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Mark Selby cruises to title with win over Ding Junhui at International Championship

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Image: Mark Selby was a comfortable winner in China as he defeated Ding Junhui 10-1 in Daqing

Mark Selby eased to victory over home player Ding Junhui as he beat the Chinese 10-1 at the final of the International Championship in Daqing.

The world number one was always in control of the match, posting breaks of 87 and 83 as he took an early two-frame lead.

Although Ding pulled one back when he was trailing 3-0, Selby won eight of the nine frames in the opening session to take a commanding lead.

Having also beaten Ding in the World Championship final in May, the Englishman then went on to secure a comfortable victory.

With Ding 54-0 up in the first frame of the second session, he had looked set to seal it after splitting the remaining reds.

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Image: Selby avenged his defeat to Ding in the decider at the Shanghai Masters last month

He missed a relatively simple pot to the corner, however, and Selby cleared to the pink to go 8-1 up before claiming the final frame with a break of 78.

The victory gave the 33-year-old a first prize of £125,000 and allowed him to consolidate his position at the top of the world rankings.

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Selby's win came after he lost 10-6 to world number six Ding in the final of the Shanghai Masters last month.

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