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Chinese snooker talent Ding retains national title
www.chinaview.cn 2007-01-02 19:43:48

China's ace snooker Ding Junhui competes during the final match against Xiao Guodong from Chongqing Municipality at the China National Snooker Championships in Yixing, east Chian’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 2, 2007. Ding won 6-2 and continued to keep the title. (Xinhua Photo/Ling Junhui)

China's ace snooker Ding Junhui competes during the final match against Xiao Guodong from Chongqing Municipality at the China National Snooker Championships in Yixing, east Chian’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 2, 2007. Ding won 6-2 and continued to keep the title. (Xinhua Photo/Ling Junhui)
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    NANJING, East China, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Former UK Championship winner Ding Junhui defeated 18-year-old rival Xiao Guodong 6-2 to retain his national title at the China Championship of Professional Snooker in Yixing, Jiangsu province, on Tuesday.

    Ding was utterly offensive through all frames, finishing the last one 73-0 to win the one-sided match with advantageous skills and profound experience.

    Ding, who won the UK Championship in 2005, was awarded a prize of 15,000 yuan (about 2,000 U.S. dollars) for the title of the national championship, which kicked off on Dec. 29, 2006.


Editor: Liu Dan
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