In the quarterfinals of the World Snooker England Open, which just ended in the early morning of November 6, 2021, Beijing time, "Wizard" John Higgins successfully advanced to the final four of this tournament by defeating Chinese post-00 player Yan Bingtao 5-3 with his super ability to control the situation and his defensive level, and he will compete with O'Sullivan for the final ticket in the semifinals. In another game that ended in the same time period, Karen Wilson scored 117, 110, 52 and 55 points, but he still lost 4-5 to Neil Robertson, who scored 104, 126, 72, 95 and 70 points, to advance to the semifinals. Next, Robertson will be in a fierce battle with Mark King for tickets to the final at 21:00 today.
Higgins defeated Yan Bingtao 5-3 to advance to the finale
In the match between Higgins and Yan Bingtao, the competitive state of both players was not very good. In the first set, Higgins scored 59 points and won the game 59:35 to take a 1-0 lead over Yan Bingtao. In the second set, although Yan Bingtao scored 60 points in this set, Higgins still took a 2-0 lead with a 61:60 single set reversal. In the third set, Yan Bingtao had hoped to win this game, but he accidentally scored a powder ball when he scored a blue ball, and in the end Higgins won the game 72:60 to take a 3-0 lead. In the fourth set, Higgins scored 55 points to win the game 84:32 to lead Yan Bingtao 4-0 to get the match point. In the fifth set, Yan Bingtao won the set 54:36 and fell behind Higgins 1-4. In the sixth set, Yan Bingtao won the set 86:39 to trail Higgins 2-4. In the seventh set, Yan Bingtao won the set 59:47 and fell behind Higgins 3-4. In the eighth set, Higgins won the game 73:29 to beat Yan Bingtao 5-3 to advance.
Robertson reversed 5-4 to beat Wilson to reach the semifinals
In the game between Robertson and Wilson, the two men contributed a very good game. In the first set, Wilson scored a single shot of 52 points to take a 1-0 lead in the round at 108:15. In the second set, Robertson scored 104 points to keep a clean sheet in a 1-1 draw with Wilson. In the third set, Wilson scored 117 points to win the set 118-6 to continue his lead over Robertson 2-1. In the fourth set, Robertson scored 72 points to win the game 85-23 to draw with Wilson 2-2. In the fifth inning, Wilson scored a 110-point clean sheet to take a 3-2 lead over Robertson. In the sixth set, Robertson single-handedly blasted a 95-point clean sheet to draw 3-3 with Wilson. In the seventh inning, Wilson blasted out 55 points and won the game 66-17 to take a 4-3 lead over Robertson to get the match point. In the eighth inning, Robertson single-handedly scored 126 points to win the game 126-0, bringing Wilson to a 4-4 draw to usher in a double match point. In the ninth inning, Robertson scored 70 points to win the set 108-6 to win the set to beat Wilson 5-4 to reach the semifinals.
Higgins won in control Robertson won in a good mindset
In the match between Higgins and Yan Bingtao, Higgins has always been on the side of the control situation, and Yan Bingtao's speed and rhythm obviously do not belong to him, which is why he lost the game. In the game between Robertson and Wilson, although Wilson has always been in the leading side, he has never been able to distance himself from Robertson, which also makes Robertson's good mentality useful. Objectively speaking, Wilson played significantly better in the first six innings, but in the final three innings, his form dropped significantly, and that's the pressure Robertson put on him. In the game between Higgins and Yan Bingtao, Yan Bingtao has always been relatively passive, plus his luck is not very good, and his passivity has been magnified a lot. Objectively speaking, even if Yan Bingtao's luck was better, he would not be able to defeat Higgins. In the game between Robertson and Wilson, it is normal for Wilson to lose the game, after all, the opponent he played against was still very strong. Not to mention that this player also has a good competitive mentality.