Walk on musicpublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 4 May 2014
Ronnie O'Sullivan will walk out to George Lam's A Man With Determination while rival Mark Selby has plumped for a more modern Fast Fuse by Kasabian.
Summary
Final (best of 35 frames)
O'Sullivan takes a 10-7 lead over Selby into Monday's session
O'Sullivan hits a break of 131 in the 14th frame
Selby wins final two frames to reduce deficit
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Look back at the tournament's ups and downs in Highlights
Walk on musicpublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 4 May 2014
Get Involved #bbcsnookerpublished at 13:58 British Summer Time 4 May 2014
Mark Crozier:, external Can't wait for this snooker final! As much as I love The Rocket maybe it's time for a new World Champion?
Image source, BBC SportMr Kennedy:, external Hurry up Snooker will you. Waiting for The Rocket to retain his title.
Michael HB:, external Ronnie O'Sullivan - the majestic crown prince of elite sporting excellence.
Selby's route to the finalpublished at 13:57 British Summer Time 4 May 2014
Mark Selby has had to wait seven years for a second chance to win a Crucible final after his only previous final appearance ended in an 18-13 defeat against John Higgins in 2007.
This is how Selby got to the final this year.
Round 1 - beat Michael White 10-9
Round 2 - beat Ali Carter 13-9
Quarter-Final - beat Alan McManus 13-5
Semi-Final - beat Neil Robertson 17-15
O'Sullivan's route to the finalpublished at 13:55 British Summer Time 4 May 2014
Ronnie O'Sullivan has won the world title five times before. This is how he has reached the final this year...
Round 1 - beat Robin Hull 10-4
Round 2 - beat Joe Perry 13-11
Quarter-Final - beat Shaun Murphy 13-3
Semi-Final - beat Barry Hawkins 17-7
His quarter-final and semi-final victories saw him win with a session to spare, so he will be fresher than Mark Selby and starts as the bookmakers' favourite.
Get involvedpublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 4 May 2014
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Starting soonpublished at 13:48 British Summer Time 4 May 2014
Image source, BBC SportThe play will be split over two days with both players aiming to reach the magical 18-frame mark. The crowd have started to take their seats in Sheffield and we will be under way at 14:00 BST.
Welcomepublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 4 May 2014
Hello, good afternoon and thank you for joining us for BBC Sport's live text commentary of the World Snooker Championship final.
I'm Michael Emons and it is my pleasure to be guiding you through all the action from the final. We will have live coverage, expert comments from a host of snooker stars past and present, video clips and interviews and the best reaction.
The Crucible has been the home of snooker since 1977 and in recent times Ronnie O'Sullivan has been the ring master. He has won the world title for the last two years running and has been superb again this year on his way to the final.
World number three Mark Selby has never won the world title and his 2014 hopes nearly ended at the first hurdle. But he has battled hard and fought his way to the final. We may well be in for an absolute classic.
Who will be the champion?published at 13:29 British Summer Time 4 May 2014
Over the last 15 days, 30 of the world's best snooker players have seen their hopes of glory disappear.
We have seen shocks, comebacks, exciting finishes, costly misses and records being broken, but now only two men remain.
Image source, BBC SportWho will be celebrating and who will be lifting the famous trophy?
There can be only one winner. There can be only one world champion.