On April 8, 2024, Beijing time, the Snooker Tour Championship came to an end. The final result was unexpected, and Mark Williams reversed O'Sullivan for the second championship of the season with seven consecutive whips. As the World Championships, the most important and final event of the season, is coming after the end of this tournament, and in view of the special nature of the competition, the players of the Tour Championship held an interim summary meeting. The meeting was chaired by new champion Mark Williams, and O'Sullivan did not attend the meeting for his own reasons.
Mark Williams: Thank you all for taking the time out of your busy schedules to participate in this meeting, and I have been entrusted by Mr. Alex Ferguson of the Taiwan Federation to hold this summary meeting on an ad hoc basis. I'm very happy to be here, everyone knows that I'm going to be 50 years old soon, and it will be less and less likely to participate in this in the future, so I cherish every time I communicate and communicate with everyone. Because he had just finished the game, Mr. Huo was tired, so he took a leave of absence from this meeting. First of all, let's ask Xiaote, the five-time champion of this season, to tell us about his game experience (applause~~).
Trump: First of all, we should all congratulate Uncle Ma on winning the championship this time, Uncle Ma and Mr. Huo reached the final in this competition, and I was very touched by the final. Just now Uncle Ma also said that he is about to be 50 people, but they can still keep their knives old and maintain such a good state, which has to be admired and learned by our young players. Although I have been in good form this season and have won some championships, I am still far behind Uncle Ma and his predecessors, and I still need to work hard to improve my competitive level and keep up with my predecessors.
Mark Allen: Xiao Teh is right, Uncle Ma and Mr. Huo are really worth learning from every one of our players. Playing against Uncle Ma made me feel more pressure, in the semi-finals, Uncle Ma was in such good shape, I could only watch Uncle Ma perform by himself, fortunately I finally seized the opportunity to win a few games, otherwise I would be really embarrassed. After the game, I also reflected that the main thing is that I don't have enough concentration in practice and the game, and I still have to learn more from Uncle Ma, Uncle Zhang (Higgins) and Teacher Huo.
Higgins: I'll forget it, it's still the Rockets and the old horse, I'm old, and my condition is not as good as before, won't you be eliminated in this competition? I really admire the Rockets and the old horses, I feel weak when I play now, and they still seem to be so energetic. And your younger generation is good, Xiaote, Xiaote, Master Sai and Allen, etc., your post-80s performance is very good. Wilson was outstanding in this competition, and his story is inspiring and worth learning from.
Gary Wilson: Thank you Uncle Zhang for the compliment, and I'm glad to have this opportunity to learn from all of you. I feel good overall because I've been driving a taxi and practicing at the same time, I've been concentrating on training since last season, and I feel good overall this season, although I'm not young anymore, but I believe that as long as I work hard, there will be good returns.
Selby: Gary, you're such a great kid, you can attack and defend, and I doubt my life when I fight. In the past few days, I have been thinking, is I not working hard enough or is really old and needs to retire, originally I had the idea of retiring, when I saw Uncle Ma and Rocket two reached the finals, I gave up this idea, they are nearly half a hundred years old and have such a good state, why can't we be young, or our own reasons, we need to find our own reasons to improve our competitive level.
Ding Junhui: Teacher Huo and Uncle Ma have always been my idols, congratulations to Uncle Ma for winning the championship. This game against Allen, I achieved some advantages at the beginning, and then he overtook and won the game, first of all, I feel that it is normal for anyone to lose and win in the game, although I think after the game, maybe there is a problem with my playing style, such as being too aggressive, but the best way to win is to attack, I feel that there is nothing wrong with it, maybe I have some key balls that are not very reasonable, and I still need to learn and communicate with my partners.
Ali Carter: Uncle Ma, I want to worship you as a teacher, it was so cool to watch you play with Ronnie yesterday, especially the wave of 7:0 scoring climax. I've been knocked out of the last two fights, especially this 2:10 defeat, and I really can't find any strategy to beat him. You're going to have to guide me through practice this time, and the next time I run into Ronnie, I'm going to beat him.
Mark Williams: Haha, I don't accept apprentices now, my close disciple Page still needs me to train well. I feel like this game against the Rockets is to take advantage of his shortcomings and play to my strengths. The Rockets like to attack, if you can have a good defense then you have a good chance of beating him, everyone is an opponent on the court, friends off the court, you can learn from each other. Finally, thank you partners for their active speeches and exchanges, let's have a meal together after the meeting, have a good rest, and prepare for the next World Championships.
Attached: The results of this competition
- Winner: Mark Williams, Runner-up: Ronnie O'Sullivan;
- Semifinals: Gary Wilson, Mark Allen;
- Quarterfinals: Zhang Anda, Ding Junhui, ♥ Ali Carter;
- First round: Selby, Higgins, Tom Forde, Barry Hawkins.
Disclaimer: This story is pure fiction