China's greatest snooker player and the man who transformed the sport's global reach — 14 ranking titles and a World Championship finalist. Won the UK Championship at 18 on debut, beating Steve Davis in the final, and almost single-handedly created a Chinese snooker audience of over 100 million viewers.
Ding Junhui is China's greatest snooker player and a multiple ranking event winner whose exceptional technical game and prolific break-building ability have produced consistent top-eight world rankings for over two decades. He helped transform snooker's popularity in China and his consistent excellence at major events makes him one of the finest players never to win the World Championship.
First Asian player to win a major ranking snooker tournament
How They Played
Attacking potter with excellent break-building and long potting ability
Lasting Impact
Pioneer who opened snooker to Asian markets and inspired generation of Chinese players