On the morning of February 28, Beijing time, China's Fan Zhengyi defeated O'Sullivan 10-9 in the final of the Snooker European Masters to win the first ranking championship of his career. Looking back at this game, it can be described as thrilling and exciting. Fan Zhengyi once led five times, but was tied five times. Fortunately, the young man was not alarmed, and won the decisive game with a big heart.
Fan Zheng has a big heart
In the battle between Fan Zhengyi and O'Sullivan, the pre-game side was optimistic about the Rockets winning the championship. After all, Fan Zhengyi, who was born in 2001, is too young compared to O'Sullivan, who was born in 1975. But after the start of the race, it developed exactly according to the opposite of the prediction. In the first set, the Rockets took advantage of Fan Zhengyi's three mistakes to take the lead 66-6. No one expected that this would be O'Sullivan's only big lead in the whole game.
Next, Fan Zhengyi won two consecutive sets 68-1 and 77-46, and the big score was 2-1, which was The first time Fan Zhengyi led in this game. In the fourth set, O'Sullivan pulled back the lead for the first time 66-1. The first half of the first half of the first stage was drawn 2-2 between the two sides.
Returning from a 15-minute break in midfield, Fan Zheng continued to feel that he had a shot of 63 and 78 points in the fifth and sixth innings to win two consecutive sets of 81-0 and 78-28, leading again at 4-2. Not to be outdone, O'Sullivan tied the score in the seventh and eighth innings with a single shot 72-38 and 83-0, and the first stage was 4-4, allowing the suspense to continue to the second stage.
Fan vying for the championship
The second stage of the match began at 3 a.m. Beijing time on February 28. After resting and adjusting, Fan Zhengyi's state did not decrease, and he threw 2 consecutive shots to break the 100, taking two consecutive cities at 135-0 and 110-21, leading 6-4 for the third time. In difficult circumstances, in the 11th and 12th sets, O'Sullivan's experience prevailed, and in the tug-of-war with Fan Zhengyi, with multiple starts, he won two consecutive sets 88-14 and 69-36, pulling the big score to 6-6 for the third time, and the two sides entered the half-time break.
Back on the court, Fan Zhengyi continued to be in good shape, winning the 13th and 14th innings 65-51 and 74-31, surpassing 8-6 and leading for the fourth time in the game. But the old-fashioned Rockets came back in, winning 107-0 and 80-37 in the 15th and 16th innings to tie the big score for the fourth time.
In the crucial 17th set, Fan Zhengyi won with a single shot of 82 points, taking a 9-8 fifth lead and taking the lead in the match point. In desperation, O'Sullivan won back 90-23 through multiple starts in the 18th set, and pulled the big score to a 9-9 draw for the fifth time.
Awards moment
Five times a lead, five times being tied, the young Fan Zhengyi did not panic. After the tiebreaker begins, patiently maneuver with the rockets. After O'Sullivan attacked the red ball in the bottom right corner, Fan Zhengyi was methodical, calm and calm, blasting out a single shot 92 points, 96-0 clean sheet Rockets, ending the battle 10-9 and holding his head high on the championship podium.