John Higgins mounts comeback to outlast Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in World Championship first round

John Higgins had to dig deep to secure his place in the second round of the World Championship, finally seeing off Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 10-7. The Scot had trailed overnight 4-5, but though he came out of the traps fast on Wednesday morning to lead 8-6, he was pinned back again by the resilient Un-Nooh .

Ad/> Eventually however, Higgins reeled off the final two frames to take victory. World Championship'All about social media and money' – Brecel on why British snooker kids are 'so lazy'4 HOURS AGO The first frame of the day had seen Higgins find parity at 5-5, but only after Un-Nooh had sped into a 32-point lead.

However, the Thai ace fell down on his fifth red to the middle and Higgins was able to cash in, taking the frame 78-42. It was a similar story in frame 11 except with roles reversed, as Higgins missed a regulation green to let in his opponent, who compiled an excellent break to once again re-establish his one-frame lead.

Higgins however was back to scoring heavily in the next, and took it with a fine break of 53 that included a double and some excellent long-range potting. 'All about social media and money' – Brecel on why British snooker kids are 'so lazy' World Championship LIVE — Higgins beats Un-Nooh in morning session, Trump faces Vafaei later 'Very unlucky!' — Lisowski pots THREE balls in one shot And that pattern continued as the Scot took a 7-6 lead thereafter, knocking in a century break after an early mistake from Un-Nooh.

It looked ominous for the Thai as the players headed into the mid-session interval. Perhaps reflective of a break in the players' concentration, the resumption saw a bitty frame, with both players having chances and Un-Nooh playing one of the shots of the tournament to disturb two reds