Ding crashes out of Wuxi first round
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Ding loses opener at Wuxi Classic. |
Hometown hero Ding Junhui suffered a shock first-round loss at the Wuxi Classic after he was defeated 5-2 by Mark Davis.
Ding had taken a 2-1 lead in frames after being ground out of the opener by the 19th-ranked Davis, but failed to take his chances from there. An 85 break from Davis tied the game before the mid-session interval.
The Englishman maintained the momentum after the break, winning three frames in a row to finish off Ding and secured a last-16 tie with Jamie Burnett, who produced a similarly-unexpected result in knocking out Neil Robertson.
Another upset saw wild card entrant Fergal O'Brien defeat Crucible runner-up Ali Carter 5-3.
Elsewhere in the opening round, Jamie Cope started and finished brightly to see off Martin Gould, also by a score of 5-3.
