Ding Junhui reached the final for the first time! 2 bursts of 100 consecutive defeats to Higgins, 1 data proves to have recovered!

This morning, Group 7 of the 2022 Snooker Champions League came to an end, with the last 1 winner's seat being released. Ding Junhui reached the final for the first time this season, played 5 innings and blasted 2 shots to break the hundred, but still lost 2-3 to Higgins, rubbed shoulders with the winners' group, and did not have the opportunity to meet China's 3 stars, which was stifling.

Ding Junhui suffered the biggest setback of his career this season, the world ranking fell to 30th, lost the Masters qualification, the world championship seeding, missed the World Grand Prix and the Players Championship, and the tour championship was basically hopeless. Zhao Xintong transformed into the new 1st brother of China's snooker, winning two consecutive championships and rising to 8th in the world rankings, and Yan Bingtao also reached the final of the German Masters this season. The outstanding performance of the younger generation inspired Ding Junhui, who spoke out through social media, saying that he believed that he would not always be at a low ebb and should surpass himself.

In this Champions League, Ding Junhui started from group 6 and lost to Gould in the semi-finals of the top 4. Moving to Group 7, Ding Junhui won 3 and lost 3 to finish 4th in the group, facing the top 16 players Karen Wilson, Higgins and O'Sullivan all lost. Ding Junhui narrowly defeated Carter 3-2 in the semifinals and faced Higgins again in the final. Ding Junhui played a single 131 points and 101 points to tie the score when he was 0-1 and 1-2 behind, but the decider was too tense, failed to play a continuous attack, lost 50-69 to the opponent, and lost 2 consecutive games to Wizards in this tournament, regrettably out.

This is Ding Junhui's first time in the final this season, and he is close to becoming the fourth Chinese player to be shortlisted for the Champions League winners' group after Liang Wenbo, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao. Although Ding Junhui has not won the TOP16 for 14 months, he has been in full swing in Group 7, and he has shot a 6-shot breaker on the second match day, proving that his state recovery is obvious. It is expected that Director Ding will be brave after knowing the shame and returning the king as soon as possible.