In the second game of the semifinals of the 2024 Snooker International Championship starting at 2 pm on November 9, Beijing time, Ding Junhui faced his compatriot Xu Si, after 15 rounds of battle, Ding Junhui was still 5-3 behind in the first stage, and Ding Junhui took the lead in finding his feel to recover 2 rounds when he came back in the second stage of the game, and finally Ding Junhui seized the opportunity, and finally defeated Xu Si 9-6, and successfully advanced to the finals of this competition, Ding Junhui has not reached the final of an important event for a long time, and he has not won the championship for a long time. It was all a round before. However, in the first game of this game, Xu Si had already scored 84-15, and Ding Junhui still went up to grind for 20 minutes, which caused heated discussions among some fans.
In addition, in the first semi-finals that started at 2 pm on November 8, Beijing time, Chinese player Xiao Guodong also fought hard for 17 rounds, once in the case of falling behind 3-7, stubbornly chasing 8-8, and finally helpless Wakelin was in very good condition, and finally in the final game Wakelin won the game with a single stroke of 67 points, and the final score was 8-9 Wakelin advanced!
Wakelin is an English snooker player, born on March 16, 1992, and is 32 years old this year. He is now ranked 21st in the world. In the 2024 Snooker Wuhan Open on October 9 last month, Chris Wakelin defeated Ding Junhui, the No. 8 seed of the tournament at the time, 5-3 and advanced to the round of 16 of the main event. Ding Junhui is going to take revenge, but he has to fight for his breath, Director Ding!
The match between Ding Junhui and Wakelin was divided into two stages, and the game adopted a best-of-19 system. The first stage of the game starts at 2 p.m. on November 10, and the two sides play 9 rounds first, and the second stage is 7:30 p.m. on November 10, and then it is a competition until the end, who gets 10 rounds first.
The championship prize of this competition is 175,000 pounds, and this competition is also a huge bonus, and it is still fighting at home, looking forward to Ding Junhui winning the final game, sweeping away the championship panic during this time, and preparing for the British Championships later!