“Rocket” O’Sullivan Collapses in World Table Tennis Championships Semi-Finals: From a Lead of 10:6 to a Loss of 10:13!

2023-04-27 04:22:18

(Picture: WST)

[Sports News]From a lead of 10:6 to a loss of 10:13! “Rocket” O’Sullivan (Ronnie O’Sullivan) collapsed in the third stage of the semi-finals of the World Table Tennis Championships “falling off a cliff”. He lost 7 games in a row, lost to Belgian player Luca Brecel, and was eliminated in the top 8. Failed to defend the title, and the dream of hitting eight crowns fell through. As for the 20-year-old Chinese rising star Si Jiahui, who made his way to the semi-finals for the first time at the Crucible Hall, the remaining two top 4 seats will be divided between Mark Selby and Mark Allen.

O'Suliyun (back) was reversed by Bissel (front).  (Picture: WST)

O’Suliyun (back) was reversed by Bissel (front). (Picture: WST)

Bissel (Pic: WST)

Bissel (Pic: WST)

Although the 47-year-old O’Sulliyun “eat ginkgo” in this season’s ranking competition, the “Rocket” who won multiple invitational championships at the beginning of the season is still regarded as the biggest favorite to win this year’s World Championships. Determined to break the seven-time record of “Snooker King” Stephen Hendry, he defeated China’s Pang Junxu 10:7 and Iran’s Hossein Vafaei 13:2 in the first two rounds. Facing the 10th-ranked Bissel in the top 8, O’Suliyun was still in full shape in the first two stages, hitting 7 50+ and 1 “breaking hundred”, leading 10:6.

Seeing that the promotion was in sight, “Rocket” was defeated in the third stage unexpectedly. In the 17th game, the two sides competed fiercely, and O’Suliyun lost 41:60 and was defeated instantly. On the other hand, Bisur’s state soared rapidly. After “Performing Hundreds” at 112 degrees, he hit 5 consecutive sticks of 50+, which made “Rocket” lose 7 rounds in a row. Among them, he only scored 1 degree in the last 3 rounds, and the total number of rounds was 10. : 13 “Turning victory into defeat”, missed the top 4 and hit the unprecedented record of “eight crowns”.

O'Sulli Cloud (Photo: WST)

O’Sulli Cloud (Photo: WST)

(Picture: WST)

(Picture: WST)

After the game, O’Sulliyun praised Bisur for his talent. He is an amazingly talented player, and he surrendered early: “I have no power to fight back, but you still have to play. He (Bisul) Playing unbelievably, I just didn’t play well enough to have any impact on the fight. If it was a boxing match, they would have stopped it early on. In the Crucible, there is always someone at some point Catch up with you and eventually drive you away. Bissell is a very good player and has the ability to go far in the World Championships. I hope he can stick to his own way to win until the last moment.”

Si Weihui (Photo: WST)

Si Weihui (Photo: WST)

Shabby (right) eliminated Higgins (left).  (Picture: WST)

Shabby (right) eliminated Higgins (left). (Picture: WST)

After Bissel advances to the top four, he will compete with China’s Si Jiahui for the final seat. The 20-year-old Si Jiahui beat Scotland’s Anthony McGill 13:12 and became the youngest world champion following O’Suliyun in 1996 4 strong members. As for the contest between the two “Quadruple Champions”, Sabie eliminated “Wizard” Higgins 13:7, and joined Allen in the semifinals. The latter beat Jak Jones 13:10.

Allen (Photo: WST)

Allen (Photo: WST)

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