UK Championship: Ding Junhui never stopped believing he would win again
By Shamoon Hafez – BBC Sport at the York Barbican
China’s Ding Junhui said he never stopped believing he would win again after ending his title drought by lifting his third UK Championship.
Ding outclassed Stephen Maguire 10-6 in York, finishing the final in stunning fashion with back-to-back centuries.
It was the 32-year-old’s first ranking win since 2017 and came 10 years after he won his last UK title.
“You have to keep believing. People stopped believing in me, but if I lose then …

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