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…

The 2025 Snooker Masters has begun. The Masters is the second of the three major events this season and the only invitational event among them. The total prize money for the event is £1.015 million, equivalent to 9.12 million yuan in RMB, with the champion receiving £350,000, the runner-up £140,000, the semi-finalists £75,000, the quarter-finalists £40,000, the last 16 £25,000, and the highest break awarding £15,000. There is also a participation award of £25,000, equivalent to 230,000 yuan. Only the top 16 players in the world rankings are eligible to participate in the Masters. The participants this time are John Higgins, Mark Williams, Judd Trump, Shaun Murphy, Mark Selby, Neil Robertson, Ding Junhui, Zhang Anda, Si Jiahui, Gary Wilson, Ali Carter, Barry Hawkins, Mark Allen, Kyren Wilson, Luca Brecel, and Chris Wakelin. The final will be played over a best-of-19 frames format, while the rest will be best-of-11 frames. Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the Masters at the last minute, with Neil Robertson stepping in as a substitute to face Higgins in the opening match. Neil Robertson, ranked 20th, is an outstanding player from the 80s generation, having won 24 ranking titles and is the only non-British Isles player to complete the Grand Slam. His most recent victory was in the English Open this season against Wu Yize. Higgins, ranked 14th in the world, has won a total of 31 ranking titles in his career, achieving the double circle Grand Slam feat. The two have faced each other 31 times before, with Neil Robertson winning 16 and Higgins 15, making it…

Ding Junhui's Championship Bid + $3.12 Million, Scores 147-0 Yet Loses, Returns to Masters: Eliminates "Golden Left Hand" 6-5 At 1:14 am Beijing time on January 14th, the 2025 Snooker Masters continued. On the second day of the first round, "China's No. 1" Ding Junhui staged a great comeback, defeating three-time World Champion "Golden Left Hand" Mark Williams with a total score of 6-5. Last season's Masters, Ding Junhui scored a single maximum of 147 points but lost to "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan. The Snooker Masters is one of the top three snooker events and is highly regarded by all players. Last season, "China's No. 1" Ding Junhui scored a single maximum of 147 points in the competition, but unfortunately, he still lost to his old rival, the seven-time World Champion "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan, which was very regrettable. Compared to facing "Rocket" O'Sullivan, one of the "Three Musketeers," where every confrontation between the two is considered to have a very small chance of victory before the match even begins, facing another member of the "Three Musketeers," "Golden Left Hand" Williams, Director Ding seems unafraid. Ding Junhui last faced Mark Williams at the UK Championship, one of the top three snooker events in 2023. In the quarter-finals at that time, after the ninth game, Ding Junhui once trailed 4-5 behind his opponent and was given match point. In desperate circumstances, Ding Junhui launched a desperate counterattack, winning two consecutive games under very difficult conditions, reversing and eliminating this three-time World Champion with a total score of 6-5. Among them, in the decisive…

Currently, the championship league that has caught the attention of snooker enthusiasts around the world is in full swing. However, fans have already missed the sight of O'Sullivan in this event. This is because not long ago, O'Sullivan not only lost control of his emotions during the game, smashing the table and throwing away his cue, but also directly announced his withdrawal after the game. What exactly happened to make this number one player in the history of snooker so emotionally out of control? According to the match schedule, O'Sullivan's opponent for this round of the championship league was the renowned player Milkins. However, this match brought O'Sullivan's bad mood in the championship league to a peak. At the time, in the fourth round of the competition, O'Sullivan missed a very simple pink ball. After this mistake, O'Sullivan's emotions erupted, and he angrily struck the table with his cue. However, he quickly realized that this was wrong, so O'Sullivan immediately apologized to the referee and Milkins. But it was obvious that O'Sullivan's dejected mood continued, and in the next round he hit the red ball pile hard with the white ball. In the end, Milkins accepted this gift and won the match with a score of 3:2. After losing this match, O'Sullivan was very depressed. As a result, he directly announced his withdrawal from the snooker championship league after the game, and according to the match schedule, his next opponent was Carter. As a result, O'Sullivan's points in the group were reset to zero, becoming the bottom-ranked player in the…

‌"The Magician on the Billiard Table, Ding Junhui Determines the Outcome with a Single Stroke!"‌ Hey, fellow billiard enthusiasts, today we're going to talk about a legendary figure in the world of billiards - Ding Junhui! Speaking of Ding Junhui, he is undoubtedly the backbone of Chinese billiards. With his right hand swinging, his cue technique is elegant and his ball control is delicate, making him a true magician on the billiard table! In the recent first round of the Snooker Scottish Open, Ding Junhui unleashed his full power, achieving a resounding 4-0 victory over the British ace Mark Davis! This match was played under a best-of-seven format, but Ding Junhui didn't leave a single chance for his opponent, directly advancing to the top 32! This performance was simply amazing! In the first game, Ding Junhui immediately showed his dominance with a break of 137 points, leaving Little Davis completely disoriented! This score was simply explosive! Little Davis realized that this wasn't just a match; it was like watching Ding Junhui's performance! In the second game, Ding Junhui's touch remained hot, scoring over 70 points and winning 78-41! In this game, Ding Junhui was both offensive and defensive, attacking like a tiger descending from the mountain and defending like an impenetrable wall, leaving Little Davis helpless! In the third game, Ding Junhui continued to play better and better, scoring 63 points and easily winning 63-38! In this game, Ding Junhui was having so much fun that every shot was spectacular, making the audience cheer with excitement! By the fourth game,…

China's Star Jiahui Wins Championship League with a 3-2 Thrilling Victory Over 7-Time Champion O'Sullivan Beijing time January 10th news, the 2025 New Year Snooker Invitational Championship League continues. In the second group competition, Chinese star Jiahui was in excellent form, winning the group championship with a record of 7 consecutive victories and advancing strongly to the winners' group. In the third group, three World Championship champions - O'Sullivan, Selby, and Wilson - are engaged in an extremely fierce battle.‌ 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 Jiahui also reached the final of the Wuhan Open, just one step away from leveling his first ranking event title. This season, he also defeated O'Sullivan 6-4 at the Saudi Masters.‌ Arriving at the 2025 Invitational Championship League, Jiahui competed in the second group. He lost 1-3 to "Captain" Ali Carter in the first round. In the subsequent group round-robin matches, he unleashed a wave of 5 consecutive victories to win the top spot in the group. Among them, in the last round of the group round-robin, his opponent was last year's World Championship runner-up Jack Jones.‌ In the first game of this group round-robin match between Jiahui and Jones, the opponent started with poor hand feel. After starting, he took the lead in scoring, but broke off after 1-0, and Jones failed to score. In the subsequent game, Jiahui took the lead again. This time, he found a fiery offensive feel and directly hit…

Seven-time World Championship winner Ronnie O'Sullivan announced his withdrawal from the 25th Snooker Champions League after the fifth match, marking his fourth withdrawal this season. In the previous Champions League, O'Sullivan had a similar move when he withdrew mid-tournament after playing the third group match, which led to controversy as his opponents could not receive the winning points. On the first day of the competition, O'Sullivan suffered an opening defeat, winning only one out of four matches. According to the schedule, O'Sullivan had only two matches on the second day, against Milkins and Carter. Facing Milkins, who was at the bottom of the rankings, O'Sullivan was reversed in the first game, but he managed to score a single-stroke 90 points in just five minutes in the third game, although he failed to pot the pink and black balls to complete a century break, he still took the lead with a 2-1 match point. In the fourth game, O'Sullivan failed to maintain his good form, and Milkins made up for it with a score of 62-6; in the decisive game, O'Sullivan unexpectedly encountered a miss after getting on the long table, followed by a violent shot and a任性一杆, eventually losing 2-3 to Milkins again. In the next two games, O'Sullivan's accuracy became a problem, scoring only 6 and 9 points. The turning point of the game came in the fourth game when O'Sullivan, trailing 0-47, wanted to hit the pink ball but made a simple mistake and immediately smashed his cue stick in anger, then quickly apologized, and the referee showed…

The snooker Hangzhou exhibition match was truly exciting this time! The event started with many dramatic moments, and the performances of several top players were particularly eye-catching. Honestly, it's a great pleasure to see world champions like Trump, O'Sullivan, and Higgins compete on the same stage. The progress of this game was also full of unpredictability, and many times you couldn't even imagine what would happen next. For example, in the match between Higgins and Mark Williams, everyone knows that Higgins' technique is stable, and Williams is not an easy opponent either, so they played against each other fiercely. However, Higgins actually defeated Williams 5-3! Many people probably didn't expect that Higgins could win this game so smoothly, after all, Williams also has a strong foundation. But in this match, Higgins played very steadily, and his precise shots at critical moments almost left no chance for Williams. However, don't be too happy too early. Next came the confrontation between O'Sullivan and Higgins, and the result was simply astonishing - O'Sullivan swept Higgins 5-1! Honestly, O'Sullivan's performance in this game was really too strong, it didn't seem like an old player, but a young player who had just stepped onto the court. At the beginning of the game, Higgins used a single shot of 102 points to win back a game, which did give everyone a glimmer of hope, but O'Sullivan immediately responded with a winning streak, winning four games in a row, completely stunning Higgins. O'Sullivan's state was really good, leaving almost no chance for Higgins to counterattack, and he…

On January 2, 2025, the snooker exhibition match in Hangzhou officially kicked off, with the first game being exciting, tense, and full of suspense. Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins, these long-time rivals clashed again on the table, and the much-anticipated matchup between the Wizard and the Rocket did not disappoint the fans. The game had its ups and downs, it was really a back-and-forth battle, making the audience both nervous and thrilled. Speaking of the progress of the game, at the beginning of the first round, Higgins seemed to be in a bit of a state, actually making several consecutive mistakes that gave O'Sullivan an opportunity. Honestly, O'Sullivan is no slouch either, easily scoring 8 points, just like taking a calming pill. It can be seen that O'Sullivan immediately seized this opportunity, steadily scoring 56 points, overtaking the score, and successfully winning this round. Although Higgins' mentality was a bit unbalanced, he is not someone who gives up easily. In the second round, Higgins quickly found his footing and began to adjust his state. Indeed, the veterans of the ball field are different, once the feel returns, the whole person is like changing modes. Starting with a 7-1 lead, that state is simply breathtaking. Subsequently, Higgins continued to exert himself, scoring the first century break of the game, directly taking 102 points! He turned the tide in one breath, leveling the score to 1-1. At that moment, I was really excited for him, Higgins truly lives up to his title as the Wizard, he really has some skills! Some netizens…

The splendid stage of the Snooker "Champion of Champions" event welcomed its new king in the autumn of 2024 - the 49-year-old Mark Williams. This was a match filled with drama and emotional fluctuations, a contest of skill and will, as well as a powerful challenge to the boundaries of age. Mark Williams' victory not only marked another peak in his personal career but also brought endless encouragement and inspiration to fans. At that moment, when Xiao Guodong stood at the final table facing an unfavorable situation of 0-5, almost no one would have thought he could turn things around. It was a match that seemed to be settled, yet it became suspenseful due to Xiao Guodong's tenacious efforts. He first made a remarkable shot of 55 points, sounding the horn of counterattack; then, Xiao Guodong consecutively made two century breaks, narrowing the score to 4-5. At that moment, the entire arena seemed to be infected by his fighting spirit, with thunderous applause from the stands cheering for the resilience of this Chinese star. However, Mark Williams did not panic because of this. As an experienced veteran, he knew how to adjust his mentality and control the rhythm of the game. In the second phase of the match, Mark Williams once again demonstrated his strong control ability, continuously scoring high points and quickly widening the gap to 7-4. Although Xiao Guodong fought hard to catch up afterwards, he ultimately failed to withstand Mark Williams' fierce assault and lost with a total score of 6-10. This was a thrilling duel that…