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A great attempt. A great attempt. 22. And you won’t need the difficult pink if you can get down to that stage. 23. He’s weary about playing for this red. He knows he missed one along the cushion. Left it on the lip. Sometimes it’s just one shot. Decided to play for the snooker 30. And he didn’t quite get that Q ball behind the black. Looks good. Looks good. And that’s the price for not getting the snooker. Somehow got to get it safe. Neither player at this moment needs the pink. Oh, he’s played that well. He’s played that very well. So controlled that swerve. If it bounces. If it bounces. Not enough. Great attempt. Great attempt. Has he got the snooker? Not too difficult to hit and I wouldn’t expect him to leave it either, but it would put Mark Williams in charge of the safety, but it appears he can see the red again. played that one well. Made sure of getting the red safe and that’s all important. If he gets the snow, it’s a bonus. At 20 minutes, it’s already the longest frame of what has been a quick fire session. Clearly a very big one for Williams. Oh, he tried to hit it from behind and caught it going down. He’s left a chance, but look where the Q ball is. Crowd applauded him thinking he played that, but he didn’t. You wouldn’t send the red towards the pocket, would you? Oh, he’s had a bit of run there. That red could have gone anywhere. Just had a look to see if the red would double and it wasn’t far away. But look what he’s got. The Q ball in behind the yellow and brown. That could so easily have been a snooker, but another chance for Hingong. This has got to be close to a snooker, but not close enough. Or is it? That little flick did all the damage. Not too difficult to hit, but it’s where it goes. I think this is going to be another chance here. Good play for the Brown into the middle. That’s what he played. But Williams with a chance. Shiao’s mid to long range game hasn’t quite been on the money in this second session in the way it was in the first. Doesn’t need the difficult pink. Everything’s difficult at this stage. They’ve both knocked in some unbelievable balls and then you miss something like that. But these middle pockets dynamite. They’ve got to be in again. This has got to be close. This has got to be close to a [Applause] sneaker. Didn’t want the kiss, but it’s turned out okay. He can still raise a smile despite the pressure, despite what’s at stake, particularly for him in this last frame of the night. [Applause] So, another chance, but the green has been pushed a little safer. Good pot and getting so much support. Doesn’t want to be straight on the blue. I think he’s just about got the angle to get to the yellow. just so one good shot here either dropping behind the green for a left-handed player it’s okay or try and develop it trying to drop him behind it and what a shot that was a beautiful shot from Mark Williams. He needs the green, the brown, and the blue. A super tense end to what has been another gripping night of drama here at the Crucible. Well, he doesn’t need the pink, but he’d like to pot it anyway. So if he could drop in behind it, it stops all attempts at Snookers. Xiaozin Tong is still in great shape. Mark Williams ends another brilliantly compelling session of snooker on a high and he’s done what he had to do. He’s won the session only by one, but he’s won it. And that means he’s still in the hunt when they come back for the finale of the World Snooker final. But Xiao Xin Tong is still only seven frames away at 116.
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First Chinese world champion right here 🏆
Why is this commentator whispering. He’s pissing me off
Johnson's such an annoying commentator, just constantly stating the obvious
Come on Mark
I just read on the Beeb website that Zhao is bidding to become the first amature to win, I always thought Joe Johnson was the first amateur to win it.. 🤷🏻
11-6 it's not over yet. Williams need to take 3/4 of the next 4 frames and it is game on
IGNORE THE NEGATIVE FOOLS MARK AND KEEP PRESSING. THIS GUY WILL BUCKLE AT 15 FRAMES. THE PRESSURE IS IMMENSE FOR HIM. YOU ARE A MASTER 🏴 USE YOUR MAGIC 🏴
Mark only took back 1 frame, there is still a lot of work to do.
Great final, Joe Johnsons voice is perfect for commentating,he kinda reminds me of whispering Ted Lowe, think Williams will have to win the first 2/3 frames to be in with a chance of winning but I think Zhao will be too strong
What is it with the Female Ref doing men out of a job again.
These commentators are shite.
WHAT IS THE GUY STILL PLAYING SNOOKER FOR AFTER BEING DONE THREE TIMES FOR FIXING MATCHES AND HIGGINS AS WELL I'M THINKING ABOUT IT CRAZY
🇮🇪 Come on Mark, beat the cheat. ❤
Zhoa should b banned for life the cheat
Snooker at it's best, not as one sided as u think. Looking forward to watching the second half later today.
If Xintong wins it means the end of Snooker. Another sport destroyed by China
1:24 was he trying to get to the cue ball behind the black or did he just under hit the red the he meant to leave up the table behind the yellow and brown?
Like Luca 2 years ago when he beat Ronnie and got the title
he only won the session 5-4, not much damage done. But I get the feeling Zhao will melt down on Monday.
Марк!!!! Стоило ли выносить столько сильных игроков, что бы так мучаться теперь?
They both played very well. Williams showed he’s an old fox who has the fight and knows his way round a snooker table; Zhao lost his lead by only one frame and didn’t forgo his attacking approach. I’m not worried who wins but both are absolutely fine by me. Thank God it wasn’t Murphy.
I know he cheated before but all the "new" players who came down the years, Murphy, Selby etc and bad players who won recent World champs who were always crap has taken the edge of snooker. Having a young attacking player is just good again. More of this.
Le problème pour Mark Williams est qu'il n'a pas de temps pour faire un break entre sa dernière partie et la première de la finale. Je pense que les organisateurs devraient vraiment laisser le jour avant la finale libre pour les joueurs. En plus, on est moins endurant à 50 ans qu'à 20.
What am I missing ? Two things. First: This is the WPBSA World Championship. The clue is in the title, "World PROFESSIONAL billiards and snooker association. " Second: How did the fiddling cheat only get a ban of a few months. The same WPBSA didn't mind ruining Stephen Lee's life and career with a 12 year ban. Hitherto, for both reasons, Zhao shouldn't even be in the competition. Rules are rules, presumably, only applies when it suits. Obviously, this young man's "face must fit." with the current rhetoric/agenda of the sport. Chinese money, obviously, talks.
@royferguson2297 You should have noticed by now. Women are infiltrating and trying to take over ALL men's sports and pastimes. They are incapable of inventing anything of their own, instead preferring to infiltrate and hijack all echelons and bastions of the male world. if anyone says anything they are "misogynistic, male chauvinist pigs." The fact is that they are merely cuckoos in the overall scheme of things, simply stealing and coveting something that they were/are too lazy to initiate of their own volition or input. I console myself (somewhat) with the infuriating scenario by remembering the old poet and philosopher Charles Caleb Coulton's quote, "Imitation is the sincerest of flattery."
I am a Mark Fan, but I would be happy whoever wins.
Mark needs to improve considerably, his game was way off yesterday and in particular, his cue ball control.
I cannot see Mark getting near Zang on this final day, and Zang will have no more nervy wobbles than Marc.
I am calling a Zang win.
I know hes behind but you can never sleep on Mark. His cool head a solid performance doesnt budge . He's very concistent alsong as he can get to the table he could still tuen this around
You would be a brave man to place a bet on Williams , but maybe a wise man too .
Ronnie let Zhoa win seemingly having problems with his tip and ferrel well it doesn't take much adaptation to play well again after Ronnie changed his tip and ferrel and being a professional to give himself that problem at the beginning of a world championship is ludicrous so having let Zhoa win and having trained him set Zhoa up to win the world championship having said that Zhoa is a very good player but should not be even playing as he was caught cheating and should have been banned but because of his talent he gets to play because it's good for the sport very unfair go on mark be the champ you are and win win win
WHOEVER is in charge of filming this event – SHOULD stop making akwardly stupid decisions to film CROWD or FACES of PLAYERS while there is positional play on ANY BALL at ANY given time of MATCH
COMMON
i hope – i really do – that Eurosport team is looking in comment section also – at least someone
The standard is low. Why are the BBC pretending this Chinese player is the second coming? It is not a good thing to have, them, in our sports.
Объясните мне пожалуйста почему финал проходит на следующий день как это понять? Думаю что финал должен проходить после двух суток отдыха. Это нужно для того чтобы соперники показали настоящий бой . А так получается что китайский игрок имеет преимущества, в молодости и в отдыхе. Это не справедливо.
I think these professional, millionaire snooker players miss a lot of shots
Have you noticed how the championship tables are lower than the ones in the clubs ? Are they a minimum height by rules or is it to make them easier to play while on the telly ?
Not a good final to watch.
Mark is getting pumped unfortunately
Парень из Китая просто волшебник, играет и не очкует. Чемпион Мира 100%.
Приветствую новую звезду мировогои снукера
The ref is gorgeous
Bloody bunch of Match fixing sl*pes… A bloody disgrace that they’ve aloud thus cheating RED Mafia back into the sport.
I bet the communist party is really happy with their comrade
I saw it live, every frame. I'm pretty impressed by the young man.
Hard luck Mark, unfair getting beat by the fixer.
Williams didn't lose to Zhao. He lost to the regulations of the Championship, which put the players in absolutely unequal conditions. For the Chinese, the path to the final turned out to be an easy walk, at the end of which, Oh Sullivan gave Zhao a day of rest. And Williams had two tough battles with Higgins and Trump, without having any rest before the final.
Change the regulations! Players should have a rest before the final!
I saw the final between Zhao and Williams; it was impressive how calmly and superiorly Zhao beat Williams. Zhao is the new snooker star.