The Masters is underway and has become the focus of attention for the world's best gram enthusiasts. As one of the top three tournaments, the importance of the Masters is self-evident. Compared to the World Championships, which are not very friendly to Chinese players, the Masters and British Championships can be said to be very friendly to Chinese players. In each of these two events, two Chinese players have won the championship. Although no Chinese player has advanced to the next round of the current Masters, Chinese player Ding Junhui has made history in the Masters and enjoys the honor of being the first person in the Masters. Ding Junhui's feat won the public praise of O'Sullivan, the greatest player in the history of the gram.
As one of the best promoters of the first gram, Chinese player Ding Junhui is not only the best Chinese champion player, but also one of the standard-bearers of the Asian best gram. In recent seasons, Ding Junhui's form has not been good, and it can even be said to be sluggish. The continuous championship drought has also made Ding Junhui questioned by fans. However, entering this season, Ding Junhui's form has rebounded significantly. He reached the final of the British Championships, but unfortunately lost to the legendary O'Sullivan in the final. Although becoming the runner-up in the British Championship qualified him to participate in the Masters, however, Ding Junhui's opponent in the first round turned out to be O'Sullivan again.
Although O'Sullivan is Ding Junhui's good friend, judging from the situation between the two sides, O'Sullivan is definitely the biggest nemesis in Ding Junhui's career. The course of the Masters proves this point once again. At the beginning of the game, O'Sullivan completely occupied the initiative on the field. He scored 67 points in the first game and led the game 100:27. In the second game, O'Sullivan won another game with 74:73. Although Ding Junhui took the lead with 32 points, he still lost. In the fourth game, O'Sullivan played an outstanding performance of breaking 100 with a single stroke. At the end of the first half, O'Sullivan was far ahead 4:0, and Ding Junhui had no chance at all. At the beginning of the second half, Ding Junhui found some form.
He scored 56 points in a single stroke and pulled one back. Then, he scored 92 points in a single stroke, changing the score to 2:4. Subsequently, Ding Junhui was in a burst of state, scoring a perfect score of 147 points, rewriting the score to 3:4. But after that, O'Sullivan once again controlled the game and did not give Ding Junhui a chance to turn the tables. Ding Junhui won with a score of 6:3 and successfully advanced to the next round. Despite losing in the match with O'Sullivan, Ding Junhui scored 147 points in the game and made Masters history. According to statistics, this 147 is the seventh of his career, the second in the Masters, and the first 147 of 2024. No other player had ever shot a 2-147 at the Masters before that.
With these two 147s, Ding Junhui became the first player to complete two 147s in the Masters, and the fourth in the 50-year history of the event. Therefore, Ding Junhui created the history of the Masters and enjoyed the honor of being the first person alone. After witnessing Ding Junhui score 147 points, O'Sullivan couldn't help but speak highly of his performance and praised him.