Day 7 Snooker: World Championship Highlights

A key at heard up a bit better it may have sneaked on to the black. -

- if he had Het that a bit better. That's a good shot. That will give

At first glance I do not think he can drop into the pack. He may have

Forced into that. The way that others are, -- colours, it is

difficult to see a sizable contribution here. He wanted to be

on at the blue, really. He would still take it, even though it is a

That blue is the colour in a better position. But a more difficult pot.

He will have to force it, a bet. The brown is easier, but more

I suppose he will settle for that. But he will have to go back up the

He has lost the cue ball. Very disappointed. He is down already.

He did not really take a lot of time there. He should have had the

cue ball tighter to the brown. That was dangerous. He has

developed the black. Could be costly, very costly. He has the odd

tendency to do that. Requires a He has overhit this. He may have

played at the black, but he is badly hampered by the green. He

If he takes this on, it is massive. Would you? You would have to pay me

This is massive. Boy, is this a Yes, well! I could not have played

that, as I say. Lucky, having missed it, that he did not career

into the cluster and not all the That was good, wasn't it? He is

clever, all right. He knows Aldershot. -- all the shots.

Practising what John Higgins will make you do that. No doubt about it,

his game improved massively by practising with John. Tactically,

Well, the pink has come to his rescue, because that was not the

It has become very scrappy now. Neither of them want to make a

mistake. Any shot that is a containing shot is getting looked

This red will pot in the middle of the table. Not what was required.

One good long pot and Shaun Murphy may have the chance. He would

clinched the frame and the match. The brown is just about where he

wants to put his bridge hand. He is looking for an alternative.

totally straight forward to get on What a shot! Grasp the nettle, that

is what he has done. Will Graeme Dott get back to the table? Take

The pink going on the black spot will be a big help. And it does.

They have been playing for a long time. Shaun Murphy, this is your

chance to clinch the match. Can you I said they had been playing a long

time. Match time has just gone over eight-and-a-half hours! It has been

Just as a little more to do now with the cue ball. Straighter on

the red would have been better. He would like to stay near the pink.

Another good, solid pot. These three reds in the middle of the

table, with pinks, would be more than enough. It would get him over

the line and into the quarter-final. He could not have played that much

The pink will now go back and it's thought and the two reds ideally

placed. -- its spot. And the game will be up for Graeme Dott. He must

just be a little careful. He avoided snookering himself behind

the red. Under the circumstances, Yes, he had two fully commit to

And that is at. It has been a battle. Everybody thought Graeme

Dott was out of it at 6-2, but we know we will not give up. He won

the second session, 6-2, to take us into this evening at 8-8. It has

been nip and tuck ever since. Shaun Murphy now checking the scoreboard.

42 points in front with 27 remaining. And he has missed the

yellow. Graeme Dott may carry on... Know, he shakes his hand and says

well done! A great victory for Shaun Murphy. Graeme Dott would not

go away. But in the end, Shaun Murphy looks very relieved to shake

of the Scotsman and win by 13-a living. -- the 11th. He books his

place in the quarter-final. That was what it was all about. A close

match, getting the arena to ourselves right at the end. That is

what this place is so special four. There was not much I could do. I

tried my best and it was not good enough. I did not need anything

else out there. Shaun Murphy played well. You cannot control what your

opponent does in snooker or what the crowd, the referee do. Only

yourself. My own emotions. I tried to do the best job I could do. For

a long time in my career I defeated myself by letting emotions get the

better of me. I have finally learned to control how I feel.

Today I chose not to let things affect me. Shaun Murphy is

absolutely correct. You cannot beat like night drama at the Crucible. -

- late night. For the first time since 1988, no Scottish

representation in the quarter- finals. Now for a round-up of their

second-round action. Dechawat Poomjaeng was crushed 13-3. The end

of the road, but banks for the memories, Jack! I played well. My

concentration has been good. I am very pleased. Judd Trump, a losing

finalist in 2011, is 6-2 ahead of Marco Fu. He was then in

scintillating form for the final five frames. A commanding lead.

Barry Hawkins went into his second- round match with the world No. 1,

Mark Selby, in confident mood. He defeated him in the first round at

the Crucible last year. It is 4-4 in their career head-to-head

statistics. We joined it at frame 12. Mark Selby and a very tricky

I do not know if the table is rolling off, but a lot of balls

have been missed. He will have to have that it back because the

safety shot is tough. -- put back. The wind up the table, that is the

shot he tried. Are very tough shot. -- weight. He can have one more

There the table must be moving, it Gotta be careful now. 17 points in

it. If he gives another foul way he will still need a 21 behind. If the

table is slightly moving off. -- then it is too difficult to play at.

But it is not in your nature to do That was his problem. As then as he

dared. -- thin. Now he will He has got the pot - has he got the

in-off? Wow! That was always going to be close. He had to go for it,

A very good pot on the ground. -- He levels the match at 6-6. Into

frame 13 that we go. Mark Selby has Once again you see the cue ball

He just needs to get onto a red, then you would expect him to win

the frame. But not expecting him to Has he got the bat -- gap? That

angle tells me know. A plant is possible. He is having a look at it

now. 48 points in front. Is this worth the risk? It is more or less

He has been very positive in this That is what I like about Mark

Selby. When he puts his mind to it, he is aggressive, he goes for

everything. Other times, I keeps it tight, and that is a good asset,

don't get me wrong, but when you are in an aggressive mode going for

a slightly risque shots, it gives you a little more adrenalin, that

is the nuclear better. You do not see anything but the good in front

of you. -- that is when you play better. Yes, it has been a good

He has gone back in front. Barry Hawkins led 2-1, since then it has

Mark Selby and ponder a little when he's playing the say a game. -- can.

He played that nicely. Swinging the That is his highest break of the

evening. He has played this at a good rhythm. Yes, just over four

minutes, the break time, quite quick. A few awkward shots earlier.

He almost tried to pot that one! Selby in front again. 7-6. And sell

they want to of the next three to finish in front of a night. -- Mark

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