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- Updated: November 23, 2016
Ding said he allowed Figueiredo back into the match after going 4-1 in front
China’s Ding Junhui survived a first-round scare to beat Brazilian outsider Igor Figueiredo 6-5 in a thrilling UK Championship match at the York Barbican.
World number 127 Figueiredo was struggling at 4-1 down, but then took four frames to leave Ding clinging on.
Ding, ranked fifth in the world, rallied to take the 10th frame and won a tense decider with a break of 74.
The two-time UK Championship winner …
