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    Ding Junhui defies illness to defeat defending champion Mark Allen in York

    by Mark Staniforth Nov 25, 2023 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Ding Junhui clambered off his sickbed to sink defending champion Mark Allen in a final frame decider in a dramatic opening match of this year’s UK Championship in York.

    The former three-time winner revealed he was on the verge of pulling out of the tournament on Saturday morning after waking with a soaring temperature and spells of dizziness.

    But Ding somehow steadied himself to haul back a 4-2 deficit then summon a player blew a sizeable lead to lose 10-7.

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