Ding seals second-round spot

Former champion Ding Junhui wasted little time in booking his place in the second round of this year’s Maplin UK Championship in Telford today.

The Chinese ace, who beat six-time winner Steve Davis to land the 2005 title, was always in control having led 6-2 against Adrian Gunnell from the opening session of the pair’s best-of-17-frames match yesterday.