Ding Junhui targets Welsh Open defence

 　　LONDON, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's top player Ding Junhui believes Mark Selby is the man to beat as he looks ahead to the defence of his Welsh Open title next week.

　　Ding got the better of Selby in last year's final at the Newport Center, winning 9-6 to claim his fifth ranking title.

　　But while Ding has won just one Players Tour Championship event this season, Selby has been snooker's dominant¹ force in recent weeks, winning the UK Championship and the Masters.

　　"Mark is always very hard to beat because he never gives up and doesn't make many mistakes," the 25-year-old Ding told World Snooker website on Thursday.

　　"In the Final of last year I had to go all out on every shot. Mark is the best player at the moment but I would be happy to play him again, it's good to go up against the best."

　　Ding, a trail-blazer for snooker in Asia, received support from Chinese fans in Newport last year and hopes he'll get plenty of backing again this time.

　　"It's great to go to different places and see the Chinese fans supporting me," he said. "It means a lot to me to that they come to the venues² to watch me play and cheer me on."

　　Ding's opening match also gets the world ranking tournament underway, on February 11. The event runs until the following Sunday, February 17.

　　Selby, Judd Trump³, John Higgins and local favourites Mark Williams and Matthew Stevens will be among those battling for the ? 50,000 top prize.

1 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

2 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

3 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。