Ronnie O’Sullivan continues his quest for a history-making eighth world title against Si Jiahui after John Higgins takes 5-3 lead over fellow ‘Class of ‘92’ veteran Mark Williams

Judd Trump, a man £100,000 richer after his 100th century of the season, returns to face Shaun Murphy in the most highly anticipated clash of the second round. He leads 10-6 after two sessions. They will begin the day at the same time as Si Jiahui and Ben Woollaston, with the Chinese potter leading 9-7.

Ronnie O’Sullivan took aim at opponent Si Jiahui’s ‘poor’ performance at the World Snooker Championships. The Rocket saw off the Chinese star on Wednesday to book his place in his 14th semi-final