2023 Championship of Champions Match: Selby suffered a tragic reversal to kill the first round, and Allen defeated Old White and Carter in a row to advance
The 2023 Snooker Championship will start at 9 p.m. on November 13, Beijing time. The Champions of Champions and the traditional version of the Champions League are both professional snooker invitational tournaments hosted by Matchroom Sport.
1. Results: Allen beat Old White 4-1 in the semi-finals, Carter beat Selby 4-3, and Allen beat Carter 6-2 in the group finals
The first day was Group 4, with last year's British Championship champion Allen and veteran world champion White kicking off the opening match. In the first game, Lao White scored the last black ball and cleared the table to reverse. After that, Allen won 4 games in a row through two 70+ shots and a hundred in the last game, and eliminated Old White 4-1.
This year's WST Classic champion Selby took on this year's German Masters champion Captain Carter. Master Sai hit two 80+ shots, 3-2 to match point. Carter, who had previously scored 3 shots of 50+, broke 100 in the 6th game and equalized the score. In the deciding game, the two sides went back and forth, Carter scored 58 points with a single stroke, and finally seized the opportunity to win with a single shot to clear the pink ball.
At 3 a.m. the next day, the group final began, with Allen versus Carter. Allen broke 100 with two shots and scored 70 points with one shot to lead 4-1. In the 6th game, the dribble ball helped, and Allen went to the next city, 5-1 to match point. In the 7th game, Kata started on the long platform and blasted out 143 to break the 100 clear table and save a match point. In the 8th game, under the chaos, Allen got started with three passes, scored 98 points in one shot (unfortunately lost a simple yellow ball), ended the game 6-2, and advanced to the semifinals.
2. Draw and schedule
Tonight is Group 2 matches, and the specific schedule is as follows:
◆ On November 14, Beijing time, Group 2 competition:
9pm: Luca v Hawkins;
11 p.m.: Williams v Milkins;
3 a.m. the next day: Group final.
◆ On November 15, Beijing time, Group 1 competition:
9 p.m.: O'Sullivan v Zhang Anda;
11pm: Higgins v Wakelin;
3 a.m. the next day: Group final.
◆ On November 16, Beijing time, Group 3 competition:
9 p.m.: Trump v Siripatong;
11pm: Murphy v Gary Wilson;
3 a.m. the next day: Group final.
Attached to the list of champions and champions:
Related references: Archives of the Champions League: O'Sullivan's record is brilliant, Ding Junhui is the best among Chinese players, and Zhang Anda is the 8th
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