The showdown between Xiaote and Kim's left hand is a classic. In the third stage, when his own feel declined and his opponent felt hot, Xiao Te used his defense, which he was not good at, to extinguish the hot feel of Jin's left hand. After reaching the final, Xiaote has locked in the year-end world number one in advance. This is also the second time he has reached the final after a gap of 3 years.
The semi-finals of the World Championships ushered in a contest between the two generations of quasi-gods. Due to too much consumption in the match with Yan Bingtao, Jin's left hand felt cold in the first stage, which allowed Xiaote to seize the opportunity and once led by a large score of 7-1. In the second stage, Jin's left hand felt restored, and the two played 4 draws in a single quarter. In the third stage, The golden left hand broke out in full swing, and the single quarter returned The Little One 6-2 to chase the score to 11-13.
In the decisive stage, Xiaote took the lead in finding the feel, single shot 64 points, 76-42, won the 25th set, and extended the score to 14-11. What people did not expect was that after that, Jin's left hand exploded in an all-round way, and the feel suddenly became hot. In the 26th inning, Kim played several times with his left hand, winning 64-49 and 12-14. After that, he scored 59 points, 137 points and 138 points, playing a 3-1 game to chase the big score to 15 draws.
In the 31st set, Uncle Ma's momentum did not decrease, despite the stubborn resistance of Xiaote, he still played many times and won 62-49, leading for the first time in this round of competition, and also took the lead in getting the match point.
At the critical moment, Xiaote broke out, this time not using the offense he was good at, but the defense that he was not used to. In the 31st inning, Xiaote scored a 24-point shot and then seized on Uncle Ma's defensive mistake to extend the score. After a defensive entanglement, Little won the set 53-31, dragging the game into the decider.
In the 33rd inning, the small long platform attack scored the luck ball and made the ball, hiding the mother ball tightly behind the yellow ball, close to the side of the library. This time, the inexplicable defense made Uncle Ma very helpless, and the latter violently solved the ball, although scoring a red ball, but then losing the blue ball in the pocket. After scoring 50 points, Kim turned into defense after 24 points. After another defensive battle, Xiaote scored a super point, continuously cracking the defense of Kim's left hand, and finally won the last point 69-34. The score was 17-16, and Xiaote eliminated Kim's left hand and took the lead in reaching the final.
Reaching the final also means that Trump has locked up the year-end world number one in advance. This allowed him to unlock 1 great achievement: ranking first in the world at the end of the year for 3 consecutive years, becoming the 5th player in snooker history to achieve this achievement.
For Xiaote, it is very difficult to reach the final of the World Championship this season, because his previous state was not good, only the crown and the Turkish Masters 2 titles were included. Before the semi-finals, The little special state also had ups and downs, and it was difficult to pass. In the semi-final against Jin's left hand, Xiaote was again a twist and turn, thrilling.
It has to be mentioned that before the semi-finals, Little had expressed great admiration for the quality of the fight on Selby, because the latter could often play a very beautiful safety ball and turn the tide of the game in his own unfavorable situation. And through this game against Kim's left hand, especially the last few sets, Little can be said to have won the game completely in the way of Selby, and paid tribute to Selby with such a great victory.