Ding and Perry charge into UK semi-finals

CHINESE teenager Ding Junhui continued his irresistible form to move stylishly into the semi-finals of the Travis Perkins UK Championship in York.

The 18-year-old won the battle of the young guns 9-5 against Australian rising star Neil Robertson and showed his impressive break-building is undoubtedly good enough to capture the sport’s second most prestigious ranking title.

Breaks of 102, 77 and 65 helped the Shanghai youngster to a 5-3 lead at the interval and he never looked like being pegged back on the resumption, extending his advantage to 8-4 before wrapping it up with a 92 in frame 14.