Barry Hawkins recorded four centuries in the space of six frames as he surged into a 6-2 lead over Kyren Wilson in the second round of the World Championship in Sheffield.
Hawkins rattled in breaks of 105, 130, 136 and 137 in a high-quality contest at the Crucible, with Wilson also making 111 in the fifth frame to finally get on the scoreboard.
Eight frames played. Five centuries made. @TheHawk147: 105, 130, 136, 137@KyrenWilson: 111 What an unbelievable session of snooker that was… 🙌 #ilovesnooker @Betfred pic.twitter.com/mcyOOSJQcM — World Snooker (@WorldSnooker) April 28, 2019
Wilson won the final frame of the session but faces an uphill battle when the match resumes on Sunday evening, with 13 frames required to book a place in the quarter-finals.
Hawkins, who lost to Ronnie O’Sullivan in the 2013 final and has reached the semi-finals in four of the last five years, had the chance to record a maximum break in the second frame but missed the black as he tried to get on the final red.
China’s Zhou Yuelong also produced some heavy scoring to take a 5-3 lead over former finalist Ali Carter after their opening session.
Breaks of 67, 106, 105 and 64 took Yuelong into a 5-1 lead before Carter battled back to take the final two frames with the aid of breaks of 62 and 60.
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