The 2021 snooker tournament is all over. Looking back on this upcoming year, the crowd has become the theme, only Trump, Robertson and Williams have won 2 or more championships, and the three major competitions have been won by Yan Bingtao, Selby and Zhao Xintong.
The "75 Three Jie" are old and strong, and they are still in the top eight. Williams has won two titles a year to stabilize the rankings, and he can also brush up on his presence in other games. Although O'Sullivan and Higgins have "only" one crown, they have reached the final 4 times and 6 times respectively, and are strong contenders for the championship of major events.
The situation of the "post-80s" is ups and downs and very different. Tesero is seen as the three strongest players of the moment, but they all have their own problems: Trump's best ranking record since the Gibraltar Open in March was only a fourth in the WST Pro series, and the other games were missed from the final four. His breaking frequency also declined. Robertson is still one of the best players in the world, but he once again stopped reaching the quarter-finals of the World Championship this year, and his illness has caused him to retire several times. Selby won his fourth title at the World Championships this year, and his performance since the new season has been sluggish, and it seems that he has not yet completely come out of the "hangover" of the World Championships.
Murphy and Ding Junhui spent a frustrated year. Murphy has no sense of existence at any time except for this year's World Championships, which broke out to win the runner-up. Ding Junhui temporarily bid farewell to the first 16.
The outbreak of the Chinese Legion became an important theme of the year. There are three competitions in the whole year, and Chinese players have reached the top twice. "Post-00s" Yan Bingtao became the first "post-00s" three major competition champions, and Zhao Xintong finally cashed in his talent to win the British Championship championship, becoming the first crown of the "post-90s" three major competitions. Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong have undoubtedly become the best of the new generation of players, and they will also inspire more Chinese players to strive for good results in the next competitions and make the Chinese legion more existential.
Today's Interactive Topic: What are your memories of snooker in 2021?
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