:00:38. > :00:42.Welcome to the new board centre. We have seen some dramatic snooker
:00:42. > :00:48.matches. You do not want to miss this, including Matthew Stevens's
:00:48. > :00:54.Quest. The watchman was beaten by Stephen Maguire this time last year.
:00:54. > :01:04.There is nothing between them, they have played four times and it is 2-
:01:04. > :01:07.
:01:07. > :01:17.2. We pick up the action in frame COMMENTATOR: Matthew Stevens knows
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:01:34. > :01:41.how these reds are spread and Everything that could go wrong with
:01:41. > :01:50.that shot. It was an awkward shot he was faced with. He would have
:01:50. > :02:00.expected to at least challenge the pocket. It is fortunate he has not
:02:00. > :02:03.
:02:04. > :02:10.Played it well. The last two or three frames he has played top draw,
:02:10. > :02:20.Stephen Maguire. At the start he was a little bit twitchy. But this
:02:20. > :02:50.
:02:50. > :03:00.Has to be said Stephen Maguire has hardly missed a pot in the last few
:03:00. > :03:05.games. He must be very pleased with the way he is playing at the moment.
:03:05. > :03:12.If he can continue that pattern, it should see him to victory here.
:03:12. > :03:22.That is not ideal. Awkward cueing. This red becomes very miss a ball
:03:22. > :03:26.
:03:26. > :03:36.A great deal of pressure on this. That man in the picture would be
:03:36. > :03:45.
:03:45. > :03:51.well poised to level this match at In it is in! What a great shot.
:03:51. > :03:56.think it is only the pace that kept that one in. They don't at normal
:03:56. > :04:06.Lear-like going in from there, because they just usually slow roll
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:04:07. > :04:17.You would have to say this has now become a frame and match winning
:04:17. > :04:47.
:04:47. > :04:57.I think Matthew's Hopes are We will have to ask Terry to come
:04:57. > :05:04.
:05:05. > :05:14.out of retirement for next year's We might have to extend the
:05:15. > :05:15.
:05:15. > :06:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 65 seconds
:06:20. > :06:30.tournament by a day, but you never With that pink, Stephen Maguire
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:06:33. > :06:38.APPLAUSE Lead increases to 52 In it goes. It has been a very
:06:38. > :06:48.competent performance, especially the last three frames from Stephen
:06:48. > :06:58.In this form, Stephen is capable of beating anybody, just needs to
:06:58. > :06:58.
:06:58. > :07:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 65 seconds
:07:43. > :07:53.Stephen Maguire will go through to play the winner of tonight's match
:07:53. > :07:57.
:07:57. > :08:02.between Joe Perry and Alan McManus. I am sure the crowd are
:08:02. > :08:12.disappointments -- disappointed not to have a Welsh winner. I'm sure
:08:12. > :08:29.
:08:30. > :08:33.Stephen Maguire can make the He made a century break it
:08:33. > :08:41.nevertheless. A very competent performance from Stephen Maguire.
:08:41. > :08:47.He de feeds the remaining Welsh hope and takes his place in the
:08:47. > :08:52.quarter-finals. It was probably a 5050 match. I was just trying my
:08:52. > :09:02.hardest to get to the quarter- finals. The job done. From 2-1 up
:09:02. > :09:04.
:09:04. > :09:11.he has made a great 90 to go 2-2. I missed a red and he punished me.
:09:11. > :09:17.And a good break in the last frame. All credit to Stephen, he deserved
:09:17. > :09:23.to win. Who will he play in the last eight, Joe Perry or Alan
:09:23. > :09:31.McManus. Joe Perry was sensational in his demolition of Mark Selby
:09:31. > :09:35.yesterday. He Joe Perry raced into a 3-0 lead before McManus appalled
:09:35. > :09:45.at the next two back. We join it at the table with McManus with a
:09:45. > :10:14.
:10:14. > :10:24.He would have liked to have been straighter on it. This is a good
:10:24. > :10:39.
:10:39. > :10:42.chance to get in behind the black. He played that well. But a lot of
:10:42. > :10:52.pace into that to force the cue ball off its natural angle to come
:10:52. > :11:03.
:11:03. > :11:13.Well, that is the end of the frame, Joe will concede on his opponent's
:11:13. > :11:18.
:11:18. > :11:28.Shot. He won't be coming back to He is. He is making an effort. 44
:11:28. > :11:28.
:11:28. > :12:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 65 seconds
:12:21. > :12:27.He needed to cannon the pink to get the snooker. He is 36 points behind.
:12:27. > :12:37.He needs three or four point snookers. The very unlikely against
:12:37. > :12:47.this opponent. They used to call him angled McManus because he is so
:12:47. > :13:07.
:13:07. > :13:17.Very little room for error on that Joe has been kept off the table.
:13:17. > :13:27.
:13:27. > :13:37.Hasn't had anything to go at to It was a pretty good pot.
:13:37. > :13:39.
:13:39. > :13:49.doesn't mean a lot at this stage, Both players will be getting
:13:49. > :14:09.
:14:09. > :14:19.themselves ready mentally, for the It is McManus who has Paul there
:14:19. > :14:25.are three frames back. -- Paul there are three frames back.
:14:25. > :14:34.customary handshake. Joe Perry, a very worried man. He was 3-0 in
:14:34. > :14:44.front, it is now 3-3. The pressure somewhat goes on to the player who
:14:44. > :14:45.
:14:45. > :15:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 65 seconds
:15:27. > :15:33.Alan McManus breaking off in the He caught that one a bit thin. Will
:15:33. > :15:39.there be a change of pattern? Do you think this deciding frame were
:15:39. > :15:43.changed it a bit? Alan will take this on if the black potted. I
:15:43. > :15:47.cannot see how he can get up to the baulk colours comfortably. He is
:15:47. > :15:57.not the most aggressive player. Let's look at the angle he has put
:15:57. > :15:59.
:15:59. > :16:09.The black will go into the right hand corner, but he cannot get on
:16:09. > :16:25.
:16:25. > :16:28.to it from here. The pink will go. De shot has become easier to Alan
:16:28. > :16:34.McManus and it would be to Joe Perry, who has been starved of
:16:34. > :16:39.table time. I think the black pots in the right-hand corner. But I
:16:39. > :16:44.think the pink will be tied up after this pot. I don't think it
:16:44. > :16:54.will go back on to its spot. If it doesn't, it will go round the back
:16:54. > :17:06.
:17:06. > :17:13.of the pack. It could have, if it The first time Alan has been in
:17:13. > :17:17.front in this match, and it is a crucial time to take the lead. He
:17:17. > :17:21.won't be frightened to get past the winning post, Alan. He has been a
:17:21. > :17:31.gritty competitor over the years. It is amazing he has been missing
:17:31. > :17:42.
:17:42. > :17:52.for so long. It is pretty tough in He would like to beat in the middle
:17:52. > :18:08.
:18:09. > :18:18.of the three reds. If he is on the He knows now it is a great chance
:18:19. > :18:19.
:18:19. > :19:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 65 seconds
:19:10. > :19:20.Oh dear, he did not want the side He could go into the pack if he
:19:20. > :19:26.
:19:27. > :19:32.He you hesitate, has lost this. He selected the more difficult shot.
:19:32. > :19:37.He was worried about getting on behind the pack. He could have just
:19:37. > :19:43.played it up and down for the one next to the pink. If he does go
:19:43. > :19:53.want to lose the match, at least he knows he had the first chance to
:19:53. > :19:55.
:19:55. > :20:00.play a good safety, as he has done He will be delighted to lose as
:20:00. > :20:10.long as he's had the first chance, will he? You can only complain if
:20:10. > :20:50.
:20:50. > :21:00.It is amazing. When you are If this was the first frame, he
:21:00. > :21:08.
:21:08. > :21:18.would be playing a slow drag shot, That he has done. Well played, he
:21:18. > :21:35.
:21:35. > :21:45.He has not done much wrong in the There is a spring in his debt now.
:21:45. > :21:59.
:21:59. > :22:04.All of a sudden he seized the It will be an all-Scottish affair
:22:04. > :22:14.if he wins this match. He will be playing Stephen Maguire in the
:22:14. > :22:14.
:22:14. > :23:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 65 seconds
:23:10. > :23:17.Joe is sitting in his chair horrified. He has let Alan dictate
:23:17. > :23:27.the last four frames. You have got to be good to dictate, Terry,
:23:27. > :23:27.
:23:27. > :23:37.haven't you? Yes he ground it out in the first few frames. Now he is
:23:37. > :24:06.
:24:06. > :24:10.He is not missing anything, his safety has been good. It is
:24:10. > :24:19.difficult to play against this quality of snooker from Alan
:24:19. > :24:29.McManus. I cannot really remember Joe Perry having a clear cut chance
:24:29. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :24:40.It's the kind of thing you and Dennis and Cliff used to do in the
:24:40. > :24:55.
:24:55. > :25:00.I wonder if Joe welcome back to the table.
:25:00. > :25:08.AA remarkable comeback from Alan McManus, his first ranking event
:25:08. > :25:14.qualifying appearance for seven years. A fantastic performance.
:25:14. > :25:19.do not win many matches from that kind of deficit, so I am really
:25:19. > :25:26.impressed to have come through that match. The first few frames I was
:25:26. > :25:31.pretty awful. It is disappointing because I do not feel awful out
:25:31. > :25:36.there, I actually feel really good. But being the best of seven you
:25:36. > :25:43.think, a dig in here and maybe hang around for a frame or two, things
:25:43. > :25:53.can change. It has happened before. Fortunately I managed to scrape
:25:53. > :25:56.
:25:56. > :26:00.over in the end. Congratulations to Pankaj Advani became the first
:26:00. > :26:08.Indian to reach the quarter-finals of a world ranking event. He made
:26:08. > :26:12.breaks of 73 and 100 on his incredible march to the last eight.
:26:12. > :26:17.World number two Judd Trump seems to be getting better and better. He
:26:17. > :26:25.got breaks of 87 and 100 to book his place in the quarter-finals.
:26:25. > :26:29.felt a lot better today. I felt I could score heavier. The conditions
:26:30. > :26:35.are not great out there, so I think that is why a lot of the players
:26:35. > :26:41.are struggling. Hopefully I will get into the semi-final and the
:26:41. > :26:51.table gets a new cloth and the standard will go up. Ding Junhui
:26:51. > :26:55.
:26:56. > :27:03.went 3-0 up before Mike Alan pulled two back. I had a bit of luck. I
:27:03. > :27:11.had to win today. He fluked one red and made the pocket in the fourth
:27:11. > :27:18.frame to get back. Something changed. I just needed one chance,
:27:19. > :27:25.but sometimes it does not happen. I just waited until the last frame. I
:27:25. > :27:30.was happier. The man who put out Mark Williams, Robert Milkins,
:27:30. > :27:35.ranked 26 in the world, continued his impressive run with a 4-2 win
:27:35. > :27:39.over Sam Baird. I felt like I played all right in matches, really
:27:39. > :27:46.good in matches, did not seem to get much run of the ball to tell
:27:46. > :27:50.the truth. I could have won 4-0. I played two really good frames. I
:27:50. > :27:56.should have done a good clearance in the second frame and played a
:27:56. > :28:00.good third frame, but especially towards the end I started missing
:28:00. > :28:05.pinks over the hole and you cannot afford to do that over these top
:28:05. > :28:10.players. That is why I have never got to the later stages. Neil
:28:10. > :28:15.Robertson won his title in 2007 and today he took on Stuart Bingham.
:28:15. > :28:20.This was a terrific match. Bingham had only got two frames in his
:28:20. > :28:30.previous matches with the Aussie. It went to a decider. Bingham is
:28:30. > :28:30.
:28:30. > :29:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 65 seconds
:29:13. > :29:17.He has got it! What a tremendous pot after all those safety shot.
:29:17. > :29:21.That is a champion, being able to pot the balls after a long safety
:29:21. > :29:31.bout. All the good players are good at safety, but the secret is you
:29:31. > :29:31.
:29:31. > :30:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 65 seconds
:30:15. > :30:25.have to get a good pot after a safety battle. That was a very
:30:25. > :30:25.
:30:25. > :32:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 65 seconds
:32:10. > :32:20.strange shot selection from Neil it's own way that makes the pot
:32:20. > :32:26.
:32:26. > :32:36.more difficult. That was a very brave shot, I must say. That is
:32:36. > :33:15.
:33:15. > :33:25.perfect. If he knocks this end, he Is he going to regret that
:33:25. > :33:56.
:33:56. > :34:06.decision? He needs to get good on the blue now. He may play for the
:34:06. > :34:08.
:34:08. > :34:18.blue in one of the corners. That takes any doubt out of it. Neil
:34:18. > :34:20.
:34:20. > :34:29.Robertson does not show a lot of emotion. He did play for the corner
:34:29. > :34:36.pocket and he has slightly overdone it. That is the last place he
:34:36. > :34:46.wanted to be. He wanted to be straight on this. There could be
:34:46. > :34:55.
:34:55. > :35:05.another twist. And he has got it right in the heart of the pocket.
:35:05. > :35:09.
:35:09. > :35:14.Now he has left himself a tough pink. Another one in the heart of
:35:14. > :35:19.the pocket and he has gone too far again. He has potted some good
:35:19. > :35:29.shots and has had some good position shots on the reds. Just
:35:29. > :35:32.
:35:32. > :35:38.black to win. He has done it! What a clearance, what a finish, what a
:35:38. > :35:46.result for Stuart Bingham. He beats Stuart Robertson by 4-3. -- Neil
:35:46. > :35:52.Robertson. Whenever you win a match it is great. It is up there in the
:35:52. > :35:56.top one or two clearances in my life. The adrenalin was immense. I
:35:56. > :36:01.could have got on the blue, but I thought, do not put all your eggs
:36:01. > :36:08.in one basket and it came good and I am happy to come out on top. He
:36:08. > :36:14.was by far the better player. Including his last scoring chance
:36:14. > :36:19.where he made a great clearance to win on the black. He nearly won the
:36:19. > :36:26.frame in his opening visit. I did really hang in there, but I did not
:36:26. > :36:29.play well. I have not played well since the Masters, really. It has
:36:30. > :36:34.been a little bit difficult to get any sort of momentum going with
:36:34. > :36:40.practice and things like that. In some ways it could be positive that
:36:40. > :36:44.I am out so I can get ready for China. And Ken Doherty is at root.
:36:44. > :36:54.He has a habit of performing well in a year ending with the number
:36:54. > :36:55.
:36:55. > :37:03.three. He won in 2003. And another final in 2013? I felt nice and
:37:03. > :37:09.relaxed out there. From being 2-0 up, he came back quite strong. Then
:37:09. > :37:19.I got another century, so it was quite a good standard. It is great
:37:19. > :37:24.
:37:24. > :37:27.to be in the quarter-finals. Stuart Bingham takes on 1993 and 2001
:37:27. > :37:37.winner Ken Doherty tomorrow. Judd Trump is back in action tomorrow as
:37:37. > :37:43.well. Stephen Maguire who ended Matthew Stevens' hopes plays Alan