:01:15. > :01:24.Betfair World Snooker Championship. The more number one, Mark Selby,
:01:24. > :01:31.already wonder Welch -- the UK championship. This match coming up
:01:31. > :01:37.later. First to Matthew Stevens, the Welshman facing a possible early X
:01:37. > :01:43.it against Marco Fu. Fu led 6-3 before Stevens mounted an audacious
:01:43. > :01:53.comeback. We join a thin frame 17 with Fu to play leading by and it is
:01:53. > :01:56.
:01:56. > :02:02.Well, the chance is there now for Matthew. Is not a straightforward
:02:02. > :02:06.run to the winning line to keep his hopes alive in this year's world
:02:06. > :02:12.championship, but the chance is there. The whites will automatically
:02:12. > :02:17.go towards the centre pocket. He has to be a little bit careful. He also
:02:17. > :02:27.has to be careful he does not snooker himself if he does pot the
:02:27. > :02:56.
:02:56. > :03:02.to keep going. As it? It may not have looking at that expression, has
:03:02. > :03:07.he come up a fraction short? It is one of those shots, Dennis,
:03:07. > :03:11.that you have to get past the blue. He did not want to hit it too hard
:03:11. > :03:20.and leave himself a very thin brown. The shot with the rest needed
:03:20. > :03:26.attention itself. Well, let's have a look. It is fractions. He could bend
:03:26. > :03:33.it a little, but what a risk. He can easily play a safety shot, but is he
:03:33. > :03:36.going to try and bend it? He is. Oh, he is not.
:03:36. > :03:41.If he was closer to the brown it would be an option, but that the
:03:41. > :03:46.distance it is high risk. He is in command at the moment on the table
:03:46. > :03:56.and can play a bit safety shot if he wants. Doesn't have to win it at
:03:56. > :04:15.
:04:15. > :04:20.Would you believe it! He did not certainly didn't want to double the
:04:20. > :04:30.brown, now what is the difference? Five? Doesn't make a great deal of
:04:30. > :04:37.
:04:37. > :04:42.tries to send the blue up and down he could double kiss it twice across
:04:42. > :04:48.the table to leave it on that portion. The white would come up
:04:48. > :04:53.past the black stuff there is a risk of that. There is a straightforward
:04:53. > :04:58.safety. Marco Fu is not even watching. He
:04:58. > :05:08.has gone the other side of the wall. He has not pocketed a ball for 21
:05:08. > :05:15.
:05:15. > :05:25.minutes. When he gets a chance he left side and ended the long line,
:05:25. > :05:31.
:05:31. > :05:41.if he hits it too hard he could put the blue on. . It is far too thin to
:05:41. > :05:55.
:05:55. > :06:05.capture the middle, but he has to be them. If Marco just needed a blue he
:06:05. > :06:10.
:06:10. > :06:15.would take the double on, but he Played the blue on the side cushion
:06:15. > :06:25.and the white behind the pink, but faded too thin. This is a very tough
:06:25. > :06:42.
:06:42. > :06:52.chance for Matthew. He has momentum misses it. And it hasn't. That was
:06:52. > :06:56.all or nothing. After all the hard work of winning the last three
:06:56. > :07:06.frames to get himself right back into the match, a couple of parts he
:07:06. > :07:17.
:07:17. > :07:22.not as nice as he would have liked. It is one of those shots, you could
:07:22. > :07:27.not play a playable, you had to live but up in the air. He would have
:07:27. > :07:35.been better off going to fire up the table.
:07:35. > :07:40.Not often you are in this situation whether schools are all square. He
:07:40. > :07:50.would have to go all the way around angles to get in behind the black.
:07:50. > :07:54.
:07:55. > :08:04.Can he pull it off or will he leaves the cue ball finish? That is a
:08:05. > :08:27.
:08:27. > :08:32.cracking shot he has just played so relieved. Matthew Stevens made to
:08:32. > :08:38.horrific fight back. He won three frames in a row to get to 9-7.
:08:38. > :08:42.Almost got to one behind, but in the end it is the man from Hong Kong,
:08:42. > :08:48.Marco Fu, who goes to the next round.
:08:48. > :08:51.We both played poorly throughout the match. 9-4 is flattering at the
:08:51. > :08:54.moment. Matthew started playing moment. Matthew started playing
:08:54. > :08:59.better to come back, but I was feeling tired towards the end. I
:08:59. > :09:04.physically was not there today. I was feeling for the worse. Just
:09:04. > :09:09.lucky I made a good clear run into the end. Really happy to win. It is
:09:09. > :09:15.tough not to think about what a comeback he might have. It is very
:09:15. > :09:21.tough, but I will just try to play one shot at a time. I played quite
:09:21. > :09:26.good in the last frame. Yeah, really happy to be a top player when I am
:09:26. > :09:31.not playing at my best. It is a positive thing for me.
:09:31. > :09:33.Marco Fu through to the second round for the first time since 2009, the
:09:33. > :09:43.year Mark Selby reach the quarter-finals. Let's find out more
:09:43. > :09:51.
:09:51. > :10:00.he got me involved to stop. I used a fact -- practice once a week when I
:10:00. > :10:05.got spotted. They took me under the wing and I was sponsored and got
:10:05. > :10:09.free practice. I went from one day a week to every day a week. I used to
:10:09. > :10:16.always play English Paul before I started snooker, because of my
:10:16. > :10:23.height, Newco was to high at the table. Once I started playing
:10:23. > :10:27.snooker, I fell into it a lot more. If I don't pick up my cue for three
:10:27. > :10:32.or four weeks, I feel as though I am starting all over again. It is a
:10:32. > :10:36.game you need to play every day for many hours. I don't practice as much
:10:36. > :10:42.as I used it a few years ago because we have a lot more tournaments now.
:10:42. > :10:47.When we do get back in, we are quite tired from travelling. We get back
:10:47. > :10:49.home and two or three days later we are off again. I do practice, but
:10:49. > :10:55.not as much as I did when I was younger.
:10:56. > :11:00.In the past I have had problems off the table which have come to the
:11:00. > :11:04.table and I have not enjoyed it as much because of the problems. As far
:11:04. > :11:10.as the game as a whole, I have never really fell out of love with the
:11:10. > :11:15.game. With the standard the weight is today, if you are not focused,
:11:15. > :11:18.you are travelling back home next day. Yeah, I mean, whatever happens
:11:18. > :11:24.off the table, when you are out there you have to try and forget
:11:24. > :11:27.about that and focus. My dream is to win the world championship and that
:11:27. > :11:33.dream is still there. To get to number one, which I have managed to
:11:33. > :11:37.do so far, which is great, in the UK championship and the Masters I
:11:37. > :11:43.managed to conquer as well. I only have one dream left and I hope to
:11:43. > :11:48.conquer it this year. Matthew Selt only played Selby
:11:48. > :11:54.once. Selt making his debut this year. The world number 45 has a
:11:54. > :11:59.massive challenge ahead of him. Selby led 6-3 overnight. Selt when
:11:59. > :12:09.the first frame of the evening session. We pick it up in frame 13.
:12:09. > :12:20.
:12:20. > :12:27.behind the green, if you missed it. Yeah, it was a poor shot from
:12:27. > :12:34.Matthew Selt. He underhit it and then did not hit it hard enough. The
:12:34. > :12:38.red had to travel that distance to the pocket. Beautiful.
:12:38. > :12:43.At 8-4 down, Matthew Selt should have taken a risk and gone for a
:12:43. > :12:49.pot. If you are going to be waiting for your chances, you might wait a
:12:49. > :12:59.long time. Having said that, Mark Selby will not be happy with that
:12:59. > :13:19.
:13:19. > :13:29.ahead and not down. Yes, it is a different shot, isn't
:13:29. > :13:31.
:13:31. > :13:36.any difference if you were to speak to a psychologist, he would try to
:13:36. > :13:46.get you thinking it was both the same scenario, but there is a big
:13:46. > :13:52.
:13:52. > :14:02.difference when you are out there. before the midsession interval and
:14:02. > :14:07.
:14:07. > :14:17.leave himself one way from a place to learn Python that red. Just about
:14:17. > :14:17.
:14:17. > :15:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 55 seconds
:15:13. > :15:23.right-hand side above the two Mets. opponent is leading to friends, they
:15:23. > :15:47.
:15:47. > :15:57.have a slight margin for error, but comfortable now, the world number
:15:57. > :15:57.
:15:57. > :16:07.one. There will be a lot of pressure on to win the grand slam as they are
:16:07. > :16:26.
:16:26. > :16:30.talking about. It will be quite an have been world number one, Mark and
:16:30. > :16:34.Judd Trump. He had to be crowned world championship -- champion and
:16:34. > :16:44.will be hoping to do something about that this year. There are a few
:16:44. > :17:03.
:17:04. > :17:12.other players with the idea of 71, but they are starting to fall
:17:12. > :17:17.better now. Just an exhibition type shot. Mark Selby is firmly in the
:17:17. > :17:22.driving seat now. He takes that frame with the end of that 55 break
:17:22. > :17:27.and he leads 9-4. He just needs one more frame to get through to the
:17:27. > :17:37.second round. Into the next frame and it is Selt
:17:37. > :17:45.
:17:45. > :17:55.anywhere near the pot. He left a red to the right corner.
:17:55. > :18:05.
:18:05. > :18:08.drug shot. Striking right down at the bottom of the cue ball and
:18:08. > :18:18.hitting it taking all the pace out of it because of the way he dragged
:18:18. > :18:30.
:18:30. > :18:40.the shot. It is a difficult shot to Striking right down at the bottom
:18:40. > :18:41.
:18:41. > :18:48.look at the backspin. It takes all of the pace out of it.
:18:48. > :18:58.The beauty is you can play more positively. With topspin you would
:18:58. > :19:23.
:19:23. > :19:25.be playing it a lot more softly. He match as soon as possible, Mark
:19:26. > :19:35.Selby. The last thing you want is your partner to get the odd frame
:19:36. > :19:44.
:19:44. > :19:54.back. Get them confident. That can sees the winning line, as you would
:19:54. > :19:59.
:19:59. > :20:04.fantastic positional shot. Yeah, I think that one deserved a
:20:04. > :20:14.little round of applause. A belated round of applause. That was superb,
:20:14. > :20:24.as you said, Stephen. It had so much side on it. Have a look at this.
:20:24. > :20:34.
:20:34. > :20:44.Look at the side he had on that. round match having secured this
:20:44. > :20:51.
:20:51. > :20:56.frame. Friday morning against the just to open things up? Doesn't have
:20:56. > :21:06.to hit them very hard, just a delicate little cannon will do.
:21:06. > :21:06.
:21:06. > :21:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 55 seconds
:21:48. > :21:58.There must be won there in the championship. It is building up very
:21:58. > :22:14.
:22:14. > :22:22.nicely. Two of the top players winner this year. This is one of the
:22:22. > :22:28.favourites, Mark Selby. Playing quite well. Ding doing quite nicely.
:22:28. > :22:38.Neil Robertson, Judge Trump. I can't wait, this is really going to be
:22:38. > :22:44.
:22:44. > :22:49.better refit quad championship -- best in this match, he has got the
:22:49. > :22:59.job done. It is all about pacing yourself. It is a long two weeks
:22:59. > :23:02.
:23:02. > :23:10.enjoying himself out there. It was 5-nil down and he won three frames
:23:10. > :23:15.in a row. Breaks at 57, 77, 63, so although he is getting knocked out
:23:15. > :23:25.in his debut here, every credit to him and he will be hoping to get
:23:25. > :23:27.
:23:27. > :23:34.back because he certainly enjoyed nobody better than the gentleman
:23:34. > :23:44.sitting next to me, kept clinching matches with century breaks. This is
:23:44. > :23:50.
:23:50. > :24:00.seemed to start well and finish well. Got a heavy contact there.
:24:00. > :24:40.
:24:40. > :24:45.be the 14th in this year's world to finish, but what a comfortable
:24:45. > :24:49.win in the end. He didn't look at his best. Matthew Selt made up match
:24:49. > :24:53.at it, but in the end it was the world number one that was too
:24:53. > :24:59.strong. With that break of 91, he gets in self into the second round
:24:59. > :25:01.winning the match 10-4. winning the match 10-4.
:25:01. > :25:06.The first session I did not play fantastic. I was a little bit
:25:06. > :25:10.nervous. The Crucible is one of those places that you still get
:25:10. > :25:15.butterflies before you play. It showed with me and Matt, with him
:25:15. > :25:19.being his first time here. I was happy to come out 6-3 yesterday and
:25:19. > :25:23.then play better today. Towards the back end of yesterday, he seemed
:25:23. > :25:29.more relaxed. He played some good snooker and started off well
:25:29. > :25:33.tonight. With 6-40 was more or less back in the game and I had to get my
:25:33. > :25:39.head on. Mark Selby marches into the second
:25:39. > :25:44.round. Time to round up the rest of the action.
:25:44. > :25:50.Judge Trump picked up where he left off on choose data Bill -- to beat
:25:50. > :26:00.off on choose data Bill -- to beat Dominic Dale. Firing in breaks of
:26:00. > :26:09.104, 73 and 61 along the way. I felt good. Especially the second
:26:09. > :26:15.session. I made a few good breaks and the safety was good. China's
:26:15. > :26:20.Ding Junhui survived a mini fightback by McManus and will now
:26:20. > :26:27.play Mark King in the second round play Mark King in the second round
:26:27. > :26:33.at the Crucible. I played well yesterday and then they gave me easy
:26:33. > :26:40.chances. He is coming back strong and safety is good. He scored happy
:26:40. > :26:45.today. I think he played better today. It is quite hard for me to
:26:45. > :26:53.concentrate. Always trying to bring it back to the match.
:26:53. > :27:00.Neal Robertson made a break of 143, the highest so far in the match with
:27:00. > :27:05.Robert Milkins. He was 5-2 before Milkins fought back. Ending the
:27:05. > :27:10.first session one frame behind at 5-4. The final first-round match
:27:10. > :27:20.sees Sam Baird making his debut taking Stuart Bingham. Sam is loving
:27:20. > :27:31.
:27:31. > :27:36.was ill last week. She likes to have the time of work to watch me. When
:27:36. > :27:39.we went in, I didn't know where to go and my manager showed us around.
:27:39. > :27:44.She took everything in quicker than I did so I would not know where I am
:27:44. > :27:49.going without her. When you go in, you don't realise how small and
:27:49. > :27:57.compact it is. It is unlike any other venue for snooker. Yes, the
:27:57. > :28:02.fact it is in the Crucible is the hardest thing to get to grips with.
:28:02. > :28:07.When I look back at matches I have one, it is still a bad season up to
:28:07. > :28:13.now. Maybe I could extend it this week. I had a run in the Welsh open
:28:13. > :28:19.and qualifying for this. It has been, I have salvaged it somewhat. I
:28:19. > :28:24.went be expected to beat Stewart and I will just have to do my best. If
:28:24. > :28:29.he gets chances, he could run away with it. He has a real good safety
:28:29. > :28:36.game and anything I can give to him, he will be prepared for. It is
:28:36. > :28:41.enough for me to just be here. Winning would be a massive bonus.
:28:41. > :28:45.Stuart Bingham has been a runner-up in two events. He made 34 century
:28:45. > :28:51.breaks and is making his seventh appearance. He is one to watch at
:28:51. > :29:01.this year's world championship. He got off to a flyer. Looking
:29:01. > :29:15.
:29:15. > :29:22.It might not make much difference but if he pots the brown and blue
:29:22. > :29:32.strew to the Pinkie will not need the black. -- moves through to the
:29:32. > :29:36.
:29:36. > :29:46.He just takes to stun round off two cushions for the green to the far
:29:46. > :29:48.
:29:48. > :29:58.right corner. He has not got into that at all. This is now awkward.
:29:58. > :30:10.
:30:10. > :30:20.It should have been. Too much Good recovery. A little glance at
:30:20. > :30:31.
:30:31. > :30:39.the scoreboard, seven points behind, If he can get the cue ball
:30:39. > :30:45.somewhere in that position, so that he does not need to use the rest.
:30:45. > :30:49.He's still OK. It is similar to the yellow, he did not get into it. He
:30:49. > :30:57.is just not going through smoothly enough and getting the action on
:30:57. > :31:07.the cue ball at the moment. This is a tough blue. He's going to try to
:31:07. > :31:13.
:31:13. > :31:23.cut the saying and hold for the It is a tough place to play, the
:31:23. > :31:27.
:31:27. > :31:37.Crucible. He has with a good chance go begging, there. -- let a good
:31:37. > :31:57.
:31:57. > :32:07.This pink's no gimme with the cue ball being so close to the side
:32:07. > :32:09.
:32:09. > :32:19.cushion. Can he avoid the in-off into the corner pocket? Now, he can.
:32:19. > :32:19.
:32:19. > :32:29.-- No, he can't! It was always on. He tried to hit it so that the cue
:32:29. > :32:44.
:32:45. > :32:52.He has nominated that he's playing Good choice for me, that, good
:32:52. > :32:59.choice. He didn't have to play the pot on the pink and he couldn't
:32:59. > :33:04.have played the safety shot any better. To play the pink and get
:33:04. > :33:14.good position on the black he would have to play it hard, and there is
:33:14. > :33:33.
:33:33. > :33:43.I think it has just come up short He could have a go at that, but it
:33:43. > :33:45.
:33:45. > :33:55.He could just maybe slide off the pink and put the cue ball up we're
:33:55. > :33:56.
:33:56. > :34:06.the yellow pocket and the white on the side cushion. -- near the
:34:06. > :34:10.
:34:10. > :34:17.yellow pocket. It is a tricky one to the left middle. The cue ball so
:34:17. > :34:22.what there. Well, he went for it. And that was very difficult. -- cue
:34:22. > :34:27.ball somewhere up there. The tree of thought was, if it goes in, he
:34:27. > :34:37.is on the black, and it is frame ball shot. But that was a very
:34:37. > :34:40.
:34:40. > :34:44.Just the pink needed for a 3-0, and Stuart Bingham will be mighty
:34:44. > :34:50.relief. Sam Baird had a good chance and could not take it and finds
:34:50. > :34:55.himself 3-0 behind. Dramatic stuff, some bear with a great chance to
:34:55. > :35:00.win that frame, then Stuart Bingham took the next three. Some bared
:35:01. > :35:10.facing the dreaded whitewash. We join it in frame seven, Stuart
:35:11. > :35:16.
:35:16. > :35:23.Some bit turned professional in 2009. -- Sam Baird. Secs was last
:35:23. > :35:33.season, 11, centuries this season so far, 10. Highest break in a
:35:33. > :35:34.
:35:34. > :35:37.tournament, he made a 142 in the World Championship qualifiers. I
:35:37. > :35:47.just want you to know that. Because that is what the Crucible Theatre
:35:47. > :35:50.
:35:50. > :35:53.can do to people. Good player. But, just at the moment, the World
:35:53. > :36:03.Championship and the importance of it and the fact that he had a bad
:36:03. > :36:03.
:36:03. > :36:13.start has got to. -- to him. He's not the first and he will not be
:36:13. > :36:18.
:36:18. > :36:28.the last. Certainly not. We have Stuart Bingham,
:36:28. > :36:32.
:36:32. > :36:37.uncharacteristically missing a red Even the greatest players and the
:36:37. > :36:47.world have been there - I remember Stephen Hendry and losing I have an
:36:47. > :36:52.
:36:52. > :36:59.zero-Marcus Campbell. -- losing 9-0, 2 Marcus Campbell. He just needs
:36:59. > :37:09.one frame to get him going, to get on the board. This will be his best
:37:09. > :37:37.
:37:37. > :37:44.Sometimes when you are 6-0 down, you see all the little problems.
:37:44. > :37:54.What can happen to the cue ball. There, you see another one, you
:37:54. > :38:14.
:38:14. > :38:24.start to overhit the cue ball, and This will give him a boost. This
:38:24. > :38:41.
:38:41. > :38:51.This is just exactly what he needed. A few nice shots in and around the
:38:51. > :38:52.
:38:52. > :38:58.pink spot, then going after the two reds near to the black. He has a 40.
:38:58. > :39:08.Lead now, two reds and blacks, and it will leave sure it needing a
:39:08. > :39:10.
:39:10. > :39:15.snooker. -- leave Stuart needing a He will be so relieved. As well his
:39:15. > :39:25.family and friends become up up in the audience. There will be a run -
:39:25. > :39:29.
:39:29. > :39:35.- out tremendous cheer when he wins There are still two more frames to
:39:35. > :39:45.play this evening after this one. He could get out of this at 6-3.
:39:45. > :39:58.
:39:58. > :40:08.That's what he's capable of. Lovely positional shot. He looks a natural.
:40:08. > :40:18.I like the way he falls down into the shot. Shows signs of being the
:40:18. > :40:35.
:40:35. > :40:43.player to watch. He hasn't been Super shot! If he pots the black
:40:43. > :40:48.and all the cover has, he has got a century on here. -- the colours.
:40:48. > :40:56.That would get their tremendous round of applause. There are not
:40:56. > :41:06.many suppliers who have made a century on their debut. -- many
:41:06. > :41:08.
:41:08. > :41:15.players. It shows you what he is This will be a fantastic frame,
:41:15. > :41:25.should he go on to make a century from here. That is fantastic. Well
:41:25. > :41:31.
:41:31. > :41:39.done. What I shot that is. -- a shot. Come on, go up, white, corn -
:41:39. > :41:46.- come on. But the pink in the middle, off three cushions for the
:41:46. > :41:56.black. You can do it. Unlucky! That was more like it. Everybody is
:41:56. > :42:01.delighted, so are his parents. And now he can relax. He still 6-1 down.
:42:01. > :42:10.The highest break of the match so far, but Stuart Bingham bounced
:42:10. > :42:20.back in the next rain and he's at the table again in frame nine. --
:42:20. > :42:22.
:42:23. > :42:32.He has just about got the angle, but in little shake of the head. He
:42:32. > :42:42.does have a chance to pot the blue He couldn't have made it much
:42:42. > :42:52.
:42:52. > :43:02.better than that. And the kiss on Nice kiss on that pink, as you said,
:43:02. > :43:02.
:43:02. > :43:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 55 seconds
:43:50. > :44:00.Let's have one of them look at this split. Just look at the little kiss
:44:00. > :44:04.
:44:04. > :44:14.Slightly lost the cue ball. He's still OK, he can use the reds or
:44:14. > :44:35.
:44:35. > :44:45.indeed the pink to stop the cue Wanted to catch the pink fuller,
:44:45. > :44:52.
:44:52. > :45:02.but he always had the red in He actually played the perfect
:45:02. > :45:03.
:45:04. > :45:09.angle on the blue. So, a frame- He has just overrun that slightly.
:45:09. > :45:15.He has other reds to the middle to keep it going. That's the thing,
:45:15. > :45:25.when the reds are spread as nicely as this, it doesn't call for
:45:25. > :45:51.
:45:51. > :46:01.pinpoint positional play. There are Impressive stuff from Stuart
:46:01. > :46:11.
:46:11. > :46:17.He is on top of his game, he has And, for all the world, it looks
:46:17. > :46:25.like he's going to be going in 8-1 up, and it has been an unhappy
:46:25. > :46:31.debut for sound bet., in a way, he will gain a lot form the experience
:46:31. > :46:41.of visits -- of his appearance at the Crucible. He will be back for
:46:41. > :46:54.
:46:54. > :47:04.So, that black, whose and 72 in the lead, 67 remaining. -- puts him 72
:47:04. > :47:14.in the lead. Sandberg lost his concentration -- some bared lost
:47:14. > :47:15.
:47:15. > :47:19.his concentration. -- Sam Baird. But, as you say, he will have
:47:19. > :47:29.learned a lot from this experience this evening. It is more than just
:47:29. > :47:38.
:47:38. > :47:42.potting balls. Sam Baird says well played to Stuart Bingham. It was
:47:42. > :47:47.not that their view he was looking for. But, Stuart Bingham is one of
:47:47. > :47:51.those who is going under the radar. He only needs two Prince tomorrow
:47:51. > :47:59.for a place in the second round. was an excellent first session from