On November 6th, Beijing time, the fourth day of the Snooker International Championship saw the conclusion of the 1/16 matches, with all 16 top players having been determined, including 6 Chinese players among them. On this match day, the battle for the top 8 will take place, deciding the final qualifying spots, with matches played in a best-of-11 format. The International Championship is a major ranking event, the highest-level snooker tournament held in China, and part of the WST World Snooker Tour. The champion receives £175,000, the runner-up £75,000, making it second only in prestige to the three major snooker events. This year's event runs from November 3rd to November 10th in Nanjing, China, over an eight-day period, attracting 128 top players from around the world. Notable participants include O'Sullivan, Trump, Mark Selby, and China's number one player Ding Junhui, with the defending champion being Chinese player Zhang Anda. The competition rules of the International Championship are divided into two stages: qualification and main event. All participating players must compete in the qualification stage to secure their spot in the main event. For this competition, the Chinese team, led by Ding Junhui and defending champion Zhang Anda, consists of 29 players. The top 16 players took the competition seriously, with no absences. After the qualification stage, the Chinese team had mixed results, with 14 players advancing, including Ding Junhui, Zhang Anda, and Xiao Guodong. Among the top 16 players, only Jack Jones, Brechel, and Tom Ford were eliminated in the first round, while the rest advanced. After several days of…

The first day of the 2024 Snooker Scottish Open has concluded, with 16 of the top 32 spots already claimed, including four by Chinese players, while defending champion Gary Wilson was surprisingly eliminated. In the opening day's competition, seven Chinese players participated, resulting in a record of four wins and three losses. Zhang Anda, Long Zehuang, Xiao Guodong, and Wu Yize advanced to the next round, while Lü Haotian, He Guoqiang, and Xu Si were eliminated. Zhang Anda won 4:3 against Moody after leading 3-1 but being dragged into a decisive game. He ultimately secured his victory with a break of 50 points, advancing to the top 32. Long Zehuang defeated reigning champion and two-time Scottish Open winner Gary Wilson with a score of 4:2. Wilson struggled in this match, only managing a single break of 52 points. Long Zehuang, on the other hand, made breaks of 66 and 52 points, pulling off an upset victory over Wilson. Lü Haotian faced "Midnight God" Joe O'Connor and suffered a significant loss of 1:4. O'Connor displayed impressive form with breaks of 76, 59, and 123 points, leaving Lü Haotian unable to recover and resulting in his elimination. He Guoqiang lost 1:4 to Mark Allen, failing to withstand the opponent's onslaught. Mark Allen showcased his skill with a century break (104 points) and two additional breaks over 50 (59 and 99 points). In the Chinese derby between Xiao Guodong and Xu Si, it was Xiao who emerged victorious with a score of 4:1. Xu Si had previously achieved a maximum break of 147…