World Snooker Championship 2024 Results: Judd Trump beats Hossein Bafai, Mark Selby chases Joe O'Connor

Former world champion Judd Trump advanced to the last 16 of this year's tournament with a 10-5 victory over Iran's Hossein Fafai on Sunday.

After Saturday's first session, Trump led 6-3 with breaks of 95, 74 and 89 to advance to the next round.

He is scheduled to face either Tom Ford or Ricky Walden, with Ford leading 6-3.

4-time world champion mark selby On the brink of a shocking first-round exit in his Crucible debut joe o'connor They built an overwhelming lead of 7-2.

O'Connor, ranked 30th in the world, needs just three frames to advance to the last 16 when play resumes on Monday.

But there was no fear of defeat for Trump, the world No. 2, who is seeking his second title after his success in 2019.

He has won five ranking tournaments this year and faced world No. 19 Buffai, who won 10-4 at this stage in 2022.

Trump looked set to win another 10-4, but missed the pink when Vafay went back one frame, and the Brit took the next frame to seal the victory.

Selby, champion in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2021, could be another seed to fall after a tough first session with fellow Leicester player and close friend O'Connor.

The match concludes on Monday (14:30 BST) with O'Connor, the only player making his debut in this year's tournament, looking for a big win.

O'Connor was in the audience watching and cheering as Selby won his third world title and said the draw was a “dream” for him.

The pair shared the first four frames, but breaks of 122, 67 and 101 gave O'Connor a three-frame lead. Further breaks of 74 seconds and 61 seconds saw the 28-year-old win each of the final five frames of the session.

Selby lost in last year's world finals and hasn't been eliminated in the first round since 2018, but will need an impressive bounce back on Monday.

Wales Qualifier jack jones Defeated 11th seed China with a great performance Jang Anda 10-4.

World No. 44 Jones, a quarterfinalist last year, had to play two qualifying rounds and led 5-2 at the end of the first session.

“We were both nervous. He missed a few balls, so that can put you in a corner, but I'm glad we got through it,” Jones said. Told.

Jones is one of six Welsh players taking part in the tournament and could face compatriot Mark Williams in the last 16 if the three-time world champion defeats China's Shi Jiahui.

The first session of Jones vs. Chang took place on Saturday morning, but only seven of the scheduled nine frames were completed. One frame took him 38 minutes, the next frame took him 32 minutes, and then he took 28 minutes. Sunday took longer again.

After a long safety battle, Jones finally prevailed on the 11th frame of 37 minutes, coming within two frames of victory.

Chan made a match-best break of 95 in the 13th frame, but it wasn't enough to stop Jones.

“I played badly in the first session,” Chan said. “It was my first time as a seeded player and I wanted to play well, but I put too much pressure on myself. It's not that Jack played poorly, he just did everything better than me.”

Another former winner is Sean Murphy The match against China was 4-3. Liu Haotian There are 2 frames left in the session.

The evening session begins at 19:00 and will see the conclusion of two matches in the first round.of england Ali Carter They hold a 5-4 lead against Scotland. stephen maguire meanwhile ford 6-3 against Walden.