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China's Ding beats Higgins to reach quarterfinals at snooker worlds

Xinhua, April 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

Former world No. 1 Ding Junhui beat four-time winner John Higgins 13-9 to reach the quarterfinals of the Snooker World Championships at Sheffield on Saturday.

Ding, who fought back from 1-5 down to make it 5-3 against Higgins after the first session, took a 9-7 lead after the second session and took control in the third to win 13-9.

The Chinese star will next face the winner of the match between Marco Fu and Judd Trump. Endi