With the end of the 2023/24 season of the World Snooker Tour, great changes have taken place in the world arena. The snooker world dominated by the post-80s players has gradually disappeared and replaced by the pattern of letting a hundred flowers blossom.
The strong rise of Karen Wilson, Bretcher, Weklin and Jack Jones has made people see the hope of post-90s players. And Trump, Allen and Gary Wilson's championships have made the post-80s players continue to become an important force in the world snooker tour.
Although the overall level of the post-70s players has declined, Mark Williams, Hawkins, O'Sullivan and Higgins are still performing well, which enables them to show their strength in the world arena. Objectively speaking, today's world snooker tour has become more exciting.
O'Sullivan is still a very strong snooker player
As the leader of the World Snooker Tour, O'Sullivan once again proved his strength with his five championships in 2023/24. In this season, he not only contributed the world's second best player in the world, but also became the player of the year.
The reason why he can do all this is because he has won the championship trophy of the Masters and the British Championships. This performance also proves that O'Sullivan is still the most powerful presence in the world arena. Maybe his peak is no longer, maybe his energy is no longer, but he is still the most shining star in the world arena.
Although Mark Williams, Higgins and Hawkins, both players of the post-70s generation, did not perform as well as O'Sullivan, they were still able to continue to perform well in this sport, and they still had the energy to return to the peak.
Trump is gradually entering the peak period
Although Trump's current competitive state is much worse than his state a few seasons ago, it does not affect his comprehensive ability. No matter the level of defense or the rhythm of the game, Trump has made remarkable progress compared with the previous ones. However, his current psychological quality of the competition has not been improved, which may be his only weakness at present.
Once Trump can strengthen in this respect, he will become the most powerful presence in the world snooker tour. You should know that the current Trump is not at his best level. Once he can find his former state, it will be very difficult for anyone to defeat him.
Objectively speaking, it is not impossible to rule an era. But the key question is whether he can make up his weakness and find the best state in the next five years. If he can do that, then the next world arena will enter his era.
The post-90s players have begun to play on the tour Cut make one's aggressiveness or talent felt
After Bretcher and Karen Wilson successively won the World Championships, there have been two world champions among the post-90s players. In addition to Zhao Xintong, who is about to be unsealed, there are now three post-90s contestants who have won three major championships. For the World Snooker Tour, the post-90s players have officially emerged.
In addition, the post-90s players also include Zhang Anda, Weklin, Jack Jones, McGill, Lisovsky, Sangkam, Zhou Yuelong and other players who have performed well.
In fact, the post-90s' lineup has become stronger than ever before. Once they can find their own way to win in the game, they will gradually become the core force in the world arena.
However, as far as the current situation is concerned, the gap between them and the previous two generations of players still exists objectively, so they are still far away from becoming the core force in the world arena. However, when they can take the first step, they are one step closer to the final success.
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