Davis and Walden prove the comeback kings

Snooker, 16:34, October 2, 2008 ,

Steve Davis pulled off a stunning comeback to rattle off four frames and clinch a place in the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals.

The man nicknamed 'The Nugget' dug himself out of a 4-1 hole to see off Stoke's Dave Harold 5-4 in dramatic fashion. World number 35 Ricky Walden produced an identical rally to beat Australia's Neil Robertson 5-4 and reach the last eight.
The 25-year-old from Flintshire made breaks of 75, 66 and 89 in the last three frames to seal his quarter-final round spot.
Elsewhere, Mark Selby beat Mark King 5-0 to set up a clash with Marco Fu, who saw off Andy Hicks 5-2.

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