Denise Lewis
BBC Sport athletics pundit in Sopot

"You can't dismiss the idea of not being in the final [referring to Dwain Chambers]. You have to wait for the results. Now he'll have to pick himself up and get ready for the final."

Marvin Bracy is clapping which means he is a contented man after winning the third semi-final in 6.52 seconds. And good news for Dwain Chambers because the 35-year-old has qualified for the final as one of the fastest losers.

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Richard Kilty speaking to BBC Sport: "It was what I wanted to do. I can now look forward to the final. It's my first major championships, so I can be happy. There's a little bit more to come."

Dwain Chambers speaking to BBC Sport: "I tried my best. The athletes put together a better race than me. Congrats to Kilty for getting to the final - I hope he goes on to win a medal. I'm licking my wounds at the moment. It looks like it's the younger generation's time."

Colin Jackson
BBC Sport athletics pundit in Sopot

"Dwain was overstriding at the back end of the race. A time of 6.58 - I think he'll be very disappointed with that."

Qatar's Femi Ogunode wins the semi-final in 6.55 seconds and Brit Dwain Chambers dips home in fourth. The top two from each heat, plus two fastest qualifiers, will make it to the final later this evening which means there is still hope for Chambers.

It's now time to turn our attention on the second men's 60m semi-final and in lane six you will find Britain's Dwain Chambers, who is by his blocks, staring menacingly towards the finishing line.

Steve Cram
BBC athletics commentator in Sopot

"Kilty was brilliant. He maintained it there. I said Kilty would have to go a little bit quicker [than he did in the heat]. He's made it through to the World Championships final and he's set a new PB."

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Nesta Carter eases over the line, clocking 6.50 seconds but in second - some distance ahead of the rest - is Britain's Richard Kilty who sets a personal best. Just two hundredths of a second separating Carter and Kilty.

Richard Kilty, a late replacement for the injured James Dasaolu, is on his marks... oops.. but the starter tells the semi-finalists to get up. A green card is displayed to make sure we all know there hasn't been a false start... We will hear the starter's bang shortly, I'm sure. Jamaica's Nesta Carter is on the outside lane, by the way.

In just under two minutes the first men's 60m semi-final will begin, featuring Britain's Richard Kilty - who set the quickest time in the heats. The men with the fast twitch muscles are standing by the blocks and are being introduced to the crowd so we won't have long to wait.

Dame Kelly Holmes said that only a fall could prevent Laura Muir from reaching the 800m final and, as it happened, the double Olympic champion was right. Muir stumbled during her heat and consequently the 20-year-old veterinary science student failed to qualify for the final.

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There was good news for Andrew Osagie, though, who went through to the men's 800m final and Andrew Vernon progressed in the men's 3,000m, setting a personal bet in the process. It wasn't all doom and gloom on the opening night.

Denise Lewis
BBC Sport athletics pundit in Sopot

"Sally Pearson looked amazing. Once she's out, she looks very hard to catch. Sally's just majestic. She is one of the most perfect hurdlers out there. In between now and the final the athletes will lie down and start visualising the race. Once you get into the warm-up, it's about finding that sharp edge."

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There's time for a quick recap so here I'l just write a list of the women who have qualified for the women's 60m hurdles final: Sally Pearson, Janay Deloach Soukup, Tiffany Porter, Cindy Roleder, Nia Ali, Cindy Billaud, Nadine Hilderbrand and Yuliya Kondakova.

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America's Nia Ali had a cracking start and dips home ahead of the rest in 7.88 seconds. The women's 60m hurdles final will take place at 19:45 GMT.

Colin Jackson
BBC Sport athletics pundit in Sopot

"Tiffany slept on her blocks and after that sort of start you rarely get the chance to haul yourself back into contention, but she is a class act."

Defending champion Sally Pearson convincingly wins the semi-final in 7.81 seconds and, somehow, Tiffany Porter (7.93) recovers from an iffy start to qualify in third place.

There's little time for us to warm up but hopefully the hurdlers are limber and ready to go because the first semi-final of the women's 60m is about to start, featuring sally Pearson and Tiffany Porter. Let's go.