We profile China's greatest ever snooker export, the 15-time ranking event winner, Ding Junhui.
Ding Junhui is the most decorated Asian player in the history of the sport, capturing 15 ranking titles to date.
His array of tournament victories includes three UK Championships and one Masters title - meaning he just needs to end his Crucible hoodoo to complete snooker' triple Crown.
Alongside Jimmy White, may consider Ding to be the best player never to win the World Snooker Championship, having gone agonisingly close in 2016, being beaten in the showpiece final.
In total, he has reached 24 ranking finals, winning 15 of those, including successes in the China Open, World Open, Indian Open and most recently, the 2024 International Championship.
Ding Junhui is currently ranked number nine on the World Snooker Tour's two-year ranking list.
The Chinese superstar was a previous world number one, holding that position between December 2014 and and February, 2025.
Ding Junhui carries the moniker' The Dragon', which pays homage to his Chinese origin.
Ding Junhui is 37-years-old and will celebrate his 38th birthday on 1st April, 2025.
Ding Junhui was born in Yixing, Jiangsu, China, but currently resides in Sheffield, England.
Ding Junhui has amassed £551,000 in prize money over a two-year period in ranking tournaments.
It's believed that Ding Junhui's net worth is around £8.5m, with a large proportion of that amount being accumulated through his success on the World Snooker Tour.
His unparalleled popularity in his homeland has also helped secure him lucrative sponsorship agreements, which have also helped bolster his net worth.
Ding Junhui has achieved seven professional 147 breaks, including his most recent in the 2024 Masters.