Ding Junhui was invited to participate in the Saudi Arabia Invitational Tournament.
For the first time this year, the Saudi Masters will be held. The first tournament was an invitational tournament. Prize money does not count towards the world ranking. However, winning the championship is the only one to qualify for the championship. It is expected that next season will be a ranking match. The Taiwan World Federation clearly emphasized that the Saudi Masters will become the fourth large-scale event after the World Championships, the Masters, and the British Championships. Its gold content is self-evident. Unfortunately, places are limited. Originally, the tournament organizers only invited the top eight players in the world to participate. They are Luca. Brecher, O'Sullivan, Trump, Mark. Aaron, Selby, Sean. Murphy, Mark. Williams, Ali Carter and Ding Junhui, who is the representative of China's leading gram, failed to advance. The reason was that he lost to Higgins in the first round of the Players Championship, which is ranked ninth in the world. Ding Junhui could not participate. The huge Chinese market has not paid enough attention to the Saudi Invitational. As a result, most domestic fans may not pay attention. After thinking about it again and again, and after communicating with the Organizing Committee of the Saudi Arabia Invitational Tournament, it was decided to add Tu Junhui and Higgins. The two players did not invite the top 10 in the world, but were recognized by everyone, so the attention of the audience was relatively high.
Higgins was invited to participate in the Saudi Invitational.
Although Ding Junhui's performance in the last ranking match was not good, Ding Junhui's performance throughout the season was still remarkable. He finished runner-up at the British Championship and advanced to the semi-finals at the World Grand Prix. Although he has a low win rate against O'Sullivan, in the Masters match against O'Sullivan, he scored his first perfect score of 147 points in 2024, ranking in the top 10 in a single season. Ding Junhui's promotion is a very happy thing, and Chinese fans can also enjoy the excitement of this game.
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Judging from the lineup of the Saudi Masters, it is indeed a gathering of masters. The three heroes of 75 are all there, and Robertson is the only one missing from the top five of 80. Mark Allen, Ali Carter, Luca Brecher are equally powerful and should not be underestimated. Short Format The on-court performance of the game is very important. In a fair playing field, whoever wins the championship is quite normal. China's first brother Ding Junhui was successfully shortlisted, and fans and friends also expect him to achieve good results.
Brecher was the first to be invited to the competition.
Ding Junhui was invited to participate in the competition this time, not only for himself, but more importantly, on behalf of China's leading grams. It was a relief to get your tickets at the last minute. His world ranking is deservedly ninth. The opponents in this invitational tournament are all top players. Ding Junhui faces a serious challenge. I hope Ding Junhui can go all the way like the Six Red Ball Thailand Invitational Tournament, advance to the finals, and win the championship.