:01:05. > :01:13.Good evening. Two snigger's bigger stars in action this evening. Number
:01:14. > :01:18.one and number four in the world. It is always a special event for Selby.
:01:19. > :01:22.It was his first ranking went back in 2008 but Welsh Open champion,
:01:23. > :01:26.well, that's a title that Trump is yet to claim. Before that, let's
:01:27. > :01:31.show you how the top Welshman, Mark Williams, got an with the
:01:32. > :01:34.lesser-known Elliot Slessor. Williams was in all sorts of
:01:35. > :01:41.problems here. He had to fight back from 3-1 down but level at 3-3, we
:01:42. > :01:57.are going to join it in frame seven. Williams play, no score.
:01:58. > :02:08.Foul. So Elliot Slessor's bit of fortune. That safety shot has paid
:02:09. > :02:17.off. He's going to get the first opportunity in this final frame. Cue
:02:18. > :02:21.ball anyway. In the baulk area. A good ten foot he's got to be
:02:22. > :02:26.striking it to one of these long reds in the right corner. If you can
:02:27. > :02:37.make the pot and navigate the cue ball onto a colour. Well, he has
:02:38. > :02:44.cued that like an absolute dream. He knew if you missed that, he was
:02:45. > :02:53.leaving the table on. Showed a lot of guts there. Will he reap his
:02:54. > :02:56.rewards now? Yes, I was watching his cue action there just to see how
:02:57. > :03:02.composed he was and how in control of everything he was. It looked very
:03:03. > :03:08.good. But now the pressure begins. He's got a chance to make frame and
:03:09. > :03:13.match right here. And he doesn't want to see any more hits like the
:03:14. > :03:19.one he just had as that black can't have been a straight as it was. He
:03:20. > :03:24.may have missed any other pot with an angle on its duty that kick. To
:03:25. > :03:28.be fair to him as well, I didn't think he would play that, I thought
:03:29. > :03:31.he would play one of the other two nearer the corner pocket and tried
:03:32. > :03:35.to get the cue ball down for the blue. It was a much easier pot and
:03:36. > :03:40.it was a little element of safety with it if he had missed. But to be
:03:41. > :03:46.fair to him, he played the more difficult red. I say more difficult,
:03:47. > :03:52.it was an easy red to pot, but there was a lot of pressure on it. Very
:03:53. > :04:16.good, very gutsy. That's the second time in this match
:04:17. > :04:20.that a kick has forced Elliott to play for a colour other than the one
:04:21. > :04:26.he intended to play for. Not gone on it ideally. He has left an
:04:27. > :04:29.mid-distance red now, under pressure. Should still get less. And
:04:30. > :04:47.he has. Back in perfect position again now.
:04:48. > :04:55.You would think if he doesn't make enough here with his visit to win
:04:56. > :05:00.this match and close this match out, if he were to go on and to lose the
:05:01. > :05:08.match, he's going to go home very, very disappointed young lad. Yes,
:05:09. > :05:14.absolutely. Let's not forget, this is a first-round encounter. Whoever
:05:15. > :05:19.loses this match will get no prize money ranking points. The lower
:05:20. > :05:23.ranked players, it is a big deal. It costs a lot of money to subsist on
:05:24. > :05:25.the tour these days. Every first-round match you can win is
:05:26. > :05:46.vital. He's a impressive player. Hits the
:05:47. > :05:51.ball very solid. Just look, he's landed a little bit straight on this
:05:52. > :05:56.red. If he drags back, he knows he's going to clatter at the one on the
:05:57. > :06:01.side-cushion. Could have done with another couple of inches between the
:06:02. > :06:06.cue ball and the black so he has to be a little bit careful here. Place
:06:07. > :06:11.the more difficult black. It is all about the cannon. He's going to just
:06:12. > :06:19.try to pot this black and dragged into the red. The one just above the
:06:20. > :06:26.black. If this goes right, it could all be over. The main thing is, do
:06:27. > :06:37.not take your eyes off the pot on the black.
:06:38. > :06:50.Well, he made the black. He didn't get the cannon. He is still on the
:06:51. > :06:54.red just below the pink. Yes, that was the first little mini test in
:06:55. > :07:04.this break for Elliott. Anything with an angle on it under pressure
:07:05. > :07:10.can be missed. Looks in per capita will at the moment. The pressure
:07:11. > :07:14.increases pot by pot as he gets closer and closer to the winning
:07:15. > :07:18.line. This would be a very big win for him. He will have learned a lot
:07:19. > :08:17.about himself, I'm sure, playing out there in front of the TV cameras.
:08:18. > :08:25.Quite noticeably at the moment, every shot he is playing is making
:08:26. > :08:30.sure they asked on shots. Isn't playing any small role through this.
:08:31. > :08:41.Been a lot of kicks out there this afternoon. Just trying to take that
:08:42. > :08:45.away from the situation. Normally find dead straight, just a little
:08:46. > :09:00.role through, if you can get a kick, that's when you're going to get it.
:09:01. > :09:05.Yes, you can almost sense the care and application that Elliott's
:09:06. > :09:10.putting into these last few shot because he knows that a few more
:09:11. > :09:21.reds and colours are all he requires.
:09:22. > :09:27.He played it well. That's the kind of shot that I was on about, if
:09:28. > :09:31.there was going to be a kick. You could just see that coming off then.
:09:32. > :09:45.But he didn't get one. Nicely on the black. This has been a great effort.
:09:46. > :09:52.The cue ball has just gone away from him there. He has left himself a
:09:53. > :09:58.really dodgy red now, bridging over the other one. He's going to have a
:09:59. > :10:07.little look at the one under the right centre. He is very close, both
:10:08. > :10:20.balls. No problem though. That was match ball. Mark knows now, this is
:10:21. > :10:29.the end of this year's Welsh Open for him. Not like when he closed the
:10:30. > :10:30.deficit from 3-123- three, maybe this was going to be his afternoon.
:10:31. > :10:53.Not to be. As well he said in the studio, he
:10:54. > :10:56.felt the only way that Slessor could win this final frame was if he were
:10:57. > :11:01.to have a break. And that is exactly what he has done. And all from a
:11:02. > :11:07.little bit of bad luck for Mark Williams. Going in off onto that
:11:08. > :11:14.green pocket and leaving Elliott the long reds right at the start of this
:11:15. > :11:27.break. He took a risk, Elliott, and it has paid off for him. Keep this
:11:28. > :11:30.break going now, he's going to have to pot a really good red into the
:11:31. > :11:37.left centre. I don't think he's going to be too bothered. And he
:11:38. > :11:42.hasn't got it. I think Mark will come up and give him the hand shake
:11:43. > :11:46.so Elliot Slessor will be very, very relieved. Looks like he was going to
:11:47. > :11:50.be a comfortable winner at 4-1. Level two 3-3, but it is Elliot
:11:51. > :11:58.Slessor with a magnificent L Reed effort. He gets to the next round. I
:11:59. > :12:01.would say is the best when I've had because with it being on TV as well
:12:02. > :12:06.and in front of friends, family and people watching around the world,
:12:07. > :12:11.has to rank up there as never won. My son is four years old today and I
:12:12. > :12:16.think he could have given me a good game this afternoon, that's how bad
:12:17. > :12:20.I really was. STUDIO: Yes, a massively disappointing day for Mark
:12:21. > :12:26.Williams. Let's move on to the world number four Judd Trump. His best
:12:27. > :12:30.result here, semifinals in 2014. His opponent Andrew Higginson has gone
:12:31. > :12:34.one better. He was runner-up in 2007. Let's join it with trap
:12:35. > :12:47.leading 2-1. We are into frame for which up to play and no score. --
:12:48. > :12:49.Trump to play. COMMENTATOR: He's been pretty good with that long pot
:12:50. > :13:14.success rates tonight. This is Trump's six consecutive
:13:15. > :13:22.Welsh Open. Looks like this could be turning into a good opportunity here
:13:23. > :13:31.in this fourth frame. I remember Judd coming here for the first time.
:13:32. > :14:38.He was playing on the second night and what actually happened was...
:14:39. > :14:48.Well, that win in the European Masters four Judd Trump for his
:14:49. > :14:52.sixth ranking title game at earlier this season. He feels as though he
:14:53. > :14:55.is the most consistent of all the top players at the moment. He would
:14:56. > :15:09.love to go deep into tournament once again. We've seen some flashes of
:15:10. > :15:20.quality former from him at times in this match.
:15:21. > :15:30.Last 16 in the world Grand Prix, first round of the Masters. He is
:15:31. > :15:35.Jewish good run. He would love it to come here in Cardiff. -- he is due a
:15:36. > :15:46.good run. He has never made the final here. Made the quarters in
:15:47. > :16:34.2012. He looks up for it here this week.
:16:35. > :16:46.He throws in these positions. Just trying to flip the outside red down
:16:47. > :16:49.on the right. If he didn't catch the red, he would be another two left of
:16:50. > :17:38.the pink. And Andrew Higginson now requiring
:17:39. > :18:05.snookers. Well, this is looking good so far.
:18:06. > :18:11.And we could be, could be witnessing the turn and's highest break so far.
:18:12. > :18:12.That stands at 128, this is a possible 141. A little grimace
:18:13. > :18:58.therefrom Judd. This is great stuff from Judd Trump.
:18:59. > :18:59.This is why so many people have crowded round table one here in the
:19:00. > :19:30.Motorpoint Arena. Well, he has now won three frames
:19:31. > :19:42.and has taken two of them with century breaks.
:19:43. > :19:56.He is really motoring now. He is making this great game look easy.
:19:57. > :20:26.And as Terry knows, only the greats can do that.
:20:27. > :20:31.He started this match with 37 centuries so far this season. This
:20:32. > :20:48.is 39. It is now the highest break of the
:20:49. > :20:56.tournament so far. Can he finish this off with a 140? Yes, he can.
:20:57. > :21:01.APPLAUSE Judd Trump is turning the screen it
:21:02. > :21:07.here on Andrew Higginson. The best break of the tome and so far. He is
:21:08. > :21:12.one away from victory. STUDIO: Yes, so Trump with one foot in round two.
:21:13. > :21:13.Let's head into frame five. Higginson at the table trailing by
:21:14. > :22:31.two points. COMMENTATOR: Moving round the table.
:22:32. > :23:01.With real intent and purpose now, Judd Trump.
:23:02. > :23:10.Had to force the cue ball out there. The angle on that. Judd has done two
:23:11. > :23:18.centuries in this match so far. He surely would be that unhappy with
:23:19. > :23:23.his performance tonight after the number of chances he would normally
:23:24. > :24:32.take. At the end of the day, all you have to do is get to four first.
:24:33. > :24:50.This red and colour and Higginson would need a super. -- a snooker. He
:24:51. > :24:56.has missed one or two chances, Andrew Higginson. He has been
:24:57. > :25:01.offered more than Judd Trump would have liked. But when he's got in,
:25:02. > :25:46.Trump, he has been impressive. Well, he was contemplating playing
:25:47. > :25:50.for four snookers, but in the end, he concedes. Judd Trump, 4-1, two
:25:51. > :25:56.centuries including the highest break of the tournament so far.
:25:57. > :26:01.Trump marches on. I played solid. I think I missed one or two but it
:26:02. > :26:03.wasn't anything too drastic. Some good safety and I think he's
:26:04. > :26:08.struggled a little bit with the table. The pockets were playing
:26:09. > :26:11.quite tight compared to what we have been playing on recently so I think
:26:12. > :26:15.a few balls would have gone in that didn't tonight that went in my
:26:16. > :26:19.favour. I think I'm playing very well, but the last few tenements, I
:26:20. > :26:23.have come up against players at the top of their game and I haven't
:26:24. > :26:27.really done a lot wrong, so hopefully soon I will get a bit of
:26:28. > :26:31.luck and go far in the tournament again. STUDIO: So, that leaves us of
:26:32. > :26:38.the world number one Mark Selby. How would he get on against Liam
:26:39. > :26:42.Highfield, 79th in the world and 2-1 up in the head-to-head records with
:26:43. > :26:47.Selby, beating him in the English open when they last met back in
:26:48. > :26:49.October. Let's join it with Selby reading 1-0. He is at the table in
:26:50. > :27:04.frame to trailing by four points. COMMENTATOR: Well, he's lucky to get
:27:05. > :27:39.a kiss on the green there. Not a great opportunity at the
:27:40. > :27:51.moment with pink only available into one pocket. All these top players,
:27:52. > :28:05.with the blue out of cushion, will get their colours into play as
:28:06. > :28:10.quickly as possible. A little bit more straight onto the greener would
:28:11. > :28:26.like. Not guaranteed to finish perfect on a red here.
:28:27. > :28:57.Nicely played there. Quite a thin cut, so he had to play the shot with
:28:58. > :29:06.back spin to make sure she didn't run past the green and brown. He has
:29:07. > :29:25.hit those really well. Mark Selby would like to have that
:29:26. > :29:33.pink in play. Blue is down tight on the baulk cushion. Bit of a jaw to
:29:34. > :29:39.score from here. The smaller colours, the green and brown, on top
:29:40. > :29:44.of that you have got to move the cue ball quite a long way each time to
:29:45. > :29:49.get back down toward the red. If you could just get that red by the pink.
:29:50. > :30:07.He would be in business. Yes, there is a little bit more room
:30:08. > :30:12.than we thought around the pink spot area. Think will go below that red
:30:13. > :30:18.on to its own spot and it will be available into three of the main
:30:19. > :30:24.scoring pockets, if not all four. This is the key shot to get a nice
:30:25. > :30:33.angle on pink. Pink, black and blue are all out of play. He could have
:30:34. > :30:38.done with screwing that back another six or seven inches to make a good
:30:39. > :30:40.thing I would still expect him to pocket, but he would have wanted it
:30:41. > :31:13.to be a certainty. He could have missed that pink. Dead
:31:14. > :31:18.centre of the pocket. Usually, very efficient players these days, into
:31:19. > :31:29.the centre pockets and even if the black echoes of the spot, pink is
:31:30. > :31:33.usually the easiest role to play. Five reds, five links will take past
:31:34. > :31:40.the winning line, so he does not have to worry about black. The five
:31:41. > :31:42.grades look like they are in great positions, so it is just a case of
:31:43. > :33:02.getting on the pink every time. Once again, judging the pace
:33:03. > :33:12.correctly for the pink to leave a nice angle to come off the cushion
:33:13. > :33:18.onto those two revs. A succession of easy shots here from Mark Selby's
:33:19. > :34:07.position. Pink to be absolutely certain of
:34:08. > :34:12.taking this frame. Highfield is looking a little bit forlorn sitting
:34:13. > :34:26.in his chair. He has had a chance in both his opening frames.
:34:27. > :34:32.Highfield is just slouched in his chair. I wish he would set up a bit,
:34:33. > :34:43.it looks as though he has given up there. You wouldn't see other
:34:44. > :34:45.players sitting in their chair like that. They would be up, shoulders
:34:46. > :35:10.straight. You wouldn't say Mark Selby could
:35:11. > :35:18.make a century in the second, but he has the opportunity. It is very
:35:19. > :35:24.difficult by the balls are sad. Hold on a minute. He could spring this
:35:25. > :35:26.red into play now and that would bring the yellow and brown into
:35:27. > :35:43.play. He would love to get onto the brown
:35:44. > :35:47.so he could play a cannon into the blue, but maybe hold for the pink,
:35:48. > :35:53.played two cushions and try to play the cannon into the blue. That is
:35:54. > :36:00.what he will be thinking of. Onto the pink nicely, but missed the red.
:36:01. > :36:07.He takes the second frame and leaves it 2-0. Let's head into frame three
:36:08. > :36:14.which turned into an attritional battle between the two plus four of
:36:15. > :36:19.safety shot, cagey affair. We join with Selby at the table trailing by
:36:20. > :36:26.24 points. He would love to play the yellow into the green, but he
:36:27. > :36:33.doesn't have it. There might be a gap here. Not quite. He would have
:36:34. > :36:44.loved to have the blue out of the way they're so he could have the
:36:45. > :36:48.yellow onto the green. It is not hitting them, it is getting them
:36:49. > :36:54.safe. That is what Selby is good at. He takes every chance to get it
:36:55. > :36:58.safe. Doesn't really want to play this slow, because it is an easy
:36:59. > :37:18.chance for Mark to get the snooker behind the green.
:37:19. > :37:30.It is a good attempt, perfect pace, he just judged the angle wrong. At
:37:31. > :37:38.that pace, he could leave it on the corner pocket. He is thinking, I was
:37:39. > :37:42.apprehensive about playing it slow, but if he plays guitar and brings
:37:43. > :37:52.the green into play he will kick himself.
:37:53. > :38:00.Not a good judge of pace at the moment, is he? He did make an
:38:01. > :38:12.allowance there. He went the other side. It is not the type of shot you
:38:13. > :38:18.usually have to play. When you play gently into the cushion it usually
:38:19. > :38:22.comes at a slightly different angle. I was surprised market didn't not
:38:23. > :38:34.the yellow and play a safe video of the green. The yellow was a very
:38:35. > :38:36.easy pot. Maybe he thinks every time he comes to the table Liam might
:38:37. > :39:15.need snickers. I am not quite sure if he did just
:39:16. > :39:23.touch pad yellow. He is a long way from the commentary box. He couldn't
:39:24. > :39:27.afford to give only 16 points. There are only eight points in love. He
:39:28. > :39:33.needed one ball when he came to the table. You know as well as I do,
:39:34. > :39:37.when you are out there and missing stickers of the time, your head
:39:38. > :39:52.goes. You are not sure where to hit the cushion. He might take the brown
:39:53. > :39:53.as a free fall. -- free ball. He will play two cushions to get onto
:39:54. > :40:17.the yellow. He can roll the yellow in and get
:40:18. > :40:19.onto the green, but he wanted to be closer to the yellow to make this an
:40:20. > :40:42.easy yellow. He could miss this. A fraction more pace and it wouldn't
:40:43. > :40:46.have gone in. That was a very good shot. Dropping it in dead weight,
:40:47. > :40:59.there was no value in that, he wouldn't have been on the green.
:41:00. > :41:03.Selby is now in front. And the young player who is wanting to be a pro,
:41:04. > :41:08.or any young professional, should take a tape of this last ten minutes
:41:09. > :41:14.of the frame to see how Mark Selby has cut back into this and the way
:41:15. > :41:21.he moved balls around. He has been top draw the way he has finished
:41:22. > :41:25.this frame of. He made a break of 89 to win the second frame. He was in
:41:26. > :41:35.an almost impossible position to win this frame and he has won it. He is
:41:36. > :41:39.made of granite. The other side of that is that his opponent, Liam
:41:40. > :41:50.Highfield, would like to walk out of the arena now and go home, but he
:41:51. > :41:54.has got to carry on. Or try to. Mark Selby has won the third frame and
:41:55. > :41:59.all credit to him. Liam Highfield will be very disappointed with
:42:00. > :42:02.himself. A real missed opportunity for Highfield. Maybe one last chance
:42:03. > :42:19.to make his mark in frame for. Let's join with Selby on a break of 17.
:42:20. > :42:37.Red is available in the corner. He would like to be to it. -- closer to
:42:38. > :42:38.it. Very good. These are difficult shots for Selby, it is a great
:42:39. > :43:04.challenge for him. When people pick of the paper up
:43:05. > :43:10.tomorrow they will think Selby has had it all his own way. 14-0. It
:43:11. > :43:24.doesn't tell the story of this match. -- won it 4-0. I don't blame
:43:25. > :43:40.him for being attacking, but I blame him for the PSC plays it sometimes.
:43:41. > :43:52.Without Selby being at the top of his game, his safety has been
:43:53. > :43:56.superb. He always plays the right shot. If he is not nicely on a ball
:43:57. > :44:00.he will play an excellent safety shot and that is what he has done in
:44:01. > :44:20.this match, controlled the 70 exchanges. -- control the 70
:44:21. > :44:32.exchanges. He will want to get onto the blue with 44 and only 43 on.
:44:33. > :44:37.That might not be too bad. He can play this red down the cushion onto
:44:38. > :45:08.the other red. He is not snookered. It is OK.
:45:09. > :45:16.He brought that red into play. He would have liked it at the middle
:45:17. > :45:20.pocket to make it very easy. Still available down the right corner.
:45:21. > :45:44.Very good shot. Not quite sure what he played there.
:45:45. > :45:48.Whether it has come of that cushion trying ticket brown and red, but it
:45:49. > :46:23.went out into another position. Well, Highfield never recovered from
:46:24. > :46:28.his mistakes in that frame and that was the story of the game. He
:46:29. > :46:33.couldn't get it together against the world number one, Selby playing for
:46:34. > :46:41.a 4-0 whitewash, no sign of any shocks in this game. People watching
:46:42. > :46:48.that game will see a 4-0 result and that it was easy. It wasn't at all.
:46:49. > :46:52.No, Liam was going for everything, hardly played a safety shot. I got
:46:53. > :46:55.through the match and that is the main thing. The first frame and
:46:56. > :47:00.third frame you came from well behind. The table wasn't playing
:47:01. > :47:05.great and a couple of times when Liam was trying to get out of the
:47:06. > :47:08.snooker on the yellow, the table was playing square and in the end he got
:47:09. > :47:14.frustrated himself and that is why he had at 100 miles an hour. You
:47:15. > :47:19.played him three times before, lost two of the three games, was that on
:47:20. > :47:24.your mind at all? Not really. Every game is different. I have played him
:47:25. > :47:28.in these tournaments in the best to seven. I don't think I played in any
:47:29. > :47:32.of the majors. He is a good player. When he has beaten me he has played
:47:33. > :47:39.really well. Tonight he just didn't look up for it at all.
:47:40. > :47:43.Congratulations, well played. Well, round up a couple of other key
:47:44. > :47:49.results from the Day, including another leading Welshman and the
:47:50. > :47:57.defending champion. Love playing in Cardiff, love the Welsh fans. Happy
:47:58. > :48:02.to be back. He is a great player and a tough draw for anybody. It was a
:48:03. > :48:15.win so I am happy to be in the next round. I know how good he is. I knew
:48:16. > :48:24.I had a big match and my hands. We both struggled a bit and playing in
:48:25. > :48:31.Wales, playing e-mail never easy, but I put in some good form and came
:48:32. > :48:37.out the 4-1 winner. Well, that's complete the round-up of action.
:48:38. > :48:42.Jamie Jones winning the all Welsh contest against the teenage wild
:48:43. > :48:46.card pilot Rhys. It is Jones against Dominic Dale tomorrow. The other
:48:47. > :48:53.Welshman out of the tournament. Gareth Allen, Daniel Wells and David
:48:54. > :48:57.John all go home at the end. Marco Fu beat Martin Gould. Liang Wenbo
:48:58. > :49:02.also through. A couple other surprise first round winners. Joe
:49:03. > :49:06.Perry and 2012 Welsh Open winner, Ding Junhui losing to lower ranked
:49:07. > :49:14.players. Mark Allen comfortably through, as is the world Grand Prix
:49:15. > :49:18.winner, Barry Hawkins. So, the defending champion is true. No
:49:19. > :49:23.problems either for Selby or Trump, but it Day to forget for Mark
:49:24. > :49:27.Williams. Tomorrow we will see how to members of the next generation of
:49:28. > :49:32.Welsh players get on. It is a big Day for Lee Walker against the
:49:33. > :49:36.Robertson. And Michael White, a quarterfinalist last year, facing
:49:37. > :49:39.and the top 16 players in Liang Wenbo. Join from one o'clock on BBC
:49:40. > :49:47.Two. Thank you for your company. Do you have
:49:48. > :49:50.any prior motoring convictions? Can you confirm that you will be
:49:51. > :50:39.adhering to the speed limit? You brought this upon yourself.
:50:40. > :50:43.You brought it on my family!