A maximum of 11 frames will be played tonight at the Crucible theatre to decide the destination of this year's world-championship trophy. Long regarded by many as the sport's most natural talent, England's frustratingly mercurial Ronnie O'Sullivan last year finally fulfilled his huge potential on the ultimate stage by defeating
Scotland's John Higgins , the 1998 titleholder, 18-14.
Hazel Irvine, Ray Stubbs , Steve Davis and John Parrott introduce the live coverage from Sheffield, while
Clive Everton , Ray Edmonds , Dennis Taylor , Willie Thorne and John Virgo provide the commentary.