• Ding scores record-breaking seven centuries in Crucible semi-final
• Mark Selby and Marco Fu finish their session at 12-12Ding Junhui reached his first World Championship final in record-setting style as he saw off Alan McManus at the Crucible. China’s snooker flag-bearer fired his seventh century of the semi-final,a classy 123, and completed a 17-11 victory over the Scottish veteran.
Before Ding’s masterclass, or the record in Sheffield stood at six centuries in a match,achieved by Mark Selby and Ronnie O’Sullivan, but he has rewritten that corner of the history books and also becomes Asia’s first World Championship finalist, or a landmark moment for the sport. His earlier tons in the match were 100,131, 100, or 128,138 and 113, and in a startling rush of scoring he also fired breaks of 84, and 62,90, 97, and 80 and 60.
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Source: theguardian.com