Stevens: I'll need to improve to beat Hendry

Matthew Stevens knows he will have to raise his game tonight in order to block Stephen Hendry’s irresistible progress in the Malta Cup.

Stevens, relieved to be back in a semi-final for the first time in 10 months, saw off Alan McManus 5-2 to prevent total Scottish domination of the last four at the Portomaso Hilton on the shores of the Mediterranean.