Scheffler and McIlroy, one step away from playing in the World Cup Match Play final

scottie schefflerworld number one and defending champion, advanced this Saturday to the semifinals of World Match Play Dell Technologies of Austin (Texas)where he will face Sam Burns, while the Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy will be measured by Cameron Youngin a contest where the Spaniards Jon Rahm fell on Friday in the group stage.

Scheffler had a ten match play winning streak and this Saturday he lost JT Poston for a hole in the top and the Australian Jason’s day for two holes up and one in play.

The reigning champion of the Augusta Masters and The Players is on the ropes in the round of 16, two holes down with four remaining.

However, he won the fifteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth to earn the round pass, where he faced a Day beat Matt Kuchar by one hole above.

Scheffler started with difficulty again, falling three after the first six holes, but from less to more. He won eight and nine and chained three in a row between twelve and fourteen.

He sealed the victory on the sixteenth hole, when he signed a good ‘birdie’ and prevented Day, with a ‘birdie’, from extending the rivalry.

Now waiting for him in the semifinal on Sam Burnswhich he won by two holes and one playing Canadian Mackenzie Hughes.

The other semifinal will be played by McIlroy, who defeated the Australian Lucas Herbert in the round of 16 (two up and one to play) and Xander Schauffele in the quarterfinal marked by balance and decided on the eighteenth hole in favor of the Northern Irishman.

He returns to the semifinals in Match Play for the first time since 2016 and will face Cameron Young, who defeated Kurt Kitayama by one hole. Previously, Young beat Billy Horschel with five holes and four to play.

The semifinals and the final will be played this Sunday, as well as the final for third and fourth place.