In the semifinals of the 2023 Snooker Six Red Ball World Championship, Ding Junhui defeated Tom Forde 7-4 to reach the final! In the final, Ding Junhui's opponent was the host Gotha Chaia! Unexpectedly, this peak duel was actually between two Asian players.
Ding Junhui was once the world No. 1 but has not won the title for more than three years, and in this competition, Ding Junhui is in excellent form, after knocking out O'Sullivan and Bingham, the latter two of whom have won the world championship. In particular, the 6-2 victory over O'Sullivan showed the good form of Ding Junhui, who swept O'Sullivan 6-0 at the British Championship this season.
Now, Ding Junhui's opponent is Tom Fude! In the past encounters, Ding Junhui won more and lost less.
In the first game, Ding Junhui made a low-level mistake and lost a game first. Of course, Tom Forde was also in average form, with Ding Junhui winning four consecutive games to take a 4-1 lead. In the sixth game, Ding Junhui had a great chance, and once again made a stupid low-level mistake and surrendered the victory of this game, 4-2! Because of losing this game, Ding Junhui's psychology fluctuated obviously, and Tom Forde chased after the victory to make the score 4-4! Fortunately, Ding Junhui still stabilized his mentality and won the match point 6-4 after winning two consecutive games. In the end, Ding Junhui won 7-4 and reached the final.
For the first time, People's Daily and CCTV congratulated Ding Junhui - Ding Junhui was beaten by Tom Ford for three consecutive games after leading 4-1, but after the break, Ding Junhui quickly adjusted his form, won three consecutive games to win 7-4, and advanced to the final, which was against Tachaiya.
After winning, Ding Junhui was very calm and did not celebrate too much, after all, he knew that he only reached the final and did not win the championship. This season, Ding Junhui also reached the final of the British Championship and finished second-place.