:00:41. > :00:47.Good evening. If you have up used to star-gazing this week, we can
:00:48. > :00:55.all we can do that now with a bit of bees gazing. If snooker has just
:00:55. > :01:00.popped up on your radar, will come to Alexander Palace and the BGC
:01:00. > :01:07.Masters. This is the second of or quarter finals in the premier
:01:07. > :01:13.Invitational event of the season. We have put two world champions,
:01:13. > :01:17.John Higgins and Graeme Dott, in action. All the chat has been
:01:17. > :01:27.dominated by the first of four quarter-finals, featuring Judd
:01:27. > :01:30.
:01:30. > :01:40.Trump and the perennial crowd favourite, Ronnie O'Sullivan.
:01:40. > :02:13.
:02:13. > :02:23.I think Ronnie O'Sullivan looks a What a fabulous clearance from
:02:23. > :02:33.young Judd Trump. He leads Ronnie O'Sullivan by four frames to nil.
:02:33. > :02:41.
:02:41. > :02:51.That is the sensational pot. Eggett, He has conceded the frame. Judd
:02:51. > :02:54.
:02:54. > :03:01.What an effort from Rory was all of them. His back was right against a
:03:01. > :03:11.wall, 5-1 down. What does he do? He makes the biggest break of this
:03:11. > :03:13.
:03:13. > :03:18.That is care less. Judd it was looking for one chance to close
:03:18. > :03:26.this match out. It has been a fabulous display from this young
:03:26. > :03:36.man. He is the new star of snooker. He is through to the semi-final. He
:03:36. > :03:37.
:03:37. > :03:42.has beaten Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-2. think, when I go one or two frames
:03:42. > :03:47.ahead, I have the confidence to keep on going and carry on with my
:03:47. > :03:56.game. Today, I did that the first couple of frames. Even in the
:03:56. > :04:02.second session, I hardly miss the ball. He played a great game.
:04:02. > :04:10.Credit has to go for him. It was a tremendous 60 break in the last
:04:10. > :04:14.frame under pressure. It was a really good match. If there was a
:04:14. > :04:23.great watcher and Steve Davis, some people would say that is the
:04:23. > :04:27.significant afternoon for snooker. Is it a thumping? Yes, I have
:04:27. > :04:33.really seen Ronnie was a long and outplayed in that manner. Whether
:04:34. > :04:38.that means it is the changing of the Guard they do not know. But
:04:38. > :04:44.that does happen overnight and maybe we are St Judd Trump raising
:04:44. > :04:52.the bar. It's there something missing from Ronnie O'Sullivan's
:04:52. > :04:58.game? He failed to make a couple of frame-winning breaks, but I think
:04:58. > :05:05.it is just that really does someone dominate the table when the play
:05:05. > :05:13.Ronnie O'Sullivan. If Judd Trump is going to dominate like that, it may
:05:13. > :05:16.be that Ronnie O'Sullivan will have to play second fiddle. To be honest,
:05:16. > :05:23.Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins have been at the top of the game
:05:23. > :05:27.for so long, I do not see it happening any time soon. We are now
:05:27. > :05:37.concentrating on what should be an intriguing match between two canny
:05:37. > :05:49.
:05:49. > :05:59.Scots. It is going to be I have never settled here at the
:05:59. > :06:10.
:06:11. > :06:16.Wembley Conference and Ena and then I have never done a well in the you
:06:16. > :06:20.it is just a tournament I have never done well. We do not know
:06:20. > :06:30.what that is just horses for courses. I hope the changes this
:06:30. > :06:42.
:06:42. > :06:50.Coming here, it may be more like the original venue. I hope I do a
:06:50. > :06:57.lot better. In a new venue, hopefully it will be a new start
:06:57. > :07:05.for me. I think this is the best that Graeme has started the season.
:07:05. > :07:15.He has been very consistent. He is playing good stuff. He it is going
:07:15. > :07:20.to be a really tough match. know that every time you play John.
:07:20. > :07:28.And we have got two people called John in the commentary box. John
:07:28. > :07:34.Virgo and John Parrott. John Higgins thinks their Graeme Dott is
:07:34. > :07:42.made the best start he has ever made to a professional season. What
:07:42. > :07:50.sort of threat does he pauses? know each other's games very well.
:07:50. > :07:59.They are often practice partners. Graeme Dott has only been in the
:07:59. > :08:02.quarter-finals, never got beyond that. The Masters used to be funny.
:08:02. > :08:09.Particularly at the conference table, the players were a long way
:08:09. > :08:18.away from the crowd. I thought Graeme Dott played very well
:08:18. > :08:22.against Ali Carter and they think he will push John Higgins close.
:08:22. > :08:27.John Higgins has only once lost a quarter-final match in 18
:08:28. > :08:35.appearances. It is the remarkable record. Is this going to be a
:08:35. > :08:43.marathon or East Brent? sometimes get long-drawn-out
:08:43. > :08:53.matches with these two and I think it could be no way. We will now
:08:53. > :09:01.
:09:01. > :09:08.Good evening, there are just three days left in the BGC Masters. One
:09:08. > :09:16.of the quarter-final places tonight it is up for grabs a place in the
:09:16. > :09:21.semi-final and it is going to be taken by a Scot. First up, the
:09:21. > :09:31.former world champion of 2006 and beat Ali Carter 6-3 last night,
:09:31. > :09:32.
:09:32. > :09:34.bidding for his first BGC Masters semi-final appearance, please
:09:34. > :09:44.welcome the "Pocket Dynamo", Graeme Dott!.
:09:44. > :10:01.
:10:01. > :10:06.MUSIC: "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes And his opponent, one of the finest
:10:06. > :10:13.Scottish players are ever to grace the game. The winner of 24 ranking
:10:13. > :10:17.event titles and twice the Masters champion. Beating Matthew Stevens
:10:17. > :10:27.in the first round, here is the reigning world champion, please
:10:27. > :11:07.
:11:07. > :11:17.will come the "Wizard of Wishaw", The JOHN VIRGO: the the
:11:17. > :11:17.
:11:17. > :11:22.introductions are over and we are under way. John Higgins is ranked
:11:22. > :11:31.number three in the world and Graeme Dott, number seven. So not a
:11:31. > :11:39.lot in it in the rankings States. They know each other's game so well.
:11:39. > :11:49.Be used to be practice partners. I think John Higgins certainly
:11:49. > :12:02.
:12:02. > :12:12.A great opening pot. This will let us know how Graeme is feeling. This
:12:12. > :12:22.
:12:22. > :12:32.A good pot and it is one thing that Graeme Dott is good at. He is the
:12:32. > :12:36.
:12:36. > :12:42.very good single ball potter. Excellent pot. There are quite a
:12:42. > :12:52.few blows reds and he may decide to play on a few of them. Having said
:12:52. > :12:56.
:12:56. > :13:00.that, he has got a perfect angle on He played at Troon in the year, but
:13:00. > :13:10.missed that. That is why the cue ball has finished so close to the
:13:10. > :13:12.
:13:12. > :13:22.cushion. Yes, a thought he had to put a bit of stunt on the ball for
:13:22. > :13:26.
:13:26. > :13:34.that to work. That was tricky. you're playing across the table you
:13:34. > :13:44.expect them to drop and that is why he may be hit it to full. He will
:13:44. > :13:44.
:13:44. > :15:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 95 seconds
:15:20. > :15:30.be disappointed not to make more of One of the interested spectators is
:15:30. > :15:36.
:15:36. > :15:46.Where you want for watching opponents saw potential opponents,
:15:46. > :15:46.
:15:46. > :15:51.John? I think a game like this, watching John Higgins, you could
:15:51. > :15:57.always learn something, particularly about his tactical
:15:57. > :16:07.game. Some people say he is the best all-round player to have
:16:07. > :16:10.
:16:10. > :16:16.played the game. I would not It is different to Judd Trump, who
:16:16. > :16:26.just pots the first red and then sees what else will go. John is
:16:26. > :16:26.
:16:26. > :16:33.slightly different in their respect. I think he is talking can just get
:16:34. > :16:38.to the one over the middle. Of course, it would be remiss of us to
:16:38. > :16:48.say that Mark Selby still has to get past Shaun Murphy before he
:16:48. > :17:07.
:17:07. > :17:17.That will be a cracking match He has got a nice angle on this red
:17:17. > :17:25.
:17:25. > :17:35.There is at least one red that will going the same pocket as the black.
:17:35. > :17:44.
:17:44. > :17:54.But I think this is the last of the last red balls. He needs to
:17:54. > :18:01.
:18:01. > :18:07.This could be the key to the frame. He will probably stone into the
:18:07. > :18:15.middle red with pace. Nor, he played for the other one, of which
:18:15. > :18:24.tells me that the red I was suggesting goes to the right-hand
:18:24. > :18:31.corner. Yes, it clearly does. just has to be a little bit careful
:18:31. > :18:41.with this one. It is hard to control the cue ball with that shot.
:18:41. > :18:42.
:18:42. > :18:51.I think he will settle for that. The few inches shorter and it would
:18:51. > :18:55.have been in no man's land, but you would not expect him to miss this.
:18:55. > :19:02.It should be the first frame or over. That is what happens at this
:19:02. > :19:09.level. Graeme Dott got a good opening red and black, but missed
:19:09. > :19:19.the red in the middle. At this level, only one mistake can cost to
:19:19. > :19:24.
:19:24. > :19:29.Having said that, he would have wanted to be better on the black
:19:29. > :19:34.than this. If this was on the practice table, he would just
:19:35. > :19:44.bought this with left-hand side. In match conditions, a bit more
:19:45. > :19:53.
:19:53. > :20:03.difficult. If this red pots, he has been very fortunate. It looks like
:20:03. > :20:09.
:20:09. > :20:18.He opted out of playing the good positional shot. It has cost them.
:20:18. > :20:27.Never take anything for granted, I suppose. Yes, he was just trying to
:20:27. > :20:35.be a bit careful and he has over done it. It might be tight to get
:20:35. > :20:45.through to this back red. problem he has got is that the
:20:45. > :20:55.
:20:55. > :21:05.yellow is covering the other red in It was not the one shot. It has
:21:05. > :21:17.
:21:17. > :21:27.John Higgins may consider it is worth taking on the pot. He could
:21:27. > :21:37.
:21:37. > :21:47.stand back, not to even really play Good pot. He was not too bothered
:21:47. > :21:49.
:21:49. > :21:59.about the position. Now, can he roll-up hate behind the black? --
:21:59. > :22:03.
:22:03. > :22:13.An excellent long pot. Graeme must have thought he had played the good
:22:13. > :22:14.
:22:14. > :22:24.safety shot. As ever, with those, it is not about hitting them, but
:22:24. > :22:29.
:22:29. > :22:39.getting them safe. Well, that is All of a sudden, we could have an
:22:39. > :22:48.
:22:48. > :22:58.That was really well played. Perfect angle on the pink. They're
:22:58. > :23:07.
:23:07. > :23:17.very couple of ways of playing this. 30 points behind, so he cannot we
:23:17. > :23:17.
:23:17. > :23:21.red and in yellow. He needs to take at least the green. If he pots the
:23:21. > :23:31.green and the six remaining colours, he will win the first frame by one
:23:31. > :23:35.point. Who would have thought that a few minutes ago? Not, he got a
:23:36. > :23:45.bit of luck, but John will be kicking him self about missing at
:23:46. > :24:04.
:24:05. > :24:09.I always feel in a clearance, this is all with the key shot. If you
:24:10. > :24:19.get on the right side of the blue, it is the formality. If it goes
:24:20. > :24:21.
:24:21. > :24:25.slightly wrong, it is not. And he has run too far. I always preferred
:24:26. > :24:33.to play them off the side cushion. It just about guarantees you been
:24:34. > :24:43.on the blue. He is not as close as they would like to be to this pink
:24:44. > :24:44.
:24:44. > :24:54.and he needs both balls. Good pot. Excellent pot. What a frame that
:24:54. > :24:58.
:24:58. > :25:08.That is the game of snooker for you. I think he put his hand up and
:25:08. > :25:09.
:25:09. > :25:19.apologised to John Higgins format It is interesting to compare the
:25:19. > :25:23.
:25:23. > :25:29.record of these two. John Higgins leads by a 12-6. The last match
:25:29. > :25:37.they played was in the Masters last year and Graeme Dott won the day.
:25:37. > :25:43.There was plenty of intrigue in the first frame. Yes, it looked as if
:25:43. > :25:53.John Higgins was going to get over the line. Then, Graeme Dott gutty
:25:53. > :25:59.fantastic fluke. He has got to try and hit this red, but when it is
:25:59. > :26:09.going is anybody's guess. But most importantly, take advantage and
:26:09. > :26:09.
:26:09. > :26:16.clear up. Either one of them is capable of pouncing on mistakes
:26:17. > :26:22.like that or strokes of good fortune? Yes, one of them has a
:26:22. > :26:25.reputation for Matt and the other is underrated, but you do not get
:26:25. > :26:33.to three World Championship finals if you do not have that in Europe
:26:34. > :26:43.team. Graeme Dott will be disappointed with that break off
:26:44. > :26:50.
:26:50. > :26:58.shot. He has left the red on to the He knew it would hit into the bunch
:26:58. > :27:06.but was just hoping for a glance off them. He just caught that
:27:06. > :27:14.bottom red far too full. So, without having to do anything, John
:27:14. > :27:19.Higgins has an early chance. kick yourself when you do that. You
:27:19. > :27:29.have just won a framed which you probably didn't deserve to and you
:27:29. > :28:05.
:28:05. > :28:15.have let your opponent back in John is having a look at the to red
:28:15. > :28:15.
:28:15. > :28:21.some of the black spot. He is wanting to get on a one-off the
:28:21. > :28:31.right who inside of these, so it will then open up the black. It is
:28:31. > :28:42.
:28:42. > :28:46.Just screwed a little bit too far. As be see so many times, when you
:28:46. > :28:56.try and spot the pack at pace, there is the possibility that one
:28:56. > :28:59.
:28:59. > :29:09.of the red or even the pink can He did not play it with much pace
:29:09. > :29:15.
:29:15. > :29:20.and Queen is the cue ball going? -- where is the cue ball going? Yes,
:29:20. > :29:30.he was just having to play the ball and too thin to get any sort of
:29:30. > :30:03.
:30:03. > :30:12.Good pot. He needs a good case. That'll do nicely. He has developed
:30:12. > :30:22.the yellow. There is not many better players than Graeme Dott at
:30:22. > :30:31.
:30:31. > :30:37.Mark Williams is another player is He would like that one again. I am
:30:37. > :30:42.surprised he has left the cue ball so close to the right cushion.
:30:42. > :30:47.you straight on, he can do we get good, close position on the pink,
:30:47. > :30:57.and if you try to force it into the middle of the table, it would make
:30:57. > :30:57.
:30:57. > :31:07.the pot certainly missable. Good pot. Writer and art of the pocket.
:31:07. > :31:10.
:31:10. > :31:15.Overrun slightly for the blue. -- He's just scratching around for
:31:15. > :31:20.good position at the moment. He is slightly awkward, on this blue, so
:31:20. > :31:30.he has not got the cue ball absolutely perfect yet. He has
:31:30. > :31:42.
:31:42. > :31:52.That jumped up and the air -- in the air. It definitely took a bit
:31:52. > :31:55.
:31:55. > :32:05.of weight out of the cue ball. cue ball was bouncing - it was like
:32:05. > :32:09.
:32:09. > :32:13.Dambusters on the way India -- in There's an easier shot. He has got
:32:13. > :32:23.to be wary, if he misses it of carrying that red on the left-hand
:32:23. > :32:29.
:32:29. > :32:34.Another good pot. It needs to bounce past the baulk line, and it
:32:34. > :32:43.has done. They are still scrambling around for good position but if you
:32:43. > :32:53.keep at it, you give yourself a chance. It is some break, this, so
:32:53. > :33:14.
:33:14. > :33:22.far. The cue ball has been in three Just the wrong side of the blue.
:33:22. > :33:28.Hawkeye showing you, and he's frustrated because he cannot force
:33:28. > :33:38.this in and out of baulk. He's not going to get too close to the next
:33:38. > :33:44.
:33:44. > :33:50.red, it would not appear. I short again, and the cue ball has pulled
:33:50. > :33:55.up, so he will not be hampered by the blue. Not an easy shot, this,
:33:55. > :34:02.with the rest, but the black is pottable. It is a natural angle to
:34:02. > :34:12.come through for it. Hopefully, after that, John, he should have
:34:12. > :34:19.
:34:19. > :34:29.the cue ball where he wants it. It A chance now, it looks as if he can
:34:29. > :34:35.get through to the black and the least these two roads above it. --
:34:35. > :34:41.release these two reds. The red that is going to be above the black
:34:41. > :34:48.will be in a pottable position. Or, he can hold for the black, or go up
:34:48. > :34:58.for the blue, but all of a sudden, you can see a frame-winning chance.
:34:58. > :34:59.
:34:59. > :35:09.Is it enough? Just caught their, perfect on the blue. -- just got
:35:09. > :35:23.
:35:23. > :35:27.This has been an excellent break. If you needed any more proof all
:35:27. > :35:32.the grit and determination of Graeme Dott, you have seen it in
:35:32. > :35:38.this break. He has kept going, potting good balls, that excellent
:35:38. > :35:43.shot he played with the rest to the middle. You get certain players
:35:43. > :35:48.that, if they are not in a pinpoint position all the time, their head-
:35:48. > :35:52.to- OPs, but that never seems to border Graeme Dott. If he runs out
:35:53. > :36:01.of position he just concentrates on the next pot. -- does not seem to
:36:01. > :36:10.bother. He is only a couple points away from seeking this second frame.
:36:10. > :36:16.-- taking. The two reds that are together will definitely go to the
:36:16. > :36:24.right corner, but I don't think he has got a good angle on this black.
:36:24. > :36:32.In fact, he has the worst possible angle. To be honest, the blue was a
:36:32. > :36:36.poor shot. Now he is slightly it opposition with this one. He has
:36:36. > :36:41.been like that for quite a bit of this break, and he just keeps
:36:41. > :36:51.knocking them in. He was trying to hit the black in a pocket that
:36:51. > :36:52.
:36:52. > :37:00.wasn't there. It was a tremendous, scrappy break, but it is not enough.
:37:00. > :37:10.29 points the lead, but still for of the one remaining -- 51
:37:10. > :37:14.
:37:14. > :37:20.That was very well played. On these tournament tables these are
:37:20. > :37:30.horrible shots. He has argued that perfectly, and perfect position. --
:37:30. > :37:33.
:37:33. > :37:39.he Cas cued that perfectly. You saw the look on John Higgins's face. He
:37:39. > :37:49.could not believe he screwed that like he did. After the opening red
:37:49. > :38:20.
:38:20. > :38:30.Good recovery. No, how is it -- now, This is looking like it is the Tana
:38:30. > :38:31.
:38:31. > :38:34.John Higgins to return the compliment. -- the turn of. Graeme
:38:35. > :38:44.Dott's mess of the black has given John Higgins this chance, which I
:38:45. > :38:47.
:38:47. > :38:52.am sure you will do his best to Just having a look now, which is
:38:52. > :38:59.the best way to go about this. If he pots the black, he goes ten
:38:59. > :39:09.points behind. And yellow, green, brown and blue, that is 14 points,
:39:09. > :39:28.
:39:28. > :39:38.so that is why he's not even So, up to and including the blue,
:39:38. > :39:57.
:39:57. > :40:07.he will be 14 points in front with I miscounted. He doesn't need the
:40:07. > :40:08.
:40:08. > :40:18.pink. -- he does need the pink. he wants to do here is get dead
:40:18. > :40:21.
:40:22. > :40:30.weight, than, on to the top cushion. He has played that well and got the
:40:30. > :40:38.good angle on the blue just to roll the pink in. No heroics. It is tit-
:40:38. > :40:42.for-tat. Graeme Dott looked certain to win this frame, as did John
:40:42. > :40:48.Higgins to win the first red. John Higgins didn't want to bother
:40:48. > :40:52.potting the black. He didn't need it. It is 1-1. John Higgins returns
:40:52. > :40:56.the compliment by way of another of steel. It is no banter cap the
:40:57. > :41:01.moment. There seems to be a small problem positionally speaking for
:41:01. > :41:05.both players so far. Once you get past the stage of potting the ball,
:41:05. > :41:10.the next major problem in the game is keeping the cue ball under
:41:10. > :41:15.control. And every player struggles. Some players have a better route
:41:15. > :41:19.around the table, tending to have a more guaranteed way of getting from
:41:19. > :41:23.one ball to the other without anything going wrong, but when you
:41:23. > :41:28.judging the weight of the shot, it can always go wrong, especially if
:41:28. > :41:33.there is a bit of tension in your arm. Last night Graeme Dott was
:41:33. > :41:38.struggling, positionally speaking. What could he have done in the
:41:38. > :41:42.intervening sign to alleviate the problem? Absolutely nothing. You
:41:42. > :41:48.either play a good position, or you do not. You can, over a period of
:41:48. > :41:52.time, learn to play good position, and the best in any top player or
:41:52. > :42:02.amateur player can do is to watch a very good break-builders, how they
:42:02. > :42:02.
:42:02. > :42:05.go about it. But the change overnight, using the practice table,
:42:05. > :42:09.usually they are the same speed as the match table, but not always
:42:09. > :42:16.exactly the same. Sometimes you get a tricky ones where the white ball
:42:16. > :42:23.could go astray. You look at the likes of Judd Trump, Ronnie
:42:23. > :42:26.O'Sullivan, John Higgins most of the time, they play shots where
:42:26. > :42:33.they give themselves a good chance to get on the next pot most of the
:42:33. > :42:38.time. They have got their safety game to rely on if things go wrong,
:42:38. > :42:41.in the positional sense. Yes, and you cannot always fly round the
:42:41. > :42:47.table and every ball go in, so you have to be able to cut your losses
:42:47. > :42:53.and get the balance right. What we have seen so far has been
:42:53. > :43:03.fascinating, in as much as one has pounced on the other's mistake.
:43:03. > :43:10.
:43:10. > :43:17.Graeme Dott is back. REFEREE: John Higgins to break. Both players have
:43:17. > :43:23.got a frame on the scoreboard, so they have settled into it. What an
:43:23. > :43:30.answer guessing start -- interesting start. We talk about
:43:30. > :43:33.whether it would be spent on a marathon, and the first frame took
:43:33. > :43:39.just under 30 minutes, and the second frame to just over 40
:43:39. > :43:45.minutes. So that is good, quick- fire snooker. There was bound to be
:43:45. > :43:55.a scrappy frame somewhere along the line, but, so far, so good, it has
:43:55. > :43:57.
:43:57. > :44:02.been high quality staff. Very interesting. -- stuff. I thought it
:44:02. > :44:06.was interesting, the comment from John Higgins, that he felt very
:44:06. > :44:10.settled at Wembley. He has fond memories, of a great atmosphere.
:44:10. > :44:14.But he said to like this one already after playing one match in
:44:15. > :44:24.it. But, you do get their news sometimes that you do not quite
:44:25. > :44:26.
:44:26. > :44:30.like. -- venues. I remember the conference centre, you were miles
:44:30. > :44:40.away from the table when you were sat in your chair, and you did not
:44:40. > :44:41.
:44:41. > :44:51.I have Stephen Hendry talking this afternoon about playing Jimmy White
:44:51. > :45:06.
:45:06. > :45:16.at Wembley. That was an ordeal, in Everybody loved Jimmy, and why
:45:16. > :45:26.
:45:26. > :45:31.Graeme Dott needs to be a little careful, he is trying to see if he
:45:31. > :45:39.can drop in the pack. If he does he would leave a red to the centre, so
:45:39. > :45:48.he has to get right in, tight. is the sort of line he is looking
:45:48. > :45:52.at. Didn't hit the right red. was the one that I said to avoid
:45:52. > :46:02.and the has left two reds on, one through the gap, and one to the
:46:02. > :46:02.
:46:02. > :47:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 95 seconds
:47:32. > :47:38.The cue ball has been under complete control so far in this
:47:38. > :47:48.break. Just needs to drop this black and get on the other side of
:47:48. > :47:56.
:47:56. > :48:03.At some point, he is going to have to go back into that pack of five
:48:03. > :48:08.or six reds. If he can screw back office he can play a cannon into
:48:08. > :48:18.the pack and leave himself on the loose red. Cannon into the middle
:48:18. > :48:19.
:48:20. > :48:27.red on the left-hand side, leaving He didn't hit the red he intended
:48:27. > :48:33.but I think he has been fortunate. He played for the one to the right
:48:33. > :48:43.of the one he made a connection with. Now, does this red go to the
:48:43. > :48:48.
:48:48. > :48:51.right middle? Just about. It must do. Lucky to be on it. What a
:48:51. > :49:01.difference that makes. That would have been end of break, if that had
:49:01. > :49:12.
:49:12. > :49:19.No surprise, John Higgins looks in I think that is what happens when
:49:19. > :49:23.people play John Higgins. They no they have got to play well, because
:49:23. > :49:33.unless you play at your best, you are not going to win. He is such a
:49:33. > :49:34.
:49:34. > :49:39.In the final of the World Championship against Judd Trump, it
:49:39. > :49:49.looked for all the world as though Judd Trump had him on the rack,
:49:49. > :50:00.
:50:00. > :50:10.just given half a chance, and boy, He has gone into those those top --
:50:10. > :50:15.
:50:15. > :50:25.has gone into those. He can just It looked a bit wide, but in it
:50:25. > :50:47.
:50:47. > :50:51.went. He is not inch-perfect on The first two frames, you have
:50:51. > :51:01.assumed one player is going to win it, and when he gets almost over
:51:01. > :51:18.
:51:18. > :51:23.It has to be said, this is not There was a red up near the yellow,
:51:23. > :51:28.which should just go past the brown. Those three reds near the pink spot
:51:28. > :51:35.are not all in the open, and the one on the left-hand side is tricky,
:51:35. > :51:45.so there is a lot to be done. I don't know if the bottom of the
:51:45. > :52:16.
:52:16. > :52:21.If the bottom red does not pot, he He did play the cannon. He didn't
:52:21. > :52:27.get the brown in the middle of the pocket, but I don't see how, even
:52:27. > :52:31.if he did, that the cannon was going to be there. He played one
:52:31. > :52:41.like that there there, and that one, of the brown, he needed a little
:52:41. > :53:08.
:53:08. > :53:18.bit of stun on that to throw the He needs to missed the brown. He
:53:18. > :53:21.
:53:21. > :53:31.just flicked it, but not too bad. That made the difference. If it had
:53:31. > :53:38.
:53:38. > :53:42.slipped past that brown he would He has the chance of potting this
:53:42. > :53:51.red but I never liked these three- quarter ball pot shots, if you miss
:53:52. > :53:58.them, almost certainly, the red will go back up the table with the
:53:59. > :54:07.cue ball. He has taken it on. Terrific pot. Is he on a colour,
:54:07. > :54:17.will it bounce, is he on the brown? Knows a prizes for guessing where
:54:17. > :54:17.
:54:17. > :54:24.John Higgins is going. -- no surprises. Still 51 points
:54:24. > :54:28.remaining. The only slight problem is that I don't think the green is
:54:28. > :54:33.available into that pocket any more, so if he gets a chance, it will
:54:33. > :54:43.make it slightly awkward. He was more concerned with getting the
:54:43. > :54:46.
:54:46. > :54:56.tough snooker. He filed on the brand. -- fouled on the brown. Is
:54:56. > :55:06.it a free ball? It is worth looking for. REFEREE: I am just going to
:55:06. > :55:08.
:55:08. > :55:15.The pink is a visual aid for him to see if he can hit anything. I think
:55:15. > :55:20.he can get to the one near the top cushion. If it is a free ball, he
:55:20. > :55:29.will have it replaced. We will see what happened, he pushed it through,
:55:29. > :55:34.and he just caught the brown with his cue. But it is a hit and hope,
:55:34. > :55:44.this. There is no way that you can escape on this and be certain to
:55:44. > :55:53.
:55:53. > :56:03.John Higgins is saying that it was a bit closer to the brown. That is
:56:03. > :56:05.
:56:05. > :56:12.where it was before. And unless that was a free ball, that will be
:56:12. > :56:22.going straight back. And it is. is a certain free ball, as you can
:56:22. > :56:23.
:56:23. > :56:33.see. This colour will count as a red. With a colour to follow. Just
:56:33. > :57:08.
:57:08. > :57:18.REFEREE: and go into have to stop you there, because our scoring is
:57:18. > :57:36.
:57:36. > :57:46.Lead this for now,... I think what happened was that it was a foul
:57:46. > :57:53.five. After that foul shot, he pushed it through and hit the blue.
:57:53. > :58:00.I don't understand that, because surely, it is a foul on the brown.
:58:00. > :58:10.Absolutely. It is a foul on the brown. I know that it hit the blue,
:58:10. > :58:12.
:58:12. > :58:22.but that was after was. -- afterwards. I don't think the
:58:22. > :58:35.
:58:35. > :58:41.REFEREE: you are absolutely right, It is one of those nights. He just
:58:41. > :58:46.forgot that he had fouled the brand. We're going to have to go off air,
:58:46. > :58:50.just at this point. But I am sure things will be smoothly cruising