O'Sullivan whipped 0-4 to 6 in a row, defeated Xiaote 10-7, and won the World Grand Prix 3 times

On the evening of January 21, Beijing time, the 2024 Snooker World Grand Prix kicked off in the finals, with the world's No. 1 rocket O'Sullivan facing the world's No. 2 ace Trump (Trump). The two have fought before, and it is difficult to distinguish between them.

1. The quality of the first half of the game was worrisome, O'Sullivan was 0-4, chasing 3-5

In the first half, the small specialty platform started and won with 74 points. In the second game, the Rockets had a chance to get started, but in the last game of the long platform, the Rockets lost continuously, and finally had a great opportunity to reverse in a single game, and the Rockets lost the black ball that was not difficult, Xiaote 2-0. In the 3rd game, the two sides made mistakes in and out, and the rocket made a mistake in the world, and Xiaote was 3-0. In the 4th game, the Rocket solved the snooker mistake and sent a free kick, and Xiaote scored 69 points in one shot and won four cities in a row.

In the first four games, the rocket made frequent mistakes, completely missing the state of the previous game, a world of difference. Xiaote's state can only be said to be average.

After a short break, in the fifth game, the rocket got started three times and finally won the first game. In the 6th game, 147 situation, the rocket only played a single stroke of 54 points, and then the two sides continued to send food to each other, and they were also drunk, and finally the rocket cleared the table with a single stroke of 60 points, and pulled back a city. In the 7th game, the rocket made two mistakes, and Xiaote made a shot of 60+, 5-2. In the 8th game, the Rockets made two shots and chased it to 3-5.

In the first half, Xiaote's accuracy also frequently deviated, especially the long platform, which not only failed to expand the advantage, but was pulled closer to the score by the rocket. The suspense of the game is still there.

2. Second half: The Rockets overtook with six consecutive whips and ended the game 10-7

In the second half, in the 9th game, Xiaote scored 66 points in a single stroke, and the rocket reversal failed, and Xiaote was 6-3. After that, the rocket hit a single shot 58 and 74, chasing two games in a row. In the 12th game, Xiaote scored 50 points in a single stroke, which was reversed by the rocket in a single game, and the two sides drew and returned to the same running line.

After a short break, the rocket scored 52 points in a single stroke, and the long platform was allowed to get started for the second time, and 7-6 overtook for the first time. In the 14th game, the rocket made a mistake after scoring 51 points in a single stroke, and Xiaote had a good chance to reverse in a single game, losing the last black ball to keep the bag, and the rocket smiled and accepted the gift, 8-6. In the 15th game, Xiao Teh fought for the winning opportunity on the long platform, but lost the coffee ball, and the Rockets smiled again, winning 6 games in a row, 9-6 to the match point.

In the 16th game, Xiaote gritted his teeth, started three times, and saved a match point. In the 17th game, the rocket balloon got started, and after a stroke of 52 points, he made a mistake, and Xiaote attacked with his life, but there was a problem with the yellow ball, and the rocket scored a yellow ball on the long platform, killing the game 10-7.

In this game, there was no expected wonderful matchup, and the two sides did not even break 100 shots. The Rockets fell behind 0-4 and finally came back from behind. In this game, Xiao Te's key balls in the back were frequently wrong, resulting in a defeat.

Congratulations to Rocket O'Sullivan, the 41st crown in the individual ranking competition, continuing to extend the record. This is also the third championship of the Rocket World Grand Prix, tying Xiaote. At the same time, the Rockets crowned at 48 years and 47 days, ranking third in the ranking tournament, and the world record is still Reardon at 50 years and 14 days.

The Rockets were pleased to raise a £100,000 championship prize to extend the advantage of being the world number one. At the same time, in a month and a half, the Rockets got a bonus of 600,000 pounds, and it was time to rest.

Today, the World Open Qualifiers will begin. The biggest suspense now is, will Mr. Fire retire?

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