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.

Ding Junhui raised the roof at Beijing’s Haidian Stadium and delighted an estimated television audience of 100 million by beating Stephen Hendry to win the China Open.

Ding Junhui raised the roof at Beijing’s Haidian Stadium and delighted an estimated television audience of 100 million by beating Stephen Hendry to win the China Open.

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.