Zak Surety was beaten 10-7 by Ding Junhui in the opening round at the World Snooker Championship, but became the first player in history to make four centuries on his Crucible debut. The world ...

Ding Junhui reckons China's dominance of snooker is just beginning. And he knows why British players will struggle to compete. The 38-year-old survived a scare against rank outsider Zak Surety at ...

Zak Surety was beaten 10-7 by Ding Junhui in the opening round at the World Snooker Championship, but became the first player ...

It's an incredible legacy that he's built for himself. Ding Junhui is hitting through the cue ball well now. Ominous signs for Zak Surety, who finds himself four frames behind again as his ...

It is, with an 85. A 116 clearance puts Ding Junhui a frame away from the last 16. If he overcomes Zak Surety, Ding will play 2023 champion Luca Brecel or Ryan Day in the next round. Ali Carter is ...

During his 10-7 defeat against China's Ding Junhui in the first round of the World Snooker Championship, the 33-year-old recorded a sensational four centuries in what was his Crucible debut.

China’s successful tournament continued as Ding Junhui and Si Jiahui reached the last 16 with victories over Zak Surety and David Gilbert respectively. Former finalist Ding, resuming 6-3 up ...

China’s successful tournament continued as Ding Junhui and Si Jiahui reached the last 16 with victories over Zak Surety and David Gilbert respectively. Si Jiahui polished off victory over David ...

Elsewhere, despite producing four centuries, Zak Surety exited the tournament to Ding Junhui in a tupsy-turvy encounter and is joined by coutrymen and shot-maker extraordinaire Si Jiahui.

Surety had come through qualifying to earn himself a meeting with 10th seed Ding Junhui - the Godfather of Chinese snooker - in the opening round. Ding, the beaten finalist in 2016 when he lost 18 ...