Ding stays home, home

He is Home, but he will literary stay home this week.

Ding Junhui's hopes of winning the China Open were ended by Barry Hawkins.

"I've not won a match all season so this is great result," said Hawkins. "I've been playing well but it's always a case of getting over the line and I've not been able to do that this season.

Maplin UK Champion Peter Ebdon is also going home. He lost against Joe Swail 5-3.

China Open

Its ON, and is already without No 1 Stephen Hendry.

was 3-1 down to Hong Kong's Fu before winning three frames in a row.

The seven-time world champion look to have sealed victory with a 58 break to open frame eight but Fu hit back with a 72 run to take the match into a deciding frame.

And then the world number 22 produced a match-winning break of 63 and will now meet either Matthew Stevens or Chinese wildcard Xiao Guodong.

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