article_snippet.sent: Ding Junhui incredibly played for the blue after the 13th red following 12 blacks and only gasps from the crowd alerted Ding Junhui to the blunder.
article_snippet.sent: I had been 4-0 behind and doing everything to get back into the match, and already thinking about trying to win the next frame.
article_snippet.sent: I only realised what I had done after playing for the blue because the crowd reacted.
article_snippet.sent: Then I checked the scoreboard.
article_snippet.sent: I have done everything here except win it and that’s what I am here to do.
article_snippet.sent: I didn’t want to come here, get some applause, play like an idiot and go home.
article_snippet.sent: That doesn’t happen very often at this level.
article_snippet.sent: But that was my C game.
article_snippet.sent: Ryan gave the chances rather than me earning rather.
article_snippet.sent: I will need to play a lot better to be in the mix for the title.