The second stage of the Snooker World Championship has been fully over, the first two stages of the one-sided Matt showdown, in the three stages of qualitative change, Mark Williams Jedi counterattack, in the 18th set of single shot 137 points inspired, the old horse won five consecutive sets of close point difference, the 23rd and 24th sets were won by two people, the three stages of the battle, Williams total score 11-13 behind Trump, so that this round of semi-finals to regain suspense.
O'Sullivan and Higgins shook hands 4-4 in the first stage, O'Sullivan took the lead in the second stage, after being overtaken by Higgins 6-5, O'Sullivan single-shot 99 points and 91 points, and also reversed perfectly in the 16th set, through the black ball to pass 65-58, won five consecutive sets to extend the total score to 10-6, established a more obvious advantage before the third stage, and the third stage Higgins was out of shape, O'Sullivan led Higgins 15-9.
Higgins came up on a moment of horror, the white ball almost entered the hole, the two men each did snooker, the rocket far platform red ball lost, Higgins grasped, all the way to 30-0, the two fell into anxiety again, there was a small episode in the game, Higgins hit the ball before observing, the rocket also came to observe behind the scenes, causing the whole audience to laugh, Higgins 57-1 after the pull, the rocket into the long table red ball, quite difficult, and then the two missed opportunities in a row, and finally a marathon showdown, ending with Higgins 66-30 win.
The 18th inning was Higgins took the lead, easy 32-0 opening, the rocket this state is obviously slow and hot, the far table red ball scored all the way to 10 points, can see that the rocket mentality is still good, but also showed a flip bag, this game two people fell into the grinding king state, the batting time was significantly extended, the breaker is still the rocket, continuous multiple snooker is also consuming the will of the veteran, but in the face of the stalemate, but let the rocket find the state, to 104-32 reverse win, this game Rocket attack and defense at both ends of the show showed the strength of the skill, Enough to be a classic.
In the 19th inning, Higgins came up and missed a red ball that was not difficult, O'Sullivan played 37-5, Higgins was no longer conservative, and after starting 56-37 to defend, the Rockets gave another red ball opportunity, 84-37, Higgins won steadily. The 20th inning was still crucial, the two came up to continue defending, the Rockets attacked the far post first, and then easily scored 101 points, which was also the 57th shot of the season, and returned higgins 101-0, with a total score of 12-8. Higgins got off to a good start in the 21st innings, returned from a break and regained his feel, also breaking the 100 and winning 103-0.
In the 22nd set Higgins made a serious mistake, after 16-0 in the pocket simple red ball lost, Higgins himself was also very angry, made a flick of the shot, O'Sullivan did not give a chance, the single shot continued to break the hundred, 121-16 to take down, in the 23rd set Higgins made a mistake again, the always calm wizard's emotions were out of control, smashed the club hard, and once again got started and missed a bottom bag red ball, continuous waste of opportunities, O'Sullivan 50-0 to stand by, maybe the situation is good, the rockets did not touch the ball twice, Fortunately, in the third shot, but also left a chance for Higgins, the result of Higgins his own K ball out of the situation, O'Sullivan 105-26 open, the last set of the three stages, Higgins kicked off the quality is not good, the Rockets easily started, single shot continue to break the hundred to play 134-0.