On April 30, 2022, the semi-final of the Snooker World Championship continued, the semi-final between world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins entered the third stage of the competition, and finally O'Sullivan, with a 10-6 lead in the two stages, blasted 5 shots in the first three stages to break 100 50+, opening a 6-set difference to lead Higgins on aggregate, the latter basically missed the final, and to complete the reversal, he had to fight back O'Sullivan 8-1 above in the fourth stage! O'Sullivan is just one step away from his eighth final at the World Championships, and in the fourth stage, he only needs to win two more sets to reach the final.
O'Sullivan and Higgins are both legends of the "Class of '92" and have a brilliant record at the World Championships, O'Sullivan has reached the final 7 times and won the championship 6 times, Higgins has reached the final 8 times and won the championship 4 times, this is the 6th meeting between the two at the World Championships, the first 5 Higgins 3 wins and 2 losses. The two sides drew 4-4 in the first stage, the first leg from the offensive state, Higgins was slightly inferior, but the score did not suffer, the second stage O'Sullivan lost one set after winning 5 consecutive sets, playing a wave of 6-2 small climax, two stages to achieve a 10-6 lead, Higgins gradually fell into passivity.
At the beginning of the third stage, Higgins continued to show tenacity, pulling back a set 66-30! In the 18th set, O'Sullivan scored an extremely difficult 82 points in an extremely complicated situation to continue to lead 11-7! The 82 points were recognized by John Parlot as the best single stroke of the tournament! In the 19th set, Higgins scored a single 51 points to win another set, and the total score was 8-11! In the 20th set, O'Sullivan scored a one-shot 101 points, 12-8 to maintain a four-set deficit into the break! This shot is O'Sullivan's 10th 10th break at the World Championships.
After resting back in the 21st inning, Higgins scored a single 103 points to score his 8th shot at this World Championships, and the score came to 9-12! This shot is also the first time that Higgins has surpassed 60 points in a single stroke in the semifinals! In the 22nd set, Higgins made the first mistake, and O'Sullivan scored 121 points, which was the 11th single and 100th in the main tournament! 13-9 on aggregate! In the 23rd inning, O'Sullivan scored twice with 54 points to win the inning, 14-9! In the final set of the third stage, O'Sullivan won a single shot from the far stage, and the total score in the third stage was 15-9! According to the schedule, the fourth stage of the competition between the two sides will be held at 02:00 Beijing time on May 1, and the "Inverted Sword Flower" will push relevant reports in time, so stay tuned.