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Today, Ding Junhui, who is nearly forty years old, has become a bright star in the field of snooker in China and even in the world. Thanks to the many laurels and lucrative prize money won by his hard work in the fierce competition over the past 20 years, as well as the huge advertising endorsement contracts established with many well-known brands, his personal assets have reached an astonishing hundreds of millions of yuan.
The young talents of the past have now embarked on a new journey in life. Together with his dignified and elegant wife Zhang Yuanyuan, and his lively and lovely daughter, they formed a warm and harmonious family, and they settled in a half-mountainside villa in Sheffield, England all year round.
Looking back on the past years, Ding Junhui is always full of happy smiles. Seeing the kindness and thoughtfulness of his beloved wife and the innocence of his daughter, his heart was full of gratitude and satisfaction for his current life.
However, Ding Junhui knows that his achievements today are not smooth sailing, but the results of countless hardships and sweats.
Recalling his childhood, although his father Ding Wenjun was just an ordinary businessman, he gave firm support to his son's billiards dream. At the age of eight, Ding Junhui showed extraordinary talent by chance, which made Ding Wenjun determined to let his son devote himself to the sport.
In order to provide his son with the best training environment, Ding Wenjun did not hesitate to sell the property in his hometown of Yixing, betting all his savings on his son. He hired a top coaching team in China and did his best to create favorable conditions for his son, just so that he could always pursue his billiards dream.
It is precisely because of his father's firm belief and selfless support, coupled with Ding Junhui's own unremitting efforts, that he was able to achieve remarkable achievements in the sport of snooker.
However, if you want to fully describe the glorious course of Ding Junhui's career, I am afraid that this short article is difficult to carry its rich connotation.
If you want to deeply interpret the outstanding career of Ding Junhui, a snooker superstar, you must start with the amazing achievements he achieved in his early youth. At the age of only 18 years old, Ding Junhui had already overcome many dangers in the 2005 British Championships and won the highest honor of the competition without hindrance.
This miracle championship battle undoubtedly became the first huge breakthrough in Ding Junhui's career. As a top-level tournament known as the "Snooker Grand Slam of the Year", the British Championship has a high gold content, which does not need to be repeated.
Ding Junhui was able to win the crown on such a high-level stage, which undoubtedly shocked the global sports world. Since then, more champions have followed, as if injecting a strong "catalyst for victory" into Ding Junhui.
Then, on the night of the 2006 Northern Ireland Open finals, Ding Junhui once again showed unparalleled strength, defeating the then invincible "Rocket" O'Sullivan and successfully winning the championship.
In August of the same year, Ding Junhui set a record of 147 points for the highest score in snooker history! This is undoubtedly another stroke in his career, marking his step towards the world's top players more firmly.
Amazingly, in the 2009 British Championships, Ding Junhui once again won the highest honor of the event. This feat is not only a perfect replica of the previous two titles, but also a self-transcendence, and at the same time creates the highest glory that a non-local player can achieve in the competition.
Two years later, in 2011, Ding Junhui finally passed the good news at the much-anticipated Wembley Masters and won the championship in one fell swoop, just one step away from the snooker "Grand Slam" title he dreamed of.
However, it is a pity that although Ding Junhui has had many opportunities to achieve breakthroughs in the last difficulty of the World Snooker Championship, he failed to do so after all, and only won the second and third place honors.
However, even so, with his outstanding performance in other tournaments, Ding Junhui successfully reached the top of the world ranking in 2014, becoming the 11th snooker player in history to win this honor.
Such fruitful achievements are enough to make Ding Junhui famous in the land of China and even in the international sports arena! His wonderful career is like a star shining in the night sky, although there is no lack of regret, but it is not too important.
After all, for a vigorous fighter, endless opportunities await him to actively fight and pursue bravely.
Although he has written his own glorious chapters again and again on the field, Ding Junhui's life is not limited to this. He is also a lucky man when it comes to his emotional life.
Time goes back to 2009, when Ding Junhui, who was at a low point in his career, met his future soul mate - Zhang Yuanyuan in a seemingly accidental but destined encounter.
That year, Ding Junhui experienced a bleak low tide, and the defeat on the field made him full of confusion and frustration. Just when he was in trouble and urgently needed the love of others, Zhang Yuanyuan healed Ding Junhui's wounded heart with his warm and firm words.
As an athlete who has worked hard away from home since childhood, Ding Junhui's desire and longing for family affection can be said to be deep in the bone marrow. And Zhang Yuanyuan was like a spring breeze, and quickly entered Ding Junhui's heart with his meticulous care.
Since that encounter, Ding Junhui has been eager to establish a closer bond with Zhang Yuanyuan. As time passed, the relationship between the two gradually warmed up, and finally one day in 2012, Ding Junhui got down on one knee in the city of Beijing, proposed to Zhang Yuanyuan, and held a grand wedding.
Three years later, in 2018, Ding Junhui and his wife ushered in an innocent little angel, bringing more joy and warmth to their small family.
Looking at his wife's virtuous and generous, and looking at his daughter's lively and cute, Ding Junhui's face was filled with a happy smile that could not be concealed.
With the steady rise of his career, Ding Junhui gradually realized that as a professional snooker player, it is inevitable to live overseas for a long time to participate in various major competitions.
There is no doubt that the real birthplace and main battlefield of the famous sport of snooker is the desirable European continent. Most of the most widely recognized top tournaments are held in various parts of Europe.
In particular, England is the most central division.
Therefore, in order to be able to participate in these exciting events in the most convenient way, Ding Junhui had to start thinking seriously about how to live overseas for a long time.
After careful consideration, under the influence and advice of British players such as his former competitor and now a confidant and friend, such as O'Sullivan, Ding Junhui finally made a major decision - to buy a luxury villa located in the middle of the mountains in Sheffield, a famous snooker city in the United Kingdom, as his permanent residence there.
O'Sullivan not only warmly invited Ding Junhui to join their social circle, but also analyzed in detail the advantages and conveniences of living in the UK. As a professional athlete, living close to the center of the event will undoubtedly greatly reduce the stress and burden of competition.
From the perspective of long-term career development, settling in the UK is undoubtedly a wiser and forward-looking choice for Ding Junhui. In this dynamic country, he can not only pay attention to the dynamics of the event at any time, keep up with the latest technical and tactical trends, but also have the opportunity to have in-depth exchanges and discussions with many snooker colleagues, so as to learn from each other's strengths and make progress together.
At the same time, compared with China, the UK also provides Ding Junhui with more choices in terms of living facilities and environment. It has world-class training facilities, high-quality medical resources, and a more open and inclusive social atmosphere.
All of these are undoubtedly crucial guarantees for a professional athlete who competes abroad all year round.
To sum up, under the influence of his friends and his own trade-offs, Ding Junhui's final choice to settle in Sheffield is undoubtedly a win-win decision. Here, he can not only devote himself to the competition, but also enjoy more superior living facilities.
Looking back on Ding Junhui's tortuous but brilliant life journey, he has achieved remarkable achievements. From an unknown young genius, after a lot of hardships, he moved forward bravely, and finally succeeded in reaching the top and became a bright star in the snooker world worth more than 100 million today.
However, Ding Junhui has never been satisfied with his current achievements. This fighter who is not afraid of difficulties and strives for excellence is still steadfast and courageous towards the goals and dreams he has set.
Even though he was close many times, Ding Junhui was never able to achieve a breakthrough in front of the ultimate challenger of the World Championships, which undoubtedly became the only regret in his career.
However, we firmly believe that Ding Junhui, who is in the prime of life, will definitely usher in more opportunities to show himself in the coming season. As long as he maintains his current fighting spirit, we are convinced that one day he will reach the top of the World Championships and realize the ultimate dream of the "Grand Slam" of snooker.
What supports Ding Junhui to this day is not only his personal tenacity and perseverance, but also the selfless support and encouragement of his wife Zhang Yuanyuan and daughter. It is precisely because of his family as a strong backing that Ding Junhui was able to devote himself to the game and overcome obstacles along the way.
From walking hand in hand when he was a young boy to now having spent more than ten years together, Zhang Yuanyuan has always been Ding Junhui's most solid support.
She cared for and cared for her in a unique way, and became Ding Junhui's most trusted confidant, friend and right-hand man on the road of life.