Beijing time on November 7 news, the first semi-final of the 2021 Snooker English Open, the champion favorite "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan, against the old rival of "Seven-Five-Three Jie" "Wizard" John Higgins. In this campaign, although O'Sullivan lost 5-6, in the first six sets, he played a high-quality single shot, which was still amazing.
In this England Open, O'Sullivan and Higgins signed up to participate, and they also used excellent performance to once again let people see the domineering spirit of the king of "Seven Five Three Jie" - although he is 46 years old, the years do not seem to have too much residence on them, the two will pass all the way to the top 8 and meet in the semifinals.
O'Sullivan is currently ranked third in the world and Higgins is ranked 6th in the world. The two old rivals have met a total of 68 times over the years, with the two sides 37-31, with O'Sullivan slightly dominant. In this competition, from the state point of view, O'Sullivan undoubtedly seems to be back to the peak, 5 rounds before this game, played 7 to break the hundred, and had 10 clean sheets against opponents.
In the previous quarter-finals, O'Sullivan beat Lucas Brechel 5-1, and Higgins eliminated yan Bingtao, the strongest after 80, 5-3. Coming to this semifinal, O'Sullivan showed a good offensive feel from the beginning, and in the first set, the "Rockets" scored a single shot of 75 points, winning the first set 75-26 and winning the opening red 1-0.
In the next two sets, Higgins returned a 104-pointer and a 54-pointer to win 2-1. O'Sullivan then scored another 50 points to equalize 2-2. In the fifth set, O'Sullivan scored 65 points to win another set 74-1. In the sixth set, O'Sullivan blasted a single shot of 108 points, 113-0 clean sheet Higgins, 4-2 to extend the lead.
Overall, O'Sullivan's performance in these sets has brought himself to full advantage of his excellent state in this game. One shot broke 130+ and had a clean sheet. This is O'Sullivan, crazy, crazy!