100-0 (76), 65-38, 22-103 (103), 11-73 (53), 70-2, 0-135 (127), 29-65, 1-78 (54),
100-0 (100), 71-50 (Robertson 62, Ding 50), 90-0 (90)
Robertson 1-0 Ding with a 76 from the champion which became 2-0 in a tight 2nd.
Ding took the 3rd & 4th to go in 2-2 at the Interval.
The next two shared a 127 in the 6th to equalize from Ding
3-3 atm in the 7th Ding amognst the balls a tight frame this.
A lovely red into the middle to set up the frame and the Dragon goes on to win the frame.
Into Frame 8 Ding with a break of 54 few nice pots and positional play to win the frame.
Frame 9: 100 from Neil well played as well game on possibly
Frame 10: 50 from Ding almost had the match in his grasp didn't quite run far enough for the red, but the champ responds with a 62 to take this to a decider.
Frame 11: 90 for the champ, YOU BEAUTY! after he pots the red to clinch this one.
Neil Robertson came from 5-3 down to win three frames in a row and beat Ding Junhui 6-5 in a superb opening match of the 2013 Masters at Alexander Palace.
The defending champion led 2-0 and 3-2 before Ding took the sixth, seventh and eighth to leave him on the brink.
But the Australian left-hander hit back with breaks of 100, 62 and 90 in the decider to reach the quarter-finals.
He will play either Mark Allen or Mark Davis, who play their first-round match on Sunday at 19:00 GMT, on Thursday.
It was a stunning comeback from the world number five, who appeared to have lost his early momentum as Ding found some of the form that saw him win the title in 2011.
Robertson got his powerful long potting going with a trademark red with his opening shot of the match, and a superb break of 76 gave him the first frame.
He then edged a tighter, more tactical second frame, a good pot on the final red allowing him to clear to the pink and celebrate with a first-pump for a 2-0 lead.
But Ding, who began the third frame by taking five attempts to hit a red, sunk one over the bottom corner from distance to kick-start a break of 103.
A run of 53 in the next then saw the world number eight draw level at the interval, but a poor safety shot off the black on the resumption allowed Robertson to edge in front again after a break of 46.
But the Chinese star, who has not made it beyond the second round in any of the five ranking tournaments this season, refused to be cowed.
His second century break, a fluent 127, levelled matters again before he prevailed in a nervy seventh frame to take the lead for the first time.
Ding won a third frame in a row after a break of 54 to put himself within one of victory.
But Robertson's break of exactly 100 reduced the deficit, and the key moment came when Ding was unfortunate not to land on a red after compiling 50 in the 10th frame.
Instead a superb 62 clearance saw Robertson level the match and the 30-year-old held his nerve when presented with a chance in the decider, celebrating with a shout of "You beauty!" after sinking the clinching red.
The Melbourne-born player is aiming to become only the fourth player - after Cliff Thorburn (1985 and 1986), Stephen Hendry (five in a row from 1989-1993) and the late Paul Hunter (2001 and 2002) - to successfully defend the title.
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