Fans inside the Crucible struggled to contain their laughter during an odd moment of Saturday’s clash between Ding Junhui and Zhao Xintong. The two Chinese potters drew a bumper TV audience back home, as they battled it out for a place in the third round.

With only four Chinese players remaining, second-round match between champ and trailblazer could draw biggest TV audience in sport’s history.

Ding Junhui was the trailblazer for young stars such as the defending champion and their pair are locked at 4-4 in the last 16

Steve Davis says the Lion King tells the tale of an all-Chinese snooker match (Picture: ) Steve Davis is backing Zhao Xintong to get the better of Ding Junhui in the second round of the World Snooker Championship,

Ding Junhui expects millions of eyes on his second-round World Snooker Championship clash with defending champion Zhao Xintong.

CHINESE professional snooker player Ding Junhui has cemented himself as the most successful Asian player in the history of the sport. And supporting him along the way as he’s picked up 15