Peter Ebdon praises Ding Junhui for his outstanding performance in 2012 China Open
After putting up a marvellous snooker show at the Beijing University Students Gymnasium arena, England’s Peter Ebdon has successfully surged into the final encounter of the 2012 China Open snooker tournament where he will play against Stephen Maguire. The
Former World Snooker Champion defeated local hero Ding Junhui 6-3 in the semi-final.
The Englishman hailed the Chinese potter for his impressive performance in the event. Ebdon believes that the Chinese potter is a great player and did really turn the game into a thriller in the first session of the game. He also appreciated the potting
style of Junhui. The penultimate clash was his sixth match against the Star of the East where he was victorious whereas in the previous five matches he lost to the 25-year-old Junhui.
Speaking to World Snooker after the match, Ebdon said, “I think I started off quite well, and then Ding just played almost perfect snooker. His touch, his control in amongst the balls, his safety, his long potting was just fantastic. Ding played equally
incredible snooker before the interval.”
He added, “I'm so delighted to come back and win a match like that, because he is one of the top snooker players in the world, and one of the greatest players I've seen anyway, in terms of ability. I'd put Ding right up there with pretty much the best players
I've ever played. You don't get praise any higher than that, because takes into consideration the likes of Stephen Hendry, John Higgins, Ronnie O'Sullivan.”
The competition became quite tense in the first session because in reply to Ebdon’s first scrappy frame win, the Chinese hit three consecutive frames to lead the game by 1-3. However, after that he was unable to play the same way and failed to add another
frame into his score line. Ebdon washed the table brilliantly to take the glory by 6-3.
Ebdon will play Stephen Maguire in the finals and hopes to bring good result against the Scotsman. Should he manage to win the event, it will be his first major ranking title in three years. He will be looking forward to lock his opponent in the first steps
to gain the lead until the end.
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