In the just-concluded World Snooker German Masters Qualifier on October 23, 2021, Beijing time, "Magician" Sean Murphy felt hot, and he successfully advanced to the second round of the qualifiers with a strong performance of 100, 61, 76 and 93 points. In the match that ended in the same period, China's Cao Yupeng also played a strong role, successfully announcing his promotion by beating Robbie Williams 5-2 with 108, 70, 55 and 63 points. Judging from the performance of the two games, the victory not only belongs to the side with better form, but also belongs to the players who control the rhythm of the game.
Murphy beat Mark King 5-1 to advance to the second round
In the match between Murphy and Mark King, Murphy's performance can be described as very strong. In the first set, Mark King scored 74 points to reverse Murphy, who scored 61 points, to take a 1-0 lead. In the second set, Mark King scored 31 points and went wrong, and Murphy single-handedly blasted 100 points to win the set to draw Mark King 1-1 at 1-31. In the third set, Murphy's hand was still hot, and he successfully defeated Mark King 2-1 with a single 76 points to win another set of 95:00. In the fourth inning, Murphy single-handedly scored 93 points to win the game 107-8 to give a 3-1 lead over Mark King. In the fifth set, Murphy scored 62 points on several occasions and then won the set 62:40 to take a 4-1 lead over Mark King to win the match point. In the sixth set, Murphy won the game 57:23 to win the game and beat Mark King 5-1 to advance to the main game.
Cao Yupeng beat Robbie Williams 5-2 to advance
In the match between Cao Yupeng and Robbie Williams, Cao Yupeng also performed well. In the first set, Robbie Williams took a 1-0 lead with a 94-0 clean sheet after several starts. In the second set, Cao Yupeng played a fiery hand, and he won the game 109-17 with a strong performance of 108 points to draw Williams 1-1. In the third set, Williams made a mistake after scoring 23 points, and Cao Yupeng single-handedly blasted 70 points to win the game 70-23 to win the game to win the game 2-1 against Williams to take the lead. In the fourth set, Cao Yupeng scored 63 points to reverse williams with 61 points in a 63:62 single-game reversal to take a 3-1 lead. In the fifth set, Cao Yupeng reversed Williams, who scored 59 points in a single set at 76:59, successfully took a 4-1 lead and directly won the match point. In the sixth set, Williams shot 65 points 103:22 to win the set and trail Cao Yupeng 2-4. In the seventh set, Cao Yupeng scored 55 points from 83:1 to win the set 5-2.
Murphy and Cao Yupeng firmly controlled the rhythm of the game
Whether it's in the match between Murphy and Mark King or in the match between Cao Yupeng and Robbie Williams, the winners are the players who control the rhythm of the game. Murphy was able to win against Mark King not only because of his relatively good form, but also because of his outstanding performance in tactics and offensive and defensive conversions. In fact, after the first game, Murphy took the initiative of the game firmly in his own hands, and Mark King could not play his form at all. In another game, Cao Yupeng also did something similar to Murphy, from falling behind in the score to taking a quick lead, Cao Yupeng used his own way of controlling the rhythm to gradually let his opponents gradually fall into a more favorable way of playing. Objectively speaking, the opponents of Murphy and Cao Yupeng both have the opportunity to rewrite the score, but their performance is limited by the opponent's play, so they simply cannot play the rhythm they are accustomed to. In fact, this is the gap in comprehensive strength, maybe the technical strength difference is not large, but once your tactics are not as good as your opponents, you are likely to fall into passivity in the game.