China’s snooker prodigy Ding Junhui has beated seven-times world champion Stephen Hendry of Scotland to take the China Open snooker crown.

　　Only two days after celebrating his 18th birthday, Ding Junhui became the second youngest player - after Ronnie O’Sullivan - to capture a world-ranking title - and the first wild-card entry ever to lift one of snooker’s major trophies with a stunning victory over Hendry.

　　After Sunday’s final in Beijing, Ding Junhui attributed his success to his composure during the match.

　　"I didn’t feel under any pressure because I looked at it as a practice match to learn from Stephen, and I had a bit of luck in the afternoon session and tonight everything I did seemed to go right."

　　Ding rallied from a worrying start to claim eight of the closing nine frames to win the match.