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| DING TAKES ON THE CONTINENTAL CHALLENGE 15 OCTOBER 2004 | |||
 China's
Ding Junhui won't be the most popular man in Holland tonight, after
inflicting an emphatic 9-3 defeat on Dutch champion Stefan Mazrocis.And Ding's next opponent is Bjorn Haneveer, from near neighbour Belgium. If Ding repeats the result then he could find it hard to get a Visa to visit the Continent any time soon! After his first round set back in the Grand Prix, Ding returned to form in spectacular fashion, smashing in three centuries plus four more breaks in excess of forty. He opened with a blistering 129 and finished with 124 and there was little Mazrocis could do about it. A run of 43 helped Mazrocis level at 1-1, but he didn't win another frame until the score led 8-1 and it was too late. Then he pieced together breaks of 44 and 55 to win two token frames. Alfie Burden overcame stout resistance from Hugh Abernethy to win 9-6, with a best effort of 62. Burden trailed 2-5 before putting in a three frame burst to draw level. A run of 97 gave Abernethy the lead again, but Burden stepped up a gear, running off four frames to earn a second round match against Rod Lawler.
Ricky Walden, conqueror of John Higgins in t Walden took the lead at 5-4 but Woollaston won a crucial tenth frame, clearing up with 61 after Walden had opened with 60. A 48 clearance gave the teenager the lead for the first time, but runs of 74, 41, 65 and 74 turned the match back in Walden's favour as he closed out a 9-6 win. Simon Bedford cruised to a 9-1 win over Ireland's Sean O'Neill. The highlight was a break of 120 in the fifth and Bedford piled on further breaks of 81, 59, 62, 50 and 59 in an unabated scoring spree. David McDonnell ran in two centuries, 1-1 and 130 during a hard-earned 9-7 win over Craig Butler. Rory McLeod and Steve James contributed a ton apiece in an intriguing battle. McLeod led 4-1, 6-3 and 8-4, but James dug deep to keep in touch and pulled back to 8-6 before McLeod chipped away to win the fifteenth frame in bits and pieces. |
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Grand Prix, started again in round one and had his work cut out to beat
Main Tour debutant Ben Woollaston. All was going well when Walden opened a
4-1 lead, with runs of 125 and 55, but Leicester's Woollaston worked his
way back into contention, levelling the match at 4-4 helped by a 90 break
in the sixth frame.