On December 17, 2023, the Scottish Open ushered in a fierce match, and Gary Wilson defeated China's Zhou Yuelong with a score of 6-5 to secure his first final spot.
Zhou Yuelong is a strong Chinese first-class fighter and is currently ranked 21st in the world.
Despite reaching the semi-finals in qualifying, they were on the verge of being reversed from a 4-1 lead against Bingham in the previous round.
He was runner-up in the ranking tournament three times, but due to his poor mental fitness, there were always problems at key moments and he failed to win the first title of his career.
Gary Wilson is the defending champion, having won the ranking tournament last year with a 9-2 win over Joe O'Connor.
He is ranked one place higher than Zhou Yuelong, and his strength is extraordinary, and he has achieved the semi-finals of the World Championships.
The two have played each other six times before, with Gary Wilson winning 4-2.
The tournament was played with a best-of-11 system, with errors between the two sides in the first game, and Gary Wilson finally took the lead 81-32.
In the second game, Zhou Yuelong returned the color with a single stroke of 106 points, which was the 200th stroke of his career to break 100.
In the third game, Gary Wilson missed the over-scoring shot, and Zhou Yuelong withstood the pressure to clear the table and won 59-55.
However, in the fourth game, Zhou Yuelong only scored 18 points to interrupt the attack, showing a somewhat anxious mentality, and Gary Wilson scored 88 points in a single stroke to pull back a game.
In the next game, the state of the two sides declined significantly, Zhou Yuelong scored 56 points in a single stroke, won the fifth game 98-34, and in the sixth game, Zhou Yuelong once again got started many times and won the grappling 77-52.
In the seventh game, Gary Wilson scored 77-52 through piecemeal.
In the eighth game, Zhou Yuelong scored 77 points in a single stroke and took the lead in getting the match point, but then suddenly dropped the line, and was blasted out by Gary Wilson with 122 points and 54 points in a single stroke, winning two games in a row.
In the end, Zhou Yuelong scored 69 points in a single stroke in the deciding game, but was still reversed by Gary Wilson in a single game, ending the game 79-72, and finally beating Zhou Yuelong 6-5.
Zhou Yuelong's mentality at critical moments has become a major obstacle.
In the decider, his over-scoring shot was reversed by his opponent, and ultimately a defensive error in the fight for darkness prevented him from withstanding the pressure.
Gary Wilson will face the winner of Higgins and Noppon Sancam in the next match, and is one step away from defending his title.
And Zhou Yuelong once had an unexpected situation by throwing his fist in advance to celebrate the victory, which is really thrilling, but also very regrettable.