Barry Hawkins kept his nerve to clinch a final frame decider over Matthew Selt in the first round of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. The 2013 finalist looked set to ease through to the last 16 after resuming on Monday with a 7-2 overnight lead which he extended to 9-4 to move within one frame of victory. But Selt responded by reeling off five frames in a row - including back-to-back centuries - before a cool clearance from Hawkins saw him into the second round with a 10-9 win. Barry Hawkins celebrates after qualifying for the second round of the World Snooker Championship . Hawkins kept his composure to win 10-9 after Matthew Selt's impressive comeback at the Crucible . Selt won five frames in a row to launch a comeback, however he was unable to progress to the second round . Hawkins said: 'I can't keep putting myself through that. There's nothing worse than when someone is coming back at you like that and you can see your lead disappearing. 'You're telling yourself it's only one frame but you can see him growing in confidence and potting long balls so it is a horrible place to be.' Hawkins, who will play either Mark Allen or Ryan Day in the second round, is no stranger to Crucible drama having fended off a famous comeback from Dominic Dale in last year's quarter-finals. And the 35-year-old from Kent believes his close call against Selt will help give him the impetus he needs after a largely frustrating season by his own standards. Hawkins added: 'It's not been the best season but it's partly my own fault because I had a bad attitude in the middle of the season and I wasn't enjoying it. 'I've played a lot of snooker over the last couple of years and I think I just got fed up with it and my attitude stunk, I suppose. 'But there's nothing like getting kicked up the backside a few times and getting beaten to get the motivation back.' Former champion Neil Robertson wasted no time wrapping up victory over Jamie Jones to move into the last 16. Resuming like Hawkins with a 7-2 overnight advantage, Robertson did things the easy way with an opening break of 133 setting him up to reel off the three frames required for a 10-2 win. World number 10 Stuart Bingham trails Robbie Williams of the Wirral 5-4 after the opening session of their first-round match.
Barry Hawkins qualified for next round with 10-9 win over Matthew Selt.
The 2013 finalist led 7-2 overnight however Selt launched comeback.
Hawkins held on to win after Selt reeled off five frames in a row.