Anthony McGill sees off Liam Highfield at World Championship

Anthony McGill has reached the second round at the World Championship in Sheffield for a sixth time (Richard Sellars/PA)

Anthony McGill secured his sixth second-round appearance at the World Championship after seeing off the dogged challenge of Liam Highfield.

Scotland’s McGill, a semi-finalist at the Crucible in 2020, was helped by a fluked red in the decisive frame to seal a 10-7 win against world number 43 Highfield at the end of a titanic first-round struggle.