On the evening of January 8th, in the first round of the 2024 Snooker Masters, Ding Junhui faced O'Sullivan, as soon as he came up, O'Sullivan was in a burst of state, winning four games in a row 4-0, Ding Junhui chased three games in a row, of which the seventh game was 147 with a single stroke, O'Sullivan seized the opportunity to win two games in a row and won the game 6-3.
In the first game, Ding Junhui scored 23 points, O'Sullivan scored 67 points in a single stroke, and he had already exceeded the score, and there was a bag drop, Ding Junhui left a chance, and O'Sullivan started again to win the first game. In the second game, O'Sullivan won three times. In the third game, O'Sullivan started on the long platform and scored 87 points in a single stroke. In the fourth game, Ding Junhui left a chance, and O'Sullivan scored 106 points with a single stroke.
In the first four games, O'Sullivan can be said to be in explosive state, especially the success rate of the long platform, which reached 89%, Ding Junhui left a chance, and O'Sullivan scored.
In the fifth game, O'Sullivan led 52-0, played a blue ball and hit a red ball, Ding Junhui did not grasp the opportunity, O'Sullivan scored 7 points, there was a mistake, Ding Junhui cleared the table with a single stroke of 56 points, and narrowly won 61-59 to recover a game. In the sixth game, Ding Junhui scored 92 points with a single stroke and chased another game. In the seventh game, Ding Junhui blasted out 147 and chased 3-4.
In the eighth game, O'Sullivan scored 127 points in a single stroke and won the match point 5-3. In the ninth game, O'Sullivan scored 39 points, Ding Junhui didn't grasp the opportunity, O'Sullivan got started again and won the game with a single stroke of 93 points.