[July 11, 2007, Hong Kong] Eight of the world’s top snooker players are now in Hong Kong cueing up for the “Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the HKSAR – Euro-Asia Snooker Master Challenge 2007”. The tournament serves as one of the major events being held to mark the Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Establishment of the HKSAR.

All eight of the headliners including John Higgins, Ken Doherty, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, Ding Junhui, James Wattana, Supoj Saenla and Marco Fu joined this afternoon’s Press Conference to share their excitement about the upcoming tournament.

The players presented traditional Chinese birthday buns in ‘snooker style’ to the HKSAR Government for the celebration of the 10th anniversary and also presented an autographed poster to the Hong Kong Billiard Sports Control Council (HKBSCC) to thank the association for its tireless efforts in snooker development.

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Ken Doherty, Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins

left to right is midfielders Jose Ernesto Sosa, Andreas Ottl and defenders Philipp Lahm, goalkeeper Michael Rensing and midfielders Mark van Bommel

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