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At 21:00 on the evening of January 7, 2024, Beijing time, the second leg of the 23/24 season of the three-major Snooker Masters kicked off in London, England. In the opening match, two post-90s celebrities, Luca Bresel and Jack Lisowski, gave a wonderful battle against each other. As a result, Jack Lisowski was in even more heroic form, knocking out new world champion Luca Bresel 6-2 and advancing to the last eight first. Brecel missed 147 in the sixth inning.
Lisowski is in great form
Both men have been in average form for the new season, with Belgium's Brecel struggling since winning the World Championships last year. He hasn't won a single trophy yet. Only won the runner-up and the top 8 of the championship in the Shanghai Masters. Lisowski only reached the semi-finals at the Northern Ireland Open. However, Lisowski was busy, and before the end of the year, he reached the final of the Macau Snooker Masters Invitational Tournament, and although he lost to Mark Williams and missed the championship, he played a single stroke of 147 in the final, showing a good competitive state. The two sides have met nine times on tour, with Lisowski having a slight advantage with 5 wins and 4 losses. However, the only best-of-11 match between the two sides was in the round of 16 of the 2023 Players Championship, which Brecel won 6-4.
Brecel had few chances
The first round of the Masters adopts a best-of-11 format. In the opening stage, Jake Lisowski was in excellent form, scoring 100, 96, 70, and 69 points in a single stroke, leading Luca Bresel 4-0 into halftime. It is worth mentioning that the single stroke breaking 100 in the first game is also the 300th stroke breaking 100 in Jack Lisowski's career, and the 27th player in Lisowski snooker history to break 100 strokes with 300 strokes.
In the first 4 games, the technical statistics of Lisowski were comprehensively superior
After coming back from the break, Brecel's hand finally came back, chasing two games in a row with 80 points and 72 points in a single stroke, especially in the 6th game, Brecel had a chance to play 147, but unfortunately due to distraction, he missed the opportunity, and Brecel temporarily fell behind 2-4.
Brecel missed 147
In the 7th game, Lisowski took the lead accurately on the long platform, made a mistake with a single stroke of 63 points, and turned to defense. But Brecel also made mistakes. Lisowski got back on the stake and got match point at 86-1.
Lisowski took the lead on match point 5-2
In the 8th game, the two sides made frequent mistakes, but Lisowski seized the opportunity to achieve a super score, Brecel tried snooker without success, and finally Lisowski won 77-27. Win the match 6-2!
Today's game between the two sides can be described as very exciting, definitely representing the level of the Masters, both sides play very openly, the attack is smooth, the long platform is accurate, there is no slightest drag, it is definitely a top visual feast of snooker.
Congratulations, Lisowski was the first to enter the top 8! Although the Masters is not a ranking tournament, it has a long history and is the most prestigious invitational tournament, along with the British Championship and the World Championship. For Lisowski, who has not won a ranking tournament in his career, winning a Masters title is also a supreme honor. Lisowski's opponent in the next round will be the winner between China's Zhang Anda and world champion Shaun Murphy! Zhang Anda and Murphy's top 8 match will start at 03:00 a.m. on January 8.
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