Ding breezes through but Day is blown out
Ding Junhui completed a straightforward 10-1 win over Stuart Pettman at the 2010 Betfred.com World Championship
Stuart Pettman was unable to find anything like his true form at any stage in the match and Ding, returning 8-1 ahead quickly wrapped up the two frames he needed for victory.
A run of 88 saw him go 9-1 up and he secured victory in the next frame.
As a mark of respect to the tragic earthquake victims in China, there was no walk on music played this morning.
Ding was touched by the mark of respect shown to the day of mourning in China.
"Today is the national day of mourning back home. It happened in a different part of the country to my friends and family, but a lot of people died, and I was very sad watching all the pictures on the internet.
"It was very bad news, and I asked not to have any music for my entrance. I am grateful to World Snooker and the other players for respecting that.”
"It was a lot easier than I expected against Stuart. He missed a lot and left me simple chances, was playing like I do in practice.
"He looked like he had given up in today’s session after I won the first one to go 9-1.
"I am looking forward to my next match, and hope to play better than I did in this one. I expect to play Shaun Murphy, and I’ll have to concentrate hard to beat him if he wins.
"People say I have a great chance this year, but I’m not feeling any extra pressure, not today, anyway. I have had a good season, that’s enough and I feel great.
"It wasn’t easy at first coming to play here, but it feels easier now. I practise in Sheffield, live here, and play this tournament here.
Pettman was bitterly disappointed with his performance admitting "I was absolutely shocking through the whole game and am so disappointed to get here and in put in a performance like this.
"When he cleared up to go 4-0 was a turning point and my head went from there.
"I felt nervous early on, but not from the middle part of the match really, I was just terrible.
"You can't give Ding the chances I gave him, he is just too good a player for that. You might get let off against some players, but you won't get let off against Ding.
"I have had an absoulute nightmare every time I have been here. I don't perform like this at other venue, I just don't know what it is, it's crazy. I am just going to have a bit of time off now, go away and the come back ready for the tournaments next season.
"I am excited by the proposals Barry Hearn is putting forward and I'm 100% behind him."
It was a torrid morning for Ryan Day. Trailing 5-4 overnight, Day took the first two frames of the day to regain the lead.
But the match continued to go from player to player in two frame bursts as Mark Davis ran in 41 and 61 to lead 7-6 at the interval.
Day levelled but lost the next on the black to hand the lead back to Davis.
There were errors and misses from both players before Day levelled again at 8-8 with a 33 clearance.
Davis, who won the World 6 Reds title last December, rattled in 56 to lead 9-8 and he opened up with 62 in the next.
He missed the match ball red but Day couldn't claw back into the frame and Davis secured a place in the Last 16 for the first time since 1995.
