Ding Junhui's opponent in the second battle of the British Championship is confirmed, and he is expected to write a good story of "8 consecutive wins".

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The 2023 Snooker British Championship is in full swing, and after Ding Junhui, who Chinese fans are concerned about, took revenge on Allen with illness in the last game and advanced to the top 16, the opponent in the next round has been determined, and the old opponent Tom Forde, judging from the strength, characteristics and history of the two, Ding Junhui is expected to write a good story of "8 consecutive wins", which can be called a major benefit.

Ding Junhui will face Tom Forde in the second round of the British Championships

Two days ago against the fierce rival Allen, Ding Junhui suffered from the flu, once had a high fever of 39 degrees, and took medication during the game, and even fell behind 2-4, with a solid defense and strong perseverance, he finally completed a 6-5 reversal and advanced to the top 16.

Tom Forde is a lot of strength, currently ranked 16th in the world, one place higher than Ding Junhui, and in the last game against Sancam, after falling behind 1-5, he completed a big reversal in five consecutive whips to advance.

So who has the advantage in this fight? Let's take a look at the control situation under the large sample.

First, the strength of the two.

Ding Junhui, in 7485 rounds of his career, hit 147,628 single-stroke breaks 100 times 6 times, and won a total of 23 times in large and small events.

Forde, in 6,102 games in his career, hit 147,265 single-stroke breaks 100 times 5 times, and won a total of 2 times in big and small events.

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As a contemporaneous player (Fu is 4 years older than Ding Junhui), when the number of games is only more than 1,000 games, the difference between a single stroke is more than twice that of 100, and the number of championships is 10 times, which objectively confirms the difference in strength between the two. Even if Ding Junhui's current state is no longer at his peak, don't forget the old saying, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the strength is there, and Ding Junhui has a clear advantage.

Second, the characteristics of the two.

If you compare the above data, you will find that although Fude has more than 1,000 games less than Ding Junhui, he has hit 147 5 times, and Ding Junhui has only 6 times, reflecting the difference in the characteristics of the two.

Fu is famous for his accuracy, a typical offensive and defensive weak player, Ding Junhui, although his accuracy is not top-notch, but he has the world's top defense, and he was able to reverse Allen in the last round, which is a classic defensive victory.

In the Tianjin National Championships, Zhang Anda won the championship

As a result of the difference in the characteristics of the two, Fude has entered the finals of large-scale ranking tournaments several times, but has repeatedly lost the championship and become a typical uncrowned king of the post-80s, such as the Tianjin World Championships half a month ago, he drew 5-5, due to inaccuracy, Zhang Anda won 4 games in a row, and finally missed the championship 6-10.

Ding Junhui's long-stage offense, even though it has not reached the level of the world's top masters, can win the championship repeatedly with solid defense, "offense will bring you tickets, defense wins the championship" The law is still common in the snooker world.

3. Records of two people.

Since they are both post-80s, the two naturally have a lot of fighting records, and what is surprising is that Ding Junhui actually led Fude in a crushing way, as follows:

In the 2012 Champions League, Ding Junhui 1-3 Fude, note that this is the only defeat for Ding Junhui since the two met, and the remaining 7 meetings:

Ding Junhui and Fude have a record of fighting

In the same year, Ding Junhui defeated Fude twice 3-0 and 4-1; In the 2017 season, the two met again, Ding Junhui won 5-2; In the 2019 Champions League, Ding Junhui won 3-1; In the 2020 British Open, Ding Junhui defeated Fude 4-2; In last year's British Championships, Ding Junhui won 5 games in a row, although he was beaten by Fude 3 in a row, but still advanced 6-3; 。

Since the two lost in their first meeting, Ding Junhui has won seven consecutive victories against Fude in the following seven meetings, which can be called the most troublesome opponent in the latter's career.

At this point, looking at the second round of the British Championships that Ding Junhui is about to usher in, the opponent turned out to be Tom Forde, judging from the strength, characteristics and fighting records of the two, he is definitely expected to advance to the quarterfinals of this British Championship in the way of "8 consecutive wins" against Fude, which is undoubtedly a major benefit.

Finally, I hope that Ding Junhui can adjust his physical condition as soon as possible, and strive to defeat Fude to advance and return to the top 16 in the world.