:08:23. > :08:33.at the moment. He does not have to go into them any more. He does not
:08:33. > :08:49.
:08:49. > :08:59.need to bring any raids into play, as such. So far, we have had 999
:08:59. > :09:01.
:09:01. > :09:11.centuries. It would be nice to finish off with a thousand. And we
:09:11. > :09:46.
:09:47. > :09:56.is trying to get it on the black. He just about judged it correctly.
:09:57. > :10:00.
:10:00. > :10:10.He will play to the rates just to the right of the black. Just that
:10:10. > :10:13.
:10:13. > :10:19.little can and are there. He decided not to 19 to them. Probably
:10:19. > :10:29.because the right down the red he is going into the corner pocket. He
:10:29. > :10:33.
:10:33. > :10:43.did not want to knock them into a position. Actually a very good
:10:43. > :10:47.
:10:47. > :10:57.chance for a one for seven. Without having to take many risks. He can
:10:57. > :10:57.
:10:57. > :11:07.be over the finishing line. And he may not have to play a wristy shot.
:11:07. > :11:32.
:11:32. > :11:42.There is a long way to grow. But it is looking good. The dreaded mobile
:11:42. > :12:13.
:12:13. > :12:23.phone. Black and one more red makes the frame safe. He would not want
:12:23. > :12:28.
:12:28. > :12:33.to kiss this red. That is a little bit careless. He will play for the
:12:33. > :12:43.black of this raid. But it is tricky. That will put in 69 points
:12:43. > :12:57.
:12:57. > :13:07.disappointed there. He was a strong favourite for the brain, but it is
:13:07. > :13:23.
:13:24. > :13:30.the middle. But it just seems, with Mark Selby's body language, it does
:13:30. > :13:40.not look that convincing. Not a nice way to effectively lose a
:13:40. > :13:40.
:13:40. > :13:50.frame. Play a safety shot and Siegert red over the role. And then
:13:50. > :14:07.
:14:07. > :14:17.cushion, which will please him no end. Mark Selby is looking at the
:14:17. > :14:23.
:14:23. > :14:33.scoreboard now and he does not have many points to play with. He can
:14:33. > :14:39.
:14:39. > :14:49.put the red in the middle pocket. A great shot. The worst possible
:14:49. > :15:22.
:15:22. > :15:32.points behind. He is looking for one pink of his remaining reds.
:15:32. > :15:42.
:15:42. > :15:47.This would be one heck of a clearance. If it were not for the
:15:47. > :15:57.fact that he could only carry one pink, but it might not be good on
:15:57. > :16:13.
:16:13. > :16:21.the colour. Always knew that there would be a gap between the yellow
:16:21. > :16:25.and the brown. The one in between the yellow and the brown is the one
:16:25. > :16:35.that gives him a nice angle as he comes back down between the black,
:16:35. > :16:36.
:16:36. > :16:43.which he needs desperately. He has played it well. He has played it
:16:43. > :16:53.pretty good, as you can see, he has got a decent angle there. A superb
:16:53. > :16:54.
:16:54. > :17:04.effort so far. He will play for the red by the yellow. That is a better
:17:04. > :17:26.
:17:26. > :17:36.shot. Any less, and he cannot win the frame. He forgot about the pot.
:17:36. > :17:50.
:17:50. > :18:00.That could be his last shot in this brain. Apt. So, the resignation of
:18:00. > :18:00.
:18:00. > :19:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 91 seconds
:19:31. > :19:41.the fact that he is going to be 4-1 Mark Selby, twice a winner of the
:19:41. > :19:50.
:19:50. > :19:56.Masters, he trails 4-1. Mark Selby was breaking off. He has held on
:19:56. > :20:05.two occasions. We will have to see a complete reversal in form, he has
:20:05. > :20:15.been it in a slump this evening. It is not the best break off. He will
:20:15. > :20:45.
:20:45. > :20:55.be on the pink, you would think. He is on the pink. This is an early
:20:55. > :21:11.
:21:11. > :21:15.If he can get on that red by the blue. That is what is in his mind.
:21:15. > :21:25.He just keeps getting the first chance in every frame. He is too
:21:25. > :21:28.
:21:28. > :21:37.good a player to be given these opportunities. He did not catch it.
:21:37. > :21:47.That is OK, thank you very much. Just look at the cue ball flitting
:21:47. > :22:01.
:22:01. > :22:11.off the cushion. He has finished He just escaped from the red there.
:22:11. > :22:13.
:22:13. > :22:22.This is definitely a frame-winning chance. He is slightly hampered. He
:22:22. > :22:30.can drop the pink and still be on the red. Of course, in the position
:22:30. > :22:40.with this red, he will have to go for blue. Just looking at the
:22:40. > :22:58.
:22:58. > :23:08.potting angle, he has got three options. Only just. Just exactly.
:23:08. > :23:18.Even half a pall Mall would have made the position very hard. --
:23:18. > :23:23.
:23:24. > :23:33.ball more. He is on the brink of 5- 1. This red opens up the care other
:23:34. > :23:38.
:23:38. > :23:48.reds. At least one of those reds will go. I do nothing she has to
:23:48. > :23:51.
:23:51. > :24:01.play any Channon's. -- do not think he has to play any cannons. He
:24:01. > :24:12.
:24:12. > :24:16.under a heat that slightly. -- That was very fortunate. When you
:24:16. > :24:26.are full of confidence, you just believe that nothing will go wrong.
:24:26. > :24:57.
:24:57. > :25:07.If this goes in, he might have a chance. I can see why you said that
:25:07. > :25:12.
:25:12. > :25:22.he was so proficient with the rest. When you are playing as well as he
:25:22. > :25:23.
:25:23. > :25:33.is this evening, you are in the zone and nothing will put you off.
:25:33. > :25:34.
:25:34. > :25:38.He will be very disappointed in his performance so far this evening.
:25:38. > :25:48.Just a red in the corner needed. And he could put another frame on
:25:48. > :26:09.
:26:09. > :26:19.It is his last chance. I did not think that he would be back at the
:26:19. > :26:19.
:26:19. > :27:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 91 seconds
:27:32. > :27:36.table. He struck that very well. He is playing the Pink now. If it
:27:36. > :27:46.was not for the fact that he has had very little table time in the
:27:46. > :27:49.
:27:49. > :27:59.last few frames, you would fancy him to win this frame. It looks
:27:59. > :28:08.
:28:08. > :28:18.straightforward, but it is anything but. This will be one of the
:28:18. > :28:40.
:28:40. > :28:46.biggest clearances that he will have all year. He figures that he
:28:46. > :28:50.is 28 points behind at the moment and if he pots the yellow, he will
:28:50. > :29:00.still be 26 points behind. He has had so little table time, it is
:29:00. > :29:03.
:29:03. > :29:07.going to be tough. And he has Selby's mes on the yellow meant
:29:07. > :29:11.that he required snookers, Mark Selby, until he went out of this
:29:12. > :29:16.tournament last year, was known as Mr Masters, and he was serious
:29:16. > :29:26.trouble. Here is rain seven, with trouble. Here is rain seven, with
:29:26. > :29:58.
:29:58. > :30:08.Murphy at the table. He has finished inch-perfect on the black
:30:08. > :30:18.
:30:18. > :30:28.and that is a great shot. He is giving the referee the hurry up.
:30:28. > :30:32.
:30:32. > :30:42.You do not want to go so quickly that you make a mistake. He just
:30:42. > :30:43.
:30:43. > :31:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 91 seconds
:31:25. > :31:31.needs to block the scoreline from A very good positional shot. It
:31:31. > :31:41.makes another red available to this corner pocket. On the comeback
:31:41. > :31:41.
:31:41. > :32:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 91 seconds
:32:26. > :32:36.trail, Mark Selby. It is nice that He may try and go off the side of
:32:36. > :33:05.
:33:05. > :33:15.When the back of the pack is so tightly together, this is what can
:33:15. > :33:23.
:33:23. > :33:32.happen. A great chance now. It is all Blacks at the moment. He had a
:33:32. > :33:42.chance in the last mine, they just ran out of position. There is only
:33:42. > :33:56.
:33:56. > :34:06.one awkward read. That is nicely Black-and- one more red makes the
:34:06. > :34:14.
:34:14. > :34:24.He will have a problem with that. But he could possibly make this
:34:24. > :34:24.
:34:24. > :35:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 91 seconds
:35:05. > :35:09.It would have been cursed not to have been on a red. He leaves the
:35:09. > :35:19.cue ball a fair way from the table if he is wanting to play into
:35:19. > :35:26.
:35:26. > :35:33.corner pockets. The awkward read and tilt - Madni
:35:33. > :35:43.the corner cushion, he will leave that until the end. One-for-one is
:35:43. > :35:56.
:35:56. > :36:02.the highest break. That was made by If he does not get on the final
:36:03. > :36:08.black, there is always the double on. Not a bad place to be read to
:36:08. > :36:16.be, for a double. A bit further towards the middle pocket would be
:36:16. > :36:25.nicer. Shaun Murphy, he will give it one more. They are great friends
:36:26. > :36:35.That was not a good positional shot and he may have to play for that
:36:36. > :36:53.
:36:53. > :36:59.read now. He has nudged it. Even though there is an angle at the
:36:59. > :37:09.spot, he should be able to get it into the corner. That is a great
:37:09. > :37:27.
:37:27. > :37:37.The first ever one for seven break made by Joe Davis was played right
:37:37. > :37:43.
:37:44. > :37:49.into his pocket. What a pity. How a little tip from Shaun Murphy, he
:37:49. > :37:52.was willing him to get the maximum. was willing him to get the maximum.
:37:52. > :37:58.A-frame, but he still trails to Shaun Murphy. Mark Selby, despite
:37:58. > :38:05.having his back to the wall, is still capable of the highest
:38:05. > :38:15.quality. He did not get his 147. He is still 5-2 down. Frame make his
:38:15. > :38:24.
:38:24. > :38:28.is still 5-2 down. Frame make his next. Each is the brake off short.
:38:28. > :38:35.It is not beyond the realms of possibility that that break off a
:38:35. > :38:45.shot could be his last one in this year's Masters. That is the fine
:38:45. > :38:45.
:38:45. > :39:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 91 seconds
:39:25. > :39:35.There was a red at the bottom. If he hits it with enough pace, he
:39:35. > :39:45.
:39:45. > :39:55.will be on to the middle. He is not to the right of the middle. He will
:39:55. > :40:28.
:40:28. > :40:33.be on to the right centre. The Red Those three reds on the right side
:40:33. > :40:38.of the table are now pretty difficult for Mark Selby. He may be
:40:38. > :40:48.playing the deep screw back, a speculative pot, but getting the
:40:48. > :41:00.
:41:00. > :41:10.He did not get as close to the pot. There is the skid mark where it hit
:41:10. > :41:10.
:41:10. > :41:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 91 seconds
:41:59. > :42:09.That looks just about right. With the two balls hitting each other,
:42:09. > :42:15.
:42:15. > :42:25.this is definitely in the middle. He was trying to find a path for
:42:25. > :42:30.the cue ball and he had to really concentrate. If he just played it
:42:30. > :42:40.100%, he would have been fine. was trying to avoid the queues, but
:42:40. > :43:13.
:43:13. > :43:20.he did do, but he missed the That is quite a comfortable Cross
:43:20. > :43:28.double. If he plays this down the left-hand side, he can just avoid
:43:29. > :43:38.the red at the top of the cushion. Just a little bit too hard. He
:43:39. > :44:03.
:44:03. > :44:13.never gave me the sense that he was APPLAUSE A good pot. We saw the red
:44:13. > :44:14.
:44:14. > :44:22.jump into the pocket. The pink does go. This gives it a completely
:44:22. > :44:32.different complexion. It is available into the right corner.
:44:32. > :44:32.
:44:32. > :45:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 91 seconds
:45:15. > :45:22.The black does not go into any pocket at the moment. That is until
:45:22. > :45:32.he clears the red that is by the right corner. It is not a complete
:45:32. > :45:33.
:45:33. > :45:38.certainty that he will clear up. So far he is making the right signs.
:45:38. > :45:43.There looks like a win in one visit after an excellent opening red.
:45:43. > :45:53.Mark Selby will be working out from his chair where it could go wrong
:45:53. > :46:05.
:46:05. > :46:14.for him. He is probably thinking the worst. Yes, I think he will be.
:46:14. > :46:24.Mark Selby has become the world number one, with good results. I
:46:24. > :46:29.
:46:29. > :46:38.just wonder if that mantle is a little heavy on his shoulders. He
:46:39. > :46:48.has not reduced this evening. -- produced. No-one knows better than
:46:48. > :46:52.you what it is like at the top with everyone snapping at your heels.
:46:52. > :47:02.think that level of expectation for all of the players is rising. They
:47:02. > :47:09.
:47:09. > :47:17.are all trying to get a slice of This pink, that will be the end of
:47:17. > :47:27.the matter as far as Mark Selby is concerned. Disappointing. He could
:47:27. > :47:37.have had the lead 2-0 in this match. Once Shaun Murphy got ahead, he got
:47:37. > :47:40.
:47:40. > :47:48.stronger. Fiat only thing that Mark has done since the first frame...
:47:49. > :47:54.There is only 67 remaining. Is he in the semifinal? It was enough for
:47:54. > :47:59.Shaun Murphy to silky spot in the semifinal of the Masters for the
:47:59. > :48:05.first time in eight attempts. -- seal his spot. This will be a
:48:05. > :48:12.seal his spot. This will be a disbursement -- disappointment for
:48:12. > :48:19.Mark Selby. I do not take any pleasure out of beating him, he is
:48:19. > :48:25.one of my best friends. He did not seem himself. He did not seem his
:48:25. > :48:29.normal clinical self. I am not sure what was up with him. I am pleased
:48:29. > :48:34.to get through and it is the first time I have been to the semifinal
:48:34. > :48:43.of the Masters. I have always been a decent front runner. The thing I
:48:43. > :48:48.have found, I try and get ahead of everybody, it is difficult to get
:48:48. > :48:55.those early head starts. This week it seems to be paying off. I will
:48:55. > :49:01.be trying my best to play it as I see it. If I get a chance, I will
:49:01. > :49:07.go for it. Confirmation of the line-up for the 2012 Masters. Neil
:49:07. > :49:10.Robinson is up against Judd Trump and John Higgins, the only one of