In the early morning of September 7, 2024, Beijing time, the Snooker Saudi Masters ushered in a key match in the semifinals, in which the 22-year-old Chinese snooker star Si Jiahui played against Mark Williams, one of the 75 three masters, and finally Mark Williams continued the hot form of the last game, hitting 4 shots of 50+, and defeated Si Jiahui with a total score of 6-3 to advance to the final! At the same time, he received a prize fund of 200,000 pounds, and the world ranking officially surpassed Brecel to rise to No. 6! Next, Mark Williams will face off against world No. 1 Trump!
Si Jiahui is 22 years old this year, a native of Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and officially obtained his professional qualification in 2019, but due to poor performance, he was demoted after 2 years! In 2022, Si Jiahui made a comeback and obtained professional qualifications again, and in his debut at the World Championships last year, Crucible went all the way to the top 4 and became the third person in Chinese snooker! Last year, the Germany Masters reached the final of the ranking tournament for the first time, but unfortunately lost to Trump in the final and won the runner-up, but also set a personal best! After last season's hard work, Si Jiahui not only attacked sharply, but also was extremely accurate! The defensive level has also improved a lot, and Si Jiahui's offensive and defensive abilities this season are more balanced! This year's Saudi Masters is full of dark horses, and he defeated Rocket O'Sullivan for the first time in his career in the last game, which greatly improved his self-confidence!
Mark Williams' latest world ranking surpassed Ding Junhui and rose to No. 8! Won 26 ranking tournament titles in his career! 7 major championships, including 3 world championships, known as the golden left hand! Mark Williams won 2 titles last season! Although he is nearly 50 years old, he is still in very good shape! Si Jiahui and Mark Williams have played each other twice before, and the two sides have won once each! The most recent meeting was at last season's World Championships, when Si Jiahui beat Mark Williams 10-9 to win! Mark Williams was in excellent form in this tournament, and swept Jimmy Robertson 6-0 in the last game to advance to the semi-finals!
In the first game of the game, Si Jiahui took the lead and scored 116 points in a single stroke to win and get off to a good start! In the second game, Mark Williams scored 60 points with a single stroke many times to equalize the score with 76-1! In the third game, Mark Williams seized Si Jiahui's mistake and won 66-15 with multiple hands, leading 2-1! In the fourth game, Mark Williams was still hot, scoring 97 points in a single stroke to win, and a wave of 3 consecutive wins led Si Jiahui into halftime with a total score of 3-1!
After returning from the break, Mark Williams scored 77 points in a single stroke and won another game! Mark Williams took the lead in the sixth game and made a mistake after scoring 16 points in a row! Si Jiahui seized the opportunity to get started and scored 67 points in a single stroke to recover a game with 94-16! In the seventh game, Si Jiahui took the lead and scored 29 points in a row to go to defense, and Mark Williams got a layup opportunity in defense, but there was a mistake after scoring 30 points in a row! Si Jiahui seized the opportunity to get started again, scored 27 points in a row, and made a mistake again! Mark Williams cleared the table and took the lead to get the match point 61-56! In the eighth game, Si Jiahui scored 136 points in a single stroke to save a match point! In the ninth game, Mark Williams seized Si Jiahui's mistake to get a chance to get a layup, and scored 80 points in a single stroke to win, defeating Si Jiahui with a total score of 6-3 to advance to the final!