:00:46. > :00:51.And what a match we have. Every match in this event, of course,
:00:51. > :00:56.worthy of a final with a one-table set-up from the off. And this
:00:56. > :01:03.opening match certainly felt like a final. Last year's champion, the
:01:03. > :01:13.Australian against the 2011 winner, Ding Junhui. What a game it turned
:01:13. > :01:28.
:01:28. > :01:38.out to be. Neil Robertson fourth. Always a possibility, but a little
:01:38. > :01:38.
:01:38. > :01:48.bit unlucky there. Right-hand side, of course, through the coup ball a
:01:48. > :01:54.
:01:54. > :01:59.little wider. Just asking there whether it's a free ball. Yeah, it
:01:59. > :02:04.doesn't look like a free ball to me. I'm certain it's a red. In fact,
:02:04. > :02:12.the one he was pointing to. The thing is, you can't be snookered by
:02:12. > :02:15.another red. And if we just circle that red... We just circle that red,
:02:15. > :02:25.it's other reds that's stopping it in the right-hand side of that red
:02:25. > :02:41.
:02:41. > :02:51.as we look. So there's no way that's a free ball. There's an
:02:51. > :03:02.
:03:02. > :03:06.argument here if he could get past the pink on the extremitys. He It
:03:06. > :03:11.doesn't look like a free ball it me. What's the referee's explaining,
:03:11. > :03:18.which he shouldn't have to, he's basically saying if the other reds
:03:18. > :03:24.weren't there - he could hit both sides of the reds. The argument is
:03:24. > :03:28.he doesn't think he can get past the pink. Trust me, he's saying,
:03:28. > :03:35."Trust me." He's looking into the commentary box. He's a bit baffleed.
:03:35. > :03:45.He thinks he's right here. Well, just using my commentator's eye, I
:03:45. > :03:46.
:03:46. > :03:51.definitely don't think it's a free obviously thinks the pink's
:03:51. > :04:01.stopping him hitting the red on the immediate right. The one that's
:04:01. > :04:09.
:04:09. > :04:14.sticking out. He's saying the pink is stopping him from hitting the
:04:14. > :04:18.outside of the red. He's not having it. And I don't blame him. I can't
:04:18. > :04:22.believe the pink is stopping him hitting the other side of the red.
:04:22. > :04:26.I don't think you have to have the cue ball that close to the yellow
:04:26. > :04:30.to stop him hitting both sides. Three minutes we're coming up to
:04:30. > :04:40.now. The referee's got to be strong here. He's made his decision. He
:04:40. > :04:58.
:04:58. > :05:02.needs to stick to it. This is also one of those instances where you
:05:02. > :05:06.have to play a safety here, and be careful yourself. Because you know
:05:06. > :05:14.you're going to open the pack a little. So he's accepted the
:05:14. > :05:24.situation. He's proved his point. S' got to be careful here with the
:05:24. > :05:34.
:05:34. > :05:38.safety. Playing it well. He's left a possible red to the left corner.
:05:38. > :05:46.But a because that cue ball's so close to the cushion, you wouldn't
:05:46. > :05:51.think he would be tempted to take it on. Too risky. I think it was
:05:51. > :05:57.the main feature of last year's performance when he was champion,
:05:57. > :06:03.how good his tactical play was. I said last year, he didn't waste any
:06:03. > :06:13.shots, everything had a purpose. It's another one of those top-class
:06:13. > :06:16.
:06:16. > :06:26.shots, which he played last year. And it's forced an error. Poor
:06:26. > :06:49.
:06:49. > :06:54.attempt that was. So back in. This is a very good chance now. Plenty
:06:54. > :07:00.of lose reds. He'll be disappointed if he doesn't clinch the frame at
:07:00. > :07:05.this level, I would suggest. pretty sure he'd like to put the
:07:05. > :07:09.performance in the UK behind him. He was doing really well and for
:07:09. > :07:14.some reason he collapsed. I've never seen that before from him. A
:07:14. > :07:19.very strong character mentally. His game at the end of that match, he
:07:19. > :07:23.was triching all over the place. I've never seen that before. I bet
:07:23. > :07:33.he was disappointed with himself. Another opportunity in a big event
:07:33. > :07:48.
:07:48. > :07:56.like this to put the record straight. Not quite as intended.
:07:56. > :08:05.He'll be running into other balls. So it could go wrong, position-wise,
:08:05. > :08:12.see what can be the other red. Play the screw shot out would be better,
:08:12. > :08:19.I think. Play it with a bit of side and you have both colours you could
:08:19. > :08:29.land on. More options, you couldn't be certain. At least playing it
:08:29. > :09:01.
:09:01. > :09:11.that way, you give yourself more options. That would be more than
:09:11. > :09:36.
:09:36. > :09:42.enough to clinch the first frame. Ding Junhui 4-2, he had the upper
:09:42. > :09:52.hand in the last few years. Looking like a player already, very
:09:52. > :09:53.
:09:53. > :09:59.confident. The prospect of this match, really does keep the play
:09:59. > :10:09.the ball beautifully. Yes, and the applause from this knowledgeable
:10:09. > :10:09.
:10:09. > :11:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:11:03. > :11:07.audience. 67 points. Now, 70 points And we had a nearly four minute
:11:07. > :11:12.discussion of whether it was a free ball. You can never say it's
:11:12. > :11:22.unlucky, that middle pocket is always there. That was the only
:11:22. > :11:30.
:11:30. > :11:35.chance that Ding Junhui had. Gravity took over. Still a chance
:11:35. > :11:41.of a century. Now, does he stop behind this last red and try to
:11:41. > :11:51.disturb it. He's trying to disturb it. Can he knock it on. You bet he
:11:51. > :12:19.
:12:19. > :12:24.can. Great shot. Great start from the defending champion. He had a
:12:24. > :12:34.chance and didn't take it. Neil Robertson looked very good as he I
:12:34. > :12:46.
:12:46. > :12:49.takes the opening frame, 1-0. That's more like it from Ding
:12:49. > :12:59.Junhui. Safety play hasn't really been the highest order this
:12:59. > :13:07.
:13:07. > :13:11.afternoon, to try and find that ball discussion a little bit more.
:13:11. > :13:17.Good return though. And that, of course, is the thing at this level
:13:17. > :13:22.- you can play one good safety shot but you may have to play three or
:13:22. > :13:30.four before you force your opponent into a mistake. So a good safety
:13:30. > :13:40.shot needed here. Got to find that ball cushion if he can. Much too
:13:40. > :13:40.
:13:40. > :13:47.thick. Leaves the yellow to come to his rescue. And it has. It just
:13:47. > :13:52.about has. Yes, he's been quite fortunate there - Ding Junhui. It
:13:52. > :13:58.seems to be today, the majority of the safety shots he's hitten are a
:13:58. > :14:05.little on the thick side. They're just not reaching the area. But
:14:05. > :14:09.where that's finished, that's a right result. Again, a bit too
:14:09. > :14:19.thick. You can see Neil Robertson come to the table praying the cue
:14:19. > :14:20.
:14:20. > :15:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:15:26. > :15:36.ball doesn't go in front of the You know you'll be down in the
:15:36. > :15:37.
:15:37. > :15:44.baulk area. You got yourself out of trouble for that particular shot.
:15:44. > :15:48.It was a colour to go, may be tempted to play the pot. But
:15:48. > :15:54.there's no black available. It's out of commission. So just to
:15:54. > :16:00.safety, it's imper tich that you find a place on the ball cushion
:16:00. > :16:10.tight. And that makes any safety shot for your opponent more
:16:10. > :16:21.
:16:21. > :16:31.difficult. Well, not bad. But should have been right against that
:16:31. > :16:51.
:16:51. > :16:55.ball cushion. Even so, it's a mistake from Neil Robertson. This
:16:55. > :17:05.red will definitely pass the black to this right corner. It's a big
:17:05. > :17:08.
:17:08. > :17:14.shot though, if you go for it, you feel as though you've got to get it.
:17:14. > :17:22.Yes, there's a lot of angle on that shot. It's not one you can hold. I
:17:22. > :17:32.don't blame him for refusing that one. Well, he's got to catch this
:17:32. > :17:35.
:17:35. > :17:45.just right. Otherwise he could be leaving something on. Pretty good.
:17:45. > :18:03.
:18:03. > :18:09.Pretty good. But not absolutely dead safe. Got to be careful with
:18:09. > :18:19.these. Got to get this very thin. Well, he played around the angles,
:18:19. > :18:31.
:18:31. > :18:36.which was an even better shot. Pretty good effort. There is a shot
:18:36. > :18:43.back but you have to be absolutely perfect to avoid hitting into the
:18:43. > :18:47.other red. It's the black spot that you have to avoid. Well there's two
:18:47. > :18:51.reds onto the other two. I don't know what he thinks is going to
:18:51. > :18:55.happen there. He's had a look, I don't know whether he thinks he has
:18:55. > :19:01.a chance of potting one of those, the bottom one or something, but
:19:01. > :19:11.he's had a look at that plan for quite a while. The most important
:19:11. > :19:14.
:19:14. > :19:20.thing is to avoid that red at the I think those two reds just went to
:19:20. > :19:29.the join of the two reds and that's what's knocked it in. He didn't hit
:19:29. > :19:33.the red that went in first. that was a bit careless. Should
:19:33. > :19:39.have been trite behind the brown and then he'd have Neill robs robs
:19:39. > :19:47.in all kind of trouble. But he hit it much too hard for the snooker.
:19:47. > :19:53.Yes, he wasted a shot there - ding young young didn't he. The red went
:19:53. > :20:03.in and he was completely in the driver's seat. He should have had
:20:03. > :20:16.
:20:16. > :20:20.it tight behind the brown. Would you believe it, not for the first
:20:20. > :20:24.time we've seen somebody make a mistake and the next thing they do,
:20:24. > :20:29.they come to the table with a chance, and this is a decent one.
:20:29. > :20:36.We always say it's a little more difficult to judge how the cue ball
:20:36. > :20:46.comes out. If you can get on the black, the chance this would be.
:20:46. > :20:46.
:20:46. > :20:50.Cushion first he's playing. Couldn't have played it better.
:20:50. > :20:54.Excellent shot and beautifully controlled. One of those shots that
:20:55. > :21:04.the cue ball could make contact and run away. The cue ball ends up on
:21:04. > :21:14.the other side cushion. But this was really well played. Lovely
:21:14. > :21:24.
:21:24. > :21:29.touch. I think the only downside with potting the black, it's now
:21:29. > :21:39.not available in either pocket. So you have to concentrate on the blue
:21:39. > :21:41.
:21:41. > :21:45.for the time being. That was handy that red potted. The fact that it
:21:45. > :21:49.went and was useful and of course it opened up the path for the other
:21:49. > :21:56.red after it was potted so he thought he'd take it. But wrong
:21:56. > :22:01.side of the blue. Imperative he got a good angle of the blue. The wrong
:22:01. > :22:07.side. If he had a nice angle on the whether you, every chance of
:22:07. > :22:17.bringing the pink into play. He's not going to be too close to the
:22:17. > :22:23.next intended red. He's trying to swing it around the angles. Used to
:22:23. > :22:33.say in the snooker club, crew him back. But at least he made the
:22:33. > :22:36.
:22:36. > :22:46.effort. Now he's going to get back for the blue. Good cueing needed.
:22:46. > :22:46.
:22:46. > :22:53.Struck it absolutely beautifully. In fact, if anything, too well.
:22:53. > :22:57.Look at that. Cue straight through. Head rock solid. Look at the action
:22:57. > :23:07.he got on the cue ball. He's just struggling for absolute perfection
:23:07. > :23:12.
:23:12. > :23:18.at the moment with the cue ball. And there's the point again. Well,
:23:18. > :23:23.if he's landed on that red, he's had a right result. In fact, he's
:23:23. > :23:33.just put his hand up to say sorry about that. That little flick off
:23:33. > :23:54.
:23:54. > :24:00.the pink. He's landed up on a red here. He had no right to be on.
:24:00. > :24:06.Needs a good angle inon the blue, sooner rather than later. And that
:24:06. > :24:16.could be it. I'll tell you what, that was beautifully struck. One of
:24:16. > :24:20.
:24:20. > :24:30.those shots you can certainly get wrong. He hit that beautifully.
:24:30. > :24:32.
:24:32. > :24:39.playing a little not too hard. Into the pink. Bring the pink into play.
:24:39. > :24:44.Well, I'm amazed. I don't know the value in that shot whatsoever.
:24:44. > :24:48.He'll do well to win this frame just chipping away on the blue and
:24:48. > :24:58.possibly green or brown. A good chance they'll try and get the pink
:24:58. > :24:58.
:24:58. > :25:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:25:38. > :25:48.sure he played on the bottom red on that cluster of three on the pink.
:25:48. > :25:53.
:25:53. > :26:03.But this will do. Cue ball again, I thought it was going to be a little
:26:03. > :26:03.
:26:03. > :26:12.worse than that. So it's not absolute perfection at the moment
:26:12. > :26:20.but he's keeping ongoing. Well you see a very high standard pot
:26:20. > :26:25.success. And that needs to run on, or this could be on the break. Oh,
:26:25. > :26:29.he's just about made it! He's just about made it. And he may just
:26:29. > :26:33.about have the perfect angle. Now, this time I'm not suggesting he
:26:33. > :26:40.plays into the pink. Because there's a couple of reds either
:26:40. > :26:50.side of the black that may be available. But that was a bonus
:26:50. > :27:27.
:27:27. > :27:36.doing fantasticly well. He's been on the wrong side of the blue at
:27:36. > :27:40.least three times in this break. He's coming down and going to be on
:27:40. > :27:47.this red. That cue ball much, much too close to the cushion for
:27:47. > :27:57.comfort. A little scratch of the head. The only thing s I say end of
:27:57. > :27:57.
:27:57. > :28:01.break, I can't see a safety. surely this red to the right of the
:28:01. > :28:07.black. You could just drop it in death weight. Wouldn't want to be
:28:07. > :28:17.playing with any pace. I think you automatically run in the red just
:28:17. > :28:24.
:28:24. > :28:29.below it. And the 54-point lead, still a possibility 67 remaining. I
:28:29. > :28:34.mean, you'd like to see a colour near the cushion and maybe he's
:28:34. > :28:43.thinking he can nudge the pink to the cushion off this but can he get
:28:43. > :28:47.it safe. Ding Junhui 53. Well, that was half an idea. Isle a' be
:28:47. > :28:52.disappointed. It looked as if it was always going to come. When you
:28:52. > :29:02.only have that blue to play with and you just can't find the right
:29:02. > :29:25.
:29:25. > :29:35.angle init, it will make the next shot more difficult. Quite a few
:29:35. > :29:39.
:29:39. > :29:43.points to play with here, Neil Robertson. 59 remaining. It's not
:29:43. > :29:49.an easy chance this, obviously. Those three reds, very close to the
:29:49. > :29:58.top cushion. And this one has to be inch-perfect of the yellow.
:29:58. > :30:03.doesn't want to be close to the cushion. A tough pot here. 51-
:30:03. > :30:13.points behind, 59 remaining. Yes, this will test your cueing. Hitting
:30:13. > :30:20.
:30:20. > :30:26.the ball well if you knock these in. What that score equates to, Ding
:30:26. > :30:32.Junhui is going to need to get it. He played it well. It wasn't the
:30:32. > :30:37.right angle to develop the black. The potting angle had sab a little
:30:37. > :30:42.thicker on the red he could have nudged the black towards the same
:30:42. > :30:48.pocket but, he just couldn't catch the black fully enough. So the pink,
:30:48. > :30:58.but he's got it coming in and out. As we can see, these last three
:30:58. > :31:06.
:31:06. > :31:13.reds are in very awkward positions. Oh, he's asking a lot to get back
:31:13. > :31:18.for a red there. The main priority was to get the six points. You've
:31:18. > :31:28.got a very difficult safety shot. At least you still have a chance in
:31:28. > :31:39.
:31:39. > :31:44.the frame. Neil Robertson, 10. that time, I don't blame him for
:31:44. > :31:51.not leaving the pot on. Because Ding Junhui is just looking for one
:31:51. > :32:01.more red to clinch this fourth frame. Mid session we're into after
:32:01. > :32:05.this one. It's the best part of the last shot for Neill was forcing to
:32:05. > :32:12.move one of those two reds off the cushion interest there. So the fact
:32:12. > :32:17.that he covered the lose one with a pink is a big help. There's now two
:32:17. > :32:26.reds in play. If he likes it, get on the black. The one that's on the
:32:26. > :32:36.top cushion would be a lot easier for him to play. He's certainry not
:32:36. > :32:36.
:32:36. > :32:42.out of this frame. Needs the colour here. At the moment, he stands 43-
:32:42. > :32:47.points behind. And after his next shot, there will only be 43 left on
:32:47. > :32:52.the table. If he can't get through to the blue, he either plays the
:32:52. > :33:02.yellow or he plays a snucker. He can't get through to the blue. If
:33:02. > :33:06.he plays a nuker, Ding Junhui hits it, he can only tie. He's been
:33:06. > :33:16.desperately unlucky there - Neil Robertson. He's on the blue. It's a
:33:16. > :33:26.
:33:26. > :33:31.great chance. I don't blame him taking it on. He had to play it
:33:31. > :33:41.with that little bit of extra pace and it just puts more pressure on
:33:41. > :33:49.the pot and in all honesty missed it. So Ding Junhui needed to level
:33:49. > :33:54.at the session break. So even though the defending races away
:33:54. > :33:59.with the first two frames, you would think it would be Ding Junhui
:33:59. > :34:06.going into that mid session interval feeling very good about it.
:34:06. > :34:11.Of the two, I would say Ding Junhui looks a little bit edgier. But he
:34:11. > :34:16.will he he be happier with the scoreline. And that I think will be
:34:16. > :34:26.the scoreline, Neil Robertson having a look at the score 50-
:34:26. > :34:29.
:34:29. > :34:36.points behind, 35 remaining. He'll carry on. But for snookers, it
:34:36. > :34:46.looks as if Ding Junhui will get the fourth frame. That's a good hit
:34:46. > :34:58.
:34:58. > :35:02.but it's not a snooker. He'll keep this red on the table. As we always
:35:02. > :35:09.say, while the red's on the table, there's always the chance of a free
:35:09. > :35:13.ball. And if you can get a free ball, then just a couple of
:35:13. > :35:23.snookers needed. Did you carry on John, 50 behind? No, I don't think
:35:23. > :35:26.
:35:26. > :35:30.I would have done, to be perfectly honest with you. As a percentage,
:35:30. > :35:35.it must be exceptionally low for anybody. You never know, it might
:35:35. > :35:42.be that day. It does happen, of course. And we have seen of it
:35:42. > :35:48.happen. But at the moment, it's four snookers needed, unless we're
:35:48. > :35:53.talking about that free ball. think even Neill is half-hearted
:35:53. > :36:03.attempt to get the snookers. So if Ding Junhui just rolls this red in,
:36:03. > :36:19.
:36:19. > :36:29.we go to the mid session interval all square. The poing wasn't as it
:36:29. > :36:31.
:36:31. > :36:35.would be. If you can put him off, he deserves to go in 2-2. A couple
:36:35. > :36:39.of times he suggested he could have brought them into play, he was
:36:39. > :36:49.determined to just get what he could without taking any undue
:36:49. > :36:49.
:36:49. > :36:54.risks. In other words, he's up for the fight. It doesn't matter about
:36:54. > :36:59.the blue. This was over quite a time ago. So Neil Robertson,
:36:59. > :37:04.defending champion, led 2-0 but it's Ding Junhui who wins the next
:37:04. > :37:14.two. They go to the mid session interval all square, nothing to
:37:14. > :37:53.
:37:53. > :37:58.choose between them. There may be a chance here. This left to the red
:37:58. > :38:08.corner. If he could avoid a kiss on another red, he would be thinking
:38:08. > :38:09.
:38:09. > :38:14.about taking it on. He may be able to get through to the right corner.
:38:14. > :38:19.Not the best of safety shots. He can't get through to the one to the
:38:19. > :38:29.right corner. But this left one is OK, if he can avoid a kiss on
:38:29. > :38:39.
:38:39. > :38:48.another red. If he can't, it's a dangerous shot to take on. Played
:38:48. > :38:58.too slowly. You wouldn't believe you could play that slowly and not
:38:58. > :39:02.
:39:02. > :39:06.come on the black. That is very, very careless. The only thing you
:39:06. > :39:16.have to do is guard against the bump on the middle pocket. And to
:39:16. > :39:30.
:39:30. > :39:34.get down and do that is a huge mistake. The shot being played.
:39:34. > :39:39.It's amaidsing that he didn't get on the black there. What an
:39:39. > :39:49.opportunity this is for Neil Robertson, the balls are lovely
:39:49. > :39:49.
:39:49. > :40:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:40:31. > :40:36.here. I think into a couple of days play here that might not have
:40:36. > :40:46.happened. These cloth have no sheen on them. They tend to slide quite a
:40:46. > :40:46.
:40:46. > :41:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:41:38. > :41:43.bit. The black certainly hit a fair way up the cushion. I was having a
:41:43. > :41:47.chat and he was pretty adamant that that was definitely a free ball.
:41:47. > :41:53.Funny how the players are. Incidents like that, they don't
:41:53. > :42:03.like to let them go. It hasn't made a great deal of difference in the
:42:03. > :42:20.
:42:20. > :42:24.context of the match. But thought he was right. Poor positionnal shot
:42:24. > :42:29.by Neill's standards there. Showing us that he's the wrong side of the
:42:29. > :42:39.blue. The most neglected shot in the game of snooker that is. It's
:42:39. > :43:02.
:43:02. > :43:12.so important, just to get that cue ball just the other side. He played
:43:12. > :43:12.
:43:12. > :43:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:43:57. > :44:02.Just wondering if that pink is pottable. He could play the red and
:44:02. > :44:06.cannon into the cluster. A little screwback and he could be on the
:44:06. > :44:16.pink. Sorting a few balls out here, how he's going to play the run
:44:16. > :44:22.
:44:22. > :44:25.through and open a few out. great. Yeah, I know everybody has a
:44:25. > :44:28.different opinion. I always prefer the skew shot myself. And
:44:28. > :44:33.particular in that instance, when it was obvious it was going to hit
:44:33. > :44:43.the pink and the pink was going to run through. Now, this pink will
:44:43. > :44:48.pot. If you see it clearly passes the black, it's a difficult pot.
:44:48. > :44:53.Yes, it's not very often I'd question Neil Robertson's shot
:44:53. > :45:02.choice but I'll do it with that one. I thought it was virtually
:45:02. > :45:06.impossible not to play a screw shot off the pack. So it's just the
:45:06. > :45:16.safety. Neil Robertson, 46. (APPLAUSE)
:45:16. > :45:28.
:45:28. > :45:38.Tkheer cheer. He's got to catch this just right, if he catches it
:45:38. > :45:43.
:45:43. > :45:48.too thick, he will a' run into the pink or black. If anything so far
:45:48. > :45:51.in that match, that's been his Achille's heel. He's looked at the
:45:51. > :45:56.red on the left-hand side of the table and the one close to the
:45:56. > :46:06.cushion. But it's that close that he's definitely got a chance of a
:46:06. > :46:13.
:46:13. > :46:19.double kiss. So this is it. He's going to catch this just right.
:46:19. > :46:27.Just missed the pink. And the red's gone in. That's a bonus. He was
:46:27. > :46:34.more interested in getting the cue ball back to the end. Now, can he
:46:34. > :46:44.nestal uptight behind the brown? Ding Junhui, one. He's back in the
:46:44. > :47:00.
:47:00. > :47:04.frame. He played it very well. Just got that a little bit too thin. But
:47:04. > :47:08.when you're snookered, try and leave as much distance as you can
:47:08. > :47:14.between cue ball and object ball, that's what he'sdown. I do think
:47:14. > :47:24.that's one of the shots that the modians players lay play so well.
:47:24. > :47:31.
:47:31. > :47:37.Very high standard for that shot. Obviously trying to manoeuvre that
:47:37. > :47:47.red from the side cushion to give himself a better chance of making a
:47:47. > :47:53.
:47:53. > :48:03.counter-clearance but not a great cue ball. Well, there is he' no
:48:03. > :48:04.
:48:04. > :48:14.problem whatsoever. He's just sublime. Right in the heart of the
:48:14. > :48:24.pocket. 91% success. Such an advantage. To be able to cue as
:48:24. > :48:28.
:48:28. > :48:32.well as he does on those long balls in. Rather like a colleague Stephen
:48:32. > :48:36.Hendry who is sitting there in the bubble this afternoon, his long
:48:36. > :48:40.game used to be superb. You can get yourself out of trouble and get
:48:40. > :48:49.yourself a great opportunity when you can cue those long shots like
:48:49. > :48:59.that. So just this red needed to go 56-points in front with just 51
:48:59. > :48:59.
:48:59. > :49:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:49:52. > :49:56.remaining. Well, it didn't matter. The frame
:49:56. > :50:00.was over, Ding Junhui made a careless early on in that and that
:50:00. > :50:10.was the Catholic on the break and always kept Neil Robertson in
:50:10. > :50:10.
:50:10. > :51:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:51:34. > :51:44.After a shot like that, he goes and misses a simple black. How many
:51:44. > :51:44.
:51:44. > :52:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:52:59. > :53:06.times do we see it though. Just Junhui could play the red that's
:53:06. > :53:16.closer to him through the gap. So be careful that he doesn't hit one
:53:16. > :53:35.
:53:36. > :53:42.rather than the other here and knock the black in. This isn't
:53:42. > :53:52.straightforward. As you said, he's got to be careful here, he could
:53:52. > :54:06.
:54:06. > :54:10.knock the black in. He's got to have another look at it. I suggest
:54:10. > :54:13.thinner and more side if you're going to play that one. I don't
:54:13. > :54:23.think he can visuallise the red going past the black into the
:54:23. > :54:54.
:54:54. > :55:04.corner. Or red just above the pink. That doesn't look on. Must have
:55:04. > :55:05.
:55:05. > :55:15.played a good safety shot. There you go. Somebody can remember me.
:55:15. > :55:42.
:55:42. > :55:45.Makes a change from where's the cue ball going anyway. As if by magic.
:55:45. > :55:55.He was worried about knocking the reds onto the black before. This
:55:55. > :56:03.time he just potted the black direct. Amazing. Thinking he may
:56:03. > :56:09.have rolled off. A possible plant. There's quite a distance between
:56:09. > :56:18.these two. It isn't a certainity by any means. He has an exceptional
:56:18. > :56:28.player for this type of shot. (APPLAUSE AND CHEERING)
:56:28. > :56:33.
:56:33. > :56:42.Well, the form book stood you in good steed there - JP. What a
:56:42. > :56:48.chance he's got now! Black's only available into one corner pocket.
:56:48. > :56:58.But that won't bother him at the moment. It's available, that's the
:56:58. > :57:28.
:57:28. > :57:38.main thing. If he can get on the black, it's now available into both
:57:38. > :57:51.
:57:51. > :57:58.corners. Perfect. (APPLAUSE AND CHEERING)
:57:58. > :58:08.Maybe he has a touch of angle to turn it around. Has to make sure he
:58:08. > :58:08.
:58:08. > :58:15.doesn't stay straight. This is where he's at his best, Ding Junhui.
:58:15. > :58:25.He is a' got to play a little cannon here onto the main cluster.
:58:25. > :58:27.
:58:27. > :58:31.Just don't particular your eyes off the ballline.
:58:31. > :58:37.And they've spread open nicely. Just slightly hampered on the one
:58:37. > :58:47.that you would have liked to have been on, get an alternative to the
:58:47. > :58:49.
:58:49. > :58:59.left middle. He's settling for this. Knew, as long as he's not hampered
:58:59. > :58:59.
:58:59. > :59:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:59:59. > :00:07.world. Great competitors. Just nice angle on the black. He could
:00:07. > :00:17.hold nicely for the red in the same pocket as the black. Red corner red
:00:17. > :00:17.
:00:17. > :01:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:01:32. > :01:38.points in front. Just 67 remaining. it has proven to me, this match,
:01:38. > :01:48.all players can became a will of scoring. That always puts pressure
:01:48. > :01:57.
:01:57. > :02:01.to see the shot that your Robertson played. -- Neil Robertson. He
:02:01. > :02:08.completely missed the black. Both players looking in very good
:02:09. > :02:16.scoring form. That is going to make for a very good match. This is it.
:02:16. > :02:26.The way he threw his arms up. You only have to put a little trace a
:02:26. > :02:40.
:02:40. > :02:50.sidearm. Already made a break of Why does it always finish like
:02:50. > :03:20.
:03:20. > :03:23.quality snooker. Expected. I always expect that when he is a dangerous
:03:23. > :03:33.opponent, this break is a lot more fluent than the first century break
:03:33. > :04:03.
:04:03. > :04:08.he made. He is probably gaining in mistakes. He took it well. He
:04:08. > :04:18.levelled the match once again. Binge on the app looking a little
:04:18. > :04:33.
:04:33. > :04:37.more confident in my eyes. -- a line, being 4-3 in front. But there
:04:37. > :04:45.does seem to be a psychological aspect in front. But players can
:04:45. > :04:55.make mistakes. That could have worked out better. He could be
:04:55. > :04:56.
:04:56. > :05:06.hampered by the blue. You will not even think about it. He does not
:05:06. > :05:25.
:05:25. > :05:35.shot than it looked. He is guarding himself behind the blue there. We
:05:35. > :05:49.
:05:49. > :05:56.know there is no problem with the the pocket. He wanted to come
:05:56. > :06:01.straight, obviously. This is tricky. It needs a good shot to get on the
:06:01. > :06:11.red. You assume he is going to play for the red that is just near the
:06:11. > :06:12.
:06:12. > :06:19.top cushion. But Kenny hold for that? -- can he. He went for it,
:06:19. > :06:25.but he did not get the pink. tried to play that in a way that
:06:25. > :06:35.was going to leave the paint in the pocket and coverage. -- leave the
:06:35. > :06:41.pink in the pocket and coverage. Never easy when you're so close.
:06:41. > :06:48.he can just get this red and still have an angle to be able to get the
:06:48. > :06:58.pink, he may be able to carry on into that cluster. He has got to
:06:58. > :07:06.get this one back off the cushion for that shot. Beautifully played.
:07:06. > :07:15.Absolutely beautiful. This could be the key to the frame. He has left
:07:15. > :07:25.himself the angle on the pen. -- pink. On the left-hand side he can
:07:25. > :07:29.
:07:29. > :07:32.get the cue and ball running into the punch on the table. -- bunch. A
:07:32. > :07:42.was just about to say it was not the greatest pattern to go into,
:07:42. > :07:44.
:07:44. > :07:50.that one. You can run into the dock area. It was unlucky to finish
:07:50. > :07:56.there, but it was on the cards. Taking a close look here, is it a
:07:56. > :08:06.plant? There is a bit of a gap between the two. It has got to be
:08:06. > :08:12.
:08:12. > :08:19.made. It is there. That is an absolute cracker. You said it in
:08:19. > :08:29.the last frame, he is very good. It was enough of a gap that made him
:08:29. > :08:56.
:08:56. > :09:03.mess. -- miss. It went right into the lower one, he could go for the
:09:03. > :09:08.paint in the left middle. -- pink. He could be set up for the blue.
:09:08. > :09:18.But when you play for the blue, you have got to get the right angle.
:09:18. > :09:28.
:09:29. > :09:38.Otherwise it gives you big problems. He has decided to play up for the
:09:39. > :09:45.
:09:45. > :09:55.blue. That leaves a lot. I do not blame him for refusing the red.
:09:55. > :10:08.
:10:08. > :10:18.Definitely understandable he played around the angle. Made light of a
:10:18. > :10:30.
:10:30. > :10:40.very difficult charred. -- shot. Dear me. Mr that by the proverbial.
:10:40. > :10:50.
:10:50. > :11:00.-- missed that. Did not get that shot at all. He just quit on it. At
:11:00. > :11:01.
:11:01. > :11:10.the moment, Neil Robertson has gone off the boil slightly. Looks as
:11:10. > :11:20.though he is going to fluke it. The green has come to his rescue. Dinge
:11:20. > :11:26.
:11:26. > :11:36.many -- with a problem at the moment. Now he can do that. -- Ding
:11:36. > :11:38.
:11:38. > :11:42.Junhui. Maybe he can play the part here. The worst thing happened. He
:11:42. > :11:52.missed it and brought the EU prattle away from the side cushion.
:11:52. > :12:10.
:12:10. > :12:20.The last thing he needed. -- have games, I would fancy the Purple
:12:20. > :12:23.
:12:23. > :12:33.very strongly, but -- and see the red. He has established himself in
:12:33. > :13:11.
:13:11. > :13:15.angle. If he drops the blue men, he can pocket the red and get outside
:13:16. > :13:24.on the three and get the other two up. He decided to take the chance
:13:24. > :13:32.and open them up. Has it worked out? Cannae get through the gap? --
:13:32. > :13:37.canny. If he can't, he is very unlucky. The only way he could get
:13:37. > :13:44.through to pot that red is to play a swerve using a lot of the right-
:13:44. > :13:54.hand side. But would he be on a colour? I am not certain. He will
:13:54. > :14:03.
:14:03. > :14:12.have to play the swerve. He cannot get through direct. I think he had
:14:12. > :14:16.an alternative safety shot, he would play it. He may be forced
:14:16. > :14:26.into having to play this part. Unless he can find somewhere in the
:14:26. > :14:29.
:14:29. > :14:34.area to hide the cue ball. Maybe he just has to play safe. But if he
:14:34. > :14:42.tries to get up to the end, he is looking to see if he can hit the
:14:42. > :14:48.red on to the paint and the pink on to the red. -- red on to the pink.
:14:48. > :14:58.At least they have moved the red away from the corner. He was
:14:58. > :15:15.
:15:15. > :15:22.unlucky there, it had to be said. was just about to say what a good
:15:22. > :15:29.pot that was. He got into it too much. Just a bit too much backspin
:15:29. > :15:39.on the cue ball. No real harm done. But you would have liked to see the
:15:39. > :15:39.
:15:39. > :16:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:16:28. > :16:38.of four red. He needs to drop on oar and side cushion. I do not
:16:38. > :16:50.
:16:50. > :17:00.blame him for that. -- that are positional play. The plaque is
:17:00. > :17:01.
:17:01. > :17:09.likely to remain. -- are black. Where has the cue ball gone?
:17:09. > :17:17.Careless enough, you would have to say. Used to get three for that at
:17:17. > :17:26.billiards. Is that the new catchphrase, then, where has the
:17:27. > :17:36.cue ball gone? Particularly if you are slow off the mark. That is a
:17:37. > :17:49.
:17:49. > :17:57.state for your opponent. He will He'll have to change that shirt now
:17:57. > :18:01.- "Where's the cue ball gone?" think reason he's considering this
:18:01. > :18:05.red - he doesn't really want to bring those four reds into play. He
:18:05. > :18:15.could play the pot on this, and even if he didn't get it, he
:18:15. > :18:25.Decided to try to get back to the baulk end. It's not a bad effort,
:18:25. > :18:25.
:18:25. > :18:35.particularly with that little flick Who's he remind you of? He reminds
:18:35. > :18:40.me of Neil Robertson! It must be APPLAUSE
:18:40. > :18:50.He'll be looking a lot happier now that Neil shot that terrific long
:18:50. > :18:53.
:18:53. > :18:59.We're getting a smile out of him now. It might be something the old
:18:59. > :19:09.lady said to him...? What a pot that was. Absolutely fabulous. Just
:19:09. > :19:17.
:19:17. > :19:22.wondering if any of those reds are He's missed it. He thought the top
:19:22. > :19:28.one of the four would go. But how many times do we say it and how
:19:28. > :19:32.many times do we see it? You just think about position, and forget
:19:32. > :19:39.about the shot in front of you. Never expect him to miss a green
:19:39. > :19:49.like that. But he's not really on this red. I don't think Ding Junhui
:19:49. > :19:58.
:19:58. > :20:08.will be taking a chance. Looks like Don't know whether he is tempted by
:20:08. > :20:09.
:20:09. > :20:17.Certainly a very awkward shot into a blind pocket. A very tight pocket
:20:17. > :20:21.as well. One of those shots that's do-or-die. Yeah. I could understand
:20:21. > :20:26.him playing it off the right-hand side of the two together going into
:20:26. > :20:36.this corner. But it's only the left-hand one - that's too risky.
:20:36. > :20:53.
:20:53. > :21:03.Putting all your eggs in the one So far, the longest frame in the
:21:03. > :21:10.
:21:10. > :21:14.It mightn't last much longer if Ding Junhui can knock this long red
:21:14. > :21:24.in. Not the best from Neil Robertson. One good bit of cuing
:21:24. > :21:33.
:21:33. > :21:41.Didn't fully connect, but he got the red. He hedged his bets by
:21:41. > :21:46.I don't blame him. But it just makes the pot more difficult the
:21:46. > :21:52.more pace you put into it. He'll be happy now. Always knew, of course,
:21:52. > :21:55.he'd be on the green - just about due to the pace to get that red in
:21:55. > :21:59.the middle of the table. Yes, and the most awkward aspect of this is
:21:59. > :22:09.the two reds on the top cushion, because neither of them are
:22:09. > :22:34.
:22:34. > :22:38.Can he play a cannon into one of those reds and take the chance? The
:22:38. > :22:48.pink is there. He'd be unlucky to snooker himself. I don't know
:22:48. > :22:52.
:22:52. > :22:56.whether the angle is on. He could He did try it... I'll tell you what
:22:56. > :23:04.- he's not come out too bad. He's flicked the black and finished
:23:04. > :23:14.absolutely ideal on the blue to What a flick off the black that was.
:23:14. > :23:20.
:23:20. > :23:30.If this goes right, it's a frame- It could have gone better. It could
:23:30. > :23:31.
:23:31. > :23:35.have gone a lot better. A choice of 12 points the lead... Decision time
:23:35. > :23:44.- which would you prefer, the one in the left middle, or the one in
:23:44. > :23:47.the left corner? I think I'd prefer I would. Take a little bit of
:23:47. > :23:51.pressure off, doesn't it? Could be the middle. Might even be the
:23:51. > :24:01.yellow pocket - just a choice of how you see it. It's certainly
:24:01. > :24:12.
:24:12. > :24:22.Perfect on the blue! The blue will put him 18 points in front. After
:24:22. > :24:35.
:24:35. > :24:38.the blue, red, colour, yellow would Wouldn't expect him to miss this,
:24:38. > :24:43.but it's a little more awkward than it should have been. Nothing Neil
:24:43. > :24:53.Robertson can do now. He's played a few loose safety shots in this
:24:53. > :25:17.
:25:17. > :25:27.frame. If this goes in, it could This yellow to go 26 points in
:25:27. > :25:59.
:25:59. > :26:04.If he pots the green, two snookers Neil Robertson won the first two
:26:04. > :26:07.frames. Ding Junhui pulled him back - two apiece at the midsession
:26:07. > :26:17.interval. Neil Robertson came out gin form to win the frame after the
:26:17. > :26:25.
:26:25. > :26:31.interval but, since then, he's gone In goes the pink. Ding Junhui -
:26:32. > :26:41.who's always trailed in this match - he goes in front, now leading
:26:42. > :27:09.
:27:10. > :27:14.Excellent break. Puts a little bit of pressure on this return to baulk
:27:14. > :27:18.for Ding Junhui. That's if he decides to return to baulk,
:27:18. > :27:22.particularly with that red ball being adjacent to the right middle
:27:22. > :27:32.pocket. If he's playing to baulk, he's got to make certain he doesn't
:27:32. > :27:34.
:27:34. > :27:44.Coming off two cushions. Feel that's a safe spot. Played it well.
:27:44. > :27:53.
:27:53. > :28:01.There may not even be a return to baulk for Neil here, where they
:28:01. > :28:04.Can't get across the that red and back into the baulk area without
:28:05. > :28:14.bringing the blue or loose red on the right-hand side into play.
:28:15. > :28:15.
:28:15. > :29:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:29:04. > :29:08.Has he spotted a red that goes to That's very careless if he's left a
:29:08. > :29:18.chance for this red just to the right of the black - a chance of
:29:18. > :29:19.
:29:19. > :29:26.That's very careless. Only thing about this, John - the way the
:29:26. > :29:30.table has been going today, will it APPLAUSE
:29:30. > :29:40.No, it wouldn't. Great shot. Careless from Ding, though, to
:29:40. > :30:01.
:30:01. > :30:05.Amazing. You play a shot like that, you think, "There's no way I can't
:30:05. > :30:15.be on the right middle." Then it just rolls on a fraction or two,
:30:15. > :30:24.
:30:24. > :30:34.This red, the alternative red, is a APPLAUSE
:30:34. > :30:44.
:30:44. > :30:48.He played that probably as well as When he played that red, he knew it
:30:48. > :30:51.was difficult full stretch. He didn't want to play it at the side.
:30:51. > :30:58.That's why he's got the contact on the black. If he'd been more
:30:58. > :31:01.confident to pot, he'd have played Too thin.
:31:01. > :31:07.CROWD GROANS Has he got away with it? Has he
:31:07. > :31:17.left a red to the middle? I think he's left a red to the right middle.
:31:17. > :31:18.
:31:18. > :31:28.Well, touching ball. Does that mean I think he can get through to it.
:31:28. > :32:05.
:32:05. > :32:15.Good shot. I think he can get He'd have loved to have been on the
:32:15. > :32:18.
:32:18. > :32:28.blue. Angle on the blue, split the That was a clever shot.
:32:28. > :32:30.APPLAUSE What's what we talk about - playing
:32:30. > :32:33.the positive shot, the right shot to play. That certainly was an
:32:33. > :32:38.opportunity. OK, he could have played for the one loose red and
:32:38. > :32:41.thought, "If I get on that, roll that in, pot the blue," that will
:32:41. > :32:46.put him up. He knew that red would always be there as a reserve.
:32:46. > :32:56.That's why he took the opportunity to open the reds. He's given
:32:56. > :32:59.
:32:59. > :33:05.himself a frame and matchwinning Would you believe it? How careless
:33:05. > :33:08.was that?! Not in the top three worst shots today... All you've
:33:08. > :33:15.gotta do is land on a ball colour or the blue, and he's overscrewed
:33:15. > :33:25.it with a bit of side on it. He's left himself far more awkward than
:33:25. > :33:30.
:33:30. > :33:36.He's eyeing up the shot on this green. When you know you should
:33:36. > :33:46.have been eyeing up a lot easier shot than this, it's a lot harder
:33:46. > :33:51.
:33:51. > :33:57.to take on. The obvious shot would Very well played.
:33:57. > :34:01.APPLAUSE It was one of those - if he'd have
:34:01. > :34:03.missed it, you'd have said, "Maybe he shouldn't have done that. A bit
:34:03. > :34:07.of desperation there." He would have been annoyed not having
:34:07. > :34:13.anything easier than that. Yep. But he's showing here that he's in a
:34:13. > :34:16.positive frame of mind. We saw it with a pink in the last frame, and
:34:16. > :34:20.a that green once again. He's winning this match, it's not being
:34:20. > :34:28.given to him: Every credit to him. As I say, you don't doubt his
:34:28. > :34:38.ability, his technical ability is You just sometimes wonder whether
:34:38. > :34:40.he's up for the fight, but he It's good to see, because it's not
:34:40. > :34:50.all about this game when you're playing at your best. It's what you
:34:50. > :34:50.
:34:50. > :35:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:35:43. > :35:51.Not a bad angle to play for on these two loose reds. He'd be
:35:51. > :36:01.looking for an angle on the black. The choice of these two reds on the
:36:01. > :36:28.
:36:28. > :36:33.right-hand side of the table is the Love to leave an angle here off the
:36:33. > :36:43.into nnon into the black. The red on the
:36:43. > :36:51.
:36:51. > :36:54.right-hand side he may get on as an Hmm. The way he's played that, he's
:36:54. > :36:57.just going to play for the loose red on the right-hand side of the
:36:57. > :37:06.table. I thought he would have run through and left himself an angle
:37:06. > :37:16.to go straight into the red. Very It's not even going to be that easy
:37:16. > :37:25.
:37:25. > :37:35.to get on the one loose red near Release surprised at the way he let
:37:35. > :38:00.
:38:00. > :38:06.this shot. If it goes well for Ding Junhui, he will be through. He just
:38:06. > :38:13.needs to get into the pack of the red. If you land on something
:38:13. > :38:23.simple, he will be home and hosed. You have really got to trust this.
:38:23. > :38:32.
:38:33. > :38:42.You do not want to hit it too hard, under the lock. Is he on it? Not
:38:43. > :39:01.
:39:01. > :39:05.quite. He may be able to turn it thought he played it perfect.
:39:05. > :39:12.many times does that happen? The match would be all over and he
:39:12. > :39:22.would get ready to shake hands and now you have got this. A lot of
:39:22. > :39:31.
:39:31. > :39:37.always say that the difference between practice play and matchplay,
:39:37. > :39:40.in practice you do not hesitate. He knows how important it is and he
:39:40. > :39:50.does not want to make the mistake. He is going to have to wait for
:39:50. > :40:05.
:40:05. > :40:11.shot. If you look at it for that long, the degree of difficulty is
:40:11. > :40:21.too difficult. A very good one indeed. He has put Robinson in a
:40:21. > :40:41.
:40:41. > :40:51.bit of trouble here. Hard to see a point behind. Still a possible 75
:40:51. > :40:52.
:40:52. > :41:02.left on the table. That leaves Ding Junhui a pot at the red. He is now
:41:02. > :41:07.
:41:07. > :41:11.the favourite. I do not see how you even Neil R even Neil Rcannot put all
:41:11. > :41:21.of his eggs in one basket and go for this red down the left-hand
:41:21. > :41:50.
:41:50. > :42:00.side cushion. But is there an got so close to the pot. Safe as he
:42:00. > :42:00.
:42:00. > :42:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:42:56. > :43:01.unlucky. He has been so unlucky. Looked certain he was going to be
:43:01. > :43:11.on the black or possibly the blue. But that gives him a pressure pot
:43:11. > :43:40.
:43:40. > :43:47.here. You feel he has got to take are almost shot. A great part.
:43:47. > :43:54.fabulous pot, that was. The one thing besides getting the shot safe
:43:54. > :44:04.before it was when he played that long screw. All of the balls were
:44:04. > :44:14.in positions. If he can manage to negotiate his positional play here.
:44:14. > :44:36.
:44:36. > :44:46.a double fist pump. I do not know if he clears up here. -- what he
:44:46. > :44:46.
:44:46. > :46:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:46:01. > :46:08.he will not play it. This is an leaves the cue ball high. That is
:46:08. > :46:18.where he is going to leave it now. What an opportunity this is. He
:46:18. > :46:18.
:46:18. > :47:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:47:00. > :47:05.could level the match 5-5 into a would have been over now. They
:47:05. > :47:15.would be shaking hands and doing press interviews. Neil Robertson,
:47:15. > :47:20.wrong side of the blue. I had gone on about it earlier in the match on
:47:20. > :47:30.been the correct side of the blue all the time. He might just be able
:47:30. > :47:30.
:47:30. > :48:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:48:19. > :48:29.a lifeline. He is putting Ding Junhui under pressure. The title he
:48:29. > :48:36.
:48:36. > :48:43.holds e is still within his grasp. break. There is nothing like a
:48:43. > :48:52.deciding frame. Ding Junhui is holding his breath here. Has he
:48:52. > :49:02.left it possible red to the left to meddle with that Bray Cockshutt? --
:49:02. > :49:07.
:49:07. > :49:17.melting pot like this, you're akin to get a lot of final frame
:49:17. > :49:32.
:49:32. > :49:38.deciders. There have been a lot of more. I thought it might just leave
:49:39. > :49:48.me on the brand. He is nicely on the yellow. First chance, Neil
:49:49. > :50:02.
:50:02. > :50:12.getting excited. It is was watching them playing sometimes, isn't it? -
:50:12. > :50:13.
:50:13. > :50:17.- worse. He is certainly doing better now than he has done for
:50:17. > :50:24.quite a spell in this match. The past couple of frames he has been
:50:24. > :50:34.excellent. 62 in the last one to get a decider. Looking like he
:50:34. > :50:34.
:50:34. > :51:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:51:23. > :51:33.could not score. He is now looking has got to go into the cluster and
:51:33. > :51:56.
:51:56. > :52:03.more. Just trying to chip away at an. -- them. I am pretty certain he
:52:03. > :52:11.was playing for the angle, but he was playing the cue ball too much.
:52:11. > :52:19.He has overdone it. That is the problem. If you have a good angle
:52:19. > :52:25.once, you are never certain to get it again. Of course, this red going
:52:25. > :52:35.into the middle releases the red just above it. Just above it to the
:52:35. > :52:57.
:52:57. > :53:07.left corner pocket. It is not all available in to the right middle.
:53:07. > :53:11.
:53:11. > :53:19.It depends on which pocket he prefers. That has absolutely amazed
:53:19. > :53:27.me. That really has. He has got the loose red to play for. Coming off
:53:27. > :53:35.the top cushion, it is in a flat backpack as a long-time colleague
:53:35. > :53:38.used to say. It was always going to be awkward. Get yourself off the
:53:38. > :53:48.loose red and weed yourself off the black. You can get straight into
:53:48. > :54:05.
:54:05. > :54:11.them. It is one good pop up into agree with you entirely. A few
:54:11. > :54:18.shots he could have played to open the pack up. That is the one. He
:54:18. > :54:21.has recovered the situation with a brilliant pot. It is the way he
:54:21. > :54:30.played it that makes you feel as though he is not going to wilt in
:54:30. > :54:39.fright of the winning line. -- site. It is hard to see Ding Junhui
:54:39. > :54:47.getting back into the table in this match. He is now 2-0 behind. 5-3 in
:54:47. > :54:57.front. It looks as though the defending champion is getting very
:54:57. > :55:15.
:55:15. > :55:25.off the top rail. He played the shot and was walking down. He
:55:25. > :55:27.
:55:27. > :55:33.really got off at top cushion. Nearly double the speed. I would
:55:33. > :55:38.have to say under these circumstances, why has he been
:55:39. > :55:48.positive. All of the shops have gone into the centre of the pocket.
:55:49. > :56:21.
:56:21. > :56:25.has been a few mistakes, but that was what makes it more exciting.
:56:25. > :56:33.There have been quality breaks, mainly from the cue of Ding Junhui.
:56:33. > :56:40.But every credit to Neil Robertson. Ding Junhui could have won this
:56:40. > :56:50.match 6-3. But that is not going to be the case. Neil Robertson is now
:56:50. > :56:58.
:56:58. > :57:08.just a couple of pots away from a defending champion looks as though
:57:08. > :57:22.
:57:22. > :57:32.he has got over this very big first out what he is going to do instead
:57:32. > :57:47.
:57:48. > :57:51.thatk at imagine the relief. There were
:57:51. > :58:01.times, particularly when he was behind that he thought that was his
:58:01. > :58:05.
:58:05. > :58:15.master's reign over. But it was not to be. Everything is going in now.
:58:15. > :58:22.
:58:22. > :58:28.He even got perfect on the black. It was a terrific match. Neil
:58:28. > :58:33.Robertson. Ding Junhui waves to the crowd. Nothing to be upset about.
:58:33. > :58:37.Just a fraction. Look at the delight on the Australian.
:58:37. > :58:42.Absolutely over the moon. He is in the quarterfinal of the title he is
:58:42. > :58:46.defending. Ding Junhui is defeated defending. Ding Junhui is defeated
:58:46. > :58:50.defending. Ding Junhui is defeated by 6-5.