Eight of the world’s best snooker players will make the trip to Hong Kong alongside two legends of the sport to participate in a tournament marking the 20th anniversary of the territory’s historic handover in July.
Seven of the top eight ranked players plus crowd favourite and five-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan will participate in the July event it was announced at a media conference on Monday.
Reigning world champion and number one ranked Mark Selby will also compete at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium competition, which will offer prize money totalling £315,000 (HK$3.14 million).
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The draw for the quarter-finals of the contest was made at the media launch and saw the ‘Jester from Leicester’ paired with Australia’s Neil Robertson.
Ng (left), Danny Mak (2nd left), chairman of HKBSCC, Richard Wong (2nd right), assistant director (Leisure Services) of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Raymond Fong (right), tournament director of the Hong Kong Masters oversee the draw for the quarter-final stage.Photo: HKBSCC
World number two John Higgins will face O’Sullivan, while Players Championship winner Judd Trump will take on former world champion Shaun Murphy.
