In a clash that had snooker fans gripping their cues, rising star Xu Si pulled off a stunning 4-3 comeback against Chinese icon Ding Junhui at the World Snooker Tour Grand Prix in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Wednesday!
Ding, a global fan favorite, stormed ahead with two flawless frames (81 and 50-point breaks ), but the 25-year-old Xu refused to back down. With grit and precision, he leveled the score 2-2, turning the match into a nail-biting thriller. Even after Ding fired a jaw-dropping 108-point century break in the fifth frame, Xu answered with an 81-point rally to force a decider.
The final frame? Pure drama. Xu sealed his victory 67-4, proving young talent can take on legends. This marks Xu's second win over Ding since their 2023 WST Classic face-off—a rivalry heating up faster than K-pop merch drops!
Elsewhere, Scotland's John Higgins edged Ali Carter 4-3, while Judd Trump and hometown hero Xiao Guodong also advanced. Fans are already buzzing: Could this be Xu's breakthrough year?
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), but the 25-year-old Xu refused to back down. With grit and precision, he leveled the score 2-2, turning the match into a nail-biting thriller. Even after Ding fired a jaw-dropping 108-point century break 
in the fifth frame, Xu answered with an 81-point rally to force a decider.
This marks Xu's second win over Ding since their 2023 WST Classic face-off—a rivalry heating up faster than K-pop merch drops!
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