On December 12, 2022, Snooker England Open continued, and the world champion Selby html narrowly defeated Thai star Nopang Sancamp 24-3, refused to advance to the main game in an upset, scored 128 points in a single shot, completing high-quality clearance, and then faced Joe O'Connor, who won the runner-up at the Scottish Open, almost defeating the end, and eventually lost to Gary Wilson and won the runner-up for the first time.
Selby ranked third in the world. He has won the ranking championship 20 times in his career. He is a Grand Slam player. As the first person in the 1980s, Selby holds four World Championships, making it difficult for competitors such as Trump and Robertson to catch up. Although his game style is not loved by most fans, it has to be admitted that Selby is too strong and it is difficult to win him in the long game.
Selby's performance in recent years has not been ideal. He has been troubled by various factors and his competitive state has continued to decline, which is a big difference compared with his peak period. After the start of the new season, Selby's best result is the semi-finals. The English Open is the third stop of the local series. Seed players need to participate in the postponed qualifiers. Selby plays against Thai star Nopang Sangham, who has the ability to upset the top ten in the world.
game adopts a 4-win system in 7 games. In the first game, Selby took the lead many times, taking the lead with 59-11. In the second game, Nopon Sancamp scored 67 points in a single shot and won the game 83-4. The two sides made mistakes in the third game. Selby's defense quality was higher, completing the super score 76-42. In the fourth game, Nopon Sancampam won the battle 68-32. Selby was in average and he failed to grasp many chances.
In the fifth game, Selby was better, completing the super score 71-15, and won the match point first. In the sixth game, Nopon Sancamp was not willing to be outdone, and scored 106 points in a single shot to retaliate. In the seventh game, Nopon Sancamp was not defending properly. Selby seized the opportunity and scored 128 points in a single shot to finish the game. In the end, he narrowly defeated Nopon Sancampamp 4-3, facing Joe O'Connor, who was the runner-up winner in the previous runner-up.
Judging from the performance of this game, Selby's winning is difficult, and he almost became unpopular. If he had not played at the decisive game, he would probably have been eliminated in the qualifying round. If he wanted to achieve good results next, he had to improve his concentration. His current state would definitely not work, especially in the face of Joe O'Connor, continuing to win the game is not easy, and he needs to be the best self.
The game was held at the same time, Zhao Xintong scored 81 points, 69 points, 4-2 defeated Allen Taylor, Hawkins scored 97 points, 74 points, 72 points, and 4-1 defeated Rhode Lawler, Yan Bingtao was suspended, and he also became the seventh Chinese player to be punished recently.
