On April 30, Beijing time, the World Championships Snooker Championship ended all the top 8 competitions. In the final and most exciting game, the 49-year-old four-time world champion wizard Higgins defeated Mark Allen 13-12 to reach the quarterfinals. In this match, Higgins' performance in the deciding game was a desperate comeback. Allen made a mistake when he was about to overscore with a 62-0 lead, and was reversed by Higgins with a magical bag to open a single-stroke 71-point reversal, and finally Higgins made a magical kill!
This game can be called the most exciting blockbuster matchup in the 1/8 finals, Higgins is in average form this season but has extremely rich experience in winning the World Championships 4 times, and Allen, as a representative of the post-80s, is currently ranked 3rd in the world. Moreover, with Selby and Brecel out of the top half, the road to the final is a smooth one, and the winner of this game is very likely to reach the final. And the game did not live up to the expectations of the audience, and the two sides played to a 4-4 draw in the first stage.
In the second period, Higgins took the lead to hit 3-1, but Allen then shot 4 consecutive 70+ shots to end the second stage 9-7. In the third period, Allen won another game to take a 10-7 lead. Higgins immediately launched a counterattack, winning three games in a row to chase down to 10 draws. After that, Allen took the lead 12-11 to get the match point. But Higgins stubbornly resolved and the two sides came to a decider. In the deciding game, Allen took the lead, and there were only 75 points left on the table at most after 62 points in a single stroke. Allen only needs to score one red and one color to complete the super score. But the unexpected came along.
Allen's easy shot missed, and Higgins got back up. But Allen's luck was good, and Higgins didn't get too good a chance. Due to the red ball in the mouth of the bag, Higgins fought hard in desperation and chose to flip the bag, and finally succeeded in getting started. Then Higgins scored 71 points in a single stroke to clear the table and reverse. At 13-12, Higgins raised his arms in rare excitement at the moment of victory, while Allen looked helpless. The win will be crucial for Higgins, who is likely to retain his top 16 spot and make it straight to the final.