The world's first shot out of 5 shots to break the hundred still lost! O'Sullivan missed the final and wanted to create a miracle. In the semi-finals of the 2022 Snooker Tour Championship, world number one O'Sullivan played Neil Robertson, both of whom showed superb levels, O'Sullivan blasted a 5-shot 100, Robertson scored 2 100 and 7 50+, and finally Robertson narrowly defeated O'Sullivan 10-9 to advance to the final.
The Tour Tournament, which only invites the top 8 players in a single season, uses a 10-win system in 19 sets to earn £20,000 in the first round, £40,000 in the semi-finals, £60,000 for runners-up and £150,000 for champions. In the first round, Robertson beat Mark Allen 10-6 and O'Sullivan beat Williams 10-9. Prior to the match, O'Sullivan and Robertson had a record of 32 encounters, O'Sullivan had the advantage with 18 wins, and after the game began, Robertson directly scored a single 115 points to win the first set, and then O'Sullivan blasted a single 125 points to return the color. In the third set, O'Sullivan scored a 90-point clean sheet to win 2-1 on aggregate. In the fourth set, O'Sullivan still maintained a fiery feel, winning with a single shot of 106 points. In the fifth set, O'Sullivan scored a single 128 points, and after losing the first set, he won four consecutive sets to lead 4-1 on aggregate.
In the sixth inning, Robertson finally regained his grip and scored a single shot of 62 and 54 points. In the next two sets, Robertson maintained a fiery feel, playing a single shot of 85 points and 95 points to win two consecutive sets, chasing the total score to a 4-4 draw. In the ninth inning, O'Sullivan regained the initiative on the field, winning with a single 61 points. In the tenth set, the two engaged in a tug-of-war, and Robertson won the set 64-22, and the two were tied again on aggregate. In the eleventh and twelfth innings, Robertson scored consecutive 50 and 66 consecutive shots to win 7-5 on aggregate. In the thirteenth inning, O'Sullivan scored a single 63 point. In the fourteenth inning, Robertson blasted out a single shot of 117 points to continue to maintain a two-set lead. In the next three sets, O'Sullivan launched a fierce attack again, scoring 100 consecutive points, 70 points, and 112 points to win three consecutive sets, 9-8 on aggregate to take the lead in the match point. This article is original by Xiao Lizi, please do not copy or port.
In the eighteenth inning, Robertson, under heavy pressure, dragged the match into the decider 86-8. In the decider, Robertson scored a single 80 points to seal the win, thus winning 10-9 on aggregate, the first to advance to the final, which will be against the winner between Higgins and Brechel. Before the game, O'Sullivan talked about his current status in an interview and was surprised that he could now become the world number one, and O'Sullivan also wanted to create a miracle, that is, to become the first player in the world to be ranked in the top 8 in the world among pensioners, and the current retirement age in the United Kingdom is 68 years old.