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Blue skies, palm trees, it can only a north London on a cold winter's

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day. Yes, we are cheating the cold indoors and soaking up not exactly

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as under these Biggar inside Alexandra Palace in north London.

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This is the new venue for the Masters tournament, and what a rip-

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roaring success the opening day was. Well over 2,500 people made the

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trip to Muswell Hill, and a full house witnessed a dramatic opening

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match in the afternoon and the The most naturally gifted player

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ever to grace the modern game. Blink and you will miss him, Ronnie

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O'Sullivan! A national hero back home in China, please mark and

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defending champion, Enter the Dragon, Ding Junhui? So Ding Junhui

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fits the first snooker ball ever at the Alexandra Palace. -- It's. Not

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a bad early opportunity, this. He missed that very easy red to

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give Ronnie O'Sullivan the opening How well he stroked that! 1,500

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He extends his lead, 4-1. Can he And that might just be the sort of

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That will do nicely! What a great comeback from Ding Junhui, 4-1 down,

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he is now back all square, and it Well, that was just a stunning pot,

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and he just needs one more frame Well, he cannot give themselves a

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Can he not this difficult read in the corner? Getting there, please!

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The first ever century break is What a way to finish, like a true

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champion, taking the match 6-4. can see from the crowd tonight, he

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draws the crowd, everyone wants to see him. He is the person you

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really want to watch when you turn up to the snooker. Quality game,

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that last frame, 100 brake, he had to get it, finished in style,

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through to the next round. Come on, Ronnie! It was always going to be a

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tough match for me, and I was just pleased to score a pure and get

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involved in the game. I played all right. Well, you have the best view

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in the house, commentating yesterday. Ronni looked in good

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nick, didn't he? The first half of the match, he was a bit scrappy,

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positional-wise. He has not played for a month. But towards the end

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the real Ronnie came out, the last two frames were fantastic. He was

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4-1 up, he was coasting, then he started making positional mistakes.

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On occasions, he has thrown the towel in. The positional mistakes,

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the same as myself, are more irritating than missing a pot,

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because he was such a perfectionist as a break builder, he wants to be

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inch-perfect. That could have cost in two frames, but the way he came

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back was sublime. He responded brilliantly, and he came into the

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studio and was really upbeat, really positive, and it looked like

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a completely different Ronnie O'Sullivan from what we saw a

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couple of years back. If he is happy in himself, he will play well

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generally. We have heard about his problems, he falls in and out of

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love with the game a little bit, but he seems to be enjoying it. His

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will to win was fantastic. If he keeps up like that, he will be

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tough to beat. If his attitude is Yes, Ronnie O'Sullivan remains on

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track for a tenth Masters final after his decisive form in the

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He will now face either snooker's new UK champion, Judd Trump, or the

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Australian Open winner Stuart Bingham, and that is our feature

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match today. Aiming to go one better than last month at York,

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Mark Allen meets Australia's first Chris Malkin, Neil Robertson,

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tomorrow night. -- first risible Kate. Mark Williams beat Stephen

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Maguire yesterday, we will reflect on that a little later. Mark Selby

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against Stephen Lee is a repeat of the 2008 final. Stephen Lee will be

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hoping for a different outcome this time around. Tonight, London Eye

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Martin Gould makes his opening bow any Masters against a man who has

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yet to get to be on the quarter- finals, Shaun Murphy. Ali Carter

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must wait until Wednesday debut for his match with Graeme Dott. At the

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meeting of two former Masters champions, John Higgins and Matthew

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Stevens, looks like a tasty one The with only the top 16 players in

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the world in these events, every match comes with a quality

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assurance guarantee, and with just the one table in use from the start,

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the atmosphere is worthy of a final every time. That is the appeal of

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the Masters. Now, are you ready for Yes, the young man with his own

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brand of noughties snooker, Judd Trump, is looking for the second

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leg of the triple crown, but aiming to put a brake on those ambitions

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is a man who enjoyed a grey plastic, Stuart Bingham. -- who enjoyed a

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Mark Williams might have felt he had been involved in a marathon

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last night, 4-0 up and cruising, and we will tell the story of his

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match against Stephen Maguire later. But we have got to get cracking

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right now, because we are ready for allied action. Let me take you from

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Palm Court here in Alexandra Palace, through the doors, into the

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darkness of the main arena in Ali Pally. I think everyone in here,

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another very good crowd, as you'll see, is keen to see how an Judd

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Trump is going to follow up his successes of 2011 in his New Year.

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I told you it was not a bad crowd, how much is for a Monday afternoon?

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That afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. That was rather an

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expected! I did hear that Judd Trump is targeting a Ferrari after

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earning a packet last year, but he has got to get his no-claims bonus

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up first. As for his opponent, Stuart Bingham, he has recently

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become a new father, so a people mover may be more his style.

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Different stages in life for both men, different priorities, but

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their ambition and their aim today is just the same, and that is to

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get through to the quarter-finals of his Masters tournament. The

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players are ready, and I no MC Rob Walker is always ready for anything.

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Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, they two at the BGC

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Masters, it is cold outside at Ali pally, but the atmosphere is

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warming up nicely in here, two world class players ready to

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Please welcome a player enjoying his first spell in the top 16, he

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won his first ranking title in July, beating Mark Williams, a model pro,

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is also the pride of Basildon, he Stuart, a great reception. You have

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been playing this game for such a long time, how much are you

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enjoying being among the elite? has been a long road, and I'm just

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enjoying every second of it. ladies and gentlemen, Stuart

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And his opponent, one of the most exciting young talents in the

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modern game. He has been nothing short of a revelation over the last

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12 months. He won the China Open in April, reached the World

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Championship final in May, and he took the UK title in style just

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last month. Ladies and gentlemen, Judd, another fine reception. All

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the talk in York was about naughty snooker, how naughty will it be

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this afternoon? Naughty! Ladies and gentlemen, Judd Trump! That is what

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is promising, we shall see. This is only the third time these players

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have faced one another. Watching it all from the parks is Stephen

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Hendry and John Virgo. The last time anyone did the triple crown in

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one season, I think it was Mark Williams in 2003. Do you think Judd

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has a realistic shot at this? Absolutely, no reason why not. He

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is a big occasion player, and there is no bigger occasion. If you win

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the first one, you are the only one who can do it this season. It will

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be interesting to see how he does react to winning the UK. Because of

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course, a lot now is expected of Judd. But it is no easy task, this,

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because Judd won the UK, and last season he won the Shanghai Masters,

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the first ranking event for him. Well, Stuart Bingham had a similar

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sort of season. He won the Australian Open, his first ranking

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event, so I would say this is not a I think it will be a parting and

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break-building type of match, this, Stephen. They are both very

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attacking players. Stuart Bingham's first time at the Masters on merit

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as a top 16 players. He has played twice before as a wild card. He

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And there the Trump family, we are getting used to seeing them now.

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Father, brother in a white T-shirt, Well, it looked a little bit and

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there it, -- underhit, but he just Is this a new Trump for 2012? Three

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shots and no parts? I thought he may have been told that -- tempted

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by that, but it would have been a Clever safety by Stuart. He has

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adopted been easy for Judd to bring Well, that was a good shot. It was

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the only way he could get the cue Well, as you see, there is a red

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that goes past the blue, but it is Well, he has found it! There was a

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red that went, and he has slotted it in lovely. Just a touch of a

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I cannot really see that was available, but it obviously was,

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and he could not have played it And it looks as though there is

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room, plenty of room around the At the first opportunity he will

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Watt the red and get the black on the spot, and then he can really

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think about winning the frame in Just having a look to see if the

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black is available to the left. It is certainly available to the right

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It might just go to the left, but Well, that is not bad. It could

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Now, canny pot this and hold for Yes, quite comfortably, so this is

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an excellent chance now. It just shows, he found one red, and he can

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sneak in, almost a shot for nothing, and that shot could be a Frame

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He has played that nicely. Always very important to make sure you go

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past the blue. Many times players He would like to play for the red

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above the black to the left corner, He did not stun the white probably

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as much as he would have liked. That is why he is close to the

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He will have the use cue power to Well, he could play for the black.

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That was a nice shot. Yes, an excellent shot. Like you, I thought

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he did not have the angle, but he The danger with that, if it had hit

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another red fall in the face, he might not have been on the black.

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Every credit for the way he played it. It shows how full of confidence

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he is, because that could have easily gone wrong. Your first frame

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on the table, you do not know how lively the white is playing. As you

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say, if he had cannoned the red above those two, it would have been

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It is a fair point. When you are full of confidence, you do not

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think about things going wrong. It is just when you are struggling

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sometimes, you see obstacles than But this is excellent stuff now,

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and now he has played that Canon perfectly, I would be surprised if

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he did not win the frame at his visit. -- this visit. 58 points is

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the lead, 65 in front, red and 7 the five remaining at the moment.

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-- 75. Removing a red means another eight points are gone. This is to

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Stuart Bingham did not do a lot wrong here, just one red that was

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potable, and it was a good pot from Judd, and he has taken this

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He has kept it around the business end. If he gets this cannon Wright,

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a possibility of a century. He could not get the cannon, so he has

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Well, a pity that we did not say a century, but an excellent start

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from Judd Trump. Bingham did not do a lot wrong, but you don't have to,

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1-0. Yes, normal service is resumed from Judd Trump, picking up where

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he left off at the UK Championship. Great to have your company, we all

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marvelled at his exploits in York before Christmas there. He is

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quoted as saying he feels like he is a 50% better player than he was

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this time last year. Would you agree? Have I would say so, yes, a

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lot more confident, a lot more experience. Finishing runner up in

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the world championship, a championship the lead out of his

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grasp, because he had John Higgins in that final, I think the

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experience showed at York. He was a lot more composed, and when the

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opportunity came about, he grasped it with both hands. He is becoming

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more complete every match, getting used to the bigger stage. He is one

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of the favourites for every tournament he plays in. He is a

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handful. Both of you have won the Triple Crown events, many of them,

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obviously, and in terms of the confidence the first one gives you,

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can you just describe how it affects you as a player thereafter?

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I think it makes you very relaxed. You really do not worry about what

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your opponent is going to do. You are just so happy with your own

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game. If he is going to bash one in, I will not two win. That is a

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dangerous player, someone who is enjoying every moment. If he was a

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commodity, you would be buying shares in Judd Trump, because he is

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going to get better. He has so much room for improvement, he will be

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fascinating to watch over the next couple of years. Interesting

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Well, he just missed that red, and it is left on for Stuart Bingham.

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It is a tough old game, this, sometimes. OK, the green going in

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would have been disappointing, because Stuart has not potted a

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He will be desperate to get his hand on the table, something nice

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and easy. He was expecting to get that red, but the cue ball was

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He is going to have worked hard for his opportunities, because he is

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not going to get money. Straight for Ryan off the side cushion here

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into the cluster of reds. -- The play did think, but

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unfortunately he caught the block colour. What a big target there is

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Another disaster there. He went for the long red and missed it, and he

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He felt he got a slightly heavy You can see the red leaving the bed

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Just having a look here, he could play for the pink, but I'm not

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certain whether the pain will be available. -- pink. He decides to

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go back up for the blue. He just You would always prefer to be a

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little bit further away from the That was OK, he did not have to do

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a lot with the cue ball. He has got a red to the right corner, but he

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has got a bit to do with the cue Well, he will settle for the blue

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Well, a little bit quicker and that one. I think he was looking a

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little bit too far ahead there, thinking, how can I get the pink

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and black into play? He did not want to keep playing for the blue,

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but sometimes the balls force you Oh! Well... For a moment, I thought

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Stuart had missed that. I think any more pace, it would not have gone

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It will be interesting to see where this thing goes and how available

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it is, because I felt Judd could have played for the pink a while

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ago, and he decided to go for the Well, the pink goes to the right

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corner. I am surprised Judd did not play for the paint a few shots ago.

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He would have liked to have been on the pink to screw back for the red

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to the right of the pink. He can still do that but... I am not

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I think he played for the red Another example of not hitting the

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This will settle Stuart Bingham down. If he can get enough points.

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He has the pink available into both When you get your first chance, and

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you want to play some nice, positional shots. When you play a

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couple that you get the result you It is not a formality to win the

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It would be ideal if he could get an angle off the next pink. He

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He could play for the black. It would go to the blue spot. He still

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He decided to disturb them. But he was always going to leave himself a

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Stuart Bingham will be feeling an He still has the chance of a

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century. Not now. It will not matter. He still gets his first

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frame on the scoreboard. He will be feeling relieved. Judd Trump is

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coming back to the table. He has no great hope of winning the frame. He

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I suppose will macro snooker, if you managed to get a free ball,

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that would do it. -- one. It shows your opponent you are not just

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going to give them the frame. Keeping them on their toes a little

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Well, Judd Trump will not come back Yes, not bothered about the black.

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Stuart Bingham should be feeling better. He gets his first frame on

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Giving us the staring eyes. He will be feeling better. Just looking at

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that, I was impressed with Judd Trump in the first frame. But, when

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he came down to this blue, the pink and black were awkward, but was it

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carelessness? A little bit careless. You would expect to -- for him to

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pot this. The break was getting more difficult. I think Stuart

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Bingham must have feared the worst when he was in the balls like that.

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He missed a couple of half chances and it could have been 2-0. But he

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has shown if he makes a mistake, he will get punished. He struggled

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early in the break. He was not finding the middle of the pocket.

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He managed to keep it going. He will be mightily relieved. He is in

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the match. It will be interesting. I am impressed with this venue. The

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queue outside Alexandra Palace, it was unbelievable. And that is the

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I was fortunate enough to commentate on Ronnie O'Sullivan's

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match yesterday. It was a tremendous atmosphere in Alexandra

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Palace. What a match that would be, Judd Trump against Ronnie

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O'Sullivan. If he were to win this match, Judd Trump, that will be the

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Stuart Bingham might have something Safety has to be better by Stuart

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Bingham if you are going to beat The last thing you want is to give

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This red that is loose from the main cluster. He has come too

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straight on this black. That is careless. Any sort of angle and it

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would have been easy to get on the He controlled the cue ball very

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I do not think he would want to play the cannon if he did not have

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He did not catch the pink in the He just caught the pink half-ball.

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Well I'll done. -- well done. That And he did not catch that red as he

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intended. To be honest with you, I am not certain there is a red that

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It looks as if he is looking at the plant. I cannot see if they are in

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It would not be something I would risk. But he does say he likes to

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play naughty snooker. Will he get The problem is I do not think he

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can get past the black to hit the I think he is desperate to play it.

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It is that balance. Defence and attack. It has always been the

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thing about snooker. With the lead, safety is the order of the day.

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

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As my dad used to say, that wiped And that did not go in, so, that

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was the second good chance he has had. It is frames like this that

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I'm sure he has been thinking, this Can he make the most of the

:45:42.:45:52.
:45:52.:46:10.

Jan Verhaas but the black on the pink spot. That was a shock to the

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system because obviously this red Well, nothing is going in cleanly

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He took a risk. Bringing the awkward red into play. It has

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turned out to be more of a risk because he is not perfect on this.

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No. Is it? O. Well, even Stuart Bingham was walking back to his

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Stuart Bingham was on his way back He is trying his best to get out of

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position! This is a tremendous You just had a feeling about that.

:47:59.:48:07.

There were pots that did not look in. It caught up with him in the

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If the pink does not pass the blue, But that was a good pot on the

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

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He still needs the two remaining He does not have to do a lot with

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

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He needs up to and including the The only thing that can catch him

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That was the only thing that could He will be disappointed. He has got

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Judd Trump in trouble. The points are level. But he missed his

:51:14.:51:24.
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opportunity. Would he get a better He tried to nestle on to the blue.

:51:39.:51:48.
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A difficult shot. This is worth Right in the heart of the pocket.

:51:53.:52:01.

He needs the pink. And in it goes. This is a frame that could go

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:52:11.:52:30.

either way. In the end, it went to I think I am a confident person. It

:52:30.:52:35.

is life. Some things happen. You get a choice and you try to look at

:52:35.:52:42.

the positive side. I used to pick 10 reds in one hand. That is my

:52:42.:52:48.

party trick. It has taken 16 years to get in the 16th. Hopefully, I

:52:48.:52:58.

can now enjoy it. I am pretty lazy at home. I used to do it, but now,

:52:58.:53:07.

my wife would say I was lazy. I had a remote control golf trolley. That

:53:07.:53:16.

set me back a bit. People said it was for old people! I have sold

:53:16.:53:25.

that now. In any sport, you have to trust yourself and believe in

:53:25.:53:31.

yourself. If you start to worry about others, your mind is not on

:53:31.:53:36.

the job in hand. At the end of the day, you play the balls and the

:53:36.:53:45.

shots in front of you. HAZEL IRVINE: We have spoken about

:53:45.:53:50.

Judd Trump growing in confidence. But Stuart Bingham won the

:53:50.:53:54.

Australian Open and he said he was confident of creating an upset

:53:54.:53:59.

having beaten Judd Trump 5-won in Shanghai last year. Talk to us,

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Steve Davis, about the way he has gone about his business. Has it

:54:04.:54:09.

been through his efforts or mistakes from Judd Trump? A I'm not

:54:09.:54:14.

too sure the boys would agree in commentary, but off the two players,

:54:14.:54:20.

to me, Judd Trump has seemed the stronger. But it shows you what a

:54:20.:54:25.

win can do. Stuart Bingham has gone to a different level of belief

:54:25.:54:29.

within himself. Even though he has not played that well out there, he

:54:29.:54:36.

has managed to get the frames. has not been at the Masters in five

:54:36.:54:46.
:54:46.:54:50.

years. So, it is the man from Jar macro a good opening red from

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Judd Trump. -- JOHN VIRGO: Just settling for the snooker. Normally,

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you would come off the side. You would have to come down the left-

:55:04.:55:10.

hand side of the table. He might have covered that. It is not

:55:10.:55:20.
:55:20.:55:42.

It was made more difficult because when Judd Trump played the snooker

:55:42.:55:46.

behind the yellow, he purposely covered the escape down the left-

:55:46.:55:56.
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He caught the wrong red. It shows you. Clever snooker from Judd Trump.

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Surely he will not refuse this You are looking for an easy pot to

:56:47.:56:55.

continue with when you do that. He could not have played that better.

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STEPHEN HENDRY: The skill in the shot was he was able to hold the

:56:59.:57:09.
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weight in the middle of the table. JOHN VIRGO: There will be a mid-

:57:11.:57:16.

session interval after this frame. This is a great chance to level the

:57:16.:57:26.
:57:26.:57:45.

Steve Davis said that Judd Trump looks more comfortable in terms of

:57:45.:57:50.

the way he is striking the ball. He will be disappointed, two-2,

:57:50.:58:00.
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because he has been in first every The blue he missed in the second

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frame was the one that kick-started I'm certain he will be

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

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That is another one that took its That will leave his opponent

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

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It all came from that clever City Absolutely, just a little thing

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like that made all the difference, it made it a difficult escape for

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The red near the cushion may stop them, but he tried to bring it into

:01:19.:01:29.
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Now, can you pot this red and missed the cannon on the pink? He

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did not feel as though he could. He missed the cannon. Cross double

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I know no-one has made more centuries than you, Stephen, but

:02:32.:02:42.
:02:42.:02:42.

the crowd to love a century, don't Yes, it is like a 180 in darts,

:02:42.:02:52.
:02:52.:03:08.

Well, for the first time, we are Well, the banana peel off pretty

:03:08.:03:13.

quick, but never mind. Well, I think Stuart Bingham may be most

:03:13.:03:19.

pleased of the two players as they go into the knoll at 2-2. --

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interval. It is a pleasure to be sitting up here in our studio,

:03:23.:03:27.

because we get a terrific view of what is going on as the players

:03:27.:03:31.

make their way back to the dressing room. It is always a treat to watch

:03:31.:03:35.

this fella. That century demonstrated the ease and grace

:03:35.:03:39.

with which he plays. You forget sometimes. And the confidence he

:03:40.:03:43.

has. He is one of the best exponents of this shot we are going

:03:43.:03:48.

to see here. He has got so much power, so much cue power, look at

:03:48.:03:53.

the cue ball, how he controls it. Straight into the pink. The white

:03:53.:04:00.

stays in the middle of the table. That made the break so easy. Yeah,

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it is just like... As we were talking about before, we are won a

:04:04.:04:08.

tournament, and both players have just won their first major

:04:08.:04:11.

tournament this season, it gives you an extra air of confidence. It

:04:11.:04:16.

does not matter who you are playing, because when you get a chance, you

:04:16.:04:23.

will take it. Judd said, I do not fear anybody, a few of the players

:04:23.:04:26.

criticise me, and they knew my strengths and weaknesses, and I

:04:26.:04:30.

still won. That must give you so much confidence, because he said

:04:30.:04:33.

himself that he was not absolutely at his best and still managed to

:04:33.:04:37.

win one of the biggest titles in the game. I would be a good

:04:37.:04:41.

critical of certain aspects of his game, which he has to improve. His

:04:41.:04:45.

only a young player, he does not know-it-all, but he has the

:04:45.:04:49.

potential to dominate the game, no doubt about it. We all love

:04:49.:04:53.

watching him play, he is a breath of fresh air and great to watch,

:04:53.:04:57.

but there are aspects of his game which are not 100%. Potting is not

:04:57.:05:02.

one of those. And in a break building department, he is well up

:05:02.:05:06.

there. But he is not as good at break-building as Hendry,

:05:06.:05:10.

O'Sullivan or Higgins. He does not have their tactical astuteness. But

:05:10.:05:14.

he is learning all the time, he will get more experience as he goes

:05:14.:05:19.

on, and playing those guys out there in situations like this, he

:05:19.:05:23.

will grow and grow and grow into a really good player. That is what

:05:23.:05:28.

makes it so exciting. He really did capture our imagination in 2011,

:05:28.:05:32.

largely his year with the China Open title, the UK Championship and

:05:32.:05:37.

that run to the Crucible final. He has become the sport's new box-

:05:37.:05:47.
:05:47.:06:04.

Winning in York was very important. It is the first major tournament

:06:05.:06:09.

for me to win, and it brought a lot of confidence, obviously it was

:06:09.:06:12.

shown on the BBC, and a lot of publicity surrounds the UK

:06:12.:06:17.

Championship. It was nice to follow from where I left Bach in the world

:06:17.:06:21.

championship. The last time I played in the Masters, I was only a

:06:21.:06:26.

qualifier, so there was a lot of pressure. It was one of the first

:06:26.:06:31.

tournament I ever qualified for, so it was hard for me, but now, four

:06:31.:06:35.

years on, I am at the top of the rankings, playing well, winning

:06:35.:06:45.
:06:45.:06:48.

I learned a lot from watching him practise. He does a lot of things

:06:48.:06:52.

right, you know, and as a professional you can watch players

:06:52.:06:55.

and say the way they get reaction out of the ball because they are

:06:55.:06:59.

doing a certain thing. I think he is blessed with a very good

:06:59.:07:03.

technique, very fat, very straight through the ball, not a lot can go

:07:03.:07:08.

wrong with it. So you can learn, he is a good person to learn off.

:07:08.:07:11.

Berates me highly, but that does not mean anything unless you go out

:07:11.:07:17.

and keep winning. -- the rates. are only as good as your last

:07:17.:07:20.

result, and when you are winning, that is good, but when you start

:07:20.:07:26.

losing, people start doubting you. No doubting him today, 2-2, Stuart

:07:26.:07:30.

Bingham in with a very good chance in his opening match, and we will

:07:30.:07:34.

be back with that live shortly. But last night Mark Williams and

:07:34.:07:39.

Stephen Maguire and all of us had a pretty late night, but at about 8

:07:39.:07:49.
:07:49.:07:57.

o'clock last evening, it was not Straightforward double, what has he

:07:57.:08:07.
:08:07.:08:23.

Well, that is sensational. That is Well, he played that, what a brave

:08:23.:08:33.
:08:33.:08:38.

shot that was! So Stephen Maguire, Mark Williams surges on, it is now

:08:38.:08:48.
:08:48.:08:58.

Where has the cue ball gone?! Tremendous pot, absolutely

:08:58.:09:08.
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Shot! The pink goes in, and he is So Stephen Maguire is giving his

:09:16.:09:21.

hopes alive, and they are getting better and better. He is only one

:09:21.:09:31.
:09:31.:09:33.

That is not the best safety shot. Here is the green to come to his

:09:33.:09:43.
:09:43.:09:49.

It is there. Is the route to the quarter-final. He wins 6-4. -- he

:09:49.:09:53.

is through. He was probably favourites to beat me at 5-4, and I

:09:53.:09:57.

probably made one of the best 50 breaks to see at the match that I

:09:57.:10:02.

novel where it came from, but it is nice to know that when the pressure

:10:02.:10:09.

is on, I can still scrap it in. -- I do not know. I had good support.

:10:09.:10:13.

By cannot remember anyone shouting his name, to be us, they all seemed

:10:13.:10:18.

to be shouting my name, which is fantastic. I am going to drive home,

:10:18.:10:25.

get on Twitter and thank them all for cheering me on. And he will be

:10:25.:10:29.

minding his P's and Q's on Twitter, I am sure. He goes through to play

:10:29.:10:34.

Mark Allen or Neil Robertson in the quarter-final. Now, hold the front

:10:34.:10:38.

page, snooker players in major fitness drive. I'm doing them a

:10:38.:10:43.

disservice, because we all know that Ronnie O'Sullivan is mad about

:10:43.:10:49.

running, Peter Ebdon is keen about fitness, but I bring you news today

:10:49.:10:54.

that Steve Davis and Shaun Murphy are amongst those who have signed

:10:54.:10:58.

up and are indeed in training for a half-marathon in April, and it is

:10:58.:11:08.
:11:08.:11:11.

not just for the good of their I think it is very useful to have

:11:11.:11:15.

some level of fitness, put it this way. The doctors will tell you that

:11:15.:11:18.

the thinner the blood is, the faster the decision comes from the

:11:19.:11:23.

brain, because it travels through the body. The feeling good factor

:11:23.:11:27.

is very important, and if you feel good about yourself, there is more

:11:27.:11:30.

of a strut deals there, and that can help positive thinking, which

:11:30.:11:39.

is the most important part of I do not think you need to be fit

:11:39.:11:42.

to play snooker, but I think it helps. And that is true in all

:11:42.:11:46.

walks of life. As the standard gets higher in the game, everybody will

:11:46.:11:51.

be looking for the edge, and so it could be that extra 1%. If you are

:11:51.:11:55.

physically fit, brain third, long matches, on your feet a long time,

:11:56.:12:03.

it can only help. Coving with the pressure of sport, one of the ways

:12:03.:12:08.

around it, obviously, is being physically fit, fit enough to make

:12:08.:12:12.

a decision under pressure. Do I go for that long red in the top

:12:12.:12:20.

corner? It is a 60-40 this brave show. Do I go for the pin or play

:12:20.:12:23.

for the middle of the green? This is the decision you have to make a

:12:23.:12:27.

stressful situation, and a third body will help. It will not make it

:12:27.:12:31.

easier, but it will help you make the better decision through that

:12:31.:12:36.

stress. If you look at the record, the best players in the world were

:12:36.:12:40.

probably the fittest. They may not have been into fitness specifically,

:12:40.:12:45.

but I think they could keep going for the longest, something I wish I

:12:45.:12:53.

had got into a long time ago. have you been?! Come on, we are

:12:53.:13:00.

going down there and then back again! We are starting our training

:13:00.:13:04.

regime for the Sheffield half- marathon on the 27th May, and we

:13:05.:13:14.
:13:15.:13:17.

You can just imagine them doing that all the way around Sheffield

:13:17.:13:23.

in a few months! Fantastic effort, I think the training is going well.

:13:23.:13:27.

Steve, you are not new to this. You have done this before. I did one

:13:27.:13:30.

about 14 years ago, it was tough, and the Sheffield half-marathon

:13:30.:13:34.

will be tough, it has got a few goals. We are looking to get more

:13:34.:13:39.

snooker people involved, and you can go to the Paul Hunter

:13:39.:13:43.

Foundation website to look into giving money or participating. When

:13:43.:13:48.

we saw Chris Lovell in that footage, that was your first training run,

:13:48.:13:52.

how do you feel? My legs do not come out often, it is for a good

:13:52.:13:58.

cause, but I have got cramp. We are raising money for the poor and the

:13:58.:14:02.

Foundation, and the reasons for that are behind us. -- Paul Hunter

:14:02.:14:08.

Foundation. Yes, kids of the streets, we want to enable

:14:08.:14:13.

youngsters across the UK and Ireland to get free snooker. During

:14:13.:14:19.

the week, we have got kids coming down, getting coaching as well.

:14:19.:14:26.

have got World snooker coaches all throughout the week. If they are

:14:26.:14:29.

any schools to apply to bring half- a-dozen youngsters, we would love

:14:29.:14:34.

to give them some expert coaching. You can contact the Foundation for

:14:34.:14:37.

that. What have you been doing since the last time we spoke? We

:14:37.:14:42.

have been very busy with Lancashire County Council. This week in

:14:42.:14:46.

Preston, in conjunction at the YMCA, we launched a project on Wednesday

:14:46.:14:51.

evening, Dennis Taylor is involved in at, and next week at the

:14:51.:14:54.

Accrington Academy we are involved with literacy and numeracy. I will

:14:54.:14:59.

be kicking it off, ending up at the Crucible with the kids coming to

:15:00.:15:02.

give as an update and prove that snooker can improve your English

:15:02.:15:09.

and maths. We are trying to rise as much money as possible. It is in

:15:09.:15:13.

about four months' time, made 27th. We're going to set up a website,

:15:13.:15:17.

but go to the ball and the Foundation for Information and get

:15:17.:15:26.

involved. -- Paul Hunter. Before you ask, I'm not available for the

:15:26.:15:30.

massage! I would just make that clear right away. Shaun Murphy has

:15:30.:15:35.

already put in his eight miles this morning end of his match this

:15:35.:15:40.

evening. He is hoping to go a little further this year than ever

:15:40.:15:43.

before in this instance at the Masters. He has only made it to the

:15:43.:15:47.

quarter-finals. He is up against Martin Gould, and he is making his

:15:47.:15:51.

debut in the Masters, but not, ironically, at Ally Pally, because

:15:51.:15:55.

he was here last month to indulge his other sporting passion, the

:15:55.:16:05.
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I love my Barry. I do not get to play it as much as I would like. I

:16:12.:16:16.

get to throw a few here and there. I am always watching it, I love it,

:16:16.:16:21.

the atmosphere, the way the crowd reacts and everything. Whenever it

:16:21.:16:30.

is on television, I make sure I watch it if I can. Yes, for the bid

:16:30.:16:40.
:16:40.:16:42.

It is just an awesome sportsman. His will to win was phenomenal. He

:16:42.:16:47.

dedicates themselves eight or nine hours a day practice. Kind of like,

:16:47.:16:57.
:16:57.:16:58.

I suppose, Stephen N -- Stephen Hendry. The dedication and the will

:16:58.:17:04.

to win, that is what I like to see in a sportsman. I am setting myself

:17:04.:17:14.
:17:14.:17:17.

a target of around 35 or 42 not something on their heads -- 35 or

:17:17.:17:20.

40 to knock something on the head. I'm not too bad, hopefully it will

:17:20.:17:26.

not take too long to get on the two and play with the big boys on there.

:17:26.:17:29.

I do not know if Mr Taylor will be still around, hopefully I will make

:17:29.:17:36.

it to that level, but I would love to have a game with Phil Taylor. I

:17:36.:17:41.

have had a couple of spanking sock Mr Murphy a few times, but I have

:17:41.:17:48.

run him close once or twice. -- spankings off. If I can put him

:17:48.:17:58.
:17:58.:18:12.

I tend to be at the front of things, and I would not say I am a leader

:18:12.:18:18.

of people, but I have probably got a bit of OCD, I like to run things.

:18:18.:18:23.

I was born in the wrong here. I would like to have been around pre-

:18:23.:18:28.

war, the 1930s, pinstripe suits, gangsters in New York, that type of

:18:28.:18:32.

the euro would have suited me down to the ground. I will always be a

:18:32.:18:35.

little bit fat, and not really bothered. I am trying to lose

:18:35.:18:39.

weight, and I'm trying to be healthy, and I'm running the

:18:39.:18:42.

Sheffield half-marathon with a few of the other lights. And the point

:18:42.:18:46.

where I am happy with myself. I'm trying to teach myself a bit of

:18:46.:18:52.

piano, learning some languages, try to fill my time. It takes a second

:18:52.:18:55.

to say please or thank you, but he will be surprised how many people

:18:55.:19:05.
:19:05.:19:06.

I am not too good at, you know, getting over things when they have

:19:06.:19:10.

gone wrong, which is poor as a snooker player, because things are

:19:10.:19:16.

going wrong all the time. I do not cope with that very well. I guess I

:19:16.:19:19.

am a passionate person, I care about it, it is my biggest love,

:19:19.:19:29.
:19:29.:19:30.

They will be hoping that it goes right tonight. You will be able to

:19:31.:19:34.

see highlights of their third-round match with us on BBC Two tonight or

:19:34.:19:39.

you can watch the whole thing live on the red button on 7 o'clock. I

:19:39.:19:45.

was looking at the Henstead statistics in that particular match,

:19:45.:19:50.

3-0 for Shaun Murphy, most recently in York. -- the head to head

:19:50.:19:55.

statistics. Martin Gould is really finding his stride. He has just

:19:55.:19:59.

broken into the top 16 as well. He's a really nice player to watch,

:19:59.:20:04.

he gets on with it. He is a good lad to have around the circuit. I

:20:04.:20:08.

am delighted for him to break into the top 16, he deserves it. Shaun

:20:08.:20:12.

Murphy determined to get past the quarter-final stage, and he has got

:20:12.:20:17.

some work to do in the concluding stages of this match, Judd Trump

:20:17.:20:21.

and Stuart Bingham poised at 2-2, the first to six will go through,

:20:21.:20:30.

and will head back to Stephen and JOHN VIRGO thank you, Hazel. Yes,

:20:30.:20:34.

that midsession interval is over, and now we are going to play to the

:20:34.:20:44.
:20:44.:20:46.

finish. The first to sixth, remember most -- 6. Still a few

:20:46.:20:56.
:20:56.:21:05.

Judd was busy treating in the interval, John. Are you a treat

:21:05.:21:13.

there? No! No. It is amazing, if I was in that match, I would be

:21:13.:21:16.

locked in my dressing room, trying to get my thoughts together, ready

:21:16.:21:20.

to go at for the second session. Yes, it is obviously a new thing

:21:20.:21:25.

that people do. He has made a mistake here, though, this red will

:21:25.:21:30.

go. He could pot it and be on the black. Once again, he just did not

:21:31.:21:35.

hit that red in the middle of the pocket. If he had have done, I

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think he would have made the cannon He did not catch it quite right,

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and that is why it went through the cue ball a little bit wider. That

:21:46.:21:56.
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Pretty good effort, but just not In fact, Stuart is having to come

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off the side cushion, it is very The surprise me in going that way.

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He did not think much about it, but Well, if he did, he has not been

:22:49.:22:59.
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Well, it wasn't the best shot, and this red is on to the corner. If he

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were not hampered by the yellow, I think he would be taking it on, but

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REFEREE: File. -- REFEREE: Foul. was a good effort, hampered as he

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was by the yellow, the full length of the table. It just got a second

:23:35.:23:45.
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kiss off the red to send the white That is an example there Harth

:23:50.:23:54.

hitting the red right in a middle of the pocket. He hit that as sweet

:23:54.:24:03.

Yeah, we talk about cue power, and that isn't cue power, it's just

:24:03.:24:13.
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timing. As you say, Stephen, sweet Stuart needs to build up that

:24:22.:24:32.
:24:32.:24:35.

percentage, otherwise this match is He has just missed one or two that

:24:35.:24:45.
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You do not have to miss many against Judd Trump to lose friends.

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A little bit disappointed in himself for leaving it straight on

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the black, but it is not a problem. Just screw back a couple of feet

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for the red at the bottom of the He did not get into that at all. He

:25:32.:25:37.

got a slightly bad contact. But he is going to be disturbing the reds

:25:37.:25:47.
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here. He will not be guaranteed to In fact, he pushed through for the

:25:48.:25:58.
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Nice angle on the black. He will be trying to hit the red half-ball

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here. In just hit it about caught a ball, and that as why he caught the

:26:40.:26:45.

pack too thin. -- he just hit it about quarter of all. The fact that

:26:45.:26:49.

he played quite low on the white, it pushed out before it had a

:26:49.:26:53.

chance to hark back into the pack. Probably more of a stun shot

:26:53.:27:03.
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Well, he will be disappointed that Yeah, it was one of those... If you

:27:29.:27:37.

play it with backspin at that pace, it just takes time for these been

:27:37.:27:43.

to grip on the ball, and he probably would have been better off

:27:43.:27:53.
:27:53.:27:54.

He has just about got that safe. His heart would have been in his

:27:54.:27:59.

house -- in his mouth for a moment there, Stuart. It has just run far

:27:59.:28:09.
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Well, that is a different way of playing it. He did not want to play

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off the side of the pack and open the red stuff. He has chosen to

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:29:00.:29:01.

Well, you can see, he is having a look at those two reds. There is a

:29:01.:29:11.
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bit of a gap between them, but he As I say, there was a bit of a gap,

:29:11.:29:16.

so it was not straightforward, and he has gifted an easy starter now

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He has always looked in control in this match but the scoreline does

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not tell you that. Two each. He could have possibly got behind

:31:01.:31:10.

again here. An excellent opportunity for Stuart Bingham. But

:31:10.:31:14.

it does not matter how good you are when you are sat in your seat, you

:31:14.:31:24.
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That is why one of snooker is one of the world's toughest sports.

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Judd Trump looks more comfortable striking the ball but he could be

:31:35.:31:45.
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But Stewart has hit the ball better in this break. His position play

:31:51.:31:56.

has been inch perfect. This is a bit awkward but should not be a

:31:56.:32:06.
:32:06.:32:14.

Now with a two point lead. You would think he would possibly play

:32:14.:32:22.

for the blue or the baulk colour. But it is easier to get on the two

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And I cannot think Judd Trump will He looks like the better player but

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But this visit has been a lot better Paul Stuart Bingham. He has

:34:37.:34:42.

taken this very well. He is in front once again. Judd Trump has

:34:42.:34:52.

got a slight problem. He could be 3-2 behind. A couple of little

:34:52.:35:00.

things in that frame. We were talking about the pack opening.

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Judd Trump decided to play the screw but did not get the arc and

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played a bit hard. This was the shot. The cloth is very slick and

:35:11.:35:16.

if you hit the ball hard with the screw shot, the red goes forward

:35:16.:35:23.

before it can grip and come back. I personally try to stun to avoid

:35:23.:35:28.

that situation. You have got a straight forward safety. Just

:35:28.:35:33.

coming down the left of the table. But he decided to play a containing

:35:33.:35:38.

safety, which is not like him to play that shot. It is the negative

:35:38.:35:44.

shot, isn't it? You should be playing the positive safety and

:35:44.:35:49.

getting the ball back to baulk and getting the upper hand. He placed a

:35:49.:35:55.

containing safety and at the first opportunity, he played a whisky

:35:56.:36:00.

plant. I do not mind him playing that because that is his game. --

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risky. But he is trying to win the frame. Just 18 little shot

:36:08.:36:14.

selection has. He has caused himself a bit of a problem. -- just

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a few shot selections has caused Good length of cue ball there from

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How is Stuart Bingham 3-2 in front? That is the questioned. -- question.

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It is a funny old game, isn't it? It is a funny old game. If you are

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on the telephone and telling them those statistics you would expect

:38:43.:38:53.
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He has found a plant and that went in. The blue has been knocked off

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the spot but is is is on a baulk I think we have got room for the

:39:14.:39:19.

pink to go on the spot and be available for the corner pocket. He

:39:19.:39:29.

will be playing for that sooner It is his turn to pots the yellow

:39:29.:39:35.

but not cleanly. An awkward position. I did not think it would

:39:35.:39:44.

go to the right corner. I think he might have played for the black but

:39:44.:39:54.
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He played it nicely. He cannot afford to slip. He should have been

:40:03.:40:07.

embalmed in this match. But the fact of the matter is that he is

:40:07.:40:17.
:40:17.:40:29.

A fast bounce out of the cushion. It came back further than he

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expected. He might play the cannon Back in prime position. The sign of

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a great player, he can sense the danger and step up a gear and make

:41:01.:41:11.
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But once again, he played for the Maybe the fact that he did not get

:41:23.:41:31.

on the black, that is why he played that. Just the full bit annoyed. It

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caused him to miss the pink. When he will not on the ball you played

:41:37.:41:42.

for, even when you are expecting to pot, he should have been on the

:41:42.:41:52.
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It is more irritating to use position than to miss a pot. --

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It is difficult to get that out of your mind. And because of his speed,

:42:10.:42:20.
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Because he is a very quick player, he is not on the black or a sudden,

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all right, I will play the pink but it needed a bit more thought. It

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He was just trying to stun a couple of inches and leave himself on the

:42:51.:42:58.

red that Stuart Bingham ended up potting. He has given this plenty

:42:58.:43:08.
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Just a safety of course. He is trying to cover the red on the

:43:09.:43:14.

other side of that table. But he has not. But he will be happy to be

:43:14.:43:20.

still in the frame. This has happened a few times in this match.

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He would have been thinking, I have He will be going for the red next

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to the pink and get back off the cushion and into baulk for safety.

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Tremendous. Could that be the shot that sets himself up for winning

:44:44.:44:54.
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He needs to slow down. I am not certain if both reds are available.

:45:01.:45:10.

Certainly that lacked but it looks like both of them will pot. -- that

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He did not plan to do it like that but it was such a well-constructed

:45:50.:46:00.
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Again, just an awkward landing. Trying to force that. This shot is

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quite straight. If he wants to get to the black, he will have to hit

:46:24.:46:34.
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is very hard. -- this. He will try to speak -- pick a spot on the far

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He might have played the black, he might not have done. But he played

:46:48.:46:58.
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it in such a way... Does this red go through the gap? It does. Is if

:47:00.:47:10.
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there? It is! I thought he had got You just never know in this game.

:47:13.:47:21.

It looked like he had left nothing. But a street pot into the middle

:47:21.:47:27.

pocket. Surely he will make the most of this opportunity. He will

:47:27.:47:31.

be quite relieved as well. The balls were starting to get a bit

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Red, colour, red and he will be I am not sure if this red can cut

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in or not. He would like to get it. AQ snookers kneaded but it looks

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like Stuart Bingham will have a try. Not quite but the frame was over

:50:40.:50:46.

before that and he will be quite relieved. He is leading in

:50:46.:50:54.

statistics but not in the match. 3- What do you make of the way the

:50:54.:51:00.

game is ebbing and flowing? This is snooker and that is how it goes.

:51:00.:51:05.

But it is fascinating watching Judd Trump dealing with the situation.

:51:05.:51:10.

Remember the boxer, Nigel Benn? Great boxer had plenty of heart. He

:51:10.:51:15.

didn't mind taking a punch because he fancied a punch himself. Judd

:51:15.:51:19.

Trump does not mind his opponent potting balls. He is not bothered

:51:19.:51:25.

and he is pretty opened. Once he gets among them, he is up for a

:51:25.:51:30.

fight on the table. We are getting to the sharp end of the match. It

:51:30.:51:35.

is a question of temperament and composure. It all boiled down to

:51:35.:51:44.

who has been there and bottle and steel to stay calm under pressure.

:51:44.:51:47.

You would not write off either player. They have been there and

:51:47.:51:54.

they have done it. They about got that experience. The momentum is

:51:54.:52:01.

with Judd Trump at the moment, coming off the back of that UK

:52:01.:52:08.

victory. Stuart Bingham, as we were discussing, he is always knocking

:52:08.:52:12.

on the door and he has got his big breakthrough. He did well in the

:52:12.:52:17.

Australian this season and is in the top 16. He has got a lot of

:52:17.:52:20.

experience but he will not have been seen many times on television

:52:21.:52:26.

but he has got experience and he will not waste the opportunity.

:52:26.:52:33.

What we admire about Stuart Bingham, what is it about his perspective?

:52:33.:52:36.

People thought he was a journey man player but he never gave up and he

:52:36.:52:42.

has got bundles of enthusiasm. He gets on with it around the table.

:52:42.:52:47.

He does not sit about. He has forced himself into the top 16 and

:52:47.:52:50.

he is a dangerous player and he he is a dangerous player and he

:52:50.:52:55.

cannot be written off in any match. The way he came back in the final

:52:55.:52:58.

against Mark Williams in the Australian Open final answered a

:52:58.:53:08.
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lot of questions about his JOHN VIRGO: M eight good opening

:53:13.:53:19.

red. He could have done with that back a couple of inches. A cracking

:53:19.:53:29.
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He would probably take the black. Not quite. If it had bounced away

:53:50.:53:54.

from the cushion a couple of inches, he would not have missed. That was

:53:54.:54:02.

tricky. He played that quite slowly and not with a lot of conviction.

:54:02.:54:06.

think it was just one of them. He was not certain where it was going

:54:06.:54:15.

to finish. Really, he should have made certain of the pot it he was

:54:15.:54:25.
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Balls that is very unlucky if he is not on the black. -- that is very

:54:57.:55:07.
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A tremendous pot. Such an easy action. Of all the places in all

:55:18.:55:28.
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Well, he thought the double was advantageous and he would have been

:55:56.:56:01.

on the black. But professionals do not particularly like the double

:56:01.:56:08.

because if you can catch the jaw on the middle, you cannot be sure

:56:08.:56:13.

where it is going to a finish. He left a chance but Stuart Bingham

:56:13.:56:23.
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This is a very important frame and the first real chance now for Judd

:56:32.:56:42.
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Trump. It was not an easy shot but I think that will be the 7th

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consecutive frame where Judd has He played that shot nicely. He does

:57:53.:58:01.

not want to hit the shot too hard. Just enough to make this a possible

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He did not hit that perfectly but He will be on the wrong side of the

:58:44.:58:53.

blue. It was not that important. gives you a wake up call when you

:58:53.:59:01.

miss a shot and almost get away with it. It gets your concentration

:59:01.:59:11.
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back up to 100 % you will think, I Just slightly underhit. He could

:59:34.:59:38.

get to the red just above the black and it was perfect, as it turned

:59:38.:59:48.
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And now, this red, get a nice angle on the black, and the frame is at

:59:55.:00:03.

his mercy. A bit more Street than he wanted but he might be all right.

:00:03.:00:13.
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He can pot the black and go away to Stuart Bingham is fearing the worst.

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He lost the first frame and has not He could play a cannon on the pink.

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Unless there is a straight line in He made a break of 107 in the 4th

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There is every chance he can better The colours could not be better

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Where is the cue ball going to get? Here we go! That was superb. He

:02:55.:02:59.

will be breathing easier. That was another frame that could have gone

:02:59.:03:05.

wrong for him, but that was a good response. He has his nose in front.

:03:05.:03:14.

Not since the first frame has he been in front. We will look at a

:03:14.:03:19.

shot. He potted the first red in that frame and was unlucky. But it

:03:19.:03:24.

was the easy cueing action of this. Watch the reaction he gets on the

:03:24.:03:29.

cue ball. Apart from being a difficult pot. He hardly seemed to

:03:29.:03:38.

hit it. We have a similar shot in slow motion. Look how you are

:03:38.:03:44.

striking down at the bottom. When it starts to grip, it starts to

:03:45.:03:50.

spin backwards. That took time for the back spin to get into place. I

:03:50.:03:56.

do not know who played that shot. But with the attempt from Judd

:03:56.:04:04.

Trump, beat red flew back. timing and cue power is amazing. I

:04:04.:04:07.

used to think there is only one other trade I would like from a

:04:07.:04:12.

player which is Ronnie's ability to use left hand, but I would not mind

:04:12.:04:22.

Judd Trump's t wind power as well. We know the big problem with any

:04:22.:04:27.

shot is the harder you hit it, the more accurate you have to be. If

:04:27.:04:32.

you can get the cue ball to move without having to hit it harder,

:04:32.:04:42.
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He went for that red. On a bad day, you would get a double kiss and

:04:50.:04:58.

leave it on. You feel Stuart Bingham has to raise his game. He

:04:58.:05:08.
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is still well in it, but he has not He got into the cue ball too much

:05:10.:05:20.
:05:20.:05:30.

Like the shot from Judd Trump earlier, taking the easy way to get

:05:30.:05:34.

to the right-hand side of the pack. Two cushions. It should not be a

:05:34.:05:44.
:05:44.:05:47.

No. Sometimes you have to judge it. The cue ball does not always come

:05:47.:05:51.

of a natural angle off the cushion. You sometimes have to allow for

:05:51.:06:01.
:06:01.:06:01.

that. I think he thought it would You have to get close to the blue

:06:01.:06:11.
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when you play this shot. It puts That is something that would not

:06:20.:06:25.

happen on an average table in a snooker club. It happens on brand

:06:25.:06:35.

new cloths. He found the line. But he did not have the pace. I do not

:06:35.:06:45.
:06:45.:06:46.

blame Stuart Bingham for putting Hawkeye has never played a bad

:06:47.:06:56.
:06:57.:07:16.

Amazing how many points can be given the way. You cannot blame the

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referee for calling a miss because There is a path down the right-hand

:08:39.:08:48.

side of the table if he wants to play safe. He has an eye on the pot.

:08:48.:08:58.

And smack it right in the middle of He needed a good kiss on the blue.

:08:58.:09:08.
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It is not bad. It was a terrific He can cut this into the left

:09:08.:09:18.
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He could not have wished for a A little scratch of the head. Has

:09:39.:09:44.

he held the cue ball too much and not on the black? Would you believe

:09:44.:09:54.
:09:54.:09:54.

He finished absolutely perfect on the red. You thought what a chance

:09:54.:10:04.
:10:04.:10:07.

this is. He has carelessly run out He will be going back to his seat

:10:08.:10:17.
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That was carelessness. He has He has not left a bad shot get to

:10:29.:10:39.
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He played that OK, but he has left Just being the wrong side of the

:11:12.:11:17.

blue he could not get close to the intended red. You would fancy him

:11:17.:11:27.
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Not quite certain whether next red Well! I cannot tell you how good

:11:43.:11:52.

that shot was. He could not get to the middle of the cue ball and

:11:52.:12:02.
:12:02.:12:05.

hacked to per left-hand side on. That was a great shot. It shows how

:12:05.:12:15.
:12:15.:12:39.

Look at how he pushed the cue He is giving this some thought. He

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is obviously not perfect in his What shot times like that. This

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might take longer. He made a He has had two good chances in this

:14:13.:14:23.
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frame. He has missed out on the You always wonder in this game, if

:14:28.:14:33.

you have had two good chances and not clinched it, we you get a

:14:33.:14:43.
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He put the bowel cancer on the cushion, and now he is forced to

:14:50.:15:00.
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play it -- he pushed the red on the Stuart Bingham has the two reds

:15:14.:15:24.
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He has to be careful with the white He cannot be too attacking with

:15:25.:15:35.
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This is why he is taking his time. It is a thin cut. The white ball

:15:37.:15:47.
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can go down the table and come back He played the key tucking up behind

:16:05.:16:14.

the green and made a good job of it. -- tucking up. He has had two good

:16:14.:16:24.
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opportunities, Judd Trump, and has That was a decent hit. But the red

:16:27.:16:37.
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is on. There is also a red to the That was a better pot than it

:16:56.:17:05.

looked. He could not afford to miss You cannot see any problems with

:17:05.:17:09.

the reds. It is the yellow that will be the stumbling block in

:17:09.:17:19.
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terms of clearing up. He will be He wants to be straight on the

:17:38.:17:48.

He was OK. The last thing he wanted was an angle and having to run into

:17:48.:17:58.
:17:58.:18:27.

It was imperative, when he potted the pink, to have a good position

:18:27.:18:37.
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The green is going to be easiest colour to move the yellow. You will

:18:41.:18:46.

see Judd Trump going up for the green. It shows you. A careless

:18:46.:18:56.
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shot. He left himself wrong on the He decided to play for the black.

:18:58.:19:02.

He feels it bounced a little bit more than he expected off the

:19:02.:19:10.

cushion. If he is straight on the black, which he is, he will be

:19:10.:19:20.
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He managed to swing the cue ball I am surprised he just did not play

:19:32.:19:41.

the wide up to the pocket. -- white. I can only assume he played the

:19:41.:19:44.

cannon on the yellow and tried to knock it down the cushion and got

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That is not the first time Stuart Bingham has missed a ball on the

:20:44.:20:54.
:20:54.:20:59.

way up, he flicked it on the way up. The yellow is OK. He played that

:20:59.:21:09.
:21:09.:21:18.

He has not left the pot, but he will be snookered on the next shot,

:21:18.:21:28.
:21:28.:21:28.

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:21:28.:22:15.

He knocked it towards the side He does not need the awkward pink,

:22:15.:22:25.
:22:25.:22:29.

That was pretty good, unless Stuart Bingham can get in behind the

:22:30.:22:39.
:22:40.:23:01.

If it is a snooker, in fact, this He has nudged the green and he is

:23:01.:23:11.
:23:11.:23:12.

He does not need the pink. It looks fall money now that Stuart Bingham,

:23:12.:23:22.
:23:22.:23:25.

who led 3-2, is going to 45-3 behind. A frame that Judd Trump had

:23:25.:23:35.
:23:35.:23:54.

He is now one frame away from a place in the quarter-finals.

:23:54.:23:59.

HAZEL IRVINE: That could be the decisive frame. It was down to the

:23:59.:24:05.

yellow. A good yellow. He got a nice nudge on the green. He did not

:24:05.:24:10.

need the pink. He is so good at this shot. He has lovely straight

:24:10.:24:17.

cue action. Look at the kiss. Sometimes, when things are going

:24:17.:24:23.

well for you... Perfect on the green and frame over. It has been a

:24:23.:24:30.

good contest. 5-3 down, suddenly you are up against it against this

:24:30.:24:37.

one. Yes. He does not need many chances to clinch the frame. I

:24:37.:24:42.

think the momentum that he has got in the game is enough sometimes to

:24:42.:24:46.

get him over the line. He is loving every moment of being a snooker

:24:46.:24:52.

player. He enjoys himself out there. Talking about whether somebody can

:24:52.:24:57.

win the Grand Slam, you need to be in that frame of mind to do it. You

:24:57.:25:02.

cannot be looking over your shoulder. You cannot be in a

:25:02.:25:06.

situation many find themselves in trying to recapture form. This is

:25:06.:25:12.

the best time to do it, your first wave of form, before you learned

:25:12.:25:20.

here. The this is his second appearance at the Masters. -- this

:25:20.:25:23.

is. He seems to have been around, particularly because of his

:25:24.:25:30.

exploits over the last 12 months, he is established. Steve and I are

:25:30.:25:36.

gasping at the shot so he plays. I could never play some of those

:25:36.:25:42.

shots. It is a different game. It is so refreshing. He has so much

:25:42.:25:47.

belief in his ability. It is fantastic and great for the grain.

:25:47.:25:57.
:25:57.:26:22.

STEPHEN HENDRY: Stuart Bingham is still playing the aggressive shot.

:26:22.:26:32.
:26:32.:26:45.

Almost. I wonder whether he could get through to all of the red. It

:26:45.:26:55.
:26:55.:27:01.

looked tight. He almost had the Get in there, son! That sounded

:27:01.:27:11.
:27:11.:27:16.

He has reached the point of no return, Stuart Bingham. He has to

:27:16.:27:20.

raise his game. I have been saying that most of this match, even

:27:20.:27:29.

though he has Hunkin there. He can certainly play better -- hung in.

:27:29.:27:33.

Maybe with his back against the wall he can produce his best game.

:27:33.:27:43.
:27:43.:27:44.

He did that in Australia to win his first ranking tournament. He won

:27:44.:27:54.

the last four frames to beat Mark Sometimes, you can relax and play

:27:54.:28:04.
:28:04.:28:04.

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:28:04.:28:49.

your game when you have nothing Oh, dear. How has he miss that? --

:28:49.:28:55.

missed that? He had a chance. If he had made a frame-winning

:28:55.:29:00.

contribution it might have given him the lift to push the match all

:29:00.:29:07.

the way. You cannot miss when you are in like that. Not at this level.

:29:07.:29:17.
:29:17.:29:21.

It looks as if he has covered the Judd Trump will have to play a pot

:29:21.:29:31.

somewhere because he has a red over That was a good shot. There was

:29:31.:29:41.
:29:41.:29:41.

pressure on that. He is hampered playing the pink, but he does not

:29:41.:29:50.

have a lot to do with the cue ball. That was well played. And now,

:29:50.:30:00.
:30:00.:30:08.

This is the sort of opportunity you want to win the match. There is not

:30:08.:30:13.

a safe red on the table. Nothing to do but keep your concentration, one

:30:13.:30:23.
:30:23.:30:42.

I bet he held his breath. He almost snookered himself. But then again,

:30:42.:30:52.
:30:52.:31:26.

Yes, a bit of bounce but I am -- I He has looked at the blue. He is

:31:26.:31:36.
:31:36.:31:41.

That previous shot on the pink, 98 % of players would have just rolled

:31:41.:31:51.
:31:51.:31:53.

If he just drops that, he has not got any chance of snookering

:31:53.:32:01.

himself. But he looks to have recovered the situation now because

:32:01.:32:07.

he has played that inch-perfect. A couple of shaky moments with

:32:08.:32:17.
:32:18.:32:25.

positions. But he is back in good It would be a boring game if

:32:25.:32:32.

everyone played it the same way, John. Yes, it would. He has

:32:32.:32:40.

breathed a bit of light into the game, job Trump. -- life into the

:32:40.:32:50.
:32:50.:32:54.

He had stabbed brilliant winner in the UK. -- he played brilliantly in

:32:54.:32:59.

the UK. We have got to remember that he has taken a few knocks

:32:59.:33:05.

along the way. He turned professional in 2005. It is not

:33:05.:33:09.

like he turned professional a couple of years ago. He really had

:33:09.:33:17.

to work his way up the rankings. And now he is deck, he looks

:33:17.:33:21.

completely at home. It is where everybody thought he should be. It

:33:21.:33:31.
:33:31.:33:37.

just took longer than anybody He is just struggling at the moment

:33:37.:33:47.
:33:47.:33:58.

He played a really careless shot on the red a couple of shots back.

:33:58.:34:05.

is not over the line it yet. A 26 point lead. But 59 left on the

:34:05.:34:15.
:34:15.:34:51.

The best he could hope for was to lead it reasonably safe and it is.

:34:51.:35:00.

I do not think he will be tempted by this red. But he was! Hello!

:35:00.:35:08.

Would you believe it? Even if the blue is covering the red, he has

:35:08.:35:16.

got a red on the baulk there. If he tries to play this cushion, that is

:35:16.:35:23.

right in the pocket. He could miss that altogether. It could not be

:35:23.:35:33.
:35:33.:35:41.

much more in the jaw. I did not It was right in the jaw. He had to

:35:41.:35:51.
:35:51.:36:02.

be accurate. Stuart Bingham was He misjudged. Is he going to pop

:36:02.:36:12.
:36:12.:36:41.

His future in the Masters depends Good shot. Very good shot. And the

:36:41.:36:46.

type of shot that can give be confidence a little beast. A lot of

:36:46.:36:56.
:36:56.:37:00.

pressure on that. -- a little The referee is not helping his

:37:00.:37:10.

cause. We do not had any spot is available. He needs a direct line

:37:10.:37:20.
:37:20.:37:26.

I think that red next to the green is unavailable. I assumed the red

:37:26.:37:30.

above the right centre is not easy because I would have played if

:37:30.:37:40.
:37:40.:38:13.

It is the awkward red behind the He will have to disturb it and he

:38:13.:38:23.
:38:23.:38:26.

has a. Has he developed it? I am not shot. But is a good effort. --

:38:26.:38:36.
:38:36.:38:48.

Good shot! What a turnaround this The only awkward ball now you would

:38:48.:38:54.

feel, is the green. If he can get the cue ball back to where it is,

:38:54.:39:04.
:39:04.:39:12.

that would be absolutely inch Not one of his best. He can still

:39:12.:39:22.
:39:22.:39:23.

pot this green but it is tricky. Not quite. He did not play a good

:39:23.:39:28.

shot on the yellow. It was too close to the green. He should have

:39:28.:39:38.
:39:38.:39:43.

made certain he stayed in the A bit of luck there for Judd Trump.

:39:43.:39:53.
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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:39:53.:40:39.

He has had chances to clinch this You can play it them or play it up

:40:39.:40:49.
:40:49.:41:10.

and down. He has played the famous I do not blame him for doing that.

:41:10.:41:15.

If you catch the green a little bit thick, it will go back up the table

:41:15.:41:25.
:41:25.:41:30.

If he hits the green Street, it might double-kiss. It will send the

:41:30.:41:37.

cue ball back up. But if he gets it the other side of the green, either

:41:37.:41:42.

side, it will not work. But if he misses again, he will have to play

:41:42.:41:51.

that. If he does not hit that, he will get a warning. He has played

:41:51.:42:01.
:42:01.:42:18.

it all right. In fact, very well Just a little bit quick. 4 points

:42:18.:42:28.
:42:28.:42:36.

behind. He needs up to and He refused it. He refused it. I am

:42:36.:42:46.
:42:46.:42:46.

surprised. I do not believe what we have seen. I could not have refused

:42:46.:42:56.
:42:56.:43:04.

that green all day. It looked like It has probably turned out in his

:43:04.:43:14.
:43:14.:43:26.

favour. I cannot believe he was Another chance for Judd Trump. One

:43:26.:43:36.

good position needed. Very close to the middle pocket but he sat there

:43:36.:43:46.
:43:46.:43:56.

thinking, this match could be Stuart Bingham will be very

:43:56.:44:00.

disappointed. He has not played his best and his opponent gave him

:44:00.:44:07.

chances. But Judd Trump goes through. He got that first frame

:44:07.:44:15.

and was playing catch-up. But after that, he finishes 6-3. He is

:44:15.:44:19.

through to the quarter-finals for the head to head would Ronnie

:44:19.:44:27.

O'Sullivan on Thursday it. Cannot Sounds like an absolute cracker it.

:44:27.:44:31.

A repeat of the match at the championships. But enough of the

:44:31.:44:38.

previous matches. We will review. He had to come from 3-2 behind and

:44:38.:44:44.

not really in a lot of trouble but disconcerting. How do you think he

:44:44.:44:49.

finished? It does appear that when Judd Trump is in front or behind,

:44:49.:44:53.

his style of play does not change. That is an excellent thing for

:44:53.:45:00.

anybody. You do not want to be changing one way or the other. At

:45:00.:45:05.

times he might decide that you have got nothing to lose and play

:45:05.:45:10.

aggressively. But generally he has got a good balance. Picking on

:45:10.:45:14.

shots, everybody will have an individual style but his style is

:45:14.:45:21.

constant. How should Stuart Bingham reflects? He should be disappointed.

:45:21.:45:25.

He had a chance but he completely butchered the yellow to get on the

:45:25.:45:33.

green. He might have gone 5-4 up. Judd Trump has done well. But I did

:45:33.:45:37.

not think he will be pleased. He will be pleased to get through but

:45:37.:45:47.

he would not say you played your best. I kind of gave him the frames.

:45:47.:45:55.

It felt like, and there you go. I felt good. I felt relaxed and after

:45:55.:45:59.

the first frame, I thought I could have ran away with it but I kept

:45:59.:46:04.

giving chances. But that is your first victory at the Masters in

:46:04.:46:09.

front of the television cameras. This is just your second appearance.

:46:09.:46:15.

Congratulations. How close were you to your best form today? I think I

:46:15.:46:22.

had done well. That is the positive. Safety was probably a little bit

:46:22.:46:29.

better but I will have to improve by probably 50 %. I cannot give

:46:29.:46:35.

Ronnie O'Sullivan these chances. have got a lot of commentary and

:46:35.:46:40.

everybody is analysing. But sometimes it is a bread and butter

:46:40.:46:44.

day and you have just got to get through. It is about getting

:46:44.:46:48.

through the first round more than anything else. The first round is

:46:48.:46:52.

the hardest and I do not think anybody enjoys it. You just have to

:46:52.:46:59.

go out and do it. Especially at a new venue. It is like that for

:46:59.:47:02.

everybody. Everybody is looking forward to this tournament.

:47:02.:47:09.

Brilliant. It is a great venue and I bet you are enjoying it. When I

:47:09.:47:12.

think to your comment at the UK championship, you said you were

:47:12.:47:16.

full of confidence, having got that title without playing at your

:47:16.:47:23.

optimum. How much has that helped you coming in here for what is

:47:23.:47:30.

snooker's Triple Crown? I feel really comfortable. Even when I

:47:30.:47:33.

missed a shot, I feel more positive but before it would get me down and

:47:33.:47:38.

I would get worried and come back and knees again. I can put it to be

:47:38.:47:46.

back at my mind. I just look forward to every shot. DDC the

:47:46.:47:56.

match the other day? A little bit. Do not give too much await. He has

:47:56.:48:01.

been practising. He has been working hard. He is playing well at

:48:02.:48:07.

the moment. He seems positive. I am looking forward to playing him on

:48:07.:48:15.

Thursday. You had the edge back in York at that final frame decider.

:48:15.:48:22.

What for you was the decisive edge which you can carry forward?

:48:23.:48:29.

hardly ever see him miss pressure balls. You can run out of position.

:48:29.:48:35.

Is left the a tricky red and I went for it. Towards the end, I did not

:48:35.:48:40.

think I would get it and I felt a bit nervous. But I had a kick in

:48:40.:48:47.

the last frame. He was a bit unlucky. You talk about a Ferrari.

:48:47.:48:53.

Getting your no-claims bonus? will have to have my insurance a

:48:53.:48:59.

bit better but for I can buy that. I have to win this tournament!

:48:59.:49:06.

luck on Thursday. Thank you. We can delve into the vaults for Ronnie

:49:06.:49:16.
:49:16.:49:27.

I thrives on being written off and proving to people that I can play.

:49:27.:49:37.
:49:37.:49:37.

I did not feel I can be defeated. I am pretty relied upon my own the

:49:37.:49:43.

brain and being in control of my destiny. These players are my

:49:43.:49:50.

heroes. You have got to stick to your guns and believe what you

:49:50.:49:58.

believe in and I do that like my heroes. I do not feel really guilty.

:49:58.:50:03.

I understand I am getting up and training hard. I am starting to

:50:04.:50:09.

think about what I would like to do. I want to win a few major

:50:09.:50:14.

tournaments before I retired. I do not want to do that before I move

:50:14.:50:22.

on. I am quite proud and determined. My dedication and determination and

:50:22.:50:31.

my will to succeed is important. I am trying to get up and come back.

:50:31.:50:40.

I am quite proud of having those If he missed that match yesterday,

:50:40.:50:44.

he will understand Ronnie O'Sullivan was up against Ding

:50:44.:50:50.

Junhui in the first of the matches at the Masters. He actually had a

:50:50.:50:56.

4-1 lead before Ding Junhui hold it back to 4-4. We can show you what

:50:56.:51:06.
:51:06.:51:09.

happened after that. Dennis Taylor DENNIS TAYLOR: Could we possibly

:51:09.:51:14.

have a deciding frame in the first match ever played at Alexandra

:51:14.:51:24.
:51:24.:51:28.

Not the best break-off shot. Is he coming up short? He is not. It is

:51:28.:51:38.
:51:38.:51:40.

pretty good. The past cloth covered that. -- fast. If he gets this, he

:51:40.:51:46.

will be into the pink and red. He is playing the screw back. That

:51:46.:51:56.
:51:56.:52:17.

He could have careered into the How confident is the best Chinese

:52:17.:52:27.
:52:27.:52:32.

player? The benefits are obvious. Keep the head still. Play straight.

:52:32.:52:42.
:52:42.:52:55.

Give yourself the best possible That was not easy. It was the

:52:55.:53:05.
:53:05.:53:32.

correct shot to play but it is What is the angle like? Absolutely

:53:33.:53:42.
:53:43.:54:18.

Not a good chance just yet. The bunch is awkward. He could quite

:54:18.:54:28.
:54:28.:54:36.

easily stick in the back. It needs He is looking at the possibility of

:54:36.:54:46.
:54:46.:54:52.

the pink but he is straight on the The pink might have to move on to

:54:52.:55:02.
:55:02.:55:07.

the brown spot if it is occupied. It was difficult to split the pack

:55:08.:55:17.
:55:18.:55:27.

from the black but from there, it Has he hit that hard enough? He

:55:27.:55:37.
:55:37.:55:57.

might have it past the yellow. Good recovery. Not easy to judge

:55:57.:56:07.
:56:07.:56:20.

He might have to play for the black. It is much easier to go into the

:56:20.:56:30.
:56:30.:56:35.

reds off the blue. This is the He has gone into them. Look at the

:56:35.:56:39.

arc on the cue ball. He has missed them completely. Amazing where the

:56:39.:56:46.

cue ball has finished up of. That is purely top spin and side. A

:56:46.:56:56.
:56:56.:57:21.

Not the best. He needs the yellow to come to his rescue. It has not.

:57:21.:57:25.

Ding Junhui can get to the potting angle if he plays with a lot of

:57:25.:57:35.
:57:35.:57:50.

Keep your head still. Push the cue through a straight line. That is

:57:50.:58:00.
:58:00.:58:14.

What a killer blow this would be for Ronnie O'Sullivan after being

:58:14.:58:24.
:58:24.:58:28.

Just missed the cannon into the reds. Otherwise the frame would

:58:28.:58:37.

have been his. He needed the split. Amazing how it went around the reds.

:58:37.:58:47.
:58:47.:58:48.

If he struck slightly lower, that would not have happened. Careless

:58:48.:58:54.

shot. I did not think that red get past the brown. He is completely

:58:54.:58:59.

out of position. He is scratching his head. That is probably the

:58:59.:59:06.

worst shot he has played. He has got a cut to the middle. But maybe

:59:06.:59:16.
:59:16.:59:18.

there is just enough room past the He didn't fancy that. The only red

:59:18.:59:25.

he could lead that was the one he took on. -- lead was the one he

:59:25.:59:35.
:59:35.:59:55.

That last shot that he played is one of the toughest shots in the

:59:55.:00:00.

game. He did not let the white gave far and let the red Rum back up the

:00:00.:00:07.

table. Very few players can hit it as soft as that and run it up the

:00:07.:00:17.
:00:17.:00:24.

This is a bit of a free pot. It will be an automatically --

:00:24.:00:32.

automatic safety shot. But it was nice to see the red disappear. That

:00:32.:00:40.

is a stunning pot. Under the circumstances, what has gone past

:00:40.:00:50.
:00:50.:00:59.

STEPHEN HENDRY: If he wins this match, he will have negative things

:00:59.:01:03.

to say about his game today, but I have not seen him pot so many long

:01:03.:01:11.

balls. DENNIS TAYLOR: It has been his Achilles heel in the last

:01:11.:01:21.
:01:21.:01:36.

couple of seasons. Today, it has Just showing what he is made of. A

:01:36.:01:46.
:01:46.:01:47.

great character. It looked as if he He saw his lead disappear with Ding

:01:47.:01:53.

Junhui taking three in a row. The pressure is firmly back on the

:01:53.:02:03.
:02:03.:02:07.

It does not matter about the black. Ding Junhui will stay in his seat.

:02:07.:02:17.
:02:17.:02:28.

Ronnie O'Sullivan badly-needed that Can you not take pictures when the

:02:28.:02:38.
:02:38.:02:38.

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

:02:38.:03:41.

players are at the table, please. He cannot give himself a better

:03:41.:03:48.

chance. Ding Junhui knows that he might be sitting there for a while.

:03:48.:03:55.

Because the reds are nicely placed. The black is not tied up. This is

:03:55.:04:05.
:04:05.:04:07.

not a bad chance for Ronnie He has always been fantastic at

:04:07.:04:17.
:04:17.:04:19.

closing a match out. As all the top winners in the game are. He seems

:04:19.:04:29.
:04:29.:04:38.

to put an extra ounce of There is no problem with the red

:04:38.:04:43.

next to the black. It goes into the right corner. He might elect to

:04:43.:04:53.
:04:53.:04:53.

That would clear the black into both corner pockets. He has such a

:04:53.:05:03.
:05:03.:05:19.

Those of the shots that are key to break building. He is a past master

:05:19.:05:29.
:05:29.:05:57.

One of the greatest break builders the game has ever seen. The only

:05:57.:06:01.

person in front of him is the one sitting next to be here, Stephen

:06:01.:06:07.

Hendry, whose name you probably won't remember! At just over 700

:06:07.:06:14.

centuries. You probably do not know the answer. How many have you made?

:06:14.:06:24.
:06:24.:06:32.

I think it is about 767, something He has to make sure he pots the

:06:32.:06:42.
:06:42.:06:47.

black. We have seen a few of them What is he looking at? Is there a

:06:47.:06:57.
:06:57.:07:06.

possible plant? What a bonus that Alarm bells are ringing for Ding

:07:06.:07:16.
:07:16.:07:16.

Ronnie O'Sullivan does not have to do a lot with the cue ball. There

:07:16.:07:26.
:07:26.:07:30.

It was a great fightback from Ding Junhui. It is not over just yet.

:07:30.:07:34.

But we knew Ronnie O'Sullivan was capable of doing this. He lost

:07:34.:07:44.
:07:44.:07:51.

three frames in a row. He is well Three more reds are available. He

:07:51.:08:00.

does not have to career into the He does not want to risk playing a

:08:00.:08:10.
:08:10.:08:16.

cannon when he can win the frame He can play for the red next to the

:08:16.:08:26.
:08:26.:08:37.

He is showing us why he has won That needed to pull up a little bit

:08:37.:08:47.
:08:47.:09:03.

This time, the fractions were in It has been a great opening match

:09:03.:09:10.

to this year's Masters. It is a great venue. I am sure we are in

:09:10.:09:20.
:09:20.:09:27.

This is the title that every player wants. The defending champion, Ding

:09:27.:09:33.

Junhui, knows that it is the end of this year's Masters for him. It

:09:33.:09:42.

looks like a walk in the park for Ronnie O'Sullivan. That was until

:09:42.:09:46.

Ding Junhui got himself back into it. In the end, Ronnie O'Sullivan

:09:46.:09:54.

has kept his focus. He will be downbeat in the interview, but he

:09:54.:10:00.

has cued well. He has done very little wrong after the two opening

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It would be nice if he could go out with the first century ever made at

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the Ally Pally. Can he not that difficult red in? Get in there,

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The first ever century break is made at Alexandra Palace. And the

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He is doing what all great champions seem to do. Every shot is

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being cheered now by the crowd. That is not taking anything away

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from Ding Junhui. The crowd have appreciated his play. He has

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nothing to be ashamed of. He has He finishes like a true champion.

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They have given us a great opening match. In the end, Ronnie

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O'Sullivan raises his hand to these two per the crowd. He goes out a

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winner, finishing in style with 125. -- to the crowd. He takes the match

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6-4. HAZEL IRVINE: The two Ronnies. They

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came in for a long chat. It was fascinating to hear what was in

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Robbie's mind. He seemed at peace, particularly with young Ronnie by

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his side. We got a sense of his priorities. He has come to terms

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with where he is in the game. He has decided not to chase the pot of

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gold at the end of the rainbow by playing for everything. It means he

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will sacrifice his position in the rankings, but I do not think he

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cares about that. He can still enter the qualifying section.

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Therefore, in his eyes, he does not have to chase every ranking point.

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After watching the interview, hopefully, he is in the right frame

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of mind between now and the rest of the season, so that he does not

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have to go into qualifying matches. If he plays like that, he will be a

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handful. Judd Trump against Ronnie O'Sullivan. We saw them in York.

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How will this pan out? A new kid on the block trying to take away the

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thunder of Ronnie O'Sullivan. It is fascinating. Ronnie O'Sullivan will

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not like the fact there is somebody along those lines. I am looking

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forward to it. Thank you for your company. It has been an interesting

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afternoon, with more interesting play in the next day's. This

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