:00:33. > :00:38.Hello again from Alexander Palace in North London. We have the first of
:00:39. > :00:43.this year's quarterfinals in the Masters for you. And a line-up with
:00:44. > :00:48.which we've become very familiar at the business end of major events
:00:49. > :00:52.because it is Shaun Murphy of England against Marco Fu of Hong
:00:53. > :00:55.Kong. And this is a repeat of a classic final in the United Kingdom
:00:56. > :01:00.championships some six years ago which was won by Murphy. It went the
:01:01. > :01:08.distance. Would this one? Let's find out in the company of John Virgo and
:01:09. > :01:15.Stephen Hendry. So Shaun Murphy getting the first
:01:16. > :01:24.frame under way. Still best of 11 in the quarterfinal matches.
:01:25. > :01:34.Marco Fu looked like he was on the way out of the match in a few
:01:35. > :01:44.stages, but he would be mighty relieved to be playing.
:01:45. > :01:53.He doesn't seem to do a lot, but he scores so heavily, sometimes. When
:01:54. > :01:57.he's really on his game. Yes, he's probably not one of the marquee
:01:58. > :02:03.players that people at home would recognise, but as you said before,
:02:04. > :02:05.when you talk to Steve, he scores as heavily as anybody when he gets
:02:06. > :02:26.going. Just looking at the two reds. Are
:02:27. > :02:31.they in line for the right corner? Well, he's not looking at them. It
:02:32. > :02:37.wouldn't be far off the plant, ienl' sure. There you go. But he didn't
:02:38. > :02:42.think that it was worth risking. Because even if he potted it, he
:02:43. > :02:47.wasn't guaranteed to be on a colour, but the reds are spread far and wide
:02:48. > :02:59.now. But the black is tied up. So it's not going to be a great
:03:00. > :03:11.opportunity. But a mistake here could cost...
:03:12. > :03:17.They'll be looking for Shaun to impose himself in this match. No
:03:18. > :03:23.doubt that he's the far more attacking player of the two. Ooking
:03:24. > :03:30.for Shaun to impose himself in this match. No
:03:31. > :03:38.Well, that's not quite as clean. He's left the pot on the red. But
:03:39. > :03:42.with the black being tied up, Marco may not attempt it. The red nearest
:03:43. > :03:47.the blue will put to the left middle, but that's a thin cut. The
:03:48. > :04:11.cue ball running loose. Looking straight down the gun
:04:12. > :04:26.barrel. Just a fraction short there. And it
:04:27. > :04:31.makes such a difference. It makes cueing just that little bit easier
:04:32. > :04:33.for Shaun. If it had been tight, this would have been a tough safety
:04:34. > :04:58.shot to have to play. Once again, he's left him a chance
:04:59. > :05:14.in the red to the left corner. Yes, the shot that you see like that
:05:15. > :05:19.for that. Even to pot it to the the left corner. The left-hand side got
:05:20. > :05:22.towards the colour. But I don't know whether Marco has got that shot in
:05:23. > :05:26.the armoury. Maybe a little bit straight, but these tables are so
:05:27. > :05:33.fast and so reactive - the shot is on. Yeah, absolutely. I mean, you
:05:34. > :05:40.could envisage one of the top players potting that and then going
:05:41. > :05:43.up for the blue! But when we see marco's gun action, it doesn't
:05:44. > :06:17.generate that type of power. It was important that he covered the
:06:18. > :06:23.red in there to go for the table, which appears to have done. So he's
:06:24. > :06:37.calling the shots so to speak at the moment.
:06:38. > :07:16.Well, he's gone for the red. I think he'd have to get it.
:07:17. > :07:23.Just playing one red on to the other. Couldn't be missed. Usually
:07:24. > :07:30.we say - it needs to be right side of the blue. But with that red being
:07:31. > :07:43.in the other half of the table, it wasn't that important.
:07:44. > :07:51.The way the reds are situated, doesn't have to do much with the cue
:07:52. > :07:56.ball. He'd love to have that there. The black is not so important. I
:07:57. > :08:05.think the left pot to the corner there.
:08:06. > :08:16.This is a nice opportunity to get your cue going. Yeah, I don't think
:08:17. > :08:20.that the pink goes to the left corner, but it certainly might go to
:08:21. > :08:24.the right middle. It doesn't go to the corner pocket but it will go to
:08:25. > :08:27.the right centre. Or he could pot the blue and play a cannon on the
:08:28. > :08:37.pink and release it. Playing the cannon - I think he did
:08:38. > :08:40.anyway. Maybe not. Maybe he did play for the red. Because maybe him
:08:41. > :08:44.potting the red, he released the black for the right corner pocket.
:08:45. > :08:50.Yeah, you see that he will. Very good in and around the balls, as we
:08:51. > :08:53.were saying earlier. Good break there for Marco. He's not someone
:08:54. > :08:58.that you want to leave in at the table with the red situated like
:08:59. > :09:05.this. He could win a frame in one visit as good as anyone.
:09:06. > :09:11.Yeah, in the situation where he don't have to play the power shots
:09:12. > :09:16.in to the pack and stuff. You fancy him winning a frame in one visit. He
:09:17. > :09:21.usually keeps that cue ball in a pretty tight leash. Yeah, he's still
:09:22. > :09:23.on the red just to the right of the black, but he would have liked to
:09:24. > :09:28.haven straighter and just rolls it in and plays for the black in the
:09:29. > :09:36.opposite corner. He may still go for the black. Just a gentle cannon off
:09:37. > :09:39.the second red. But didn't want to risk that. Went for the blue. Got
:09:40. > :10:18.the perfect angle. This is neat and tidy when in
:10:19. > :10:22.amongst the balls. Yeah, and as we were say, he's got a nice touch. And
:10:23. > :10:27.if he can keep control of the cue ball, as you say - keep it on a
:10:28. > :10:31.tight leash, every shot is easy. They're the best breaks when people
:10:32. > :10:36.watching can say, "Oh, I could have potted that and I could have potted
:10:37. > :11:54.that." And that's all because of good cue ball control.
:11:55. > :12:01.This black would have been 54 points in front. So after this black,
:12:02. > :12:08.probably needs three of the remaining reds. But the way he's
:12:09. > :12:11.gone about it so far - you wouldn't expect him not to make the most of
:12:12. > :12:24.the opportunity. Won the safety exchange with Shaun
:12:25. > :12:29.and he's got this chance. As I say - he's got such good control of the
:12:30. > :12:35.cue ball. Making every shot look very easy. Although having said that
:12:36. > :12:41.- he would be a little bit annoyed not to have more angle on the black.
:12:42. > :12:46.It shouldn't cause a problem. But a little bit more angle, then he'd
:12:47. > :12:58.have been certain to be nicely on the next red.
:12:59. > :13:05.He played for an era where it would be nice to be there. Even to the
:13:06. > :13:08.right to left corner or the left to right corner or even the red to the
:13:09. > :13:13.centre. A little bit there. The red to the right corner, he can cannon
:13:14. > :13:24.off the other pink and perhaps live himself on the pink.
:13:25. > :13:29.I think he's left himself high on the black with a tricky centre. How
:13:30. > :13:36.about if we just look at the score board. If he pots the pink, he'll
:13:37. > :13:40.have 69 points in front with just 67 remaining. So it's not that
:13:41. > :13:43.important. But as I said, when he came just a little bit too straight
:13:44. > :13:48.on the black, he made things a little bit awkward. But he'll be
:13:49. > :13:54.aware of the score, so just consent and potting the pink.
:13:55. > :14:04.He played it constantly considering that that was frame ball. Didn't
:14:05. > :14:09.hold back on it. So Shaun Murphy is seeing this first frame slip away.
:14:10. > :14:15.And not much of an opportunity. OK, you could say that it was wreckless.
:14:16. > :14:20.But sometimes, if you've not got a safety shot on, you've got to try to
:14:21. > :14:28.pot your way out of trouble. It didn't work this time.
:14:29. > :14:36.Just quietly and efficiently, Marco goes about his business.
:14:37. > :14:44.Well, he's missed, but the frame is well and truly over. Shaun Murphy
:14:45. > :14:49.will probably come to the table, not with an idea of winning the frame,
:14:50. > :16:41.but just for a bit of potting practice, but well played Marco Fu.
:16:42. > :16:47.Just overscrewed it slightly. But as I say, just a bit of practice. Well,
:16:48. > :16:58.he's tried the snooker. So he just wants a bit of table time. No!
:16:59. > :17:00.Thoughts of winning the frame. I don't see the point of that myself.
:17:01. > :17:40.Why not just go for the pot. And he was talking yesterday, wasn't
:17:41. > :17:44.he? Shaun, about sometimes he thinks, like you do at tennis, they
:17:45. > :17:48.have a warm-up, that there should be a little practice on the table. And
:17:49. > :17:55.maybe that's what he's doing. Just checking the role of the yellow down
:17:56. > :17:58.the side there. Yeah, I think the first frame, you can get your arm
:17:59. > :18:10.going on the table. Well, there's probably some nice
:18:11. > :18:15.balls. I mean, the frame is well and truly over, but he's had his bit of
:18:16. > :18:19.practice. And settled in. But for all of the balls that he potted in
:18:20. > :18:22.the end there, it was Marco Fu with a nice break of 76 that clinched
:18:23. > :19:16.that first frame. Well, missed the pot and he's erring
:19:17. > :19:23.on the side of caution. Because he flicked the second red. Called the
:19:24. > :19:28.bump in the middle pocket. But for the cheeks, he can't believe that's
:19:29. > :19:35.happened. So first chance to Shaun. Had the first chance in the last
:19:36. > :20:35.frame! Didn't make the most of it. What can he do with this one?
:20:36. > :20:41.Well, the way that Shaun has played that, I assume that the red to the
:20:42. > :20:47.left of the pink goes in to the opposite corner and the pink won't
:20:48. > :20:50.go on its own spot. Wow! I'm thinking about all of those
:20:51. > :20:55.things... Maybe Shaun was, but boy, you don't miss pinks like that!
:20:56. > :21:03.And as I say, the way he's played it, amazing to see him miss it. But
:21:04. > :21:10.that top red must go in to the left corner. There, you see, that's the
:21:11. > :21:15.red he's played for. What would you do here, Steve? Would you play pink
:21:16. > :21:19.and then go in to the reds? That looks the obvious way. And that's
:21:20. > :21:23.what he's played. It's not as simple as it looks, because the pink is so
:21:24. > :21:28.far in to the jaws of the pocket, he has to pot the pink quite thing.
:21:29. > :21:31.Obviously lots of right-hand side stun. Let's see how hard he hits
:21:32. > :21:40.this. Played it well. Just caught the
:21:41. > :21:46.pack. A little bit thin. That's why the cue ball is knocked there.
:21:47. > :21:58.He just catches the side of the red. Hit it well, though.
:21:59. > :22:04.He's got too difficult a red to the right-hand corner, but is getting
:22:05. > :22:30.position on the colour that's going to be the problem. Not guaranteed.
:22:31. > :22:37.Where's the cue ball gone? But that is the problem. And we keep saying
:22:38. > :22:42.about the problem with the cue action, and when he tries to inject
:22:43. > :22:47.that type of power, he seems to lose all rhythm, doesn't he? Yeah, I
:22:48. > :22:52.think that players like Murphy, oh Sullivan, Trump and Walden, could
:22:53. > :22:57.have played the black in to the same pocket here. Lots of bottom on the
:22:58. > :23:04.white and slow screw underneath the black. But it's just a shot. Or a
:23:05. > :23:09.style of play that Marco doesn't have.
:23:10. > :23:16.He's not done bad with it, though, has he? Absolutely not.
:23:17. > :23:25.The game is all about score, as we heard before. He scores very heavily
:23:26. > :23:30.in terms of sent wrury breaks. -- century breaks. And the fact that
:23:31. > :23:31.Shaun Murphy had to play a safety shot there. He was fortunate, Marco
:23:32. > :23:59.Fu, not to leave a pot on. R He may try to pot the red to the
:24:00. > :24:08.left centre. And leave it tight to the cushion. He's playing a contain
:24:09. > :24:18.and safety. But I suppose, if the black doesn't
:24:19. > :24:30.pot to the left corner, it's a bit difficult to take a red on.
:24:31. > :24:35.We could clearly see - the black didn't go in to that corner. It
:24:36. > :24:47.nearly went in the middle. Desperate to get the first frame on
:24:48. > :25:10.the score board, as any player would be.
:25:11. > :25:13.Good line, and well, I didn't think that he was going to get there. But
:25:14. > :25:25.what a beautiful lens. Apart from that last pot, which he
:25:26. > :25:31.missed by quite a distance, he's hardly put a foot wrong here, Marco.
:25:32. > :25:35.No, just thinking that. Shaun was 2-0 down in the first round against
:25:36. > :25:40.the likes of Deng. He's higher ranked than Marco. You think you'll
:25:41. > :25:43.always get chances. Against stun like Marco Fu, it's tough. Because
:25:44. > :25:54.he does everything so well and he's never going to take risks.
:25:55. > :26:10.If you go against the attacking players, at least they'll give you
:26:11. > :26:14.shots and go for the chances. He's in a spot of bother here. The reds
:26:15. > :26:21.are spread and he's not got an easy return to baulk. If he has a return
:26:22. > :26:25.to baulk. Play the containing safety. Play it as intended and he's
:26:26. > :26:58.left a pot on to the right corner. Couldn't have played that much
:26:59. > :27:03.better. Played it with sufficient pace for the cue ball to come in and
:27:04. > :27:31.out of baulk. You can always tell when a player is
:27:32. > :27:40.cueing well when the ball goes right in to the heart of the pocket. As
:27:41. > :27:43.that brown did there. Yeah, when the ball goes in the centre pocket,
:27:44. > :27:48.they're always in a perfect position. When you go in and the
:27:49. > :28:05.baulk is there, you lose the cue ball.
:28:06. > :28:09.I'm not certain whether the black one needs respoting. It's not going
:28:10. > :28:35.to be tied up here. So there's no other spots available.
:28:36. > :28:41.Now the black and the pink are out of commission.
:28:42. > :28:46.But, as we're alluding to, some players, that would bother them. But
:28:47. > :28:51.it won't bother Marco. He'll just keep chipping away and come up for
:28:52. > :28:54.the blue. Yeah, and in a way it's quite frustrating when you're sat in
:28:55. > :28:57.your chair. Because you're waiting to are him to take risks that you
:28:58. > :29:01.might get to the table - but no, he's just going to take care of
:29:02. > :29:06.everything that's there. And all of a sudden, you come to the table and
:29:07. > :29:10.you're 50 or 60 behind. Yeah, and Shaun is sat in his chair there and
:29:11. > :29:15.already knows that if Marco did make a mistake, the black is tied up. So
:29:16. > :29:24.unlikely to have a frame-winning opportunity. Oh, well, he's missed
:29:25. > :29:29.one! Just playing that little soft stun and if you just deaccelerate as
:29:30. > :29:34.going through the cue ball, it can just slide off. And that's why he
:29:35. > :29:45.caught the red just a fraction too thin causing him to miss it.
:29:46. > :30:28.It's amazing this game, sometimes. You miss an easy ball and next thing
:30:29. > :30:31.you know - you're sat down thinking - how did I miss that and you're
:30:32. > :30:49.straight back at the table. This left-hand part of three.
:30:50. > :30:56.Obviously will pot. And in potting the black in to play. So if he gets
:30:57. > :31:19.the colour off this red, this is a frame-winning chance.
:31:20. > :31:31.It's a bit tricky. The black won't be back in its own spot and go there
:31:32. > :31:46.closest to the top cushion. An absolute automatic position here.
:31:47. > :32:00.May choose to play a cannon on the red in the black spot.
:32:01. > :32:13.Yes, it's gone wrong. No other spot available. Black has to go as close
:32:14. > :32:20.to its own spot as it can in a direct line with the top cushion. So
:32:21. > :32:22.that red is not available. And not really one to the right middle, so
:32:23. > :32:49.it looks like that is end of break. Well, he's left the red on the baulk
:32:50. > :32:53.cushion. If Shaun could knock this in - he won't try to get on a
:32:54. > :33:04.colour, but knock it in and roll up behind one of the baulk colours.
:33:05. > :33:14.Marco thought - well, nothing else to play.
:33:15. > :33:20.Maybe Shaun didn't go for the pot there. Purposely played it in to the
:33:21. > :33:29.jaws and send it up the table and leave the cue ball near the baulk
:33:30. > :33:35.cushion. Yeah, he didn't play the pot. You
:33:36. > :33:41.can see he purposely played it in to the wide jaw.
:33:42. > :33:52.Got it too thick. But just avoid the double kiss.
:33:53. > :35:43.Well, he didn't see a safety. And he look on a very difficult pot. And he
:35:44. > :35:48.missed it! But what was worse than missing it - he's left it up and
:35:49. > :36:03.also he's brought the black in to play.
:36:04. > :36:19.Oh, chance missed! Now... Well, it's not the easiest starter for Shaun.
:36:20. > :36:26.But at least it's a chance. Marco had a good opportunity there.
:36:27. > :36:50.Was a little bit surprised he missed that.
:36:51. > :36:56.I can understand him not going for the pot. Because he might have
:36:57. > :37:00.thought - well, I can't get a position on the colour. But I can't
:37:01. > :37:06.believe that he would play it like that. The reds would have to be
:37:07. > :37:12.coming back up the table. Far be it for me to give advice on
:37:13. > :37:27.safety, but that was a poor one! A pot and kettle springs to mind!
:37:28. > :37:32.But no, it was a very strange choice of shot. It really was. And it looks
:37:33. > :37:34.as though it is going to cost him this frame!
:37:35. > :37:53.Worrying times for Shaun and his supporters.
:37:54. > :37:59.Yeah, sometimes you think when Shaun is play, the first choice of shot,
:38:00. > :38:04.he wanted to pot that. And then seems to outthink himself and think
:38:05. > :38:41.- I better not go for it. And then you just play the wrong shot.
:38:42. > :38:51.Marco Marco. If he pots the red to go 55 ahead with only 51 remaining.
:38:52. > :38:56.It's a simple red to clinch the third frame.
:38:57. > :39:01.Well, it just right there. I don't think that he was happy with the
:39:02. > :39:05.content because he's not the right side of the blue. But once he rolls
:39:06. > :39:19.the blue in, it will be three snookers needed for his opponent.
:39:20. > :39:30.It didn't come out of any book that I've read.
:39:31. > :39:38.And Shaun decides that that is enough. He'll be very disappointed.
:39:39. > :39:42.Had chances in the last two frames but the ball went to Marco and he
:39:43. > :39:55.leads 3-0 frames. He needs to get something going,
:39:56. > :39:58.Shaun. As I said, Marco is not going to gift you chances a lot of the
:39:59. > :40:01.times. He's going to do everything pretty well. He's not going to take
:40:02. > :40:16.many risks. That's good opening pot. Could have
:40:17. > :40:21.had a more add vant ageous kiss on the blue. -- advantageous kiss on
:40:22. > :40:30.the blue. He's excellent with the rest,
:40:31. > :40:33.though, you have to say. If there's anyone better, I haven't seen them.
:40:34. > :40:35.Cues them just exactly the same way that he cues with his hand on the
:40:36. > :40:44.table. Session interval after this frame.
:40:45. > :40:51.Desperate he will be to get his first frame on the score board.
:40:52. > :40:58.And it goes without saying - two frames behind or four. And that's
:40:59. > :41:24.what it could be. #12k34r purposely played that red so
:41:25. > :41:28.he could -- purposely played that red so he could screw in to the
:41:29. > :41:32.cluster. Bringing reds in to play. It just bounced off the cushion
:41:33. > :41:36.enough but he doesn't want to be too straight on the black.
:41:37. > :41:44.Just be able to force a little bit of an angle, but striking down.
:41:45. > :41:49.Played it nicely. Played it beautifully.
:41:50. > :42:09.Yeah, that was a very confident stroke. Going from 3-0 down.
:42:10. > :42:14.Played for the red to the right of the black. And this is beginning to
:42:15. > :42:34.follow through and play a cannon. Going to play for the red now.
:42:35. > :42:41.He's on the red just to the right of black. But I think that there may
:42:42. > :42:44.also be one to the right middle. It all depends on the potting angle,
:42:45. > :43:01.really. The main reason that he played that
:43:02. > :43:05.- he didn't have to do anything with the cue ball. Just by the fact of
:43:06. > :43:11.potting at the angle that he had - he was bound to be on the pink. I
:43:12. > :43:15.mean, in an ideal world, you'd like to be closer to the pink than this,
:43:16. > :44:05.because he has missed a few pots. So he'll be taking nothing for granted.
:44:06. > :44:12.Just a little bit short of pace. Now, I don't think that he can pop
:44:13. > :44:18.the red without moving the black. A little bit further down and just
:44:19. > :44:21.rolled the red in. Play have to play the cannon and didn't want to risk
:44:22. > :44:26.playing for the black. So went up the table and it's worked out
:44:27. > :44:47.nicely. He won't be disappointed with that.
:44:48. > :44:53.Didn't get in to the cue ball enough there. And a little bit mystified by
:44:54. > :45:00.the reaction there off the cue ball, and as we say, there's so much cue
:45:01. > :45:06.power, it's a surprise it didn't get far enough in to the top cushion.
:45:07. > :45:09.Can't understand that one. 49 points the lead. But there's still 91
:45:10. > :45:34.remaining. Well again, brought down in the 40s,
:45:35. > :45:54.John. Careless positional shot. What is it going to cost them again?
:45:55. > :46:03.This red cut thin. A thin one. So you're not certain where the cue
:46:04. > :46:13.ball is going to finish. But make certain of the pot. Well, cutting it
:46:14. > :46:19.thin, it's much worse, actually. OK, the black goes to the right corner.
:46:20. > :46:22.But I don't know if it is a case of just dropping the black in and being
:46:23. > :46:57.on the red. It's got quite a bit to do with being on the cue ball.
:46:58. > :47:14.Cued it nicely, but he's not out of the woods yet.
:47:15. > :47:34.When he pots this, 65 in front with 75 remaining. Still looking for two
:47:35. > :47:39.more reds, which is probably why he didn't want to risk playing the
:47:40. > :47:46.cannon. He's played a good positional shot there. And Steven
:47:47. > :47:51.was singing his praises. His use of the rest - he's certainly not got
:47:52. > :47:57.the commentator's curse. He needs to roll this in. Right in the heart of
:47:58. > :48:02.the pocket. And this black in fact will put him 60 points in front with
:48:03. > :48:07.just 67 remaining. So it looks as though that first frame is going to
:48:08. > :48:12.go on the score board. Again, Shaun's name. And he'll be mightily
:48:13. > :48:15.relieved. As we always say, you're never really relaxed. Until you get
:48:16. > :48:27.your first frame on the score board. He's needed a couple of chances.
:48:28. > :48:31.That's the worrying thing, I suppose. But he got there in the
:48:32. > :48:45.end. He'll be quite pleased with the
:48:46. > :48:49.first four frames, Marco. Or should be.
:48:50. > :48:55.And that would certainly mean that the next time that Marco gets out of
:48:56. > :49:02.his seat, he'll be going to his dressing room.
:49:03. > :49:10.So, he'll be mightily relieved. So mid-session interval - Shaun Murphy
:49:11. > :49:13.at least got something out of the first four frames. It's 3-1 to Marco
:49:14. > :49:44.Fu. Decent enough break of shot there.
:49:45. > :49:48.Got a decent helped with the cue ball. A red to the left corner. But
:49:49. > :49:55.if Marco did play that, he wouldn't be certain to be on a colour and
:49:56. > :49:59.it's a very risky pot to go for. So just depends if he can get past the
:50:00. > :50:04.brown. If he can get past the brown to the middle pocket, then he can
:50:05. > :50:07.come up two curbs, but I don't know if that's an option. It's not. So
:50:08. > :50:12.he's going to try to play the return to baulk, but he'll be wary of not
:50:13. > :50:19.trying to leave that red to the left corner.
:50:20. > :50:31.That's an excellent, excellent shot. A little tap on the table there. I
:50:32. > :50:34.think that as long as the red isn't straight, he'll be taking it on.
:50:35. > :50:41.It's a shot that he's really good at, normally. Following through.
:50:42. > :50:50.Complete on the wrong side of the red there. Played to cut it to his
:50:51. > :50:56.right and end up hitting it towards the left.
:50:57. > :51:06.Yes, and the red has come up and down the table and left Marco with a
:51:07. > :51:12.nice easy starter. So not the start to the fifth frame that Shaun was
:51:13. > :51:17.looking for. And we've seen, so far in this match, how good Marco is
:51:18. > :51:21.with these opportunities. Black available in to both corners.
:51:22. > :51:24.Doesn't have to open the reds because there's enough in the open
:51:25. > :51:42.to work on. Didn't want to be playing the red to
:51:43. > :51:44.the right middle, but looks like that's the one he's gonna have to
:51:45. > :51:49.play. Just got a slight angle so he can
:51:50. > :54:07.get the right side of the blue. He's OK. If he had nestled on that
:54:08. > :54:14.Red Bull ball, he'd have been very awkward, but he's nicely there and
:54:15. > :54:29.can cue easily enough to the cue ball.
:54:30. > :54:35.In an ideal world, he wouldn't want to play for the red near the top
:54:36. > :54:43.cushion, but I think that's the one he's going to have to play for.
:54:44. > :54:48.They're OK, these, as long as you don't have to play it with too much
:54:49. > :55:13.pails. I was just about to say - they're
:55:14. > :55:16.going to need an angle on the black soonerer and start disturbing
:55:17. > :55:23.something. There's one obvious loose red to the right of the pack. But
:55:24. > :55:29.looking now - there's a plant that goes to the left corner. It's pretty
:55:30. > :55:51.close! I think that's what he's played for.
:55:52. > :55:55.Yeah, it looks as though he's just going to the left jaw. And I don't
:55:56. > :56:00.think that they're close enough where you can play what we call the
:56:01. > :56:03.reverse plan. Where there is the first red on the left-hand side and
:56:04. > :56:11.it pushes the second red. There's just that little bit of distance
:56:12. > :56:15.between them that he's playing the one there. He's found a gap from one
:56:16. > :56:24.to the left corner. Oh, he didn't play for that. That is a bonus. That
:56:25. > :56:31.was a bonus. Overrun slightly with a position.
:56:32. > :56:45.But certainly not the red that he played on.
:56:46. > :56:49.The red that's just to the right of the pink spot, the one that he's
:56:50. > :57:05.playing now, I think. Yes, he must be on it because his
:57:06. > :57:12.body language tells me that he's not covered by the pink.
:57:13. > :57:18.He'll be a little bit disappointed that he's come straight on the blue.
:57:19. > :57:21.So he's just cueing now to show you where he wants to leave the cue
:57:22. > :57:37.ball. Absolutely plum. Maybe could have done with running
:57:38. > :57:53.through an inch or two more. Can he reach this? He's at full stretch.
:57:54. > :58:00.Excellent move on the black there. And that cue ball just in the gap
:58:01. > :58:05.between the six reds immediately above the black. Moving that cue
:58:06. > :58:17.ball through the black. It will open up perfectly.
:58:18. > :58:24.Yeah, I think that's the shot that most players would have put in to
:58:25. > :58:29.the gap. But Marco, because he doesn't possess that type of cue
:58:30. > :58:33.power, he's just trying to weave them out one at a time here. I
:58:34. > :58:36.suppose the fact that he's got a 62-point lead here, he doesn't want
:58:37. > :58:39.to open up too much. But I think that you still have to have the
:58:40. > :58:42.positive shot. That's what we were saying before the interval. That's
:58:43. > :58:47.why he's a frustrating player to play. You know, he doesn't take too
:58:48. > :58:50.many risks, if he doesn't have to. He's playing this to the far left
:58:51. > :58:58.corner. Going to the heart again. And this
:58:59. > :59:08.black will put him 70 points in front. With just 67 remaining.
:59:09. > :59:15.It just shows you the way that players score there. Virtually
:59:16. > :59:18.without disturbing the pack. He's just picked everything off one at a
:59:19. > :59:36.time. Well, he'll be a bit disappointed
:59:37. > :59:44.with that positional shot. But the frame looks to be well and truly
:59:45. > :59:49.over. 71 points the lead. A bit of a bounce there. Maybe that affected
:59:50. > :00:02.the positional side. But Shaun, who has seen this frame slip away...
:00:03. > :00:10.Well, he went for the yellow. But the 71-point lead, just 59
:00:11. > :00:14.remaining. That's more than enough. So not the start that Shaun Murphy
:00:15. > :00:18.needed in the second-half of the match. Marco Fu mamps on. He's now
:00:19. > :00:58.4-1 the lead. -- marches. The cue ball needs to slow up. Just
:00:59. > :01:03.about! Stop short of the line which gives him a choice of yellow or
:01:04. > :01:08.green. Nice opening red. But he's done that a few times in this match.
:01:09. > :01:11.Put in a nice opening ball at first opportunity. But not made the most
:01:12. > :01:26.of them. Well, he played the cannon there on
:01:27. > :01:32.the reds and... OK, but there was a couple of loose reds that he could
:01:33. > :01:36.have played on. And that green was a little bit thinner than was ideal to
:01:37. > :01:54.play the cannon. A long way off with that one, Marco,
:01:55. > :02:18.and the receipt to the left middle. Well, decided to play in to the far
:02:19. > :02:26.left corner. Nicely on the black to go in to there.
:02:27. > :02:36.Well, he went in to them and it could have worked out better. There
:02:37. > :02:39.are a couple of reds that he can pot, but a little bit of work to do
:02:40. > :02:57.with the cue ball. Played it nicely. He's got a nice
:02:58. > :03:01.angle on the blue here and he seems determined, as Steve was saying,
:03:02. > :03:05.that maybe he should tighten up a bit. From the choice of the shot off
:03:06. > :03:09.the green where he went in often, to the shot on the black where you feel
:03:10. > :03:13.certain he's going to go in to the reds now. I think that's his
:03:14. > :03:19.thought, how he's going to change it. He's going to have a go here.
:03:20. > :03:30.Every chance that he gets, I think he's going to attack. Has to win the
:03:31. > :03:36.frame at this visit, I feel. In the context of this match.
:03:37. > :03:44.A come of inches in the cue ball there. Again, he's just never had
:03:45. > :03:48.complete control of the cue ball this afternoon.
:03:49. > :04:00.Probably play a cannon on the two reds above the black.
:04:01. > :04:06.In an ideal world, he would like to get rid of the red closest to the
:04:07. > :04:13.left corner, and that would make the black available in to both corner
:04:14. > :04:18.pockets. But as Stephen so rightly said, he must win the frame at this
:04:19. > :04:20.visit, you feel. Just for his own self-belief. This match is slipping
:04:21. > :05:22.away from him. Well, now, can get the red out of
:05:23. > :06:14.wait and make the black available to both corners.
:06:15. > :06:23.It's the first break over 50. The breaks of 48 in the second frame.
:06:24. > :06:27.Didn't win that one. 49 in the fourth, which was in that fourth
:06:28. > :06:32.frame. But now his first contribution over 50. And at this
:06:33. > :06:57.level, that's just falling short slightly. But this is more like it.
:06:58. > :07:03.Controlled that nicely. A quick glance at the score board tells him
:07:04. > :07:06.to pot the red and go in front with 59 remaining. So it's the snooker
:07:07. > :07:21.needed now for Marco Fu. So it was the second chance here,
:07:22. > :07:24.Shaun, but at least he's made it a frame-winning one. That's what he
:07:25. > :08:13.needs to do more often. Pity we're not going to see the
:08:14. > :08:17.century, but that was better from Shaun Murphy, and Marco Fu didn't do
:08:18. > :08:21.a lot wrong, but Shaun looked as though he's got his attack mode on
:08:22. > :08:46.there and introduces the arrears once again to two frames.
:08:47. > :08:53.He's left a pot on on this time. Not certain about that choice of shot,
:08:54. > :08:58.but he didn't want to risk getting back to the baulk end, but he's left
:08:59. > :09:03.a chance for Shaun. Cue ball close to the cushion doesn't make the pot
:09:04. > :09:11.any easier. But sometimes, half a chance is all you can expect.
:09:12. > :09:18.Played it nicely. Ifiesly on the brown.
:09:19. > :09:27.But with all that safety that was gone on, they never loosened the
:09:28. > :09:36.pink or black. So it's still not the best chance. Oh, that would help!
:09:37. > :10:30.That will help. The pink is now free, somewhat.
:10:31. > :10:36.Purposely played the cannon there because he wants to free the pink
:10:37. > :10:43.spot. Doesn't want to be playing for the pink until it goes on its spot
:10:44. > :10:47.and is available in to at least both middles.
:10:48. > :10:53.It's understandable. He's given this plenty of thought because it is just
:10:54. > :10:56.a tricky situation at the moment and shot selection is of paramount
:10:57. > :11:07.importance. Well, I think he's just about at a
:11:08. > :11:22.slight angle on this blue. And obviously that red just below
:11:23. > :11:29.the pink is available to the right corner. And this will really clear
:11:30. > :11:41.the pink spot. So now is a good time to play for the pink.
:11:42. > :11:48.Could have done with screwing back another inch. I know you think -
:11:49. > :11:52.well, what difference? But it could have been a little bit straighter on
:11:53. > :12:00.the pink. Then he would be able to control the cue ball better. I don't
:12:01. > :12:03.expect any mistakes, but... It's amazing how you just run out of
:12:04. > :13:29.position slightly and it can snow ball. But he had no problem.
:13:30. > :13:37., now he can play for the red that's blocking the pink to the left
:13:38. > :13:41.corner. And this really is an opportunity where he should should
:13:42. > :13:56.for frame. Yeah, it has to be said that he's
:13:57. > :14:00.played these really well. From the first red he potted, he played the
:14:01. > :14:04.brown. Probably purposely tried to nudge the pink in to play, or just
:14:05. > :14:07.free it slightly. And he's had to work hard and needed pin point
:14:08. > :14:13.position, and he's got that. And this has been an excellent visit.
:14:14. > :14:19.Yeah, looks a bit more focused around the table now. I think it's
:14:20. > :14:21.important to be relaxed when you play matches, but sometimes, I think
:14:22. > :14:39.that Shaun looks too relaxed. You wouldn't like to wait until
:14:40. > :14:43.you're 4-1 down all the time to do it. No. Doesn't leave much margin
:14:44. > :14:51.for error, does it? So this pink will put him 73 points
:14:52. > :15:15.in front. With just 67 remaining. So another frame where he's just
:15:16. > :15:20.need the the one visit. To win it and it didn't look that much on.
:15:21. > :15:24.They were saying that the pink and black were tied up while the black
:15:25. > :15:32.has never come in to play. But a couple of good shots early on to get
:15:33. > :15:42.that pink. On to the open and he's made the most of it. Very good.
:15:43. > :15:46.Wouldn't normally play for the black, but once the frame is over,
:15:47. > :15:50.you think the opportunity. Once the black is in, he may be able to make
:15:51. > :16:18.the century. (APPLAUSE). Oh, it's a pity. It's a pity. But it
:16:19. > :16:25.was an excellent break of 81, it really was. Didn't look that much
:16:26. > :16:28.on. But well played Shaun Murphy. Leaving arena. Marco Fu, now his
:16:29. > :17:04.lead reduced to one. Well, Shaun played the thick safety
:17:05. > :17:07.there. You would expect more than one way to come out. I think that he
:17:08. > :17:11.was trying to open up the cluster. He hasn't opened them. And catching
:17:12. > :17:15.the yellow, he's left a pot on. This to me has been the key in the last
:17:16. > :17:19.two frames. Marco Fu has had slim chances and long pots. The long pot
:17:20. > :17:28.success, as we alluded to, is very low. Can he knock this one in?
:17:29. > :17:33.Close, but it didn't go in. And that, to me, has been the
:17:34. > :17:37.difference. He's not been getting in amongst the balls, but he's had a
:17:38. > :17:41.chance of a couple of long pots in the frames and he's not been able to
:17:42. > :18:47.knock them in. And his long pot success now is down to 25%.
:18:48. > :18:53.Fobbed that one in, but needs the cue -- knocked that one in but needs
:18:54. > :19:01.the cue ball to slow up. Now, unless he's got a good angle on the brown,
:19:02. > :19:06.well, he's got a slight angle. He's just looking at this angle to see if
:19:07. > :19:10.the reft is available to the left-hand corner.
:19:11. > :19:16.If he goes for the brown, there must be a red on. Because otherwise, you
:19:17. > :19:35.just touch up behind the yellow. Mmm. This red - you can see that it
:19:36. > :19:41.just goes. It's one of those if you're right behind it, you couldn't
:19:42. > :19:46.miss it. But the angle that he's at... It will look a lot tighter
:19:47. > :19:54.than it is. You would think that he would be
:19:55. > :19:56.playing it with top spin back up. Hopefully on a nice angle on the
:19:57. > :20:05.blue to go in to the bunch. It didn't go far enough to do that.
:20:06. > :20:19.The pink may pot to the left corner. Yeah, so it's going to be disturbing
:20:20. > :20:42.reds here. These are not easy. Well, as we saw, the pink didn't go
:20:43. > :20:45.in the middle of the pocket and as we allowed to before, sometimes that
:20:46. > :20:49.can make the difference between being on the next ball or not. And
:20:50. > :20:53.when they go in the heart of the pocket, the cue ball goes where you
:20:54. > :20:57.intended it. And then you have to say - a little bit unlucky, but he
:20:58. > :21:04.would be relieved that the pink went in after the wobbling that it did.
:21:05. > :21:12.So just a safety shot left. Trying to get it in behind that yellow.
:21:13. > :21:15.(APPLAUSE). And he's made a pretty good fist of
:21:16. > :21:42.it! The whole shaded area is the part
:21:43. > :21:49.that he can't get to. Because of the yellow.
:21:50. > :22:02.That was dangerous to me. And he's left the red. I don't think that
:22:03. > :22:07.that is the red that he intended to hit, you know. I think that he tried
:22:08. > :22:20.to hit one of the ones in the main cluster. Probably quarter ball.
:22:21. > :22:28.Got punished. So it's gone slightly off the boil here, Marco.
:22:29. > :22:58.He was punishing Shaun. In the early stage of the match. Every mistake...
:22:59. > :23:08.Play for an angle on green or brown to go in to the pack. In fact, he's
:23:09. > :23:11.put a bit more pace there. And the reason that I say that is if you go
:23:12. > :23:17.in to the pack off the blue, the pink is a fair distance away from
:23:18. > :23:41.the bunch, but he loose a loose red there that he could play for here.
:23:42. > :23:46.Just coming around to see the angle that he wants on the black. So
:23:47. > :23:48.sending the cue ball right through that gap in between the pink and the
:23:49. > :24:01.black and up on the reds. Hasn't hit that hard enough! If he's
:24:02. > :24:13.straight on the black, that's a poor shot.
:24:14. > :24:18.Well, tried toll create the the angle, but, of course, when you do
:24:19. > :24:21.that, you don't really get the pace in the cue ball that you would if
:24:22. > :24:28.you had the perfect angle on the black. He's got the red to the right
:24:29. > :24:31.middle, but I'm not quite certain if he can get easy position on a
:24:32. > :24:55.colour. So, he couldn't do much else but
:24:56. > :25:06.leave himself the thin cut on the black. This is a little bit tricky.
:25:07. > :25:44.And using the cue power here to screw in to the reds.
:25:45. > :25:49.Couldn't have done much better than that.
:25:50. > :25:55.You can see the acceleration of the cue ball when it hits the reds!
:25:56. > :27:25.Great timing. Well, it's taken a while but he
:27:26. > :27:36.looks to be in full stride now. Nice control of the cue ball.
:27:37. > :27:50.If he nestles on the red that he is closest to their. He could and the
:27:51. > :27:57.break. He has just come into it a little bit too much. He is OK.
:27:58. > :28:26.I suppose what he has to do now is concentrate on lead a nice angle.
:28:27. > :29:25.So 55 points to lead and just 59 remaining.
:29:26. > :29:38.That is the highest break of the match. At frame six he had an 86
:29:39. > :29:45.break. He is starting to score now. But you need a little bit of help
:29:46. > :29:57.from your opponent sometimes. And Marco Fu did have a chance. He has
:29:58. > :30:06.been sat in his seat in a sense. It is now going to be all square. Well
:30:07. > :30:12.played! Very well played, indeed! He took his time to get going. But he
:30:13. > :30:18.is putting down a marker to his opponent. If you make a mistake, I
:30:19. > :30:27.am the one who is going to punish you. It was the other way it around
:30:28. > :30:47.in the first four frames. The first three, particularly.
:30:48. > :30:57.World playing the exhibition shot. Not quite there but that was a to
:30:58. > :31:03.restrict break. Marco Fu has a chance. He did not punish Shaun
:31:04. > :31:06.Murphy but Shaun Murphy punished him. They are now square at four
:31:07. > :31:34.apiece. Just a fraction out of getting a
:31:35. > :32:34.snooker. That was quite a good shot. The
:32:35. > :32:44.important thing is getting the object all safe. -- ball. There will
:32:45. > :33:23.be a pot left here though. A good pot. I don't know whether the
:33:24. > :33:32.bump on the middle pocket helped him or not there. Now can he developed
:33:33. > :33:43.this yellow? Good effort. But it is not getting easier. Ten points
:33:44. > :33:57.behind. Is this yellow too risky to take on into the far left corner?
:33:58. > :34:09.He has played the safety. As the yellow slows up, it could be a good
:34:10. > :34:13.one. He has got a snooker. Shaun Murphy is ten points behind, I
:34:14. > :34:27.suggest he is not the favourite for the frame.
:34:28. > :34:39.A good hit. And he will be happy with the outcome. Shaun can get
:34:40. > :35:02.through to the yellow but he cannot pot it.
:35:03. > :35:13.I think there is a little bit of left-hand side he can get through.
:35:14. > :35:22.He is going to play left-hand side. I suppose if you were to absolutely
:35:23. > :35:33.covert like that you could. There was no raised hand from Marco Fu.
:35:34. > :35:34.There was probally a chance of one or two in ten that you could
:35:35. > :35:47.probably achieve it. He is like a poker player, Marco Fu.
:35:48. > :35:57.You never know what is going on in his head. This is a tough one. If
:35:58. > :36:10.you played it off the cushion then you have a problem. He wants to play
:36:11. > :36:16.it with pace, really. Playing at this pace, it could be a good hit.
:36:17. > :36:36.Unless! -- a little bit harder on that lion.
:36:37. > :36:50.The problem that playing at this pace, even if he hits it, he is
:36:51. > :37:00.going to be in trouble. It is absolutely amazing! I don't know why
:37:01. > :37:10.it marker keeps walking up. -- Marco Fu.
:37:11. > :37:17.So that is aligned he is looking for. He does not want to leave too
:37:18. > :37:25.much distance between the cue ball and the yellow. If he gets it close
:37:26. > :37:30.to the yellow it restricts what Marco can do. He has hit it this
:37:31. > :37:38.time. I think this yellow may go against
:37:39. > :37:59.the cushion. If it did go, I am surprised he did
:38:00. > :38:10.not play it. If you did, you can have the green at the left centre.
:38:11. > :38:18.It didn't look very straight but it was straight I am even more
:38:19. > :38:34.surprised that he did not weigh the pot. He has just gone into his
:38:35. > :38:40.shell, Marco Fu, hasn't he? You play to your ability. If you keep waiting
:38:41. > :39:03.for the perfect chance to win, to your ability. If you keep waiting
:39:04. > :39:17.lined up for the yellow. It is a good one. And he will do nicely on
:39:18. > :39:26.the green. I bet Marco Fu wished he had that yellow back now. Once these
:39:27. > :39:36.for remaining colours are the problem. And he gets a good angle on
:39:37. > :39:39.the blue. He just about got the angle. But he does not want to be
:39:40. > :40:01.too straight on this pink. I think he met to hit the other
:40:02. > :40:06.cushion. You can only assume that he has tried to force the angle and he
:40:07. > :40:14.has forced it to much. Is he going to take this pink on? But it goes!
:40:15. > :40:40.And now a good kiss on the black. Shaun Murphy! Marco Fu has let it
:40:41. > :40:59.slip because he now trails Shaun Murphy.
:41:00. > :41:26.Straightaway, a chance of a red for Shaun.
:41:27. > :41:37.Not everybody has your ability, Stephen. But yes I think that Marco
:41:38. > :41:43.Fu is in this tournament because he is a great player and he does have
:41:44. > :41:46.the ability. All of a sudden if you spurn those opportunities you are
:41:47. > :41:51.not playing to your ability. Why would you do that? Why would you try
:41:52. > :42:00.and take the easy way out all the time? You can't wait for chances.
:42:01. > :42:14.You have to create them for yourself. That is a poor safety.
:42:15. > :42:21.Now let's see what Marco Fu has got left. This is a chance and he have
:42:22. > :43:08.to start taking them now. He will be playing this off to
:43:09. > :43:16.cushion for red. He might try and hit two reds by sending this off to
:43:17. > :43:28.cushions. Is he going to get past the blue? I bet his heart was in his
:43:29. > :43:34.mouth. It looked as though he was not going to get past the blue. If
:43:35. > :43:44.he had not have got past the blue he would have been snookered. He is
:43:45. > :43:56.looking at something there that is probably three or four shots away.
:43:57. > :44:08.Obviously the pink goes to the right corner. It is a bit late to look at
:44:09. > :44:28.it after you have played it. The pink spot is not available in
:44:29. > :44:36.the yellow is the second highest available.
:44:37. > :44:54.There is a red at the end. He will just get this black in and then aim
:44:55. > :44:58.for the red in the same pocket. There is a gap between the 1st-line
:44:59. > :45:19.of red. That was amazing. You would have
:45:20. > :45:24.thought with the angle he had on the red that he would be trying to nudge
:45:25. > :45:32.off the other reds rather than avoid them.
:45:33. > :45:46.You can see it visibly as Marco Fu lifts his head to try and generate
:45:47. > :45:48.power. Definitely plenty of movement before the tip of the cue hit the
:45:49. > :46:02.white ball. But Shaun in the meantime is low on
:46:03. > :46:12.this black. The black is the problem. A tricky pot.
:46:13. > :46:21.He did not hit it thin enough. There is no problem with the position on
:46:22. > :46:31.the next red but to pop the black first.
:46:32. > :46:45.Looking for an angle on the blue. He just about got one. Before when he
:46:46. > :46:55.was having a close look at the red... We'll see how he plays this
:46:56. > :47:01.now. He is definitely on one and he did not get through to the one on
:47:02. > :47:15.the right corner. He will be happy with that, just about on it.
:47:16. > :48:02.He was not missing that type of shot earlier on in the match. That has
:48:03. > :48:09.been the difference. Early on, every time Shaun made a mistake, it has
:48:10. > :48:12.not quite happened in the second half of this match. He is falling
:48:13. > :48:36.behind. Shaun Murphy is not good on the
:48:37. > :48:53.blue. A chance to perhaps go into the bunch there.
:48:54. > :49:10.Now here is a perfect angle. Maybe a red at the top of the barge will go
:49:11. > :49:16.into the left corner. -- bunch. You always need a bit of luck. It is not
:49:17. > :49:21.add. I am a little bit disappointed that he got that red to the
:49:22. > :49:47.right-hand side cushion. There was no need for that.
:49:48. > :49:56.I think he has a choice of red into this left corner.
:49:57. > :50:09.As I say, when he opened them up and got the red to the right-hand side
:50:10. > :50:26.cushion, that will be the problem ball.
:50:27. > :50:45.At some stage he will have to start thinking about moving that red. He
:50:46. > :50:52.is looking at the store to see if he does need it.
:50:53. > :51:06.I am a bit surprised he did not take the chance there.
:51:07. > :51:37.He creeps into the front now by two points.
:51:38. > :51:49.Just a little bit too much angle on the black. It was not the time to
:51:50. > :51:56.play with science. But nicely played! And that might leave himself
:51:57. > :52:09.into the position where he could play the second last red, he's just
:52:10. > :52:16.looking. Somewhere near that cue ball that they put that on that
:52:17. > :52:19.lion. And now he can pot this. He might have left a little bit more
:52:20. > :52:25.angle than this but I think he has enough to pot this red and lead the
:52:26. > :52:37.red away from the right-hand side cushion. He has done it but as we
:52:38. > :52:45.always say, when you move red, you have to pot red.
:52:46. > :52:57.He never had an ideal angle on the red, that is why he had to force it
:52:58. > :53:01.and take it off the cushion. I don't know whether dropping the blue in
:53:02. > :53:19.will help. But in it went! And Marco Fu must be fearing the
:53:20. > :53:29.worst now. Great performances though by Shaun Murphy. He has been a
:53:30. > :53:39.different player since then. As you said at the time, it is not the
:53:40. > :53:51.ideal thing to be points down. Every credit, just the black needed.
:53:52. > :54:00.Snooker required. Marco Fu has had so many missed opportunities. It may
:54:01. > :54:09.have cost him dear. Misses the yellow. To snooker is required.
:54:10. > :54:11.Marco Fu will obviously played on. He will disappointed, Shaun Murphy
:54:12. > :54:29.that he did not pot that. But to four point snooker 's
:54:30. > :54:34.needed. There is one of them. If you can get the object ball in the
:54:35. > :54:41.middle of the table, there is plenty of room to go around it.
:54:42. > :54:52.This was the yellow, if it had have gone in it would have been framed
:54:53. > :55:03.and match over. It looks like a straight forward escape, going
:55:04. > :55:15.through the brown. And it looks as though he can get to that. That is
:55:16. > :55:36.the one. No problem. A little bit of pressure on it.
:55:37. > :55:43.So Marco Fu has had a look at the scoreboard and seen their art to
:55:44. > :55:54.snooker 's needed. If he could pot of green and brown, he won't miss
:55:55. > :55:59.the opportunity to screw the green and brown in. He tried to screw in
:56:00. > :57:11.behind the brown there. While that has not turned out too
:57:12. > :57:17.bad. The problem for Marco Fu is he could knock it on to the far left
:57:18. > :57:23.corner. But no he has not tipped towards the far left corner. And he
:57:24. > :57:26.has not knocked the snooker. So if Shaun knocks this in, it is the end
:57:27. > :57:43.of the match In it goes. And he has done really
:57:44. > :57:53.well here, Shaun Murphy. Marco Fu will be disappointed. He was in the
:57:54. > :58:00.ascendancy but his long game let him down. Because it was letting him
:58:01. > :58:03.down he started to refusing shots that he should have gone for. His
:58:04. > :58:23.race is run. In goes the black! Marco Fu comes
:58:24. > :58:28.across, gentlemen as ever and shakes his hand. Well played, good
:58:29. > :58:36.sportsmanship but it is Shaun Murphy. He goes through to the
:58:37. > :58:42.semi-final. Another great win for Shaun Murphy. He goes through to
:58:43. > :58:45.Saturday's semi-final. We will return with more of the
:58:46. > :58:53.quarter-final action this afternoon from 1pm. As Ronnie O'Sullivan takes
:58:54. > :58:58.on Ricky Walden. We will catch again.