Action from Day 14 of the 2017 Betfred World Snooker Championships

Well, the first fortnight is done and the last three days loom large - the final will all too soon be here again.

In their semi-final, Mark Selby came back from 5-3 down against Ding Junhui to a 7-5 lead, here they are starting frame 13 after the mid-session interval.

Action from Day 11 of the 2017 Betfred World Snooker Championships

Some shots from the eighth frame of the match between Ronnie O'Sullivan and Ding Jinhui in the first session of their quarter final match at the Crucible, Sheffield.  Ding had raced to a 3-0 lead, Ronnie pegged it back to 3-3.  then there was a re-spotted black in the seventh which Ding won, leaving Ronnie to win this frame and tie it all at 4-4.

Action from Day 8 of the 2017 Betfred Snooker World Championship

It's the middle Saturday, nearly half-way in the tournament and two players are already through to the Quarter Finals at the Crucible, Sheffield with others looking to join them.

After their first session, Ding Junhui was 9-7 up against Liang Wenbo.  Ding broke at the start of the 17th frame.

 There was some early excitement over a re-spotted white following a foul.

Despite a Ding fightback, Liang won through 23-110 to make it 9-8 ni frames.

 On Table 2, Rory McLeod was taking on Stephen Maguire.

Action from Day 4 of the Betfred Snooker World Championship 2017

Another busy day at the Crucible...different for me as I was back at the day job and also needing to cover the evening session of the UK Swimming Championships at Ponds Forge....

Last year's runner-up Ding Junhui overcame Crucible debutant Zhou Yuelong 10-5

 Zhou Yuelong in the press conference after the match

  Ding Junhui in the press conference after the match

Judd Trump who started his match against Rory McLeod by winning the first four frames, seen here playing in the eigth frame which then tied the match at 4-4.

 Referee Olivier Marteel

On table 1, Liang Wenbo ran out 10-7 winner against Stuart Carrington