Stephen Hendry and John Higgins will turn the Crucible into a Scottish enclave as they make history today — and each man claims the other can win the 2012 Betfred.com World Championship.

A refreshed Stephen Hendry beat Gerard Greene today to reach the last 16 of the Daily Record Players Championship in Glasgow.

Matthew Stevens showed he will not be brushed aside by Stephen Hendry in the same way as fellow young gun Paul Hunter as he began the Embassy World Championship quarter-finals with a flourish today.