:00:35. > :00:40.Hello and welcome to Snooker Masters Extra, extended highlights of the
:00:41. > :00:44.quarterfinal match between Mark Selby and Barry Hawkins. Hawkins
:00:45. > :00:49.famously beat Selby in the second round of the 2013 World Championship
:00:50. > :00:53.when he made the final only to lose to Ronnie O'Sullivan. But this will
:00:54. > :00:57.be a stern, stern test against the world number 1. Barry took a
:00:58. > :01:00.tactical first frame. We join it in frame 2. Your match commentary team,
:01:01. > :01:33.John and Ken. Can he get past the yellow to play
:01:34. > :01:38.the red? Mmm. Maybe just can't get enough. He could maybe bend it a
:01:39. > :01:44.little bit aside, but he's got an alternative, right to the left
:01:45. > :01:49.corner. Now he's deciding he is going to bend this. Playing this
:01:50. > :01:55.with a lot of left-hand side. Just bend it around the yellow. Judges it
:01:56. > :01:59.nicely! APPLAUSE
:02:00. > :02:04.That left-hand side, you see how it... It brought the cue ball away
:02:05. > :02:28.from the cushion. And perfectly on the blue.
:02:29. > :02:36.Nicely on the red. I'm sure the black pots into the bottom rrnd
:02:37. > :02:43.corner pockets will... Just managed to miss it, but, still, nicely on
:02:44. > :02:48.the black. Yeah. Imperative now he gets on the red that's just to the
:02:49. > :02:53.right of the black. That will clear the black for both corner pockets.
:02:54. > :02:58.He is perfect on the black. I don't know what he's thinking about here.
:02:59. > :03:04.Maybe looking a few shots ahead, but he's got to play for the red here.
:03:05. > :03:11.Well, he didn't. That does surprise me. Might not get a better chance.
:03:12. > :03:17.Any reason why he wouldn't play for that, do you think, Ken in # -- Ken?
:03:18. > :03:22.He was hedging his best, guaranteed to be on the red. I think he just
:03:23. > :03:26.wanted to be on the black a little bit straighter, just so he can take
:03:27. > :03:30.that red. But I totally agree - he was sort of playing two shots in one
:03:31. > :03:35.there. If he overran it it was always on the red. If he underhit
:03:36. > :03:39.it, he was on the red to the right of black. But he will be OK. Still a
:03:40. > :03:43.few options for him here. If he is on the black now, well, he can pot
:03:44. > :03:47.it and just... You see here he wanted to be a bit straighter. Mmm.
:03:48. > :03:53.This red to the right, he is stopping the black basically being
:03:54. > :03:58.available into both corn because he can't get position for the black
:03:59. > :04:05.into the left corner. He's had to play the cannon. If it's gone wrong,
:04:06. > :04:10.he's only himself to blame. Yeah. Totally agree. Sort of didn't have
:04:11. > :04:17.the confidence a couple of shots ago to take that red out of the way.
:04:18. > :04:30.He may have to... I don't think he can bend it enough to pot that red.
:04:31. > :05:07.APPLAUSE Let's have a look at the black he
:05:08. > :05:12.played. Now, he's probably playing it in such a way, John, fa if he
:05:13. > :05:16.overhits it, he will be on the red here. Still on the red to the right
:05:17. > :05:20.of the black and... Probably didn't - wasn't confident enough to just
:05:21. > :05:26.track it straightaway. Yeah, but I thought first time around he looked
:05:27. > :05:31.absolutely perfect. Yeah. He had the line, just had... A bit slower. It
:05:32. > :05:38.was essential to get that red away from the black. That isn't the best
:05:39. > :05:43.safety shot, unchoose it creeps be -- unless it creeps behind the brown
:05:44. > :05:50.and covers the pot. He is a bit fortunate there. He could well have
:05:51. > :05:55.left the red. Seemed to just roll it off to... To have these two reds
:05:56. > :06:19.covered by the brown. That isn't what he played.
:06:20. > :06:30.APPLAUSE To get to the potting angle of that
:06:31. > :06:36.was a good pot. Not perfect on the yellow or brown. But a lot of the
:06:37. > :06:40.players now would screw this brown in to the right middle and draw off
:06:41. > :06:46.the back cushion. But he doesn't want anything to do with that, just
:06:47. > :06:52.take a look behind the yellow. APPLAUSE
:06:53. > :06:58.Looking at Barry's expression, he pulled his face a little bit. He
:06:59. > :07:03.wanted to be touch tight to this yellow to cut out the one-cushion
:07:04. > :07:06.escape. He hit it a little bit too hard.
:07:07. > :07:12.Yeah. There is the escape. A little bit of side, just to widen the
:07:13. > :07:37.angle. Should be OK. Just overhit the cue ball slightly.
:07:38. > :08:15.Wanted to be nestled tightly to that bunch of reds.
:08:16. > :08:22.Yeah, you could tell from Mark's body language he thought he hit that
:08:23. > :08:26.red a little bit too thick. Worst case scenario is that a baulk colour
:08:27. > :08:29.full in the face. If you do that, invariably you will leave a pot on.
:08:30. > :08:31.This red's on to the right corner, and I think the black is available
:08:32. > :09:02.to the opposite corner. Across that slight she -- slightly.
:09:03. > :09:11.Decelerated. Pushing it through. So, a chance here. One of those, if you
:09:12. > :09:16.just half quit on the shot, the cue ball doesn't go... The only downside
:09:17. > :09:20.for Mark Selby is he is tight under the cushion. So a good pot needed
:09:21. > :09:25.here, but a good angle to get up for the blue. A good shot! Where's the
:09:26. > :09:27.cue ball going? Where's the cue ball going?
:09:28. > :09:30.CROWD: Oh! APPLAUSE
:09:31. > :09:41.I'm surprised he played it so hard. He always knew it was going to go
:09:42. > :09:51.close to the middle pocket. Should have put less pace into it. Yeah.
:09:52. > :10:12.Surprised as well. Gifted an opportunity here to Barry Hawkins.
:10:13. > :10:21.A couple of reds available here, just to the right of the pink and
:10:22. > :10:24.one to the left of the pink. One at the bottom of the pack, potted into
:10:25. > :10:46.the left-hand corner pocket as well. Doesn't want to hit the middle
:10:47. > :10:55.pocket here. Mmm. Still got a pot on, but a bit more tricky than he
:10:56. > :11:01.would have liked. Going to try to screw the red in and use the pink to
:11:02. > :11:07.get pack up for the blue, with the cue ball. Deep screw here. He's hit
:11:08. > :11:12.it nicely. APPLAUSE
:11:13. > :11:17.He's brought the pink into play, but, again, not straightforward,
:11:18. > :11:25.this... Just a matter of potting the pink,
:11:26. > :11:30.no problem, but he's got to put a little bit of pace on the cue ball,
:11:31. > :11:35.so he will be positioned on the next red. In the end, decided not to take
:11:36. > :11:46.it on. Little bit surprising. Obviously part of his game plan.
:11:47. > :11:53.Don't take too many undue risks. He's playing the world champion,
:11:54. > :12:01.world number 1, UK champion... So, giving him every respect.
:12:02. > :12:08.Delightful! APPLAUSE
:12:09. > :12:13.Wonderful shot. I don't think there is many players in the game now who
:12:14. > :12:43.could play that shot better than Mark Selby. Played to perfection.
:12:44. > :12:55.Well, his # -- this is top drawer! APPLAUSE
:12:56. > :13:02.Good, attacking safety. Mark Selby is in a real spot of bother here. If
:13:03. > :13:08.he doesn't get this safe, then Barry Hawkins, you would feel, would win
:13:09. > :13:15.the frame. Ah! Sensational. Unlucky to catch
:13:16. > :13:20.the blue. What a tremendous hit that was! Unlucky, as I say, to make
:13:21. > :13:29.contact with the blue, who stopped the white in its tracks. Yeah. That
:13:30. > :13:34.was a great escape. Let's have a look at this again. Had to get a
:13:35. > :13:44.perfect contact on the red, so unlucky. A chance again for Barry
:13:45. > :13:49.Hawkins. A better pot. Overran the cue ball slightly. Going into the
:13:50. > :13:57.red to the - just above the black here and he's going to, again,...
:13:58. > :14:01.Just be careful. Just willed a quick look at the -- just had a quick look
:14:02. > :14:08.at the red into the right centre. No. No.
:14:09. > :14:19.CROWD: Oh! A bit edgy, both players here. Didn't expect him to miss
:14:20. > :14:23.that. . No, no neither did I. Set up the frame-winning opportunity.
:14:24. > :14:25.Didn't take it. When you miss those few chances it can really hurt if
:14:26. > :15:01.you lose the frame. Yeah. Not the cleanest of pots. It's given
:15:02. > :15:05.a chance now to Mark Selby. The three reds around the pink spot
:15:06. > :15:09.area, certainly one was available into the right middle. Maybe the
:15:10. > :15:13.bottom one, the one nearest the black spot available to the right
:15:14. > :15:34.corner. He's played for that red you spoke
:15:35. > :15:39.about into the right centre. He is looking at the two reds just below
:15:40. > :15:47.it. Any of them pot into the... Doesn't look like... It is touching
:15:48. > :15:53.ball. It may pot but... A good pot, that into the centre. Now, the two
:15:54. > :15:55.reds just above the black, I think the top one will pot. Not quite sure
:15:56. > :16:10.about the bottom one. He # pots the red, maybe trying to
:16:11. > :16:50.get on to pink here. He is so good in these types of
:16:51. > :16:55.situations, John. The backs against the wall a little bit and... Looked
:16:56. > :17:03.a little bit nervy, but can always... When he gets a chance to
:17:04. > :17:08.win the frame, so deadly. Positional players always very, very good. When
:17:09. > :17:14.he's got great bottle, as we say. Yes. As you said, the positional
:17:15. > :17:17.side of it, cue ball control. It is always made easier near the end of a
:17:18. > :17:19.frame because there's not the congestion of the reds, you don't
:17:20. > :17:31.have to be playing cannons. He finished up playing one there.
:17:32. > :17:36.Quite amazing. If he had been in the - on the practise table, he would
:17:37. > :17:39.have played that with a lot more left-hand side and played the reds
:17:40. > :17:44.on the opposite to the black. A bit of then'tion in the arm. You don't
:17:45. > :17:52.risk playing... Could have been better on this red. No problem. Now
:17:53. > :17:58.the cue ball is having to travel up and down the table. I think he's
:17:59. > :18:23.just about OK on this brown. Deep screw off to side cushion.
:18:24. > :18:32.Well! Looking at his body language there, I think he played a cannon on
:18:33. > :18:35.that red to hole for the pink. Not quite sure there was any need to,
:18:36. > :18:39.was there? Plenty of room around the red. He's going to need a good pot
:18:40. > :18:59.on this blue now. A good pot. Nicely on the red... And
:19:00. > :19:03.he can pot this red. He can leave the cue ball somewhere in the
:19:04. > :19:05.vicinity where the red is now. He will have a nice angle on the pink
:19:06. > :19:26.to get up for the yellow. Yeah. A little bit straight, is he?
:19:27. > :19:30.I think he may be. He didn't want to may the yellow, but - a bit
:19:31. > :19:33.straight. He didn't want to be playing the yellow into the far left
:19:34. > :19:36.corner. He wanted to be playing it on the far right corner, because
:19:37. > :19:40.there's always a possibility here, if you don't screw back far enough,
:19:41. > :19:44.you could snooker yourself with the brown, coming down the other side of
:19:45. > :19:50.the table. That wouldn't have been a danger.
:19:51. > :19:56.In trying to make certain you are not snookered by the brown you can
:19:57. > :20:00.overdo it. But looks to have played that absolutely inch perfect.
:20:01. > :20:06.Perfect ahead. Yellow, green and brown required.
:20:07. > :20:19.A good angle on the green. If he pots it... Bound to be on the bound.
:20:20. > :20:30.In it goes! And nicely on the brown. This brown is a good 23 points in
:20:31. > :20:35.front, with only 18 remaining. APPLAUSE
:20:36. > :20:40.Disappointed Barry Hawkins, Ken. Yeah. That missed black... A good
:20:41. > :20:45.opportunity. He's had a couple of opportunities in this frame, Barry
:20:46. > :20:49.Hawkins. But Mark Selby showing a lot of character here. Did it in his
:20:50. > :20:54.last match in the last frame against Mark Williams. He is so good when
:20:55. > :20:58.the back is against the wall. You give him a chance, he's going to
:20:59. > :21:02.take it. That's what you are up against when you are playing this
:21:03. > :21:06.man. The black goes in for a lovely 76 break. And Mark Selby levels the
:21:07. > :21:08.match up now. APPLAUSE
:21:09. > :22:30.One frame all. Where's the cue ball gone?
:22:31. > :22:38.LAUGHTER First time today, John.
:22:39. > :22:43.Amazing how many times that can happen. You just have to slight
:22:44. > :22:48.angle, you think you can run through, and you catch it a little
:22:49. > :22:53.bit too full and, bang, you go in with it. And he had to force it back
:22:54. > :22:56.off the table, because you can see the black's tied up. Mark Selby will
:22:57. > :23:10.have to do the same here. Knocks it in.
:23:11. > :23:14.APPLAUSE And there is probable value here in
:23:15. > :23:19.playing the blue and the cannon into the PIN. The reason I say that is
:23:20. > :23:23.because the pink is tied up. If he does hit the pink full ball with
:23:24. > :23:29.pace, chance the red could release the black. Yeah, he has to hit the
:23:30. > :23:36.pink right full-ball, lots of face. Screw. Well... It's not too bad.
:23:37. > :23:40.Didn't get the screw. But he is still on the red. Left corner
:23:41. > :23:44.pocket... The only problem there is he hasn't brought the pink into
:23:45. > :23:52.play. But he will get another chance at it. It is amazing, when the reds
:23:53. > :23:56.are just slightly loose... I mean, he hit that pink absolutely perfect
:23:57. > :24:00.and hardly anything moved. LAUGHTER
:24:01. > :24:06.But just slightly loose. So, they were all going into one another and
:24:07. > :24:12.just stopping one another from moving. As Ken said, he has another
:24:13. > :24:17.chance to may the same shot. I see no reason why we wouldn't. It is
:24:18. > :24:22.hard to win a frame with only the limited colours available. Yes.
:24:23. > :24:25.Definitely value going into sort of between the red and the pink, to
:24:26. > :24:31.that little gap there. He's always going to be on the red over the
:24:32. > :24:35.corner pocket. Just a little bit hesitant, in his he may block that
:24:36. > :24:40.-- in case he may block that read but he should be OK. He needs that
:24:41. > :24:49.pink in the play. Didn't hit into the gap. And... Again... Not on the
:24:50. > :24:53.red. Just wanted to hit in the gap. Got the pink first and that's why
:24:54. > :24:55.he's gone over to the left-hand side of the table. Now, is his red on,
:24:56. > :25:10.open to the green pocket? Well, it just about passes the blue,
:25:11. > :25:14.but he would be more concerned where the cue ball finish, because there
:25:15. > :25:21.is a red over the right corner. He doesn't want to leave that one.
:25:22. > :25:31.Because this is a tough pot. It isn't there. Mmm. A little bit
:25:32. > :25:35.surprised. I was talking earlier, Ken, about Barry Hawkins, his game
:25:36. > :25:38.plan. I don't think he would have been playing that red. That was a
:25:39. > :25:48.very risky shot to go for. Just felt it was more out of
:25:49. > :25:51.frustration he went for it. He had an easy safety on. Pushed the ball
:25:52. > :27:29.out there. Doesn't matter he's wrong side of
:27:30. > :27:31.the blue with that red near the baulk cushion. You can play on that
:27:32. > :27:49.easily enough. The points are now all square. It
:27:50. > :27:56.isn't going to be the easiest to win this frame, this visit.
:27:57. > :28:04.But there is more chances of you winning it when you are at the table
:28:05. > :28:12.than when you are sat in your seat. Yeah. Well, taking that... Not that
:28:13. > :28:18.last red, the one - second last red, it opened the path of the pink into
:28:19. > :28:23.this bottom right-hand corner pocket. So, got the red on the brown
:28:24. > :28:30.and try and get the pink back on its spot.
:28:31. > :28:35.It is a little straight, but he could either screw for blue or pink
:28:36. > :29:08.here. He is coming around to look at the
:29:09. > :30:47.pink. 25 points the lead now. So these
:30:48. > :30:52.three reds in the open with PINs would be enough -- PINs would be
:30:53. > :30:56.enough -- pinks would be enough to get him to the required stage. I
:30:57. > :30:58.wouldn't be concerned about bringing the black into play. Just needs to
:30:59. > :31:10.keep control of the cue ball. He's become a very solid, reliable
:31:11. > :31:17.player over the last few seasons, hasn't he? Yeah, he certainly has,
:31:18. > :31:26.yep. His all-round game is very good.
:31:27. > :31:34.I think getting to the final of the World Championship certainly helped
:31:35. > :31:41.him. Of course, he's got Terry Griffiths in his corner. He will be
:31:42. > :31:45.giving him all the words that give belief to a player. Because
:31:46. > :31:52.sometimes you do doubt your able, when you're not getting results.
:31:53. > :32:00.Yeah. He's been to - across the world final and won a couple of
:32:01. > :32:04.ranking tournaments as well, and a finalist here last year. Wasn't a
:32:05. > :32:07.great experience at the final, of course, he only won the one frame,
:32:08. > :32:17.but... He's become very consistent over the
:32:18. > :32:20.last few years, hasn't he? Of course, when you win those ranking
:32:21. > :32:23.tournaments, it gives you that little bit of extra confidence for
:32:24. > :32:28.the bigger stage. APPLAUSE
:32:29. > :32:36.Nice cannon. Mark Selby won't be getting back to the table here, I
:32:37. > :32:41.don't think. Already 46 ahead, 43 remaining.
:32:42. > :32:47.Looking at the scores, it is one of the situations - you might as well
:32:48. > :32:51.make certain of the red. Because if he knocks the red in, Mark Selby
:32:52. > :32:55.won't be coming back to the take, you wouldn't have thought -- back to
:32:56. > :32:59.the table, you wouldn't have thought. Just make certain. Don't
:33:00. > :33:17.worry too much about position. APPLAUSE
:33:18. > :33:27.It's not there. As I say... Another concession.
:33:28. > :33:33.APPLAUSE Mark Selby still all guns blazing,
:33:34. > :33:57.but Barry Hawkins sneaks into a 2 frame to 1 lead.
:33:58. > :34:03.Barry immediately comes to the table. He has a pot here to the left
:34:04. > :34:08.corner, and it looks like the angle where he could find a path back to
:34:09. > :34:12.the ball, Ken. So he will be going all-out for this.
:34:13. > :34:27.APPLAUSE Yeah, a good opening red. Cued it
:34:28. > :34:39.nicely. And... Purposely left the cue ball short of the ball colours.
:34:40. > :34:45.Attacking the red, just above the black. And it's beautiful
:34:46. > :34:50.inch-perfect. He has a nice angle on this red, he can just push the
:34:51. > :34:54.red... The black just out of the way...
:34:55. > :36:09.APPLAUSE Just tidying up a few loose reds
:36:10. > :36:14.here before he contemplating going into the pack. A couple of choices
:36:15. > :36:17.here. A couple of reds to the left corner. He has the red to the right
:36:18. > :36:30.centre. I would be taking one of these to
:36:31. > :36:32.the corner. The red at the bottom of the pack is also available after
:36:33. > :37:14.the... His next colour. Well, a little bit low, and as I
:37:15. > :37:18.say, a little bit of an Islamic # -- shake of the head. There is an
:37:19. > :37:23.alternative to the right middle he's not looked at yet. You want to be on
:37:24. > :37:27.position on a ball where you are potting, you are guaranteed to be on
:37:28. > :37:35.the next ball. But this red he's playing now, he's not guaranteed.
:37:36. > :37:39.Keep your eye on the cue ball. Well, he just managed to get on it enough.
:37:40. > :37:41.That was a good shot. APPLAUSE
:37:42. > :37:45.When you play that type of back-spin shot, the harder you hit it, the
:37:46. > :37:48.less chance you give for the back spin to take effect. Cued that
:37:49. > :38:10.nicely. Obviously the pink spot not
:38:11. > :38:14.available. Close to the spot he can in the middle of the line with the
:38:15. > :38:19.top cushion. That looks, to me, like it will be just above the black. The
:38:20. > :38:23.red is just above the black, not touching. But in a direct line. The
:38:24. > :38:50.black, the blue, and the brown. On the blue. I wouldn't risk he
:38:51. > :38:54.would think playing cannons here. From what we have seen from his game
:38:55. > :38:58.plan, he is quite prepared to take loose reds early on in the break.
:38:59. > :39:05.And the top red of the cluster does go to the left corner. Underhit that
:39:06. > :39:09.a fraction. But shouldn't be too much of a problem. I think if he
:39:10. > :39:14.gets a nice angle on the blue her, though, he may consider playing a
:39:15. > :39:19.little cannon. Because he's got two loss reds Yan he will be thinking I
:39:20. > :39:23.will be unlucky enough to be on one of them and he can't win this frame
:39:24. > :39:32.without opening that little cluster of six. Jury r. Yeah. He -- yeah. He
:39:33. > :39:39.could play a little cannon. Be on the red to the right centre, if he
:39:40. > :39:46.hits it fall ball. He has to hit it fall-ball, though, that apex red. He
:39:47. > :39:50.didn't hit the red at the top of the pack, and is he unlucky? Well, look
:39:51. > :40:00.at his body language. He is not on it. I'm surprised he
:40:01. > :40:05.played it with so much pace. I didn't think it was necessary. If he
:40:06. > :40:10.caught the top red he could have just hit it medium pace. The cue
:40:11. > :40:16.ball knit middle of -- cue ball in the middle of the table. End of
:40:17. > :40:21.break. He could consider himself unlucky, but... You all take a
:40:22. > :40:28.chance when you play the cannon. APPLAUSE
:40:29. > :41:08.44-point lead, but still 91 available.
:41:09. > :41:17.This is a big shot. He was more intent on getting the cue ball back
:41:18. > :41:21.to the ball. If he thought he was close to the pot that red would have
:41:22. > :41:42.rattled the jaws, the jaws at this end, not at the other end.
:41:43. > :41:53.This could be the frame winner! APPLAUSE
:41:54. > :42:00.In delight - fully. He doesn't have to drop the blue in, doesn't have to
:42:01. > :42:05.do anything with the cue ball. Looks for all money now he will have a
:42:06. > :42:12.two-frame advantage come the mid-session interval. It has to be
:42:13. > :42:20.said, Ken, at the moment Mark Selby has still not found his best form.
:42:21. > :42:24.No. The interval may come at a good time for him, just to gather
:42:25. > :42:27.himself, his thoughts, and clear his head a little bit, because he looks
:42:28. > :42:58.a little bit nervous at the moment. I think he is OK. I think he is put
:42:59. > :43:06.a kiss on the pink. Oh! Well, he couldn't. He couldn't. Gone slightly
:43:07. > :43:12.wrong. What looked a formality isn't anymore. Unless this red, there is
:43:13. > :43:16.one second up from the top cushion, is available. Then he doesn't have
:43:17. > :43:20.to do anything with cue ball in potting the pink. And it looks as
:43:21. > :43:31.though it is. Looking to have this is plan B.
:43:32. > :43:36.Didn't have to do anything with the cue ball, just rolled the pink in, a
:43:37. > :43:42.quick glance at the scoreboard. Just the red needed. 64 ahead with 59
:43:43. > :43:51.remaining. CROWD: Oh! Well, it looked for all
:43:52. > :43:54.the world he could pot that red. Maybe he couldn't! I would like to
:43:55. > :44:06.see that one again. Well, that is amazing! How did he
:44:07. > :44:30.miss that?! LAUGHS
:44:31. > :44:39.He's left a half chance here for Mark Selby. Yeah. 63 points behind,
:44:40. > :44:47.67 remaining. This would be a blow to Barry Hawkins, but this is the
:44:48. > :45:04.big shot. No. Not there. And he won't be getting another chance.
:45:05. > :45:14.APPLAUSE Funny game sometimes. When Barry
:45:15. > :45:18.missed that red... I mean, some time you are having a bad time and you
:45:19. > :45:22.leave your opponent with a nice, easy starter but that was a tough
:45:23. > :45:24.shot that he left Mark. Yeah, very tough. Of course, he is trying to
:45:25. > :45:34.hole for the black as well. Yeah. Trying to hole for the black,
:45:35. > :45:41.using the other red. Just came across it slightly. He's -- it's
:45:42. > :45:46.been decent stuff, particularly after the break that Mark Selby made
:45:47. > :45:50.in the second frame. I thought he was going to get going. Barry
:45:51. > :45:53.rallied in the last two. Yeah. I think Barry's got a plan. I'm not
:45:54. > :45:58.certain of what Mark's plan is. I mean, you know, you can never
:45:59. > :46:02.detective -- dictate what is going to happen. The last frame, when he
:46:03. > :46:06.pushed that ball out and played that difficult red with no thought for
:46:07. > :46:11.safety, as I say, it isn't something that Barry Hawkins would have
:46:12. > :46:15.played. We had a 42-minute practically first frame. I said it
:46:16. > :46:20.was going to get quicker. Next frame 20, then a 12-minute, and this has
:46:21. > :46:22.just gone over 12.5 minutes. It hasn't been slow since the first
:46:23. > :47:33.round. Taking these nicely. A break of...
:47:34. > :47:39.63. APPLAUSE
:47:40. > :47:42.60 break for Barry Hawkins. His tea will nice during the mid-session
:47:43. > :47:45.interval. He loads the world champion and the world number 1 by
:47:46. > :48:06.three frames to 1. You just get the feeling that when
:48:07. > :48:10.we talk about game plans, and I said before the interval, it is very hard
:48:11. > :48:14.to have a game plan, but there is certain shots you are going to take
:48:15. > :48:17.on, and certain shots you are going to refuse. I think at the moment if
:48:18. > :48:24.you like Barry Hawkins seems more comfortable in his skin than Mark
:48:25. > :48:30.Selby. Yeah. Particular his in that frame where he took that very risky
:48:31. > :48:35.red on up into the green pocket and allowed Barry the chance to win the
:48:36. > :48:38.frame. Amazing how intervals can sometimes change matches. Wow! A
:48:39. > :48:46.long way out with that particular pot. He's left the pot here.
:48:47. > :48:53.Yeah. Sometimes the interval can change. I didn't see him in the
:48:54. > :48:57.players room or the press room, Mark Selby. Barry was in there and was
:48:58. > :49:00.talking with Terry Griffiths. I presume Mark Selby went to the
:49:01. > :49:06.practise table and hit some balls and got his arm going. Yeah. I did
:49:07. > :49:11.see him in the practise room. I think the thing where he's got to
:49:12. > :49:15.do, he has to dig in, and you have to say that there isn't many better
:49:16. > :49:21.players in the world at digging in than Mark Selby. That is a mistake
:49:22. > :49:28.from Barry. Left a chance with the red. OK, it isn't easy. Being so
:49:29. > :49:31.close to the baulk caution, but it is a chance.
:49:32. > :49:38.Yeah. You can tell from the angle there it isn't straightforward. It
:49:39. > :49:42.would have looked to be a bit straighter on the red, drop it in.
:49:43. > :49:49.But the cue ball looks to be going towards the blue. So, again, this is
:49:50. > :49:58.a very tough pot. If he misses it, he will be leaving, digging down
:49:59. > :50:05.into the cue ball. Yes. Oh! CROWD: Oh! Well... I thought he was
:50:06. > :50:08.going to get away with it there when the cue ball careered into the red
:50:09. > :50:12.and black. Made it more difficult playing that way, didn't it? Yeah.
:50:13. > :50:16.As you say, if it rolled in, it probably would have finished up on
:50:17. > :50:20.another colour, trying to force the angle to get on a colour. And if the
:50:21. > :50:26.red goes to the right middle, he doesn't have a lot to do, Barry. He
:50:27. > :50:44.is bound to be on the black. And it definitely goes to the right middle.
:50:45. > :51:17.A few reds in the open. He will be already contemplating about going
:51:18. > :51:25.into the pack of reds and working out how he is going to develop them.
:51:26. > :51:31.Yeah, you think it is one of those situations, there is a red
:51:32. > :51:34.immediately above the black which is available at some time. He could
:51:35. > :51:38.come low on that red, that red that's just separated from the main
:51:39. > :51:42.bunch. He could pot that and bring a few other reds into play. And he's
:51:43. > :51:48.played on it almost immediately. So in potting this, he can bring things
:51:49. > :51:51.into play. Two ways of playing this. I prefer the screw. You felt as
:51:52. > :51:55.though you had more control of the cue ball. Sometimes you play with
:51:56. > :52:00.top spin, and it just runs through too far. So, how is he going to play
:52:01. > :52:07.it? Above centre or below centre? Above centre. So, keep your eye on
:52:08. > :52:10.the cue ball. Controlled it! APPLAUSE
:52:11. > :52:15.Didn't play it with too much face so, therefore, wasn't going to open
:52:16. > :52:31.too many reds. But he still brought in another couple of reds into play.
:52:32. > :52:38.He's had a couple of reds here. The red that... The bottom of the pack
:52:39. > :52:56.to the left pots as well. Not the best angle on this black.
:52:57. > :53:03.But he will feel that worse way will be on the red to the left middle if
:53:04. > :53:08.he doesn't get into the cue ball enough not lacking in the cue power
:53:09. > :53:15.department. He can play this bolt ways around the angle, or deep
:53:16. > :53:19.screw, a little bit of right-hand side. Played it very nicely indeed.
:53:20. > :53:29.Excellent shot! APPLAUSE
:53:30. > :53:33.A similar sort of situation. Could go up for the blue here, if he
:53:34. > :53:37.wishes. OK, four reds, four blacks, but I am sure his main priority is
:53:38. > :53:45.winning the frame. Will he stay on the black here? Looks like he's
:53:46. > :53:51.going to. As I said, that red, just above the black to the left will pot
:53:52. > :53:58.into the bottom right-hand corner pocket. If he comes too far, he has
:53:59. > :54:26.always got the red into the left centre.
:54:27. > :54:33.As you said, I don't think he will have maximum on his mind just yet.
:54:34. > :54:38.The obvious shot here seems to be play for the red to the left middle,
:54:39. > :54:45.leave a nice angle on the blue to play the split. He's not got a great
:54:46. > :54:47.angle to go into the red. And the frame is more important than the
:54:48. > :55:06.maximum. He didn't get on the red in the left
:55:07. > :55:12.middle. It is back for the black. He is a good angle on the black,
:55:13. > :55:19.though. And that's not it. Too straight. More of an angle he could
:55:20. > :55:23.have stunned off the top cushion into the reds. Now he is looking to
:55:24. > :55:31.see if there is anything possible but just dropping the black in.
:55:32. > :55:37.Maybe the outside red could be... Yeah, this red is the only one.
:55:38. > :55:42.There is two reds at the bottom of the pack to the right. It may be a
:55:43. > :55:49.plant that he could make into the right centre, but the obvious red is
:55:50. > :55:55.that one, the extreme left of the bunch. That's not good. He is going
:55:56. > :56:02.to be hampered by the black. Wanted to take that red on, up into the
:56:03. > :56:07.yellow pocket. He's had a look at the two reds to the right of the
:56:08. > :56:12.pack. He is he going to have another look? No. He will take this up until
:56:13. > :56:19.the yes low pocket. He won't be holding for the black this time.
:56:20. > :56:25.Excellent shot! APPLAUSE
:56:26. > :56:31.57. A good cuing. Hampered by the black. OK. Wrong side of the blue,
:56:32. > :56:35.but a nice angle to, as we watch that again, that was the superb pot.
:56:36. > :56:40.Didn't go all-out for good position. So in and out of ball, right-hand,
:56:41. > :56:44.two cushions into the pack. He's got into the pack, what's he on? What's
:56:45. > :57:00.he on? Head down. Tells me nothing. You would have to say he is a little
:57:01. > :57:05.bit unlucky there. OK, could have hit it a little bit harder, but
:57:06. > :57:10.still, it was a very good shot. You would expect into a pack of seven
:57:11. > :57:19.reds and a pink that something is going to come out. Just going to
:57:20. > :57:29.concentrate and get that cue ball tight to the red cushion. Yes. And
:57:30. > :57:33.he will finish with a 62-point lead. But, still 83 remaining. In this
:57:34. > :57:39.situation, you like to put a red against the cushion, but don't do
:57:40. > :58:01.that and sacrifice a good safety. Obviously the point in that...
:58:02. > :58:14.APPLAUSE Has he covered this red? To the
:58:15. > :58:19.bottom right-hand corner pocket. Mark Selby coming down this end of
:58:20. > :58:25.the table. Must be pretty tight. A lot of distance between cue ball and
:58:26. > :58:31.red, so he could swear, but, no, he is definitely on it. It is a big
:58:32. > :58:33.shot, though, because he knows if he makes a mess of it it leaves Barry
:58:34. > :58:49.one more chance at the end of frame. It is a terrific pot.
:58:50. > :58:54.APPLAUSE A good pot, this. Yeah. Fantastic,
:58:55. > :59:05.wasn't it? As you said, John, a bit of pressure on it as well. What can
:59:06. > :59:10.he do? He is a little bit unfortunate. I mean, he can play the
:59:11. > :59:15.brown, but the green looks the obvious one. The yellow is slightly
:59:16. > :59:28.hampering him. Well, not really. So, it is just about judging the pace of
:59:29. > :59:34.the shot. Board -- he's played that very well. This would be a steel.
:59:35. > :59:39.APPLAUSE He's had a look at the red, of
:59:40. > :59:47.course, above the black. I'm oh 6 sure that -- I'm sure the pot is
:59:48. > :59:52.into the bottom as well. That is 62-point lead could soon evaporate
:59:53. > :59:59.with the position of the balls at the moment. But, again, a bit of
:00:00. > :00:08.pressure on Mark Selby. He produced a good break in the second frame
:00:09. > :00:14.when he was behind. But since then he's been - looked a bit nervous,
:00:15. > :00:19.hadn't he, John? Yeah. He's... As I say, he doesn't look comfortable
:00:20. > :00:22.with his game so far, but this could really be... Give him a good boost
:00:23. > :00:43.of confidence. That puts him 44 points behind. 59
:00:44. > :00:47.remaining. He has plenty of points to spare. That's the red he would
:00:48. > :00:55.like to get on sooner rather than later, the one just to the left of
:00:56. > :00:59.the black. Certainly the black doesn't pot - well, I say I'm
:01:00. > :01:08.certain. I don't think it pots. Like you, Ken, I think the red just above
:01:09. > :01:17.that does. He is having a good, close look.
:01:18. > :01:26.He will have the clear all these remaining balls to win the frame at
:01:27. > :01:39.this visit. He will be just happy to have the opportunity. The second
:01:40. > :01:43.frame has become awkward on the pink. He wanted to be up higher with
:01:44. > :01:47.the cue ball. Yeah, you see it. Wanted to be higher with the cue
:01:48. > :01:52.ball, so if you just run the pink in and take the red to the right of it,
:01:53. > :01:57.but he doesn't have the angle to do that now. It may hold a spot. But
:01:58. > :02:04.then the pink has gone, become to the yellow spot, so that won't be in
:02:05. > :02:09.his favour. Having a quick look at the blue. The problem is if he plays
:02:10. > :02:13.the pink, he is going to have to run around the two cautions. I know what
:02:14. > :02:18.you are saying about the spot, but I don't think he is straight enough to
:02:19. > :02:21.do that. If he plays the pink he is going to have to really cue this
:02:22. > :02:28.well to run around off two cushions. He is playing with bottom, so...
:02:29. > :02:32.He's just going to leave himself a red that he knows he is going to
:02:33. > :02:42.have the use the rest with the extension. He thought this was was
:02:43. > :02:48.the only ray to guarantee position. It isn't perfect. He needs a good
:02:49. > :03:09.angle on pink or blue here to get on the awkward last red.
:03:10. > :03:19.APPLAUSE Went for the blue. Not quite far
:03:20. > :03:24.enough. He is too straight. Just can't force an angle. The pink is no
:03:25. > :03:27.good. He's looking at the brown, swinging it around off two cushions.
:03:28. > :03:43.Tough pot. APPLAUSE
:03:44. > :03:45.Excellent pot. Yep. That is OK. It is OK.
:03:46. > :03:50.APPLAUSE Would have loved to have been a bit
:03:51. > :03:54.straighter on this red because the cue ball is going to be going into
:03:55. > :04:01.the black. He doesn't want to knock the black safe.
:04:02. > :04:07.APPLAUSE That's OK.
:04:08. > :04:19.Did that red go in off the black. The cue ball, just hit them on the
:04:20. > :04:26.way around. Have another look. Anyway. It went in. One good
:04:27. > :04:34.positional shot from pink to yellow. As I said at the start of this, what
:04:35. > :04:38.a steal this would be. Play for it in the right middle. It needs to
:04:39. > :04:42.run. APPLAUSE
:04:43. > :05:03.Just about perfect, I think. You wouldn't fancy him missing now.
:05:04. > :05:08.Is so good in these positions, when he is behind, and just enough points
:05:09. > :05:12.on the table. He did it in frame number two when he was behind. It's
:05:13. > :05:23.like his concentration level goes up a notch. This could be a massive
:05:24. > :05:39.turning point in this match. Barry Hawkins. A 62- point lead, went
:05:40. > :05:47.in-off the blue. Just hold a minute, hold it a second. He hit that much
:05:48. > :05:52.too hard. With the black not being so close to the pocket, you would
:05:53. > :05:56.think he would be able to get in and out of it. It should have been
:05:57. > :06:29.easier than this. It's OK, it's OK. But it still needs
:06:30. > :06:42.due care and attention. Superb, superb. He knew how good that was.
:06:43. > :06:49.Barry Hawkins is going to make 62, battered with a 71. Now just one
:06:50. > :07:06.frame in front is Barry Hawkins. -- bettered.
:07:07. > :07:27.A decent length with the cue ball. Will he take this red on? A
:07:28. > :07:33.difficult pot. He decided against it. But he could have played that a
:07:34. > :07:39.little bit better. He wanted that cueball tight on the top cushion and
:07:40. > :07:44.he has left it to chance. I'm not sure he is on the red closest to the
:07:45. > :07:52.black but he is certainly on the red up to the green pocket.
:07:53. > :07:58.He obviously can't get through to the red which is just to the right
:07:59. > :08:16.of the black can respond in the right corner. No. Still not firing
:08:17. > :08:28.on all cylinders. Here is the black in the last round. Geeing himself
:08:29. > :08:40.up. He knows how important that break could turn out to be. Barry,
:08:41. > :08:46.with a chance here. He is on the pink. He gets the first good chance
:08:47. > :10:03.of this 6- frame. The black just clears the path. Both
:10:04. > :10:10.pockets now. And the red, just above the black. The one he will be trying
:10:11. > :10:28.to get on next. He's got to stay low on this. 23.
:10:29. > :10:46.He could go in here because he has a wonderful angle but he normally
:10:47. > :10:53.likes to mop up the open reds before he goes. He has certainly got a
:10:54. > :11:00.lovely angle here. Plenty of value because of the red as well. I was a
:11:01. > :11:10.bit surprised that he didn't try. -- bring a few reds into play. He's got
:11:11. > :11:14.a good angle now. As I say, I think he has come out and discussed it
:11:15. > :11:20.with Terry Griffiths bought for the match, not to take any undue risks.
:11:21. > :11:30.He may be under a bit of pressure. Winning the three majors. Do not
:11:31. > :11:37.push the boat out too far. So far, it's been working. You've got to
:11:38. > :11:42.say, as the guys in the studio have been sagging, when he got 62 in the
:11:43. > :11:54.last round, very unlucky not to be on one. -- have been saving. -- have
:11:55. > :12:01.been saying. He's just got to avoid the loose one. He wants to hit that
:12:02. > :12:09.one full in the face. He caught the loose one, and doing that, you are
:12:10. > :12:32.likely to finish on nothing and that is the case. An opportunity to bring
:12:33. > :12:51.the reds into play. It is a good pot to keep this alive. But they are
:12:52. > :12:59.difficult, Bose. Barry Hawkins, 37. He should have got more from that
:13:00. > :13:03.chance. He just got back to the black one. He had the loose red and
:13:04. > :13:14.a wonderful angle to go through the pack. He maybe should have taken the
:13:15. > :13:25.opportunity down. This is certainly no gimme, this red, in this pocket.
:13:26. > :13:34.It wasn't straightforward. The cueball in the pockets. The result
:13:35. > :13:39.please, thank you. The cueball in hand, the choice of reds to play
:13:40. > :13:46.for. He has the problem of putting in the reds, the main bunch of reds.
:13:47. > :13:51.It is a chance. You'd think you would want to do it now, wouldn't
:13:52. > :13:55.you? Get a nice handle on it. Knowing that he would always have
:13:56. > :13:59.the red in the far right corner if things didn't go well. I think the
:14:00. > :14:04.reason he has taken this red on, he's got to leave it up there. Just
:14:05. > :14:11.delivered of insurers. He doesn't have to go into the pack at full
:14:12. > :14:22.pace you. He's got to try and hit that red. Just light of the pink
:14:23. > :14:34.spot, if you can. -- just write off the pink spot, if he can. -- right.
:14:35. > :14:45.I was looking at that cluster. I was wondering if go off the pink into
:14:46. > :14:55.the pocket. -- if it would go. It has turned out all right.
:14:56. > :15:31.It's a little bit thicker. It dropped. The red in the middle of
:15:32. > :15:39.the table. He has landed on an absolutely plumb spot. A little
:15:40. > :15:41.shake his head there. -- shake of his head there. He will certainly
:15:42. > :16:07.take it. Just a couple of pots away to
:16:08. > :16:36.reassert his 2- frame advantage. It equates to just this round. He
:16:37. > :16:49.will be two frames behind again. Coming back to the table. It is
:16:50. > :17:12.always nice to win a frame, isn't it. He stole the frame in a manner
:17:13. > :17:15.he did in the last. You talk about turning points in matches, you felt
:17:16. > :17:22.it would have been the turning point. You could say that Barry has
:17:23. > :18:07.now steadied the ship somewhat. Well, he won't be too bothered about
:18:08. > :18:34.missing the red. Barry Hawkins reasserts that 2-frame lead.
:18:35. > :18:45.The obligatory red has been left on here. There is a path around the
:18:46. > :19:00.black in the red. He would love to not miss it. -- and. The kiss on the
:19:01. > :19:04.ground has not helped. That type of reds that Mark has played, halfway
:19:05. > :20:04.there, you would have thought he potted it. That's why he's left it.
:20:05. > :20:48.Into the bottom left-hand corner pocket, leave the cueball to
:20:49. > :21:04.right-hand side. I think it was more concerned about
:21:05. > :21:23.leaving the cueball near the top. If this has got the pace, he could
:21:24. > :21:25.be tight behind the yellow each year. Just a fraction short, that
:21:26. > :21:59.was all. He doesn't have the edge of the
:22:00. > :22:05.reds. This could go wrong, he could red on the right-hand corner pocket.
:22:06. > :22:10.He's got be careful. He needs a cover. I think you may have got one.
:22:11. > :22:15.Fair play, he has an excellent cueball but he has not got the cover
:22:16. > :22:24.but this red, being so close to the side cushion is no gimme. But it
:22:25. > :22:54.begs the question, what is the alternative?
:22:55. > :23:05.This as a possibility. Just trying to come back down the kind --
:23:06. > :23:10.left-hand side of the table, what is closest to the right-hand corner
:23:11. > :23:16.pocket. He could be knocking this red into the hole as well. He needs
:23:17. > :23:19.a good cueball, though, doesn't he? And he's got one. That is an
:23:20. > :24:15.excellent shot. I can't see a pot ball. He is going.
:24:16. > :24:24.-- is going to have to be very accurate on the red. Ken has put a
:24:25. > :24:36.line up there but as I say, he has got to catch that red just so. It is
:24:37. > :24:45.a similar sort of line. Too thick, too thick. I'm not sure of the
:24:46. > :24:55.availability of the black. In that corner. But he is looking towards
:24:56. > :25:00.the corners of that will not give him position on the black. The black
:25:01. > :25:06.is just a little bit too tight to go. But he can still do it for the
:25:07. > :25:24.blue. One good pot and it will give him a great chance.
:25:25. > :25:36.Excellent pot, right into the heart of the pocket. If he's got an angle
:25:37. > :25:43.on the blue, backup up the red possibly that is close the cueball.
:25:44. > :25:48.The fact that the other one, the brown, is on the spot has made that
:25:49. > :25:53.quite a simple shot. It's all about judging the pace and he's done that
:25:54. > :25:56.perfectly. Let us see if the pink is available. Not now. I'm sure he will
:25:57. > :26:23.play for the blue. He's going to play this red with the
:26:24. > :26:30.rest. I'm not certain whether will go. He will love it. The pink will
:26:31. > :26:40.still be available in this corner. Where is the pink spot? It is
:26:41. > :26:49.hidden. There it is. Pink won't go on its own spot. He is going to have
:26:50. > :26:58.to concentrate on the blue for the time being. This is the reds that he
:26:59. > :27:04.would love to get rid of. He has all this he taken a few shots ahead here
:27:05. > :27:12.to get top side of the blue. Just to the left of the black. That is the
:27:13. > :27:16.one he is looking at. If you can put the cueball in such a position where
:27:17. > :27:24.you can get on that red, it would be perfect. It will open the black. He
:27:25. > :27:33.must be very precise with this position or shot. The key shot into
:27:34. > :27:47.the frame. It looks perfect. It looks absolutely perfect. If you can
:27:48. > :28:16.do it and not disturb the black... Nice.
:28:17. > :28:22.This game never ceases to amaze you. It looks as though he had done all
:28:23. > :28:27.the hard work, and maybe that is what he thought, he just took the
:28:28. > :28:29.black for granted. You cannot drop your guide for a second. What a
:28:30. > :29:00.mess. -- miss. He wants to play the red that is in
:29:01. > :29:04.the open. I know he is close, but he is only going to nudge it in. If he
:29:05. > :29:15.does, he will be on the black. That was a good damp. It was a dabba
:29:16. > :29:43.dabba doo. If he has a good frame-winning
:29:44. > :30:02.break, it will be here. He needs to start firing. He has done it on a
:30:03. > :30:11.couple of frames already. Barry will be sat there and used in the welded.
:30:12. > :30:18.Just thinking it might go a little bit too much on that and now it is
:30:19. > :30:34.in perfect position. Barry will certainly be there, sitting and
:30:35. > :30:46.suffering. Just running around of two cushions. He now takes the lead.
:30:47. > :30:55.He has got an advantage of four points. Make that 11 points. The one
:30:56. > :31:41.close to the right corner. A careless shot. Here is the black
:31:42. > :31:45.again. He got himself into prime position and took its eye off the
:31:46. > :31:54.black, concentrating on that little tannin, into the reds. We saw when
:31:55. > :32:07.Barry missed it, it was a real shock to the system. Shock horror, it
:32:08. > :32:12.really is. This will probably hurt them a lot more than the 62 point
:32:13. > :32:16.lead he had a couple of frames ago because he did not do much wrong
:32:17. > :32:20.where is in this instance, he has missed the black. It is the shock of
:32:21. > :32:38.missing it which really unnerves you. It was, as you say, when he
:32:39. > :32:47.made the 62 break you can put that behind you. That wasn't the case
:32:48. > :33:01.here. 33 points per lead. Red colour, red required. He is hanging
:33:02. > :33:08.in there. No doubt about it. He has been thrown a lifeline and he is
:33:09. > :33:11.duly taking it, just the blue and the red required. You've got to be
:33:12. > :33:23.careful here that he doesn't cover the red over the pocket with the
:33:24. > :33:25.other red. No danger of that. This is ready to go 40 points ahead with
:33:26. > :33:57.35 remaining. It has cost him the frame. It has
:33:58. > :34:03.cost him the lead. One frame away from victory, it would have been.
:34:04. > :34:11.All those negative thoughts would be running through Barrymind right's
:34:12. > :34:20.now. If he can get the pink, he can make a century.
:34:21. > :34:33.He can make this century with the black in the six remaining colours.
:34:34. > :34:44.It is quite funny. Jason in the studio said, there hasn't been a
:34:45. > :34:59.century break but we might get to see one now. We have had 18 in the
:35:00. > :35:11.sofa. -- in the tournament so far. The pressure he has been put under
:35:12. > :35:18.by his opponent... Not the right side of the blue. But a century is
:35:19. > :35:23.only for record purposes as far as he is concerned. He has already made
:35:24. > :35:26.452 career centuries which is amazing, in the time he has been a
:35:27. > :36:04.pro. Perfect. What a great shot. advantage. He is still one behind
:36:05. > :36:15.but he'll be feeling a lot better now? Not the best break-off shot
:36:16. > :36:21.that from Mark Selby. . As we said, when he stalled frame five, he's got
:36:22. > :36:34.within one. He needs to get to make these frames turning points to get
:36:35. > :36:38.level. Fair play to Barry. He keeps getting the disappointment but it
:36:39. > :36:45.doesn't knock him off. Next frame and he's potting. Excellent pot.
:36:46. > :36:51.He'll look for that little kiss on the red. He is still OK. He has a
:36:52. > :36:55.nice angle. He can pot the blue. Get down to those two reds from around
:36:56. > :37:04.the black spot, particularly the one just to the right of it.
:37:05. > :37:29.That's pretty good. He's armed that red perfectly. Excellent shot.
:37:30. > :37:33.The play for the red just the left of the black now and clear the black
:37:34. > :37:44.for both corner pockets. He won't be taking anything for
:37:45. > :37:49.granted though because he looked as though he was in to win the last
:37:50. > :37:51.frame and missed the black off the spot so that would have sharpened up
:37:52. > :38:24.his senses somewhat. It's funny, isn't it, Ken, when you
:38:25. > :38:27.look at it, the three frames that Mark Selby has won you could say
:38:28. > :38:32.that he stole all three of them really. Yeah. He has never been
:38:33. > :38:36.really fist in and built up a lead in any frame. He has always been
:38:37. > :38:51.playing catch-up in frames and his particular game.
:38:52. > :38:57.It's like he's been hanging on to Barry's coat-tails. He would be very
:38:58. > :39:04.disappointed with that break-off, Mark Selby, to leave this opening
:39:05. > :39:12.red. It was an excellent putt Nonetheless. He has plenty of
:39:13. > :39:17.options here, Barry. He will putt and when he putts this the one to
:39:18. > :39:21.the right of it will be puttable as well. He has just kissed it into the
:39:22. > :39:27.pack. Is it puttable, maybe not into the corner now, but certainly into
:39:28. > :39:29.the right centre. But the red next to the pink and one at the bottom of
:39:30. > :39:43.the pack also putts. He has a nice angle as we see Mark
:39:44. > :39:47.Selby's break-off. Look at this. He has done this a couple of times in
:39:48. > :39:58.this match, just not swinging it in behind that yellow.
:39:59. > :40:06.You've got to - it's maybe a foot this side of the line to get in
:40:07. > :40:11.behind the yellow. Thrvr 23 you don't get in behind the -- therefore
:40:12. > :40:17.if you don't get in behind the yellow you will always leave that.
:40:18. > :40:20.Not perfect here but you wouldn't expect Barry to miss this. M'mm
:40:21. > :40:25.solid. I don't think the red at the top of the cluster is available. We
:40:26. > :40:29.saw him just nudge it into the cluser. Ken mentioned it. He will
:40:30. > :40:33.have to play - there you see it doesn't go. If he plays the one to
:40:34. > :40:38.the right, the pink, he will canon into the pin. He may favour the one
:40:39. > :40:46.down the right-hand side of the table. If you can't avoid the pink
:40:47. > :40:50.the position could go wrong here. He could avoid it so no problem.
:40:51. > :41:01.Maybe a little more angle than he would like on the blue.
:41:02. > :41:10.He felt as though he could roll in and hold and he was right.
:41:11. > :41:17.To win the frame at this visit he's got to bring some reds into play in
:41:18. > :41:34.that cluster. He won't be happy with this. He
:41:35. > :41:40.won't be happy with that. Yeah, he certainly won't. He was stretching a
:41:41. > :41:43.little bit there and didn't get the follow through on the back swing. He
:41:44. > :41:53.should have got the little extension. A school Boyeror there
:41:54. > :41:59.from Barry and a good chance to win the frame from that position and put
:42:00. > :42:03.himself in a position where Mark would have needed snookers but now
:42:04. > :42:19.he's going to try to get green or yellow safe.
:42:20. > :42:28.He will be very disappointed there. That was a golden opportunity, as
:42:29. > :42:34.you say, all because he didn't put the little extension onto his cue.
:42:35. > :42:38.As you say, he was over stretching. It is little things like that, just
:42:39. > :42:43.drop your guard, as we have seen in a couple of frames so far this
:42:44. > :42:47.afternoon, it can cost you frames. OK, Mark Selby has got the problem
:42:48. > :42:56.of getting this safe. Just overstretching.
:42:57. > :43:07.Good safety shot needed here. He will leave a pot on here. He needs
:43:08. > :43:14.the cover, hasn't got it. So Barry Hawkins is going to get another
:43:15. > :43:18.chance immediately. Well, he's been so solid with these particular pots.
:43:19. > :43:20.Got one at the beginning of this frame and he has been knocking these
:43:21. > :43:30.in throughout the match. Yeah, very solid and secure on that
:43:31. > :43:57.particular type of shot. Got to avoid the kiss on the yellow,
:43:58. > :44:03.which he did. This looks to be absolutely inch perfect. Two reds,
:44:04. > :44:12.two colours, would be more than enough to put him one frame away
:44:13. > :44:22.from a place in the semifinal. A new world champion firmly on the ropes.
:44:23. > :44:54.Can't see a problem now. The black and the red will be enough.
:44:55. > :45:08.So that takes him 62 points ahead with only 59 remaining. Mark Selby's
:45:09. > :45:15.only had two shots. Poor break-off and couldn't get the next one safe
:45:16. > :45:18.that he had. And that's how quickly and easily a frame can slip away. It
:45:19. > :45:30.doesn't matter how good you are. That will mean that Mark Selby will
:45:31. > :45:52.not be getting back to the table so really up against it now.
:45:53. > :45:56.Every time Mark Selby got himself back into the match, Barry Hawkins
:45:57. > :46:07.has responded. Just when you think you might see
:46:08. > :46:14.the winning post, you know, he has definitely responded. He has
:46:15. > :46:19.responded in a superb fashion. You know, a lesser player losing the
:46:20. > :46:23.type of frames he did, you thought it would affect his confidence but
:46:24. > :46:31.he has knocked in some good, long, balls.
:46:32. > :46:42.It doesn't matter about the red. He took his two chances that Mark Selby
:46:43. > :46:46.gifted him and now, he is just one frame away in a place in the
:46:47. > :47:13.semifinal. The world Champion with it all to do.
:47:14. > :47:19.He has a big target he could slide off the back of the pack here and
:47:20. > :47:38.try to get the cue ball up behind the brown again.
:47:39. > :47:48.Has he left a path to this red to the left corner? I think he may have
:47:49. > :47:52.done. He's been knocking plenty of these in in this match. There's
:47:53. > :49:35.another one. He can win the frame and match with
:49:36. > :49:39.high value colours and just the reds.
:49:40. > :50:07.What an opportunity. -- what an opportunity for Barry here.
:50:08. > :50:14.I thought it was risky to play for the red into the same pocket as the
:50:15. > :50:19.black so play for the red in the middle. This will release one of the
:50:20. > :50:24.other reds to more open play. Perhaps he has given it a little bit
:50:25. > :50:29.of thought. It is not absolutely ideal otherwise he would have been
:50:30. > :50:34.down playing it by now. The one on the right may be a bit too straight,
:50:35. > :50:41.playing with top spin running up for the blue. Cued it beautifully
:50:42. > :50:46.though. It is a good sign when you can cue it as smooth as that under
:50:47. > :50:51.pressure. Yeah, couldn't have played it much better, as you said. He will
:50:52. > :50:54.get on that red now, the loose one just above the black. Has he hit it
:50:55. > :51:11.hard enough? Just the belt maybe. The only red that may pose a problem
:51:12. > :51:16.is that one that is close to this bottom right-hand cushion. Yes, and
:51:17. > :51:20.in playing that awkward red, he will need a colour off it. It is not just
:51:21. > :51:30.a case of just dropping behind it and rolling it in. Another good,
:51:31. > :51:36.solid shot. 7 points the lead. Three reds, three high-valued colours. The
:51:37. > :52:04.world number 1, UK Champion, world Champion will be out.
:52:05. > :52:12.He might have just lost the cue ball slightly but needs an angle on the
:52:13. > :52:20.blue and pink here. Looks pretty good. He doesn't want to be just
:52:21. > :52:26.potting this pink. Doesn't want to be straight on the red. Just slight
:52:27. > :52:33.little angle. The cue ball will be able to come off the cushion. He has
:52:34. > :52:37.the slight angle to drop behind it and the closer we can get to this
:52:38. > :52:39.red on the cushion the easier the pot will be but he will still need
:52:40. > :53:00.this red and a colour. He's going to leave himself a tricky
:53:01. > :53:02.black because he has to make sure he pots the red and he can't get the
:53:03. > :53:20.cue ball away from the cushion. No. No. Oh, would you believe it? If
:53:21. > :53:28.you miss it you leave it but you don't blame him for playing it like
:53:29. > :53:30.that. Wow, are we going to have another twist as we see this red
:53:31. > :53:53.again. He wasn't comfortable on it. He could have played that a bit
:53:54. > :53:56.better. Another missed opportunity from Barry Hawkins. This positional
:53:57. > :54:00.shot from blue to yellow made easier, of course, with the brown
:54:01. > :54:06.not being on its spot but that brown not being on its spot makes it a
:54:07. > :54:10.difficult clearance. He has underhit that. It has bounced nicely. I
:54:11. > :54:14.thought that it was going to be a little bit straight on that yellow
:54:15. > :54:25.but it just came off the cushion nicely. Now yellow's no problem.
:54:26. > :54:33.He needs an angle on this green to get over behind the brown and he has
:54:34. > :54:40.a nice angle. This is the shot. Yeah, this is the one. Just got to
:54:41. > :54:42.adjust the pace. He just wants it to bounce just a little bit off the
:54:43. > :54:47.cushion. Brown, blue, pink and black, for
:54:48. > :55:01.another steal. This is just a little bit awkward.
:55:02. > :55:03.Would have loved to have been another few inches with the cue ball
:55:04. > :55:22.off that side cushion. A big shot. Just a little bit awkward.
:55:23. > :55:28.REFEREE: Settle down, please. COMMENTATOR: That type of shot, I
:55:29. > :55:35.sort of prefer to play it rounding off two or three cushions. Anyway,
:55:36. > :55:36.it's run safe so all's not lost but it was a golden opportunity that's
:55:37. > :55:50.gone. That's not Barry's best shot. If he
:55:51. > :55:53.doesn't kiss the pink there's a chance he'd be available into the
:55:54. > :56:11.right corner. He is certainly available into the left corner.
:56:12. > :56:18.No, if you are going to play them, of course, you always err on the
:56:19. > :56:22.side of it being too thin. It was such an important brown and Barry
:56:23. > :56:25.Hawkins has a chance of potting it now. And this, if he was to
:56:26. > :56:32.president here and get onto the blue, would be the match winner.
:56:33. > :56:34.Well, in the end he decided not to play it. Will he get a better
:56:35. > :56:50.chance? I'm a bit surprised he didn't take
:56:51. > :56:58.the brown on and just fire enough past the middle pocket. Mark Selby
:56:59. > :57:02.can't pot it there but... He has to be careful here. If he play s the
:57:03. > :57:10.brown across off the side cushion to try to get it into the middle of the
:57:11. > :57:16.ball cushion there is a possibility the brown could go towards that
:57:17. > :57:20.green pocket but he plays to try to bring the brown back towards the
:57:21. > :57:37.black he could get a double kiss so...
:57:38. > :57:41.Needs a good length for the brown here, needs it to run, and it
:57:42. > :57:54.hasn't. He's left another chance. He has been knocking these in all
:57:55. > :57:59.day. A bit of pressure on this one though.
:58:00. > :58:08.Yes. Stroked it in. Now you saw Mark Selby had a glancing look at his
:58:09. > :58:24.opponent. He knows it is all over now. He has played some superb
:58:25. > :58:30.snooker. Mark Selby gives him a handshake. He will be a little bit
:58:31. > :58:36.disappointed but Barry Hawkins, last year's beaten finalist is absolutely
:58:37. > :58:43.delighted that he is through to the Masters semifinal. He wins by six
:58:44. > :58:46.frames to three. Well played. So a famous victory for Barry Hawkins.
:58:47. > :58:52.There will be no triple crown for Mark Selby this year. That is from
:58:53. > :58:57.us for now. We are back at 1:15 on BBC 1 with more live coverage of the
:58:58. > :58:58.Masters. It is semifinal Saturday as Marco Fu takes on Ronnie O'Sullivan.
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