On the evening of December 13, Beijing time, the first round of the 2023 Snooker Scottish Open continued, in the three matches that have just ended. Chinese rising star Si Jiahui played well, hit two 50+, defeated Leclerc 4-2 to advance to the round of 32, and Thailand's first Gotchaiya slashed two single-stroke to break 100, leading 2-0 but losing four games in a row, and was reversed by Chris Wakelin 2-4. Joe O'Connor, the runner-up of the last Scottish Open, shot two 50+ shots to eliminate Scott Donaldson 4-1 and advance to the round of 32. 4-2! Chinese snooker passed the good news again, and the Thai brother was whipped four times in a row, and the runner-up won 4-1 last year.
Thailand's Gotachaiya vs. Chris Wakrin. Both men have only won one ranking tournament in their careers, and both have won single-game limited-time tournaments. In this campaign, the first brother of Thailand hit a single shot in the first two games in a row to break 100, 2-0 to get a dream start, but then the game changed abruptly, Tachaiya fell into a slump, and Wakelin became more and more courageous, winning four games in a row, and winning 4-2 to advance to the round of 32. Tachaiya scored 105 points and 115 points in a single stroke. Wakelin scored 110 points in a single stroke and 52 points in a single stroke. The play of the first brother in Thailand is too unstable, when he plays well, God blocks and kills God, and Buddha blocks and kills Buddha. When you don't play well, you act like an amateur math player.
Joe O'Connor vs. Scott Donaldson. O'Connor was runner-up at the last Scottish Open, losing 9-2 to Gary Wilson in the final. He reached the semi-finals of this year's Players Championship and reached the round of 32 for the first time in his career. Donaldson is ranked No. 48 in the latest rankings, and his career best is only the top four in ranking rounds. There is a certain gap in strength between the two. Donaldson won the first game 99-2, but then the game went into full O'Connor's rhythm, and he won four games in a row to easily defeat his opponent 4-1 to advance to the round of 32. In the game, he scored 78 points and 58 points in a single stroke plus two strokes of 50+.
Si Jiahui is a rising star of Chinese snooker, and in the final of the World Championships last season, he went all the way from the qualifying round to the final semi-finals and became a dark horse. He is currently ranked 28th in the world. This match was against 20-year-old England teenager Clark. In this battle, the two played a 2-2 draw in the first four games. In the next two games, Si Jiahui finally found his offensive touch, scored 85 points and 97 points in a row, and scored 50+ in a single stroke, won two games in a row, and finally defeated his opponent 4-2 and advanced to the top 32. He also became the seventh Chinese player to reach the round of 32 at the Scottish Open.
The other 6 Chinese players who advanced to the top 32 are China's first brother Ding Junhui, National Championship champion Zhang Anda, Pang Junxu, Lv Haotian, Zhou Yuelong and Liu Hongyu (I am Lao Xu, fans who like snooker must like and collect and follow me, Lao Xu will bring you the latest game information)