Recently, as the third round of fierce competition in the snooker World Championship qualification tournament continues, Ding Junhui defeated Tian Pengfei to end the debut, and then he will face the 46-year-old amateur veteran David Lili, because of the gap in the strength of the two sides, Ding Junhui's competition pressure has suddenly decreased, the probability of advancing to the World Championship main event is getting higher and higher, and the corresponding performance of Ding Junhui is also fed back to the World Championships favorite list, at present, Ding Junhui's ranking is high in seventh place, second only to the world's 6 superstars.
Because of the world ranking reason, Ding Junhui participated in the World Championship qualification tournament again after 6 years, he appeared in the third round, the debut ushered in the derby with Tian Pengfei, the final result was not unexpected by the fans, Ding Junhui broke into the promotion round as desired, and then, because the famous Ma Fulin was upset, Ding Junhui ushered in the match with amateur veteran David Lirie, which made Ding Junhui's winning probability increase greatly, luck is quite good, many fans are optimistic about Ding Junhui, thinking that he should be able to get the World Championship tickets.
Subsequently, the World Championship title hit list refreshed, Ding Junhui soared from the initial 11th to the seventh, only after Robertson, Trump, O'Sullivan and Selby, Higgins, Wilson, which of these six people are world-class snooker masters, O'Sullivan is the snooker evergreen and the current world number one, "Wizard" Higgins is a recognized defensive master, Robertson has frequently won the championship this season or the new master championship, can be described as a strong cloud, and after these six superstars, Ding Junhui became the seventh player to be favored.
Even though Ding Junhui's results are now ranked outside the 30th and the new season has not yet achieved obvious results, he is still favored by the majority of fans, alongside Zhao Xintong, who won the British Championship, and the limelight overwhelms the 21-year Masters champion Yan Bingtao.
For Chinese snooker fans, many fans have an obsession with Ding Junhui to win the World Championship, because he was the closest Chinese player to the World Championship championship, with a record of 14 titles, and Ding Junhui himself is also eager to win the World Championship, he said bluntly in a recent interview that he has been working hard to win the World Championship.
After the arrival of the New Year, Ding Junhui's state has improved significantly, he gradually found self-confidence on the field, although the qualifier Ding Junhui played decently, but this did not hinder the enthusiasm of the fans, he is still one of the most favored Chinese snooker players by the fans. In 2019, Ding Junhui lifted the British Championship trophy in the trough, really raised his eyebrows once, and now Ding Junhui is facing the same situation, I hope he can reproduce the glory of that year!