Danni Bullock:, external It's going to be an epic battle between the Rocket and the Jester, especially in the last session.

Michael Woodford:, external I think slowing the game down and forcing Ronnie to play safety after safety is a winning formula. Don't let him get comfy. Bore the pants off Ronnie playing a safety-based game we all know he can't stand and then strike.

Hopeless Wanderer:, external Got my cuppa and some cakes, time to watch a fascinating evening of World Championship Snooker and magic from Ronnie.

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George Riley
BBC Radio 5 live at the Crucible

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The scene is set for the evening session...

Ronnie O'Sullivan recorded a century break in the third frame of the match, but Mark Selby's highest break after eight frames was just 38.

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Did you know the only final in history not to see a century break was the 1985 final between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor? The highest break was Taylor's 98 in the 13th frame.

The 1983 first-round match between Jim Meadowcroft and David Taylor in 1983 didn't feature a single half-century break.

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Ronnie O'Sullivan has scored 203 more points than his opponent, but still only holds a two-frame advantage.

Mark Selby has not even made a half-century break in the final yet and will be looking to change that quickly.

Thank you for joining us for the second session of the 2014 World Snooker Championship final.

Ronnie O'Sullivan holds a 5-3 lead against Mark Selby, who wasted a golden chance in the final frame of the afternoon session.

But Selby would still be happy to have fought back after losing the opening three frames.

In the words of Steven Gerrard, we go again.

The play at the Crucible resumes at 19:00 BST so we will nip off for a break and will be back in an hour. See you then.

So, a recap of what we have just seen. Ronnie O'Sullivan, aiming for his sixth world title, made a sensational start as he raced into a 3-0 lead after only 40 minutes play.

But Mark Selby, trying to become world champion for the first time in his career, fought back and took three of the next four frames as he moved to within one at 4-3.

In a thrilling final frame of the session, Selby had a chance to go in level at 4-4 but missed a vital black off the spot. That enabled O'Sullivan to clinch the eighth frame, to hold a 5-3 advantage after the first session.

We asked for your O'Sullivan/Selby comparisons with other sports.

Andy Stynes:, external The only analogy that comes close is Senna and Prost in F1.

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Robert Verity:, external Ronnie O'Sullivan and Sweden and Paris St-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Robert must be thinking of O'Sullivan in his 2004 phase.

Although there is only two frames in it at the interval, O'Sullivan scored 500 points in those eight frames in comparison to Mark Selby's 297.

O'Sullivan's pot ratio was also 92% (146/158) in comparison to Selby's 84% (83/99), although his safety success rate of 65% (37/57) was poor in comparison to Selby's 78% (40/51).

Selby's highest break was just 38, in comparison to O'Sullivan's 102, with a long pot success rate of 56% in comparison to Ronnie's 75%.

John Parrott
Former world champion on BBC TV

"I think Mark will be kicking himself. He has missed a sitter with that black in the last frame.

"If he had been offered a 5-3 score after losing the first three frames he would've taken it, but with the way that last frame went, he will be really disappointed to still be losing."

Ken Doherty
Former world champion on BBC TV

"How crucial will that missed black be (see 17:11 entry)? At 4-4 Mark would've been so happy. His highest break has only been in the 30s."

Ronnie O'Sullivan punishes Mark Selby after that missed black off the spot. The defending champion leads 5-3 after the first session.

Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-3 Mark Selby (66-54)

Selby flukes the last red on the table, but then misses a black off the spot and that could be his chance gone of ending the session level.

Selby makes his highest break of the match so far, an effort of 38, and then leaves O'Sullivan stuck snookered. It gains four more points for Selby after O'Sullivan misses with a two-cushion escape.

The scoreboard shows it as 53-39 in his favour, with only last red proving a problem.

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O'Sullivan misses a routine-looking red into the top corner pocket and that gives Selby a chance of going into the break level. There is still a lot of work to be done in this frame though.

Will O'Sullivan be able to return to a two-frame lead. He comes to the table 11 points behind early in the eighth frame. He then pots a red and a black, meaning at this very moment both players have scored a total of 5,674 points throughout the tournament so far.

That's one for the stat fans out there. Apologies to everyone else.

Richard Jude:, external Watching Ronnie O'Sullivan play snooker is a real joy, but at the moment he has no rhythm and this is frankly hard work.

Shallinie:, external The issue I have with Selby is that I have never seen him play consistently well all the way through a match. Yet somehow wins!

Ross Gibson:, external After the first few frames I was worried this would be a landslide but it is proving to be quite a match.

Willie Thorne
BBC Sport snooker commentator

"Can you imagine that Ronnie O'Sullivan has dominated this session but it could be level at 4-4?"