:00:40. > :00:50.It is than to eight people now, it is the best light players were left
:00:50. > :01:10.
:01:10. > :01:14.in it. -- best eight players who are left. Good evening. We have had
:01:14. > :01:17.four brilliant quarter-finals today. We have been waiting to see whether
:01:17. > :01:23.Ding Junhui or Stephen Lee would be making it through to the semi-
:01:23. > :01:33.finals. This best of nine match went to deciding frame. We join it
:01:33. > :01:44.
:01:44. > :01:50.there, Stephen Lee at the table, That was very fortunate from
:01:50. > :01:56.Stephen Lee. As soon as those two balls collided, anything could have
:01:56. > :02:03.happened. By the look of it, he has no good both reds around the black
:02:03. > :02:13.spot and that is going to force Ding Junhui to move one of the
:02:13. > :02:23.
:02:23. > :02:29.loose reds tied up on that right This is just what Stephen Lee once.
:02:29. > :02:39.11 points in arrears, he does not want any of those reds to be tied
:02:39. > :02:51.
:02:51. > :02:56.He has played a superb cue ball to here. He can play most I pot shots.
:02:56. > :03:06.Many players would not be able to consider playing a short leg that.
:03:06. > :03:17.
:03:17. > :03:26.It would not be in their repertoire. The train of thought here is,
:03:26. > :03:30.firstly, which red can I roll up to, which is in a safe position? But to
:03:30. > :03:35.be those two reds behind the black. The second question is, what is the
:03:35. > :03:45.best way to get to them, which is off the yellow side of the table,
:03:45. > :03:46.
:03:46. > :03:56.somewhere near the baulk line. Off the right hand side cushion and in,
:03:56. > :04:12.
:04:12. > :04:22.It was a good effort. Just short of pace. It is an automatic miss. If
:04:22. > :04:28.
:04:28. > :04:38.you do not reach the ball, then it Slight readjustment needed by Ding
:04:38. > :04:59.
:04:59. > :05:06.This is going to slide too much, and it has. If there two of the two
:05:06. > :05:16.Pass - if that top of the two reds pots, Stephen Lee will not be
:05:16. > :05:26.
:05:26. > :05:35.He banged his cue on the table there. I hope that he has not
:05:35. > :05:41.damaged anything, Stephen Lee. He is angry with himself. It means
:05:41. > :05:51.such a lot to these two to contest one of the semi-final places
:05:51. > :05:52.
:05:52. > :06:02.tomorrow. Ding Junhui will require all the remaining reds. That is
:06:02. > :06:04.
:06:04. > :06:12.unlike Stephen Lee. This cue ball needs to slow down. Dear me. It is
:06:12. > :06:16.unlike these two, to allow the pressure to get to them in such a
:06:16. > :06:26.way as has happened in this final frame. It is becoming a very tense
:06:26. > :06:44.
:06:44. > :06:54.He could theoretically attempt the pot on the red that has next to the
:06:54. > :06:56.
:06:56. > :07:06.cue ball. -- that is next. He is having a look at it. Is he trying
:07:06. > :07:08.
:07:08. > :07:18.to pot the red? Yes he is. Wonderful, wonderful shot from Ding
:07:18. > :07:18.
:07:18. > :07:28.Junhui! The touch of a brilliant player, there. To be honest, he did
:07:28. > :07:30.
:07:30. > :07:37.not have a lot on except to roll up Could say that sort of shot
:07:37. > :07:43.deserves to win the match for him, very brave, to take that on. The
:07:43. > :07:53.remaining two reds, with two covers, he needs, to see him through. --
:07:53. > :08:08.
:08:08. > :08:12.I don't believe it. He has done the one thing he could not afford to do,
:08:13. > :08:19.and leave the cue ball short of the black. I think they know it, too.
:08:19. > :08:24.He cannot get on to this final red from there. Absolutely impossible.
:08:24. > :08:34.He will have to just take his medicine, pot the black, and play a
:08:34. > :08:42.
:08:42. > :08:52.snooker on this final red. What is He probably would have been able to
:08:52. > :08:58.
:08:58. > :09:08.hold position for the red, if he I do not think it is a snooker. It
:09:08. > :09:27.
:09:27. > :09:31.is an effective safety shot, He can get to play that red on to
:09:31. > :09:37.the baulk cushion or even use the brown and the green to snooker the
:09:37. > :09:42.last red. I hope Stephen Lee realises he can get through to the
:09:42. > :09:50.red because the shot t is looking at his to come off the side cushion,
:09:50. > :10:00.and I do not think that he needs to. He is not snookered on that red.
:10:00. > :10:03.
:10:03. > :10:13.That was such a difficult shot to execute and he could not have
:10:13. > :10:41.
:10:41. > :10:48.played it better. Full marks, 2 Not too difficult to hit this red,
:10:48. > :10:58.but he's going to have to trust to luck whether re gets it safe or not.
:10:58. > :10:58.
:10:58. > :12:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:12:29. > :12:35.-- whether he gets it safe. He is That was a fluke. He did not play
:12:35. > :12:42.for that. He swerved round the blue, intended to play the red thicker
:12:42. > :12:52.and on to the cushion, it would have been a good shot. But put too
:12:52. > :12:55.
:12:55. > :13:01.much swerve on the ball and made 15 behind. The colours remain.
:13:01. > :13:08.Stephen Lee needs every one of them. Let us have a look at this again.
:13:08. > :13:18.Too much swerved on the cue ball, check side on it, and still on the
:13:18. > :13:19.
:13:19. > :13:28.The brown is in the perfect position for Stephen Lee. The key
:13:28. > :13:32.shot is going to be the pink to the black. Assuming he gets that far,
:13:32. > :13:39.and he plays one a good shot, it could win him the match. He has
:13:39. > :13:45.missed, I don't believe it! Surely, a more well for has not gone off?
:13:45. > :13:50.He could not lose a match in a worse circumstance, than to hear a
:13:50. > :13:58.more well phone go off, just as you strike the cue ball. I've feel very
:13:58. > :14:08.sorry for Stephen Lee. -- a mobile phone. A mobile phone was off, just
:14:08. > :14:18.as you're about to strike the cue ball, and that is what can happen.
:14:18. > :14:23.
:14:23. > :14:33.-- phone goes off. Well, well, well. Obviously, the brown will pass the
:14:33. > :14:33.
:14:33. > :14:43.pink, and this is much ball for Ding Junhui. -- match ball. I can
:14:43. > :14:44.
:14:44. > :14:50.only hope they fanned out who's found that was. -- find out whose
:14:50. > :14:55.phone that was. One of the most dramatic final frames you will ever
:14:55. > :15:00.see but it is Ding Junhui who wins, in the end, by 5-4. He goes through
:15:00. > :15:07.in the end, by 5-4. He goes through to tomorrow's semi-final. It was
:15:07. > :15:17.nervous in the final frame, and I missed so many chances. I practised
:15:17. > :15:18.
:15:18. > :15:25.hard, but it did not work to do, so Stephen was unlucky. With some
:15:25. > :15:29.shots. I'm lucky to win. He Ding Junhui will now play Shaun Murphy
:15:29. > :15:37.in the last four. He came through his mark with Mark -- match with
:15:37. > :15:40.Mark Allen in the deciding frame.-2 victory, Mark Allen fought hard,
:15:40. > :15:44.looking for a likely snooker, then decided to give up the chase after
:15:44. > :15:48.20 minutes of trying, so it is Shaun Murphy through to face Ding
:15:48. > :15:53.Junhui. It was always going to be a tough match with Mark Allen, one of
:15:53. > :15:58.the best players on the planet. It is a funny game, I can say no real
:15:58. > :16:03.pleasure, because he is one of my best mates, so it is a tough one. I
:16:03. > :16:07.was pleased with how I came through in the end, although the last frame
:16:07. > :16:13.was a pantomime. But the game of the day, Ronnie O'Sullivan against
:16:13. > :16:17.Judd Trump. The two most exciting players in the game. They match
:16:18. > :16:26.these to other blow for blow, both making centuries. When picking up
:16:26. > :16:36.the match in frame five. -- we are picking up. Ronnie also a win is at
:16:36. > :16:49.
:16:49. > :16:52.He might play for the red a loose in the middle, which he has done.
:16:52. > :17:02.Two more loose reds after this one before he has got to start thinking
:17:02. > :17:06.
:17:06. > :17:16.He would like to finish low on this red but he is going to play to the
:17:16. > :17:32.
:17:32. > :17:38.opposite corner for the black, to If you played it 20 times you could
:17:38. > :17:43.not hit it better than that. Absolutely perfectly played. He
:17:43. > :17:53.played with that little bit of chat side. He has checked it to make
:17:53. > :18:02.
:18:02. > :18:12.sure he was potting the black. -- He is using the extended rest this
:18:12. > :18:17.
:18:17. > :18:27.time. I am not sure that he has got the angle to one round two cushions.
:18:27. > :18:40.
:18:40. > :18:50.I thought he might have played a bit harder and got a full-ball can
:18:50. > :19:13.
:19:13. > :19:23.He doesn't necessarily want to bring other reds into play. There
:19:23. > :19:29.
:19:29. > :19:39.are times that you risk that, times I am not too sure there's an angle
:19:39. > :19:41.
:19:41. > :19:51.There is just enough room. If he was 49 behind, he would be playing
:19:51. > :20:07.
:20:07. > :20:17.There are different ways of brick One more red and colour will taken
:20:17. > :20:20.
:20:20. > :20:30.into the lead for the second time It looks like normal service has
:20:30. > :20:48.
:20:48. > :20:58.APPLAUSE. It is the plant. This is You cannot imagine her missing this
:20:58. > :21:08.in any shape or form. There you can It is Ronnie O'Sullivan who has
:21:08. > :21:12.
:21:12. > :21:22.enjoyed his interval a little bit This is as good as it gets, to be
:21:22. > :21:29.
:21:29. > :21:39.fair to both players. Both players When you consider he missed a very
:21:39. > :21:57.
:21:58. > :22:07.Amazingly enough, we could have had In every other frame, we could have
:22:08. > :22:09.
:22:09. > :22:19.APPLAUSE. Another wonderful legs but the -- exhibition of building a
:22:19. > :22:27.
:22:27. > :22:30.A good positional shot. He misses He has played at the other way
:22:31. > :22:40.around to make sure he avoids the kiss on the green. He deserves to
:22:41. > :23:19.
:23:19. > :23:28.Isn't it a shame, Willie, that It is the maximum from what was
:23:28. > :23:32.Absolutely superb! He looked in a bit of trouble earlier in the match
:23:33. > :23:42.when Judd Trump made a century. Ronnie O'Sullivan has made two
:23:43. > :23:43.
:23:43. > :23:53.Let go to the next frame. This is the 6th frame. Ronnie O'Sullivan is
:23:53. > :24:15.
:24:15. > :24:25.APPLAUSE. I just can't believe the pace that he plays some of these
:24:25. > :24:33.
:24:33. > :24:43.Have that! I think he has had a little bit of a kick there. He is
:24:43. > :24:46.
:24:46. > :24:56.He wasn't too impressed with the connection. From a wrangle, they
:24:56. > :25:09.
:25:09. > :25:19.didn't look like it, but he has A couple of options of the green. A
:25:19. > :25:29.
:25:29. > :25:39.APPLAUSE. He has decided to come down and play for the loose reds.
:25:39. > :25:44.
:25:44. > :25:50.There was value in going for that APPLAUSE. Again, you have the same
:25:50. > :26:00.sort of shot. You can come off the side cushion. You can play for the
:26:00. > :26:06.
:26:06. > :26:16.This time, he has, and he has gone too wide. He has still got a shot
:26:16. > :26:36.
:26:36. > :26:45.Every pot seems to fired into the back of the pocket. He likes to
:26:45. > :26:55.hear the sound of the ball's going I suppose it is because his can --
:26:55. > :27:01.
:27:01. > :27:11.Ideally, he would like to play this, Port the red and come off the
:27:11. > :27:13.
:27:13. > :27:23.He has decided to go for the blue. Now the Pride of York, into the
:27:23. > :27:35.
:27:35. > :27:45.He might push that read right over the corner. -- that red. This has
:27:45. > :28:04.
:28:04. > :28:08.If he has landed on his red into APPLAUSE. This is turning into a
:28:08. > :28:14.terrific effort. By potting that red, he has opened up a couple of
:28:14. > :28:24.others into that right corner pocket. He just want to drag back a
:28:24. > :28:36.
:28:36. > :28:46.He has got the loose red now to the None of those to be go to the right
:28:46. > :28:52.
:28:52. > :29:02.corner. He used to get on this pink They don't now. He may be reluctant
:29:02. > :29:06.
:29:06. > :29:10.to play into the black at this If he was 45 behind, he would
:29:10. > :29:20.probably have played for the canon. Because he is 45 in front, he has
:29:20. > :29:24.
:29:24. > :29:29.played for the pink and gone too You could have got a double Decker
:29:29. > :29:39.bus through there. This has been a fabulous break. He just keeps
:29:39. > :29:57.
:29:57. > :30:00.I think this crowd deserves third match to go the full way. It would
:30:00. > :30:10.be good to have the next two frames shared so that we can have a
:30:10. > :30:21.
:30:21. > :30:31.It is like the gunfight at the OK Once again, this knowledge of all
:30:31. > :30:32.
:30:32. > :30:36.crowd realised that was a difficult It is amazing how they not those in
:30:36. > :30:40.at speed. I cannot tell you how difficult that is. Ronnie
:30:40. > :30:50.O'Sullivan looks bemused, there, sitting in his seat. He must have
:30:50. > :30:54.
:30:54. > :31:04.thought, there is no way I can win Six minutes later, it is free more.
:31:04. > :31:14.
:31:14. > :31:24.Does he have the angle to come off There's the flick, he did not get
:31:24. > :31:42.
:31:42. > :31:52.It's never-ending, isn't it! Absolutely deserves a century here.
:31:52. > :31:54.
:31:54. > :31:58.What a shame! Judd Trump returns to make it all square again. It is 3-3.
:31:58. > :32:02.That levelled things up again. Ronnie O'Sullivan took the 7th
:32:02. > :32:12.frame. He needed just one more for victory. We did come in the 8th
:32:12. > :32:18.
:32:18. > :32:28.frame? Judd Trump has it all to do Wow! He has been so unfortunate
:32:28. > :32:29.
:32:29. > :32:35.there if he is not in a good If the quite came down just by an
:32:35. > :32:45.inch more, he would have been perfect on both baulk -- on both
:32:45. > :32:45.
:32:45. > :32:55.He could have got through to that pink if that cue-ball had just
:32:55. > :32:57.
:32:57. > :33:03.He has surprised us. That is one of the very few pot he has refused in
:33:03. > :33:12.this match. That was probably an easier shot in the long red he took
:33:12. > :33:22.on. Obviously, it was not easy. To say the least. He has played a good
:33:22. > :33:22.
:33:22. > :33:31.He may have forced the opening, because Ronnie has not got past the
:33:31. > :33:41.baulk line. That is unusual for Ronnie. He may be able to play this
:33:41. > :33:43.
:33:43. > :33:48.He has found another one. I did not think he could see that. He has
:33:48. > :33:58.made a big mistake there. That cue- ball has stopped to fire this end
:33:58. > :34:03.
:34:03. > :34:13.of the table. -- too far up this This is no chance of a match. --
:34:13. > :34:16.
:34:16. > :34:26.this is now Iraq chance for Ronnie He has got a fantastic future ahead
:34:26. > :34:33.
:34:33. > :34:42.He has had a great season. He will He will be feeling good, not only
:34:42. > :34:52.that he has reached the semi-final, but obviously that he has had their
:34:52. > :35:04.
:35:04. > :35:09.Both players are almost playing perfect snooker. We mentioned what
:35:09. > :35:19.a breath of fresh air this young man has been. He has a wonderful
:35:19. > :35:29.
:35:29. > :35:39.He knows he is possibly facing been APPLAUSE. Ronnie O'Sullivan looks
:35:39. > :36:03.
:36:03. > :36:09.Ronnie O'Sullivan is going to get to the semi-final. He is playing
:36:09. > :36:15.some of the best snooker we have seen this year. A couple of months
:36:15. > :36:19.ago, he was 4-0 behind against Andrew Higgins. He won that match
:36:19. > :36:29.and went on to win the tournament, re-establishing himself as a top
:36:29. > :36:33.
:36:33. > :36:43.APPLAUSE. He cannot do anything else but enjoy this match. The key
:36:43. > :36:44.
:36:44. > :36:54.thing here, Ronnie has won the When it came to the safeties, he
:36:54. > :36:58.
:36:58. > :37:02.No clearance, but I'm sure Judd Trump will congratulate them.
:37:02. > :37:12.Ronnie O'Sullivan is firing on all cylinders. He will be very hard to
:37:12. > :37:14.
:37:14. > :37:17.beat in this tournament. He wins 5- Now have started to play a part
:37:17. > :37:23.later on in the game. I thought, this match is not about who plays
:37:23. > :37:30.the great snooker, it is about who hold it together under pressure. I
:37:30. > :37:34.thought judge to -- I thought Judd Trump was playing some safety's he
:37:34. > :37:44.would normally play. I took that as a sign that he was therefore
:37:44. > :37:44.
:37:45. > :37:49.A mark Selby played his best snooker by some margin. It was a
:37:49. > :37:55.tight game against Stephen Maguire from Glasgow. They had matched each
:37:55. > :38:02.other friend for frame early on. This was the last pot of the match.
:38:02. > :38:07.That made it 5-3. A really good when. He is running into some form
:38:08. > :38:17.at the right time. Just as well, because he has Ronnie O'Sullivan in
:38:18. > :38:19.
:38:19. > :38:22.I was really pleased with the way I handled that match. I was letting
:38:22. > :38:32.the pressure get to me a little bit before, but there, I knew I
:38:32. > :38:34.
:38:34. > :38:43.Here is the semi-final line-up. Two former Welsh Open champions pitted
:38:43. > :38:48.against each other. Mark Selby against Ronnie O'Sullivan. 32
:38:48. > :38:54.players have now been reduced to just four and, out in the arena,
:38:54. > :38:57.two tables have been cut to one. There is only one needed now for