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to quit over the row. after reaching the quarterfinal, he said ijust can t be bothered anymore. but there was no lack of desire as he took on china s ding junhui in the final. the rocket raced into a 4 1 lead but ding remained calm, he had been here before, losing last year s final. three times, he hauled himself back into contention, but this, to make it 7 7, provoked the same reaction as poking a bear. it tookjust eight minutes for o sullivan to roar back into the lead. applause. it finally broke ding s resilience and the inevitable soon followed. commentator: what a final, what a contest! ijust had to come out and have a good head. i thought, if i m going to lose, just make ding earn it. big crowd here, leave blood sweat and tears on the table. if i don t win, that isjust one of those things, but i came out here and gave it my all and ijust love competing. as most people get older, they start to lose their abilities, but o sullivan keeps proving that age, to him, isjust

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