O'Sullivan won the 38th crown of his career and once said that Ding Junhui would be difficult to win! Xiao Ding made an important decision. The 2021 Snooker Grand Prix has come to an end, with O'Sullivan beating Neil Robertson 10-8 to finish the ranking game with the 38th crown of his career while ending five consecutive games, which is O'Sullivan's second ranking title after 490 days. O'Sullivan continues to rank third in the world, but has narrowed the gap with Trump.
In the final, O'Sullivan faced Neil Robertson and staged a comeback from behind to win the 38th ranking title of his career. Previously, O'Sullivan had said that he and Ding Junhui were difficult to defeat the big three (Neil Robertson, Selby, Trump) to win the championship, but this time O'Sullivan personally defeated Robertson, which made Ding Junhui a little embarrassed, after all, from the current situation, O'Sullivan still maintains a very good competitive state, on the contrary, Ding Junhui is no longer brave, the world ranking is still declining, and the first round out is also commonplace. Although O'Sullivan once thought that it would be difficult for him and Ding Junhui to win the championship, from the perspective of state and strength, O'Sullivan still remained strong, and Ding Junhui was a bit like a veteran, and his physical strength and energy were suppressed by many players.
Ding Junhui is currently ranked 29th in the world, and it is for this reason that Ding Junhui has registered for a number of consecutive competitions, including the Champions League and single-time limited time, for Ding Junhui, he now only has to participate in more competitions to have the opportunity to improve the world ranking. Ding Junhui last participated in the single limited time competition is 2013, after 9 years, Ding Junhui again signed up for the single limited time competition, it can already be seen that Ding Junhui wants to prove himself with actions, no matter what, this is a positive performance, and Ding Junhui is now in urgent need of points to improve his world ranking, if Ding Junhui can not return to the world top 16, he will lose the seed seat of the World Championships, so the world ranking is still very important.
O'Sullivan's 38th career crown should greatly motivate Ding Junhui. The 46-year-old O'Sullivan can also beat Neil Robertson, one of the big three, so Ding Junhui, who is only 34 years old now, is likely to return to the top, hoping that Ding Junhui can learn something from O'Sullivan and not disappoint all the fans who support him.