Selby beats Hendry in style at Snooker worlds

     SHEFFIELD, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Mark Selby comfortably won the opening frame of the last session with Stephen Hendry on Monday, which was enough for him to grab¹ a quarterfinal place in 13-4 at the Snooker World Champoinships held in Crucible² Theatre in Sheffield.

    The world No. 3 Selby led in 12-4 after the first two sessions completed on Sunday and became the first man to make six century breaks in a single World Championship match.

    Selby opened the game on Monday with a break of 39 and seven-time world champion Hendry only managed to take 6 points before Selby finally wrapped it up with a break of 81.

    Selby is going to meet the winner between Stuart Bingham and Ding Junhui. Bingham leads the Chinese top cueman 9-7 after the first two sessions.

    "If I'm playing the way I'm playing then I've every chance, no matter who I play, but it will be a tough game," said Selby.

    Hendry, 42, will continue to consider about his future and tend to make a decision this summer.

    The snooker legend has hinted that he would probably retire at the end of this season.

    "I still have the game but I don't have the self belief to compete with these guys," said Hendry. "If you're not truly believing you're going to win they you're going to struggle. Without wins it doesn't change but you need wins to get some self belief."（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 grab   

vt./n.攫取，抓取；vi.攫取，抓住(at)

参考例句：

• It is rude to grab a seat.抢占座位是不礼貌的。
• The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away.贼想抢我的手提包，但被我推开了。

2 crucible   

n.坩锅，严酷的考验

参考例句：

• The alliance had been forged in the crucible of war.这个联盟经受了战争的严峻考验。
• Put the required amount of metal into the crucible.把适量的金属放入坩埚。