Champions, Controversies, and Upcoming Predictions

Another issue of Snooker Weekly! From Mark Williams claiming the Champion of Champions title to Bai Yulu's historic wins, there's plenty to celebrate and discuss this week.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Mark Williams wins Champion of Champions
Mark Williams is the Champion of Champions winner for 2024 after defeating Xiao Guodong 10-6. Xiao Guodong became the first-ever Chinese player to reach a Champion of Champions final, having defeated Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Selby, and Mark Allen along the way. What an impressive route to the final! It's remarkable to see Xiao Guodong's current form, especially considering the challenges of being an overseas snooker player.

🔀 In other news

• Eight players have agreed to play in a series of new snooker events, with Ronnie O’Sullivan leading a heavyweight line-up of world champions. We’ll see how this unfolds.

• Mark King has been suspended from snooker for 5 years and has to pay £68,299.50 in costs for match fixing. Here are some shots of him in this match.

• If Judd Trump wouldn’t have been a snooker player, he’d rather be unemployed.

• Bai Yulu has a first win on the main tour. And a second win!

• Stephen Hendry’s Cue Tips channel has won YouTube Channel of the Year at the Broadcast Sport Awards.

🎲 UK Championship prediction
Predictions for the UK Championship can now be submitted! While it’s best to wait until all qualifiers are confirmed after the final matches on November 21st, remember that entries must be submitted before the first match begins on November 23rd.

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