In the early morning of May 1, Beijing time, the dust settled on the semi-finals of the Snooker World Championship. In the end, Trump defeated Mark Williams 17-16 and met O'Sullivan, who hit Higgins 17-11, in the final. Looking ahead to the upcoming finals, it is predicted that the little special will be difficult to stop the rocket. If O'Sullivan wins, it will set three major records.
Little and the Rockets fight again
Snooker masters duel, technology and strength needless to say. None of the players who can reach the final of the World Championships are weak. Therefore, the key to determining the outcome of the game is to see whether the latest state is good or bad. Judging from the previous actual combat situation, compared to Trump, it is obvious that O'Sullivan is in better shape. In the semifinals, against the powerful Higgins, the Rockets took a 10-6 lead in the second stage, causing the wizarding wizards to fail and the spells to fail. In the third stage, it was extended to a 15-9 lead, so that the victory or defeat of the game lost suspense early. In the end, the fourth stage of the two won two sets each, and the Rockets sent the wizard home 17-11. Throughout the semi-final 28 innings, the Rockets shot 5 to break the hundred and 12 to 50+, which shows how good it is.
Actual combat is the touchstone. Compared to O'Sullivan's hot hand, Trump is in a general state. Although in the first stage against Uncle Ma, Xiaote had a 7-1 lead. But people who have seen the actual battle know that it is not that XiaoTe played well, but because Uncle Ma played too poorly. Sure enough, in the second stage of the 8-inning match, Uncle Ma, who was in a warmer state, drew 4-4 with the small special. In the third stage, The left hand of Kim, who regained his touch, broke out strongly, playing xiaote without temper, chasing the score to 11-13 and only two sets behind. In the fourth stage, Uncle Ma equalized the score and took the lead in getting the match point. If Uncle Ma seizes the opportunity in the last two sets, it will be Xiaote who will go home. Therefore, looking at the entire semi-final and even the previous matches, Trump's state at this World Championship is not good, and it is not easy to stumble to the final.
O'sullivan
The small special in general state, when it encounters a rocket that feels hot in the hand, the suspense of victory and defeat is naturally very small. After all, O'Sullivan is not the Wafi, McGill and Bingham that Little Ter met in front of him, nor is he Uncle Ma who is in a state of flux, and it is really difficult for Little Ting to win by relying on his opponent to play. Therefore, looking forward to this ultimate showdown, the small special is difficult to stop the rocket, optimistic about the smooth take-off of the latter.
If O'Sullivan wins the title, it will set three new records. The first is to become the oldest champion in the World Championships so far. Born in 1975, Rocket is 47 years old this year. Prior to that, the oldest of the crucible finalists was Lilton, who reached the final at the 1982 World Championships at the age of 49, but ultimately lost to the young Alex Higgins. O'Sullivan would set a new Crucible record if he won the title at the age of 47.
The second is to create a new record for ranking championships. The Rockets currently have 38 ranking titles in first place, two ahead of Hendry. If the world championships are won this year, it will increase to 39. According to the current trend, Hendry is unlikely to catch up, and higgins, Uncle Ma and Selby will not be able to reach this height in the short term. The Rockets' 39 crowns will remain there for a long time.
O'sullivan
The third is to create a new record for the number of champions in the three major competitions. At present, the most won by the three major competitions is O'Sullivan, which is 6 world championships, 7 championships in the British Championship and 7 championships in the Masters, a total of 20 championships, if the Crucible Rockets climb to the top this year, it will be 21 crowns, and the record will be rewritten again. Will O'Sullivan eventually reach the top? Wait and see.