Steve Davis lost a thrilling match to Stuart Bingham in the 888.com World Snooker Championship and with it his place among the top 16. Davis will have to qualify for next year's Crucible showpiece for the first time since 2003, having suffered a 10-8 reverse to Bingham.

Davis battled back superbly from 8-3 down to 8-8 on Monday night, but crucially lost a marathon 44-minute 19th frame on the pink, and Bingham added the next to set up a last 16 match with Graeme Dott or Joe Perry.

Provisionally ranked 27th going into the tournament, Davis is now sure to drop out of the elite, though the 50-year-old has vowed to carry on and will relish the challenge of trips to the qualifiers.

It's not the first time that Bingham has knocked a multiple champion out at Sheffield - in 2000 he beat Stephen Hendry on his Crucible debut.

In fact, that was the last time he won a match at the venue. This time he was considered favourite for the tie, but he had to work hard to see off the challenge of his veteran opponent.

First round: Robertson vs Bond 10-4; Carter vs Hawkins 10-9; Swail vs Lee 10-4; Hendry vs Allen 10-9; Higgins vs Stevens 10-5; Day vs Judge 10-6; Ebdon vs Cope 10-9; King vs Selby 10-8.