Beijing time on November 4 news, 2021 Snooker England Open ended the third day of competition. The "80 Five Tigers" continued their strong performance, "China's first brother" Ding Junhui defeated Tian Pengfei 4-1, world number one Judd Trump 4-1 steven Halworth, Neil Robertson defeated Arcani Songshawar 4-2, and Murphy reversed Joe O'Connor 4-2.
In this competition, all the "80 Five Tigers" signed up to participate. On the first match day, the "80 Five Tigers" all competed and won the promotion. On the second game day, only Trump and Selby played, with Terry Jr. beating Jimmy Robertson 4-2 and the Joker 4-1 against Jamie Wilson. On the third matchday, Ding Junhui and Murphy competed in the first round. Ding Junhui defeated his good friend Tian Pengfei 4-1 to advance, and Murphy eliminated Joe O'Connor 4-2.
In this match between Murphy and O'Connor, in the past, the two have played each other twice, with a record of 2 wins and 2 wins. The most recent encounter took place in the first round of the 2019 Snooker German Masters Qualifiers, in which Murphy won 5-2.
Coming to the game, O'Connor took the lead, giving Murphy a downside in the first two innings. In the first inning of the game, O'Connor quickly got into shape when he blasted a single shot of 98 points and kept a clean sheet with Murphy to take the lead 1-0. In the second set, O'Connor scored another 67 points to win another set 83-25 and take a 2-0 lead.
Next, Murphy pulled back a set 67-23 through a few starts, and the score was 1-2. In the fourth set, Murphy scored a one-shot 89 points to win 90-6 and equalize 2-2. In the fifth set, Murphy and Ankang engaged in a tug-of-war, winning by one point 78-74 and winning the match point 3-2.
In the ensuing sixth inning, Murphy competed for a fiery offensive feel, and he blasted a single shot of 138 points, while O'Connor, who had no way back, was kept a clean sheet in front of Murphy's domineering touch. In the end, Murphy defeated O'Connor 4-2 to advance to the third round.
On the third matchday, Trump played Robertson in the second round, with Trump beating Steven Holworths 4-1 and Robertson beating "Thai handsome guy" Arkani Son Shawar 4-2. On the third matchday, can the "80 Five Tigers" continue to be hot and advanced?