Ding Junhui is a professional snooker player currently ranked at 10 from China. He discovered his love and passion for the game at a very age. He began to train for the game when he was only eight years old.

At the age of 15, he won all the national games and came into the limelight of international media when he won the Asian Under 21 Championship.

Born and brought up in China, Ding trained in Chinese National Snooker near Shanghai. His parents were always supportive. They made sure he is at his best whatever the condition is.

Ding’s parent even sold their house and grocery shop in Yixing, Jiangsu, and moved to Dongguan for his training.

10 FACTS ON Ding Junhui

1. Ding Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player born and brought up in Yixing, Jiangsu. He was born on 1st April 1987. He is 33 years old.
2. His parents were Ding Wenjun and Chen Xijuan. Where does Junhui live? He still lives in China.
3. Ding Junhui’s wife’s name is Zhang Yuanyaun(Apple Zhang). They married in 2014 and they are blessed with a baby girl in the year 2018.
4. Ranked at 10, Ding Junhui has a net worth equal to amount $3.81Million. He was ranked at 1 in 2014.
5. Ding Junhui was given a nickname by the Chinese media when he was 15. They called him “Little Ding”. Later on, as his career proceeds, he was given various nicknames like “Enter the Dragon”.
6. Ding stopped his formal education at a very early age to train 8 hours a day.
7. Junhui however, got a degree in Business Administration from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
8. Ding Junhui is Chinese for his nationality.
9. Junhui’s mother died in the year 2017.
10. Ding Junhui does not have any official social media accounts. However, he can be followed through his academy’s Twitter handle.

Facts of Ding Junhui