On March 31, 2023, Beijing time, in the first semifinal phase of the just-concluded World Snooker Tour Championship, China's brother Ding Junhui and Kyren Wilson staged a wonderful showdown. In the first eight innings between the two sides, Wilson's form was so good that he didn't even give Ding Junhui anything. From the start of the game, he quickly took a 4-0 lead with a one-shot 78, 130, 59 and 103. Although Ding won two games in the second half with a one-shot 51 and 83, Wilson led Ding 6-2 with a one-shot 115 and 100. In fact, Wilson already has a good chance of making the cut.
Kyren Wilson won three straight sets to lead Ding Junhui 3-0
In the first game, Ding Junhui tried to attack the red ball in the right bottom bag and made a serious mistake. Wilson scored a red goal to win the game 78 and win the game 78-0 to take a 1-0 lead over Ding Junhui. In the second game, Ding Junhui made a serious mistake in defense and left Wilson with a red ball on the left bottom bag. Wilson scored a red goal and scored a 130-point shot to win the game and extend his advantage over Ding Junhui 2-0. In the third game, Ding Junhui made the first mistake, and Wilson once again scored the long red ball to score 59 points and interrupted the attack due to the poor effect of the K-ball. Ding Junhui made a defensive error, Wilson scored a red goal and eventually won the game 93-0 to continue to lead Ding Junhui 3-0.
Ding Junhui pulled back a set to trail Kyren Wilson 5-1
In the fourth game, Ding Junhui and Wilson turned on the defensive mode as soon as they came up, and in the defense, Ding Junhui was the first to make a serious mistake. Wilson hit the bottom pocket on the right side and won the game 103-0 to win the game 4-0. In the fifth game, Ding Junhui made a mistake in defense, Wilson tried to attack and made a mistake, and left Ding Junhui with a chance to attack with a red ball in the right bottom bag. Ding Junhui scored a red goal to get a match, but made a mistake after scoring 32 points. Wilson's attempt at the attack also made a mistake, and Ding Junhui scored a red goal again, and scored a single shot of 51 to win the game at 83-0 and trail Wilson 4-1. In the sixth game, Ding Junhui took the lead in scoring a one-point error, Wilson scored a red goal to successfully win the game, and won the game 115:1 with a single shot to lead Ding Junhui 5-1.
Kyren Wilson broke another hundred to lead Ding Junhui 6-2
In the seventh game, Wilson scored the red ball first, scored 7 points, and made a mistake, and then Ding Junhui scored the red ball in the left bottom pocket, and won the game 83:7 by directly shooting 83 points with a single shot, thus trailing Wilson 2-5 and narrowing the gap between the two sides to three sets. In the eighth game, Ding Junhui chose the cue ball to sink to the bottom of the defense, and Wilson fought into the left top bag red ball to get the upper hand. He won the game with a 100-point shot to end the first phase of the match with a 6-2 lead over Ding Junhui. Next, the two will start the second phase of the battle at two o'clock tomorrow morning, hoping that Ding Junhui can get out of the slump and strive to play a good state and a wonderful performance. But as far as the current situation is concerned, the probability of Ding Junhui wanting to successfully advance is already very low. After all, Wilson's current state and score have a clear advantage, and Ding Junhui is likely to miss the final seat.