Ronnie O'Sullivan and Ding Junhui tied overnight at World Snooker Championship
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Updated 08/08/2020 at 07:34 GMT
Ronnie O'Sullivan and Ding Junhui are tied at 4-4 in their second round clash at the Crucible in Sheffield.
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In a match played at a fast pace, the five-time world champion took the opening frame with a break of 61 after Ding allowed him back into it.
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Ding replied quickly with a half century before following up with a break of 76 to make it 3-1 heading into the first interval.
With O'Sullivan looking in some trouble, he bounced back after the restart by winning the next three frames in a row.
O'Sullivan's initial break of 60 did most of the damage in the fifth frame before levelling with the first century of the match - his 1052nd career century.
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The Rocket then took the lead with a scrappy frame before Ding levelled up to ensure it would be even heading into Saturday's afternoon session.
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