On January 9, 2024, Beijing time, the top 8 of the Snooker Masters have been out of 4 seats!Following the promotion of Lisowski and Sean Murphy on the first day, Rocket O'Sullivan defeated Ding Junhui 6-3 last night and successfully advanced to the top 8, of which Ding Junhui blasted the 7th shot of his career in the 7th game 147 and was still out. In the game that just ended this morning, Captain Carter defeated Kim Left-handed Mark Williams 6-4 and successfully advanced, so far half of the top 8 has been played! Tonight, this season's hot Trump will appear against his brother Kyren Wilson!
O'Sullivan 6-3 Ding Junhui
This is the 35th Ding Olympic Games, and it is also the 6th time that O'Sullivan and Ding Junhui have faced each other in the Masters, and the first 5 times have been lost to Ding Junhui. As soon as the game started, O'Sullivan was in full condition, scoring 67 points, 87 points, and 106 points in a single stroke, and entered the halftime with 4-0. After returning from the break, Ding Junhui's state picked up, and he scored 56 points in a single stroke in the fifth game, and 147 in the seventh game in his career, chasing three games in a row! But after that, O'Sullivan took advantage of Ding Junhui's immersion in joy, and broke 100 in a row, defeating Ding Junhui 6-3 to advance to the top 8, Ding Junhui could not break the curse, and unfortunately stopped! In the 1/4 finals, O'Sullivan will face the winner between Neil Robertson and Hawkins!
Ali Carter 6-4 Mark Williams
Ali Carter, currently ranked No. 8 in the world, has had a good season and reached the final of the Wuhan Open. Mark Williams is currently ranked No. 7 in the world and won the Open Championship this season. In this game, Carter fell behind 2-3, with an excellent performance of 2 strokes to break 100 and 3 strokes of 50+, Mark Williams, who reversed 6-4 and shot 3 strokes of 50+, advanced to the top 8, and the 1/4 finals will face the winner between Trump and Kyren Wilson!
The 2024 Snooker Masters will enter its third match day, and today's matches are as follows:
January 9 at 21:00
Trump vs Kyren Wilson
January 10 at 3:00
Neil Robertson vs Barry Hawkins