England’s Mark Selby will be looking to avoid an upset on Monday when he plays in the International Championship against Ireland’s Ken Doherty.

The defending champion survived a scare on Sunday as he won a 42-minute deciding frame to beat Li Yuan 6-5.

Selby needed over four hours to overcome his rival but a break of 58 eventually saw him over the line in Daqing.

The 35-year-old has enjoyed another solid season, winning the China Championship in September.

He is 1.10 to beat Doherty, while a 6-3 scoreline in his favour is 5.50.

Fellow countryman Matthew Selt is also in action on Monday and he faces a tough clash against Australia’s Neil Robertson.

Robertson is as short as 1.20 to get the win and he showed glimpses of his best form at the English Open last week.

The 36-year-old reached the fourth round of the tournament before eventually being knocked out by Luo Honghao.

Selt is 4.33 to pull off a shock win but a 6-2 win for Robertson is 4.75.

An all-English clash will take place in the afternoon session as David B Gilbert and John Astley square off.

Gilbert remains the bookies favourite but he has struggled for consistency this season, with his best result coming at the World Open.

He was beaten in the final by Mark Williams back in August but he is still expected to have too much for Astley who is 3.30 to win.