Late on December 17, Beijing time, Bingham 5-1 Maguire, O'Sullivan 5-2 Gemmy Robertson, Snooker World Grand Prix Round of 4 was born, 2 group semi-finals were released: 4 world champions gathered, 2 peak showdowns, Selby Neal Robertson, O'Sullivan Bingham.
In 2015, Bingham won the World Championships, becoming the oldest player in history to win the world championship for the first time. At present, Bingham is ranked 13th in the world, and in this campaign, Bingham's opponent Maguire is ranked 11th in the world, which is a master duel between the top 16.
Unexpectedly, this showdown between the masters was completely one-sided, and Bingham single-shot 53 points, 70-7 to win the first set. In the second set, Bingham even exploded with 105 points to win.
In the third set, Bingham scored another 95 points to win. In the first three innings, Maguire only scored 7 points in the first set, and the second and third sets were 0 points, which was very miserable! In the fourth set, Maguire scored just eight more points, Bingham won 73-8, and the General Bureau took a 4-0 lead and took full match points.
Back at halftime, Maguire blasted a one-shot 139-pointer in the fifth inning to win, and Bingham won the sixth set 5-1.
Another quarter-final at the same time, rocket O'Sullivan played against black horse Jimmy Robertson.
In the first set, O'Sullivan took the lead 77-8. In the second set, Jimmy Robertson scored a 70-point win. In the third set, O'Sullivan won 70-0. In the fourth inning, Jimmy Robertson scored a single shot to break 1006 points. The first four sets were drawn 2-2. In the fifth set, O'Sullivan scored 80 points to win. In the sixth set, O'Sullivan blasted a single shot to break 112 points to win! In the seventh set, Jimmy Robertson scored into the far post but the mother ball fell into the bag, O'Sullivan seized the opportunity to win by 68 points, and the General Manager was 5-2 to advance.