Barry Hawkins’ stunning fightback falls just short in Crucible quarters

Marco Fu withstood one of the Crucible's finest fightbacks to book his place in the semi-finals.

Barry Hawkins’ stunning fightback falls just short in Crucible quarters

Marco Fu withstood one of the Crucible's finest fightbacks to book his place in the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championships for the second time in his career on Wednesday.

Trailing 9-1 after losing the first two frames of the morning session, opponent Barry Hawkins launched a stunning recovery to move within one frame of levelling their last eight clash in Sheffield.

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