UK Championship 2016: Ding Junhui out, Shaun Murphy & Mark Allen through

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Jamie Jones condemns Ding Junhui to an early exit at the UK Championship.Betway UK ChampionshipVenue: York Barbican Dates: 22 November to 4 DecemberCoverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Connected TV, Red Button, BBC Sport website and app from Saturday, 26 November. TV times and channels

World number five Ding Junhui was knocked out of the UK Championship by Jamie Jones, who led a trio of Welsh winners in the third round.

An out-of sorts Ding fought back from 2-0 down to 2-2, but world number 39 Jones, 28, had little trouble closing out a richly deserved 6-2 success.

Mark Williams and Matthew Stevens had already made it through.

But Shaun Murphy and Mark Allen progressed to stop Wales making it five out of five at the York Barbican.

Ryan Day played almost flawless snooker to go 4-0 ahead against Allen, but a brilliant 136 sparked a five-frame burst by the Northern Irishman.

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Although Day levelled at 5-5, world number 10 Allen won a nervy final frame to set up a last-16 meeting with three-time champion John Higgins.

In the afternoon session, …

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