Perry Beats Maguire In Epic Clash

Joe Perry booked his place in the semi-finals of the World Championship after overcoming Stephen Maguire 13-12 in a titanic last-eight clash.

The evening session was a see-saw battle with 50-plus breaks in all but two of the frames and the lead changing hands frequently.

With nothing separating the players, the match went to a decider and Perry started with a break of 33.

Maguire then missed two chances and Perry sealed the win with a 54 break.

Perry will now play Ali Carter, who claimed a 147 maximum break in his quarter-final victory over Peter Ebdon.

"I'm gradually fulfilling all my ambitions," said Perry, the world number 18. "When you turn pro you want to play at the Crucible, then reach the one-table stage, then reach the final and then win it. I am absolutely thrilled.

"I was just trying to keep my cool in the last frame. I was nervous, but I've been a lot more nervous than that before and I was surprised at how calm I was when my chance came along.

"There is no such thing as an easy draw but I knew I had a struggling Graeme Dott in the first round and then either Steve Davis or Stuart Bingham in the second. I knew if I could find some form anything could happen."

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Frame Scores (Maguire first): 20-88 0-82 (68) 0-121 (121) 1-112 (82) 66-35 (54) 91-26 (91) 66-8 67-8 21-67 (51) 70-21 85-44 (85) 68-59 (Perry 59) 27-71 22-85 (52) 32-66 80-50 70-63 (70, 59) 0-66 (63) 12-65 (55) 88-40 (60) 72-53 (63, 53) 45-74 (50) 70-51 (Maguire 50) 27-60 1-87 (54)