Mark Selby opened up a commanding 6-2 lead over Ding Junhui in the World Snooker Championship final first session and edged closer to being crowned king of the Crucible for the second time.The world No. 1 is the best in the business at grinding out results against stubborn opponents, and he proved as much in his first World Championship win back in 2014, coming from the edge of defeat throughout the tournament to triumph.Sundays final was far more straightforward for the Jester from Leicester in the early exchanges, although Ding fought back in the final two frames of the session to keep his title hopes alive.Selby came racing out of the traps in the first frame, as his 91 break was enough to get him off to the perfect start.It looked for all the world as if we were going to have a level game after the second frame, with Ding putting together a break of 52 and leaving Selby needing a snooker.However, he got exactly that to steal the frame from the Chinese star and make it 2-0.Getting the first frame on the board is crucial in a World Championship final, and Ding would have been feeling broken after letting Selby back into the second frame.Seven-time champion Stephen Hendry reflected on just how big a test the final is for Ding, perBBC Sport: Mark Selby is becoming the ultimate long-session match player, it is going to be such a big test for Ding Junhui. It's just so tough to play against Selby.In the third frame, the pressure looked to have gotten to Ding once again, as he missed a routine red while 43 points in front to hand Selby the chance to go 3-0 upand he duly took it.While Dings errors were costly, the world No. 1s ruthlessness was still impressive, andNeil Robertson was one of many singing his praises:Stunning breaks of 120 and 70 put Selby 5-0 to the good, before another scrappy frame went Selbys way and left Ding with a mountain to climb.In the sixth, it was the Jester from Leicesters turn to get a bit sloppy, as he let Ding in on several occasions and wasted the chance to go 7-0 up.Instead, Ding made it 6-1 and suddenly seemed to find his composure. He finally started to look himself in the eighth frame and played Selby at his own game with positional brilliance.At 6-0, you got the sense that the 2016 final could be one of the most one-sided affairs in snooker history, but now Dings on the board and looking strong, so anything can happen.Play resumes at 7 p.m. BST, with Selby needing 12 more frames to be crowned champion.
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