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Good evening and welcome back to

Alexandra Palace, the quarterfinals

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of the 2018 Masters continue. Three

men are already through to the

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semifinals and tonight one more

Place is up for grabs.

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# This is a wild game of survival.

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# This is a wild game of survival.

John Parrott is alongside me for our

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one-hour special on BBC Two before

we take you on to the red button.

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Your reaction to Judd Trump knocking

out Shaun Murphy.

Disappointing? It

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was a bit pedestrian. I think Judd

Trump played well to get back to

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4-4. But his safety play was the

tipping point. But it was a good

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performance from Judd Trump in the

end.

Has it come on from the times

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when we have had to criticise them,

especially for his safety play when

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he has been a bit rash?

Today I

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he has been a bit rash?

Today I saw

him in the studio and he said he has

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played better with his safety play.

Since 2010 he has got to stay in

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this from an early start.

He was 3-0

down to Ding Junhui the other day

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and he got out of it and he ended up

getting over the line, but he cannot

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get away with that twice in the

road. Now they are master tactician

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is and you do not want to be 3-0

behind.

What are you expecting from

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him today?

He was 4-2 down to

Anthony McGill and he managed to win

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that match and he got away with it.

I expect him to start better. Thank

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you very much indeed.

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This is what you practice for,

really.

He won his first round and

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that is a big monkey off his back.

He is a dangerous player. He is very

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hard to score against when he gets

going.

I won the first competition

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of the season and I do not feel any

different because it, but there were

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a couple of close matches and I

pulled on that and inner belief.

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pulled on that and inner belief. He

is on everyone's short list for the

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best player who has ever played. I

look forward to it.

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look forward to it.

Have been

playing for nearly quarter of a

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century, 24 years. It has been a

long time. I have it twice. Apart

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from that, I still want to compete.

It is going to be another packed

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house and I can't wait to go.

I am

delighted to be through.

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delighted to be through.

A nice

little Scotland against Wales clash

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to kick off your sporting weekend

here.

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here. But Ryan Day has beaten the

Scot in the World Championships at

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the Crucible in 2009. But John

Higgins has won this title twice.

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Can he starred as the clear

favourite? The players are standing

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by, let's join Rob Walker.

Good evening ladies and gentlemen.

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It is Friday night, we are in north

London and this is the 2018 masters.

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Tonight we complete the line-up for

the semifinals with a rivalry that

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A very good evening. In for another

cracking quarterfinal.

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cracking quarterfinal.

Thank you,

ladies and gentlemen. The first

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frame, John Higgins to break.

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frame, John Higgins to break.

John

did win the tours so he has got this

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first frame under way. Good length

of the cue ball. Red coming halfway

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down the table.

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Might be able to have a go at this

and not leave a great deal, but it

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just depends on the angle and the

angle is not good, really. He tried

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it anyway.

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Nice way to start a match.

Yeah,

fantastic, long pot. A bit risky,

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particularly with the red just above

it. It just about goes into that

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middle pocket. Good safety shot. He

will be happy with the opener.

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will be happy with the opener. He is

a different player. He said in the

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intro, he does not feel any

different, but when you win your

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first major ranking tournament, it

gives you that little bit of extra

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confidence.

Could not agree more.

The snooker behind the yellow. No

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problem. Coming off the and into the

reds. He is a far better player now,

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Ryan Day, he always has been a great

player. He has that inner belief now

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and that is so important in this

game.

There is always a seed of

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doubt until you win that first one.

He is going to find himself in this

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particular situation quite a lot in

this match. One of the best match

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players, if not the best that has

ever played the game, John Higgins.

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The safety is always top notch,

great knowledge of the angles.

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great knowledge of the angles. This

that is not the best safety shot

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that Ryan has ever played.

Pushed

one towards the corner. An early

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chance for John Higgins. The cue

ball is tucked up into the cushion,

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as you can see. Hit it absolutely

spot on.

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spot on. This was not as easy as it

looked.

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looked. -- was not as easy as it

looked. John went off the buoyant

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against Anthony McGill but then he

was back to his best again. I did

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not think he was going to win that

encounter, but in the end, John just

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got stronger and stronger.

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He was attempting to get into the

semifinal for six years.

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Lovely shot.

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Great cue power, struck that nicely,

he could go into the reds here if he

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wished. Take the blue angle into the

pack of reds, it does not fancy it.

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Maybe see a bit of his cue power

here.

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He could try and get the pink back.

Three or four pockets.

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He is having to work quite hard for

these points. Just a little bit

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awkward, those three reds to the

left of the black. Has he spotted

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something on that cue ball there?

The referee is going to give it

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clean.

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That is two or three times he has

not finished on the blue as he

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intended.

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That needs to pull up. Unless there

is a plant.

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is a plant. He might be able to make

this.

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this. In fact it is almost going

straight into the middle of the

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pocket.

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pocket. Just a fraction between the

two rates. I fancy him to get this.

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He could play it in such a way where

he could run through with the cue

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ball and make it to the pink. It is

very risky, though.

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Screwing back for the black. That

was a risk. What has he left?

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Nothing into the left centre. John

is having a look to see if this red

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can pull up towards the top

left-hand corner pocket.

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APPLAUSE

Good shot.

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Good shot. I think the black will

spot on its own spot.

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There are at least three reds still

available for John.

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Those three near the black art out

of the game at the moment.

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That was a great shot of John,

watching him hit the centre of the

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ball.

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He has got an angle on the pink to

develop those two rates.

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In fact, it looks as if one of them

will go into the right middle

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pocket.

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Still a good shot.

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It will be interesting to see which

way he goes about this. He needs to

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split those reds around the black.

Try and take this red and maybe the

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blue.

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It looks a bit straight. I don't

think he has got the perfect angle.

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Just tried to cannon into the left

red. The one below the black is open

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into the bottom corner pocket. He

misjudged it and it is the end of

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break.

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That is a much more difficult plant.

He does not like it.

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REFEREE: John Higgins, 43.

Ryan is

now looking at another plant. It

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must be fairly close.

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must be fairly close. It is still

more difficult than the one he

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missed previously but he is having a

go at it.

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go at it. He might just get away

with this. A little bit of good

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fortune there. But you always need

that in this game.

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A very simple shot but very clever.

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He wants to keep this tight.

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This red Mayport here. No, decided

against it. He has played a good

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safety shot. Very good.

APPLAUSE

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APPLAUSE.

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Might be tempted here. If he can

just get past the potting angle.

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But, everything is safe again, the

pink coming to the rescue. Covering

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that red as you can see.

That is a

few times he has been quite

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fortunate. He missed the plant, the

cue ball close to the red and the

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pink has come to his rescue the past

couple of times now. The cue ball,

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trying to get up behind the brown

here.

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It is a bit of cat and mouse at the

moment, Ryan trying to bring the

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reds into play, John trying to tie

them up.

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This I don't think he has covered it

this time. And if it is dead

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straight, and it is, he would be

hoping to lead the white where the

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red is and he would be on the black.

Picking up something, the cue ball

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has had to be cleaned a few times.

This he will be hitting the cue ball

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right down at the bottom, six

o'clock, as you can imagine.

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APPLAUSE.

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He can clinch the frame without

needing that two difficult reds at

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the left side of the table there. No

problem getting up onto this one at

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the left of the black.

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the left of the black. He wants the

weight to bounce a little. --.

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White.

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This it is a pretty good start for

John Higgins here, even off the best

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of 11, always nice to get the first

frame under your belt.

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APPLAUSE.

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He only needs the one snooker

though, or else Ryan will be coming

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back to the table.

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John Higgins, 20.

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APPLAUSE. The white needs to pull up

and it hasn't. Bit of tactical frame

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but in the end John Higgins to get

comfortably and he leads by

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but in the end John Higgins to get

comfortably and he leads by 1-0.

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That is exactly why John Higgins is

a multiple title winner.

His

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matchplay is superb. Ryan had a

couple of chances, some plants did

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not work out. John got a 40 odd

break at the start but he never

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seems to play the role shot. Shaun

Murphy said earlier, I am waiting

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for him to pick the wrong shot, he

will be waiting a while.

He picked

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out the first red and I watched him

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will be waiting a while.

He picked

out the first red and I watched him

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closely, the way he walks around the

table, he is so composed.

This is

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the shot he is going to play.

Excellent cueing, straight through

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the ball. It is amazing. His

backhand actually shakes, he has

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always have that trade and you

think, he is under pressure, and he

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just keeps knocking them in.

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think, he is under pressure, and he

just keeps knocking them in.

That is

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exactly what Ryan did not want.

Against John Higgins and these

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serious competitors, you need to try

and settle into a read them and you

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do not get presents with him. They

have to earn everything. It is rare

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that he does not play the wrong shot

and he never plays it badly. All of

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a sudden every time he comes to the

table, you are under the cosh. There

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were a few shakes of their head from

Ryan.

He knows the importance of a

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good start. He got away with it the

other day. Ding went quiet in that

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match. He knows full well he cannot

do that with John Higgins.

He will

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not fall asleep. Did you see the

wasp?

I thought that was very funny.

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We are going back to rejoin our

commentators.

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We are waiting on some late comers.

Take your seats, please.

They are

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not allowed in during a frame.

Quickly, please.

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The second frame, Ryan Day to break.

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These collisions stand to look a

little bit lively. -- these

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conditions.

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They will get ready for tomorrow.

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They have already changed the cloth

on the cushions so we do not get

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that many answers, but they still

look lively.

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look lively. -- that many ounces.

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It was interesting what they were

saying about the game of John

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Higgins, it is very rarely that you

see him make a wrong decision, he

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may miss a pot, but he never makes a

bad decision. I think if Ryan is

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going to beat him, he has to really

attack him.

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attack him. He is not going to beat

him in that type of safety matchplay

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exchange. He has got to stick to

what he is good at it, trying to win

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the frame from one visit.

John has

had two attempts at pots in the

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corner pocket and he has not done

it, he normally knocks those in. A

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lovely nudge on the brown but that

was much more difficult than the one

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that Brian cut in to the one that

John Mr, but a very favourable

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cannon. -- Ryan. Now, he can get

right back up to the business end of

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the table. That is not the best of

shots. He wanted to be further up

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the table to put the red into the

left corner and play for the black

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which is only into that one pocket.

The pig might be available, if he

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takes the one to the right corner.

-- the pink. John just looking over

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his shoulder there, seeing the

result of the shot. It is funny how

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some players like to watch what is

going on and other players do not

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want to look at the table.

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If he pots this pig, the red to the

left will pot. -- this pink. That

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red that you were talking about, he

is on that nicely. These are the

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situations that you have got to make

the most to put your opponent,

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particularly one like John under

pressure.

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The directly above the black will go

on the corner pocket. -- the red

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above the black. As he

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above the black. As he pots this,

another lively bounce from the top

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condition. It comes up very very

fast.

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Good recovery.

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There are still a couple of reds

available, if he does not want to go

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from that angle, I think he will

play for the red to the back of the

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bounce there, to the left, and now

this next shot will really open

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things up. He has to be careful that

he does not leave the cue ball near

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the site cushion while playing the

shot. If he can avoid cannon name

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into the reds. He did well to create

that angle there. He took all the

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loose ones away and now it is

imperative that he gets a good angle

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on this one.

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He might just develop one, on

potting this now. He might have

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developed all three there. I think

they all pot into the same pocket

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where he is taking the black, that

was a beautiful little cannon that

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he played there. He really is a

great break-builder, he has made

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over 300 centuries. He suddenly put

three reds on.

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three reds on. 314 centuries he has

made.

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made. He made 39 last season and he

is already on 21 this season, he is

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very gifted at cueing.

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It is a nice shot as well. Another

couple of reds, he chose that

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perfectly. This is exactly what he

would have liked, to try and win

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this frame in one visit. It sends

out your signal, but if you make a

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mistake... You are in good stroke,

you are feeling confident.

It is

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quite reach, he is tall lad.

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quite reach, he is tall lad. -- it

is quite a reach, he is a tall lad.

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I don't think you or I would have

been able to play that shot, Dennis!

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Maybe if he pots this red, he can

dislodge the two reds that are tied

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up.

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He missed the black, no century but

he will be able -- he will be

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delighted to win the frame in one

visit. Brian Day is off

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delighted to win the frame in one

visit. Brian Day is off the mark, it

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is 1-1.

That was more like the Ryan

Day that we saw in that match

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against Ding Junhui.

He has got to

attack. If it comes to the tactical

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side, you think he will be second

best, but he put in a lovely

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side, you think he will be second

best, but he put in a lovely long

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red. This is a beautiful shot. He

has to force this little cannon and

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he took three reds into play and

this is the break.

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he took three reds into play and

this is the break. He is a lovely

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scorer when he gets going. He has

got massive hands. We saw the

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close-up. He has a lovely touch. He

is a very good break-builder.

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Explain the philosophy. It is about

making sure that you trying get some

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points on the board, does that mean

that you go for every shop that you

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see or do you have to be that little

more cautious. There is still a

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percentage in it, if it is 50-50 and

your strength is knocking long ball

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then, then you do it. It is one of

those things, if you are debating

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doing it, Mark Williams last night,

I never saw him so negative.

He

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looked like he was tentative the

whole way through the match. He did

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not give himself a chance to score

and you cannot do that and Ryan Day

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will not do that with John Higgins.

If you fancy a shot, you need to

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take it on.

I was talking to Mark's

tame, and it was the unanimous

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verdict that he was not at it and

you wonder if that's 6-5 on the

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opening day took a lot out of him.

It could have done.

We have all had

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bad days at the office. That was not

tentative from Ryan Day, that was

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very positive, wonderful scoring.

There we are, 1-1, perfectly poised.

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very positive, wonderful scoring.

There we are, 1-1, perfectly poised.

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Third frame, John Higgins to break.

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This condition behind the ball is

definitely bouncing bigger. The

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players are coming back out of the

bottom end of the table, up to the

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colours rather than being close to

the cushion. Let us see if he can

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start this third frame. Look at the

position and the shot he played

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there as well. He thought that was

in. I thought it was in when he hit

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it. It looked as if he was going to

cover it, but he has not. Is he

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going into the reds here? He

certainly is, certainly risky. It

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was definitely the correct shot. He

was a bit unlucky to need the cue

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ball -- to leave the cue ball in

that position.

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If Day does play the cue ball back

into the baulk area, the red that is

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closest to the bottom corner

cushion. That is why he may even try

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to play off to take that away from

the pocket. He could try and the cue

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ball up near the yellow pocket but

he has taken that one away.

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If he missed the brow, it would be a

good shot. Excellent shot. Good

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weight off the cue ball -- if he

missed the brown.

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Long way short this time off the

safety.

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safety. The attempt that Day is

looking at in the corner, he is

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thinking about it.

0:45:300:45:40

thinking about it. It is not only a

difficult pot, he would have to be

0:45:400:45:43

very precise with the cue ball to

get onto the black.

0:45:430:45:56

APPLAUSE.

0:45:580:46:04

It was excellent. That is what he

had to do to give himself a chance

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at the black.

0:46:100:46:19

He has had a quick look to see, at

the bottom right-hand corner pocket,

0:46:320:46:38

may just have enough of it. He is

asking the referee just to re-spot

0:46:380:46:47

it, which he can do, you are allowed

to do that.

He might be able to. He

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would have to bend it slightly

looking at that picture, I am not

0:46:580:47:01

sure if there is one available into

the middle pocket. If there is, he

0:47:010:47:07

will take that on. Yeah. That is the

one. Up to the blue.

0:47:070:47:22

APPLAUSE.

0:47:220:47:28

And now he has got a few choices.

Perfect angle on the blue. Split

0:47:310:47:38

with the reds. Which he may elect to

do, because it is very awkward to

0:47:380:47:47

get on the two to the right of the

black which would open the black up.

0:47:470:47:55

Now, how is your luck, Ryan Day? It

is not bad. I think he can get

0:47:550:48:02

through to this one. It might be a

bit tight, but I think he can see

0:48:020:48:09

enough of that.

0:48:090:48:15

He did not want that kiss on the

blue, it is too straight now. He was

0:48:230:48:29

a bit unfortunate when he did split

that reds, that they red came down

0:48:290:48:36

and covered the black into both

pockets, but to keep it going, he

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would need to pot the blue and take

the red from mid-distance or try and

0:48:400:48:48

pot the brown.

0:48:480:48:54

Ryan Day, 20. That is not a bad

result in the end. He has not left

0:49:180:49:26

anything easy for John Higgins,

there is one possible red out will

0:49:260:49:30

go into the bottom corner, but will

he take that on and can they red and

0:49:300:49:36

black? He might be able to find a

gap past the black. He might be able

0:49:360:49:41

to get around the table for it the

blue or one of the colours. He has

0:49:410:49:47

missed a few like this although he

was further away, but he could do

0:49:470:49:53

with knocking this one in.

0:49:530:50:01

He has given himself a reasonable

chance but that black is out of

0:50:090:50:22

commission, but he has got five or

six reds available. Now he can play

0:50:220:50:31

for the pink this time, that would

be a big help. In fact, the green is

0:50:310:50:37

going to have to go on the pink

spot, there is not enough room, but

0:50:370:50:42

it does not make a great deal of

difference.

0:50:420:50:50

difference. It just means that he

will be getting three points rather

0:50:520:50:58

than six.

0:50:580:51:03

He is not sure if that black pots

there. That is very tight, he can

0:51:290:51:40

forget about that for the time

being.

0:51:400:51:45

If he has an angle on the screen, he

could try and stun the cue ball into

0:52:050:52:09

the red and black,, bring the black

into play if he can. He had the

0:52:090:52:17

angle, I am a bit surprised he did

not play that shot. A bit harder, he

0:52:170:52:22

could have pushed that red away from

the black.

I think if he has got an

0:52:220:52:28

angle on this, he can get onto the

black, this was blocking the path of

0:52:280:52:34

the black.

0:52:340:52:40

the black. Still concentrating on

the green. The black is still out of

0:52:400:52:44

the game. He does not have to worry

about the black, it would be

0:52:440:52:49

helpful, but as long as he does not

have to

0:52:490:52:56

have to keep pottting blues and

greens. He will need those two reds

0:52:570:53:02

to win the frame from this visit.

Now, try to get on this red to the

0:53:020:53:13

right of the black. Has he hit it

hard enough? It looks OK.

0:53:130:53:26

After a few good pots, good

positional play, he has worked

0:54:000:54:09

himself into an excellent position

here.

0:54:090:54:12

Ten points ahead. Even three reds

and three blacks would be 41. People

0:54:150:54:30

need one of those two reds that are

close to the left-hand side cushion,

0:54:300:54:35

that would be the only hope for a

Ryan Day, you would feel.

0:54:350:54:48

People always ask you how many shots

you are playing or thinking about,

0:54:540:54:58

you saw John looking at the scorers.

In his mind, he is thinking three

0:54:580:55:08

reds, three blacks, 41 with 43 on

the table.

0:55:080:55:19

The thing with this strawberry

behind the black, he can get onto it

0:55:270:55:32

nicely, here's already thinking of

where he wants to put it. The cue

0:55:320:55:38

ball. Someone has a phone out, I

think. At the front. John spotted in

0:55:380:55:44

there.

0:55:440:55:50

there. -- John spotted it there.

0:55:500:55:56

This is key that he gets onto the

colour with an angle to try and

0:55:570:56:05

bring at least one of those reds

into play.

0:56:050:56:09

APPLAUSE.

0:56:230:56:24

He might have played that to

perfection, even screwed back and

0:56:290:56:33

developed at least one of them.

Yeah, he can do that.

0:56:330:56:40

APPLAUSE. One good long pot and that

would give him the third frame.

0:56:400:56:55

It looks like he is going to take it

on into the green pocket as we call

0:56:560:57:03

it.

0:57:030:57:10

Great shot, it is there. This has

been a fabulous break from John

0:57:130:57:19

Higgins.

0:57:190:57:26

Sharp-macro, I don't think he will

be too concerned. Ryan Day is coming

0:57:310:57:37

back to the table -- Wow.

0:57:370:57:44

Little tab on the table from John

Higgins, that was an excellent shot.

0:57:550:58:02

Straightforward shot. It would have

been, off the right-hand side

0:58:020:58:08

cushion, this may have to go off

number macro cushions here. -- two.

0:58:080:58:21

This APPLAUSE.

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0:58:400:58:46

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0:58:460:58:52

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0:58:520:58:57

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