:00:34. > :00:39.Good evening. Welcome to highlight of day for here at the Welsh Open.
:00:39. > :00:43.The final batch of second round matches were played today with two
:00:43. > :00:49.Welshmen trying to get through to the quarter-finals. We will find
:00:49. > :00:59.out what happened in a minute, but first, Mark Williams faced Ronnie
:00:59. > :00:59.
:00:59. > :01:05.O'Sullivan. He is the best player out there, there is no question
:01:05. > :01:12.about that. I am really looking forward to it. If I beat him, it
:01:12. > :01:22.will be great. I am still playing, still enjoying it. It is important
:01:22. > :01:29.to win, but to beer and to win at the best of seven is fantastic. --
:01:29. > :01:37.to be able. We are friends. We have respect for each other. We get on
:01:37. > :01:41.well. O'Sullivan has a terrific record against Williams. He has won
:01:41. > :01:48.all of their matches for the last 10 years. But today, both men
:01:48. > :01:58.settle down quickly. They vote took century breaks. We pick up the
:01:58. > :01:58.
:01:58. > :03:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 80 seconds
:03:19. > :03:29.action in a frame for. -- in frame That was perfect. He had the
:03:29. > :03:29.
:03:29. > :04:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 80 seconds
:04:13. > :04:23.opportunity to nudge the red out of Looks as if he has gone a little
:04:23. > :04:44.
:04:44. > :04:54.bit too far to play that pink and He has missed the red. Another
:04:54. > :04:54.
:04:54. > :05:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 80 seconds
:05:42. > :05:52.I think there was a fractional cake He double kissed it and it went
:05:52. > :05:52.
:05:52. > :06:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 80 seconds
:06:35. > :06:45.These players will see it as an opportunity and I will be surprised
:06:45. > :06:46.
:06:46. > :08:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 80 seconds
:08:10. > :08:15.He does not bother about the black. Very good clearance. It takes him
:08:15. > :08:19.two frames in front. And there was no way back for Williams.
:08:19. > :08:25.O'Sullivan took the next frame as well, maintaining his fabulous
:08:25. > :08:35.record against the Welsh No. 1. He booked his place in the quarter-
:08:35. > :08:41.
:08:41. > :08:48.finals with a 4-1 win. All credit to mark. He is a fantastic player.
:08:48. > :08:56.-- to Mark. For me, I was pleased to get through today and we both
:08:56. > :09:00.made a few areas. On the Hull, I was pleased with my form. Ronnie
:09:00. > :09:04.O'Sullivan used to be the biggest box-office draw in world snooker
:09:04. > :09:14.without question, but these days, Judd Trump might just want to argue
:09:14. > :09:16.
:09:16. > :09:26.that. Tonight, he faced a dangerous opponent in at Stuart Bingham.
:09:26. > :09:27.
:09:27. > :09:36.have got to set your standards high. I know I am playing well. If I
:09:36. > :09:44.continue, I will be hard to stop. He does not frighten me. You do get
:09:44. > :09:49.chances against him. It is all about taking them. Stuart Bingham
:09:49. > :09:54.is full of confidence and it has taken him a long time to get to the
:09:54. > :10:01.top 16. Now he is there, he will want to stay there. He has been
:10:01. > :10:08.practising really hard. Bingham looked in at great touch, but Judd
:10:08. > :10:18.Trump did capitalise on a mistake. Bingham is at the table and he is
:10:18. > :10:31.
:10:31. > :10:41.I do not think that was the right shot. He pushed the ball a little
:10:41. > :11:09.
:11:09. > :11:19.That did not get the desired case. He flicked about red for the second
:11:19. > :11:38.
:11:38. > :11:48.time. Dash back that red. -- that The outside of the three reds will
:11:48. > :12:24.
:12:24. > :12:34.Obviously, the way he has played that, it tells us the brick macro
:12:34. > :13:07.
:13:07. > :13:17.next to the blue will pot. -- beat He called the red a little bit too
:13:17. > :13:48.
:13:48. > :13:53.thick, but it is all right because He made such a positive start,
:13:53. > :14:03.Bingham. One lapse of conversation and all of a sudden, it has gone
:14:03. > :14:03.
:14:03. > :16:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 80 seconds
:16:12. > :16:22.He was not happy with that one. You 73 and counting now. A chance for a
:16:22. > :16:28.
:16:28. > :16:34.Stuart Bingham thinking, I could have been leading 3-0. It is not
:16:34. > :16:39.the result he wanted. Trump in front for the first time. We are
:16:39. > :16:49.going to rejoin it in frame four. There is no score yet and Judd
:16:49. > :16:49.
:16:49. > :18:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 80 seconds
:18:05. > :18:12.He has been missing the long balls Just having the look to see if he
:18:12. > :18:21.can Mr kiss on the cushion. The red on the cushion is causing the
:18:21. > :18:25.He played it hard enough to wrest the red on the cushion and knew
:18:25. > :18:35.that there was a chance of going into the pack. He deserves to be on
:18:35. > :18:35.
:18:35. > :19:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 80 seconds
:19:20. > :19:30.Back in perfect position there, They both went for a couple of long
:19:30. > :19:37.
:19:37. > :19:41.Judd had a couple of wild ones, but He is looking good here again. He
:19:41. > :19:51.is exciting to watch, you can't take that away from him. A massive
:19:51. > :19:51.
:19:51. > :19:55.He has been a breath of fresh air. O'Sullivan is playing well again
:19:55. > :20:00.now but a year ago, we were unsure whether he was bothered about
:20:00. > :20:04.playing and we needed a new start. We have found it in this young man.
:20:04. > :20:10.If he does go on to win this game, he will certainly be saying in the
:20:10. > :20:17.press conference that he thought he would be 3-0 behind at one stage.
:20:17. > :20:27.It just goes to show how one-shot contained again. -- can change
:20:27. > :20:35.
:20:35. > :20:45.You can see Stuart bemoaning it to himself. At this level, you don't
:20:45. > :20:48.
:20:48. > :20:58.I don't know if he has screwed back enough. Let's have a little book. -
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:20:58. > :21:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 80 seconds
:21:45. > :21:54.Once again, just over four minutes of play and he is in a position to
:21:54. > :22:04.We are only just coming up to 36 minutes of play and will soon be
:22:04. > :22:05.
:22:05. > :22:15.Some of the people watching here wouldn't have got the first frame
:22:15. > :22:39.
:22:39. > :22:49.You are right, he doesn't hang That was the bore to make this
:22:49. > :22:57.
:22:57. > :23:07.He could have had a century last frame and it didn't quite do it. He
:23:07. > :23:09.
:23:09. > :23:18.has had breaks of 73 and now 70 and Absolutely beautiful. He will be
:23:18. > :23:28.very disappointed if he doesn't It would be quite apt, because it
:23:28. > :23:36.
:23:36. > :23:40.will be his 147 for century. -- 36 centuries already this season.
:23:40. > :23:47.It may 35 all last season, we are only halfway through this one. --
:23:47. > :23:57.he made. I think the record is a red 55, 60. He could be in with a
:23:57. > :24:16.
:24:16. > :24:20.It is amazing, the top spin he can Once again, the frame of finished
:24:20. > :24:25.Once again, the frame of finished in one visit. Judd Trump is going
:24:26. > :24:28.further clear and Leeds, 3-1. -- is leading.
:24:28. > :24:38.leading. He needed one more, would it come
:24:38. > :24:41.
:24:41. > :24:51.in frame five? He is at the table, This is the safety I am looking out.
:24:51. > :24:52.
:24:52. > :24:56.I can't imagine he is going for the Well, as we have already said, he
:24:56. > :25:01.doesn't play the game the same way as the rest of us. That shot didn't
:25:01. > :25:08.look on. I can only presume, he thinks he is going round the back
:25:08. > :25:15.of the black. I think he knew he was going to Canada or the balls.
:25:15. > :25:18.The way he plays, it is so positive. -- cannon all of the balls. You can
:25:18. > :25:28.say it was reckless, but how can you say that when he puts
:25:28. > :25:36.
:25:36. > :25:46.That pot has given him a fantastic chance. I can only think of a
:25:46. > :25:47.
:25:47. > :25:57.couple of players who would have Amazingly enough, 43 minutes in
:25:57. > :26:15.
:26:15. > :26:21.this match and we could be three With all of these loose reds, it
:26:21. > :26:26.looks like he is sure to get at least 40. Just looking at the kiss
:26:26. > :26:36.early. If he does Plater Nick, he might have the chance of a loose
:26:36. > :26:41.
:26:41. > :26:51.That is break-building at its best. He knows that if he gets about kiss,
:26:51. > :26:55.
:26:55. > :27:00.he is still the one -- on the one This could be a record. We could
:27:00. > :27:10.have the match finished before the match on the other table, which is
:27:10. > :27:10.
:27:10. > :28:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 80 seconds
:28:11. > :28:15.their first frame. That has never Judd still marching on, as they say.
:28:15. > :28:25.It wasn't long ago he was sat in his chair looking like he was going
:28:25. > :28:27.
:28:27. > :28:37.It is so hard to sum it up for Stuart Bingham supporters. Judd
:28:37. > :28:41.made 73, 73, 100 and for us to be talking about Stuart Bingham may be
:28:41. > :28:44.being able to have won the match. He got in front of this one again
:28:45. > :28:53.and a couple of shots later, he didn't quite get hold of the cue
:28:54. > :28:59.It hasn't cost him the match, because that was an unexpected
:28:59. > :29:04.respite Judd. I say unexpected because he hasn't missed a ball in
:29:04. > :29:14.the last three frames. He's usually proficient with the rest, I'm
:29:14. > :29:42.
:29:43. > :29:52.That is a good example to a shot to nothing. Making sure he came back
:29:53. > :30:03.
:30:03. > :30:13.I think we will see the same she sought buckshot from Stuart Bingham.
:30:13. > :30:29.
:30:29. > :30:35.Yes, quite pleased that I am sure, Judd Trump, that these three reds
:30:35. > :30:43.are altogether. He can roll into them and not leave anything on. --
:30:43. > :30:53.He has actually gained control in this safety exchange. I don't think
:30:53. > :30:59.
:30:59. > :31:07.Stewart can hit the thin edge of Did that make contact? A very close.
:31:07. > :31:14.I think she is saying touching ball. The way he stabbed that that, he
:31:14. > :31:24.could have all gone wrong. -- it could. They are awfully hard shots
:31:24. > :31:27.
:31:27. > :31:37.It looks touching to me, but then again, I can't see any more. The
:31:37. > :31:57.
:31:57. > :32:07.referee has called touching ball, I think he may have left the pot on
:32:07. > :32:21.
:32:21. > :32:31.That looks like good night Vienna. A poor safety shot looks like
:32:31. > :32:41.
:32:41. > :32:51.He can't say that Stuart Bingham hasn't had his chances, because he
:32:51. > :32:54.
:32:54. > :32:59.But barring a miracle, Judd Trump It is a disappointing night their
:32:59. > :33:09.four-day match. It all looked very positive at the start. -- he
:33:09. > :33:15.
:33:15. > :33:21.Judd Trump playing at the top of his game, full of confidence. Like
:33:21. > :33:26.the opening red he knocked in at the start of this frame. There was
:33:26. > :33:31.no guarantee that the cue ball would land where it did. The key a
:33:31. > :33:41.ball in the Joe Sullivan game this afternoon was going virtually all
:33:41. > :33:51.around the stairways -- the cue In the game tomorrow, it will be in
:33:51. > :33:57.
:33:57. > :34:01.the city centre. That is a match to What an amazing game. Stuart
:34:01. > :34:05.Bingham while there he had a chance in every frame, he got in first in
:34:05. > :34:11.all four frames, but Judd Trump all four frames, but Judd Trump
:34:11. > :34:14.proved far too strong -- strong and goes through a worthy winner.
:34:14. > :34:18.Stuart started off pretty well and I knew I would have to raise my
:34:18. > :34:24.game. He missed a ball in the second of that was all he really
:34:24. > :34:27.did wrong. I capitalised on it and made for good breaks. Ronnie has
:34:27. > :34:31.played well this week, I know he is confident and enjoying his game, so
:34:31. > :34:36.it will be a tough game either way. It is, quite an edgy start against
:34:36. > :34:41.him, so I will have to try and get off to get off to a good start.
:34:41. > :34:43.I'll just have to try and enjoy it. Last year's runner-up Stephen
:34:43. > :34:46.Last year's runner-up Stephen Maguire killed off any remaining
:34:46. > :34:51.hopes of a home-grown winner as he led from start to finish in his
:34:51. > :34:57.match with Steffi Nerius -- Matthew Stevens. Despite a late rally from
:34:57. > :35:05.the Welshman, Maguire to kit 4-2. He will play the winner of the
:35:05. > :35:10.match between Mark Selby and Martin Gould. You don't go 24 hours to
:35:10. > :35:14.play the way we did there. I feel OK, I feel I was cueing OK, I
:35:14. > :35:18.wasn't missing edibles, it was the positional play that was so hard to
:35:18. > :35:23.take -- Any balls. I will just forget about that and hopefully not
:35:23. > :35:26.play on that table. Also today, Northern Ireland's Mark Allen
:35:26. > :35:35.dispatched a seven-times world champion Stephen Hendry in fine
:35:35. > :35:39.style. The world No. 9 still hasn't lost the frame in Newport this year.
:35:39. > :35:46.He is into the quarter-finals with a 4-0 win. Next up for him, Shaun
:35:46. > :35:55.Murphy. And joining him be the last eight, world No. 15 Stephen Lee.
:35:55. > :36:05.The 2006 Welsh Open champion saw off qualifier Tom Ford by 4-1. He
:36:05. > :36:06.
:36:06. > :36:09.will play Ding Junhui in the The final second-round match
:36:09. > :36:19.involved world No. 1 Mark Selby and Martin Gould. And what a first
:36:19. > :36:23.
:36:23. > :36:33.How would venturers will Martin Gould be with his positional shot
:36:33. > :36:44.
:36:44. > :36:50.to the blue? -- how adventurous? They could pot with the rest. When
:36:50. > :37:00.you have been playing such good safety for so long, this type of
:37:00. > :37:11.
:37:11. > :37:17.It was tough. You can see he was beautifully on the pink if that had
:37:17. > :37:27.gone in. But he does appear to have handed the frame to Mark Selby. He
:37:27. > :37:36.
:37:36. > :37:45.It has been a mammoth first frame. All kinds of to-ing and fro-ing on
:37:45. > :37:53.But in goes the pink and it is Mark Selby who wins a very long and
:37:53. > :37:56.protracted first frame. He leads Martin Gould by one frame to nil.
:37:56. > :38:01.Martin Gould by one frame to nil. That frame took under -- just under
:38:01. > :38:08.50 minutes. It was all downhill for Martin Gould after that and he
:38:08. > :38:18.ended up losing 4-1. Of Mark Selby through to the quarter-finals. So
:38:18. > :38:19.
:38:20. > :38:24.through to the quarter-finals. So O'Sullivan against Judd Trump, the
:38:24. > :38:27.master against the young pretender. And Mark Selby faces Stephen
:38:27. > :38:31.And Mark Selby faces Stephen Maguire. We will see all of those
:38:31. > :38:33.quarter-finals tomorrow. That match between Judd Trump and Ronnie
:38:33. > :38:37.O'Sullivan has the potential to be one of the greatest of this
:38:38. > :38:40.one of the greatest of this tournament so far. Coverage begins