In the early morning of March 6, Beijing time, in the 2024 Riyadh Carnival Season Masters, with the two-time World Championship runner-up Ali Carter losing 1-4, another top 4 player was determined, and Brechel who eliminated Ali Carter! At the same time, the first semi-final match was also produced: Mark Allen vs Brecel! In the first 1 4 final match that ended earlier, Mark Allen won three games in a row from 1-3 down and finally defeated Selby 4-3.
This tournament is an invitational tournament, with 10 seeded players + 2 wild card players shortlisted, and the rules of the Golden Ball 167 points, which can be said to be very novel, and the prize money is also very generous. Previously, Ali Carter eliminated the only Chinese player Ding Junhui to advance to the quarterfinals, against Ding Junhui's game, Ali Carter won a very thrilling game, Ding Junhui's cue ball fell into the bag in the tiebreaker, and Ali Carter's promotion had a certain element of luck. Of course, Ali Carter's strength is undoubted, and he has reached the World Championships finals twice, but unfortunately lost to O'Sullivan and was the runner-up. At present, Ali Carter is also ranked 8th in the world, and in this round of 1 4 finals, Ali Carter will face last season's world champion Brecel.
After winning the World Championships last season, Brecel's form has declined very significantly, and his body has gained a lot of weight, but after half a season of adjustment, Brechel has still found some form and improved his results. After the opening game, Brecel took advantage of a multi-shot opportunity to take a 63-34 lead. Ali Carter pulled back a game with a single stroke of 67 points in the second game. In the next game, the situation began to be one-sided, Brecel completely took the initiative, scored 72 points in a single stroke to win the third game, the fourth and fifth games, Ali Carter made undeserved mistakes, Brecel won two more games, and defeated Ali Carter 4-1 to enter the semifinals.
In the first half of the other 1 4 finals, Mark Allen and Selby staged a peak duel between the world's top five, Selby led 3-1 in the first four games and held a number of match points, Mark Allen turned the tables and finally won three games in a row 4-3 reversal to advance, of which the tiebreaker, Mark Allen also caught up with the score when he fell behind significantly, and completed the wonderful reversal of the black ball bag in the final stage!
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