:00:42. > :00:46.Welcome to highlights from the Betfred.com World Championship with
:00:46. > :00:51.two of the greatest players together for the first time. John
:00:51. > :00:54.Higgins, the defending champion and Stephen Hendry, the player with the
:00:54. > :01:04.greatest record of them all at the Crucible. They have never played
:01:04. > :01:27.
:01:27. > :01:30.against each other at the Crucible before, but today that will change.
:01:30. > :01:40.Everyone talks about being one of the best players in the world, and
:01:40. > :01:41.
:01:41. > :01:51.of course he is. Absolutely fantastic. There is only one
:01:51. > :01:53.
:01:53. > :01:59.Stephen Hendry. He could have done that easily. I have done that in
:01:59. > :02:07.stops and starts all season. That is why my record is what it is. But
:02:07. > :02:14.I am still capable of doing that. He got himself under a bit of
:02:15. > :02:20.pressure as the defending champion. Even when is not playing well, he
:02:20. > :02:29.still seems to come three matches. A fantastic player who has achieved
:02:29. > :02:33.everything there is to achieve in the game. Look at what it means to
:02:33. > :02:43.the defending champion. Stephen has played here a lot longer than I
:02:43. > :02:44.
:02:44. > :02:51.have. I have played here 18 years now. It is an unbelievable
:02:51. > :02:57.statistic. Our I am really looking forward to it. A chance to play the
:02:57. > :03:07.world champion at the Crucible. I have never played him before he
:03:07. > :03:10.
:03:10. > :03:16.Cammack, so I cannot wait. -- before here, Forster vintage stuff
:03:16. > :03:26.was provided, particularly from Hendry. We join it at frame nine.
:03:26. > :03:33.
:03:33. > :03:37.Higgins trailing. Commentators Neal Foulds and John Virgo.
:03:37. > :03:46.John would never leave that ball near the middle pocket. He would
:03:46. > :03:56.push it past. The cue ball were to travel pass the baulk line anyway.
:03:56. > :03:59.
:03:59. > :04:07.A terrible sound. -- travel past. What a terrific shot that was.
:04:07. > :04:17.APPLAUSE. Not many players in the game would have played that. And he
:04:17. > :04:24.
:04:24. > :04:32.has finished perfectly on the black. But he is still going to need the
:04:32. > :04:40.two remaining reds. This one, simple. The last one - very, very
:04:40. > :04:48.awkward. APPLAUSE. He glances at the scoreboard and a good angle on
:04:48. > :04:52.the black to disturb that red. That was just about perfect. If he plays
:04:52. > :04:57.the cannon and does not get it right he could hit the jaws of the
:04:57. > :05:01.middle pocket and missed the red altogether. He does not have an
:05:01. > :05:09.ideal shot for the cannon, but he has to play it and he has to play
:05:09. > :05:19.it perfectly. APPLAUSE. Played it superbly. That was a superbly
:05:19. > :05:31.
:05:31. > :05:41.cannon. -- superb cannon. Just the red required. It is missable. He is
:05:41. > :05:50.
:05:50. > :06:00.giving it every care and attention. He has missed it. That is the
:06:00. > :06:19.
:06:19. > :06:24.tension. The tension of the moment. The best is a perfect kiss which
:06:24. > :06:32.has left him on the black. The black and the six remaining colours
:06:32. > :06:39.to steal this frame. Coming in the general direction of the black but
:06:39. > :06:46.it even game him the angle to get down for the yellow. He can win
:06:46. > :06:53.this frame. Not big odds at all. This would settle him in, because
:06:53. > :07:03.he has not looked settled at all yet. The pink is not on its spot, a
:07:03. > :07:05.
:07:05. > :07:12.slight problem. With a clearance like this, this is probably the key
:07:12. > :07:19.shot. Potting this brown and getting a good angle on the blue.
:07:19. > :07:24.Stephen will be kicking himself if he loses this one. He does not want
:07:24. > :07:34.to come too straight on the blue and he has just about got an angle,
:07:34. > :07:38.
:07:38. > :07:42.but he will have to force it down for the pink. APPLAUSE. He did not
:07:42. > :07:51.want to be straight on the pink, because then he could not get on
:07:51. > :08:01.the back. Looking at his body language, he is straight enough.
:08:01. > :08:03.
:08:03. > :08:08.APPLAUSE. What a big shot this is. This type of shot used to the into
:08:08. > :08:18.the left middle, but it does not seem to happen these days. This is
:08:18. > :08:31.
:08:31. > :08:38.tough for the frame. 0, he has missed it. He has overcut it. In
:08:38. > :08:44.goes the black!. That is a mighty relief for Stephen Hendry. What a
:08:44. > :08:51.tense opening frame. The seven times world champion Stephen Hendry
:08:51. > :08:55.takes it. He now leads by six frames to three. He entry could not
:08:55. > :09:02.have hoped for a better start to the second session because he also
:09:03. > :09:12.took frame ten and leads by four. We join it at frame 11.
:09:13. > :09:23.
:09:23. > :09:27.Cushion first. Trying to retain position on the black. He is not
:09:27. > :09:37.having to wait for any chances, Stephen Hendry, anytime he comes to
:09:37. > :09:44.
:09:44. > :09:54.the table. I think that could be the frame winner. I know he needs
:09:54. > :09:57.
:09:57. > :10:03.the blue, or will need the blue. APPLAUSE. He has a nice angle on
:10:03. > :10:13.the yellow. It would be very risky to pot the black and bring the blue
:10:13. > :10:14.
:10:14. > :10:19.into play. It would not be the shot for me. APPLAUSE. It would lack any
:10:19. > :10:25.guaranteed control, that shot. It could still end up on the side
:10:25. > :10:34.cushion. To do it from brown to blue is the controlled way off
:10:34. > :10:41.doing it. For the green, with a nice angle. That looks a bit
:10:41. > :10:46.straight, though. Yes, so what he will try to do now - he would love
:10:46. > :10:53.to play for the brown in the same pocket as the green. But if he
:10:53. > :11:02.cannot, he will have to be leave an angle on the brown and pay is great
:11:02. > :11:09.screw back for an angle on the blue. -- a straight screw back. APPLAUSE.
:11:09. > :11:17.Has he got the angle to screw back and bring the blue into play? He is
:11:17. > :11:26.close. APPLAUSE. He has just knocked it past the middle pocket,
:11:26. > :11:32.I think. Just wanted to catch that blue a little bit thinner. He
:11:32. > :11:37.played the position from green to brown inch-perfect. He is already
:11:37. > :11:41.pretty close to the middle pocket and it is so easy to push it past.
:11:41. > :11:51.Even thin contact would have been better. He does not believe he can
:11:51. > :11:52.
:11:52. > :12:02.cut it in. I am sure it is past the pocket. Trying to use the jaw of
:12:02. > :12:07.
:12:08. > :12:17.the pocket. Is got it! he has got it. APPLAUSE. If he drops now it
:12:18. > :12:32.
:12:32. > :12:37.will be replaced. APPLAUSE. He has to hit this for a snooker.
:12:37. > :12:45.thought that the cue ball was going to drop in for a minute. For a
:12:45. > :12:54.second it looked like it was going to lurch back into the pocket.
:12:54. > :13:00.think it was worth the risk, as it turned out. That is not going to
:13:00. > :13:10.help John Higgins. The pink against the right-hand side pushing the
:13:10. > :13:10.
:13:10. > :13:20.black against the top cushion. It takes a bit of pressure of Stephen.
:13:20. > :13:23.
:13:23. > :13:28.-- off Stephen. He would be delighted with that double-kiss.
:13:28. > :13:38.it possible for John Higgins to pot this blue and avoid the kiss on the
:13:38. > :13:47.
:13:47. > :13:51.black and cannon the pink? No, just concentrated on playing a good
:13:52. > :13:56.safety and bringing the black into play. And you could not have played
:13:56. > :14:02.it any better than that. And a tap on the table from Stephen tells you
:14:02. > :14:07.what he thinks of it. It has improved his chances of winning the
:14:07. > :14:17.frame now. It was three individual battles aren't pink and black
:14:17. > :14:19.
:14:19. > :14:24.before that. -- battles on pink and black. He needs this one to bounce.
:14:24. > :14:34.Unless John doubles the pink, I do not think he can get anywhere near
:14:34. > :14:46.
:14:47. > :14:54.it from this blue. APPLAUSE. Now, the chance of a double. Of course
:14:54. > :15:03.if he got the double, likely to be on the black. But if you miss them
:15:03. > :15:12.you can leave the pink on. What a frame to still. He had chances and
:15:12. > :15:18.missed them. Stephen sits uncomfortably in his seat. That
:15:18. > :15:25.made John Higgins feel a lot better. He dug in as he always does.
:15:25. > :15:29.Brilliant. Closed the gap to three frames, still 7-4 behind.
:15:29. > :15:39.A Iten re re- established his advantage by winning frame trial.
:15:39. > :15:41.
:15:41. > :15:51.Frame 13, Higgins at the table. -- by winning frame 12.
:15:51. > :15:53.
:15:53. > :16:03.When you are struggling, it is not an easy game. This is where John
:16:03. > :16:07.
:16:07. > :16:12.worldy go very deep. -- John will go very deep. The two reds on the
:16:12. > :16:22.right are the problem. You can get on them that you have to be right
:16:22. > :16:27.
:16:28. > :16:37.over on the side cushion. -- but you have to be. He has played on
:16:38. > :16:57.
:16:57. > :17:02.one of the reds, that is a good shot. Even though he is struggling,
:17:02. > :17:12.Nick Griffin is the only safe ball. As a right-handed player, he will
:17:12. > :17:18.
:17:18. > :17:28.not be able to knock down the cushion. That bounced off the top
:17:28. > :17:38.
:17:38. > :17:48.cushion more quickly than he wanted. It is a bit thinner now. APPLAUSE.
:17:48. > :17:48.
:17:48. > :17:58.Sir that reduces the difference to just four points. -- so that
:17:58. > :18:06.
:18:06. > :18:16.reduces the difference. It is just the green now. He has a bit of an
:18:16. > :18:19.
:18:19. > :18:27.angle on the yellow. Amazingly enough, these 34 break is the
:18:27. > :18:37.highest he has made in this session. Trying to get behind the green but
:18:37. > :18:47.he has not judged it correctly. did not time that ball potted
:18:47. > :18:58.
:18:58. > :19:07.cleanly. -- or a pot to it cleanly. APPLAUSE. John has the advantage.
:19:07. > :19:17.He needs to claw something back. There is they one cushion escape,
:19:17. > :19:20.
:19:20. > :19:28.but can he hit the green? Has he got it safe? He could have left it
:19:28. > :19:38.more easily, but there is a chance of a pot. I think John will pay
:19:38. > :19:51.
:19:52. > :19:56.this 100%. -- play this. It is not happening. And of course, when it
:19:56. > :20:04.is not happening, when Eddie you miss you just know that you will be
:20:04. > :20:14.leaving it for your opponent. -- whenever you miss. And that is what
:20:14. > :20:14.
:20:14. > :20:24.he has done. That looks inch perfect. John Higgins' look at said
:20:24. > :20:33.
:20:33. > :20:41.it tall, one of bemusement. -- look said it all. Nicely on the blue, so
:20:41. > :20:46.John Higgins is looking at another frame slipping away. In all honesty,
:20:46. > :20:52.Stephen Hendry has not had to do a lot to win these frames this
:20:52. > :20:58.evening. He stretches his lead it to five. John Higgins is just not
:20:58. > :21:08.with it. I am sure Stephen Hendry is a little bit stunned by his
:21:08. > :21:18.
:21:18. > :21:28.opponent's up performance. If alarm bells were not being at
:21:28. > :21:36.
:21:36. > :21:46.that point, they certainly were in the next frame.
:21:46. > :21:51.
:21:51. > :22:01.That was perfect. Exactly where he wanted the cue ball. A lot of work
:22:01. > :22:02.
:22:02. > :22:12.to do here. The reds are slightly awkward, in directly above the
:22:12. > :22:20.
:22:20. > :22:29.black. There is you can. -- you're cannon. APPLAUSE. One does not
:22:29. > :22:39.expect him to miss this red it to the right middle. Got a nice angle
:22:39. > :22:39.
:22:39. > :23:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds
:23:20. > :23:30.on the blue. He played that nicely. Inch-perfect. Three reds together.
:23:30. > :23:33.
:23:33. > :23:40.If he does hit that red he can open the other two. The frame is at his
:23:40. > :23:48.mercy now. Just 12 points behind. Look at the determination on his
:23:48. > :23:50.face. He knows what an important frame this is. Like all great
:23:50. > :24:00.champions, when you have your opponent on the ropes, keep them
:24:00. > :24:15.
:24:15. > :24:23.there. APPLAUSE. A quick glance at the scoreboard. This black will put
:24:23. > :24:33.him 3 points ahead. That basically a quake stew the three reds, three
:24:33. > :24:46.
:24:46. > :24:56.colours and possibly yellow. He might need the green. A lot to do.
:24:56. > :24:59.
:24:59. > :25:06.-- at that equates to. He underhit that slightly. He will not be happy
:25:06. > :25:11.with that positional shot. He needs to be good on the next colour to
:25:11. > :25:20.get onto the awkward last red. And it is awkward to - not in the
:25:20. > :25:27.middle off the table. APPLAUSE. This positional shot from blue to
:25:27. > :25:33.this last red will be the key to this last frame. Does he keep it
:25:33. > :25:41.simple? Does he played from the cushion back toward the red? It
:25:41. > :25:51.takes him a bit closer to it, that way. That is OK. He did flick into
:25:51. > :25:56.
:25:56. > :26:02.the red, but he will not mind where it's finished. It was a natural.
:26:02. > :26:08.This black will put in 25 points in front. So he just needs the yellow.
:26:08. > :26:18.Another frame slipping away from the defending champion. He has put
:26:18. > :26:20.
:26:20. > :26:30.a bit of side on that. Would Jubilee effect!. He only needed the
:26:30. > :26:31.
:26:31. > :26:41.yellow. -- would you believe it! Does he have something wrong with
:26:41. > :26:48.his tip? He miscued earlier. It is not even a big shot. Unbelievable.
:26:49. > :26:55.That is twice he has miscued this evening. And it is surprising if
:26:55. > :27:05.you see at once per season. That was unbelievable. John Higgins
:27:05. > :27:06.
:27:06. > :27:16.needs the six remaining colours. What a frame this could be.
:27:16. > :27:23.
:27:23. > :27:27.APPLAUSE. Restraint. This is a player would. A little bit thinner
:27:27. > :27:36.on the blue than he would have liked, but it is all about this
:27:36. > :27:46.positional shot. What a frame this could be. He needs a nice angle on
:27:46. > :27:46.
:27:46. > :27:56.the pink to get on the black. That is not it, really. This is not an
:27:56. > :28:01.
:28:01. > :28:11.easy pot. And where is the pink going? You know where it is going.
:28:11. > :28:11.
:28:11. > :28:17.Chalk your cue, Stephen. Put plenty of chalk on it. He has been let off
:28:17. > :28:22.there. Nothing seems to go right for John Higgins. Every time he
:28:22. > :28:32.misses he leaves one over the pocket. Stephen Hendry makes the
:28:32. > :28:38.basic schoolboy error and gets away And Stephen Hendry continued to
:28:38. > :28:44.disappear almost out of breach, he was leading 12-4 at the end of the
:28:44. > :28:51.second session. He is now one frame away from the second win at the
:28:51. > :28:56.Crucible. And a spot in the quarterfinals for the time in his
:28:56. > :29:00.career. He will need a comeback of 1985 proportions if he is to get
:29:00. > :29:09.out of this one. Time to bring you news of some of today's other
:29:09. > :29:17.second-round matches. Maguire mag and Rishi Persad
:29:17. > :29:25.reviewed her second round -- Steve Maguire and Joe Perry renewed her
:29:25. > :29:30.second round match but the Scot took it. Perry put together a break
:29:30. > :29:40.of 56 in the tenth frame, but a combination of luck and skill gave
:29:40. > :29:41.
:29:41. > :29:48.Perry won the 11th frame but Maguire maintained his four-frame
:29:48. > :29:54.lead with a break of 91 in the 12th. Into frame 13, and Perry missed a
:29:54. > :30:03.simple red and a break of 52. Maguire responded with a clearance
:30:03. > :30:13.of 80. 9-4 to Stephen. Maguire then extended his lead to 10-4, before
:30:13. > :30:16.
:30:16. > :30:20.Perry hit back with a break of 103 The final frame of the session was
:30:20. > :30:24.a tense affair. Maguire kept his cool - just about - to end the
:30:24. > :30:34.session with an imposing 11-5 lead. Just two frames from a place in the
:30:34. > :30:46.
:30:46. > :30:51.Well, the second round match for these two began on Friday afternoon
:30:51. > :31:01.and it was the Welsh man who took a tight first frame on the black. Day
:31:01. > :31:02.
:31:02. > :31:06.took the second frame and a break of 87 gave him a 3-nil lead. Cao
:31:06. > :31:14.managed to get on the board in the fourth frame as they went into the
:31:14. > :31:24.interval A break of 62 gave Day the fifth frame before Yupeng narrowed
:31:24. > :31:28.
:31:28. > :31:37.With Cao struggling in the balls, Day took full advantage to lead 5-2
:31:37. > :31:47.in the sevenths. Into friem eight and breaks gave day an improseing
:31:47. > :31:47.
:31:47. > :31:52.6-2 lead as the first session of the match came to a close. So the
:31:52. > :31:55.final match to bring you up to date on from today is between
:31:55. > :31:59.Australia's Neil Robertson and Tam wore ooth's David Gilbert.
:31:59. > :32:02.Robertson led 10-6 at the end of the second session and they shared
:32:02. > :32:09.the first two frames after the restart so it is now 11-7 to
:32:09. > :32:14.Robertson. The world number 68 who gained plenty of confidence with
:32:14. > :32:19.his first-round victory was proving a tough opponent for the 2010 world
:32:19. > :32:24.champion to shake off. And 30-year- old David Gilbert took frame 19
:32:24. > :32:34.with a superb break of 121 to go just three behind and provide more
:32:34. > :32:36.
:32:36. > :32:40.than a few nerves for fans of the However, the next two frames were
:32:40. > :32:44.shared, meaning that a 12-9 Robertson needed just one more to
:32:44. > :32:48.make it through to the quarterfinals. We will pick up the
:32:48. > :32:58.action in frame 22. Commentators are Dennis Taylor and Terry
:32:58. > :33:01.
:33:01. > :33:08.Oh, what have you done here? A free shot he has left for Neil Robertson
:33:08. > :33:11.and when you pot the way he does, what did David do there? He just
:33:11. > :33:21.nudged into them thinking that everything will be safe and he left
:33:21. > :33:24.
:33:24. > :33:34.He will have to stand there and wait and see if the Australian can
:33:34. > :33:49.
:33:49. > :33:54.I tell you what, Terri, it just shows you that even a simple little
:33:54. > :33:58.shot, if you don't give it 10% concentration you can do something
:33:58. > :34:08.like that. Yes, he will be disappointed in himself there.
:34:08. > :34:12.Obviously didn't pay the shot due care and attention. If you are
:34:12. > :34:16.forced to leave something there it is bad enough, but when it is a
:34:16. > :34:21.self-imposed error, it is more hurtful especially at this stage of
:34:21. > :34:31.the hatch for David Gilbert. could have rolled on the other end.
:34:31. > :34:54.
:34:54. > :34:58.He missed a black like this a couple of frames ago. He very
:34:58. > :35:08.rarely does, but this is a frame that will take him into the
:35:08. > :35:21.
:35:21. > :35:29.quarterfinal. Let's see how he I don't think it is straightforward
:35:29. > :35:35.to get on the black without... That is an excellent shot. That is well
:35:35. > :35:41.thought out. The black wouldn't go as you can see and he used the
:35:41. > :35:51.other red as a stopper.. It straightened the white up as he
:35:51. > :35:53.
:35:53. > :36:03.came across the leave the black. He is a great shot maker, that is
:36:03. > :36:09.
:36:10. > :36:15.Oh, has he snookered himself? I think he is indicating that he got
:36:15. > :36:25.a quick bounce off the back curbion here. The one on the cushion is
:36:25. > :36:31.
:36:31. > :36:37.A shauk mark there. Yes, he has just spotted a little chalk mark on
:36:37. > :36:40.the red. He will have a go at this because all of those Reds are safe
:36:41. > :36:50.so there not a big deal of pressure on it. Wants a bit of potting,
:36:51. > :36:58.
:36:58. > :37:03.I think believe it or not this frame has suited Neil Robertson.
:37:03. > :37:07.Because David Gilbert had won three out of the four frames with one
:37:07. > :37:17.visit and this frame went very scrappy and when you are up against
:37:17. > :37:17.
:37:17. > :37:27.one of the best potters in the game, and as Terry said shot makers, he
:37:27. > :37:36.
:37:36. > :37:40.REFEREE: 33. He has gone a little bit too far this time. The green is
:37:40. > :37:47.not on its spot so it will cut in and he can finish on the red that
:37:47. > :37:57.is near the black. He can cut this in go twice across the table and
:37:57. > :38:15.
:38:15. > :38:22.REFEREE: 36. How hard has he worked for this break? Already 52 points
:38:22. > :38:32.in front. Black will take him to 59 in the lead. So he needs to develop
:38:32. > :38:35.
:38:35. > :38:41.He was almost straight so this is too hard. He has covered everything
:38:41. > :38:48.here. But I will tell you what, he really has put himself in the
:38:48. > :38:52.driving seat. That 44 break has been superb. Considering the way
:38:52. > :38:59.the balls were placed. Once again you watch this. He is going to try
:38:59. > :39:07.to get all the way around the table and hit the brown.
:39:07. > :39:10.No - what he has done there - he had a way around the table and
:39:11. > :39:20.decided to put the black out of commission. He didn't quite do that.
:39:21. > :39:43.
:39:43. > :39:47.What a lead. Considering the way He just moved the ball about an
:39:47. > :39:57.inch or so, it has cost him 44 points and could well cost him the
:39:57. > :39:58.
:39:58. > :40:02.match as well. He was staging a What's the Australian got up his
:40:02. > :40:08.sleeve here? Is he going to play a delicate little one and move the
:40:08. > :40:18.black even safer? He is. But is indicating there that that turned
:40:18. > :40:20.
:40:20. > :40:30.off slightly. He hasn't got the David can cut this in. All he was
:40:30. > :40:40.
:40:40. > :40:45.trying here was a little half ball It is getting harder out there now.
:40:45. > :40:54.I think David took his eye off the pot there, he was trying to get a
:40:54. > :41:00.good angle into the colours to try That is a bit to do with it, but
:41:00. > :41:07.the other thing is he hasn't potted a ball for about 25 minute, David
:41:07. > :41:15.Gilbert. So.... You get to this stage in the match when you get
:41:15. > :41:21.that horrible feeling that you think you are going to lose. A
:41:21. > :41:24.perspective of what fight you have left in you. He can be very pleased
:41:24. > :41:34.his efforts in the Crucible this year. I think he has done himself
:41:34. > :41:39.
:41:39. > :41:47.proud. He is still in it., but he has -- but he is hanging on by his
:41:47. > :41:54.Yeah, I think what David did from 11-6 you mentioned a couple of
:41:54. > :42:04.times he had breaks at 69, 121 and 68 in three of the four frames to
:42:04. > :42:15.
:42:15. > :42:18.He has the green safe, along with the brown and the black not too
:42:18. > :42:28.well placed and Neil Robertson is sitting in a very pretty place at
:42:28. > :42:29.
:42:29. > :42:37.the moment. Now he took the chance to try to open the reds up. He
:42:37. > :42:43.needed the reds open but that could be his last shot in this year's
:42:43. > :42:49.Betfred .com World Championship. But I agree with you David has done
:42:49. > :42:59.very well here and he 45 to be pleased, -- has to be pleased,
:42:59. > :43:16.
:43:16. > :43:20.(APPLAUSE) . The balls went rather awkward in
:43:20. > :43:26.this frame. While David Gilbert hasn't had a shot at one, he hasn't
:43:26. > :43:31.managed to pot one in this frame, he never got a chance. There was
:43:31. > :43:38.just one careless safety shot, he only hit the ball a fraction and
:43:38. > :43:48.left a gap. Neil Robertson knocked in that superb 44 break with not
:43:48. > :44:14.
:44:14. > :44:20.Short of an exhibition type shot to try to get on the red, but it
:44:20. > :44:30.doesn't really matter. It has been a very good performance from the
:44:30. > :44:31.
:44:31. > :44:41.former World Championships here. -- world champions, here. He wants to
:44:41. > :45:04.
:45:04. > :45:07.And why not? Why not? And every chance now to pot the yellow and
:45:08. > :45:17.develop the difficult green and might even, if he hits it right,
:45:18. > :45:32.
:45:32. > :45:42.He has the green out. Well, a wobbly green but a tricky brown to
:45:42. > :45:45.
:45:45. > :45:48.It doesn't matter about the brown, but, well done!! Neil Robertson,
:45:48. > :45:53.the former world champion was just that little bit too strong. Every
:45:53. > :45:59.credit to David Gilbert. He gave his fans something to cheer about
:45:59. > :46:02.this evening. He had three frame- winning breaks but good from both
:46:02. > :46:12.players but Neil Robertson goes throw the quarterfinal in the end
:46:12. > :46:13.
:46:13. > :46:18.winning 13 frames to 9. I think when my match tonight went 12-9 I
:46:18. > :46:22.kind of hit the stop lose button, really. I made it hard. I think he
:46:22. > :46:26.was getting a good run on and he felt really good in the balls. I
:46:26. > :46:30.didn't want it to go scrappy, but if it was scrappy I made sure he
:46:30. > :46:36.had to work for every point. That is the way it went. I scored really
:46:36. > :46:41.heavily in my open ing two games, played great safety and, you know,
:46:41. > :46:45.I think just probably towards the end of the session this morning and
:46:45. > :46:51.tonight's session as well that is where I have to improve. I can't
:46:51. > :46:56.really afford to-to-have those off sessions against the likes of Mark
:46:57. > :47:06.Williams and others especially when it gets down to quarterfinal stages.
:47:07. > :47:35.
:47:35. > :47:40.The drawn for the second round That brings to a close another
:47:41. > :47:45.superb day of the Crucible. Don't forget that Snooker Extra is up
:47:45. > :47:55.next. Then we are back at 10am in the morning for the continuation of
:47:55. > :47:56.
:47:56. > :47:59.Ryan Day against coo Yupeng and then we will have the start of