The World Masters of Snooker takes place in Saudi Arabia this week – the first professional snooker event to be hosted in the country.
It forms part of a 10-year deal struck between the World Snooker Tour and the country that will see multiple events, including ranking tournaments, take place.
The inaugural World Masters is a non-ranking event featuring the top 10 players in the rankings and two local wildcards.
Normal rules apply, but there’s a brand new twist. For the first time, a golden ball has been introduced and it is worth 20 points. However, it can only be potted at the end of a maximum 147 break.
Several traditional snooker fans have criticised the event. Still, the WST have ignored this and decided to follow several other big sports that host events in Saudi Arabia.
All the latest World Masters of Snooker odds can be found on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise, below you can find the full schedule and list of results.
World Masters of Snooker schedule
Players will enter the tournament at different stages. The top six don’t play until the quarter-finals, with the players ranked ninth and 10th starting in round one against the two local wildcards. The seventh and eighth seeds join the action in round two.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6
Semi-Final
Luca Brecel v Mark Allen
Judd Trump v Ronnie O’Sullivan
Final
TBC v TBC
World Masters of Snooker results
MONDAY, MARCH 4
Round One
Ding Junhui 4-0 Omar Alajlani
John Higgins 4-0 Ali Alobaidli
Round Two
Ali Carter 4-3 Ding Junhui
Mark Williams 2-4 John Higgins
TUESDAY, MARCH 5
Quarter Final
Luca Brecel 4-1 Ali Carter
Mark Allen 4-3 Mark Selby
Judd Trump 4-3 Shaun Murphy
Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-0 John Higgins
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