In the early morning of February 23, in the semifinals of the 2024** Players Championship, Mark Allen faced Gary Wilson, 3-3, Allen got the match point 5-3, Gary Wilson recovered a game, Allen seized the opportunity to win the tenth game and advanced to the semifinals 6-4. 2024** Gram Players Championship
In the semifinals, Mark Allen faced Ali Carter for a spot in the final.
In the first game, Allen scored 84 points with a single stroke. In the second game, Allen scored 63 points in a single stroke and won 68-38. Gary Wilson pulled one back 74-42. In the fourth game, Allen scored 75 points with a single stroke and won 75-40, and Allen led 3-1 and entered the break. In the fifth game, Gary Wilson pulled one back 74-53. In the sixth game, Allen scored 54 points with a single stroke, and Gary Wilson scored 76 points with a single stroke, winning 76-59, and the big score was tied 3-3.
In the next two games, Allen won two games in a row, 102-23 and 70-41, thus winning the match point 5-3. In the ninth game, the two sides sent each other pink balls and black balls, Allen scored the pink ball in the pocket, the black ball left in the bag, and Gary Wilson scored the black ball to recover the game 60-58. In the tenth game, Allen scored 69 points in a single stroke and finally won the game.
In the other quarterfinals that ended yesterday, Carter defeated Trump 6-4 and advanced to the semifinals first.
In this way, the semi-final matchup in the top half is out, with Mark Allen taking on Ali Carter.