Beijing time on July 17, the second phase of the 2023-24 World Snooker Invitational Champions League is about to begin, and 7 Chinese players such as Si Jiahui, Zhou Yuelong and Xiao Guodong will attack the top 8 and even the champion. In this Champions League, Si Jiahui, who has a brave performance in this year's World Championships, is highly anticipated. It is worth mentioning that "China's first brother" Ding Junhui did not participate in this competition.
The 2023-24 World Snooker Invitational Champions League is the first tournament of the season. There are 32 groups and 128 players in the group round-robin tournament, and the Chinese snooker team, Ding Junhui, still has not signed up for this event, led by Si Jiahui, who reached the final four of this year's World Championships, as well as famous players Zhou Yuelong, Xiao Guodong, Cao Yupeng, Tian Pengfei, Zhang Anda, and young Pang Junxu, Yuan Sijun, Peng Yisong and other players.
After fierce competition, Long Zehuang advanced in Group 7 with 2 wins and 1 draw, Liu Hongyu advanced in Group 14 with a record of 3 wins and 3 wins, Zhou Yuelong advanced in Group 17 with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss, Pang Junxu advanced in Group 24 with a record of 3 wins and 3 wins, Si Jia Hui advanced in Group 25 with a record of 2 wins and 1 draw, Cao Yupeng advanced in Group 31 with a record of 3 wins and Xiao Guodong advanced in Group 32 with a record of 3 wins and 3 wins.
It should be said that after Si Jiahui's hot performance at this year's World Championships, this Champions League continued his good form, and his promotion was also due to his strength. Also because of the strength are Zhou Yuelong, Xiao Guodong, Cao Yupeng, they all have strong strength.
The fact that two rookies Long Zehuang and Liu Hongyu, who have just entered the professional circuit this year, can finish first in their respective groups and advance to the round of 32 is a bit surprising and has more expectations. I hope they will continue to play well in this competition, and I hope they will have a good performance this season.
The second stage, which is about to begin, will be divided into 8 groups of 4 players each. The above seven players from the Chinese snooker team will play alongside world champions such as Judd Trump, Sean Murphy and Mark Williams. Among them, Cao Yupeng and Trump are in the same group, and I look forward to the Chinese players continuing to have excellent performances!