Ding Junhui Wins Four Consecutive Games to Reverse and Kill Trump, World No. 1 Hits 147 but Fails to Win Two Consecutive Games!
On January 3, 2025, Beijing time, the sixth game of the China Hangzhou CBSA Snooker Superstar Invitational just ended, in which world number one Trump completed an exciting battle with China's top player Ding Junhui.
In this game, Trump played a very strong competitive state. The world's top-ranked player lost four games in a row, 4-5 to Ding Junhui, after scoring 63 points, 60 points, 99 points, 147 points and taking a 4-1 lead.
After this game, Ding Junhui welcomed his first victory in the Hangzhou tournament, while Trump missed out on two consecutive victories.
Trump Won Two Consecutive Games to Lead Ding Junhui 2-0
In the first game, Ding Junhui took the lead by hitting the red ball and scoring 5 points before making a mistake. Then Trump hit the red ball and chose to defend due to poor positioning. Ding Junhui made a high-quality defense, and Trump made a defensive mistake.
Ding Junhui hit the red ball and scored 23 points before unfortunately fouling and being penalized 7 points when hitting the black ball. Trump made an offensive mistake, and Ding Junhui also made a mistake in his attack. Trump hit the red ball in the left-bottom pocket to get the chance to play, and won the game with a score of 71:28 with a single shot of 63 points, thus leading Ding Junhui 1-0 to take the lead.
In the second game, Trump hit the red ball in the right-bottom pocket and made a mistake when hitting the red ball in the right-top pocket. Then Ding Junhui seized the opportunity to hit the red ball and get the chance to play, but he only scored 21 points before making a mistake. Trump seized the opportunity to hit the red ball again and won the game with a score of 61:21 with a single shot of 60 points, leading Ding Junhui 2-0.
Ding Junhui Missed the Opportunity to Fall Behind Trump 1-3
In the third game, Trump hit the red ball first and made a snooker. Ding Junhui made a mistake in solving the ball and unfortunately touched the pink ball and was penalized 6 points. Trump tried to attack but made a mistake, but he did not leave Ding Junhui with an attacking opportunity, so Ding Junhui chose a simple defense.
Trump made a defensive mistake, Ding Junhui hit the red ball and missed the black ball. Trump hit the red ball in the right-bottom pocket again to get another chance to play. Finally, Trump made an excellent performance with a single shot of 99 points to win the game 106:1, leading Ding Junhui 3-0 to expand the advantage.
In the fourth game, Trump made a mistake first in the game, then Ding Junhui seized the opportunity to hit the red ball and successfully got the chance to play. Finally, Ding Junhui made an excellent performance with a single shot of 90 points to win the game, thus falling behind Trump 1-3.
Trump Missed the Opportunity to Lose to Ding Junhui 4-5
In the fifth game, Trump first made a high-quality defense, then Ding Junhui made a defensive mistake, and Trump hit the long-range red ball to successfully get the chance to play.
Finally, Trump made a single shot of 147 points to win the game, thus leading Ding Junhui 4-1 to take the match point first. After successfully hitting 147, Trump also won a bonus of 147,000 yuan.
In the sixth game, Ding Junhui first hit the red ball to successfully get the chance to play, but he only scored 12 points before making a snooker for himself, then Ding Junhui chose to defend by sticking to the pile of red balls.
Trump tried to hit the red ball in the right middle pocket and missed, Ding Junhui hit the red ball in the left-bottom pocket and scored 9 points before making a mistake. After several rounds of offensive and defensive confrontation, Ding Junhui won the game 81:36 and fell behind Trump 2-4.
In the seventh game, Ding Junhui won the game 76:36 and fell behind Trump 3-4. In the eighth game, Ding Junhui won the game with a single shot of 108 points and tied Trump 4-4. In the ninth game, Ding Junhui won the game with a single shot of 113 points and killed Trump 5-4.