Snooker: Chinese Ding defeats British Wilson, crowns his 13th title

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Chinese professional snooker player Ding Junhui defeated British counterpart Kyren Wilson Sunday night at the final WPBSA World Open in Yushan, Jiangxi Province with a dominating 10-3 victory, crowning his 13th championship.

Chinese snooker player Ding Junhui (L) and British rival Kyren Wilson (R) at the WPBSA World Open/ WPBSA Photo

The 30-year-old Ding blew a 6-1 lead at the opening session, was then clawed back by the 25-year-old Wilson to two frames, winning an advantage 6-3 at the first half.

At the 10th frame, British Wilson stopped with 14 points then missed the black to the bottom pocket. Ding seized the chance with a 67-break changing the score to 7-3.

After a run of 107 and 71 breaks in the following two, Ding came to his game frame.

British snooker player Kyren Wilson in action / WPBSA Photo

At the thirteenth frame, Wilson stopped by 24 points, while Ding missed the red to the middle pocket.

Later, Wilson missed red to the middle, Ding responded with a 54-break and subsequently missed his shot to drop the red into the bottom pocket. British Wilson then missed the pink in the crucial deciding frame and was defeated by a score of 67-61.

Chinese Ding Junhui ranked second among world snooker players after the game, just after British Mark Selby, who failed in the first round of the tournament.

(Top image credit: WPBSA Photo)

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