On October 11, 2022, the Snooker Scottish Open continued. Xu Si, a Chinese post-90s player, was unpopular and successfully reversed the game point. In the end, he eliminated Gilbert 4-3, Ding Junhui performed strongly, completing two consecutive single shots and breaking 100, defeating Slather to advance to the main game. Only Wu Yize was eliminated in four qualifying matches. Ding Junhui, Tian Pengfei , and Xu Si eliminated their respective opponents and successfully advanced to the main game.
Scottish Open Championship winner 70,000 pounds. Chinese players collectively registered, but the qualifying matches of Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao were postponed. The top 16 players had to wait until the main game started. Now there is only one round of 7 games and 4 wins. The main game needs to wait a long time to start. This year, the World Taiwan League adjusted the schedule, and the Northern Ireland Open became the first stop of the local series, which has changed a lot.
Xu Si ranked 82nd, and his best career result was the semi-finals of the rankings. He lost to Higgins at that time and missed the finals. After the start of the new season, Xu Si performed averagely and also needed to solve the problem of relegation. His opponent was Gilbert, who ranked 19th. He reached the semi-finals of in the World Championships and won the runner-up many times. Just last season's Champions League, Gilbert won his first career championship.
in the first game Xu Si seized the opportunity and scored 73 points in a single shot to take the lead. In the second game, Gilbert was not willing to be outdone and won the battle 65-20 many times. In the third game, Xu Si scored 117 points in a single shot to retaliate. In the fourth game, Gilbert scored 93 points in a single shot to tie. Then Xu Si scored 36 points and interrupted the attack. Gilbert scored 71 points in a single shot and won the match point 3-2. Xu Si was behind in a bad situation.
Gilbert's condition declined in the sixth game, and his concentration was different from the first five games. He missed the opportunity to end the game and scored 31 points to turn into defense. Xu Si gradually took the initiative and scored 70 points in a single shot to win a game. Gilbert scored 40 points in a single shot, and gave another big gift. Xu Si scored 61 points in a single shot, ending the game 71-40, and finally narrowly defeated Gilbert 4-3.
The game was held at the same time, Ding Junhui felt hot, and he scored 125 points, 120 points, 68 points, 51 points and eliminated Slather 4-1. Judging from his performance in the qualifying round, Ding Junhui's performance is still worth looking forward to. The key is whether he can continue to maintain it. Just in the previous British Open, Joe Perry had a high evaluation of the Chinese star, but he did not expect to lose to Robbie Williams later.
Tian Pengfei scored 91 points, 90 points, 59 points and 4-0 in a single shot, becoming the first Chinese player to advance without fail. Wu Yize lost to McGill 1-4, and made a single shot in vain. The young players have a big ups and downs, which is indeed worth summarizing.
