TOP147.com News On the morning of October 19, Beijing time, the 1/4 final of the 2019 Snooker England Open was all over, and Mei Xiwen, who broke through the hundred in the first set and once made a 3-0 dream start, failed to withstand Selby's crazy counterattack, and after losing five consecutive sets, he was out with Tian Pengfei, who suffered a 5-0 bloodbath; Selby, who achieved a big reversal, will lead Gilbert, who beat Walton 5-4, and Allen, who beat veteran Lee Walker 5-1, to surround the only player who was not a TOP16 player in the semifinals Ford.
The last round of upset elimination of Rocket o'Sullivan, career first ranking eight Mehivan 1/4 final challenge to the former world number one Selby. In the game, Mehivan, who was armed with Yu Wei, blasted a 108-point clean sheet in the first set to win, and then took the initiative in the next two sets, limiting the opponent's total score in the first three innings to a single-digit 7 points while making a fantastic 3-0 start. Selby didn't come back until the fourth inning to win 74-0 to avoid falling into a 0-4 passivity.
Returning from halftime, Selby found the opportunity to shoot a 69 in the fifth inning and used it to fight back, and then shot a single 70 and 132 consecutive points to instantly rewrite the score to a 4-3 comeback. In the tenth set, the morale-boosting Selby did not give his opponent much respite, won the set 73-0, and finally completed the reversal with a wave of five consecutive wins to advance to the final four! For Mehivan, who has entered the palace for the second time in his career, although the result of the game is not satisfactory, it will not be too regrettable to achieve the breakthrough of the ranking quarter-finals at the age of 37 and still step on O'Sullivan's achievements.
Another focus battle was played by Gilbert against 2008 Shanghai Masters champion Wharton, which was the closest meeting in strength and ranking in the four quarterfinals, after the previous nine encounters with Walton had the advantage of 6 wins and 3 losses, but Tudou Brother had only become famous in the top 16 in the past two years, and the most recent matchup was in the 2018 Yushan World Open. In the game, the two engaged in a battle of attacks, and in the end, Gilbert, who brushed five 50+ 5-4, completed a one-hundred and two 50+ Walton to advance to the final four.
In the early hours of the morning, the two quarter-finals were one-sided, with Mark Allen shooting a 3-shot 50+ to beat veteran Lee Walker 5-1, and Tom Ford, who created a decisive 147 feat yesterday, blasted a 128-pointer and two 50+, 5-0 bloodbath, and the winning two will compete with Selby and Gilbert for a final spot, respectively.
Semi-final matchups and schedule (Beijing time):
19th 20:00 Selby vs Allen
20th 02:00 Ford vs Gilbert
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