Recently, the final match of the Snooker UK Championship between Trump and Hawkins unfolded in a thrilling contest. Trump withstood the pressure and defeated Hawkins with a score of 10 to 8, lifting his second UK Championship trophy in his career. First Stage: Steady and Aggressive, Trump Takes the Lead At the beginning of the match, Trump was in hot form, quickly taking control of the situation with precise offense, leading 5 to 2 in the first seven rounds. Hawkins did not give up easily, reversing the eighth round through precise defense and calm counterattacks, preserving more hope for himself. Second Stage: Constant Fluctuations, Intense Standoff In the second stage, Trump continued his strong performance, successfully expanding the score to 6 to 3 in the ninth round with an impressive shot. However, Hawkins quickly adjusted his state, closing the gap to 5 to 6 by winning two consecutive rounds with single-stroke victories, approaching Trump. The twelfth round became a turning point in the entire match. Trump made a foul on his first attempt, and Hawkins' defense also faltered, leaving an opportunity. Trump seized this chance to take the lead again, rewriting the score to 7 to 5, stabilizing the situation. Hawkins continued to display his outstanding game resilience in the thirteenth round, narrowing the gap once more. But in the fourteenth round, he failed to seize the opportunity to take the lead, allowing Trump to expand his lead to 8 to 6 again. Decisive Stage: Withstanding Pressure, Trump Finally Claims Victory In the fifteenth round, Trump was in scorching form,…

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…

As of now, the latest world ranking for snooker in 2024 is as follows: Top 16: "The Chosen One": Judd Trump (Part of the "80 Five Tigers") "Brother Jun": Kyren Wilson "The Rocket": Ronnie O'Sullivan (Part of the "75 Three Heroes") "Magician": Mark Williams (Part of the "75 Three Heroes") "Little Monk/Belgian Bullet": Luca Brecel "Little Cannon": Mark Allen "Leicester Clown": Mark Selby (Part of the "80 Five Tigers") "Prodigy/Principal": F1 Ding Junhui (Part of the "80 Five Tigers") "Dazai": F2 Zhang Anda "Hawkins": Barry Hawkins "00 Four Youngsters": F3 Si Jiahui "Wizard": John Higgins (Part of the "75 Three Heroes") "Taxi Driver": Gary Wilson "Welsh Dragon": Jack Jones "Jelly": F4 Xiao Guodong "Old Monk": Wakelin Rankings 17-32: 17. "Melbourne Machine": Neil Robertson (Part of the "80 Five Tigers") 18. "Mr. 147": Tom Ford 19. "Magician": Shaun Murphy (Part of the "80 Five Tigers") 20. "Captain": Ali Carter 21. "Potato Brother": David Gilbert 22. "00 Four Youngsters": Wu Yize 23. "Second Senior Brother": Binham 24. "Persian No. 1": Hossein Vafaei 25. "Little Driver": Lyu Haotian 26. "Thai No. 1": Sangkam 27. "Cannon": Stephen Maguire 28. China: Pang Junxu 29. England: Slessor 30. "Fist Brother": Zhou Yuelong 31. China: Lü Hantian 32. England: Selt Other notable rankings: 37. China: Yuan Sijun 39. "Thunder God" Lei Peifan 40. China: Xu Si 44. "00 Four Youngsters" Fan Zhengyi 47. China: He Guoqiang ?, "Young Master Zhao" Zhao Xintong

The main draw for the German Masters has been released. The top 32 players will not participate in the qualifying rounds and will go straight to the main event. The competition will start on January 27th, with 15 Chinese players making it into the main draw. Those who are eliminated in the first round can return home for the New Year celebrations, while those who make it to the quarter-finals will have to spend the holiday in Germany. It's indeed tough for the Chinese players, as they spend most of the year playing abroad. Let's cheer them on! Will you choose to watch the Spring Festival Gala or the quarter-final matches at that time? Snooker - German Masters Draw January 27, 2025 22:00 Milkins vs Xu Si, Neil Robertson vs Kowalski Weikelin vs Miah, Zhang Anda vs Dott Zhou Yuelong vs Cisins, Kyren Wilson vs Jia Wei Zhang Higgins vs Mark Davis Early hours of the next day at 3:00 am Bingham vs Ta Chaya, Murphy vs Liam Hawkins vs Alfie Burden, Maguire vs Joe O'Connor Trump vs David Grace, Gilbert vs Ben Woollaston Jack Jones vs Alan Taylor January 28th 17:00 Vafy vs Yuan Sijun, Pang Junxu vs McGill Lü Haotian vs Slessor, Selby vs Liu Hongyu Si Jiahui vs Doherty, Ding Junhui vs Muir 22:00 Luca Brecel vs Jiang Jun, Wu Yize vs Page Lysofski vs Usenbach, Xiao Guodong vs Fan Zhengyi Mark Allen vs David Lilley, Carter vs Guoqiang Early hours of the next day at 3:00 am O'Sullivan vs Emery, Sangkam vs Jimmy White Ryan Day…

Title: 5-3 Championship Win + 460,000 RMB, O'Sullivan Defeats Fu Jiajun, Wins Second Consecutive Victory at Macau Masters Content: 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…