Beijing time on January 14 news, the 2021 snooker masters continued the first round of competition, Chinese player Ding Junhui did not grasp the 3-0, 5-3 good situation, the ninth game missed the opportunity to win, playing Throw a red ball that is not difficult, and finally lost three games in a row, lost to O'Sullivan 5-6, suffered a four-game losing streak against the Rockets, missed the quarterfinals. The
Snooker Masters has been held since 1975. O'Sullivan is the best player in this event. He has reached the finals 13 times and achieved 7 championships and 6 sub-awards. In 1995, in the golden age when Hendry ruled snooker, O'Sullivan made it to the Masters final for the first time. He defeated Higgins 9-3 to win the championship. This was also the last time the Masters. Nine wins in 17 rounds.
After three runner-ups in 1996, 1997 and 2004, O'Sullivan reached the top again in 2005, and this time he still defeated Higgins. In addition, O'Sullivan also won the championship in 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016, and 2017. The last time the Rockets made it to the final was in 2019, when he lost 4-10 to Trump and finished runner-up.
Ding Junhui entered the finals of the Masters twice. In 2007, he lost to O'Sullivan and won the runner-up. After the game, O'Sullivan comforted Ding Junhui and became one of the classic moments of the Masters. In the 2011 Masters, Xiaohui defeated Hong Kong star Fu Jiajun and won the championship for the first time. Entering 2021, Ding Junhui did not sign up for the Champions League, and the Masters was his first event.
Ding Junhui and O'Sullivan are very familiar with each other. Xiaohui is at a disadvantage in the match record. The last time he beat the Rockets was the 2019 British Championship . Last year's World Championships, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Ding Junhui lost consecutive defeats, but in the World Championships and Scotland to create a lot of trouble for O'Sullivan, once saw the hope of victory, but ultimately regretted losing. In this campaign, the two met again, Ding Junhui wanted to calm down and fight his opponent. In the first game of
, neither of them had a good chance at the start. After Ding Junhui scored 21 points, he switched to defense. O'Sullivan tried to explode the red ball, but the angle was not good. He did not take the risk of attacking. Ding Junhui started again. K opened Tieku's red ball and scored 83 points in a single shot. O'Sullivan continued to practice to find the touch, but Ding Junhui still took the lead with 104-32.
During the break between innings, there was an episode on the court. O'Sullivan's vest on the right side of the chest advertisement fell off, and the staff sewed him on the spot. In the second game, both sides started mainly defensively. O'Sullivan still had a bad feel. After a short time stalemate, Ding Junhui passed a shot of flip bag and played with defense. After 75 points on a single shot, he was 75- 2 Another city. In the third game of
, although Ding Junhui encountered some troubles at the beginning, he adjusted quickly and scored 73 points on a single stroke to make another move. In the fourth game, O'Sullivan woke up like a dream, and finally found the rhythm. He turned on his firepower and hit a single-stroke score of 103 points, rewriting the game points to 1-3. Z3z
came back from the intermission. O'Sullivan scored 60 points and chased another game with 66-8. In the sixth game, Ding Junhui successfully broke the 100, with 129 points to stabilize the position, and the game led 4-2. In this round, Ding Junhui performed two left-handed shots and successfully scored. In the seventh game of
, Ding Junhui didn't score a thin ball in the pocket. O'Sullivan played a fantastic K ball, which completely opened up the situation and scored 100 points in a single shot. This was his second time to break the 100 in this game. Not to be outdone, Ding Junhui scored 128 points in the eighth game and won the match point 5-3. There were ups and downs on both sides in the ninth game. Ding Junhui failed to grasp the lead. The long platform did not score the undifficult red ball. O'Sullivan scored the last two red balls and all the colored balls and pulled 66-48. Back to a city. In the tenth game of
, O'Sullivan scored 85 points on a single stroke, saved two consecutive match points and tied the game points. In the deciding game, O'Sullivan continued to take the initiative on the court, and after successfully winning three games in a row, he reversed Ding Junhui 6-5 and advanced to the quarterfinals.
