In the early morning of December 3, Beijing time, in the second semi-final of the 2023** Croatian British Championships, Ding Junhui played against Trump, and after 9 rounds, Ding Junhui took the lead in getting the match point 5-4, only one step away from the final. is expected to reach the finals of the British Championship for two consecutive years back-to-back and meet O'Sullivan.
The British Championships is Ding Junhui's blessed land. Ding Junhui won three championships here, and he also went all the way to the finals last season!This year, Ding Junhui made a comeback again. Along the way, he defeated defending champion Mark Allen, top15 Tom Forde, and Grand Slam player Mark Williams, three of the world's top 16 players!And Trump is currently ranked second in the world, reaching five finals in the season and winning three consecutive championships in a back-to-back. Coming to the British Championships, Trump had a good pre-draw table, and the opponents in the first two rounds were not strong, and it was not until the 1 4 finals that he met Mark Selby, a top 16 player. I have to say that Trump has good strength and luck.
At the beginning of the game, the two played 2-2 in the first half, tied at 2-2. After the second half break, Trump hit a shot to break 100 3-2, Ding Junhui won two games in a row to lead 4-3, and in the eighth game, Trump won with a single stroke of 105 points, and tied 4-4 again, and the game entered a white-hot stage.
In the crucial ninth game of the match point game, both of them were under great psychological pressure, each made mistakes, and under pressure, Trump was also rarely nervous, and his accuracy also decreased, and he forced the attack to leave a bag of lipstick balls. Ding Junhui seized the opportunity to get started smoothly, won with a single stroke of 81 points, and took the lead in getting the match point 5-4!