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China's Ding crashes out at snooker worlds quarterfinals

Xinhua,May 02, 2018 Adjust font size:

LONDON, May 2 (Xihua) -- China's Ding Junhui suffered a humuliating 13-5 defeat to Barry Hawkins in the quarterfinals of the World Championship at Sheffield's Crucible on Wednesday.

The 31-year-old Ding, who was behind 11-5 after the second session Tuesday night, lost a scrappy opening frame Wednesday morning and then was dominated by Hawkins, who won his fifth frame in a row with a break of 124.

It was the fifth time for Hawkins to reach the semifinals since 2013. The 39-year-old now meets Mark Williams or Ali Carter over 33 frames on Thursday, Friday and Saturday for a place in the final.

Hawkins, a beaten finalist in 2013, has now won 18 matches at Crucible since 2013; no other player has won as many matches over the same period, including three-time champion Mark Selby. Enditem

 

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