Final, Part 1

:00:48. > :00:53.It is a white out in North London. Happily, we have one of those

:00:53. > :00:58.indoors in the warmth of Alexandra Palace. It is the last day of the

:00:58. > :01:06.Betfair Masters. After a break up superb matches although we were not

:01:06. > :01:11.saying that last night in the conclusion of her second semi-final.

:01:11. > :01:18.The kiosk has been doing a brisk trade with us all. If we are tired,

:01:18. > :01:28.spare a thought for the number one Mark Selby. He has to get himself

:01:28. > :01:32.back up to play Neil Robertson who is fresh as a daisy. In truth, it

:01:32. > :01:37.has been a hard journey for the two of them to get this far. Let's

:01:37. > :01:47.remind you of how they did it. have got to play well from the

:01:47. > :01:47.

:01:47. > :01:57.start. It is one of the best tournaments. To be involved and it

:01:57. > :02:01.is that big on her. -- on her. playing one of the best players in

:02:01. > :02:11.the world around one here. If I could get a chance, I was really

:02:11. > :02:14.

:02:14. > :02:20.going to go for it. He left to be a chance. I won the first round and

:02:20. > :02:24.then I lost five rounds on the trot. It would have been disappointing to

:02:24. > :02:31.go out in the first round. While I am in the tournament I have still

:02:31. > :02:37.got a chance. I fear the worst when Mark lady listener power. In terms

:02:37. > :02:47.of judging a shot, probably the best shot I played. To go on and

:02:47. > :02:47.

:02:47. > :02:53.make a century from there is I felt up for it from the start and

:02:53. > :03:03.I am sure Mark did. But we all seem to bring each other down, neither

:03:03. > :03:04.

:03:04. > :03:14.of us perform to what we are capable. I got off to a good start.

:03:14. > :03:24.

:03:24. > :03:34.I won the first round. It am under pressure. -- its tenants. -- beat

:03:34. > :03:35.

:03:35. > :03:40.him. If it wasn't for that, I would be going home. It meant the

:03:40. > :03:46.incredible to win it again. It is a great privilege to be a player. To

:03:46. > :03:56.win it again went the extra special. Hopefully I can get my hand on the

:03:56. > :04:02.

:04:02. > :04:08.He is preferred method to do that would to get good breaks. He has

:04:08. > :04:14.got a great speed game. He can claw his way back into any match. He has

:04:14. > :04:21.got the class and the regret and determination. What does Neil

:04:21. > :04:27.Robertson need to do? What he has to do is do what he has been doing

:04:28. > :04:33.all week - be confident in his own ability, when frames in one visit,

:04:33. > :04:40.don't get involved in this they do battle. And don't let Mark Selby

:04:40. > :04:48.dictate this match. Mark Selby leads the series 3-1 and won the

:04:48. > :04:53.most recent meeting just six weeks ago. Neil Robertson's plant

:04:53. > :04:58.collapsed and the Mark Selby Be in both of their minds. It was

:04:58. > :05:02.that defeat that sparked a chance meeting with a certain Stephen

:05:02. > :05:06.Hendry after words and some very straight-talking ensued from this

:05:06. > :05:10.man about what you thought about his thought-processes in so doing.

:05:10. > :05:17.How if anything do you think he has improved as a consequence of that

:05:17. > :05:21.lecture? His focus looks incredible. He is getting early and friends, he

:05:21. > :05:28.is winning them in one visit. I would like to think I have helped

:05:28. > :05:32.him a little bit. But he is a great player on his own. He is a

:05:32. > :05:37.fantastic player and then ex-world champion like yourself. As far as

:05:37. > :05:42.Mark Selby performed last night, it was hard snooker. There was not a

:05:42. > :05:47.lot less from them in the end from his interview. How much do you

:05:47. > :05:52.think he has Colette and what does they have to do to get himself back

:05:52. > :05:59.up? He hasn't got a lot left if he plays that kind of snooker. He

:05:59. > :06:05.wants to win with style. If he gets into getting centuries that he will

:06:05. > :06:10.enjoy it more. He will not be as shattered as he was last night.

:06:10. > :06:16.have heard what Neil Robertson has and has not to do. Her Heagney

:06:16. > :06:23.sticky playing his own game. He has been the best player I am well this

:06:23. > :06:29.week. -- he just needs to stick to. It is a long way to go before that.

:06:29. > :06:37.Let's review the numbers for you. Neil Robertson Appin 92 present

:06:37. > :06:43.potting success. He has been more accurate with the long hots. Selby

:06:43. > :06:53.suffered from distance and the most telling staff, Selby's highest

:06:53. > :06:58.

:06:58. > :07:05.break from bitter remit is 86. -- Neil Robertson trying to be the

:07:05. > :07:11.fourth man in history to defend this title. Mr Rob Walker. Thank

:07:11. > :07:16.you. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. This is that, after

:07:16. > :07:21.seven days a competition, it is far the Betfair Masters final for 2013.

:07:22. > :07:31.Both players have won it before. Who will reign supreme tonight?

:07:32. > :07:47.

:07:47. > :07:52.Let's find out. It is time to get Please welcome a player who has

:07:52. > :07:56.been simply sublime so far this week. Although his tenure as in

:07:56. > :08:00.Britain he has established himself as one of the very best in the

:08:00. > :08:05.world. Bidding to become the 4th player to six per -- successfully

:08:05. > :08:15.defend the Masters title, the tournament's number one seed, can

:08:15. > :08:47.

:08:47. > :08:54.you hear The Thunder From Down And his opponent, a man Who Never

:08:54. > :09:03.knows who -- when he is evident. This is his fourth final in six

:09:03. > :09:08.years. This is a tournament which so often reduces his best, ladies

:09:08. > :09:18.and gentlemen, please welcome the world number one, digester from

:09:18. > :09:54.

:09:54. > :10:01.Leicester. Mark Selby! Best of 18 friends. -- frayings.

:10:01. > :10:08.What an atmosphere here. It is cold outside but it is nice and warm in

:10:08. > :10:18.here. Certainly, Dennis. What a fantastic every by everybody to be

:10:18. > :10:26.

:10:26. > :10:36.you. -- effort. We have two Looks as if Neil Robertson won the

:10:36. > :10:43.

:10:43. > :10:49.It is the Australian who gets his opening frame underway. And it's a

:10:49. > :10:59.white keeps on running... Be looked as if he was going to get a snooker,

:10:59. > :11:04.

:11:04. > :11:08.We have said before the match, how has Mark Selby colt. I mentioned

:11:08. > :11:12.last night, there are not many sports where you play twice in one

:11:12. > :11:18.day. He is back in the final because it finished very late in

:11:18. > :11:22.the morning. It certainly was hard work. Graeme Dott looked as if he

:11:22. > :11:32.would go ahead when he had a great chance of a clearance, he did not

:11:32. > :11:52.

:11:52. > :11:58.make it. It was hard work for both It didn't look possible from that

:11:58. > :12:08.angle. Let's have a look again. He didn't got the red in the middle of

:12:08. > :12:22.

:12:22. > :12:31.the pocket, that is why he followed I think that type of shot is going

:12:31. > :12:41.to play a big part in this final. It is about who will get themselves

:12:41. > :12:50.

:12:50. > :12:59.able to get that kind of shot to He took his eye off it. He played

:12:59. > :13:04.it to cannon the pack. He is in the final, but he has not played

:13:04. > :13:14.anything like he can do this week. It is aback handed compliment if

:13:14. > :13:20.

:13:20. > :13:30.A thin one to get in behind the yellow and blue. That is a terrific

:13:30. > :14:06.

:14:06. > :14:16.You usually find the first attempt All is her on the side of caution.

:14:16. > :14:37.

:14:37. > :14:43.He is such a wonderful competitor. That would be nice, a three-ball

:14:43. > :14:53.plant. He did have a look at the possibility of setting this red to

:14:53. > :14:58.

:14:58. > :15:08.the one above the black. He might A county sure dead! -- and he sure

:15:08. > :15:17.

:15:18. > :15:27.If he was confident that would go in, he should have played for green

:15:28. > :15:28.

:15:28. > :16:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:16:36. > :16:45.Just seemed to drift slightly to It is an awkward angle, this. It he

:16:45. > :16:55.plays for that to -- two to the left of the black spot, he could

:16:55. > :17:20.

:17:20. > :17:30.Where those two reds are, he is In a perfect world he would like to

:17:30. > :17:42.

:17:42. > :17:52.come into this pack from the right- Is he looking at the two cushions

:17:52. > :18:01.

:18:01. > :18:07.Very well played. He got to those two reds that were mentioned. It

:18:07. > :18:17.was well judged. The only downside is it is touching ball. You can

:18:17. > :18:30.

:18:30. > :18:37.guarantee you will be back down the I think there is a gap there. It

:18:37. > :18:44.might be the black because the pink and black were tied up. He can see

:18:44. > :18:54.the red is OK. It depends on which he gets whether the black will

:18:54. > :19:16.

:19:16. > :19:22.He would have to stun it. It would make the pot more difficult. Not a

:19:22. > :19:32.lot of value in this. He has a straight push up and down on his

:19:32. > :19:32.

:19:32. > :20:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:20:14. > :20:24.I am wandering Ed Mark thought He is such a good potter. He could

:20:24. > :20:37.

:20:37. > :20:47.get a cue in the air and say it as Watch the white when it plays the

:20:47. > :20:54.

:20:54. > :21:04.It was the reverse side that caught him up this end of the table. But

:21:04. > :21:35.

:21:35. > :21:45.Always going to be tricky. There is a shot on the black. Is he feeling

:21:45. > :21:50.

:21:50. > :22:00.This is a big indication early on in this match Harry E years feeling.

:22:00. > :22:22.

:22:22. > :22:32.It is the opening frame of a final, you are going to have tension out

:22:32. > :22:37.

:22:37. > :22:47.there. It is nice to get that first I feel the opening of this match is

:22:47. > :22:54.

:22:54. > :23:04.This is not what he wants to see at the moment, Mark Selby in amongst

:23:04. > :23:19.

:23:19. > :23:29.You could hear a pin drop in the Ally Pally. The crowd are engrossed

:23:29. > :23:29.

:23:29. > :24:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:24:43. > :24:53.Plate that nicely. Got enough angle It is amazing, it is the first

:24:53. > :25:01.

:25:01. > :25:11.Has he come back far enough? He hasn't. Just needed to screw that

:25:11. > :25:11.

:25:11. > :27:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:27:33. > :27:38.There is some target to aim for A little that AC, that. Now will

:27:38. > :27:48.Neil Robertson take on his specialities? If he knocks this, we

:27:48. > :27:58.

:27:58. > :28:03.will finish when I in the bank. -- It is going to cost 10. I don't

:28:04. > :28:07.blame and taking that on, there was some pressure on it. He went full

:28:07. > :28:17.blooded far-out. He knew it would give them a chance to take the

:28:17. > :28:22.

:28:22. > :28:32.frame. Every chance now he will Look back on its pot will help. --

:28:32. > :28:32.

:28:32. > :29:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:29:49. > :29:58.Had to play it eight screw a If he doesn't get it, he could undo

:29:59. > :30:32.

:30:32. > :30:39.That is why he was looking at where He can switch round in a match and

:30:39. > :30:44.suddenly play at his best. There is no doubting his quality. Some of

:30:44. > :30:54.that performances in the Masters have been out says -- outstanding.

:30:54. > :30:59.

:30:59. > :31:09.Century breaks. In the last few He is keeping going and getting

:31:09. > :31:19.those chances. Neil Robertson needs as an ogre. Only 43 on the table. -

:31:19. > :31:44.

:31:45. > :31:52.He tried to double the black because he didn't need it. AKG

:31:52. > :32:02.start by both players. It is Mark Selby who has taken it and he leads

:32:02. > :32:07.If you like to get in touch with If you like to get in touch with

:32:07. > :32:14.these gentlemen please feel free to do so. The e-mail address is below

:32:14. > :32:21.and up he would like to tweet us, the Twitter address is below. Steve

:32:21. > :32:25.Davis will have cue on hand and will receive you in his Snooker

:32:25. > :32:33.Clinic. Impressions first of all on that opening frame for Mark Selby's

:32:33. > :32:37.perspective. Looked pretty solid. He will want to put on the style,

:32:37. > :32:42.you will want to show why you while world number one. Especially after

:32:42. > :32:45.the UK and the matches this week, you want to prove why you are the

:32:45. > :32:54.best player in the world. It is a bit worrying for Neil because he

:32:54. > :32:59.had been such a quick starter in matches. You almost sense his

:32:59. > :33:02.frustration, and he must be asking himself where it has gone. After he

:33:02. > :33:08.beat Mark Williams, we were commentating on the match, he was

:33:08. > :33:11.so frustrated and saying he is creating chances but he is not

:33:11. > :33:14.scoring and sheer frustration even though he had beaten Mark Williams

:33:14. > :33:19.quite convincingly that he still quite convincingly that he still

:33:19. > :33:23.was not happy. Sometimes when you get a few frames Open balls but he

:33:23. > :33:26.can score, but he has scored quickly and he has not been doing

:33:26. > :33:30.it from one visit. It is a testament to how good the standard

:33:30. > :33:36.is, that he can play at this level and not at his best level and still

:33:36. > :33:46.win. Both players hoping that they can shake off the shackles and we

:33:46. > :34:02.

:34:02. > :34:05.will get some big breaks into this DENNIS TAYLOR: That has kept the

:34:05. > :34:15.pink in open play. The black is tied up with a red either side of

:34:15. > :34:28.

:34:28. > :34:38.He has fluked it and if he hits the yellow, that is a bonus. Cannoning

:34:38. > :35:07.

:35:07. > :35:11.into the yellow means he can now That is careless. He took his eye

:35:11. > :35:21.off the pot, played a delicate screw shot and took his eye off the

:35:21. > :35:31.pot. Some shots I don't fancy him missing, but that is exactly what

:35:31. > :35:36.

:35:36. > :35:41.he has done. He certainly has not You can get yourself up for a final

:35:41. > :35:51.and sometimes the worst thing you can do is to try too hard but I am

:35:51. > :36:05.

:36:05. > :36:15.sure Neil will settle down, he has The pink is the highest available,

:36:15. > :36:21.

:36:22. > :36:26.I am wondering if he can power the blue in and somehow cannon the reds

:36:26. > :36:36.and black. He could play for the single one near the cushion but he

:36:36. > :36:55.

:36:55. > :37:05.The red up the back will go, but can he get a better angle on the

:37:05. > :37:05.

:37:05. > :37:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:37:47. > :37:51.He decided to go with power and hit that exceptionally well. You could

:37:51. > :38:01.see the white jump there. Played with lots of top spin and that was

:38:01. > :38:24.

:38:24. > :38:28.about as much of an angle as he He just keeps leaving himself with

:38:28. > :38:32.a slight angle, just about OK again and the red is available. He did

:38:32. > :38:39.not have to force it in that time because of the red to the right of

:38:39. > :38:49.the bunch. If he screws that back, he might go close to the middle

:38:49. > :39:01.

:39:01. > :39:06.He played it well, was very careful of that middle pocket. He can play

:39:06. > :39:16.into the pack here, obviously. If you play it firm enough, you may

:39:16. > :39:30.

:39:30. > :39:36.get lucky and bring the black into This is a well-constructed break

:39:36. > :39:46.here. He is having to work very hard and as long as he keeps on

:39:46. > :40:16.

:40:16. > :40:22.getting the right side of the blue, Once again, he has played that

:40:22. > :40:31.beautifully. He has got his mind set on clinching this frame. He is

:40:31. > :40:38.going about it in a much better way than last night. The way he is

:40:38. > :40:43.striking the ball as far better than last night. Taking that

:40:43. > :40:53.opening frame has really settled Mark Selby down. He has forgotten

:40:53. > :40:53.

:40:53. > :41:03.Stephen Hendry was saying, when you are the world number one, you want

:41:03. > :41:04.

:41:04. > :41:14.to do it in style and he certainly Neil Robertson in his chair knows

:41:14. > :41:17.

:41:17. > :41:23.he needs to get involved in this He has had chances already.

:41:23. > :41:33.unlucky it is that if he has covered this red? He is just OK and

:41:33. > :41:43.

:41:43. > :41:53.That is the first time he has come up a little short so he will have a

:41:53. > :42:24.

:42:24. > :42:34.Another red and blue would put him 60 in front with a possible 59 on

:42:34. > :42:42.

:42:42. > :42:50.Not often you see that but he has made a frame-winning break here and

:42:50. > :43:00.he has potted or blues, eight of them and one pink. -- potted a

:43:00. > :43:16.

:43:16. > :43:26.Nothing in the rule book says you Neil Robertson will already have

:43:26. > :43:51.

:43:51. > :44:01.forgotten about this frame and be And he is still going, that was a

:44:01. > :44:21.

:44:21. > :44:27.Well, he has tried to flick one but he has not. What a superb effort

:44:27. > :44:30.that was from Mark Selby. He potted nine blues in that break and he now

:44:30. > :44:37.leads two frames. HAZEL IRVINE: We were talking about

:44:37. > :44:40.Mark Selby's highest break all week was 86 but that 73 was top quality.

:44:40. > :44:43.Yes, you will see a lot of centuries this week but he will not

:44:43. > :44:48.see many better breaks than that. The black was out of commission and

:44:48. > :44:53.that was a superb break. We always talk about how important it is to

:44:53. > :44:57.get the top side of the blue. Mark Selby on most occasions there got

:44:57. > :45:02.top side of the blue every time to keep the break on. That was a

:45:02. > :45:07.superb break. Robertson 2-0 down now. He seems a bit tentative.

:45:07. > :45:11.body language does not look good. In the semi-final he looked up for

:45:12. > :45:16.it and focused. I do not know whether he lost a bad defeat to

:45:16. > :45:21.Mark in the UK, he might be a little bit nervous about playing

:45:21. > :45:25.him again. He knows what to expect and how tough the match will be.

:45:25. > :45:29.Even sat in his chair, he does not look good. Not as focused as

:45:29. > :45:39.yesterday. I commentated on that match and it was incredible. Mark

:45:39. > :45:39.

:45:40. > :45:47.Selby could not make a break in the first four frames. From then on,

:45:47. > :45:57.Mark Selby did not look back. Maybe as Stephen said, in the back of his

:45:57. > :46:16.

:46:16. > :46:26.DENNIS TAYLOR: He could do with a That is not bad. He needs a chance

:46:26. > :46:56.

:46:56. > :47:01.Will he be forced into a Neil Robertson special? We have seen him

:47:01. > :47:09.knock this type of shot in down the left-hand side of the table. But

:47:09. > :47:19.when you are 2-0 down, and are struggling to get going, this might

:47:19. > :47:30.

:47:30. > :47:40.just spark something. This is a That is a bit more like the Thunder

:47:40. > :47:43.

:47:44. > :47:53.Right through the ball, he has finished just behind the baulk line

:47:54. > :47:59.

:47:59. > :48:09.with no pot on. A great shot for He would had a great chance with

:48:09. > :48:16.

:48:16. > :48:20.the reds if he rolled onto the That was a difficult shot to do.

:48:20. > :48:30.Virtually the same shot in one of his other matches the other day and

:48:30. > :48:59.

:48:59. > :49:09.Has he left this pot on? He had to be very precise with that escape

:49:09. > :49:35.

:49:35. > :49:39.He has to be careful as he is a That was the best he could do, the

:49:39. > :49:46.red dropping on and even then, not the perfect angle on the pink. A

:49:46. > :49:56.bit of a cut back. But looks easy from that picture but it is safely

:49:56. > :50:06.

:50:06. > :50:11.That was perfect. Spot on. This is very significant, even though it is

:50:11. > :50:21.early in the match, a first real good scoring chance and time to go

:50:21. > :50:49.

:50:49. > :50:57.We have had 19 centuries in this year's Masters and the Australian,

:50:57. > :51:01.he has made six of those. Three of them against Mark Allen. In that

:51:01. > :51:11.fantastic match that finished with a century break after the

:51:11. > :51:51.

:51:51. > :52:01.unbelievable escape to pot the red He must give this a bit of due care

:52:01. > :52:03.

:52:03. > :52:09.Amazing, he has done it again. He has concentrated so much on the cue

:52:09. > :52:19.ball, he took his eye off that fairly straightforward pot. It is

:52:19. > :52:48.

:52:48. > :52:53.amazing, the number of times that That is nicely played. If I was

:52:53. > :53:03.Mark Selby, I would be rather encouraged by what I was seen from

:53:03. > :53:05.

:53:05. > :53:15.Mike opponent today. -- my opponent. So far today, body-language and

:53:15. > :53:19.

:53:19. > :53:26.The defending champion Neil Robertson has played the best

:53:26. > :53:32.snooker in the past week here as we were saying before the match. Here

:53:32. > :53:37.in the Alexandra Palace. He has made six centuries. Mark Selby is

:53:37. > :53:47.yet to make one in this championship. The quality of his

:53:47. > :53:56.

:53:56. > :54:06.matches has been up standing. -- To date it is a very poor start and

:54:06. > :54:12.

:54:12. > :54:22.not like him. -- today is a very They have played each other on four

:54:22. > :54:24.

:54:24. > :54:30.occasions and Mark Selby is 3-1 The come back from 4-0 behind in

:54:30. > :54:40.the UK Championship to win 6-4, that was terrific performance from

:54:40. > :54:58.

:54:58. > :55:03.It is nice to have things like that All of a sudden, he is growing in

:55:03. > :55:12.confidence. That was a terrific shot. He could go one and maybe win

:55:12. > :55:16.another frame, the way he is If your opponent does not get in

:55:16. > :55:26.front of the balls, then you will get confident. That was a brilliant

:55:26. > :55:43.

:55:43. > :55:49.I cannot begin to stress the Most people would expect Neil

:55:49. > :55:59.Robertson to come out of the blocks on the form this week and stamp his

:55:59. > :56:20.

:56:20. > :56:24.Out of 14 of the matches played here, 10 of the matches, who were

:56:24. > :56:33.the won the first frame, went on to win the match, an interesting

:56:33. > :56:43.statistic -- whether won the first frame. The final is the first to 10

:56:43. > :56:44.

:56:44. > :56:54.but what a start for the Jester He is looking more focused. He is

:56:54. > :57:07.

:57:07. > :57:17.sensing that he has got his He is certainly hitting the ball

:57:17. > :57:28.

:57:28. > :57:38.You cannot do better than win a frame with one visit. He did it in

:57:38. > :57:46.

:57:46. > :57:56.the previous frame. He has done it One more frame after this before

:57:56. > :58:04.

:58:04. > :58:14.John mentioned earlier that Mark's highest break has been a break of

:58:14. > :58:40.

:58:40. > :58:44.I do not know whether it is the pressure of trying to defend this

:58:44. > :58:48.championship which not many people have done, lot of pressure on Neil

:58:48. > :58:58.Robertson today but he will blank that because his opponent is

:58:58. > :59:01.

:59:01. > :59:11.He made 55 century breaks last season, did Mark. 20 so far this

:59:11. > :59:16.That is a timely century break and that is his wife there, Vikki

:59:16. > :59:22.Layton, she will be delighted and he will not in an attempt to pot

:59:22. > :59:27.the black. He has got the one chance and it was enough, that 102

:59:27. > :59:37.break puts the Jester from Leicester 3-0 in front. Worrying

:59:37. > :59:44.

:59:44. > :59:54.Ken has been talking in his studio. Here is a situation, all we have

:59:54. > :59:54.

:59:54. > :00:04.You have an ace easy pot on the red, you want to get on the right side

:00:04. > :00:05.

:00:05. > :00:15.of the blue. Let's say you can get back down the table, the cue ball

:00:15. > :00:16.

:00:16. > :00:26.has to travel into baulk. It can come back into the blues pot area.

:00:26. > :00:38.

:00:38. > :00:48.It it is area is a area we want to put the white ball end. It is

:00:48. > :00:52.

:00:52. > :00:57.critical to get on the right side of the blue, but the right angle.

:00:57. > :01:07.This can become a frightening shot where there is some tension on the

:01:07. > :01:14.

:01:14. > :01:19.If you go too far, then you have got one of that baulk colours. This

:01:19. > :01:29.area here is roughly where the players are looking to get it, but

:01:29. > :01:31.

:01:31. > :01:37.under pressure it is difficult to Never put that paper in the match.

:01:38. > :01:47.It was a very surprising and this given how accurate Robertson has

:01:48. > :01:52.

:01:52. > :01:56.been all week. He took his eye off the pot. It is amazing, we are

:01:56. > :02:02.saying two different players. Sometimes you can struggle through

:02:02. > :02:12.the tournament and finder form in the final. That is what Mark Selby

:02:12. > :02:17.

:02:17. > :02:22.has done. -- find your. It is almost a role reversal of what we

:02:22. > :02:32.expected today. Mark Selby has a chance to win this match in one

:02:32. > :02:35.

:02:35. > :02:39.session. He is now 3-0 up. A very strong position and he will want to

:02:39. > :02:49.keep his foot on the pedal. We have not seen Neil Robertson buckle

:02:49. > :02:50.

:02:50. > :03:00.under pressure will -- this week. How does he recover? He is looking

:03:00. > :03:04.

:03:04. > :03:10.at the scoreline, he is thinking I Mark was out of the arena for a few

:03:10. > :03:20.moments there. He is going to get a 15, 20 minute interval after this

:03:20. > :03:30.

:03:30. > :03:36.frame. 3-0 down, that is quite good Look at that, you are not the only

:03:36. > :03:46.ones! We love Hazel as well. are not allowed to blow kisses at

:03:46. > :03:58.

:03:58. > :04:08.Terrific long pot. He cannot get himself on to a baulk colour.

:04:08. > :04:46.

:04:46. > :04:56.No advantage from that terrific it long shot. It is touching so that

:04:56. > :05:32.

:05:32. > :05:39.Didn't intend to hit the yellow there. The only problem here, you

:05:39. > :05:44.cannot see that red, is the red near the cushion. You have to be

:05:44. > :05:54.careful not to cannon into that. He needs at the inner contact on his

:05:54. > :05:58.

:05:58. > :06:08.red or a thicker contact to avoid He doesn't want to hit it that then.

:06:08. > :06:17.

:06:17. > :06:27.Nice to see Terry Camilleri getting his first major final. Our great

:06:27. > :06:42.

:06:42. > :06:52.It it that reverie last night had a hard match between Mark Selby and

:06:52. > :06:58.

:06:58. > :07:08.Good that we have the monitors now for the referees to look at.

:07:08. > :07:45.

:07:45. > :07:55.especially when the bulls get As long has he missed that red, he

:07:55. > :08:07.

:08:07. > :08:17.Has he spotted another three-ball plant? He could have a go at it. He

:08:17. > :08:37.

:08:37. > :08:47.He didn't attend to it. -- attempt it. He knows the importance of this

:08:47. > :08:48.

:08:48. > :08:58.frame. 3-0 down and against the world number one, who seems to be

:08:58. > :08:58.

:08:58. > :09:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:09:45. > :09:55.improving. You have got to be very To an excellent shot. Mark Selby

:09:55. > :09:55.

:09:55. > :10:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:10:38. > :10:48.tap the table there, saying well As slow roll shot or as a day? A

:10:48. > :10:50.

:10:50. > :10:56.bit of both. -- or a safety. lost to Shaun Murphy last year. He

:10:57. > :11:06.has gone for his hat-trick of Masters titles. He really does love

:11:07. > :11:43.

:11:44. > :11:53.He is not going to make it easy for Neil Robertson. Mark Selby keeping

:11:54. > :12:04.

:12:04. > :12:10.things tight. He is going to have He doesn't want to be taking any

:12:11. > :12:16.undue risks. He is one of the best potters the game has ever seen. He

:12:16. > :12:20.has been kept at bay at the moment by Mark Selby. He will have to be

:12:20. > :12:30.patient and played a very good safety shot or he will have to pull

:12:30. > :12:54.

:12:54. > :13:04.That is Mark dictating things at the moment. He is doing the right

:13:04. > :13:16.

:13:16. > :13:26.thing here. Just look what the cue al... It was worth the risk there.

:13:26. > :13:26.

:13:26. > :14:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:14:06. > :14:16.That flick of the brown has led his red, which is almost straight. It

:14:16. > :14:38.

:14:38. > :14:47.is not an easy black it he was to It is a tough black. He is going to

:14:48. > :14:57.keep it tight again here. He took it up to their baulk cushion.

:14:58. > :15:07.

:15:07. > :15:17.have to knock the red end. He knew Ate it looked as if he could take

:15:17. > :15:17.

:15:17. > :15:27.the black on, but it was a tough Black to take on. There is a

:15:27. > :15:40.

:15:40. > :15:48.possible plant with the pink. It He might have a go at this. Nor,

:15:48. > :15:54.once again, there is a day. He could have dropped on the black. He

:15:54. > :16:04.is not risking anything and you cannot blame him. He wants a decent

:16:04. > :16:12.

:16:12. > :16:22.I am wondering if you will risk a It was a great try and a clever

:16:22. > :16:23.

:16:23. > :16:33.He knew himself that was close. Look at the way he has played it.

:16:33. > :16:45.

:16:45. > :16:53.It has gone very close to the He has got to be careful here. He

:16:53. > :17:03.could leave a path between the green and brown. It is a little bit

:17:03. > :17:04.

:17:04. > :17:10.But with that red, up past the blue spot area, any escape to they at

:17:10. > :17:20.baulk area has got to be precise. I am wondering if he can take the

:17:20. > :17:20.

:17:20. > :18:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:18:08. > :18:18.double on and move towards the What a fluke that would have been.

:18:18. > :18:21.

:18:21. > :18:26.This is very good matchplay from Mark Selby. He knows his opponent

:18:26. > :18:36.is desperate to get a good chance of scoring and he is playing a very

:18:36. > :18:36.

:18:36. > :19:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:19:34. > :19:44.I wonder if that double is on again. You do like a double. It is our --

:19:44. > :19:59.

:19:59. > :20:06.This kind just as safety shot macro. But a possibility that time.

:20:06. > :20:16.could have played it better. He could have had that cue ball tight

:20:16. > :20:42.

:20:42. > :20:52.The red is pottable. But with the white up against the cushion, it is

:20:52. > :21:31.

:21:31. > :21:41.difficult. It the white was off the Look at the shape of the balls. It

:21:41. > :21:53.

:21:53. > :22:00.He fought long and hard. Now Neil Robertson has a chance to get a few

:22:00. > :22:05.points on the board. That was a calculated risk. And if he had not

:22:06. > :22:15.have not attend, he had a great chance. It was always going to be

:22:16. > :22:22.

:22:22. > :22:32.Might not take the obvious one over the middle ear. The black is no

:22:32. > :23:06.

:23:06. > :23:16.good either. The pink is tied up. Stopping for the yellow because he

:23:16. > :23:16.

:23:16. > :24:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:24:10. > :24:20.He knew it -- needs to get the He played it into an area which

:24:20. > :24:27.

:24:27. > :24:37.Still far from easy. Don't know of the red closes to the white could

:24:37. > :24:40.

:24:40. > :24:50.It is not the easiest of shots, but you are guaranteed to be near the

:24:50. > :25:02.

:25:02. > :25:12.black. He will not win the frame on This will help as long as he is not

:25:12. > :25:21.

:25:21. > :25:31.dead straight. He has a little -- little bit. He has got to play

:25:31. > :25:59.

:25:59. > :26:09.It was a fascinating safety exchange there, seeing who would

:26:09. > :26:10.

:26:10. > :26:20.make the mistake. He is doing well. Neil forced Mark into taking a

:26:20. > :26:24.

:26:24. > :26:33.This was the one, it was a tough one, but he took the risk and it

:26:33. > :26:37.didn't pay off. It is all about keeping a full concentration now.

:26:38. > :26:41.have noticed he is striking the ball better, there is more

:26:42. > :26:48.authority and his strike. Tentative at the start of this match and not

:26:48. > :26:57.like him. I don't know if he has that much respect against Mark

:26:57. > :27:07.Selby. His body language is usually very confident and hasn't been

:27:07. > :27:07.

:27:07. > :27:17.He has experience to know that this is very important. He needs to tell

:27:17. > :27:26.

:27:26. > :27:36.Eight frames to be played in the It has come up a little bit short

:27:36. > :28:14.

:28:14. > :28:20.there. Checking to see of the pink He was trying to stun pass the pink.

:28:20. > :28:30.It is still got it all. If you do knock the pink in, you are opening

:28:30. > :28:39.

:28:39. > :28:46.He is showing as hear what a class act he is. Under extreme pressure,

:28:46. > :28:56.Mark Selby with breaks of 73 and 102. He is not going to let go of

:28:56. > :29:01.

:29:01. > :29:11.A 47 now in front. There is plenty of Louis reds. That could take am

:29:11. > :29:31.

:29:31. > :29:36.well past the winning post in this We are at a order than the Ally

:29:36. > :29:46.pally, people at home nice and warm. It is going to be a good day, I

:29:46. > :29:51.

:29:51. > :30:01.It will be feeling better for Neil Robertson and his fans. He will

:30:01. > :30:08.

:30:09. > :30:15.only be two behind at the interval Just the pink needed an Neil

:30:15. > :30:25.Robertson has got his first frame on the board. As we always say, you

:30:25. > :30:31.

:30:31. > :30:36.never settle until you get that This is what he had to do, one

:30:36. > :30:45.mistake from Mark Selby and he has punished and correct. It has been

:30:45. > :30:50.excellent match play. Top-class tactical stuff at the start of it.

:30:50. > :31:00.1 miss the Hague, which was this, a very tricky got in the centre. And

:31:00. > :31:03.

:31:03. > :31:13.since then, it has been a fabulous break. He has sorted it out. And

:31:13. > :31:36.

:31:36. > :31:46.Here's a nice three-ball plant. The That has a nice plant. Alan

:31:46. > :31:50.

:31:50. > :31:55.Titchmarsh would be proud of that Good concentration here as we show

:31:55. > :32:05.you that again. When he wins a frame, he wants to pot off the

:32:05. > :32:31.

:32:31. > :32:41.Neil always wants to knock the lot Wouldn't it be nice if he could

:32:41. > :32:46.

:32:46. > :32:51.finish this mini-session with a What a shame that he will not be

:32:51. > :32:55.too worried about that, he got the chance and Neil Robertson made a

:32:55. > :32:59.superb break of 78 there and we go to the mid-session interval just

:32:59. > :33:03.two behind, 3-1 to Mark Selby. HAZEL IRVINE: You would think some

:33:03. > :33:11.relief for Neil Robertson because clearly he has not started as badly

:33:11. > :33:18.as this all week. No, and a good response. He needed to take all the

:33:18. > :33:23.experience, particularly the comeback against Ding Junhui. That

:33:23. > :33:26.is what champions are made of. We were commenting, you're struggling

:33:26. > :33:30.to get the first frame so you put more pressure on yourself so a bit

:33:30. > :33:34.lose with the cue ball but he held himself together well and he will

:33:34. > :33:41.certainly be feeling a bit better going into that. There were a

:33:41. > :33:46.couple of shots, Stephen, where he was a bit loose. Yes, you put more

:33:46. > :33:50.attention on potting the balls and everything is automatic in your

:33:50. > :33:53.head. You go round and it is easy but when you are desperate to get

:33:53. > :33:58.the first frame, you are concentrating so hard, you forget

:33:58. > :34:02.about the position. It could have been four frames for Australian

:34:02. > :34:06.watchers of this match. We have had lots of tweets and e-mails, thank

:34:06. > :34:10.you for them. Glenn Fogarty rides to say, how do you get yourself

:34:10. > :34:14.ready for a long session and in particular, how do you do so

:34:14. > :34:20.mentally? It is a best-of- 19, the whole momentum changes in these

:34:20. > :34:27.matches. Your best not to think about the whole of 19 frames, what

:34:27. > :34:35.players will normally think about is the start of first four frames.

:34:35. > :34:39.Take it in fours. Try to win the first two many sessions or even

:34:39. > :34:45.have a lead going into tonight, both players will be happy with

:34:45. > :34:51.that. Take each mini-session as they come. Did you have to break it

:34:51. > :34:55.down into small, achievable goals as you went along, Stephen?

:34:55. > :35:05.always thought I could get a massive psychological boost in the

:35:05. > :35:05.

:35:05. > :35:13.first session so I would be looking for 62. -- 6-2. It is a huge margin

:35:13. > :35:17.going into the evening session. They it sounds simple but when you

:35:17. > :35:25.break it down into targets like that... Thank you, gentlemen. This

:35:25. > :35:29.one is from C R wood. Chris says, can you ask Stephen and Ken what

:35:29. > :35:36.they regard of the fine mess of the modern-day match cloths, the

:35:36. > :35:40.benefits are more action on the cue ball, more bad contacts and Raul

:35:40. > :35:45.offs because every slight blemish on the slate of the table can be

:35:45. > :35:53.exaggerated. If you have played in some of the clubs I played in since

:35:53. > :35:56.I was an amateur, they are a lot worse than those ones! I would not

:35:56. > :36:00.playing at the Fine nature of the cloth but I would so that if you go

:36:00. > :36:10.into your club and you run your hand down the table, you will feel

:36:10. > :36:15.a little bit of the heavy cloth. This cloth is double shaved, and

:36:16. > :36:25.you almost tinge you're fingers, it is that Sharp and fine. But if you

:36:26. > :36:26.

:36:26. > :36:36.go into a club with the 26 ounce cloths... Like your suit!

:36:36. > :36:36.

:36:36. > :36:41.One person says do you think safety play has become a thing of the past,

:36:41. > :36:46.you clearly were not watching last night will stop I believe it is

:36:46. > :36:56.better to be aggressive, and that is the way snooker should be played,

:36:56. > :36:56.

:36:56. > :37:00.and snooker isn't important -- Mark Selby was not exactly at his

:37:00. > :37:09.most lucid best when he came into this studio, he was practically

:37:09. > :37:13.punch drunk after clambering across the line at Graeme Dott -- with

:37:13. > :37:23.Graeme Dott. But Ken caught up with him earlier in the week because

:37:23. > :37:27.these are great times for the world We are at the Masters tournament,

:37:27. > :37:31.welcome, Mark. What are your feelings about the Masters? It is

:37:31. > :37:35.one of the main tournaments that sticks out in my mind, when I was a

:37:35. > :37:42.junior watching the great finals and to be involved in it is a great

:37:42. > :37:46.honour. To have won it is a great privilege. When you first played

:37:46. > :37:51.here, what did you think? I have never come to it, not given to

:37:51. > :37:54.watch it because the year I came it was in the Wembley Arena and before

:37:54. > :38:01.that it was in the conference centre and somebody said it was the

:38:01. > :38:07.best venue but to go to the Masters going in blind and not knowing what

:38:07. > :38:14.to expect, I managed to go in and win the tournament in my first year.

:38:14. > :38:19.Can you remember the first match? think I played Stephen Hendry and

:38:19. > :38:23.2008. They baptism of fire! managed to come back and win but it

:38:23. > :38:28.was very nerve-racking. Every match you play it seemed like you go into

:38:28. > :38:35.a final, a one-table set-up so always a great atmosphere. You had

:38:35. > :38:41.so much success at the Masters in Wembley and now it has moved here.

:38:41. > :38:46.I lost in the final twice and won it twice. At the end of the day, it

:38:46. > :38:49.is a 6 ft snooker table and it is in a different room. What about the

:38:49. > :38:55.first time when you won the Masters? That must have been a

:38:55. > :39:00.special memory. My first tournament I won as a professional and even

:39:00. > :39:06.though it is not a ranking event, it is up there as one of the best

:39:06. > :39:11.reply. To win on my first one was amazing. It has been well-

:39:11. > :39:18.documented about your health and you're back and the vertebrae. How

:39:18. > :39:22.you feeling now? Are play snooker as much as I did before, with no

:39:22. > :39:30.discomfort. When I got first diagnosed, it was difficult because

:39:30. > :39:36.I could not practise. There were certain shots I could not play. It

:39:36. > :39:40.seems to be 99% fine now and I can get on and enjoy my snooker.

:39:40. > :39:45.must have been a worrying time. Obviously your career, you started

:39:45. > :39:49.as a child and wanted to play snooker. When something like that

:39:49. > :39:53.happens, it must be boring, that you might not be able to play

:39:53. > :39:59.snooker for the rest of your life. Yes, because I still enjoy playing

:39:59. > :40:04.it as much as I was when I was a trialled. I enjoyed the competitive

:40:04. > :40:11.side and when I was sitting at home -- one I was as a child, I was

:40:11. > :40:15.watching and thinking, who knows, I might not be able to play again and

:40:15. > :40:18.with having no qualifications at school, I did not have much choice.

:40:18. > :40:25.Just any ideas what you might have done if you're not a snooker

:40:25. > :40:30.player? I would probably be signing on! You are clearly a passionate

:40:30. > :40:35.player, you enjoy a coming to the tournaments, having the banter with

:40:35. > :40:40.the lads. You have a great feeling for the game as well as playing for

:40:40. > :40:46.a living but you have a great passion. Yeah, I do because I see

:40:46. > :40:49.myself as fortunate. Some people are struggling here, there and

:40:49. > :40:52.everywhere but I am fortunate, travelling the world doing

:40:52. > :40:57.something I love and getting paid a good amount of money so I cannot

:40:57. > :41:01.complain. Life is good at the moment, you're married now, back to

:41:01. > :41:07.world number one, you have won the UK Championship and now you are

:41:07. > :41:11.committed the Masters. Things are going swimmingly for you. Yes,

:41:11. > :41:17.married for just over a year, me and Vikki are very happy. I can't

:41:18. > :41:22.complain. The family and friends and good snooker as well.

:41:22. > :41:29.important is it to you to have the good support, particularly from

:41:29. > :41:34.your wife, who comes over for the final? It is tough because you know

:41:34. > :41:38.as well as everybody, there's always highs and lows, I can be

:41:38. > :41:42.really down after a tournament but she is always there to pick me up

:41:42. > :41:46.and get any on the right track. You need somebody like that and in the

:41:46. > :41:54.sport like we play, you need stability and support. He still had

:41:54. > :41:58.to do the washing up? Well, I put them in the dishwasher! Of the UK

:41:58. > :42:05.Championship before Christmas, you regained the world number one. How

:42:05. > :42:10.important was that for you? It is great to be top of the rankings,

:42:10. > :42:15.you aim for that but it does not mean as much to me as it did the

:42:15. > :42:22.first time. Don't get me wrong, it means a lot but I put a lot of

:42:22. > :42:25.pressure on me and now like go out expected to show what I am number-

:42:25. > :42:29.one and I think I have gained a lot bike losing it and now I am trying

:42:29. > :42:33.to enjoy it and trying to do what got me there in the first place.

:42:34. > :42:39.There is the added pressure of being world number one, you try to

:42:39. > :42:45.live up to it. Yes, I did not feel the pressure from outside people,

:42:45. > :42:52.lots of the time I was just putting it on myself. I want to go out and

:42:52. > :43:02.play it but if I put pressure on myself, I have learnt a lot about

:43:02. > :43:03.

:43:03. > :43:06.that. How you feeling for the Masters final? I played well in

:43:06. > :43:11.Germany in the New Year, and I am really confident and off the back

:43:11. > :43:20.of the UK as well so looking forward to it. Best of what to you.

:43:20. > :43:23.HAZEL IRVINE: It took him a while to feel good about winning the UK

:43:23. > :43:30.Championship and without bringing his A game should have filled him

:43:30. > :43:34.with confidence but he went straight to the practice table and

:43:34. > :43:37.went from there. Do you understand that? You want to win a

:43:38. > :43:43.championship as big as the UK and win it in style and they do not

:43:43. > :43:48.think he did. He did not have to. The standard has gone up and his

:43:48. > :43:53.second game is so good. Like John Higgins, who can win by not playing

:43:53. > :43:58.at his best. That can be great to have that in the tank but you want

:43:58. > :44:00.to go out in style to get the satisfaction. He did not do that at

:44:00. > :44:05.the UK Championship but he is determined to do it every time he

:44:05. > :44:10.goes out and it shows you, at his standard as well, what he wants to

:44:10. > :44:14.achieve in the game. It is a good sign that you are still not happy

:44:14. > :44:22.with your game even if you win the UK Championship and you want to

:44:22. > :44:26.improve. That is important. Yet we have seen him win in style. Being

:44:26. > :44:31.number one, lots of different pressures come on your shoulders.

:44:31. > :44:41.The attention is on you and that is why you want to play your best. As

:44:41. > :44:42.

:44:42. > :44:46.he wins more tournaments as he surely will, and he has not been

:44:46. > :44:53.number one for long, he wants to prove it. They have got a secondary

:44:53. > :44:58.and a primary game and he has tried to show his primary game. Terry

:44:58. > :45:02.Camilleri, like Tony the a tornado Drago hails from Malta, he has been

:45:02. > :45:07.a professional referee and was the man in the middle when Ali Carter

:45:07. > :45:11.maybe a memorable maximum at the Crucible a few years ago but this

:45:11. > :45:21.is the first time he has taken charge of one of snooker's big

:45:21. > :45:26.

:45:26. > :45:36.This is my 5th final but my first of the World Cups, two of them by

:45:36. > :45:37.

:45:37. > :45:42.Shaun Murphy and then another match by Ricky Walden and last year, the

:45:42. > :45:51.Welsh Open won by Ding Junhui. This will be another new winner between

:45:51. > :46:01.Mark and Neil. Hopefully, it should be my most memorable match. It

:46:01. > :46:02.

:46:02. > :46:10.should be. Just before the match, you cannot think of anything else

:46:10. > :46:16.because you can make a mistake and you must not. In our job, you have

:46:16. > :46:23.to be 99.9% there. I enjoy the game and you have to be professional,

:46:23. > :46:28.you have to concentrate. We are like a bunch of good mates, the

:46:28. > :46:33.referees in every tournament. Making friends, some new friends

:46:33. > :46:40.even other venues. You enjoy meeting people and they see you on

:46:41. > :46:50.television and they want to take a photo of you. It is a good thing.

:46:51. > :46:51.

:46:52. > :46:58.When there's a maximum 147, it is exciting. You want the player not

:46:58. > :47:04.to miss a ball and the atmosphere, the pressure. My first one was of

:47:04. > :47:12.the World Championships between Ali Carter and Peter Ebdon and it was

:47:12. > :47:21.Ali Carter's first maximum break. I remember Steve Davis when he

:47:21. > :47:28.started and Dennis Taylor and the first time I saw them on television

:47:28. > :47:33.I didn't think that one day, I would be there refereeing those

:47:33. > :47:37.types of players. It is amazing, really.

:47:38. > :47:42.HAZEL IRVINE: I am sure he is enjoying it. All quiet for Terry

:47:42. > :47:46.and that is the way he wants it. Some big occasion players and Neil

:47:46. > :47:52.Robertson has to be one of those. He has been in eight significant

:47:52. > :47:55.major finals including this event last year. He is trying to do what

:47:55. > :47:58.only Cliff Thorburn and the late Paul Hunter and despite Stephen

:47:58. > :48:04.Hendry has done and that is to retain his Masters title. It seemed

:48:04. > :48:11.only fair that Stephen went to talk to him. Two years in a row, Neil.

:48:11. > :48:15.You must like this venue. His it is a fantastic venue. All the players

:48:15. > :48:21.were happy with it last year. An improvement ever Wembley Arena and

:48:21. > :48:25.the atmosphere is as close to the Crucible and the conference centre.

:48:25. > :48:31.A did you play at the conference centre? I played against Jimmy

:48:31. > :48:36.White as a wild card. I do not think there will see anything like

:48:36. > :48:39.that ever again but this is as close as you can get there. Top 16

:48:39. > :48:45.players in the world, I like to prove myself against the best

:48:45. > :48:49.players, do you? It is what I always want to do, test myself

:48:49. > :48:56.against the best. This is why this tournament is so difficult to beat

:48:56. > :49:02.because you are playing the top 16, down to the last eight sometimes.

:49:02. > :49:08.My draw has not been easy. Mark Allen and against Shaun Murphy, it

:49:08. > :49:12.does not get any easier. You have had tough games, what is your mind

:49:12. > :49:18.set when you are 5-5 and go into the final frame, do you like to go

:49:18. > :49:27.to the toilet, get your thoughts together? Do pence how I am feeling,

:49:27. > :49:32.if you need to go to the toilet... By well, obviously! You can have a

:49:32. > :49:40.sudden urge when you need to go but all you need is one chance and then

:49:40. > :49:44.to really go for it. To try to win in one visit. The more you win, the

:49:44. > :49:54.more comfortable you are in that situation. Might match against Mark

:49:54. > :49:54.

:49:54. > :49:58.Allen, the decider, I won the frame off the break, and that gave me

:49:58. > :50:06.confidence, should the situation arise where I get a chance, I will

:50:06. > :50:14.take it. You have not given it as much emotion in the last few

:50:14. > :50:19.matches, no "you a little beauty!" I think it is great. My match

:50:19. > :50:24.against Dean, I was 30 minutes away from being knocked out. I think I

:50:24. > :50:27.was 6-4 down so I did not want to go out and the first round like a

:50:27. > :50:32.did defended the World Championship where I went out in the first round.

:50:32. > :50:38.It is one of those things, against Mark Allen at there was no way I

:50:38. > :50:43.could do it the way he lost. It was a one in 30 shot that came off and

:50:43. > :50:51.ended up knocking him out of the tournament. It proved to yourself

:50:51. > :50:55.but you can handle the pressure if you can win it in one visit.

:50:55. > :50:58.Absolutely, and knowing that the balls are open and you have made 70

:50:59. > :51:02.and then you can enjoy potting the rest of the balls and I find that

:51:02. > :51:10.enjoyable. You are like me, you like to make centuries and clear

:51:10. > :51:17.the table. Lots of players relax when the frame is one. -- frame is

:51:17. > :51:21.won. I got to about 70, 80 and would sometimes play positional

:51:21. > :51:27.shots and play quite carelessly but Stephen Maguire was playing Judd

:51:27. > :51:31.Trump and you thought it was important for Stephen to go on and

:51:31. > :51:41.make a clearance but if you are making 70 and 80 and miss, compared

:51:41. > :51:44.to when you make 135, it gives you such a lift. Our two lost to Mark

:51:44. > :51:50.Selby in York, we chatted in the bar afterwards and you asked

:51:50. > :51:55.questions about break-building. I am surprised about your questions,

:51:55. > :52:00.and that is when I used the word "amateurish" and you are certainly

:52:00. > :52:05.not an amateur player but it is certainly interesting to hear a top

:52:05. > :52:14.player on break-building. potting got me out of sorts of

:52:14. > :52:23.trouble. I don't find myself doing some things as much any more,

:52:23. > :52:27.sometimes I would have a laps in concentration -- a lapse in

:52:27. > :52:32.concentration and to be consistent as a scorer match after match you

:52:33. > :52:36.must play a good position and nobody better to ask than yourself

:52:36. > :52:41.so I took the opportunity. Do you think your game is getting better

:52:41. > :52:50.and better as the week goes on? my match against Shaun was probably

:52:50. > :52:57.the best I played. You were focus right from frame at 1. Even though

:52:57. > :53:02.when the white-walled off, and the red with the rest -- the white

:53:02. > :53:09.rolled off. This tournament not many people have defended it so it

:53:09. > :53:12.will mean a lot to you. Like yourself. At the moment, it is my

:53:12. > :53:17.trophy and every time I walked down the stairs it gives me that little

:53:17. > :53:21.bit more to think that I do not want to lose it, it is mine, and it

:53:21. > :53:25.is. I do not want to give it up. Somebody will have to play

:53:25. > :53:28.unbelievably well to take it away from made. By asked of luck in the

:53:28. > :53:34.final. HAZEL IRVINE: The Waterford crystal

:53:34. > :53:40.trophy still belongs to Neil Robertson as we see them come back

:53:40. > :53:49.out, well it's still be his at the end of the day? There is the

:53:49. > :53:56.referee, Terry Camilleri. And we have four more frames to play this

:53:56. > :54:00.afternoon and it is change in the box, Ken Doherty has jumped in with

:54:00. > :54:05.John Virgo. JOHN VIRGO: thank you, Hazel.

:54:05. > :54:10.Another day, another dollar and Mark Selby got off to the perfect

:54:10. > :54:13.start winning three frames but Neil Robertson now, having won that last

:54:13. > :54:16.frame before the mid-session interval, will have settled down.

:54:16. > :54:24.You never really settled down until you get the first frame on the

:54:24. > :54:31.scoreboard. Four more frames to be played in this session. Mark Selby

:54:31. > :54:36.is in a position where he can hopefully hold that advantage going

:54:36. > :54:46.into this evening but down to Neil Robertson it is, now. I suppose

:54:46. > :54:46.

:54:47. > :54:52.from Neil Robertson's point of view, it is about getting it all square.

:54:52. > :54:58.A good break in the last one and I am sure that he would have been a

:54:58. > :55:08.bit more relaxed, a bit out of sorts in the first three frames but

:55:08. > :55:20.

:55:20. > :55:30.Plenty of room to come back down the left-hand side of the table,

:55:30. > :55:33.

:55:33. > :55:37.That is what can happen particularly when you play a safety

:55:37. > :55:47.shot at that sort of pace, you will bring reds into play, always a

:55:47. > :56:03.

:56:03. > :56:12.He managed to kiss the red, I do not think that was intentional but

:56:12. > :56:19.it has left him on the black just If he played with less pace, then

:56:19. > :56:29.it could have been intentional. Maybe hoping to bring the black

:56:29. > :56:37.

:56:37. > :56:41.He played it to the far jaw because sometimes the ball can drift and a

:56:41. > :56:47.lot of players will play that to that jaw hoping it will fall in

:56:47. > :56:57.towards the top cushion but it stayed on the line. And left a

:56:57. > :57:02.

:57:03. > :57:06.Always dangerous when you miss the black off this pot because then

:57:06. > :57:16.you're in amongst the balls and invariably you leave your opponent

:57:16. > :57:19.

:57:19. > :57:29.a good chance and there is a gap He can play for the red in the

:57:29. > :57:29.

:57:29. > :58:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:58:19. > :58:29.He will settle for that, it is just Terry Camilleri getting a good look,

:58:29. > :58:41.

:58:41. > :58:47.he is close to the red. Have to be Electing for the spider. It doesn't

:58:47. > :58:57.make the shot any easier though. Any unintentional side, if it does

:58:57. > :59:17.

:59:18. > :59:23.not catch the cue ball in the I think this is one of Mark Selby's

:59:23. > :59:28.great strengths, he is a shot maker. He has one particular shot to knock

:59:28. > :59:34.him, no matter how awkward it is, he seems to be able to produce that

:59:34. > :59:42.shot. At any given time. Wasn't too concerned about position, just get

:59:42. > :59:52.the ball on and he is perfect on the black here. That was a lovely

:59:52. > :00:09.

:00:10. > :00:19.stun follow-through. Perfect on the He looks a completely different

:00:20. > :00:20.

:00:20. > :01:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:01:32. > :01:42.He has finished inch-perfect on the A couple of reds piquantly on. --

:01:42. > :01:43.

:01:44. > :01:53.he can play on. He can it be cue ball in an area, if he overruns he

:01:54. > :01:54.

:01:54. > :02:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:02:53. > :03:03.could fit it into one of the His positional play is so good when

:03:03. > :03:04.

:03:04. > :03:14.he is in amongst the ball took -- balls. It is one of the best breaks

:03:14. > :03:27.

:03:27. > :03:36.Yes, he is a heavy scorer. When he was 5-1 down behind Stuart Bingham,

:03:36. > :03:46.he did not reach those heights with his other games. But he has got his

:03:46. > :03:55.

:03:55. > :04:05.touchier this afternoon. -- touch So 67 points in the lead. Still 67

:04:05. > :04:05.

:04:05. > :04:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:04:47. > :04:57.If he pots the red he will be 68 Et looks like the defending

:04:57. > :05:11.

:05:11. > :05:21.champion is going to drop three Neil Robertson's ms on the black,

:05:21. > :05:25.

:05:25. > :05:35.he had the first chance in this He expected it is all a little bit,

:05:35. > :05:40.

:05:40. > :05:50.He had that chance. Mark Selby didn't play against safety. It

:05:50. > :05:51.

:05:51. > :05:58.didn't cost tempt. He has made the He will be disappointed he mess

:05:58. > :06:08.that red. But the frame was well over. -- missed. That was the end

:06:08. > :06:16.

:06:16. > :06:26.of that frame, or-one for their It wasn't about the pot, it was

:06:26. > :06:31.about the position. What is your take on what we have seen? What is

:06:31. > :06:37.difficult to demonstrate his timing on the ball. Timing is everything

:06:37. > :06:42.in a game of snooker and timing are run. Mark Selby has tended to

:06:42. > :06:49.perfection in the final. described his performance in here

:06:49. > :06:54.last night as pathetic. In a way he is starting from zero. Her it as if

:06:55. > :07:00.the shackles have come off. Speaking from my own experience,

:07:00. > :07:10.when you get to the final, the biggest stage, unconsciously you

:07:10. > :07:42.

:07:42. > :07:52.save it for them. He is taking a That is when you know you are not

:07:52. > :08:03.

:08:03. > :08:08.having too bad a day. Look what Dint one that nudge off the yellow.

:08:08. > :08:18.Now he is close to the cushion, he may be able to drop the blue. --

:08:18. > :08:28.

:08:28. > :08:37.Everybody end this wonderful auditorium heard that noise. It was

:08:37. > :08:47.a kick, it took the blue off the What a chance now for Neil

:08:47. > :09:02.

:09:02. > :09:12.If he is straight on the blue, he has the opportunity to play for the

:09:12. > :09:17.

:09:17. > :09:27.He will maybe have the position to pot that red. He has got to judge

:09:27. > :09:28.

:09:28. > :09:33.this correctly, nice soft screw. The black available for balls

:09:33. > :09:43.corners. It will be a cannon into a lacklustre. You always need a

:09:43. > :09:46.

:09:46. > :09:56.little bit of luck. -- that cluster. Plenty of cue power. I am not sure

:09:56. > :10:01.

:10:01. > :10:10.whether he will stun it on the That is not too bad, there is still

:10:10. > :10:20.the red. He will need that cue power now. Split the reds and

:10:20. > :10:29.

:10:29. > :10:39.It is not too bad. Excellent shot. Lots of top spin bouncing through

:10:39. > :10:41.

:10:41. > :10:51.those reds. It is in the opposite pocket. If he takes the black, he

:10:51. > :10:53.

:10:53. > :11:03.That is why he is looking at the pink. Simply because he can get

:11:03. > :11:16.

:11:16. > :11:22.clean through to it cue ball. This That was an excellent shot. He knew

:11:22. > :11:32.if he missed that it could have cost and the frame. Good pot. A lot

:11:32. > :11:45.

:11:45. > :11:54.This would be a big frame for Neil Particularly because his opponent

:11:54. > :12:04.got a bad kick on the blue. It may prove a turning point should Neil

:12:04. > :12:04.

:12:04. > :13:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:13:30. > :13:40.I think he is concerned in potting this red that he might make the pig

:13:40. > :13:45.

:13:45. > :13:55.It was a good choice to go for the blue but he has not got the right

:13:55. > :14:31.

:14:31. > :14:41.angle. Just the wrong side of St. - He thought I would stun it and

:14:41. > :14:46.

:14:47. > :14:54.He is going to have is that there are now and suffer. I wonder how

:14:54. > :15:04.costly it will be. He took most of the easy reds, so what is let for

:15:04. > :15:36.

:15:36. > :15:46.Mark is oddball macros. -- All Just as safety, to get behind the

:15:46. > :16:18.

:16:18. > :16:23.He could have a cover these four Short on pace but pretty good. Mark

:16:23. > :16:30.Selby knows that if he takes a risky pot on here he will have to

:16:30. > :16:40.take it. He is all we looking for one more opportunity to clinch the

:16:40. > :16:40.

:16:40. > :17:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:17:34. > :17:44.It does help when you do that. Habit of a body swerve. Like

:17:44. > :17:50.

:17:50. > :18:00.Normally you would expect him to have a go at this. He has given it

:18:00. > :18:08.

:18:08. > :18:18.plenty of thought. He is not that And make the pot difficult by

:18:18. > :18:41.

:18:41. > :18:51.trying to screw back to their baulk Mark Selby might take the risk of

:18:51. > :18:58.

:18:58. > :19:08.bringing the yellow into play here. That is a really good shot.

:19:08. > :19:27.

:19:27. > :19:37.And what that does is... A few shots ago kept the red say. He

:19:37. > :19:50.

:19:50. > :20:00.This is no straightforward safety. He could consider the red on the

:20:00. > :20:08.

:20:08. > :20:13.If he is trying to get back to No, that is not good enough. So

:20:13. > :20:21.Mark Selby does get a chance. He would like to be straighter on this

:20:21. > :20:28.It is a chance. The yellow is not making in saying to a bigger pocket

:20:28. > :20:38.and it would normally be. It is not in the jaws. He will lead to pot

:20:38. > :21:06.

:21:06. > :21:16.Anyway, it went in. Probably will play for the yellow off as red,

:21:16. > :21:27.

:21:27. > :21:37.He should have left himself a little bit more angle than this. A

:21:37. > :21:37.

:21:37. > :22:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:22:18. > :22:28.How important will that clever A very clever shot, clever thinking.

:22:28. > :22:29.

:22:29. > :22:39.The big problem ball is that red He has taken the chance to bring

:22:39. > :22:57.

:22:57. > :23:02.He did not have the position on the pink but that is an excellent pot.

:23:02. > :23:12.There is work to do. There is the red next to the black which is tied

:23:12. > :23:22.

:23:22. > :23:32.He needs an angle on the pink. He It looks just about perfect. If he

:23:32. > :23:45.

:23:45. > :23:52.can pop this pink, trying get a He is on the wrong side of the

:23:52. > :24:02.black there, so end of break. right back in it, just four points

:24:02. > :24:02.

:24:02. > :24:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:24:54. > :25:02.The fact that the cue ball is close together with the rest, he could

:25:02. > :25:12.push this. He is trying to play it with a bit of pace. Very difficult

:25:12. > :25:20.

:25:20. > :25:30.to play the shot. Not That is not good. So scared of a

:25:30. > :26:04.

:26:04. > :26:10.Good shot. He left himself open for that one. As you say, Ken, the one

:26:10. > :26:15.where he was close to the red. He did not play it very well. I know

:26:15. > :26:19.what he was saying about a possible push shot. Tried to make a better

:26:19. > :26:29.effort than that to leave a distance it win the cue ball and

:26:29. > :26:43.

:26:43. > :26:53.Neil Robertson should still be in charge of this important tactical

:26:53. > :27:10.

:27:10. > :27:15.exchange. He has got such a great I am just wondering whether he had

:27:16. > :27:25.attempted the pot there. Does this red pass the brown? If it does,

:27:26. > :27:29.

:27:29. > :27:39.No problem about having a go on the red but look where he has left the

:27:39. > :27:53.

:27:53. > :28:03.Just about on this black. One good shot and Mark Selby becomes a big,

:28:03. > :28:03.

:28:03. > :28:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:28:52. > :29:02.Neil Robertson will be very disappointed to have lost this

:29:02. > :29:04.

:29:05. > :29:14.frame. He was in earlier on on a sitter of a blow. -- of a blue. He

:29:15. > :29:15.

:29:15. > :30:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:30:12. > :30:22.has never really had much chance He cut it much too thick. Believe

:30:22. > :30:33.

:30:34. > :30:43.it or not, he was trying to get in That is what happens when there is

:30:44. > :30:44.

:30:44. > :31:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:31:38. > :31:45.It has gone safe so his hope is Good effort. Yes, a great line.

:31:45. > :31:55.Just short of pace. The problem was he has left a pot for this pink and

:31:55. > :31:55.

:31:55. > :32:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:32:44. > :32:47.if it goes in, that is the end of In it goes, a very disappointed

:32:47. > :32:57.Neil Robertson, he had an early chance but once he had missed that,

:32:57. > :33:02.

:33:02. > :33:08.it was all Mark Selby who stretches So, yes, Ken, Neil Robertson got in.

:33:09. > :33:15.Not every frame is important for him, he just has to hang on to Mark

:33:15. > :33:19.Selby's coat tails but how do you miss a blue like this? We always

:33:19. > :33:25.say you have to try to get up on the right side of the blue here and

:33:25. > :33:29.here it was very important. He is concentrating on leaving the cue

:33:29. > :33:34.ball in the middle in the table but digging down on the cue ball, the

:33:34. > :33:40.most important thing is to pot the object ball first. And worry about

:33:40. > :33:45.the position after that. It was a bad miss and he had a good chance

:33:45. > :33:50.to capitalise from what we thought was a kick earlier that Mark Selby

:33:50. > :33:57.got on a similar blue one to the opposite pocket. But he is not

:33:58. > :34:07.himself, Neil Robertson. He is a bit perturbed and that is to do

:34:08. > :34:12.

:34:12. > :34:17.with how well his opponent is Mark Selby asks Terry Camilleri how

:34:17. > :34:23.many frames to be played in this session, it is eight. With a

:34:23. > :34:26.possible 11 played this evening. He cannot be behind now, he will have

:34:26. > :34:36.at least a two frame advantage going into this evening's final

:34:36. > :34:36.

:34:36. > :35:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:35:27. > :35:32.But can he build on this 5-1 lead? I think he can get through. The

:35:32. > :35:42.only red he can get through to his this one. The black looks like it

:35:42. > :35:49.

:35:49. > :35:59.is available into the opposite Oh, beautiful. But it means to stop

:35:59. > :36:04.

:36:04. > :36:14.That was a terrific pot but he may have run far enough to be tempted

:36:14. > :36:34.

:36:34. > :36:44.Two more frames and this one before the end of the session, very

:36:44. > :36:44.

:36:44. > :37:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:37:26. > :37:36.That was an excellent shot, disturb the red closest to the black shot.

:37:36. > :37:55.

:37:55. > :38:05.An excellent positional shot, it If he is hampered by the red, that

:38:05. > :38:15.

:38:15. > :38:25.He will have to play for the blue, that is OK as long as he gets a

:38:25. > :38:37.

:38:37. > :38:43.Perfect angle on the blue, a couple of reds he can drop on here. He

:38:43. > :38:53.will probably read a straight red into the bottom might hand corner

:38:53. > :39:30.

:39:30. > :39:33.The cameraman may have put him off a bit. I don't know. Maybe somebody

:39:33. > :39:42.in the front row. I think it to somebody in the audience but he is

:39:42. > :39:52.If you are not comfortable, get back up and start again, don't play

:39:52. > :39:55.

:39:55. > :40:05.the shot and then say to "I was put He needs a lot of strength of mind

:40:05. > :40:05.

:40:05. > :41:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:41:31. > :41:41.He is contemplating going into the He came around briefly to see if

:41:41. > :42:03.

:42:03. > :42:13.the red at the bottom of the pack At that pace, you have to be so

:42:13. > :42:14.

:42:14. > :42:24.accurate. It's just about went in. -- it just about went in. A nice

:42:24. > :42:40.

:42:40. > :42:50.decision not to play the cannon. A He has come just off straight on

:42:50. > :43:11.

:43:11. > :43:15.the wrong side, possibly the worst Obviously it is a shot he likes,

:43:15. > :43:21.potting these reds into the middle from this position. This is tight

:43:21. > :43:29.from that angle. Yes, if you are right behind it, you fancy it but

:43:29. > :43:34.it is tight, as you say. Very tight. So he did not clinched the frame at

:43:34. > :43:44.that visit, just one red and a colour from doing so but Mark Selby

:43:44. > :43:47.

:43:47. > :43:53.is still in this frame. 75 Looked very tight from that angle

:43:53. > :44:03.and you need to be dead set behind. Playing on an angle, it is more

:44:03. > :44:09.

:44:09. > :44:17.It is worth playing, and what a shot he has played there. If you

:44:17. > :44:21.look at it, look at the shot again. Looked at the cue ball, we always

:44:21. > :44:31.knew he would cover it with the reds and pink but what an excellent

:44:31. > :44:37.

:44:37. > :44:42.He tried to play it with power. Because he did not have a good

:44:42. > :44:52.angle, he was stunning it out and the pace he generated in the cue

:44:52. > :44:56.

:44:56. > :45:06.ball was running out and he is on Can he see enough of that red? Does

:45:06. > :45:15.

:45:15. > :45:20.That looks like a touching ball. Terry Camilleri will have a look.

:45:20. > :45:30.Yes, touching ball. When he hit it, the red came back and nestled on

:45:30. > :45:30.

:45:30. > :46:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:46:37. > :46:43.It came back, a little bit of nap Ideally, he would like to knock the

:46:43. > :46:53.black on to the top cushion, to get it safe but it is very, very

:46:53. > :47:01.

:47:01. > :47:09.It has been declared a touching ball and he fires away, he is

:47:09. > :47:16.deemed to have hit the red but I can't see how he get to this.

:47:16. > :47:26.will use all six foot two inches of himself to reach it. There's no

:47:26. > :47:27.

:47:27. > :47:37.where I could play the shot, John! REFEREE: Would you like the

:47:37. > :47:43.

:47:43. > :47:52.He is trying to play the black on to this top cushion and try to get

:47:52. > :47:57.the cue ball was close to the cushion as well. Good luck to him

:47:57. > :48:07.because the distance from where he is and the cue ball, he is hampered

:48:07. > :48:19.

:48:19. > :48:23.Well, I don't see the value in that. The touching ball meant he could

:48:23. > :48:29.have come and got a snooker behind the black. He has not put the black

:48:29. > :48:39.safe. The cue ball being near the top cushion, he could have done

:48:39. > :48:39.

:48:39. > :49:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:49:27. > :49:32.that anyway. In the time it took I think he can get to just enough

:49:32. > :49:42.of this red to the left of the blue to play it up the side cushion and

:49:42. > :49:43.

:49:43. > :50:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:50:31. > :50:35.leave the cue ball near this top He could take the chance to cut one

:50:35. > :50:45.of these reds around the pink spot but it does not look like he will

:50:45. > :50:58.

:50:58. > :51:06.He just about got away with that. He played to hit that red a lot

:51:06. > :51:09.fuller than he did. Frame in the balance. Neil Robertson has got the

:51:09. > :51:15.55 point lead which makes him the favourite but the way the balls are,

:51:15. > :51:25.I feel that Mark Selby could pot the next red and we would have a

:51:25. > :51:42.

:51:42. > :51:46.Not a bad shot but what takes the pressure off the run to baulk is

:51:46. > :51:51.the fact those two reds have come together and are not in a position

:51:51. > :52:01.they can pot in the right middle which takes the pressure off the

:52:01. > :52:18.

:52:18. > :52:21.What a difference a role makes am that looked very good. I do not

:52:21. > :52:28.think he has snookered mark on all the reds, there is just one

:52:28. > :52:38.sticking out but he would not have played that shot to the baulk end

:52:38. > :53:15.

:53:15. > :53:20.if the two reds were not together. He has had a go. It could have been

:53:20. > :53:27.a lot worse. Absolutely! But this red may pass the pink into the far

:53:27. > :53:32.left corner. I am sure, when Mark Selby missed the red, Neil was

:53:32. > :53:42.coming to the table looking for something a bit easier than this

:53:42. > :53:48.

:53:48. > :53:55.but it is one you would normally They look easy sometimes and the

:53:55. > :54:05.players make it look easy but there was pressure on it and he was

:54:05. > :54:14.

:54:14. > :54:24.He will be disappointed he did not pot that, he only needed position.

:54:24. > :54:28.

:54:28. > :54:38.And he has knocked it in. And now, a chance, a big chance of a

:54:38. > :55:09.

:55:09. > :55:19.We duly it? He has got it a good This one will surely cost and this

:55:19. > :55:20.

:55:20. > :55:27.frame. Neil Robertson will be very, very relieved. It is a frame, on a

:55:27. > :55:37.couple of occasions, that he might have thrown away. Now that pink is

:55:37. > :55:53.

:55:53. > :56:00.Mark Selby will not be getting back There will be one more frame after

:56:00. > :56:06.this. Before the end of this afternoon's session. Can Neil

:56:06. > :56:16.Robertson really put himself back in the match by winning it? Not on

:56:16. > :56:18.

:56:18. > :56:23.this red, but it does not matter. There is there not from Mark Selby.

:56:23. > :56:33.A frame in the end which could have gone either way. Fortunately for

:56:33. > :56:37.

:56:37. > :56:43.Ski Sunday will be a long immediately after this frame. It is

:56:44. > :56:49.one of the great weekends in the mountains. Back to the present, and

:56:49. > :56:55.how important might that be from Neil Robertson's perspective?

:56:55. > :57:02.last frame has become huge. He is not winning frames in one visit, it

:57:02. > :57:08.is taking home a few bites at the cherry. Some time when you are in

:57:08. > :57:12.Mark Selby's position, he did have the opportunity to take that.

:57:12. > :57:17.Selby trying to power his way through here. He is trying to get

:57:17. > :57:27.as much distance as the can. We were talking about his stamina

:57:27. > :57:33.levels and how that might all. Adrenalin would be key here. He

:57:33. > :57:38.might feel very tired at the end of the tournament if you feel you had

:57:38. > :57:48.mentally exhausted your results. It is a different looking Mark Selby

:57:48. > :58:14.

:58:14. > :58:21.there. -- Europe reserves. -- your He was to see are the only is

:58:21. > :58:31.available for the opposite corner. Trying to force the cue ball back

:58:31. > :58:40.

:58:40. > :58:50.Here is the break off. Whatever you It he was right-handed, Neil

:58:50. > :58:55.

:58:55. > :59:05.Robertson, the blue would not be a It makes the pot a little bit

:59:05. > :59:21.

:59:21. > :59:31.He has managed to avoid the reds. There is a gap to get through there.

:59:31. > :59:31.

:59:31. > :59:41.Can he see enough of that red? what do you think? I am not sure.

:59:41. > :59:55.

:59:55. > :00:00.So, in putting this black, I think the red will go into the same

:00:00. > :00:09.pocket. Just a little screw back for the same pocket. That is

:00:09. > :00:19.provided of course the black was on Maybe it wasn't, because that red

:00:19. > :00:23.

:00:23. > :00:33.Asking him to replace it. A schoolboy error. It was hard. He

:00:33. > :00:34.

:00:34. > :00:44.thought the black was on the spot. He just naturally in the sea and

:00:44. > :00:46.

:00:46. > :00:56.the black was on its spot. -- He didn't have a look. It might

:00:56. > :01:15.

:01:15. > :01:20.As you said, John Le Carre -- John, The black wasn't on its spot. Just

:01:20. > :01:30.a fraction off, but those fractions can make all the difference. It was

:01:30. > :01:38.

:01:39. > :01:48.a good opportunity but it is gone Where is the cue ball? Save enough,

:01:49. > :01:55.

:01:55. > :02:05.but no real pressure on Mark Selby It is not a bad target that, if you

:02:05. > :02:30.

:02:30. > :02:40.Much too thick. He will be lucky if He has got a target, blue and baize

:02:40. > :03:07.

:03:07. > :03:17.year. -- green here. He has to be I think he can get just pass that

:03:17. > :03:31.

:03:31. > :03:41.Lucan. He is not playing it. -- Kissing the yellow is not going to

:03:41. > :03:43.

:03:43. > :03:53.help her. I think he has left the That yellow is exactly where he

:03:53. > :04:02.

:04:02. > :04:12.He would normally have his fingers Just make it awkward enough for a

:04:12. > :04:12.

:04:12. > :05:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:05:01. > :05:11.That red seemed to go straight on. Dinner on the kiss on the red. Can

:05:11. > :05:16.he get onto the black? Know. A pressure pink to their far corner.

:05:16. > :05:26.He has been venting wanting on some of the shots in his first session.

:05:26. > :05:26.

:05:26. > :06:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:06:27. > :06:37.He is going to need a good shot He needed a little bit of luck. I

:06:37. > :06:38.

:06:38. > :06:48.am not sure he has got it. The bulls are very close together. --

:06:48. > :06:49.

:06:49. > :06:56.Air looked perfect for a moment when he went into the reds. When he

:06:56. > :07:04.hit it there, it looked perfect. The second red had nestled on the

:07:04. > :07:14.third one. It is a delicate little shot. He does not need to do much

:07:14. > :07:34.

:07:34. > :07:44.Players will always tend to hit it to the FA jaw of the pocket.

:07:44. > :07:52.

:07:52. > :08:02.A good chance now here for Neil Robertson. We know how important

:08:02. > :08:20.

:08:20. > :08:30.That is not the best shot he has played. He has asked the referee to

:08:30. > :08:30.

:08:30. > :08:35.clean the cue ball. It looked as if he underhit it to me. When you

:08:35. > :08:45.start to underhit the ball are overhit the ball, you struggle with

:08:45. > :08:45.

:08:45. > :09:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:09:25. > :09:35.That is a good recovery. And he is You wouldn't expect any mistakes

:09:35. > :09:39.

:09:39. > :09:49.now. I think he has done our bit. And after losing the first three

:09:49. > :09:50.

:09:50. > :09:59.frames of this match, going or-one behind, he will have to settle for

:09:59. > :10:04.5-3 and a duet. It could have been a lot worse. He will be thinking

:10:04. > :10:14.already about this evening and he will want a quicker start any had

:10:14. > :10:31.

:10:31. > :10:41.8 o'clock this evening's session And now well past the winning line.

:10:41. > :10:41.

:10:41. > :11:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

:11:34. > :11:44.We could be in for a classic this evening. It was touching the Hague

:11:44. > :11:45.

:11:45. > :11:55.green. -- touching the green. He would like to make a century if he

:11:55. > :12:04.

:12:04. > :12:14.But to do that, he needs to be on the next red and he is not. He is a

:12:14. > :12:26.

:12:26. > :12:30.great potter, what can he pull out Not quite, but just enough for our

:12:30. > :12:35.Mark Selby to offer his handshake. So Neil Robertson will be quite

:12:35. > :12:41.pleased. There you see it, well pleased. But Mark Selby, the

:12:41. > :12:48.comeback king, doesn't have to come back this evening because he has at

:12:48. > :12:54.two frame advantage at 5-3. It does not look bad now as it did earlier

:12:54. > :12:58.not look bad now as it did earlier on for Neil Robertson. I wonder if

:12:58. > :13:05.Mark Selby will feel a little aggrieved at not pushing that

:13:05. > :13:13.further. Great performance by Neil Robertson, great fighting spirit

:13:13. > :13:19.and he is back in this final. Robertson looked unsettled at the

:13:19. > :13:26.start of this session. You can see by his reaction, how much that

:13:26. > :13:36.meant to him. It has set up for as no Khawar this evening. You never

:13:36. > :13:42.know how recession will end up. -- set up almost no car war. It looks

:13:42. > :13:51.like Mark Selby has got out of scrapping mode. Now he is into more

:13:51. > :13:57.fluent form. Who do you think looks the stronger? You would have to say

:13:57. > :14:05.Mark Selby over this afternoon. Neil Robertson has put pressure on

:14:06. > :14:09.the first frame tonight. These men are both equally matched. How they

:14:09. > :14:13.have got great strength of character when it comes to that

:14:13. > :14:20.kind of occasion. I do not think they will be playing defensively,

:14:20. > :14:27.they will go for it ate the see the shots. A fascinating afternoon. Ski