On December 15th, Beijing time, the top 8 of the 2023-2024 World Snooker Tour Scottish Open were released! There is only one Chinese player left, Zhou Yuelong, Higgins has become the only "survivor" among the top 16 players, most of the top 8 players are ranked around 20 in the world, and Lin Shanfeng has become a dark horse in the top 8!
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Higgins 4-2 Lu Haotian, Tom Forde 4-2 Odenay
No. 10 seed John Higgins was still solid, drawing 2-2 in the first four games, narrowly winning 62-54 in the fifth game, and sealing the victory with 51 points in a single stroke in the sixth game. Interestingly, Higgins played 4-0, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3 in all four rounds. This is Higgins' fifth advance to the last eight of the season.
Tom Forde and Odenay also drew 2-2 in the first four games, and Forde won the 5th and 6th games in a row to lock up the promotion. The way to win this game is also quite in line with Tom Forde's characteristics, and he can always win the game with a close score. This is the fourth time that Forde has advanced to the quarterfinals of the season!1/4 finals, Higgins will face Tom Forde!
Lin Shanfeng 4-1 McGill, Norpeng 4-3 Selter
Lin Shanfeng defeated Fan Zhengyi in the qualifying round, and then defeated Cao Yupeng, Graeme and McGill in succession, and entered the top 8 for the first time in his career ranking competition. Of course, this is also the first time he has advanced to the last 8 this season!
The match between Noppon and Selt played extremely well. On the premise that the opponent had two consecutive single-stroke 90+, he then played four consecutive single-stroke 50+ and played a 3-1 score to achieve a reversal. This is the second time that Nuopeng has advanced to the top 8 this season!1/4 finals, Lin Shanfeng will face Nuopeng!
(Third round) Zhou Yuelong 4-2 Higginson, Bingham 4-2 Hill
(Fourth round) Zhou Yuelong 4-0 Dyer, Bingham 4-0 Zhang Anda
Zhou Yuelong ended the contest with Higginson with a single stroke of 86 points, and then swept Dale 4-0 to advance, and contributed a high score of 138 in a single stroke! This is Zhou Yuelong's third season after the English Open and the British Championship to advance to the top 8, and he has also become the "only seedling" of Chinese players!
Bingham, who also played a double-match on the same day, had the same promotion score as Zhou Yuelong. won the 6th game with Hill with a single stroke of 128 points, and swept Zhang Anda with a single stroke of 60+ in four consecutive strokes, and Bingham advanced to the top 8 (for the first time in the season). In the 1/4 finals, Zhou Yuelong will face Bingham!
Gary Wilson 4-3 O'Connor, Wakelin 4-0 Craigie
(Fourth round) Gary Wilson 4-1 Tu Zhenlong, Wakelin 4-2 Kyren Wilson
Gary Wilson won the first three rounds in a row in the tiebreaker, and in the face of Tu Zhenlong, he failed to hit 147 twice, winning four games with a single stroke of 80+! Achieved 11 consecutive victories in the Scottish Open, and entered the top 8 for the first time this season.
Wakelin's "King of Chaos"! The score of the match with Craigie was close, but he was able to sweep the opponent 4-0, and the game against Kyren Wilson also advanced 4-2 on the premise that the opponent scored a lot of points. This is his second time in the last eight since the Northern Ireland Open. 1/4 finals, defending champion Gary Wilson vs. Wakelin!