Beijing time on January 18 news, snooker Champions League group 6 competition, as of now, Ding Junhui got 2 wins and 1 loss, temporarily ranked 4th in the group, while Yan Bingtao 3 wins and 1 loss, ranking 1st in the group! In the Chinese derby, Ding Junhui lost 1-3 to Yan Bingtao, and he set 3 embarrassing records.
Ding Junhui vs. Yan Bingtao, the competition attracted attention, before Zhao Xintong won the British Championship, Ding Junhui and Yan Bingtao's Chinese brother dispute was once fierce. Today, Zhao Xintong ranks in the world's top 10, while Yan Bingtao is in the world's top 16, and Ding Junhui is outside the 25th.
In this game, Ding Junhui was not without opportunities, but in the case of 1-1, in the third set, Ding Junhui made a low-level mistake and finally lost the game 1-3.
First, the first of the new year, Ding Junhui encountered the opening of the door black.
Second, Ding Junhui lost to Yan Bingtao for the first time in his career, before this battle, Ding Junhui maintained a total victory against Yan Bingtao twice, respectively, at the 2013 Snooker Asian Players Tour, Ding Junhui defeated Yan Bingtao 4-1. In the semi-finals of the 2019 Snooker Championship, Ding Junhui defeated Yan Bingtao 6-2.
Third, Ding Junhui has been unable to beat the world's top 16 for 423 days, and the last time he beat the TOP16 was on November 20, 2020, when ding Junhui defeated Higgins 4-1 in the quarterfinals of the Northern Ireland Open.
On the first day, Ding Junhui won two games in addition to losing 1-3 to Yan Bingtao, beating Serter 3-2 and Gould 3-2. However, Ding Junhui also had low-level mistakes in these two games, if it were not for the limited strength of the opponent, Ding Junhui would definitely lose.
The group is currently ranked, Yan Bingtao is 3 wins and 1 loss is ranked 1st, and Carter, Gould and Ding Junhui are ranked 2nd to 4th respectively.
It can be said that Ding Junhui has a long way to go, he is the former world No. 1, only 34 years old, but far from the peak. Looking at the state and ability of Neil Robertson, Trump and other post-80s generations, Ding Junhui is too far behind them. Ding Junhui returned to the peak and looked far away. Of course, there are still many fans who support him, after all, Ding Junhui is an epoch-making figure in China's snooker.