Champions League: Lu Haotian and James Jones were out in an upset manner, and Yao Pengcheng rushed to the top 32!

In the 26th group match of the first phase of the Champions League that just ended on July 1, 2025, Chinese new professional player Yao Pengcheng ranked first in the group with a 2-2 draw with Zhao Hanyang and Lu Haotian and 3-1 defeated James Jones with 5 points and successfully advanced to the top 32. Lu Haotian, Zhao Hanyang and James Jones were unfortunately eliminated and missed the second stage.

In the 26th Group competition, the competition process was very dramatic. You should know that both Lu Haotian and James Jones have 4 points with a record of winning, drawing and losing in the group, and only in the last game between him and James Jones can determine the final winner. Unfortunately, Lu Haotian did not win the last game, which made him missed the top 32 seats.

Yao Pengcheng advanced to the top 32 with a record of one win and two draws

In the 26th Group of the Champions League, Yao Pengcheng became the winner of the group with a performance of winning only 1 point. In the first game, Yao Pengcheng's performance was not ideal, but Lu Haotian still failed to win the game. In the first game, Lu Haotian won 70:25 and took a 1-0 lead. Then Yao Pengcheng scored 55 points in a single shot and scored 69:55 to draw with Lu Haotian 1-1.

In the third game, Lu Haotian won another game with a 64:9 performance to take a 2-1 lead. In the fourth game, Yao Pengcheng scored a 2-2 draw with Lu Haotian with 86:1 and won the first point in the group. After entering the second game, Yao Pengcheng's form was still not ideal, but he defeated James Jones, who scored 86 points in a single shot with a score of 3-1, thus helping himself get 3 points and ranking first with a 4-point score in the group.

After entering the last game, Yao Pengcheng faced Zhao Hanyang's challenge. In this game, the performance of both players is also very average. In the first game, Zhao Hanyang scored 51 points in a single shot and won the first game 73:40 to gain a 1-0 lead. Yao Pengcheng then drew 2-2 with a 57:22, 56 points, 56:77 and 58:54 in a single shot, thus becoming the winner.

Lu Haotian and James Jones lost a point, which is a pity

In the 26th group, if you want to talk about the two most unfair players, they must be James Jones and Lu Haotian. You know, both players are almost able to become winners. Moreover, even if they and Yao Pengcheng both earn 4 points, they are more likely to advance. But they were one game away from the final victory, which really made people feel very sorry.

Jammi Jones drew 2-2 with 51 points in his first game. Then he lost to Yao Pengcheng 1-3 with 86 points in a single shot. In the last game, James Jones defeated Lu Haotian 3-1. In this way, James Jones ranked second in the group with 4 points and the highest single score.

Lu Haotian drew 2-2 with 55 points in his first game. Immediately afterwards, he defeated Zhao Hanyang 3-1 with 80 points in a single shot. In the last game, Lu Haotian lost to James Jones 1-3. At this point, Lu Haotian ranked third in the group with 4 points and no advantage in the group scored 4 points and the highest score in a single shot. Zhao Hanyang ranked last with two draws and one loss and two points.

At 19:00 on July 1, 2025, the 3rd and 22nd Groups of the Champions League will be held. In Group 3, Murphy, Burton, McQuagan and Reforth are in the same group. In Group 22, Celter, Dick May, Donaldson and Quinn are in the same group. Judging from the probability of promotion, the probability of Celter and Murphy's promotion will be relatively high.