On 28 April 2022, the Snooker World Championship ended all quarter-finals, with Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins and Mark Williams, and Judd Trump, who reached the final four in snooker and became known as the "75 Three Masters". Such a lineup makes people feel as if they have returned to the 90s of the last century, because the last time Sanjie reached the top four of the World Championships at the same time was traced back to 1999 and 1998, because the three legends were born in 1975 and transferred to the profession at the same time, they were called "92" in the Uk and "75 Sanjie" in China, and this time in the 30th year of the three people's careers, they once again worked together to present a grand situation and make people awe-inspired.
World Snooker Tour officials made a poster to pay tribute to the "75 Three Masters" after the three of them advanced to the quarterfinals. And the media and the Internet about the three masters dominating the snooker world of the topic is endless, people seem to be keen to discuss how good the three masters are, there are also people from other angles to analyze why the three masters will be so prosperous, first of all, the three masters are very fond of snooker sports, they maintain a fairly good level of competition in each age group, this is undeniable; secondly, there is a consensus, that is, the objective fact that today's snooker world is not connected, and the young players are obviously off the generation.
Some people believe that the main reason for the disconnection of young players is the problem within the World Snooker Tour, the fundamental reason is that snooker's promotion and globalization have failed, and even a conspiracy theory suspects that they do not want more international players to participate, such speculation is not unreasonable. From the data point of view, the proportion of young players in the United Kingdom who are keen on snooker is also declining, which has led to the proportion of professionals in the Chinese Snooker Legion gradually catching up with England, and even in terms of quality, the probability of the emergence of top players in the British Isles, including England, is decreasing, a Karen Wilson pinned on the hopes of all British juniors, a Jackson Page has been called the future of snooker, snooker has reached such an embarrassing situation.
As for the "75 Three Masters", Trump said: "Williams looks like he can play another 5-10 years at this level. He performed well against Yan Bingtao and I believe he gained a lot of confidence. I'm sure 'Class 92' will be here for more years. I can imagine O'Sullivan, when he was 65-70 years old, still walking around the table on crutches, leaning on the table to hit the ball, and then walking. I don't know who will last longer. ”
I don't know whether it is the top gene of "75 Sanjie" that caused the current situation, or the sadness of snooker.