In the small green world of snooker, every shot is a profound contest of wisdom and skill, and each match carries the passionate dreams and pursuit of glory for the players. On January 7, 2025, the second group event of the Snooker Champion League unfolded, instantly becoming the focus of snooker enthusiasts around the globe, especially the journey of Chinese players on the court, tightly gripping the hearts of thousands of fans. Inside the competition venue, the lights are like a gentle and bright veil, evenly falling on the neatly arranged snooker tables. The emerald green baize is like a tranquil dreamy lake, waiting for the players to stir up ripples with their cues. The audience, filled with expectations, file in one after another, find their seats, and then quietly immerse themselves in the tense and exciting atmosphere before the game, as if they can hear the crisp sound of billiard balls colliding in advance, slightly trembling in the air. The unique format of this invitational version of the Snooker Champion League is divided into 7 groups throughout the process, like 7 miniature battlefields. The first round-robin stage is the "points grab" for the players, with 3 points firmly in hand for each win, which is the key chip to stand firm within the group; once defeated, they can only return empty-handed, earning 0 points. After this fierce battle, the top four players in each group can knock on the door of the group elimination stage. The group champion also bears a special mission, to advance to the championship group…

Beijing time January 15th early morning, the 2025 Snooker Masters continued. On the third day of the first round, Chinese star Si Jiahui faced "Little Cannon" Mark Allen. In the first five games, he made a century break (103 points) and a 50+ break (69 points), currently trailing his opponent 2-3. Earlier, Ding Junhui eliminated "Golden Left Hand" Mark Williams with a score of 6-5. This season, Ding Junhui, Xiao Guodong, and Lei Peifan have successively won the National Championship, Wuhan Open, and Scottish Open titles. World No. 13 ranked Si Jiahui also reached the final of the Wuhan Open this season, and he defeated O'Sullivan 6-4 at the Saudi Masters. With this season's fiery form, Si Jiahui teamed up with Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda to participate in one of the three major snooker events, the Masters. Prior to this, Si Jiahui had just participated in the 2025 Invitational Champions League. He competed in the second group, along with "Captain" Aliester Carter, last year's World Championship runner-up Jack Jones, and single-limited-time match champion Chris Weikelin, among others. Despite losing 1-3 to "Captain" Carter in the first round of the group round-robin, Si Jiahui went on a strong run, winning five consecutive matches and ultimately finishing first in the group with a record of 5 wins and 1 loss. Carter finished second, Jones third, and Weikelin fourth. In the group semi-finals, Si Jiahui faced Weikelin, winning 3-1 and advancing to the group final with ease. In the other group semi-final, Jones defeated Carter 3-1 to also advance to the group…

Too strong! 7 consecutive victories to win the championship, 3-2 killing, Si Jiahui reverses the World Championship runner-up by two chases and three Beijing time January 10 news, the 2025 New Year Snooker Invitational Champion League continues. In the second group match, Chinese star Si Jiahui performed outstandingly, defeating World Championship runner-up Jack Jones 3-2 in the final to win a wave of 7 consecutive victories and crowned the group champion at the same time. In this competition, "China's No. 1" Ding Junhui did not sign up to participate, while "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan participated in it for rare occasions.‌ This season, Ding Junhui, Xiao Guodong, and Lei Peifan have successively won the National Championship, Wuhan Open Championship, and Scottish Open Championship. World No. 13 Si Jiahui also reached the final of the Wuhan Open.‌ Coming to the 2025 Invitational Champion League, Si Jiahui was divided into the second group. In the first round of the group round-robin, Si Jiahui started off with a disadvantage and lost 1-3 to "Captain" Carter. From the second round to the sixth round, he won five consecutive games and took the first place in the group. Among them, in the sixth round of the group round-robin, Si Jiahui faced last year's World Championship runner-up Jack Jones.‌ In this game between Si Jiahui and Jones, he quickly found a hot offensive feeling as soon as he came up, continuously blasting out single shots of 132 points and 133 points, quickly taking a 2-0 lead and winning two match points, with the scores of the first two…

On January 5th, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued with the Clippers hosting the Hawks. In this game, Leonard made his debut for the new season, and the Clippers once unleashed a 16-0 offensive on the offensive end, with Xiaoqiang continuously delivering dunks, but the Hawks managed to catch up with the score through their three-point shooting. However, in the second quarter, the Clippers found their rhythm from beyond the arc while the Hawks struggled to keep up, resulting in a 27-4 run that widened the gap, ending the half with a 74-54 lead over the Hawks. In this game, Leonard started, and the two teams were initially locked in a seesaw battle, trading blows on the offensive end, with Leonard hitting his first three-pointer of the season. However, after Xiaoqiang came off the bench, the Clippers suddenly picked up momentum, with Xiaoqiang delivering consecutive alley-oops, followed by Harden assisting Xiaoqiang on a counterattack, igniting the crowd and unleashing a 16-0 run to take a 29-14 lead. Matthews' 3+1 helped stem the bleeding, but the Clippers couldn't maintain their momentum as Matthews hit another three-pointer, Trae Young responded with a three-pointer, and Lisha responded with a dunk, leading to a 14-0 run by the Hawks to end the first quarter with the Clippers leading 29-28. In the second quarter, Coffey hit a three-pointer, Powell scored on a drive, and the Hawks continued to score to stay close, with Matthews hitting a three-pointer and Powell responding. Zubac added a putback dunk, but the Hawks' offense suddenly went cold, missing multiple…