It will be his first final appearance since the China Open in April 2005, which he lost to Ding Junhui.

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It was Davis who came out on top, thanks to a break of 54 in the ninth frame, and he will play either Ding Junhui or Dave Harold in the last 16 on Thursday.

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"There are a lot of kids back in China trying to do what Ding has done, " he said.

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Holt believes playing at Prestatyn's Pontin's holiday camp can be a testing experience, as UK champion Ding Junhui, found out when he lost his final qualifier 10-6 to rising star Barry Hawkins.

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Hendry, world champion in 1990, 1992-96 and 1999, was on a roll and a sloppy safety shot from Ding let him in again as he knocked in a breathtaking 140 to equal Ronnie O'Sullivan's effort earlier in the week.

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Liu's compatriot Ding Junhui also received a tough draw as he will face Hong Kong's Marco Fu.

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Credit to Ding, I was in front this afternoon and he came back, and tonight he looked as if he was coming back again.

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He introduced a new group of artists like Zhou Tiehai and Ding Yi, who possess the unique temperament of Shanghainese artists: sensitive, radical, illusionary, subtle.

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Ding's parents said they shouldered the responsibility of what their son did, adding he had learned his lesson.

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