1-6!Ding Junhui defeated O'Sullivan miserably, and fans were helpless: I remembered Ke Jie vs. Alpha Dog
On January 21, 2024, Beijing time, in the second semi-final of the Snooker World Grand Prix, Ding Junhui defeated O'Sullivan 1-6 and missed the final. The 48-year-old O'Sullivan hit four shots to break 100 in 11 rounds of 6 wins, and the long platform offense, security, and defense were all impeccable, and he was simply the pinnacle of O'Sullivan. Many fans said that Ding Junhui seemed to be playing a game with a robot, and some fans reluctantly said that they remembered Ke Jie of Go against Alpha Dog.
This season, Ding Junhui's state has improved significantly, and he is getting closer and closer to breaking the championship drought, but in the previous two official matches against O'Sullivan, Ding Junhui ended in failure. After defeating Zhang Anda in the quarterfinals, Ding Junhui is looking forward to meeting O'Sullivan for the third time this season, and he hopes to improve his competitive state and strive to win O'Sullivan once. Ding Junhui was full of confidence before the game, but the reality was cruel.
Participating in the Masters and the World Grand Prix in a row, O'Sullivan did not show fatigue, but was getting better and better. In the semi-finals against Ding Junhui, O'Sullivan scored 135 points in a single stroke as soon as he came up, in fact, Ding Junhui's on-the-spot state was also good, and then he returned 85 points in a single stroke. However, after 1 draw, O'Sullivan completely took over the game, and he scored 128 points, 79 points, 90 points, 128 points, and 124 points in a single stroke in a row, winning 5 games in a row, and directly defeated Ding Junhui 6-1.
As a 48-year-old veteran, in the best-of-11 game, O'Sullivan hit four shots to break 100, and all of them exceeded 120 points, as long as he was given the opportunity, he would win with one shot. In addition to attacking, O'Sullivan has no mistakes in security, defense, etc., and the long platform offense is flawless, even if Ding Junhui is in good shape, he is very helpless in the face of such O'Sullivan, because O'Sullivan will not give him a chance to get started again.
It's hard to imagine that this is the 48-year-old O'Sullivan, the sense of oppression and dominance is too strong, just like a robot, and the data after the game speaks for itself. Some fans said that Ding Junhui was playing against a robot, just like Ke Jie of Go once played against Alpha Dog, and the result was helpless. O'Sullivan reached the final in a particularly perfect way, and after winning the Masters, he got the chance to challenge for the World Grand Prix title, and the opponent was Trump.
O'Sullivan and Trump met again in the final, and this is the pinnacle showdown. Seeing O'Sullivan's outstanding performance in the semifinals, I don't know if Trump is flustered? If O'Sullivan continues this state, then there are almost no opponents, it depends on how Trump responds, this final adopts a 19-game 10-win system, divided into two stages, I wish the two players all the best!