The 2024 ** German Masters ushered in the final battle tonight, Si Jiahui against Trump. The final has 19 rounds and 10 wins, at 9 p.m. Beijing time, and the first stage of the final will start; At 3 a.m. the next day, the second stage of the competition continued.
In last night's semifinals, Si Jiahui hit 5 consecutive whips at the beginning of 0-2 behind, continuing his very good form. Especially at the critical moment of the game, Si Jiahui showed a calm side, both offensive and defensive, not impatient or impatient, and he was really impressed. In the end, he defeated Wilson 6-3 and reached the final of the ranking tournament for the first time, when he was not yet 22 years old.
In the match with Black Mark Reggie, Trump's performance was mediocre, with a lot of mistakes, the long platform was inaccurate, and he only had 3 strokes of 50+ in the whole game, and his state declined significantly. However, the opponent Craigie was far from playing the level of a big dark horse, lacked self-confidence, made frequent low-level mistakes, and luckily stood on Xiaote's side, and finally lost 2-6. It was Craigie's first semi-final and he needed more experience as he was nervous and uncomfortable.
Regarding the prospect of the finals, I am especially looking forward to what kind of performance Si Jiahui can play, if he can play normally, there is still a chance against Xiaote. Although all of the previous 4 meetings were lost, they were all short-game games. Lost 4-0 in the third round of the 2019 Northern Ireland Open, 2-4 in the first round of the 2021 Welsh Open, 2-4 in the 3rd round of the 2023 Welsh Open and 1-4 in the 2022 British Open.
So psychologically, Xiaote has a great advantage, and Si Jiahui has even publicly expressed his fear of competing with Xiaote before. So we hope that Si Jiahui can become more and more courageous and give Xiaote enough pressure, otherwise he really has little chance of winning. Fans who are familiar with Xiaote know that he plays without pressure and is basically invincible. Especially since the beginning of this season, Xiaote is in full swing, and as he himself said, it is difficult for the opponent to win me if there is nothing special.
Tonight's final is the first time that Si Jiahui and Xiaote have met in a long-game game, and I wish Si Jiahui a good performance. As long as you play at the level you deserve, even if you lose, you should have no regrets. After all, objectively speaking, the current Si Jiahui and Xiaote are not at the same level as each other. Wait and see, wait and see.