Despite Ding's loss to Barry Hawkins on Wednesday, Steve Davis believes he has the potential to beat Stephen Hendry's record as the youngest World Championships winner at 21.
Defending champion Mark Williams and China's Ding Junhui were all knocked out off the 2007 China Open snooker tournament in Beijing on Wednesday.
Ding Junhui battled through his opening match to keep his fans happy at the Honghe Industrial 2007 World Snooker China Open.
"I am afraid it is very unfortunate both for Ding and Ronnie to meet each other in the first round of the Champions," Stephen Hendry said of his young opponent Ding Junhui and peer rival Ronnie O'Sullivan.
China's billiards sensation Ding Junhui stormed to World Snooker Championships final for the first time after failing three consecutive vying for the berth during the past three years.
Ding Junhui made a sensational start to the SAGA Insurance Masters by making the first 147 at Wembley in 23 years.
China's snooker ace Ding Junhui will be looking to continue his sizzling play at the Main Tour to the China Open in March, but a number of arch-foes will be there to block his charge in Beijing.
Teenager Ding Junhui's week at Wembley has confirmed his status as the most exciting young talent in snooker and kept him on course to being China's next sporting superstar.
Chinese teenage snooker sensation Ding Junhui was not in a class of his own at the Snooker Welsh Open as he was knocked out 1-5 by the world 21st ranking Jamie Cope in their best of nine sets game during the first round of the tournament.
Chinese ace Ding Junhui made sure this year's SAGA Insurance Masters started in sparkling fashion Sunday with the first maximum 147 break seen at the Wembley Arena in 23 years.
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