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Good evening. A bit of at unfinished business at Alexandra

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Palace. If you were watching the transmission of earlier you

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wouldn't St Mark Selby apparently in the cruise control against

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Stephen Lee. Mark Selby loves this event. He has won in the last four

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years. He looked very comfortable. But things got more and more

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nervous as Stephen Lee mounted a comeback. Then we had to go off air.

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds

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Stephen Lee still cannot raise his Mark Selby is one frame away from a

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The last three shots, he looked a Mark Selby will be sitting there

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thinking, why are we playing Stephen Lee was a runner up four

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years ago. He has found his rhythm. Mark Selby is beginning to look a

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little uncomfortable. Let's pick up That is what I am thinking of. He

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might not want to play it too firm, I think he can concentrate fully on

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I suppose he is happy to see that He couldn't have played that any

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Because the brown is there such a difference -- distance from the

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blue it is difficult. It is not as Players when under pressure would

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rather stay on the ball then play I would be tempted to play the

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It is safe, but no real pressure. Cry think Mark Selby has introduced

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his own pressure in this match. -- He is a little bit fortunate, he

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has left it straight. If one man can pot these and screw back, it is

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He has certainly got the cue action to make the short look comfortable.

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I have seen it all now! I thought there was nothing in this game that

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could surprise me. I have seen it all. That is unbelievable. He just

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wants the brown and the blue for That needs to bounce because he

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needs the pink and the black. My Stephen Lee is now within one

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frame! It is anybody's match. Finally, Mark Selby regained his

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composure to take the match. What a game. Seven breaks over 50 and the

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world number one coming back in the nick of time. But a tremendous

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effort from his opponents. What a Towards the end I seemed to fade

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away a little bit. If I am going to win the tournament I need to be

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stronger. I need to be more clinical and finished the match

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better. But it is early days. I have got through the first round. I

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have to go back to the practice Stephen Lee tweeted that had he not,

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he would have walked back. Now to the last remaining first round

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match in this year's competition. It featured a former world champion

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at Graeme Dott against the former world Reineke -- runner up, Ali

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Carter. Neither of these players have performed at their best.

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Neither of them have gotten past the quarter-finals. You might

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remember at the last event, the UK Championship, that Ali Carter,

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after his defeat, had tweeted that he was thinking of retirement. He

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suffers from the debilitating Crohn's disease. I think everybody

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here tonight was delighted to see I have never really done well in

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the UK. I do well in the world, but not here. I will need to go there

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I'm not in a good place right now but that could all change with a

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good performance. Sometimes everything can go well and I can

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I have been practising hard. I have been in the gym a lot trying to get

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very fit. Graeme Dott is a great player. He is a great competitor.

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It is a match that will be tough. He will not give you anything.

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It is a thing that has annoyed me for years. Hopefully I can do

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better. I never seem to play well here. Hopefully I can make a change

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this time. The venue is great. It is a great

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atmosphere. It is only 15 minutes up the road from me. I came up on

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Sunday and had a little. I am Stephen Fry commented on the Graeme

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Dott's ferocious will, as Graeme Dott prevailed before. So what were

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we in for this evening? Ken Doherty and Dennis Taylor were keen to find

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Might have to risk double in the brown up to this corner. Could

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possibly get a snooker. That is what he would like to do, double

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the ground up to the top cushion and then on to the side cushion. He

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But surely there is not a gap. We will find out by Ali Carter's face.

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds

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He can't really play it with a APPLAUSE.

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That is the smallest gap I have ever seen. How did he miss the pink

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He has got away with it somewhat. He has not only missed the pot, he

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has missed a kiss on the way down He hasn't played one as well as

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That was as good a pot as you will see. That was an absolute gem that

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Fascinating finish to the frame. Ali Carter takes it. He's in the

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But Graeme Dott got back on level terms. We going to frame five. This

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Can he get him back in behind the black here? He might be able to get

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We want a bit more excitement in this frame. We all love to see

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century breaks. Nothing like that sort of finish. You have that one

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or two of those, haven't you? Sometimes you are better off trying

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to double the black into the corner pocket. Similar shot to the one

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Look at this for a double-kiss! That was very fortunate. He held

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his hand up to apologise. Graeme Dott might attempt to double up

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into the corner pocket. I used to play this shot. As long as you get

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the white near the cushion it is maybe worse frisking Dublin the

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black. Is it there? No. -- worth This looks pretty good.

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Ali Carter will be absolutely delighted to take it three frames

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We go into frame six now and Graeme You cannot do that against a player

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Ali Carter has missed the boat He might be sitting for a while in

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That has left it slightly awkward. He should be able to manoeuvre

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himself on to the black if he pops Frustrating when you win a really

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close frame as Ali Carter did in the previous one. And then to give

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your opponent an opportunity like this.

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He did not play that as he intended. Look at this gap between the red

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and the pink. He did apologise to Ali Carter. That will not make Ali

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Carter feel any better. But have a He must have tried to cannon the

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If he takes the pink he has a longer way to travel with the cue

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Beautifully played. That shot was worse for looking at.

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Very good position. -- worth A good time to make the highest

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The last frame was the slowest frame of the tournament. This may

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have been the quickest frame. Just That break brings them level.

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Barring a snooker. Ali Carter must be sitting in his

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seat, not believing that could have happened. All of a sudden, a gap

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appeared. And what an opportunity. Look at

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the grit and determination. You can That last shot was the lot better

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than it looked. It looked straight When the white hits, normally, it

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would come back off and hit a red. That was not played to perfection.

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He is disgusted with himself. A cannon on to the right hand of the

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Both players have had opportunities to seal the frame.

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Some pressure on it, however. He Managing to avoid all the rebels. -

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Another good opportunity for Graeme Not quite s he intended. He wanted

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He can go for a couple. The pink Back in prime position with a great

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chance to extend his lead. Suddenly, the determined Scot looks

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like he will open up a two frame advantage. It has been a difficult

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Ali Carter opened with his highest break of the match.

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He went into the lead early on but Graeme Dott has been slightly more

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He has Underdown that slightly. He has not got the cue ball in prime

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position. He is having to work hard This match is slipping away from

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Ali Carter. He is out of position but he is 70

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ahead with only 59 on the table. (APPLAUSE).

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Why not have a go at the double? You don't mind the Audit double

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yourself, Ken Doherty, do you? -- Close, of not being, but it does

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not really matter. -- not in. It is close enough to take Graeme Dott.

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It makes you wonder it is sapping Ali Carter's spirit as the match

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In this game, it seems that the harder you try, the more difficult

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it becomes. That is getting the balance right.

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It is important not to get too frustrated when things are not

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going well for you. Sometimes frustration can get the better of

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him. This will frost rate him even more because he is too close to the

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cushion -- frustrate. But he is back, looking out the red. Not a

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bad choice. Jackie'.

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds

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He finished awkwardly but he had to You can do a lot of work with this

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cue ball. That was a very skilful shot and

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this is a beautiful surface to play on. These are beautiful thing

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He is unlucky in one respect, but Ali Carter it comes to the table,

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scratching his head. It is not easy to play this one

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safely. The only thing might be to I definitely would not have played

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that at that pace. Will he be lucky this time? Perhaps. Or is there a

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red that will go off into the left corner? What about the blue? He

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could have rolled it into the Amazing - it is a good pot. I think

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Ali Carter thought he got away with He played that one of little bit

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better. -- a little bit better. He has got to avoid the green.

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I think he thought he missed the blue there.

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It is further away from the rents - That was quite beautiful. He is

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having to work so hard for these and once again, he has just got the

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right angle. He would love to be able to get the cue for in between

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the red ones but he can get (APPLAUSE).

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He will take the yellow after this. He was urging it on. He will have

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to take it up from the corner. The final red and it is the only Roar

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he requires to put himself into the He might try to play a little

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smoother, just pushing the white towards the red.

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He might have to wait. It would be easy to do. And with the red next

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to the black... He could possibly take it on, couldn't he? That is

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exactly what he tried to do. (APPLAUSE).

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It could not have worked out better. Just looking at it, the yellow is

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preventing him from going past the pin. Not that difficult to hit off

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the right hand cushion. That is the only possible escape

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route, I think. Just coming once the cost the right hand cushion.

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If he hits the loo, it is a straightforward pot. -- blue.

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(APPLAUSE) it has been a top night for Ali Carter. But Graeme Dott has

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stuck to the task. That was a big frame. In the end, it is Graeme

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Dott who gets himself into his third quarterfinals match. He wins

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6-3. I had a chance early on to work on

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a few things. That was it. first round is done and dusted. It

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