Ireland's Michael Judge was beaten 10-4 by England's Peter Ebdon in the first round of the World Championships at the Crucible in Sheffield tonight while Ken Doherty currently leads Stuart Bingham 9-8. In tonight's other results, Scotland's Stephen Hendry began his bid for an eighth snooker world title with a 10-4 win over England's Shaun Murphy while Wales' Matthew Stevens beat England's Mike Dunn 10-6.
Filed by Sinéad Kissane
