2023-09-14 08:38:48
Snooker Shanghai Masters: Ding Junhui regrets losing to Fan Zheng, China’s “only seedling” in the top eight 2023-09-14 16:38:48.0 Source: Xinhuanet Author: Zheng Zhi, Xu Dongyuan
The World Snooker Shanghai Masters held several 16-to-8 matches on the 13th. Ding Junhui played all 11 rounds in the evening game and lost to Neil Robertson 5:6. Fan Zhengyi, who won in the afternoon game, became the top eight player. China’s “lonely seedling” becomes stronger.
Robertson made a mistake at the beginning of the first game and Ding Junhui got a brief chance to take action, but the “Melbourne Machine” then took the lead with 102 points in a single stroke. In the second game, the two started a defensive battle, and Ding Junhui showed his accuracy and returned the favor by winning 85:34. Both sides made mistakes in the third game. Robertson made consecutive snookers and won the subsequent tug-of-war with difficulty. In the subsequent game, Ding Junhui failed to seize consecutive scoring opportunities, and Robertson led 3:1 into the halftime break.
After the intermission, Ding Junhui recovered and scored 117 points for his first 100-over-100 shot in this Masters. He then scored 89 and 87 points on a single shot, winning three consecutive games with a 4:3 lead. In the eighth game, Ding Junhui shocked everyone with his hitting and knocking skills, and forced Robertson to make a mistake in the subsequent defensive shot, winning the game and gaining match point.
At the beginning of the ninth game, Ding Junhui accidentally dropped the white ball. This seemed to be a turning point in the game. Robertson scored 72 points and 71 points in a row, winning two consecutive games and dragging the game into the deciding game. In the last game, Ding Junhui hit a shot from far away and caused cheers from the audience. However, he then made a key mistake and handed the initiative to Robertson. Although the latter missed the green ball shortly after the overscore, he was still in the ensuing defensive battle. He performed solidly and won 6:5 in the end.
In the afternoon game, Fan Zhengyi continued his outstanding performance in the first round, winning 4 consecutive games to eliminate Mark Allen after falling behind 2:3. He will face Robertson in the quarter-finals.
In the other two 16-to-8 games that day, Luca Brecher eliminated “Golden Left Hand” Mark Williams 6:4, and Sean Murphy lost to Robert Milkins 5:6.
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