Snooker UK Championship Schedule: All Last 16 Players Will Be Decided, Chinese Player Zhou Yuelong Faces O'Sullivan,

On December 2nd Beijing time, the first round of the Snooker UK Championship main event continues. According to the latest schedule, the final four spots for the last 16 will be determined today: Lei Peifan will take on the seasoned Selby, while Zhou Yuelong will challenge the legendary O'Sullivan. Additionally, the semi-final specialist Hawkins will face David Lilley, and the prominent post-90s player Kyren Wilson battles Slater!

At 9 PM, two matches are scheduled with two Chinese players competing. Lei Peifan will face Selby, one of the formidable "80s Five Tigers," with a significant skill gap making an upset unlikely; the hope is just for Lei to fight hard. Simultaneously, Zhou Yuelong will play against O'Sullivan. This match also seems predictable since O'Sullivan hasn't won a ranking event in a long time and his form is currently below that of Higgins and Mark Williams. Zhou might cause an upset if he performs exceptionally, but O'Sullivan is unlikely to give him a chance, especially considering his dominance in the big three tournaments!

At 3 AM tomorrow, Hawkins will compete against David Lilley. Hawkins, a frequent semi-finalist, is expected to overpower his opponent and advance to the last 16 with a strong advantage. At the same time, Kyren Wilson will face Slater. Wilson, a notable post-90s player and former World Championship winner ranked second globally, clearly has the upper hand and is more likely to win!

Currently, seeded players Xiao Guodong, Gary Wilson, and Mark Allen have all been eliminated, while six Chinese players have reached the last 16. The chances for tonight’s two players to win are slim, so we may end up with six Chinese players in the last 16, which is a very respectable 50% success rate!

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