:00:33. > :00:39.Good evening and welcome back to Alexandra Palace Under 2017 Dafabet
:00:40. > :00:44.Masters, were at the quarterfinal stage and we will show you tonight's
:00:45. > :00:50.match between Marco Fu, 2011 runner-up, taking on Mark Alan from
:00:51. > :00:53.Northern Ireland. After the saccharine's quarterfinal between
:00:54. > :01:00.two heavyweights- Ronnie O'Sullivan and Neil Robertson. Out-of-the-box,
:01:01. > :01:04.the trademark long red by Robertson suggested the Australian was in fine
:01:05. > :01:11.form. But Ronnie matched his position with a fabulous part to
:01:12. > :01:14.level proceedings. In frame four, this effort was surely a contender
:01:15. > :01:22.for the shot of the tournament, all square at the interval. The middle
:01:23. > :01:24.frames were uncharacteristically erroneous, firstly Ronnie opening
:01:25. > :01:33.the door for Robertson to take the lead. Before the world number seven
:01:34. > :01:45.returned the gift in the next frame, 3-3 and little to separate them.
:01:46. > :01:59.Lady luck favouring the Londoner in his home tournament.
:02:00. > :02:10.Amazingly, not just once but twice in two frames, the Rocket two up
:02:11. > :02:14.with three left to play. Another wayward attempt by Robertson opened
:02:15. > :02:17.the door for O'Sullivan to seal the match and take his place in the last
:02:18. > :02:30.four for the fourth consecutive year, closing out a 6-3 victory.
:02:31. > :02:38.Today, it was not a great match but I felt I was competing, I was
:02:39. > :02:42.physically better in myself, I tried my hardest and it could have been
:02:43. > :02:50.easy for my hair to go down but I just felt, play every ball. It is so
:02:51. > :02:55.important until the end. He had several flukes that were crucial and
:02:56. > :02:59.unfortunately, it was probably the difference in the match today
:03:00. > :03:05.because I think if I had better luck going into the pack, I would have
:03:06. > :03:08.made two or three centuries and unfortunately my momentum was
:03:09. > :03:14.stopped at crucial points with the run of the ball. That is the way it
:03:15. > :03:19.is, snooker is like that. I just have to take this defeat and move
:03:20. > :03:22.onto the next one. I cannot chalk this up to a bad performance or
:03:23. > :03:26.anything like that because I don't think I did a great deal wrong.
:03:27. > :03:30.Ronnie O'Sullivan, two wins from his seventh Masters title, he will play
:03:31. > :03:37.the winner of the clash between Marco Fu and Mark Alan, who lost to
:03:38. > :03:42.Marco Fu in the semifinal in 2011. If you are watching earlier, on BBC
:03:43. > :03:45.Two, you will have seen Marco Fu taking the first frame comfortably
:03:46. > :03:56.and in the second frame, Marco was on course for a break of 142 but he
:03:57. > :04:03.missed this red. He still went on to win the frame. 2-0 Marco Fu, we can
:04:04. > :04:09.show you frame number three, Allen trailing by six points, commentary
:04:10. > :04:17.from John Virgo and Steve Davis. Fantastic shot. Where is the cue
:04:18. > :04:24.ball going? What a tremendous pot that was. If he mis-hit that in any
:04:25. > :04:29.way, he was going to collide with black or red, it had to be perfect.
:04:30. > :04:36.Only hitting the red in the pocket was going to find the right line.
:04:37. > :04:44.Unfortunately for him, he could not play the position as well. This is a
:04:45. > :04:53.big shot to take on as a pot. This is a tough one.
:04:54. > :05:04.Wow! He was absolutely delighted with that. You can see after he
:05:05. > :05:05.played that, that was a character builder for the rest of the match,
:05:06. > :05:16.even. This black to go five points in the
:05:17. > :05:32.lead. Which means that he needs these four
:05:33. > :05:41.reds with colours to clinch the frame at this visit.
:05:42. > :05:45.It would be nice from Mark Alan if these two red squirrel into the
:05:46. > :05:55.right middle. Not easy to see from the overhead.
:05:56. > :06:24.Just checking. He has got to be very precise, if he
:06:25. > :06:35.plays in the middle, which he has done... And that looks about inch
:06:36. > :06:44.perfect. Red would be enough to get to the required stage.
:06:45. > :06:53.Well, he played that with pace, he was trying to develop the other red.
:06:54. > :07:01.And he has missed that pot. How costly could that we? -- be? The red
:07:02. > :07:06.goes in if he plays out with less pace but as you say, trying to get
:07:07. > :07:13.that second red into play, it looks relatively easy, dropping into the
:07:14. > :07:18.middle pocket... It is always more of an acute angle than it looks on
:07:19. > :07:27.the TV screen... He will give that utmost care and attention.
:07:28. > :07:34.The amount of time he is taking to look at this, it is by no means a
:07:35. > :07:36.certainty, it is close to the pocket, looking on the television it
:07:37. > :07:48.looks quite easy. I thought he could have been tempted
:07:49. > :07:53.into playing that a little bit harder to get away from the cushion.
:07:54. > :07:57.He quickly looked at the blue. I think the fact that he played that
:07:58. > :08:02.at that pace, he was worried about missing that. He has not dropped
:08:03. > :08:05.position on the colour, he could pot of the pink but he could not get
:08:06. > :08:14.position on the reds so he's trying to get the black.
:08:15. > :08:28.That miss from Mark Alan has not cost him the frame. He might still
:08:29. > :08:36.have caused the problem. This is arguably a red ball game. A 20 point
:08:37. > :08:41.lead that Mark has doesn't count for anything if Marco Fu gets the first
:08:42. > :08:42.chance at this red, he can hit that red but then he could run into the
:08:43. > :08:54.yellow. That cue ball was very close and
:08:55. > :09:01.that is not the best safety. So, Marco Fu gets another chance to
:09:02. > :09:05.steal this frame. It is more difficult because the green has gone
:09:06. > :09:24.to the side cushion. It is not that difficult.
:09:25. > :09:31.He could not risk playing that slow to keep on the baulk colours so he
:09:32. > :09:32.had to get up the table. Some more mileage for the cue ball from this
:09:33. > :09:49.blue. Just about kept away from snookering
:09:50. > :09:54.himself. He has got the ideal angle to Stan across for the yellow.
:09:55. > :10:15.Off the yellow for the green. He played that perfectly.
:10:16. > :10:23.Still leading. Up to and including the black, I always feel the key
:10:24. > :10:27.shot in this type of clearance is primed to blue, if he gets perfect
:10:28. > :10:34.on the blue you would think this is a formality. -- brown to the blue.
:10:35. > :11:15.And that is perfect on the blue. Blue, pink and black. What a steal.
:11:16. > :11:21.So, Mark Alan did not have much of a chance for the first two frames but
:11:22. > :11:28.he had plenty of a chance that one. And this, a trick or two and Marco
:11:29. > :11:32.Fu stretches his lead, 3-0 in front. And this is remarkable stuff from
:11:33. > :11:36.Marco Fu, in his first round against Judd Trump he was behind but somehow
:11:37. > :11:43.got himself back into the match to win 6-5. Frame four and he is in
:11:44. > :11:57.front again. Not easy but has he got it? Great Charter! -- great shot!
:11:58. > :12:04.Going into the middle pocket, they just drop into the near jaw. That
:12:05. > :12:09.was a good shot. He needs to make the most of this opportunity.
:12:10. > :12:17.Particularly with Marco Fu having the first chance. That he can
:12:18. > :12:22.somehow win the frame at this visit. Fu will go into the dressing room,
:12:23. > :12:24.albeit 3-1 in front but thinking what could have been, as he is right
:12:25. > :12:56.now. Nicely judged to get the correct
:12:57. > :13:01.side of the blue. I think there is only one red available. And then he
:13:02. > :13:03.has to start looking at spitting the pack, he could go into the pink and
:13:04. > :13:18.two reds and be aggressive here. He chose not to. I'm not saying that
:13:19. > :13:22.was the wrong shot at all. But he has to play a shot to split up the
:13:23. > :13:27.pack, I think. Unless another red goes into the middle of the pack.
:13:28. > :13:34.Obviously with two reds into the middle, they could also go.
:13:35. > :13:55.6-point lead to build upon. It is not going to be straightforward. He
:13:56. > :14:02.needs to open up that little cluster of five reds. If he has any thoughts
:14:03. > :14:07.on winning at this visit. He doesn't have a good angle on the pink to do
:14:08. > :14:12.that this time. That red in the middle of the pack of five, if that
:14:13. > :14:19.goes, if it goes into the corner, I don't think so... Maybe the other
:14:20. > :14:25.middle. But not from this position. A bit of a misjudgement. He is going
:14:26. > :14:37.to leave this and hold the spot, I think. The pink was not on the spot.
:14:38. > :14:46.Desperately looking for a good angle on the black to go into that cluster
:14:47. > :14:51.of five. He has played that well! It all depends on this cannon. Whatever
:14:52. > :15:01.you do, don't take your eyes off the pot.
:15:02. > :15:10.Well, he got the cannon on the red that he wanted to, but Nasr is half
:15:11. > :15:14.ball on the left-hand side, rather than full. -- but he hit it half
:15:15. > :15:37.ball. Obviously he did not play the
:15:38. > :15:40.cannon, he would like to be low on this red, and he is. That would
:15:41. > :15:49.bring the other three reds into play. He just needs to be wary of in
:15:50. > :15:54.off in the left middle if he plays it with pace. Is the red going to
:15:55. > :16:00.cover the path for the blue? Not quite, he is OK, still on to win the
:16:01. > :16:15.frame at this visit now. He has got to avoid a kiss on the red near the
:16:16. > :16:23.baulk cushion. That is the only thing that can go wrong with this
:16:24. > :16:44.shot. Just missed it. And played it well.
:16:45. > :17:06.Red and black would put him 45 in front with just 43 remaining.
:17:07. > :17:15.He has got its first frame on the scoreboard now, and Marco Fu will go
:17:16. > :17:20.in with a 3-1 lead, but disappointed. He should not be
:17:21. > :17:29.overly disappointed, of course, but when you get in first, in a frame
:17:30. > :17:31.that could give you a 4-0 lead... He will be a little aggrieved that he
:17:32. > :17:52.did not clinch it. Well, he has missed it. So but for
:17:53. > :17:55.three snookers, Mark Allen will be 3-1 behind.
:17:56. > :17:59.He needed that frame, he is still in it 3-1 at the mid-session interval,
:18:00. > :18:10.frame five, Allen with a chance to narrow the lead.
:18:11. > :18:19.This link will put in 32 points in front. -- pink. That means he can
:18:20. > :18:23.win this frame with the two reds in the open, he doesn't need the two
:18:24. > :18:50.reds together near the top cushion. Fairly tight on the positional part
:18:51. > :18:59.of that. Red and pink would put him 46 in front with only 43 remaining.
:19:00. > :19:04.It looks a formality now, if he has an angle on the pink, he may be able
:19:05. > :19:15.to serve the reds, but he will be making certain he popped the pink,
:19:16. > :19:17.that is for sure. -- he pots. So Marco Fu's missed black off the spot
:19:18. > :19:24.looks to have cost him the frame. That is definitely the case now, no
:19:25. > :19:36.way back. Just the way he has been striking
:19:37. > :19:39.the ball, he must have come out after the interval with a little bit
:19:40. > :19:48.more aggression, getting the cue through a little bit better. Yeah,
:19:49. > :19:52.in some respects, sometimes when you are behind in a match, you can play
:19:53. > :19:55.with a little bit more freedom, perhaps the nerves were jangling
:19:56. > :20:00.right at the start of the match. Quite an interesting matchup between
:20:01. > :20:06.these two at the best of times, but even more of a matchup, Terry
:20:07. > :20:13.Griffiths coaching Mark Allen, Wayne Griffiths coaching Marco Fu.
:20:14. > :20:28.Terry Griffiths, it is like Mini-Me, isn't it? Like the Lion King, the
:20:29. > :20:34.circle of life, Wayne coming up on the inside. Yes, Wayne Griffiths,
:20:35. > :20:43.who works at the academy in Hong Kong. He comes over for all the
:20:44. > :20:50.major tournaments with Marco. So in goes the pink, and Marco Fu will be
:20:51. > :20:54.disappointed, he looked like he could be 4-0 at the mid-session
:20:55. > :20:58.interval, he is now only one in front.
:20:59. > :21:00.A quarterfinal tie on our hands, can Mark Allen draw level? Early stages
:21:01. > :21:13.of the next frame. Well, he has left a pot on here.
:21:14. > :21:39.Nicely knocked in. This will be a test of Marco's cue
:21:40. > :21:44.power. Most players here would try to get on the red that is just above
:21:45. > :21:48.the black. He looks to have the angle on the yellow to screw back
:21:49. > :21:59.and get there, but has he got it in his armoury?
:22:00. > :22:11.Well, he has played through the gap, assuming the second red goes and the
:22:12. > :22:15.first one didn't. If they both go, then that was easy-peasy, really,
:22:16. > :22:19.wasn't it? He didn't have to screw back off the red. No, I didn't
:22:20. > :22:30.realise both of them would go. Easy-peasy, Lemon squeezy!
:22:31. > :22:55.Not too sure where it is going to go once it is potted.
:22:56. > :23:45.It looks like it will go back on its spot.
:23:46. > :23:58.Well, I think he is on a red to the left middle.
:23:59. > :24:04.He is not the greatest power player in the game, sort of launching
:24:05. > :24:18.himself, the cue goes up in the air a bit. But he has got enough cue
:24:19. > :24:22.power for these cloths. You might be found out a little bit more on a
:24:23. > :24:30.slower cloth against a player with a range shots, I don't know, only an.
:24:31. > :24:37.Yeah, I think it is if there was. -- only an observation. He used all the
:24:38. > :24:45.pocket there but struggled it in, nicely on the red.
:24:46. > :24:55.He would be delighted to right the wrongs of the last frame, make a
:24:56. > :25:06.frame-winning contribution here. I think perhaps it is worthwhile going
:25:07. > :25:08.the pack here. I think a hard stun into the apex of the red might reap
:25:09. > :25:26.rewards. Screwed it a bit, but looks good.
:25:27. > :25:31.Yes, he is on a red - the only thing is the red to the left middle, which
:25:32. > :25:34.would be his choice, is hampered. It just makes cueing a little bit
:25:35. > :25:43.awkward, but has he found an alternative?
:25:44. > :25:49.He has got a cut red into the right middle, but he would much rather
:25:50. > :25:55.play the straight red into the left middle, other than the fact, as you
:25:56. > :26:01.said, John, he's cueing over the top of that red. And it is not one he
:26:02. > :26:07.can just rot in, he has got to put a little bit of pace on it to get the
:26:08. > :26:11.angle on the pink. Good reasons to go for the cut red to the middle
:26:12. > :26:19.pocket, this is a lot tougher. He has got to be happy with that.
:26:20. > :26:25.Yeah, I suppose, by dropping it in, by virtue of the fact that he has a
:26:26. > :26:32.red close to the right middle, he did not have to get the potting
:26:33. > :26:36.angle on the pink. Didn't mind going up into the baulk end, because this
:26:37. > :26:43.red was always going to be available, Andy Redwood nicely
:26:44. > :26:48.spread. He has got a good lead, he does not have to bother with the
:26:49. > :26:53.ones on the side cushions. -- and the reds are nicely spread. A bit of
:26:54. > :26:59.a bounce off the top cushion, he thought he was perfect on the black.
:27:00. > :27:41.Just went that extra couple of inches.
:27:42. > :27:51.Played that nicely. This cue action, he basically just points the cube, a
:27:52. > :27:54.couple of little waggles and then delivers it, ideal for these
:27:55. > :28:19.situations where you just play little stuns and screws.
:28:20. > :28:30.This blue will put him 62 points in front, 75 remaining, so a couple of
:28:31. > :28:50.reds, a couple of colours required. It is a big watch, that, isn't it?!
:28:51. > :28:58.In my day you never bought a watch on your left wrist because it could
:28:59. > :29:09.get reflection from the lights. That could be off-putting. -- never wore.
:29:10. > :29:19.In goes the black, everybody knows that Mark Allen needs snookers. The
:29:20. > :29:24.red has gone in and that will be followed by the black. There is no
:29:25. > :29:40.way back to the table for the man from Northern Ireland.
:29:41. > :29:54.May be put to blue in and go for the red that is near the ball line. --
:29:55. > :30:01.may be put. He try to get closer to that. And he misjudged that.
:30:02. > :30:17.But we might still see a century here. Good pot.
:30:18. > :30:25.To make that century he is going to have to sort out this difficult,
:30:26. > :30:34.what will be the difficult last red on the side cushion. He has got the
:30:35. > :30:38.angle, can he disturb this and bring it into play? He has! Very well
:30:39. > :31:00.played. Dear me! It doesn't matter. He has
:31:01. > :31:06.got his two frame advantage back again, it is now 4-2. Marco Fu two
:31:07. > :31:12.frames away from a Saturday afternoon semifinal showdown with
:31:13. > :31:15.Ronnie Sullivan. -- Ronnie O'Sullivan. Frame seven, Allen to
:31:16. > :31:22.play and there is no score. He has to be careful with this safety shot,
:31:23. > :31:28.he cannot guarantee playing this if he can keep all of the reds away
:31:29. > :31:31.from the right corner. It could be that the red threads its way through
:31:32. > :31:44.the pack. He played that extra thin because of
:31:45. > :31:51.that. There was far too much pace on the cue ball. Although I think he
:31:52. > :31:56.has got away with it. Or is there a plant? Not the dreaded plant! The
:31:57. > :32:09.longer he looks at this, the more it is on. It is on! It is guaranteed,
:32:10. > :32:14.as well! That is when you know it is not your night. Marco has
:32:15. > :32:21.apologised, I don't know why. Was he saying, you were unlucky? It did not
:32:22. > :32:27.flick off the other red, it went into the pocket. What is that about?
:32:28. > :32:36.I mean, there is friendly and friendly.
:32:37. > :32:49.Unless he is just saying, unlucky that you left the plant? I suppose
:32:50. > :32:55.that is all that it was, yes. It is not ideal, he is short of pace. He
:32:56. > :33:02.has to play that back-up for the blue and he has done that very well.
:33:03. > :33:11.Inch perfect. You get the feeling normal service has been resumed from
:33:12. > :33:17.the perspective of Marco Fu. But for a couple of awkward positional
:33:18. > :33:21.shots, this is a great chance, he has to pick out the right red and he
:33:22. > :33:25.has spotted the one that opens it up, if he gets straight onto this
:33:26. > :33:31.and trundles through... He is on the black and it opens up. OK, he would
:33:32. > :33:46.have liked that to be a little bit straighter but not much difference.
:33:47. > :33:54.The red he would love to play for is to the left of the black. He can
:33:55. > :33:59.stun from the cushion for that, the reason I say that JC could have
:34:00. > :34:04.caused the position for the black to be blocked but with the black in the
:34:05. > :34:10.open, nicely available to both corners. He is usually very good in
:34:11. > :34:35.these positions. Pot success from both is very good,
:34:36. > :34:42.92% from Mark Allen, that is nothing to be ashamed of. He could elect
:34:43. > :34:47.going into the pack, playing both reds with some screw back, that
:34:48. > :34:48.would be guaranteed to be on a ball and he would open up the reds
:34:49. > :34:58.further as well. He chooses not to do that, I suppose
:34:59. > :35:05.it could have gone wrong but that was an option. At some stage he does
:35:06. > :35:13.need to go into those pack of five or six reds. Perhaps from this one?
:35:14. > :35:19.Well, he would be unlucky not to be on the red on the same pocket as the
:35:20. > :35:25.black. Yes, he has played it and the timing was perfect. He has opened up
:35:26. > :35:31.all the reds, the frame is at his mercy.
:35:32. > :35:42.We have all of the stats but we look at and I think one of the telling
:35:43. > :35:48.ones that I have noticed and this is how the player gets in, it is safety
:35:49. > :35:59.success. If you look at the safety success of both players, 95% for
:36:00. > :36:03.Marco Fu. 76% for Mark Allen. That is why Marco is getting these
:36:04. > :36:05.opportunities. Mark's safety has just not been good enough. Not so
:36:06. > :36:34.far. He had a chance earlier this evening
:36:35. > :36:42.to better the high break of 113 and, held by Mark Selby. -- 139. ?10,000
:36:43. > :36:49.prize for that, if he takes black through the remaining reds, there is
:36:50. > :36:54.a possible 143. No think Mark Allen can do. He knows this frame is gone.
:36:55. > :37:15.This red will clinch it. No attempt to get to the right side
:37:16. > :37:21.of the blue, there. Our possible 141, if he takes lax with his
:37:22. > :37:28.remaining reds and there is no reason why he should not attempt
:37:29. > :37:31.that. You assume that he knows what the highest breakers and if he has
:37:32. > :37:41.done the Marbs, it is not guaranteed that he has... -- the Marbs. -- the
:37:42. > :37:47.mathematics. He just wants to get on with it. Will he ask the referee but
:37:48. > :37:58.the highest breakers? If he can get 140 with the pink... Can he tell
:37:59. > :38:11.him? If he asks him. Yes. He would tell him, wouldn't he? He is asking
:38:12. > :38:13.him. Still 139? He is asking. The referee didn't know! He is asking
:38:14. > :38:25.somebody else! That is good mathematics from Marco,
:38:26. > :38:38.you have to pay the pink otherwise you cannot get 113. -- 139. Still
:38:39. > :38:47.on. Stuart Bingham, sitting at home right now... Yes, he helped that
:38:48. > :39:00.with 132, Mark Selby beating that with 139. Possible 140. Well, busy
:39:01. > :39:07.on any red? Can he avoid the kiss on the green? He played it!
:39:08. > :39:22.APPLAUSE That is for the century. Can he
:39:23. > :39:31.corrupt? And get the highest break? -- clear up. He is running around
:39:32. > :39:34.the table. He took no time in sorting that red into the pocket and
:39:35. > :39:53.you fancy he is going to pot these. Five remaining colours. To set the
:39:54. > :39:55.new high break of 140. And put himself in line for the ?10,000
:39:56. > :40:08.prize. Ooh from the crowd and quite like --
:40:09. > :40:39.quite rightly! Superb! Absolutely superb, that
:40:40. > :40:50.second last red was brilliant. And it took him and has given him the
:40:51. > :40:55.5-2 lead with the highest break so far, 140. One frame away from a
:40:56. > :41:01.place in the semifinal. Listen to the crowd, they enjoyed that.
:41:02. > :41:05.Fantastic to watch, it was a joy to be there and see Marco Fu getting
:41:06. > :41:11.that 140. Into the next frame and Mark Allen is fighting for his
:41:12. > :41:16.Masters life. Mark Allen comes to the table, 28 points behind. He will
:41:17. > :41:23.play no mistakes snooker from here on in.
:41:24. > :41:32.And believe me, he can do that, I have seen him do that, I have seen
:41:33. > :41:38.him stringing friends together with big breaks on numerous occasions. --
:41:39. > :41:50.stringing big breaks. Can he produced this tonight?
:41:51. > :42:04.That is your answer, I'm afraid. Well, he was short of pace on the
:42:05. > :42:11.red, which was a little bit of an unforgivable mistake. He had a lot
:42:12. > :42:16.of room for error the other way and he left himself with a very thin cut
:42:17. > :42:29.Brian. Another ideal opportunity for Marco Fu. He should convert this. He
:42:30. > :42:41.is already 34 points in front. The pink. Nicely in the open. Four reds
:42:42. > :43:07.and the high colours and he is over the line.
:43:08. > :43:17.I cannot see him slipping up, already this evening with breaks of
:43:18. > :43:19.140, 97, 83, 74... Just one more good contribution and he is in the
:43:20. > :43:41.semifinal. He just held that a little bit too
:43:42. > :43:45.much but that should not cause so much of a problem, already has the
:43:46. > :43:52.42 point lead, those three reds below the pink or be enough to get
:43:53. > :43:58.to snookers required. -- would be enough. It will help if he can get
:43:59. > :44:02.through the gap and apart from that blip in the middle and a spirited
:44:03. > :44:11.recovery from Mark Allen, it has been very much the Marco Fu show
:44:12. > :44:14.tonight. Nothing like a bit of confidence after that win in
:44:15. > :44:24.Scotland, that certainly seems to have risen his stock. I suppose,
:44:25. > :44:29.should he convert this chance... The questions become, not are you
:44:30. > :44:36.playing well enough to win events, it is, are you playing well enough
:44:37. > :44:41.to win the Masters? And how do you feel about the Welsh Championship?
:44:42. > :44:45.All of those questions will make him very good. -- the World
:44:46. > :44:51.Championship. The next time Mark Allen gets out of his seat it'll be
:44:52. > :44:55.shake the hand of Marco Fu. Interesting, for many years we have
:44:56. > :45:01.considered that Ding Junhui will be the first Asian player possibly to
:45:02. > :45:04.win the World Championship but if Marco Fu wins the Masters playing
:45:05. > :45:10.the best snooker at his career... Puts himself in the frame, he is
:45:11. > :45:15.turning over some good players at the moment. He did get to the finals
:45:16. > :45:23.of this great tournament. Andy played Ding Junhui in the final. He
:45:24. > :45:25.finished runner-up. But he certainly is playing at the top of his game at
:45:26. > :45:32.the moment. APPLAUSE
:45:33. > :45:36.Disappointing for Mark Allen. His safety play has not been tight
:45:37. > :45:41.enough. He missed one or two chances you would not expect. And with Marco
:45:42. > :45:43.Fu in this form... It was always going to be difficult. Leaving him
:45:44. > :46:04.too many chances. He cannot make the century here, not
:46:05. > :46:09.enough points on. But he has certainly shown some tremendous
:46:10. > :46:19.break-building here this evening. And of course he will leave the
:46:20. > :46:29.arena with the highest break of the tournament so far, 140. Well,
:46:30. > :46:35.whatever, somebody shouted, Mark Allen warmly congratulate him, Mark
:46:36. > :46:41.Allen will be disappointed, he was no match for Marco Fu tonight, who
:46:42. > :46:46.continues the role, he is in confident mood, Marco, and he
:46:47. > :46:49.certainly is one of the men to beat. What a matchup with Ronnie
:46:50. > :46:55.O'Sullivan Saturday afternoon, he runs at a very comfortable winner,
:46:56. > :47:01.6-2, he is in the semifinal. I played very well right from the
:47:02. > :47:04.start, I went 3-0 up, and I could have gone 4-0, but I missed a couple
:47:05. > :47:09.of chances, but overall very happy with the way I was playing, any time
:47:10. > :47:13.I got in the balls, I was scoring heavily, didn't miss any easy shots.
:47:14. > :47:17.I wasn't thinking of the highest break until the frame was won,
:47:18. > :47:22.because the first priority is to win the frame, but when the frame was
:47:23. > :47:27.won, I could play with more freedom, less pressure, and everything worked
:47:28. > :47:30.out really well. The highest break is a bonus, the first priority is to
:47:31. > :47:34.win the match. I have played Ronnie in the past at the Masters,
:47:35. > :47:38.everybody knows what the atmosphere is going to be like, and I am under
:47:39. > :47:42.pressure because I am playing the play and the crowd. The semifinal of
:47:43. > :47:45.the Masters playing Ronnie, it doesn't get much bigger than that, I
:47:46. > :47:56.am looking forward to another great match. Yes, you are superb tonight,
:47:57. > :47:57.they are both through, they meet on Saturday afternoon, what a match
:47:58. > :48:13.that promises to be. That is it from us, another terrific
:48:14. > :48:25.day at the Masters 2017, Hazel is up next with extended highlights of
:48:26. > :48:30.Ronnie O'Sullivan, from all other sea, bye for now. -- from all of us
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