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Ding Junhui

1987 - Today

Ding Junhui

Ding Junhui (Chinese: 丁俊晖; born 1 April 1987) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He is the most successful Asian player in the history of the sport. Throughout his career, he has won 15 major ranking titles, including three UK Championships (2005, 2009, 2019), and in 2014, became the first Asian world number one. He has twice reached the final of the Masters, winning once in 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Ding Junhui is the 27th most popular snooker (down from 24th in 2024), the 1,101st most popular biography from China and the most popular Chinese Snooker.

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, Ding Junhui ranks 27 out of 67. Before him are Walter Donaldson, Cliff Thorburn, John Spencer, Marco Fu, Alan McManus, and Stuart Bingham. After him are Peter Ebdon, Ken Doherty, Barry Hawkins, Mark Allen, Stephen Maguire, and Joe Johnson.

Most Popular Snookers in Wikipedia

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Walter Donaldson
1907 - 1973
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 21
Cliff Thorburn
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 22
John Spencer
1935 - 2006
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 23
Marco Fu
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 24
Alan McManus
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 25
Stuart Bingham
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 26
Ding Junhui
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 27
Peter Ebdon
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 28
Ken Doherty
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 29
Barry Hawkins
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 30
Mark Allen
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 31
Stephen Maguire
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 32
Joe Johnson
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 33

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Ding Junhui ranks 279. Before him are Emmanuel Emenike, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Roman Eremenko, Danielle Panabaker, Fernando, and Arijit Singh. After him are Bogdan Stancu, Mara Wilson, Oksana Shachko, Poli Genova, Victor Ortiz, and William Kamkwamba.

Others Born in 1987

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Emmanuel Emenike
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 273
Abdelhamid Abaaoud
EXTREMIST
1987 - 2015
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 274
Roman Eremenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 275
Danielle Panabaker
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 276
Fernando
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 277
Arijit Singh
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 278
Ding Junhui
SNOOKER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 279
Bogdan Stancu
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 280
Mara Wilson
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 281
Oksana Shachko
ARTIST
1987 - 2018
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 282
Poli Genova
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 283
Victor Ortiz
BOXER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 284
William Kamkwamba
WRITER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 285

In China

Among people born in China, Ding Junhui ranks 1,101 out of 1,610. Before him are Wang Yaping (1980), Wang Yifu (1960), Xu Yuhua (1976), Sui Xinmei (1965), Yan Zi (1984), and Trinley Thaye Dorje (1983). After him are Liu Guoliang (1976), Vincent Zhao (1972), Zhang Jin (1974), Jiang Jialiang (1964), Gedhun Choekyi Nyima (1989), and Liu Hong (1987).

Others born in China

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Wang Yaping
ASTRONAUT
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 1,095
Wang Yifu
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 1,096
Xu Yuhua
CHESS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 1,097
Sui Xinmei
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 1,098
Yan Zi
TENNIS PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 1,099
Trinley Thaye Dorje
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 1,100
Ding Junhui
SNOOKER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 1,101
Liu Guoliang
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 1,102
Vincent Zhao
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 1,103
Zhang Jin
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 1,104
Jiang Jialiang
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 1,105
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1989 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 1,106
Liu Hong
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 1,107