• World No1 Selby wins 13-11 against qualifier Baird
• Ronnie O’Sullivan down 5-3 against Barry HawkinsWorld No1 label Selby repelled the courageous challenge of qualifier Sam Baird to book his area in the quarter-finals of the world snooker championship in Sheffield. Selby was pushed to the limit by the world No59,who won four consecutive frames to claw his way back to level before the favourite finally prevailed 13-11 in a late-night thriller.Selby had looked on course to coast into the last eight when consecutive breaks of 134 and 84 helped him ease into an 11-7 advantage at the start of their evening session. But on only his second visit to the Crucible, Baird showed no signs of flagging and instead began to threaten to pull off what would have ranked as one of the tournament’s biggest upsets.
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Source: theguardian.com