On July 1, 2024, Beijing time, the Snooker Champions League will continue after a short break of one day, and the second round of the group stage will be played on this match day. The Snooker Champions League is the first professional tournament of the season, which is a small ranking tournament, and the prize money and points ranking are relatively low, but because it is a ranking tournament and the first tournament of the season, it attracts the new champion of the World Championships, Karen. Wilson, O'Sullivan, Sean. Murphy, Mark. Williams and other outstanding players participated.
A total of 128 players participated in this competition, a total of two rounds of group stage, the first round of the group stage every group of 4 people in a group of round-robin, the group leader advanced to the round of 32, the other players out. In the second round of the group stage, there will still be a round-robin round robin match for every group of 4 people, and the group leader will advance to the top 8, followed by a knockout round. At present, the first round of the group stage has ended, and the second round of the group stage is in full swing.
Because this competition is the first race of the season, the two highest-ranked players in the world of the Chinese Army, Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda, did not sign up for the competition, and 19 players including Si Jiahui and Zhou Yuelong participated. In the first round of the group stage, only 6 people, including Fan Zhengyi, Wu Yize, Si Jiahui, Ma Hailong, He Guoqiang and Long Zehuang, advanced to the top 32, and the other 13 players were out. In the second round of qualifying tournaments that have ended, Fan Zhengyi, Wu Yize, Long Zehuang and He Guoqiang and other 4 people played, only Long Zehuang advanced to the top 8, and the other 3 stopped in the top 32.
On this match day, the Chinese army Si Jiahui and Ma Hailong played one after another. Jones, Matthew. Stevens, Martin. Odenel et al., Si Jiahui and Mark. Williams, Ben. Wollaston, Stewart. Carrington and others are competing for a place in the top 8 in a group. The match day has ended in the game. Williams & Stewart. Carrington drew 2-2 with Ma Hailong facing world championship runner-up Jack. Jones, the two ended up also tied 2-2. Here are the rest of the fixtures from this matchday.
Si Jiahui 2:2. Wollaston
Si Jiahui is ranked 20th in the world, ranking 3rd in the Chinese team, and is one of the most promising players among young players. In the 2022/2023 World Championships, he went all the way from the qualifying round to the semifinals, and was finally chased by Belgian player Brecel for 11 consecutive games when he was three games away from leading 14:5 to advance to the final, and finally lost to his opponent 15:17, unfortunately missing the World Championships final. Last season, Si Jiahui reached the final of the ranking tournament for the first time in the German Masters, and finally lost to Trump and won the runner-up, ushering in a new milestone in his career.
In the first game of the game, Si Jiahui seized the opportunity to score many times, and scored 55 points in a single stroke, winning the game 81:5 and getting off to a good start. In the second game, Ben. Wollaston scored 50 points in a single stroke and had a chance to win the game, but unfortunately the key ball was wrong, and Si Jiahui seized the opportunity to complete the clearance and achieved a single-game reversal with 65:51. In the third game, Ben. Wollaston won 89:8 with a single stroke of 73 points and pulled back a game. In the fourth game, the two engaged in a long defensive struggle. Wollaston scored three times to tie the score at 67-13.
Si Jiahui 2:2 Stewart. Carrington
Stewart. Carrington is ranked 86th and Si Jiahui is ranked 20th, and in terms of world rankings and historical records, Si Jiahui has an advantage. In the group stage that has just ended, facing the "75 Three Heroes" Mark. Williams, Stewart. Carrington went down two games in a row to match Mark Brown. Williams drew 2-2 and were in good form.
In the first game of the game, Stuart. Carrington scored a number of pick-and-shoot points to win the game 63-26 to get off to a flying start. In the second game, Si Jiahui took the lead at the beginning and took a 31-point lead. Carrington grabbed the opportunity and scored 77 points in a single stroke, achieving a single-shot victory, leading 2:0. In the third game, Si Jiahui took the lead to gain a 53-point advantage. Carrington chased the score to 40 points with 13 points remaining on the table, and the two sides defended for a long time. Carrington scored the final pink ball and the black ball, and the game entered the black stage, and finally Si Jiahui scored the black ball to win the game. In the fourth game, Si Jiahui entered the game and scored 91 points in a single stroke to the next game, and the score was tied 2:2.
Ma Hailong 2:2 Matthew Stevens
Chinese teenager Ma Hailong, ranked 95th in the world, made his first professional appearance last season. Matthew Stevens, a veteran of the 70s, is ranked 48th in the world, has won the British Snooker Championship in his career, and has also won 7 ranking runners-up, known as the "Welsh Dragon", and is an excellent snooker player. In the final game of the group stage, the two played one game each, and both drew 2:2.
In the first game of the game, Ma Hailong scored many times piecemeal, and finally won the game 74:16 and got off to a good start. In the second game, Matthew Stevens won a game with 91:9 with a single stroke of 53 points. In the third game, the two fought for a long time, and Ma Hailong seized the opportunity to score 57 points in a single stroke and won the game with 68:50. In the fourth game, Matthew Stevens seized the opportunity to shoot a single stroke of 93 points and won the game 118:11, with a score of 2:2.