The 47-year-old Scottish legend and four-time world champion has reached the second round for the 25th time at the Crucible Theatre.
Gary Wilson could also continue in the top 16, although the 15th seed had little difficulty getting past Elliot Slessor.
Robert Milkins and Joe Perry also started their duel. The two English teams were supposed to play the first half of their match on Monday, but due to the red dust incident, that did not happen until Tuesday. Perry pulled away surprisingly smoothly 7-2 — a fight that will continue Thursday morning.
Snooker
World Championships, Sheffield
Round 1
Snooker
World Championships, Sheffield
First round (TV: Eurosport 1)
Jack Lisowski (England) – Nopon Saengkham (Thailand) 6-3 – Partial result
John Higgins (Scottish)-David Grace (English) 10-3
Judd Trump (England) – Anthony McGill (Scotland) 3-6 – Partial results
Robert Milkins (England) – Joe Perry (England) 2-7 – Partial result
Gary Wilson (English)-Elliot Slessor (English) 10 to 8
First round draft (according to branch chart)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (England, 1st) –Pang Chun Hsu (Chinese) 10 to 7
Ting Chunhui (Chinese, 16) –Hossein Vafaei (Iranian) 6-10
Luca Brecel (Belgian, ninth) –Ricky Walden (English) 10 to 9
Mark Williams (Wales, 8th) –Jimmy Robertson (English) 10 to 5
Judd Trump (England, 5th) – Anthony McGill (Scotland)
Jack Lisowski (England, 12) – Nopon Saengkham (Thailand)
Robert Milkins (England, 13) – Joe Perry (England)
Sean Murphy (English, IV) – Zhi Chia Hui (China)
Mark Allen (Northern Ireland, third place) –Fan Qingji (Chinese) 10 to 5
Stuart Bingham (m., 14) –David Gilbert (English) 10-4
Ali Carter (English, 11)-Jack Jones (Wales) 6-10
Neil Robertson (Australian, 6th place) –Wu Jizi (Chinese) 10-3
Kyren Wilson (England, 7) – Ryan Day (Wales)
John Higgins (Scotland, 10th place)-David Grace (English) 10-3
Gary Wilson (England, 15)– Elliot Slessor (English) 10 to 8
Mark Selby (England, II) – Matthew Sylt (England)
In the first round, matches continue until the tenth frame in which one team wins.
