Champion of Champions snooker: Xiao Guodong beats defending champion Mark Allen to reach semi-finals
Xiao Guodong defeated 2023 champion Mark Allen 6-3 and advanced to the final of Bolton’s championship.
China’s Xiao is enjoying the best performance of his career, taking the opening match with a 71 after world No. 3 Allen shot 65 and also shot 83 and 71 at halftime. A 3-1 lead was established.
However, the Northern Irishman equalized the score at 3-3, and then Xiao Zhan scored again, winning two consecutive games to seal the victory.
Shaw has already beaten Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Selby to reach the last four and will now face either Mark Williams or Neil Robertson on Sunday (13:00 GMT) for the £150,000 Maximum bonus.
