World number one Judd Trump recovered from a slow start to take a narrow lead over Gary Wilson in their first-round match at the World Snooker Championship.
Trump, the 2019 champion, lost four of the first five frames as Wilson, ranked 27th, moved into a 4-1 lead.
But Trump then claimed the final four frames of the session, including superb breaks of 128 and 77, to hold a 5-4 advantage before the match restarts (19:00 BST).
“The last couple of frames have been the best I’ve seen from Judd for a long time,” said seven-time champion Stephen Hendry on BBC TV commentary.
Trump, 36, has been top of the world rankings since August 2024 and will extend that run if he reaches at least the last 16.
Later on Tuesday, seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan begins his campaign against 25-year-old Chinese debutant He Guoqiang, the world number 47.