On the 12th, Shanghai Masters snooker will usher in two major events, one is Ding Junhui against Selby, and the other is “Australian machine” Neil Robertson against “rocket” O’Sullivan.
Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, September 11 (Reporter Zhu Di, Guo Jingdan) on the 11th, the 2018 World Snooker Shanghai Masters competition began the second match day. In a major drama, Ding Junhui, the famous general, staged a good show of reversal. Finally, he defeated Mark Allen at 6:3 and ushered in the “opening the door”.
In the first game, Allen kicked off accidentally and left a chance to attack on the long stage. Ding Junhui decided to get 12 points in a row and gave up the ball because of his mistake. But Allen was in a normal state, and he made a mistake after getting 19 points. Ding Junhui, who got started again, seized the opportunity, with 52 points for a single shot and took the lead at 64:19.
In the second and third games, Ding Junhui’s status fluctuated, or the distant attack failed, or the snooker was fined and then filter. Ding Junhui lost two games in a row. The big score was 1:2 behind.
In the fourth game, Allen, who won a winning streak, was in better condition and felt better at the offensive end. He won the bureau with a single shot of 86 points and entered the half-time break with a 3:1 lead.
When Allen came back from rest, his good feeling in the first half seemed to turn to Ding Junhui. Ding Junhui even pulled four games and got the competition point at 5:3.
In the ninth game, Allen failed to attack on the long stage, but Ding Junhui accidentally hit cue ball and dropped the bag after he got 1 point. The two men then entered the defensive war, but Ding Junhui, who was in a better state, broke the deadlock in the defensive competition and hit a single shot with 75 points to lock the victory. In the end, Ding Junhui defeated Allen at 6:3 with five consecutive wins in the second half and advanced to the quarter-finals.
Ding Junhui’s opponent in the next round will be Selby, the England star, who will win and advance in the match against Chinese teenager Zhou Yuelong. In the game between Selby and Zhou Yuelong, junior Zhou Yuelong was in the best state and played a 3:1 lead in half time. After that, selbilian pulled two games and equalized the big score. Zhou Yuelong stabilized the situation and went to the next two cities to hold the competition point at 5:3. But Selby played very tenacious and successfully dragged the game into the final. In the final match, Selby relied on his strong defensive ability to win 6:5.
On the same day, Barry Hawkins, the world’s seventh England star, played against Stephen Maguire in Pavilion 2. Hawkins finally defeated Maguire 6:3 and also advanced to the top eight. Ryan Dai defeated Chinese player Chang Bingyu 6:2 and will face the “White Wizard” hikins in the quarter-finals.
On the 12th, the Snooker Shanghai Masters will usher in two major events, one is Ding Junhui against Selby, and the other is “Australian machine” Neil Robertson against “rocket” O’Sullivan.