As of the 2016 Shanghai Masters final victory over Mark Selby, Ding Junhui has won 13 major ranking tournament titles, and is tied for first place with Mark Selby and Neil Robertson among all post-80s players. It can be seen that Ding Junhui has become the best first-class player on the planet.
Among Ding Junhui's 13 major ranking tournament titles, some of them came very hard, but the game titles were won like a devastating victory, such as the inaugural India Open in 2013, when he defeated the host country's Mehta 5-0 in the final, and he won back-to-back titles in professional ranking tournaments for the first time.
In this competition, Ding Junhui's performance was extremely perfect, and the championship was also very good. On the way to the championship, he defeated two world champions, John Higgins and Neil Robertson.
In the first three games, he was a bit slow to heat up, beating Pinkis, Joyce and Higgins. After that, Ding Junhui gradually entered the state, first defeating the then world No. 1 Robertson 4-2. Then in the semifinals, he scored 142 points in a single stroke, defeated the dark horse Robbie Williams 4-1, and advanced to the finals. In the final, he was in hot form and defeated the host player 5-0.
After that, he carried his hot form to the India Open, and finally won his second ranking tournament title 5-0 back-to-back, and this back-to-back championship is the first person to achieve this feat since Rocket O'Sullivan in 2008. In the final of the Shanghai Masters before the Indian Open, Ding Junhui defeated teammate Xiao Guodong 10-6 and won his seventh major ranking tournament title.
For Ding Junhui's perfect performance, the opponent was convinced, he said: "Once Ding Junhui is put into the state, no one can stop him." Next time if we play again, I'll be better prepared mentally and physically. Ding Junhui's positioning, landing control and defense are quite good, and I study his performance every day, which is what I want to achieve. ”
After easily winning this championship 5-0, Ding Junhui won the National Championships and China Open in Chengdu in the same season, achieving the miracle of winning 5 championships in one season and becoming the first person after billiards emperor Hendry.