Next year, in 2025, the '75 Trio' will gradually enter their fifties. Currently, these three veterans still stand among the top players, with Rocket O'Sullivan ranked 3rd in the world, Golden Left Hand Williams ranked 6th, and Wizard Higgins ranked 14th. The question of when the '75 Trio' will retire and who will be the first to do so is a topic that many fans have long been concerned about. Recently, British media "Metro" published an article in which Stephen Hendry and Mark Williams exchanged their views. This article is a brief translation of the report. Firstly, Old Ma excluded himself from the list of potential first retirees. He said: "It won't be me, I'm far from it." Old Ma declared that he would not retire before being demoted; even if demoted, he would continue to participate in amateur competitions. Hendry believes that the first to retire will be O'Sullivan. Hendry said: "Regardless of competitive level, the rocket now makes too much money, I don't know if his competitive spirit is still there, I don't know." Old Ma basically agrees that the rocket may be the first to retire. Old Ma thinks that if the rocket cannot continue to win as before, he will not be able to accept the situation of constantly losing. Then, Old Ma gave the rocket a wave of praise, saying: "Even now, if he keeps playing, he is still the best player in the world. Even with Trump's current performance, if the rocket participates in every game and plays at his best, he is undoubtedly…

Hello everyone, take 10 minutes to talk about the Masters! The Masters is an extremely important event in the professional snooker tour. Although not a ranking event, the Masters has a long history, starting in 1945, much earlier than the UK Championship. The level of competition and influence are very high, second only to the World Championship, and the Masters only allows the top 16 players in the world rankings to participate. As 2024 comes to an end and 2025 approaches, the most anticipated Masters is about to kick off, because every year in the minds of professional players, the snooker tour begins with the Masters. The 2025 Masters will officially start at Alexandra Palace on January 12 and continue until January 19. Of course, the draw has also been released. As the defending champion, Ronnie O'Sullivan guards the upper half of the draw, along with other strong players in the same half, including John Higgins, Shaun Murphy, Gary Wilson, Mark Allen, Si Jiahui, Mark Selby, and Ali Carter. Without a doubt, O'Sullivan is the focus of fans' attention. You know, at Alexandra Palace last year, the 48-year-old O'Sullivan advanced to the final and defeated Ali Carter to win his eighth Masters title in his career. For the 2025 Masters, fans have high expectations for him and hope that he can continue to create miracles in snooker. For O'Sullivan, the Masters can be considered his backyard. From winning his first championship by defeating John Higgins in 1995, up to now, O'Sullivan has reached the Masters final 14 times and won…