Marco Fu booked his place in the Quarter-Finals of the 2017 World Championship after an drama filled 13-11 victory over Neil Robertson at The mecca of snooker this evening.

The match was superbly poised at 8-8 heading in to the final session, and although Robertson took  early control of the final session by moving 10-8 in front, Fu powered home winning 5 of the next six frames to complete a thrilling victory.

Mark Selby Powered to a convincing 13-6 victory over Xiao Guodong and will now face Hong Kong’s Marco Fu in a repeat of last years semi final clash which Selby won 17-15

Ding Junhui came through the proud battle of China with a 13-12 victory over Liang Wenbo and will now face Ronnie O’Sullivan in a dream quarter final match up.

John Higgins will face Kyren Wilson for a place in the semi finals.

Higgins came through a high quality match with Mark Allen with a tremendous 13-9 victory.

Kyren Wilson came through with a 13-10 victory over Stuart Bingham.

Barry Hawkins will face Stephen Maguire in the Quarter Finals as both players came through comfortable encounters with Graeme Dott and Rory Mcleod respectively.

Quarter final draw

Mark Selby vs Marco Fu
Ding Junhui vs Ronnie O’Sullivan
Kyren Wilson vs John Higgins
Barry Hawkins vs Stephen Maguire

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