In the early morning of December 18, 2023, Beijing time, the final of the Scottish Open ended, and the defending champion Gary. Wilson won 9-5 over Noppong, ranked 26th in the world. Sancam, successfully won the championship!
Last night, Gary. Wilson and Sancam competed in the first stage of the final. Wilson scored 90, 62, 66, 79, 105, 78, and 61 points in a single stroke, leading Sancam 6 2.
In the early hours of this morning, the final continued. In the ninth game, Wilson scored a long red ball and scored 81 points in a single stroke to continue to expand the lead. Next, Sancam scored 132 points and 97 points in a single stroke, and won two games in a row. In the twelfth game, Wilson made three starts, scoring 12 points, 54 points, and 40 points respectively, leading Sancam 8 4 and getting the match point.
In the thirteenth game, both of them played many times, and Sancam won the game 78 55 and recovered a match point. In the fourteenth game, Wilson scored 31 points and 53 points in a single stroke to end the game.
Congratulations Gary. Wilson won the 2023 Scottish Open, his second career ranking title. With this title, Wilson rose to No. 17 in the world rankings.
Gary. Wilson's path to qualification:
Qualifying: Wilson 4 3 Ellitt. Slesser;
First round: Wilson 4 3 Xing Zihao;
Second round: Wilson 4 3 Joe. O'Connor;
1 8 Finals: Wilson 4 1 Tu Zhenlong;
1 4 Finals: Wilson 5 0 Chris. Wakelin;
Semi-finals: Wilson 6 5 Zhou Yuelong;
Final: Wilson 9 5 Noppon. Sancam.
Nopong. Sancam's path to qualification:
Qualifying: Sancam 4 0 Rebecca. Kenna;
First round: Sancam 4 1 Lucas. Clex;
Second round: Sancam 4 2 Alister. Carter;
1 8 Finals: Sancam 4 3 Matthew. Celt;
1 4 Finals: Sancam 5 3 Lin Shanfeng;
Semi-finals: Sancam 6 3 John. Higgins;
Final: Sancam 5 9 Gary. Wilson.