Irish snooker player Leo Fernandez dumps world number three out of UK Championship after stunning fightback

A huge upset!

Irish snooker player Leo Fernandez dumps world number three out of UK Championship after stunning fightback

Ding Junhui suffered a stunning upset at the hands of 41-year-old Irishman Leo Fernandez in the first round of the UK Championship in York.

The world number three and twice former winner of the title lost five frames in a row as Fernandez clawed back from 5-1 down for a famous 6-5 win.

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