The World Championships is the most important ranking competition on the world stage, and this year's event will be held next month. This is also the sixth time that Ding Junhui has played in the World Championships since he entered the professional world. He stopped competing for the first three times and has been competing for three consecutive years since 2007. However, Ding Junhui did not achieve satisfactory results. He won only one game, and his best result was only in the top 16. Let's review Ding Junhui's performance in these six World Championships:
2004: Stop the third qualifying round.
Ding Junhui turned to professional competition in 2003, and successfully reached the first two rounds in the World Championship qualifiers that year. In the third round, Ding Junhui faced British player Barry? Pingzhi, as a result, the two sides fought to 17, and Ding Junhui was defeated by 7- 10. Ding Junhui lost in the third round of the first World Championship qualifier. Although he failed to enter the race, the result of stopping the third round also allowed Ding Junhui to get enough relegation points.
2005: the second round of qualifying round
Ding Junhui participated in the World Championships for the second time. This year is Ding Junhui's first brilliant year. He has won the British Championship and the China Open successively, but his performance in the World Championships is particularly poor. In the qualifying round, Ding Junhui lost 7 7- 10-0 to Englishman Lee speke in the second round.
2006: The final round of qualifying was defeated.
Ding Junhui won the British championship before taking part in the World Championship qualifiers, and even became a recognized favorite in the World Championships. However, it's a great pity that Ding Junhui didn't adapt to the environment and missed the race because of his physical discomfort. Ding Junhui's impact on the world champion is still only one step away. After 6 draws, he was all caught by his opponents. He lost 6 6- 10-0 to Kent star Barry Hawkins and missed the world championship. At that time, Reuters wrote, "Ding Junhui's absence will make this World Championships lose the biggest point of media prediction before the game."
2007: Lost in the first round.
Because the official ranking of the season is in the top 16. Ding Junhui got the chance to advance directly to the top 32 of the World Championships. The opponent in the first round was top player O 'Sullivan. O 'Sullivan beat Ding Junhui 5-0 as soon as he came up. Ding Junhui's state is not very good. After winning the sixth game, he made a fatal mistake in the seventh game and psychologically lost the opportunity to take the initiative. At the end of the first stage, Ding Junhui fell behind by 1 8, which was almost an irreversible score. In the end, Ding Junhui lost to 2-65,438+00, and then fell into a long-term downturn.
2008: Stop at the top 16.
This World Championships is Ding Junhui's second time to participate in the World Championships. Last season, Ding Junhui passed the final round of the qualifying round before entering the competition, but this season, he directly advanced to the competition because of his high ranking. Interestingly, after the draw, Ding Junhui and Fu Jiajun will start the Chinese Derby in the first round, which is the first time for two China players to compete in the World Championships. Results Ding Junhui and Fu Jiajun narrowly won after playing 19, and successfully advanced to 16, which also created Xiaohui's best result in the World Championships. Then Ding Junhui's opponent was "Emperor" Handelli. In the face of opponents who won more and lost less in the past, Ding Junhui couldn't find the state in the game. It was once 2- 10 behind. Although Ding Junhui tried his best to catch up later, he fell behind too much before, and finally lost 7- 13, missing the quarter-finals of the World Championships. Ding Junhui also continued the fate of losing in the ranking match with TOP 16 player PK. (Sohu Sports Ankie Lau) On August 15, 2008, the Northern Ireland Cup will be held in Pontins for three days, and the 2008-09 snooker season will also begin. Different from last year, the Northern Ireland Cup has replaced the Shanghai Masters as the first ranking match of this season. On August 24th, the Northern Ireland Cup will be held in Belfast. Ding Junhui, the champion of Northern Ireland in 2006, is likely to meet local player "Pirate" Swire in the first round.
Ding Junhui and Fu Jiajun from China were both assigned to the lower half. If there is no accident, Ding Junhui's opponent in the first round will be local player Swell. The Northern Ireland veteran has put aside the pain of losing to Liang in the final of the World Championships. In his own words, the new season begins with the Northern Ireland Cup, which is also a tough game for Ding Junhui. If he can get through the risk, Ding Junhui is likely to meet Carter, the runner-up of the World Championships and the maker of single shot 147 in the second round, which will be a big test for Chinese prodigies. Fu Jiajun is likely to meet Hawkins in the first round, and if he can make it, he is also likely to play ryan day in the second round. World champion O 'Sullivan guards the lower half. Not surprisingly, he will compete with Perry, who performed well last season, for the quarterfinals. O 'Sullivan vs. Docherty, Williams vs. Murphy have also become the most anticipated matches listed by the British media. (Only if Dahdi and Williams make it to the top 32. )
Seven players from China will take part in this season's professional snooker competition. Jinlong and Li Xing won the professional championship as champions of the Asian Championship and the Asian Youth Championship respectively, while Liu Chuang was awarded a wild card by the International Taiwan Federation for her outstanding performance in the World Championships. The three of them will compete in the qualifying round. In the first round, Jinlong's opponent was Daniel Wells, the beneficiary of paul hunter Fund. In the first round, Liu Chuang will meet Supor Senna of Thailand, and Li Xing will face Robert Stephen. China's Liu Song, who reached the quarterfinals in last season's Grand Prix, ranked 53rd in the world at the end of the year, so he will also wait for his opponent in the second round of qualifying. Liang, who ranked 40th in the world, will face his opponent in the third round of qualifying.
The Northern Ireland Cup was held in 2005, and this year is the fourth. Stevens, Ding Junhui and Maguire won the top three respectively. In 2007, Ding Junhui defeated Perry 5-2 in the first round, but lost to the final champion Maguire 3-5 in the final of 1/8.
Former world champions Dahdi and Williams have topped the top 65,438+06 for the first time since 65,438+06 and 65,438+00 respectively, so they will also fight for tickets to the top 32. Stevens, the first Northern Ireland Cup champion, Davis, the table tennis evergreen, and Dell, the winner of last season's Shanghai Masters, will all strive to win the final round of qualifiers and have the opportunity to challenge the top 16 players in the world.
In the end, there will be 32 contestants. One of the highlights of this Northern Ireland Cup is that last season's champion and runner-up Maguire and O 'Brien may meet in the first round. In the upper half, there are four world champions among the TOP 16 players. They are Dortmund, Hendry, Higgins and Abbott. Selby, the post-80s leader, was the double champion last season, and Robertson, the best player in 2006-07, was also assigned to the top half, and they are likely to fight in the second round.
A few days ago, the 008 snooker Super League-UEFA Cup tournament announced the entry list.
Ding Junhui has been invited for four consecutive years and will compete with O 'Sullivan, Higgins, Hendry, Davis, joe perry and Selby to win the championship. Starting in June, he will return to school and study hard. Ding Junhui will start training in July, and he will be seen in China in the UEFA Cup two months later.
when and where
65438+1October 6th-65438+1October 8th Wales Open Qualifier.
65438+1October14-65438+1October 2 1 London Wembley Masters Cup
65438+1October 23rd-65438+1October 28th China Open Qualifier Sheffield, UK
65438+1October 29th-February 4th Malta Cup Malta
February11-February 19 Wales Open.
February 22nd-March 2nd Snooker World Championship qualifiers, Sheffield, England.
March 13-March 14, the second match of the snooker world championship qualifier, Sheffield, England.
March 25th-April 1 world snooker china open, China, Beijing, the world.
April 21-May 7 The Snooker World Championship was held in Sheffield, England.
Northern Ireland Open on August 20th
On September 2, the venue for the black ball exhibition has not yet been decided.
65438+1October 21-65438+1October 29th British Grand Prix
165438+1October 4th-17 All England Championship in London, England.