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LONDON, May 2 (Xihua) -- China's Ding Junhui suffered a humuliating 13-5 defeat to Barry Hawkins in the quarterfinals of the World Championship at Sheffield's Crucible on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Ding, who was behind 11-5 after the second session Tuesday night, lost a scrappy opening frame Wednesday morning and then was dominated by Hawkins, who won his fifth frame in a row with a break of 117. Ding, who has won 13 ranking titles, will have to continute to wait before becoming the first Asian player to win the world title. The Sheffield-based Chinese star said, "I missed too many chances in and around the black ball area. My position wasn't good. I didn't put enough pressure on Barry and he punished me heavily. "Some days you play well, some days are different. I tried to play well and score heavily but what can I say? It wasn't working out there. "Barry's got enough experience here. He's got a good record here and he'll have a lot of confidence to go on and win it. "I believe I can still win this one day. I'll always keep up my hopes and I'll never give up. I'm a sportsman, I can't give up." It was the fifth time for Hawkins to reach the semifinals since 2013. He has now won 18 matches at Crucible since 2013; no other player has won as many matches over the same period, including three-time champion Mark Selby. "I was expecting a really tough game there from Ding, but I got a nice bit of momentum and to beat him 13-5 is a great result. | 
