Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na nkeji iri na ise nke Shanghai Masters, Ding tụfuru 5 <unk> 4 na njedebe ikpeazụ na Kyren Wilson. Ding meriri
Haining Open, meriri Ricky Walden 4x3 na ngwụcha. Ọ bụ aha mbụ Ding nwetara nke na-eweta akara ogo n'ime ọnwa iri na isii. N'ime ihe omume ndị bụ isi, ọ dara na agba nke abụọ nke International Championship na agba nke mbụ nke 2015 UK Championship site n'aka onye ọkpụkpọ amateur Adam Duffy. Mgbe Duffy merisịrị ya, ogbako mgbasa ozi Ding, nke ọ nọ na ya na-ekwu okwu ọjọọ ma na-akatọ ọnọdụ ndị dị na ihe omume ahụ, dị ihe na-erughị otu nkeji. O nwekwaghị ike iru eru maka German Masters ma Stuart Bingham kpochapụrụ ya na agba nke mbụ nke Masters.