World Snooker Championship 2022 LIVE: Mark Allen leads, Mark Williams and Neil Robertson in action

Here we go Ad/> Rob Walker baizes the players, and we're underway. There will be nine frames in this session, with an interval after four. World ChampionshipMaguire holds off Murphy fightback to secure place in second round15 HOURS AGO Ashley No pressure, Ash.

This is Hugill’s debut at the Crucible, and he currently sits 77th in the world rankings. He does have one thing in his favour though; in the one and only meeting between these two at the German Masters in 2016, Ashley served Neil up 5-1. The Thunder What’s hotter than being hot, to flip the old Outkast line? Neil Robertson, that’s what.

He arrives in Sheffield in 450 degree Fahrenheit form after a season in which he’s won the English Open, the Masters, the Tour Championship and the Players Championship. The last three of those have been in the last three months, and he’s most people’s favourite for the title this year. There’s a lot to overcome to bag the world title though, including his own history at the Crucible; since his victory here in 2010, a trip to the semi-finals four years later has been his best performance.

/> Good afternoon! Welcome back to live coverage of the 2022 World Championship from the Crucible Theatre. We’ve got a couple of crackers this afternoon. Mark Williams and Michael White, the Welsh derby, plays to a finish and we’ll keep you tuned in on what happens.

Our feature match though gives us our first glimpse of the form player of the 2021/22 season, as Neil Robertson gets going against Ashley Hugill. --- Join us again shortly It's a late finish to the morning schedule — and that means more snooker is just around the corner! Grab a bite and a brew and head back here for more updates from the Crucible at 14.30 BST. ALLEN 5-4 DONALDSON