The World Snooker Shanghai Masters returns to the Shanghai Sports Center in September, with all of O'Sullivan and Ding Junhui participating in China | Snooker | Shanghai

Release time:Apr 14, 2024 18:43 PM

On August 12th, the latest news was that the World Snooker Shanghai Masters will be held from September 11th to 17th at the Shanghai Sports Center. This means that the top-level snooker feast, which lasts for a week, will return to the place where its dream began, and the newly renovated Shanghai Sports Center will also welcome its international competition debut.

This year's Snooker Shanghai Masters still adopts a 24 person invitation format, with a strong lineup led by the top 16 players currently ranked in the world, including the "75 Three Heroes" Ronnie O'Sullivan, Mark Williams, and John Higgins; Mark Selby, Judd Trump, Neil Robertson and other key players all made appearances; Mark Allen, Luca Bretcher, and others are eyeing the attacking generals; Ding Junhui, known as the "China's Big Brother", will join hands with top ranked players such as Zhou Yuelong, Fan Zhengyi, Si Jiahui, and Pang Junxu to showcase the true strength of China's snooker sports.

It is worth noting that this year's Snooker Shanghai Masters adheres to the consistent tradition of focusing on the future and cultivating young players. Four wildcard spots will be reserved until the August CBSA China Snooker Youth Series Dongguan Open Snooker Youth Group Competition, when they will be given to the top four domestic youth ranking players, setting a stage for them to realize their dreams and compete in international competitions.

At the competition venue, many fans will have the opportunity to witness the peak showdown of top snooker players up close. Based on the currently announced signing table analysis, the competition in the upper half will be extremely fierce, with Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Selby all gathering here, and each game will be a strong dialogue. The opening match on September 11th will undoubtedly focus on Ding Junhui's "China Derby" and "Two Hui Duel" against Si Jiahui. As a leading figure in Chinese snooker, Ding Junhui's exemplary power is beyond doubt, and many young players take pride in competing with him; And young player Sijiahui is a rising star in Chinese snooker sports. In this year's World Championships, at the age of only 20, he passed all the levels and advanced to the semi-finals, including veteran players like Shaun Murphy. His strength is evident to all. In the past two years, the two have faced each other multiple times and have had victories and losses, which will add suspense and highlights to the derby battle.


The World Snooker Shanghai Masters returns to the Shanghai Sports Center in September, with all of O'Sullivan and Ding Junhui participating in China | Snooker | Shanghai

At present, preparations for the event are being carried out in an orderly manner, and ticket sales for the event will be launched soon. Audiences interested in purchasing tickets can follow the official WeChat and Weibo accounts of the "Snooker Shanghai Masters" to obtain information about the event.

This competition is hosted by the World Professional Billie and Snooker Association, China Billiards Association, Shanghai Sports Federation, and the People's Government of Xuhui District, Shanghai. It is hosted by Shanghai Jiushi Sports Industry Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai Jiushi Sports Event Operation Management Co., Ltd., and Wuxing Sports Media Co., Ltd., and co organized by the Xuhui District Sports Bureau of Shanghai.

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On June 11, Beishuiwan Sports Park, Juyuan New District, Jiading District, welcomed nearly 100 scientific and creative talents and their families from various scientific research institutes in Juyuan New area gathered here, and had a healthy and happy tennis weekend. On the same day, the 2023 "New five cities net World" tennis series kicked off in Jiading District Juyuan New District Beisuiwan Sports Park. Jiading Juyuan "Horse Tennis" fun match kicked off this series of activities. This year, the "New five cities net World" series of activities will enter five new cities in Shanghai to ignite citizens' enthusiasm for tennis with various forms and creative new activities. The series of activities of "immediate Tennis" established by Shanghai Tennis Association aims to expand the popularity of Shanghai tennis population, mainly for the zero base of tennis lovers.

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