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| Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Dates: 16 April-2 May |
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The four-time champion was made to work hard for his 10-7 first round win over Thepchaiya Un-Nooh at the World Championship.
He showed his experience to go through despite falling twice against Un-Nooh.
He will face either Luca Brecel or Thai Noppon Saengkham in the next round.
The first Iranian player to compete at the Crucible Theatre will be facing Judd Trump.
Trump has had a mediocre season by his standards, winning just the Turkish Masters and the Champion of Champs, but he told the British Broadcasting Corporation that he has fallen out of love with snooker.
The world number five is in a battle with the former finalist. Englishman Wilson hit back with breaks of 120, 120 and 120 to make it a three-way fight, but China's Ding made a fast start with breaks of 64, 112 and 55 to make it a three-way fight, but Englishman Wilson hit back with breaks of 120
The Englishman Jack Lisowski is 6-3 ahead against the Welshman Matthew Stevens.
The world number six has been the season's most consistent player, winning the non-ranking Championship League but finishing a beaten finalist in a further five events.
He was runner-up in three of the last four years.
The 46-year-old had to fight back after trailing at the end of the first session, but managed three century breaks and one of 98.
I was delighted that I was only down by one. He looked like he was in control and could have been up by a lot. I stood up at the end to get to 10 first.
The crowd is great. It is great to have them back and add to the tension.
Un-Nooh has faced tough first-round draws in both the World Championship and the Olympics.
Thepchaiya has never won a game here. The first round is nerve-racking.
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