On December 14, 2023, Beijing time, the second round of the 2023 Snooker Scottish Open ended with two key battles, and Martin O'Connor, ranked 80th in the world, scored 59 points, 75 points, 70 points, and 82 points in a single stroke, and defeated the new world champion Brecel 4-2 with a four-stroke 50+ performance, successfully completed the promotion and broke out of the round of 16. In another match played at the same time, Selby, ranked fifth in the world and winner of the four-time World Championships, also overturned, leading 3-1 and losing three games in a row, losing 3-4 to Matthew Selt. 2-4, 3-4! The world champion overturned in a row, top4+top5 was upset, and Ding Junhui's chance to win the championship came
Mark Selby lost three games in a row and was rarely reversed 3-4
In this battle, the two went through seven rounds of fierce battles to decide the winner. In the first game, Selby won the first game 70:25 with a performance of 55 points with a single stroke, leading 1-0. In the second game, Celt scored 68 points in a single stroke and returned the favor with a single stroke, winning the game 1-1 with 72:24. In the third game, Selby scored 67 points with a single shot and won the game 71:35, leading 2-1 again. In the fourth game, Selby scored 50 points with a single shot and won 81:24, leading 3-1 and getting the match point. In the fifth game, Selt won a single game with a multi-shot 68:63 and pulled back a game 2-3. In the sixth game, Selt made persistent efforts and scored 88 points with a single stroke to make the next game, 3-3. In the seventh game of the tiebreaker, Selby was rarely nervous, and made mistakes again and again, and Selt made multiple shots to lock up the victory with 63:44, and beat Selby 4-3 to advance to the round of 16.
Brecel was in a slump, losing 4-2 to O'Connor
In the first game, Brecel scored 57 points with a single stroke, won the first game 81:24, and took a 1-0 lead. In the second game, O'Donnell returned with a single stroke of 59 points and won 99:29, 1-1. In the third game, O'Connor soared, scoring 75 points with a single shot, and won a 76-0 clean sheet, overtaking Brecel 2-1 to take the lead. In the fourth game, O'Connor was on the move, scoring 70 points again with a single stroke to take another 70-17 lead, leading Brecel 3-1 and getting the match point. In the fifth game, Breceldo, who had no way back, won 73:37 with a difficult hand, and his performance fell behind 2-3. In the sixth game, O'Donnell did not waste any more match points, scoring 82 points with a single stroke and sealing the victory with 110:5. 4-2 Rick Brecel advances.
With the retirement of O'Sullivan, as well as Mark Allen, Trump, Brechel, Mark Selby and many other top16 players have been upset, this Scottish Open has become a carnival of dark horses, and the Chinese brother is still strong, as the strong opponents fall one by one, Ding Junhui's opportunity to win the 15th crown has come! At present, the game between Ding Junhui and Tom Ford is underway, and the Chinese brother is in good shape, scoring 71 points and 118 points in a single stroke, and Tom Ford is equal. As long as this hurdle is passed, Ding Junhui's road to winning the championship will be smooth, and I look forward to the good news from China's first brother!