Best of: 11
Ref.: Michaela Tabb
John Higgins – Judd Trump 6 – 4, 1 – 0 🙂
Das war eine unterhaltsames Match mit einem aus meiner Sicht nicht nötigen Spannungsmoment.
John wie immer lies seinem Gegener Judd trump im ersten Frame den vortritt. Danach drehte der Schotte vor seinem heimioschn Publikum auf und gewann vier Frames in folge mit vier Breaks von 51, 65, 85 und 78 Punkten. Damit ging er mit 4 – 1 im Führung. Anstadt das John jetzt die nächsten beiden Frames holte und somit relativ einfach ins Fianl morgen einzog, verstrickte er sich in Fehler die Judd hauptsächlich zu Breaks von 79 und 80 Punkten nutze um auszugleichen. Die Fraes 9 un 10 gingen mit breaks von 61 und 83 Punkten an John Higgins, der da mal wieder bewies das er unter Druck sein bestes Snooker spielen kann. Somit zieht John in sein 50. Finale ein, in dem er morgen auf Ryan Day treffen wird, der Alli Cater mit 6 – 5 bezwang.
Framescores:
46 – 71, 63 (51) – 11, 86 (65) – 11, 85 (85) – 0, 82 (78) – 1, 0 – (79) 88, 28 – 64,
0 – 80 (80), 95 (61) – 0, 83 (83) – 0
John’s Kommentar zum Match:
„It was great to finish it off like that, it was like the finish to the Ding match last night. It gave me the confidence going into the last few frames.
At 4-1 Judd was struggling and I could have gone on to win comfortably. But he can pot them off the lamp shades, he just needs to get used to the TV conditions but he could be a very good player. It would be great, I’d dearly love to win it here in Glasgow. When it went 4-4 you could see them trying to spur me on.“
WSA – Blog:
It was an eventful night at the hotel where most of the players and officials are staying, as the fire alarm went off at 1.30am and again at 8am. The likes of Ryan Day, Judd Trump, Steve Davis (cue in hand), John Parrott, Ali Carter and Ronnie O’Sullivan all stood outside the hotel, teeth chattering in the cold, until the all clear was given. The only player left in the tournament who was absent was of course John Higgins, who lives in nearby Wishaw.
Higgins is bound to be considered favourite to beat Trump today, such is his matchplay quality and wealth of experience. It’s unchartered territory for Trump, indeed he’d never previously been to the last 16 of a ranking event. However, Trump may be inspired by Ricky Walden’s victory at the Roewe Shanghai Masters, which showed that inexperienced players don’t always buckle under the pressure of the big occasion. He may also note Higgins‘ surprising defeat to Dave Harold in the semis of the Northern Ireland Trophy.Higgins is playing in his 45th ranking event semi-final. He is aiming to win a ranking tournament in Scotland for the first time.
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