One shot to the top

Author: Ding Junhui
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: (Ding Junhui) He carried the banner of Chinese snooker! — Beijing Mayor Wang Qishan Ding’s aggressive playing ability is very strong; he is very good at playing, and I believe Ding will eventually become a world champion. He will become a big star. — Current world No. 1 O'Sullivan Ding is the best player since O'Sullivan, even better than O'Sullivan. He will be the Tiger Woods of the billiards world! — 2002 World Championship Champion Stephen Hendry A common 8-year-old boy Ding Junhui, thanks to a chance encounter, was taken by his father to play snooker. As a result, he made 15 balls into the pockets and was unstoppable from then on. For this, his father took him out of school, sold family property, opened a billiards hall, moved to Dongguan far from home, and only ate two-yuan box lunches for every meal. In the end, he succeeded. At the age of 13, he won the bronze medal in the Asian Invitational Tournament. At 15, he won China’s first Asian Championship. At 16, he defeated the then world No. 1 Mark Williams twice. In the China Open, he defeated the snooker legend Hendry, and hundreds of millions of Chinese cheered. That moment occurred on April 3, 2005, when Ding Junhui turned 18, defeating the snooker legend Hendry and winning the World Professional Snooker China Open Championship, and hundreds of millions of Chinese cheered, becoming a legend in the history of Chinese sports. However, it is surprising that as an 18-year-old world champion, Ding Junhui spent almost no money from the state, compared to most champions in China. Ding Junhui’s success relied on his own and his family’s joint efforts and struggles, especially the special education of his father Ding Wenjun. As his father Ding Wenjun said, “The road can be walked, the key lies in how hard you work to achieve success.” This book is Ding Junhui’s first personal biography, revealing his arduous and winding path to success, as well as how he interacted with his father and achieved his legendary success.