Ding Junhui#Performance and rankings timeline

{{short description|Chinese professional snooker player, three-time UK champion, and 2011 Masters champion}}

{{family name hatnote|Ding ({{linktext|丁}})|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox snooker player

| name = Ding Junhui

| image = Ding Junhui 2025 Masters.jpg

| caption = Ding at the 2025 Masters

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|4|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Yixing, Jiangsu, China

| Sport country = {{CHN}}

| Professional = 2003–present

| High ranking = 1 (December 2014, January–February 2015)

| Official maximums = 7

| Ranking wins = 15

| Minor wins = 4

| World champ =

| medals-expand = no

| medals =

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{{Infobox Chinese|s=丁俊晖 |t=丁俊暉 |p=Dīng Jùnhuī |mi={{IPAc-cmn|d|ing|1|-|j|un|4|-|h|ui|1}} |order=st}}

Ding Junhui ({{zh|s=丁俊晖}}; born 1 April 1987) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He is the most successful Asian player in the history of the sport. Throughout his career, he has won 15 major ranking titles, including three UK Championships (2005, 2009, 2019), and in 2014, became the first Asian world number one. He has twice reached the final of the Masters, winning once in 2011. In 2016, he became the first Asian player to reach the final of the World Championship.

Ding began playing snooker at age nine and rose to international prominence in 2002 after winning the Asian Under-21 Championship and the Asian Championship. At age 15, he became the youngest winner of the IBSF World Under-21 Championship. In 2003, Ding turned professional at the age of 16. His first major professional successes came in 2005 when he won the China Open and the UK Championship, becoming the first player from outside Great Britain and Ireland to win the title.

During his career, he has compiled more than 600 century breaks, including seven maximum breaks, in professional play. He is the only Asian player to be ranked world number one, which he first achieved in 2014 to become the 11th player to reach the top spot. He is a long-time resident of Sheffield, England, and owns the Ding Junhui Snooker Academy in the same city.

Early life

Ding Junhui was born on 1 April 1987, in Yixing, Jiangsu.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/junhui-ding_prs45799/person.shtml|title=Junhui Ding – Player Profile – Snooker|website=Eurosport|access-date=11 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703020737/http://www.eurosport.com/snooker/junhui-ding_prs45799/person.shtml|archive-date=3 July 2017|url-status=live}} At eight years old, Ding accompanied his father, a pool enthusiast, who wanted to practice with a local pool expert. When his father went for a toilet break, Ding took the cue and played with the professional. Ding won the game before his father returned. Since then, Ding's parents supported him in cue sports training, particularly snooker.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-36184849|title=The story of China's 'snooker king' Ding Junhui|last=Wong|first=Tessa|date=2 May 2016|work=BBC News|access-date=4 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505025326/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-36184849|archive-date=5 May 2016}} At age nine, he was taken by his father to the training centre of the Chinese national snooker team near Shanghai and persuaded his mother to sell their home and grocery business so Ding could continue playing snooker as a career.{{Cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/sports/news/2009-04/14/content_17600007.htm|title=What's wrong with snooker's wonder kid Ding?|author=Xiang Bin|year=2009|publisher=China.org.cn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417115358/http://www.china.org.cn/sports/news/2009-04/14/content_17600007.htm|archive-date=17 April 2009|access-date=16 November 2009}} The family moved to Dongguan, Guangdong, and Ding left formal education at age 11 to practice snooker for eight hours each day.

Career

=Early career=

Ding rose to international prominence in 2002 at age 15, when he won the Asian Under-21 Championship, the Asian Championship, and became the youngest ever winner of the IBSF World Under-21 Championship.{{Cite web|url=http://english.cri.cn/2241/2005-3-30/20@222556.htm|title=Ding Junhui (profile)|publisher=Crienglish.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110119230238/http://english.cri.cn/2241/2005-3-30/20@222556.htm|archive-date=19 January 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=16 November 2009}} He was unable to progress much in 2003 when both Asian tournaments were canceled because of the 2002–03 SARS virus outbreak, but he reached the semi-finals of the IBSF World Under-21 Championship, and the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) awarded him a concession to play on the main snooker tour, which enabled him to turn professional in September 2003. In the same year, Ding became the number-one-ranked player in China.{{cite web |url=http://www.ding147.com/ding-junhui.html |title=Ding's official site |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205205239/http://www.ding147.com/ding-junhui.html |archive-date=5 February 2007 |access-date=11 February 2007 |url-status=dead}}

=First UK Championship and reaching the top-16 (2004–2007)=

In February 2004, Ding was awarded a wildcard entry to the Masters held in London. In the wildcard round, he beat the world number 16 player Joe Perry.{{cite web|last=Shea |first=Julian |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3452191.stm |title=Ding wins on debut |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040726203912/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3452191.stm |archive-date=26 July 2004 |url-status=live |website=BBC Sport |date=2 February 2004 |access-date=19 January 2007}} In the first round, he lost 5–6 to Stephen Lee after leading 5–2.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/3457291.stm|title=Lee ends Ding hopes|last=Shea|first=Julian|date=3 February 2004|work=BBC Sport|access-date=19 January 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040218100521/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3457291.stm|archive-date=18 February 2004}} In April 2005, Ding celebrated his 18th birthday by reaching the final of the China Open in Beijing, defeating world top 16 ranked players Peter Ebdon, Marco Fu, and Ken Doherty. In the final, Ding beat the world number three Stephen Hendry by 9–5 to win his first ranking tournament. The match was watched by 110 million people on China's national sports channel CCTV-5; it was the largest television audience recorded for a snooker match.{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2007-01/22/content_789116.htm |title=Ding Junhui, a big noise in China |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510154201/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2007-01/22/content_789116.htm |archive-date=10 May 2011 |url-status=live |work=China Daily |date=22 January 2007 |agency=Reuters}} In December 2005, Ding beat Jimmy White, Paul Hunter, and Joe Perry to reach the final of the UK Championship. In the final, he beat Steve Davis by 10–6 to become the first player from outside the UK to win the tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/uk-championship/2005-2006/ding-wins-uk-title_sto811490/story.shtml|title=History-making Ding wins UK Championship title|date=18 December 2005|publisher=Eurosport|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220190247/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/uk-championship/2005-2006/ding-wins-uk-title_sto811490/story.shtml|archive-date=20 February 2019|access-date=20 February 2019}} Ding's provisional world ranking rose from 62 at the start of the 2005–06 season to 27 at the end of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/official_rankings.htm|title=Official Rankings|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329134708/http://www.worldsnooker.com/official_rankings.htm|archive-date=29 March 2007}}

At the 2006 China Open, Ding lost 2–6 in the semi-finals to eventual winner Mark Williams.{{cite web|url=http://snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=187|title=2006 China Open Results|publisher=Snooker Database|access-date=9 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827123954/http://snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=187|archive-date=27 August 2011|url-status=live}} During the Northern Ireland Trophy event, he beat Stephen Lee 6–1 in the semi-finals. In the final, Ding defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–6 to win his third ranking tournament, becoming the third person under 20 to do so after O'Sullivan and John Higgins.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/5269198.stm |title=Ding beats O'Sullivan in NI final |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108141158/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/5269198.stm|archive-date=8 January 2007 |url-status=live |website=BBC Sport |date=20 August 2006 |access-date=19 January 2007}}{{cite web |title=Ding Junhui becomes the first Chinese player to win the Snooker Masters |url=http://travel.cnn.com/shanghai/life/ding-junhui-becomes-first-chinese-player-win-snooker-masters-571826 |publisher=CNN |date=18 January 2011 |access-date=5 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105213714/http://travel.cnn.com/shanghai/life/ding-junhui-becomes-first-chinese-player-win-snooker-masters-571826 |archive-date=5 January 2015}} In December 2006, Ding won three gold medals at the 2006 Asian Games, winning the single, double, and team snooker competitions.{{Cite web|url=http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/SPORTS/CO/IGCOParticipantInfo.aspx?Register=5801562|title=15th Asian Games Doha 2006|date=12 December 2006|website=Doha 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061212042801/http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/SPORTS/CO/IGCOParticipantInfo.aspx?Register=5801562|archive-date=12 December 2006|access-date=12 September 2019}} The following week, he reached the quarter-finals of the 2006 UK Championship as the defending champion, but lost 5–9 to his practice partner and eventual winner Peter Ebdon.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/6177983.stm |title=Champion Ding defeated by Ebdon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108141306/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/6177983.stm |archive-date=8 January 2007 |url-status=live |website=BBC Sport |date=13 December 2006 |access-date=22 January 2007}} Ding ended the 2006–07 season ranked world number nine, which was his first top-ten placement.

=Youngest maximum break and wildcard Masters finalist (2007–2009)=

File:WSoS 2008 Moscow-8.jpg (left) and Ding at the World Series of Snooker in Moscow, 2008]]

In January 2007, Ding defeated Cao Xinlong 5–4 to reach the final of the Chinese National Championship in his home town of Yixing, Jiangsu. He defeated Xiao Guodong in the final by 6–2 to become the national champion again.{{cite news |author=Liu Dan |title=Chinese snooker talent Ding retains national title |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-01/02/content_5560215.htm |publisher=Xinhua |date=2 January 2007 |access-date=2 January 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212164316/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-01/02/content_5560215.htm |archive-date=12 February 2009 }} On 14 January, Ding made a 147 break in his first-round match against Anthony Hamilton at the Masters, which was Ding's first maximum break and the first maximum break made at the competition since Kirk Stevens' in 1984.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/6260923.stm |title=Ding compiles maximum at Masters |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070207225605/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/6260923.stm|archive-date=7 February 2007 |url-status=live |website=BBC Sport |date=14 January 2007 |access-date=17 January 2007}} The break made Ding the youngest player to make a televised 147—a record previously held by Ronnie O'Sullivan—and the first Chinese player to make a televised maximum. Ding played O'Sullivan in the final, becoming the second-youngest player and the first Asian player to reach a Masters' final.{{cite news|url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/sports/197044.htm|title=While Ding Falls, Chinese Snooker Rises|newspaper=China Daily|access-date=15 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212174813/http://www.china.org.cn/english/sports/197044.htm|archive-date=12 February 2009|year=2007}}

After Ding won the first two frames, O'Sullivan went on to dominate the match. This, along with the boisterous and hostile nature of the London crowd, led Ding to leave the table in tears during the twelfth frame when he was trailing 3–8 in the best-of-19-frames contest. Ding appeared resigned to defeat, taking little time to consider his shot selection, and shook hands with O'Sullivan after the frame. O'Sullivan consoled Ding and they walked arm-in-arm to the backstage area. Because it was the last frame before the mid-session interval, it was uncertain whether Ding had conceded the match. O'Sullivan won the match in the first frame after the interval; Ding later said he thought the match was a "best of 17".{{Cite web|url=http://sport-news.org.ua/s_en/index.php?/archives/366-OSULLIVAN-PRAISES-PRODIGY-DING.html |title=O'Sullivan praises 'prodigy' Ding |access-date=29 September 2007 |publisher=Sport Revenue |year=2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129172905/http://sport-news.org.ua/s_en/index.php?%2Farchives%2F366-OSULLIVAN-PRAISES-PRODIGY-DING.html |archive-date=29 November 2010 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/ding-left-in-tears-after-race-row-mars-osullivan-masters-final-win-7240332.html|title=Ding left in tears after race row mars O'Sullivan Masters final win|date=21 January 2007|website=London Evening Standard}}

Ding was defeated in the first round of the next two consecutive tournaments, losing 2–5 to Stephen Maguire in the 2007 Malta Cup{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/6311779.stm |title=Davis makes early Malta Cup exit |date=29 January 2007 |access-date=17 February 2007 |work=BBC Sport |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202060857/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/6311779.stm |archive-date=2 February 2007 }} and 1–5 to Jamie Cope in the Welsh Open.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/6360047.stm |title=Cope eases through in Welsh Open |date=14 February 2007 |access-date=17 February 2007 |work=BBC Sport |location=London}} In March 2007, Ding qualified for the televised stages of the World Championship for the first time after beating Mark Davis in the final qualifying round.{{cite news |author=Phil Yates |title=Ding's test on way to Crucible |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article1517510.ece |newspaper=The Times |date=15 March 2007 |access-date=15 March 2007 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070318004824/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article1517510.ece |archive-date=18 March 2007 }} His losing streak in ranking tournaments continued, with a 3–5 loss to Barry Hawkins in the first round of the China Open and a 2–10 loss against O'Sullivan at the World Championship. Despite this, Ding ended the 2006–07 season ranked world number 11.

The following season, Ding was consistent, reaching the last 16 of all-but-one ranking event. However, he failed to reach a single semi-final, causing him to drop to number 13 in the world rankings. At the 2008 World Snooker Championship, Ding reached the second round for the first time, beating Marco Fu 10–9 before losing 7–13 to Stephen Hendry. During the 2007 Premier League Snooker, Ding recorded 495 unanswered points (most points without reply) against Stephen Hendry, setting a record for the most unanswered points in any professional snooker tournament.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210111343/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html |archive-date=10 February 2013 |title=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive – Records |year=2008 |access-date=13 August 2008}} The record was surpassed in 2014 when Ronnie O'Sullivan recorded 556 unanswered points against Ricky Walden.{{cite web|last=McGovern |first=Thomas |title=Awesome O'Sullivan Smashes Record |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3625518,00.html |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=17 January 2014 |date=17 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119045242/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3625518%2C00.html |archive-date=19 January 2014 }}

Ding started the 2008–09 season on a high, winning the Jiangsu Classic after beating Ryan Day 4–0 in the semi-final and Mark Selby 6–5 in the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2008-9/Professional/2008-Guolian.htm|title=2008 Guolian Securities Jiangsu Snooker Classic|publisher=Global Snooker Centre|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609000948/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2008-9/Professional/2008-Guolian.htm|archive-date=9 June 2008|access-date=8 August 2006}} In October, he participated in the third event of the World Series of Snooker. Ding won the event after defeating Ken Doherty 6–4 in the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2008-9/Professional/2008-worldseries-warsaw.htm|title=2008 World Series of Snooker – Event 3 Warsaw|publisher=Global Snooker Centre|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224055811/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2008-9/Professional/2008-worldseries-warsaw.htm|archive-date=24 December 2008}} In the fourth event in November, Ding defeated Mark Selby 4–2 in the semi-final, before losing 0–5 to John Higgins in the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2008-9/Professional/2008-worldseries-moscow.htm|title=2008 World Series of Snooker – Event 4 Moscow|publisher=Global Snooker Centre|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224055805/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2008-9/Professional/2008-worldseries-moscow.htm|archive-date=24 December 2008}} On 16 December, in his second-round match against John Higgins at the 2008 UK Championship, Ding scored a maximum 147 break in the third frame.{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/7786158.stm |title=Ding hits maximum against Higgins |website=BBC Sport |access-date=16 December 2008 |date=16 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219045849/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/7786158.stm |archive-date=19 December 2008 |url-status=live}}

=Second UK Championship (2009/2010)=

Ding began the 2009/2010 season by reaching the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters. He reached the final of the Grand Prix by defeating Matthew Stevens 5–4 in the first round, Stephen Maguire 5–1 in the second round, Peter Ebdon 5–2 in the quarter-finals, and Mark Williams 6–1 in the semi-finals, losing 4–9 to Neil Robertson in the final.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/8281280.stm |title=Grand Prix schedule and results |work=BBC Sport |access-date=16 November 2009 |date=4 October 2009}} At the 2009 UK Championship, Ding reached the final after defeating Mike Dunn 9–5, Shaun Murphy 9–3, Ali Carter 9–8, and Stephen Maguire 9–5.{{cite news |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2009/1211/junhuid.html |title=Ding clinches final spot |date=11 December 2009 |work=RTÉ Sport |access-date=14 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123144915/http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2009/1211/junhuid.html |archive-date=23 January 2010 }} He went on to defeat John Higgins 10–8 in the final to win his second UK title.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/8410961.stm |title=Ding Junhui beats John Higgins in UK Championship final |date=14 December 2009 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=14 December 2009 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415062037/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/8410961.stm |archive-date=15 April 2010 }}

After losing against Mark Selby 1–6 at the Masters and Jamie Cope 3–5 at the Welsh Open, Ding returned to form, scoring nine century breaks on his way to the final of the China Open. He lost 6–10 to Mark Williams despite leading 5–4 at the end of the first session.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/8602765.stm |title=Mark Williams beats Ding Junhui to win China Open title |date=4 April 2010 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=8 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408031443/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/8602765.stm |archive-date=8 April 2010 }} At the World Championship, Ding defeated Stuart Pettman 10–1 in the first round.{{cite web|url=http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-Betfred-World-Championship-Match-7.asp|title=Match 7 – Ding Junhui v Stuart Pettman|publisher=Global Snooker|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504205852/http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-Betfred-World-Championship-Match-7.asp|archive-date=4 May 2010|access-date=21 April 2010}} He lost 10–13 against Shaun Murphy in the second round.{{cite web|url=http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-Betfred-World-Snooker-Championship-Match-20-Ding-v-Murphy.asp|title=Match 20 – Ding Junhui v Shaun Murphy|publisher=Global Snooker|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428232112/http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-Betfred-World-Snooker-Championship-Match-20-Ding-v-Murphy.asp|archive-date=28 April 2010|access-date=26 April 2010}} Ding ended the season ranked world number five, an increase of eight places from the previous season.

=Masters winner (2010/2011)=

At the 2010 Wuxi Classic, Ding lost 8–9 in the final despite leading 8–2.{{cite web|title=2010 Wuxi Classic |url=http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-Wuxi-Classic-Snooker-China-Results.asp |publisher=Global Snooker |access-date=6 June 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602074746/http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-Wuxi-Classic-Snooker-China-Results.asp |archive-date=2 June 2010 }} Ding reached the second round of the Shanghai Masters and the quarter-finals of the World Open, where he lost 1–5 to Jamie Cope and 2–3 to Mark Williams.{{Cite web|url=http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-Shanghai-Masters-Draw.asp |title=2010 Shanghai Masters (Final Stage Matches and Results) |publisher=Global Snooker |access-date=27 July 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806150325/http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-Shanghai-Masters-Draw.asp |archive-date=6 August 2010 }}{{cite web|title=2010 World Open results |url=http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-World-Open-Final-Venue-Results.asp |publisher=Global Snooker |access-date=18 September 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914031450/http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-World-Open-Final-Venue-Results.asp |archive-date=14 September 2010 }} Ding failed to defend his 2010 UK Championship title, losing 8–9 against Mark Allen.{{cite web |title=12BET.com UK Championship |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=23 |publisher=WWW Snooker |access-date=23 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510104822/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=23 |url-status=live |archive-date=10 May 2012 }} In January 2011, Ding reached his second Masters final, beating Jamie Cope 6–3 in the semi-final. Ding won the Masters for the first time, beating Marco Fu 10–4 in the first-ever all-Chinese Masters final.{{cite web |title=2011 Masters |url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=29 |publisher=WWW Snooker |access-date=17 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517133603/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=29 |url-status=live |archive-date=17 May 2013 }}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/9363361.stm |title=Ding Junhui beats Marco Fu 10–4 to win Masters |date=16 January 2011 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=16 January 2011 |first=Mark |last=Ashenden |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117082506/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/9363361.stm |archive-date=17 January 2011 }}

Ding had a career-best run at the 2011 World Snooker Championship. He beat Jamie Burnett 10–2 in the first round, advancing to the last 16 of the World Championship for the fourth consecutive year.{{cite news |title=World Championship scores and results |website=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/9390290.stm |access-date=30 April 2011}} He played Stuart Bingham in the second round; he was losing 9–12 with his opponent needing one frame for victory but Ding made a comeback, winning four consecutive frames to win 13–12 and reach the quarter-finals of the world championship for the first time in his career.{{cite web |title=Ding ends Bingham hopes in decider |url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/25042011/58/ding-ends-bingham-hopes-decider.html |publisher=Yahoo Sports UK |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502005532/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/25042011/58/ding-ends-bingham-hopes-decider.html |archive-date=2 May 2011 }} In his quarter-final with Mark Selby, Ding led 10–6 after the first two sessions of the match. Selby built strong momentum by winning the first four frames of the last session to level at 10–10. Ding won the match 13–10 to set up a semi-final against Judd Trump.{{cite web |title=Ding defeats Selby to reach semis |url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/27042011/58/ding-defeats-selby-reach-semis.html |publisher=Yahoo Sports UK |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502175842/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/27042011/58/ding-defeats-selby-reach-semis.html |archive-date=2 May 2011 }} In their semi-final, Ding and Trump were level at 12–12 after the third session. In the last session, Trump built momentum and led 14–12 but Ding won the next three frames with a 138 break to tie Mark King for highest tournament break and a 119 break. Ding lost the next three frames and lost the match 15–17.{{cite web |title=Trump reaches final after Crucible classic |url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/30042011/58/trump-reaches-final-crucible-classic.html |publisher=Yahoo Sports UK |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503204506/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/30042011/58/trump-reaches-final-crucible-classic.html |archive-date=3 May 2011 }} He ended the season with a career-high ranking of world number four.

=Fifth ranking event win (2011/2012)=

At the 2011 Wuxi Classic, Ding lost 5–6 to Mark Selby in the semi-finals,{{cite web|title=Selby Captures Wuxi Crown |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2204252,00.html |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=10 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217235707/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2204252%2C00.html |archive-date=17 December 2010 }} failing to reach the tournament's final for the first time.{{cite web |last=Turner |first=Chris |title=China International, China Open, Shanghai Masters, Jiangsu/Wuxi Classic |url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/China.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155144/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/China.html |archive-date=16 February 2012 |work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive |access-date=1 March 2011}} At the World Cup, Ding and Liang Wenbo partnered to represent China. They won the final, 4–2, against Northern Ireland.{{cite web|title=PTT-EGAT World Cup (2011) Results |url=http://www.pttegatsnookerworldcup.com/results |access-date=11 July 2011 |work=pttegatsnookerworldcup.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801182613/http://www.pttegatsnookerworldcup.com/results |archive-date=1 August 2012 }} Ding lost 2–5 against Stuart Bingham in the first round of the Australian Goldfields Open.{{cite web |title=Australian Goldfields Open (2011) |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=127 |publisher=WWW Snooker |access-date=21 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720071615/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=127 |archive-date=20 July 2011 }} At the second event of the Players Tour Championship, Ding reached the final but lost 0–4 against Judd Trump.{{cite web |title=Players Tour Championship Event Two (2011) |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=75 |publisher=WWW Snooker |access-date=14 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711124433/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=75 |archive-date=11 July 2011 }} Ding was knocked out by Neil Robertson 6–2 in the quarter-finals of the 2011 UK Championship.{{cite news |url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/australian-robertson-into-uk-snooker-semis-20111209-1olu1.html |title=Australian Robertson into UK snooker semis |access-date=8 December 2011 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=9 December 2011}} Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Ding in the Masters for the third time in his career, losing in the first round 4–6.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/snooker/16568551.stm |title=Masters snooker: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Ding Junhui |work=BBC Sport |date=15 January 2012 |access-date=15 January 2012}}

Ding beat Mark Selby in the 2012 Welsh Open to win his fifth ranking tournament and £30,000.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/17091924 |title=Welsh Open: China's Ding Junhui beats Mark Selby 9–6 to lift title |work=BBC Sport |date=19 February 2012 |access-date=18 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301044623/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/17091924 |archive-date=1 March 2012 }} Ding's form continued. He won the 2012 Championship League tournament and a place in the 2012 Premier League.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2689626,00.html |title=Ding Wins Championship League |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |date=23 March 2012 |access-date=18 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326210800/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2689626%2C00.html |archive-date=26 March 2012 }} Ding reached the semi-finals of the China Open but was eliminated after losing 3–6 to eventual winner Peter Ebdon.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2707856,00.html |title=Ebdon Battles To Beat Ding |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |date=31 March 2012 |access-date=18 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403202740/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2707856%2C00.html |archive-date=3 April 2012 }} Ding ended the season with a defeat in the first round of the World Championship, losing 9–10 to Ryan Day having had a 9–6 lead. After the match, Ding criticised the condition of the tables at the event and the attitude of the audience, saying both were "rubbish".{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/17845543 |title=World Snooker Championship 2012: Crowd angers beaten Ding |work=BBC Sport |date=25 April 2012 |access-date=4 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425200539/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/17845543 |archive-date=25 April 2012 }} He finished the year ranked world number 11, having dropped seven places during the season.

=Players Tour Championship (2012/2013)=

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Ding did not progress past the second round of the first six ranking events of the 2012–13 season and found himself ranked world number 11 in December.{{cite web |url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=224&season=2012 |title=Ding Junhui 2012/2013 |publisher=Snooker.org |access-date=24 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327040129/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=224&season=2012 |archive-date=27 March 2013 }}{{cite web |title=Official world rankings issued after the williamhill.com UK Championship 2012 |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/17/ba/0,,13165~178711,00.pdf |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=10 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224014925/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/17/ba/0,,13165~178711,00.pdf |archive-date=24 December 2012 |url-status=dead }} He won the minor-ranking Scottish Open, defeating Anthony McGill in the final.{{cite web|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-ding-good-davis-ravenscraig-122606171.html |title=Snooker – Ding wins Scottish Open, McGill reaches first final |publisher=Eurosport |access-date=24 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524051916/https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-ding-good-davis-ravenscraig-122606171.html |archive-date=24 May 2014 }} Ding's form then improved; at the Welsh Open, he beat Mark King, Mark Allen, and Robert Milkins to reach the semi-finals, where he was beaten 5–6 by Stuart Bingham.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/21487680 |title=Stuart Bingham and Stephen Maguire seal final spots |website=BBC Sport |date=16 February 2013}} At the World Open, he was defeated 0–5 by John Higgins in the quarter-finals. His title at the Scottish Open formed part of the Players Tour Championship events. Ding finished sixth on the order of merit to qualify for the finals.{{cite web |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=10 |title=Order of Merit 2012/2013 |publisher=Snooker.org |access-date=24 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428072211/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=10 |archive-date=28 April 2013 }}

At the finals, Ding made the fifth 147 of his career in the first frame of his quarter-final against Allen and made two more century breaks in a 4–3 win.{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12243/8572097/PTC-Grand-Finals-Ding-Junhui-hits-147-maximum-against-Mark-Allen-in-Galway-quarter-finals |title=PTC Grand Finals: Ding Junhui hits 147 maximum against Mark Allen in Galway quarter-finals |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=24 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130321051847/http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12243/8572097/PTC-Grand-Finals-Ding-Junhui-hits-147-maximum-against-Mark-Allen-in-Galway-quarter-finals |archive-date=21 March 2013 }} He beat Kurt Maflin 4–0 in the semi-finals; in the final, he recovered from 0–3 against Neil Robertson to take his sixth ranking title with a 4–3 win.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/21825860 |title=Ding fightback sees off Robertson in Players Tour final |website=BBC Sport |date=17 March 2013}} Ding made eight century breaks in the 20 frames he won during the tournament; no other player scored more than one.{{cite web |title=Dafabet PTC Grand Final Century Breaks |url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13296 |work=worldsnookerdata.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=17 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225221721/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13296 |archive-date=25 February 2014 |url-status=dead }} His poor form in tournaments played in China continued; he was beaten 3–5 by Barry Hawkins in the first round of the China Open.{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12243/8600971/China-Open-snooker-Home-favourite-Ding-Junhui-dumped-out-by-Barry-Hawkins |title=China Open snooker: Home favourite Ding Junhui dumped out by Barry Hawkins |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=24 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504002151/http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12243/8600971/China-Open-snooker-Home-favourite-Ding-Junhui-dumped-out-by-Barry-Hawkins |archive-date=4 May 2013 }} Ding beat veteran Alan McManus 10–5 in the first round of the World Championship and recovered from 2–6 after the first session against Mark King in the second round to lead 9–7 after the next session and won 13–9.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3161656,00.html |title=Ding Ends King Challenge |publisher=World Snooker |access-date=29 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502012922/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3161656%2C00.html |archive-date=2 May 2013 }} Ding faced Barry Hawkins in the quarter-finals and played inconsistently throughout the match, losing 7–13.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3163639,00.html |title=Hawkins Stuns Ding To Reach Semis |publisher=World Snooker |access-date=1 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503182241/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3163639%2C00.html |archive-date=3 May 2013 }} His end-of-season world ranking was 10.

=Three consecutive ranking wins (2013/2014)=

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In the second round of the 2013 Wuxi Classic, Ding lost 1–5 to Joe Perry. At the minor-ranking Bluebell Wood Open, he made a rare 146 break while beating Jimmy Robertson in the quarter-finals before losing 3–4 to Marco Fu in the semi-finals.{{cite web |url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=224&season=2013 |title=Ding Junhui 2013/2014 |publisher=Snooker.org |access-date=23 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609020215/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=224&season=2013 |archive-date=9 June 2013 }} In September 2013, Ding won his seventh ranking event title at the Shanghai Masters. The final against Xiao Guodong was the first all-Chinese final of a ranking event in the history of snooker. Ding made a century break and seven more breaks above 50 to win 10–6.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3467060,00.html |title=Ding Beats Xiao In All-Chinese Final |publisher=World Snooker |access-date=23 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925043651/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3467060%2C00.html |archive-date=25 September 2013 }} He then played at the Ruhr Open, a minor-ranking event, losing 1–4 to Mark Allen in the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3483972,00.html |title=Victory For Allen In Germany |publisher=World Snooker |access-date=19 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019083525/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3483972%2C00.html |archive-date=19 October 2013 }}

Following that, Ding played in the first Indian Open, defeating Aditya Mehta 5–0 in the final to become the first player to win back-to-back major-ranking event titles in the same season since Ronnie O'Sullivan in 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3501351,00.html |title=Brilliant Ding Is Star Of India |publisher=World Snooker |access-date=19 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019083326/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3501351%2C00.html |archive-date=19 October 2013 }} Ding continued dominating the game in the following major ranking event, the International Championship, where he beat Graeme Dott 9–7 in the semi-finals with a 63-point clearance in the last frame.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3520906,00.html |title=Ding Beats Dott To Reach Chengdu Final |publisher=World Snooker |access-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104015755/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3520906%2C00.html |archive-date=4 November 2013 }} In the final—the second all-Chinese ranking event final in three ranking events—Ding and Marco Fu compiled seven century breaks; Ding five and Fu two. Ding rallied from 8–9 down to win the final two frames and became the first player to win three consecutive major-ranking events since Stephen Hendry won five consecutively in 1990.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3522343,00.html |title=Victory Over Fu Gives Ding Title Treble |publisher=World Snooker |access-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105035950/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3522343%2C00.html |archive-date=5 November 2013 }}

After his hat-trick, Ding reached world number three in the rankings for the first time in his career, before reaching number two just behind Neil Robertson. Ding won two more ranking titles; the German Masters, beating Judd Trump 9–5 in the final, and the China Open by beating Robertson 10–5 in the final to equal Hendry's season record of five wins.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/26009924 |title=Ding Junhui in historic German Masters win over Judd Trump |work=BBC Sport |access-date=28 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308042433/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/26009924 |archive-date=8 March 2014 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/26914534 |title=Ding Junhui wins China Open to equal Stephen Hendry record |work=BBC Sport |access-date=28 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428000651/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/26914534 |archive-date=28 April 2014 }} He was also the runner-up in the Welsh Open to Ronnie O'Sullivan.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/26411860 |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan hits 147 to win Welsh Open |work=BBC Sport |access-date=28 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418161850/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/26411860 |archive-date=18 April 2014 }} At the World Championship, however, Ding was defeated by world number 75 Michael Wasley 10–9 in the first round, which Ding had led 6–3 and 9–8.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/27115856 |title=World Snooker Championship: Michael Wasley eyes success |work=BBC Sport |access-date=28 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425201603/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/27115856 |archive-date=25 April 2014 }} Ding finished the season ranked world number two—a career high—and was held off the number-one spot by Mark Selby, who won the World Championship. Ding was fined £5,000 and referred to the WPBSA Disciplinary Committee by the WSL for failing to attend their awards dinner.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3851799,00.html |title=WPBSA Statement – Ding Junhui |date=23 May 2014 |publisher=World Snooker |access-date=22 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222212953/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3851799,00.html |archive-date=22 December 2014 }}

=2014/2015=

At the start of the 2014–15 season, Ding failed to qualify for the televised stages of the 2014 Wuxi Classic, losing 0–5 to Oliver Brown in the qualifiers.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/30084856 |title=UK Championship: Oliver Brown takes confidence from Ding win |work=BBC Sport |access-date=22 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207135802/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/30084856 |archive-date=7 December 2014 }} Ding, however, then won the Yixing Open with a 4–2 victory over Michael Holt in the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3921209,00.html |title=Ding The King In Yixing |publisher=World Snooker |access-date=22 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622052219/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3921209%2C00.html |archive-date=22 June 2014 }} At the Shanghai Masters, he was defeated 6–4 by Stuart Bingham in the semi-finals after losing the last four frames of the match.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/29189910 |title=Shanghai Masters: Mark Allen to face Stuart Bingham in final |work=BBC Sport |access-date=22 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140916002013/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/29189910 |archive-date=16 September 2014 }} Ronnie O'Sullivan eliminated Ding 6–4 in the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions.{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/more/sport/story/366425.html |title=O'Sullivan and Trump set for final battle |publisher=ESPN |access-date=22 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109030945/http://www.espn.co.uk/more/sport/story/366425.html |archive-date=9 November 2014 }}

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In the third round of the 2014 UK Championship, Ding fought from 1–5 down to send his match against James Cahill to a deciding frame. Ding recovered from needing three snookers in the tenth frame when world 100-ranked Cahill left a free ball. In the final frame, however, Ding missed a red when on a break of 32, which allowed Cahill a chance to knock him out, which he did.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/30297079 |title=UK Championship 2014: Ding Junhui loses to James Cahill |work=BBC Sport |access-date=22 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231020227/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/30297079 |archive-date=31 December 2014 }} Despite the loss, Ding became the 11th world number one and first from Asia thanks to early eliminations of Mark Selby and Neil Robertson.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/30434316 |title=Ding Junhui becomes world number one for first time |work=BBC Sport |access-date=22 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213134546/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/30434316 |archive-date=13 December 2014 }}

Ding held the top spot for a week before Robertson reclaimed it.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4372505,00.html |title=Ding And Trump Among Wigan Winners |date=18 December 2014 |publisher=World Snooker |access-date=22 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219175434/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4372505,00.html |archive-date=19 December 2014 }} Ding's poor form continued into 2015 as he was eliminated in the first round in six successive events: 3–6 to Joe Perry at the Masters; 4–5 to Ryan Day at the German Masters; 1–4 to world number 115 Lee Walker at the Welsh Open; 3–4 to Thepchaiya Un-Nooh at the Indian Open; 1–4 to Ricky Walden at the World Grand Prix; and 1–4 to Joe Perry at the 2015 Players Championship Grand Final.{{cite web |url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=224&season=2014 |title=Ding Junhui 2014/2015 |publisher=Snooker.org |access-date=12 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705230651/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=224&season=2014 |archive-date=5 July 2015 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/wales/31512686 |title=Welsh Open: Wales' Lee Walker loses after beating Ding Junhui |work=BBC Sport |access-date=12 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219191219/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/wales/31512686 |archive-date=19 February 2015 }} His form improved at the China Open as he defeated Marcus Campbell and Mark Davis—both 5–1—and Mark Williams 5–2 to reach the quarter-finals, where he beat John Higgins 5–4 on the colours.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/ding-to-face-wilson-in-beijing/ |title=Ding To Face Wilson In Beijing |date=8 April 2015 |publisher=World Snooker |access-date=2 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430053616/http://www.worldsnooker.com/ding-to-face-wilson-in-beijing/ |archive-date=30 April 2015 }} In Ding's second ranking-event semi-final of the season, he tied the scores at 5–5 after being 3–5 down to world number 56 Gary Wilson but lost the deciding frame.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/wilson-stuns-ding-to-earn-selby-final/ |title=Wilson Stuns Ding To Earn Selby Final |date=8 April 2015 |access-date=2 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427160429/http://www.worldsnooker.com/wilson-stuns-ding-to-earn-selby-final/ |archive-date=27 April 2015 }}

In the opening rounds of the World Championship, Ding came back from 0–4 down against Mark Davis to win 10–7 and from 1–5 down against John Higgins to win 13–9.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/32394837 |title=World Snooker Championship: Ding Junhui beats Mark Davis |work=BBC Sport |access-date=2 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424072236/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/32394837 |archive-date=24 April 2015 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/25/ding-junhui-beats-john-higgins-snooker-world-championship |title=Ding Junhui puts paid to John Higgins' hopes of fifth world championship |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=2 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527141410/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/25/ding-junhui-beats-john-higgins-snooker-world-championship |archive-date=27 May 2015 }} Ding lost the first six frames of his quarter-final match against Judd Trump and was beaten 13–4.{{cite web |url=http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12040/9828092/ill-trump-blows-away-ding |title=Judd Trump crushes Ding Junhui 13–4 to reach World Championship semi-finals |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=2 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912044137/http://www.skysports.com/snooker/news/12040/9828092/ill-trump-blows-away-ding |archive-date=12 September 2015 }} He ended the season ranked world number four.

=World Championship finalist (2015/2016)=

In the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters, Ding lost 4–5 on the final black to Kyren Wilson.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/pistol-blasts-into-last-four/ |title=Wilson Shocks Home Favourite Ding |date=18 September 2015 |publisher=World Snooker |access-date=12 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070640/http://www.worldsnooker.com/pistol-blasts-into-last-four/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 }} Ding won the Haining Open, defeating Ricky Walden 4–3 in the final. It was Ding's first title carrying ranking points in 16 months.{{cite web |url=http://china.org.cn/sports/2015-10/24/content_36881361.htm |title=Ding wins Haining Open to end trophy drought |publisher=China.org.cn |access-date=12 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025152014/http://china.org.cn/sports/2015-10/24/content_36881361.htm |archive-date=25 October 2015 }} In the main ranking events, he was knocked out in the second round of the International Championship and in the first round of the 2015 UK Championship by amateur player Adam Duffy. After losing to Duffy, Ding's press conference, during which he swore and criticised the conditions at the event, lasted less than one minute.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/34914685 |title=UK Championship: Ding Junhui beaten by amateur Adam Duffy |work=BBC Sport |access-date=12 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213164659/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/34914685 |archive-date=13 February 2016 }} He also failed to qualify for the German Masters and was knocked out in the first round of the Masters by Stuart Bingham.{{cite web |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=224 |title=Ding Junhui 2015/2016 |publisher=Snooker.org |access-date=12 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402181345/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=224 |archive-date=2 April 2016 }}

Ding made the sixth 147 break of his career in the quarter-finals of the Welsh Open against Neil Robertson. Ding also made a 120 but these were the only frames he won and he was defeated 5–2.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/feb/19/ding-junhui-147-neil-robertson-welsh-open |title=Ding Junhui hits brilliant 147 in defeat to Neil Robertson at Welsh Open |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=12 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312135321/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/feb/19/ding-junhui-147-neil-robertson-welsh-open |archive-date=12 March 2016 }}

At the World Grand Prix, Ding beat Ben Woollaston 4–3, Peter Ebdon 4–0, and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4–3 to reach his first semi-final of the season against Shaun Murphy, which he lost 3–6. In the quarter-finals of the PTC Finals, Ding was defeated 4–2 by Barry Hawkins and he lost 1–5 to Lee Walker in the China Open qualifying.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/35910368 |title=China Open: Neil Robertson and Ding Junhui suffer shock defeats |work=BBC Sport |access-date=16 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401170736/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/35910368 |archive-date=1 April 2016 }} Ding, who had won five ranking events two seasons before, had left the world's top 16 and needed to qualify for the World Championship. He did so by winning three matches, conceding seven frames. He compiled his 400th century break of his career during this run. Ding beat Martin Gould by 10–8 and Judd Trump by 13–10 in the first and second rounds, respectively.{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/36132489 |title=World Snooker Championship: Ding Junhui knocks out Judd Trump |work=BBC Sport |access-date=26 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810180412/http://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/36132489 |archive-date=10 August 2016 }} He defeated Mark Williams 13–3 in the quarter-finals and Alan McManus 17–11 in the semi-final, during which he set a new record of seven century breaks, the most scored by a single player in a World Championship match at the Crucible Theatre. With this victory, Ding became the first Asian player to reach the final of the World Championship.{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/wales/36141529 |title=Snooker World Championship: Ding Junhui beats Mark Williams |work=BBC Sport |access-date=26 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812190046/https://www.bbc.com/sport/wales/36141529 |archive-date=12 August 2018}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/36179169 |title=Snooker World Championship: Ding Junhui first Asian in final |first=Owen |last=Phillips |work=BBC Sport |date=30 April 2016 |access-date=30 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430180246/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/36179169 |archive-date=30 April 2016 }} He made 15 century breaks during the championship, one short of the record of 16 set by Stephen Hendry in the 2002 Championship. Ding lost the final 14–18 to Mark Selby.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/36043537 |title=World Snooker Championship 2016: Complete results and centuries |work=BBC Sport |access-date=6 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917180539/http://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/36043537 |archive-date=17 September 2016 }} His end-of-season world ranking was nine.

=First Six-red World Championship (2016/2017)=

Ding won the 2016 Six-red World Championship, beating Stuart Bingham on the final black in the final by 8–7.{{cite web|url=http://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/14735703.Bingham_beaten_on_the_black_in_thrilling_6_Red_W/|title=Bingham beaten on the black in thrilling 6-Red World Championship final|last=Lambert|first=Luke|date=10 September 2016|website=Basildon Canvey Southend Echo|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006000212/http://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/14735703.Bingham_beaten_on_the_black_in_thrilling_6_Red_W/|archive-date=6 October 2016|access-date=4 October 2016}} Ding won his second Shanghai Masters title, defeating Mark Selby 10–6 in the final. It was the 12th ranking-tournament win of his career and he also became the first player to win the event twice.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/37467459 |title=Shanghai Masters: Ding Junhui beats world champion Mark Selby in final |date=25 September 2016 |work=BBC News |access-date=28 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928053802/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/37467459 |archive-date=28 September 2016 }} Ding defeated John Higgins 6–2 and Judd Trump 9–4 to reach the final of the International Championship, where he made a high break of 47 but Mark Selby won the last seven frames to beat him 10–1.{{cite web | url=http://rkgsnooker.com/news-details.php?id=42#sthash.RL0rwNuw.dpuf | title=Selby Dismissed Ding in Daqing | publisher=RKG Snookers | access-date=15 January 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104074935/http://rkgsnooker.com/news-details.php?id=42#sthash.RL0rwNuw.dpuf | archive-date=4 November 2016 | url-status=dead }} In the semi-finals of the 2016 Champion of Champions, Ding made four centuries but was beaten 6–5 by Higgins.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurosport.com/snooker/champion-of-champions/2016-2017/higgins-and-o-sullivan-to-clash-in-champion-of-champions-final_sto5945934/story.shtml| title=Higgins and O'Sullivan to clash in Champion of Champions final| date=11 November 2016| publisher=Eurosport| access-date=15 January 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118094414/http://www.eurosport.com/snooker/champion-of-champions/2016-2017/higgins-and-o-sullivan-to-clash-in-champion-of-champions-final_sto5945934/story.shtml| archive-date=18 January 2017| url-status=live}} He lost 2–6 to Jamie Jones in the third round of the UK Championship.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38150973| title=UK Championship 2016: Ding Junhui out, Shaun Murphy & Mark Allen through| work=BBC Sport| access-date=15 January 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201105749/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38150973| archive-date=1 December 2016| url-status=live}} In the first round of the Players Championship, Ding recovered from being 0–4 down to Higgins to win 5–4. He then defeated Anthony Hamilton 5–2.{{Cite web|url=https://wst.tv/ding-strong-sheriff-llandudno/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220225414/https://wst.tv/ding-strong-sheriff-llandudno/|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2020|title=Ding Too Strong For The Sheriff In Llandudno|date=10 March 2017|website=World Snooker}} Ding was 5–3 up against Marco Fu in the semi-finals but lost the match 5–6.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2078176/marco-fu-edges-ding-junhui-nine-frame-thriller-set-trump-date|title=Fu edges Ding to set up Trump finale|date=12 March 2017|website=South China Morning Post}}

Ding was eliminated from the China Open in the quarter-finals after losing 1–5 to Kyren Wilson.{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=224&season=2016|title=Ding Junhui 2016/2017|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=14 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424023424/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=224&season=2016|archive-date=24 April 2017}} At the World Championship, Ding beat Zhou Yuelong in the first round by 10–5 and, after leading 6–2 and 9–7, Liang Wenbo was leading Ding 13–11 in the second round. Ding made a 132 break to level the match and a 70 in the decider to progress with a score of 13–12.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/ding-sets-osullivan-clash/|title=Ding Sets Up O'Sullivan Clash|date=22 April 2017 |publisher=World Snooker|access-date=22 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423155951/http://www.worldsnooker.com/ding-sets-osullivan-clash/|archive-date=23 April 2017}} He played Ronnie O'Sullivan in the quarter-finals. Despite a career-record ten losses and two wins prior to the match, Ding won 13–10.{{cite web|title=World Championship 2017: Ronnie O'Sullivan knocked out by Ding Junhui |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/39723593|website=BBC Sport |last=Phillips |first=Owen |date=26 April 2017 |access-date=27 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427103702/http://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/39723593 |archive-date=27 April 2017 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/ding-downs-rocket/|title=Ding Downs the Rocket|date=26 April 2017 |publisher=World Snooker|access-date=29 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502161023/http://www.worldsnooker.com/ding-downs-rocket/|archive-date=2 May 2017}} In his semi-final with Mark Selby, Ding made two consecutive centuries to end the third session at 12–12. He won two frames from 16 to 13 down but missed a blue in the next frame and lost 15–17. Ding said his game would continue to improve as he had played with more confidence and aggression throughout the event.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/selby-beats-ding-classic-semi-final/|title=Selby Beats Ding in Classic Semi-final|date=29 April 2017 |publisher=World Snooker|access-date=29 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502175113/http://www.worldsnooker.com/selby-beats-ding-classic-semi-final/|archive-date=2 May 2017}} He ended the season ranked world number four.

=World Cup win (2017/2018)=

At the 2017 World Cup, Ding and China's number-two player, Liang Wenbo, defeated the English pair, Judd Trump and Barry Hawkins, in a deciding frame, winning the event 4–3.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/40550178|title=Snooker World Cup: China A beat England to win|date=9 July 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=6 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024223318/http://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/40550178|archive-date=24 October 2017}} Ding led the Chinese team at the CVB Snooker Challenge, losing 9–26 to the British team. He lost 1–6 to the captain of the British team, Ronnie O'Sullivan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbsa.org.cn/gnnews/2017/0729/151463.html|title=中英明星挑战赛落幕英国队26–9完胜中国队夺冠|last=CBSA|date=29 July 2017|website=cbsa.org.cn|language=zh|access-date=6 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729225939/http://www.cbsa.org.cn/gnnews/2017/0729/151463.html|archive-date=29 July 2017}} He then participated in the second China Championship but was defeated in a 5–0 whitewash to Alan McManus in the last 32 in a rematch of the semi-finals of the 2015 World Championship.{{Cite web|url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/13955/517788/evergrande-2017-china-championship|title=Match Result {{!}} World Snooker Live Scores|website=livescores.worldsnookerdata.com|access-date=6 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006112931/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/13955/517788/evergrande-2017-china-championship|archive-date=6 October 2017}} As the defending Six-red World Champion, Ding lost 1–6 to Marco Fu in the last 16.{{Cite web|url=http://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20170907/bkn-20170907143717101-0907_00882_001.html|title=6紅球世錦賽炒起小丁！Marco入8強撼杜治|date=7 September 2017|website=Oriental Daily News |language=yue |access-date=6 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006113314/http://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20170907/bkn-20170907143717101-0907_00882_001.html|archive-date=6 October 2017}} Ding won the World Open, beating Luca Brecel 6–4 in the semi-finals and Kyren Wilson 10–3 in the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/ding-victorious-yushan/|title=Ding Victorious In Yushan|date=24 September 2017|website=World Snooker|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926222110/http://www.worldsnooker.com/ding-victorious-yushan/|archive-date=26 September 2017|access-date=24 September 2017}}

In 2018, Ding returned to form and reached the final of the World Grand Prix, where he won a 6–5 victory over Mark Selby in the semi-final.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/43186244 |title=World Grand Prix: Ding Junhui to face Ronnie O'Sullivan in final |date=25 February 2018 |access-date=22 March 2018 |website=BBC Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301173358/http://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/43186244 |archive-date=1 March 2018 |url-status=live}} Ding struggled in the final, losing 3–10 to Ronnie O'Sullivan.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/43191923 |title=World Grand Prix: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Ding Junhui to win title |date=25 February 2018 |access-date=22 March 2018 |website=BBC Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301130433/http://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/43191923 |archive-date=1 March 2018 |url-status=live}} He finished the season ranked world number six.

=2018/2019=

At the 2018 Six-red World Championship, Ding defeated Luca Brecel 7–6 in the semi-final, but lost 4–8 to Kyren Wilson in the final.{{Cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=723|title=SangSom 6 Red World Championship|website=snooker.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802193044/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=723|archive-date=2 August 2018|access-date=12 September 2019}} At the 2018 Shanghai Masters, he won his second round match 6–3 against Mark Allen. He then beat Mark Selby 6–5 in the quarter-final, before losing 9–10 to Barry Hawkins in the semi-final.{{Cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=709|title=Shanghai Masters (2018)|website=snooker.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128172045/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=709|archive-date=28 January 2019|access-date=12 September 2019}}

In January 2019, Ding participated in the Masters, beating Jack Lisowski 6–1 in the first round and Luca Brecel 6–5 in the quarter-final. He lost 3–6 to Ronnie O'Sullivan in the semi-final.{{Cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=746|title=Dafabet Masters (2019)|website=snooker.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121172823/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=746|archive-date=21 January 2019|access-date=12 September 2019}} At the 2019 German Masters, Ding defeated Fergal O'Brien 5–3 in the last 32 and Xiao Guodong 5–4 in the last 16. However, he lost 3–5 to Duane Jones in the quarter-final.{{Cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=22&event=765|title=Results (German Masters 2019)|website=snooker.org|access-date=12 September 2019}} At the 2019 World Snooker Championship, Ding beat Anthony McGill 10–7 in the first round, but lost 9–13 to Judd Trump in the second round.{{Cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=742|title=Betfred World Championship (2019)|website=snooker.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718140928/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=742|archive-date=18 July 2019|access-date=12 September 2019}} His end-of-season world ranking was ten.

=Third UK Championship (2019/2020)=

In the 2019–20 season, Ding and compatriot Yan Bingtao participated in the World Cup.{{Cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=2508|title=China 1 (2019) - Teams - snooker.org|website=snooker.org|access-date=17 December 2019}} They beat Andy Lee and Cheung Ka Wai 4–0 in the quarter-finals, before losing 1–4 in the semi-finals to eventual winners John Higgins and Stephen Maguire.{{Cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=851|title=Beverly World Cup (2019) - snooker.org|website=snooker.org|access-date=17 December 2019}} Ding reached the quarter-finals of the 2019 International Championship.{{Cite web |title=Results (International Championship 2019) |last=Årdalen |first=Hermund |work=snooker.org |access-date=24 September 2019 |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=22&event=871 }} At the 2019 Six-red World Championship, he reached the quarter-finals, losing to Gary Wilson after a 5–4 lead.{{Cite web|url=https://snookerhq.com/2019/09/06/preview-six-red-world-championship-semi-final/|title=Preview: Six Red World Championship Semi-Final|last=Caulfield|first=David|website=SnookerHQ|date=6 September 2019|access-date=8 December 2019}}

At the 2019 UK Championship, Ding beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–4 in the last 16.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/uk-championship/2019-2020/snooker-news-ding-junhui-reaches-final-with-comfortable-win-over-yan-bingtao_sto7567419/story.shtml|title=Ding Junhui reaches final with comfortable win over Yan Bingtao|last=Gray|first=James|date=7 December 2019|website=Eurosport|access-date=8 December 2019}} He defeated Liang Wenbo in the quarter-finals and Yan Bingtao in the semi-finals, both by 6–2.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/50660521|title=UK Championship: Yan Bingtao beats John Higgins to face Ding Junhui in semis|last=Phillips|first=Owen|date=6 December 2019|website=BBC Sport|access-date=8 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207193001/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/50660521|archive-date=7 December 2019|url-status=live}} In the final, Ding beat Stephen Maguire 10–6, clinching his third UK title and his first since 2009. His win made him the fifth player to win the UK title three or more times, and it was his first ranking event win since 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/50707436|title=UK Championship: Ding Junhui beats Stephen Maguire to win title|last=Hafez|first=Shamoon|date=8 December 2019|website=BBC Sport|access-date=8 December 2019}} Throughout the competition, Ding compiled ten century breaks, including four during the final.{{cite web|url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14099/betway-uk-championship-2019|title=Betway UK Championship 2019 – Centuries|date=26 November – 8 December 2019|work=World Snooker|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208222302/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14099/betway-uk-championship-2019|archive-date=8 December 2019|access-date=8 December 2019}} Following the event, his ranking increased seven spots to ninth. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Ding did not participate at another event until the 2020 World Snooker Championship. At the World Championship, Ding led Mark King 9–7 in their first round match before King won two 50-minute frames to level the match at 9–9 and send it into a decider. Ding won the deciding frame to progress 10–9 where he would face O'Sullivan in round two. After two very tight sessions, the players were tied at 4–4 and then 8–8 going into the third and final session. O'Sullivan proved too strong in the third session and Ding eventually lost the match 10–13.

= Fall from the top 16 and return (2021–present) =

Ding's best performances during the 2020–21 season were reaching the quarter-finals of four ranking tournaments as well as the quarter-finals of the Champion of Champions.{{Cite web|title=UK Championship snooker as Ronnie O'Sullivan chases win number eight|url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/uk-championship-snooker-as-ronnie-osullivan-chases-win-number-eight/196299|access-date=17 December 2021|website=www.sportinglife.com|language=en-GB}} His season ended with a 9–10 loss to Stuart Bingham in the first round of the 2021 World Snooker Championship.{{Cite news|title=Bingham beats Ding in delayed decider|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/56814796|access-date=17 December 2021}} By late 2021, he had won just one ranking event in the previous four years, had missed many tournaments through choice or circumstance, and had struggled to practice while spending long stretches of time in China during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|date=30 November 2021|title=What Has Happened To Ding Junhui? Former World No1 Appears To Have Lost His Mojo|url=https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/what-has-happened-to-ding-junhui-former-world-no1-appears-to-have-lost-his-mojo|access-date=2 December 2021|website=The Sportsman|language=EN}} After he lost 3–6 to world number 55 Sam Craigie in the last 64 of the 2021 UK Championship, he fell out of the top 16 in the world rankings, meaning that he did not qualify for the Masters for the first time since he was 18 years old in 2006. Speaking on BBC Two after Ding's loss to Craigie, seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry expressed concern about Ding's future in the sport: "I don't know what has happened to Ding. I don't know whether we have seen the best of him. He looks like he doesn't really care that much anymore... Any pressure balls he does not look like getting anymore. I don't know where Ding goes from here."{{Cite news|title=Selby & Ding out but Trump through|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/59452544|access-date=2 December 2021}} After Ding lost 3–4 to world number 65 Zhang Anda in the qualifying round of the Scottish Open, pundit Alan McManus echoed Hendry's concerns, stating that Ding had "big problems to fix."{{Cite web|date=6 December 2021|title=Alan McManus: Ding Junhui has big problems to fix|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/alan-mcmanus-ding-junhui-has-big-problems-to-fix_vid1584381/video.shtml|access-date=17 December 2021|website=Eurosport|language=en}} In January 2022, Ding was ranked 30th in the world, was 68th on the one-year ranking list, and had fallen to become China's fourth-ranked player, behind Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao, and Zhou Yuelong.{{Cite web|date=24 January 2022|title=On the pioneering work of Ding Junhui and how one gamble transformed a sport and inspired a generation|url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/german-masters/2021-2022/on-the-pioneering-work-of-ding-junhui-and-how-one-gamble-transformed-a-sport-and-inspired-a-generati_sto8734694/story.shtml|access-date=1 February 2022|website=Eurosport UK|language=en}}

Ding beat compatriot Tian Pengfei 6–4 and David Lilley 10–7 in the third and final qualifying rounds of the 2022 World Championship but lost 8–10 to Kyren Wilson in the first round, showing signs of frustration during the match.{{Cite web|url=https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/14524/838706|title=Round 1 - Match 5 (Kyren Wilson v. Ding Junhui)|publisher=World Snooker|date=20 April 2022|access-date=20 April 2022|archive-date=20 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420215649/https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/14524/838706|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/world-championship/2021-2022/watch-as-ding-junhui-hits-head-against-table-in-frustration-after-miss-at-world-snooker-championship_vid1667232/video.shtml|title=Watch as Ding Junhui hits head against table in frustration after miss at World Snooker Championship|work=Eurosport|date=20 April 2022}} It was Ding's 16th consecutive year at the Crucible.{{Cite news |title=Ding beats Tian in World Championship qualifier |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/61062424 |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=10 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410233115/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/61062424 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/world-championship/2021-2022/stephen-maguire-ding-junhui-survive-scares-to-qualify-for-2022-world-snooker-championship-at-crucibl_sto8882636/story.shtml|title=STEPHEN MAGUIRE, DING JUNHUI SURVIVE SCARES TO QUALIFY FOR 2022 WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP AT CRUCIBLE|first=James|last=Walker-Roberts|date=12 April 2022|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=12 April 2022}}

Before the 2022 UK Championship, Ding had fallen to 38th in the world rankings and had to win two qualifying matches to reach the tournament's main stage. However, Ding reached his first ranking final in three years with wins, including a 6–0 whitewash of world number one O'Sullivan in the quarter-finals. Ding lost 7–10 to Mark Allen in the final, despite having led 6–1. As runner-up, he advanced from 38th to 19th place in the world rankings.{{Cite news |title=Allen produces stunning comeback to win UK title |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/63691850 |access-date=2022-11-21}} A return to form at the 2023 UK Championship saw Ding secure a 6–5 victory over Mark Williams in the quarter-final, which marked his return to the top 16 in the rankings and a spot at the 2024 Masters.{{cite web |title=UK Championship 2023: Judd Trump thwarts Mark Selby in ruthless display to book semi-final place in York |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/uk-championship/2023-2024/uk-championship-2023-judd-trump-thwarts-mark-selby-in-ruthless-display-to-book-semi-final-place-in-y_sto9903979/story.shtml |publisher=Eurosport |date=1 December 2023 |access-date=1 December 2023}} Ding reached the final of that UK Championship, where he lost 7–10 to Ronnie O'Sullivan.{{Cite web |last=Eurosport |date=2023-12-03 |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan clinches glory with inspired win over Ding Junhui |url=https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=www.eurosport.com}} One month later he faced O'Sullivan again in the first round of the Masters. He made a 147 break in the seventh frame of the match, accounting for two of the only four maximum during the 50-year history of the Masters. Ding, however, was ultimately beaten 3–6.{{Cite web |last=World Snooker Tour |date=2024-01-08 |title=O'Sullivan Steals Show Despite Ding 147 |url=https://www.wst.tv//news/2024/january/08/o-sullivan-steals-show-despite-ding-147/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en}} Ding's 10–7 victory over Chris Wakelin in the final of the 2024 International Championship in China was his first ranking title win since 2019, and his fifteenth overall.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/c14l7yz1jxjo|title=Ding wins first ranking title in five years|date=10 November 2024|publisher=BBC News|access-date=11 November 2024}} At the 2025 Masters, Ding defeated Mark Wlliams 6{{nbnd}}5 in the first round{{cite web |title=Snooker scores: Ding Junhui beats Mark Williams 6-5 at the Masters |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/snooker-scores-ding-junhui-beats-mark-williams-6-5-at-the-masters/223086 |website=Sporting Life |access-date=28 February 2025}} but was then beaten 3{{nbnd}}6 by Judd Trump in the quarter-final.{{cite web |title=Snooker results: Judd Trump beats Ding Junhui 6-3 to reach Masters semi-finals |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/snooker-results-judd-trump-beats-ding-junhui-6-3-to-reach-masters-semi-finals/223170 |website=Sporting Life |access-date=28 February 2025}}

==The "Ding Junhui curse"==

In the 2024–25 season, any player facing Ding appears to be subject to the "Ding Junhui curse". The "curse" is that in all the matches that Ding has lost in the season, the player who beat him has lost in the next round.{{cite news |title=The Ding Junhui curse haunts this snooker season – but who can break it? |url=https://metro.co.uk/2025/03/14/ding-junhui-curse-haunts-this-snooker-season-can-break-22722452/ |work=Metro |first=Phil |last=Haigh |date=14 March 2025 |access-date=19 March 2025 |archive-date=15 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250315135029/https://metro.co.uk/2025/03/14/ding-junhui-curse-haunts-this-snooker-season-can-break-22722452/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=The 'Ding Junhui Curse' continues to cause havoc on the World Snooker Tour |url=https://www.totallysnookered.com/sport/snooker/features/the-ding-junhui-curse-continues-to-cause-havoc-on-the-world-snooker-tour-5069813 |website=totallysnookered.com |first=Michael |last=Day |date=7 April 2025 |access-date=8 April 2025 |archive-date=8 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408080944/https://www.totallysnookered.com/sport/snooker/features/the-ding-junhui-curse-continues-to-cause-havoc-on-the-world-snooker-tour-5069813 |url-status=live}}

Achievements

Ding won three consecutive ranking tournaments in 2013. In Triple Crown events, he has reached the World Championship finals once, becoming the first Asian player to reach the final of the World Championship in 2016 before losing 14–18 to Mark Selby. He has reached the finals of the UK Championship five times, winning in 2005, 2009, 2019 and losing in 2022 and 2023. He has made two appearances in the Masters' final, losing in 2007 and winning in 2011.

During his professional playing career, Ding has compiled more than 600 competitive century breaks and seven 147 maximum breaks in professional competition. His first maximum break came at the 2007 Masters at the age of 19 years and seven months, making Ding the youngest player to have made a televised 147. Ding's second maximum break came at the 2008 UK Championship. His third came in the first round of the FFB Snooker Open in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2548871,00.html |title=Maximum Madness |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=15 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012014050/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2548871%2C00.html |archive-date=12 October 2013 }} Two days later, he compiled his fourth maximum in a 4–1 victory against James Cahill. The fifth maximum came in his quarter-final of the 2013 PTC Finals against Mark Allen.{{cite web|title=Maximum Man Ding Beats Allen In Classic |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3111506,00.html |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=16 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319071351/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3111506%2C00.html |archive-date=19 March 2013 }} On 19 February 2016, he made his sixth maximum against Neil Robertson in the quarter-finals of the Welsh Open.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/ding-makes-maximum-in-cardiff/ |title=Ding Makes Maximum In Cardiff |date=19 February 2016 |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=20 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221025504/http://www.worldsnooker.com/ding-makes-maximum-in-cardiff/ |archive-date=21 February 2016 }} Ding made his 7th maximum against Ronnie O'Sullivan in the 2024 Masters.

Personal life

File:Ding Junhui with fans.jpg

Ding enrolled at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2006 to study Business Administration and Management.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cycnet.com/cms/2004/cycenglish/celebrities/200612/t20061227_506777.htm|title=Snooker prodigy Ding enrolled as freshman|date=27 December 2006|publisher=China Youth Connection|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102135807/http://www.cycnet.com/cms/2004/cycenglish/celebrities/200612/t20061227_506777.htm|archive-date=2 November 2007|access-date=16 November 2009|url-status=dead}} He is a long-time resident of Sheffield, England.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/asia/article/china-holds-its-breath-as-glory-beckons-for-snooker-player-ssbjwv62n|title=China holds its breath as glory beckons for snooker player|last=Macleod|first=Calum|date=2 May 2016|work=The Times|access-date=11 September 2019|issn=0140-0460|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505052257/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/china-holds-its-breath-as-glory-beckons-for-snooker-player-ssbjwv62n|archive-date=5 May 2016|url-status=live}} He practices at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6521543.stm|title=Snooker's frame academy|last=Rawcliffe|first=Jonathan|date=11 April 2007|work=BBC Sport|access-date=11 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307085219/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6521543.stm|archive-date=7 March 2016|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.starsnookeracademy.com/|title=Home {{!}} Star Snooker Academy|website=www.starsnookeracademy.com|access-date=11 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609005726/http://starsnookeracademy.com/|archive-date=9 June 2019|url-status=live}} Ding is a patron of Sheffield United F.C.{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Alex |title=Another Sheffield United patron, Lindsay Graham, quits in row over Ched Evans training with club |url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/another-sheffield-united-patron-lindsay-graham-quits-in-row-over-ched-evans-training-with-club-1-6948513 |access-date=17 November 2014 |work=The Star |location=Sheffield |date=12 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115212555/http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/another-sheffield-united-patron-lindsay-graham-quits-in-row-over-ched-evans-training-with-club-1-6948513 |archive-date=15 November 2014 |url-status=dead}}

In 2014, Ding married Zhang Yuanyuan, also known as Apple Zhang. The couple's daughter was born in August 2018.{{Cite web|date=9 August 2018|title=New Baby For Ding|url=https://wst.tv/new-baby-for-ding/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220182202/https://wst.tv/new-baby-for-ding/|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2020|access-date=2 December 2021|website=World Snooker|language=en-US}} Ding's mother, Chen Xijuan, died from cancer in January 2017, aged 55.{{Cite web|date=27 April 2017|title=Ding Junhui on pain of losing mum to cancer: 'I'll give everything to become world champion for her'|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/world-championship/2016-2017/ding-junhui-on-pain-of-losing-mum-to-cancer-i-ll-give-everything-to-become-world-champion-for-her_sto6143874/story.shtml|access-date=2 December 2021|website=Eurosport|language=en}}

In popular culture

A 26-episode cartoon series, Dragon Ball No.1, by Beijing-based D5 Studio, which is based on Ding's growth from a shy boy to a snooker star, was broadcast on Chinese television in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2009-03/26/content_7621049.htm |title=Chinese snooker star Ding finds new role in cartoon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330092225/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2009-03/26/content_7621049.htm |archive-date=30 March 2009 |url-status=live |work=China Daily |date=26 March 2009 |agency=Xinhua}}

Performance and rankings timeline

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Rankings{{cite web |title=Ranking History |url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp |publisher=Snooker.org |access-date=6 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021182721/http://snooker.org/rnk/history.asp |archive-date=21 October 2012 }}From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Championship League

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Xi'an Grand Prix

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Saudi Arabia Masters

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|British Open

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|International Championship

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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|German Masters

|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Welsh Open

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World OpenThe event was called the LG Cup (2003/2004) and the Grand Prix (2004/2005–2009/2010)

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;" |LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Grand Prix

|align="center" colspan="12" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Players ChampionshipThe event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)

|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Tour Championship

|align="center" colspan="16" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Championship

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

colspan="30"|Non-ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shanghai Masters

|align="center" colspan="5" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" colspan="11" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Ranking Event

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Champion of Champions

|align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Riyadh Season Championship

|align="center" colspan="21" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|The Masters

|align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Championship League

|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

colspan="30"|Former ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Irish Masters

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Northern Ireland Trophy

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR

|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Wuxi ClassicThe event ran under the name Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)

|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shanghai Masters

|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Indian Open

|align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|China Open

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|NH

|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|China Championship

|align="center" colspan="14" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Turkish Masters

|align="center" colspan="19" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Gibraltar Open

|align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|WST Classic

|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|European MastersThe event was called the European Open (2003/2004) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR

|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

colspan="30"|Former non-ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Champions v Asia Stars

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|NH

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Northern Ireland Trophy

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Euro-Asia Masters Challenge

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Malta Cup

|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Huangshan Cup

|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Series Warsaw

|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Series Moscow

|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|F

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Series Grand Final

|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Hainan Classic

|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Wuxi Classic

|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Power Snooker

|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Premier League Snooker

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Grand Prix

|align="center" colspan="12" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shoot Out

|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|China Championship

|align="center" colspan="14" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event

|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|{{nowrap|Six-red World ChampionshipThe event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009) and the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)}}

|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;"

bgcolor="#efefef"

! colspan="6" | Performance Table Legend

align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30" | LQ

| lost in the qualifying draw

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | #R

| lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)

| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" | QF

| lost in the quarter-finals

align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF

| lost in the semi-finals

| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F

| lost in the final

| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | W

| won the tournament

align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30" | DNQ

| did not qualify for the tournament

| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30" | A

| did not participate in the tournament

| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30" | WD

| withdrew from the tournament

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4" \| NH / Not Held	means an event was not held.
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4" \| NR / Non-Ranking Event	means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4" \| R / Ranking Event	means an event is/was a ranking event.
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4" \| MR / Minor-Ranking Event	means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4" \| PA / Pro-am Event	means an event is/was a pro-am event.

Career finals

=Ranking finals: 24 (15 titles)=

class="wikitable"

! Legend

bgcolor="#e5d1cb"

| World Championship (0–1)

bgcolor="dfe2e9"

| UK Championship (3–2)

bgcolor=

| Other (12–6)

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col" style="width:80px;"\|Outcome ! scope="col" style="width:20px;" class="unsortable"\|{{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! scope="col" style="width:50px;"\|Year ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Championship ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Opponent in the final ! scope="col" style="text-align:center; width:50px;"\|Score
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 1. \| 2005 \| China Open \| {{flagicon\|SCO}} {{sortname\|Stephen\|Hendry}} \| 9–5
bgcolor="dfe2e9" \| style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 2. \| 2005 \| UK Championship \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Steve\|Davis}} \| 10–6
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 3. \| 2006 \| Northern Ireland Trophy \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Ronnie\|O'Sullivan}} \| 9–6
style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 1. \| 2009 \| Grand Prix \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} {{sortname\|Neil\|Robertson\|Neil Robertson (snooker player)}} \| 4–9
bgcolor="dfe2e9" \| style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 4. \| 2009 \| UK Championship (2) \| {{flagicon\|SCO}} {{sortname\|John\|Higgins\|John Higgins}} \| 10–8
style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 2. \| 2010 \| China Open \| {{flagicon\|WAL}} {{sortname\|Mark\|Williams\|Mark Williams (snooker player)}} \| 6–10
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 5. \| 2012 \| Welsh Open \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Mark\|Selby}} \| 9–6
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 6. \| 2013 \| Players Tour Championship Finals \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} {{sortname\|Neil\|Robertson\|Neil Robertson (snooker player)}} \| 4–3
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 7. \| 2013 \| Shanghai Masters \| {{flagicon\|CHN}} Xiao Guodong \| 10–6
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 8. \| 2013 \| Indian Open \| {{flagicon\|IND}} {{sortname\|Aditya\|Mehta}} \| 5–0
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 9. \| 2013 \| International Championship \| {{flagicon\|HKG}} {{sortname\|Marco\|Fu}} \| 10–9
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 10. \| 2014 \| German Masters \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Judd\|Trump}} \| 9–5
style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 3. \| 2014 \| Welsh Open \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Ronnie\|O'Sullivan}} \| 3–9
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 11. \| 2014 \| China Open (2) \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} {{sortname\|Neil\|Robertson\|Neil Robertson (snooker player)}} \| 10–5
bgcolor="#e5d1cb" \| style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 4. \| 2016 \| World Snooker Championship \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Mark\|Selby}} \| 14–18
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 12. \| 2016 \| Shanghai Masters (2) \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Mark\|Selby}} \| 10–6
style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 5. \| 2016 \| International Championship \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Mark\|Selby}} \| 1–10
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 13. \| 2017 \| World Open \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Kyren\|Wilson}} \| 10–3
style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 6. \| 2018 \| World Grand Prix \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Ronnie\|O'Sullivan}} \| 3–10
bgcolor="dfe2e9" \| style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 14. \| 2019 \| UK Championship (3) \| {{flagicon\|SCO}} {{sortname\|Stephen\|Maguire}} \| 10–6
bgcolor="dfe2e9" \| style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 7. \| 2022 \| UK Championship \| {{flagicon\|NIR}} {{sortname\|Mark\|Allen\|Mark Allen (snooker player)}} \| 7–10
bgcolor="dfe2e9" \| style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 8. \| 2023 \| UK Championship (2) \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Ronnie\|O'Sullivan}} \| 7–10
style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 9. \| 2024 \| World Open (2) \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Judd\|Trump}} \| 4–10
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 15. \| 2024 \| International Championship (2) \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Chris Wakelin \| 10–7

class="wikitable sortable"

scope="col" style="width:80px;"|Outcome

! scope="col" style="width:20px;" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year

! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Championship

! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Opponent in the final

! scope="col" style="text-align:center; width:50px;"|Score

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 1.

| 2005

| China Open

| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Stephen|Hendry}}

| 9–5

bgcolor="dfe2e9"

| style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 2.

| 2005

| UK Championship

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Steve|Davis}}

| 10–6

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 3.

| 2006

| Northern Ireland Trophy

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ronnie|O'Sullivan}}

| 9–6

style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 1.

| 2009

| Grand Prix

| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Neil|Robertson|Neil Robertson (snooker player)}}

| 4–9

bgcolor="dfe2e9"

| style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 4.

| 2009

| UK Championship (2)

| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|John|Higgins|John Higgins}}

| 10–8

style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 2.

| 2010

| China Open

| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Mark|Williams|Mark Williams (snooker player)}}

| 6–10

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 5.

| 2012

| Welsh Open

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Mark|Selby}}

| 9–6

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 6.

| 2013

| Players Tour Championship Finals

| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Neil|Robertson|Neil Robertson (snooker player)}}

| 4–3

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 7.

| 2013

| Shanghai Masters

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Xiao Guodong

| 10–6

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 8.

| 2013

| Indian Open

| {{flagicon|IND}} {{sortname|Aditya|Mehta}}

| 5–0

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 9.

| 2013

| International Championship

| {{flagicon|HKG}} {{sortname|Marco|Fu}}

| 10–9

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 10.

| 2014

| German Masters

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Judd|Trump}}

| 9–5

style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 3.

| 2014

| Welsh Open

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ronnie|O'Sullivan}}

| 3–9

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 11.

| 2014

| China Open (2)

| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Neil|Robertson|Neil Robertson (snooker player)}}

| 10–5

bgcolor="#e5d1cb"

| style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 4.

| 2016

| World Snooker Championship

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Mark|Selby}}

| 14–18

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 12.

| 2016

| Shanghai Masters (2)

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Mark|Selby}}

| 10–6

style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 5.

| 2016

| International Championship

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Mark|Selby}}

| 1–10

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 13.

| 2017

| World Open

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Kyren|Wilson}}

| 10–3

style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 6.

| 2018

| World Grand Prix

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ronnie|O'Sullivan}}

| 3–10

bgcolor="dfe2e9"

| style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 14.

| 2019

| UK Championship (3)

| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Stephen|Maguire}}

| 10–6

bgcolor="dfe2e9"

| style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 7.

| 2022

| UK Championship

| {{flagicon|NIR}} {{sortname|Mark|Allen|Mark Allen (snooker player)}}

| 7–10

bgcolor="dfe2e9"

| style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 8.

| 2023

| UK Championship (2)

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ronnie|O'Sullivan}}

| 7–10

style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 9.

| 2024

| World Open (2)

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Judd|Trump}}

| 4–10

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 15.

| 2024

| International Championship (2)

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Wakelin

| 10–7

=Minor-ranking finals: 7 (4 titles)=

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col" style="width:80px;"\|Outcome ! scope="col" style="width:20px;" class="unsortable"\|No. ! scope="col" style="width:50px;"\|Year ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Championship ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Opponent in the final ! scope="col" style="text-align:center; width:50px;"\|Score
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 1. \| 2010 \| Players Tour Championship – Event 5 \| {{flagicon\|WAL}} {{sortname\|Jamie\|Jones\|Jamie Jones (snooker player)}} \| 4–1
style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 1. \| 2011 \| Players Tour Championship – Event 2 \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Judd\|Trump}} \| 0–4
style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 2. \| 2012 \| {{nowrap\|Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 2}} \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Stephen\|Lee\|Stephen Lee (snooker player)}} \| 0–4
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 2. \| 2012 \| Scottish Open \| {{flagicon\|SCO}} {{sortname\|Anthony\|McGill\|Anthony McGill}} \| 4–2
style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 3. \| 2013 \| Ruhr Open \| {{flagicon\|NIR}} {{sortname\|Mark\|Allen\|Mark Allen (snooker player)}} \| 1–4
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 3. \| 2014 \| Yixing Open \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Michael\|Holt\|Michael Holt (snooker player)}} \| 4–2
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 4. \| 2015 \| Haining Open \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Ricky\|Walden

class="wikitable sortable"

scope="col" style="width:80px;"|Outcome

! scope="col" style="width:20px;" class="unsortable"|No.

! scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year

! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Championship

! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Opponent in the final

! scope="col" style="text-align:center; width:50px;"|Score

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 1.

| 2010

| Players Tour Championship – Event 5

| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Jamie|Jones|Jamie Jones (snooker player)}}

| 4–1

style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 1.

| 2011

| Players Tour Championship – Event 2

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Judd|Trump}}

| 0–4

style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 2.

| 2012

| {{nowrap|Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 2}}

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Stephen|Lee|Stephen Lee (snooker player)}}

| 0–4

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 2.

| 2012

| Scottish Open

| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Anthony|McGill|Anthony McGill}}

| 4–2

style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 3.

| 2013

| Ruhr Open

| {{flagicon|NIR}} {{sortname|Mark|Allen|Mark Allen (snooker player)}}

| 1–4

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 3.

| 2014

| Yixing Open

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Michael|Holt|Michael Holt (snooker player)}}

| 4–2

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 4.

| 2015

| Haining Open

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ricky|Walden

}

| 4–3

=Non-ranking finals: 14 (6 titles)=

class="wikitable"

! Legend

bgcolor="ffffcc"

| The Masters (1–1)

bgcolor="d0f0c0"

| Premier League (0–1)

Other (5–6)

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col" style="width:80px;"\|Outcome ! scope="col" style="width:20px;" class="unsortable"\|No. ! scope="col" style="width:50px;"\|Year ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Championship ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Opponent in the final ! scope="col" style="text-align:center; width:50px;"\|Score
style="background:#ffa07a;"\| Runner-up \| 1. \| 2005 \| World Games \|{{flagicon\|NIR}} Gerard Greene \| 3–4
bgcolor="ffffcc" \| style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 2. \| 2007 \| The Masters \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Ronnie\|O'Sullivan}} \| 3–10
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 1. \| 2008 \| Jiangsu Classic \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Mark\|Selby}} \| 6–5
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 2. \| 2008 \| World Series of Snooker Warsaw \| {{flagicon\|IRL}} {{sortname\|Ken\|Doherty}} \| 6–4
style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 3. \| 2008 \| World Series of Snooker Moscow \| {{flagicon\|SCO}} {{sortname\|John\|Higgins\|John Higgins}} \| 0–5
style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 4. \| 2009 \| Jiangsu Classic \| {{flagicon\|NIR}} {{sortname\|Mark\|Allen\|Mark Allen (snooker player)}} \| 0–6
style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 5. \| 2010 \| Wuxi Classic {{tooltip\|2=The Wuxi Classic was a continuation of the Jiangsu Classic but under a different name\|(2)}} \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Shaun\|Murphy}} \| 8–9
style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 6. \| 2010 \| Power Snooker \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{nowrap\|258–572 (points)}}
bgcolor="ffffcc" \| style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 3. \| 2011 \| The Masters \| {{flagicon\|HKG}} {{sortname\|Marco\|Fu}} \| 10–4
style="background:#d0f0c0;" \| style="background:#ffa07a;"\|Runner-up \| 7. \| 2011 \| Premier League \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan \| 1–7
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 4. \| 2012 \| Championship League \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Judd\|Trump}} \| 3–1
style="background:#98FB98;" \| Winner \| 5. \| 2016 \| Six-red World Championship \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Stuart Bingham \| 8–7
style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 8. \| 2018 \| Six-red World Championship \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Kyren Wilson \| 4–8
style="background:#98FB98;" \| Winner \| 6. \| 2023 \| Six-red World Championship (2) \| {{flagicon\|THA}} Thepchaiya Un-Nooh \| 8–6

class="wikitable sortable"

scope="col" style="width:80px;"|Outcome

! scope="col" style="width:20px;" class="unsortable"|No.

! scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year

! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Championship

! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Opponent in the final

! scope="col" style="text-align:center; width:50px;"|Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"| Runner-up

| 1.

| 2005

| World Games

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Gerard Greene

| 3–4

bgcolor="ffffcc"

| style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 2.

| 2007

| The Masters

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ronnie|O'Sullivan}}

| 3–10

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 1.

| 2008

| Jiangsu Classic

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Mark|Selby}}

| 6–5

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 2.

| 2008

| World Series of Snooker Warsaw

| {{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Ken|Doherty}}

| 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 3.

| 2008

| World Series of Snooker Moscow

| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|John|Higgins|John Higgins}}

| 0–5

style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 4.

| 2009

| Jiangsu Classic

| {{flagicon|NIR}} {{sortname|Mark|Allen|Mark Allen (snooker player)}}

| 0–6

style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 5.

| 2010

| Wuxi Classic {{tooltip|2=The Wuxi Classic was a continuation of the Jiangsu Classic but under a different name|(2)}}

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Shaun|Murphy}}

| 8–9

style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 6.

| 2010

| Power Snooker

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan

| style="text-align:center;" | {{nowrap|258–572 (points)}}

bgcolor="ffffcc"

| style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 3.

| 2011

| The Masters

| {{flagicon|HKG}} {{sortname|Marco|Fu}}

| 10–4

style="background:#d0f0c0;"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up

| 7.

| 2011

| Premier League

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan

| 1–7

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 4.

| 2012

| Championship League

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Judd|Trump}}

| 3–1

style="background:#98FB98;" | Winner

| 5.

| 2016

| Six-red World Championship

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham

| 8–7

style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 8.

| 2018

| Six-red World Championship

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson

| 4–8

style="background:#98FB98;" | Winner

| 6.

| 2023

| Six-red World Championship (2)

| {{flagicon|THA}} Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

| 8–6

=Team finals: 3 (2 titles)=

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col" style="width:80px;"\|Outcome ! scope="col" style="width:20px;" class="unsortable"\|No. ! scope="col" style="width:50px;"\|Year ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Championship ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Team ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Opponent in the final ! scope="col" style="text-align:center; width:50px;"\|Score
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 1. \| 2011 \| World Cup \| {{flagcountry\|CHN\|name=China}} \| {{flagcountry\|NIR}} \| align="center" \| 4–2
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 2. \| 2017 \| World Cup (2) \| {{flagcountry\|CHN\|name=China}} A \| {{flagcountry\|ENG}} \| align="center" \| 4–3
style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 1. \| 2017 \| CVB Snooker Challenge \| {{flagcountry\|CHN\|name=China}} \| {{flagcountry\|GBR}} \| align="center" \| 9–26

class="wikitable sortable"

scope="col" style="width:80px;"|Outcome

! scope="col" style="width:20px;" class="unsortable"|No.

! scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year

! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Championship

! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Team

! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Opponent in the final

! scope="col" style="text-align:center; width:50px;"|Score

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 1.

| 2011

| World Cup

| {{flagcountry|CHN|name=China}}

| {{flagcountry|NIR}}

| align="center" | 4–2

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 2.

| 2017

| World Cup (2)

| {{flagcountry|CHN|name=China}} A

| {{flagcountry|ENG}}

| align="center" | 4–3

style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 1.

| 2017

| CVB Snooker Challenge

| {{flagcountry|CHN|name=China}}

| {{flagcountry|GBR}}

| align="center" | 9–26

=Pro-am finals: 4 (2 titles)=

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col" style="width:80px;"\|Outcome ! scope="col" style="width:20px;" class="unsortable"\|No. ! scope="col" style="width:50px;"\|Year ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Championship ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Opponent in the final ! scope="col" style="text-align:center; width:50px;"\|Score
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 1. \| 2002 \| Asian Games \| {{flagicon\|THA}} {{sortname\|Supoj\|Saenla}} \| 3–1
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 2. \| 2006 \| Asian Games (2) \| {{flagicon\|CHN}} {{sortname\|Liang\|Wenbo}} \| 4–2
style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 1. \| 2010 \| Asian Games \| {{flagicon\|HKG}} {{sortname\|Marco\|Fu}} \| 2–4
style="background:#ffa07a;" \| Runner-up \| 2. \| 2013 \| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games \| {{flagicon\|CHN}} {{sortname\|Cao\|Yupeng}} \| 2–4

class="wikitable sortable"

scope="col" style="width:80px;"|Outcome

! scope="col" style="width:20px;" class="unsortable"|No.

! scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year

! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Championship

! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Opponent in the final

! scope="col" style="text-align:center; width:50px;"|Score

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 1.

| 2002

| Asian Games

| {{flagicon|THA}} {{sortname|Supoj|Saenla}}

| 3–1

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 2.

| 2006

| Asian Games (2)

| {{flagicon|CHN}} {{sortname|Liang|Wenbo}}

| 4–2

style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 1.

| 2010

| Asian Games

| {{flagicon|HKG}} {{sortname|Marco|Fu}}

| 2–4

style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up

| 2.

| 2013

| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

| {{flagicon|CHN}} {{sortname|Cao|Yupeng}}

| 2–4

=Amateur finals: 3 (3 titles)=

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col" style="width:80px;"\|Outcome ! scope="col" style="width:20px;" class="unsortable"\|No. ! scope="col" style="width:50px;"\|Year ! scope="col" style="width:300px;"\|Championship ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Opponent in the final ! scope="col" style="text-align:center; width:50px;"\|Score
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 1. \| 2002 \| ACBS Asian Under-21 Championship \| {{flagicon\|THA}} {{sortname\|Pramual\|Janthad}} \| 6–2
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 2. \| 2002 \| IBSF World Under-21 Championship \| {{flagicon\|WAL}} {{sortname\|David\|John\|David John (snooker player)}} \| 11–9
style="background:#98FB98" \| Winner \| 3. \| 2002 \| ACBS Asian Championship \| {{flagicon\|SIN}} {{sortname\|Keith\|E. Boon}} \| 8–1

class="wikitable sortable"

scope="col" style="width:80px;"|Outcome

! scope="col" style="width:20px;" class="unsortable"|No.

! scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Year

! scope="col" style="width:300px;"|Championship

! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Opponent in the final

! scope="col" style="text-align:center; width:50px;"|Score

style="background:#98FB98" | Winner

| 1.

| 2002

| ACBS Asian Under-21 Championship

| {{flagicon|THA}} {{sortname|Pramual|Janthad}}