In the early morning of April 5, 2024, Beijing time, the Snooker Tour Championship ended all 1/4 of the matches, and all the semi-final seats were produced, and finally O'Sullivan, Gary Wilson, Mark Williams and Mark Allen successfully advanced to the semifinals. In the semi-finals, Gary Wilson challenged O'Sullivan, and Mark Allen and Mark Williams competed for a place in the final.
In the 1/4 game, O'Sullivan faced his old rival Ali Carter, and finally the Rocket swept Carter 10:2 to advance to the semifinals. This season's two-time champion Gary Wilson faced Chinese player Zhang Anda, the two won 4 games each in the first half, and in the second half, Zhang Anda took an 8:7 lead, Gary Wilson won three games in a row, and the big score was 10:8 to win and advance. Veteran Mark Williams and Trump competed for the game, Mark Williams took a 5:3 lead in the first half, and in the second half, Uncle Ma's state was unabated, and Xiao Te's strength was inadequate, and finally Uncle Ma upset Trump 10:4 to advance to the semifinals.
China's first brother Ding Junhui faced the "little steel cannon" Mark Allen, Ding Junhui took a 5:3 lead in the first half, Mark Allen caught up in the second half and took the lead 7:6, at a critical moment, in the 14th game, Ding Junhui won the game with a single stroke of 82 points and tied the score. In the 15th game, Ding Junhui scored twice, and finally won the game 126:1, and took the lead again with a score of 8:7. In the 16th game, Ding Junhui lost the bottom bag red ball, Mark Allen seized the opportunity to get started, and handed over the ball with a single stroke of 68 points, and then Ding Junhui scored 67 points through two hands, and lost the bottom bag pink ball. Then the two sides entered the black stage in the struggle, and finally Ding Junhui failed to turn the bag, and Mark Allen scored a black ball to win the game, and the big score was tied 8:8.
In the 17th game, Ding Junhui got started many times, but unfortunately he didn't grasp it, Mark Allen won the game with a single stroke of 50 points, and the big score was 9:8 to take the lead in getting the match point. In the 18th game, Mark Allen scored and won the game with a single shot, and reversed Ding Junhui with a big score of 10:8 to advance to the semifinals.
Semi-final matchup
O'Sullivan vs Gary Wilson
Although O'Sullivan is nearly half a hundred years old, he is the best player this season, only participating in 11 tournaments and achieving 5 championships. Although Trump has also won five ranking championships this season, in terms of quality, O'Sullivan's championship is more golden. O'Sullivan has won two consecutive major championships in the Masters and the British Championship this season, and is only one World Championship away from the eighth Grand Slam, and his goal is clear, which is to win the World Championships this season. In this competition, with Trump's first round tour, O'Sullivan temporarily retained the world's No. 1 position.
Gary Wilson is a late bloomer, also a post-80s player, and his record is not comparable to the "80s Five Tigers". Before last season, the results were dismal, and he drove a taxi part-time to make a living. He reached a career milestone last season when he won the Scottish Ranking Championship, his first career title. He defended his title at the Scottish Open this season and went on to win the Welsh Open to become a single-season double. In this competition, Selby was upset in the first round, and the master of the plug lost his temper. In the 1/4 game, he eliminated the Chinese player Zhang Anda 10:8. Judging from the historical results and the form of this season, if there is no accident in this game, O'Sullivan will easily win it.
Mark Williams vs Mark Allen
Mark Williams, the "Big 75", has had a brilliant career, winning 25 ranking tournaments and two Grand Slams. As he got older, his form declined, and although he won the Open Championship this season, he rarely reached the semi-finals in other tournaments. In this competition, Mark Williams started from the first round because of his ranking of 8th in a single season, and faced Tom Forde, who was not very strong, and Uncle Ma defeated Tom Forde in the deciding game to advance to the top 8. In the 1/4 game, facing Trump, the biggest favorite to win the championship, he easily advanced 10:4.
Mark Allen, born in the 80s, is a rising star with 11 ranking tournaments in his career. The last two seasons have been the highlight of Mark Allen, who won three crowns and one runner-up last season to become the king of a single season. This season, he has won three more championships, including the Players Championship, the Single-Game Limited-Time Tournament and the Champion of Champions, and is expected to overtake Shaun Murphy and Ding Junhui. In this competition, Mark Allen reversed Higgins 10:7, and in the 1/4 game, reversed Ding Junhui after falling behind 3:5 to advance to the semifinals.