:00:56. > :01:00.# I will wait for you. I will wait, It is an old Welsh showdown with
:01:00. > :01:04.the former champion taking on the new kid on the block. Welcome to
:01:04. > :01:09.highlights of the 20 their team championships. Michael White was
:01:09. > :01:19.just eight years old when Mark Williams lifted the trophy at the
:01:19. > :01:19.
:01:19. > :02:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:02:08. > :02:13.Crucible and the young gun is Michael White is making his debut
:02:13. > :02:17.at the Crucible Theatre. The 17th Welsh player to make it to the
:02:17. > :02:21.championships. That was the year after Mark Williams won it. He has
:02:21. > :02:29.become the youngest player to make a century break at the age of the
:02:29. > :02:34.9th. Incredible talent. Mike Williams redid -- Williams leading
:02:34. > :02:44.5-4 and looking very comfortable. We take it up with Michael White
:02:44. > :02:47.
:02:47. > :02:57.You feel that he was forced into going for that. He hit a very thin
:02:57. > :03:01.
:03:01. > :03:05.Everybody knows that you do not have to play very positively in
:03:05. > :03:13.these situations that Mark Williams is in doubt. There is plenty of
:03:13. > :03:18.time. Sometimes you are out there and you get a little bit desperate
:03:18. > :03:28.to play shots that you would not normally play. Michael White is
:03:28. > :03:28.
:03:28. > :04:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:04:08. > :04:15.Is this going to be the frame? He He will try to pot this and get
:04:15. > :04:25.back to the black, or the pink. He has ever done it but he is all
:04:25. > :04:30.
:04:30. > :04:40.right. -- he has done too much but He cannot get the pink in the
:04:40. > :05:03.
:05:03. > :05:13.A little bit of doubt if he can pot this and get a good cowman and stay
:05:13. > :05:14.
:05:14. > :05:24.on the black. -- cannon. He has left himself another very faint
:05:24. > :05:34.
:05:34. > :05:40.hearts. These are very testing. -- very thin cut. I am not sure if you
:05:40. > :05:50.have heard it but he has obviously got a big family in the audience.
:05:50. > :05:54.
:05:54. > :06:04.Every time he hits, he is saying, "get in, get in". He has spent many
:06:04. > :06:06.
:06:06. > :06:14.happy times in the snooker club. Great friends of mine have spent
:06:14. > :06:18.many times at the club. It is a great tradition in Neath, snooker.
:06:19. > :06:28.And this man has got all the qualities to be the best that has
:06:29. > :06:51.
:06:51. > :06:56.He got to the quarter-finals last He is looking comfortable. And
:06:56. > :07:06.under the most extreme pressure. Yes, you could say he has handled
:07:06. > :07:12.it very well. Mark Williams will be philosophical. He might not have
:07:12. > :07:19.had the best round of the balls. But he knows that his opponent has
:07:19. > :07:28.played better in this match. Just when he needed position he has made
:07:28. > :07:35.a mistake. He has overscrewed it. A bit of adrenalin. I do not think it
:07:35. > :07:39.was bouncing. We can see how it came off the black. I think he can
:07:39. > :07:46.still get this red into the right corner but he wanted something
:07:46. > :07:54.easier. I am sure he will take it on. It is a frame and match winning
:07:54. > :08:04.chance. Can he get to the left and middle? He will be looking to seal
:08:04. > :08:24.
:08:24. > :08:34.54 in front. This is an excellent shot and he did not hold back. Full
:08:34. > :08:39.
:08:39. > :08:45.And there is obviously a red available in to the other corner.
:08:45. > :08:55.He is looking for red and black to put him 68 in front with 67
:08:55. > :09:00.
:09:00. > :09:10.He is the perfect vision of a young a man drawing out every scrap of
:09:10. > :09:15.
:09:15. > :09:25.Nothing Mark Williams can do about it. He has got to sit there and
:09:25. > :09:28.
:09:28. > :09:38.wonder if he will get back to the Just looking for a red. And that is
:09:38. > :09:38.
:09:38. > :10:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:10:25. > :10:35.It is there. He has placed it. That was the big one. Mark Williams
:10:35. > :10:37.
:10:37. > :10:47.looks like he is out of this year's betfred.com World Championship.
:10:47. > :10:49.
:10:49. > :10:56.And he has come nicely on the red and Mark Williams will not be
:10:56. > :11:00.playing any more shots. Just signs that he might have been weakening.
:11:00. > :11:08.But he had that little setback and he came back strongly after that.
:11:08. > :11:13.He made a break of 90 in the last frame. And it is 80 and counting in
:11:13. > :11:23.this. And would it not be fitting that he could seal the deal with a
:11:23. > :11:28.
:11:28. > :11:38.century on his first appearance at Enjoyed the moment. And I am
:11:38. > :11:54.
:11:54. > :12:04.certain with the way that he has Slowdown! Slowdown! That will just
:12:04. > :12:16.
:12:16. > :12:21.A handshake from the twice champion. Mark Williams will be very
:12:21. > :12:30.disappointed but take nothing away from this young man from Neath. He
:12:30. > :12:34.has come out as a worthy winner at 10-6. Well played. I know Mark
:12:34. > :12:42.obviously struggled a bit. But I scored pretty heavily when I got my
:12:42. > :12:46.chances. And overall it was a good performance. Just too many long
:12:46. > :12:54.ones that could have got the extra breaks but I could not get anywhere
:12:54. > :12:59.near any long ones. He outplayed me. He has been a great player for
:12:59. > :13:02.about 17 years, I think. And to come here and beat him on my first
:13:02. > :13:11.attempt is an incredible achievement and I look forward to
:13:11. > :13:15.the second round. He is shooting up the rankings. And if he can play
:13:15. > :13:20.like that he will be a match for anybody and I hope he plays like
:13:20. > :13:23.that in the next games. Excellent performance and what next for Mark
:13:24. > :13:28.Williams? The first big name to be sent crashing from this year's
:13:28. > :13:33.championship. Time to get you updated from the rest of the action
:13:33. > :13:39.from round one. What a match for Ricky Walden at the Crucible
:13:39. > :13:45.Theatre, crashing Michael Holt 10-1. The man from Chester in the second
:13:45. > :13:50.round, where he is facing Neil Robertson, or Robert Milkins.
:13:50. > :13:56.a bit worried about it but I was trying to stay in the moment and
:13:56. > :14:06.just get out there and play one at a time. Luckily it went for me in
:14:06. > :14:06.
:14:06. > :14:11.those frames. I had a few problems but I got a few lucky breaks here
:14:11. > :14:17.and there and I am proud I finished off the job. And Graeme Dott is in
:14:17. > :14:24.a commanding position against the 2002 champion, Peter Ebdon. He
:14:24. > :14:28.lifted the trophy in 2006 and he is leading 6-2 after the first session.
:14:28. > :14:36.Another former champion could be on his way home. The four-time
:14:36. > :14:42.champion John Higgins is training three frames to Mark Davis. It is
:14:42. > :14:47.6-3 after the opening session. And Barry Hawkins, the world No. 14 is
:14:47. > :14:54.in the last 16 after beating Jack Lisowski. He was in front overnight
:14:54. > :15:00.and needed just four frames to book his place in the second round.
:15:00. > :15:06.have been hit quite a few times but never passed the last 16. Now is a
:15:06. > :15:11.good time to get there and it does not get any easier. The players in
:15:11. > :15:17.the draw are unbelievable. I have got to concentrate on my own game.
:15:17. > :15:22.Not worry about anybody else. I have had a decent season. I hope I
:15:22. > :15:26.can keep it going and finished well. Competition has ever is very fierce
:15:26. > :15:36.in Sheffield. Another former champion had a tight match in the
:15:36. > :15:45.
:15:45. > :15:50.first round. 2005 champion Shaun I think when you watch anybody that
:15:50. > :15:58.is competing against another person, you have to have that one on one
:15:58. > :16:04.challenge of me being better than you and standing of ground. I am
:16:04. > :16:14.the most competitive person I know! I do not like losing at Scrabble. I
:16:14. > :16:15.
:16:15. > :16:18.do not like losing and not giving I think I know very few players
:16:18. > :16:23.that refuse to do any public relations, anything to do with the
:16:23. > :16:33.media. I did everything requested of May. If I was asked to do more
:16:33. > :16:34.
:16:34. > :16:41.then I would. I will take anybody in the Crucible for the World
:16:41. > :16:51.Championship. Bring Me the fittest man alive and I will take him. I
:16:51. > :16:53.
:16:53. > :17:02.did not know anybody that says that. What is the point of having
:17:02. > :17:12.regulations? Why not just make them up as we go and suit everybody. --?
:17:12. > :17:19.
:17:19. > :17:27.What is wrong with that? I do not Not on my shift. A one-time world
:17:27. > :17:32.champion. It is not what most players would swap their career for.
:17:32. > :17:37.I have won the championship and I am trying to win it again. Very few
:17:37. > :17:43.people do and I would like to be one. He would need all of that
:17:43. > :17:53.fighting spirit in this match. He was leading 5-4 last night as he
:17:53. > :17:55.
:17:55. > :18:01.took the first frame of the evening And that was the beauty of that
:18:01. > :18:04.shot. He could play it in such a way as to open the reds as well.
:18:04. > :18:14.Getting them into better positions. Martin has got to be very careful
:18:14. > :18:29.
:18:29. > :18:37.here. It is not easy to drop on a He has dropped but I think he might
:18:37. > :18:47.have left a red in to the right and middle. He has left one up into the
:18:47. > :18:51.
:18:51. > :18:57.yellow pocket. But it is slightly That one to the right and a little,
:18:57. > :19:07.if he can get that and kiss the red just to the left, he could be on
:19:07. > :19:09.
:19:09. > :19:19.And what a chance this is. He will kick himself if he does not make at
:19:19. > :19:34.
:19:34. > :19:44.I am not sure that was the best shot. But he should be able to...
:19:44. > :19:48.
:19:48. > :19:52.He can play that one on the other This game is ready for somebody to
:19:52. > :19:59.grab the ball by the horns. Is it going to be Shaun Murphy? This is a
:19:59. > :20:08.good chance. He has been guilty in the past of not really failing a
:20:08. > :20:12.opponents off when he has had the chance. -- finishing. He has got to
:20:12. > :20:22.become a bit more ruthless, certainly if he wants to win this
:20:22. > :20:29.
:20:29. > :20:39.When he is on he hits it as quickly as anybody. His long game is great.
:20:39. > :20:39.
:20:39. > :21:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:21:36. > :21:42.He just has to convert all of that Be nice to have the black on the
:21:42. > :21:52.spot but is not a necessity. Plenty available. He thought better of it.
:21:52. > :22:10.
:22:10. > :22:20.That is a wonderful cue that he plays with. It is a thing of beauty.
:22:20. > :22:24.
:22:24. > :22:30.It is very lively. I played a few And he certainly knows how to use
:22:30. > :22:40.it when he is playing properly. think only a snooker player could
:22:40. > :23:01.
:23:01. > :23:09.call a cue a thing of beauty. I think Willie Thorne is the same.
:23:09. > :23:19.He has got the same cue that he had when he was 10 years old. But he
:23:19. > :23:30.
:23:30. > :23:40.has lost the case because he has Red, black and one more red. Then
:23:40. > :23:43.
:23:43. > :23:53.this frame will be over in double He could have left that red a bit
:23:53. > :24:12.
:24:13. > :24:19.easier. A bit straighter and it That means Martin Gould will not
:24:19. > :24:28.come back to the table. It is not like he needs any table time. Not
:24:28. > :24:38.after that first frame of the evening going to 59 minutes. An
:24:38. > :24:46.
:24:46. > :24:53.excellent contribution. Six pinks We have only had five centuries in
:24:53. > :24:58.the tournament so far. But I do believe that there is a lot of
:24:59. > :25:02.pressure on a lot of good players. I saw Jimmy playing in a couple of
:25:02. > :25:12.qualifies at the Institute of Sport in Sheffield. It was tense down
:25:12. > :25:22.there. It means so much to the buyer. -- players. This has just
:25:22. > :25:28.
:25:28. > :25:34.doubled in importance to me. It He has taken his opportunity. It
:25:34. > :25:42.was created by an excellent chance. What he did with the reds,
:25:42. > :25:52.splitting them up was the best part of his shot. He has made it
:25:52. > :26:03.
:26:03. > :26:09.difficult for Martin Gould. That Unlucky. Great effort. Bank that
:26:09. > :26:19.table. He will walk out of the arena. Not to be best start for him.
:26:19. > :26:19.
:26:19. > :27:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:27:12. > :27:22.Shaun Murphy will be pleased. Three The next two frames were shared. It
:27:22. > :27:25.
:27:25. > :27:35.REFEREE: Shaun Murphy to break. Can a U-turn that telephone off,
:27:35. > :27:57.
:27:57. > :28:07.please? -- turned that telephone Shaun Murphy breaks off in frame 14
:28:07. > :28:08.
:28:08. > :28:15.for a place in the second round. But he has left his red. The black
:28:15. > :28:23.is available to the opposite corner. And that is why he played and that
:28:23. > :28:27.pays but that double-kiss could be costly. When he takes them on, you
:28:27. > :28:37.can live and die by your decisions but that was full blooded. He went
:28:37. > :28:49.
:28:49. > :28:54.But it could be very costly. I think the black is available in to
:28:54. > :29:04.the left corner, but maybe it is not. He might have to go for the
:29:04. > :29:37.
:29:37. > :29:47.He has played that well and the black is available. And that looks
:29:47. > :30:19.
:30:19. > :30:29.inch perfect. He would like to get Decided to going to the edge of
:30:29. > :30:36.
:30:36. > :30:41.them, and I think he's OK. That was the one he was aiming at. The funny
:30:41. > :30:49.thing is, I think that the interval came at the right time for Shaun.
:30:49. > :30:54.He had a sloppy frame before the interval. Yes, I think he was glad
:30:54. > :31:00.to get the opportunity to refocus. He always looks a good player when
:31:00. > :31:10.he's in amongst the balls. When it gets scrappy, I fear for him a
:31:10. > :31:10.
:31:11. > :31:20.little bit. With opportunities like this arise, he can be a very heavy
:31:21. > :31:22.
:31:22. > :31:32.scorer -- when opportunities. That could not have worked out much
:31:32. > :31:32.
:31:32. > :33:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:33:33. > :33:39.better. He has given himself an Very fluent and very quick. He's
:33:39. > :33:44.got 54 on the board in a rapid time here. Just one or two shots away
:33:44. > :33:54.from wrapping this frame up. He has to be a little bit careful with
:33:54. > :34:17.
:34:17. > :34:27.So, basically, this black for one more red, to secure the frame. 68
:34:27. > :34:33.
:34:33. > :34:43.ahead, 75 remaining, pot the red, go 60 their it with 67 remaining. -
:34:43. > :34:45.
:34:45. > :34:51.He has blown a little bit hot and cold, and may be in the first
:34:51. > :34:57.session he was fortunate to have a one-frame advantage, but after that
:34:57. > :35:07.slow first frame this evening, he has told on the style apart from
:35:07. > :35:20.
:35:20. > :35:30.that one frame before the mid- At he has a chance to flick the red
:35:30. > :35:44.
:35:44. > :35:52.He didn't play it. He could have There is another thing to remember
:35:52. > :36:02.here. The highest break at the moment is held by Ricky Walden, 140.
:36:02. > :36:10.
:36:10. > :36:18.He will be counting things up there. He may have an ideal opportunity to
:36:18. > :36:24.bring that red into play. criticising the way that he has
:36:24. > :36:34.played on this break, this has been superb. He got the pot, can he get
:36:34. > :36:39.
:36:39. > :36:48.the cannon? He just wants a chance Has the growing blocked the pocket,
:36:48. > :36:52.or can this red slowly going, off the brown? -- has the brown blocked.
:36:52. > :36:59.I don't think he realised that he could have got the highest break of
:36:59. > :37:09.the tournament. He is now just one frame away from victory. He leads
:37:09. > :37:19.
:37:19. > :37:23.So, Martin Gould at the point of no return, and he is going to get a
:37:23. > :37:31.lot of encouragement from this Crucible audience because they in
:37:31. > :37:36.love to see a close-fought match. If he can get the chance to battle
:37:36. > :37:41.his way out, I am certain he has got the battling qualities in him.
:37:41. > :37:45.But it is whether he gets the opportunities. That is an excellent
:37:45. > :37:55.safety shot from Shaun Murphy. A little tower on the table there
:37:55. > :38:00.
:38:00. > :38:07.from Barton. -- tap on the table from Martin. Well, are OK, he is
:38:07. > :38:12.going to go for things, he has to attack rather than defend, but when
:38:12. > :38:21.you look at the potting a single on that red, I can't see how he could
:38:21. > :38:28.possibly be on a colour. The chance that Shaun Murphy is looking for
:38:28. > :38:36.has appeared almost immediately. Maybe the brown spot is available
:38:36. > :38:46.for the black. He might not want it to go there, but there may be
:38:46. > :39:04.
:39:04. > :39:10.He's OK, the black can go nicely on its spot and he can play for the
:39:10. > :39:18.one just above it. But that will make the black available into both
:39:19. > :39:26.corners. We talked about the chance of beating the high break of 141 in
:39:26. > :39:36.the last frame. That was the third red and this is the third plaque
:39:36. > :39:59.
:39:59. > :40:09.Just looking here, the bottom rhythm the pack seems to be
:40:09. > :40:43.
:40:43. > :40:53.available. -- the bottom red on the He's giving us plenty of fault, --
:40:53. > :41:18.
:41:18. > :41:27.That's OK, he's caught the red to A good chance, but the priority is
:41:27. > :41:33.to get 80 plus, here. If he gets that maximum, fantastic. But get
:41:33. > :41:38.the match over first. The key thing is, if and when he decides to go
:41:38. > :41:42.into the cluster, it will depend how they break as to whether he can
:41:42. > :41:52.concentrate on the black, but if he gets past the point where snookers
:41:52. > :42:03.
:42:03. > :42:10.are required, he will have nothing I think he can pot this into the
:42:10. > :42:20.left middle and hold for the black, just. This is a big shot coming up,
:42:20. > :42:26.
:42:26. > :42:35.if he can get that angle, it is a In it went. Now, what do you do? Do
:42:35. > :42:42.you play the cannon? Played for the loose red. And he's not hard enough.
:42:42. > :42:48.I'm a little bit surprised. The important thing is to finish the
:42:48. > :42:54.frame. He's still has a chance of beating that high break of 140, but
:42:54. > :42:58.I don't think he can get on the black with this. He's entitled to
:42:58. > :43:08.be a little bit disappointed, but he should put that to the back of
:43:08. > :43:14.
:43:14. > :43:20.his mind. In effect, that pink, another red and the colour will
:43:20. > :43:26.clinch the match. There is a possible 146 on the table. You
:43:26. > :43:32.would imagine he will play for the blue. I think that will not
:43:32. > :43:42.interfere with the brown, if it goes on the brown spot. If he can
:43:42. > :43:50.pot this yellow on that blue, half ball. And what an gold will be
:43:50. > :43:59.thinking, I have played my last shot. He's nicely on the blue. You
:43:59. > :44:04.do not have to play this with a lot of pace. Just playing to the reds,
:44:04. > :44:10.and if you're on one, what a chance to raise the bar for the highest
:44:10. > :44:20.break of the tournament. I did not think he had to going to the into
:44:20. > :44:27.
:44:27. > :44:32.heart, but they never seemed to Three snookers required. One of
:44:32. > :44:42.those shots, he is preparing to use the spider so he avoids the push
:44:42. > :45:04.
:45:04. > :45:07.In it went, but he couldn't do much Like QC, this standard now is
:45:07. > :45:17.unrecognisable from the first session. This is how Shaun Murphy
:45:17. > :45:27.
:45:27. > :45:36.plays when he's good, and is very He can't beat the highest break now,
:45:36. > :45:45.140, so Ricky Walden, you can rest easy! Nevertheless, the most
:45:45. > :45:55.important thing, he has won the match. Morton gold won't have any
:45:55. > :45:55.
:45:55. > :45:59.chances anymore. -- Martin Gould. He's had a good season. He could
:45:59. > :46:03.have to do that were pressure on Shaun Murphy in the first session.
:46:03. > :46:08.But the matches over. Martin Gould will be disappointed but he will
:46:08. > :46:18.wish Shaun Murphy well for the best of the tournament. That was well
:46:18. > :46:22.
:46:22. > :46:25.liked it from the magician. And he It is nice to know that the hard
:46:25. > :46:31.work I have put in which has resulted in a good performance and
:46:31. > :46:37.I am very pleased to going to the last 16. You do not find yourself
:46:37. > :46:40.in amongst the balls that proper mac in the frame at the Crucible.
:46:40. > :46:47.sought straight away and I was trying for it from the very first
:46:47. > :46:57.shot. And yes, I was trying for it. I did not quite get on the red
:46:57. > :47:06.
:47:06. > :47:12.hurry enough. -- high enough. I thought I was going to get booed,
:47:12. > :47:21.like a darts player, But thankfully, the snooker crowd are a little bit
:47:21. > :47:26.different! Mark Williams is out of this year's World Snooker