Ding Junhui Defeats World No. 1 Trump in Epic Clash, Ding Director Claims Consecutive Wins Over 'Little Trump'
Beijing Time January 9th News: The 2025 Snooker Lhasa Winter Plateau Snooker Challenge has come to a successful conclusion. "China's No. 1" Ding Junhui was in excellent form, defeating the world's No. 1 "Accuracy King" Judd Trump 5-4 to win the championship. This season, Ding Junhui's state has significantly improved, winning his 15th title at the National Championships.
At the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, the Macau Masters Invitational, Hangzhou Performance Match, and Lhasa Winter Plateau Snooker Challenge were held successively. "China's No. 1" Ding Junhui and world No. 1 Trump participated in all three events. Seven-time World Championship winner "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan participated in the first two events, achieving a hot streak of seven consecutive victories.
In these three competitions, Ding Junhui faced Trump on each occasion. At the Macau Masters Invitational, Ding Junhui lost 1-5 to Trump. Subsequently, in the "Ding-Ao Meeting" against O'Sullivan, he lost again with a score of 1-5.
Despite continuing the losing streak against O'Sullivan from 2024. In the Hangzhou performance match, Ding Junhui then welcomed a good performance in defeating Trump.
In the rematch against Trump in Hangzhou, Ding Junhui changed his previous slump against the world No. 1, showing a rare big heart as he won 5-4, also achieving his first victory over Xiao Te in recent matches.
Immediately following at the Lhasa Winter Plateau Snooker Challenge, Ding Junhui, Trump, along with Xiao Guodong, Williams, and two preliminary round players Wu Jinduo and Geng Yuan competed. On the first day of the competition, Williams and Xiao Guodong defeated Wu Jinduo and Geng Yuan with scores of 5-0 and 5-1 respectively.
The next day, Ding Junhui defeated three-time World Champion Williams 5-3, while Trump defeated Wuhan Open champion Xiao Guodong 5-3. On the third day, Ding Junhui and Trump once again staged an "epic clash," after fierce competition, he defeated his opponent 5-4 again, winning the championship while achieving two consecutive victories over Xiao Te.