The 2024 Snooker Tour Championship Finals is a match between the Class of 92 old classmates who joined the professional qualification in 1992, and it is a matchup between two of the greatest snooker players of all time who have become professional players.
Mark Williams defeated O'Sullivan 10-5 to secure his 41st ranking final, having won 25 of his previous 40 ranking finals. After winning the British Open in September, he won multiple rankings in the same season for the first time since 2017/18. The success of that Open made him the oldest ranking champion other than 50-year-old Ray Rearton, so having turned 49 last month, he is closer to Reardon's record today, with Williams moving up to sixth in the world rankings.
The match set a new record for the total age of 97 for two players in the ranking final. O'Sullivan has won 33 of their previous 42 meetings, meeting in the final for the first time since the 2000 China Open. Before O'Sullivan won the second game, Williams took the lead with 66 points to win the first game, and then scored 91, 66 and 67 points to establish a 3-1 lead. After halftime, O'Sullivan found his scoring rhythm and completed a four-game winning streak in just 37 minutes, hitting 102 points, 127 points, 59 points and 121 points in a single stroke to lead 5-3 and end the first half.
Returning in the second half, Mark Williams reproduced his super high ball skills and accuracy, scored 112 points, 104 points, 99 points, 78 points and 54 points in a single stroke, and seven consecutive whips, defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan with a score of 10-5 after falling behind 3-5 to win the 2024 Snooker Tour Championship! Won 150,000 pounds bonus points! Won the second championship of the season and the 26th crown of his career ranking tournament! Also congratulate O'Sullivan on winning the runner-up! Deliver a wonderful game for the audience!