:00:35. > :00:42.Hello, a major that it brewing here in north London with the coronation
:00:43. > :00:47.at Alexander Peya less expected. We have three Englishmen and a Scott in
:00:48. > :00:53.the running who went into the semi-final stages. It featured the
:00:54. > :01:00.defending champion, Mark Selby, up against his great friend and rival,
:01:01. > :01:05.the magician, Shaun Murphy. Shaun Murphy gets to the semi-final --
:01:06. > :01:13.gets the semi-final under way. And already, a mistake. He has left an
:01:14. > :01:22.easy starter for Mark Selby. Not what he was looking for. Not the
:01:23. > :01:39.best start for Shaun Murphy. Just coming to see the lack Potts -- the
:01:40. > :01:51.black Potts. -- pot. If he gets low on it, he might be able to move the
:01:52. > :02:08.red away from the black. The black does not pot. He might pot, he has a
:02:09. > :02:17.nice angle on the blue. That was a bit short, isn't it? Yes, a bit
:02:18. > :02:21.short. The first shot, he wanted to make sure he got it through. He
:02:22. > :02:28.didn't want to be playing a delicate shot. When your opponent breaks, the
:02:29. > :02:37.adrenaline makes the head on the back of your neck stand up. It is
:02:38. > :02:49.obviously why Sean played that. What a good shots that is! Absolutely
:02:50. > :02:56.sensational! With the rest, perfect! You can't place that much better
:02:57. > :03:08.with your hand. He had a lovely angle, just lodged the red away from
:03:09. > :03:28.the black spot. REFEREE: 14. REFEREE: 15.
:03:29. > :03:35.Very hard to call the winner of this match. What would suggest is that I
:03:36. > :03:40.believe, watching both these players so find the tournament, they have
:03:41. > :03:48.not been winning frames busily. Sean started to do that but they haven't
:03:49. > :03:56.been doing it consistently. They can't expect to make or three
:03:57. > :04:04.chances a frame. Absolutely. -- two. If he wants to bring some or read
:04:05. > :04:20.into play. -- reds. Nicely controlled.
:04:21. > :04:30.Just got into the cue ball a little bit too much. He wanted to hit it
:04:31. > :04:42.four ball. You see it on the right-hand side. It has gone awkward
:04:43. > :04:46.now. The reds he is closest to, he can pot. He is not guaranteed to be
:04:47. > :04:59.on a colour. REFEREE: 31. He has the yellow to go out. It is a
:05:00. > :05:34.tough pot, this. He is bridging on the ladder of the
:05:35. > :05:41.pocket. Sometimes the cue doesn't run smooth so he is tanker keep it
:05:42. > :05:58.off the leather. -- trying at to keep it. And good shot again.
:05:59. > :06:09.REFEREE: 33. A little bit awkward, bridging off the caution. --
:06:10. > :06:18.cushion. Just lost a cue ball. He has another tough black here. A few
:06:19. > :06:27.he has missed this week, potting them into a blind pocket. That is
:06:28. > :06:40.good, Josh. Excellent. Excellent pot. So far, I thought this was a
:06:41. > :06:44.dream start for Mark. His opponent broke off and he has every chance
:06:45. > :07:01.now to win the frame without Shaun Murphy hitting a shot.
:07:02. > :07:16.REFEREE: 42. Here is the brake off. As you said, just a little bit of
:07:17. > :07:24.concentration lacking there. A bit of adrenaline.
:07:25. > :07:38.Sometimes when the player wins the toss, you put your opponent in and
:07:39. > :08:08.let him break off. He has worked hard to get himself in
:08:09. > :08:14.this position. Fantastic start. A couple of reds and high value
:08:15. > :08:18.colours. As you said, it is imperative that Mark Selby starts to
:08:19. > :08:31.win frames in one visit. It is a great record in this tournament.
:08:32. > :08:40.That could have gone wrong, but he is okay. Just this red and the black
:08:41. > :08:51.to clinch the first frame. Just the black needed. To go 71 points in
:08:52. > :09:00.front. Just 67 remaining. He used all the pockets. Shaun Murphy for a
:09:01. > :09:04.break off and it cost him dear. A little bit wide but he just accepted
:09:05. > :09:42.it. This was the shots that made it all
:09:43. > :09:49.possible. Tremendous. Using the rest and finishing perfect on the black.
:09:50. > :10:01.This is the start you would hope for as a player. The first frame in a
:10:02. > :10:05.semi-final. He has pulled off some tremendous pots. That was probably
:10:06. > :10:12.the pick of the bunch. That's yellow into the right centre was seen other
:10:13. > :10:19.magnificent pot. Amazing, isn't it, how he shakes his head. He is yet to
:10:20. > :10:22.make a century but that will be enough to win the first frame. He --
:10:23. > :11:36.Shaun Murphy only had one shot. I don't expect Shaun Murphy to get
:11:37. > :11:42.bogged down in a safety exchange. Absolutely not. First and foremost
:11:43. > :11:50.comedy play on the game and don't slate Mark Selby dictate the pace of
:11:51. > :11:56.this match. -- don't let. It is possible that Mark Selby is the best
:11:57. > :11:59.safety play in the game right now. This is exactly what he has to do
:12:00. > :12:04.that he has to get the cue ball tighter to the top cushion. He is
:12:05. > :12:09.going to play those aggressive shots. He is going to play those
:12:10. > :12:18.types of aggressive edge safety shots. Open up the balls. It forces
:12:19. > :12:48.Mark Selby and forces his hands slightly.
:12:49. > :13:07.Another to refit pot. -- to risk it pot. -- terrific. He has the snooker
:13:08. > :13:13.on all of the reds. He just needs to nestle up to the one at the top
:13:14. > :13:17.caution. But to see the reds are covered in the shadow anti- can't
:13:18. > :13:22.see because of the green. If he doesn't catch this right, he may
:13:23. > :13:28.take it to the right corner. That is what he is looking at now. And
:13:29. > :13:34.little bit disconcerting. It is not straightforward this game. As we saw
:13:35. > :13:40.from Sean 's safety, it is a dangerous shot here. That is the
:13:41. > :13:44.shots you are talking about. If you can come off the top cushion and
:13:45. > :13:54.nestle on the rate but it is dangerous. If he hits it too hard,
:13:55. > :13:58.the reds will roll into the black. He needs to think about coming down
:13:59. > :14:01.the right-hand side of the table. As you said, a lot of open reds. He
:14:02. > :14:20.needs to be careful. I'm not quite certain what you are
:14:21. > :14:26.thinking about. But there is a possibility closest to the right
:14:27. > :14:33.corner pocket. He is not playing it that he is trying to nestle into
:14:34. > :15:33.these reds. He has left a red to the left middle.
:15:34. > :15:46.Black is tied up but I am sure pink Chris Read -- pots goes into bottom.
:15:47. > :16:10.A decent chance for Mark Selby. He left himself on the pink. He
:16:11. > :16:18.could simply pot this into the left middle. Well, just about. Helped it
:16:19. > :16:58.enough. -- Held. Just getting his extension. This
:16:59. > :17:03.means with the extension, he can use a long bridge. Quite a long distance
:17:04. > :17:37.between the cue ball and the bridge here.
:17:38. > :17:49.This will be handy, if he can pot is reds. -- this red. That may release
:17:50. > :18:02.a couple of other reds into the other corner pockets. A little bit
:18:03. > :18:03.disappointing there. He should have been just straight on the other side
:18:04. > :19:02.of this pink. Sean came in, tremendous atmosphere.
:19:03. > :19:07.A Superman theme. One short, then a couple of shots. He isn't getting
:19:08. > :19:18.his chance to get his hand on the table. We suggested this would be
:19:19. > :19:25.his game plan. A good pot. Shaun hasn't escaped. A tough game. All of
:19:26. > :19:57.the intro and then you end up just sitting there, it you can't perform.
:19:58. > :20:15.Couple of reds, couple of covers. Shaun Murphy is still to score a
:20:16. > :20:17.point. He is having a look, not sure if he can get around the back of the
:20:18. > :20:36.black. He can manage it. This would put him 62 points in
:20:37. > :21:00.front with 70 remaining. A fantastic start for Selby. When he
:21:01. > :21:14.gets in his seems to have that cue ball. That was a fine ball.
:21:15. > :21:28.Acknowledged by the crowd. It is packed arena. Fantastic atmosphere.
:21:29. > :21:45.There is his wife, Vicki. He is being supported by her.
:21:46. > :21:55.He missed out on a century in the first frame which would have
:21:56. > :21:59.disappointed him. If he was a bit lower, maybe he will drop this red
:22:00. > :22:16.in the middle. It doesn't look like Shaun Murphy
:22:17. > :22:22.will have his chance to put his first ball in this match.
:22:23. > :22:53.Going for the blue. Chance of a century increasing. You couldn't
:22:54. > :23:14.think of a more perfect start. Mark has
:23:15. > :23:20.made 37 more career centuries then assured. He is OK. He stamped his
:23:21. > :23:50.foot. Is that allowed? He will have to be a little bit
:23:51. > :23:59.careful. You have to try and avoid the green. Not bad. Could have done
:24:00. > :24:04.with a bit more pace with the cue for. He deserves a century. -- cue
:24:05. > :24:28.ball. I think we going to see now. Good
:24:29. > :24:48.shot. Nicely on the brown. It will put him on 99.
:24:49. > :24:58.Absolutely wonderful! From his first pot in the first frame he has looked
:24:59. > :25:11.majestic. He didn't get the pink. That was
:25:12. > :25:46.more than enough. Shaun Murphy is still to pot a ball. To -- 2-0.
:25:47. > :25:59.This is risky. Very risky. He played it in such a way that he has put the
:26:00. > :26:05.cue ball back to baulk. He may be OK. A straightforward safety shot
:26:06. > :26:11.for Mark Selby. Off the red. He can just get past
:26:12. > :26:37.the yellow. In mid-session interval after this
:26:38. > :26:47.frame. What Shaun Murphy wouldn't give for it. Two behind, four
:26:48. > :27:00.behind... Can he get the chance? Can he create the chance?
:27:01. > :27:14.Look at the safety success. Mark Selby, 100%. Shaun Murphy, 77%. He
:27:15. > :27:22.has been on the West End of this so far. He has to find a good safety
:27:23. > :27:27.here. He knows that he cannot afford any easy starters. Resch on every
:27:28. > :27:38.shot in this very big frame for Shaun.
:27:39. > :27:49.Containing safety shot. Can any wealth contain the situation? Feels
:27:50. > :27:57.as though Mark has the initiative for an easy run off for any way he
:27:58. > :28:03.chooses. He can find that baulk caution. Mark would like to put the
:28:04. > :28:07.cue ball down where he was a few minutes ago, down towards the yellow
:28:08. > :28:11.pocket because on that side of the table it will be more difficult for
:28:12. > :28:19.Shaun to get the ball back to safety. A little bit short. He
:28:20. > :28:52.wanted to cover the red on the right-hand side of the table.
:28:53. > :29:24.You can expect Mark to play at better safety shot than that. He
:29:25. > :30:07.hasn't disappointed. Good links for cue ball. Very good
:30:08. > :30:13.length. The problem is, it you are going to be running into what could
:30:14. > :30:14.be another colour. Because he is very close to the ball fashion
:30:15. > :30:25.doesn't matter is put very easier. This is the tough pot. No guarantee
:30:26. > :31:01.it won't be another colour. What a shot he played there. A
:31:02. > :31:08.didn't expect him to play that slow. Oh! He thought he may have done all
:31:09. > :31:14.of the hard work the fact that he went on the black. You can't lose
:31:15. > :31:24.your concentration for a second on the scheme. He has handed a chance
:31:25. > :31:29.to Shaun Murphy. Canon Shaun now take this, take control of the
:31:30. > :31:34.situation? His first frame on the scoreboard. -- can Shaun now take
:31:35. > :31:50.this. He was looking at that black spot a
:31:51. > :31:58.minute ago. It would be very tight. I'm not sure what it will do.
:31:59. > :32:06.A big opportunity for Shaun Murphy. He feel he has to get a sizeable
:32:07. > :32:11.lead if not one frame with this visit. He needs to get his first
:32:12. > :32:16.frame on the board. He will be playing for their trade that is near
:32:17. > :32:28.the black spot. This will free the black spot. The black spot will be
:32:29. > :32:32.clear. The black available in one pocket at the moment. The pink is in
:32:33. > :32:40.the open. A decent chance. Thank goodness for gravity! Never a
:32:41. > :33:16.doubt. Plenty of reds to go out here. He
:33:17. > :34:01.will need to try and get back onto that black. It looks pretty good.
:34:02. > :34:10.A nice cannon. He doesn't want to be straight on this red. Get back to
:34:11. > :34:21.the black in the can. Playing that has brought us to reds on the bottom
:34:22. > :34:27.hand corner into play. He has had a look at the one immediately below
:34:28. > :34:34.the black. He will have to play the one he didn't want to play. He will
:34:35. > :34:38.be running into another red. It is OK, it is OK. It could have gone
:34:39. > :35:02.wrong. He is all right. It is such a big frame. He won't be
:35:03. > :35:07.feeling too bad if he loses this one because, in all honesty, better
:35:08. > :35:14.chance in the first three. He can't beat himself up about the scoreline.
:35:15. > :35:18.Yes, and of course, it looks pretty straightforward, you would feel, but
:35:19. > :35:44.there is added pressure. I am sure he can just drop this red
:35:45. > :35:47.in and still hold for the black. I don't think it is the time to be
:35:48. > :35:56.dropping balls and. Hope for the blue, as long as he gets a good
:35:57. > :36:01.angle on the blue. He may be overdid it a little bit because he was so
:36:02. > :36:06.desperate to get a good angle on the blue but with his cue action and
:36:07. > :36:13.power, he could play the deep screw. He didn't want to be short of the
:36:14. > :36:16.blue and overdid it slightly. This cue action shouldn't be a problem,
:36:17. > :36:26.getting it back to the centre of the table. Lots of follow-through.
:36:27. > :36:36.He is just short of where he wanted to be. He needed to run on just a
:36:37. > :36:49.couple of inches. The frame could have been an end his messy. -- in
:36:50. > :37:02.his mercy. That is always the problem, once you are in that
:37:03. > :37:06.position. It tends to magnify. This is tougher than his last pot. This
:37:07. > :37:12.will test is cueing. Yes, he misses it.
:37:13. > :37:22.Shaun Murphy, 48. As you said, that is the problem. He wasn't good on
:37:23. > :37:28.the red and the red was a difficult pot so he put all of his efforts
:37:29. > :37:41.into it. He lost control. He hasn't left anything easy. He has a 47
:37:42. > :37:57.point league. This is the tough pot to take on.
:37:58. > :38:08.A super shot. He took that difficult pot on and all of a sudden, a chance
:38:09. > :38:38.for a counter. This is the red Shaun Murphy refused
:38:39. > :38:39.a few shots ago to try and get the black. It wasn't worth dropping it
:38:40. > :38:57.in. It may have cost him. This is what Mark Selby is very good
:38:58. > :39:01.at, these sorts of situations. The way he has an plane, you would
:39:02. > :39:12.expect him to finish the frame from here. I know it is a tall order.
:39:13. > :39:34.15. We know that is available in the
:39:35. > :39:37.left corner. You just have to be careful here that he gets a good
:39:38. > :39:44.position but pot that red, pot the pink, and those two will be
:39:45. > :39:57.available into the right corner pocket. That was perfect. 22 we
:39:58. > :40:05.could have a new favourite. Both the reds are available. They are in the
:40:06. > :40:21.left middle. The pink clears the path for the reds.
:40:22. > :40:31.Well! That just shows you when you are trying to hold the pink and you
:40:32. > :40:39.nearly miss the red. He tried to squeeze a ten. He was more concerned
:40:40. > :40:57.about the cue ball, wasn't he? It was imperative he got the pink.
:40:58. > :41:06.He played that beautifully. 29. 30.
:41:07. > :41:14.He will be kicking himself, Shaun Murphy. That mess on the pink, OK,
:41:15. > :41:22.it wasn't difficult, very difficult pink under the cushion but it was a
:41:23. > :41:42.position with his cue ball that would have irritated him.
:41:43. > :41:48.He was going for the blue. He didn't like the red in the corner pocket.
:41:49. > :42:00.He was trying to get the position for the blue. 44. Mark Selby is
:42:01. > :42:17.going to need blue, brown, and pink for the lead. As I was saying, Shaun
:42:18. > :42:23.couldn't win this frame. Too much to tell himself off about. He didn't
:42:24. > :42:36.have a real chance in the first three frames but he had one so this
:42:37. > :42:51.one will really hurt. " the blue. Perfect on the pink. The pink is all
:42:52. > :43:02.he needs. In it goes! That wasn't like the first three. Mark Selby
:43:03. > :43:26.made it. Selby with 48. 62. It gives Selby for-0 lead. -- 4-0 lead.
:43:27. > :43:35.He tried to force the cue ball back up the table but you know it isn't
:43:36. > :44:03.going to run so. An easy starter for Mark Selby.
:44:04. > :44:08.Nice angle on the blue. If he wishes to go into the reds, he doesn't have
:44:09. > :44:26.to. It is an opportunity here though.
:44:27. > :44:34.He may have been a bit fortunate here. He may have wanted the left
:44:35. > :44:40.middle but the ones and the right corner, they could be easily be
:44:41. > :44:45.planted. He is very good at this type of shot. A former world
:44:46. > :44:52.eightball champion. He is good at combination shots.
:44:53. > :46:13.Dead straight on the pink. If he takes the red, he is looking at the
:46:14. > :46:18.corner pocket after the pink. It may open up the black. Those two reds of
:46:19. > :46:25.blocking the back. You'll have to try and hit exactly where he would
:46:26. > :46:30.like the cue ball. You need to get the cue ball in a position so that
:46:31. > :46:43.you can cut the red on the right of the black.
:46:44. > :47:06.A bit short of pace for the blue with the fact that the yellow spot
:47:07. > :47:23.will help from here. He wants to get on the red from the
:47:24. > :47:29.left of the corner pocket. He has left it very well. An excellent
:47:30. > :47:32.shot. The cue ball could have possibly come down a couple of
:47:33. > :47:43.inches but he has done OK. It went to the same pocket.
:47:44. > :48:18.33. I don't think that worked out too good. He may not have anything
:48:19. > :48:23.to go for, here. Just watching his body language, you can always tell
:48:24. > :48:45.whether player, the trooping of the salt -- drooping of the shoulders.
:48:46. > :49:06.Where is the cue Bourgoin? -- ball going? There is not much to get out.
:49:07. > :49:14.The only advantage for Shaun Murphy is that he needs a good safety here.
:49:15. > :49:22.Not a bad target. The yellow is not on its spot. The yellow, green and
:49:23. > :49:36.brown. He can use those as the lockers. -- blockers. There is a
:49:37. > :49:42.possibility on the left-hand side for the cue ball. Pretty good.
:49:43. > :49:50.Excellent shot. That was eight crafty shot. A --.
:49:51. > :50:23.The perfect line. Half a chance for Shaun Murphy.
:50:24. > :50:44.Under normal circumstances, I would expect him to pot this. Go for the
:50:45. > :50:51.blue. That is better. Excellent. He didn't play that confident, did he?
:50:52. > :51:04.Just a little touch of up behind the green. -- touch up. The reds are
:51:05. > :51:18.spread. He might need it safe. If anyone can, he can. The angle is as
:51:19. > :51:22.good as anyone in the game. I am not quite sure whether he can see the
:51:23. > :51:27.left-hand side cushion. If you can't see it, there is no gap between the
:51:28. > :51:35.yellow Antony Green. As close to the left-hand corner pocket. Two
:51:36. > :51:48.cushions and try and nestle on it. He has done well. Excellent shot.
:51:49. > :51:58.Purposely came down, Mark Selby. To make sure the reds doesn't go into
:51:59. > :52:02.the right centre. -- red. It was passed to the pink. He may have to
:52:03. > :52:16.play a different shot. Couldn't have played it much better than that.
:52:17. > :52:29.A little bit surprised that he didn't get tight enough on the
:52:30. > :52:33.green. Maybe a possibility he could taken it into the corner pocket? He
:52:34. > :52:40.could have been straight and play it. He did have a look at it. If it
:52:41. > :52:48.had been straight, he would have played it. He didn't want to risk
:52:49. > :52:56.it. You can't blame him falling behind at every mistake he makes now
:52:57. > :53:00.is going to be magnified. In his own mind apart from what happens on the
:53:01. > :53:18.table. He is really under pressure here, Shaun Murphy. He is taking the
:53:19. > :53:26.red on. A good pot. It needs to slow up a touch, slow up! When you just
:53:27. > :53:40.need that extra run of a ball behind you. He never seems to get it.
:53:41. > :53:49.Excellent pot, but it is Murphy 's law, when you need it, you don't get
:53:50. > :54:13.it. He has had two good pots in this frame. So unlucky to finish down.
:54:14. > :54:27.REFEREE: yellow ball. Shaun Murphy, one. He has made an awkward
:54:28. > :54:44.queueing, but he has not made it particularly awkward -- cueing.
:54:45. > :54:56.This is the red he is looking at. He was always going to believe in that
:54:57. > :55:02.reds -- red. It is not really awkward cueing for Mark Selby. He
:55:03. > :55:09.could be in trouble here, Shaun Murphy. When you play someone as
:55:10. > :55:57.good as this. A straightforward safety shot he has left him there.
:55:58. > :56:02.Just looking to see this red on the left-hand side of the table, if you
:56:03. > :56:16.rob will sit to the top cushion or will he leave it safe. There is the
:56:17. > :56:24.players' view. That is the only red he can hit. He can't try and pot his
:56:25. > :56:32.way through it. A spot of bother here. I am not sure why he hasn't
:56:33. > :56:37.been offered this caution. Why he can't clip those two raids. Write
:56:38. > :56:48.off the pink spot. Maybe he doesn't feel that he can. -- reds. That is
:56:49. > :56:56.very, very good. It didn't look Lake does anyway he could get the queue
:56:57. > :57:04.back. -- look like. It was certainly worth the wait. He played it to the
:57:05. > :57:09.right-hand side. -- cue. Superb safety. Plenty of respect from Mark
:57:10. > :57:31.Selby. A safety shot from Mark Selby but it
:57:32. > :57:37.seems he is in trouble again. He might snooker all of the reds. And
:57:38. > :57:41.to be 27 points hide -- behind, he knows one mistake and it will be
:57:42. > :57:58.another frame that is gone. A similar shot. To the last one.
:57:59. > :58:03.Just trying to come off the right-hand caution. Try to clip the
:58:04. > :58:06.red. He has to hit it almost perfect. It is a dangerous shot. --
:58:07. > :58:28.cushion. It is the only possibility here.
:58:29. > :58:38.Well played it, excellent shot. A good cue balls to. -- cue ball too.
:58:39. > :59:08.Two great escapes from Shaun Murphy. -- played. A top drawer safety from
:59:09. > :59:15.Mark Selby. He is playing well today. You have to say that. He is
:59:16. > :59:28.potting great but his safety shots are of a high standard. Shaun
:59:29. > :59:33.Murphy, just below that. Mark Selby is certainly calling the shots in
:59:34. > :00:11.this tactical exchange but it is important for Murphy to win.
:00:12. > :00:22.He doesn't have far to walk, Shaun Murphy, does he? This cue ball is
:00:23. > :00:35.almost in the same position. A good reply needed. This could be good.
:00:36. > :00:38.This could be very good. Just run a fraction too far. There could be a
:00:39. > :00:42.chance of a pot on here for Mark Selby. Both reds go but certainly
:00:43. > :00:56.the right-hand one. It is a natural path back to the
:00:57. > :01:04.ball. Not that much pressure. This is an important ball that he pots,
:01:05. > :01:10.it could be a frame winner. That will offer him a better position. It
:01:11. > :01:42.is just about held up to make this green pottable.
:01:43. > :01:52.Well held, with these two reds. That has been top-quality stuff from Mark
:01:53. > :02:03.Selby. Excellent safety shots. He has created this opportunity.
:02:04. > :02:14.Straight on the blue. Then it will be an open red. In potting this red,
:02:15. > :02:19.he made give himself a finishing pot on the red. If this goes right, it
:02:20. > :02:49.could be a frame winner. He could hit this with a smart he
:02:50. > :02:58.says he likes now. -- with as much pace. He could have hit it a lot
:02:59. > :03:06.harder than that. The reason I say that is because some of the ball is
:03:07. > :03:10.there are cushioned and he could have hit it with a lot more pace.
:03:11. > :03:16.Try to get some more reds into the open. When we saw the replay they
:03:17. > :03:31.are, that is the last recruit three he wanted to hit. It is a real
:03:32. > :03:36.blocker. -- that is the last red. He is looking at the safety. Shaun
:03:37. > :03:39.Murphy will be believed. He hasn't won this frame just yet. --
:03:40. > :04:18.relieved. Well, you can't deal a bit of luck,
:04:19. > :04:24.and you had to say at the moment, Shaun Murphy could do with it. A
:04:25. > :04:26.good run of the ball will help if he is going to make a comeback. What a
:04:27. > :04:47.fluke this was. Just looking at the safety short,
:04:48. > :04:55.but of course, he could drop it in the corner. I don't think he is
:04:56. > :04:58.playing the pot on the brown. Trained to nestle it down into the
:04:59. > :05:23.green. He has played it well. That is a snooker. The rectory is
:05:24. > :05:43.having a close look in case she has to replace the balls. -- referee.
:05:44. > :05:49.Selby is very good at escaping from snookers. Let's see what he does
:05:50. > :06:08.with this one. Not this time. REFEREE: Shaun
:06:09. > :06:19.Murphy, four. I think Shaun Murphy will be happy to put the ball back.
:06:20. > :06:23.That is why she was having a good look at the situation because in
:06:24. > :06:38.case there was a missed call, she would have to replace the balls. A
:06:39. > :06:46.good referee. REFEREE: okay? This is the angle. Site caution, top
:06:47. > :06:55.cushion. Clipping it off the red. He has to hit quite a ball.
:06:56. > :07:02.I always feel with this type of shot, it you always feel more
:07:03. > :07:09.comfortable if you can play it but he is trying to play it differently.
:07:10. > :07:18.Dead right. That is a little bit more difficult when you're playing
:07:19. > :07:27.with the ball, no side at all. He can't hit any ball, he can have as
:07:28. > :07:39.many also see likes. -- balls. REFEREE: a fowl and a miss. --
:07:40. > :07:40.foul. Shaun Murphy is just having a bit of exercise. Just wanted to
:07:41. > :08:15.stretch his legs. Mark seems to be questioning the
:08:16. > :08:48.school board, here. 72, wasn't it? As you can see in the arena... An 18
:08:49. > :08:59.point difference, we have a 31 point difference.
:09:00. > :09:18.LAUGHTER. The score should be 50 -19. He is on the phone. He is
:09:19. > :09:24.probably ordering a pizza! Pepperoni on mine, thank you! Aleksander
:09:25. > :09:32.Pallas, we have a problem with the scoreboard.
:09:33. > :10:10.How can they not see it? It should be 50 -19, that is what we have now
:10:11. > :10:24.scoreboard. They are seen 19. -- saying.
:10:25. > :10:48.That is it! Hurray! That is what we have got! Now we have the same in
:10:49. > :11:00.the arena. I don't think that is right! Well, it better be. We have
:11:01. > :11:14.no one else to call! You get four for a sale! -- foul. Paul better. --
:11:15. > :11:30.there. He hit its that time, but as you
:11:31. > :11:59.said, that type of shot is more than 8/4 ball. -- a quarter.
:12:00. > :12:08.He can't afford to miss those. It is as simple as that. He can't play in
:12:09. > :12:41.no missed -- he can't afford to play no mistake snooker.
:12:42. > :13:05.I don't think he can see this from around there. He can swerve it. But
:13:06. > :13:09.it is not good. Being 31 points behind, he can't leave another
:13:10. > :13:19.chance for Mark Selby. It will cost him the frame. It shows you how
:13:20. > :13:27.quickly things can change. Four attempts to get out of it. That is
:13:28. > :13:31.as good as he could have done. He still has less -- he still has left
:13:32. > :14:11.a chance for the pot. But his class. -- That. Everything
:14:12. > :14:22.has gone into the pocket for Mark Selby. Safety has been top-quality.
:14:23. > :14:31.He lets that one go just a little bit but he still has this red off
:14:32. > :14:38.the black. I think he thought he was going to catch it will. Probably a
:14:39. > :14:47.little bit thinner than he intended -- fuller. I think this is the best
:14:48. > :14:54.we have seen Mark Selby play for quite sometime. I know he got to the
:14:55. > :15:05.final of the UK Championships but he is certainly wasn't in top form they
:15:06. > :15:23.are. -- there. That is the first easy pot that he has missed in this
:15:24. > :15:34.match. He saw a lifeline for Sean. -- Shaun Murphy. This will be on the
:15:35. > :15:50.pink. All on the blue. Or --. The problem ball is obvious. No! No!
:15:51. > :15:59.Missed it by a long way. That surely now means 5-0. There is a red and
:16:00. > :16:05.their pink. All for Mark Selby. 44 points in front. He had better look
:16:06. > :16:13.at the scoreboard here. He should be playing the pink, not the blue. He
:16:14. > :16:19.has made a mistake there. Believe me, that is a vig... Hang on, I made
:16:20. > :17:39.a mistake! Sorry, folks! Relentless. No risk. He knows his
:17:40. > :17:49.opponent needs points to tie. He nearly got a snooker but he thing
:17:50. > :17:57.is, it things aren't going Sean' way -- Sean's way.
:17:58. > :18:11.That is it. That is definitely the fifth frame.
:18:12. > :18:19.It doesn't seem to get any better for Shaun Murphy. Mark Selby is now
:18:20. > :18:29.just one frame away from a place in the final.
:18:30. > :18:41.Mark Selby breaks off in the frame, if he wins, he will be in the final.
:18:42. > :18:49.I didn't see this scoreline. I thought it was going to be closer.
:18:50. > :18:58.The way Shaun Murphy performed against another player.
:18:59. > :19:12.Into so difficult. Everything you see going on, the safety is the
:19:13. > :19:17.polity. When the chances, along, it just becomes a much more difficult.
:19:18. > :19:25.He hasn't taken some of the chances he could have gotten.
:19:26. > :19:37.You always get chances but the two frames of the first, you have never
:19:38. > :19:41.potted a ball. It is a slow start. There you see, he has played the
:19:42. > :19:49.pot. The double case. Where is the cue ball finishing? This game is no
:19:50. > :20:29.different. He don't need to look. You seem to always guess at.
:20:30. > :20:37.That is the one thing about this match, Shaun never stopped playing
:20:38. > :20:45.the aggressive side. I don't think he would stop now. John is in the
:20:46. > :20:57.studio. He needs a bit of help from his opponent as well. You can't see
:20:58. > :20:59.them coming. It is not like Mark Selby is a 1-dimensional player by
:21:00. > :21:14.any means. Absolutely. I can't recall anybody
:21:15. > :21:20.like an. History is against them. In the final one, Stephen was 8-2
:21:21. > :21:45.hind mike. -- behind. He has misjudged that. Shaun can get
:21:46. > :21:51.through to the threat. Chas -- just got to keep a positive thought in
:21:52. > :21:55.your mind. Forget the scoreboard, forget everything else. Concentrate
:21:56. > :21:59.on one shot at a time. Easier said than done. That is what you have to
:22:00. > :23:14.try and do. He wants to leave an angle so he can
:23:15. > :23:20.move that other red away from the pink spot. That is exactly what he
:23:21. > :23:30.is doing. He moves the red. It is covering that spot.
:23:31. > :24:01.A little bit thin on the blue than he would have liked. He is
:24:02. > :24:11.controlling the cue ball nicely. A good position.
:24:12. > :24:20.Shaun Murphy, 25. There was heavy contact them. In all
:24:21. > :24:26.fairness, let's have a look at it again. I am not sure if the red
:24:27. > :24:40.jumped but it sounded like a heavy contact.
:24:41. > :24:48.It seemed to come off a bit square, the red, didn't it? You would expect
:24:49. > :25:00.him to miss it under normal circumstances. Seven.
:25:01. > :25:08.Eight. They always say that the frame the
:25:09. > :25:13.taxi past the win line is the hardest one to win. -- that takes
:25:14. > :25:26.you past the win line. Mark Selby eight.
:25:27. > :25:29.There you go! He wasn't doing that earlier in the match. For a
:25:30. > :25:51.moment... The pace kept it out. The pink wall run him into just
:25:52. > :25:59.above the black. He doesn't want to risk that at the moment.
:26:00. > :26:13.An example. The lazy cue action through the cue ball back with no
:26:14. > :26:49.effort. Four. He needs to slow up for action.
:26:50. > :27:53.It is getting a little bit scrappy at the moment. A little bit off the
:27:54. > :28:13.ball. It is just about OK on the blue. He
:28:14. > :28:47.could play the green. It depends on the parting angle.
:28:48. > :28:56.Seven. He plays it nicely. A fraction too
:28:57. > :28:58.far. He would have liked to have been straight on the pink but a good
:28:59. > :29:28.pot nevertheless. They need more pace. Another good
:29:29. > :29:43.pot here. He loses the cue ball what he is. Pink into the green pocket or
:29:44. > :29:45.the right centre. Whatever you wish. It is just not happening for him,
:29:46. > :29:56.Shaun. He comes to the table 41 points
:29:57. > :30:19.behind. Won. -- one. A doubt he will be winning
:30:20. > :30:22.the frame on this visit. He is attacking the yellow and a positive
:30:23. > :30:33.manner. He is going to play for the red just above.
:30:34. > :30:42.He plays it pretty well. If he ran down a bit further he may have put
:30:43. > :30:58.that in the hole but he may have to go for the blue. That just caught
:30:59. > :31:05.out. Another chance Shaun. 38 points to the lead. He can't really get on
:31:06. > :31:13.the pink. The black is not really available. If he plays for blue he
:31:14. > :31:43.will need two of the remaining reds. It is not a given.
:31:44. > :31:57.that could be his first frame on the scoreboard.
:31:58. > :32:10.First step on the run of the latter. Possibly.
:32:11. > :32:47.Shaun Murphy, six. He hit that all wrong but he, the
:32:48. > :32:54.double. He has left the chance here. Red off the right-hand side
:32:55. > :32:57.cushion. There is enough room behind the black for the new ball. He needs
:32:58. > :33:34.to run. He has to be a little bit careful
:33:35. > :33:40.here, Shaun Murphy. We'll know how good he at angles. If he gets the
:33:41. > :33:57.opportunity, he can a land them. He tried to get back on the blue but
:33:58. > :34:02.that is not go to help his cause. Should he take the green? That would
:34:03. > :34:11.put him 40 points behind. I was awful bit surprised. He could
:34:12. > :35:26.have gone for the Two snookers is a big ask here. It
:35:27. > :35:29.is not easy to get in behind. You can always rely on Mark Selwood
:35:30. > :35:50.normally thinking of something. He nearly got behind the black.
:35:51. > :35:58.Etihad and done that, that would have been telling. -- if he had not
:35:59. > :36:44.have done that. Agency how he can avoid this.
:36:45. > :37:15.good shot. If Mark doesn't hit this red a pinky
:37:16. > :37:23.will concede. I think he may look at Shaun. They are nodding at one
:37:24. > :37:32.another. Shaun Murphy avoids the whitewash. You can hear the raptures
:37:33. > :37:34.from the arena. Can he give it more? We will see. He trails by five
:37:35. > :37:57.frames to one. He will be hoping this is the last
:37:58. > :38:32.time he bricks. The black is available.
:38:33. > :38:35.From first glance it looked like he had got away with it, Mark Selby. IT
:38:36. > :38:58.is a long way away from that pot. It is hard to understand why Shaun
:38:59. > :39:14.Murphy hasn't been on his game today. He looks good in the previous
:39:15. > :39:21.round. A know we are nitpicking that that first frame when he broke off
:39:22. > :39:31.and gave Selby that... Is that door shut? That easy opportunity.
:39:32. > :40:06.There seems to be some noise. It is coming from the back of the arena.
:40:07. > :40:16.I think you can come into a match with a game plan but when you break
:40:17. > :40:24.off as badly a Shaun did in the first frame, and they know it is
:40:25. > :40:33.only one frame, it really gets Mark spell the chance in the next one. He
:40:34. > :40:40.went to frames, Shaun, which lasted about 25 minutes. Then the next
:40:41. > :40:46.frame, the third frame, he made 50. All of a sudden, he feel as though
:40:47. > :40:52.you get no table time and all of the practice he has done on the table,
:40:53. > :41:08.it was just getting nothing on the match table. If -- you soon see
:41:09. > :41:18.things slipping from you. Things look more difficult than it usually
:41:19. > :41:26.does. Keep that foregoing! That was careless. He left the red to the
:41:27. > :41:32.middle. That could be very, very costly. I was also great to see that
:41:33. > :41:39.apart from potting that break, her safety play, all right, it may have
:41:40. > :41:44.dropped at that, that he was winning with tactical changes as well. He
:41:45. > :41:47.was freezing Shaun out. Here is a chance to score in his frame that he
:41:48. > :43:08.needs for a place in the final. Get the cue ball somewhere where it
:43:09. > :43:17.is now, he could have red up on to the green pocket. He would love to
:43:18. > :43:26.be on one of them into the same pot as well.
:43:27. > :43:45.He plays an excellent shot. That was perfect.
:43:46. > :44:05.It would be good to have another look at that shot. Doing nicely on
:44:06. > :44:17.the red. He might be thinking about playing in the middle. 25.
:44:18. > :44:23.He decided to play that one. Yes, and of course potting that one, it
:44:24. > :44:29.went into his pocket as well and he has a lovely angle. If he wants to
:44:30. > :44:35.bring some more into play, this red. Slide off or screw back. He will
:44:36. > :44:44.play the follow-through. He is sliding off to stay on the black.
:44:45. > :44:51.33. I don't think he is on the black. Pink is getting a second
:44:52. > :45:04.prize but this is not what he played on. He made certain of the pink. He
:45:05. > :45:12.knew it wouldn't be perfect on the red. The blue is in the middle
:45:13. > :45:21.pocket, don't miss the pink. This isn't too difficult to pot.
:45:22. > :45:45.That didn't look too difficult but he has missed it.
:45:46. > :46:00.Where is the rate going? Near the pocket. There is a lot of difference
:46:01. > :46:05.between the cue ball but it is another half chance for Mark Selby.
:46:06. > :46:10.He already has a 43 point league. If he pots this red, he will get
:46:11. > :46:23.position. This could be the match-winning opportunity. In goes
:46:24. > :46:26.the red. He is going to landed perfectly on the black. Here is the
:46:27. > :46:54.chance to clinch it! He played a similar shot before and
:46:55. > :47:03.played it absolutely perfect again. Eight.
:47:04. > :47:19.Nine. Let's have a look at the school. It hasn't really got the
:47:20. > :47:24.perfect angle. He decided to head into the cluster. That was risky
:47:25. > :47:32.that he has won to the left middle. 16. Whether or not he can get a
:47:33. > :47:34.position on a colour or not is a different matter. He decided to go
:47:35. > :47:44.for this. In goes the red. He can run down to
:47:45. > :48:20.the ground. A few pots away. It is a bit short. That red blocked
:48:21. > :48:27.him. That is the end of break. 64 points to lead. 83 remaining. It is
:48:28. > :48:56.not over yet. A straightforward safety shot would
:48:57. > :49:00.be off. It is close to the right-hand side of the table. He
:49:01. > :49:03.wants to keep them in a safe position, 64 point league, but he
:49:04. > :49:56.doesn't want open play. The roll up to the pink. It could
:49:57. > :50:08.trickle up behind the pink and get tight to it. That would be a good
:50:09. > :50:14.shot. He decided to play it firmer. That was a clever shot. The pink
:50:15. > :50:48.sport into play. The red into play. He got a good pupil.
:50:49. > :51:07.That was very well worked out from Shaun. He got off to such a bad
:51:08. > :51:16.start. We will never really no. -- know. The favourite is on Mark Selby
:51:17. > :51:20.to win this match. We have such a lead, you can always take a chance
:51:21. > :51:32.and try and pot your way out of trouble. Try and play the container
:51:33. > :51:36.but he has not played a good one. It is right of centre. It goes without
:51:37. > :51:39.saying, there is pressure now owned every pot Shaun plays. He knows it
:51:40. > :51:48.cannot afford to miss any more. Well played. He levels it. People
:51:49. > :52:14.says no. Seven. He will try and get this back
:52:15. > :53:06.on the spot. Eight. 15. 16. He doesn't necessarily have
:53:07. > :53:08.to take high value colours. He was hoping to nudge one of those onto
:53:09. > :53:24.the question. -- cushion. It is amazing. Stephen Hendry sir
:53:25. > :53:30.Shaun Murphy is one of the best players in the game and normally has
:53:31. > :53:39.percentage is good but it has not worked out to good in this match.
:53:40. > :53:46.Just red: and Shaun Murphy will need a snooker.
:53:47. > :54:09.This is a natural angle, isn't it? Just behind the two reds. He takes
:54:10. > :54:20.on a pot, make sure of that. 47 points ahead. 43 remaining. Seven.
:54:21. > :54:28.It is not looking good for Shaun Murphy and his supporters. Take your
:54:29. > :54:31.hat off. He has missed a few shots that you wouldn't have expected but
:54:32. > :54:51.he did the damage bill on the match. To snooker is needed. The Jester
:54:52. > :54:52.from Leicester. Nicky will be well pleased and proud at how much has
:54:53. > :55:08.played. He really has played well. The red is just say. There is a
:55:09. > :55:23.possibility this red could go on to the left corner. We spoke about his
:55:24. > :55:33.master 's record. His first final appearance in seven years. An
:55:34. > :55:40.amazing record. It really is. Steve has alluded to it. He must love the
:55:41. > :55:55.one table, centrestage. He can express himself. The call him the
:55:56. > :56:04.Jester. The atmosphere here has been tremendous.
:56:05. > :56:11.We call them The Jester from Leicester because he takes centre
:56:12. > :56:16.stage and can express himself in front of the crowd. You think he is
:56:17. > :56:24.a bit inhibited sometimes, don't you?
:56:25. > :57:10.He wasn't bothered about a double curse, he just wanted that chance to
:57:11. > :57:15.pot the red which will result in a handshake.
:57:16. > :57:37.He could go for this. If it goes in, that will be the end.
:57:38. > :57:48.Well played, Mark Selby! He has finished. He has the over pocket but
:57:49. > :57:53.Shaun Murphy will be ready to concede.
:57:54. > :58:02.This has been a marvellous all-round performance. High scoring early on
:58:03. > :58:06.in the match, great tactical playing full stop five.
:58:07. > :58:13.You know by the way he was playing, once he was in front he was never
:58:14. > :58:31.going to be taken back. The red doesn't go in. Congratulations. They
:58:32. > :58:36.are great friends. He is getting a congratulations from everybody. What
:58:37. > :58:42.a marvellous performance. He is in the final at Gainford P runs out a
:58:43. > :58:52.very comfortable sex -1. The demolition job. -- 6-1. Can he
:58:53. > :59:03.win a fourth title? We will find out. See you then.
:59:04. > :59:09.The average person moves home eight times during their life.