World Championship: Jack Lisowski earns sizeable three-frame overnight advantage against Noppon Saengkham in first round

Jack Lisowski will take a 6-3 overnight lead against Noppon Saengkham in the first round of the World Championship at the Crucible. He took a 2-1 lead in a rapid opening, but Saengkham kept up with a reply to Lisowski's following two frames. Ad At 4-3, Saengkham missed a string of good chances which allowed Lisowski to rally to a three-frame overnight lead.

German MastersLisowski is 'going to be kicking himself' after semi-final loss — Ford05/02/2023 AT 10:15 The pair will play out the remainder of their first-round tie at 10:00 BST on Wednesday morning. An opening break of 102 set the tone for Lisowski who was quickly pegged back by Saengkham in the following frame with the first session poised nicely. After a scruffy start to the third frame, Lisowski needed a bit of luck to table a run of 50 and regain the lead as the match rattled along at quite a rate.

The Championship's 12th seed then put together another sizable break of 78 to stretch his advantage to two frames after 41 minutes as he headed for an overnight lead. In a crucial fifth, Saengkham chased and overturned a 32-point deficit to come from behind and secure the frame with a series of missable pots. Lisowski produced the shot of the morning from a snooker behind the yellow to clinch a well-earned frame and lead 4-2.