0:01:12 > 0:01:16Good evening. Just a couple of hours away from crowning a new
0:01:16 > 0:01:22champion. Either Mark Selby at all Ding Junhui will lift this
0:01:22 > 0:01:28prestigious trophy and pocket the winners cheque. We have had eight
0:01:28 > 0:01:38frames of this best of 17 final. Our expert has been analysing the
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0:01:40 > 0:01:48Two centuries from Mark Selby, a 64 in the first three frames set the
0:01:48 > 0:01:58standard. But as a mist black by the 2008 Welsh champion allowed the
0:01:58 > 0:02:03
0:02:03 > 0:02:12Chinese player to level at the mid- session. -- missed. Another miss by
0:02:12 > 0:02:17the world number one allowed Ding to take a two frame advantage. The
0:02:17 > 0:02:23former Paul champion used his full repertoire of shots to set-up a
0:02:23 > 0:02:33frame-up winning break in the 7th. It was Ding he finished the session
0:02:33 > 0:02:34
0:02:34 > 0:02:38in front. -- who. Looking for his first ranking title win in two
0:02:38 > 0:02:44years and showed the sort of resilience you would have expected
0:02:44 > 0:02:49from his opponent. Ding Junhui, carrying the hopes of
0:02:49 > 0:02:53millions of fans in the Far East, as a two frame lead, a leading 5-3
0:02:53 > 0:02:58and it will be the first to nine he will be the Welsh Open champion.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Mark Selby when he won this title in 2008 came back from a much
0:03:02 > 0:03:10tougher position than this so it is all to play for. Our players are
0:03:10 > 0:03:15already. Here is Rob Walker. Good evening. This is the very last
0:03:15 > 0:03:25session of snooker of the 2008 Welsh Open. For the very last time
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0:03:36 > 0:03:46this week, let's get the boys on Please welcome the pride of China,
0:03:46 > 0:03:46
0:03:46 > 0:04:51Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
0:04:51 > 0:05:01And now, please welcome the current world No. 1, The Jester from
0:05:01 > 0:05:01
0:05:01 > 0:05:50Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
0:05:50 > 0:05:55It is absolutely rocking here, the atmosphere has never been better,
0:05:55 > 0:06:03the players are ready and it is the first to nine frames who will be
0:06:03 > 0:06:12crowned the Welsh Open champion. To commentate, Dominic Dale, and Terry
0:06:12 > 0:06:22Griffiths. Thank you. What can you say about that introduction?
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0:06:25 > 0:06:35If the two players went excited before that, they certainly will be
0:06:35 > 0:06:46
0:06:46 > 0:06:50Set up for a wonderful evenings sessions play. We are right in the
0:06:50 > 0:07:00middle of this incredible atmosphere. If that doesn't help
0:07:00 > 0:07:08
0:07:08 > 0:07:15There weren't far off there a game this afternoon, in spells there was
0:07:15 > 0:07:25really superb snooker, not just break played but tactics. The whole
0:07:25 > 0:07:25
0:07:25 > 0:08:08Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
0:08:08 > 0:08:14You can see the angle there. Can Very fast this cloth,. Can you
0:08:14 > 0:08:21please check your mobile frames, Frankie. -- mobile phones, thank
0:08:21 > 0:08:31you. Doesn't matter how many times you tell people, they still don't
0:08:31 > 0:08:49
0:08:49 > 0:08:54A little bit more pace required to see these ones going. The black is
0:08:54 > 0:09:04not available yet. I don't think it will pot into the right corner,
0:09:04 > 0:09:11
0:09:11 > 0:09:18Just didn't get down into the cue ball enough there. The pink ball
0:09:18 > 0:09:28pops into the left corner. If not, play the blue. No problem with the
0:09:28 > 0:09:28
0:09:28 > 0:09:32pink. Not sure whether it will re- spot on its own spot. Could be a
0:09:32 > 0:09:39red prohibiting the pink from the ink re-spotted. There is no way the
0:09:39 > 0:09:47pink will go back on there. It will either go just behind a red
0:09:47 > 0:09:57abstracting the sport court may be behind the pack of reds. --
0:09:57 > 0:10:12
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Just got into that a little bit too much. A bit too much back spin. He
0:10:15 > 0:10:25wanted it three or four inches to the left of the blue spot it to
0:10:25 > 0:10:32
0:10:32 > 0:10:39make this red a lot easier. Tricky He will have to cannon into some
0:10:39 > 0:10:46reds. It is a little bit tight with his cue. Watch he doesn't foul the
0:10:46 > 0:10:56blue with the follow-through. Will be playing off the second red and
0:10:56 > 0:11:02
0:11:02 > 0:11:12We do have gone for that, Dominic? Not in a million years. -- would
0:11:12 > 0:11:25
0:11:25 > 0:11:30I can't believe he thought he would The pack of reds has been dislodged.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33The black will be available to both corners fairly soon. Can just get
0:11:33 > 0:11:43position on one of the reds around the black spot, he will be in
0:11:43 > 0:12:09
0:12:09 > 0:12:18He is not on his intended red. He may have been playing for the red
0:12:18 > 0:12:28to the left of the black to play a cannon on it. If the any possible
0:12:28 > 0:12:41
0:12:41 > 0:12:45red is the one next to the cue ball If you could have played that with
0:12:45 > 0:12:55her little West pace you would have a chance of the pocket accepting
0:12:55 > 0:13:03
0:13:03 > 0:13:07yet. -- little less pace. Both Sometimes out there you are better
0:13:07 > 0:13:10off not have any chance. When you miss if you you get a little bit
0:13:10 > 0:13:20unsettled in the chair, as if your opponent doesn't give you anything
0:13:20 > 0:13:36
0:13:36 > 0:13:46to go at you feel exactly the same Once again, not a favourable set of
0:13:46 > 0:13:56
0:13:56 > 0:13:59balls. The pink and black are Ding put so much of his
0:13:59 > 0:14:06concentration into the position, it was very tricky, he forgot about
0:14:06 > 0:14:16the pot. Wanted to clear those reds round the black spot and now he has
0:14:16 > 0:14:18
0:14:18 > 0:14:26At the end of one of the frames this afternoon where he was
0:14:26 > 0:14:30actually safe, he missed the brown just like that. He did square on
0:14:30 > 0:14:40the other jaw of the pocket at that time he overcut it. The same kind
0:14:40 > 0:14:42
0:14:42 > 0:14:47of angle. I don't know whether it Maybe just had one eye on the
0:14:47 > 0:14:57positional shot there. He will know why he missed it, that is the
0:14:57 > 0:14:57
0:14:57 > 0:15:38Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
0:15:38 > 0:15:46A few chances for both players at the start of this match, the first
0:15:46 > 0:15:56three frames were 100, a hundred and 64, and 124. We haven't had
0:15:56 > 0:16:05
0:16:05 > 0:16:09that so far. A good chance here of If you wanted to bring the three
0:16:09 > 0:16:17reds into play, pot the red and cannon into the pink, should leave
0:16:17 > 0:16:25him position on the black and possibly the pink as well. Alas one
0:16:25 > 0:16:35is a plant into the corner. He is having a look. He'd like to cannon
0:16:35 > 0:16:56
0:16:56 > 0:17:06the red rather than the pink, if he Didn't go in the middle, to say the
0:17:06 > 0:17:22
0:17:22 > 0:17:30least. A good bit harder that would He is asking our referee, from
0:17:30 > 0:17:34Malta, to clean the cue ball. He has got a red in the baulk area but
0:17:34 > 0:17:44has got options to pot the blue and Swindon White round the table for
0:17:44 > 0:17:56
0:17:56 > 0:18:06those three reds down to the pink He could have dropped that red and
0:18:06 > 0:18:11
0:18:11 > 0:18:21still be on the brown. A good Bad contact. Sometimes the bad pun
0:18:21 > 0:18:32
0:18:32 > 0:18:42cat -- contracts are very Mark Selby has got the first head
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0:18:46 > 0:18:51of steam up in the second session. Both these players have made any
0:18:51 > 0:19:01mistakes but if Mark Selby can pot this black he will be safe. Barring
0:19:01 > 0:19:14
0:19:14 > 0:19:24snookers. In goes. The audience The worst place, so play the yellow
0:19:24 > 0:19:47
0:19:47 > 0:19:57this time. He will be playing for Shame he doesn't take the pink
0:19:57 > 0:20:12
0:20:12 > 0:20:22because there would still be a This was the rudimentary brown he
0:20:22 > 0:20:38
0:20:38 > 0:20:48Judge that one well. Exhibition shot by Mark Selby. That really did
0:20:48 > 0:20:58
0:20:58 > 0:21:05leap off that cushion. A positional He really didn't matter what
0:21:05 > 0:21:10happened there, more than safe in the frame. Mark Selby reduces the
0:21:10 > 0:21:14lead to a single frame. You may have heard somebody's
0:21:14 > 0:21:18mobile phone go off at the start of that frame and it may have given
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Ding Junhui cause to remember he might not even have been in the
0:21:21 > 0:21:31final of the phone hadn't gone off in the deciding frame of his
0:21:31 > 0:21:40
0:21:40 > 0:21:45Surely a mobile phone hasn't gone off. That is terrible. You could
0:21:45 > 0:21:49lose a match in worst circumstances, to see or hear a mobile phone go
0:21:49 > 0:21:53off just as you strike the cue ball. I feel very if sorry for Stephen
0:21:53 > 0:21:57Lee. That man was asked to leave the
0:21:57 > 0:22:01arena very quickly after that. Back to tonight and Mark Selby has won
0:22:01 > 0:22:05the first frame of this session. What did you make of that?
0:22:05 > 0:22:08At the end he settled down very quickly and started showing a
0:22:08 > 0:22:14couple of exhibition shot. Ding will be a little bit concerned, not
0:22:14 > 0:22:16too bothered but he did have a couple of early chances and it is
0:22:16 > 0:22:26imperative for both players to settle down and get off to a good
0:22:26 > 0:22:32start. A couple of early chances. Ding didn't take them. Selby won
0:22:32 > 0:22:36the first frame with a good break earlier and again now. Is it easy
0:22:36 > 0:22:40to see the interval as a fresh that and treated as a brand-new match?
0:22:40 > 0:22:45Like anything else, if you are on the winning run you don't want the
0:22:45 > 0:22:55interval to come but if you're losing it can't come quick enough.
0:22:55 > 0:22:56
0:22:57 > 0:23:03Important to get a good start. The frames can go away from the as you
0:23:03 > 0:23:06mentioned in the studio, and it is about momentum. Once you get moving
0:23:06 > 0:23:16out there begin get a lot easier and when you are struggling it is a
0:23:16 > 0:23:20
0:23:20 > 0:23:27Ding would be very pleased with the way the session went this afternoon.
0:23:28 > 0:23:37Selby, a little bit disappointed. 63 if you lose the first round, it
0:23:38 > 0:23:41
0:23:41 > 0:23:46is a different ask. -- 6-3. always set yourself little tasks
0:23:46 > 0:23:49and I am sure Mark Selby coming at this evening knowing he would be
0:23:49 > 0:23:59playing four frames before the mid- session interval would have it in
0:23:59 > 0:24:12
0:24:12 > 0:24:22his mind to to win them 3-1 to Raced off the side cushion with the
0:24:22 > 0:24:39
0:24:39 > 0:24:44That is the easiest line of escape for Mark Selby but he needs to be
0:24:44 > 0:24:47careful with the pace of this, a little shelf or four reds. If
0:24:47 > 0:24:57you're going to cannon to at the same time you might just slide of
0:24:57 > 0:25:05
0:25:05 > 0:25:10them, maybe leave the red on that Mark Selby has decided to play for
0:25:10 > 0:25:20this bottom red instead. I wasn't sure if he had enough angle to play
0:25:20 > 0:25:43
0:25:43 > 0:25:53Missed judged that one. Wanted to be tight on the back cushion behind
0:25:53 > 0:25:55
0:25:55 > 0:26:00the yellow. A good food short of pace there. -- foot. Not sure what
0:26:00 > 0:26:10mark is looking at. He may have seen some type of plant. -- What
0:26:10 > 0:26:26
0:26:26 > 0:26:36Another one of his Paul shot. -- Clipped off the other red in the
0:26:36 > 0:26:48
0:26:48 > 0:26:56corner. It is the roll up this time. A little bit more awkward from the
0:26:56 > 0:27:06previous time. When it Ding snookered Mark Selby. A few reds
0:27:06 > 0:27:06
0:27:06 > 0:27:09available on either side of the I fear my first line is wrong here
0:27:09 > 0:27:14but that is the sort of path he will try. Gone the other side of
0:27:14 > 0:27:24the blue. I think the last line is pretty close, got is absolutely
0:27:24 > 0:27:36
0:27:36 > 0:27:46Very little room for error, perfect. A lot of left-hand side to change
0:27:46 > 0:28:02
0:28:02 > 0:28:12Another safety you would have expected would have been better.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15
0:28:15 > 0:28:25The safety play this afternoon was of a very high standard. Both
0:28:25 > 0:28:50
0:28:50 > 0:29:00The school teacher always put on my report, room for improvement. That
0:29:00 > 0:29:21
0:29:21 > 0:29:30What a great pot that was. In many respects you could say he deserved
0:29:30 > 0:29:36a better case. He can certainly put in a good safety shot here.
0:29:36 > 0:29:46Possibly behind the brown. He could play the pink and come twice across
0:29:46 > 0:30:06
0:30:07 > 0:30:10the table behind the yellow if he That is the sort of line with the
0:30:10 > 0:30:17cue ball he would be looking for. He's very good at these shots,
0:30:17 > 0:30:22normally. I don't think he will be very for off. Too much side. I
0:30:22 > 0:30:26don't think, of course he didn't think the pink was going to cannon
0:30:26 > 0:30:36a red over that bottom right-hand corner pocket so that is a mistake,
0:30:36 > 0:30:42
0:30:42 > 0:30:52He did say he was very good at those shots, Dominic, would you
0:30:52 > 0:31:21
0:31:21 > 0:31:31He's very strong in the safety Alex Higgins was no great at those.
0:31:31 > 0:31:31
0:31:31 > 0:32:55Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
0:32:55 > 0:33:04In between Alex Higgins and Steve It is the first clear cut chance
0:33:04 > 0:33:14that Ding Junhui has had in the second session. The pink is
0:33:14 > 0:33:16
0:33:16 > 0:33:26available to the middle and to the other corners. Normal be very
0:33:26 > 0:33:33
0:33:33 > 0:33:37efficient when the balls are open - Two fringe today, he had a flutter
0:33:37 > 0:33:47nine and the third frame and a 40 in the tough, but apart from that,
0:33:47 > 0:34:05
0:34:05 > 0:34:15it has been high scoring from both He has played that very nicely.
0:34:15 > 0:34:31
0:34:31 > 0:34:35That little cluster of four should You can see, he got on that red
0:34:35 > 0:34:45with the option to run the cue ball through the other reds on to the
0:34:45 > 0:34:49
0:34:49 > 0:34:59black. He will still need a few of those reds. The white looked as if
0:34:59 > 0:34:59
0:34:59 > 0:35:52Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
0:35:52 > 0:35:56it was glued to that red on the way It has not quite put him safe,
0:35:56 > 0:36:06although it got it round of applause. They can still tied the
0:36:06 > 0:36:26
0:36:26 > 0:36:36frame, with 59 points lower. -- You can see the difference. This
0:36:36 > 0:36:46
0:36:46 > 0:36:55all came about from a poor safety Quite be straight forward safety.
0:36:55 > 0:37:05He tried to get behind the yellow, he left the red on. It is a hard
0:37:05 > 0:37:26
0:37:26 > 0:37:35It is a shame, he is a little bit in between the pink and blue, he is
0:37:35 > 0:37:44taking on the more difficult green. No century, then, but that break
0:37:44 > 0:37:51from Ding Junhui has put him two frames in front again, 6-4.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55sure Ding Junhui will deal better having won that second frame of the
0:37:55 > 0:37:59second session because he did make the odd mistake in the first frame.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03And that safety shot back of the pink from Mark Selby, we can have
0:38:03 > 0:38:09another look at that because it cost him the frame and the end. I
0:38:09 > 0:38:13think what Mark Selby was trying to do was to develop the black spot is
0:38:13 > 0:38:16a rare. The normal way of playing this short would be to go thin of
0:38:16 > 0:38:24the pink but he has played a top- spin shot through the pink that a
0:38:25 > 0:38:34lot more pace. And that was the last shot that Mark Selby played in
0:38:35 > 0:38:51
0:38:51 > 0:38:57that frame. I think both of these Frame 11 of this best of 17 frames
0:38:58 > 0:39:02encounter. Getting the inner to the winning post of nine frames. Mark
0:39:02 > 0:39:12Selby is going to have to try to get back into this match pretty
0:39:12 > 0:39:14
0:39:14 > 0:39:20quickly. If he loses this frame, he will have an awful lot to do.
0:39:20 > 0:39:28has been a dramatic turnaround in the match when Ding Junhui went
0:39:28 > 0:39:38from 2-1 behind,-4-2 in front. Either of these two could run two
0:39:38 > 0:39:44
0:39:44 > 0:39:54or three frames of, quickly. He wanted to edge towards that red,
0:39:54 > 0:40:01
0:40:01 > 0:40:07the second one away from the pink This is the sort of shot he was
0:40:07 > 0:40:10trying to play it if you were to catch the red below that and
0:40:10 > 0:40:20glanced off at leaving a choice of reds for Ding Junhui, you have to
0:40:20 > 0:40:34
0:40:34 > 0:40:44take care with the shorts. -- with That was 12 of way, very quickly. -
0:40:44 > 0:41:01
0:41:01 > 0:41:11Your warned that if you miss it this time, then the frame as a war
0:41:11 > 0:41:21that to your opponent. -- the frame is awarded. It is the one on the
0:41:21 > 0:41:23
0:41:23 > 0:41:33right cushion, the one you can see. He can see both sides. He will play
0:41:33 > 0:41:50
0:41:50 > 0:42:00If that red does not, it far enough to go past the pink, he's OK. --
0:42:00 > 0:42:05
0:42:05 > 0:42:15That is probably I say for her shot than the one he previously
0:42:15 > 0:42:21
0:42:21 > 0:42:26It looks so simple to just kick off the red and get it tight on the
0:42:26 > 0:42:33cushion but on this fast cloth, it is really a good touch to play it
0:42:33 > 0:42:43like this. And you never know quite exactly what angle the cue ball is
0:42:43 > 0:42:59
0:42:59 > 0:43:02He played that shot quite well but he had to be careful because he
0:43:02 > 0:43:06could have left the red to the centre pocket, the one just above
0:43:06 > 0:43:16the cue ball. It would have been a straightforward shot into the
0:43:16 > 0:43:22
0:43:22 > 0:43:32middle with guaranteed position on the black. He hasn't quite covered
0:43:32 > 0:43:33
0:43:33 > 0:43:37the red passed the yellow on the left-hand side of the blue. He may
0:43:37 > 0:43:47go for the pot into the right corner, he is guaranteed to go at
0:43:47 > 0:43:58
0:43:58 > 0:44:08He goes for the thin one, and make something of a mess of it. He is
0:44:08 > 0:44:11
0:44:11 > 0:44:20quite fortunate. He raises his hand up to apologise. Why do you have to
0:44:20 > 0:44:28be sorry for having good luck? think Ding Junhui might take this
0:44:28 > 0:44:38on, it is going up towards the baulk area. His problem is that he
0:44:38 > 0:44:48
0:44:48 > 0:44:53He was allowing a bit too chance with the cue ball, making the shot.
0:44:53 > 0:45:02If the yellow goes he will be able to take it on and bring it down the
0:45:02 > 0:45:06table with the red to the right of the pink been the best option.
0:45:06 > 0:45:16Potting the blue is easiest but there is no future there, on the
0:45:16 > 0:45:43
0:45:43 > 0:45:51Ding Junhui is having a look at the red to the left of the one he wants
0:45:51 > 0:45:55to take here. If he plays the stun shot it might go through the gap
0:45:55 > 0:46:02and leave the cue ball nestling against the cluster. Or, he can
0:46:02 > 0:46:10screw off them, which is what he has tried to do. He thought that
0:46:10 > 0:46:20the pink would cannon clear of the pack, but it hasn't. I think in
0:46:20 > 0:46:40
0:46:40 > 0:46:46fact that will go, so, well played, He was a little short of pace,
0:46:46 > 0:46:54there, because he had potted the pink off the corner of the pocket
0:46:54 > 0:47:03instead of into the centre. It just caught the corner. Still on this
0:47:03 > 0:47:13red, he will have to spin the cue ball round, through two-cushions.
0:47:13 > 0:47:17
0:47:17 > 0:47:21Putting backspin on to it, to take the speed out of the cue ball.
0:47:21 > 0:47:31These balls look favourable but they are not, he is going to have
0:47:31 > 0:47:39
0:47:39 > 0:47:49He had very little room. Almost dead straight. And it has gone
0:47:49 > 0:47:59wrong. I pink he played to come past the red that is to the left of
0:47:59 > 0:48:05
0:48:05 > 0:48:15Those 18 points taken 30 points in front because of the six. Penalties
0:48:15 > 0:48:51
0:48:51 > 0:49:01our where, for Mark Selby. -- six I don't think that was a piece of
0:49:01 > 0:49:15
0:49:15 > 0:49:21ticker-tape. It looked like a piece Another four.S four penalties. --
0:49:21 > 0:49:31four points for penalties. Nor advantage for Ding Junhui, so it
0:49:31 > 0:49:33
0:49:33 > 0:49:43goes back. He will be in a tight position after this. Just checking
0:49:43 > 0:50:04
0:50:04 > 0:50:12whether replacement is correct or He can just get to the edge of the
0:50:12 > 0:50:22red, and the referee is having looked as well. Just a trace of
0:50:22 > 0:50:47
0:50:47 > 0:50:57swerve on the cue ball should There have been some good bouts of
0:50:57 > 0:51:08
0:51:08 > 0:51:11safety play in this match but not How often that cannon on the baulk
0:51:11 > 0:51:17makes a difference to the safety shot. You would think the
0:51:17 > 0:51:27difference from one cushion to the other on the baulk line, you would
0:51:27 > 0:51:44
0:51:44 > 0:51:48That is disappointing for Ding Junhui. Mark Selby has not potted a
0:51:48 > 0:51:57ball for over 21 minutes, so there is a chance for him to get going
0:51:57 > 0:52:04again. The black is available. There is a slight problem with
0:52:04 > 0:52:14where the blue is. He cannot get his body on to the table. He is OK.
0:52:14 > 0:52:25
0:52:25 > 0:52:35Dalmore enough. -- down low enough. He is sweeping his chalk of the
0:52:35 > 0:52:36
0:52:36 > 0:52:40table - Ryan Day does that, it is just a habit. Sometimes he white
0:52:40 > 0:52:50suit in the wrong way, in the direction of the nap, and he roughs
0:52:50 > 0:53:04
0:53:04 > 0:53:09He's down in the area of the black now, but he has gone back up for
0:53:09 > 0:53:12the blue. The first red, he was perfectly on the black. I don't
0:53:12 > 0:53:22will white's he has screwed back for the blue. He has just made it
0:53:22 > 0:53:23
0:53:23 > 0:53:30more difficult. It appeared as if the black would pot into the right
0:53:30 > 0:53:40hand, past the red, but he can certainly get on it now, to the red
0:53:40 > 0:53:45
0:53:46 > 0:53:55corner. If it is in the way, he can clear it off the pocket, now. It is
0:53:56 > 0:54:03
0:54:03 > 0:54:13always ideal to have the black That was a bit tight, that black,
0:54:13 > 0:54:17
0:54:17 > 0:54:27to be fair to him. He is having a look at it now. Getting it out of
0:54:27 > 0:54:32
0:54:32 > 0:54:42the way. He has caught other But he has not lost control of the
0:54:42 > 0:54:46
0:54:46 > 0:54:56Came to the table but the four points behind. Almost half of those
0:54:56 > 0:54:56
0:54:56 > 0:55:53Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
0:55:53 > 0:56:03It is a big frame. He does not want Perfect example of could cue ball
0:56:03 > 0:56:07
0:56:07 > 0:56:17control from Mark Selby -- good cue ball control. He has not been in
0:56:17 > 0:56:35
0:56:35 > 0:56:44We have seen an abundance of good breaks in this final, so far. Mark
0:56:44 > 0:56:54started us off with 103, another break of 124, but only for the, in
0:56:54 > 0:56:58
0:56:58 > 0:57:08the 5th, but we have seen breaks of Did you ever call the bingo, at one
0:57:08 > 0:57:33
0:57:33 > 0:57:43Just this black and one more red required and he has another frame
0:57:43 > 0:57:50
0:57:50 > 0:57:55That is perfect. 42 ahead, there will only be for 25 remaining if he
0:57:55 > 0:58:01can pot this red. That was a good break from Mark Selby. Ding Junhui
0:58:01 > 0:58:11had the first opportunity when he made a mistake. He has punished him,
0:58:11 > 0:58:15
0:58:15 > 0:58:25as he must do. Can he see a century? This was surprising from
0:58:25 > 0:58:32
0:58:32 > 0:58:42Ding Junhui. I expected him to pot Good shot. The green is the only
0:58:42 > 0:58:49
0:58:49 > 0:58:59obstacle now to putting in another A little thick, there. What angle
0:58:59 > 0:59:00
0:59:00 > 0:59:05does he have won the screen? -- on this green? Unfortunate. Never mind.
0:59:05 > 0:59:15Excellent break from Mark Selby of 91. It is a frame back and reduces
0:59:15 > 0:59:19
0:59:19 > 0:59:23Mark Selby really is a fighter. Really punishing Ding Junhui for
0:59:23 > 0:59:28those mistakes. Only one mistake he made, went for
0:59:28 > 0:59:34a long red there you would expect him to pot nine times out of 10.
0:59:34 > 0:59:41But he missed it. Mark Selby hadn't really had a chance since the frame
0:59:41 > 0:59:47before. That was top class. Look like he was going to make his third
0:59:47 > 0:59:51century but wasn't to be. The match is back on. Since the interval they
0:59:51 > 0:59:57have been alternating frames. At this stage, he would your money be
0:59:58 > 1:00:03on? It is a hard one to call. Ding would have come in tonight, going
1:00:03 > 1:00:07back to the make session interval ahead and he still on target for
1:00:07 > 1:00:17that to -- mid-session. To turning out to be a male --
1:00:17 > 1:00:29
1:00:29 > 1:00:39All the frames are important, but as you get closer to that magic
1:00:39 > 1:00:39
1:00:39 > 1:00:46number of 9th, the pressure does get a bit harder for both players.
1:00:46 > 1:00:52The importance of every frame it seems to be bigger but it is not.
1:00:52 > 1:01:02If Ding won this frame he would be very happy. If he loses it you
1:01:02 > 1:01:07
1:01:07 > 1:01:17would have to fancy Mark Selby. A good match. Not a lot between them.
1:01:17 > 1:01:17
1:01:17 > 1:01:27Ding has twice gone two frames in front. Paid to back each time. --
1:01:27 > 1:01:30
1:01:30 > 1:01:36Mark Selby won the first and third frame to lead 2-1. But he has
1:01:36 > 1:01:46either drawn up level all been behind since that. He is the one
1:01:46 > 1:02:01
1:02:01 > 1:02:11A good use the word careless very often in commentary but that was a
1:02:11 > 1:02:13
1:02:13 > 1:02:23bad mistake to allow Mark Selby a Look at the way these reds are. A
1:02:23 > 1:02:27
1:02:28 > 1:02:31Very easy to just lose your mind sometimes in situations like this.
1:02:31 > 1:02:37He just let it run away to the possibility you come when the frame
1:02:38 > 1:02:47from here. Instead of keeping your mind in the present, just a lack to
1:02:48 > 1:02:51
1:02:51 > 1:03:01wonder a little. What a let off for Ding. -- just allow it to wander a
1:03:01 > 1:03:26
1:03:26 > 1:03:36His tip right at the top of the cue ball imparting top spin on. Black
1:03:36 > 1:04:01
1:04:01 > 1:04:11Slightly over done that. I think he wanted to get the red away from the
1:04:11 > 1:04:18
1:04:18 > 1:04:28Could have done with being an inch further down towards us, make the
1:04:28 > 1:04:32
1:04:32 > 1:04:42shot a lot easier. Having to go Straight into the pink, it spread
1:04:42 > 1:04:45
1:04:45 > 1:04:49the reds out and hold the cue ball That is a dream that split a for
1:04:50 > 1:04:59Ding. He wouldn't have played that shot had he not been wrongly on the
1:05:00 > 1:05:08
1:05:08 > 1:05:13blue. Where is that cue ball? That could be a huge slice of luck
1:05:13 > 1:05:18for Ding. Completely missed judged how fit he was cannoning that
1:05:18 > 1:05:27second red. He thought he would screw into a red and cannon it much
1:05:27 > 1:05:37thinner. Nearly doomed to failure there. Back in with a good shout
1:05:37 > 1:05:41
1:05:41 > 1:05:51out. The black is available into A choice of reds to either black
1:05:51 > 1:06:00
1:06:00 > 1:06:10That was well played. That could have gone wrong. But a lot of
1:06:10 > 1:06:38
1:06:38 > 1:06:45Ding will be devastated if he doesn't win this frame. Haven't got
1:06:45 > 1:06:55a better chance than this, when Selby was in, missed that red in
1:06:55 > 1:07:11
1:07:11 > 1:07:21the corner pocket. Thinking about That is really a bread and butter
1:07:21 > 1:07:21
1:07:21 > 1:08:56Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
1:08:56 > 1:09:06Certainly having the cue ball Just watch his cue action now. Very
1:09:06 > 1:09:10
1:09:10 > 1:09:20central. The cue is right in the middle. Central sighting for him,
1:09:20 > 1:09:23
1:09:23 > 1:09:33which is pretty common for young Everybody's site is different but
1:09:33 > 1:09:49
1:09:49 > 1:09:56not many have got a cue action like Just have a look at his cue action,
1:09:56 > 1:10:03he has this sort of double Paul's. He pauses the tip that the white
1:10:03 > 1:10:13ball. Brings the back and back before striking, pauses again. Then
1:10:13 > 1:10:35
1:10:35 > 1:10:43he strikes the cue ball. As Good As He wouldn't be changing his cue
1:10:43 > 1:10:49action a lot. The interval coming up. Another chance for a century
1:10:49 > 1:10:59break. We could have had won in the previous two frames but both
1:10:59 > 1:10:59
1:10:59 > 1:11:04players broke down. Ding on 83, Mark Selby on 91. This will beat
1:11:04 > 1:11:14Ding's first century of the tournament. Hard to believe as well
1:11:14 > 1:11:53
1:11:53 > 1:12:03Centuries are not everything, of One of the few players that play
1:12:03 > 1:12:37
1:12:37 > 1:12:47that with top spin and run inside. They love a century. It is like
1:12:47 > 1:13:03
1:13:03 > 1:13:07A trick shot on the black, 124. He is -- he has opened up two-frame
1:13:07 > 1:13:13gap once more. Mark Selby couldn't wait to get out.
1:13:13 > 1:13:17This session has been shared two frames each and that preserves the
1:13:17 > 1:13:21Ding's two-frame advantage. He only needs two more now to be crowned
1:13:21 > 1:13:28Welsh Open champion. That seemed like a really important frame. A
1:13:28 > 1:13:35very big difference at this stage of the match between 7-5 and 6-6.
1:13:35 > 1:13:43Mark Selby would have been saying I can win the session 3-1, go out at
1:13:43 > 1:13:51mid-session, six have and six. Bash s 6-6. The frame before Ding missed
1:13:51 > 1:13:54an easy red, and in this one Mark Selby missed a real bad red. Ding
1:13:55 > 1:14:00played up and make a frame-winning break with that opportunity. Very
1:14:00 > 1:14:05evenly poised, but it will be Ding happy of the two.
1:14:05 > 1:14:09If you make a mistake at this level you get punished. It has been
1:14:09 > 1:14:14terrific. The final has been great from start to finish. Dominic went
1:14:14 > 1:14:19on about it, only two frames with no breaks, every other frame has
1:14:19 > 1:14:24had a big break in it. Very high quality stuff.
1:14:24 > 1:14:28Lots of people popping in and out of their snooker here in Newport
1:14:28 > 1:14:34put the most popular visitor has been Ray Reardon, the greatest
1:14:34 > 1:14:37Welsh snooker player of all-time. He is still going strong
1:14:37 > 1:14:47approaching his 80th birthday and he has been reminiscing about his
1:14:47 > 1:15:07
1:15:07 > 1:15:12I was looking forward to it. For many reasons. And later on when the
1:15:12 > 1:15:22audience canoe, even when it was empty, this takes me back a few
1:15:22 > 1:15:56
1:15:56 > 1:16:01It was a good area, south Wales was I paid my pocket money, loser pays,
1:16:01 > 1:16:06and if you lose eight claims on the trot you asking for the week so you
1:16:06 > 1:16:14learn to play quitted quickly. The goal, to be something, do something.
1:16:14 > 1:16:20He didn't miss out a marathon. He played all your other sports, I
1:16:20 > 1:16:25work down the mines, you'd make the time. As soon as it was 7 o'clock
1:16:25 > 1:16:32on Friday, Saturday night, I would say way you are going drinking?
1:16:32 > 1:16:36They would tell may and I said I will be there at 9 o'clock. And I
1:16:36 > 1:16:46had two hours in the billiard hall. Stay at 9 o'clock, a couple of
1:16:46 > 1:16:46
1:16:46 > 1:17:30Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
1:17:30 > 1:17:40Six times world champion, absolute legend of the game, her class act.
1:17:40 > 1:17:40
1:17:40 > 1:17:45He was one of the four Super Probably the best Welsh snooker
1:17:45 > 1:17:55player ever. Probably the third or 4th best player in history, done
1:17:55 > 1:18:17
1:18:17 > 1:18:251976 they split the World Championships. He came out with a
1:18:25 > 1:18:29cloak on, the Dracula cloak. And there was an aura about him. Apart
1:18:30 > 1:18:34from he was beaten everybody easy most of the time in the World
1:18:34 > 1:18:44Championships, there was just him. He did have a great sense of humour
1:18:44 > 1:18:52
1:18:52 > 1:19:00anyway. He was a great ambassador Your guess is as good as mine as to
1:19:00 > 1:19:07what he will play now. He said when you get a bit older the butterflies
1:19:08 > 1:19:11get bigger in the stomach. And that more or less sums sitter, he
1:19:11 > 1:19:21recognised he was and 80 min any more tournaments and didn't want to
1:19:21 > 1:19:32
1:19:32 > 1:19:38hang about. -- it wasn't going to I love the game, yes, but you have
1:19:38 > 1:19:43got to be good to start with. I couldn't help a young person coming
1:19:43 > 1:19:53along because I am not a coach. I am just an expert who has certain
1:19:53 > 1:20:16
1:20:17 > 1:20:23I am more of an aggressive player, he was also very aggressive but the
1:20:23 > 1:20:29tactician. I probably never really thought about it, I was just
1:20:29 > 1:20:34interested in potting balls and I needed to maybe learn that side of
1:20:34 > 1:20:44the game because the thing that wasn't going my way of liking, and
1:20:44 > 1:21:12
1:21:12 > 1:21:17leads a back-up plan. Another phase I turned pro when I was 35. They
1:21:17 > 1:21:23are younger. When I was there rage I could pot anything. Just like
1:21:23 > 1:21:28they can. Everybody has done this. But instead of doing it in your
1:21:28 > 1:21:34billiard hall, here they are doing it on the television as
1:21:34 > 1:21:39professionals. Playing for money, big stakes. And you see they are
1:21:39 > 1:21:42attacking, the game has changed that way. It is an aggressive game.
1:21:42 > 1:21:48The balls open up more than they used to because they are lighter.
1:21:48 > 1:21:57The idea is get them open. When you go into the pack their it open like
1:21:57 > 1:22:02roses. It is easier. It may be easier to pot the balls and make
1:22:02 > 1:22:12breaks all the time. But if it is easy to pot them, it is harder to
1:22:12 > 1:22:20
1:22:20 > 1:22:29What about Wilson, he had a bad eye and he could pot anything?
1:22:29 > 1:22:33Wonderful player. They all come and play here now which is wonderful.
1:22:33 > 1:22:37He has been very important to watch snooker, the best player to come
1:22:37 > 1:22:42out of the country and somebody people look up to and still do. It
1:22:42 > 1:22:52is not just winning, it is how he carried those titles and help the
1:22:52 > 1:23:06
1:23:06 > 1:23:16The area is very fortunate they have Mark. Look at the Young ones
1:23:16 > 1:23:16
1:23:17 > 1:23:22around. Very good. The conditions are ideal for playing. Young people
1:23:22 > 1:23:32can come in and play. The standard overall is high. They could produce
1:23:32 > 1:23:39
1:23:39 > 1:23:49I just do what I want to do, you can't have a better life than I
1:23:49 > 1:23:50
1:23:50 > 1:24:00have. If it rains a place snooker, if it is sunny I play golf. I wine
1:24:00 > 1:24:05
1:24:05 > 1:24:08and dine in between. And try to get What a great man, really is one of
1:24:08 > 1:24:11a kind. You played against him towards the end of his professional
1:24:11 > 1:24:17career. A couple of matches and I am
1:24:17 > 1:24:21pleased to say he did get his fangs into me. What a legend. You must
1:24:21 > 1:24:25have learnt so much from being able to play someone like him. Quite
1:24:25 > 1:24:31funny Abbey and when he said I can't see any more, the end of the
1:24:31 > 1:24:38table, and he would move the ball a couple of inches. But he kept
1:24:38 > 1:24:42nicking them as thin as he wanted, a fantastic legend.
1:24:42 > 1:24:47The Welsh Open has become a real fixture on the sporting calendar
1:24:47 > 1:24:53here in Newport in recent years. Newport is a city with a growing
1:24:53 > 1:25:03sporting reputation. Dominic Dale has been out in a -- -- out and
1:25:03 > 1:25:06
1:25:06 > 1:25:11about to see what is on offer in We have seen a fairly radical
1:25:11 > 1:25:16transformation over the past decade in terms of sport within the city.
1:25:16 > 1:25:20Obviously we have got a good cultural heritage. If you look at
1:25:20 > 1:25:24Newport rugby club, Newport County, great history. In the past few
1:25:24 > 1:25:28years since we had the velodrome and the International Sports
1:25:28 > 1:25:34Village things have been on the up and we had the Ryder Cup, one of
1:25:34 > 1:25:41the most successful affair in the history tournament, and a lot of
1:25:41 > 1:25:50good vibes about sport in the City. One of the most successful ever in
1:25:50 > 1:25:53the tournament history. Europe have won the Ryder Cup. To win it in
1:25:53 > 1:25:57such a dramatic fashion has been a boost to the resort. We read
1:25:57 > 1:26:01overnight from being the UK's leading golf and business
1:26:01 > 1:26:08destination to a global brand so we have seen visitors come from all
1:26:08 > 1:26:12over the world since. On this course they wanted to go out and
1:26:12 > 1:26:16replicate that fantastic pot from Graham McDowell and when they get
1:26:16 > 1:26:23to the next hole, the 17th, they imagine those scenes when the
1:26:23 > 1:26:26crowds invaded degree and we saw such joyous European celebrations.
1:26:26 > 1:26:36It is not just the Celtic Manor that has seen the benefits of the
1:26:36 > 1:26:46
1:26:46 > 1:26:50Ryder Cup. The legacy the event We have got a nine-hole course, and
1:26:50 > 1:26:54that has been really important because a lot of youngsters
1:26:54 > 1:27:04wouldn't even dream of giving up golf have been engaged about taking
1:27:04 > 1:27:25
1:27:25 > 1:27:34This is the Newport International Sports Village, home to the Wales
1:27:34 > 1:27:38National Velodrome. I don't think anybody could have predicted how
1:27:38 > 1:27:44important cycling would be to ignore just Newport put Wales and
1:27:44 > 1:27:49the UK. We are looking forward to the Olympics. Team GB he will be
1:27:49 > 1:27:54based in the training camp at the velodrome, a real high-profile
1:27:54 > 1:28:00sport. As well as being home to the velodrome this state-of-the-art
1:28:00 > 1:28:05facility houses the city's football team, Newport County. Fantastic
1:28:06 > 1:28:13club on and off the pitch. The day I walked in the supporters have
1:28:13 > 1:28:17been first class. Well-supported club, loyal. Some tough times,
1:28:17 > 1:28:27almost went out of existence in the past and that brings people
1:28:27 > 1:28:30
1:28:30 > 1:28:34together, that Solidarity is what We are moving into a new era here
1:28:34 > 1:28:38at the Dragons. Sometimes it is quite tough but certainly when we
1:28:38 > 1:28:44finished off last season there was a buzz and we have managed to get a
1:28:44 > 1:28:49few of our guys into the Welsh team recently. The appeal of our
1:28:49 > 1:28:55national sport is not diminishing. Part of that new era has involved a
1:28:55 > 1:28:58stadium redevelopment. It is the best ground in Wales. Come and
1:28:58 > 1:29:04watch rugby if you want to watch two Welsh teams have been a local
1:29:04 > 1:29:10derby. Fantastic atmosphere. This place is renowned for fans of the
1:29:10 > 1:29:15sport. Very passionate group of spectators, and the players really
1:29:15 > 1:29:19respond, not just our players, plays to come here think this is a
1:29:19 > 1:29:24great place to play rugby. Just a short walk across the river has
1:29:24 > 1:29:28been our home for the week, at the Newport Centre. Since 2005 the
1:29:28 > 1:29:34Welsh Open has hated -- hosted a great and good of our game and
1:29:34 > 1:29:39looks like it is here to stay. are delighted to announce a new
1:29:39 > 1:29:43sponsorship deal. It is another important, another piece of icing
1:29:44 > 1:29:47on the sporting cake, another thing to say Newport is a sporting city,
1:29:47 > 1:29:57we are delighted to be able to hosted and bring the big names of
1:29:57 > 1:29:59
1:29:59 > 1:30:05One of the benefits we have got is having so many facilities where we
1:30:05 > 1:30:10can host these events, and that makes a big difference. So, very
1:30:10 > 1:30:15soon another great sporting champion will be crowned in Newport.
1:30:15 > 1:30:21Coming up, but last session of the Welsh Open final. Ding Junhui is
1:30:22 > 1:30:31leading and needs just two more frames to win. Mark Selby may have
1:30:32 > 1:30:37
1:30:37 > 1:30:43Darren Morgan: Am sure everyone is looking forward to the conclusion
1:30:43 > 1:30:50of this match because the standard this evening has been top draw. All
1:30:50 > 1:30:55day we have had some sizable bricks, excellent safety shots. I think
1:30:55 > 1:31:05this match could go all the way. I think Ding Junhui will be pleased
1:31:05 > 1:31:12
1:31:12 > 1:31:18to be in front, because Mark Selby Mark Selby just can't afford any
1:31:18 > 1:31:28more careless shots. That might be one straight away. Ding Junhui will
1:31:28 > 1:31:46
1:31:46 > 1:31:54be taken this on into the middle. - That is another good pot. Every
1:31:54 > 1:32:04time he has had an opportunity, apart from one long pots, he has
1:32:04 > 1:32:14got it. What a great pot that walls. Ideally he would like to get on to
1:32:14 > 1:32:28
1:32:28 > 1:32:38He knew what ever happened it was This is an excellent opportunity to
1:32:38 > 1:32:56
1:32:56 > 1:33:06A little bit short of speed, but he won't be too bothered. He can play
1:33:06 > 1:33:07
1:33:07 > 1:33:17this into the cluster. She will be disturbing some other reds. -- he
1:33:17 > 1:33:26
1:33:26 > 1:33:36He has played that perfectly. the pack to come back out for the
1:33:36 > 1:33:40
1:33:40 > 1:33:48black. We couldn't have played it He is one of the best break-
1:33:48 > 1:33:58builders in the game. He can let his head dropped if the game is not
1:33:58 > 1:34:35
1:34:35 > 1:34:39There might be some value of him playing of the blue into the pink
1:34:39 > 1:34:49full-ball. He has gone a little bit thinner than he would like on this
1:34:49 > 1:35:03
1:35:03 > 1:35:09He is all right, he can get through to the one on the centre. He would
1:35:09 > 1:35:13prefer it the pot into the pocket. He spent a lot of time looking at
1:35:13 > 1:35:18the pack knowing that he was going to push the red towards the left-
1:35:18 > 1:35:28hand corner. He is very close to not being able to play it. The
1:35:28 > 1:35:44
1:35:44 > 1:35:54That is well played. He could not get on the blue so he has decided
1:35:54 > 1:36:07
1:36:07 > 1:36:17to go up for the green or yellow. He wants to be inside that circle.
1:36:17 > 1:36:55
1:36:55 > 1:37:05I have actually got one right! I am You can see how similar the number
1:37:05 > 1:37:24
1:37:24 > 1:37:34of balls potted and points scored He is not on a red here. He could
1:37:34 > 1:37:44play at double as a shot to nothing. Catching the first read has put all
1:37:44 > 1:37:47
1:37:47 > 1:37:57the red Sea. -- all of the reds at so they can be potted. This could
1:37:57 > 1:38:10
1:38:10 > 1:38:15be a change of fortunes for Mark He still could do because that was
1:38:15 > 1:38:20an unbelievable pot! Back on the black perfectly. He has played that
1:38:20 > 1:38:27absolutely perfectly. This has been a great standard. Right into the
1:38:27 > 1:38:37heart of the pocket, Darren, as well. Never even touched decide.
1:38:37 > 1:39:12
1:39:12 > 1:39:22But weights, do we have another? A The way both these great young
1:39:22 > 1:39:22
1:39:22 > 1:39:32players have played, it is unlikely that we will go to eat frames all.
1:39:32 > 1:40:02
1:40:02 > 1:40:12APPLAUSE. That was the black badly-needed.
1:40:12 > 1:40:21
1:40:21 > 1:40:31This is definitely Ding Junhui Apart from two frames, there have
1:40:31 > 1:40:42
1:40:42 > 1:40:52been big breaks in every frame by This was the catalyst of this
1:40:52 > 1:40:53
1:40:53 > 1:40:58frame-winning break. That kept it going. That is just about perfect!
1:40:58 > 1:41:08We said he was one of the best in the world that break-building and
1:41:08 > 1:41:35
1:41:35 > 1:41:44There is Mark Selby's wife looking on and some Chinese supporters in
1:41:44 > 1:41:54front. I don't know if Mark is going to produce one of those
1:41:54 > 1:41:57
1:41:57 > 1:42:03famous comebacks that he has done This has been another wonderful
1:42:03 > 1:42:13exhibition of break-building from Ding Junhui. He has only had two
1:42:13 > 1:42:37
1:42:37 > 1:42:47centuries in this tournament, both 124 and the last game, and a
1:42:47 > 1:43:09
1:43:09 > 1:43:14Ding Junhui has just won two on the Brilliant from Ding Junhui.
1:43:14 > 1:43:18Centuries in the last two frames. What a time to pull out to
1:43:18 > 1:43:26incredible breaks like that? When you need to produce your best to
1:43:26 > 1:43:31march on, he has found the best game of his. It is just that ramrod
1:43:31 > 1:43:35straight to action of his that is standing out. Full credit to him.
1:43:35 > 1:43:40Mark Selby does have this reputation for making big comebacks.
1:43:40 > 1:43:45He made a comeback from exactly the score down from Ronnie O'Sullivan
1:43:45 > 1:43:52in 2008 to win the title. What chance of doing that again?
1:43:52 > 1:43:57certainly will not give up, but I don't think Mark Selby one of the
1:43:57 > 1:44:04Welsh, Ronnie lost it that night. I don't think Ding Junhui will do
1:44:05 > 1:44:08that. If he is given a chance, Ding Junhui will take them. Ding Junhui
1:44:08 > 1:44:14has played some brilliant stuff in the last couple of frames and this
1:44:14 > 1:44:17long red was really special. Absolutely. He knew that if you
1:44:17 > 1:44:22screw de cue ball the way she did there he did not leave anything on,
1:44:22 > 1:44:27so there was not too much pressure on that, especially given the
1:44:27 > 1:44:34scoreline. He was so confident in his cue action that he would pop
1:44:34 > 1:44:39that all that he took it on uncured the table. So, his Ding Junhui on
1:44:39 > 1:44:49the eve of his first Welsh Open title? Darren and Willie can tell
1:44:49 > 1:44:51
1:44:51 > 1:45:01WILL LEITCH: As I mentioned in the previous frame, Mark Selby has come
1:45:01 > 1:45:11
1:45:11 > 1:45:17This could be the start of the come back! Look how confident he was
1:45:17 > 1:45:27going for that read. He expected to get that one, looked a perfectly it
1:45:27 > 1:45:57
1:45:57 > 1:46:07The only thing we have not had this week is a maximum break, although
1:46:07 > 1:46:07
1:46:07 > 1:47:26Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
1:47:26 > 1:47:32You could not write The Script for this, could chew, Willie? It has
1:47:32 > 1:47:42been brilliant all day. I am not sure if he can miss the pack and
1:47:42 > 1:47:42
1:47:42 > 1:48:26Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
1:48:26 > 1:48:31He did miss Hick that by quite a margin, but it has done him a
1:48:31 > 1:48:41favour because he now has the cannon onto the pink. He wasn't
1:48:41 > 1:48:48
1:48:48 > 1:48:58looking at our script! No maximum I These have got to go well. It is
1:48:58 > 1:49:02looking OK at the moment, but not any more. They have gone awkward.
1:49:02 > 1:49:12They stick lovely, you would have thought he would have been on two
1:49:12 > 1:49:15
1:49:15 > 1:49:25with three reds, but he is just on Good recovery, well played. But was
1:49:25 > 1:49:49
1:49:49 > 1:49:59Again, it was only half a chance when he came to the table, but he
1:49:59 > 1:50:02
1:50:02 > 1:50:12has turned it into a frame winner. He is nigh perfect on these two
1:50:12 > 1:50:34
1:50:34 > 1:50:44Surely we can have three centuries on the trot! That was frame ball.
1:50:44 > 1:50:44
1:50:44 > 1:52:23Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
1:52:23 > 1:52:30This has been absolutely first class. Congratulations Mark Selby!
1:52:30 > 1:52:40A smile to the crowd. You could see him grinning up to his wife there.
1:52:40 > 1:52:48
1:52:48 > 1:52:58His 4th century of the tournament. I am not biased. He is from
1:52:58 > 1:52:58
1:52:58 > 1:53:41Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
1:53:41 > 1:53:50This is the red he needs, and it has gone in! Matthew Stevens at the
1:53:50 > 1:53:58moment could be watching at home. It is �100,000... it is �1,000 for
1:53:58 > 1:54:05the highest break. If he clears up, he will pinch it off him. A
1:54:05 > 1:54:14possible break-up hundred and 45 on. He has a tricky pink across the top
1:54:14 > 1:54:24cushion. But you would have to fancy him. If only he had played
1:54:24 > 1:54:44
1:54:44 > 1:54:54for the black instead of that blue, If he is straight on the blue, he
1:54:54 > 1:55:15
1:55:15 > 1:55:20could be in trouble. He just has Well, he missed a black like this
1:55:20 > 1:55:27and the actor and as -- afternoon session, I don't think you will
1:55:27 > 1:55:35miss this! That is one at his best ever breaks. A magnificent break of
1:55:35 > 1:55:43145! His wife, Vicky, looks on. He is getting back into the game now.
1:55:43 > 1:55:49He is only two frames behind. Darren, that was pure class. We had
1:55:49 > 1:55:52a laugh at the start when you call for the maximum after the first red
1:55:52 > 1:56:01he potted, but if he hadn't gone down for that blue, it might have
1:56:01 > 1:56:04been on. The break was unbelievable. This crowd is over the moon.
1:56:04 > 1:56:09I don't want to be picky when we have just seen the highest break of
1:56:09 > 1:56:15the tournament so far, but if he had only known and gone for the
1:56:15 > 1:56:18black instead of the blue we could have had a maximum on our hands.
1:56:18 > 1:56:27Because only on the six to read that he was going for the blue, so
1:56:28 > 1:56:33he would have no idea he was going for it. That was a tremendous break.
1:56:33 > 1:56:40Ding Junhui might be pleased about that because I'm sure Mark Selby
1:56:40 > 1:56:50was getting cancer near the end. But is probably wide Mark Selby
1:56:50 > 1:57:03
1:57:03 > 1:57:08The ability to do that at that stage... psychology seems to be
1:57:08 > 1:57:12massive in snooker. Would it be right to say that in a strange way
1:57:12 > 1:57:18the mike -- the pressure might be off Mark Selby now because he knows
1:57:18 > 1:57:22when he is really up against it, he can chance his arm and Becks, as he
1:57:22 > 1:57:27showed their he was smiling the whole way through it. At the moment
1:57:27 > 1:57:33Mark Selby cannot believe he will win this match, but if he wins one
1:57:33 > 1:57:40more frame he will believe that he can win it. There was not much
1:57:40 > 1:57:45pressure on him there, so we has the freedom. That has really got
1:57:45 > 1:57:52the crowd going. Mark Selby has saved his best for when he needed
1:57:52 > 1:58:02it most. He is now trailing by two frames. Ding Junhui needs just one
1:58:02 > 1:58:16
1:58:16 > 1:58:26Willie Thorne: The crowd you want this match to continue. They are
1:58:26 > 1:58:35
1:58:35 > 1:58:45There might be a plant and his right hand corner. They are not
1:58:45 > 1:58:45
1:58:45 > 1:58:55close enough. He will try to, somehow, turn it -- turn this into
1:58:55 > 1:59:13
1:59:13 > 1:59:23Very, very good shot. One of the best shots of the evening. Unlucky
1:59:23 > 1:59:29
1:59:29 > 1:59:39One thing for certain, Ding Junhui will have butterflies at eight
1:59:39 > 2:00:10
2:00:11 > 2:00:20The black is relatively safe, but the pink is in the open. The breaks
2:00:21 > 2:00:21
2:00:21 > 2:00:31have been building on every frame. Surely we can continue that
2:00:31 > 2:00:49
2:00:49 > 2:00:53It has been fantastic stuff. He has been a little bit unfortunate there.
2:00:53 > 2:00:58He has just been laughing about the gap that he went through. It must
2:00:58 > 2:01:08have been three or four inches. Any sort of contact and he would have
2:01:08 > 2:01:08
2:01:08 > 2:01:57Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
2:01:57 > 2:02:01That is very good. Very good speed on the cue ball. Nicely played.
2:02:01 > 2:02:11This has been played in a very sporting way. You could see Mark
2:02:11 > 2:02:19
2:02:19 > 2:02:29That is the first bad safety he has played in quite some time. This is
2:02:29 > 2:02:33
2:02:33 > 2:02:38half a chance for Ding Junhui. Those of you lucky to have watched
2:02:38 > 2:02:48the afternoon session we have seen Ding Junhui play in one of the best
2:02:48 > 2:03:15
2:03:15 > 2:03:25Although she is two frames behind, Mark Selby looks the more relaxed
2:03:25 > 2:03:25
2:03:25 > 2:05:15Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
2:05:15 > 2:05:25He is just double-checking with the I did not think he would miss than
2:05:25 > 2:05:54
2:05:55 > 2:06:04by that much. He has not do -- he That is absolutely perfect! Well
2:06:05 > 2:06:05
2:06:05 > 2:07:11Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
2:07:11 > 2:07:21Mark Selby has got a chance now. Darren Morgan has put a line up. He
2:07:21 > 2:07:31
2:07:31 > 2:07:41can get right behind yellow and green. He has pushed the red over
2:07:41 > 2:08:06
2:08:06 > 2:08:16He's having the wide ball cleaned. He might be going all out for
2:08:16 > 2:08:32
2:08:32 > 2:08:40position and going for the black, Good kiss me. Phone the police --
2:08:40 > 2:08:49good this may. How hard did he hit that? We have seen some amazing
2:08:49 > 2:08:59shots this week. He seems bemused, really, rather at white has
2:08:59 > 2:09:08
2:09:08 > 2:09:18finished. -- at where that white has finished. He will just roll
2:09:18 > 2:09:18
2:09:18 > 2:10:25Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
2:10:25 > 2:10:31onto this yellow, to try to cover This is an option if he can get
2:10:31 > 2:10:36through to that first red he can get into the gap between black and
2:10:36 > 2:10:44red. It is just whether he can get past this green, to the red, if I
2:10:44 > 2:10:54can take this line of. A I agree with you shot, but he just cannot
2:10:54 > 2:11:17
2:11:17 > 2:11:22Looks like he will just try to rest He probably knew that he was going
2:11:22 > 2:11:32to leave a pot red, the one just below the pink is on, but is there
2:11:32 > 2:11:34
2:11:34 > 2:11:44anything into this corner? As you can see, I think he can get the
2:11:44 > 2:11:54potting angle on that red. It is not easy. He has had the cue ball
2:11:54 > 2:11:56
2:11:56 > 2:12:06cleaned to eliminate any chance of It had a little wobble but it found
2:12:06 > 2:12:09
2:12:09 > 2:12:19its way in. Mark Selby obviously thought that he had to hit that red
2:12:19 > 2:12:20
2:12:20 > 2:12:28a little bit fuller. Getting on to the next red is not straightforward.
2:12:28 > 2:12:33He's going to have to play two cushions to get on to that red. He
2:12:33 > 2:12:40has played the cannon to that group of six reds. He deserves to get on
2:12:40 > 2:12:50one. If he is not on a red, here, he is very unlucky. I think he has
2:12:50 > 2:12:54
2:12:54 > 2:12:58Sometimes, this game is not fair. If you play the right shot, you
2:12:58 > 2:13:08expect things to happen for you but it does not always happen in
2:13:08 > 2:13:09
2:13:09 > 2:13:19snooker. Not a pot on to the baulk colours now. He must cover that red
2:13:19 > 2:13:36
2:13:36 > 2:13:40He has gone for that, nicely on the green. He nice, easy starter for
2:13:40 > 2:13:49Mark Selby. It is about the positional side of the shot. He was
2:13:49 > 2:13:54not far away. A little bit unlucky to have cannoned those reds and not
2:13:54 > 2:14:02land on anything easier than that. It is amazing how difficult it is
2:14:02 > 2:14:09to get up and play for the colour, playing that deep screw. Can Mark
2:14:09 > 2:14:15Selby play one? The deep screw? I guess at the answer is yes -
2:14:15 > 2:14:19excellent shot. You cannot believe it, can you? What a strange game.
2:14:19 > 2:14:27Both players have played wonderful shorts and got absolutely nothing
2:14:27 > 2:14:37from them. The brown is on and the fact that he is playing it with
2:14:37 > 2:15:02
2:15:02 > 2:15:09right hand side means that it does Brown or yellow will mean he is
2:15:09 > 2:15:19back up at this end of the table but he might need to put so much
2:15:19 > 2:15:22
2:15:22 > 2:15:29top-spin on that he will miss the It is a harbour shot, gone to the
2:15:29 > 2:15:34yellow, it is a good job that he has got big feet, that he has got
2:15:34 > 2:15:44that toe to touch the floor, if he plays this, and his foot lifts, it
2:15:44 > 2:15:46
2:15:46 > 2:15:56will be a foal. -- foul. I don't know whether he has got away with
2:15:56 > 2:16:11
2:16:11 > 2:16:21that. It is a pop that I expected him to get. -- pot. He doesn't
2:16:21 > 2:16:35
2:16:35 > 2:16:41appear to even want to look at this He is trying to play a safety shot,
2:16:41 > 2:16:51try to clip one red onto the other to move the red from the pocket,
2:16:51 > 2:17:13
2:17:13 > 2:17:19which he has done, but nothing is We have been treated over the last
2:17:19 > 2:17:25five frames to some wonderful break-building, but this is the
2:17:25 > 2:17:33reverse, a prolonged bout of safety, and it is very tense out there at
2:17:33 > 2:17:43the moment. Mark's will they cannot afford any more mistakes. -- Mark
2:17:43 > 2:17:52
2:17:52 > 2:18:00Selby. It is pottable. I wasn't aware that that reported. -- that
2:18:00 > 2:18:05that red potted. He has finished absolutely straight on this brown.
2:18:05 > 2:18:15It is so easy to miss these type of shots when you are trying to play a
2:18:15 > 2:18:30
2:18:30 > 2:18:40It is quite funny. Mark being from Leicester and how biased he is, it
2:18:40 > 2:18:48
2:18:48 > 2:18:58was just live from me to say, come on by no more. -- dynamo. He will
2:18:58 > 2:19:14
2:19:14 > 2:19:24He has done well not to miscue. And when he gets out of the way, we
2:19:24 > 2:19:36
2:19:36 > 2:19:45We just don't want this match de end. It is a good match. -- to end.
2:19:45 > 2:19:55It has been top draw. Both players at the peak of their game. -- top
2:19:55 > 2:20:01
2:20:01 > 2:20:11Today has been very good, Ding Junhui has done read weighty keep
2:20:11 > 2:20:15
2:20:15 > 2:20:25Mark Selby at bay. -- done brilliantly. He's one of the
2:20:25 > 2:20:32
2:20:32 > 2:20:42pioneers of row sport. -- of our sport. The yellow being off its
2:20:42 > 2:20:50
2:20:50 > 2:20:56spot is causing the problem. It is He has just had to play and
2:20:56 > 2:21:06negative safety, but I think that there might be a gap. That is very
2:21:06 > 2:21:18
2:21:18 > 2:21:24He is playing this with lots of bottom and left-hand side. The cue
2:21:24 > 2:21:29ball was grew to start off to the right and then go off to the left.
2:21:29 > 2:21:34He I didn't see that one he, I went for the wrong one. That was the
2:21:34 > 2:21:44same effect. The cue ball would have done exactly the same. I must
2:21:44 > 2:21:58
2:21:58 > 2:22:03Unlike the previous four or five frames, were it has all been nice,
2:22:03 > 2:22:08open play, it has been hard to see if frame-winning break coming from
2:22:08 > 2:22:18here, but Ding Junhui is such a fantastic break-builder, you never
2:22:18 > 2:22:34
2:22:34 > 2:22:44Funnel enough, it will help of the pink goes on the black spot --
2:22:44 > 2:22:45
2:22:45 > 2:22:55funnily enough. Those two reds on the black spot are pottable. This
2:22:55 > 2:23:28
2:23:28 > 2:23:34will be a good chance, if he can He played that a little bit harder
2:23:34 > 2:23:38because he wanted to get rid of the red to the right of the black.
2:23:38 > 2:23:48Doesn't have to go up for the blue because the pink does pot into the
2:23:48 > 2:23:54
2:23:54 > 2:24:04He did play for the blue, but he has although screwed it by miles. -
2:24:04 > 2:24:04
2:24:04 > 2:24:09- over-screwed it. It is amazing how hard he can hit them sometimes.
2:24:09 > 2:24:13This is the first negative short we had seen for him, but it was much
2:24:14 > 2:24:23easier to come off the side cushion for the pink to the middle pocket.
2:24:24 > 2:24:24
2:24:24 > 2:24:30He has recovered with a wonderful positional shot. Once again if he
2:24:30 > 2:24:40underhits it used on the one and the right hand side, and if he
2:24:40 > 2:24:56
2:24:56 > 2:25:06underhits it, he is on to the one He does have an angle so he can
2:25:06 > 2:25:44
2:25:44 > 2:25:50play for the one to the right hand Good recovery, and he might be able
2:25:50 > 2:26:00to play the cannon on to the two reds below this black. That would
2:26:00 > 2:26:02
2:26:02 > 2:26:06open things up. Worrying times for Mark Selby supporters because Ding
2:26:06 > 2:26:16Junhui has a chance with this black to get an angle to bring those
2:26:16 > 2:26:37
2:26:37 > 2:26:46Looks like he may have left himself little bit straight. The one that
2:26:46 > 2:26:55is just off the cushion, he can get onto that. He just needs to think
2:26:55 > 2:27:03about how he gets on to the next black, not this one, the next one.
2:27:03 > 2:27:13This is very tricky, if he takes this one on. You called it. He was
2:27:13 > 2:27:21very close. All of a sudden, we might see another little twist. One
2:27:21 > 2:27:28great shot, and it is all over. If it does not go in, he has given
2:27:28 > 2:27:34Mark Selby is very good chance of getting back in. Or safety could be
2:27:34 > 2:27:39the order of play, trying to get the white up behind the yellow. He
2:27:39 > 2:27:47doesn't want to be tripping over a shoelace and breaking anything,
2:27:48 > 2:27:57just before he picks up the trophy. That is the trouble when you wear
2:27:58 > 2:28:07
2:28:07 > 2:28:15shoes with laces - you must buy Lovely break of 42, and then an
2:28:15 > 2:28:25excellent safety shot. Mark Selby has to try and avoid the kiss on
2:28:25 > 2:28:30
2:28:30 > 2:28:40He missed the kiss on the pink, got the reds together, how is the cue
2:28:40 > 2:28:56
2:28:56 > 2:29:01Wonderful reply. Ding Junhui has played some of the best safety
2:29:01 > 2:29:04shots we have seen this week. He played one hour earlier on and a
2:29:04 > 2:29:14match which was one of the best that I had a rare scene. That was
2:29:14 > 2:29:16
2:29:16 > 2:29:20an excellent safety shot. -- that I had ever seen. Could be going for
2:29:20 > 2:29:25the two-cushion escape. The black is too far at of the way, to come
2:29:25 > 2:29:30into play. We could see him going wide what this first effort. Which
2:29:30 > 2:29:37we did, but he did not want that, full ball pink. That could be a
2:29:37 > 2:29:43very costly mistake. They always play Wigan the first shot, to make
2:29:43 > 2:29:47their loans in the next one, he just went wide, too much. Looking
2:29:47 > 2:29:54at the scoreboard he needs just one black and one more red and we know
2:29:54 > 2:30:01that that top red of the three will pot. I am not a big believer in the
2:30:01 > 2:30:06two-cushion get out, it is not a shot and like to play. He's knocked
2:30:06 > 2:30:11going to get on the black nice enough to get on the red, or the
2:30:11 > 2:30:21blue. Another shot needed. A glance at the scoreboard will tell him he
2:30:21 > 2:30:37
2:30:37 > 2:30:47just needs one more red. The Surely not! The next read his frame
2:30:47 > 2:31:07
2:31:07 > 2:31:17The fact that we went an inch further made admissible. -- it went.
2:31:17 > 2:31:29
2:31:30 > 2:31:39Mark Selby is 48 points behind with Why did you play into the reds?
2:31:40 > 2:31:42
2:31:42 > 2:31:46That could be the last shot Mark Selby plays in this tournament.
2:31:46 > 2:31:56think he was playing just to miss the reds, knowing the plant was
2:31:56 > 2:32:14
2:32:14 > 2:32:18I think that is it for Mark Selby. Order fantastic final we have seen.
2:32:18 > 2:32:23There are not many better nights than final night sudden major
2:32:24 > 2:32:31snooker tournament. This is absolutely beautiful. The
2:32:31 > 2:32:41positional play of both these two great players has been exceptional.
2:32:41 > 2:32:53
2:32:53 > 2:32:59It is all over now. Ding Junhui is Mark Selby offers his hand in
2:32:59 > 2:33:06congratulations. The crowd stands. It has been an absolutely excellent
2:33:06 > 2:33:16match. Ding Junhui is absolutely delighted. He is the professional
2:33:16 > 2:33:17
2:33:17 > 2:33:23champion of the Welsh Open. Congratulations, Ding Junhui. Also
2:33:23 > 2:33:28congratulations, Mark Selby. He played exceptionally, made the
2:33:28 > 2:33:33highest break so far at this tournament, 145, but Ding Junhui is
2:33:33 > 2:33:38the new champion. Ladies and Gentlemen We have been treated to a
2:33:38 > 2:33:48fabulous final. There we have another round of applause for two
2:33:48 > 2:33:54
2:33:54 > 2:33:59world-class players. A little wry smile there. You give
2:33:59 > 2:34:07that absolutely everything. played well in patches but I missed
2:34:07 > 2:34:12too many balls. I probably should have been in front at the first
2:34:12 > 2:34:17session and I was five frames to three behind and against some
2:34:17 > 2:34:21leader of Ding Junhui you just can't do that. Ding Junhui seemed
2:34:21 > 2:34:26to get his momentum and start playing well. I had my chances, I
2:34:26 > 2:34:32can complain. Every credit to Ding Junhui. We deserve that. There is
2:34:32 > 2:34:42no disgrace in losing when you forced the player to play his
2:34:42 > 2:34:46
2:34:46 > 2:34:50absolute best. A pretty cheeky 145. I have just been told that it is
2:34:50 > 2:34:55�1,000. A nice little consolation. Ding Junhui is a class player and
2:34:55 > 2:34:59he thoroughly deserved to win today. Been world No. 1 is one thing, but
2:34:59 > 2:35:04it is about getting to major finals and winning trophies accounts. This
2:35:04 > 2:35:09is a great stepping-stone towards the work World Championships.
2:35:09 > 2:35:12complain. I'm standing here in the final. And the first match of the
2:35:12 > 2:35:17week I was about one ball from going out, so every match after
2:35:17 > 2:35:27that has been a bonus. Ladies and gentlemen, a very gracious runner-
2:35:27 > 2:35:28
2:35:28 > 2:35:38up, Mark Selby. APPLAUSE. You're fit a ranking
2:35:38 > 2:35:43
2:35:43 > 2:35:53event title. Your first in almost three years. You must be delighted.
2:35:53 > 2:35:53
2:35:53 > 2:35:58I am very happy to win the Welsh Open. And very nervous. How much of
2:35:58 > 2:36:08a turning point was that when you went in five frames to three up
2:36:08 > 2:36:13after the afternoon session. Nick Mark made a mistake on the black to
2:36:13 > 2:36:22go three frames to one up, just to remind you! You had to be it your
2:36:22 > 2:36:28best to win that. He is very good. It looked like he was going to lose
2:36:28 > 2:36:37in the first round, but he still won. He has gone into the final. I
2:36:37 > 2:36:42have beaten the world No. 1! There are 20 million people watching live
2:36:42 > 2:36:52in China. We have got hundreds in the auditorium, perhaps a message
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2:36:52 > 2:37:02for you fans in Chinese. I love the fancier. I love that they have come
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2:37:07 > 2:37:12to watch me and supported this week. It isn't nice crowd.
2:37:12 > 2:37:17Your girlfriend have to hide in the toilets for the last frame, it was
2:37:17 > 2:37:23too much for her. Just finally, you have done the UK twice and the
2:37:23 > 2:37:27Welsh, there is only one big one left. How much confidence do you
2:37:27 > 2:37:32take going into the World Championships in a month's time?
2:37:33 > 2:37:42will practise very heart. I got to the semi-final last year. I hope I
2:37:43 > 2:37:47
2:37:47 > 2:37:53do better this year. Ladies and gentlemen, Ding Junhui! Please
2:37:53 > 2:38:03welcome the deputy mayor, John guy. Ladies and gentlemen, you runner up,
2:38:03 > 2:38:04
2:38:04 > 2:38:13what a week he has had, the jester from Leicester, Mark Selby. And the
2:38:13 > 2:38:23winner, receiving the cheque, the trophy and the title, China's Ding
2:38:23 > 2:38:29
2:38:29 > 2:38:39Ladies and gentlemen, you're a champion, Ding Junhui!
2:38:39 > 2:38:48
2:38:48 > 2:38:54Well, Ding Junhui has had a fantastic reception. There are
2:38:54 > 2:38:59quite a lot of Chinese supporters in this stadium. This has been a
2:38:59 > 2:39:04great performance from a great champion. Absolutely, wonderful
2:39:04 > 2:39:09play throughout. By a nail-biting climax to many of the frames.
2:39:09 > 2:39:15Ultimately, Ding Junhui was just Mr consistent and fully deserved his
2:39:15 > 2:39:20victory tonight. There were times for tonight's that Mark Selby
2:39:20 > 2:39:25really did come under pressure. It looks like he was on for one of his
2:39:25 > 2:39:32famous comebacks. Fair play to Ding Junhui, he produced some wonderful
2:39:32 > 2:39:38matchplay snooker. It could have been a very tense final, but Ding
2:39:38 > 2:39:43Junhui potted an incredible long red. Teachers can call that last
2:39:44 > 2:39:48frame perfectly. Darren, you're commentating on the match. What
2:39:48 > 2:39:53impressed you most about Ding Junhui? His composure. He doesn't
2:39:53 > 2:39:58like anything get to him. He just did not get fazed by that. He made
2:39:58 > 2:40:02the most of any chances. We knew it was going to be a good final and
2:40:02 > 2:40:08then looked up the expectations. This is his 5th ranking tournament
2:40:08 > 2:40:14now. How many more can go on and win? It is his first one for three
2:40:14 > 2:40:18years, which is unbelievable. He has got his confidence back,
2:40:18 > 2:40:21especially winning it in the fashion that he has. The World
2:40:21 > 2:40:28Championship is just around the corner. I think this is the first
2:40:28 > 2:40:33of many. What about the World Championship? That is the big one.
2:40:33 > 2:40:39This is almost the perfect time to get a tournament under your belt.
2:40:39 > 2:40:43It is the perfect race syringe -- the perfect reassurance that he can
2:40:43 > 2:40:47go on and win. He has got all the key ingredients to be a world
2:40:47 > 2:40:53champion. He has got a great tactical game, he can score, pot
2:40:53 > 2:40:58long balls, he has a fantastic technician. Those are the key
2:40:58 > 2:41:02ingredients that you need if you're going to win at the 17th day
2:41:02 > 2:41:08marathon of the World Championships. How many other players are
2:41:08 > 2:41:12realistic and contenders at the Crucible this year? You can never
2:41:12 > 2:41:16countered Ronnie O'Sullivan. He won the last event. John Higgins,
2:41:16 > 2:41:20reigning champion, he is a fantastic tactician. You need all
2:41:20 > 2:41:26these things if you're going to win the World Championships. Neil
2:41:26 > 2:41:30Robertson, Graeme Dott, it is always tough to win the World
2:41:30 > 2:41:35Championships, but Graeme Dott has as much chance to win as anybody.
2:41:35 > 2:41:39It is clear that he is such a popular man, particularly in China.
2:41:39 > 2:41:47This is great for the world game because the interest will grow and
2:41:47 > 2:41:53grow. I have been around a long time and I have never seen anything
2:41:53 > 2:41:58like I have witnessed with Ding Junhui. It is well deserved. Brief
2:41:58 > 2:42:02word about Mark Selby. He played his part in a great final. He will
2:42:03 > 2:42:12be concerned about his form against Ronnie O'Sullivan and the semi-
2:42:12 > 2:42:17final, but he would have felt great and this final. There will be some
2:42:17 > 2:42:21consolation that he did get a highest break, but I don't suppose
2:42:21 > 2:42:25that really matters as you would rather win tournaments. You never
2:42:25 > 2:42:30like losing in the final. People take his hat off to Ding Junhui, he
2:42:30 > 2:42:36was the better player in their day. Give me a final word on Ding Junhui.
2:42:36 > 2:42:39As Woolsey had to ride his luck in this tournament. He had a lucky
2:42:39 > 2:42:43break against Stephen Lee, but I guess that is what tournaments are
2:42:43 > 2:42:47all about. If you are going to win any kind of the tournament you need
2:42:47 > 2:42:52to have a little bit of luck and it came at the right time and he made
2:42:52 > 2:42:59the most of it. He will take a lot and this today because he beat Mark
2:42:59 > 2:43:03Selby, the world No. 1, playing at his very best. He is world No. 7 at
2:43:03 > 2:43:08the minute, can he become one of the best players in the world
2:43:08 > 2:43:12consistently? I see no reason why not. A see established as one of
2:43:12 > 2:43:16the top men? You could not criticise him if he was well number
2:43:16 > 2:43:21one, she is that good. A bite you very much for your company this