Data map: Ding Junhui.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Jimin
China News Service, December 7th. According to World Taiwan Federation news, the Snooker Masters Tournament will be staged at Alexandria Palace in London, England on January 10-17, 2021. The signings and schedule will be released after the British Championships. Ding Junhui In the first round, he will face O'Sullivan, the last 7-time Masters champion, and the highly anticipated "Ding Olympic Games" by Chinese audiences came a little earlier this time.
The Masters is the most prestigious invitational event for professional snooker. Only the top 16 players in the world can participate. The 9th to 16th seeds of the tournament will be randomly drawn against the top 8 seeds of the tournament. The 11th seed Ding Junhui will meet here No. 2 seed O'Sullivan.
Another Chinese player, Yan Bingtao, as the 12th seed, met Robertson, who had just won the British Championship in the first round.
This competition will welcome a small number of live audiences, who will be seated in accordance with the seating rules that guarantee social distance.
Data map: O'Sullivan.
Photo by Zhang Hengwei issued by China News Service
O'Sullivan won the Masters championship trophy seven times in 1995, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016 and 2017. He also won the Masters four times against Ding Junhui, including The 2007 final and the 2019 semi-final.
The match between the two will be held on the evening of January 13, Beijing time.
The defending champion of this year’s Masters is Bingham. He defeated Ali Carter 10:8 in the final last year. This time he will face Thai player Tachaia Unu who was selected for the Masters for the first time in the first round. James Wattana is the first Thai player to reach the Snooker Masters since 1999.
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