On December 7, Beijing time, the first day of the snooker Scottish Open competition, the upset once again became the main theme, the postponement of the qualifier broke out of the 5 major unpopular, including Barry Hawkins, Lisowski, Mark Allen, Bingham and other four seeded players out. China's famous Ding Junhui also lost in the derby, continuing the sluggish competitive state, and the world ranking further declined.
In the previous British Championships, the seeded players did not perform well, and in the end, two non-seeded players competed for the championship. By the time it came to the Scottish Open, the underdogs still kept coming. Postponed the qualifiers, Barry Hawkins, who has just reached the final four of the British Championship, lost 0-4 to Pang Junxu, and the veteran will keep a clean sheet with the youngster, which is indeed a bit of a surprise. Lisowski, who reached the quarter-finals of the British Championship, scored a single shot of 132 points, but lost 1-4 to Stuart Carrington.
Mark Allen fought seven innings, shooting a one-shot 89 and 107 points, but still lost 3-4 to Martin O'Donnell. Finally, there was world champion Bingham, who lost 1-4 to 43-year-old Andrew Higginson, and in the game, Bingham was kept a clean sheet in the first, second and fourth sets. The above four players are all seeded players in the world rankings, and their first-round exit is of course a cold one.
In addition, Ding Junhui, who has fallen out of the top 16 in the world rankings, is still in a slump, facing Zhang Anda, Ding Junhui hit a three-shot 60+, but he lost two consecutive sets in the case of a 3-2 lead to make it 3-4. Zhang Anda scored a hundred and two 80+, playing quite well in the case of backwardness, especially in the decider to withstand the pressure, and successfully advanced with 89 points.
Ding Junhui, who lost the game, was hit again, the world ranking fell further, he did not have the opportunity to participate in the World Grand Prix, and he also lost the hope of competing for the Players Championship and the Tour Championship, when will Ding Junhui return to normal state? At the moment, this is a big unknown.
Several other seeded players performed well, with Yan Bingtao, Selby, McGill, O'Sullivan, Karen Wilson, Trump and Higgins all advancing. Stephen Maguire staged a big comeback after falling behind 0-3, eliminating Yuan Sijun 4-3. Sean Murphy played against women's snooker player Anyi Wu, who scored two 60+s to take a 3-1 lead at one point, but Sean Murphy then won three consecutive sets to score a single 130 point in the decider to eliminate Wu Anyi 4-3. In any case, Wu Anyi's performance is already outstanding.
The 7-inning, 4-win system is indeed very variable, but several of the top 16-ranking players are in a stable state, while several of the top 16 veterans have encountered stubborn resistance, especially a few players who have just participated in the British Championships are not energetic, and it is not so surprising!