Higgins advances to last 16 of Snooker World Championship
World number 11 John Higgins reached the last 16 of the Snooker World Championships after beating David Grace 10-3 at the Crucible, while Gary Wilson also advanced.
John Higgins 10-3 David Grace
Higgins reached the next round 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 one of Kyren Wilson or Ryan Day.
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 last 16. Slessor 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 or Matthew Selt await Wilson in the next round.
