**Beijing time December 31st news, the 2024 Macao Snooker Masters Invitational has come to an end. "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan, a seven-time world champion, is in excellent form, defeating Stuart Bingham, the world champion, 5-1 to win five consecutive victories. Earlier, Chinese star Si Jiahui lost 2-5 to his opponent in the challenge against O'Sullivan, having defeated "The Rocket" 6-4 this season.
This season, Ding Junhui, Xiao Guodong, and Lei Peifan have won the National Championship, Wuhan Open, and Scottish Open titles in succession. Two players, Wu Yize and Si Jiahui, have reached the finals of the ranking events. Among them, Si Jiahui, ranked 13th in the world, made it to the Wuhan Open final.
At the 2024 Macao Snooker Masters Invitational, Si Jiahui participated alongside Ding Junhui and Fu Jiajun. The world's number one "accuracy king" Judd Trump, "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan, and other top players also took part in the competition.
The first match of the Macao Snooker Invitational saw Ding Junhui face off against world number one Trump, who holds 30 ranking event titles and firmly occupies the top spot in the world rankings. Comparing the two in terms of ranking event titles, Trump already has twice as many as Ding.
In this tournament, "Accuracy King" Judd Trump performed exceptionally well, scoring a century (136 points) and four 50+ breaks (50 points, 77 points, 85 points, 62 points) with a fantastic four consecutive wins, sweeping Ding Junhui 5-1 for a strong start and winning a prize of 50,000 pounds.
In another match on the first day of the Macao Snooker Invitational, O'Sullivan defeated Jack Lisowski 5-4. The next day, O'Sullivan defeated Hong Kong's Fu Jiajun 5-3. On the third day of the competition, O'Sullivan faced young player Si Jiahui.
In addition to reaching the final of the Wuhan Open, Si Jiahui also has the record of defeating "The Rocket" O'Sullivan. In the quarterfinals of the Saudi Masters at the beginning of the season, Si Jiahui defeated O'Sullivan 6-4, so he was looking forward to replicating that magical performance again. However, in this match at the Macao Snooker Masters Invitational, O'Sullivan's state was incredibly dominant, and despite Si Jiahui's single break of 141 points, he still lost 2-5 to his opponent.