:01:16. > :01:21.Hello. John Higgins love winning the Masters title twice in his
:01:21. > :01:25.career but he sure hated playing at Wembley, the venue do we were last
:01:25. > :01:32.in for this Masters tournament. The move to Alexandra Palace has been
:01:32. > :01:35.very much to his liking, and so far has been his form. His quarterfinal
:01:35. > :01:41.against Scottish world champion Graeme Dott is worth watching. And
:01:41. > :01:44.it is laid, but you have to stay up to see the best bits from our first
:01:44. > :01:51.quarterfinal between Judd Trump and Ronnie O'Sullivan this afternoon.
:01:51. > :02:01.It was the new UK champion, Judd Trump, who scraped into a 3-0 lead,
:02:01. > :02:01.
:02:01. > :02:11.and the youngster was on a roll in The first chance to Judd Trump in
:02:11. > :02:16.
:02:16. > :02:26.Ronnie might be sitting there for a while. This young man is full of
:02:26. > :02:36.
:02:36. > :02:42.Looking at natural ability and talent, that is what you are
:02:42. > :02:50.watching. Years of practice, but this young left-hander was born to
:02:50. > :02:57.play snooker. He overscrews the positional side of the shot. That
:02:57. > :03:05.is the red he should have been on. This is much more difficult, and he
:03:05. > :03:10.is going to have to try to use the reds to get position. He is a bit
:03:10. > :03:20.unlucky to cover the black. The pink goes but he will have to go in
:03:20. > :03:42.
:03:42. > :03:46.and out of polka to go back onto a I have the feeling that Ronnie is
:03:46. > :03:56.watching someone due to you what you have done to so many other
:03:56. > :04:00.
:04:00. > :04:08.players, and you're trying to think The fact that he practises with
:04:08. > :04:13.Ronnie as well... It certainly helps the situation. A bit like
:04:13. > :04:22.your situation when you used to play with John Higgins all the time.
:04:22. > :04:32.You helped them tremendously in the big occasion. You have to do it
:04:32. > :04:34.
:04:34. > :04:38.when you're out there in the bear- This just looks like a practice
:04:38. > :04:45.session for Judd. He does not look like he is under any pressure
:04:45. > :04:54.whatsoever. To be fair, he is not being put under any pressure at the
:04:54. > :04:58.moment. Every chance now it is going to be 4-0, but it could have
:04:58. > :05:08.been two each. Ronnie missed the black off the spot and could not
:05:08. > :05:08.
:05:08. > :05:17.get the reds open when he had that 49 break. It looks like it all a 4-
:05:17. > :05:20.0, but it could have been 2-2. This young man is fantastic to watch. We
:05:20. > :05:30.head Graeme Dott say that he does not watched that much snooker, but
:05:30. > :05:57.
:05:57. > :06:07.he wants to watch this one here. -- A couple more pots and we will be
:06:07. > :06:14.
:06:14. > :06:23.offered to the mid-session interval. It is like a stroll in the park at
:06:23. > :06:27.the moment for Judd Trump. We are all having a stroll in the park
:06:27. > :06:34.this week, down through Alexandra Palace Park. This magnificent venue
:06:34. > :06:44.that is hosting the Masters this year. The crowds have been
:06:44. > :06:46.
:06:46. > :06:56.There will be a few shocks spectators. They have would not
:06:56. > :07:12.
:07:12. > :07:18.have expected this, 4-0 to Judd This young player has had 143
:07:18. > :07:28.centuries in his career. He has only been a pro for six years. 33
:07:28. > :07:28.
:07:28. > :08:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds
:08:12. > :08:22.already this year. He is a potting 140 would take a bit of beating, I
:08:22. > :08:27.
:08:27. > :08:33.would think. But this is power snooker. What is going through
:08:33. > :08:43.Ronnie's mind? He has a lot of respect and admiration for Judd
:08:43. > :09:08.
:09:09. > :09:13.Trump. This is the sort of thing he Absolutely incredible from Judd
:09:13. > :09:18.Trump. He has made the highest break in this year's Masters, and
:09:18. > :09:21.he is in line for that �15,000 prize, but more important for him,
:09:21. > :09:27.prize, but more important for him, he leads Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-0.
:09:27. > :09:31.One hit back after the interval to go 4-1 behind. Judd took the next
:09:31. > :09:38.and went 5-1 in front and within one frame of the semifinal, but
:09:38. > :09:42.facing the exit door, this is O'Sullivan in frame seven. What
:09:42. > :09:52.about this? A one-for-one. Tournament best was missed by a
:09:52. > :09:54.
:09:54. > :09:58.point. Great effort from Ronnie. 141. Only one frame and he still
:09:58. > :10:08.cannot afford to make a single mistake going forward. In frame
:10:08. > :10:22.
:10:22. > :10:32.Is careless. Catch the blue. Whatever you do, don't catch that
:10:32. > :10:40.
:10:40. > :10:50.A great first red. You would think there are at least 30 points
:10:50. > :11:00.
:11:00. > :11:10.We said that Judd was looking for one chance to close this match. It
:11:10. > :11:25.
:11:25. > :11:29.is a chance. He is a long way For these open reds, all the time
:11:29. > :11:36.he would be looking for opportunities to take the reds on
:11:36. > :11:46.the left-hand side cushion off. If this pink goes on the blue spot, he
:11:46. > :12:23.
:12:23. > :12:28.may choose to take the red off the Been a left-hander, one of the reds
:12:28. > :12:32.but is safe on the side cushion, it is not too badly placed for Judd,
:12:32. > :12:39.but if he can drop in behind it, it is the other one near the middle
:12:39. > :12:42.pocket that is the bigger problem. He is looking at the angle, and
:12:42. > :12:47.screwing back, take the red closest to the middle pocket off the
:12:47. > :12:53.cushion. One problem with fact is that if the white sticks on the
:12:53. > :13:03.side cushion, it is going to be a tough pot on the colour. I think
:13:03. > :13:12.
:13:12. > :13:18.the shot is to follow through for Well, maybe he should have taking
:13:18. > :13:23.your advice! We will find that shortly. That is the shot he plays
:13:23. > :13:28.so well. He hardly hits that, and the action he get on the cue ball,
:13:28. > :13:34.it is just effortless. When you are looking right down the cue, stop
:13:34. > :13:38.and then spin back. Now he can take that red off, the more difficult
:13:38. > :13:48.one if he drops the black in. It is a more natural angle to flick the
:13:48. > :13:58.
:13:58. > :14:08.The one he has moved does not pass the green. If this shot at the
:14:08. > :14:17.
:14:17. > :14:21.cushion goes in, it could put Judd It is there. There were a couple of
:14:21. > :14:28.reds safe. Ronnie thought they might have been a bit of insurance.
:14:28. > :14:38.But when you have got this young man's talent, and even the blue for
:14:38. > :14:44.
:14:44. > :14:54.a left-hander is not difficult... Showing a lot of character here.
:14:54. > :14:55.
:14:55. > :15:04.Ronnie O'Sullivan starts this with a break of 54. I like the way he is
:15:04. > :15:14.taking this break. Great killer instinct. Two safe reds is half a
:15:14. > :15:19.
:15:19. > :15:25.chance to start with. He has taken He has been outplayed today. A
:15:25. > :15:28.great effort. There were a couple of frames that he could have won.
:15:28. > :15:35.He was 4-zero down at the mid interval, but you cannot take
:15:35. > :15:43.anything away from this sensational player from Bristol. He was based
:15:43. > :15:48.in Romford and practices with Ronnie O'Sullivan. It looks like it
:15:48. > :15:53.is the end of this year's Masters for Ronnie O'Sullivan. It was a
:15:53. > :15:59.spirited fightback. A magnificent break of 141. But in the end, it is
:15:59. > :16:03.Judd Trump who has been the more consistent player. Congratulated by
:16:03. > :16:07.Ronnie O'Sullivan. It has been a fabulous display of snooker by this
:16:07. > :16:12.young man, the rising star of snooker. He gets himself into the
:16:12. > :16:17.semifinal of this year's Masters, semifinal of this year's Masters,
:16:17. > :16:22.beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-2. was always important to put him
:16:22. > :16:31.under pressure. But at 4-0, it was still not over and he battled away.
:16:31. > :16:36.Well done to Judd. He played a fantastic match and scored heavily.
:16:36. > :16:41.He made some good appearances under pressure. -- clearances under
:16:41. > :16:46.pressure. You know what he is capable of and I have seen him 100
:16:46. > :16:51.times in the past blow people away from behind. So I had to be careful
:16:51. > :16:55.and not do anything stupid. All you can do is your best as the match is
:16:56. > :17:02.going on. That's all I could do. I could not give any more out there.
:17:02. > :17:07.I gave it 100 %, and that's all you can do. The result was the result.
:17:07. > :17:11.He played better on the day. When I go one or two frames ahead, I have
:17:11. > :17:16.that confidence to keep knocking the balls in and keeps scoring over
:17:16. > :17:22.and over again. Today, I did that in the first four frames. And in
:17:22. > :17:29.the second session, I hardly missed a ball. I think that is part of the
:17:29. > :17:34.confidence. Ronnie went down fighting but there was no question
:17:34. > :17:39.third Judd Trump's confidence is at an all-time high. It is Neil
:17:39. > :17:44.Robertson or Mark Williams he will meet him in the semifinal. The now
:17:44. > :17:50.to our next quarterfinal. This was a match shortly before of clever
:17:50. > :18:00.play, especially but two world champions.
:18:00. > :18:25.
:18:25. > :18:34.I have never settled. I felt worse I have never really done that well
:18:34. > :18:41.in the UK and the Masters. I don't know if it is horses for courses
:18:41. > :18:50.but whenever seem to play well here. I hope that changes. -- I never
:18:50. > :19:00.seemed to play well here. I hope that changes. I would love to do
:19:00. > :19:08.
:19:08. > :19:12.well at this tournament. Hopefully I can put it right at a new venue.
:19:12. > :19:22.It is probably the best start of the season. He has been very
:19:22. > :19:23.
:19:23. > :19:33.consistent. He is playing good stuff. It is going to be a very
:19:33. > :19:35.
:19:35. > :19:40.tough match. He is a class act. On Higgins going for his eight Masters
:19:40. > :19:46.semifinal. When we left this match on BBC Two earlier, it was Higgins
:19:46. > :19:48.who went on to win frame three. He now has a 2-1 lead. With John
:19:48. > :19:58.Parrott and John Virgo as you commentators, the reigning world
:19:58. > :20:10.
:20:10. > :20:14.champion has some work to do in A couple of reds he can play for.
:20:14. > :20:24.The one near the right corner. He just has to avoid a kiss on the
:20:24. > :20:28.
:20:28. > :20:33.green. He was able to do that. can go into the pack. The bottom
:20:33. > :20:37.one may go, so he might not do it just yet. But that is the way to
:20:37. > :20:47.break the pack open from behind. The way those reds are formed at
:20:47. > :20:47.
:20:47. > :20:53.the moment. But he can stun out and come from -- for the loose one. He
:20:53. > :21:03.is not taking the cue ball high enough. He could play a cannon now
:21:03. > :21:14.
:21:14. > :21:18.He was a bit low on it, as you say, and he was trying to screw off them.
:21:18. > :21:28.It would not be too bad but he kissed the red on the right-hand
:21:28. > :21:31.side. He has a bit to do with the cue ball. There are a lot of these
:21:31. > :21:37.tough pots which you think car a good shot but when you try to do a
:21:37. > :21:42.bit with the cue ball, it makes the pot that more difficult. He did not
:21:42. > :21:52.really get in the jaws. This is another opportunity for Graeme Dott
:21:52. > :22:15.
:22:15. > :22:20.to go into the mid-session interval He took a bit of a risk there. This
:22:20. > :22:27.is another example, John. It is an awkward red but if he does not have
:22:27. > :22:35.to do much with the cue ball, it is OK. Does the pink pot in the
:22:35. > :22:38.middle? It looks very tight. Ordinarily, he would look to be
:22:38. > :22:48.dropping this red in and play for the pink, but I'm not so sure that
:22:48. > :22:54.
:22:54. > :23:04.is on. He may have to leave himself That is a good shot because he is
:23:04. > :23:15.
:23:15. > :23:25.Just running into reds and trusting them a bit. To be honest, he has
:23:25. > :23:35.
:23:35. > :23:45.not had much luck. Where is the cue He is in a good position now.
:23:45. > :23:47.
:23:47. > :23:57.will not need that red that is on After what has happened in these
:23:57. > :24:07.
:24:07. > :24:17.first four frames, two each would 43 points is the lead. He will be
:24:17. > :24:24.
:24:24. > :24:34.well past the winning line. Quick This pink will put him 50 points in
:24:34. > :24:35.
:24:35. > :24:45.front with 51 remaining. As I say, if he pots a colour, John Higgins
:24:45. > :24:46.
:24:46. > :24:56.will not bother coming back to the This has been an interesting
:24:56. > :25:00.
:25:00. > :25:07.opening session. A little bit of When you consider it dead John
:25:07. > :25:17.Higgins is the odds-on favourite, - - considered that John Higgins is
:25:17. > :25:17.
:25:17. > :25:23.the odds-on favourite, he is not looking like that so far. 53 points
:25:23. > :25:26.in front. 43 left on the table equator to three snookers. If John
:25:26. > :25:36.Higgins does not get them, it is two each at the mid-session
:25:36. > :25:40.
:25:40. > :25:50.It is not very often that John Higgins plays a poor tactical shot
:25:50. > :25:59.
:25:59. > :26:05.He is snookered. The on reflection of the first four frames, two each
:26:05. > :26:09.is a fair result. Graeme Dott will be happier now as he goes for his
:26:09. > :26:13.be happier now as he goes for his mid-session coupled to. We can
:26:13. > :26:23.fast-forward through that. It is Graeme Dott at the table with some
:26:23. > :26:38.
:26:38. > :26:43.catching up to do. He's 29 points Only an inch from being absolutely
:26:43. > :26:53.perfect. If it rolled another inch, John Higgins would have been
:26:53. > :27:03.
:27:03. > :27:06.That is the difference in this game. Fractions! Don't get me wrong, it
:27:06. > :27:13.was a tremendous pot and a brave one to take on because he must have
:27:13. > :27:19.known he was running into the black, and it was not a shot for nothing.
:27:19. > :27:24.He decided he would pot his way out of trouble. He had an easy safety
:27:24. > :27:32.shot. He could have left the cue ball near this top left-hand pocket.
:27:32. > :27:42.A very positive choice and very well played. It looks like he's
:27:42. > :27:43.
:27:43. > :28:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds
:28:45. > :28:55.That puts John 49 points in front. This frame is gone now. Just 51
:28:55. > :28:59.
:28:59. > :29:09.John Higgins deserve to win the frame with that long red. Very
:29:09. > :29:09.
:29:09. > :30:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds
:30:39. > :30:49.An exhibition shot there. Trying to get the pink in the right corner,
:30:49. > :30:54.
:30:54. > :30:57.He got it in the end, and that was the highest break in the match so
:30:57. > :31:05.far. It takes John Higgins into a far. It takes John Higgins into a
:31:05. > :31:09.3-2 lead. Higgins took the next to open up a two frame advantage for
:31:09. > :31:19.the first time in this match. He appears to be on a roll now, at the
:31:19. > :31:26.
:31:26. > :31:32.A little worrying for his supporters. You don't want to be
:31:32. > :31:40.doing that against anybody, but John Higgins will be getting the
:31:41. > :31:46.engine started. John Higgins is on the red there Graeme Dott played
:31:46. > :31:55.for in his last visit, but he just could not get on it. Off a similar
:31:55. > :32:01.green. But when you pot that red, you can play on the black. Looking
:32:01. > :32:11.at John's body language, he just dropped his arm there, so he's not
:32:11. > :32:13.
:32:13. > :32:18.He feels as though he can get past the black to pot this red when it
:32:18. > :32:28.is re- spotted. I don't know what he was concerned about. I don't
:32:28. > :33:03.
:33:03. > :33:07.Tremendous break-builder but also a Graeme Dott is in trouble here. I
:33:07. > :33:17.think I agree with you about what you said before. If he was to drop
:33:17. > :33:21.
:33:21. > :33:26.too far behind, it is hard to see a He has not quite played that
:33:26. > :33:31.perfect. He is on this red to the left corner, but he cannot do much
:33:31. > :33:36.with the cue ball. He is looking at an alternative, which is a plant.
:33:36. > :33:42.That would be a bonus. Graeme Dott is going to think everything is
:33:42. > :33:52.against him. I'm not even sure that he knew it was third. You would not
:33:52. > :34:25.
:34:25. > :34:32.even look for it. The red in the Not the best positional shot once
:34:32. > :34:42.again from John Higgins. He is on the green, but the cue ball is
:34:42. > :34:48.
:34:48. > :34:53.having to travel a bit further than Just having the cue ball cleaned.
:34:53. > :34:57.The way these balls are positioned, these are absolutely lovely. No
:34:57. > :35:07.reason why he should not take this frame from here. He has a 20 point
:35:07. > :35:12.
:35:12. > :35:22.lead. No great work to do with the Stun up and the three reds together
:35:22. > :35:41.
:35:41. > :35:50.Lined up in the practice position. If he wins this frame, just one
:35:50. > :35:54.frame away from a place in the semifinal. As we have said before,
:35:54. > :36:04.he is not the kind of player who is going to shy away from the winning
:36:04. > :36:11.
:36:11. > :36:21.36 points is be, with 59 remaining. -- is the lead. Red, colour, red
:36:21. > :36:40.
:36:40. > :36:49.Maybe this red passes the pink to the middle. Obviously does, just.
:36:49. > :36:56.In it goes. Graeme Dott now knows that he has to play four frames of
:36:57. > :37:06.flawless snooker. He's going to have to be flawless but will also
:37:06. > :37:11.need a bit of help. You'll need John Higgins to miss a few balls,
:37:11. > :37:16.otherwise it is asking a lot to play those four frames completely
:37:16. > :37:19.flawless. Sometimes you can do it but mostly if you're going to come
:37:19. > :37:23.from behind, you are going to need a bit of help from your opponent.
:37:23. > :37:33.You need to play flawless, a bit of luck, added bit of help from your
:37:33. > :37:36.
:37:36. > :37:46.friends! They are friends of the table, but not when it comes to
:37:46. > :37:49.
:37:49. > :37:57.When you look at this match, you look at the breaks but John Higgins
:37:57. > :38:07.has made, breaks over 50, 60 in frame one, 52 in frame three, 75 in
:38:07. > :38:10.frame five, 64 in the last frame... 82 in this one, and counting. He is
:38:10. > :38:16.scoring when he gets the opportunity is, of which is
:38:16. > :38:22.something that Graeme Dott has been unable to do. If he can win
:38:22. > :38:32.frames... Look at the pot success. 97%. But 90% from Graeme Dott is
:38:32. > :38:47.
:38:47. > :38:56.not poor. 90% would win you quite a That is the 12th century in this
:38:56. > :39:00.year's Masters. John Higgins is going to make it very, very
:39:00. > :39:04.difficult for Graeme Dott as he goes within one frame of a place in
:39:04. > :39:09.goes within one frame of a place in the semifinal. He leads 5-2. The
:39:09. > :39:13.12th century of the Masters, but the first four John Higgins at
:39:13. > :39:17.Alexandra Palace. All of that means he has put his fellow Scot, Graeme
:39:17. > :39:27.Dott, in real trouble in this quarterfinal. In frame eight, it is
:39:27. > :39:36.
:39:36. > :39:46.That is probably, in a nutshell, or what Graeme Dott's problem has been
:39:46. > :40:02.
:40:02. > :40:11.tonight. You can usually put that That is the last place you want to
:40:11. > :40:21.be. It is amazing how many times that happens - you play position
:40:21. > :40:27.
:40:27. > :40:35.It is a good recovery. It is a big ask to win the frame at this visit,
:40:35. > :40:45.particularly where the yellow is. That is going to be some shot -
:40:45. > :40:47.
:40:47. > :40:57.yellow to green. Has he snookered himself? No. He is all right. He is
:40:57. > :41:02.
:41:02. > :41:07.looking at the score board. He will It is going to be a tough yellow,
:41:07. > :41:10.and he needs good position on the green. He is not perfect on this
:41:10. > :41:19.green. If he's going to get on the yellow, he's going to have to play
:41:19. > :41:24.it with a tremendous amount of side. These are tricky on these tables.
:41:24. > :41:34.It looks like he's going to screw all around the table here. That was
:41:34. > :41:36.
:41:36. > :41:46.This frame is not over just yet. John Higgins is two points in front,
:41:46. > :41:56.
:41:56. > :42:02.You normally think, Graeme Dott would ask the referee to replace
:42:02. > :42:12.the balls, but there was certainly an edge to the yellow. Can he play
:42:12. > :42:34.
:42:34. > :42:39.a better safety shot than John He thought about it long and hard.
:42:39. > :42:46.If I was playing it, it would not have played it like that. I would
:42:46. > :42:56.have bounced the yellow up the table. It should have been a check
:42:56. > :42:56.
:42:56. > :42:58.side and yellow down the table. That was a long way away,
:42:59. > :43:08.considering that that was an opportunity to win frame and match.
:43:09. > :43:24.
:43:24. > :43:32.It is a problem as well. He will have to go bowl cushion here. Side
:43:32. > :43:37.cushion, bottom cushion and from behind. The thing is, there is a
:43:37. > :43:47.bit of room around it. I think you're probably looking at three
:43:47. > :43:55.
:43:55. > :44:05.cushions, but he could easily miss A miss called. Here is Graeme
:44:05. > :44:11.
:44:11. > :44:19.Dott's opportunity to win the frame Just slightly the wrong angle with
:44:19. > :44:29.the yellow, and now he has to find a cut on the green. If he can hold
:44:29. > :44:36.
:44:36. > :44:46.for the brown, he might have to put He put a trace of check side, but
:44:46. > :44:55.
:44:56. > :44:59.not a lot. Just brown and blue I bet you that he cannot believe he
:44:59. > :45:03.is still in this match after he played the yellow and chipped it
:45:03. > :45:13.towards the corner. I bet he thought it was all over. This looks
:45:13. > :45:21.
:45:21. > :45:25.He could cut it into the middle. It is a thin one. All the pocket is
:45:25. > :45:31.not available for this blue, this left corner. The pink is covering
:45:32. > :45:41.at least a quarter of it. He is looking at the cut. He has changed
:45:42. > :45:48.
:45:48. > :45:58.his mind. No point in taking a Well, the crowd really enjoyed that.
:45:58. > :46:01.
:46:01. > :46:05.In goes the pink. So Graeme Dott, his hopes are still alive. I don't
:46:05. > :46:10.know how John Higgins missed the yellow, but Graeme Dott is still in
:46:10. > :46:14.yellow, but Graeme Dott is still in it. But he still trails 5-3. You
:46:14. > :46:18.always knew that Graeme Dott would never capitulate. It is just not in
:46:18. > :46:28.his nature, but has he given himself too much to do in this
:46:28. > :47:05.
:47:05. > :47:15.If he pots this, the black is That is the best positional shot he
:47:15. > :47:29.
:47:29. > :47:33.What a good recovery that was. just wondering whether he will play
:47:33. > :47:39.the shot where he could pot this red, cannon into the reds and screw
:47:39. > :47:49.up the pack here, and tried to develop a couple of reds. He
:47:49. > :47:51.
:47:51. > :48:00.There is a choice of the pink if he wants it. He's going to have to
:48:00. > :48:10.move the reds. Certainly the pack behind the pink, it is still fairly
:48:10. > :48:22.
:48:22. > :48:32.The referee is just asking John to give him a second. He's trying to
:48:32. > :48:45.
:48:45. > :48:53.He can just about get through to That little nudge of the second red
:48:53. > :48:56.left him nicely on the black. has a chance to leave that shot we
:48:56. > :49:00.mentioned earlier where he can leave it a little low on the red
:49:00. > :49:10.and pot it and move some reds that if you choose to, or you can play
:49:10. > :49:21.
:49:21. > :49:26.the run through and flick off the He could play a screw back and all
:49:26. > :49:32.the reds could open up. Well played. He played it with a trace of left-
:49:32. > :49:39.hand side just to check it slightly to stay on the black. He has played
:49:39. > :49:47.that inch-perfect. Just watch the cue ball. Left-hand side. Just
:49:47. > :49:52.checked it and back towards the black. As we say, John, if you have
:49:52. > :50:01.got a nice angle on the ball, you can do anything. It is when you
:50:02. > :50:10.keep running out of position... I think that has been the main
:50:10. > :50:15.difference. Cue ball control. When John has made a break, it has been
:50:15. > :50:18.far better than Graeme Dott this evening. It is just the way it is
:50:18. > :50:23.on certain nights. Graeme Dott can certainly make big breaks, we know
:50:23. > :50:33.that, but he has not quite been at his best this evening where the cue
:50:33. > :51:01.
:51:01. > :51:07.John is going to keep this break as A recent to play a little cannon
:51:07. > :51:16.into the pink and the two reds here. If he plays that, he was bound to
:51:16. > :51:23.be it on the left middle. But, anyway, no problem, he has played
:51:23. > :51:27.it well enough. We said at the start of this match but Graeme Dott
:51:27. > :51:37.was going to be through to the quarterfinal, and he is going to
:51:37. > :51:39.
:51:40. > :51:44.have to try again next year. This Masters tournament, the top 16
:51:44. > :51:54.players in the world. In the last few seasons, we have had a few wild
:51:54. > :52:07.
:52:07. > :52:13.Another example of why John Higgins is the great champion he is. They
:52:13. > :52:18.know how to close matches out. The opportunity presented itself. Does
:52:18. > :52:24.he ever looked like missing? I don't think so. That put in 72
:52:24. > :52:29.points ahead now with just 67 remaining and an easy red coming up
:52:29. > :52:39.which, in my mind, would mean they Graeme Dott will not come back to
:52:39. > :52:46.
:52:46. > :52:54.the table in this year's BBC We said earlier this evening that
:52:54. > :53:04.all we need is some heavy scoring and John Higgins has applied that.
:53:04. > :53:04.
:53:04. > :53:14.-- supplied that. He has certainly turned it on. He is going to take
:53:14. > :53:27.
:53:27. > :53:37.He just misjudged the kiss. 3 blues, two pink's... We could have a
:53:37. > :53:38.
:53:38. > :53:43.second century of the evening. Dougie pocket get bigger?! That is
:53:43. > :53:47.a pity. But John Higgins will not be concerned about that. He shakes
:53:47. > :53:52.his hand. Graeme Dott will be disappointed. He had a chance early
:53:52. > :53:57.on in the match but could not score heavily enough. The world champion
:53:57. > :54:03.goes through to the semifinal. He was a comfortable winner in the end,
:54:03. > :54:08.was a comfortable winner in the end, 6-3. Luckily for me, Graeme Dott
:54:08. > :54:18.missed a couple and I managed to getting through some decent breaks.
:54:18. > :54:18.
:54:18. > :54:24.When I went 5-2 in front, ahead a few chances and I was a bit anxious,
:54:24. > :54:28.but went Graeme Dott went 5-3, I thought, oh no. But I managed to
:54:28. > :54:34.get a good break in the last frame which was really good. I am really
:54:34. > :54:41.happy to get to the semis here, the venue is great, and I just look
:54:41. > :54:46.forward to it. It should be a good crowd on Saturday night. John now
:54:46. > :54:49.faces either Mark Selby or Shaun Murphy. Selby was in the auditorium
:54:49. > :54:55.tonight checking out the potential opposition, but he knows he has to
:54:55. > :55:01.get past Murphy tomorrow evening in the quarterfinal. We are back on
:55:01. > :55:07.the air at 12:30pm with a cracking quarterfinal in prospect between