At 7 p.m. Beijing time on January 4, the second matchday of the third group of the Snooker Champions League began, and Xiao Guodong and Lu Ning staged a Chinese derby. In the first two sets, Lu Ning won consecutively, and the General Bureau took the lead 2-0 to get the match point. However, in the last three innings, Xiao Guodong broke out, pulling three consecutive sets of 3-2 reversal kills, so that two chased three! Xiao Guodong won the ups and downs of the Chinese derby.
On the first match day, Lu Ning and Xiao Guodong both had a record of 2 wins and 1 loss, Lu Ning was temporarily ranked second in this group with the net win advantage, and Xiao Guodong was in third place. According to the rules, the top four of the group round robin can qualify to reach the semi-finals, and Lu Ning and Xiao Guodong are in a very good situation. Of course, the world's first Selby is fourth with 2 wins and 2 losses, and Joe Perry is fifth with 1 wins and 2 losses, and Xiao Guodong and Lu Ning are still facing pressure. It is worth mentioning that another Chinese player, Zhao Xintong, temporarily leads the group with a record of 3 wins, and world champion Bingham is sixth with 1 win and 3 losses.
In the first set, Ronin took the lead and seized the opportunity, playing a single-shot 87 points to win the first set 88-0. In the second set, Lu Ning was still in a brave state, and then hit a single shot 50+ to win. In the first two sets, Xiao Guodong was a bit slow and hot, and he had several opportunities but failed to seize them, and only got 9 points in the second set. In the third set, Xiao Guodong finally seized the opportunity and slammed a single shot to break 131 points to clear the taiwan and win the game. In the fourth set, Xiao Guodong won again 67-1.
In the decider, the ball type was completely scattered, Xiao Guodong seized the opportunity to get started, single-shot to break the hundred to win, won the decider, and the General Bureau scored 3-2 to kill Lu Ning. Lu Ning squandered multiple match points, and the General Bureau led 2-0 in a good situation, and finally was overturned by Xiao Guodong with a 2-3 score of the General Bureau.