:00:38. > :00:40.Good evening. This is shaping up as one of the most eventful World
:00:40. > :00:46.Snooker Championships four years what with the return of Ronnie
:00:46. > :00:56.O'Sullivan, the departure of some of the game's greatest names and
:00:56. > :01:20.
:01:20. > :01:24.the arrival of Mr fantastic, Jack Yes, Dechawat or Jack Poomjaeng
:01:24. > :01:28.from Thailand, as he likes to be known, will play a starring roll in
:01:29. > :01:32.the highlights again. He has made history and the second round, but
:01:32. > :01:38.not for the reason that you might think annual show you that in a few
:01:38. > :01:44.moments time. There was another big story this afternoon. After the
:01:44. > :01:48.departure of some big names, would it be Australia's you're Robertson
:01:48. > :01:55.this time, the pre-event favourite was bang under pressure in his
:01:55. > :02:00.opening match against cluster's quick firing Robert Milkins. He was
:02:00. > :02:08.simply outplayed this afternoon, with Rob Milkins ahead, so could he
:02:08. > :02:18.Pool of the greatest win of his life? Here is Robert Milkins on a
:02:18. > :02:23.
:02:23. > :02:28.break of 51 with the finish line in Can you believe it? Once again, he
:02:28. > :02:36.has taken his eye off the pot. He cannot believe the ball he has
:02:36. > :02:45.missed. He was playing a cannon again and he had not quite made up
:02:45. > :02:55.his mind and he took his eye off the pot. Surely couldn't have
:02:55. > :02:56.
:02:56. > :03:05.another turn in this exciting first round match. Don't put it past Neil
:03:05. > :03:15.Robertson. He's got the experience. Can he find the technique that has
:03:15. > :03:20.
:03:20. > :03:30.been letting him down somewhat in He had won the foot in the second
:03:30. > :03:48.
:03:48. > :03:58.Robert Milkins has potted 18 of the 19 blues off the spot, and missed
:03:58. > :03:59.
:03:59. > :04:04.That has bounced to four. He is going to have to take a long red up
:04:04. > :04:10.into the corner pocket. He is looking to see if the pink would be
:04:10. > :04:17.available. It is a shot that he can take on, because he's not going to
:04:17. > :04:21.leave anything easy. What an important pot coming up. He is
:04:21. > :04:27.looking to see if the pink will go, because if he can pot this red and
:04:27. > :04:37.get on the pink, it doesn't matter which cover he gets on, it is all
:04:37. > :04:38.
:04:38. > :04:43.He's a little bit worried about that plight to the centre. It isn't
:04:43. > :04:48.straight, but it can be me. It is not just the poor he's thinking of,
:04:48. > :04:52.he may be thinking of how he can put the white out of the way.
:04:52. > :04:57.is only one thing he should be thinking about and that is knocking
:04:57. > :05:03.this red up into the corner pocket. Don't worry about anything else. Al
:05:03. > :05:08.that is nowhere near the pocket. He was looking to see, if I leave the
:05:08. > :05:13.white, what will I be leaving? That is not the week to be thinking. You
:05:13. > :05:23.have got to be thinking about the red going into the pocket. Easier
:05:23. > :05:25.
:05:25. > :05:29.He has looked at the plant, obviously, and it is very risky
:05:29. > :05:38.because he cannot take it on and Caryl t he would not leave anything
:05:38. > :05:48.if he missed it. -- guarantee. he can get this red safe and up at
:05:48. > :05:51.
:05:51. > :05:54.the other end of the table with a 42. Advantage -- 42 point advantage,
:05:55. > :06:01.it is a straightforward shot, and that is the one he is going to play
:06:01. > :06:11.in the end. Try to get the red into a safe position. It is not on the
:06:11. > :06:21.cushion but it is a little more awkward low. -- now. He is not
:06:21. > :06:23.
:06:23. > :06:33.trapped but he can play a safety He is going down to have a look to
:06:33. > :06:37.
:06:37. > :06:43.see where is the best place to Looking from here, he does not want
:06:43. > :06:49.to go down onto the baulk cushion but that is where he has gone. I
:06:49. > :06:59.can see why he didn't want to leave one of these two or shorts on for
:06:59. > :06:59.
:06:59. > :07:05.Robert Milkins. -- two long shots. He has got a straight forward
:07:05. > :07:08.safety off the one that is up in the baulk area. If he knocked the
:07:08. > :07:12.one safe that is near the pink spot and doubled it on to the side
:07:12. > :07:22.cushion and, were the tip of the cue is, if he could get the white
:07:22. > :07:31.
:07:31. > :07:38.I like that shot, a lot. And he played it very well. He had to
:07:38. > :07:42.cover the red up towards the green pocket on the top right. If he had
:07:42. > :07:52.left that one, Neil Robertson would have gone for it. It has been a
:07:52. > :07:52.
:07:52. > :07:57.fascinating match. Neil Robertson was 5-2 in front, then Robert
:07:57. > :08:07.Milkins won the next four frames and since then, it has been a frame
:08:07. > :08:13.
:08:13. > :08:23.It is still that has made the bigger breaks, 61, 62, in the
:08:23. > :08:23.
:08:23. > :08:29.latter stages. Where is the cue ball? This could be it all over.
:08:29. > :08:36.The white has gone. I'll looking at the red. If he puts it on the green
:08:36. > :08:41.spot, if he puts the white near the green spot he could cut this red in,
:08:41. > :08:45.he's putting the weight on the green spot. If he cuts this in and
:08:45. > :08:50.gets on a colour, it could be the last shot that will Robertson has
:08:50. > :09:00.played in this year's World Championships. -- that Neil
:09:00. > :09:09.
:09:09. > :09:19.51 in front. The red will leave Neil needing a snooker and this
:09:19. > :09:24.
:09:24. > :09:29.will be the biggest win of Robert Neil Robertson made the highest
:09:29. > :09:33.break of the tournament at 143, and he looked good, but he has not
:09:33. > :09:43.looked Dougie in this session. He got himself under pressure. And it
:09:43. > :09:46.
:09:46. > :09:56.That absolutely secures it. Every credit to Robert Milkins. He still
:09:56. > :10:00.
:10:00. > :10:05.looks as cool as you like. He has played well. This is his 5th time
:10:05. > :10:10.at the Crucible, but what a victory he has achieved. He doesn't well
:10:10. > :10:16.what to do. He must be so excited. Neil Robertson is going to come and
:10:16. > :10:23.shake his hand, he scratches his head, 64 the difference, 43 on the
:10:23. > :10:27.table. He played on for a couple of shots but Neil Robertson was not in
:10:27. > :10:35.this. He becomes the highest seed to be shown the Crucible door
:10:35. > :10:45.joining fellow seeds, Alan, Williams, Higgins and Stevens.
:10:45. > :10:49.I am chuffed to bits. He'll also is playing as well as anyone in the
:10:49. > :10:59.world at the moment. In the first session he played just as I
:10:59. > :10:59.
:10:59. > :11:04.expected, really good, but luckily, I won. Unfortunately I lost, with
:11:04. > :11:09.10 frames running I probably would have lost six or seven, on blue,
:11:10. > :11:17.pink or black, and those are big differences in the matches. I will
:11:17. > :11:21.take every match as it comes. I have got as good a chance as anyone
:11:21. > :11:27.to get through to the semi-finals. Some things Indies tournaments the
:11:27. > :11:31.door can just open up, you look at the draw, and you think that is the
:11:31. > :11:37.worst part of the draw to be in, and then all of a sudden everyone
:11:37. > :11:42.else is going out. Six of the world's top 16 players have gone.
:11:42. > :11:50.This evening there seemed little doubt that we would not lose the
:11:50. > :11:59.world No. 8, Stuart Bingham, who have gone into an 8-1 lead over
:11:59. > :12:07.debutant some beer. Obviously, -- Sam Baird. Stuart Bingham did not
:12:07. > :12:17.want to offer Sam Baird a shred of hope and foot-9-2 in front. John
:12:17. > :12:17.
:12:17. > :12:21.Virgo and Dennis Taylor were across He's on the blue. He has played it
:12:21. > :12:31.well. And that it runs past the blue, it is a good chance for
:12:31. > :12:32.
:12:32. > :12:37.Stuart Bingham. Already 23 in front. The black is tied up, but sound
:12:37. > :12:47.knows that Stuart could score quite a few here, and will be enough to
:12:47. > :13:20.
:13:20. > :13:30.Her he is on this red, but he is a little bit closer than he would
:13:30. > :13:40.
:13:40. > :13:50.He was able to find the gap, but he couldn't play it with too much pace,
:13:50. > :13:56.
:13:56. > :14:03.and that is why he's on the wrong Just showing the cueing power that
:14:03. > :14:11.he has. But where is the white going to finish? Is he hampered? He
:14:11. > :14:15.is, for the reds to the left corner. He can get to the reds on the right.
:14:15. > :14:25.A little bit of noise from the other side of the arena in between
:14:25. > :14:27.
:14:27. > :14:36.Back in prime position again. The chances there now, to clinch this
:14:36. > :14:46.match. He has played some good shots with the rest. His rest
:14:46. > :14:56.
:14:56. > :15:00.percentages and 95%, which is I was just about to say, Sam Baird
:15:00. > :15:05.has played his last shot. It is great to see him here. Loss of
:15:05. > :15:13.debutants, and as you mentioned, we have got lots of tournaments to
:15:13. > :15:19.play, and we're going to see a lot more of Sam Baird. He will be very
:15:19. > :15:28.disappointed. There were a few frames he could have pinched when
:15:28. > :15:38.he was 6-0 behind but he. Against a tough opponent in Stuart Bingham it
:15:38. > :15:41.
:15:41. > :15:51.has gone away from him now, this One more red and Stuart is in the
:15:51. > :15:51.
:15:51. > :17:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 74 seconds
:17:06. > :17:11.He might just finish in which his highest break of the match, a
:17:11. > :17:19.strangely enough it is Sam Baird who has got the highest break of
:17:19. > :17:27.the match. He's finishing in style. It has been a very accomplished
:17:27. > :17:37.performance from Stuart. No one will look forward to facing him. In
:17:37. > :17:37.
:17:37. > :17:45.this form, he is a live contender. Look at that for a short - -- shot,
:17:45. > :17:50.superb. Well he finished with a century? Finishing with a nice
:17:50. > :18:00.little positional shot to get on the yellow. Watch the side as it
:18:00. > :18:10.
:18:11. > :18:20.spins around. Has he got enough What about that for a short mac? --
:18:21. > :18:21.
:18:21. > :18:25.shot. And he has finished with a kick, but he won't mind that.
:18:25. > :18:29.Unlucky, Sam Baird, he congratulates Stuart Bingham. We're
:18:29. > :18:34.going to see a lot more of this young player from Tiverton in Devon,
:18:34. > :18:44.by Stuart Bingham was just too strong, finishing with that break
:18:44. > :18:51.of 79, and he is a comfortable I think that the Crucible nerves
:18:51. > :18:59.got the better of him. He made 64 and then that was how the match
:18:59. > :19:07.went. I felt pretty good out there. I just kept it under pressure on
:19:08. > :19:14.him and he kept making mistakes. It is just the Holy Grail. It would
:19:14. > :19:21.win everything to get to the final. It would report a very good season
:19:21. > :19:25.for me. Sam Baird should feel the very few regrets because he came up
:19:25. > :19:29.against one of the best players of the season, the Premier League
:19:29. > :19:33.champion Stuart Bingham. Let's just show you who Stuart and everyone
:19:33. > :19:37.else will be facing. With Saturday, defending champion Ronnie
:19:37. > :19:43.O'Sullivan against the man who beat him indoors White finals, Ali
:19:43. > :19:50.Carter. Stuart Bingham and were Davis, the two most improved
:19:51. > :19:56.players in the game. Marco Fu please Judd Trump, whose odds are
:19:56. > :20:02.shortening all the time. Robert Milkins please Ricky Walden. Who
:20:02. > :20:06.would have picked this line-up? It is Michael White and Dechawat
:20:06. > :20:12.Poomjaeng. And world number one Mark Selby takes on the rock solid
:20:12. > :20:18.Barry Hawkins. Time for the appearance of the man who has
:20:18. > :20:23.become the new darling of the Crucible. He is Dechawat Poomjaeng,
:20:23. > :20:29.and he likes you to call him Jack. The 34-year-old, from Thailand,
:20:29. > :20:36.only took up the game properly in 2009. He won the world amateur
:20:36. > :20:40.champ the ship in 2010, turn professional and a 2011, and has
:20:40. > :20:44.beaten world number five Stephen Maguire in the opening round. He is
:20:44. > :20:54.certainly coming years. So is his second-round opponent, Michael
:20:54. > :20:56.
:20:56. > :21:05.white, of Wales. -- Michael White. It is an unbelievable feeling,
:21:05. > :21:13.really, walking out. It has just been my main ambition for five
:21:13. > :21:18.years. It is an incredible feeling. Obviously, I have won a match, I
:21:18. > :21:24.have been home, and there is the buzz around the Crucible area,
:21:24. > :21:30.really. Everybody just loving snooker. There is a lot of tension
:21:30. > :21:40.out there. Going in to round two, the pressure is going to build and
:21:40. > :21:44.
:21:44. > :21:48.build. I am just enjoying my experience here. I have long
:21:48. > :21:55.qualified awkward will now, I have qualified for the UK, the worlds,
:21:55. > :22:05.two in China, so I am not far off the top 30. It has been a great
:22:05. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :22:10.year for me and I'll just really enjoying it. I got the world
:22:10. > :22:14.amateur championship when I was 14 but I have got a long way to go yet
:22:15. > :22:24.and I am quite a long way off the top 16, but I am just enjoying my
:22:24. > :22:29.snooker, and who knows what can happen? Who knows, one day. He is
:22:29. > :22:32.going to be very confident and I expect a tough match. I played him
:22:32. > :22:36.was before the smaller event and he definitely is something of a
:22:36. > :22:41.character, but I will be going out there to do a job and concentrate
:22:41. > :22:51.on my game. I try not to let things bother me and hopefully, I will be
:22:51. > :22:52.
:22:52. > :22:57.OK. This man and Michael have given us some treasured moments, and I
:22:57. > :23:01.don't think we have ever witnessed such enthusiastic scenes here in
:23:01. > :23:08.Sheffield. They just love him, and that was before he even had the
:23:08. > :23:13.ball. Plenty of work for both men, the best-of- 25 frames, the first
:23:13. > :23:23.eight frames this evening. Here we are, into the fourth frame. It was
:23:23. > :23:30.watched by a Steve Davis and Willie In some ways, Dechawat Poomjaeng
:23:30. > :23:34.will be pretty pleased with himself. They always talk about settling and
:23:34. > :23:38.he will feel a lot better now that he has got a frame on the board.
:23:38. > :23:44.You cannot win a match in the first session but you can possibly lose
:23:44. > :23:54.it, so you have got to keep close. Five frames is no problem, in front
:23:54. > :24:28.
:24:28. > :24:38.He is taking it difficult choice which the spider. Very easy to
:24:38. > :24:44.
:24:44. > :24:54.bounce this cue ball and hit it He might have this played again,
:24:54. > :25:01.
:25:01. > :25:11.because it is quite difficult from It is quite important, where the
:25:11. > :25:12.
:25:12. > :25:22.cue ball was. Obviously, because he is using the spider. Are you happy
:25:22. > :25:27.
:25:27. > :25:37.He has missed the ball again so now he will be warmed and playing a
:25:37. > :25:39.
:25:39. > :25:46.different shot. He knows he is going to be warned. Just letting
:25:46. > :25:55.the crowd know that that is his second attempt. The spider is too
:25:55. > :26:05.high for a shot like this. You know if you miss again you will lose the
:26:05. > :26:36.
:26:36. > :26:41.Oh, my goodness, he has lost the frame. What a shame. That is the
:26:41. > :26:47.first time in Crucible history we have seen that happen. He smiles,
:26:47. > :26:56.but trust me, he will not be happy. He has lost the frame and trails 3-
:26:56. > :27:00.That is the first time in history that a player has offered a frame
:27:00. > :27:06.by missing the ball three-times at the Crucible. Was he despondent or
:27:06. > :27:12.sheepish? Not a bit of it. He summoned at the encouragement of
:27:12. > :27:17.the crowd again. Then a left a rather bewildered audience, but not
:27:17. > :27:25.before being told to go and take his cue off the table. Then he
:27:25. > :27:29.scurried off for a cup of tea. This fell is certainly not dull! You
:27:29. > :27:33.cannot miss a trick with him, you do not know what he's going to do
:27:33. > :27:38.next! After all that Dechawat Poomjaeng is back at the table,
:27:38. > :27:48.having not scored since the incident, behind by four to three
:27:48. > :28:00.
:28:00. > :28:04.He tried to get on the black and has snookered himself. That red is
:28:04. > :28:12.a goalkeeper standing in the way of the black. But that was the only
:28:12. > :28:18.shot Dechawat Poomjaeng could play. Very risky. He is down the table
:28:18. > :28:28.looking at safety options. He can use the ground as a snooker. But
:28:28. > :28:29.
:28:29. > :28:38.very difficult. -- use the brown. He could just run through it and
:28:38. > :28:48.beat the cue ball a couple inches from the pocket. He is cueing up as
:28:48. > :28:50.
:28:50. > :28:58.I think he went for it. When you need to get back into the match,
:28:58. > :29:04.that is not the best choice. would like to have that whole
:29:04. > :29:14.decision again. I think he talked himself into that one and has done
:29:14. > :29:47.
:29:47. > :29:57.a lot of damage. 4-1 staring him in Another example of how much cue
:29:57. > :30:05.
:30:05. > :30:14.power this young man has. He is Most of our viewers will have seen
:30:14. > :30:24.the incident that John Parrott did. Many years ago, a very cocky little
:30:24. > :30:24.
:30:25. > :30:32.flat. -- Lad. Judd Trump was forced to make the grade, now Michael is
:30:32. > :30:42.coming into the back time. Every chance to win this match. An
:30:42. > :31:04.
:31:04. > :31:14.outside chance of the semi-final at Very nicely controlled. This one
:31:14. > :31:36.
:31:36. > :31:40.He has served his apprenticeship. Been professional six years. The
:31:41. > :31:50.only surprise is we have not seen him at Crucible before, because he
:31:51. > :31:51.
:31:51. > :32:01.is a wonderful talent. Yes, superb striking of the ball. Times it
:32:01. > :32:02.
:32:02. > :32:07.beautifully. The ball occasionally ask what timing means. -- people.
:32:07. > :32:12.Especially on power shots that require spin. You are trying to
:32:12. > :32:22.retain maximum acceleration of the cue tip. At the moment of impact on
:32:22. > :32:22.
:32:22. > :32:32.the cue ball. The more acceleration you can get, the more force you can
:32:32. > :32:37.
:32:37. > :32:47.That is what Michael White does so well. We hear commentators talk
:32:47. > :33:00.
:33:00. > :33:10.about deceleration at the moment of His opponent is in a hole at the
:33:10. > :33:11.
:33:11. > :33:21.moment. Everything is perfect on the black. Perfect again to get on
:33:21. > :33:59.
:33:59. > :34:09.We could have an example of his cue Dechawat Poomjaeng and a bit of
:34:09. > :34:14.
:34:14. > :34:18.trouble. He trails, 4-1. White took frame six to make it 5-1. Dechawat
:34:18. > :34:23.Poomjaeng still has not potted a red with a colour since that
:34:23. > :34:33.infamous incident. He is struggling and his 50 points adrift in frame
:34:33. > :34:33.
:34:33. > :35:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 74 seconds
:35:24. > :35:34.If he was not 5-1 behind I would say he is a certainty to win this
:35:34. > :35:44.
:35:44. > :35:54.But the way things have gone you I would love and to clear up, he
:35:54. > :36:25.
:36:25. > :36:35.would clap himself at the end of He looks to have got some focus
:36:35. > :36:42.
:36:42. > :36:46.back here. There is a good feel to He has just got to make sure that
:36:46. > :36:56.if he does get a chance he leaves himself correct angles on the
:36:56. > :36:59.
:36:59. > :37:09.Of course, there is an argument that you should not need it until
:37:09. > :37:21.
:37:21. > :37:29.the last red. Perhaps the right Oh, No. Why not just roll it of the
:37:29. > :37:39.cushion? Oh, dear. I am beginning to feel a little bit sorry for the
:37:39. > :38:01.
:38:01. > :38:11.Scored 40 or 50 every time he got in. It looks like he will now
:38:11. > :38:37.
:38:37. > :38:46.27 points in front. Still needs the Will have to generate a bit of an
:38:47. > :38:56.angle to get on the red. He will just roll this in. He will not find
:38:57. > :39:03.
:39:03. > :39:13.-- mind finishing straight on the No heroics, good position, the
:39:13. > :39:20.Dechawat Poomjaeng becoming frustrated. He knows he has had
:39:20. > :39:30.chances. I was potting every one of these two days ago, to the eye
:39:30. > :39:52.
:39:52. > :40:02.cannot pot a ball. That is the Michael White looks like certainly
:40:02. > :40:23.
:40:23. > :40:33.For Max Nichols. A very big ask. -- for smokers. -- four snookers. He
:40:33. > :41:04.
:41:04. > :41:14.Remember that a short journey White played all the years ago? That is
:41:14. > :41:17.
:41:17. > :41:21.what he tried there! That short Jimmy White played. A Dechawat
:41:21. > :41:31.Poomjaeng made a break of 51 but it is all getting very tight and
:41:31. > :41:41.
:41:41. > :41:50.There will be a few deep breaths here. A chance to get another frame
:41:50. > :41:57.on the board. A horrible shot to take on. If he misses he will lose
:41:57. > :42:07.control of the cue ball. The red is at the top of the table. A tough
:42:07. > :42:13.
:42:13. > :42:21.That is what Steve was saying. If he covers the red of the black,
:42:21. > :42:31.which he hasn't, then Michael is 17 points behind. If he pots this red
:42:31. > :42:35.
:42:35. > :42:45.he is now favourite to pinch the If the brown was on its sport that
:42:45. > :42:53.
:42:53. > :43:03.red along the back cushion would be Just looking at the scoreboard,
:43:03. > :43:10.
:43:10. > :43:20.making sure he can recover, which There you can see it. One good shot
:43:20. > :43:38.
:43:38. > :43:48.here, nicely on the yellow, 7-1 Possibility that look too pink
:43:48. > :43:56.
:43:56. > :44:00.could be a problem, but I doubt it Michael White must be careful not
:44:00. > :44:10.to take things for granted. He has given Dechawat Poomjaeng a few
:44:10. > :44:17.chances this evening. He needs to tighten up a little. He cues
:44:17. > :44:27.beautifully and the break-building as lovely. Stephen mentioned that
:44:27. > :44:27.
:44:27. > :44:34.blew to pink could be a problem. One cushion, two? Left-hand side,
:44:34. > :44:41.stun it across the brown spot. Drift towards the pink. Or leave
:44:41. > :44:51.the long pink. I thought for a minute the way he was lining up he
:44:51. > :45:08.
:45:08. > :45:16.He gave himself an awful lot to do. Stephen mentioned it a shot. But he
:45:16. > :45:26.completely missed Het the blue. Perhaps he should have potted the
:45:26. > :45:29.
:45:29. > :45:39.He must keep the object all safe, rather than the cue ball, in this
:45:39. > :45:49.
:45:49. > :45:59.On reflection, perhaps Dechawat Poomjaeng for the effort he has put
:45:59. > :46:01.
:46:01. > :46:11.That is just going to do it all down far enough to make it a
:46:11. > :46:12.
:46:12. > :46:22.problem. Dechawat Poomjaeng can see the edge of the pink. He must be
:46:22. > :46:46.
:46:46. > :46:52.Excellent, excellent. As good a And the fact that he has got the
:46:52. > :46:59.cue ball tight on the bottom cushion means that it is very
:46:59. > :47:07.difficult for Michael White to play with any side spin. Or to play up
:47:07. > :47:17.the back of the pink. He can play just past the black, controlled his
:47:17. > :47:30.
:47:30. > :47:36.-- escape. Very well done. Very well done. Not really the perfect
:47:36. > :47:46.angle for a double opportunity. I do not think he has even considered
:47:46. > :47:56.
:47:56. > :48:06.Has it gone end? Well, he has got a fluke. But he needs another good
:48:06. > :48:24.
:48:24. > :48:32.shot. He did not play that, that is He was anxious there. He found that
:48:32. > :48:42.shot very quickly. He has had at least two or three chances in most
:48:42. > :48:47.
:48:47. > :48:52.Michael White played a lot more consistently than his opponent.
:48:52. > :49:02.Dechawat Poomjaeng, the gentleman that he is, acknowledges that. But
:49:02. > :49:03.