Ding makes 147 break in O'Sullivan defeat
Ding Junhui's 147 break against Ronnie O'Sullivan provided the highlight of a match he ultimately lost 3-6, in the first round of the Masters in London. In a repeat of last month's UK Championship final, which O'Sullivan won 10-7, The Rocket quickly cruised to a 4-0 lead. Ding's maximum in the seventh frame was his second at the Triple Crown event, after first achieving the feat in 2007, and helped him recover to trail 4-3. But O'Sullivan, the world No. 1, took the next two frames to book his place in the quarter-finals where he will come up against either Barry Hawkins or Neil Robertson.