World Snooker Championship news: Ronnie O'Sullivan sets up lead, Mark Selby progresses
Ronnie O'Sullivan recovered from a strong start by David Gilbert at the World Darts Championship while Mark Selby secured his spot in the next round.
Ronnie O'Sullivan fought back from an early scare against David Gilbert to take a commanding lead into Sunday at the Dart's World Championship, while Mark Selby had a relatively easy time of things against Jamie Jones.
Defending champion Selby began his tournament against Welshman Jones, who was a qualifier for the event.
"It was just nice to be back playing." Mark Selby wins through, but says it was emotional walking out to defend his Betfred World Snooker Championship title. #ilovesnooker | @wearewst pic.twitter.com/EIpPU5g4JU
— Betfred (@Betfred) April 16, 2022
"It was great. Emotional walking out today and I got a great reception. It is nice to be back playing and wasn't sure if I would play in the World Championship. The result for me today was irrelevant, I am happy to win and I enjoyed it," Selby said.
Credit where it is due, Jones fought back well and won four of the next five frames to move into a 4-3 lead. But from then on it was virtually all Selby, who took the tie 10-7.
Elsewhere at the World Snooker Championship
Zhao Xintong put himself in a fantastic position to win his match against Jamie Clarke by securing a 7-2 lead in Saturday's session.