SHEFFIELD: Defending world champion Peter Ebdon saw his bid to defend his title ended by the curse of the Crucible Theatre here on Wednesday when he was beaten 13-12 by Paul Hunter in a thrilling quarter-final.
Not since the world championships moved to the Crucible in 1977 has a defending first time champion retained his title the following year.
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