'One of the best I've seen!' - Ding Junhui makes 'sensational' escape pot from Ronnie O’Sullivan snooker

Ding Junhui pulled off a ridiculous escape pot during his victory over Ronnie O’Sullivan at the Six Red World Championship in Thailand. Leading 4-2 in the best-of-11 encounter, Ding was pinned on the top cushion with the one remaining red perched near the bottom right pocket — but hidden by the colours. Meanwhile, his obvious one-cushion escape route was blocked by the middle pocket and the other balls spread around the table.

Ad So he improvised. The Chinese star stunned the white into the left cushion, changing its original course to send it skimming across the table and into the red for an outrageous pot. Six-Red World Championship'One of the best escapes I've seen' — Ding makes 'sensational' pot2 HOURS AGO “That is a sensational shot, that really is magnificent,” lauded Neal Foulds on Eurosport commentary.

“He stunned it into the cushion. I can honestly say that is one of the best escapes I’ve seen out of a snooker for a while. It was only one cushion but he changed the angle, that was a marvellous shot from Ding.” The shot propelled Ding into a 5-2 lead, with the former world finalist in the traditional 15-red format completing victory in the next frame.