Absurd! Defeating Selby and plunging Trump under a 9-year curse is pure nonsense, and whether he can win the championship depends on O'Sullivan's face!
At 5 a.m. today, the Grand Invitational Champions continued their fifth matchday of competition, and current world No. 3 Trump successfully qualified for the final of the tournament with his more outstanding performance on both the offensive and defensive ends to press the world's fourth Mark Selby, who was also extremely fierce. He will wait for the winner of the battle between O'Sullivan and Rat Fan.
According to Fan Zhengyi's current strength, although he pulled Neil Robertson off the horse with a 4-3 upset in the group stage, showing his muscles; Although he has the experience of beating opponents on such an important stage as last year's European Masters final and has a certain psychological advantage; However, in the face of O'Sullivan, who worked hard, his chances of winning were almost zero. In addition, the lure of a huge prize of £150,000, O'Sullivan will surely fight with all his might. The reason for losing to Fan Zhengyi last year is well known, since winning his sixth World Championship title, he only went to the final with a fun mentality, and he only used 6 success at most.
If he doesn't want the other party to win, it will be difficult for the other party to win. Therefore, the two players who will reach the Champions League final this time will be Trump and O'Sullivan.
Some say that Trump, after beating Selby, automatically fell under the spell of nine years since the restoration of the crown - that is, all the players who have beaten Selby on the way to promotion cannot win the championship of the current tournament. Trump, Neil Robertson, Mark Allen, Harry Maguire, Luca Brechel, Yan Bingtao have all been caught in this strange circle.
Coincidentally, Jr. defeated Selby 6-1 in the second round of the 2014 group stage but lost to O'Sullivan 7-10 in the final; Allen defeated Selby 6-5 in the second round in 2016 and lost to the same man Rockets in the semifinals; Bingham defeated Selby 6–4 in the 2013 semifinals and lost 8–10 to the Rockets in the final.
This year, I don't know if Trump will affect his performance in the final because of this spell. That's a huge boon for his potential rival O'Sullivan. For Selby, his appearance in the crown is a broom star for other players. Of course, this is the last thing he wants, he also wants to win the championship of the event, and it is up to him to break this self-made spell. Whoever started the trouble should end it.
Of course, this defeat of Selby will plunge himself into a 9-year spell is pure nonsense, and whether Trump can win the championship depends on O'Sullivan's face. If he doesn't play well and is not in good shape, Xiaote still has a chance to win the championship, the key is to see the state, mentality and impromptu play of both sides in the game, which has nothing to do with this curse.