Then, the reporters began to ask questions to several players, Ding Hongxing politely asked the reporters to ask Hendry and Doherty questions first, he said that the two were guests from afar, and the reporters asked Hendry and Doherty questions first. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Doherty first answered the reporter's question, the reporter congratulated him on winning the World Championship last season, Doherty expressed his gratitude, and then the reporter asked Doherty what his impression of China was, Doherty said that this is his first time in China, but China is more prosperous and modern than his impression, especially Jiangcheng, full of high-rise buildings under construction, it seems to be developing rapidly, he also said that the dinner he ate in Jiangcheng tasted very good, and the Chinese were also very enthusiastic about him, in short, Doherty praised China fiercely.

And Hendry praised Ding Hongxing fiercely, he said that Ding Hongxing is definitely the most talented snooker player, the confrontation match between him and Ding Hongxing last year illustrates this, and he also said that if Ding Hongxing wins the championship of the Snooker China Open, please don't be surprised, because Ding Hongxing is fully equipped with such strength.

The reporters listened to Hendry's words, they were all excited, most of the people present were Chinese reporters, if Ding Hongxing can really win the China Open championship, it will definitely be a big news.

In fact, it is very difficult for Ding Hongxing to win the championship this time, and his opponent in the first round is John. Parrott, this is a former world champion, if he can get through this hurdle, his opponent will be the winner between Higgins and Davis, these two players are not easy to deal with, if he can pass another hurdle, his opponent is likely to be the new world champion Doherty, if he passes this hurdle again, that is, after entering the final, Hendry is still guarding the other half, and in the other half, there are also strong players such as O'Sullivan, White, Williams, no matter who breaks out of the encirclement, it is not an easy opponent to deal with.

This is also because the lineup of this season's China Open is so strong, almost all the top 16 players have come to China, and it is not easy for anyone to win this title.

Listening to Hendry's words, Ding Hongxing responded humbly that of course he hopes to win the championship, and his goal in every competition is to win the championship, but the players who participated in the Snooker China Open this time are very strong, and he hopes that he can learn from these players and further improve his level.

The press conference ended in a happy atmosphere, and the media reported on the Snooker China Open at great length, after all, this is the first snooker qualifying tournament held in China, which is a milestone for both China and the snooker sport itself.

At nine o'clock in the morning on June 15th, the New Long March Billiards Club, the 97 Snooker China Open officially started here, on this day, the New Long March Billiards Club was full, and CCTV also broadcast the whole game live, of course, their preferred live broadcast object was Ding Hongxing's game.

Ding Hongxing's opponent in the first round was the 91 World Championship winner John Brown. Parrott, who is in Chinese New Year's Eve, is still in good form, and just last season, he won the European Open, so he is also a strong opponent.

Before the game, Ding Hongxing specially told them about the etiquette of watching the snooker game, such as not talking, not taking pictures, when to give applause He also spoke in detail, and he reminded everyone that even if it is his opponent, as long as he plays a good game, everyone should also give applause.

With Ding Hongxing's reminder in advance, everyone's atmosphere of watching the game is still quite good, and Ding Hongxing also played to the fullest, winning three games in a row at the beginning, and taking the lead in the best-of-nine game, although Parrott pulled back two games, but Ding Hongxing went straight down two games, and successfully defeated Parrott with a score of 5 to 2 and advanced to the second round.

In this game, Ding Hongxing played three single-stroke over 100, this data will be recorded in his career single-stroke over 100, last year's confrontation against Hendry was not an official competition held by the World Taiwan Federation, so the single-stroke over 100 and the 147 in that game will not be officially recorded, and all of Ding Hongxing's official game data records will start from this China Open.

Seeing Ding Hongxing emerge victorious, Barry. Hearn breathed a long sigh of relief, this time the China Open, it was a lot of pressure for him, he knew that the basis for the success of the China Open was Ding Hongxing, if Ding Hongxing was eliminated early, then it is estimated that not many viewers would be willing to watch it, at least it would lose most of the TV audience, if possible, Hearn wished that Ding Hongxing could successfully win the championship.

However, he can't let all low-level players participate in the China Open, in that case, even if Ding Hongxing wins the championship, the gold content will not be high, therefore, the lineup of this China Open is very strong, even if it is Ding Hongxing's opponent in the first round, Parrott, is also a former World Championship champion, Hearn is very worried that Ding Hongxing fell in the first round, and now seeing Ding Hongxing win, his heart finally let go.

After the victory over Parrott, Ding Hongxing shook his hand, then thanked the fans for their support, and watched Davis and Higgins fight, the result of which will determine his opponent in the next round.

The match between the two was inextricably linked, with Davis being a seasoned veteran and Higgins being a strong rookie, with Higgins leading Davis 4-3 at the end of Ding's match.

Ding Hongxing sat on the sidelines to watch the game between the two, although Davis was behind, but the six-time world champion had solid skills and good psychological quality.

In the ninth game, Davis decisively seized an opportunity to get started as soon as he kicked off, and then showed his excellent offensive and ball-encompassing skills, ending the game with a beautiful 86 points, and the veteran's wonderful performance also won warm applause from the fans.

Although Davis is 40 years old, he is still strong and worthy of being a world-class player, and Ding Hongxing will face the veteran in the next round to determine a spot in the semi-finals.

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