Higgins pulls back in Sheffield

The quarter-finals of the World Snooker Championship are well underway at the Crucible, with Mark Selby the slight favourite to go the distance.He is currently rated 7/2 by Blue Square, with the bookmaker offering odds of 4/1 that John Higgins will win his third title at the Crucible.The pair are currently level at 4-4 in their best-of-25 last eight match, with Selby having struck three centuries to take the first three frames before the Scot recovered.Stephen Hendry, meanwhile, has fallen behind against Shaun Murphy.The seven-time champion made a maximum break on his way to a 5-3 lead, but Murphy responded in the evening session to win the first four frames, including a 137 break in the opener.He is now third favourite for the tournament at 5/1, although Extrabet gives him odds of 4/1.In the other quarter-final matches, Mark Allen leads Ryan Day 9-7, while Neil Robertson is up 5-3 against Stephen Maguire.

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Posted on:- 29/04/2009 - 11:02 AM
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