At 4:06 a.m. Beijing time on April 7, the Manchester Central Convention and Exhibition Center reported that the dust of the Mark derby in the semifinals of the 2024 Snooker Tour Championship was settled, and Williams played with the small steel cannon in the palm of his hand 10:5 and easily advanced to the finals.
At the same time, O'Sullivan entered the profession and was both an enemy and a friend for most of his life, and he played 50 times in his career history, O'Sullivan won 34, drew 3 and lost 13, which can be said to be far ahead.
In the long-game game with more than 9 ties, the two played each other 12 times, and the Rockets won 10-2 and occupied an overwhelming advantage.
Since the semifinals of the 2000 British Championship 24 years ago, Uncle Ma defeated Mr. Huo 9-4, there have been nine long battles, and it is difficult for Lao Ma to win.
However, in the last meeting between the two fifteen months ago, that is, the quarterfinals of the 2023 Masters, Lao Ma won the Rockets 6:5.
The final of the oldest ranking tournament in the history of snooker between the two sides, which is nearly 98 years old, is worth looking forward to, whether the oldest ranking champion in the active service won his 26th championship in the ranking tournament and the second championship of the season, or the big GOAT continued to raise the record and grabbed the sixth crown of the season and the 42nd crown in the ranking tournament, and the final is good-looking.
Panorama of the second semi-final match day of the sixth day of the Tour Championship
Mark Williams 10:5 Mark Allen
The two sides have played each other 22 times in their careers, Allen has a lead of 14 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses, temporarily achieving two consecutive wins, such a record and the number of consecutive wins, just the same as the last round of Allen against Ding Junhui, but Ding Junhui, who has a leading record in the hand, was finally defeated, what about this one?
The two sides started to shoot, Mark Williams continued the feeling of playing Xiaote in the previous round, and the state was even hotter, successively playing 57, 99 and 105 points in a single stroke, a wave of four consecutive whips, winning four games in a row, Williams led Mark Allen with a score of 4-0;
Coming back from the break, Mark Williams's firepower is undiminished, the defense is successful, and the offense must be scored, while Allen's side is the cue ball falling bag, solving the ball error, the color ball is introduced, the reversal is a lore, and all kinds of penalty points, there are all kinds of things, the decline is a mess, which makes people can't bear to look at it suddenly, Ma Sister-in-law has been bloody for eight consecutive whips, winning eight games in a row;
In the 1/4 match of this tournament, the two old guys of 75 two masters: Lao Huo Punch Card opened 7:0 and ended 10:2 in the end; Lao Ma Gan Xiaote, three rounds of three whips, 10:4 abused the ace brother, and this one was more than that, Ma Guilian scored a total of 105 and 112 points in the first period to break 100 in two strokes, plus 57, 99 and 66 points in three single strokes 50+, the feeling was explosive, and the state was bursting;
At 2 o'clock in the morning, the second half of the game started, Allen kicked off, and Ma Guilian started with a super long table red ball, all in one go, with a single stroke of 140, and almost robbed Allen's highest score in a single stroke of the game.
In the 10th game, Ma Wei kicked off, a few rounds of defense, Allen found a chance to attack, and attacked a red and a pink to interrupt the attack, Ma Sister-in-law scored a red ball to turn to defense, and left a line with others, and see you in the future, Ma Wei's kindness, Allen did not shirk again, played a single stroke of 65, and finally won a game;
With such a large number of match points in hand, Uncle Ma's emotional intelligence is dripping, and the small steel cannon plays 53 and 79 to win with two single-strokes, and comes to the break, and comes back from the second period, Mark Allen is two more 50+, and then chases two more rounds, with a big score of 5:9;
Face saved, it's not too early, Mark Williams didn't leave another chance, in the 15th game, he scored 75 points in a single stroke, locked the victory, took Allen 10-5, advanced to the finals, and marched to his second crown of the season, the final against Ronnie O'Sullivan, looking forward to the two elders giving us a wonderful game.
Full Time Score:
The first period
88-4 (57), 69-50, 123-7 (99), 124-0 (105)，112-4 (112), 77-51 (66, 51), 84-0, 69-47；
The second period
140-0 (140), 1-72 (65), 12-69 (53), 1-116 (79)，11-81 (56), 12-73 (69), 75-0 (75)。
Tour Championship Finale Finals Schedule + Viewing Guide
The finals, like all matches throughout the tournament, adopt a 19-game 10-win system, divided into two periods, the first half of the game is played in eight rounds, and the second half is until the final champion is determined, and the following times are Beijing time.
April 7, 20:00
Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Mark Williams Mark Allen
April 8, 02:00
Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Mark Williams Mark Allen
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