Final 2: Mark Allen v Kyren Wilson

0:00:41 > 0:00:47There is a beauty in the distant sound of a weeping man, there is a

0:00:47 > 0:00:52wonder in your child's eyes or your feature child's eyes. And many

0:00:52 > 0:00:56things you might remember that you had, that you lost, that she let

0:00:56 > 0:01:02slip through your fingers. So cherish them all. You are the poor,

0:01:02 > 0:01:08the refugee, the bloody victim. You are the power, the winner and the

0:01:08 > 0:01:14fighter. Breathe in. You are lucky to be the BT, the memory, the past

0:01:14 > 0:01:21and the future. The infinite, be something, do something, say

0:01:21 > 0:01:26something, believe in something, but most of all, know you can change

0:01:26 > 0:01:34things. Yes, you. What are you waiting for? Do not be fearful of

0:01:34 > 0:01:42revolution. The time is now.

0:01:42 > 0:01:51Hello, are very good even into you. Welcome back to Alexandra Palace.

0:01:51 > 0:01:57The final of the guff about Masters continues this evening, with Kyren

0:01:57 > 0:02:06Wilson and Mark Allen locked at 4-4. -- the final of the death

0:02:19 > 0:02:27This is the story so far. Excellently cued.

0:02:27 > 0:02:33This is the story so far. Excellently cued.

0:02:33 > 0:02:46Excellently cued.A very good pot.A very nice pot.

0:02:48 > 0:02:54very nice pot.That's just pure tension.

0:02:54 > 0:03:04tension.What an extraordinary frame before the mid-session interval.

0:03:04 > 0:03:15This looks pretty good. Yes, he played it very well.

0:03:15 > 0:03:21played it very well.That will make him feel a bit better.

0:03:22 > 0:03:28him feel a bit better.Excellent.

0:03:35 > 0:03:42Well, now there is a free ball, and it is a free ball this time.It is

0:03:42 > 0:03:45there in black and white. It is for- four.

0:03:45 > 0:03:50All to play for tonight. OK, Steve, what have you made of the finals so

0:03:50 > 0:03:56far?Understandably tense from both players. Neither player reached the

0:03:56 > 0:03:59heights that have got them to the final and there have been crisis

0:03:59 > 0:04:04points for both of them. Kyren Wilson missed a couple of horrendous

0:04:04 > 0:04:09pots which he did well to recover from and Mark Allen has not been as

0:04:09 > 0:04:19clean.What about that snooker from Mark Allen?From the perspective of

0:04:19 > 0:04:25the match, it is all set up very nicely and both players will

0:04:25 > 0:04:29hopefully use it as a springboard for this evening. Rob Walker, let's

0:04:29 > 0:04:36get the players out there.Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome

0:04:36 > 0:04:42Kettering's 2015 Shanghai Masters champion, Kyren Wilson.

0:04:59 > 0:05:07CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:05:12 > 0:05:15And now, please welcome Northern Ireland pots three-time ranking

0:05:15 > 0:05:20event winner, Mark Allen.

0:05:31 > 0:05:39CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:05:50 > 0:05:53What annoys inside Alexandra Palace.

0:06:01 > 0:06:08-- what a noise inside Alexandra Palace. Good evening, everyone, and

0:06:08 > 0:06:13this crowd giving my players are fabulous reception. It couldn't be

0:06:13 > 0:06:18better. Four frames all and one of them is going to get their name on

0:06:18 > 0:06:21that magnificent trophy. Which of them isn't going to be? The Paul

0:06:21 > 0:06:31Hunter Tracy they are ball.It is some atmosphere, isn't it, Dennis?

0:06:31 > 0:06:37It will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up and what a

0:06:37 > 0:06:47reception for both players. For- four. First to 10.

0:06:48 > 0:06:56four. First to 10.Thank you, frame nine, Mark Allen to break.Hard to

0:06:56 > 0:07:00pick a winner, Dennis. Evenly matched after this afternoon's

0:07:00 > 0:07:07session.I think it was difficult before it even started. The standard

0:07:07 > 0:07:15overall. Kyren Wilson has had breaks of 64, a 52 in the last frame. But

0:07:15 > 0:07:20he lost that last frame. He had that one long frame but the balls went

0:07:20 > 0:07:25very awkwardly. It was the longest frame of this year 's Masters. It

0:07:25 > 0:07:30lasted just under 47 minutes.It was exciting though, wasn't it? Write to

0:07:30 > 0:07:36the black ball. It will be interesting to see how Kyren Wilson

0:07:36 > 0:07:46handles tonight, particularly after losing that frame.

0:07:48 > 0:07:52losing that frame. Also to see how much of a boost it will give Mark

0:07:52 > 0:07:59Allen. It is very nicely poised, this final.

0:08:21 > 0:08:28APPLAUSE

0:08:28 > 0:08:32Yes, for two very attacking players, there was some brilliant safety

0:08:32 > 0:08:42played in this afternoon's session, especially in that long for frame.

0:08:43 > 0:08:53-- that long fourth frame. There is another good safety.

0:08:54 > 0:08:58Yes, much more of an attacking safety shot because there is a

0:08:58 > 0:09:08pathway back down the right-hand side of the table.

0:09:11 > 0:09:23Good return. Excellent.Yes, and played with a lot of sportsmanship,

0:09:23 > 0:09:28this final. Both players acknowledging the other player with

0:09:28 > 0:09:35a tap on the table when they play a good safety shot.

0:09:46 > 0:09:51Yes, we could do without the odd one in the crowd shouting out like that.

0:09:51 > 0:09:57They are fabulous here, lots of atmosphere and noise, but on the

0:09:57 > 0:10:04shot there, perfectly quiet. The reds have opened it up nicely, as

0:10:04 > 0:10:09you can see. OK, the black and pink are awkward, but he hasn't got an

0:10:09 > 0:10:17easy return safety shot here. And about red to the left, the one he

0:10:17 > 0:10:22was looking at there, if you took the pot on, it looks as if he would

0:10:22 > 0:10:28can into other reds and that is risky.

0:10:34 > 0:10:41APPLAUSE

0:10:41 > 0:10:46That was just a way of putting yourself out of trouble. There was

0:10:46 > 0:10:52no way to get on

0:10:52 > 0:10:55no way to get on a colour but he couldn't see a safety shot. Now he

0:10:55 > 0:11:02can play a safety shot.He might play the brown. He really wants to

0:11:02 > 0:11:08get the cue ball somewhere behind the green on that side of the table.

0:11:08 > 0:11:12That is pretty good.

0:11:33 > 0:11:37He was just looking to see their if he left the cue ball on the cushion

0:11:37 > 0:11:48to the right of the black, what he would leave. The red to the right

0:11:48 > 0:11:53there, he could play off that and leave the white on cushion. To the

0:11:53 > 0:12:02right of the red there, just two questions nestled on the red here.

0:12:02 > 0:12:07He has played this well. He's played it very well.

0:12:17 > 0:12:23Well, he's looking at a pot here. Can he get through to hit the one to

0:12:23 > 0:12:29cut it into the right corner? That's the one he is looking at. Maybe he

0:12:29 > 0:12:36can see enough of it.

0:12:36 > 0:12:42Well, he could cut back in because it wasn't quite as thin as I

0:12:42 > 0:12:52thought. So the first real chance falls Mark Allen here. -- falls to

0:12:52 > 0:12:54Mark Allen here.

0:12:59 > 0:13:07APPLAUSE

0:13:07 > 0:13:12That just about went in.It didn't go in cleanly into the pocket so

0:13:12 > 0:13:20subsequently, topside of the blue. It just wobbled.

0:13:29 > 0:13:39He could screw the crew ball back -- the cue ball back. He is looking at

0:13:39 > 0:13:45dropping the blue ball in and leaving the cue ball in line with

0:13:45 > 0:13:53the blue spot. He could leave himself a nice angle on potting this

0:13:53 > 0:14:01red, coming back up for the blue.

0:14:09 > 0:14:18Didn't quite hit it hard enough and it's left rather awkward. He can

0:14:18 > 0:14:22still take the blue on but it's a funny angle being so close to it.

0:14:22 > 0:14:26You see, that might look straightforward, but it's a funny

0:14:26 > 0:14:30angle.

0:14:39 > 0:14:43He is looking at the yellow ball. This is quite an attacking shot to

0:14:43 > 0:14:49get round to the reds.

0:14:49 > 0:14:53get round to the reds. Very well played. Now, has the kiss on the

0:14:53 > 0:14:58green spoiled it? And the blue might hamper him, so he is very anarchy

0:14:58 > 0:15:07that indeed. He took the risk on the yellow -- so he is very unlucky

0:15:07 > 0:15:11there indeed. He didn't get a favourable case there on the green.

0:15:11 > 0:15:15Look whether yellow, green and brown are. I have never seen that before.

0:15:15 > 0:15:25Amazing.Yes, if he chooses to try to play the safety shot, it is quite

0:15:25 > 0:15:30a big target. Not a big target down the left side of the table. He needs

0:15:30 > 0:15:38to clip these rates down the right side. A big target up by yellow,

0:15:38 > 0:15:48green and brown. APPLAUSE

0:15:48 > 0:15:52That is a nice nudge of the yellow. It straightened up the cue ball and

0:15:52 > 0:16:01left it tight on the baulk cushion. He tried to pot himself out of

0:16:01 > 0:16:04trouble the last time. I don't think he can do it here. Maybe just an

0:16:04 > 0:16:10edge of the red to the right.

0:16:14 > 0:16:16edge of the red to the right. Well, that's a fabulous shot from there.

0:16:16 > 0:16:22You'd certainly be happy with that.

0:16:28 > 0:16:32It's just developing into a bit of an awkward frame but the players

0:16:32 > 0:16:35can't do anything about that. It's just the way the balls have mixed

0:16:35 > 0:16:38up.

0:16:50 > 0:16:56That's a shame. That's put the yellow out of commission now.

0:17:12 > 0:17:18That was a great effort and look where he has got the cue ball. That

0:17:18 > 0:17:22is the cue power that Kyren Wilson has.

0:17:26 > 0:17:33Yes, a tremendous amount of top spin.

0:17:37 > 0:17:43He doesn't want that red coming up over the right centre. He needs the

0:17:43 > 0:17:50brown to come to his rescue. I don't think it has.

0:17:51 > 0:17:57think it has. He can cut this red into the right centre pocket and

0:17:57 > 0:18:04avoid the red on the top cushion to get back up for blue. Or possibly

0:18:04 > 0:18:09pink. I don't think he can hold pink, but definitely blue. He needs

0:18:09 > 0:18:19to avoid the red on the top cushion. Oh, he has overcut it.

0:18:44 > 0:18:46APPLAUSE

0:18:49 > 0:19:02He really does pot some fantastic balls, Mark allen.

0:19:02 > 0:19:07That is one of the reasons he has made 358th century breaks in his

0:19:07 > 0:19:16career. He has made 41 this season. And against John Higgins and Ronnie

0:19:16 > 0:19:20O'Sullivan, when he was in amongst the balls, he never looked like

0:19:20 > 0:19:27missing, but this is very awkward, the ball is situated like this.

0:19:41 > 0:19:48Yes, just wanted more of a full ball cannon on that. He is still on for

0:19:48 > 0:19:52the pink but it is trickier than he would have liked. It is fair. Good

0:19:52 > 0:19:57shot.

0:19:58 > 0:20:08shot. And he is nicely on the road. -- on the red.

0:20:14 > 0:20:21And all the sudden, it's now good chance.

0:20:22 > 0:20:28chance. Now, how many can he make from this position? There is plenty

0:20:28 > 0:20:36there for the taking.

0:20:37 > 0:20:50Yes, this is where he is really at his best, playing these little

0:20:50 > 0:20:58screws and stuns in. It is one of the reasons, as you said, he has had

0:20:58 > 0:21:08so many century breaks in his career. The two

0:21:08 > 0:21:16career. The two reds to the left of the black will also pot, so he

0:21:16 > 0:21:25doesn't have is to make too many choices here. A choice of reds.

0:21:25 > 0:21:32Now he can almost try to play on three reds here, all around the

0:21:32 > 0:21:40black spot. Try to get them into the corner pocket.

0:21:49 > 0:21:57Well, it looks as if, yes, he has finished dead straight on this, so,

0:21:57 > 0:22:04just managed to force a little bit of an angle where. They play a

0:22:04 > 0:22:08similar type game, these two players, but very different cue

0:22:08 > 0:22:21actions. Mark is very effective but doesn't pull the cue back too far.

0:22:21 > 0:22:27And his action is really suited to these very fast tables. Not a lot

0:22:27 > 0:22:32can go wrong with it.

0:22:36 > 0:22:39can go wrong with it. But there is something just gone slightly wrong

0:22:39 > 0:22:44with that positional shot. 48 in front. It was always going to be

0:22:44 > 0:22:48very difficult to score enough to win the frame.

0:23:18 > 0:23:22Yes, he is just worried about the two reds left of the black. If he

0:23:22 > 0:23:26tries to play phase and get the cue ball up towards the brown and the

0:23:26 > 0:23:36green, he is worried about knocking the reds over the pocket. That's

0:23:36 > 0:23:43where he is taking his time, over a minute now. Of course, he is nursing

0:23:43 > 0:23:47a 48 point lead as well, so he doesn't want to bring any

0:23:47 > 0:23:52unnecessary reds into play. He wants to keep it tight. That is not bad.

0:23:52 > 0:23:58He will settle for that.

0:24:22 > 0:24:28That is another very good safety from Kyren, although, having said

0:24:28 > 0:24:34that, mark might be able to take this one on if he can avoid cannon

0:24:34 > 0:24:48into a bread that is just to the right of the black press. -- avoid

0:24:48 > 0:24:53cannon Inc into a red that is just to the right of the black. Yes, he

0:24:53 > 0:24:54had to

0:24:54 > 0:25:02Yes, he

0:25:05 > 0:25:18stun that in order to avoid that. Kyren has got an awful lot to do to

0:25:18 > 0:25:21try to get back into this frame.

0:25:26 > 0:25:36APPLAUSE

0:25:38 > 0:25:43Good pot, quite cleverly played. He's trying to knock the yellow of

0:25:43 > 0:25:47the baulk cushion, try to bring that into play. He didn't get the full

0:25:47 > 0:25:53ball cannon on the yellow. He has still got the green or brown into

0:25:53 > 0:25:59right centre, but a big shot this is. If it goes in, he has a chance.

0:25:59 > 0:26:05If he misses it, could he lose the frame?

0:26:12 > 0:26:17Well, he has still got one red to go out but this was a terrific pot at

0:26:17 > 0:26:25that pace into the middle pocket. He is trying to develop pink and red.

0:26:25 > 0:26:30He certainly developed the pink, not the red safe.

0:26:46 > 0:26:51Well, what the chance now to develop a few more balls here. He has got

0:26:51 > 0:26:58the perfect angle. He can certainly bring at least one red into play if

0:26:58 > 0:27:11not two. Oh, that's unlucky again. You'd have thought once he found the

0:27:11 > 0:27:19gap there, he's bound to knock one into a portable position. He might

0:27:19 > 0:27:34just play this and free the black hair. But he needs to be careful.

0:27:45 > 0:27:51That was so close to being such a great shot. A tap on the table

0:27:51 > 0:27:54there.

0:28:12 > 0:28:17He had to hit the cue ball that hard to make sure the red didn't stay

0:28:17 > 0:28:21over the right corner pocket. He had to hit it with more pace so the red

0:28:21 > 0:28:27would come back towards the top cushion.

0:29:00 > 0:29:09APPLAUSE

0:29:19 > 0:29:30A chance of a pot on the red and under normal circumstances, he would

0:29:30 > 0:29:39take this pink on.If he was 39 behind, he would take this pink on,

0:29:39 > 0:29:46no question. The fact he is 39 ahead, he is in a good position.

0:29:46 > 0:29:52Just planning to play good matchplay snooker here. Now he has put the

0:29:52 > 0:30:05brown safe. That puts his case stronger.

0:30:30 > 0:30:40It looks to be absolutely dead straight this.

0:30:43 > 0:30:5039 the difference. This red and anything would do.

0:30:53 > 0:31:00Pink would be OK. Oh, that was close. Tricky little one along the

0:31:00 > 0:31:03cushion here though.

0:31:29 > 0:31:37There is still a glimmer of hope for Kyren here. But Mark putting the

0:31:37 > 0:31:40brown safe could come into play.

0:31:45 > 0:31:50Another tricky one along the cushion.

0:32:25 > 0:32:30I'm sure he's trying to play on the pink, but he still has the black

0:32:30 > 0:32:39there. Still not ideal.

0:32:40 > 0:32:4424 points behind, so he will need red and all the colours to win this

0:32:44 > 0:32:50frame.

0:33:03 > 0:33:10Now imperative he leaves a nice angle. He has the angle to try and

0:33:10 > 0:33:15move the yellow. But he is looking to try and leave it in such a spot

0:33:15 > 0:33:19that he will leave a nice angle to get behind the yellow and drop the

0:33:19 > 0:33:26yellow in.

0:33:33 > 0:33:37Well this is tougher than the ones he played along the cushion behind

0:33:37 > 0:33:46the black.

0:33:53 > 0:34:02Oh! That wobbled! Four or five times there. Even then at that pace he

0:34:02 > 0:34:11hasn't got it on to the green.

0:34:19 > 0:34:24No value in taking the pot on with the brown as it is. But this is a

0:34:24 > 0:34:34pretty good shot he played.

0:34:42 > 0:34:53Just enough room to slip around the back of that green.

0:34:59 > 0:35:10Which is what's happened.REFEREE: Foul, a miss and 6.

0:35:10 > 0:35:14Yes just had a quick look. It is not a free ball, so he will have it

0:35:14 > 0:35:21replaced. It is just far off the cushion, that green, just to...

0:35:21 > 0:35:25Around the back of it.

0:35:37 > 0:35:42Oh, he will settle for that! You're never sure where they're going to

0:35:42 > 0:35:53go, but that's a good result.

0:36:13 > 0:36:18That's the shot.

0:36:21 > 0:36:25He can just see the edge of the green.

0:36:28 > 0:36:33Got to be careful he doesn't knock it towards the left corner pocket.

0:36:33 > 0:36:43Played it well. That is as good as he could have hoped for.Of course

0:36:43 > 0:36:48that brown that Mark Allen knocked safe when he was 48 in front,

0:36:48 > 0:36:52knocked it there as a bit of insurance now with the penalty

0:36:52 > 0:36:55points he is going to need that brown.

0:37:07 > 0:37:16APPLAUSE.Whether a shot he's played there. What a shot!That is one of

0:37:16 > 0:37:25the shots of this week.Yeah, worth another look without a doubt.

0:37:25 > 0:37:34Absolutely brilliant.Great shot. Very well worked out.

0:37:37 > 0:37:43This is a tough opening frame for both players. But it is such a big

0:37:43 > 0:37:47frame.

0:38:27 > 0:38:35It is so awkward, because the green's away from the cushion. Not

0:38:35 > 0:38:41surprised he's giving this plenty of thought. The shot time coming up to

0:38:41 > 0:38:46a minute and a half. But it's such a crucial shot. That's what he is

0:38:46 > 0:38:53looking at there.

0:38:54 > 0:39:11Oh! We will see the result when he moves his head.

0:39:14 > 0:39:22You never ever know where they're going to finish. It was such a tough

0:39:22 > 0:39:29snooker to hit.Well he has already played a great snooker there. He

0:39:29 > 0:39:33would play a slow roll here off the cushion.

0:39:38 > 0:39:42Hit the green past the pink and lay in a little snooker. Just didn't hit

0:39:42 > 0:39:50it hard enough. I think, well, can Mark the green around the table and

0:39:50 > 0:39:55leave the cue ball behind the pink? I'm not sure he has got enough of

0:39:55 > 0:40:02the green there.

0:40:10 > 0:40:19Back in the driving seat now, Mark Allen with that very good safety.

0:40:40 > 0:40:45Mark Allen saying, good shot.

0:40:45 > 0:40:54A great chance to get the cue ball behind the brown here.

0:40:54 > 0:41:00Just overhit it slightly.

0:41:00 > 0:41:06I do enjoy these frames, for all the century breaks we have had

0:41:06 > 0:41:11throughout the week, top class snooker, I do love a fight on the

0:41:11 > 0:41:18colours. It is so interesting. Cat and mouse.Yeah, good fews ago they

0:41:18 > 0:41:24asked people at home why they preferred and the percentages were

0:41:24 > 0:41:29for the tactical exciting frames. Rather than just seeing hundred

0:41:29 > 0:41:38breaks flying in.

0:41:56 > 0:42:01Advantage again to Mark Allen. He was trying to get in behind the

0:42:01 > 0:42:07black was Kyren. He has a couple of ways to go, play it behind the black

0:42:07 > 0:42:13or behind the brown.

0:42:13 > 0:42:19The black it is but he has overhit that one.

0:42:51 > 0:43:00Very close.

0:43:08 > 0:43:17Well he's not got the snooker this time.The green does pass the brown

0:43:17 > 0:43:28into the top left-hand corner pocket. Tough shot to take on.

0:43:31 > 0:43:41He could double the green up past the blue if he wants.

0:43:45 > 0:43:53That's what he's done. Could have done with it hitting it a little bit

0:43:53 > 0:43:57harder.

0:44:09 > 0:44:16As I mentioned the fourth frachl frame was a very tactical frame and

0:44:16 > 0:44:21lasted 47 minutes - the longest frame of the Masters of this year.

0:44:21 > 0:44:29The second longest one was 41 minutes with John Higgins and

0:44:29 > 0:44:33Anthony McGill. This is the third longest. But it could finish up the

0:44:33 > 0:44:41longest.

0:45:27 > 0:45:37Such a good long potter. No which you could get on the brown there.

0:45:37 > 0:45:42Oh, he has hit that too thin. He needs the pink to come to his recue

0:45:42 > 0:45:52and I don't think it is. Has it just pulled up in time? It must be close.

0:45:52 > 0:45:57And the thing, if he can see enough to pot it. He has got to be careful

0:45:57 > 0:46:01the white doesn't go in the right middle pocket. He will need too keep

0:46:01 > 0:46:10an eye on that one as well.

0:46:14 > 0:46:18That's heading towards the middle pocket. Is it going to pull up in

0:46:18 > 0:46:25time? Just about.

0:46:35 > 0:46:39From is psychological point of view it is nice if you can win one of the

0:46:39 > 0:46:46long frames. And in goes the pink. The second longest frame of this

0:46:46 > 0:46:50year's Masters and Mark Allen as he leaves the arena will be very

0:46:50 > 0:46:58pleasantly pleased with taking the frame and he now leads by 5-4.

0:46:58 > 0:47:02STUDIO: Compelling stuff. Let's remind you how it is looking in the

0:47:02 > 0:47:10head-to-head matches. It is three a piece. And Kyren Wilson the first

0:47:10 > 0:47:15player to appear until final born in the nineties, how does that

0:47:15 > 0:47:15player to appear until final born in the nineties, how does that make you

0:47:15 > 0:47:22feel? Old. Compelling, riveting stuff.It was a fantastic frame.

0:47:22 > 0:47:28Mark Allen played a clever shot chipping the brown on to the

0:47:28 > 0:47:34cushion. That insurance looked like it would save the framement and

0:47:34 > 0:47:43Kyren played a clever shot. But the shot on the proun brown is class.It

0:47:43 > 0:47:48was a poor safety shot, but left a problem. He committed to playing it

0:47:48 > 0:47:52slowly and it could have rolled off the length of the table. It was a

0:47:52 > 0:47:58really good way the play the shot. But a brave way.You were not sure

0:47:58 > 0:48:03whether he could see that brown.We are generally down the line. But we

0:48:03 > 0:48:11couldn't see. The way he went about it was the right way to do it. But a

0:48:11 > 0:48:18very brave decision.You would have been forgiven for banging it in. He

0:48:18 > 0:48:23needed the blue as well. It was a brave professional slot to play and

0:48:23 > 0:48:30took a lot of bottle. Especially after a long-winded frame.This will

0:48:30 > 0:48:36go to the wire.Yes the thing with frames that length is if you lose.

0:48:36 > 0:48:45If you win you don't worry about how long it's taken. It has a look of

0:48:45 > 0:48:5410-8, 10-9. I've sat on the fence all week. There is so many matches I

0:48:54 > 0:48:59have got wrong this week. Anything can happen.It is a show piece

0:48:59 > 0:49:06event. Anything can happen.If either player wins this and starts

0:49:06 > 0:49:12to dominate. It will be in different ways. Long putting from Kyren

0:49:12 > 0:49:17Wilson, his positional play isn't as good. If Mark Allen wins it will be

0:49:17 > 0:49:23precise. Expect which ever player dominates, Mark Allen the woo white

0:49:23 > 0:49:29won't be moving far. The opposite with Kyren Wilson. Depends who will

0:49:29 > 0:49:37win.We spent a lot of time this afternoon talk Ake about the nerves

0:49:37 > 0:49:41and tension. Your assessment on how they have come out?Yeah, much of

0:49:41 > 0:49:46what's happened this afternoon. I'm sure the opening session would have

0:49:46 > 0:49:51done both players the world of good. It is different. It is a Major. It

0:49:51 > 0:49:56is not an ordinary ranking event, it getting written down in the history

0:49:56 > 0:50:02of the sport. I expect they will settle down more.I think they

0:50:02 > 0:50:05looked sharper immediately. They have had a match this morning, that

0:50:05 > 0:50:13was the one session. It is its own individual event. I expect the

0:50:13 > 0:50:19standard to get higher. Mark Allen has come back and they will settle

0:50:19 > 0:50:25down.Mark Allen leads 5-4.

0:50:25 > 0:50:28has come back and they will settle down.Mark Allen leads 5-4. REFEREE:

0:50:28 > 0:50:35Take your seats as quickly as possible, please.

0:50:35 > 0:50:44COMMENTATOR: Tenth frame on the way.

0:50:45 > 0:50:51I don't think we will see many more of those almost 40-minute frames.

0:50:51 > 0:50:57They're quite intriguing. They're what we all like to see. Some big

0:50:57 > 0:51:04breaks and free-flowing snooker as well of course. Once one player gets

0:51:04 > 0:51:15started it all happens - the other player gets going as well.

0:51:18 > 0:51:24That was close. Worth another look. Because he was perfectly on the

0:51:24 > 0:51:33black. If that had dropped in. He has left the one into the right

0:51:33 > 0:51:42corner here. But the white's going to career into the reds. So he is

0:51:42 > 0:51:54working out what might happen there, so he's not going to take the risk.

0:51:54 > 0:52:00The last thing you want too do after a long frame like that is get down

0:52:00 > 0:52:03and take one on, open the reds up and then leave your opponent right

0:52:03 > 0:52:09in amongst them. So played the percentages there. There has been

0:52:09 > 0:52:14some very quick frames. We have had a 12 minute, a couple of 15 minute

0:52:14 > 0:52:21frames.

0:52:23 > 0:52:28You just never know how the balls are going to finish up. Sometimes

0:52:28 > 0:52:33you get a chance and you're in amongst the pink and black. And the

0:52:33 > 0:52:37free-scoring opportunity. Other times they run on to cushions and

0:52:37 > 0:52:42finish up awkward.

0:52:57 > 0:52:58APPLAUSE.

0:53:54 > 0:54:07Well that's not a bad outcome. It was the only red he could leave, the

0:54:07 > 0:54:17one he had a go at. It is safe next to the brown.

0:54:17 > 0:54:28to the brown. It is the first to 10 that lifts the trophy. Also called

0:54:28 > 0:54:33the Paul Hunter trophy after... Oh, well there we go, we have an early

0:54:33 > 0:54:38re-rack. I didn't see that coming quite so quickly. That shows you the

0:54:38 > 0:54:42players don't want to get bogged down with another long frame. That

0:54:42 > 0:54:51was nice to see. So... Well there you go, Ken, you're not going to get

0:54:51 > 0:54:58your tactical frame you enjoyed there.I only like one of them every

0:54:58 > 0:55:05so often. Not too many of them. I will be able to handle it.Will go

0:55:05 > 0:55:12back to Eddie Charlton played Terry Griffiths and finished at 10 to 4 in

0:55:12 > 0:55:18the morning.It was on Tuesday morning! Started on Sunday. Didn't

0:55:18 > 0:55:22have to change the carpet after the two of them finished. They wore it

0:55:22 > 0:55:28out.

0:55:33 > 0:55:37You see the name, Paul Hunter trophy. What a player he was. Three

0:55:37 > 0:55:41times a winner of this Masters. Would have been a certain world

0:55:41 > 0:55:49champion.

0:56:04 > 0:56:13Just a natural angle for Mark Allen.

0:56:15 > 0:56:24Just bread and butter for these top players.

0:56:24 > 0:56:29If you want to past the practice room, that is the type of shot they

0:56:29 > 0:56:35do set up and practice. So it is so important to get a good break-off

0:56:35 > 0:56:42shot and Kyren didn't get one there.

0:56:50 > 0:56:55Mark Allen will be hoping the red left of the black can pot into the

0:56:55 > 0:57:02left-hand corner pocket. That was an attempt to get on it there. He has

0:57:02 > 0:57:10played a very good positional shot.

0:57:10 > 0:57:16If this red left of the black does pot, just about the right side of

0:57:16 > 0:57:21the blue. If the red left of black can pot. He is looking at it now. He

0:57:21 > 0:57:29will try and get on that red.

0:57:29 > 0:57:35That will open the black into both corner pockets. And that looks just

0:57:35 > 0:57:43about perfect. Great shot.

0:57:52 > 0:58:01Got a slight angle on the black.

0:58:09 > 0:58:16Or maybe pot this red, screw into the pack and bring more reds into

0:58:16 > 0:58:25play. Needs the bounce off this cushion. Not enough.That is the

0:58:25 > 0:58:30only problem with that shot, it is so difficult to judge the pace and

0:58:30 > 0:58:37the number of times you finish near the cushion. He is limited to what

0:58:37 > 0:58:49he can do with the black, now that the cue ball's near the cushion.

0:58:53 > 0:58:59Oh, he's missed it!

0:59:04 > 0:59:07He had obviously spotted something that he could roll the black in and

0:59:07 > 0:59:19get on. I think it's... Unless the one he was trying to get on. He has

0:59:19 > 0:59:24knocked some cracking long pots in. He could do with one here.

0:59:32 > 0:59:37APPLAUSE.

0:59:46 > 0:59:52Bit of a chance here.

1:00:31 > 1:00:37Well, talk about his cue power, he just got into that too much and have

1:00:37 > 1:00:42another look.He was trying to swing it over into the bunch of reds and

1:00:42 > 1:00:46open it up and got far too much screw on it. Look where the has

1:00:46 > 1:01:03ended up. -- look where white has ended up.

1:01:13 > 1:01:17Well, Mark Allen back at the table. I don't think he was expecting to be

1:01:17 > 1:01:23back quite so quickly.

1:02:19 > 1:02:28Foul. Mark allen, four.

1:02:35 > 1:02:43He's given four points away but this red does pot and he could swing it

1:02:43 > 1:02:47around the back of the black, I am sure.

1:02:57 > 1:03:03Well, maybe not. Deciding against it.

1:03:22 > 1:03:32Has he left it for Kyren Wilson?It is a tougher pot from that angle.

1:03:32 > 1:03:37Well, he is coming around to have a look at the potting angle of the

1:03:37 > 1:03:41red. So obviously wanting to take this on.

1:03:55 > 1:04:06Well, he has got away with it.

1:04:30 > 1:04:37You can expect a few misses. It is such an occasion for both players,

1:04:37 > 1:04:44to try to win their first major.

1:06:05 > 1:06:09There has never been more than one frame in this final and it's the

1:06:09 > 1:06:15player who you think could open up a two frame advantage would go on to

1:06:15 > 1:06:26lift the trophy and this is a bit of a chance here for the Mac.

1:06:26 > 1:06:28a chance here for the Mac. -- this is a bit of a chance here for Mark.

1:06:28 > 1:06:37This road is pottable, a bit of a chance this, for Kyren.

1:07:11 > 1:07:17That is a couple of reds into middle pocket that he has missed now. Once

1:07:17 > 1:07:22in the previous frame.

1:07:29 > 1:07:43Greater pot. Fantastic opening red. Is he too close to this green or can

1:07:43 > 1:07:48he just

1:07:48 > 1:07:56he just -- pot it past the yellow. It is very tricky when the balls are

1:07:56 > 1:08:01so close.Yes, you have to be careful not to push it. In fact,

1:08:01 > 1:08:06Kyren Wilson played a shot at the other end of the table where he

1:08:06 > 1:08:21didn't get the cue out of the way. It was a push shot, which is a foul.

1:08:24 > 1:08:31Yes, a push shot is where the tip is in contact with the cue ball and

1:08:31 > 1:08:38object ball all at the same time.

1:08:38 > 1:08:41object ball all at the same time.He is not on anything into this bottom

1:08:41 > 1:08:47right-hand corner pocket but I'm sure the red pots into the right

1:08:47 > 1:08:52centre.

1:08:52 > 1:08:58centre. He can get on the pink, of course, which would mean the pink

1:08:58 > 1:09:05ends up back on its spot and ties the pink up.

1:09:06 > 1:09:14the pink up. Put pot this red, get on the pink and it could work. A

1:09:14 > 1:09:19nice angle on this pink and he could try to go into the black and the two

1:09:19 > 1:09:24reds and tried to bring everything into play.

1:09:39 > 1:09:49A bit of pace needed and that is beautiful. It opens the black, maybe

1:09:49 > 1:10:00not into baulk pockets, but certainly corner pocket. He has

1:10:00 > 1:10:08looked a bit edgy so far this evening, Kyren Wilson. He lost that

1:10:08 > 1:10:12long first frame and the opening exchanges of this frame. This is a

1:10:12 > 1:10:18good opportunity to get going again now.

1:10:36 > 1:10:42That last shot he played to get onto the blue is the shot that cost him

1:10:42 > 1:10:48the final frame before the interval. He was well on his way and Mark made

1:10:48 > 1:10:53a comeback to pinch it.

1:11:26 > 1:11:36He has had a look at the two reds to see if they RE plant and they are,

1:11:36 > 1:11:44so he doesn't have to disturb those three reds around the pink now. He

1:11:44 > 1:11:51can stun bows back for the black. He doesn't want the first red coming

1:11:51 > 1:11:56back and tying up the pink again. That is what has happened.

1:11:59 > 1:12:07That was not a great shot. He really needed a better angle on the black.

1:12:07 > 1:12:14He has lost the cue ball there.Yes, that is a bit of adrenaline, to

1:12:14 > 1:12:24overdo that and finish up taking the green over the pocket.

1:12:31 > 1:12:35Well, if he has covered this read to the left corner, he is faced with a

1:12:35 > 1:12:39difficult one to the right corner and the one to the right of the pink

1:12:39 > 1:12:44isn't a gimme either.

1:12:44 > 1:12:46isn't a gimme either. So that poor positional shot when playing a

1:12:46 > 1:12:58straightforward plant, he just put too much into it.

1:13:09 > 1:13:20What a shot! What are pot with the destruction of the green and the

1:13:20 > 1:13:38brown. To knock that in, ten out of ten! -- with the

1:13:41 > 1:13:44distraction of the green and the brown.

1:13:49 > 1:13:56He has got himself 26 points in front. So he needs this red, a

1:13:56 > 1:14:02colour, one more red and a colour to leave Mark Allen at the snookers

1:14:02 > 1:14:05required stage.

1:14:11 > 1:14:17Yes, and the red to the right of the pink will pot into the right centre.

1:14:17 > 1:14:24He looks to be almost straight on this black, so he could screw back

1:14:24 > 1:14:30and play that read into the right centre or deep screw and try to play

1:14:30 > 1:14:38into the bottom right pocket. It is the deep screw so he needs to miss

1:14:38 > 1:14:47the pink and he is perfect. Great shot. A wonderful positional shot.

1:14:54 > 1:15:07This is better stuff. Black will put him 42 points ahead.Switch it off,

1:15:07 > 1:15:15please.He needs to just compose himself here.

1:15:17 > 1:15:20APPLAUSE .

1:15:24 > 1:15:33It has been a good break this, Dennis, under the circumstances.

1:15:33 > 1:15:34Dennis, under the circumstances. It looked like Mark Allen was slightly

1:15:34 > 1:15:43getting on top and first chance in this frame, but he has come back

1:15:43 > 1:15:49well.Yes, considering that that last frame lasted nearly 40 minutes,

1:15:49 > 1:15:56this is top drawer from Kyren here.

1:16:23 > 1:16:37That's superb.Great cumin, isn't it? -- great

1:16:37 > 1:16:43it? -- great action, isn't it?He reminds me of John Parrott when he

1:16:43 > 1:16:48used to be on the table next to you. He used to punch them.

1:16:55 > 1:17:06Come on, Kyren. Pick a pocket. Maybe in the middle. No. But what a

1:17:06 > 1:17:12wonderful break from Kyren Wilson of 85. We are level one small. It is

1:17:12 > 1:17:22Mark Allen five, Kyren Wilson five. I'll tell you something, some of the

1:17:22 > 1:17:24cueing we have seen from Kyren Wilson this week has been

1:17:24 > 1:17:31sensational.It has and I am not trying to dig him out here, but he

1:17:31 > 1:17:36is one of the best players I have ever seen on a long pot out of

1:17:36 > 1:17:43position that I have ever seen. He has lost the cue ball, he has got to

1:17:43 > 1:17:48bridge over the brown and green and plays a magnificent long pot, stance

1:17:48 > 1:17:53of the cushion and cleaned up. His temperament has to be so good for

1:17:53 > 1:17:59him to play a shot like that and recover, it is to his credit that he

1:17:59 > 1:18:08can do it.In Mark Williams early years, he didn't keep the cue ball

1:18:08 > 1:18:12under control but he could get himself out of trouble. It seems

1:18:12 > 1:18:16that Kyren is in that bracket. But obviously, we been critical at a top

1:18:16 > 1:18:21class level. These players are all very, very good but we see the

1:18:21 > 1:18:25differences on the players when we see them all on the match table.

1:18:25 > 1:18:29That long potting, some of it we saw yesterday with Judd Trump, it was

1:18:29 > 1:18:35the reason he got over the line. Absolutely. He is fabulous at it but

1:18:35 > 1:18:39if you asked him if he would like to have the cue ball tight making it

1:18:39 > 1:18:45easy for him, he would. But it is to his credit that when he plays a bad

1:18:45 > 1:18:54shot and then he digs out one like that. Well done, him.Also, when you

1:18:54 > 1:18:57are continuously potting long-range pots, you are practising them all

1:18:57 > 1:19:03the time. If you play great touch shots, blacks and pinks then all of

1:19:03 > 1:19:08a sudden you are left the big long pot, there is pressure on it, but

1:19:08 > 1:19:20the way Kyren plays, he is used to it.Nice little mention Ron Dennis.

1:19:20 > 1:19:30Yes, very nice. Not so much sound now.I used to feel the same when I

1:19:30 > 1:19:37was a child watching you on telly. Thanks very much!It's the only

1:19:37 > 1:19:39reason people use to stick around at night when they were watching him

1:19:39 > 1:19:44play.There are lots of people enjoying the coverage and at the

1:19:44 > 1:19:48moment Gary is winning on social media. I think you mean this in the

1:19:48 > 1:19:53nicest possible way, him saying, the way these two are going, someone is

1:19:53 > 1:20:05going to win the Masters 2018 and 2019.

1:20:08 > 1:20:14We still can't separate these two great players. Two more frames

1:20:14 > 1:20:18before the mid-session interval and then played to a conclusion. It

1:20:18 > 1:20:23could, as we have said a few times, go all the way. I couldn't pick much

1:20:23 > 1:20:31between these two. Mark Allen, the more experienced of the two, but

1:20:31 > 1:20:42Kyren Wilson, a very determined young man.

1:21:07 > 1:21:12Well, that was tough. You could see from that shot that he had to try to

1:21:12 > 1:21:16swerve around the green and he caught the reds too thick and this

1:21:16 > 1:21:19is a good chance for Mark Allen here.

1:22:02 > 1:22:09He doesn't have to do too much with the cue ball here. Down the

1:22:09 > 1:22:15right-hand side will probably be his choice. He also has the red at the

1:22:15 > 1:22:19bottom of the pack as well. If he is straight on it, he can come through

1:22:19 > 1:22:28for the black. Sort of played on to reds there. It was nicely judged.

1:22:39 > 1:22:48Kyren will be absolutely reeling in the chair therefore

1:22:48 > 1:22:50the chair therefore giving Mark such an easy chance there, particularly

1:22:50 > 1:22:55after winning the last frame. So difficult to give your opponent such

1:22:55 > 1:23:06an easy chance. You can see how many loose reds there are.

1:23:12 > 1:23:16Yes, you can see at least 50 points before he has to open that little

1:23:16 > 1:23:25bunch of roads. -- of reds.

1:23:30 > 1:23:35He has got a wonderful angle and if he wishes, he can go into the bottom

1:23:35 > 1:23:44of the pack to loosen them, as he will be left on a red. That is

1:23:44 > 1:23:49perfect. He didn't have to hit them too hard. He was always going to be

1:23:49 > 1:23:53on that redback and what he has done now is brought another to reds into

1:23:53 > 1:24:01play.

1:24:01 > 1:24:07play. -- he was always going to be on that read and what he has done

1:24:07 > 1:24:16now is brought another two reds into play.

1:24:31 > 1:24:36It just shows you, when they get a chance in amongst the balls early

1:24:36 > 1:24:43on, this is what will happen. Something, a bit of chalk maybe, got

1:24:43 > 1:24:50itself onto the black bear. You see lots of chalk marks on the table. In

1:24:50 > 1:24:55fact, when Kyren is playing, you will see him brushing the cloth to

1:24:55 > 1:25:02brush the chalk marks off. When they play a little screw shot, it leaves

1:25:02 > 1:25:06a trail of chalk.

1:25:34 > 1:25:41Yes, pink doesn't go on its own spot, so the referee is asking for a

1:25:41 > 1:25:45second so you can line it up behind the spot and it has to go in line

1:25:45 > 1:25:49with the black and of course this top cushion as close to its own spot

1:25:49 > 1:25:59as possible. He has had a couple of looks at those two red to see if

1:25:59 > 1:26:10they popped back into this bottom corner. It looks quite close. If he

1:26:10 > 1:26:19takes two reds with black Sea, that would put him 75 ahead with just 67

1:26:19 > 1:26:24on, so all he has to do is concentrate on this black, roll it

1:26:24 > 1:26:31in and take the red behind the black. And maybe that is a plant.

1:26:31 > 1:26:35Maybe it is. It must be.

1:26:45 > 1:26:52It is all the way there. APPLAUSE

1:27:15 > 1:27:22Is he a unlucky? He is touching the other red, so that was very

1:27:22 > 1:27:30unfortunate. OK, the frame is pretty much safe, but we would have had the

1:27:30 > 1:27:36first century in the final. He is touching the reds are. He has to

1:27:36 > 1:27:47play away from it. Well, he tried to knock the Green safe there. Very

1:27:47 > 1:27:50unfortunate when he landed tight on that red.

1:28:51 > 1:29:02At the moment, Kyren needs, well, he could do with four reds and four

1:29:02 > 1:29:10blacks and then he may need snookers.

1:29:12 > 1:29:16So you wouldn't really give him much hope the way these reds are

1:29:16 > 1:29:20situated.

1:29:28 > 1:29:36That was a great shot of Kyren using the rest there. A very unusual shot.

1:29:36 > 1:29:41Not often you see that.

1:30:20 > 1:30:28APPLAUSE.

1:30:37 > 1:30:42That doesn't matter. He had lost concentration. The frame was well

1:30:42 > 1:30:48and truly over. It was that earlier break of 73 that paved the way for

1:30:48 > 1:30:55Mark Allen and he is back in the lead again 6-5.

1:31:52 > 1:31:59Mark Allen is back in front.Yes, we were saying the difference in the

1:31:59 > 1:32:04positional play, but Mark Allen cue ball was great. There is an economy

1:32:04 > 1:32:08of effort when the cue ball goes around with him. It is similar to

1:32:08 > 1:32:16Ding Junhui. He kept it neat and tidy. Every shot was simple.Equally

1:32:16 > 1:32:22as impressed?Yes perhaps he is even shorter around the table than Ding

1:32:22 > 1:32:28Junhui. Keeps that cue ball on tight rein. If anybody is going to look

1:32:28 > 1:32:33like the winner of this, it does seem like it will be Mark Allen.

1:32:33 > 1:32:40That is not to dig out...Why do you say that?Because it seems he is

1:32:40 > 1:32:47more efficient with the balls. If you wobble a ball, you have a six

1:32:47 > 1:32:55foot distance to keep putting, it gets tougher. Given equal time at

1:32:55 > 1:33:01the table, and they both play to decent standard, it is favouring

1:33:01 > 1:33:09Mark Allen.If you were in Kyren corner what would you say?He is

1:33:09 > 1:33:14playing great match play, when the chances come, keep that cue ball

1:33:14 > 1:33:19tighter and make the job easier for yourself.Sometimes we analyse and

1:33:19 > 1:33:24say, where is your strengths, play to your strengths. It will be

1:33:24 > 1:33:29interesting to try and analyse Kyren Wilson's strengths, where would you

1:33:29 > 1:33:36play to?His biggest asset is his straight cues. His long game is very

1:33:36 > 1:33:41good. He has played some lovely shots when he is playing run

1:33:41 > 1:33:45throughs. But he has got to get tight we are the white.What do you

1:33:45 > 1:33:52make of the boys, Dennis? DENNIS TAYLOR: I think they're doing

1:33:52 > 1:33:52make of the boys, Dennis? DENNIS TAYLOR: I think they're doing

1:33:52 > 1:33:57remarkably well. Considering they're in their first final. You can't

1:33:57 > 1:34:02separate them at the moment. As I mentioned, if one player can just

1:34:02 > 1:34:05open up a two-frame advantage and Mark Allen has got the chance to do

1:34:05 > 1:34:09that before the mid session interval, you would have to make him

1:34:09 > 1:34:18a strong favourite. But having said that look what Kyren Wilson did in

1:34:18 > 1:34:23the semi-final against Judd Trump from 5-2. It is still fascinating,

1:34:23 > 1:34:28Ken?KEN DOHERTY: And it could go all the way. But you never know who

1:34:28 > 1:34:36is going to break first. If any of them do. Been fascinating stuff.

1:34:58 > 1:35:04Quite a clever little shot. He has tried to tempt Kyren Wilson at this

1:35:04 > 1:35:10red behind the black. Its almost straight. It has a slight angle on

1:35:10 > 1:35:19it. But these are so difficult.

1:35:20 > 1:35:29Yeah. You're OK when you're ahead, but when you're chasing it becomes a

1:35:29 > 1:35:38bit more difficult. The red has finished up.

1:35:46 > 1:35:51I think under the circumstances and the importance of this frame before

1:35:51 > 1:36:01the mid session interval, that was a very risky one from Kyren.

1:36:04 > 1:36:11Just as in the last frame, he has given quite an easy opportunity for

1:36:11 > 1:36:16Mark Allen to get quite a few points on the board.

1:36:35 > 1:36:47He would like to get on the red directly before the black here.

1:36:49 > 1:37:02Gone too far for that, but always had the red to left centre.

1:37:06 > 1:37:12Yeah, there is time, you're never playing for one single ball, you're

1:37:12 > 1:37:15leaving yourself options. That is what Mark did there. Sometimes you

1:37:15 > 1:37:20might think two or three shots ahead, but other times you're just

1:37:20 > 1:37:23putting the cue ball in the position where you're leaving yourself with

1:37:23 > 1:37:31different choices.

1:37:48 > 1:37:55Has he got an angle on this red? Doesn't look like it, he is a bit

1:37:55 > 1:38:02strait on it.

1:38:06 > 1:38:10If he could hit the extreme red of the bunch. Just a slight little

1:38:10 > 1:38:17touch on the red.

1:38:17 > 1:38:23Extreme red on the bunch of reds, he could just push it out of the way.

1:38:23 > 1:38:34Not that time. Maybe he just didn't have the right angle.

1:38:56 > 1:39:00Well, that is a brilliant shot!

1:39:03 > 1:39:10That wasn't an actual angle, he had to force the pink in with lots of

1:39:10 > 1:39:15side to create the angle. It's finished just a little awkward for

1:39:15 > 1:39:21him. But he split the reds beautifully there. Should be able to

1:39:21 > 1:39:27get on the blue.

1:39:27 > 1:39:33Even though he is awkward with the bridge hand.

1:39:33 > 1:39:38And the correct side of the blue as well.

1:39:58 > 1:40:03He is normally so good at this type of shot. But under the circumstances

1:40:03 > 1:40:11there was a lot of pressure on that. And he is paying the penalty.

1:40:11 > 1:40:17What a way to go to the mid session interval if he can win this frame

1:40:17 > 1:40:24with one visit here.

1:40:40 > 1:40:43He is certainly starting to motor now. It has been a fantastic break.

1:40:43 > 1:40:54That shot on the pink to split the reds was magnificent.

1:40:54 > 1:41:00That one wasn't. He still has a red to left centre.

1:41:02 > 1:41:11But not the cannon that he wanted there.

1:41:12 > 1:41:17He was only looking for one more red and a black. He is 61 ahead. Now he

1:41:17 > 1:41:28is going to have to play that little cannon.

1:41:28 > 1:41:33He is screwing it in, so he is heading back. Yeah, not a bad choice

1:41:33 > 1:41:39if the white pulls up there. Yes, it was an awkward one and decided that

1:41:39 > 1:41:44the cannon the black into a pottable position was just a little too

1:41:44 > 1:41:54tricky. He is starting to look very strong indeed here.

1:42:02 > 1:42:11He thought he had missed that. Did he get a bit of a kick? The

1:42:11 > 1:42:14referee's cleaning the blue. Maybe he did get a heavy contact.He

1:42:14 > 1:42:19played a blue like that today and it is almost like the cue ball drifted

1:42:19 > 1:42:23slightly. He thought he missed the blue earlier. Very similar to that.

1:42:23 > 1:42:32Just near to this red. It is there. Great shot. The cue ball might be

1:42:32 > 1:42:36slightly drifting as it goes to the blue spot. This has been top drawer

1:42:36 > 1:42:39stuff.

1:42:39 > 1:42:43Calling on all his experience.

1:42:43 > 1:42:55A player who has won the World Open in China twice.

1:42:57 > 1:43:01He has made 41 centuries this season. 36 last season.

1:43:06 > 1:43:17We have had 27 so far this year in the Masters. The record is 31.

1:43:19 > 1:43:28Great time to have a big break like this as well.

1:43:28 > 1:43:35Probably love to keep going and not have a mid session interval.

1:43:35 > 1:43:42Absolutely brilliant! From the man from County Antrim.

1:44:05 > 1:44:13139 is still the highest break in this year's Masters. Liang Wenbo is

1:44:13 > 1:44:19in line for £10,000 for that.

1:44:19 > 1:44:25It has been an excellent session.

1:44:32 > 1:44:43The pink into the middle.

1:44:43 > 1:44:50A magnificent break from Mark Allen. He goes into the interval leading

1:44:50 > 1:44:527-5.

1:44:52 > 1:44:55He goes into the interval leading 7-5. Mark's fans loved that. That is

1:44:55 > 1:45:00how we are looking with our tournament centuries. First century

1:45:00 > 1:45:07of this match, but the 28th of the tournament so far. You have got to

1:45:07 > 1:45:12agree with Ken, I bet he wishes he could keep going.Yes, this is why

1:45:12 > 1:45:17we are going on about the cue ball and keeping it tight. The cue ball's

1:45:17 > 1:45:22hardly moved. He had one shot he had to screw off the red on to the

1:45:22 > 1:45:29black. But the rest of it was great. Perfect timing.Yes, Kyren playing

1:45:29 > 1:45:32the red along the top cushion and you don't know where the red's going

1:45:32 > 1:45:37to go. It went over the green pocket. But a great break from Mark

1:45:37 > 1:45:42Allen. He seems to have timed things nicely. Going back to that last

1:45:42 > 1:45:48frame in the afternoon where he dug deep to win it. Perhaps that was a

1:45:48 > 1:45:52pivotal frame.What about that blue that Mark almost missed.It is a

1:45:52 > 1:45:57funny one.A mark on the table?Ken had a similar shot today, I don't

1:45:57 > 1:46:02know whether it is drifting or dropping over, or whether the first

1:46:02 > 1:46:07one was a kick. It an interval he didn't need. Because he is flowing

1:46:07 > 1:46:14now.Beautifully set up for the final session.Yes, Kyren doesn't,

1:46:14 > 1:46:18he hasn't done anything wrong. But it is tough out there. Mark Allen

1:46:18 > 1:46:23does look like more of a class animal among the balls. But Kyren

1:46:23 > 1:46:29Wilson was up against it in his last match and pulled it around. He has a

1:46:29 > 1:46:33great temperament and when he gets closer, you never know. If he stays

1:46:33 > 1:46:37in context he will have a chance. Shot of tournament coming up

1:46:37 > 1:46:44shortly. But if you have been to Alexandra Palace, you will know what

1:46:44 > 1:46:50a wonderful venue it is and John Parrott has been looking at the

1:46:50 > 1:46:57Victorian theatre and its restoration.

1:46:57 > 1:47:08JOHN PARROT: This has been home to the Masters since 2012 and it has

1:47:08 > 1:47:15witnessed drama and magic that has been etched in the game. The history

1:47:15 > 1:47:22makers are just a small part of the legacy of this great palace.

1:47:22 > 1:47:28Alexandra Palace is being restored. With a budget of almost £30 million,

1:47:28 > 1:47:34the task is huge. The total cost gives you an idea of scale of work

1:47:34 > 1:47:41to restore some of the Palace's most historics parts. I caught up with

1:47:41 > 1:47:49the deputy Chief Executive to look around at the restoration.We are

1:47:49 > 1:47:53very excited, because what this will allow us to do is welcome people in

1:47:53 > 1:47:59to a space where you can be at Alexandra Palace, hopefully working

1:47:59 > 1:48:04from your lap top, grabbing a coffee or coming into our learning zone.

1:48:04 > 1:48:16Show us the rest of it.Yes, please, follow me.

1:48:16 > 1:48:20follow me. This is our beautiful Victorian theatre which opened in

1:48:20 > 1:48:271875. It fell into dereliction quite quickly and it has been lost to

1:48:27 > 1:48:30three generations and nearly 90 years it has been hidden from the

1:48:30 > 1:48:33public. We have this amazing opportunities to give it back. The

1:48:33 > 1:48:40plan is that we are keeping it as a rested decay. Because it was never a

1:48:40 > 1:48:45shiny theatre. It wouldn't be true to the space if we started to break

1:48:45 > 1:48:58open the gold leaf.Incredible. Are we going to the top?We are.Oh, no!

1:48:59 > 1:49:04So this is it.We are almost as high as we can go. We will take you a

1:49:04 > 1:49:09little higher. But this reveals our beautiful decorative ceiling, which

1:49:09 > 1:49:15we are now putting a lot of effort into restoring.You are kidding me,

1:49:15 > 1:49:20we can't go any higher?We can always go higher at Alexandra

1:49:20 > 1:49:25Palace.

1:49:25 > 1:49:31Palace. We are now in the void above the decorative ceiling. What is

1:49:31 > 1:49:36happening under us is the consl daysing of the ceiling --

1:49:36 > 1:49:43consolidation of ceiling. That is plaster of Paris with a mesh and we

1:49:43 > 1:49:47have these truss ends that have been fabricated to each individual

1:49:47 > 1:49:54timber.It is not going anywhere? No.

1:49:54 > 1:49:59No.For the likes of this wall, what do you do to preserve this?It is

1:49:59 > 1:50:02quite a complicated process to ensure that it stays looking as it

1:50:02 > 1:50:07does at the moment. But ultimately, we have professionals that come in

1:50:07 > 1:50:13and they will put a resin, a fine resin, over the wall, which

1:50:13 > 1:50:19encapsulates what you see today, but stops it decaying.We have been to

1:50:19 > 1:50:29the heights, no us the basement?-- Now the basement?That's right.

1:50:29 > 1:50:34Where are we now?We are underneath the theatre stage and what you can

1:50:34 > 1:50:40see in front of you is the most extraordinary example of Victorian

1:50:40 > 1:50:44wooden working stage machinery and the way it would have worked is you

1:50:44 > 1:50:49have these traps you can see and your performers would have sat in

1:50:49 > 1:50:53the traps and been levered through the stage to shoot up above as part

1:50:53 > 1:50:57of the performance.

1:51:01 > 1:51:05Back here in the warm and you have made me a nice cup of tea. We have

1:51:05 > 1:51:09scratched the surface of looking at it. You must have found other

1:51:09 > 1:51:14things?Well that is one of the extraordinary stories of this

1:51:14 > 1:51:18restoration project, as part of it we have found a collection that we

1:51:18 > 1:51:29thought we lost in the fire that was 5,000 items of history of Alexandra

1:51:29 > 1:51:38Palace. Including one of first BBC television producers, will a his

1:51:38 > 1:51:43note books and things from Owen Jones' original drawings that we are

1:51:43 > 1:51:52having verified. We very fortunate that Google arts and culture shipped

1:51:52 > 1:51:56one of the few scanners in the world that meant we can scan all the

1:51:56 > 1:52:02items. That has taught us about the hidden history we didn't know. We

1:52:02 > 1:52:08were able, because of resolution to see posters in the back of the

1:52:08 > 1:52:15photographs that told us when it was an internee camp, they were being

1:52:15 > 1:52:19shown footage during the First World War about what was happening in

1:52:19 > 1:52:22their countries.It has been fascinating. Thank you for spending

1:52:22 > 1:52:33time with me. But I've got to go.

1:52:37 > 1:52:43Our intrepid reporter. We showed you ten of the best shots from the

1:52:43 > 1:52:48Masters. Our team have Whittled them down to the best three.

1:53:00 > 1:53:05He has got great cue power here. Excellent shot. That is not too bad.

1:53:05 > 1:53:12Played that very well.

1:53:13 > 1:53:17The snooker's behind the black. That is in a nice place.

1:53:24 > 1:53:32Now, so is the cue ball.

1:53:32 > 1:53:37He is going for the jugular here. Great shot. Absolutely full marks

1:53:37 > 1:53:45for trying to make something happen here.

1:53:51 > 1:54:01Time to look back Ott at what has been a terrific Masters.

1:54:01 > 1:54:09Intriguing first match of this Masters.

1:54:11 > 1:54:20LAUGHTER. Mark Williams has nicked the white and it's in his pocket!

1:54:20 > 1:54:32Now the ref is going to look for the white. LAUGHTER. There we go!

1:54:33 > 1:54:37The pink is in. The Welsh potting machine has made a terrific come

1:54:37 > 1:54:49back and he takes the match by 6-5. He is from County Antrim in Northern

1:54:49 > 1:54:59Ireland, it is the Pistol, Mark Williams.

1:54:59 > 1:55:07What's your second name again? . Mark Allen ladies and gentlemen!

1:55:07 > 1:55:16Eventually, Ken, we got the names rightslam!There is a bit of a fly

1:55:16 > 1:55:18problem on the table.

1:55:23 > 1:55:31In the end Mark Allen. He wasn't at his absolute best for me, but when

1:55:31 > 1:55:39it mattered he produced a he is a comfortable winner.There is a fly.

1:55:39 > 1:55:47I don't think it is the same one as yesterday.

1:55:47 > 1:55:53The fly's causing a problem.Three century breaks he has made against

1:55:53 > 1:55:59Ding Junhui's two. And it is Ryan Day, 3-0 he was down and he is

1:55:59 > 1:56:07through to the quarter-final.

1:56:07 > 1:56:12Always like watching Liang Wenbo. He is such a character. Lots of

1:56:12 > 1:56:20expressions on his face.85.Judd Trump in the end with that

1:56:20 > 1:56:24magnificent break gets himself through to the next round and he

1:56:24 > 1:56:32takes the match by 6-4.Have a look at this. A fly has landed on his

1:56:32 > 1:56:36head and he played the shot as if it wasn't there!

1:56:42 > 1:56:53You might as well wrap up and go home now, this just crazy.

1:56:53 > 1:57:09A lot of flies this week.What is it?If it was, it won't be back!

1:57:12 > 1:57:22The Wizard of Wishaw has waved that magic wand.

1:57:24 > 1:57:28Ronnie did win the toss and he is going to get this first

1:57:28 > 1:57:31quarter-final under way.I'm struggling, I don't know whether it

1:57:31 > 1:57:35is a virus. I have had it before and it is difficult when you're getting

1:57:35 > 1:57:39dizzy spells.

1:57:45 > 1:57:53Superb performance from Mark Allen here.

1:57:53 > 1:57:59This looks absolutely perfect. What a positional shot that is.Ronnie

1:57:59 > 1:58:03looked out of sorts, but Mark Allen has put in a fabulous performance

1:58:03 > 1:58:08here. He has won the match very comfortably indeed.Just obviously

1:58:08 > 1:58:14wasn't good enough. I know people don't take me serious, but I

1:58:14 > 1:58:19probably will miss the World Championships. I come back to

1:58:19 > 1:58:29snooker for differentreasons, it is just a bit of a time-passer for me.

1:58:29 > 1:58:34I remember the first few days they were trying to pick these flies up

1:58:34 > 1:58:41by the wing. Not any more!

1:58:46 > 1:58:49by the wing. Not any more!What happened to the old DTT they had.

1:58:49 > 1:58:51The old spray can?

1:58:55 > 1:58:57MUSIC: Kung Fu fighting.

1:59:00 > 1:59:09What a wonderful shot.Back-to-back centuries. Marvellous. Judd Trump

1:59:09 > 1:59:17runs out a winner 6-4.

1:59:17 > 1:59:24Really going for the jugular here. Great shot. Full marks for trying to

1:59:24 > 1:59:29make something happen here.This has been the best performance of his

1:59:29 > 1:59:35career. It doesn't matter about that. In the end the man from

1:59:35 > 1:59:40Kettering has won four frames in the row and didn't he do it in style and

1:59:40 > 1:59:48he gets himself through to the final of the Pla sters.-- Masters.Very

1:59:48 > 1:59:54good pot.

1:59:54 > 2:00:04good pot.75.John Higgins offering him congratulations. There is a

2:00:04 > 2:00:07delighted Mark Allen in his first Masters final.

2:00:07 > 2:00:10delighted Mark Allen in his first Masters final.As each day goes by,

2:00:10 > 2:00:15we are lucky to be here and watching the action. When you watch it all

2:00:15 > 2:00:19packaged together with music, I realise just how lucky we are.Yeah,

2:00:19 > 2:00:30it is great fun. That is how old, I can remember Carl Douglas, the Kung

2:00:30 > 2:00:35Fu fighter on Top of the Pops. Fortunately it finishes before

2:00:35 > 2:00:43midnight or we might get bats as well. There have been some great

2:00:43 > 2:00:56matches.And Sean Murphy with his inner Luke Skywalker.

2:00:56 > 2:01:00I know what people will say, here they go again talking about Ronnie

2:01:00 > 2:01:05O'Sullivan, but for people who missed it, Barry Hearn was talking

2:01:05 > 2:01:08this afternoon about how he thinks Ronnie O'Sullivan will be at the

2:01:08 > 2:01:14Crucible. Can I ask your opinion?I think probably, on reflection, when

2:01:14 > 2:01:20it gets closer to entry date, he will fancy the job. But that was him

2:01:20 > 2:01:24talking after getting beaten by Mark Allen so you are never in the

2:01:24 > 2:01:28greatest frame of mind, even if you are trying to put a brave face on

2:01:28 > 2:01:35it. You are never in a good frame of mind when you have lost.When the

2:01:35 > 2:01:38chairman of World Snooker, Barry Hearn, was at that, he seemed

2:01:38 > 2:01:43convinced Ronnie will play.I think he will play. He will come round to

2:01:43 > 2:01:49it when the entry form comes round. OK, gentlemen, thank you very much.

2:01:49 > 2:01:58Mark Allen leads Kyren Wilson by 7-5 and a change in our comedy box. Good

2:01:58 > 2:02:05evening, John Virgo and Stephen Hendry. -- in our commentary box.

2:02:05 > 2:02:20It evening. The interval is over. And Mark Allen,

2:02:20 > 2:02:25And Mark Allen, Stephen, 91% pots from Mark Allen, slightly less for

2:02:25 > 2:02:31Kyren Wilson. Perhaps that tells a story?Yes, Mark Allen seems to be

2:02:31 > 2:02:37finding a higher gear at the right stage in this match, Mark Allen. The

2:02:37 > 2:02:44difference between these two players to day has been the cue ball and

2:02:44 > 2:02:47their control of it.

2:02:54 > 2:03:01But we know what Kyren Wilson can do when his back's against the wall in

2:03:01 > 2:03:05a match. We only have to look back at that incredible semifinal against

2:03:05 > 2:03:11Judd Trump. So in no way is anyone writing him off yet. There was a

2:03:11 > 2:03:18long, long way to go yet in this match. This is his strength. But

2:03:18 > 2:03:25again. Why is he hitting them so hard, John?It seems to be his

2:03:25 > 2:03:30Achilles' heel. When the pressure is on, he has a tendency to overhit the

2:03:30 > 2:03:35ball. And that could be costly.

2:03:47 > 2:03:50First in, eventually, and I should imagine sooner rather than later he

2:03:50 > 2:03:54will try to get the black onto its spot and it will be available to

2:03:54 > 2:03:59both corners.

2:04:13 > 2:04:19Yes, no pressure if Mark Allen is presented with this situation every

2:04:19 > 2:04:30time he comes to the table.

2:05:02 > 2:05:07You could see a bit of frustration that, either with himself or he

2:05:07 > 2:05:11might have got a heavy contact. But I think with himself for not getting

2:05:11 > 2:05:18that cue ball further up the table. He didn't get to the cue ball

2:05:18 > 2:05:25cleaned.It looks as though he didn't go through it as he should.

2:05:25 > 2:05:29It looks as though the red second down from the pink is available to

2:05:29 > 2:05:38the right corner. There you see it. Oh, right in the heart of the

2:05:38 > 2:05:46pocket. He'll be forgiven for not having the perfect angle on the

2:05:46 > 2:05:52blue.If he's going to go into the pink, if he goes into the right-hand

2:05:52 > 2:05:57side of it as we look down the table, even if he misses the

2:05:57 > 2:06:03cannon... He didn't get into the cue ball. He needed to be on the other

2:06:03 > 2:06:08side of the pink to make certain of a red, really.Particularly at that

2:06:08 > 2:06:26pace. There were other reds to hold the cue ball. He could have found

2:06:26 > 2:06:32something easier. He will be taking it on, there is no doubt about that.

2:06:32 > 2:06:36And we are looking from right behind the pocket, so we will know before

2:06:36 > 2:06:41he does whether it is in or not.

2:06:47 > 2:06:56We went to shore but it struggled in. -- we weren't too sure but it

2:06:56 > 2:07:03struggled in. Now, what sort of an angle has he got on the green? He

2:07:03 > 2:07:07has the angle to come down to the reds at the reds are slightly

2:07:07 > 2:07:13awkward. Six reds in the middle of the table but he needs to be very

2:07:13 > 2:07:25precise with his positional shot. Oh, which you believe it! -- would

2:07:25 > 2:07:33you believe it?! How did the green get through that gap. You never see

2:07:33 > 2:07:36this in a major.

2:08:03 > 2:08:07Obviously not a touching ball. Had it been, the referee would have

2:08:07 > 2:08:13declared it.

2:08:13 > 2:08:21declared it. But doesn't feel as if he can get back to the baulk end.

2:08:21 > 2:08:23he can get back to the baulk end. I mean, you'd think he could get back

2:08:23 > 2:08:27to the baulk end of the one he is closest to you and the one off the

2:08:27 > 2:08:32side cushion.

2:08:34 > 2:08:37side cushion. Needs to miss the yellow. And he didn't, so that was a

2:08:37 > 2:08:47loose one. OK, he may not have left anything but with his hand on the

2:08:47 > 2:08:50table, you would expect Kyren to play a better safety shot Usman

2:08:50 > 2:09:00Khawaja. -- you would expect Kyren to play a better safety shot than

2:09:00 > 2:09:03that.

2:09:10 > 2:09:17Just a little bit pacey. But the brown may have come to his rescue

2:09:17 > 2:09:22here.

2:09:27 > 2:09:32Yes, he may be forced into taking this on.

2:09:37 > 2:09:42Yes, he did not want to play that long read and look at what he has

2:09:42 > 2:09:50left. So, it was a good safety shot from Kyren Wilson and it has forced

2:09:50 > 2:09:59this opportunity and what a good opportunity it is.

2:09:59 > 2:10:03opportunity it is.If he is straight on this red to the left middle, you

2:10:03 > 2:10:10will take that opportunity to play for the black immediately.

2:10:23 > 2:10:28Normally pretty reliable with the rest, especially when he is playing

2:10:28 > 2:10:31a stunning shot, which he will be playing here.

2:10:42 > 2:10:46Again, you see the frustration, slamming the rest down on the table.

2:10:46 > 2:10:52Hit it may be just an ounce harder than was required.Yes, didn't cue

2:10:52 > 2:10:58it smooth and it just needed cueing. As you say, he just flung the rest

2:10:58 > 2:11:04onto the table. Look at the occasion. I think it's starting to

2:11:04 > 2:11:10get to Kyren Wilson.

2:11:10 > 2:11:13get to Kyren Wilson. Yes, I think sometimes you can get away with not

2:11:13 > 2:11:17playing your absolute best, but when you are missing chances like that,

2:11:17 > 2:11:23and he would deem that is a great opportunity after Mark Allen had got

2:11:23 > 2:11:30in first, and you don't take them, well, it is a mind game circuit.

2:11:36 > 2:11:43And also, what a boost of confidence it gives to your opponent. He played

2:11:43 > 2:11:48the right shot, played for the black straightaway.

2:12:05 > 2:12:13This is careless. OK, he's got a bit of an angle. He should be able to

2:12:13 > 2:12:17get back up for the blue but that cue ball should have been a couple

2:12:17 > 2:12:27of feet away from the cushion. APPLAUSE

2:12:31 > 2:12:40So, this blue to go and 57 points in front with 59 remaining, so only

2:12:40 > 2:12:48this red required to leave Kyren Wilson needing snookers.

2:12:59 > 2:13:06Kyren Wilson will be very, very disappointed. You just get the

2:13:06 > 2:13:11feeling that this match is just beginning to slip away from him now.

2:13:11 > 2:13:15This was the black. Didn't really cue it smooth and it was his

2:13:15 > 2:13:25reaction afterwards that made you feel that he was just beginning to

2:13:25 > 2:13:29get on top of the fact that he's not producing his best in the biggest

2:13:29 > 2:13:31match of his life.

2:14:00 > 2:14:07No way back to the table now, so even if this red doesn't go in, its

2:14:07 > 2:14:15frame over.

2:14:15 > 2:14:19frame over.The mark Allen supporters are getting a bit louder.

2:14:19 > 2:14:25They are enjoying this, and if I was Kyren Wilson, I would try to use

2:14:25 > 2:14:30that as a bit of motivation.

2:14:42 > 2:14:51He has got to use something.Well, it didn't matter about the brand.

2:14:51 > 2:14:58Kyren Wilson stays in his seat. He had a chance there and Mark Allen

2:14:58 > 2:15:05now goes three ahead. Mark Allen just taking a moment to

2:15:05 > 2:15:10walk out of the arena just to compose himself. He knows how close

2:15:10 > 2:15:15this is, John?Yes, he is in the ascendancy, go out, compose

2:15:15 > 2:15:18yourself, make your opponents it in the chair and think about being

2:15:18 > 2:15:25three frames per pint. I don't blame him in the slightest. -- being three

2:15:25 > 2:15:30frames behind.

2:15:30 > 2:15:33frames behind.The black was mentioned as the correct shot but he

2:15:33 > 2:15:46hadn't played for a number of shots. He put it upon himself to pot that

2:15:46 > 2:15:49because you can't guarantee potting that will punish you are the best

2:15:49 > 2:15:54rest player in the world. Get a few balls before you start playing the

2:15:54 > 2:16:01hard shots but John disagrees.I think he played the correct shot. He

2:16:01 > 2:16:05is proficient with the rest and you would not expect him to miss that.

2:16:05 > 2:16:12He drops the black in there and there are five reds waiting for him.

2:16:12 > 2:16:18His rest play today has been 85%, over the tournament, 84%. A sign of

2:16:18 > 2:16:23frustration when he missed it as well?Yes, because he knew that if

2:16:23 > 2:16:29he dropped that, there were four or five reds waiting for him. He is

2:16:29 > 2:16:34just starting to show signs of weakness.What can Kyren Wilson do

2:16:34 > 2:16:39now if Mark Allen is in the ascendancy?I think he has got to

2:16:39 > 2:16:43steady the ship the bit about what is difficult as he is running out of

2:16:43 > 2:16:49frames. You need the chance to get his cue arm going now. That black

2:16:49 > 2:16:54was not one. Therein lies my decision that not always is the shot

2:16:54 > 2:16:59the same. It depends on how you are feeling yourself. I don't think he

2:16:59 > 2:17:03was happy on that black and the way he threw the rest down, it was an

2:17:03 > 2:17:08uncomfortable shot for him. He needs to get a bit of table time now.

2:17:08 > 2:17:12Absolutely. Mark Allen on his way back out then. Two more frames and

2:17:12 > 2:17:20he is the Masters champion of 2018. Back to the boys.

2:17:23 > 2:17:29Kyren Wilson, the one thing he has got to cut out, he is missing easy

2:17:29 > 2:17:35shots. I know that sounds a simple thing. He has got to cut out the

2:17:35 > 2:17:41unforced errors.

2:17:41 > 2:17:45unforced errors. But I think the one thing he has got, Stephen, he has

2:17:45 > 2:17:51got a good temperament.Yes, without a doubt, and he is a fighter. Go

2:17:51 > 2:17:56back to that match against Judd Trump.

2:18:00 > 2:18:06But what I think you won't get from Mark Allen that he got from Judd

2:18:06 > 2:18:13Trump is his opponent playing crazy shots to let him back in.

2:18:17 > 2:18:30Yes, I think Mark Allen now will not shut up shop but he won't take

2:18:30 > 2:18:31shut up shop but he won't take any unnecessary risks. He is in the

2:18:31 > 2:18:38ascendancy with his man just where he wants him. As I say, Kyren seems

2:18:38 > 2:18:43to have that uncanny ability to put bad shots behind him and not let

2:18:43 > 2:18:50them affect him in the next frame. Worth the risk. Where's the Red Bull

2:18:50 > 2:19:02going? -- where is the red ball going?Now, could that be a turning

2:19:02 > 2:19:10point?Settle down.It has come off the two back jaws of the middle

2:19:10 > 2:19:21pocket to go into the corner.Into the bunch here.He might have a red

2:19:21 > 2:19:27to the left middle. It looked for a second as if he was going to be on

2:19:27 > 2:19:33nothing. But he is on a red. What is the potting angle like?

2:19:44 > 2:19:48Yes, I think going back to the black and the rest in the last frame, I

2:19:48 > 2:19:52think you always have to play what you think is the correct shot. When

2:19:52 > 2:19:56you start shying away from what you believe is the correct shot, it puts

2:19:56 > 2:20:01you in a negative state of mind. He believed the black was the correct

2:20:01 > 2:20:07shot, I did, and he went for it. Just overhit that positional shot

2:20:07 > 2:20:11though. Wanted to be straight on this thread. The little bit of work

2:20:11 > 2:20:18to do on the cue ball here.

2:20:18 > 2:20:20to do on the cue ball here. That was the problem. He couldn't avoid

2:20:20 > 2:20:28kissing into other reds. Not perfect on the colour.

2:20:33 > 2:20:40I think if you look for a weakness, John, in Kyren's play, it's the

2:20:40 > 2:20:44finesse shots. He doesn't seem able to play them as well. He has all the

2:20:44 > 2:20:48cueing power in the world.

2:20:57 > 2:21:07We always say if you hit the first knuckle, they usually don't go in.

2:21:07 > 2:21:15Yes, and it just flicked the near knuckle. He could play the pot here,

2:21:15 > 2:21:22because I think he is bound to be on a colour, should it go in. Well, he

2:21:22 > 2:21:29is not playing flawless snooker, Mark Allen. That could give Kyren a

2:21:29 > 2:21:34little bit of hope. This pact Alexandra Palace audience now

2:21:34 > 2:21:38beginning to get involved in this match.

2:21:43 > 2:21:49But this is a massive frame for Kyren Wilson. You feel if he was to

2:21:49 > 2:21:59lose this one, his chances of winning the Dafabet Masters this

2:21:59 > 2:22:05year are almost gone. He needs to hit this fall. Played it well.

2:22:05 > 2:22:12That's a bonus.

2:22:12 > 2:22:15That's a bonus.Now, as Mark Allen came to the table, he just gave a

2:22:15 > 2:22:30sly look at Kyren Wilson. A fluke on the red now this fluke snooker, may

2:22:30 > 2:22:40be signs that the tide is turning. Is this hard enough? It doesn't look

2:22:40 > 2:22:48like it. No hesitation to have this put back. It wasn't a bad idea but

2:22:48 > 2:22:52it wasn't the perfect light and the problem with this shot is that if

2:22:52 > 2:22:57you put a little bit of extra pace into the cue ball, it can come off

2:22:57 > 2:23:00the cushion slightly different.

2:23:04 > 2:23:11So, same again. This time, it looks as though it's hard enough, but he's

2:23:11 > 2:23:20going to slip past the reds and leave a red on. He has left I read

2:23:20 > 2:23:28on here. I think the red closest to the cue ball will go. Do you see it?

2:23:28 > 2:23:34The first time, even though it was short, he didn't have the right

2:23:34 > 2:23:37line.

2:23:56 > 2:24:04Yes, at the moment, it is concentrate on one shot at a time.

2:24:47 > 2:24:52He may take the opportunity to go into the bunch of five reds Batard

2:24:52 > 2:25:02together, leave him on a red to the right corner.

2:25:02 > 2:25:06right corner. He played the right shot but it has not worked out as

2:25:06 > 2:25:15well as he would have liked.Yes, a little bit more stun was needed

2:25:15 > 2:25:20there. He is hoping that this red would go to the left corner. It

2:25:20 > 2:25:26doesn't, so he will need the extended rest, extension on his cue.

2:25:26 > 2:25:30It doesn't make this red any easier because it is not a straightforward

2:25:30 > 2:25:36drop the red in. If you did that, you would cannon the black. So he

2:25:36 > 2:25:45has to manoeuvre the cue ball.Yes, he has got to hit this well to avoid

2:25:45 > 2:25:56the black. Well done. Good recovery. Perfect on the blue.

2:25:56 > 2:26:01Perfect on the blue. Now, this is a chance that he must take. Already a

2:26:01 > 2:26:0950 point lead. It is hard to see where he can go wrong from here.

2:26:14 > 2:26:20So, now, 55 points the lead. Three more reds and he will be at the

2:26:20 > 2:26:25snooker is required stage.

2:27:03 > 2:27:09Yes, purposely playing it with pace so he would leave himself guaranteed

2:27:09 > 2:27:20position on the pink. Now 68 points the lead, so just this red needed to

2:27:20 > 2:27:24go 69 points ahead with just 67 remaining.

2:27:26 > 2:27:29APPLAUSE

2:27:34 > 2:27:39Well, he has had two enormous slices of good fortune in this frame, Kyren

2:27:39 > 2:27:45Wilson, but fair play, he has done what he had to do.He needed this

2:27:45 > 2:27:50frame badly. He couldn't afford to go 9-5 down.

2:27:59 > 2:28:04He should really try to clear up here because that would give him an

2:28:04 > 2:28:16enormous boost of momentum going into the next frame.

2:28:26 > 2:28:31And something else I have noticed here, Stephen, looking at his

2:28:31 > 2:28:37average shot time, it is 26 seconds a shot which is pedestrian, but not

2:28:37 > 2:28:43so in this frame, he has been very fluid around the table.Yes, this is

2:28:43 > 2:28:50what he did at the end of the match with Judd Trump.

2:29:02 > 2:29:11Well, a pity there is no century but it is a frame with a double slice of

2:29:11 > 2:29:16good luck but when you get it, take it.

2:29:16 > 2:29:20We really enjoyed Kyren's comeback yesterday when he was 5-2 down and

2:29:20 > 2:29:24it looked like he was going out of the Masters and he's got a very

2:29:24 > 2:29:27visible way of showing a spring in his step when things are going his

2:29:27 > 2:29:34way.He took the well. He had to write dollops of good luck there. He

2:29:34 > 2:29:42is playing of two angles to kick the read up the table, he plays the

2:29:42 > 2:29:47shot, come off the two angles and it has gone plum right behind the

2:29:47 > 2:29:51yellow. You can see here he is just trying to knock the red down the

2:29:51 > 2:29:56table but where this finishes is an absolute breezy bonus. That is right

2:29:56 > 2:30:00up the chaff of the yellow and good luck getting out of that one.

2:30:00 > 2:30:04Sometimes you need a slice of luck. Yes, it is not your fault you get

2:30:04 > 2:30:09the luck. You can't play like that all the time. Against Judd Trump,

2:30:09 > 2:30:12when he's not that things had changed in the match, that is when I

2:30:12 > 2:30:16think he has the sense as a change that it is time to make something

2:30:16 > 2:30:20happen. That DLA when he played that, it was aggressive and the

2:30:20 > 2:30:27right time to play that shot. -- but yellow. And that frame bed, he

2:30:27 > 2:30:31wasted no time amongst the balls and therefore he's trying to not

2:30:31 > 2:30:36necessarily hustle Mark Allen but to get to it and get a run on. From

2:30:36 > 2:30:41that perspective, I like what he's doing.Oh, he took them well, no

2:30:41 > 2:30:45doubt about it. From Mark Allen's point of view, he will be spitting

2:30:45 > 2:30:50feathers because he didn't do a lot long in that -- a lot wrong in that

2:30:50 > 2:30:54frame.

2:31:02 > 2:31:16JOHN VIRGO: He has left the red on, but may not tempt Cai Ron. -- Kyren.

2:32:00 > 2:32:09Safety needed here. Caught it much too thick. Much, much too thick. So

2:32:09 > 2:32:12first chance of this frame and they're all parent now. -- important

2:32:12 > 2:32:22now. Goes to Mark Allen.

2:32:30 > 2:32:43APPLAUSE.Another solid pot right in the middle of the pocket.

2:32:43 > 2:32:47STEPHEN HENDRY: Could have chosen to play for the black, but just making

2:32:47 > 2:32:54sure of the pot.

2:33:01 > 2:33:08This what is Kyren Wilson can't afford in this match, being 8-6 down

2:33:08 > 2:33:18is Mark Allen being in first every frame.

2:33:27 > 2:33:35Not perfect on this black. A bit low.Yeah, now you want to play this

2:33:35 > 2:33:40at pace, the red that's directly between the bunch and the black.

2:33:40 > 2:33:42Stun into that.

2:33:45 > 2:33:52You have got to play it with a fair bit of pace, but concentrate on pot.

2:33:52 > 2:33:56He chose to play a more measured cannon and to be fair he played it

2:33:56 > 2:34:08very well. He has great touch. That was a superb positional shot.

2:34:13 > 2:34:24Just got into the cue ball enough to haul the white at this end.

2:34:46 > 2:34:52He will play the cannon on the three reds. Just got to the cue ball.

2:34:52 > 2:34:57Didn't play to hit the main bunch there. But he is still OK. A choice

2:34:57 > 2:35:06of two reds. One to left middle as well.

2:35:08 > 2:35:16Won't be happy with that one.

2:35:22 > 2:35:31Needs a big bounce here. Oh, great shot! Great shot.

2:35:31 > 2:35:33shot! Great shot. Watch the spin pick up there on the cue ball, once

2:35:33 > 2:35:43it hits the blue.It was all about top spin.

2:35:43 > 2:35:50Well if he can get through to the pink, he is OK, and I think he can.

2:35:50 > 2:35:54I think he had his own bit of fortune there for the reds to move

2:35:54 > 2:36:04out of the way of the pink.

2:36:11 > 2:36:24See if he can get to the right side of the blue this time. Perfect.

2:36:24 > 2:36:33He has a loose red, but he has a lovely angle on the he blue to go

2:36:33 > 2:36:36into the pink.

2:36:46 > 2:36:51Right shot but just didn't catch the pink fully enough. That is why the

2:36:51 > 2:36:57cue ball went into the side cushion and towards the top cushion. This

2:36:57 > 2:37:04red goes to the middle.

2:37:06 > 2:37:12GROANS FROM CROWD. People were starting to clap.I think there was

2:37:12 > 2:37:18a couple this afternoon that looked in and it definitely pulls into that

2:37:18 > 2:37:23left drawer. It is definitely in there and just pulls at the last

2:37:23 > 2:37:31minute.Fair comment on the reflection.

2:37:37 > 2:37:41It was difficult to manoeuvre the cue ball in the way he wanted to,

2:37:41 > 2:37:44with it being so close to the cushion. But the kiss on the yellow

2:37:44 > 2:37:52doesn't appear to be a bad one.

2:37:52 > 2:38:02He came to the table 49 points behind. It is not a bad table apart

2:38:02 > 2:38:11from that red that is close to the left-hand side cushion.

2:38:19 > 2:38:29Not bad. Not bad, but not perfect.

2:38:37 > 2:38:45He has to play for the black.

2:38:47 > 2:38:50The danger has always been straightish on the black. I think he

2:38:50 > 2:38:57is OK. But when you're 8-6 down and 45 points down, this is anything but

2:38:57 > 2:38:59easy.

2:39:05 > 2:39:10No. Well we have criticised him today for hitting balls too hard.

2:39:10 > 2:39:18But what a pot that was at that speed!Yeah. Right in the heart of

2:39:18 > 2:39:23the pocket.

2:39:23 > 2:39:29There is a few loose reds and maybe if he pots one of them he may

2:39:29 > 2:39:33release the others. He doesn't have to play any cannons. The problem

2:39:33 > 2:39:43will be the red on the left-hand side of the table.

2:39:47 > 2:39:53Those reds around the pink are all available. As he pots this one, the

2:39:53 > 2:40:03one to the right of the pink will be available to the right corner.

2:40:03 > 2:40:07If he clears that, the one below the pink will be available to the left

2:40:07 > 2:40:13corner. But when and how does he go about getting on the awkward last

2:40:13 > 2:40:23red? He can't win the frame without it.

2:40:25 > 2:40:31He has an angle to play on to that red on the side cushion. I don't

2:40:31 > 2:40:38think he will play on to it, but it wouldn't have surprised me. He may

2:40:38 > 2:40:43choose if the pink goes to leave an angle on the pink to go into the red

2:40:43 > 2:40:47on the side cushion. Knowing if he misses the cannon, he is bound to be

2:40:47 > 2:40:56on one of the other reds.Really picking up the pace now.

2:41:01 > 2:41:08Had the angle maybe to move that red. But he wants to close the gap

2:41:08 > 2:41:16score-wise. The average shot time which was 26 seconds a shot is now

2:41:16 > 2:41:23down to 25.

2:41:23 > 2:41:30Just left himself the wrong side of the pink here.

2:41:30 > 2:41:35He will still be on the red. But it is now all about what will be the

2:41:35 > 2:41:47last red. Near the side cushion. Eight points the difference.

2:42:08 > 2:42:15He is perfect on the blue to come off the top cushion and try and

2:42:15 > 2:42:19develop the red of. The only thing is you have got to hit it perfect to

2:42:19 > 2:42:26get the best result.

2:42:27 > 2:42:33All about the weight of the shot. Well he's missed it! He has missed

2:42:33 > 2:42:44the cannon. He will be disappointed with that. Two points behind now.

2:42:44 > 2:42:49Main priority - get this red safe.

2:42:49 > 2:42:59And avoid the double-kiss. And he has done.

2:42:59 > 2:43:02has done. He will be very disappointed he missed the cannon.

2:43:02 > 2:43:08He looked perfect on the blue. If he felt that he wasn't going to get

2:43:08 > 2:43:13into it, just put a trace of side on.Looking at that replay, it

2:43:13 > 2:43:18looked like it came off very square off the cushion. It came off very

2:43:18 > 2:43:29quickly. Watch how straight this... Yeah, you're right, it did. As I

2:43:29 > 2:43:34say, we sit from these positions so many times, you know when it's a

2:43:34 > 2:43:38perfect angle and he looked perfect and he thought he was, just to play

2:43:38 > 2:43:45it plain ball.

2:43:45 > 2:43:56Where does the red go? Over the pocket!

2:43:56 > 2:43:59pocket!Now, he has to be wary of that left middle pocket. I think

2:43:59 > 2:44:04he's OK.

2:44:04 > 2:44:15Keep your eyes on the left middle. Oh, maybe thinking about that.

2:44:23 > 2:44:26Was that his first glimpse of the winning line?Well, he would have

2:44:26 > 2:44:30been pleased to have that opportunities. But to miss it. That

2:44:30 > 2:44:38can eat away at your confidence.

2:44:44 > 2:44:46Just one point there.

2:44:55 > 2:45:09Can he hole for the yellow? Is he on the yellow?REFEREE: Quiet, please.

2:45:12 > 2:45:18If you don't feel you have the yellow. You have to play in and out

2:45:18 > 2:45:25of baulk end. He is looking at the potting angle.This would be a brave

2:45:25 > 2:45:27shot to play.

2:45:32 > 2:45:40He is playing top spin, so doesn't look like it.

2:45:43 > 2:45:46look like it. You see players play that, they play bottom of the cue

2:45:46 > 2:45:51ball. Great shot. He had a strong look into the audience. It was I

2:45:51 > 2:45:56think possibly to his opponents's supporters. I did say maybe he will

2:45:56 > 2:45:59use that as motivation.

2:46:01 > 2:46:06Brown and blue. To get within one again.

2:46:24 > 2:46:30The blue to go 18 points in front with just 13 remaining.

2:46:44 > 2:46:53Puts him close. Mark Allen. He had his chance.

2:46:53 > 2:46:57Just one snooker needed at the moment. He would like to knock this

2:46:57 > 2:47:09pink in. And it is right in the heart of the pocket. And that is a

2:47:09 > 2:47:14massive play to take it. And in the end it is Kyren Wilson just one

2:47:14 > 2:47:22behind. STUDIO: Our MC has been calling

2:47:22 > 2:47:27Kyren Wilson the warrior. Is he the come back kid?He has tremendous

2:47:27 > 2:47:34character. We saw it with the Judd Trump game, but that frame was

2:47:34 > 2:47:40superb. He played a monster frame. There was a chance for Mark Allen on

2:47:40 > 2:47:45the long red. I think the middle pocket was looking at him. But Kyren

2:47:45 > 2:47:51Wilson, take a bow!On Mark Allen on that missed red, Stephen said

2:47:51 > 2:47:54possibly an indication that Mark had looked up and looking at the finish

2:47:54 > 2:47:59line?Possibly, but it is a tough length of the table. It is a long

2:47:59 > 2:48:04way away. Eleven feet. It can roll off and you can miss it and pressure

2:48:04 > 2:48:09on shot. It could have been the chance to go 9-6. But so impressed

2:48:09 > 2:48:14with Kyren Wilson. A load of guts he showed. That is something you can't,

2:48:14 > 2:48:20you have either got it or not. You can't teach how to understand when

2:48:20 > 2:48:25to up the pace and make yourself get that adrenaline buzz to get within

2:48:25 > 2:48:31that frame of mind. So he is playing from the heart. The warrior nick

2:48:31 > 2:48:37name is apt.He potted a black in that frame, the second black or

2:48:37 > 2:48:44something and he drilled it in. These pockets are not buckets and he

2:48:44 > 2:48:49drilled it in. He deserved the break he got.Yesterday on that remarkable

2:48:49 > 2:48:54fight back in the Judd Trump match, that is the word you used, sheer

2:48:54 > 2:49:00guts.Yes, the difference is yesterday and I agree with Stephen,

2:49:00 > 2:49:04you know, Mark Allen's not going to give him the same opportunities that

2:49:04 > 2:49:11Judd did. There was two shots that Judd should never play. But that has

2:49:11 > 2:49:18not been the case. He has just dug in.Twists and turns of a final?Yes

2:49:18 > 2:49:22Mark Allen played that red into the middle pocket and itself was a

2:49:22 > 2:49:26decent effort. It looked like it was tracking nicely and it just fell at

2:49:26 > 2:49:30the end. There is a couple of other shopts have gone that way and it is

2:49:30 > 2:49:33not a massive turn into that pocket. But enough you have to allow for it.

2:49:33 > 2:49:38He has seen a couple of others go and you do, you know it is going to

2:49:38 > 2:49:44move to the left, so aim a bit to the right. But even so, Mark Allen

2:49:44 > 2:49:54has got to be made to pay by Kyren Wilson.It is the way Kyren has

2:49:54 > 2:50:00maintained that composure. He pot nad yellow.It is either in you or

2:50:00 > 2:50:06it isn't. It is difficult to teach that. You can teach people

2:50:06 > 2:50:10technique, but what's in there is difficult.The yellow is brave and

2:50:10 > 2:50:16there might have been something said in the crowd. Those Mark Allen fans

2:50:16 > 2:50:21where he looked therm pleased the white ball had overrun. He gave the

2:50:21 > 2:50:27crowd a look. Who knows what is going on.I'm sure this is coming

2:50:27 > 2:50:40through to you at home. It is an incredible noise in here tonight.

2:50:40 > 2:50:45JOHN VIRGO: As long as it doesn't spill over to the players at the

2:50:45 > 2:50:49table. I've nothing against it. Because it creates atmosphere and

2:50:49 > 2:50:57theatre. Which is what snooker's all about.Yeah, you don't want it to

2:50:57 > 2:51:06get to the stage where it gets needle in the wrong way.

2:51:06 > 2:51:07needle in the wrong way. These players are playing for appearance

2:51:07 > 2:51:14rather than just to win the match.

2:51:14 > 2:51:22rather than just to win the match. A handy break off for Kyren Wilson.

2:51:22 > 2:51:28We don't see it too often. Usually there is some pot to do at. He has

2:51:28 > 2:51:31to be careful.

2:51:33 > 2:51:39Less not guaranteed to get this safe. But he has played it nicely.

2:51:39 > 2:51:44He played it that well, I don't think there is a return to the baulk

2:51:44 > 2:51:49end for Kyren here. Looks as if he is going to have to nestle into the

2:51:49 > 2:51:58reds. Can't see a path back to baulk.

2:52:00 > 2:52:07The type of situation you would end up with a re-rack.The one thing he

2:52:07 > 2:52:14would want to avoid is not leave a touching ball.

2:52:17 > 2:52:22I think what shies you away tr thinking of re-rack, because there

2:52:22 > 2:52:29is nothing in the baulk end. If one player gets an opportunities he can

2:52:29 > 2:52:35send the cue ball up the table.

2:52:36 > 2:52:39send the cue ball up the table.He walked very deliberately.They're

2:52:39 > 2:52:47looking at one another. You get the feeling the way this match is going,

2:52:47 > 2:52:53neither player wanted to look at one another. But Kyren looked at Mark,

2:52:53 > 2:52:58and they have agreed.These days the players seem to agree quite quickly

2:52:58 > 2:53:03and know where a frame's going. No point mucking about for five or ten

2:53:03 > 2:53:12minutes.What happened to the old days when you used to try and knock

2:53:12 > 2:53:17somebody out of

2:53:19 > 2:53:21somebody out of rhythm, Eddie Charlton and Cliff Thorburn.There

2:53:21 > 2:53:27was no future in that.You spoilt it all.

2:53:50 > 2:53:58Once again this cue ball tracking to go behind the green. I think there

2:53:58 > 2:54:02maybe an edge of the red on the right-hand side of table sticking

2:54:02 > 2:54:06out. No to pot it.

2:54:08 > 2:54:13He has got to catch it mighty thin to get back to baulk. He caught it

2:54:13 > 2:54:21so thin that the cue ball is coming out of baulk. Can Kyren get past the

2:54:21 > 2:54:22blue?

2:54:25 > 2:54:32No. He can get past the blue to hit the red. But I don't think you can

2:54:32 > 2:54:41see enough to pot it. He will have to play the safety.

2:54:48 > 2:54:53That is the one thing I have been disappointed with from both players,

2:54:53 > 2:54:58I don't think the safety play has been that high quality to force a

2:54:58 > 2:55:05mistake. Not found a baulk cushion that many times. Although this looks

2:55:05 > 2:55:10a better line if he can just run past the yellow. No, he has caught

2:55:10 > 2:55:19the yellow. Left the cue ball with Kyren with his hand on the table.

2:55:19 > 2:55:26Now, you see, Kyren 75% success rate. Mark Allen not bad. But you

2:55:26 > 2:55:35have got to look at 90% success rate on safety.

2:55:38 > 2:55:48That cue ball's running and running. Leaves him with nothing to go at. He

2:55:48 > 2:55:54will be looking to nestle up behind the yellow. The closer he can get to

2:55:54 > 2:55:59the yellow, the better. As we watch the pot again. Nice clean pot. Just

2:55:59 > 2:56:10overhit it. Always look easy these, but they're not necessarily - just

2:56:10 > 2:56:18to feather the cue ball close to the yellow. But he doesn't fancy it.

2:56:18 > 2:56:29He would rather play off the green and play a fuller shot.

2:56:40 > 2:56:45Pretty good place to put the cue ball that. Again Mark Allen is going

2:56:45 > 2:56:50to come off the right-hand side of these reds.

2:56:50 > 2:56:59He needs a very thin contact.

2:57:14 > 2:57:20Where's the cue ball going? It is OK. He has played that excellent.

2:57:20 > 2:57:25Very good shot.

2:57:25 > 2:57:29Very good shot. Could force a mistake.

2:57:33 > 2:57:37This red cuts, but if you catch it too thin you could run into the

2:57:37 > 2:57:41second red.

2:57:41 > 2:57:48That would keep the cue ball at this side of the table. Well, that was a

2:57:48 > 2:57:56nice kiss off the yellow.

2:57:57 > 2:58:03We see so many times in these tactical exchanges and the person

2:58:03 > 2:58:11who can win it can win the frame.

2:58:11 > 2:58:17This is a good shot. This is a good shot.

2:58:17 > 2:58:22APPLAUSE.

2:58:24 > 2:58:32Just when you said the safety play wasn't very good, they have played

2:58:32 > 2:58:38the best shots in the match.They have gone up a few notches. I'm glad

2:58:38 > 2:58:46they're proving me wrong!

2:59:31 > 2:59:39Well, this is a little bit more tricky. He doesn't want an escape

2:59:39 > 2:59:43route down the left-hand side of the table with all the congested balls.

2:59:43 > 2:59:48And if he comes down the right-hand side, he has to be careful not to

2:59:48 > 2:59:53run into the blue or the black. Although there is a path just past

2:59:53 > 2:59:58the pink. If he could get this right and get the cue ball back roughly

2:59:58 > 3:00:06where it is now, he should have the advantage in the safety exchange.

3:00:06 > 3:00:12Well, he has picked out another one but he must catch it perfect.

3:00:12 > 3:00:17That'll do!

3:00:19 > 3:00:26That'll do! And he is on the brown.

3:00:30 > 3:00:38He does Part some incredible long balls, Kyren Wilson. It is one of

3:00:38 > 3:00:46the strengths of his game. -- he does

3:00:47 > 3:00:56does pot some incredible long balls, Kyren Wilson.

3:00:56 > 3:01:00Kyren Wilson.Yes, he just got the feeling kiss off of the next red

3:01:00 > 3:01:04and, as I say, he is just on the brown.

3:01:17 > 3:01:28Oh! Well, that tremendous opening red and in the end, it could cost

3:01:28 > 3:01:33him the frame now he has missed the brown.

3:01:53 > 3:01:58Now, does Mark Allen play for the black straightaway? The easier shot

3:01:58 > 3:02:04is for the pink, which is what he has done.

3:02:13 > 3:02:20This is a massive visit to the table for Mark Allen.

3:02:22 > 3:02:26for Mark Allen. Just to stop the momentum of his opponent, reclaim

3:02:26 > 3:02:37the authority in this match.

3:02:54 > 3:02:58This is normally a situation that suits him, the reds or being in the

3:02:58 > 3:03:04same area of the table, the cue ball and not having to travel much

3:03:04 > 3:03:14distance.

3:03:14 > 3:03:22A straightforward plant. Doesn't really want to be too straight on

3:03:22 > 3:03:29this pink but I think he is OK. The only thing is, when you are straight

3:03:29 > 3:03:33like this, if he plays the run three into the opposite corner, you just

3:03:33 > 3:03:46had to judge the weight of the shot. He has judged it nicely.

3:03:47 > 3:03:50He has judged it nicely. He may have to play for the pink in the middle.

3:03:50 > 3:03:53Wouldn't want to risk playing for the green.

3:04:20 > 3:04:27That's a good shot. He played that well. And a chance to just bring

3:04:27 > 3:04:34these three reds into the open now in potting this one.

3:04:34 > 3:04:47Little soft on stuns and screws, that is his forte and he took the

3:04:47 > 3:04:50opportunity there just to notch another red into play. So far, so

3:04:50 > 3:05:00good.

3:05:17 > 3:05:21Yes, this is exactly the type of chance Mark Allen was looking for

3:05:21 > 3:05:27after losing the previous two frames.

3:05:27 > 3:05:31frames. These have virtually looked like a practice routine, the way he

3:05:31 > 3:05:33has taken them.

3:06:02 > 3:06:0848 points the lead. The pink will make it 54. Still looking for

3:06:08 > 3:06:15another couple of reds. Or maybe a red and pink would be enough to get

3:06:15 > 3:06:23to the speakers required stage. Red and pink would -- the snooker is

3:06:23 > 3:06:29required stage. Red and

3:06:29 > 3:06:32required stage. Red and pink wit put him 62 ahead.

3:07:02 > 3:07:10APPLAUSE

3:07:12 > 3:07:20In and nicely on the pink. He may just have a slight angle on the

3:07:20 > 3:07:26pink. He has got a slight angle but he wouldn't want to take any risks.

3:07:26 > 3:07:32Just the pink needed.

3:07:32 > 3:07:36Just the pink needed. He knows if he pots the next red, Kyren Wilson will

3:07:36 > 3:07:42not come back to the table.

3:07:42 > 3:07:51not come back to the table. Just one snooker needed at the moment.

3:07:51 > 3:07:59snooker needed at the moment. But that's end of frame.

3:08:10 > 3:08:16He really has been so reliable all week when he has been presented with

3:08:16 > 3:08:27opportunities like this, getting the frame done in one visit.

3:08:27 > 3:08:38Well, once again, he takes the frame and he is now just one frame away

3:08:38 > 3:08:48from claiming the Masters title for the first time. 9-7.

3:08:48 > 3:08:54Well, Stephen, he is in a good place now. It is warm out there but he

3:08:54 > 3:09:00still has that one frame to win and of course, only being two ahead, it

3:09:00 > 3:09:04is not over yet. Kyren will be thinking if he can win this one, he

3:09:04 > 3:09:09will keep the pressure on him.I think if you are Kyren Wilson, you

3:09:09 > 3:09:17will think, when players have had chances, it is Kyren who has been

3:09:17 > 3:09:23winning them. When Mark gets in first and has the reds all in one

3:09:23 > 3:09:30area, it's virtually inevitable he will win it. Kyren had a choice

3:09:30 > 3:09:39about -- a chance there, but it a fantastic long red, missed a brown,

3:09:39 > 3:09:44and now he has to play no mistake snooker, doesn't he, Kyren Wilson?

3:09:44 > 3:09:48Yes, and in a funny way, it does take pressure off you because you

3:09:48 > 3:09:53are at the point of no return.Yes, we saw him at that point yesterday

3:09:53 > 3:09:59with Judd Trump. 5-2 behind and all of a sudden he found his best form.

3:09:59 > 3:10:05He never looked like missing. And it wouldn't be the first time,

3:10:05 > 3:10:10particularly at this level, you see a player, three scoring visit, three

3:10:10 > 3:10:19frames in no time at all. But it is an Mark Allen's hands now. And that

3:10:19 > 3:10:23trophy awaiting the winner.

3:10:30 > 3:10:36He could do with a break off here, Mark Allen, without leading a long

3:10:36 > 3:10:42pot on.

3:10:46 > 3:10:52pot on.Well, he has left a pot to the left corner. The black is

3:10:52 > 3:10:57available, but would you risk it? His opponent needing only one more

3:10:57 > 3:11:06frame.

3:11:09 > 3:11:19Oh, he did go for it, hit across it and what has he left?Well, that was

3:11:19 > 3:11:26a brave, brave shot to play at that speed.

3:11:32 > 3:11:39He has covered the black. Doesn't go.

3:11:40 > 3:11:43go.And it's not a straightforward safety with that red adjacent to the

3:11:43 > 3:11:50middle. Looking to play off the green, you would have thought, leave

3:11:50 > 3:11:55the cue ball by the far right corner pocket. That will leave it pretty

3:11:55 > 3:12:01safe.

3:12:01 > 3:12:06safe.There is a red to the corner but again, it is a brave shot. There

3:12:06 > 3:12:13is a gap. The two roads that are closest to the black, there is a gap

3:12:13 > 3:12:20to get the cue ball out, but if you miss a pot attempt badly, you could

3:12:20 > 3:12:25can then into those reds. Any mistake now could be his last shot

3:12:25 > 3:12:35in this final.

3:12:38 > 3:12:43Building himself up for this very important shot. As Stephen says, if

3:12:43 > 3:12:50he hits it badly, it could be his last.

3:13:08 > 3:13:16Again, it was such a pressure shot. He hit it pretty hard. And I know a

3:13:16 > 3:13:22couple of frames ago he hit it hard and it went in, but percentages go

3:13:22 > 3:13:31down the harder you hit it in potting the ball.Well, the red's

3:13:31 > 3:13:38easy enough to the middle.

3:13:38 > 3:13:42easy enough to the middle. He couldn't quite... Well, he is on the

3:13:42 > 3:13:46pink to the middle. I'm not quite certain he played it, but he will

3:13:46 > 3:13:53take it.

3:13:57 > 3:14:08The chance has arrived.And again, it's the sort of chance where he has

3:14:08 > 3:14:14excelled all week. All the reds around the same area. OK, at the

3:14:14 > 3:14:20moment, the colours are not in the best position. Pink and black, I

3:14:20 > 3:14:26think, both tied up. He has underhit that one straightaway.That's a sign

3:14:26 > 3:14:32of a little bit of tension in the arm. Played for the blue in the

3:14:32 > 3:14:41middle, not the far corner.

3:14:41 > 3:14:46middle, not the far corner. Now, he is OK, but if he is very straight on

3:14:46 > 3:14:52this red, he has once again a bit to do with the cue ball.Yes, he just

3:14:52 > 3:14:56has a view of the gap there that he will have to screw the cue ball

3:14:56 > 3:15:09three. Is he on this thread? -- on this red? That is a bonus.

3:15:09 > 3:15:10this red? That is a bonus.Once again, he can't get the right side

3:15:10 > 3:15:16of the blue.

3:15:20 > 3:15:25of the blue. Swinging it round with lots of right-hand side. Just can't

3:15:25 > 3:15:27get perfect position.

3:15:47 > 3:15:53Well, he came round to see if the black went to the left corner. If it

3:15:53 > 3:15:59does, you are cannoning the two reds. He must think it goes. He

3:15:59 > 3:16:05played the shot but it's a lot more difficult now with this angle.Yes,

3:16:05 > 3:16:09straight behind it. You wouldn't fancy him missing it but going into

3:16:09 > 3:16:16what we call a blind pocket, you have got to pick your spot and trust

3:16:16 > 3:16:21you have sighted it correctly. And he has. He has.

3:16:50 > 3:16:55That is OK. Just notched the red. It could have nestled on it but that is

3:16:55 > 3:16:58OK.

3:17:04 > 3:17:20Now, this really is a fantastic chance now to close out this

3:17:20 > 3:17:30championship.A bit short again on the cue ball. Krhin will be hoping

3:17:30 > 3:17:35he can get back -- Kyren will be hoping he can get back to the table.

3:17:35 > 3:17:44I am not sure.Yes, he is looking good. The audience getting a bit

3:17:44 > 3:17:52edgy. Mark's father and his brother.

3:18:03 > 3:18:09I think Mark would love to win this in this visit, that is what he has

3:18:09 > 3:18:15been doing all week. That is what you want to do in the final.A shake

3:18:15 > 3:18:19of his head because he wanted to be another couple of inches up the

3:18:19 > 3:18:26table. He is up for the blue and he has judged it to perfection. He

3:18:26 > 3:18:33couldn't have placed it better with his hand.He has still got a tricky

3:18:33 > 3:18:50shot to land on this red. That is pretty good.

3:18:50 > 3:19:04pretty good.Yes, he still news read -- he still needs red, colour, red

3:19:04 > 3:19:10to get to snookers. Can he get to the red on the top cushion? That is

3:19:10 > 3:19:15the one he has played for and a little bounce and it will be inch

3:19:15 > 3:19:27perfect. This red to go ahead with just 59 remaining. No heroics here.

3:19:27 > 3:19:30APPLAUSE

3:19:46 > 3:19:50Now, don't do anything silly here with the black in trying to open up

3:19:50 > 3:19:59the reds. This is a big, big moment in Mark Allen's career. We have had

3:19:59 > 3:20:05some great players from Northern Ireland. Dennis Taylor won the World

3:20:05 > 3:20:11Championship, Alex Higgins was the most famous and it was 40 years ago

3:20:11 > 3:20:22to the day that Alex Higgins won this title.

3:20:22 > 3:20:26this title. And the cheers, exaltation for Mark Allen as his

3:20:26 > 3:20:36dream eventually comes true. He has won a major following in the history

3:20:36 > 3:20:42of Northern Irish players. Spare a thought Bob Kyren Wilson. Mark Allen

3:20:42 > 3:20:47beat Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins and now he wins the final in ten

3:20:47 > 3:20:57frames to seven. He is the Masters champion.

3:20:57 > 3:21:10Ladies and gentlemen, the 20 18th Dafabet Masters champion is Mr Mark

3:21:10 > 3:21:15Allen, ladies and gentlemen. But before we talk to Mark, let's just

3:21:15 > 3:21:21have a quick word with Kyren Wilson. Give it up, ladies and gentlemen,

3:21:21 > 3:21:29for Kyren Wilson, our runner-up, ladies and gentlemen. Hard luck,

3:21:29 > 3:21:34Kyren. You can hear the appreciation from this crowd here tonight. And

3:21:34 > 3:21:38Kyren, this is the hardest interview of all. I can see what it means to

3:21:38 > 3:21:43you, you are close to tears, and we can understand, my friend, but

3:21:43 > 3:21:53listen, you should hold your head up really high.

3:21:53 > 3:22:05really high. Because listen to that, Kyren, listen to that.

3:22:06 > 3:22:10Look, this is really tough, really tough for you, so we will keep it as

3:22:10 > 3:22:16short as possible. But listen to the crowd, they have enjoyed seeing new

3:22:16 > 3:22:23play tonight, Kyren, and through the night. You have been a really tough

3:22:23 > 3:22:30competitor.It is a really draughty in here, to be honest. I have had an

3:22:30 > 3:22:35incredible week, honestly. I said to my manager and my coach, if anyone

3:22:35 > 3:22:40was going to beat me, I'd have loved it to the mark. Obviously I'm

3:22:40 > 3:22:43devastated but he deserves that. He's been knocking on the door. He

3:22:43 > 3:22:51deserves it.Trust me, I think I speak on behalf of everyone at home

3:22:51 > 3:22:55and everyone here tonight when I say that yesterday's comeback against

3:22:55 > 3:23:03Judd Trump was one of the best imaginable and I will leave it as

3:23:03 > 3:23:07that because I know how much this means to you. Thank you very much

3:23:07 > 3:23:12indeed. And here he had, ladies and common. Hello, your daddy is a

3:23:12 > 3:23:21Masters. Congratulations, Mark. Can you sum up what this means?It is a

3:23:21 > 3:23:30real. I can finally say -- it is surreal, I can finally say I have

3:23:30 > 3:23:42won a triple. But what a competitor Kyren Wilson is, what a competitor.

3:23:42 > 3:23:46And not just that, he is the nicest guy you could meet and he has his

3:23:46 > 3:23:51family with him. He will have many more days like this. I know what it

3:23:51 > 3:23:56feels like to sit in that seat. It's not a nice feeling, but how far has

3:23:56 > 3:24:00he come in the last two years and he will be in these major finals for a

3:24:00 > 3:24:07long time to come.I have just got to ask you, Mark, as well, the boys

3:24:07 > 3:24:15I fit with in the studio, John Parrott, Steve Davis, they have

3:24:15 > 3:24:22spoken so highly of your game and also your composure this week.It is

3:24:22 > 3:24:26interesting but Stephen Hendry to this something like that. I felt

3:24:26 > 3:24:32calm all week apart from the first session today. But I felt as the

3:24:32 > 3:24:35match went on, I felt moralities with myself and played as I had the

3:24:35 > 3:24:40rest of the week. I am just very, very pleased. -- I felt more at ease

3:24:40 > 3:24:47with myself. I think someone said it is 40 years since Alex Higgins first

3:24:47 > 3:24:57lifted this trace the, so to bring back to Ireland.One final question.

3:24:57 > 3:25:02I remember we had a long chat four years ago when we talked about one

3:25:02 > 3:25:05day you hoped and you dreamt of lifting the title here at Ali Pali

3:25:05 > 3:25:11and you have done it, my man.I have done it and it's been a long time

3:25:11 > 3:25:14coming but hopefully this is a stepping stone to bigger and better

3:25:14 > 3:25:20things. Hopefully this is just the first triple Crown. Please can I say

3:25:20 > 3:25:26a quick thank you to the whole crowd. The crowd all week has been

3:25:26 > 3:25:32unbelievable. It's been sold out all week and me and Barry don't see eye

3:25:32 > 3:25:36to eye all the time but he's doing a wonderful job of promoting our

3:25:36 > 3:25:42sport. It has grown and grown, so well done, Barry.Ladies and

3:25:42 > 3:25:53gentlemen, it is the 20 18th Dafabet Masters champion.

3:25:53 > 3:25:59Masters champion. -- 2018 Dafabet Masters champion. Please welcome

3:25:59 > 3:26:10your presentation committee, ladies and gentlemen.

3:26:10 > 3:26:14and gentlemen. The runner-up receiving the silver medal and a

3:26:14 > 3:26:17cheque for £90,000, what a week it has been for Kyren Wilson.

3:26:17 > 3:26:20APPLAUSE

3:26:45 > 3:26:51And to the winner receiving a cheque for £200,000, the Paul Hunter Trophy

3:26:51 > 3:26:58and the title 2018 Dafabet Masters champion, Mark Allen.

3:26:58 > 3:27:04APPLAUSE

3:27:10 > 3:27:17Your champion, Northern Ireland's Mark Allen.

3:27:31 > 3:27:35Well, back here in the studio, let's get some thoughts on John Parrott

3:27:35 > 3:27:40and Steve Davis.What a competitor. I am thrilled for him to win it. He

3:27:40 > 3:27:46has been a class act for a long time. Some of his Snooker over the

3:27:46 > 3:27:49years has warranted him winning bigger tournaments. He hasn't

3:27:49 > 3:27:53managed to get his head in front but he has now. I couldn't be more

3:27:53 > 3:27:59delighted for him. It's a wonderful feeling to lift a major trophy with

3:27:59 > 3:28:02all the hours of practice and travel around the world, it is now all

3:28:02 > 3:28:08worth it.The noise out there is incredible. The green and white army

3:28:08 > 3:28:14have turned up.I think you can say now he is definitely a premiership

3:28:14 > 3:28:19player in the game. He played the best under pressure, he controlled

3:28:19 > 3:28:25the cue ball best, he is such a popular player, not just with the

3:28:25 > 3:28:32players, but with the crowd as well. Everyone wants to him.What a

3:28:32 > 3:28:36beautiful picture that is. Absolutely beautiful. And we have to

3:28:36 > 3:28:43say, Kyren Wilson, what a player.He has had a fantastic week. His

3:28:43 > 3:28:47competitive instinct shone Brive. He gave everything today. He just

3:28:47 > 3:28:52ultimately was beaten by the better man on the day. But listen, he is a

3:28:52 > 3:28:55young lad, second time at the Masters and he has plenty more to

3:28:55 > 3:29:01offer.Kyren had heart on his sleeve moments there and obviously the

3:29:01 > 3:29:07disappointment, the nation and the atmosphere, it's not about crying

3:29:07 > 3:29:11when you have lost, it is the emotion bursting out of him after a

3:29:11 > 3:29:15wonderful week in the game.He will be back for more. It has been a

3:29:15 > 3:29:21great tournament, hasn't it?It has been great from ball one. A

3:29:21 > 3:29:26wonderful competition we have had. We have had a wasp gate, everything.

3:29:26 > 3:29:31It's been a brilliant week to watch. I couldn't be more delighted for

3:29:31 > 3:29:34Mark Allen. I'm going to go out there and shake his hand. I know

3:29:34 > 3:29:40exactly how he feels and I can't wait to shake his hand.There is

3:29:40 > 3:29:42plenty more snooker coming up on the BBC:

3:29:42 > 3:29:44There is plenty more snooker coming up on

3:29:44 > 3:29:47BBC:

3:29:48 > 3:29:53we will see you at the Crucible for the World Championship. Thank you

3:29:53 > 3:29:57very much indeed, John and Steve, we have really enjoyed your company.

3:29:57 > 3:30:01And thank you for watching. Mark Allen is the Masters champion. Good

3:30:01 > 3:30:08night.