Today! CCTV5 does not turn, 1 platform broadcasts snooker live, O'Sullivan plays, Ding Junhui and others are out
On July 19, Beijing time (today, Friday), the 2024 Snooker Shanghai Masters will enter the fifth match day, and the first semi-final matchup will be held in two time periods, and according to the competition system, the game will be upgraded from the previous 11 rounds of 6 wins to 19 rounds of 10 wins.
After the live broadcast of the European Cup, the America's Cup and Wimbledon, the sports channel of China Central Radio and Television (CCTV5) and CCTV Sports Channel (CCTV5+) are in the adjustment period, and the time period of snooker matches is recorded. Shanghai Five Star Sports, where the event was held, also has no plans for live broadcasting.
On the first match day of the Snooker Shanghai Masters, CCTV Sports Client (CCTV CCTV5APP) broadcast live on the web, but there was no flop after that. Huya became the only platform for live streaming on the web and mobile phones.
The Snooker Shanghai Masters is the top snooker event in Asia, with 7,000 championship points, ranking third among all official ranking tournaments on the World Snooker Pro Tour, only below the Snooker World Championship (10,000 points) and the United Kingdom Championship (8,000 points) in the three major snooker tournaments. The prize money is also very substantial, with £210,000 for the winner and £105,000 for the runner-up.
The round of four is £70,000, the round of eight is £35,000, the round of 16 is £1.75, and the round of 24 can also get £10,000 after just one round.
The super high points and rankings have attracted almost all the world-class players to participate.
The Chinese players got off to a great start, with a total of four players advancing to the quarterfinals and competing in the quarter-finals, but unfortunately lost all of them.
Ding Junhui, the first Chinese snooker brother who has entered the ranks of veterans, lost 3-6 to Ronnie O'Sullivan, who is known as the first person in snooker history of the rocket because of his quick shot.
Si Jiahui lost 2-6 to the favorite Judd Trump.
Pang Junxu lost 3-6 to Mark Selby, nicknamed Leicester Joker, who played 11 games in the first two rounds, narrowly beating Gary Wilson and world No. 1 Mark Allen 6-5.
Zhou Yuelong lost 2-6 to the famous Shaun Murphy, and in the previous 16 into 8 rounds, Zhou Yuelong swept the 2024 Snooker World Championship champion Kyren Wilson with a total score of 6-0.
At 14 o'clock in the afternoon, the first stage of the semifinals kicked off, with Mark Selby facing off against Shaun Murphy, and this stage of the game will play 9 rounds.
At 19:30 p.m., Selby and Shaun Murphy began the second phase of the showdown, which will finally decide the winner. The winning side will play the winner between O'Sullivan and Trump.
Who can advance to the final of the Snooker Shanghai Masters between Selby and Murphy? Let's wait and see!