At 21:00 on November 17, Beijing time, the 2022 World Snooker British Championship continued to compete in the top 16 stages. Asian football king and Chinese star Ding Junhui appeared to face James Clark. Ding Junhui gave off an offensive data of 50+ in 1 shot, and easily won 6-1 to enter the semi-finals. He will compete with O'Sullivan in the next round for a semi-final place.
In his nearly twenty years of career, Ding Junhui won the championship in 2005, 2009 and 2019, and has beautiful memories and special emotions for this top event that forms the Grand Slam alongside the World Championships and the Masters. This year, the British Championship system reformed. Ding Junhui started from the third round of the qualifying round and defeated two strong players, Tachaya and Mirkins and , and successfully obtained the ticket to the top 32 of the main competition.
in the first round of the main competition, Ding Junhui's condition further rose. He scored two shots of over 100 and four shots of 50+ high scores, winning 5 games in a row, reversing Hawkins , advancing to the second round 6-3. His opponent Clark created an upset in the last game and eliminated Mark Williams.
After Yuelong html lost to O'Sullivan 20-6 in the html week 1, only Ding Junhui was left in the draw for this British Championship. The three-time champion of the tournament did not seem to have any burden tonight. The broadcast footage captured his state when he appeared - he smiled throughout the whole process, walked from the player's entrance to the table with confidence, and did not forget to nod and greet the fans when passing by the audience.
In the first game, Ding Junhui quickly showed his determined attitude towards the game with accuracy and concentration. He scored a single shot of 99 points with a smooth rhythm and won. In the second game, the two sides were in a stalemate. Ding Junhui always seized the opportunity of his opponent's anti-green ball and threw the bag, and scored 58-43. Then he scored a ball with attack and defense, and won another goal 64-43.
in the third game, Ding Junhui did not let Clark get up after getting started. He directly scored 87 points in a single shot, rewriting the total score to 3-0. In the fourth game, Ding Junhui raised his firepower level, scored the first shot of the game over 100 (118 in a single shot) and cleared the table, winning 119-1.
In the fifth game, Ding Junhui and Clark both scored 55 points in a single shot, and Clark came from behind to win the game 72-55. In the sixth game, Ding Junhui withstood the pressure and scored a coffee ball, and scored 67 points in a single shot to the top score; Clark made a brief resistance, and Ding Junhui finally led the match point 78 to 26. In the seventh game, Ding Junhui cleared the stage with a single shot of 67 points, locking the score of the game at 6-1.
