The inaugural Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker concludes on Wednesday with 4 gamers nonetheless in rivalry on the Boulevard Area.
An interesting penultimate spherical of the competitors boasts the 4 highest ranked gamers from the official world rating record.
It guarantees to be an thrilling climax to what’s snooker’s first foray into the profitable Saudi Arabian market.
Each semi-finals on day three can be adopted by the ultimate, the place an enormous prime prize value £250,000 is up for grabs.
There’s additionally nonetheless the dangling carrot of the 167 jackpot bonus, the place the primary participant who sinks the brand new 20-point golden ball on the finish of a 147 break will pocket $500,000.
John Higgins has come the closest to this point – the Scot lacking the yellow on a break of 120 throughout his preliminary-round fixture with Mark Williams.
Luca Brecel vs Mark Allen
(Wednesday, 2pm UTC)
The primary semi-final on the World Masters in Riyadh can be between world champion Luca Brecel and Mark Allen.
The pair emerged from contrasting quarter-final encounters on Tuesday to achieve the final 4.
Brecel usually managed his battle with Ali Carter and beat the Captain with a 4-1 scoreline.
Allen, in the meantime, fought his method again from 3-1 behind to disclaim Mark Selby in a extremely dramatic deciding body that was settled on the ultimate black.
As a non-ranking occasion, this event may have no impression on the official world rankings record, however each Allen and Brecel are within the hunt to finish the season because the world primary.
The latter is coming into some kind once more after a number of disappointing months of wrestle following his immense triumph on the Crucible final 12 months.
Allen, in fact, has been a constant winner on the calendar for some time and added the Gamers Championship crown to his rising assortment a few weeks in the past.
The Northern Irishman has confronted Brecel eight occasions on the principle tour and boasts a superior 5-3 head-to-head report over the Belgian.
Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker
– Prize Cash –
Champion: £250,000
Runner-up: £125,000
Semi-Finals: £75,000
Quarter-Finals: £50,000
Final 10: £25,000
Final 12: £5,000
167 break: $500,000
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Judd Trump
(Wednesday, not earlier than 3pm UTC)
Present world primary Ronnie O’Sullivan can be challenged by world quantity two Judd Trump in a mouthwatering second semi-final.
The blockbuster battle will pit the 2 most prolific winners of the 2023/24 snooker season towards each other.
O’Sullivan and Trump have collected eight titles between them this time period, sharing the spoils evenly with 4 slabs of silverware apiece.
Probably the greatest rivalries of the final decade, the English duo have confronted one another in numerous necessary matches over time.
That has included many finals, most lately on the World Grand Prix in January when O’Sullivan romped to a forty first profession rating crown.
The Rocket was at his good finest on Tuesday, dismantling the problem of his older rival John Higgins with an incredible three-ton efficiency.
Trump was additionally in first rate kind however was made to work loads more durable, clawing his method again from 2-0 and 3-2 behind to pip Shaun Murphy in a decider.
O’Sullivan and Trump have a comparatively even head-to-head report, and this one has the makings of being a belter.
World Masters of Snooker draw
Final 12 (bo7)
Ding Junhui 4-0 Omar Alajlani
John Higgins 4-0 Ali Alobaidli
Final 10 (bo7)
Ali Carter 4-3 Ding Junhui
Mark Williams 2-4 John Higgins
Quarter-Finals (bo7)
Luca Brecel 4-1 Ali Carter
Mark Allen 4-3 Mark Selby
Judd Trump 4-3 Shaun Murphy
Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-0 John Higgins
Semi-Finals (bo7)
(Occasions in UTC)
Luca Brecel vs Mark Allen
(Wednesday, 2pm)
Judd Trump vs Ronnie O’Sullivan
(Wednesday, not earlier than 3pm)
Last (bo9)
Brecel/Allen vs Trump/O’Sullivan
(Wednesday, 7pm)
watch the Riyadh Season World Masters
Dwell protection of the event can be obtainable on Eurosport and discovery+.
Additionally it is being proven worldwide on DAZN, whereas a full record of broadcasters is under.
Worldwide
DAZN
Europe (together with UK and Eire)
Eurosport, discovery+ and Eurosport App
China
Migu
Huya.com
Hong Kong China
Now TV
Malaysia
Astro SuperSport
Thailand
True Imaginative and prescient
Taiwan
Sportcast
Philippines
Premier Sports activities Community
Indonesia
Sportstars / Imaginative and prescient+
Myanmar
SkyNet
Cambodia
Hold Meas
Center East / North Africa
MBC Motion
MBC Egypt
Saudi Sport
webook
Shahid
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