Snooker: 100 million see Ding Junhui win Masters
China's Ding Junhui was victorious in the first all-Asian major snooker final as he brushed aside Hong Kong's Marco Fu to win the Ladbrokes Mobile Masters at Wembley Arena.
Ding, who beat former world champions Mark Williams and Graeme Dott to reach the final, swept into a 6-2 lead after the first session with breaks of 120, 74, 61, 57 and 60.
Fu threatened a comeback in the evening session by reducing the deficit to two frames but Ding coolly blasted a 94 and 83 on his way to clinching four straight frames to complete a 10-4 win.
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Hide AdAn estimated worldwide television audience of over 100 million viewers watched the victory, which brought Ding revenge for his defeat to Fu in last year's Asian Games and a winner's cheque for 150,000.
Ding, who capitulated 10-3 to Ronnie O'Sullivan in the 2007 final, completed an 85 break to become only the third overseas winner of the tournament.