Ding Junhui scored 147 points, but he still lost to O'Sullivan, and the Chinese players were wiped out and bid farewell to the Masters. In the first round of the 2024 ** Masters Tournament, Chinese football leader Ding Junhui faced world No. 1 O'Sullivan. Although Ding Junhui was in excellent condition and performed well, scoring 147 points in a single stroke, he finally lost to O'Sullivan with a score of 3-6 and missed the opportunity to advance to the quarterfinals. After this battle, the Chinese players were completely defeated, ending the journey of this Masters. In addition to Ding Junhui, in this Masters, Zhang Anda also failed to advance to the quarterfinals and lost to Shaun Murphy. Ding Junhui was unlucky in the first round and encountered a strong opponent O'Sullivan. The two have played each other 32 times before, and Ding Junhui has only won 7 times. At last year's British Championships, O'Sullivan defeated Ding Junhui in the final and won the championship.
Although the two had faced each other at the last Masters, Ding Junhui struggled to get a win. Ding Junhui defeated O'Sullivan 6-5 at the Lhasa Invitational Tournament, but the tournament was not officially recognized. At the beginning of the game, there were some mistakes on both sides, and O'Sullivan took the lead in seizing the opportunity and scored 67 points in a single stroke, taking the lead 100-27. Subsequently, O'Sullivan used multiple shots to win another game 74-37. In the third game, O'Sullivan made a mistake, Ding Junhui got started, but only scored 32 points to give up the opportunity, and then O'Sullivan scored 87 points in a single stroke to win, and the total score was 3-0 ahead. In the fourth game, Ding Junhui made a mistake in defense, and O'Sullivan scored 106 points in a single stroke to win again, leading the total score 4-0. In the fifth game, Ding Junhui struggled to pull back a city and won 61-59.
In the sixth game, Ding Junhui once again scored 92 points in a single stroke to recover a game. In the seventh game, O'Sullivan made a mistake, and Ding Junhui scored 147 points in a single stroke, chasing the total score to 3-4, and it was also the seventh time in his career that he scored 147 points in a single stroke. O'Sullivan took the lead in the eighth game, but lost the initiative after only scoring 8 points. He then scored 127 points in one shot to secure the victory, leading 5-3 overall. In the ninth game, Ding Junhui made frequent mistakes, while O'Sullivan seized the opportunity twice and scored 93 points to win, with a total score of 6-3 and successfully reached the top 8. Throughout the game, the two sides went back and forth, although Ding Junhui scored 147 points, he failed to reverse the passive situation and was still subject to O'Sullivan. With the departure of Ding Junhui, China's ** gram has missed the top 8 in this Masters.
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