Stevens Comes From Behind to Chalk Up Unlikely Victory
Snooker: Matthew Stevens came back from four frames down with five to play to beat Stephen Maguire in Shanghai.
Matthew Stevens, whose last tournament appearance resulted in defeat by Shaun Murphy from five up with six to play in May's quarter-finals at the Crucible, recovered from 4-0 down to beat Stephen Maguire 5-4 to reach today's quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters. Another recovery saw Mark Selby turn arrears of 31 into a 5-3 victory over John Higgins, to whom he lost the Crucible final, with a four-frame winning streak which included breaks of 90, 74, 131 and 57. Graeme Dott, the 2006 world champion, took advantage of a lackluster performance from Ding Junhui to beat the 20-year-old Chinese 5-1. Dott will now play Stephen Lee, a 5-3 winner over Stephen Hendry.
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