Stephen Maguire beats Shaun Murphy to Crucible quarter-finals spot

Stephen Maguire secured his spot in the World Championship quarter-finals by beating Shaun Murphy 13-9 at the Crucible.

The rivals have feuded for two decades following an incident where Maguire was penalised a frame for forgetting his chalk and the Scotsman held off a late fightback from Murphy to seal victory.

He resumed on Sunday morning with a 10-6 overnight lead and continued his quest to reach the last eight with a break of 68 before Murphy pulled a frame back.

Maguire then moved within one frame of victory, but Murphy continued to battle, a 67 break earning him the following frame and he also took the first one after the mid-session interval to trail by three.

However, Maguire sealed victory in style, hitting the first century of the match with a 127 to set up a quarter-final meeting with David Gilbert.