Ding Junhui
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Ding at the 2015 German Masters
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| Born |
1 April 1987 Yixing, Jiangsu, China |
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| Sport country |
 China
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| Professional | 2003– |
| Highest ranking | 1 |
| Current ranking | 4 (as of 31 October 2016) |
| Career winnings | £2,764,725 |
| Highest break | 147 (6 times) |
| Century breaks | 435 |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 12 |
| Minor-ranking | 4 |
| Non-ranking | 4 |
Ding Junhui (Chinese: 丁俊晖; pinyin: Dīng Jùnhuī; born 1 April 1987) is a Chinese professional snooker player and the most successful Asian player in the history of the sport. He began playing snooker at age 9, and rose to international prominence in 2002 after winning the Asian Under-21 Championship, the Asian Championship, and becoming the youngest winner of the IBSF World Under-21 Championship at age 15.
Ding turned professional in 2003, at the age of 16. He achieved his first major professional successes in 2005 when he won the China Open and the UK Championship. After his win at the 2006 Northern Ireland Trophy, Ding became the third player after Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins to win three ranking titles before their 20th birthday. He continued to play, winning a total of 12 major ranking titles, the most recent being the 2016 Shanghai Masters. In the 2013/2014 season, Ding equalled Stephen Hendry's record of winning five ranking titles in a single season. He became the first Asian player to reach the final of the World Championship, in 2016.
Known as a prolific break-builder, Ding has compiled more than 400 century breaks in his career including six maximum breaks in professional play. He remains the only Asian player to be ranked world number one, a feat he first achieved in 2014 to become the 11th player to reach the top spot. Away from snooker, Ding enrolled at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2006 to study Business Administration and Management. He is a resident of England during the snooker season and practises at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield.
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