At 21 o'clock on the evening of December 16, Beijing time, the semifinals of the 2023 Scottish Open will kick offZhou Yuelong,Nopong Sancam, Gary Wilson. Among them, Zhou Yuelong eliminated Bingham 5-4, defending champion Wilson swept Walklin 5-0, Thai star Sankham eliminated Lin Shanfeng 5-3, and Higgins, one of the seven five-three masters, eliminated Fude 5-3.
Zhou Yuelong's semi-final battle between the defending champion Gary Wilson, ranked 20th at 21 o'clock on the night of 16, and the semi-final battle between Zhou Yuelong, ranked 21st, started first, the two have played each other 6 times, Zhou Yuelong won 2-4, including the most recent in the 2023 single-game limited-time match Zhou Yuelong defeated Gary Wilson 1-0 in the round of 32, and Gary Wilson defeated Zhou Yuelong 3-2 in the first group stage of the 2021 Champions League. Wilson defeated Zhou Yuelong 3-2, while at the 2020 World Grand Prix, Gary Wilson defeated Zhou Yuelong 4-1 in the round of 32;At the 2020 European Masters, Zhou Yuelong also defeated Gary Wilson 6-5 in the semifinals.
Gary Wilson and Zhou Yuelong have been in good form at this Scottish Open, first beating Anthony Hamilton 4-0 in the qualifying round of 128Due to Martin Gould's retirement in the round of 64, Zhou Yuelong automatically advanced to the top 32;In the round of 32, Zhou Yuelong defeated Andrew Higginson 4-2;After entering the round of 16, Zhou Yuelong swept Dominic Dyer 4-0;In the 8-strong battle, Zhou Yuelong played 3 shots of 50+, Stuart Bingham played 2 shots of 50+, Zhou Yuelong was chased by Bingham for 3 consecutive rounds with a 4-1 lead, but in the final game Zhou Yuelong still beat Stuart Bingham 5-4 to enter the semifinals. The semi-finals took 11 rounds and 6 wins. Returning to the past, Zhou Yuelong has reached the final three times at the 2020 European Masters, the 2020 single-game limited-time tournament, and the 2022 Northern Ireland Open, but all of them were runners-up. In the recent 2023 British Championships, he also reached the top 8, and his recent form is also very stable, looking forward to Zhou Yuelong's outstanding performance, reaching the final again and completing a career breakthrough.
John Higgins' other semi-final was played by No. 26-ranked Noppong Sancam and No. 12-ranked John Higgins, who have played each other 10 times and Higgins is 6-4. Who do you think will make it to the final of this Scottish Open?
The semi-final matchups are as follows:
Matchup draws
Gary Wilson vs Zhou Yuelong
Nopong SancamvsJohn Higgins.