:00:32. > :00:37.Good evening and welcome back to the Newport centre. We have had
:00:37. > :00:43.some great snooker and tonight Mark Williams takes on Robert Milkins.
:00:43. > :00:48.What today we have had today. Judd Trump had a fright against
:00:48. > :00:57.Dominic Dale. He was 3-1 down before coming back to seal a place
:00:58. > :01:04.in the last 16. Five I thought I did good out there. Are probably
:01:04. > :01:10.did better in the first game. -- I'd probably. For his safety was as
:01:10. > :01:20.good as I have played against in a long time. Ding Junhui breezed into
:01:20. > :01:20.
:01:20. > :01:30.the next round. He had two century breaks. Five I played well today. I
:01:30. > :01:32.
:01:32. > :01:38.had a bit of luck. I am feeling always good. I always concentrate
:01:38. > :01:42.and nothing changed. This afternoon world No. 1, UK and Masters
:01:42. > :01:52.champion and for many people here the favourite to win the open, Mark
:01:52. > :01:53.
:01:53. > :02:03.Selby, to, Joe Perry. -- took on Joe Perry. We joined the action in
:02:03. > :02:34.
:02:34. > :02:44.Joe has the same scenario here. Two He has overhit that. It just pulled
:02:44. > :02:58.
:02:58. > :03:01.Excellent shot. He refused the easiest reds because he knew that
:03:01. > :03:11.if you went through the packs he will -- the pack he would be
:03:11. > :03:46.
:03:46. > :03:52.bringing the reds interplay. -- This is a great chance. What a
:03:52. > :04:01.further this would be, to beat Selby four-zero. -- a feather in
:04:01. > :04:05.his cap. It was interesting thing here in the press conference about
:04:05. > :04:15.whether Selby is upset about what has happened. He looked like a fish
:04:15. > :04:51.
:04:51. > :04:56.He does not have the angle he wanted on the black. It looks a bit
:04:56. > :05:06.awkward. It looks as if one of the reds would pot into the right
:05:06. > :05:15.
:05:15. > :05:25.Joe Perry went to have a look if the other red to the side of the
:05:25. > :05:31.
:05:31. > :05:36.That is a very, very good positional shot. You could play it
:05:36. > :05:43.another 10 times and not get it wants. That could be the shot that
:05:43. > :05:53.clinches it. He took his time to decide but he took a positive
:05:53. > :05:53.
:05:53. > :07:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:07:00. > :07:06.Is he on anything? The problem is, once you go into the packs and you
:07:06. > :07:11.are not on a red for, if your opponent gets another chance, they
:07:11. > :07:21.are all open. The black is a big -- a bit awkward with the red next to
:07:21. > :07:45.
:07:45. > :07:53.If he gets on the next red, it is I know that Selby has lost a few
:07:53. > :08:03.matches in his career to zero, but this is probably the worst
:08:03. > :08:12.
:08:12. > :08:22.performance of his career. He has 59 on the table. Make sure of the
:08:22. > :08:45.
:08:45. > :08:53.Well, this has been a super display, when you consider that Joe Perry
:08:53. > :08:57.has not been in the best of form in the last couple of years. He is
:08:57. > :09:00.number 17 in the world at the moment so he is getting back up
:09:00. > :09:10.there but it has been a couple of years without seeing too much of
:09:10. > :09:21.
:09:21. > :09:31.him on television. This will give It would be a nice way to finish,
:09:31. > :10:01.
:10:01. > :10:11.Just a little short of pace so he is going to come in and out of
:10:11. > :10:11.
:10:11. > :11:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:11:01. > :11:05.Quite don't know where he is going to pot this one. -- I don't know. A
:11:05. > :11:13.great effort. A very disappointing performance from Gerrah Selby but,
:11:13. > :11:21.ever the gentleman, he so -- he congratulates Joe Perry. -- from
:11:21. > :11:25.Mark Selby. The I have played in Germany recently but obviously it
:11:25. > :11:32.is different playing on UK soil in front of BBC cameras.
:11:32. > :11:39.I was pleased with the way I felt around the table. He is a player I
:11:39. > :11:46.like playing because he plays a good all-round game. That is the
:11:46. > :11:50.way I have always played my snooker. If I do play well I know I have a
:11:50. > :11:57.decent chance of beating him. I played him last week in Germany and
:11:57. > :12:03.he beat me, pretty ruthless! I am always up for the challenge against
:12:03. > :12:11.players like him. 44 well-played, Joe Perry. That break up 111,
:12:11. > :12:17.absolutely fantastic. What happened today? Darren Morgan and I will
:12:17. > :12:22.watch him a practice tables during be frame breaks when Dominic Dale
:12:22. > :12:30.was playing and Mark Selby was knocking in goals for fun. I would
:12:30. > :12:34.not say that practice is meaningless but when you are out
:12:34. > :12:39.there you are not so relaxed. It is another world out there and Joe
:12:39. > :12:42.Perry played very solid today. He is an underrated player and Mark
:12:42. > :12:50.Selby has been giving him compliments, saying what a good
:12:50. > :13:00.player he is. In its own way, the pressure on Mark Selby, obviously
:13:00. > :13:09.nobody expected Joe Perry to beat him 4-0, but when he went 2-2, 0 --
:13:09. > :13:14.when he went to 2-0, but pressure was on him. What you can't make - -
:13:14. > :13:22.what you can't do is make mistakes. If you do, -- if you died, I don't
:13:22. > :13:32.care who you are, you will be difficult to beat. -- if you don't.
:13:32. > :13:34.
:13:34. > :13:38.Another Welshman hoping to get into the last 16 is Mark Williams.
:13:38. > :13:44.I played a lot better than I have done for the last three or four
:13:44. > :13:49.months. I have been trying a couple of different things and hopefully I
:13:49. > :13:58.can keep playing a lot better than I have been. I have been trying to
:13:59. > :14:08.speed my pace of the bid, hit the ball a bit harder. -- speed might
:14:09. > :14:11.
:14:11. > :14:21.pace up as a bit. I live only 25 minutes to go so I can sleep in my
:14:21. > :14:22.
:14:22. > :14:30.own bed. But there is pressure when your family and friends come down.
:14:30. > :14:40.I managed to scrape them in today and hopefully I can do the same
:14:40. > :14:45.
:14:45. > :14:55.again. If something happens, if I get to the quarters on Thursday, I
:14:55. > :14:58.
:14:58. > :15:08.might not be able to be present for the birth. We wish him and his
:15:08. > :15:18.
:15:18. > :15:25.Welcome to this encounter between two excellent break-builders. Of
:15:25. > :15:29.course, he has other things on his plate at the moment, his wife, Jo,
:15:29. > :15:35.expecting their third child any day. I wonder how difficult it will be
:15:35. > :15:41.for him to focus, against a difficult break-builder, Milkins, a
:15:41. > :15:47.hard man to beat. How do you see this match going? It's a tricky for
:15:47. > :15:51.Mark? It could be. He's a very capable player, as you have already
:15:51. > :15:57.said. It could be tricky, Mark has spent most of the day in hospital
:15:57. > :16:01.with his wife, Jo, who is expecting. She is booked into the hospital
:16:01. > :16:11.tomorrow for the baby, that will be on the way. He has a nice early
:16:11. > :16:13.
:16:13. > :16:17.We would like to wish him the very best, I am sure it will go smoothly.
:16:17. > :16:22.It will be his third child. He hasn't had the best preparation for
:16:22. > :16:32.this match, without making any excuses. It's going to be an
:16:32. > :16:38.
:16:38. > :16:48.6 o'clock in the morning, I'm not sure that Mark knows that time
:16:48. > :17:13.
:17:13. > :17:18.He left himself a little low on I always find Robert Milkins a bit
:17:18. > :17:24.of an enigma. I used to practice with him in Gloucester. He would
:17:24. > :17:30.moan and groan about the tip, the cue, lost his confidence. And then
:17:30. > :17:40.he plays absolutely fantastic de well. -- fantastically well. A very
:17:40. > :17:42.
:17:42. > :17:47.dangerous player, and I think very I don't think he was happy with the
:17:47. > :17:50.contact. I think he thought he had a kick. Either that, or he was
:17:50. > :17:54.playing for the half ball, the cannon on the red. As you can see,
:17:54. > :18:04.it went past and missed. That has left him a little bit straighter on
:18:04. > :18:04.
:18:04. > :18:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:18:45. > :18:54.He has taken these very confidently. A little bit more pace, he needed
:18:54. > :19:04.Unless he pulls one out of the bag at the end of this effort. It has
:19:04. > :19:43.
:19:43. > :19:51.That was a good shot, he played that. Shot to nothing. If he gets
:19:51. > :19:56.this shot right, and he has... Robert Milkins is in a bit of
:19:56. > :20:02.trouble here. All seven reds are out in the open, in the middle of
:20:02. > :20:05.the table. He has nothing to roll up to that is near a cushion rail.
:20:05. > :20:15.If he could rest on the two wrists together, played with the right
:20:15. > :20:27.
:20:27. > :20:31.You played a couple of these today, to perfection. Players always play
:20:31. > :20:35.a little bit wide, with their first attempt. It's a bonus if they get
:20:35. > :20:45.the right connection. As long as they are wide, making the new
:20:45. > :20:47.
:20:47. > :20:51.calculation, he should be closer I'm not sure if he can get the
:20:51. > :21:01.potting angle of this red. I think Robert Milkins is just about safe.
:21:01. > :21:17.
:21:17. > :21:21.Mark court that one much too thickly. Obviously didn't intend to
:21:21. > :21:31.cannon the pink. Left the cue ball in the middle of the table. An easy
:21:31. > :21:36.
:21:36. > :21:46.They are very fast, these tables, this year. He judged that one very
:21:46. > :21:54.
:21:54. > :22:00.Ominous beginning for Mark Williams. Just this black and one more red
:22:00. > :22:10.required. But there is a long way to go yet. Mark Williams, I am sure,
:22:10. > :22:10.
:22:10. > :23:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:23:23. > :23:26.There is value in Mark can park. He wants two four point snookers. --
:23:26. > :23:30.in Mark coming back. He just wants to win this frame, and even if he
:23:30. > :23:40.does not achieve that, he will be looking to get a bit more time on
:23:40. > :23:40.
:23:40. > :24:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:24:23. > :24:29.the table to get his arm going. Get So, we will see him now trying to
:24:29. > :24:34.take another red, another black would this red back up. He has left
:24:35. > :24:43.that red on purpose, on the top cushion, for last. Pot the black
:24:43. > :24:53.and then tried to take the red I'm saying that, looks like he's
:24:53. > :25:01.
:25:01. > :25:11.That caught me out, I thought he was going to leave the red on the
:25:11. > :25:14.
:25:14. > :25:24.table. As it happens, he has! He I think Mark is just about
:25:24. > :25:24.
:25:24. > :26:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:26:14. > :26:24.This could be one of the snookers A well, he has got one of them. All
:26:24. > :26:38.
:26:38. > :26:48.of a sudden, this frame is very This looks good. If it's not a
:26:48. > :26:49.
:26:49. > :26:58.snooker behind the blue, he may be That was a kick, it sounded heavy
:26:58. > :27:02.to me. If at Mark can get this one remaining snooker, he would need
:27:02. > :27:11.the black off the red to make a point. I don't think he'll have an
:27:11. > :27:14.I think he played with a little bit of right-hand side, the angle of
:27:14. > :27:24.the cue ball from the red to get behind that blue instead of kissing
:27:24. > :27:24.
:27:24. > :28:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:28:15. > :28:19.Well, the green hasn't gone in, but the earlier break of 50 is what is
:28:19. > :28:23.winning this first frame in the end. Milkins takes a frame lead in this
:28:23. > :28:28.best-of-seven match. Great start for Robert Milkins.
:28:28. > :28:38.Let's bring you up-to-date with how the BetVictor Welsh Open 2013 looks.
:28:38. > :29:17.
:29:17. > :29:22.So, eight you are right up to date with how the last 16 draw is
:29:22. > :29:32.looking. Let's go back to Dominic and Darren as they prepare for
:29:32. > :29:35.
:29:35. > :29:45.Mark certainly had a lot to think about in that first frame. A good
:29:45. > :30:12.
:30:12. > :30:22.In practice, he would probably pot that, six times out of 10. Maybe a
:30:22. > :30:31.
:30:31. > :30:37.couple less. But he curls that to He will not be pleased with the
:30:37. > :30:47.results of that one. I am sure he feels he should have done better
:30:47. > :31:11.
:31:11. > :31:21.But the double-kiss... Whereas the This has given Mark an opportunity.
:31:21. > :31:56.
:31:56. > :32:06.He got kept out in the first frame. This is a great opportunity for
:32:06. > :32:21.
:32:21. > :32:24.How many times have we seen that? Players going for the blue and
:32:24. > :32:34.realising that they have got to play a baulk colour because they
:32:34. > :32:58.
:32:58. > :33:08.He does not want to be too straight. Another kick have there. We have
:33:08. > :33:18.seen a lot of kicks over the last couple of days. We have tried over
:33:18. > :33:21.
:33:21. > :33:29.the years to find out why they Any ideas? Have they come up with
:33:29. > :33:39.any scientific information? I think belong and the short of it is,
:33:39. > :33:44.don't cure -- don't chalk your cue. It is the problem of stopping the
:33:44. > :33:48.chalk adhering to the cue ball. That seems to be down to
:33:48. > :33:58.atmospherics. When you get a bad kick, there is almost without
:33:58. > :33:59.
:33:59. > :34:03.exception a spot of chalk on the object ball. After a kick, the
:34:03. > :34:13.referee or a player will have a look at the ball to see if there is
:34:13. > :34:13.
:34:13. > :35:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:35:26. > :35:32.He has opened them up. He has made They don't come much better than
:35:32. > :35:37.that. To be fair to him, it is a really good shot. He was hoping to
:35:37. > :35:47.get the jaws with his last red. Star White is the main shot here,
:35:47. > :35:57.with all of the bottom and side. -- the white ball. I think Robert said
:35:57. > :36:02.
:36:02. > :36:09.to him, who do you think you are, Judd Trump? The judgment of the
:36:09. > :36:14.shot was the back spin to get the cue ball on the back cushion. Off
:36:14. > :36:24.for -- if he does not get right up behind the green or brown, he could
:36:24. > :36:42.
:36:42. > :36:47.That was a clever shot from Mark. He has now put the yellow safe. He
:36:47. > :36:57.will have to take at least four reds, four colours, to get on level
:36:57. > :37:08.
:37:08. > :37:15.If he takes high value colours, concentrating on the blue and the
:37:15. > :37:25.pink, because the blag is out of commission, he will not need the
:37:25. > :37:26.
:37:26. > :37:30.yellow. -- the black is out of He will be disappointed at having
:37:30. > :37:40.missed that. Of wonder whether he was trying to cannon the yellow. He
:37:40. > :38:16.
:38:16. > :38:23.has not left the easiest read for What a great red. A good positional
:38:24. > :38:33.shot now and this could be a frame when a. That is not what the doctor
:38:34. > :38:43.
:38:43. > :38:49.ordered. That should have been You would not see a player of Mark
:38:49. > :38:56.Williams' ability misjudge a shot like that so badly very often.
:38:56. > :39:06.Another good pot from Robert. I think he knew that if he misted he
:39:06. > :39:06.
:39:06. > :39:16.would certainly lose the frame. -- if he missed it. Robert Milkins
:39:16. > :39:50.
:39:50. > :40:00.reminds me of Matthew. A very It has not slide it passed the blue.
:40:00. > :40:00.
:40:00. > :40:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:40:46. > :40:56.He is on the blue. That is looking A stun into the pink and hold and
:40:56. > :41:03.
:41:03. > :41:11.that is a very good shot from Scene where the cue ball was then,
:41:11. > :41:21.I have a feeling he is going to leave this until last. If he gets
:41:21. > :41:27.
:41:27. > :41:32.on at half four, he can move the other. -- the yellow. He is not
:41:32. > :41:42.going to get half ball on bat red from where he is at, he is a good
:41:42. > :42:02.
:42:02. > :42:08.I think he has a slight angle but Just needed a bit of contact. He is
:42:08. > :42:18.on the pink but it is more difficult than if he had caught the
:42:18. > :42:34.
:42:34. > :42:38.I have to say, this is excellent He managed to play a perfect
:42:38. > :42:43.positional shot to the last red and he got the cannon that he needed.
:42:43. > :42:53.He just needs the brown now in addition to secured a lead of two
:42:53. > :43:27.
:43:27. > :43:31.Robert Milkins, a fantastic 59, and he now leads 2-0. That frame over
:43:31. > :43:38.in 30 minutes. Robert Milkins is a player you know well. How impressed
:43:38. > :43:42.have you been denied? He has been doing very well. He is in the top
:43:42. > :43:47.16 in the one-year list, the highest he has been for a number of
:43:47. > :43:53.years. Very dangerous player. When he is hot he is one of those who is
:43:53. > :43:59.very hot. What have you made of Mark's performance? He is playing
:43:59. > :44:04.OK but he looks like a champion but is fighting the fading of a light.
:44:04. > :44:08.He has had to face adversity in his career a few times, going back to
:44:08. > :44:13.the qualifiers and back again. He came through that and he is a great
:44:13. > :44:18.fighter, Mark Williams, and when he does this relaxing impression, he
:44:18. > :44:23.is a killer. If I had to pick somebody to help me when I was in
:44:23. > :44:28.trouble, to fight for me, he would be in the top three in snooker,
:44:28. > :44:32.because he is a can -- a tremendous competitor. Let's have a look at
:44:32. > :44:39.the key moment of the frame. He has pocketed the green and then he has
:44:39. > :44:46.gone in-off. Fair play to Robert, he has capitalised on it. If you
:44:46. > :44:52.look at the shot, the cue ball slides off at an unnatural angle.
:44:52. > :44:57.He misjudged the throw of the first cushion. It cost 10 and out there
:44:57. > :45:06.when your opponent is playing well that happens. Let's get back to the
:45:06. > :45:16.live action. Robert Milkins has never beaten Mark Williams.
:45:16. > :45:22.
:45:22. > :45:32.He has a great opportunity this evening. It's very important that
:45:32. > :45:32.
:45:32. > :46:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:46:39. > :46:49.he wins this third game to get a He hit it very thick. I don't think
:46:49. > :47:21.
:47:21. > :47:26.he went for the pot. It wasn't far What has impressed me, with Robert
:47:26. > :47:31.Milkins, is that over the years he has developed into an all-round
:47:31. > :47:35.player. He's got a complete game now. A good long pot there, good
:47:35. > :47:39.break-builder, very good safety player. In the early days, he used
:47:39. > :47:49.to push the ball out a little bit. Used to like opening up and going
:47:49. > :47:53.
:47:53. > :48:03.for his shots. So far, this has You have no doubt that he is, in
:48:03. > :48:10.
:48:10. > :48:20.all likelihood, doing some work He's based at a snooker Academy not
:48:20. > :48:22.
:48:22. > :48:32.It's good to have someone like Terry behind you. Terry would
:48:32. > :48:34.
:48:34. > :48:44.insist on hard work. And I think he Look where the cue ball has
:48:44. > :49:02.
:49:02. > :49:12.finished. If he pots this, he won't He hit it sufficiently thickly to
:49:12. > :49:23.
:49:23. > :49:29.That's an absolutely great shot. About three or four inches short, a
:49:29. > :49:39.great shot, but it must be Allah and the jaws of the middle pocket.
:49:39. > :49:39.
:49:39. > :51:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:51:00. > :51:10.-- it missed been yellow and the He's looking very fluent around the
:51:10. > :51:19.
:51:19. > :51:29.He'll be disappointed if he does not go on and win the frame from
:51:29. > :51:30.
:51:30. > :51:40.here. He's developed the reds, and I think he thought he had a bigger
:51:40. > :51:40.
:51:40. > :51:50.He has been trying to get back into this match and get it wrapped up
:51:50. > :51:51.
:51:51. > :52:01.with the win, or fiercely. -- He definitely thought he had a
:52:01. > :52:18.
:52:18. > :52:25.He took his time, he was concentrating so much, when he was
:52:25. > :52:29.pushing through, not to cannon into that pink. It's easy, once you have
:52:29. > :52:39.hit the cue ball, to flick the ball that is closest to you. A well
:52:39. > :52:47.
:52:47. > :52:57.What has he done there? He has done what I did against Judd Trump,
:52:57. > :52:59.
:52:59. > :53:09.earlier. Left myself short on de He will be disappointed. It's a
:53:09. > :53:09.
:53:09. > :54:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:54:43. > :54:52.very useful contribution, Again, a very well played safety
:54:53. > :55:13.
:55:13. > :55:23.shot. It's been a good performance, Just need another centimetre of
:55:23. > :55:55.
:55:55. > :55:59.The cannon on the blue has given He had a massive kick that has
:55:59. > :56:07.taken off the bottom side out of the cue ball. Another safety. You
:56:07. > :56:14.can see the red, it has left the bed by a good inch. Well, half an
:56:14. > :56:19.inch. Can't imagine he will go for the screen. It's going to be a good
:56:19. > :56:26.safety. He's got a good lead. A lot of value in sticking under the
:56:26. > :56:36.collar on one of the cushions. -- sticking on a colour or one of the
:56:36. > :56:36.
:56:36. > :57:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:57:26. > :57:36.That's a good reply. He has played the cannon into the black. That's
:57:36. > :57:58.
:57:58. > :58:04.exactly where he has played to put There is a red to roll up to on the
:58:05. > :58:14.cushion rail. Always much easier than when day I in the middle of
:58:15. > :58:32.
:58:32. > :58:36.the table. -- when they are in the That is where we leave that match
:58:36. > :58:40.for now. That's the end of the live coverage at the Newport Centre, the
:58:40. > :58:45.BetVictor Welsh Open. Do join us for highlights of that match and