Chao News client reporter Li Wenyao
On the evening of March 23, Beijing time, the 2024 Snooker World Open held in Yushan, Jiangxi Province ended the semi-final competition. In the second semi-final, Chinese snooker player Ding Junhui faced the world's fifteenth-ranked Australian snooker player Neil Robertson, and the two fought until late at night. In the end, Ding Junhui won the game 6-5 and successfully entered the finals.
In the other semi-final that had been concluded before, Trump defeated Page 6-2 to advance, and he will compete with Ding Junhui for the championship.
Ding Junhui in the game Source: The official Weibo of the World Snooker Tour
Ding Junhui's promotion was full of twists and turns. At the beginning of the game, he scored 64 points in a single stroke and took the lead in winning a game. Then Robertson felt hot, won three cities in a row, and even hit the first single shot of the game in the fourth game to break 100. In the end, Robertson ended the first half 3-1.
After a short break, at the beginning of the fifth game, Ding Junhui adjusted his state, ended Robertson's winning streak, and achieved a 4-3 overtake. Subsequently, the Australian artillery won two games in a row and came to the match point 5-4. Ding Junhui withstood the pressure, seized the opportunity when Robertson made a key mistake in the tenth game, and won two games in a row, and finally completed the stunner 6-5 and advanced to the final.
It is worth mentioning that in the past 20 meetings between the two, Ding Junhui has 9 wins and 11 losses, and has lost all four of his last games, and the most recent victory has to be traced back to ten years ago. Therefore, it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, and winning the game at home this time is also a manifestation of Ding Junhui's excellent hand and hot state.
However, in this game, there was a situation where the audience walked around at will when Robertson hit the ball, and cheered when he made a mistake, which caused heated discussions among netizens and snooker lovers: "Snooker is not suitable for the audience to be overly enthusiastic, and frequent applause must have some impact on the players' participation in the game" "The audience frequently tinkers with their mobile phones is really unconscious"......
The screenshot is from Weibo
The screenshot is from Weibo
As a gentleman's sport, when watching a snooker game, spectators are required not to make loud noises or disturbing noises during the game, and no smoking, drinking or walking around the stadium is allowed. Even applause is a science, and the audience can only give applause when it is difficult to solve the ball, a single stroke is over 100, etc., and after each game, and the rest of the time should try to keep the court quiet.
The final of the Snooker World Open will be played in two stages using a best-of-19 19 format. The first game will be played at 14 o'clock on March 24, Beijing time, requiring both sides to play 9 rounds, and the second stage will start at 19:30 until the champion is decided. This season, Trump has won 4 championships and 3 runners-up, and Ding Junhui's best result is the runner-up.
In the last 18 meetings between the two sides, the two men have won nine each. Shortlisted for the finals for the second time this season, let's wait and see whether Ding Junhui can break the more than 4-year championship drought in ranking tournaments at home.
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