Ding Jun Hui’s remarkable capture of the China Open title is set to spark a snooker boom in his native country which could take the sport into uncharted global territory.

Local hero Ding Jun Hui faces the ultimate snooker test after clinching his place in the China Open final with a stunning 6-0 victory over Ken Doherty in Beijing today.

Stephen Hendry has lost just two frames en route to the China Open semi-finals but his opponent in the last four is looking forward to playing him.

KEN DOHERTY reached the semi-final of the China Open yesterday with his best performance of the season as his swept away Paul Hunter 5-1.

Teenage prodigy Ding Jun Hui claimed another top scalp by stunning former world champion Peter Ebdon 5-0 to reach the third round of the China Open in Beijing today.

Ding Jun Hui will tackle a familiar opponent for a place in the last 16 of the China Open after completing a 5-2 victory over Mark Davis at Beijing’s Haidian Stadium.

Ronnie O’Sullivan showed an all too rare sense of excitement after setting up a mouth-watering semi-final with his fellow crowd-pleaser Jimmy White at the Rileys Club Masters.

Ronnie O’Sullivan set up a mouth-watering semi-final with his fellow crowd-pleaser Jimmy White at the Rileys Club Masters by blasting past Chinese teenager Ding Jun Hui on Friday night.

John Parrott taught teenager Ding Jun Hui a snooker lesson en route to booking his place in the second round of the Welsh Open in Newport today.

Peter Ebdon pulled off a dramatic escape today to clinch his place in the third round of the Welsh Open in Newport.

Chinese teenager Ding Jun Hui produced another dazzling display in Prestatyn today to move to within two rounds of qualifying for the final stages of the Irish Masters.

KEN DOHERTY became the fifth member of the game’s top eight to bow out of the British Open when he was beaten 5-4 by Devonian left-hander Andy Hicks in Brighton yesterday.

Ronnie O’Sullivan’s mood improved with his game as he stormed into the quarter-finals of the British Open in Brighton today.

Chinese teenager Ding Jun Hui is feeling confident ahead of the biggest match of his fledgling snooker career in Brighton as he faces Jimmy White tonight.

JOHN HIGGINS was a man in a hurry as he swept into the second round of the Irish Masters in just 53 minutes yesterday.

John Higgins coasted into the second round of the €599,000 European Open at the expense of a below par Barry Pinches at the Hilton Conference Centre, Malta.