Beijing time on October 25 news, 2021 Snooker German Masters qualifiers ended the seventh day of competition, "China's brother" Ding Junhui although played three shots 50+, and in the opening 1-0, 2-1 lead, but did not seize the opportunity, 4-5 defeat to Mark Davis, this season's debut is very bad!
Ding Junhui is currently ranked 10th in the world, and his opponent in the first round of qualifying is 49-year-old veteran Mark Davis, who is ranked 47th in the world. In the past, Ding Junhui and Davis have met a total of 12 times, with a record of 13 wins and 2 losses, which can be described as an extremely obvious advantage.
Ding Junhui's most recent meeting with Davis came in the first round of the 2020 Snooker Scottish Open, when Ding Junhui defeated Davis 4-2. In fact, in the last 5 meetings, Ding Junhui has defeated Davis and maintained a 5-game winning streak against Davis.
These matches include the first round of the 2020 Snooker Scottish Open (4-2), the 2019 Snooker Champions League Group 7 round robin (3-1), the first round of the 2016 World Championships (6-4), the first round of the 2015 World Championships (10-7), and the second round of the 2015 China Open (5-1).
In this game, Ding Junhui had a good start, 1-0, 2-1 had a good start. However, after taking a 2-1 lead, Ding Junhui's mistakes increased, and the offensive feel was not good. Davis took the opportunity to play a small 3-0 surge, winning three straight sets before coming back 4-2 and winning stopping points.
In fact, Davis did not play a non-daily good offensive state in these three innings, but Ding Junhui's attack and defense were very poor. After his opponents won the match point 2-4, Ding Junhui counterattacked, shooting two 50+ (61 points, 88 points) to chase the score to 4-4 in two consecutive sets.
Coming to the decider, Ding Junhui quickly started to score, but unfortunately he did not seize the opportunity. Instead, after Davis got started, he blasted a 119-point shot to seal the win, and Ding Junhui made his season debut 4-5. There is no doubt that this season is a very difficult season for Ding Junhui, facing the pressure of keeping points, but the season debut ended like this, really should think about it!