Dress code mix-up sees victorious Ding Junhui docked a frame

Ding Junhui needed a quick change after arriving in the wrong trousers for his opening match at the English Open in Brentwood before recovering from being docked a frame to grind out a 4-3 victory over Ma Hailong.

Ding had arrived in his usual brown suit with bow tie and waistcoat, which was not in line with the dress code for the BetVictor Home Nations Series event of black shirt and black trousers.

After a friend headed out to Brentwood High Street to buy Ding some new clothes, he was late for his scheduled start time and so forfeited the first frame.

Despite falling 3-1 behind, Ding mounted a recovery against his Chinese compatriot with breaks of 51 and 84 to complete a comeback win.

"I totally forgot that I needed a black shirt and trousers for this tournament. My memory is not good. I didn't think about it," Ding said afterwards, quoted on the World Snooker Tour website.

"Once I was playing I tried to just concentrate on the match. Luckily Ma's safety was not that good and he gave me enough chances to win."

1997 world champion Ken Doherty was beaten 4-0 by Welshman Jackson Page, who will face Ronnie O'Sullivan next up after he coasted past Andrew Pagett by the same scoreline.

Mark Allen made four consecutive century breaks - the highest 127 - as he thrashed Mostafa Dorgham 4-0 in less than an hour.

There were also wins for Jack Lisowski and Anthony McGill, but Jimmy White's hopes of progress ended with a 4-2 defeat by Joe O'Connor.