Snooker - Shanghai Masters
Ding Junhui a cucerit titlul de la Mastersul Chinezesc de la Shanghai, dupa ce l-a invins cu10-6 in finala pe compatriotul sau Xiao Guodong. A fost prima finala suta la suta chinezeasca intr-un turneu de puncte din istoria snookerului.
Pentru Ding, titlul obtinut la Shanghai Masters este al saptelea intrun turneu de puncte si al doilea in tara natala dupa cel din 2005 cand a castigat China Open.
In varsta de 26 ani, clasat pe locul 12 in clasamentul mondial, Ding s-a impus fara problem, avand un parcurs excellent in aceasta saptamana.
Rezultate
Şaisprezecimi
Shaun Murphy – Yu Delu 5-4
John Higgins – Mike Dunn 5-1
Neil Robertson – Wang Yuchen 5-1
Mark Davis – Ali Carter 5-2
Barry Hawkins – David Grace 5-0
Marco Fu – Cao Yupeng 5-0
Judd Trump – Michael Holt 1-5
Matthew Stevens – Peter Lines 4-5
Stephen Maguire – Xiao Guodong 2-5
Stuart Bingham – Kyren Wilson 1-5
Ricky Walden – Martin Gould 3-5
Graeme Dott – Mark King 3-5
Ding Junhui – David Gilbert 5-2
Mark Selby – Lin Shuai 5-2
Mark Allen – Ryan Day 1-5
Robert Milkins – Mark Joyce 5-4.
Optimi
John Higgins – Mark Davis 1-5
Peter Lines – Xiao Guodong 3-5
Kyren Wilson – Marco Fu 5-3
Martin Gould – Michael Holt 4-5
Mark Selby – Robert Milkins 5-4
Ryan Day – Barry Hawkins 2-5
Shaun Murphy – Ding Junhui 4-5
Mark King – Neil Robertson 3-5
Sferturi
Mark Davis – Xiao Guodong 4-5
Kyren Wilson – Michael Holt 1-5
Mark Selby – Barry Hawkins 4-5
Ding Junhui – Neil Robertson 5-2
Semifinale
Xiao Guodong – Michael Holt 6-3
Barry Hawkins – Ding Junhui 2-6
Finala
Xiao Guodong - Ding Junhui 6-10