Ding Junhui
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Ding Junhui ' onMouseout='HidePop("79495")' href="/topics/Yixing">Yixing
, Wuxi
, Jiangsu
) is a Chinese
professional snooker
player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles. As a prolific breakbuilder Ding has compiled more than 200 century breaks during his career.
In December 2006, he enrolled at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
to study Business Administration and Management. He is a resident of England
during the snooker season. He is good friends with fellow countryman Liang Wenbo
and they are training partners in Sheffield
World Snooker Academy.
. His father persuaded his mother to sell their house in order for Ding to continue playing snooker as a career
.
Ding shot to international prominence in 2002, when he won the Asia
n Under-21 Championship, the Asian Championship and the IBSF World Under-21 Championship (became the youngest ever winner of the World Under-21 Championship at the age of fifteen). He was unable to progress much in 2003, as both the Asian Championship and Under-21 Championship had to be cancelled because of the SARS
virus crisis, but he was a semi-finalist in the IBSF World Under-21 championship, and was awarded a Main Tour concession by the WPBSA
, which enabled him to turn professional in September 2003. In 2003, he became the number one ranked player in China.
in London
, where, in the first round, he defeated the then world no. 16-ranked player, Joe Perry
, before narrowly losing 6–5 in the second round to experienced top player Stephen Lee
after holding a 2–5 lead over him. His performance favourably impressed many commentators, who since then rated him a likely future World Champion
.
In March 2005, he celebrated his 18th birthday by reaching the final of the China Open
in Beijing
, along the way defeating world top-16 ranked players Peter Ebdon
, Marco Fu
and Ken Doherty
. In that final he played against then world no.-3-ranked Stephen Hendry
, whom he beat by 9 frames to 5, to score his first ranking tournament win. 110 million people watched the final against Hendry on China's national sports channel CCTV-5
– by far the biggest TV audience ever recorded for a snooker match.
In December 2005, he beat another crop of world top-16 players, namely Jimmy White
, the late Paul Hunter
and Joe Perry once more on his way to reaching the final of another major tournament, the UK Championship
at the Barbican Centre in York
. This time he met the resurgent snooker legend Steve Davis
, and defeated him by ten frames to six, in doing so becoming the first player from outside Britain
or Ireland
to win that particular title. Following this victory, his world ranking was provisionally raised from 60 (62 at the start of the season) to 31. At the end of the season, he was ranked 27th.
In the 2006 China Open
he gave his home crowd a good run for their money, but lost 6–2 to eventual winner Mark Williams
in the semi-finals.
On 19 August 2006, he beat Stephen Lee 6–1, and reached the final of the Northern Ireland Trophy
, meeting Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final the following day. He beat O'Sullivan 9–6 to claim his third ranking tournament win, becoming only the third person ever to do so before his twentieth birthday, after O'Sullivan and John Higgins. This win pushed his provisional world ranking
position up to fifth.
In December 2006, he won three gold medals at the Asian Games
, winning the Single, Double and Team Snooker competitions. The following week, he reached, as the defending champion, the quarterfinal stage of the 2006 UK Snooker Championship, and subsequently lost to his practice partner and eventual winner, Peter Ebdon, by 9 frames to 5.
On 14 January 2007, Ding made a 147 break in the opening match of the Saga Insurance Masters
against Anthony Hamilton
. It was the first maximum in the competition since that of Kirk Stevens
in 1984, which was also the only one up to then. Additionally, Ding is the youngest player to make a 147 during a televised session (a record previously held by Ronnie O'Sullivan), and became the first Chinese snooker player in the history of BBC
's coverage to make a televised maximum.
He went on to make the final of the tournament, becoming the second youngest player to reach a Masters final.
In it he made a confident start by winning the first two frames. However, O'Sullivan went on to produce what many regard as one of the finest displays of snooker ever seen on television. His dominance, along with the boisterous and hostile nature of the crowd, left Ding in tears during the twelfth frame, trailing 8–3 in the best of 19 frames contest. The latter appeared resigned to defeat, taking little time to consider his shot selection, and after the frame shook hands with O'Sullivan, after which the two walked arm in arm to the dressing room area, but because it had only been the last frame before the mid-session interval, and so indeed not the very last frame of the match, no-one knew if he had conceded the match, believed the match was over or was just congratulating O'Sullivan on his formidable play.
He ultimately lost the match on the next frame, and later claimed that he thought the match was indeed a "best of 17".
He was next bumped out of two tournaments in a row in the first rounds, losing 5–2 to Stephen Maguire
in the Malta Cup
and 5–1 to Jamie Cope
in the Welsh Open
. By 14 March 2007, however, Ding had qualified for the televised final stages of the World Championships for the first time by beating Mark Davis
in the final qualifying round. However, his losing streak in ranking tournaments that season continued with a 5–3 first round loss to Barry Hawkins
in the China Open
and a 10–2 loss against Ronnie O'Sullivan in the World Snooker Championship, but he still ended the season ranked in ninth place, his highest ever ranking.
The following season was consistent, reaching the last 16 of all but one ranking event, but he failed to reach a single semi-final, causing him to slip down two places, to number 11 in the world rankings
. At the Crucible he managed to reach the second round for the first time, beating Marco Fu
10–9 in a high quality match, but he was unable to progress further, going down 13–7 to Stephen Hendry
.
However, he started the next season on a high by winning the Jiangsu Classic, beating Mark Selby
6–5 in the final.
On 16 December, in his Second Round match against John Higgins at the UK Championship, Ding scored a maximum 147 break in the third frame of the match.
Currently, Ding Junhui holds the record for the most unanswered points (495) in any snooker tournament. This was during the Premier League Snooker against Stephen Hendry.
5–4 in the first round, Stephen Maguire 5–1 in the second round, Peter Ebdon 5–2 in the quarter-finals and Mark Williams 6–1 in the semi-finals. He lost to Neil Robertson
9–4 in the final.
Ding reached the final of the 2009 UK Championship after defeating Mike Dunn (9–5), Shaun Murphy (9–3), Ali Carter (9–8), and Stephen Maguire (9–5). He went on to defeat John Higgins in the final (10–8) to claim his second UK crown.
After losing his next two matches against Mark Selby (1–6) at the Masters and Jamie Cope (3–5) at the Welsh Open, Ding found his form, scoring nine centuries on his way to the China Open final, where he lost against Mark Williams (6–10), despite leading 5–4 at the end of first session. At the World Championship he defeated Stuart Pettman
10–1, but lost 10–13 against Shaun Murphy
in the second round.
, where he lost 8–9 in the final, despite at one point leading 8–2. Ding reached the second round of the Shanghai Masters
and the quarter-finals of the World Open
, where he lost 1–5 against Jamie Cope
and 2–3 against Mark Williams
respectively. Ding failed to defend his UK Championship
title, when he lost 8–9 against Mark Allen
.
Ding reached his second Masters
Final in January 2011, after beating Jamie Cope
6–3 in the semi-final. Ding went on to win the Masters for the first time, beating Marco Fu 10–4 in the first ever all-Asian Masters final.
Ding also had a career best run at the 2011 World Snooker Championship
. He beat Jamie Burnett
10–2 in the first round, advancing to the last 16 of the World Championship for the 4th straight year. Facing Stuart Bingham
in the second round, he was down 9–12 at one point with the opponent needing just one frame for victory, but Ding made a comeback, winning four straight frames to win 13–12 to reach the quarter-finals of the world championship for the first time in his career. In his quarter-final with Mark Selby
, Ding led Selby 10–6 after the first two sessions of the match. Selby built strong momentum by winning the first four frames of the last session to level at 10–10, but Ding eventually held on to win 13–10 to set up a semi-final against Judd Trump
. In their semi-final, Ding and Trump were level at 12–12 after the third session. In the last session, Trump was the first to build momentum and led 14–12, but Ding pinched the next three frames with a 138 break to tie Mark King for highest tournament break and a 119 break. Ding lost the next three frames to lose the match by a 15–17 scoreline.
, where he lost 5–6 against Mark Selby
in the semi-finals, and for the first time couldn't reach the final of the tournament. At the World Cup
Ding and Liang Wenbo
partnered up to represent China. They won the final, 4–2 against the Northern Ireland
. He then lost in the first round of the Australian Goldfields Open
2–5 against Stuart Bingham
. At the second event
of the Players Tour Championship
Ding reached the final, but lost 0–4 against Judd Trump
.
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| 10–6
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Yixing
Yixing is a county-level city in Jiangsu province, in eastern China with a population of 1.3 million. It is well-known for its Yixing clay and the pottery -- especially the "zisha"-style teapots -- made from the clay...
, Wuxi
Wuxi
Wuxi is an old city in Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. Split in half by Lake Tai, Wuxi borders Changzhou to the west and Suzhou to the east. The northern half looks across to Taizhou across the Yangtze River, while the southern half also borders the province of Zhejiang to the south...
, Jiangsu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
) is a Chinese
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
professional snooker
Snooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles. As a prolific breakbuilder Ding has compiled more than 200 century breaks during his career.
In December 2006, he enrolled at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University or SJTU), sometimes referred to as Shanghai Jiaotong University , is a top public research university located in Shanghai, China. Shanghai Jiao Tong University is known as one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China...
to study Business Administration and Management. He is a resident of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
during the snooker season. He is good friends with fellow countryman Liang Wenbo
Liang Wenbo
Liang Wenbo is a Chinese professional snooker player. He is left-handed and ranked as China's number 2 player, after Ding Junhui. Liang is based at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom.-Career:...
and they are training partners in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
World Snooker Academy.
Early life
Ding started playing snooker at the age of nine, when his father took him to the Chinese national team training centre near ShanghaiShanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
. His father persuaded his mother to sell their house in order for Ding to continue playing snooker as a career
Career
Career is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as a person's "course or progress through life ". It is usually considered to pertain to remunerative work ....
.
Ding shot to international prominence in 2002, when he won the Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n Under-21 Championship, the Asian Championship and the IBSF World Under-21 Championship (became the youngest ever winner of the World Under-21 Championship at the age of fifteen). He was unable to progress much in 2003, as both the Asian Championship and Under-21 Championship had to be cancelled because of the SARS
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is a respiratory disease in humans which is caused by the SARS coronavirus . Between November 2002 and July 2003 an outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong nearly became a pandemic, with 8,422 cases and 916 deaths worldwide according to the WHO...
virus crisis, but he was a semi-finalist in the IBSF World Under-21 championship, and was awarded a Main Tour concession by the WPBSA
World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, often abbreviated to the WPBSA, founded in 1968 and based in Bristol, England, United Kingdom is the governing body of professional snooker and English billiards...
, which enabled him to turn professional in September 2003. In 2003, he became the number one ranked player in China.
2004–2006
In February 2004, Ding was awarded a wildcard entry to the MastersMasters (snooker)
The Masters is a professional snooker tournament and the second longest running tournament outside the World Championship. Although not a ranking event, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious tournaments on the circuit, earning the second biggest prize money.-History:The tournament was held...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, where, in the first round, he defeated the then world no. 16-ranked player, Joe Perry
Joe Perry (snooker player)
-External links:*...
, before narrowly losing 6–5 in the second round to experienced top player Stephen Lee
Stephen Lee
Stephen Lee is a professional snooker-player from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, whose smooth cue action is regarded by some pundits as the most natural in the game. He has won four ranking titles, and spent 10 seasons in the Top 16 of the world rankings before dropping out for the snooker...
after holding a 2–5 lead over him. His performance favourably impressed many commentators, who since then rated him a likely future World Champion
World Snooker Championship
The World Snooker Championship is the leading professional snooker tournament in terms of both prize money and ranking points. The first championship was held in 1927; since 1977, it has been played at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England...
.
In March 2005, he celebrated his 18th birthday by reaching the final of the China Open
China Open (snooker)
The China Open is a professional snooker tournament. It is one of a number of ranking tournaments and began in 1997.-History:The first international snooker tournament in China was the China International in September 1997, a non-ranking tournament for the top 16 players and local players. The...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, along the way defeating world top-16 ranked players Peter Ebdon
Peter Ebdon
Peter "Ebbo" Ebdon is an English professional snooker player and former world champion renowned for his remarkably focused, determined style of play.-Early years:...
, Marco Fu
Marco Fu
Marco Fu Ka-chun , commonly known as Marco Fu, is a professional snooker player from Hong Kong. He currently resides in Happy Valley. He is best known for winning the 2007 Grand Prix, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final, and for being runner-up in the 2008 UK Championship...
and Ken Doherty
Ken Doherty
Ken Doherty is an Irish professional snooker player. He is the only player ever to have been world amateur and world professional champion...
. In that final he played against then world no.-3-ranked Stephen Hendry
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
, whom he beat by 9 frames to 5, to score his first ranking tournament win. 110 million people watched the final against Hendry on China's national sports channel CCTV-5
CCTV-5
CCTV-5 , also known as the Sports Channel, part of the China Central Television family of networks, is the main sports broadcaster in the People's Republic of China. CCTV-5 began broadcasting on 1 January 1995...
– by far the biggest TV audience ever recorded for a snooker match.
In December 2005, he beat another crop of world top-16 players, namely Jimmy White
Jimmy White
James Warren "Jimmy" White MBE is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the six finals he contested.White's extensive list of achievements,...
, the late Paul Hunter
Paul Hunter
Paul Alan Hunter was an English professional snooker player. His media profile developed swiftly and he became known as the "Beckham of the Baize" because of his good looks and flamboyant style....
and Joe Perry once more on his way to reaching the final of another major tournament, the UK Championship
UK Championship (snooker)
The UK Championship is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It is the second biggest ranking tournament after the World Championship and is one of the Triple Crown events.-History:...
at the Barbican Centre in York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
. This time he met the resurgent snooker legend Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Steve Davis, OBE is an English professional snooker player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Championships during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years and became the sport's first millionaire...
, and defeated him by ten frames to six, in doing so becoming the first player from outside Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
or Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
to win that particular title. Following this victory, his world ranking was provisionally raised from 60 (62 at the start of the season) to 31. At the end of the season, he was ranked 27th.
In the 2006 China Open
China Open (snooker)
The China Open is a professional snooker tournament. It is one of a number of ranking tournaments and began in 1997.-History:The first international snooker tournament in China was the China International in September 1997, a non-ranking tournament for the top 16 players and local players. The...
he gave his home crowd a good run for their money, but lost 6–2 to eventual winner Mark Williams
Mark Williams (snooker player)
Mark James Williams, MBE is a Welsh professional snooker player who has been World Champion twice, in 2000 and 2003. Often noted for his single-ball potting, he has earned the nickname, The Welsh Potting Machine...
in the semi-finals.
On 19 August 2006, he beat Stephen Lee 6–1, and reached the final of the Northern Ireland Trophy
Northern Ireland Trophy
- History :First contested in 1981 and named Northern Ireland Classic. It was an invitational event held at Ulster Hall, Belfast, and Jimmy White beat Steve Davis in the final....
, meeting Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final the following day. He beat O'Sullivan 9–6 to claim his third ranking tournament win, becoming only the third person ever to do so before his twentieth birthday, after O'Sullivan and John Higgins. This win pushed his provisional world ranking
Snooker world rankings
The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments on the World Snooker Tour. They are maintained by the sport's governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association...
position up to fifth.
In December 2006, he won three gold medals at the Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
, winning the Single, Double and Team Snooker competitions. The following week, he reached, as the defending champion, the quarterfinal stage of the 2006 UK Snooker Championship, and subsequently lost to his practice partner and eventual winner, Peter Ebdon, by 9 frames to 5.
2007/2008
On 1 January 2007, he narrowly defeated Cao Xinlong 5–4 to reach the final of the Chinese National Snooker Championship in East China's Yixing, Jiangsu province, his home town. The following day, he beat Xiao Guodong in the final by 6 frames to 2, in doing so becoming the national champion once again.On 14 January 2007, Ding made a 147 break in the opening match of the Saga Insurance Masters
Masters (snooker)
The Masters is a professional snooker tournament and the second longest running tournament outside the World Championship. Although not a ranking event, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious tournaments on the circuit, earning the second biggest prize money.-History:The tournament was held...
against Anthony Hamilton
Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)
Anthony Hamilton is an English professional snooker player noted for his strong break-building technique and distinctive appearance. He has spent five seasons ranked among the game's top 16, and fifteen in the top 32, reaching a career-high at number #10 in the world in the 1999/2000 season...
. It was the first maximum in the competition since that of Kirk Stevens
Kirk Stevens
Kirk Stevens is a Canadian professional snooker player.Stevens started playing young, achieving his first aged just 12. He turned professional aged 20, and reached the semi-finals of the World Championship aged 21...
in 1984, which was also the only one up to then. Additionally, Ding is the youngest player to make a 147 during a televised session (a record previously held by Ronnie O'Sullivan), and became the first Chinese snooker player in the history of BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's coverage to make a televised maximum.
He went on to make the final of the tournament, becoming the second youngest player to reach a Masters final.
In it he made a confident start by winning the first two frames. However, O'Sullivan went on to produce what many regard as one of the finest displays of snooker ever seen on television. His dominance, along with the boisterous and hostile nature of the crowd, left Ding in tears during the twelfth frame, trailing 8–3 in the best of 19 frames contest. The latter appeared resigned to defeat, taking little time to consider his shot selection, and after the frame shook hands with O'Sullivan, after which the two walked arm in arm to the dressing room area, but because it had only been the last frame before the mid-session interval, and so indeed not the very last frame of the match, no-one knew if he had conceded the match, believed the match was over or was just congratulating O'Sullivan on his formidable play.
He ultimately lost the match on the next frame, and later claimed that he thought the match was indeed a "best of 17".
He was next bumped out of two tournaments in a row in the first rounds, losing 5–2 to Stephen Maguire
Stephen Maguire
Stephen Maguire is a Scottish professional snooker player.-Early career:Maguire almost qualified for the 2000 World Championships, leading eventual semi-finalist Joe Swail 9–6 in the final qualifying round before losing 9–10, but first served notice of his true potential by knocking out Stephen...
in the Malta Cup
2007 Malta Cup
-Final:-Qualifying:Qualifying for the tournament took place in Pontin's Prestatyn, Wales between 31 October and 3 November 2006.-Qualifying stages centuries:* 138 Mark Allen* 134, 100 Mark Davis* 131 Alfie Burden* 129 Mark King* 124, 102 Liang Wenbo...
and 5–1 to Jamie Cope
Jamie Cope
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in the Welsh Open
Welsh Open (snooker)
The Welsh Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It replaced the Welsh Professional Championship, which started in 1980 and was only open to Welsh players.- History :...
. By 14 March 2007, however, Ding had qualified for the televised final stages of the World Championships for the first time by beating Mark Davis
Mark Davis (snooker player)
Mark Davis is an English professional snooker player from St. Leonards in Sussex, England. The highlights of his career so far have been winning the Benson & Hedges Championship in 2002 – earning him an appearance at the Masters – and winning the 2009 Six-red World Championship.- Career :Davis...
in the final qualifying round. However, his losing streak in ranking tournaments that season continued with a 5–3 first round loss to Barry Hawkins
Barry Hawkins
Barry Hawkins is an English professional snooker player. He has reached three ranking semi-finals, and spent five seasons inside the top 32 of the rankings. He has also played in the World Championship the last six years running.-Early career:Before taking up snooker professionally he was an...
in the China Open
China Open (snooker)
The China Open is a professional snooker tournament. It is one of a number of ranking tournaments and began in 1997.-History:The first international snooker tournament in China was the China International in September 1997, a non-ranking tournament for the top 16 players and local players. The...
and a 10–2 loss against Ronnie O'Sullivan in the World Snooker Championship, but he still ended the season ranked in ninth place, his highest ever ranking.
The following season was consistent, reaching the last 16 of all but one ranking event, but he failed to reach a single semi-final, causing him to slip down two places, to number 11 in the world rankings
Snooker world rankings 2008/2009
Snooker world rankings 2007/2008: The official world ranking points for the 96 professional snooker players in the 2007/2008 season are listed below. The total points from the seasons 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 were used to determine the rankings for the season 2008/2009.- Ranking points :...
. At the Crucible he managed to reach the second round for the first time, beating Marco Fu
Marco Fu
Marco Fu Ka-chun , commonly known as Marco Fu, is a professional snooker player from Hong Kong. He currently resides in Happy Valley. He is best known for winning the 2007 Grand Prix, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final, and for being runner-up in the 2008 UK Championship...
10–9 in a high quality match, but he was unable to progress further, going down 13–7 to Stephen Hendry
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
.
However, he started the next season on a high by winning the Jiangsu Classic, beating Mark Selby
Mark Selby
Mark Anthony Selby is an English professional snooker and pool player. Runner up in the World Snooker Championship 2007, he was the 2006 WEPF World Eight-ball Champion. Selby has won the Masters on two occasions, the Welsh Open and the Shanghai Masters...
6–5 in the final.
On 16 December, in his Second Round match against John Higgins at the UK Championship, Ding scored a maximum 147 break in the third frame of the match.
Currently, Ding Junhui holds the record for the most unanswered points (495) in any snooker tournament. This was during the Premier League Snooker against Stephen Hendry.
2009/2010
Ding started the 2009/10 season well. He reached the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters, and the final of the Grand Prix at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, where he defeated Matthew StevensMatthew Stevens
Matthew Stevens is a Welsh professional snooker player. Stevens has won two of the game's most prestigious events, the Benson and Hedges Masters in 2000 and the UK Championship in 2003. He has also been the runner-up in the World Snooker Championship on two occasions, in 2000 and 2005...
5–4 in the first round, Stephen Maguire 5–1 in the second round, Peter Ebdon 5–2 in the quarter-finals and Mark Williams 6–1 in the semi-finals. He lost to Neil Robertson
Neil Robertson (snooker player)
Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player and the 2010 World Champion and World #4...
9–4 in the final.
Ding reached the final of the 2009 UK Championship after defeating Mike Dunn (9–5), Shaun Murphy (9–3), Ali Carter (9–8), and Stephen Maguire (9–5). He went on to defeat John Higgins in the final (10–8) to claim his second UK crown.
After losing his next two matches against Mark Selby (1–6) at the Masters and Jamie Cope (3–5) at the Welsh Open, Ding found his form, scoring nine centuries on his way to the China Open final, where he lost against Mark Williams (6–10), despite leading 5–4 at the end of first session. At the World Championship he defeated Stuart Pettman
Stuart Pettman
Stuart Pettman is an English professional snooker player. The ginger-haired Preston native has qualified for the World Championship three times, in 2003, 2004 and 2010. He beat 2005 champion Shaun Murphy in qualifying to reach the 2004 World Championships...
10–1, but lost 10–13 against Shaun Murphy
Shaun Murphy (snooker player)
Shaun Murphy is an English professional snooker player, who won the 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight cue action and his long potting. He is known for his dedication and for being a devout Christian.Born in Harlow, England, Murphy turned...
in the second round.
2010/2011
Ding started the season at the Wuxi Classic2010 Wuxi Classic
-Final:-Century breaks:* 134, 131 Marco Fu* 129 Mark Selby* 125, 113, 101, 100 Shaun Murphy* 108 Ding Junhui...
, where he lost 8–9 in the final, despite at one point leading 8–2. Ding reached the second round of the Shanghai Masters
2010 Shanghai Masters
The 2010 Roewe Shanghai Masters professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 6–12 September 2010 at the Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China.Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he has withdrawn due to personal reasons....
and the quarter-finals of the World Open
2010 World Open (snooker)
The 2010 12bet.com World Open professional ranking snooker tournament was held at the S.E.C.C., Glasgow between 18–26 September 2010. This was the first time that the World Open was sponsored by 12bet.com....
, where he lost 1–5 against Jamie Cope
Jamie Cope
-External links:***...
and 2–3 against Mark Williams
Mark Williams (snooker player)
Mark James Williams, MBE is a Welsh professional snooker player who has been World Champion twice, in 2000 and 2003. Often noted for his single-ball potting, he has earned the nickname, The Welsh Potting Machine...
respectively. Ding failed to defend his UK Championship
2010 UK Championship (snooker)
The 2010 12BET.com UK Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 4–12 December 2010 at the Telford International Centre, Telford, England.Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 8–9 against Mark Allen in the last 16....
title, when he lost 8–9 against Mark Allen
Mark Allen (snooker player)
Mark Allen is a Northern Irish professional snooker player. He won the World Amateur Championship in 2004. The following year he turned professional and took only three seasons to reach the elite top 16...
.
Ding reached his second Masters
2011 Masters (snooker)
The 2011 Ladbrokes Mobile Masters professional non-ranking snooker tournament was held between 9–16 January 2011 at the Wembley Arena, London, England...
Final in January 2011, after beating Jamie Cope
Jamie Cope
-External links:***...
6–3 in the semi-final. Ding went on to win the Masters for the first time, beating Marco Fu 10–4 in the first ever all-Asian Masters final.
Ding also had a career best run at the 2011 World Snooker Championship
2011 World Snooker Championship
The 2011 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 16 April and 2 May 2011 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 74th edition of the event and was the last ranking event of the 2010/2011 snooker season...
. He beat Jamie Burnett
Jamie Burnett
Jamie Burnett is a professional snooker player from Hamilton, Scotland.-Career:During the qualifying stages of the 2004 UK Championship, he achieved the impressive feat of becoming the first ever player to compile a break over 147 in a professional match, in which he made a break of 148 against...
10–2 in the first round, advancing to the last 16 of the World Championship for the 4th straight year. Facing Stuart Bingham
Stuart Bingham
Stuart Bingham is an English professional snooker player. He was the 1996 English Amateur and World Amateur champion, but for many years was something of a journeyman professional. He had a run of strong results in late 2005, to earn him a top 32 world rankings place he has yet to lose...
in the second round, he was down 9–12 at one point with the opponent needing just one frame for victory, but Ding made a comeback, winning four straight frames to win 13–12 to reach the quarter-finals of the world championship for the first time in his career. In his quarter-final with Mark Selby
Mark Selby
Mark Anthony Selby is an English professional snooker and pool player. Runner up in the World Snooker Championship 2007, he was the 2006 WEPF World Eight-ball Champion. Selby has won the Masters on two occasions, the Welsh Open and the Shanghai Masters...
, Ding led Selby 10–6 after the first two sessions of the match. Selby built strong momentum by winning the first four frames of the last session to level at 10–10, but Ding eventually held on to win 13–10 to set up a semi-final against Judd Trump
Judd Trump
Judd Trump is an English professional snooker player from Bristol. He enjoyed considerable success in youth tournaments before turning professional in 2005. On 3 April 2011, Trump won his first ranking title, beating Mark Selby 10–8 in the final of the China Open...
. In their semi-final, Ding and Trump were level at 12–12 after the third session. In the last session, Trump was the first to build momentum and led 14–12, but Ding pinched the next three frames with a 138 break to tie Mark King for highest tournament break and a 119 break. Ding lost the next three frames to lose the match by a 15–17 scoreline.
2011/2012
Ding started the season at the Wuxi Classic2011 Wuxi Classic
-Final:-Century breaks:* 137 Ding Junhui* 134, 100 Mark Selby* 124, 107 Stephen Maguire* 113, 107 Peter Ebdon* 102 Shaun Murphy* 101 Ali Carter...
, where he lost 5–6 against Mark Selby
Mark Selby
Mark Anthony Selby is an English professional snooker and pool player. Runner up in the World Snooker Championship 2007, he was the 2006 WEPF World Eight-ball Champion. Selby has won the Masters on two occasions, the Welsh Open and the Shanghai Masters...
in the semi-finals, and for the first time couldn't reach the final of the tournament. At the World Cup
2011 World Cup (snooker)
The 2011 World Cup professional non-ranking snooker tournament took place from 11 to 17 July 2011 at the World Trade Center in Bangkok, Thailand...
Ding and Liang Wenbo
Liang Wenbo
Liang Wenbo is a Chinese professional snooker player. He is left-handed and ranked as China's number 2 player, after Ding Junhui. Liang is based at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom.-Career:...
partnered up to represent China. They won the final, 4–2 against the Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. He then lost in the first round of the Australian Goldfields Open
2011 Australian Goldfields Open
-Final:-Qualifying:These matches took place between 26 and 30 June 2011 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England. David Gilbert was the only player to go through all four rounds of qualifying to make it to the main stage.-Preliminary round:...
2–5 against Stuart Bingham
Stuart Bingham
Stuart Bingham is an English professional snooker player. He was the 1996 English Amateur and World Amateur champion, but for many years was something of a journeyman professional. He had a run of strong results in late 2005, to earn him a top 32 world rankings place he has yet to lose...
. At the second event
Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 2
The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 2 professional minor-ranking snooker tournament took place between 6–10 August 2011, at the South West Snooker Academy, Gloucester, England.Judd Trump won in the final 4–0 against Ding Junhui....
of the Players Tour Championship
Players Tour Championship 2011/2012
The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 started on 18 June 2011 and will end on 17 March 2012 with events held in England and Europe. European events are no longer called Euro Players Tour Championship and are included alongside other PTC events....
Ding reached the final, but lost 0–4 against Judd Trump
Judd Trump
Judd Trump is an English professional snooker player from Bristol. He enjoyed considerable success in youth tournaments before turning professional in 2005. On 3 April 2011, Trump won his first ranking title, beating Mark Selby 10–8 in the final of the China Open...
.
Achievements
Ding Junhui has compiled more than 200 competitive century breaks. He has made two 147 maximum breaks in professional competition. The first at the 2007 Masters, which made him the youngest player to have made a televised 147 at the age of 19 years and 7 months. The second came at the 2008 UK Championship.In popular culture
A 26-episode cartoon series Dragon Ball No.1 by Beijing-based D5 Studio, based on Ding's growth from a shy boy to a snooker star, was broadcast on TV in 2010.Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournaments | 2003/ 04 |
2004/ 05 |
2005/ 06 |
2006/ 07 |
2007/ 08 |
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| Rankings Snooker world rankings The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments on the World Snooker Tour. They are maintained by the sport's governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association... |
UR Snooker world rankings 2003/2004 Snooker world rankings 2003/2004: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 2003/2004 season are listed below.-References:... New players on the tour does not have a rankings. |
76 | 62 Snooker world rankings 2005/2006 Snooker world rankings 2005/2006: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 2005/2006 season are listed below.-Note:... |
27 Snooker world rankings 2006/2007 Snooker world rankings 2006/2007: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 2006/2007 season are listed below.-Notes:... |
9 Snooker world rankings 2007/2008 Snooker world rankings 2007/2008: The professional world rankings for the top 75 snooker players in the 2007/2008 season are listed below... |
11 Snooker world rankings 2008/2009 Snooker world rankings 2007/2008: The official world ranking points for the 96 professional snooker players in the 2007/2008 season are listed below. The total points from the seasons 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 were used to determine the rankings for the season 2008/2009.- Ranking points :... |
13 Snooker world rankings 2009/2010 Snooker world ranking points 2008/2009: The official world ranking points for the 96 professional snooker players in the 2008/2009 season are listed below. The total points from the seasons 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 were used to determine the ranking for the season 2009/2010.- Ranking points :... |
5 Snooker world rankings 2010/2011 Snooker world rankings 2010/2011: The professional world rankings for all the professional snooker players who qualified for the 2010/2011 season are listed below. The rankings worked as a two-year rolling list. The points for each tournament two years ago were removed, when the corresponding... |
4 Snooker world rankings 2011/2012 Snooker world rankings 2011/2012: The professional world rankings for all the professional snooker players who qualified for the 2011/2012 season are listed below. The rankings work as a two-year rolling list. The points for each tournament two years ago will be removed, when the corresponding... |
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | Not Held | 1R | |||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | |||
| World OpenThe event run under different name as LG Cup (2003/2004) and Grand Prix (2004/2005-2009/2010) | LQ | LQ | LQ | RR | RR | QF | F | QF | |
| UK Championship UK Championship (snooker) The UK Championship is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It is the second biggest ranking tournament after the World Championship and is one of the Triple Crown events.-History:... |
LQ | 1R | W | QF | QF | 2R | W | 2R | |
| German Masters | Not Held | QF | |||||||
| Welsh Open Welsh Open (snooker) The Welsh Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It replaced the Welsh Professional Championship, which started in 1980 and was only open to Welsh players.- History :... |
LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | QF | |
| China Open China Open (snooker) The China Open is a professional snooker tournament. It is one of a number of ranking tournaments and began in 1997.-History:The first international snooker tournament in China was the China International in September 1997, a non-ranking tournament for the top 16 players and local players. The... |
NH | W | SF | 1R | 2R | 1R | F | SF | |
| World Championship World Snooker Championship The World Snooker Championship is the leading professional snooker tournament in terms of both prize money and ranking points. The first championship was held in 1927; since 1977, it has been played at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England... |
LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | |
| Non-Ranking Tournaments | |||||||||
| The Masters Masters (snooker) The Masters is a professional snooker tournament and the second longest running tournament outside the World Championship. Although not a ranking event, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious tournaments on the circuit, earning the second biggest prize money.-History:The tournament was held... |
1R | QF | A | F | QF | QF | 1R | W | |
| Premier League Snooker | A | A | SF | RR | SF | RR | A | RR | F |
| Former Ranking Tournaments | |||||||||
| Players Championship Players Championship (snooker) The Players Championship was a professional snooker tournament. It is the most recent name of the ranking tournament held in Scotland every year. The tournament has had a bewildering number of name changes in its history. Until recently it was commonly known as the Scottish Open, and prior to that... |
2R | Not Held | |||||||
| British Open British Open (snooker) The British Open was a professional snooker tournament. It was a ranking tournament from 1985. The tournament has not been held since the 2004/2005 season.... |
LQ | 3R | Not Held | ||||||
| Irish Masters | LQ | LQ | NH | NR | Not Held | ||||
| Malta Cup Malta Cup The Malta Cup was a professional snooker tournament that has been on the World Snooker calendar since the 1988/89 season. It was previously known as the European Open as the sole ranking tournament in Europe, outside the British Isles.- History :Prior to the 1988/89 season, there were no ranking... The event run under different name as European Open (2001/2002-2003/2004) |
LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | NR | Not Held | |||
| Northern Ireland Trophy Northern Ireland Trophy - History :First contested in 1981 and named Northern Ireland Classic. It was an invitational event held at Ulster Hall, Belfast, and Jimmy White beat Steve Davis in the final.... |
Not Held | NR | W | 3R | 2R | Not Held | |||
| Performance Table Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | lost in qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
| QF | advanced to but not past the quarterfinals | SF | advanced to but not past the semifinals |
| F | advanced to the final, tournament runner-up | W | won the tournament |
| DQ | disqualified from the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
Ranking event finals: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| 1.
| 2005
2005 China Open (snooker)
The 2005 China Open professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 26 March–3 April 2005 at the Chaoyang Sports Centre in Beijing, China...
| China Open
China Open (snooker)
The China Open is a professional snooker tournament. It is one of a number of ranking tournaments and began in 1997.-History:The first international snooker tournament in China was the China International in September 1997, a non-ranking tournament for the top 16 players and local players. The...
|
| 9–5
|- bgcolor="dfe2e9"
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 2.
| 2005
| UK Championship
UK Championship (snooker)
The UK Championship is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It is the second biggest ranking tournament after the World Championship and is one of the Triple Crown events.-History:...
|
| 10–6
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 3.
| 2006
2006 Northern Ireland Trophy
The 2006 Northern Ireland Trophy was the 2006 edition of the Northern Ireland Trophy snooker tournament, held from 13 to 20 August 2006, at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Ding Junhui defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan by nine to six in the final to lift his third ranking title whilst...
| Northern Ireland Trophy
Northern Ireland Trophy
- History :First contested in 1981 and named Northern Ireland Classic. It was an invitational event held at Ulster Hall, Belfast, and Jimmy White beat Steve Davis in the final....
|
| 9–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1.
| 2009
| Grand Prix
Grand Prix (snooker)
The World Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It has previously been known as the Professional Players Tournament, the LG Cup and the Grand Prix. During 2006 and 2007, it was played in a unique round-robin format, more similar to association football and rugby tournaments than the...
|
| 4–9
|- bgcolor="dfe2e9"
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 4.
| 2009
| UK Championship
UK Championship (snooker)
The UK Championship is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It is the second biggest ranking tournament after the World Championship and is one of the Triple Crown events.-History:...
(2)
|
| 10–8
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 2.
| 2010
| China Open
China Open (snooker)
The China Open is a professional snooker tournament. It is one of a number of ranking tournaments and began in 1997.-History:The first international snooker tournament in China was the China International in September 1997, a non-ranking tournament for the top 16 players and local players. The...
|
| 6–10
|}
Minor-ranking event finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| 1
| 2010
| Players Tour Championship – Event 5
Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 5
The Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 5 minor-ranking snooker tournament took place between 7–10 October 2010, at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.Ding Junhui won in the final 4–1 against Jamie Jones.-Prize fund and ranking points:1 Only professional players...
|
| 4–1
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1.
| 2011
| Players Tour Championship – Event 2
Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 2
The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 2 professional minor-ranking snooker tournament took place between 6–10 August 2011, at the South West Snooker Academy, Gloucester, England.Judd Trump won in the final 4–0 against Ding Junhui....
|
| 0–4
|}
Non-ranking event finals: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| 1.
| 2007
| Masters
Masters (snooker)
The Masters is a professional snooker tournament and the second longest running tournament outside the World Championship. Although not a ranking event, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious tournaments on the circuit, earning the second biggest prize money.-History:The tournament was held...
|
| 3–10
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 1.
| 2008
| Jiangsu Classic
Jiangsu Classic
The Wuxi Classic is a professional non-ranking snooker tournament. The defending champion is Mark Selby.- History :The event was introduced in the 2008/2009 season as the Jiangsu Classic and is the third main tour event held in China. The tournament was played on a round-robin basis, with...
|
| 6–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 2.
| 2009
2009 Jiangsu Classic
* 76–51, 0–63, 125–0, 128–1, -0, -0 ** 4–110 , 64–55, 25–66 , 83–1, 16–78 , 4–124 , 47–76-Final:-Century breaks:* 147 Mark Selby* 132 Ryan Day* 124, 117, 104 Ding Junhui* 114 Shaun Murphy...
| Jiangsu Classic
Jiangsu Classic
The Wuxi Classic is a professional non-ranking snooker tournament. The defending champion is Mark Selby.- History :The event was introduced in the 2008/2009 season as the Jiangsu Classic and is the third main tour event held in China. The tournament was played on a round-robin basis, with...
|
| 0–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 3.
| 2010
2010 Wuxi Classic
-Final:-Century breaks:* 134, 131 Marco Fu* 129 Mark Selby* 125, 113, 101, 100 Shaun Murphy* 108 Ding Junhui...
| Wuxi Classic
|
| 8–9
|- bgcolor="ffffcc"
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| 2.
| 2011
2011 Masters (snooker)
The 2011 Ladbrokes Mobile Masters professional non-ranking snooker tournament was held between 9–16 January 2011 at the Wembley Arena, London, England...
| Masters
Masters (snooker)
The Masters is a professional snooker tournament and the second longest running tournament outside the World Championship. Although not a ranking event, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious tournaments on the circuit, earning the second biggest prize money.-History:The tournament was held...
|
| 10–4
|}
Team event finals: 1 (1 title)
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| 1
| 2011
2011 World Cup (snooker)
The 2011 World Cup professional non-ranking snooker tournament took place from 11 to 17 July 2011 at the World Trade Center in Bangkok, Thailand...
| World Cup (with )
|
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Pro-am event finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| 1.
| 2008
| World Series – Warsaw event
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| 6–4
|-style="background:#F9CCCA;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1.
| 2008
| World Series – Moscow event
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| 0–5
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Amateur finals: 3 (3 titles)
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| 1.
| 2002
| ACBS Asian Under-21 Championship
|
| 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 2.
| 2002
| IBSF World Under-21 Championship
|
| 11–9
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 3.
| 2002
| ACBS Asian Championship
|
| 8–1
|}
Sources
- April 2007 Interview with Snooker player Ding Junhui by The IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
(UK)