Ding Junhui
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Ding Junhui (Template:Zh; born 1 April 1987) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He is the most successful Asian player in the history of the sport. Throughout his career, he has won 15 major ranking titles, including three UK Championships (2005, 2009, 2019), and in 2014, became the first Asian world number one. He has twice reached the final of the Masters, winning once in 2011. In 2016, he became the first Asian player to reach the final of the World Championship.
Ding began playing snooker at age nine and rose to international prominence in 2002 after winning the Asian Under-21 Championship and the Asian Championship. At age 15, he became the youngest winner of the IBSF World Under-21 Championship. In 2003, Ding turned professional at the age of 16. His first major professional successes came in 2005 when he won the China Open and the UK Championship, becoming the first player from outside Great Britain and Ireland to win the title.
During his career, he has compiled 700 century breaks, including seven maximum breaks, in professional play. He is the only Asian player to be ranked world number one, which he first achieved in 2014 to become the 11th player to reach the top spot. He is a long-time resident of Sheffield, England, and owns the Ding Junhui Snooker Academy in the same city.
Early life
Ding Junhui was born on 1 April 1987, in Yixing, Jiangsu.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At eight years old, Ding accompanied his father, a pool enthusiast, who wanted to practice with a local pool expert. When his father went for a toilet break, Ding took the cue and played with the professional. Ding won the game before his father returned. Since then, Ding's parents supported him in cue sports training, particularly snooker.<ref name="bbc2016">Template:Cite news</ref> At age nine, he was taken by his father to the training centre of the Chinese national snooker team near Shanghai and persuaded his mother to sell their home and grocery business so Ding could continue playing snooker as a career.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The family moved to Dongguan, Guangdong, and Ding left formal education at age 11 to practice snooker for eight hours each day.<ref name="bbc2016" />
Career
Early career
Ding rose to international prominence in 2002 at age 15, when he won the Asian Under-21 Championship, the Asian Championship, and became the youngest ever winner of the IBSF World Under-21 Championship.<ref name="ce profile">Template:Cite web</ref> He was unable to progress much in 2003 when both Asian tournaments were canceled because of the 2002–03 SARS virus outbreak, but he reached the semi-finals of the IBSF World Under-21 Championship, and the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) awarded him a concession to play on the main snooker tour, which enabled him to turn professional in September 2003.<ref name="ce profile" /> In the same year, Ding became the number-one-ranked player in China.<ref name="Ding147-bio">Template:Cite web</ref>
First UK Championship and reaching the top-16 (2004–2007)
In February 2004, Ding was awarded a wildcard entry to the Masters held in London. In the wildcard round, he beat the world number 16 player Joe Perry.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the first round, he lost 5–6 to Stephen Lee after leading 5–2.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In April 2005, Ding celebrated his 18th birthday by reaching the final of the China Open in Beijing, defeating world top 16 ranked players Peter Ebdon, Marco Fu, and Ken Doherty. In the final, Ding beat the world number three Stephen Hendry by 9–5 to win his first ranking tournament. The match was watched by 110 million people on China's national sports channel CCTV-5; it was the largest television audience recorded for a snooker match.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In December 2005, Ding beat Jimmy White, Paul Hunter, and Joe Perry to reach the final of the UK Championship. In the final, he beat Steve Davis by 10–6 to become the first player from outside the UK to win the tournament.<ref name="EurosportFinal">Template:Cite web</ref> Ding's provisional world ranking rose from 62 at the start of the 2005–06 season to 27 at the end of the season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Ranking history">Template:Cite web</ref>
At the 2006 China Open, Ding lost 2–6 in the semi-finals to eventual winner Mark Williams.<ref name="Snooker Database">Template:Cite web</ref> During the Northern Ireland Trophy event, he beat Stephen Lee 6–1 in the semi-finals. In the final, Ding defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–6 to win his third ranking tournament, becoming the third person under 20 to do so after O'Sullivan and John Higgins.<ref name="NIFinal">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In December 2006, Ding won three gold medals at the 2006 Asian Games, winning the single, double, and team snooker competitions.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The following week, he reached the quarter-finals of the 2006 UK Championship as the defending champion, but lost 5–9 to his practice partner and eventual winner Peter Ebdon.<ref name="UKDefense">Template:Cite web</ref> Ding ended the 2006–07 season ranked world number nine, which was his first top-ten placement.<ref name="Ranking history" />
Youngest maximum break and wildcard Masters finalist (2007–2009)
In January 2007, Ding defeated Cao Xinlong 5–4 to reach the final of the Chinese National Championship in his home town of Yixing, Jiangsu. He defeated Xiao Guodong in the final by 6–2 to become the national champion again.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 14 January, Ding made a 147 break in his first-round match against Anthony Hamilton at the Masters, which was Ding's first maximum break and the first maximum break made at the competition since Kirk Stevens' in 1984.<ref name="Maximum">Template:Cite web</ref> The break made Ding the youngest player to make a televised 147—a record previously held by Ronnie O'Sullivan—and the first Chinese player to make a televised maximum.<ref name="Maximum" /> Ding played O'Sullivan in the final, becoming the second-youngest player and the first Asian player to reach a Masters' final.<ref name="chinadaily">Template:Cite news</ref>
After Ding won the first two frames, O'Sullivan went on to dominate the match. This, along with the boisterous and hostile nature of the London crowd, led Ding to leave the table in tears during the twelfth frame when he was trailing 3–8 in the best-of-19-frames contest. Ding appeared resigned to defeat, taking little time to consider his shot selection, and shook hands with O'Sullivan after the frame. O'Sullivan consoled Ding and they walked arm-in-arm to the backstage area. Because it was the last frame before the mid-session interval, it was uncertain whether Ding had conceded the match. O'Sullivan won the match in the first frame after the interval; Ding later said he thought the match was a "best of 17".<ref name="chinadaily" /><ref name="masters2007">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ding was defeated in the first round of the next two consecutive tournaments, losing 2–5 to Stephen Maguire in the 2007 Malta Cup<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and 1–5 to Jamie Cope in the Welsh Open.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In March 2007, Ding qualified for the televised stages of the World Championship for the first time after beating Mark Davis in the final qualifying round.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His losing streak in ranking tournaments continued, with a 3–5 loss to Barry Hawkins in the first round of the China Open and a 2–10 loss against O'Sullivan at the World Championship. Despite this, Ding ended the 2006–07 season ranked world number 11.<ref name="Ranking history" />
The following season, Ding was consistent, reaching the last 16 of all-but-one ranking event. However, he failed to reach a single semi-final, causing him to drop to number 13 in the world rankings.<ref name="Ranking history" /> At the 2008 World Snooker Championship, Ding reached the second round for the first time, beating Marco Fu 10–9 before losing 7–13 to Stephen Hendry. During the 2007 Premier League Snooker, Ding recorded 495 unanswered points (most points without reply) against Stephen Hendry, setting a record for the most unanswered points in any professional snooker tournament.<ref name="Turner 2008 2">Template:Cite web</ref> The record was surpassed in 2014 when Ronnie O'Sullivan recorded 556 unanswered points against Ricky Walden.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ding started the 2008–09 season on a high, winning the Jiangsu Classic after beating Ryan Day 4–0 in the semi-final and Mark Selby 6–5 in the final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In October, he participated in the third event of the World Series of Snooker. Ding won the event after defeating Ken Doherty 6–4 in the final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the fourth event in November, Ding defeated Mark Selby 4–2 in the semi-final, before losing 0–5 to John Higgins in the final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 16 December, in his second-round match against John Higgins at the 2008 UK Championship, Ding scored a maximum 147 break in the third frame.<ref name="BBC Sport News Archive">Template:Cite news</ref>
Second UK Championship (2009/2010)
Ding began the 2009/2010 season by reaching the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters. He reached the final of the Grand Prix by defeating Matthew Stevens 5–4 in the first round, Stephen Maguire 5–1 in the second round, Peter Ebdon 5–2 in the quarter-finals, and Mark Williams 6–1 in the semi-finals, losing 4–9 to Neil Robertson in the final.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At the 2009 UK Championship, Ding reached the final after defeating Mike Dunn 9–5, Shaun Murphy 9–3, Ali Carter 9–8, and Stephen Maguire 9–5.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He went on to defeat John Higgins 10–8 in the final to win his second UK title.<ref name="2009UK">Template:Cite news</ref>
After losing against Mark Selby 1–6 at the Masters and Jamie Cope 3–5 at the Welsh Open, Ding returned to form, scoring nine century breaks on his way to the final of the China Open. He lost 6–10 to Mark Williams despite leading 5–4 at the end of the first session.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At the World Championship, Ding defeated Stuart Pettman 10–1 in the first round.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He lost 10–13 against Shaun Murphy in the second round.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding ended the season ranked world number five, an increase of eight places from the previous season.<ref name="Ranking history" />
Masters winner (2010/2011)
At the 2010 Wuxi Classic, Ding lost 8–9 in the final despite leading 8–2.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding reached the second round of the Shanghai Masters and the quarter-finals of the World Open, where he lost 1–5 to Jamie Cope and 2–3 to Mark Williams.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding failed to defend his 2010 UK Championship title, losing 8–9 against Mark Allen.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In January 2011, Ding reached his second Masters final, beating Jamie Cope 6–3 in the semi-final. Ding won the Masters for the first time, beating Marco Fu 10–4 in the first-ever all-Chinese Masters final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="2011Masters">Template:Cite news</ref>
Ding had a career-best run at the 2011 World Snooker Championship. He beat Jamie Burnett 10–2 in the first round, advancing to the last 16 of the World Championship for the fourth consecutive year.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He played Stuart Bingham in the second round; he was losing 9–12 with his opponent needing one frame for victory but Ding made a comeback, winning four consecutive frames to win 13–12 and reach the quarter-finals of the world championship for the first time in his career.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In his quarter-final with Mark Selby, Ding led 10–6 after the first two sessions of the match. Selby built strong momentum by winning the first four frames of the last session to level at 10–10. Ding won the match 13–10 to set up a semi-final against Judd Trump.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In their semi-final, Ding and Trump were level at 12–12 after the third session. In the last session, Trump built momentum and led 14–12 but Ding won the next three frames with a 138 break to tie Mark King for highest tournament break and a 119 break. Ding lost the next three frames and lost the match 15–17.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He ended the season with a career-high ranking of world number four.<ref name="Ranking history" />
Fifth ranking event win (2011/2012)
At the 2011 Wuxi Classic, Ding lost 5–6 to Mark Selby in the semi-finals,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> failing to reach the tournament's final for the first time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At the World Cup, Ding and Liang Wenbo partnered to represent China. They won the final, 4–2, against Northern Ireland.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding lost 2–5 against Stuart Bingham in the first round of the Australian Goldfields Open.<ref name="WWW Snooker">Template:Cite web</ref> At the second event of the Players Tour Championship, Ding reached the final but lost 0–4 against Judd Trump.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding was knocked out by Neil Robertson 6–2 in the quarter-finals of the 2011 UK Championship.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Ding in the Masters for the third time in his career, losing in the first round 4–6.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Ding beat Mark Selby in the 2012 Welsh Open to win his fifth ranking tournament and £30,000.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Ding's form continued. He won the 2012 Championship League tournament and a place in the 2012 Premier League.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding reached the semi-finals of the China Open but was eliminated after losing 3–6 to eventual winner Peter Ebdon.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding ended the season with a defeat in the first round of the World Championship, losing 9–10 to Ryan Day having had a 9–6 lead. After the match, Ding criticised the condition of the tables at the event and the attitude of the audience, saying both were "rubbish".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He finished the year ranked world number 11, having dropped seven places during the season.<ref name="Ranking history" />
Players Tour Championship (2012/2013)
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Ding did not progress past the second round of the first six ranking events of the 2012–13 season and found himself ranked world number 11 in December.<ref name="2012/13">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He won the minor-ranking Scottish Open, defeating Anthony McGill in the final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding's form then improved; at the Welsh Open, he beat Mark King, Mark Allen, and Robert Milkins to reach the semi-finals, where he was beaten 5–6 by Stuart Bingham.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At the World Open, he was defeated 0–5 by John Higgins in the quarter-finals.<ref name="2012/13" /> His title at the Scottish Open formed part of the Players Tour Championship events. Ding finished sixth on the order of merit to qualify for the finals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
At the finals, Ding made the fifth 147 of his career in the first frame of his quarter-final against Allen and made two more century breaks in a 4–3 win.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He beat Kurt Maflin 4–0 in the semi-finals; in the final, he recovered from 0–3 against Neil Robertson to take his sixth ranking title with a 4–3 win.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding made eight century breaks in the 20 frames he won during the tournament; no other player scored more than one.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His poor form in tournaments played in China continued; he was beaten 3–5 by Barry Hawkins in the first round of the China Open.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Ding beat veteran Alan McManus 10–5 in the first round of the World Championship and recovered from 2–6 after the first session against Mark King in the second round to lead 9–7 after the next session and won 13–9.<ref name="2012/13" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding faced Barry Hawkins in the quarter-finals and played inconsistently throughout the match, losing 7–13.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His end-of-season world ranking was 10.<ref name="Ranking history" />
Three consecutive ranking wins (2013/2014)
In the second round of the 2013 Wuxi Classic, Ding lost 1–5 to Joe Perry. At the minor-ranking Bluebell Wood Open, he made a rare 146 break while beating Jimmy Robertson in the quarter-finals before losing 3–4 to Marco Fu in the semi-finals.<ref name="2013/14">Template:Cite web</ref> In September 2013, Ding won his seventh ranking event title at the Shanghai Masters. The final against Xiao Guodong was the first all-Chinese final of a ranking event in the history of snooker. Ding made a century break and seven more breaks above 50 to win 10–6.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He then played at the Ruhr Open, a minor-ranking event, losing 1–4 to Mark Allen in the final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Following that, Ding played in the first Indian Open, defeating Aditya Mehta 5–0 in the final to become the first player to win back-to-back major-ranking event titles in the same season since Ronnie O'Sullivan in 2003.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding continued dominating the game in the following major ranking event, the International Championship, where he beat Graeme Dott 9–7 in the semi-finals with a 63-point clearance in the last frame.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the final—the second all-Chinese ranking event final in three ranking events—Ding and Marco Fu compiled seven century breaks; Ding five and Fu two. Ding rallied from 8–9 down to win the final two frames and became the first player to win three consecutive major-ranking events since Stephen Hendry won five consecutively in 1990.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
After his hat-trick, Ding reached world number three in the rankings for the first time in his career, before reaching number two just behind Neil Robertson. Ding won two more ranking titles; the German Masters, beating Judd Trump 9–5 in the final, and the China Open by beating Robertson 10–5 in the final to equal Hendry's season record of five wins.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was also the runner-up in the Welsh Open to Ronnie O'Sullivan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At the World Championship, however, Ding was defeated by world number 75 Michael Wasley 10–9 in the first round, which Ding had led 6–3 and 9–8.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Ding finished the season ranked world number two—a career high—and was held off the number-one spot by Mark Selby, who won the World Championship.<ref name="Ranking history" /> Ding was fined £5,000 and referred to the WPBSA Disciplinary Committee by the WSL for failing to attend their awards dinner.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2014/2015
At the start of the 2014–15 season, Ding failed to qualify for the televised stages of the 2014 Wuxi Classic, losing 0–5 to Oliver Brown in the qualifiers.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Ding, however, then won the Yixing Open with a 4–2 victory over Michael Holt in the final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At the Shanghai Masters, he was defeated 6–4 by Stuart Bingham in the semi-finals after losing the last four frames of the match.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Ronnie O'Sullivan eliminated Ding 6–4 in the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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In the third round of the 2014 UK Championship, Ding fought from 1–5 down to send his match against James Cahill to a deciding frame. Ding recovered from needing three snookers in the tenth frame when world 100-ranked Cahill left a free ball. In the final frame, however, Ding missed a red when on a break of 32, which allowed Cahill a chance to knock him out, which he did.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Despite the loss, Ding became the 11th world number one and first from Asia thanks to early eliminations of Mark Selby and Neil Robertson.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Ding held the top spot for a week before Robertson reclaimed it.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding's poor form continued into 2015 as he was eliminated in the first round in six successive events: 3–6 to Joe Perry at the Masters; 4–5 to Ryan Day at the German Masters; 1–4 to world number 115 Lee Walker at the Welsh Open; 3–4 to Thepchaiya Un-Nooh at the Indian Open; 1–4 to Ricky Walden at the World Grand Prix; and 1–4 to Joe Perry at the 2015 Players Championship Grand Final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His form improved at the China Open as he defeated Marcus Campbell and Mark Davis—both 5–1—and Mark Williams 5–2 to reach the quarter-finals, where he beat John Higgins 5–4 on the colours.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In Ding's second ranking-event semi-final of the season, he tied the scores at 5–5 after being 3–5 down to world number 56 Gary Wilson but lost the deciding frame.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In the opening rounds of the World Championship, Ding came back from 0–4 down against Mark Davis to win 10–7 and from 1–5 down against John Higgins to win 13–9.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Ding lost the first six frames of his quarter-final match against Judd Trump and was beaten 13–4.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He ended the season ranked world number four.<ref name="Ranking history" />
World Championship finalist (2015/2016)
In the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters, Ding lost 4–5 on the final black to Kyren Wilson.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding won the Haining Open, defeating Ricky Walden 4–3 in the final. It was Ding's first title carrying ranking points in 16 months.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the main ranking events, he was knocked out in the second round of the International Championship and in the first round of the 2015 UK Championship by amateur player Adam Duffy. After losing to Duffy, Ding's press conference, during which he swore and criticised the conditions at the event, lasted less than one minute.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He also failed to qualify for the German Masters and was knocked out in the first round of the Masters by Stuart Bingham.<ref name="2015/16">Template:Cite web</ref>
Ding made the sixth 147 break of his career in the quarter-finals of the Welsh Open against Neil Robertson. Ding also made a 120 but these were the only frames he won and he was defeated 5–2.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At the World Grand Prix, Ding beat Ben Woollaston 4–3, Peter Ebdon 4–0, and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4–3 to reach his first semi-final of the season against Shaun Murphy, which he lost 3–6.<ref name="2015/16" /> In the quarter-finals of the PTC Finals, Ding was defeated 4–2 by Barry Hawkins and he lost 1–5 to Lee Walker in the China Open qualifying.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Ding, who had won five ranking events two seasons before, had left the world's top 16 and needed to qualify for the World Championship. He did so by winning three matches, conceding seven frames. He compiled his 400th century break of his career during this run. Ding beat Martin Gould by 10–8 and Judd Trump by 13–10 in the first and second rounds, respectively.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He defeated Mark Williams 13–3 in the quarter-finals and Alan McManus 17–11 in the semi-final, during which he set a new record of seven century breaks, the most scored by a single player in a World Championship match at the Crucible Theatre. With this victory, Ding became the first Asian player to reach the final of the World Championship.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="FirstAsian">Template:Cite news</ref> He made 15 century breaks during the championship, one short of the record of 16 set by Stephen Hendry in the 2002 Championship. Ding lost the final 14–18 to Mark Selby.<ref name="2016WC">Template:Cite news</ref> His end-of-season world ranking was nine.<ref name="Ranking history" />
First Six-red World Championship (2016/2017)
Ding won the 2016 Six-red World Championship, beating Stuart Bingham on the final black in the final by 8–7.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding won his second Shanghai Masters title, defeating Mark Selby 10–6 in the final. It was the 12th ranking-tournament win of his career and he also became the first player to win the event twice.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Ding defeated John Higgins 6–2 and Judd Trump 9–4 to reach the final of the International Championship, where he made a high break of 47 but Mark Selby won the last seven frames to beat him 10–1.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the semi-finals of the 2016 Champion of Champions, Ding made four centuries but was beaten 6–5 by Higgins.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He lost 2–6 to Jamie Jones in the third round of the UK Championship.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the first round of the Players Championship, Ding recovered from being 0–4 down to Higgins to win 5–4. He then defeated Anthony Hamilton 5–2.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding was 5–3 up against Marco Fu in the semi-finals but lost the match 5–6.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ding was eliminated from the China Open in the quarter-finals after losing 1–5 to Kyren Wilson.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At the World Championship, Ding beat Zhou Yuelong in the first round by 10–5 and, after leading 6–2 and 9–7, Liang Wenbo was leading Ding 13–11 in the second round. Ding made a 132 break to level the match and a 70 in the decider to progress with a score of 13–12.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He played Ronnie O'Sullivan in the quarter-finals. Despite a career-record ten losses and two wins prior to the match, Ding won 13–10.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In his semi-final with Mark Selby, Ding made two consecutive centuries to end the third session at 12–12. He won two frames from 16 to 13 down but missed a blue in the next frame and lost 15–17. Ding said his game would continue to improve as he had played with more confidence and aggression throughout the event.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He ended the season ranked world number four.<ref name="Ranking history" />
World Cup win (2017/2018)
At the 2017 World Cup, Ding and China's number-two player, Liang Wenbo, defeated the English pair, Judd Trump and Barry Hawkins, in a deciding frame, winning the event 4–3.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Ding led the Chinese team at the CVB Snooker Challenge, losing 9–26 to the British team. He lost 1–6 to the captain of the British team, Ronnie O'Sullivan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He then participated in the second China Championship but was defeated in a 5–0 whitewash to Alan McManus in the last 32 in a rematch of the semi-finals of the 2015 World Championship.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> As the defending Six-red World Champion, Ding lost 1–6 to Marco Fu in the last 16.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding won the World Open, beating Luca Brecel 6–4 in the semi-finals and Kyren Wilson 10–3 in the final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2018, Ding returned to form and reached the final of the World Grand Prix, where he won a 6–5 victory over Mark Selby in the semi-final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding struggled in the final, losing 3–10 to Ronnie O'Sullivan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He finished the season ranked world number six.<ref name="Ranking history" />
2018/2019
At the 2018 Six-red World Championship, Ding defeated Luca Brecel 7–6 in the semi-final, but lost 4–8 to Kyren Wilson in the final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At the 2018 Shanghai Masters, he won his second round match 6–3 against Mark Allen. He then beat Mark Selby 6–5 in the quarter-final, before losing 9–10 to Barry Hawkins in the semi-final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In January 2019, Ding participated in the Masters, beating Jack Lisowski 6–1 in the first round and Luca Brecel 6–5 in the quarter-final. He lost 3–6 to Ronnie O'Sullivan in the semi-final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At the 2019 German Masters, Ding defeated Fergal O'Brien 5–3 in the last 32 and Xiao Guodong 5–4 in the last 16. However, he lost 3–5 to Duane Jones in the quarter-final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At the 2019 World Snooker Championship, Ding beat Anthony McGill 10–7 in the first round, but lost 9–13 to Judd Trump in the second round.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His end-of-season world ranking was ten.<ref name="Ranking history" />
Third UK Championship (2019/2020)
In the 2019–20 season, Ding and compatriot Yan Bingtao participated in the World Cup.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They beat Andy Lee and Cheung Ka Wai 4–0 in the quarter-finals, before losing 1–4 in the semi-finals to eventual winners John Higgins and Stephen Maguire.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding reached the quarter-finals of the 2019 International Championship.<ref name="snoo_Resu">Template:Cite web</ref> At the 2019 Six-red World Championship, he reached the quarter-finals, losing to Gary Wilson after a 5–4 lead.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
At the 2019 UK Championship, Ding beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–4 in the last 16.<ref name="2019UK">Template:Cite web</ref> He defeated Liang Wenbo in the quarter-finals and Yan Bingtao in the semi-finals, both by 6–2.<ref name="2019UK" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the final, Ding beat Stephen Maguire 10–6, clinching his third UK title and his first since 2009. His win made him the fifth player to win the UK title three or more times, and it was his first ranking event win since 2017.<ref name="2019UKFinal">Template:Cite web</ref> Throughout the competition, Ding compiled ten century breaks, including four during the final.<ref name="2019UKFinal" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Following the event, his ranking increased seven spots to ninth.<ref name="2019UKFinal" /> Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Ding did not participate at another event until the 2020 World Snooker Championship. At the World Championship, Ding led Mark King 9–7 in their first round match before King won two 50-minute frames to level the match at 9–9 and send it into a decider. Ding won the deciding frame to progress 10–9 where he would face O'Sullivan in round two. After two very tight sessions, the players were tied at 4–4 and then 8–8 going into the third and final session. O'Sullivan proved too strong in the third session and Ding eventually lost the match 10–13.
Fall from the top 16 and return (2021–present)
Ding's best performances during the 2020–21 season were reaching the quarter-finals of four ranking tournaments as well as the quarter-finals of the Champion of Champions.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His season ended with a 9–10 loss to Stuart Bingham in the first round of the 2021 World Snooker Championship.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> By late 2021, he had won just one ranking event in the previous four years, had missed many tournaments through choice or circumstance, and had struggled to practice while spending long stretches of time in China during the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> After he lost 3–6 to world number 55 Sam Craigie in the last 64 of the 2021 UK Championship, he fell out of the top 16 in the world rankings, meaning that he did not qualify for the Masters for the first time since he was 18 years old in 2006.<ref name=":0" /> Speaking on BBC Two after Ding's loss to Craigie, seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry expressed concern about Ding's future in the sport: "I don't know what has happened to Ding. I don't know whether we have seen the best of him. He looks like he doesn't really care that much anymore... Any pressure balls he does not look like getting anymore. I don't know where Ding goes from here."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After Ding lost 3–4 to world number 65 Zhang Anda in the qualifying round of the Scottish Open, pundit Alan McManus echoed Hendry's concerns, stating that Ding had "big problems to fix."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In January 2022, Ding was ranked 30th in the world, was 68th on the one-year ranking list, and had fallen to become China's fourth-ranked player, behind Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao, and Zhou Yuelong.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ding beat compatriot Tian Pengfei 6–4 and David Lilley 10–7 in the third and final qualifying rounds of the 2022 World Championship but lost 8–10 to Kyren Wilson in the first round, showing signs of frustration during the match.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It was Ding's 16th consecutive year at the Crucible.<ref name=":9">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Before the 2022 UK Championship, Ding had fallen to 38th in the world rankings and had to win two qualifying matches to reach the tournament's main stage. However, Ding reached his first ranking final in three years with wins, including a 6–0 whitewash of world number one O'Sullivan in the quarter-finals. Ding lost 7–10 to Mark Allen in the final, despite having led 6–1. As runner-up, he advanced from 38th to 19th place in the world rankings.<ref name="2022UKFinal">Template:Cite news</ref> A return to form at the 2023 UK Championship saw Ding secure a 6–5 victory over Mark Williams in the quarter-final, which marked his return to the top 16 in the rankings and a spot at the 2024 Masters.<ref name="Eurosport_semi2">Template:Cite web</ref> Ding reached the final of that UK Championship, where he lost 7–10 to Ronnie O'Sullivan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> One month later he faced O'Sullivan again in the first round of the Masters. He made a 147 break in the seventh frame of the match, accounting for two of the only four maximums during the 50-year history of the Masters. Ding, however, was ultimately beaten 3–6.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding's 10–7 victory over Chris Wakelin in the final of the 2024 International Championship in China was his first ranking title win since 2019, and his fifteenth overall.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At the 2025 Masters, Ding defeated Mark Williams 6Template:Nbnd5 in the first round<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but was then beaten 3Template:Nbnd6 by Judd Trump in the quarter-final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The "Ding Junhui curse"
Beginning with the 2024 Players Championship in February 2024, 22 consecutive tournaments in which Ding participated featured a pattern that came to be known as the "Ding Junhui curse" or the "Ding curse". In these events, every player who defeated Ding lost in the next round.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Stan Moody ended the so-called "curse" at the 2025 Wuhan Open in August 2025 when he defeated Ding in the last 64 and then beat Zhou Yuelong in the last 32.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Achievements
Ding won three consecutive ranking tournaments in 2013. In Triple Crown events, he has reached the World Championship finals once, becoming the first Asian player to reach the final of the World Championship in 2016 before losing 14–18 to Mark Selby.<ref name="FirstAsian" /><ref name="2016WC" /> He has reached the finals of the UK Championship five times, winning in 2005, 2009, 2019 and losing in 2022 and 2023.<ref name="EurosportFinal" /><ref name="2009UK" /><ref name="2019UKFinal" /><ref name="2022UKFinal" /> He has made two appearances in the Masters' final, losing in 2007 and winning in 2011.<ref name="chinadaily" /><ref name="2011Masters" />
During his professional playing career, Ding has compiled more than 600 competitive century breaks and seven 147 maximum breaks in professional competition. His first maximum break came at the 2007 Masters at the age of 19 years and seven months, making Ding the youngest player to have made a televised 147. Ding's second maximum break came at the 2008 UK Championship. His third came in the first round of the FFB Snooker Open in 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Two days later, he compiled his fourth maximum in a 4–1 victory against James Cahill. The fifth maximum came in his quarter-final of the 2013 PTC Finals against Mark Allen.<ref name="Ding 2013 max">Template:Cite web</ref> On 19 February 2016, he made his sixth maximum against Neil Robertson in the quarter-finals of the Welsh Open.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding made his 7th maximum against Ronnie O'Sullivan in the 2024 Masters.
Personal life
Ding enrolled at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2006 to study Business Administration and Management.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He is a long-time resident of Sheffield, England.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He practices at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding is a patron of Sheffield United F.C.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2014, Ding married Zhang Yuanyuan, also known as Apple Zhang. The couple's daughter was born in August 2018.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ding's mother, Chen Xijuan, died from cancer in January 2017, aged 55.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In popular culture
A 26-episode cartoon series, Dragon Ball No.1, by Beijing-based D5 Studio, which is based on Ding's growth from a shy boy to a snooker star, was broadcast on Chinese television in 2010.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Performance and rankings timeline
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| Rankings<ref group="nb">It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season</ref> | <ref group="nb" name="AMA">He was an amateur</ref> | <ref group="nb">New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking</ref> | 76 | 62 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | A | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 5R | 6R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 3R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | 4R | 3R | 2R | QF | A | 3R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | A | LQ | 3R | Tournament Not Held | A | 2R | 3R | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | LQ | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | A | A | 1R | QF | A | 1R | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | Tournament Not Held | 2R | W | LQ | 2R | F | 1R | 3R | QF | Not Held | QF | W | 3R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | LQ | 1R | W | QF | QF | 2R | W | 2R | QF | 1R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 4R | W | 2R | 2R | F | F | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | A | A | A | A | A | WD | 1R | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open<ref group="nb">The event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)</ref> | A | 2R | Tournament Not Held | MR | Not Held | A | 3R | 4R | 3R | QF | LQ | 2R | 2R | 3R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters | Tournament Not Held | QF | 1R | 2R | W | 1R | LQ | A | QF | QF | 1R | QF | LQ | LQ | LQ | WD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | NR | SF | 2R | F | 2R | 1R | 2R | DNQ | 2R | SF | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship<ref group="nb">The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)</ref> | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | 2R | W | 1R | 1R | QF | SF | QF | DNQ | 1R | 1R | DNQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | QF | W | SF | F | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | 4R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open<ref group="nb">The event was called the LG Cup (2001/2002 and 2003/2004) and the Grand Prix (2004/2005–2009/2010)</ref> | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | RR | RR | QF | F | QF | 1R | QF | 3R | Not Held | 2R | W | 2R | 3R | Not Held | F | 3R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | WD | DNQ | DNQ | SF | QF | SF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | F | SF | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | SF | 2R | Not Held | 2R | QF | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champion of Champions | Tournament Not Held | QF | SF | A | SF | 1R | QF | A | QF | 1R | A | QF | 1R | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Nowrap | Tournament Not Held | 2R | QF | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | A | 1R | QF | LQ | F | QF | QF | 1R | W | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Tournament Not Held | A | RR | RR | RR | W | SF | A | A | A | A | A | RR | A | A | RR | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irish Masters | NR | LQ | LQ | NH | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Not Held | NR | W | 3R | 2R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic<ref group="nb" name="WUC">The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)</ref> | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | 1R | 2R | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | W | SF | QF | W | WD | Non-Ranking | Not Held | Non-Ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | W | 1R | NH | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open | WR | NH | W | SF | 1R | 2R | 1R | F | SF | SF | 1R | W | SF | LQ | QF | 3R | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | 2R | 2R | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | 2R | WD | A | A | 1R | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters<ref group="nb" name="EUR">The event was called the European Open (2001/2002 and 2003/2004) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)</ref> | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | NR | Tournament Not Held | WD | A | A | 2R | QF | A | A | A | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champions v Asia Stars | Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Not Held | 1R | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Euro-Asia Masters Challenge | NH | RR | SF | Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Cup<ref group="nb" name="EUR"/> | Ranking Event | SF | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huangshan Cup | Tournament Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series Warsaw | Tournament Not Held | W | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series Moscow | Tournament Not Held | F | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series Grand Final | Tournament Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hainan Classic | Tournament Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic<ref group="nb" name="WUC"/> | Tournament Not Held | W | F | F | SF | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Snooker | Tournament Not Held | F | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier League Snooker | A | A | A | SF | RR | SF | RR | A | RR | F | RR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Ranking Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship<ref group="nb">The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009) and the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)</ref> | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 2R | W | 2R | F | QF | Not Held | W | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
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| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
| PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. | |||
Career finals
Ranking finals: 24 (15 titles)
| Legend |
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| World Championship (0–1) |
| UK Championship (3–2) |
| Other (12–6) |
Minor-ranking finals: 7 (4 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2010 | Players Tour Championship – Event 5 | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 4–1 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2011 | Players Tour Championship – Event 2 | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 0–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2012 | Template:Nowrap | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 0–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 2012 | Scottish Open | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 4–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2013 | Ruhr Open | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 1–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 2014 | Yixing Open | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 4–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 2015 | Haining Open | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 4–3 |
Non-ranking finals: 14 (6 titles)
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| The Masters (1–1) |
| Premier League (0–1) |
| Other (5–6) |
Team finals: 3 (2 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2011 | World Cup | Template:Flagcountry | Template:Flagcountry | 4–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 2017 | World Cup (2) | Template:Flagcountry A | Template:Flagcountry | 4–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2017 | CVB Snooker Challenge | Template:Flagcountry | Template:Flagcountry | 9–26 |
Pro-am finals: 4 (2 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2002 | Asian Games | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 3–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 2006 | Asian Games (2) | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 4–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2010 | Asian Games | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 2–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2013 | Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 2–4 |
Amateur finals: 3 (3 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2002 | ACBS Asian Under-21 Championship | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 2002 | IBSF World Under-21 Championship | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 11–9 |
| Winner | 3. | 2002 | ACBS Asian Championship | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 8–1 |
See also
References
Further reading
- April 2007 Interview with Snooker player Ding Junhui (archived copy) by The Independent (UK), originally published 20 April 2007
External links
Template:UK Championship winners Template:Masters winners Template:Snooker world number ones Template:Xinhua News Agency's Top Ten Chinese Athletes of the Year
- 1987 births
- People from Yixing
- Living people
- Chinese snooker players
- Masters (snooker) champions
- UK champions (snooker)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University alumni
- Sportspeople from Wuxi
- Asian Games gold medalists in cue sports
- Asian Games silver medalists in cue sports
- Cue sports players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Cue sports players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Cue sports players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Six-red World Championships champions
- World number one snooker players
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- World Games silver medalists
- World Games medalists for China
- World Games medalists in cue sports
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2005 World Games
- Competitors at the 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games