Day 10 Snooker: World Championship Highlights

Leaving. The action this evening may have been dominated by the red

balls and blues but there's plenty it interest in all things here in

Sheffield. Day ten of the World Championship we have witnessed the

most dramatic match this year. It involved Judd Trump, number two in

the world, against Ali Carter up former world number two and a

former Crucible run up. What a match they produced! Trump was in

charge 9-7 in front and looked home when he came within distance at 12-

9. Dinner first of 13 frames Carter would not fell away and produced a

clever come back to force the decider at 12-12. But tension was

ratcheting up. He does not want to much pace because he may leave a

mean it in the middle. He left it in the middle. He has left it. It

was all about the weight. It was very tense. Your thoughts can

desert to. He has won close by near the click cue ball just to the

right of the middle. (APPLAUSE). tried for the pink I don't think it

is touching. You pop ball looking for another easy one but they just

run awkwardly. Now t yellow. Will he take it on? He can

cue that one properly without worrying about the other red balls.

If he takes the green he has all of the reds and the black. At least if

he plays the yellow he will not have to worry about that. Will he

take it on? We are very used to see him pot. He nailed it! (APPLAUSE).

With the black, near the pink, on the left middle, he may find a

pathway near the black but he knows the pink will be fair if he cannot

get the black. He knew the pink will be his second prize. Ali

Carter has fought long and hard. He will be thinking negative as far as

he is concerned whether he can come It has worked out OK. He has a

chance for the green and the brown. He played safe. I do not blame him.

It's perfect. He had the choice of those two red balls. If he can hold

this, he is brave enough to hold it, he may be on the black. He is. On

the pink. (APPLAUSE). If you needed any further evidence of what it's

like in these deciders, you have just seen it there. No words are

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What a chance! Can he hold himself There are four reds remaining out

in the open. That should be enough. Can he book a place in the

quarterfinal? We will take nothing He had a chance for a couple of

reds. He decided to put that one You could hear a pin drop here in

the Crucible. It's a stunned silence. (APPLAUSE). That was the

positional shot which could just be the key. This is the red ball and

he would not miss that one in a The black ball goes down. 51 points

remaining. He is not thinking about the red ball near the cushion. He

needs a bit of composure. He's just Judd Trump knows he has not played

his best. Ali Carter has used all of his experience. When you lose

having a chance like that, missing balls you never ever miss, it

Just one black and one red needed. It's all over bar the shouting. He

has finished perfectly on the red ball. It's(APPLAUSE). 42 points in

front with 35 remaining and the pink ball to come. (APPLAUSE).

dream for Judd Trump as we see Ali Carter and he is entitled to this

reaction. He was trailing 12-9 and it all looked lost. He dug in. He

played a good match. He kept the pressure on his younger opponent.

Judd Trump made too many mistakes. He comes back to the table. That

sip of water will taste good. Do not blame Judd Trump. 35 points

remaining. That will equate to four There will be more championships

for Judd Trump i am sure but you need to take your hat off to Ali

Carter. He has been brilliant today. (APPLAUSE). That was an excellent

Disappointment for Judd Trump. We said before, all you need is one

That is one of the four snookers. There is a way, if he could get a

snooker and a free ball. One snooker would be for that was

(APPLAUSE). That's the problem. With this quality, if you need for

snookers maybe you would need 20. He needs to be careful with this

In any other frame Judd Trump could not have carried on. He has a

slight chance to keep his hopes alive and this is another snooker.

Very well indeed. Every one of his shots has been a snooker so he can

certainly do it. He misses and it He will check it. It is a free ball

one more snooker will be a enough. This is a very big decision. I

think it is not a free ball. Another few rolls and it would have

been. Ali Carter's heart as skipped a beat. One great sportsmanship.

Judd Trump says it was not a free ball. He did not get the snooker.

The blue is coming to his rescue. Only two Mall snookers required.

This is amazing! We are we just about giving him victory but this

The red is very thin. He needs to go up near the green. I don't think

he can manage a very good snooker here. You cannot afford to leave

the red ball out there. He will not get any more chance for a snooker.

He tried the other way. That was a very good effort. Not quite what he

(APPLAUSE). If you get one you will He gets the snooker! Can you

I said this match had everything Will he go off one cushion for two

cushions? There will be a gap around the back. He found it. Judd

Trump now just needs one more snooker to win this match. This is

He overhit that. That was an excellent snooker that that looked

unmissable. Some were very tricky but he played them very well. It

Another chance for a snooker. Ali Carter will be panicking. He

thought he had won it. He pumped his fist but he has not pumping his

fist anymore. He is wiping the sweat from his brow. A great big

line here. If he misses the black, He may be in line for a natural the

He needs to swerve around. Only He did not get the connection right.

Ali Carter and everybody else around the edge of their seats. He

fills up his water but we hope he will not need it. He needs to cue

The black ball is not on its spot and it will make it a little bit

more tricky for a snooker. It was too hard. Another chance for Ali

Carter. Would you go to the middle or the long red? On be honest, I

would play the one in the middle. I feel a bit more comfortable. You do

not have to be as precise. Cutting from the middle for me. If the red

goes in it will not matter. (APPLAUSE). That's it! That is

Judd Trump gave him a real scare but, frame Judd Trump will look

back at the balls he has missed and particularly when he and his last

chance of winning this match. He missed the red ball and that was

unbelievable for him to miss. When you try to hold positions on the

colours, at anything is possible particularly him a deciding frame.

He will be back no doubt, a great talent but drop. He probably learnt

a lesson here today. Ali Carter has nine is more experience and he

pulled all White into effect in this final session. A handshake. He

will tell him, well played but disappointment for Judd Trump. He

was the favourite. Don't take anything away from Ali Carter. A

fantastic performance using all of his experience in one of the best

victories of his career. I felt like I was over the line but then

he got three snookers and my brain was the size of a pea under

pressure. I was looking at all the angles thinking I cannot see

anything let alone getting another chance. It made it all the more

sweet. I suffered for another ten minutes. An informal snookers.

Stranger things have happened. I knew it was tough but it was a few

millimetres here and there. I'm not so sure I could have clear it up.

so sure I could have clear it up. For while I was playing. I need to

dust myself down. It's the quarterfinals. With a massive win

like that, on stilts in the quarterfinals. I want to progress

and stop I'm delighted. What a finish! One of the finest

performances of Ali Carter. Judd Trump now has a lot of experience.

And like so many others before him at the Crucible. It was very tense

on the other side today. Matthew Stevens and Barry Hawkins went 10-

10 and then it was more experience 10 and then it was more experience

Matthew into the quarterfinals for I aged about ten years. This always

happens at the Crucible. It was down to the last frame. I've lost

many close once before. It does catch up with you. It's nice to win

now and again. I am pleased to get Ronnie O'Sullivan completed his win

over Mark Williams. He was devastated and the 'Rocket' sounds

There was a point where I was in front and a found myself behind.

There was a long way to go. I came out and played a brilliant second

session. I think I 19 frames on the run. That was the key to winning

the match. I will come back tonight and stay focused and enjoying it. I

will be patient. Once they had completed that match, at left the

Crucible for clear for two men who experience was all new territory.

Andrew Higginson in the top 16 of the world and the former finalist

against Jamie Jones. He made a Jones was in charge leading 10-6

just three short but Higgins and claimed the first three frames to

make it 9-10 and Jones looked a Worrying times for Jamie. Things

are not going well for him out there. He took this on and he could

have put that back. He must have been confident but he missed hit

now I fear for his chances. He is not playing how he needs to play at

his best. He cut the red a little bit on the thick side and it should

have been thinner and he would have been on green that he was out in no

man's land and the black ball would He hopes to get across for the

black ball into the corner. It's a He did not played that very well.

It's a bit scrappy out there. Perhaps Andrew Higginson is

sniffing each chance in this match. Maybe he did not expect that. Lad

Jamie wants to get it over quickly. He does have a shot here. He may

get the red and does not have to take the risk. He may go past for

the blue into the centre. There's not much on. Let's see what he does.

That was the best we have had for a It would be handy to get the black

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That was an excellent shot. The development of the second red ball

and also over to one side because Checking to see if the pink spot is

available - which it is not. Excellent chance now. The red down

the cushion would be the one. It will be common whether this match

is tenable or not. -- it will determine. If he fancies playing on

the back from these, to make that Pretty good staff. He has not got

close enough to this the red. You would not want to part these for

your next meal. Drop it in a dead weight? He needs it. But my word,

this is very difficult now. What a terrific shot that was! I tell you

what, he did not dwell on it too long. He got down and played it.

fully committed to it. One of the most important shot he has played.

It should give him a four frame victory in this session. Great

fightback and I am sure the Welshman was glad to accept but

when he emerged, he was looking He hit it so hard. That was always

going to exaggerate the throw of the ball. It could have turned out

all right. There is no easy shot on for Higginson. We take for granted

these sort of shot. It was not dead A big point of the match if he

Media, missed it. -- dear. It at the black was not close to the

pocket, he would have made that read easy. There was some doubt in

his mind. He is picking his speed up around the table. A mobile find

it going. -- mobile telephone. Everybody looks surprised as though

they have never seen one go off before. Somebody does not know.

think it is somebody's hearing aid. That is a different ask them.

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The Liga goes on to 53. -- leader. Keep your position could and take

the pressure off yourself with easy parts. -- pot. It takes him 60

points in front with just 59 left. An easy pink to follow. It will be

a big sigh of relief from an Jamie Jones. His first frame of the final

session. I just had a feeling that this was a huge for him. To have

lost this one, and go behind, it would have been a psychological

blow to Jamie Jones. It could have gone either way. They both had

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chances. That could have been the This is a big help. A sense of

belief coming back to him and now. It does not matter about that too

much, Jamie Jones has won that frame after losing four in a row,

he's back in front. 11 - 10 is the score. Frame and 22, Jamie Jones to

I have had a few close matches in this round today. We have another

The question at the hint will be which two-player war -- which of

these players will hold himself to get a better. The stakes get

magnified as you get closer to the magic number of 13. But very often,

we see the players picking up their game as it gets towards the winning

A Jamie Jones doing all the staff at the moment. There was a good

long pot. He has taken the yellow. It looks to me, there are three

Reds available. Just one available. He needs the cue ball to stop. This

is not on it. Maybe just OK. think he's think he's think he's

It is a game to test everybody. 10 - six, he would love to breeze to

the quarterfinal but it is never going to happen. In a way, it is a

better examination of him as a Perfect split. He is on a bitter

round here now. Look at that split. None of them went on the cushion,

What a turn around here! He's playing very aggressively and that

is when he's at his best, bouncing around the table now, looking good,

playing all the shots. He's not frightened to go to the reds. He

plays the game in the modern way. I think, when he is fired up, that is

when he's absolutely at his best. He was pretty dead in the first

four, he did not get lots of chances. It can happen. It is

almost as though he was waiting for something to happen, which is what

he has done when he has come out now, all credit to him. A little

bit too far on the blue. Thin cat - - thin cut makes it more difficult.

It may have gone just a little too far. Look and see if he can pot the

red in the right centre. There is one in the left centre. Bit

difficult. No guarantee of position on it. He may be forced to take

Excellent recovery. He would have been leading everything on for his

opponent IFE missed that read. Another test to come on the black.

When he went in, they were all perfect but he struggled a little

bit for shot to regain position. A An hour ago, everything was looking

very difficult. At the moment everything is working out for him.

It is an easy game when you are Even that shot was well played.

Aggressively plunged in. He has checked the black out. There is a

time when it is a Lovely to make a century at the Crucible but I do

not think it matters now. It is about getting enough.. He hopes

there will be one more to play (APPLAUSE). We are learning more

about him all the time. He has reason to the challenge. -- reason

One week ago, he was just a name known to the dedicated. But they

will know about him if he goes on like this and gets to the

quarterfinal. They say the last one is always the hardest. It certainly

is. From a 10 or 11 it will be difficult. Once he got that first

frame out of the way, then this has followed. It has been a superb

break. Not over the line yet. We have seen a come back once. He will

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Hindrance will fully understand that his opponents has found some

form from somewhere. -- he gains. They say great players can find the

best when they are feeling at their worst. It could not have been a

worse time for Jamie Jones in his career when he was sitting in the

(APPLAUSE). It has brought the crowd to life. It takes him within

one frame of the quarterfinals. He leads 12 frames to 10. Brilliant

stuff from Jones and in the next, he dished out another 27 points.

Higginson had to play for snookers which ultimately did not come his

way. A valiant attempt at a strong finish from Jamie Jones. The world

No. 36 in his first quarterfinal in any major event in his career. It

has come right here at the Crucible. Well played. I played really well.

I had a couple of bad spells. He had most of the play by when he

came down to the pressure ball I got more than him. I do not feel as

though I played belt. I was a potting balls but it was not going

my way. It is best to five, I thought, I'd done well to get it

out of my mind a thing. I have watched Ali Carter over the years.

I do not think he knows a lot about me which is good. After ten days of

enjoyable action at the Crucible, the 32 players who started out a

week passed on Saturday have whittled down at 28. This is the

quarterfinal line-up: It is an all- Scottish affair in the first -

Stephen Maguire against Stephen Hendry. Back in the spotlight as he

has been from day one. Ali Carter meets Jamie Jones whose amazing

debut campaign continues. He had already won two matches just to get

here. And utterly absorbing contest between Neil Robertson and a Ronnie

O'Sullivan. An all Welsh derby between the best of friends Matthew

In total we have three qualifiers into the quarterfinal. We will

serve the three Welshman, it two Scots, an Australian it and a

couple of Essex boys. It all kicks off in the quarterfinals tomorrow