:00:53. > :00:58.# Guess who's back # Yeah, check me out... #
:00:58. > :01:03.Good evening welcome to the programme, Day Two of the Welsh
:01:03. > :01:07.Open here at the Newport Centre. Places in the last 16 up for grabs
:01:07. > :01:16.and Pankaj Advani of India is gunning for the fourth best player
:01:16. > :01:20.in the world. It was just ten years old when I began my journey into
:01:20. > :01:25.the world of cue sport. You know, things just happened, I guess. I
:01:25. > :01:30.never planned a career in sport. I never thought I would make this my
:01:30. > :01:34.career or my profession. I'm Bert known as a bill yards player. This
:01:34. > :01:39.is my first season in the professional snooker circuit. I'm
:01:39. > :01:43.enjoying it. It's exciting. In billiards I have done quite a bit.
:01:43. > :01:49.I'm satisfied with what I've achieved. I'm not saying I'm
:01:49. > :01:55.content. I would like to add to my titles. I thought this was the best
:01:55. > :01:59.time for snooker. They have so many tournaments in the season. The game
:01:59. > :02:03.is getting global. There are good prize money and good opportunities
:02:03. > :02:07.to perform and develop as a snooker player. I thought I would give it a
:02:07. > :02:13.shot for a couple of years and see where it goes. There are certain
:02:13. > :02:16.things that if you do well in billiards you can use your
:02:16. > :02:24.knowledge to better your snooker game. There are times when the
:02:24. > :02:29.techniques are so different. In bill yards you can play follow-on
:02:29. > :02:35.ball in snooker it's screw-back. They are different in terms of
:02:35. > :02:39.technique. I struggle at times to go between both disciplines. The
:02:39. > :02:44.fact I can play both games and play both games pretty well, I don't
:02:44. > :02:51.know how far I will be able to go in snooker. At least I'm giving it
:02:51. > :02:56.a shofplt I have won my last two -- shot. I have won my last two games.
:02:56. > :03:01.Peter Ebdon I won against him, I think I can play better. I hope I
:03:01. > :03:06.can reproduce some of the best form I had earlier in the season. It's
:03:06. > :03:16.the first time these two players have met. We join the action with
:03:16. > :03:22.
:03:22. > :03:32.the match at 1-1. Murphy is at the -- 8-0.
:03:32. > :03:40.
:03:40. > :03:50.COMMENTATOR: It certainly could go It seemed to drift off a little bit.
:03:50. > :03:50.
:03:50. > :04:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:04:31. > :04:41.It's a narrow angle. He is leaving He played that well. Fully
:04:41. > :04:46.
:04:46. > :04:53.That was a very impressive pot. He held the cue ball nicely for the
:04:53. > :05:03.blue. Will he take the opportunity to put it into the cluster of reds?
:05:03. > :05:13.
:05:13. > :05:19.He has to be careful not to cannon The fact he played for the red
:05:19. > :05:25.nearest the corner pocket, the black is available into the corner.
:05:25. > :05:35.He dropped some into the right centre here, if he chooses to play
:05:35. > :06:14.
:06:14. > :06:24.Black wasn't available obviously in He will have to go into this pack
:06:24. > :06:47.
:06:47. > :06:55.of reds this time. Pot in red and He will have to play a cannon on to
:06:55. > :06:59.the red on the right hand side. He played for power. He had to play a
:06:59. > :07:05.powerful stun shot into the reds there, rather than screw off them
:07:05. > :07:11.as he has done here. Needed to stand through the reds there and
:07:11. > :07:21.not get so much backspin on it. I'm sure Willie Thorne would have had
:07:21. > :07:25.
:07:25. > :07:35.something to say about the way he Probably in the crowd shouting down
:07:35. > :07:47.
:07:47. > :07:57.APPLAUSE Just about enough pace on that cue
:07:57. > :08:08.
:08:08. > :08:12.ball then it leaves an angle off Lovely touch again. Can't even
:08:13. > :08:18.start to tell you how fast these cloths are. It's like rolling a
:08:18. > :08:25.ball along a piece of glass. They are so fast once it gets running on
:08:25. > :08:35.the bed. Yeah, well I played my match yesterday and although it was
:08:35. > :08:48.
:08:48. > :08:54.on the other table, the cloth was This is perfect. He has a great
:08:54. > :08:59.angle on the pink to follow the cue ball through into that claster of
:08:59. > :09:09.six reds. He would be cluster of six reds. He would be very unlucky
:09:09. > :09:12.
:09:12. > :09:22.Well, he has, the black stayed in play on both pockets, I think. One
:09:22. > :09:24.
:09:24. > :09:34.When you split the reds like this, you know that you are vulnerable to
:09:34. > :10:11.
:10:11. > :10:21.a counter attack, should you miss. The problem is here though, Terry,
:10:21. > :10:22.
:10:22. > :10:25.He may have to use the pack of reds here to hold the cue ball. You
:10:25. > :10:35.don't really need to go into them a second time. It's just gone wrong a
:10:35. > :11:08.
:11:08. > :11:11.little bit. As long as he can get That was very well played. He was
:11:11. > :11:21.awkward there. More or less dead straight, he was trying to force an
:11:21. > :11:26.
:11:26. > :11:36.angle to make sure he didn't over Taking these well, I must say. Very
:11:36. > :11:50.
:11:51. > :12:00.He has his own way of doing, it quite effective way too. He reminds
:12:01. > :12:04.
:12:04. > :12:14.me of Paul Dawkins. He stroked the balls in in the same way. He
:12:14. > :12:43.
:12:43. > :12:49.This is great stuff. He is 57 points ahead. For Shaun Murphy
:12:49. > :12:55.there are 51 points remaining. It looks like 2-1 at the moment to
:12:55. > :13:00.Pankaj Advani. I'm impressed with the way he is playing tonight. Can
:13:00. > :13:10.he make a century break? He has only made seven in his professional
:13:10. > :13:49.
:13:49. > :13:59.career to date. This is his first How on earth has that gone in. You
:13:59. > :13:59.
:13:59. > :14:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:14:49. > :14:58.You would think he had been out there for years. If he were to
:14:58. > :15:08.clear the table it would be a new There goes the brown for the
:15:08. > :15:27.
:15:27. > :15:30.APPLAUSE In goes the black. 121 clearance
:15:30. > :15:36.from Pankaj Advani. A new clear highest break for him. Good enough
:15:37. > :15:38.to take him into 2-1 lead in this to take him into 2-1 lead in this
:15:38. > :15:46.best of seven frames encounter. He won the fourth frame with the help
:15:46. > :15:56.of a 51-break. We pick up the action in frame 5 with Advani
:15:56. > :16:11.
:16:11. > :16:21.He miss-hit that one, much too thin. He has left the red. An opportunity
:16:21. > :16:38.
:16:38. > :16:42.Super clean pot from Shaun. That will give him some confidence. The
:16:42. > :16:46.cue ball ran forward and away from those two reds. Now, will he take
:16:46. > :16:50.the long pink on into the green pocket? Having gone for this red
:16:50. > :16:55.and potted, you would think so. Just run through enough that cue
:16:55. > :17:05.ball for the pink. He knows the importance of this. Can't afford to
:17:05. > :17:17.
:17:17. > :17:25.He has been given a life here, hasn't he? He would have been
:17:25. > :17:35.sitting in his chair thinking, "this is all over here." that is a
:17:35. > :17:50.
:17:50. > :18:00.He can score very quickly when he gets going, if he is given the
:18:00. > :18:00.
:18:00. > :19:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:19:24. > :19:32.He just made bad contact there. The Balls are now in prime position.
:19:32. > :19:42.There was only half at Chansa on when he came to the table. -- half
:19:42. > :19:42.
:19:42. > :20:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:20:30. > :20:40.at chants. Now they look as good as He will require all the three
:20:40. > :20:42.
:20:42. > :20:52.remaining reds. I do not expect the one below the black to cause him a
:20:52. > :21:28.
:21:29. > :21:38.problem, but you can certainly miss That is pretty much where he wanted
:21:39. > :21:57.
:21:57. > :22:07.it. This rowed macro is frame ball. Confident. And knowledgeable crowd
:22:07. > :22:41.
:22:41. > :22:46.recognised that it is frame ball. - A good effort from Shaun Murphy. He
:22:47. > :22:56.was looking out in this frame at one stage. Given half the chance,
:22:57. > :22:57.
:22:57. > :23:04.he has grass kick with both hands. -- he has taken up with both hands.
:23:04. > :23:14.His highest break so far. He made a 74 in the second frame. A good time
:23:14. > :23:23.
:23:23. > :23:33.Very nice clearance. It T9 for Shaun Murphy and he has pulled one
:23:33. > :23:43.
:23:43. > :23:53.frame back. He is potting some Shaun Murphy just coming around the
:23:53. > :23:55.
:23:55. > :24:04.table. I think he feels he can pot the red that is on that pink spot.
:24:04. > :24:14.He has it that much too thick. -- hit that. He has got away with it.
:24:14. > :24:24.
:24:24. > :24:31.He needs to. He is 28 points in So far in this deciding frame, the
:24:31. > :24:39.pattern of play has suited Pankaj more than Shaun Murphy. He should
:24:39. > :24:44.be careful here if he is playing into those reds. They are loosely
:24:44. > :24:54.packed and they could spread very quickly. He is having a look at a
:24:54. > :25:02.
:25:02. > :25:10.He did not play that very wisely. Playing the snooker behind the
:25:10. > :25:19.yellow is a good attempt. Yes, I just think he was more concerned
:25:19. > :25:27.that he may knock a red near the corner pocket. Sean is looking to
:25:27. > :25:34.see if those two reds will go into the right corner. -- Shaun Murphy.
:25:34. > :25:44.It is all happening here. One of the problems they both phase is the
:25:44. > :25:54.
:25:54. > :26:02.three colours are not on their Quite a heavy contact. You could be
:26:03. > :26:08.there all week before getting that shot. Yes, he has had a poor run of
:26:08. > :26:15.the ball in this match. His opponent has played very well. It
:26:15. > :26:25.definitely sounded like a kick. Well Pankaj be brave and take one
:26:25. > :26:34.
:26:34. > :26:42.of these on? -- will. There is a Wonderful shot. He deserves to be
:26:42. > :26:48.on something. He played for the black. It clipped the cluster. The
:26:48. > :26:56.pink will not go. He is not looking at it. It was a good job the red
:26:56. > :27:01.went in. Not many left. He was risking that shot. I'm glad he took
:27:01. > :27:09.it on. Even if he had missed it, it is better to take it on in these
:27:09. > :27:18.circumstances, at least give yourself a chance. What is he
:27:18. > :27:28.looking at now? He is looking at one of these special safety shots
:27:28. > :27:36.
:27:36. > :27:46.he plays. Very unusual but very It is not a huge lead. The pink and
:27:46. > :27:49.
:27:49. > :27:54.black would become available. He tried to put that safe. That
:27:54. > :27:58.changes it a bit now. If Murphy does get the chance of a long pot,
:27:58. > :28:08.which he is very good at, he will be going after it. If the balls
:28:08. > :28:10.
:28:10. > :28:13.were safe, he would be considering it. Still very difficult to see who
:28:13. > :28:23.is going to win this frame. It has been a good match. I have really
:28:23. > :28:24.
:28:24. > :28:34.enjoyed this match. The contrast of styles. One is number four in the
:28:34. > :28:36.
:28:36. > :28:45.world rankings, the other one is 71. I cannot really see an escape here
:28:45. > :28:51.for Shaun Murphy. He cannot take off one of the reds next to the
:28:51. > :28:55.pink. The one in the middle of the table does not offer a any angle at
:28:55. > :29:00.all. There is nothing down his right hand side. He has got a
:29:00. > :29:10.problem. He can try to wrest the cue ball on the cushioned somewhere
:29:10. > :29:17.
:29:17. > :29:27.That was great shot. Tremendous shot. Under a lot of pressure. That
:29:27. > :29:35.could have gone wrong, big time. Very difficult safety to play. As
:29:35. > :29:45.it has turned out, it is very awkward for his opponent with the
:29:45. > :30:10.
:30:10. > :30:16.I wonder if you can just plaything of the red of the black? Does he
:30:16. > :30:26.try to leave the cue ball in the jaws of the top pocket, maybe even
:30:26. > :30:33.
:30:33. > :30:43.behind the Al-Qaeda -- the yellow He got the angle wrong. He will be
:30:43. > :30:45.
:30:45. > :30:53.disappointed with that. That was a mistake. Yes, he will be does it
:30:53. > :31:03.pointed. He has left a long pot on. -- disappointed. There is pressure
:31:03. > :31:03.
:31:03. > :31:13.on this one. Shaun Murphy -- if Shaun Murphy was playing this and
:31:13. > :31:23.
:31:23. > :31:30.running through for the brown, you How good ditty it that? -- how good
:31:30. > :31:33.did he hit that? Fully committed. Excellent. Yes, he has not missed a
:31:33. > :31:39.part in this final frame and Shaun Murphy has not had a single chance
:31:39. > :31:49.to get amongst the Balls. Great stuff, there's a, in the deciding
:31:49. > :31:55.
:31:55. > :32:04.frame. -- this. For anybody. Can he make enough here to win the match?
:32:04. > :32:11.He has the chance to do so. He played that with a trace of left-
:32:11. > :32:21.hand side. If he can get on the red to the right of the pink, he will
:32:21. > :32:27.
:32:27. > :32:34.He is in his first professional season as a snooker player. He has
:32:34. > :32:41.already beaten three world champions. John Higgins, Peter
:32:41. > :32:51.Ebdon... Who was the other one I said her? -- earlier. Steve Davis,
:32:51. > :32:52.
:32:52. > :33:00.of course. How could you forget Steve Davis?!!! It could be a four
:33:00. > :33:10.world champions. He is 49 points in front. Cannae get on one of the
:33:10. > :33:35.
:33:35. > :33:45.If it goes in, this, it is snookered -- snookers required for
:33:45. > :33:52.
:33:52. > :33:57.Shaun Murphy. He is getting down to He hit the other red first. But he
:33:57. > :34:04.still potter did. That was a fluke. He did not pot of that claim be.
:34:04. > :34:11.Amazing. -- he did not pot that clean it. Shaun Murphy is on the
:34:11. > :34:17.verge of going out of this year's Welsh Open. What a great
:34:17. > :34:24.performance. Probably the biggest shock today it in this year's Welsh
:34:24. > :34:34.Open. Shaun Murphy has a look of resignation on his face. Will he
:34:34. > :34:38.
:34:38. > :34:43.continue? Yes he will. Three four The first big upset of the Welsh
:34:43. > :34:48.Open as Pankaj Advani progresses. The furthest he has been in this
:34:48. > :34:58.competition. He will play either Graeme Dott or Fergal O'Brien. Well
:34:58. > :34:58.
:34:58. > :35:02.I was probably most nervous in the first and last frames of the match.
:35:02. > :35:06.Sometimes you need that to keep you going. In between I thought I lost
:35:06. > :35:13.my way a bit. I was not controlling the cue ball. It was my first TV
:35:13. > :35:19.match. Sometimes you can lose control. I guess, yes, he did make
:35:19. > :35:23.me nervous when he came back to level. That is the first time I can
:35:23. > :35:28.remember that I have not had an opportunity in the closing frame.
:35:28. > :35:31.He had me in trouble all the time. In the end back row I would have
:35:31. > :35:36.chucked the towel in a fire could have done. It was a magnificent
:35:36. > :35:43.display from a great, great player. Plan jabbered than the advances.
:35:43. > :35:50.All day, the world's best had been booking their places. -- plans
:35:50. > :35:57.about jammy. Neil Robertson beat Ian Burns. The Australian was not
:35:57. > :36:02.bat pleased. Typical sort a first- round match, really. Feel your way
:36:02. > :36:06.into the tournament. I have been peeking way to early in Atonements.
:36:06. > :36:11.Fizzing out towards the end back row. Maybe a complaint that Roberts
:36:11. > :36:16.to the semi-finals and then start playing really well. Mark Allen
:36:16. > :36:25.held off a spirited challenge from Marco Fu. It was a scrappy
:36:25. > :36:31.encounter. A little bit edgy at their today. I played OK. I didn't
:36:31. > :36:35.feel quite comfortable. My form has been good leading up to the
:36:35. > :36:42.tournament. Hopefully I can get them or us away and play better
:36:42. > :36:52.next time. Stephen Maguire knocked in two higher breaks as he beat
:36:52. > :36:54.
:36:54. > :36:59.Anthony Hamilton. I feel as if my game is close to being good. But
:36:59. > :37:02.close is not good enough for these tournaments. And in the first major
:37:02. > :37:09.surprise of the tournament so far, John Higgins found himself on the
:37:09. > :37:16.wrong side of a 4-1 capitulation at the hands of the 1997 world
:37:16. > :37:22.champion, Ken tardy. -- Ken Doherty. It was not a great open game. What
:37:22. > :37:29.you expect from a us two? We are two great tacticians and students
:37:29. > :37:33.of the game. In lots of different ways, particularly the tactics side
:37:33. > :37:38.of the game. It is nice to picture what against someone like him, look
:37:38. > :37:43.up to. Matthew Stevens became the first Welchman into the second
:37:43. > :37:47.round. He came from 2-1 behind to defeat the Liang Wenbo. I have
:37:47. > :37:53.played in a number of times in the last few years and he has won one
:37:53. > :38:01.match and I have one map the other. From 2-1 behind, I should have been
:38:01. > :38:07.to De Zeeuw ahead. -- 2-0 ahead. I thought I'd do been fairly well.
:38:07. > :38:12.And also this evening, Alan McManus made it into the last 16 with a 4-2
:38:12. > :38:19.win over Barry Hawkins. He won the last three frames to seal his place
:38:19. > :38:24.in the second round. It is a good win. I didn't play very well. Barry
:38:24. > :38:28.was the same. The match started off all right. We played solid in the
:38:28. > :38:32.first couple of frames and then it went downhill. Nice to win, the
:38:32. > :38:37.chance to fight another day. That rounds off day two of the Welsh