On January 8, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker Champions League began its fifth group competition, and the best player on the first day was Scott Donaldson, who swept the world's fifth-ranked Karen Wilson 3-0 and broke the big upset. Scott Donaldson once won three straight, and although he lost 2-3 to Jordan Brown in the fourth round, his 3-1 record put Scott Donaldson at the top of the table.
So far, Liang Wenbo, Graeme Dort, Zhao Xintong and Stuart Bingham have been in the winners' group, and there are only three places left in the Champions League winners' group, and the competition is of course fierce. However, Trump was out early, Selby unexpectedly withdrew, and the starlight in the fifth group was dim. The highest-ranking player is Karen Wilson, who is of course a big pick, and China's Ronin started from the second group and is still in the Champions League.
On the first matchday of the fifth group, the top of the list was Scott Donaldson, and Chinese fans are familiar with the post-90s star, because he has beaten Ding Junhui many times in a row, and is known as Ding Junhui's nemesis and bitter master. However, Scott Donaldson has not performed well in the past two years, and the world ranking has been declining, and it is currently only 39th. In the previous group game, Scott Donaldson had beaten Trump but twice lost to Karen Wilson.
Coming to the fifth group, Scott Donaldson was in a stately position, shooting two 50+ in the first round to sweep Martin Gould 3-0. Facing Karen Wilson in the second round, Scott Donaldson contributed two more 50+, sweeping Karen Wilson 3-0. Facing David Gilbert in the third round, Scott Donaldson shot a single shot of 132 and 74 points to win 3-1.
Scott Donaldson won three straight, and unfortunately, in the final round of the first day, Scott Donaldson scored a single 92 and 64 points, but lost 2-3 to Jordan Brown. However, the 3-1 record still put Scott Donaldson at the top of the table, basically locking in a single-elimination elimination place. Although the fifth group did not have the top players, the competition was indeed fierce, Ali Carter was 2 wins and 1 loss, Jordan Brown 2 wins and 1 loss, Martin Gould 2 wins and 2 losses, and Karen Wilson was 2 wins and 1 loss, ranking 2 to 5 respectively.
David Gilbert, with just 1 win and 3 losses, is temporarily in sixth place and faces an exit. China's Ronin fell into a slump again, he lost 1-3 to David Gilbert, 2-3 to Jordan Brown, 1-3 to Ali Carter, all three defeats, ranked at the bottom, want to retain the hope of continuing to play in the Champions League, the last three rounds against Karen Wilson, Scott Donaldson, Martin Gould, to strive for a full victory, but too difficult!