The world's No. 1 rushed to the championship back-to-back, the rocket Xiaote pinnacle showdown, and the first brother of China was defeated miserably
2024 Snooker World Grand Prix, Rocket O'Sullivan showed an inexplicable state, with 4 shots to break 100 and 2 strokes of 70+, defeating Ding Junhui with a total score of 6-1 to advance to the finals.
Last week, O'Sullivan won the Snooker Masters. After only 7 days, O'Sullivan once again advanced to the finals, back-to-back to hit the championship! Facts have proved that as long as O'Sullivan has enough fighting spirit, he will be the biggest favorite to win the championship in any event. At the beginning of the World Grand Prix, many fans thought that O'Sullivan would give up strategically, but O'Sullivan was still full of combat effectiveness, winning Pang Junxu, Zhou Yuelong, Gary Wilson, Ding Junhui in a row, especially in the semifinals 6-1 victory over Ding Junhui, O'Sullivan's state can be called inexplicable, with four strokes to break 100 (135, 128, 128, 124) and two shots of 50+ (79, 90) directly won 6 games. Not to mention Ding Junhui, any professional player will be helpless in the face of such O'Sullivan.
It's a pity for Chinese snooker, this World Grand Prix 3 people reached the quarterfinals, 2 people advanced to the semifinals, but finally missed the finals, Zhang Anda lost to Ding Junhui in the derby, Ding Junhui lost to the unsolvable O'Sullivan in the semifinals, and the big dark horse Cao Yupeng also fell under the Trump pole in the semifinals after winning 3 top16 in a row.
Looking forward to the finals, the world's No. 1 O'Sullivan vs. the world's No. 2 Trump, the absolute sense of snooker peak showdown! This season, O'Sullivan has won the British Championship + Masters 2 major championships in a row, and Trump has won the championship for three consecutive weeks back-to-back. The most recent professional match occurred in the 2022 Snooker Championship Finals, when O'Sullivan defeated Trump 10-6 to win the championship, so far, O'Sullivan has achieved 3 consecutive victories against Trump in the last three encounters.