On January 4, 2024, Beijing time, the first group final of the 2023 Snooker Champions League Invitational Tournament came to an end, and Bingham, the double champion of the World Championship and the Masters, swept Gary Wilson 3-0 to win the group championship with a single stroke of 61 and 62 points, thus directly entering the final champion group. It is worth mentioning that Bingham started high and low in the group stage of this Champions League, losing 0-3 and 1-3 in the first two games to Kyren Wilson and Ryan Day respectively. But then he started to play hard, winning four games in a row to reach the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Bingham got better and better, sweeping Kyren Wilson 3-0 to reach the final.
The 2023 Snooker Champions League Invitational Edition has a total of 25 players participating in the competition, which is divided into seven groups and the championship group. First of all, the first group of 7 people played, the group round-robin, the ranking at the end of the group round-robin; the top 4 in the group entered the knockout round, the champion of the group directly advanced to the champion group, the 6th and 7th directly eliminated, the 2nd ~ 5th, together to advance to the second group, plus the 3 players in the second group, re-formed a group of 7 people; The previous format is repeated until all seven groups are played, and the seven group champions form the final champion group, and the champion group still plays a single round-robin, the top 4 and then the knockout round to determine the overall champion of the event.
In the group round-robin, Bingham's first two games were not good, losing to Kyren Wilson and Ryan Day in a row. However, in the games that followed, Bingham gradually regained his form. In the match against Gary Wilson, Bingham shot 4 shots of 50+ and won 3-2. He then won 3-1 against Milkins. Next up was a 3-2 win over Wakelin. Then he narrowly defeated the Thai snooker star Sankham 3-2, and entered the semifinals with four wins and two losses.
Bingham avenged Wilson 3-0 to advance to the final
Kyren Wilson is a post-90s snooker player, the latest world No. 9, and played 147 in the World Championships last season. Prior to reaching the semi-finals of the group, Kyren Wilson was in red-hot form, topping the group with 5 wins and 1 loss. Bingham is a World Championship and Masters champion. In the group stage, the second senior brother started low and went high, and after two consecutive defeats, he won four consecutive victories to advance to the semifinals.
Coming to this game, in the first game, Bingham established an advantage by scoring 52 points in a single stroke, and won 88:15 many times, with a big score of 1-0. In the second game, Bingham won 78-31 piecemeal, and the big score was 2-0 to expand the advantage. In the third game, Kyren Wilson was still in a slump, Bingham sealed the victory with 81:13, and finally swept Wilson 3-0 to complete revenge (Kyren Wilson 3-0 Bingham in the group stage) to advance to the final.
Bingham beat Gary Wilson 3-0 to win the championship
Heading into the final, Bingham faced double Welsh Open champion Gary Wilson, who finished third in the group with a 3-3 record to reach the semi-finals, before beating Ryan Day 3-2 in the semi-finals to advance to the final.
After reaching the group final, Bingham was in good form. In the first game, Bingham won 73:18 with multiple starts, with a big score of 1-0. In the second game, Bingham scored 61 points in a single stroke, reversed in a single game with 66:61, and led the match point with a big score of 2-0. In the third game, Bingham scored 62 points with a single shot to establish an advantage, and finally locked the victory with 62:56, and finally Bingham won three games in a row to sweep Gary Wilson 3-0 to win the group championship, and took the lead in the championship group to compete for the final championship.