World Championships draw table: Ding Junhui’s sinister journey, Rockets signed
At 20:20 on the evening of April 5, 2015, the 2015 China Open ended at the Beijing University Gymnasium. Mark Selby defeated the biggest dark horse of the competition 10-2, Gary Wilson, and won the sixth personal ranking championship. . After the end of the China Open, the first 16 seats have been basically determined, and this ranking directly determines the seed ranking of the World Championships.
According to past rules, the seeds of the World Championships are arranged in a snake-like manner according to the rankings. The defending champions, the world number one Selby is the No. 1 seed, the world No. 2 O’Sullivan is the No. 2 seed, and Ding Junhui is As the No. 3 seed in the tournament, the ranking of the seeds will be deduced according to the rankings. If you need to pay special attention, because the World Taiwan Federation retains the No. 13 seed of Carter, the world ranked 16th White can only consider himself unlucky and is forced to participate. Three qualifying rounds, strive to qualify for the World Championships.
The defending champion Selby enters the quarter as the No. 1 seed in the tournament. In the same district, there are Maguire ranked 15th in the world, Murphy ranked 8th in the world, and Joe Perry ranked 9th in the world. If placed 6- Seven years ago, this area was definitely a dead zone. At that time, Maguire, Murphy and Selby had grown into the new generations of the post-80s, commonly known as the three great British post-80s. At the same time, Perry was also In the top 16 ranks, but now Maguire is not as good as before, and Perry is over 40 years old after all. Compared with Murphy, Selby’s ball power and energy are a little bit different. Murphy and Selby have great expectations to join the quarterfinals.
The 5th World Championship champion O’Sullivan is the No. 2 seed in the 4/4 district. In the same district, there are world ranking Mark Williams, world ranking 10th Bingham, and world ranking 7th Murphy. For O’Sullivan personally, this sign is quite good. The three players play more offensively, and the rhythm is relatively fast. O’Sullivan has a great advantage in the historical record of these three players. O’Sullivan, who gave up the China game, undoubtedly saved the cost of flying back and forth. Ronnie has great expectations to break through the 4/4 zone.
Ding Junhui has attracted much attention from the people in the 3/4 districts. There are Trump, Higgins and compatriot Fu Jiajun in the same district. For Ding Junhui, this sign can only be regarded as a middle or lower sign. Once Ding Junhui passes the first round, it is likely to be later. Will face Higgins and Trump one after another, Xiaote has a reborn performance this season, won two major tournaments before and runner-up in the British Championships, four years ago in the semi-finals of the World Championships Xiaote and Ding Junhui exciting game Hyun’s confrontation has so far impressed many Chinese fans, and Higgins has also recovered a lot after entering the second half of the season, winning the Welsh Championship, and Higgins and Ding Junhui launched a thrilling game in the Chinese game. It was extremely difficult for Ding Junhui to win in the battle, with some luck. If Ding Junhui even Higgins and Xiaote, the semi-final is likely to encounter O’Sullivan, Ding Junhui World Championships journey is very uneven.
Judging from last year’s situation, the tournament’s No. 3 seed schedule is very favorable. After the second round to the quarter-finals, there is a precious three-day rest period. However, whether the World Taiwan Federation will continue to use last year’s schedule is very doubtful. The World Taiwan Federation adjusted the schedule again, so for Ding Junhui, he will not only face the masters one after another, but he will probably also face the devil schedule.
As the No. 4 seed of the tournament, Robertson is in the 2\4 zone, with Carter, Mark Allen and Hawkins in the same zone. For the Melbourne machine, this sign could not be better. Carter’s physical condition has declined sharply. Mark Allen’s overall performance in the second half of the season has greatly regressed compared to the first half of the season, while Hawkins is in general condition throughout the season. At the same time, Robertson has played against Allen and Hawkins’ historical record. Although Robertson performed poorly in the China game and suffered a round of the race, the third place in the world was replaced by Ding Junhui, but in hindsight, the round of the China game really made the Melbourne machine a big deal.
