In the early morning of January 5, Beijing time, the last round of the third group of the snooker Champions League, the world's No. 1 Selby swept Xiao Guodong 3-0 by the General Bureau. In the whole game, China's Xiao Guodong scored only 4 points, the General Bureau was 0-3 hanging, and Selby hit 94 points, 108 points and 131 points in a row, ending the extremely strong group stage.
The Champions League is divided into group stage and championship group, the group stage a total of 7 people participated, this group includes Selby, Bingham, Lu Ning, Xiao Guodong, Zhao Xintong, Ryan Dai, Joe Perry, including 3 Chinese players and 2 world champions. The group round robin was played first, and the final top four advanced to the semi-finals.
In the first two rounds of the group stage, the world's No. 1 Selby was very slow and hot, the General Bureau was swept by Zhao Xintong 0-3, and the General Bureau was killed by Ryan Dai 2-3, starting with 2 consecutive defeats!
However, next, Selby adjusted his form in time, beating Lunin 3-2 in the third round, beating Ronin 3-1 in the fourth round, sweeping Joe Perry 3-0 in the fifth round, and beating Xiao Guodong again in the final round with a 3-0 general score.
It's not an exaggeration to say "hanging"! In the first set, Xiao Guodong scored 0 points, Selby scored 94 points, and won 94-0. In the second set, Xiao Guodong still scored 0 points, and Selby broke 108 points with a single shot, winning 108-0. In the third set, Xiao Guodong finally scored 4 points, but Selby broke 131 points with another shot and won 132-4.
From the beginning of the 2 consecutive defeats to the end of the 4 consecutive wins, the world's 1st Selby completed the big turnaround and entered the semi-finals as the second in the group, it is worth mentioning that in the semi-final stage, Selby will meet Xiao Guodong again, hoping that Xiao Guodong can reverse the decline.