On December 14, 2023, the Snooker Scottish Open continued, and eight seats were decided in the round of 16, and there were still four Chinese players left: Zhang Anda, Zhou Yuelong, Si Jiahui, and Lv Haotian, of which Lv Haotian defeated Liu Hongyu 4-2 and took the lead in advancing to the next round.
Lv Haotian and Liu Hongyu are both strong, the best results of the season in the semi-finals, Wuhan Open Lv Haotian eliminated O'Sullivan, leaving a deep impression on outside fans, Liu Hongyu defeated Mark Williams in the English Open, and the rapid progress was expected by everyone, on the whole, Lv Haotian is better, Liu Hongyu is a professional newcomer, and his on-the-spot performance is prone to ups and downs.
The game adopts a best-of-7 system, the first game of the two sides made mistakes with each other, Liu Hongyu got started many times, won the grappling 64-56, Liu Hongyu's rhythm was slower, the single-shot winning ability was not strong, the second game Liu Hongyu scored 25 points to interrupt the attack, Lu Haotian played a single stroke 92 points and also colored, the third game Lu Haotian got started many times, won the grappling 69-32, and then Liu Hongyu was not to be outdone, and pulled back a game with 89-26.
After a long defensive battle in the fifth game, Lv Haotian seized the opportunity, scored 50 points in a single stroke, completed the super score with 74-20, and took the lead in getting the match point, and in the sixth game, Lv Haotian ended the game with 66-14, and finally defeated Liu Hongyu 4-2, becoming the first Chinese player to advance to the top 16 in this event, Liu Hongyu is still inexperienced, and the state is very sluggish, and the opponent of Lv Haotian in the next round is Higgins.
Four seeded players were out, Tom Forde narrowly defeated Ding Junhui 4-3, Matthew Selt reversed Selby 4-3, Martin Odnair eliminated Luca Brecel 4-2, Norpen Sancam defeated Carter 4-2, two of them won the world championship, only Higgins withstood the pressure and beat Rich Wharton 4-3 with a single stroke of 81, 55, 54, 51 and 50 points, and played at a high level at home.
In other games, McGill eliminated Pang Junxu 4-2, but there was no 50+, Lin Binfeng reversed Graham 4-3, fell behind 1-3 and won three games in a row, and scored 85 points in a single stroke in the deciding game, only Kyren Wilson was left in the top ten in the world, and he was not sure in the face of Gilbert.
Higgins, Tom Forde, Matthew Selt, Lu Haotian, Martin O'Donnell, Noppon Sancam, McGill, Lin Binfeng advanced to the round of 16, only Higgins is ranked in the top 16 of the eight, and half of the seats are still to be determined, and there are three more Chinese players to play, and the derby is determined to pass in advance, Zhang Anda vs. Si Jiahui, Zhou Yuelong vs. Andrew Higginson, so stay tuned.