Mardle overcomes blip to progress

Wayne Mardle produced another amazing fightback to become the first man to reach the quarter-finals of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet today.

The player nicknamed ‘Hawaii 501’ for his colourful dress sense battled back from 3-1 down to win 4-3 against Paul Williams following another enigmatic display in which he fluctuated between dynamic and dreadful.