Ding Junhui was eliminated in the first round and was killed by the same opponent for three consecutive times
The Snooker Grand Prix continued in Cheltenham. In the contest on the evening of the 4th, Ding Junhui lost to Donaldson 0:4 and suffered three consecutive kills in just 13 days.
In the first game, Donaldson scored a red ball from the far stage. After multiple rounds of defense, Ding Junhui scored a red ball in the bag and turned into defense with 41 points. Donaldson’s offense failed. Ding Junhui scored the red ball and failed to call the color ball. Donaldson scored 25 points for defense and then scored the red goal for snooker. Ding Junhui was fined 4 points. After a long seesaw, Ding Junhui scored 7 points from the far stage, and Donaldson cleared the stage to hit the pink ball. Ding Junhui was reversed and lost a game with 49:58.
In the second game, Donaldson attacked the cue ball from a distance. Ding Junhui hit the red ball on the long bench and scored 7 points and failed to get the red ball. Donaldson made a 33-point turnover, Ding Junhui scored 20 points and missed a shot. Donaldson took advantage of Ding Junhui’s defensive mistakes several times and got multiple opportunities to get started. Ding Junhui didn’t feel good and lost another game 35:78.
Ding Junhui scored 5 points in the third game, and the two sides fell into a defensive stalemate. Ding Junhui made another defensive mistake, and Donaldson scored 14 points and made a black ball turnover. Ding Junhui single-shot 48-point cue ball fell into the bag, Donaldson hit the yellow ball, Ding Junhui scored the green ball and the coffee ball, Donaldson cleared the table and chased it to 60. The two sides competed for a black ball, Donaldson scored in the long platform, Ding Junhui lost 60:67 and 0:3 behind.
In the fourth game, Ding Junhui left a long chance, Donaldson scored 11 points and made a black ball turnover. Ding Junhui scored 16 points and missed the red ball in the bag. Donaldson scored 81 points in a one-stroke victory. Ding Junhui lost the whole game with 16:92. With a total score of 0:4, he was swept away and lost to Donaldson three times in a row for two consecutive games. Out of the first round.
So far, Ding Junhui has won only one of the five games in 2020.
Signature: Star Billiards
