Day 7 Snooker: World Championship Highlights

Hello, are very good evening to you. Welcome back to the Crucible and

highlights on day seven of the 27th in the World Snooker Championship.

We had Stuart Bingham against Kyren Wilson playing to finish for you

very shortly but first up the match that everyone is talking about,

Shaun Murphy against Ronnie O'Sullivan.

If this session is anything like the first session we will be in for a

treat. There you go. Ronnie never got a chance in that frame, it was

all about Shaun Murphy. Oh! It just caught the all. Shaun has not had

much of a in this one. It is no gimme, that's for sure. It went in

nevertheless. He thought it was worth the risk but he got it and he

played it beautifully. Right in the heart of the pocket. If he misses

the kiss on the yellow it is perfect. Have a look at this. Needs

a bounce. Superb. Indigo is the black. He leads Shaun Murphy nine

frames to three. He played really well. He has got the frame on the

board, 9-4, Ronnie O'Sullivan. First chance for Shaun. A great shot. It

is the comeback, can get stronger? He still trails 5-4.

Wow, no apology for the fluke. Oh, and he has missed it. It is really

unforgivable. In goes the black. Ronnie O'Sullivan makes a marvellous

clearance and keeps his four frame advantage going into the third

session tomorrow morning. 10-6. Now you know what you have to go. That

match resumes at 10am, nice early breakfast and get yourself on the

sofa and do not miss that third and final session. Expect fireworks.

Back to tonight, let us bring you up-to-date with the Stuart Bingham

and Kyren Wilson match. Being reached the quarterfinals last year

and got knocked out by Mark Selby. He led 9-7 overnight and took the

first frame and evening session to make it 10-7. We join it at the

start of frame 18 with commentary from Dennis Taylor and Stephen

Hendry. Kyren Wilson to break. He won't be happy with that break

off, it is one of the worst break-off shots he has made in this

match. It is the last thing you want to do when you open up a three frame

advantage, give your opponent an early chance.

And the reds have opened nicely so one little cannon here through the

gap of the two reds, just to nudge the other one, you doesn't after it

art, just a gentle little shot will do it. Then he's off running.

Stuart Bingham is too experienced a world champion himself not that long

ago so he won't be pressing the panic button yet. There is a long

way to go. He needs to start winning frames. Not just one at a time, he

needs to be reeling off two or three frames at a time.

I am not sure about that. He just got far too much action into the cue

ball there. He will now have to take the one into the right corner, he

was playing for the one closest to the black but look at far he goes

out with that. 25. He will be going into the bunch

of reds here, holding for the one just above the black in the left

corner. He struck that beautifully. He would love to win this frame in

one visit. Scrappy frames is OK but nothing sends a message to your

opponent that you are still very much in the match than winning in

the one visit. Especially when your opponent has made a very poor

break-off shot. As I mentioned at the time, it was the worst break off

he has made in this match. Well, he thought he didn't have to go into

them at any pace there but it hasn't worked out for him. No, he needs to

go through that gap, that is what he is playing for, to the right of the

pink. He got into the cue ball too much. That is why he played it at

quite a soft place. He would not have needed to hit it any harder if

he got the gap. It was a bad shot. You could say unlucky not to be on

anything but he won't played very well.

39. A clever double there because look where he left the cue ball. He

was not leaving anything on. He would love to cannon the pink here

and it would just open everything up.

47. A little bit straight on the blue but it does not matter because

of the red over the corner pocket, you can drop the blue in and leave

it at that. He can just screw back and leave one on the other corner.

Or he could hold the spot. That would be quite clever. Now it is

much easier to get position with the blue on the black spot. He is

starting to look good, Stuart Bingham, and, as I say, when you

have been world champion it stands you in good stead when a question is

being asked. He is three frames behind and this is a good response.

This here is just proving how important it is to make a good

break-off shot. Especially with the standard these days. That is the

frame secure. This was a shocker of a break off. Far too thick and he

brought the red down and never got the white over and anywhere near the

cushion. 72. We have had 35 centuries so far in

this year 's championship. Stuart has only had one and this could be a

very tiny one indeed. 86. 41 he has made this season so he has been

playing much better this year than when he was playing and defending

after he won the world title. I think you put so much into the

commitment that his game suffered a little bit. Yes, it definitely seems

like a weight around his shoulders. Not in general but whenever he got

onto a snooker table. He did not look the same player. Absolutely

superb. A very timely century break. He is very likeable, Stuart Bingham.

110. 136 is the highest so far this year, there is a possible 137 on but

I don't think it will win the high break prize of ?10,000. But it is

certainly going to supersede Ding Junhui 's 136. 119.

124. The highest break last year was made by Kyren Wilson, a break of

143. So in goes the black and that is the highest break this year,

Stuart Bingham got one chance from a poor break-off shot and he played

the table. He is back to just two behind. 10-8. Excellent work, being

one the next frame and then Wilson rattled in a break of 59 and can he

age a little bit closer to victory? Back to Dennis and Stephen. Stuart

Bingham to break. Thank you. Yes, one ball at a time.

Frame by frame. That was my autobiography in 1985, I called it

frame by frame and that is what you have to do.

A very impressive start after the mid session interval and the kids on

the ground means that you can pot either yellow or green, but from

almost on the cushion, terrific. This needs to bounce. He has got a

long red up into the right corner past the blue and green, he is not

on this one I don't think. It just came up a fraction short after

travelling all of that way around the table. He potted one earlier

where he made the angle, played it by the site but he is better off

taking the long one. This is a little bit of a test for Kyran.

I tell you what, he doesn't seem to mind the pressure to knock that one

in. Yes, this was certainly potted with authority. He has not got ideal

position from it. A very confident pot.

I mean, look at this shot with the rest, it is beautifully played, it

really is. I think he showed the amount of bottle he has on that

previous frame. He seems to be enjoying himself out

there as well. He is under extreme pressure but he is playing some

terrific stuff you. He seems to love playing at the Crucible, in the

biggest event that we have in snooker. It means that you are some

player, this is some pressure in this place. You hear of 17 days --

make you are here over 17 days and you will take a lot of big hits, bad

shots, frames you should have one, games you will lose and you have to

have a good temperament to withstand all of that. And early key shot

coming up here because he will disturb reds and a pink. Can he get

on a colour? He could not have split the many

better than that. He is just one more shot away from getting an ideal

position, as we show you that split again. He got a red up past the

blues are. One more good shot and he has got a great chance here.

Oh, he is going to snooker himself with the green, is he? I think he

has just gone far enough. His two victories against Stuart,

they have only played them selves -- they have only played each other

twice. They were both in China, in the Shanghai Masters and the China

open. 35. He struck that perfectly. Now with

absolute praying position, he will be very, very disappointed if he

cannot win the frame from here. It looks like it will be another

frame one from the break off. This will be the third time it has

happened at night. -- tonight. He may just have to go up for the

blue here. He wanted to be straight on this red. He is not that many

pots away from opening up a three frame advantage. He could hold for

the pink. That was even better. This is terrific stuff from Kyren,

he got the quarterfinal last year and he lost to Mark Selby 13-8. It

looks like he has got intentions of doing better this year. Stuart

cannot do anything about this. It may not be on that red but it

doesn't really matter. He is 72 ahead and he might be able to get to

the potting angle of the one to the middle pocket.

It doesn't look as though Stuart Bingham will be getting back to the

table anywhere but he wouldn't be coming back now so Kyren Wilson can

make a century break, I wouldn't bet against it now. There have been 37

centuries so far in this years BetFred World Snooker Championship.

Just the one century so far in this game. Oh, he has overcome the red.

What a shame, no century break, but it would be too disappointed with

that. Stuart Bingham just made one mistake and that was all Kyren

Wilson needed and he took it with that magnificent break and now he is

just one frame away from a place in the quarterfinal. 12-9. Frame 22,

Kyren Wilson to break. He has made a pretty decent

break-off shot, probably just a little bit harder would have left

the white tucked up in the cushion. Stuart Bingham, don't write this man

off, you would do at your peril. OK, he has got to win or four frames but

he is quite capable of doing that if he gets the chance, but this is not

very inviting as an opener, but there you go.

These two players have pot every time off the break off to night,

incredible. A great shot from Stuart Bingham. He knows now that every

miss, every mistake now could be his last in this year 's championship.

Sometimes that makes you produce your best form.

That just wobbled slightly, before disappearing. Let's have a look at

it from this angle. Any more pace, it would have stayed out. This is a

little bit of a tester. Well played, right in the centre of

the pocket, and he's given himself a great chance now.

Previously, he couldn't play the cannon on that red. Now he can, from

this position. Just needed to nudge it and he was

going to have a choice of reds. He's got a kick there. He was hoping

to run through a bit further pop the black and cannon into the reds. It

just jumped slightly. It's not a problem, because he could play for

the red next to the black. He's left this rather awkward for

himself. He hasn't got much of an angle on the black. It's just off

straight. It's going to be the long red, but

into the left corner pocket. He may not be able to screw past the

pack of reds from that angle. But if he does judge it and he gets

the cannon in the right way, he could be on the black.

There was a lot going on with that shot, not only the pot, but to judge

the cannon and get himself on the black.

Much time just coming over seven hours and that's five reds and five

blacks -- match time. Perfect angle. You'd love to just

come in the red, not the one directly behind the pack. The other

one would be ideal. -- he'd love to come in the red. If you could cannon

that one with a bit of screw on it and that's what he's done, beautiful

shot. Beautifully played. APPLAUSE

He's just got to judge the contact. He's coming round to look at the

other one. The red is looking at the right corner, he's got to judge the

cannon off the red next to it if he wants to stay on the black. His main

concern is the frame, isn't it, to get to 12-10. He's done the maximum

on three occasions. You can see his intentions here. He

wants a four maximum break, ?10,000 for the highest break, ?5,000 if you

make a maximum. Don't get me started on that! -- let

Stuart concentrate on this one for a maximum break. You could not place

the reds in a better position. He had seven reds and seven blacks

earlier on in this match, with the seventh frame, and then broke down,

but he's still in pretty good shape here. He's just lost the cue ball by

literally an inch. To make this a straightforward automatic position

all shot. That's why he hasn't played it by now because he knows

he's got more angle on this black than he wanted.

His highest break at the Crucible Theatre was 145, made in 2015. This

red will make the frame safe. Come on, Stuart, the frame is safe, and

I'm sure even Kyren Wilson wouldn't mind if his opponent made the

magical 147 here. He'll already be thinking about the next frame.

Oh dear. The red to the right of the table to right corner, that's the

one he's going to have to play if he wants to stay on the black.

Well, what a shame. Kyren Wilson puts his cued down and leave the

arena. I didn't think Stuart Bingham was finished just yet, and he's not,

given the frame and its 12-10 now. JASON MOHAMMAD: We thought we were

onto a 147 from Stuart Bingham. Could he close the gap even further?

Into the next frame, Wilson to play on 21.

COMMENTATOR: Stephen was talking about getting in

six out of the seven frames. Off the break off shot. And how is your

look? It's pretty good. He can get through to this red and the black is

available, the pink is available. Very good contact on the pink hair,

full-ball contact, keeping the cue ball in the middle of the table. You

have to be very unlucky not to be on one.

Turned professional in 2010. He probably feels like he's served his

apprenticeship. His time is now in the game of

snooker. The gentleman next to make got to be number one in five

seasons, John Higgins did it in six seasons. Mark Williams, I think,

took six or seven seasons to do it. He's let that one slip away just a

little bit. No... Yes! I think just the pace

again, I thought he'd missed that. I think if we weren't at 12-10, we

see that shot, he gets too thick contact that red.

I think one of the ball colours is safe. Especially being 43 points in

front, he needs a little bit of insurance.

APPLAUSE Has he left a tempter for Stuart

Bingham? Stuart is looking to the red to the right of the pink, what

are shot that would be to take on. He's had a look at it. He's got a

pretty straightforward safety shot. He's back looking at the pot again.

He's just looking to see if he could find a gap there, if he does take

the pot one. Well, him here we go. This is a huge

shot he's taking on here. That was very, very risky, but he

thought, I'm going to have a go, and who can blame him. But under the

circumstances that was very tough and if this red goes into the left

middle pocket, it could be the end of match. But this is far from easy.

A lot of pressure on this one. Well, under the circumstances, a

terrific pot. A very acute angle, he's on the black. How does Stuart

Bingham play the last shot in this year's World Championship? Still got

to knock them in there. Pressure from a pure pressure. If he

knocks the black in he wins the match.

The technical term for this is a twitch. Seeing the winning line.

Stuart Bingham can find a clearance here, things could get very

interesting here. Black is out of commission at the

moment. I think the pink would be in the

clear, if he could get it back on its own spot, but it doesn't matter

what colour he plays. The blue is available.

The simple fact is he's got to keep potting them.

APPLAUSE There is a red to the left, but he's

the wrong side of the blue. It will be the left side of the blue

line. It's the more difficult pink. The

yellow was a bit of a distraction. Play on the other table, how costly

is this? Much better if he'd waited for the applause died down.

It's difficult to stop yourself, sometimes. It's a bit like a golf

shot, but you need to step away and go back to it again.

But he's not quite getting through the ball. That's purely because of

the situation here and a little bit of tension. This is a big moment in

this young player's career. 43 ahead, if he pops a red. And the

blue, he'll need one more red. Yes, there was a wry smile from

Kyren Wilson there. He's not quite going in these reds, I don't think.

Desperately wants to be able to play this red. I think you'll have to hit

them both together to pot it. As he's -- and he's potted both of

them. What a bonus that is! That's amazing. In his first-round match,

he missed match ball and flicked it in the middle. And that time Pease

Pottage two at once to leave Bingham with a snooker. He's on the pink

anyway. Well, he's run out of position, but

51 in front, with a possible 43 on the table. A sort of exhibition type

shot. Stuart comes to the table but

barring snookers it's a famous victory for Kyren Wilson to knock

out the former champion 13-10. JASON MOHAMMAD: The one thing for certain

is Kyren Wilson has an army of new fans. Just listen to the crowd and

the Crucible. They love him. Beaten at the quarterfinal stage by the

eventual winner Mark Selby last year, back into the last eight,

where he'll meet either John Higgins or Mark Allen and it's that first

session that did the damage for Stuart Bingham Wilson taking a five

game lead in that section and Stuart Bingham never really able to get

back into it. Complete control by Kyren Wilson, the 2015 world

champion out. It was a very tough match.

Kyren Wilson, the 2015 world champion out. It was a very tough

match. I felt like I kept trying to pull away from Stewart, maybe should

have got into a bit of a better lead from 5-0 up, maybe should have gone

6-0 and I didn't have a great night's sleep from 5-3, but you have

to look at it positively and think if somebody had said to me at the

start of the match you will be 5-3 up, you would have grasped that that

opportunity. Glad to pull away from Stuart in the end but he's shown

what a great champion he is a forthright to the end. I took the

game to him, really. I didn't come out of the second session winning

the 6-2, so God only knows. I took it to him. I done everything right.

I felt like I was getting kicks and bounces, like nothing could go

wrong, and it just seemed like one of those sort of matches where I

wasn't getting the win. His won it before so I knew it would be a tough

match and he'd fight right to the end but these are all great players

here. I'm in the quarterfinals now, so it's going to get tougher. Well

done Kyren Wilson. Meanwhile, on the other table this evening, a

wonderful match between Liang Wenbo and Ding Junhui, and all China

affair of course. Liang Wenbo was 6-2 down after the first session but

remarkably won five of eight frames in the evening session. This break

of 130 the highlights. Just look at what happens here. He misses the

pink! He bangs his head here as he walks

away. The overnight score, Ding Junhui leading Liang Wenbo by 9-7.

They play to finish in the afternoon. You can watch it live

with is on BBC One. Another player on fire at the Crucible, Northern

Ireland's Mark Allen. This is the third of three century breaks as he

took control of the opening session, leading the four time world champion

John Higgins, the winner of course playing Kyren Wilson in the

quarterfinals. That would be epic full stop expect John Higgins to

come roaring back in the morning. And that's when we return a bright

and early, 10am. We're expecting you to be there because this is going to

be a cracker. Ronnie O'Sullivan, edging closer to the last eight,

taking on Shaun Murphy and you can see the second session of Higgins

and Allen. If you want to watch the first session, then Snooper Extra

follows this programme with extended highlights. That's it from us, we

will see you in the morning. Goodbye for now.