In the World Snooker Tour, China's first brother Ding Junhui can be said to be the greatest player in Asian history. Even in the history of world snooker, he is a veritable top 10 player in terms of achievement.
However, since winning the British Championships in 2019, Ding Junhui has been out of championship titles for 4 years and 7 months. Among the top ten players in history, except for retired players, Ding Junhui can be said to be the worst performance in the past four years.
Although his form has picked up in the last two seasons, objectively speaking, it will still take a lot of time for him to break through the embarrassing situation. After all, it's not easy to win a tournament on tour, not to mention that he hasn't won a ranking tournament for too long.
Ding Junhui's championship drought in the ranking tournament has lasted for more than four years
For Asian snooker, Ding Junhui is undoubtedly the greatest player. However, it is also an objective fact that he has not won a ranking tournament in the last four years or so. In the 2019 British Championships, Ding Junhui went all the way to the final and defeated Maguire with an impeccable performance to realize the great achievement of the 14th crown in the ranking competition.
I thought it would be a step towards greater achievements, but I didn't expect him to find himself in an awkward position for the next three years. Not only did he drop to 38th in the world rankings at one point, but he struggled to win against a top-16 player.
Fortunately, in the last two seasons, Ding Junhui's form has picked up. Not only did he move up to No. 8 in the world rankings, but he also became the highest-ranked player in Asia. And he also proved that he is still at the top of his game with his outstanding performance.
Ding Junhui is the most accomplished snooker player in Asia
For the development of world snooker, Ding Junhui's existence can be said to be very important. The first brother of China has not only become the most influential great player, but also an irreplaceable presence in the sport.
Today, Ding Junhui has won 23 championships in the World Snooker Tour. This includes 14 rankings titles, 4 titles in the three major tournaments, and 3 titles in the British Championships. You must know that Ding Junhui is the first British Championship triple champion after the 80s, and he is also the only player in Asia who has won five championships in a single season and ranked No. 1 in the world.
For Asian snooker, Ding Junhui's current championship is a new record. Each of his victories represents a new chapter in Asia, and for Asian snooker, he is the only one in the sport. Objectively speaking, Ding Junhui still represents the highest level of Asian players, and his achievements also represent the most glorious glory in Asia.
Ding Junhui is still difficult to break his championship drought in ranking tournaments
In the past four years and seven months, Ding Junhui has still not broken his championship drought in ranking tournaments. For a perennially top-16 player with a top-10 list of achievements in history, such a performance is a bit embarrassing.
In the past two seasons, Ding Junhui has reached the final of the British Championship twice, the final of the World Open once, and the final of the Six Red Ball World Championships once. But he only won the Six Red Ball World Championship Invitational Tournament, and the other three ranking finals ended in defeat.
But despite this, Ding Junhui still said in an interview that he would not give up his goal because he did not win the championship. He is still hungry to win a lot of titles in the competition, and he still hopes that he can go further in the World Snooker Tour.
Ding Junhui firmly believes that as long as he does not give up, then everything is possible. Even though the road ahead is difficult, he also has the courage to challenge everything. As long as he is still climbing, it is entirely possible to climb to the top.