On November 21, Beijing time, the final of the 22/23 British Championship came to an end, the first stage Ding Junhui was in excellent condition 6-1 far ahead of the opponent, but the second stage of the storm and clouds suddenly Allen a wave of 7 consecutive whips instantly erased the score, and finally the mentally unbalanced Ding Junhui lost to Allen 7-10 and missed the best opportunity to return to the top 10, and the undefeated golden body of the career British Championship final was broken! It is worth mentioning that Ding Junhui, who won the 16-year World Championship, also reached the final as a qualifier, but unfortunately lost to Selby and missed the Grand Slam.
The detailed score of the match is as follows (6-1 before going to bed, 6-8 after waking up)
Ding Junhui 7-10 Allen: 67(52)-44, 80(70)-14, 36-68, 126(126)-0, 135(135)-0, 67-53, 126(102)-6, 0-86(79), 33-76(60), 0-93(93), 0-132(132), 48-76(58), 30-73(59), 0-110(109), 126(105)-0, 1-74, 43-60
Ding Junhui failed to meet the expectations of the Rockets, and Allen hit the Grand Slam to become a new member of the Five Tigers
Although he regretted losing the championship this time, Ding Junhui's phoenix nirvana story made fans once again optimistic about his future career impact Grand Slam, and the 100,000 pound runner-up reward made his world ranking soar to 19th (38th before the match), only about 30,000 pounds away from 16th Yan Bingtao, while Allen's 250,000 pound championship bonus made his world ranking surpass the wizard to fifth, and Zhao Xintong's ranking fell one place to ninth!
In addition to the improvement of the world ranking, Allen and Ding Junhui have become a Grand Slam "listening" player, from the current "small steel cannon" competitive state (three finals, two championships and one runner-up), this season to impact the world championship hope is very large, if Allen gets the Grand Slam earlier than Ding Junhui in the future, the 80 Five Tigers roster may have to change, such potential factors will make Brother Yi feel a lot of pressure!
However, this pressure may be good news for Ding Junhui, such a healthy competition will make him maintain a serious enough attitude to training, I believe that this will stimulate Ding Junhui to have a stronger desire to win, a simple poster storm will allow him to sweep the Rockets to the finals, once removed by the Five Tigers may open a new chapter in his career.
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