Final

:01:13. > :01:18.Good evening and welcome to the Newport Centre for the 22nd Welsh

:01:18. > :01:23.Open final, which has been riveting. You cannot separate Stephen Maguire

:01:23. > :01:33.and Stuart Bingham. They have played each other eight times. At

:01:33. > :01:34.

:01:35. > :01:43.the BetVictor Welsh Open final, it My first event I qualified for, I

:01:43. > :01:48.got to the quarter-finals and then lost out. It is a nice place for me

:01:49. > :01:55.with good memories. I feel as if I have under-achieved in 11 years I

:01:55. > :02:02.have been a professional. It is not good enough, really. I hope to get

:02:02. > :02:06.one and push on after that. I think he has come on this season. I think

:02:06. > :02:11.he has been practising a bit and his game has come good. Stuart

:02:11. > :02:14.Bingham in the last two years improved probably 50%. He could not

:02:14. > :02:20.quite make that break through for whatever reason but it was all

:02:20. > :02:25.about self belief that he never had. Obviously, he won a tournament in

:02:25. > :02:30.Australia and he is a completely different player. Loads of people

:02:30. > :02:36.have won this to start their career so to pick up the world -- Welsh

:02:36. > :02:40.Open trophy would be great. I have had good memories here so we would

:02:40. > :02:47.be great to pick it up. I came down to this tournament just trying to

:02:47. > :02:52.get down to the quarter-finals. To get to the best of nines. Once I

:02:52. > :03:02.got there, I relaxed and I seem to have pushed on after the matches.

:03:02. > :03:07.

:03:08. > :03:12.One more match to go and hopefully And fabulous first four frames of

:03:12. > :03:16.snooker. It is key to get a good start, whether it is best of 17 or

:03:16. > :03:22.nine. Bingham wanted to get a good start. A terrific opening round. He

:03:22. > :03:26.snookered himself on the black. the fourth frame, Stephen Maguire

:03:26. > :03:30.made an excellent double into the centre. A good position on the

:03:30. > :03:37.black. Went on to make the first century of the match it and took a

:03:37. > :03:43.3-1 lead. Later on, Bingham was 4-2 behind. He had to win at least one,

:03:43. > :03:49.two as a bonus. He'd just missed the kiss on the blue, potted the

:03:49. > :03:54.red, got on the black and made it 4-4. In the last frame, Bingham

:03:54. > :04:01.potted a good read, the last on the table. He needed to pinch that

:04:01. > :04:07.frame. He played some really good stuff in the second half of the

:04:07. > :04:16.first session because when you are fighting and you're 4-2 behind,

:04:16. > :04:21.every shot is more difficult. Clearly all to play for.

:04:21. > :04:31.Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome a man in form - from

:04:31. > :04:31.

:04:31. > :05:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:05:27. > :05:37.And now, please welcome the at the MUSIC: "Here I Go Again" by

:05:37. > :06:01.

:06:01. > :06:05.What a superb atmosphere here in the Newport Centre for this final.

:06:05. > :06:12.Ken Stuart Bingham keep up this remarkable run of comebacks at the

:06:12. > :06:15.Welsh Open to add to the title he won in Australia in 2011? Let's

:06:15. > :06:21.find out in the company of our commentators, Darren Morgan and

:06:21. > :06:26.Dominic Dale. Good evening everybody. Welcome to the final

:06:26. > :06:35.session of the final. Superbly poised and I would not like to pick

:06:35. > :06:42.a winner, Darren. You said it, Dominic. I went early on for

:06:42. > :06:50.Stephen Maguire, because of experience. 4-2 up. To be fair to

:06:50. > :07:00.Stuart Bingham, he played terrific towards the end to get out of that

:07:00. > :07:10.session 4-4, so anybody's, really. It is he wants it the most. -- who

:07:10. > :07:29.

:07:29. > :07:32.This frame is probably a bigger frame for Maguire. They are all

:07:32. > :07:39.important but he has lost two on the trot and will want to stop the

:07:40. > :07:49.rot. He will want to stamp his authority on the match. This will

:07:50. > :08:07.

:08:07. > :08:11.be quite nerve-racking for him. The Both players, when they were

:08:11. > :08:14.introduced by our MC, received a standing ovation. I am sure that

:08:14. > :08:24.have lifted their spirits. At fantastic crowd at the Newport

:08:24. > :08:35.

:08:35. > :08:40.Centre for this last session of the If either of the players on nervous,

:08:41. > :08:50.they are not showing it at the moment. Safety at the moment in

:08:51. > :09:24.

:09:24. > :09:34.this first frame of the evening I think he is having a little go at

:09:34. > :09:38.

:09:38. > :09:42.That was such a big risk to take. Like Dominic said, there have been

:09:42. > :09:47.a couple of good safeties. Even if he had made that pot, he was still

:09:47. > :09:57.going to be clattering into the reds. An element of luck attached

:09:57. > :10:08.

:10:08. > :10:18.That was one of those pots he had to get quite close to, if not pot,

:10:18. > :10:25.

:10:25. > :10:30.to get the path of the cue ball That did well. I just wonder if

:10:30. > :10:33.Stephen Maguire will fairly soon try to get position on the black to

:10:33. > :10:43.get it back to the spot or whether he is comfortable enough playing

:10:43. > :11:18.

:11:18. > :11:28.He would love to get the black back onto its own spot. He may play for

:11:28. > :12:04.

:12:04. > :12:09.That was an error. He is having a look to see if he can snick the red

:12:09. > :12:14.into the corner. From where we are, it looks very tight. Too much of a

:12:14. > :12:24.risk. There is one to the right centre but what a risk that would

:12:24. > :12:28.

:12:28. > :12:38.Stuart Bingham will be a little bit relieved that he has missed a long

:12:38. > :12:39.

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:13:45. > :13:53.pot. It has not cost him more than He was trying to contact a thin

:13:53. > :13:59.edge there. He missed it and cannoned another red on the way

:13:59. > :14:04.back. I believe he has been extremely fortunate here. The red

:14:04. > :14:09.is over the yellow pocket but the black is in the way of it. If he

:14:09. > :14:19.can pot the red that is just below the pink in the red corner, it will

:14:19. > :14:19.

:14:19. > :15:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:15:27. > :15:36.be impressive because it is a In an ideal world, where the circle

:15:36. > :15:46.is is where he will be trying to put the cue ball. That is just

:15:46. > :15:51.

:15:51. > :16:01.So, what a chance this is turning into. It is not ideal with no real

:16:01. > :16:07.

:16:07. > :16:10.He can concentrate on the blue. I think the pink will be tied up with

:16:10. > :16:20.the reds. He would still have to get that black down there but for

:16:20. > :16:22.

:16:22. > :16:26.now, just carry on working with the I think the pink will respot. It

:16:26. > :16:30.would be better for Stuart if it did not and it went on to the black

:16:30. > :16:40.spot. The problem is that the way these breads are positioned,

:16:40. > :17:04.

:17:04. > :17:11.getting on the plant will not be We could see him play a clever shot

:17:11. > :17:21.here. He is going to have to play the cannon off the other red. He

:17:21. > :17:29.

:17:29. > :17:39.has noticed a foreign body of some He might leave himself for the pink

:17:39. > :17:55.

:17:55. > :18:02.It wasn't easy, having to play with that much pace and stretching as

:18:02. > :18:12.well. He cued across it slightly. Probably had some sides been on the

:18:12. > :18:30.

:18:30. > :18:40.cue ball cull which deviated the He did not time that well. Slightly

:18:40. > :18:52.

:18:52. > :19:02.hampered cueing but a trace of reds This is what I mean with the

:19:02. > :19:12.

:19:12. > :19:20.butterflies. Both are not settled He will not be happy with himself

:19:20. > :19:27.there. He will be quietly kicking himself. He is still in control. A

:19:27. > :19:37.little roll-up either behind be duller all the brown -- the yellow

:19:37. > :19:52.

:19:52. > :19:57.Well, what do you make of that? It looks like he has gone down and had

:19:57. > :20:04.a wild day at that one with no thought. Do you really think that

:20:04. > :20:14.was a hit and hope shot? If he has got away with this, he is very

:20:14. > :20:15.

:20:15. > :20:19.I don't want to be cruel but what do you deserve after a shot like

:20:19. > :20:26.that? He did not give it any thought at all. You just can't

:20:26. > :20:29.believe it, can you? He had options there. Whether he has come out a

:20:29. > :20:35.little bit frustrated with a couple of the shots that he has played

:20:35. > :20:45.previously, I don't know. But this is only the first frame of this

:20:45. > :20:45.

:20:45. > :21:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:21:38. > :21:44.evening's session. That was an Depending on whether these reds go

:21:44. > :21:52.to the right corner, we might see him playing a little cannon. He has

:21:52. > :22:02.played the cannon. Has he been lucky? I think so. Awkward cueing

:22:02. > :22:08.

:22:08. > :22:12.but I think he would settle for I can't believe that has gone in. I

:22:12. > :22:22.can only put that down to the pace he has hit it at but it looked like

:22:22. > :22:22.

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:23:16. > :23:23.You would have to say this is now He will not need to worry about the

:23:23. > :23:33.two reds that are tight on the top cushion. A colour is all that

:23:33. > :24:01.

:24:01. > :24:05.Often, Stuart Bingham has found himself a couple of frames behind

:24:05. > :24:15.in matches before he gets going. He is the one who has got going first

:24:15. > :24:15.

:24:15. > :25:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:25:16. > :25:26.There has only been one frame in this entire match so far that has

:25:26. > :25:36.

:25:36. > :25:40.not had a 50 break. There was a 41 The it is not there but Stuart

:25:40. > :25:42.Bingham will not mind. An excellent break which is more than enough to

:25:42. > :25:49.secure the first frame of the session. He leads for the first

:25:49. > :25:55.time in the match at 5-4. A great start to the evening's

:25:55. > :25:59.session. Terry Griffiths is with me. That is his 14th break over 50 of

:25:59. > :26:04.the tournament. Both players have been pretty impressive in the first

:26:04. > :26:09.session but Stephen Maguire lost it. He was after a snooker and just

:26:09. > :26:12.smashed them all over the place. He could not find an easy escape.

:26:12. > :26:20.Sometimes they just tip them really hard, hoping some of them will goes

:26:20. > :26:24.safe. But it left him with a chance and he clear the table. This week,

:26:24. > :26:29.Stuart Bingham has been a master of coming back into matches. The

:26:29. > :26:33.question tonight is, if he gets his nose in front, can he stay there?

:26:33. > :26:36.It is difficult if you start defending rather than attacking. It

:26:36. > :26:42.is a natural instinct and it is very difficult to get over that

:26:42. > :26:52.hurdle. But I always tell the players to just play as it goes,

:26:52. > :26:55.

:26:55. > :27:01.forget about the score board. COMMENTATOR: I take on board some

:27:01. > :27:05.of the stuff Terry said then but I don't totally agree with his

:27:05. > :27:15.analogy of Stephen Maguire are not being able to find an out. I don't

:27:15. > :27:16.

:27:16. > :27:19.the key looked. -- I don't think that he looked. Do you think other

:27:19. > :27:23.professional players will be watching this match and seeing this

:27:23. > :27:28.from Stephen Maguire, on many occasions, when he just lashes out

:27:28. > :27:36.and does not look too hard for an escape? You could put a long red

:27:36. > :27:42.against Stephen now thinking he would do just that. I don't know if

:27:42. > :27:47.I would go as far as other players but certainly that last frame - he

:27:47. > :27:57.should have spent a bit of time trying to find an out. To Tristan

:27:57. > :28:01.

:28:01. > :28:11.lot and have a while clash -- trust in having good luck and have a wild

:28:11. > :28:30.

:28:30. > :28:40.I wonder if Stephen may be tempted by the possibility of Dublin this

:28:40. > :28:40.

:28:40. > :28:50.Not quite but it was worth it. He thought he could get on to a ball

:28:50. > :29:04.

:29:04. > :29:14.Here is an option for Stuart Bingham.

:29:14. > :29:16.

:29:16. > :29:26.He has gone the other way. It was a good red. He just tried to slide

:29:26. > :30:04.

:30:04. > :30:14.If he can get through to the potting angle of the red to over

:30:14. > :30:14.

:30:14. > :31:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:31:01. > :31:11.from the black, he can play this as Super at length with the safety

:31:11. > :31:15.

:31:15. > :31:25.I wonder if he has come out with a different tactic tonight. He seems

:31:25. > :31:48.

:31:48. > :31:58.to be playing a bit of a cagey game A little flick on the yellow came

:31:58. > :31:58.

:31:58. > :33:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:33:09. > :33:14.I think that is another of snooker on all the reds. Unless he can just

:33:14. > :33:22.get between the blue and delay to edge the red on the right-hand side

:33:22. > :33:32.of the cluster. But if you can and it took thinly you could make

:33:32. > :33:50.

:33:50. > :34:00.contact with another red on the top I think the middle draw is going to

:34:00. > :34:06.

:34:06. > :34:14.come into play. He may have to Did he played the red audit the try

:34:14. > :34:24.to come off the cushion and play the other one? He played that with

:34:24. > :34:37.

:34:37. > :34:47.swing around side! I think he did The middle pocket is definitely in

:34:47. > :34:51.

:34:51. > :35:01.the way to rest on this red at the Placing the cue ball is obviously

:35:01. > :35:22.

:35:22. > :35:32.pretty important here, placing it As long as the line of the shot is

:35:32. > :35:48.

:35:48. > :35:58.the same, I do not suppose that it It was a risky shot but he played

:35:58. > :35:58.

:35:58. > :37:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:37:07. > :37:17.If he is half ball on the red into the corner he could play a half

:37:17. > :37:27.ball cannon into the one beside it. But he was quite straight. But he's

:37:27. > :37:54.

:37:54. > :37:58.I wonder if Stephen Maguire feels a touch deflated because he must have

:37:58. > :38:08.felt that the way that he played this afternoon was good enough to

:38:08. > :38:12.

:38:12. > :38:17.carry some sort of an advantage Sometimes those thoughts can carry

:38:18. > :38:27.with you for a few hours into the evening session. But here is his

:38:28. > :38:28.

:38:28. > :38:34.He played that with a lot of running side and it pushed the cue

:38:34. > :38:44.ball off line. Stephen Maguire it needs to do something here to lead

:38:44. > :38:44.

:38:44. > :40:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:40:19. > :40:24.his opponent know that he is still He played that very well. It would

:40:24. > :40:34.have looked an easy shot putt the employment are not the easiest to

:40:34. > :40:34.

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:42:04. > :42:14.World, we do believe it? -- well, it would you believe it? He has

:42:14. > :42:14.

:42:14. > :42:20.been lucky there. But there may be a double on for Stuart Bingham. He

:42:20. > :42:30.will be so disappointed that he missed that. He thought he had

:42:30. > :42:38.

:42:38. > :42:48.A little chuckle as well. He is looking the most comfortable of the

:42:48. > :42:48.

:42:48. > :43:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:43:36. > :43:46.What a good shot. It was risky but Stuart is very focused but he looks

:43:46. > :44:07.

:44:07. > :44:12.very, and relaxed at the same time. He is not happy with the way that

:44:12. > :44:22.he played that and the reaction from the cushion. But he is lucky

:44:22. > :44:22.

:44:22. > :45:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:45:42. > :45:48.Stuart Bingham knows that when he missed the red across the cushion,

:45:48. > :45:58.he was in the ascendancy. Stephen Maguire well saved now in this

:45:58. > :46:20.

:46:20. > :46:30.Stephen Maguire like to show his Some of the faces that he Paul's

:46:30. > :46:43.

:46:43. > :46:53.They came in and it was a best-of- nine match. Now it is back to level

:46:53. > :46:54.

:46:54. > :47:04.so it is best of seven. That is what they played when they first

:47:04. > :47:05.

:47:05. > :47:15.came to this tournament here at The pockets are starting to look

:47:15. > :47:35.

:47:35. > :47:45.It is still going to be hard to He has kept the trend going, with a

:47:45. > :48:03.

:48:03. > :48:08.Stuart Bingham had first chance in this frame and missed a relatively

:48:08. > :48:14.easy red but Stephen Maguire and levels up.

:48:14. > :48:18.You cannot separate these two. Are saying at the beginning of the

:48:18. > :48:28.programme these two guys have played each other eight times and

:48:28. > :48:33.it is for my Queen's Speech. And now we are level. We have seen some

:48:33. > :48:41.dodgy plants over the past six days or so. I think Darren thought this

:48:41. > :48:51.was a bit risky. When we reverse the plant, it is not aiming towards

:48:51. > :48:51.

:48:51. > :48:57.the pocket. It is squeezing the red the other way. But Stephen Maguire

:48:57. > :49:05.had already missed one chance and he does get, shall we say, a little

:49:05. > :49:15.excited out there. But when it goes in, it helps. Back to Dominic and

:49:15. > :49:34.

:49:34. > :49:44.Referee Zhu Ying just finishing Some of the audience just waiting

:49:44. > :49:44.

:49:44. > :50:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:50:54. > :51:04.He has to be careful with this next safety shot. That is why he is

:51:04. > :51:15.

:51:15. > :51:25.He has hit it too thick and the red has gone towards the corner pocket.

:51:25. > :51:42.

:51:42. > :51:47.The yellow has not saved him. He He thought he could stop the cue

:51:47. > :51:57.ball for the black, playing it the way that he did, but it went on too

:51:57. > :52:13.

:52:13. > :52:18.far. If he wants to continue this It is difficult sometimes, been you

:52:18. > :52:28.have an opportunity, to refuse a pot when you run out of position. I

:52:28. > :52:28.

:52:28. > :54:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:54:10. > :54:20.think discretion he would be the I do not know if that is a good or

:54:20. > :54:22.

:54:22. > :54:32.bad kiss. The blue will not cope. Brown and cream of blocked. --

:54:32. > :54:32.

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:55:56. > :56:01.He certainly has a lot of his own - If he has a little angle on the

:56:01. > :56:11.yellow he can pot and stand it up, but I still think the green is

:56:11. > :56:11.

:56:11. > :56:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:56:57. > :57:07.He has put the easy miss on the red You get a good perspective of the

:57:07. > :57:43.

:57:43. > :57:47.Not something that you can homes He had an opportunity to disturb

:57:47. > :57:57.the cluster then but with three reds out in the open he did not

:57:57. > :58:02.

:58:02. > :58:11.He is on the brown and he could play into the cluster again,

:58:11. > :58:16.straight on to the pink. But he has got two reds out in the open.

:58:16. > :58:22.not like it because the way that the red below the pink's our

:58:22. > :58:32.position, he is likely to clients off them and the cue ball could go

:58:32. > :58:32.

:58:32. > :59:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:59:33. > :59:43.Now he will play the shot with a full ball contact on to the pink.

:59:43. > :59:43.

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:01:19. > :01:29.This is frame ball. Stephen Maguire is not happy. He is

:01:29. > :01:37.

:01:37. > :01:39.I am pretty certain that Stephen Maguire will not have the

:01:39. > :01:49.opportunity to play for a snooker because he will need to many

:01:49. > :01:50.

:01:50. > :02:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:02:35. > :02:45.Stuart Bingham has made three breaks in the 70s in the course of

:02:45. > :02:45.

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:03:42. > :03:52.A wonderful round of applause from this near-capacity audience here at

:03:52. > :04:02.This is as comfortable as I have seen Stuart Bingham look during the

:04:02. > :04:04.

:04:04. > :04:13.Great stuff from Stuart Bingham. He takes the lead in this match at 6

:04:13. > :04:20.We are going to have a look at a shot during the course of this

:04:20. > :04:26.frame but Stephen Maguire played. He played a very good safety shot

:04:26. > :04:35.here but he was just a few inches short of having Stuart Bingham in a

:04:35. > :04:40.couple -- a lot of trouble. played a virtually to perfection

:04:40. > :04:44.but when the one red came over, it was difficult to move that into a

:04:44. > :04:53.pottable position. If it had, that would have put Stuart Bingham in

:04:53. > :04:56.all kinds of trouble. But he got his 118. It's was a very good black

:04:56. > :05:00.that Stuart potted from that red. He did not know where the cue ball

:05:00. > :05:07.would go. It cannoned into a loose red and run forward about a foot.

:05:07. > :05:17.The only pottable colour he had was very tricky. He potted it without

:05:17. > :05:18.

:05:18. > :05:25.He expected the black to cover the pocket for the reds. There was a

:05:25. > :05:33.lot of pressure on that. So what do you think is going to happen now?

:05:33. > :05:37.It is a good question. 4 Stephen Maguire, you do feel that whatever

:05:37. > :05:44.happens, he needs to win this frame to try to go into the mid-session

:05:44. > :05:52.interval of this evening's session still square. If he goes to behind

:05:52. > :05:55.with all to play, -- it goes two behind with four to play, it is

:05:55. > :06:02.going to be difficult for him. Stuart Bingham looks by far the

:06:02. > :06:06.most comfortable out there. That is absolutely how I see it. There

:06:06. > :06:16.seems to be a world of difference between these two. Stuart looks

:06:16. > :06:37.

:06:37. > :06:47.very comfortable and ready to win He can go for this red to the left

:06:47. > :06:47.

:06:47. > :07:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:07:27. > :07:31.If he can play one more good pot, Something Stephen Maguire has said

:07:31. > :07:34.in a couple of interviews this week - he wants to win this trophy very

:07:34. > :07:44.badly because he has lost in the last five finals that he has been

:07:44. > :07:47.

:07:47. > :07:54.in and that must be weighing on his Of course, when a top player goes

:07:54. > :08:01.through a bit of a bad spell, the press can sometimes get on the back,

:08:01. > :08:11.I suppose, for want of a better way of putting it. I think Stephen has

:08:11. > :08:15.

:08:15. > :08:25.mentioned that he does not like that, although all he needs to do

:08:25. > :08:29.He played that very well. He would have expected more reds to command

:08:30. > :08:39.of the pack there. It was quite unbelievable that only one

:08:40. > :08:47.

:08:47. > :08:51.In his press interview, he just needs to make them leave him alone.

:08:51. > :09:01.There would not be many press people there to interview him if he

:09:01. > :09:04.

:09:04. > :09:14.It is the first to nine frames this evening who will lift the trophy.

:09:14. > :09:18.

:09:18. > :09:23.It would be good for Stuart if a green went. If it does not, I don't

:09:23. > :09:25.know how on earth he can get on a red from the yellow. Nothing

:09:25. > :09:35.available in the cluster except that one loose red to the left of

:09:35. > :10:09.

:10:09. > :10:15.A clever shot there. He used the brown. He put a bit of right hand

:10:15. > :10:25.side onto the cue ball. Very well played. Very clever. He is going to

:10:25. > :10:36.

:10:36. > :10:41.have to pull off a good pot, though, That was a tremendous shot from

:10:41. > :10:46.Stuart Bingham. I wasn't sure whether he would run through to

:10:46. > :10:52.give himself a better opportunity to pot the ball. What an angle he

:10:52. > :11:02.has got here on the blue to go into the cluster. Just checking the

:11:02. > :11:12.

:11:12. > :11:19.potting angle was, he needs to use Stephen Maguire would have been in

:11:19. > :11:25.his chair willing him to miss it. He has got what he asked for. He

:11:25. > :11:32.must make this chance count. Stuart Bingham has been behind the right

:11:32. > :11:37.the way through in this match. He missed a relatively easy red across

:11:38. > :11:46.the cushion. Maguire won the frame. He has gone one frame ahead. It

:11:46. > :11:50.his lead. That blue was far from easy. If it had gone in, from this

:11:50. > :12:00.position you would have expected him to have extended the lead. What

:12:00. > :12:38.

:12:39. > :12:42.a lifeline he has thrown Stuart Well, would you believe it?!

:12:42. > :12:52.Stephen knows he should not really have missed that. Sometimes you

:12:52. > :13:04.

:13:04. > :13:09.just focus so much on not hitting I think Maguire was fortunate that

:13:09. > :13:12.that black was tight enough for the red. If it had come out it would

:13:12. > :13:18.have left him a nice easy red to the right corner and then it would

:13:18. > :13:27.all have been on. As it is, he is on this pink but he is going to be

:13:27. > :13:37.left a bit of distance from the cue The other colours are down the

:13:37. > :13:39.

:13:39. > :13:49.other end of the table so this is It was a poor shot played by

:13:49. > :13:52.

:13:52. > :13:56.I just think he has not caught the right potting angle. He could have

:13:56. > :14:02.caught the near jaw, which would have missed, so he hedged his bets

:14:02. > :14:12.but that was not a very positive and confident shot. As you can see,

:14:12. > :14:19.he is completely and utterly He seems to have put himself under

:14:20. > :14:28.so much pressure. Such a difference in the demeanour of these two.

:14:28. > :14:38.Stuart looks confident and ebullient, and Steve McQuire looks

:14:38. > :14:38.

:14:38. > :16:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:16:37. > :16:43.like he is frightened to death. -- In it goes. The pink was an

:16:43. > :16:53.important shot in this match. He needs to try to get onto the pink,

:16:53. > :17:18.

:17:18. > :17:22.That is the problem when you stretch. You force things in. A

:17:22. > :17:32.couple in the audience were shouting out a bit of encouragement

:17:32. > :17:43.

:17:43. > :17:46.If Stephen Maguire what a pot four reds and four colours -- worked to

:17:46. > :17:56.pot four reds and four colours, it would be a problem for Stuart

:17:56. > :18:21.

:18:21. > :18:25.Stephen Maguire smiled but at the moment, he is a horrible place.

:18:25. > :18:31.Everything was looking so good at the start of this match - positive,

:18:31. > :18:41.a couple of centuries, 4-2 up - but ever since, you would have to say

:18:41. > :18:42.

:18:42. > :18:50.it has been totally one-sided. He is trying to hold on and it is

:18:50. > :18:54.hurting him. Even though they say it doesn't have an effective, he

:18:54. > :19:02.has not won any of the last five or six finals see have been in since

:19:02. > :19:12.2008. It is bound to have an effect. -- he has been in. You want to get

:19:12. > :19:23.

:19:23. > :19:29.This interval, I think, is just about to the right time. It is just

:19:29. > :19:33.pressure for Stephen Maguire. The next 15 minutes will do him good.

:19:33. > :19:43.He might even go up and have and knock on the practice table to try

:19:43. > :19:58.

:19:58. > :20:06.Every one is pottable now for Stuart. It has been a good

:20:06. > :20:10.performance this morning. -- evening. I fancied him just rolling

:20:10. > :20:20.the green then because he has not got play this shot on the red. We

:20:20. > :20:27.might even see him just knock the black in and play a street plant. -

:20:27. > :20:30.- is straight plant. Stephen has a lot to think about in the next few

:20:30. > :20:38.minutes. Stuart Bingham will be more than happy with his evening's

:20:38. > :20:43.work and extends his lead 2 7-5. You have to have a lot of sympathy

:20:43. > :20:46.for Stephen but everything is going right for Stuart Bingham. I will

:20:46. > :20:50.explain why we have swapped the lovely, cosy studio for a gym. I

:20:50. > :20:54.have not been in the gym for a few weeks and I think it is starting to

:20:54. > :21:00.show that I have had to drag Terry away from the bench pressing Casey

:21:00. > :21:05.embarrasses me. He can lift about 150! I will tell you why we are

:21:05. > :21:08.here in a moment. Nothing is going right for Stephen. No, nothing is

:21:08. > :21:12.going right but Stuart Bingham has played very well and Stephen has

:21:12. > :21:17.not really stayed with him. It is the first time in the match

:21:17. > :21:21.somebody has made a move. He has won five of the last six frames and

:21:21. > :21:24.that is a big move. From his opponent's perspective, he has not

:21:24. > :21:29.scored a lot and is not having many chances and has just watching the

:21:29. > :21:33.title slipping away from him. the fact that Stephen has been in

:21:33. > :21:39.this position before and lost the Welsh Open to John Higgins in 2011,

:21:39. > :21:43.does that trouble you? He had a lead in that as well and lost it so

:21:43. > :21:48.it will be starting to trouble him now, thinking that he has given him

:21:48. > :21:52.the game. You don't really notice the other player is playing really

:21:52. > :21:55.well at that moment. It is more like what they could have done

:21:55. > :22:01.because they are all perfectionists when they should strive a little

:22:01. > :22:04.bit more for excellence - it is a bit easier. All footballers and

:22:04. > :22:07.rugby players I know, who I see every week, spend a lot of time

:22:07. > :22:11.here in the gym but I have been wondering how much time snooker

:22:11. > :22:18.players spend working out. So Dominic Dale swapped his fancy bow-

:22:18. > :22:23.tie for some Lycra and headed to a sweaty gym.

:22:23. > :22:26.As a snooker player, I spent my life bend every snooker table in a

:22:26. > :22:36.dimly-lit room - not an environment suitable for helping living. But

:22:36. > :22:49.

:22:49. > :22:52.periodically, snooker players still I don't know if you're asking me if

:22:53. > :22:57.I am fit but I am not the fittest. A run not many players that really

:22:57. > :23:02.take it seriously. Ronnie was the first person that implemented it

:23:02. > :23:08.and I am just looking to follow on. It did not do him any harm so any

:23:08. > :23:11.advantage you can get, even if it is just 1%, is going to help.

:23:11. > :23:15.the new world number one thinks it gives him an advantage, maybe there

:23:15. > :23:20.is something to it. I ventured into the gym here at the Newport Centre

:23:20. > :23:23.to see if getting fit would help with my snooker. Strength

:23:23. > :23:30.conditioning is a major thing in any sport, at the top elite sports,

:23:30. > :23:37.so even with snooker people can progress by having that little bit

:23:37. > :23:40.more than somebody else. It will the real heart rate, which is good

:23:40. > :23:45.because of your heart rate is lower, you will have better concentration.

:23:46. > :23:50.But what we won today is to engage our core a bit more and hold in

:23:50. > :23:55.some contractions. The first exercise is a squat. We are going

:23:55. > :23:57.to replicate what we do at the snooker table. So when you are in

:23:58. > :24:02.that position, your hands are going to be high, as if you are taking a

:24:02. > :24:07.shot, and you are going to work both shoulders. Get into score

:24:07. > :24:10.position. Legs shoulder with the apart, hips fightback and we are

:24:10. > :24:15.going to sit into it and keep our hands high. Come a bit deeper and

:24:15. > :24:21.we are going to hold that for a minute. Much of the stuff I do with

:24:21. > :24:27.the guys is about posture so even squat techniques, your hands are

:24:27. > :24:32.high so your lower back is engaged. Banks are really good for keeping

:24:32. > :24:37.core stability but with your contractions, you're holding that

:24:37. > :24:42.position so for a snooker player to beat doing a squat for about 10

:24:42. > :24:45.seconds or 20 seconds, you can bring that to the training side and

:24:45. > :24:53.to 30 or 40 seconds in that position, so you of replicating the

:24:53. > :24:59.position at the table. How can you feel that? Hamstrings, call, lower

:24:59. > :25:06.back? Everywhere. It is relaxed muscle. We don't want to feel heavy

:25:06. > :25:10.legs and heavy arms. As you saw, you are only doing 10 seconds on

:25:10. > :25:20.the table but I am training you for longer so for your flexibility, we

:25:20. > :25:25.should do the same. Lie down on your back and get your leg up. What

:25:25. > :25:29.is the lead that you stand on? What we are going to do is get you to

:25:29. > :25:34.your normal flexibility so star footing -- pushing against me and

:25:35. > :25:38.you are going to push for 15 seconds. Keep going. A snooker

:25:38. > :25:43.player needs good flexibility but I don't want to build muscle mass

:25:43. > :25:46.because that was short and every inch of motion. So then on the

:25:46. > :25:50.table there cue stroke might be off. There long-range potting might be

:25:50. > :25:56.different. Also when they are on the table, if there is too much

:25:56. > :26:03.muscle mass, you get muscle fatigue so what I would be advising snooker

:26:03. > :26:12.players to do is go into a more meditative state, like isometric

:26:12. > :26:15.So my physical well-being can help better my game. Sport Wales works

:26:15. > :26:21.with our elite athletes, providing them with analysis and data that

:26:21. > :26:25.helps them build their performances. Tradition Lee, physiology would be

:26:25. > :26:29.more involved with traditional marathon running, endurance cycling,

:26:29. > :26:33.but actually come up with our Commonwealth sports team, we work

:26:34. > :26:38.with shooting and balls so it is a different end of physiology and we

:26:38. > :26:41.approach that differently in terms of it being about healthy living,

:26:41. > :26:45.being confident about yourself, because everyone knows that if you

:26:45. > :26:48.do a bit of exercise, you get your happy hormones flowing and you feel

:26:49. > :26:52.good about yourself because you are looking after yourself and you are

:26:52. > :26:56.in a better position. In terms of snooker, it would be about

:26:56. > :27:01.maintaining and increasing confidence levels. If you are fit

:27:01. > :27:06.and active, you reduce the risk of diseases and you get a feel-good

:27:06. > :27:09.factor. Concentration is fundamental in our sport and apart

:27:09. > :27:14.from the extensive hours of practice, there is one key

:27:14. > :27:18.ingredient I have obviously been missing. You are about 50% water so

:27:18. > :27:21.when you are dehydrated, you have lost some of that. When water is in

:27:21. > :27:25.our bloodstream, every time our heartbeats it is pushing it round

:27:25. > :27:29.the body so that is the blood volume. If you are dehydrated, your

:27:29. > :27:33.blood volume decreases, said to pump the same event around your

:27:33. > :27:37.body has to work faster. If you are dehydrated in snooker, your heart

:27:38. > :27:42.rate is going to be elevated so it will be pumping a lot more to just

:27:42. > :27:45.deal with providing oxygen to the muscles. That might make you feel

:27:45. > :27:51.nervous and you will think about all sorts of things and it is

:27:51. > :27:55.actually taking your mind off the game. Drinking water I can handle

:27:55. > :27:59.but I'm not so sure about this physical education. What it has

:27:59. > :28:07.proven, though, is that if I want to move back up in the rankings,

:28:07. > :28:10.every little helps. Suck it up, Dominic! One minute, hold it. Hold

:28:10. > :28:20.it there. This is where you need to concentrate, think about the

:28:20. > :28:30.snooker shot and think about where it you or breathing. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6,

:28:30. > :28:31.

:28:31. > :28:34.5, 4, 3, two, one. Good, Dominic! If I was coaching Dominic and I put

:28:34. > :28:39.him in that position, instead of that man giving him a minute, I

:28:39. > :28:43.would say that I would be back in an hour! Backing your day, did you

:28:43. > :28:48.players keep fit? EU and Cliff Thorburn - did you have a bench

:28:48. > :28:55.press competition? No, the June would be closed by the time we

:28:55. > :29:00.finished. -- the gymnasium. If you think about how many frames Stuart

:29:00. > :29:04.Bingham and Steve Maguire have played, it is 84! Fit this would

:29:04. > :29:10.help them a bit. How much, I don't know. But in my day, there were not

:29:10. > :29:15.many gyms about and it was not the way to go but today it is much more

:29:15. > :29:19.readily acceptable to young and old. There must be something in it

:29:19. > :29:23.because as Judd Trump said, even if it is 1%, it can give you the edge

:29:23. > :29:28.to win the game. You work with so many players and give advice on the

:29:28. > :29:32.mental aspect of the game to so many professional players. Do they

:29:32. > :29:41.say, "I am having a morning in the gym and I will meet you in the

:29:41. > :29:45.afternoon"? They may have said it but I didn't hear it. I am no

:29:45. > :29:50.expert in the gym and I could not give them the advice. They would

:29:50. > :29:55.need to go and see the experts to advise them what is needed in that

:29:55. > :30:00.particular sport. So, what is going through Stephen Maguire's mind

:30:00. > :30:05.right now? What is it like being in the final of a major event and

:30:05. > :30:15.possibly being down and out? One man who knows his this fellow who

:30:15. > :30:28.

:30:28. > :30:34.I turned professional in 1978. I wanted to find out if I could

:30:34. > :30:39.the world. I set myself a target of three years and if I failed I would

:30:39. > :30:48.go back to work. Little did I know what I was going to experience in

:30:48. > :30:54.my first season. I led Rex Stevens 8-2, first to nine, in the first

:30:54. > :30:59.round of the championship. I somehow managed to lose 9-8. When I

:30:59. > :31:05.shook his hand I could not feel anything. I wanted to say well done

:31:05. > :31:10.but nothing came out. There was an emptiness inside me that had

:31:10. > :31:15.deadened by mind. It was a horrible defeat, overwhelming for me because

:31:15. > :31:20.of its potential impact. Her career I had looked forward to was in

:31:20. > :31:25.jeopardy but also because of the stupid, self-inflicted, almost

:31:25. > :31:35.suicidal way in which I lost. First comes the sadness and you start

:31:35. > :31:40.become a stranger to yourself. You being in the company of many. Your

:31:40. > :31:45.eyes up to to the world. It takes strength to shift your attention

:31:45. > :31:49.off the plane when you feel your soul has been stripped bare. I

:31:49. > :31:55.stood alone in a cocoon of grief, emotionally cut it, wondering if I

:31:55. > :32:00.had the strength to even put one foot in front of another.

:32:00. > :32:04.Everything I have dreamed of professionally was in danger of

:32:04. > :32:10.disappearing, just a few months after being realised. And yet,

:32:10. > :32:15.there was something else going on inside me. A voice from down deeper

:32:15. > :32:21.than the emotions, something stirred, that I had learnt over

:32:21. > :32:27.many years in snooker and before that, growing up. Do me, I'm a

:32:27. > :32:34.stand and fight again. Stand and fight, or it is all over.

:32:34. > :32:39.Professional snooker, in my opinion, is the moral equivalent of war. The

:32:40. > :32:44.on the person's basic spirit and self-esteem are incredible. It

:32:44. > :32:48.takes an individual to the outer limits of their capabilities and

:32:48. > :32:53.may provide one of the ultimate studies in people because this is

:32:53. > :32:58.such a crawl, volatile and emotionally draining experience.

:32:58. > :33:03.And less you have experienced this type of emotional shock and the

:33:03. > :33:08.bleak interior landscape it creates, it is hard to comprehend the impact.

:33:08. > :33:14.The memory now put the cue and acts both as a positive and negative

:33:14. > :33:24.force. Sparing you to work harder and harder whilst also creating a

:33:24. > :33:27.

:33:27. > :33:32.fear in sight as it might happen again. In 1979 I beat Dennis Taylor

:33:32. > :33:38.24-16 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield and was crowned the

:33:38. > :33:44.champion of the world. It happened only because at the moment of

:33:44. > :33:49.to stand and confront the future instead of wallowing in the past.

:33:49. > :33:55.Many cannot summon the strength, they can't get up. The fight is

:33:56. > :34:01.over. Victory goes to another, a stronger competitor. Pursuing your

:34:01. > :34:04.ambitions, has pursued those of any magnitude, can be cruel pink and

:34:04. > :34:09.hazardous and produce agonising failure along the way. But

:34:09. > :34:13.achieving those goals is amongst lives most gratifying and thrilling

:34:13. > :34:17.experiences. The ability to survive and overcome the former to attain

:34:17. > :34:26.the latter is a fundamental difference between winners and

:34:26. > :34:31.losers. And that is what we lot about snooker. That is what makes

:34:31. > :34:36.this pot a very special. Some wonderful images in that item.

:34:36. > :34:42.Durham, how did you handle pressure? To be fair to Terry, he

:34:42. > :34:46.has opened his heart there. Pressure is a funny thing. Some

:34:46. > :34:53.days, it was good, I handled it well, and other days I collapsed,

:34:53. > :34:57.like every other player has done. It was a strange thing, really. I

:34:57. > :35:02.used to try to think positive at all times and try to let bad things

:35:02. > :35:07.go away. But pressure, when it comes on, it can destroy you very

:35:07. > :35:11.quickly. We can say a good evening to Willie Thorne who is in the

:35:11. > :35:18.commentary box, looking fault the rest of this fascinating final and

:35:18. > :35:23.what has been a brilliant week of snooker. I would like to ask you

:35:23. > :35:29.about Stephen a quiet and Stuart Bingham, who is the pressure on?

:35:29. > :35:34.Now that Maguire is behind, possibly more on him. But Stuart

:35:34. > :35:38.Bingham has not won a ranking event in this country. The fact that he

:35:39. > :35:43.has won the Australian Open will stand him in good stead. Stephen

:35:43. > :35:49.Maguire has won for my titles before, so he is pretty used to,

:35:49. > :35:54.but not since 2008. Stephen Maguire has beaten a beaten finalist here.

:35:54. > :35:58.Does that help him in this position what does he walk past a trophy and

:35:58. > :36:05.think, I walk past but trophy the last time and I'm not going to let

:36:05. > :36:11.it happen again? Stephen Maguire is very strong. He doesn't stop at it.

:36:11. > :36:16.When he is angry, he is a very tend to shun men. I think it is the key,

:36:16. > :36:26.this first couple of frames, as to whether he has any chance. But

:36:26. > :36:39.

:36:39. > :36:44.Stuart Bingham is hitting the ball Both players are going to have to

:36:44. > :36:49.dig very deep, Stuart Bingham to win his first ranking event in this

:36:50. > :36:56.country, Stephen Maguire to win his first five -- ranking event for

:36:56. > :37:06.five years. TERRY GRIFFITHS: They have all got the skill to win the

:37:06. > :37:30.

:37:30. > :37:38.He is sitting there, where most people would dream of being, in the

:37:38. > :37:48.final of a major ranking event. It is time for him to start P been

:37:48. > :38:05.

:38:05. > :38:15.there. He has not played so well in The way that the white has finished

:38:15. > :38:19.

:38:19. > :38:29.I were to just he was not intending to pop that. -- pot that. That was

:38:29. > :38:29.

:38:29. > :39:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:39:55. > :39:59.When you have a player struggling, But it has been mentioned available

:39:59. > :40:09.in match is played. Stuart has won a couple of close pond but in all

:40:09. > :40:45.

:40:45. > :40:55.the others, of one player was well He does not appear to have got a

:40:55. > :41:00.

:41:00. > :41:10.good angle on the brown to play It is unusual to have the brown on

:41:10. > :41:15.

:41:15. > :41:25.He would just be pleased that he is potting balls. That is all he has

:41:25. > :41:49.

:41:49. > :41:59.to do to win the title. It sound so We know what he is going to do but

:41:59. > :42:07.

:42:07. > :42:14.And he did not. You have to get the amount of spin and the pace that

:42:14. > :42:24.you have the ball to get the perfect angle on to the top red. A

:42:24. > :42:24.

:42:24. > :43:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:43:14. > :43:24.Beautifully played. And he appears He has to get his scoring boots

:43:24. > :43:49.

:43:49. > :43:54.pack on. He was so impressive in Playing it like that, you would a

:43:54. > :44:04.thought he would have got the pink or black into play. A little bit

:44:04. > :44:19.

:44:19. > :44:29.We are getting to the stage where every frame is a must for Stephen

:44:29. > :44:29.

:44:29. > :45:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:45:23. > :45:31.He did not get the action on the cue ball that he needed. Anywhere

:45:31. > :45:41.but there. He may be forced into playing the alone now. -- the

:45:41. > :46:07.

:46:07. > :46:17.With the rest, it is not a Very good and, once again, very

:46:17. > :46:25.

:46:25. > :46:35.If he plays it slow enough he could play to get on the pink. But it is

:46:35. > :46:37.

:46:37. > :46:47.He has to retain the balance are being aggressive without being

:46:47. > :47:00.

:47:00. > :47:06.desperate to try to win it every The brown is available but worth he

:47:06. > :47:16.can hold for the red next to the cue ball is doubtful. The brown

:47:16. > :47:25.

:47:25. > :47:35.will go back to the black spot so He just a lost the white a little

:47:35. > :48:07.

:48:07. > :48:17.He has not got an angle on the screen to screw down to the two

:48:17. > :48:50.

:48:50. > :49:00.This is a good effort. Absolutely, He is going to need three of the

:49:00. > :49:08.

:49:08. > :49:18.You would not have put much money on him clearing up when he started,

:49:18. > :49:33.

:49:33. > :49:37.But he has missed an easy red. I did not see that one coming.

:49:37. > :49:47.Neither did he. A little bit too much concentration on getting good

:49:47. > :50:09.

:50:09. > :50:19.position on the brown for the next He would like to play the pink from

:50:19. > :50:19.

:50:19. > :51:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:51:03. > :51:08.Stuart Bingham was p a bit of a nightmare to play against. He

:51:08. > :51:18.misses the easiest shot and then he does a clearance of 80. He'd look

:51:18. > :51:25.

:51:25. > :51:35.so good in the balls went he kept This is the key positional shot

:51:35. > :51:35.

:51:35. > :52:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:52:19. > :52:23.Green to brown will be a tricky That has gone wrong. He played to

:52:23. > :52:33.come between the yellow and the black to play the yellow back into

:52:33. > :52:58.

:52:59. > :53:08.the corner pocket. It could have Stephen Maguire can hit the yellow,

:53:09. > :53:09.

:53:09. > :54:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:54:13. > :54:23.he can certainly swerve around to That is the problem. It is missable

:54:23. > :54:31.

:54:31. > :54:41.at that speed. The cue ball was He was trying to get the cue ball

:54:41. > :54:50.

:54:50. > :55:00.back up the table for the green. He got to the gap between the brown

:55:00. > :55:10.and the blue. It is come into that time when he knows he has a chance

:55:10. > :55:18.

:55:18. > :55:28.Yes, you could field that was a shot that you could hit that it

:55:28. > :55:29.

:55:29. > :56:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:56:42. > :56:52.I do not see the point in pushing Is he on the brown? Both players

:56:52. > :57:01.

:57:01. > :57:11.have come right under pressure for I think he could not see enough of

:57:11. > :57:45.

:57:45. > :57:50.it and decided to play the safety Both players realising how pick a

:57:50. > :57:56.frame this is. Stuart Bingham to be one away from victory, Stephen

:57:56. > :58:00.Maguire to get back into the match. At the end of the day, these of the

:58:00. > :58:10.frames that count. You can have the big breaks, but the man he wins

:58:10. > :58:24.

:58:24. > :58:34.this frame will be happier than That could cost him the frame and

:58:34. > :59:13.

:59:13. > :59:17.You would not want to pot this for your next meal. He is two point in

:59:17. > :59:27.front, and I cannot see any way he can pot the blue and get on the

:59:27. > :59:32.

:59:32. > :59:38.pink. But there's not an easy If he had missed the pot it would

:59:38. > :59:48.have stayed on the pocket. It was a wise choice and a very good shot.

:59:48. > :00:22.

:00:22. > :00:32.The best shot we have seen in the The most tension in any of the

:00:32. > :00:35.

:00:35. > :00:40.Always a bit dangerous playing this shot. Always dangerous but

:00:40. > :00:50.brilliant when you get it. For a second, it looked to be going in

:00:50. > :01:00.

:01:00. > :01:10.the pocket and I am not sure if it That could be the difference from

:01:10. > :01:34.

:01:34. > :01:42.8-52 7-6. All a sudden the breaks That has to be called a miss

:01:42. > :01:51.because it was a relatively easy snooker but that is when the miss

:01:51. > :01:54.rule is questionable. It was such a difficult stage of the game.

:01:54. > :02:01.differences that next time, should he miss, Stuart will only need the

:02:01. > :02:07.blue. And somebody is going to have to fall over the line. Nobody is

:02:07. > :02:17.grasping the nettle. Even if he hits this, it is going to be tough

:02:17. > :02:23.

:02:23. > :02:29.Just do not get past the middle pocket was very well played. He may

:02:29. > :02:39.be snookered on the next visit but that was excellent. -- to knock it

:02:39. > :03:02.

:03:02. > :03:12.Stephen Maguire hasn't been able to see a ball for a while. Good stuff.

:03:12. > :03:16.

:03:16. > :03:26.He needs the blue to miss the kiss He is going to have a go at this, I

:03:26. > :03:57.

:03:57. > :04:04.He went for it and over-committed. Long pot 68%, Bingham. That is

:04:04. > :04:14.quite good over the match. 33% for Stephen Maguire. One of the reasons

:04:14. > :04:42.

:04:42. > :04:48.why he is not in front at the The frame is running now for almost

:04:48. > :04:58.28 minutes. It will probably be the longest of the match by the time

:04:58. > :05:16.

:05:16. > :05:24.As we said earlier, probably the He needs a pair of stepladders! He

:05:24. > :05:27.is going to have to get the full extension out. If he slightly

:05:27. > :05:37.misjudges the little snooker, it will be a very easy safety shot for

:05:37. > :05:44.

:05:44. > :05:54.Stuart Bingham. This could be the It will be such an easy safety shot

:05:54. > :06:08.

:06:08. > :06:18.He did not play that. That was a fluke! If he can pot the pink

:06:18. > :06:55.

:06:55. > :07:05.without fouling it, it will win him He has got it. He is on the black.

:07:05. > :07:10.

:07:10. > :07:19.The frame moves on to 30 minutes, What an important frame that could

:07:19. > :07:23.be. We could tabby 8-5 down. -- it could have been. We go stint his

:07:23. > :07:26.state of mind, given that pressure he is under, but what a fantastic

:07:26. > :07:31.frame. Brilliant. We have had breaks in

:07:31. > :07:35.every frame apart from one. There were no breaks there but what a

:07:35. > :07:45.thrilling game. It had everything. Mrs, Phillips, the whole shooting

:07:45. > :07:53.

:07:53. > :07:56.match. -- misses and flips. Pressure is a funny thing. Your

:07:56. > :08:01.opponent puts you under pressure but the only person who can really

:08:01. > :08:06.put you under pressure is yourself. You put it on yourself and it

:08:06. > :08:09.builds until you don't really know what you're doing. I o was asking

:08:09. > :08:15.Terry earlier run about Stuart Bingham, given the fact he has been

:08:15. > :08:18.behind in a lot of the matches and then has won matches. Now he finds

:08:18. > :08:23.himself in front, it is a different mind set.

:08:23. > :08:33.That's was a massive frame for him because if he had gone 8-5 up

:08:33. > :08:37.before, you would have fancied him whatever had happened. Now it is 6-

:08:37. > :08:45.7th, the pressure is back on. He has won overseas but it is a big

:08:45. > :08:49.step for him whereas Stephen Maguire has already won. We have

:08:49. > :08:53.just seen Bingham go off for a short break. If you are Stephen,

:08:53. > :09:03.you are feeling on top of the world. He has got to be because he was out

:09:03. > :09:08.of it. He had resigned himself. Stuart Bingham, not to take

:09:08. > :09:13.anything away from Stephen Maguire, has been the better player. But

:09:13. > :09:20.Maguire is a fighter and he wishes to win. He has beaten himself up.

:09:20. > :09:23.He was rubbing his eyes, head down. He was desperate to win. You were

:09:24. > :09:27.to looking about Stuart Bingham being a fighter, there was a

:09:27. > :09:32.fantastic shot when he looked a very focused. You have to go back

:09:32. > :09:39.to 2009 at the UK Championships in round 24 Stephen Maguire's last win

:09:39. > :09:45.over Stuart Bingham. COMMENTATOR: That will be on his

:09:45. > :09:55.mind now. He will be delighted to have won that frame. The match was

:09:55. > :10:20.

:10:20. > :10:24.virtually over at 8-5 but it is now He would not have left anything on

:10:24. > :10:34.but now he has the possible opportunity of having to leave a

:10:34. > :10:39.

:10:39. > :10:48.He had got along want him between the brown and the pink and he will

:10:48. > :10:52.take it on. He needed the reds near the pink at a gentler pace. It will

:10:52. > :10:56.take the pressure of this red. If he plays for the blue, he will need

:10:56. > :11:06.one of the reds on the left-hand side. Go for the brown or yellow,

:11:06. > :11:10.

:11:10. > :11:20.you could play it as a shot to Well done. That was a pressure pot.

:11:20. > :11:59.

:11:59. > :12:03.He'll have to stick a 70 or and 80 in to get rid of that disaster he

:12:03. > :12:13.had in the previous frame when he had a few chances to win and pull

:12:13. > :12:17.

:12:17. > :12:27.It appeared that his timing has gone a little bit. Will he get into

:12:27. > :12:31.

:12:31. > :12:41.He is usually very proficient with the rest. I am sure he is still, in

:12:41. > :12:44.

:12:44. > :12:51.the back of his mind, thinking of What happens when you come under

:12:51. > :12:54.this type of stress out there is you try and make sure that you pot.

:12:54. > :13:04.Normally, you don't think about the pot and just concentrate on the

:13:04. > :13:10.

:13:10. > :13:20.The mind tells you what shot to play and you should let the body

:13:20. > :13:30.

:13:30. > :13:33.That is a great pack to go into from either the blue or the black.

:13:33. > :13:43.He would be better playing for the top side of the blue. He could get

:13:43. > :13:57.

:13:57. > :14:00.He did a similar shot to this in the semi-final. He played the split

:14:00. > :14:10.perfectly and the red went to wreck the into the pocket after he spread

:14:10. > :14:37.

:14:37. > :14:42.them out. He has lost a bit of It is a nice change to see two

:14:42. > :14:50.players who are not regular winners on the circuit. At the moment on

:14:50. > :14:56.the circuit, we have not really got dominant figures. Selby has been

:14:56. > :15:06.dominant in a few games this season but Murphy went out. Of course,

:15:06. > :15:22.

:15:22. > :15:27.dinner was there till the end. -- For these boys to become consistent

:15:27. > :15:37.winners in the events, they have got to get there and do it. He is

:15:37. > :15:54.

:15:54. > :15:57.He had just lost his way a bit at I o am not sure how he is getting

:15:57. > :16:07.from the pink to the reds anyway. He may be playing for the yellow,

:16:07. > :16:07.

:16:07. > :17:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:17:35. > :17:45.for all I know. He was getting all So it has gone a bit quiet out

:17:45. > :17:59.

:17:59. > :18:03.there. The tension tends to thicken What a shot that was! Shot of the

:18:03. > :18:09.match. Under the circumstances, the way things have gone in the last

:18:09. > :18:16.half-hour of play, to have the guts to play a shot like that was superb.

:18:16. > :18:22.He has got the perfect angle on the black. He just has to avoid the

:18:22. > :18:32.first red to. He has hit it. That is why he has only got one in the

:18:32. > :18:40.

:18:40. > :18:50.If this was the first frame, you would fancy him knocking it in.

:18:50. > :18:52.

:18:52. > :18:58.There comes a time when you miss a lot of easy shots, which both have

:18:58. > :19:03.done in the last frame, you have to fully commit. When you see the shot

:19:03. > :19:13.played as you would normally, you can just carry on with it otherwise

:19:13. > :19:17.

:19:17. > :19:27.you can only see yourself missing You are kidding! Really struggling

:19:27. > :19:40.

:19:40. > :19:50.out there at the moment, for some What is he thinking in his chair

:19:50. > :20:15.

:20:15. > :20:25.after missing that? Certainly not The way things have gone, the 4-

:20:25. > :20:26.

:20:26. > :20:36.point lead which she had -- 40. Lead to -- the lead of 40 points

:20:36. > :20:37.

:20:37. > :20:46.that he has seemed like an awful Stephen Maguire looked like he has

:20:46. > :20:56.lost Burnet lot of covering his face. He said in the interval that

:20:56. > :21:05.

:21:05. > :21:15.he did not sleep very well last That was a better shot than it

:21:15. > :21:16.

:21:16. > :22:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:22:19. > :22:23.The kick for Stephen Maguire. I was going to say, it has gone so quiet

:22:23. > :22:33.out there, I think the crowd are more less expecting a mistake to

:22:33. > :22:34.

:22:34. > :22:44.You always have the extra chance of getting the cake when you are

:22:44. > :22:51.

:22:51. > :23:01.cueing down on the cue ball. -- the If he plays this gap between brown

:23:01. > :23:05.

:23:05. > :23:12.and pink, it is a lot tougher He decided to roll it. Both players

:23:12. > :23:18.are suffering out there. Has Stuart Bingham recovered from his previous

:23:18. > :23:28.miss? It is not an easy shot at any time. The one he would expect to

:23:28. > :23:50.

:23:50. > :23:55.That is a bonus. He made a magnificent double in frame four,

:23:55. > :24:05.went on to get 114. In some ways, that double could prove to be a

:24:05. > :24:12.

:24:12. > :24:22.We had cakes and within easy pot, there is a good chance to win the

:24:22. > :24:22.

:24:22. > :26:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:26:12. > :26:22.frame. -- without kicks and with an If he can just drop the blue in he

:26:22. > :26:33.

:26:33. > :26:43.This is when it hurts when you are a players sitting in the chair. You

:26:43. > :26:43.

:26:43. > :27:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:27:26. > :27:36.know you could have won 9-5 and now Bingham wipes his brow. He knows

:27:36. > :27:46.that it is going to be 7-7. Amazingly enough, this is going to

:27:46. > :27:52.

:27:52. > :28:02.Stuart Bingham stays in his chair and it is a frame he probably feels

:28:02. > :28:05.

:28:05. > :28:09.We have had a magnificent week hearing Newport at the BetVictor

:28:09. > :28:14.Welsh Open. We have got the final we deserve, as well, after some

:28:14. > :28:22.thrilling snooker. This is brilliant stuff. It is under the

:28:22. > :28:26.pressure has transferred to Stuart Bingham. He looked like he was

:28:26. > :28:32.going to take the last two frames and ended up losing them. Let's

:28:32. > :28:42.look at one of the key moments from that frame. This is Steve Maguire's

:28:42. > :28:43.

:28:43. > :28:46.double. I think he played this in frustration more than anything.

:28:46. > :28:50.Stuart miss the long red which, earlier in the match, he has been

:28:50. > :28:55.potting all of them. He did a good one earlier in the day and won the

:28:55. > :28:57.frame. I think Terry in the previous frame said that it was a

:28:57. > :29:01.crucial frame when both players were making mistakes and there was

:29:01. > :29:07.a bit of cat-and-mouse. He was right because suddenly, the impetus

:29:07. > :29:13.is with Stephen. He has not played great tonight. Stuart Bingham has

:29:13. > :29:19.played very well, don't take anything away from him, but Stephen

:29:19. > :29:26.Maguire has struggled. Now all of a sudden it is seven all and it is

:29:26. > :29:28.the toss of a coin. What is is missing the pot that he was

:29:28. > :29:35.potting at the end of the first session and at the start of this

:29:35. > :29:38.session. That is what makes it so intriguing. He has sat in his chair

:29:38. > :29:43.now and the demons will now be possessing his head a bit. He knows

:29:43. > :29:46.he has had a chance to run out the winner and now he is going to have

:29:46. > :29:54.to start again from scratch and fight for it. The frames are

:29:54. > :29:58.getting longer. The 13th frame was 30 minutes, the 14th frame was 38

:29:58. > :30:03.minutes and 36 seconds. You can feel the tension in the arena.

:30:03. > :30:07.Darren, you know what it is like. Yes, I know what it is like to win

:30:07. > :30:12.in that arena and I know what it is like when you are getting battered.

:30:12. > :30:17.Neither of these players are getting battered but it is so tense.

:30:18. > :30:21.It is gripping. It is the final of the BetVictor Welsh Open. It is

:30:21. > :30:31.Stephen Maguire against Stuart Bingham. Who is your money on,

:30:31. > :30:42.

:30:42. > :30:52.Terry? We are not sure. We are WILLIE THORNE: He will still does

:30:52. > :30:52.

:30:52. > :31:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:31:57. > :32:07.levitating this on. -- definitely He is having to bridge other top of

:32:07. > :32:11.

:32:11. > :32:21.the cushion and that makes it more He thinks he's going to kiss the

:32:21. > :32:21.

:32:21. > :33:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:33:30. > :33:39.outside red but he will still be on Stephen Maguire when Ted form a run

:33:39. > :33:44.this morning. And I went there for breakfast, he said he had not slept

:33:44. > :33:54.well and was a to freshen up the bed. He looked about half an hour

:33:54. > :34:23.

:34:24. > :34:31.I think Stuart Bingham may have been seen to winning post. He will

:34:31. > :34:40.have to dig deep now. He has done all week. He played superbly under

:34:40. > :34:50.pressure against Ding Junhui. You needn't again now. -- he will need

:34:50. > :35:00.I think Stuart Bingham has found out that you're at your weakest

:35:00. > :35:28.

:35:28. > :35:38.when you think you're at your This could go wrong or it could be

:35:38. > :36:03.

:36:03. > :36:13.He has a shot on the pink but it is He certainly went with a positive

:36:13. > :36:39.

:36:39. > :36:49.He could do not really get nicely onto a red there. But it was a good

:36:49. > :36:59.

:36:59. > :37:09.There are few choices here and he has to set his mind on one and go

:37:09. > :37:09.

:37:09. > :38:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:38:25. > :38:29.4th that is what I like about diesel longer matches, it gives you

:38:30. > :38:39.a chance to recover if you have a Bohdan -- at that moment in the

:38:40. > :38:52.

:38:52. > :39:02.That is why the players like to longer sessions per to have to earn

:39:02. > :39:02.

:39:02. > :39:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:39:47. > :39:54.the right here, to get the final Stephen Maguire has been given a

:39:54. > :40:03.new lease of life and he has taken it with both hands. He is the man

:40:03. > :40:09.with a spring in his step now. He looked out of it not so long ago.

:40:09. > :40:19.On what we have seen, pick will almost be her shame if it does not

:40:19. > :40:42.

:40:42. > :40:52.go to final frame. -- it will A fabulous break of 77 from Stephen

:40:52. > :40:54.

:40:54. > :40:58.Maguire, right at the right time. He now leads for the first time. He

:40:58. > :41:03.won the opening two frames for it feels like the first time, the way

:41:03. > :41:08.the match has gone. We have had a lot of twists and turns and once

:41:08. > :41:15.again Stuart Bingham is being a some big questions here. He has

:41:15. > :41:22.come up with the answers so far in this tournament. That will help him

:41:22. > :41:30.in his thoughts. It does give you some hope when you have done that

:41:30. > :41:34.already in the tournament. clearance against Neil Robertson at

:41:34. > :41:44.5-five was one of the best I have seen. But Stephen Maguire has

:41:44. > :42:02.

:42:02. > :42:07.certainly got the bit between his What a great match this is. It has

:42:07. > :42:17.had everything. Big breaks from both players. Players going ahead

:42:17. > :42:20.

:42:21. > :42:30.and getting caught. Lots of missed Frame 13 will live in a lot of

:42:31. > :42:53.

:42:54. > :43:02.people's memories, how nervous He needed a bit of luck and I do

:43:02. > :43:12.not think he has got any. He hit that quite well. He was hoping for

:43:12. > :43:12.

:43:12. > :43:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:43:59. > :44:04.The referee is looking behind the shots because she needs to know if

:44:04. > :44:14.there key where the cue ball is in case a player plays a safety shot

:44:14. > :44:42.

:44:42. > :44:47.At times like this you have to find the strength to turn the shot down.

:44:47. > :44:57.It is very difficult. Some people say it is a brave shot but the

:44:57. > :45:18.

:45:18. > :45:24.truth is you have bottled it by That was right into the heart of

:45:24. > :45:34.the pocket. And when you consider he has missed one in every three

:45:34. > :45:34.

:45:34. > :46:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:46:49. > :46:59.That was excellent. A lot of Not the best of safety shots but

:46:59. > :46:59.

:46:59. > :47:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:47:44. > :47:53.He must hit that one, definitely. He will play this as the semi-

:47:54. > :48:09.

:48:09. > :48:19.safety, taking the cue ball back He has played two very good long

:48:19. > :48:32.

:48:32. > :48:42.pots. He could cut the brown in but That could be the telling safety

:48:42. > :48:44.

:48:44. > :48:54.There are three reds in nine just below the pink, and he could rest

:48:54. > :49:12.

:49:12. > :49:22.Sometimes you have a to cushion escape where you can skin a red and

:49:22. > :49:22.

:49:22. > :50:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:50:26. > :50:36.then go back to baulk but there is He has got a pot on here. Looking

:50:36. > :51:15.

:51:15. > :51:25.at Stephen Maguire's face, he knows, Another good safety shot putt there

:51:25. > :51:59.

:51:59. > :52:09.He may have to put the touch of That was a clever shot. Bringing

:52:09. > :52:09.

:52:09. > :53:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:53:37. > :53:47.reds into play and making it They may have to rack again now

:53:47. > :54:01.

:54:01. > :54:11.Both players have agreed. It was going there were there for the next

:54:11. > :54:15.

:54:15. > :54:25.few minutes. -- nowhere. They both had half a chance but it got a

:54:25. > :54:26.

:54:26. > :54:32.little scrappy. All points are wiped off any to start again fresh.

:54:32. > :54:37.Quite a bit of effort went into the early part of that frame. There was

:54:37. > :54:41.some good safety and a couple of good pot. The long potting from

:54:41. > :54:51.Stephen Maguire has not been very good to see Hibbert he potted a

:54:51. > :55:27.

:55:27. > :55:37.couple of good ones there. -- this Whatever else you do, do not hit

:55:37. > :55:50.

:55:50. > :56:00.He fold the blue. That is very nice of Stuart Bingham to own up to luck.

:56:00. > :56:28.

:56:28. > :56:31.I think his body was hiding the It is worth a try, this red. It is

:56:31. > :56:41.a very thin cut but he will have to play it with a lot of left-hand

:56:41. > :57:17.

:57:17. > :57:27.Either way he played that, it was very risky. Stephen Maguire has his

:57:27. > :57:40.

:57:40. > :57:50.He's not on the blue or the pink in the middle but it goes in the

:57:50. > :57:50.

:57:50. > :59:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:59:09. > :59:15.Has he left a nice angle on the What a horrible kick. That has

:59:15. > :59:25.completely spoilt do shot. That was probably the biggest kick we have

:59:25. > :59:25.

:59:25. > :59:35.But I do not know how he was getting on the black playing the

:59:35. > :00:00.

:00:00. > :00:10.It has gone in-off the blue, which you could say is very mucky but on

:00:10. > :00:22.

:00:22. > :00:29.the other hand, he is not on a If he plays the blue, the blue

:00:29. > :00:39.could go in which she does not want to happen. It might be better to

:00:39. > :01:02.

:01:02. > :01:12.play this cushion first so he It was part of the plan when he

:01:12. > :01:31.

:01:32. > :01:35.The tension is really in this match now because Bingham has not won a

:01:35. > :01:45.made in this country for five or six years. It is really beginning

:01:45. > :01:45.

:01:45. > :02:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:02:51. > :03:01.That could have been very good with Stuart has a free shot on here. It

:03:01. > :03:05.

:03:05. > :03:15.He has it that so bad that the white has come out and left a red

:03:15. > :03:17.

:03:17. > :03:27.The white is automatically going to cannon into the red if he takes

:03:27. > :03:31.

:03:31. > :03:36.this on. As Terry mentioned, very lucky to get near the cushion. When

:03:36. > :03:42.you consider the white is supposed to be a foot off the cushion, you

:03:42. > :03:52.just can't believe how bad he hated. But as Terry mentioned, it is

:03:52. > :04:05.

:04:05. > :04:15.A good shot. That was a pressure He had a monstrous cake in the

:04:15. > :04:27.

:04:27. > :04:37.One good positional shot here and he will have an opportunity to get

:04:37. > :04:54.

:04:54. > :05:04.on the blue. That will give him an It looks like he played for one of

:05:04. > :05:17.

:05:17. > :05:21.It is definitely worth the risk. This right. How is the cannon? As

:05:21. > :05:31.he still got one? There could be one available on the right-hand

:05:31. > :05:33.

:05:33. > :05:40.If he is not on one there, he is very unlucky. He did not put a lot

:05:40. > :05:50.of power into that. It was the accuracy of the strike. It makes

:05:50. > :05:55.

:05:55. > :06:02.He could push this off line. He will be glad to get that one out of

:06:03. > :06:12.the way. 10 out of 10 for keeping still and pushing through. Still

:06:13. > :06:30.

:06:30. > :06:34.one shot away from making it. The Very well done. He did not play the

:06:34. > :06:44.cannon but played a choice of red. Still not in prime position just

:06:44. > :06:47.

:06:47. > :06:57.He had to put so much attention and then did so much attention to the

:06:57. > :07:09.

:07:09. > :07:19.pot. He could not think too much of Very nicely played. Cannoned a red

:07:19. > :07:34.

:07:34. > :07:39.Not too sure whether he has got a He has made something happen but

:07:40. > :07:47.both reds are tricky. Still one good positional shot away from

:07:47. > :07:51.making this a frame and match winning chance. He has played two

:07:51. > :07:55.good splits and not got much out of it. He is still going and there are

:07:55. > :08:02.still reds available but not what you would call easy at this stage.

:08:02. > :08:12.Not easy at any stage, as a matter of fact. Very thin cut back into

:08:12. > :08:12.

:08:12. > :09:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:09:01. > :09:10.He played it slow enough. Not That is the end of the break. There

:09:10. > :09:20.is nowhere else he can be on anything. 47 points in front. I

:09:20. > :09:30.

:09:30. > :09:37.don't think he can see the red. He It is in a! Once again, he has not

:09:37. > :09:47.got good position. He may have a slight angle but from here, it

:09:47. > :09:47.

:09:47. > :09:57.He is going to have to roll the blue in and leave this long red and

:09:57. > :09:58.

:09:58. > :10:08.even that is not a certainty to get This is the key shot. This is going

:10:08. > :10:22.

:10:22. > :10:32.If you run it in on and off the cushion, you know you are on the

:10:32. > :10:37.

:10:37. > :10:44.That was the right way to play it but it could be costly. REFEREE:

:10:44. > :10:54.Quiet, everybody, please. He has done it before from 53 behind and

:10:54. > :11:29.

:11:29. > :11:34.I don't think that is anywhere. He is on nothing. That is tension in

:11:34. > :11:38.the arm. He wanted to come another six inches across. We are looking

:11:38. > :11:43.at it thinking it is a great chance to clear up but he has been sitting

:11:43. > :11:53.in his chair thinking, "I am going to lose this match," for the last

:11:53. > :12:09.

:12:09. > :12:19.A good shot. He needs to get onto a colour. Needs a big bounce.

:12:19. > :12:22.

:12:22. > :12:32.Does the green pass the brown into the corner? There is nothing on.

:12:32. > :12:42.Got play a good safety now. He deserved a bit more after potting

:12:42. > :12:44.

:12:44. > :12:54.That is a clever shot. He could not have played that any better. A very

:12:54. > :13:02.

:13:02. > :13:12.Why would he play a hit and hope there?! Why do that? I can't

:13:12. > :13:16.

:13:16. > :13:20.Obviously, he is hoping to put some reds safe for something but I would

:13:20. > :13:29.never have played a shot like that. I would have tried to find a way

:13:29. > :13:35.out rather than just hit and hope. The two-cushion escape was on. You

:13:35. > :13:45.can't just hit and hope! Still, Stuart Bingham still has it all to

:13:45. > :13:47.

:13:47. > :13:51.do. This clearance is going to be I wondered if Stephen Maguire was

:13:51. > :13:54.upset because he has been in the balls twice and played too good

:13:54. > :14:00.splits and got nothing. Perhaps he is feeling things are going against

:14:00. > :14:05.him. You can do when you are out there. It is all about that last

:14:05. > :14:10.red that is on the cushion. You expect him to pot the next red and

:14:10. > :14:16.black. That is going to be the tough one. Ideally, he would like

:14:16. > :14:26.to get up tour baulk colour but he cannot because of where the red is.

:14:26. > :14:44.

:14:44. > :14:51.I thought it was far enough from the cushion not to do that. This is

:14:51. > :15:01.tough. He will have to hit this quite firm, which makes the red

:15:01. > :15:07.

:15:07. > :15:13.He is taking the time and having the white cleaned and the black. A

:15:13. > :15:17.bad contact there. It is risky to play for the pink in the middle. To

:15:17. > :15:24.get on to the delay is tough. To get onto the blue would be best.

:15:24. > :15:34.Good pot! To get on the black is even better. What a pot that was.

:15:34. > :15:48.

:15:48. > :15:58.Stephen Maguire can only sit there and only he knows what he played on

:15:58. > :16:06.

:16:06. > :16:14.I think he lost control there, I'm afraid. Control of the mind, of

:16:15. > :16:24.course. He is going to need the pink and the black. The blue would

:16:25. > :16:36.

:16:36. > :16:41.It is always best to finish higher on the pink, rather than low on the

:16:41. > :16:51.pink. You don't want be going in and out of baulk. That has gone

:16:51. > :16:57.

:16:57. > :17:07.high. He does not want to have to A brilliant shot. Brilliant shot!

:17:07. > :17:18.

:17:18. > :17:20.Brilliant stuff from Bingham. The crowd are loving it. That 58 from

:17:20. > :17:26.Bingham was his best break for a while, under the most extreme

:17:26. > :17:30.pressure. Who is going to win now? We are going all the way here

:17:30. > :17:33.tonight. If you are looking for Jeremy Clarkson, you have me and

:17:33. > :17:38.Darren Morgan instead but that programme follows the conclusion of

:17:38. > :17:44.the snooker. What a week we have had but what a final! It has got

:17:44. > :17:49.everything. One minute we think one is given to win, then it is going

:17:49. > :17:52.to be the other one, and it is evenly poised now. Let's take a

:17:52. > :17:58.look at the crucial moment. Terry Griffiths said he had just lost

:17:58. > :18:01.control of the mind. What has Stephen Maguire done? He has got

:18:01. > :18:06.options and he played a shot earlier on when I was in the

:18:06. > :18:10.commentary box - same sort of thing. He could have gone on the red on

:18:10. > :18:17.the top cushion and he just had a real wild go and are equipped for

:18:17. > :18:22.the best stock twice tonight he has played that. -- hoped for the best.

:18:22. > :18:26.Tonight he has played that twice. What would you have played?

:18:26. > :18:30.definitely would not have played the shot he has just played and I

:18:30. > :18:36.would be sitting in my chair now wanting to head-butt or wall.

:18:36. > :18:41.has gone off for a toilet break but he was in such good position.

:18:42. > :18:47.looked like he had won the final and why he played it in such a way

:18:47. > :18:53.is beyond me. He still has to pot the balls but whether he edges

:18:53. > :18:56.quicker, he may have thought that he would not pot. He had other

:18:56. > :19:01.options. He could have played a much better shot. We were impressed

:19:01. > :19:09.with this shot from Stuart Bingham because this is a precious shot.

:19:09. > :19:14.Sheer control. It was not an easy shot. He put all his eggs in one

:19:14. > :19:18.basket. If he had missed that, it would have gone safe. And what

:19:19. > :19:23.impressed he was the positioning on the black. To put the black down

:19:23. > :19:28.this end, he never do needed it for a complete clearance. -- and

:19:28. > :19:33.knowing he needed it. Let's rejoin are fantastic commentators who are

:19:33. > :19:38.going to talk us through who will lead the fantastic review.

:19:38. > :19:43.COMMENTATOR: This crowd deserved the match to go all the way. The

:19:43. > :19:46.crowds have been fantastic. They have not witnessed the standard of

:19:46. > :19:50.snooker you would expect from some of these top players but we have

:19:50. > :20:00.had tension in this match and it deserved to go 8 all and it has. He

:20:00. > :20:13.

:20:13. > :20:17.You would have to age with Stuart Bingham at the moment. He has the

:20:17. > :20:24.momentum after that clearance under pressure and has done it twice

:20:24. > :20:28.already this week. Should Stuart go on to win this, it will stand him

:20:28. > :20:35.in good stead for future tournaments, having done what he

:20:35. > :20:39.has done this week. He has had a very good season anyway and won a

:20:39. > :20:45.number of smaller events. He is in the top 16 now where he has been

:20:45. > :20:49.trying to get four years. He has cemented his place. I have not

:20:49. > :20:53.played for 15 years and he was a very good player when I was playing

:20:53. > :21:01.so it just shows you that it has taken an awful long time for him to

:21:01. > :21:05.produce good match play snooker. beat Stephen Hendry, didn't he, in

:21:05. > :21:15.the World Championships in his first or second year? He has always

:21:15. > :21:15.

:21:15. > :21:21.had good pedigree and been an Wins do not come easy. You have got

:21:21. > :21:31.to go out and fetch them. He has been doing that for the last couple

:21:31. > :21:53.

:21:53. > :21:57.REFEREE: Foul and a miss. It is the last frame so anything

:21:57. > :22:02.can happen but there was a very easy safety shot for Stephen to

:22:02. > :22:12.play there. You just know Stuart is going to get it right this time. I

:22:12. > :22:25.

:22:25. > :22:35.can't see the point of putting it Stuart Bingham is helping the

:22:35. > :22:45.

:22:45. > :22:49.It is going to be a harder shot. Snookers when the pack is tight is

:22:49. > :22:59.no real advantage. I would rather the players play a safety shot off

:22:59. > :23:14.

:23:14. > :23:24.the pack. He has played it well. He looked at a plant but I don't

:23:24. > :23:31.

:23:31. > :23:41.The crowd are on edge out there, aren't they? It is great.

:23:41. > :23:43.

:23:43. > :23:53.Tremendous entertainment, I must It has been a pleasure to be here

:23:53. > :24:10.

:24:10. > :24:20.this week. It really is a wonderful He is looking at a plant again.

:24:20. > :24:21.

:24:21. > :24:31.It has come out awkward for him here. He may just have to touch

:24:31. > :24:37.

:24:37. > :24:46.He is going to have to play the outside red, which could make it

:24:46. > :24:56.He would have to reverse it a lot by the look of it. It is six inches

:24:56. > :24:56.

:24:56. > :25:01.out of the pocket. It is high risk anyway, obviously. Any plant where

:25:01. > :25:11.the cue ball is directly in line with it is a certainty but at this

:25:11. > :25:20.

:25:20. > :25:23.stage, he is giving the shot a lot of thought. If he can get the cue

:25:23. > :25:33.ball anywhere near the blue, it is OK. He does not want to get back

:25:33. > :26:11.

:26:11. > :26:17.We could have another re-rack. They Stephen Maguire is more likely,

:26:17. > :26:22.possibly, to take on one of these do or die plant. The white ball is

:26:22. > :26:32.it right in line. He can't get to the red. He would have to hit

:26:32. > :27:03.

:27:03. > :27:13.A lovely atmosphere here at Newport. There is nobody even, that's for

:27:13. > :27:13.

:27:13. > :27:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:27:57. > :28:04.There is no shot on offer unless he has bridging over the green and

:28:04. > :28:14.cutting very thin. He could just drop on the red to the right of the

:28:14. > :28:41.

:28:41. > :28:46.He needed to avoid the brown. There If it had not been the final frame,

:28:46. > :28:53.right-hand side and kissing into the black but not in the final

:28:53. > :29:03.frame. But he wants to take it on there is no way back into baulk so

:29:03. > :29:11.

:29:11. > :29:21.he is going to have to play to get He found a gap! That is amazing.

:29:21. > :29:29.

:29:29. > :29:39.Very, very good shot, that was. Thin as you like of the pink. There

:29:39. > :30:07.

:30:07. > :30:10.is room to get in behind the yellow. He thought it was too thin to get

:30:10. > :30:20.in behind the yellow so he has played it behind the brown and made

:30:20. > :30:45.

:30:45. > :30:50.a pretty good job of it. It is a wonderful contest, two men

:30:50. > :31:00.during their very purse to every shot. Over five hours there, a lot

:31:00. > :31:21.

:31:21. > :31:30.of concentration has gone on in He knows that Stuart could get him

:31:30. > :31:40.in a bit of trouble Hibbert sometimes you have to take a risk.

:31:40. > :31:47.

:31:47. > :31:57.At times like this you can keep looking and there must also in

:31:57. > :31:57.

:31:57. > :32:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:32:42. > :32:52.REFEREE: Foul and a miss. The miss will not be paid because he can

:32:52. > :33:14.

:33:14. > :33:19.snick the red on both sides of the He knew as soon as he hit it. He

:33:19. > :33:24.got the pot, clean as a whistle, but not quite he intended spin on

:33:24. > :33:34.the cue ball. He was playing close to the middle pocket on purpose but

:33:34. > :33:51.

:33:51. > :34:01.He looks to be building himself pot for pick long pot here. -- himself

:34:01. > :34:36.

:34:36. > :34:46.He could play the plant as a shot to nothing because he can get the

:34:46. > :35:15.

:35:15. > :35:25.Decisions of hitting hot and. -- decisions are getting hot it now. -

:35:25. > :35:25.

:35:25. > :36:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:36:09. > :36:15.He would have preferred to stay on the green. This is the first real

:36:15. > :36:25.chance. But with only the pink being available it will be tough to

:36:25. > :36:25.

:36:25. > :37:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:37:33. > :37:43.The pink will go on its own spot but it did not know whether it will

:37:43. > :37:56.

:37:56. > :38:06.be available into any pocket for It is available. All of a sudden,

:38:06. > :38:37.

:38:37. > :38:40.it is different. This is a chance Well you ask for in a final frame

:38:40. > :38:50.is a chance and this could be a chance for Stephen Maguire to get

:38:50. > :38:59.

:38:59. > :39:09.Because of worthy four reds and apply a car, any sort of lead in

:39:09. > :39:43.

:39:43. > :39:53.Has he got the angle to come back Just short enough to give him the

:39:53. > :40:22.

:40:22. > :40:32.end could get in and out of the He cannot play it slow and just

:40:32. > :41:04.

:41:04. > :41:14.Two Mall reds and pinks and he will will have won his first

:41:14. > :41:21.

:41:21. > :41:24.championships since the China Open This is similar to the break from

:41:24. > :41:34.Stuart Bingham in the previous frame where he had to clear from

:41:34. > :41:34.

:41:34. > :42:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds

:42:15. > :42:25.The big cheer from the cred because it has taken him into a safe

:42:25. > :42:44.

:42:44. > :42:54.position but he is a any three It is possibly over now. Probably

:42:54. > :43:04.

:43:04. > :43:11.broken his knuckles but he has his The 58 from Stuart Bingham in the

:43:11. > :43:16.previous frame was first class. The 64 and counting was very good. It

:43:16. > :43:21.just shows you what it means to someone like Stephen Maguire who is

:43:21. > :43:26.the seasoned campaigner but a top eight player for many years. That

:43:26. > :43:36.still means the world to win a major tournament. It look at times

:43:36. > :43:45.

:43:45. > :43:55.as if he was not going to win it. This but sleep when he trailed 7-5.

:43:55. > :44:09.

:44:09. > :44:14.Really pleased for Stephen Maguire. It has been a while and he is too

:44:14. > :44:19.good a player not to have won more tournaments. A fantastic effort,

:44:19. > :44:29.both these players have played their part. A standing ovation from

:44:29. > :44:41.

:44:41. > :44:46.this crowd. Stephen Maguire is the Ladies and gentlemen, before we

:44:46. > :44:51.interviewed these two warriors of the baize. We have just witnessed

:44:51. > :45:01.one of the crate Welsh Open finals. Another round of applause, please,

:45:01. > :45:08.

:45:08. > :45:13.Stuart, you have more than played your part in a wonderful week here.

:45:13. > :45:22.You have had a great season. Sometimes you just come up short

:45:22. > :45:29.but it was so close. Perry. I had a chance at 7-5 and I missed it. I

:45:29. > :45:35.flicked the blue and missed an easy pink. I just felt today that I

:45:36. > :45:43.threw it away a little bit. But of Disley, Stephen played really well

:45:43. > :45:49.to come back. He showed his spirit and what a world-class act he is.

:45:49. > :45:56.Congratulations to him. The crowd have been great all week. The

:45:56. > :45:59.heated have such a hard run to this final. We were calling you've he

:45:59. > :46:04.comeback came. Willie Thorne said they your comeback against Neil

:46:04. > :46:11.Robertson was one of the finest clearances under pressure but he

:46:11. > :46:21.had ever seen. So you're right on top of your game. Definitely. I had

:46:21. > :46:22.

:46:22. > :46:28.a message from John Ferguson was the best clearance he had seen. I

:46:28. > :46:33.still cannot believe that I missed that plant. If I go for a plant it

:46:33. > :46:41.is normally take said. It is down to one of my mates who has come,

:46:41. > :46:50.John Smith. Laura he is, I was soon to lose when he comes! John, do not

:46:50. > :46:55.come to the World Championships! has been great this week, some of

:46:55. > :46:58.the matches I have pulled out, especially against Ding.

:46:58. > :47:06.Congratulations to Stephen dad thanked everyone for being a great

:47:06. > :47:10.tournament. Thank you, Stuart Bingham, a gallant run up. And here

:47:10. > :47:14.is the guy he knows what it feels like to finish runner up because

:47:15. > :47:20.she did a couple of seasons ago. You have one big ranking events

:47:20. > :47:24.before but it has been a while. This surely is born of the sweetest

:47:24. > :47:30.moments of your career. Yes, I forget what it feels like to be the

:47:30. > :47:36.winner at the end of the tournament. It is the best filling ever.

:47:36. > :47:40.have just look so hungry for it this week. Add bit win against Judd

:47:40. > :47:48.Trump and one of the jailer said he would the underdog, and you said,

:47:48. > :47:52.really? What has clicked this week? I honestly do not know. Maybe it is

:47:52. > :47:57.the fact that I had been playing snooker since then you yearn non-

:47:57. > :48:02.stop. I have played so many great players in the last three month

:48:02. > :48:08.that perhaps one just man shot. I cannot put my finger on it, if I

:48:08. > :48:14.could I would keep my finger on it. We can see how much you care. There

:48:15. > :48:22.was a great shot of the punching to table. Is there hand okay? It has

:48:22. > :48:30.gone! It will hurt tomorrow. He what does this mean to you? People

:48:30. > :48:36.have talked about in mints talents you have got. -- he immense talent.

:48:36. > :48:40.This is a big moment for you to keep time of the season. Yes,

:48:40. > :48:44.leading up to the World Championship in a couple of months.

:48:44. > :48:48.It's just to push on for the next couple of months and have three

:48:48. > :48:53.there are another three tournaments before the world and if I can get

:48:53. > :48:59.my name and another trophy, I would take it. Do you feel this is the

:48:59. > :49:03.momentum there you need going on towards the he season climax? It is

:49:03. > :49:08.a wide open World Championship. cannot get any better than winning

:49:08. > :49:17.a tournament. It is getting harder every year. I thought for on it but

:49:17. > :49:23.I had thrown it away at 8-seven, and there would have heard. -- that

:49:23. > :49:33.would have hurt. I think there will be a little party deceiving.

:49:33. > :49:35.

:49:35. > :49:45.Another round of applause for you Ladies and gentlemen, please

:49:45. > :49:49.

:49:49. > :49:53.welcome your presentation party. The director from BetVictor and a

:49:53. > :49:59.representative from World Snooker. Your runner up, what a marvellous

:49:59. > :50:09.week he has had, and receiving the silver medal and a cheque for

:50:09. > :50:18.

:50:18. > :50:25.And your winner, with bruised knuckles and all. Receiving a

:50:25. > :50:35.cheque for �50,000, the trophy, and the title of a Welsh Open champion,

:50:35. > :50:52.

:50:52. > :50:58.Ladies and gentlemen, your champion, Stephen Maguire! There he is, many

:50:58. > :51:04.congratulations to Stephen Maguire. Beaten finalist in 2011 and now the

:51:04. > :51:08.winner. So often we talk about Judd Trump and Mark Selby and the others,

:51:08. > :51:12.but these two fellows have been magnificent. It has been a

:51:12. > :51:17.fantastic week for both players. But final was second to none. One

:51:17. > :51:23.of the Best finals there have had for a very long time. Both players

:51:23. > :51:31.played their part and it could have gone either way. Reading the

:51:31. > :51:37.newspapers this morning, Stephen Bull's same, I am getting sick and

:51:37. > :51:41.tired of people reminding me that my last major was in 2008. He said

:51:41. > :51:46.I want to run those was back down the throat of the journalists, and

:51:46. > :51:52.he has done that in terrific style. Yes, he will tell them now, print

:51:52. > :52:02.about my latest win. It is always hard. He has made five or six

:52:02. > :52:03.

:52:03. > :52:08.finals. He has won it now, it has gone, he is a tournament winner

:52:08. > :52:13.again. These are beautiful pictures of Mackay who has worked extremely

:52:13. > :52:18.hard this week. Stephen Hendry earlier in the week described him

:52:18. > :52:23.as an animal when he is playing. No better illustration of that than

:52:23. > :52:31.when he realised perhaps that he had won the Welsh Open and he bangs

:52:31. > :52:38.the table. Just take a look at this. This is what it means to him.

:52:38. > :52:47.might pay for it in the morning. What is he like around the table?

:52:47. > :52:52.He is a real nice fellow. He had a spell of five frames where his

:52:52. > :52:55.break-building was prolific and he started today with two centuries in

:52:55. > :52:59.the first six frames. Stuart Bingham will be really disappointed

:52:59. > :53:04.that he led the match get away after putting himself in a winning

:53:04. > :53:09.position. But Stephen Maguire took his chance at the end. What a week

:53:09. > :53:13.we have had here in Newport at the Welsh Open. The next snooker here

:53:13. > :53:19.on the BBC is the big one, and we are all looking forward to going to

:53:19. > :53:26.the Crucible in Sheffield for the World Championships. It starts on

:53:26. > :53:30.April 20th. This week has been pretty amazing, really, with some

:53:30. > :53:37.fantastic snooker. Have I asked you to write a list of the possible

:53:38. > :53:44.contenders to lift the crown at the Crucible, he would they include?

:53:44. > :53:49.Ding Junhui, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby, John Higgins and Ronnie

:53:50. > :53:59.O'Sullivan, if he decides to play. What about Stephen Maguire?

:54:00. > :54:01.

:54:01. > :54:06.cannot rule him out on this form. But he would not be in my three or

:54:06. > :54:11.four favourite. It has been really could have been due in the studio

:54:11. > :54:15.and in the commentary box. Thank you took Willie Thorne, Terry