On January 1st, the Snooker Hangzhou Exhibition Match kicked off, with the 75 duo of Mark Williams and Higgins starting the curtain-raiser at 14:00. The latest battle report shows that the Wizard won the first game with a century break, leading 1-0, while the Golden Left Hand failed to score, temporarily lagging behind his old friend.
At the beginning of the new year, snooker welcomed its first exhibition match, allowing Chinese fans to feast their eyes on high-level competition at home. This tournament has invited many top players to participate, including the 75 Trio, Trump, and Lisowski, as well as China's two stars, Ding Junhui and Xiao Guodong.
Mark Williams is the 26-time ranking champion, who remains in top form this season, reaching two finals and winning one title and one runner-up, becoming the new king of the Crown of Crowns. He was defeated by Trump in the Saudi Masters final, unfortunately losing the championship. Higgins reached the final of the British Open but failed to break his championship drought of more than three years, losing to Selby. However, his form is stronger than O'Sullivan, whose best result this season is only fourth place.
In this opening match, Mark Williams made an adventurous long-range attack but missed, and Higgins took control after getting on the table, unleashing an unstoppable performance. Relying on his accuracy and positioning to simplify complex situations, he cleared the red balls and continued until the pink ball before stopping, blasting a single-stroke 123 points to complete the shutout, leading 1-0. The match is played in a best-of-nine format, and Uncle Ma still has a chance. We look forward to the Golden Left Hand making a quick comeback and keeping the suspense high for this match.