Dahdi
Dahdi, who turned 50 in September this year. Uncle Da, who is about to know the age of destiny, became the most surprising player in the snooker China Open today, and he upset 6-4 to defeat last year's world champion Mark Williams to advance to the second round, just after his 44th birthday last month.
Dahdy, fans familiar with snooker are no strangers, the champion of the previous championship, because the knife scar on his face is too eye-catching, so he is nicknamed "knife scar". As a young man, Dahdi had a glorious time, winning the World Championship in 1997, winning the Welsh Open twice, and winning the Thailand Masters and other competitions. Another thing That Dahdi has been often mentioned by fans until 2012, at the age of 43, did he score his first 147 points. Previously, Dahdi had rubbed shoulders with the perfect scorer countless times, and even lost a £80,000 147 point.
Dahdi didn't really have much hope before coming to China, because he had planned to retire after the end of the season and end his 29-year career, not to mention that his opponent was last year's World Championship champion and is now ranked second in the world. Dahdi and Williams are fairly familiar, and their first encounter was at the 1996 Welsh Open 32-16, with the 21-year-old Ma Wei beating the 27-year-old Dahdi 5-3. The two have met three times at the World Championships, in the 1998 semi-finals, defending champion Dachdi defeated Ma Wei 17-14 and lost to Higgins in the final; In the 1/4 final of 1999, Marvel Avengers won 13-9, losing to Hendry in the final; and in the 2003 final, Williams won the second title 18-16 Dahdadi.
Williams
But the one who played better today is Dahdi, and Williams also played with Selby, Higgins, Williams to play the road back home, the China Open - a hotbed of the cold.
After the victory, Dahdi was a little excited, but he was still asked about retirement, after all, Hendry, who was the same age, had been retiring for seven years, and Dahdi's commentators, Davis, Paloth, etc. had stopped playing. Hearing others ask this, it must be a little sad, "This may be my last year to play professional, and I will make a decision after this year's World Championships." "Seven years ago, Hendry also announced his retirement after losing to Maguire at the World Championships, will it be Dahdi who will say goodbye to this year's World Championships?
Dahdi's opponent today, Williams, who had a dismal record in previous seasons and had thoughts of retiring, later told Kim's left hand, "What else can you do if you don't play?" His wife's words inspired Williams, and there was a big outbreak at last year's World Championships, which won the championship strongly. But the situation of Dahdi and Williams is slightly different, his current practice time is very limited, and he has already made arrangements for retirement life and achieved financial freedom, so it is also a matter of course.
Dahdi's second-round opponents are the winners of Walton and Chang Bingyu.