Anthony McGill sees off Liam Highfield at World Championship

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.

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