Ding Junhui fights O'Sullivan again tonight: Strive for revenge and point to the final! The Chinese star is out 2-6
On January 20, Beijing time, the Snooker World Grand Prix continued. China's first brother Ding Junhui defeated Zhang Anda 5-2 in the derby and successfully advanced to the top 4. As a result, Ding Junhui will challenge world No. 1 O'Sullivan again in the semifinals, and O'Sullivan defeated Gary Wilson 5-1. Then in the semifinals that ended first, Trump defeated Cao Yupeng 6-2 and took the lead in advancing to the final.
Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda ushered in the Chinese derby in the quarterfinals, and the first two meetings of the season won one win each. In this game, Zhang Anda took the lead in the first game 76-43. But then Ding Junhui played his own rhythm, and in the second game, Zhang Anda made a mistake after scoring 50 points with a single stroke, and Ding Junhui seized the opportunity to reverse 76-50. After that, Ding Junhui scored 102 points, 51 points and 73 points in a single stroke one after another, and after a wave of offensive wins of 4 consecutive games, Ding Junhui got the match point 4-1. Although Zhang Anda scored 101 points in a single stroke to get back a game, it was to no avail, Ding Junhui scored 74 points in a single stroke and sealed it clean, and finally won 5-2 to advance.
Ding Junhui will face O'Sullivan in the semifinals, and O'Sullivan defeated Gary Wilson with a disparity of 5-1. This will also be the third time that Ding Junhui has played against O'Sullivan this season, after Ding Junhui finally lost to O'Sullivan in the British Championships and Masters. But Ding Junhui's performance was not without highlights, and he hit a single stroke of 147 in the Masters. For Ding Junhui, this match will be very important, and if he wins, he can pierce the window paper.
In the semifinals that ended later, Trump defeated Cao Yupeng 6-2. In this game, Trump scored 70 points, 106 points and 61 points in a single stroke at the beginning, and quickly took a 3-0 lead. Cao Yupeng then won two games in a row, but Trump regained control of absolute dominance, won three games in a row, and finally advanced to the final 6-2.