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Final
Ding Jun Hui is officially the China Open Champion!
He continued to show what a great talent he is beating none-other than 7 times world champion, Stephen Hendry.
The beginning of the match saw Hendry knock in breaks of 92 and 108, leading him to a comfortable 4-1 lead. But the 18-year old was in a defiant mood, clawing his way back to 4-4 in a succession of close frames.
Ding then moved ahead for the first time with a break of 107 and took a 7-5 advantage with a cool clearance of 53 to the pink after an error from Hendry.
When Hendry missed a straightforward pink in the thirteenth frame, Ding completed an 87 clearance to move 8-5 in front. He then finished the match in the style he has shown throughout the whole tournament, compiling a break of 103 to rapturous applause.
For full results of all the days play, view the latest results page Here! |
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Semi Finals
Stephen Hendry progressed to the final stages of the China Open, beating fellow scott Alan McManus 6-4.
It started off a close affair, with the two never more than one frame apart up until 3-3. Hendry then showed why he is one of the games best players, making centurys to take the next two frames (109 & 112) putting him one frame away from victory. McManus managed to pull one back but Hendry pushed through in a close tenth frame to seal his victory.
Ding Junhui crushed Ken Doherty 6-0 to book his place in the final against Hendry. The 18-year old prodigy made breaks of 91, 126 and 117 to continue his extraordinary demolition of the games top players!
But can he do it for one last time in the final?
For full results of all the days play, view the latest results page Here! |
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Quarter Finals
Stephen Hendry shifted into cruise control, as he demolished Ricky Walden 5-0. As Hendry raced to a 4-0 lead, Walden could only watch. The world No.78 didn't pot a ball in three of the four opening frames and after a tighter fifth frame, lasting 35 minutes, Hendry sealed victory.
Alan McManus continued an impressive run, beating Mark J Williams 5-2 in their quarter final. He will now play his semi-final against fellow scot Stephen Hendry, the favorite for the tournament.
For full results of all the days play, view the latest results page Here!
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The last 16 stage of the tournament held some more surprises.
Mark J Williams continued his run of better form, reaching the quarters with a 5-2 over Adrian Gunnell.
After banging his head after he was mobbed by fans, Steve Davis had to concede his match against Ricky Walden after becoming light headed.
"I didn't want to win like that but there's nothing I could do," said Walden.
"Steve seemed a bit out of sorts but I put it down to jet lag. I didn't know what had happened until the referee told me".
Davis was taken to a private clinic where he received X-rays and was thankfully given a clean bill of health.
Alan McManus showed why he is still a top 16 player, beating John Higgins 5-2 to set up a quarter-final clash with Mark J Williams.
For full results of all the days play, view the latest results page Here! |
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Day two was far more surprising!
The first match saw Steve Davis whitewash Michael Holt then (more surprisingly) Ding Junhui did the same to Peter Ebdon!
After a good result in the Irish Masters, Matthew Stevens suffered a first round knockout, losing 5-3 to Ricky Walden.
For full results check the latest results page Here! |
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Day one of the China Open saw the higher ranked players show why they are the sports elite.
The surprising result was Chris Small's defeat at the hands of Adrian Gunnell (5-3). Small has had a terrible season so far, with back problems plaguing him he's slipping down the rankings.
Other notable results included Mark J Williams' 5-0 victory over Liang Wen Bo, continuing his return to form and Jimmy White's win over Barry Pinches (5-3).
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World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has pulled out of the China Open, citing medical grounds.
O'Sullivan, who overcame flu-like symptoms and a heavy cold to win the Irish Masters two weeks ago, phoned tournament officials on the Friday night.
His absence is a big let-down for organisers of the first major tournament in China in three years.
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