Highlights - Quarter-finals Snooker: Welsh Open Highlights

Good evening. What a week it's been at the Welsh Open, with shocks, wild

cards and outsiders upsetting the odds. Would the trend continue

quarterfinals day? A the very few have expected. We saw 19-year-old

Rocky take on Scotland's Scott Donaldson. World number four Judd

Trump was against number eight, Barry Hawkins. The two Stewarts,

former world champion and second seed Bingham versus former world

number five Carrington. And two men never won a ranking title, Robert

Milkins against Norwegian Kurt Maflin. We will star with the former

world champion, Stuart Bingham against Stuart Carrington who is

enjoying his best ever performance at a ranking event that a crushing

start for Carrington as Bingham bounced into a 4-0 lead before

Carrington pulls two back and made it 4-2. This is frame five

Carrington at the table trailing by ten points.

Darren, I you surprised at how nervy Stuart Bingham has got in this

match? Definitely, especially with the way he has played the first four

frames. There has been quite a few strange shots played by both players

so it tells you how much it means to the pair of them out here. It is as

if Stewart now is trying not to lose, instead of the way he was

playing, playing to win. All of a sudden he is trying to be cagey. He

refused the black and he played the blue with a corner pocket instead of

the middle pocket which he would do nine times out of ten. Then we have

seen it as well with Stuart Carrington, he has played a couple

of negative shots where he has put himself into a winning position. It

has been a good contest, to be fair. It looked as though it would be

totally one-sided and all over in a flash but he has made a match of it.

He has got Stuart playing -- feeling very uncomfortable. He has got a

good cue ball but he hasn't got the blue. This is now an opportunity for

Stuart Carrington, albeit there is ten foot between both balls, but he

has got to put a good cue action on this. Plain-ball, top of the cue

ball, Pogba blew off one commissioner back down for the pink.

He has to, just make sure of the port. This is all about the delivery

of the cue. What a shot. The cue ball is not

where he wants it to be but, as Darren Morgan said, that was all

about the five points on the board, and in that regard he did

brilliantly to keep this frame, and therefore the match, alive.

The shot really to win the game, he has two options, he can either play

pink to the left corner which means swinging the ball right around the

table, and I think that is the way he's going to go. He had the other

option of playing the pink left-centre but he is going the

corner. He has got the pink. That cue ball is coming through. That is

a terrific shot. Well played, young man. Well, this is incredible. This

black to go for- three. And he has done it. From being dead and buried,

suddenly he is right back in the match and it is the former world

champion who is rattled. Stuart Bingham leads that Carrington is on

the way back. So, could Carrington complete the

perfect comeback. Into frame eight with Bing at the table, and he is

leading by four points. Superb from the world number two.

Under pressure and confidence dropping. That was an excellent

snooker. If he does win this match it will be fascinating to hear his

thoughts afterwards. Two hours and 55 minutes now in this

match. Apparently in the early stages it looks like it would last

half this long. Foul. Yes, you could see he was

reluctant to play that. He knew he would always give a foul ball a few

mystic, which he has done. Still, it is nicely on the yellow and I still

think there is a lot of play left in this frame. The green on the side

commission, obviously if Stewart can put this colour, red colour, yellow,

he has got the perfect opportunity to lay snooker behind the black.

You might see him play of this pink to leave an angle of the red to

leave the green. He will have already worked out in his mind

exactly how weird is going to go about this clearance now and whether

he is going to play to pop the green or just leave the snooker and leave

the ball, he is already got that planned out. It is just executing

the plan now. A little bit short on the pink, but he is still OK. We

will soon know. Think to yellow, and does he play to move the green? Or

Labour snooker? -- or lay the snooker. I would say he is probably

just out to make sure the yellow punched the green around the table,

set the cue ball behind the black. Well, he has got way into that. We

wanted to be a lot closer to the green and further over to the

cushion. He has now only got half the green ball to play with and this

is a twitchy little shot. He has just over done that. He is very

close again in this frame to being safe. One ball away.

Stuart Bingham, 16. Stuart Carrington may get through to this

green, I can't imagine him get through to a full ball, but if you

could, no, Stuart Bingham must be so relieved. A little nod, this has

been hard work since the interval. One thing is for certain, which ever

way this match goes, both stuart will remember it, from a different

perspective, for a very long time. He is looking at a very clever shot

here and he is going to come off the Cushman tried it the green fall in

the face and Lisa Whiting behind the black. If it goes right this will be

a very, very clever shot. It hasn't. It was a really good idea. I think

Stewart can just get to the potting angle of this green.

Three hours, are we about to see the key moment in this frame? Yes, he

has got it. Stuart Carrington now requires two four points Leuchars.

-- snookers. Well, it was incredibly tense and

tight end to the frame with the two men going toe to toe with being

tried to get over the line of characters struggling to square it

out for - four. They needed snookers amid played on for another nine

minutes or so before Stuart Carrington conceded in the end.

Victory and huge relief for the world number two, securing his place

in the world semifinals. At the moment I am still a bit puzzled as

to how I got through that but, yes, as semifinal against Rob McInnes, it

is going to be tough. He is great to watch and he gets on with it and he

is a great lad and I think we turned pro the same year, so he is probably

one of the players that underachieved. When he is on one he

can steam-roll anyone, so I will have two play like I did before the

interval tonight to try and stand a chance. I am looking forward to it.

As Bingham says he has Robert Milkins in the semifinal after the

world number 42 saw off Kurt Maflin in the other last eight tie. It is

the first time Elkins has one in 3/4-finals at the Welsh Open and

this was a victory over the Norwegian as he faces a first

ranking title. Tonight I came out and Kurt got off to a good start,

like he normally does. The scores Woody gets in. I made a cracking

break the second frame and it settled me and then I think I got on

top of him a bit really. A big turning point in the fourth frame

and he missed one or two in the third but he was 50 up in the fourth

and I think I cleared up so it gave me the opportunity to kick on. Said

to the quarterfinal between two of the worlds top ten, Judd Trump

against Barry Hawkins. It was all square at 3-3 after six frames.

Let's go into frame seven, with Trump at the table, leading 61-15.

Oh, the last thing Judd wanted was that double-kiss. It wasn't an easy

safety shot he was faced with that, it has to be said. It was a

catastrophe of a double-kiss for Judd. Barry is right a month from

now. -- ) amongst them now. Can he produced one of his great

clearances? A little careful there with the pot and it didn't quite get

the side of the blue that you wanted to be.

Three of these four reds are nice and opened the Barry. What a visit

this would be if he were able to make this frame, when it looked, for

all the world, as though Judd was going to be the one moving within

one of the winner. I'm lucky with the in-off in the case from Trump.

It is these mistakes that are allowing Barry back to the table.

Two or three potential pitfalls if Barry. One be that red there which

is near the top cushion which Barry is going to attempt to pop now. It

is a little straight on it. Brown seems to be masking the green

slightly and the pink is fairly near the cushion that it could only be

played at a slow pace into that pocket. The pots that Barry is going

to need to make in the course for winning clearance here. He is going

to need all the remaining balls. He probably won't need the final

black. He could take a high value colour here.

He has got to get a good angle here on the yellow so he can get a

position on the green, which is slightly awkward with the brand so

close to it. -- with the brown so close to it.

43. Well, Judd Trump being forced to sit and watch here. He was so close.

He could have moved 4-3 ahead. Assuming Barry Hawkins does make the

most of the opportunity, Judd has to win the last two frames, if he is to

advance to a second Welsh Open semifinal. Ho. A little wobble on

the way in, but it was good. He didn't play great Green, Barry, he

potted it is likely to thickly and it didn't come across the table for

the brand now. This is not great, Barry, he is faced with unmissable

blue under pressure, but to try and get reasonably well on the pink, it

is a failure to cut back into the centre. It doesn't need the black,

which will help him, just blue and pink required to take the lead for

the first time in this match. That is a great pot from Barry, he got

the cue ball across the table nicely. You don't want to kick on

this kind of shot, I can assure you. You can easily miss these so just

one good pot, clean contact required. Oh, it is income of the

near Chalk. A great performance from Barry Hawkins and a wonderful

clearance from that mistake by Judd Trump ante goes into the lead at a

crucial stage at 4-3. So, the momentum had swung towards

Barry Hawkins and so let's go into frame eight, what would happen then?

Trumpet the table and no score. It looks like he's going for this.

What a declaration of intent, at the start of what could be the last

frame the match. His long pots have certainly not let him down today. It

has been the fact that he has broken down when I'm 49, 50, 40, and in the

last frame 45. Six out of seven on the long ones for Judd. Can he force

this match into what would be a mouthwatering decider?

From nothing he has given himself a wonderful opportunity to amass quite

a few points here. It must be said that both players pot success in the

course of this match is at 86% each and that is pretty low for both of

these players, and particularly Judd Trump. And then both of these

players are at their best, and their pot success could be in the mid-90s,

that is how good they are. Both players have attempted a

similar number of pots. Barry Hawkins has missed 16 pots out of

117 while Judd has played 111 pots during the course of this match and

he has missed 15 of them. That is quite a lot really.

He has lost the last three frames, Judd Trump. He had the opportunity

there to split the pack, but he wants to use the remaining reds that

are away from the main group. Twice they have gone all the way to a

decider before. Not this season. They have each won one of those.

There would be a lot of people in the crowd here who would absolutely

love to see this go all the way. It was Judd 's attempted split,

three reds came away from the main group.

Broke down on 45 in the preceding frame and that allowed Barry to get

back in. It put all the pressure on the world number four.

The crowd applauded there but there was a little wince from Judd.

Such a big visit to the table, this. No! He made it difficult for

himself. And once again whilst at the table on a break of 40 plus he

has broken down. 45 in the last frame and 41 on this occasion. Well,

Barry Hawkins has one foot in the semifinals.

That was a massive pot from Barry. A tremendous pot on the red. It has

gone into the pack, and these reds could not have fanned out in the

better for Barry Hawkins. As one might go in front of the other to

prevent him from rolling a simple wedding here into the left corner? I

don't think that pots, you know. Now, then, option two. Does he not

one read on to the other make a plant here? Does this just go... ?

Plant it was. He's just missed it. Well, that just goes to show what

fine margins are involved in winning and losing matches because if Barry

could have got through to that read, that simple read, I would have

fancied him to clear in the match. As it is we are looking well set now

for a deciding frame. From the point of view of the neutrals watching,

and here in the arena, maybe they will get what they want.

Judd will not have a better chance, having broken down at 41, to get

right back in here, with Barry having split the reds, this is a

wonderful opportunity to take us all the way. Yes, I think most people

found this a difficult match to call, and it has proven to be so.

Once again Judd is not ideally positioned on his colour. I think

quite rightly just rolling the blue in playing the simple read to the

right corner. Sit on the pink if you can hear to stay close to the next

read. -- red. That is about perfect. Just two or three more pots away now

and taking this into a deciding frame.

Red and pink Barry will be left requiring snookers.

So, barring a problem here for Judd, he will be coming out for a night

frame. -- ninth frame. Now it is Barry 's turn to sit in

the chair and ponder what might have been.

So, having split the pack, and left it open, this is what Barry was

hoping would continue working for him. And after looking out of sorts

for most of the match after the interval, Judd is a couple of breaks

here have ensured that we will go to a decider. The first break in this

frame, 41, now on 48. He looks absolutely focused. The

subtle shifts in psychological advantage in snooker are

fascinating. Latter one stays, Barry gives a

little Lord, and we are going all the way between two of the very best

in the world. -- Barry gives a little nod. Barry has made the final

here in Wales on three previous occasions, twice losing out to

Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump has also come within one win of a Welsh

Open final just been beaten by Stephen Maguire when the Scot took

his crown in Newport in 2013. Difficult moments for the friends

and family of the players, but from the neutral point of view, this is

where we hoped this match would take us. 3-1 up at the interval, Judd

Trump making the most of the mistakes from Barry Hawkins. Barry

Roux was 4-3 ahead. But it is trump -- Barry moves. It is Trump has the

advantage in this deciding frame. He is up for this. Brilliant pot. Barry

will be ever so disappointed that the shot he played previously didn't

take that opportunity. The black is available into the right corner.

That will do Judd for now. Looking to get the red above the black to

the left-hand side of it, the pot that leaving the black for potting

the other red, next to the black. The high side of the blue, just

about right. A choice of rates to play for you, really. He could play

for the red to the left of the pack. -- a choice of reds. That is a

really good position. The third match between these two

that has gone all the way. We haven't seen flawless snooker from

these two men this afternoon, but it has been thoroughly absorbing. And a

real display of character by Judd Trump in the preceding frame to

force this to go all the way. Will Barry Hawkins' adrenaline get him

over the line or will he start to feel the effects of fatigue after

his title winning performance in Preston on Sunday? This is his tenth

match in 11 days and Judd is asking questions of him in this decider.

Two more loose reds available to Judd before he has to go into the

pack of reds although there are two reds behind the pink that could go

into this left-hand corner pocket. Just having a look at them now.

Definitely set slightly to the top jaw, but that would be a problem to

Judd. He can make that quite easily. He is just a bit high on this black.

You did say that Judd Trump would come out and be aggressive in this

decider, Dominic Ball stop there is another demonstration. How's your

luck? One has gone straight back. That is awkward. The cue ball goes

to the blue. The blue would have to be a dead straight pot for it to be

makeable from such close range. I think the green is a favourite. Goes

for the yellow instead. Both very similar box. -- pots. So, Gary --

Barry does get back to the table and there is a red behind the pink that

could go. Judd Trump breaking down on 32.

Looked so good when he was at the table. Is that going to be the

definitive mistake which allows Barry Hawkins to move into the

semifinals? APPLAUSE

You can argue he was slightly unlucky with where the cue ball

ended up, right beside the blue, but that was a mistake and it could lead

to the end of the road as far as the Welsh Open as concern for Judd

Trump. The reds, separated nicely for Barry Hawkins. A really

positive, aggressive start to this frame from Judd Trump, but if Barry

Hawkins manages to get over the line here it will continue a run of

victorious matches which stretches back to the world Grand Prix in

Preston. He really is in a rich vein of form. They say winning is a

habit. It looks as though that is the case for Barry Hawkins, here.

Oh, my goodness me! He cannot believe that. A little wry smile. It

looked so good for Barry Hawkins. Yet more drama in this decider. Two

points in it. All to play for. Dominic King, I can't believe my

eyes. Yes, just pure pressure, I'm afraid. Both these players want to

win this match so badly. There was not a lot of room past the green but

it wasn't a problem for Judd, it was just pressure. Barry Hawkins back

now and can't believe his luck. That has got the ball rolling again with

that first red. The busy session of these remaining reds, there's only

one of them an ideal position but he will do well to close out the match

from here. He's going to have to play a lot of positional shots.

That was the mess that allowed Judd Trump back in. -- miss. Surely, he

didn't think he was going to get back to the table, having presented

Trump with the opportunity. Syncing that red to top right. Shows you how

much these two PLAYERS care about the sport, despite the fact that

they have won many events and matches over the last decade, this

is still so tight. This is where the work begins for Barry Hawkins. All

three remaining reds are slightly tricky.

And he's going to need them all. The first problem dealt with. Just going

to try and stun the cue ball up between those two reds to give

himself a choice of them. OK. Not bad. To the yellow pocket,

the red, would be his next intention but being left-handed, it is going

to be really awkward with the rest. I don't think he is straight enough

on it to screw across the baulk line for the baulk covers. Probably

brown, I would suggest. This, under pressure, is missable. And he gets a

huge kick, as well! As soon as he was up off that shot,

Barry Hawkins was asking the referee to clean the cue ball.

Not a straightforward positional shot to get on this remaining red.

He got some action on that cue ball. Does this red past the brown? I

don't think it does. There you go. I think it is end of break. And Judd

will have another opportunity. 25 behind. That one red still on. 35

available. This is going right down to the wire. What a brilliant

contest. We are not far off two and a half hours in this match. Judd

Trump, leading 3-1, Barry, storming back to 4-3. Trump forcing the

decider. We have had a little bit of everything. I'm sure that Barry is

not thinking of trying to cut this red back across to the right centre

pocket. It is an easy snooker to leave. I think he's going to try to

put the cue ball in behind the yellow, here. No. He's frightened

that if he doesn't get the snooker behind the yellow you might be

leaving the pot on for the red. You can really make a hash of this if

you are not really decisive. He spent a minute and a half

thinking about that shot. He's still not certain. Whether it was the

right choice. But he has made it awkward for Judd. Miss will be happy

with that but there could be a cross double shot the nothing on here for

Barry, trying to double this into the left-hand corner. Not quite. Has

he got a snooker? Hassey got in behind the brown? -- has he. He has.

Can Judd swerve past the brown and Mr Cannon on the blue, to hit the

red? -- miss the cannon. Is that in? Oh, my word! Water moment for Lady

luck to give you a bit of assistance. Gusts from the crowd. He

went white as a sheet when he saw that red going in, but does the blue

pass the yellow? Fortunately for Barry, the blue will not pass the

yellow soon unless Judd wants to take on a risky green he will have

two roll up to the blue and get the snooker, and play another type of

snooker. He is left-handed so rolling up to the blue should be

easy. 24 points behind, as you see, there, but still, 27 remain, and

given the position of these colours even though there is a great deal of

pressure on both these players now. This is what makes snooker so great

to watch. My palms are getting sweaty just sitting in the

commentary box! Such a big investment of effort here from both

players. APPLAUSE

A dream result for Barry. That is all you want when you are escaping

from a snooker. He has got to hit this yellow absolutely perfectly

here. He got the double-kiss, and I think he has left the yellow aunt.

But it's not as easy as it looks. I fancy Barry to get it. It's a lot

harder than it looks on your screens.

How did it stay out? How did the yellow stay out?! No one in the

arena can believe it! Water stay of execution there, for Judd Trump. I

will tell you how he missed that yellow, he played a stunned the shot

and some of the spin forced the yellow slightly thin and the pace

kept it out. Wow! They have really taken this all the way to the wire.

Judd Trump needs everything here. What a way for this match to edge

towards the climax. Two of the very best in the world. And it has come

down to the black. This, for a place in the semifinals for Judd Trump.

And it's there. So much drama, so many opportunities for both men. A

really great contest. One or two, standing to applaud. The winning run

comes to learning for Barry Hawkins and, by the skin of his steed, Judd

Trump is into the open semifinals. -- skin of his teeth. Before the

interval I was OK, after it I did not feel that good and he started to

play quite well. And then I missed my chances in the last round to go

with the rest and I was thinking that it, then he has missed, then I

missed an easy ball when I got in again and I was thinking it was all

over then some crazy things happened and he has ended up leaving me

perfect on the yellow. Just a lot of luck involved, really. The past few

tournaments I have played well and not padded and this one I have not

played as well and got a bit of luck, so that has been nice. His

semifinal opponent is a man that you would have tipped, world number 77

Scott Donaldson, who thrashed Chinese youngster Zhou Yuelong 5-0.

My safety was good all day. I didn't give him many chances. I don't know,

I just won the game, I'm happy to win. Confirmation, then, of the

semifinal line-up for 2017. World number for Judd Trump against Scott

Donaldson in his first ever ranking event semifinal and world number two

Stuart Bingham against Robert Milkins who has made the Welsh Open

semifinals for the first time. They are getting ready for semifinals day

here at the motor point Arena. All eyes are on the one table now. We

started the week with a body outside tables have gone and the atmosphere

will be pretty special when play resumes in just over 12 hours' time.

Why not spend your Saturday with us? We are underway from 1p in tomorrow

when he will bring you the game between Trump and Donaldson. Who can

book their spot in Sunday's will open final? Thanks for watching.

From all of us, very good night. I've searched the world to find

these extraordinary people. I woke up and I could suddenly

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