:01:10. > :01:14.If welcome to highlights from the Betfred.com World Championship,
:01:14. > :01:22.including action from the second round match between Alec Carter and
:01:22. > :01:27.Judd Trump. But we start with two matches which ended early today.
:01:27. > :01:36.Stephen Maguire beat Joe Perry overnight and converted that
:01:36. > :01:43.advantage to seal his spot in the quarterfinals for the fourth time
:01:43. > :01:50.in six years. No pressure on Joe after the second session. All the
:01:50. > :01:56.pressure is on me now to finish it. The match is only yours to lose and
:01:56. > :02:06.that can add pressure. I will have to improve my game this week
:02:06. > :02:06.
:02:07. > :02:12.because I am not playing well enough. Maguire now faces Stephen
:02:12. > :02:19.Hendry after her he took the single frame he needed this afternoon to
:02:19. > :02:26.end the hopes of the out of sorts defending champion John Higgins. It
:02:26. > :02:33.was a crushing 13 -4 win. someone had said I would win 13-4
:02:33. > :02:39.against John Higgins, I would have said they had too much to drink.
:02:39. > :02:45.Last night I was fortunate in that that was the worst he has ever
:02:45. > :02:55.played at the Crucible. Stephen was at the best I have seen him in a
:02:55. > :02:57.
:02:57. > :03:02.long time. I was getting myself ready for a great game, but after I
:03:02. > :03:07.made the first couple of mistakes, from then on it was torture. It is
:03:07. > :03:17.the first time I have won two matches in a row at a venue for God
:03:17. > :03:26.
:03:26. > :03:36.knows how long. The match between Ali Carter and Judd Trump.
:03:36. > :03:37.
:03:37. > :03:45.Here is young and living the dream just now. The way he has improved
:03:45. > :03:51.in the last year is phenomenal. pots balls like I have never seen
:03:52. > :03:57.anyone else pot them. He eats everything 100mph. He is
:03:57. > :04:05.entertaining without even knowing it. He is generating a new audience
:04:05. > :04:13.for snooker. His talent to is going to get better, unfortunately for us.
:04:13. > :04:21.Very good. A breath of fresh air. He is playing a game that not a lot
:04:21. > :04:28.of us know and doing it unbelievably well. Judd had to
:04:28. > :04:36.overcome a bout of food poisoning for his first match. His crones
:04:36. > :04:44.diseases under control. We join it in frame five. Commentators John
:04:44. > :04:53.Virgo and John Parrott. Tried it. He could not have got
:04:53. > :05:03.much closer. APPLAUSE. Not a bad shot but he has left a pot to the
:05:03. > :05:05.
:05:05. > :05:11.right corner. APPLAUSE. The cue ball needs to slow up a bit if it
:05:11. > :05:15.is going to be good on green or brown. Too far, no prizes for
:05:16. > :05:21.guessing what will come next after that excellent pot. As you
:05:21. > :05:30.mentioned at earlier, Ali Carter's long game more was very good.
:05:30. > :05:40.Judge's is getting better by the minute. -- Judd Trump's is getting
:05:40. > :05:41.
:05:42. > :05:51.better. The red you would like to clear is the one near the right
:05:52. > :05:55.
:05:55. > :06:05.corner. That safety shot he played earlier, when he removed the black
:06:05. > :06:21.
:06:22. > :06:25.from the red, could bear few -- fruition here. Immediately the
:06:25. > :06:35.referee cleaned the cue ball. Does not appear to be much harm done. He
:06:35. > :06:48.
:06:48. > :06:55.is on the black. He can control the cue ball. APPLAUSE. He took the
:06:55. > :07:05.opportunity to remove that red you mentioned, John. He can come out
:07:05. > :07:07.
:07:07. > :07:17.for either pink or black off this. This is turning into a very good
:07:17. > :07:17.
:07:17. > :08:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:08:26. > :08:31.He has probably just got enough angle. He would not want to be
:08:31. > :08:39.playing for the red along the top cushion. That is not the right
:08:39. > :08:45.angle to play for a red in the opposite corner. After losing the
:08:45. > :08:55.first two frames he is really starting to play well now, is Judd
:08:55. > :09:05.
:09:05. > :09:13.Trump. A little bit straighter on this black and he would have liked.
:09:13. > :09:20.-- than he would have liked. That screw shot was reverse, the left-
:09:20. > :09:24.hand side, and he played it perfectly. A bit like Ronnie
:09:24. > :09:33.O'Sullivan in many ways, that when he gets into this sort of rhythm,
:09:33. > :09:38.he makes the game look so easy. John. And he also scores quickly.
:09:38. > :09:47.Looking at the score board, all of a sudden, you are 60 behind.
:09:47. > :09:52.needs to do something with this. This is not perfect. No, it was not
:09:52. > :10:02.perfect, that. It needed a bit more of an angle to pot that red.
:10:02. > :10:20.
:10:20. > :10:28.APPLAUSE. Made it missable. Ali Carter, 62 points behind, but still
:10:28. > :10:35.75 remaining. He has left to Judd Trump the chance with this long red,
:10:35. > :10:45.with each is a dangerous thing to do. And that is the reason why. A
:10:45. > :10:49.
:10:49. > :10:56.great pot. He only needed the black. APPLAUSE. Will he take it on.
:10:56. > :11:02.of his growing maturity for me, that, putting the black on the side
:11:02. > :11:12.cushion for the safety shot. Good match player. Now 63 points in it,
:11:12. > :11:15.
:11:15. > :11:25.67 remaining. Ali Carter cannot get to be three reds just below the
:11:25. > :11:39.
:11:39. > :11:45.pink. Will he take this pot on? Not very close. Just looking for the
:11:45. > :11:52.red here - will he be tempted by the double? It would not leave much
:11:52. > :11:58.if it did not work, but if the double when ting it would leave him
:11:58. > :12:05.69 points ahead with 59 remaining. It would not surprise me if he
:12:05. > :12:09.slipped off the three reds here. He does not want to move the two that
:12:09. > :12:19.are near the right-hand cushion. Leave them where they are and make
:12:19. > :12:45.
:12:45. > :12:51.the clearance. I think he can just get past the blue to play the red
:12:51. > :13:01.to the right corner. The red is all he needs. APPLAUSE. What a pot that
:13:01. > :13:08.
:13:08. > :13:18.is. That will have woken them up. Bang! I think we can safely say he
:13:18. > :13:18.
:13:18. > :13:28.is settled in now. A very impressive pot, that one. 70 points
:13:28. > :13:28.
:13:28. > :13:33.in front, 59 remaining. He did manage to get through to that red.
:13:33. > :13:43.APPLAUSE. Ali Carter will not be coming back to the table in this
:13:43. > :13:44.
:13:44. > :13:52.frame, that is for sure. Very quickly in this match. He needs to
:13:52. > :14:00.reassert himself. It appears that Judd Trump is getting into top gear
:14:00. > :14:07.here. It is difficult to hide the white anywhere when he starts to do
:14:07. > :14:16.that. Very true. He is a little bit out of sorts, a touch of food
:14:16. > :14:21.poisoning in the first round against Dominic Dale. Is it just
:14:21. > :14:25.the pressure of being the favourite for the tournament, people were
:14:25. > :14:35.thinking Clegg has that inhibited him? But it does not look like that
:14:35. > :14:57.
:14:57. > :15:02.now. -- thinking?. This will take some potting. APPLAUSE. It did not
:15:02. > :15:08.going but Ali Carter concedes. That was very impressive from Judd Trump
:15:08. > :15:13.- Ali Carter beware. Judd Trump now leads three frames to two. The at
:15:13. > :15:22.is more like it from Judd Trump after his slow start.
:15:22. > :15:31.Frame six his next, Judd Trump at the table.
:15:31. > :15:40.That needed to be very fine indeed. Now, Ali, go to work. You have to
:15:40. > :15:50.start scoring some points. That has to be very thin, then rattled the
:15:50. > :15:51.
:15:51. > :15:55.jaws and stay here. A decent chance and it look what has happened in
:15:55. > :16:05.the last three frames. Ali is under pressure now to make the most of
:16:05. > :16:05.
:16:05. > :16:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:16:49. > :16:59.That was really well struck. The cue ball back into the open part
:16:59. > :17:05.
:17:05. > :17:12.off the table to give yourself the best possible opportunity. I was
:17:12. > :17:17.just about to say, these have to be quite careful when you are that
:17:17. > :17:24.close. Definite kick material. It seems to happen often after his
:17:24. > :17:34.screw back shots as well. This makes the pot but much more
:17:34. > :17:48.
:17:48. > :17:55.difficult. A big shot, this. APPLAUSE. The audience appreciated
:17:55. > :18:05.that because they knew he had had a bad contact. He trusted his
:18:05. > :18:18.
:18:18. > :18:26.technique and played it well. Just drops these blue in. He has a
:18:26. > :18:32.choice of red at the centre of it all 1 at the back. Always trying to
:18:32. > :18:42.give himself up options. If you are not on one perfectly, you might be
:18:42. > :19:03.
:19:03. > :19:13.on the other one. Keep it as simple as possible. He just did not get
:19:13. > :19:14.
:19:14. > :19:19.himself cue ball enough. He wanted to be straight on this red. I am
:19:19. > :19:29.glad he stood up and walked around, because he was annoyed with himself
:19:29. > :20:02.
:20:02. > :20:07.if he would have played that too quickly. APPLAUSE. Good recovery.
:20:07. > :20:17.He hit it that one quite poorly. The black came off the top jaw,
:20:17. > :20:24.
:20:24. > :20:29.which has thrown it out of position That was well played. But now he
:20:29. > :20:39.has the cue ball where he wants it. He almost lost it there. But
:20:39. > :21:13.
:21:13. > :21:23.He is a bit straighter on the pink then he probably would like. He is
:21:23. > :21:30.a very busy player, isn't he? He doesn't stand still for long. He is
:21:30. > :21:36.not happy. You would think that he would screw back and go for the red.
:21:36. > :21:40.He is looking now to go for the red to the right middle. The shot
:21:40. > :21:45.before wasn't good. To leave yourself that angle was pretty poor.
:21:45. > :21:51.You have to leave an angle on the pink. Always try to leave an angle
:21:51. > :21:59.on every colour. It gives you more often. He shouldn't have a problem
:21:59. > :22:09.with this. He has decided to hold the sport. The pink is going to go
:22:09. > :22:12.
:22:12. > :22:19.right behind the cue ball. It might The pink will go as close to the
:22:19. > :22:29.cue ball as he can go without touching. It is a delicate job with
:22:29. > :22:52.
:22:52. > :22:59.You have to be careful with the He had to be careful he didn't foul
:22:59. > :23:03.the pink as he pushed the cue through and played it inch-perfect.
:23:04. > :23:13.This is an excellent response. At the start of this break, he had to
:23:14. > :23:19.
:23:19. > :23:27.That is what it is like to play at championship snooker level. When
:23:27. > :23:36.your opponent makes a mistake, you have to make him sit in the chair.
:23:36. > :23:46.Yes, end you want to get the upper floors. -- applause. 38 minutes
:23:46. > :24:00.
:24:00. > :24:10.prior to this break since he last It should be enough to level the
:24:10. > :24:10.
:24:10. > :24:16.match at 3 a piece. He was unable to get those snookers. Ali Carter
:24:16. > :24:26.is back in front once again. Carter is at the table, leading by 32
:24:26. > :24:27.
:24:27. > :24:35.points. (APPLAUSE). That was too good. He has left himself a tricky
:24:36. > :24:40.brown. The cue ball should have been a bit further off the cushion.
:24:40. > :24:46.Tremendous pot. The way he is finding his cue, maybe he is not
:24:46. > :24:56.looking for the cut on the ground. But it is do well ball. Maybe he
:24:56. > :24:58.
:24:58. > :25:04.doesn't want to take the risk. (APPLAUSE). I like that one. I like
:25:04. > :25:14.that a lot. Judd is left 10 dead. I like the brown over on that cushion.
:25:14. > :25:25.
:25:25. > :25:28.He missed the red on the way up. Now Carter has a chance. If he
:25:28. > :25:38.knocks this in and gets on the colour, it should be the frame
:25:38. > :25:50.
:25:51. > :25:55.Another terrific pot. But he just can't lend on a colour. I have got
:25:55. > :26:05.a funny feeling that after this pot, they might be another coloured
:26:05. > :26:14.
:26:14. > :26:24.It needs a bit of thinking. He has to weigh up, is it to my it rented
:26:24. > :26:38.
:26:38. > :26:48.to play a better safety shot? What What a good shot. Green and brown
:26:48. > :27:03.
:27:03. > :27:09.(APPLAUSE). There you go. Different strokes for different folks. What a
:27:09. > :27:14.chance he has given himself to not win the frame, with those two balls
:27:14. > :27:18.that Ali Carter has put safe, but certainly a great chance to get
:27:19. > :27:25.right back into the frame. That was a fabulous pot. A chance to flip
:27:25. > :27:35.the green out if he wants. That will be one ball that would be on
:27:35. > :27:39.
:27:40. > :27:45.He's just seen if it is possible. I don't know if he can get to the
:27:45. > :27:52.pink. He has got an angle on the blue. He will probably play for the
:27:52. > :28:02.red near the top cushion. It is all about line and the legs. It looks
:28:02. > :28:04.
:28:04. > :28:09.Of all the frames played, this has been my favourite. It has have a
:28:09. > :28:19.juicing. Excellent high-quality match play. -- it has had
:28:19. > :28:22.
:28:22. > :28:28.We have to wait to see how the drama unfolds. He has left himself
:28:28. > :28:37.a perfect angle on the black. You would like to play tenant of the
:28:37. > :28:44.pink. It would be perfect. He has just missed it. He missed it by a
:28:44. > :28:53.hair's breath. If it kisses that pink, both reds there won't play,
:28:53. > :28:58.the break keeps going. He can't keep it going now. It is not an
:28:58. > :29:08.apparent easy safety shot. Only the cue ball is left. It is difficult
:29:08. > :29:20.
:29:20. > :29:25.This is difficult. I can't think of a shot at the moment. The only shot
:29:25. > :29:29.is if he stunned the red to the left of the pink. Hit the other one
:29:30. > :29:39.quarter ball, heart, you might get both balls going up towards the
:29:40. > :29:49.
:29:49. > :29:59.ball pin. That's and the shot I can What is he trying to work out? That
:29:59. > :29:59.
:29:59. > :30:03.is the only thing that occurred to me. This is a big frame. Will it be
:30:03. > :30:13.a two frame advantage or all- square? Easy considering playing it
:30:13. > :30:26.
:30:26. > :30:31.off? I don't know if it is that one He could play the in-off but plea
:30:31. > :30:38.it hard. Don't call it. If it doesn't go in, he will loose the
:30:38. > :30:48.red on. But if you play it had, it makes it harder to judge. This is
:30:48. > :30:48.
:30:48. > :30:58.tricky. He got both reds to the ball been. Unfortunately, he took
:30:58. > :31:02.
:31:02. > :31:09.the cue ball with them. 32 points in the lead. Red blue is needed. He
:31:09. > :31:13.went really want to bring the brown into play. Judge has had a result
:31:13. > :31:18.there. Covering the red with the yellow has made this red far
:31:18. > :31:28.trickier. The way he wants to play this, he doesn't want to be
:31:28. > :31:41.
:31:41. > :31:47.flicking the brown out. This is So close. There is an element of
:31:47. > :31:52.safety. It has not turned out too badly. It may be a thin cut on the
:31:52. > :32:02.red. That is closest to the far left corner. But that is a tough
:32:02. > :32:08.
:32:08. > :32:12.(APPLAUSE). That was a tremendous pot. Is he on a colour? He keeps
:32:12. > :32:22.looking at the green. He would love to be able to drop the green in
:32:22. > :32:34.
:32:34. > :32:38.He can! All of the sudden, the only real obstacle is the brown. He put
:32:38. > :32:48.that safe early in the frame. Is it going to be the insurance policy he
:32:48. > :32:51.
:32:51. > :33:00.thought it was? (APPLAUSE). Well, this has been a tremendous frame.
:33:00. > :33:07.He is leaving himself the angle on the yellow and to pot the yellow
:33:07. > :33:17.and get position on the green. This could be the key to this frame.
:33:17. > :33:27.(APPLAUSE). It is not perfect. But he got the brown out. How do you
:33:27. > :33:40.
:33:40. > :33:45.(APPLAUSE). If you're going to be It was one of those. It was so
:33:45. > :33:53.close to the side cushion. You couldn't do much with the cue ball.
:33:53. > :34:03.He had to pot the difficult green and trust to luck. Applause mac --
:34:03. > :34:13.(APPLAUSE). He is just about on the blue. And what a fantastic pot.
:34:13. > :34:38.
:34:38. > :34:47.A bent down. They will be using the The black is coming to his rescue!
:34:47. > :34:57.Would you believe that? Another twist to this frame. He cannot
:34:57. > :35:13.
:35:13. > :35:20.believe it. I will be honest, Can you believe what happens on a
:35:20. > :35:28.table? It is amazing. It is unbelievable. It is amazing what
:35:28. > :35:38.can happen. It never take anything for granted. Now, will Judd play
:35:38. > :35:44.
:35:44. > :35:52.He did. Now he has missed it. Is the pink safe? He has left it on
:35:52. > :36:01.for Ali Carter. This pink it could take a two frame it ventured into
:36:01. > :36:08.the second session. -- advantage. (APPLAUSE). In it goes. That frame
:36:08. > :36:13.had everything. It was exciting, it twists and turns. Ali Carter goes
:36:13. > :36:21.out of this first session very pleased with a two frame advantage.
:36:21. > :36:27.He leads 5-3. Ali Carter in control for the moment. Time to show you
:36:27. > :36:37.what happened in the opening session between Mark Williams and
:36:37. > :36:39.
:36:39. > :36:49.It doesn't get any better than this. This has developed into a chance to
:36:49. > :36:50.
:36:50. > :36:57.win this first frame. Mark Williams takes the opening frame. That is
:36:57. > :37:07.what the fans have come to see. is going to be a tough person to
:37:07. > :37:21.
:37:21. > :37:31.This would be the steal of all He has left one on. That is a
:37:31. > :37:31.
:37:31. > :37:41.horrible kick. It has gone in. Williams takes the lead for the
:37:41. > :38:08.
:38:08. > :38:18.Another double on the brown. Three That was costly. Is it there? Yes,
:38:18. > :38:19.
:38:19. > :38:24.it is. Ronnie O'Sullivan, he is They will resume on Sunday
:38:24. > :38:31.afternoon. Just one more match to bring you news on from today. The
:38:31. > :38:41.session between Ryan Day and Sally pay. Ryan Day dominated the first
:38:41. > :38:47.
:38:47. > :38:53.He needs just one more as we join it in frame 20. Commentary comes
:38:53. > :39:03.from Terry Griffiths and Neal Foulds.
:39:03. > :39:03.
:39:03. > :39:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:39:44. > :39:50.Nicely played. He dislodged a red. The reds are up really well spread.
:39:50. > :40:00.There are three reds in that right corner. He is spoiled for choice.
:40:00. > :40:12.
:40:12. > :40:22.He looks in control. He would like A beautiful chance. At this stage,
:40:22. > :40:31.
:40:31. > :40:41.you could not see him play on anything other than black. He has
:40:41. > :40:45.
:40:45. > :40:55.had a hard session. He has been sitting down a lot. Not quite sure
:40:55. > :41:03.
:41:03. > :41:13.if he can get this. He is OK. APPLAUSE. He went in a direct line
:41:13. > :41:21.
:41:21. > :41:31.with the pocket. Has to keep his concentration. I said earlier, this
:41:31. > :41:33.
:41:33. > :41:41.depends on how what Ryan plays in this final session. So far, it is a
:41:41. > :41:49.session of excellent. With his position in the last few shots, it
:41:49. > :41:59.has turned so well. Trying to get the cue ball back into a place
:41:59. > :42:05.
:42:05. > :42:12.where he has a number of choices of reds. He just got so much on that.
:42:13. > :42:22.Right in the jaws of the pocket. APPLAUSE. He is hitting the ball
:42:23. > :42:34.
:42:34. > :42:39.very well. APPLAUSE. That his great cueing. -- that is a great cueing.
:42:39. > :42:49.From what I have seen tonight, Terry, he will be tough to beat if
:42:49. > :42:50.
:42:50. > :42:55.he continues in this form. He does not always play like this. He did
:42:55. > :43:05.not Burleigh today. But tonight, one cannot fault the way he is
:43:05. > :43:36.
:43:36. > :43:43.playing. He is a bit straight on this. It might be difficult to keep
:43:43. > :43:53.the break going. The left hand of the reds in the middle well popping
:43:53. > :43:59.
:43:59. > :44:05.to the right corner. -- will pot to the right corner. The audience
:44:05. > :44:13.exclaiming, Ryan smiling. He may be thought he had missed that.
:44:13. > :44:23.APPLAUSE. This has been an exhibition tonight of it very, very
:44:23. > :44:41.
:44:41. > :44:51.good cueing. That is the equation - 67 in front with 67 remaining. Yes,
:44:51. > :45:03.
:45:03. > :45:10.yes - tremendous. APPLAUSE. Very, very good. I said to Burleigh that
:45:10. > :45:17.he is a player better than his ranking. An official ranking of 35,
:45:17. > :45:22.but this is not doing him any harm. The biggest tournament with the
:45:22. > :45:32.most ranking points up for grabs. He will soon be back where he
:45:32. > :45:51.
:45:51. > :46:01.belongs, I reckon. -- i said at. Tonight he has played beautifully.
:46:01. > :46:28.
:46:28. > :46:35.APPLAUSE. APPLAUSE. A very appreciative audience tonight. They
:46:35. > :46:43.have enjoyed the skills of Ryan Day here. What a difference a few
:46:43. > :46:53.ECOWAS. He was not in that form in the morning session, lost the first
:46:53. > :47:05.
:47:05. > :47:12.three frames. You think that he can just about pot them from anywhere.
:47:12. > :47:17.That theory will be tested, though. So, the break comes to an end,
:47:17. > :47:27.backed a terrific performance tonight from Ryan Day.
:47:27. > :47:35.Congratulated by Chinese player Cao Yupeng. Ryan Day is through to the
:47:35. > :47:40.quarterfinals with a 13-7 victory. I could not find any rhythm at all
:47:40. > :47:47.this morning. So I gathered my thoughts in the break we had for a
:47:47. > :47:55.couple of hours and focused and felt a lot sharper. Cao Yupeng is a
:47:55. > :48:04.young lad, and this is his Crucible debut. I have not seen him play a
:48:04. > :48:13.great deal and I know he can play better than he did in our match.
:48:13. > :48:19.This is what the second round draw is looking like. Stephen Hendry
:48:19. > :48:26.after beating the defending champion. Andrew Higginson and
:48:26. > :48:33.Jamie Jones start on Sunday. Ronnie O'Sullivan leads Mark Williams.
:48:33. > :48:43.Well Robinson was the first man into the quarterfinals. Ryan Day
:48:43. > :48:48.came through 13 -7 against Cao Yupeng. That is just about it for
:48:48. > :48:52.the second Saturday of the World Championship. Snooker extra is