With Allen defeating Selby 6-2, the Snooker Players Championship semifinalists are confirmed: Zhao Xintong's opponent is set.

On February 21st Beijing time, the Snooker Players Championship heated up. In the final highlight match, two fierce competitors born in the 1980s, Selby and Mark Allen, clashed. The match turned one-sided as Mark Allen stormed through, overwhelmingly beating Selby 6-2 to secure a strong spot in the semifinals. The semifinal lineup is now set, featuring China's last hope, Zhao Xintong!

Selby, a fierce player from the 1980s, is renowned for his exceptional defensive skills, considered one of the best in snooker. Currently ranked sixth in the world, he has had a strong season with several titles. In the first round, he defeated the younger Lisowski 6-3. Mark Allen, also a strong contender ranked tenth globally, has adopted a somewhat slower playing style. He beat China's rising star Wu Yize 6-3 in the first round. With both advancing to the quarterfinals, their showdown for a semifinal spot was highly anticipated, leaving fans eager to see who would claim the final ticket to the last four!

After the match started, Selby was slow to find his rhythm and struggled, losing five frames in a row and falling into a desperate situation. In contrast, Mark Allen played flawlessly. Later, Selby launched a fierce comeback, winning two consecutive frames to narrow the gap to 2-5. The eighth frame featured an intense marathon defensive battle between the two, which was thrilling to watch. However, Mark Allen held firm and narrowly won that frame, ultimately defeating Selby 6-2 and clinching the last spot in the semifinals!

With this, the semifinalists are all decided. The semifinal matchups are as follows: the stable and powerful "Three Giants" of '75, Higgins, will face the top player of the 1980s, the near-god Trump, in what promises to be an epic clash. Meanwhile, Chinese star Zhao Xintong will take on the fierce 1980s player Mark Allen. If Zhao performs normally, his chances of reaching the final are very high. Let’s wait and see!

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