Mark Selby edges past Cao Yupeng to seal place in last 16 of British Open in Milton Keynes

Mark Selby did just enough to beat Cao Yupeng at the British Open and seal his place in the last 16. Selby wasn't on top form but was able to capitalise on Cao's errors to take a 4-2 win inside the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.

Ad Selby didn't take long to get into his stride in the night session, compiling a break of 55 to get his nose ahead in the opener. British OpenHiggins dumped out by impressive Yuan, Selby comfortably throughYESTERDAY AT 16:28 But Cao sunk a red to the left middle when he got his chance, and set about reducing the deficit, which he did so as his visit reached 34.

It was to go no further however as the 31-year-old missed a relatively simple brown to the middle, and Selby needed no second invitation to clear up from there and move 1-0 ahead. Cao didn't let the disappointment of that miss get to him though, as in the next he got in early and racked up a break of 70, which was enough to give him the frame and level things up.

A long, scrappy third frame could've gone either way, but Selby it was who eventually took it with a clinching long blue. 'I had to share this' — Allen makes incredible five-cushion escape at British Open Trump blows away Young to reach last 32 with ease, Ding also through 'Some people never recover from this illness' – Woollaston on debilitating health battle Could Selby stride away from here? He set about doing so in frame four, making a break of 90 after Cao had missed a thin cut on a red to the bottom right pocket, and took a 3-1 advantage.

Cao could have folded in the fifth but did anything but, looking assertive as he pulled off some fine positional shots to take his early break towards half century. A simple missed red stopped him in his tracks, but a slice of terrible