On November 7, 2021, the snooker England Open produced the first final seat, Higgins fell behind 3-5 to win three consecutive sets, 6-5 turn O'Sullivan to advance to the final, this is Higgins after the Northern Ireland Open to advance to the final, impacting the 32nd ranking championship of his career, O'Sullivan is very unfortunate, the good situation suddenly lost form, and finally lost to Higgins was eliminated.
O'Sullivan is ranked No. 3 in the world, 37 times in his career, including six World Championship titles, five times last season, all lost and finished runners-up, and the results in the new season are not ideal, until this Time England Open finds his form, many fans are looking forward to O'Sullivan's next performance, hoping that he can make a breakthrough to create a new record.
Higgins is ranked 6th in the world and has won 31 ranking titles in his career, including four World Championship titles, and just this year's Players Championship, Higgins swept O'Sullivan to win the title, and in the new season, Higgins reached the final of the Northern Ireland Open, losing to Mark. Allen won the runner-up, this Time England Open, Higgins won Ding Junhui and Yan Bingtao, and his state was relatively stable.
Every time O'Sullivan and Higgins play, it will be the focus of attention of outside fans, the two sides have met 72 times in their careers, O'Sullivan has a slight advantage, but Higgins is not afraid of O'Sullivan at all, has won many times in the big game, the most recent meeting is this year's tour championship, O'Sullivan eliminated Higgins 10-8, and four years ago the England Open O'Sullivan narrowly beat Higgins 4-3.
Higgins scored 24 points in the first set and made a mistake, O'Sullivan played a single 75 points to take the lead, in the second set O'Sullivan scored 24 points to interrupt the attack, Higgins blasted out a single shot 104 points to return to color, in the third set Higgins took the initiative through high-quality defense, played a single 54 points 91-4 to win another set, O'Sullivan was not willing to show weakness, played a single 50 points 67-7 equalized, equal.
Back at halftime, Higgins scored a red ball, but could not continue to connect the offense, O'Sullivan started to shoot a single 69 points 74-1 to take the lead, in the sixth set O'Sullivan blasted a single 108 points to extend the lead, Higgins did not want to show weakness in return for a single shot 76 points, O'Sullivan blasted a single shot 103 points 5-3 to take the lead to get the match point, Higgins backwater, played a single 63 points to save a match point.
Then O'Sullivan suddenly dropped the line, mistakes continue to send opportunities, Higgins won the fight 55-47, 63-41, won two consecutive sets 6-5 reversal, eliminated O'Sullivan to advance to the final, and then will impact the 32nd ranking championship of his career, so stay tuned.