A 100 break in the sixth frame helped Chinese snooker prodigy
Ding Junhui rally to beat Jin Long to win the Dongguan leg of the
2007 China Professional Snooker Circuit on Sunday.
For the first time, the 20-year-old won a championship trophy in
the city where he started his career in 1998.
Neither of the players could build an overwhelming lead in the
first phase on Saturday, and the score was 2-2 before Sunday's
competition began.
Ding proved that he has recently re-found his form after the
game resumed. And a 52 break gave him the upper hand, which
convinced the audience that the suspense might be over. However, an
unexpected mishit gifted his rival a chance to finish the frame
84-52.
But the lag looked like nothing for sophisticated Ding, who has
encountered numerous dilemmas in big international events. The boy
hit back with a 100 break, his third stroke at the event more than
100 points, to level the score 3-3.
Ding grabbed the match point after winning the ninth and, after
an error-trading 10th frame; the legend struggled to clinch the
victory.
Ding was also awarded for a 136 break in an earlier game, the
highest at the event.
This is the second time that he has won both titles at the
national snooker tour. The last time he achieved the same feat was
in 2006, in Yixing, central Hubei province.
(Xinhua News Agency May 21, 2007)