Friday, Semi-finals, Morning Snooker: World Championship

Excellent pot. We may have a new favourite for the tournament! Here

comes angles. Absolutely remarkable! Never seen in my life! The world

number one. Finishing in style. Four men, one dream. Good morning and

welcome to the Crucible Theatre, the semifinals of the 2016 Betfred World

Championship. Later, we will see if Marco Fu can produce a comeback

against world number one, Mark Selby, but this morning, it is all

about Ding Junhui taking on Alan McManus. Yesterday, Ding was in

sparkling form. Ding Junhui takes the opening

frame... Ding Junhui leads Alan McManus. He

is playing superbly. He takes all four friends with ease. 4-0. That is

awkward. Terrific! It is now 5-2. That is a

poor attempt. Plenty of ton ups there. It has been leading Junhui

show this afternoon. He takes the session, 6-2. Whatever happens

today, for this man, at the age of 45, he has rolled back the years.

His last semifinal was 1993. He will win the award for best dressed man.

What a suit he is wearing. Alan McManus needs to get off to a good

start. Devastating Ding. One of the headlines this morning. He has never

been to a World Championship final. Knocked out by Judd Trump in the

semifinals in an epic match in 2011. A few stretches on the tournament

office tables. It looks like he is ready. And finally able to reach a

World Championship final. And, possibly, a final. Players are

ready. Let's say good morning to our MC, Rob Walker. Good morning, ladies

and gentlemen. After the qualifying rounds, and almost evil fortnight of

action here at the Crucible, we are at last now just four days away from

finding out who will be crowned the 2016 Betfred World Championship

snooker champion. It is little to play for them. Welcome to a fabulous

Friday here in Sheffield! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Please welcome, a man who has rolled back the years in style here at the

Crucible, beating four-time world champion and good friend, John

Higgins, to because first semifinal since 1993.

He dug in yesterday and will use all his experience to take it all in his

huge part strides today. Please welcome, the pride of Glasgow, Alan

McManus! MUSIC: Waterfront

by Simple Minds. And his opponent, a player clearly

peaking at just the right time. He was brilliant in the opening session

of this match yesterday. This is his first semifinal for five years and

he has come through the qualifiers in fine style. 11 time ranking event

winner, carrying the hopes and expectations of a nation. So, enter,

the Chinese Dragon, Ding Junhui! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

COMMENTATOR: We are edging closer to the World Championship final.

Semifinal date today. So exciting. A packed Crucible Theatre. Good

morning to Willie Thorne and Ken Doherty. Good morning. The semifinal

at the Crucible. Alan McManus has to get a good start today. He has to

win this session. I have to be honest, Alan McManus looks great

this morning in his tartan waistcoat and trousers. A wonderful

championship he has had so far. Absolutely, fantastic. Rolling back

the years. He has done remarkably well. Three rounds each, and this is

their seventh match already in this Championships.

This man at the table, Ding, has gotten better and better.

Particularly yesterday. For centuries and those eight frames.

Really fantastic snooker. His pot success rate is 96% on the first

four. I think it is more like 99%. He has not missed a ball.

APPLAUSE A sign of confidence.

A wonderful angle. To set up this opportunity. This is the sign of a

guy who is in complete control himself. He will be disappointed

that for a plea of his class, he has only had one semifinal. He has never

really gotten used to the Crucible atmosphere. He has never really

liked it here. Sometimes, players can take a while

to get used to the atmosphere. The desire kiss there. He seems almost

disappointed. I think he was thinking of a maximum. He wants to

hit the joint of the two reds. 17. Interesting to see if he gets

this pink. Amazing to work out where he

disappeared to. A had a wonderful season. He hardly won a match. But

he has found his form again. A wonderful player to watch in full

flight. He lost the first round of the China

open in Beijing. That knocked him out of the top 16. That is why he

had to prequalify for this World Championship. Stephen Maguire was

under 17. He had to get to the semifinals, but she did. In an

adverse way, it might have been helpful because, it may have given

him that bit of confidence. He has had such a per season and

needed to get a few matches under his belt. He is a different player

now. Will he start with another century?

Alan McManus one two frames. Ding's highest break was 46. 48.

He could equal the record if he makes a century year.

If he gets this century, you would think he would go on to wait more.

56. Just getting the tubal cleaned. -- the cue ball.

He really big break on here. Just watch his cue ball. When he makes

these breaks, his cue ball is never more than two feet within the

vicinity of his object ball. His control is so good when he is

playing like this. APPLAUSE

We've always say, never hit the blue when you break off.

He went for broke, going for the black.

He probably needs the pink on the spot.

I wonder if he knows what the high break is?

94. Interesting to see him play for that difficult red.

Well done, Ding! Fantastic. APPLAUSE Five centuries in nine

frames. Unbelievable.

He obviously does not know what the high break is. If he takes the pink,

he can only equal it. He needs to go just past the blue.

111. 113. His own highest break of the tournament so far is 132. 160.

Absolutely remarkable! Ding Junhui leads. I know you were

waxing lyrical about the first red. A lot of players would have played

that. Absolutely. It shows the confidence. Alan McManus breaks off

here. He had the blue, which is never a good sign for any player.

And particularly first shot of the morning. He weighs up the situation,

has a league at the long red. He can normally pops the long red. But look

at what he does... He plays a wonderful shot, just playing ball

right in the middle of the cue ball. Makes that wonderful control. Hits

the red exactly where he wants it. And goes on to make a wonderful

century and clears the table. It all came from a one shot. That is a sign

of confidence. We've talked about O'Sullivan and Murphy, to make five

centuries, in nine frames, probably he will win this match. Just

amazing. It is tough for Alan McManus.

Eight frames they will play in this second session.

APPLAUSE When your opponent is making

centuries, it puts so much pressure on just even your safety shots.

In a situation like this, Alan McManus must just forget about the

score. He needs to get frames on the board. Sometimes, you can get

carried away with the score. Alan McManus just shook his head. He

could not believe it. That his intent against Alan McManus. He

knows he cannot stay in the safety departments and he has decided to

play open. He has a possible shot here. He

wants to try to cannon that read. He is still on this red but it is a

bit of a stretch now. Will he be able to reach this without the

spider? Or the stepladders? He is up there with Hendry and

O'Sullivan. Just amazing. Some encouragement for Alan McManus.

The red at the bottom of the pack, it is coming up to almost 30 minutes

since he potted a red. There was a gap in between those

three reds. But he is running through.

Not too bad. It would be great if he could return with a high break. Just

to let Ding now he is not going away.

There is a possible cannon he could play.

He could have played slightly differently. But still OK. He is

letting his opponent now that he is still in this game.

That one red that Alan potted, his initial,,... He can win the frame

without using those two safe reds. He just needs these five loose reds

before he worries about the other two.

His highest century in the tournament was against John Higgins.

He might be beating that now. There you see it. 51 ahead. Ding

need say snooker. -- needs a snooker. That's better. Just what

the doctor needed for Alan McManus, for sure.

Brilliant. Kept off the table at the first frame, had just one shot. That

was an excellent shot. This is great stuff. He is showing a

lot of determination and fight, Alan McManus.

Not been prolific in the break-building department this year,

he has only had 15 centuries, but three of those have come in this

championship. I think the record is sure to go

this year, it is 71 if he gets one here. I think the record is 86.

We still have a couple of days to go, it could possibly go.

That record was set last year. This has been a great break. It was one

red that set him up nicely. Potted macro the reds, set them all

into position. Considering he has faced five centuries against Ding

Junhui, this is a wonderful response. Well played. Well played,

Alan McManus. We have been treated to some fantastic snooker already.

Two centuries in the first two frames.

A little trick shot. Wait for it... It does not have the likes. A

wonderful break, though, from Alan McManus, of 107. It closes the

deficit, but Ding Junhui still needs, 7-3. -- still leads.

Ding Junhui got in first with a wonderful red in the middle pocket.

He just caught the cannon slightly wrong. Is this likely on the right

of the red? As we let it run, it catches on the left-hand side,

taking the red into the pack. On the left-hand side of the left

half of the red, of course, he was using the spider. He could not reach

it. It was very, very difficult. It is difficult to side the ball when

you are using the spider, reaching over the pack of reds, that is what

happened. The shot from Alan McManus, the opening red, he had a

red into the green pocket, but this was more aggressive. Just look at

the cue ball, watch the bunch of red Sazy pots the red. Lovely control. A

little bit of side spin, back on for the black. You will probably notice,

always play that shot with a little bit of Czech side. You don't want to

finish between blue and pink, you 1-2 finish low. They'd wonderfully.

Played superbly. Does not get any better. -- played wonderfully.

Alan McManus sat out 138, replied with 107, now he needs to try to win

this mini-session to take into a Leeds and close the gap 7-5. -- into

a lead. There was his intent. He just potted

it in slightly the wrong side of the pocket. Rather than kiss the red, it

has kissed the black. His tent this morning is to go for everything. --

his intent. Ding Junhui has only missed 11 pots

in this match so far. He has had 255 pots and potted 244.

Foul and a miss, free ball. No point in Alan McManus putting them back

coming here. He has to take the free ball, brown into left-centre.

That would not have even crossed Ding's mind, as he played the green.

Nicely held for the brown into right-centre. You can pot this and

get down towards the reds. Red may be on the black spot towards the

white, that might be his target, or the one just above it.

He could play a lovely little cannon here, the red above the black spot,

he could pot this and maybe just nudge the red to the right of the

black. Now we can get the black on the

spot. Never a doubt! Thank goodness for

gravity! The feds he can't get to the bottom

of the cue ball to screw across to the face of the black.

He had to be careful with that, but played it well, didn't he? That shot

was so delicate. He was very close. There has been a lot of talk,

because lots of the top seeds have gone out, about whether the two

semifinals would be exciting. It can be better than this, the standard is

out of the top drawer. -- it cannot be better than this.

Can just put a line-up, that was exactly the line that it needed to

go. You can see his disappointment in

seeing that red good side. He can't play this with any pace, and he

leads pace to get out for the black. -- he needs pace.

Sometimes they look easy on the television, but they are so tough.

Look at the pots this session only. Should Ding win this frame at this

visit, his potted success would go up past the 98% mark as well.

Ding will be playing a controlled little cannon into the bunch.

He may have to take the blue here, but the blue is too straight. I

don't see how he can get to a red here? That little square of four, if

he can screw back of it. He has to be so precise.

He has to go through the gap of the two reds.

He will possibly be cannon ink into them.

-- possibly be Fed. He judged that a beautifully.

Ding never misses a trick. Very similar to the great break-builders

like O'Sullivan and Hendry. May have to play little cannon here

again. He played a little cannon but he knocked the red towards the

right-hand corner pocket. The way he has been playing, it is hard to see

where he will miss from this position.

This will hurt Alan McManus. Sometimes you can't do anything

about centuries, but she had a chance in this frame. -- but he had.

Can I explain to everybody watching, this game is not as easy as this!

This is remarkable, they are both playing at the top of their game.

Sometimes when you play a safety shot you might leave along red, your

opponent goes on to make a century. There is nothing you can do, you

start to accept that. But these types of friends really hurt you,

you think you're going to win the frame, you miss a pot and your

opponent comes to the table and clears up. That really hurts.

It is a blow to the solar plexus, you know you have got the frame won

and then you lose it. Any young players watching this

would do well to take the tape of these first three frames, watch them

and see how breaks are compiled. Both players have hardly put a foot

wrong, just the one miss from Alan McManus has cost him the frame. Ding

has been awesome. Well, the standard seemed to be

getting better and better from these two players. Ding now leads 8-3.

You were talking about when Alan McManus was in the balls, where he

was a little bit of position? Absolutely. We are only nit picking

up this level, sometimes just little shots like this. He is perfectly on

the blue, he wants to get onto the red beside the cue ball. He is

thinking about spotting the red, getting on the bloom again. Here's a

little bit short his cue ball, instead of being able to pot the red

once but packed nicely, he has to go down for the green, plays a canning

on the green into the red and comes back awkwardly. Instead of being

nicely on the blue, splitting the pack lovely art winning from

opposition. He made that nice that the break, split the park of the

green, didn't go especially well. Tell us how hard these are? If they

red is tied to the cushion, it is easier just to drop it in. When

there is a bit of a gap between the red and percussion, it makes it more

difficult. You have to be so accurate. You are putting pace into

the cue ball to try to get that out for the black as well, which makes

the pot more difficult. This is on the cushion. For some reason, I

don't know why, on the cushion, you know it is much easier to play the

pot? We may see the red come away from the cushion, it comes away

again. At this pace, you are giving the red a chance to get into the

pocket. Much easier when it is tied to the cushion as opposed to

McManus's last red Betty attempted, which cost him the frame.

If he had seen that better, he might not have played so hard.

That is the difference between attacking break-builders and people

who prefer to keep things tight. I understand what you are saying. A

big target. I think he can see just enough of

the right-hand side of the cushion before the middle pocket to try to

nestle into the pack of reds. Doing everything right, isn't it? --

isn't he? Ding looking to play the aggressive

safety shot again. Been working an awful lot with Terry

Griffiths in these last few months. Trying to get back his confidence

which he had lost. He is a great break-builder, as you can see from

that shot. The safety is not too bad, either. Amazingly enough, in

this match you would think that McManus would be in front in the

safety Department, but Ding Junhui is at 86%. Anything above 85% is

excellent. There have been a few close matches.

There has been 24 hours of playing time in the just of the week and a

half of this so far. -- just over a week and a half. Ding has had three

hours and 40 minutes less. That has certainly split them up. At

first glance, I cannot see a pot. Let's have a little look. There is a

gap there. A wonderful pot, he found a gap. Did

not expect that. What has he left Alan McManus? Nothing

straightforward. He will have to manoeuvre in the cue

ball around the back of the pack. A lot of pressure. This may be putting

all your eggs in one basket. Maybe the wrong choice. I am

surprised he took that on. There are easier shots. But when you 8-3

behind, it is a bit different. In a funny way, that misfortune from

Ding has created this opportunity. He may be disappointed. It is not

normally his style to push the boat out like that. He has been talking

to himself quite a bit in the chair. With the black and pink both play,

this is likely to be another break. He cannot afford to make any

mistakes. There are four players who have made

five centuries or more. In a semifinal. The possible chance of a

record. Ding could be the first man to make six centuries.

He does not have to play a cannon. But if he did, he could bring every

red into play. A choice of shot. He will just try to brush past the

red. He will play this as a run-through.

We have never had six centuries in any single match at the crucial. --

at the Crucible Theatre. This will equal the record. The way he has

been playing, this morning, throughout this match, it is a good

opportunity. His cue ball control, just watch it. It is never more than

18 inches or 24 inches from his next pot. Which is so good.

49 points in front. Those two reds will have to be brought into play

soon. I wonder whether he will get onto

this red. If not, he asserted to get onto the black nicely. He could play

this cannon. He will be on black or pink if he plays the cannon. He

never misses a trick. That is what I like about Ding. A lot of players

would just have made sure they will, potted the black. But Ding wants to

make sure that Alan goes to the interval.

APPLAUSE Trying to leave an angle on the pink

and I think he has gone too far. A good effort. The reds are still

pottable. Amazing! This crowd are witnessing

some of the best break-building I have ever seen.

He does not want to much side on this. What a shame. He would have

been breaking the record of six centuries in a semifinal.

Ding Junhui is absolutely on fire! He is leading 5-3. Smiling all the

way. He did that in his match against Mark Williams. He is so

focused and in the moment. He did not realise there is an interval.

Almost equalling the record. Amazing stuff. Find centuries already. Six

centuries to equal the record of anyone match at the Crucible. I did

not realise it was interval time. The games have gone so quickly.

Amazing performance from both players. Such a very high standard.

But Ding is playing so well. Terry Griffiths is in Ding Junhui's corner

these days. How influential is Terry Griffiths in these big semifinal

matches? He has bags of experience. I think something was lacking in

Ding's game. He had lost a bit of confidence. From winning five

tournament a couple of seasons ago to the law of dropping at the top 16

and not being able to get any extended run in any tournament. He

needed somebody to talk to. And Terry comes with bags of experience,

a former world champion. He has played semitones at the Crucible. He

needed a shoulder to lean on. Alan McManus is in his dressing room,

thinking, I cannot compete because Ding, when he is getting in, is just

scoring so well. When you take on someone as prolific as Ding Junhui,

how to visit? Every single frame is completely different. He has to go

back into his dressing room and think, we have another four frames,

take each one as it comes. He did push the boat out in that frame.

Alan McManus push the boat out, which is not really has type of

game. He is better trying to break things and trying to win the safety.

Even the safety stats, he is low on bones, compared to Ding. He has to

try to break Ding's rhythm. Thank you. Let's turn our attention to the

other semifinal. The 2014 Crucible champion, Mark Selby, taking on

Marco Fu. A 3-0 lead for Selby. But Marcu Fu got back into it. We will

join it, with Selby leading by four frames to three.

When he was 3-0 down, in no time at all, as we come to the 2.5 hour

mark. These last few frames have been a bit slow.

Average frame time is usually 17 or 18 minutes. 28 seconds each, a

little bit pedestrian. But there has been a lot of thinking time with the

safety play that is going on. Will he risk being slow for the

black? The worst possible kiss. He is

eyeing up the blue. He will be frustrated by where the

white finished. A super shot. Not guaranteed to get

nicely on the black. There is not a lot of room.

That leaves him a shot on the brown. It could have been worse. This brown

is no certainty. That was an excellent positional

shot. He has judged that well. Always stay

the right side of the blue line. Mark Selby deserves to win this

session. Marco Fu has been hanging onto his coat tails.

That is the most unbelievable kick. The only good thing is that the

white did travel further through. It is the blade of in re snooker

player's life. Heavy contact. -- it is the blight of every snooker

player's life. You have to accept these things are going to happen.

A strange play. He has covered the black spot. Maybe not the pink.

Is it worth taking the risk of playing the red?

It would be nice to have the pink on the black spot.

He has not been very good at getting nice angles on the blue.

The wrong side of the blue. He has a wry smile as he walks around the

table. He will need two more of these

remaining reds. His cue ball control is great. Well,

average, but she needs another one here. I think the red just below the

black could be a natural angle. He needs this blue and one moral, for a

two frame advantage. Judged to perfection.

Marco Fu is treating his glass of water. -- drinking.

Mark Selby deserved the two frame lead. It is 5-3.

STUDIO: And so we look for word to that. We talked about Ding Junhui

looking good. Mark Selby in a different situation from Alan

McManus. Absolutely. He got off to a bad start last night, Marco Fu, but

he came back into the game. He will probably be happy with the 5-3

deficit. A long way to go. When you play these many sessions, you want

to try to win the session. If you keep winning sessions, you will

eventually get there. The first job for Mark Selby was to win the

session, which he did. But Marcu Fu is still in the session. Well when

the match. He won three frames. I think it will remain close. What

about the fact that Mark Selby is in familiar territory, insofar as he

has been here recently. Marco Fu has not been here since 2006. It can

make a difference. Marco Fu has been in a semifinal before but it has

been quite a while. But I think Marco Fu has been playing a little

bit better than Mark Selby. He has not had as much of a tough run as

Marco Fu. Marco Fu will gain a lot of confidence. He is a tough player.

One of the few players who has made over 400 centuries. It will be a

tough game for both players. Experience may be the telling

factor. But it will be close. Ken is a way to the commentary box. Alan

McManus has just been in the practice room. Let's remind

ourselves of Ding 's Mac career statistics.

APPLAUSE He has had an amazing career.

11 world ranking titles. The omission, the World Championship.

Will this be Ding Junhui's year? Let's rejoin the commentators.

COMMENTATOR: Mark Selby and Marco Fu are the two players are waiting.

Ding's average frame time is 16 minutes.

I don't know whether he is thinking of running through for the black?

A very good shot. This is causing the problems under the table as far

as getting to the black is concerned. He has to make this

chance count. He has to play no miss snooker for

the next four frames if he can, to get back into the match.

No value in taking the cut, the black is not at its spot, it would

just be playing safe. Not the best safety from Ding

Junhui. What can Alan do here? He must have had a bit of a

nosebleed just before the session this morning. It has not affected

his play, thankfully, too much. Just as I say that... That is the

first easy shot he has missed. But the pressure is on now. You have had

a few nosebleeds when you got to the latter stages of tournaments! Didn't

happen very often! A lot of stress goes on at the World

Championships. 17 days, fading day in, day out. You don't get much

sleep. -- playing day in, day out. It goes without saying that he

completely mis-hit that. You have to take these chances now,

Alan nicely played. Would have liked to

have brought the pink into play. But still in a good position.

He would love to get the black back of its spot at some stage. -- on its

spot. Decided not to risk going in and out

of ball, because the red was over the corner pocket.

A little bit more of an angle this time. You could swing it around the

three cushions. Just make sure you do not kiss the yellow.

I just wonder whether he will this getting onto the black this shot. He

played for the black. If he gets nicely with the next red,

the black should go back to its spot and he should win the frame with

this visit. Just watch Alan McManus' like as he

comes to play the shot. It moved about three feet! -- Alan McManus'

leg. Didn't quite get the desired screw

on the cue ball. Always missable, those. If that cue

ball had finished nearer the cushion... But it was so near the

cushion. Particularly when you play across the map, -- across the nap,

sometimes the cue ball can drift. He will be disappointed that he did not

win from opposition. If he played that hard, he would not have missed

it, he will be so disappointed, that is twice that he has been in first,

lost the frame the first time. I wonder whether this will be costly.

He played that with a tremendous amount of right-hand side. OK, he

does not have to do much with the cue ball, but he has to be careful

on his follow-through. No, it does not drop. That was not

that easy. A chance for Alan McManus.

With a 30 point lead, he will not need the two safe reds.

It is not dead set, he could possibly make those balls into a

plant. He must feel that he can make the two reds into a plant.

He could not have placed the cue ball in a better position.

Nice shot. 53 points in front, just red and a

high value colour. You have to take your hat off to

Alan McManus, he has been faced with a barrage of high breaks. He is

still battling away. We have already seen a plant, we may

see a double from Alan McManus. Alan McManus gets another frame on

the board because Ding is not going to bother coming back to the table.

But Ding Junhui still leads 9-4. That shot went McManus missed the

red across the middle of the table, we suggested it could have been the

end of the frame. Ding had to make sure he got on the black mobility

slightly misjudged it. This was a shot when you would expect him to

get on the black. As we see it here, here is the check

size, if he gets the red baulk end, not a problem. He is trying to pot

the black, he does not have to do much with the cue ball. But the fact

that the cue ball is so close to the red, he takes his eye off it. He is

more conscious of not fouling the red with the cue on the

follow-through, he does not strike the cue ball where he would have

liked, subsequently left Alan the chance to get another frame on the

board. As long as he can stick with Ding Junhui, the barrage of breaks

has all been from Ding Junhui. Alan has had one century. But as long as

he keeps sticking within range of Ding and not letting him get too for

ahead, maybe towards the final session Ding will cease sort of

pressure. Still a big lead. Frame 14, Ding Junhui to break.

Just a fraction too hard. He must have thought that it was going to go

right behind the brown. Well, a few mistakes from Ding

arriving now. His safety has been very good in these last couple of

games. That statistic that we just showed

you of the safety, Ding was in front before this morning's play. Coming

into this session, it has changed. Good pot.

Not perfect on the blue or the green. Normally with the reds spread

you don't have to go hard into the paint, you can place low into the

pink, but the blue is too thin to guarantee the kiss.

It is amazing how much he lifts his head, even on a slow shot like he

just played. There are always two or three inches of movement every time.

When he plays a power shot, his head rises high about four or five

inches. Unlike any other player in the game.

Mark Selby sways from side to side a little bit. Marco Fu can sometimes

move ahead slightly. That might remove his head slightly. Not many

players like Alan. The face didn't get nicely on the

previous black. Now he has slightly lost position again. -- he didn't

get nicely on the previous black. I don't think pink will spot-on its

own spot, it will go up on the highest available, which is the

yellow. He has got three or four loose reds.

He is beyond the stage where his opponent will need a snooker, so he

can just concentrate on the loose reds.

He missed a read into this bottom left-hand corner pocket, albeit much

more difficult than this -- missed a red. Didn't go into the heart of the

pocket. Rattled a little bit. Nicely on the black now.

61 ahead, didn't play that as well as he would have liked. He would

have wanted to be straighter. He played that nicely, lovely.

The performance from Alan McManus has been absolutely top drawer. Ding

has played at his very best that he is still hanging onto his

coat-tails. It has been good stuff. 128. 107,

three centuries on the balance. Another possible century now for

McManus. A big plus of the cheeks from Alan

McManus. A fantastic break, this. Still very much in this one. We are

out of time on BBC Two. We will be back 4pm after The Daily Politics.

You can continue watching this match on the red button and on the BBC

Sport app. We will see what 1pm. Thank you.

-- at 1pm. He has done it, Dennis Taylor, for the first time, becomes

Embassy World Snooker Champion 1985. It's tense, innit?

It's really tense.