Beijing time on April 2 news, 2022 Snooker Tour Championship semifinals, O'Sullivan defeated Neil Robertson 9-10, missed the final. However, as the world's No. 1, O'Sullivan still makes history, he has played 5 in 2 consecutive games to break the 100, the first person in history!
World rankings, O'Sullivan 1st, Neil Robertson 4th! O'Sullivan holds 38 ranking titles, while Neil Robertson has 22. In terms of strength and status, the two are on a par. This superstar showdown has attracted much attention.
Although Neil Robertson blasted a single shot of 115 points in the first set, O'Sullivan then took control of the situation, winning four straight sets, including three innings, to give the world No. 1 a 4-1 lead. Neil Robertson was tenacious, chasing 3 innings in a row, although he did not break the hundred, but actually chased the score, 4-4! In the first half, the two sides shook hands and made peace.
In the second half, O'Sullivan scored 61 points to lead 5-4. Neil Robertson won three straight sets to come up 7-5 and O'Sullivan was in a critical position. O'Sullivan then pulled back a set, and Neil Robertson scored 117 points to take an 8-6 lead and close to victory.
At the critical moment, O'Sullivan was threatening, he threw out 2 single shots to break the hundred, and after winning 3 consecutive sets, O'Sullivan rebounded 9-8 and won 2 match points. Unfortunately, O'Sullivan still fell short, and Neil Robertson won two consecutive sets to kill O'Sullivan.
After the game, both players won applause and O'Sullivan gave a thumbs up to the fans!
Even if O'Sullivan lost, he earned respect and made history, becoming the first player in history to shoot a 5-shot breaker in two consecutive games.
Of course, O'Sullivan also left regrets, in addition to being out, he failed to break one of Hendry's records, the record for 100 in 10-game matches in 19 games came from Hendry, who scored a 7-stroke break in the final of the 1994 British Championship.
In this game, O'Sullivan lost a bit, and his performance was not inferior to Neil Robertson, completing 5 single-shot breaks, while Neil Robertson only had 2. But no way, that's snooker.