STUART Bingham crashed out of the Snooker World Championship at the first hurdle as Jack Lisowski put in a sterling performance to advance to the second round.

The Bowers Gifford player was playing catch-up throughout the match and was always playing catch up to Lisowski, who triumphed 10-7 in the end as Bingham joined the list of high-profile players to exit at the first stage.

Bingham had spoken about the importance of a good start and he looked well set to capitalise after breaking into the pack of reds early in frame one.

However a poor positional shot and a missed brown as a result gave Lisowski the chance to make his mark and he needed no second invitation.

The 26-year-old cleared up with a break of 105 but the tables were turned in the following frame.

Lisowski looked favourite to extend his advantage after a strong opening but a missed red on the top cushion allowed Bingham in and he clinched the frame.

But quick break-builder Lisowski was proving more than a match for the 12th ranked Bingham.

The man from Cheltenham produced some excellent snooker in frame three to secure his second century break (128) and retake the lead.

But anything Lisowski could do Bingham could match. A clearance of 123 and his first century of this year’s competition saw him draw level at 2-2 at the mid-session interval.

Lisowski continued the trend of leading the match following the break in a high quality match.

A missed red with the rest cost Bingham what could have been another century in the sixth frame and, following an exchange of snookers, Lisowski pounced to win the frame on the black and take a two frame lead for the first time in the encounter.

The world number 30 was coming out on top in the snooker encounters and he won his third frame on the trot to take a commanding 5-2 lead.

That seemed to spur the Bowers Gifford potter into life and he took charge in frame number eight to reduce arrears with a break of 60.

And it seemed Bingham was on for a potential 147 in the final frame of the session, with the prize for a maximum £40,000 in Sheffield.

But although a missed red on 88 cost him it was enough to win the frame and reduce arrears to one at the halfway point.

When the players returned it was Lisowski that was fastest out of the blocks, with even a faulty light not halting his progress to a 6-4 advantage.

Bingham refused to be left behind as the two continued to exchange frames, with the Essex man producing an excellent break of 57 to make it 7-6 at the mid-session interval.

Lisowski moved into an 8-6 lead and as Bingham looked set to close to within one once again he fouled on the black and the qualifier made no mistake to move within a frame of victory.

Bingham took the next frame and seemed odds to reduce arrears to one before a missed opportunity allowed Lisowski back in and he edged out the closing exchanges to progress.