The semifinals of the British Championships are released! Ding Junhui became China's only seedling, and the world's No. 1 brought Wafei to the semifinals
On December 2, 2023, Beijing time, the 1/4 finals of the World Snooker British Championship have all ended. O'Sullivan, ranked No. 1 in the world, defeated Zhou Yuelong 6-5 with a single-stroke performance of 113 points, 125 points, 68 points, 60 points and 77 points.
Iran's first brother Wafi scored 120 points, 100 points, 106 points and 56 points in a single stroke and narrowly defeated Chinese star Zhang Anda 6-4. Ding Junhui defeated Mark Williams 6-5 with an outstanding performance of 127 points, 135 points, 105 points, 95 points, 72 points and 85 points in a single stroke.
Trump scored 100 points, 93 points, 52 points and 95 points in a single stroke to defeat Selby 6-3. So far, O'Sullivan, Wafei, Ding Junhui and Trump have successfully entered the semifinals.
Ding Junhui became the only Chinese seed in the semifinals of the British Championships
In the 1/4 finals of the British Championship, a total of three players from the Chinese Legion entered the competition. But after the match, only Ding Junhui became the only Chinese player to reach the semifinals of the British Championships. In the match between Zhang Anda and Wafei, Zhang Anda once took the lead in the game, but he still lost to Wafei 4-6 in the end and was declared out.
In the match between Zhou Yuelong and O'Sullivan, Zhou Yuelong had a chance to end the game early, but his simple mistake still gave O'Sullivan the opportunity to rewrite the game. In the end, O'Sullivan defeated Zhou Yuelong 6-5 to complete the counterattack.
Fortunately, the first brother of China completed the counterattack after a very difficult match. Ding Junhui hit a three-shot break of 100 and a three-shot 50+ performance after falling behind 0-2 and 4-5, and reversed Mark Williams 6-5 to break into the semi-finals.
O'Sullivan and Trump entered the semifinals
In other games, O'Sullivan directly scored 125 points and 68 points in a single stroke at the beginning of the game against Zhou Yuelong to take a 3-0 lead.
But unexpectedly, Zhou Yuelong led O'Sullivan 5-4 in the subsequent game and took the lead in getting the match point. O'Sullivan, who was given the match point, finally woke up from a dream, and he won two games in a row with a single stroke of 77 points and 113 points, and reversed Zhou Yuelong 6-5 to enter the semifinals.
In the match between Trump and Selby, I thought it was a very suspenseful game. But Trump directly set the tone in the first half, and he once took a 4-0 lead with a single shot of 100, 93 and 52 points.
Although Selby then tried to rewrite the score, Trump finally defeated Selby 6-3. Wafai, on the other hand, defeated Zhang Anda 6-4.
The British Championship semi-finals are played and scheduled
In the next games, O'Sullivan, Ding Junhui, Trump and Wafei will start the competition for the finals, and the specific matches and schedules are as follows. At 21:00 Beijing time on December 2, 2023, O'Sullivan will compete against Wafei for the first place in the finals. At 3:00 on December 3, Ding Junhui will start the strongest showdown with Trump in the semifinals.
Judging from the competitive state of the four players, Ding Junhui and Trump are obviously the most outstanding ones, and their single-stroke data and comprehensive performance are very eye-catching. Compared to their performance, O'Sullivan and Wafai's performance is worse.
Therefore, the showdown between Trump and Ding Junhui is more like an advance rehearsal of the final. And whether the showdown between O'Sullivan and Wafei can happen more stories is also worth paying attention to.
It is worth mentioning that none of the past who defeated O'Sullivan in the semi-finals of the British Championship won the championship, so it is still unknown whether Wafei can create a miracle. And whether China's first brother Ding Junhui can continue to create miracles will be very worthy of the expectations of the majority of fans.