Day 2 Snooker: World Championship Highlights

# I will wait for you. I will wait, It is an old Welsh showdown with

the former champion taking on the new kid on the block. Welcome to

highlights of the 20 their team championships. Michael White was

just eight years old when Mark Williams lifted the trophy at the

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Crucible and the young gun is Michael White is making his debut

at the Crucible Theatre. The 17th Welsh player to make it to the

championships. That was the year after Mark Williams won it. He has

become the youngest player to make a century break at the age of the

9th. Incredible talent. Mike Williams redid -- Williams leading

5-4 and looking very comfortable. We take it up with Michael White

You feel that he was forced into going for that. He hit a very thin

Everybody knows that you do not have to play very positively in

these situations that Mark Williams is in doubt. There is plenty of

time. Sometimes you are out there and you get a little bit desperate

to play shots that you would not normally play. Michael White is

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Is this going to be the frame? He He will try to pot this and get

back to the black, or the pink. He has ever done it but he is all

right. -- he has done too much but He cannot get the pink in the

A little bit of doubt if he can pot this and get a good cowman and stay

on the black. -- cannon. He has left himself another very faint

hearts. These are very testing. -- very thin cut. I am not sure if you

have heard it but he has obviously got a big family in the audience.

Every time he hits, he is saying, "get in, get in". He has spent many

happy times in the snooker club. Great friends of mine have spent

many times at the club. It is a great tradition in Neath, snooker.

And this man has got all the qualities to be the best that has

He got to the quarter-finals last He is looking comfortable. And

under the most extreme pressure. Yes, you could say he has handled

it very well. Mark Williams will be philosophical. He might not have

had the best round of the balls. But he knows that his opponent has

played better in this match. Just when he needed position he has made

a mistake. He has overscrewed it. A bit of adrenalin. I do not think it

was bouncing. We can see how it came off the black. I think he can

still get this red into the right corner but he wanted something

easier. I am sure he will take it on. It is a frame and match winning

chance. Can he get to the left and middle? He will be looking to seal

54 in front. This is an excellent shot and he did not hold back. Full

And there is obviously a red available in to the other corner.

He is looking for red and black to put him 68 in front with 67

He is the perfect vision of a young a man drawing out every scrap of

Nothing Mark Williams can do about it. He has got to sit there and

wonder if he will get back to the Just looking for a red. And that is

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It is there. He has placed it. That was the big one. Mark Williams

looks like he is out of this year's betfred.com World Championship.

And he has come nicely on the red and Mark Williams will not be

playing any more shots. Just signs that he might have been weakening.

But he had that little setback and he came back strongly after that.

He made a break of 90 in the last frame. And it is 80 and counting in

this. And would it not be fitting that he could seal the deal with a

century on his first appearance at Enjoyed the moment. And I am

certain with the way that he has Slowdown! Slowdown! That will just

A handshake from the twice champion. Mark Williams will be very

disappointed but take nothing away from this young man from Neath. He

has come out as a worthy winner at 10-6. Well played. I know Mark

obviously struggled a bit. But I scored pretty heavily when I got my

chances. And overall it was a good performance. Just too many long

ones that could have got the extra breaks but I could not get anywhere

near any long ones. He outplayed me. He has been a great player for

about 17 years, I think. And to come here and beat him on my first

attempt is an incredible achievement and I look forward to

the second round. He is shooting up the rankings. And if he can play

like that he will be a match for anybody and I hope he plays like

that in the next games. Excellent performance and what next for Mark

Williams? The first big name to be sent crashing from this year's

championship. Time to get you updated from the rest of the action

from round one. What a match for Ricky Walden at the Crucible

Theatre, crashing Michael Holt 10-1. The man from Chester in the second

round, where he is facing Neil Robertson, or Robert Milkins.

a bit worried about it but I was trying to stay in the moment and

just get out there and play one at a time. Luckily it went for me in

those frames. I had a few problems but I got a few lucky breaks here

and there and I am proud I finished off the job. And Graeme Dott is in

a commanding position against the 2002 champion, Peter Ebdon. He

lifted the trophy in 2006 and he is leading 6-2 after the first session.

Another former champion could be on his way home. The four-time

champion John Higgins is training three frames to Mark Davis. It is

6-3 after the opening session. And Barry Hawkins, the world No. 14 is

in the last 16 after beating Jack Lisowski. He was in front overnight

and needed just four frames to book his place in the second round.

have been hit quite a few times but never passed the last 16. Now is a

good time to get there and it does not get any easier. The players in

the draw are unbelievable. I have got to concentrate on my own game.

Not worry about anybody else. I have had a decent season. I hope I

can keep it going and finished well. Competition has ever is very fierce

in Sheffield. Another former champion had a tight match in the

first round. 2005 champion Shaun I think when you watch anybody that

is competing against another person, you have to have that one on one

challenge of me being better than you and standing of ground. I am

the most competitive person I know! I do not like losing at Scrabble. I

do not like losing and not giving I think I know very few players

that refuse to do any public relations, anything to do with the

media. I did everything requested of May. If I was asked to do more

then I would. I will take anybody in the Crucible for the World

Championship. Bring Me the fittest man alive and I will take him. I

did not know anybody that says that. What is the point of having

regulations? Why not just make them up as we go and suit everybody. --?

What is wrong with that? I do not Not on my shift. A one-time world

champion. It is not what most players would swap their career for.

I have won the championship and I am trying to win it again. Very few

people do and I would like to be one. He would need all of that

fighting spirit in this match. He was leading 5-4 last night as he

took the first frame of the evening And that was the beauty of that

shot. He could play it in such a way as to open the reds as well.

Getting them into better positions. Martin has got to be very careful

here. It is not easy to drop on a He has dropped but I think he might

have left a red in to the right and middle. He has left one up into the

yellow pocket. But it is slightly That one to the right and a little,

if he can get that and kiss the red just to the left, he could be on

And what a chance this is. He will kick himself if he does not make at

I am not sure that was the best shot. But he should be able to...

He can play that one on the other This game is ready for somebody to

grab the ball by the horns. Is it going to be Shaun Murphy? This is a

good chance. He has been guilty in the past of not really failing a

opponents off when he has had the chance. -- finishing. He has got to

become a bit more ruthless, certainly if he wants to win this

When he is on he hits it as quickly as anybody. His long game is great.

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He just has to convert all of that Be nice to have the black on the

spot but is not a necessity. Plenty available. He thought better of it.

That is a wonderful cue that he plays with. It is a thing of beauty.

It is very lively. I played a few And he certainly knows how to use

it when he is playing properly. think only a snooker player could

call a cue a thing of beauty. I think Willie Thorne is the same.

He has got the same cue that he had when he was 10 years old. But he

has lost the case because he has Red, black and one more red. Then

this frame will be over in double He could have left that red a bit

easier. A bit straighter and it That means Martin Gould will not

come back to the table. It is not like he needs any table time. Not

after that first frame of the evening going to 59 minutes. An

excellent contribution. Six pinks We have only had five centuries in

the tournament so far. But I do believe that there is a lot of

pressure on a lot of good players. I saw Jimmy playing in a couple of

qualifies at the Institute of Sport in Sheffield. It was tense down

there. It means so much to the buyer. -- players. This has just

doubled in importance to me. It He has taken his opportunity. It

was created by an excellent chance. What he did with the reds,

splitting them up was the best part of his shot. He has made it

difficult for Martin Gould. That Unlucky. Great effort. Bank that

table. He will walk out of the arena. Not to be best start for him.

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Shaun Murphy will be pleased. Three The next two frames were shared. It

REFEREE: Shaun Murphy to break. Can a U-turn that telephone off,

please? -- turned that telephone Shaun Murphy breaks off in frame 14

for a place in the second round. But he has left his red. The black

is available to the opposite corner. And that is why he played and that

pays but that double-kiss could be costly. When he takes them on, you

can live and die by your decisions but that was full blooded. He went

But it could be very costly. I think the black is available in to

the left corner, but maybe it is not. He might have to go for the

He has played that well and the black is available. And that looks

inch perfect. He would like to get Decided to going to the edge of

them, and I think he's OK. That was the one he was aiming at. The funny

thing is, I think that the interval came at the right time for Shaun.

He had a sloppy frame before the interval. Yes, I think he was glad

to get the opportunity to refocus. He always looks a good player when

he's in amongst the balls. When it gets scrappy, I fear for him a

little bit. With opportunities like this arise, he can be a very heavy

scorer -- when opportunities. That could not have worked out much

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better. He has given himself an Very fluent and very quick. He's

got 54 on the board in a rapid time here. Just one or two shots away

from wrapping this frame up. He has to be a little bit careful with

So, basically, this black for one more red, to secure the frame. 68

ahead, 75 remaining, pot the red, go 60 their it with 67 remaining. -

He has blown a little bit hot and cold, and may be in the first

session he was fortunate to have a one-frame advantage, but after that

slow first frame this evening, he has told on the style apart from

that one frame before the mid- At he has a chance to flick the red

He didn't play it. He could have There is another thing to remember

here. The highest break at the moment is held by Ricky Walden, 140.

He will be counting things up there. He may have an ideal opportunity to

bring that red into play. criticising the way that he has

played on this break, this has been superb. He got the pot, can he get

the cannon? He just wants a chance Has the growing blocked the pocket,

or can this red slowly going, off the brown? -- has the brown blocked.

I don't think he realised that he could have got the highest break of

the tournament. He is now just one frame away from victory. He leads

So, Martin Gould at the point of no return, and he is going to get a

lot of encouragement from this Crucible audience because they in

love to see a close-fought match. If he can get the chance to battle

his way out, I am certain he has got the battling qualities in him.

But it is whether he gets the opportunities. That is an excellent

safety shot from Shaun Murphy. A little tower on the table there

from Barton. -- tap on the table from Martin. Well, are OK, he is

going to go for things, he has to attack rather than defend, but when

you look at the potting a single on that red, I can't see how he could

possibly be on a colour. The chance that Shaun Murphy is looking for

has appeared almost immediately. Maybe the brown spot is available

for the black. He might not want it to go there, but there may be

He's OK, the black can go nicely on its spot and he can play for the

one just above it. But that will make the black available into both

corners. We talked about the chance of beating the high break of 141 in

the last frame. That was the third red and this is the third plaque

Just looking here, the bottom rhythm the pack seems to be

available. -- the bottom red on the He's giving us plenty of fault, --

That's OK, he's caught the red to A good chance, but the priority is

to get 80 plus, here. If he gets that maximum, fantastic. But get

the match over first. The key thing is, if and when he decides to go

into the cluster, it will depend how they break as to whether he can

concentrate on the black, but if he gets past the point where snookers

are required, he will have nothing I think he can pot this into the

left middle and hold for the black, just. This is a big shot coming up,

if he can get that angle, it is a In it went. Now, what do you do? Do

you play the cannon? Played for the loose red. And he's not hard enough.

I'm a little bit surprised. The important thing is to finish the

frame. He's still has a chance of beating that high break of 140, but

I don't think he can get on the black with this. He's entitled to

be a little bit disappointed, but he should put that to the back of

his mind. In effect, that pink, another red and the colour will

clinch the match. There is a possible 146 on the table. You

would imagine he will play for the blue. I think that will not

interfere with the brown, if it goes on the brown spot. If he can

pot this yellow on that blue, half ball. And what an gold will be

thinking, I have played my last shot. He's nicely on the blue. You

do not have to play this with a lot of pace. Just playing to the reds,

and if you're on one, what a chance to raise the bar for the highest

break of the tournament. I did not think he had to going to the into

heart, but they never seemed to Three snookers required. One of

those shots, he is preparing to use the spider so he avoids the push

In it went, but he couldn't do much Like QC, this standard now is

unrecognisable from the first session. This is how Shaun Murphy

plays when he's good, and is very He can't beat the highest break now,

140, so Ricky Walden, you can rest easy! Nevertheless, the most

important thing, he has won the match. Morton gold won't have any

chances anymore. -- Martin Gould. He's had a good season. He could

have to do that were pressure on Shaun Murphy in the first session.

But the matches over. Martin Gould will be disappointed but he will

wish Shaun Murphy well for the best of the tournament. That was well

liked it from the magician. And he It is nice to know that the hard

work I have put in which has resulted in a good performance and

I am very pleased to going to the last 16. You do not find yourself

in amongst the balls that proper mac in the frame at the Crucible.

sought straight away and I was trying for it from the very first

shot. And yes, I was trying for it. I did not quite get on the red

hurry enough. -- high enough. I thought I was going to get booed,

like a darts player, But thankfully, the snooker crowd are a little bit

different! Mark Williams is out of this year's World Snooker