A bit more information on the BBC's new deal with World Snooker.

It is a two-year extension to the previous agreement and means the 'Triple Crown' of World Championship, UK Championship and the Masters will be broadcast on the BBC until the end of the 2018-19 season.

"Our agreement with the BBC is one of the cornerstones of our sport," added World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn.

Barbara Slater, director of BBC Sport, has described snooker as "one of our nation's most treasured sports".

Some great, great news for you...

Barry Hearn, chairman of World Snooker, has some details about the World Championship on the BBC.

Speaking live on BBC Two he said: "We've agreed a two-year extension with the BBC. We are guaranteed on air until 2019, and I fancy a few more years after that as well."

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Steve Davis
Six-time world champion on BBC Two

Ryan Conway:, external Centuries in back to back frames!! Selby leads but man he's just, just hanging on! But he keeps on going!

Michael Fiddler:, external I am absolutely loving this!! What a standard this afternoon so far.

Lynn Greenwood:, external This is the best final I've seen for a long long time.

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John Parrott
1991 world champion on BBC Two

100 - Back-to-back match centuriespublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 2 May 2016

15:48 BST 2 May 2016

Mark Selby 11-10 Ding Junhui (0-103, Ding)

What a response from Ding. Selby made 126, which was the highest break of the final in the previous frame, but the Chinese makes a break of 103 in the next - you can view these videos below.

That is his 14th of the tournament and he needs three more for an individual World Championship record.

Kyren Wilson, who is in line for the £10,000 prize for the highest break, can also breathe easy as Ding missed a red just after reaching the century mark.

Well, it was. But then Ding opts to play for a blue instead. The highest break of the tournament is still within reach though. The highest so far is Kyren Wilson's 143.

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Stop everything. Seven reds, seven blacks for Ding. A maximum is on...

Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC Two

100 - Selby's 126 clearance puts him back in controlpublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 2 May 2016

15:32 BST 2 May 2016

Mark Selby 11-9 Ding Junhui (126-11, Selby 126)

We've had frames lasting nearly an hour already today. But no such problems in the 20th. Ding was within one frame, now it is back to two.

Class from Mark Selby, showing exactly why he is the world number one. He's lost two in a row and nine of the last 13, but he makes the 84th century of this tournament with his 126 clearance.

That's the highest break of the final, and a pretty good time to do it.

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Steve Davis: "You can see emotion creeping in and Ding Junhui has now got fight. The game was a little ragged through luck more than anything else with the balls all over the place, but it is fascinating to watch. 

John Parrott: "He's demonstrative is Ding, the last red is absolute fantastic to make the clearance, and that last nervy pink. Mark Selby got out-Selby-ed there. Mark always answers the critics though so I've given up predicting what may happen."

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This is where Ding clawed back the 19th frame, taking this red, and with a few more snookers, he was well on his way to within one frame of parity.

Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport at the Crucible Theatre

You rarely see that sort of reaction from Ding Junhui when he wins a frame. A 'yes' and a growl. The man from China has taken the first two frames of the day and may have set up a 'Crucible Classic', which might leave us with a late-night finish.

Mark Selby hasn't settled yet, how much have last night's exertions taken out of him?

Ding has now won nine of the last 13 frames after losing the first six. If Ding wins nine of the next 16 then he is the world champion, and will become the first Asian player to do so.

Selby inadvertently sinks the black early on in the 20th frame, but the Chinese leaves a red hanging over the pocket soon after.

What a steal from Ding. He was 56-22 down, but it is not just Selby who is fighting hard in this final. Ding nicks it on the final black. The frame lasted 50 minutes, and it goes the Chinese's way. These are the sort of frames that make a world champion.

Two frames today played. Two frames won by Ding. What scenes.

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Ryan Conway: Tactical play of these fellas may be the best ever seen in a final. Ding has raised his safety game to Selby's level.

Ross Coyne: The speed this final is going at I'll be watching it going into work tomorrow morning!

I'm not one to panic people for no reason, but we have been playing today for one hour. And we have had one completed frame. Just saying.

It is 56-22 to Selby in the second by the way, with the Jester from Leicester, unsurprisingly, wrapped up in a tricky snooker.

Malcom has certainly got our ball rolling (so to speak) this afternoon. 

Malcom Stickle: 1997 International Open Aberdeen programme, complete with some autographs. John Parrott ran away from me when I asked for his autograph! The faint writing is Davis' from the next page.

Image source, @malkybck

Image source, @malkybck

Remember, we don't just want your thoughts on the match, any pictures of snooker tat you have collected over the years are very likely to find their way into this live text today. Use #bbcsnooker to play along.

But every now and then we are seeing moments of magic.

Watch this lovely red into the middle from Mark Selby.