In the wonderful matchup of the 2024 ** Gram Invitational Edition Champions League, an exciting battle was staged in the early morning of February 9, Beijing time, in the sixth round of the fourth group of round-robin, Kyren Wilson, known as the strongest post-90s "embarrassing brother", with his outstanding performance and perseverance, with a slight advantage of 3-2, turned the tide in the deciding game, and successfully counterattacked and defeated the first top player of the post-80s to achieve a Grand Slam feat, "Melbourne Machine" Neil Robertson.
It was a thrilling match that showcased Wilson's prowess and tactical acumen as he not only won the crucial battle, but also added significant weight to his own path to the game. Looking back at the previous round robin in the third group, Wilson also showed his extraordinary skills in a fierce battle with Tom Forde, which also narrowly won 3-2, and he also created an impressive record of 147 points in the match.
With Si Jiahui's 5-10 defeat to Trump in the 2024 German Masters, this tournament has also come to an end. Group 3 and Group 4 of the invitational version of the Champions League followed, with Wilson playing in both groups in a row and performing well. In the fourth round of the group round-robin in Group 3, he scored 147 points in a single stroke against Tom Forde, showing excellent skills.
In Group 4, Wilson faced Robertson "The Melbourne Machine" Robertson, who has been out of form this season, in the sixth round. This is their second meeting of the season, and in the first meeting, Wilson came out with a 3-1 victory over Robertson. In this game, Wilson continued his good form from the victory over Robertson in the Group 3 round-robin a day earlier, putting in another excellent performance. He hit one shot to break 100 and two shots of 50+ in a row, and finally beat the opponent with a score of 3-2.
In the first game of the game, Wilson took the lead in scoring 72 points in a single stroke and sealed Robertson with a score of 112-0 and made a strong start. However, in the second game, Robertson also showed his strength, returning a single shot of 84 points, and finally leveled the score at 84-0 to 1-1.
In the third game of the match, Wilson showed excellent skill and powerful attack, he was like an accurate sniper, and completely conquered the court with a brilliant score of 117 points, and finally defeated his opponent again with a disparity of 119-6, successfully pushed the overall score to 2-1, and won a valuable match point for himself first. This feat undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on opponent Robertson.
However, in the next fourth game of the matchup, in the face of such a grim situation, Robertson did not choose to retreat, but showed a tenacious and unyielding spirit and launched a shocking counterattack. Like an awakened lion, he blasted a stunning performance of up to 127 points with his fierce attack, turned the tide with an absolute advantage of 128-4, and successfully saved the match point that was about to be lost. The victory in this crucial game made the score of the two sides tie to 2-2 in an instant, just like the two top players standing on a new starting line, adding more suspense and highlights to the subsequent games.
In the gripping tiebreaker, Wilson once again showed his otherworldly strength and exquisite skills, with a breathtaking 90-point one-shot performance, completely blocking Robertson's counterattack, and finally narrowly won 3-2. In this decisive matchup, Wilson showed his competitive strength to the fullest, not only successfully defeating Robertson twice in a row in the third and fourth round-robin matches, achieving a "double kill", but also his performance throughout the match was extremely eye-catching, like a bright star lighting up the whole court.
Robertson, on the other hand, in the face of Wilson's strong challenge, continued the sluggish situation and ups and downs that he has shown since the beginning of the season, and failed to find a good way to break through the predicament, so he can only regretfully accept defeat.