Popular pair to play around in Shanghai

Chinese snooker sensation Ding Junhui and nine-ball queen Pan Xiaoting continually find themselves in headlines speculating about their relationship.

They have repeatedly denied they are anything but friends but that has not quelled the imagination of their fans.

Their "relationship" will come under greater scrutiny today when they take to the table before the Eight-ball Pool Challenge between universities from Beijing and Shanghai at the Shanghai Normal University.