On the morning of December 16, 2023, Beijing time, the 1/4 finals of the Snooker Scottish Open ended, and the list of the top four was released, with Zhou Yuelong, Gary Wilson, John Higgins, and Nopang Sancam advancing to the semifinals!
Yesterday evening, Zhou Yuelong took on Stuart Bingham. Zhou Yuelong scored 100 points and 97 points in a single stroke, leading Bingham 4-1 and getting the match point early; after that, Bingham scored 142 points in a single stroke, won three games in a row, and dragged the game into the decisive game; In the decisive game, Zhou Yuelong's long platform accuracy was very good, and he scored 70 points on the three times, successfully won the game and took the lead in advancing to the semifinals!
Zhou Yuelong
Defending champion Gary Wilson will face Chris Wakelin. Wilson was in good shape, scoring 68, 96, 118, 68 and 82 points in a single stroke, winning five games in a row, sweeping Chris Wakelin 5-0 and reaching the semifinals.
Gary Wilson
In the early morning stage, the remaining two quarter-finals were played simultaneously.
Higgins scored 132, 61 and 64 points in a single stroke to get off to a perfect start of 3–0, and then Tom Forde also hit three shots of 50+ to tie the score; at the critical moment, Higgins was even better, winning two games in a row, scoring 71 points in the winning game, defeating Forde 5–3 and advancing to the semifinals.
Tom Forde and John Higgins
The match between Sancam and Lin Binfeng was also very exciting. With a single stroke of 93, 100, 94, and 61 points, Sancam defeated Lin Binfeng, who scored 2 strokes of 70+, 5–3, and his opponent in the semifinals was Higgins.
Nopang Sancam and Lin Binfeng
The Snooker Scottish Open semi-final matchups are as follows:
Gary Wilson vs Zhou Yuelong;
John Higgins vs Noppong Sancam.