:00:42. > :00:48.We tend to remember finals, but you know the early rounds can sometimes
:00:49. > :00:54.produce just as much excitement and intrigue at the start of snooker's
:00:55. > :01:01.annual marathon. And so it proved in the early rounds in 1982. We will
:01:02. > :01:05.relive a first round match between Steve Davis and Tom Knowles. Steved
:01:06. > :01:09.turn up as the champion, the world number 1. He was the first of his
:01:10. > :01:15.six crucialable crowns that previous year and he dominated the season
:01:16. > :01:20.leading up to the championship. He'd won six events, including the UK and
:01:21. > :01:24.Masters titles. He was widely expected to complete the set of
:01:25. > :01:29.snooker's big titles that season. He was up against a qualifier from
:01:30. > :01:35.Bolton, who had been to the Crucible before and knocked out in the first
:01:36. > :01:38.round by Graham Myles. But he had yet to win a match. As it got closer
:01:39. > :01:42.to the championship I started to feel the heat a bit. I had a bad
:01:43. > :01:48.performance against Ray in a smaller event. I think I lost 5-0. All of a
:01:49. > :01:52.sudden I started to unravel mentally. That effectively was the
:01:53. > :01:57.worry of defending the title. The fact that I had been so dominant, I
:01:58. > :02:03.wanted to keep that dominance, and I started to feel the heat. Well, that
:02:04. > :02:15.was evident early on when Steve fell 3-0 behind, something was up with
:02:16. > :02:18.the rumford Robot's motor E the his opponent has take even year to win
:02:19. > :02:20.any match. The good looking qualifier did not seem to be phased
:02:21. > :02:22.in the slightest qualifier did not seem to be phased
:02:23. > :02:25.in the slightest by playing the world number 1 today. This is round
:02:26. > :03:25.4. Unlucky with that. Not being kind to
:03:26. > :04:30.him at the moment. Just take the cue ball back down
:04:31. > :04:37.behind those three colours. No, he's not. He is going behind the green.
:04:38. > :06:59.The wry smile that tells you he's not happy about that either.
:07:00. > :08:23.That was a great shot! APPLAUSE
:08:24. > :15:07.He is looking to the ceiling for something.
:15:08. > :16:36.Tony playing extremely well. Some solid snooker.
:16:37. > :16:49.That touch of brilliance is just missing at the moment. Steve
:16:50. > :18:28.fighting the bowls will -- with almost every shot.
:18:29. > :20:35.APPLAUSE Keeping his cool.
:20:36. > :21:49.That's extraordinary! How cruel this game of snooker can be.
:21:50. > :22:26.That's the type of thing that the world champion is fighting...
:22:27. > :22:55.Good one! APPLAUSE
:22:56. > :23:17.That puts him 30 points ahead. APPLAUSE
:23:18. > :24:01.Oh, dear, oh, dear. And so, once again, Mark Davis finds himself --
:24:02. > :24:17.Steve Davis finds himself in trouble. A great performance by
:24:18. > :24:24.The world champion yet to chalk up a frame in defence of his world title
:24:25. > :24:47.'82. Tony making few mistakes in these
:24:48. > :25:00.first four frames. Steve obviously disappointed.
:25:01. > :25:19.APPLAUSE Steve leaves the arena and it is
:25:20. > :25:24.Tony who goes out to the interval. Steve was just at the racing, hadn't
:25:25. > :25:28.settled and was desperate to get a frame on the board, as quickly as he
:25:29. > :25:30.mulled over the proceedings at the mid-session interval. This is frame
:25:31. > :26:17.5. Gradually the pattern of the game is
:26:18. > :26:21.changing and I think Steve is trying very hard to break down the run of
:26:22. > :26:25.the balls that Tony has had. And with which, one must say, he's
:26:26. > :26:30.played very well indeed. And... Steve was open-mouthed there,
:26:31. > :26:48.thinking he'd gone enough again. Well, it did go. And he is on the
:26:49. > :27:30.black. And this time the remaining three
:27:31. > :28:24.reds are a bit little -- are a little bit easier.
:28:25. > :28:31.And it is amazing what a little potting success will do to a player.
:28:32. > :28:34.Even of Steve's calibre, he is now letting the cue go through the shot
:28:35. > :28:58.and getting his pots nice and clean. Oh, dear! That was unfortunate.
:28:59. > :29:04.Still, Steve has a convincing lead now. 83. Tony Knowles, eight. A
:29:05. > :29:09.pretty relieved 24-year-old Steve Davis taking on this man - he isn't
:29:10. > :29:14.a youngster, he is two years Steve's senior in Tony Knowles. With a frame
:29:15. > :30:16.on the board, surely normal service will be resumed now?
:30:17. > :30:25.Well, that was a mistake by Tony, but whether he's left one, I
:30:26. > :31:45.wouldn't say this is an easy putt. But it's there to be taken.
:31:46. > :31:52.Looked as if Steve might get back in there, but a bad miss on the pink. A
:31:53. > :32:30.chance for Tony now. Well, he's got to do a little dink
:32:31. > :32:51.swerve here to get the pink, and he's not too happy with it.
:32:52. > :33:02.Well, a very risky shot at this stage of the procedures.
:33:03. > :33:11.And this, of course, is when Tony must really fight hard, because
:33:12. > :33:16.Steve Davis is desperately trying to chau his way back into the match --
:33:17. > :33:34.claw his way back into the match. APPLAUSE
:33:35. > :34:49.He won't be happy with that shot. And another chance for Tony.
:34:50. > :35:21.APPLAUSE Just went in. But he is on the
:35:22. > :36:34.black. And Steve must be wondering what
:36:35. > :36:37.he's got to do. He's made a mistake and he's being made to pay for it.
:36:38. > :37:25.He missed an easy pink. And this so far is the mayest break
:37:26. > :38:00.of the match -- highest break of the match - 51.
:38:01. > :38:11.I was hoping he split the reds up there, but just missed them. And
:38:12. > :38:47.snookered. So, Mark Davis now requiring --
:38:48. > :38:52.Steve Davis now requiring a snooker. 4-0 down before I got my first frame
:38:53. > :38:56.on the board. Then Tony Knowles made it importantly 5-1 after that. And I
:38:57. > :39:01.just - in the end of the session, I just wanted the ground to swallow me
:39:02. > :39:05.up. Sheer agony. No little embarrassment for Steve at this
:39:06. > :39:09.stage and his grip on the world championship trophy is loosening at
:39:10. > :39:11.an alarming rate by this point. He has a chance, though. Frame 7,
:39:12. > :39:16.an alarming rate by this point. He has a chance, though. Frame 7, to
:39:17. > :39:24.lunch a counterattack. He may have left a red on here. Thin cutting.
:39:25. > :39:32.And he goes enough! How unfortunate. Things just aren't going right for
:39:33. > :39:45.Steve tonight. So 55 behind and Steve in trouble
:39:46. > :40:31.again. Well, this is a day that Steve will
:40:32. > :40:57.want to forget. A chance of a snooker here, I would
:40:58. > :42:17.think. APPLAUSE
:42:18. > :42:27.Well, that is a little more like it! But he's got an awful lot to do yet.
:42:28. > :42:57.A bit short again there. Tony can swerve this. Snooker would have been
:42:58. > :43:23.much more advantageous. GASPS
:43:24. > :44:18.Steve concedes. 6 frames to 1. APPLAUSE
:44:19. > :44:26.This looks like a possible chance for Steve here. Just hold for the
:44:27. > :45:12.black. And Steve very unhappy with that
:45:13. > :45:16.shot. Meant to hold the white in the more of a direct line with the
:45:17. > :45:54.corner pocket, but has to take a risk here.
:45:55. > :46:11.APPLAUSE Well, he got out of trouble there
:46:12. > :46:51.and he's on the black. But he has to play these shots very carefully.
:46:52. > :47:29.CROWD GASPS Black dangerously near the top
:47:30. > :48:08.pocket there, but didn't go in. Steve really must be very unhappy
:48:09. > :48:45.with those misses. It's not at all like him.
:48:46. > :48:50.The pink goes on the highest available when it won't go on its
:48:51. > :49:12.own spot. And again, Tony, is punishing Steve
:49:13. > :49:53.for another careless miss. And that's a little indication that
:49:54. > :50:14.Tony is really beginning to feel confident.
:50:15. > :50:24.The reds are so positioned he could clean-up this frame.
:50:25. > :51:06.To Tony goes into the lead, and as we were saying, every opportunity
:51:07. > :51:37.here to make sure of the frame. He wanted to get just the other side
:51:38. > :51:48.of the blue there. But he shouldn't have much problem with this.
:51:49. > :52:37.He should have got that, because he's not safe yet.
:52:38. > :52:48.It is rather a risky shot. Perhaps look for a quick way to finish this
:52:49. > :52:54.frame. But perhaps he should be a little bit more patient.
:52:55. > :53:25.Steve trying a snooker there, but it hasn't come off. And... Tony
:53:26. > :53:44.probably just plays safe again here. Many a time we have seen Steve clear
:53:45. > :53:59.up from a situation like this now. I wonder if he can do it.
:54:00. > :54:05.There you see probably the greatest player of the day. Once that little
:54:06. > :54:21.bit of confidence goes, it makes all the difference in the world.
:54:22. > :54:56.I don't think we have seen Steve play like this for a long time, he
:54:57. > :54:58.is really underperformed the night. Again, he should have capitalised on
:54:59. > :55:29.that. Another chance for Steve. That was a bad miss my Tony, if
:55:30. > :55:35.Steve does clear up here than he will rue that this. One always has
:55:36. > :56:36.the feeling that as Steve Davis begins to play, Tony Knowles might
:56:37. > :56:55.Not a good shot at all.
:56:56. > :57:10.APPLAUSE. Steve for the snooker. Not too difficult about, what will he
:57:11. > :57:44.live? slick but there's just missed it.
:57:45. > :57:53.There may be a pot here for Steve. Not easy, but could leave the white
:57:54. > :58:47.says if he misses it. -- the white save.
:58:48. > :58:54.He really vital ball is the red Bull, and Steve has left that honour
:58:55. > :59:47.for Tony. And this ball will be it. And that
:59:48. > :00:06.really puts Steve in trouble again. APPLAUSE. That surely tells us it
:00:07. > :00:08.will be 7-1 to Tony. Watton unfamiliar situation for Steve
:00:09. > :02:20.Davis. APPLAUSE. If ever Steve Davis needed to win a
:02:21. > :02:35.frame, it is this one because it is the first player to the ten that
:02:36. > :03:12.wins of this 19 frame match. APPLAUSE.
:03:13. > :03:57.I think he is a little unfortunate there, at that spot. 14.
:03:58. > :04:40.22. Tony Knowles now is begin to play with the sort of confidence we
:04:41. > :04:45.know he can play with. My word, he has really helped himself together
:04:46. > :04:52.very well. Because whatever happens, this has been a tremendous match of
:04:53. > :05:02.Drescher for him. -- pressure for him. One thing we are sure of,
:05:03. > :05:14.whatever happens, it shall be sensational because Steve Davis who
:05:15. > :05:17.started 5-2 on to win the tournament, shall have to win
:05:18. > :05:24.everything tomorrow if he is going to pull this match out of the fire.
:05:25. > :05:28.Yes with the buildup that Steve Davis has had Jack, it must be
:05:29. > :05:48.particularly tough for Tony Knowles. 41. 43.
:05:49. > :07:12.Seven. He only played a very deep screw them, but could not get a hold
:07:13. > :07:14.of it. What a wild one from Steve Davis, that is not at all like him.
:07:15. > :07:55.He only scores seven. APPLAUSE. A round of applause there
:07:56. > :08:13.for a very good shot. Tony Knowles 47, Steve Davis seven.
:08:14. > :08:18.Tony Knowles having a little talk to himself there, he is still not
:08:19. > :10:09.satisfied. APPLAUSE. One. A bad miss from Steve there, he
:10:10. > :10:11.usually makes those. They are all on here for Tony Knowles if he can keep
:10:12. > :10:27.his nerve. On. here for Tony Knowles if he can keep
:10:28. > :10:46.his nerve. One. Eight. A bit dangerous, but he got
:10:47. > :10:48.away with it. APPLAUSE. That was a very important red ball because it
:10:49. > :11:29.puts Steve Davis in trouble again. 11, quiet please. 13. 38 points as
:11:30. > :11:40.the lead. 16. This is surely going to be an 8-1 lead for Tony Knowles,
:11:41. > :11:58.and what a day Steve Davis has the face tomorrow. APPLAUSE.
:11:59. > :12:21.A rather desperate effort by Steve Davis for any snooker they are,
:12:22. > :12:27.knowing it is a witty hopeless task. One cannot take away from Tony
:12:28. > :12:48.Knowles, they truly wonderful performance. APPLAUSE. 11. He won't
:12:49. > :12:55.be worrying about the black, that is 8-1 to Tony Knowles, eight trillion
:12:56. > :13:01.magnificent performance. Tony Knowles shakes hands with Steve
:13:02. > :13:07.Davis. What a session that was for Tony Knowles. The crowd were excited
:13:08. > :13:14.there was a shock on the cards. They were loving it, baying for blood.
:13:15. > :13:18.There was me, the ice blooded robot falling apart in front of the rise.
:13:19. > :13:24.The crowd was getting more behind Tony Knowles, I really went into my
:13:25. > :13:27.shell and hated every moment of it. Quite a story. The defending
:13:28. > :13:31.champion Steve Davis was 8-1 down overnight. They wonder if he got
:13:32. > :13:35.much sleep that evening. When they came back the following day, we knew
:13:36. > :13:40.we were in for either one of the greatest comebacks in the history of
:13:41. > :13:56.the Crucible, or one of the biggest surprises. Four, Tony Knowles. The
:13:57. > :14:04.most unusual start thereby Steve Davis.
:14:05. > :14:06.Four, Tony Knowles. The most unusual start there by Steve
:14:07. > :14:46.A nice confident start by Tony Knowles.
:14:47. > :15:59.Steve Davis has got a slight problem here, it will not be easy to get
:16:00. > :16:53.back to the ball cushion. Tony Knowles seems to have started
:16:54. > :17:09.exactly the same way this morning as he finished last night, looking very
:17:10. > :17:15.relaxed. Steve Davis is a little hesitant so far, but naturally he
:17:16. > :18:13.has everything to do and cannot afford to make many mistakes.
:18:14. > :18:23.Eight. Just having a look to see if the black will clear into the corner
:18:24. > :19:03.pocket. Nine. Steve Davis actually played there to
:19:04. > :19:12.stop the black from being potted, he is watching with bated breath but
:19:13. > :20:32.unfortunately it will spot. 16, Steve Davis.
:20:33. > :20:44.Of course in simple terms Steve Davis needs nine frames and Tony
:20:45. > :20:51.Knowles needs just two frames. But Steve Davis has nothing to play with
:20:52. > :20:54.at all, he has to virtually win everything in this session, they
:20:55. > :21:42.colossal task ahead of him. No easy way for him to get back
:21:43. > :21:55.here. Only went for the pot as well, hoping for safety. APPLAUSE.
:21:56. > :22:00.He will be very relieved about that one, the balls are in such a
:22:01. > :22:06.position that if that one had stayed it would have become a good position
:22:07. > :22:12.for Tony Knowles to score. Now, Tony Knowles is a negative trouble. If
:22:13. > :22:19.all of the bulls are roped in he has to somehow find one of the rebels,
:22:20. > :22:40.not only hit it that live Steve save.
:22:41. > :23:37.Lovely shot from Tony Knowles, played to perfection. He under a hit
:23:38. > :23:49.that on a little bit, but could go down a steady pot down on the pink,
:23:50. > :23:59.which is what he tried to do. Certainly Steve Davis would make
:24:00. > :24:09.short work of these in normal form. One. A very good chance for Steve
:24:10. > :24:39.Davis here I am sure, he has got a very good chance. Began a slightly
:24:40. > :24:46.careless shot, Steve Davis has left himself a little bit to do here.
:24:47. > :24:57.Could have been closer to the black. APPLAUSE. Steve Davis has not really
:24:58. > :25:03.put together any break at all, on its the feeling that this is what he
:25:04. > :25:05.needs, if he is going to get back into this match, just to get a
:25:06. > :25:35.little bit of confidence back. And in his preamble to the shot
:25:36. > :25:38.there, Steve has carelessly touched the cue ball, so it is a foul shot
:25:39. > :26:03.and that is a lettoff for Tony. Well, Tony didn't play that one very
:26:04. > :26:16.well. I am fairly sure he will just take the blue here - no. Not an easy
:26:17. > :26:20.shot. Yes, I think he'll opt for taking the blue and just leaving it
:26:21. > :26:34.tight behind the green ball. The blue is the easier one to play.
:26:35. > :27:15.And the referee declares that was a foul shot.
:27:16. > :27:22.It does seem that Steve Davis is doomed to a really bad match.
:27:23. > :28:03.Nothing seems to be going his way at all.
:28:04. > :28:10.Now Steve seems completely out of sorts with himself. Again, that
:28:11. > :28:18.safety shot hit much too thick and leaving Tony half a chance. And
:28:19. > :28:23.again, a very, very good shot by Tony
:28:24. > :28:31.Played to perfection. Perfect on the black. He didn't look very happy
:28:32. > :28:36.with that one because he didn't play it awfully well. Still a read on,
:28:37. > :29:27.but not as easy to get position as it might have been.
:29:28. > :29:34.And that was a cunning shot by Tony there. He almost covered the redses
:29:35. > :29:36.with the yellow. Just a little bit short of strength. So Steve has a
:29:37. > :30:52.reasonably easy safety shot here. He just played a tickle on the two
:30:53. > :32:19.reds, but unfortunately just missed it.
:32:20. > :32:24.And a very nice little cannon onto the red there. Beautifully played
:32:25. > :32:48.and that could well be a frame-winning shot.
:32:49. > :32:56.And that six from Tony puts him 17 points in the lead, which means the
:32:57. > :32:59.green and the yellow will be enough to make Steve only able to draw with
:33:00. > :33:15.the balls on the table. APPLAUSE
:33:16. > :33:19.And Steve there, I am sure, wondering what has happened last
:33:20. > :34:29.night and today. So Steve Davis now in deep trouble
:34:30. > :34:34.again. What a good frame Tony has played in this opening of the
:34:35. > :34:38.session. He has refused to be hustled and force the game at all.
:34:39. > :34:40.He's let Steve make the mistakes, knowing that he's got all of the
:34:41. > :35:07.pressure. Well, almost a snooker, but, of
:35:08. > :35:14.course, Steve can do very little, other than really struggle and try
:35:15. > :36:22.and get the snookers required. Just two snookers required.
:36:23. > :36:37.And that is just where Steve doesn't want it.
:36:38. > :36:41.Well, he tried very hard and concedes the frame.
:36:42. > :38:22.APPLAUSE Nine frames to one, Tony Knowles.
:38:23. > :38:26.In this very important frame, Tony now has a chance, dare I say it, to
:38:27. > :38:43.finish in a blaze of glory. So far in the match it has been very
:38:44. > :38:52.noticeable that no breaks have been made, but I am sure that Tony won't
:38:53. > :39:20.be upset about that. APPLAUSE
:39:21. > :39:42.Tony there almost saw that ball drift and just miss the knuckle.
:39:43. > :39:53.A very good safety shot from Tony to put Steve in trouble again with all
:39:54. > :40:04.of the Reds scattered. Yes, I think he is trying to just
:40:05. > :40:08.play to this ball on the side cushion here. Just push it to the
:40:09. > :40:13.top cushion and leave his white on the back cushion here. He's played
:40:14. > :41:24.it fairly well. He will be pleased to get out of trouble.
:41:25. > :41:39.And Tony is playing some good safety shots here. Steve puts him into
:41:40. > :41:44.trouble and Tony plays well and says, "Let's see what you can do
:41:45. > :41:48.this time." On one of his good days, that would have gone in. Now he's
:41:49. > :42:13.left Tony a chance over the corner pocket.
:42:14. > :42:45.Well, this is the second opportunity that Tony has had to put a score
:42:46. > :42:53.together in this frame. Just a little over strength on to that
:42:54. > :42:55.shot. He should get this all right. The table seems pretty fast on the
:42:56. > :43:28.bed. And there the Embassy World champion
:43:29. > :44:17.seeing his title fade away. Tony, of course, is quite a prolific
:44:18. > :44:21.break maker. He is a superb player, but I don't think he's really
:44:22. > :44:27.worried about breaks at all in this match. He has played a very, very
:44:28. > :44:43.good game. He's played a real hard match game of snacker.
:44:44. > :45:05.ANNOUNCER: 24, Tony Knowles. APPLAUSE
:45:06. > :45:11.And when the balls run like this, there is nothing much that you can
:45:12. > :45:16.do about it. It is just going to happen that way and the only way to
:45:17. > :45:18.do it is to pot the balls and Steve is having that much trouble at the
:45:19. > :47:02.moment. Well, 10 minutes of play we've had
:47:03. > :47:07.in this frame and an indication of Tony's excellent safety play. Steve
:47:08. > :48:01.hasn't managed to plot a -- pot a ball so far.
:48:02. > :48:09.And with the balls set as they are, I think Tony is being very sensible.
:48:10. > :48:12.He is 42-nil in front and he wants the balls to remain safe so it is a
:48:13. > :48:25.real tight frame. APPLAUSE
:48:26. > :48:33.And now is he tempted to have a go at this one? I think the two reds
:48:34. > :48:36.near the green won't go into the pocket. So it could be nearly a shot
:48:37. > :48:59.for nothing. Well, a little smile came onto the
:49:00. > :49:04.lips of Steve there as Tony potted that excellent red. I think that was
:49:05. > :49:13.an indication that he feels that is it. #
:49:14. > :49:20.At least he has the consoling fact that he's a very young man and still
:49:21. > :49:35.has a long time to go. In terms of a playing career.
:49:36. > :49:39.And Tony just overdid the side a little bit there. Played for the
:49:40. > :49:59.outside red of that little cluster. ANNOUNCER: 11, Tony Knowles.
:50:00. > :50:03.APPLAUSE I should think that all Steve can do
:50:04. > :51:23.here is just drift behind the black and hope that he really gets tight.
:51:24. > :51:51.Well, a possible chance here, but not a good one.
:51:52. > :52:34.Well, he is 52 points behind and not a lot of reds to play with.
:52:35. > :52:41.He is on the red. I think that red will just go past the groan. His
:52:42. > :52:45.problem is to get the -- green. His problem is to get the position on
:52:46. > :52:46.the collar to disturb those three reds on the right-hand side cushion
:52:47. > :52:55.there. APPLAUSE
:52:56. > :52:59.He's now with a bit of luck. He wants to put the yellow. He is
:53:00. > :53:04.perfect on the yellow to hit the Reds. Let's see if he will have a
:53:05. > :53:11.bit of luck this time. APPLAUSE
:53:12. > :53:15.I think that is the first time the bulls have really gone for Steve
:53:16. > :54:18.today. He played it very well. A very good chance here for him.
:54:19. > :54:30.Steve now moves to 22 points. 31 behind Tony. He needs the whole of
:54:31. > :54:31.the balls to win. Now he's finished just about perfect on the pink
:54:32. > :54:50.there. Just off straight. One good shot from Steve could
:54:51. > :54:52.really put him in with a chance of winning this frame.
:54:53. > :55:15.APPLAUSE He desperately needs to get on the
:55:16. > :55:20.yellow off the black and it is not as easy as it looks. He's got to
:55:21. > :55:28.force the cue ball a bit here. That was the problem. You see he had a
:55:29. > :55:28.lot of side on that cue ball. This gives Tony the opportunity.
:55:29. > :56:05.APPLAUSE And that little kiss on the brown
:56:06. > :56:33.there I think really seals the fate of Steve Davis.
:56:34. > :56:50.And a little wave of the hand indicates that the Embassy World
:56:51. > :56:53.champion has been defeated by Tony Knowles in a superb exhibition of
:56:54. > :56:58.match snooker. APPLAUSE
:56:59. > :57:02.Tony Knowles created one of the great stop sets in Crucible history
:57:03. > :57:05.and he went onto prove it was in fluke either. He reached the
:57:06. > :57:10.quarterfinals that year and, indeed, came back to reach through
:57:11. > :57:14.semifinals at the Crusaders. It was in some respects the -- the
:57:15. > :57:19.Crucible. It was in some respects, the launch pad to this young man's
:57:20. > :57:25.career. He went onto win two ranking titles and reach dizzying heights of
:57:26. > :57:30.world No. 2 in the world rankings. That famous day this was his
:57:31. > :57:32.reaction. Congratulations. Which was the more difficult, playing this
:57:33. > :57:38.morning or getting through last night? Well, after a big victory
:57:39. > :57:43.last night, a big lead of 8-1, it is hard to say how you are going to
:57:44. > :57:47.play this morning. I was glad to say that I got right back into the game
:57:48. > :57:51.again early on. Most people would have thought that last night with
:57:52. > :57:55.that lead you would have just gone back and sat down and read a book or
:57:56. > :57:58.something. But I gather you didn't? No, we ended up at the local
:57:59. > :58:06.nightclub last night. Until what time? Until about 2:00, 2:30. Is
:58:07. > :58:11.that the way you relax? Well, it was good to get away from the game, you
:58:12. > :58:15.know. It wasn't bad. It was an awful feeling having to suffer sitting in
:58:16. > :58:20.your chair at the championship when the underdog is battering you is a
:58:21. > :58:23.horrible experience. Yes, Steve's shock defeat against the underdog
:58:24. > :58:27.Tony Knowles is still talked about even today. We never let him forget
:58:28. > :58:33.it. Yes, the defending champion knocked out in Round 1. But, as it
:58:34. > :58:38.turns out, it is just one of many, many exits for defending champions.
:58:39. > :58:42.In fact, even to this day, no first-time Crucible champion has
:58:43. > :58:46.ever returned the following year and successfully defended the world
:58:47. > :58:50.crown. Strange. It is called The Crucible Curse and it is still very
:58:51. > :58:53.much a factor in today's championship. We hope that you have
:58:54. > :58:58.thoroughly enjoyed our little walk down memory lane. I am sure Tony
:58:59. > :59:09.did. I am not so sure about Steve, though!
:59:10. > :59:13.MUSIC: I Just Want To Celebrate by Rare Earth