World Snooker Championship: Mark Selby sets up tasty John Higgins clash in quarter-finals after sinking Gary Wilson

Mark Selby completed a hard-fought 13-7 victory over Gary Wilson in the second round of the World Snooker Championship to book his place in the quarter-finals at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

The 39-year-old, who is seeking a fifth world title this fortnight, held a strong 10-6 lead ahead of Monday’s evening session but still needed to ensure that Wilson could not find his groove and repel his opponent in the dogged fashion he is known for.

Selby could not have kicked off the night in a…