:01:02. > :01:08.Good evening and welcome to the Newport centre. Ding Junhui looking
:01:08. > :01:13.to retain his crown. His quarter- final match coming up for you later.
:01:13. > :01:17.We've had a terrific day of snooker at the Welsh open and we've seen a
:01:17. > :01:23.little piece of history being made with the first Indian to reach and
:01:23. > :01:26.a ranking quarter-final. It's been a fascinating journey so far. I've
:01:26. > :01:36.taken it day by day. I was very passionate about it when I started
:01:36. > :01:38.
:01:38. > :01:42.playing. At 16, I thought I could make it my career. By won
:01:42. > :01:48.championships in 2005 and 2008. It has been billiards for me for the
:01:48. > :01:52.last decade. It is my first love. It is my identity. I will still be
:01:52. > :01:58.known as a billiards player irrespective of how I do in snooker
:01:58. > :02:02.for the next few months or years. There is a lot for me here at
:02:02. > :02:06.billiards, but I want to try my hand at snooker. It is different in
:02:06. > :02:11.terms of techniques and the way you approach the game because snooker
:02:11. > :02:15.is more accuracy and precision where is billiards is more of
:02:15. > :02:21.stamina and patience. Now that I am playing snooker in the UK, I feel I
:02:21. > :02:24.am part of the circuit and I feel that I am responsible for my
:02:24. > :02:29.country and as a professional to perform to the highest possible
:02:30. > :02:34.level and I am so glad I am able to produce my best snooker now. I
:02:34. > :02:40.wouldn't say it's the most popular sport in India. There is cricket,
:02:40. > :02:44.as you know, tennis, golf. We still have a long way to go in terms of
:02:44. > :02:47.educating the public and making them more aware of the sport and
:02:47. > :02:54.its nuances. I am happy things are improving and before you know it,
:02:54. > :02:58.we might have it ranked snooker event. To be the first Indian to
:02:58. > :03:02.make it to the quarter-finals of a ranked event, it has been great and
:03:02. > :03:07.I am enjoying every moment of this journey. It's such a huge thing for
:03:07. > :03:11.me personally because there is such a lot of hard work that goes behind
:03:11. > :03:14.it which not many people know the sacrifices that you make when you
:03:14. > :03:20.stay away from family. All these things make the journey worth it.
:03:20. > :03:25.And it means a lot to me that I've got to the stage where I have.
:03:25. > :03:30.the biggest match of the Indian's short career having disposed of
:03:30. > :03:40.three former world champions en route, could he win the meeting
:03:40. > :03:45.
:03:45. > :03:48.Known for his and long potting, the juggernaut has been improving. The
:03:48. > :03:58.combination of pressure and bad luck mean that -- meant that Advani
:03:58. > :04:06.
:04:06. > :04:13.The pots kept dropping and Trump was intent on putting his opponent
:04:13. > :04:17.at the sword. The left-hander from Bristol four frames to the good in
:04:17. > :04:24.just over an hour, one for him from defeat, the seven-times billiards
:04:24. > :04:27.world champion was snookered. But as Advani has shown all week, he
:04:27. > :04:32.has the temperament and ability to cope on the big stage and he
:04:32. > :04:42.finally got on the scoresheet, thanks to this adventurous if not
:04:42. > :04:57.
:04:57. > :05:07.Judd Trump de rail temporarily. Advani pulled back another. It was
:05:07. > :05:07.
:05:07. > :05:15.dealt the final black. -- down to the final black. That is where the
:05:15. > :05:25.comeback ended. Judd Trump booked his place in the last four claiming
:05:25. > :05:31.
:05:31. > :05:36.victory, 5-2. Out, but the Indian certainly not a dull. -- not down.
:05:36. > :05:40.Today he did pick it up a few notches. I'd enjoyed myself totally
:05:40. > :05:45.in this event. Even if I lost in the quarter-finals, there is no
:05:45. > :05:50.shame because I pulled a couple of frames back after being 4-0 down. I
:05:50. > :05:54.had to come back as a stronger player. By safety was pretty good,
:05:54. > :05:58.long pot was good and they dominated the game. I still missed
:05:58. > :06:03.a few easy balls in the last couple of frames, but I'm going to cut
:06:03. > :06:09.that out. It has been a great adventure for Pencoed at Folly.
:06:09. > :06:17.Darren Morgan is my guest. -- Pankaj Advani. Indian newspapers
:06:17. > :06:23.have been talking about Advani this week. In the 90s, James Watt came
:06:23. > :06:27.along and exploded in Thailand. And Ding Junhui, and look at what has
:06:27. > :06:33.happened in China. It is fantastic India have found a player. He has,
:06:33. > :06:42.further East than any other Indian player. With a bit of luck, he will
:06:42. > :06:49.be back. Stuart Bingham and Ken Doherty. He came back from 3-2 down
:06:49. > :06:53.to see a place in the last four. -- to seal a place. Well done to
:06:53. > :06:58.Stuart Bingham. I had a chat with them a few moments ago. He says he
:06:58. > :07:02.is confident. He is the king of comeback. He'd done great and he
:07:02. > :07:06.got out of jail yesterday. Neil Robertson thought he was in the
:07:06. > :07:12.next round, but then Stuart Bingham was through. He didn't play as well
:07:12. > :07:16.today. If he wants to have any chance in the next round, he will
:07:16. > :07:20.have to play better. Stuart Bingham in the semi-final will play the
:07:20. > :07:30.winner of tonight's quarter-final match between Robert Milkins and
:07:30. > :07:35.
:07:35. > :07:40.One of the greatest players we've got, particularly when you think
:07:40. > :07:46.about how much pressure is on him all the time from the media in the
:07:46. > :07:51.UK and certainly in China. A player that strides on trial to become
:07:51. > :08:01.better in every aspect of the game. His break building, cue action,
:08:01. > :08:03.
:08:03. > :08:08.An introverted character but when he is out there playing a match, he
:08:08. > :08:11.is a fantastic technician, he hits the ball so well. He is a
:08:11. > :08:21.perfectionist in many ways and that gives you an idea of the level of
:08:21. > :08:24.
:08:24. > :08:29.his own belief. He does know how His all-round game is really good.
:08:29. > :08:34.His attitude, it doesn't look as if he wants to be there. But when he
:08:34. > :08:44.wants to be there and he is on form, he is fantastic. I like him he is a
:08:44. > :08:47.
:08:47. > :08:54.great player. Over the next couple He has won so many tournaments at
:08:54. > :08:58.such a young age, he has got a lot more to give.
:08:58. > :09:02.A terrific player, taking on Robert Milkins to send Mark Williams
:09:02. > :09:09.crashing. He has never become the Chinese star but could this be his
:09:09. > :09:19.night? We are picking up the action him frame to. Milkins to play,
:09:19. > :09:28.
:09:28. > :09:35.Does he play the kiss on the red and black or for the two loose
:09:35. > :09:45.reds? He could play for the two loose ones. He has played the
:09:45. > :09:45.
:09:45. > :10:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:10:48. > :10:58.He will not be able to hold for the blackmail. That definitely left the
:10:58. > :11:00.
:11:01. > :11:10.bed of the table. He will have to Robert would say himself that is a
:11:11. > :11:45.
:11:45. > :11:54.He could have done with being a bit further away from the cushion. That
:11:54. > :12:00.wasn't an easy red. Yes, but he got down and hit that ball. He didn't
:12:00. > :12:10.take care over that shot. He's fortunate if he hasn't left
:12:10. > :12:11.
:12:11. > :13:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:13:00. > :13:10.And he just sniggered himself on the road he wanted to play for. --
:13:10. > :13:18.
:13:18. > :13:28.Just enough room to get him between 3LO and the brown. -- the yellow.
:13:28. > :13:47.
:13:47. > :13:57.That is a fantastically well judged shot. They're not often played that
:13:57. > :13:58.
:13:58. > :14:05.well, I can hear you. -- I can tell His good judgment has paid
:14:05. > :14:15.dividends. He only needs 10. So unfortunately for Ding Junhui, he
:14:15. > :14:15.
:14:15. > :15:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:15:03. > :15:10.A very clever shot. The thing with him as he never gives away a chance
:15:10. > :15:20.to win the frame. A lot of players would not have played that shot. He
:15:20. > :15:31.
:15:31. > :15:41.We have had a lot of kicks and this He still needs the last red to be
:15:41. > :15:49.
:15:49. > :15:54.He would have played for the black but he is straight on it, so I
:15:54. > :15:58.wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't try to screw back to where he is
:15:58. > :16:08.now because then he would have a good natural angle to dislodge the
:16:08. > :16:08.
:16:08. > :16:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:16:56. > :17:05.Just about got the angle to bring It looks like he could almost hit
:17:06. > :17:11.
:17:11. > :17:21.it on the right home side of the It was always airing on the right
:17:21. > :17:44.
:17:44. > :17:53.hand side. Any harder and he would He is entitled to look disappointed.
:17:53. > :18:03.He has had chances in all of these frames. Barring snooker's, that
:18:03. > :18:13.
:18:13. > :18:19.will be Ding Junhui taking the That is the best shot Robert
:18:19. > :18:29.Milkins has played this evening. Perfect judgement of pace. This
:18:29. > :19:08.
:19:08. > :19:18.The blue is the problem here. He's going to have to play with loads of
:19:18. > :19:18.
:19:18. > :20:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:20:26. > :20:36.That kicked because he was playing that should put the frame beyond
:20:36. > :20:39.
:20:39. > :20:43.Robert has been careless, he should leave the auditorium and give
:20:43. > :20:47.himself a good talking-to. He has been a player for many years but
:20:48. > :20:57.the last couple of years, he has not been able to string any results
:20:58. > :21:18.
:21:18. > :21:25.Doesn't matter about the blue because Robert welcomed -- Robert
:21:25. > :21:33.Milkins remains in his chair. It is 2-0 to Ding Junhui. So he is
:21:34. > :21:43.looking like the reigning champion. Into frame three we go. There is no
:21:44. > :21:47.
:21:47. > :21:57.Well, that's more like it from Robert Milkins, nice clean pot. He
:21:57. > :22:06.has had not had a good run on the That was a tough green. There was
:22:06. > :22:10.pressure on that. He knew he would be, next red. The green has
:22:10. > :22:20.cannoned the cluster of reds and opened more of them up. It is not
:22:20. > :22:50.
:22:50. > :23:00.That has turned out well. The black available to both corners and the
:23:00. > :23:00.
:23:00. > :24:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:24:01. > :24:11.It was amazing how quickly that came off the cushion. He got
:24:11. > :24:13.
:24:14. > :24:17.another foot of place. -- pace. That was incredible. I am often
:24:17. > :24:23.asked what causes that to happen but if you clean the cue ball, you
:24:23. > :24:27.will get a perfect balance every time. If you actually come out of a
:24:27. > :24:33.snooker and you miss and you are called for a miss and the referee
:24:33. > :24:36.replaces the cue ball, it is a point worth noting that if the
:24:36. > :24:46.referee cleans the cue ball, you will get a completely different
:24:46. > :25:20.
:25:20. > :25:30.balance of the crucial next time. - Ominous signs in this third frame
:25:30. > :25:36.
:25:36. > :25:46.This is when Ding Junhui is at his best normally. When he is in a box
:25:46. > :25:46.
:25:46. > :26:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:26:47. > :26:57.the reds. He has good tight control He had the angle to nudge a few
:26:57. > :27:07.reds. So, colour, red, colour, and Ding Junhui will be racing away to
:27:07. > :27:22.
:27:22. > :27:32.a 3-0 lead. Robert Milkins has not He needs to play an attacking shot,
:27:32. > :27:34.
:27:34. > :27:38.it is a different game these days. Now, he needs one more red. This is
:27:38. > :27:48.the green. I am not disputing he should have gone for it, but it was
:27:48. > :28:11.
:28:11. > :28:21.It is wise to have the cue ball cleaned because you don't want to
:28:21. > :28:26.
:28:26. > :28:36.Dead centre, look. The pressure is off Ding Junhui. Can he make a
:28:36. > :28:36.
:28:36. > :29:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:29:36. > :29:46.He just got into the cue ball too Been a professional, Ding Junhui,
:29:46. > :29:46.
:29:46. > :29:53.since 2003, so tenures and he has amassed 280 career centuries. Well,
:29:54. > :29:59.this one will be 279. That is a good average, 27 a year at least. A
:29:59. > :30:09.lot of players don't make 27 in a lifetime. He is one of the game's
:30:09. > :30:25.
:30:25. > :30:31.That was a tough shot to play he wanted to miss the cannon on the
:30:32. > :30:37.blue. It has all gone wrong now. But it is 100 for break by Ding
:30:37. > :30:44.Junhui and he extended his lead to 3-0.
:30:44. > :30:52.And he won frame four with the break of 74. So, frame five, Ding
:30:52. > :30:57.Junhui is at the table trilling. He is having a look to see whether
:30:57. > :31:02.the red... It is difficult to describe it, just to the left-hand
:31:02. > :31:12.side of the cluster of reds will pass the red that is near the
:31:12. > :31:28.
:31:28. > :31:38.That are the wren I thought he was looking up previously. -- that is
:31:38. > :31:38.
:31:38. > :32:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:32:56. > :33:03.the red. He has cannoned it. It This is the sort of opportunity you
:33:03. > :33:13.must take full advantage of. Roared has already 32 points to the good.
:33:13. > :33:25.
:33:25. > :33:30.We saw a remarkable comeback yesterday evening from Alan McManus.
:33:30. > :33:40.Different format now we have reached the quarter-final stage.
:33:40. > :33:41.
:33:41. > :33:46.The best of nine with an interval. Are you a fan of no interval?
:33:46. > :33:56.How many times have you seen that in a any sport turn things around
:33:56. > :33:58.
:33:58. > :34:07.for the opposing team, or in our case, our opponent. --? The whole
:34:07. > :34:16.pattern of the game can change. I do not see the need for it. That is
:34:16. > :34:26.coming from a person who holds The Record for the longest frame ever,
:34:26. > :34:45.
:34:45. > :34:55.98 minutes. I know, and I was fit 41 points in front. He played the
:34:55. > :35:02.
:35:02. > :35:07.cannon nicely. Well played. He He does not feel the had a good
:35:07. > :35:13.contact there. He has left himself slightly higher on the black and he
:35:13. > :35:23.wanted to be. He still needs a couple of reds to keep this frame -
:35:23. > :36:00.
:36:00. > :36:04.Still 67 remaining on the table. Knowledgeable audience recognise
:36:04. > :36:13.that Ding Junhui has lost his first frame at last this evening. He
:36:13. > :36:18.could have lost a couple of others. It is always difficult to see
:36:18. > :36:28.yourself winning when you're a 4-0 down, but you have to think
:36:28. > :36:28.
:36:28. > :37:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:37:14. > :37:24.yourself, what can I do to keep my He has kept his chances of making a
:37:24. > :37:24.
:37:24. > :38:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:38:49. > :38:54.Well done, Robert Milkins. A good way to open your account. Fantastic
:38:54. > :39:04.shot on the black. That is more like the Robert Milkins I know. He
:39:04. > :39:06.
:39:06. > :39:16.Could he stage a remarkable fightback? Into frame six, Ding
:39:16. > :39:32.
:39:32. > :39:40.Things are just beginning to a go wrong Ford being at the moment. --
:39:40. > :39:46.for Ding Junhui. A chance for Robert to cut a red in as a shot to
:39:46. > :39:53.nothing. Just having a look to see if there is the chance of a three-
:39:53. > :39:59.ball plant. I don't think he needs to take a risk like this. I agree
:39:59. > :40:04.with you. But you know that Ding Junhui will. Whatever he does, he
:40:04. > :40:09.is going to have to put it in a position where Ding Junhui does not
:40:09. > :40:19.have to play the three-ball -- does not get to play the three-ball
:40:19. > :40:57.
:40:57. > :41:00.plant. I was unlucky. Perfect cue He overscrewed that slightly. As
:41:00. > :41:10.long as he misses a kiss on the brown, he should be able to get
:41:10. > :41:18.
:41:18. > :41:28.back up to be reds. The one next to the pink pots. He is 42 points
:41:28. > :41:28.
:41:28. > :42:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:42:37. > :42:47.behind but he has just become He played that nicely. He needed to
:42:47. > :43:08.
:43:08. > :43:18.Still 20 points behind. He will I am always a believer in playing
:43:18. > :43:19.
:43:19. > :43:24.for the ball colour after the red. -- baulk. I think further on in
:43:24. > :43:29.this break, should he pot the remaining red, he can leave himself
:43:29. > :43:35.a nice angle on the green. He may be in -- able to put that blew into
:43:35. > :43:40.the middle of the table. I wonder if you will be thinking that later?
:43:40. > :43:50.He is trying to do a little bit of maths at to see if he can get into
:43:50. > :43:58.
:43:58. > :44:08.the wing position without having to He will be taking Dominics tries --
:44:08. > :44:12.
:44:12. > :44:20.I wonder if he is going to do it now, the shot that Domenech
:44:20. > :44:30.suggested? We're not saying the blue is not in a good position of.
:44:30. > :45:00.
:45:00. > :45:10.But it would be a lot easier to It is a bit risky to play the
:45:10. > :45:17.
:45:17. > :45:21.cannon. He will have to stun it to This is the key shot for Robert
:45:21. > :45:31.Milkins. If he can get on the blue nasty, it is end of March. Does he
:45:31. > :45:37.
:45:37. > :45:47.I don't think that is any good as far as getting on the pink is
:45:47. > :45:58.
:45:58. > :46:08.Whatever you do, don't risk position by playing the blue a hard.
:46:08. > :46:44.
:46:44. > :46:54.He needs the rest, I think. This is It looked like it was going to be
:46:54. > :47:02.
:47:02. > :47:06.everywhere. -- a run away. He has What a good performance. He won the
:47:06. > :47:16.opening four frames, went a little bit quiet for a while. And he
:47:16. > :47:23.eventually wins by one. I played very relaxed today. We both played
:47:23. > :47:31.no good when the match started. Getting in the game earlier, I am
:47:31. > :47:35.playing better. He also had some pressure. He missed some easy balls.
:47:35. > :47:41.Just take my chance. When you look at the statistics, this guy is
:47:41. > :47:44.playing so well. And efficiently clinical display? He is playing
:47:44. > :47:49.absolutely fantastic. I commentated on the first match of the
:47:49. > :47:54.tournament when he played and had two centuries back to back. In the
:47:54. > :48:00.next match he had a two centuries. We said it was the best we have
:48:00. > :48:06.seen him play for a long time. century breaks and 70 -- said and
:48:06. > :48:16.50 plus breaks? You can ask for anything more than that. It is all
:48:16. > :48:17.
:48:17. > :48:23.about the 50s and the 60s. The hundreds are nice. But he will be
:48:23. > :48:28.happy he is scoring the 50s and 60s. What about Robert Milkins? He was
:48:28. > :48:34.so good against Mark Williams but you never got going tonight? He was
:48:34. > :48:39.mustered against Mark. Tonight, for whether reason, he had a chance and
:48:39. > :48:43.the second frame. That is what went wrong. He missed an easy black. He
:48:43. > :48:52.would have drawn level but then he went to do 0 down. He was never in
:48:52. > :49:00.it after that. He looked like he was going to cut his deficit in the
:49:00. > :49:06.last frame. Ding Junhui is looking in fabulous form. Can anybody touch
:49:06. > :49:11.him? You can never say never but he has played absolutely scintillating
:49:11. > :49:15.snooker. This is as good as I have seen him for years. To the other
:49:15. > :49:20.quarter-final. It is an all- Scottish affair this evening on the
:49:20. > :49:25.second table. Stephen Maguire taking on Alan McManus. Maguire
:49:26. > :49:35.took the neck -- the first three frames, McManus the next two. We
:49:36. > :49:38.
:49:38. > :49:48.joined up at 4-3 in favour of A good chance for Allen. -- for
:49:48. > :50:13.
:50:13. > :50:17.Getting the black on to its spot Looks straightforward enough but
:50:17. > :50:27.when you're out there under pressure and you're just one frame
:50:27. > :50:31.
:50:31. > :50:40.away from being knocked out of the I'm not sure if you can get on the
:50:40. > :50:50.pink here, which would be handy for him. -- if he can get on the pink.
:50:50. > :51:15.
:51:15. > :51:25.Clear the red into that pocket as Keeping good close position now.
:51:25. > :51:38.
:51:38. > :51:45.It has been a good effort. He has come back from 3-0 behind in the
:51:45. > :51:54.previous round to win 4-3 against Joe Perry. At 3-0 here he looked at
:51:54. > :52:01.that. -- out of it. Of course, and now we are up to the best-of-nine
:52:01. > :52:11.frames. It is slightly different. At the interval comes into play. He
:52:11. > :52:27.
:52:27. > :52:33.won the vital frame before the Getting slightly more difficult now.
:52:33. > :52:43.The reds are available. But he will have to play some good positional
:52:43. > :52:48.
:52:48. > :52:58.If that red is not easy, the one close to the centre pocket, he has
:52:58. > :53:01.
:53:01. > :53:07.got an option to pot Mac -- to pot the red. Now he sees the shot. He
:53:07. > :53:11.has played it and it has gone wrong. That was one of the problems with
:53:11. > :53:21.playing a cannon on to a red when you're potting your red. If it goes
:53:21. > :53:25.
:53:25. > :53:33.wrong, you have not got an easy He played to cats that red are
:53:33. > :53:40.slightly Fulham to stay on the pink. Now he has got a choice. --
:53:40. > :53:50.slightly fall on the pink. He is 19 in front. If he goes for a colour
:53:50. > :53:50.
:53:50. > :54:00.and Mrs it, it could cost him the match. He has plumped for yellow.
:54:00. > :54:12.
:54:12. > :54:17.The pink was a possibility. He did I think he played the right shot
:54:17. > :54:22.trying to calm and the red out. But I'm not quite sure about that one.
:54:22. > :54:30.Mind you, everybody has different choices. I would have played Pink
:54:30. > :54:37.myself. I think he has done so well to get back into the match, he has
:54:37. > :54:44.fought so hard, I think he felt he had to go for it Cormac there. Is
:54:44. > :54:54.it going to cost him though? Still plenty of work to do for Stephen
:54:54. > :54:54.
:54:54. > :55:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:55:38. > :55:48.He put some power in to bat. That In an ideal world he would have
:55:48. > :56:03.
:56:04. > :56:07.liked to have been on a little bit He played it well. What a long rest.
:56:07. > :56:17.-- with the long rest when the extension is on, it is not quite so
:56:17. > :56:36.
:56:36. > :56:40.Alan McManus thinking his chance has gone. Not much can go wrong
:56:40. > :56:48.here first Stephen Maguire. He is perfectly on the pink. That is all
:56:48. > :56:53.he needs. And in it goes. An excellent clearance from Stephen
:56:53. > :57:03.Maguire under pressure after a McManus had fought back so hard
:57:03. > :57:04.
:57:04. > :57:08.from 3-0 behind. The Maguire goes Just relieved. I thought I was
:57:08. > :57:14.infra and early night. I started off in total control. One visit
:57:14. > :57:19.breaks. I thought it was going to win. I thought was maybe going to
:57:19. > :57:22.be 5-1 or 5-2. As soon as I missed a couple of balls, the game changed
:57:22. > :57:27.and Alan got some rhythm. He started taking control of the
:57:27. > :57:37.middle part of the match. It is hotting up nicely. There is the
:57:37. > :57:43.
:57:43. > :57:47.Both matches live on BBC Two Wells. Look out of this. I want to take
:57:47. > :57:54.you into the arena. What is happening now is the table to on
:57:54. > :57:58.the far side is being dismantled. Table number one is being recovered.
:57:58. > :58:01.The baize is been recovered. At that table moves into the middle
:58:01. > :58:07.for the semi-finals. The look of those guys working very hard here
:58:07. > :58:12.at the Newport centre. They are on overtime, obviously! Looking ahead
:58:12. > :58:18.to the semi-finals in a moment. As far as Stephen Maguire is concerned,
:58:18. > :58:23.a great night's work. He thought it was going to be an early night?
:58:23. > :58:31.Alone fought back. He did the same yesterday. It was not to be tonight.
:58:31. > :58:35.He got it back to 4-3 from being 3- 0 and 4-2 behind. Stephen were
:58:35. > :58:39.played very well until then. He missed a couple of balls. Alan got
:58:39. > :58:43.stronger as the match went on. I thought he should have played the
:58:43. > :58:49.pink in the final frame. He went for the tricky yellow, he missed it
:58:49. > :58:53.and it cost him the matter. He had a great chance to level it. Stephen
:58:53. > :58:58.Maguire popped in the area and said he was confident, relaxed and
:58:58. > :59:02.enjoying himself. Could he beat Judd Trump? On his game, he can
:59:02. > :59:06.beat anybody in the world. Stephen would probably be the first to
:59:06. > :59:10.agree with his talent. Stephen Hendry would say it. He has
:59:10. > :59:15.achieved a lot but he has probably under-achieved to what everybody
:59:15. > :59:23.thought he was going to achieve. are into the semi-finals. We are