In the early morning of April 30, Beijing time, the semi-final match of the Snooker World Championship continued. O'Sullivan and Higgins' Heath Fire Battle ended the fight in the second stage, and after the first stage was 4-4, O'Sullivan gradually took the initiative in the second stage, he played a 5-50+ in the second stage, and led Higgins 10-6 after five consecutive sets.
Higgins started the first inning to win three straight sets, with O'Sullivan chasing three innings in a row from inning 4 to 6, with the two sides tied three times in the first six innings. Higgins took the lead again in the 7th inning, with O'Sullivan equalising with 107 points in the 8th inning. In the first stage, Higgins shot 2 50+, while O'Sullivan scored 2 hundreds and 3 shots 50+.
In the 9th inning, O'Sullivan scored a 73 to win the inning with ease. Higgins chased back one set 64-34 in the 10th set, and Higgins scored a 53-pointer in the 11th set to win another set and then back 6-5. In the 12th inning, O'Sullivan scored a single 99 points to go into halftime 6-6.
O'Sullivan scored another 91 in the 13th inning, O'Sullivan scored 55 points in the 14th inning, and he continued to blast a 70 in the 15th inning. In the 16th set, Higgins scored a black ball with 58 points in his hand, and O'Sullivan cleared the stage 58-58 to reset the black ball, and finally O'Sullivan won the black battle 63-58.
At the end of the first 16 innings, O'Sullivan led Higgins 10-6. The third phase of the match between the two sides will continue at 17:00 Beijing time on April 30.