Semi-finals: Judd Trump v Stephen Maguire

:00:34. > :00:39.A good evening and welcome to the Newport Centre world the second

:00:39. > :00:43.semi-final of the Welsh Open. Stuart Bingham is already through

:00:43. > :00:48.to the final tomorrow after seeing off reigning champion Ding Junhui

:00:48. > :00:55.earlier today. Tonight we will find out who he will meet tomorrow, Judd

:00:55. > :01:00.Trump or Stephen Maguire. A lot of people have said I'm having about

:01:00. > :01:07.season. I've only had two bad tournaments this year and unlikely

:01:07. > :01:10.for me they have been on the BBC. Other than that, I think people

:01:11. > :01:16.have such high expectations and wanted to get through and that is

:01:16. > :01:23.the reason they put me down when I don't do it. He just tough to have

:01:23. > :01:27.your head held high and keep on. plays the game right, he goes for

:01:27. > :01:35.some shots, and did they care wind he is probably one of the most

:01:35. > :01:40.dangerous players. -- it they go in. I think when I start playing for

:01:40. > :01:44.safety that is when I start missing. That is not my natural game and I

:01:44. > :01:49.am going to get back to that. note Judge quite well and he has

:01:49. > :01:54.been saying that people are slowing him down, but I will certainly not

:01:54. > :01:59.beat slowing him down. If he wants to go toe-to-toe, I'm happy with

:01:59. > :02:05.that. Get the reds open and if he sets to me before the match, no

:02:05. > :02:09.safety allowed, I am all in. every game has gone on I have

:02:09. > :02:13.started thinking about things more and I'm going to go back to my old

:02:13. > :02:20.game and try to scare opponents. The main thing is to be confident

:02:20. > :02:25.and go out and enjoy it and play well. It is not getting any easier.

:02:25. > :02:35.Basically, to longer it goes, the harder it get. I would like to get

:02:35. > :02:41.

:02:41. > :02:46.my name on a trophy this year, A fascinating snooker match ahead

:02:46. > :02:52.of us. Willie Thorne will be watching with me this evening. A

:02:52. > :02:57.great semi-final this afternoon. Well this one be just as good?

:02:57. > :03:02.think so. We have the four players that on form in the semi-finals.

:03:02. > :03:08.The fact that Stephen Maguire has not won since 2008, for player of

:03:08. > :03:12.his class, he is due to win one. have just been chatting to Stephen

:03:12. > :03:15.Maguire in the practice room and he says he is going for it tonight, is

:03:15. > :03:21.going to be very aggressive. have be aggressive against Judd

:03:21. > :03:25.Trump because he is going to do the same. He is a man that pots ball

:03:25. > :03:31.off that lampshade. It will be interesting to see how the match

:03:31. > :03:38.goes on. Stephen Maguire leads the career had to heads 3-1. Does that

:03:38. > :03:42.make a difference? Not really. At the record was eight-0, than it

:03:42. > :03:49.does make a difference. Judd Trump is a young player and has not been

:03:49. > :03:54.on the circuit very long. players are to the right of us, so

:03:54. > :03:59.be careful! Who is your money on? think I'll probably sit on the

:03:59. > :04:06.fence! Whatever happens, it is could be a great semi-final. Judd

:04:06. > :04:10.Trump has a huge smile on his face. The players are ready, at the crowd

:04:10. > :04:15.are ready, so let us join our master of ceremonies. It is

:04:15. > :04:21.Saturday night, we are in Newport and this is the last session of

:04:21. > :04:27.snooker ahead of the Welsh Open final tomorrow. We are all set for

:04:27. > :04:31.a brilliant night of world class snooker. Please welcome a player

:04:32. > :04:37.bidding for his second Welsh Open final in three years. One of the

:04:37. > :04:46.nicest guys on the circuit. He has beaten Matthew Stevens and Alan

:04:46. > :04:56.McManus on the route to the final. When he is good, he is on fire,

:04:56. > :05:16.

:05:16. > :05:20.MUSIC: "Here I Go Again" by And his opponent. The most exciting

:05:20. > :05:25.player of his generation. Three times a ranking event winner,

:05:25. > :05:31.bidding for his 6th appearance in a major final. He has been improving

:05:31. > :05:37.all week. Perhaps tonight we once again get to see his own brand of

:05:37. > :05:47.naughty snooker. Ladies and gentlemen, it is The Ace In The

:05:47. > :06:09.

:06:09. > :06:13.Terrific atmosphere in the arena here at the Newport Centre. Let us

:06:13. > :06:23.get the second semi-final under way enjoyed our commentary team of

:06:23. > :06:33.

:06:33. > :06:43.TERRY GRIFFITHS: Just waiting for the lads to break off. The

:06:43. > :06:46.

:06:46. > :06:56.customary handshake. Two very positive snooker players. We could

:06:56. > :07:15.

:07:15. > :07:25.be in for a very exciting match DARREN MORGAN: Stephen Maguire, and

:07:25. > :07:55.

:07:55. > :08:05.refusing the long red and a very He is having a good look to see if

:08:05. > :08:20.

:08:20. > :08:26.he can get past the brown to the He could come off the red on the

:08:26. > :08:36.extreme left there, just catch that half ball. He is looking what is

:08:36. > :08:36.

:08:36. > :09:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:09:46. > :09:51.Again, it Stephen Maguire concentrating on getting a good cue

:09:51. > :10:01.ball. He is looking to see if he can come off the side cushion just

:10:01. > :10:25.

:10:25. > :10:35.below the reds. He would love to REFEREE: Foul and a miss. Not the

:10:35. > :10:35.

:10:35. > :12:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:12:28. > :12:38.Great the tent that. -- Not but Judd Trump went a little bit wider.

:12:38. > :12:51.

:12:51. > :13:01.He did not playing that way, but he Very good length from Stephen

:13:01. > :13:15.

:13:15. > :13:21.Has the table slowed up? It looks a little bit slower than the new

:13:21. > :13:27.cloth yesterday. It was quite apparent this afternoon that in the

:13:27. > :13:37.first couple of frames both players were struggling with the speed of

:13:37. > :13:45.

:13:45. > :13:55.A new cloth went on yesterday evening after play, and it may be a

:13:55. > :14:05.bit heavier. You would expect the cushions to be a bit slower but the

:14:05. > :14:14.

:14:14. > :14:19.bed was like lightning during the It was a beautiful shot and he

:14:19. > :14:24.would have been very unfortunate to have gone in off! Stephen Maguire

:14:24. > :14:34.stood up because he thought it was in. Judd Trump motion for him to

:14:34. > :14:53.

:14:53. > :15:03.We were expecting big breaks but so far they have both been snookered a

:15:03. > :15:35.

:15:35. > :15:39.He hit it a bit too hard. If he had hit it and looked all bit more

:15:39. > :15:49.gently, then the curve of the white would have allowed him to go to the

:15:49. > :15:49.

:15:49. > :16:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:16:52. > :17:02.other side of the red -- he took He could have stunned back on the

:17:02. > :17:23.

:17:23. > :17:33.red and left himself for the pink. He is still on the blue but he is

:17:33. > :17:38.

:17:38. > :17:48.restricted with what he can do with He played it dead wait to get the

:17:48. > :18:07.

:18:07. > :18:16.He missed the pot and he did not really get the spin on, either. A

:18:16. > :18:20.do not know whether he had a bad contact. I think it was because he

:18:20. > :18:30.was putting so much left-hand side on the cue ball that he just pushed

:18:30. > :18:47.

:18:47. > :18:57.it out to the right and changed the It is always by deal to come out of

:18:57. > :19:10.

:19:10. > :19:14.the blocks and settled straight Judd Trump also the loose and a lot

:19:14. > :19:24.of the balls out so he has given Stephen Maguire are very good

:19:24. > :19:24.

:19:24. > :20:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:20:17. > :20:27.It he was a little bit closer to the cue ball with his bridge hand

:20:27. > :20:27.

:20:27. > :21:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:21:36. > :21:46.and he would have liked, but no He is handling these open reds

:21:46. > :21:54.

:21:54. > :22:04.There is one red by the black and one on the cushion, but at least he

:22:04. > :22:19.

:22:19. > :22:29.That was the clever shot, as long as he can get to the red to the

:22:29. > :22:43.

:22:43. > :22:51.All of a sudden, this has turned into a great chance for Stephen

:22:51. > :23:01.Maguire. He still has a bit of work to do. It is not easy, by any

:23:01. > :23:16.

:23:17. > :23:26.These are the type of chances that you have to take in a semi-final of

:23:27. > :23:33.

:23:33. > :23:43.I think he tried to get an angle to move this red from the top cushion.

:23:43. > :23:58.

:23:58. > :24:05.A do not think he has quite got the He played for the black and needed

:24:05. > :24:15.a kiss, but he is out of position. The reds are covering themselves

:24:15. > :24:16.

:24:16. > :25:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:25:59. > :26:06.He played the cushion first, a very Stephen Maguire cannot get to the

:26:06. > :26:13.edge of the red on the right hand side. He wants to get that in order

:26:13. > :26:23.to get back down to a similar position. He can hit the right-hand

:26:23. > :26:44.

:26:44. > :26:54.side of the pink is stopping him He tried for the plant. He needed

:26:54. > :27:05.

:27:06. > :27:11.to cover the red and I do not think He made a bit of a mess of that one

:27:11. > :27:21.but let us see if he can recover. He is very good at taking on behalf

:27:21. > :27:37.

:27:37. > :27:47.pots to recover position. -- tough He had to revert to green and avoid

:27:47. > :28:15.

:28:16. > :28:25.Very well played. He caught the cannon full on. There are no

:28:26. > :28:26.

:28:26. > :29:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:29:47. > :29:53.It is amazing how much reaction you can get. We had a bit of fun

:29:53. > :30:01.because Steve Maguire thought it was going off. Judge told him to

:30:01. > :30:05.sit back down again but in the end, Maguire got in. -- Judd Trump. He

:30:05. > :30:10.goes for everything when he gets an opportunity. The blue he played

:30:10. > :30:15.from tight under the cushion - to go back and have the pace right to

:30:16. > :30:20.get on to the last red, he deserved to win that frame.

:30:20. > :30:23.I was talking to Terry Griffiths earlier about the atmosphere. The

:30:23. > :30:27.reaction when Judd Trump is introduced on the fans are cheering

:30:27. > :30:32.for him, and yet Stephen had a nice applause. Does that crime Cup the

:30:32. > :30:36.pressure if you are not getting the same kind of accolade? Is in

:30:36. > :30:40.fairness, Judd Trump is the next Jimmy White. We had Alex Higgins,

:30:40. > :30:44.Jimmy White and now we have Judd Trump. That is the kind of reaction

:30:44. > :30:48.Ronnie O'Sullivan has always got. It makes you realise the crowd on

:30:48. > :30:53.your side and that is a big help. I remember playing against Jimmy

:30:53. > :31:03.White years ago and I played a shot and the white was going in and a

:31:03. > :31:21.

:31:21. > :31:31.half of the people work willing it A good opening frame. Both players

:31:31. > :31:34.

:31:34. > :31:44.They both look in good form. A bit more of a methodical frame than we

:31:44. > :32:13.

:32:13. > :32:23.He has got better as the week has gone on. His safety has been good

:32:23. > :32:28.

:32:28. > :32:38.He plays a completely different potting game to most of the players

:32:38. > :32:57.

:32:57. > :33:03.Another player used to do that. He lost the sight in his other ride

:33:03. > :33:13.but he was unbelievable. He used to work them down the cushions.

:33:13. > :33:15.

:33:16. > :33:21.Because Cliff Wilson. He was a good He is not with us any more. He

:33:21. > :33:25.packed in for 15 years. He came back and he was not a Dunster but

:33:25. > :33:30.he won the World Amateur Championships in Malta and got into

:33:30. > :33:40.the top 16 in the world. It is frightening to think how good he

:33:40. > :33:42.

:33:42. > :33:52.would have been if he had not To drop this fortunate that he

:33:52. > :34:17.

:34:17. > :34:27.covered that red. -- Judd Trump is It did not go off. But it is

:34:27. > :34:39.

:34:39. > :34:49.It is not easy for him to play safe from here. Judd Trump would have

:34:49. > :34:55.

:34:55. > :35:05.He could be forced to either player dropping it yellow or dropping

:35:05. > :35:28.

:35:28. > :35:38.green. He could come off the brown What a terrific pot! He found the

:35:38. > :35:40.

:35:40. > :35:49.gap between the brown and the Judd Trump taps his knee in respect

:35:49. > :35:54.of that pot. You can't believe that! That is the West positional

:35:54. > :36:04.shot he has played in a while after potting the green like that. -- the

:36:04. > :36:14.

:36:14. > :36:24.Only five but two of the shots were tremendous. He played position for

:36:24. > :36:51.

:36:51. > :37:01.He just got the wrong angle, a little bit Peacey, so it slid past.

:37:01. > :37:03.

:37:03. > :37:13.He has a tendency to beat himself up every so often but it inspires

:37:13. > :37:23.

:37:23. > :37:33.Up they have not been any clear-cut chances in either of the frames.

:37:33. > :37:33.

:37:34. > :37:43.the last frame, the black was tight That is the second time Stephen

:37:44. > :37:54.

:37:54. > :38:01.Maguire has cut the red to thin on He pulled that one quite a lot to

:38:01. > :38:05.the left there. That was unexpected. He has not pot a ball for seven

:38:05. > :38:15.minutes so the is not actually in full flow but those are the types

:38:15. > :38:29.

:38:29. > :38:36.of shots he looks for to get him in A chance here to play possibly

:38:36. > :38:46.green or possibly brown. Get on the reds and then blacks are available

:38:46. > :38:50.

:38:50. > :39:00.in both corners and the pink spot We call that a nice big circle or

:39:00. > :39:09.

:39:09. > :39:19.He is a bit short of my circle, just creeping in. If I could have

:39:19. > :39:41.

:39:41. > :39:48.Any bigger and it would have He is trying to squeeze it to push

:39:48. > :39:58.it across and it did not work out. I think it was the circle that put

:39:58. > :39:58.

:39:58. > :40:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:40:52. > :40:55.This is a place where both players are very comfortable. We used to

:40:55. > :41:05.seek them both making big breaks on a regular basis on the professional

:41:05. > :41:33.

:41:33. > :41:43.Judd Trump made 206 centuries in his short career. Stephen Maguire

:41:43. > :42:01.

:42:01. > :42:11.is coming up to the 250 mark. 247 Jacklin turned professional in 2005

:42:11. > :42:32.

:42:32. > :42:41.and had a lot of matches in to make He will be very disappointed with

:42:41. > :42:47.that. One of these players needs to get in now and make an 80 break to

:42:47. > :42:57.get themselves moving. If they were boxers, you would still be waiting

:42:57. > :43:12.

:43:12. > :43:22.If they did throw a punch, I know well I would be putting my money

:43:22. > :43:38.

:43:38. > :43:46.It can't get through to that red directly or we would see him doing

:43:46. > :43:53.another special deep screw. He might try to come off the side

:43:53. > :43:59.cushion. If he was a little bit closer to the corner pocket, he

:43:59. > :44:09.might even try to pot it off the cushion. If he does like to play a

:44:09. > :44:13.

:44:13. > :44:23.safety, he has got to make sure he He is looking at a plant, I think.

:44:23. > :44:24.

:44:24. > :44:28.Surely not! There is naughty and there is outrageous! You never know

:44:28. > :44:38.with the Judd Trump. To me it looks like a straight forward safety. He

:44:38. > :44:48.only has the one on the extreme He obviously doesn't like that shot,

:44:48. > :45:12.

:45:12. > :45:15.or he hasn't seen it. So it is He has got to be careful with this

:45:15. > :45:19.shot if he plays it again because he obviously hit it slightly too

:45:19. > :45:29.hard. It could hit the cushion first and go off and leave the red

:45:29. > :45:33.

:45:33. > :45:43.He is having a look at that averages plant. You cannot imagine

:45:43. > :46:03.

:46:03. > :46:13.he will go for that in a fit! -- He almost went in. Well played,

:46:13. > :46:13.

:46:13. > :46:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:46:54. > :47:03.At least he could have put the cue ball tight on the cushion and made

:47:04. > :47:04.

:47:04. > :47:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:47:58. > :48:08.Judd Trump is a little bit in trouble here. There is no obvious

:48:08. > :48:18.

:48:18. > :48:28.safety. He may just drop the white Despite the safety, the reds are

:48:28. > :48:30.

:48:30. > :48:40.still well placed, should somebody The high break so far is 42 Stephen

:48:40. > :48:55.

:48:55. > :49:01.Maguire, 38-Trump. But they have One of those games where they are

:49:01. > :49:11.playing good shots but I don't think the focus is there. Stephen

:49:11. > :49:21.

:49:21. > :49:31.Maguire is rolling up off the He looks favourite to hit this red

:49:31. > :49:37.

:49:37. > :49:43.He made a mess of that. REFEREE: Foul and a miss.

:49:43. > :49:49.That is a long way out for that shot. He is lucky it did not run

:49:49. > :49:59.another few inches on. You cannot pot the one to the left in the

:49:59. > :50:04.

:50:05. > :50:14.There are a few reds that he is putting back in. None of the reds

:50:15. > :50:15.

:50:15. > :52:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:52:13. > :52:20.He is trying to rest on the back of That is an error! This time he has

:52:20. > :52:30.not really got away with it. He has not potted a ball now for 10.5

:52:30. > :52:40.

:52:40. > :52:50.minutes. That sometimes can upset Amazing. After all that safety play

:52:50. > :52:55.

:52:55. > :53:01.you wonder whether someone will get The cue ball was three inches short

:53:01. > :53:11.of a Richard have been. A tough one in the middle to get started. -- of

:53:11. > :53:22.

:53:22. > :53:32.It is just unbelievable, the way things go. Stephen Maguire forced

:53:32. > :53:35.

:53:35. > :53:39.Judd Trump into a safety mistake - his first of the match. He got the

:53:39. > :53:49.kick and all the seven, the Bad shave to shot that Judd Trump

:53:49. > :53:49.

:53:49. > :54:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:54:33. > :54:43.played, get some in amongst the So it looks like Judd Trump is

:54:43. > :55:08.

:55:08. > :55:14.Judd Trump does look quite good when he is in amongst the balls. He

:55:14. > :55:19.is getting back to somewhere near his best. If he starts walloping

:55:19. > :55:29.balls like that, OK, it was a straightforward black but he lifted

:55:29. > :55:34.

:55:34. > :55:39.Bad luck for Stephen Maguire and Judd Trump is now in the lead.

:55:40. > :55:43.So, Terry, it all comes from a bit of bad luck. He falls to Judd Trump

:55:43. > :55:49.into making a bad safety. Judd Trump made the mistake, Stephen

:55:49. > :55:54.Maguire was in, and then it was unbelievable what happened. Yes,

:55:54. > :55:59.here comes the kick. You can see the red lifting off the table. It

:55:59. > :56:04.does not always straighten up. We don't really know why. Nobody has

:56:04. > :56:09.really found a solution to these kicks but they do not always cost

:56:09. > :56:13.to the frame. But it did with Stephen Maguire. And like you said,

:56:13. > :56:19.after the long safety, it is more marked that when you have a chance

:56:19. > :56:23.to win a frame... It is the conditions you have got to put up

:56:23. > :56:30.with out there. Sometimes you get the bounces off the cushion, as

:56:30. > :56:40.well Coppull we have not had much of that because there is a new

:56:40. > :56:49.

:56:49. > :56:59.cloth. -- as well, but we have not The third frame. Judd Trump to

:56:59. > :56:59.

:56:59. > :57:09.Judd Trump will be very happy breaking off in the third frame,

:57:09. > :57:19.

:57:19. > :57:29.McQuire, in his own little way, is now hanging on. The is only two

:57:29. > :57:35.

:57:35. > :57:37.frames behind and it is first to He looked at the red to the left of

:57:37. > :57:46.the pack for a minute to chip it into the middle pocket but have

:57:47. > :57:56.elected to play to the one on the He played it confidently but it did

:57:57. > :57:58.

:57:58. > :58:03.He gave an interview today saying that he has been criticised for his

:58:03. > :58:08.play at the moment but he has had quite a good season. The standards

:58:08. > :58:12.he has set for himself, I suppose, makes it difficult for him to

:58:12. > :58:18.achieve higher level standards throughout the season, with so many

:58:18. > :58:22.tournaments on these days. One thing is for sure - you do not lose

:58:22. > :58:32.your skill, anyway. You lose your belief at times but never your

:58:32. > :58:32.

:58:32. > :59:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:59:21. > :59:25.Every single ball on the table is in potting position. He has got a

:59:25. > :59:35.good cue ball. He has not left anything easy but having said that,

:59:35. > :59:52.

:59:52. > :00:02.we are talking about Judd. He will He went for that one to the right

:00:02. > :00:18.

:00:18. > :00:28.He was very brave to take that on. That was a very thin cut. It could

:00:28. > :00:37.

:00:37. > :00:44.definitely have gone wrong and he I would not want to take on too

:00:44. > :00:50.many of those. I thought he was mad for taking it on for stock but it

:00:50. > :00:57.has paid off for him so he played the right shot. If it had not gone

:00:57. > :01:02.in, he would have left all of these for Judd. He played it well and he

:01:02. > :01:08.had a little bit of fortune. He has played two great reds in the

:01:08. > :01:18.previous two frames and landed on nothing. This time, he has kissed

:01:18. > :01:57.

:01:57. > :02:03.Stephen Maguire will take the reds on because he does not like frames

:02:03. > :02:13.that are broken up with a lot of safety play. The pattern are -- the

:02:13. > :02:13.

:02:13. > :02:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:02:53. > :03:03.pattern of play has not suited him If you do not believe, you will not

:03:03. > :03:25.

:03:25. > :03:35.achieve. Stephen Maguire is quite a But he caught the red a little bit

:03:35. > :03:35.

:03:35. > :04:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:04:19. > :04:26.thick. But he has won on into the He is looking for a gap from the

:04:26. > :04:36.blue so perhaps he pill 30 cannot hold the blue for the reds. --

:04:36. > :04:36.

:04:36. > :05:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:05:50. > :05:57.He played to cannon into the pink and the red there. But he is still

:05:57. > :06:05.on the red into the left-hand corner. This break has gained

:06:05. > :06:15.momentum nicely. There are still more than enough balls left on the

:06:15. > :06:21.

:06:21. > :06:31.table. So he still has to be He time to that to perfection. --

:06:31. > :06:31.

:06:31. > :08:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:08:03. > :08:13.The highest break of the match so A little bit unlucky with the

:08:13. > :08:29.

:08:29. > :08:39.cannon of the red over to the He will try to dislodge the red

:08:39. > :08:46.

:08:46. > :08:56.He did not pot the black very cleanly, otherwise he might have

:08:56. > :09:00.

:09:00. > :09:10.He got the cannon but missed the pot but he will be more than

:09:10. > :09:11.

:09:11. > :09:18.pleased with that break of 87. He has pulled one back. That is the

:09:18. > :09:24.six macro break of over 54 Stephen Maguire in the tournament.

:09:24. > :09:28.played a very risky red in the third frame. If he had been two in

:09:29. > :09:36.front I would have said definitely go for this. But when you are be

:09:36. > :09:42.hand -- behind, it can be a very risky shot. But Stephen Maguire has

:09:42. > :09:47.got a lot of bottle. And when you pot it, it gives you confidence.

:09:47. > :09:50.Yes, you feel you are in the game. It was so important to get a

:09:50. > :09:55.foothold in the match and he has done that with the highest break of

:09:55. > :10:05.the match so far. He did tell last before going into the arena, I am

:10:05. > :10:15.going to be aggressive tonight. he said, I am going to go for it.

:10:15. > :10:22.

:10:22. > :10:28.DARREN MORGAN: It Stephen Maguire will be feeling a lot better. He

:10:28. > :10:38.has got the frame on the board. No player, really, settles down until

:10:38. > :10:58.

:10:58. > :11:08.He will not want a touching ball, which it is. It give Stephen and

:11:08. > :11:27.

:11:28. > :11:31.nice free shot to try to get up It is a surprise that he did not

:11:31. > :11:41.try to get behind the green because it allowed Judd Trump to play the

:11:41. > :11:44.

:11:44. > :11:54.same shot. REFEREE: Touching ball. When he do it this time? -- will

:11:54. > :12:13.

:12:13. > :12:23.Dear me think I can think is that he wants Judd Trump to try to

:12:23. > :13:00.

:13:00. > :13:10.develop some of the reds. But the I thought he might have played for

:13:10. > :13:10.

:13:10. > :13:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:13:53. > :14:01.the black then. It would have made He put backspin on the bottom of

:14:01. > :14:05.the cue ball to avoid the red on the cushion. The red does not look

:14:05. > :14:15.to harm this but it restricts the positional possibilities around the

:14:15. > :14:15.

:14:15. > :15:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:15:18. > :15:26.He is not happy with that one. He Once again, the red on the cushion

:15:26. > :15:36.was in the way. He had to screw back. He would have preferred to

:15:36. > :15:44.

:15:44. > :15:54.flick pink and stay on the left of He just lost the white there a

:15:54. > :16:06.

:16:06. > :16:16.That is pretty well done there. He had to put a little bit of right-

:16:16. > :16:24.

:16:24. > :16:30.hand side on to avoid the yellow on He has left himself a little bit

:16:30. > :16:40.low so that when he goes into there pack, if he does over screwed, he

:16:40. > :16:45.

:16:45. > :16:55.has this red below the pack as his He needs to catch the two just to

:16:55. > :16:59.the right, in the centre of the ball. And he had to make sure of

:16:59. > :17:09.the black. I think he was concentrating on going into the

:17:09. > :17:26.

:17:26. > :17:32.pack in the right place and took The black went safe and it will not

:17:32. > :17:40.be easy for Judd Trump to make a big break from here. He may have

:17:40. > :17:50.the angle from the pink to pot into the middle and run the cue ball off

:17:50. > :17:56.

:17:57. > :18:06.He was worried about that red again. He was frightened of cannoning into

:18:07. > :18:07.

:18:07. > :19:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:19:01. > :19:11.He wanted to cue ball to trouble He had to play with more force and

:19:11. > :19:13.

:19:13. > :19:23.hope for a bit of luck. But he has not got it. If he plays at pace he

:19:23. > :19:48.

:19:48. > :19:55.The cue ball was moving close to I do not think that is the best

:19:55. > :19:59.shot he has played. He paused looking to move in behind the black.

:19:59. > :20:06.It looked like both players had settled but all of a sudden a few

:20:06. > :20:12.little kinks are creeping in again. I think you're being very kind to

:20:12. > :20:16.them. They have played a few poor shot, to be fair. Players of the

:20:16. > :20:25.standard in the semi-final of the Welsh Open, you are expecting a

:20:25. > :20:31.higher standard than this. But it can be catching, and it makes you

:20:31. > :20:36.think they you have only got to make 32 when the frame. It just

:20:36. > :20:40.lowest the standard a little bit. It's one of them starts to play

:20:40. > :20:50.really well, the other one will play well. That is what normally

:20:50. > :20:50.

:20:50. > :21:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:21:49. > :21:59.That came ferries quickly off the He is checking the scoreboard. A

:21:59. > :21:59.

:21:59. > :23:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:23:37. > :23:42.Both players have had their moments. As Terry said, there have been a

:23:42. > :23:49.couple of on forced errors and very poor shot played. There have been a

:23:49. > :23:54.couple of bits of good play. His Judd Trump looking worried, or

:23:54. > :24:00.world he just wait for the interval and get his thoughts together? He

:24:00. > :24:10.will have 20 minutes to compose himself and tried to assert his

:24:10. > :24:10.

:24:10. > :25:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:25:23. > :25:28.All of a sudden, everything is I have to agree victory. I think

:25:28. > :25:34.you want starts playing well, it will be jump-start the other want

:25:34. > :25:44.into play as well. We have another exhibition shot, played with lots

:25:44. > :25:53.

:25:53. > :26:03.of running side. I do think he is A bit of a scrappy frame, both

:26:03. > :26:04.

:26:04. > :26:09.players had their chances. But Darren said it looks like Stephen

:26:09. > :26:15.Maguire is enjoying himself. He's showing the fighting qualities we

:26:15. > :26:23.expect. It is a big match for Stephen Maguire. He has not won a

:26:23. > :26:28.ranking event for some five years and this is a big chance for him.

:26:28. > :26:33.He started very poorly. Judd Trump look like he was going to pot him

:26:34. > :26:37.off the table. Then all of a sudden it changed. He pinched the third

:26:37. > :26:43.frame. He played that very good read that we showed in that last

:26:43. > :26:49.frame just did what he had to do. If anything, the interval has come

:26:49. > :26:54.up the wrong time. Sometimes the players come up in the mid- session

:26:54. > :27:02.interval. The fact that Judd Trump has not had much table time in the

:27:02. > :27:07.last 10 minutes, he may come up. His pot success rate is not very

:27:07. > :27:13.high at the moment, at 78 %, which fought Judd Trump, in these to be

:27:13. > :27:19.at 90 % or more to control the game. But he is one of those people that

:27:19. > :27:23.can switch it on and off. If you think this is good, what about the

:27:23. > :27:33.semi-finals earlier today? Defending champion Ding Junhui took

:27:33. > :27:53.

:27:53. > :27:59.on Stuart Bingham. This is the I think this match deserves to have

:27:59. > :28:09.gone to a final frame. Both players have missed balls and played poor

:28:09. > :28:19.

:28:19. > :28:29.safety shots but in the end it has I thought that was in! Has he

:28:29. > :28:42.

:28:42. > :28:52.It is covered so Ding will have to play the red to the right of the

:28:52. > :28:58.

:28:58. > :29:08.pink. This could win him the match Stuart thought that the red was

:29:08. > :29:18.

:29:18. > :29:28.A great pot from Ding. There was a lot of pressure on that. And he has

:29:28. > :30:02.

:30:02. > :30:08.played for the perfect position on When the pink is off the spot, he

:30:08. > :30:18.will not play for the pink here. If it is not touching the pack, it may

:30:18. > :30:50.

:30:50. > :31:00.not brink any reds out. It is risky If he decides to take the black,

:31:00. > :31:05.

:31:05. > :31:15.He will need to hit one of the two reds half ball. You will see the

:31:15. > :31:25.

:31:25. > :31:35.cue ball I'll quit the pace. -- arc It was late. The lower you hit on

:31:35. > :32:10.

:32:10. > :32:20.-- the more you are. Below you hit, Fantastic pop. Still not out of the

:32:20. > :32:44.

:32:44. > :32:48.This is a dream start for doing. He He was a bit unlucky there. Potted

:32:48. > :32:57.a good black into the pack and then potted a great read. He left

:32:57. > :33:07.himself awkward on the blue. This is not a great chance for Stuart.

:33:07. > :33:07.

:33:07. > :33:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:33:53. > :33:59.The position on the colour is not He does task for one chance in a

:33:59. > :34:09.final frame. Ding Junhui has had his one chance. Now it is Bingham's

:34:09. > :34:26.

:34:26. > :34:36.The pink will have to go on the blue spot here. Still eight points

:34:36. > :34:46.

:34:46. > :34:54.Purposely playing to bring the reds into play, knowing that if he did

:34:54. > :34:57.not get on the pink nicely, he has the blues. If one of the three reds

:34:57. > :35:07.potted, the angle on the pink is perfect. Unfortunately, none of

:35:07. > :35:15.

:35:15. > :35:25.He has played a delicate cannon, It is amazing what can happen on a

:35:25. > :35:35.snooker table, isn't it? This red is missable. It is very close. The

:35:35. > :35:35.

:35:35. > :36:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:36:19. > :36:29.blue is up there so he can play it All of a sudden, Stuart looks like

:36:29. > :36:32.

:36:32. > :36:42.he did when he was clearing up against Neil Robertson. He has had

:36:42. > :36:46.

:36:46. > :36:56.a good couple of seasons. He is not The work starts now, though,

:36:56. > :37:11.

:37:11. > :37:21.because he is only 15 points in He can just take the three open

:37:21. > :37:24.reds with colours. That will be Sometimes you can look at the

:37:24. > :37:33.scoreboard and it does not mean anything because you cannot add up

:37:33. > :37:43.when you are under this pressure. The players get in the position of

:37:43. > :37:55.

:37:55. > :37:58.looking at the scoreboard a lot but If you thought there was any chance

:37:58. > :38:07.of not getting on this red, he could have played the one in the

:38:07. > :38:17.middle. This is tricky. The he could cut this red into the right

:38:17. > :38:25.

:38:25. > :38:29.corner and the one in the left A good recovery again. He is not

:38:29. > :38:39.most on this blue. This is dead straight. He is going to have to

:38:39. > :38:43.

:38:43. > :38:47.Because the blue is so near the pocket, he can actually pot the

:38:47. > :38:57.blue in the left-hand side of the pocket which means the white will

:38:57. > :39:00.

:39:00. > :39:10.become wider so that is not as bad He knows that a red and a colour

:39:10. > :39:36.

:39:36. > :39:46.He's trying to work out whether he This is not the time to miss

:39:46. > :39:49.

:39:49. > :39:59.Well played, Stuart Bingham. It is not over yet, though. One more red

:39:59. > :40:02.

:40:02. > :40:12.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Well played. A little look up to the commentary

:40:12. > :40:14.

:40:14. > :40:19.That puts the match beyond any doubt and what a great afternoon's

:40:19. > :40:24.entertainment we have had hearing Newport. Both players have missed

:40:24. > :40:28.pressure balls. Both players have potted pressure balls. When it came

:40:28. > :40:38.to the crunch, Stuart Bingham, with breaks of 93 in the previous frame,

:40:38. > :40:51.

:40:51. > :41:01.should have had a century. This He has potted some pressure balls

:41:01. > :41:32.

:41:32. > :41:36.Very well played, Stuart Bingham. A magnificent break of 108 to seal

:41:36. > :41:41.the match. Both players will shake hands. A standing ovation from this

:41:41. > :41:47.Newport crowd. They have loved this match. Both players deserve to win

:41:47. > :41:51.it but only one can. Unbelievable. A great feeling. I

:41:51. > :41:57.got goose bumps when I won the frame and I was clearing up. Being

:41:57. > :42:07.in the final of the Welsh Open means a lot to me. He took his

:42:07. > :42:12.

:42:12. > :42:19.chances unpunished me. The shops I missed sometimes look stupid. --

:42:19. > :42:25.shots. Nothing else. Loads of people have won this to start their

:42:25. > :42:29.career off so to pick up the Welsh Open trophy would mean a lot to me.

:42:29. > :42:34.Congratulations to Stuart Bingham. His 4th final of the season. There

:42:34. > :42:38.was a pivotal moment in that final frame. You referred to it as one of

:42:38. > :42:42.the shots of the tournament. Ding potted two fantastic reds and

:42:42. > :42:47.missed the blue. Very unlucky. He potted a red to come on to the

:42:47. > :42:53.table and get on the blue. Whenever you see the blind pocket it is

:42:53. > :42:58.always missable. Bingham went on to clear. We saw a lot of pressure

:42:58. > :43:03.shots missed but a lot got. I think the match deserved to go 5-5. But

:43:03. > :43:07.Bingham was too strong in the end. A last night, I was standing here

:43:07. > :43:11.talking to him and I described him as the king of the comeback. We

:43:11. > :43:21.were talking about Stephen Maguire's fighting qualities but

:43:21. > :43:24.

:43:24. > :43:29.Stuart Bingham has dug in. One of his clearances was probably in the

:43:29. > :43:33.top three clearances of all-time. He was under pressure today. He was

:43:33. > :43:38.4-2 in front and he should have gone 5-2 and I think the match

:43:38. > :43:43.might have got away from him then. He made a wonderful century in the

:43:44. > :43:51.last game to win. Will he play Judd Trump or Stephen Maguire? We will

:43:51. > :44:01.find out tonight. Judd Trump, a few moments ago, tweeted, "garbage so

:44:01. > :44:11.

:44:11. > :44:14.far. Hope the second half is better When Stephen Maguire burst on the

:44:14. > :44:17.scene it looked like he was going to be one of the dominant forces

:44:18. > :44:23.within the game then it all went wrong and it has taken quite a

:44:23. > :44:28.while before he has come back to some kind of form. It is a slow

:44:28. > :44:33.process to get there but he seems to be winning the battle. There was

:44:33. > :44:38.never any doubt he would drop out of the 16 or go to that extent but

:44:38. > :44:42.I think he'd lost his dedication a little bit. There is a danger when

:44:42. > :44:52.you get to an age where you get bored of snooker and perhaps he did.

:44:52. > :44:53.

:44:53. > :44:58.But I think he has got the appetite back. He is an animal on the table.

:44:58. > :45:08.He really does look terribly hungry. Not every player in the game gives

:45:08. > :45:09.

:45:09. > :45:14.off those vibes. He is not polite around the table. If you are in his

:45:14. > :45:19.way, he will barge you out of the way because it is his table. He is

:45:19. > :45:28.selfish - that is his table when he is playing. When you look at cue

:45:28. > :45:38.action, he hits the ball with greater authority. It is a definite

:45:38. > :45:48.

:45:48. > :45:54.punch. When he delivers it, he accelerates through the ball. He

:45:54. > :46:00.plays cannons very well. He gets a position when he is in the balls.

:46:00. > :46:05.Very few weaknesses. Can he get back to his ultimate winning ways

:46:05. > :46:09.and win the championship? I think so. But there is no doubt. Whether

:46:09. > :46:13.he can win as high as No. 1, he perhaps lacks the dedication to go

:46:13. > :46:17.through the whole season putting the work in. He backs to take

:46:17. > :46:27.breaks through the season to recharge the batteries. -- likes to

:46:27. > :46:31.The views of Stephen Hendry and Steve Davis. Live pictures here at

:46:31. > :46:34.the Newport Centre. There is a fantastic atmosphere here. That has

:46:34. > :46:44.been all week. Knowledgeable snooker fans and the audience.

:46:44. > :46:45.

:46:45. > :46:55.Let's rejoin our commentary team of Well done, Jason. Very good and

:46:55. > :47:23.

:47:23. > :47:27.interesting. Now back to this The players were not too happy when

:47:27. > :47:37.they were talking in the press room about the table. It is a bit

:47:37. > :47:39.

:47:39. > :47:47.They changed the cloth for the semi-s and the final because the

:47:47. > :47:54.cloth is a bit worn but I don't think it is just that. They know

:47:54. > :48:00.when they are hitting the ball properly and if this been is

:48:00. > :48:10.weakening, you are going to be after position. -- if that spin is

:48:10. > :48:23.

:48:23. > :48:33.He played to cannon the second red Not for the first time in this

:48:33. > :49:07.

:49:07. > :49:17.match we have seen somebody get in He had a look at the left corner

:49:17. > :49:22.

:49:22. > :49:29.but it would have been quite a risk As far as Judd is concerned, at one

:49:29. > :49:39.stage it looked like things were going his way. He was not having to

:49:39. > :49:39.

:49:39. > :50:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:50:24. > :50:28.do too much. Now it is back to It the referee has replaced the

:50:28. > :50:37.pink and the cue balls. He is a local man, Paul, one of the top

:50:37. > :50:42.referees on the circuit. He retired for a while. He went off the

:50:42. > :50:51.circuit, didn't he? Yes, I think he had a change of direction for a

:50:51. > :50:54.couple of years and decided that was not for him. When he came into

:50:54. > :51:00.being a referee, he used to work for the people who did all the

:51:00. > :51:06.scoring on the monitors and he was with them for a couple of years,

:51:06. > :51:16.then it left them to be a referee full-time. He decided to have a

:51:16. > :51:53.

:51:54. > :52:03.long sabbatical and is now back A guaranteed position on the black

:52:04. > :52:13.

:52:13. > :52:23.He can put the cue ball into the ball Kerry without risk. -- baulk

:52:23. > :52:30.

:52:30. > :52:36.A little bit optimistic, that, even by his standards! I thought he

:52:36. > :52:42.would drop the red in but he gave it a fair bash. It looks great when

:52:42. > :52:50.they go in. That was asking a lot. It was hard enough to pot, never

:52:50. > :52:54.Stephen Maguire will be happy because it is an easy starter that

:52:54. > :52:58.he did not expect to be getting. Sometimes you can push the boat out

:52:58. > :53:08.a little bit too far to try to push things along when they don't want

:53:08. > :53:12.

:53:12. > :53:18.If he had potted the red and got out of the black, we would be

:53:19. > :53:28.saying what a wonderful shot it was. It was a little unfortunate. The

:53:29. > :53:29.

:53:29. > :54:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:54:16. > :54:20.That is quite a long way from the bridge to the cue ball. Most

:54:20. > :54:30.players prefer to use their own cue without the rest and just put an

:54:30. > :54:34.

:54:34. > :54:37.I think the red below the pink goes in if he can get under that.

:54:37. > :54:47.Otherwise he will have to play one of the two underneath the black

:54:47. > :55:00.

:55:00. > :55:10.An awkward rest position. He could not get any power on. He could not

:55:10. > :55:22.

:55:22. > :55:32.He did not hit it too hard. It has still got this been on. -- This

:55:32. > :55:39.

:55:39. > :55:49.He wants to miss the red on the right of the back. I don't know if

:55:49. > :55:58.

:55:58. > :56:07.He has played that very well. He is very close to the red on the right

:56:07. > :56:15.and there would have changed the He is back in a nice position. And

:56:15. > :56:20.now, all of a sudden, this is a great chance. You would have to say,

:56:20. > :56:24.this is what you get when you play reckless shots. If it had gone in,

:56:24. > :56:34.we would have said it was a fantastic shot but now we have to

:56:34. > :56:34.

:56:34. > :57:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:57:23. > :57:33.He is very strong in the Department of breaking the reds about the

:57:33. > :57:54.

:57:54. > :57:59.Learning how to do it is one thing, but actually doing it out there was

:57:59. > :58:09.another. It is about the temperament and all the other

:58:09. > :58:17.

:58:17. > :58:24.He does not practise so much these days, he says. He has a family now

:58:24. > :58:34.and there are so many tournaments. He is one of the players that is

:58:34. > :58:35.

:58:35. > :58:45.These days, the Matchplay is taking the place of the long hours of

:58:45. > :59:16.

:59:16. > :59:21.practice that the top professionals I don't know what happened then!

:59:21. > :59:28.Took it for granted, possibly, but it was a bit close into the cue

:59:28. > :59:36.ball. Still surprising, Darren. just can't believe it, can you?

:59:36. > :59:39.What a lifeline Judd Trump has been thrown. He is going to go for the

:59:39. > :59:49.more difficult one down the cushion because he is hampered cueing on

:59:49. > :59:56.

:59:56. > :00:03.the green. I can't see him bridging APPLAUSE In goes the red.

:00:03. > :00:11.He needs the cue ball to slow down. This would be an unbelievable body

:00:11. > :00:21.blow for Stephen Maguire and to pick me up Paul Judd Trump. -- they

:00:21. > :00:42.

:00:42. > :00:49.This is a chance he would not have Judd Trump knows that it will be a

:00:49. > :00:59.big blow for Stephen Maguire if he clears up from here. It is hard to

:00:59. > :01:19.

:01:19. > :01:29.forget when you miss an easy ball, He has left a nice angle to just

:01:29. > :01:44.

:01:44. > :01:48.drop this red in. That will give Well, that was unexpected. It was

:01:48. > :01:58.not as easy as the shot that Stephen Maguire missed, but it is

:01:58. > :02:10.

:02:10. > :02:18.In days gone by, Stephen Maguire may have conceded there, but these

:02:18. > :02:28.days you get fined if you concede way you could still win for frame -

:02:28. > :02:43.

:02:43. > :02:46.There is nothing wrong with a player conceding when there is a

:02:46. > :02:53.red over the hole but the problem is you get other players taking

:02:53. > :03:03.advantage. Conceding when there are five reds on the table and only 20

:03:03. > :03:07.

:03:07. > :03:11.points. He goes into the lead for What is happening? In fairness,

:03:11. > :03:20.Stephen Maguire started to dominate the match and then missed an easy

:03:20. > :03:27.red which led to a chant of they came to clearance. -- a chance of

:03:27. > :03:31.an easy clearance. You fancy him to knock this in eight or nine times

:03:32. > :03:37.out of 10. He knows that if he goes on to clear up from there he would

:03:37. > :03:43.be a body blow for Stephen Maguire. Stephen Maguire missed one a

:03:43. > :03:50.fraction earlier on. He probably lacked a little bit of

:03:50. > :03:55.concentration. If Judd Trump is Saints at the interval on Twitter

:03:55. > :04:00.that it is garbage, what will he think of that shot? He is one of

:04:00. > :04:10.those players that when it is going his own way he looks unbeatable. He

:04:10. > :04:12.

:04:12. > :04:16.pushes the boat owed. -- per boat out. You can criticise when they

:04:16. > :04:21.are playing shots like that when it does not work, but nine time debt

:04:21. > :04:31.of tent it does work. These are top players, the best players in the

:04:31. > :04:31.

:04:31. > :04:37.world. It is the semi-final. OK, to last free frames have had breaks of

:04:37. > :04:43.80, 50 and 60. So the standard is pretty good. But they are not

:04:43. > :04:53.opposed doing it. The momentum is with Stephen Maguire. Back to

:04:53. > :04:56.

:04:56. > :05:06.DARREN MORGAN: Yes, the momentum would have shifted there is Judd

:05:06. > :05:11.

:05:12. > :05:21.Trump had cleared up. But he did That was as good as it gets with

:05:22. > :05:28.

:05:28. > :05:32.He is such an attacking player but that was always going to be a long

:05:32. > :05:42.shot to move anything from that cluster of reds, coming in at that

:05:42. > :05:42.

:05:42. > :06:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:06:38. > :06:48.Judd Trump had a look at it but decided to put Stephen Maguire back

:06:48. > :07:20.

:07:20. > :07:30.I think he will play the same shot, He was obviously going to cut it

:07:30. > :07:42.

:07:42. > :07:52.thick this time after missing it REFEREE: Foul and a miss. And Judd

:07:52. > :07:52.

:07:52. > :08:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:08:39. > :08:49.There of 14 reds there, I think he The red has come to the right

:08:49. > :09:02.

:09:02. > :09:05.pocket. He did not want but. A A couple of days a commented on a

:09:05. > :09:15.match and Stephen Maguire was not very happy and he slammed his cue

:09:15. > :09:41.

:09:41. > :09:46.on the floor a couple of times. He They are definitely not getting the

:09:46. > :09:54.normal reaction out of the ball. Whether it is the cue ball or the

:09:54. > :10:04.cloth, I do not know. A fraction more spin there and he would have

:10:04. > :10:35.

:10:35. > :10:45.So close. He knew that if he did not pot it he was leaving the table

:10:45. > :10:59.

:10:59. > :11:09.I think Judd Trump needs to tighten up a little bit and refuse some

:11:09. > :11:17.

:11:17. > :11:22.shots that he has to have any He said in his interview that he

:11:22. > :11:25.was going to start playing a bit more aggressively and try to

:11:25. > :11:29.frighten his opponents. That is fair enough but you cannot go out

:11:29. > :11:39.there with any plan, you have to play what is in front of you

:11:39. > :12:01.

:12:01. > :12:11.It is difficult for a player like Judd Trump he wants to play this

:12:11. > :12:12.

:12:12. > :12:15.Open, exciting player -- exciting play. But he missed the shot in the

:12:15. > :12:20.last frame and then he starts to think whether he should go for the

:12:20. > :12:30.next one. I think you have to go with your instincts most of the

:12:30. > :13:01.

:13:01. > :13:11.Stephen Maguire is looking very good in the balls at the moment. He

:13:11. > :13:30.

:13:30. > :13:40.34 % for Judd Trump and 664 Stephen Maguire, quite epic cap. -- quite a

:13:40. > :13:55.

:13:55. > :13:59.There is a little bit of a swagger now for Stephen Maguire, a little

:13:59. > :14:09.bit of a bounce in his step. That is when you know he is starting to

:14:09. > :14:10.

:14:10. > :15:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:15:30. > :15:37.He was 2-0 down, but if he wins It has to go next to the blue spot

:15:37. > :15:47.because all the others are covered. It has to be in a straight line

:15:47. > :15:47.

:15:47. > :16:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:16:52. > :17:02.He needs one more red in this frame. He would like to have been on it a

:17:02. > :17:31.

:17:31. > :17:41.This has been a good performance from Stephen Maguire. He will not

:17:41. > :17:52.

:17:52. > :17:58.be too bothered that he has gone Judd Trump is coming back to the

:17:58. > :18:08.table. He has had a long time sitting down. He probably wants to

:18:08. > :18:28.

:18:28. > :18:32.go for a couple of pots, get his We have seen a couple in the last

:18:32. > :18:42.couple of frames that have hit the far it sure of the pocket and just

:18:42. > :19:21.

:19:22. > :19:31.I was just going to save the balls were well placed for snookers but

:19:32. > :20:07.

:20:07. > :20:13.Judd will be a little bit disappointed. From being two up, it

:20:13. > :20:23.has been disappointing. He has gone for some outrageous pots and he has

:20:23. > :20:24.

:20:24. > :20:33.not got away with it, and Stephen Maguire has made him pay. All of a

:20:33. > :20:38.sudden, he is in total control and full flow. The pink does not go in

:20:38. > :20:48.but Stephen Maguire is starting to look really Cup now. He extends his

:20:48. > :20:55.

:20:55. > :21:02.This is the pot that Judd Trump took on in the middle pocket. He

:21:02. > :21:08.was bridging over the red. A very difficult pot. And that cost him

:21:08. > :21:13.the frame. What to think he will do now, Darren? There are two shot he

:21:13. > :21:19.have taken on that have cost him the frame. What will be his for

:21:19. > :21:23.loss of the next time? I think, as we know him, he will play exactly

:21:23. > :21:27.the same. Perhaps that is the little bit there might be lacking

:21:27. > :21:32.in his game, knowing when you're not playing well so you have to

:21:32. > :21:36.turn certain shots down. It is OK if you're playing fantastic and

:21:36. > :21:40.everything is going in. But when you are struggling a little bit and

:21:40. > :21:44.your opponent is playing as well as Stephen Maguire is now playing,

:21:44. > :21:50.there must be a time when you say hang on, I will have to come up

:21:50. > :21:55.with a different strategy here. Play a little safety or not give

:21:55. > :22:05.your opponent the nice little starters. When he has missed,

:22:05. > :22:40.

:22:41. > :22:50.Stephen has had an easy one to get Stephen Maguire has won the last

:22:51. > :23:23.

:23:24. > :23:31.It is first to six in the semi- The winner of this match plays

:23:31. > :23:41.Stuart Bingham in tomorrow's final, the best of 17 frames. Eight frames

:23:41. > :23:45.

:23:45. > :23:51.in the afternoon and nine in the What over else happens, we will

:23:51. > :24:01.have another new winner. Only Ding Junhui out of the semi-finalists

:24:01. > :24:16.

:24:16. > :24:26.Stephen Maguire got to the final Ford Judd Trump, it is his local

:24:26. > :24:26.

:24:26. > :25:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:25:34. > :25:44.Very well played. As Durham mentioned, he is so confident at he

:25:44. > :25:45.

:25:45. > :26:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:26:30. > :26:40.has had so much table time in the Judd wonders if things are slipping

:26:40. > :26:51.

:26:51. > :27:01.Judd has been on the circuits since 2005. He is still a very young man.

:27:01. > :27:07.All of a sudden, he sprung to prominence, getting to the final of

:27:07. > :27:16.the world championship against John Higgins. It is not easy to take a

:27:16. > :27:26.quick change in live on your shoulders at that young age. I'm

:27:26. > :27:57.

:27:57. > :28:07.sure we will see plenty more good He will try to leave an angle to go

:28:07. > :28:17.

:28:17. > :28:27.into the two reds just above the Has he got the angle that he needs

:28:27. > :29:02.

:29:03. > :29:12.just to give them a little When you get most of the table time

:29:13. > :29:18.

:29:18. > :29:28.out there it is like a practice If he cannons the two reds he could

:29:28. > :29:46.

:29:46. > :29:55.That was always going to be the For the first time in the last four

:29:55. > :30:00.frames, he has run out of position when he got in. He has been deadly.

:30:00. > :30:04.Now he does not look happy. It will be interesting to see because you

:30:04. > :30:14.can't guarantee that if this was Judd Trump he would be playing the

:30:14. > :30:40.

:30:40. > :30:50.red to the left centre. Whereas he He has dangled one out there for

:30:50. > :30:51.

:30:51. > :31:01.from. -- fought Crump. He is not getting a lot at the moment. -- for

:31:01. > :31:33.

:31:33. > :31:43.He did not choose a bad shot, he Maguire keeping it tight. He has

:31:43. > :31:43.

:31:43. > :31:53.scored over 300 points, compared to job from's 65. -- Judd Trump's it

:31:53. > :32:14.

:32:14. > :32:24.This is to going into a nightmare Such a silly, silly unforced error

:32:24. > :32:54.

:32:54. > :33:04.He had a little look at it before Stephen has left this a little bit

:33:04. > :33:11.

:33:11. > :33:21.harder than he would like. He could If he does go down for the red at

:33:21. > :33:44.

:33:44. > :33:54.the green pocket, he might play it It takes him away from the black

:33:54. > :34:03.

:34:03. > :34:07.I couldn't tell whether he played for the pink or the blue and then.

:34:07. > :34:17.If he had got on the blue at half ball, he could have opened the reds

:34:17. > :34:25.

:34:25. > :34:30.He has gone for the reds. How is his luck? Out, I am afraid. I am

:34:30. > :34:35.not sure if I would have played for that single red. I would have got

:34:35. > :34:45.rid of that, potted the black and split the reds from a close the

:34:45. > :34:53.

:34:53. > :35:02.distance but he obviously fancied What a cut to that was. That was

:35:02. > :35:12.very, very thinly cut in that He has the win did his sales, as

:35:12. > :35:21.

:35:21. > :35:27.you say. He fancies potting That was a poor shot. He had the

:35:27. > :35:31.red at the top of the pack into the right corner and one of the bottom.

:35:31. > :35:41.It was a poor shot, especially the way he has been playing. He has put

:35:41. > :35:43.

:35:44. > :35:53.All the spot some cupboards. He has got to put the yellow in a direct

:35:54. > :36:15.

:36:15. > :36:25.line with the top cushion. It is He is getting a huge amount of

:36:25. > :36:38.

:36:38. > :36:42.chances in the second half of this Judd Trump is in the chair looking

:36:42. > :36:52.on, I'm afraid. Lister's instances like this that caused such anguish

:36:52. > :37:16.

:37:16. > :37:19.in the private moment. He will be Maguire looks as if he is having a

:37:19. > :37:29.practice session on the table all by himself, and he has been for the

:37:29. > :38:02.

:38:02. > :38:08.Stephen Maguire has been in form, I Judd Trump has got a lot to do now.

:38:08. > :38:14.Maguire needs just one frame to go into the final.

:38:14. > :38:20.Breaks of between 61 and 83. Stephen Maguire is on a run. He is

:38:20. > :38:26.on fire because the Judd Trump is not competing. This is a safety

:38:26. > :38:29.shot. There was nothing wrong with this but one thing you cannot do is

:38:29. > :38:33.get the left-hand side of the red. We may be able to give him the

:38:33. > :38:43.benefit of the doubt, that it may have rolled off and so on to the

:38:43. > :38:43.

:38:43. > :38:48.left, but play it a little bit harder. He went on to make 61. Just

:38:48. > :38:54.play it a fraction harder. He will say it rolled off, which is fair

:38:54. > :39:01.enough, but he is not having good concentration and the moment. He

:39:01. > :39:06.has not made a break above 20 in the last six frames. He is still

:39:06. > :39:10.having to get in at least twice. You would expect someone to show

:39:10. > :39:13.more this evening. I am disappointed in Judd. When he got

:39:13. > :39:17.back into his chair, the camera caught him just shaking his head

:39:17. > :39:22.like he could not believe what was happening. It feels like a

:39:22. > :39:26.capitulation. You do that when you think you have made a silly mistake.

:39:26. > :39:34.He has been in the balls. It is not like he has not been in the balls.

:39:34. > :39:41.He normally knock them in-off a lampshade. At the moment, he is not

:39:41. > :39:46.showing any fight. Steve Maguire is one frame away from his third final

:39:46. > :39:56.of the season. Can Judd Trump get back into this match?

:39:56. > :40:03.

:40:03. > :40:11.COMMENTATOR: He knew to try to stop the rot and if he can get one frame

:40:11. > :40:21.on the board, he will not be thinking he has lost the match yet.

:40:21. > :40:31.

:40:31. > :40:41.The way he has been playing, you would not put it past him to slip

:40:41. > :40:46.

:40:46. > :40:56.He did everything but find his way down the pocket. If he can take a

:40:56. > :41:10.

:41:10. > :41:20.frame, it would just give Stephen Not the sort of shot you want to

:41:20. > :41:40.

:41:40. > :41:47.get started. That was a tricky Judd Trump will probably play a

:41:47. > :41:57.safety shot here. I think he is playing a safety. He is screwing

:41:57. > :42:07.back, anyway. He half went for a pot. His main objective was to

:42:07. > :42:11.

:42:11. > :42:21.screw the cue ball back into the Stephen Maguire would cannon the

:42:21. > :42:25.

:42:25. > :42:34.It is going to be difficult for Judd Trump to grind his way back

:42:34. > :42:38.into this match. He has got to play When he is getting them, he looks

:42:38. > :42:44.absolutely fantastic. He is exciting to watch. He is a breath

:42:44. > :42:51.of fresh air. When they don't go in, he does not make it -- he does make

:42:51. > :42:55.it easy for his opponent. I know someone in the crowd tonight will

:42:55. > :43:01.be very upset - my daughter has come down to watch and if Judd

:43:01. > :43:05.Trump does not make a big comeback and pinch this match out of the bad,

:43:06. > :43:15.I will have one hell of a car drive home because she is a big fan of

:43:16. > :43:16.

:43:16. > :44:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:44:04. > :44:13.Judd Trump. She will not thank me Stephen Maguire had a bash at the

:44:13. > :44:19.snooker and hit a red. It turned out that the red was travelling up

:44:19. > :44:27.the table into the baulk area and it went tight on the cushion. Once

:44:27. > :44:37.again, he has got to go for something from a distance that he

:44:37. > :44:50.

:44:50. > :45:00.Another lunge from Judd Trump. When you want a bit of luck on your side,

:45:00. > :45:23.

:45:23. > :45:30.it does not come. He has left a few There she is. She is going to kill

:45:30. > :45:34.me after! She is the number one Judd Trump fan. She has not got

:45:34. > :45:41.earphones in. She will probably say that her dad is too tight to buy

:45:41. > :45:51.her a set! She will not be enjoying it so far tonight. She is absolute

:45:51. > :45:59.

:45:59. > :46:09.You have exposed her there, Darren! That is what proud dads are allowed

:46:09. > :46:31.

:46:31. > :46:38.to do, isn't it, Terry? Why it He is taking a bit of time over

:46:38. > :46:44.this. Obviously, it is important, because this is a good turns to go

:46:44. > :46:51.on and win the frame and the match. But his rhythm has been quite quick

:46:51. > :46:57.so far in the last five frames that he has had success in, so he should

:46:57. > :47:06.try and stick to that rhythm. If you start to make things a little

:47:06. > :47:16.Every shot is important but never put too much importance on any shot,

:47:16. > :47:16.

:47:16. > :47:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:47:59. > :48:05.He had landed on blue and black. has just got to make sure he misses

:48:06. > :48:12.any cannons. He has done that. He is nicely on the reds. This is

:48:12. > :48:18.turning into a frame and match with no chance. A long way to go in the

:48:18. > :48:28.frame but the way he has played over the last five frames, you

:48:28. > :48:28.

:48:28. > :49:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:49:13. > :49:23.would not put it past him to finish That was not his best positional

:49:23. > :49:56.

:49:56. > :50:06.He is not keeping position all the Bad was the only place he would not

:50:06. > :50:07.

:50:07. > :50:10.have been on a red. It is not over yet. -- that was the only place.

:50:10. > :50:14.can't criticise him for playing that shot because I think it was

:50:14. > :50:23.the right shot. If it had gone well for him, it would be the end of the

:50:23. > :50:27.story. He did have a lot of other options open to him. The way things

:50:27. > :50:37.have been going, he would have envisaged landing on one of those

:50:37. > :50:43.

:50:43. > :50:53.reds. He has thrown Judd Trump a He has left this red to the left

:50:53. > :50:57.

:50:57. > :51:07.corner but if he goes for it again, He is looking at there two in the

:51:07. > :51:07.

:51:07. > :52:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:52:09. > :52:19.Awkward because you don't want to leave one red on that side of the

:52:19. > :52:19.

:52:19. > :52:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:52:59. > :53:09.That was a good shot, well worked He is having a go here, I think.

:53:09. > :53:22.

:53:22. > :53:32.A brave shot to take on at that pace. The red was always going to

:53:32. > :53:53.

:53:53. > :53:57.stay near the pocket of it didn't He really is struggling. Hard to

:53:57. > :54:07.criticise him at times like this because he is at his lowest, I

:54:07. > :54:13.

:54:13. > :54:19.should think, in that chair now. I He has run out of position again.

:54:19. > :54:29.Amazing! Pink and black were available there and it is more

:54:29. > :54:33.

:54:33. > :54:43.difficult not to get a position This time, he has not got an easy

:54:43. > :55:19.

:55:19. > :55:29.He tried to cover that with the blue but he did not have a lot of

:55:29. > :55:36.

:55:36. > :55:43.In much easier pot this time. Let's see if he has recovered. 33 minutes

:55:43. > :55:46.since he last potted a ball and before that, it was the... And to

:55:46. > :55:56.normal circumstances, you would fancy him for this pink but

:55:56. > :56:06.

:56:06. > :56:09.everything is coming hard to him at It is funny how psychology works.

:56:09. > :56:19.Stephen Maguire has had two great chances to close this match out and

:56:19. > :56:28.

:56:28. > :56:35.he has not taken them for the five The main thing for Judd Trump is

:56:35. > :56:40.that he just construct a bit of a break. Even if he does not win the

:56:40. > :56:50.frame in this visit, he needs to make at least 40-50 just to settle

:56:50. > :57:00.

:57:00. > :57:10.I think he will win the frame from here. He has had a few knocks and

:57:10. > :57:21.

:57:21. > :57:31.been let off again in this frame. He does not take too long to pot

:57:31. > :57:53.

:57:53. > :58:03.them. He is down there with a very 22 points in front if he takes the

:58:03. > :58:11.

:58:11. > :58:16.black. He may be forced to take the That is a tremendous shot. That is

:58:16. > :58:26.a bit more like it. We do not like to see a player of his quality in

:58:26. > :58:28.

:58:28. > :58:38.the doldrums. When this kid is good, he leaves you breathless with the

:58:38. > :58:47.

:58:47. > :58:57.game. It raises the heart to a At 54, he checks the scoreboard. He

:58:57. > :59:01.

:59:01. > :59:11.Well, well, well. The only good thing in his favour there is that

:59:11. > :59:26.

:59:26. > :59:30.he has not left the red on. He was He was trying to cover that red

:59:30. > :59:40.with the green and blue. The brown has obviously come with the other

:59:40. > :00:07.

:00:07. > :00:17.red. He can get a potting angle He is going for this red. He is

:00:17. > :00:31.

:00:31. > :00:41.Playing real tight tonight, Stephen Maguire. A big risk on that last

:00:41. > :00:41.

:00:41. > :01:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:01:31. > :01:38.In goes the red. He has stopped the He has cut his deficit. He has

:01:38. > :01:48.given Stephen Maguire something to think about. Now or the sudden,

:01:48. > :02:03.

:02:03. > :02:13.they are all going in for Judd I am sure they will want it to go

:02:13. > :02:31.

:02:31. > :02:37.Everything is looking pottable. The main thing for Judd Trump's fans is

:02:37. > :02:41.that he has started knocking a couple in. He swapped hands. He has

:02:41. > :02:46.cut his deficit. Stephen Maguire will be a little bit upset at

:02:46. > :02:56.missing out on two great chances to finish this match off. Judd Trump

:02:56. > :03:10.

:03:10. > :03:16.has cut his arrears to two but he All of a sudden, when it comes to

:03:16. > :03:23.winning the frame and the match, his mind set has changed. In the

:03:23. > :03:29.previous five frames he has played very quickly. Two of the ease his

:03:29. > :03:35.chances you could ever believe he has missed. At this stage, you have

:03:35. > :03:39.to be clinical, you just have to do the job. Do not change your game.

:03:39. > :03:47.Why when you have to win one more frame, to people chase a way of

:03:47. > :03:55.playing? If Judd Trump went the next game, I'd fancy him to win.

:03:55. > :04:01.Suddenly the balls on going in. Look at this shot. He needs the red.

:04:01. > :04:06.This puts him 35 in front. The red is not available there so he has

:04:06. > :04:11.tried to move it. That is a tremendous shot. He is box office

:04:12. > :04:17.and that is what you get. If he wins the next frame, I can see him

:04:18. > :04:26.winning this match. That break of 54 was his highest of the match so

:04:26. > :04:31.far. Very lethargic. He has pushed the boat out but tonight it has

:04:31. > :04:39.just not worked for him. A little bit solemn in his seat as he sat

:04:39. > :04:49.down. But things could really change. This next frame will be

:04:49. > :04:56.

:04:56. > :05:06.TERRY GRIFFITHS: We never agree with Willie Thorne! He would get

:05:06. > :05:06.

:05:06. > :06:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:06:35. > :06:45.But that one only just found it weighed in. He lost position

:06:45. > :06:45.

:06:45. > :08:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:08:03. > :08:13.because he did not pot leek ball He played to try to get on the red

:08:13. > :08:13.

:08:13. > :09:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:09:27. > :09:37.just above the black. But he will He scores very quickly when he gets

:09:37. > :09:42.

:09:42. > :09:52.in amongst the balls a lot puts He came off the cushion quite

:09:52. > :10:10.

:10:10. > :10:13.Nobody knows what we get the bushes -- the bounces off the cushion. It

:10:13. > :10:23.is not the table or the cloth, it is to do with the atmosphere in the

:10:23. > :11:00.

:11:00. > :11:10.I think the crowd would like to see a few more frames and they would

:11:10. > :11:50.

:11:50. > :11:56.like to see a bit more form from It could have been a sentry but I

:11:56. > :12:06.do not think Judd Trump will be too bothered about that. -- century. It

:12:06. > :12:07.

:12:07. > :12:13.is his highest frame of the match so far. He has got things going,

:12:13. > :12:20.all the Sultan. This, he has. He looks like a completely different

:12:20. > :12:30.Judd Trump. He does not seem to know when he is beaten and he seems

:12:30. > :12:46.

:12:46. > :12:51.to be able to pull shots out and When you watch him in that chair,

:12:51. > :13:01.his eyes get a bit busy when the adrenalin is pumping. He cannot

:13:01. > :13:20.

:13:20. > :13:26.Stephen Maguire will be thinking that this match had already be open.

:13:26. > :13:36.He should be back on his way to the hotel getting a night's rest to

:13:36. > :13:47.

:13:47. > :13:57.prepare for the final. But all of a Pressure comes on you for different

:13:57. > :14:18.

:14:18. > :14:21.He will be thinking that if he does make a mistake now, Judd Trump

:14:21. > :14:31.looks as though he has warmed up and will be looking to take the

:14:31. > :14:36.

:14:36. > :14:46.You could call that lucky but other people may say you make your of

:14:46. > :15:23.

:15:23. > :15:26.He is not potting them clean but they are still going in. Things are

:15:26. > :15:36.happening for him now, but the truth is you have to make an happen,

:15:36. > :15:55.

:15:55. > :16:05.He has not had to take any risks It is still a hard one to call.

:16:05. > :16:06.

:16:06. > :16:15.Stephen Maguire is the mirror 5-4 It looked like there was only going

:16:15. > :16:24.to be one winner and all of a sudden, it is 50-50. He is starting

:16:24. > :16:34.to motor now. It is quite unbelievable, really. It is as if

:16:34. > :16:34.

:16:34. > :17:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:17:22. > :17:32.There was no red loose. He has had Can he get into that red? He has

:17:32. > :17:36.

:17:36. > :17:46.got one on the other side. He may He could see it and it is in.

:17:46. > :17:50.

:17:50. > :17:54.How the balls can change. Now they are all working for him. Maguire,

:17:54. > :18:04.who dominated the table for a long period of time, is now becoming the

:18:04. > :18:20.

:18:20. > :18:30.One good split and we are in for a He does not like the reds. He took

:18:30. > :18:31.

:18:31. > :18:41.quite long time by his standards. That is why. He knew it could have

:18:41. > :18:49.

:18:49. > :18:59.Quite sure what red he played into their but they were about pack to

:18:59. > :19:14.

:19:14. > :19:21.He is having a look to see if he can snick the red in. He has got a

:19:21. > :19:31.double on that he could play without leaving anything. A good

:19:31. > :19:31.

:19:31. > :20:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:20:24. > :20:34.The game has been taken away from him, that is what he will be

:20:34. > :20:53.

:20:53. > :20:58.Require got away with that one. -- I did not like the shot that Judd

:20:58. > :21:04.Trump played there. He tried to snooker him but as it happens, he

:21:04. > :21:14.has given him a shot. He has not had much to go for, last couple of

:21:14. > :21:14.

:21:14. > :22:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:22:12. > :22:22.Here Judd Trump has given Stephen And not so long ago, everything

:22:22. > :22:40.

:22:40. > :22:50.He is starting to give each shot a It is amazing how you play all your

:22:50. > :23:00.

:23:00. > :23:06.. It is of fine line. -- a fine line. You are trying to replicate

:23:06. > :23:16.your practice routines. That is why you do your practice but it is a

:23:16. > :23:21.

:23:21. > :23:27.lot harder to go out in the match For some reason, problems crop up.

:23:27. > :23:34.In practice, there are no problems and everything is nice and easy. No

:23:34. > :23:44.pressure in practice. You have someone coming straight after you

:23:44. > :24:16.

:24:16. > :24:26.Whatever was on the table has been removed. If it was a �5 note,

:24:26. > :24:27.

:24:27. > :24:32.Stephen Maguire would have picked That was a little unlucky. He

:24:32. > :24:42.played the positive shot to bring the red into play. Sometimes they

:24:42. > :24:59.

:24:59. > :25:09.will run for you and sometimes they He did not punch it. But he is not

:25:09. > :25:12.

:25:12. > :25:16.When you are not under heavy pressure, you can recover from

:25:16. > :25:20.these positions but when you are, I don't know what happens out there

:25:20. > :25:26.but it just seems to drift into a place that you do not want to go to

:25:26. > :25:35.with the cue ball. He had to put a lot of attention into the pot. It

:25:35. > :25:45.was not an easy one. It was a terrific pot. Would have been very

:25:45. > :25:50.

:25:50. > :25:58.A very well played safety shot. He has got right back into this frame.

:25:58. > :26:07.He was 50 points behind. Now he has cut his deficit to 14. It is still

:26:07. > :26:11.all to play for. It is 50-50 at the moment with this match. All of a

:26:11. > :26:21.sudden, Judd Trump has found his touch it, even though he played

:26:21. > :26:22.

:26:22. > :26:32.that loose safety rolling on to the He has had something to hang on to.

:26:32. > :27:00.

:27:00. > :27:10.Before that, he was just sitting in He has not got a good angle on the

:27:10. > :27:10.

:27:10. > :27:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:27:59. > :28:05.Beautifully struck. All these shot To give himself the best chance, he

:28:05. > :28:10.will have to try to drop this in, perfect weight. Many players would

:28:10. > :28:15.play this by stunning it, thinking that if they missed it in the

:28:15. > :28:25.corner, there might be a bit of a snick behind the black. He has a

:28:25. > :28:34.

:28:34. > :28:38.role that. The black has gone so To have drunk will be sitting in

:28:38. > :28:42.his chair, thinking it look like it was going to go 5-5 and take us

:28:42. > :28:47.into a decider but you can't imagine for one minute that with

:28:47. > :28:57.the way Stephen Maguire has played tonight, he is going to fail to

:28:57. > :28:57.

:28:57. > :29:07.hold his nerve and clear up to get He may book his place in tomorrow's

:29:07. > :29:40.

:29:40. > :29:43.final, where Stuart Bingham is 18 ahead with 18 on. He has to play

:29:43. > :29:53.the blue in the corner or the middle. The middle is probably

:29:53. > :30:01.

:30:01. > :30:05.In it has gone so that is it. Judd Trump's tournament is sadly over.

:30:05. > :30:15.You can't take anything away from Stephen Maguire. It has been a very,

:30:15. > :30:25.very good performance. He went through that spell of five frames,

:30:25. > :30:32.breaks of 87, 59, 73 and 61. You can't really ask for more than that.

:30:32. > :30:36.I think Judd Trump is on his way to a full recovery, getting back to

:30:36. > :30:41.the form he showed us over the previous seasons. He is not having

:30:41. > :30:51.a bad season this year. He is doing OK but his first to say he has not

:30:51. > :31:07.

:31:07. > :31:17.playing quite as well as he would Stephen Maguire will keep cushion

:31:17. > :31:17.

:31:17. > :32:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:32:05. > :32:15.the pink on to the nearest pocket. Again, who will not do any heroics.

:32:15. > :32:15.

:32:15. > :33:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:33:28. > :33:38.He will probably play this club. -- All he will keep doing is wrong and

:33:38. > :33:38.

:33:38. > :34:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 69 seconds

:34:58. > :35:04.In goes the pink. It will be a very disappointed Judd Trump tonight.

:35:04. > :35:09.But a very relieved Stephen Maguire. Top class performance from him and

:35:09. > :35:13.he will now play Stuart Bingham in the final tomorrow.

:35:13. > :35:19.Many congratulations 2 Stephen Maguire. That is his third final of

:35:19. > :35:28.the season. There was a point in that match where we thought, here

:35:28. > :35:38.we go. It looked almost certain to go 5-5. But there was a careless

:35:38. > :35:39.

:35:39. > :35:45.safety shot. That gave Stephen Maguire to lifeline. He had a

:35:45. > :35:54.snooker tied behind the black. He justly is enough room to pot the

:35:54. > :35:59.corner in the pocket. At that stage, Judd Trump had the momentum but

:35:59. > :36:03.this was an excellent pot. That is the kind of player that Stephen

:36:03. > :36:09.Maguire is. When he get something that gives in the home, or was

:36:09. > :36:17.sudden he plays well. Judd Trump will be disappointed that he did

:36:17. > :36:21.not leave anything on from that miss. Stephen Maguire is on his way

:36:21. > :36:26.to the studio so we will have a chat with him. Having break down

:36:26. > :36:36.from in the balls, this was super. Not only did he pot it, but he

:36:36. > :36:39.

:36:39. > :36:49.played on to the blue as well. The last two or three shots were superb.

:36:49. > :36:56.

:36:56. > :37:00.Many congratulations. Do you think sometimes players tried to be too

:37:00. > :37:05.careful when it comes to the frame before winning the match? No, the

:37:05. > :37:15.first time that I was in, two reds were covering the black spot and I

:37:15. > :37:18.

:37:18. > :37:22.thought of work and get the black on the spot it is game over.

:37:22. > :37:29.red that he potted them when you're 50 behind was for pillars. That

:37:29. > :37:35.changed it. What about the start? What was go to your mind when you

:37:35. > :37:39.were two down? I felt OK. The second frame, I didn't think he was

:37:39. > :37:46.my fault. I won the safety battle, had a chance and should have been

:37:46. > :37:49.one each. I fought back well so I was quite happy. At the interval,

:37:49. > :37:54.Willie and I've were saying this was the worst possible type when it

:37:54. > :38:02.will be cut to a played so well. What did you do in interval? Just

:38:02. > :38:09.had a spoke and relaxed. Judd Trump was on Twitter St garbage, matters

:38:09. > :38:16.have a better in the second half. You controlled the game. After the

:38:16. > :38:23.interval you did of missable. Judd Trump started getting a bit anxious.

:38:23. > :38:29.But I had him. He started bashing the balls about. He was letting me

:38:29. > :38:34.in and others do the business. Everything was going to plan. To go

:38:34. > :38:41.5-3, anything could have happened in that match. I was glad the Thai

:38:41. > :38:47.potted a few could pause. Stuart Bingham in the final, and it is

:38:47. > :38:51.finely poised. You guys have played each other and it is four each.

:38:51. > :38:59.it? You must be feeling confident because you have beaten some big

:38:59. > :39:06.names on your way to the final. there is any one more match left.

:39:06. > :39:10.Stuart Bingham be the man in form today. So he will be full of

:39:10. > :39:18.confidence. It will be tough. you watch much of the first semi-

:39:18. > :39:24.final? I saw to last three frames and it was good stuff from Stuart.

:39:24. > :39:28.To do that to get the final is impressive. This is your perfect

:39:28. > :39:36.opportunity now. I think you have been waiting since teeth has donate

:39:36. > :39:41.for your first major broking final. -- 2008. I have been in a few

:39:41. > :39:46.finals but just not picked up the trophy. I have been beaten in the

:39:46. > :39:51.last four or five finals I have played in. What I could do tonight?

:39:51. > :39:57.Nothing. I'll just phone and see if anybody wants to come down.

:39:57. > :40:04.have been in the final here before. The us, a couple of years ago. John

:40:04. > :40:11.Higgins did me. If he does it all the time to May. Many

:40:11. > :40:17.congratulations. Thanks for coming in. We have highlights of the semi-

:40:17. > :40:27.finals coming up later. Tomorrow, it is all put the final of the