Champions League: Xiao Guodong became the first Chinese player to advance to the quarterfinals, and Murphy beat Brother Tudou to advance
The second phase of the 2023 Snooker Champions League (Ranked Version) ended in Group A and Group D in the early morning of July 20, Beijing time, with Xiao Guodong and Shaun Murphy qualifying from the group and advancing to the quarterfinals.
In Group A, the highest ranked were two Chinese players, Zhou Yuelong and Xiao Guodong, followed by Wollaston and amateur assassin Holt. 2020 single-game limited-time champion Holt was promoted by first-stage replacement Rocket O'Sullivan. The match was played intensely, with all the first four matches being drawn. In Game 5, Holt kept a clean sheet against Wollaston, which means that in the next derby match between Zhou Yuelong and Xiao Guodong, Zhou or Xiao must also be 3-0 to advance. Finally, Xiao Guodong defeated Zhou Yuelong 3-0; In this way, Xiao Guodong and Holt, the same points, the same goal difference, the tie between victory and loss, Xiao Guodong beat Holt with a single 109 points, lucky to qualify, becoming the first Chinese player to advance to the quarterfinals. The same is true of Zhou Yuelong and Wollaston, who are third with a single 114 points.
Group D, the highest ranked Murphy, won 3-1 against Cahill in the first game, and kept a clean sheet in Thai fast gun Taichaia in the second game; In the final game against potato brother Gilbert, who had won 1 win and drew 1 before, Murphy only needed to draw to qualify. In the first game, Murphy won, Potato Brother broke two consecutive shots to overcome, and in the last game, Murphy scored 71 points and narrowly won to advance.
Tonight is the last two groups of the second stage, Cao Yupeng in Group B challenges Xiao Te, Group G Group Dragon is leaderless, and newcomer Long Zehuang attacks the quarterfinals.
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