In the first semi-final of the just-concluded World ** Scottish Open on December 17, 2023, Beijing time, China's post-90s star and defending champion Gary Wilson staged a wonderful showdown. In this game, Zhou Yuelong and Wilson were in relatively average condition, and both of them made a lot of mistakes. After 11 rounds of competition, Zhou Yuelong lost three games in a row with 106 points, 56 points, 77 points, 69 points and the first match point to lose to Wilson 5-6 and missed the final. After this match, Wilson ushered in his first final performance of the season. Zhou Yuelong, on the other hand, once again staged a glass-hearted performance at the decisive moment, hoping that Chinese player Zhou Yuelong could adjust his mentality in the later games.
Zhou Yuelong won two games in a row to draw 2-2 with Wilson
In the first half of the game between the two sides, the performance of the two players can be described as evenly matched. In the first game, Wilson successfully scored 81 points with multiple opportunities to get started, and won the first game with a performance of 81:32 to take a 1-0 lead. In the second game, Wilson took the lead in making a mistake in the game, and then Zhou Yuelong scored a red ball and scored 106 points in a single stroke to win the game, thus drawing 1-1 with Wilson and pulling the two sides back to the same running line. In the third game, Zhou Yuelong seized the opportunity of Wilson's mistake to win another game with a performance of 59:55 and ensured that he overtook Wilson 2-1 to take the lead for the first time. In the fourth game, Wilson won the game with 95:18 with a single-stroke performance of 88 points, thus successfully drawing 2-2 with Zhou Yuelong.
Wilson lost two games in a row and fell behind Zhou Yuelong 2-4
In the fifth game, Zhou Yuelong won the game 98:34 with an outstanding performance of 56 points with a single stroke, thus continuing to lead Wilson 3-2 and gaining an advantage. In the sixth game, Wilson made a mistake in trying to attack the red ball in the top pocket on the right side after taking a 9:2 lead, and Zhou Yuelong scored 10 points in the red ball in the top pocket on the right side and made a serious mistake after hitting the pink ball in the left middle bag. However, Wilson made a serious mistake when he tried to attack the red ball in the left middle pocket, and Zhou Yuelong seized the opportunity to hit the red ball in the left bottom pocket and directly hit the black ball back to the point to get the chance to get started, but he only scored 30 points before making a mistake when hitting the simple red ball. However, Wilson tried to attack the red ball in the left bottom pocket and made another mistake, and Zhou Yuelong scored the red ball in the left bottom pocket and finally won the game with a 76-13 performance to lead Wilson 4-2.
Wilson sealed the win and beat Zhou Yuelong 6-5
In the seventh game, Wilson took the opportunity to score the red ball first, but he was penalized five points for the cue ball when he hit the blue ball later. Zhou Yuelong made a mistake in defense, and Wilson scored 42 points on the red ball, hitting the right middle pocket red ball and making a serious mistake. Zhou Yuelong scored a red ball in the bottom pocket on the right side and successfully won a layup opportunity, but he only scored 39 points and made a mistake. Wilson scored 16 points on the right side of the bottom pocket with a red ball on the top hand. Zhou Yuelong was penalized for 8 points for a mistake in solving the ball, and in the end, Wilson won the game 77:52 and fell behind Zhou Yuelong 2-3. In the eighth game, Wilson took the lead in scoring 9 points, hit the blue ball K ball and scored the red ball and was penalized 5 points, Zhou Yuelong scored the red ball and scored 77 points in a single stroke to win the game 82:9, thus leading Wilson 5-3 and getting the match point. In the ninth game, Wilson scored 122 points with a single stroke to win the game and fell behind Zhou Yuelong 4-5. In the tenth game, Wilson scored 54 points with a single stroke and won the game 72:33 to draw 5-5 with Zhou Yuelong. In the eleventh game, Wilson won the game with a performance of 79:72, and reversed Zhou Yuelong 6-5 to advance to the final.