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Selby, McGill and Jiahui into Snooker World Championship quarters

Ste Carson
Mark Selby in action on day nine at The Crucible
Mark Selby in action on day nine at The CrucibleProfimedia
Mark Selby (39), Anthony McGill (32) and Chinese starlet Si Jiahui (20) have today all moved into the quarter-finals of the Snooker World Championship in Sheffield.

Selby claimed a 13-7 win over Wilson and will now face Scot John Higgins in the next round.

Jiahui picked up a 13-7 victory of his own, in impressive fashion over Robert Milkins, and will take on McGill. The Scot overcame Jack Lisowski 13-8 to secure his spot in the quarters.

Here's a look at all of today's matches at The Crucible.

Robert Milkins 7-13 Si Jiahui

Milkins was the first to draw blood, claiming the opening frame, but it was a false positive for the Englishman - as Jiahui then raced into a 4-1 lead.

The Chinese starlet didn't drop much of his pace before the break, storming to a 10-3 lead in a relentless display.

Milkins managed to pull back a few frames in the closing stages, but the match-up had already been pulled away from him and Jiahui claimed a resounding victory at 13-7.

Gary Wilson 7-13 Mark Selby

'The Jester' started well, but his opponent didn't allow him to run away with it early on. After the first 12 frames, the match was tied at 6-6.

Wilson then lost his grip on the tie as Selby marched ahead and claimed the following five to no response.

At 11-6, it looked bleak but Wilson clawed one back. It wasn't enough, though, and two more frames for Selby sealed the result.

Anthony McGill 13-8 Jack Lisowski

McGill set a blistering pace before the break and stormed to a 10-1 lead over his English opponent. Lisowski, though, found form shortly afterwards and clawed the score-line back to 10-5.

The Scot showed some cracks in his game and saw his lead slip to just 11-8 after he won just one of eight frames after claiming his tenth frame.

McGill, who still had relative control of the tie, booked his place in the quarter-finals, winning the two final frames for 13-8.