A new season of sports
On March 6, Beijing time, the 2024 Riyadh Carnival Season Masters ended the second day of competition, and the top four were officially born. In the most eye-catching game, O'Sullivan was in hot form, hitting three consecutive shots to break 100, and finally scored 82 points to sweep Higgins 4-0, who scored a total of 4 points, which can be described as a miserable defeat. In addition to Higgins, there are also world champions such as Shaun Murphy and Mark Selby who are out of the fight.
The focus of the 1 4 finals is undoubtedly O'Sullivan vs. Higgins, this famous strong dialogue turned into a one-sided, O'Sullivan showed the ultimate state, in the first three games in a row played a single stroke 135 points, 129 points, 102 points, he quickly decided, in the fourth game played a single stroke 82 points, strong lock in the victory, swept the old opponent Higgins 4-0, advanced to the semifinals. For Higgins, it was a fiasco, as he scored a total of four points in four games and was not even scored a goal throughout the game.
O'Sullivan will face Trump in the semifinals, who will face Shaun Murphy in the 1 4 finals, which is also quite a good match. Shaun Murphy quickly found his senses and scored 126 and 121 points in a row to take a 2-0 lead. Trump then chased it to 2-2, and Shaun Murphy got the match point with a single stroke of 82 points. However, in the sixth game, Shaun Murphy scored 58 points with a single stroke, and there was a mistake at the critical moment, Trump cleared the table and reversed, and returned 58 points with a single stroke to drag the game into the deciding game. In the final tiebreaker, Trump seized the opportunity to reverse Shaun Murphy 4-3 and advanced to the semifinals.
In addition, Mark Allen won three games in a row after falling behind 1-3 to reverse Mark Selby 4-3. Mark Allen, who advanced to the semifinals, will face Luca Brecel in the semi-finals, who shot two 50+ shots to eliminate Ali Carter 4-1 and easily secure a place in the semifinals. So far, the top four of this competition have all been born, and the two semifinals are Mark Allen vs Luca Brecel and O'Sullivan vs Trump.
The three world champions Higgins, Mark Selby, and Shaun Murphy were out on this match day, among which Mark Selby and Shaun Murphy were all out of the Saudi Arabian fight, and both of them were reversed by their opponents by leading two games, which is a pity. The next third matchday will start with the semi-finals, which will still be 7 rounds and 4 wins, followed by the finals, and the final will be 9 rounds and 5 wins, good luck to all the players!