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Hello and a very good evening, welcome to Alexandra Palace and the

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2016 masters, quarterfinals day here and four former champions looking to

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land the coveted title once again. It is there, what a great shot, the

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defending champion is knocked out by the young man from Northern Ireland.

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In it goes and Barry Hawkins, it is the first time he has won a match

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Masters. Judd Trump beat Stephen Maguire six frames to four. You have

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to feel for Marco Fu. A nice easy evening for Neil Robinson. A

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tremendous performance. He runs out a winner -- Neil Robertson. Our

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fabulous match, Romeo Sullivan is back and he takes the match six

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frames to five. -- Ronnie O'Sullivan. A major result for John

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Higgins. Get in there! Get in. Stuart Bingham, he will be over the

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moon having won his first match here at the Masters. What a line-up, Mark

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Allen who made the semi-finals last year took on Barry Hawkins and

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tonight we will see that much shortly. Judd Trump against Neil

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Robertson pop -- promise to be a cracker. The current King Stuart

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Bingham against John Higgins. We start with a real cracker between

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Mark Selby and Ronnie O'Sullivan. Trust me Selby against O'Sullivan

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lived up to its billing. Ronnie O'Sullivan edge unit, we join it at

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the start of frame six. That is a better break from Mark but

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that was a good point because Ronnie, he jumped over the black

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against Mark Williams. Another tester for Ronnie

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O'Sullivan. Superb. 100% from both players, that is

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unusual after five frames. It was a better break off shot from Mark

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Selby because he did not hit the blue. The way Ronnie is going, it

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may be the only shot he plays in the spring. -- he plays in this frame.

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Above the blue line. Nicely positioned to get down on this

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red-macro. -- read. -- read-macro. -- red.

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Might be an idea to try and get on the pink off this red. To the left

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of the black. He will be left with a pack of red, he is going for the

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black. -- reds. He has played a lovely cannon, a delicate little

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cannon. A wonderful little shot, nicely

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controlled, brushing off the pack of reds and getting onto the right side

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of the blue and bringing another red interplay. He will need one more

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good split on the reds to win the frame from this position.

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He lost the second frame after making a 50 odd break but he bounced

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straight back with a 69 and in the frame after he missed a fairly easy

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shot. He was practising his back an, so... I think he would preferred to

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go into this, he is contemplating potting the red. It will need to go

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in macro the blue rather than the black. He has to be careful he does

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not hit them too hard and send in the red. It could have finished a

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little better than that, I am not sure, if one of the two reds goes,

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he is OK. Yes, just about. APPLAUSE. That pink was on, you

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know. The red slid off the pink. It may be in a pottable position, but

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he still has the black. Just about. Gravity took over there, Dennis! We

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will show you that one again. Just over four minutes to get to the

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stage. We always give it a mention when he made that maximum break back

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in 1997, five minutes and 20 seconds. He is the wrong side of the

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blue line as you can see. He has already got a substantial lead. It

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did not really matter all that much. He is 69 a head, 67. From the break

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off shot, he has sat in his chair. APPLAUSE. He has made a 70 break in

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over five minutes, he must be slowing down, Dennis! He has been

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superb. When you think about that maximum, how did he do it in that

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time? That was just out of this world. It may never be beaten, that

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record. It used to take Terry Griffiths that amount of time just

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to break off, didn't it? APPLAUSE. And nice little kiss on

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the red, the only thing that has been missing is the century break.

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That is his 805th century break in his career. A wonderful magnificent

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century for O'Sullivan, securing the sixth frame. He leads by 4-2. What a

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roar from the crowd in the Alexandra Palace. They shared the next two

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frames and we join it in frame nine, Selby on a break of 47. A good

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split. We may be looking for a four. You would think he was leading 5-3

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the way he is playing at the moment. And that could be very unlucky

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unless that red at the back of the bunch goes, he is very unfortunate.

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You could play that same shot another ten times and you would

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finish on at least one or two reds. Very unfortunate. It is hard to

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believe that he did not bring more reds into play there.

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Yes, that is very, very tight. And the fact he is 54 in front, if he is

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not absolutely sure that he can what this red, he has to put it in

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safely. He will need to play at a little touch aside. I think if he

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puts it dead straight behind the red he could potter it, because he could

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flip it a little bit stock Ken Pisi enough of the red? He is trying the

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double-macro. -- double. He has played it in a wonderful way, look

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where the cue ball has landed. He has played it very cleverly.

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Once again, he has still got a pott on.

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Needs good cueing this one, only a couple of pots away from getting

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another frame back. At 5-4, it is game on again. He has to cue this in

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and he is coming across the lab as well. This is a difficult shot, very

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very tough. Played it superbly well, that was a

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maximum shot. Oh, he did not quite get the cannon

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and he is not safe yet, there is still enough there for Ronnie

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O'Sullivan, he is a strong favourite in this frame now. If that little

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cannon had of work, it was the end of the frame.

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This was the one here, he just caught it at bit thinner than he

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wanted. As I mentioned, those colours with the blue up there, that

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is quite a good target to try and get in behind.

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Well, look how the reds are now. So, Ronnie O'Sullivan is not quite out

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of this frame yet, one mistake from Mark and there is a counterattack

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on. There is not ball safe on the table at the moment. I think he may

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be able to have a go into the left-hand corner pocket, there is a

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gap between red and blacks towards the end of the table.

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-- black. He needs a bit of luck here. Well, I tell you what, he has

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knocked so many long balls in an because he is so far behind, he will

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take this on. If this goes in, he has a bit of a chance.

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APPLAUSE. What a shot that is. Just look at the case he got on the

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red as well, purposefully played, freeing up the pink. That red that

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has gone close to the side cushion will not be a problem for Ronnie

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O'Sullivan because he is so good left-handed. Surely Mark Selby

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cannot make a 70 break and lose a frame? And of course it is not only

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the frame, it would be the match. You would not put it past his

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opponent, Ronnie O'Sullivan relishes this sort of situation.

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Did not want the kiss on the black, but he is OK. He can drop the pink

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in. That is a great shot, fantastic

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shot. A good angle as well. What a climax we could have two this match.

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Because the red is OK, Ronnie can switch hands if he drops in behind

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the last red and he has the perfect angle to do that. What a finish this

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could be. Market knows that this has finished a little awkward here. --

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Mark Selby. The blue, which was knocked up there

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at the start of the frame could be a little awkward, this next shot.

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To make sure he does not snooker himself with the blue. This has been

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absolutely sublime so far. This could be one of the best frames

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ever seen, having said that, he has not got on the browns as he wanted.

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He has to go all what -- all the way around the table now. -- brown.

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Where is the cue ball? Keep your eye on the cue ball.

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Where does he play at? In the middle or up into the corner. -- play it.

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It is there, but he still has a little bit to do. Another good shot

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needed, Mark Selby made a 70 break. Incredible! Absolutely incredible.

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Can you believe it? Ronnie O'Sullivan has pulled off one of the

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finest clearances you could ever wish to see. Mark Selby made a

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magnificent 70 break and it looked like he would be one frame behind

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but in the end with that brilliant clearance, Ronnie O'Sullivan takes

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the match, fantastic match, 6-3. My concentration and my focus,

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everything that I could control was as good as it could be and I tried

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to stay present and if I missed the ball did try not to get too down on

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myself and waited for my next opportunity. As far as I was

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concerned, it was a first-class performance. I had a couple of

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chances before the interval and only missed one or two balls. When I did

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have the chance, I seem to run out of position I little bit and after

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the interval, Ronnie played a good frame and nicked one and after that

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I played well and it was so close to being 5-4 and if that is, it is game

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on again and Ronnie did well to win the match. Incredible stuff from

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Ronnie O'Sullivan here at Alexandra Palace. Steve Davis said was one of

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the greatest clearances of all time, some frame, match-winning

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performance from Ronnie O'Sullivan who will play either John Higgins or

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Stuart Bingham on Saturday evening. Now to the match between Mark Allen

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who will fancy his chances this year after coming so close last year. He

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took on Barry Hawkins earlier this evening. Hawkins is a Crucible

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runner-up in 2013 in a Masters quarterfinal for the first time.

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Mark Allen won the first, but soon found himself 3-1 down. Into frame

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five, Mark Allen to play, ten points ahead. Where is the red going? Is

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there a path through to that red? A little shake of the head. He cannot

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get through it directly and because it is near the side of the pockets,

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it is not unnatural to come off cushion first. If was right over the

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centre of the pocket, easy to come cushion first. Not when it is.

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He is just swerving it so he can get to the cushion first but he will

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have to catch the red thin if he is going to pot at. Well played. Could

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not have played it better, deserves everything he gets. This is the

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super shot, he had to play the swerve to get to the side cushion so

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he could hit the red then. He could not have played it any better. Big

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shot, this. Well! Played it dead weight and just

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managed to drop and I thought for a moment it was just a fraction wide.

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This black will put him six points in front.

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He has underhit that. Six points in front, he will need these four

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remaining reds to win the frame at this visit. And that is not helped

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in being well short. APPLAUSE. Just about run far enough

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so he can get to the yellow because I do not think the brown will go.

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Played for the choice of both reds in the centre. In off the side

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cushion for the blue. He was just in between playing

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this,. Had to take the cue ball in and out of the baulk field. Right in

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the heart of the pocket. This blue will put him at 29 points in front.

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With just 27 remaining. It looks like another frame has got

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away from Mark Allen. He was in first with a break of 40, ball

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positional shot broke down. It did not matter, that is more than

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half. Great work by Barry Hawkins. Three frame advantage, he leads 4-1.

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Hawkins made a pretty shaky start the match what was finding his

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rhythm. Let a show you what happened in the next frame. Mark Allen up the

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table on a break of 51. Got into it too much, wraps his knuckles on the

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side of the table. Obviously Mark Allen been a

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left-hander, that is the reason he needed an angle. He will not want to

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be playing that red with the wrist. I think he has got a choice, you

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either pot the pink or you can play snooker behind the pink.

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He decided to try and get in and block. I suppose the only upside for

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market is that the brown is reasonably safe. -- Mark Allen. 25

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ahead, 35 remaining. APPLAUSE. Now, Mark Allen had a

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quick look, does the blue cover the potting angle?

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I think Barry can definitely get past the blue, can he see enough of

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the red to pot at? I would suggest yes. He is looking at the potting

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angle -- popped it. If you are going to miss them,

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always a wrong side of hitting them to thin and this the result.

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And this is not guaranteed to hit this and get it safe.

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That is one way of playing it. Come off the right-hand side cushion and

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try and hit two cushions to hit the red. If you hit the red direct, you

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could go in fit. Well, he has courted thin. Barry

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will have a go at this. Surely not! It has run on. Allen has

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been a gift wrapped this opportunity.

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In actual fact, the yellow will do. He could have made a better fist of

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that. It is not going to be an easy yellow to go 28 points in front with

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25 remaining. It should not be a problem.

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And I would suggest it might relieve Mark Allen to get a frame on the

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board. After winning the first frame with 109, Toulouse four on the trot,

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it is tough. Yes, especially as Barry was in in that frame first. He

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missed that tricky black. If he had got that black, you would have

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thought it was definitely 5-1, the way the reds were situated. This is

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a very important frame for Mark Allen to

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As long as you can keep your opponent at four frames.

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Well, there was a bit of venom in that. He lost four on the trot but

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that is a bit more like it. He will feel a little bit better. But he is

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still two behind. Allen hanging on in there but

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Hawkins one frame 11 to make it 5-2. Into frame

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eight, Allen to play, 14 points behind.

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He did not make the best effort there, to get that safe. What has he

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left? The red to the right corner is there, to get that safe. What has he

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the easiest pot but position is not automatic because the cue ball is

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not going to be going into the other reds. The plant to the left pocket,

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he could be on the black, but I don't think he can be very close to

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the black. This is not straightforward. You may have to

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play some kind of hit and hope. The red in the corner, he is looking at

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the gap in the middle of those five reds. He would be delighted to get

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through that gap and get for the blue water pink.

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He got it. He got it. Well played. And the place he played it, he

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played for the gap. If you are uncertain, you play it with a little

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bit more pace so that if used to kiss into the reds, you can still

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get up the table. A perfect position will shop. -- positional shot.

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Not sure he played for this red he is taking on year. He needs to be

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careful he does not Snooker himself if he is playing for the pink. That

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is why he has played a more percentage shot. That could not have

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worked out better. He would love to play for the red just to the right

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of the black spot. He can play it in such a way that you are always going

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to have that read in the left corner.

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At the moment, he does not really want to be potting the black because

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that read to the right of the black will tie the black. I think he can

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hold for the pink year. Straight would have been better.

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It looks like he is going to play for the black.

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If the pink was on its part, it would not be a problem playing the

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black. If you pot the black, I think it goes on the pink spots so both of

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those colours could be tied up. Looking there, the black may

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actually go on its own spot if he potted.

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He just has to be careful here. Sometimes when the ball is right

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over the pocket, if you catch it a little bit thick, it can leave the

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cue ball glued to this black cushion.

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For safety, he is coming back for the blue. That was a nice little

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flick to leave himself on the pink. That certainly was a bonus.

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39 points, the lead now, he did not really have to play any cannons. To

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get the points required. He has under Hitler that. -- underhit that.

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He does not look composed to me. He looks a bit desperate to get over

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the winning line. Not as composed as he was earlier in the match.

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Understandable, to get to the semifinal, there is a lot of

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pressure out there. He was just able to drop it in and I

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think he can get through to the straight red when the paint is

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re-spotted. Now he can play, if he likes, to get

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on that red just to the right of the black spot. We just saw the side bar

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there saying 68 points, which is another 15, on top of what he has

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got now, Mark Allen will need a snooker.

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Played that nicely. Played that very well. And in potting this red now,

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he can bring those two reds just above the red he has just potted

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into play. Should be on the pink. He has played it a lot firmer than I

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would have done. But there you go. He still needs this blue and another

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red and colour. I don't know why he played it so hard. If he had played

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a soft screw, he would have been guaranteed to be on that pink. He

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just seems desperate to get over that winning line at the moment.

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This blue will put him 66 points in front but there is still 67

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remaining. He has played for the double. Has he

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gone too far with the cue ball? I am surprised he has played for this

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red. It is one of the safe ones. This double four a place in the

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semifinal. Not quite there yet. A big ask for

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Mark Allen, of course. He has got no points to play with. Just 67 on and

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he is 66 behind. He has left this red to the left

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centre, Mark Allen. There is a bit of pressure on it

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because the cue ball is going to, you would think, cannon ink into the

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walls at this end of the table. But it is match ball so I don't think he

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can refuse it. He is coming around to have a look

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at the angle. I agree with you, it is not as if the

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at the angle. I agree with you, it The two reds near the top cushion

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are not give me is an Mark Allen has got to get blacks of every red.

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Surely you have got to go for this. The longer he is thinking about it,

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the more doubt it is putting in his head.

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As I say, the problem for Mark Allen is, if he pot is a red, he has got

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to get a black with it. Trying to get the red and come on

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the black. That was a tough pot so here is another half chance for

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Barry to clinch it. He can take this red to the far

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right corner, stunned the cue ball, and that is the only ball he can

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leave. It is right in the middle of the

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pocket. And Barry Hawkins, who are Ben Te'o this year has not got past

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the third -- first round, he is in the semifinal. Mark Allen will be

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very disappointed. Started off well in the first frame, made a break of

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109, but he has been making mistakes and not really showing any

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consistency. And there is no way back to the table now.

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What a positional shot. When you are in the position Barry is in,

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everything seems to come easy. I think he has had enough. Foul?

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I hit the pink. Sorry, that was my fault.

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He potted the pink and the referee called foul. I don't know where he

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got that one from. Anyway, it does not matter. They shake hands and he

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will wish him well in the semifinal. Barry Hawkins absolutely delighted,

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as well he might, because Ben Te'o this year he never got past the

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first round but he runs out a comfortable winner. He wins 6-2.

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I played a few loose shots am ultra critical I need to improve

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that side but I need to -- I am over the moon to beat someone like Mark.

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Getting to the world final was unbelievable and to get to the final

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in the second biggest tournament we have got, on the BBC, will be

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another great achievement for me. I am not really even thinking of

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Saturday at the moment because I will have to play at the top of my

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game to get through but if I did I will be delighted.

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Well done, Barry Hawkins. He will play the winner of the match between

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Judd Trump and Neil Robertson. Judd Trump looking to make his first

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Masters final since 2012. John Higgins plays Stuart Binny in --

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Stuart Bingham. We shall be back with live coverage at 1pm on BBC Two

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and it is Judd Trump against Neil Robertson for us. We cannot wait.

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Goodbye for now.

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