On February 27, 2022, Beijing time, O'Sullivan once again shot two hundred to eliminate Liang Wenbo 6-2 and advance to the final of the European Masters. O'Sullivan's opponent in the championship battle is Fan Zhengyi, although Fan Zhengyi has made obvious progress, but whether it is personal strength or experience, the gap between O'Sullivan is obvious. Many fans said that O'Sullivan is expected to easily win the championship, and the 39th ranking title of his career is just around the corner.
Before the Start of the European Masters, O'Sullivan broke up with his girlfriend, and he made it clear that such a thing only accounted for 10% of his life and did not have much impact. Subsequently, O'Sullivan showed good competitive form, defeating Bond, Zhang Anda, Wu Yize, Hegel, Tom Ford and Liang Wenbo in a row, scoring 9 in 6 games to easily advance to the final.
To be able to advance to the final, on the one hand, O'Sullivan did play well, a bit of frustration and satisfaction on the field. On the other hand, his potential opponents are out early, O'Sullivan is in the bottom half, and potential opponents include Lisowski, Ali Carter, Higgins, Sean Murphy, Trump and other famous players, but they are all out early, and O'Sullivan did not meet any of the top 16 players in the world rankings in the process of advancing to the final.
In the final, O'Sullivan and Fan Zhengyi competed for the championship, and the 21-year-old Fan Zhengyi made a breakthrough, reaching the final of the ranking competition for the first time, being able to compete with his idol in the final field, and his dream was written into reality. However, although Fan Zhengyi has made great progress, whether it is personal strength or competition experience, he is not at the same level as O'Sullivan. Therefore, many fans said that O'Sullivan could easily win the championship.
It is undeniable that O'Sullivan is indeed a big favorite to win the championship, and he will not easily miss such an opportunity, but Fan Zhengyi is not without a chance, and there are many examples of weak victories in the final. 371 days ago, the unknown Jordan Brown won his first ranking championship, that is, to beat O'Sullivan, that game should give Fan Zhengyi a lot of inspiration, play a good start, seek offensive and defensive balance, and have a stable mentality, these are the places where Fan Zhengyi should learn from Jordan Brown.
In addition, Fan Zhengyi said that he trains with Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong every day, and these two players have accumulated some experience in participating in the finals, especially Zhao Xintong has reached the final twice this season and won all the championships, he will also give Fan Zhengyi a lot of advice. Fan Zhengyi looks at Zhao Xintong and is seeking a major breakthrough in his career, that is, to strive to defeat O'Sullivan and win the first championship of his career.
Since Fan Zhengyi got the opportunity to play against his idol, let's enjoy the game. If the mentality is stable, Fan Zhengyi also has a chance to find a breakthrough in O'Sullivan, the final is a 19-game 10-win system, everything is possible!