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Snooker
Ding bows to Rocket in Worlds Round 1
SHEFFIELD, England: China's Ding Junhui lost to Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-2 in the first round of the World Snooker Championship yesterday.
Ding, 20, was given a lesson in snooker's fine arts by two-time world champion O'Sullivan at the Crucible Theatre.
The Chinese prodigy looks certain to go out when they resumed as O'Sullivan took an early 8-1 lead on Sunday.
O'Sullivan, nicknamed "The Rocket" recorded seven breaks over 50 including a 109 in the third frame. Ding had few chances to establish any momentum, although he managed a 103 in the sixth frame.
Ding's last chance of clawing his way back into the match may have gone when he missed a series of opportunities to win the last frame.
Bowling
National league rolls to first round conclusion
The first stop of the 2007 Vinda National Ten-pin bowling league was held over the weekend in Jiyuan Bowling Center in Beijing's Tongzhou District.
Thirty-four teams from around China took part to vie for the 84,200 yuan ($10,900) prize money.
Mengniu Team from Inner Mongolia came out the winner in the curve-ball group, followed by Shamingjian Club Team C and Beijing Gongti 100. Open group title went to Beijing Jintan Club, with Beijing Yuniu Company second and Zhejiang Chunyu third.
The league will be held in eight Chinese cities with a total prize money of 760,000 yuan ($98,000). The next stop is in Shenzhen from May 15 to 18.
Weightlifting
Qiu wins women's 58kg gold at Asian champs
JINAN: Chinese Qiu Hongmei won the women's 58kg cetegory gold at the Asian Weightlifting Championships with a world record of 141kgs in jerk yesterday.
Qiu, 24, hoisted a total of 241kg, with the 141kg world record in the jerk and 100kg in snatch. The previous world mark in the jerk was 140kg set by fellow Chinese Chen Yanqing.
Thongsuk Sureeat of Thailand, who finished third in the world championship 2006, took the silver at 214kg, while Yumnam Bala Chanu from India settled for the bronze at 204kg.
Qiu, the winner of the world championship 2006, made three clear lifts of 125kg, 135kg and 141kg.
(China Daily 04/24/2007 page22)
