- Ronnie O’Sullivan returned to the World Snooker Championship on Tuesday to begin his bid for a record-breaking eighth title.
- O’Sullivan is facing Chinese debutant He Guoqiang in the first round, and he won the opening five frames of their match on Tuesday afternoon.
- Chinese star He fought back to take the next two frames, but O’Sullivan finished the session strongly to win the final two frames, as he moved into a 7-2 lead.
- It is a best-of-19 frames match, meaning O’Sullivan will need three more frames when the players return to complete their match on Wednesday afternoon.
- The winner of the match will face Scottish snooker legend John Higgins in the last-16.
