Today is January 18th, and the last two quarter-final matches of the 2025 Snooker Masters have just concluded. Ding Junhui lost to Trump 3-6 and stopped at the top 8, failing to advance to the semi-finals, which is quite a pity. In another match, Kyren Wilson defeated Luca Brecel 6-4 to secure the last ticket to the semi-finals. The four finalists have now been determined: Shaun Murphy, Mark Allen, Judd Trump, and Kyren Wilson. As one of the three major events in snooker, the Masters has high standards and generous prizes, with only the top 16 ranked players in the world eligible to participate. The champion's prize is £350,000, the runner-up's prize is £140,000, and the player's appearance fee is £25,000. This makes it an event that many snooker athletes aspire to compete in. Among the 16 participants, there are three Chinese players: Ding Junhui, Si Jiahui, and Zhang Anda, all of whom have now been eliminated. Si Jiahui and Zhang Anda were eliminated in the first round, while Ding Junhui made it to the second round. Here are the details of the two recently concluded matches: Ding Junhui 3-6 Trump Ding Junhui's career has recently hit a low point, forming a stark contrast to his impressive debut. Apart from winning the National Championship last year, he has mostly been eliminated in the first or second rounds of other competitions, with few breakthroughs, causing heartache for many. There are already doubts about his status as China's number one snooker player. In this quarter-final, Ding was leading 2-0 but was reversed…

On January 18th, according to Beijing time, the 2025 Snooker Masters is still in progress. There has been a significant change in this event, with defending champion O'Sullivan, who holds the title of eight-time Masters champion, choosing to withdraw from the competition. In such circumstances, Neil Robertson, a Grand Slam winner, has been given the opportunity to participate as a replacement. It is worth noting that three Chinese players participated in this tournament, but only Ding Junhui managed to advance to the quarter-finals. In the upcoming second round of the quarter-finals, the match format is set as best of 11 frames: In the highly anticipated match, Murphy faced off against Neil Robertson in an exciting battle between the "Five Tigers of the 80s." Both players are no strangers to success, with one being a former World Championship winner. During the match, Murphy's performance was outstanding, as he delivered five consecutive frames with scores above 50, including a century break and a stunning 120-point winning shot. This victory brought his career total of century breaks to 689, solidifying his position at seventh in the historical rankings. Throughout the match, Murphy maintained an advantage, leading 1-0 at one point and eventually expanding it to 4-1, ultimately securing his place in the semi-finals with a decisive 6-2 victory. The encounter between Allen and Selby was a clash between players born in the 80s. On one side was Allen, who had reached the semi-finals of the World Championship, while on the other was Selby, a four-time World Championship winner. Allen's performance in this match…

Ding Junhui Wins 5-4, Defeating Trump in Thrilling Finale at the Masters: From a 3-1 Lead to a Big Comeback of 5-0 At 1:18 am Beijing time on January 18th, the 2025 Snooker Masters continued. In a focus match of the quarter-finals, "China's No. 1" Ding Junhui missed a good opportunity. He was leading 3-1 but suddenly lost his accuracy, losing five consecutive games and eventually losing 3-6 to world No. 1 Trump. In the first round, Ding Junhui eliminated Williams with a score of 6-5. The Snooker Masters is one of the three major snooker events, which all players attach great importance to. Last season, "China's No. 1" Ding Junhui made a maximum break of 147 points in the competition, but unfortunately lost to his old rival "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan in the end. In this year's Masters, Ding Junhui encountered another old rival, "Accuracy King" Trump. In the first round, Ding Junhui reversed and eliminated Williams, one of the "Three Musketeers of the 1970s and 1980s," with a score of 6-5. In the first game of this match, Ding Junhui took the lead by scoring several times, winning 75-35 and leading 1-0. In the second game, Williams fought back through piecemeal play, winning 72-17 and leveling the score to 1-1. In the third game, Ding Junhui scored a single shot of 69 points, winning 76-48 and leading again at 2-1. In the fourth game, Williams scored a single shot of 57 points, winning 60-23 and leveling the score to 2-2 again. In the fifth game, after a short intermission,…

This morning, the last quarterfinal match of the Snooker Masters was completed. World number one Judd Trump overcame an unfavorable start of being 1-3 down and turned it around with a streak of five consecutive wins, eliminating his opponent 6-3. In doing so, he not only sent China's top player Ding Junhui to his third consecutive defeat but also surpassed Ronnie O'Sullivan to set a new record. In the upcoming semifinals, Trump will face eight-time champion Kyren Wilson, aiming for a great achievement. Judd Trump is a member of the post-80s Five Tigers, a world champion, and a Grand Slam winner. He has won eight titles since last season, with unrivaled dominance, maintaining his position at the top of the world rankings. In the 2024/2025 season, Trump won both the Saudi Masters and the UK Championship, proclaiming his ambition to win the four major tournaments in a single season, which has drawn attention. Ding Junhui made a triumphant return this season, winning the National Championship and ending a five-year title drought. However, he has lost both recent matches against Trump, with little chance of victory. In last night's match, Ding started off strong with a clean 3-1 lead in the first four frames, scoring three breaks of over 70. After the interval, Ding seemed like a different person, while Trump returned to his familiar "cheat code" state, making precise shots and winning five consecutive frames with a single break, achieving three shutouts, and stopping Ding at 6-3 to advance to the semifinals. After one 6-3 victory, Trump secured a minimum…

In the quarter-finals of the 24/25 Snooker Masters, a focus match took place between China's "Number One" snooker player and world number one Judd Trump. This match received high attention from many fans! The importance of the Snooker Masters is self-evident, known as one of the "Three Major Tournaments" in the snooker field along with the World Championship and the UK Championship. This year's prize money has also been significantly increased, with a total prize fund exceeding £1 million and the champion's prize reaching £350,000, a direct increase of £100,000 compared to last year's champion prize of £250,000. Therefore, the competition for this year's Masters will undoubtedly be very fierce. A total of three Chinese players were invited to participate in this Masters, namely Ding Junhui, Zhang Anda, and Si Jiahui. After the first round, Zhang Anda and Si Jiahui both lost their matches and were eliminated, with Zhang Anda losing 4-6 to Kyren Wilson and Si Jiahui losing 2-6 to Mark Allen. On the other hand, Ding Junhui achieved victory, defeating Mark Williams 6-5 in a thrilling match to advance to the quarter-finals! Judd Trump defeated Barry Hawkins 6-1 in the first round and easily advanced to the quarter-finals. At this point, the two "80s Five Tigers," Judd Trump and Ding Junhui, faced each other directly. The two have met 20 times in official competitions before, with Ding Junhui having 9 wins and 11 losses, slightly at a disadvantage. In the last two encounters, Judd Trump won both matches, beating Ding Junhui 10-4 at the 2024 World Open and…

On January 18, 2025, Beijing time, with the elimination of Luca Brecel by Kyren Wilson with a score of 6-4, the semi-finalists of the Snooker Masters were all determined. Ding Junhui lost five consecutive frames after leading 3-1 and was defeated by Judd Trump with a score of 3-6. The victorious Trump will face the newly crowned world champion Kyren Wilson in the semi-finals. The other semi-final will be between Shaun Murphy and Mark Allen. The third quarter-final match was between Ding Junhui and the world number one, Judd Trump. Ding Junhui started off in hot form, scoring 70, 74, and 72 points in singles, leading 3-1 at the half-time break. After that, Trump began to exert himself, continuously scoring 97, 53, 125, 62, and 75 points in singles. He displayed his fiery offensive touch, sealing Ding Junhui in the seventh, eighth, and ninth frames. Trump won five frames in a row, directly reversing Ding Junhui with a 6-3 score to advance to the semi-finals. In fact, Ding Junhui played well in this game, except for a low-level mistake in the rack, he performed normally for the rest of the time. However, the recovered Trump is indeed too terrifying. His ability to score continuously is indeed very strong. Once he succeeds in long-range attacking, it becomes difficult for Ding Junhui to get on the field. Although Ding Junhui failed to reach the semi-finals of this Masters, his state is quite good, and the upcoming matches are still worth looking forward to, especially the World Championship. Trump advanced strongly to the…

At 6:50 am Beijing time on January 18th, the last quarterfinal match of the 2025 Snooker Masters was concluded. Among the top eight players, only two were born in the 90s, and the competition between the champions of the last two World Championships has been decided. The 33-year-old new World Champion, Kyren Wilson, known as "The Jester," defeated the 29-year-old reigning World Champion, Luca Brecel, with a score of 6-4. The four semi-finalists have now been determined, and the semi-final matchups have been announced. Among the four semi-finalists, three are from the 80s, one is from the 90s, three hold world championship titles, all being single-crown kings; three are former Masters champions, with Judd Trump being the most outstanding among them, having won twice in 2019 and 2023. Ding Junhui, the 2011 Masters champion, was eliminated after being reversed by Trump with five consecutive victories during the day session. Xiao Bu, who had never reached the Masters final, also failed to achieve a breakthrough. On this match day, only Trump managed to score a century break, bringing his career total to 1029 century breaks, quietly closing the gap with the legendary Ronnie O'Sullivan. In the six days since the start of this Masters tournament, a total of 14 century breaks have been made. Zhang Anda's 141 points currently lead the highest single-frame score of the tournament, with a chance to win the £15,000 prize for the highest single-frame score. Snooker Masters Quarterfinal Last Match Report Luca Brecel 4:6 Kyren Wilson The two players have faced each other eight times in…

This morning, the sixth day of the snooker Masters ended, and when we woke up, the Chinese team was in ruins, with no one left. Ding Junhui wasted a great advantage of leading 3-1 in the quarterfinals, being swept away by Trump in a wave, losing 3-6 and being reversed, missing out on the semi-finals. The top four have emerged, with the five tigers of the post-80s becoming two tigers, and the two matchups have been revealed. Ding Junhui faced Trump twice last year, suffering a crushing defeat of 4-10 in the final of the World Open and failing in the first round of the Championship League. In the new year, he fought against the world No. 1 again, adding new wounds to old ones. In the first four rounds, both sides combined to make four shots over 70, with Ding Junhui leading 3-1, but then suddenly lost his chain in the second half, scoring only 39 points in five rounds and being shut out three times! Trump made a century break and four shots over 50, making a strong comeback at 6-3 and advancing to the top four. Thus, the five tigers of the post-80s became two tigers, with Robertson, Selby, and Ding Junhui all eliminated. Murphy will face Mark Allen in the semi-finals. Trump is fully committed to reaching the sixth final of the season, aiming for his third Masters title. The battle between the post-90s players, Kyren Wilson and Luca Brecel, was spectacular, with the two completing a total of eight single-shot victories. Wilson was slightly superior,…

On January 17th, Beijing time, the Snooker Masters welcomed a match that fans were most concerned about, Ding Junhui versus Trump. In the first game, Trump scored 6 points and then stopped. Ding Junhui won with a single stroke of 70 points. In the second game, Trump missed a long shot and leaked the ball. Ding Junhui took over, although the black and pink balls were not in position and the situation was chaotic, every shot seemed to be about to break, but Ding Junhui relied on precise positioning and good accuracy to achieve a single stroke of 74 points to complete the super score. This victory is called an art. In the third game, Trump finally made a big-angle red ball and took over with a single stroke of 75 points to win back a game. In the fourth game, he took the lead again, but after 49 points, the red ball position was not good, and he冒险强拼红球不进。丁俊晖接管台面，依靠丝滑的走位，边打边带，一红一彩之间尽显大师风范。单杆65分逆转获胜，这局逆转如教科书般完美！3：1领先结束上半场。 In the fifth game, Ding Junhui made a defensive mistake, and Trump hit a large-angle red ball and selected a table color ball. He then successively hit several high-difficult long shots, forcing the opening of the situation. These shots were too perverted, showing the absurdity to the fullest. Finally, he won with a single stroke of 98 points, and the score came to 2:3. In the sixth game, Trump interrupted after 6 points. Then Ding Junhui got the opportunity through a high-quality defense, but there was a problem with the choice after 35 points. He gave up the red ball on…

Too strong! 6-3, World No. 1 reverses Ding Junhui, 90s World Championship champion showdown: Brother Jun 6-4 advances Beijing time January 18th news, the 2025 Snooker Masters continued. In the last quarter-final that just ended, last year's world championship winner "Brother Jun" Kyren Wilson defeated the world championship winner of the previous year "Little Bald" Luca Brecel 6-4 to advance to the semi-finals. In another match earlier, world number one Trump reversed Ding Junhui 6-3.‌ The snooker masters is one of the three major events in snooker, which all players attach great importance to. This competition, a total of three Chinese snooker corps participated in the game, they are Ding Junhui, Si Jiahui, Zhang Anda. Ding Junhui eliminated the three-time world championship winner "Golden Left Hand" Mark Williams 6-5 in the first round. And the national championship winner Zhang Anda, in the first round with the 90s world championship winner "Brother Jun" Kyren Wilson in the game, a typical win data but lost the game. In this game, Zhang Anda and Wilson scored 712 points - 437 points, his total score than the opponent more than 275 points, the data advantage is very obvious, but lost the game. The reason is that the ability to seize opportunities is not enough. Wilson was able to win the game despite being outscored by Zhang Anda because he had stronger control over the field. After Wilson defeated Zhang Anda 6-4 to advance to the top eight, his opponent in the quarter-finals was the 90s world championship winner "Little Bald" Brecel. The opponent is…