O'Sullivan sinks Ding at championship

时间：2007-04-25 00:22:46

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SHEFFIELD, England - Tournament favourite Ronnie O'Sullivan needed just under an hour to wrap up his 10-2 first-round win against Chinese snooker prodigy1 Ding Junhui at the world snooker championship here on Monday.


China's Ding Junhui reacts during the first round match against Ronnie O'Sullivan at the world snooker championship on Monday. Ding was dispatched 10-2. [sina]

The inevitable2 was only momentarily delayed as the rocket capitalised on his 8-1 overnight lead to confirm his place in the last 16.

Ding pulled a frame back in the 10th but the Rocket responded with an 87 break in the 11th before wrapping up his victory with a 72.

O'Sullivan now faces either Ryan Day or Neil Robertson in round two.

The scoreline was more emphatic3 than their last meeting, the SAGA4 Insurance Masters final where O'Sullivan triumphed 10-3, this time he shaved a frame off with a 10-2 demolition5.

The victor revealed he did not feel sorry for friend Ding following the first-round trouncing.

"There is no place for feeling sorry for anyone, but I am a big fan of Ding, he is a friend of mine," the two-time world champion told BBC.

"I just hope that match stands him in good stead for next year."

"I was up for it from the beginning. I got off to a good start, " he added.

Despite the defeat Ding said the experience he gained on his first appearance at the Crucible6 was invaluable7.

"I tried 100 per cent but Ronnie played very well. The match I lost at Wembley did not affect me," the 20-year-old said.

"The Crucible is the best arena8 I have ever played in. I'm still very young and I hope I will have a lot more chances to win here."

Teenage Judd Trump9 was the other rising star falling on Monday after a 10-6 defeat to 2005 world champion Shaun Murphy. But the 17-year-old made Murphy work hard to book his place in the second round.

Murphy led 5-4 going into the second session but Trump bounced back, clinching10 the 10th and making an 85 break to take the lead. But experience paid off for the 24-year-old from Rotherham as he won the last five frames to seal the victory and set up a clash with John Parrott.

Qualifier Fergal O'Brien also clinched11 a berth12 in the second round with a tense 10-9 win over world number 12 Barry Hawkins.

While Mark Allen proved he will be no pushover on his Crucible debut after taking a 6-3 lead in his first-round match against 1997 world champion Ken Doherty, 2004 UK champion Stephen Maguire enjoyed a comfortable 7-2 lead over Joe Perry going to their second session


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1 prodigy n14zP     
n.惊人的事物，奇迹，神童，天才，预兆
参考例句：
  • She was a child prodigy on the violin.她是神童小提琴手。
  • He was always a Negro prodigy who played barbarously and wonderfully.他始终是一个黑人的奇才，这种奇才弹奏起来粗野而惊人。
2 inevitable 5xcyq     
adj.不可避免的，必然发生的
参考例句：
  • Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
  • The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。
3 emphatic 0P1zA     
adj.强调的，着重的；无可置疑的，明显的
参考例句：
  • Their reply was too emphatic for anyone to doubt them.他们的回答很坚决，不容有任何人怀疑。
  • He was emphatic about the importance of being punctual.他强调严守时间的重要性。
4 saga aCez4     
n.(尤指中世纪北欧海盗的)故事，英雄传奇
参考例句：
  • The saga of Flight 19 is probably the most repeated story about the Bermuda Triangle.飞行19中队的传说或许是有关百慕大三角最重复的故事。
  • The novel depicts the saga of a family.小说描绘了一个家族的传奇故事。
5 demolition omezd     
n.破坏,毁坏,毁坏之遗迹
参考例句：
  • The church has been threatened with demolition for years. 这座教堂多年来一直面临拆毀的威胁。
  • The project required the total demolition of the old bridge. 该项目要求将老桥完全拆毁。
6 crucible EoYzZ     
n.坩锅，严酷的考验
参考例句：
  • The alliance had been forged in the crucible of war.这个联盟经受了战争的严峻考验。
  • Put the required amount of metal into the crucible.把适量的金属放入坩埚。
7 invaluable s4qxe     
adj.无价的，非常宝贵的，极为贵重的
参考例句：
  • A computer would have been invaluable for this job.一台计算机对这个工作的作用会是无法估计的。
  • This information was invaluable to him.这个消息对他来说是非常宝贵的。
8 arena Yv4zd     
n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台
参考例句：
  • She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
  • He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。
9 trump LU1zK     
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
  • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
  • The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。
10 clinching 81bb22827d3395de2accd60a2a3e7df2     
v.（尤指两人）互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的现在分词 )；解决（争端、交易），达成（协议）
参考例句：
  • Joe gets clinching evidence of the brains role when he dreams. 乔做梦时得到了大脑发生作用的决定性依据。 来自辞典例句
  • Clinching, wrestling, pushing, or seizing, without attempting a throw or other technique. 抱，扭摔，推或抓而没有摔或其它的技术。 来自互联网
11 clinched 66a50317a365cdb056bd9f4f25865646     
v.（尤指两人）互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的过去式和过去分词 )；解决（争端、交易），达成（协议）
参考例句：
  • The two businessmen clinched the deal quickly. 两位生意人很快达成了协议。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Evidently this information clinched the matter. 显然，这一消息使问题得以最终解决。 来自辞典例句
12 berth yt0zq     
n.卧铺，停泊地，锚位；v.使停泊
参考例句：
  • She booked a berth on the train from London to Aberdeen.她订了一张由伦敦开往阿伯丁的火车卧铺票。
  • They took up a berth near the harbor.他们在港口附近找了个位置下锚。

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