Ding Junhui's Championship Bid + $3.12 Million, Scores 147-0 Yet Loses, Returns to Masters: Eliminates "Golden Left Hand" 6-5
At 1:14 am Beijing time on January 14th, the 2025 Snooker Masters continued. On the second day of the first round, "China's No. 1" Ding Junhui staged a great comeback, defeating three-time World Champion "Golden Left Hand" Mark Williams with a total score of 6-5. Last season's Masters, Ding Junhui scored a single maximum of 147 points but lost to "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan.
The Snooker Masters is one of the top three snooker events and is highly regarded by all players. Last season, "China's No. 1" Ding Junhui scored a single maximum of 147 points in the competition, but unfortunately, he still lost to his old rival, the seven-time World Champion "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan, which was very regrettable.
Compared to facing "Rocket" O'Sullivan, one of the "Three Musketeers," where every confrontation between the two is considered to have a very small chance of victory before the match even begins, facing another member of the "Three Musketeers," "Golden Left Hand" Williams, Director Ding seems unafraid. Ding Junhui last faced Mark Williams at the UK Championship, one of the top three snooker events in 2023.
In the quarter-finals at that time, after the ninth game, Ding Junhui once trailed 4-5 behind his opponent and was given match point. In desperate circumstances, Ding Junhui launched a desperate counterattack, winning two consecutive games under very difficult conditions, reversing and eliminating this three-time World Champion with a total score of 6-5.
Among them, in the decisive game, Ding Junhui showed his big heart, scoring a single 105 points and directly securing the victory. Coming to the first round of the 2025 Snooker Masters, the "Chinese No. 1" Ding Junhui once again faced Williams in one of the top three events.
At the beginning of the game with "Golden Left Hand" Williams, this three-time World Champion, Ding Junhui won the first game through several shots, and then the two drew. After the ninth game, Williams won 67-66, taking a 5-4 lead and match point. In desperate circumstances, Ding Junhui showed his big heart, winning two consecutive games to reverse and eliminate his opponent 6-5, starting his journey to win the championship and a prize of 350,000 pounds (about 3.12 million yuan) in a strong manner!