Snooker Masters, World Championships and British Championships are also called the three major events of snooker. This season's Masters tournament is attended by the top 16 players in the world after this season's British Championship. Only two players from China Legion participated in the tournament, namely Ding Junhui, who holds the title of 14, and Zhang Anda, the champion of this season's international championship, with the world rankings of 12 and 13 respectively.
This competition is the first show of the Zhang Anda Masters. It's a pity that he is facing shaun murphy, the seventh magician in the world. Although he scored 60+ in three shots, he still lost 2-6 and missed the first win.
Ding Junhui and O 'Sullivan met in the first round, and both of them have a deep relationship with the Masters. 1995, O 'Sullivan, who was under 20 years old at that time, became the youngest master champion at that time. Now O 'Sullivan has won the Masters seven times, and it's Ding Junhui's turn to win the Masters at 201/kloc-0.
The history of snooker masters;
Masters has a long history. It started at 1975 and is held once a year up to now. It is the most important invitational tournament in the snooker tour, and it is also called the three major events of snooker together with the World Championship and the British Championship. Although the Masters is not a ranking competition, it is very important. Any professional player dreams of lifting this championship trophy.
The Masters was first held in 1975. At that time, only 10 players were invited to participate, and john spencer beat ray reardon to win the first championship trophy. From 65438 to 0979, the Masters moved to Wembley Convention Center, so the Masters has always been called the Wembley Masters. 1983, the number of participants increased to 16. Starting from 1984, the top players in the world 16 were automatically invited to participate.
The 20 16 Masters trophy was renamed Paul Hunt Cup to commemorate the three-time Masters champion, who died in 2006 at the age of 26. Paul Hunt's three championships were extraordinary, all of which were reversed under the disadvantage of backwardness.