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Chinese star defeats Selby to land Newport title

Ding Junhui landed his first ranking title of the season with a 9-6 victory over Mark Selby in the final of the 888 Welsh Open in Newport.

The 24-year-old from China put a largely disappointing campaign behind him in impressive fashion to pocket the £30,000 first prize on Sunday night.Ding, a World Championship semi-finalist last season, trailed 2-1 early on but hit back to see off 'The Jester from Leicester'.He said afterwards: "Mark missed a chance to go 3-1 up but he's very good and I'm very happy to win."The Chinese player maintained the momentum after the break, with a knock of 130 moving him to within a frame of victory at 8-5.


Selby was not finished though, with a total clearance of 145 giving him the highest break of the tournament - and a £1,000 prize to accompany it. The final frame was a cagey affair but Ding prevailed to land the fifth ranking title of his career.Selby told the post-match interviews, televised on British Eurosport: "I missed too many balls. I had my chances but every credit to Ding - he deserves it."I probably let him off the hook in the first session, I should have been in front but was 5-3 behind."But I was one ball away from going out in the first round (to Sam Baird), so every game after that is a bonus. I'm delighted to get to the final."On the consolation of the highest break, the 28-year-old added: "I was over the moon and was told it was £1,000 - I was expecting it to be about £10,000!" - http://www1.skysports.com/

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