O'Sullivan reached the semifinals of the 2025 World Snooker Championship, just two steps away from a record 8 crowns

On April 30, local time, the 2025 Snooker World Championship ended with 4 quarter-final matches. Among them, seven-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated China's Si Jiahui 13-9 to advance to the semi-finals, two steps away from realizing his dream of a record-breaking eighth world championship title in modern history.

O'Sullivan, who defeated Si Jiahui 13-9, advanced to the semifinals of the 2025 World Championships

In Wednesday morning's game, the 49-year-old British ace led 10-6, and O'Sullivan lost three of the first four games of the evening, and Si Jiahui chased the game to 9-11. However, a long-range offense paved the way for "The Rocket" to win the 22nd game between the two, and then he sealed the win with a 74 points in a single stroke. So far, this World Championships has defeated Ali Carter 10-4, eliminated Pang Junxu 13-4, and defeated Si Jiahui 13-9 O'Sullivan to advance to the semifinals.

O'Sullivan has won a record 41 ranking tournaments in his illustrious career, and now he will face former British Championship champion Zhao Xintong at this World Championships. It is worth mentioning that O'Sullivan has won 2 players from China in a row in this World Championships, and if he can defeat Zhao Xintong, he will step on the shoulders of Chinese players to reach the final. However, if Zhao Xintong, who is in good shape, can carry out the attack to the end, he will also have a chance to cause an upset.

Zhao Xintong became the fourth Chinese player to reach the semifinals of Crucible after Fu Jiajun, Ding Junhui and Si Jiahui.

O'Sullivan told BBC Sport after the game that he was not happy with his performance in this round, "I'm just sharpening it. I've done some work at my own pace today and I might have to try to get a new club tip, ring because it feels terrible. Because the club felt terrible and I played badly, it was the worst situation that came into it as a snooker. But I don't think I'm going to get any worse. ”

Mark Williams withstood the pressure and cleared the table to win the game, and finally eliminated Higgins 13-12 to advance to the semifinals

World No. 1 Judd Trump, meanwhile, set a record for 100 single-stroke breaks in a single season in another match, beating Luca Bresel 13-8 to meet three-time champion Mark Williams in the semifinals. The 49-year-old Welsh star Mark Williams made it to the semi-finals with a 13-12 victory over old rival John Higgins in a tiebreaker at the Crucible Theatre.