Just a reminder of what is coming up on Sunday morning.

10:00 BST

• Kyren Wilson 6-3 Lei Peifan
• Xiao Guodong 7-2 Matthew Selt

14:30 BST

• Neil Robertson 2-7 Chris Wakelin
• Mark Williams 5-4 Wu Yize

19:00 BST

• Kyren Wilson 9-10 Lei Peifan*
• Barry Hawkins 5-4 Hossein Vafaei

*match to be played to a finish

Image source, BBC Sport

What a way for the World Snooker Championship to get under way.

Drama by the bucket load, two fightbacks in the same match, a final-frame decider and the defending champion on his way home.

Sensational.

Kyren Wilson becomes the 20th player to succumb to the so-called curse, with no first-time winner able to retain the world crown since the tournament moved to Sheffield's Crucible Theatre in 1977.

Jamie Mcn7: Lei Peifan that was a superb performance on his debut, knocking out the current world champion Kyren Wilson 10-9!! Wow, what a match.

Kronic747: Well done Lei Peifan. Huge effort today on your Crucible debut.

The defending champion is out. Lei Peifan wraps up his win with a composed break of 66. Wow.

Oh that one wiped its feet. Lei Peifan is still at the table though and is closing in on a famous victory.

Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC Four

This is brilliant from Lei Peifan to remain so positive after the chances he has missed to win. He is one split away from giving himself another chance to win this match.

Can Lei Peifan hold himself together here?

Paul: The exuberance of youth on that pot from Lei! Nerves of steel.

Kyren Wilson looks to the heavens. He gets a double kiss on an attempted safety and leaves Lei Peifan with a red to the right middle.

A toughish red but it disappears.

What a pot that was from Lei Peifan, who takes on a risky red to the left middle after Kyren Wilson lets him get back to the table.

The 21-year-old is unfortunate to not get on a colour there.

Ben: Some first round match this. Final frame decider. May the best man win.

Paul Curran: Crucible drama already on the first night this is why we love it.

Nerves can affect even the most experienced players when it comes to the first round of the World Championship at the Crucible Theatre.

The draw always provides plenty of intriguing match-ups and the potential for a star name to fall at the first hurdle.

Over the years there have been a number of upsets and you can read all about the greatest first-round shock.

If Lei Peifan were to win this, we'll probably have to add to this piece.

All eyes are very much on Kyren Wilson and Lei Peifan but over on the other table Barry Hawkins has taken a 5-4 lead over Hossein Vafaei.

That match concludes on Sunday evening (19:00 BST)

Lei Peifan is at the table but can't knock in a tricky black along the bottom cushion.

Kyren Wilson will have a big chance here.

Miles off. Lei Peifan smashes a red towards the bottom left corner but it almost jumps off the table instead of nestling in the pocket.

Kyren Wilson has a chance to get back in this frame although one red has gone tricky.

Kyren Wilson makes a hash of a safety and Lei Peifan is up and ready to try and get some points on the board...

He gets to 26 in no time. Can he develop this into a match-winning opportunity?

Kyren Wilson strokes in a long red but a couple of shots later finds himself on the cushion and goes in off.

He is shaking his head again.

Kyren Wilson is not going down without a fight. He takes another frame.

This is compelling stuff.