:00:32. > :00:36.Good evening. It is quarter finals night at the Welsh Open and when you
:00:37. > :00:46.were with us last, we saw the start of the game between Joe Perry and
:00:47. > :00:51.Mark Selby. Perry took the first frame. It was a scrappy affair. We
:00:52. > :01:43.are going to join the match in frame two. Selby is at the table.
:01:44. > :03:10.He has picked up his pace a bit. He has had spells but where he drags
:03:11. > :03:17.himself down and takes too long the shots. He is doing that because he
:03:18. > :03:25.is perhaps not comfortable. On the other hand, he has taken his rhythm
:03:26. > :03:36.out. Has to take a bit of time on this, it is a tough shot. He almost
:03:37. > :03:41.brought the other red into play. Once again, we have seen someone at
:03:42. > :03:48.miss a chance and leave a ball on straight after it.
:03:49. > :03:58.Breaks of 41 from Joe Perry in this frame. 34 Mark Selby. -- 30 four
:03:59. > :04:14.Mark Selby. He might try and move the red out,
:04:15. > :04:20.there is room behind it to try and put it on to the cushion. The way
:04:21. > :04:25.they are cueing, they need to get this into open play.
:04:26. > :05:03.He tried to drop behind it. He needs a good shot.
:05:04. > :05:16.Did not commit to get close to the yellow. It has taken him to a safe
:05:17. > :05:26.position. A player like Mark Selby, who is excellent at getting smokers,
:05:27. > :05:33.would like to put this yellow away. -- snookers.
:05:34. > :05:38.We will rejoin the match now in frame three and Mark Selby as 11
:05:39. > :05:57.points up. That is not even in. This is very
:05:58. > :06:23.strange. I do not think I have ever seen him start a match this badly.
:06:24. > :06:38.That was easy by his high standards. He will not get many better chances
:06:39. > :06:42.than this to go in front and a major tournament. He will have to do a lot
:06:43. > :06:59.with the cue ball to keep this going. Just coming around to see if
:07:00. > :07:02.he can come in the red. He will see if both those reds will pot. If so,
:07:03. > :07:35.he will play the cannon. Joe Perry is one of those players
:07:36. > :07:42.you would like to see when a ranking event, he is a hard-working player,
:07:43. > :07:54.always gives his best. He is in the semifinal.
:07:55. > :08:03.He has got the all round game to win a major tournament and one day, he
:08:04. > :08:10.may well do, but the slightly suspect, if his opponents get the
:08:11. > :08:15.run of the ball, he is like me, he will run -- nod his head and think
:08:16. > :08:22.why is this happening? His temperament is getting better. He is
:08:23. > :08:29.improving in that area. He is better than he used to be.
:08:30. > :08:38.He did well to when that last match, the way his body language was
:08:39. > :08:47.betrayed. There are circumstances there, I am afraid!
:08:48. > :08:55.Right in the middle of them. Mark Selby is flattered to deceive in
:08:56. > :10:09.this frame. Looks like he has the perfect angle
:10:10. > :10:18.on this red to run through the black again. This looks like it will be
:10:19. > :10:23.3-0. You know how good Mark Selby is in these matches. It is the best of
:10:24. > :10:35.nine, it has been the best of seven all week until today.
:10:36. > :10:44.He never plays it smoothly. A very good break builder, in and around
:10:45. > :11:15.the black and the pink spot, he is very good.
:11:16. > :11:50.Can Joe Perry go on to make a century?
:11:51. > :11:57.It will be tough to get one with the last two reds are -- reds. 188 in
:11:58. > :12:11.total. -- 108. What a shame. He will not be too
:12:12. > :12:19.worried, he has played steady in the opening frames. That is the best one
:12:20. > :12:25.so far, Joe Perry has a 3-1 lead. He extended his lead to 4-0 in the
:12:26. > :12:29.interval. Mark Selby was in deep trouble, so let us go to frame five.
:12:30. > :12:47.Joe Perry is the next to play. He may go through the gap there.
:12:48. > :13:04.Black looks as if it is available in the corner.
:13:05. > :13:18.One step at a time, as they say. Long way behind, but he can only
:13:19. > :13:19.play what is in front of him, do as well as he can and see what happens
:13:20. > :13:26.from there. APPLAUSE. He was not 100% sure
:13:27. > :13:46.there. It has gone in. With all these top players, they
:13:47. > :13:54.will continue to play the right shot, whether it costs them the game
:13:55. > :14:22.or not. That is why they are top players, others do not.
:14:23. > :14:30.Very important for Mark Selby to put a good break together, not only for
:14:31. > :14:39.his own belief, but to give Joe Perry something to think about. That
:14:40. > :15:06.was awkward. No need to play into the pink,
:15:07. > :15:15.because he can get onto the red behind the black here.
:15:16. > :15:20.The top one first, but there are three reds and he can still get onto
:15:21. > :15:41.the black from anyone. -- any one. It does not part, I am surprised he
:15:42. > :15:49.did not play for at that last red off the blue. -- pot. He has come
:15:50. > :16:02.out with a plan, he will have a go at everything. He hit the pink
:16:03. > :16:04.perfectly and luckily for him, it is in a position he can get onto the
:16:05. > :16:18.black without a problem. He is not feeling comfortable, I
:16:19. > :17:09.know that both Mark Selby and Marco Fu spent time in the practice room.
:17:10. > :17:18.By far and away, the biggest break from Mark Selby so far. As Terry
:17:19. > :17:19.mentioned, he would love to make a big break to give himself some
:17:20. > :17:34.self-belief. Normally we would be saying that
:17:35. > :17:37.Mark Selby would be the strong favourite to make a sizeable break
:17:38. > :17:39.and when the frame at this visit, but the way he has played so far, we
:17:40. > :19:08.are reluctant to say that. That is a bit more like it from Mark
:19:09. > :19:14.Selby, looking a bit more positive. He is more positive in his shop
:19:15. > :19:19.choice and execution, very good. -- shot.
:19:20. > :19:27.The interval can come to your rescue at times. 4-0 earlier in the week,
:19:28. > :19:42.he would have gone home. It is strange how intervals can
:19:43. > :19:47.change matches. There have been so many matches which changed at the
:19:48. > :19:49.interval, I am sure it the way Mark Selby was feeling, if it had carried
:19:50. > :20:00.on, Joe Perry would have won 5-0. A little unfortunate there, but the
:20:01. > :20:42.pink is available. It is almost normal service resumed,
:20:43. > :20:49.but there is still a ridiculous amount of snooker needed.
:20:50. > :20:55.No century, but he will be more than delighted to have got a frame on the
:20:56. > :21:07.board, that was an excellent break of 78. He still trails by 4-0. --
:21:08. > :21:09.4-1. We are going to pick it up in frame six and Mark Selby is 14
:21:10. > :21:19.points behind. It is amazing, a moment ago you
:21:20. > :21:24.thought that Joe Perry was leaving the yellow over the pocket and the
:21:25. > :21:30.next moment Joe Perry has a chance to win the match. If you put this
:21:31. > :21:39.in, he is bound to be on the green. -- if he puts this in.
:21:40. > :21:57.Bit of tension out there. He caught the yellow little bit thick and that
:21:58. > :22:38.did not help, slowed the pace of the cue ball down. It is a bit edgy.
:22:39. > :22:50.He might get away with this. This is a difficult shot for Joe Perry.
:22:51. > :22:54.Quite a thin cut. I do not think he can hold for the brown unless he
:22:55. > :22:59.plays a dead weight which would be risky. It could be pretty
:23:00. > :23:17.straightforward. Any clip on that brown and he would
:23:18. > :23:39.have had the chance of potting the ball he needs. Has to get this brown
:23:40. > :24:17.safe. He is OK. He will be looking to play a good
:24:18. > :24:21.safety shot here, to try and trap Joe Perry are either with a snooker
:24:22. > :24:47.or a difficult safety shot. There was no way back for Mark Selby
:24:48. > :24:52.as Joe Perry went on to win the sixth frame and take the match, it
:24:53. > :24:57.is the second year in a row he has beaten Mark Selby and he goes into
:24:58. > :25:07.the semi-finals following a 5-2 victory. I have so much respect for
:25:08. > :25:14.Mark Selby. He is a true gentleman. As super player, a great win for me.
:25:15. > :25:18.I would love to get a ranking event under my belt, and this one, all the
:25:19. > :25:22.players are in it, it is not like a field where a few of them have not
:25:23. > :25:32.entered, it is the cream of the crop. It means everything to me. A
:25:33. > :25:38.lifelong dream as a snooker player. It was more comprehensive in the
:25:39. > :25:44.other seven -- semifinal. Barry Hawkins, he did not drop a frame as
:25:45. > :25:53.he demolished Marco Fu 5-0 to reach the last four. I did not expect it.
:25:54. > :25:59.I had to play well to beat Marco Fu. He played well yesterday. I
:26:00. > :26:06.expected a tough game. Luckily for me, I scored heavily. When you are
:26:07. > :26:08.playing well, you seem to get that. I am delighted to beat him and be in
:26:09. > :26:25.the next round. I need to be on top of my game to
:26:26. > :26:32.have any chance of winning tomorrow. Here is the semifinal draw. Ding
:26:33. > :26:38.Junhui we will play Joe Perry and the other match is a repeat of last
:26:39. > :26:44.year's final, Barry Hawkins against Ronnie O'Sullivan. Dominic Dale has
:26:45. > :26:48.been an interested observer for these quarterfinal matches, are you
:26:49. > :26:52.surprised at how one-sided both games were? Yes, especially the Mark
:26:53. > :27:04.Selby match. Joe Perry had always beaten Mark
:27:05. > :27:11.Selby on home soil. Mark Selby is normally such a consistent player.
:27:12. > :27:16.First frame he got in early and he looked to me to be striking the ball
:27:17. > :27:23.well, it shows how wrong you can be, he got outplayed tonight. At risk
:27:24. > :27:33.victory for Barry Hawkins. Not many people saw that happening -- a
:27:34. > :27:38.brilliant victory. Marco Fu is a tremendous player. Tonight, it just
:27:39. > :27:48.did not happen and Barry played consistently. Well done to him. We
:27:49. > :27:57.have the two big hitters on opposite sides, Ding John Weir and Ronnie
:27:58. > :28:06.O'Sullivan. I think this will happen -- Ding Junhui. I got the feeling
:28:07. > :28:11.I'm listening to Barry, he feels he could be on a hiding to nothing. You
:28:12. > :28:18.would be surprised if it is not the top players who make the final? He
:28:19. > :28:25.will be gunning for a fifth title, Ding Junhui. I fancy Ronnie
:28:26. > :28:30.O'Sullivan and Ding Junhui in the final, but I will go for Ronnie
:28:31. > :28:37.O'Sullivan. Thank you for joining us. We will be rounding up all of
:28:38. > :28:45.the quarterfinal matches in our highlights programme, that is at
:28:46. > :28:50.12:35am tonight. Please stay up for that one, but until then, thank you
:28:51. > :28:53.for watching our programme, we will see you at 12:35am. From all of us
:28:54. > :28:57.here, good night.