Stevens out of UK championship

World number four Matthew Stevens became the highest-ranked casualty of the Travis Perkins UK Championship so far when trounced 9-3 by Stuart Bingham in York today.

The Welshman, winner of the title in 2003 and runner-up at this year’s World Championship, resumed the second-round match 5-3 down and failed to take another frame as his in-form opponent completed victory helped by breaks of 56, 68 and 70 to add to the 97 and 95 he compiled yesterday.