:01:03. > :01:10.Good evening. Great memories for Mark Selby. This was where he won
:01:10. > :01:15.his first ranking tournament some four years ago. Tonight, his first-
:01:15. > :01:21.round opponent seemed like something of a mismatch. He is
:01:21. > :01:27.ranked 82 in the world and playing in his first televised tournament.
:01:28. > :01:37.The 23-year-old from Devon held his own against his opponent. We pick
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:01:38. > :02:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:02:48. > :02:58.up the action now in the 5th frame. for these young lads. They have
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:03:26. > :03:36.has totally settled in now. He has a great chance of winning this
:03:36. > :03:55.
:03:55. > :04:05.started to speed up, which is a good sign. He is gaining in
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:06:14. > :06:24.missed a single pot until it came -- cannon. The three reds into
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:08:12. > :08:22.this venue. A very special awkward of breads -- reds into play.
:08:22. > :08:41.
:08:41. > :08:47.That was brilliant, but could he close out the match and produced
:08:47. > :08:57.the biggest shock of the tournament so far? We pick it up in the six
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:10:14. > :10:24.-- he had to force the angle there. Can he hold themselves together? --
:10:24. > :10:41.
:10:41. > :10:45.be too hard on him. It is a massive moment in this young man's career.
:10:46. > :10:55.He should have been a lot easier on that bleak than he was. Was that
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:10:56. > :11:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:11:59. > :12:09.is going to go into a decider. And he has played that absolutely
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:12:23. > :12:30.perfect. He has used his get out of What a match this is turning out to
:12:30. > :12:40.be. It is all square, so we will take you to be deciding frame. Mark
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:12:40. > :14:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:14:02. > :14:09.Selby already has a lead of 28 bit. And he missed that pink by a
:14:09. > :14:19.long way again. This has been a really strange performance by Mark
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:14:19. > :15:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:15:34. > :15:44.Selby. That was a strange shot off might be a little bit fortunate. He
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:15:44. > :16:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:16:57. > :17:02.with a win, I'm sure he will be everyone that he can play. I am
:17:02. > :17:10.sure he has a fantastic future ahead of him. He has had his
:17:11. > :17:20.chances tonight and I'm sure he is feeling he should win. Mark Selby
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:17:21. > :18:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:18:15. > :18:25.still has a bit to do, so it is not short on pace for the red. --
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:19:51. > :20:01.In another good positional shot. Blackett was. -- black it was. This
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:20:01. > :21:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:21:59. > :22:09.match has not been of the highest He just caught the black a bit
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:22:10. > :22:20.straight. He wanted to poppet into the right hand side pocket. But he
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:22:20. > :24:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:24:25. > :24:35.It is a good shot. He is hanging on, fair play. He has had a few
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:24:38. > :24:48.disappointments. Still in with an outside chance. The only problem is
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:24:48. > :26:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:26:09. > :26:18.that if you can't get on the black, The back of the cue just lift so
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:26:29. > :26:35.little bit, and you get the steeple I half expected Mark to get that
:26:35. > :26:42.red. It has been one of those nights for Mark Selby, but it looks
:26:42. > :26:49.like he will get away with it. He will be a very relieved man. He
:26:49. > :26:52.knows he should be out of this year's tournament.
:26:52. > :26:56.Yes, Mark Selby had indeed done enough to win the frame and the
:26:56. > :27:00.match despite Sam's attempts to force his way back into the frame.
:27:00. > :27:10.So the world number one fear is through to the second round, but
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:27:13. > :27:17.Bit of a strange game. To be fair, I was 2-1 up. I am not saying I
:27:17. > :27:21.would have won the frame, but it was a chance to get back into the
:27:21. > :27:27.frame. Other learn that, Sam was clearing up. I thought to myself,
:27:27. > :27:32.if I lost at 4-2, I have not done much wrong. It is the first time I
:27:32. > :27:39.have seen him play. He has a great all-round game. I know he is still
:27:39. > :27:44.only young. The form he showed, he is a lot better than players who
:27:44. > :27:48.are still on the tour. In this evening's other match, world number
:27:48. > :27:53.12 Martin Gould faced former world champion Peter Ebdon, who has been
:27:53. > :27:59.sliding down the rankings lately. Martin Gould got out early in this
:27:59. > :28:03.one, eventually winning 4-2. And Stephen Hendry is also through to
:28:03. > :28:06.the second round. He brought back memories of his glory days as he
:28:06. > :28:11.beat Masters champion Neil Robertson with a high quality
:28:11. > :28:15.display of break building. He finally took the match 4-1. It is
:28:15. > :28:20.the first time I have beaten one of the real top players in a good few
:28:20. > :28:24.years in a ranking event. I knew today was a tough draw. He was
:28:24. > :28:29.coming fresh from winning the Masters. He is one of the most
:28:29. > :28:35.consistent players this year. played fantastic You well. That is
:28:35. > :28:42.how he played against me the first few times I played him six or seven
:28:42. > :28:47.years ago. It is great to see players like that. It will be good
:28:47. > :28:52.to continue that sort of form. know I have beaten a top player,
:28:52. > :28:56.but I know I am into the last 16. I want to get into the quarter-finals
:28:56. > :29:01.and semi-finals. Until I am doing that, I will not be entirely happy.
:29:01. > :29:05.It was a great win for me today, but let's not get carried away.
:29:05. > :29:15.today's other first-round action, world number 15 Stephen Lee beat
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:29:20. > :29:25.Now, it has not been a great week for Welsh players so far in Newport
:29:25. > :29:35.this week. Play two, lost two was the tally on the first day. Good
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:29:35. > :30:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:30:16. > :30:26.Mark Williams, Wales' best player, That is what great champions do.
:30:26. > :30:40.
:30:40. > :30:50.They have an opportunity, and they It is just courage and bravery, and
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:30:58. > :31:02.not worrying about what will happen A little bit unlucky there. He
:31:02. > :31:12.tried to screw the cue ball off the cushion and hope that the side ball
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:31:28. > :31:38.Just didn't get quite enough stun. Andy Hicks will be over the moon
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:32:12. > :32:22.that he is back to the table so The match could finish on a bit of
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:35:57. > :36:01.That is the beauty of watching a class player. They can look
:36:01. > :36:05.completely out of sorts. I was saying in commentary that Mark
:36:05. > :36:11.Williams has missed long balls in this game than I have seen him miss
:36:11. > :36:16.in probably two or three matches. But when it comes down to the
:36:16. > :36:26.nitty-gritty, he produced a break of 70 in the last frame, and now I
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:37:25. > :37:30.possible frame-winning break. Only It never rains, but it pours. Mark
:37:30. > :37:39.Williams produces his best form when it counted. He wins the last
:37:39. > :37:45.two frames and goes into the next It was very scrappy. I was missing
:37:45. > :37:50.a lot of balls. He probably should have beaten me, in all fairness. He
:37:50. > :37:57.had enough chances to beat me. He will be disappointed that he never.
:37:57. > :38:07.He was unlucky. Screwed a red in with the rest. He was 3-2 up and on
:38:07. > :38:08.
:38:08. > :38:17.a bit of a role. If he did not go in off, he would have won it. But
:38:17. > :38:21.there were two excellent breaks for Tomorrow, we will play out the
:38:21. > :38:31.remaining first-round matches with cannot an's Matthew Stevens, hoping
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