In the early morning of April 28, Beijing time, the eight-in-four match of the Snooker World Championship continued, and the third stage of the match between Higgins and Lisovsky began. In the end, the two sides fought in the game for 25 innings, and Higgins saved the match point reversal 11-12, knocked Out Lisovsky 13-12, and successfully won the last place in the final four. In the semi-finals he will face a challenge from O'Sullivan.
In the first stage, the two sides were very competitive, with Lisovsky taking the lead with 98 points, and then Higgins went down three consecutive sets to back the game. Lisovsky then scored a single 77 points, again closing the gap between the two sides. In the first stage, both sides each shot 2 50+, with Higgins leading slightly 5-3.
Higgins came up in the second stage and scored a 123-pointer, after which the two sides came and went, Higgins led the opponent 8-5 for three sets, but Lisowski shot a single 50+ in two consecutive sets. Higgins won the 16th set to take a 9-7 lead into the third stage. In the second stage, Higgins shot a 2-50+ and a 1-shot 100, and Lisovsky scored a 3-shot 50+.
In the third stage, Lisovsky went first in the first set, and then Higgins scored a single 70 in the 18th set. In the 19th set, Lisowski chased another set, and in the 20th set Higgins scored 72 and 55 points to lead the opponent two sets 11-9. Lisovsky then went down three consecutive innings to win match points 12-11. In the 24th inning, Higgins single-handedly blasted 105 points to save the match point. Higgins scored 72 points in the decider and scored a tough 13-12 victory.