On January 9, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker Champions League ended the fifth group competition, and it was Scott Donaldson who advanced to the championship group. Scott Donaldson, ranked 39th in the world, finished second in the round robin and beat world number five Karen Wilson 3-2 in the semi-finals. In the group final, Scott Donaldson defeated the big dark horse Jordan Brown 3-2 to advance to the championship group.
The fifth group has world number five Karen Wilson, star David Gilbert and Ali Carter, but the top two round robins are Jordan Brown and Scott Donaldson. Jordan Brown defeated O'Sullivan last season to win the first ranking tournament of his career, and this time in the Champions League, jordan Brown came off the bench as Selby withdrew, becoming Selby's stand-in.
Jordan Brown lost to Karen Wilson in the first round of the round robin with a score of 1-3, after which Jordan Brown won five consecutive games to top the table with a record of 5 wins and 1 loss. Scott Donaldson has beaten Ding Junhui many times, and is jokingly called Ding Junhui's bitter master by fans, and he has played from the fourth group and defeated Trump. Coming to the fifth group, Scott Donaldson remained in good competitive form, losing only to Jordan Brown and Roonen in the round robin to finish second with a record of 4 wins and 2 losses.
Karen Wilson, Ali Carter and Martin Gould all finished 3-3 to finish 3-5, with Karen Wilson and Ali Carter reaching the single-elimination round, while Martin Gould could move on to The Sixth Group. In the semi-finals of the group, Jordan Brown shot two 60+ to sweep Ali Carter 3-0, who did not score a single point and was a big surprise.
Scott Donaldson and Karen Wilson played five innings, with Karen Wilson dragging the game into the decider after falling behind twice, but Scott Donaldson seized the opportunity to beat Karen Wilson 3-2. In the game, Scott Donaldson shot a hundred and two 70+, and the attack was excellent. The final was played between Jordan Brown and Scott Donaldson, who took a 2-1 lead with two 50+. Scott Donaldson broke out in a desperate situation, shooting a single 60 and 88 points to beat Jordan Brown 3-2 to win the fifth group and advance to the winners' group.
At this point, the fifth group game was all over, and Scott Donaldson became the fifth player to advance to the championship group after Liang Wenbo, Graeme Dort, Zhao Xintong and Bingham. Jordan Brown, Karen Wilson, Ali Carter, Martin Gould can continue to participate in the sixth group of competitions, according to the previous arrangement, Yan Bingtao, Ding Junhui, Richie Walton joined the game, the sixth group is full of highlights! In addition, David Gilbert and Rouning were eliminated in the fifth group, ending their Champions League journey.