Higgins lost convincingly! O'Sullivan talked about impacting the 7th crown, praising Trump for his attacking strength. The semi-finals of the 2022 World Snooker Championships are all over, with Trump beating Mark Williams 17-16 to advance to the final, and "Rocket" O'Sullivan beating Higgins 17-11 to reach the world championship final for the eighth time in his career, so Trump will compete with O'Sullivan for the championship.
Trump's match with Williams can be described as a twist and turn, the first stage, Trump played very strongly, from the beginning of the game to play two 70 points to win three sets, then Williams pulled back a set, from the fifth set, Trump directly took over the game, played three consecutive 50 + 4 consecutive sets, ending the first stage with a 7-1 lead on aggregate. Williams' form picked up in the second stage, but Trump still dominated the field and scored a single shot of 114 and 110 points to continue the lead, and at the end of the second stage, Trump led Williams 11-5. In the third stage, Trump extended the aggregate score to 12-5 with a single shot of 120 points, but Williams quickly scored a single 137 points to color, after which Williams took control of the initiative on the court and chased the total score to 11-13. In the fourth stage, the two-man competition has entered a white-hot stage, the score has been drawn many times, Williams has blasted a single shot of 137 points, 138 points, once 16-15 rebound, at the critical moment, Trump withstood the pressure, 69-34 to lock up the victory, so as to win 17-16 on aggregate.
O'Sullivan's match against Higgins was relatively less intense, and in the first stage, the two were tied 4-4. In the second stage, O'Sullivan gained the upper hand and led Higgins 10-4. In the third stage, O'Sullivan felt hot and blasted out a single shot of 82 points, 101 points, 121 points, 54 points, 134 points, extending the lead to 15-9. In the fourth stage, Higgins scored a single 69 points to return the first set, and then O'Sullivan won the 26th set with a single 67 points, and the total score was 16-9 to win the match point. In the 27th inning, Higgins saved a match point 81-40. In the 28th inning, O'Sullivan ended the game with a single score of 83 points to advance to the final with an aggregate score of 17-11. After the game, Higgins was convinced, saying O'Sullivan was too strong for him and was one of the greatest players of all time. However, Higgins believes that O'Sullivan will face a bitter battle in the final, because Trump is also very strong. This article is original by Xiao Lizi, please do not copy or port.
O'Sullivan is still very satisfied with his performance in an interview, saying that he has become a stable player with experience, not as dare to fight as when he was young. Speaking of the final opponent Trump, O'Sullivan showed appreciation, praising Trump's attack is extremely aggressive and the shot is very powerful, so the game should not be based on defense, if he can play 80% of the level, it should be very good. Finally, O'Sullivan also talked about the impact on the 7th crown of the World Championships, O'Sullivan said that he did not care about these titles, nor did he care whether he won or lost, what is important is the experience and enjoyment process, when he won the 6th crown, his mentality has changed, even if he wins again, he is not sure if he will be overexcited. From O'Sullivan's statement, we can see that his mentality is still very calm.