中华时报英国讯（王北方 赵雪湄）在上一轮淘汰了约翰·希金斯(John Higgins)后，世界排名25的周跃龙以6-4的比分击败了杰克·利索夫斯基（Jack Lisowski），挺进半决赛。
22岁的周跃龙来自中国西部的成都，在上个赛季的欧洲大师赛决赛中0-9负于罗伯逊，他希望在周六下午再次相遇时复仇。周跃龙在本届英锦赛上，创造了自己的最好成绩，目前仍在为拿下自己的第一个排名赛冠军而努力。
对于利索夫斯基来说，此赛的结果在大师赛中意义重大，因为本来他已经超过了塔猜亚（Thepchaiya Un-Nooh），世界第15名，如果利索夫斯基赢了周跃龙，他就可以保证下个月在亚历山大宫（Alexandra Palace）的席位，而不是现在必须等待周末的结果。如果周跃龙击败罗伯逊，他将第一次稳居世界前16名。
八进四比赛中，单杆60分帮助利索夫斯基率先拿下第一局，然后周跃龙以一杆69分扳平比分。在第三局比赛中，最后周跃龙将粉球记入袋中，以2-1领先。他在接下来的两场比赛中拿下最高单杆99分，以4-1领先。
接下来的两局双方各下一城。第八局，周有一个非常好的拿下赛点机会，但在打进最后一个红球后，他在31-60的时候错失了黑球。利索夫斯基利用了这一杆拿下这一局，并在接下来的一局中单杆打出55分，以5-4落后。但是，随后周跃龙赢下支离破碎的第十局，比赛就此结束。
“我很高兴，”周跃龙说。“这是一个新的阶段。今天我打得不好。在5比2领先的情况下，我错过了一个很容易赢得比赛的机会。我感受到了压力。
“跟尼尔比赛对我没有好处——在我之前的两次比赛我都输了。但每个人都有自己的第一次，希望这次是我的。我很自信，我相信我能赢。进入决赛可能意味着会有更多的中国斯诺克球迷观看比赛。这对我的家人，我的妈妈，我的教练，我的老师都有好处。这对我来说是一个很大的奖励。”
Having knocked out John Higgins in the previous round, world number 25 Zhou claimed another top-16 scalp with a 6-4 defeat of Jack Lisowski.
The 22-year-old from Chengdu in the west of China lost 9-0 to Robertson in the final of the European Masters last season and will hope for revenge when they meet again on Saturday afternoon. Zhou has extended his best ever run in a Triple Crown event and remains in the hunt for his first ranking title.
Today’s result was significant in the Race to the Masters, as Lisowski could have guaranteed his place at Alexandra Palace next month by winning the match, but instead he must wait to see how the weekend results pan out. Zhou will secure a top 16 place for the first time if he beats Robertson.
A break of 60 helped Lisowski win the opening frame today then Zhou levelled with a 69. Frame three came down to a safety battle on the pink and Zhou knocked in an excellent pot to lead 2-1. He added the next two with a top run of 99 to go 4-1 up.
The next two were shared, then in frame eight Zhou had a clear match-winning chance, but after potting the last red he missed the black off its spot at 31-60. Lisowski took advantage to take the frame, and made a 55 in the next to close to 5-4. But the fight-back ended there as Zhou got the better of a fragmented tenth frame.
“I am very pleased,” said Zhou. “This is a new level. Today I didn’t play well. I missed an easy chance to win the match at 5-2 up. I always felt pressure.
“It’s not good for me to play Neil – both times we have played before I have lost. But everyone has their first time and hopefully this will be mine. I am confident, I believe I can win. To get to the final might mean more snooker fans in China will watch. It would be good for my family, my mum, my coach, my teacher. It is a big prize for me.”