:00:39. > :00:45.Hello, are very good evening to you. Welcome back to the Crucible and
:00:46. > :00:49.highlights on day seven of the 27th in the World Snooker Championship.
:00:50. > :00:52.We had Stuart Bingham against Kyren Wilson playing to finish for you
:00:53. > :00:57.very shortly but first up the match that everyone is talking about,
:00:58. > :01:08.Shaun Murphy against Ronnie O'Sullivan.
:01:09. > :01:15.If this session is anything like the first session we will be in for a
:01:16. > :01:27.treat. There you go. Ronnie never got a chance in that frame, it was
:01:28. > :01:38.all about Shaun Murphy. Oh! It just caught the all. Shaun has not had
:01:39. > :01:45.much of a in this one. It is no gimme, that's for sure. It went in
:01:46. > :01:57.nevertheless. He thought it was worth the risk but he got it and he
:01:58. > :02:02.played it beautifully. Right in the heart of the pocket. If he misses
:02:03. > :02:12.the kiss on the yellow it is perfect. Have a look at this. Needs
:02:13. > :02:22.a bounce. Superb. Indigo is the black. He leads Shaun Murphy nine
:02:23. > :02:30.frames to three. He played really well. He has got the frame on the
:02:31. > :02:40.board, 9-4, Ronnie O'Sullivan. First chance for Shaun. A great shot. It
:02:41. > :02:50.is the comeback, can get stronger? He still trails 5-4.
:02:51. > :03:04.Wow, no apology for the fluke. Oh, and he has missed it. It is really
:03:05. > :03:11.unforgivable. In goes the black. Ronnie O'Sullivan makes a marvellous
:03:12. > :03:17.clearance and keeps his four frame advantage going into the third
:03:18. > :03:21.session tomorrow morning. 10-6. Now you know what you have to go. That
:03:22. > :03:25.match resumes at 10am, nice early breakfast and get yourself on the
:03:26. > :03:30.sofa and do not miss that third and final session. Expect fireworks.
:03:31. > :03:34.Back to tonight, let us bring you up-to-date with the Stuart Bingham
:03:35. > :03:39.and Kyren Wilson match. Being reached the quarterfinals last year
:03:40. > :03:49.and got knocked out by Mark Selby. He led 9-7 overnight and took the
:03:50. > :03:52.first frame and evening session to make it 10-7. We join it at the
:03:53. > :03:53.start of frame 18 with commentary from Dennis Taylor and Stephen
:03:54. > :04:07.Hendry. Kyren Wilson to break. He won't be happy with that break
:04:08. > :04:11.off, it is one of the worst break-off shots he has made in this
:04:12. > :04:15.match. It is the last thing you want to do when you open up a three frame
:04:16. > :04:35.advantage, give your opponent an early chance.
:04:36. > :04:42.And the reds have opened nicely so one little cannon here through the
:04:43. > :04:47.gap of the two reds, just to nudge the other one, you doesn't after it
:04:48. > :05:01.art, just a gentle little shot will do it. Then he's off running.
:05:02. > :05:11.Stuart Bingham is too experienced a world champion himself not that long
:05:12. > :05:16.ago so he won't be pressing the panic button yet. There is a long
:05:17. > :05:23.way to go. He needs to start winning frames. Not just one at a time, he
:05:24. > :05:36.needs to be reeling off two or three frames at a time.
:05:37. > :05:44.I am not sure about that. He just got far too much action into the cue
:05:45. > :05:49.ball there. He will now have to take the one into the right corner, he
:05:50. > :05:51.was playing for the one closest to the black but look at far he goes
:05:52. > :06:52.out with that. 25. He will be going into the bunch
:06:53. > :06:54.of reds here, holding for the one just above the black in the left
:06:55. > :07:29.corner. He struck that beautifully. He would love to win this frame in
:07:30. > :07:33.one visit. Scrappy frames is OK but nothing sends a message to your
:07:34. > :07:43.opponent that you are still very much in the match than winning in
:07:44. > :07:50.the one visit. Especially when your opponent has made a very poor
:07:51. > :08:01.break-off shot. As I mentioned at the time, it was the worst break off
:08:02. > :08:04.he has made in this match. Well, he thought he didn't have to go into
:08:05. > :08:10.them at any pace there but it hasn't worked out for him. No, he needs to
:08:11. > :08:15.go through that gap, that is what he is playing for, to the right of the
:08:16. > :08:19.pink. He got into the cue ball too much. That is why he played it at
:08:20. > :08:25.quite a soft place. He would not have needed to hit it any harder if
:08:26. > :08:28.he got the gap. It was a bad shot. You could say unlucky not to be on
:08:29. > :09:28.anything but he won't played very well.
:09:29. > :09:40.39. A clever double there because look where he left the cue ball. He
:09:41. > :09:42.was not leaving anything on. He would love to cannon the pink here
:09:43. > :09:56.and it would just open everything up.
:09:57. > :10:40.47. A little bit straight on the blue but it does not matter because
:10:41. > :10:46.of the red over the corner pocket, you can drop the blue in and leave
:10:47. > :10:57.it at that. He can just screw back and leave one on the other corner.
:10:58. > :11:03.Or he could hold the spot. That would be quite clever. Now it is
:11:04. > :11:13.much easier to get position with the blue on the black spot. He is
:11:14. > :11:17.starting to look good, Stuart Bingham, and, as I say, when you
:11:18. > :11:24.have been world champion it stands you in good stead when a question is
:11:25. > :12:14.being asked. He is three frames behind and this is a good response.
:12:15. > :13:23.This here is just proving how important it is to make a good
:13:24. > :13:38.break-off shot. Especially with the standard these days. That is the
:13:39. > :13:41.frame secure. This was a shocker of a break off. Far too thick and he
:13:42. > :13:44.brought the red down and never got the white over and anywhere near the
:13:45. > :14:28.cushion. 72. We have had 35 centuries so far in
:14:29. > :14:38.this year 's championship. Stuart has only had one and this could be a
:14:39. > :14:41.very tiny one indeed. 86. 41 he has made this season so he has been
:14:42. > :14:47.playing much better this year than when he was playing and defending
:14:48. > :14:52.after he won the world title. I think you put so much into the
:14:53. > :14:58.commitment that his game suffered a little bit. Yes, it definitely seems
:14:59. > :15:02.like a weight around his shoulders. Not in general but whenever he got
:15:03. > :15:17.onto a snooker table. He did not look the same player. Absolutely
:15:18. > :15:41.superb. A very timely century break. He is very likeable, Stuart Bingham.
:15:42. > :15:56.110. 136 is the highest so far this year, there is a possible 137 on but
:15:57. > :16:08.I don't think it will win the high break prize of ?10,000. But it is
:16:09. > :16:24.certainly going to supersede Ding Junhui 's 136. 119.
:16:25. > :16:40.124. The highest break last year was made by Kyren Wilson, a break of
:16:41. > :16:46.143. So in goes the black and that is the highest break this year,
:16:47. > :16:51.Stuart Bingham got one chance from a poor break-off shot and he played
:16:52. > :16:56.the table. He is back to just two behind. 10-8. Excellent work, being
:16:57. > :17:02.one the next frame and then Wilson rattled in a break of 59 and can he
:17:03. > :17:06.age a little bit closer to victory? Back to Dennis and Stephen. Stuart
:17:07. > :17:40.Bingham to break. Thank you. Yes, one ball at a time.
:17:41. > :17:43.Frame by frame. That was my autobiography in 1985, I called it
:17:44. > :17:57.frame by frame and that is what you have to do.
:17:58. > :18:04.A very impressive start after the mid session interval and the kids on
:18:05. > :18:07.the ground means that you can pot either yellow or green, but from
:18:08. > :18:31.almost on the cushion, terrific. This needs to bounce. He has got a
:18:32. > :18:38.long red up into the right corner past the blue and green, he is not
:18:39. > :18:41.on this one I don't think. It just came up a fraction short after
:18:42. > :18:49.travelling all of that way around the table. He potted one earlier
:18:50. > :18:56.where he made the angle, played it by the site but he is better off
:18:57. > :19:06.taking the long one. This is a little bit of a test for Kyran.
:19:07. > :19:22.I tell you what, he doesn't seem to mind the pressure to knock that one
:19:23. > :19:28.in. Yes, this was certainly potted with authority. He has not got ideal
:19:29. > :19:40.position from it. A very confident pot.
:19:41. > :19:48.I mean, look at this shot with the rest, it is beautifully played, it
:19:49. > :19:50.really is. I think he showed the amount of bottle he has on that
:19:51. > :20:08.previous frame. He seems to be enjoying himself out
:20:09. > :20:18.there as well. He is under extreme pressure but he is playing some
:20:19. > :20:22.terrific stuff you. He seems to love playing at the Crucible, in the
:20:23. > :20:36.biggest event that we have in snooker. It means that you are some
:20:37. > :20:42.player, this is some pressure in this place. You hear of 17 days --
:20:43. > :20:48.make you are here over 17 days and you will take a lot of big hits, bad
:20:49. > :20:52.shots, frames you should have one, games you will lose and you have to
:20:53. > :20:56.have a good temperament to withstand all of that. And early key shot
:20:57. > :20:58.coming up here because he will disturb reds and a pink. Can he get
:20:59. > :21:13.on a colour? He could not have split the many
:21:14. > :21:18.better than that. He is just one more shot away from getting an ideal
:21:19. > :21:25.position, as we show you that split again. He got a red up past the
:21:26. > :21:33.blues are. One more good shot and he has got a great chance here.
:21:34. > :21:38.Oh, he is going to snooker himself with the green, is he? I think he
:21:39. > :22:28.has just gone far enough. His two victories against Stuart,
:22:29. > :22:33.they have only played them selves -- they have only played each other
:22:34. > :22:34.twice. They were both in China, in the Shanghai Masters and the China
:22:35. > :23:06.open. 35. He struck that perfectly. Now with
:23:07. > :23:07.absolute praying position, he will be very, very disappointed if he
:23:08. > :23:38.cannot win the frame from here. It looks like it will be another
:23:39. > :23:40.frame one from the break off. This will be the third time it has
:23:41. > :24:16.happened at night. -- tonight. He may just have to go up for the
:24:17. > :24:21.blue here. He wanted to be straight on this red. He is not that many
:24:22. > :24:28.pots away from opening up a three frame advantage. He could hold for
:24:29. > :24:49.the pink. That was even better. This is terrific stuff from Kyren,
:24:50. > :24:54.he got the quarterfinal last year and he lost to Mark Selby 13-8. It
:24:55. > :24:57.looks like he has got intentions of doing better this year. Stuart
:24:58. > :25:13.cannot do anything about this. It may not be on that red but it
:25:14. > :25:17.doesn't really matter. He is 72 ahead and he might be able to get to
:25:18. > :25:28.the potting angle of the one to the middle pocket.
:25:29. > :25:42.It doesn't look as though Stuart Bingham will be getting back to the
:25:43. > :25:47.table anywhere but he wouldn't be coming back now so Kyren Wilson can
:25:48. > :25:56.make a century break, I wouldn't bet against it now. There have been 37
:25:57. > :26:06.centuries so far in this years BetFred World Snooker Championship.
:26:07. > :26:13.Just the one century so far in this game. Oh, he has overcome the red.
:26:14. > :26:18.What a shame, no century break, but it would be too disappointed with
:26:19. > :26:21.that. Stuart Bingham just made one mistake and that was all Kyren
:26:22. > :26:26.Wilson needed and he took it with that magnificent break and now he is
:26:27. > :26:31.just one frame away from a place in the quarterfinal. 12-9. Frame 22,
:26:32. > :26:52.Kyren Wilson to break. He has made a pretty decent
:26:53. > :27:00.break-off shot, probably just a little bit harder would have left
:27:01. > :27:05.the white tucked up in the cushion. Stuart Bingham, don't write this man
:27:06. > :27:10.off, you would do at your peril. OK, he has got to win or four frames but
:27:11. > :27:15.he is quite capable of doing that if he gets the chance, but this is not
:27:16. > :27:24.very inviting as an opener, but there you go.
:27:25. > :27:31.These two players have pot every time off the break off to night,
:27:32. > :27:37.incredible. A great shot from Stuart Bingham. He knows now that every
:27:38. > :27:43.miss, every mistake now could be his last in this year 's championship.
:27:44. > :27:57.Sometimes that makes you produce your best form.
:27:58. > :28:05.That just wobbled slightly, before disappearing. Let's have a look at
:28:06. > :28:09.it from this angle. Any more pace, it would have stayed out. This is a
:28:10. > :28:20.little bit of a tester. Well played, right in the centre of
:28:21. > :28:27.the pocket, and he's given himself a great chance now.
:28:28. > :28:30.Previously, he couldn't play the cannon on that red. Now he can, from
:28:31. > :28:37.this position. Just needed to nudge it and he was
:28:38. > :28:58.going to have a choice of reds. He's got a kick there. He was hoping
:28:59. > :29:03.to run through a bit further pop the black and cannon into the reds. It
:29:04. > :29:05.just jumped slightly. It's not a problem, because he could play for
:29:06. > :29:49.the red next to the black. He's left this rather awkward for
:29:50. > :29:52.himself. He hasn't got much of an angle on the black. It's just off
:29:53. > :29:59.straight. It's going to be the long red, but
:30:00. > :30:13.into the left corner pocket. He may not be able to screw past the
:30:14. > :30:27.pack of reds from that angle. But if he does judge it and he gets
:30:28. > :30:36.the cannon in the right way, he could be on the black.
:30:37. > :30:49.There was a lot going on with that shot, not only the pot, but to judge
:30:50. > :31:04.the cannon and get himself on the black.
:31:05. > :31:08.Much time just coming over seven hours and that's five reds and five
:31:09. > :31:41.blacks -- match time. Perfect angle. You'd love to just
:31:42. > :31:47.come in the red, not the one directly behind the pack. The other
:31:48. > :31:53.one would be ideal. -- he'd love to come in the red. If you could cannon
:31:54. > :31:56.that one with a bit of screw on it and that's what he's done, beautiful
:31:57. > :32:11.shot. Beautifully played. APPLAUSE
:32:12. > :32:20.He's just got to judge the contact. He's coming round to look at the
:32:21. > :32:26.other one. The red is looking at the right corner, he's got to judge the
:32:27. > :32:29.cannon off the red next to it if he wants to stay on the black. His main
:32:30. > :32:33.concern is the frame, isn't it, to get to 12-10. He's done the maximum
:32:34. > :32:48.on three occasions. You can see his intentions here. He
:32:49. > :32:50.wants a four maximum break, ?10,000 for the highest break, ?5,000 if you
:32:51. > :33:08.make a maximum. Don't get me started on that! -- let
:33:09. > :33:15.Stuart concentrate on this one for a maximum break. You could not place
:33:16. > :33:20.the reds in a better position. He had seven reds and seven blacks
:33:21. > :33:26.earlier on in this match, with the seventh frame, and then broke down,
:33:27. > :33:35.but he's still in pretty good shape here. He's just lost the cue ball by
:33:36. > :33:38.literally an inch. To make this a straightforward automatic position
:33:39. > :33:43.all shot. That's why he hasn't played it by now because he knows
:33:44. > :34:35.he's got more angle on this black than he wanted.
:34:36. > :34:48.His highest break at the Crucible Theatre was 145, made in 2015. This
:34:49. > :34:54.red will make the frame safe. Come on, Stuart, the frame is safe, and
:34:55. > :35:02.I'm sure even Kyren Wilson wouldn't mind if his opponent made the
:35:03. > :35:14.magical 147 here. He'll already be thinking about the next frame.
:35:15. > :35:24.Oh dear. The red to the right of the table to right corner, that's the
:35:25. > :35:43.one he's going to have to play if he wants to stay on the black.
:35:44. > :35:52.Well, what a shame. Kyren Wilson puts his cued down and leave the
:35:53. > :35:59.arena. I didn't think Stuart Bingham was finished just yet, and he's not,
:36:00. > :36:05.given the frame and its 12-10 now. JASON MOHAMMAD: We thought we were
:36:06. > :36:12.onto a 147 from Stuart Bingham. Could he close the gap even further?
:36:13. > :36:13.Into the next frame, Wilson to play on 21.
:36:14. > :36:22.COMMENTATOR: Stephen was talking about getting in
:36:23. > :36:31.six out of the seven frames. Off the break off shot. And how is your
:36:32. > :36:33.look? It's pretty good. He can get through to this red and the black is
:36:34. > :36:43.available, the pink is available. Very good contact on the pink hair,
:36:44. > :36:49.full-ball contact, keeping the cue ball in the middle of the table. You
:36:50. > :37:04.have to be very unlucky not to be on one.
:37:05. > :37:08.Turned professional in 2010. He probably feels like he's served his
:37:09. > :37:23.apprenticeship. His time is now in the game of
:37:24. > :37:27.snooker. The gentleman next to make got to be number one in five
:37:28. > :37:29.seasons, John Higgins did it in six seasons. Mark Williams, I think,
:37:30. > :37:36.took six or seven seasons to do it. He's let that one slip away just a
:37:37. > :37:52.little bit. No... Yes! I think just the pace
:37:53. > :38:46.again, I thought he'd missed that. I think if we weren't at 12-10, we
:38:47. > :38:55.see that shot, he gets too thick contact that red.
:38:56. > :39:03.I think one of the ball colours is safe. Especially being 43 points in
:39:04. > :39:15.front, he needs a little bit of insurance.
:39:16. > :39:27.APPLAUSE Has he left a tempter for Stuart
:39:28. > :39:31.Bingham? Stuart is looking to the red to the right of the pink, what
:39:32. > :39:35.are shot that would be to take on. He's had a look at it. He's got a
:39:36. > :39:53.pretty straightforward safety shot. He's back looking at the pot again.
:39:54. > :39:58.He's just looking to see if he could find a gap there, if he does take
:39:59. > :40:07.the pot one. Well, him here we go. This is a huge
:40:08. > :40:31.shot he's taking on here. That was very, very risky, but he
:40:32. > :40:40.thought, I'm going to have a go, and who can blame him. But under the
:40:41. > :40:47.circumstances that was very tough and if this red goes into the left
:40:48. > :40:51.middle pocket, it could be the end of match. But this is far from easy.
:40:52. > :41:18.A lot of pressure on this one. Well, under the circumstances, a
:41:19. > :41:23.terrific pot. A very acute angle, he's on the black. How does Stuart
:41:24. > :41:25.Bingham play the last shot in this year's World Championship? Still got
:41:26. > :41:35.to knock them in there. Pressure from a pure pressure. If he
:41:36. > :41:43.knocks the black in he wins the match.
:41:44. > :41:59.The technical term for this is a twitch. Seeing the winning line.
:42:00. > :42:02.Stuart Bingham can find a clearance here, things could get very
:42:03. > :42:28.interesting here. Black is out of commission at the
:42:29. > :42:41.moment. I think the pink would be in the
:42:42. > :42:45.clear, if he could get it back on its own spot, but it doesn't matter
:42:46. > :42:53.what colour he plays. The blue is available.
:42:54. > :42:55.The simple fact is he's got to keep potting them.
:42:56. > :43:01.APPLAUSE There is a red to the left, but he's
:43:02. > :43:17.the wrong side of the blue. It will be the left side of the blue
:43:18. > :43:29.line. It's the more difficult pink. The
:43:30. > :43:58.yellow was a bit of a distraction. Play on the other table, how costly
:43:59. > :44:04.is this? Much better if he'd waited for the applause died down.
:44:05. > :44:10.It's difficult to stop yourself, sometimes. It's a bit like a golf
:44:11. > :44:16.shot, but you need to step away and go back to it again.
:44:17. > :44:23.But he's not quite getting through the ball. That's purely because of
:44:24. > :44:25.the situation here and a little bit of tension. This is a big moment in
:44:26. > :44:44.this young player's career. 43 ahead, if he pops a red. And the
:44:45. > :45:10.blue, he'll need one more red. Yes, there was a wry smile from
:45:11. > :45:14.Kyren Wilson there. He's not quite going in these reds, I don't think.
:45:15. > :45:19.Desperately wants to be able to play this red. I think you'll have to hit
:45:20. > :45:40.them both together to pot it. As he's -- and he's potted both of
:45:41. > :45:44.them. What a bonus that is! That's amazing. In his first-round match,
:45:45. > :45:49.he missed match ball and flicked it in the middle. And that time Pease
:45:50. > :45:51.Pottage two at once to leave Bingham with a snooker. He's on the pink
:45:52. > :46:05.anyway. Well, he's run out of position, but
:46:06. > :46:09.51 in front, with a possible 43 on the table. A sort of exhibition type
:46:10. > :46:20.shot. Stuart comes to the table but
:46:21. > :46:28.barring snookers it's a famous victory for Kyren Wilson to knock
:46:29. > :46:32.out the former champion 13-10. JASON MOHAMMAD: The one thing for certain
:46:33. > :46:36.is Kyren Wilson has an army of new fans. Just listen to the crowd and
:46:37. > :46:39.the Crucible. They love him. Beaten at the quarterfinal stage by the
:46:40. > :46:41.eventual winner Mark Selby last year, back into the last eight,
:46:42. > :46:47.where he'll meet either John Higgins or Mark Allen and it's that first
:46:48. > :46:53.session that did the damage for Stuart Bingham Wilson taking a five
:46:54. > :46:56.game lead in that section and Stuart Bingham never really able to get
:46:57. > :47:04.back into it. Complete control by Kyren Wilson, the 2015 world
:47:05. > :47:04.champion out. It was a very tough match.
:47:05. > :47:06.Kyren Wilson, the 2015 world champion out. It was a very tough
:47:07. > :47:12.match. I felt like I kept trying to pull away from Stewart, maybe should
:47:13. > :47:16.have got into a bit of a better lead from 5-0 up, maybe should have gone
:47:17. > :47:20.6-0 and I didn't have a great night's sleep from 5-3, but you have
:47:21. > :47:24.to look at it positively and think if somebody had said to me at the
:47:25. > :47:29.start of the match you will be 5-3 up, you would have grasped that that
:47:30. > :47:32.opportunity. Glad to pull away from Stuart in the end but he's shown
:47:33. > :47:40.what a great champion he is a forthright to the end. I took the
:47:41. > :47:48.game to him, really. I didn't come out of the second session winning
:47:49. > :47:55.the 6-2, so God only knows. I took it to him. I done everything right.
:47:56. > :47:59.I felt like I was getting kicks and bounces, like nothing could go
:48:00. > :48:05.wrong, and it just seemed like one of those sort of matches where I
:48:06. > :48:09.wasn't getting the win. His won it before so I knew it would be a tough
:48:10. > :48:11.match and he'd fight right to the end but these are all great players
:48:12. > :48:16.here. I'm in the quarterfinals now, so it's going to get tougher. Well
:48:17. > :48:20.done Kyren Wilson. Meanwhile, on the other table this evening, a
:48:21. > :48:25.wonderful match between Liang Wenbo and Ding Junhui, and all China
:48:26. > :48:29.affair of course. Liang Wenbo was 6-2 down after the first session but
:48:30. > :48:33.remarkably won five of eight frames in the evening session. This break
:48:34. > :48:35.of 130 the highlights. Just look at what happens here. He misses the
:48:36. > :48:46.pink! He bangs his head here as he walks
:48:47. > :48:51.away. The overnight score, Ding Junhui leading Liang Wenbo by 9-7.
:48:52. > :48:55.They play to finish in the afternoon. You can watch it live
:48:56. > :48:58.with is on BBC One. Another player on fire at the Crucible, Northern
:48:59. > :49:03.Ireland's Mark Allen. This is the third of three century breaks as he
:49:04. > :49:07.took control of the opening session, leading the four time world champion
:49:08. > :49:11.John Higgins, the winner of course playing Kyren Wilson in the
:49:12. > :49:16.quarterfinals. That would be epic full stop expect John Higgins to
:49:17. > :49:22.come roaring back in the morning. And that's when we return a bright
:49:23. > :49:25.and early, 10am. We're expecting you to be there because this is going to
:49:26. > :49:29.be a cracker. Ronnie O'Sullivan, edging closer to the last eight,
:49:30. > :49:35.taking on Shaun Murphy and you can see the second session of Higgins
:49:36. > :49:40.and Allen. If you want to watch the first session, then Snooper Extra
:49:41. > :49:44.follows this programme with extended highlights. That's it from us, we
:49:45. > :49:46.will see you in the morning. Goodbye for now.