On December 14, 2023, Beijing time, the Snooker Scottish Open continued. In the first 1/16 game on this match day, Pang Junxu of the Chinese Army took the lead, followed by Ding Junhui, Lv Haotian and Liu Hongyu. In the previous game, 10 seeded players such as Trump and Mark Allen were upset, and on this match day, Brechel, Selby and other seeded players played for a place in the round of 16.
Mark Allen
Pang Junxu 2:4 Anthony McGill
Pang Junxu is one of the most promising young players and is currently ranked 32nd in the world. Last season, Pang Junxu was in good form, reaching the semifinals of the Welsh Open and the final of the Snooker WST Classic in succession, and was pinned on by Chinese fans after the bans of outstanding players such as Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao. After the start of this season, Pang Junxu was in a slump, and stopped in the first two rounds of several ranking tournaments in succession, but did not meet the expectations of fans.
Pang Junxu
Anthony McGill, ranked 23rd in the world and a career winner of the Indian Open and a single-game limited-time tournament, has had a poor season, ranking just 45th in a single season. Both in terms of historical results and the latest world rankings, Anthony McGill has the upper hand.
Pang Junxu vs McGill
In this game, both of them felt relatively poor, and the game process was slow. In the first game, Pang Junxu won the first game with a single stroke of 80 points. In the second game, McGill scored 53 points in a single stroke. In the third game, Pang Junxu scored piecemeal, and finally won the game 80:46. In the fourth game, McGill scored 100 points in a single stroke and pulled back a game, and the big score was tied 2:2. In the fifth game, McGill won the game with a single stroke of 56 points. In the sixth game, Mark Gill scored twice to win the game, and eliminated Pang Junxu with a score of 4:2 to advance.
Brecel 2:4 Martin O'Donlit
World champion Brecel is ranked 4th in the world, known as the "Belgian bullet" by fans, and after winning the World Championships at the end of last season, the world ranking once reached 2nd, and this season there was a chance to surpass O'Sullivan to become the world's No. 1, but unfortunately this season's form is sluggish, and the opportunity was missed. He has won 4 ranking tournaments in his career, the first post-90s world champion and the first world champion from continental Europe.
Brecel
Martin Odnel is ranked 80th in the world, and although he is ranked relatively low, he often plays the role of a dark horse. In the second round of this season's English Open, Martin O'Donnell upset the world champion Selby 4:2 and finally broke into the top 8 of the English Open. The results of this Brecel and Martin Odnaire duel will determine whether he can participate in this season's Snooker Grand Prix.
Martin Odnair vs Brecel
At the beginning of the game, in the first game, Brecel scored 57 points in a single stroke and won the first game 81:24 and got off to a good start. Subsequently, Martin Odnaire was full of firepower, scoring 59, 75 and 70 points in a single stroke, and won three games in a row, with a big score of 3:1 to take the lead in the match point. In the fifth game, Brecel made two starts, saving a match point at 73:37, and falling behind 3:2. In the sixth game, Martin Odnair scored twice to win the game, and the big score was 4:2 to upset Brecel and advance to the round of 16. With Brecel knocked out of the tournament, he will not be able to participate in this season's Grand Prix.
Mark Selby 3:3 Matthew Selt
World champion Selby is ranked No. 5 in the world and has won 23 ranking tournaments in his career, including four world championships. Selby is good at defensive skills and can go against the wind, so he is called the "Demon King" by fans. Selby had a strong heart because of his childhood experience, played with great resilience and trained hard, and he was at the top of the table for 7 consecutive seasons. Since the start of the season, Selby has reached the semi-finals of the European Masters and the final of the British Open, but his form has been poor in recent tournaments.
Mark Elby
Matthew Selt is currently ranked 30th in the world, won the 2019 World Snooker India Open Championship in his career, and defeated Ding Junhui 6:5 in the semifinals of the 2022 Snooker Turkish Masters to reach the final. Matthew Selt has been consistent this season, with his best result being the last eight of the English Open. In this game, regardless of historical results or recent form, Selby has the upper hand.
Matthew Selt vs Selby
At the beginning of the game, in the first game, Selby scored 55 points in a single stroke to get off to a good start. In the second game, Matthew Selt scored 68 points in a single stroke and returned to color. Subsequently, Selby scored 67 points and 50 points in a single stroke, and won two games in a row, with a big score of 3:1 to take the lead in the match point. In the fifth game, the two scored piecemeal alternating hands, and finally Matthew Selt achieved a single-game reversal at 68:63 and saved a match point. In the sixth game, Matthew Selt won with a single stroke of 88 points, dragging the game into a deciding game.
Ali Carter 2:4 Nopong Sancam
Ali Carter turned professional in 1996, and although he was not as talented as players such as O'Sullivan, he eventually became an excellent player by training hard. Carter's career in snooker is relatively bumpy, and he has planned to give up snooker many times due to physical health reasons, but with his love for snooker and strong perseverance, he still maintains a high level of output on the snooker stage, which is worthy of everyone's respect. Carter has been in good form this season, reaching the final of the Wuhan Open, and finally losing to Trump and finishing second.
Ali Carter vs Nopong Sancam
At the beginning of the game, in the first game, Noppong Sancam took the lead and took a 26-point lead, and then Carter scored 74 points in a single stroke to achieve a single-game reversal. In the second game, Noppong Sancam returned with a single stroke to break 101 points and return the color. In the third game, Noppong Sancam scored many times, and finally won the next game 62:1. In the fourth game, Noppong Sancam took advantage of the victory to chase and won 80:0, and the big score was 3:1 to take the lead in winning the match point. In the fifth game, Carter broke 138 points with a single stroke to save a match point. In the sixth game, Noppong Sancam won the game with a single stroke of 79 points, and the big score was 4:2 upset Carter to advance to the round of 16.