Ronnie O'Sullivan was a star at the 2018 World Snooker Championship. But he could have won even more. He is only two frames from clinching his eighth international title. His win will contribute to the ongoing debate over who is still the best snooker players of all time. The world's top-ranked snooker players will be left behind by the champion, who broke all records.
The 2021 season will open with a championship league of snooker. The top 16 players compete for money, prestige, and honor. The main championship event will be won by the winner.
The U.S. Women's Snooker Open in Seattle, Washington will be part of this snooker championship. This will mark the U.S. Snooker Association hosting its first professional snooker tourney. A number of American players will take part, including Ahmed Aly Elsayed the reigning United States National Snooker Champion.
Toronto, Canada is the venue for the 2021 Pan American Snooker Championships. Ahmed Aly Elsayed, the US player will lead the tournament. It will be a single elimination knockout tournament. The tournament will be played between November 13-20. It is being staged at The Corner Bank. Renat Denkha will also be competing, but he lost to Victor Sarkis in the final.
During the year, the Home Nations Series will travel to Scotland and the United Kingdom. Mark Selby is defending his title in this year's English Open. Birmingham will also host a major snooker event. One of the highlights will be the Champion of Champions, where O'Sullivan and Judd Trump will fight for the title.
For the first time in six year, the World Masters will be returning to Hong Kong. The competition will be held in the Hong Kong Coliseum, which has a capacity of 10,000. You can follow the tournament on BBC. You can also stream the coverage on the BBC Sport mobile app and iPlayer.
The Hong Kong Masters will host the first two sections of the Triple Crown. In the 2022 UK Championship, Mark Allen will win his fifth title. Darren Morgan will bring home the bronze medal. Cheung Ka Wii will be the first Hong Kong gold-medallist at the World Games. Other players included are the Egyptian Abdelrahman Shahidin, who beat Cheng Xiaolu, Guangdong, 6-2.
The 2022/2023 season promises to be an exciting one. Ronnie O'Sullivan makes history by becoming the highest-ranked player of the world at the end of the season. He has won 39 ranking titles. But the 2022/23 season will be remembered as the worst for the sport's pandemic. This is the virus known as Covid-19 and it has struck snooker players.
There are more snooker news yet to come, but it is obvious that the 2022/23 snooker season will be unforgettable. Ronnie O'Sullivan may become the first player ever to win eight world championships. And the world's richest Chinese youth may also win a world championship.