The prize cash for hitting a 167 break might be doubled to an unbelievable $1million for subsequent 12 months’s Riyadh Season World Masters.
Any participant who hit the novel most break, together with sinking the Golden Ball for an additional 20 factors, would have pocketed £395,000 at this 12 months’s match, received by Ronnie O’Sullivan, who beat Luca Brecel within the closing.
Despite a few close to misses, no participant managed this time round. Therefore, Saudi organisers have upped to stakes, that means any participant who hits a 167 break in 2025 will win $1million (£800,000). The announcement was made straight after the ultimate by his excellency Turki Al-Sheikh, who additionally revealed the nation is planning to launch a snooker academy in O’Sullivan’s title.
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He stated: “Today in this competition, no one got the golden ball. For the next competition, we will double it for $1million. And second thing. In Saudi Arabia, we are honoured to discuss with O’Sullivan to have an academy by his name in Saudi Arabia.”
O’Sullivan, who pocketed £250,000 for successful the short-format match, vowed to take the Golden Ball prize subsequent 12 months. He stated: “I’ll get it next year – you don’t want to get it all at once. I thought I’d win the tournament this year and get the golden ball next year.”
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He added: “It’s been a fantastic tournament, brilliant venue. The crowd have been amazing. It’s been a long time since we came to the Middle East, I think like 1994, so far too long.
“To have snooker again within the Middle East, we have been handled fantastically nicely this week, all of the gamers have loved it. The hospitality has been incredible, the tradition right here is incredible, and we might be so grateful to come back again right here and play many extra occasions.”
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The Rocket’s kind went up and down in the course of the match. He was imperious in demolishing John Higgins within the quarter-finals earlier than a scrappy win over his chief rival within the sport, Judd Trump, who was out of kinds, within the semis.
O’Sullivan was then too robust for world champion Brecel, who was crushed 5-2.