In the fifth match of the first round of the World Snooker Masters, which just ended on January 11, 2022, Beijing time, O'Sullivan and Lisovsky brought a very exciting offensive duel. In the first half of the game between the two sides, O'Sullivan won the lead with a 3-1 lead over Lisowski, who scored 104 points, with 86 and 63 points. After entering the second half, O'Sullivan took the lead in breaking the hundred with a single score of 127 points, and then took the lead with a single score of 63 points. In the end, O'Sullivan beat Lissovsky 6-1 to advance.
O'Sullivan temporarily led Lissovsky 3-1
In the first half of O'Sullivan and Lissovsky's match, O'Sullivan's form was not good, but Lissowski's mistake gave him the opportunity to change his form. In the first set, O'Sullivan scored 84 points to win the game 84-24 to take a 1-0 lead over Lissowski. In the second set, after O'Sullivan and Lissovsky made mistakes, Lisovsky successfully seized the opportunity to win the game 108-4 with a single score of 104 points to draw O'Sullivan 1-1. In the third set, O'Sullivan took a 2-1 lead over Lissowski with a good one-shot 86-pointer to win the game 106-25. In the fourth set, O'Sullivan scored 63 points to take a 3-1 lead by winning the game 100-0.
O'Sullivan 5-1 Lisowski took the match point first
As the game entered the second half, both players played very cautiously, followed by a stalemate, after two minutes of fighting, and finally the two agreed to re-swing. As the game moved into the fifth inning, O'Sullivan decisively chose to attack to open up the situation, and this choice also won him the opportunity to play. In the end, O'Sullivan extended his advantage to three innings by keeping a straight clean sheet on Lisowski with a single shot of 127 points to continue his lead 4-1. In the sixth set, O'Sullivan and Lissovsky played more cautiously. But Lisovsky's possession shortcomings were exposed in the matchup with O'Sullivan, and his mistake allowed O'Sullivan to seize the opportunity again and get started. He made a mistake after scoring 64 points in a single shot, and Lissovsky scored a red ball to score 38 points. In the end, O'Sullivan won the set 95:42 to lead Lisowski 5-1 to take the match point for the match.
O'Sullivan defeated Lisowski 6-1
As the game entered the seventh inning, O'Sullivan's form was still very hot, and he took the lead in seizing the opportunity of his opponent to successfully score a red ball and win the mobile session. In the end, O'Sullivan directly kept a clean sheet with a single shot of 125 points, and Lisowski beat the latter 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals. Looking back at the game, we will find that the key to the game occurred in the third set, as Lisofsky's fatal mistake created a good chance for O'Sullivan. If it weren't for this mistake, O'Sullivan probably wouldn't have won the game so quickly. And Lissovsky's mistakes also cost him a lot of money. Next, O'Sullivan will face World Grand Prix final rival Neil Robertson in the next match, which will also be a very classic showdown. Whether O'Sullivan will laugh to the end, or Robertson's completion of his revenge, will be very interesting.