In the early morning of December 18, Beijing time, the 2023 Snooker Scottish Open came to an end. Defending champion Gary Wilson successfully defended his title with a 9-5 victory over Thailand's Camp Nou Sangcam. In terms of the prize money list of the event, "China's first brother" Ding Junhui won 50,000 yuan, Zhou Yuelong won 188,000 yuan, and champion Wilson won 890,000 yuan.
In the 2023 Snooker Scottish Open, "China's first brother" Ding Junhui, Zhou Yuelong, Zhang Anda and others joined hands with 21 Chinese players, and defending champion Gary Wilson also played strongly. After fierce competition, Zhou Yuelong, Gary Wilson, John Higgins, and Nopeng Sancam reached the semifinals.
In addition, this year's Scottish Open, the prize money is average: the champion prize is 80,000 pounds, the runner-up prize is 35,000 pounds, the top 4 prize is 17,500 pounds, the top 8 prize money is 11,000 pounds, the top 16 prize money is 7,500 pounds, the top 32 prize money is 4,500 pounds, and the top 64 prize money is 3,000 pounds. There is also a single stroke top prize of £5,000.
In this competition, Judd, the "first brother of China", who had just won the British Championship, defeated David Grace 4-0 and Jenson Kendrick 4-1 in the first two rounds. In the third round, in the match with Tom Ford, he lost 3-4 and missed the promotion.
Ding Junhui, who reached the top 32, won a top 32 bonus of 50,000 yuan. As for the Chinese Snooker Army, the best player is Zhou Yuelong, ranked 21st in the world, who went all the way to the top 4.
In the semi-final against defending champion Gary Wilson, the two fought until the tiebreaker, and Zhou Yuelong was overscored by his opponent 6-5. In terms of prize money, he received 188,000 yuan. In the final, Wilson defeated Sancam 9-5 to win the championship, and at the same time received 890,000 yuan in championship bonuses.