Day 7 Masters Snooker Extra

Hello. Semifinals Saturday at the Masters and the first of our matches

featured two left-handers, both hoping to break new ground. They've

both been to a Crucible final in Sheffield, but had yet to get

through to snooker's biggest night in London. The world number eight,

Barry Hawkins, taking on Judd Trump, whose world record-breaking exploits

against Neil Robertson in the previous match made him the marginal

favourite for success. Commentary comes from former Masters champion

Dennis Taylor and John Parrott. DENNIS TAYLOR:

Barry did win the toss and he's breaking off in this battle of the

left-handers. And the big question, John, is can Judd pick up where he

left off yesterday? JOHN PARROTT: Yes, that is the big

question. His performance against Neil Robertson was stupendous. It's

back to work again today. We were in the studio yesterday and as he was

leaving, Stephen Hendry leaned over and said, "You do realise you're

only half way through?" Which I thought was a brilliant comment to

leave him with -- a nice comment to leave him with, to let him know it

was a brilliant performance but there was still more work to do. It

can be awkward when you've had a peck performance to come back next

day. So we'll find out. I think Judd in one of his interviews earlier in

the week said you can beat a player 6-0 and go out and lose 6-0 to the

same player the next day. That's the nature of the game of snooker.

That's what makes it so fascinating. Very impressive this week, Barry

Hawkins. He went through a bit of a lean spell, John. Remember he lost -

was it the UK he lost to Nigel Bond? He went from 5-0 in front and lost

it 6-5. Took a little bit of getting over, that one. It was interesting

listening to the players before they came on. All the players know how

good a player Barry Hawkins is. He probably doesn't get the recognition

from the public that we all think he deserves. He's a top-class

match-player, very rarely plays the wrong shot and everything he does

play he plays to a high standard. You've got to beat Barry Hawkins. He

doesn't give you too many opportunities. I think he's a

top-class match-player and also, Dennis, a very nice lad. Yeah. You

heard all the players talking about him. He's a smashing fellow. Can he

produce his top game? He knows he'll have to the way Judd has been

playing. Good shot from Barry, that. And he's

a... Well, you can see the way he's cueing across that slightly. Oh, and

he's hit the blue. Foul and a miss. It does look very tight that, the

shot that he's trying to play. Judd Trump 5. Sorry - Barry Hawkins 5.

The nerves are getting to everyone. A very rare mistake from the most

experienced referee we have! There you see him just catching the edge

of the blue. So there's no red available so he'll have it put back.

These are really tricky, aren't they? Because obviously you've got

to get this absolutely right. Judd will help the referee as much as he

can but the edge he's trying to clip here really is very fine. Just watch

Judd when he plays this again. Shaun Murphy mentioned his cue action. He

says he lines up across the ball and then it sits as he straightens up. I

always think these situations, Dennis, it's really, really

difficult, isn't it, to get the cue ball exactly right here? Yeah, he's

making it worse for himself there. You don't want to take an advantage

but you're absolutely right, it's so difficult to get it absolutely spot

on. I know it's got to be fractions... Even bringing it up on

the screen is not going to help in this instance, I think. It's only

fractions we're talking about. Yeah, the players here

fractions we're talking about. Yeah, as well. There's one thing Judd will

not want to do is to get any advantage from this here. He'll want

it to be absolutely spot on, exactly as it was. It's like an unwritten

rule between the players, Dennis, isn't it? Yeah. He can obviously hit

it because he wouldn't have played the shot. On we go so, if he's

having... Well, he's changing his mind now. He may just decide to drop

on the top red on the top cushion instead. It's too tight.

Good shot. Once again, Dennis, this venue has a an absolutely packed

audience today. Wonderful crowds we've had at Alexandra Palace this

week. I always think this is one of the great sporting events, Saturday

afternoon at the Masters. It takes me bake to David Vine here and Ted

Lowe in the commentary box on Grandstand when I was a kid. I

always wished I could be here playing. Brilliant occasion.

APPLAUSE Judged that to perfection. Watch the

cue action here. You'll see Judd, he'll be down on the shot and he'll

just go slightly across this. It's just one of the straights of his

particular cue action. It doesn't stop him playing well. It's just the

way he does it. It is a little different. It's turning into a

little bit of an awkward frame, with the black now tied up.

APPLAUSE And he won't mind a bit of a safety

battle here, Barry. It will help him to settle into the semifinal and

keep his opponent away from the table, but he might knock this in.

It comes close. Where's it going to finish? That's the question. He's

going to stick it up over the middle, so the first chance falls to

Barry. He's got an angle on the blue but he

wouldn't be guaranteed good position on a red. He's got the pink and blue

in the open. Yeah. Dennis, I think if there was a red over the pocket

somewhere, he'd be playing the cannon straightaway to get the black

in play but, as there isn't, he'll try and sort something else out. He

got the bottom red just away from the bunch there he can play off,

back up for the blue. A little bit too close for comfort,

that red towards the corner there, he must have thought as he played

that cannon. But it's all right. And a nice little shot with a bit of

side up for the pink. And he looks comfortable. You'd expect it.

side up for the pink. And he looks top-class match-player. If you reach

the final of the World Championship, you can play, and you can certainly

handle the situation as well. It's always nice in the opening frame to

get your hand on the table. I'll tell you what is amazing

get your hand on the table. I'll John - how many of the top players

are left-handed. Going way back, there was only one or two players

and even in this tournament alone, you've got these two players. You've

I suppose you could say Ronnie got Neil Robertson, Mark Allen, Mark

I suppose you could say Ronnie O'Sullivan's left-handed as well,

when he wants to be! I mentioned the other night when we

were in the studio, I think it was talking about Barry, saying there's

an economy of effort with the cue ball. That's because his

break-building is very good. He wants to keep the cue ball in

towards the object ball, nice and tight. And that's the art of

break-building. If you can make it look simple, then you're doing it

correctly. He's got a lovely touch. Doesn't have to worry about that

black now. He's got the reds nicely placed and the pink in the open.

And if he could win this opening frame with one visit, it would send

a message out to Judd. I mean the only ball he could leave the way he

played it was the one that he attempted to pot. And on that

occasion, it did finish over the middle pocket and this is the

result. Yeah, they've got an interesting head to head, these two.

They've only played on four occasions and it's currently 2-2. So

he won't be in total awe of the talents of Judd Trump, will Barry

Hawkins. He's beaten him a couple of times before and knows he can do it

again. He's taken these nicely so far.

So this the obvious red, then. The blue is potable in the middle also.

Just dropping the pink in and got the red on the right-hand side, so

that'll be next. He's taking these beautifully, Dennis, isn't he?

Lovely touch. And if he can knock this in and get nicely on the pink,

it will be the end of the opening frame.

It looks as if we're in for another cracking match here, the way Barry

has started. Just looking at the scoreboard, but he's over the line,

the winning line, at the moment. That makes absolutely certain. Well,

hugely impressive, this. He's visited the table with a chance and

he's won the frame off it. Very impressive indeed.

APPLAUSE And if Judd Trump was in any doubt

about how his opponent was going to be playing today, he's just found

out. Excellent. And if that red next to the black is available, we're a

chance of a century break. The crowd were urging that red to

keep running there. Pink's the better ball to get on to

that final red. His standard this week has been absolutely stellar, it

really has. These boys really are good.

What a way to start a Fantastic break from Barry Hawkins!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 103. That's the 11th century in this

year's Masters. Or the 21st century, I should say. 31 is the record.

It has to be said these tables are playing beautifully, this one and

the tables in the practice area. I had a knock around on them. They're

absolutely beautiful. What a start from Barry Hawkins!

Judd Trump attempted the long pot. He didn't get it and he remained in

his seat as Barry cleared the table with a magnificent break of 130. And

he leads 1-0. APPLAUSE

Well, not the break-off like he intended but fortunate enough to

cover the red that's come up to the blue with the brown, so just into

the side of the pack. Well, he's playing it off the two cushions just

to guard against leaving the loose red, which is a better shot. I know

one thing though, Dennis, Judd Trump must be getting fed up of watching

everyone play brilliant against him, because Neil Robertson did

yesterday. And it took a performance that was as good as I've seen from

Judd to knock out the Australian. And as Barry started with 130, Judd

must be thinking, "Is anyone ever going to miss against me?"

Yeah, I thought Neil's interview afterwards was first class. He said,

"You've got to hold your hand up when a player plays like that."

Meanwhile, he hasn't played the best of safety shots. OK, it's close to

the cushion, but I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't slot this

one in. APPLAUSE

I don't think this red to the left of the bunch is available. He's got

an angle but he'd have to be very precise to hit the pink full ball.

It's not the perfect angle, but he may have to attempt it. It might be

OK, that. Yeah. APPLAUSE

It was difficult to judge that one, John, wasn't it? Yeah. I mean that

couldn't have come out any better. The only thing with that shot is

sometimes you can flick the ball in the corner pocket, but the way that

ran round there, you couldn't have asked for any more. In the match

yesterday, Judd Trump was the one that was making all the running,

wasn't he? Going two frames ahead and getting pegged back by Neil

Robertson. But different today, so far. OK, he's only lost the first

frame, but it was the way Barry went about it that put down his intent.

He was a bit reluctant to play for the black there because he knew the

bunch of reds weren't ideally placed to cannon into off the black. That's

why he changed his mind and played for the blue. And I don't think he

can hold for the blue this time. He would have liked to have and then

gone into the pink again, but I'm not sure he can hold. Just

wondering, Dennis, whether those two reds at the back of the pack as well

are easily made into a plant. I don't know if he's had a look at

those, Barry, but, if they're not, he'll be playing the cannon in...

Well, we can see that they're not a plant into the pocket, so a nice

firm stun into these. That's where you hit the ball when you play a

firm stun into these. That's where stun shot. And that will do very

nicely. APPLAUSE

Terrific shot there. Right in the centre and you punch the

Terrific shot there. Right in the played that perfectly. Yeah. Type of

screw instead, you can hit the pack screw instead, you can hit the pack

and bring the cue ball back towards the top cushion. So you stun it

and bring the cue ball back towards with a little bit of side and bring

the cue ball up the table. He couldn't have played that much

better. His nickname is The Hawk, and I can

tell you what, he's certainly got his eye in at the moment, that's for

sure. What's impressive for me, Dennis, is

his demeanour looks as cool as anything out there. Not a bit

flustered. It looks like he's really enjoying the occasion. Well, as some

of the players were saying, he's such a laidback character. He's a

bit like - what would you say? - a mini Mark Williams? He dresses much

better than Mark, that's for sure! Who doesn't?!

And just talking about Mark Williams, what a performance he but

in -- he put in in this year's Masters. He almost knocked out

Ronnie O'Sullivan. Yeah, he's one of my favourite

players to watch on the circuit, Mark. I think he's very clever, the

way he plays the game. A wonderful touch and still playing at the top

of the game, which is great credit to him. Meanwhile, Barry Hawkins is

going about his business in a very impressive fashion here. Cannon to

flick the red out just above and to the left of the black, should open a

red below it. The cue ball has run away there. Didn't get the cannon.

Wanted a thicker cannon than that one. Certainly not on the intended

red and these are a little tricky when you get close to them and you

can't see the pocket in your eyeline, so this red in the centre

wants a little bit of respect. In the end, he made it look very

easy, but very well judged. Is he going to take this second

frame with one visit? He keeps his head in the shot,

doesn't he, John? He does a lot of things right, Dennis, doesn't he? An

all-round top-class player. I must confess, with the record he had here

at the Masters, you'd have been hard-pressed to see him here at this

stage. He's played five occasions here previously and lost in the

first round every time. But after getting past his good pal, Joe

Perry, he beat Mark Allen 6-2 with very good match play and Judd Trump

knows he's in for a very tough afternoon here, the way his opponent

is playing. He can't get better than no-miss snooker. Judd's only had a

go at that long red and that's it. He's just sat in his seat the

remainder of the time. Surely not. Surely he couldn't start

with two centuries. A break of 140, superseding Neil

Robertson's 139. Play a little cannon here and flick

the other red away from the pink, just put it into play.

If that red is not available he can pot this and just flick it out, but

he'll want to make sure of the century.

He has nudged it out. The red is blocking the way through to the

blue, so the pink for his back-to-back centuries.

Absolutely brilliant! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

This capacity audience, John, came here, they weren't sure what to

expect, but I don't think they were expecting two centuries from Barry

to start the match off. It's fascinating. You know, this used to

be a hard game, Dennis, didn't it? He's making this table look like a

pool table, Barry Hawkins, at the minute. Pockets look like they're

buckets. His cue ball control has been superb. And you simply cannot

play better than this to start a semifinal. Wonderful stuff. We talk

about yesterday's match with Neil Robertson being in the greatest

match ever in the Masters. The way this has started, who knows how this

is going to finish? This could be one of the all-time great matches.

Slightly overrun his position there, which is something we haven't said

today. But everything has been going into

the centre of the pockets. He's not touching the sides. And that tells

you you're cueing well. What a shame the black didn't go in but he

started with a break of 130. He's followed that up with a break of

128. What snooker! And he leads Judd Trump by two frames to nil.

break-off shot there. Now, this is a chance, it's a half chance, for a

Judd Trump special. But he's been kept off the table. He'll get a

great cheer if he can knock CHEERING

And that really is top-drawer, to be able to knock that in after what

he's just witnessed from his opponent, great credit.

Put that camera away, please. Now, Judd, has that gone wrong? I

think it has. He's going to have to pull another cracking pot out.

They're all covered. This one will go into the left corner, up past the

blue. Brilliant. CHEERING

Not perfectly on the black, but he'll be going into the reds.

It wasn't... On the black as he would have liked. But at least he

hasn't left anything easy for Barry. That's one pot on, and he'd need the

extension on his cue, the extension on the rest to clip it in. It's the

type of shot, really, if you were just dropping it in dead weight,

you'd probably pot but the fact you had to play the little screw shot to

get the cannon there widened the angle for Judd. It was the first,

after he knocked the long great red in, it was the first cannon he

overhit and caused a problem there because they looked pretty good, the

reds, till he lost position. As you can see, he's got a good

angle on the blue. I saw Barry very early this morning. He was in the

practice room on his own, before the other players got in. There's always

player, but he was in there with Terry Griffiths, who's been helping

him out and mentoring him. And if anybody knows top-class tournament

snooker, it's Terry, so he'd be a big help to Barry, approaching

today. Been there, seen it, done it. A great champion in his own time.

Always nice to have a Terry in your corner. An interesting little shot.

That's the first time I think he's played a poor positional shot. Just

wanted another couple of inches there to drop on the bottom red, but

he's come straight. APPLAUSE

A change of plan with his position there, so he can screw straight back

for these two reds instead. Can you wipe it, please? Yeah. He

just looks in the zone to me, Barry Hawkins, he really does.

He had the cue ball cleaned. Maybe that just took his concentration

slightly away. And all of a sudden, he's missed a sitter. Yeah. I really

didn't see that coming. And neither did he. A shake of his head there. I

was just saying how focused he looked and he'll be as amazed as

anybody that he missed that one. It always looked a little bit wide,

didn't it? And so it proved. He would have loved an angle on this

red to be able to pot it and opened the reds up with a pink right over

the pocket, but he can't do that, as you can see. But if he could get on

that red this time, there's still one available at the back of that

little bunch. I mean he could cannon into them but if he's got the angle

to get on that in such a way he could pot it and open the reds up.

And that's what he's played. Needs to pull up a little bit. Because the

pink's over the pocket, he's guaranteed to be on -- to be on it.

Well judged there. Yeah, good call, Dennis. And a

classic example of how to make a break, that. Just left it purposely

low, potted the reds, split them up. And a great chance. But one riddled

with pressure. He needs to get involved in this match, Judd. He's

been frozen out for two frames. He knows his opponent's playing well.

Got to score. He's just come up a little bit

short, but should be OK. Going to have to play a medium-length pot.

Much better if you can keep closer control.

Amazing. Amazing. It was just getting the wrong side of the blue,

but I still fancied him to knock that in, now. Now, that is an

indication of just a little bit of movement there. Having said that,

the red jumped a little as well and that didn't help, but I don't think

he cued that one all that well. Oh, what a chance he's let slip there.

Yeah. It's just getting the right side of the blue, isn't it? He gets

on the correct side of the blue there. He keeps the cue ball much

tighter and closer to the object ball. Still, like you, Dennis, I

didn't think he'd miss that. Well, he's had a reprieve. Come on, Judd!

Come on, Judd! So his second chance. APPLAUSE

Just a couple of fairly easy balls that Barry has missed after those

two centuries -- centuries. Incredible.

Judd was 2-0 up against Neil Robertson, so he's done the opposite

here. 2-0 down. That was a good strike there, straight on that

green. He could have easily got that one wrong, but, the way he left it,

he had a choice of three reds. So really, a beautiful bit of cueing

there just to get that spot on. There's no excuse now why he can't

take this frame. They're there. Yeah, and as we always say, you

never settle until you get your first frame on the board. And he had

no chance in the two opening frames. APPLAUSE

Well, here's the pink that Barry missed earlier in the frame and how

big a ball might that be in the context of the match? 2-0 up, had

his opponent on the rack there. I think it unsettled him a little bit,

because he missed a comfortable red into the right middle pocket also.

APPLAUSE Well, there's a little naughty shot

from Judd, as he always like to do at the end of a frame.

Oh, a little touch of the wobbles, to finish off at 100 miles per hour.

Well, 200 miles per hour. It's in! It's in!

CHEERING That's a lovely finish. Even Barry

has a big smile. Barry Hawkins never looked like missing and then all of

a sudden, he misses that sitter of a pink and Judd has got his first

frame on the board, but he still trails two frames to one.

The Masters used to be played at the Wembley Conference Centre, fabulous

venue, probably a little bit bigger than Ally Pally. People are so close

to the table. Back at the conference centre, you could be far away from

the table, but it held nearly 3,000 people. I remember playing in a

final against Alex people. I remember playing in a

2,700 people there. I'll never forget that as long as I live. It

made you nervous, Dennis. You used to fall over the plants on the way

back to your seat. That's right. It was a circle, wasn't it? And, as

Barry just comes off the side cushion to land in the pack, on one

of the earlier occasions, I was introduced and I couldn't find my

way into the arena. There was a little door that used to open and I

couldn't find it! Happy days, but I do think this is a

wonderful venue. I really do. The MC introduced Jimmy White as

Jimmy Young. Home of the infamous streaker as well. Remember that one?

I was in the commentary box when she went underneath it. I was looking at

the table at the time. LAUGHTER

Settle down, please. Thank you. This is a little bit of trouble for

him. Gonna play off the side of these. You're going to hit this very

thin indeed. You can't guarantee that you're going to not contact the

blue on the way past either. On the way back, I should say. Yep. There

was a fair degree of difficulty in that shot.

Well, you'd just call this a half chance at the moment because the

pink is out of commission. I don't think the black goes into the left

corner. And the two reds are tied up next to the black.

If the black does pot, it will help the situation for a few shots' time.

It looks as if it is available so it's not tied up. A few more shots

to be played before he is able to get on to the black.

I just had a quick look at it. It's a fairly tight one.

Yeah, it's one of those situations that you really need to be that side

of the table where Judd is to properly see whether that goes or

not. Players come up from behind the pocket, but I don't think that

really makes too much of a difference. You can always seem to

feel as if you can make the pot go from behind the pocket. It needs to

be the other side to get a good judgment on it. But if he's looking

at it for this length of time, it's obviously very tight. Well, as we

zoom in, it looks as if it will go. I don't think he's got an angle on

the red to play for the black on this occasion, so he'll have to

concentrate on the blue. That type of shot he plays so well,

without really forcing it. Yeah, beautiful timing, it really is.

You'd probably have to say that Barry Hawkins's positional play so

far today has been a little tighter than Judd's cue ball control when he

made those two breaks. It was just superb. Judd is such a good potter

and so much cue power, he just seems to be able to rescue the situations

when he slightly goes awry. He's still not sure about that

black. He's been shaking his head, Judd, when judging whether that does

go or not. Well, that's about the fourth time

he's looked at that! It's still exactly the same.

He's playing for it. And if he's got an angle, he can nudge the other

reds away. He may not have that. No. Not on this occasion. And you've got

to play it now, Judd. Amazing. In the end, we did think it

was tight and in the end, he put it on to the red. Yeah. He was always

looking like that, wasn't it? It was really tight. The fact that it was

sort of not directly in line with that red, just slightly behind, has

probably confused the issue there. No top-class professional is going

to take a shot on they don't think goes, but that was extremely tight.

At least he got away with it. He doesn't put Barry in.

APPLAUSE Excellent safety shot. Excellent

weight on the cue ball. A bit of a free shot here, a shot

toing nothing. -- a shot to nothing.

Brilliant pot. That'll teach him to play good safety shots! Incredible

pot. Brown ball. When we call it "a shot to nothing"

it's where you take a pot like this on, a difficult pot, and you know

you're going to get a safety shot if you happen to miss it. But in the

end, rolling up behind the brown has given him a slight advantage. He's

gone twice across the table here to land on the red.

He doesn't want to slip past this. Otherwise, he'll leave it up. Oh!

That's a bit careless from Barry. Yeah, and the worst part as well is

he's just got to drop this red in dead weight. These can be pretty

difficult down the top cushion, but just dropping it in... He was left

in perfect position. So you just feel as if the poemium

has slightly changed in this match and I'm going to harp back on about

that pink but when it was 2-0 and he was in the balls, that miss on the

pink could be very crucial indeed in this match. He had his opponent on

the rack, did Barry Hawkins. Yeah. Even in the best of 11, you can

always pick out one shot that can turn a match, and that was the shot

that John was referring to. Oh, he hasn't judged the cannon. Is he OK?

Just about, I think. Yep. No problem.

Yeah, Steve was talking in the studio when we went back before,

saying some players are a bit more ruthless in their capacity for

keeping the pressure on. Obviously, we know that, Dennis, that Steve was

certainly one of those. And Stephen Hendry was another one. Great

champions here. If he thought there was any weakness, or they were on

top, and needed to keep you in your seat, they'd be trying as hard as

anybody to do that. 2-0 became 3-0 became 4-0. That's why they were

The first great champions.

The first It's not straightforward, this, but

he makes them look easy. Well played.

APPLAUSE Yeah, there's so many players now

playing so such a high standard. But, yeah, Steve Davies, if you made

a mistake, you used to go and sit down and get yourself ready for the

next frame. -- Steve Davis, if you made a

mistake, you used to go and sit down and get yourself ready for the next

frame. So he just needs another red after this black.

It may be a possible plant that would secure the frame. Is it in

line with the pocket? Yeah, that looks

They'll be feeling much better after the two opening frames there after

watching the two opening frames. That's Judd's brother. Yes, and, OK,

he had a little bit of help in frame three, with Barry missing a couple

of opportunities, Judd Trump. But he'll be delighted to get to the

mid-session interval at 2-2. He's played very well in this frame. To

be sitting in your chair for so long and seeing your opponent start with

frames of 130 and 128, you'd have taken 2-2 at the interval all day

long. Great response. He got a terrible kick there, which

has spoiled the break. There's just a possibility he could

make a century break. I don't know if he can squeeze that. It's gone to

the left of the pocket. If they were touching, he might be able to

squeeze the touching, he might be able to

wasn't on. No century but touching, he might be able to

what - Judd Trump will be absolutely delighted with that break of 58. It

levelled the scores and they go to the mid-session interval at two

frames all. That's amazing. Both on 85%. That

tells you a story. You wouldn't have maybe had that stat for Judd a

couple of seasons ago. He has changed his game slightly and for

the better, it has to be said. You just can't keep potting your way to

winning tournaments. You have to have a good tactical game as well

and this frame is already a little awkward with two reds up the other

end of the table and the safety zone now behind the black.

You've always got to be careful with that shot. Sometimes you get so

obsessed with getting the cue ball so tight, that the reds can flick

out to the middle pocket. Whilst it looks simple, certainly on these

fast cloths, the reds open very quickly.

But Judd's played that pretty well. Yeah, if it there wasn't reds

available, the one next to the black is available. He could go to the one

in the left middle pocket and drop on the pink, but he can't risk that,

because he'd put Judd right in amongst them.

In the final frame against Neil Robertson, the white was in the jaws

of the corner pocket and Judd knocked a red like that in and won

the match with a century break. It wasn't easy, that. He had a go at

it but he knew he was going to get a reasonable cue ball. There's no

plants on. I think there's two there but they're not on for the right

middle pocket. There were two reds on for the left

side of the bunch. They're obviously not in line either. He's taking the

back double on. He'll be on the black if it goes in!

CHEERING Clever shot. Very clever shot. Yeah.

I couldn't agree with you more. A double there but also elements of

safety. Only really the red that he played he could stick up a bit. The

jaw and come back he could have left it but the way he played that was

very smart. He does play shots different to other people so that

makes him attractive to watch and difficult to play against. I

mentioned yesterday sometimes there's not a uniformity to the game

when you play against Judd. It's not always like you get with other

players. But it makes him very easy on the eye.

He does play a lot of different shots and that one was very clever.

There was a real lapse in concentration there. He was away a

couple of shots ahead of himself and, well, how do you miss one that

easy? It's amazing. And this game, if you don't give every shot 100%

concentration, it's incredible what can be missed.

I'm in a state of shock he missed that and I'm sure he must be.

Because really, that was an absolute sitter.

Good shot. Loads of topspin. Straight through the pack. Watch the

cue ball jump here. Oh! In the old days, that could have been a foul

shot, but you have to jump over an intervening ball. So you can play a

pot like that and it doesn't matter if the white bounces over other

balls. Yes. Still got a little bit of work

to do here and obviously you'd fancy Barry to knock this black in, but

the next red has to be the one that's on the top cushion, I think,

unless he can manufacture something else. So good cueing required for

these. Well, they're not too bad if you're

just dropping them in but, if you're playing them with a bit of pace,

you've got to be spot on. No problem.

The cue ball came off the cushion very strange there. Watch this when

it comes off. It didn't go the normal angle. It was checked up.

He's pushed a left on to the near corner. He can get on to that after

the pink here. Well, I say he can get on to it but

has he gone far enough? There's one to the middle. I think he's OK.

Plenty of room. Great chance for Barry here. And if he can punish

that very bad mistake from Judd, it will give Judd something to think

about. He was a bit reluctant to play a

cannon there. He's got the balls nicely open and you know when you

risk playing a cannon it can always go wrong. I tell you what, his heart

must have been in his mouth there. He mishit that because he didn't

want the cue ball going anywhere near the middle pocket there. He got

a little bit lucky. That's when you needed to screw a bit more to make

sure you didn't throw the angle wide.

But now it's happened, it's perfect position.

I position.

an old Joe Davis book that said, "There's

an old Joe Davis book that said, today as it always did. How did Judd

Trump miss that red in the middle? Yeah. It's one of the easiest shots

you could ever wish to have. And it's definitely going to cost him

the frame because look at the situations of the balls here.

They're perfectly placed. So the interval coming at the right time

for Barry Hawkins. He made those two magnificent century breaks, went off

the ball, missed an easy pink, missed a fairly comfortable red, but

he's back the way he started the match, with a little help from his

friend. It's one of those horrible

situations, if you're Judd Trump, where you're sitting in your chair

absolutely squirming at the miss you've just made. To sit and watch

your opponent pot all the balls that should have been yours.

too disappointed about that. That magnificent break of 74 is more than

enough to magnificent break of 74 is more than

Thank you. Frame six. Judd Trump to break.

He's made a reasonable break-off shot. Can't really take the pot on

there, because it will go straight into the pink. So, it will be just a

safety shot. And not the best safety shot. Where

is this red going? Hold on a minute! Crowd # --

CROWD GASP I think everyone in the alley pally

thought that red was going to shot A poor safety he played there. . Judd

could do with knocking a few in here, just to erase that sitter that

he missed in the previous frame. Played in an area there were - got

an option of 2. The bottom red at the pack is available, and if he pot

us this, he will certainly move some of the reds about. Yeah. Played a

nice controlled shot there. APPLAUSE

Just having a look to see about the loose reds. They are not a good back

to go into at the That might just be OK. There is one

to the right that will go. Stunned it in rather than screwing it in,

because you can stick in the back of the reds, if you screw it. Oh, he

let that go. That's a little lapse in concentration there. He knew he

was cannoning the other red, and he's just misjudged it. This is

tough. That's brilliant!

APPLAUSE That is a terrific recovery! It

really is! That is such a tough shot, back into a blind pocket. You

can't see the pocket in your eye line.

Yes, that was a terrific recovery. He would be disappointed to see his

positional shot prior to that. So, that was an excellent pot.

An in the of somebody who's been putting plenty of hours in the

practise table. He certainly did that over the Christmas period. I

believe he didn't even go home for Christmas this year, and he stayed

down where he practises, put all the hours in. So he's certainly making

the sake -- sacrifices. He is at the time of his career where he should

be winning major championships. He's certainly paying his dues.

His family live in the Bristol area. Judd used to break advertise at --

practise at the snooner is the -- snooker centre and played there a

few times. Just finished a little awkward, as

he just - see the way Judd just looked away from the table there.

He's gone a little bit too far for one red and not fit # quite -- quite

far enough for the other. A fraction either way. This is still

straightforward pot, but he's having to can the red, because he could do

without that. Looking at the lightly more difficult pot. Only a few pots

away from securing the frame. He was trying to stay on all blacks, but

the main thing is to clinch the frame.

He is showing his class here as, you say, in the previous frame he missed

that absolute sitter of a red into the middle, and that's well out of

his mind now. Winning the frame with one visit.

Very impressive. I think his shot earlier in this break... We will see

him knock this one. The shot he played earlier in the break to keep

it going was fabulous. This was it. A really acute shot. Full-blooded.

Couldn't play it any better and deserved everything he got after

that. This is a great response. And this... Yet another century at this

year's Masters. What a standard! APPLAUSE

Superb! That is his 375th career century. The 22 and this year's

Masters -- the 22nd if this year's Masters. Doesn't matter about that!

APPLAUSE You can't do better than do one

chance and knocking a century. A good way to draw level. It is three

frames each. Not the best of break-offs from

Barry. Judd, the way he put the century

Barry. Judd, the way he put the at this type

That is what we call a Trump special!

The long pot success, 83%, which is very good indeed.

Such a fantastic weapon to have in your arsenal, isn't

Such a fantastic weapon to have in yourself in amongst the balls. OK.

Barry's break wasn't great, but... I think it is probably something the

players should work a little bit more on, the break-off shot, because

it's so important these days. It is something you wouldn't

This is going to be awkward. He is going to need probably an extended

spider to get to this. There is so many balls to bridge over here. He

took the risk there. He is a bit unlucky to finish where he has. We

will just show you that. Played it well enough but unlucky to stick

where it has, and, as I say, there's all those balls to bridge over. He's

switching hands. Now, this will be useful, but that is just as awkward.

The way they are, I am not even sure he can get near that cue ball with

an extended... It's just... Very often you are bridging over - well,

one, two, three, balls in a line. Very tricky to get at.

Is he going to have a go with an extended spider just to see what it

looks like? Or? Yep. It is worth an idea, worth a shot, isn't it? Have a

go. If he can play it, he will do, but this will be interesting to see

whether he can actually reach over. That is what we call the extended

spider there. There is a swan neck spider also, but - I mean, this - he

is quite a tall lad, Judd, so - he's smiling buzz he doesn't fancy this

one little bit! LAUGHTER

No, don't like that. He just wants to keep potting balls, but I think

he is going to have to play the safety shot.

APPLAUSE He will be disappointed he broke

down a 30. He's played the correct shot there. Simply couldn't get back

to the cue ball. APPLAUSE

I don't know if there is two reds in line for a plant. That is what Barry

is looking at. That tells me that it's on, looking at Barry's face. He

might be able to make this plant. Let's have a look. Yep. I think this

is virtually plum, isn't it? The one thing you have to do with this is if

you know it's a certainty, is play a good positional shot off it.

APPLAUSE He has the positional shot off it,

and couple of shots' time he can get on the red next to the black. He

might even be able to do it from here.

He's OK, he's found the gap for this one, but... The first chance he

gets, he will get on that red, closest to the black, and get it

into play. Yep. Here we go. The plant into the

corner. Nothing worse when you are standing there with your cue in your

hand and you look at the table and you think, "Oh, no." "I have left

the plant on." Yeah. We could see it in his face, couldn't we? He knew

straightaway, Barry, that he left it on, and there could be a few more to

come here. Some very quick frames indeed. We've

had 11 minutes, 13 minutes, 11, 12 minutes. 2 longest -- the longest

frame, believe it or not, was just over 16 minutes. Yep. Refreshing and

really good to watch. Quick, fast snooker at its best. And he looks

like he's got the momentum now, Judd, to turn this match around.

APPLAUSE That's virtually frame ball there.

Just the black to make absolutely certain. Still a possible 67 on the

table, but... It is a formality here.

This was the safety shot that Barry played. He thought he'd got it

reasonably save, and then he walked around. Seeing that the plant was

on. And... That was his last shot. In this frame.

Look at that! 365 points each. Yeah. That's a pint for each day in the

year! He's taking a bit of time over this.

Obviously he's mad keen on clearing up or making a century. Oh. What a

try that was! He got too much action on it! So, is there a double that

would keep - we will show you the shot again. Look at the action on

the cue ball there. He will have to pull off a fantastic double if he is

give themselves a chance of that century break. A treble will do!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE That was what you call a multidouble

that turned into a multitreble! Yeah. And he has the angle here to

pot the black and just the flick the red out, if he wants. Oh! He's

missed the cannon. But general Judd Trump can't pot this one! Hit it as

hard as you can. There we go! Go on red! Get in somewhere.

APPLAUSE A magnificent effort from Judd Trump

and that break of 72 gets him into the lead. 4-3.

Where is the red going? He almost fluked it but he got up straightaway

off the shot and he might have got away with this.

ANNOUNCER: Thank you! He might not be able to see the potting angle

here. It is just away from the pink, so he is just OK. But Judd got up

straightaway when he played the shot.

Watch Judd's reaction here. He sees - straightaway he knew he hadn't

made the correct contact. I don't think he had a quick. We were

talking about the side. He put a little bit of side on that and

bitten into the qubl and straighten up. It was one he needed a bit of

left-hand side to come around the angles, and a little touch of side

on it Oh!

CROWD GASP He didn't cue that very well. So

both players starting to feel the pressure out there. Neither of these

boys have ever been to the final of the Masters. So, it is a big day for

them. APPLAUSE

A good pot that was, lots of pressure on it. In his practise he

would fancy knocking this in, but this isn't practice. He cued that

beautifully! And Judd helped earlier in the match in the third frame with

Barry missing a relatively simple shot. Judd's just helped Barry

Hawkins out because he must have been thinking in the air there,

Hawkins out because he must have could be going 5-3 down." That was a

very poor miss from Judd. Just a little bit of movement. I

know sometimes he does move, Judd, Just a little bit of movement. I

but you heard Shaun Murphy and our chat about the players. He was

expressing how Judd just moves a little bit with his body on the

shot. Shaun Murphy was the defending

champion here and Mark Allen played very well to knock Shaun out 6-4. I

know Shaun's an avid snooker fan. He will be watching all the snooker.

. I can tell you something else - he won't be missing the reds three

times on the trot again. Because he did it in that match. First time

ever at the Masters. And forfeited the frame to Mark Allen.

We have had some managertive indecent snooker in this match alone

but it has to be said both players have missed couple of sitters. As I

say, they are both under tremendous pressure going tore the first-ever

Masters final. This is a lovely opportunity just a series of stuns

the and screws around the Fink # -- PIN # pink. No need to be

contemplating the black, the way these are positioned.

27-point lead tome. -- at the moment. Didn't play the last shot

well. Needed to leave an angle over the two reds. He didn't want to

leave the cue ball there. Should have been more over to the right.

Vis is a very big frame obviously in the context of the match but if

Barry Hawkins doesn't win it from here, he will absolutely kick

himself. There is this red and colour. That

should see him over the line in this frame.

It is anybody's game at the moment, the way it's going. Yeah. I

mentioned it had 6-5 written all over it. The last time we played

here in 2013 Judd won six frames to five. That was in the first round,

on that occasion. I can tell you - two of the people

who would love a 6-5 Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stuart Bingham. They

want to see both of these two go through the mill, take as much out

of themselves. APPLAUSE

Might have to play another double, if he hasn't got an angle to get

over to the last red. Well, he has a bit of angle here.

APPLAUSE Knock this in, Barry, and give it

another century. It is a tough one, though.

No! Doesn't really matter that that's not going in at the moment.

It is one mistake that cost him the play of the game.

APPLAUSE . A magnificent break of 78 from

Barry Hawkins. He had a little help from Judd, but he's all square at

4-4. APPLAUSE

One of those shots you could play it two ways there. But that was the

aggressive way. Never thought about missing it.

You can see his intention there to get on the pink in such a way that

he can pot it and go into the reds, but...

It has to be played with a lot of top spin here. You can see him

striking the cue ball up near the top. And I was going to say he is a

bit unlucky, but maybe the one next to the cue ball, he might have a

slight angle to be able to pot it and get on the black. It is a bit

close to it, though. It makes it slightly more difficult.

The way Barry is looking at it, I don't think there is too much

daughter that he is -- doubt that he is going to take it on. Once again,

just has to be a little careful with the cuing here. The balls are chose

together. Well played! APPLAUSE

If the pic goes into the corner, it wouldn't be a bad ball to play on to

bring reds into play. Yeah. Dennis, I'm surprised he hasn't had a look

around there. Oh, I agree with you there. If he played a stun out and

come on the pink and left it high, he could have potted that and

certainly opened the reds out. It is a bit more difficult off the black.

Will he do it this time? He's coming around, I think, to have a look at

the pink now. Yep. Yeah. That's around, I think, to have a look at

definitely the shot that will open the game up.

Decided to play and leave it on the loose side. So he is going to play

the little cannon into the three reds to the left of the pink.

He has to be a little bit careful. He is coming near the pink spot.

Couldn't have done any better! APPLAUSE

Good call, Dennis, you picked the shot up!

That's happened a few times, where Judd took a difficult, long pot on,

which he's always going to do anyway, but he's being punished for

just that one mistake. Barry's won a few frames with just the one chance.

Certainly the two opening frames. 19391, 128, and then he had a 74 to

go back in the lead. 78, and the last to level. Great

stuff! Yes. And that straight red miss in

the last frame from Judd. That has proven tore very costly -- to be

very costly. Cost him the last game, but thrown the momentum back to

Barry Hawkins, who looks like he is cuing like he did in the opening two

frames again. He needs - too many balls to swing

the momentum around. There is the red. Play all day and he wouldn't

miss that in the club. But it's proven at the moment to be

very costly. This is how Barry played when he got

to the final of the World Championships a few seasons ago.

Cuing superbly well. Yes. Championships a few seasons ago.

Ronnie O'Sullivan to beat him in the final. Put

Ronnie O'Sullivan to beat him in the there. Coming out for four first

final and you have got arguably the best player who's ever lived in the

chair. Acquitted himself very well in that.

APPLAUSE Not far from the winning line in

this frame. Couple of more pots will be enough.

68 ahead. There is a few more to come

here, APPLAUSE . Judd will have to go to the well.

He is going to have to drag up concentration and focus and all his

ability. There will be two frames he needs to win and he is going to have

to find it from somewhere. Played brilliantly yesterday. As good as I

have seen him play but he is going to have to do the same thing for the

last two frames, because Barry Hawkins looks like he's back on

stroke. This really is a bit special from

Barry Hawkins. Yes. To be able to produce this standard on one of the

biggest stages in world snooker, when it means so much to you... It

is a big feather in his cap. This really is excellent stuff. And this

red, just for his third century in this match alone.

APPLAUSE Fabulous from Barry Hawkins!

That's the 24th century in this year's Masters. He sacrificed the

position and made sure of the century, but doesn't matter whether

he pots the black or not. He would like to.

APPLAUSE Has he got the cannon also? The cue

ball might be in the middle pocket but that doesn't really matter.

APPLAUSE Barry Hawkins with breaks of 78 and

then that century - he now leads 5-4.

APPLAUSE Wow!

APPLAUSE LAUGHTER

Well, the black was out of commission! What a shot!

I think he was playing for the gap there. That was a bonus to knock the

black over the pocket like that. But he will take it!

Now, then... What a chance for Barry Hawkins. Yep. And that red that's on

the left-hand side caution, that Judd's stopped there with the last

shot... OK, it wasn't the best safety shot in respect of the cue

ball but will that red come to his rescue? There is a lot of snookers

played before then, the amount of pressure that these boys are under,

you almost think they are going to clear up without thinking of the

circumstances, they are that good, but with a chance to reach his first

Masters final here, he will be under the pressure, don't worry about

that. He's had five attempts Yan never got

past the first round but he's made up for all those defeats, the way

he's played this year. He does strike the ball beautifully,

Barry Hawkins. Lovely to watch. Great rhythm around

the table. If he can just stun up on to the pink here. Once he pots that,

he should be on the bottom red. Both of those reds pot. Yes. So, he

has the one difficult red, has John said. He may take the chance to try

and develop that red. Oh! He's just missed it! Oh, that

could have been a match-winner there, had he have got the cannon

correctly. Not only did he just miss the flick

on the red, his position's gone awkward. One of those he could have

missed it and ended up still on the green or the brown, or any colour,

but where it's finished, it Shows you the fine margins, Dennis.

He gets that cannon. It could be all over.

ANNOUNCER: Brown. He can get in behind the black, I think, if he

judges it. They are not easy. In fact, he might

even be able to see enough of the red near the pink spot to cut it in.

But that last shot he tried, is to difficult to judge, but don't be

surprised if this doesn't go in. APPLAUSE

Fabulous shot! He has a bit of angle on the brown. Can he somehow - if

anyone can get to the last red, it is Judd, but can he have enough

angle to miss the green and screw become, John? I don't know. But now

he's thinking why did I put that red save.

LAUGHTER Funny the way the frameworks out. If

he can't muster up a positional shot to free the red, why not go in

behind the brown and leave them in a very difficult snooker? But if there

is half a chance he can get to the red, he will take it. He might have

to play a little sort of banana type shot when he screws it back. But now

he's looking at going in behind the bound which wouldn't be a bad

choice. Yeah, I like this shot. APPLAUSE

I don't think that's the best way of playing it, though. It could have

been cutting off the top cushion. Still, it gives him the opportunity

to drop on this dead weight, which he wouldn't have had if he covered

that off, Judd. CROWD GASP

He won't mind giving a couple of penalty points away, as long as

He won't mind giving a couple of drops on I it. But I'm with you,

John, he she should blocked the escape route. You think

John, he she should blocked the where that is, Dennis, it would have

been a stinker to get out of, if he's blocked this line off, but

where this is, he's just going to keep playing the same shot. The only

thing is if he hits it slightly harder than he intended, he could

push it over the middle pocket. It is a containing shot, but he

could be in behind the pink here. It is a containing shot, but he

Barry made sure he played cushion first so it took away the chance of

promoting that red a little. first so it took away the chance of

We haven't had many close frames first so it took away the chance of

this match. It's all been about heavy duty scoring. But we've got

one now. Well, it is great, I mean, to see

big breaks and that, but a lot of people enjoy this just as much. It's

much more tense when the frame's like this.

His main concern here is to try and get that red ball save.

Well, he knocked a similar pot in the

Well, he knocked a similar pot in he cut one in off the pink spot.

This time the red is near the brown spot.

Cross gasp # -- CROWD GASP

How close was that? This is far from easy. It looks to be almost

straight, John. Yeah. That is what he would be looking for, looking for

it to be bolt straight to make it more difficult. But I'm not so sure

it is. Still a tough shot this, though.

CROWD GASP though.

That was far from easy. Throw in the fact of the circumstances... That

red must have looked like the size of a football! Wow! Look at the

expression on Barry's face there. He can get a snooker here, you know.

APPLAUSE Judd's parents there, Stephen, and

they will be so tense. It is worse sometimes watching.

That is one of Judd's good friends there next to his parents.

Yep. Follows him to all the tournaments. Biggest fan.

Terrible watching. Is he going to risk swinging this

around the angles to try to get in behind the - well, the green and

black are in a good position. If he was to sort of even get a cannon on

the brown it would be pretty good. He's hit it a bit thin. Hit it far

too thin. Oh, he's made a bad mistake there. But the blue has gone

into an awkward position, but that was a good chance.

ANNOUNCER: Thank you. Settle down please. He hit that far too then.

Yeah. Just - as you say, Dennis, just too then, trying to get it

around there and - this would be - red that would be food and drink to

Barry Hawkins, but this is not ordinarily. I'm not so sure the blue

has gone safe. A big shot. APPLAUSE

Well, he's already looking at the blue. So... Not for this shot, but

he's going to need that. And if he could just get in behind it, that

would be all he would need. Looking at it, it is a perfect angle, if it

isn't as bad, it is perfect, the green is going to go past the brown.

If he could drop the blue in... He would have a straight shot of the

yellow, even though he could be a little closer to the cushion. But...

Anyway, the green I was just thinking for a little bit

later for blue to pink, whether that is going to be a bit more awkward,

but he will come to that when he gets to it. Just looking at the

score. When he pots the yellow, it will be all square, 40 points each.

He is going to need the pink. So even if he gets on to that blue, I

don't think he can do much with it, to get up close to the pink. So,

there's a little bit of tension left in this frame.

Yes. This is the big shot. If he can just knock this in and get the

correct angle on the blue, just to give himself a little chance of

pushing through it and getting closer, but, as I say, it's - the

way he's cuing it, Dennis, it's not great, is it? He can't do much with

the blue, he can only just drop it in and have a leave a very difficult

pink. That's why he's tried to move it

slightly. He's pretty close to the blue. It will go into the left

corner, but what a shot to judge! ANNOUNCER: Settle down, please. This

is so awkward! Yeah. He had a look to see if the centre pocket was in

the way. A tough shot. It's there!

APPLAUSE What a shot he's played there!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Unbelievable shot. Judd Trump! He

thought he had a lifeline there, but what a shot. Barry Hawkins pulled

that off. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Unbelievable match! That is what it means to Barry Hawkins. He's made

three century breaks. The two are having a chat. Reversed that result

when he lost couple of years ago. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

He is a very popular winner. Barry Hawkins defeats Judd Trump by 6-4. A

great match, boys! From 4-3 behind, Barry Hawkins won the last three

frames of that match. He threw in three centuries along the way. A

brilliant performance to reach his very first Masters final. We will be

able to see how he does in that final from 1 o'clock BBC Two on

Sunday often. Promises to be a great day. I hope that you can share it

with us. In the meantime, sleep well. Good night.

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