John Higgins advances to last 16 of Snooker World Championship
World number 11 John Higgins (47) reached the last 16 of the Snooker World Championships after beating David Grace (37) 10-3 at the Crucible, while Gary Wilson (37) also advanced.
John Higgins 10-3 David Grace
Higgins reached the last 16 in fairly comfortable fashion, beating Grace by seven frames. The Scot raced into a 3-0 lead but his opponent was allowed to work his way back into the tie on a couple of occasions - but Higgins' quality shone through in the end.
He will face either Kyren Wilson (31) or Ryan Day (43).
Gary Wilson 10-8 Elliot Slessor
Wilson's affair was much tighter, almost blowing a 7-1 lead before eventually making his way into the next round. Slessor (28) brought the score back to 7-4 and then to 9-8 but unfortunately didn't have enough to complete a remarkable comeback.
Either Mark Selby (39) or Matthew Selt (38) await Wilson in the final 16.