On April 11, Beijing time, after Ding Junhui defeated Tian Pengfei 6-4, his odds for winning the championship changed again, according to the latest championship hot list, Ding Junhui and Zhao Xintong tied for 7th in the top list of winning the championship, which is also the official trust in Ding Junhui and Zhao Xintong, believing that they have the strength to compete for the championship. Now, Ding Junhui still has a qualifying match to play, but this time the opponent is not very strong, as long as Ding Junhui plays normally to win is not a problem, it can be said that Ding Junhui has entered the threshold of the main game with one foot.
In the third round of qualifying, Ding Junhui and Tian Pengfei staged a Chinese derby, in the end, ding Junhui slightly won a slight victory and defeated Tian Pengfei 6-4 to successfully advance, which was Ding Junhui's 2 consecutive wins against Tian Pengfei, and Ding Junhui had an absolute advantage in his career with 3 wins and 1 loss. It was also this beautiful victory that made Ding Junhui rank 7th in the favorite list to win the championship.
It can be seen that the official has great expectations for Ding Junhui, although the recent state of Ding Junhui is not very good, resulting in the loss of direct participation in the World Championships, but as the former world number one is not covered, Ding Junhui is fully capable of impacting the world championship, which is also the official promotion of Ding Junhui's popular ranking to win the championship.
At the moment, nothing has changed in the top 6 of the title-winning hot list, with Neil Robertson still being the top 1 favourite, followed by Trump at No. 2 and Ollie Shavin, Selby, Higgins and Karen Wilson at 3-6. It can be seen that the official ranking is still relatively objective, although Neil Robertson is not ranked as Olishavin, but this season, Neil Robertson is definitely the biggest winner, as of now, he has reached 5 finals and won 4 titles to create a new personal record.
The 7th place is Ding Junhui and Zhao Xintong, before ding Junhui ranked 9th and Zhao Xintong ranked 7th; but after winning a victory, Ding Junhui's ranking soared with Zhao Xintong for 7th. Similarly, Zhao Xintong also deserves such a ranking, as the champion of the British Championship and the German Masters, Zhao Xintong also has a great probability of winning the championship.
In his career, Ding Junhui has won 14 ranking championships and reached the top of the world twice; at the same time, Ding Junhui has won two championships in the British Championship and the Masters in the three major competitions, which is only one step away from the Grand Slam, but unfortunately he failed to grasp it that year, and regrettably relegated to the second place. This time, Ding Junhui's desire for victory was even stronger.
In the final round of qualifying, Ding Junhui's opponent was David Lili, who rarely had excellent records, and the gap between the strength of the two sides was huge, Ding Junhui had an absolute advantage, and almost half of his feet had stepped into the main game. It is to be expected that he will be able to achieve the Grand Slam as he wishes.