Mark Selby v Xiao Guodong. Coverage of the second first-round match from Alexandra Palace in London, played over the best of 11 frames. Selby has won this title on three occasions, but the last of those triumphs came in 2013 and he was eliminated by Mark Allen in the quarter-finals last year. Xiao is making his Masters debut and his two ranking tournament victories were back-to-back victories in the 2024 and 2025 Wuhan Opens. Seema Jaswal presents, with commentary and analysis from Steve Davis, Ken Doherty, Stephen Hendry, John Parrott and John Virgo