**The semi-finals of the Croatian-British Championships were produced, Chinese player Zhou Yuelong regretted defeat, Zhang Anda regretted his exit, and Ding Junhui became the last hope. The 2023 ** Croatia British Championship 1 4 finals have come to an end, but unfortunately, two Chinese players have been regrettably eliminated one after another. Zhou Yuelong faced the world's No. 1 O'Sullivan and lost 5-6;Zhang Anda played against Iran's Wafi and lost 4-6. At present, the top four of the British Championship have been produced, O'Sullivan and Wafei, and the only hope for China is Ding Junhui. O'Sullivan has performed well this season, and Zhou Yuelong successfully advanced to the main draw in the qualifying round, defeating Neil Robertson and Higgins in succession, showing good form.
But O'Sullivan has an absolute advantage in past encounters. In the British Championships, O'Sullivan even defeated Zhou Yuelong 6-0 twice. After the start of the game, O'Sullivan quickly entered the state, scored 125 points and 68 points in a row, won 3 games in a row, and led the total score 3-0. In the second half, O'Sullivan once again performed well and extended the lead to 4-1. Under huge pressure, Zhou Yuelong won 4 games in a row, overtook with a total score of 5-4, and took the lead in getting the match point. However, O'Sullivan then found his touch, and won two games in a row with 77 points and 122 points in a single stroke, and completed the stunner with a total score of 6-5.
The game can be described as twists and turns, and O'Sullivan was like a rainbow in the first three games, which once made people think that he would sweep Zhou Yuelong 6-0 again. Then Zhou Yuelong launched a counterattack, overtook 5-4 and got the match point, but O'Sullivan finally won the game. Although Zhou Yuelong missed the upset, it was good to be able to push O'Sullivan into a corner. Another Chinese player, Zhang Anda, also suffered a hard-fought battle, but finally lost 6-4 to Wafei and unfortunately went out. At this time, Ding Junhui became China's last hope. He will need to go all out for a place in the Final Four against Mark Williams. Wafei has already reached the semi-finals, which means that Ding Junhui also needs to do his best to reach the semi-finals, otherwise he will fall out of the world's top 16 rankings again.
It's going to be an uphill battle. Looking forward to Ding Junhui bringing good news to Chinese fans. This article is the original of Xiao Lizi, please do not plagiarize or carry.