Xinhua News Agency, London, January 14 (Reporter Prince Jiang) Chinese player Ding Junhui held here on the 14th. In the first round of the snooker Masters competition, the British player lisosky, who took debut lightly at 6:1, for the second time in 8 years, I have advanced to the second round of the Masters competition.
Ding Junhui once won the championship of this competition in 2011, when the competition was still held in Wembley Stadium. Since he moved to Alexandra Palace in northern London in 2012, he has never played his due level here. He only won one match in 2017 before. However, against the 16th place in the world, Ding Junhui found the state of winning and encountered good luck.
Ding Junhui, who ranked eighth in the world, won the first game with a single stroke of 66 points. In the second game, lisosky made a mistake when leading 49:40. Ding Junhui got to the top and got 33 points. In the third game, lisosky took the lead again. In the end, there were only ball powder and black balls left. After more than half an hour of defensive battle, Ding Junhui hit two goals to reverse and win.
The fourth game was also thrilling. The backward Ding Junhui started from the green ball, scored 5 colorful ball in a row, and finally won by only one point. In the fifth game, he hit the momentum and shot a single shot with 123 points, leading by 5:0. Lisosky finally won the sixth game with a single stroke of 60 points, but Ding Junhui never gave him a chance again. The seventh game was locked at 88:26.
Ding Junhui said after the game: “I played very well today. The third game is very critical. When I left two goals, I lost one game and my opponent didn’t catch one chance. 3:0 leading and 2:1 must be different.”
He also said that this year’s performance is not the same as that of previous years, because recently I have practiced more and I am very happy to practice the ball. He believed that the opponent’s first competition was under greater pressure than himself and made more mistakes, so the opportunity to seize was not seized.
“I hope to win a few more games, of course I will win the championship after winning a few more games.” He laughed. Since only the top 16 players in the world participate in the Masters competition, winning 4 matches can win the championship.
Ding Junhui’s next opponent is Bressel, the 14th in the world. The Belgian player knocked out defending champion Allen in the opening battle the day before.
“Luca (bresell) is in very good condition this year. I watched his match with Allen. In fact, Allen played very well, but he still lost to his opponent, it can be seen that Luca is a very threatening opponent, and I still hope that as long as I play my own level.” Ding Junhui said.
The game will start at 7:00 p.m. on the 17th (3:00 a.m. Beijing time on the 18th).