International Championship: Mark Selby cruises to title

Selby, who also beat Ding in the World Championship final in Sheffield in May, won eight out of nine frames in the opening session as an off-form Ding managed a top break of just 47.

Ding led 54-0 in the first frame of the second session and looked set to seal the frame after splitting the remaining reds, but missed a relatively simple pot to the corner and Selby cleared to the pink.

And the 33-year-old from Leicester sealed the surprisingly one-sided win in style with a break of 78 to consolidate his position at the top of the world rankings with the first prize of £125,000.

It was the second consecutive event in China in which Selby and Ding had contested the final, with Ding winning 10-6 in the Shanghai Masters last month.

"Ding is a fantastic player but he didn't really play his game today," Selby told worldsnooker.com.

"That was down to me playing some good match snooker and not giving him many chances. I didn't miss anything easy and I was happy with the way I stayed focused and I closed the match out. I'm really happy to get another ranking title under my belt.

"I've had a great start to the season and I'm really enjoying my snooker. Hopefully I can stay at the top of the rankings for as long as possible."

Ding missed out on what would have been the 13th ranking title of his career, and had to settle for the runner-up prize of £65,000. He said: "I hoped to turn the match around but I wasn't playing well. I wasn't concentrating on the match today so the result didn't bother me much." 

International Championship 2016: Daily Results

• WC denotes wildcard round

Sunday October 23
Morning Session (0930 local, 0230 BST)
WC/First Round (Best of 11 frames)
Ian Burns 3-6 Yuan Sifan (Match 3 - WC)
Ross Muir 3-6 Zhang Jiankang (Match 5 - WC)
Jak Jones 6-4 Jimmy Robertson (Match 10)
Martin Gould 3-6 Mark Joyce (Match 11)
Anthony McGill 3-6 Zhou Yuelong (Match 12)
Matthew Stevens 6-1 Chris Wakelin (Match 13)
Akani Songsermsawad 4-6 Marco Fu (Match 22)
Robin Hull 4-6 Shaun Murphy (Match 24)

Afternoon Session (1430 local, 0730 BST)
WC/First Round (Best of 11 frames)
John Higgins 6-0 Sydney Wilson (Match 1 - WC)
Mark Selby 6-4 Paul S Davison (Match 8 - WC)
Tian Pengfei 3-6 Chen Zifan (Match 6 - WC)
Zhao Xintong 3-6 Tom Ford (Match 18)
David Gilbert 3-6 James Wattana (Match 20)
Fergal O'Brien 1-6 Graeme Dott (Match 15)
Sam Baird 6-2 Michael White (Match 21)
Kurt Maflin 6-2 Matthew Selt (Match 29)

Evening Session (1930 local, 1230 BST)
WC/First Round (Best of 11 frames)
Ding Junhui 6-5 Mitchell Mann (Match 2 - WC)
Neil Robertson 6-0 Oliver Lines (Match 33)
Wang Yuchen 5-6 Xu Si (Match 4 - WC)
Liang Wenbo 6-5 Mei Xi Wen (Match 7 - WC)
Luca Brecel 4-6 Dominic Dale (Match 26)
Ali Carter 6-3 Robbie Williams (Match 27)
Stephen Maguire 6-2 Rod Lawler (Match 28)
Jamie Jones 2-6 Michael Holt (Match 31)

Monday October 24
Afternoon Session (1430 local, 0730 BST)
WC/First Round (Best of 11 frames)
John Higgins 6-3 Eden Sharav (Match 9)
Judd Trump 6-3 Yuan Sifan (Match 17)
Stuart Bingham 6-1 Zhang Jiankang (Match 25)
Stuart Carrington 2-6 Daniel Wells (Match 32)
Mark Williams 5-6 Xu Si (Match 19)
Anthony Hamilton 6-2 Gary Wilson (Match 34)
Joe Perry 6-5 Andrew Higginson (Match 35)
Ryan Day 2-6 Aditya Mehta (Match 36)

Evening Session (1930 local, 1230 BST)
WC/First Round (Best of 11 frames)
David Grace 1-6 Ding Junhui (Match 14)
Ken Doherty 3-6 Ricky Walden (Match 16)
Mike Dunn 2-6 Yan Bingtao (Match 23)
Xiao Guodong 4-6 Ronnie O'Sullivan (Match 30)
Chen Zifan 5-6 Liang Wenbo (Match 37)
Li Hang 6-1 Lee Walker (Match 38)
Mark King 4-6 John J Astley (Match 39)
Alfie Burden 2-6 Mark Selby (Match 40)

Tuesday October 25
Afternoon Session (1430 local, 0730 BST)
Second Round (Best of 11 frames)
Mark Joyce 4-6 Zhou Yuelong (Match 42)
Graeme Dott 4-6 Ricky Walden (Match 44)
Xu Si 4-6 James Wattana (Match 46)
Sam Baird 6-4 Marco Fu (Match 47)
Yan Bingtao 5-6 Shaun Murphy (Match 48) 
Stuart Bingham 6-2 Dominic Dale (Match 49) 
Neil Robertson 6-4 Anthony Hamilton (Match 53) 
John J Astley 2-6  Mark Selby (Match 56) 

Evening Session (1930 local, 1230 BST)
Second Round (Best of 11 frames)
Ali Carter 6-5 Stephen Maguire (Match 50) 
Kurt Maflin 4-6 Ronnie O'Sullivan (Match 51) 
Michael Holt 6-5 Daniel Wells (Match 52) 
Joe Perry 6-3 Aditya Mehta (Match 54) 
Liang Wenbo 6-1 Li Hang (Match 55) 
John Higgins 6-2 Jak Jones (Match 41)
Matthew Stevens 2-6 Ding Junhui (Match 43)
Judd Trump 6-1 Tom Ford (Match 45)

Wednesday October 26
Afternoon Session (1430 local, 0730 BST)
Third Round (Best of 11 frames)
John Higgins 6-2 Zhou Yuelong (Match 57)
Sam Baird 1-6 Shaun Murphy (Match 60)
Stuart Bingham 6-1 Ali Carter (Match 61)
Liang Wenbo 5-6 Mark Selby (Match 64)

Evening Session (1930 local, 1230 BST)
Third Round (Best of 11 frames)
Ding Junhui 6-5 Ricky Walden (Match 58)
Judd Trump 6-3 James Wattana (Match 59)
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-6 Michael Holt (Match 62)
Neil Robertson 2-6 Joe Perry (Match 63)

Thursday October 27
Afternoon Session (1430 local, 0730 BST)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 11 frames)
John Higgins 2-6 Ding Junhui (QF1)
Judd Trump 6-5 Shaun Murphy (QF2)

Evening Session (1930 local, 1230 BST)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 11 frames)
Stuart Bingham 6-5 Michael Holt (QF3)
Joe Perry 3-6 Mark Selby (QF4)

Friday October 28
Afternoon Session (1400 local, 0700 BST)
Semi-Finals (Best of 17 frames)
Ding Junhui 6-2 Judd Trump (SF1)

Evening Session (1930 local, 1230 BST)
Semi-Finals (Best of 17 frames)
Ding Junhui 9-4 Judd Trump (SF2)

Saturday October 29
Afternoon Session (1400 local, 0700 BST)
Semi-Finals (Best of 17 frames)
Stuart Bingham 3-5 Mark Selby (SF2)

Evening Session (1930 local, 1230 BST)
Semi-Finals (Best of 17 frames)
Stuart Bingham 3-9 Mark Selby (SF2)

Sunday October 30
Afternoon Session (1400 local, 0600 GMT)
Final (Best of 19 frames)
Ding Junhui 1-8 Mark Selby

Evening Session (1930 local, 1130 GMT)
Final (Best of 19 frames)
Ding Junhui 1-10 Mark Selby