Day 1, Part 1

Colin Murray and Bobby George are at the Lakeside Country Club as the 2013 Lakeside World Professional Championships get underway. Thirty-two men and eight women battle it out over nine days for the sport's most prestigious prizes.

Last year's surprise champion, the Netherlands' Christian Kist, starts the defence of his title this afternoon against the number five seed, Robbie Green, and they're followed by tenth seed Gary Robson against Garry Thompson. Matches are the best-of-5 sets.