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 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'

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

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