:01:29. > :01:35.How low, here in York we are involved in a pre-Christmas on site.
:01:36. > :01:45.It is the UK Championships. We have a new format in York, instead of
:01:46. > :01:50.bringing 32 players, 128 turned up on Tuesday. The top pros and returns
:01:51. > :01:56.amongst them. They were all bidding for this big prize. This new format
:01:57. > :02:01.means there is no favourite for the top names and it has led to
:02:02. > :02:06.surprises along the way. It is a brand new format for the event, new
:02:07. > :02:08.and exciting times for snooker. How will be defending champion, Mark
:02:09. > :02:16.Selby, keep up with it all? will be defending champion, Mark
:02:17. > :02:24.Selby, keep up with it He is playing the 15 -year-old, Shane Castle, full
:02:25. > :02:29.of confidence. Selby has been struggling all week with the flu set
:02:30. > :02:37.on a rush for the break. We will prick them up in frame 2. It is best
:02:38. > :02:42.of 11. We are intrigued to see how this youngster will fare against the
:02:43. > :02:46.world number 2. Writing the middle of the pocket. What a great chance
:02:47. > :03:08.to take this 2nd frame. In an ideal world, he still has this
:03:09. > :03:16.red in the corner. He has 4 rates in the middle of the table and needs to
:03:17. > :03:27.put them into play. -- raids. -- reds. He would have liked to have
:03:28. > :03:32.been straighter on this black. He is going to need to use a Canon to stop
:03:33. > :03:46.the white from running away up the table. If he drops it, he will have
:03:47. > :04:01.a difficult time. Maybe that was to read -- 2 reds. Shane Castle, you
:04:02. > :04:15.can't do that, he touched the red with his calf in position. -- cuff.
:04:16. > :04:21.Just a bit of nerves, the revelry was on him. He didn't get on the
:04:22. > :04:28.black as he intended. That is a body blow if he was to lose this frame.
:04:29. > :04:43.It is a shame, he could have taken that but he didn't think he could
:04:44. > :04:55.pop out. -- pot that. We could clearly see that the cough of his
:04:56. > :04:57.jacket -- cuff hit the red. He is 40 points in front coming to the table.
:04:58. > :05:15.An easy read. -- red. That is the important thing, if you
:05:16. > :05:37.win a frame, you forget that you had careless mistakes. He should win the
:05:38. > :05:51.frame from here. 2 reds and 2 colours.
:05:52. > :06:04.A quick glance at the scoreboard will confirm that he only needs this
:06:05. > :06:09.red. The blue will make sure of this. Having said that, Mark Selby
:06:10. > :06:21.would carry on for 3 or 4 Mac snookers. He is the best in the
:06:22. > :06:35.business for doing that. That will do. Michael -- mark will be staying
:06:36. > :06:42.in his seat now. The 2nd frame. Left-handed, he switched hands and
:06:43. > :06:51.he looks good. That was pretty impressive. He hit its really well,
:06:52. > :07:11.didn't he? It doesn't matter about that. Shane
:07:12. > :07:16.Castle, 29. The kick up could have cost him but it didn't. Very
:07:17. > :07:25.impressive from this young man. He levels the score. The teenager had
:07:26. > :07:32.the audacity to take a 2-1 lead. We already had 1 major surprise in this
:07:33. > :07:38.competition, the world number 6 was beaten by Mitchell Travis, an
:07:39. > :07:41.amateur. Shane Castle would love to follow suit. In 2 frame 4, Castle 3
:07:42. > :08:25.points adrift. He is just about okay. He has won
:08:26. > :08:32.red to play for. It is decision time. Maybe he was looking to see
:08:33. > :08:39.whether he could play for the loose red and possibly play for the Brown.
:08:40. > :08:47.It is not an option now. He is not far enough or straight enough for
:08:48. > :08:53.the red. He is thinking about the pink, he won't be playing for the
:08:54. > :09:03.pink. He would have to be absolute pinpoint position to play for the
:09:04. > :09:09.pink. He has played for the pink. Amazing, he has been playing
:09:10. > :09:18.left-handed. It comes to the important shot and he uses the rest.
:09:19. > :09:25.But he will be happy with it. The red above the black and is left of
:09:26. > :09:32.this the Brown is available. What a chance this is. He looks very good
:09:33. > :10:01.right-handed and is left-handed, and looks pretty good with the rest.
:10:02. > :10:12.A little bit of a test here. Automatically finish on a bread. --
:10:13. > :10:41.red. He is cool as a cucumber. He has to force this 1 a little bit
:10:42. > :10:54.because he is slightly straighter than he wanted. It is okay, he has
:10:55. > :11:05.the 1 to the middle. He is still in prime position.
:11:06. > :11:10.Not quite the right side of the blue but he is up to 92% with his pot
:11:11. > :11:22.rate success. He just has to lead himself a medium
:11:23. > :11:25.that links pot. I suppose he could have risked going round the angles
:11:26. > :12:13.but he is a confident potter Mac. He looks very comfortable out there,
:12:14. > :12:26.it has to be said. A big shot. That was a frame ball. He has missed it.
:12:27. > :12:33.It was the previous shot 20 got straight on the black. He knows what
:12:34. > :12:43.the Selby is capable of. This is the kind of situation he relishes. Don't
:12:44. > :12:53.be surprised if he doesn't dish up here. There is not a safe all on the
:12:54. > :13:27.table. -- ball. It should have been 3-1 to the young player.
:13:28. > :13:45.In an ideal world, Mark Selby would like to get the Brown. It would be
:13:46. > :13:58.risky to play for it. 23 points behind so people need a red. -- he
:13:59. > :14:12.will need. He has played for the Brown. This is the key for the
:14:13. > :14:30.screw. They are there for the taking.
:14:31. > :14:59.What 8 which she won that was. -- twitchy one. A reprieve for young
:15:00. > :15:14.Shane. He will enjoy the midsection. It doesn't matter too
:15:15. > :15:21.much about that, it it should be enough. Certainly not going to
:15:22. > :15:25.prescription for the defending champion. Shane Castle, who has won
:15:26. > :15:29.a clutch of age-group titles, he says he wants to turn pro at 16, he
:15:30. > :15:36.has showed tremendous composure. says he wants to turn pro at 16, he
:15:37. > :15:42.has Will be interviewed -- interval disrupt his momentum? Let's join him
:15:43. > :15:59.in the 5th. He is taking it on again. If he has got away with this
:16:00. > :16:02.he is very fortunate. He had no guarantee of getting on a colour
:16:03. > :16:08.they are but he is an attacking young player. Has he got away with
:16:09. > :16:15.it? He thought he would find the gap with the cue ball. If he knocks this
:16:16. > :16:22.in and gets on the black or the blue, look at the way they are
:16:23. > :16:30.sitting. He thought he had got away with it. He didn't. What a chance
:16:31. > :16:33.for Mark Selby. He will see the warning signs, he needs to make the
:16:34. > :17:51.most of the opportunity. Just a delicate Canon here on the
:17:52. > :19:07.red. -- cannon. He is not perfect here. He has to
:19:08. > :19:19.cut back to the right corner that it should be a little easier than this.
:19:20. > :19:24.He could control the cue ball which he has done nicely. He shouldn't
:19:25. > :19:31.have any problem you would have thought. Coming up the right-hand
:19:32. > :20:00.side of the corner, a deep screw. Now back at the business end.
:20:01. > :20:19.He is still okay. Already 44 points in the lead so it is a risky red.
:20:20. > :20:31.You can't blame him for taking his shots. Just running out of position
:20:32. > :20:37.means that he is not straightforward on the blue. There are a few Reds
:20:38. > :20:50.available into the left corner there. A good start for the
:20:51. > :21:23.defending champion after the interval.
:21:24. > :21:43.As you said, this is an important frame as he dropped 4 behind in the
:21:44. > :22:45.start. He had a chance in the opening frame
:22:46. > :22:59.of a century. Another possible chance here if he can block this in.
:23:00. > :23:14.A screw back to avoid the middle pocket. Just.
:23:15. > :23:43.The 1st day for the TV cameras but we have had 39 centuries so far.
:23:44. > :25:25.Demonstrating his cue power, he needs to slow up a little bit. Well
:25:26. > :25:36.the black didn't go in, but that was a good 1. That early play cost Shane
:25:37. > :25:46.Castle the play but Mark Selby is still behind. The Game hit the glue
:25:47. > :25:51.that after. He regained the lead at 4-3, only at Castle to level at 4
:25:52. > :26:05.frames a piece. He missed it by some way. It was the
:26:06. > :26:29.right shot. Just because you don't pot it,
:26:30. > :26:34.doesn't make it the wrong 1. It must be pretty warm in that arena. I
:26:35. > :26:54.mentioned earlier that Mark Selby was hot. Even the 15 year old is
:26:55. > :27:01.feeling the heat. The chance is there now for Mark Selby. He will
:27:02. > :27:05.get the much better placed than this. He will have to do something
:27:06. > :29:38.callous to run out of position here. So far, so good, still 4 comfortable
:29:39. > :30:22.reds available. Little cannon, possibly on that
:30:23. > :30:30.read, just below the peak. This is an excellent opportunity. 37 points
:30:31. > :30:33.in front. Three raids in the middle of the table, that would just about
:30:34. > :31:03.be enough. -- reds. He will be taking the pink this
:31:04. > :31:07.time. If he wants to take two blacks with these red in the middle of the
:31:08. > :31:19.table, it would put him in front, with 59 remaining. It's important.
:31:20. > :31:29.He is working out how he can get across to the snookers required
:31:30. > :31:50.stage. He can do that with two reds and two blacks.
:31:51. > :31:58.He has not gone far enough so he will need one of those slightly
:31:59. > :32:04.awkward reds. You would have thought he would have worked about
:32:05. > :32:14.previously. He knows he will need reds one of those four reds to
:32:15. > :32:30.secure that frame. It just depends on the angle on the
:32:31. > :32:43.pink as to whether he can screw back for the red there.
:32:44. > :32:51.Has he covered that one is that he's cannoned out? I think so. This one,
:32:52. > :33:13.to the left corner. Not quite safe just yet. No. 59 points to lead. 59
:33:14. > :33:18.remaining. Good shot! Fully committed! That was the frame on.
:33:19. > :33:29.Well played. He played a poor safety shot. Shane has the chance of a long
:33:30. > :33:41.pots. -- pot. The way he will play it is to go for those types of shots
:33:42. > :33:46.that he could not knock it in. It's not their bite 67 points to lead. 51
:33:47. > :33:56.remaining. That's enough for shame. He concedes. The reigning champion
:33:57. > :34:03.is just one frame away from victory. Mark Selby crossed the line
:34:04. > :34:07.thereafter. This was the foundation for his victory. No comeback from
:34:08. > :34:14.Shane Castle this time. He is finishing things up here. He has
:34:15. > :34:21.shown enough in this match to suggest that he has the talent to
:34:22. > :34:27.make his presence felt. The defending champion was made to work
:34:28. > :34:31.for his first victory in York. He has struggled all week but it looks
:34:32. > :34:40.the key is coming back to form. He is through to the next round. Shane
:34:41. > :34:44.played really well. It is the first time I saw him play but I have heard
:34:45. > :34:48.of him. Everyone speaks highly of him. He proved his talent today. He
:34:49. > :34:52.handled the occasion well. Being out there for the first time. He put me
:34:53. > :35:02.under pressure. Disappointed I didn't win. You can never writes
:35:03. > :35:07.Mark off. I was happy that I played well and I did well against him.
:35:08. > :35:12.That's all you can do. Overall, my performance was strange. I played
:35:13. > :35:18.some good frames and I had a central break but in other parts, I was
:35:19. > :35:23.missing a lot of balls which I shouldn't have. Overall, I am happy
:35:24. > :35:29.to win. I'm sure he is. You get the feeling we have not heard the last
:35:30. > :35:37.of Shane Castle. That was the number of -- one of the number of David and
:35:38. > :35:41.Goliath match-ups. Here was another. The rocket was up against Rhys
:35:42. > :35:45.Clarke, an amateur. He watched as the five-time champion was quickly
:35:46. > :35:51.into his stride, taking the opener with a 48 break. Rees, who narrowly
:35:52. > :36:00.missed out on a placement to this year, showed flashes of his ability.
:36:01. > :36:12.From there on, the rocket was in control. 71-0 scoreline in frame
:36:13. > :36:20.three. Frame five went Ronnie's way. The whitewash was completed in
:36:21. > :36:31.the sixth. Ronnie went all out for a maximum. He is comfortable it
:36:32. > :36:35.through. I have been playing decent stuff. No disrespected the early
:36:36. > :36:40.opponents. You can only judge when you come against a top 16 player,
:36:41. > :36:51.playing regular matches on the circuit. Then you get a truer test.
:36:52. > :37:02.Ding Junhui went against Anthony Parsons. He was far from happy,
:37:03. > :37:15.despite racing to a 3- zero lead. Parsons, ranked 125, took the next
:37:16. > :37:24.two frames with solid play. Ding sprung into action and went on to
:37:25. > :37:35.claim the victory. More like a practice game. I did not play well
:37:36. > :37:39.myself. I lost concentration. I did not play every shot stronger, that
:37:40. > :37:47.is not good. A mix of first and second round matches today. Peter
:37:48. > :37:54.Ebdon was shunted aside by David Morris, ranked 93 in the world.
:37:55. > :37:59.Shaun Murphy had to show his class and character to come back from 3-0
:38:00. > :38:08.two beats 43 -year-old 's Paul Davidson. Murphy marches on. 3- zero
:38:09. > :38:12.behind. I thought, here we go again. Another day when I am playing well
:38:13. > :38:17.but not really getting a chance. The first time I got a good chances in
:38:18. > :38:21.the fourth frame, which I took. After the interval, I was saved by
:38:22. > :38:26.the interval, I managed to string a few together and started to play
:38:27. > :38:36.nicely. And for more second round results.
:38:37. > :38:46.Ali Carter has been battling health issues since the summer. Great to
:38:47. > :38:47.see him in competitive mode here. Ali Carter will now face Graeme
:38:48. > :39:11.Dott. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. We
:39:12. > :39:16.have at one or 1st-round match to round for you. It is the last of 64
:39:17. > :39:21.1st-round matches. It features the man at the top of the pile, the
:39:22. > :39:26.world number one, Neil Robertson of Australia. He would really love to
:39:27. > :39:31.win the championship to complete his hat-trick of the main titles. He
:39:32. > :39:37.found himself against another amateur player. This time, it was
:39:38. > :39:42.Dylan Mitchell from Bradford. His dad, sister and brother were in the
:39:43. > :39:48.auditorium. His mum was too nervous to watch him. He has ambitions to
:39:49. > :40:06.turn professional. What an opportunity tonight.
:40:07. > :40:11.Very dangerous shot. Not sure how he could have got that say. Just
:40:12. > :41:19.deadweight. Hit it far too hard. Just checking whether the red above
:41:20. > :41:27.the black will pass into the corner. If it does, he has a nice angle on
:41:28. > :41:42.the blue. That is very tight. Look at that. Certainly, The Reds does
:41:43. > :41:48.not pot. The black, only. Maybe just one red, in the middle of those
:41:49. > :42:53.three near the pink. You can see, it just us. -- just does.
:42:54. > :42:57.We know that the black pots, but does he have an angle on the black?
:42:58. > :43:25.We know the red does not pot. He managed to get something on that
:43:26. > :43:29.red and move it away for that was a decent shot. It looked dead straight
:43:30. > :43:34.on the black but he managed to flick it up the table, that red. He is
:43:35. > :44:31.away now. The last couple of screw shots, he
:44:32. > :44:40.has just slightly underhit. He was able to hold it for the black.
:44:41. > :44:47.Commentated on Ding playing this afternoon and he struggled on the
:44:48. > :44:56.table. He usually has immaculate cueball control but it was all over
:44:57. > :44:57.the place. Neal, once or twice, looks to have missed judge the pace
:44:58. > :45:39.of his shot, as well. Niall looks very good when he gets
:45:40. > :46:02.in there around the blackspot area. He has a chance of beating the
:46:03. > :46:11.record. For centuries. Indeed. You get the first frame unto wealth, and
:46:12. > :46:45.then you work from there. This is frameable.
:46:46. > :46:57.Talking about all the century break said Neil Robertson has been
:46:58. > :47:17.making, earlier, he made one of those in each frame.
:47:18. > :47:28.He looks like a really polished performer nowadays. Absolutely. I
:47:29. > :47:32.feel sorry for young to. He has hardly put a foot wrong. He played
:47:33. > :47:41.at one bad safety shot and he's 3-0 behind. Absolutely right. Sometimes
:47:42. > :47:44.people say that about a player, that he has not done wrong at all but it
:47:45. > :47:52.is actually the case here. That is another century. Number 51 of the
:47:53. > :47:56.season. He will smash the previous record of 61 set by Judd Trump. We
:47:57. > :48:09.have a lot of snooker to be played over the next few months. Leading up
:48:10. > :48:21.to the start of May. Break of 107. He marches on and that leads.
:48:22. > :48:28.Robertson is well on course for Judd Trump's record of 61 centuries. No
:48:29. > :48:32.complaints from the Aussie, as he has completed a professional might
:48:33. > :48:38.against Dylan Mitchell. A learning experience for the youngster. 6-0
:48:39. > :48:43.the scoreline. Neil Robertson looked very good indeed. I have never seen
:48:44. > :48:53.Dylan play before so you never know what to expect. It was a packed
:48:54. > :49:00.crowd and the arena is set up pretty well so, I did my job. If there are
:49:01. > :49:06.any opportunities to make 147, I was going to have a crack but none came
:49:07. > :49:13.my way. Overall, I am happy with the 6-0. I would have been disappointed
:49:14. > :49:22.if I lost or if Dylan had won a scrappy frame. I have done my job
:49:23. > :49:26.to. He certainly did. It's a brave new world for this event. Everywhere
:49:27. > :49:31.you look, there are tables. We have four ER in the sports hall. They
:49:32. > :49:37.will be in use tomorrow. We have four more in the main arena. It
:49:38. > :49:43.certainly exciting. It certainly unpredictable in terms of some of
:49:44. > :49:47.the scoreline. Perhaps, with some of the top boys, some predictable
:49:48. > :49:53.scoreline. We have had some white washers. Now, how will Jerry White
:49:54. > :49:59.fair? In for the first time in three years he will be back our screens in
:50:00. > :50:04.action on a match table. He has done so by securing his place against
:50:05. > :50:07.Stuart Bingham, the world number ten. We are looking forward to
:50:08. > :50:14.seeing him in action. What an afternoon of entertainment. Another
:50:15. > :50:22.former champion, Judd Trump, will be against a man who was at the
:50:23. > :50:29.Crucible this year. We will kick off with the live stuff again at 1:30pm
:50:30. > :50:35.tomorrow. Catch you then as a judge and Jimmy takes centre stage once
:50:36. > :50:39.more. -- Judd.