Three-time champion Selby knocked out by Wilson

Three-time champion Mark Selby suffered a shock 13-10 defeat by Gary Wilson in the second round of the World Championship in Sheffield.

Selby, 35, fell 5-3 and 9-7 behind before levelling at 10-10.

But qualifier and fellow Englishman Wilson, 33, held himself together superbly by claiming three frames on the trot, including a cool 92 break.

Defending champion Mark Williams returned from hospital but trails David Gilbert 9-7 at the Crucible.

Welshman Williams, 44, felt unwell after a first session in which he fell 5-3 behind.

He had tests at Sheffield’s Northern General before returning to the Crucible for Saturday’s morning session.

Williams and England’s Gilbert play to a finish from 19:00 BST.

Williams made breaks of 86 and 101 to trail 8-7 and a break of 68 in the 16th frame, but former potato farmer Gilbert hit back with a superb 69 clearance to maintain his two-frame advantage.

Two-time semi-finalist Stephen Maguire ended the challenge of amateur James Cahill with a thrilling 13-12 victory to reach the last eight.

Cahill, who created the biggest shock in Crucible history by beating world number one Ronnie O’Sullivan in the first round, was trailing throughout the contest before going 11-10 in front.

Both players became increasingly nervy and Blackpool’s Cahill forced a final-frame decider, but Scotland’s Maguire managed to hold himself together to progress and will face either Judd Trump or Ding Junhui next.

Four-time champion John Higgins won the last three frames to escape 4-4 after the first session of his second-round match against 2015 winner Stuart Bingham. The pair resume on Sunday afternoon.

Taxi for Selby as Wilson relishes ‘best result of my career’

Selby won the China Championship in September but has struggled to find his best form since, usurped at the top of the world rankings by Ronnie O’Sullivan and failing to reach another final this season.

He continued his poor recent record in Triple Crown events, last winning consecutive games at the World, UK or Masters in 2017 when he won the title in Sheffield.

Wilson is a former taxi driver who is playing in the World Championship for only the second time.

He gained a measure of revenge for his 10-2 thrashing by Selby in the 2015 China Open final to set up a last-eight meeting against Ali Carter or Zhou Yuelong, both of whom also qualified.

Wilson described the surprise victory as “the best result of my career”.

Asked if he can go on to win the tournament, Wilson replied: “Who knows? I was close to quitting many times. I always knew deep down I was good enough and could make a living in this game.

“There are times you are literally all over the place, can’t pot a ball and think, ‘What’s the point? I can’t even play.’ It’s a strange game.”

Selby said he did not think his performance was “that bad”, adding: “Gary played well and deserved to win. I felt I missed the boat yesterday and the run of the ball in the first two sessions didn’t go my way.

“I’ll have a month and a half off now, go on holiday and forget about the season.”