In the first round of the Snooker Turkish Masters, Ding Junhui fell behind 1-4 against Milkins at one point, but then won four consecutive sets to achieve a super reversal into the second round.
In the second round, Xiaoding faced Karen Wilson, who was the world's top 16 player and ranked fifth in the world, and in a dangerous situation of 1-3, he once again turned against the wind and finally won 5-3 against this opponent - this is also Ding Junhui's first victory against the world's top 16 players for the 15th time since the 2020 Northern Ireland Open.
In the face of Wilson, a master, Ding Junhui did not criticize him many times like O'Sullivan for "like a broken tent with easy to collapse", but then played two shots to break the hundred, and, in the last set, Xiao Ding showed a rare tenacious style and willpower, this round took more than 1 hour, and in the end, Xiao Ding finally achieved a reversal and defeated Wilson under the last drop of oil.
So, will this be an important starting point for the 34-year-old Ding Junhui to rush out of the theory that people regard him as a "broken tent"?
First, both times they are lagging behind to the situation of being on the verge of being eliminated, which actually shows that Xiaoding's state and level still need to be improved and improved.
In the face of the ups and downs of this state, Ding Junhui himself admitted realistically after the game: "In the two games in Turkey, I was in a 1-4 and 1-3 behind after the opening, I don't know what the reason is, but in the big ranking matches, you can't always play against the high-ranking players in this way. ”
Indeed, now Ding Junhui's world ranking has slipped to the 32nd lowest in the past 15 years, and the 14 consecutive defeats against the world's top 16 have ended this time, it can only be said that his state and mentality have begun to show good signs, but it is difficult to say that Xiao Ding's overall strength has been improved and improved by leaps and bounds.
Second, I have to say that in these two games, Xiaoding can finally achieve a super reversal in the case of falling behind a lot, and finally let people see a different Ding Junhui, because, before that, almost everyone agreed with the "Rockets" view of Xiaoding: "There is a problem with mentality, like a roof breaking a tent."
O'Sullivan criticized Xiao Ding in this way:
“...... Unless his mentality changes, I don't believe he can win the World Championship... I really feel he should find someone who will help him better understand his psychological problems! ”
Of course, this psychological problem is not only the problem of Ding Junhui's personality and will quality, but also the more essential source reason - that is, the evaluation of Ding Junhui by Snooker's famous Neil Robertson:
"What I want to ask is whether Ding Junhui's desire for victory is as strong as when he was younger?"
"His downturn should not be blamed on pressure from China, I can be sure that he has a good income in China!" In short, the key is his desire to win, and only the desire to win can make him invest a lot of time in playing, just like he should do... He should ask himself seriously! ”
At this point, in fact, ding Junhui should really reflect deeply and improve - if because of fame and fortune, there is no longer a strong sense of championship, lack of enterprising spirit, then psychological problems, level problems, state problems will follow.
Obviously, Xiaoding did not "return the mouth" in the face of criticism from his predecessors and fans, and he said after this game:
"As a snooker player, I'm still very young, and even if I'm not as young as these new generation of Chinese players, I still believe I can win. I still believe I can win the world championship and until the day I retire, I will do everything I can to achieve that goal. ”
"Believe in winning; to win the world championship, do everything you can..." - From the key words in Xiaoding's words, we seem to see once again his ambition to rise again and the motivation to pursue unwillingly!
So, let's still bless Xiao Ding, I hope that he can be like O'Sullivan now, he has been fighting until the age of 47, and he will not lose the fighting spirit that has been moving forward, I believe that he will be able to win one championship after another, and finally get the world championship crown he wants the most! 【Original Review: Yu said that hugh】