On April 1, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker Tour Championship broke out of the big cold, and world champion Trump lost to Luka Brechel 6-10 and missed the final four. The winning Luka Brechel will face Higgins in the semi-finals and Neil Robertson in the other semi-finals against O'Sullivan.
In the last game of the first round, Trump played against Luka Brechel, and although Trump was in average form for most of the season and his results were not as dazzling as the previous two seasons, he still qualified for the Tour Championship with his performance at the end of the season. Trump won the Turkish Masters and scored a single 147 points in the final to regain confidence.
However, Trump's play was not stable, and against Luka Brechel, Trump lost a lot in the first stage, he only played a single 81 points in the seventh set, and could not score consecutive points at other times. His opponent Luca Brechel was in excellent form, shooting a one-hundred-and-four 50+ in the first stage to take a 6-2 lead, which was a very big lead.
Entering the second stage, Luka Brechel was in stable form, and after the end of the 11th set, Luka Brechel led 8-3 with victory in sight. Trump then pounced, shooting consecutive 140 and 103 points, he won three consecutive sets to make it 6-8, Luka Brechel was not flustered, and won the 15th set 80-4, with a total score of 9-6 to get the match point. In the 16th set, Luka Brachel found an opportunity to seal the win with a single shot of 73 points to eliminate Trump 10-6.
As a world champion and a favorite to win the championship, Trump is of course more optimistic, and the single shot of 140 points also shows his strength, but unfortunately he is unable to return to the sky, and the first round of the Tour Championship is out of the cold.
At this point, all four of the Tour Championship were born, with Higgins playing Luka Brechel in the first half and O'Sullivan against Neil Robertson in the bottom half. I thought the four world champions could play in the final four, but unfortunately Trump dropped the chain again.
Next, the first semi-final by O'Sullivan against Neil Robertson, returning to the world number one O'Sullivan once again attacked, although the past confrontation has the advantage, but in the recent confrontations, the two are evenly matched, Neil Robertson even began to take advantage. Therefore, the presence state is the key, and I hope that both of them can play at their best level and dedicate the most exciting game!