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What a great opening day in the 2014 World Snooker Championship final. Ronnie O'Sullivan made a storming start by winning the opening three frames, before Selby reduced to deficit to one frame when he trailed 4-3.

However, defending champion O'Sullivan took the next four frames as Selby looked finished at 8-3 down.

But the Jester produced a spirited fightback as he won four of the last six frames.

O'Sullivan will start the second day with a 10-7 lead, needing eight more frames to win his sixth world title.

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After five hours and 41 minutes of play on Monday, Ronnie O'Sullivan has scored 1,042 points, as opposed to 735 from Mark Selby.

O'Sullivan's pot success ratio was 90%, while Selby achieved 89%, with both players tied on 77% for safety success. Interestingly, Selby's long pot success (63%) is better than O'Sullivan's ratio (55%).

Selby's top break was only 62, while O'Sullivan's best effort was a clearance of 131.

Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC TV

"Usually Ronnie O'Sullivan has a session where he blows his opponent away. He has not done that yet, so he may do that tomorrow.

"O'Sullivan has been good, but not brilliant. I'm just waiting for him to catch fire in this final."

Steve Davis
Six-time world champion on BBC TV

"What a trier. As Mark walked into his dressing room you could see he was proud of himself and rightly so. All you can do is see what happens. Mark Selby's top break was so low, so what happens if he finds some form tomorrow?

"I'm not sure Mark can turn it around, but who knows?"

Mark Selby produces his highest break of the day in the last frame of the evening. It comes at a great time as his break of 62 sees him end the end 10-7 behind.

Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-7 Mark Selby (9-78, Selby 62 break)

Selby leads 57-9 and is on a break of 41.

O'Sullivan has a long-range tempter, which he has a pop at. But his attempt is unsuccessful and Selby now has a great chance to end a tough day on a high note.

Selby leads by a 16-9 margin. It is a very tense ending to the day's play. The reds are out in the open so when someone gets an opportunity you will expect them to finish the frame in one visit. Neither player wants to make a mistake at this time.

The previous two frames today that saw a re-rack had different results - O'Sullivan won the 11th frame (67-27) and Selby won the 13th frame (96-45).

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BBC presenter Jason Mohammad on Twitter:, external Ladies and gentlemen, we are watching one of the great British sportsmen in Ronnie O'Sullivan.

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Selby holds a 16-0 lead in the early stages of the 17th frame. What will the score be at the end of today? We will soon find out. O'Sullivan will be either 11-6 or 10-7 ahead.

Dan Emsley:, external It's testament to Selby's ability to be 10-6 down having played so poorly even if Ronnie hasn't been at his absolute best.

Nige:, external Wow, critical frame now you'd think for Selby. 10-7 would be a tremendous result for him.

Darren Simpson:, external Ronnie's form over the last three years comes down to one thing: Dr Steve Peters. The man is a genius.

We have another re-rack. So we start again in the last frame on the opening day of the final.

Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC TV

"That was a great performance from Mark Selby. Ronnie O'Sullivan missed a black when he was in and with the way he was playing in the two previous frames then it was not a shot you would expect him to miss.

"But if it finishes 10-7 today then that will be incredible for Selby considering how he has played. For Ronnie O'Sullivan to only be ahead 10-7 after the first day would be considered a failure for him after he has dominated the match."

Steve Davis
Six-time world champion on BBC TV

"If Selby wins the last frame of the day he will consider it not a bad recovery. He was 4-3 behind at the end of the last session and failed to clinch that eighth frame, but this is another big final frame for him."

A great response from Selby after breaks of 131 and 87 in the previous two frames from Ronnie O'Sullivan. Selby shows his class with a break of 58 to reduce the gap back to four frames.

Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-6 Mark Selby (9-84, Selby 58 break)

A rare miss from O'Sullivan, who fails to pot a black off the spot, gives Selby a chance. Selby has a chance to score some points after being stuck to his seat for a couple of frames.

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Emmet:, external Ronnie O'Sullivan is to snooker what Pele was to football, Mozart to music, or Da Vinci to art.

Yeah, but could O'Sullivan score an overhead kick better than Pele's effort in Escape to Victory? That's the big question.

Dave:, external Has Ronnie improved in the last three years or has the rest of the field become weaker?

Let's throw it open to a wider audience.

What do you think? Is Ronnie playing the best snooker of his career? Has the standard of his competitors improved or got worse, or is O'Sullivan just stronger mentally these days. Let us know your thoughts on Twitter, using the hashtag #bbcsnooker