On January 5, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker Champions League began the fourth group competition, and the opening match broke out of the big cold, and Scott Donaldson, who was ranked 39th in the world, swept Trump 3-0. In another match played at the same time, Ronin lost 1-3 to world number five Karen Wilson.
In the third group, Zhao Xintong won all eight games and advanced to the winner group, and Xiao Guodong, Selby, Bingham and Lu Ning continued to play in the fourth group. In addition, Trump, Karen Wilson, scott Donaldson joined the game, and the fourth group lineup was quite luxurious. Scott Donaldson is ranked 39th in the world, weak, and unexpectedly, he created a big upset in the opener.
Facing world number two Trump, Scott Donaldson scored a one-shot 91 in the first set with a clean sheet. In the next two sets, the competition between the two sides was fierce, the single shot quality was not too high, and Trump obviously had not found a normal feel. Scott Donaldson seized the opportunity to win two straight sets 62-57, 71-63 and swept Trump 3-0 on aggregate, which was a big surprise.
This is the charm of short-term competitions, and the possibility of low-ranking players being upset is indeed greater. This is Trump's debut in 2022, he obviously needs more games to find the feel, but so far this season, Trump's results are indeed very average, and he has never been able to regain the world number one from Selby' hands, and he must continue to work hard.
In another game played at the same time, Ronin played against world number five Karen Wilson, who was clearly better in terms of personal strength and competition experience. Also on his New Year's debut, Karen Wilson got into shape faster than Trump, shooting a single shot of 70 and 102 points to take a 2-0 lead. Not to be outdone, Ronin scored a single 88 to win back a set.
The fourth set took a long time, Karen Wilson single shot 53 points to establish the advantage, Ronin tried to chase the score, but fell behind too much, and finally lost the set 71-84, the big score 1-3 defeat to Karen Wilson, suffered a black opening. Ronin competed in the previous two consecutive groups, moving into the fourth group, which was more difficult to qualify, after all, the group has three world champions, in addition to Trump, as well as Selby and Bingham. Regardless of the prospects for promotion, I hope that Lu Ning will at least finish in the top five of the group and retain the qualification to continue to fight!