[Newyddion Tilu]The “Hong Kong International Table Tennis Stars Challenge 2024” will be held at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium from March 25 to 26 next year. Ticket prices range from $880 to $3380. “Rocket” Ronnie O’Sullivan will face Hong Kong snooker star Marco Marco on the first day of the tournament. The seven times world champion said he enjoys playing in Asia and joked that Marco needs to be kind to him. Marco said it would be difficult to repeat last year’s performance of 147 this time around. “I’m so confident I won’t be able to hit 147 this time.”
(From left: Zhuo Linpu, Lisa Woski, O’Sully Yun, Fu Jiajun)
Williams (middle)
“Rocket” O’Sullivan, “Quasi God” Judd Trump, Mark Williams, Jack Lisowski, Si Jiahui and Marco Marco will perform 6 exhibition games, and the event will not be Established champion. O’Sully will play three matches against Williams, Marco Marco and Zhuo Linpu respectively, and Marco Marco will also face Lisa Woski. In addition to Si Jiahui, other golfers also appeared in the tournament to record their moves.
O’Sullivan has been looking forward to returning to Hong Kong to compete after the epidemic.” I am very happy to come to Hong Kong to compete again. I like everything here. As long as everyone is in our support, we will also support everyone.” He also believes that Marco Fu is a good opponent and has played with him over the years. They competed with each other and said with a smile that Marco needed to be lenient as a host.
After tying Huntley’s record of seven world championships last year, O’Sullivan said he has no particular intention of making history and is currently only enjoying table tennis as a prerequisite for taking part: “There is no I don’t have a competition as my goal, but sometimes I like to accept some competition challenges. But even if he loses, it doesn’t matter.” Although he has played in the UK, the holy land of table tennis, for many years, he sometimes feels that there is nothing new, so he has played in more Asian events in recent years. “The promotion of the Asian tournament has been very good, and it feels like a prestigious event. Things. For me, I want to participate in the best events, enjoy the best atmosphere and venues, and I feel like Asian fans like me more. I’m usually not as popular in the UK as I am here.” O’Sully, who turns 48 this month, also pays attention to health care. he visited Hong Kong last year, he also took time to run in the mountains. He said he hoped this time he would also have time to go up the mountains to see the sights and stretch his muscles.
Recently, there has been a discussion in the snooker community about the spectators of the game. Among them, Hendry and Murphy drew attention to the fact that the rules should prevent players from relying on the foul of the opponent to reverse the situation when there is not enough of points left. the table. O’Sullivan, who has always been a fierce golfer, said recently that he would put an end to the above situation and described that the audience and the players felt pain. He said that the spectators of the game affect the perception of the world outside of sports: “I like to watch Metz in football, Fedora in tennis, and Woods in golf. I hope people play like Woods, even if they’re not as good as It’s strong but at least it should be played in a more exciting way. I hope the same goes for billiards, which will be a little more exciting for the audience.”
Marco scored 147 at the Coliseum last year to beat Higgins and shocked everyone. Asked if he would target 147 this time, Marco said bluntly: “I’m very confident that I won’t be able to hit 147 this time. I’ll leave it to the professionals.” People are coming.” Lisuheski, who was next to him, said that Zhuolinpu could try to challenge. Marco felt more serious after the Hong Kong Masters last year. He hopes that this tournament can be played in a relaxed mood and the the audience can still enjoy the atmosphere. As for Lisuwoski, who was visiting Hong Kong for the first time for the tournament, he said he was impressed by last year’s Hong Kong Masters, which broke the highest attendance record in history snooker, and looked forward to achieving a 100% attendance rate again, this time.
Lisuwoski
However, compared to the last two “Hong Kong Table Tennis World Masters” held by the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association, the ticket prices of this invitational tournament hosted by commercial organizations are relatively less “friendly” four day ticket prices. of $880, $1380, $2380, and $3380 respectively The price is expected to be on sale in the city’s ticket network in February. Ticket prices for the 2017 Hong Kong Masters at the same venue range from $100 to $450, while tickets for the 2022 Hong Kong Masters range from $100 to $580.
“Hong Kong International Table Tennis Stars Challenge 2024” Schedule:
March 25th
12:00 Osu Liyun VS Williams
15:00 Zhuolinpu VS Lisawski
19:30 O’Sullivan VS Fu Jiajun
March 26th
12:00 Williams VS Si Jiahui
15:00 Lisa Woski VS Marco Marco
19:30 Osu Liyun VS Zhuolinpu
Photos and text: Li Zizheng
This article was originally published by “Sportsroad” in “[Hong Kong Table Tennis Star Challenge]O’Sullivan beat Marco Marco on day one and said the atmosphere at the Asian competition was better than the UK”
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