King dethrones Selby at Snooker Masters

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    LONDON, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Mark King knocked out defending champion（卫冕冠军） Mark Selby in the opening match at the Masters on Sunday, advancing into the quarterfinals of the most prestigious¹ snooker invitation event.
    Selby, 27, started the match at the Wembley Arena² comfortably by winning the first two frames, but King hit back with a 139 total clearance³ in the third frame before taking the fourth frame for 2-2.
    Then, the world No. 6 Selby and the 16th seed King took two frames each to tie at 4-4, but the left-handed King managed to wrap it up by hitting well in the last two frames.
    In the other duel⁴ on Sunday, Peter Ebdon needed almost five hours to edge Ali Carter 6-5.
    China's top player Ding Junhui is going to play with two-time champion Mark Williams on Monday before John Higgins locks horns with Graeme Dott.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)