Snooker Players Championship: Mark Allen wins 11th ranking title. Chinese player Zhang Anda won the runner-up and missed his second personal ranking championship.
Only the top 16 players in the world rankings in a single season can qualify. A total of 3 Chinese players are among theTop 16 in the World rankings this season. However, both Ding Junhui and Zhou Yuelong lost in the first round of 16-8. Among the top ten players, three were unable to compete due to their low rankings.