On November 14, 2022, Snooker British Championship continued, the world's first victory, O'Sullivan 26-2 eliminated Matthew Stevens , and won a big victory to advance to the top 16. Judging from his performance in the first game, O'Sullivan was very serious this time and did his best.
O Sullivan ranks first in the world. He is a legendary player of snooker . This year he won the 7th World Championship championship and the 39th ranking championship. His results are very stable. After the new season begins, O Sullivan lost to Usenbach and others and was eliminated many times, but he still won the championship of two invitational tournaments. In the English Championship O Sullivan is also the only seven championship champion, and he is expected to create history again this time.
opponent is Matthew Stevens, who ranks 60th. Although there is a gap between his competitive state and his peak period, Matthew Stevens' strength cannot be underestimated. He once won the British Championship and Masters championship, and the runner-up in the World Championships. His performance in the three major competitions is relatively stable. Next, Matthew Stevens needs to solve the problem of relegation. If he doesn't play well, he may lose his professional qualification.
Both sides faced each other 24 career matches, O'Sullivan has an absolute advantage in 18 wins, Matthew Stevens has only won six games, and there is a gap in overall strength. Even if O'Sullivan is not in the best state, there is no problem to eliminate Matthew Stevens. In fact, Matthew Stevens has the possibility of defeating the seed player, but his luck is too bad, and he draws the strongest O'Sullivan, but he loses suspense.
game adopts a 6-win system in 11 games. In the first game, O'Sullivan scored 81 points and took the lead first. In the second game, O'Sullivan scored 35 points and interrupted the attack. Matthew Stevens took action many times and won a game 65-35. In the third game, Matthew Stevens scored a red ball, but failed to continue the connection. O'Sullivan scored a single shot of 94 points and returned to the top. In the fourth game, O'Sullivan scored 107 points in a single shot, leading 3-1.
Although it is not in the best state, O'Sullivan has a high success rate on the long stage, and there are not many simple mistakes. He can win a single shot. In fact, every time he plays against O'Sullivan, most players are under pressure and it is difficult to perform at their best. After returning from midfield, Matthew Stevens won the battle 57-15 in the fifth game. In the sixth game, O'Sullivan was not willing to be outdone and scored 73 points in a single shot to retaliate.
Next, O'Sullivan took advantage of the situation to chase, completed the super score 68-2, and got the match point first. In the eighth game, O'Sullivan did not give a chance to the opponent, and ended the game with 102 points in a single shot, and finally defeated Matthew Stevens 6-2 and advanced to the top 16 of the British Championship. O'Sullivan averaged only 17.7 seconds. Although some simple mistakes were made, the winning was still very easy and the warm-up effect was achieved.