I believe that many snooker fans have been confused by the recent Champions League format, and this so-called "chicken rib" tournament is finally coming to an end with the opening of the Masters, and fans are about to enjoy the competition between the top players.
The Masters, one of the three tournaments, is known as the only tournament in the World Championships, and although the points of the Invitational Tournament are not counted in the rankings, the championship's prize money of 250,000 pounds is enough to make all players yearn, not to mention the huge honors brought by the Masters.
At the beginning of the 2022 season, the Masters will make a comeback, and 16 players such as O'Sullivan, Trump, Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao, Selby and so on will also set foot on the field to compete for the final championship, and the duels of each group are extremely concerned for fans.
1. Yan Bingtao vs Mark Williams
In the 2021 Masters, China's post-00s young player Yan Bingtao broke into the final in a situation that the outside world was not optimistic about and finally defeated John Higgins to win his first three major championships, which is also Yan Bingtao's journey to defend his title.
But this does not mean that Yan Bingtao will easily defeat Williams, the "world's most accurate man" won the first title of the season in the opening match last season, in order to prepare for the Masters, he quit the Champions League, Yan Bingtao may continue to adopt consumption tactics if he wants to win, after all, the elderly Uncle Ma has huge problems in terms of energy, which may become the key to Yan Bingtao's victory.
2. Zhao Xintong vs John Higgins
For Zhao Xintong, who has just won the British Championship, whether it is mentality or self-confidence, it is a time when the recent Champions League has exploded eight consecutive victories to defeat two world champions to win the group championship, and the state can be described as extremely hot.
Coupled with the last time the two sides met Zhao Xintong strongly to complete the reversal of the psychological advantage, I personally believe that this group of Zhao Xintong has a higher probability of winning, for Higgins is most afraid of this kind of accuracy type of player, once the defensive attack is wrong, the other side will seize the opportunity to get started and lose the game.
Judd Trump vs Mark Allen
Both sides had championship credits last season (T: Crown in The Crown, Allen: Northern Ireland), and objectively speaking, Trump is better in terms of overall strength, but Mark Allen has the upper hand in the past record of the two.
Coupled with the serious decline in Trump's state in recent times, last season's best result in addition to the championship was only the quarterfinals, and Mark Allen also devoted himself to the field after declaring bankruptcy, and the state is also visible to the naked eye, this group of duels Trump will most likely miss his three major championships again.
Karen Wilson vs Stewart Bingham
Although this group of duels has not received too much attention from fans, but this does not mean that the duels between the two sides will not be watched, with the successive victories of Zhao Xintong and Brechel, the status of the "囧 Brother" after 90 has also been shaken, and this Masters is the best proof battle.
Although Bingham has been in hot form recently, but finally has the upper hand in age, if you want to defeat the "囧 brother", you must not only maintain the score gap in the early stage, but also pray that the attributes of his glass heart will not appear, and if there is no accident in this group, Karen Wilson will eventually advance.
The above predictions only represent personal views, I believe that every fan has their own winning candidate in mind, the remaining four groups of players will be issued later, and finally hope that the two Chinese young players can achieve better and better results in vietnam.