On October 18, 2022, the Northern Ireland Open snooker tournament ended with a quality match, with world champion Higgins saving match points in seven games to finally eliminate Jackson 4-3. Peach. In the deciding game Higgins withstood the pressure and blasted a single break to clear the table directly. Higgins was 0-64 down in the sixth game to complete the comeback. Jackson Page Pecce still has a lot to learn from Uncle Ma.
Higgins, ranked No. 5 in the world, has won the ranking tournament 31 times in his career, he is a legendary snooker player and has become the idol of many professional players, along with O'Sullivan and Mark Williams. He is a legendary snooker player and has become the idol of many professional players. However, Higgins' style is different, better at rounding up the ball and simplifying complex situations. Just last season Higgins was very unfortunate, losing many finals and finishing as runner-up.
In last year's Northern Ireland Open, Higgins missed the match point and lost to Mark Allen. After the new season, Higgins' overall performance was average, losing to Chinese youngster Yuan Sijun in the British Open, which was a big upset. As he grows older, Higgins also finds it difficult to stay focused, and his clinical play is more volatile and prone to blowouts, but he is always the favorite to win the title.
The opponent is 65th ranked Jackson. Perch, who is a disciple of Mark Williams. Jackson Page is a disciple of Mark Williams, who had a great performance in this year's World Championships and impressed many fans. Jackson Page's style is very similar to Uncle Ma's, with good accuracy and strong continuous scoring ability, and this time he challenged the experienced Higgins, both of them played at their peak level, and finally Higgins won the match and got the top 32 seat.
After the match started, Higgins scored a single 91 in the first game, and Jackson Paige was not to be outdone in the second game. Higgins took the opportunity to take the lead in the third game with a single shot of 84, and Jackson Page took the lead in the fourth game with a single shot of 65. Jackson Paige hit a single 65 to get back into the game, and the first four games ended with both sides winning with a single shot, depending on who took the lead, Higgins was in a bitter battle.
Jackson Paige came back in the fifth game with a single 65. Jackson Paige took advantage of the situation and hit a single 65 to get the first match point, and Jackson Paige hit a single 64 in the sixth game. Higgins resisted the pressure and hit a single 69 to clear the table, completing the reversal with 69-64. Higgins didn't give Jackson Page too many chances and ended the game with a single 124, finally eliminating Jackson Page 4-3. Perch advanced with difficulty.
At the same time, Hawkins blasted a single 106 and 61 points to sweep Heathcote 4-0. Tom Ford scored a single 70 to beat Scott Donaldson 4-0. Donaldson, Hawkins vs. Hawkins played Michael White for the top 16 seat, and his opponent won 4-3 against Ding Junhui.