On April 8, Beijing time, the 2024 Snooker Tour Championship came to a successful conclusion. In the final, three-time world champion "Golden Left Hand" Mark Williams defeated the world No. 1 "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-5 to win the championship. In terms of the latest world rankings, O'Sullivan continues to rank first, Williams rises 2 places to No. 6, and Ding Junhui ranks No. 7.
The 2024 Snooker Tour Championship is a very high standard, and only the top 12 players in the world in a single season can participate in the competition. They are Judd Trump, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Anda Zhang, Junhui Ding, Mark Allen, Gary Wilson, Paris Hawkins, Mark Williams, Tom Forde, Alister Carter, Mark Selby, John Higgins.
After fierce competition, O'Sullivan, Williams, Allen, and Gary Wilson reached the semifinals. In the semifinals, O'Sullivan eliminated Gary Wilson 10-7, and Williams eliminated Allen 10-5.
In the final final, O'Sullivan and Williams each played half a good game. The former took a 5-3 lead in the first stage with a wave of 4 consecutive whips. The latter launched a wave of 6 consecutive whips in the second stage and won the championship with a 10-5 reversal.
With the title, Williams earned £150,000 in prize money and his world ranking rose from 8th to 6th in the pre-tournament rankings. O'Sullivan, despite failing to win the championship, remained in first place and slightly extended his lead over Trump.
Allen, the "little steel cannon" who reached the semifinals, also consolidated the advantage of third place in the world. In fourth and fifth place are Luca Brecel and Mark Selby. "China's first brother" Ding Junhui is still ranked 7th despite being out of the 1/4 finals.
And Shaun Murphy, "The Magician", who did not qualify for the Tour Championship, slipped two places in the world ranking to No. 8. Places 9 to 15 are: Ali Carter, Gary Wilson, Anda Zhang, Kyren Wilson, Tom Forde, Barry Hawkins. Among them, the national champion Zhang Anda ranked 11th.