Hong Kong Masters: Neil Robertson downs Mark Williams to reach the semi-finals, could face Ronnie O'Sullivan

07.10.2022 - 13:25 eurosport.com

Neil Robertson booked a place in the Hong Kong Masters semi-final after defeating Mark Williams 5-3 at the Hong Kong Coliseum.

In the opening frames between the two former world champions, Robertson was able to come back from behind twice to tie it 2-2 in the fourth frame, leaving it to be anyone's game.

Ad It was a bizarre start to the fifth frame, with Robertson seemingly getting distracted by shouts in the crowd, making him accidentally feather the cue ball.

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Mark Williams has expanded on his whirlwind trip to Asia for the Hong Kong Masters, saying he was in the city for 11 hours. The Hong Kong Masters was the return of international snooker in Asia following the Covid-19 pandemic, but the schedule was thrown into turmoil when Zhao Xintong was forced to withdraw due to a positive coronavirus test. Ad Williams was summoned from South Wales, and revealed he was blissfully unaware of the situation until receiving a phone call the day before the event was due to take place.

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Stay tuned for live text commentary from 11:45 BST Ecstatic Fu basks in 'impossible' 147 Ad Marco Fu admitted his 147 maximum break at the Hong Kong Masters should have been “impossible” after spending so long in the snooker wilderness. Hong Kong Masters‘Dangerous!’ – Ronnie O’Sullivan drops impressive double14 HOURS AGO The 44-year-old produced a perfect clearance to stun John Higgins in a final-frame decider in their semi-final, setting up a showdown with Ronnie O’Sullivan on Sunday. “I would say this is probably my best moment so far as a professional,” he said.

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Ronnie O’Sullivan staged a remarkable comeback to beat Australian Neil Robertson at the Hong Kong Masters 6-4. Robertson was flying against O'Sullivan, surging into a seemingly impregnable lead, before O'Sullivan roared back into contention. Ad O'Sullivan admitted afterwards that he was all but finished when Robertson was at his best.

Ronnie O’Sullivan produces stunning comeback to beat Neil Robertson at Hong Kong Masters in high quality mach

Ronnie O’Sullivan produced a sensational comeback to beat Neil Robertson 6-4 in the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Masters. O’Sullivan was 4-1 down and was set for a heavy defeat, before he won five frames in a row to reach the final on Sunday. Ad He will play home star Marco Fu after he won a thrilling match against John Higgins with a 147 in the deciding frame earlier on Saturday.