Irate Hendry ousted by Stevens

MATTHEW STEVENS maintained his consistent record of reaching the Embassy World Championship semi-finals yesterday, booking a place in the last four with a 13-11 victory over Stephen Hendry.

It means a fifth semi-final appearance in six years for the Welshman, who came through his tussle by taking the last four frames against an out-of-sorts opponent.

Both players only hit form in patches, and Hendry let the match slip at 11-9 up with a series of glaring misses on which Stevens capitalised, even though he too was struggling.