Beijing time on March 31 news, the 2022 Snooker Tour Championship, O'Sullivan 10-9 beat Mark Williams, advanced to the top 4, and set a 22-year record. In the semi-finals, O'Sullivan will fight Neil Robertson, and today's snooker's pinnacle showdown is here again!
The match was closely watched by 2 "75 Three Masters", and from the record of the encounter, O'Sullivan crushed Mark Williams, and the two met a total of 48 times, and O'Sullivan won 33 of them. It is worth mentioning that in 12 long-term games, O'Sullivan has won 8 consecutive games against Mark Williams.
In this campaign, O'Sullivan had the lead in the start, and Mark Williams never gave up, the "Rockets" lost one set first, but then won three consecutive sets to lead 3-1. Since then, the two sides have alternated, with O'Sullivan leading 5-3 in the first half. In the second half, Mark Williams came into shape, chasing the score to 7-7, 8-8, and O'Sullivan scored 127 points to win the match point, 9-8. Mark Williams tied 67-57. The match went into a decider, and in the end, O'Sullivan won 65-44 to beat his old rival Mark Williams 10-9. In this game, O'Sullivan broke the hundred five times, which is indeed a better side.
Since the 2000 China Open, O'Sullivan has set a 22-year unbeaten record against Mark Williams in long-term games, winning nine consecutive wins!
In the next semi-final, O'Sullivan vs Neil Robertson, which is also the pinnacle showdown.
O'Sullivan's world rankings will return to world No. 1 next week, while Neil Robertson is the best of all the players in the squad, having beaten Mark Allen 10-6 with ease.
Objectively speaking, O'Sullivan played against Neil Robertson, who was the hotter side to win. In the last 2 meetings, Neil Robertson has defeated O'Sullivan. At the 2022 Snooker Masters, Neil Robertson won 6-4. In the 2022 Snooker Players Championship, Neil Robertson won 6-3.
Of course, both are already legends, with O'Sullivan at 38 titles and No. 1 in the world; Neil Robertson with 22 ranking titles and no. 4 in the world!