Day 4 Masters Snooker Extra

Either way, snooker extra is a long next with the Stevens-Williams

first round match. I doubt they will want to see that again. You

can if you are so inclined. If you want to keep your viewing on Taouil

-- until the quarter-finals, that begins today on BBC Two. Catch you

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Morgan to the programme. Tonight we have a cracking match for you. It

is the battle of the Welsh Dragons. Mark Williams against Matthew

Stevens, who lifted dystrophy 13 years ago, but since then has

failed to progress past the first These dapper frames will suit Mark

Williams more than Matthew Stevens. I think Stevens is a more forward

player. He would like to get in early and when the frames in one

Mark Williams is usually really proficient at the scrappy games.

Very clever in the safety His in a spot of bother here. He

cannot get to the right-hand side of the table. The one on the left-

hand side cushion is so close you He could come off the side cushion

and go to the red near the top There is the view he has. There is

nothing there to get him back to ball. It is the same with the red

on the right-hand side as we look. Sometimes if you do not feel there

is a safety you go out fighting. The main thing for Mark Williams is

to try and get this black back on Would you believe that? He thought

He wouldn't want to watch this shot We were talking about this before

the match. The age of the players. I think the first thing that goes

in the game is your concentration. It is not down to nerves or

It just seemed to me that the longer you have been playing the

more times you slip into missing a I must admit I found that near the

end. You get down and look at where you were to put the cue ball and

get ready to play the next shot, but realise you've missed the pot.

It is a real shock to the system as This is a decent chance, effete and

debt position on the colour. -- if he can get position. He has to be

carefully does not overscrew this. He will be playing for the black

here. We have seen this cloth is Absolutely right. We have noticed

that with a couple of shots from Mark Williams already in this frame.

So if we getting a lot of reaction on the cue ball. On a good day you

would kiss the red and then be on the black. He has done nothing.

Mark Williams will be delighted that shot he Mr Stott cost him the

frame. -- shot he missed did not cost him the frame. That was much

too thick. That is not like Mark This is his third chance. He has

had two big chances before this. The Reds cannot be better situated.

The bike is available in both corners. -- black. There is your

answer. That is three excellent opportunities and he is not made

the most of them. If this road goes to the left corner, which I think

it will, what a chance for Mark He would do with it -- he will do

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well to win this frame in this Only one colour he can get, and

that is the black. That is the one he needs, so it is not a problem. A

He will be well led by that stage. He has a nice angle on the black

I am surprised he played for that I was just about to say, after that

easy read he missed in the frame, that he started to look good. He

missed the black of the spot by a long way. The thing is, he needs

that read on the right cushion any Matty is red-headed, so the red is

not a problem for him. -- Matthew He has parted the red, but he is

not perfect, really. Not quite certain what colour he will play

for, possibly the blue. Maybe below will give in possession on this

awkward last red. -- the yellow. It Tricky to play, but a good job he

did play at that pace. A little bit harder and it would not have

He used all the pocket. He would like to possibly play for the brown

here, because if he doesn't clearing the colours will not be

easy. Positional playing from green to brown and browns of blue. A long

distance the cue ball would have to cover. If he could get the ground

it would make things a lot easier. -- brown. I think he played the

cannon on the brown, but he is OK. By potting the blue, it means that

yellow, green, brown and the blue will leave him 15 points in front,

He is one of the few players, he always tells me does not mind using

the rest, but not many players will put a full extension like this on

to try and reach this. They will be plenty of Q between the cue ball

No heroics, but he needs a good shot and the brown. Brown and blue

He is very good at the shots. I must admit I will be surprised if

There is definitely a bit of tension in this first frame. Yes,

Matthew Stevens has said four good chances in this frame and still not

Six points the difference, so Mark Williams needs brown, blue and the

difficult pink. He could play a double here. He always tells me

he's the best in the game at Dublin. Not buy that evidence. -- doubling.

Playing at that pace, you could see how the brown left of -- leapt off

the cushion. The 5th chance for him to seal this first frame. Surely he

will not miss this one. Well, he Heavy contact there. He would like

to have been slow -- he would have Now he has an angle on the blue and

it is not so easy. Booking to another double possibly to the

Yes, and if he has the right angle there is the possibility he could

stay on the cue ball behind the black. I think he has played for

the double but he might have run a little bit too far down the table.

Maybe think again -- may be thinking he cannot get the double

now. It looks as though it could be made. It is not tight against the

Just the pink needed. Matthew has And still the frame is and the

A little bit too hard. This is a chance. With the shots, if you miss

it, you miss it in. -- it thin. Obviously Matthew would like to put

Mark in trouble here by playing a snooker, but with Mark Williams

just beating the pink, he needs to He needs to get this pink safe. It

Well, it's not easy, but it is a pot. The reason I say it is not

easy, it has just come down the jaw. With good straight cueing... Never

easy, those. Chance number six for Matthew. He has a nice angle, I

He needs a doubts. -- bounce. He needs he needs to -- he needs to

pick up the sport. That you can pick - McIlroy you can play left-

handed. He had plenty of chances. He'll be disappointed he did not

take most of them. In the end, he got over the line on the black and

There is a nice little flick. You can pot this red, but where the

That was another unexpected miss. He usually pushes the cue through

so straight, but you could see the back can come out there. There is

If you just watch his backhand here, it just comes out slyly. That tells

me but there is a bit of anxiety in the shot when he was playing it.

is just pure and simple lack of confidence. Many try to steer it --

you are trying to steer it. Then what happens, you start trying too

hard. You should be concentrating, but you should be relaxed as well.

These balls are everywhere. Whoever knocks the first read him could get

Obviously the fact that Mark Williams did not have a good cue

ball makes this read us lucky more It's Matthew Stevens who gets the

first chance, and it is a good one. These pots are a lot easier when

One of the situations where you think all you need to do is keep

It is very easy to get tempted into playing areas when the reds are

spread like this. Then you can get in trouble. Still important to get

Matej Vanko he would like that one It may be OK if that part is

Having a close look from behind the That was a poor shot, now he has

the red to the left middle. It may be OK if the pink goes to the right

That is what I meant earlier. He played that shot thinking he would

be on a red, but unless you play for a proper positional shot, this

is what happens. You end up awkward. He thinks this pink will pot, but I

tell you what, it is tight. It is one of those, if you're straight

behind, it is a slowly blind pocket. At it is not perfect yet. He does

I think this would make it to the Played it nicely. Now he is on the

pink. By his Yumi is cos he is going around to see where the next

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rent comes from. -- I assume he is It was a heavy contact. I think he

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else difficult for minor play. You Stevens let go there. An hour

playing, so they should have warmed up, but still a little bit scrappy.

That only just went in. To be fair, Tom, that was not a pad shot. Was

another heavy contact. When they play these follow-through shots

there is a lot of heavy contact today. We can forgive him that one.

That was struck nicely. (APPLAUSE) Know I it is in the context of the

match, Martin needs to win the frame at this visit. Not only to

avoiding go 3-nil in but to get his confidence back. Well... There you

go! We talk about concentration, and there was another example. Just

not there. He was walking around. I do not think he even looked at the

pot, he just assumed it was going in. He was on his way around.

have had a few drifts in the table this week, a few shots run-off. I

do not know if that happened there. But there we go. No, I do not think

it ever looked in. It was always left, wasn't it, John? Yes. It just

gets from bad to worse for Mark. Bless wdz such a marvellous

temperament, he will be tested to the full this afternoon, you feel.

Some of the pots he is missing. Some players heads would be down

now and they would be bright red, their shoulders would be slumping

but he has never been counted out but he has lost at bit of his game

somewhat. In fact, quite a lot! 72%, well below what is required. A long

pot. 14%. Nowhere near good enough. shot. Again, using this extension

of his rather than the rest. It is a fair reach. A Longbridge, you

lose control of the cue. Did that very well. I think he is one of the

few players in the world can reply that. As you say, look at the

distance from the A 17-point lead. The reds are nicely available to

win the frame at this visit. He decided to play for the red closest

to the top cushion. It would not necessarily be my choice, but he is

looking for two reds, two colours. If he potted the brown, this red t

brown and one more red would be sufficient. That looks as though

that will be the choice. So still looking sparkling for Matthew

Stevens, but as we said at the start of the frame, he does not

have to produce anything sparkling. His opponents not with it yet, and

the chances just keep coming and was not bothering him in any

position, because he knew by potting that red there was every

likelihood his opponent would come back to the table. Now it

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definitely won't be. This is Mathew's highest break of the match.

He has an opponent in Mark Williams. He seems to be lacking in

confidence and concentration and he is taking full advantage of it and

was only because he did not see a good safety. It was never going to

be on the cover with the black tied do not fancy winning from 3-nil

down, but certainly 4-nil down. It would be a lost cause. A huge frame

for Williams. It would a mid- session interests Val after this

frame, so at least if he went down just two frames behind, he could

get into the practice room and start potting a few pals. He would

have a few positive thoughts to take out of these first four frames,

but if he loses it, I agree with you, Stephen, it is very hard to

see your way back. You could always see a way back if you had not done

much wrong but he has done a lot wrong. If he does not win this

frame, he will be on his way back, it will be to Wales! Fall toss

Mathew. A nice angle on the blue, a choice of red, one above the cross

and there is one just above the black that is available. You would

think this early on he would be looking for a black, because after

he pots this there is only one lose red. So sooner rather than later

bring the reds into play. Yes, I think it is always best to go into

the back when they do have at least one or two lose reds. So you have

that little bit of insurance so hopefully if the split does not

work out. Le could not have struck that much better. The cue ball has

gone straight bank across the table, amazing. And the red it stuck to

has made it awkward cuing for the red he would have been on in the

right corner. Unlucky there. Always difficult. The more pace you put

into it the harder they are. Unlucky not to be on an easier red

than that. This red's tricky. When you have not been playing well.

Tricky when you are playing well. Not the type opening shot Mark

needs at the moment. He needs something a bit easier than that.

That was a poor shot. The last thing wanted to do was to kiss the

yellow. He just about put this green in, but it should have been

easier than this. It look likely has the angle he can just make sure

he will pot the green. The red on the right cushion, he will use that

to cue the pace of the cue ball and almost on the yellow next to the

left centre. If he had potted the green there would have been a

different ca from on but the fact he over-cut the green with the

angle for path the cue ball will take, took differently. Trying to

get behind Mark, and good pot. But not the best positional shop just

carved the jaw of the middle pocket, straightened the cue ball up.

Wanted to be on the red, he is closest to the opposite middle.

Just caught the bump of the pocket. He has to make the moss - the most

of this, you feel. This is a golden opportunity. He will play some sort

of canon here, either red to the left corner. Good shot. More

comfortable stunning balls in than playing follow-throughs. At least

when you play a stun shot you have to play positive action through the

ball. This did not go into the middle of the pocket. That is why

he is not perfect on the blue and the pink. I'm not sure which one he

plays for. But he has recovered the situation nicely. I assume there is

a lose red in the corner, because he cannot run through for anything

because the pink is blocking that path. Has he run far enough? I

think these two reds might be but there is a lose red to the left

which he will probably play for. I do not think he is confident enough

to go into bunch there. He seems to be taking everything that is

available first. Gravity took over intend. How did that drop? The

black will put him 40 points in front. Missed the canon. So this

frame not over yesterday. 40 point in the lead but still a possible 59

remaining. I think he is a bit concerned here. The obvious ball is

the left-hand one as we look. But he could go for the second one in

the right corner if he is not careful. It was heading that way,

wasn't it? He may have left a bit on it. So that was not the best

safety. Never easy when the object pal is in the jaw of the pocket. It

will take a good shot to get good position here. Good line, but just

a bit short of pace. He is not too bad on the green. A quick glance at

the scoreboard - 35 points behind. There is a possible 43 remaining,

so he has got point to play with. Does not need high-value colours

off these remaining reds. Just needs to slow up. He has done,

perfect. So say is all going to be down to that awkward last red, you

feel. Left himself an angle on the black. So they could to be key. I

know the brown is close but he is just off it enough that it should

not be too difficult, if he gets good position on it. It is all down

to potting this red, it seems to me. That extension has seen a bit of

wear, hasn't it? Yeah, nicely played. Just enough angle. To be

able to hold for the yellow. But the key shot is going to be

positioned from green to Brown. As I say t brown is just far enough

off the cushion to make it an easier pot. But only if you have

got a good angle. It should not potter Mathew a bit short, but as

you say, a few times he is pretty spot-on left-handed. 24. Now he did

not want to be too state on this green. He needs a slight angle so

he can stun down towards the brown. 16 point behind still, so he needs

these five remaining colours. John has mentioned the important

shot to be winning this frame. The fact he has the cue ball clean

suggests he is playing the topspin, yeah. Matt new Stevens, 27. What a

reprieve from mad Williams. Considering he is-nil in front. I

mean that was very, very edgy the way he played that -- Matt Williams.

I think Mark said to Mathew, "Fancy clearing up from here!". He did or

he didn't. He got his first frame than the scoreboard. Turned out in

the end it was a gift from Matthew Stevens. That was gifted to him,

and he knowsthat. He should have far enough. You would usually

expect Williams to knock that one in, but he is not tee far into this

match so far, but that was a cracker. Only just had enough angle.

57%, just below what was required. the pink is in the open t blue is

in the open. Straighter would have been better but I think he is OK. I

think he can swing across with the thinking in the middle. Straight

enough to play that shots we want risk playing for the black here,

well you don't want to, he could go wrong. It would be a nice

confidence pot. I think if he thought he found the gap he would

have a choice of reds for this corner pocket. Maybe losing that

last frame before the mid-section has just made him concentrate a

little bit more, Mathew. I know he has been getting frames given to

him, but he has not really made his best, but he was going into that

interval kicking himself he did not have a 4-nil lead, so maybe that

would just focus his mine a little bit more. Stevens has not been in

top form. He has been making last mistake in each frame which has

been costly, Williams. He is on the pink so he is unfort narbgts I do

not think he would play the canon on the red like that. No way. I

thought he was going to have missed the reds having missed them. He

does not have to do much with the cue ball. If he rolls the pink in,

there is a red their available closest the the right corner pocket.

People say, "How do you line up the pots?" and if you watch Mathew

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Stevens, he always looks at the Sometimes you are more focused.

Going into the final stage cess of the match, 3-up, the win in line is

close, so... He knows Williams is not playing well, so keep the

pressure on. You see him trying to pick out the spot on the red, so

needs 60 with the cue ball to pot it. He is on the pocket, but he

just 3. Crept in. And that could be the fame-winner. He has a nice

angle on the blue. Any more pace, I do not think that is dropped.

54 points the lead, so he does not want to miss those two reds near

the cushion. He does not want to bring them out, he does not really

need them. But this is probably the key shot coming out. He has a nice

angle on the blue. It is worth playing a little canon into these

three reds. If you catch the middle one, he should be alright. The end

one is not too bad either. But he would have been very unlucky there

for some things to go wrong. A good job it flicked the other red near

the top cushion. 0 point the lead, 75 remaining. Red and the black.

Would mean he would be in the snookers required stage. This is

his highest break of the match, so now he plays for the pink. He is

going to need one more red. This pink puts him 67 point in front

with 67 remaining. It is only the red needed and could it have been

easier than this it's not, there is tonight Matthew Stevens, 67. It is

a very good lead. Of course, any red that Mark Williams pots he has

to get on the black, otherwise a intention, of course, he has the

insurance of those two reds closest to that cushion, which obviously

Mark Williams will try to bring in the play now. It might be worth

taking this red on, if he pots the red, his opponent will need three

snookers. Don't blame him for taking that on, there is half a

chance for Mark to make inroads if he can pot that different red.

Whole, not three times, but he needs the password. A good pot. Now

he has got it down pretty quick, so he must have just at slight angle

to stun over for those two reds. Every red must be followed with a

black. I think this red is on. If Mathew rolls this in he will go 52

point in front, which is 4 remaining. That will confirm that

Mark Williams will not get to the table in this frame, so he is going

to trail four frames to one. Mathew Stevens did not win the frame in

one visit, but he did make his highest break of 67. So he has come

out after the interval, business as usual. Mark Williams still with a

lot to think about. He trails four absolutely pre-sented to him on a

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plate. You just can't by a pot still. He has a huge lift from that

last frame, winning it. Misss the first chance, there you go. These

are pots you would have seen Mark Williams pot 10 at least. You can

see his disappointment this he missed it. One thing that always

seems to come into play in snooker, to me, as well, Mathew Stevens has

had so many chances. This match could quite easily have been over

6-nil in his favour. Sometimes the ball does not forgive you. You

never know now, the balancings might fail to run and favour Mark,

but he missed the long red there but did not lose anything. A little

bit of run on the ball can help. 2 down, he knows he has had plenty

of chances in every frame. Not as if he has been comprehensively

outplayed. I thought of Matthews looking at the possibility of a

three-ball plant t Redbee low the pink could be making it in but boy

this is dangerous. Decided against it, don't blame him. A bit thin on

the contact, but he could have a bonus. Behind the yellow. Not quite,

I don't think. I think Mark can just get through to this red.

Perfect on the black. Not the best of kisses, probably up for the

yellow now. That is a better positional shot W the red at the

bottom of the back, will go to the right corner. Only just caught the

jaw of the pocket. 89% for Matthew which is high considering some of

the balls he has missed. One wiped his feet, justaled in. This is an

attacking shot. He will definitely be opening the reds up here. Didn't

expect him to miss that. But having missed it, over all the reds, it is

a chance for Mark Williams. Had he is playing well enough to take it

or not, is another matter. This is what happens when you not timing

ball right. It is very, very tough to get perfect position, especially

on these first tables. Again this is a thinner angle than he would

have liked. He thought he had missed that. It is a terrible place,

John. You have to try very hard on the easy shots. Absolutely, where

you can take nothing for granted. I'm sure everybody in the audience

and people at home will have tried it sometime or other in a game of

shooker, and know how difficult it is, particularly controlling cue

ball. But when you have a few scars as Mark Williams has this afternoon

with so balls he has missed, it gets harder. You cannot concentrate

too much on the pot, you have to get position on the first ball, but

this at the moment seems to be his problem. But in potting this he

will bring those two reds into play. He has finished World Cup a nice

angle on the blue. Not too happy with the contact but it is OK. Cue

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ball did not run through as far as he would have liked. He has won a

fame on his own, for the first time. His previous two frames were gifted

to him when Matthews missed the brown. I'm sure Mathew Stevens will

play on. Surprise, just two snookers needed. But he has had

enough of it! He made a bad mistake there, but fair play to Mark

Williams. He dug in. As I say, there is a bit of snooker left thin

match yet. Just one behind now 4-3. There will be a little bit of

reversal pressure here I would have thought. One thing is how badly

Mark Williams has played and it is only 4-3. A bit too thick, of

course. Is why the cue ball stayed in the middle of the table. He has

a red to the opposite corner pocket, which - I don't know, would have

thought maybe better to get position if he is going back up for

the blue. But it is his choice. think I would have preferred just

at follow-through for the black there I know it was dead straight

and some players do prefer to hit the ball a bit harder when I is a

straight shot rather than a dead- waibl shot. A chance for Mark. --

dead-weight. Could the tide be turning in this match? In the last

frame when he made his break of 59, that was his highest of the match.

A break for both of them. Not really frame-winning breaks. That

is what these players look for - winning frame. But there is a good

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chance now though. Like to play canon here and just maybe catch the

left-hand side of the mini triangle of reds here. Just caught them too

thin, that is why he has lost a cue ball. Just want it to be thicker on

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that edge of the back. Could have done without the kiss on the yellow,

but now he has flicked it in such a way tcue ball tight on the ball

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cushion. He will be happy with that. Good return. We will see if he has

a baulk here, so just a little containing safety. Probably the red

just above the pink and drop down to the jaws of this pocket, but it

is he trying to Ben this with the right-hand side? He did. And that

little flick than on the green has helped slightly. But if this red is

straight, the one on the left-hand side of the table t black not being

available. No value in going for the pot. There was slight angle but

it is very risky. Of course they are not take take red on, he leaves

it for Matthew here if he do is not play a good safety. It looks pretty

good though. He has pushed another red over the corner pocket. Mmmm,

well the way Mathew is looking can he - yeah, he can get through to

pot it. He still that problem of avoiding kiss on the second red.

That could stop him from getting good position on a colour. This cue

ball needs to slow up, it feeds to slow up. A good pot. E think he may

have had half in mind to try to play canon on that black. Looks as

though he will finish nicely on the blue. I'm a little surprised we did

not play the blue, but having said that, you would never expected him

to this is brown under normal circumstances. But these have not

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been normal circumstances today, it has to be said. Getting on the spot

will make this break, obviously a lot easier. Needs a real good

chance to miss that to make it four each, to miss that brown. As he

traces it from this red to leave the pink in the middle. O, no

problem. Just roll this thing into the left centre. Two reds available

into the right corner pocket. 16 point behind now, risd in the open.

Four really. Going to need the awkward red just near the plaque.

He is not going to be able to win A chance to screw the white to

cannon the red and black together. He would have left himself on this

red that he is going to play now. He is still two points in arrears,

but it is going to get more It looks as though he has got a

nice angle on the pink. It looks perfect to me. Has he decided to

play for the loose a red? I do feel that if you keep refusing these

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opportunities, will you get a APPLAUSE I do not think there will

be any heroics on this red in the top cushion. He will just roll it

He was only ever going to get a car -- colour afterwards. He was not

going on the red into the black. should just pot the pink and played

a good safety. -- play. A possible snooker. Four points behind but

Just looking to see if he can leave Matthew hampered by the black. He

has got to be careful. He does not want to knock the red over a pocket.

Well, he has made this red difficult. But it is a pot and he

should not have left one. He is the last person you would expect to

make an elementary mistake like that. A lot of margin for error to

get the red safe. This is one of the most difficult shots. You are

looking down to strike the pupil, the reds are in your byeline. --

He has miscued and gone over the top of the white. I do not know why

he hit it so hard, it looked like he was playing with a lot of pace.

He definitely had to lift the bridge Hand a vital bit higher to

get into the middle of the cue ball. -- little bit. He tried to dig at

the end. He just went over the top. That was a terrific pot. That

Not bad for a left-hander. Brown and blue needed to square the match.

I did not think I would be saying That is going to be the case.

Remarkable. Absolutely remarkable what has happened here. We may have

He trailed 3-0. Matthew Stevens missed an easy brown. Now, it is

His plight success of 81% Mark Williams has got to improve for him

to win the match. -- pot. But he still in it and he can still win it.

It seems very simple to say, but the player who can stop missing

easy balls is the player who is going to win this match. That is

what they used to say in the amateur days. If you do not miss

easy balls you will not lose matches. Normally today, in this

one and that's all. But today chances are coming thick and fast.

You have got to admire Mark Williams for being in this match.

Great attitude. A lot of players missing the bourse he had done, you

would have seen him in the chair, head shaking, shoulders drooped,

but we have not had much of that It had a lot of run on the left-

hand side to make contact with the Yes, when you go back to your seat

and you have played the right shot you do not feel too bad. It is when

you have missed a sitter, which he has had to do a few times today. He

knows he is right back in this match. I think there might be a gap

for this red. Yes, there is. If he had not been hampered by the

green I do not think there would have been any problem whatsoever.

It made it all that more difficult that he had to strike down on the

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What is happening? What is It is definitely Williams who looks

the stronger now. I think Matthews's cannot get over the fact

he has not won this match already. -- Matthews. I agree. The two

browns he has missed could have given him a 6-0 victory. I think he

is a bit bemused by what has happened. Mark Williams, two points

He cannot believe he has finished straight on the blue. Either side

of the blue would have been OK. May be able to force a slight angle.

But you take all the pace out of the cue ball. I think he might have

a red here. He needs to get this. He did. He is starting to look the

That pupils should not have been this close. -- cue ball. He has

good to be careful. Straight enough on the red to control the cue ball.

This black is not comfortable. The red below it is in his way for

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position. He had to settle for a Just this black and one more Jurgen

van den Broeck and it looks a This again is looking a lot easier

for Mark Williams now. What a turn This is the highest break of the

match, it supersedes the 67 Matthews made in frame five.

Matthew Stevens bemused to say the least. He is one frame away from

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He is hoping this red will cut into That is an attacking safety shot by

it Matthew Stevens. There is always a risk in that shot. He has not

halted a lot of these today. Can he Not like Mark Williams dog he does

What can Matthew Stevens make of this chance? It is a good one.

Black is available into both corner pockets. Can he get rid of the

demons and focus on the shots ahead? It does not look like he

can! Amazing. What this game can do I think I will get my cue back out,

John. As we see the black missed again. Just unbelievable what has

happened. This will take some getting over it if Matthew loses

this match. I know he is a lovely lad, but this will really hurt. As

I mentioned at the beginning of the match, in 2000 Mark Williams robbed

him of the title despite him looking the winner. There is always

a competitiveness when the two meet. He had his opponent on the ropes

and he let it slip away. It will really hurt. He played that shot

really nicely. Never as easy as it looks. Just done to perfection.

What a chance. I would have liked to see what odds Mark Williams was

when he was 4-0. Big odds. Now he is a very short-priced favourite to

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He has not gone far enough. This will be the Jurgen van den Broeck

into the left-hand corner. -- the red. He has got the pink to the

left of it, position is not an He has got the line between the

yellow and brown. We have seen him play this shot before on the left-

hand side. Does it run past the cluster or stick on them? He did

not play it off three cushions, he played it off two cushions. He has

got a nice lead, 47 points. There is a possible 83 remaining. He

needs to concentrate on getting a good safety, a good length with the

cue ball. REFEREE: Mark Williams 48. It looks like she can definitely

get to the edge of this red. He cannot afford to leave another ball

here. He has left the chance of a pot. This is the kind of shot you

would expect Mark Williams to go for and get in. I'm sure he will

take it on. It could be the match- winner. Close. Closer a second time

around. I do not think he has left anything. I think Matthew will play

the safety. He needs to play a good safety to try and force a mistake

from Mark. Mark Williams knows his way around the table. 47 points is

his lead, he knows how to hold on He decided to try and sneak behind

the brown. It would not have been my choice but he nearly got it

there. Good reply from Mark. You make the safety shot that much

Just looking at that, Mark Williams has scored 101 points more than

I do not think it cuts into the left middle. That is not to say it

He played the deep screw to get the cue ball back to the ball -- baulk

end. As I say, Mark Williams is Much too thick. He is looking at

those two reds on the right-hand side. This one will cut to the

right-hand corner. He is in! He is on the green. This is a match-

So this pink and one more red required for an amazing result.

There is no other word in my mind. If he gets the red he will be 59

points in front. 59 remaining. In it goes. This will really hurt

Matthew Stevens. The yellow to go 61 points in front with 59

remaining. So close to the middle pocket. Matthew Stevens, how has he

lost this? He has lost it now for certain. He will not be coming back

to the table. Incredible victory this is. 4-1 down, Matthew Stevens

has got a brown pot to go 5-1 up. One of the biggest victories of his

career I would suggest. Yes, particularly because he has not

played. Not the last couple of frames. 83% heart -- pot success.

Remarkable. As you say, every credit to him. OK, he had quite a

lot of help from his opponent, but you have still got to pot the balls.

He is probably the only player in the world who could have turned

this match around. Yes, I could not agree with you more. It did not

matter about the green. Matthew Stevens will be saying, how did he

beat me there? Matthew Stevens was in front 3-1, it should have been

5-1. He has lost 6-4. The two times champion put his place in the

champion put his place in the quarterfinal. Amazing. Towards the

end I left him a relatively easy brown. He needed that to go 5-1. It