On April 27, 2022, the Snooker World Championship continued, with No. 6 seed Higgins vying for a place in the semifinals against No. 14 seed Lisovsky, and the first eight innings ended with Higgins leading Lisovsky 5-3, neither of them at their best.
Higgins has won the World Championship four times, just this season he has reached the final many times, the overall performance is very stable, but unfortunately the key moments are a little worse every time, and finally lost to Robertson and other post-80s players, to the World Championships This long-term system is not easy for veterans, Higgins needs to improve his concentration to ensure that he remains stable in the later games, and it is not easy to do it.
Lissovsky is the only seeded player who has not won the championship, although the world ranking can be stable in the top sixteen, but the recent results have not been ideal, until this World Championship, eliminating Robertson to advance to the quarterfinals, setting a new career high, the two sides have met 7 times in their careers, Higgins won 5 and lost 2, and the two also played once at the World Championships, when Higgins eliminated Lissovsky 13-1.
The first stage only played eight innings, the first set Higgins scored 30 points to interrupt the attack, Lisovsky played a single shot 98 points to take the lead, in the second set Higgins piecemeal hit, to win the fight 74-17, Lisovsky was accurate, the ability to score consecutive points was strong, but the impromptu play lacked stability, prone to simple mistakes, Higgins's play style was also more restrained, and the quality of defense was relatively higher.
Although Higgins was in average form, he held the initiative in the game, Lisovsky was a bit tight- and In the third set Lisowski made a mistake, Higgins scored a single 91 points, in the fourth set Higgins played a single 67 points, winning 74-38, winning three consecutive sets into the intermission, in the fifth set Lisovsky played a single 77 points and also colored, and in the sixth set Higgins cleared the stage and won 61-55.
Then Lisovsky seized the opportunity to win back a set at 73-33, in the eighth set Higgins played a single shot 31 points to interrupt the attack, Lisovsky only scored 23 points before making a mistake, Higgins started again, took a 55-23 lead into defense, there were 51 points on the table, Lisovsky defense was not in place directly missed the ball, Higgins pulled back a set at 96-23, and finally led Lisowski 5-3.
Judging from the performance of the first stage, the feel of both sides has declined, because the game is continuous, it is difficult to maintain a stable competitive state, but Higgins's comprehensive strength is stronger, especially when it comes to chaos, Lisovsky is more passive, but 25 innings and 13 wins, the start of the lead in two sets the advantage is very small, or depends on the situation of the second stage of the game, Higgins's odds are greater.