Ding Junhui lost the championship and still approached the TOP10, O'Sullivan set 4 records
On December 4, Beijing time, the Snooker British Championship ended the final competition. China's first brother Ding Junhui lost to O'Sullivan 7-10 and missed the championship. The Rockets won their eighth British Championship trophy and continued to break the all-time record. It was also his 22nd Tri-Major Championship and 40th career ranking title, continuing to take the GOAT record to new heights. Of course, for Ding Junhui, this runner-up will also move him up to 12th in the rankings.
In this game, Ding Junhui's play was actually very tenacious. After falling behind 0-3 at the beginning, Ding Junhui then caught up and chased the score to 4 at the end of the first stage. However, in the second stage, O'Sullivan showed a better state, scoring 84 points, 87 points and 79 points in a single stroke, and quickly brought the score to 7-5. Ding Junhui then scored 52 and 104 points in a single stroke in a row, chasing a 7-7 draw. But O'Sullivan was in a really hot state, and then scored 100 points, 74 points and 129 points in a row, and finally won three games in a row and won the game 10-7.
As a result, O'Sulliwen has set a number of records. First, he broke his own all-time record for winning the British Championship with eight titles. Second, at the age of 48, he set a new record for the oldest British Championship to win the title. Thirdly, he continued to break his own ranking record with 40 titles. Fourth, he continued to break his record of winning three major titles with 22 titles. And the 250,000 pounds bonus for winning the championship also allowed O'Sullivan to throw off the chasing soldiers behind him.
Of course, Ding Junhui's trip also gained a lot. He took home a £100,000 runners-up prize and would move up five places to 12th, just £16,000 behind 10th John Higgins and £74,000 ahead of 17th-placed Wafay. At present, Ding Junhui's top 16 positions will be relatively stable for a considerable period of time. Moreover, Ding Junhui will qualify for the Masters with this runner-up. More importantly, Ding Junhui regained his confidence in this British Championships.