Maguire fights back to claim first round win at Wembley

Stephen Maguire fought back from 5-2 down to knock out fellow Scot Graeme Dott 6-5 in the first round of the Masters at Wembley.

Dott looked to be on course to cause a major shock when he moved to within one frame of victory, but Maguire dug deep and a polished break of 72 in the deciding frame carried him through to the last eight.

Former world champion Dott has suffered a drastic dip in form over the last two years and revealed he has been suffering with depression, while a broken arm has been another disruption to his 2008-09 season.

But the 31-year-old hinted at a return to form at the UK Championship last month, where he ousted fellow former Crucible winner Ken Doherty in the first round.

After the first two frames were shared today, Maguire fired in a 114 break, the first century of the match, to lead 2-1.

But Dott then reeled off four frames in a row, highlighted by a 106 break in the fifth frame, to put himself on the brink of a place in the quarter-finals.

Maguire had appeared out of sorts but pulled back the next two frames, and then made it 5-5 after recovering from two careless early fouls in the 10th frame.

The decider was all Maguire, and a break of 68 left Dott needing at least one snooker.

Instead of putting Maguire in trouble, Dott let him back in, and another red from his opponent prompted a handshake between the pair.