Ding Junhui advanced to the final of the British Championships
On the evening of December 3, Beijing time, the final of the 2023 British Championships started, Ding Junhui and O'Sullivan both appeared domineeringly, competing for the championship of this year's British Championships, in the first game, Ding Junhui swallowed the opening black 0-96, O'Sullivan took the lead of 1-0 and pointed to the 8th crown. However, this is a long-game game after all, and Ding Junhui still has a lot of time to adjust.
In the semifinals, Ding Junhui eliminated Trump 6-4, and O'Sullivan eliminated Wafei 6-2. This is the 32nd Ding Olympic Games, and in the previous 31 meetings, Ding Junhui only won 7, drew 3 and lost 21. Among them, there were 2 encounters in the British Championships, and in the quarterfinals last year, Ding Junhui swept O'Sullivan 6-0. In addition, there were 7 encounters in the finals, and Ding Junhui was at a disadvantage with 2 wins and 5 losses. Ding Junhui hit the 4th crown of the British Championships, and O'Sullivan hit the 8th crown of the British Championships. When the two appeared on the stage, the atmosphere was very warm, Ding Junhui also has a high popularity in the UK, not to mention O'Sullivan, who can be said to be the first person in the history of the first gram.
In the first game, Ding Junhui kicked off, and O'Sullivan came up and scored on the long platform, but he lost the red ball of the sticker library with a single stroke of 14 points, and the attack was interrupted. O'Sullivan entered the long platform again and successfully got started, hitting 20 points and then interrupting. Ding Junhui's defensive quality is not high, O'Sullivan continued to get started, this time, the opportunity is better, although it was a slightly difficult sticker ball, O'Sullivan was still able to score, and after scoring one blue and one red, he achieved a super score and won 96-0.