Robertson close to putting out Davis

NEIL Robertson acted the part of the villain at the Crucible Theatre last night as he closed in on the kill against Steve Davis.

Davis was on the brink of making a painful exit from the Betfred.com World Championship, trailing 12-4 to the man who has made a cruel habit of humiliating him on his favourite stage.

Robertson looked set to go through with a session to spare but still needs one more frame after Davis took the last two of the evening to postpone what is surely an inevitable defeat.