Sohu Sports News Beijing time on the evening of December 11, the 2021/2022 season Snooker Scottish Open continued, the semi-finals took the lead in the end of a battle of Mount Tianwang, the local superstar “Wizard” Higgins demonstrated the reign of terror, completed 1 He broke 100 3 shots and 70+, with a total score of 6-1, “Rocket” O’Sullivan, won three consecutive victories against the latter, and entered the finals for the fourth time in all competitions this season.
“The Witcher” Higgins has maintained an excellent form in the last two seasons, but his energy has declined as he grows older, and he has often smashed in the long-game finals and won an embarrassing three consecutive World Championships. With the improvement of technical actions last season, Higgins ushered in a rebound in the player’s game and broke the championship drought. This season, Higgins continued to maintain an excellent state, but once again fell into the final spell, North Ireland, England and the championship. Lost three finals successively. Higgins, who played at home in Scotland, was in excellent condition, winning streaks of Sancam, Ryan Day, Gould and Gilbert into the semifinals.
In the semi-finals, Higgins ushered in his old rival “Rocket” O’Sullivan. The latter won the 6th World Championship in 2020. Last season, he suffered five consecutive ranking matches. This season has not performed well so far, and it has just ended. The quarterfinals of the British Championships lost to Wilson. After O’Sullivan had a zero goal against George U in the first round of the Scottish game in this station, he won three consecutive games to a thrilling victory in the decisive game, eliminating Liang Wenbo, Jones and Li Xing to enter the semi-finals. The two have played against each other in 74 games before. O’Sullivan has 38 wins, 3 draws and 33 losses. O’Sullivan has a slight advantage. This season, the two played against Higgins in England’s semi-finals 6-5 lore, and won a championship in the quarter-finals. 6-1 victory. If Higgins wins this game, it will be the fourth personal final of the season, and will also be in the final of Scotland again after winning in 2016. O’Sullivan’s victory will be the first final of the season and will be the final of Scotland for two consecutive years.
In the first game, Higgins quickly entered the stage at the beginning, through a long table to get on the mobile phone meeting, and made a mistake after scoring 36 points in a row. O’Sullivan didn’t feel good in the safety ball competition. The safety ball was not in place. Higgins once again hit a single shot with 76 points to take the 1-0 lead in this round.
In the second game, Higgins scored 22 consecutive points for the opening stage. O’Sullivan was in poor condition and scored the red goal and failed to place the color ball. It was still a fast-paced safety ball competition. Into the red ball directly out of the bottom pocket, O’Sullivan had an excellent opportunity to encircle the ball and scored 7 points. An offensive error occurred in the second half. Higgins laughed at the game and won the game with a 71-8 over-point, and the total score came to 2-0. Lead.
In the 3rd inning, O’Sullivan started looking for a mobile phone meeting on the long platform, and got the chance to lay the ball with one shot. However, after scoring 8 points in a row, he simply pushed the red ball in the pocket and made a mistake. The simple situation once again came to Higgins. Here, the Wizard then hit the ball with a single shot of 125 points and broke 100, with a total score of 3-0 to continue to expand his advantage.
In the 4th game, Higgins still maintained a precise platform, taking the lead in completing a one-shot fight and then accurately placing a black ball into the game. Higgins had a chance to secure the victory with one shot, which was rare after scoring 44 points in a single shot. There was a mistake in putting the ball in the pocket. O’Sullivan finally ushered in the opportunity of a simple situation, this shot hit a single 86 points to win a round, the total score tied 1-3 behind to continue to retain the suspense of the game.
After a 15-minute break, Higgins made a mistake and missed the chance to get the bag in the key 5th game. O’Sullivan simply pushed the ball and failed to score again. Higgins then scored 42 points on the ball and received it. Push down the offensive target’s red ball’s travel route and hit the red ball and failed to score. O’Sullivan’s defensive rhythm couldn’t keep up with the opponent, and the sinking defense directly leaked the opportunity of the bag. Higgins pushed the red ball from a small angle and took it again. After that, he scored a bit of overs and took the game. The total score of 4-1 once again held the advantage of three games. .
In the 6th inning, O’Sullivan’s concentration dropped significantly. In the opening stage, there was a mistake in the safety ball contention. The goal ball hit a red ball into the pocket. Higgins then scored a wonderful long shot, the cue ball. After going around the ball, Higgins accurately called the black ball in the bottom pocket, and Higgins scored a high score of 74 in a single shot, and won another game with a total score of 5-1 to the match point.
In the 7th game, Higgins attacked more easily with multiple match points. In this game, he directly scored an ultra-long attack in the opening stage, and then hit the top pocket green ball after the transition and began to attack around the black ball. Higgins scored 98 points on a single stroke. O’Sullivan didn’t score a point for three consecutive games. Higgins swept the Rockets 6-1 and scored a three-game winning streak against the latter and advanced to the Scotland final. .Return to Sohu to see more
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