In the early morning of December 22, Beijing time, the qualifying tournament for the 2023** German Masters continued. In a key match, the national champion Zhang Anda defeated Mustafa Dolgham 5-3 and advanced to the main event. In the other highlight match, Gary Wilson, who had just defended his Scottish Open title, was reversed 4-5 by Scott Donaldson.
In the just-concluded 2023 ** Scottish Open, "China's first brother" Ding Junhui and Zhou Yuelong joined hands with defending champion Gary Wilson. After fierce competition, Zhou Yuelong, Gary Wilson, John Higgins, and Nopeng Sancam reached the semifinals. In the end, Gary Wilson had the last laugh as he easily defeated Thailand's Noppong Sankham 9-5 in the final to win the title.
Wilson had a dream journey at the 2022 Scottish Open, and as a big dark horse, he went all the way to the final. In the championship match of another dark horse, Joe O'Connor, he hit two shots to break 100 (102 points, 102 points) and three 50+ shots (67 points, 74 points, 92 points), and easily defeated O'Connor with a total score of 9-2 to win the championship.
Gary was the defending champion and No.1 seed at this year's Scottish Open and was looking to win another title, and he did. Gary narrowly defeated world No. 56 Elite Slessor 4-3 in the qualifying round that was postponed to the main event.
Wilson then made it all the way to the final, where he faced Thailand's Noppon Sangkham. Sancam eliminated four-time world champion John "The Wizard" Higgins 6-3 in the semifinals.
The nine-inning stats are -54 (JH-35 (83). In the final, Gary was in hot form, winning 9-5 to win the championship. With the joy of defending the title, he participated in the German Masters qualifying tournaments back-to-back, and when he got the match point 4-3, he was reversed by Donaldson 4-5, which is a pity!