Ding Junhui is the first person in China's snooker history and the only player in Asia to win 14 ranking championships. Although he has not been in perfect shape for more than two years, objectively speaking, he is still the most promising player to win the world championship. You may think that Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong or Fan Zhengyi are more promising, but in terms of personal comprehensive ability and experience, Ding Junhui is still the strongest presence in China. Reaching the semi-finals of the World Championships twice and reaching the finals of the World Championships once, Ding Junhui's results at the World Championships are definitely the best in Asia. Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong or Fan Zhengyi will not have such excellent stability in a long-term game format like the World Championships.
Ding Junhui is the player with the strongest comprehensive ability in China
Although Ding Junhui's current state has not returned to the best of his career, it is undeniable that he is still the most outstanding player in China's comprehensive ability. Whether it is defensive or offensive fluency, he is a textbook existence, at the same time, his level of possession is still at a relatively high level. And this kind of ability is exactly the ability that china's young young generals do not have. Although Yan Bingtao has performed well in terms of psychological quality and tactics, his ability to control the ball is really worrying. Although Zhao Xintong has an advantage in offensive firepower and accuracy, his defensive level and ball possession ability really make it difficult for him to maintain stability. And Fan Zhengyi's current performance is a flash of inspiration, and the state of good and bad is also a little worrying. This performance is because of their uneven ability, so it is difficult for them to compete in the World Championships.
Ding Junhui is the most experienced Chinese player
Compared with young players, Ding Junhui also has a wealth of experience that they do not have. For example, Yan Bingtao could hardly find his own rhythm when playing against Trump, while Zhao Xintong was easily disturbed by the opponent's defense when facing Selby, and Fan Zhengyi still needed a lot of time to grow. But Ding Junhui is different, except for some pressure against O'Sullivan, he has almost no pressure when facing other top players. He knows how he should beat the top players and how to control the rhythm of the game. So he doesn't have a clear disadvantage against players like Selby and Trump, Robertson, Higgins and Murphy, and as long as he's in good shape, he can beat any opponent. However, this is very difficult for the young players, after all, their experience in the competition is really too lacking.
Ding Junhui is China's world championship winning hope
Although many Chinese fans have been criticizing Ding Junhui's performance, objectively speaking, Ding Junhui is still China's best hope for winning the World Championship. In terms of talent and personal ability, Ding Junhui is definitely the existence of China's ceiling. His record of setting the first in snooker history to win three titles before the age of 20 beat Hendry, Davis and O'Sullivan is proof of this. Maybe he is not China's strongest title contender in many competitions, and maybe Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao are better than him. But in the competition that really tests his comprehensive ability, he is definitely the best candidate in China to impact the best result. Yan Bingtao has no problems in tactics and mentality, but he does not have the ability to control the ball like Selby and Higgins. Zhao Xintong has excellent offensive ability, but the shortcomings of poor defense are doomed to make him unable to cope with the high-intensity competition of the World Championships. Therefore, only a player with a balanced and experienced comprehensive ability like Ding Junhui can win some advantages in the competition of the World Championships, which is the fundamental reason why he can play the best performance in Asia.