Hong Kong snooker player Marco Fu. (Photo : Getty Images)
Hong Kong snooker player Marco Fu defeated Anthony McGill of Scotland, 13-9, in their best-of-25 frames matchup in the second round of the 2016 Betfred World Snooker Championship held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England last Friday.
Fu, currently the no. 14 player in the world and also the 14th seed in the tournament, was the first competitor to advance in the final eight competitions.
BBC Sport reported that the 38-year-old Hong Kong native was ahead 9-7 when their match resumed in the afternoon after the two rivals had four frames each in the morning.
There was some comedic displays during the final session as well, according to the report, when Fu accidentally poked McGill with his cue stick while "he rushed to take a shot" leaving a noticeable chalk mark on the clothes of the 25-year-old Scotsman.
Fu was serious when talking to reporters after the match, though, saying that he was not satisfied with his performance and "didn't play very well at all in the first two sessions, but started to regain confidence in the final session".
"Hopefully I can play better as the tournament progresses and peak at the right time," he added.
McGill, who trailed 5-3 during the first session the day before the match, took the second session's first three frames to actually lead 6-5 until Fu gathered himself up and won four of the next five frames to go up 9-7, as per SkySports.
It was indeed a "scrappy affair" as the two players seem to be underperforming in their crucial second round match.
Fu will be facing the winner of the second round match between Englishmen Barry Hawkins, the 11th seed, and Ronnie O'Sullivan, the sixth seed in the quarterfinals starting on Tuesday, April 26th.
Meanwhile, two-time world champion Mark Williams of Wales fought back from being 1-4 behind to claim a 13-8 victory over England's Michael Holt in another second round encounter.
The 41-year-old "Welsh Wonder", no. 13 in the world as of the moment, struggled in the early frames against the 37-year-old Holt but was quick to adjust to his previous mistakes. He found his rhythm in the middle frames, tying it to 4-4 and steadily improving as the match progressed.
