White v Maguire 2-2
Brilliant 45 clearance from Matthew Stevens to steal the 10th Frame off Mark Selby. 5-5. Deciding frame.
That horrible cunt Selby it was a great year when he went to shit.
The standard is utterly brutal here .
Matthew Stevens has fallen over the line. He was brave in the last two frames. Deserves it for that but poor standard match.
Gutsy
Like two lads after a gallon each in the Vic
He was. That was some red he potted to open his frame winning break in penultimate frame.
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Selby could string this out for a few hours yet chasing these five snookers he needs.
He got 40 points from a snooker earlier . All over now.
It doesn’t say much for the current level of talent in snooker when Stevens and Bond are knocking around in this championship. Great to see but it doesn’t say much for the sport when likes of Bingham is able to win the world championship and Selby is able to win a few of them.
Quarter Final line up.
Ding Junhui (16) -v- Liang Wenbo (40)
John Higgins (5) –v- Yan Bingtao (20)
Stephen Maguire (14) –v- Matthew Stevens (43)
Mark Allen (7) –v- Nigel Bond (98)
25 years ago it would have been hard to believe that darts would be more popular than snooker. How things change.
The disgraced John Higgins beaten 6-3 by a 19 year old from China.
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It’s Denise I feel sorry for.
No disgrace for John to lose to a supremely talented young player
yea especially when bingtao didn’t make a break over 40!
Mark Allen 4-4 Nigel Bond
Stephen Maguire 4-4 Matthew Stevens
Both remaining quarter finals effectively best of 3 now.
Maguire won 6-4 and Allen beat Bond 6-5
Stephen Maguire playing superb stuff. Leading Mark Allen 4-0.
Ding beat his teenage compatriot 6-2 in the first of the semi finals.
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