This morning, the semifinals of the Welsh Open came to an end, and Gary Wilson, a star born in the 80s, refused to beat Higgins in six consecutive games, breaking the record of 199 strokes and 147 in the history of the Welsh Open, defeating the world champion Higgins with an overall score of 6-4 to advance to the final, double happiness, and then rendezvous with O'Donnell to compete for the championship. In the tense atmosphere of the final, Wakelin still struggled hard, but the gears of fate no longer seemed to favor. With the Wizards eliminated, Wakelin may not have qualified for the Red Envelope at a crucial moment.
Gary Wilson's achievement came a little later, having won back-to-back Scottish Open titles over the past two seasons and his latest world ranking has risen to the top 16. At the Welsh Open, taxi drivers had smooth sailing, encountering the best nemesis of his career, John Higgins, in the semi-finals. After the game, Gary Wilson and Higgins waved goodbye on the lawn off the field, but he didn't leave the court and continued training at home. Gary Wilson has recorded 1-6 in his previous 7 matchups and has also recently experienced 5 consecutive defeats.
In this semi-final, Gary Wilson's outstanding performance was impressive! In the tense matchup in the second game, Gary Wilson's hand felt even better. In the first round, he completed 13 sets of red and black balls, but unfortunately missed the 14th red ball and failed to score a perfect score. In the second round, the taxi driver finally fulfilled his dream, and he stopped his opponent with a 147-point shot to unlock his 5th shot, 199th shot in the history of the first gram, and 10th 147 of the season, making a whole new history.
In the first six innings of the match, Gary Wilson snatched match point with a score of 5-1, which put Higgins in a desperate situation, and he scored 78, 69 and 66 points in a row to chase the score to 4-5. In the 10th game, the famous player born in the 80s rejected the challenge of Ye Chang Mengduo, won with a single shot of 73 points, and ended the battle with a score of 6-4. When they complete the perfect score, they will receive the highest score prize, and the revenge buster will advance to the finals for a double happiness.
On the night of February 18, Gary Wilson faced O'Donnell in their title showdown, with O'Donnell beating Slesser 6-5 in the semifinals to become the first player in the ranking final. Gary Wilson won the first game, and the atmosphere in the court was tense. As a result, the Welsh Open is destined for a new title, and once O'Donnell wins the title, he will overtake Wakelin at a crucial moment to move into the single-season top 16 and take the Players Championship spot. For now, Wakelin can only silently pray that Gary Wilson can defeat O'Donnell. Wakelin had no choice but to pray that Gary Wilson would win the match, or he would be a mere spectator in the red packet tournament and miss out on the minimum £10,000 prize money.