:00:39. > :00:47.They come off the M1 and go down the Parkway. It is special. It is an
:00:48. > :00:53.annual pilgrimage to the home of snooker. Wherever you walk there is
:00:54. > :01:01.always a bit of history. There are always pictures of previous finals.
:01:02. > :01:08.The playing arena is incredible. It is probably the greatest snooker and
:01:09. > :01:10.we can fix lacks the currently now we played on, it has a great
:01:11. > :01:18.atmosphere and a special feeling about it. It can be the best two
:01:19. > :01:21.weeks of your life when you're playing for the world title and if
:01:22. > :01:31.you manage to win it there is nothing like the feeling. The crowd
:01:32. > :01:43.getting involved, everything rolled into one. It makes it magical. That
:01:44. > :01:47.is where some of the most iconic moments of a day took place. You
:01:48. > :01:53.walk into that arena, that is where those matches happened. That is
:01:54. > :02:05.where Dennis won in 1985. That is where Cliff made the 147. It all
:02:06. > :02:11.happened there. Some wonderful memories. It is that time of year
:02:12. > :02:17.again. Good evening and welcome to the Crucible in Sheffield. The first
:02:18. > :02:19.Saturday evening session of the 2016 back Fred World Snooker
:02:20. > :02:26.Championship. The question is who will win one of the greatest prizes
:02:27. > :02:30.in snooker. Yesterday they gathered for a photo shoot. The job is made
:02:31. > :02:35.on Thursday and Ronnie O'Sullivan is the favourite to win the trophy.
:02:36. > :02:39.Every champion from the century is looking to win the Champion again.
:02:40. > :02:46.Stuart Bingham is up against Ali Carter and got under way this
:02:47. > :02:59.morning. Welcome to the Crucible Theatre. 1-0 to the defending
:03:00. > :03:01.champion. He needs to get this. We thought that it was going to be
:03:02. > :03:27.close and it is. That was a super shot. He goes into
:03:28. > :03:33.the lead. A good solid plot. Engels the pink. Ali Carter does not look
:03:34. > :03:56.happy with the table. He goes for all clear. I tell you
:03:57. > :04:18.what, he has made a good fist of this. It is now 5-3. A good shot.
:04:19. > :04:29.Stuart Bingham will be over the moon. We have a match on. We are in
:04:30. > :04:33.for a cracking evening of the car at the Crucible. Good evening to you.
:04:34. > :04:38.When Stuart Bingham won the title last year he said it was a blur. No
:04:39. > :04:42.doubt he was feeling dizzy today. He did not play very well and Ali
:04:43. > :04:47.Carter did not have to do anything special but there was a pivotal
:04:48. > :04:51.moment. Ali Carter, when he was 5-1 up, played the green with a little
:04:52. > :04:57.bit of drag to hope for the yellow make clearance. If this goes on for
:04:58. > :05:01.6-1, who knows what the score could have been. But from that their
:05:02. > :05:05.Stuart Bingham showed why he is the world champion and he played two
:05:06. > :05:08.brilliant final frames. Stewart managed to get himself back into
:05:09. > :05:13.this one but why was useful to start? May be a little bit of
:05:14. > :05:18.anxiety coming in. He does not have a good record against Ali Carter,
:05:19. > :05:23.Ali Carter has won every match. He has got going now and that is what
:05:24. > :05:31.is important. I saw him about an hour ago in the practice room.
:05:32. > :05:34.Stewart will be delighted he is only 5-4 behind. Ali Carty will be
:05:35. > :05:44.kicking themselves but a missed opportunity. -- Ali Carter. He knows
:05:45. > :05:53.the cameras watching. He will be fine, he is experience. Good
:05:54. > :05:55.evening, ladies and gentlemen. Tonight the Crucible dream come to
:05:56. > :06:00.an end for two of the very best players in the world, while the
:06:01. > :06:07.winners will take one step closer to the sport's ultimate prize. The
:06:08. > :06:11.stakes are so high tonight. Here at the Betfred World Snooker
:06:12. > :06:24.Championship. This Sheffield crowd are in tremendous voice once again.
:06:25. > :06:31.APPLAUSE Please welcome a player who is still
:06:32. > :06:35.hungry for success after a quarter of this century in the sport, three
:06:36. > :06:40.times the finalist here, his crowning moment came in 2002 when he
:06:41. > :06:45.lifted the trophy. He is up against that that has never stopped him in
:06:46. > :06:53.the past. He over 26 frame deficit in the qualifiers this week. But
:06:54. > :07:11.your hands together for Peter Ebdon. -- put your hands.
:07:12. > :07:15.APPLAUSE And his opponent, a brilliant
:07:16. > :07:19.ambassador for the sport, both here and in the Far East. A sign a final
:07:20. > :07:25.if you need decade ago and bidding for a seventh appearance. A two-time
:07:26. > :07:42.ranking when and who shall discuss winning in Gibraltar this season.
:07:43. > :07:53.From Hong Kong, he is Fu. APPLAUSE
:07:54. > :07:56.The two-time Crucible finalist making his 14th consecutive
:07:57. > :08:02.appearance at the World Championships. Winner of the ranking
:08:03. > :08:05.event titles. There is no player on tour with more determination and
:08:06. > :08:15.courage. Bidding for a 11th appearance in the second round, Ali
:08:16. > :08:29.Carter. APPLAUSE
:08:30. > :08:38.His opponent, he had to dig deep this morning from 5-1 down. Here he
:08:39. > :08:42.is back in touch. He has said yes to every demand on his time over the
:08:43. > :08:47.last 12 months, proving himself a worthy winner and a great advert for
:08:48. > :08:56.the sport. Here he comes, the defending world champion, Stuart
:08:57. > :09:08.Bingham. APPLAUSE
:09:09. > :09:15.We have your Saturday night snooker is sorted. If you want to watch Fu
:09:16. > :09:21.take on Peter Ebdon that is available on the red button and on
:09:22. > :09:29.the BBC sport app. Here live on BBC Two, it is sure they versus Ali
:09:30. > :09:35.Carter. -- Stuart Bingham versus Ali Carter. Both players got a
:09:36. > :09:41.tremendous reception there. Stuart Bingham to break. We could be in for
:09:42. > :09:45.a classic, Stephen. It looks like Ali Carter should run away with it
:09:46. > :09:53.when he should have gone 6-1 in front. Stewart then won the next
:09:54. > :10:03.three frames with breaks of 96 and 90. He is starting to show a glimpse
:10:04. > :10:09.of the form he showed last year. I will be very surprised if someone
:10:10. > :10:11.wins this 10-5, 10-6. I think this could go all the way.
:10:12. > :10:27.APPLAUSE There is no doubt who would be
:10:28. > :10:35.happier in the session interval. This is interesting. Ali Carter has
:10:36. > :10:38.a plot to the left corner, maybe he thinks he cannot avoid a kiss on the
:10:39. > :10:44.blacks and he has decided to play safe. A little bit low for Stuart
:10:45. > :10:52.Bingham, but the last couple of frames he was getting it together.
:10:53. > :10:58.Stuart Bingham, it took him until frame eight to make a break over 50
:10:59. > :11:06.and he made that break of 96 in the final frame with the morning session
:11:07. > :11:15.and the break of 90. Then Ali Carter miss the boat.
:11:16. > :11:29.APPLAUSE Aid to rhetoric pot. He is on the
:11:30. > :11:31.yellow. -- atrophic pot. I was surprised that Ali Carter didn't
:11:32. > :11:38.take that redeye while he was at the table. He was not near the cushion,
:11:39. > :11:41.his hand was on the table. He does go into that defensive mode
:11:42. > :11:47.sometimes, Ali Carter, which is strange because the way that he cues
:11:48. > :11:58.I fancy him getting a long red eight, nine, pounds ten. Why not
:11:59. > :12:09.play the positive shock? Maybe he has negative thoughts on his mind.
:12:10. > :12:25.He is taking the pace of the cue ball. Still has this red.
:12:26. > :12:39.APPLAUSE Another good pot. Just kept on the
:12:40. > :12:46.wrong side of the blue. It is going to need to be a good shot. I did the
:12:47. > :12:51.nine frames this morning and if I had one criticism of Ali Carter, he
:12:52. > :12:58.did get a little bit negative at times. When he had frame balls he
:12:59. > :13:11.decided to play safe or to a safe colour. It looked to be going nicely
:13:12. > :13:17.at 5-1 in front. That shows you how quick these tables are. I did not
:13:18. > :13:23.think that was going to get there. Is he on the red? Not quite. Is
:13:24. > :13:35.there a plant? These two reds could be made into a planned. -- plant.
:13:36. > :13:40.They wire. -- they were. I think he was playing for one of the loose
:13:41. > :13:45.threads. Considering it is quite a comfortable plant, he should have a
:13:46. > :13:55.better angle on the blue than this. It is the wrong side of the blue
:13:56. > :14:07.line. But so far a good start from Stuart Bingham.
:14:08. > :14:19.Now down to 23. It was 26 at one stage. It was never a slow match. It
:14:20. > :14:22.had some drawn frames because Ali Carter was missing his opportunities
:14:23. > :14:29.when Stuart Bingham needed to or three sneakers. It made the frame
:14:30. > :14:43.ran ten or 15 minutes longer than it should have done. -- he needed two
:14:44. > :15:09.or three snookers. Maybe it is not straightforward here.
:15:10. > :15:21.21. APPLAUSE
:15:22. > :15:24.22. This time just got the angle
:15:25. > :15:44.required. There is a blue line. Just the right
:15:45. > :15:54.angle. He is in the middle of the cluster that will plot. -- pot.
:15:55. > :16:03.Could play for the red. -- black. He would love the black on its spot. If
:16:04. > :16:07.he plays for the black he has to make sure he finishes street because
:16:08. > :16:23.any angle taken the cue ball at the table is going to end the break. He
:16:24. > :16:29.has a choice of red 's. -- reds. He has just over done it slightly. Can
:16:30. > :16:50.he dropped it in? This is awkward. I suppose the only saving grace is
:16:51. > :16:57.that he's straight on the blacks and he needs to concentrate on the pot.
:16:58. > :17:07.I wonder whether he can get there with the ordinary spider. Does he
:17:08. > :17:16.not need the extended spider? Foul. And another one. I did not think he
:17:17. > :17:26.was high enough there. He should have used the extended spider. He
:17:27. > :17:31.definitely caught the red. He nudged the pink as well. Seven points
:17:32. > :17:54.because he was playing for the black. A chance missed.
:17:55. > :18:06.He has a little bit more angle on this pink. It is going to be further
:18:07. > :18:15.away from the red in the corner. APPLAUSE
:18:16. > :18:19.Could be as integers for Ali Carter is the pink doesn't go in its spot.
:18:20. > :18:32.He can play for the pink on the black spot.
:18:33. > :18:55.Eight. Just about got the angle on the pink. It is one of those that
:18:56. > :18:59.you need to screw into. The problem is with screwing into them is that
:19:00. > :19:08.you come away from the reds. He has read to the middle, but more to the
:19:09. > :19:21.left-hand side of that little bunch would've been for a ball. He has got
:19:22. > :19:25.a read. I always feel the shots are easier if you can just roll it in
:19:26. > :19:39.and beyond colour next three pot. It makes it easier. -- and be on colour
:19:40. > :19:42.to pot. He did not have to do anything with the cue ball, just
:19:43. > :20:08.concentrate on the pot. This is a good chance.
:20:09. > :20:16.That makes the point all square. It is not a straightforward run to the
:20:17. > :20:42.line. 22. He does have an angle to go into
:20:43. > :20:53.these three reds, but he is not guaranteed. That has come out well.
:20:54. > :21:00.There is a long way to the finish line. He played the cannon as you
:21:01. > :21:10.say. He played it with the amount of pace. He released the reds nicely.
:21:11. > :21:15.After the disappointment of all the leading by one frame after the first
:21:16. > :21:26.session, this will give him a nice boost of confidence. If he can win
:21:27. > :21:39.it this evening. APPLAUSE
:21:40. > :21:47.I presume he was playing for the red closest to the cue ball, it should
:21:48. > :21:54.be OK. It is a difficult little shot to get on the right side of the
:21:55. > :22:02.blue. He has played it with more pace from one of the block colours.
:22:03. > :22:18.From being perfect, now he needs a decent positional shot.
:22:19. > :22:29.It has caught him out slightly. A couple of reds and he is choosing
:22:30. > :22:36.the one to the corner. It is possible to miss this. 19 points to
:22:37. > :22:43.the lead. With all the colours on the spots, a bit of pressure on
:22:44. > :22:47.this. Is straight forward shot would be to stun the cue ball over to the
:22:48. > :22:58.black but the rednecks to the pink is spoiling that shot. -- the red
:22:59. > :23:06.next to the pink. He made contact with the red there. He should be
:23:07. > :23:11.over the moon with the result. The danger was catching that red. The
:23:12. > :23:23.cue ball could finish tied on the top cushion. That mistake from
:23:24. > :23:29.Stuart Bingham when he committed a foul could still cost and this
:23:30. > :23:35.frame. We thought he needed a bit more elevation and he just rocked
:23:36. > :23:37.the red. He did more than rock the pink, but the final was already
:23:38. > :23:58.committed. -- the foul. Just about on this red to the
:23:59. > :23:59.middle. He needs the two remaining reds. Just one of them with the
:24:00. > :24:20.colour. Ali Carter, 48. Did not see that one
:24:21. > :24:29.coming. So Stuart Bingham Ham has got a reprieve. That was all caused
:24:30. > :24:32.by when he split the three events. He played one careless positional
:24:33. > :24:42.shot and never got the perfect position back.
:24:43. > :24:48.APPLAUSE This is a huge frame now and that
:24:49. > :24:53.was an excellent shot. He has the frame at his mercy, but hand he'd
:24:54. > :25:00.take it and levelled the match? -- can he take it.
:25:01. > :25:33.APPLAUSE 13 points behind, he will need the
:25:34. > :25:39.black and the six remaining colours. He played that nicely. It was not
:25:40. > :25:46.perfect on the yellow, but he made it look easy. When he plots the pink
:25:47. > :26:00.he will go seven points in front, but there are still seven left the
:26:01. > :26:06.four remaining colours are required. He just overtook that slightly. He
:26:07. > :26:16.will not be as close to the pink as he would've liked. If he had a
:26:17. > :26:24.slight angle he could have been closer to the pink. Ali Carter is
:26:25. > :26:30.ruing the missed red to the middle. APPLAUSE
:26:31. > :26:44.He played the pink nicely. Seven points in the lead. Black to level
:26:45. > :26:47.the match. And it goes then. We have had some friends that could have
:26:48. > :26:51.gone either way and that was a big one from Stuart Bingham, the world
:26:52. > :27:02.champion, who is back in it now. A-levels at 5-5. -- key levels. This
:27:03. > :27:13.is the first round draw. The reigning champion is up against Ali
:27:14. > :27:18.Carter. Ricky Walden has reached the last two ranking event finals and he
:27:19. > :27:25.takes on Robbie Williams. The four times world champion John Higgins
:27:26. > :27:33.plays Ryan Day. Judd Trump takes on Liang Wenbo. There are two former
:27:34. > :27:42.champions meeting in this game. Neil Robinson takes on Michael Holt.
:27:43. > :27:52.Shaun Murphy leads against Anthony McGill. Marco Fu is taking on Peter
:27:53. > :27:58.Ebdon at this moment. Barry Hawkins is playing Jang and love. Ronnie
:27:59. > :28:03.O'Sullivan Dixon David Gilbert. Mark Allen plays Mitchell Mann, the only
:28:04. > :28:12.debutant. Joe Perry will play Kyren Wilson. Michael White against Sam
:28:13. > :28:29.Baird. Mark Selby is up against Robert Milkins. Ali Carter to break.
:28:30. > :28:36.Not a bad break shot there from Ali Carter but you wonder what is going
:28:37. > :28:40.through his head at the moment. 5-1 in front, looked like it was going
:28:41. > :28:47.to be 6-1, but now he is levelled at 5-5. He will be frustrated at losing
:28:48. > :28:53.that last frame. That is not the best safety shot from Stuart
:28:54. > :29:04.Bingham. It only just got past the blue spot. I was watching Ali Carter
:29:05. > :29:11.in his chair when the balls were being set between the frames and he
:29:12. > :29:26.looked furious in his chair. You need to focus on the next frame.
:29:27. > :29:28.APPLAUSE Just struggling in and a few cases
:29:29. > :29:47.have left them on the colour. Yes, losing your cool at this game
:29:48. > :29:50.isn't a good income is it? You've got to keep yourself disciplined,
:29:51. > :29:56.keep your emotions under control. Easier said than done. But you don't
:29:57. > :30:01.want to send out the wrong messages to your opponent. Yeah, we've all
:30:02. > :30:09.been there, we've all been furious at the snooker table with ourselves.
:30:10. > :30:13.Especially long matches. You have to put it out of your mind and get on
:30:14. > :30:18.with the next frame or channel that anger in a good way. Yeah, as I say,
:30:19. > :30:26.easier said than done. He's been around long enough, Ali, should be
:30:27. > :30:36.able to cope with the disappointment. I think he may just
:30:37. > :30:41.be straight enough on this red, where he can roll it in, bring the
:30:42. > :30:47.cue ball off the top. And play the black in the opposite corner. If he
:30:48. > :30:50.can't come he might have to stun a cross for the black in the same
:30:51. > :30:58.pocket but he'd rather play the run-through. And he could do it
:30:59. > :31:03.nicely. He cued that nicely. If you don't cue them to welcoming you
:31:04. > :31:11.widen the angle. He may just decide not to play too hard but just go
:31:12. > :31:12.into the reds. Still one in the open. Try and loosened a few more
:31:13. > :31:33.red. -- loosen a few more reds. Couldn't
:31:34. > :31:37.have played it much better. That was certainly where he intended to hit.
:31:38. > :31:42.He's brought a couple of reds into play. Touching ball but it doesn't
:31:43. > :31:56.matter as long as the red he's touching doesn't move.
:31:57. > :32:06.He's OK. I'm looking at his body language, as you are, he's come a
:32:07. > :32:14.little bit too strict on this red. Having to screw back for the black
:32:15. > :32:18.in the same pocket. -- two straight. Another frustration, though. That
:32:19. > :32:23.was no problem, where he landed on the red, at all, especially for some
:32:24. > :32:30.body who cues like Ali. You've seen frustration on his face. He's still
:32:31. > :32:39.under it out there. Slight movement in the cue ball. That's why he's got
:32:40. > :32:43.it cleaned. Still looks pretty composed but you get the feeling any
:32:44. > :32:47.little thing that goes wrong is going to affect him. It's just
:32:48. > :32:52.simmering under the surface, you can feel it.
:32:53. > :33:03.Decided to go into them. Thought it was the worst way. I'm not sure he's
:33:04. > :33:08.on that but the red he's closest to is possible. The frame is there for
:33:09. > :33:33.the taking. A little wry smile. He felt that cue
:33:34. > :33:36.ball came off percussion a little bit quick. To be fair to him we've
:33:37. > :33:42.seen that quite a few times today. -- came off that cushion. We saw it
:33:43. > :33:50.this afternoon in the match, the cue ball coming off the cushion quicker
:33:51. > :33:55.than it went on. If he's playing the cannon on the pinky, he wants to hit
:33:56. > :34:01.on the right-hand side as we look at it. -- on the pink here. He didn't
:34:02. > :34:10.play the cannon. In the end it's a pretty good shot. Yeah, could not
:34:11. > :34:46.have played it any better. That wasn't his best strike. Was it
:34:47. > :34:49.a little bit of contact with the black? Maybe slightly came off the
:34:50. > :35:09.back of the table, but still OK. Looks like the brown will pass the
:35:10. > :35:16.red should he want to play that. He's looking at blue. But blue... It
:35:17. > :35:29.is quite thin. Looks like you are playing cannon here. He could go
:35:30. > :35:35.wrong. He didn't. Or he was able to avoid the cannon. Still in good
:35:36. > :35:39.position. So basically now he's looking at a couple of rates, couple
:35:40. > :35:45.of high value colours to clinch this frame. That's a bonus. A plant. An
:35:46. > :36:00.unmissable plant. Once again, though, just come a
:36:01. > :36:04.little bit too straight on the black. A deep screw. Touch of
:36:05. > :36:15.left-hand side to widen the angle with the cue ball. -- deep cue. He's
:36:16. > :36:20.just overrun it. Once again the cue looking at the side cushion. I don't
:36:21. > :36:24.think there was any problem with that, he just didn't want to be
:36:25. > :36:31.short and he's overhit it slightly. 63 point the lead, 75 remaining. Red
:36:32. > :36:47.and a colour needed. That should be the frame-winner,
:36:48. > :36:52.he's played it well, is now on the blue and this blue will put in 69
:36:53. > :37:26.points in front with just 67 remaining. He's stopped the rot.
:37:27. > :37:36.It should be enough. 69 points in front. 67 remaining. One snooker. It
:37:37. > :37:43.wouldn't be the first time we've seen it done. If he makes certain of
:37:44. > :37:52.that read, no way back to the table for sure. -- certain of that red.
:37:53. > :38:32.That confirms it. One snooker needed.
:38:33. > :38:40.Stewart has to play this red. Near the right corner. He can't afford to
:38:41. > :38:42.leave it there for Ali. He's got to catch it very thin and he did. Good
:38:43. > :39:07.shot. -- Stuart That kiss on the yellow is not good
:39:08. > :39:17.for Ali. I know it looks a lot, XT nine points behind. -- 69 points. If
:39:18. > :39:24.Stuart cannot this red in and get blacks with three words just below
:39:25. > :39:25.it. -- can knock this in. Then there's a chance here. He needed
:39:26. > :39:39.that one in. It looks like this red will pass the
:39:40. > :39:40.pink and that'll be Stuart's last opportunity in this frame, you would
:39:41. > :41:18.have thought. OK, he needed two chances in this
:41:19. > :41:25.frame, looks to be cueing well now. Maybe he's challenging that energy.
:41:26. > :41:32.Doesn't matter about the red, the frame was well done. Stuart
:41:33. > :41:37.Bingham's four frames to level at 5-5 has been stopped in its tracks,
:41:38. > :41:43.both players now playing well. We have a match on again, Ali Carter
:41:44. > :41:47.leads 6-5. STUDIO: The frame of the shaken head, when Ali Carter had a
:41:48. > :41:50.break of 69 he sat in the corner educated thinking maybe I've missed
:41:51. > :41:54.my chance. We saw Stuart Bingham shaking his head, he's up against
:41:55. > :41:58.it, isn't he? There is always a swing in matches here. At 5-1 Ali
:41:59. > :42:01.Carter looked like the only possible winner and all of a sudden Stuart
:42:02. > :42:07.Bingham has come back to fight. All credit to Ali Carter, he was under
:42:08. > :42:12.pressure to go ahead. Who's Matt is this? Not sure at the moment. John
:42:13. > :42:16.says Ali Carter is cueing well, he looks focused and in the groove. He
:42:17. > :42:22.does. Massive frame for him, when you have led 5-1. You see the
:42:23. > :42:25.scoreboard changed to six. He's been sitting there all afternoon. Hasn't
:42:26. > :42:30.changed this evening session. The frame for him. We don't want to go
:42:31. > :42:33.on about the Crucible close but no doubt Stuart Bingham must be sitting
:42:34. > :42:37.there, it must be in the back of his mind. You'll have been thinking
:42:38. > :42:41.about it before he came, but not now. It'll have been in the press.
:42:42. > :42:44.At the moment he will just be trying to win the next frame. Back to John
:42:45. > :42:58.and Stephen. Frame 12, Stuart Bingham to break.
:42:59. > :43:03.COMMENTATOR: The defending champion gets frame 12 under way. He won the
:43:04. > :43:11.first frame of this match but since then he's been playing catch-up. He
:43:12. > :43:22.caught up, now he one behind again. -- he's one behind.
:43:23. > :43:33.If this bounces it could finish up behind the yellow. He may have
:43:34. > :43:38.snookered Stuart on all balls there. Accusingly looking at the cushion. I
:43:39. > :43:46.thought that bounced a bit more than it should have done. He's OK, he can
:43:47. > :43:55.just get past the yellow. Now he'll be hoping for a bigger bounce. Not
:43:56. > :43:59.quite gone but it did bounce. A bit more than I thought, of fat bald
:44:00. > :44:22.Goshen -- off that ball cushion. It was never going to be a good
:44:23. > :44:29.safety shot, if you catch a ball interface. Maybe hasn't left a pot
:44:30. > :44:38.on but it's a nice target for Stuart to aim for, try to get the cue ball
:44:39. > :44:44.in behind the yellow. In the end, just caught the red a little bit too
:44:45. > :45:02.thick. As did Ali. Neither player in this
:45:03. > :45:50.tactical exchange has played any decent safety.
:45:51. > :45:57.He's had a look at these reds, I can't see any red he can play up
:45:58. > :46:10.popped on play it as a shot for nothing. -- play a pot on. It's too
:46:11. > :46:15.risky to go all for the pot, surely. Just looking to see if he could play
:46:16. > :46:20.off the left-hand side red commander left-hand side of the table, and
:46:21. > :46:29.leave the cue ball near the top cushion. Containing safety, I think
:46:30. > :46:35.that's going to be his choice. Don't argue with that one. OK, possible
:46:36. > :46:48.red to the middle. But that would be some shot to take on.
:46:49. > :47:38.He's giving this plenty of thought. If the red to the left of the
:47:39. > :47:44.blue... You would think it would be the obvious red to play safe. But he
:47:45. > :47:49.can't send it up and down off that. Another red to play.
:47:50. > :47:58.That's not bad. That's not bad at all. He's got a couple of reds on
:47:59. > :48:01.the right-hand side near the cushion that our blockers if he attempts to
:48:02. > :48:10.come down the right-hand side of the table. Ali may play the red that is
:48:11. > :48:16.to the left of the blue. Costs double on it. He has to be careful,
:48:17. > :48:25.if you can't see it's too thin you can always get the double-kiss. He's
:48:26. > :48:29.played it well. He could have done without the bump in the middle, I
:48:30. > :48:31.was going to say, but as it happened, that bump has given the
:48:32. > :49:07.perfect cue ball. Happy with that. Is asking a question now of Ali to
:49:08. > :49:11.get this safe. There are parts back to the ball, but you've got to be
:49:12. > :49:15.very precise with the cue ball. -- thereof
:49:16. > :49:23.-- there are paths back to the ball but you've got to be very precise
:49:24. > :49:54.with the cue ball. Wade decided it was too risky to
:49:55. > :50:04.play back to ball, so trying to play the containing safety.
:50:05. > :50:10.Years and put Stuart under any pressure to play a better safety
:50:11. > :50:15.shot than that, of course. He could flick off the red he's closest to
:50:16. > :50:20.and get safe. Thinks he can cut this one in.
:50:21. > :51:19.It's really turned out to be a scrappy frame, this. The ninth
:51:20. > :51:25.minute, not a ball potted. There have been a couple of good safety
:51:26. > :51:29.shot the last few occasions, but in the main nothing that is really
:51:30. > :51:31.going to put your opponent... Look at the cue ball valves of the
:51:32. > :51:41.cushion, that was incredible. I could hear the bounce. -- bounce off
:51:42. > :51:49.the cushion. Ali was saying after the first session how the bad -- how
:51:50. > :51:52.bad he thought the table was in terms of bouncing. Pretty poor in
:51:53. > :51:59.the first round of World Championship, it has to be said, if
:52:00. > :52:11.the table is not playing perfect. Couldn't avoid contact on the second
:52:12. > :52:16.red. It was impossible to miss the kiss on the second red, therefore no
:52:17. > :52:21.position. It just makes you wonder. We've got the table heaters. They
:52:22. > :52:37.were to alleviate the kicks on bad contacts. But I'm just wondering...
:52:38. > :52:42.Is that what is causing the bounces? Yes, the table kept at a constant
:52:43. > :52:50.temperature. I find in these arenas with TV lights, do we really need
:52:51. > :52:59.table heaters? I don't know. Capacity crowd as usual. Yeah...
:53:00. > :53:04.It's something they've brought in. By the way that is 50 Celsius. I
:53:05. > :53:08.said to the guy, 50 degrees, you couldn't put your hand on the table.
:53:09. > :53:57.But by the time it gets through the slate, it's normal room temperature.
:53:58. > :54:06.How straight is this pot to the left corner? It's going to need to power
:54:07. > :54:21.to screw the cue ball back. -- it's going to need cue power. It was a
:54:22. > :54:25.good pot. I thought it was too straight but he just managed to
:54:26. > :54:31.pinch a little bit. Being so tight to the cushion... A good shot to put
:54:32. > :54:36.the green and gets nicely on the next red. The green is the only ball
:54:37. > :55:08.he can play if he's playing the pot. That's the name of the game.
:55:09. > :55:15.Snooker. Though not on every red. On enough to make it difficult for Ali
:55:16. > :55:21.here. He's not guaranteed to get this safe.
:55:22. > :55:27.He's looking to see if he can't leave the cue ball near this top
:55:28. > :55:32.cushion as a containing safety, but you've got to be very wary of the
:55:33. > :55:41.double-kiss here. Couple of red just above the black that are available.
:55:42. > :55:54.That was the problem, the double-kiss. Could be costly.
:55:55. > :56:03.When you play a reds like that... Always a chance you can double-kiss
:56:04. > :56:24.the red. Stuart, little grimace there. He
:56:25. > :56:27.will want a slight angle on this black and move this red away from
:56:28. > :57:13.the black spot. He's finished the wrong angle.
:57:14. > :57:24.For some reason Stuart smiled. He's just got to get the right angle on
:57:25. > :57:43.the blue, really. And he's not done. Little bit careless.
:57:44. > :57:57.Well... Did that go in the back of the pocket and jump back out?
:57:58. > :58:01.It did, but it was bouncing when it was going to the back of the pocket,
:58:02. > :58:18.that's why it jumped. STUDIO: That blue has jumped out of
:58:19. > :58:22.the pocket, it's time for us to jump to the red button. Our time is up
:58:23. > :58:26.here on BBC Two but live coverage is available now on the red button. On
:58:27. > :58:31.the other table Marco Fu looks like he's about to go 9-2 up against
:58:32. > :58:37.Peter Ebdon. That match available on the connected televisions, the BBC
:58:38. > :58:41.sport app and lots of other waste to keep in touch. We are back at
:58:42. > :58:46.11:10pm. Goodbye for now.