:00:38. > :00:43.Hello, welcome to the Masters at the magnificent Alexandra Palace.
:00:43. > :00:49.For the first few days, players, crowds, the BBC crew, have been
:00:49. > :00:53.wandering around the amazing venue in all of its history. Since it
:00:53. > :00:58.opened 130 years ago it has been home to a racetrack, cricket ground
:00:58. > :01:04.and recently the World Darts Championship. What about its
:01:04. > :01:09.relationship with snooker? Here is Steve Davis and John Parrott.
:01:09. > :01:12.The first thing that strikes you about the venue is its fast nature.
:01:12. > :01:22.It is like nothing I have seen in snooker.
:01:22. > :01:24.
:01:24. > :01:31.I have not seen bigger plastic plants in my life! Horace went room
:01:31. > :01:36.-- Horace played Willie Smith. I assume it was Horace who won. It
:01:36. > :01:41.was 1936. Did you have a good seat? I got knocked out in the semi-
:01:41. > :01:48.finals. Horace beat me in. The table was really slow. Please, let
:01:48. > :01:56.it go. This is the players' lounge. The players can relax here and have
:01:56. > :02:04.a nice cup of tea. Last year, the BBC crew had their 75th reunion
:02:04. > :02:10.here, which was very nice. There is some memorabilia for the snooker.
:02:10. > :02:18.Ronnie O'Sullivan, Ding Junhui. Willie Smith. And Horace. The dress
:02:18. > :02:23.code was different in those days. Where have you brought me to?
:02:23. > :02:31.We are playing in the West Paul next door. This is the Great Hall.
:02:31. > :02:36.Over the years, great things have happened here. You do not great --
:02:36. > :02:41.get a great hall without a great organ. Look at that. We are
:02:41. > :02:44.standing in the centre circle. There is a plaque. There was a
:02:44. > :02:51.caption when the great fire happened in 1980.
:02:51. > :02:57.How do you know that? It says so. At the weekend there
:02:57. > :03:03.will be a model railway exposition. Fantastic.
:03:03. > :03:08.That is just a little bit of history, but as you heard, for BBC
:03:08. > :03:12.Television, this is where it began in 1936. One of the first
:03:12. > :03:17.presenters introduce the early transmissions with the words, this
:03:17. > :03:27.is direct television from Alexandra Palace. So this is what is coming
:03:27. > :03:28.
:03:28. > :03:32.direct to your television this afternoon. Two time Masters
:03:32. > :03:40.champion at Wembley Mark Selby hopes to continue his love affair
:03:40. > :03:46.with this tournament. One of those victories was over Stephen Lee in
:03:47. > :03:53.the 2008 final. He is now back in the top 16. We will hear from
:03:53. > :03:59.Graeme Dott, who has battled depression to become one of the top
:03:59. > :04:05.players. You can be a millionaire and be as happy as you think you
:04:05. > :04:09.should be, but you still can be depressed. It is a mental illness.
:04:09. > :04:15.Until people realise that, there are still ignorant people who think,
:04:16. > :04:20.how can you be depressed? And now that his war of words with Barry
:04:20. > :04:28.Hearn has mellowed, we will see how Mark Allen got on against Neil
:04:28. > :04:30.Robertson last night. It is time to get today's show on the road. The
:04:30. > :04:36.world number one Mark Selby and Stephen Lee. Rob Walker welcomed
:04:36. > :04:42.the players earlier. Please welcome a player whose
:04:42. > :04:48.cueing action is described as smooth as silk. The winner of four
:04:48. > :04:58.ranking event titles, a three times Masters semi-finalist, he reached a
:04:58. > :04:58.
:04:58. > :05:08.final in 2008, it is the talent from Trowbridge. Stephen Lee!
:05:08. > :05:28.
:05:28. > :05:31.APPLAUSE And his opponent, one of the most colourful characters on
:05:31. > :05:40.the circuit. He has been in three of the last
:05:40. > :05:44.four Masters finals. Twice a winner. He won his second ranking event in
:05:44. > :05:54.China this season. He is the world number one, he is the Jester from
:05:54. > :05:56.
:05:56. > :06:06.Leicester, Mark Selby. APPLAUSE MUSIC: "Underdog" by
:06:06. > :06:19.
:06:19. > :06:26.A great reception for the players. This is the repeat of the final
:06:26. > :06:36.four years ago. Mark Selby has a good record. He lost to Ronnie
:06:36. > :06:36.
:06:36. > :06:44.O'Sullivan in 2009, but took his revenge a year later. Stephen Lee
:06:44. > :06:49.made his Masters debut in 1988 -- 1998. His best performance was in
:06:49. > :06:54.2008 when he lost to Mark Selby. He dropped out of the top 16 and
:06:54. > :07:02.missed the last three years but he is back in the big time. Stephen
:07:02. > :07:07.Lee has lost to Mark Selby on two occasions since that final. We will
:07:07. > :07:17.join the match in the first frame. Commentators are John Virgo and
:07:17. > :07:39.
:07:39. > :07:49.JOHN VIRGO: Is still not a formality to win the frame at this
:07:49. > :07:57.
:07:57. > :08:04.If the black goes... There may be a And it does.
:08:04. > :08:14.STEPHEN HENDRY: I thought he had a decent angle on the pink. Obviously,
:08:14. > :08:20.choosing to do it a different way. He chose to split the reds from a
:08:21. > :08:25.red, which never guarantees position. A Eddie Charlton said he
:08:25. > :08:35.would never played to remove reds off a red. The reason being is that
:08:35. > :08:40.
:08:40. > :08:45.you are not guaranteed to be on a Sorry about the Australian accent.
:08:45. > :08:55.I am certainly not going to try one, Scottish two Australian does not
:08:55. > :09:09.
:09:09. > :09:18.This will be more difficult to get say. -- safe. I suggested nestling
:09:18. > :09:28.on the red below the black spot, Maybe three cushions and hit the
:09:28. > :09:39.
:09:39. > :09:46.He misjudged that badly. That is Stephen Lee looked at the first
:09:46. > :09:53.cushion he hit. He was not expecting the reaction he got. He
:09:53. > :10:00.expected it to slide. If it does not slide, it comes off at a more
:10:00. > :10:05.square angle. It looked all right for me. It came of square of the
:10:05. > :10:10.second cushion. It might not be too bad because this red is tricky.
:10:10. > :10:15.What makes it more difficult is he has work to do with the cue ball.
:10:15. > :10:25.This is why he is refusing it. The best you can hope for in that
:10:25. > :10:25.
:10:25. > :11:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:11:48. > :11:54.situation is not to leave anything This frame has already gone over 22
:11:54. > :11:58.minutes. I do not think we will see many long frames in this match.
:11:58. > :12:02.Both players are capable when they get in amongst the balls. Sometimes,
:12:02. > :12:12.it is the way the balls grant that dictates how the frame will be
:12:12. > :12:19.
:12:19. > :12:28.played. This is an example -- the The red balls are coming away from
:12:28. > :12:33.a safe positions. The first mistake could cost this frame. The black
:12:33. > :12:36.may just have come to his rescue. That was a dangerous shot, nudging
:12:36. > :12:46.the red towards the corner. I think the black has just come to his
:12:46. > :12:56.
:12:56. > :13:01.This time, he will hope to on the red into another red to keep it on
:13:01. > :13:11.the top cushion. He did not do that quite. What will rescue him this
:13:11. > :13:21.time? The hamper on the green! Again, a smile from Mark Selby.
:13:21. > :13:50.
:13:50. > :14:00.That was pretty good to get it back to the baulk end, but he left a pot
:14:00. > :14:10.
:14:10. > :14:20.on. He can go for it with That was the only red he could
:14:20. > :14:24.
:14:24. > :14:34.leave and fun enough, that was the It sometimes happens when you have
:14:34. > :14:49.
:14:49. > :14:55.long bouts of safety. Your potting That was much too thin. I do not
:14:55. > :15:05.think he has got away with it this time. Three poor safety shots in a
:15:05. > :15:32.
:15:32. > :15:35.That could cost him the opening It looks like keeper Pacini played
:15:35. > :15:45.the cannon on the top cushion to try to bring it in the open, but he
:15:45. > :15:45.
:15:45. > :16:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:16:31. > :16:38.APPLAUSE A few mistakes made. The most important thing for Mark, he
:16:38. > :16:48.has got his first frame on the scoreboard, it looks like. That is
:16:48. > :17:21.
:17:21. > :17:28.It did not matter about the brown. Probably, that could be the longest
:17:28. > :17:38.frame of the match. Mark Selby will not be too bothered, he has won the
:17:38. > :17:50.
:17:50. > :17:55.Mark Selby gets the second frame under way. We mentioned earlier
:17:55. > :18:05.there is a lot of movement with him. We saw it there when he was cueing
:18:05. > :18:25.
:18:25. > :18:35.Look at the movement. But he seems He chose to play the more attacking
:18:35. > :18:39.
:18:39. > :18:49.way. He was a long way off. He did not come off the cushion for an
:18:49. > :18:56.
:18:56. > :19:01.The red went close to the middle, but it has not been left. I do not
:19:01. > :19:07.think there is any way... He could play the pot on the red in the
:19:07. > :19:12.right middle. There is also a red sticking out from the main pack
:19:12. > :19:22.that would cut into the left corner. As long as he gets close to the
:19:22. > :19:22.
:19:22. > :19:32.jaws of the pocket, the red should But he needed to screw back further
:19:32. > :20:06.
:20:06. > :20:16.Stephen can get to the red on the right-hand side. That is a good
:20:16. > :20:25.
:20:25. > :20:35.That was pretty good. He has covered the path on the right-hand
:20:35. > :20:41.
:20:41. > :20:51.side somewhat. The left-hand side Mark Selby not happy with the
:20:51. > :21:05.
:21:05. > :21:12.Mark wants to make sure that the referee put the white ball in
:21:12. > :21:22.exactly the same place say he knows where to aim. It might be a further
:21:22. > :21:33.
:21:33. > :21:38.REFEREE: Foul and a miss. somebody of Mark Selby's class that
:21:38. > :21:48.is poor, for two attempts. He will be warned because he could hit reds
:21:48. > :22:05.
:22:05. > :22:12.He would forfeit the frame if he He went for a red he did not want
:22:12. > :22:22.to play and he has been very fortunate. That is what you call
:22:22. > :22:23.
:22:23. > :22:33.world number one Mark! Yes. -- luck. He was forced into playing the red.
:22:33. > :22:43.
:22:43. > :22:53.Otherwise he would have forfeited World number one for me! -- form.
:22:53. > :22:58.
:22:58. > :23:08.Stephen felt he could clip that one No such luck for Stephen. He misses
:23:08. > :23:08.
:23:08. > :23:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:23:57. > :24:04.He just caught the wide jaw. He If he has covered himself on the
:24:04. > :24:14.blue he is on nothing. Look at his face. He probably has. That is
:24:14. > :24:29.
:24:29. > :24:33.You could not imagine that You could say it is careless. In
:24:33. > :24:40.all honestly, the odds of that happening, he could play it 1,000
:24:40. > :24:45.times and it would not happen. All he can do is... I would say cover
:24:45. > :24:49.the path to the red over the corner. But it would not be that difficult
:24:49. > :24:59.to come off the side cushion and possibly pot it. What else can he
:24:59. > :25:06.
:25:06. > :25:16.If he has cut off the one-cushion escape, which he might have done,
:25:16. > :25:25.
:25:25. > :25:30.The fact that Mark is not playing of the right-hand side cushion
:25:30. > :25:35.across the table, he has got tight enough to the green to cover the
:25:35. > :25:45.one-cushion escape. Considering he was annoyed and frustrated, that
:25:45. > :25:50.
:25:50. > :25:58.was an excellent shot from Stephen REFEREE: Foul and a miss. That pink
:25:59. > :26:08.is like a magnet! That is four escapes from snookers from that
:26:09. > :26:16.
:26:16. > :26:20.side and both players have been, That was a poor shot. You are not
:26:20. > :26:30.guaranteed to get a nice position when the red is so far into the
:26:30. > :26:44.
:26:44. > :26:54.jaws of the pocket, but there was It is bits and pieces. He was that?
:26:54. > :27:25.
:27:25. > :27:35.The Dave Clark Five. Before your He did not get his opponent into
:27:35. > :27:56.
:27:56. > :28:06.The reds are nicely spread. Again, you have the pink and black out of
:28:06. > :28:13.
:28:13. > :28:18.It is not easy to win a frame with just the baulk colours to go at.
:28:18. > :28:28.You can build up a need a, of course. The left-hand side of the
:28:28. > :28:40.
:28:40. > :28:46.reds, he might be able to screw up It is fortunate if the blue goes
:28:46. > :28:56.into the left corner. I am certain that is what Stephen Lee is
:28:56. > :29:03.
:29:03. > :29:08.thinking now in his seat! Very He has not made the best job of
:29:08. > :29:18.that. I think the red goes to the left middle, but it depends on the
:29:18. > :29:23.
:29:23. > :29:33.He had to leave himself a long blue. He will be slightly hampered. The
:29:33. > :29:35.
:29:35. > :29:45.reds will make cueing slightly Well, he made that look easy. It
:29:45. > :29:45.
:29:45. > :30:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:30:47. > :30:57.Mark still has a lot to do to win He has a choice of reds, with this
:30:57. > :31:12.
:31:12. > :31:22.Obviously, the green is off its spot, so he has more win to take
:31:22. > :31:22.
:31:22. > :32:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:32:03. > :32:13.There are two Bridge that are easily pottable. -- two reds. He
:32:13. > :32:15.
:32:15. > :32:20.has decided to play the cannon. It could go wrong. At that speed, it
:32:21. > :32:30.was a bit risky. That was what I was going to say, playing the
:32:31. > :32:35.
:32:35. > :32:45.cannon that slowly. That was a great shot. He is back in perfect
:32:45. > :32:47.
:32:47. > :32:57.position again. And now, with a 28. Lead, he's looking for three of
:32:57. > :33:07.these remaining reds -- 28 point lead. This time, absolutely perfect
:33:07. > :33:10.on the blue. Stephen, nothing he can do, he has just got to sit
:33:10. > :33:17.there. He has been sitting at his chair a few times and thought he
:33:17. > :33:27.was coming back to the table, but, by good luck, or could play, he has
:33:27. > :33:30.
:33:30. > :33:35.been kept in his seat. -- could play. -- good play. He is straight
:33:35. > :33:41.enough. If he plays the deep screw he has to be careful not to make
:33:41. > :33:51.contact with that red that is near his hand. Or the other one. Would
:33:51. > :33:55.you believe it? That could not have worked it better. I am not saying
:33:55. > :34:00.he didn't have the thought that that could happen by swinging the
:34:00. > :34:09.cue ball wide but to cannon the red, and finish perfect on the blue, you
:34:09. > :34:15.have to say that was a little fortuitous. And now the blue. This
:34:15. > :34:23.is the one. He is swinging up wide, but if he catches that red fully on,
:34:23. > :34:29.he is on nothing. And now the blue has gone in, he is 46 points in
:34:29. > :34:34.front with 43 remaining. And if he rolls this red in and make certain
:34:34. > :34:44.of it, I don't think Stephen Lee will bother coming back to the
:34:44. > :34:52.
:34:52. > :35:01.There is no reason to power this in. The red will clinch the frame --
:35:01. > :35:11.the frame. But for snookers, it should be 2-0, to Mark Selby, the
:35:11. > :35:16.
:35:16. > :35:26.mark -- the world No. 1. Imperative now that he gets on the black.
:35:26. > :35:27.
:35:27. > :35:32.Where is the cue ball going? It was a chance missed. Because, if he had
:35:32. > :35:39.potted that red and made for now a contract, he would have been nicer
:35:39. > :35:44.on the black. He's asking the referee how he is looking with
:35:44. > :35:54.regard to touching the pink. The referee one tell him. And now, the
:35:54. > :35:54.
:35:54. > :36:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:36:35. > :36:38.red has gone in. That dots the I's Mark's will be one frame three with
:36:38. > :36:43.a break of 57 and the in four with a century, the eight of the
:36:43. > :36:47.tournament, so far. Mark Selby leads for living 0 at the interval
:36:48. > :36:53.and they will be resuming shortly. It has been very professional and
:36:53. > :37:03.clinical from Marks will be. That is what you expect from him. We
:37:03. > :37:04.
:37:04. > :37:09.call him the who grew, he Hoovers things up. -- the Hoover. For
:37:09. > :37:14.someone of Stephen's capability, this miss was poor. We why is he
:37:14. > :37:17.making mistakes like that? hasn't got out of first gear, and
:37:17. > :37:23.against one of the top players in the world, that comes in even
:37:23. > :37:28.harder. Stephen Lee possibly hasn't had the experience in the last few
:37:28. > :37:31.years on the big stage. That comes into the equation. If you're
:37:31. > :37:34.playing this type of venue regularly you settled down quicker,
:37:34. > :37:41.and we know that Mark's will be does not need too much time to
:37:41. > :37:50.settle down. He looks more efficient. Once you let the other
:37:50. > :37:56.guy off the hook, then 4-0 becomes an obvious result. The fact is, he
:37:56. > :38:00.has had a couple of thumpings off of him, Stephen. Mark's will be
:38:00. > :38:03.totally dominating Stephen Lee at the moment and they resume shortly.
:38:03. > :38:08.Let's look ahead to the match tonight between Ali Carter and
:38:08. > :38:18.Graeme Dott. Graeme Dott has had to overcome troubles away from the
:38:18. > :38:25.
:38:25. > :38:30.table to prove himself one of the I have never really done that well
:38:30. > :38:34.in the UK and the Masters, two admits I never seemed to do well.
:38:34. > :38:44.If it was moved to the Crucible I might do a bit better, but it is
:38:44. > :38:51.
:38:51. > :38:56.not, so I will have to go there and He's not in a good place might just
:38:56. > :39:01.now, but that can change with a good performance. Sometimes it can
:39:01. > :39:05.be hard to play someone like that a cause they just click, and it is
:39:05. > :39:11.back to normal. You can be a millionaire and have everything you
:39:11. > :39:17.want and be depressed. It is nothing to do with it, it is an
:39:17. > :39:24.illness, a mental illness. And there are still ignorant people who
:39:24. > :39:28.think, how can you be depressed? I don't think people realise that.
:39:28. > :39:32.You still get idiots who come up and say things, it cannot be that
:39:32. > :39:37.bad, cheer up. But if you tell somebody they have got something
:39:37. > :39:41.wrong with them, Alzheimer saw something, it is looked at
:39:41. > :39:51.differently, but depression is a mental illness, and people need to
:39:51. > :39:53.
:39:53. > :39:57.It is a hard sport to play in, you are away from home all the time,
:39:57. > :40:05.away from Kitson family, living out of a suit case. People do not see
:40:05. > :40:10.that. They tune in and see us on TV, but you're stuck in a hotel room
:40:10. > :40:15.for three days before that, and it can be hard, sometimes, if you are
:40:15. > :40:21.not feeling great. I understand why snooker players get it. It is not
:40:21. > :40:27.like a team sport, you have to battle on, yourself. It is
:40:27. > :40:32.something that has annoyed me for years. Hopefully, I will do better
:40:32. > :40:40.now. It is a tournament that I have never done well in. I don't know if
:40:40. > :40:44.it is horses for courses but I never seemed to play well, here.
:40:44. > :40:50.Korean Dott against Ali Carter is available on the red button and on
:40:50. > :40:52.line from 7 o'clock tonight. Highlights on BBC Two from 11:20pm.
:40:53. > :40:57.We are hearing a lot from players about the difficulties of
:40:57. > :41:02.travelling away from home. We have from Ronnie O'Sullivan who spoke to
:41:02. > :41:08.Hazel Irvine, saying how difficult it is to have a proper season on
:41:08. > :41:13.the snooker tour now and maintain family life. Yes, I think the
:41:13. > :41:19.future for snooker that is going to become full-time, not just six or
:41:19. > :41:22.seven tournaments each season becomes a single man's sport. It is
:41:22. > :41:25.something that you have to consider and the choice you have to make.
:41:25. > :41:30.There are times when you are on the road and not much is happening and
:41:30. > :41:34.you can get feeling lonely. The rewards are break, when it all was
:41:34. > :41:41.right, you are the centre of attention, and that can make up for
:41:41. > :41:45.it. Talking about the difference between you were at your peak and
:41:45. > :41:49.when family life became more important to you. We're all
:41:49. > :41:54.different as individuals. I still think there is some leeway and the
:41:54. > :41:59.format, just to say, have so many of your best results in so many
:41:59. > :42:02.tournaments, so that people can have a week off now and again. Take
:42:02. > :42:12.the best built results from 16 tournaments, whichever way you want
:42:12. > :42:12.
:42:12. > :42:17.to do it. -- the best 12 results. Then, you get a balance. We wish
:42:17. > :42:27.Graeme Dott good luck in his match against Ali Carter. Let's find out
:42:27. > :42:39.
:42:39. > :42:43.more about the world number one, I never get angry or up tight. The
:42:43. > :42:49.worst thing for me is that if I lose a match I will feel a little
:42:49. > :42:52.bit gutted. I have started getting into running and it knows, but I
:42:52. > :43:02.find it difficult doing the exercise and fitness regime and
:43:02. > :43:09.trying to cut out all the rubbish as well. -- fit this. I would like
:43:09. > :43:15.to see how they lived in the 18 hundreds. It would be like luxury
:43:15. > :43:21.Co -- luxury, to them, living how we live now. It would be an
:43:21. > :43:31.experience. My biggest strength is that I never know when I am beaten.
:43:31. > :43:31.
:43:31. > :43:36.Until the final ball was potted, I never give in. I am always trying.
:43:36. > :43:39.My father passed away when I was 16, just before I turned professional.
:43:39. > :43:44.That was the biggest one for me, because he had watched me growing
:43:44. > :43:54.up and playing in junior tournaments and he never got to see
:43:54. > :43:58.
:43:58. > :44:04.me play as a professional, so I Mark's will be is in complete
:44:04. > :44:08.control against Stephen Lee. 4-0, the first to six frames goes
:44:08. > :44:12.through to the semi-final. But Stephen Lee have a fight back in
:44:12. > :44:20.him? We are about to find out in the company of John Virgo and
:44:20. > :44:23.Stephen Hendry. It goes without saying that we need a unproved
:44:23. > :44:33.performance from Stephen Lee if used to get back into this match.
:44:33. > :44:43.He has got to cut out every mistake and get all the statistics up.
:44:43. > :44:54.
:44:54. > :45:02.Everything has got to improve. That He has got to attack more. His
:45:02. > :45:08.safety has been quite good, but not very positive safetys, punishing
:45:08. > :45:13.Mark Selby. And the long balls he has been playing, he has had an
:45:13. > :45:23.element of safety to them. At 4-0 down, you have got to go, all-out
:45:23. > :45:36.
:45:36. > :45:39.attack. There is a little bit of There is the table time statistic.
:45:39. > :45:49.Two-thirds of it for Mark Selby and just about one third for Stephen
:45:49. > :45:56.
:45:56. > :46:03.In four frames, Stephen Lee has only scored 76 points. For Mark
:46:03. > :46:13.Selby, his highest break is more than that. Touching ball has been
:46:13. > :46:13.
:46:13. > :47:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:47:08. > :47:14.called so he has to play a Almost got to be a little bit wary
:47:14. > :47:18.with these. Is he playing safe or is he playing the pot? He played
:47:18. > :47:28.the pop, so maybe he is when to take your advice, Stephen, and
:47:28. > :47:38.attacked a bit more. -- he is going to. He wasn't going to leave Ilott
:47:38. > :47:38.
:47:38. > :48:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:48:21. > :48:29.He could have left it, but he Where is the red going? It is near
:48:29. > :48:35.the pocket. I think he may be able to get past the brown, and if he
:48:35. > :48:42.can... He will just have to bend the slightly, with a little bit of
:48:42. > :48:46.left-hand side. Problem is, if he was to catch it to thickly with all
:48:46. > :48:54.that side, it could take the cue ball into the bunch of reds and he
:48:54. > :49:04.could be on nothing. He maybe doesn't have to bend it that much,
:49:04. > :49:08.to be honest. That was the problem. With that amount of side. It was
:49:08. > :49:13.always win to swing the cue ball wide. He is looking to see if he
:49:14. > :49:22.can get through to the black. If he can, it wouldn't be the easiest of
:49:22. > :49:32.shots. It would help, if he was to play safe, if he wants to flick off
:49:32. > :49:33.
:49:33. > :49:43.the black. He must feel as though he can hit it. If he can hit it, he
:49:43. > :50:02.
:50:02. > :50:12.It was almost like a guide. Little unlucky that he has not finished up
:50:12. > :50:31.
:50:31. > :50:41.For that was in a loose safety. There was a good target their
:50:41. > :50:47.
:50:47. > :50:57.behind green and brown. He has left Just not happening, I'm afraid, for
:50:57. > :51:02.
:51:02. > :51:12.That is a shot he is normally so good at, Stephen Lee. He is lower
:51:12. > :51:22.in confidence at the moment. Yet again, it is Mark Selby who has got
:51:22. > :51:22.
:51:22. > :52:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:52:32. > :52:37.If well, that is unlucky. It could always happen, of course, going
:52:37. > :52:46.into the reds with such pace. You couldn't really envisage that
:52:46. > :52:53.happening. Is this the lifeline that Stephen Lee was looking for? I
:52:53. > :52:58.would suggest he needs to win the frame at this visit, not only for
:52:58. > :53:08.the confidence boost, but just to get some rhythm going. He has got
:53:08. > :53:34.
:53:34. > :53:39.Probably the best chance he's had and the match. He doesn't have to
:53:39. > :53:49.disturb anything. Just keep his mind and a job, one shot at that
:53:49. > :54:13.
:54:13. > :54:18.time. -- keep his mind on the job, It is amazing. When you're 4-0
:54:18. > :54:24.behind, Andy see the reds sector almost like a practice routine, and
:54:24. > :54:31.you see problems, and they are not really there. You want that frame
:54:31. > :54:39.to be over as quickly as possible. Just need to hold your
:54:39. > :54:49.concentration. One ball at a time. He has overhit that slightly, this
:54:49. > :54:49.
:54:49. > :54:54.red, although, he should get it. Good recovery, though. He might
:54:54. > :54:59.choose to play a cannon year. Plea it off the cushion, the three Ritz
:54:59. > :55:09.to the right, because the two reds to the left don't pot to the right
:55:09. > :55:13.
:55:13. > :55:20.corner. -- three reds. He has caught that, but he is OK, I think,
:55:20. > :55:28.just. He needed to stun that with a little bit more side. He played it,
:55:28. > :55:32.plain ball. He is just about on this red, but lucky to have it. I
:55:32. > :55:42.was thinking red to the right corner, not the red to the far left
:55:42. > :55:43.
:55:43. > :55:53.corner. The only thing is, he is close to the red and, using the
:55:53. > :56:30.
:56:30. > :56:40.extension, it is a tricky one to Gravity took over. Any more pace,
:56:40. > :56:43.
:56:43. > :56:53.and it wouldn't have dropped. Now, a contract for a 27. Lead -- back
:56:53. > :57:13.
:57:13. > :57:18.He does strike the cue ball so well. As well as anybody in the game.
:57:18. > :57:25.This is the first chance we've had to see it in this match. He will
:57:25. > :57:35.feel a lot better here, winning the frame in one visit. Just this red
:57:35. > :57:35.
:57:35. > :57:45.to go 4-1 in front with 35 remaining. And so, the dreaded
:57:45. > :57:50.
:57:50. > :57:55.Mark's will be was unfortunate when he potted the black, cannon the
:57:55. > :58:01.reds, and knock a red into the middle, but on the balance of the
:58:01. > :58:11.first four frames, they say you deserve what you get, and that one
:58:11. > :58:23.
:58:23. > :58:33.of the balls did favour Mark. -- Two blues, three pink's, 5 blacks,
:58:33. > :58:39.he has stayed on the high value colours for this break. If he
:58:39. > :58:49.clears these five remaining cholera has, it will be 100. -- these five
:58:49. > :59:20.
:59:20. > :59:23.The 9th century break of the tournament and it could not come at
:59:23. > :59:29.a better time for the man from Trowbridge. Still has a mountain to
:59:29. > :59:34.climb but he has his first frame on the scoresheet. He trails 4-1. Good
:59:34. > :59:39.character from Stephen Lee. Century number nine. We had said that he
:59:39. > :59:44.hadn't got in in the first four frames, but he has now. You need a
:59:44. > :59:49.little bit of help sometimes. He got it when Mark knocked that red
:59:49. > :59:55.into the middle pocket. If you give them enough chances he will get
:59:55. > :00:01.back in the game. You can see why he is in the top 16 now. He is back
:00:01. > :00:04.in the top 16. He missed out for three years. Rob Walker said that
:00:04. > :00:10.Stephen Lee has a smooth as silk cueing action and everybody talks
:00:10. > :00:15.about him in such high regard, but his record, is one, sadly not quite
:00:15. > :00:21.up to that. He has won four ranking events which is very good, but it
:00:21. > :00:25.should be better, with the way that he hits the ball. Even though Mark
:00:25. > :00:29.Selby knock one in, there were still pressure, because you have
:00:29. > :00:32.got to make the frame clearance there. The balls are lovely but you
:00:32. > :00:40.still got to clear them. A little bit of pressure on him, but that
:00:40. > :00:50.was more like it from hem. He looks up at the scoreboard and sees 4-0,
:00:50. > :00:53.
:00:53. > :00:58.but he's going to be feeling a lot Sometimes with Stephen Lee, against
:00:58. > :01:06.the big names in the game, he time's up a fraction. He fancies
:01:06. > :01:16.the game against lower-ranked players. He annihilated me recently.
:01:16. > :01:31.
:01:31. > :01:41.But against the big players, he John -- JOHN VIRGO: That is a
:01:41. > :01:49.
:01:49. > :01:54.There are two reds above the black. If he leaves a nice angle on the
:01:54. > :02:04.black he could carry into the right hand one of those two. He could
:02:04. > :02:11.
:02:11. > :02:21.open more with a little bit of pace Coming off the top cushion, it can
:02:21. > :02:34.
:02:34. > :02:44.He caught that thin. I am looking at his face to see if he is on the
:02:44. > :02:47.
:02:47. > :02:57.He had such a good angle, I thought he would play with more power into
:02:57. > :03:09.
:03:09. > :03:19.That was well played. He could not have played that better. He could
:03:19. > :03:20.
:03:20. > :03:24.not have got through to it plain He is not perfect on the black. He
:03:24. > :03:34.is desperately looking to see if there is a ball that is pot able
:03:34. > :03:55.
:03:55. > :04:01.macro without having to disturb In potting that, he will be running
:04:01. > :04:10.into other reds. It is the shot again. You prefer to screw the he's
:04:10. > :04:15.back. This one I would prefer to run through. If you screw back on
:04:15. > :04:21.this one I do not see... Unless the pink is available. And it was. But
:04:21. > :04:27.where does the next red come from? Yes. That was slightly negative to
:04:27. > :04:34.play for the pink. You trust to fortune when you follow through the
:04:34. > :04:39.pack, but with his cue action, it is a comfortable shot for him, I
:04:39. > :04:49.would have thought. The only shot I can see is to pot the pink with a
:04:49. > :04:57.
:04:57. > :05:02.lot of top. Come off the side He might be able to make the angle
:05:02. > :05:12.unless he has to force an angle. He did not think he could. That is all
:05:12. > :05:30.
:05:30. > :05:35.he is going to get. An extra six.. It should have been a better one
:05:35. > :05:44.than that. I know there was a nice target he was thinking behind green
:05:44. > :05:54.and blue. But it is basic inputting your eggs in one basket. He has not
:05:54. > :06:07.
:06:07. > :06:16.That was a chance for Mark Selby, He is on the completely wrong side
:06:16. > :06:22.of the red. If you miss that far, it is a shock to the system. A lot
:06:22. > :06:32.of unintentional left-hand side which pushed it to the right. I
:06:32. > :06:43.
:06:43. > :06:50.have not seen Mark hit a ball that That was a tough shot. Whenever you
:06:50. > :06:56.are close to the side cushion, it will always be tough. He probably
:06:56. > :07:06.thought the only red is the one I am playing but he nudged two reds
:07:06. > :07:36.
:07:36. > :07:41.He did not have the best angle on the pink to play the cannon. He may
:07:41. > :07:45.be wishing he had played something else now. It was always going to be
:07:46. > :07:55.difficult to develop too many reds and be certain of where the cue
:07:56. > :07:56.
:07:56. > :08:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:08:46. > :08:56.It has turned out OK. Tighter to the top cushion would have been
:08:56. > :09:09.
:09:09. > :09:12.And he has misjudged that. He would be lucky for it to go in! Digby. --
:09:12. > :09:22.dear me. Stephen Lee, who was at this end of the table, has gone
:09:22. > :09:26.
:09:26. > :09:31.back, thinking, what is going on? If it had rattled in the jaws,
:09:31. > :09:36.Stephen Lee would have had an easy opener. Now, look at the position
:09:37. > :09:44.he is in. He tried to run the red into the yellow. He misjudged it
:09:44. > :09:54.completely. Did he apologise? I do not know whether he did. He did
:09:54. > :09:55.
:09:55. > :10:05.apologise, I am hearing. Not much of an apology. You would apologise.
:10:05. > :10:06.
:10:06. > :10:11.There is no point. Are you sorry? No, you are relieved. The man with
:10:11. > :10:21.ginger hair in the studio never apologised. Yes. What were we
:10:21. > :10:21.
:10:21. > :10:31.saying? World number one's luck. That was a stroke of luck. He
:10:31. > :10:36.
:10:36. > :10:40.played a good snooker. But I am not He has not taken advantage of it.
:10:40. > :10:50.Stephen Lee is still in the frame and still, you would think, if he
:10:50. > :11:02.
:11:02. > :11:12.He will play it with bottom check side. Right-hand side to square it
:11:12. > :11:32.
:11:32. > :11:39.APPLAUSE He played that nicely. He got a kiss off the red. It was a
:11:39. > :11:46.helpful kiss. He would have liked to have been straighter. There are
:11:46. > :11:56.reds in the baulk end he can play for. Possibly a red below the pink.
:11:56. > :12:04.
:12:04. > :12:14.That made him inch-perfect on the Oh, Stephen, Stephen! How has he
:12:14. > :12:20.
:12:20. > :12:30.That was carelessness. It was not a twitch or nerves. He completely
:12:30. > :12:30.
:12:30. > :12:40.He will be disappointed. That was a great chance to get this frame and
:12:40. > :12:43.go to 4-2. It was the point I was making earlier. I was probably
:12:43. > :12:49.behind him match is more than you were. Sometimes, you think I have
:12:49. > :12:59.the chance, get this frame over, 4- 2, and you are looking ahead
:12:59. > :12:59.
:12:59. > :13:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:13:48. > :13:58.instead of staying in the moment. It is all about pace, this. It is
:13:58. > :13:58.
:13:58. > :15:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:15:14. > :15:19.OK. He can get his hand on the He knew he had a choice to play for
:15:19. > :15:27.the one to the middle. It has overrun -- if it has, you would
:15:27. > :15:32.have the one left. This is the one he wanted out of the way. A little
:15:32. > :15:38.bit surprised he played for the paper. I would have played for one
:15:38. > :15:44.of the balls in the baulk end. would have chosen to play the red
:15:44. > :15:53.close to the corner pocket and keep the white up that end of the table.
:15:53. > :15:58.I'm sure he could have health. -- man held. It is now not a formality
:15:59. > :16:08.to get position. He needs a good shot. He has a slight angle to
:16:09. > :16:37.
:16:37. > :16:47.Maybe that red will go to the far Obviously landed too straight on
:16:47. > :17:00.
:17:00. > :17:10.the yellow and so will play the The green spot is not available. It
:17:10. > :17:21.
:17:21. > :17:26.should not make any difference If he pots the blue, it will go on
:17:26. > :17:36.the green spot. But he is down quickly on the brown so he liked
:17:36. > :17:57.
:17:57. > :18:04.The green will put him 23 points in front with 22 remaining. Stephen
:18:04. > :18:09.Lee must be sitting in his seat very disappointed. He missed a
:18:09. > :18:19.straightforward red. I think the problem was he was thinking the
:18:19. > :18:43.
:18:43. > :18:48.In the fifth frame, Stephen Lee was handed a lifeline and he did not
:18:49. > :18:55.take it. Mark Selby is one frame away from a place in the quarter
:18:55. > :19:00.final. You get those days, Stephen. You did not have many, but Stephen
:19:00. > :19:08.Lee is having a horrendous day. We will look at the mistakes he has
:19:08. > :19:12.made. The first four frames, he did not get a lot of chances. These are
:19:12. > :19:20.shots that you must get at this level. He played that as a sort of
:19:20. > :19:27.shot to nothing. He needed snookers, but you expected him to get this.
:19:27. > :19:31.Again, he has not looked comfortable today. This red, it was
:19:31. > :19:37.an unforgivable miss. He was fortunate to get good position and
:19:37. > :19:43.must have thought, I have my chance. But as you said, he took his mind
:19:43. > :19:49.of the job. You can see the look on his face. As a player, it is a
:19:49. > :19:52.shock to the system, it makes the heart pound, when you get down to a
:19:52. > :19:57.red you cannot possibly miss and you look up and it is still on the
:19:57. > :20:03.table. Sometimes you cannot believe it. You are just looking for the
:20:03. > :20:13.next shot. There is the trophy. It is looking a long way out of reach
:20:13. > :20:24.
:20:24. > :20:34.That was a decent break off. He has not left the possibility of a red
:20:34. > :20:42.
:20:42. > :20:49.to one of the corners, which is a It did not look to be the best of
:20:49. > :20:59.safety shots but the fluke on the green has made it good now. --
:20:59. > :21:24.
:21:24. > :21:34.He just caught that a bit too thick. He cannot afford to make any
:21:34. > :22:09.
:22:09. > :22:13.mistakes now, Stephen, because the That is one safety shot. It would
:22:13. > :22:23.not leave much. The black is covering one red and the other two
:22:23. > :22:27.
:22:27. > :22:32.reds are covering each other. You He caught it slightly thicker than
:22:32. > :22:37.he attended which is why he has only reached the baulk line rather
:22:37. > :22:47.than the baulk cushion. It is a mistake. How costly it will be, I
:22:47. > :22:47.
:22:47. > :24:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:24:00. > :24:10.APPLAUSE That was a terrific pot. He is just far enough away from the
:24:10. > :24:14.
:24:14. > :24:22.cushion. Not much you can do about Two-thirds success rate for the
:24:23. > :24:32.long pot in is a good rate. He was away from the cushion enough to
:24:33. > :24:51.
:24:51. > :24:57.make that easy enough to get the As with all top players, when Mark
:24:57. > :25:07.Selby sees a chance to get over the winning line, he rarely does not
:25:07. > :25:09.
:25:10. > :25:19.Looking to play for the black as soon as possible. Possibly screw
:25:20. > :25:35.
:25:35. > :25:45.back for the black in the same Looking to see if it pots in the
:25:45. > :25:52.
:25:52. > :25:56.I think he played for that there. No, he is going to play for the red
:25:56. > :26:03.to the right corner. I think the black is available into both corner
:26:03. > :26:13.pockets. That tells that it is definitely have bailable into the
:26:13. > :26:45.
:26:45. > :26:55.With the black available into both corner pockets, he will be thinking
:26:55. > :27:00.
:27:00. > :27:04.The match time is less than two hours. The first frame was slow.
:27:04. > :27:14.Just over 28 minutes. We said at the time we did not think it would
:27:14. > :27:25.
:27:25. > :27:35.get any longer than that. Just the He took that opportunity to bring
:27:35. > :27:54.
:27:54. > :28:04.He might have thought for a second he missed that. When you catch the
:28:04. > :28:05.
:28:05. > :28:15.near jaws, invariably, they stay That could probably have been
:28:15. > :28:18.
:28:18. > :28:23.Stephen Lee's last chance of You usually find when you get away
:28:23. > :28:31.with a shot like that, it works up your concentration and you think, I
:28:31. > :28:36.will not let that happen again. When it hits the first jaw,
:28:36. > :28:42.normally they do not go in. I have seen a few this week that have hit
:28:42. > :28:47.the jaws and gone in. I sometimes say if they are not played with too
:28:48. > :28:52.much pace, gravity takes over, but there was enough pace in that to
:28:52. > :28:58.keep it out. He did not played the best positional shot on the pink.
:28:58. > :29:08.He has recovered it. He does not have a lot to do. He might get the
:29:08. > :29:11.
:29:11. > :29:17.extension out, unless he plays the Although he is using the extension,
:29:17. > :29:27.he does not have to do a lot. If he gets position on the black, surely,
:29:27. > :29:41.
:29:41. > :29:44.Well! There was something about it. I am like you, you think the top
:29:44. > :29:49.players will not be frightened when they get close to the winning line,
:29:49. > :29:59.but the last three shots, he has looked shaky for some reason. He
:29:59. > :30:00.
:30:00. > :30:05.should not be. The black he almost missed, he got down and obviously
:30:05. > :30:13.it was a shot he would not expect to miss. It was as if it put him
:30:13. > :30:18.back a little bit. When you almost miss a shot, you think, I will not
:30:18. > :30:26.let that happen again. Is this the last chance for Stephen Lee to get
:30:26. > :30:34.back into the match? We see in sport so many times how things can
:30:34. > :30:43.turn around on just one shot. I am not for one big it thinking that,
:30:43. > :30:53.but, he has certainly let his opponent off the hook. This match
:30:53. > :31:26.
:31:26. > :31:29.Still 40 points behind. That is what it is going to take to pull
:31:29. > :31:37.this frame out of the fire. It is an opportunity Stephen would never
:31:37. > :31:47.have expected. Whatever colour as he takes, he is going to need them
:31:47. > :31:53.
:31:53. > :32:03.all. -- whatever colours. So, just concentrate. Pot all the balls and
:32:03. > :32:14.
:32:14. > :32:21.Just a little bit more angle than he would like on the black to
:32:21. > :32:31.comfortably drop on these two reds. That is why he has had to play for
:32:31. > :32:35.
:32:35. > :32:44.the red by the pink. Needs to make sure he has an angle if he wants to
:32:44. > :32:49.play for the pink, here. He could play for pink or black. He may be
:32:49. > :32:55.able to run through year and avoid the kiss on the pink. If he does
:32:55. > :33:00.play for the pink, he does not want to finish straight. Decided to one
:33:00. > :33:10.true for the black. Once again, the only sure-fire way to be on the red
:33:10. > :33:16.
:33:16. > :33:22.is to play a cannon, which can Delicate little shot needed now.
:33:22. > :33:32.And then the position he is, he knows, if he misses it, he is out
:33:32. > :33:35.
:33:35. > :33:45.of the Masters. If he can just about dropping in, -- drop it in,
:33:45. > :33:51.
:33:51. > :34:01.with not too much pace, in case he APPLAUSE in it went, and he has
:34:01. > :34:03.
:34:03. > :34:13.found a nice angle on the blue. Another one that just caught the
:34:13. > :34:21.
:34:21. > :34:30.near jaw, but it was a bit further He has just come a little bit too
:34:30. > :34:40.far for the blue. I don't know why he didn't just stun that in, and no
:34:40. > :34:47.
:34:47. > :34:51.matter which colour he played, he I think there has been more chance
:34:51. > :35:01.of her era, the way he has played it now, the straight yellow. If he
:35:01. > :35:13.
:35:13. > :35:23.Probably cued it too well, but it I always think, if he pots the
:35:23. > :35:26.
:35:26. > :35:36.brown and gets good on the blue, it He is good on the blue. Just got to
:35:36. > :35:36.
:35:36. > :35:43.roll this in. Although the pink will be needed. I'm sure he was in
:35:43. > :35:49.his seat thinking he was out of the tournament. Not just yet. This pink,
:35:49. > :35:56.all that is required. And then it goes. Mark Selby will be sitting in
:35:56. > :36:02.his seat thinking, why are we playing another frame? Because he
:36:02. > :36:08.missed a very easy ball when he was in. Stephen Lee still has a
:36:08. > :36:12.mountain to climb but he is on his way back. 5-2,-Mark's will be.
:36:12. > :36:16.There is still life left in this match. There have been moments when
:36:16. > :36:19.Stephen Lee is not under pressure and he does not perform, but in a
:36:19. > :36:25.situation like that he's under enormous pressure and he does
:36:25. > :36:32.perform. Yes, no where else to going that situation, but he has
:36:32. > :36:41.got some fight in him. Looking at the Forums, Stephen Lee is probably
:36:41. > :36:48.one of the biggest under achievers in the game. You wonder what, it is
:36:48. > :36:53.still not too late for him, he is a great player. The funny thing is,
:36:53. > :36:59.if you are Mark Selby, just trying to get over the line, you know that
:36:59. > :37:07.when you have made that mistake, the you -- your upon it is going to
:37:07. > :37:12.clear up. Sometimes matches change. -- your opponent. Mark's will be
:37:12. > :37:21.warned not be showing too much pressure, at this stage. -- Mark
:37:21. > :37:31.Selby will not be. It is just a case of him having enough prize at
:37:31. > :37:34.
:37:34. > :37:39.getting over the line. -- enough tries. When you look at the way
:37:39. > :37:45.that frames pan out, and you look at the sixth frame when Stephen Lee
:37:45. > :37:55.missed that straightforward red to the corner, it could have been 4-3
:37:55. > :37:58.
:37:58. > :38:05.now. Mark Selby will be mildly irritated rather than too bothered
:38:05. > :38:15.by that last frame. He could have done his press conferences and
:38:15. > :38:16.
:38:16. > :38:26.signed his autographs, and been in Yes, he would have missed the
:38:26. > :38:26.
:38:26. > :39:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:39:15. > :39:21.There is a path back to the baulk end but the red in the middle of
:39:21. > :39:31.the table, you have to catch it just right, otherwise you leave the
:39:31. > :39:34.
:39:35. > :39:44.He does not like the thought of playing off that red that is third
:39:44. > :39:49.in, if you like. Can he get back to baulk? It is a thin one. Not quite
:39:49. > :39:59.certain what he has played there. That it this way. He would like to
:39:59. > :40:06.
:40:06. > :40:13.Can only assume he was trying to put that red into the pack and
:40:13. > :40:22.leave the white on the top cushion. He misjudged it by a long way. He
:40:22. > :40:28.can get this red and screw back for the black into the same pocket.
:40:28. > :40:38.beautifully played. The back spin comes when you hit the second red.
:40:38. > :40:47.
:40:47. > :40:57.He played it beautifully. Now, has The bottom red will go, but can he
:40:57. > :41:00.
:41:00. > :41:10.hit enough of it? He is giving it the one I'd faster -- one-eyed
:41:10. > :41:19.
:41:19. > :41:29.If he could get enough of that red, From behind the pocket it looked as
:41:29. > :41:29.
:41:29. > :41:34.if he could hit enough of it, but cut it too thin. There are is a red
:41:34. > :41:44.available, the one in the middle of the table to left middle. Has to
:41:44. > :41:48.
:41:48. > :41:58.Now, I don't think he has left anything apart from the red that is
:41:58. > :41:58.
:41:58. > :42:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:42:42. > :42:45.near the baulk cushion. We will see Stephen Lee is going to play this
:42:45. > :42:52.red that is in the baulk area, and try to bring the white back to the
:42:52. > :43:02.baulk cushion. Has to just be careful where the red ends up. He
:43:02. > :43:09.
:43:09. > :43:19.The red he played has just come down for enough so that Mark can
:43:19. > :43:55.
:43:55. > :44:05.just come down past the yellow, and Got a good cue ball, no. -- though.
:44:05. > :44:19.
:44:20. > :44:24.He is in a spot of bother, you, He may just be on the black, here.
:44:24. > :44:32.Looking at his body language, he is either not on it or he doesn't
:44:32. > :44:42.fancy it. He was in so much trouble, you see players forced into playing
:44:42. > :44:44.
:44:44. > :44:53.a pot. And he knocks it in. He just can't get through to the potting
:44:53. > :44:59.angle on the black. It is imperative that he gets the cue
:44:59. > :45:04.ball tight against that baulk cushion. He would like to cover the
:45:04. > :45:14.right hand side of the pack for the easy escape back to ball. Which I
:45:14. > :45:14.
:45:14. > :46:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:46:20. > :46:30.If not for the first time, much too A couple of the reds are pottable.
:46:30. > :46:30.
:46:30. > :46:40.Maybe he's finished that shocked, - - short that he will be hampered
:46:40. > :47:04.
:47:04. > :47:10.for the reds in the left corner. Big shot, this. It was one that you
:47:10. > :47:20.felt he needed to get. With the reds as open as they are, any miss
:47:20. > :47:24.at this end of the table could cost him. It is amazing. Sometimes a bad
:47:24. > :47:28.safety shot forces you're a poignant to take on a red that they
:47:28. > :47:38.are not entirely comfortable lost. He gets the chance, but he has not
:47:38. > :47:43.
:47:43. > :47:53.He may have been a little bit fortunate here. Stephen is looking
:47:53. > :48:03.
:48:03. > :48:07.at this red. Certainly not all the If he knocks it in, he is
:48:07. > :48:14.automatically on the black. Three- quarters of a pocket he has got to
:48:14. > :48:24.go at, and teenage to get it. Good shot, good shot! And on the black -
:48:24. > :48:30.
:48:30. > :48:36.Fully committed. There was not all the pocket, but he slaughtered it
:48:36. > :48:45.in, lovely. Terrific chance now to put the score line at of his mind.
:48:45. > :48:51.Just one ball at a time. And who's to say where that could take him? I
:48:51. > :48:56.agree with you, Stephen, at the start of this frame, was in the
:48:56. > :49:02.last one, Mark Selby would be slightly irritated, but if he was
:49:02. > :49:06.to lose this one, he may be getting a little bit concerned. Every
:49:06. > :49:11.mistake he makes now, his mind goes back to that red that he missed
:49:11. > :49:16.with the rest, that should have been game over. It is quite tough
:49:16. > :49:26.to put these things out of your mind when your opponent starts
:49:26. > :49:26.
:49:26. > :50:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:50:09. > :50:14.creeping back up on you, like This was the red that Stephen is
:50:14. > :50:20.referring to. If he rolls up in Mike he needs the black and one
:50:20. > :50:29.more red for a place in the quarter final. He has made a few mistakes
:50:29. > :50:35.in this frame as well. Doubts will start to come into his head. And
:50:35. > :50:42.this trophy does not look as far away from Stephen Lee as it did a
:50:42. > :50:51.few frames ago. He has got to hold himself together, of course, but he
:50:51. > :50:57.has got every chance in this frame now. I am not certain that is the
:50:57. > :51:07.red he played to cannon, but I think he's OK. There is the one on
:51:07. > :51:09.
:51:09. > :51:14.the right hand side, which he has just won by. -- run by. Went up to
:51:14. > :51:24.the blue, left himself a nice angle, where he can hold the cue ball and
:51:24. > :51:43.
:51:43. > :51:53.When Stephen Lee missed that red a couple of frames ago, he looked
:51:53. > :51:57.
:51:57. > :52:05.There's a few things you need when you are playing catch-up. You need
:52:05. > :52:09.to start raising your game. You need a bit of luck. And the that of
:52:09. > :52:19.help from your opponent. He has certainly had that in the last
:52:19. > :52:27.
:52:27. > :52:33.Decided to play for the red along the top cushion. Many people
:52:33. > :52:39.spondees, but if he knocks it in, which he has done, just a little
:52:39. > :52:49.bit too much pace, just looking at what sort of angle he has caught on
:52:49. > :52:53.
:52:53. > :53:01.these -- on this black. Needs to be an inch law, that's all. -- lower.
:53:01. > :53:11.Looks like screwing back for one of those reds, that pair of reds, into
:53:11. > :53:12.
:53:13. > :53:21.the same pocket. One of these should going to the right centre. -
:53:21. > :53:31.- should go, into. Just the pink needed to go 62 points in front
:53:31. > :53:31.
:53:31. > :54:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:54:18. > :54:22.with 59 remaining. This match seems Mark can't have a little bit of a
:54:22. > :54:27.laugh about that, what a fluke that was, but the frame was well and
:54:27. > :54:32.truly over. That is what he has always been capable of, Mark Selby.
:54:32. > :54:42.Having a sense of humour. He will need it, if Stephen Lee wins the
:54:42. > :54:45.
:54:45. > :54:52.next rain. -- frame. Stephen Lee has already made a 100 break in
:54:52. > :55:02.frame five. Which was the 9th of the tournament. This could be the
:55:02. > :55:05.
:55:05. > :55:15.10th. He could have done without It is all happening now, though,
:55:15. > :55:15.
:55:15. > :55:21.isn't it? He is starting to get that silky, smooth cue action going.
:55:21. > :55:31.And probably, for the first time in the match, he can see a light at
:55:31. > :55:37.
:55:37. > :55:41.Pity, pity. He will not be too unhappy with that. I don't know
:55:41. > :55:49.what Mark Selby is thinking, but Stephen we will be thinking that he
:55:50. > :55:54.The fightback continues from Stephen Lee. We promised that we
:55:54. > :56:00.will show you what happened between Mark Allen and Neil Robertson last
:56:00. > :56:06.night. For the early part of the match, Alan Clinton control,
:56:06. > :56:09.leading 3-1, but he was later to admit to losing interest. Neil
:56:09. > :56:14.Robertson won five frames in a row to book his place in the quarter
:56:14. > :56:19.finals, where he will play Mark Williams, next. Good performance
:56:19. > :56:24.last night from Neil Robertson. Did you read that Mark Allen criticised
:56:24. > :56:29.Neil Robertson's style play, said he did not enjoy playing against a
:56:29. > :56:35.player whose style he did not like, made it difficult to watch. Not the
:56:35. > :56:38.sort of mental approach you want to see from someone. I am surprised at
:56:38. > :56:44.him saying that because I commentated on that match. He was
:56:44. > :56:50.not particularly slow. When he got in amongst the balls, he did not
:56:50. > :56:55.miss. His long game was not so good, down to 4-4% at one point, but he
:56:55. > :57:02.was not playing slowly or slowing the match down. A couple of scrappy
:57:02. > :57:12.frames, and you just cannot have all the balls open all the time.
:57:12. > :57:15.He's very high up the rankings, Mark Allen. And the press lives, he
:57:15. > :57:19.gives them good column inches at the moment. We come straight off
:57:19. > :57:26.the table and go to the press room, and some players are more
:57:26. > :57:31.considered than others. He may consider that that is the way, but
:57:31. > :57:37.you have got to beat all types of players. You know what you're going
:57:37. > :57:42.to face. We almost lost interest in this match because it looked as if
:57:42. > :57:45.Marks will be lost through at 5-1, but it is all change. Mark's will
:57:45. > :57:50.be has lost his concentration. He was a better player before the
:57:50. > :57:54.interval. He has had one or two since he came back. That red with
:57:54. > :58:00.the rest is playing on his mind at the moment. It is not quite panic
:58:00. > :58:05.stations yet. But at 5-4, it might be. How well is Stephen Lee
:58:05. > :58:13.playing? He has got some inspiration and that is the hardest
:58:13. > :58:19.thing for Marks will be to cope with. -- for Mark Selby. He knows
:58:19. > :58:29.now that Stephen Lee is in a good situation, certainly a better
:58:29. > :58:29.
:58:29. > :00:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:00:24. > :00:31.is one that he would take on 90% of The only way you play it with drag,
:00:31. > :00:39.you feel you could hit it harder. That was careless, whatever you
:00:39. > :00:42.want to call it. That could be a turning point. Of course, being so
:00:42. > :00:47.tight the yellow, he did cut off the escaped down the left-hand side
:00:47. > :00:54.of the table, which I was suggesting was the way to do it. It
:00:54. > :01:04.is difficult to know how much he can hit here. That is a possible
:01:04. > :01:04.
:01:04. > :01:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:01:45. > :01:50.He seemed to come off very square He did come off very square. He
:01:50. > :02:00.expected to be at least one foot down past the middle pocket. Anyway,
:02:00. > :02:09.
:02:09. > :02:19.it was his own fault for not Cam Mark Selby now clinch this
:02:19. > :02:20.
:02:20. > :02:25.frame and match -- can? If he can leave a nice angle on the black in
:02:25. > :02:29.potting the red, he has got the red to the right corner, play the black,
:02:29. > :02:39.cannon into the cluster, still be on the red in the open. If he can
:02:39. > :02:56.
:02:56. > :03:06.Well, he did. The reason I suggested he would not is because
:03:06. > :03:09.
:03:09. > :03:14.he could end up finishing up on He just about got through. The
:03:14. > :03:24.danger of forcing the angle, I thought he might nestle into them,
:03:24. > :03:46.
:03:46. > :03:52.as he did, and finish up on no red Stephen Lee will be thinking, all
:03:52. > :04:02.the hard work to get back to 5-3, to throw it away with a careless
:04:02. > :04:07.
:04:07. > :04:17.roll up on the yellow. He will be There are many ways to lose a frame
:04:17. > :04:27.He only had to roll the cue ball four inches. Instead of that, he
:04:27. > :04:27.
:04:27. > :04:37.rolled it, what, three and 31 and 30 seconds as they used to say in
:04:37. > :04:51.
:04:51. > :04:56.It is looking very good now for Mark Selby. He might have had a
:04:56. > :05:06.negative thought at one time, but they will be disappearing with
:05:06. > :05:13.
:05:13. > :05:16.Maybe a few negative thoughts will come back here. I suppose he played
:05:16. > :05:26.the cannon because he did not want to put right-hand side on the cue
:05:26. > :05:26.
:05:26. > :07:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:07:02. > :07:08.For obviously wanting to put a red It is a decent target, the yellow
:07:08. > :07:18.being so close to the baulk cushion. Is he taking a pot on? Can he avoid
:07:18. > :07:23.
:07:23. > :07:28.That is the last thing you need when you are behind, the black
:07:28. > :07:34.being tied up. Maybe if he had caught it at the right angle to pot
:07:34. > :07:44.it, it would not have kissed into the other red, but a risky shot to
:07:44. > :07:44.
:07:44. > :08:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 82 seconds
:08:24. > :08:34.He was so far away, I can only APPLAUSE That was good.
:08:34. > :08:38.He has left a nice angle on the blue. OK, sometimes he is going to
:08:38. > :08:48.-- some time he is going to have to bring the black into play, but if
:08:48. > :09:10.
:09:10. > :09:20.you are at the table, anything is If he could roll this in and leave
:09:20. > :09:22.
:09:22. > :09:32.a nice angle on the pink, that Is it worth the risk to play the
:09:32. > :09:34.
:09:34. > :09:39.cannon? The lower one of the three That pink did not go in the middle
:09:39. > :09:45.of the pocket. It meant he hit it too thick. That is why he is short
:09:45. > :09:54.of pace on the positional side of the shot. He is playing the cut
:09:54. > :10:00.here. Why not play safe off the red on the left-hand side? And try and
:10:00. > :10:10.get a good snooker? His choice. am with you, I would play the red
:10:10. > :10:27.
:10:27. > :10:37.That was an all or nothing shot in all honesty and I think he has left
:10:37. > :10:53.
:10:53. > :10:59.As far as Mark is concerned, he is happy with the black being tied up.
:10:59. > :11:09.He goes 48 points in front. Still 59 remaining. Uncertain where the
:11:09. > :11:10.
:11:10. > :11:20.Well, he played the cannon but missed the blue. He has got the
:11:20. > :11:21.
:11:21. > :11:27.cannon. Well, another term. Another twist. -- turning point. Playing
:11:27. > :11:35.out with a lot of left-hand side. That is what caused him to miss.
:11:35. > :11:45.Now, I am wondering if he stunned... Has he got the angle? Could he stun
:11:45. > :11:51.
:11:51. > :12:01.the other red down to open the He would have liked to have
:12:01. > :12:07.
:12:07. > :12:17.It would be risky if you try to bring the red away from the cushion,
:12:17. > :12:20.
:12:20. > :12:28.APPLAUSE I suppose that was the only advantage.
:12:28. > :12:38.As long as he has an angle, it is not too bad. He has got a bit of an
:12:38. > :12:50.
:12:50. > :12:57.angle. So Mark Selby might not be The blue needs an angle on the
:12:57. > :13:01.second-last red. If I felt I could get the cannon on the red and the
:13:01. > :13:11.black of the blue, I would definitely risky it. Because, if he
:13:11. > :13:14.
:13:14. > :13:20.tries to do it off the red, it He decided to play for the red. And
:13:20. > :13:30.he is not on it good. Another glance of the scoreboard. 30 points
:13:30. > :13:46.