The once-evenly matched Chio would lose its balance with the sudden burst of rockets. In the second stage of the two sides, the Rockets broke out at one point after falling behind 5-6, and staged a limit reversal while five consecutive whips. No wonder Higgins said before the game that the Rockets have a halo of their own.
A focus battle in the semi-finals of the World Championships, with 6-time champion O'Sullivan facing 4-time champion Higgins. It was the fifth meeting between the two of them this season. Previously, the wizards had all won. At the World Championships, the last time the two sides played each other was 11 years ago, when wizards won 13-10 in the quarter-finals. It is worth mentioning that the Wizards won the 4 World Championships, of which 3 eliminated the Rockets, it has to be said that this is a magical fate. It also shows how much Higgins knows about rockets.
In the first stage of the two sides, the Rockets won three consecutive innings after falling behind 0-3. After Higgins returned to the lead, the Rockets pulled back another set to tie the score to 4 draws.
In the second stage, the beginning of the 9th inning, the Rockets lost the top bag red ball after 45 points, but the wizard did not take the opportunity. The Rockets scored 73 points on a single shot for the second time, leading 5-4 for the first time. The Wizard then showed his tenacity, winning 64-34 in the 10th set by multiple starts, 53 points in the 11th set, and another set of 79-0 to reverse the big score 6-5.
Unexpectedly, the rocket then suddenly erupted, staging 5 consecutive whips. In the 12th and 13th innings, the Rockets scored 99 and 91 runs on a single shot, and kept two consecutive clean sheets. In the 14th inning, the Wizards made the ball after 38 points, and the Rockets defense accidentally dropped the mother ball. The Wizards defended the ball and missed the ball, the Rockets spelled in the bottom pocket red ball, single shot 55 points, re-started to clear the pink ball, 73-43 and then the next set.
In the 15th inning, the Wizards scored 15 points and the Rockets scored 70 points, making it 70-15 again. The 16th inning process is somewhat similar to the 15th inning, except that the rockets were more tested in this inning. The Wizards scored a 53-pointer to give up a super-scored black ball to take a 58-7 lead. With 51 points left on the court, this means that if the Rockets want to win, they must score 3 sets of red and black + complete the clearance + fight for the black.
Under the pressure, the rocket completely exploded, scored 3 sets of red and black and cleared the color ball, and then seized the wizard's mistake to compete for the success of the black, and staged a limit reversal. The big score was 10-6, and the Rockets took a four-inning lead to end the stage.
The data shows that the Rockets' batting success rate in this game is as high as 94%, which is much higher than the Wizard's 86%.
It is worth mentioning that as early as the preview of this Xio meeting before the game, Higgins praised the Rockets: "Ronnie has a kind of aura, he is the best." He is without a doubt the greatest snooker player and his achievements are unmatched. I was never jealous of him. "It seems that he is really old. At 5 p.m. on the 30th, the two sides fought again in the third stage.