On December 11, Beijing time, the 2023 ** Gram Single Game Limited Time Tournament came to a successful conclusion. In the final, Chinese star Cao Yupeng lost 4-65 to "Little Steel Cannon" Mark Allen and missed the championship. On the prize money list of the event, Cao Yupeng won 180,000 yuan, Allen won 450,000 yuan, and Si Jiahui won 40,000 yuan.
*Created in 2011, the Limited-Time Tournament is a very special tournament in which the winner wins seven games in a row (seven games in a row) wins the championship. This year's single-game limited-time tournament prize money is set at £50,000 for the winner, £20,000 for the runner-up, £8,000 for the top 4 and £4,000 for the top eight.
In this competition, "China's first brother" Ding Junhui did not participate, and Cao Yupeng, ranked 35th in the world, joined hands with 22 Chinese players including Zhang Anda and Si Jiahui, the champions of the National Championships. After fierce competition, Cao Yupeng and Si Jiahui reached the top 8. In the 1 4 finals, Si Jiahui lost to "Little Steel Cannon" Mark Allen 18-52, and Cao Yupeng defeated the veteran Mark Davis 39-13.
Davis, ranked 51st in the world, comfortably defeated Thailand's and women's world champion Seri Papong 94-8 in the first roundIn the second round, Davis defeated Tian Pengfei 20-21. In the third round, Davis defeated Liam Pullen 46-15.
In the fourth round, Davis 70-0 clean sheet another Davis - Liam Davis;1 4 finals, Davis faced Cao Yupeng. In the past, Cao Yupeng and Davis will have a record of 1 meetings, losing to their opponents at that time. Specific to this single-game 1 4 finals, Davis won 39-13 to advance.
In the semifinals, Cao Yupeng defeated "Captain" Alister Carter 41-18. In the final, Cao Yupeng's opponent was world No. 5 Mark Allen, who defeated Stephen Holworth 60-8 in the semifinals. In this final, Cao Yupeng missed the championship 4-65.