Ding Junhui did what Ronnie OSullivan chose not to do at the Welsh Open by completing a 147 in his quarter-final defeat to Neil Robertson. OSullivan made the headlines earlier this week when he made a break of 146, opting against a 147 as he felt the £10,000 prize money on offer for the maximum was not enough.But Ding who was happy to knock in the break despite being 4-1 down to Robertson and the prize money on offer will ease the disappointment of his 5-2 defeat in the last eight in Cardiff. After losing the opening frame, Ding produced a clearance of 120 to level only for Robertson to make a 140 break to move ahead again.However, with Robertson three frames in front, Ding, the 2012 Welsh Open winner, rallied with a brilliant maximum break, screwing off the penultimate red into the middle pocket back onto the black before going on to sink the colours, taking the rest for the yellow and green. OSullivan snubs 147 chance Fully story on reluctant Ronnies maximum attempts After using a cue extension to slice the pink into the bottom corner, Ding sank the black to secure his sixth 147 and land the £10,000 prize and putting himself in pole position for an extra £2,000 as the top break of the tournament, providing nobody matches his feat in the remaining games.Despite Dings maximum, he was unable to turn things round against Robertson as the world No 3 secured progress in the next frame after the interval, winning 83-1 to seal a 5-2 victory. Jeff Green Jersey . He says so-called TRT is only one problem and he wants to go even further than the ban. "Its about time," St-Pierre told reporters at a promotional event in Montreal on Friday. "I think its a good thing. 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