Overview

• Ronnie O’Sullivan named Kyren Wilson, Judd Trump and world champion Zhao Xintong as the only players currently “a level above” their rivals.
• The Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters carries a £2 million prize fund, including a £500,000 winner’s share at the Green Halls in Jeddah.
• Defending champion Judd Trump was knocked out 5-3 by Oliver Lines in one of the event’s earliest upsets.
• Kyren Wilson arrives in Jeddah after capturing the Shanghai Masters title and defeating O’Sullivan in their quarter-final clash there.
• O’Sullivan has backed the sport’s growth in Saudi Arabia by opening a snooker academy in Riyadh to develop future talent.