2016 World Snooker Championship last 16: Williams has Holt test, Selby faces Baird

Entering his opening match-up in the main draw, Holt looked to possess one of the hardest encounters against Robertson, but the Nottingham potter impressively dispatched the Australian while also knocking in the previous highest tournament break of 140, before Barry Hawkins’ later 141.

The Hitman is therefore 15/8 to hand two-time Crucible king Williams a defeat in his latest meeting, and he will be high on confidence after his recent three wins from four previous match-ups against the Welshman too.

Although, circuit veteran Williams showed glimpses of his former dominant self when thrashing Scottish challenger Dott in his opener, earning an emphatic 10-4 victory and is 2/1 to lead 3-1 after four frames played here.

The 41-year-old will be entering the second round for the first time since 2012 and is 9/1 to secure a 13-8 triumph, while in-form Holt is 14/1 to edge a deciding frame and progress with a 13-12 result.

Selby seeks progression past Baird

Current world number one Selby overcame a strong challenge from Milkins to reach this stage of the Crucible and is a heavy odds-on 1/9 favourite to thwart Baird’s impressive run, with the latter having knocked out top 16 competitor Michael White.

The pair have actually met twice before, with the Jester from Leicester winning on both occasions via a final frame shootout, so he is 18/1 to do so again here with a 13-12 success.

It took a while for Selby to get going against the Milkman and world number 59 Baird may need to come flying out of the blocks to record another shock result, making him 14/5 to win the race to four frames, while the 2014 champion is 5/2 to lead 5-3 after eight frames played in Yorkshire.

With so many of the top seeds having already exited, Selby will see this a great chance to rally towards another world crown, while Baird will take a boost from his impressive first round showing, as he seeks another shock on what is only his second career visit to the Crucible.

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Coral’s top tip: Back Michael Holt to overcome Mark Williams at a promising 15/8.