6-2, Rocket O'Sullivan almost no suspense eliminated Liang Wenbo to advance to the final. Previously, China's post-00s rising star Fan Zhengyi had eliminated Dortmund 6-4 and took the lead in advancing to the final. In this way, the European Masters will stage a showdown between the Rockets and Fan Zhengyi. This is significant for Fan Zhengyi, because he finally fulfilled his dream and competed with his idol O'Sullivan in the final of the ranking tournament.
In the first semi-final of the European Masters, Chinese rising star Fan Zhengyi faced Scottish veteran Dortmund, with a single 131 points and a 3-stroke 50+, Fan Zhengyi eliminated his opponent and was the first to lock in the final spot.
In the second semi-final, O'Sullivan faced China's Liang Wenbo. As the second seed of this tournament, O'Sullivan is currently ranked second in the world, while Liang Wenbo has been in the doldrums for many seasons, and although this season has recovered, he is still at a disadvantage against the Rockets. Importantly, in the previous 11 meetings, Liang Wenbo has only won 1, and it was 9 years ago. It can be seen that O'Sullivan can be called Liang Wenbo's nemesis. The duel between the two in this game also continued the previous performance.
In the first set, O'Sullivan preemptively scored a 50-point shot and then made a mistake, and Liang Wenbo seized the opportunity to score 74 points in a single shot to win the first point. Inning 2 became a remake of the 1st inning, with O'Sullivan coming in, scoring 81 points to tie the score to 1-1. In the 3rd inning, the Rockets caught Liang Wenbo's mistake and scored a 72-pointer. Since then, the Rockets have won three consecutive games with 60 points, 127 points and 109 points, expanding the score to 5-1 and taking the lead in getting the match point.
In the 7th set, Liang Wenbo fought hard and scored 56 points to chase the score to 2-5. In the 8th inning, the Rockets made a mistake after a single shot of 49 points, and Liang Wenbo scored only 23 points in the hand, and then the two sides fell into a long defensive competition. In the end, O'Sullivan laughed to the end, scoring a coffee ball to complete the super score, locking the score to 6-2. Judging from the course of the game, O'Sullivan won with ease. Of course, this is also his consistent strength against Chinese players.
After playing ding junhui, Liang Wenbo and others in his career, rocket O'Sullivan will usher in the challenge of China's new generation of snooker players, he is Fan Zhengyi. In this Masters Tournament, Fan Zheng fought a strong opponent, eliminating the world's fifth-place Wilson, the great reversal Yan Bingtao, winning the world's 19th ranked Gilbert and the previous world championship champion Dort 5-4, and strongly entered the final.
For Fan Zhengyi, although he is still at a disadvantage or even not optimistic when facing the Rockets, being able to reach the final has proved himself and created the best result of his career, becoming the biggest dark horse in the event. In the final final, Fan Zhengyi can fully enjoy this peak showdown with his idol.