Imperious O'Sullivan misses maximum chance

Ronnie O’Sullivan squandered the chance of a lucrative maximum break on day one of the Betfred.com World Championship as he began his quest to become the first back-to-back winner since 1996.

The defending champion eased to a 10-5 victory against his fellow Essex player, and frequent practice partner, Stuart Bingham, to become the first player to reach the second round.