Snooker: Hendry facing stiff test against Stevens

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.

The 23-year-old Welshman, runner-up to compatriot Mark Williams last year, opened up a 3-1 lead over the Scot, who had fired a warning to the next generation with his 13-5 demolition of Hunter yesterday.