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Melbourne's Robertson went on to beat the World number 2 13 – 8 after holding an overnight lead of 5 frames to 3.

Should Robertson get himself to the final, he would be the first Australian to reach the final since 1975 when Eddie Charlton made it through to the final stage.

Robertson will now face Shaun Murphy in the semi-final, after Murphy beat seven times world champion Hendry in his quarter final match.

Updates on other results so far:
John Higgins 13 - 12 Mark Selby
Mark Allen 13 - 11 Ryan Day

Other articles about the 2009 World Championship on Birmingham Billiards Blog include:
Allen Is To Face O'Sullivan In The Second Round - Betfred World Snooker Championship
Stephen Hendry Still The Man To Beat At This Years Betfred World Snooker Championships
Steve Davis Crashes Out In The First Round
Higgins And Maguire Go Through To Second Round – Snooker World Championship
Ronnie O'Sullivan Out of World Snooker Championship In Second Round
New Record Set At Crucible
Robertson, Higgins And Maguire Through To The Quarter Finals - Betfred.com World Snooker Championship
Stephen Hendry Is knocked out by Shaun Murphy

Stephen Hendry has been beaten in his quarter final match by opponent Shaun Murphy. Murphy beat Hendry by 13 frames to 11.

Murphy who was champion at the Crucible back in 2005 was beating Seven times champion Hendry after Tuesdays play with an overnight lead 9 – 7.

The first 4 frames of today were shared equally between the players until Hendry scored a break of 80, which left the score. However Murphy regained his form and sealed his win with a break of 110 to take him through to the last 4.

Updates on other results so far:
Mark Selby 13 - 10 Graeme Dott

Other articles about the 2009 World Championship on Birmingham Billiards Blog include:
Allen Is To Face O'Sullivan In The Second Round - Betfred World Snooker Championship
Stephen Hendry Still The Man To Beat At This Years Betfred World Snooker Championships
Steve Davis Crashes Out In The First Round
Higgins And Maguire Go Through To Second Round – Snooker World Championship
Ronnie O'Sullivan Out of World Snooker Championship In Second Round
New Record Set At Crucible
Robertson, Higgins And Maguire Through To The Quarter Finals - Betfred.com World Snooker Championship