The German ** Croatia Open kicked off on December 19, Ding Junhui against Yuan Sijun, which is the focus of the Chinese ** group. In this event, after Ding Junhui won the first game, the whole person became sluggish, and finally lost five games under Yuan Sijun's "five consecutive whips". Because Yuan Sijun was late at halftime, the result of the game was a 2-5 draw, and Ding Junhui regretted that he did not participate in the next round.
The German Masters, one of the European series, calls for an early qualifier and all competitors compete in a qualifier, with only the top eight seeds postponed to the main competition. Ding Junhui and Yuan Sijun met to start the qualifiers for the Chinese derby. In October, the two played each other once in their first game in Wuhan, and Ding Junhui's performance was not good that time, losing five games in a row, and finally "upset" out with a score of 0-5.
Ding Junhui played well in the next few tournaments, reaching the final again at the British Open, but finally lost to O'Sullivan and fell into second place. Although he was not able to break the uncrowned king for four years, Ding Junhui showed strong strength when he returned to the World Series, which also made people's expectations for him higher.
In the qualifiers of the German Open, Ding Junhui will face his younger brother Yuan Sijun as the No. 11 seed. In the last 5 matches, Ding Junhui won 3-2 against his opponent, but at the Wuhan Masters, Ding Junhui suffered a heavy defeat in 5 matches. In this game, Ding Junhui got off to a good start and scored a good start with a score of more than 50. But then Ding Junhui suddenly became silent, and there were many mistakes, Yuan Sijun took the opportunity to win three sets, tied the score at 3-1, and ended at halftime.
When the halftime break was about to pass, Yuan Sijun had not returned, resulting in the time limit of the match being exceeded, Yuan Sijun lost a set, and Ding Junhui won with an aggregate score of 2-3. However, in the next game, Ding Junhui's condition was still not good, and Yuan Sijun went all out, and he defeated Ding Junhui with a high score of 102 points and entered the finals with a score of 5 to 2.
Judging from the entire event, Ding Junhui obviously did not play at the level he should have, and it is likely to be in a passive situation. But many fans believe that the German Masters is held in Europe, and the Chinese New Year is approaching, so he will inevitably miss his relatives when he is far away in the UK, so he will take this opportunity to accompany his wife. Therefore, in the German Masters, it is not surprising that Ding Junhui was eliminated. On the contrary, Yuan Sijun was penalized for being late, which was a rare loss and a loss.