Beijing time on July 5, 2022, Snooker Champions League continued. O'Sullivan, who made his season debut, was in good shape and unstoppable. He won 9 games in three games and lost only 2 games. , won the first place in the group with a record of 3 wins and advanced to the top 32. In the third game against Ulsenbach, O'Sullivan scored 121 points on a single stroke, which was his first hundred-break in the new season.
Crowned the seven-time World Championship champion last season, O'Sullivan's influence further increased, which caused his rest time to be greatly shortened because he participated in many exhibition matches and even went to Asia to participate in exhibition matches. However, O'Sullivan was in a good mood and hit 147 in many exhibition matches. Zhao Xintong was with him during the trip to Singapore. O'Sullivan had a great time. Participating in the exhibition match can be regarded as a warm-up and training for the new season, and O'Sullivan was able to do it with ease.
Compared to before, O'Sullivan takes the professional game more seriously. The Champions League is the first competition of the new season. According to O'Sullivan's character and the way he treated the game before, O'Sullivan will not even participate in such a small game. tournament, but this time, O'Sullivan started his season debut early, which was indeed a bit surprising. O'Sullivan has shown his attitude that he will take every subsequent event seriously.
The Champions League is divided into 32 groups, with 4 players in each group participating in a round-robin match. The first place in the group advances to the top 32. O'Sullivan is in Group 1, and his opponents in the same group include Ajab, Boden, and Ulsenbach. In the first game, O'Sullivan scored 67 points, 54 points, and 65 points in a row, sweeping Ajab 3-0. O'Sullivan's average shot time was 11.7 seconds, which was unstoppable. In the second game, O'Sullivan scored 68 points on a single stroke, defeating Boden 3-1, with an average stroke time of 16.1 seconds.
In the most critical third game, O'Sullivan scored 56 points, 58 points, and 121 points on a single stroke, defeating Ulsenbach 3-1. The average shot time was 13.9 seconds. That 121-point stroke was also O'Sullivan's best score this season. His first shot broke 100. O'Sullivan, who has won three consecutive games, won 9 games and only lost 2 games. His advantage is quite obvious. It can be said that he advanced to the top 32 in a crushing way. O'Sullivan said after the game that he enjoyed the game and it was something he liked.
In addition, all the games in Group 27 are over. Jamie Jones achieved a record of 2 wins and 1 draw, and also got a place in the top 32. Next, two Chinese players Xiao Guodong and Li Junwei appeared. Xiao Guodong was in the 32nd group. His opponents in the same group included women's snooker player Wangharutai, famous players Scott Donaldson and Rod Lawler. I hope Xiao Guodong can get into the game quickly, strive to get first place in the group, and have a good start in the new season!
