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…

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…

According to the latest news from the British Metro on January 15, 2025, world number one Judd Trump has expressed in an interview that he feels his remarkable achievements in snooker have not received the recognition and respect they deserve, and that he is now less valued than ever before. At the age of 35, Trump has won 30 ranking titles, with only three players - O'Sullivan, Hendry, and Higgins - having better records than him. Despite receiving high praise, Trump does not believe he has been given the credit he deserves. He also thinks that his record of six titles in a single season is a difficult feat to surpass, yet people seem to have forgotten this accomplishment. Trump believes his achievements are clearly undervalued, despite many snooker legends giving him high evaluations. When asked if he feels underrated, Trump said, "I feel more underrated now than ever before. At my age, I've won many championships and achieved a lot on the tour. The achievement of winning six ranking titles in a single season seems to have been somewhat forgotten." "I think it's a very difficult record to break. I've won four, five, or six titles in a single season in a row. I'm very proud of what I've achieved. I don't need others to tell me how great it is, but I want people to recognize that it's good." "This may be something that happens after you retire. It seems to be the same in every sport; until your career ends, you won't receive appreciation, or people won't…

Too strong! Blasting 135+131+112, O'Sullivan sweeps 2024 World Championship winner 5-2 Beijing time December 29 news, the 2024 Macao Snooker Masters Invitational continued. On the fourth day of the competition, seven-time world championship winner "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan faced this year's world championship winner "Brother Wilson" Kailun Wilson. In this game, O'Sullivan was in full firepower, blasting three breaks over a hundred, and easily defeating his opponent with a total score of 5-2.‌ Recently, snooker events have been very intensive, and the performance of the Chinese snooker team has also been outstanding. Ding Junhui, Xiao Guodong, and Lei Peifan have won consecutive championships at the National Championships, Wuhan Open, and Scottish Open. In the following rich man's game Riyadh Carnival Season Championship, "Little Cannon" won the championship.‌ During the break of the World Snooker Tour, the 2024 Macao Snooker Masters Invitational was staged again. The 7-time world championship winner "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan became the busiest player, and also the most reassuring player for the event organizers. He won one after another with perfect performance. On the first day of the competition, O'Sullivan narrowly defeated "Little Driver" Jack Lisowski with a score of 5-4.‌ On the second day of the competition, O'Sullivan defeated veteran Fu Jiajun with a score of 5-3. On the third day of the competition, he easily defeated post-00s young player Si Jiahui with a score of 5-2. On the fourth day of the competition, O'Sullivan faced this year's world championship winner "Brother Wilson" Wilson.‌ After winning this year's world championship, Wilson's state this season has been extremely brave,…

Beijing time December 28 news, the 2024 Macao Snooker Masters Invitational continued. On the third day of the competition, Hong Kong's famous player Marco Fu challenged this year's world championship winner "The Jester" Kyren Wilson. After a hard battle of 9 rounds, Fu narrowly defeated his opponent 5-4 and scored a single shot perfect 147 points in the seventh round.‌ Recently, snooker events have been very dense, and the performance of the Chinese snooker team has also been outstanding. Ding Junhui, Xiao Guodong, Lei Peifan have successively won the national championship, Wuhan Open championship, and Scottish Open championship.‌ During the intervals of various events organized by the World Table Tennis Association, the 2024 Macao Snooker Masters Invitational was staged as scheduled. Hong Kong's famous player Marco Fu participated along with Ding Junhui, O'Sullivan, Kyren Wilson and other famous players.‌ On the second day of the competition, Fu made his debut for the first time, challenging the seven-time world championship winner "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan, but unfortunately lost to his opponent 3-5. On the third day of the competition, Fu made his debut again, and his opponent was this year's world championship winner and the world's second-ranked "The Jester" Kyren Wilson, who has already won two event championships this season.‌ At the beginning of this game, Fu quickly entered the state and took the lead 1-0. In the following games, "The Jester" began to exert force, and after the fourth round, he tied with Fu at 2-2.‌ In the fifth round, Wilson continued his efforts and overtook the score 3-2. In the…