:01:13. > :01:15.Hello and welcome to Snooker Extra, on day five of the BGC Masters. The
:01:15. > :01:19.top office draw was Ronnie O'Sullivan up against the UK
:01:19. > :01:22.champion Judd Trump. The chance to see the hottest young talent in the
:01:22. > :01:28.game up against the player that everyone wants to watch, created a
:01:28. > :01:33.full house and a unique atmosphere in the arena.
:01:33. > :01:43.ANNOUNCER: Laidz, without any further ado, -- ladies and
:01:43. > :01:51.
:01:51. > :01:55.gentlemen, without any further ado, CHEERS AND APPLAUSE.
:01:55. > :01:59.Please welcome the most naturally gifted player ever to grace the
:01:59. > :02:04.game - nine times he has been in the Fasters final, four times the
:02:04. > :02:14.champion, winning events now for 19 years. The three-time champion of
:02:14. > :02:34.
:02:34. > :02:40.the world - it is 'The Rocket', WALK-ON MUSIC: "let Me Entertain
:02:40. > :02:46.You. And the young player, nothing short
:02:46. > :02:51.of a revelation over the past 12 months. He won the chaen Open last
:02:51. > :02:56.April, reached the World Championship final in May. He
:02:56. > :03:06.produced a naughty brand of snooker last month. Winning the UK title.
:03:06. > :03:28.
:03:28. > :03:38.From Bristol, he is the eighth in Can Ronnie gain revenge for his
:03:38. > :03:39.
:03:39. > :03:49.defeat of last month's World Cup championships? We will find out.
:03:49. > :03:55.
:03:55. > :04:05.COMMENTATOR: Off we go then, for this opening frame.
:04:05. > :04:30.
:04:30. > :04:36.And it should be a very exciting Tough one to call, Stephen, log
:04:36. > :04:39.forward to this. Yeah, a fantastic atmosphere. I must admit, I'm
:04:39. > :04:44.enjoying commentating and doing the stuff for the BBC - but what I
:04:44. > :04:50.would give to be out there today. Fantastic! Who knows?! You might be
:04:50. > :04:53.back there next year, the way you have started to play, Stephen.
:04:53. > :04:56.There is a path through for this red.
:04:56. > :05:06.Should be able to avoid the red near the pink and get up towards
:05:06. > :05:06.
:05:06. > :06:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:06:20. > :06:23.Oh, that's a mistake. Quite a risky escape, that.
:06:24. > :06:33.Especially when you are bridging over the red. You tend to get a bit
:06:34. > :06:34.
:06:34. > :07:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:07:55. > :07:58.of unwanted side on it. I show you These two players are practice
:07:58. > :08:04.partners - they wouldn't have been practising this week, Stephen, I
:08:04. > :08:14.wouldn't have thought! No, when you know you are playing - they stay
:08:14. > :08:42.
:08:42. > :08:51.A little awkward for him, though. Pink and black, and not available.
:08:51. > :08:56.Unless he can force the white across the table. Now that the red
:08:56. > :09:02.has gone over the pocket, that has caused quite a problem for Ronnie
:09:02. > :09:07.O'Sullivan. The last positional shot didn't work out for him. What
:09:07. > :09:10.do you do now to cover the red over the pocket? The only ball he can
:09:10. > :09:20.play to do that is the pink, and leave the white somewhere near -
:09:20. > :09:30.well, he has the cue there. If the black would go in the middle
:09:30. > :09:48.
:09:48. > :09:58.pocket, he might take it on. He Yeah, I think he thought the safety
:09:58. > :09:59.
:09:59. > :10:09.would be as difficult as taking the blue on. Might try a bit more
:10:09. > :10:09.
:10:09. > :10:14.safety in an sporent competition. - I'm surprised he took the pot on
:10:15. > :10:19.the blue. If you are going to put your eggs
:10:19. > :10:28.in the one basket, but it in the black rather than the slightly
:10:28. > :10:33.longer blue. Judd played very well against
:10:33. > :10:39.Bingham, but he made a few mistakes. Bingham normally would have
:10:39. > :10:43.punished him, but he didn't in the first round round here. I think
:10:43. > :10:53.Judd knows he cannot afford to make many mistakes against Ronnie
:10:53. > :11:25.
:11:25. > :11:29.O'Sullivan. It all adds to the A key shot coming up. He has opened
:11:29. > :11:39.the red. He has to be careful the white
:11:39. > :11:39.
:11:39. > :11:44.doesn't run away up the table. I think the problem there, Stephen,
:11:44. > :11:54.he didn't get on the black as he intended. A careless shot on a red
:11:54. > :12:27.
:12:27. > :12:30.to finish straight on the black. A good chance to take this opening
:12:30. > :12:36.frame. He will not need that difficult red near the left-side
:12:36. > :12:41.cushion. There is enough there with the three open reds and colours.
:12:41. > :12:45.Oh, he has over-cut it! If you put it on the near jaw, I
:12:45. > :12:51.won't go in. Maybe there is a bit of tension out there.
:12:51. > :12:55.That's the type of shot that - well, it will annoy Ronnie.
:12:55. > :13:05.Look at Judd, immediately taking the chance to remove that only red
:13:05. > :13:05.
:13:05. > :14:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:14:37. > :14:42.APPLAUSE That is the angle on the black here,
:14:42. > :14:52.just to drop the black in the side cushion.
:14:52. > :15:05.
:15:05. > :15:15.This will hurt Ronnie. He had the I think we all expected Ronnie to
:15:15. > :15:47.
:15:47. > :15:57.Both players have a chance to win the opening frame. APPLAUSE
:15:57. > :16:12.
:16:12. > :16:16.Judd Trump takes the opening frame. Pretty good break offshots from
:16:16. > :16:20.Judd Trump. He might have a snooker on all balls - no easy escape into
:16:20. > :16:30.the side of the reds because of the way the balls are situated.
:16:30. > :16:36.Now, can he see enough of this? Can't be a lot sticking up.
:16:36. > :16:46.There wasn't much sticking out. And this is a free ball also.
:16:46. > :17:21.
:17:21. > :17:24.P and Judd is nicely on the brown, The brown one point, three-ball
:17:24. > :17:32.situation, and back on the brown position again. It is a great
:17:32. > :17:42.chance, the way the reds were spread.
:17:42. > :17:42.
:17:42. > :17:45.Could we be seeing the first 16 red clearance?
:17:45. > :17:50.When we talk about the highest possible break, people think it is
:17:50. > :17:53.the maximum break is the highest. But there is a possible 155, that
:17:53. > :18:03.situation could happen, where you get a free ball, and take the
:18:03. > :18:07.
:18:07. > :18:17.What a bonus that is! - he ran out of position, and all of a sudden
:18:17. > :18:39.
:18:39. > :18:42.Black is OK, and the pink might be available into the right corner -
:18:42. > :18:48.I'm not quite sure. Meanwhile, he has to negotiate the baulk colours
:18:48. > :18:57.here. And with the yellow off, the spot
:18:57. > :19:07.made it slightly easier. The one next to the black is
:19:07. > :19:07.
:19:07. > :20:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:20:08. > :20:13.available, but he was a little bit He is pretty laidback, is Judd
:20:13. > :20:18.Trump. He was up in the players room. One of his friends from
:20:18. > :20:22.Bristol, hisistol, hisJack, is with him, and he was still in his casual
:20:22. > :20:28.clothes, just 10, 15 minutes before play started.
:20:28. > :20:36.So he is a pretty laidback character.
:20:36. > :20:44.We are looking a terrific amount of talent. He's been a professional
:20:44. > :20:54.now for six years. It took him a while to get established, but he's
:20:54. > :21:07.
:21:07. > :21:11.one of the biggest box office players we've had now.
:21:11. > :21:14.The way he plays the game - the buzz he gets from playing the type
:21:14. > :21:19.of snooker, that is the sort of thing that would give him a kick,
:21:19. > :21:23.to do something like that. I think it might have happened - I'm not
:21:23. > :21:33.sure if Stephens - I think there may have been a 16-ball clearance
:21:33. > :21:42.
:21:42. > :21:50.with the free ball situation. Believe it or not, there is a
:21:50. > :22:00.possible 148 break on at at the moment, if you stay on the black.
:22:00. > :22:06.
:22:06. > :22:11.He didn't anticipate accounting the Another red. He has a colour to
:22:11. > :22:21.negotiation firstly. It looks as if he is putting the
:22:21. > :22:39.
:22:40. > :22:43.brown safe. I think what it is, he's learning
:22:43. > :22:47.all the time, trying to play the right shots, maybe felt if he put
:22:47. > :22:57.the brown in, the right shot. I know you would have taken the
:22:57. > :22:58.
:22:58. > :23:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:23:52. > :24:01.blue or the black. Two fairly safe He is more or less throwing the
:24:02. > :24:02.
:24:02. > :24:12.gauntlet down here. Ronnie might be tempted with this long red.
:24:12. > :24:12.
:24:12. > :25:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:25:31. > :25:36.Always likes to play a bit of entertaining snooker at the end of
:25:36. > :25:46.the frame. Especially if the frame is over.
:25:46. > :26:12.
:26:12. > :26:19.I think he calls it "naughty Judd Trump has taken the first two
:26:19. > :26:29.frames, and got himself 2-0 in the lead.
:26:29. > :26:40.
:26:40. > :26:47.Managed to get the white over there - in fact, probably a bit too far.
:26:47. > :26:52.There is a path for Judd to take on one of his specials.
:26:52. > :26:55.That's the only problem - if it doesn't go in! That is the black
:26:55. > :27:01.available into this right corner pocket.
:27:01. > :27:10.The pink might also go. He is having a look, now, Ronnie, just to
:27:10. > :27:13.see - well, the red certainly goes. The black may be a little tight.
:27:13. > :27:23.But I think the pink may be available into the right corner, if
:27:23. > :27:23.
:27:23. > :27:33.he is straight on this red for the middle.
:27:33. > :27:46.
:27:46. > :27:52.It is very important for Ronnie to knock in a sizeable break here.
:27:52. > :27:56.Yeah, 2-0 down, Ronnie won't be panicking at this stage. But he
:27:56. > :28:01.will know that Judd will get better and better the more confident he
:28:01. > :28:07.becomes. He will want to make a nice break just to get his cue arm
:28:07. > :28:12.in a groove. Just having to wait for a while, all the spots are
:28:12. > :28:22.occupied. Directly behind the spot and in align with the black and the
:28:22. > :28:22.
:28:22. > :29:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:29:02. > :29:07.Not the best shot in the world there - if it had have been
:29:07. > :29:12.slightly easier, he would have gone into the pifrpg and reds, but he
:29:12. > :29:22.had to make sure that he potted the black. He could do with a cannon on
:29:22. > :29:22.
:29:22. > :31:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:31:47. > :31:50.here. It would be perfect. Can he Well, what an attacking shot that
:31:50. > :31:54.was there. Look at the reds that have spread. Oh, the shots are
:31:54. > :32:01.nothing! Good the way it went back to baulk. How many players would
:32:01. > :32:11.have attempted that - to pop the red and split the other red.
:32:11. > :32:42.
:32:42. > :32:46.A very tough black. And the natural angle would take it right into the
:32:46. > :32:56.middle pocket if he just rolled it - the pink may go past the red.
:32:56. > :33:04.
:33:04. > :33:10.All of a sudden Judd Trump is right in amongst him. It has to be said,
:33:10. > :33:17.he was the one that opened them up with that amazing attempt to pop
:33:17. > :33:27.the red and split the remaining pack up.
:33:27. > :34:00.
:34:00. > :34:06.I always thought that safety was overrated. You weren't bad at the
:34:06. > :34:15.safety game. It is intimidating when your opponent is going for
:34:15. > :34:23.everything. Even Ronnie O'Sullivan, the great
:34:23. > :34:27.Ronnie O'Sullivan, he is a wee bit intimidated today.
:34:27. > :34:31.Yeah, well, watching this young player doing this out in the
:34:31. > :34:35.Masters, one of the biggest event in the game - what is it like
:34:35. > :34:39.watching him in practice? Definitely wouldn't like to be
:34:39. > :34:49.practising with him, you wouldn't get many shots - you would be
:34:49. > :35:25.
:35:25. > :35:28.The red is the wrong side of the table, with Judd being a left
:35:28. > :35:34.hander. And he hasn't quite got the angle
:35:34. > :35:38.on the pink to get in behind the red to leave it for the corner.
:35:38. > :35:45.Looks as if he made cannon into the black - I'm not quite sure what
:35:45. > :35:55.angle he has here. No, he can do it.
:35:55. > :35:58.
:35:58. > :36:02.Oh, beautifully played! APPLAUSE
:36:02. > :36:12.Just potted the pink in slightly the right half of the pocket to
:36:12. > :36:19.
:36:19. > :36:22.APPLAUSE The cue power of this young player
:36:22. > :36:27.he is almost straight in the black. He would have to screw back with
:36:27. > :36:31.the reverse side to get up towards the yellow. He is having to look to
:36:31. > :36:41.see what sort of angle he has on the pink. It looks as if the black
:36:41. > :36:41.
:36:41. > :38:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:38:19. > :38:23.Needs the blue to make absolutely certain of this third frame.
:38:23. > :38:27.Well, it is all Judd Trump at the moment, trying a little trick shot
:38:27. > :38:33.there. But Ronnie started off with a break of 49, while the black - is
:38:33. > :38:39.it going to go in? Not quite. Break of 49, didn't split the red -
:38:39. > :38:49.a little bit unlucky. Judd on 78, he is on fire at the
:38:49. > :39:27.
:39:27. > :39:31.moment. It is 3-0 to the young He has caught the brown again and
:39:31. > :39:36.against trump trump thrump you can't afford to do that -- Judd
:39:36. > :39:42.Trump, you can't afford to do that, you need to get the cue ball into
:39:42. > :39:44.position. This is the last frame before the mid-session interval.
:39:44. > :39:50.First chance to trump Judd in this frame.
:39:50. > :40:00.And it is the red that goes when he pops the block, Ronnie might be
:40:00. > :40:13.
:40:13. > :40:16.sitting there for a while. We are looking at just sheer
:40:16. > :40:22.natural ability and talent - that is what you are watching.
:40:22. > :40:27.OK, years of practice, but this young left-hander was born to play
:40:27. > :40:32.snooker. As he over-screws his position
:40:32. > :40:36.either side of the shot. That is the red he should have been
:40:36. > :40:46.on, and he had done overdone it. This is much more difficult, then
:40:46. > :40:46.
:40:46. > :42:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:42:48. > :42:53.he will have to use the reds to try It looks for all the world it will
:42:53. > :42:56.be 4-0, but it could quite easily have been 2-2. But this young man,
:42:56. > :42:59.she fantastic to watch. We heard Graeme Dott at the top of the show
:42:59. > :43:09.saying that he doesn't watch that much snooker, but he wants to watch
:43:09. > :43:10.
:43:10. > :44:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:44:18. > :44:21.A couple more pots and we will be The coudz have been fantastic all
:44:21. > :44:26.the way through. -- crowds have been fantastic all
:44:26. > :44:36.the way through. There will be a few shock spectators - they
:44:36. > :44:51.
:44:51. > :44:56.wouldn't have expected this, 4-0 to Those young players have 143
:44:56. > :45:00.centuries in his career, he has only been a prosix years. 35
:45:00. > :45:10.centuries last year, 33 already this year.
:45:10. > :45:37.
:45:37. > :45:41.APPLAUSE �15,000 for the high break, trust
:45:41. > :45:51.you to think of that, Mr Hendry - you always liked to make a bit of a
:45:51. > :46:18.
:46:18. > :46:27.Ronnie has a lot of respect and admiration for Judd Trump. This is
:46:27. > :46:35.the sort of thing he has done on many occasions.
:46:35. > :46:45.Perfectly played! APPLAUSE
:46:45. > :46:51.
:46:51. > :46:58.Absolutely incredible! He has made the highest break in this year's
:46:58. > :47:08.matches and put himself in line for the �15,000 prize. More important
:47:08. > :47:21.
:47:21. > :47:30.for him, he leads Ronnie O'Sullivan I would like to think that I'm
:47:30. > :47:37.quite laidback. Easygong. Just enjoy it.
:47:37. > :47:43.I play nervous, but after I won China, the nerves went, and there
:47:43. > :47:51.is more enjoyment now. Whereas before, TV - I just enjoy it a lot
:47:51. > :47:57.more now. I go to my hotel room, and after an
:47:57. > :48:02.hour there are clothes everywhere. Shocking!
:48:02. > :48:06.1980s, snooker, Hendry, Davis first came on. You make friends in any
:48:06. > :48:09.kind of sport. And you get on with certain players than others. As
:48:09. > :48:16.soon as you get on the table, you have to play the table and
:48:16. > :48:20.completely block out who you are playing.
:48:20. > :48:23.It is just a completely different experience, and just getting to the
:48:23. > :48:28.final, the coverage, how many people were nice to me and spoiled
:48:28. > :48:37.me, it is good. You have to enjoy what you are
:48:37. > :48:47.doing, and learn to love the game. Otherwise, there is no point.
:48:47. > :49:04.
:49:04. > :49:07.REFEREE: Frame 5. Ronnie O'Sullivan Judd Trump was Tweeting away at the
:49:07. > :49:13.mid-session interval. She so relaxed.
:49:13. > :49:18.-- he is so relaxed. If he carries on, as he did before the mid-
:49:18. > :49:28.session interval, it will be a famous victory.
:49:28. > :49:35.
:49:35. > :49:39.Ronnie O'Sullivan has never, ever been whitewashed at the Masters.
:49:39. > :49:49.Ronnie has to play near-perfect snooker now to come back and win
:49:49. > :49:59.
:49:59. > :50:03.this match. No, he has mis-hit that.
:50:03. > :50:08.A nice easy pink to the middle pocket, and he hit the red much
:50:08. > :50:13.fuller than he intended. So now this pink is a very
:50:13. > :50:23.difficult in the jaws of the pocket - oh, this is tough!
:50:23. > :50:31.
:50:31. > :50:34.Now, that is it! APPLAUSE
:50:34. > :50:43.If the red above the black is available, he can play on the blue
:50:43. > :50:50.and get on that. It looks a bit tight.
:50:50. > :50:55.REFEREE: Stop calling out, please. Now, that is too tight.
:50:55. > :50:59.Oh, I say it is too tight but he plans to get on to it there, or did
:50:59. > :51:02.the one go in the middle pocket? Yeah, the one to the left of the
:51:02. > :51:12.pink - and that will clear the pink. That is good thinking. That opens
:51:12. > :51:16.the pink up. Well, you said it, Stephen, that
:51:17. > :51:26.Ronnie has to play near-perfect snooker to get into the match -
:51:27. > :51:38.
:51:38. > :51:48.this could be the start of it. He is OK, the red at the back, a
:51:48. > :52:06.
:52:06. > :52:10.Oh, that will do! APPLAUSE He has brought the black
:52:10. > :52:20.into play. We can clear see it - it was a red
:52:20. > :52:41.
:52:41. > :52:51.first. It is a chance to get the first
:52:51. > :52:53.
:52:53. > :53:03.He started off with a magnificent pink in the middle. So easy to be
:53:03. > :53:07.
:53:07. > :53:11.4-0 down, to be deflated by the shot. But the pink was phenomenal.
:53:11. > :53:19.It is worth another look at it - look at that - right in the jaws of
:53:19. > :53:22.the pocket. He stunned the pink in. That is so difficult.
:53:22. > :53:31.Of course, Ronnie O'Sullivan - he takes a lot of pride the in his
:53:31. > :53:39.game. 4-0 down, his pride would have taken quite a dent.
:53:39. > :53:49.Not many players could come back from 4-0 down against a Judd Trump
:53:49. > :53:52.
:53:52. > :53:58.in form. But Ronnie O'Sullivan The fact that it is best of 11, not
:53:58. > :54:08.best of 9, as we normally play in ranking events, gives him a bit
:54:08. > :54:32.
:54:32. > :54:42.Needs one more red. Still a possible 67 on the table for this
:54:42. > :54:46.
:54:46. > :54:54.red. Why hit it so hard, Ronnie? You
:54:54. > :54:58.only needed the red! Why hammer it? I think players feel more
:54:58. > :55:06.comfortable stunning shots like that, rather than just rolling them
:55:06. > :55:11.- certain players roll them, like Mark Williams.
:55:11. > :55:17.You can see the white and red bouncing around, on the slow mow,
:55:17. > :55:27.when he struck down slightly on it. Meanwhile,, Judd has played a
:55:27. > :55:51.
:55:51. > :55:59.pretty poor shot. He will try to This match has just been going for
:55:59. > :56:09.50 minutes - just over the 50- minute mark.
:56:09. > :56:29.
:56:29. > :56:33.Ronnie O'Sullivan, with the end of the 67 break.
:56:33. > :56:43.That is the start of the comeback! More to come!
:56:43. > :57:00.
:57:00. > :57:10.He can't afford to miss much, and he is faced with a long red, and
:57:10. > :57:18.
:57:18. > :57:21.the black is awkward. He refuses very little like this.
:57:21. > :57:31.APPLAUSE Well, that is what they have waited
:57:31. > :57:38.
:57:38. > :57:48.that long for. The pink might have to go in hind
:57:48. > :58:10.
:58:10. > :58:20.the reds here. Ronnie will play for Do you know, I'm looking at them,
:58:20. > :58:30.he could free the pink and the black here. Keep an eye on this.
:58:30. > :58:58.
:58:58. > :59:02.He is unlucky. How did he finish Wow! That was a terrific effort - I
:59:02. > :59:07.mean, it wasn't a risky shot, because he knew he was putting the
:59:07. > :59:12.cue ball in a position where it was a shot for nothing. But he was on
:59:12. > :59:15.the black. Had he slotted that into the middle pocket, maybe this red
:59:15. > :59:25.cuts back. Yeah, I think it does. Yeah. There,
:59:25. > :59:53.
:59:53. > :59:56.you can see it. OF COURSE, STEPHEN, THIS IS A WHOLE
:59:56. > :00:01.NEW EXPERIENCE With Judd Trump playing Ronnie. He has never played
:00:01. > :00:11.him in the Masters, which is totally different to any other
:00:11. > :00:11.
:00:11. > :05:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:05:18. > :05:22.Well, we have not seen too much tactical play, it is all potting
:05:22. > :05:32.and break-building. Ronnie can avoid the black here, round the
:05:32. > :05:32.
:05:32. > :06:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:06:14. > :06:18.back of it. Look at where he has the cue ball - he has hardly hit
:06:18. > :06:23.that. His timing is unbelievable. How many players would have taken
:06:23. > :06:33.that last shot on? I don't think he anticipated the cue ball finishing
:06:33. > :06:33.
:06:33. > :10:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:10:50. > :10:55.He has covered it, but there is every chance that Ronnie could
:10:55. > :10:59.possibly get a snooker here. He has got that black, blue and green to
:10:59. > :11:02.cover the one over the pocket. See where he has the tip of the cue? If
:11:03. > :11:12.he can get the white somewhere in there, and get the red back up the
:11:13. > :11:30.
:11:30. > :11:35.table? But he has to be a little APPLAUSE
:11:35. > :11:38.Very well played! The only downside was that he knocked the yellow on
:11:38. > :11:42.to the cushion. Judd, not guaranteed to get this
:11:42. > :11:52.safe, he wants to flick this and get the white back up the table. No,
:11:52. > :11:52.
:11:52. > :12:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:12:37. > :12:43.Here is the great Patsy Fagan - the UK champion of 1977. It was his
:12:43. > :12:46.birthday just a few days ago. Have you got your earpiece in? Happy
:12:46. > :12:56.birthday. Probably haven't got it turned on. Doesn't want to fall
:12:56. > :13:16.
:13:16. > :13:26.I have to apologise - he looks like Patsy Fagan, but it wasn't Patsy
:13:26. > :13:26.
:13:26. > :16:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:16:18. > :16:22.Fagan. He is worried about pushing the
:16:22. > :16:32.other to the right corner pocket and...
:16:32. > :16:32.
:16:32. > :17:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:17:16. > :17:26.APPLAUSE Oh, beautifully played! Nice to see this tactical battle
:17:26. > :17:41.
:17:41. > :17:51.after watching all the break- building.
:17:51. > :18:04.
:18:04. > :18:14.Where is that cue ball? Ronnie knows the importance of this
:18:14. > :18:23.
:18:23. > :18:29.frame, and that is why he is Oh, has he got a snooker behind the
:18:29. > :18:39.blue? Yeah, the cannon on the brown has worked in Judd's favour. Oh, a
:18:39. > :18:39.
:18:39. > :19:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:19:34. > :19:39.Oh, I think he can cue at the side of the blue, cut this in. I'm
:19:39. > :19:42.surprised that Ronnie played that last shot so hard, Stephen.
:19:42. > :19:52.trouble with playing at a slower pace, it has taken the white away
:19:52. > :19:55.
:19:56. > :19:59.Judd has switched hands, tried the safety shot. I thought he would
:19:59. > :20:09.have a cue at the side of the blue and cut the yellow in. And he has
:20:09. > :20:09.
:20:09. > :23:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:23:23. > :23:27.How is your luck - he needs to slip Where is that cue ball? It is fine.
:23:27. > :23:37.This green does cut by far the longest frame of the match, coming
:23:37. > :23:37.
:23:37. > :24:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:24:35. > :24:39.up to 27 minutes. Judd Trump leads 5-1, one more
:24:39. > :24:49.frame away for a place in the semifinals.
:24:49. > :25:21.
:25:21. > :25:26.The Legends Cup match, 12 and 15th May, at the Civic Hall. I will
:25:26. > :25:31.captain the team of Ronnie O'Sullivan, Jimmy White and John
:25:31. > :25:35.Parrott, against Stephen Hendry, and Tony Drago. That will be fun!
:25:35. > :25:45.As we watch Judd attempt a long range and he definitely is getting
:25:45. > :25:45.
:25:45. > :26:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:26:41. > :26:46.the run of the ball, because look It is amazing the number of times
:26:46. > :26:56.he has caught the broup, Ronnie, when he has played that particular
:26:56. > :26:56.
:26:56. > :31:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:31:18. > :31:23.safety shot - brown. Some day, that The frame is secure.
:31:23. > :31:28.Not many players in the game could do this, back against the wall, 5-1
:31:28. > :31:38.behind. He's kept his focus. He's got a lot of respect for Judd
:31:38. > :31:38.
:31:38. > :33:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:33:43. > :33:47.Trump. And he wants to show this What an effort from Ronnie
:33:47. > :33:53.O'Sullivan! He was right against the wall. 5-1
:33:53. > :34:03.down. What does he do? He makes the highest break in this year's
:34:03. > :34:15.
:34:15. > :34:19.Masters! It is a magnificent clear 5-1, proving people wrong - I find
:34:19. > :34:28.it a great motivation. I don't feel that I could ever be defeated in
:34:28. > :34:34.that way, you know? I'm pretty reliant on my own brain
:34:34. > :34:40.and belief that you are in control of your own destiny. I don't like
:34:40. > :34:48.meeting my heroes, but it wasn't the most correct - he stuck to his
:34:48. > :34:57.guns, did what he believed in. I believed in what he believed in. I
:34:57. > :35:02.never foal guilty. -- I never feel guilty. I'm starting to think about
:35:02. > :35:07.what I would like to do. I would like to win a few major tournaments
:35:07. > :35:12.first. Once I do that, I might move on.
:35:12. > :35:17.I'm proud of my determination. My dedication, my determination, my
:35:17. > :35:27.will to succeed. My ability to try to get up and
:35:27. > :35:27.
:35:27. > :36:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:36:45. > :36:49.come back from adversity. I think he can get past the brown
:36:49. > :36:55.to the one that is right side of the table, but, boy, if he took
:36:55. > :37:05.this on, he'd have to get it! OK, there's a slight angle, and he
:37:05. > :37:10.
:37:10. > :37:14.If he has got away with this, I think this red will come up.
:37:14. > :37:18.If that red hasn't come back up the table, he would have got away with
:37:18. > :37:28.that. But that is a long way off the pot. But that is telling a
:37:28. > :37:28.
:37:28. > :39:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:39:19. > :39:23.The last frame lasted just under Judd is fantastic to watch when he
:39:23. > :39:33.is break-building, but this man here is - it is a dream watching
:39:33. > :40:02.
:40:02. > :40:12.It doesn't get any better than this, watching one of the greatest
:40:12. > :40:12.
:40:12. > :40:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:40:54. > :41:04.players of the game, fighting back Just when he was a few pots away,
:41:04. > :41:04.
:41:04. > :45:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:45:55. > :46:01.he seemed to get a pass on the back Ronnie thought there might have
:46:01. > :46:11.been a bit of insurance. But when you have got this young
:46:11. > :46:11.
:46:11. > :46:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:46:56. > :47:01.man's talent, and even the blue for He has just been outplayed today.
:47:01. > :47:06.Made a great effort. There were a couple of frames key he could have
:47:06. > :47:16.won. He was 4-0 down. You cannot take anything away from this.
:47:16. > :47:38.
:47:38. > :47:43.Congratulated by Ronnie O'Sullivan. A fabulous game of snooker from
:47:43. > :47:47.this young man - the rising star of snooker gets himself into the
:47:47. > :47:57.semifinal of this year's Masters, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan, six
:47:57. > :48:01.frames to two. It was important to get off to a
:48:01. > :48:05.good start over him to put him under pressure. He nearly got back
:48:05. > :48:10.into it. Sno well done to Judd, played a fantastic much. He scores
:48:10. > :48:16.heavily, potted some fantastic balls.
:48:16. > :48:21.And I was under pressure. All credit has to go to Judd. He
:48:21. > :48:26.performed better than me on the day. You know what he is capable of. He
:48:26. > :48:29.blows people away from behind. I knew I had to be careful and not
:48:29. > :48:34.take on anything too stupid and take my chances when they came.
:48:34. > :48:38.can only do your best as the match goes on, I couldn't give any more
:48:38. > :48:44.out there. You know, I gave it 100% - that is all you can do, really.
:48:44. > :48:48.The result was the result. But, you know, he played better on the day.
:48:48. > :48:53.I think when I go one or two frames ahead, I have the confidence to
:48:53. > :48:58.knock the balls in, to keep scoring over and over again. Today, I did
:48:59. > :49:02.that the first four frames. Even in the second session, I hardly missed
:49:02. > :49:05.a ball. So I think that's all part of the confidence.
:49:05. > :49:10.Well, the local favourite and legend of the game, Ronnie
:49:10. > :49:15.O'Sullivan, has gone out to the young retender Judd Trump. What