A special event of the 2022 snooker season is about to rekindle the flames, in which players can no longer wear stereotypical shirts, spectators no longer have to control their emotions, and everyone on the field can cheer for the moment.
Such a unique event is the single limited time competition, from the birth of the single limited time competition is a very entertaining game, due to the rules and format reasons at first did not have too many top players to register, until 2017 after the promotion to the ranking tournament was attracted to a large number of players.
As the name suggests, the single time limit is a tournament that limits the time of the game, and the 128 players who register for the competition are randomly selected for each round, and the rules are a single-round elimination system with a time limit of ten minutes, and the players must play within 15 seconds before the game, and the last five minutes are shortened to 10 seconds.
Unlike other competitions, any foul in a single-time limited time game will give the opponent a chance to play a full free ball, and the player must have the ball touch the bank side or enter the bag every time he hits, otherwise it is considered a foul, the game is not allowed to be re-swung, and if there is a tie, the winner will be divided through the blue ball point bag.
In addition to some of the rule changes, the most important point is that the audience can cheer for their favorite players during the game, shout and whistle, and the players can not play like other competitions.
Changes in rules such as the above and changes in the format have made the single-time limited time tournament a race full of uncertainties, which is a welfare event for low-ranking players, because the total prize money of the tournament is as high as 180,000 pounds, and players can not only get 50,000 pounds in prize money to win the championship, but also break the individual ranking championship drought and win a place in the championship next season.
But for some of the top players, there is no interest in single-time limited time, and it is common sense that O'Sullivan's batting speed and ornamentality are very suitable for signing up, but O'Sullivan has long said that it is a "chicken rib" event and meaningless.
A total of ten of the world's top sixteen players signed up: Mark Selby, Mark Williams, Karen Wilson, Sean Murphy, Zhao Xintong, Bingham, Hawkins, Yan Bingtao, Allen, Brechel.
Not only O'Sullivan, but also top stars such as Trump, Robertson, Higgins and so they did not choose to sign up for this event, of course, different players and fans have different understandings of this event, after all, entertainment events are happy.
China's snooker legion can be described as a full-fledged player, Ding Junhui is the second time to register for the competition after nine years, in addition to Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong, Zhou Yuelong, Xiao Guodong and other familiar players, Chinese players this time up to 25 people signed up to participate, accounting for one-fifth of the competition seats.
Ding Junhui's registration is very understandable, with his current ranking situation to return to the top sixteen must participate in the game to find the state, other domestic players are for the first ranking championship of their careers to launch an impact, after all, the single time limit is full of uncertainties, everyone has a chance to win the championship.
This year's single limited time competition will officially start on January 20, and the Chinese snooker army has so many players who are determined to win the championship, especially some of the new generation of young players will be the best opportunity for them to chase the first crown of their careers.