Slessor's reward for his victory over the Crucible king is a quarter-final against John Higgins. The highlight of the last-eight ties is world number one Judd Trump versus Mark Allen, who made a 147 against Ben Mertens earlier in the week.

World champion Kyren Wilson isn't backing down following a post-match rant at the snooker authorities at the British Open.

World snooker champion Kyren Wilson has doubled down on his rant following his fourth-round exit at the British Open, claiming his 'face doesn't fit'

Wilson is furious at consistently being demoted from the main TV table at tournaments despite his status as world champion