Reigning Masters champion Shaun Murphy also moved into the last 16 with a 10-4 victory in a high-quality match with Crucible debutant Daniel Wells.
Murphy, 42, is aiming to win a second world title 20 years after his first success and could face world number one Judd Trump in the next round.
Against Welsh qualifier Wells, the Sheffield crowd were treated to a fine display of snooker with every frame seeing a break of at least 50, including six centuries – three from each player.
Murphy won the Masters in January and is looking to become the first player since Trump in 2018-19 to win that tournament and the World Championship in the same season.
After Tuesday’s first session, Murphy held a 7-2 lead and extended that with a break of 53, to move two frames from victory.
But Wells, 49th in the world, made excellent breaks of 115 and 68 to pull two frames back, before Murphy moved one frame away with a superb run of 133.
He then clinched the victory with a break of 71 in the final frame.
“The hunger and desire never goes away, I’m still trying but you can lose your way in life and sport,” said Murphy. “Working with Peter [Ebdon] has refocused me on everything else.
“Champions do not think like everyone else. For a while I started thinking like everyone else and saw myself as a bit of a draw-filler in major events. Now I’ve had a complete 180, now I believe again and that makes me dangerous.
“I’ve come here this year with my game in the best shape it has been in and if I get my chances I could be a handful for anybody.”
Trump leads China’s Zhou Yuelong 6-3 in their first-round tie, which will be completed from 19:00 BST.
Meanwhile, 2023 world champion Luca Brecel won the last three frames of his first session against Ryan Day but still trails the experienced Welshman 5-4.
Day knocked in a superb 126 break in the opener and was 5-1 up against the world number seven from Belgium, who managed only 120 points in the first six frames.
But Brecel recovered with breaks of 104, 54 and 86 to be only one frame behind for Thursday’s final session.
