Tedious Ebdon and Dott take first-round tie to extra time

Peter Ebdon and Graeme Dott took their gruelling Betfair World Championship first-round first-to-10 match into extra time today.

The former world champions, who clashed in a Crucible final that finished at 12.52am seven years ago, will return for an additional session after tonight’s scheduled matches to complete their tussle, with Dott 8-6 ahead.