Nick and Phil return with the latest news from the World Championship at the Crucible. On the table, there's a review of the first round stage and a look ahead at best of 25 matches in the coming days.

Off the table, there's loads to talk about including the future of the Crucible and this week's media appearances from Barry Hearn. Plus the threat of a breakaway tour, which reportedly could attract some big name players from next season. And following the strong words about Hossein Vafaei's Crucible comments this week, we ask whether pundits are too easy on the biggest players in the game like Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Keep your thoughts coming - tweet us or email [email protected] - and we look forward to your company for our special live episode from Sheffield next week.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices