In the 2023 British Championships, Ding Junhui has been a finalist for 2 consecutive years, but he missed the championship again, which is a pity. World No. 1 O'Sullivan is not old, defeating Chinese celebrities 10-7, becoming the first 8-crown champion since the inception of the event, and 62 finalists in the ranking tournament finals to unlock the 40th crown, both of which are the first in history.
Looking back at the history of the **g ranking tournament, the 1974 World Championships has been the first ranking tournament, and there have been 415 finals and 114 people have been shortlisted. O'Sullivan led the final with 62 entries, billiards emperor Hendry entered the second place in the final with 57, and Higgins, a member of the 75 Sanjie and 31 champions, entered the championship battle 55 times, ranking 3rd and is expected to surpass Emperor Heng.
Judd Trump tied legendary superstar Steve Davis for fourth all-time with 41 ranking finals. Ranked 6 to 10 are Mark Williams, Robertson, Selby, Murphy and Jimmy White. Ding Junhui reached the final 22 times and ranked 11th temporarily, 2 times behind the White Hurricane, and it was only a matter of time before the Chinese star surpassed the 10 championships.
At present, there are 2 people closest to Ding Junhui, Doherty is not worth mentioning, the world champion is over 50 years old and has passed his peak, Mark Allen is in the current year, before 17 times to the finals, only 5 times less than Ding Junhui, the post-80s star is expected to overtake in the corner.