Sports: China's Ding beaten by Selby at snooker worlds final
(MENAFN- Asia Times) China’s Ding Junhui (R) is presented with his runners-up medal by tournament sponsor Fred Done (L) of BetFred after losing to England’s Mark Selby in the final of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible theatre in Sheffield northern England on May 2 2016.
Selby joins Steve Davis Stephen Hendry Mark Williams John Higgins and Ronnie O’Sullivan as the only players to lift the trophy more than once at the Crucible.
The 32-year-old Selby collected a record cheque for 330000 pounds by winning his seventh ranking title.
“It’s a great feeling” said Selby. “To win it once was a huge achievement and something that I wanted to do but I never dreamed of winning twice I’m quite emotional.
“Ding was under a lot of pressure it was his first world final and there’s massive expectation from China. I knew I had to capitalise early doors every time I got a chance I punished him and scored. I missed a blue to go 7-0 up and if I had done that I might have won more easily. Ding showed class and came back to within a frame at times but I managed to dig deep. Read More
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