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Selby v Carter
Image source, BBC SportRight here we go again. The first frame is under way and Mark Selby v Ali Carter could be an absolute cracker.
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Last 16, best of 11 frames
LIVE: Mark Selby 0-0 Ali Carter
RESULT: Mark Williams 5-6 Ding Junhui
Taking place at Alexandra Palace
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Image source, BBC SportDing edges past Williams into last eight of Masterspublished at 18:19 Greenwich Mean Time
Ding Junhui edges past Mark Williams 6-5 in a final-frame decider to move into the quarter finals of the Masters at Alexandra Palace.
Read MoreDing advances past Williamspublished at 17:15 Greenwich Mean Time
Williams 5-6 Ding
A wonderful break of 90 allows Ding Junhui to advance past Mark Williams.
Ding takes contest to deciderpublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time
Williams 5-5 Ding
Snooker is a crazy game at times. Ding Junhui smashes the reds everywhere with a wild shot but then ends up the beneficiary of his own mistake as Mark Williams is not left with a pot.
Ding then returns to the table and enjoys a run of 76 to set up a final-frame decider.
Williams closes in on victorypublished at 16:45 Greenwich Mean Time
Williams 5-4 Ding
What a frame of snooker. Ding Junhui makes a break of 66 and then misses a black off its spot.
Mark Williams needs blacks with all five reds remaining and gets them before going on to pinch the frame by a point.
Williams knocks in sublime centurypublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time
Williams 4-4 Ding
Image source, PA MediaMark Williams take a bow. The Welsh potting machine knocks in a sublime break of 136 to level the contest again. You would not bet against there being a decider in this contest.
Ding within two frames of victorypublished at 16:11 Greenwich Mean Time
Williams 3-4 Ding
The finish line is in sight and Ding Junhui takes the seventh frame of the match to move within two of victory.
Neither player has hit top form so far and a break of 60 just about gets the player from China over the line there.
Ding levelspublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time
Williams 3-3 Ding
We are down to a best-of-five encounter as Ding Junhui draws level thanks largely to a break of 64.
Mark Williams got in first there but missed a very difficult red to the middle pocket to allow his opponent a chance, which he took.
Williams goes through the gearspublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time
Williams 3-2 Ding
Just signs that Mark Williams has found his groove. The two-time winner enjoys a run of 70 as he goes into the lead for the first time in the match.
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Williams 2-2 Ding
Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC TwoThe way Mark Williams surgically goes through these breaks even when he is not playing well is the ultimate. It doesn't bother him if the balls are awkward. He puts everything into his clearances.
Ding would have been thinking, 'I am going to get back to the table' but he didn't get another chance.
Williams restores paritypublished at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time
Williams 2-2 Ding
Could we be heading for a final-frame decider.? A half century helps Mark Williams get back to 2-2 at the mid-session interval.
Ding edges back aheadpublished at 14:22 Greenwich Mean Time
Williams 1-2 Ding
Ding Junhui capitalises on a miscue from Mark Williams on the blue and takes the frame with a break of 69.
Image source, PA MediaWilliams levelspublished at 14:08 Greenwich Mean Time
Williams 1-1 Ding
Mark Williams gets a frame-winning lead and puts Ding Junhui in a snooker. And with that the Welshman is back on terms.
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Williams 0-1 Ding
A tense opening frame eventually goes Ding Junhui's way.
Both players had chances there. Neither has quite settled yet.
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Williams v Ding
Both Mark Williams and Ding Junhui have won the Masters previously.
Williams was victorious back in 1998 and 2003 and most recently reached the final in 2023, when he lost to Judd Trump. Meanwhile, Ding triumphed back in 2011.
Image source, BBC SportRobertson fights back to stun Higgins at Masterspublished at 22:13 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January
Neil Robertson produces a stirring fightback from 5-1 down to defeat fellow two-time champion John Higgins 6-5 at the Masters.
Read MoreHow to watchpublished at 14:50 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January
There is live action from every round of the 2025 Masters on BBC TV and you can watch uninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport mobile app, with additional coverage on BBC Red Button.
Get Inspired: How to get into snookerpublished at 14:50 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January
BBC SportMedia caption, Get Inspired: How World Snooker is helping build confidence in the community
Whether you choose to play competitively or socially, snooker is sure to get your brain working.
It requires skill and concentration and will improve your focus and hand-eye coordination. Anyone can play regardless of age, gender or ability and it's not an expensive sport to get into.
Snooker is essentially a simple sport, once the rules of the game have been learnt - to do just that click here, external.
And a great way to start taking part in snooker is through a local snooker club.
English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards provides a club finder, external, to locate your local snooker venue.
To find a club in other areas of the UK please contact the national snooker federations of Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
