Grand Prix O'Sullivan debuted in the early morning of the 4th, Ding Junhui and Donaldson for three consecutive weeks

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Snooker's professional ranking competition will be held in Europe for three consecutive weeks. After the European Masters and the German Masters have ended, this week's tournament will be moved to the UK. The Grand Prix will be held from February 3rd to 9th. . O'Sullivan, who has been away from the game after losing to Ding Junhui in the British Championships last year, is finally going to compete. This is also Huo's first show in 2020.

This is the second year in a row that the Grand Prix will be held in Cheltenham, with 32 players participating. This race is also the first stop of the Coral series. In the final last year, Trump defeated Carter to win. On the 2nd, Trump just won the German Masters championship, he will rush back to back to defend the title. Trump's opponent in the first round was Chinese player Li Xing.

After winning the German championship, Trump said: "Since winning the World Championships, it is very important for me to maintain this momentum. You really don't want to stop, because the state is likely to decline afterwards and win. The first championship of this season is also very important. From then on, being'stability' is the key. I want to win a championship every two months." At the Grand Prix, he was obviously rushing to defend the title.

On February 3rd, O'Sullivan will appear in the opener against Gilbert, who shined at the World Championships last year. On the 4th, Ding Junhui will play Donaldson for three consecutive weeks. The European Masters and the German Masters had previously lost to this opponent. Is the third match now a three-game losing streak or an ending losing streak?

First round schedule (Beijing time):

03:00 on February 4th Gilbert vs. O'Sullivan, Maguire vs. Tom Ford

followed by Selby vs. Xiao Guodong, Zhou Yuelong vs. Gary Wilson

followed by Robertson vs. Holt, Dott vs. Ma Fulin

at 03:00 on February 5th, Trump vs. Li Xing, Allen vs. Liang Wenbo

followed by Tacaya vs. Sai Walter, Murphy vs Stevens

21:00 on February 5th Higgins vs Bingham, Yan Bingtao vs Zhao Xintong

followed by Karen Wilson vs Lisofsky, Mark Williams vs Hawkins