World No 1 Mark Selby booked his place in the second round of the China Open after beating Mark Joyce 5-3 despite suffering from neck pain . The 31-year-old world champion 's form was hampered by a neck problem three years ago but he persevered on Tuesday to advance - having raced into a three-frame lead over Joyce . Wallsall 's Joyce fought back to win three of the next four before Selby sealed his spot in the second round courtesy of a 90 break in the eighth frame . World No 1 Mark Selby booked his place in the second round of the China Open after beating Mark Joyce 5-3 . 'Yesterday I pulled my neck again , as I did a few years ago . So I felt a bit uncomfortable out there , ' said Selby . 'Hopefully it wo n't be as bad as it was before and I 'll be okay within the next few days . Yesterday I was struggling so I did some stretches , took some painkillers and had a massage . 'It felt OK before the match started , then at the interval I went to the toilet and slipped , and felt it . I can get down on the shot , it 's just a little bit of pain so hopefully it will wear off . My health is more important than anything else . ' Judd Trump , who staged a tremendous comeback to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan and claim the World Grand Prix crown earlier in the month , ended Andrew Higginson 's hopes of turning the tables as he also recorded a 5-3 win to progress . Judd Trump ended Andrew Higginson 's hopes of turning the tables as he also recorded a 5-3 win to progress . Having gone 3-1 up courtesy of two three-figure breaks , Trump saw Higginson battle back to 3-3 before taking the final two frames . There were also wins for John Higgins and Mark Williams , who saw off the threat of two Chinese players in Yu Delu and Zhao Xintong , respectively . Joe Perry lost the final three frames to be eliminated 5-3 by David Gilbert whilst Michael White beat Ken Doherty after a 74 break in a deciding frame . Elsewhere , Shaun Murphy and Michael Leslie eased through whilst Graeme Dott came from 3-2 down to beat Daniel Wells and reach the second round .
Mark Selby through to the second round of the China Open . World No 1 beat Mark Joyce 5-3 despite suffering from neck pain . Judd Trump also among the winners after beating Andrew Higginson .