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    "excerpt": "UK Snooker Championship: Despite feeling unwell, China's Ding Junhui edged reigning champion Mark Allen 6-5 in the opening round at the UK Snooker Championship in York.",
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    "editor1": "UK Snooker Championship: Despite feeling unwell, China's Ding Junhui edged reigning champion Mark Allen 6-5 in the opening round at the UK Snooker Championship in York.<p>As last year's finalist who lost to Allen 10-7, three-time UK champion Ding needed to win two qualifying matches this year to set up a clash with Allen, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 36-year-old Ding looked struggled for having a fever, but surprisingly managed to edge Allen 6-5 to reach the second round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Allen admitted that the match seemed strange to him.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\"I felt like I was in complete control in so many frames and kept losing the frames I was ahead in,\" the world No.4 told the World Snooker Tour website.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In other opening round matches on Saturday, veteran Mark Williams saw off China's youngster Fan Zhengyi 6-4. Tom Ford overcame a 5-1 deficit to defeat Thai player Noppon Saengkham 6-5. Jamie Clarke also fought until the deciding frame to oust Kyren Wilson. <\/p>\r\n\r\n",
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