On December 2, 2023, Beijing time, the Snooker British Championship ended in the quarterfinals, this match day can be called a record night, O'Sullivan won the 100th victory in the British Championship, Ding Junhui successfully reached the semifinals, and also set a new record for the highest cumulative score in a single game with Mark Williams. In addition, Ding Junhui's breaking 100 tied with Sean Murphy, and the two tied for seventh place in history.
In this year's British Championships, three Chinese players reached the quarterfinals, and in the quarterfinals, Zhou Yuelong and Zhang Anda took the lead, but both of them were beaten and defeated. Zhang Anda lost 4-6 to Hussein Wafei, who broke 100 with three shots, and although Zhou Yuelong won 4 games in a row after falling behind 1-4, he still fell short, losing to O'Sullivan 5-6 and regretting missing the semifinals.
O'Sullivan showed the style of the world No. 1 at key moments, and while winning, he also set many new records. O'Sullivan's 100th victory in the British Championship and his 90th career semi-final in ranking tournaments are all-time firsts. In addition, O'Sullivan's total of 100 strokes in the British Championship reached 136 strokes, which is also a record that no other player can achieve. O'Sullivan will face Hussein Wafi in the semifinals, which is another grudge matchup.
In the case of Zhang Anda and Zhou Yuelong out, only Ding Junhui is left in Chinese snooker, and Zhang Anda's loss to Wafei also greatly increases the pressure on Ding Junhui, once Ding Junhui loses to Mark Williams, not only will he miss the semi-finals, but also he will not return to the Masters, and Chinese snooker will also be wiped out. It can be said that Ding Junhui is facing huge pressure, and when the opponent's strength is very strong, he really sweats for Ding Junhui.
The match between Ding Junhui and Mark Williams can be described as twists and turns, Ding Junhui won 2 games in a row after falling behind 0-2, and won 2 games in a row after falling behind 2-3 to lead 4-3. In the eighth game, the two started a fierce battle, and the single game took more than 1 hour, Ding Junhui made a mistake at a critical moment and lost the game 94-101, with a total score of 195 points for the two, which is a new record for the cumulative score of a single game of snooker.
Losing the eighth game did not let Ding Junhui slip, but he showed a stronger belief, brave and resourceful at the critical moment, vaguely regained his peak state, in the case of 4-5 behind, Ding Junhui scored 85 points and 105 points in a single stroke, defeated Mark Williams 6-5, advanced to the semifinals, locked the Masters seat, and double happiness came. Ding Junhui turned the tide, two games away from breaking the championship drought, and the opponent in the semifinals was Trump, who eliminated Selby 6-3.
This is the night of records, but also Ding Junhui's harvest night, the British Championships deserve to be his blessed land, once again reached the semifinals of the British Championships, the fourth British Championship championship is beckoning, locking the top 16 in the world, returning to the Masters, Ding Junhui is moving towards the peak. In the next semifinals, Ding Junhui will face Trump, and Wafei will challenge O'Sullivan, let's wait and see!