Tag: Ding Junhui
Mark Allen and Ding Junhui face off in a repeat of the UK Championship final as they open up the 2023 Tour Championship in Hull on Monday. A re-run of last November’s UK Championship decider sees Ding bidding for revenge over ‘The Pistol’ in an identical format. Allen prevailed 10-7 in York to claim his […]
Ding Junhui marks his Players Championship return when he locks horns with Gary Wilson in the first round on Wednesday. The players seeded sixth and 11th respectively go head to head for the right to face Kyren Wilson in the quarter-finals at Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton. Absent last year, Ding is back in the […]
Mark Allen claimed his first UK Championship title after producing a stunning fightback from 6-1 down to deny Ding Junhui 10-7 in the final. The Pistol pulled off the biggest comeback in a UK final since compatriot Alex Higgins overturned a 7-0 deficit to beat Steve Davis 16-15 in 1983, as he pocketed £250,000 for […]
Mark Allen and Ding Junhui go head to head for the 2022 UK Championship crown at the York Barbican on Sunday. The season’s first major silverware is up for grabs, with the players doing battle over the best of 19 frames for the top prize of £250,000. Allen is aiming to make it third time […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan hailed “class act” Ding Junhui after he was whitewashed 6-0 by his good friend in the UK Championship quarter-finals. The seven-time champion was helpless as the Chinese ace produced a vintage display, storming through to the last four at the York Barbican with breaks of 131, 94, 88 and 87. O’Sullivan had won […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ding Junhui renew their friendly rivalry in a mouth-watering UK Championship quarter-final on Friday. As well as a huge level of mutual respect, the two players also share 10 UK titles between them as they collide for a place in the semi-finals at the York Barbican. The head-to-head record, which stretches back […]
Ding Junhui looks to secure his place in the English Open main draw when he faces Ian Burns in Leicester on Thursday. The 14-time ranking event winner aims to maintain his record of having qualified for every tournament this season when he collides with the world number 82 at the Morningside Arena. World number 38 […]
Kyren Wilson and Ding Junhui go head to head in a mouth-watering World Championship first-round clash at the Crucible on Wednesday. Arguably the pick of the ties in the opening round, the two former finalists do battle for one of the five last-16 spots still up for grabs. Wilson, who was runner-up to Ronnie O’Sullivan […]
Mark Selby crashed out of the UK Championship following a commanding 6-2 defeat by Hossein Vafaei in the second round on Sunday. Champion in 2012 and 2016, the Jester was aiming to become only the sixth player to lift this trophy on three or more occasions. However, his quest came to an abrupt halt as […]