The opening frames from this evening's first-round matches at the world championship in Sheffield. Ireland's Fergal O'Brien, world-ranked number nine, concludes his match against England's Mark King, who is searching for his first win in a major tournament. On the second table, champion John Higgins starts his campaign against fellow Scot Graeme Dott.
Introduced by Dougie Donnelly, with commentary by Clive Everton, Ray Edmonds, Dennis Taylor, John Virgo, Willie Thorne and Steve Davis.
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