On March 24, 2024, Ding Junhui lost to Trump 4-10 in the final of the Snooker Yushan Open and failed to break the four-year-long championship drought. Veteran Milkins is lucky to be shortlisted!
With Ding Junhui defeating Neil Robertson in the semifinals of this year's Yushan World Open, Trump defeating Jackson Page, and the shortlist of qualifiers for this season's Tour Championship has all been released, namely: Trump, O'Sullivan, Zhang Anda, Ding Junhui, Mark Allen, Gary Wilson, Hawkins, Mark Williams, Tom Forde, Carter, Mark Selby and Higgins, these 12 people are also the top 16 players in the latest world rankings!
There is only one ranking event left before the World Championships, and regardless of the results of the competitors, the final ranking will be in the top 16. In addition, Higgins, who is currently ranked 10th in the world, will deduct the 2021-22 Tour Championship prize money before the World Championships, and the 2021-22 Tour Championship runner-up prize money will be deducted from the 2021-22 Tour Championship prize money, dropping three places to 13th. World No. 14 Neil Robertson has slipped 10 places to No. 24 despite reaching the semi-finals of the Yushan World Open, but must deduct the £150,000 prize money for the 2021-22 Tour Championship. As a result, veteran Milkins, ranked 17th in the world, luckily moved up one place to No. 16. In addition, new world champion Brecel is currently ranked 4th in the world, Magic Shaun Murphy is ranked 6th in the world, and Kyren Wilson is ranked 12th.
With a total prize fund of £500,000 this season, no matter who wins the tournament, the seeded players who will go straight to the main draw of the World Championship have all been officially born: O'Sullivan, Trump, Mark Allen, Brecel, Mark Selby, Shaun Murphy, Ding Junhui, Ali Carter, Mark Williams, Zhang Anda, Kyren Wilson, Gary Wilson, Higgins, Tom Forde, Barry Hawkins and Milkins. Ding Junhui has won 14 ranking tournaments in his career, the Grand Slam is the only World Championship champion, this season's form has picked up, and he has won the runner-up in the finals twice, hoping that this season's World Championships can make up for the shortcomings and end perfectly!