Ding Junhui (simplified Chinese: 丁俊晖; traditional Chinese: 丁俊暉; pinyin: Dīng Jùnhuī; born April 1, 1987) is a Chinese professional snooker player. A prolific breakbuilder when on form, it took him only five seasons to compile a century of centuries, a record he shares with Ronnie O'Sullivan.
In December 2006, he enrolled at Shanghai Jiaotong University to study Business Administration and Management. He is a resident of England during the snooker...
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Ding Junhui (simplified Chinese: 丁俊晖; traditional Chinese: 丁俊暉; pinyin: Dīng Jùnhuī; born April 1, 1987) is a Chinese professional snooker player. A prolific breakbuilder when on form, it took him only five seasons to compile a century of centuries, a record he shares with Ronnie O'Sullivan.
In December 2006, he enrolled at Shanghai Jiaotong University to study Business Administration and Management. He is a resident of England during the snooker season.
Ding started playing snooker at the age of nine, when his father took him to the Chinese national team training centre near Shanghai. His father persuaded his mother to sell their house in order for Ding to continue playing snooker as a career.
Ding shot to international prominence in 2002, when he won the Asian Under-21 Championship, the Asian Championship and the IBSF World Under-21 Championship. He was unable to progress much in 2003, as both the Asian Championship and Under-21 Championship had to be cancelled because of the SARS...
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