UK Championship: Ding Junhui beaten by amateur Adam Duffy

Ding Junhui won the UK Championship in 2005 and 2009

Amateur Adam Duffy pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UK Championship history with a stunning 6-2 win over two-time winner Ding Junhui.

Duffy, 26, raced into a 3-0 lead and beat the world number nine easily.

A furious Ding criticised the playing conditions at the York Barbican.

Sheffield's Duffy, who is seeded 121 for the event, said: "I was confident going into the match because I have been working harder than I ever have before, but it's crazy. I am buzzing."

Ding's news conference lasted less than a minute and was littered with swear words.

The Chinese star complained about the table set-up and conditions and will be lucky to escape a fine from World Snooker for his rant.

Higgins secured the 28th ranking title of his career at last month's International Championship in China

Three-time UK Championship winner John Higgins had no problems coming through his first-round match.

The 40-year-old Scot, who has already won two ranking events this season, continued his impressive form with a routine 6-1 victory over Leo Fernandez.

Higgins is joined in the second round by three-time runner-up Ken Doherty, Mark Davis, Antony McGill and Sydney Wilson, who came from 4-2 and 5-4 down to stun Welshman Michael White in a thrilling final-frame decider.

Doherty, 46, thumped fellow veteran Tony Drago 6-0, world number 20 Davis beat Rhys Clark 6-1, while Scotland's McGill scored three centuries in a 6-3 victory over James Cahill.