Day 3 Masters Snooker

Good afternoon. You know, at the Betfair Masters, things can get a

little bit raucous. The London crowds love a crowd-pleaser. Over

the years that the likes of Alex Higgins and Jimmy White and Ronnie

O'Sullivan, the flashier and more flamboyant, the better. With no

Ronnie O'Sullivan in the next, the responsibility as crowd-pleaser

falls to Judd Trump. There is a brisk name -- sale in T-shirts with

his name on it. He is occasionally Judd Trump's inimitable style it

burst onto the scene in 2011. Out Regis screw backs, but Regis pots,

the crowd were entertained. The boy had become big. He is flamboyant

and out Regus. He likes an REFEREE: Foul and a miss. Despite

it looking like an easy victory at the last Championship, the

entertainment went wrong. It was not very entertaining for Judd

Trump watching the rest of the There was no atmosphere out there.

I was trying to force it a little bit, forcing shots I should not

have gone for trying to get the crowd involved. It seemed miserable.

It is time for him to re-establish himself in the game. He will not

have to play too much and Noddy snooker against Barry Hawkins. --

too much and naughty snooker. have dry to calm my game down dead.

Let's talk about Judd Trump. Int 2011, he won against Mark Allen. In

2012, his Noddy snooker did not work, did it? He should have shown

respect in that match. He needs to realise he is not going to be able

to play but snooker all the time. He needs to focus on the job, to

win the match. A lot of people would say he does not have the

ability to live up to it and sometimes it costs him? If it is

all very well to be flash, but you are there to win the tournament.

Sometimes, you are in between, whether you want to impress the

crowd or when the match. You have got to get the balance. We do not

have Ronnie O'Sullivan and Jimmy White. Is Judd Trump trying to live

up to that people's champion? He is a crowd favourite. He wants it,

there is no doubt about that. He is as good a potter as those two, but

he does not have the finesse that those guys had. The potential is

there. He is a crowd favourite. You have played Jimmy White and or

syllable in Wembley. How difficult is it for an appalling to Pele --

an appalling to play someone with such a fan base? And Barry has got

to concentrate on his game today. There are going to be times when

Judd Trump is going to be playing/Shops, trying to get the

crowd going. -- playing fancy shots. As long as Murray realises it is

not about him he will be in with a chance.

If it was me and I had to wait until my 30s before I won a ranking

event and we have lost faith. must admit, I did not put him down

as a tournament winner. Not at all. He has got the talent. You can see

him getting two quarters and Cemaes and he never made the next step.

know it sounds stupid, the sky should out? And I know it is one

frame but it is the final, the atmosphere. It is the pressure of

getting a trophy. So many good players, you have got to get the

belief from somewhere. All of a sudden, it clicks. Why is that?

think the tournament that he won in Australia, he came straight from

Thailand and China, he has a constant stream of tournament so

you get your game together. Do you think that suits Barry Hawkins now?

I think it's it's a lot of players. I did not expect him to win

tournaments. I try not to criticise players but there are those in the

past who did not get there in the end, Mike Bingham and Barry Hawkins,

and now they are multiple winners. He still goes around a table. You

would not know from his facial features if he was winning or

losing. He does not appear to have the killer instinct. You needed to

win tournaments. One of those players who does everything to a

high standard. You would not watch him like O'Sullivan, in case he

does something out of the ordinary, but he is a very solid player.

for? It is hard. Maybe a bit much, but top 16, I think.

Judd Trump is only 23 and owner of 23 tidings. Barry Hawkins is his

poorer opposite. He is quiet, no- nonsense, 33. After seven years in

the game, he last won a major title in Australia earlier in the season.

He is a hard-nosed player. The bookies make trumpet favoured for

the title. Barry Hawkins is 66-1 to land at rugby. How did the

spectators the it? We have some interested spectators.

First time at a snooker tournament? That is right. It is my birthday

treat. What are you looking forward to. So Ian Judd Trump at his best

and hopefully, he will make the place alive. Yeah or a traitor,

because you live near Barry Hawkins? Yes, the next village

across. Barry Hawkins, I am half and half. You reckon that Judd

Trump has cottager her step? little bit. I think he saw me on

Twitter and he likes my style. I was chatting to him on there.

do you expect from the game today? I think Judd trouble when, but I

would like to see a 147. -- I think Judd Trump will win.

Live snooker is fantastic. Let's get the players out.

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. This is the third day of

the Betfair Masters. This is one of the most eagerly anticipated match

is of the tournament so far. It should be very warm in here this

afternoon indeed. Please welcome our man who has been in a form of

his life over the last 12 months. He won at Blackpool last year, the

Australian Open champion this season, making his third appearance

at the Masters, Barry Hawkins! A great reception, as always. You

have been on the snooker circuit for quite a while. Great to see you

in 16. It has been a struggle. I am back in the 16. It has been added

you so far. I want to try and keep it going. Ladies and gentlemen,

Barry Hawkins! And now, please welcome the most

exciting young player in the modern game. Winner of three ranking event

titles including this season's International Championship. Here he

is, with his own brand of naughty We heard you spend your Christmas

bonus on your shoes. Is it a lucky omen? Hopefully. What an

opportunity for you. You have not competed here for -- too many times.

A great chance this year. Every time you go to a BBC event you want

to win. Hopefully I can come back strong this month. Ladies and

gentlemen, Judd Trump! Let's hope he does not accidentally kick

anybody. He always looks sharp. Only to Aprevious matches between

these two and both times, Judd There is always a buzz of

expectancy when Judd Trump enters We did not expect those shoes, but

they look quite nice. Yes, exciting talent. Always great to watch, even

as a snooker player. He is one of those players a bit like Ronnie

O'Sullivan and Jimmy White, but you would pay to watch. You never know

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It just shows the speed of the This is slipping a bit low, and he

will leave one on. It is when it comes off that cushion, it slides

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Is there than opportunity for Judd It will be interesting to see how

he goes about it today. The last time he played in the BBC before

Christmas, Abi UK Championship, a - - add the UK Championship, he came

a cropper and got Mark Bright in I do not think the red Ed will go

He is not certain whether cue ball is going to finish. At the moment

there is only one loose rate to go He will be disappointed he did not

make more from that visit. He cut He will definitely be putting reds

interplay with the safety shot. He That was a surprise. I am sure this

red will go, the one to the right of the pack. If not, there is one

into the bottom left-hand corner He has not got a good angle on the

blue to try to bring anything into play. Is there a red that will Pot

Mac? -- pot? Looks like there is a red that will go into the left-hand

He wanted to be lower and straighter on the yellow to go

I did not expect him to try and get on the blue that way! I expected

Barry Hawkins has his first chance. He has a nice angle on the blue. No

reason he should not played a This will depend on how much he can

do with the cue ball. He will That is the problem with playing

for the blue, if you get the wrong angle you cannot get on the next

I am not sure whether those two reds that are close together,

whether at the bottom one will pot. He will have to negotiate their men

He is playing for the Louis red. -- loose red. Is he far enough down

That tells us that the bottom red does not pot otherwise he would

have taken it. There is some work That was an excellent shot. He

played that very well. You would have wanted the cue ball to stop

against the cushions. There is not an angle where he can get their cue

ball away from the cushion. Just looking to see if he can put the

red in. It will leave him with a difficult black. Whether he can

leave an angle on the black to carry him into the two reds, at the

moment it looks and available. Can he get the cue ball that far away

from the cushion? Looks like he And that is why he elected to go

for the blue, but he is not far enough. He will have to settle for

a good safety here. He is right back in the frame. If he puts the

balloon, he will be 15 points behind. -- if he puts the blue in.

He might try and get as you go, not a bad option either. -- get that

Good choice of snot -- shot. There may be 80 in age but that is not

good enough for Judd Trump. -- a He could not have played that

better. He has got a perfect connection,

There is a chance now for Judd He will have been disappointed to

miss that chance, but he will have got second prize. You will have to

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play a good shot to leave base safe. He has been fortunate but that

safety shot, snooker on the pink. That is incredible. He was trying

to put the red in DSCF position, but... -- into as safe position.

That was a basic error. I do not think Hawkins can disturb the red

He has got to be careful he does not run into the blue and lead --

And one of those, you were playing it very thin, but you think you

cannot miss it. He may have left a free ball. Terry Camilleri checking

He is saying free ball. Possibly Pink counts as a red, so, to follow.

This red was always going to be difficult. He's got a nice angle

but we all know with this type of shot, the more pace on it, the more

Nicely put away. The problem is at Now this could be the key shot for

the frame. Can he somehow good position on the green? -- get

position. If you can get the cue ball somewhere in that vicinity, he

It looks as if it has too much pace. He overran it. It is running

absolutely beautifully but very It looks a straightforward snooker

to play but obviously the screen He goes back to his seat with a

If he tries to come off the top cushion and side cushion, I get the

feeling the middle pocket might be in the way. Coming off one cushion,

the pink comes into play. This He's got to tried to miss the

middle pocket on the way down. -- That was close. Is it going to be a

free ball? He has left a free ball. There is no real advantage because

he cannot pot the black. I am sure he will be putting them back into

its original position. He is 14 Judd Trump has given 21 points away

in fowls. It is beginning to show It is just a little bit further

over than it was. Still, the green. He got it. It needs to travel and

it is not going to go in but is it He needed the green and now he

needs the brown. It is not easy on this brown. It would put him 21

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Not a bad finish, either. So, Judd Where the ball is, particularly the

black, not a bad position for If you can't get the snooker, make

That makes the black a little bit more inviting for playing the

Can he swing this off three It is a good line. It is a

tremendous line. Just caught the This is not good and a chance for

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In it goes. The first frame will go So, Barry Hawkins, the underdog,

takes the first frame and Leeds 1-0. We have got Stephen and jump in the

studio today. None of us were concerned about the fact that there

is no way Barry Hawkins will be a pushover for anybody. Absolutely

not. Tactically, he is probably more sound than Judd Trump is. If

he gets in and he scores heavily, I fancy Barry Hawkins to be better

tactically. What about the way the match has gone? Judd Trump got an

early, Mader good break, but then made poor choices of shots. He took

a cut back pink which didn't look on. He played a red into the centre,

tried to screw the cue-ball into position. A series of careless

shots and, as John said, the tactical side of it, I fancied

Barry. Some of those watching this, Barry Hawkins last appeared here

five years ago. But he seems to have settled quickly. He is

experienced. He has beaten most of the big players but he has not been

as consistent. He is capable of beating anybody. He has settled

down. I think he is a serious opponent for Judd today. And the

issues? Well, we have had a bit of a chat about the issues. Rosa From

Russia With Love spring to mind. Joe Johnson multi-coloured shoes.

Ken Doherty spats. You're not the only one with fancy footwear.

I wouldn't like to get a kick off They are very snazzy. Did you have

a pair like that, John? With the I always get the feeling, just

carrying on from the conversation in the studio, with Judd Trump and,

you obviously still playing, Ken, he is the type of player you always

think you are going to get chances against. Heat is an open and

attacking player. But it just depends, as John and Stephen said,

it depends on the scoring ability but if it comes to the crunch,

Barry is as accomplished as any. Especially in the tactical part of

the game. He showed that in the first frame. You always feel you

will get some chances against Judd Trump and you have to make the most

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There may be a couple of reds He hit a cross that. Didn't cue

that very well at all. He has been Judd is having a close look at

The reason it was dangerous is it was always going to go to the baulk

end and there was a possibility of leaving that Upper Newtownards Road

near the baulk cushion. -- that Upper Newtownards Road near the

We did see how easily frustrated Is the already showing signs of

Well... He cannot afford to be missing those. What a chance he has

let go begging. A simple shot, a little bit of drag. He cannot

The problem is if he forces the Awkward for a left-hander but Judd

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Nothing he'd like better here, Judd, than to make a frame-winning

contribution. This packed audience has come to see him play. He will

get a buzz out of it if he was to The masters are always very well

Beautifully played cannon. A great He is a little bit too straight on

Would have loved to have been low He needs to come back down to make

a good connection on with these raids. It is awkward the pink is

separated from the reds. But it didn't affect the shot and he

couldn't have hit that... Oh, that is unlucky but he is probably just

about on this red. Until he got the second kiss, he couldn't have

Only just. It was squeezed in. Trust the pace. What a great split

That has gone too far. I think he is out of position which may mean

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He was 47 ahead in the first round He has played that very well. Good

It is very tight. I think if you were a bit closer to it, it would

be pottable. But such a distance between cue ball and object ball...

I think the only thing that might force him into playing it is the

He went down all guns blazing. That was tough. So, here is the chance

for Judd Trump to clinch the second Well, would you believe it? Sir,

Barry Hawkins is still in this frame. -- so, Barry Hawkins is

still in the spring. He shouldn't Dear me, that was a long way away.

So, another chance for Barry Hawkins. A little bit of pressure

creeping in. You miss a couple of balls, it affects your confidence,

and that one didn't even get into As we said earlier, you always get

chances with Judd, and you have got You wouldn't say it is a good

frame-winning chance, but it is certainly... You can get a few

Not quite sure if the pink pots, That tells us the pink does pot so

an opportunity. I think he will try He will try to get close to the

cushion. He will still have the He has the opportunity. He will try

Well... I am a bit surprised that he didn't try to get in behind it.

Obviously pretty confident with the rest. Maybe he thought he was going

to get close enough to it and he makes an -- he might not need it. A

That was a good pot. I thought he This is made awkward. He is asking

for the extended rest. He could probably reach over and not need

I forgot he is left-handed... 0! That was a shock to him. He thought

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it was in. You see the expression The dreaded bump on the middle

pocket. And that could be very costly. Judd Trump goes to the

What colour is it going to be on? Not good on anything. I presume the

low passes the brown but he wanted to be stricter on it. Just another

couple of inches on a roll and he would have been on the brown. The

yellow pots but he is going to have to go around the table. There, you

Won a great shot from Judd Trump! Absolutely perfect! Could not have

That is certainly what the fans Just this green it needed. He has

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got his first frame on the There is concern, but it has given

Barry Hawkins a chance. There is not a lot of room between the black

and the colours but he could get Where is the cue ball going?

How on earth has that gone in there? Not quite sure where the

brown pots. Is he going to play it That looks pretty good as well.

Excellent Objets DArt, just not the black. -- excellent shot. How

unfortunate was that? But is incredible. You could have 1,000

attempts and 1,000-1 every time you That takes a little pressure off

Judd Trump's safety. That is an obstacle Barry has got to overcome.

Whereas the pink going? -- where is? If that Pink had gone in he

would have been in big trouble. There would have been a free ball

of the pink had gone back on that Another excellent safety Objets

DArt From Barry. He is trying to force Judd into disturbing the

Pretty straightforward safety Objets DArt. He wants to keep the

black Wherrity is, so he might just Just short of pace on the blue. If

it had gone another couple of inches he would have left himself

nicely on the pig. What a good pubmac this was. I am not sure done

if he can roll the blue and get the pink in, if not he will have to try

and force the cue ball around the It just shows you, if it had gone

another three or four inches it Hal is the going to get close to

this black? It is impossible. Almost impossible. Great effort,

He just has to drop the pink in and play a safety on the black. As you

say, there is no way he can pubmac the pink and get on to the black. -

It will be interesting to see, does he just chipped the black to the

He does not want to leave that over the middle... That is not a good

This is not straightforward. This I figure if you are going to take

it on you have got to fully commit. There is such a degree of

APPLAUSE. What a tremendous shot. Barry

Hawkins will be disappointed. He Well if he was not in a fight, he

is now. An almighty scramble to get across the line. He was desperately

unlucky. How he has gone off this... I had a chat and said, he could not

go end of that. That has got to be millimetre perfect to go in.

looked as though Barry Hawkins was in position, but the final shot was

his undoing? He was unfortunate. He potted a great brown, got an angle

on the blue where it was impossible to get on the peg for the black,

and it obviously meant that he could be cue ball a bit too thick.

It was not easy by any stretch, that black. Engrossing so far,

extremely watchable. We talked about Barry Hawkins potentially

being nervous after a long time away from this event. The last big

event we saw Judd Trump in was the one we talked about. I was doing

some Reading, we heard afterwards that Judd Trump said, that defeat

really hurt me, but I needed it to shake me up. Agreed? I could not

agree more. You learn more by a defeat you shouldn't have than by

winning. If you are going along on the crest of a wave, something like

that can do you a lot of good. We saw Rory McIlroy losing the Masters

that time as well. You need to appreciate its are you do not do it

again. Watching someone else lifting that trophy knowing that

you could have done it, best thing sometimes. We heard about how it

just might have taken some liberties in that match, but at the

same time, there was something about concentration. Do you think

he is on the money when it comes to focus? He wants to be their main

man. He wants to be the one to beat. These are the events that he wants

to win. It would have hurt him a lot to use the UK. This is second

to the World Championship. He would want to win against one of the top

16 in the world. We have seen flashes of the kind of snooker that

he likes to play, particularly with the yellow in a last frame, but so

far it has been cautious, quiet and composed from both of them. I also

think he is playing with attention to safety. It shows he is giving

We have been playing for 55 minutes and it is one frame a piece.

Not the best break from Barry Hawkins. Not perfect snooker, but

very enjoyable. Interesting to That was tremendous. Maybe those

are signs that he is beginning to He will have been relieved after

winning that last frame -- on the He could take the pink to the right

centre and still be on a couple of rides in the bottom right-hand

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The pink is out of commission, but Both players have had a problem

when it came to getting good position on the blue. As you can

see, just the wrong side of There is a red on the right-hand

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side he can play on but he will run He decided against opening up the

This is a good opportunity to pot the black and go into the park.

There is a chance to bring more read into play. -- to bring more

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He has got a nice angle on the black to go into the reds, should

he so wish. And that is absolutely That was unlucky, you could hear

the kick even appear in the commentary box. -- even up here.

The fact but he is a left hander, it is not too bad. If he was a

right hander he would have to use Judd Trump has got another pair of

shoes, he got rid of the other ones. They must not have been very

comfortable after all. The problem is, wearing new shoes, on these

carpeted floors, you are slipping It is the old adage, never play in

new issues unless you have sandpaper bottoms. -- new shoes are

Good recovery, is he on a red? There may be a possibility of one

to be left middle, but it is tricky You cannot blame him, because it

was tricky. Can he take this on? he gets their cue ball there he

could play a shot. He should not leave anything. That was well

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He might have to use the rest. He I would suggest the pink. If he

rolls that end it would be easier to get on the next red, which is

That is it, 43 points to lead with 35 remaining. If he pots at the

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pink, Judd Trump will not come back He will not be bothered about that.

That was it, Barry Hawkins take his chance. He is in the lead, 2-1. You

could say the same of Judd Trump about Alex Hogan's but not Ronnie

O'Sullivan. -- Alex Higgins. I do not care how long you have been

playing, you need to have a save the game. They do not Colet snooty

for nothing, that is for sure. -- they do not commit snooker for

nothing. They have been struggling with possession. He got straight in

on the black and never got close proximity. He knew he was going

into other rates. Just look at how that finished up, near the yellow

pocket. Excellent break from Barry Hawkins. Judd Trump starts off in

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There is the mid-section interval Barry is looking at the possibility

of a three-ball plant. You have got to be certain that this is on.

could play a job from special here! -- Judd Trump special. Well, it is

not a typical Barry hogging shot, you have to say. -- Barry Hawkins.

It looked like it was going to be a plant. The red was always going to

go to the left hand side of that pocket. He did not even tried to

screw back up into bulk. -- into That could be a very costly

misjudgment. This is a great chance for Judd Trump to go in all-square

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Well, he won't be able to play for the black this time. I am not

certain about the availability of the blue so maybe a BOP colour is

The beauty of this is he does not have to develop any reds. He can

win the frame from just the open reds here. It is just a matter of

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This is when he is happiest, when the balls were open and he is

playing fluently, but not every frame works out this way. The top

scorer at the moment in the tournament is Mark Allen, 136.

There is a chance that could be better to have. -- there is a

There was the possibility of 142, I think I'd been asking the referee

how he has played there, playing for the black. 136, he could have

made a 141, which would have taken some beating for the �8,000, the

high break prize. Could have got a Maybe you took them off because

they were slippery on the carpet because they are new. Maybe he

didn't want to the frame to slip away. So, the Upper Newtownards

What a shame. Doesn't matter. Judd Trump will be disappointed about

this century break, but he will be delighted to go into the all

They be to a gift from Paris to Judd. To come to the table like

that when your opponent does that, you just need to make a big break.

Judd will be very happy because he has been scrappy so far. As the

guys said, it is probably the right time for him as well. From Barrie's

point of view, he got a foothold in the match. 2-1 ahead, and then he

does that. He thought it was going to go but that was such a bad shot

and he gave him a birthday present. So, 2-2. We've got time to relive

some memories but before we do, we have actually had some very

interesting tweets from you, so thank you very much for bothering

to do that. One of them, very interesting one from Paul Cripps

who says, "Would be a good idea to make the Snooker Masters like the

Golf Masters and allow previous winners to compete?" I can see a

ceremonial break off. Definitely. What do you think? Like it?

gives you something to think about. It would be nice. The thing that I

didn't like was the qualifying rounds, so to get straight into it.

These arenas are fantastic and you never lose the will to play.

even if they had a wild card round for the past masters to go through

so you have a mini tournament. We might pass the suggestions on. Do

you think this is go? Don't ask me! I have been beaten three times.

Some of the guys in here have come to see the snooker, they like to

see the past masters. It is worth thinking about. It is whether or

not you want to get your cue out again. No. Well, thank you for

suggesting it. I rather like the idea. Now, we were enjoying

yesterday a trip down memory lane, 1998 final between Stephen and Mark

Williams and now we are going even further back. 1984, Jimmy White and

Kirk Stevens. I am sure you The 82 semi-final between Jimmy

White and Alex Higgins goes down in snooker history. The best semi-

final? Surely. Jimmy White and Kirk Stephen, 1984. When he first donned

that white snood, his place in Well, he has misjudged that

He was given a tremendous cheer. That is 113, highest break for the

That is the new way of potting the Jimmy White declares a foul and

My word, that was a good shot. That's it! So, Jimmy White makes it

5-3. This was one to savour. Even the

That was fabulous! It is almost Watch the white. He wants it to

Just look at that. Well, that his wizardry! Words escape me. Just

If ever there was a justification for champagne, this is denied. We

haven't got any champagne glasses because you caught us out but have

the BBC water glass. On behalf of everyone, thanks very much for one

of the greatest sessions of snooker in the history of the game. And it

is a night none of us here will ever forget. And, surely, a dark

question, but I'll ask you anyway, you can never be involved in a

session like that again, could you? He's great. He puts it on you. He

pops from anywhere and once he gets in, forget about it. Light a

cigarette, sit back and enjoy. Jimmy, you can rarely have played

better. I played brilliantly. I was 3-0, then it went through-2. I

thought Kirk Stevens, he won them. He has not been snookered like that

in a short session before. When did you realise the big one was on?

After I potted the last open red. I split them open off the back. I

thought I could have made secure the game by playing it deeper.

was a great shot. I thought I had to go for it because you don't get

a lot of opportunities like that. He wasn't on the black very good.

He potted a good back after that. What was the worst shot?

toughest shot was the green. Because I couldn't get around off

the cushions. So why had to play off one cushion, play it backwards.

I didn't come off strongly enough and I had a blinder, if I don't say

so myself! Off to cushions or three cushions. 1984 was his year. He

became famously known as magic. He lost again to Jimmy White in

another epic semi-final at the Crucible. Sadly, he never won the

majors. Jimmy White went on to win his only Masters title later and a

One of the great games, one of the great interviews as well. Stephen,

you have got that on repeat. I used to watch that match all the time.

You hear a lot of the players the standard wasn't great, but you

watch that and it was phenomenal. The table looked bust. It was very

quick. A pal of mine bought it. It is in his house. It is made out of

oak and it still lives on. Kirk Stevens, you saw him recently.

was great, good to see him. He played with us. He didn't have the

white attacks. He has changed a little bit. He may have won -- he

may have worn a white waistcoat. He was straight over into the old

routine and he loves Jimmy, always had done. Julie comment

congratulations to come, on the 27th December, he got engaged to

his fiancee Kelly. Congratulations to you both. I am sure your fans

will be delighted to hear the good news and we want to see you back

here whether it is in the wild-card round or in the real thing. All

right, let's get back up-to-date at how this year's competition is

running. Neil Robertson came over the line against Ding Junhui and he

will now face Mark Allen. Last year's Masters run up Shaun Murphy

meets Ricky Walden tonight. John Higgins eventually got on the role

to see of Ali Carter yesterday. New UK champion Mark Selby with Stuart

Bingham later. Both Masters winners Williams against Stevens, a very

late one last night, won by Graeme Dott. At the other end of the draw,

we are about to see Judd Trump and Barry Hawkins. In the first of the

quarter-finals, that will be on Thursday, Neil Robertson against

Mark Allen. Steve Davis very keen this week, very chatterbox mode,

his hand was up first when asked who wants to interview Mark Allen

So, let's talk about the most embarrassing moment of your

professional career. Certainly at the Masters. There's no easy way to

ask this question. What happened? think it is the most embarrassing

moment of my career and anyone's career. I tried to get the rest of

it quick. I thought it was going to hit it. But the rest was going to

get stuck under the cushion. It worked to my advantage because I

moved every red to the side of the cushion. I don't want that to

happen again. If you were a normal human being, so to speak, left-

handed as a player and left-handed with the rest, that would have been

quite an easy reach. Years, snooker is the only thing I do left-handed.

Any other sport, I am right handed. Everything seems to be right-handed

apart from the rests. What about rubber-soled shoes? Definitely,

platforms and a milk crate. Your earliest memories of the Masters,

going back as a young snooker fan? Probably Paul Hunter and his

comebacks. They were something else. I think the one against Fergal

O'Brien was probably the best one. He was 7-2 behind. And he won 10-9.

Those comebacks were incredible. At Sheffield as well. The Masters was

something to the hold. If you were trying to sell yourself as a player,

sitting in the studio like we do, trying to analyse players,

strengths, where is your big strength in the game? My fight. A

diffident -- I definitely do not know when I am beat. I have been

hanging on, sometimes, in matches. Probably my best attributes. Auteur

like about watching you play, I don't know whether you study the

technique, working with Griffith Babbitt, the short ball back. Very

wrong can -- very little can go wrong and you have very good

control. Being short helps. Not so much over distance. But you have

got the cue powerful stock it is about the timing. Some days, I

don't. It is just consistency in my grip. I only prepared with a couple

of fingers and a lot of it comes down to timing. I really need to

practise that a lot. Working with Terry, he hasn't changed it a lot,

but work -- learning when it is going wrong and changing that is

something he has helped me we have. So now you are top 16 and you are

in the Masters. Do you like the event? I love it but I don't have

the best record in it. I have only won a semi-final in five attempts,

so probably not the greatest return. You are centre of attention from

the moment you walk out. I like being the centre of attention. I

don't mind getting it. Going out there and knowing all the cameras

are on you, and people are watching you, it doesn't mean a lot and it

is added pressure, but I cope with that pretty well. You take the

pressure on in your own way as well because you wouldn't put yourself

in positions if you didn't want to be, so you are quite at spoken

which is a breath of fresh air. -- outspoken. It is nice to see

somebody speak their mind. But that can add its own pressures. It is

down to whether or not you can handle it. I don't mind saying what

is on my mind. I am confident in my ability, my snooker will do the

talking in the long run, but it is important to air my views. A lot of

changes have been made recently to the game and not everybody is happy

with them so it is up to the players to have a voice.

Masters is part of the push to what championships and all eyes on that.

The Masters is a great tournament to try to win but Europe against

Neil Robertson who is in fine form. He had a good comeback against Ding

Junhui, 5-3 down. Neil Robertson showed how good a player and how

much bottle he has under pressure for Tina Maze players with attitude,

great for the game, but which one will win? We have played each other

here for the past two years, and the always have close games and

Neil has had the upper hand but I am quietly confident because I'm

playing well. I'd definitely fancied doing the job. Have a good

day. She has. Always good to hear the view of Mark Annan. He won his

first match, he came in and said, and it struck me, he hadn't won on

the BBC for 13 months, since the semi-final in 2011 of the UK

Championships. Opposite, that was very much on his mind. Do you see a

return to that kind of form from what you've seen in the opening

match from him a? When he is confident, he is at his best. First

round, he was. He was scoring very well. He has to put that behind him.

He didn't play very well against Marco, but he's very capable. He

has a chance of winning the event, and when he lost to the Judd in the

final, he was in fantastic form and he needs to come back to that. The

standard he is playing at, he has won one tournament but he is one of

the top players. John makes a good point - that final against Judd

Trump was magnificent. He made four centuries. It was remarkable and we

could see what he was capable of. Years, he is a prolific scorer. He

won PTC with three centuries in the finals of heat is a big occasion

player. He has had some tremendous results. He will not be frightened

of winning this event. frightened of playing Neil

Robertson, the third gear on the trot. That will be on Thursday

afternoon, live on the BBC. We will be returning to this match shortly.

Barry Hawkins is a player that has benefited from the changes in the

snooker calendar over the last couple of years, alongside the

likes of Stuart Bingham and Mark Davis, he finally made the

breakthrough after 17 years as a pro, winning the tournament in

Australia last year. Let's give you Very tough. He probably plays all

the right shots all the time. He's a very good tactician, very

good safety player and when he is on his a game, he scores heavily

What you see is what you get. is no fault to his game. He gets

stuck in, and he plays a good safety game.

Barry is a consistent player. Always around the 20s in the

rankings. It is great to see him Pete is a top 16 players. There are

too many players to get into the top 16, and he is one of them.

HAZEL IRVINE: Barry has given a good account of himself so far.

This contest is now the best of seven. The first to get six will

get through to the quarter-final. It is back to Ken and John.

There's the trophy. Those players It is a difficult choice because if

he gets the cue ball back down to baulk, that red with a middle

He has to be careful not to kiss on There is always a red that goes

over one of the corner pockets when you do that. Barry Hawkins has a

He didn't expect a kiss on the black. But it hasn't worked out too

bad. It is a difficult pink but... Excellent shot. I am sure the black

pots into the bottom right hand One of those situations, being

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left-handed, he would have liked to Just a bit of a rub down with a

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He found a gap he didn't expect. To be honest, neither did I. So far,

Didn't hit it with enough pace. That has end of break, you feel.

Referee, Terry Camilleri, says touching ball. Makes it easier from

a safety point of view but he will be very disappointed. He is looking

Here was the shot. Just a little Well, you will not be pleased. --

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he will not be pleased. That was He took that on and in taking that

type of shot, you can make a doer shot for nothing. -- you can make

it and shot for nothing. He lost control of the pupil, though. Nice

easy start for abiraterone. -- Judd. 36 points behind. He's got to make

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Just nudging that red Ed has left Yes, goods split. He has got a red

to the right-hand corner. That is the difference between that the

shot and Bob Barry Hawkins tried to do before. There was not enough

pace. There was plenty of pace on The pain will go on the greens but

because its own spot is held by He should win the frame from this

It looks as though the law one of those reds together goes to the

I would suggest this is the key Just a quick glance at the

scoreboard, he is 22 points in front. He needs red,,, it read. --

There is some pressure off. He can get 29 ahead with 27 remaining.

As you can see, his pot success is rising. They were both at E D 3%

not long ago. -- E 23%. It does not matter about be green, Barry

Hawkins will cry enough. He is thinking about whether to carry our

own, but it his mission impossible. Judd Trump for the first time go-

ahead -- goes ahead, 3-2. There was an incident, a couple of different

shots from Hopkins and Judd Trump, and bury's shot to split the pack

did not have enough pace on the cue ball to bring more read into play.

Just look at the difference. A few shots later, here is Judd Trump.

Just watch the action on the cue ball and the pace of the cue. You

can see it bringing rents into play and he had a choice. -- reds into

play. That was the difference between winning and losing a friend.

Judd Trump can control the cue ball. You saw how the backspin was still

there and it went into the reds a second time. When Barry play it, it

was dead when it went into the reds. It is those fine margins which can

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Good safety shot from Barry. Very Judd Trump is in some bother. It

will be difficult to get the cue ball back to the baulk end. He is

not in a good position to play a containing safety. He is coming off

the side cushion to nestle into the Barry Hawkins would have loved a

touching ball. But there is not one, the referee would have declared it.

If he could just get past the pink... There may be a gap between

the green and the blue. He could play safe down the left hand side

That is going to be very difficult He had to go down the left hand

side, which makes it easier for Judd Trump to get into baulk. Be

cue ball has bounced off the baulk It is always more difficult when

you are trying to screw back to the baulk end. He did not fully commit.

Another day he might have played for the pink. He has not left

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anything easy. This is possible, of There is a gut to get the red to

the right corner, but it would be a brave man to take that one up.

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He has left an easy save for the He is still not getting them in,

and it is a big part of the game, getting in the long pots. Just

about on the outside edge. If he plays it West Side he can avoid

direct closest to the pocket. -- if he plays it worth side. -- Avoch

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What that is not a good shot. did not hit the red in the middle

of the pocket. If he had done he would not have kissed the second

red. That affected the line of the cable. But a confident pot on the

pink. He does not have a good He is in trouble. There is nothing

straight forward to get back down to baulk. The cue ball is quite

close. He might have to screw the cue ball back. Watch out for the

It looks like it is going to the right hand part of the pocket. He

might be able to make this into a plant. He is checking to see the

distance. They are almost touching. That means if you hit the first

read on the left hand side, it will push the second red to the right.

It can be made, they are close enough. It is what we call a

reverse planned. He has the power. He can dig down into the cue ball.

He has cue ball power to get back into baulk, should he wish to take

He has not got away with it. He had to head the first read on

the left hand side and he had its fill in the face. -- he had it full

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You were always good chances with Is he just about on the red to the

right hand corner? He may just be. He will have to go back up for a

Just slightly awkward for the black. It is out of commission at the

moment. He cannot get it in such a way that he can put it into the

left corner and it will not go to It is just about keeping a nice

angle on the ball so you can get nicely on the next one, and just

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I do not know if the top of those three red to the right of the black

would go to the left corner. It makes it easier if it does. We must

The question is, where does the If that medal read of the three

goals, that would be a bonus. That will certainly put things into the

open. But he did not get it. That will tell us that he is OK. The top

red dolls pot. -- the top red will He is taking these very well and

confidently. He is stepping up his pace and he is putting some good

pinks into that middle pocket. There is no doubt about that. This

is very well work DARD. He has had He will open the black into the

left-hand corner pocket. It is a He needs this black and one more

red. And you cannot see a problem there. 67 ahead, 67 remaining. This

red has taken us 68 in front with just 59 left. Judd Trump went for a

It is funny, the frame before the midsession interval cost Barry

Hawkins. That is the thing with Hawkins' plant was a lot more

This frame is well and truly over. It has been good confidence from

Barry Hawkins. He is building in If we are going to see a century

brickie will have to play some very good shots. -- a century break, he

Nice angle on the black to try and sort out the awkward last red. Well,

I do not think that passes the pink? Does it? It is tight. Right

A N the last two frames, Judd Trump made a break of 73 and 99, but

Barry Hawkins is shown that given the chance he can score just as

heavily. This has been a terrific I am sure when Barry Hawkins came

to the table he did not think he would make a frame-winning

clearance. He has potted some great balls, particularly into the middle

pocket. This is a magnificent APPLAUSE.

The black does not going, but excellent break from Barry Hawkins

of 109. We are back level again. It How impressive it was that break?

That was faultless. We are giving Judd Trump a lot of publicity.

Barry Hawkins is here on merit, he is in the top 16 and has one

ranking tournaments. It is no shock he can play like that. They have

exchanged gifts in all three frames, more or less? Yes, we sold -- we

saw the plans. The standards are very high. You do not get prompt

into the top 16, you have got to earn the right. He is here because

he is very good and he is nobody's fool. Who is the more confident?

Judd Trump has been looking good with the big breaks. But they have

been good, both of them. The frame after, Barry Hawkins went for a

long red. He has not had to work to win a frame. I would say Barry

Hawkins is shooting it, for me. you agree? I would see this being

pretty hard fought. It will be interesting when it gets near the

business then, it may well change. At the moment you could see this

match unfolding. That is what the last couple of matches between

these two have been like. Five to three against Barry for Judd Trump.

It has been close. There are some players and you think, both of them

are attacking and big game will be wide open. Barry's style, if you

are going to try and beat someone, make it awkward for them. He is

very methodical, scores heavily, he is not going to give it to him. You

have got to earn it when you beat him. He is coming up with some

cracking single pots as well, it really impressive. He had all of

the shots. Now it is the best of five. Judd

Trump, he has got to the semi-final. That was last year. He has been on

the scene. Both men, it is only their third time at this event.

There is pressure on Judd Trump. In the UK, he lost. If he gets beaten

in the first round here, this will be sought.

I am sure Barry Hawkins thinks that anything is possible. Five more,

I think at the moment, Barry Hawkins is probably feeling

slightly more comfortable because there is pressure on Judd Trump. He

is expected. Yes, he is expected to win this match 2-7 in the

bookmakers. He is heavily odds-on favour. Of course, the crowd

expected as well. There is added pressure on Judd Trump. But when he

comes up with parts like that, what a great shot that was! An excellent

If you thought he was feeling the pressure, there is your Ranson. --

Has he got the desired cannon on the red? It is close. He may have

And the other question, does the black go to the opposite corner? If

it does, there is not much to do It obviously does not go into the

Decided to go into them again and didn't generate enough pace in the

He may just have a red to the left middle. Excellent shot. He may be

He has played a couple of really Have a look at his opening road.

A bit surprising because he could Decided to take on the loose red.

He expected a kiss on the second red. That is why he was up so

quickly because he was surprised. He has left himself straight on the

back. He was expecting to rub off that red which would have given him

He did look at this plant. There is quite a bit of distance between

these two reds which makes it more To play that plant as well, you

want to be dead straight behind it. You do and you can see from the

shake of the head he is unhappy to have left himself in this position.

It looks simple but the gap between the reds causes the problem. Well,

there have been a couple of frames that have been decided by Miss

He has decided to play this one but I thought for a moment he was going

to be on the pink but a red has blocked the path to the Right

Centre. Even Judd Trump went even tried to keep this break going, not

from here. That was unlucky. Good He is looking at the green but it

is fraught with danger, should he miss it. Maybe he should knock you

That's not bad. Looks like he has blocked the path for the red in the

corner bottom pocket. He is even That is pretty good. OK, he is not

near the baulk cushion, but he was in a spot of bother. And he has

escaped, somewhat. Sometimes, that He took the other red. As long as

he avoided those two roads close to the right middle. -- those two or

You mentioned those two reds in the right middle, they are causing Judd

concern. The red on the left-hand side of the table, problem early on

last season, he would have taken it on, so he is giving a little bit of

thought, not taking too many liberties. He wants to play a good

safety. Sometimes, if it is not a good safety, you've got to play the

I don't blame him for that. If you haven't got a good safety, you are

more or less forced into it. But he has missed it. And he has left want

one. He has left one on but also that red one came across and

brought the back into play that was tied up. That will help Barry

That was an excellent pot. That black is in play. It gives Barry

Hawkins an excellent chance for The way the reds are, you'd have to

say, and the way he has played, That pop success keep swinging one

You couldn't wish for a better You can only see a carelessness

Also close proximity of cue ball There is pressure on this break. It

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He is still in inch-perfect A little rays of the eyebrows means

he has left himself a little bit hampered, but no problem. A quick

I am surprised he played this red rather than the other one. It

Another quick glance at the That was awkward cueing. And now he

And the yellow to go in front over The Bulls could not have been

better situated. As you said, Ken, he had to hold himself together. He

has done that. He has looked very good in the last couple of frames.

He has had that cue ball on a string. He has looked very, very

good. This has been an even better break than sit last. -- than is the

We mention about the pressure on Judd Trump, it is only going to

There is no 100. He is happy to get the frame. Judd Trump trails once

We were saying, during that frame, though one of the strengths of Judd

Trump is his long potting and he is down at the moment at 38%. This is

one of the reasons, although as you have mentioned, editor bit unlucky

when he played this red because the back is tied up, and he brought it

into play. The interesting thing, he has got lots of cute power but

have a look at the cue ball. He has a 41 point lead. We have seen in

this match so far he hasn't actually used his cue power to the

full extent because he is not getting the ball back to baulk. If

it was back to baulk, Barry has not going to get in as easy as he did

because he could easily get his hand on the table with a

straightforward red. Judd Trump didn't get the cue-ball back to the

baulk area. And we have seen a few evidences of that. He could have

pitched his bets and got the cue ball a lot further down than he did.

At the start of the tournament, Judd Trump was 7-2 to win this

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That was a tough one. He is starting to cruise now. That has

been apparent for the last couple of frames and that was a tough shot.

Right in the heart of the pocket, One good spit here -- split here,

He got into it, it's not bad. The cue ball has gone to the side

cushion, but he does have Allen To the right centre. -- he does have a

No. He has missed one. It wasn't easy. But it looks as though he has

I'm not certain Miss Reed will go past the yellow. -- I'm not certain

this red will go past the yellow. The red on a green spot will cut

into that far left corner. I'd Well, he needed to be very close to

the yellow. In an effort to avoid the kiss, he threw it wide of the

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He has played that very well. He He didn't play the cannon with the

pace. He has nestled on the red. Touching ball but that is no help.

I thought he may have pleaded with some more paste just to try to open

the redds up. -- played it. He hit He will be in trouble with this

APPLAUSE. He's got to be careful that he

doesn't slide past them. He got the pace right. This is a bid frame for

Judd Trump. The way Barry Hawkins is looking and the way he is

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playing, I wouldn't be fancying He's just a little bit wide. Again,

same type of shot for Judd Trump. Look at the pack. He's not going to

knock a red over this right-hand He needed to cover the right hand

side of the table. It would have made it very difficult for Barry

Hawkins to return a decent safety APPLAUSE.

Years, you always had the feeling that whoever got that shot, they

were going to be leaving their It's the difference between the two

players, apart from the scoring in His safety shots have been better.

He knows his way around the table, Barry Hawkins. Judd Trump is in

trouble. He's looking to come off the side cushion, hit the red

closest to the left-hand side It was hit and hope. And this has

offered a great chance for Barry Hawkins. And from what we've seen,

I wouldn't be surprised if he made He didn't see a way out so he just

hit the red and hoped he could get It is not straightforward because

if it had have been, he would have been playing for us. -- playing of

It's all about this first red. Can It wasn't that difficult, was it?

He didn't have to do anything with So much expected of him and so much

Barry Hawkins was given the He is going to have to produce

something special, Judd Trump, because this friend looks as though

it could slip away easily. -- this You mentioned before his cue ball

When you have good control, it With the adrenalin running around

your body, it is a great opportunity to take command of the

He has kept the cue ball on a string, as you would say, he has

Sometimes when you are under pressure, you sometimes can hit the

ball too hard or to soft. And you start making things difficult for

He is taking his chances. He has won the last two frames, and I

would be surprised if you won this The favourite could be on his way

home because his opponent is one Heat over cut it but I don't think

Judd Trump will bother coming back Judd concedes. The favourite to win

the tournament is now two behind and Barry Hawkins goes to the

dressing room to try to get himself ready for the one frame he needs to

Studio everything about Hawkins is calm and composed. He has won the

last train arrived. Cue ball control has been immaculate. I love

the way he has been doing his break-building. Keeping its

simplistic. If there rock pinks on the table and it is in the open,

get points on the board. As it stands there can any be one winner.

Not tempted to go flashy. He has not gone for that difficult blacks.

He is doing what he Hastie. He has His standard is so high. He doesn't

look like missing. If he gets a chance in the next frame, he is

getting stronger. The situation now is that John has to play as good as

He needs the momentum. As it stands, he has been outplayed. I It's I

feel he will need some help and I take think he will get any from

Barry Hawkins will stop apart from throwing caution to the wind, is

the knack anything else you feel just trump could or should have

done differently quotes match he looks a little bit under pressure.

He played a shot timidly earlier. You don't expect at. I don't know

whether it is the pressure of being favourite. I don't know whether he

has not been able to play his natural game. He is up against it

now. The favourite, 7-2 coming into this match to win the title, Barry

Hawkins ranked at 66 to 1 by the bookies to lift that title. Not

fancied by the end to win this match will stop Hawkins, the world

No. 17, needs one more to put him Yes, Barry Hawkins will be hoping

that is the last time he has to break off in this match. It is a

pretty decent break off. He looks to have snooker chart on all the

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Up he can't afford another mistake, Just needed a couple more rolls. It

is not a bad safety, but if you're not quite on the word Machrie

Christian, it makes it easier for A little flick off the green, that

was helpful. Needed a little bit of help, Mark Wise. When you're in the

position jot is in an moment, it was a lovely little nudge off the

Referee just getting down to have a luck at Paris pulls back position.

I think he can just about hit the inside of the extreme right of the

bunch. But he has to be careful because he has to try to block that

red over the left hand corner pocket. He has to come up the right

hand side of the table using a lot A bit close to the cushion for

comfort, otherwise he would definitely be playing the pink will

stop some pressure on this pink. The blue is the easiest pot, but

that doesn't offer automatic Well do it in nicely. That made the

pot easy, I'm wondering if that has left him on another red. He was

trying to get on that red and you could see the gap he was trying to

get through, it was very, very difficult. He's right on the top

cushion does pot, but difficult. Well played, good pot, excellent.

Just a little bit short of pace again. He would love to have

brought the cue ball up another six He deserved better than that. It

was a good shot, he played it with side and ran into the reds. He

still has a thin cut, but he would have hoped for something easier

than this. No problem. Just about This is a good response from job

trumps like far. -- a good response from job trump so far. A couple of

He needs to get grit -- rid of the Didn't have the angle to get on it

properly, but stealing prime position. If you can win this frame

at one visit, it will give him the confidence he needs, the belief to

He hasn't won frame in one visit since at four frame with a break of

99. This will certainly do his Removing this red that has stopped

the black and pink in both corner pockets. He has misjudged that

slightly, didn't want to leave himself straight on this black. It

looks as though and he has. A little bit careless. Good judgment

needed now for the next positional shot. Played it beautifully. Late

that with a lot of left-hand side to check it. He could not have

played it better. Gap wars in perk. He has got all the ability in the

It is the case that no missed -- 9 This pink is enough to secure this

frame or stop what a good response this has been. He has been frozen

up a last couple of frames. Cash frozen out the last couple of

This is why we says snooker is one of the most difficult innings will

stop we can see how well Chuck Robb is playing when he gets amongst the

balls, but as has happened in the last few frames, Barry Hawkins has

been at the table doing exactly sing thing. Barry played Indies

safety and when you think back, Judd trump left the red over the

corner, got and not just over the green. Barry Hawkins didn't get it

safe and this has been the result. It is these fine lines. When one

man is at the table, it doesn't matter how well you're playing, you

This will be the second century of this match. And then knowing full

The highest break is held by Mark Allen at 186. -- 136. Oh dear X

Barry Hawkins, nothing to knock himself about. That was job trompe

at his best. -- just drunk. Week in of these afternoon's next

Mac we still have a match on. Key shots in that frame cosmic a

This is an absolute a cracking shot into blind pocket. Beautifully

controlled. Stephen, smack later on he played a careless shot to leave

himself straight on the black. is actually not this shot. That was

pretty good anyway at smack he played a shot with deep screw and

reverse and it was pure talent. was the speed he played it. The

execution was just genius. He can't afford to miss. The pressure is

being put on Barry for different reasons. Always the way when the

Let's show you that black Stephen was talking about. Perfectly on the

next red. Raw talent. I think I said at the time it was left hand

side he used. But it was right hand side. Absolutely sensational shot.

Barry missed that shot by away and was lucky not to leave it in the

middle of the table. Still another red to the right corner. He could

not have left an easy starter of Caught it much too thick. Once he

had done that, he could have left This is not easy because it doesn't

look like the black is available in either corner pocket. The pink is

tied up. Looks like he can get very It is not too bad. He is definitely

on this red here. Play a little cannon on the black market over the

We had a good view of the red at the bottom of the pack, directly

above the black spot, that will pot into the left-hand corner pocket.

So red and then black... Now, if he gets a low on this next red, he

When potting this red, he can screw back or follow-through and to bring

some more reds into play, there Getting the cue ball cleaned,

composing himself slightly. run-through, it can always go wrong.

The screw back is less risk. But he has screwed it back to far, his

finished too close to the cushion. It doesn't make this black any

easier. He has a slight angle, but is it enough angle to run it

crowned two cushions for the next He needed good cueing. What has he

He has left a dead straight red, left of the blue, up into the green

J another good chance for Judd Trump. Quite a lot of pressure on

Perhaps a little straighter on the blue than he would have liked. He

would want to bring the pink and black into play. A few loose reds

to play for, but if he could bring the pink and black into play, this

would be a frame-winning opportunity. Once again, not got a

Yes, wanted a much better angle on the blue to play for the loose red.

Wanted to get higher up on the blue and have a nice angle to go into

He is looking to see if the black pots. I'm not sure if it does into

That is now a better angle. He must try to kiss the pink almost full

ball or three-quarter ball. Between the pink and the red to the left of

the pink. He has to hit it with a bit of place. -- pace. That is very

unlucky. He played it with pace. That is incredible that he is not

on a red from that position. It is amazing, isn't it? They hardly

moved! He will be very disappointed. He has a leader 41 points, but he

was looking at that to be a frame- winning chance. He will have to

show a little bit of patients now. It just looked perfect. Couldn't

believe that hardly anything moved. Barry Hawkins trying to get behind

this red. He didn't get in behind it. He will be lucky to get away

Funny how a game can swing. Barry Hawkins looked like if he would get

a chance, he wouldn't miss. He hasn't potted a ball for the last

frame and a half. Yeah. He has left this red over the corner pocket,

but it is not straightforward. These are pretty tight shots. Well

played. He cued it beautifully. We've already seen a great comeback

from one of the other favourites in the first round, Neil Robertson,

who came back from 5-3 down. just feel sometimes that everything

is against you! How did he find that gap? Amazing. He just had to

nudge one of the reds and he would have been on one. A gap that didn't

look to be there. He can't believe it and neither can I! He had to

hang on again and wait for another Well, he had of the thoughts in his

mind when he was playing that safety shot. Look where the cue

ball has finished. He just gave that shot no concentration

whatsoever. He still had in his mind how unlucky he was not to be

on anything. Just never hit it with any pace. In fact, he hit the wrong

red! Having hit the hot -- having hit the wrong red, lucky to get it

This red is on. I'm not sure whether he will go for it, but the

red is certainly on. He is going to play safe. That will not help his

cause because he has knocked another red safe, but it is a good

Pretty good, that was all he could do. If he was going to leave

anything for his opponent, make it as difficult as possible and he has

Not the best shot from Barry. Not only has he not got the cue

ball tight on the cushion, I think he has left this red. A possible

cut. He hasn't hit that well at all. The one thing you've got to make

sure of, you avoid the kiss on the black and you try to get the cue

ball back to the baulk end. He has gifted a chance to Barry Hawkins.

It will not be easy. There are a few awkward reds, but you can see

the concerned look on Judd Trump's face. A long way away from potting

the ball, but important that you Will he get back to the table?

would say with the positions of the reds, closest to this right hand

cushion, that if he is going to get back to the table... I was going to

say he would get back quicker than he thought, I didn't think that was

But he will need a good cannon. Look at this red. It just turned

slightly. He will need a good shot to get behind the reds and he will

have to dislodge the one closest to He could do that with the blue,

anywhere on the side cushion with If he could leave the cue ball

somewhere there and even dislodged the red near the cue ball I've put

on this green... -- on at the TV screen. He decided to take them out.

That has worked out a treat. Not as he had planned, but he will

certainly take it. Have a look at this again. He hit the red on the

way up, knocked the red off the That must have been a kick, surely,

because he was a mile away with the pot. Has the black come to his

rescue? I think not. I think there's just enough of this red

But having said that... If it was easy a thing jarred would be down

already. It looks like he can pot Barry was so far away with his pot,

you can only assume he got a heavy contact. He was nowhere near it.

That is very unlike Barry. We will That was a definite kick. You could

It went for ball, almost. Yeah, the distance he has missed it, he

almost knocked the black in the He hasn't hit that. That looked

But you could see the cue ball bouncing before it got to the green.

He didn't hit that as sweet as he I'm surprised he tried to play it

like that, I would have been more interested in trying to get near

the baulk cushion, but it is his choice. And now, a long red that

Barry Hawkins is building self up Good cueing, good pot. Still a big

ask to win the frame at this visit, but if he wins the frame, he wins

He is on both reds. A choice now. He would like to leave the one

closest to the cushion to lost. -- I thought he had missed it. His

heart skipped a few beads, that red We saw Judd Trump there in the

background, has his race been run? It is now down to Barry Hawkins, he

has a difficult shot on the red, he will have to play it with a bit of

pace to get back on the colour, but if this goes right, you wouldn't

expect him to spurn this And he has played it very well! So

it is all about Barry Hawkins keeping himself together now. And

Judd Trump will be disappointing the out of the Masters. In the

Well, would you believe it! Pressure. No other thing to explain

that. Slow across the table, not much of a gap, he is saying it

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rolled off, but I have not seen Well, he has complained a play a

role of, it is a free ball. So any colour could be taken as a yellow,

if he can get on the yellow, frame It is all happening here. This is

not over yet. He is not going to be on this yellow. So there is plenty

of life left in this match. Judd Trump feels that the ball rolled

So both players, feeling that the ball has drifted in the crucial

It isn't straightforward, the yellow up the table, because if you

hit it full in the face come red Barry Hawkins, still eight points

Much too thin. Now, the Anita AIT may have his it has gone very

straight. -- the only chance he may Had he has played it well. As long

as he is not hampered by the black... Is he going to be hampered

by the black? I think the sound of him talking he's cued tells you

that he is. -- talking his cue. If it had stopped an inch short come

he could have got his hand at the table and got to the middle of the

cue ball. This is typical now. -- difficult. He has got to drop in,

Still needs brown, blue and pink. Tremendous pot on the green, but

Well, that was frame and match ball. I know he was overstretching

slightly, but you expected him to Excellent shot from Barry Hawkins.

He couldn't have played that any better. And I think it there has

been a different, that has been hit, the consistency of Barry's safety

play. That was a good hit come a couldn't have wished for anything

better than that, that is absolutely perfect. What a result.