Beijing time on March 12 news, the 2022 Snooker Turkey Open began to compete for the semi-finals. In the first semi-final, "China's first brother" Ding Junhui was obviously slow and hot, trailing 0-2 in the first two sets behind former Indian Open champion Matthew Celt. That form was the diametrically opposed to the quarter-finals, when he had a very hot start against World Champion Graeme Dort, who quickly won the match point 4-0 and advanced 5-1.
In the first set of the game, Ding Junhui took the lead in scoring after the start of the game, and made a simple black ball mistake after 1-0, 6-0, 16-0, 23-0, 38-0. Faced with a chance, the opponent scored a red ball in the right bottom pocket, 1-38, then 8-38, and chased it to 24-38 after the attack made a mistake. Ding Junhui scored the red ball in the bottom bag, and after 39-24, 46-24, the K-ball was unlucky to turn into defense. Serte scored a red ball in the bottom pocket from the far post and moved into defence after 25-46, 39-46. In the subsequent competition, Sert gradually gained the advantage, winning 65-46 and leading 1-0.
In the second set, Ding Junhui scored a red ball in the right bottom pocket from the far platform with precision, 1-0, and then turned to defense. Serte broke off after 18-1, Ding Junhui did not score after starting, Selter started again, 19-1, 29-1 after calling the position to the black ball and scored, 36-1. In the end, Selter won another set 91-16 to take a 2-0 lead.
The 2022 Snooker Turkey Open is a new event this season and the 13th ranking tournament of the season. Ding Junhui, ranked 32nd in the world, "China's first brother" Ding Junhui defeated World Champion Graeme Dort 5-1 in the quarterfinals to advance to the round of 4.
In the semi-finals, Ding Junhui's opponent was former Indian Open champion Matthew Serte, who was the 25th seed of the tournament. He advanced to the quarter-finals with a 5-3 victory over "Spectacle Man" Martin Gould.
Previously, Ding Junhui and Serter had a total of 5 meeting records, with a record of 3 wins and 2 losses, slightly dominant. However, at the beginning of the match, although the opponent's state was very average, Ding Junhui was obviously slow and hot, which was very different from the previous round of leading the world champion Dort 4-0 at the beginning. I hope Ding Junhui adjusts his state in time and wins the game!