Title: 5-3 Championship Win + 460,000 RMB, O'Sullivan Defeats Fu Jiajun, Wins Second Consecutive Victory at Macau Masters
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On December 27th, Beijing time, the 2024 Macau Snooker Masters Invitational continued. Seven-time World Champion "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated veteran Marco Fu 5-3 to win the championship and a prize of 460,000 RMB. On the first day of the competition, O'Sullivan also defeated "Little Driver" Jack Lisowski 5-4.
Recently, snooker events have been very dense, and the Chinese snooker team has also performed outstandingly. Ding Junhui, Xiao Guodong, and Lei Peifan have successively won the National Championship, Wuhan Open, and Scottish Open.
After the conclusion of the extravagant Riyadh Seasonal Carnival Championship, the World Snooker Tour's various events in 2024 came to an end. The 2024 Macau Snooker Masters Invitational was staged as scheduled, with Ding Junhui, O'Sullivan, Trump, and Lisowski participating again after last year.
In the opening match, world No. 9 Ding Junhui faced Trump, while O'Sullivan faced Lisowski in the second match. In the past, Ding Junhui had a total of 20 encounters with Trump, with a record of 9 wins and 11 losses, putting him at a disadvantage.
In the first three rounds of this match, Trump quickly took a 3-0 lead by suppressing Ding Junhui with his attack. The scores for the three rounds were: 120 (77)-0, 85 (85)-47, 64-50.
In the fourth round, Trump found his fiery attacking form and scored a single shot of 136 points, further expanding his lead to 4-0 and winning four match points. In the fifth round, Trump started scoring first, reaching 35-0 before breaking off. In defense, Ding Junhui, who had no way out, launched a tenacious counterattack, winning with a single shot of 70 points and saving one match point to make it 1-4.
In the sixth round, Trump did not give Ding Junhui any more chances. His single shot of 62 points sealed the victory, sweeping him 5-1. Ding Junhui had no chance of winning against the world No. 1! In another match, O'Sullivan defeated Lisowski 5-4. On the second day of the competition, O'Sullivan faced Lin Shidong and Marco Fu, ultimately defeating them 5-3.