:00:32. > :00:40.Hello. Welcome to the Crucible Theatre here in Sheffield at the
:00:41. > :00:46.2014 for petrol they get in. Today all eyes on Mark Selby taking on
:00:47. > :00:51.Michael White, who had an excellent run in last year 's tournament. Mark
:00:52. > :00:56.Selby won the Masters and World Championship in 2013 that has never
:00:57. > :01:37.lifted the sport's most prestigious trophy.
:01:38. > :01:44.So, Mark Selby led the first session by five frames to fall and he took
:01:45. > :01:50.the next three frames of the evening session, leading 8-4. Then there was
:01:51. > :02:09.a remarkable fightback. Drawing level at eight frames apiece.
:02:10. > :02:21.Referee: File and Amis. This is interesting because the fact
:02:22. > :02:27.of the matter is the Black has gone safe. If he has it set up the game,
:02:28. > :02:31.the black goes back into its own spot and he might decide to leave
:02:32. > :02:34.that where he is. What would you do here, John?
:02:35. > :02:41.Has he called a free ball? It looks like he must have done.
:02:42. > :03:02.This is interesting. I don't believe that. He hasn't
:03:03. > :03:06.realised it is not a free ball and has played the pink as if it is a
:03:07. > :03:12.free ball. I've never seen that before in my life.
:03:13. > :03:19.But just shows you what tension can do for you. He has just completely
:03:20. > :03:25.lost the plot. Any good news is that he has got the
:03:26. > :03:27.pink and black safe. That is six points. He can't believe what he has
:03:28. > :03:50.done. That is the first time ever at the
:03:51. > :04:01.Crucible I've ever seen anything like that.
:04:02. > :04:10.When you were a captain at question of sport, never in its history would
:04:11. > :04:15.you have guessed that right. We have been playing the game a long
:04:16. > :04:17.time but he is laughing that he has done it. I've never seen that before
:04:18. > :04:20.but you could see by the referee's done it. I've never seen that before
:04:21. > :04:23.but you could see by the referee's face that he was bemused by it
:04:24. > :04:29.because he was wondering why Mark was playing that. He hadn't played a
:04:30. > :04:30.free ball. It just shows what tension can do if you are not
:04:31. > :05:05.thinking straight. Now, if you can cut this in, it's
:05:06. > :05:07.not beyond the realms of possibility that he could bring the green into
:05:08. > :05:28.play. Oh dear. It is one of those bizarre
:05:29. > :05:46.situations. It has worked out not too badly for him.
:05:47. > :05:56.You heard Mark Selby apologise there and it was a bit fortunate. I would
:05:57. > :06:01.want a letter of apology after that!
:06:02. > :06:23.If he misses it on the way back, he is going to leave a free ball.
:06:24. > :06:29.Mark Selby, listen, this is definitely a free ball. REFEREE:
:06:30. > :06:44.free ball. Are you sure?
:06:45. > :06:49.Michael has got to be very careful here because it will be given a miss
:06:50. > :07:05.if he misses it this time. Well done.
:07:06. > :07:43.They get hit. He deserves to get that safe, really.
:07:44. > :07:56.A little shake of the head from Mark Selby. It might be pretty straight.
:07:57. > :08:07.Not much you can do that. The double is not on the green and
:08:08. > :08:21.he doesn't want to put it near the pink to put the pink into play.
:08:22. > :08:25.REFEREE: two. Got a chance of a snooker here on
:08:26. > :08:33.the green behind the brown and white in the middle of the table to line
:08:34. > :08:42.up with the blue. He has paid for it but not quite got it.
:08:43. > :08:45.Just a little smile to the box as he walked back to this end of the
:08:46. > :08:52.table. Rock Selby is a little bit bemused by what has happened but it
:08:53. > :08:56.has put him into a strong position, the fact that the pink is where it
:08:57. > :09:06.is. This is a tough shot.
:09:07. > :09:12.That was the problem with it. He had to hit that fairly thick and he can
:09:13. > :09:17.only hope for the blue but he hasn't got it.
:09:18. > :09:23.This is frame ball at having lost the previous format frames, this is
:09:24. > :09:28.a tough one even though it looks pretty straightforward. Somebody
:09:29. > :09:39.dropped something up in the auditorium right on the backswing.
:09:40. > :09:44.If this was early on in the match, you would say this was a certainty
:09:45. > :10:22.that this is a pressure pot. Well, that really is a terrible
:10:23. > :10:33.shot. Trying to get the cue ball over by the pink. A high tariff shot
:10:34. > :10:43.under the circumstances. He gifted him that opportunity, Michael.
:10:44. > :10:51.This has been one of the strangest frames I have seen and the Crucible
:10:52. > :10:56.in the history of the Crucible. Mark Selby now is breathing a sigh of
:10:57. > :11:10.relief. He is one up with two to play.
:11:11. > :11:17.Mark Selby will be delighted. He sits in his chair smiling and that
:11:18. > :11:24.was enough to take the lead. He leads 9-8.
:11:25. > :11:27.Mark Selby needs just one more frames to baulk his place in the
:11:28. > :11:29.second round. Let's see what happens in the next frame. White is at the
:11:30. > :11:40.table. Well, he will take that all day. To
:11:41. > :12:06.finish where he has finished is a dream.
:12:07. > :12:13.I'm just wondering whether the green passes the black. Well, it doesn't.
:12:14. > :12:30.That might be a stumbling block. That puts him 23 ahead. The way he
:12:31. > :12:34.has played that, he can play paintball across and the green will
:12:35. > :12:44.go past the brown in the same pocket he has put the yellowing.
:12:45. > :12:55.He needed to slow up. Well-placed. Just this green to take us to a
:12:56. > :13:10.final frame decider. He held himself together really
:13:11. > :13:14.well. What a match this has turned into! Didn't look like it when Mark
:13:15. > :13:25.Selby led 5-1. Plenty of attention.
:13:26. > :13:34.We had two of them last night and we have another one this evening.
:13:35. > :13:36.That frame could have gone either way but Michael White held himself
:13:37. > :13:44.together. Who knows who will win now. 9-9.
:13:45. > :13:47.Another Crucible decider. Terrific match. Another night at the
:13:48. > :13:50.Crucible and another final frame decider. Mark Selby is back at the
:13:51. > :14:05.table and leading by ten points. If this goes behind the green, this
:14:06. > :14:10.is a fabulous shot. That is a great shot. It really is. To play that
:14:11. > :14:12.through the gap with that amount of side and to get down and put it
:14:13. > :14:34.there was superb. He has hit this fall. He flicks by
:14:35. > :14:38.it, he could leave a read on. There are a couple of rides on into
:14:39. > :14:46.the middle. I think Mark may be one nearest the pink because he can play
:14:47. > :14:50.at. He is potting it back. I think I would be having it back as
:14:51. > :14:55.well. He is keeping him under the cosh were years and if he hit that
:14:56. > :15:00.read, he could knock it into a pottable position. I would like to
:15:01. > :15:18.keep him under the cosh there. Mind you, he has absolutely hate
:15:19. > :15:27.this at 100 miles an hour so potting him back was a correct choice.
:15:28. > :15:35.It is about the circumstances and the tension. I could see that
:15:36. > :15:38.happening. He has overhit a few positional shots tonight.
:15:39. > :15:45.happening. He has overhit a few He may have to play the cannon.
:15:46. > :15:56.Either way, I think he can get on the black. Good shot.
:15:57. > :16:02.Mark Selby many, many times in his career has made a frame and a break
:16:03. > :16:15.and he needs another one. He didn't play on the red in the
:16:16. > :16:39.middle, he played to read in the corner.
:16:40. > :16:47.You can see there that the pink is too tight. He knew that he was
:16:48. > :16:53.guaranteed and easy part on the blue. Still not guaranteed to get in
:16:54. > :17:02.and around the black for a few shots. He needs to be straight on
:17:03. > :17:10.this red. He couldn't have played that much
:17:11. > :17:13.better. Think you can manage to sneak through here tops them -- with
:17:14. > :17:27.topspin. The red just to the left of the
:17:28. > :17:34.black is a problem ball at the moment.
:17:35. > :17:41.And now he has done. This is a chance for frame and match. Just has
:17:42. > :18:07.to be careful. Lovely little cannon.
:18:08. > :18:16.Michael White is 44 points behind. Will he get another chance?
:18:17. > :18:22.Whatever happens in this match, Michael White has proved to
:18:23. > :18:29.everybody here that under pressure, and the cauldron of the Crucible, he
:18:30. > :18:41.is going to be a battler. He can play under pressure.
:18:42. > :18:48.We are now looking for the first time who is likely to go through
:18:49. > :19:03.into the next round and it could be Mark Selby.
:19:04. > :19:11.He would have loved to have been on the red baby pink but it has to be
:19:12. > :19:19.up to the blue and it has got to top side.
:19:20. > :19:29.He has completely got his focus back. He wavered a couple of times
:19:30. > :19:31.today in this match. When the concentration is required at the
:19:32. > :19:36.most crucial part of the match, he has turned it on again.
:19:37. > :19:45.Very impressive, this. Everyone can play in practice but it is when you
:19:46. > :20:09.are out here. It is a lot easier now we red by the
:20:10. > :20:16.pink has disappeared. 59 in front. One more red and colour.
:20:17. > :20:31.He has just got the slight wrong angle on this thread and this pink.
:20:32. > :20:38.-- on this red. Going to play a little screw back.
:20:39. > :20:50.Very good. Very good. He knows now that was the shot that should have
:20:51. > :21:03.won him this match was top -- this match.
:21:04. > :21:10.This red and think we'll do the job. He has played up on the blue. This
:21:11. > :21:16.has been a superb contribution. That is why he is a champion.
:21:17. > :21:20.He will risk a slow cannon into the reds. The key thing is that he can
:21:21. > :21:34.pot the blue. Very good. Very good. It is not over
:21:35. > 0:14:47yet. But