Eighth seed Murphy made a break of 111 within the last body on Sunday and received Monday’s first body on the black earlier than a 70 break gave him a convincing 8-3 benefit.
Lyu, ranked twenty sixth on the planet, edged a decent twelfth body, however Murphy’s break of 55 left him one body away from victory.
Bingham, who lifted the trophy in 2015, has dropped to twenty ninth on the planet rankings after a troublesome couple of seasons. He needed to battle by way of two qualifying rounds – preventing again from 7-3 right down to beat Stuart Carrington in his first match – to get to the Crucible.
But he dominated the primary mini session in opposition to Wilson, who received two rating occasions in 2023-23, the Scottish Open and Welsh Open. Bingham made breaks of 98 and 53 to go away one other seed within the prime half of the attract bother.
Last yr’s champion Luca Brecel misplaced to David (*16*) on the opening day, ninth seed Ali Carter was crushed by Maguire on Sunday and four-time champion Mark Selby is at risk as he trails 7-2 in opposition to fellow Leicester participant and pal Joe O’Connor, with that match resuming at 14:00.
