0:00:09 > 0:00:16Welcome to viewers on BBC Two. You are watching live pictures of the
0:00:16 > 0:00:202018 Dafabet Masters, Judd Trump leads Kyren Wilson by five frames to
0:00:20 > 0:00:27four.
0:00:29 > 0:00:34This is where we leave you on BBC One, if you switch to BBC Two you
0:00:34 > 0:00:37will not miss a shot. Bye for now.
0:00:48 > 0:00:53Everything safe, Judd just having a look to see if he would push a red
0:00:53 > 0:01:00over the right conner. You have to be aware of that.
0:01:05 > 0:01:11He has pushed one towards the, for the white to go into the middle at
0:01:11 > 0:01:16that angle was amazing. He did push a red towards the right corner, so
0:01:16 > 0:01:23an early chance for Kyren.I'm not sure he played that red. He played
0:01:23 > 0:01:35the one before it. It is all going Kyren Wilson's way
0:01:35 > 0:01:44at the moment, it seems.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53Aggressive shot from Kyren Wilson, unlucky he didn't get an easier
0:01:53 > 0:01:57leave than this. He would have hoped to have been on the blue, possibly
0:01:57 > 0:02:01the black if we had the right split from the reds.But his is in
0:02:01 > 0:02:04attacking mode at the moment. I am sure he will take this green on to
0:02:04 > 0:02:09get back up to the reds. There is one there, near the blue, another
0:02:09 > 0:02:14red that is available.
0:02:24 > 0:02:31Has worked perfectly. He can nudge the red away from the blue. That is
0:02:31 > 0:02:42the best he has looked in the match. The last couple of frames.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55Think he will probably play for the red below the blue, then try and get
0:02:55 > 0:03:03a better angle on blue. He has an inviting pack of reds to
0:03:03 > 0:03:11go into. He doesn't have to go into the pink. He can go into the side,
0:03:11 > 0:03:15the right-hand side, if he gets the right angle. He is not nicely placed
0:03:15 > 0:03:19on the red though. Would have liked to have got back on
0:03:19 > 0:03:23the blue. He can obviously go in from the
0:03:23 > 0:03:27yellow. But it is not as nice as going in from the blue, from how it
0:03:27 > 0:03:35panned out. So overscrewed that blue somewhat.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39somewhat. Big shot now coming up. Kyren Wilson has prepared himself
0:03:39 > 0:03:43well. Here we go.He doesn't want to hit the pink. This is the line he
0:03:43 > 0:03:54has got. Misjudged...Oh he is on it. What a
0:03:54 > 0:03:59massive fluke that is. If he can develop these balls from
0:03:59 > 0:04:05that position, that is just an enormous slice of luck.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10OK, the pot is not guaranteed, is it, Dennis and the position is not.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15But you never know, plays it with screw back. Back. Big shot.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31You could see him lining up the cue there. OK. He has missed a few with
0:04:31 > 0:04:35the lest, but he is potting some terrific ones with the rest in the
0:04:35 > 0:04:44last couple of frame, and this, well, ten out of ten for that.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01Would have looked to have been slightly closer to this side
0:05:01 > 0:05:04cushion. How this match has turned round.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08There was nothing to suggestion that Kyren Wilson was going to get back
0:05:08 > 0:05:17in this match, the way he was looking.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29For all of that considered snooker that Judd Trump had played up until
0:05:29 > 0:05:38that one rash shot, it's that one shot that everybody's talking about.
0:05:38 > 0:05:48Even more so should Kyren Wilson somehow win this match.
0:05:50 > 0:05:55Where is this going to finish? That will do nicely, the cannon on the
0:05:55 > 0:06:05pink. That will do very nicely.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15Maybe got a bit a kick there, but he's OK, he is the correct side of
0:06:15 > 0:06:23the blue. One shot can turn a match on its head, and he showed you a few
0:06:23 > 0:06:30times, the one that Judd had a go at, certainly has changed things,
0:06:30 > 0:06:37because he hasn't had a chance since then.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41Oh, what has he done here? What has he done here? Is he OK? I think he
0:06:41 > 0:06:48is. So all of a sudden, he is getting little nudges and a run of
0:06:48 > 0:06:52the ball, and quite deserves it, the way he has played in the last couple
0:06:52 > 0:06:59of frames.
0:07:12 > 0:07:24Yes, just a bit of a distraction that red there.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30Well, who knows what is going to happen in the rest of this match but
0:07:30 > 0:07:39when you look back at career, there is sometimes massive moments in how
0:07:39 > 0:07:43matches shape out, and should Kyren Wilson get out of this match and go
0:07:43 > 0:07:52on to succeed in the final, looking back at his career in years to come,
0:07:52 > 0:08:03sliding doors moment, perhaps.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Already 49 ahead.
0:08:19 > 0:08:26Definitely worrying times for Judd.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31And great, Dennis, to win this in one visit, to really keep the heat
0:08:31 > 0:08:36on Judd Trump.They are showing a great deal of character, Kyren, he
0:08:36 > 0:08:46really is.He is finishing very strongly.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00What a last frame this could be, assuming he gets over the line. What
0:09:00 > 0:09:07a last frame.He is looking for one more red after the black.Yes. He
0:09:07 > 0:09:18has got red into the yellow pocket. As a last resort.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22So one good long pot, and we are going to be all square, what a come
0:09:22 > 0:09:28back this is!
0:09:38 > 0:09:47It's there!
0:09:52 > 0:10:02That was Kyren's parents you got a glimpse of there, Sonia and Rob.
0:10:02 > 0:10:20There they are. How proud will they be, seeing this come back.
0:10:30 > 0:10:41The crowd are absolutely loving this come back.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54It is going to be a last frame decider, and it is sort of a toss of
0:10:54 > 0:10:59a coin, but at the moment, the momentum is all with Kyren Wilson,
0:10:59 > 0:11:06this has been a brilliant come back, it has to be said.I don't think
0:11:06 > 0:11:12anybody has doubted his pedigree, he hasn't had a great game in the early
0:11:12 > 0:11:18part of this match, was sadly out with his positional play, but he's
0:11:18 > 0:11:29stuck at his job and all of a sudden his temperament has held up here.
0:11:29 > 0:11:38He was given a lifeline by Judd Trump. And all of a sudden, you
0:11:38 > 0:11:44think Judd would like to play that shot again, three frames have seem
0:11:44 > 0:11:47to have evaporated, now he is so much under pressure, trying to get
0:11:47 > 0:11:50rid of the thoughts that that shot has ruined his chance of getting to
0:11:50 > 0:11:54the final, and he has one more frame to play.
0:11:54 > 0:12:01You have to say the favourite now is Kyren Wilson.
0:12:03 > 0:12:1324 centuries so far this year. Make that 25.
0:12:17 > 0:12:22that 25. His 30th century this season.
0:12:22 > 0:12:28They are loving this, and an exciting finish we are going to have
0:12:28 > 0:12:33to this first semifinal.I think both players will go out now, but
0:12:33 > 0:12:42who is your money on for the final frame?
0:12:42 > 0:12:46frame?That magnificent break of 107 has completed the come back and
0:12:46 > 0:12:53Kyren Wilson is all square with Judd Trump, it is 5-5. Amazing stuff, we
0:12:53 > 0:12:57have had phenomenal snooker this week and this is unbelievable,
0:12:57 > 0:13:00because half an hour ago, John, we thought that Judd Trump was on his
0:13:00 > 0:13:06way to the final. Unbelievable.This is it, we keep going back to it, you
0:13:06 > 0:13:10take liberties with this game, you play a shot you shouldn't and this
0:13:10 > 0:13:15is what can happen to you. It is credit to Kyren. He didn't have his
0:13:15 > 0:13:18A-game all a day but that shot has changed the match. It gave him a
0:13:18 > 0:13:26boost. He has found his form, he is getting a good run of the balls, and
0:13:26 > 0:13:31that is what happens when it start, the momentum starts to go your way,
0:13:31 > 0:13:35he is definitely favourite for the last frame.The crowd are giving him
0:13:35 > 0:13:40a lift as well.Yes, everybody loves a come back and he has done it in
0:13:40 > 0:13:44style. He has never looked in doubt. He found a cue ball from somewhere,
0:13:44 > 0:13:48the first half of this match, he couldn't string two or three good
0:13:48 > 0:13:53positional shots together. John said he was luck yes two or three times
0:13:53 > 0:13:58where he found perfect position in fact, but, going into the final
0:13:58 > 0:14:02frame, if he gets first chance, you fancy he will do it. He will just
0:14:02 > 0:14:07carry on.He has the momentum. The other thing, looking at the stats
0:14:07 > 0:14:13here, 31 minutes and four seconds Judd Trump last pot. ThatThat
0:14:13 > 0:14:18counts a lot. We are back to the same thing. A final frame decider,
0:14:18 > 0:14:22you are looking for a chance and you have got a chance to win the match,
0:14:22 > 0:14:26whereas before you were playing to get back in it so so it is a clean
0:14:26 > 0:14:29slate, exactly right, so this is what makes the final frame very
0:14:29 > 0:14:35interesting.So what is this, is this mental attitude? Is this what
0:14:35 > 0:14:39gets you threw?Technique goes out of the window in a final frame. It
0:14:39 > 0:14:45is about who has got it. Who has got it, to get through that. Who has got
0:14:45 > 0:14:49it to take their opportunity, on body language you would have you to
0:14:49 > 0:14:53say Kyren is is a big favourite but Judd has been here before, it is a
0:14:53 > 0:14:57clean slate now, it is almost like the first frame again. It is like a
0:14:57 > 0:15:01new match all of a sudden, so Kyren, he has got himself back in the
0:15:01 > 0:15:07match. Now the pressure will go back on him, now he can win the match.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10This is no ordinary final frame decider, what is at stake is a place
0:15:10 > 0:15:16in the final. Neither has made the final of a Masters before. Judd has
0:15:16 > 0:15:21experience in big event, we have to bear in mind this is Kyren Wilson's
0:15:21 > 0:15:25second appearance, that is how well he has done, if he makes the final,
0:15:25 > 0:15:29what a story.From 5-2 behind it would be brilliant. As I say, when
0:15:29 > 0:15:33you come to these things here, you look at, you have momentum, you
0:15:33 > 0:15:38could say Kyren has the momentum. All you are looking for in a final
0:15:38 > 0:15:43frame decide e you are just looking for a chance, just let me have my
0:15:43 > 0:15:49chance. ManufactureLet us enjoy this sound, because great noise
0:15:49 > 0:16:02inside Ally Pally. Try to settle down.Here we go. That
0:16:02 > 0:16:06is what it is all about. That trophy there, one of these players is going
0:16:06 > 0:16:15to be playing in the final, to try and lift it.
0:16:15 > 0:16:23and lift it.Might be the most exciting frame of the season so far.
0:16:40 > 0:16:46A little birdie has total me that Kyren Wilson has won 53% of final
0:16:46 > 0:16:52frame deciders. To Judd's 49%, so there is not a lot between them,
0:16:52 > 0:16:59Kyren just got the edge, but as John Parrott says, you just at some stage
0:16:59 > 0:17:08want one chance in the deciding frame.
0:17:18 > 0:17:29That is a good shot.
0:17:30 > 0:17:36The crowd have been fantastic, they really have. The reception the
0:17:36 > 0:17:41players got, it was like finals day. Mostly they have appreciated the
0:17:41 > 0:17:46come back from Kyren Wilson. There will be plenty of Judd Trump fans
0:17:46 > 0:17:49in, hoping their man gets across the line.
0:17:49 > 0:18:00Is he taking this on? No. Just the safety.
0:18:00 > 0:18:09safety. Too risky that one. Will it bit a nervy tactical frame?
0:18:09 > 0:18:14You don't get many of them these days, high stakes here, a lot to
0:18:14 > 0:18:21play for.
0:18:27 > 0:18:32Good enough pace on the cue ball there.
0:18:32 > 0:18:38To stop Kyren Wilson screwing back in to baulk.
0:18:38 > 0:18:44Kyren maybe forced
0:18:44 > 0:18:51Kyren maybe forced to play to the top cushion here.Believe it or not
0:18:51 > 0:18:57it is 33, coming up to 34 minutes since Judd's last pot. He has only
0:18:57 > 0:19:02scores five points in the last three frames.
0:19:02 > 0:19:12-- scored. Just OK.
0:19:23 > 0:19:35Very risky red into the middle pocket.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51Couple of escape routes for Kyren. He can see the reds past the green
0:19:51 > 0:20:00and he can see the one near the left side cushion, so it is the thin
0:20:00 > 0:20:07snick off these right sides of the table.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13You could see the eyes there, glancing from the cue ball to the
0:20:13 > 0:20:21object ball. Just before delivering the cue, you are looking at the
0:20:21 > 0:20:31object ball.Good safety. A bit of a risk may be with this shot. Maybe
0:20:31 > 0:20:37played it well.
0:20:42 > 0:20:54If he didn't get the kiss there it would have been absolutely perfect.
0:20:54 > 0:21:00He will be able to flick the brown, this escape route wouldn't have been
0:21:00 > 0:21:05available to Kyren.He is wary of pushing a ball to the corner here,
0:21:05 > 0:21:11so much so, he is going for this red on the left-hand side side cushion,
0:21:11 > 0:21:20don't want to get a double-kiss, I don't think he will do.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23don't think he will do. Close to double-kiss territory but...That's
0:21:23 > 0:21:31a brilliant shot. Judd should be able to play this red
0:21:31 > 0:21:37and screw back back in to baulk. He would be unlucky if the red somehow
0:21:37 > 0:21:48fiddled its way back up the table again.
0:21:50 > 0:21:58Underrated safety player I think Judd Trump, he needs all of his
0:21:58 > 0:22:03tactical about here. There is path through. Look another what, what a
0:22:03 > 0:22:06shot that would be to take on at this stage, you are not guaranteed
0:22:06 > 0:22:13to get on the black.He doesn't like this shot.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19It is the only type of containing shot he can play, other than being
0:22:19 > 0:22:26forced to play this pot. This is so risky.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Well, he will weigh up the situation, if he can't see an easy
0:22:30 > 0:22:35safety shot he will have a go at this. Boy, this is some shot he is
0:22:35 > 0:22:44taking on here, or is he playing the safety shot?
0:22:45 > 0:22:54safety shot? Yes, just a safety shot. And quite rightly so.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58What you are seeing unfolding in this frame, is the difference
0:22:58 > 0:23:04between coming back in to the match, and all of a sudden when you're
0:23:04 > 0:23:08parity with your opponent, a different mind-set, both players
0:23:08 > 0:23:14trying to make sure they don't gift their opponent an easy starter, what
0:23:14 > 0:23:25has Judd spotted? Oh!
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Oh!Steve, considering Judd hasn't potted a ball for...What a shot.
0:23:30 > 0:23:37For 38 minutes, what an opener this is. And an early chance.Got that
0:23:37 > 0:23:40cue ball out between the reds so well. First chance, Judd Trump. What
0:23:40 > 0:23:51can he make of it? Black is asking to be potted at some
0:23:51 > 0:23:57stage.
0:23:58 > 0:24:04stage. The red by the black spot might be a problem.
0:24:06 > 0:24:19But there is a couple of bunches of reds that need to be resolved.
0:24:22 > 0:24:34Is he going to steady the ship?He has got himself on to the black,
0:24:34 > 0:24:40pink is out of commission at the moment, but... It was a great
0:24:40 > 0:24:46opening red. A bit unlucky for Kyren to leave that red in the way he
0:24:46 > 0:24:58played the safety shot, but Judd did pot a very good opener.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Could have left that slightly better for himself. He is still OK, but
0:25:01 > 0:25:04just another inch off the cushion would have been betterIt is
0:25:04 > 0:25:09critical if this black go, Judd is looking at it. It's not moving, does
0:25:09 > 0:25:17it go in?
0:25:17 > 0:25:28He has an angle to go up for the blue. If it doesn't.
0:25:28 > 0:25:34blue. If it doesn't. Can Good pace on the cue ball again, Dennis, with
0:25:34 > 0:25:39attention -- with the tension that is in this match he has controlled
0:25:39 > 0:25:43the white ball so far excellently. It is still not a good chance yet.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47We can see that the black was very tight. It is difficult to get on the
0:25:47 > 0:25:53red. If he could get on the red there in a couple of shot's time
0:25:53 > 0:25:57that might help. He has a lot do from this position.Red below the
0:25:57 > 0:26:02pink goes, he has underhit that, that is first mistake, underhit it
0:26:02 > 0:26:08by quite a way. Looks like he has got the thin cut
0:26:08 > 0:26:13into the middle pocket, but it is a lot thinner than it looks on the TV
0:26:13 > 0:26:22screens here. I suppose he is obligated to go for
0:26:22 > 0:26:29it. It is amazing, hadn't it had have
0:26:29 > 0:26:34been a deciding frame I am sure he would have canned in, he was trying
0:26:34 > 0:26:39to make certain.Not a plant on. Is there a plant on? He is going to
0:26:39 > 0:26:44make it. Oh dear. The thing about this is he has to be so certain he
0:26:44 > 0:26:55can get this. He can't risk playing this, he has to be 100 certain --
0:26:55 > 0:26:59100% certain. There is a gap between the ball, we
0:26:59 > 0:27:04know he has history of playing glance, he has done them very well,
0:27:04 > 0:27:12but such a critical time. Thin rid. Is not easy.
0:27:12 > 0:27:19I think he is looking at the safety shot, is he?Double. Good knows.
0:27:19 > 0:27:26He can't make his mind up.It was a poor positional shot. He would have
0:27:26 > 0:27:34been better overhitting that blue. If it goes in it could be a match
0:27:34 > 0:27:40winner. I think the correct shot, absolutely
0:27:40 > 0:27:45the correct shot that.
0:27:53 > 0:28:00Not enough points to cause much concern to his opponent. So first
0:28:00 > 0:28:13chance to Judd Trump. Not converted.
0:28:59 > 0:29:04That was a pretty good shot from Judd there, it has left things
0:29:04 > 0:29:08awkward here, going to catch this one thin, to avoid the in-off to the
0:29:08 > 0:29:13pocket. Not too thin that he catches the other red there on the
0:29:13 > 0:29:19right-hand side cushion.
0:29:19 > 0:29:24right-hand side cushion. If there is no shot available to him, just
0:29:24 > 0:29:36looking at the situation, he is going to go for the thin one.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40going to go for the thin one.Full in the face. Right to the top
0:29:40 > 0:29:46cushion is one way of containing the situation, this is slightly riskier
0:29:46 > 0:29:55if he mishits it but he has to mis-hit it by quite some distance.
0:29:55 > 0:30:13Well played. Bit of pressure on that.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Judd
0:30:17 > 0:30:22Judd Trump looks to have weathered a bit of a storm. He looks more
0:30:22 > 0:30:27focused out there at the moment than he did watching those frames passed
0:30:27 > 0:30:38by. -- pass by.Well, that has certainly opened things up and look
0:30:38 > 0:30:43at this cue ball. A fraction a way of getting in behind the yellow but
0:30:43 > 0:30:49that has opened things up somewhat. He certainly wasn't scared of trying
0:30:49 > 0:30:51to get the black into play. Positive thinking.
0:30:55 > 0:31:06Is there a path for Wilson to try and pop this red and get back down
0:31:06 > 0:31:13around the baulk area? I think there is.
0:31:15 > 0:31:21Well, it was a good effort. He has potted three or four like that in
0:31:21 > 0:31:25the match but this is the deciding frame, there was an awful lot of
0:31:25 > 0:31:28pressure on that.He missed it by far enough that he didn't get the
0:31:28 > 0:31:32correct angle with the cue ball but he has left Judd very awkwardly
0:31:32 > 0:31:44placed. Unless there is a plant on? I don't think so.
0:31:47 > 0:31:55This is quite horrible, isn't it? As he got to get the extended rest out?
0:31:55 > 0:32:02-- has he? It is a horrible shot to play, that is. He could play the red
0:32:02 > 0:32:05down the rail and screw back into baulk but I don't see any other type
0:32:05 > 0:32:12of shot. The red on the top cushion to play safe off of to get back into
0:32:12 > 0:32:16baulk but he wants to be more aggressive than that. Is he talking
0:32:16 > 0:32:23himself into a pot?
0:32:25 > 0:32:32Nightmare. Nightmare shot.
0:32:32 > 0:32:38What on earth happened there? Surely there was a safer option?
0:32:38 > 0:32:46Everything's been thrown away. Everything's been thrown away. How
0:32:46 > 0:32:53does he feel now?
0:32:53 > 0:32:57Well, he has got to sit there and see what Kyren can make of this
0:32:57 > 0:33:02chance. It is not a good chance and Judd has a 23 point advantage but he
0:33:02 > 0:33:08thought long and hard and then took on another risky plant. There was a
0:33:08 > 0:33:15straightforward safety shot, it has to be said.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23And he has gone to get the black back up on the spot straightaway.
0:33:23 > 0:33:30Needs a bit of an angle. He has got the red near the middle pocket, so
0:33:30 > 0:33:32very positive thinking from Kyren.
0:33:36 > 0:33:43So this is his chance. Judd has had his opportunity.
0:33:43 > 0:33:51Straight enough that it's a bit of a problem.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07Well, this is a thin one, you can tell. Shaking their head. He just
0:34:07 > 0:34:11finished a little awkward on that black there, because the white
0:34:11 > 0:34:15anywhere over the right side of the table, that was an easy pot.Dennis,
0:34:15 > 0:34:21he might not be able to avoid, in potting this red, assuming he can
0:34:21 > 0:34:26cut it back, he may not be able to avoid a collision with the other red
0:34:26 > 0:34:31on the left-hand side of the cushion. Such a thin cut, it is
0:34:31 > 0:34:37tough to screw the ball.
0:34:37 > 0:34:45Is interesting bit to luck or can control it?
0:34:45 > 0:34:53control it? Where is this red going? It goes in... Now. He has made it a
0:34:53 > 0:34:57big pocket, unmissable pink in the middle pocket, I would suggest. I
0:34:57 > 0:35:04think it is unmissable. He trusted to luck and he has got a massive
0:35:04 > 0:35:13amount, I think.As long as he catches the red thin, if the pink
0:35:13 > 0:35:17doesn't go in direct.As long as the red is also not touching the
0:35:17 > 0:35:24cushion, he won't get an immediate double kiss.
0:35:31 > 0:35:41What a semifinal we've been treated to hear.
0:35:41 > 0:35:47to hear. -- here. What else is left in this fantastic match?He has
0:35:47 > 0:35:51owned a hit that, just about got away with it. Thought he underhit it
0:35:51 > 0:35:58a little bit more than that.
0:36:06 > 0:36:12People ask you what it is like out there under these conditions. It is
0:36:12 > 0:36:16worse are the parents, isn't it? They are more nervous than you are.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19When you are out there, at this stage of the match, you are playing
0:36:19 > 0:36:25on pure instinct.
0:36:25 > 0:36:31So far, every ball has gone in the middle of the pocket.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35He knows this is a golden opportunity. He knows he has been
0:36:35 > 0:36:45gifted it. Is he going to fulfil his potential?
0:36:45 > 0:36:53An awful long way to go yet, with a few reds safe.
0:36:59 > 0:37:04That has certainly put all four reds on now. There were three fairly
0:37:04 > 0:37:08difficult ones.That was an excellently controlled shot. Could
0:37:08 > 0:37:13easily be forgiven for hitting it harder. It is advantage Kyren Wilson
0:37:13 > 0:37:19now.
0:37:31 > 0:37:37He is going to need one of the difficult three Reds on the table.
0:37:37 > 0:37:48At the very least. And perhaps only one.
0:37:50 > 0:37:57It's a great effort here. Still looking good.The number he is
0:37:57 > 0:38:02looking at there, on the right of your screen, 67 points. If he can
0:38:02 > 0:38:04get there, Judd will need a snooker.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12On the red that he was just leaning over, the one nearest the right
0:38:12 > 0:38:22corner pocket, even that is not too badly placed.
0:38:28 > 0:38:34He needs high colours to only need the one red. As you say, it is not a
0:38:34 > 0:38:41bad red to get on.
0:38:45 > 0:38:52Bit lucky. But the red has gone down the table.It's OK because he got an
0:38:52 > 0:39:00angle on the pink to drop on the red that he knocked up near the brown.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03It is admissible into the middle pocket, it is more of an angle than
0:39:03 > 0:39:08it looks on the TV screen but I think you would expect him to just
0:39:08 > 0:39:11drop it in. Hasn't got to do much with the cue ball.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19It is there.
0:39:23 > 0:39:2930 points the difference now, slowly creeping towards a place in the
0:39:29 > 0:39:37final. There are still a bit of work to be done yet.He needs 14 points
0:39:37 > 0:39:38from two Reds.
0:39:45 > 0:39:51Two pinks, one black, one blue. Other than that, he is going to need
0:39:51 > 0:39:55two of these difficult Reds on the site cushion.
0:40:04 > 0:40:14Can he had worked that out...
0:40:19 > 0:40:26That red I mentioned, he can drop on that one here.Well, for all of the
0:40:26 > 0:40:29inaccuracies of positional play that Kyren Wilson showed that the start
0:40:29 > 0:40:34of this match, he is on the brink of an absolutely fantastic victory,
0:40:34 > 0:40:38maybe the most important of his life. He has shown great character,
0:40:38 > 0:40:41he has improved as this match has gone on. One more good positional
0:40:41 > 0:40:45shot.
0:40:46 > 0:40:53He has played for the loose red.He is going to need a little bit of
0:40:53 > 0:40:57help here. He is going to need the extension on his cue and the
0:40:57 > 0:41:05extended rest. So, hasn't got anything to do with the cue ball,
0:41:05 > 0:41:10that will automatically finish on the black. I mentioned earlier, he
0:41:10 > 0:41:15did a defeat Judd in the 2015 Shanghai Masters, 10-9, deciding
0:41:15 > 0:41:22frame.He doesn't want to try to get too clever with this. Just drop it
0:41:22 > 0:41:27in. He is going to be on the black. Doesn't necessarily need to get too
0:41:27 > 0:41:29close to the black.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47Absolutely amazing and what a fantastic round of applause for just
0:41:47 > 0:41:56potting that red there. He is still looking at the scoreboard. Just this
0:41:56 > 0:42:04black to leave Judd needing snookers.
0:42:10 > 0:42:17As sort of sigh of relief there. Just one snooker too tight at the
0:42:17 > 0:42:22moment, so the double would make absolutely certain of a place in the
0:42:22 > 0:42:28final.
0:42:30 > 0:42:39Treble will do! Look at that, look what it means to Kyren Wilson and
0:42:39 > 0:42:47what a comeback. Judd Trump was 5-2 up and looked to be there. This is
0:42:47 > 0:42:53some performance from the man from Kettering.What does this do to the
0:42:53 > 0:42:58respective careers of both players? What a turnaround.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02It is hard to describe how he is feeling outside, he is putting his
0:43:02 > 0:43:07cheek said. It is hard to describe how he feels but this has been the
0:43:07 > 0:43:12best performance of his career, even though he won a ranking event. It
0:43:12 > 0:43:22doesn't matter about that. A fantastic semifinal, Judd Trump
0:43:22 > 0:43:28looked as though he was going to win the match quite comfortably but the
0:43:28 > 0:43:31man from Kettering won four frames in a row and didn't he do it in
0:43:31 > 0:43:37style? He gets himself through to the final of the Dafabet Masters.
0:43:37 > 0:43:42STUDIO: And look back, even time to sign a few autographs. He has just
0:43:42 > 0:43:47been through that, seemingly dead and buried at 5-2, he rolls back to
0:43:47 > 0:43:50win it and it still signing autographs.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52win it and it still signing autographs. Fair play, Kyren Wilson.
0:43:52 > 0:43:55If I can bring you into the studio, John Parrott was giving him a huge
0:43:55 > 0:43:59round of applause.There are lots of ingredients you need to be a
0:43:59 > 0:44:03top-class took a player and one of them is great. And that is what he
0:44:03 > 0:44:06has shown today, didn't have is A game at the start of the match,
0:44:06 > 0:44:11couldn't make a break but from 5-2 down, from the mother Judd Trump
0:44:11 > 0:44:14took the liberty with the thing, he has been brilliant.
0:44:14 > 0:44:22KEN DOHERTY: that'll give him so much confidence going into the
0:44:22 > 0:44:25final, to come through like that and play the snooker, he has not just
0:44:25 > 0:44:36done it through Skype -- scrappy frames -- STEPHEN HENDRY: that'll
0:44:36 > 0:44:40give him so much confidence. To me, it seemed to be destiny.He did seem
0:44:40 > 0:44:47to have the run of the balls but you have to give him his credit, John.
0:44:47 > 0:44:51Like I said, Judd took the liberty and the game has a way of turning it
0:44:51 > 0:44:55around and not forgiving you and Kyren started to pop balls, he had a
0:44:55 > 0:45:01thin red in the middle, ended up being perfect on the pink but from
0:45:01 > 0:45:03then on, it was a brilliant break. Kyren
0:45:03 > 0:45:07then on, it was a brilliant break. Kyren will come in for an interview
0:45:07 > 0:45:13in a minute but let's have a look at the moment of madness that cost Judd
0:45:13 > 0:45:18Trump our place in the final.He has a few shots he can play here but it
0:45:18 > 0:45:21is just not thinking clearly, it is the pressure
0:45:21 > 0:45:23is just not thinking clearly, it is the pressure getting to you. You are
0:45:23 > 0:45:27desperate to get the match won and you're desperate to take any chance,
0:45:27 > 0:45:31that is the frame of mind.It is composure at this stage of the game,
0:45:31 > 0:45:37the stage of the tournament. Here he comes, absolutely drained, Kyren,
0:45:37 > 0:45:41well done. I just said, you have just been through there and you have
0:45:41 > 0:45:45been signing autographs. 5-2, we honestly thought it was all over.
0:45:45 > 0:45:50What a tremendous fightback, well done.Due know what it is, people
0:45:50 > 0:45:54keep calling me the Warrior and I thought, I haven't won a comeback in
0:45:54 > 0:45:57years, so I am going to stick in there and this venue, funny things
0:45:57 > 0:46:02can happen here and the late, great Paul Hunter made some awesome
0:46:02 > 0:46:05comebacks and I was thinking of him a little bit and trying to draw some
0:46:05 > 0:46:08inspiration from some of the comeback see made and just managed
0:46:08 > 0:46:14to stick in there.At 5-2 down, I was saying to the boys, looking at
0:46:14 > 0:46:18your body language, it is almost like you were resigned to defeat.I
0:46:18 > 0:46:22am trying to stay in my chair the same all the time, trying to make
0:46:22 > 0:46:25things familiar all the time. It might not look the most positive to
0:46:25 > 0:46:30you guys but I'm trying to keep things together all the time. I had
0:46:30 > 0:46:34my chances in more or less every single frame and kept running out of
0:46:34 > 0:46:38position. I felt like the potting was there and the queueing.He found
0:46:38 > 0:46:42the cue ball when it mattered, all of those frames, all of a sudden,
0:46:42 > 0:46:46you found the cue ball when it mattered.I just knew that I had to
0:46:46 > 0:46:50start scoring in the 70s and 80s from the interval, because I wasn't
0:46:50 > 0:46:54doing that.Isn't it funny how the game can change, he has taken that
0:46:54 > 0:46:58one liberty with the red, 5-2, splattered the balls everywhere and
0:46:58 > 0:47:03from the minute that happened, it has just changed and you as a player
0:47:03 > 0:47:09realise that, don't you?I had my chances, I made a good start from
0:47:09 > 0:47:13the interval, a good 80 break and I let myself a black down the rail and
0:47:13 > 0:47:17I just under hit the red next to the black and that would have been 3-3
0:47:17 > 0:47:22because I would've answered the job from 3-3 and Judd capitalised and as
0:47:22 > 0:47:27you say, took the liberty and let me settle. I just needed one frame to
0:47:27 > 0:47:34get my ongoing from 5-2 down.At one point, there was an amazing yellow
0:47:34 > 0:47:37in frame nine, did you just decide on that shot straightaway?I like to
0:47:37 > 0:47:40think I'm an aggressive player and I felt like Judd was quite
0:47:40 > 0:47:45conservative.We said that, he seemed to have a game plan.His
0:47:45 > 0:47:49safety game, I was really impressed with it and I thought, I'm going to
0:47:49 > 0:47:53go over it and when my opportunities came, I just thought I'd got to
0:47:53 > 0:47:57start taking them, whether it is taking a risk or not.When you play
0:47:57 > 0:48:01that red in the middle, everything happened and then you were on the
0:48:01 > 0:48:07pink, that was lovely.I thought the red was going to cover it.Then it
0:48:07 > 0:48:12went to the phage or and it was like...I am sure I saw a little
0:48:12 > 0:48:18further drop-down.You have that break of 81 and Judd had a break of
0:48:18 > 0:48:2396 but we were talking about the fact that Judd hadn't spotted a ball
0:48:23 > 0:48:26for 38 minutes, so that was obviously your intention, to keep
0:48:26 > 0:48:31him in his chair and away from the table.Yes, I lost my discipline a
0:48:31 > 0:48:34little bit, I went for one of those crazy ones as well but I felt I had
0:48:34 > 0:48:39no shots so I wanted to take my opportunities and when that wasn't
0:48:39 > 0:48:43quite there, not taking the rash shot... I know the yellow one was
0:48:43 > 0:48:47rash but it is one I really fancied and I just grew in confidence and
0:48:47 > 0:48:53started to find my game.Bet you can't wait for tomorrow.I am
0:48:53 > 0:48:56buzzing, this is a sort of venue where you want to be in a vinyl. I'm
0:48:56 > 0:49:00knocking on the door this season, I just need to ground myself tonight,
0:49:00 > 0:49:04chill out and it is just another match.And your family here as well
0:49:04 > 0:49:09today, lovely to see that.Yeah, it is brilliant. I had my brother and
0:49:09 > 0:49:14my wife coming along after one of the frames, just give me a little
0:49:14 > 0:49:17cheer and it gave me a little boost, really. It is nice to have them here
0:49:17 > 0:49:22and give them something to cheer for.Talking about boosts, I have to
0:49:22 > 0:49:25ask you about this crowd. I have been asking these guys as well but
0:49:25 > 0:49:28it's been a long time since they walked out in a final frame decider
0:49:28 > 0:49:34with so much at stake, are you aware of the crowd and the "Come on,
0:49:34 > 0:49:39Kyren," or do you block it out?I think leading up to and the first
0:49:39 > 0:49:43couple of shots, but then you get into a zone and you have to block it
0:49:43 > 0:49:46off and not think about it. Last year, I really struggled with that.
0:49:46 > 0:49:50It was my debut and I didn't handle the crowd very well whereas this
0:49:50 > 0:49:54year, because I played so well in my first game, that obviously helps, I
0:49:54 > 0:49:58know I can do it so now I know I can do it, all that doesn't matter and
0:49:58 > 0:50:04it is playing the balls.Your first Masters final, how does that sound?
0:50:04 > 0:50:13Awesome, one more to go.Higgins or Mark Allen?I'm not bothered.And it
0:50:13 > 0:50:17goes on until midnight, that is what you want.They are both fantastic,
0:50:17 > 0:50:20John has been there and done it and Mark is one of the most consistent
0:50:20 > 0:50:25on tour. It will be a tough game every way but every game feels like
0:50:25 > 0:50:30a final and is a tough game.You have thrilled us, though.There are
0:50:30 > 0:50:33lots of qualities as snooker player need and grit and determination is
0:50:33 > 0:50:37definitely one of them and you showed it in spades.Go and have a
0:50:37 > 0:50:42cup of tea, brilliant. Let's a quick look ahead to tonight's match, John
0:50:42 > 0:50:45Higgins and Mark Allen, you can watch it live tonight on BBC Two,
0:50:45 > 0:50:46the whole match.
0:50:46 > 0:50:49watch it live tonight on BBC Two, the whole match. It is a two piece
0:50:49 > 0:50:55in the head to heads. -- eight apiece.
0:50:55 > 0:50:55in the head to heads. -- eight apiece.
0:50:55 > 0:50:59The pistol, the sharpshooter amongst the players, the shortest, most
0:50:59 > 0:51:04compact cue action in the top part of the game, I think. Pulls it back
0:51:04 > 0:51:08a very short distance and delivers it very sharply.Yes, which I think,
0:51:08 > 0:51:11from a technical point of view, means there is not much to go wrong
0:51:11 > 0:51:19in that action but I think it limits the type, or the style of shots that
0:51:19 > 0:51:25Mark and sometimes play.He can play power shots, though.He can, but in
0:51:25 > 0:51:30certain parts of the world, I think he can suffer a little bit.And yet,
0:51:30 > 0:51:34having said that, he has won STEPHEN HENDRY: big tournaments in China,
0:51:34 > 0:51:41weather conditions generally play a heavier.-- he has won his
0:51:41 > 0:51:43tournaments in China, where conditions generally play a little
0:51:43 > 0:51:50heavier. I think with his very short action that he has got, and to be
0:51:50 > 0:51:53perfectly honest, it is the sort of action you saw in the clubs as an
0:51:53 > 0:51:59amateur because the queues were so heavy, you had to get through the
0:51:59 > 0:52:04ball quickly. I think he has gone shorter on his bridge, he used to be
0:52:04 > 0:52:06longer, but what a wonderful player. He gets his action on the ball
0:52:06 > 0:52:14because he is very very wristy, similar to Joe Swale, uses his
0:52:14 > 0:52:19wrist, almost like a golfer, turns his wrist over. I remember watching
0:52:19 > 0:52:22Mark Ilott when he was an amateur and I thought this lad is going to
0:52:22 > 0:52:27do really well. He has got something about him, that spark, that fight
0:52:27 > 0:52:31and he has beaten top players on the biggest stages.He has immense
0:52:31 > 0:52:38bottle. You know, he would be in your top two or three people to
0:52:38 > 0:52:43clear up if you needed someone to clear up. He is not one to balk at
0:52:43 > 0:52:48the pressure. He loves those moments where you have got to do it now,
0:52:48 > 0:52:52that is what he really enjoys and away from that, a lot of people
0:52:52 > 0:52:56might not know, but he is one of the hardest working snooker players on
0:52:56 > 0:53:02the tour.It just hasn't happened at the World Championship, because that
0:53:02 > 0:53:06is considered to be the litmus Test. So a good performance at the World
0:53:06 > 0:53:08Championships somewhere down the line would raise his stock even
0:53:08 > 0:53:14higher.I think so. I think the Masters is the event he hasn't done
0:53:14 > 0:53:18that well in so far in his career. Semifinal of the World
0:53:18 > 0:53:23Championships, final of the UK and, as I say, perhaps not done that
0:53:23 > 0:53:27great in the Masters but I don't think it is the want of trying, I
0:53:27 > 0:53:31think it is a case of when it is going to happen, not if, with Mark.
0:53:31 > 0:53:36I don't know anyone that really has more hunger than Mark for the game.
0:53:36 > 0:53:43Don't know anyone who tries harder.
0:53:43 > 0:53:47Shaun Murphy absolutely right although, crucially, John, Mark
0:53:47 > 0:53:51Allen has beaten John Higgins on three occasions here at the Masters.
0:53:51 > 0:53:54He is not frightened of playing anybody, he is a fabulous competitor
0:53:54 > 0:53:59and a wonderful scorer, which he has been doing really well all week. In
0:53:59 > 0:54:03amongst the balls, he has a lovely touch, heavy scorer and his cause in
0:54:03 > 0:54:07streaks where he scores for five frames quickly.And when you have
0:54:07 > 0:54:10beaten someone like O'Sullivan, you walk into here full of confidence.
0:54:10 > 0:54:15You should do but Mark said in his interview it is just one match, even
0:54:15 > 0:54:18though it was Ronnie O'Sullivan and it was only halfway through towards
0:54:18 > 0:54:24going when -- to win the tournament. Mark Allen has every shot. Perhaps
0:54:24 > 0:54:29as long game isn't as consistent as some but he needs to start getting
0:54:29 > 0:54:34to the end of these tournaments more often. He is still not included in
0:54:34 > 0:54:37the favourites to win these tournaments, so he has a way to go
0:54:37 > 0:54:41to get to that stage but he is well capable of winning tonight and
0:54:41 > 0:54:44tomorrow.That is what we said at the interval, he threatens to do
0:54:44 > 0:54:48some damage at the latter stages of the big BBC events.I think he has
0:54:48 > 0:54:53been unlucky as well, he has walked into players playing unbelievably
0:54:53 > 0:54:58and had hard draws. Lots of the matches I see, he plays -- he play
0:54:58 > 0:55:02somebody who is playing outstanding to beat him. When John has beaten
0:55:02 > 0:55:06them in the past, it is because John Higgins has played at the peak of
0:55:06 > 0:55:10his ability and one safety shot, one Mr pot, that's all it's been. He
0:55:10 > 0:55:14will continue to go close because he is very much a top player.Are you
0:55:14 > 0:55:18expecting it to be a high-scoring affair?I would be very surprised if
0:55:18 > 0:55:24it wasn't a very high quality match, possibly three, maybe for centuries
0:55:24 > 0:55:27because these guys are the top in the world when it comes to getting
0:55:27 > 0:55:31on the ball and scoring heavily. That is John Higgins' biggest asset
0:55:31 > 0:55:34throughout his career.And these guys have been talking about each
0:55:34 > 0:55:36other's game.
0:55:43 > 0:55:47It is hard, it's a hard sport, it's a brutal sport but that's why we
0:55:47 > 0:55:50play and that's the excitement of that. With these tournaments were
0:55:50 > 0:55:57easy to win, everybody would be doing it.He is playing a lot --
0:55:57 > 0:56:01with a lot of confidence right now, playing great all year and a great
0:56:01 > 0:56:07win against Ronnie. So a tough, tough game.We have been 13 years
0:56:07 > 0:56:11now on tour, yet to win one of the Triple Crown events. I fully believe
0:56:11 > 0:56:16in myself that I can do it and if I didn't, I wouldn't play. I've won
0:56:16 > 0:56:20nine tournaments around the world so if I can win nine around the world,
0:56:20 > 0:56:23there is no reason I can't win one of the Triple Crown, if not all
0:56:23 > 0:56:28three.I like watching him play, he is great to watch and I think we
0:56:28 > 0:56:33have always had good games together. John is one of the greatest ever in
0:56:33 > 0:56:37my opinion, probably in the top three or four of all time but we
0:56:37 > 0:56:40have had some great battles over the years and I have beaten him here at
0:56:40 > 0:56:44the Masters already although he has beaten me in some of the majors. I'm
0:56:44 > 0:56:48confident in my own game. That's nothing against John, that's the way
0:56:48 > 0:56:55I've played recently.You know, I'm buzzing. I know I've never really
0:56:55 > 0:56:58done great here but I've always enjoyed playing, packed house nearly
0:56:58 > 0:57:06every match and it's fabulous. I look forward to it.
0:57:07 > 0:57:12Her very young John Higgins in that item there. It is 7pm, it is live
0:57:12 > 0:57:18against Mark Allen on BBC Two. He was runner-up against Ronnie
0:57:18 > 0:57:24O'Sullivan losing 9-3 back in 1995, John Higgins.I have the table from
0:57:24 > 0:57:30my house from 1995. I had Ronnie O'Sullivan in the first-round four
0:57:30 > 0:57:34dead and letting go, so I bought the table for spite.Let's talk briefly
0:57:34 > 0:57:38about Judd Trump and how damaging this defeat is going forward.Very
0:57:38 > 0:57:43damaging, he will take a long time to get over that today. He has got
0:57:43 > 0:57:46to look at his career because he doesn't want to be known as the
0:57:46 > 0:57:50flair player with all the talent but no titles to his name. He has got to
0:57:50 > 0:57:55think about it and the shots he played today, they cost him.And
0:57:55 > 0:57:59damaging because of the position he was in.Absolutely and it changed
0:57:59 > 0:58:04the circumstances of the match. It is two shots, he will look at the
0:58:04 > 0:58:08rash one at 5-2 and the plant in the last frame, never the right shot.
0:58:08 > 0:58:13That was a terrible shot. Kyren Wilson comes in here full of
0:58:13 > 0:58:15confidence, goes into the final tomorrow and who knows who he is
0:58:15 > 0:58:20going to get but there could be no stopping Kyren.He will be a very
0:58:20 > 0:58:24dangerous opponent for whoever wins tonight.Thank you very much indeed,
0:58:24 > 0:58:29that is it from us. Do join us this evening, fantastic Saturday evening
0:58:29 > 0:58:34entertainment coming from Alexandra Palace. The second semifinal of the
0:58:34 > 0:58:372018 Dafabet Masters is John Higgins against Mark Allen. We will see you
0:58:37 > 0:58:45at 7pm live, goodbye for now.