On December 15, Beijing time, the 2020 ** Scottish Open continued. In a key match in the third round, Zhou Yuelong, "Mr. China's 147 points", defeated veteran Andrew Higginson 4-2. In the qualifying round, Zhou Yuelong hit two shots to break 100 and one shot to 50+, and swept Anthony Hamilton 4-0.
Zhou Yuelong is a very powerful player, currently ranked 21st in the world, and is highly praised by "Rockets" Ronnie O'Sullivan, "Billiards Emperor" Stephen Hendry and other football kings.
He once hit the first shot of the new generation of Chinese players with a perfect score of 147 points. He has reached the finals of ranking tournaments several times, and also reached the semifinals of the British Championship, one of the three major tournaments in the world, when Zhou Yuelong defeated the two world champions of "Melbourne Machine" Neil Robertson and "Wizard" John Higgins with -3 consecutive victories.
Specific to this year's Scottish Open, Zhou Yuelong joined hands with "China's first brother" Ding Junhui to play. Ding defeated David Grace 4-0 in the first game, Jenson Kendrick 4-1 in the second game, and lost 3-4 in the third round against Tom Forde.
Zhou Yuelong first faced Anthony Hamilton in the qualifying round in this competition. In this game, Zhou Yuelong played extremely domineering, and swept 4-0 in four straight games. In the game, Zhou Yuelong shot two shots to break 100 (129 points, 134 points) and one shot of 50+ (75 points).
In the second round, Zhou Yuelong faced "Glasses Man" Martin Gould, who seemed to be on par with "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan, and withdrew from the game before the game, and Zhou Yuelong automatically advanced without a fight.
Coming to the third round of the Scottish Open, Zhou Yuelong's opponent was veteran Andrew Higginson, who is ranked 99th in the world, and eliminated Mark Davies 4-1 in the previous round. In the past, Zhou Yuelong and Higginson have a record of 6 meetings, with a record of 5 wins and 1 loss. This time, Zhou Yuelong defeated his opponent 4-2 again, congratulations to Zhou Yuelong!