On February 25, 2022, the first quarter-final seat of the Snooker European Masters was born, and O'Sullivan, the second in the world, won a big victory, eliminating the post-90s dark horse Ashley. Hegel advanced, although the performance in the first two rounds was average, but as the game progressed, O'Sullivan was also gradually getting better, the feel has improved significantly, this time he is expected to create another good result, impact the 39th ranking championship, which is expected.
O'Sullivan once won the European Masters runner-up, when in the final lost to Trump, this time the cold is too much, to the round of 16 only O'Sullivan, Yan Bingtao, McGill three seeded players, many fans are optimistic about O'Sullivan, look forward to him continue to set records, currently O'Sullivan ranked 2nd in the world, not much from the top of the Selby gap, there is a chance to achieve a counter-overtaking.
Post-90s dark horse Ashley. Hegel is ranked 81st in the world, this time he performed well, winning two famous players, Lisovsky and Captain Carter, reaching the round of 16 of the European Masters for the first time, the two are not a level player, the overall gap is large, Ashley. Hegel is not simple, eliminating two famous players in a row to advance, this young player is not ranked high, but has a certain impact.
The match was played in a 5-of-9 set, with O'Sullivan completing a high-quality clearance and blasting out a single shot of 141 points to take the lead, and Ashley in the second set. Hegel scored the red ball first but failed to continue the offense, with O'Sullivan scoring a single 96 to win another set, ashley in the third. Not to be outdone, Hegel scored a single shot of 77 points in color, and the quality of the two attacks was extremely high, and the process was wonderful.
Fourth inning Ashley. Hegel scored a single 49 points and went wrong, O'Sullivan seized the opportunity to shoot a single 62 points to complete the reversal, and came back at halftime, Ashley. Hegel scored a single 73 points, O'Sullivan blasted a single 105 points in the sixth set to win the match point 4-2, and O'Sullivan scored a single 52 points in the seventh set to turn into defense, and then started again, playing a single 58 points to end the game.
In the end O'Sullivan eliminated Ashley 5-2. Hegel, the first player to qualify for the quarter-finals, as a 46-year-old veteran, O'Sullivan has always maintained a strong competitiveness, his game is too high, the average shot time is only 16.3 seconds, Ashley Hegel's performance is equally impressive, twice playing a single 70+, there is no doubt that the quality of this confrontation is very high.
Next O'Sullivan waited for Tom. Ford and Patrick winners, vying for a semi-final spot, no matter who advances to the quarter-finals, I am afraid it will be difficult to stop O'Sullivan now, the real highlight is still to come, then who can laugh to the end, stay tuned.