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Snooker
DingJunhui
Ding Junhui sits at 15 in the ranking with 733 career centuries, a break-builder rivals try to smother in tactical frames.
Snooker record
World Snooker Tour via Wikipedia infoboxHow Junhui plays
Give Ding Junhui the first clear chance and a frame can disappear inside a single visit. He is a break-builder by instinct, and the scoring comes quickly once the reds are spread. Teams facing him try to keep the pack tight, hold the cue ball safe and drag him into longer tactical exchanges where patience counts for more than potting. He has already been world number one, which shows the level he can reach.
He is Chinese, and on the World Snooker Tour he sits at number 15 in the ranking. The figure that best explains his staying power is the century count, 733. Put those together and you have the short answer for anyone checking on him: a cueist still ranked among the leading names, with a long career of heavy scoring behind him.
Scouting FAQ
Ding Junhui comes from Yixing in China and competes under the Chinese flag.
Far from retired, he still competes on the World Snooker Tour and plays in the 2025/26 season.
Professional status came in 2003, and he has competed on the main snooker tour ever since.
His birth date is 1 April 1987, so Ding Junhui is 39.
In the world rankings he sits at 15, with a highest career placing of number 1.