UK Championship snooker: Ding Junhui enjoys massive fluke as he begins UK title quest with battling win – ‘So lucky’

“It was a close game, Daniel played well,” world No. 17 Ding told reporters. “From 4-3 I knew I needed to make some breaks and put him under pressure. The fluke in the last frame was so lucky. The safety was difficult and I saw the long pot and thought I could get the white back to baulk, but I totally missed it and the two reds went in.