:00:33. > :00:44.Hello again. On Snooker Extra tonight from Alexandra Palace, it's
:00:45. > :00:47.an England/Scotland match-up. Judd Trump against Stephen Maguire. They
:00:48. > :00:56.met at exactly the same point last year. Maguire won the day 6-4. He
:00:57. > :01:00.has a healthy record against his fellow UK champion, Trump. So what
:01:01. > :01:08.would happen today. Let's find out today.
:01:09. > :01:12.It's Judd Trump who gets this first frame under way with a pretty good
:01:13. > :01:34.length with the break off shot. No value in having a go at that red
:01:35. > :01:42.because the black is tied up at the moment. And I know that Pete Godwin,
:01:43. > :01:48.the table fitter, did have a look at the table possibly drifting off. You
:01:49. > :01:52.saw Shaun Murphy did that. Just a slight adjustment, but very little
:01:53. > :01:57.wrong with the table. I think that the players were just getting a
:01:58. > :02:00.little bit of side on it and the tables, this cloth in particular is
:02:01. > :02:04.so lively. And the fact that they're shaven as well, the clothes. They're
:02:05. > :02:09.taken right down. There's virtually no nap on them at all and they're
:02:10. > :02:15.very slippy and any unwanted side is exaggerated. A fascinating match,
:02:16. > :02:22.this. Wouldn't be too many players with such a good record against
:02:23. > :02:28.Judd, but Stephen Maguire has one. But he looked like he was coming in
:02:29. > :02:33.to good form at the UK, Stephen Maguire, but unfortunately he ran in
:02:34. > :02:37.to the juggernaut that was Robinson. He had to sit in his chair for the
:02:38. > :02:42.rest of the afternoon. The Australian was truly brilliant that
:02:43. > :02:56.day. Sometimes you have to hold your hand up and say, "Well done!"
:02:57. > :03:12.Well, that is a possible plant, but it's a bit risky. Wouldn't know what
:03:13. > :03:16.was happening in the cue ball. I'm just wondering with how he
:03:17. > :03:19.played the safety like that and hasn't hit the yellow, he may have
:03:20. > :03:23.left Stephen Maguire to do this because there is a path back. It's
:03:24. > :03:28.just slightly off but it can definitely be made and if Stephen
:03:29. > :03:36.Maguire can make the cue ball in to the baulk area without hitting the
:03:37. > :03:37.can, he will be taking it on. -- hitting the cannon, he will be
:03:38. > :03:58.taking it on. Kiss on the brown. He put everything
:03:59. > :04:03.in to the plant and wasn't quite sure what was going to happen to the
:04:04. > :04:07.cue ball. That's what he was looking at and he was just playing the first
:04:08. > :04:12.red to the right of the pocket. That's how you size the plant up and
:04:13. > :04:15.he couldn't hit it any better. Yes, one of those situations where Judd
:04:16. > :04:22.is probably wishing that he took it on now. I know he didn't have the
:04:23. > :04:26.natural position back in to the baulk area for safety, unfortunately
:04:27. > :04:41.for him, the safety plant was still there.
:04:42. > :04:47.A bit of an angle on the red. It all develops on that. It's not going to
:04:48. > :04:51.be too straight forward but the red in the middle of the three there,
:04:52. > :05:07.that's not a good angle to knock the other red out of the way.
:05:08. > :05:13.I can understand that. He was just trying to pinch it well there. If he
:05:14. > :05:16.didn't get that absolutely flush, he was going to get a cannon with that
:05:17. > :05:20.cue ball coming back and he just tried to pinch a little bit to the
:05:21. > :05:21.left-hand side of the pocket as we look, and because of that, he missed
:05:22. > :05:36.it. I mean the cue power that Judd has
:05:37. > :05:39.is incredible. Look where the white has finished up there. OK, he used
:05:40. > :05:42.another ball when he screwed back, but he hardly hit that and look
:05:43. > :05:50.where the white has finished up. Watch the white. The screw takes
:05:51. > :05:54.effect and the reverse side. Effortless for him to screw back. As
:05:55. > :06:01.he's proved again there with this shot with the reverse side. He's
:06:02. > :06:09.certainly got some shots from his armour, this boy. Yeah, he's just
:06:10. > :06:22.slightly struggling for the perfect position at the moment. Once again,
:06:23. > :06:28.a little bit short, but the blue off the spot isn't a hindrance. He can
:06:29. > :06:35.drop it in. There's a red next to the pink available. He's got a
:06:36. > :06:38.choice of reds. Once again, not totally ideal with the cue ball so
:06:39. > :06:52.close to the cushion. Good shot that. A lot better than it
:06:53. > :07:09.looked. He would love to get that red that's
:07:10. > :07:13.closest to the black spot out of the way. He can get position there and
:07:14. > :07:19.get on the black back on-the-spot and it will become a lot easier for
:07:20. > :07:23.him. And that was beautifully played. Good shot that, Dennis,
:07:24. > :07:35.wasn't it? First frame on a table like this. Ds a good indication of
:07:36. > :07:41.how well you are cueing and... Oh, that seemed to kick. He's still on
:07:42. > :07:43.the blue and he would want to be getting on the red that you
:07:44. > :07:47.mentioned, John, but let's have a look at this. Yeah, just jumped
:07:48. > :07:52.slightly. But he still can take the blue in the corner and get on the
:07:53. > :07:57.red that John mentioned. APPLAUSE
:07:58. > :08:00.That was one of the funny situations where it actually worked out all
:08:01. > :08:04.right. OK, it would have been there to the other side and would have had
:08:05. > :08:08.an easier shot, but when it left him the angle, it was a natural to come
:08:09. > :08:29.back down. But good shot all the same. If anything, too good.
:08:30. > :08:34.in good form. He managed to win the group
:08:35. > :08:38.in good form. He managed to win the Lots of short and charp matches over
:08:39. > :08:44.best of fives. Went to beat Mark Williams. Ronnie O'Sullivan won his
:08:45. > :08:49.group and Judd Trump was the second person to get through. So he's in
:08:50. > :08:52.good form. Yeah, I think Ronnie reached a milestone - 800 century
:08:53. > :09:03.breaks in his career. That's quite incredible.
:09:04. > :09:05.He's overtaken Stephen Hendry's record by over 50
:09:06. > :09:10.He's overtaken Stephen Hendry's had a flick off and was looking from
:09:11. > :09:15.behind, but I think that he can get through. Yeah, just played that with
:09:16. > :09:33.a little trace of side there, just to flick the red
:09:34. > :09:42.Not bad. It's OK. Well, I think it's OK. Well, he may have to
:09:43. > :09:46.Not bad. It's OK. Well, I think it's one with the extension on the rest.
:09:47. > :09:48.But I think it's an angle that he can just stun nicely over behind the
:09:49. > :10:00.black. All depends. If he can't hold it directly, he'll
:10:01. > :10:12.have to come off two cushions, but we'll see shortly. A little bit of
:10:13. > :10:20.noise just in the arena there. Quickly disappeared. Oh, it's back
:10:21. > :10:24.again! It's gone. Now, can he play that little shot I mentioned, or
:10:25. > :10:31.does he have to use a couple of cushions? He could hold it.
:10:32. > :10:35.APPLAUSE He hit it nicely. Slightly better
:10:36. > :10:39.shots than they look when you have to put the cue ention tension on the
:10:40. > :10:45.end of the cue. It just changes the weight and sometimes you don't get
:10:46. > :10:53.the shot right. But well judged. And he looks in fine form and taking
:10:54. > :10:56.these very well. Wasn't an easy start at the break slightly out of
:10:57. > :11:03.position, but since then, it's been very good indeed. I think he's
:11:04. > :11:07.finished rather straight on the black here which means he's got a
:11:08. > :11:15.little bit more to do, as you can see there. Just slightly off.
:11:16. > :11:20.Hmm... Not sure about this one. He's out
:11:21. > :11:21.Hmm... Not sure about this one. He's straight on the black caused a bit
:11:22. > :11:24.of a problem there. straight on the black caused a bit
:11:25. > :11:29.that he would get nicely on a red and he's just at the stage where a
:11:30. > :11:45.couple more pots and he's won the opening frame with one visit.
:11:46. > :11:49.That's all he could do. Requires that shot and trying to put the pink
:11:50. > :11:54.on to the side cushion. that shot and trying to put the pink
:11:55. > :11:56.obviously five reds in the open, this frame is rife for the
:11:57. > :11:59.counterclearance and trying to get the ball safe which he did there, or
:12:00. > :12:31.nearly did with the pink. Well, he did have a go at the plant
:12:32. > :12:34.there. It was quite a tough one and I think this red near the pink spot
:12:35. > :12:40.passes the one over the pocket that you can clearly see there. But still
:12:41. > :12:43.needs accurate cueing. Where is the red going? Where is the other red
:12:44. > :12:51.heading up the table going? That's more important. And he's a little
:12:52. > :12:54.bit fortunate because it looks to be absolutely dead straight. Had that
:12:55. > :12:58.red have come off the cushion, John, a couple of inches, he had a great
:12:59. > :13:04.chance to make a counterattack. He's been very fortunate there that he's
:13:05. > :13:11.left this straight. Quite a way off with that pot. Only mid-range. Just
:13:12. > :13:21.don't see what Stephen Maguire can do with this.
:13:22. > :13:28.Well, he played that well. APPLAUSE
:13:29. > :13:33.That was far from easy. Hooked that beautifully. Obviously had a little
:13:34. > :13:37.bit more angle than we thought, but nevertheless, still played very
:13:38. > :13:40.well. And I mentioned this frame was rife for a counterclearance. Here's
:13:41. > :13:45.the shot that Stephen played. Punched it in with a little bit of
:13:46. > :13:46.side. Let's see if he can make that counterclearance, because with the
:13:47. > :13:59.exception of the pink, they're all there.
:14:00. > :14:04.He's actually got a chance here. If he screwed off the black, he could
:14:05. > :14:07.play on the cushion and flick the pink out to the middle of the tanl
:14:08. > :14:10.here. He'd still be on the red below the pink, so there's a chance to get
:14:11. > :14:26.the red below the pink here. Yeah, played exactly as you
:14:27. > :14:30.predicted, John it's put the pink certainly in a better position. It's
:14:31. > :14:33.still not ideal, as you'd see the cannon here. He was looking to hit
:14:34. > :14:35.it full ball and it would have gone right out in to the middle of the
:14:36. > :14:54.table. This would be some frame to pinch
:14:55. > :14:57.because Judd Trump looked odds object to take it with one visit
:14:58. > :15:09.until he got out of position on a straight black.
:15:10. > :15:13.All I will say is if the rest of the matches are like this first frame.
:15:14. > :15:19.Although Stephen Maguire won't be too enamored with that shot. Left
:15:20. > :15:31.himself hampered by the ball. Love to have that one again. Now with the
:15:32. > :15:47.spider as we show you where the white finished, this is tough.
:15:48. > :15:55.He's got very little to do there. He's just using the ball there, he's
:15:56. > :16:02.so close to the blue there. That was a super shot there. It really is. I
:16:03. > :16:05.mean, just to roll it in would have been a good shot, but to play it
:16:06. > :16:08.like this and come off two cushions with a spider. Ten out of ten for
:16:09. > :16:25.that one. Adser you said, the way that the
:16:26. > :16:27.match started, we could be in for an absolute cracker this afternoon. No
:16:28. > :16:31.surprise that he was slightly underhit there. The one thing that
:16:32. > :16:43.he didn't want to do was go close to the red there. Slightly undercut
:16:44. > :16:48.there. Go for a ball colour would be my advice - make it easier. One of
:16:49. > :16:54.those frames that will really hurt the opponent, this. The frame that
:16:55. > :16:57.he should have won. In fairness, he had two chances to win it and lost
:16:58. > :17:01.position the first time, Judd, and then had the mid-range red which you
:17:02. > :17:08.would expect them to pot and it was a big pocket there. But he didn't do
:17:09. > :17:12.it. And will Stephen Maguire's shot off
:17:13. > :17:21.the black to move the pink out in to the open be the shot that wins the
:17:22. > :17:39.frame? He he's just deciding where to put
:17:40. > :17:45.the cue ball there. He's already two shots ahead. Does he leave it for
:17:46. > :17:51.the corner for play it for the middle or the opposite corner.
:17:52. > :17:56.I think he just screwed back about 12 inches and leave it for the
:17:57. > :18:01.corner. That's what he was cueing up at previously. Now he's having a
:18:02. > :18:06.little think to see - well, can I leave it to the middle? I think he's
:18:07. > :18:10.got a little bit too much angle. I think he'd love that cue ball to be
:18:11. > :18:20.a little bit straighter but he's got to negotiate something else now.
:18:21. > :18:25.Needs to be spot on and that's not going to be spot on. He's going to
:18:26. > :18:29.be too close to the pink, is he? Oh, he's finished dead straight on it in
:18:30. > :18:38.to the corner. He didn't want to be that close to the pink. Slightly
:18:39. > :18:44.awkward here but the good news is that the cue ball is going towards
:18:45. > :18:47.the black. So concentrate as hard as you can on knocking the pink in and
:18:48. > :19:34.you've got to have position. That's not bad. He's got the cue
:19:35. > :19:38.ball back down the table and I don't think that he's lot a pot on.
:19:39. > :19:42.Rattling in the jaws there. Absolutely, the jaw is back out in
:19:43. > :19:50.to open play. There could have been trouble there. He's trying to swerve
:19:51. > :19:53.it and the swerve hasn't come as much as he would like so he gets it
:19:54. > :19:56.too thick. much as he would like so he gets it
:19:57. > :20:02.the shot to nothing much as he would like so he gets it
:20:03. > :20:15.- well played. Not the worst case either. Yeah, a
:20:16. > :20:18.little bonus whenever that happens. You know you've just overhit it
:20:19. > :20:22.slightly as we show you the pot again. Very good pot but the white
:20:23. > :20:31.could quite easily have slipped past the brown. But the nudge finished
:20:32. > :20:41.perfect for him. You can't beat a good nudge. And that's not a good
:20:42. > :20:47.nudge. Well, not ideal but I think that the red goes. Does the red?
:20:48. > :20:51.Certainly one tight to drop in the middle, but the one that's there
:20:52. > :20:54.he's closest to does go up past the yellow. So you can't expect him to
:20:55. > :21:36.negotiate this one. He was playing in to an area there
:21:37. > :21:40.where he had a choice of reds. And that one looks a bit tight to me
:21:41. > :21:43.further up the table. He's got the choice of three reds in to the left
:21:44. > :21:48.corner. Does the black go, Dennis? choice of three reds in to the left
:21:49. > :21:51.If he runs this through, will the black go in the other corner? Is
:21:52. > :21:58.that why he's playing it? He would have to play it with a trace of side
:21:59. > :22:11.black goes, John, as you can see there. He would have loved to
:22:12. > :22:18.The table looks like it's beautifully. He hardly hit that.
:22:19. > :22:39.Coming back there. Coming back with loads of pace on it.
:22:40. > :22:48.Not the best that one. So the black is only available in to one pocket,
:22:49. > :22:50.as you can clearly see. So he's still got a little bit of work to do
:22:51. > :23:05.here. He needs to keep on going. Doesn't
:23:06. > :23:10.want to be dead straight on the blue. He'll have to take the pink if
:23:11. > :23:14.he's straight on the blue. . Yeah, he's just slightly scrapping for
:23:15. > :23:23.position here. Just being a little bit off. Slightly off, two or three
:23:24. > :23:30.shots. Well, our lines showed you that he was almost straight, so he
:23:31. > :24:01.did well to manufacturer that angle from the blue almost being straight.
:24:02. > :24:07.A key shot coming up. If he can pot the pink and get on the red in such
:24:08. > :24:10.a way that he can run through and leave the black for the right
:24:11. > :24:17.corner, he can really open things up.
:24:18. > :24:24.Now, what angle has he got? I don't think that he's gone far enough and
:24:25. > :24:27.it's amazing how that inch or so can make such a difference. Yeah, it
:24:28. > :24:30.comes down the table just a tiny bit further. Half a ball and it's
:24:31. > :24:34.perfect. Run that through and you're on the black. You're going to play
:24:35. > :24:37.the cannon off the black to split the reds up and it's most definitely
:24:38. > :24:42.a frame-winning opportunity. But just coming short there. Yeah,
:24:43. > :24:50.you're still in play, but it would have been so much easier. The
:24:51. > :24:55.referee having to get the pink as near to its own spot on the direct
:24:56. > :25:03.line behind it. All of the other spots are occupied. Or maybe he can
:25:04. > :25:09.do? Yeah, he knows he's going to nuch the other red and he thought -
:25:10. > :25:19.maybe I can just flick it and still get through for the black. But...?
:25:20. > :25:27.Hmm. That was the problem. He's covered it. Or has he? It doesn't
:25:28. > :25:35.look as if it goes from here, but maybe he can pot the black? Well, if
:25:36. > :25:39.he's on that, that's a right result. Because he certainly didn't intend
:25:40. > :25:45.to get the cannon like that. And that will pot with a bit of side.
:25:46. > :25:51.And looking the way he's setting up, it will pot straightaway. That's
:25:52. > :25:54.amazing. I thought that shot before was fraught with danger and I was
:25:55. > :25:57.thinking that he was going to have to screw out to get on a colour. But
:25:58. > :26:13.he was on it. If the pink pots at the bottom of
:26:14. > :26:19.the pack, that could be worth taking on there. A stun here and you pot
:26:20. > :26:26.the pink and open the four reds up. Just try to leave it slightly low
:26:27. > :26:37.and she's done. So now it's all about how these split.
:26:38. > :26:41.We've had three terrific frames. Neither player has clinched it with
:26:42. > :26:51.one visit. Can he do it here? Yeah, a couple of reds in to play,
:26:52. > :27:17.but it's still not straight forward. That's an excellent break this, it
:27:18. > :27:21.really is. He's not been perfect for most of this break, but if he
:27:22. > :27:25.manages to keep it going, probably have a little bit of luck with the
:27:26. > :27:30.other cannon that he played. But the rest of it has been just brilliant
:27:31. > :27:49.hard match play snooker where he's just kept the break going.
:27:50. > :27:56.Just picking the loose one off here before he decides. He's had a look
:27:57. > :28:02.at the score board and he's 52 ahead. So he's going to need one of
:28:03. > :28:11.the difficult five reds gsh the two near the pink, three near the black.
:28:12. > :28:20.And he's got an angle now. And if he does cannon the pink, just not quite
:28:21. > :28:26.full ball, he'll bring the two reds in to play. Another quick look at
:28:27. > :28:31.the score. 53 ahead. Just working out exactly what he needs and if he
:28:32. > :28:34.pots the blue, 58. And the red 59. He's still going to need one of the
:28:35. > :28:37.difficult once so he's got to play the cannon here. Yeah, this is a
:28:38. > :28:41.little trickier than it looks, isn't it. It's not absolutely ideal this.
:28:42. > :28:44.It's one of these where you can play the cannon and slip off it and leave
:28:45. > :28:50.the cue ball near the top cushion. So you've got to hope that this goes
:28:51. > :28:55.right. Well, he had to look to see if the red would go in the middle
:28:56. > :29:01.pocket, but we'll find out shortly whether it is available. Now he's
:29:02. > :29:06.played the cannon and how's your luck, Stephen? Could have been
:29:07. > :29:10.better. Yeah, he decided to play it a lot firmer than I thought. I don't
:29:11. > :29:15.blame him because it is one of the once that you play it soft and it
:29:16. > :29:19.could slip off. He took his chances and he wasn't been very fortunate
:29:20. > :29:21.there. Could certainly have hoped for something better, but that was a
:29:22. > :29:44.chance that he had to take. Y and yet again, John, we've got
:29:45. > :29:48.another frame identifical to the previous three ones. Quite amazing
:29:49. > :29:51.that. Yeah, and all of them fascinating in their own right.
:29:52. > :29:54.First thing Judd will be doing is trying to get reds off cushions,
:29:55. > :30:02.which he's managed to do in one shot there. Got two of them off. But...
:30:03. > :30:06.Has he left Stephen Maguire a chance? Far from easy, of course. We
:30:07. > :30:09.just get used to seeing these players knock these long pots in all
:30:10. > :30:37.the time, but these are tough. Well, there's the answer. It's a
:30:38. > :30:42.chance for a kourpt attack for Judd Trump. -- counterattack for Judd
:30:43. > :30:48.Trump. And could he somehow steal this fourth frame?
:30:49. > :30:53.An awful lot put it past him. Yeah, not only did
:30:54. > :30:58.he leave the red up, he slipped the pink in a lovely spot here as well
:30:59. > :31:02.because Judd gets the red and the pink is there. Stun it in and red
:31:03. > :31:05.near the black. And he's just got that red that's going to be on the
:31:06. > :31:09.top cushion that's going to be a problem, but we saw yesterday
:31:10. > :31:11.Dennis, on the new clothes and the table being new, that the top
:31:12. > :31:17.cushion wasn't too bad yesterday, I didn't think. They were sliding in a
:31:18. > :31:19.little bit. So maybe, it might not be as difficult as it would be
:31:20. > :31:34.normally. Just making sure that there's enough
:31:35. > :31:41.for room for the red to pass. And there's no problem there.
:31:42. > :31:51.Doesn't want to be straight. That's just about perfect. He's well
:31:52. > :31:58.passed. The position where it would be straight. I'm not sure if the red
:31:59. > :32:03.that's closest to the black pots in to the left corner. That would be a
:32:04. > :32:07.bonus because in a couple of shots' time, if that goes, he can pot that
:32:08. > :32:10.and flick that other one away. We'll find out very shortly if that's
:32:11. > :32:22.available to him. And there's the pink I
:32:23. > :32:30.red does go, the pink, well it does as well. The pink was virtually
:32:31. > :32:34.perfect for... In a perfect world, he would like to leave himself high
:32:35. > :32:45.on that. Flick that and leave the other red out. I think he's come up
:32:46. > :32:49.short to do that, John. Yeah, he's come up quite a way short to just
:32:50. > :32:56.pot that and flick the other one away. This is slightly more
:32:57. > :33:00.difficult now. Now, that looks to be a pretty good angle but you know,
:33:01. > :33:04.when you play this cannon, you could do with cannoning in to the middle
:33:05. > :33:15.of red and black and make sure that he puts this red on. And didn't, he
:33:16. > :33:18.hit it full ball. He want wanted to play the cannon, didn't he? It's
:33:19. > :33:21.amazing, the shot two shot to go. He was coming up for the red and all he
:33:22. > :33:22.had to do was was coming up for the red and all he
:33:23. > :33:29.that would have been slightly easier. And he just didn't get that
:33:30. > :33:36.position and consequently, it's gone array.
:33:37. > :33:46.Surely even Judd wouldn't take that on! A good safety required, you'd
:33:47. > :33:59.think. It's not straight forward off that
:34:00. > :34:01.red to the right, because he can't really get in behind the green and
:34:02. > :34:07.red to the right, because he can't to leave the red safe. Yeah, I think
:34:08. > :34:11.that the middle pocket is in play as well. That's ideally where
:34:12. > :34:15.like to be playing. I think if you play off the red, it would have to
:34:16. > :34:18.be thin and then you wouldn't be getting it safe. I don't blame him
:34:19. > :34:26.taking a bit of time here because it's not straight forward.
:34:27. > :34:34.Well, that was a risk. He's put himself bang in trouble now. But it
:34:35. > :34:35.wasn't a straight forward safety shot, but if
:34:36. > :34:41.wasn't a straight forward safety this correctly, Judd is in all sorts
:34:42. > :34:44.of trouble. He'll be snookered. He's got the blue, the pink and the black
:34:45. > :34:58.to get the snooker behind. Yes, and it might have been good if
:34:59. > :35:03.it had come off, but that shot Judd played has put himself in a right
:35:04. > :35:06.load of trouble, and he knows it. Just don't feel as if he should have
:35:07. > :35:13.played off the Just don't feel as if he should have
:35:14. > :35:22.side, some way. Because he'll do well to get out of this.
:35:23. > :35:31.Well, he's got quite a bit of distance between the red and the cue
:35:32. > :35:35.ball. So that's one good thing. But one good pot here and I don't think
:35:36. > :35:39.he'll go in to the middle pocket with the cue ball. It will go back
:35:40. > :35:42.around the table towards the black, if he pots it. If he gets that
:35:43. > :35:56.angle. It's a bit of a free shot really.
:35:57. > :36:01.And just the snooker now. It would have been a bonus to have dropped on
:36:02. > :36:05.the black, but he's so good at that type of shot, Stephen Maguire. The
:36:06. > :36:11.one that he just knocked in, he really is. Well, he's got a choice
:36:12. > :36:14.now. Does he just... Black. You've got to make sure that you get a
:36:15. > :36:23.snooker rather than get a colour safe. Well, he's going to need a
:36:24. > :36:25.snooker rather than get a colour of good fortune here off the side
:36:26. > :36:28.cushion and hope that he can knock them safe. The onlying thick is with
:36:29. > :36:31.that shot he's just played, he's just left him the chance to do it. I
:36:32. > :36:35.would have thought that he would have tried to get behind it and
:36:36. > :36:43.block it off. Basically, he didn't make that snooker difficult there,
:36:44. > :36:49.Stephen. Well, Judd stopped in his tracks there to see if this red will
:36:50. > :36:51.cut in. The smile tells you that it's a very, very thin one. So it
:36:52. > :37:09.won't cut in. Well, though it's the best of 11. If
:37:10. > :37:13.you have a 3-1 lead at the end of it, you're going to be delighted and
:37:14. > :37:16.he's maybe got a free shot here. Pot the red and miss the yellow and
:37:17. > :37:23.brown and come back up towards the black. Well, he's cannoned that. He
:37:24. > :37:27.hit it wrong, that's why he finished up cannoning this. Has he got away
:37:28. > :37:36.with this? He has. My goodness. He has a run of the balls at times,
:37:37. > :37:43.doesn't he! Yeah, I think Judd thought, if I hit this right... He
:37:44. > :37:47.hit it a bit too thin, that's why he finished kaup cannoning the brown
:37:48. > :37:51.and the yellow. And I thought the shot with the spider earlier was a
:37:52. > :37:53.cracking shot, but that is even more difficult. And due to the
:37:54. > :38:09.circumstances, a lot more pressure on it. 2-1 down.
:38:10. > :38:15.Doesn't have to take it on, of course, but when you see it there,
:38:16. > :38:29.you think, of course, it's game ball.
:38:30. > :38:38.Yeah, I think it was more difficult than the previous one, and that was
:38:39. > :38:41.a good choice there. OK, he only needs the red, as John said there.
:38:42. > :38:48.To leave Judd needing snookers and it was just too risky because he was
:38:49. > :38:52.so close to that blue. If he could mills the double kiss here, he could
:38:53. > :38:55.get Stephen in trouble. And he's just played up and down. He didn't
:38:56. > :39:08.think that it was possible to do that. So good cue ball.
:39:09. > :39:17.This is a bit awkward. When you wouldn't risk just rolling and
:39:18. > :39:24.trying to get a snooker behind the yellow and brown. That could roll
:39:25. > :39:32.off. Well, he has. He has tried it. No, that was very difficult. He's
:39:33. > :39:34.put himself in a spot of bother now. Yeah, there's actually a shot here
:39:35. > :39:43.if Judd wants to move the yellow off the cushion here as well. Well, he
:39:44. > :39:47.had a few ways of playing it and I think that there was other ways to
:39:48. > :39:52.do it. Could have hit that a lot firmer and tried to get a snooker
:39:53. > :40:01.behind ping or black and move the yellow out, but he didn't do it.
:40:02. > :40:06.Just having a little chat there. I'm not sure what he was saying to him
:40:07. > :40:36.with the referee. Yes, very dangerous frame here at
:40:37. > :40:41.the moment for Stephen Maguire. All of the balls are potable if Judd can
:40:42. > :41:07.get a chance. The yellow has now gone from an unpromising position.
:41:08. > :41:27.Ea hasn't. This is a chance for Judd Trump. . I don't know whether he can
:41:28. > :41:35.pot this red without moving the yellow. And he's absolutely loving
:41:36. > :41:39.to be able to. If he pots this red, he may just have to stun in to the
:41:40. > :41:42.yellow and hope that he doesn't knock it safe somewhere. But he's
:41:43. > :41:43.got to get up for a high valued colour, hasn't he? That's the
:41:44. > :41:55.problem. And I'm struggling to see how he can
:41:56. > :41:59.get on one here. See, if he was to get a red and a blue, he would only
:42:00. > :42:13.be able to tie. Look at this shot. He's on the blue.
:42:14. > :42:16.APPLAUSE Unbelievable cue power. I think,
:42:17. > :42:20.John, he thought that he was going to clip the yellow as well and get
:42:21. > :42:23.so much more screw, and he would have come right up towards the pink
:42:24. > :42:29.and black, believe it or not. But to get there without touching the
:42:30. > :42:32.yellow was quite amazing. Yeah, he'll be disappointed not to get to
:42:33. > :42:33.pink and black, and it would have been some shot. But in this
:42:34. > :42:37.situation, you can still been some shot. But in this
:42:38. > :42:38.frame on a respotted black if you can get it. I mean, it's difficult
:42:39. > :42:42.to can get it. I mean, it's difficult
:42:43. > :43:24.sure that you knock the blue in. It's been a fascinating four frames
:43:25. > :43:30.here. Midsession interval coming up after this. It's going to be 2-2 or
:43:31. > :43:33.3-1. We'll know in a few minutes. The longest frame in the
:43:34. > :43:43.3-1. We'll know in a few minutes. far with just over 28 minutes.
:43:44. > :43:45.3-1. We'll know in a few minutes. had breaks of
:43:46. > :43:49.3-1. We'll know in a few minutes. previous frame. 60 in frame one.
:43:50. > :43:56.Stephen Maguire has had breaks of 54, 61 and 60. A slightly bigger
:43:57. > :43:56.target for Judd to aim at now. Blue and green
:43:57. > :44:07.target for Judd to aim at now. Blue bit too much side on it there, but
:44:08. > :44:29.there. That could have caused some trouble, but not quite.
:44:30. > :44:33.Just wondering, well, at first I thought that he might have been able
:44:34. > :44:40.to get past the brown and hit the yellow from behind, but... Can he do
:44:41. > :44:43.that? I'd think he's too close to the cushion, isn't he, to get the
:44:44. > :44:46.amount of side that he would need. But that last shot of Stephen
:44:47. > :44:57.Maguire was superb, because he's brought the brown in to a better
:44:58. > :45:02.position. Great finishing up when you play that type of shot. Well, he
:45:03. > :45:08.had to play it with a lot of side and a little touch of swerve to make
:45:09. > :45:16.the angle there. You can see that he had to swerve around the black and
:45:17. > :45:19.that was a terrific escape. Got a couple of chois here. He could
:45:20. > :45:26.actually go at the pot. But... couple of chois here. He could
:45:27. > :45:30.he is's tried and... Oh, and the blue has gone in the middle pocket.
:45:31. > :45:41.Would you believe it. Would you believe it. Free ball. Blue in the
:45:42. > :45:44.pocket. And if the brown goes past the yellow... Everything is gone
:45:45. > :45:54.wrong. Can you believe that, Dennis. The
:45:55. > :45:58.things that happen on a snooker table. I mean the blue in to the
:45:59. > :46:03.middle pocket is a good shot just to shoot the blue in to the pocket.
:46:04. > :46:08.Stephen can't help himself from smiling there. So the scenario is
:46:09. > :46:13.that Stephen Maguire has had breaks of 54, 61, 60 and he's going to be
:46:14. > :46:18.3-1 behind as we show you that attempted cut. A bit of a risky one.
:46:19. > :46:21.But how the blue has gone in there! I mean, he got the ultimate there,
:46:22. > :46:26.Judd. He got absolutely everything that you could hope for. The free
:46:27. > :46:32.ball, fives points and a pot available. Well, being a
:46:33. > :46:37.left-hander, the pink is at the wrong side of the table, but Judd is
:46:38. > :46:42.so good with his right-hand as well. It will be interesting to see
:46:43. > :46:47.whether he gets the rest out and whether he pots it right-handed, or
:46:48. > :46:54.does he go 11 behind, so he needs all three colours. Now he's going to
:46:55. > :47:00.leave it with the rest, so he's got an angle to get over to the black so
:47:01. > :47:03.one more good shot licence Tricky little pot, though. Not absolutely
:47:04. > :47:09.certain this. You know, it looks easy on the screen, but we know, you
:47:10. > :47:10.hit the front jaw on these tables and they don't have it. So there's
:47:11. > :47:49.still some work to be done. One long straight pot on the black.
:47:50. > :48:00.And he'll go to the mid-session interval a very happy boy.
:48:01. > :48:04.(CHEERING) Well, he'll bes absolutely
:48:05. > :48:06.delighted. It's been a fascinating tussle so far. It's Judd Trump who
:48:07. > :48:20.leads Stephen Maguire by 3-1 frames. It's been one of those matches where
:48:21. > :48:30.the scoreline could have read anything. It could have been 3-1 to
:48:31. > :48:41.Stephen Maguire. It looked odds on that we were going to be two frames
:48:42. > :48:43.all, but it's 3-1 to the juggernaut. Best of 11 so 3-1 and not all that
:48:44. > :48:57.bad. Just waiting to see if the red will
:48:58. > :49:13.pass the blue. Just have a look. That looks tight.
:49:14. > :49:19.If it doesn't go there, he'll have to take it to the middle. But he
:49:20. > :49:29.feels that he's got a kick and it still might go in. It was tight but
:49:30. > :49:33.the kick didn't help. There's a good shot that we can show you of the
:49:34. > :49:36.angle and you can see the red jumping. Otherwise he could have
:49:37. > :49:51.potted that. Good shot from Stephen Maguire there
:49:52. > :49:54.that. So when he played it, to make sure that he didn't make any contact
:49:55. > :50:24.with the ball colour. That's a shot from Stephen, he was
:50:25. > :50:35.playing from the left to the right with the bunch of the reds and pinks
:50:36. > :50:39.there. So he's only going to four points from that chance. And just
:50:40. > :50:48.got too low in to the cue ball there. That's the level that they're
:50:49. > :50:54.playing at. He would have considered that a decent opportunity. You don't
:50:55. > :51:04.get too many at this level. Good shot from Judd, that.
:51:05. > :51:43.Excellent. He hit that all wrong. He was just
:51:44. > :51:50.trying to swing that around. It was a tough shot he was attempting there
:51:51. > :51:54.and he just hit it completely the wrong way. Let me show you it again.
:51:55. > :52:00.He was trying to swing it around the black of the... It was OK until the
:52:01. > :52:06.red he played cannoned in to it and spoiled it. Good example, though of
:52:07. > :52:09.playing a proper safety shot. He played a cracking shot there. Must
:52:10. > :52:11.have been all sorts of trouble and made it much more difficult for him
:52:12. > :52:15.to get back and because of that, he's got his opportunity. I think
:52:16. > :52:19.that's where his game has improved so much over the last couple of
:52:20. > :52:22.seasons. He's been working on the tactical game. I mean, he's not
:52:23. > :52:26.going to change the way that he plays the game, but if you can play
:52:27. > :52:31.that sort of shot that he played and create the chances and then do the
:52:32. > :52:40.business, it's a very tough format to beat.
:52:41. > :52:47.You've got to create the chances for yourself, and he certainly did that
:52:48. > :52:53.with that excellent safety that he played. That's worth another look.
:52:54. > :53:02.Yeah, lots of running side around the angles and well, he couldn't
:53:03. > :53:06.have put it in a better spot. So it's been a little prit surprising
:53:07. > :53:10.why he hasn't won a season last year, because when you thought he
:53:11. > :53:13.was getting closer all the time to Ronnie O'Sullivan and eventually
:53:14. > :53:16.beat him in the final and you just waited for him to kick on and that
:53:17. > :53:22.was confidence that he needed to regularly be at the business end,
:53:23. > :53:34.but not quite happened for him. But hopefully, here this week, a
:53:35. > :53:38.Masters. That will kick start him. Well, that certainly opened things
:53:39. > :53:41.up and if he can get the cannon correctly, let us show you the split
:53:42. > :53:44.of the reds after potting that one. Ve Lleyton Hewitt
:53:45. > :54:00.Just got to be a little bit careful here. Just about OK. But it's quite
:54:01. > :54:09.a thin snake this, and the blue and pink are a little awkward.
:54:10. > :54:15.They have to concentrate on the baulk colours and he's OK even if he
:54:16. > :54:23.lands on the brown. I think that he could still get to the green. Just
:54:24. > :54:28.checking to see if it's touching. He's had a good look at it. And he's
:54:29. > :54:33.playing this right-handed. He looks pretty good with his opposite hand,
:54:34. > :54:39.Judd, but he decides - no, I'll make absolutely sure and get the rest up.
:54:40. > :54:43.Yeah, the funny thing is that it is one of the shots that I see as a
:54:44. > :54:46.little bit awkward for using the rest. So I don't blame him going
:54:47. > :54:48.little bit awkward for using the back to play the this right-handed.
:54:49. > :54:52.He's pretty proficient at it, back to play the this right-handed.
:54:53. > :54:56.just awkward using the rest for Judd there.
:54:57. > :55:02.just awkward using the rest for Judd problem to you there, Dennis, would
:55:03. > :55:05.it? Look at this, John, look where the white has landed. Can you get
:55:06. > :55:19.your breath? Wow. Anywhere bar there. Yeah, you
:55:20. > :55:25.mentioned - I used to hate using the rest. I used to prefer changing
:55:26. > :55:30.hands. I was OK but only on certain shots. Not like some of the ways
:55:31. > :55:36.that these boys, they look the same when they switch hands. I think it
:55:37. > :55:39.was a letter I got from a gentleman from your part of the world once at
:55:40. > :55:49.the world championship and he said - I love seeing you switching hands.
:55:50. > :55:54.He said - I'd be give my right arm to be aambidextrous. Had to be from
:55:55. > :55:58.Liverpool to have a remark like that! So 26, but so disappointed
:55:59. > :56:11.where that cue ball finished. And you do feel as if it is a
:56:12. > :56:18.massive frame in the match this. Yes, he know that it is first to six
:56:19. > :56:21.so 4-1 isn't the end of the world, but it will certainly be far less of
:56:22. > :56:23.a task if Stephen Maguire can win this frame.
:56:24. > :56:54.These are really tough shots. It is difficult. I will be surprised if
:56:55. > :56:59.Judd can get this. It really needs a very delicate touch to get behind
:57:00. > :57:03.the green here. It is just one of those shots, you don't want to leave
:57:04. > :57:09.it short and leave yourself in trouble. It looks like Stephen
:57:10. > :57:19.Maguire can get through to the threat. -- to this red.
:57:20. > :57:32.Where are the reds going to finish? You've got the good cue ball but you
:57:33. > :57:34.are never sure what is going to happen when you have to hit it at
:57:35. > :57:41.that pace. Nicely controlled as well. Played
:57:42. > :57:55.the cannon onto the pink. Nicely controlled as well. Played
:57:56. > :58:00.looks like he is getting into the ascendancy. The scoreline will tell
:58:01. > :58:06.you that, but it doesn't always paint the correct picture. It just
:58:07. > :58:19.looks like he is starting to monitor a little bit. -- motor.
:58:20. > :58:32.That has finished very awkwardly. He is looking at the blue now.
:58:33. > :58:43.Even that jumped up in the end, he had a terrible contact on that. He
:58:44. > :58:53.would be pleased to see that going. It went in.
:58:54. > :58:58.If he's straight on the blue, it could be the end of the break. He
:58:59. > :59:04.will have two look at the more difficult pink. That looks
:59:05. > :59:12.absolutely dead straight. The pink, to keep the break going. A couple of
:59:13. > :59:20.reds are available in the right corner if this goes in.
:59:21. > :59:29.Still not straightforward, just yet. But I am with you, John. It looks as
:59:30. > :59:36.if he has started to take control of this match, Judd. I think that frame
:59:37. > :59:39.before the mid-session interval was a big boost to him. It really was.
:59:40. > :59:59.He is pushing on from there. Just trying to hold the spot there
:00:00. > :00:02.so he could retain possession, which he has done. The outside red is
:00:03. > :00:09.possible. I think he can ring the black into
:00:10. > :00:13.play here if you pops this. If he was dead straight, he would just
:00:14. > :00:23.roll it in for the pink. Now you can see the angle. He is in pretty good
:00:24. > :00:43.shape here. Good job he didn't hit it any harder!
:00:44. > :00:53.It is interesting how he switches hands with the rest. A lot of
:00:54. > :01:05.players do that, when they use the rest they used their right-hand.
:01:06. > :01:19.The red needs to fall and it has. 4-1, John. He is starting to look
:01:20. > :01:25.very good. That frame before the interval was absolutely massive. It
:01:26. > :01:30.is going to take a big effort from Stephen Maguire but he has been
:01:31. > :01:41.around long enough to know that if you knuckle down, he is still
:01:42. > :01:42.involved in the match. But this man is starting to look
:01:43. > :02:04.very good indeed. It is just sheer, and natural talent
:02:05. > :02:12.and ability that we are looking at here. He is one of those players
:02:13. > :02:20.that was born to play the game of Smith. A complete natural. -- play
:02:21. > :02:21.the game of snooker. Another exhibition shot. Have a look at
:02:22. > :02:31.this! Have a look at that. APPLAUSE. We call it round the houses. He went
:02:32. > :02:50.round them twice. And there is another one.
:02:51. > :02:58.No disrespect to his opponent, he just likes to entertain. You can't
:02:59. > :03:03.pop them all. But that is a fabulous effort from Judd Trump. Extend his
:03:04. > :03:39.lead by 4-1. Has he got away with that? I'm not
:03:40. > :03:48.sure if that red goes into the right corner... No. He has had a result
:03:49. > :03:55.there. He was playing that long pot in such a way that he ground the
:03:56. > :04:44.back of the red and hit it too sick. -- thick. We will show it again.
:04:45. > :04:53.This is a must win frame for Stephen Maguire. 5-1. You would give him
:04:54. > :04:57.very little chance. He is giving this everything he has got to try to
:04:58. > :06:21.keep himself in this series. It is not a good chance by any
:06:22. > :06:23.means. The pink is tied up. The black is a little bit awkward at the
:06:24. > :06:30.moment. It is far from easy, this. I don't
:06:31. > :07:38.know whether he can risk It is far from easy, this. I don't
:07:39. > :07:46.the black ear. -- here. He played it well. He took a long time on the
:07:47. > :07:53.shot and that is the reason. He played that very nicely.
:07:54. > :07:57.And you do feel if he's going to get back into this match, that is
:07:58. > :08:02.exactly what he needs. A decent chance and an opportunity to win a
:08:03. > :08:11.frame. Just try and change the scoreline quickly. You don't want to
:08:12. > :08:17.be involved in long frames. If you can get
:08:18. > :08:33.Situations like this where you just much better. -- quicker.
:08:34. > :08:38.Situations like this where you just have to keep your belief. From what
:08:39. > :08:43.we have seen today, we know he is hitting the ball pretty well. There
:08:44. > :08:49.is not much wrong with the way he is hitting it. He has done well to be
:08:50. > :08:49.3-1 behind. A couple of friends and it could have gone
:08:50. > :08:55.3-1 behind. A couple of friends and You have to have believed that when
:08:56. > :09:12.the opportunities come, you can take them.
:09:13. > :09:21.That red to the right of the black is just a little bit of a bug where
:09:22. > :09:26.in this. He might be able to screw back and get onto that. I'm not sure
:09:27. > :09:39.if he has the right angle to do that. Not quite. He had to play the
:09:40. > :09:45.cannon. I think he will be OK. He can screw back of the side cushion
:09:46. > :09:47.with a little bit of reverse side. Let's see if he is straight. He is.
:09:48. > :10:12.But he can screw it back. He'd love to win the frame with one
:10:13. > :10:13.visit. That seems a little message out to Judd but he is far from
:10:14. > :10:37.finished here. He has got to be a little bit
:10:38. > :10:42.careful here. That loose red you can see just
:10:43. > :10:51.below the cluster, it is available. Notice the way he played that stunt
:10:52. > :11:02.shot there with a little bit offside. -- of side. He is looking
:11:03. > :11:08.pretty good here. Nice little cannon and he should be on the red to the
:11:09. > :11:30.left-hand side. We can see that is available now.
:11:31. > :11:36.Just checking there to see if there is anything available in the middle
:11:37. > :11:44.pocket. But it doesn't look like it. He needs to get an angle here just
:11:45. > :11:52.to leave himself... Maybe the bottom one. He is looking at it now. He
:11:53. > :12:00.doesn't need to play the cannon. He will sink that one up first.
:12:01. > :12:15.This has been very good. Very good, indeed.
:12:16. > :12:29.I tell you what, this is the sign of a true champion. 4-1 down, back
:12:30. > :12:36.against the wall and he is producing this. Fabulous rake builder, Stephen
:12:37. > :12:43.Maguire. He has made 312 centuries in his career.
:12:44. > :12:49.This cueball has been hardly out of place during this break. It looks
:12:50. > :12:50.simple and that is very good. That is exactly how he has made this
:12:51. > :13:17.break look. Nice little prize of ?10,000 in this
:13:18. > :13:31.year's masters for the highest break. Mike Allen had a magnificent
:13:32. > :13:34.137 yesterday. Stuart Bingham, almost making the maximum break when
:13:35. > :13:46.he broke down on the yellow. No extra prize for the maximum.
:13:47. > :14:04.No century but I don't think he will be disappointed about that. He is
:14:05. > :14:34.now just to make behind. -- two behind.
:14:35. > :14:45.I think he might settle for that. Now that he has missed it, it looked
:14:46. > :14:52.like he could scatter the red all over the table. He double-kissed the
:14:53. > :15:00.red and it wasn't the worst outcome, was that?
:15:01. > :15:06.Not often you get a re- rack after 20 minutes. I did once, many years
:15:07. > :15:13.ago, with a man who works for the Association here. It was after 40
:15:14. > :15:21.minutes and we had every rack. It was just the way the frame went.
:15:22. > :15:37.You would have loved it, John. I don't think you can see enough of
:15:38. > :15:44.this to take a pot on. Just a safety.
:15:45. > :15:50.He's been very fortunate there. He didn't play to leave the red behind
:15:51. > :16:03.the other one. Just checking that there is nothing
:16:04. > :16:17.that is going to get knocked over the corner pocket.
:16:18. > :16:39.So in the end, he changes his mind. He played it very well.
:16:40. > :16:54.He could possibly play the plant with the safety shot in mind. He
:16:55. > :16:56.thought he would have a safety shot on if he attempted the plant but he
:16:57. > :17:26.didn't hit it as he intended. The black is tied up, the pink is
:17:27. > :17:30.tied up. He is on the blue. He could bring the pink, he could bring the
:17:31. > :17:37.black into play. A key shot coming up.
:17:38. > :17:49.Needs a bit of luck now. That could have finished better for him. He
:17:50. > :17:56.couldn't have played it any better. Maybe full on the pink. It was still
:17:57. > :18:03.a very good effort and a bit unlucky not to have an easier pot than this.
:18:04. > :18:08.It isn't a particularly appealing angle. Even then, how do you get on
:18:09. > :18:21.to angle. Even then, how do you get on
:18:22. > :18:29.on. This is not straightforward. Yes. Very easy to play the shots and
:18:30. > :18:33.belts the cueball. You have to hit down a little
:18:34. > :18:38.belts the cueball. You have to hit bounces off the cloth and you miss
:18:39. > :18:48.the pot at an angle. See the way the cueball went into the air there? It
:18:49. > :18:50.is the type of shot, if he was just dropping it in, it would be OK. But
:18:51. > :19:59.if you play it with any force. Pretty sure, when Stephen Maguire
:20:00. > :20:07.was plain that safety shot, he would be leaving that red.
:20:08. > :20:17.He has got to be careful with his next position. Just seeing there if
:20:18. > :20:22.you can get onto the black. But if you play this red, screw back, it is
:20:23. > :20:27.very easy just to lose the cueball here.
:20:28. > :21:03.He might have gone too far. But have a look at what goes into this right
:21:04. > :21:09.corner. Does the red between the black and the other red? Just about.
:21:10. > :21:20.No. There was a bit of a distraction. It was as if he just
:21:21. > :21:26.put a little quick one in. That was probably, because he hadn't got that
:21:27. > :21:34.much room past the red, he just overcooked it.
:21:35. > :21:37.This is a very big part of this match. After that mistake, he
:21:38. > :21:41.Stephen Maguire can win the frame from it, it could completely turn
:21:42. > :22:44.this match around. In the previous frame, he made a
:22:45. > :22:51.beautiful break. And every chance, he could not quite a few in here. --
:22:52. > :23:05.knock. Both players lost just a little bit
:23:06. > :23:14.of rhythm with what happened before the re- rack. 20 minutes of play
:23:15. > :23:18.where they hardly went for a pot. So you can get out of your rhythm
:23:19. > :23:28.somewhat. But they are starting to look good again here.
:23:29. > :23:40.What will encourage him even more is that his opponent is starting to
:23:41. > :23:48.miss a phew. -- phew. No greater encouragement than that. You playing
:23:49. > :24:35.well and you're past it -- your opponent missing a couple of balls.
:24:36. > :24:50.Potted seven out of seven with the red so far.
:24:51. > :25:04.Make that eight out of eight. No need to play any cannons. Those reds
:25:05. > :25:05.near the pink spot. They are all available because they have cleared
:25:06. > :25:23.each other. Just come up a little bit short of
:25:24. > :25:29.where he wanted. Slight change of plan now. He will have two heads up
:25:30. > :25:33.towards the blue. If he is too far on the blue, he has the pink there
:25:34. > :25:42.sitting on the Queen spot. So here's OK there.
:25:43. > :25:55.Brown is the one that will get him to the reds.
:25:56. > :26:00.He is doing exactly what is required here. His opponent has made a
:26:01. > :26:12.mistake, Mr a pot he should have gotten. And he is punishing him. --
:26:13. > :26:13.missed a pot. It looked like he was slipping away. And all of a sudden,
:26:14. > :26:31.it is back on. The standard has been superb, hasn't
:26:32. > :26:36.it? Stephen Maguire's had breaks of 92.
:26:37. > :27:34.Judd has been kept away from the start of the table. He mist a red,
:27:35. > :27:39.but he has lost a bit of rhythm -- missed. Maguire continues the
:27:40. > :28:13.comeback. He is now just one behind. Tried to develop things, the pink is
:28:14. > :28:19.a top shot. -- tough. He just knew he was coming in to rest, thought
:28:20. > :28:28.maybe he could get it. If he hadn't hit it as hard, he might have been
:28:29. > :28:37.perfect. It's one of those where there is no easy safety shot. Take
:28:38. > :28:42.the pink on. He has a shot of the blue, if he wants it. Try and get
:28:43. > :28:49.the cue ball behind the green and brown. Make sure you miss the
:28:50. > :28:56.yellow. He has thought long and hard, back looking at the pink now.
:28:57. > :28:59.I think that will be his choice. Probably better to play it
:29:00. > :29:05.straightaway, the more you think about it the more difficult it
:29:06. > :29:15.becomes. Usually the first shot you see is the correct choice. That is
:29:16. > :29:17.what he's looking at. Needs the correct angle. A bigshot coming up.
:29:18. > :29:32.Could be a big turning point. correct angle. A bigshot coming up.
:29:33. > :29:44.nicely! Look where the red has finished. How close was that to
:29:45. > :30:01.holing both? It took a lot of nerve, but he got it. And now, this
:30:02. > :30:12.is like a practice routine. Take the black off the spot, just have the
:30:13. > :30:23.pink. Try and win a frame of the pink --. He hasn't had much table
:30:24. > :30:34.time. He will have to use all his experience. The chance to make sure
:30:35. > :30:41.he can get that rhythm back. Has to go for the brown ball. The corner
:30:42. > :30:47.pocket is not helping the situation. Getting it up fairly quickly. It is
:30:48. > :31:41.not plain sailing. That wasn't his intended colour, but
:31:42. > :31:54.he thought he would just drop it in. So far, so good. The one in the
:31:55. > :32:02.corner is a bit of a problem. Played that nicely. If he is straight on
:32:03. > :32:13.the one in the middle, he could have it. He could win this frame with
:32:14. > :32:23.reds and pinks, forget about the black and blue. The great players
:32:24. > :32:28.have the knack of being kept off the table for long periods, which he has
:32:29. > :32:41.been, but then responding like this. He deserves everything he gets
:32:42. > :32:47.for that opening ball. What a fantastic shot. He knew he would
:32:48. > :33:05.have left these for his opponent if he missed it. Just the ebbs and
:33:06. > :33:14.flows of a high-profile tournament. He has only played one bad shot in
:33:15. > :33:29.this one. The pendulum has swung back in Judd's favour.
:33:30. > :33:41.That is amazing. The bulls are almost identical. They will be
:33:42. > :33:56.identical in about two shots. It has been a fabulous match. Some frames
:33:57. > :34:12.where one player would make a 60 break. Had a little bit of
:34:13. > :34:18.everything in this match. This is a slightly better position. A strong
:34:19. > :34:32.favourite. One more red would get him over the line. It is now. This
:34:33. > :34:36.has been a brilliant break. It is not always about making maximums, it
:34:37. > :34:49.is about making frame winning contributions. Concedes the frame.
:34:50. > :34:54.That is a terrific performance from Judd Trump after losing three frames
:34:55. > :35:36.in a row. He came back to win that one and take the lead. Just needs
:35:37. > :35:57.one more frame to get to the quarter-final, he lost at this stage
:35:58. > :36:05.last year. Just dropped the red on to the top cushion. Having a look to
:36:06. > :36:39.see if there are any easy shots available, but I doubt it.
:36:40. > :36:54.Taking this one home. I think he has been fortunate. There was an easy
:36:55. > :36:59.safety shot, but he is confident. He knows if he can get one chance, he
:37:00. > :37:40.could possibly steal the match. Played a pretty good shot, Maguire.
:37:41. > :37:46.Got the red. A bit of a swerve, he has missed that one completely. The
:37:47. > :38:05.White did not come back, didn't react. Didn't have enough on it.
:38:06. > :38:16.Putting him back in from where it finished. Maguire would feel this is
:38:17. > :38:22.just as tough of a safety shot as the previous attempt. He made the
:38:23. > :38:39.right choice to let him play it from where it finished. He got what we
:38:40. > :38:43.call the dreaded double-kiss. Not a good chance. The black and pink are
:38:44. > :39:08.out of commission. Terrific shot. Can you imagine
:39:09. > :39:15.trying that with the stuff they used to keep out the side of the table?
:39:16. > :39:50.The long tackle. They could end in 1970. -- couldn't. You still had the
:39:51. > :40:06.same hairstyle than. -- then. It is so difficult with the pink and black
:40:07. > :40:17.out. I don't quite know what he is looking at. Not a brilliant chance,
:40:18. > :40:24.this. Two reds on the top cushion available for later on if he can get
:40:25. > :40:48.there. But he is obviously thinking of something. Maybe he thought too
:40:49. > :40:56.much. Did he feel... He must have thought that the pink... What a poor
:40:57. > :41:20.shot. It was more a lapse in concentration. That pink looks very
:41:21. > :41:29.tight. Judd is looking at it. It might look like it goes from there.
:41:30. > :41:37.It didn't look like it would. I think it goes with the cue ball if
:41:38. > :41:56.it is a bit lower down the table. We won't know. Not straightforward, the
:41:57. > :42:15.break. He might be able to get through the gap. Gradually, it is
:42:16. > :42:21.turning through the gap. Gradually, it is
:42:22. > :42:27.very difficult the way the walls are situated. That a red on the left is
:42:28. > :42:36.causing all the trouble. Judd is looking at The reds, if he could get
:42:37. > :42:42.on it and play a cannon, he could just nudge it out of the way. But
:42:43. > :42:53.can he get the cue ball down onto the top cushion? -- the. If he lands
:42:54. > :42:58.on a red, that is unbelievable. He held his hand up to apologise.
:42:59. > :43:11.Maguire smiling away, that was amazing. That could be a great bit
:43:12. > :43:26.of good fortune. Dropping on that red. Suddenly the game has opened up
:43:27. > :43:34.a little bit. You can have all the talent in the world, but nothing
:43:35. > :43:42.beats a little bit of luck. Just looking to see, if he can get the
:43:43. > :43:46.pink, will it go into its spot? All the other sports are tied up, it
:43:47. > :44:28.will have to go directly behind the red.
:44:29. > :44:50.This will be quite a good shot. What you are going to do with the cue
:44:51. > :45:08.ball was quite difficult. Always likely to flick of the other red --
:45:09. > :45:28.off. Purposely left the cue ball short so
:45:29. > :46:04.he could convert the red. You know your opponent will stick you back in
:46:05. > :46:20.trouble. A chance to get this red back up the table. A good shot in
:46:21. > :46:33.the end. I don't think he wanted to get that close. Looking at the
:46:34. > :46:39.green, slightly in the way. Nestling into the red. He asked just checked
:46:40. > :46:47.to see if the reds to the right of the black would be available. The
:46:48. > :47:08.green seems to be slightly in the way. To play that shot, he would
:47:09. > :47:20.have to get a lot of side on it. He needs to think long and hard about
:47:21. > :47:36.it. Having to swerve around the green to make this angle. He may
:47:37. > :47:40.have to have another go at this. The swerve took a bit too soon. I can't
:47:41. > :47:58.see in other available shot. That is the only available shot I
:47:59. > :48:09.can see. He has to get the swerve right, it is difficult to judge. Not
:48:10. > :48:15.sure if he would leave one on or not. Trying to figure out another
:48:16. > :48:27.escape route, might have to attempt the same shot again you can see that
:48:28. > :48:35.it is not the angle he wants. A second try coming up. Can he judge
:48:36. > :49:00.it this time? He did not get the red that he
:49:01. > :49:26.intended. The pink and black are awkward. He made it look very easy.
:49:27. > :50:01.It was lovely. He hit it nicely. Where's the cue ball Colling? A long
:50:02. > :50:07.way away look where the cue ball has finished. Maguire has been raising
:50:08. > :50:17.his eyebrows. It makes the shot so much more difficult. I think it was
:50:18. > :50:32.the one before the mid-session interval. Judd stuck the red up, the
:50:33. > :50:42.white dropped in behind the blue. That was the reason it was 3-1 at
:50:43. > :50:59.the mid-session. Some great tactical play going on here. There is nothing
:51:00. > :51:06.else available to them. That is pretty well played. Just came up a
:51:07. > :51:16.bit short. He can get to the one behind the black. Got to be
:51:17. > :51:23.careful. I don't know how much he can see. You don't want to be
:51:24. > :51:51.getting this red cross to the other corner pocket. Played that very
:51:52. > :52:02.well. Good shot. Another great shot. I am wondering if the pink
:52:03. > :52:09.goes to the left corner, if he could take it all-in such a way. Play the
:52:10. > :52:25.safety shot. The problem is the red that is near the right side. He
:52:26. > :52:34.wouldn't want to cannon into that. Making sure he didn't do that.
:52:35. > :52:44.Played the safety shot. It is nice to see the big breaks. I think the
:52:45. > :52:53.crowd enjoy a battle like this one. The tension is at its highest. These
:52:54. > :53:02.boys are good, and you don't see many missed shots, but it does make
:53:03. > :53:20.it exciting. The frame is gradually opening up. One mistake could be
:53:21. > :53:28.very costly. The red closest to that pocket is the one he is looking out.
:53:29. > :53:42.This is what it looks like from his point of view. Nothing down the
:53:43. > :53:51.right-hand side. Play a safety shot that is higher up the table. Make
:53:52. > :54:03.sure it is a good one. No double-kiss. So much so.
:54:04. > :54:03.sure it is a good one. No chance for Judd Trump. He
:54:04. > :54:08.sure it is a good one. No to leave the white near the cushion
:54:09. > :54:33.behind the black. He has opened the whole game up for Judd Trump. As you
:54:34. > :54:52.mentioned before, Maguire defeated Trump last year. He has to sit here
:54:53. > :55:03.and hope that Judd makes a mistake. Taking his time. He knows the
:55:04. > :55:08.importance of it. This is potentially a chance to win the
:55:09. > :55:26.frame and the match. Sometimes you can't over think it by trying to be
:55:27. > :55:48.perfect. You can start to over think things. The overall standard has
:55:49. > :56:04.been very good. And it's not over yet! Didn't matter what side he
:56:05. > :56:17.finished on there. Just looking at Stephen Maguire's breaks. 92, 74,
:56:18. > :56:32.56. You could play a lot worse than this and win matches. Robertson was
:56:33. > :56:51.flawless in his first frame. This is just the nature of the beast. They
:56:52. > :57:00.are all great players at this level. He just needs a simple one. Every
:57:01. > :57:12.credit to this man. He will come back in the last couple of frames.
:57:13. > :57:16.-- he has come back. He had to sit and watch Maguire win three frames
:57:17. > :57:28.in a row. The sign of a champion when you can do that and then come
:57:29. > :57:51.back with a break of 60. It showed his mettle. When he needed it most,
:57:52. > :57:58.found a brilliant shot. It is a great feeling for a snooker player.
:57:59. > :58:09.No matter how many times you've done it. Doesn't matter about the blue. A
:58:10. > :58:17.fantastic match to watch. Judd Trump at the end, a reversal of last
:58:18. > :58:26.year's result. He beat Stephen Maguire 6-4.
:58:27. > :58:38.Quite a match, Judd Trump gets over the line and to his first final. BBC
:58:39. > :58:43.Two at 1pm is the place to be. Rory O'Sullivan marks his comeback, he
:58:44. > :58:50.hasn't been seen in a major competition since losing in a
:58:51. > :58:58.quarter-final. He warmed up beautifully last week. I hope you
:58:59. > :59:01.join us for that one. Good night.