2023 Champions League: Fan Zheng is out, O'Sullivan withdraws and Scarlet plays tonight

The second phase of the first phase of the 2023 Snooker Champions League (Ranked Version) ended on the fifth day in the early morning of July 8, Beijing time, with Robert Milkins and Sam Craigie qualifying from the group and advancing to the second stage.

In Group 23, 2022 European Masters champion Fan Zhengyi played his first match against newly promoted American player Ahmed Elsayed. Fan Zheng threw two shots to break the hundred, and won easily 3-0. The victory came as no surprise, Ahmed qualified professionally through the Pan American Snooker Championship, but now the level of the Pan American Champion is really low. Brazil's Sakis, who entered the pro last season, has won only one game in a single-game limited-time tournament all season. In the past, there were Canadian players in the Americas, and there was a Brazilian uncle Figuerado who could still play in the near future, but now there is basically no one.

Fan Zhengyi drew with veteran O'Brien in the second game, and in the third against Craigie, who has already won twice, Fan Zhengyi can only qualify if he wins. In the end, Fan Zheng Yi, drew 0-1, 1-2, and finished second in the group, and did not qualify. Fan Zhengyi's performance last season, except for the final World Championship, the rest of the ranking matches were poor, ranking 58th in a single season ranking prize money. The lads have to refuel this season, otherwise relegation is a bit likely.

In Group 8, veteran Milkins, who made a lot of money last season, played the first clean sheet amateur Taubman; the second match, drew Pakistani player Asif; In the final game, clean sheet Astronaut Dale, three games, 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 points, successfully advanced.

In addition, the news of withdrawal was reported on the field. Rocket O'Sullivan withdrew, and Fire was supposed to play Group 1 on July 10, but now he is out of play. This year's Champions League, due to the addition of Chinese competitions, has greatly reduced its attractiveness, and only 8 TOP16 players currently participate, compared to 12 TOP16 players last year.

Tonight's match continues, with Si Jiahui, the brightest Chinese player in recent times, playing in Group 25.

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