On the evening of April 30, Beijing time, the semi-final match of the Snooker World Championship continued, and Higgins and O'Sullivan competed for the third stage of the competition. In the third stage, O'Sullivan continued his fiery feel, he hit three more hundreds and two shots of 50+, 15-9 extended his advantage to six sets, just one step away from advancing to the final.
In the first stage of the game, the two sides were evenly matched, with Higgins winning three consecutive sets to make it 3-0 in the opening game, and O'Sullivan chased three consecutive sets to 3 draws. Higgins scored another set, and then O'Sullivan scored a single shot to win the eighth inning, and the two sides drew 4-4 after the first stage.
In the second stage, O'Sullivan gradually took the initiative, and from the 12th to the 16th inning, O'Sullivan won five consecutive games. In the second stage, O'Sullivan shot a 50+ for a 5, while Higgins only had 2 shots for 50+. After the first two stages of the game, O'Sullivan led four innings 10-6.
In the third stage, Higgins won the first set, chasing the set to 7-10. In the 18th inning, O'Sullivan scored what was claimed to be the best 82 points ever. Higgins scored 51 points in the 19th inning to go on another set, and in the 20th inning O'Sullivan scored a 100-shot lead to go into the halftime break with a 12-8 lead.
In the 21st inning Higgins scored his first 60+ in the semifinals, and he trailed the set to 9-12 with a 103 run. In the 22nd inning, O'Sullivan returned the favor with a single 121 point to lead the opponent four sets again 13-9. O'Sullivan scored 54 runs in the 23rd inning to win the set 105-26. In the 24th inning, O'Sullivan scored a 134-point supernatural performance to win another set and then lead 15-9 to complete the third stage.
The fourth phase of the match will continue tomorrow morning Beijing time, O'Sullivan is only two sets away from victory, higgins if he wants to reverse, he needs to win eight of the nine games in the fourth stage.