On November 11, Beijing time, the 2023 Snooker International Championship continued. In the first semifinal, the famous Tom Forde eliminated Jordan Brown 9-6. In the second semi-final, Zhang Anda faced the world's No. 1 "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan. In the 1/4 finals, Zhang Anda defeated Ding Junhui 6-3.
In the 2023 Snooker International Championship, Ding Junhui, the "first brother of China" as the champion of the 2013 event, joined hands with the seven-time world champion "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan, "King of Accuracy" Judd Trump and other celebrities to participate. In the National Championships 10 years ago, Ding Junhui, who was at his peak, went all the way to the finals, and narrowly defeated Fu Jiajun 10-9 in the final to win the championship.
For Trump, his goal is to win back-to-back scoring 4 consecutive championships, having previously won the English Open championship, the Wuhan Open championship, and the Northern Ireland Open championship, equaling the back-to-back 3 consecutive championships created by Ding Junhui 10 years ago, and if he wins the championship again, he will surpass Ding Junhui's back-to-back 3 consecutive championships. And Ding Junhui's goal is undoubtedly looking forward to winning the second National Championship.
After fierce competition, O'Sullivan reached the top 4 as he wished, and he eliminated "Captain" Alister Carter 6-4 in the quarterfinals. Trump lost to Stephen Maguire 3-6 in the third round, and Ding Junhui lost to Zhang Anda 3-6 in the quarterfinals.
In this game, Ding Junhui first defeated Ian Burns 6-1, defeated Long Zehuang 6-4 in the second round, reversed Gary Wilson 6-5 in the third round, and defeated Pang Junxu 6-2 in the 1/8 finals, and advanced to the top 8 after four consecutive wins.
In the 1/4 finals, Ding Junhui faced Zhang Anda. In this game, Ding Junhui played a good half-time, and in the first five games, he led his opponent 1-0, 2-1, 3-2. But after that, he suddenly lost fire, and Zhang Anda broke out strongly, winning four games in a row and then reversing 6-3 to advance, and Ding Junhui's pace of rushing to the National Championship again stopped.