Hendry through but Murphy is beaten
Stephen Hendry rolled back the years with a dominant 13-7 win over Ding Junhui in the second round of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. Hendry began the final session 11-5 ahead and was set for a 146 break in the opener before breaking down on 112.
China's Ding, 21, did not settle down in the match until late on Friday when he knocked in three 90-plus breaks.
He then won the 18th and 19th with two more half-tons before the seven-time champion secured his win with a 70.
Elsewhere Ali Carter booked a quarter-final tie against Peter Ebdon following a surprise 13-4 win over 2005 champion Shaun Murphy.
The Essex player, 28, held a 12-4 lead going into the final session and took less than 30 minutes to win the 17th frame and secure victory.
In Saturday's early session, Carter won the first two frames to make it 8-2 before Murphy made 60 to win the 11th.
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Posted by borisK – 27 Apr 2008, 6:08 AM
Wow such young talent is always exciting to watch. Sometimes it seems its a bunch of seasoned players just trading turns winning until someone really starts to show progress.