On December 23, Beijing time, the snooker Champions League began the second group competition, and China's Xiao Guodong scored a single shot of 140 points to beat former world champion Graeme Dort 3-2. At present, Xiao Guodong is ranked second with a record of 2 wins and 2 losses, another Chinese player, Lu Ning, is in third place with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss, and veteran Joe Perry is at the top of the list with 3 wins and 1 loss.
The invitational version of the Champions League was fiercely competitive, with the first group, Graeme Dort, maintaining an all-out win in the round robin, but was eliminated from the knockout rounds in the group and failed to advance to the winner's group. Breaking through from the first group was China's famous Liang Wenbo, who performed well in the elimination rounds of the group, which was eye-catching. However, Zhou Yuelong ranked first from the bottom in the first group and was out early.
In the second group, two more Chinese players joined the game, namely Xiao Guodong and Lu Ning, who were also two powerful players. In addition, Joe Perry also played in the second group, and the four players who failed to qualify in the first group, Graeme Dort, Lisovsky, Gary Wilson and Ryan Day, continued to compete, and the second group was also fiercely competitive.
Xiao Guodong first lost to Lu Ning in the derby, the score was 1-3, he was a bit slow and hot, and there were many mistakes. Then, Xiao Guodong and Graeme Dort played five full sets, and he won two consecutive sets after falling behind 1-2, especially the decider, which scored a single 140 point and beat former world champion Graeme Dort 3-2, which was quite domineering. In the third round, Xiao Guodong played another five sets with Joe Perry, but this time he lost 2-3. In the fourth round against Lisovsky, it was still a five-set battle, and Xiao Guodong won 3-2.
Ronin played in three games against Xiao Guodong, who scored 90 and 101 points to win easily 3-1. Against Joe Perry, Ronin scored a single 111 points to win easily 3-0. Against Gary Wilson, Ronin scored a single shot of 52 and 84 points to make it 2-3. At the end of the matchday, Xiao Guodong was second with 2 wins and 2 losses, while Lu Ning was third with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss. At the top of the table is Joe Perry, whose record is 3-1, and Ryan Day shoots a single shot of 142 points to finish fourth with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss. Graeme Dort failed to continue his strength, facing an exit with just 1 win and 3 losses on the matchday.
Next, Lu Ning played Ryan Day, Graeme Dort, Lisowski, and Xiao Guodong in turn against Ryan Day and Gary Wilson, hoping that the two Chinese players would seize the opportunity and strive to advance to the top four of the group, so as to get the opportunity to participate in the single-elimination round. Although the Champions League is not a ranking tournament, the gathering of experts here is a good opportunity for Chinese players to move their status!