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| Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Dates: 15 April-1 May |
| Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV and Red Button with uninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app |
Neil Robertson opened up a 6-3 advantage over debutant Wu Yize in a high-quality first-round match at the World Championship in Sheffield.
Australia’s Robertson showed fine touch as he compiled a superb 138 and a break of 96 to establish a 3-0 lead.
Chinese teenager Wu fought back to 4-3 on his Crucible bow with an 82 and consecutive 107 breaks.
However, the 2010 world champion re-established a healthy lead at the close of play with breaks of 64 and 80.
The best-of-19 match concludes on Sunday afternoon at 14:30 BST on BBC Two.
The opening session of Saturday afternoon’s other first-round encounter saw Belgium’s Luca Brecel take a 6-3 lead over England’s Ricky Walden.
More to follow.
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By Steve Sutcliffe
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