Thanks to the almost zero accuracy of the opponent's Nagatai offense and the extraordinary offensive shooting rate in the first half, the Rocket o'Sullivan quickly extended the score to 6-1. Despite Allen's struggle to pull back a set before the break, he was unable to reverse the passive situation. In this campaign, especially in the first half, O'Sullivan played rocket-like speed and played breathtakingly.
A focus battle in the second round of the World Championships, "Rocket" O'Sullivan against "Little Steel Cannon" Allen. Currently, the Rockets are ranked no. 1 in the world, while Allen is ranked 15th. In the first round, the Rockets eliminated Gilbert 10-5 and Allen eliminated Donaldson 10-6. The two have met once before at the World Championships.
In 2009, Allen knocked out the Rockets 13-11 and reached the semifinals. It was also the latter's best result in the event so far. Perhaps because of this, Allen was full of confidence, and the pre-game bold statement: Although the Rockets are a genius, he can also be defeated. According to the rules, this round of matches is a 25-game, 13-win format, and the game is divided into three stages.
In the first inning, Allen Bench made an offensive mistake, and the Rockets scored 87 points and kept a clean sheet, quickly taking the lead. In the second inning, Allen hid the mother ball behind the blue ball after 25 points, and the Rockets did not even touch the red ball with 5 strokes, and Allen seized the opportunity to get started and returned the Rockets with a 116-0.
In the 3rd set, Alan Ann leaked the ball globally, and the Rockets quickly completed the clearance, 131-0, and the big score was 2-1. In the 4th inning, Allen made a mistake, the Rockets passed into the bottom pocket red ball, quickly completed the super score, and changed hands after a single shot of 69 points, 69-0. The Rockets scored 3-1.
It is worth mentioning that the rocket offensive success rate in the first 4 games was as high as 98%, and Allen also had 93%. Moreover, the net time of the first four innings of the two was only about 45 minutes, which can be called rocket speed.
In the 5th inning, Allen mistakenly sent the red ball to the bag mouth, and the Rockets laughed and scored a single 96 point to go to the next city. In the 6th inning, the Rockets scored a red ball, collected the black ball in the bottom pocket and turned to defense. Allen missed the ball, and after the Rockets scored 47 points, the rack bar hit the bottom bag red ball error. Allen scored the red ball in the middle of the attack, breaking the 48-minute scoring drought, but then the bench offense was thin, and the Rockets returned to complete the super point, 75-23, the big score 5-1.
In the 7th inning, Allen scored the first bench of the game, scoring a 24-point single and then playing a red ball with a thick bottom. The Rockets hit a thin mid-pocket red ball after 57 points. Allen got back on the pitch, but hit the thick top bag green ball. The Rockets seized on their opponent's fatal mistake to complete the clearance, 82-53, the big score 6-1, far ahead.
In the 8th inning, the Rockets went to defense after a single shot of 22 points, and allen made a shot, who caught the Rockets' error and interrupted the offense with a single shot of 36 points. After losing the shot, Allen shook his head, clearly dissatisfied with the game's play. After the two entangled, the Rockets missed the ball, and Allen seized the opportunity to complete the super point, 69-22, pulling the big score to 2-6. 1 day later, the two fought again for the second stage.