In the early morning of December 3, Beijing time, the 2023 ** Croatia British Championship continued. In the second semi-final, Ding Junhui, the three-time British Championship champion "China's first brother", challenged Judd Trump, who has won three championships this season. In the ninth game, Ding Junhui won the match point 5-4, and one more game will advance to the finals.
*The Croatian Championship is one of the three major events in Croatia, and it is also the oldest important event in Croatia, with a championship prize of up to 2.2 million yuan. As a three-time British Championship champion, Ding Junhui played very well in this competition, narrowly defeating the defending champion "Little Steel Cannon" Mark Allen 6-5 in the first round, and defeating Tom Forde, who had just won the runner-up of the National Championships, 6-3 in the 1 8 finals.
1 4 finals, Ding Junhui faced 3-time world champion "Golden Left Hand" Mark Williams. Ding Junhui and Williams have a total of 19 head-to-head records, with a record of 11 wins and 8 losses, and are in the position to win.
But in the last two games between the two sides, Ding Junhui lost to his opponent. Not long ago, in the fourth round of the 2023** British Open, Ding Junhui scored 66 points and 123 points in the opening game, and was quickly reversed by Williams with a wave of 4-0 offensive and 2-4 while taking a 2-0 lead.
After defeating Ding Junhui, Williams won consecutive victories to reach the final, and defeated Mark Selby 10-7 in the championship game to win the championship, winning the championship bonus of 100,000 pounds, and also winning the opportunity to participate in the Champion of Champions Invitational Tournament.
When it comes to this British Championship, Williams also played well, defeating European Masters champion Fan Zhengyi 6-4 in the first round and Jamie Clarke 6-4 in the second round, and advanced to the top 8 after two consecutive wins. 1 4 finals, against Ding Junhui again.
In this 1 4 finals, Ding Junhui and Williams played very close and fiercely, after fierce competition, Ding Junhui narrowly defeated the three-time World Championship champion 6-5, ending his two consecutive defeats and advancing to the top 4. In the semifinals, Ding Junhui played against Trump, this game was still very stalemate, after the ninth game, Ding Junhui won the match point 5-4, looking forward to Director Ding's persistent efforts!