The semi-finals of the 2022 World Snooker Championships concluded the first stage of the match, with O'Sullivan and Higgins 4-4, and Trump leading Mark Williams 7-1. Now, there are new changes in the title favourites list, with Trump rising to No. 1, O'Sullivan no. 2, Higgins No. 3 and Mark Williams at the bottom.
O'Sullivan holds 38 ranking titles and six World Championships. Higgins has won 31 ranking titles and four World Championships. In the first stage, O'Sullivan, with 0-3 behind, counter-hit Higgins with a 4-1, blasting 2 shots to break the hundred and 3 shots 50+, and chased 4-4 in eight sets. The duel between the two legends made the audience dare not blink and was very enjoyable.
But in another game, the trend was unexpected, Mark Williams had previously eliminated Yan Bingtao 13-11 and reached the top 4, but facing Trump, Uncle Ma was in no state, and in the first stage, Mark Williams made mistakes throughout the game, and was beaten by Trump a 7-1!
The semi-finals were 33-17 innings, and it looked like O'Sullivan and Higgins would be a tough match, with Trump already building a huge advantage over Mark Williams.
Now, with O'Sullivan at the top of the favourites list, Trump has risen to No. 1, the first time Trump has become No. 1 favourite during this World Championship. Initially, Neil Robertson was the biggest favourite to win the title, but the "Australian Artillery" was killed by Lisowski and unfortunately out, since then, O'Sullivan has become the No. 1 favorite, and now it is Trump's turn.
Trump was No. 1, O'Sullivan was No. 2, Higgins was No. 3, and Mark Williams was at the bottom. Trailing 1-7, the situation was not optimistic for Mark Williams.
Of course, all 4 of them have won the World Championship, of which Mark Williams has won the championship 3 times, and I believe he will not give up lightly. Previously, Mark Williams played against Yan Bingtao, in the first stage, Yan Bingtao fell behind 2-6, but in the second stage, he played Mark Williams 6-2, once chasing the score. But in the end, Mark Williams was tenacious and reversed himself after falling behind 8-10, 10-11.