At present, the World Championship, the most important event of the year, is in full swing. In the current competition, Chinese fans are naturally most concerned about whether Ding Junhui can enter the main stage of the World Championship for 16 consecutive years. In the end, in the case of falling behind in the first half, Ding Junhui woke up and finally won 6 consecutive sets to reverse his opponent to advance to the main game. After the game, Ding Junhui, who was in a good mood, used 13 words to speak domineeringly to the world.
Since winning the British Championship, one of the three major competitions in 2019, Ding Junhui has fallen into a long period of downturn and has not reached the final of the ranking competition. It is precisely because of the downturn in the past two seasons that Ding Junhui has not made it to the top 16 in the world rankings, so he has not been able to get a ticket to participate directly in the World Championships, and has to start from the third round of the qualifiers. After advancing to the fourth round, he met the champion of the Elders Tournament, the veteran Liri, who is already in his forties.
Before the game, for this game, the vast majority of fans are optimistic about Ding Junhui, after all, whether in terms of strength or age, Ding Junhui must occupy a great advantage. However, the progress of the event was not as smooth as expected. At the beginning of the game, Ding Junhui took the lead in entering the state, and the first inning came with a single 137 points, directly keeping a clean sheet against the opponent. In the second set, Ding Junhui scored another 50+ to win another set at 76:40. The almost perfect start made many people think that Ding Junhui could easily advance, and even Ding Junhui himself estimated that from his performance in the next few rounds, there was a big way to defeat the opponent directly and quickly solve the meaning of the battle.
However, from the third set, Ding Junhui, who did not show much patience on the field, was directly chased by his opponent for two consecutive sets, in which Li Li hit two consecutive 60+ and also pulled the big score to a 2:2 draw. In the fifth set, Ding Junhui regained his touch and won 77:17. But the opponent did not want to concede defeat like this, in the next two sets, the veteran once again showed a very good competitive state, with 80:41 and 124 (68, 56): 0 is another 2 consecutive sets, the big score also became 4-3, Ding Junhui fell behind. In the eighth set, Ding Junhui pulled back one set, but Li Li won again in the ninth set, ending the first stage of the game 5:4.
Entering the second half, the lead Liri continued to work hard, winning two more sets at 118 (54, 64): 7 and 95 (71): 31 to lead 7-4. At this time, not only the fans were disappointed, but even Ding Junhui himself said after the game: "In the case of 4-7 behind, I feel that I can't score a goal [again], he (David Liri) played very well." ”
However, after that, Ding Junhui suddenly threatened, and in the following game, he won 6 consecutive sets in one go, directly turning the situation around. In those six innings, he scored 4 pars 50+ and scored 78(59):1, 77(62): 48, 68:8, 70:38, 76(76): 38 and 67(56):1. In this way, Ding Junhui reversed his opponent with a large score of 10:7 and entered the main match of the World Championship for 16 consecutive times.
After the game, Ding Junhui, who was in a good mood, first analyzed the game, and then confidently declared to the world in 13 words that he would return and launch an impact on his dreams.
He said: "At 4-7 down, I felt like I couldn't score a goal [again]. He (David Leary) played very well. When I chased 7-7 usually, he started making mistakes. I tried to play better anglo-globe so that he couldn't get started. I'm playing a lot better now than I was before Christmas, though that would take time. Then, Ding Junhui used 13 words to say very confidently: "I can find my best state again." ”
I have to say that after a long downturn, Ding Junhui this season has indeed recovered from the state of the previous two seasons, but there is still a long way to go before his peak state. But with confidence comes motivation, not to mention winning the World Championships is the biggest dream of his career. Although Ding Junhui's current state is not particularly good, no one can deny that his strength is still the forefront of the world. This is recognized, as can be seen from the ranking of 7th in the top of the world championships. He is also the only player in the top ten of the list who needs to start from the qualifiers. Come on, Ding Junhui.