In the early morning of December 12, Beijing time, the snooker Scottish Open decided the final quota, and Higgins and Brechel swept O'Sullivan and McGill 6-1 with the same score to meet the final. In this way, the ranking of the first 32 of the single season is further determined, and the signing table of the first Cazoo Series World Grand Prix of the season is basically determined, only when Higgins wins the championship, the 2nd-4 seed becomes Higgins, Brechel, Williams, otherwise the 2-4th seed order maintains the current Brechel, Williams, Higgins, the specific signing table is shown in the figure below.
According to the signing table, the fate of the 3 Chinese players is one, Zhao Xintong as the number one seed will face the glasses man Gould, Yan Bingtao will face Mark Jin, it is worth mentioning that if Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao win both in the first round, then the two will be in the 1/8 final, staged the Chinese derby, after Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao have met 2 times in the professional game, the two sides have won 1 game each; Cao Yupeng is surrounded by enemies on all sides, it is not easy to break through to the top 8, I hope that the 3 Chinese players will play the best level and continue to create surprises.
In terms of TOP16, 9 of them are in the top half, and the "Big Three" Selby, Robertson and Trump are also gathered in the top half, and anyone who wants to reach the final needs to come up with the best state; and the bottom of the TOP16 is basically in the lower half, O'Sullivan is better signed, and there will be no strong opponents before the semifinals, but if Higgins wins the championship in Scotland and becomes the No. 2 seed, then the Rockets and Wizards are expected to stage the 76th "Theo War" in history in the 1/4 finals. The Rockets lost 5 of their 6 games against Wizards in 2021.
According to the schedule, the World Grand Prix will be held from 13 to 19 December in Coventry, England, with the first two rounds grabbing 4, the third round grabbing 5, the semi-final grabbing 6, the final grabbing 10, and the winner will receive £100,000. Zhao Xintong's competition will be held at 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 14, let us look forward to the performance of the three Chinese players and cheer up.