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EARLIER RESULT: NIELS FEIJEN 3-8 TONY DRAGO, RALF SOUQUET 8-1 RUSLAN CHINAKHOV, DARREN APPLETON 8-3 RAJ HUNDAL

4.58pm: SPEAK TO US: "Well done Darren. Proud of you ... sweet," says Tony. Get your views published here info@matchroom.com  

4.50pm: QUOTES - DARREN APPLETON: "My confidence was low coming into this as I played and lost a money match against Dennis Hatch and it was the worst pool I've played in my life.

"It's always difficult to play a really good friend like Raj and I'd give myself seven and a half or eight out of ten. I didn't miss many balls, controlled the table and had a bunch of rolls.

"I was 3-0 down and hadn't had an opportunity but was worrying if I would get a chance.

"This is the first Matchroom event I've been in but I've only been playing American pool for three years so I'm happy to be in it.

"It's a race to eight, winner breaks and the last eight are all good enough to win. It's difficult to say you think you've a great chance but if I play my game and get a bit of luck then I can definitely win it.

"I've got Ralf next and it's 3-3. We've played six times, he's won three and I've won three. He just plays solidly all the time and even when he plays badly he's still difficult to beat."

4.37pm: There are no problems for Appleton. Hundal is stuck in his seat and can only watch on helplessly. Appleton sinks the final 9-ball and wins the match 8-3.

4.35pm: A good break from Appleton and he can see a place in the quarter-finals.

4.31pm: Appleton makes it seven racks in a row. An amazing turnaround in this match. Englishman is now on the hill.

4.23pm: Appleton misses a 5-7 combination to give Hundal a chance but he then fails with an attempted pot on the 8-ball into the side pocket. Appleton makes it 5-3. He wins the next as well and from being 3-0 down is now 6-3 ahead.

4.17pm: Appleton wins his third rack in a row but then moves ahead with his fourth. The key moment comes when Hundal, aiming for a thin contact on the 5-ball, misses it completely to give Appleton ball-in-hand. He capitalises and is in the lead for the first time.

4.13pm: Seconds later it is 3-2. Appleton comes up with a golden break as the 9-ball sinks into the side pocket. We didn't have a golden break yesterday and we've now two in about an hour.

4.11pm: Appleton takes advantage of a missed pot on the 1-ball and that leads to the Englishman winning his first rack.

4.08pm: The third match of the session is between England's Darren Appleton and Raj Hundal, who now represents India. Hundal makes a great start as he races into a 3-0 lead. Appleton misjudges a safety on the 2-ball which costs him the opener before Raj produces two near faultless racks.

3.58pm: SPEAK TO US: "I think it's Archer's time to win. He's still the best American 9-ball player," says Tim Jones. Tell us who you think will win and why. E-mail us at info@matchroom.com

3.52pm: QUOTES: RALF SOUQUET (who plays Raj Hundal or Darren Appleton) - "It probably looked better than I felt but generally I was quite happy with my performance. If on the outside it looks good to most people then I'm happy.

"I didn't make many mistakes but it seemed like I had quite a hard time finding my rhythm. A win is a win and obviously happy with that but was 80 per cent happy with my performance.

"I'm still suffering with a cold and having a hard time breaking and that makes me nervous and shaky inside.

"I've played Raj once or twice and the same with Darren but I have to take whoever comes. It doesn't matter to me as I have to play my game."

3.45pm: SPEAK TO US: "I think a European will win the masters," says MatchroomPool.com friend Tony. Well, three of the five in the quarter-finals so far are European with Mika Immonen and Darren Appleton still to play so why not? Your thoughts to info@matchroom.com

3.43pm: Routine and comfortable. Souquet cruises into the quarter-finals with an 8-1 victory in one of the most impressive performances of the competition so far.

3.40pm: A glimmer of hope for Chinakhov as Souquet comes up with an illegal break. However he then banks the 2-ball and is on course for the victory.

3.37pm: "This is a masterclass from the Kaiser," says commentator Phil Yates as Souquet breaks and runs out the eighth rack and is now on the hill 7-1 ahead.

3.25pm: Souquet misses the 1-ball but leaves it safe. But Chinakhov can't do the same and there is enough of the 1-ball showing for Souquet to pot it. That led to the German moving 6-1 ahead and Chinakhov is in trouble.

3.16pm: Souquet moves through the next rack with no errors or dramas and it is 4-1. But seconds later it is 5-1. Souquet comes up with the first golden break of the tournament as the 9-ball is nudged in by the 8-ball.

3.11pm: Chinakhov attempts a jump kick shot but misjudges it as the cue ball drops into the corner pocket. That gives Souquet the opportunity to make it 3-1, which he does.

3.08pm: Chinakhov, 17, gets off the mark in the third and nearly instantly makes it 2-2 by nearly making the first golden break of the tournament but the 9-ball is hanging over the side pocket.

3.04pm: The second match of the day is between Ralf Souquet and teenager Ruslan Chinakhov. Souquet, who has won the competition a record five times, makes a fine start by racing into a two-rack lead with a faultless opening two racks.

2.57pm: QUOTES - TONY DRAGO: "It was good for me but very bad for Niels. I've known him a long time and don't remember him making that many mistakes for which reason I don't know.

"I played good so I'm not taking anything from me but there were three or four racks that Niels should've won.

"I'm as good as anyone here. There are 16 players and anyone can win it. It would be great to win it again and the last time was six years ago so it is about time I won it again.

"Everyone knows Matchroom events are the best in the world and nothing more pleasurable than winning one of their events."

2.46pm: Feijen leaves the 4-ball hanging over the pocket but Drago is short going from the 4-ball to the 6-ball. But Drago later makes up for it with one of the shots of the tournament and that leads to him winning the match 8-3.

2.42pm: Feijen sees the cue ball kicked in off his break but Drago then scratches. A 5-9 combination from Feijen makes it 7-3. 

2.39pm: Dry break from Drago but Feijen misses a bank attempt on the 2-ball. Drago has victory in sight but misses the red three. Feijen does the rest to stay clinging on by his fingernails. Drago leads 7-2.

2.37pm: Chance for Feijen as Drago scratches on the break. But a missed 8-ball from the Dutchman gifts Drago the rack and he moves to the hill.

2.29pm: Drago storms through the next and shows why he is regarded as the fastest player in the world. 6-1 to Drago.

2.27pm: Drago makes an illegal break and a potential 2-6 combination for Feijen looks to get him started. However, he loses position and Drago takes full advantage. 5-1 to the man from Malta.

2.22pm: Feijen was hotly tipped to be a strong contender in the 2009 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters but was nowhere near his best. Drago moved 4-1 ahead.

2.16pm: Drago races into a 2-1 lead and then profits from an unforced error from Feijen in the next when he fails to down the 3-ball.

2.12pm: Drago has a stroke of luck as Feijen's legal break is incorrectly called illegal, although it does not prove crucial as Drago puts Feijen back in. However, the man from Malta wins the rack and it's 1-1.

2.05pm: The first match of the second day is between Dutchman Niels Feijen and Malta's Tony Drago. Both of these players were in the victorious Mosconi Cup side. Feijen broke although Drago was soon at the table. However, he missed the 7-ball, then left it on and it was 1-0 to Feijen.