Official announcement! New snooker events are regular, and three Chinese players are invited, Ding Junhui O'Sullivan to compete
On June 29, 2023, Snooker officially announced that the Macau Masters is regular, eight professional players are invited, Ding Junhui, Fu Jiajun, Si Jiahui three people represent the Chinese players to compete, and the five British stars compete, the championship prize is 150,000 pounds, O'Sullivan has become the number one favorite to win the championship, the Ding Olympics will once again become the focus of attention of outside fans, and the prize money from the invitational tournament will not be counted in the world ranking.
The Macau Masters is a brand new snooker tournament, regularly from December 25 to 29, only eight professional players are invited to participate, China's Ding Junhui, Fu Jiajun, Si Jiahui confirmed to play, Ding Junhui is the first Chinese snooker, 14 ranking tournament winners, holding four three major championships, the best runner-up in the World Championships, last season Ding Junhui won the six red ball world championships.
Fu Jiajun became famous before Ding Junhui, three times in his career to win the ranking tournament, respectively defeating O'Sullivan, Robertson, Higgins, can be said to be extremely golden, in addition to he also won the British Championship and the Masters runner-up, Si Jia Hui is a rising star, just this year's World Championships, the young player also played beyond normal, eliminating many famous players to reach the final four, which is still memorable.
The five British players are O'Sullivan, Trump and Mark. Williams, Karen. Wilson, Lisovsky, the first three are all Grand Slam winners and have the strength to win in any tournament, O'Sullivan's performance is worth looking forward to, Karen . Wilson is the best player in the 90s, and of the eight players invited this time, Lisovsky and Scarfar, did not win the ranking tournament.
This year's multi-stop Chinese tournament resumed, Ding Junhui and others ushered in the opportunity to play at home, and the Macau Masters was held for the first time, eight players competed for the 150,000 pound championship prize, its gold content is self-evident, invited by the organizers, some participants attended the press conference, contributing to the promotion of snooker, O'Sullivan said that he will go to Shanghai later, and there are exhibition matches to play.
Just last season, O'Sullivan won consecutive invitational tournament titles, but the results in the ranking tournament were not particularly ideal, as the age continues to grow, it is difficult for the veteran to maintain concentration, this format is more suitable for short and high prize money, of course, more fans always hope that the three Chinese players can play at the level, especially Ding Junhui, he needs to improve confidence through this high-quality confrontation.
At present, the new season has begun, but the first Champions League prize money is indeed too low, resulting in the absence of many famous players, Robertson temporarily withdrew to give up qualification, Ding Junhui did not go is also expected, this year's Macau Masters he is confirmed to play, stay tuned.