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CHINA’S Ding Junhui on Thursday became the first Asian player to take the world No. 1 ranking after a record-setting season which saw him capture five major titles.
The 27-year-old from Yixing in Jiangsu Province is only the 11th man to be world No. 1 after Ray Reardon, Cliff Thorburn, Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, John Higgins, Mark Williams, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby and Judd Trump.
“Congratulations to Ding as the first Asian player to become world No. 1, it’s a great achievement. The goal for him is out there now: can he win the World Championship and bring the crown back to China?” said World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn.
“The fact is, he’s not world No. 1 by luck, he has got there on performance.”
Ding, who has banked over 2 million pounds (US$3.1 million) in career prize money, won the Shanghai Masters, International Championship, German Masters, China Open and Indian Open in 2014.
However, he suffered a disappointing first-round exit at the world championship.
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