The Royal London Watches Grand Prix finalist goes on to play defending champion Mark Williams at the Student Gym in Beijing on Wednesday.
Stephen Hendry is currently on a three-day tour of Beijing ahead of the Honghe Industrial 2007 World Snooker China Open.
"I am afraid it is very unfortunate both for Ding and Ronnie to meet each other in the first round of the Champions," Stephen Hendry said of his young opponent Ding Junhui and peer rival Ronnie O'Sullivan.
For the first time in world snooker history of 35 years, a Chinese table the Star will make its debut at the World Snooker China Open to be held from March 26 to April 1 in Beijing, China, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) and China Billiards and Snooker Association (CBSA) announced here on Monday.
China's Yang Qingtian was eliminated by British Jamie Cope 5-1 at the 2007 China Open snooker tournament in Beijing on Monday
"I am afraid it is very unfortunate both for Ding and Ronnie to meet each other in the first round of the Champions," Stephen Hendry said of his young opponent Ding Junhui and peer rival Ronnie O'Sullivan.
Teenager Ding Junhui's week at Wembley has confirmed his status as the most exciting young talent in snooker and kept him on course to being China's next sporting superstar.