Beijing time on November 27, the 2022 Snooker German Masters qualification continues. In the third round, Ding Junhui, the "first brother of China", was beaten 4-5 by veteran Matthew Stevens and missed the main match. In the just-concluded British Championship, Ding Junhui won the runner-up, and swept Ronnie O'Sullivan "Rocket" 6-0 in the quarterfinal, but was reversed by Mark Allen 7-10 in the final.
The just-concluded British Championship is one of the three major snooker competitions and the most important event since the start of the season. Ding Junhui, a three-time champion of "China's first brother", rebounded strongly in this tournament, winning consecutive qualifying rounds against Tachaia Uno and Robert Milkins to advance to the main event. In the first stage of the main draw, they first eliminated Barry Hawkins 6-3, and then beat Jamie Clarke 6-1.
In the quarterfinals, he faced the 7th World Championship + British Championship champion "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan in his career. In this match, Ding Junhui was not favored at all, but he unexpectedly swept O'Sullivan out 6-0.
In the following match, Ding Junhui eliminated dark horse Tom Forde 6-3 in the semifinals to advance to the final. In the final against Mark Allen "Little Cannon", he opened with a huge 6-1 lead and had great hopes of winning the title. However, after that, he was blasted by his opponents in a 9-1 super comeback, and was knocked out on a 7-10 comeback to miss out on his 15th title and £250,000 prize money.
With great regret at the British Championship, Ding Junhui played back-to-back qualifiers for the German Masters, where he opened his opponent against Welsh Open champion Jordan Brown. In this match, Ding Junhui was not dragged down by the bad mood of losing the British Championship, and easily defeated his opponent 5-1 to advance.
In the third qualifying round, Ding Junhui's opponent was veteran Matthew Stevens, who swept seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry 5-0 in the second qualifying round.
In the past, Ding Junhui and Stevens have met a total of 11 times, with a record of 9 wins and 2 losses, occupying an absolute advantage. However, in this match, Ding Junhui could not continue the previous advantage, after leading 1-0 at the beginning, he was won 4-1 by his opponent in four consecutive games, and although he saved three match points in a row and the score was 4-4, he lost the match 23-60 in the tiebreaker and missed the main match 4-5.