:00:49. > :01:08.82 was a absolute horrific ear. But that was not for our defending
:01:09. > :01:12.champion John. In fact, that was reserved for Stephen Hendry and
:01:13. > :01:16.Jimmy White. Little did they know they would see a a lot of each other
:01:17. > :01:30.on these occasions in the coming years. Jimmy White was on fire, he
:01:31. > :01:38.got to a maximum break. So too was Stephen Hendry. I met him again at
:01:39. > :02:59.the second time of the final, it was obviously very unique.
:03:00. > :03:25.The referee just asked a spectator if he would not mind just not
:03:26. > :03:45.Well, Stephen Hendry thought about that for a long time eventually he
:03:46. > :03:56.turned down to safety. Once again, a good opportunity for
:03:57. > :05:22.Accra one. -- for Stephen Hendry. Best of 35 frames, but the care is
:05:23. > :05:36.equipped tension in this opening frame. -- but the air.
:05:37. > :05:45.That is just another very well played shot from Stephen Hendry.
:05:46. > :05:55.Chance in that right-hand corner pocket. Certainly, it is great for
:05:56. > :06:07.Stephen Hendry to get a nice break together. This is only the first
:06:08. > :06:12.frame but Jimmy White will be very anxious to get into the match as
:06:13. > :06:16.soon as possible, because he lost it last year to the semifinalist. The
:06:17. > :08:01.opening session I should say. Yes and I think this is just a start
:08:02. > :08:55.,for Stephen. Stilll he has a Even though, this frame is already
:08:56. > :08:57.one Stephen Hendry will want to keep Jimmy White is still in his chair,
:08:58. > :09:53.feeling quite cold. Yes, Clive, and the way that he is
:09:54. > :10:00.going he might just do that. And what a start this is. This has been
:10:01. > :10:05.a tremendous break after a long safety bout.
:10:06. > :10:57.That is a century break in the first half of this world final. 105.
:10:58. > :11:10.So, that is the opening frame for Stephen Hendry. Jimmy White
:11:11. > :11:15.responded quite well, but it wasn't him but rather his opponent who went
:11:16. > :12:20.very well and edged forward towards the Masters.
:12:21. > :13:00.Tempted to not only got the red, but also go for the black.
:13:01. > :13:13.There have not been many easy balls that have been mixed. -- been
:13:14. > :13:37.missed. So will Stephen Hendry make Jimmy
:13:38. > :13:44.White pay for that miss? Only one loose red right to the green. The
:13:45. > :14:05.pack is not mixed, and it could be opened up quite nicely.
:14:06. > :14:15.Somewhat unorthodox shot. He must have calculated that at worst he
:14:16. > :14:33.would have had some sort of a shot to the black. So, in the last frame
:14:34. > :14:42.Stephen Hendry missed a couple of easy balls, but still managed to win
:14:43. > :14:48.it. Jimmy White missed an easy ball there and Stephen Hendry did not
:14:49. > :14:54.take advantage. Certainly, is giving Jimmy White a good chance to hit
:14:55. > :14:58.back year. There are many reds available. There are still many big
:14:59. > :15:41.colours available. He overhit that one, he was playing
:15:42. > :15:44.for the blue in the centre. Jimmy White will be going for one of those
:15:45. > :16:52.two reds. This time there is a choice of four
:16:53. > :17:48.And we both know what a big shot have to
:17:49. > :18:00.And we both know what a big shot this pink is. All the other reds
:18:01. > :18:10.have been nicely put around the pink spot. And again. Jimmy White has now
:18:11. > :18:39.found a gap, but he still has a red in his left-hand corner pocket.
:18:40. > :18:46.Well, I do not know what distracted him for a moment there. A butterfly
:18:47. > :19:20.or something. And now if Jimmy White can just
:19:21. > :19:29.screw shot those four shots in the black, he can get a pot on that far
:19:30. > :19:33.right corner. By moving that red of course, he has opened up the past
:19:34. > :19:37.for the black in his left-hand corner. I certainly expect him to
:19:38. > :20:11.clinch the frame in this next visit. Twice now, Stephen Hendry has been
:20:12. > :20:17.in front. Jimmy White is responding now and he will respond again.
:20:18. > :20:30.He made pot the black of course, with 43 in front and 43 left on the
:20:31. > :20:51.table. APPLAUSE It should be easy enough, but I
:20:52. > :21:19.wonder if he is aware of this call. -- of this score.
:21:20. > :21:30.So just 100 14 Jimmy White. That would be a fitting end to an
:21:31. > :21:42.excellent session of snooker for him. Jimmy White just hit the ball
:21:43. > :21:47.quite sweetly in this break. He has worked and practice all of his life
:21:48. > :22:07.for this. This is his heart's desire. A world title. All the
:22:08. > :22:18.necessary touch and ability is there. If only he can get to the
:22:19. > :22:26.table often enough to use it. APPLAUSE APPLAUSE.
:22:27. > :22:35.It was only a few more frames before Jimmy White stole the next frame
:22:36. > :22:37.seven. As we go back to them it is Stephen Hendry ahead of the table,
:22:38. > :23:19.with 53 points ahead. What is happening here? Wow, Jimmy
:23:20. > :23:34.White is looking at that and he could not understand it.
:23:35. > :24:01.It is very tense. Well, he was a long, long way away with that one.
:24:02. > :24:13.He would like to kiss the ball into the baulk area.
:24:14. > :24:22.We see it Jimmy White thinking it is close. We see him thinking, does the
:24:23. > :24:28.blue cover the red? If it does, that may cost him the frame.
:24:29. > :24:36.Lovely camera shot there, showing you the swerve on the cue ball just
:24:37. > :24:58.sufficiently to take the red away from the pocket.
:24:59. > :25:09.That was the ball that Stephen Hendry wanted.
:25:10. > :25:20.61 points ahead, but we must remember that they are 67 points
:25:21. > :25:25.left on the table. -- that there are.
:25:26. > :25:39.Good shot which was well appreciated from the audience. However, this
:25:40. > :25:45.will be the key shot. Jimmy White needs all the balls remaining.
:25:46. > :25:57.That is not too bad. The only way he could develop the red was to run
:25:58. > :25:59.into it and get it into the left centre. There are other reds
:26:00. > :26:26.available. So there is a chance. I say at hands in a contest --
:26:27. > :26:31.chance in a contest which is at a such high standard.
:26:32. > :26:55.A little bit straight on the black, more than what he would have liked.
:26:56. > :27:00.He may have to play a positional shot, next to that thread. -- that
:27:01. > :27:19.red. He is just glancing at the
:27:20. > :27:24.scoreboard there, seeing the situation.
:27:25. > :27:44.He really needs a good pot now. APPLAUSE
:27:45. > :27:56.And Jimmy White does not fail us. APPLAUSE
:27:57. > :28:20.So he is just 25 points behind. These six colours could keep him at
:28:21. > :28:48.the frame. -- give him the frame. Stephen Hendry has missed just one
:28:49. > :28:55.red in this frame. However, that red was the most important red of the
:28:56. > :29:04.whole frame. I think, Jimmy White has underhit that. Jimmy White will
:29:05. > :29:11.have quite a bit of work to do now. He has pleaded well. This is a big
:29:12. > :29:22.frame. Stephen Hendry has had a good chance. But, is this the winning
:29:23. > :29:24.chance? So, a break of 63. The first frame of the evening and a two frame
:29:25. > :29:39.lead. Like Stephen Hendry, Jimmy White
:29:40. > :29:45.came to the Crucible in good form. He won six titles that season. He
:29:46. > :29:51.kept continuing it here. He had a five frame lead. He was looking very
:29:52. > :29:53.much on track for the title, Stephen Hendry now trailing by 11 frames to
:29:54. > :30:41.six. The first chance of a pot for
:30:42. > :30:46.Stephen Hendry. You can just see it that red near the pot in the corner.
:30:47. > :31:04.He is barely in the middle. Yes, that is a mistake by Jimmy White, he
:31:05. > :32:11.has missed the black and opened up the red of course.
:32:12. > :32:27.He is playing with such a calmness and dedication. Yes, that has an
:32:28. > :32:36.angle on it and it can disturb a couple of reds. He didn't catch any
:32:37. > :32:59.of the others, but there are still some open reds here.
:33:00. > :33:17.He missed the first bad shot he made, but he is still on the black.
:33:18. > :33:32.APPLAUSE That certainly doesn't look like a
:33:33. > :33:40.bad shot now, Ted. He is playing with such confidence here. And
:33:41. > :33:53.absolutely everything is falling into place.
:33:54. > :34:04.If Jimmy White continues like this, they will need that builders in the
:34:05. > :34:26.Crucible tomorrow. He might take the roof off.
:34:27. > :34:53.53. I wonder what is going through young Stephen's mind.
:34:54. > :35:15.56. 57. Getting dangerously near the point of the frame where there is no
:35:16. > :35:26.return for the world number one star, Stephen Hendry. If it could
:35:27. > :35:42.round of this round, of course that would be sufficient...
:35:43. > :35:54.Yes, that is the one. 68 points ahead now. I do not think Jimmy is
:35:55. > :36:20.finished. APPLAUSE. Now that is extraordinary
:36:21. > :36:31.that read is on. It is. APPLAUSE. It was not straight on,
:36:32. > :36:41.obviously, Jimmy had to put it on the left-hand side of the white. The
:36:42. > :36:50.break goes to 84 and there are still over 50 points. It did not look as
:36:51. > :37:01.though either of these rates would pop Sir Jimmy may have to disturb
:37:02. > :37:06.them. -- these reds. But what a tremendous performance here. All
:37:07. > :37:27.Stephen Hendry has done wrong in two frames is miss one red. 92. 93. Can
:37:28. > :37:41.hit pop the red with the left hand side. This one for the century.
:37:42. > :37:57.(CHEERING) 101. He takes the pink instead of the go,
:37:58. > :38:12.six colours to go for a break of 134. 109.
:38:13. > :38:19.APPLAUSE. The lad from south London. He played truant from school
:38:20. > :38:28.to go to the local billiard hall, purely to play the game he loves and
:38:29. > :38:41.here he is, on his way to the Embassy world title.
:38:42. > :38:48.APPLAUSE. This is the best start I have ever seen anyone make and the
:38:49. > :38:59.Crucible on the final day. Fantastic performance. (CHEERING). So Jimmy
:39:00. > :39:03.White takes the first two frames in these final day and now leads by six
:39:04. > :40:57.frames at 12-6. 24. He seemed to catch the black
:40:58. > :41:03.little in. It still went in. And he is still on that Brad but he was
:41:04. > :41:10.floating with danger a little bit there. -- that red. Now looks to
:41:11. > :41:41.have just about the right angle on the black to drop and the next red.
:41:42. > :42:02.He took the cue ball much too close to the cluster so end of break.
:42:03. > :42:21.32, Stephen Hendry. APPLAUSE. Stephen finishing off with
:42:22. > :42:26.what the most important thing one must do is collect your thought and
:42:27. > :42:28.put your concentration in your safety shot and he has put it pretty
:42:29. > :42:35.awkward for Jimmy. He forces a mistake but not an easy
:42:36. > :43:30.opportunity. Four. Not a bad positional shot,
:43:31. > :43:32.though. He was playing for the red between the pink and the side
:43:33. > :43:48.cushion. Yes, he can still cut the red to the
:43:49. > :43:54.left corner. He is staking the one which is a fine of the cart knowing
:43:55. > :44:00.that he would be away to safety if he misses but they are two good
:44:01. > :44:06.chances that Stephen has had this frame and we think, probably the
:44:07. > :44:16.first time that we have seen either player not exacting maximum penalty
:44:17. > :44:20.when he's hitting the ball is. -- balls.
:44:21. > :44:38.APPLAUSE. CROWD GROANS. One. An inch the other way and it was end of
:44:39. > :45:14.break, as it is, a chance to get right back into this frame. Seven.
:45:15. > :45:20.Eight. Sending the red to a safe -ish position.
:45:21. > :46:20.14. APPLAUSE. 22. Looks to be about
:46:21. > :46:25.right to end behind the other red and with the one gone to the
:46:26. > :46:32.left-hand cushion being right side of the table for Jimmy, being a
:46:33. > :46:38.left-handed player, he has got every chance here.
:46:39. > :46:51.APPLAUSE. 29. Choice of shot, can drop in behind the red or tried to
:46:52. > :47:00.develop it. APPLAUSE. 35. He wanted to catch the
:47:01. > :47:15.red around half will not caught it almost. -- half ball.
:47:16. > :47:51.What a fabulous red. APPLAUSE. 43.
:47:52. > :48:16.48. So Hendry needs sneakers, not that he's going to get the chance to
:48:17. > :48:27.for them. -- snookers. And this has been a fabulous clearance. All the
:48:28. > :48:40.more so considering the juncture at which it was made. (CHEERING). The
:48:41. > :48:54.last three reds were safe but Jimmy White cleared that brilliantly with
:48:55. > :49:05.63 and now leads by 14 -8. STUDIO: Full of confidence, white opened up
:49:06. > :49:13.a 14 frame lead and he looked a strong contender to win. I got a bit
:49:14. > :49:21.impatient, I had an easy snooker and Mr red and Hendry cleaned up. I was
:49:22. > :49:30.still not really bothered. I was sitting in my chair, should they
:49:31. > :49:39.thank the guy who helped me in the club, I was sitting there sort of
:49:40. > :49:47.giving my victory speech... It was 10-14 in the final session as we
:49:48. > :50:08.join the action Hendry is on the table seven points adrift.
:50:09. > :51:23.Both players are playing some very good safety, indeed. These
:51:24. > :51:32.longshots, of this nature, are so demanding, even so under the
:51:33. > :51:36.circumstances. Stephen plays to the right-hand side to the red between
:51:37. > :51:44.the black and yellow, he will have to be careful that the cue ball does
:51:45. > :51:58.not catch the black. Very good. Extremely difficult.
:51:59. > :52:32.Not 100% but quite satisfactory. At least all these safety play is
:52:33. > :52:43.perhaps helping them to get rid some of the early butterflies.
:52:44. > :53:02.The danger is, the shots that they are playing, if they catch the red
:53:03. > :53:08.to the car, they could leave it across the corner pocket. It might
:53:09. > :53:14.be on for even to have a try at it will stop did not catch it quite
:53:15. > :53:31.right that cueball gets in behind the green.
:53:32. > :53:38.Single ball in front of the yellow is the only ball and at Jimmy Smith
:53:39. > :53:48.had died the blue and a good safety shot called for.
:53:49. > :54:13.A chance for Stephen and he will take one of the two reds and to the
:54:14. > :54:27.left corner. -- reds on. So the first mistake after quite a long
:54:28. > :54:29.safety spell. Colours, every colour pottable. A chance for Jimmy White
:54:30. > :54:49.to take this frame. It drops nicely. And it would be difficult to put the
:54:50. > :54:58.bee mac in a more awkward position. -- cueball. Whether he can see the
:54:59. > :55:03.Blackwell, it is obviously tight, it is taking a little bit of side. Well
:55:04. > :55:20.played. APPLAUSE.
:55:21. > :55:52.He has an angle on the red to move the cueball backout for the lack, to
:55:53. > :56:07.position and to the last red, he may well take yellow ball. 17.
:56:08. > :56:18.31 points ahead now and these red will make the frame safe.
:56:19. > :56:33.Are, and he has missed it! Well, he played the positional value of the
:56:34. > :56:42.shot. Are thought he might have just popped that one in. Maybe a trifle
:56:43. > :56:49.fortunate but he did not leave it on.
:56:50. > :56:55.John Street looking to see if that was a touching ball. He has not
:56:56. > :57:26.commented so obviously it is not. Well, LAUGHTER, shall I four shunt
:57:27. > :57:43.I? In full flight, I do not think he would miss this. Very important ball
:57:44. > :57:54.for Stephen. It is a very important frame this opening frame.
:57:55. > :58:08.APPLAUSE. And a perfect angle on the blew all the pink.
:58:09. > :58:18.Just scraped by the lack all. Get position on the Greene here. He is
:58:19. > :58:32.in a stronger position. 11. So Stephen requiring all the
:58:33. > :58:47.balls. APPLAUSE. This angle to come off the
:58:48. > :59:27.side cushion for the black. Well, surely Stephen cannot miss
:59:28. > :59:34.this so the opening frame of this session has taken just on
:59:35. > :59:39.half-an-hour and a very, very tough frame indeed and it is taken by
:59:40. > :59:47.Stephen Hendry. He pulls one back. STUDIO: To more half centuries for
:59:48. > :59:51.the Scot as Jimmy's title challenge began to unravel. He had a four
:59:52. > :59:57.frame advantage and out it was down to just one as we headed into frame
:59:58. > :00:22.28. COMMENTATOR: Jimmy will be trying his heart out to win this.
:00:23. > :00:37.He has a red, a difficult one, into a blind centre pocket or whatever he
:00:38. > :00:41.fancies. There we are. APPLAUSE. This young man is
:00:42. > :01:21.beginning to flow. He does not have to worry just yet.
:01:22. > :01:28.There are still reds to unfold here.
:01:29. > :02:10.Let's see Stephen positions at to the red closest to the cushion. It
:02:11. > :02:19.is a good angle on the black to do it that it is the type of red that
:02:20. > :02:22.is fixable. -- visible. He is giving it a miss going for the one left
:02:23. > :02:54.middle. Pink to the right middle. I do not
:02:55. > :03:04.see him gaining position and another red. It could be the end of break.
:03:05. > :03:15.Black is on to the corner as well but he is settling for the pink. Is
:03:16. > :03:18.he going to try this plank to the left corner? Well, it looks pretty
:03:19. > :03:27.good. The two reds are nicely apart,
:03:28. > :03:52.Jack. 37. Back all the blue. -- for the
:03:53. > :03:59.blue. The centre cushion helped there. If Stephen can get back
:04:00. > :04:07.amongst the red, he has opened three more.
:04:08. > :04:25.And he is there and, already, five frames in a row he has fought back.
:04:26. > :04:32.Is this going to be the six. 41. And these must be almost terrifying
:04:33. > :04:36.moments for Jimmy. The hardest part of a professional's career, I would
:04:37. > :05:27.suggest. So, 56 points ahead and he really
:05:28. > :05:30.has it between his teeth now. This is a tremendous asset, he has
:05:31. > :05:40.salvaged his pride and everything that goes with it. Yes, but can he
:05:41. > :05:49.split this red? It must be a red one. Not another red surely.
:05:50. > :06:06.Surely, that is going to be a frame winner.
:06:07. > :06:18.This is the sort of situation, that is important for Stephen Hendry. He
:06:19. > :06:27.has refused to take that red from him now stop it is a good position
:06:28. > :06:31.to be in. It is the sort of situation where Stephen Hendry
:06:32. > :06:44.doesn't want the interval to be coming on. I am sure that Jimmy
:06:45. > :06:50.White certainly does. If the frame is safe, it belongs to Stephen
:06:51. > :06:57.Hendry. It is probably one of the biggest frames that he has ever won.
:06:58. > :07:31.Being totally impartial, at this stage, I would suggest that he has
:07:32. > :07:42.to be the favourite. Suffering, but it is too later that one. APPLAUSE
:07:43. > :07:53.APPLAUSE. So, tremendous applause they are. And what a treat this must
:07:54. > :07:55.be for the audience. It is one of the best finals we have had in terms
:07:56. > :08:18.of quality of play and marksmanship. 110. So the colours on the spots are
:08:19. > :08:23.fighting by Stephen Hendry just proving to us that the title of
:08:24. > :08:43.world number one, is truly justified.
:08:44. > :09:07.A beautiful clearance and a wonderful finish by Stephen Hendry.
:09:08. > :09:16.At the interval they are 14 frames of peace. From playing Jimmy White a
:09:17. > :09:21.lot. I could tell when he was under pressure, he was constantly sweating
:09:22. > :09:26.he was constantly mopping his brow. I could sense it and it was giving
:09:27. > :09:29.me encouragement as well. Those things are good to know, but the
:09:30. > :09:34.most important thing is your own game. I just grew and grew with
:09:35. > :09:38.confidence with every frame I won. And that is important, your personal
:09:39. > :09:49.confidence for the skills in your game. Every frame took me further.
:09:50. > :10:00.That is, was the worst place to leave it will stop the black is
:10:01. > :10:01.available in the left corner -- the black is available in the left
:10:02. > :11:07.corner. He keeps the cue ball on the black is available in the left
:11:08. > :11:15.problem. Not the black and, but he did very well to stay on a red.
:11:16. > :11:33.APPLAUSE Well, that was a wonderful shot. To
:11:34. > :11:45.get the red bear. The contact them. -- the contact there. To get the red
:11:46. > :11:50.where it was. Well, that was just superb.
:11:51. > :12:13.One just gets the feeling, Ted, that Stephen Hendry is revelling in this
:12:14. > :12:20.atmosphere. It seems that he is enjoying it more now, then at any
:12:21. > :12:27.other time within the match. Yes, I would agree with you. And what is
:12:28. > :12:29.more is that it seems like he has taken command and started dictating
:12:30. > :13:43.it at the moment. APPLAUSE A lot of applause from our audience
:13:44. > :13:47.here. In fact, that was just a little fortunate. They all count of
:13:48. > :14:26.course. APPLAUSE Yes, this is a nasty little shot at
:14:27. > :15:03.this juncture. He is under severe pressure.
:15:04. > :15:07.He did that with almost sufficient strength to get the red out from the
:15:08. > :15:17.pocket. That seemed a cheeky one to men,
:15:18. > :15:38.are. -- to me. Yes, Stephen Hendry was quite keen
:15:39. > :16:30.to get the red ball onto the cushion.
:16:31. > :16:42.Is that red going out from the middle pocket? Are don't think that
:16:43. > :16:50.it is pottable. Well, I am pretty sure it is Ted. I am sure he will
:16:51. > :16:56.try and give it a rough cut. Well, you were right. He didn't fancy it
:16:57. > :17:15.and now he will go to the other one. It will be pottable in a minute when
:17:16. > :17:30.he gets this colour. It just puts him ten points behind.
:17:31. > :17:42.As you can see the colour is widely spread. Stephen Hendry is above. Oh
:17:43. > :17:52.dear! He is struggling for the advantage
:17:53. > :18:37.of this frame. Well, with the brown, Stephen Hendry
:18:38. > :18:58.knocks it in and Jimmy White will have to tie. So, as he got the blue
:18:59. > :19:03.and onto middle pocket. -- so, he has to go for the blue into the
:19:04. > :19:12.middle pocket. It is a big shot, this one.
:19:13. > :19:30.Stephen Hendry looks anxiously he knows it is the right part of the
:19:31. > :19:32.table for his opponent. And they are still on the table, those three
:19:33. > :20:32.balls. It is decision time. , -- so if he
:20:33. > :20:48.takes the pot for the black, that could run anywhere.
:20:49. > :21:15.He moved all three colours there. Well, I don't think that this is
:21:16. > :21:31.strong enough. But, can Stephen Hendry hit its? -- hit it. This,
:21:32. > :21:42.could make a big difference. If Stephen Hendry misses it, then Jimmy
:21:43. > :21:47.White could win. At the very moment he can only tie.
:21:48. > :22:09.Another amazing performance by the world's number one star Stephen
:22:10. > :22:28.Hendry. He has won 15 frames to 14 frames.
:22:29. > :24:03.Scotland's Stephen Hendry breaks off. APPLAUSE
:24:04. > :24:11.Well, he is looking at the plan. There are two reds. It looks like
:24:12. > :24:14.that red will slide past the corner pocket. That is if they are lined
:24:15. > :25:00.up. APPLAUSE Jimmy White having another thrash
:25:01. > :25:06.there. It is his fourth time in the semi-final. For frames up and one
:25:07. > :25:13.down. Can you imagine how he feels now? To be fair, I think he needed
:25:14. > :25:20.to have a go at that, because earlier in the match he was hitting
:25:21. > :25:25.them in. I think that if he is going to beat Stephen Hendry he cannot
:25:26. > :25:29.compromise. He needs to go on the same shots he was working on earlier
:25:30. > :26:41.on. He must hope that he can turn the run of the balls around.
:26:42. > :27:48.Yes, certainly Jimmy White is getting very near. But yes, he is
:27:49. > :29:02.not going down. To be fair to Jimmy White. He is not
:29:03. > :29:10.making any unforced errors. It is a good safety shot by Stephen Hendry.
:29:11. > :29:18.He just keeps keeping the screw on him. He is going to have to hang on
:29:19. > :29:30.in there, hoping that things will change. I suppose it is fair to say
:29:31. > :29:39.that Stephen Hendry waited almost a day and a half for him. Absolutely,
:29:40. > :29:51.but hasn't he taken advantage of that change? And their eyes are
:29:52. > :30:21.glued to the table as the crowd watches every move of these young
:30:22. > :32:42.Howl pink coverings that? -- howl is? -- how is the pink coverings
:32:43. > :32:48.that? Is that covering the pocket? Yes,
:32:49. > :33:23.yes it is. Now, can he dislodge any of those
:33:24. > :33:44.reds from the pink? It looks like he has just enough angle. Taking their
:33:45. > :33:45.cue from the side cushion. Well, it is just not happening for Jimmy
:33:46. > :33:59.White at the moment. Although it is difficult, one can
:34:00. > :34:11.only say he has got to remain patient.
:34:12. > :34:49.APPLAUSE. Perfect length, of course, but I think Jimmy can get through
:34:50. > :35:04.this and he does. APPLAUSE
:35:05. > :35:53.Only three point in it, now. 14. He needs to get the cueball out, well
:35:54. > :36:02.away from the cushion. Taking on the more difficult read. CROWD GROANS.
:36:03. > :36:05.That is always the danger. There is no margin of error down the cushions
:36:06. > :36:27.of these tables. He is trying so very, very hard. Now
:36:28. > :36:43.fighting the balls as well as an opponent.
:36:44. > :36:57.Now a tricky one for Stephen. He has not got a choice but to play it dead
:36:58. > :37:13.weight. Tries to play it with pace, much more difficult. CROWD GROANS.
:37:14. > :37:15.APPLAUSE Got the just enough strength for it to drop in the
:37:16. > :38:43.bucket. You know, Ted, that red down on the
:38:44. > :38:50.side cushion that went in, just the difference compared to Jimmy's shot
:38:51. > :38:59.one minute before. That might just prove to be the difference at the
:39:00. > :39:10.end of the day. But this is a magnificent performance by this
:39:11. > :39:12.young man. Plotting his way now to victory for eight consecutive
:39:13. > :39:17.frames. Airdrops then and he is a leading by
:39:18. > :40:51.two frames. 16 -14. The hand of the referees, John
:40:52. > :40:55.Street, looking to see if those two balls are touching. No, he decides
:40:56. > :41:51.they are not touching. LAUGHTER. Well, Jimmy knew he had every chance
:41:52. > :41:57.of taking the cue ball away but... This young man is liable to knock
:41:58. > :42:13.this one in. APPLAUSE. One. Pink ball.
:42:14. > :42:21.One just has the feeling that if Jimmy White is going to win tonight,
:42:22. > :42:26.he is going to have to because Stephen is not going to let him back
:42:27. > :42:42.in too easily. It must be absolute Tom and for
:42:43. > :42:51.Jimmy to be sat there in the chair. -- torment. The adrenaline is
:42:52. > :43:13.throwing through the veins of these 23-year-old Scot.
:43:14. > :43:22.Every chance this time to get on the black.
:43:23. > :45:21.52. And all of a sudden, it is just as if Stephen is not playing in a
:45:22. > :45:35.world final. Like having a game down the pub.
:45:36. > :45:50.Jimmy looking terribly thoughtful that, almost dejected, I feel,
:45:51. > :46:08.having lost eight frames on the trot. The break now the five.
:46:09. > :46:23.-- 65. The next colour, Ted, means already Jimmy is into snooker and,
:46:24. > :46:35.to be fair, Jimmy has done nothing wrong this round. Just one brilliant
:46:36. > :46:44.red of Stephen's. He is just an amazing young man.
:46:45. > :46:56.The break goes to 80 and there are still four reds to go.
:46:57. > :47:08.81. Started this final session six frames down. Now looking for one
:47:09. > :47:19.frame only to take the world title. It is all there, in that young
:47:20. > :47:53.face. 94. 95. Weight for the applause for the
:47:54. > :48:03.century... Yet another one. APPLAUSE.
:48:04. > :48:25.and it must be terrible for 30 -year-old Jimmy White, sat there in
:48:26. > :48:32.a chair while Stephen occupies the table. Whatever is going through
:48:33. > :48:52.that young man's mind. This has been an immaculate break.
:48:53. > :49:01.He has never been in trouble for one moment heading towards the
:49:02. > :49:03.inevitable ending. Just the break for 134 and nine consecutive
:49:04. > :49:25.frames. The 32nd frame, Stephen Hendry to
:49:26. > :49:26.break. So is the breaking off for the Embassy world title Jimmy save
:49:27. > :49:32.the match? The winner to collect ?150,000, the
:49:33. > :49:48.loser and ?90,000. He caught it on the way back.
:49:49. > :50:35.APPLAUSE. Yes! And Jimmy immediately
:50:36. > :50:41.apologises to Stephen for the fluke. He has to take full advantage
:50:42. > :51:12.of it. Five. He would want to nudge the red
:51:13. > :51:20.away from the black spot, here. No. One think I would think about is to
:51:21. > :51:25.miss the black. That is unforgivable, really but he is under
:51:26. > :51:27.pressure. I sure every nerve in his body is completely knotted at the
:51:28. > :52:26.moment. APPLAUSE. 16. This one up the side
:52:27. > :52:54.cushion. The breast are all out in the open. -- the rest.
:52:55. > :53:18.cushion. The breast are all out in the open.
:53:19. > :53:21.cushion. The breast are all out in ?150,000. -- goes. 29. His mind must
:53:22. > :53:34.be on the three previous finals he has been on to.
:53:35. > :53:44.They called him the wonder man of Scotland. He is certainly proving
:53:45. > :54:02.that here at the Crucible Theatre this evening.
:54:03. > :54:29.And once again, he passes the half-century. Always in my mind on
:54:30. > :54:35.these occasions, it seems a pity, after such a magical snooker, that
:54:36. > :54:41.someone has to lose and Jimmy, who has been there three times before,
:54:42. > :54:50.will be the saddest person at in Sheffield if Stephen continues at
:54:51. > :55:03.the table, as he is doing at the moment.
:55:04. > :55:37.To really put it beyond doubt, he needs a snooker already. He has had
:55:38. > :55:43.three over 50, it really is savage scoring by this young man. And
:55:44. > :55:51.somehow, I feel that Jimmy will come out off his chair, pure and simply,
:55:52. > :55:57.to shake the hand of his 23 he rolled opponents. What a terrible
:55:58. > :56:04.shame. Is millions of fans will be so disappointing. This was the year
:56:05. > :56:11.for Jimmy White at one young man had different ideas, a young man named
:56:12. > :56:20.Stephen Hendry. He won the world title in 1919 and said he could
:56:21. > :56:22.regain it. Ten consecutive frames on the final night... It must be a
:56:23. > :57:24.record. 97. Stephen Hendry, worlds number
:57:25. > :57:28.one star. Completing ten frames. Capacity crowd here at the Crucible
:57:29. > :57:37.Theatre in Sheffield for this final. As a Stephen goes out in a blaze of
:57:38. > :57:44.glory. He becomes the 1992 Embassy world champion for a second time as
:57:45. > :57:50.a Jimmy steps forward to shake his hand and what a miraculous
:57:51. > :57:58.performance by a 23-year-old boy from Scotland with a victory at 18
:57:59. > :58:05.frames to 14 after ten consecutive victory frames. It was a good way to
:58:06. > :58:11.finish. I just grew in confidence. A little bit disappointment, is an
:58:12. > :58:16.understatement. But if you do not take chances when you get them, you
:58:17. > :58:29.get punished. That final will always be remembered for one of the
:58:30. > :58:37.greatest comebacks. Three centuries in the last five frames. Jimmy
:58:38. > :58:45.unable to respond to that onslaught. Stephen will go on to inflict even
:58:46. > :58:52.further psychological pain. Eventually, Stephen would retire in
:58:53. > :58:55.2012 having claimed seven world titles. Jimmy White is still
:58:56. > :58:57.waiting.