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Sunday 16 April (order of play) Ad 10:00 World Championship'What a way to win a frame!' — Vafaei wins 40 minute frame with 'mammoth fluke'2 HOURS AGO Ding Junhui (16) 5-4 Hossein Vafaei Stuart Bingham (14) 10-4 David Gilbert 14:30 Mark Williams (8) 0-0 Jimmy Robertson Neil Robertson (6) 6-3 Wu Yize 19:00 Luca Brecel (9) 0-0 Ricky Walden Ali Carter (11) 4-5 Jak Jones Ding 5-3 Vafaei (15-119) And a delightful double on a black to finish off with a break of 87. Crowd loving that. They play to a finish on Monday morning at 10am with Ding holding a slender 5-4 lead.

An absorbing session if a long one, the 2016 finalist one ahead. Could go all the way tomorrow. Ding 5-3 Vafaei (15-70) A sublime pot on a red by Hossein using the rest, lands on black and this should be 5-4 overnight.

Probably about right on the balance of play. Should be a thrilling finale tomorrow morning. Ding 5-3 Vafaei (15-41) But he can't convert a mid-range red to left middle.

Maybe some tension creeping in. Ding can't slot a long red and Hossein makes a brilliant plant on reds. Could be a frame winner as we reach three hours of play.

Ding 5-3 Vafaei (8-32) But he is quickly out of position and misses a red to right centre. Will Ding punish the unforced error as he cracks away a red to left middle? A grimace from Vafaei. He knows that could be a costly mistake at this juncture with Ding starting to motor.

Ding 5-3 Vafaei (0-24) What a pot that is from the 'Prince of Persia' at the outset of the ninth frame. A breathtaking effort on the long red. Lands perfectly on black and he is up and running.

Damage limitation job on the cards as he bids to end the day only one adrift. Has a very good scoring chance right here, right now. Ding 4-3 Vafaei (68-7) In goes