Fu battles through against McGill

Marco Fu has reached the last eight at the Crucible for the first time 2006

Marco Fu completed a scrappy 13-10 win over Scottish qualifier Anthony McGill to become the first man into the World Championship quarter-finals.

Fu, the world number 14, resumed the final session 9-7 ahead after the pair shared eight frames in the morning.

And although McGill won the opener with a break of 97, the Hong Kong man rattled off four frames without reply to progress.

He will play either Ronnie O’Sullivan or Barry Hawkins in the last eight.

Fu fends off McGill fightback

One of the most entertaining moments of a forgettable match was provided by Fu, who left a big chalk mark on the Scot after accidentally poking him with a cue as he rushed to take a shot.

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Watch where you put that cue!

McGill joked that the …

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