:00:38. > :00:43.Good evening. Late-night drama at the 2013 Betfair world John venture
:00:43. > :00:49.involving world number five Stephen Maguire who has taking on Dechawat
:00:49. > :00:54.Poomjaeng of Thailand. They have to come back after this evening's
:00:54. > :01:01.matches the face the match with Poomjaeng leading 9-8, needing just
:01:01. > :01:11.one frame to move into the second round. We join it in the 18th, with
:01:11. > :01:22.
:01:22. > :01:30.Dechawat at the table with a chance It was almost half. It was always
:01:30. > :01:35.tough. And not only has he missed it, he has left it. Stephen Maguire
:01:35. > :01:45.needs brown, blue and pink to take us into a decider. He had this
:01:45. > :02:05.
:02:05. > :02:15.chance, Dechawat, but that was a It is incredible, isn't it? You can
:02:15. > :02:17.
:02:17. > :02:21.see, in the Crucible, what pressure The natural way to play this would
:02:21. > :02:25.have been with top and side to come off three cushions for the blue to
:02:25. > :02:35.the right centre, but I do not fancy stunning it with left-hand
:02:35. > :02:41.
:02:41. > :02:46.He's giving himself a good talking- to. And I think the shot you said
:02:46. > :02:53.is the way that you would play it to be guaranteed position, but it
:02:53. > :03:03.is just the difficulty of the pot, really. It looks like he's playing
:03:03. > :03:10.
:03:10. > :03:20.the stun, it would not be the way I He can't decide the best way to
:03:20. > :03:28.play it. Trying to clear his mind. He has shared every emotion with
:03:28. > :03:36.the crowd. And we all know what he's going through and what he's
:03:37. > :03:46.feeling. In the end, decided to play safe, decided not to take the
:03:47. > :03:47.
:03:47. > :03:57.risk. And it's not a bad safety shot. It's not bad. Stephen Maguire
:03:57. > :04:13.
:04:14. > :04:23.And, all things considered, that is pretty good. From Dechawat, going
:04:24. > :04:30.
:04:30. > :04:37.round the angles to finish Now, a chance for Stephen Maguire,
:04:37. > :04:47.not to pot the brown but to get control of the situation. To try to
:04:47. > :04:51.get the cue ball in behind the He has overhit it, but he has got a
:04:51. > :05:01.good length with the brown, so it is not going to be an easy safety
:05:01. > :05:22.
:05:22. > :05:28.He's thinking that's the blue and pink would be the blocker. He
:05:29. > :05:34.hasn't got the snooker, but he has got a good cue ball position.
:05:34. > :05:44.was an excellent safety shot. Deliberately played the ball up and
:05:44. > :06:01.
:06:01. > :06:07.Could have done without the bump off the middle pocket. But I don't
:06:07. > :06:17.think it is a brown he would take on. If he plays the up and down
:06:17. > :06:30.
:06:30. > :06:37.safety, he has to be careful of the Tense moments. This match has now
:06:37. > :06:44.been going on for just over seven hours. We still don't really know
:06:44. > :06:54.who the winner will be. All we know at the moment is that Stephen
:06:54. > :06:58.
:06:58. > :07:02.Maguire has got to get this roads safe. -- this brown. He had a quick
:07:02. > :07:12.look at the potting angle but surely it is too thin to risk the
:07:12. > :07:17.
:07:17. > :07:26.He decided to have a go. Now, well the pink come to his rescue? I
:07:26. > :07:32.think it has, it has. He has got the snooker. Not that difficult one
:07:32. > :07:40.to hit, but, as we always say, it is not so much hitting them, it is,
:07:40. > :07:46.can you get them safe? The ideal way of hitting this is to come off
:07:46. > :07:52.the two cushions. If you can hit the brown full in the face you can
:07:52. > :08:02.knock it up the table and the cue ball will stay at this end. He
:08:02. > :08:03.
:08:03. > :08:13.played it well. He is wearing it on, he is wearing it on. -- waving it
:08:13. > :08:14.
:08:14. > :08:17.on, waving it on. He will be happy with that. Stephen Maguire would
:08:17. > :08:23.have been hoping he would make some mistakes because of nous, but it
:08:23. > :08:33.has not been happening. His safety play has been excellent in this
:08:33. > :08:35.
:08:35. > :08:42.exchange -- because of nerves. time he has not got the snooker and
:08:42. > :08:52.it is an easy safety shot, although he needs the blue and pink as a
:08:52. > :08:53.
:08:53. > :08:59.snooker ring ball as well. -- snookering ball. He has not hit it
:08:59. > :09:09.hard enough. That is a week short, a very vital time. That is a very
:09:09. > :09:24.
:09:24. > :09:33.Now, is it going to kiss the pink? It needs to. And he is on the blue.
:09:33. > :09:39.Blue and pink needed to take us to a decider. I can't believe he
:09:39. > :09:45.played that cannon, can you? If you don't play the cannon, you're going
:09:45. > :09:52.to be left with a difficult blue, so may be thought, I will make --
:09:52. > :10:02.take the chance. He will be disappointed he has not left this
:10:02. > :10:06.
:10:06. > :10:12.pink streak. I don't expect him to But in it goes, and we have a
:10:12. > :10:17.decider. Drama at the Crucible! Stephen Maguire, what a shot this
:10:17. > :10:25.was, he pots the brown, he needed the cannon on the pink, he just
:10:25. > :10:34.caught the pink, and no, both players prepare for a decider. It
:10:34. > :10:41.is 9-9. I promise you late-night drama. Can picture what caused a
:10:41. > :10:51.huge upset? He is back at the table. No balls potted yet. -- can
:10:51. > :11:12.
:11:12. > :11:15.Underhit it. Only just reached the Stephen is looking to see if
:11:15. > :11:22.there's a cannon on one of these reds below the black to stay on the
:11:22. > :11:26.black for the right corner. Not much opportunity to get the cue
:11:26. > :11:36.ball back-up to the other end of the table. This is all out for the
:11:36. > :11:47.
:11:47. > :11:57.He did get the cannon. Disturbed the black. If that red had just
:11:57. > :12:25.
:12:25. > :12:35.He was lucky for the green to move that red. Has he completely got
:12:35. > :12:36.
:12:36. > :12:46.away with it? He knows that he did not it that well. There was a lot
:12:46. > :12:50.
:12:50. > :13:00.There might be a chance of potting this red and cannoning into the red
:13:00. > :13:16.
:13:16. > :13:21.just be on the black. -- be on the Well played, well played indeed!
:13:21. > :13:31.That was an excellent shot. He must be shaking inside in this final
:13:31. > :13:34.
:13:34. > :13:38.frame. He was still the there. -- steady there. The black is covered
:13:38. > :13:45.so -- the black spot is covered, so the black might have to go up to
:13:45. > :13:55.the green spot. That is probably the only negative from that shot
:13:55. > :14:22.
:14:22. > :14:32.Will he decide to play the red that is occupying the black spot? It
:14:32. > :14:38.
:14:39. > :14:48.would be risky to play for the black off this red. But he could do.
:14:49. > :14:57.
:14:57. > :15:06.He's just going to stun up and play He's not hard enough. And you
:15:06. > :15:10.wonder what the next red will come from if he was to play the blue.
:15:10. > :15:15.Looks like the brown is the only colour that would give him any King
:15:15. > :15:25.of position on a red, but he's going for it, he is staying
:15:25. > :15:38.
:15:38. > :15:48.You have to admire him, taking wrath on. -- that on. Well, he
:15:48. > :15:58.trusts his technique. It is as I am not quite certain what he's
:15:58. > :16:09.
:16:09. > :16:13.Playing a jump shot, wasn't he? He's on the black. He made contact
:16:13. > :16:23.with the red before the cue ball left the table, so it was not a
:16:23. > :16:42.
:16:42. > :16:47.He has got a few shots in his He could have done without kissing
:16:47. > :16:53.that red but he has done not too badly. He has knocked it over the
:16:53. > :17:03.corner, and once again he apologises to Stephen Maguire. Can
:17:03. > :17:04.
:17:04. > :17:14.Stevens see the funny side of it? - - Stephen. Nobody can say he's not
:17:14. > :17:26.
:17:26. > :17:32.He would like a little bit more angle on the black than this, to go
:17:32. > :17:42.into that cluster. Those two reds on the right hand side could be
:17:42. > :17:56.
:17:56. > :18:06.available to the right middle if he He was not happy with that one.
:18:06. > :18:06.
:18:06. > :18:14.That was what the bang was 4. -- for. He is getting everybody
:18:14. > :18:24.involved, including us, even! looking at the red in the middle of
:18:24. > :18:28.
:18:28. > :18:38.the pack. Could he play for this? Well, it did, and unbelievably, he
:18:38. > :18:49.
:18:49. > :18:53.Stephen Maguire can't believe what's happening here. Picture
:18:53. > :18:56.whacked played the cannon and ended up with that red in the middle of
:18:56. > :19:06.the pack and ended up with the green straight to the middle, and
:19:06. > :19:07.
:19:07. > :19:17.He has just got to sit and suffer and hope that he can get back to
:19:17. > :19:17.
:19:17. > :19:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:19:58. > :20:08.At the start of this match Stephen Maguire was 7-1 on. Even when he
:20:08. > :20:21.
:20:21. > :20:26.was 4-3 behind he was still trading As you have remarked a few times,
:20:26. > :20:34.he is holding himself together. He doesn't look as if he's going to
:20:34. > :20:44.miss an easy shot. He's not getting perfect position but he just keeps
:20:44. > :20:48.popping. That is all you've got to do in the final frame. -- potting.
:20:48. > :20:55.He's looking at the red in the baulk area, that is not the red to
:20:55. > :21:05.play for at this stage. I would not be taking reds along cushions at
:21:05. > :21:12.
:21:12. > :21:17.He could get round the back of the green and have a choice of reds. He
:21:17. > :21:24.has left himself a red from distance. You have really got to
:21:24. > :21:32.trust your technique here. It has stood him in good stead so far. You
:21:32. > :21:42.just feel that one good pot and good position, and the frame and
:21:42. > :21:52.match is at his mercy. And another seed, another well-fancied player,
:21:52. > :21:55.
:21:55. > :22:05.will be out of the World In it goes, he could have been on
:22:05. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :22:13.nothing, and he has clipped the M going to give him the benefit of
:22:13. > :22:19.the diet, that fluke on to me, the angle was a natural angle. You do
:22:19. > :22:29.not expect to be perfect like that, but he's getting excited nerve. He
:22:29. > :22:40.
:22:40. > :22:47.jumped off that shot. -- getting He needs two reds, and there is one
:22:47. > :22:57.of them, nicely on the black. This black and one more red for a famous
:22:57. > :23:02.
:23:02. > :23:12.victory. And the real shock. Nobody saw this coming. Apart from
:23:12. > :23:13.
:23:13. > :23:23.Dechawat Poomjaeng, or as he says, call me Jack! What a moment in his
:23:23. > :23:48.
:23:48. > :23:55.I'm not sure why he is looking at As the left of the two reds go to
:23:55. > :24:04.the middle? If it doesn't, water and earth did he play there? --
:24:04. > :24:09.what on earth. I don't know what he played for but he's not on anything.
:24:09. > :24:19.62 points in front with 67 remaining. Stephen Maguire still
:24:19. > :24:21.
:24:21. > :24:31.I can only assume he was playing for a choice of reds to the left of
:24:31. > :24:35.
:24:35. > :24:45.the table to the left centre but he He needs to put one of these reds
:24:45. > :24:51.safe if he can. Is he playing this red to the top pocket? You only
:24:51. > :24:55.needs this red. He has moved it to the baulk cushion. He has missed a
:24:55. > :25:05.great opportunity. Don't get me wrong. He's still a big favourite
:25:05. > :25:19.
:25:19. > :25:29.to win this match, but will he get This is tough. Can't see a safety
:25:29. > :25:34.
:25:34. > :25:39.I suppose that the one nearest the left-hand cushion, he could play it
:25:39. > :25:49.and he only ball he would leave his this one. But, as you say, tough
:25:49. > :26:00.
:26:00. > :26:06.Has he fluked it? That could have cost him the match. The red's on.
:26:06. > :26:16.So close. I've seen them cling to the cushion and drop in, but not
:26:16. > :26:19.
:26:19. > :26:23.In it goes, and he has coming nicely on the black, so Stephen
:26:23. > :26:33.Maguire was what would dream of becoming a world champion will have
:26:33. > :26:43.
:26:43. > :26:53.70 points the lead, and just 59 remaining. What a performance from
:26:53. > :26:55.
:26:55. > :27:01.He had to wait all day, thinking about the prospect of winning
:27:02. > :27:11.against one of the top players and the world. He has come back and
:27:12. > :27:16.
:27:16. > :27:26.And his opponent in the next round will be Michael White from the.
:27:26. > :27:27.
:27:27. > :27:32.What a contrast in styles that will be. -- from Neath. Stephen Maguire
:27:32. > :27:38.has come to the Crucible so many times. Semi-finalist last year. He
:27:38. > :27:48.lost to Ali Carter then, and we was like expecting a lot from him this
:27:48. > :27:53.
:27:53. > :27:56.year but this is a first round exit, no. -- now. Applause from the other
:27:56. > :28:06.side but it will be nothing compared with the applause that
:28:06. > :28:08.
:28:08. > :28:18.will be given to this man on the side of the arena. Everything's
:28:18. > :28:23.
:28:23. > :28:33.going in a row. -- in now. He must be absolutely thrilled inside.
:28:33. > :28:37.said earlier, his mentor, the guy he practises with a lot, James
:28:37. > :28:42.Wattana or will be watching somewhere. He had some great
:28:42. > :28:49.performances at the World Championship. It is one thing
:28:49. > :28:53.knowing what to do, and doing it. This is a tremendous performance
:28:53. > :29:00.and what enjoyment he has given everybody who has seen him play in
:29:01. > :29:06.this match. Doesn't matter about the blue. It is a famous victory.
:29:06. > :29:10.Stephen Maguire gives him that warm congratulations, and look at the
:29:10. > :29:17.celebrations and a standing ovation, Dechawat Poomjaeng says call me
:29:17. > :29:27.Jack, Jack, you in the second round - fantastic! He beat Stephen
:29:27. > :29:37.
:29:37. > :29:41.Very good, yes, I believe. It is the first time for me. The Crucible.
:29:41. > :29:47.That was 19 hard-fought frames and I just felt I was fighting all the
:29:47. > :29:54.way. It was like climbing a mountain at times. I could not get
:29:54. > :30:01.in front. And then when I got in front, the big frame was at 6-5 and
:30:01. > :30:07.I was perfect on the ball, and I fancied beating him then, because I
:30:07. > :30:12.was cueing well, and I got the biggest kick I have ever seen and
:30:12. > :30:16.it just changed the whole match and that cost it in the end. What a joy
:30:16. > :30:22.it has been watching Dechawat Poomjaeng, the world number 70,
:30:22. > :30:28.getting through to the second-round - well done, Jack! Would Ali Carter
:30:28. > :30:32.set upon with what in clash against Ronnie O'Sullivan? He led 5-4
:30:32. > :30:37.Against qualifier Ben Woollaston, making his Crucible debut. It was
:30:37. > :30:47.all Ali Carter this evening. We pick this up with Ben Woollaston at
:30:47. > :31:03.
:31:03. > :31:13.all four red are going to be in the open. An main opportunity for Ali in
:31:13. > :31:21.
:31:21. > :31:31.Ali was trying to ignore it until the referee on the other side said
:31:31. > :31:45.
:31:45. > :31:50.terrific part. -- pot. Beautifully struck. The red further off the
:31:50. > :32:00.black caution, I don't think so. Let's make -- it makes his
:32:00. > :32:06.
:32:06. > :32:10.positional shot tricky. He will have it? I thought he would play the
:32:10. > :32:20.cannon at least occurs the murder that is closest to the corner
:32:20. > :32:33.
:32:33. > :32:36.pocket, he would have been too required. This has to be a little
:32:36. > :32:46.bit careful that he does not snookered himself and the black
:32:46. > :33:03.
:33:03. > :33:13.he just seems, this evening, it is building up and up. Anything half
:33:13. > :33:25.
:33:25. > :33:32.shot it was! He has the perfect angle on the black to dislodge the
:33:32. > :33:42.awkward last red. If this goes right, it could be match over.
:33:42. > :33:53.
:33:53. > :33:58.use. He was trying not to get the full ball contact, but to Mr Cameron
:33:58. > :34:07.is unforgivable. He was lucky to be able to hit the red. -- miss the
:34:07. > :34:17.cannon. He is still three points behind, 35 remaining. He has the
:34:17. > :34:20.
:34:20. > :34:30.snooker. He needs to get it safe. And he hasn't done, but Ali, off
:34:30. > :34:51.
:34:51. > :35:01.this red, needs at least a pink to from black to yellow and frame and
:35:01. > :35:08.
:35:08. > :35:18.You would think the easy pocket would be the green pocket to pot the
:35:18. > :35:18.
:35:18. > :36:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:36:04. > :36:08.don't think it is the easiest snooker to hit. The reason I say
:36:08. > :36:13.that, I fee can just play a deadweight and nestle into the
:36:13. > :36:18.yellow, but the way it is situated he has to play it with pace. If he
:36:18. > :36:28.plays with pace, he has to trust to luck that he can get big yellow
:36:28. > :36:28.
:36:28. > :37:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:37:30. > :37:35.thought surely this time he would points behind, 22 points remaining.
:37:35. > :37:42.Brown, blue, pink and black for a place in the second round. And a
:37:42. > :37:52.confrontation with the man who beat him in last year's final. Inch
:37:52. > :37:57.
:37:57. > :38:01.perfect on the blue. I expect no a good first session. Could not do
:38:01. > :38:08.it this evening. Ali Carter started off like a house on fire. Ben has
:38:08. > :38:13.had his chances, but needs to get things together, which can happen in
:38:13. > :38:23.the cauldron of the Crucible, the world Championship. It has its own
:38:23. > :38:42.
:38:42. > :38:48.kind of pressures, but he will have of the frames that have been played
:38:48. > :38:54.this evening. It was 5-4 in front at the start. He has won the five and
:38:54. > :39:01.winds 10-4. He sets up a match against the reigning champion,
:39:01. > :39:04.Ronnie O'Sullivan. An encounter to look forward to. Commiserations to
:39:04. > :39:14.Ben Wollaston. Ali Carter comfortably through by ten frames to
:39:14. > :39:16.
:39:16. > :39:19.played well in the first session. It is difficult because in the first
:39:19. > :39:25.session you can't really whinge and you are just trying to keep yourself
:39:25. > :39:33.in the match so I was delighted to be 5-4 up. To win all five frames
:39:33. > :39:36.tonight is the ultimate. It will be a repeat of the 2012
:39:36. > :39:39.final when Ali takes on Ronnie O'Sullivan on Saturday. The Crucible
:39:39. > :39:49.crowd has been waiting for a glimpse of the world number three today. We
:39:49. > :40:29.
:40:29. > :40:39.very good cueing. Well played Manik that is Judd Trump clears the
:40:39. > :40:52.
:40:52. > :41:02.back. Now I know why. What a shot that was. It is now 6-2 to Judd
:41:02. > :41:04.
:41:04. > :41:14.Trump. Dominic looks as shocked as anybody.
:41:14. > :41:21.
:41:21. > :41:27.Judd Trump goes into the final a.m. Against Ding Junhui. Ding
:41:27. > :41:37.Junhui which leads by ten frames to two. Matthew Stevens against Marco
:41:37. > :41:41.Fu in the afternoon. Mark Selby finally got his world
:41:41. > :41:46.Championship campaign under way. He is going for the triple Crown, the
:41:46. > :41:52.UK and the master is already in the bag, can he add the world title?
:41:52. > :41:56.Selby taking on Matthew Selt, who is a qualifier and won the first five
:41:56. > :42:06.frames before Celtic pulled one back. Into frame seven we go sell at
:42:06. > :42:32.
:42:32. > :42:38.because perhaps it is tighter than it looks here. He is going down the
:42:38. > :42:44.other side to have a look so it must be very tight. You can see the red,
:42:44. > :42:54.but can he pot it? You may have to turn it over a bit. He will have to
:42:54. > :43:06.
:43:06. > :43:11.it. He played that really well. There is an example. As we see this
:43:11. > :43:18.shot again, they say you could not transfer site, but look how thick he
:43:18. > :43:23.had that shot, it was the side that turned it over. You could not
:43:23. > :43:32.transfer side with the old heavy balls. On the cloth, they were a bit
:43:32. > :43:42.heavier. It was a great shot, that. A good shot maker, Mark Selby.
:43:42. > :43:46.not trying to plan, Eva, is he? Yes, he has been called negative at
:43:46. > :43:56.times, but I don't see in him as negative. He is a good safety player
:43:56. > :43:57.
:43:57. > :44:07.and he knows how to win. No weaknesses in his game at all.
:44:07. > :44:31.
:44:32. > :44:37.has been very unfortunate format. -- the frame. He needs the blue all the
:44:37. > :44:41.pink to bring the black into play. But he cannot move it to far. If he
:44:41. > :44:46.is straight, the only option is to spirit back four to five inches and
:44:47. > :44:50.play the double in the centre. Because he played so much pull, a
:44:50. > :44:55.lot of doubles are played at Paul. Mark Selby would be one of the
:44:55. > :44:59.better players in the world at playing doubles. He is looking at
:45:00. > :45:09.the angle he likes. The reason he wants to screw back a foot and a
:45:10. > :45:14.
:45:14. > :45:20.half is so he can play a good white on, but he will have to play it
:45:20. > :45:26.gentle now. The White will be coming down here past the blackspot area
:45:26. > :45:31.and back up again. That is the first time I can say I
:45:31. > :45:38.have seen Mark Selby play a shot that was strange because he only
:45:38. > :45:43.needed to screw back about 18 inches. There is no value in the
:45:43. > :45:46.double for me, from here and it is not an easy safety shot.
:45:47. > :45:56.It is on the double, but there is a risk that the white will come back
:45:57. > :46:09.
:46:09. > :46:12.doesn't really matter, he has one somehow or another. He has been very
:46:12. > :46:22.fortunate and it is 6-1 to Mark fortunate and it is 6-1 to Mark
:46:22. > :46:37.
:46:37. > :46:43.Selby. for him, really. He is 6-1 in front
:46:43. > :46:47.and it is 46. He has had quite a lot of chances to make big breaks. It
:46:47. > :46:54.breaks are not everything, but when you watch the frames, every one of
:46:55. > :47:04.them, Mark Selby just has not been at his best so far. It is going to
:47:05. > :47:28.
:47:28. > :47:38.cost him now. After saying that, it in front. Yellow, green and brown.
:47:38. > :48:09.
:48:09. > :48:19.enough, but there is always pressure out there. He has recovered from a
:48:19. > :48:31.
:48:31. > :48:41.very poor start to this match and has not read. He has conceded it.
:48:41. > :48:50.
:48:50. > :48:56.Matthew Selt can now pull another played better in the last few
:48:56. > :48:59.frames. A break of 77 gave him the frame and it ended 6-3 to Mark Selby
:49:00. > :49:07.at the end of the session. A much better performance in the final
:49:07. > :49:13.stages from Matthews Selt. A very stages from Matthews Selt. A very
:49:13. > :49:18.impressive session for Mark That is just about it for now. Snicker extra