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Day 1, Morning Session

Snooker: World Championship2017

Hazel Irvine introduces live coverage from the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Mark Selby begins the defence of the title as the climax to the snooker season gets underway.

In 2016, Mark Selby won his second World Championship title after a hard-fought final against China's Ding Junhui. On Saturday morning, the number one seed begins the defence of the title as the climax to the snooker season gets underway. With nine frames to play on Saturday morning and a maximum of ten on Saturday night, can the reigning champion continue where he left off 12 months ago?

Hazel Irvine introduces live coverage from the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 15 Apr 201710:00
BBC Two

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:13

    Whitesnake

    Here I Go Again

  • 00:13

    The Smiths

    This Charming Man

  • 00:14

    House of Pain

    Jump Around

  • 00:15

    Kasabian

    eez-eh

  • 01:58

    Doug Wood Group

    Drag Racer (BBC Snooker theme)

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