04.15.08
Pioneer Ding leads Asian snooker assault
The 20-year-old Ding Junhui from Jiangsu province is the youngest player ever to win three ranking titles — the China Open and UK Championships in 2005 and the Northern Ireland Trophy in 2006. When the masters of the green baize cue off at the World Snooker Championships in England on Saturday, tens of millions of people will be watching. But it won’t be the likes of Stephen Hendry, John Higgins, and Ronnie O’Sullivan that will draw the biggest audiences. Instead, the blockbuster first round clash between Chinese superstar Ding Junhui and Hong Kong veteran Marco Fu is likely to claim that distinction, with the sport’s popularity in Asia on a steep upward curve.
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