Summary

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  • Result: John Higgins 10-6 Jamie Jones (1st round)

  • End of session: Judd Trump 6-2 Tom Ford (2nd round, resumes 14:30 BST Fri)

  • Result: Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-1 Jackson Page (1st round)

  • End of session: David Gilbert 5-3 Robert Milkins (2nd round - resumes 10:00 Fri)

Live Reporting

Steve Sutcliffe and Frank Keogh

  1. Stephen Hendry
    Seven-time world champion on BBC Two

    There are so many qualifiers that have come through that used to be in the top 16, or top eight and so many have won tournaments. It is completely different now to the 1990s when I was playing.

  2. How the seeds have fallen

    Half of the top 16 are already out of the tournament. Those in bold have been beaten.

    1. Luca Brecel, 2. Ronnie O'Sullivan, 3. Judd Trump, 4. Mark Allen, 5. Mark Selby, 6. Mark Williams,7. Ding Junhui, 8. Shaun Murphy

    9. Ali Carter, 10. Gary Wilson, 11. Zhang Anda, 12. Kyren Wilson, 13. John Higgins, 14. Tom Ford, 15. Barry Hawkins, 16. Robert Milkins

  3. A new Crucible record on the cards?

    Luca BrecelGetty Images

    Ryan Day's 10-8 victory over Barry Hawkins 10-8 on Wednesday means that the record for the most seeded players falling at the first hurdle has been equalled.

    In 1980, eight seeds lost their opening match, and that tally was matched in 1992, 2012 and now again in 2024 with defending champion Luca Brecel, out first.

    Given Ronnie O'Sullivan has got an 8-1 lead over Jackson Page, realistically for it to go Jamie Jones will have to overturn a 5-4 deficit against John Higgins when they resume this evening (19:00 BST).

  4. Thursday's schedule

    No morning session today for the first time since the Championship begun on Saturday but here is what is coming up.

    First round (best of 19 frames)

    13:00

    Ronnie O'Sullivan 8-1 Jackson Page (to a finish)

    19:00

    John Higgins v Jamie Jones (to a finish)

    Second round (best of 25 frames)

    13:00

    David Gilbert v Robert Milkins

    19:00

    Judd Trump v Tom Ford

  5. Afternoon everyone,

    Anyone fancy a few frames? And it could only be a few to be honest given the way seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan started his first-round match against Jackson Page.

    The Englishman went 8-1 up on Wednesday and will be looking to rattle off the last couple of frames he needs to progress without getting to the mid-session interval today.

    On the other table, David Gilbert, who knocked out defending champion Lua Brecel, takes on Robert Milkins in the first of the second-round matches to get under way,