:00:43. > :01:34.Good evening. Welcome to the Crucible Theatre and highlights of
:01:35. > :01:37.the semifinals 2016 World Snooker Championship. Later we will see the
:01:38. > :01:40.last four type between Mark Selby and Marco Fu, but first up it is
:01:41. > :02:02.Alan McManus taking on Ding Junhui. Ding, one of the greatest players in
:02:03. > :02:09.the game, but the pressure from China is immense. Very good scorer,
:02:10. > :02:15.and of the table, very, very quiet. As good as anyone. At the start he
:02:16. > :02:18.held back, but now he's starting to enjoy himself by showing his
:02:19. > :02:26.character. I appreciate quality snooker and I think Ding is next to
:02:27. > :02:31.Higgins. On his day, his cue ball control is excellent and is probably
:02:32. > :02:36.the best at that in the whole sport. His break holding on his day, is
:02:37. > :02:38.better than anyone else. It is a question whether he believes he is
:02:39. > :02:45.one of the best players on the planet. Ding is the closest to
:02:46. > :02:51.textbook technique. Ramrod straight cue action on the way he pauses
:02:52. > :02:55.before he strikes the cue ball. When he first came on the scene he was
:02:56. > :02:59.quite shy and didn't speak to anyone. Now his English is better he
:03:00. > :03:07.is speaking more and a great player for China. He is such a nice kid, I
:03:08. > :03:13.really want him, I don't want anyone to win anything, but as a nice
:03:14. > :03:21.player and a nice person, I want him to win it at some stage. This really
:03:22. > :03:26.has been a cracking semifinal. We will join the action in the third
:03:27. > :03:30.session from the match with the man from China leading 12-8, almost
:03:31. > :03:37.making a 147 before the interval. We pick it up with Ding to play, 39
:03:38. > :03:47.points behind. Commentary from John Virgo and Dennis Taylor.
:03:48. > :03:54.COMMENTATOR: He has not got away with it, I cannot believe he took
:03:55. > :04:00.that on. John, he has handed a frame on a plate to Alan McManus. He put
:04:01. > :04:15.all his eggs in one basket, but that was risky. So this black and one
:04:16. > :04:21.more red and this is the shot Ding Junhui played. Percentage, one out
:04:22. > :04:34.of ten? He wasn't certain to be on a colour, even if he potted it. So,
:04:35. > :04:39.pop the next red, though 48 ahead with only 43 remaining. So if you
:04:40. > :04:58.haven't not a good angle, Alan, no heroics here. But he is perfect.
:04:59. > :05:11.He was 9-3 behind. And then won four frames in a row. There was every
:05:12. > :05:17.chance he could have fallen five behind, but that is not the case. He
:05:18. > :05:30.has played a terrific frame here. That will get him back to just three
:05:31. > :05:35.behind. We suggested at the start of this friend, the first one after the
:05:36. > :05:43.mid-session interval, Ken Doherty said in the studio, nothing less
:05:44. > :05:50.than three out of the four would do for Alan. Of course, that will be
:05:51. > :06:00.the goal he set himself. He has won the first one.
:06:01. > :06:18.He still looks to be cueing delightfully. And marching round the
:06:19. > :06:23.table like a youngster. Compared with you and I, Dennis, we would
:06:24. > :06:34.regard him as a youngster. This is a marvellous performance, and well
:06:35. > :06:39.done. Which pocket will he put the black in. He loves a trick shot on
:06:40. > :06:48.the black. Don't just roll it up into the corner, give us something
:06:49. > :06:55.special. That wasn't easy. What a tremendous pot that was. Alan
:06:56. > :07:01.McManus will not lie down, he will battle on to the end. Well played.
:07:02. > :07:07.Still three behind, but telling Ding Junhui, I am not going to go away.
:07:08. > :07:11.STUDIO: He may be 45 years old, but is having the time of his life.
:07:12. > :07:16.Let's show you what happened in the next frame, Ding to play and there
:07:17. > :07:28.is no score. COMMENTATOR: Can he find a path back
:07:29. > :07:35.to the baulk end? Close. He has left a red for Alan. A straight red to
:07:36. > :07:38.the corner. Black is available into both corner pockets. If he knocks
:07:39. > :08:01.this in, what chance he has got. Decided not to risk playing for the
:08:02. > :08:06.black. It is OK. This red is adjacent to the left corner. Just
:08:07. > :08:13.alongside the blue line. But there is an easy red, but just by rolling
:08:14. > :08:24.in the blue, he will be on and he can get onto the black.
:08:25. > :08:31.Just dropped that end, so I assume he has left himself a slight angle
:08:32. > :09:06.on this red? Played it well. Just a little bit short of pace. He
:09:07. > :09:10.can't play for the black lab, he has just had a glance to see if the ping
:09:11. > :09:18.is available in the same pocket as this red. -- pink. He felt he could
:09:19. > :09:28.find the gap and he has played it very well.
:09:29. > :09:45.This is Alan's 130th frame in this year 's championship. That is what
:09:46. > :09:48.he said, when someone has asked him why the resurgence in form, he said
:09:49. > :09:55.he was getting bored with just prior to sing and Pratt to sing. Now this
:09:56. > :10:01.tournament is a couple of months, he's getting his practice on a match
:10:02. > :10:06.table. That was a positive shot. He doesn't have too play any more
:10:07. > :10:16.cannons, just good cue ball control could see him over the line in this
:10:17. > :10:22.frame. You know what it is like, Dennis, the hardest part of the game
:10:23. > :10:26.is not just coming out in the arena and plain, that is what you look
:10:27. > :10:30.forward to, it is all the hours of practising. But now with all of the
:10:31. > :10:35.tournaments, he doesn't have to do that, he gets his play on the match
:10:36. > :10:51.table. And that is a nice little flick.
:10:52. > :10:58.Who would have thought before we started here at the Crucible, that
:10:59. > :11:05.we would have two qualifiers battling it out in the semifinal?
:11:06. > :11:11.Because Ding had to qualify. He has played 14 frames less than Alan
:11:12. > :11:18.McManus, so he has had to play a lot of frames as well. It takes it out
:11:19. > :11:24.of you mentally. Ding has played 116 frames to get to this stage. But
:11:25. > :11:26.these boys, they look so fresh and the standard they are producing in
:11:27. > :11:47.the semifinal is outstanding. Look at that, they are both in the
:11:48. > :11:51.90s, 93 and 92%. As I said, he doesn't have too play any more
:11:52. > :11:57.cannons, just keep lice, tight control of the cue ball. That
:11:58. > :12:03.sounded funny. It was a heavy contact, no doubt about it. It
:12:04. > :12:08.really through the cue ball wide. Instead of having a straightforward
:12:09. > :12:19.shots, he has a tricky red, with the rest into the left corner. His rest
:12:20. > :12:32.success, pot success is 100%. 13 out of 13. He has only missed three.
:12:33. > :12:38.What he has got to put out of his mind, is he should have been done
:12:39. > :12:42.and easier red than this. I don't know how much work he has to do with
:12:43. > :12:57.the cue ball. Don't miss the red. Right in the heart of the pocket! It
:12:58. > :13:05.is running round and it could angle on the blue. Blue into the top
:13:06. > :13:10.pocket, which he will settle for. But there is some pressure on this,
:13:11. > :13:13.because after this blue, there is another couple of reds and colours
:13:14. > :13:23.and there is another frame on the board. Right in the heart of the
:13:24. > :13:28.pocket. It will be another frame on the board. It is another frame he is
:13:29. > :13:37.winning in style, already on a 60 break.
:13:38. > :13:44.Talking about rolling back the years. I remember we travelled to
:13:45. > :13:50.New Zealand to play and who turned up to watch the snooker? Mick can
:13:51. > :13:57.all. And then we went to his concert. And one of the most famous
:13:58. > :14:03.songs of all, Rolling Back The Years, Alan McManus is doing that
:14:04. > :14:10.here. Just looking at his body language, is he on this red? He is.
:14:11. > :14:16.He wouldn't look as calm, cool and collect good as that, if he wasn't.
:14:17. > :14:25.So, this red to go 68 points in front with 67 remaining. If he gets
:14:26. > :14:29.the black after the red, you would think there wouldn't be any return
:14:30. > :14:51.for Ding Junhui in this frame. And Ding Junhui, well, he will know
:14:52. > :14:58.now that for all his good play, that is OK, he is on the red. For all his
:14:59. > :15:03.good play, Alan McManus is not going to give in easily. If he is going to
:15:04. > :15:05.win it, he will have to win it himself, it is not going to be given
:15:06. > :15:44.to him. The chance of a century. What a shame! No century right, but
:15:45. > :15:50.he did what he had to do and Alan McManus with that magnificent break
:15:51. > :15:59.has closed the gap even further. He is now just two away at 12 gosh ten.
:16:00. > :16:07.STUDIO: Two on the spin Fallon, he is back on the table. He has got a
:16:08. > :16:12.slight angle. He is doing a bit of tidying up. He was cleaning the
:16:13. > :16:20.carpet earlier this evening, now it is the cloth. I think there is at
:16:21. > :16:28.least one red available in the corner. From that angle, you can't
:16:29. > :16:34.swing it around onto the red. You can see by the shaking of his head,
:16:35. > :16:38.he can't. It is one of those situations, if the blue was on its
:16:39. > :16:42.spot, you wouldn't mind playing this red in the right corner. I think he
:16:43. > :16:47.will have too play for it, to be honest with you. I don't think he
:16:48. > :16:53.can risk playing for the red just above the black, but there is a red
:16:54. > :17:01.available into the right corner. He has played it perfectly. Brilliant
:17:02. > :17:06.shot! There you go. Why did we doubt him? Why did we doubt him? He has
:17:07. > :17:11.nothing but positive thoughts in his mind. I didn't think he had that
:17:12. > :17:21.much angle on the pink, but did he play it well? Perfect! That wiped
:17:22. > :17:35.its feet a little bit, wobbled a few times. Just in of the left jaw.
:17:36. > :17:47.I think he will have too play a little cannon here. Fully committed.
:17:48. > :17:54.Got the red to the right middle. That's all you can hope for when you
:17:55. > :18:01.have got a red to continue. He has found one.
:18:02. > :18:07.He knows these are big moments in this match. To stay close, he needs
:18:08. > :18:21.to take this opportunity. And now, the three reds to the right
:18:22. > :18:33.of the black, pot the black and screw into the three reds next to
:18:34. > :18:44.the pink. Would you believe it! He has played it perfectly and took his
:18:45. > :18:49.eyes off the pot. Can't believe Alan McManus can't and neither can I.
:18:50. > :19:01.Perfect cannon. Missed the black. Time for Ding Junhui to pounce on
:19:02. > :19:15.that mistake. This semifinal will be played to a
:19:16. > :19:22.conclusion tomorrow afternoon starting at 2:30pm. It will be a
:19:23. > :19:28.fascinating afternoon. Alan chatting away to himself. Cannot leave I
:19:29. > :19:41.missed that black, took my eye of it. Well, he'd like to take that one
:19:42. > :19:49.again. He has gone at least two foot further than he intended. Yes, you
:19:50. > :19:58.played for a red, believe it or not. To the right corner pocket. This
:19:59. > :20:01.one, is very missable and it's not straightforward pot. Bit of work to
:20:02. > :20:10.do with the cue ball. Good pot, and got the position. Well
:20:11. > :20:31.played. That is the key shot, he's got a
:20:32. > :20:36.clear run now with the five reds perfectly placed. Doesn't need to
:20:37. > :20:42.worry about the red at the other end of the table. He wobbled that as
:20:43. > :20:53.well. Bit of tension creeping in. But, he will settle for that. Let's
:20:54. > :21:21.have a look at this. Court the right-hand jaw, this time.
:21:22. > :21:27.This Blackpool put him 14 points in front. And these four reds in the
:21:28. > :21:37.middle of the table, with colours, with the enough to leave Alan
:21:38. > :21:45.McManus needing a snooker. Take nothing for granted. Not at this
:21:46. > :21:46.stage of a match. Ding Junhui, knows how important these final two
:21:47. > :22:19.frames. 21 ahead now, 59 remaining. These
:22:20. > :22:20.three reds, and the colours will see him pass the snookers required
:22:21. > :22:38.stage. Just a quick glance of the
:22:39. > :22:49.scoreboard to reassure himself of what he needs. Just about OK. Wanted
:22:50. > :22:55.to be straight on this red, but shouldn't be a problem. Just means
:22:56. > :23:00.that he might have to nudge the pink. I think he can screw back
:23:01. > :23:04.without catching that. If he does catch the pink, he might have to
:23:05. > :23:15.push the pink on now, looking at the way he is playing it. He didn't want
:23:16. > :23:21.to be doing that. He has left it just that little bit more awkward
:23:22. > :23:26.than it should have been. Yes, I thought he would have played a
:23:27. > :23:30.little stunned shot. Alan McManus might be thinking there is a slim
:23:31. > :23:34.chance may be of getting back to the table. This pink is definitely
:23:35. > :23:53.missable. He has got it and he has got the
:23:54. > :24:03.position on the red. Good shots. Well played. He is a terrific
:24:04. > :24:08.pressure player is Ding Junhui. You don't get to win five ranking events
:24:09. > :24:10.in one season without being good under pressure. He did that a couple
:24:11. > :24:24.of seasons ago. And that think going in and
:24:25. > :24:32.disposition on the final red, means there will be no return to the table
:24:33. > :24:36.for Alan McManus. So Alan McManus now will be preparing for the final
:24:37. > :24:43.frame of this third session. Can he keep it at just two behind. He will
:24:44. > :24:46.fall three behind for certain. Two behind, going into the final
:24:47. > :25:04.session, really would be match on. Excellent shot from Ding Junhui.
:25:05. > :25:13.Lots of left-hand side. Great position on the green. Well, he's
:25:14. > :25:25.missed the green. Alan McManus was in and look to have the frame at his
:25:26. > :25:31.mercy. One more frame to be played in this important third session.
:25:32. > :25:36.Ding Junhui Leeds 13-10. STUDIO: But then in the final frame
:25:37. > :25:41.of the session, Alan McManus made a terrible mistake. He played so well
:25:42. > :25:48.in the evening, but tried to play safe and left this red on for Ding.
:25:49. > :26:01.He chalked his cue and couldn't believe his luck.
:26:02. > :26:13.Ding, potting the red and clearing up. Alan McManus, obviously not
:26:14. > :26:22.happy at all with his mistake. And now he has it all to do in the final
:26:23. > :26:25.session. Ding leading by 14-10. And that match concludes later today.
:26:26. > :26:32.Now let's turn our attention to the semifinal between Mark Selby and he
:26:33. > :26:49.is taking on Marco Fu. This is the story of Thursday's first session.
:26:50. > :27:01.Couldn't play it a much better than that.
:27:02. > :27:18.Played this very well. Has got the gap. Mark Selby now leads 3-0.
:27:19. > :27:34.Nicely played and what a beautiful cannon.
:27:35. > :27:48.What Beckett! Where is the cue ball going? Behind the black? Yes.
:27:49. > :28:00.Unbelievable. Tough shot. Jumped out of the pocket. Marco Fu won it and
:28:01. > :28:09.now closes to just one frame, 4-3. Has potted some good balls tonight.
:28:10. > :28:19.Selby held a 50 reds advantage but Fu fought back in the second session
:28:20. > :28:36.to make it seven all. Commentary from Willie Thorne and John Virgo.
:28:37. > :28:43.That is perfect. Yes, that was the line of three that he needed to move
:28:44. > :28:47.and he couldn't have played any better. He is in the ascendancy at
:28:48. > :29:05.the moment, no doubt. It is all right playing the cannon
:29:06. > :29:09.into the red directly above the black but you need to kiss it on the
:29:10. > :29:15.left-hand side and not the right-hand side, to be on the east
:29:16. > :29:23.reds perfectly. He didn't even play the cannon.
:29:24. > :29:39.We talked early on about how Marco Fu has a break different than most.
:29:40. > :29:44.In three or four cases he got the top side of the blue and didn't go
:29:45. > :29:47.into the reds earlier on and it remains to be seen if the little
:29:48. > :29:52.chance he had there to bring the reds into play will cost him in a
:29:53. > :29:56.few moments time. I was surprised with the way he played that really,
:29:57. > :30:01.I thought he would leave himself low on the black to go into the cluster
:30:02. > :30:07.Wally still had one red loose. He can't play the cannon now so it is
:30:08. > :30:19.imperative that he gets a good angle on the black fist time. -- this
:30:20. > :30:23.time. This time he does not want to hit the front red, who wants to go
:30:24. > :30:31.into the two reds on the right-hand side.
:30:32. > :30:49.He has got one in the middle. He will be happy with that.
:30:50. > :31:00.I think that tells the story of the session, 94% of pot success with
:31:01. > :31:02.section four Marco Fu and 86% for Marco -- Mark Selby. That is the
:31:03. > :31:24.difference. This is the right side of the blue
:31:25. > :31:32.because of that read in the baulk end. To win the frame at this visit,
:31:33. > :31:38.he is going to have to play a cannon. He will have to bring that
:31:39. > :31:51.little six of -- cluster of six into play. As the tip come off? You are
:31:52. > :31:55.kidding! Oh, dear, we will have to have a ten minute break now. The
:31:56. > :31:59.worst thing in the world that can happen to a snooker player, he must
:32:00. > :32:06.be distraught. Can't believe it. What a thing to happen! Yes, he
:32:07. > :32:11.looks really embarrassed, doesn't he? This match doesn't have the
:32:12. > :32:16.style and fluency of Ding Junhui and McManus. He was given ten minutes to
:32:17. > :32:19.have his tip put back on the referee of the final did the honours,
:32:20. > :32:23.putting the tip back on and glueing it and Marco Fu went off to the
:32:24. > :32:25.practice table I'd hit two macro shots and was happy to carry Ambatti
:32:26. > :32:44.walked out to rapturous applause. We have never seen anything like
:32:45. > :32:51.this before but it is handy to start with a nice easy pot in a situation
:32:52. > :32:59.like this. Yes, it is what is going on between the ears for Marco Fu.
:33:00. > :33:04.There is a smile in the audience and it might be a good sign. He has a
:33:05. > :33:14.nice angle on the blue to Mr pink and cannon into the reds and open up
:33:15. > :33:23.give him that frame-winning opportunity. Is he on the red to the
:33:24. > :33:29.corner? It has got to be the red corner -- left corner or he is on to
:33:30. > :33:32.nothing. You could never tell with the body language of Marco Fu
:33:33. > :33:50.sometimes. That is tight. It might just go in-off the
:33:51. > :33:54.right-hand jaw but it is risky. He seemed to hit them well enough.
:33:55. > :33:59.Maybe he could have done without flicking that other red, that is the
:34:00. > :34:05.one that is making it difficult to judge whether this red pots. He
:34:06. > :34:13.thinks it does. Not on the pocket, just half a pocket available. But
:34:14. > :34:18.half a pocket was enough. It was one of those, if you are right behind it
:34:19. > :34:24.you fancy pinching a bit, but if it wasn't right behind it I wouldn't
:34:25. > :34:27.have fancied him potting that. Couldn't agree with you more. It
:34:28. > :34:36.will still be in his mind about the tip. You always favour, when you are
:34:37. > :34:44.playing the screw shots, your tip shapes in a certain way.
:34:45. > :34:51.That is exactly what Stephen said in the studio, you always hold your
:34:52. > :34:57.cue, you grip it at the butt end in exactly the same place so you do
:34:58. > :35:04.tend to have a certain shape to the tip. But at the moment it doesn't
:35:05. > :35:18.look to be affecting him. 50 points the lead. Two reds, two colours.
:35:19. > :35:21.That is what he needs to win one of the most dramatic frames that I have
:35:22. > :35:27.ever witnessed. There is the tip back on, it looks like somebody has
:35:28. > :35:33.done a good job. Paul Collier was doing it, the referee, who is
:35:34. > :35:36.refereeing the final this year. Ideally you want a cannon on that
:35:37. > :35:42.red that is just to the left of the pink and hold the two reds in the
:35:43. > :35:46.middle of the table. You could see some superglue on the side of the
:35:47. > :35:54.tip that when we saw it, you can see the superglue on his burial. --
:35:55. > :36:01.ferrule. Another nice judgment with the Cannell. He won't make another
:36:02. > :36:12.century, with the tip falling off, will he? It is a possibility now!
:36:13. > :36:29.This black to go 66 points in front. Just 59 remaining.
:36:30. > :37:12.What character he is showing here, is Marco Fu. He doesn't show much
:37:13. > :37:21.emotion but after what has happened with the tip... That just swivelled
:37:22. > :37:23.in. How well has he done to keep himself together and make this a
:37:24. > :37:52.frame-winning contribution? Well, he has missed the red, but
:37:53. > :37:57.every credit to him because when that tip came off you thought, what
:37:58. > :38:03.is he going to do now, but he came into the arena and he did enough,
:38:04. > :38:10.and he now leads the world number one, Mark Selby, by 8-7, one more
:38:11. > :38:14.frame to play. Fair play to Marco Fu because he managed to maintain his
:38:15. > :38:20.composure. You can just see there, look about slow motion replay, as he
:38:21. > :38:24.chalks his cue, Ofcom is the tip, but he did very well to not let it
:38:25. > :38:31.affect him and he goes on to win that frame. Could he win the next
:38:32. > :38:43.one? Let us find out. Selby to play and he is trailing by four. He cute
:38:44. > :38:57.that lovely. The pressure is on now. No doubt.
:38:58. > :39:12.Didn't want to kiss into that read, he wanted it just pass the thread.
:39:13. > :39:16.-- passed the red. Under normal circumstances he said he would score
:39:17. > :39:20.50 or 60 points here but I am not sure if this is anything like
:39:21. > :39:33.normal. He is not at 30 break for quite a time.
:39:34. > :39:47.Leave that white bounce. You said it earlier, just the timing is not
:39:48. > :39:50.there, and, of course, if you leave yourself in a poor position it puts
:39:51. > :39:56.pressure on the pot. He played it nicely. Now he would like to get rid
:39:57. > :39:59.of the red that is just to the left of the black which would make the
:40:00. > :40:04.black available to both corner pockets. That last shot will please
:40:05. > :40:13.him more than anything because that was a pressure pot he played there.
:40:14. > :40:17.Now, the reds he needs Arbat little cluster of five, just around the
:40:18. > :40:19.pink. He wouldn't have to bother with the red that is near the
:40:20. > :40:49.left-hand side cushion. He played that nicely. 34 points the
:40:50. > :40:54.lead. Just wondering if there is value to play for the pink or the
:40:55. > :40:59.black here. It appears all these four reds are in the May -- way of
:41:00. > :41:04.one another at the moment and that is why he is leaving the pink to
:41:05. > :41:08.play. He is shaking his head which tells me he has not got the design
:41:09. > :41:12.angle on the pink. You can't just hold the spot because that is what
:41:13. > :41:19.he is looking at now, if he holds the spot with the cue ball then the
:41:20. > :41:23.white gets snookered. Absolutely, I can't see another spot available so
:41:24. > :41:28.the pink will have to go as close to its own spot as it can, if it's own
:41:29. > :41:36.spot isn't available. He just wants to be the other side of straight
:41:37. > :41:47.-ish. He has played a very well, a good shot. But it is hard work at
:41:48. > :41:52.the moment for Mark. This is where his competitive instinct will kick
:41:53. > :41:57.in. He knows this is a golden opportunity. OK, as Willie said, he
:41:58. > :42:07.will have lost the session 5-3, but can he narrow it all square eight -
:42:08. > :42:19.eight? All to play for tomorrow. Just don't miss this chance.
:42:20. > :42:26.That's as good a shot as he has played in this session, John. He
:42:27. > :42:30.needs to play this with a little bit of cider, though, it makes the black
:42:31. > :42:35.admissible. He could play for the bread to the right of the pink. He
:42:36. > :42:40.played it very tentatively, didn't he? He wasn't perfect on the black.
:42:41. > :42:43.He needed to go one way or the other, a little bit of left-hand
:42:44. > :42:48.side and a little bit of right-hand side and in the end he just made
:42:49. > :42:53.certain of the pot. It decelerated underfoot is on the right of the
:42:54. > :42:56.pink. Just not got any confidence at the minute. Absolutely, and that is
:42:57. > :43:08.the only thing that you can think of. He is not going to win the frame
:43:09. > :43:18.at this visit. Will he get a better chance? He just let go of the cue,
:43:19. > :43:23.it was almost a year there, he overhit it by six or seven inches.
:43:24. > :43:29.Worrying times. I am sure this will be the last frame of the session so
:43:30. > :43:31.he can go into the practice room and have a few hours practice before
:43:32. > :43:46.tomorrow's final two sessions. If this red dust pot to the far left
:43:47. > :43:50.former, I wouldn't have thought it is automatic to screw back for the
:43:51. > :44:01.black, so he is running through for the blue.
:44:02. > :44:08.Sweet as a nut, perfect angle on the blue, so he the only stumbling
:44:09. > :44:16.block, and Mark Selby will be pinning his hopes on it, is the red
:44:17. > :44:23.on the left had side cushion. That is a smile of almost, wondering what
:44:24. > :44:27.is happening. I know what has happened, he is not taking his
:44:28. > :44:31.chances and he has missed too many. We all know that and he said when he
:44:32. > :44:37.got that opportunity there was a lot of pressure on it and it wasn't
:44:38. > :44:41.normal circumstances. Mark can only hope the red on the left-hand side
:44:42. > :44:45.cushion is going to cause Marco Fu a problem but he can play to move that
:44:46. > :44:48.out here and then he will be on the run next to the pink of the kiss
:44:49. > :44:50.doesn't go exactly as he would like. This has got to be taken, this kiss
:44:51. > :45:07.on the red. He got the kiss on the red, played
:45:08. > :45:12.it fine. He has not left himself the easiest shot, looks at the
:45:13. > :45:14.scoreboard, 35 points behind 43 remaining. Any colour will do off
:45:15. > :45:41.this tricky red. A good shot. Now then, this red is
:45:42. > :45:50.definitely available. Anywhere in that circle would be perfect.
:45:51. > :46:09.We have seen some frames store here and this would be another one that
:46:10. > :46:11.has gone against the head. Just a little bit worried here that he
:46:12. > :46:22.might hit them both simultaneously, the red and the pink. The referee is
:46:23. > :46:26.keeping a close eye. Oh, and he just tried to pinch a bit, can you
:46:27. > :46:44.believe it? Another twist in the tale. Settle down, please!
:46:45. > :47:09.Oh, and he has missed it! He got a kick. That red was for frame ball.
:47:10. > :47:14.Ball safety from Marco, this is unbelievable what has happened in
:47:15. > :47:19.this frame. At least market can see the funny side of it and even Mark
:47:20. > :47:26.is smiling, but he gets down to pot that red that puts in 31 points in
:47:27. > :47:33.front, with 27 remaining. And that means that Marco Fu will not get
:47:34. > :47:37.back to the table. I have seen some sessions, but tips falling off and
:47:38. > :47:43.kick some balls missed an frames stolen. We have had everything. And
:47:44. > :47:52.what we have got at the finish is a match all square at going into
:47:53. > :47:57.tomorrow. Absolutely. It has been a frustrating session for Mark Selby.
:47:58. > :48:01.A pleasing session for Marco Fu in one sense, but he will just make
:48:02. > :48:14.sure his tip is OK for tomorrow. It looks to be glued on nicely, but
:48:15. > :48:19.what he missed there was unmissable. Marco Fu one that session 5-3 and
:48:20. > :48:25.Mark Selby Lum the last 15-3 so they will be going into tomorrow all
:48:26. > :48:30.square. Steely determination from Mark Selby. He has been in the
:48:31. > :48:37.practice room tonight practising with a few balls. That is it from us
:48:38. > :48:42.but Crucible Classics follows us on BBC One shortly and then we are back
:48:43. > :48:46.at 10am on BBC Two with more coverage from the Snooker
:48:47. > :49:08.championship. We will see you in the morning. Bye for now.
:49:09. > :49:10.I've been following the inspirational stories
:49:11. > :49:15.Along with hundreds of other wounded, injured
:49:16. > :49:21.they've been competing for a place at the Invictus Games