In the early morning of January 19, Beijing time, snooker Champions League Group 6, the two semi-finals began at the same time, Ding Junhui against Gould, Yan Bingtao against Karen Wilson.
In the end, Yan Bingtao won three consecutive sets to sweep the world's 5th Karen Wilson, counting the group round robin match 3-0, Yan Bingtao 6-0 to the world snooker NO.5, extremely strong! However, in another semi-final, Ding Junhui broke the contract 2-3, and shortly after Yan Bingtao advanced to the final, Ding Junhui fell in the decider and was killed by Gould in a 2-3 score by the General Bureau. As a result, the Chinese snooker legion did not have the opportunity to lock the crown in advance, which is a little regrettable. However, the group final match is out: Yan Bingtao vs Gould, there is still a Chinese player, we still have a great hope of winning the championship, moreover, Yan Bingtao is in good shape!
In the group round robin that ended before, Yan Bingtao won the first place with 5 wins and 1 loss, Gould ranked second with 4 wins and 2 losses, Ding Junhui ranked third (also 4 wins and 2 losses, the ratio of wins and losses was inferior), karen Wilson ranked fourth in the world, the top four in the group round robin round robin finals reached the semifinals, the 1st against the 4th, the 2nd against the 3rd, Ali Carter, Jordan Brown and Matthew Selter were the last three and did not qualify.
The semi-finals between Yan Bingtao and Karen Wilson went relatively faster. In the first set, Yan Bingtao scored a single 55 points to take the next city 71-33. In the second set, Yan Bingtao won again 71-50. In the third set, Yan Bingtao's single-shot 83 points directly ended Karen Wilson. Following the group stage 3-0, Yan Bingtao swept Karen Wilson 3-0 in the semi-finals, and the General Administration broke the world's 5th place 6-0, and Yan Bingtao advanced to the final.
The semi-finals between Ding Junhui and Gould went a little slower. In the first set, Ding Junhui broke through 134 to open the court. In the second set, Gould established an advantage 40-1, Ding Junhui defended again wrong, and Gould equalized the general score. In the third set, Gould won 88-0. In the fourth set, Ding Junhui saved the match point 93-24. In the decider, Ding Junhui made many mistakes, and Gould ended the game 63-20. Looking back at the whole game, Ding Junhui was a tiger, and there were too many low-level mistakes in the second half of the game!