Quietly, the 2024 Snooker World Tour Championship has come to an end. In the final, Mark Williams chased 7 games in a row after falling behind 3:5, and finally defeated O'Sullivan 10:5 to win the second championship of the season.
With the World Tour Championship coming to an end, there has been a new change in the world rankings. Among them, Mark Williams rose to sixth place, and China's Ding Junhui ranked seventh. This means that in the next World Championships, Ding Junhui will be divided into the "death half".
As a seeded player, Ding Junhui faced the players who broke through from the qualifying round in the first round, if Ding Junhui can successfully advance, in the second round, he will face Gary Wilson, if everything goes well, Ding Junhui will most likely face O'Sullivan again in the 8-in-4 game.
Such a matchup situation is obviously not optimistic. It is worth mentioning that after the World Open Yushan Station, Ding Junhui returned to Beijing to reunite with his family. After his 37th birthday, he rushed to England for the World Tour Championships.
After long hours of hard work, Ding Junhui's state has been affected to a certain extent, which is also reasonable. After the World Tour Championships, Ding Junhui will not return to Beijing. In the wealthy area of Sheffield, England, Ding Junhui owns a property. Before the start of the World Championships, Ding Junhui will settle there.
For Ding Junhui, he has won the British Championship and the Masters, and if he can win the World Championship again, he will achieve a Grand Slam. Judging from the past few competitions, it is difficult for Ding Junhui to gain the upper hand in the competition with the world's top masters.
On the one hand, as he grew older, Ding Junhui's physical fitness declined. On the other hand, the speed at which Ding Junhui entered the state was slightly slow. It is precisely because of this that Ding Junhui will face headwinds many times.
But even if Ding Junhui's state declines, he is still the first person in the field of Chinese snooker. It was Ding Junhui who brought Chinese snooker to a new height. For Ding Junhui, who is 37 years old, even if he no longer participates in snooker events, even if he no longer gets the prize money of the event, Ding Junhui can live a very rich life.
According to incomplete statistics, Ding Junhui's annual income is more than 10 million, and the income here does not include the participation bonus. With Ding Junhui's popularity and influence in China, Ding Junhui can earn a lot of money just from endorsement income.
The reason why Ding Junhui chose to participate in the competition was purely for love and for the obsession with the championship in his heart. It is worth mentioning that Ding Junhui is preparing for the war in the UK, while his 42-year-old wife Zhang Yuanyuan stays in Beijing to take care of their two children.
Judging from the family photos posted by Ding Junhui before, the 42-year-old Zhang Yuanyuan is proud of her figure, and she has a prominent family background, whether it is her appearance, image or temperament, she is an absolute goddess. The reason why he did not accompany Ding Junhui to the UK is because the youngest daughter is less than half a year old, and it is very inconvenient to travel with two children. Therefore, in this World Championships, Zhang Yuanyuan chose to stay in Beijing. In any case, bless Ding Junhui and Zhang Yuanyuan!