:01:58. > :02:04.Well, Williams took on China's Lyu Chenwei in round 1 and what a
:02:05. > :02:08.struggle he had against the man ranked 104 in the world. It went to
:02:09. > :02:12.3-3. We're going to join the deciding frame with Williams at the
:02:13. > :02:19.table trailing by two points - 25-27.
:02:20. > :02:35.There's one mistake after another here from both players.
:02:36. > :02:44.Normally straightforward shots that you get. Take the pressure into
:02:45. > :02:49.account. I mean, this would be a really tough - he'd be feeling it
:02:50. > :02:53.out there but he's strong enough. He's been through these things
:02:54. > :03:20.before. He's come out the other side.
:03:21. > :03:29.The problem is obviously that red up - you have to push to go past the
:03:30. > :03:40.green. Giving himself a tough red with the rest.
:03:41. > :04:01.Probably that was the most important one - the one he missed.
:04:02. > :04:09.So 20 points in front despite missing that red. The favourite in
:04:10. > :04:20.this deciding frame. Well,
:04:21. > :04:29.He can't pot the black and get on the red so he may take the green.
:04:30. > :04:32.Not quite sure if he played that cross. We'll give him the benefit of
:04:33. > :04:50.the doubt. It looks pretty straight. Hit it
:04:51. > :04:57.nicely. The pink is the saving ball now for Mark.
:04:58. > :05:12.16 points behind. Only need the pink if he takes the high volley on this
:05:13. > :05:16.red. Had three golden opportunities in this last frame to clinch it. I
:05:17. > :05:21.just wonder whether he can go get over the line this time. He doesn't
:05:22. > :05:28.have to do anything with the cue ball, play two cushions, play for
:05:29. > :05:35.the yellow in the opposite pocket. Played hard enough it may pass in
:05:36. > :05:37.between the green and brown. I mean, this is a bit more of a pressure
:05:38. > :05:55.shot cueing down on it. Not making hard work of it at the
:05:56. > :06:04.moment, but he's in the midst, that's the key thing. This was the
:06:05. > :06:10.shot where we weren't sure about. The important thing is getting a cue
:06:11. > :06:14.ball, which he got. Young man, this is your chance to win frame of match
:06:15. > :06:30.now. Just hold yourself together for five pots.
:06:31. > :06:39.Looking a bit nervous out there, you can tell, he just dropped the chalk
:06:40. > :06:49.there. A good pot on the green, you would think brown and blue wouldn't
:06:50. > :07:00.be a problem. Oh, dear. That clinches. That's just tension.
:07:01. > :07:27.7. That's not his best shot. Been a bit fortunate to finish straight on
:07:28. > :07:31.the blue. Williams will never play any worse than this to win a match.
:07:32. > :07:42.Looks the case now. APPLAUSE
:07:43. > :07:52.High break of only 40. Williams looks assured to go in the next
:07:53. > :07:56.round. A winner by four games to 3. It was enough for Williams to come
:07:57. > :07:59.through that nail-biting final frame but not the comfortable pass to
:08:00. > :08:07.round 2 he would have wanted. And certainly one of his worst
:08:08. > :08:14.performances in recent years. Play some good stuff, play some OK stuff,
:08:15. > :08:19.and then some really poor stuff, and that was probably one of the better
:08:20. > :08:26.ones actually. Only good thing is I won. But I can't take any
:08:27. > :08:33.satisfaction at winning like that. Some people say you still left in 12
:08:34. > :08:37.months. I'm happy I'm still in. But let's see what tomorrow things. The
:08:38. > :08:43.only good thing about it - I know for 100% fact that I cannot play any
:08:44. > :08:48.worse than that. So what of the other Welshmen.
:08:49. > :08:55.Michael White who raised to 17 in the world made it to round 2 over
:08:56. > :08:59.4-2 win over Joel O'Connor. A very comfortable win for Ryan Day who
:09:00. > :09:05.reached the quarterfinals of the German Masters recently and played
:09:06. > :09:12.well here today. 4-0 his victory over the Australian Vinnie
:09:13. > :09:19.Calabrese. But a short lived Welsh Open for Duane Jones, the
:09:20. > :09:25.22-year-old from mountain Ash who had the misfortune to come in
:09:26. > :09:30.contact with Mark Selby with a 4-0 whitewash. I didn't performance
:09:31. > :09:34.fantastic. Duane will be disappointed the way he played. If
:09:35. > :09:38.he had settled a lot quicker, I could have been doing an interview
:09:39. > :09:41.having lost the match. Now, once again, most of the headlines on day
:09:42. > :09:47.one were made by Ronnie O'Sullivan. You'll see why exactly in a moment.
:09:48. > :09:51.He was up on table 1 this afternoon against the veteran Englishman Barry
:09:52. > :09:53.Pinches. Let's join this one with O'Sullivan 3-1 up at the table with
:09:54. > :10:08.no score in frame five. APPLAUSE
:10:09. > :10:12.I can't tell you how a hard that is to play at that pace. Never touched
:10:13. > :10:24.the draw. Amazing. I think he's ready to go home,
:10:25. > :10:30.Ronnie. Going to try to win the frame at this visit. 8. He's on this
:10:31. > :10:36.red but he wanted a little flick off the red to the left of the cue ball.
:10:37. > :10:38.That's what he played. Got the long tackle out. Still in perfect
:10:39. > :11:03.position, though. . 9. You know with Ronnie - he'll already
:11:04. > :11:07.be looking at this. Should never say anything really, it's a long way,
:11:08. > :11:13.away. He's one of the players that looks at it from the start. Just
:11:14. > :11:17.trying a bit too far on that red, I think. It is a bit surprising he
:11:18. > :11:22.didn't play for the red in the opposite corner. If he plays low ner
:11:23. > :11:26.the red, he gets reds into play, and then obviously on to the black. But
:11:27. > :11:30.playing in the other pocket would have been easier. This is tell us if
:11:31. > :11:31.he was thinking of the 147. There's your answer.
:11:32. > :11:47.APPLAUSE Finished extremely low on this red.
:11:48. > :11:50.Has to be be careful the white doesn't run him to the corner. He's
:11:51. > :12:13.played it nicely. 33. Now is he going to risk going all
:12:14. > :12:19.the way around at the back and trying to get on the black. He
:12:20. > :12:23.fancies it. It is a natural angle actually. You can play the plain
:12:24. > :12:24.ball. He's just looking at me in the commentary box there he's thinking -
:12:25. > :12:37.shall I go for the max or not? He's played it! How is the cue ball?
:12:38. > :12:38.It's not too bad. Well played. APPLAUSE
:12:39. > :12:50.41. I suppose it's a bit unfortunate to
:12:51. > :13:06.have left himself slightly hampered. Needed the full ball kiss. It's
:13:07. > :13:16.still OK. Would have preferred the full ball kiss though. Little wry
:13:17. > :13:19.smile. A magnificent crowd. Look at his smile he's got on his face. He's
:13:20. > :13:40.fancied it, didn't he? 56. I can't believe it - he's asking
:13:41. > :13:43.how many it is for the max! (LAUGHTER)
:13:44. > :13:50.That's what he's looking at - how much money it is for the maximum.
:13:51. > :13:55.APPLAUSE 64.
:13:56. > :14:15.APPLAUSE 72.
:14:16. > :14:19.Still perfect. APPLAUSE
:14:20. > :14:29.73. He keeps looking to the commentary
:14:30. > :14:33.box. We haven't got the notes in front of us but I'm sure somebody
:14:34. > :14:45.will tell me very shortly, and then I can tell Ronnie. 80.
:14:46. > :15:01.APPLAUSE 81. I can tell Ronnie, it's 10,000,
:15:02. > :15:05.plus 2,000 highest break. 88. He just had a look at me in the
:15:06. > :15:09.commentary box. I have put 10 fingers up to say it's 10,000.
:15:10. > :15:14.Sometimes he doesn't try sometimes if it's not enough. Yeah. I think he
:15:15. > :15:21.might try this time. He didn't look too impressed when he thought it was
:15:22. > :15:23.only 10,000 as well, did he?! It's amazing he can keep his
:15:24. > :15:30.concentration when it's like this. He's not even trying at the minute.
:15:31. > :15:32.APPLAUSE He's such a genius, he really is.
:15:33. > :15:40.APPLAUSE 104. He's not even going for it now.
:15:41. > :15:49.He felt it's not enough money. That's amazing, isn't it?! He just
:15:50. > :15:55.looked at the commentary box and smiled. Bless him. You have to love
:15:56. > :16:04.him. I got to be honest - you have to love him 112. Anything to make us
:16:05. > :16:08.unhappy, Ronnie will do it. He's not been many 146s made in snooker. I
:16:09. > :16:11.think you can count them on one hand, that's for certain. He might
:16:12. > :16:18.even upon the last black just to be really annoying. -- pop the last
:16:19. > :16:24.black just to be really annoying. Barry Pinches had ever chance in
:16:25. > :16:29.this match. But this is O'Sullivan he'll have to watch.
:16:30. > :16:42.APPLAUSE He's done a 146 and still playing
:16:43. > :16:46.shots. 133. The boy is a genius. Is he going to play pot the black?
:16:47. > :16:55.Wouldn't surprise me if he played the double. The boy undoubtedly is a
:16:56. > :17:01.genius! A magnificent break of 146. Ronnie O'Sullivan looks at us in the
:17:02. > :17:05.commentary box with a smiem. He goes into the next round as a comfortable
:17:06. > :17:11.4-1 winner. I thought it was a good break. I was
:17:12. > :17:15.pleased with it. Sometimes it's nice to give them a 146 than a 147.
:17:16. > :17:20.Probably a bit mischievous. I can't help it. I get a buzz out of it.
:17:21. > :17:24.Like watching a film - it's a sequel, you hit the first one. There
:17:25. > :17:27.could be a better ending in the next one. I have only played the Masters
:17:28. > :17:31.and the match here and a few matches at Condon. But that's what I really
:17:32. > :17:36.want to play to be honest with you. You know, so much - I got so many
:17:37. > :17:41.other things I'm doing that I'm really enjoying. Snooker has become
:17:42. > :17:47.a partime thing for me now. I'm having fun with it. He said he was
:17:48. > :17:52.being mischievous. But there had been a backlash to his decision not
:17:53. > :17:57.to go for that 147 maximum because he thought the 10,000 prize money
:17:58. > :18:01.was too cheap. The chairman of World Snooker of course has tweeted his
:18:02. > :18:04.reaction saying that players have a duty to deliver the best standard
:18:05. > :18:10.and entertainment that they can. He said anything less than playing to
:18:11. > :18:11.their best ability is unacceptable and disrespectful to the paying
:18:12. > :18:23.public. So Ronnie and disrespectful to the paying
:18:24. > :18:29.Two other top seats through, but Neil Robertson pushed all the way by
:18:30. > :18:33.Fraser Patrick. 112, breaks of 61 and 107 helping the Aussie overcome
:18:34. > :18:48.Patrick eventually in a final frame decider. Four more straightforward
:18:49. > :20:48.4. avoiding a shock win over Leslie.
:20:49. > :21:20.Very positive shot there from John Higgins. To be expected to be a bit
:21:21. > :21:26.easier than what he's got into this middle pocket.
:21:27. > :21:34.APPLAUSE They're just so gentle, give the
:21:35. > :21:46.pocket a good chance. 20. You see this red - any more
:21:47. > :23:58.speed it may have wobbled it. He's an absolute full flow now -
:23:59. > :24:15.John Higgins. Wonderful cuist when he's in full flow 39. -- 39.
:24:16. > :24:26.Just floats everything in. Very good indeed 46.
:24:27. > :25:38.APPLAUSE 70. High quality stuff from the
:25:39. > :25:43.defending champion. 71. He's put the marker down here in the first round
:25:44. > :25:48.just to show all the other players he's here, he's wanting to win the
:25:49. > :25:57.Welsh Open once again. Take him to five times. 78.
:25:58. > :26:29.Breaks of 74 and 80 in the previous two frames. And this is 86. 87.
:26:30. > :26:33.Shows a lot to players on tour, I feel, that this is what they got to
:26:34. > :26:40.play like to win the big tournaments.
:26:41. > :26:54.93. Well, finish off with at least a century.
:26:55. > :27:06.APPLAUSE 100. He's laughing because he didn't
:27:07. > :27:17.hit that very well. Almost missed the pot, but as usual - the audience
:27:18. > :27:20.here enjoyed the centuries. They're going all over the place now. Not
:27:21. > :27:24.quite. But it doesn't really matter. Excellent performance from John
:27:25. > :27:30.Higgins. He finishes off with 100 today. And he beat Andy Hicks. 4-0
:27:31. > :27:33.frames. So former world champion John
:27:34. > :27:37.Higgins through. Comfortably. What about the current one - Stuart
:27:38. > :27:42.Bingham. He faced Anthony Hamilton. 68th in the world but he has beaten
:27:43. > :27:48.Bingham four times in 10 meetings and he took a 2-0 lead here. We'll
:27:49. > :27:50.pick them up in frame 3. Bingham on the table on a break of 28 leading
:27:51. > :28:08.57-1. Did you see his cue-arm move there.
:28:09. > :28:15.That was just - his back hand went completely to the right. If he loses
:28:16. > :28:21.this frame, I can't see him winning the match. He's struggling.
:28:22. > :28:37.1. Yes, you cannot believe that. He's such a good cue-ist.
:28:38. > :28:47.He's missed two real bad blacks like that. One in the left pocket, one in
:28:48. > :28:54.the right pocket. In practice he potted 100 out of 100. 7. He's got a
:28:55. > :28:58.real good chance to pinch this frame. There's nothing difficult
:28:59. > :29:06.here at all. He's just got to keep tight control. Tight control of the
:29:07. > :29:11.cue ball. What he doesn't want to do is pot the black because the black
:29:12. > :29:17.will be on its own spot, may tie the red up. That's why he's taking the
:29:18. > :29:24.pink. Doesn't want to pot the black until he moved the red out of the
:29:25. > :29:30.spot. Well, I can't belief what I have just seen. He feels like he had
:29:31. > :29:33.a bad contact again. Why not roll it on and off the cushion, then you
:29:34. > :29:44.don't have to worry about the black?! 14. Certainly delighted to
:29:45. > :29:46.see that - that's the sort of hand he's played. But it's a lot more
:29:47. > :30:24.difficult than it should have been. Good recovery. Nicely on the green.
:30:25. > :30:33.He's also nicely on the yellow. If he's left-handed, yellow would be
:30:34. > :30:37.the ball. It would be a bit of a stretch for him. I think he's
:30:38. > :31:05.probably a bit straight on the green than he would have liked.
:31:06. > :31:11.He's electing to play the yellow. Deep screw shot, this one.
:31:12. > :31:30.Back in prime position now. Make the choice of pink or red of that. The
:31:31. > :31:38.last red will be a certainty. Still plenty of points available.
:31:39. > :31:58.It's hard to see him making a mistake from here.
:31:59. > :32:07.Just a glimpse on the score board. Tell him how many he' -- he's
:32:08. > :32:22.behind. Not surprises me the way he played
:32:23. > :32:26.that. He played for the blue, it's impossible not to get a nice angle
:32:27. > :32:40.to get on toe the yellow. -- on to the yellow.
:32:41. > :32:54.Well, it had a wobble. He needs it to slow down - the cue ball. Going
:32:55. > :33:00.to be a lot thinner on this yellow than he would have liked. 32. I
:33:01. > :33:01.think he can probably just get through to the yellow and that is
:33:02. > :33:19.really thin. It's whether he can get through to
:33:20. > :33:31.the potting angle. This is all to do with the poor passionate shot.
:33:32. > :34:25.Dig himselves out of some holes in this break. But he's still going.
:34:26. > :34:35.Put himself to the sort a few times. Got out of it on a few occasions.
:34:36. > :35:29.Didn't on the fourth. This requires one of the remaining five balls.
:35:30. > :35:37.Still may be forced to have a go at this.
:35:38. > :35:55.That green has bounced. It's bounced off the cushion a little bit
:35:56. > :35:58.further. He might be able to play this for a shot to nothing. It is a
:35:59. > :36:17.thin snick. It's a very good shot. Let's the cue
:36:18. > :36:26.ball to run allittle bit. Going to be tight on the cushion. 3.
:36:27. > :36:30.Straighter on this brown than he would have liked. But fundamental it
:36:31. > :36:32.goes in, it could be a frame winner. -- if it goes in, it could be a
:36:33. > :36:48.frame winner. 7. He's been scoring - he's lost a
:36:49. > :36:51.position a few times. Going to be hard
:36:52. > :37:07.12. Stuart Bingham will be from here.
:37:08. > :37:08.12. Stuart Bingham will be absolutely distraught having lost
:37:09. > :37:18.this frame. Going to need all of his mental
:37:19. > :39:27.strength to come out of this match now.
:39:28. > :39:39.By the way, you can see that is really tight. He's playing this with
:39:40. > :39:45.the left-hand side to try to transfer it on to the red. This will
:39:46. > :39:47.have to go right. I don't think that shot was on. Most certainly now
:39:48. > :40:50.that's cost him the frame. 12. So, this red goes in. This frame
:40:51. > :40:51.ball, so Stuart Bingham will be feeling a bit better. Only two
:40:52. > :41:08.behind. He's cut his arrears. Still isn't great. He's over at that
:41:09. > :41:14.by a country mile. 18. I don't think Anthony Hamilton will come back.
:41:15. > :41:18.He's had a look at the score board. He's not going to come back. He is.
:41:19. > :41:20.It looks like Stuart Bingham now trails by two. He's going to be 3-1
:41:21. > :41:43.behind. Foul. So it doesn't matter. Anthony
:41:44. > :41:47.Hamilton gives the frame up. So it is right - Stuart Bingham cuts his
:41:48. > :41:53.arrears in two. He now trails from 3-1 frames. He's given us a fist
:41:54. > :41:57.punch. He'll be feeling a little bit better. But he's still got a lot of
:41:58. > :42:01.work to do. Yes, Bingham back in it at this
:42:02. > :42:09.stage. Let's head into frame 5, Hamilton at the table - no score.
:42:10. > :42:15.He plays the red into the brown. He can leave the white where the red
:42:16. > :42:20.is, and hopefully the red will pass the middle pocket. Not expecting to
:42:21. > :42:49.catch the green there, but it's still OK. It's a good safety shot.
:42:50. > :43:07.1. Well, that's the best shot he's played all match. Played it dead
:43:08. > :43:12.weight. Black in open play, blue in open play. This is the first chance
:43:13. > :43:14.Stuart's had in the match so far where he can - you think he'd make
:43:15. > :44:21.at least a 50. He's got choices. He's one to the
:44:22. > :44:34.centre. One to the left corner. Good pot. 16. Played that well. Stayed
:44:35. > :44:44.still. No movement at all on that one.
:44:45. > :45:17.All of a sudden, he's potting style has changed. He looks to be cueing
:45:18. > :45:28.the ball nicely now. Little bit of bounce in his step as well.
:45:29. > :45:38.. 32. He's just thought - I'm just going to get on with it. Knock
:45:39. > :45:43.everything in. The ball going into the centre of the pocket now.
:45:44. > :46:43.This is easily the highest break of the match so far, albeit he just ran
:46:44. > :46:50.out of positions slightly. 55. A bit to do with the cue ball here T red
:46:51. > :46:55.behind the black just to make a bit of a shot. He really needs to dig
:46:56. > :47:02.into this if he wants to get on to the black. He needs to avoid the
:47:03. > :47:06.kiss on that red. I suppose play it the other way around. He played it
:47:07. > :47:15.very well indeed. Looks a different player now, Darren. Yes, all of a
:47:16. > :47:20.sudden there's no movement, he's keeping through the ball. It's
:47:21. > :47:31.become very easy all of a sudden. A torrid couple of frames, didn't he?
:47:32. > :47:45.He knows he had a great chance to wrap this match up at 4-0 frames.
:47:46. > :47:55.Real easy red into the corner. All of a sudden, it looks like he's only
:47:56. > :48:03.going to be one frame ahead. Stuart Bingham is right on the cusp of
:48:04. > :48:11.cutting his arrears to 1. At one stage, four frames left, he had to
:48:12. > :48:16.win all four. Just needs this red into the right centre. 71.
:48:17. > :48:27.Well, and he's missed it! Oh! He went to punch it heavily. He wasn't
:48:28. > :48:33.very happy there. That's really annoyed him.
:48:34. > :48:40.But there's still enough. There's enough for Anthony Hamilton to pinch
:48:41. > :49:27.this match and frame. 8. Key thing is - potting the loose
:49:28. > :49:31.red and getting back into the frame. He hasn't got many points to play
:49:32. > :49:39.with, there was only 75 on when he came to the table. That was almost a
:49:40. > :49:44.good kick. I wouldn't worry about that, Anthony. Can get on the red
:49:45. > :49:49.easily on the left-hand side. He wouldn't complain about getting on
:49:50. > :49:53.that first. Sometimes you get a kick, Darren, it stops dead. You got
:49:54. > :50:09.nothing. At least he's got a nice angle on the black.
:50:10. > :51:10.17. That was an excellent shot. He's given himself a perfect angle. If he
:51:11. > :51:14.can get it into a potable position, there's a chance to pinch this
:51:15. > :51:25.frame, which sounds unbelievable when you're 71 behind. If this goes
:51:26. > :51:28.right - it hasn't done, though. He's 47 points behind. Even got a couple
:51:29. > :51:33.of points to play with. Can't really afford to play for the blue. He can
:51:34. > :51:42.play for the pink. Or screw back for the black. Just trying to do a bit
:51:43. > :51:50.of maths there. If he plays for the blue, he's only got one point to
:51:51. > :51:56.play with. Or do you risk playing across - towards are where the other
:51:57. > :51:58.red is and get on to the pink? Or do you try and screw it into the black?
:51:59. > :52:08.We'll know in a few seconds. Very good shot. Very good shot.
:52:09. > :52:17.APPLAUSE Hasn't got much to play with now
:52:18. > :52:19.with getting on to the blue. These two reds and possibly one black, one
:52:20. > :52:33.pink. This would be a wonderful clearance
:52:34. > :53:05.if he did that. Stuart will be ruing that miss in
:53:06. > :53:09.the right centre. One good shot now from Anthony and it's all about
:53:10. > :53:14.getting from black to this last red. He'll have to be dead straight on
:53:15. > :53:22.it, all he has to do is make sure of the pot. He he needs to also on an
:53:23. > :53:27.angle on this last red to be able to get on to the pink. That's not too
:53:28. > :53:33.bad. He can play with the rest and play on the pink on the same pocket.
:53:34. > :53:35.Or he could play a little slow in the opposite corner. This is the key
:53:36. > :54:04.shot. Well played.
:54:05. > :54:09.APPLAUSE Got half a chance now. Green to
:54:10. > :54:21.brown looks the only stumbling block at the moment.
:54:22. > :54:28.You can count on one hand, Darren, can't you, in the season how many
:54:29. > :54:36.frames would be won from 71 points behind.
:54:37. > :54:46.It's not a lot, Willie. The oirnic thing as well - it was Stuart
:54:47. > :54:53.Bingham effort of the match - 71. Started to look really confident. He
:54:54. > :54:57.struggled all match. The red in the middle that he missed was totally
:54:58. > :55:01.unexpected. The first couple of frames, you would have expected he
:55:02. > :55:06.missed anything. But the way he made to 71 and crafted it, it came as a
:55:07. > :55:13.bit of a shock. But Anthony Hamilton so far took these very, very well.
:55:14. > :55:17.Could Jew behind the green here and give him a chance to play on the
:55:18. > :55:22.green in four pockets. That's the best way to play it. Gives you
:55:23. > :55:43.That was the reason the shot on the green to brown? If he
:55:44. > :55:45.That was the reason the shot on the yellow was so good. Giving himself a
:55:46. > :55:58.chance of three to four pockets. This has been absolutely top draw.
:55:59. > :57:38.It really has. This has been absolutely top draw.
:57:39. > :57:42.Alan McManus. Clark did level at 3-3 but losing that final frame decider.
:57:43. > :57:46.And who can forget Matthew Stevens. He beat Ronnie O'Sullivan, if you
:57:47. > :57:52.remember last year, to get to round 4. He is through as well. Surviving
:57:53. > :58:01.something of a comeback from David Morris to win by 4-2 frames.
:58:02. > :58:07.So there we are then, we are down to 64 players and eight tables. Still
:58:08. > :58:12.plenty of time. Even Ronnie if he fancys it for someone to get a 147
:58:13. > :58:17.maximum. Join us on Tuesday afternoon, around about 12 hours'
:58:18. > :58:21.time. Where we see Ronnie once again and Trump as well, but thank you for
:58:22. > :58:24.watching. From all of us, it's a very good night.