Sheffield's Crucible Theatre hosts action from the quarter-finals of the world championship, where the difference between winning and losing is a hefty £31,600.
At this stage last year, England's Paul Hunter claimed a semi-final place after sealing a thrilling 13-12 win over compatriot Peter Ebdon. The defending champion had edged into a 10-9 lead but Hunter refused to crack, securing the next three frames to put himself in touching distance of victory. Ebdon's resilience ensured that the match would go to a tension-filled decider, yet on this occasion the more experienced player fell at the final hurdle. Welshman Mark Williams had no such trouble reaching the semi-finals: the 2000 world champion's impressive 13-7 victory over Stephen Hendry meant that he became only the second player to regain the world number-one ranking, a feat first accomplished by fellow countryman Ray Reardon.
Presented by Ray Stubbs , with analysis from
Steve Davis and John Parrott. Commentary comes from Ray Edmonds , Clive Everton , Terry Griffiths , Dennis Taylor ,
Willie Thorne and John Virgo. BBCi: digital viewers can access extra live coverage of both tables, plus a news and statistics service, via the red button on their handset