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Ronnie O'Sullivan takes his third Snooker Masters |
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Thursday, 25 January 2007 12:17 |
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After loosing the first two frames, to the 19-year-old Chinese star, O'Sullivan roared back to lead 5-3 at the interval and to win 10-3 by the end of the match.
O'Sullivan put his arm around a visibly distraught Ding just before the players walked off for the first interval of the session after the teenager offered his hand.
After having walked out of his UK Championship quarter-final with Stephen Hendry last month, and spectators and BBC commentators were unsure whether Ding would come back. |
The players returned after a 20-minute break but Ding, who seemed particularly upset by remarks from a member of the boisterous crowd, had lost his form and was struggling to hold back the tears. Thankfully O'Sullivan, with a break of 74, won the first frame after the interval to secure the title and end Ding's misery. After the match, O'Sullivan paid tribute to his opponent and said: "Ding is one of the rarest talents that I have seen" and: "There is no doubt in my mind that he will become a multiple world champion."
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