Beijing time on January 20 news, the 2022 snooker single limited time game will start, the new Master champion Neil Robertson announced his retirement, plus O'Sullivan, Higgins, Trump and others did not register, so the world's top 16 people participating in the event, only 9 people remained. In the past 11 single limited time tournaments, no top 16 player has ever won a championship. For Ding Junhui, this is good news.
There are no points in the tournament, but the prize money is huge, but Neil Robertson, who has just won the Masters, is retired, he needs to rest and adjust, and there is still a snooker Champions League to participate in. Previously, superstars such as O'Sullivan and Higgins did not sign up. However, the competition is still full of superstars, with 9 participants from the top 16, including 2 Chinese players Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, as well as Selby, Murphy, Mark Williams, Hawkins, Bingham, Mark Allen and Brecher.
Ding Junhui will also participate in this competition, there is a historical data in favor of Ding Junhui, in the past 11 single time limited time competitions, there has never been a top 16 player to win the championship. Today, Ding Junhui is not a top 16 player. In the last tournament, the winner was Ryan Day, who beat Selby.
Of course, Ding Junhui needs to break through himself, in 2011, 2012 and 2013, Ding Junhui competed 3 times, but all of them were first-round trips, losing to Dale, Hawkins and Robbie Williams respectively.
Now, Ding Junhui hopes to win the first time in the history of the tournament, and his opponent is very strong, that is, hawkins, the runner-up of the St. Octavia Masters. At 22:20 on January 21, the match between Ding Junhui and Hawkins will start.
Ding Junhui should pay attention to every game, in the past, his goal was to win the championship, now, he should be pragmatic, play one game at a time, and accumulate confidence for himself.
Considering that there is no prize money in the first round, the 128 players will try their best. Reaching the round of 64 will cost £500, and if you can win 8 consecutive games, the championship prize will be as high as £50,000!