5-6, in the semi-finals of the 2022 Snooker Turkish Masters, Ding Junhui lost 5-6 to Serte, stopping in the round of 4. From the 2019 British Championship to now, 824 days have passed, and Ding Junhui still has no championship in the account. In this game, Ding Junhui had a chance, but his luck was too bad, and he also had mistakes. Especially in the decider, the opponent made a snooker at the same time, Ding Junhui was very helpless, slapped Serter's buttocks with his hand, the meaning is obvious - how good luck your boy is!
This race is like a roller coaster, Ding Junhui fell behind 0-3, won 4 consecutive sets, 4-3, but Serte won the match point 5-4, Ding Junhui tied, 5-5! In the final set, Ding Junhui scored a red ball and mastered the initiative, but the offensive powder ball made a mistake. Since then, both sides have made mistakes, but Selter has had better luck, and while attacking the black ball, Selter made a snooker. Ding Junhui was very helpless, and before Serte returned to his seat, Ding Junhui patted the other party's buttocks. Of course, Selter was not angry, and it could be seen that the two sides had a good relationship.
In the end, after a struggle, Ding Junhui still conceded defeat in advance, and he did not want to sit on the sidelines and watch his opponent finish fighting.
Ding Junhui still has no chance of winning the championship, since winning the British Championship in 2019, 824 days have passed, and no champion has entered the account during Ding Junhui's period.
Of course, from the overall performance of this Masters, the momentum of Ding Junhui's recovery is still very obvious. Before Ding Junhui also spoke, his inner fighting spirit was already burning. As I said in an interview during this race – I firmly believe I can win the World Championship until the day I retire.
Ding Junhui's next game will be the Gibraltar Open at the end of the month, and now Ding Junhui must pay attention to every game.
In his career, Ding Junhui won 14 ranking championships, one world championship away from the Grand Slam. Ding Junhui is only 34 years old, and he hopes that he will not be discouraged, try to adjust his form, and launch an attack on the snooker Grand Slam.