Ding Junhui made a magnificent Masters maximum but it was Ronnie O’Sullivan who roared into the quarter-finals with a 6-3 victory at Alexandra Palace. Ding registered a seventh career 147 in the ...

Ding Junhui became the first player in Masters history to make a second maximum 147 break, but was still beaten 6-3 by Ronnie O’Sullivan at the start of the world No1’s quest for an eighth title.

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Ding registered a seventh career 147 in the seventh frame of their first-round clash. The 36-year-old overcame a tricky yellow and a pink with the rest, which wobbled in the pocket before it dropped, ...