Ebdon progresses

Former world champion Peter Ebdon safely secured his passage through to the last 16 of the Embassy World Championship in Sheffield tonight with a comprehensive 10-2 victory over Quinten Hann – who was not playing with his own cue.

World number eight Ebdon led Aussie bad-boy Hann 8-1 after the morning session of the pair’s best-of-19 clash at the Crucible, with the man from Down Under clearly hampered having to use a borrowed cue from London-based Challenge Tour player Jamie Rous.