Day 9 Snooker: World Championship Highlights

The good evening. We have had another terrific day here at the

Pet faire World Snooker Championship. Coming up, all the

main action from the second round matches. We will see Ricky Walden

sticking on Robert Milkins data. First Mark Davis against Stuart

It is taken me a while. It is hard to get to the top. I maybe have

five or 10 years left in me. It is my time now, so I'm taking it with

both hands. People used to say that Steve Davis

is boring, but he is brilliant behind the scenes. He is one of the

best characters we have got. You can't really have a much fun on the

job. When we had six tournaments, it was

a part-time job. Now we have 25 plus. Ask my misses if it is a

I am competitive what ever I do. Even my nine-year-old stepdaughter,

we have games and I want to deter! I love practising. I love playing.

Even a day after a good beating in the final I will be practising the

next day. That is rubbish. That could be true! I am trying. I

have got a friend to is a trainer and he has trying to get me into

gear. We had three seasons -- it recess and she -- or three sessions

last week comes on trying. I have got the fire in me that I

want to win as much as the next person. You have got to be nice and

treat everyone with respect. That is how I have been brought up.

A brave man to say that. There has only one win here a year. We have

had the like of Stephen Hendry, Ronnie over the last couple of

years and a new breed coming through, but you can never say

never. His opponent knocked John Higgins

out in the first round and has played some great snooker this

season reaching the semi-finals of the UK Championship. It was 4-4

after the morning session. Into That is very speedy. Very, very

speedy indeed. That is not a good shot from Mark Davis. He may have

been a little bit cross but he did not get a good shot after a bad

safety, but to follow it up with one is not a good thing to do. It

will be very costly if you can pop this and get on a colour. He may

It just shows you, he didn't think it worth risking, the pot. The red

scarf macro or in the middle of the table, maybe and a don't think he

has a middle -- an easy way of laying upon a red. Mark Davis has a

big problem here. It is one of those situations, it is almost

impossible to get at sea. -- it see Not what he hoped for. The amount

of times those hit and hope short play as get lucky. There was no

luck at all there. The other thing that sometimes happens is if you

don't sleep your opponent or Ord, it can make it hard for the

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

clearance. This is a wonderful This could be the key shock to the

frame. In the end, he decided to play for the Open read macro -- the

Open reds. The first few frames at this match were very slow. 27

minutes for the first frame, 46 minutes for the second frame this

morning. That is a nice recovery. He has finished absolutely plumb on

the blue. I am sure one of these reds will go into the right corner.

That blue has given him at 31 point lead, so just throw Red's and to

either the black or the pink will leave it at the snookers required

That is a bit careless. That is so careless. OK, he is 30 to head and

there was once look required, but Mark Davis will get the chance to

go for its because he is not on If Mark Davis does not get the

snooker, it should be 65 to Stuart Bingham.

So Stuart Bingham won that frame and took the next to go to frames

here for the first time in the match. Mark Davis won frame 13, as

we pick it up in frame 14. Stuart Bingham is at the table and there

So close. That is how accurate you have to be. Maybe a little less

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

speedy and it might have just Well he did not go directly into

the pack. It was to read that hit the other reds. I don't think he is

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

too bad you. He has a straight one Kick looked like he hit it well,

but he is not easily on one. The shot he has to continue the break

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

It is getting a little bit tougher with the blue and pink not easy to

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

There is another example of just not getting on perfect position.

You assume you would have thought he could have held the cue ball

Interesting, this. He can get the pink, but in doing that he has the

chance to cannon into the five reds. Can he avoid the cannon on the

blue? He could. If he has got nothing, but is very unlucky. --

but that is very unlucky. A lot of them went into the right corner. He

could have thought about playing the green. My first thought was

don't play the green. I suppose you have got to say he is unfortunate

not to be on one. He is looking very hard at it plants. It won't

take a lot of making. Can he get to From this angle it does not look on.

Maybe there is a gap. He is That should be the frame winner.

He did go a couple of frames down for the first time in the match,

but it looks like he's going to get Stuart Bingham has not played

particularly well tonight. He did have the chance to press on. Since

the interval he has been struggling even more, a think. He will be

thinking he might get back to the table because that is a very bad

positional shot. He was perfect on that red. To not be on the pinks

All he needs is the red to go 62 points in front with just 59

The whole break has been a struggle. He has a good temperament to not

let it worry him that he has made He can get a century break you. --

here. Every time he plays a shot like that he ends up short of were

He has never had a century here. He first qualified in 1994. 10 matches,

no century. Still no century! Enough to win the frame pretty

comfortably. These two players are now locked at 7-7. Davies went into

the lead for the first time in the match in from 15, the longer so far

this evening. Could he end the session in front? We pick up the

What an opportunity. It is not a frame winning chance, but he can

get right back in the frame. What a good read that walls. -- red that

was. Well, it was. Can you believe that after that terrific read he

It has been a curious session of This will be a mightily relieved

Stuart Bingham to be back at the table. He dodged a bullet, slightly.

9-7 down would have been Red, pink, red and any colour and

he will be absolutely fine. Both players will be disappointed. Mark

is shaking his head. It is all right. There is everything to play

for in this match. Looking at it from a certain perspective, to play

the way he has an get out of the session 4-4, Mark Davis will be

This is as big a match as either of these two players have ever been

involved in. The chance to get to the quarter finals on a very open

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

World Championship. Tomorrow is So, it becomes eight T it overnight.

Everything is up to grabs for these two. -- up for grabs.

It is set up beautifully for the final session tomorrow afternoon.

Let's bring you right up to date with the second session action. We

start with the repeat of last Delicately played!

That is a great shot. He is now just one frame behind Ronnie

O'Sullivan. That is a good shot.

Ronnie O'Sullivan goes to the mid- session interval with honours

What a clearance! He is just one behind at 7-6.

Ali Carter has got himself all- square. It is 7-7.

That is a winner. It is a double, and it is there! Ronnie O'Sullivan

has shared the session and he still got that two-frame advantage.

That is not too bad at all. Absolutely perfect.

What a fabulous shot. Absolutely beautiful shot.

This is the key shot in this frame. Good shot! He has levelled the

Mark concedes the frame. In June we is now in front for the first time

in this match. -- Ding Junhui. Brilliant. The score in the match

Her that is as good a shot as he The of the second round match saw

two Englishman go head-to-head. Robert Milkins was taking on Ricky

Walden. I was nine years old and my dad was getting in to meet --

getting me into different sports. I fell in love with snooker. I used

to play from turned in the morning until 5pm. It started from there.

You can see the table and how big it is compared to what you play on.

It makes you feel more grown-up playing with the older men. It was

a good experience to get the first chance to play. From nine years old

to maybe 13, I was living on the table. Too many things to remember,

but I remember my first century at the snooker club. Every week I get

a bit fed up and I think... But so many good things to come out of the

game that you will never lose the interest for it and lose the desire

to play. It jammers you in a place you don't want to be sometimes. You

have chosen that path and you are trying your hardest to make your

way but things aren't going away, you are not playing too good and

you are not hitting the ball like you want. It does make you want to

knock the game on the head sometimes. But you'll never do that

because your love for the game is too strong. The cash you're playing

for, the titles and everything else is a massive. Everybody has their

own goals they are working for and I still think the love I have for

the game I have is the same as when I was nine years old. It was 5-3 to

Ricky Walden. He won the first three of the evening session. We

pick it up at frame 12 and Walden is at the table trailing by 25

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

This is a little awkward with the black so close to the pocket, to

A I have just been told Robert Milkins has broken up off in the

last two frames. I don't think he realises, he does not realise, and

the referee does not realise. I have never known that before. It is

not a foul or anything, but it is so unusual. He is the wrong side of

the blue, but there are reds to the right of the pink that will be

I think it will mean he will break off again. I have never known it,

and I have been coming here since 1977! It is amazing both players

He looks comfortable now, it doesn't he? Ricky Walden looks very

comfortable with his cue action. Yes. It is nice to have a lead with

this many frames. It is a great place to have a lead as well. You

are playing at the best of your ability on the greater stage of all.

Stephen mentioned earlier he had one two ranking titles. He seems to

like playing in China and one the Shanghai Masters in 2008. And the

classic in 2012. He would dearly love to get through to his first

quarter final at the Crucible, with a chance to get to the semi-final.

And that is everybody's dream to play at the Crucible when there is

one table. And that happens at the semi-final stages. He is well on

his way here, in this match. If he takes this frame and goes to the

mid-session interval having won all frames, what a position he has put

Just the wrong side of the pink here. The referee is a former

Great shot! Job nearly done for Ricky Walden. 17 points and 18

points, more than that, 23 points in front! But that is what is

happening when you are cueing well. You get for flicks when you are

cueing well. You get the run of the ball. One of the double macro

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

difficult reds and he is over the It was a 63 break that paved the

way by Ricky to take the previous frame. He is on 63 here. Robert

cannot get going, can he? He had chances in that frame, but he

missed when he was in a pretty good Sadly for Robert Milkins, he has

not made a 30 break tonight. He has not helped his own cause by missing

No century break, but he won't be too concerned. Ricky Walden is

riding high at the moment and he leads Robert Milkins nine frames to

three. Ricky Walden on a roll, but Milkins

won a frame. We are heading into frame 14. Milkins at the table and

He has got a good cue ball. Is it a It has got to be based swerve. He

does not need the pink, he does not need the black. It has changed the

complexion completely. That is amazing, to swerve around and pot

both balls. All of a sudden, Ricky Walden knows this frame could be

gone. A before that in half, Robert would have needed the difficult

black, he does not now. You just sense that this match is turning

around somewhat. If he can hold himself together here. He needs to

pot brown, blue and pink. Ricky Walden it was firmly in the driving

seat in this frame. On the brink of throwing it away here. Robert

Milkins overscrews the brown and gives himself more work to do.

Looks to be in no man's land on the pink. He will be frustrated but he

has to keep his composure. He is going to need the extension to

reach this. He does not need to worry about the black. He does tend

to shake his head a bit. If he knocks this pink in, he will put

Ricky Walden under pressure. How close was that?! Look at the shot

Ricky Walden is faced with. He can pot the pink, go all a way around

the angles. It will be some shot if He has just about Mr it falls

doghouse a bit further up the table, what a shot he is faced with here.

It is not certain he can play safe. Things are turning around slightly,

here. That is two in a row for Robert Milkins. 9-3, Ricky Walden

it was cruising, but he has been making errors and he is paying for

it.. So, two on the bounce for Robert

Milkins. Into the next, Walden to play trailing by 21 points.

Nowhere near the pot. Where is the red going to finish? For some

reason, Ricky has got himself under I don't know whether Rikki is just

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

It is an amazing turnaround, here. That is the sort of thing that can

happen here at the Crucible. When a player gets on a roll. Ricky, last

year lost in the final qualifying round to Jamie Jones. The year

before he lost 10-6, to Rory McLeod. He has only ever got to The

Crucible on two occasions. So at the moment, maybe he is trying a

little bit too hard and Robert Milkins, is just letting it go, and

he is enjoying himself at the moment. No reason why he shouldn't

clinch this and make it three in a Looking good, now. Just needs one

was me. Just in case you are wondering what that was from Steve

Davis, now that the frame is over, I asked him who the other player

was who lost a match against Ken Doherty. I asked the question about

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

Difficult to knock them in at that pace. Robert Milkins is on a roll

and is putting Ricky Walden under pressure. But he is still 3 behind.

STUDIO: Ricky Walden ended the session on a high note by taking

the final frame of the evening. So he takes a 10-6 lead into tomorrow

night's final session. It is all getting exciting. We are

approaching the quarter-finals and this is how the second round is

That is just about it. It you want more snooker, we are up next with

extended highlights with Ding Junhui against Mark King. We are

back with further live coverage from the Crucible in Sheffield at