Ding Junhui comprehensively beat an underwhelming Mark Allen 10-5 at the Bonus Arena in Hull to reach the Tour Championship semi-finals.
In the first session, top seed Allen had done well to keep the deficit to just two frames, with two-half centuries scored. Ad Ding meanwhile was much more fluent, with a century break of 116 in the third frame, and five more half-centuries, including a 92 with no reply in the seventh.
Players ChampionshipO’Connor stuns Allen to reach Players Championship quarter-finals20/02/2023 AT 22:59 Allen was the favourite going into the match-up based on his bright start to the season with wins in the Northern Ireland Open, UK Championship and World Grand Prix, as well as making the final of the British Open.
Ding has been more inconsistent, and apart from losing to Allen in the final of the UK Championship his best performance was to win the Six-red World Championship earlier in the year.