2024 World Snooker Shanghai Masters will be held in July, Ding Junhui, O'Sullivan and other world-famous players will participate
The 2024 World Snooker Shanghai Masters will be held at the Shanghai Stadium from July 15 to July 21. The world's top players will gather in Shanghai, adding another sports feast to the city's summer. Ticket sales for the event officially started at 10 a.m. on June 17.
The Shanghai Masters is loved by fans for its star-studded lineup. This year's event will still adopt a 24-player invitational system, and the top 16 players in the world will all appear. Last year's Shanghai Masters champion, current world No. 5 Ronnie O'Sullivan, will compete as the top seed. This year's world champion Karen Wilson, current world No. 1 Mark Allen, as well as Mark Selby, Judd Trump, John Higgins, Mark Williams and other famous players will all be present. Ding Junhui, a benchmark figure in Chinese snooker, will join hands with last year's National Championship champion Zhang Anda, and young players such as Si Jiahui, Zhou Yuelong, Pang Junxu, and Lu Haotian to challenge the masters, once again demonstrating the competitiveness of the Chinese team on the international stage.
According to the schedule, there are 23 matches including the final, and each match is both a dialogue between strong players and a wonderful duel. On the first day of the competition, many Chinese players will make their debut, among which Zhang Anda's performance is even more anticipated. From being unknown at the beginning to becoming the seventh player in history to win the "147 Championship" in the final, he is now a different person. Not only has his professional performance steadily improved, but his world ranking has also quietly reached 12th. In addition, the audience will get to see the style of "Rocket" O'Sullivan in the game of Table No. 1 in the afternoon of the 16th, and "China's No. 1" Ding Junhui will swing Table No. 1 in the evening, showing his master style.
In order to further enhance the viewing experience and enrich the viewing perspective, this year's competition site will open more seats than in previous years, and will sell tickets for morning, afternoon, night and full-day sessions according to the schedule, with multiple ticket purchase benefits, providing viewers with multiple choices while fully optimizing ticket resources, making it possible to enjoy the All-Star moment for as little as 60 yuan. The simultaneous launch of special ticket products such as the "Masters Experience Tour" and "Platinum Box Full Package" also allows fans from afar to feel the unique charm of snooker and leave an unforgettable memory of the Masters.
In addition, this year's Snooker Shanghai Masters continues the tradition of providing a high-quality stage for outstanding domestic players to realize their dreams and enter international competitions, and reserves four wildcard places. Among them, two places will be decided through the "2024 World Snooker Shanghai Masters" held before the game, and the other two places will be generated according to the relevant rules of the Chinese Billiards Association, so as to help the growth of China's snooker "future stars".
Starting from 10:00 on June 17, fans can download and log in to the official ticketing channel Jiushi Sports APP, or log in to the "Jiushi Sports APP" WeChat public account and Alipay mini program to purchase event tickets online.