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. On the prize money list of the event, Williams won the championship bonus of 1.37 million yuan, O'Sullivan won the runner-up bonus of 550,000 yuan, and Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda each won 270,000 yuan.
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. In terms of prize money settings, the champion prize is 150,000 (about RMB 1.37 million) pounds, the runner-up 60,000 (about RMB 550,000) pounds, the top 4 40,000 pounds, and the top 8 30,000 (about RMB 270,000) pounds.
In this competition, a total of two Chinese players have qualified, they are Ding Junhui, who is ranked No. 4 in the world in a single season, and Zhang Anda, who is ranked No. 3 in the world in a single season.
It's a pity that Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda lost to "Little Steel Cannon" Mark Allen (8-10) and Gary Wilson (7-10) in the quarterfinals and missed the top 4. On the prize list, the two players each won the top 8 bonus of 270,000 yuan.
In addition to Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda, there are also O'Sullivan, Higgins, and Williams of the "75 Three Heroes", as well as Trump and Selby of the "80 Five Tigers", as well as "Little Steel Cannon" Allen, "Captain" Carter, Gary Wilson and other masters.
After fierce competition, O'Sullivan and Williams, the two old rivals, met in the final. At the beginning of the final, Williams led 10-, 3-1, and O'Sullivan ended the first stage of the contest with a wave of four consecutive whips and a 5-3 lead.
In the second stage, O'Sullivan suddenly lost his fire, and Williams found a hot offensive touch, he hit two shots to break 100 and then three shots of 50+, won six games in a row, and defeated O'Sullivan with a total score of 10-5 to win the championship, which was his second crown of the season and the 26th crown of his career ranking tournament. On the prize list, Williams received 1.37 million and O'Sullivan received 550,000.