Quarter-Final 1 Masters Snooker

Good afternoon, welcome back to

Alexandra Palace. We have had four

splendid days of snooker at the 2018

Masters. We have had some big names

tumble out and we are up to 20

centuries already. Today, this

famous old venue will welcome back

one of its favourite sons and seven

other Masters hopefuls.

The Rocket,

Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Might as well

wrapped up and go home now.

Mark

Allen, ladies and gentlemen.

That is

an excellent shot.

The Wizard of

Wishaw, John Higgins.

Brilliant.

He

is dynamite.

is dynamite.

He played that nicely.

Judd Trump.

What a shot. He is the

Magician Shaun Murphy.

Could not

have played it any better.

have played it any better.

Go on, go

on. Perfect.

on. Perfect.

He has been twice world

champion, Mark Williams.

champion, Mark Williams.

That is a

Mark Williams special.

Confirmation

of the draw for the quarterfinals.

Seven times Masters winner Ronnie

O'Sullivan plays Mark Allen, live

this afternoon. John Higgins has two

Masters titles to his name and takes

on Ryan Day from Wales. Judd Trump

will play the 2015 Masters when

Shaun Murphy. And in his second

appearance at the Ally Pally, Kyren

Wilson taking on Mark Williams.

Wilson taking on Mark Williams.

What

an amazing venue this is at the Ally

Pally. 2000 people packed in for

Ronnie O'Sullivan versus Mark Allen.

This venue, especially the Masters,

has had an awe-inspiring fuming. The

table is far away from the front

row.

It is an amazing venue, 2000

people. Closes in on you and is

intense. Some players struggle. It

separates the best from the rest.

That is why players over the years

who have won the Masters have been

at the very top.

Ronnie O'Sullivan

came in the studio and said he does

not care if he wins or loses, what

an advantage.

That was as words, I

don't kada if I win or lose, just

here for a good time. Is that Ford

Field? We have 15 other players not

like that, trying your heart out.

In

May and June. I would be there until

three o'clock in the morning, if I

did not sleep, I don't not care.

When you did start losing, Q3 your

teddies out the pram and retired.

LAUGHTER from that perspective,

Ronnie O'Sullivan is tough to play.

They are trying to win and he is

having a day out.

The player would

the unenviable task of playing

against Ronnie O'Sullivan is Mark

Allen. Let us hear how he feels.

Allen. Let us hear how he feels.

And

others is what lies beyond.

It is

just a win-win situation. They

probably want it harder than me. I

would imagine. If I perform well, I

and I do it any style and manner

that is different than how everyone

else does.

Ronnie as Ronnie and

keeps himself to himself. He now and

again has a chat with you. He is a

great guy and not what people would

expect if you follow him on Twitter.

A lot of people could see the same

thing about me.

I have never been

one for being overconfident. It is

the other way. I would be

overconfident, thinking, this is my

day. No chance.

day. No chance. You have to bring

every quality to match table.

My

game is in better shape this time

that it was last year. On any given

day you can play great or bad. That

is something I need to work,

something I am trying hard to work

on. When the game is in good shape

you have to make the most of it.

Myself and Mark will try to put on a

good show for the fans and for

people who love to watch snooker.

We're expecting a good show this

afternoon. It is Ronnie O'Sullivan

who leads the head-to-head by four

victories against two. Mark Allen

has beaten Ronnie O'Sullivan in the

World Championship in 2009 in 90 two

and in the Masters in 2011 in the

first round. He has got a good track

record against Ronnie O'Sullivan in

very big tournament is. Good

afternoon to Ken Doherty. Many

newspapers today are seeing this is

tough for Ronnie O'Sullivan.

I think

so. The state of mind up Mark Allen,

he will be up for this. He is not

one of those players who will be

worried about the pressure obscured

about Roddy. If anybody can do it,

Mark Allen can put it on for Ronnie.

When the chat before a Ronnie

O'Sullivan match, it is like a

foregone conclusion to the greatest

respect for the abhorrent. What is

different for Mark Allen?

It is not

a foregone conclusion, so many great

players left. Mark Allen as one of

them. He likes the big time and has

beaten him in the World Championship

and explain the Masters.

He is a

dark horse. What about the

atmosphere here? We know the that

Ronnie gets the crowd.

The problem

up for this. It is like his front

room. It is his home. It is very

difficult for him to be beaten. He

is playing majestic snooker and it's

great to see him playing so well.

It'll be tough because you are

playing against the crowd as well.

That is why we play the game.

Against the back the back of your

neck going.

We all looking forward to it. Let us

join Rob Walker.

What an afternoon of live sport we

have now. The most successful player

in the tournament's yesterday

against a man 11 years younger who

thrives on the big occasion.

thrives on the big occasion. The

Dafabet Masters is ready for this

and what should be an epic

confrontation.

confrontation. Please welcome one of

the most exciting break-builders in

the modern game. Three times event

banking champion and runner-up in

this seasons International

Championship. A man who is never

intimidated by opponent or location,

the pride of Northern Ireland, the

Pistol Mark Allen.

And his opponent, a player who has

been entertaining stucco crowds at

this event for 24 years. After a 6-0

demolition of Marco Fu, he is

bidding for his incredible 14th

Masters semifinal. Here is your

defending champion. The Rocket

Ronnie O'Sullivan.

The cameras around, all tried to get

a snapshot of Ronnie O'Sullivan. He

looked to be in a class of the zone

when he demolished Marco Fu 6-0 but

this is a tougher test.

this is a tougher test. Good

afternoon to Dennis Taylor.

Great shot. Nicely on the black as

well. Lovely angle.

Has he got some lucky? It couldn't

be nicer.

be nicer. He has got this is red to

the left centre.

The problem with this short, the cue

ball is so close to the cushion he

cannot big down on it.

That was difficult. He was right on

the black. He went full bloodied

forehead. That was a very cute

angle.

He could hold for the black.

It is not bad enough for the red

left to the tank but he can play

left-handed.

Contemplating whether he will go

into the pack of beds.

Decided it was too risky to go into

the reds that time.

There are still if few reds

available, at least four that are

pottable.

Not as straight on the blue as he

would like.

Those early pots have settled Ronnie

already.

He was a little bit short with the

cue ball there.

I think he can still hold for the

black. Screw off the bed onto the

side cushion.

Perfectly played.

That was a lovely

shot, that cannon and must be red

into the right centre.

He has overscrew that slightly. He

wanted to be on the bank at the

right centre.

right centre.

UMPIRE: Foul.

Let us

see it, he just hit the red with his

cue.

It was difficult to see. He did

the same thing against Marco Fu. He

walked away from the table and

nobody had seen him touch the ball.

We are very proud of a game of

snooker that they do this. They can

call fouls on themselves. That was

not the best outcome for Mark Allen.

He might have to have to play for

the long bread. He might need an

extension.

He just touched the red a fraction.

That was a simple cannon from

plotting the black on the bed. It

has gone wrong. I don't think run

expected to get back to the table so

soon.

This was the shot, he wanted to hit

the red on the other side.

And you can afford to give Ronnie a

couple of chances.

They don't get

many chances against Ronnie

O'Sullivan, particularly in this

form. When you do, you really have

to take them. It was a good start

for Mark Allen and had a couple of

chances already in this frame. It

will be very disappointed. Part of

the game that he is very good at, as

the cannons are in the pink and

black. It is normally bread and

butter for him.

butter for him. He has gifted this

first frame. Ronnie O'Sullivan only

needs a few more pots to win this

first frame.

Ronnie O'Sullivan is just checking

the scoreboard.

That was a tricky red along the

cushion. Ronnie would like to clear

the remaining balls but it does not

matter. That was an unintentional

kiss of the bank.

Not bad with the opposite hand.

Another great positional shot. That

shot with the left hand was

incredible. I can struggle to play

them right-handed never mind

left-handed. He is so good, so

natural.

Anthony McGill who lost a

John Higgins after that a great

comeback, he played a few shots with

his opposite hand and he looked

terrific.

He only needed a couple of chances

but he took a second opportunity,

magnificent break of 75. Ronnie

O'Sullivan leads Mark Allen 1-0.

JASON MOHAMED: he is at it again.

Thank you for all of your texts that

have been coming in.

have been coming in. Use the hash

tag BBC snooker if you have any

questions for Shaun Murphy. Stephen

Hendry and Stephen Davis, good

afternoon.

The biggest test of any

snooker player, including Mark

Selby, the world number one, is

playing at Ronnie O'Sullivan in this

forum at this venue. He had to my

chances more than Marco Fu, Mark

Allen. He was given a gift when

Ronnie had a foul. One of the

strengths is his cannons. He is

cannon then they went to the left of

them. He has got it too thick. What

a chance to take the first frame.

He

is right, you have to take those

chances, you have to be on your best

game.

You certainly do, you only get

stronger. That is at least mild

weakness. Apart from that we had

shot when he touched the ball for a

foul, he would've been off and

running anyway. Mark Allen had a

couple of chances that Marco Fu

never had in his first-round match.

From that perspective, when you are

given a chance and don't take it,

you're not any confident frame of

mind coming into the next frame.

When Ronnie O'Sullivan is cueing up,

his back arm seems to be more tucked

in than normal, something to keep an

eye in.

He is ducking his back arm in a

little more, as Steve Davis said. He

is always try to keep on top of his

cue action and he knows it is so

natural.

Who is going to play the more

telling safety shot? You won't be

getting be quite close to the baulk

cushion. Brown and green are not a

bad target.

Nice little click on the brown makes

this safety shot more difficult.

this safety shot more difficult. He

has played that very well in deed.

Great piece on the cue ball. That

was an excellent safety shot.

Not only close to the baulk cushion

but he has covered the pathway down

the left-hand side.

It looks as he will have to come off

two cushions and tried to glance off

the reds. He has to be precise this.

He has played this well. Terrific

shot.

Ronnie had to avoid the black and he

couldn't. At first glance it looks

like he might have got away with it

slightly.

Nothing pots into the left-hand

corner pocket. There is one in the

middle of the pack. He has spotted

one.

I know it is early in the match.

This chance is extremely important

for Mark Allen. Just to settle

himself down. We had a couple of

chances in the first frame and did

not take them.

It is not a good

chance just yet. The black is

available. But the pink and black

cab off the spots. It is not

straightforward just yet.

He has to be careful how he judges

the cannon.

Can he take advantage? He had a

golden opportunity in the opening

frame.

Mark Allen has a terrific

temperament.

He want to be straight on this rates

we could hope for the black.

Looking at leaving the cue ball hang

on the black. He has to avoid those

upgrades below the black.

The referee their just asking

someone to settle down.

The referee for this match from

Germany.

Nice angle on the black, the bottom

red in that bunch of four plots,

maybe even the one in the middle, so

doesn't have to do too much work

here.

This all came from an excellent

escape from Mark Allen, to cushion

escape, put Ronnie in a lot of

trouble.

He's one of the game's great

break-builders, Mark Allen. He's

made 40 centuries this season. This

was the escapee judged to

perfection. He made 36 last season,

he'll be concentrating on making

enough to win the frame here.

enough to win the frame here. But

it's going to be difficult to clear

up the way the reds are.

up the way the reds are.

This will

certainly settle him down. A bit

edgy in the first frame but this is

exactly what he needed. It's never

easy coming out here in front of a

packed audience.

packed audience. What a wonderful

venue it is.

venue it is.

Just make sure the

black frame ball... Mark... Why did

you hit it that hard? He's 65 in

front, the black would have put in

72 in front and there's 67 on the

table. Why did he hit it that hard?

He thought he couldn't miss the pot,

but it just shows you.

AUDIENCE

GASPS.

It wasn't easy to pot that and get

on a colour. So Mark, now checking

the scoreboard, he must have known

before he played the black that he

only needed the black. So he needs

one red. I think he's just composing

himself here. The two reds over the

pocket is a tricky little safety

shot.

He could maybe put a colour

safe, green or brown. That's not

bad. Ronnie 65 behind needs five

reds. And possibly five blacks, four

black, pink, to win the frame. This

certainly helps Mark Allen's cause.

APPLAUSE

The problem about missing that

black, if you had a pot at the black

and one more red, Ronnie wouldn't

have gone back to the table. Now he

has to put himself through the

ringer a bit here. Just making him a

bit more edgy.

The red on the left

side of the table, he's thought

about doubling that cross into the

right corner pocket. If he tried

that he could kiss the red near the

left corner just the right of it.

That's why he's not that shot. --

not playing that shot. He's just

going to come off the top cushion

and land on this red, by the looks

of things. Now he is playing the

cross double and he's avoided that

red. That's a terrific shot. He

thought long and hard about it but

it was worth it in the end.

He could

be in a bit of trouble here behind

the green and brown. If Ronnie gets

a snooker here... Almost, not quite.

APPLAUSE

Well, that's an amazing pot. He

knocks a long red in, superb cueing.

APPLAUSE

Ronnie concedes, so Mark Allen gets

off the mark.

MUSIC

Just been looking at Mark Allen and

there's a very contented look on his

face right now.

Yes, he's been known

for being a big occasion player and

raising his game to play the top

players like Ronnie but yes, he

looks calm. He took his chance well,

a little panic when Ronnie could

still win the frame but he's got a

frame on the birds in a crib or

daily and Ronnie has made more

mistakes than in his whole match

against Marco Fu.

The start of the

match can sometimes dictate the

pattern. Towards the end of the

match hopefully you've got up to

running speed. It would have been

tougher Ronnie to come out of the

starting blocks as well as he did

against Marco Fu. One thing at like

to see is that some stage in a

major, Mark start to absolutely

dominate one of the legendary

players of the game. I do think he's

dominate one of the legendary

players of the game. I do think he's

done that yet properly. When he can

do that, you'll see a different

player in deep.

Allen does have a

very good record against Ronnie

O'Sullivan in these events in the

World Championship and the Masters,

doesn't he? COMMENTATOR: He

certainly does and that will

certainly settle him down getting

the first frame on the board. Mark

Allen is a big-time player. Enough

to keep you scared of taking him on,

I think he'll relish it.

I had about ten minutes with Mark

Allen just chatting away to him just

before he came out and he was so

relaxed. Just chatting about his

family, as Ronnie tries to get a fly

there. We were just chatting about

his mum and dad. He's a great family

man, is Mark.

We may be looking at a possible

4-ball plant in this corner pocket.

It's close...

He's left Ronnie a possible red here

now.

Got it. APPLAUSE

APPLAUSE

He's lost the cue ball slightly.

It's a test of cueing.

No... AUDIENCE GASPS. It wasn't

easy.

Just a couple of reds available at

the moment.

It's just a bit awkward, it's not a

good chance just yet.

He could play a little cannon on the

reds, just play for the loose red if

he wishes.

There's one more loose red

available, the want just to the

right of the pink spot into the

bottom corner pocket.

Not straight enough on it, that's

why he's shaking his head. He wanted

to be straight on this red. Watch

the cue ball, could go into the left

middle here. No, he judged it

nicely. He's got a nice angle on the

blue.

Must need a nice angle on this blue

now. No more loose reds available,

and he is judged it to perfection.

Just one nice split here and the

frame will be at his mercy. Has he

got it, is this red and into the

bottom right-hand corner? He's

having a quick look. Body language

suggests it is. There you see it.

This time he has a quick look at the

scoreboard to see how many he needs.

He only needed one more red. I don't

think he played to cannon that, I

think he played to slip past the

reds and believe the want of a right

which would have been an easy pot to

secure the frame. Didn't intend to

cannon that one.

I think he's been

lucky here. I think he's knocked the

plant on. A bit of distance between

the two reds.

APPLAUSE

He got away with that one. Very

fortunate.

APPLAUSE

The next shot will open the reds up.

It's OK... In fact he's really got

into that. He's gone further up the

table but that will do very nicely.

And he's throwing down the gauntlet

for Ronnie O'Sullivan, who just

missed that red when he was tight on

the cushion.

65 break in the previous frame. This

was the one that Ronnie missed.

APPLAUSE

APPLAUSE

He's had 20 centuries this year --

we've had 20 centuries this year in

the Masters. He's made 357 centuries

in his career, Mark Allen. One of

the great break-builders of the

game. APPLAUSE

And that's another one. Superb

performance from Mark Allen here.

That's certainly going to make this

quarterfinal very, very interesting

indeed.

He knew the black was in... Oh no,

it's not in. He's had breaks of 65

and that magnificent 115 and Mark

Allen now leads Ronnie O'Sullivan

2-1. STUDIO: 41 centuries for Mark

Allen this season.

We've been saying it all week that

we are going to break the record.

Just magnificent snooker we are

seeing at this Masters.

It seems

like the standard this week has been

superb. Certainly from a

break-building 's perspective. Some

of the top break-builders in the

game are still in the event so I

think that augurs well for breaking

the record. Mark Allen is one of

those. It's great to watch him break

built. Easy canonical with the

distance the cue ball moves, keeps

it on a short leash. Short, sharp

cue action so there's not a lot that

can go wrong. Ronnie is very smooth

and sometimes goes through the ball

quickly. Mark Allen is slower.

He's

settled down really quickly.

Yes, he

looks really calm. He said he was

looking forward to it. Obviously how

well Ronnie played in the first

match, we are saying is that his

tournament to lose but we forget

that other great, great players and

Mark Allen is one.

That was the

point Ken was making before the

match started, you can't

underestimate Mark Allen when he's

playing well.

Ronnie parted a great

long red, maybe a bit unlucky to be

tight

long red, maybe a bit unlucky to be

tight in the cushion. Mark Allen has

got to punish Ronnie for his

mistakes.

Allen leads, back to

Dennis and Ken. COMMENTATOR:

Important frame for both players

now, last one before the mid-session

interval. Ronnie would like to tie

things up at 2-2. Mark Allen will

want to press home his advantage.

Ronnie looks a bit more edgy than he

did in this first match, Dennis.

He

played so well against Marco Fu,

didn't give him a chance. He hasn't

found that form just yet, still a

long way to go of course. Best of

11.

11. Very close. It's a touching ball

so Ronnie can just play away from

the red.

Hasn't blocked the path, Mark Allen

can get down off the left side of

the table there, as you can see.

That's not a bad flick on the

yellow.

That might be touching again. No,

it's not.

it's not. It's not as

straightforward to get back down the

table, now.

Well, you're never quite sure what's

going to happen when you play off

the reds like that and it slipped

one over the corner pocket, but it's

all about the cue ball here.

all about the cue ball here. That

was the problem. He was never sure

what was going to happen to the

white there.

When we were chatting, he was

telling me about his son Robbie

whose only 13. He made 133 break in

a match. He lives in Antrim in

Northern Ireland. He was so proud of

his stepson Robbie, one to watch out

for, it has to be said making breaks

like that at 13 years of age.

That was an excellent safety shot

from Ronnie O'Sullivan.

from Ronnie O'Sullivan. Clipped but

read so fine and missed the red and

the blue on the way up, excellent

shot.

This looks pretty good. Not tight to

the baulk cushion but as you can

see, again blocked the path down the

left-hand side. Quite congested on

the right-hand side for Ronnie to

find the way back to baulk.

That's a beautiful shot. Excellent

shot.

APPLAUSE

Perfect length there.

He's hit it far too thin because

there is a red near the left corner

and Mark can pot that and get

himself onto the black. If this shot

works out, an early opportunity in

this fourth frame.

this fourth frame. Played it well.

Mid-session interval coming up after

this frame. What a result that would

be, if this man could go their 3-1

in front after losing the opening

frame.

Not only that long pot Dennis but

have a look at the little kiss that

knocks the red away from the black

spot as well. Watch this,

purposefully played. That would open

the black into both corner pockets.

Double whammy there, excellent shot.

If you'd like to get one of these

reds below the black out of the way.

He's got the angle to do that now.

Just a little bit short with the cue

ball. Still can just about hold it,

I'm sure. Just about...

I'm sure. Just about... He's looking

good, Dennis.

good, Dennis.

Yes, totally different

action to Ronnie O'Sullivan as Steve

Davis was saying in the studio. A

little sharp, doesn't bring the cue

back all that far. Very effective on

these very fast cloth. He's finished

a little awkward here.

Good recovery.

I am sure lots of this practice here

at the Alexandra Palace were

thinking that Ronnie O'Sullivan

would carry on like he played

against Marco Fu. That was a

credible but snooker can change

day-to-day.

Only one player can play at a table

so this is why this game is so

difficult.

He did not mean to kiss into the

red, that is why he is shaking his

head. He cannot pot it down.

This is the last hope for Ronnie in

this frame.

Tricky red for Mark Allen but if he

gets it he will win the frame.

The spectators may be surprised by

this but the players will not be, be

know what he is capable of.

They can relax down and see if you

can put in another century.

What a shame, no century break. It

is what he needed. He has played

magnificent stuff after losing the

opening frame to take the next

three. He leads 3-1 over Ronnie

O'Sullivan.

JASON MOHAMED: many of you watching

were hoping to see Ronnie O'Sullivan

progress to the semifinals after

taking an afternoon of work, you

could be disappointed.

This is some

match. We go back to her Ronnie

played against Marco Fu and

everybody is expecting more of the

same. Every day is different. Ronnie

has made errors and Mark Allen has

punished.

He has made semifinals

before, Mark Allen.

Mark Allen has

one of the great attributes that all

of the best winners have, he is a

bleak out on the table and he has

got Ronnie O'Sullivan in a hole. It

is important for both players. Mark

Allen has a great chance and Ronnie

O'Sullivan has to dig deep. I am not

trying to give any answers but if

you are going out and your will to

win is not as strong as it should

be, if that is the case, when you

have to dig deep, there's nothing

left. That is it Ronnie O'Sullivan's

original statement about not giving

about winning or losing is totally

true.

He said he was busy as well

and did not know if it was Bible or

the amount of training he was doing.

There was a shot on camera when he

was yawning and ruffling his head.

Did he looked tired?

He always looks

the same at the table, he does not

show many expressions. He has been

put under pressure and has two and

the questions. Is the interval after

battling for Mark Allen, he was

getting into a rhythm. He has got 20

minutes now. He cannot think too

much about it. He just has to stay

focused and just when the next

frame. It is time to hear from Mark

Allen.

He has never reached the

final at the Masters, is this his

ear?

I always look forward to

speaking to you. You are someone who

is so honest. There was no better

example of that than how you got

involved having a laugh with Dennis

coming down the stairs after being

introduced as Mark Williams.

It is

the Pistol, Mark Williams.

What is your second name again? Mark

Allen, ladies and gentlemen. I would

not fancy doing his job but it was

funny. I told him he was being

sacked in the morning.

sacked in the morning.

You are not

offended. It did not interrupt your

momentum in the match. You are

someone, I think who reacts quite

well on the big occasions and the

big matches.

It is something about

my personality. I try to have fun

when I out there. In the build-up

during the match, I try to enjoy

myself. Nobody is forcing me to do

what I am doing for a living so you

have to try to enjoy it.

You have

13-mac ranking titles, two of which

in China. Would you have expected

more silverware by now bearing in

mind how long you have been around

in the top 16?

I hope it doesn't

sound like an arrogant thing but I

did expect more. I came in on the

back of a good amateur record. I

have won nine times on tour. It is

not enough for me. I will be the

first to admit there was a few years

I did not work hard enough and got

what I deserved on the table with

results. In general, I have worked

very hard in my career apart from

that year when I was struggling. It

is a tough sport. You can only be

one winner of any event. The likes

of Ronnie, Henry, John Higgins, they

make winning that easy but it is

not. The strength in depth is as

good as it ever has been. It is nice

to push on and win more. Especially

Triple crown events.

The other

element about you that I like, is

your honesty about yourself. We have

been public about struggling with

depression. I can remember a

brilliant moment when you displayed

so much emotion, I wonder what you

can recollect. It was the World

Championship, possibly 2011. They

came from 9-6 down against Matthew

and you needed to win that match to

stay in the 16. He said you had been

struggling with depression and your

reaction in the end was amazing. Can

you recall that with as much clarity

as I can?

I do remember it, it was

9-7 and that match. I felt very low.

I did not want to be there, I was

not enjoying it. Something clicked

in May, fighting spirit. I came back

to win the match 10-9.

to win the match 10-9. It was a dark

time. Getting through the match was

a big plus for me, on and off the

table. Kept me in the top 16. I

moved on from there. It was not a

nice place to be in that match, 9-7

down.

down.

It is nice to see you happy

with the content home life. You seem

to have reached a level of

contentment, perhaps a few years

ago, you did not have that.

For me,

relationships are the big thing,

family, friends or partners. Over

the years that is something that I

have spoken to when I received the

psychologist.

psychologist. Kyla has been a

godsend, she is a lunatic at times

which is great. Usually she is

level-headed in case my feet on the

ground. We have a daughter now and a

stepson that a lot of us.

To people

outside of the circuit maybe

underestimate the difficulties of

being away from home for such a long

time? An outsider might perceive

your life is being glamorous and I

am sure you are grateful for the

living that you have for yourself

and your family but it is not as

glamorous as people think.

First

things first, I am very grateful for

what snooker has given me. People

would never understand what they go

through. Being away from home so

much. People say tiny- five and see

if you like that. You still get want

to see your family every day. --

9-5. I am living at my suitcase,

staring at the four walls in a hotel

room, room service on your own every

night. The actual competing side,

playing in front of big arenas, live

on TV. That is great for us.

In its

purest sense, you still love the

sport, better still be sport you

were inspired to take part in when

you first watched Paul Hunter play

Stephen Newell all years ago.

Stephen Newell all years ago.

It is

strange. I have played for so long

now. You think it would start to go

away. It still kills me when I lose

a match, it is the end of the world

for the next couple of hours or

days. The highs of winning do not

match the lows of losing for some

strange reason. We do not enjoy our

victories as much as we should. I

really love the game, I have been

practising as hard as ever in recent

years. It is giving me a new lease

of life. I tried to pass things on.

It is great funny watching him grow

and seeing how much he loves the

game.

It is always a delight to see

you amongst the balls, thank you for

your honesty once again.

JASON MOHAMED: another great

interview. Fair play to Mark Allen

for answering those questions

directly. I was sat in the same

position asking Mark Allen the same

questions effectively about his

ambitions, but the fact he has never

won the Masters and maybe it is down

to practice or maybe he needs a good

draw and some luck?

It is tough to

win tournament is these days.

Everyone says that. What I love

about Mark Allen, always understands

us.

us. It is refreshing in any sport.

Interesting what he said about the

sensation of losing, far more

intense than the sensation of

winning. Winning is great but it is

an anti-climax at the end of the

tournament. When you are beaten, you

suffer so badly.

As he matured in a

way? You remember when heated up his

mouth when he went into a press

conference because he was afraid of

upsetting someone in Bernd

Wiesberger. He's not doing that any

more, is it a sign of somebody more

relaxed.

-- in the World Snooker. It

is what makes him what he is.

is what makes him what he is. They

use my last name. Everybody does

that.

Let us talk to Steve Davis. He

has got a special guest.

I am with

the Magician Shaun Murphy. He has

kindly decided to answer some

questions from twitter. Your

first-round match against Ali Carter

yesterday, you had a scare but you

got over the line.

I was very

pleased. He is a player that I tend

to struggle against. He is a class

player, good in all departments. He

usually has the beating of me.

Your

honour roll this season. Some

questions from our fans. What advice

would you give to young people

wanting to advance their game? Let

us assume they are not a complete

beginner, you have a parent with a

child who has some ability, what is

the advice?

The advice applies to

whatever level you are at, practice

and practice. It is about practising

specific things and learning to

improve in important areas. This

policy the most important ball-on

the table and if you can learn good

control of this ball as soon as

possible in your career you can make

the game easier for yourself.

Solo

practice of playing against somebody

in a tournament environment?

If I

was telling a young person what to

do, play as much as you can, get in

the club you are lucky enough to

have a table to get access to. Get

on the table. Enter every

tournament. Learn the nuances of

tactical play.

tactical play.

Robert Francis, how

much do you watch other player's

matches when you're in a tournament?

World Championships with lots of

days off? I watched every match. We

were out for dinner last night and

be happy the phone propped up on the

table. Sad. It is not a cliche. I

genuinely enjoy watching it. If I am

not playing I am watching.

You

playing Judd Trump tomorrow, they

watched his match?

No. I have

watched and offer them over the

years to know what I will get. He

will go for his shots and get most

of them.

Lee James, what is the best

practice routine, the best practice

for using the rest?

Visit technique?

You get lots of players these days,

they enjoy playing left-handed

rather than using the rest. I think

they are scared of the rest. There

are layers talking about the rest.

Instead of a routine, it is

important to get the key basics

right, the distance of the rest

headed to the cue ball. You do not

want to be too close. They don't

have room to operate. If you are too

far away there's too much sideways

movement of cue. You have to keep

your elbow up high when you're on

the shot. You see players using it

like this. I keep my elbow nice and

high, at least parallel with the

table and try to keep the backswing

as short as possible.

I don't think

I have ever seen you miss the ball.

I did but I was only eight years old

at the time.

Peter Holland, there is

a new chalk out on the market, it

costs £15.

costs £15. Is the new chalk that a

lot of players are using making a

difference to how the cue ball is

reacting or is it an unproven

fashion without making a key

difference?

I don't know if these

things get tested in a laboratory. I

don't know what goes into it. From

my opinion, it definitely has made a

difference. This is less

transference of chalk from the tip

to the ball and lest dust on the

table. We can see who is using it.

The brothers picking up less chalk

as it moves around. Produces

direction.

I have seen some

occasional miscues, is the chalk not

sticking onto the tip as much?

You

definitely have to load up your tip

of more than you did with the

traditional brand. You have to be

careful. I have miscued a few times.

When you make the switch to the new

chalk you have to get rid of the old

chalk.

Some of the players are

playing with layered tips, what is

your one?

I am traditional.

The old

one?

one? Are you aware of your dominant

eye and do you all learn to look

with it.

Our players aware that? I

think we just get down as how we

were taught. From the Joe Davis

years. I discovered working with

Steve Finney that might eye

dominance is just to the right of my

nose. I have had to alter my

position is likely to get my central

vision onto the line of my game. It

has had a dramatic effect.

has had a dramatic effect. I am

nailed on to miss every single one

of them tomorrow.

It is great for

you to come in to see all these

things. Especially with the rest

day. It is nice to know that you can

still have the confidence, this is

how you do it. Even if you missed

the next shot does not matter. Thank

you very much, Shaun Murphy. Luck

tomorrow.

JASON MOHAMED: thank you to Shaun

Murphy, preparing for his match will

stop anything to add, Stephen

Hendry?

He speaks very well. He is

the best in the world with the rest.

He is the only person who plays the

same way with the rest as he does

when he is on the table.

We are

concentrating on Ronnie O'Sullivan

against Mark Allen, the quarterfinal

match live here on BBC Two. This is

what you have missed so far. It was

a wonderful reception for Ronnie

O'Sullivan. Poor positional shot

from Mark Allen allowed Ronnie in.

Ronnie O'Sullivan going on to win

the first frame. Mark Allen

bounceback in the second with a

break of 65. Mark Allen is in the

mood this afternoon. He was able to

steal the third frame of the break

of 115. It is looking good for the

man from Northern Ireland, taking

the fourth frame, he leads 3-1.

Ronnie O'Sullivan has lots of work

to do. He has to get on the

scoreboard.

As I said in the

interval, Ebright later taken some

intensity away from the focus and

concentration of Mark Allen. -- as I

said earlier.

Alexandra Palace is

noisy. Ronnie O'Sullivan to break.

DENNIS TAYLOR: It is a noisy Ally

Pally but when the player gets down

on the shot, perfect silence. They

are a terrific crowd.

Fantastic atmosphere.

Ronnie O'Sullivan supporters will be

concerned. Sometimes the interval

can change matches. It stops the

player on the run.

That was not the best safety shot,

he hated far too thin.

He might not have a good angle on

the strength that has run through

for the black. -- on this red.

He

could just manage it. It was about

the best that he could do.

Good job playing the black into the

blind pocket.

Bring position now. Prime position.

Another surprising this from Ronnie.

That was easier than the one that he

missed a few frames ago. That was a

sitter.

And if the next shot works out for

Mark Allen winning plays the cannon,

he can bring quite a few reds into

play.

Just a delicate cannon was needed.

He has ran out of position. That

could be the end of the break. He

just played a delicate cannon. I

felt he had brought the mag reds

Edna. He's hit that slightly cooler.

He is left with this tricky one.

Long rest and the extension on the

cue.

Difficult to judge but safely in the

centre of the pocket this time. I

was going to say back in print

position but that point ball

continued to roll. He is still OK.

If this red pots into the right, it

will then release the red above it.

Didn't expect him to miss that.

It is amazing the number of times

that a player takes a plant on, he

forgets a little bit about the cue

ball.

That is one way of having a look.

You have to keep at least one tool

on the floor.

on the floor. One foot. This must be

very tight because he cannot see. It

is very unusual to see a player

looking at the shot from that angle.

This is very risky.

That wasn't easy. At this red will

go into the right corner pocket. The

black is over the pocket and he can

play for the blue. Another good

chance for Mark Allen.

That was

That was an unintentional cannon

onto the lead. He still has a couple

of available to him. He should be

able to recover the situation.

Just a nice angle on the blue. Can

get on the two reds bloated pink.

But Ms black earlier in the frame...

It was a missed opportunity. Did not

expect to come back to the table so

soon.

soon. Looks like he will go into a

4-1 frames lead. Just a couple red

thes needed.

Ronnie is going to have to win five

of the next six frames.

APPLAUSE

Well, it wobbled a couple of times

but safely in the pocket and that's

another frame for Mark Allen.

Worrying times for the Rocket.

He's won three ranking titles, Mark

Allen. He won the World Open twice

in China, 2012 and 2013. He loved

the Masters and the UK or the

worlds. He's got the game to do

that.

Well, he lost the opening frame but

since then he's had breaks of 65,

115, 85 and that magnificent 81.

Mark Allen now leads Ronnie

O'Sullivan 4-1.

Mark Allen now leads Ronnie

O'Sullivan 4-1. STUDIO: If you

stopped anyone in the street today

and said its Ronnie O'Sullivan

against Mark Allen and if we have an

early finish is going to be the

victor, the majority of people would

say Ronnie O'Sullivan, but it

appears not.

If someone keeps

pumping one visit wins, it puts you

under pressure and Ronnie is under

pressure now.

He's walking around

the table enjoying every minute.

Ronnie is and, obviously. It's

difficult to look confident from

your chair and have a spring in your

step when you haven't got going.

Ronnie likes to pot balls and

contain the crowd, it's not

happening today.

I'm not sure who's

as bonds above the front cover but

there's Mark gone. John Higgins,

still in, just about. Ronnie

O'Sullivan gone. I'm not into omens

I'm just thinking how interesting

that we could lose another big game.

At the top 16 players in the world

so theoretically they should all be

able to win. They aren't, there's

only a few that can win. When you're

under pressure you're under

pressure. Ronnie said he doesn't

care if he wins or loses, this is a

big test.

There's been lots of

yawning from O'Sullivan.

If you're

sitting in your chair you can start

yawning but if you're walking around

the table...

He was yawning during

frame two.

I wouldn't be surprised

if he's a bit under the weather. He

looks a bit tired. Let's not make

excuses. He does seem like he's a

bit struggling to get his eyes right

and look. And that receivables Rob

Lee.

Steve Davis being brutally

honest.

COMMENTATOR: I totally agree, Ronnie

O'Sullivan does look a bit tired.

The dizziness from the other day has

rolled over to today as well. He

certainly not playing the way he

played the other day. Here's another

loose shot.

He's first with the tricky pot, if

the yellow passes the red he'll take

it on, just roll it in. That looks

pretty good to me.

APPLAUSE

First chance in this frame falling

to the man from County Antrim.

to the man from County Antrim. He

really has played some exceptional

snooker here, winning those four

frames with one visit.

Spotted something on the white

there. Had a little ant on the cue

ball, never seen that before.

Steve Davis or stroking to Shaun

Murphy about tips and queues, if you

look at Mark Allen's tip, he's using

this new chalk.

Got a bit to do with the cue ball

now, but there's plenty of loose red

is available.

is available. He's timing the ball

very nicely, isn't he?

He certainly

is. It's a good position. He's got

into a nice groove.

FLY BUZZES.

Could have gone wrong here. Didn't

have the ideal angle on that black.

That could be end of break. A

reprieve from Ronnie O'Sullivan. --

for Ronnie O'Sullivan.

APPLAUSE

Hill be disappointed.

APPLAUSE

Good pace of the cue ball there. Is

he having a go at this? He certainly

is. Great shot. APPLAUSE

He played it as a shot to nothing,

but it was a terrific pot.

but it was a terrific pot. You'd

have to say it's a must win frame

for Ronnie O'Sullivan, 5-1 behind.

That would be a real mountain to

climb.

Good hit on the red. He hasn't left

the one to the right centre, but...

He's certainly left two here to the

bottom left-hand corner pocket. OK,

he's using the rest. Under normal

circumstances you'd expect him to

pot this but this is not normal.

He's made a good job of it, right

into the heart of the pocket.

He needs to come back just another

inch or two to be perfect. He's not

that many pots away from securing

the frame. A slight change of plan

here.

Just looking for one more red, is he

going to drop on it? Quite a sense

of humour. One person clapped and

Mark said cheers. Just this red

needed to make it five frames in a

row.

row. It's there, right in the centre

of the pocket.

APPLAUSE

At the moment everything is going

right in the centre of the pocket,

not touching the sides.

not touching the sides. And Ronnie

signals to the referee he concedes

the frame. Mark Allen is unstoppable

at the moment. That's five frames in

a row and he leads the defending

champion 5-1.

champion 5-1.

STUDIO: He's cueing

beautifully, Mike -- Mark Allen.

Ronnie played a very good safety

shot. He's picked up this red and he

knew he could find a gap. He was

playing it as a shock to nothing,

but then he rolled tight up behind

the green, it's hard to beat that

sort of play, isn't it?

It certainly

is. Everything he's licked that he's

potted, Mark Allen. Since that

fourth frame, look at the break...

-- everything he has looked at he's

potted. Some good pressure pots.

He's looking very relaxed indeed.

As

regards Ronnie O'Sullivan, he's got

to think about his match against

Marco Fu when he made three

centuries in the first four frames.

He could do with a feud century

break here. Just to get himself

going. He hasn't had a chance to get

any rhythm, he's missed a few but he

hasn't...

He doesn't look himself

today, he really doesn't.

today, he really doesn't. Can't take

anything away from Mark Allen.

Ronnie O'Sullivan to break.

APPLAUSE

APPLAUSE

Good shot.

APPLAUSE

I think if there's anybody in the

game that could pull this back it

would certainly be Ronnie

O'Sullivan, no doubt about that. But

he's going to need a bit of help and

at the moment he's not getting any

help from his opponent. He's playing

good safety, good matchplay snooker

any chance he's getting.

That black going right over that

pocket has put that pocket out of

action now.

Now then... There is a long read on

for Ronnie. This good kick-start his

comeback -- long red on.

APPLAUSE

CHEERING

It looked for a moment there he was

going to knock the black in as well!

Beautiful pot. He would have been

anxious when he saw the white

heading towards the black. I mean,

he's got fabulous support here but

to be fair they've always been a

fair crowd at Ally Pally and they

are appreciating Mark Allen but they

would love to see a comeback here.

Well, that's not what he played, he

didn't intend to cannon the reds.

It's the wrong side of the blue now.

He didn't intend to cannon and the

brown, and that makes things

snowball and gradually you run out

of position. This is a tough one

he's faced with now.

That's a terrific shot. APPLAUSE

AUDIENCE GASPS. He got a slight bit

of an unwanted side there. That can

happen when you're bridging over an

awkward ball like that.

AUDIENCE GASPS.

Not a chance...

He's going to need a bit of help

from his opponent.

Could have worked out better. I

don't think he's on that red to the

right of the pink so he's going to

have to take this with the rest. I'm

not sure he can avoid the red...

Couldn't avoid it.

Look where the

red has gone that he's cannoned,

it's blocked the path for the black.

It's usually the case, when you're

playing well you get the run of the

ball. If you're struggling a bit

this is the sort of thing that can

happen.

APPLAUSE

Super green.

Another awkward little one... He's

cued across it slightly.

Only one loose red, that's the one

just at the bottom of the pack

between pink and black.

between pink and black. This is what

he's got to try and get on. This

looks perfect, what a positional

shot that is. Fantastic. Couldn't

have played that much better.

Yes, his last visit at the table he

missed a straightforward black. He

lost a bit of focus there, Mark, he

was thinking about the cue ball and

missed a fairly comfortable black.

And maybe just... It's a frame that

will take the winning post and he

just underscrewed that one. Just a

tiny bit of tension there.

tiny bit of tension there. He's made

a couple of mistakes in this frame.

He hasn't made many more.

A very good shot there. APPLAUSE

He's good at that type of shot, Mark

Allen. APPLAUSE

If that holds up he's on the

brown... One good positional shot

here and he'll have a great chance.

He's not going to get an opportunity

-- he's not going to get a better

opportunity. Just having a look at

the scoreboard.

the scoreboard. The two reds that

are close to the ping, I think the

bottom one of the two, I think that

those pot -- close to the pink. They

are all there for the taking,

doesn't have to play any delicate

cannons or bring reds into play.

Another good recovery shot with the

rest there.

rest there. Can he close this

quarterfinal match out here? Still

quite a bit of pressure on him.

Oh... Look what's happened here. He

decided maybe that red wouldn't go

and bought just nudge them and put

them and, and bought I'm bound to be

on the black. Look what happens

here.

This looks good. He's played a good

shot there.

Ronnie O'Sullivan tapped

the table so even though he's 5-1

down, he still appreciated that good

shot from Mark Allen.

shot from Mark Allen. This could be

a free ball. So he's got all sorts

of opportunities here. He can put

him back, take the brown as the

extra red, get himself and way,.

Yes, this could be frame ball coming

up, if this goes in. APPLAUSE

We've seen previously what can

happen when just a fraction of an

inch he ran out of position.

inch he ran out of position. He's

got himself five points in front and

they are sitting perfectly.

Can he hold himself together for a

few more pots for quite a famous

victory?

AUDIENCE GASPS. It's amazing. That

was just peer pressure. -- peer

was just peer pressure. -- peer --

pure pressure.

pure pressure. Where is the red

going to finish? It's going to be

right over the middle pocket... That

last attempt from Ronnie didn't get

close to the pocket.

Even that one, that's just a bit of

adrenaline and pressure there are

overscrew that one.

I think he can

just hold it... No problem.

APPLAUSE

Ronnie O'Sullivan looks on, he

hasn't been at the races today.

I'm just thinking, a lot of people

will be surprised about this shock

result but there's one person who

went beta and that's the boy -- who

will not be surprised and that's the

boy knocking the ball is in. He has

great belief in his ability.

APPLAUSE

He has beaten him on a couple of

occasions. Ronnie looked like he was

out of stores. Great performance by

Mark Allen against the defending

champion with a string of breaks. In

the end, he has won the match

comfortably. Beating Ronnie

O'Sullivan 6-1.

JASON MOHAMED: this is what it

means. The first defeat for Ronnie

O'Sullivan at the Masters since 2015

when he lost to Neil Robertson in

the semifinals. The last thing he

was beaten at this stage was in 2012

in the quarterfinals, losing 6-2 to

judge Trump.

judge Trump. If Ronnie O'Sullivan

had beaten somebody 6-1 at the

stage, we would see it was

magnificent form. The story will be,

what happened to Ronnie O'Sullivan

but we have to give Mark Allen all

the credit in the world.

It is a

game when you try to dominate the

table and Mark Allen did that

successfully. He was magnificent

today. We don't know what happened

to Ronnie O'Sullivan but he was put

in his place by Mark Allen.

Some

disappointed fans. He is the crowd

favourite.

What is your reaction? He

was totally outplayed. Mark Allen

did what he had to do. The only way

that you can put pressure on people,

you can win frames scrap Labour to

does not put pressure on them. You

have to win it on one visit and that

is what he did, it puts pressure on

anyone.

The game of snooker at the

top class level is margins. Ronnie

O'Sullivan is undoubtedly the best

player we have seen in the game but

he is not head and shoulders above

the

the top players in the game that he

cannot be beaten on the day and

outplayed. There was pressure on

Mark Allen. He knew he had the jump

on him. That is the pressure, can

keep it going? He did it very

successfully. At some stage,

dominating some players is the next

level for Mark Allen and he did

that.

You did say that at the

beginning and here is the victorious

man. Great performance. You just

defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-1.

That

is not the way I wanted to win, it

was twitchy at the end. Any win

against them is big, I am a realist.

I am very happy. I scored well at

4-1. And I fell over the line at the

end.

You have to put pressure on

Ronnie with one visit.

I find I am

more aggressive against Ronnie

because you get fewer chances. You

have to impact of the game in some

way. He is the King at it.

They

merely have to be like that. You

have a great record against them in

big tournaments, you beat them at

the Masters and the World

Championships. I was talking to lots

of the fans and they were seeing

today they looking forward to seeing

Ronnie O'Sullivan. They had been

watching on television the way that

he despatched Marco Fu. Was it

important for you to get out to a

good start to quieten down the

ground?

I had chances in the first

frame but did not take them, two

cannons that I played. You can't

give Ronnie easy chances like that.

I scored easily after that. There

were some idiots in the crowd, I was

going down on joints and they were

shooting at. They were shouting from

Ronnie on my backswing, he was not

even at the table.

I used to get

that plane Jimmy White, people would

shout, miss.

shout, miss.

I was touch and go if I

was honoured and headed in the crowd

shouts, keep running. Shut your

mouth.

2000 people watching. It was

not a reflection on body.

Is that

all you have got?

You recovered well

from losing position and the next

game and then started to dominate.

That is the next level for you. It

is a great chance at the Masters to

dominate the top players.

I am not

getting carried away, it is one

match, pleased to beat Ronnie but it

is one match. Two difficult ones

ahead of me. I am in the semifinals.

If you lost in the next round you

would still be disappointed.

I want

to win the tournament regardless who

is in it. If I have to beat Ronnie

O'Sullivan along the way, so be it.

If I didn't get the trophy I will be

disappointed.

You look to be in

control of the cue ball.

I am glad

you said that.

you said that. I felt like I played

really well. It is a big match for

me, big match for anyone playing

Ronnie and I include Mark Selby in

that.

It is the biggest test of a

player's belief in their own

ability.

I have said for sole mini

monster that I feel my game is in

good shape and that is the ultimate

test. -- for so many months.

When

you're suddenly 4-1 in front, you

are aware that a good turn over

Ronnie O'Sullivan and how much

interest that will have. We have to

cope with that.

I do not think that

much. I was just concentrating on

the next frame and 4-1. I felt I was

in control.

I said during the

interval that the chat that you had

with Rob Walker when you spoke

honestly about your career and a

virtual stripper life, I said to

Stephen Hendry, we were in the same

position, we talked many years ago

and we talked about your ambition to

win a major title, especially this

one.

one. -- and you're very difficult

life.

I have not won a tournament in

the early two years. I have not won

at least one of these big

tournament, I would be very

disappointed looking back.

What I

can tell you is that we have got

some reaction from Ronnie

O'Sullivan's news conference. He has

gone to speak to the press.

gone to speak to the press.

Very

disappointed this afternoon, how do

you sum it up?

He deserved his win.

I did not do much to make struggle.

Good luck to Mark.

Just enjoy the

rest of the tournament. Do you have

to give him credit to get over the

line against you?

You have to give

people credit. He has done a

fantastic performance, fantastic

game. He is in the semifinals so he

must be feeling amazing.

He has

worked very hard on his game, is he

ready to win it?

I don't know, I

don't cue to be honest. It was a

tough match for me. From my

perspective, it is nice to be able

to be black Saturday. I can rest and

get ready for my next event.

They

are not the player who makes these

cases when you are ill but where are

you feeling the effects?

I do not

make excuses. I had to show up. If I

was a football player then I

probably would have missed this

game. Individual sports, you have to

get out and do it. If I had pulled

out then everyone would have been

shouting and screaming. Just turn up

and give it a go. I just had double

vision, it was bloody. I was

struggling against Mark. It wasn't

quite right.

quite right. I am struggling, I

don't know if it is a virus or

whatever it is. I have had it

before. It is very difficult when

you are getting dizzy spells. I gave

it ago and was not good enough. That

I played some day that could not

pottable I might have done all

right.

You feeling worse than you

were doing?

I am feeling the same. I

do not make excuses. If I had one

and got through and then come back

on Saturday, it is not much fun when

you're out and not physically

feeling great. They don't feel you

can do yourself justice. I was all

about 60%. I had that Mark would

make of mistakes. I am glad it is

over.

over.

That is Ronnie talking to BBC

Radio five live. What is your

reaction?

If you're not giving good

you're not feeling good. Everything

went and the other day and today was

the opposite. You cannot take it

away from Mark Allen. He did what

they had to do.

Interesting that he

said that he was a football player

he would have perhaps asked the

manager not to select them.

We have

all played when we have been under

the weather. On some occasions when

you're not feeling great, you can

sometimes play through it and you

can win the match and you are OK.

When you lose, it is easy to feel

sorry for yourself. As the frames

slipped by, you start feeling worse

and worse. The adrenaline is not

pumping. At the end of it you are

very flat and he did look flat

today.

Let us look to tonight, Mark

Williams who doctored Mark Selby on

the opening day in a cracking match

taking on Kyren Wilson, making only

his second appearance here at the

Masters. Let us find out more about

the young man from Kettering.

Kyren Wilson was born on the 23rd of

December 1991 in Kettering.

He won

his first ranking title in the 2015

Shanghai Masters when he beat Judd

Trump.

He has reached ranking finals

in each of the pass three seasons.

Kyren Wilson is being tipped as a

future world champion by someone who

should know.

On his 18th birthday he

took part in a skydive at 13,000

feet for charity.

He is a big

Chelsea fan and a visitor to

Stamford Bridge when he can find the

time.

He won the gold medal at the

world games in 2017.

He made his

first tournament 147 in 2017 in

China.

In September 2017, he

received a new member of his family.

His nickname is the warrior.

That is all you need to know about

Kyren Wilson. He has got a great

record against Mark Williams.

Beating him twice.

Tough match for

both players. It is always tough to

play a player who is on the up. Mark

Williams has is what for him.

The

grounds is in good form. Big match

for Kyren Wilson. Quarter-finals of

the Masters and playing one of the

all-time greats of the game.

It'll

be tough. We are asking the boys

about what they see in Kyren Wilson,

do you see a major title winner?

Not

yet. He is capable of winning to

another spot to win 2-3 tournament

is a year and to always be in the

semifinals final, I do not see it

yet but he is talented.

You cannot

look at experience when you see Mark

Williams playing the way that he is

playing.

It is fascinating. We have

three 42 golds in the quarterfinals.

Mark Williams is one of the most

experience. -- 42 Geralds. Kyren

Wilson is experienced for his age

and is a quick learner.

and is a quick learner. Mark

Williams.

Don't know. That is why I

am here. You don't like giving your

viewpoint on who will win. I would

have said Ronnie today. He is

straight out of the box for

Williams. You can watch it live with

us tonight. We are on BBC Two. Steve

Davis will join me and 7pm. I am not

sure about Stephen Hendry. And then

highlights later tonight. Tomorrow

is Judd Trump versus Shaun Murphy.

Thank you for your company.