World Championship snooker latest: Ronnie O'Sullivan in action on day one at the Crucible

On Saturday morning, champion Stuart Bingham reeled off five frames in a row to turn a 3-1 deficit into a 6-3 lead over David Gilbert, in a match that is set to resume on Sunday.

The afternoon session saw Neil Robertson begin his bid for a second world title by taking a 6-3 lead over Wu Yize.

Robertson's 138 break in frame two helped him towards a 4-1 lead before Wu produced back-to-back breaks of 107 to keep his head above water.

Pegged back to 4-3, Robertson took the final two frames to swat aside hints of a comeback.

Like Robertson, Luca Brecel pulled away from Ricky Walden as their first session came to a close to lead 6-3, while Ali Carter finds himself trailing Jak Jones 5-4.

Daily Crucible schedule

World Snooker Championship: Daily schedule & results

  • (*) denotes final session of a match
  • Match number refers to where it lies in the tournament bracket

SATURDAY APRIL 15
Morning Session (10am)
First Round (Best of 19 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport & BBC

  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-3 Pang Junxu
  • Stuart Bingham 6-3 Dave Gilbert

Afternoon Session (2.30pm)
First Round (Best of 19 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport & BBC

  • Luca Brecel 6-3 Ricky Walden
  • Neil Robertson 6-3 Wu Yize

Evening Session (7pm)
First Round (Best of 19 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport & BBC

  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-7 Pang Junxu *
  • Ali Carter 4-5 Jak Jones

SUNDAY APRIL 16
Morning Session (10am)
First Round (Best of 19 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport & BBC

  • Ding Junhui vs Hossein Vafaei
  • Stuart Bingham vs Dave Gilbert *

Afternoon Session (2.30pm)
First Round (Best of 19 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport & BBC

  • Mark Williams vs Jimmy Robertson
  • Neil Robertson vs Wu Yize *

Evening Session (7pm)
First Round (Best of 19 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport & BBC

  • Luca Brecel vs Ricky Walden *
  • Ali Carter vs Jak Jones *

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