Facing the TOP16 again, Ding Junhui finally won. After eliminating Wilson in a 5-3 reversal, Ding Junhui finally broke the heart demon and ended his 14-game losing streak against the TOP16 players. This undoubtedly has a bellwether significance for him.
In the second round of the Turkish Masters, 32 into 16, Ding Junhui faced Karen Wilson. At present, Ding Junhui ranks 32nd in the world, and the single-season ranking has dropped to 72nd. Wilson is currently ranked No. 5 in the world and 14th in a single season. Importantly, this is Ding Junhui facing the TOP16 players again, which is a huge challenge for his psychology.
In the first set, Ding Junhui took the lead in entering the state and quickly won this set, leading 1-0 in a big score. But unexpectedly, in the next three innings, Ding Junhui suddenly felt cold, not only did the attack have no crosshairs, but also was made a snooker by the other side, and was fined four shots in a row. At the end of the half, Ding Junhui was reversed 1-3. Just when everyone thought that Ding Junhui would habitually collapse, he suddenly broke out to fight back against the outside world's doubts.
Starting from the 5th inning, Ding Junhui won three consecutive sets, scoring 73 points, 105 points and 100 points respectively, and suddenly overtook the big score to 4-3, taking the lead in getting the match point. In the crucial 8th inning, Ding Junhui scored a green ball again and completed the score, the score came to 77-57, and there were still 3 color balls left on the table. But Wilson was not content with defeat and continued to do snooker. In the end, Ding Junhui seized the opportunity and scored a precise long-form attack to score a thin powder ball and end the game early. With a score of 5-3, Ding Junhui eliminated his opponents and entered the round of 16.
This victory is of great significance to Ding Junhui because he broke 2 spells in one battle: 1. End 3 consecutive defeats against Wilson; 2. End 14 consecutive defeats against TOP16 players.
Ending the game with a precise long platform attack, Ding Junhui conquered the audience, and received warm applause from the audience for the first time after the game, but he was still very cold, and after shaking hands with the other party, he slightly raised the corners of his mouth and raised his left hand to thank the audience. In the next round, he will win a Chinese derby against Scarlett, who eliminated Forde with a 5-50+, 5-1.