:00:31. > :00:37.Hello again. It's been nonstop action and nonstop drama here at the
:00:38. > :00:41.Crucible today. Only half an hour ago we were with you to see the
:00:42. > :00:49.defending Champion, Mark Selby, get over the line in what was quite a
:00:50. > :00:52.contest against Ding Junhui. Forget Klitschko Joshua this was a
:00:53. > :00:56.heavyweight contest. He came from three frames behind to just one
:00:57. > :01:00.before missing a blue to the centre pocket and allowing Selby the chance
:01:01. > :01:05.to cross the line with a closing break of 72. What relief he showed,
:01:06. > :01:07.thumping the table and punching his way to a fourth Crucible final.
:01:08. > :01:18.Since 2007. Ken Doherty and John Parrott know
:01:19. > :01:21.the thrill of making it to the biggest occasion in your sport.
:01:22. > :01:25.Thats with a heck of a contest. One of the greatest matches any of us
:01:26. > :01:27.have seen here? I feel really sorry for Ding.
:01:28. > :01:32.He put in a monumental effort in that match. As good as I saw him
:01:33. > :01:36.compete. All round he was brilliant. Needing to win the last four frames
:01:37. > :01:39.the effort was great. Missed that blue that let in Selby. What a
:01:40. > :01:43.clearance. What a contribution to get over the line. Ding played
:01:44. > :01:52.superb safety. Made four centuries in that match. Let us be honest, he
:01:53. > :01:58.nearly did a Selby on Selby? They were trading blows you talking about
:01:59. > :02:03.the Bocking, they were going blow to blow from word go. Like John, I feel
:02:04. > :02:09.sorry for Ding. He has done everything put win that match. What
:02:10. > :02:13.a performance from Mark Selby, his match play, determination and his
:02:14. > :02:17.champion instincts. Have you to scrape him off that table. Ding
:02:18. > :02:21.Junhui he has shown here, again, this year. He is the real deal. Pure
:02:22. > :02:25.box National Audit Office this sport? No doubt about. It he went up
:02:26. > :02:29.in everybody's estimations. Stephen said he went up in his estimations.
:02:30. > :02:34.We know what it's like out in the pit. He hasn't always gave
:02:35. > :02:37.everything. We know that. He came out with every single bit of
:02:38. > :02:40.concentration and will and determination was there on the
:02:41. > :02:46.table. It was great. We are still very much buzzing after that, I must
:02:47. > :02:50.say. Tonight, we will find out who Mark will be playing. After the
:02:51. > :02:59.morning's play, John Higgins has one foot in the final, again. A huge
:03:00. > :03:02.session of snooker coming up. An edgy start. That is a lapse in
:03:03. > :03:11.concentration. He has had three golden chances now
:03:12. > :03:16.to win this frame. He cannot hit the ball this morning. It looked as if
:03:17. > :03:24.Barry Hawkins could have got within three. He's now five behind at 12-7.
:03:25. > :03:28.It will be a very tough black. The four fiems former world champion has
:03:29. > :03:36.pinched that frame from Barry Hawkins. -- times. Can he get this
:03:37. > :03:44.with a special to spare. He's out there to do a job. Playing for pride
:03:45. > :03:49.at the moment, is Barry Hawkins. A terrific cheer for Barry Hawkins.
:03:50. > :03:56.It's not all over just yet. But John Higgins needs one frame to get
:03:57. > :04:00.through to his sixth final. 41-year-old Higgins enjoyed that fix
:04:01. > :04:04.frame run this morning. Barry Hawkins dug deep with a session to
:04:05. > :04:08.spare. We are back tonight. Higgins seeking one more frame to book a
:04:09. > :04:12.spot in his sixth world final and his first for six years. Ken, is
:04:13. > :04:17.this something of a formality tonight? You would say so. Maybe
:04:18. > :04:21.15-9 or 14-10 you would say Barry has a chance. One Graham against the
:04:22. > :04:25.four-time champion, previous champion here, with that bags of
:04:26. > :04:29.experience he has, John Higgins, one of the toughest players and greatest
:04:30. > :04:34.players that graced the game, very slim. OK. John Higgins could
:04:35. > :04:39.probably have done with the night off this evening, in truth. It paut
:04:40. > :04:44.new tip on the cue last night. Tell us about his eventful Friday evening
:04:45. > :04:49.I stuck a tip on initially. We had a few shots, said it was too hard. He
:04:50. > :04:54.drove to Southport. Had a tip put on. The motorway was closed because
:04:55. > :04:57.it's being dug up. He came through the back roads. He was wondering if
:04:58. > :05:00.he was ever going to get back here. He got back at 4.00am and went to
:05:01. > :05:03.bed. He had to play shots with it and
:05:04. > :05:09.break it in. He seems happy with it. The proof is in the pudding. He
:05:10. > :05:17.played so well this morning. . He certainly has. The biggest comeback
:05:18. > :05:23.was achieved by a certain Ken Doherty to win against Paul Hunter.
:05:24. > :05:28.We could be in for a short evening or, there again... Rob Walker is
:05:29. > :05:34.ready and waiting. Thank you. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This
:05:35. > :05:40.is the very last session of snooker before tomorrow's Betfred world
:05:41. > :05:51.Snooker Championship Final. The crowd are ready to deliver a massive
:05:52. > :06:08.reception at The Crucible. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:06:09. > :06:16.Please welcome, a player who has done brilliantly here at the
:06:17. > :06:21.Crucible in recent years making four of the last five semi-finals. Since
:06:22. > :06:26.winning his first ranking title in 2012. He hasened looked back. He
:06:27. > :06:32.will come out tonight determined to show his class. Come on The
:06:33. > :06:52.Crucible, raise the roof for The Hawk, Barry Hawkins.
:06:53. > :07:03.MUSIC: My Love by Kele Le Roc. His opponent, now of course just one
:07:04. > :07:09.frame away from a sixth World Championship final. He won the first
:07:10. > :07:16.of his four world crowns 18 yearsing ago and has en massed 28 ranking
:07:17. > :07:18.titles of all. One of the finest sportsmen Scotland has ever
:07:19. > :07:39.produced. Here comes John Higgins. Barry appears to have the crowd with
:07:40. > :07:44.him. They want to see semi-final snooker tonight, don't they. All
:07:45. > :07:49.right we can hand over to our commentary box. Mark Selby with his
:07:50. > :07:54.feet up, he lies in wait. COMMENTATOR: Thank you, Hazel a
:07:55. > :07:58.typical Crucible reception for what we can only describe, not at the
:07:59. > :08:03.start of the match, but now the underdog. John Higgins, he'll
:08:04. > :08:09.appreciate the backing that Barry Hawkins has got. Thank you. Frame
:08:10. > :08:12.25, Barry Hawkins to break. COMMENTATOR: Can't afford a mistake.
:08:13. > :08:15.He's playing for pride at the moment. No thoughts of winning the
:08:16. > :08:28.match. But pride is a big thing. I know you were on this match this
:08:29. > :08:31.morning, Willie. Is there any possible way that bare could give
:08:32. > :08:35.him a run for his money? Well, I mean, obviously, we would love to
:08:36. > :08:39.get the match to the interval to put John Higgins under some sort of
:08:40. > :08:43.pressure. For Barry's supporters he's not played in this match. John
:08:44. > :08:47.Higgins in fairness has not played. It's been a poor match. Whoever wins
:08:48. > :08:52.this match, it looks like John Higgins, he will have to improve an
:08:53. > :08:58.awful lot to beat Mark Selby. Obviously, Higgins is that good he
:08:59. > :08:59.could improve, obviously. Maybe a plant here than have the balls put
:09:00. > :09:18.back. There's the pot success for this
:09:19. > :09:21.match. Both players below 90%. Only 1% difference pot success. Eight
:09:22. > :09:32.frames behind, Barry Hawkins. For the tournament, John Higgins
:09:33. > :09:36.92%, Barry Hawkins 90%. That is what you need to be.
:09:37. > :09:43.So another go at this. Just misjudged it. He wants to slide past
:09:44. > :09:49.them. There is loose reds on the right hand side of the table here.
:09:50. > :09:53.He's hit the pink again. That's all because he's frightened of slipping
:09:54. > :09:58.by them. That plant looks easier this time. I wonder whether he will
:09:59. > :10:00.take the plant on. No, still doesn't fancy that. Surely those two reds
:10:01. > :10:10.are set. The 12 points doesn't mean anything
:10:11. > :10:16.at all. Obviously, you would rather keep it in the pink rather than
:10:17. > :10:19.leave him an easy red on. This is a straight-forward escape to the side
:10:20. > :10:20.of the reds. I wouldn't expect someone of John Higgins' class to
:10:21. > :10:40.miss it three times on the trot. Beginning to doubt he's got the
:10:41. > :10:50.right line. He doesn't want to over compensate. Perfect that time.
:10:51. > :12:06.. Too thick on that. He needs that cue
:12:07. > :12:10.ball to go near the cushion to make this red difficult for John Higgins.
:12:11. > :12:12.He's gone close. He may have to dig down on it, but he needs to player
:12:13. > :12:29.better safety than that. Ah, right in the heart of the
:12:30. > :12:45.pocket. Good shot. APPLAUSE
:12:46. > :12:52.Well, decided he couldn't play for that one loose red. He thought he
:12:53. > :13:09.could get behind it and go into the cluster. Misjudged it.
:13:10. > :13:34.He can see the edge of this red. He can't see it thin enough to get back
:13:35. > :13:43.into balk. He's got to be careful he doesn't career into the pack, if he
:13:44. > :13:47.plays it thin. So it looks like he's trying to find the back cushion.
:13:48. > :13:54.He's played it with with a lot of check side. Has he missed the pack?
:13:55. > :13:57.No, he didn't. Why didn't he have that kind of look in the
:13:58. > :14:16.first-sessions. This is not the time to get a good look now, Barry.
:14:17. > :14:37.There's just a gap. It oh, he's hit it too thin, caught the pink. Now
:14:38. > :14:42.the red, just above the pink spot, is available. But, once again, that
:14:43. > :14:43.cue ball going closes to cushion makes this red a little bit more
:14:44. > :15:22.difficult. Yeah, refused the red because of the
:15:23. > :15:31.close-proximity. Played an excellent safety there. Safety success. Well,
:15:32. > :15:38.I like to see 90%. A little bit below that. There's a gap here.
:15:39. > :15:49.Just a fraction out. But that's all it takes.
:15:50. > :15:55.John Higgins would love to win the last frame of the morning Serbs not
:15:56. > :15:56.to play this evening, he won't get a better chance than this, to close
:15:57. > :16:19.the match out. Yes. We were hearing in the studio
:16:20. > :16:23.about tip trouble. Not trouble, but he tried a couple before he found
:16:24. > :16:35.one he liked. What John Higgins has got to do, if he gets to the final,
:16:36. > :16:43.which looks very likely, he's just got to think back. Not that long
:16:44. > :16:51.ago, in his performance against Mark Allen, that was as good snooker we
:16:52. > :17:02.have seen at the Crucible this year? He was scoring, he will win this
:17:03. > :17:11.match. I think once he gets to the final he may relax. He will be
:17:12. > :17:20.second favourite against Mark Selby. He under hit that by a foot. Yes.
:17:21. > :17:24.The red, drop the blue in and play for, the one below the blue, I don't
:17:25. > :17:27.think it goes to the corner. He has to run through a little bit further,
:17:28. > :17:39.wrong side of the So now he's got this three-ball pot.
:17:40. > :17:40.Doesn't have to do much with the cue ball, pot the red, bound to be on
:17:41. > :18:18.the black. The middle of three reds he'd like
:18:19. > :18:26.to hit full-ball. He played that very nicely. Keep an eye on this
:18:27. > :18:32.contact he made here. He caught the second red. If he hit it slightly
:18:33. > :18:34.thicker the white would have run in baulk. He knows now this is the
:18:35. > :18:58.chance. Overrun that. Still OK. Should be
:18:59. > :19:00.able to play this red to the right middle and hole for the blue, in the
:19:01. > :19:26.same pocket. Choice of reds, the one just below
:19:27. > :19:29.the pink or the one to the left corner.
:19:30. > :19:38.Deciding on the one for the left corner. Just off straight. Barry
:19:39. > :19:40.Hawkins may feel that he's played his last shot of this year's Betfred
:19:41. > :20:03.World Championship. Not ideal on the pink. He will have
:20:04. > :20:07.to come on and off the cushion. It pots in the same pocket as the pink.
:20:08. > :20:12.This is probably Barry Hawkins last hope. If he gets on this next red
:20:13. > :20:25.perfectly, he should score enough points to win frame and match.
:20:26. > :20:37.Obviously, there's a red the middle of that, of the five. It goes. Found
:20:38. > :20:46.the gap. Well, it's tight. Over run it a fraction.
:20:47. > :20:51.APPLAUSE Nicely played.
:20:52. > :20:57.Just one more good positional shot needed. Play for the red in the same
:20:58. > :21:05.pocket as the black. Inch-perfect. Red, black, red, for a place in the
:21:06. > :21:35.final. So there you see it, 60 ahead, 67
:21:36. > :21:39.remaining. Not for long. This red will put him 61 ahead with only 59
:21:40. > :21:55.remaining. In it goes. APPLAUSE
:21:56. > :22:05.This is the kind of form he needs to show tomorrow. He hasn't made a
:22:06. > :22:13.century break I think for 30 frames, John. He's not made a century. It's
:22:14. > :22:15.amazing, isn't it? The fact he's his tip change, maybe he wasn't happy
:22:16. > :22:19.with it. --. He'd love love to finish this
:22:20. > :22:32.off with a century. Run round the back of the black.
:22:33. > :22:46.APPLAUSE There's the family all watching,
:22:47. > :23:00.John. Wife, son, daughter - fantastic. He's there, again.
:23:01. > :23:06.Nicely on the blue. He's already made 124 century breaks at the
:23:07. > :23:16.Crucible. He's made five so far. He needs a
:23:17. > :23:21.red and a black to make it six. This is tricky this red. Dead weight. It
:23:22. > :23:30.should drop. Get in, you beauty. Get in, you beauty! Plus plus
:23:31. > :23:42.To finish the match off in style, the black fork the century.
:23:43. > :23:53.Wonderful. Wonderful. Finished that with ease. Tonne up. The wizard of
:23:54. > :23:57.Wishaw's got his supporters here and he'll have them for the next two
:23:58. > :24:02.days come the final. You would never count him out, Willie, could you?
:24:03. > :24:05.Not at all. He's the perfect match player. Very interesting to see some
:24:06. > :24:16.of the safety battles we are going to get in the final. Yes. He can
:24:17. > :24:19.compete with anybody. If he can score like this, and this will give
:24:20. > :24:26.him confidence, always nice to finish on a high.
:24:27. > :24:31.Oh, little exhibition shot for you there.
:24:32. > :24:40.Testing the tip. What a marvellous way to finish a match. Barry Hawkins
:24:41. > :24:46.will be disappointed, didn't get his best in the semi-final. But what a
:24:47. > :24:51.final we get to look forward to. Five-time champion of the world,
:24:52. > :24:55.we'll see if he can make it, he's got four, he's one behind Ronnie
:24:56. > :24:59.O'Sullivan, but he's a big ace against Mark Selby, the world number
:25:00. > :25:07.one. What a mouth-watering prospect that will be, John Higgins wins the
:25:08. > :25:15.semi-final comfortably by 17-8. Watched by the whole clan I think.
:25:16. > :25:20.Not sure if his oldest son is here actually but most of the clan
:25:21. > :25:26.Higgins are up there. I wonder how meaningful that will be for him to
:25:27. > :25:33.finish that with a century. I don't subscribe to that, sometimes the
:25:34. > :25:37.stats can lie. If you made an 80 every time, it doesn't matter. I
:25:38. > :25:41.fully agree that he has to score but I think he will do. Anyone who
:25:42. > :25:45.discounts John Higgins out for winning the Championship of the
:25:46. > :25:50.world when he's already won four is out of their mind. Here he is.
:25:51. > :25:54.Congratulations. The sixth final and you have waited a long time to get
:25:55. > :25:59.back here six years. How special is it to be back here? Can't wait. It
:26:00. > :26:07.was nerve-racking, the semi-final. It wasn't the best standard. Can't
:26:08. > :26:11.believe the standard Barry played. I was expecting him to be playing the
:26:12. > :26:16.way he's played the last few years. He'll be disappointed. He didn't
:26:17. > :26:22.even play. I didn't play that great and came out 10-6. I was struggling
:26:23. > :26:27.with my tip and was all over the place for the first two sessions.
:26:28. > :26:33.Then I was up all night. LAUGHTER. Travelling to Les Dodd's
:26:34. > :26:38.club. Unbelievable, honestly! I didn't get back in the apartment
:26:39. > :26:43.until about 3. 30, 4. How many hours sleep did you have? Two hours. So,
:26:44. > :26:46.I'm away to sleep tonight. You will need that rest. We were wondering,
:26:47. > :26:51.you know, you talk about changing the tip, what were you searching for
:26:52. > :26:55.and, did you really genuinely have a technical problem? The way I played
:26:56. > :27:03.against Mark Allen, I knew the tip was low but I played good against
:27:04. > :27:07.Mark Allen. Against Kyren Wilson, same again, then obviously there,
:27:08. > :27:10.the first two sessions I knew if I kept that tip on I couldn't win the
:27:11. > :27:14.World Championship. The thing is, you know it's a difficult balancing
:27:15. > :27:17.act to get a tip that you come here with, do all the practise, play all
:27:18. > :27:20.the matches, if you get to the latter stages, to have it pollutely
:27:21. > :27:31.perfect all the way through. It's hard to time that. The fella that
:27:32. > :27:37.made my cue put the last tip on so I blame him for not having it lasting
:27:38. > :27:41.longer. But thanks to big Les last night he kept his club open and he
:27:42. > :27:45.let me have a wee practise for half an hour in there and I jumped back
:27:46. > :27:50.in the car and it was a good tip so cheers Les. You have had a special
:27:51. > :27:54.season, won three titles, made an eighth maximum break, runner-up in
:27:55. > :27:57.the Scottish Open but you talked in a feature about your ambition still
:27:58. > :28:00.being to win a fifth world title. What is it about this driving
:28:01. > :28:04.ambition that's kept you going because it's been a long time since
:28:05. > :28:07.you have made it into a major, the Triple Crown final, John? Yes, it's
:28:08. > :28:12.been a long time but I just think, you just can't beat the feeling
:28:13. > :28:20.coming out here. The atmosphere was electric, so it was. A few boos from
:28:21. > :28:24.Barry's side there, but no, playing out there, it's just unbelievable.
:28:25. > :28:30.When you are playing well, it's unbelievable. We wondered about your
:28:31. > :28:37.age, can I mention your age, 41. Yes. Only Ray Reardon's won into his
:28:38. > :28:41.40s. This is the first time you have been back to the one-table stage for
:28:42. > :28:47.quite a while. How punishing is it as you get older to make progress in
:28:48. > :28:51.this Championship? I feel fine, honestly, absolutely fine. People
:28:52. > :28:56.might say different things but the only thing that was scrambling my
:28:57. > :28:59.brain was the tip. That was getting me flustered in the first few
:29:00. > :29:03.sessions because I knew it wasn't right and I couldn't play decent
:29:04. > :29:08.snooker. Tonight, the third session today I thought I had the ball good.
:29:09. > :29:13.I missed a couple but I felt as if I was going a lot better with the tip.
:29:14. > :29:17.We were remarking that clan Higgins is here in force. How many do you
:29:18. > :29:21.reckon you have got with you, John? About 16. There'll be more coming
:29:22. > :29:25.so... But they've been here interestingly
:29:26. > :29:30.for fr more or less ball one. Denise and the kids were here. They came
:29:31. > :29:36.down last weekend obviously they are off school so came down and shouted
:29:37. > :29:39.me on with Mark Allen then they are back up the road in school, now they
:29:40. > :29:44.are back down. That's been very special, as indeed was this moment
:29:45. > :29:47.as you beat Barry to get into that. There they are, growing up very fast
:29:48. > :29:55.obviously. John, it's great to see you in another final and it's a
:29:56. > :29:58.rerun of one Ten years ago and a lot of water under the bridge since you
:29:59. > :30:05.last played Mark Selby. What do you think of the man? I have every
:30:06. > :30:15.admiration for him. I said last time I knew he was going to go on to win.
:30:16. > :30:19.He's proved that he's won it. Going for a third, he's a special player,
:30:20. > :30:24.and I'm going to have to play my best to give him a game. But I think
:30:25. > :30:28.I can do that. There is a chance you might. I'm looking forward to it. We
:30:29. > :30:32.are too. It's going to be a great two-day game and John, well done,
:30:33. > :30:37.you've done it again. Well done, pal. If you go into that practise
:30:38. > :30:42.room, most of the time if John is not practising you will see Mark
:30:43. > :30:46.Selby in there working and grafting away and his Wingman, Bobby Lee, is
:30:47. > :30:59.always there. This fella's very much a part of Team Selby here.
:31:00. > :31:08.Hi, I'm Bobby Lee and I'm one part of Team Selby and have been coming
:31:09. > :31:15.here for the last three years. I think psychologically I can give a
:31:16. > :31:19.bit of input and pressure. It's very serious what we do, we try to
:31:20. > :31:24.approach it in a like relaxed kind of way. That's my job really, try to
:31:25. > :31:28.make him laugh, not too serious. We all know it's a big match, they all
:31:29. > :31:31.want to win. If you hear the same things all the time "you want to
:31:32. > :31:35.win", that's the added pressure, let's take that pressure away, make
:31:36. > :31:38.him happy, get as much rest as possible. That means taking your
:31:39. > :31:43.mind off things, watching the football or go for a stroll in town,
:31:44. > :31:48.normal things. We always share a room. We like to keep the costs down
:31:49. > :31:53.so it's not too expensive. Knowing how I am, Iover think things so if I
:31:54. > :31:57.was going back to the room after a bad session I'm overplaying shots in
:31:58. > :32:00.my mind and stawf, but we just chat about something else or will have a
:32:01. > :32:15.laugh and a joke, something will be on TV, we'll be cracking jokes. My
:32:16. > :32:19.wife is very comfortable on tour with me and Mark and his wife, you
:32:20. > :32:22.know. He's a brother I never had. Coming all the way from China to
:32:23. > :32:31.watch this, everything was perfect to win it that year, so it was
:32:32. > :32:36.emotional. We just hugged each other. We have been hugging each
:32:37. > :32:41.other all tournament, we have kept jumping, you know the man jump. We
:32:42. > :32:44.did all that and sometimes Ivan, the press officer will be waiting
:32:45. > :32:48.outside, he must be hearing what is going on in there because we were
:32:49. > :32:55.cheering high-fiving and it was brilliant, yes. Amazing feeling.
:32:56. > :33:01.Every players' dream I think. Can't believe it. Can't believe it.
:33:02. > :33:05.Doesn't matter if he is playing Ronnie O'Sullivan or somewhere lower
:33:06. > :33:08.down the rankings or someone who is amateur, he will treat everyone with
:33:09. > :33:12.respect. That's why he's so good. Don't take liberties with the game,
:33:13. > :33:20.treats everyone the same, plays the same game and, you know, that's what
:33:21. > :33:26.I think makes his stand out. Very good to see someone I've known since
:33:27. > :33:31.he was 11 lifting trophies on TV. He's got something I dreamed of
:33:32. > :33:35.Mile. Now I can't do it, it's great to see someone I can honestly say
:33:36. > :33:37.that I've seen growing up as a boy doing it, which is a great feeling,
:33:38. > :33:52.you know. Clash Mark was one of 17 champions
:33:53. > :33:56.who were here on the eve of the Championship to celebrate 40 years
:33:57. > :34:02.here at the Crucible, it was a fantastic gala evening. Despite the
:34:03. > :34:07.hype and expectation, it's lived up to its pre-Championship billing and
:34:08. > :34:44.all 32 players who made it here have performed brilliantly.
:34:45. > :35:03.So excited. Good evening and welcome to a very special night and this
:35:04. > :35:14.amazing little theatre in Sheffield, the Crucible Theatre.
:35:15. > :35:19.17 days. 705 frames to play before someone lifts that trophy up. It
:35:20. > :35:50.stretches into the distance. Aaron, you literally are the star of
:35:51. > :35:54.the show here because, without your coaching, this wouldn't actually be
:35:55. > :35:57.happening. Through his teaching, he's got them in a place where they
:35:58. > :36:24.might never have been until they found snooker.
:36:25. > :36:33.Anybody who can make a 147 has fast as he has televised is a Muir
:36:34. > :36:39.genius, if you ask me -- pure genius. I want to paint him this big
:36:40. > :36:42.like a memorial kind of thing. Ronnie's never going to die because
:36:43. > :36:46.he's always going to be on the wall for a long time. I retired from
:36:47. > :36:49.snooker and the DJ thing took off. Now I have this alter ego, it's very
:36:50. > :37:03.strange. Unfortunately, you have got the
:37:04. > :37:17.runners up prize. Thank you for establishing that once again!
:37:18. > :37:25.And it all seems about two months ago since we started and it was only
:37:26. > :37:28.15 days, night and day we've kept going but we have seen some
:37:29. > :37:32.absolutely brilliant snooker. For you, what's stood out so far Ken? I
:37:33. > :37:39.thought the Ding match against Ronnie was a classic. Ding against
:37:40. > :37:43.Mark Selby was one of the best semi-finals, matches that we have
:37:44. > :37:47.probably ever witnessed here. Ding did everything he possibly could and
:37:48. > :37:51.Mark Selby stood up to the challenge and I'm really looking forward to
:37:52. > :37:57.the final. It's going to be an absolute classic. We certainly are.
:37:58. > :38:01.In the head-to-head Selby 9-6. The fifth time they've met at the
:38:02. > :38:05.Crucible. Mark's won on one occasion in a first round match and John with
:38:06. > :38:09.the three wins, none since 200, including the final ten years ago.
:38:10. > :38:13.It's a very different picture these days, John, isn't it? Yes, but if
:38:14. > :38:17.there's one player whose game matches up to Mark Selby in the
:38:18. > :38:21.safety and tactical department, he's in the final with him. He's a son
:38:22. > :38:28.sue mate match player we've all been there and played him, we know what
:38:29. > :38:35.problems he shows everybody. -- consumate match player. It's going
:38:36. > :38:42.to be a classic. I hop you will share your next two days with us
:38:43. > :38:47.here on the BBC and we'll be back at 2for the first session. It's the
:38:48. > :39:16.jester against the Wizard take two ten years on. Catch you soon. Bye.
:39:17. > :39:22.The country's best chefs go head-to-head...
:39:23. > :39:24.The old gloves are off now, aren't they?
:39:25. > :39:27...for a chance to cook at the Wimbledon Banquet.