Breaking News:SCOTTISH OPEN 2023 SNOOKER LIVE – DEFENDING CHAMPION GARY WILSON TAKES ON ZHOU YUELONG IN SEMI-FINALS………

It’s Scottish Open semi-final day! Gary Wilson needs two more wins to defend his title in Edinburgh, where Zhou Yuelong, a rising Chinese star, is waiting in the final four. John Higgins, the four-time world champion, will face Noppon Saengkham in the late match at 19:00 UK time. That match begins at 13:00 UK time. Watch live snooker action on Discovery+, including the Scottish Open.

ZHOU 1-1 WILSON (55-18)
There’s an opening left for Yuelong, and he takes it. This now appears to be a very manageable frame for him on paper.

ZHOU 1-1 WILSON (55-17)
Gary misses on the black as it ricochets off the bottom right pocket. He appears to be quite ashamed of himself.
ZHOU 1-1 WILSON (25-17)
Combination for Gary’s opening, and it’s a really good one that lets the other reds get some space.
ZHOU 1-1 WILSON (24-17)
Gary makes a placement error now that the cue ball has touched the pink. He chooses to stay safe.
ZHOU 1-1 WILSON (6-17)
Yuelong makes a nice split, but he misses a red at the right center pocket. Worse still, he gives Gary a space.
ZHOU 1-1 Wilson (5-1)
Gary sees an opportunity, but Yuelong seizes it because there is nowhere else to go.

ZHOU 1-1 Wilson
Again, there were some truly brilliant moments. Surprisingly, Gary had no chance whatsoever in this second frame.
ZHOU 1-0 WILSON (0-106)
With his 200th career century, Yuelong wins the frame.
ZHOU 1-0 WILSON (0-70)
Okay, Yuelong, frame ball.
ZHOU 1-0 WILSON (0-38)
Yuelong does a fantastic job of splitting and providing himself with a lot of options.
ZHOU 1-0 WILSON (0-1)
Yuelong has a nice opening, and he can go from here.
ZHOU 1-0 Wilson (0-0)
Everyone is laughing as a bystander coughs and Gary offers him a glass of water. Beautiful moment.

ZHOU 1-0 Wilson (0-0)
Once more, Yuelong is snookered; the cue ball is behind Brown, and she needs to pass through the cushion at least once. He passes on his first attempt and doesn’t give room for error.
ZHOU 1-0 Wilson
Gary didn’t get off to quite the same flying start as he did yesterday, but he still played brilliantly in the opening frame. To be fair, Yuelong has also shown signs of nervousness at times, but both players seem a little uneasy today.
ZHOU 0-0 WILSON (81-32)
Miss on the red, but Gary, who is taking the frame home, doesn’t care.
ZHOU 0-0 WILSON (75-32)
That’s the frame ball, Gary, back on the table.

ZHOU 0-0 WILSON (60-32)
Errors and nervousness are starting to show. Although Yuelong gets out of the snooker situation, Gary has an opportunity. Surprisingly, though, he misses and gives Yuelong the opportunity instead. But he misses as well.
ZHOU 0-0 WILSON (60-32)
Here’s Gary picking up where he left off with a fantastic haul of points in yesterday’s semi-final. But because of his awkward placement, he chooses to snooker Yuelong instead.
ZHOU 0-0 WILSON (26-32)
Very well done! Off the bank and hit the red thin for an opening from Gary!
ZHOU 0-0 WILSON (25-32)
That is six misses. Essentially, Yuelong must pass through the bank twice as the cue ball is tucked behind and up against brown and green. Thus far, he’s.

ZHOU 0-0 WILSON (9-32)
Yuelong has now missed twice, giving Gary foul points and a clear advantage over his opponent.
ZHOU 0-0 WILSON (1-32)
Now that the red is bouncing on the left center pocket, Yuelong has missed, and he will be irritated. Even worse, he gives Gary a gap to fill, but there’s no turning back now, so we’re back on the safeties.
ZHOU 0-0 WILSON (0-8)
Yuelong sees an opening quickly, and he can take it from there.
ZHOU 0-0 WILSON
Before we begin, some statistics: Yuelong and Gary have already faced off three times, with the former emerging victorious in two of them. They have each won four of their last five games, so they are both in similar form.

ZHOU 0-0 WILSON
A thrilling semifinal between two players whose quarterfinal outcomes could not have been more dissimilar is in store. While Zhou Yuelong won a long match against Stuart Bingham, Gary Wilson defeated Chris Wakelin in five straight frames while looking flawless. Even though he had a 4-1 lead at one point, things changed and a decider was needed. Naturally, we’re playing best of eleven now, so everything is back to zero.
Greetings for the afternoon!
Greetings and welcome back to our Scottish Open 2023 live text coverage. We are just a few minutes away from starting the day’s first match at the Meadowbanks Sports Centre in Edinburgh, where title defender Gary.

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