Ding Junhui

Ding Junhui (April 1, 1987 -), a native of Yixing, Jiangsu, China, is a professional snooker player and the most successful Asian player in the history of snooker. As of November 3, 2025, Ding Junhui has shot a total of 7 strokes and 147 perfect scores. He has reached the finals of snooker rankings 24 times, winning 15 of them. From December 2014 to February 2015, he once became the world's number one player, and was the only Asian golfer in history to achieve this achievement. Ding Junhui has won 15 snooker ranking championships. His championships include four trophies in the three snooker majors, including three British Championships in 2005, 2009 and 2019, and a Wembley Masters championship in 2011. Ding Junhui also reached the final of the Snooker World Championship in 2016, becoming the first Asian player to advance to the final of snooker's highest honor event. However, he lost to Mark Selby 14-18 and was the runner-up that year. He is known for his delicate white-ball movement and ultimate defense. He scored a perfect score of 147 points on a single stroke seven times in the professional game and scored 100 points on a single stroke more than 700 times. Ding is the great-nephew of the famous Chinese painter Ding Tianque. He also graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, a top university in China. Ding Junhui lives and plays in Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England. Ding Junhui won the World Youth Snooker Championship at the age of 15, becoming the youngest champion in the event. He turned professional in 2003 at the age of 16 and won his first ranking event, the China Open, in 2005, and the British Championship in the same year. He has represented China in the Asian Games and won 5 gold medals in 3 events. In the 2013/14 season, he won 5 ranking championships in a single season, which was the record for the most ranking championships in a single season, and was later surpassed by Judd Trump.