Stephen Maguire books World Championship quarter-final spot after holding off Zhao Xintong comeback

Maguire started brightly in Sheffield and boasted a 11-5 lead heading into the final session of the match.

But Xintong, who entered the tournament as the seventh-seed, mounted a remarkable comeback and won four of the next five sets to pile the pressure on Maguire.

Stephen Maguire defeats Zhao Xintong 13-9 to reach the quarter finals of the @Betfred World Championship.

It's the seventh time he has made the final eight at the Crucible #ilovesnooker pic.twitter.com/XHUkrrso2S

After his victory, Maguire joked that he'll need to buy his friend's cue after borrowing it for the match.

"I borrowed my mate's cue and had a couple of days of practice with it and liked it, and it has seemed to pay off. I'll ask my mate how much he wants for it - hopefully not a lot."