This year's Masters are full of stars. The lineup of this 24-person invitational tournament is led by the top 16 players in the world, and Ding Junhui will also lead, Si Jiahui and Pang to show China's strength. Judging from the signing table published at present, strong dialogue, wonderful venue and peak confrontation should not be missed.
Founded in 2007, the Shanghai Masters is one of the top events representing the highest level of snooker in the world and one of the most influential international sports events in China. As a member of the brand list of "Shanghai Games", the continuous holding of Shanghai Games has played an important role in displaying the city image, spreading the city culture and promoting the development of snooker in China.
Shanghai Masters Competition System;
1, 24 players are invited to participate in the competition, and the specific composition is: the top players in the world 16 (pay attention to the world ranking after the Champions League in this year's ranking version); TOP 16, the top four players from China; Four wild card players from China.
2.4 wild card players, 2 U-2 1 young players recommended by China Billiards Association that year, and the first runner-up in Shanghai Masters of Snooker Amateur Competition. This year's four wild card players should all be U-2 1 young players recommended by China Taiwan Association. These four contestants will be selected.
3. No.8 seed player before the tournament directly advanced to the second round, and the rest players participated in the first round.
4. Before the semi-final, all1/kloc-0 won six games, the semi-final 19 won 10, and the final 2/kloc-0 won10. The competition system of the Shanghai Masters finals is rather strange.
Compared with the previous year's 20 19, the prize money of the contest increased slightly. The total prize money increased from 75 1000 to 825,000, and the first prize money increased from 1000 to 2 1000. In the current WST professional events, its prize money is second only to the three major events.
Above content reference: Snooker Shanghai Masters 2023 schedule picture