China News Service, Beijing, February 19th. On the morning of the 19th, Beijing time, the 2024 Snooker Welsh Open came to an end. The 38-year-old English star Gary Wilson won his second ranking event this season and the third in his career. champion. No Chinese player entered the top 8 of this event.

　　The final of the Welsh Open is between Gary Wilson and Martin O'Donnell. This is a battle between the TOP16 (top 16 in the world) and the biggest "dark horse" in this event. The game adopts a best-of-17 game system and is divided into two stages.

　　At the beginning of this campaign, Gary Wilson, who had superior overall strength, made a dream start, leading 4-0, and ended the first stage with a 6-2 lead. In the second stage that started in the early morning of the 19th, Beijing time, Gary Wilson still firmly held the advantage and finally secured the victory 9-4.

　　In a strong battle in the semi-finals, Gary Wilson eliminated four-time world champion John Higgins 6-4 and scored a single 147 points in the second game, which was also his fifth personal score. 147 full points.

　　Although Martin O'Donnell missed the chance to reach the top, he, who was ranked 76th in the world before this event, made a major breakthrough by reaching the ranking finals for the first time.

　　22 Chinese players with professional qualifications all participated in the 2024 Snooker Welsh Open, 10 of whom advanced to the top 64 of the main draw, and 3 of whom entered the top 32. After Si Jiahui stopped in the top 32, "post-00s" Fan Zhengyi and Hong Kong star Marco Fu failed to advance to the top 16.

　　Two famous Chinese players, Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda, who are ranked among the top 16, were both eliminated in the first round of the main event. Before the start of the Welsh Open, the world's top two "Rocket" O'Sullivan and "Accuracy King" Trump both announced their withdrawal.

　　The Welsh Open is one of the traditional snooker events. Ding Junhui, the “first brother” of Chinese snooker, won the championship and runner-up in this event in 2012 and 2014 respectively. (over)