China's Star Triumphs Over 7-Time Champion O'Sullivan, Shi Jiahui Scores 141 in Clash with 'The Rocket'
Beijing time December 29th news, the 2024 Macau Snooker Masters Invitational continues. Seven-time world champion "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan easily defeated this year's world champion "Kurt" Kyren Wilson 5-2. Earlier, Chinese star Shi Jiahui challenged O'Sullivan and lost to his opponent 2-5. This season, Shi Jiahui once defeated O'Sullivan 6-4.
Recently, snooker events have been very dense, and the performance of the Chinese snooker team has also been outstanding, with Ding Junhui, Xiao Guodong, and Lei Peifan winning consecutive titles at the National Championship, Wuhan Open, and Scottish Open.
Compared to the championships of Ding Junhui, Xiao Guodong, and Lei Peifan, world No. 13 Shi Jiahui also won the runner-up at the Wuhan Open. In addition, Shi Jiahui also defeated "Rocket" O'Sullivan 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Saudi Masters not long ago, while Ding Junhui did not win a single game against O'Sullivan in 2024.
Due to his excellent performance in the World Championships over the past two seasons and his good form this season, Shi Jiahui was invited to participate in the 2024 Macau Snooker Masters Invitational to challenge O'Sullivan again.
In the first game, O'Sullivan started by winning the game with an attack, scoring a single shot of 55 points, taking the lead 100-23, 1-0. In the second game, O'Sullivan accurately hit a long-range red ball, scoring another game with a single shot of 104 points, leading 2-0.
In the third game, Shi Jiahui took the lead in scoring, 32-0 before breaking off. In defense, O'Sullivan found an opportunity to get on the table, scoring a single shot of 68 points, reversing the game 38-32, and expanding his lead to 3-0.
A very tough start did not crush his confidence, and in the fourth and fifth games, Shi Jiahui won two games in a row, bringing the score to 2-3. However, this time, O'Sullivan did not give Shi Jiahui another chance to upset him, winning two games in a row in the sixth and seventh games, winning the match with a total score of 5-2. Although Shi Jiahui failed to defeat O'Sullivan again, he still learned a lot from his confrontation with O'Sullivan.