Cool Lyu off to Crucible flier with nerveless victory over Fu

China's Lyu Haotian scored a surprise 10-5 victory over Marco Fu in his first appearance in the final stages of the World Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on Sunday.

Hong Kong potter Fu, who was out of action for three months after undergoing surgery for retinal degeneration, trailed 6-3 after Saturday's first session and failed to score a point in the first two frames on Sunday night as 20-year-old Lyu extended his advantage to 8-3.

A run of 49 gave Fu frame 12 and he then found some rhythm with a 120 in the next to close to 8-5 at the interval. But he fell short when Lyu compiled breaks of 79 and 61 to win the last two frames.