:01:21. > :01:25.Welcome today nine of the pit red .com second-round match between
:01:25. > :01:29.Matthew Stevens and Barry Hawkins the man responsible for ending the
:01:29. > :01:36.hopes of Mark Selby in the first round. Ken Hawkins carried his
:01:36. > :01:44.confidence on? When we leave the match earlier, Hawkins had extended
:01:44. > :01:54.his lead 6-3. Stevens is just one behind. We join them in frame
:01:54. > :02:01.
:02:01. > :02:11.He made sure he was on the black. He could straightened up the cue
:02:11. > :02:14.
:02:14. > :02:20.ball but this a danger to get It's not often you get a clear cut
:02:20. > :02:26.chance when you have missed a very easy red as Hawkins did earlier. He
:02:26. > :02:34.was very lucky not to leave anything. He's right amongst them
:02:34. > :02:41.now for the first time for a while. He's not made a break over 40 in
:02:41. > :02:51.this session. He made 39 in the first frame. All the rest of this
:02:51. > :03:02.
:03:02. > :03:12.The highest break was 69 from the second frame. He would like to beat
:03:12. > :03:16.
:03:16. > :03:26.that here. He holds a two frame lead. No centuries have been scored
:03:26. > :03:32.
:03:32. > :03:42.Once they get onto the pink and the black they seem to be able to
:03:42. > :03:43.
:03:43. > :03:49.manage better. You cannot beat potting balls from short range when
:03:49. > :03:56.the cue ball is going round the table. You can run out of position
:03:56. > :04:06.and the shots will become more awkward. This is the type of
:04:06. > :04:12.
:04:12. > :04:18.situation he would have practised The red is just below the pink.
:04:18. > :04:28.It's out and the Open, second from the left. Bennett it's a bit more
:04:28. > :04:48.
:04:48. > :04:58.He could have done with one more He can get a nice kiss from these
:04:58. > :04:58.
:04:58. > :05:04.two reds now will stop. He is a bit close to the red that he can pot it.
:05:04. > :05:14.He'll also has a chance with the red to the left of the middle. That
:05:14. > :05:28.
:05:28. > :05:38.Has he gone far enough for the blue? I think so. He is looking at
:05:38. > :05:42.
:05:42. > :05:52.the scoreboard. This will put him He wants to be straight on that red
:05:52. > :05:58.
:05:58. > :06:07.and that was inch-perfect. Red, We're back where we were at the
:06:07. > :06:16.start of the evening with Hawkins two frames in then he can stop --
:06:16. > :06:26.Poor ins would be very pleased to be two frames in front at the
:06:26. > :06:45.
:06:45. > :06:55.In this case Matthew Stevens is In golf there are no pictures on
:06:55. > :07:07.
:07:07. > :07:17.Hawkins is enjoying this a little bit more with two frames in front.
:07:17. > :07:28.
:07:28. > :07:38.Barry Hawkins has managed to frame He is perfectly on the blue. I
:07:38. > :07:38.
:07:38. > :07:44.think he should go for those loose reds just above the black. He has a
:07:44. > :07:52.choice of two. He can run through and known to few. He needs to be
:07:52. > :07:58.careful with his cue ball. He could not have played that better and
:07:58. > :08:08.this is a good chance but he has had to work for it. This is an
:08:08. > :08:24.
:08:24. > :08:29.There are plenty of reds available Just what he was looking for. He
:08:29. > :08:39.did not make the most of the first four frames. They have two frames
:08:39. > :09:17.
:09:17. > :09:23.each at the moment. Stevens look to He decided to play the pink. I
:09:23. > :09:31.think he could have gone a little bit further up. There are reports
:09:31. > :09:41.on either side of that bunch that are available. He was able to hold
:09:41. > :10:01.
:10:01. > :10:11.He goes for the blue. Bearer to read balls on the left side of the
:10:11. > :10:12.
:10:12. > :10:22.table he can go for. He would have liked to be a little bit closer.
:10:22. > :10:34.
:10:34. > :10:44.But this should be well within There are few less reds but he has
:10:44. > :11:21.
:11:21. > :11:29.He came just play a little cannon on the red. -- he can play it. He
:11:29. > :11:36.played it beautifully. That was a good shot. He has three reds to
:11:36. > :11:46.play. He will not have to play many more cannons after the end of this
:11:46. > :12:10.
:12:10. > :12:20.He is making this looked very easy. He has great cue ball control. He
:12:20. > :12:30.
:12:30. > :12:40.and tre and maybe one available at the back
:12:40. > :12:40.
:12:40. > :12:50.of those balls. He has spotted something there. It would be handy
:12:50. > :12:53.
:12:53. > :12:59.into the right corner. There may be a plant to the middle. He did not
:12:59. > :13:06.have to play for the plant. He played that absolutely beautifully.
:13:06. > :13:15.One red and one colour. And that was a quick frame all brought about
:13:15. > :13:23.by the poor break. That's that fine line between success and failure in
:13:23. > :13:33.this game at this level. 67 remaining. He is taking these very
:13:33. > :13:46.
:13:46. > :13:56.He would be disappointed with the angle on the blue. He takes the
:13:56. > :14:06.pace out of the cue ball. He sent the red past the blue. He may not
:14:06. > :14:11.
:14:11. > :14:20.have the rite angle on the blue but He apologises. I think the frame
:14:20. > :14:30.was over anyway. This one may plant into the left middle. It may just
:14:30. > :14:34.
:14:34. > :14:44.Just plain to the left and swung the second red ball to the right
:14:44. > :14:52.
:14:52. > :15:02.and he could not have had a better A chance for his third century.
:15:02. > :15:20.
:15:20. > :15:30.This will be his second from three It would be nice if he could make
:15:30. > :16:03.
:16:03. > :16:11.(APPLAUSE). It's not always a big The early part of it was inch-
:16:11. > :16:16.perfect been positional play. This is the 48 century of this
:16:16. > :16:26.Betfred.com World Championship. Could we get 100 in this
:16:26. > :16:28.
:16:28. > :16:38.tournament? Is that the on the Wouldn't that be something! 100
:16:38. > :16:53.
:16:53. > :16:59.What a pity he was not concentrating. But it was faultless.
:16:59. > :17:06.He only left one red sticking out and that's the end of the frame.
:17:06. > :17:12.Matthew Stevens just one behind. For organs respond it by taking the
:17:12. > :17:15.next to go 8-6 before Stevens produced a break of 87 and is only
:17:15. > :17:25.one behind in the final frame of the session with Hawkins at the
:17:25. > :17:50.
:17:50. > :18:00.He has some momentum here. He has a good chance from the 87 in the
:18:00. > :18:13.
:18:13. > :18:23.It difficult to judge how the cue ball will go near the pocket here.
:18:23. > :18:27.
:18:27. > :18:31.He needs a little cannon on those two reds above the black. He needs
:18:31. > :18:39.to leave red into the same pocket as the black and that should not be
:18:39. > :18:49.a problem. I'm sure he realises the importance of this chance in this
:18:49. > :19:11.
:19:11. > :19:16.He has a nice lazy cue action. It's imperative of this red that he gets
:19:16. > :19:23.a good angle on the colour. This is the last of the open reds and he
:19:23. > :19:29.will need to bring the other reds into play. He shakes his head. He
:19:29. > :19:33.does not feel as though he can get it. He will like to get down low.
:19:33. > :19:42.He will then try to go straight into the Reds without going off the
:19:42. > :19:49.cushion. He did not have to come off the top cushion but he can play
:19:49. > :19:56.this ball. He will make certain he does not miss the black. He will
:19:56. > :20:06.put a lot of power into the cue ball. And that could not have been
:20:06. > :20:07.
:20:07. > :20:17.any better. Absolutely perfect. There was no need to risk any side.
:20:17. > :20:25.
:20:25. > :20:35.He had plenty of top spin and it Matthew Stevens is towing his
:20:35. > :20:45.quality here. He faced a deficit overnight. He has lifted his game a
:20:45. > :20:49.
:20:49. > :20:59.They Iraq two reds in line. He may He did not catch the pink and the
:20:59. > :20:59.
:20:59. > :21:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:21:40. > :21:46.red that he is working around Hawkins has not had enough time on
:21:46. > :21:53.the table. He needs to be searching. Matthew Stevens looked so very
:21:53. > :21:58.fluent. You have hit the nail on the head. Matthew has really
:21:58. > :22:08.attacked the ball with confidence. You have the feeling that Barry was
:22:08. > :22:24.
:22:24. > :22:31.He's not absolutely ideal on to this pink ball. He has a red ball
:22:31. > :22:41.into the left middle. He would have liked to be a bit straighter. It's
:22:41. > :22:43.
:22:43. > :22:50.maybe the last hurdle for him to overcome. He played that well. He
:22:50. > :22:57.did not want to risk the blue. He's not far away now, 54 points in the
:22:57. > :23:07.lead. If you more and it will be all square at the end of this
:23:07. > :23:11.
:23:11. > :23:19.second session so it's important for Matthew Stevens. Just a few
:23:20. > :23:29.inches short of perfection. Isn't that always the way when you are
:23:30. > :23:31.
:23:31. > :23:41.just within a few reds of the frame. Just slightly out of position. The
:23:41. > :23:43.
:23:43. > :23:52.referee cleans the cue ball. There's nothing Barry can do. It
:23:52. > :23:59.was very close. He has struggled this evening. He will still go to
:23:59. > :24:09.the final session all square. He plays the black and that looks
:24:09. > :24:16.
:24:16. > :24:26.certain. Excellent. It looks easy. But when you around there there is
:24:26. > :24:26.
:24:26. > :24:35.pressure. You can miss the easiest of drop-outs. 64 points ahead. He
:24:36. > :24:45.just needs a red and a colour. It may be a little awkward. Without
:24:46. > :24:58.
:24:58. > :25:04.any spin he can get close to the He was worried about using the side.
:25:04. > :25:12.You would expect him to pot this black. This will put him 72 points
:25:12. > :25:17.in front. He does not need the red. He could play the black with some
:25:17. > :25:27.speed to stay on the pocket and he is having a wood block at it. Very
:25:27. > :25:49.
:25:49. > :25:55.This is good stuff. He is striking the ball beautifully. There has
:25:55. > :26:05.never been a lot in this. Since the early sessions there has only been
:26:05. > :26:16.
:26:16. > :26:26.a few frames. He misses the red. But Barry Hawkins has conceded.
:26:26. > :26:28.Matthew Stevens will play again The second session of the big
:26:28. > :26:38.showdown between two former world champions but Williams and Ronnie
:26:38. > :26:48.O'Sullivan. -- Mark Williams and Ronnie O'Sullivan. This could be
:26:48. > :26:50.
:26:50. > :27:00.very special. It was not the easiest of plants. It was lovely.:
:27:00. > :27:25.
:27:25. > :27:35.Ronnie, make sure you get your He concedes immediately and Ronnie
:27:35. > :27:39.
:27:39. > :27:49.O'Sullivan looks sensational I tell you what, he must be so
:27:49. > :27:56.
:27:56. > :28:01.confident. He is surging away from Mark Williams leading 9-3. He has
:28:02. > :28:11.made 108 at the Crucible and there is another one. Another frame for
:28:12. > :28:17.
:28:17. > :28:27.What an effort from the Welshman. Nine frames in a row he lost but he
:28:27. > :28:32.
:28:32. > :28:37.What a shot! All credit to Mark Williams by winning the last two
:28:37. > :28:47.frames with a dazzling session. But Ronnie O'Sullivan was absolutely
:28:47. > :28:52.Now to this afternoon between Ali Carter and the current world number
:28:52. > :28:59.two chat Trump. Carter lead after the first session and this is what
:28:59. > :29:07.happened in the second. Judd Trump and Ali Carter resumed the match
:29:07. > :29:17.with Carter leading 5-3. It was Tom who came with all guns blazing with
:29:17. > :29:18.
:29:18. > :29:22.a break of 120 to reduce the gap to just one frame. It looked like
:29:22. > :29:28.another straightforward frame for the world number two after he took
:29:28. > :29:38.a 4-point lead. After missing the black, Carter was unable to take
:29:38. > :29:42.
:29:43. > :29:52.advantage allowing Judd Trump to Carter was the century hitting one
:29:53. > :29:59.
:29:59. > :30:09.but and well and regaining the Judd Trump levelled things up again
:30:09. > :30:10.
:30:10. > :30:17.after taking a 43 point lead. The man now living in Romford went
:30:17. > :30:23.ahead for the second time in the match with a break of 80. He
:30:23. > :30:32.increased his lead it to two frames in the 14th but Ali Carter was able
:30:32. > :30:42.to narrowed the gap. Judd Trump went ahead in the final frame of
:30:42. > :30:46.
:30:46. > :30:51.the session. He goes into the final session. The one remaining match to
:30:51. > :31:01.bring you up to speed on was between two qualifiers, Andrew
:31:01. > :31:02.
:31:02. > :31:10.Higginson and Jamie Jones. This is a massive advantage, being the
:31:10. > :31:15.underdog. No-one is expecting me to win.
:31:15. > :31:24.Everyone expected me to do it so quickly but what happened was
:31:24. > :31:34.actually the largest learning curve of my career. For many years, I was
:31:34. > :31:34.
:31:34. > :31:41.unable to make the green. -- make the grade. It was on a Sunday night
:31:41. > :31:50.when I was playing against my friend and there was a woman behind
:31:50. > :31:57.the bar and there was one of a person. That was it. But I did well
:31:57. > :32:05.in the game and that was ten years ago and it has gone so quickly. I
:32:05. > :32:13.was really pleased to be able to play the world champion. To have
:32:13. > :32:17.been able to defeat Shaun Murphy... It was incredible. I am so
:32:17. > :32:23.confident at the moment and I do not see any reason why I cannot win
:32:23. > :32:33.this World title. Please welcome ate player making his first
:32:33. > :32:36.
:32:36. > :32:46.appearance in a second round at the crucial theatre. Andrew Higginson.
:32:46. > :33:10.
:33:10. > :33:20.(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE). Then it was down to business between these
:33:20. > :33:21.
:33:22. > :33:28.two players. The first session went four apiece. Again Jamie Jones
:33:28. > :33:37.continued to lead. Andrew Higginson won the next. Jamie Jones took
:33:37. > :33:47.frame 13. Here we are at frame for team. Andrew Higginson is currently
:33:47. > :33:56.
:33:56. > :34:06.trading. -- frame 14. Andrew Higginson is currently training. --
:34:06. > :34:19.
:34:19. > :34:25.He is on the wrong side of the blue ball but he should be able to drop
:34:25. > :34:32.this and get on to the right side of the green ball. It is just the
:34:32. > :34:42.red ball on this side cushion. One of the right hand ones is available
:34:42. > :34:45.
:34:46. > :34:52.in the middle pocket. Slightly heavy contact there taking the pace
:34:52. > :35:00.out of the cue ball. Andrew Higginson is just coming around to
:35:00. > :35:10.have a look at that. If he can get behind that red Bull... Has he got
:35:10. > :35:12.
:35:12. > :35:22.the angle right on the green ball close that -- on the green will? It
:35:22. > :35:28.
:35:28. > :35:38.all depends on that angle. He has He is taking the moment to have a
:35:38. > :35:39.
:35:39. > :35:49.think about what he will do next. There could be a problem between
:35:49. > :35:54.
:35:54. > :36:01.the pink for and the red walls -- the pink and the reds. If he plays
:36:01. > :36:09.the cannon, he has got to make sure he does not release the pink. He
:36:09. > :36:19.might find himself in trouble. He has played it well, I think he
:36:19. > :36:43.
:36:43. > :36:48.His mind will be focused on that In a couple of shots' time, he
:36:48. > :36:57.would love to get that cue ball over that of away. If he can get
:36:57. > :37:07.the angle on the pink, he can drop on that red. He would like to be
:37:07. > :37:34.
:37:34. > :37:44.This is the important shot. He has He is low on the black but it is a
:37:44. > :38:05.
:38:05. > :38:11.natural angle. He is close to the That was a little bit of pressure.
:38:11. > :38:17.He knew how important this was. He has done all the hard work. How
:38:17. > :38:24.many times has a player like Andrew Higginson missed the yellow on a
:38:24. > :38:34.spot like this? But that can happen at this venue. Jamie Jones is four
:38:34. > :38:41.
:38:41. > :38:51.He is going to have to come back across the table. He has got to get
:38:51. > :39:14.
:39:14. > :39:23.That was well played but not as easy as it looked. He is going to
:39:23. > :39:30.have to take it up into the corner. Andrew Higginson is shaking his
:39:30. > :39:40.head. What a golden opportunity to slip away.
:39:40. > :39:52.
:39:52. > :39:56.An important frame for Jamie Jones. Andrew Higginson coming back with a
:39:56. > :40:01.break of 47. He should have clinched it but he did not and it
:40:01. > :40:04.is Jamie Jones who goes further ahead.
:40:04. > :40:14.Andrew Higginson put that miss on the yellow behind him to win the
:40:14. > :40:25.
:40:25. > :40:33.next frame. He leads by 57 points The only consolation would be the
:40:33. > :40:43.black going safe but those reds are in the pink spot area. He does not
:40:43. > :40:58.
:40:58. > :41:06.have to worry about the black - and The opportunity is there now. One
:41:06. > :41:13.minute ago, Jamie Jones felt he would be shaking hands. He would
:41:13. > :41:21.have had a two frame advantage. Now there is a possibility that he
:41:21. > :41:29.could get that 10-6 lead but he has a lot of balls to pot. He does not
:41:29. > :41:38.have to play any cannons, they will all-clear each other. This pink and
:41:38. > :41:48.the one behind it will offer a two roads for the right-hand corner. --
:41:48. > :41:57.
:41:57. > :42:07.He will need that black. He may have an opportunity to take it off
:42:07. > :42:08.
:42:08. > :42:18.the cushion. Hopefully he can leave it over the middle pocket and that
:42:18. > :42:30.
:42:30. > :42:38.Not enough contact. He took that risk and it was the correct shot
:42:38. > :42:48.provided that he hit the black properly. Now he has got to play
:42:48. > :42:49.
:42:49. > :42:59.very difficult green. He has got to get between the two red balls and
:42:59. > :43:03.
:43:03. > :43:08.then passed the yellow again. And he has done. And he has made a good
:43:08. > :43:16.job of it. OK, it is not perfect by any means but under the
:43:16. > :43:20.circumstances, that was good. He is looking at the black now but I do
:43:20. > :43:30.not think he can avoid the cannon on to the other red. This is a
:43:30. > :43:37.
:43:37. > :43:45.He put everything into trying to avoid that cannon but has he been
:43:45. > :43:55.lucky? He has covered one with the blue. That was a golden opportunity
:43:55. > :43:58.
:43:58. > :44:08.to open up that advantage. Very important, this shot, for Andrew
:44:08. > :44:13.
:44:13. > :44:23.That was just the pressure. That one shot. That would have clinched
:44:23. > :44:26.
:44:26. > :44:36.the frame for him. He has got a lot of action to get on this. Can he
:44:36. > :44:46.
:44:46. > :44:54.screw this one back? You get he can! -- bet. Another young player
:44:54. > :45:00.with terrific cue action to play this types of shots. -- this type
:45:00. > :45:10.of shot. If he can reach it without the rest,
:45:10. > :45:37.
:45:37. > :45:45.Although, he does seem like good. - That was a good pot on the red
:45:45. > :45:49.alert of a choice of green or blue. He is going to need that black.
:45:49. > :45:59.Will he be able to drop it into the centre pocket for will he have to
:45:59. > :46:03.
:46:03. > :46:13.develop it? That was short on the yellow. The
:46:13. > :46:24.
:46:24. > :46:34.black will be in his mind already Just looking at the black... If he
:46:34. > :46:45.
:46:45. > :46:55.can negotiate these four colours... He has got to be pretty precise
:46:55. > :47:00.
:47:00. > :47:10.when he gets on to the blue. This is the important shot off the top
:47:10. > :47:12.
:47:12. > :47:16.cushion. Anywhere but straight on this pink should be OK. He does not
:47:16. > :47:21.want to be straight because he will not be able to get close to the
:47:21. > :47:29.black. I think he is straight and now he cannot get as close to the
:47:29. > :47:39.black as he was previously. He is looking at possibly screwing back
:47:39. > :47:46.
:47:46. > :47:56.and leaving the double. That may be his only choice. Everybody likes
:47:56. > :48:03.
:48:03. > :48:13.the black ball. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE). Jamie Jones must be
:48:13. > :48:17.
:48:17. > :48:21.absolutely delighted. Come Jamie Jones finishes off the session in