:00:37. > :00:52.Hello, a very good evening to you. Day two highlights of
:00:53. > :00:55.Hello, a very good evening to you. retirement. Before play got under
:00:56. > :01:01.way, one last chance for a lap of honour.
:01:02. > :01:07.Steve Davis waiting backstage. This arena has it always has been as it
:01:08. > :02:37.always will be is all yours. He was my hero growing up. If you
:02:38. > :02:47.speak to people my age it was him and Jimmy White. It has been a
:02:48. > :02:56.privilege. I played him in finals I will not forget. To be up there, he
:02:57. > :03:10.deserves it. It is not just what he has done on the table, it is what he
:03:11. > :03:15.has done off the table. He is the Jack Nicholas of our game. On the
:03:16. > :03:27.table, he was a proper snooker player. Off the table he is just a
:03:28. > :03:32.great guy. He has been a fantastic ambassador for snooker, winning
:03:33. > :03:42.machine. He became a sort of for success in sport. People bandy
:03:43. > :03:48.around the turn greatest player far too much these days. Steve Davis
:03:49. > :03:53.really is our greatest champion. The greatest ambassador we have had and
:03:54. > :03:56.continues to be. He is the best player we have seen on the table and
:03:57. > :04:02.the best ambassador for the sport away from playing snooker. He was my
:04:03. > :04:11.idol growing up and he is still my idol today. I thought it was the
:04:12. > :04:15.right thing to do, especially as my father passed away recently. It was
:04:16. > :04:21.full circle and it worked nicely. We finished together. Lovely tributes
:04:22. > :04:28.there. Thousands of people took to social media to wish Steve Davis
:04:29. > :04:34.happy retirement. Steve Bingham -- Stuart Bingham, who was not out
:04:35. > :04:42.yesterday said, I have just seen that he has retired. This is lovely
:04:43. > :04:44.from Mark King who says he owes Steve probably more than anyone
:04:45. > :04:52.because of the knowledge she passed on. Happy retirement. That us turn
:04:53. > :05:00.our attention to today's snooker. The match we are focusing on is
:05:01. > :05:06.Shaun Murphy taking on Anthony McGill. After the first session,
:05:07. > :05:11.Murphy led 5-4. McGill then won four in a row in a cracking encounter to
:05:12. > :05:15.pile on the pressure. We pick it up in frame 18. Murphy at the table, no
:05:16. > :06:05.school. -- That springs out and comes towards
:06:06. > :06:08.the pocket. Even if it does not come back towards the corner, there is a
:06:09. > :06:14.chance one will go towards the middle. Look at the way the reds are
:06:15. > :06:36.spread. Both reds have blocked the blue into
:06:37. > :06:49.the corner pocket. If he is on this, it is very tight. Maybe able to get
:06:50. > :07:01.on the green. Playing for the green of the yellow into the middle
:07:02. > :07:09.pocket. He has got on the green nicely.
:07:10. > :07:24.Won't get a better chance than this. To win the match the way the balls
:07:25. > :07:27.are spread. His heart will be racing, there is no doubt about
:07:28. > :07:31.that. He will be feeling the pressure. Just got to keep them in
:07:32. > :08:07.check. It's just a case of holding himself
:08:08. > :08:15.together. If he gets to 68, I'm sure he will be able to get sneakers. --
:08:16. > :09:13.snookers. That looks a bit short. Three or four in the middle pocket.
:09:14. > :09:16.Might need to hit a cushion now. Not straight enough on this thread to
:09:17. > :09:23.get onto the black, so we'll have to use the cushion.
:09:24. > :09:39.His heart will be racing now. This is the chance he has been waiting
:09:40. > :10:12.for to close the match out. Marco Fu awaits the winner of this match.
:10:13. > :10:29.Again, just a little straight on the black. Could go wrong, this. Well,
:10:30. > :10:45.he has been very fortunate there. Trying to get on the two reds, left
:10:46. > :10:48.of the pink. A bit of a result. This will be Shaun Murphy's only chance
:10:49. > :10:52.of staying in this championship if he misses this.
:10:53. > :11:18.It is there. That will put him into the second round of this year's
:11:19. > :11:27.championship. Just read and black will leave Shaun Murphy needing a
:11:28. > :11:33.snooker. He will not have parted many blues under the pressure he was
:11:34. > :11:38.under there. Every frame he has one has been 60 or above. Superb. One
:11:39. > :12:01.more red to be sure. Deep breath. Shaun Murphy's last
:12:02. > :12:18.hope is on this shop. He has missed it. Oh, my gosh!
:12:19. > :12:26.He doesn't have two screw them. If you watch the red again. Just popped
:12:27. > :12:47.this black -- just pots this black. A wonderful performance it has to be
:12:48. > :13:06.said from Anthony McGill. In every department he has been in
:13:07. > :14:00.front of Shaun in this match. Can he get behind this red? He needs
:14:01. > :14:06.the cue ball to slow down. That is unlucky. Maybe he can fluke it
:14:07. > :14:17.somewhere. Anywhere. Hold-up. In the middle? What a fantastic
:14:18. > :14:22.performance! Shaun Murphy will be disappointed. Anthony McGill
:14:23. > :14:25.certainly took his chance. He finds himself in the second round of the
:14:26. > :14:43.world championship. He wins by 10-8. I thought it might be the only time
:14:44. > :14:51.I played the Crucible, so I had to soak it up. I haven't lost in the
:14:52. > :14:55.first round here many times. I certainly have played much worse
:14:56. > :14:59.than that and got through. Snooker is a two-man sport. You are playing
:15:00. > :15:02.against the other guy and if that man plays better than you, you have
:15:03. > :15:08.to shake their hand and wish them all the best. I lost a Shaun last
:15:09. > :15:14.year so I was thinking I did not want to lose twice. If he can find a
:15:15. > :15:17.way of bringing out the creative juices that the Crucible seems to
:15:18. > :15:23.bring out of him week in week out, then he'll be a handful. The best
:15:24. > :15:29.result I have ever had was last year. This is definitely the second
:15:30. > :15:34.best result. Many congratulations to Anthony Gill. He now plays Marco Fu
:15:35. > :15:38.in round two. That us turn our attention to Ronnie O'Sullivan,
:15:39. > :15:42.looking to land his sixth Crucible title. This is what happened in
:15:43. > :16:00.today's first session. Lots of anticipation to see how well
:16:01. > :16:11.he is going to play here. Excellent cue ball. It is the best possible
:16:12. > :16:22.start for David Gilbert. A chance now to see how well Ronnie is
:16:23. > :16:42.cueing. That shows terrific focus. He leads to frames -- two frames to
:16:43. > :16:49.one. Can Ronnie O'Sullivan to the mid-session interval with a 3-1
:16:50. > :17:07.advantage? Brilliant cueing. And that is a magnificent break of 91.
:17:08. > :17:24.Got it. Well, that is so unlucky. He has got him again. Very well played
:17:25. > :17:34.from Ronnie O'Sullivan. He now leads 4-2. That was better. Finishing
:17:35. > :17:45.break of 125 takes into just one frame behind. He is a long way off.
:17:46. > :17:56.Some of the safety shots he has played are quite exceptional.
:17:57. > :18:01.Terrific shot. And a great way to finish for the favourite. He will be
:18:02. > :18:12.delighted, you would have two say. And he takes the session 6-3.
:18:13. > :18:18.And the second of that match is tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, Ricky
:18:19. > :18:25.Walden has not then passed the first round. Stephen Maguire's misery
:18:26. > :18:31.continues. Not out by fellow Scot Alan Manas. That means he has been
:18:32. > :18:41.knocked out Jutting the first round every year since 2013. Well done to
:18:42. > :18:47.McManus, terrible performance from Maguire.
:18:48. > :18:55.I had to dig deep to find a bit of game because I was pretty much on
:18:56. > :18:58.this afternoon. Sometimes in situations like that you think, I am
:18:59. > :19:03.not the only one who has felt like that. You give yourself a kick up
:19:04. > :19:10.the backside. Just thankful that I could fight again. Not good enough.
:19:11. > :19:14.Basically, just not good enough. I have together to the drawing board
:19:15. > :19:19.and try something different. I will have to try and improve what I am
:19:20. > :19:23.doing. I am getting worse at the game and it is quite worrying. Let
:19:24. > :19:31.us which attention to another player from Scotland. Graeme Dott, who won
:19:32. > :19:40.in 2006. Taking on the two-time Crucible King but Williams. We pick
:19:41. > :19:51.it up in frame six. Graeme Dott to play. There is no school.
:19:52. > :20:19.Just lost the cue ball better. People stood take this cart on. A
:20:20. > :20:32.prime example of playing it and a slight overhit. That is a wonderful
:20:33. > :20:45.shop and deserves to be on this red, to be honest. -- wonderful shot. A
:20:46. > :21:21.wonderful cut back to the black. So difficult, those.
:21:22. > :21:30.His position is superb when he is in full flight. There is an opportunity
:21:31. > :21:36.to go into the pack here. Bring some more into play. Just did not get it
:21:37. > :21:44.that time. Did not get enough spin on it. Wanted a little bit more back
:21:45. > :21:53.spin, but he is still OK. Just wondering if he is going to try and
:21:54. > :22:04.kiss the black. Goodness me. That is a position to get yourself in!
:22:05. > :22:17.This was the black bats was suggested he needed to play harder.
:22:18. > :22:36.Touched that lovely, didn't he? I don't want to put the
:22:37. > :22:48.commentator's is on him, but that is five blacks, five red at the moment.
:22:49. > :23:00.This will tell us how he is feeling. Will he drop it in for the blue, or
:23:01. > :23:02.will he come back for the black? He is coming back for the black, so it
:23:03. > :23:23.is on his mind. Needed to travel, Pat cue ball.
:23:24. > :23:37.Won't be getting on the black now. -- flat cue ball.
:23:38. > :23:47.146 would be best. I saw that once. It did not please many people. You
:23:48. > :23:53.can almost feel the groan from the crowd as he went up for the pink
:23:54. > :24:02.there. Getting excited as we were here, in the commentary box. The
:24:03. > :24:11.priority is the frame, of course. A little glance of the scoreboard will
:24:12. > :24:19.tell him that he needs the red to take the lead. Could do with another
:24:20. > :24:37.red and colour to stop Graeme Dott coming back to the table.
:24:38. > :24:46.Lovely shot. Perfect on the red, just below the pink. Yes, they have
:24:47. > :25:18.both got 100% pot success rate. What a shame. Maybe double, got the
:25:19. > :25:24.double curse. Mark Williams is leading 5-1.
:25:25. > :25:31.Williams in control of this one, but Graeme Dott then won the next,
:25:32. > :25:36.thanks to a break of 57. Let us show you what happened in frame eight.
:25:37. > :25:58.Williams to play, leading by a point.
:25:59. > :26:09.I bet that shot looked easy, but believe you me, they can be twitchy
:26:10. > :26:22.those ones. A particular dead weight, gets so tight to the black.
:26:23. > :26:32.Let's have a look how nonchalant he plays this shot. He has got to be
:26:33. > :26:42.careful here. The red is almost dead weight. Yes, and that is exactly
:26:43. > :26:43.what he has done there. Such a clever little shot from Mark
:26:44. > :27:05.Williams. I forgot to tell you, at the
:27:06. > :27:14.interval we were talking about these players who have played each other
:27:15. > :27:21.nine times. I have been told you played Hendry 40 times. It is
:27:22. > :27:27.amazing they have only played the terry-macro each other nine times.
:27:28. > :27:40.-- have only played each other nine times. Some of the top players play
:27:41. > :28:12.each other more than nine or ten times in a season.
:28:13. > :28:55.Hasn't come into this tournament with the greatest form, Mark
:28:56. > :29:01.Williams. Didn't qualify for the china Open, losing in the qualifying
:29:02. > :29:12.round. Maybe he is a bit more fresh than some of the players who
:29:13. > :29:21.travelled over there. Massive target, to hit the pack. He
:29:22. > :29:27.completely misjudged. There is a three-ball plant on here. I don't
:29:28. > :29:35.think Mark even noticed this. It is a certainty.
:29:36. > :29:42.Playing to hit the pack, missing it completely, and then he smiled,
:29:43. > :29:52.knowing he had been very fortunate there. Nice little Bruce Ebola is
:29:53. > :30:05.after the three-ball plant coming to the rescue. -- Brucey Bonus. But the
:30:06. > :30:13.black might block the path of some of those reds, which is why he has
:30:14. > :30:20.taken on the Green. A grimace from Mark Williams, telling you he is
:30:21. > :30:21.disappointed to have finished short. He won't be disappointed after that
:30:22. > :30:57.shot. One more red and Mark Williams is
:30:58. > :31:06.assured of at least taking a three frame lead going into the next
:31:07. > :31:08.session. It has been excellent stuff, hasn't it? Played really
:31:09. > :31:25.well. Graeme Dott can only sit and watch.
:31:26. > :31:28.Did that come in and out of the pocket? Graeme Dott says that's
:31:29. > :31:40.enough and Mark Williams marches on. Wonderful work from Williams, Graeme
:31:41. > :31:46.Dott facing an uphill struggle to stay in this one. This is what
:31:47. > :31:55.happened in frame nine, Dott is on a break of 11.
:31:56. > :32:04.That's very unlucky. Everything has gone wrong for Graeme Dott over
:32:05. > :32:11.these last few frames. It was a good pot, it just kept off the red. --
:32:12. > :32:23.clipped off. Unexpected from Mark Williams. Has
:32:24. > :33:29.he left the red? He feels that the red at the back of
:33:30. > :33:38.the pack will pot. Could finish below the black. Was kissing the
:33:39. > :33:43.black any good? I think it is. Brought the black into play a bit
:33:44. > :34:00.more as well. So he's got the chance he needed.
:34:01. > :34:19.Hitting the middle one of the three, pushing everything into play.
:34:20. > :34:26.They had to walk it around the front red. Looks like he's OK, though, it
:34:27. > :34:34.is almost dead straight into the yellow pocket. Screw back a couple
:34:35. > :35:06.of inches for the pink. Not quite sure why he had to play it
:35:07. > :35:08.off the top cushion. Maybe it wasn't as straight as we thought up here in
:35:09. > :35:20.the commentary box. What an opportunity now for Mark
:35:21. > :35:28.Williams, an unexpected one, it has to be said.
:35:29. > :35:36.The session on the other table finished just before our session.
:35:37. > :35:41.Concentration could be difficult during this break, a lot of movement
:35:42. > :35:50.going on from the other table. He is blessed with a good temperament.
:35:51. > :35:53.Still needs the difficult red and as he is left-handed, its position on
:35:54. > :36:27.the side right cushion is going to be a problem.
:36:28. > :36:34.If the black was on its spot, obviously it isn't, he would go to
:36:35. > :36:45.the red in the middle and not get further down the cushion. So getting
:36:46. > :36:57.onto the next red is going be tough. But he is exceptional. The only
:36:58. > :37:02.problem is, getting on the red and he's going to need a little bit of
:37:03. > :37:06.power. What happened to Graeme Dott earlier. He couldn't have played
:37:07. > :37:13.that much better. He's going to screw it in with a little bit of
:37:14. > :37:23.power. We've already seen an underarm shot in this match so far.
:37:24. > :37:26.It is possible to be missed, when you are screwing them in. He
:37:27. > :37:31.couldn't have played it much better than that, excellent. That was
:37:32. > :37:40.superb. So difficult, playing at that pace, but it never touch the
:37:41. > :37:49.sides. That blue leaves Graeme Dott needing a snooker. Not coming back
:37:50. > :37:53.to the table after that shot, it's going to be an uphill struggle for
:37:54. > :37:55.Graeme tomorrow, he will be 7-2 behind. Wonderful session from Mark
:37:56. > :38:12.Williams. He hasn't missed many, Mark
:38:13. > :38:19.Williams, at all. Every time he has been in the balls, he has been 60 or
:38:20. > :38:22.above. Graeme Dott will be a bit disappointed but he has been
:38:23. > :38:28.slightly outplayed this evening, without any question. The session
:38:29. > :38:36.clearly belongs to this man, Mark Williams.
:38:37. > :38:51.What an excellent session. Graeme Dott has it all to do. Mark Williams
:38:52. > :38:55.leading 7-2. Mark Williams is looking good for a place in the
:38:56. > :38:58.second round. They will play to a finish in the afternoon. Another
:38:59. > :39:04.Welshman looking to make a giant stride into the second round,
:39:05. > :39:08.Michael White, who reached the quarterfinals in 2013 at the
:39:09. > :39:11.Crucible, taking on the qualifier, Sam Baird. Nick and up all the way
:39:12. > :39:17.in this one. -- nip and tuck. A chance for a good safety here,
:39:18. > :39:43.around the ankles. -- the angles. It looked as if he played it but he
:39:44. > :39:52.held his hand up to apologise. Is he taking on the brown? He is. I
:39:53. > :39:56.thought he was walking around because he thought he had potted it,
:39:57. > :40:01.but he must have realised that he'd missed it. A bit tricky to roll up
:40:02. > :40:10.behind the green here. Let's risk the brown. Stephen Maguire missed a
:40:11. > :40:16.very similar brown into the same middle pocket earlier this
:40:17. > :40:25.afternoon, and it was even more difficult than that because the cue
:40:26. > :40:29.ball was tight on the cushion. I always feel that those particular
:40:30. > :40:33.shops, with the brown into the middle, they are so difficult and
:40:34. > :40:39.you have two cue them so well, you have to be so accurate on these
:40:40. > :40:48.tables. The snooker behind the green is often the better value shot. So,
:40:49. > :40:56.that very difficult missed brown into the left-centre. It has given
:40:57. > :41:02.this opportunity to Sam. A bit careless from Sam, though. He should
:41:03. > :41:07.be further up the table to roll in the red and make it easy to get to
:41:08. > :41:18.the black. He has the red into the yellow pocket and he hasn't even
:41:19. > :41:25.looked at it. Just a few inches there, from his position.
:41:26. > :41:35.As it gone far enough? Yes, back in position again. As long as he was on
:41:36. > :41:39.that side of the blue, he's OK. It's all about trying to keep close
:41:40. > :41:42.control so you aren't moving the cue ball around too much, having to use
:41:43. > :41:59.the cushions. This is very impressive stuff from
:42:00. > :42:06.Sam Baird. As you commented on, Dennis, it seems he has a very good
:42:07. > :42:20.temperament, doesn't he? Just once or twice tonight he has rushed into
:42:21. > :42:25.a shot but overall, excellent. And it's a testament to both players,
:42:26. > :42:30.with there being so much pressure in the World Championship, such a big
:42:31. > :42:34.stage, the biggest of all, they are still confident in their own ability
:42:35. > :42:39.to play free-flowing snooker, which is wonderful to see. That last shot
:42:40. > :42:47.is an indication of that, playing the cannon perfectly. Not an easy
:42:48. > :42:53.pack to go into. He had this one is a bit of insurance. The one he
:42:54. > :42:59.played to the middle, there was one to the left, guaranteed to be on the
:43:00. > :43:07.pink. Might be straight this time on the blue but that doesn't really
:43:08. > :43:11.matter. It means he has to go almost half the length of the table. He
:43:12. > :43:13.will be straight on this and very little to do with the cue ball to
:43:14. > :43:36.finish nicely on the black. He just needs to retain his
:43:37. > :43:50.composure now because this is a really important part of this match.
:43:51. > :44:00.I said we had everything in the match, apart from a century break.
:44:01. > :44:04.Wouldn't that be something? Finish the session off with a century. He's
:44:05. > :44:09.not bothered about that, he wants enough to make sure he is safe in
:44:10. > :44:18.the frame. He has left himself a little bit to do. Could have a
:44:19. > :44:21.better angle on the black. It isn't dead straight. He's going to have to
:44:22. > :44:30.work the cue ball around to get onto the reds, with some top spin. See
:44:31. > :44:35.how he decides to play it, is he going to screw it back or top spin?
:44:36. > :44:46.He is screwing it back, the reverse side and he has played it well.
:44:47. > :45:00.Excellent shot. That should be a frame-winner. Very impressive stuff,
:45:01. > :45:05.this, Dennis, very impressive. Yes, it was going to be 5-4 either way,
:45:06. > :45:14.and I think it will be a cracking match tomorrow evening, these two
:45:15. > :45:20.young starlets. Stars, I should say. It is very much an early call but
:45:21. > :45:22.you can see this match going the distance with both players playing
:45:23. > :45:29.in this fashion. It's wonderful to see. Very entertaining snooker for
:45:30. > :46:00.the crowd this evening, I'm sure they've thoroughly enjoyed it.
:46:01. > :46:41.It would be lovely to see a century here. We've already had nine and we
:46:42. > :46:46.are only in day two. Doesn't fairly matter about this entry, but it's
:46:47. > :46:59.always nice to knock one in -- doesn't really matter. This is
:47:00. > :47:05.really thin, get in! What a shot. Yes, a terrific round of applause.
:47:06. > :47:12.This match deserves a century break. Well played, Sam Baird. Thoroughly
:47:13. > :47:30.entertaining, this evening. Now, how are you going to get on the
:47:31. > :47:34.brown, Sam? Are you going to have a go with the extinction? Just leaving
:47:35. > :47:40.himself the double on the brown, Dennis? Do you think he's going to
:47:41. > :47:45.be adventurous and try and do something special to get on the
:47:46. > :47:53.brown? I think it's the double. It has gone too far or not far enough.
:47:54. > :47:59.A cocked hat, around the angles and into the middle pocket. He's going
:48:00. > :48:05.to try and cut it down to the question. Thoroughly enjoyable. --
:48:06. > :48:12.to be cash in. Both players played very well this evening. Sam Baird is
:48:13. > :48:18.delighted, what a win to take the overnight lead. That century break
:48:19. > :48:23.gives him a 5-4 advantage. A terrific match and a great break
:48:24. > :48:29.from Sam Baird. Playing to a finish in the evening session. That's it
:48:30. > :48:36.for now, but Snooker Extra follows on BBC One, followed by classics and
:48:37. > :48:40.we are back at ten o'clock on BBC Two. The match we are concentrating
:48:41. > :48:47.on in the morning, O'Sullivan, can he make it to the second round? The
:48:48. > :48:49.bye for now. -- goodbye.