Snooker news - Mark Selby battles past Sunny Akani

ByEurosport

Updated 25/09/2018 at 17:24 GMT

World number one Mark Selby was forced to grind out a 5-3 win over Sunny Akani in the first round of the China Championship.

Mark Selby

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Selby trailed 2-1 but produced a typically gritty performance to win four of the next five frames for a victory that included a break of 100 in the fifth frame.

Akani had chances, but his highest run of 59 in the second frame was never likely to be enough to secure an upset.

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Selby's reward is a meeting Chang Bingyu in the last 64.

Ding Junhui was in top form as he breezed past Daniel Wells with an impressive 5-1 win.

China's leading player lost the first frame to a 51 break before knocks of 89, 125, 79 and 53 completed the win.

He will face Yuan Sijun in the last 64.

China Championship: Results on Tuesday 25 September

Round One

Zhao Xintong 5-4 Anthony McGill
Zhang Anda 5-3 Marco Fu
Martin O'Donnell 5-3 Luca Brecel
Liang Wenbo 5-3 John Astley
Gary Wilson 5-2 Luo Honghao
Mark Williams 5-0 Ken Doherty
Shaun Murphy 5-1 Liam Highfield
Ding Junhui 5-1 Daniel Wells
Mark Selby 5-3 Akani Songsermsawad
Barry Hawkins 5-3 Ashley Carty
Noppon Saengkham 5-2 Xu Si
Graeme Dott 5-4 Stuart Carrington
Yan Bingtao 5-4 Chris Wakelin
Chang Bingyu 5-3 Robert Milkins
Ryan Day 5-1 Mike Dunn
Judd Trump 5-0 Rhys Clark

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