Snooker: Ireland's Ken Doherty rendered his Crucible first round opening session incredibly one-sided as he took an 8-1 lead over rising star Barry Hawkins.
In what was billed as one of the most attractive first-round ties, the 1997 champion did nothing spectacular as Hawkins, on his Crucible debut, failed to produce the form which has provisionally lifted him into the top 10 of next season's rankings.
Doherty needs just two more wins from the evening session to progress.
Stephen Lee rediscovered his form at just the right time to avoid becoming the first seed to exit the World Championship at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre.
The 31-year-old, winner of the Welsh Open last month, let slip a 7-3 lead and trailed 8-7 to Ali Carter before reeling off three consecutive frames to go through 10-8.
When Carter made it 7-7 on the black and then knocked in a break of 135 - his second century of the match - the momentum was with the Essex player.
But Lee regrouped and knocked in runs of 61, 62 and 71 to book a second-round clash with Neil Robertson or Paul Hunter.
The victory also ensured Lee's trip to Yorkshire has not been a total disaster for he was sporting a hairdo he described as a "complete mess" after an ill-judged visit to a local salon.
"I advise nobody to get their hair cut in Sheffield - and certainly not coloured," said the Wiltshire professional. "It was meant to turn out white but instead it's yellow! I'll have to get it sorted out before my next match but my usual hairdresser is on holiday."
He was more pleased with how he had turned things round against Carter, and added: "Ali played some good stuff to attack me but I found a bit of concentration when I had to. You either do that or you collapse."
Carter had been frustrated with his opponent's deliberate pace of play in the opening session which Lee dismissed as his way of "settling in" to the match.
"He played so slowly he put me off," said the 26-year-old. "He seemed to have the white ball cleaned about 100 times.
"I felt strong at 8-7 but then Stephen played really well in the last three frames and didn't give me a sniff."
John Parrott made what could be his final World Championship farewell as a player when he lost 10-3 to Graeme Dott.
The 1991 champion is a shadow of the competitor he was and with his ranking for next season likely to be in the 40s, he will need to win two qualifying matches to book a place in Sheffield again.
"The day before I came here I practised for two hours and never missed a ball, but in the match I could hardly pot one," said the 41-year-old former Question of Sport captain.
"I was never in control of what I was doing and never got off the ground.
"But I will keep playing next season. My ranking won't be too bad and I'll dust the cue off because I still love to play and compete."
Fourth seed Stephen Maguire will take a 6-3 advantage over Mark King into tomorrow's conclusion, the Scot having recorded half-century breaks in each of the last four frames.