Ding Junhui said he felt lucky to have the chance to play against world-class opponents.

能和世界级高手交手，丁俊晖说自己感到很幸运。

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Finally, they ran out of their savings as Ding Junhui took part in more and more competitions. His father had to work as a casual laborer.

随着丁俊晖参赛越来越多，他们的积蓄最后都花光了，父亲只好外出打些零工帮补。

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When Ding Junhui — "The Oriental Star" took to 2 snooker, he never expected himself to be a world 3 champion, a 4 prodigious millionaire, a national 5 icon and a 6 phenomenon.

如今享有“东方之星”美名的丁俊晖当年迷上斯诺克台球的时候，绝对没想过自己有朝一日会登上世界冠军宝座，跻身名人富豪之列，成为国人的偶像，被誉为台球神童。

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Provisional world number one Ken Doherty and defending champion Ding Junhui edged ahead in their matches.

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Liu's compatriot Ding Junhui also received a tough draw as he will face Hong Kong's Marco Fu.

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And local favourite Gerard Greene went through with an impressive 5-2 win over Steve Davis along with Ding Junhui.

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