With the end of the World Championships, the last heavyweight competition of the season, snooker players ushered in a period of free time, and most of the players did not play until the Xi'an Grand Prix Qualifying Tournament in July, which was almost 2 months of rest! But top stars Ding Junhui, O'Sullivan, Trump and others are not idle, and the intensive snooker exhibition matches still give us snooker lovers a chance to feast their eyes! This month, from May 18th to 26th, O'Sullivan participated in 4 consecutive snooker exhibition matches, and Ding Junhui participated in 2 stops, and the specific event arrangements are as follows:
1. May 15-16, 2024: Luoyang Longmen Masters Ding Junhui VS O'Sullivan
O'Sullivan, the world's No. 1 brother in this World Championships, unexpectedly lost to Bingham and missed the chance to retain the world's No. 1 position! China's first brother Ding Junhui was upset in the first round by the little driver Lisowski, although they were both unexpectedly out, but the traffic of O'Sullivan and Ding Junhui is unsurpassed by any snooker player! This year's Luoyang Longmen Masters is similar to the Lhasa Star Challenge at the end of last year, and it is a pinnacle showdown of the Ding Olympics! Last time in the Lasatin Olympics, Ding Junhui reversed O'Sullivan to win the championship with free play, I don't know what kind of performance Ding Junhui can have this time? It's worth the wait!
2. May 18-19, 2024: Chengdu Snooker Star Invitational Tournament
Entry list: Ding Junhui, O'Sullivan, Trump, Zhang Anda, Higgins
The weight of this year's Star Invitational Tournament is still very powerful, except for Zhang Anda, the other 4 people are all top stars! But this season's Zhang Anda won the best breakthrough award for the popular fried chicken, which has traffic and strength! O'Sullivan has 41 ranking tournament titles, 7 Grand Slams, 8 British Championship championships, 8 Masters championships, although he is nearly 50 years old, his state is still at his peak! Trump has 5 ranking championships this season, and the most single-season ranking championships in history is 6, which was also created by Trump! Ranked No. 2 in the world, at the peak of his career! Although Higgins did not win the ranking tournament this season, he has reached the semifinals 4 times, and his form is still stable! The peak showdown between Ding Junhui and O'Sullivan was scheduled to be staged on the 19th finale!
3. May 21-22, 2024: Kunshan Snooker Master Invitational Tournament
Entry list: O'Sullivan, Lisowski, Fu Jiajun, Zhang Anda
Ding Junhui was absent from the invitational tournament of this site, and some netizens said that it was because Lisowski participated, and Ding Junhui lost to the little driver in the World Championships, so he chose not to participate, but I personally believe that Ding Junhui has other commercial performance time that cannot be opened! O'Sullivan is still the top brand in this event, and the new little driver is an offensive player, which is very ornamental, but he has won 6 runners-up in the finals in his career, which is a bit of a pity! Fu Jiajun has been plagued by eye diseases for many years, and his state needs to be improved after his comeback, I hope that Fu Jiajun can completely release himself through such an exhibition match and recover his best condition as soon as possible!
4. May 24-26, 2024: Shanghai "Mengxiang" Cup Billiards Exhibition Match
Participants: O'Sullivan, Lisowski, Fu Jiajun, Si Jiahui, Qiu Paomou, Li Haisong, Zhang Muyan, Li Baojie
There are more participants in this event, Si Jiahui reached the semifinals in the first World Championships with his sharp attack, and became famous, and now Si Jiahui's defensive level has also improved significantly, and this season's World Championships reached the round of 16 and lost to the final runner-up Jack Jones! As a rising star in the mainland, Si Jiahui has a promising future! In addition, there are 4 newcomers to join, among which Qiu Paomou is known as the "Southern Ball King" and the "Qiao's" Cup Champion, with strong strength! Li Haisong is known as "the first shot in Guizhou", and his strength is not bad! Zhang Muyan is a rising star of young women's billiards, and has won the third place in the Chinese Billiards World Championships! Li Baojie is known as "the No. 1 fastball player in Inner Mongolia" and is also a fierce general!