Chinese ace Ding Junhui enjoying holidays after returning from the Crucible Theatre – Snooker news
World number four, China’s Ding Junhui is enjoying his holidays as he returned from the Crucible Theatre after losing in his first semi-final appearance at the World Snooker Championship 2011 by 15-17 at the hands of the young Judd Trump.
The snooker star is already working out how to tackle the pressured that is exerted during a tense match. He did not stay to watch the final match between the Bristolian Trump and the eventual champion, John Higgins of Scotland. Instead, he enjoyed barbecue
with a group of his friends and a couple of Chinese reporters at his home in Sheffield.
As the 24-year-old returned from the Crucible Theatre before starting his official holiday, he was surrounded by the media after he arrived at the Beijing Capital International Airport. He gave an exclusive interview to China Daily and also chatted live
with his fans on a website.
Ding will take a two-week trip, however, the Jiangsu potter has no concrete plans about his holiday venue. He has already visited Maldives and had considered it the most beautiful place he ever visited.
Ding’s fans were disappointed on his defeat in the semi-final against Judd Trump. However, the snooker star is aiming high for the upcoming events of the season. He did not stop training even after flying back to China from England.
“I won the national championship but being the domestic No 1 turned out to be little more than a minnow in the UK. So there was no way for me to put aside the cue during the off-season, I had to catch up,” said Ding. “I also played much fewer matches, notching
only six or seven wins a year. Now I play more than 40 matches a year, so I have to rest myself whenever there is a chance.”
The Star of the East Ding admits that life was harder for him when he went to the UK but now he can buy anything he wants and budget is no more a problem for him.
According to the reports, the Chinese has collected more than one million pounds in prize money in the game of snooker. However, Ding believes that he has not counted his wealth as he does not consider money important.
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