On December 16, 2023, Beijing time, in the just-concluded 1/4 finals of the World Snooker Scottish Open, China's post-90s star Zhou Yuelong and former world champion Bingham had a wonderful showdown.
In this game, Zhou Yuelong played a strong competitive state. After nine rounds of competition, Zhou Yuelong scored 100 points, 97 points, 70 points and won three games in a row to beat Bingham 5-4 and take the lead in the semi-finals of this tournament.
After this game, Zhou Yuelong also ended a two-game losing streak against Bingham and ushered in his 25th win of the season. In addition, this is also Zhou Yuelong's first semi-final this season. Next, he will battle the winner of Wakelin and Gary Wilson for a spot in the finals.
Zhou Yuelong took the lead to a 1-1 draw with Bingham
In the first game, Zhou Yuelong made a serious mistake in the red ball in the far left bottom pocket after taking a 21-1 lead, and left Bingham with a red ball attack opportunity in the right bottom pocket.
Bingham made a mistake in trying to attack, Zhou Yuelong scored a red ball and hit a single stroke of 100 points to win the game 121:1, thus leading Bingham 1-0 and taking the lead.
In the second game, Zhou Yuelong made a mistake in the tee-off, and Bingham tried to attack the red ball in the right bottom pocket. After Zhou Yuelong scored the red ball and scored 35 points, he chose the cue ball to sink to the bottom library to defend due to poor calling, and Bingham chose to defend the cue ball to the top bank.
Zhou Yuelong tried to attack the red ball in the right middle pocket and made a mistake, Bingham forced the red ball in the right middle pocket to get on and hit an excellent performance of 77 points in a single stroke, winning the game 1-1 with Zhou Yuelong at 77:35.
Bingham lost two games in a row and fell behind Zhou Yuelong 1-3
In the third game, Bingham made a mistake in the kick-off, and Zhou Yuelong fought into the red ball in the bottom pocket on the left side, and chose to defend due to a K-ball error after scoring 49 points. However, his defence left the opposition with a chance to pass the ball, and Bingham scored a pass to get a chance.
But he also made a mistake after scoring 33 points, and was then forced to choose the cue ball to sink to the top of the vault defense. Zhou Yuelong played high-quality defense, and Bingham was penalized 4 points for a mistake in solving the ball.
Zhou Yuelong scored a red ball to defend again, and Bingham made a defensive error. Zhou Yuelong scored the red ball in the top pocket on the right side and started again, and finally won the game with a performance of 89:33 to continue to lead Bingham 2-1.
In the fourth game, Zhou Yuelong made a mistake after scoring 20 points first, and then Bingham scored a red ball in the left top bag. After a number of offensive and defensive duels, Zhou Yuelong finally won the game with a performance of 92:30, thus leading Bingham 3-1 and expanding his advantage.
Zhou Yuelong sealed the victory and defeated Bingham 5-4
In the fifth game, Bingham scored the first red ball to get a layup opportunity, but he only scored 21 points and then made a serious mistake in hitting the blue ball in the left middle pocket. Zhou Yuelong scored the red ball in the right bottom pocket and successfully got the upper hand, and through a single shot directly out of 97 points, he won the game with a performance of 97:21, thus leading Bingham 4-1 and successfully getting the match point of the game.
In the sixth game, Bingham finally played a very strong competitive state, and won the game with an outstanding performance of 142 points with a single shot, thus falling behind Zhou Yuelong 2-4.
In the seventh game, Bingham scored a red ball in the left bottom pocket to get a layup, but he only scored 44 points before making a mistake. Zhou Yuelong made a mistake after hitting the red ball in the left bottom pocket. Bingham scored a red ball to get started again, and finally won the game with a 71:1 performance, trailing Zhou Yuelong 3-4.
In the eighth game, Bingham won the game with a 72:8 performance and drew 4-4 with Zhou Yuelong. In the ninth game, Zhou Yuelong took the lead in fighting the red ball, blasted out a single stroke of 70 points, won the game with a performance of 76:0, defeated Bingham 5-4 and took the lead in advancing to the semifinals.