[Lord Snooty]

Here we go. Live sport, with an audience.

Draw in full:
Judd Trump v Tom Ford
Yan Bingtao v Elliot Slessor
Stephen Maguire v Martin Gould
Kyren Wilson v Anthony Hamilton
John Higgins v Matthew Stevens
David Gilbert v Kurt Maflin
Jack Lisowski v Anthony McGill
Mark Allen v Jamie Clarke
Mark Williams v Alan McManus
Stuart Bingham v Ashley Carty
Ding Junhui v Mark King
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Mark Selby v Jordan Brown
Shaun Murphy v Noppon Saengkham
Barry Hawkins v Alexander Ursenbacher
Neil Robertson v Liang Wenbo

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Anthony Hamilton withdrew from the competition last night due to health concerns. He's asthmatic and unhappy that there will be 300 spectators there. And he has a point. The players have been living in an eco bubble all during the qualifying rounds, but now they're letting Tom, Dick and Harry in. Also unhappy is Ronnie O'Sullivan. He says the players are being treat like lab rats.

[Lord Snooty]

And now, from tomorrow there won't be any spectators at the Crucible. Which is a bit of a kick in the teeth for the poor old Sheriff of Pottingham.

[themaclad]

Coughing can be done from the cconfines of your own homes

[Lord Snooty]

Round 1:
Judd Trump 4-5 Tom Ford
Yan Bingtao v Elliot Slessor
Stephen Maguire v Martin Gould
Kyren Wilson w/o Anthony Hamilton
John Higgins v Matthew Stevens
David Gilbert v Kurt Maflin
Jack Lisowski v Anthony McGill
Mark Allen v Jamie Clarke
Mark Williams v Alan McManus
Stuart Bingham 5-4 Ashley Carty
Ding Junhui 5-4 Mark King
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Mark Selby v Jordan Brown
Shaun Murphy v Noppon Saengkham
Barry Hawkins v Alexander Ursenbacher
Neil Robertson v Liang Wenbo

[Lord Snooty]

Trump has won through, avoiding the so called Crucible Curse. He had earlier been 0-3 and 2-5 down, but won 10-8.

Round 1:
Judd Trump 10-8 Tom Ford
Yan Bingtao v Elliot Slessor
Stephen Maguire v Martin Gould
Kyren Wilson w/o Anthony Hamilton
John Higgins v Matthew Stevens
David Gilbert v Kurt Maflin
Jack Lisowski v Anthony McGill
Mark Allen v Jamie Clarke
Mark Williams 4-5 Alan McManus
Stuart Bingham 5-4 Ashley Carty
Ding Junhui 5-4 Mark King
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Mark Selby v Jordan Brown
Shaun Murphy v Noppon Saengkham
Barry Hawkins v Alexander Ursenbacher
Neil Robertson v Liang Wenbo

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Saturday, 1 August
10:00
David Gilbert (Eng) v Kurt Maflin (Eng)
Stuart Bingham (Eng) 5-4 Ashley Carty (Eng)

14:30
John Higgins (Sco) v Matthew Stevens (Wal)
Ding Junhui (Chn) 5-4 Mark King (Eng)

19:00
Kyren Wilson (Eng) W/O Anthony Hamilton (Eng)
*Wilson receives bye into second round after Hamilton withdrew
Mark Williams (Wal) 4-5 Alan McManus (Sco)

[Lord Snooty]

Bingham on fire this morning. Won all four in the first session, three of them Carty didn't pot a ball, and he leads 9-4.

[Amelia Chaffinch]

Turning out to be not quite as simple as that.

[Lord Snooty]

Tea break came at the wrong time. He's gone to pieces.

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9-7 now. Commentator just called it a thriller.

[Amelia Chaffinch]

Bingham blaming the table for missing a black.
If the crowds had been in, he'd have possibly blamed a member of the audience.
I can't do with this sort of pish from a player.
He's had a storming start. The table was fine then. You're just having a good old wobble.

[Lord Snooty]

Stopped fannying about now and finished the match with an 82 break.

Bingham wins 10 - 7.

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Round 1:
Judd Trump 10-8 Tom Ford
Yan Bingtao v Elliot Slessor
Stephen Maguire v Martin Gould
Kyren Wilson w/o Anthony Hamilton
John Higgins v Matthew Stevens
David Gilbert 4-5 Kurt Maflin
Jack Lisowski v Anthony McGill
Mark Allen v Jamie Clarke
Mark Williams 4-5 Alan McManus
Stuart Bingham 10-7 Ashley Carty
Ding Junhui 5-4 Mark King
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Mark Selby v Jordan Brown
Shaun Murphy v Noppon Saengkham
Barry Hawkins v Alexander Ursenbacher
Neil Robertson v Liang Wenbo