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New ground for World Snooker as the Macau Masters welcomes a stellar cast of top potters
- Macau welcomes elite snooker to the city for the first time
- World champion Mark Williams and Hong Kong hero Marco Fu headline the event
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World class snooker returns to the region on Wednesday when world champion potter Mark Williams headlines the eight-man invitational Macau Masters at the JW Marriott Hotel Macau.
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Williams joins Hong Kong hero Marco Fu Ka-chun in providing the star power, with Barry Hawkins, Ryan Day and Joe Perry also making the trip over from the UK.
The line-up is rounded out by Chinese players Zhou Yuelong, Zhao Xintong and Zhang Anda.
The event marks the first return of elite snooker to the region since the much-praised Hong Kong Masters was held in 2017 as part of the city’s 20th anniversary handover celebrations. That event represented the first return of chairman Barry Hearn’s World Snooker franchise to these shores since the early 1990s.
Although a huge success among fans and players, the Hong Kong event was put on ice after its short-lived return with funding issues cited as a roadblock.
The Macau Masters is being staged by little known Hong Kong-based Dandelion Sports and Entertainment Company Limited in conjunction the Macau General Billiards Association and event sponsor D88 Sports.
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