On October 12, 2024, Beijing time, the semifinals of the World Snooker Wuhan Open came to an end. China's post-00 teenager Si Jiahui easily defeated the world's No. 1 Trump 6-2 with a single-stroke performance of 147 points, 144 points, 108 points and three strokes of 50+ and successfully entered the final.
After this match, Si Jiahui ended a six-game losing streak against Trump. At the same time, Si Jiahui also created the first 147 perfect score of the Wuhan Open with a performance of 147 points in a single stroke.
In addition, he and Xiao Guodong created the sixth Chinese derby final in snooker history, which allowed him to successfully break the Taiwan record and make history in one fell swoop.
Si Jiahui performed perfectly to defeat Trump 6-2
In the match between Si Jiahui and Trump, Si Jiahui turned the game into a one-sided game. In the first game, Trump scored 109 points with a single shot to win the first game and take a 1-0 lead. In the second game, Si Jiahui scored 144 points with a single stroke, setting a new record for the highest single-stroke score in the Wuhan Open, and drew 1-1 with Trump.
In the third game, Si Jiahui won the game 2-1 with 61 points and 97:8 in a single stroke. In the fourth game, Si Jiahui hit 147 with a single shot to create the first perfect score of the Wuhan Open, leading Trump 3-1 to expand his advantage. In the fifth game, Si Jiahui scored 81 points with a single stroke and 81:59 to complete the single-game reversal and lead Trump 4-1.
In the sixth game, Trump won the game with a single stroke of 89 points and 89:25 and fell behind Si Jiahui 2-4. In the seventh game, Si Jiahui scored 108 points with a single stroke to win the game, leading Trump 5-2 to get the match point. In the eighth game, Si Jiahui locked the victory with a single stroke of 71 points, and defeated Trump 6-2.
Si Jiahui ended a six-game losing streak against Trump
Before the semifinals of the Wuhan Open, Trump was hailed as Si Jiahui's most difficult opponent to defeat. You must know that Trump has completed six consecutive victories against Si Jiahui in the previous six games.
In the third round of the 2019 Northern Ireland Open, Trump swept Si Jiahui 4-0. In the second round of the 2021 Welsh Open, Trump defeated Si Jiahui 4-2. In the second round of the 2022 Welsh Open, Trump defeated Si Jiahui 4-2.
In the qualifying round of the 2022 United Kingdom Open, Trump defeated Si Jiahui 4-1. In the final of the 2024 Germany Masters, Trump defeated Si Jiahui 10-5. In the quarterfinals of the 2024 Shanghai Masters, Trump defeated Si Jiahui 6-2.
In this way, Trump completed a six-game winning streak against Si Jiahui. But after the semifinals of the Wuhan Open, Si Jiahui ended a six-game losing streak against Trump.
Si Jiahui and Xiao Guodong will stage the final Chinese derby
After Si Jiahui made it to the final, he will compete for the title with another Chinese player, Xiao Guodong. And this is also the sixth Chinese derby final in snooker history.
The previous five Chinese derby finals were the 2011 Masters, the 2013 Shanghai Masters, the 2013 National Championships, the 2013 Asian Tour, and the 2022 Germany Masters.
It is worth mentioning that this is the second time in Xiao Guodong's career that he has staged a Chinese derby, and the last time he staged a Chinese derby in the final was when he met Ding Junhui at the peak. And this time, Xiao Guodong met Si Jiahui, who was in excellent form, again. For Xiao Guodong, this final may be very difficult again.
For Chinese teenager Si Jiahui, he likes a lot of spectators and will go all out to compete for the final championship. If he can do it, then he will be the eighth player in the history of Chinese snooker to win the ranking tournament. At the same time, it will also have a great impact on Si Jiahui's career.