Day 12 1/4 final result

Barry Hawkins (Eng) 13-7 Ding Junhui (Chn)

83-30, 79-23 (55), 0-84 (84), 2-62 (56), 0-74, 64-19, 63-19 (51), 83-37 (70), 76-24 (65), 59-33, 0-128 (51, 76), 79-12 (79), 0-75 (58), 46-58, 79-19 (75), 0-72 (72), 72-41, 78-0 (64), 65-52, 70-15 (60)

Barry Hawkins beat China's Ding Junhui 13-7 at the Crucible to reach the World Snooker Championship semi-finals for the first time.

Hawkins, 34, led 9-7 overnight and won the first four frames of Wednesday's session to advance into the last four.

"That was the biggest win for me and I'm just going to enjoy every moment," said Australian Open winner Hawkins.

Analysis

Philip Studd BBC Radio 5 live at the Crucible

"Ding's unhappy relationship with the World Championship continues. Only one Crucible semi-final is a desperately disappointing return for one of the finest players of the modern era.
"It's hard to fathom as Ding is a proven winner, twice a UK and a Masters champion, but he's never looked comfortable in the Crucible cauldron.
"With so many marquee names having fallen by the wayside in the bottom half of the draw, this appeared to be a golden opportunity. One wonders if the Chinese player, now 26, will get a better one."

"It's unbelievable. I'm delighted to make it through to the one-table set-up and I have nothing to lose."

He added: "I didn't sleep great last night and I woke up early this morning due to the nerves, but I managed to take the first frame today and that settled me down.

"I'm pleased with how I held it together at the end and we will see what happens in the next round."

Kent-based Hawkins had won only two of seven matches at the Crucible before this year but has now beaten Jack Lisowski, world number one Mark Selby and Ding to set up a match against either Michael White or Ricky Walden in the semi-finals.

World number nine Ding, a World Championship semi-finalist in 2011, played poorly and missed the brown with only the colours remaining when presented with a good chance to win the third frame of the session.

Hawkins, ranked 14th in the world, took that frame and the following one to seal the victory.

Hawkins has Terry Griffiths, the 1979 world champion, in his camp and 26-year-old Ding said he would like to work with a similarly experienced former professional to help improve his game.

"It might be good to get help from an old player's experience, but I haven't got anyone to help me, so I do everything myself," Ding said.

"I'd like to listen if they could tell me something I'm doing wrong."

He added: "I've only had one week off in the last year. I really need a holiday, just to be free for a day.

"I'm not disappointed. I can relax now. It's all over now.

"For a long time I've had morning sessions and I can't sleep at night. I couldn't sleep very well last night. Sometimes if bad things happen in the day they stay in your mind."