Date:23/04/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/04/23/stories/2006042308311900.htm

Sport - Sports : General

Robertson enters quarterfinals

LONDON: Neil Robertson of Australia qualified for the quarterfinals of the World snooker championship after beating Stephen Lee on Friday.

Robertson, who led 10-6 overnight, completed a 13-9 victory over 11th seed Lee of England.

Defending champion Shaun Murphy moved to within two frames of the quarterfinals after taking an 11-5 lead over Steve Davis.

The results: Round two (best of 25 frames): Neil Robertson (Aus) bt Stephen Lee (Eng) 13-9 (66-53, 74-24, 109-0, 0-72, 0-135, 74-0, 105-1, 74-7, 4-78, 79-61, 34-68, 71-58, 85-12, 0-76, 87-49 12-120, 76-0, 1-73, 105-0, 0-110, 24-70, 102-8).