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12:26, 09-Aug-2018
Ding Junhui fails to reach last 16 of 2018 Snooker World Open in China
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12:04, 12-Aug-2018
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China's favorite and world number six Ding Junhui was beaten by Robert Milkins 5-4 as his hopes for making it to the last 16 of the 2018 Snooker World Open in Yushan County, east China's Jiangxi Province, was shattered on Wednesday.
A disappointed Ding, who has won 13 ranking titles and is the event's defending champion, said after his defeat: “I felt very tired and I did not play well tonight. Maybe I need to work out.”
Ding was dejected after losing to Robert Milkins. /VCG Photo
Ding was dejected after losing to Robert Milkins. /VCG Photo
However, Xiao Guodong of China steamrolled Jak Jones 5-0 with runs of 97, 50, 88, 77 and 57 to storm into the last 16. Elsewhere, Marco Fu defeated Andrew Higginson 5-4 while Yan Bingtao went down fighting against Matthew Selt 5-3.
Meanwhile, Mark Williams enjoyed a comfortable 5-2 win over Ben Woollaston and world number one Mark Selby scripted an easy 5-2 victory over Jamie Jones with a top break of 75.
(With input from Xinhua)