Quietly, the 2024 Luoyang Longmen Ding Ao Masters is about to kick off. Before the game, Ding Junhui and O'Sullivan visited the Longmen Grottoes together, according to Ding Junhui, the last time he came to the city, it was more than ten years ago.
Ding Junhui and O'Sullivan are also friends and foes. On the field, they went toe-to-toe. Off the field, they have a very good relationship. It is worth mentioning that Ding Junhui and O'Sullivan are extremely popular in China. It's just that Ding Junhui is fighting at home, so in this Dragon Gate Masters, the fans on the scene must support Ding Junhui, and they must account for the majority.
It is worth mentioning that in the previously concluded World Championships, Ding Junhui played unsatisfactory and was eliminated in the first round. And O'Sullivan also lost to Bingham in the quarterfinals and stopped in the quarterfinals. But with his excellent performance throughout the season, O'Sullivan was officially named the best player of the season.
The first stop of O'Sullivan's trip to China was Luoyang. In order to welcome the arrival of this top master and build momentum for the Ding Ao battle, Luoyang Metro also ingeniously hung huge posters on the carriage.
Speaking of Ding Junhui, he is 37 years old, and he is just one World Championship champion away from achieving a Grand Slam. But in recent seasons, he has been eliminated in the first round in a row, and Ding Junhui's status has also been questioned a lot. But in fact, as a leading figure in Chinese snooker, Ding Junhui's achievements in this field are unprecedented, and it is difficult to find anyone in the future.
He is a banner of Chinese snooker, and he no longer needs to prove himself with honors or achievements. The reason why Ding Junhui is still active in the snooker arena is because of love. After all, he no longer needs to rely on the prize money to make ends meet.
It is worth mentioning that Ding Junhui lives in the UK for a lot of time every year, because most of the snooker events are held in the UK. Moreover, in order to better prepare for the snooker competition, Ding Junhui bought a property in the wealthy area of Sheffield. At the same time, in Sheffield, Ding Junhui also opened a snooker school named after himself.
In the UK, Ding Junhui also has a high popularity, and British fans have also witnessed every growth and breakthrough of Ding Junhui. Unlike most snooker players, the participation prize money only accounts for a small part of Ding Junhui's total income.
According to incomplete statistics, 37-year-old Ding Junhui is worth more than 100 million. What is expected is whether Ding Junhui's wife Zhang Yuanyuan will go to the scene to watch the game in this Dragon Gate Masters. After all, Zhang Yuanyuan, who has two daughters, can no longer take time to accompany Ding Junhui to compete abroad.
So in this domestic competition, whether Zhang Yuanyuan will take his daughter to the scene, let's wait and see! It is worth mentioning that although Zhang Yuanyuan is 43 years old, her figure is still proud and full of temperament. I have to admit that the years have left some traces on Zhang Yuanyuan's face, but in the same way, the years are also a glass of wine, which makes Zhang Yuanyuan's temperament more and more mature. Standing with Ding Junhui, the two are becoming more and more husband and wife.