{"id":12360,"date":"2026-06-03T17:38:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12360"},"modified":"2026-06-03T17:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:38:36","slug":"retiring-ken-doherty-on-toughest-foes-celebrity-tales-greatest-matches-and-snooker-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12360","title":{"rendered":"Retiring Ken Doherty on toughest foes, celebrity tales, greatest matches and snooker scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-472040150.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28634672\" alt=\"2015 Betfred World Snooker Championship - Day 15\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>It\u2019s the end of a 36-year journey on the professional tour for Ken Doherty (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ken Doherty will no longer compete on the professional snooker tour, but it\u2019s fair to say he has made the most of his 36 years taking on the best players on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>The 56-year-old confirmed on Wednesday that he is hanging up his cue when it comes to the professional game, still to play in seniors competition, but stepping away from the main tour he joined in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s been coming for a while,\u2019 the 1997 world champion told <strong>Metro<\/strong>. \u2018I was sad initially that I\u2019m not going to be competing on the main tour anymore, but it\u2019s probably relief as well. The time is right.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>One of the finest players in the world for much of the 90s and 00s, Doherty\u2019s game started to slip after 20 years on tour and he says he has been hoping to rediscover the magic for a long while now.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I was trying to search for something, thinking maybe things will improve,\u2019 he said. \u2018I played with a new cue to maybe get a bit of confidence, but no, it\u2019s just not there anymore. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018You just come to realise you can\u2019t play the way you used to and it becomes frustrating. You feel a bit embarrassed sometimes with your performances and I don\u2019t want to go through that again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tAre you snooker loopy?\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>You&#8217;re in the right place. I&#8217;m Phil Haigh, and I cover the game we all love for <strong>Metro<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In my newsletter, The Table, I analyse the biggest talking points, pull back the curtain on the sport and crown the biggest winners and losers every week.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up here.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FB-MAIN-8adc.png?w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27997408\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Phil has been reporting on snooker for over a decade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019ll say thank you, I\u2019ve had a great time, great memories. I\u2019m delighted to have won the things I\u2019ve done. Disappointed to lose some of the matches and finals that I\u2019ve lost, but winning the World Championship was the greatest day of my life as far as being a snooker player\u2019s concerned. And to do it with a \u00a32 cue and against one of the greatest of all time was the icing on the cake.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_299954886-f9d1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28635255\" alt=\"EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club\/league logos or \" live=\"\" services.=\"\" online=\"\" in-match=\"\" use=\"\" limited=\"\" to=\"\" images=\"\" no=\"\" video=\"\" emulation.=\"\" in=\"\" betting=\"\" games=\"\" or=\"\" single=\"\" club=\"\" publications.=\"\" mandatory=\"\" credit:=\"\" photo=\"\" by=\"\" henning=\"\" von=\"\" jagow=\"\" plus=\"\" world=\"\" champion=\"\" ken=\"\" doherty=\"\" introduces=\"\" the=\"\" action=\"\" at=\"\" centaur=\"\" cheltenham=\"\" for=\"\" unibet=\"\" british=\"\" open=\"\" racecourse=\"\" england:=\"\" snooker=\"\" day=\"\" afc=\"\" bournemouth=\"\" v=\"\" newcastle=\"\" united=\"\" premier=\"\" league=\"\" football=\"\" vitality=\"\" stadium=\"\" uk=\"\" sep=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Doherty has already been a popular pundit and commentator for many years (Picture: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 1997 World Championship win over Stephen Hendry was one of six ranking titles on Doherty\u2019s CV, but he had a number of other close calls in big events.<\/p>\n<p>Two more Crucible finals, three at the UK Championship and two at the Masters, with the Darlin of Dublin experiencing the vast difference between winning and losing those huge matches.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When I won it in \u201997, I came home on an open-top bus, 250,000 people lining the streets. Then the following year after losing in the final to John Higgins, came back to Dublin airport the next day and I had to get a f***ing taxi home! That\u2019s the difference between winning and losing in a final! But that\u2019s life.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1916143.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28630400\" alt=\"Ken Doherty\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Doherty made his Crucible debut in 1991 against Steve Davis (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Crafty Ken duked it out with legendary names for years, experiences that will live for him forever.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Playing all the greats: [Ronnie] O\u2019Sullivan, [John] Higgins, Hendry, Jimmy [White], [Steve] Davis, playing all those great players, some of the greatest players that will ever play the game, that was a joy,\u2019 he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018That was a joy to compete against them and play them in big matches. And overcome them, not all the time, but I did overcome them through my career, I beat them all.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The most testing opponents are of little surprise, with Doherty saying: \u2018Stephen and Ronnie, John Higgins and Williams, they were the toughest. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1770235.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28635222\" alt=\"Ronnie O'Sullivan of England plays a shot\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Doherty taking on Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan at the 2003 Masters (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018They were the ones I loved to have battles with, funnily enough, even though they were the toughest. Whether it be at the Masters or the UK or the World Championship, playing those guys at those championships, they were great occasions. And that\u2019s what I miss. Those big, big matches against the big players. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think the best one was I played Ronnie in the final of the Irish Masters at Goffs [in 1998]. He beat me, he played really well. The atmosphere was electric, it was just amazing. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018But of course he failed a drugs test, there was marijuana in his system, so he had to hand me the trophy and the cheque for an extra 30 grand. It was the most expensive joint that he ever smoked in his life! He never spoke to me for about six months afterwards.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Outside of the most obvious nightmare foes, Doherty remembers one of his punditry colleagues being a serious test.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I tell you who was really tough and he was such a clever player who I loved playing against, because it was a battle of strategies, was Alan McManus,\u2019 he said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-486824813.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28635212\" alt=\"The Dafabet World Snooker Championship\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Alan McManus and Doherty met at the 2014 World Championship (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018He was he was such a wonderful player, he knew every inch of the snooker table. They called him Angles because his safety was was second to none, he was brilliant. It was a great battle of mind games against him, he was a quality player. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Although he won the Masters, which was great, he doesn\u2019t get the proper recognition that he probably deserves. But he was a top player for a long, long time.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The 1997 Sheffield final will never be topped, but there are plenty of other contests that stick in the mind of the Irishman.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There\u2019s a few finals,\u2019 he remembers. \u2018I beat John [Higgins 9-8] from 8-5 down in Malta in the final. And then both got so drunk we got thrown off the plane and we\u2019re on the front pages and the back pages when I got home! <\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Williams World final that I lost 18-16 in 2003, the semi-final against Paul Hunter from 15-9 down to to win 17-16. That was probably one of the greatest matches and greatest comebacks I\u2019ve ever had. The UK final I lost 10-9 to Williams. That was in the same season, 2002-2003. He pipped me in two of the major finals that year. There\u2019s been lots of great matches.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"Ken Doherty&amp;apos;s Finest Moment | 1997 World Championship Final\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kg-ZRzWmLrk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Don\u2019t worry, getting thrown off a plane with John Higgins the morning after the 2006 Malta Cup final does not pass by without explanation, as the two created a little slice of scandal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We went out to a nightclub,\u2019 said Doherty of hitting a Maltese town with Higgins after edging him in the final. \u2018I got back at 5 o\u2019clock in the morning. The taxi was already waiting for me outside the hotel when I staggered back in to to get my cue and suitcase. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018I came downstairs, got into the taxi, we were driving to the airport and John was staggering up the road and he was on the same flight as me, the 7 o\u2019clock flight. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018I checked in and went up to the hotel bar and had another drink. Then John was last to check in, he made it and had another drink with me and then we got on the bus. His cue got stuck in the doors, and everybody started laughing, including me, but you know what my laugh is like, I don\u2019t think people appreciated my laugh at 7 o\u2019clock in the morning. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018He was last on the plane. I managed to get on and sit down and the captain stopped him as he was staggering up the stairs and said he\u2019s not travelling. I got up to defend him and say, \u201coh, he\u2019ll be okay, just let him sit down, he\u2019ll be fine.\u201d But he said, \u201cno, he\u2019s not travelling and neither are you. You\u2019re getting off with him!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We got on a flight to Heathrow that night and there were three paparazzi waiting for us as soon as we get off the plane! We were on the front and back pages. Rock n roll.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Talking Snooker Episode 254 - Review of 25-26 season\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/26JiJE3z9u84HDMQpYoEFu?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Some of that night in Malta might be a haze, but snooker has provided unforgettable moments away from the table for the Dubliner.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think one of the favourites was when Alex Ferguson rang me up and invited me to Old Trafford to parade the trophy,\u2019 he recalls. \u2018First of all, I told him to f**k off because I thought it was one of my mates winding me up! He says, \u201cKenny, this is Alex Ferguson, and I\u2019m not going to f***ing ask you a second time!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So I got there and he took me down to meet the players. Eric Cantona came over and shook my hand. I went out on the pitch and my legs were like jelly carrying the cup. All the United fans singing \u201cthere\u2019s only one Kenny Doherty\u201d and all the West Ham fans in the away end singing \u201cthere\u2019s only one Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan!\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_299954888-a649.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28635257\" alt=\"Mandatory Credit: Photo by Colorsport\/Shutterstock (3146190a) Ken Doherty (Ireland) World Championship Snooker trophy Manchester United v West ham United; 11\/05\/1997 Man Utd 2 WHU 0 Sport\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>World champion Doherty walked out at Old Trafford (Picture: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Playing a frame with George Best, shaking Muhammad Ali\u2019s hand at the Sports Personality of the Year in 1999. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Edge, tapped me on the shoulder once, when I was talking to Bono after one of their concerts. I was with Michael Stipe and Roger Taylor. The Edge says, \u201cKen, Ken, you wouldn\u2019t do me a favour, would you? You wouldn\u2019t come over and say hello to me mother and her two friends?\u201d She had no interest in talking to Michael Stipe, Roger Taylor or Bono, but her and her friends absolutely loved snooker.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>As his professional playing days come to an end, there is a tinge of disappointment of how it has come about.<\/p>\n<p>Doherty has been playing on an invitational tour card in recent years and he has no issue with that no longer being offered, but feels he could have been informed earlier than he was.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2071867771.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28628353\" alt=\"TOPSHOT-SNOOKER-THA-FINAL\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Doherty landed six ranking titles over his career (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I don\u2019t think the option was there anyway. They weren\u2019t going to give me a card, so they sort of made my mind up for me, you know?\u2019 Doherty said of retirement. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018It would have been nicer to find out a little bit earlier, then I could have maybe planned something at the World Championship. The timing could have been a bit better, but it is what it is. I\u2019m happy.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Doherty\u2019s final match proved to be a 10-5 defeat to Patrick Whelan in the first round of World Championship qualifying, which felt like the end even before the decision was made.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think after this year\u2019s World Championship I knew anyway,\u2019 he said. \u2018I tried to practice to have a good year and a decent run, but it just wasn\u2019t there. I felt this could be my last game. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018I knew it was coming, but I was putting it off, hoping, but in the end I probably could have done it a few years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s just my love for the game, I wanted to keep on and keep searching for something and that will never die, your love for the game.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1429503624.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28634670\" alt=\"2022 Cazoo British Open - Day 6\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Doherty won matches in four ranking tournaments in his final season (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019ll still play snooker because I love it and I will play exhibitions and I\u2019ll still do shows and I\u2019m still playing the seniors and I love that as well, but it\u2019s not as much pressure, I can just relax. The time is right.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Doherty will never be far from big time snooker, as a prominent pundit and commentator on major tournaments and still ready to play seniors events.<\/p>\n<p>He remains and will continue to be one of the sport\u2019s most popular figures and greatest ambassadors, and someone snooker should be grateful for.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Well, listen, it\u2019s given so much to me, it really has,\u2019 he said. \u2018It changed my life and I\u2019m just so humbled by the amount of support that I\u2019ve had over the years, and not just from fans all over the world, but also the snooker community themselves. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018I will cherish that. I\u2019ll always try to promote the game as best as possible and I\u2019ll continue to do that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Future of snooker\u2019s Q School under review but \u2018important role\u2019 will remain<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Stephen Hendry predicts snooker\u2019s next first time major winner<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Stephen Hendry recalls how \u2018smirking\u2019 Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan left him fuming<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--snooker\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>The Table<\/h4>\n<p>Stay ahead of snooker&#8217;s next big break with Metro&#8217;s resident expert Phil Haigh in his new weekly newsletter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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