:00:34. > :00:37.Hello again from Sheffield. Both are in the Crucible Theatre tonight it
:00:38. > :00:41.was all about billing the last couple of births in the quarterfinal
:00:42. > :00:46.line-up. We will get to that shortly here at the Dafabet World
:00:47. > :00:52.Championships but not before an update on the epic quest by the
:00:53. > :00:58.Australian world number one Neil Robertson to record a century of
:00:59. > :01:01.century breaks this season. It was an American author, William Arthur
:01:02. > :01:07.Ward, who once wrote, at adversity causes some men to break, others to
:01:08. > :01:48.break records. Robertson is definitely one of the latter.
:01:49. > :01:52.Neil Robertson, right at the bottom of the draw here in the final
:01:53. > :01:58.quarter, was playing Northern Ireland's Mark Allen, the Install
:01:59. > :02:04.they call him. The Australian went into the match with a two frame
:02:05. > :02:08.advantage. The first of 13 goes through. Getting across the finish
:02:09. > :02:13.line is the priority but also on the Australian's mind is the historic
:02:14. > :02:21.milestone, 99 centuries to this point. He moved 11-7 ahead, still no
:02:22. > :02:24.sign of the 100th century. Would it come in frame 19? Stephen Hendry and
:02:25. > :02:29.Willie Thorne were holding their breath.
:02:30. > :02:45.That's brilliant, that is brilliant. In the position he is, OK he has got
:02:46. > :02:49.a margin of error, but he cannot afford to let Mark Allen win the
:02:50. > :02:53.next two friends to get back into the match again. Radiant pot.
:02:54. > :03:02.Whatever he scores he deserves after that red.
:03:03. > :03:08.People talk about being in the zone in sport. We are watching someone
:03:09. > :03:16.right now who is there. I will make an early prediction that
:03:17. > :03:39.this is the 100th century coming up. As Steve mentioned, it is going to
:03:40. > :03:43.happen. Should he go on to the next round, you would think he would get
:03:44. > :03:51.it. He is just so focused on winning the frames at the minute, but if he
:03:52. > :04:29.is past the 65, but if he is past the 65, 70 marquee will take it on.
:04:30. > :04:36.One of those players come Neil, who very rarely doesn't get the right
:04:37. > :04:47.side of the group. A lot of players these days finish to blow on the
:04:48. > :04:52.blue. -- finish to learn. That is why he is making so many big breaks.
:04:53. > :04:58.His positional play more often than not is excellent. He has come a
:04:59. > :05:01.little bit far for comfort that. He won't go into the paint because
:05:02. > :05:07.there is too much distance between the pink and the pack. The middle
:05:08. > :05:12.right of those three, I don't know if there is a natural angle. He was
:05:13. > :05:16.trying to line up there to see if there was a natural half ball. Abe
:05:17. > :05:26.Eliot player would play the middle of those reds but I don't think he
:05:27. > :05:30.is on. -- a billiards player. If you wanted to be risky, he could play
:05:31. > :05:35.the shot you suggested which is not favourable on the pink. Found a gap,
:05:36. > :06:11.played it very well indeed. That was a lovely shot, a touch of
:06:12. > :06:40.stun with left-hand side checked. The angle on the paint is not
:06:41. > :06:45.favourable. He was trying to put the pink on its spot in case he had to
:06:46. > :06:54.go up for the blue. The angle he has got is not good. If he is dead
:06:55. > :07:02.straight on the pink he will have to stump to the right corner because I
:07:03. > :07:05.don't know if the red closest to the pupil passes to the left corner. --
:07:06. > :07:32.closest to the cue ball. He is playing the red to the right
:07:33. > :07:36.corner so the reds will be well split here. The more conservative
:07:37. > :07:45.shot is the right to the left corner with the rest. He will be putting
:07:46. > :07:52.back for the choice of pink all blue. He will bring the pink into
:07:53. > :07:59.play here. When you have got that much cute power it is so easy to get
:08:00. > :08:03.through the ball. Not nice enough on the blue to guarantee getting onto
:08:04. > :08:07.the reds he would like to get onto, the two to the right of the black,
:08:08. > :08:14.but he can get on the black at the moment.
:08:15. > :08:39.I don't think the black is available into the right-hand corner.
:08:40. > :08:45.He would like to be on the red closest to the right corner. I don't
:08:46. > :09:08.think he is on that red. I like the state that you talked
:09:09. > :09:14.about, seeing a player in the zone. His facial expressions have not
:09:15. > :09:17.changed. Cue ball control is not what it normally is but there is an
:09:18. > :09:30.enormous amount of pressure on him here.
:09:31. > :09:36.Can he get onto the black? He could play the one nearest the pocket,
:09:37. > :11:17.that is an option. Still has not got the cue ball under
:11:18. > :11:23.perfect control. This blue puts him past the winning post. We can have
:11:24. > :11:32.our fingers crossed now and hope you mix his 100th century. -- hope he
:11:33. > :11:35.makes. I think the audience may give him a standing ovation if he makes
:11:36. > :11:55.it because it is an outstanding feat.
:11:56. > :12:12.He does have the right angle this time to get onto the black.
:12:13. > :12:19.Incredible match snooker, though. Nothing Mark Allen can do about it.
:12:20. > :12:26.OK, he did leave the long red at the start of the brain, but he is just a
:12:27. > :12:31.spectator. -- the start of the frame. Should he get three reds and
:12:32. > :12:41.three blacks, he can get to 101. Niall, I am rooting for you now, my
:12:42. > :13:10.friend. He must be tingling inside, thinking
:13:11. > :13:13.that this could be it. Normally he would be playing to move the red
:13:14. > :13:20.into play but I don't think he will play that here.
:13:21. > :13:42.This is the shot... Starting to breathe a bit deeper now.
:13:43. > :14:06.CROWD GASPS Can you believe it?
:14:07. > :14:11.! I knew it would happen! The pressure was just so much! But a
:14:12. > :14:15.fabulous break of 94. It shows you what it means to this player to
:14:16. > :14:20.break the record. Absolutely brilliant. 94 takes him 12-7 in
:14:21. > :14:22.front. Look at the black one more time, unfortunately it was not
:14:23. > :14:42.there. But 12-7. So that knock of 94, and frame 20
:14:43. > :14:46.Robertson had another match only to be foiled on a break of 92 this
:14:47. > :14:51.time. Still, the win was the jaw and the 2010 world champion has another
:14:52. > :14:59.best of 25 frames in the quarterfinal to try again. He is 99,
:15:00. > :15:03.not out. I had a pretty short on 90 something, left myself low on the
:15:04. > :15:08.black. I hit it fine, I thought it was in and I was about to celebrate,
:15:09. > :15:13.with Hendry in the box, he was going to be the first person I'd look to
:15:14. > :15:17.but we will have to wait a bit longer. I am on 99 and I have a best
:15:18. > :15:22.of 25 to play so there will be plenty of opportunities to make a
:15:23. > :15:27.century. Also this afternoon, Mike and Wasley, the dragon slayer, was
:15:28. > :15:34.unable to stop Dominic Dale. The Welshman through for the first
:15:35. > :15:38.time in 14 years. Michael Wasley back to Gloucestershire with a
:15:39. > :15:46.wonderful win over Ding Junhui, he will never forget that. Well done,
:15:47. > :15:49.Dominic. I haven't had any close matches, I have not had the tough
:15:50. > :15:54.mental strain of a close match and the mental pressure associated with
:15:55. > :15:59.that so I am fresh as a daisy giving into tomorrow's quarterfinal against
:16:00. > :16:03.Barry, a really tough match. I have got nothing to lose now, I have done
:16:04. > :16:06.really well to get to the quarterfinals and my best chance to
:16:07. > :16:11.get to the semifinals is to take it as a match where I have nothing to
:16:12. > :16:15.lose and to enjoy it. But deep down I know I can win that match. I am
:16:16. > :16:20.not trying to put myself down and make myself mediocre in any way, I
:16:21. > :16:24.know I can beat Barry Hawkins but the way to do that is too engineered
:16:25. > :16:28.and look at the fact I have got to the quarterfinals and that is an
:16:29. > :16:33.achievement in itself -- and the way to do that is enjoyed it. Some
:16:34. > :16:36.second round business to be completed, not least the match
:16:37. > :16:40.between Judd Trump, world number eight, and a former runner-up in
:16:41. > :16:44.this championship three years ago, Welshman Ryan Day. Judd Trump showed
:16:45. > :16:50.flashes of the brilliant parting he showed to get to the final a few
:16:51. > :16:53.years back on his way to a 10-6 advantage. Ryan Day took the first
:16:54. > :16:58.frame of the evening but a series of errors began to creep into his game
:16:59. > :17:03.and here we have Judd Trump on the verge of victory at 12-7. Couldn't
:17:04. > :17:06.get over the line? Ken Doherty and John Virgo were watching. -- could
:17:07. > :17:21.he get over the line? That we did not go. Good safety,
:17:22. > :17:24.that has impressed me throughout this match. He has given the safety
:17:25. > :17:39.bit of extra salt. What it hot that is, he deserves to
:17:40. > :17:50.be on a colour here. -- what a pot that is. What an opening pot. Tucked
:17:51. > :17:56.under the cushion. Digging down on the cue ball, he has to hit the top
:17:57. > :18:04.cushion. You cannot play safe against shots like that, can you?
:18:05. > :18:15.You would have to say he is unlucky, he is dead straight on this green.
:18:16. > :18:23.He could not do much with it, decided to just roll it in. He can
:18:24. > :18:27.put the red and get position on the black but the situation he is in,
:18:28. > :18:36.there are no easy shots any more for Ryan Day. If he goes for these... ,
:18:37. > :18:44.he has got to get them. -- if he goes for these pots. He did not
:18:45. > :18:50.fully committed on the red to play for the black. He might have done
:18:51. > :18:59.under normal circumstances. A chance for Judd Trump.
:19:00. > :19:06.We had a perfect view of that. It went down the line, never touched
:19:07. > :19:11.the sides of the pocket. A Chancellor Jude. -- a chance for
:19:12. > :19:25.Judd . The black is available into both
:19:26. > :19:39.pockets. A chance to close out the match.
:19:40. > :19:49.He left himself low on the black to run into the four reds. A nice split
:19:50. > :19:53.here... Did not get it. I am surprised at the way he played that,
:19:54. > :20:00.John. He played with topspin instead of stunning. You have got to bring
:20:01. > :20:09.the cue ball away from the reds. That was really just hoping he would
:20:10. > :20:12.be on one red. Should have been playing a bit of bottom here to
:20:13. > :20:18.bring the cue ball away from the reds.
:20:19. > :20:28.Ryan having a look at the plant. Two breadth below the pink. If he goes
:20:29. > :20:34.for it, he needs to be pretty certain it is on. Nowhere near. What
:20:35. > :20:39.damage has been done? Is that his last shot in this year's Dafabet
:20:40. > :20:53.World Snooker Championship? It could well be.
:20:54. > :21:08.Jude was a little bit careless fair catching the black. -- Judd Trump.
:21:09. > :21:14.He had to drop the paint in, not easy but it was there. Fantastic
:21:15. > :21:34.shot. Not perfect on this move. -- on this
:21:35. > :21:55.blue. He cannot believe he has landed
:21:56. > :22:11.there. The only place at this end of the
:22:12. > :22:16.table where he would not have had a pot on! Incredible. Anywhere but
:22:17. > :22:26.there. Of all the places in all the world, it had to finish up there.
:22:27. > :22:30.Another close long pot from Ryan, but they are just not giving them,
:22:31. > :23:09.and that is what he needs now. He needs everything to go in.
:23:10. > :23:22.A tough shot left here for Ryan. I don't see a good safety. If he plays
:23:23. > :23:27.the pot on the red on the left-hand side as we look, he has got a nice
:23:28. > :23:39.angle to get close to the baulk cushion.
:23:40. > :23:51.Not certain to get this safe. In these circumstances, I think I might
:23:52. > :23:57.play the pot to the right corner pocket. Maybe he thinks he can see
:23:58. > :24:04.enough of this red to pot it. Oh, the dreaded miscue. What a gift
:24:05. > :24:29.for Judd Trump. That miscue their just hitting over
:24:30. > :24:35.the top of the white. You don't see it very often with professional
:24:36. > :24:44.snooker players. I suppose Ryan, in a way, will think that just about
:24:45. > :24:51.sums up the match for him. Just lifted his head on the back thing as
:24:52. > :25:00.he pulled the queue back. -- on the backswing as he pulled the cue back.
:25:01. > :25:12.He has got to hope Judd Trump messes up this opportunity.
:25:13. > :25:18.He is still not in ideal position just yet.
:25:19. > :25:30.CROWD GASPS Where's the cue ball dobbing?
:25:31. > :25:45.-- going? REFEREE: Foul. Ryan Day, four.
:25:46. > :25:52.As I say, every long pot he plays now, pressure.
:25:53. > :26:02.It does not get any easier, this game, when you are within one frame
:26:03. > :26:04.of being knocked out of the tournament, and this is the
:26:05. > :26:11.tournament of tournaments, the World Championship. You lose your face,
:26:12. > :26:18.you lose your belief that you can win it from so far behind. I think
:26:19. > :26:25.12-8 is probably the one that you remember, and 12-9 the year Joe
:26:26. > :26:31.Johnson went on to win it, he came from behind against Terry Griffiths,
:26:32. > :26:33.so it can be done, you have to keep the belief, but easier said than
:26:34. > :26:56.done. Yes, the 12 eight. I think John
:26:57. > :27:03.Parrott was telling me about it the other day. I think it happened to
:27:04. > :27:09.him. Not quite certain who it was so maybe I shouldn't have mentioned it!
:27:10. > :27:13.Who do you think? I think it might have been Joe Swail. Correct. It was
:27:14. > :27:37.Joe Swail. Well, not a bad knowledge on the
:27:38. > :27:47.brown, really. He may be able to pot the brown. -- a bad knock. And the
:27:48. > :27:51.beauty about knocking the brown so close to the pocket, doesn't have to
:27:52. > :27:59.do anything with this red. Just knock dead weight. -- just knock it
:28:00. > :28:27.in. Smashed it down the rail. He is building up a nice lead here
:28:28. > :28:47.already. It's looking pretty ominous now for
:28:48. > :28:54.Ryan Day. Just three of these remaining reds required. And this
:28:55. > :29:02.has been a good performance from Judd. OK, we know Ryan has led him
:29:03. > :29:08.off in certain frames. But you've still got to clear them up to take
:29:09. > :29:09.advantage of your opponent's mistakes and he's done that quite a
:29:10. > :29:20.few times in this match. This blue, one more red and a
:29:21. > :29:28.colour, and he is in the quarterfinal. And what a marked
:29:29. > :29:32.improvement we've seen from Judd Trump after the first round victory
:29:33. > :29:41.over Tom Ford. He really struggled, 10-8 over the line. But he has
:29:42. > :29:50.certainly improved. In this match. And looking somewhat near his best.
:29:51. > :29:55.Yes, and I think you saw the draw against Ryan Day. Everybody in the
:29:56. > :30:10.game knows how good a player Ryan Day is. Don't you worry about that.
:30:11. > :30:16.This means he will not come back to the table. An excellent performance
:30:17. > :30:19.from Judd Trump and what a mouthwatering clash in the
:30:20. > :30:27.quarterfinal against The Thunder From Down Under, Neil Robertson.
:30:28. > :30:40.Yes, two of the best long porters in the game. -- Potters. And that's the
:30:41. > :30:47.snooker you were talking about. And don't the crowd loved it!
:30:48. > :30:57.Well, the yellow has not gone in but Ryan gives Judd a warm handshake and
:30:58. > :31:01.says, congratulations. Judd punches the air! You feel for Ryan Day. He
:31:02. > :31:08.was up for it but just made too many mistakes. Judd Trump, he has proven
:31:09. > :31:16.his real form Commies form of 2011. What a against Neil Robertson. --
:31:17. > :31:27.his real form, his form of 2011. I didn't feel I got any one of the
:31:28. > :31:33.ball so it was hard for me to get going but I'm more than happy with
:31:34. > :31:36.how I think I am playing. I'm confident and fancy beating anyone
:31:37. > :31:41.left in the tournament. On the other table this evening and
:31:42. > :31:44.playing for the right to face Ronnie O'Sullivan in the quarterfinal, we
:31:45. > :31:49.have Shaun Murphy and Marco Fu. These gentlemen have produced some
:31:50. > :31:52.of the best snooker of the whole season, and in fact, both of them
:31:53. > :32:00.have a major title under their respective belts. Shaun won his
:32:01. > :32:06.first big title for him in three years. It was the Englishman who
:32:07. > :32:11.took the advantage early in the evening. We are going to join them
:32:12. > :32:13.in the 18th frame in the company, this time, of John Parrott and
:32:14. > :32:21.Willie Thorne. JOHN PARROTT: Some good stuff at the
:32:22. > :32:34.moment. Some good safety. Weather gets in, it's 51 points
:32:35. > :32:48.each, isn't it? -- whoever gets in. Thinking to play cushion first, or
:32:49. > :33:19.thinking about it. Well, he's having a one of the balls
:33:20. > :33:24.you can't believe that the moment. He didn't play that in a million. To
:33:25. > :33:27.flick of the black and leave him snookered is incredible. I think
:33:28. > :33:32.that's five or six times already that he has fluked snookers on
:33:33. > :33:40.Marco. And he's played cushion first. Look where it's gone. Top
:33:41. > :33:45.cushion, cue ball behind the black and the brown has gone in a really
:33:46. > :33:50.awkward position as well. Yes, he hasn't got the one-cushion escape,
:33:51. > :33:55.has he? It brings the doors into play so there is every chance he can
:33:56. > :34:02.go around the back of the brown. Got to be very careful about the jaws of
:34:03. > :34:09.the middle pocket in this shot. That looks wide to me. No, he's OK. Very
:34:10. > :34:21.good shot. Very good. He played two excellent escapes,
:34:22. > :34:42.Marco Fu, in that sequence of shots. Got to be a bit careful playing with
:34:43. > :34:49.the rest for the shot. You have to get your cue away quite quickly.
:34:50. > :34:57.Just decided to chip it onto the cushion. Might leave himself onto a
:34:58. > :35:02.difficult shot with the next one. Marco can just cut the brown onto
:35:03. > :35:06.the side cushion up to the top and get plenty of distance with the cue
:35:07. > :35:38.ball. Could leave Shaun on a horrible shot here.
:35:39. > :35:52.CROWD GASPS Shouldn't have been anywhere near
:35:53. > :36:06.the jaws, so unlucky to hit them. Just looking... Can he hold this?
:36:07. > :36:13.Will he play a little cannon? Well, he could. To be honest with you, he
:36:14. > :36:19.hit that pretty thick. If he had put it at a normal angle, you would have
:36:20. > :36:20.been fine. Just worried about the cue ball running away. How he has
:36:21. > :36:37.finished is very awkward. If he plays it firm... It makes the
:36:38. > :36:48.blue difficult. Looks easy from this picture, doesn't it?
:36:49. > :37:03.Was going to play topspin but has decided to playback speed. Make your
:37:04. > :37:11.mind up! -- playback spin. Always going to play at pace. The brown was
:37:12. > :37:32.the best shot. He hit the brown to thick. -- too thick.
:37:33. > :37:45.Well, one ahead, we'll need pink and black. Has just come down the table
:37:46. > :38:00.a little too far. The cue ball needs to slow up... OK, here we go. Lack
:38:01. > :38:05.411-7. -- black for 11-7. Its there and Shaun Murphy will be very
:38:06. > :38:11.relieved. What a frame that was! Shaun Murphy takes it and leads
:38:12. > :38:17.11-7. Shaun won the next as well to
:38:18. > :38:18.stretches lead. -- to five. Looking for a seventh appearance in the
:38:19. > :38:38.quarters. Excellent pot. He is blessed with
:38:39. > :38:45.that cue power but I'm not sure whether he can hold the angle on the
:38:46. > :38:46.blue. He feels he can get onto it, cut into the pink. Dangerous but
:38:47. > :40:34.aggressive! At first glance doesn't appear to
:40:35. > :40:37.have left anything easy. I think the black box quite nicely but one of
:40:38. > :40:42.those where you can play quite slowly, with the right-hand side
:40:43. > :40:49.just let the blue go to the right-hand cushion. Decided to stun
:40:50. > :40:55.round the back of it for the pink. Nothing wrong with that. Might have
:40:56. > :41:01.got the blue out of the way but that's OK. Yes, has a very good
:41:02. > :41:08.angle if he wants to manoeuvre if you read out. Not a brilliant pack
:41:09. > :41:12.to go into. If he came into the one that was below it he really could
:41:13. > :41:37.open a few read out. Just depends how he sees it. -- a few reds out.
:41:38. > :41:50.Well, he's going to be looking for an angle heel, isn't he, the next
:41:51. > :41:56.colour? -- here. He's straightest on the blue so I suppose that's another
:41:57. > :42:02.choice. Can't quite understand that shot. Well, he's come back to go on
:42:03. > :42:06.to go onto the pink. He was worried about going to the middle pocket and
:42:07. > :42:14.ended up putting on it. The angle of the pink of the top of that pack is
:42:15. > :42:21.ready good. I don't know whether that's hard enough either. Anyway,
:42:22. > :42:23.the pink goes back on its spot and it's now harder to get into that
:42:24. > :42:50.pack. Well, it goes without saying that
:42:51. > :42:56.the black is difficult but the pace he needs to play at to go into the
:42:57. > :43:04.bunch, and if he hits the middle he won't be on anything. He might play
:43:05. > :43:12.for the loose red just below the pink off two cushions. And that's
:43:13. > :43:18.what he's played and played it well. Yes, played beautifully, and he's
:43:19. > :43:30.got an angle here as well. Get if you read out, get onto the pink. --
:43:31. > :43:38.get a a few reds out. Still OK. And this is a good effort from Marco. He
:43:39. > :43:46.is not given in. He's 12-7 down. Here's a quiz question for you.
:43:47. > :43:51.Anyone come from 12-7 down to win? The man sitting in his chair.
:43:52. > :44:00.Against Matthew Stevens? Exactly right. Shaun Murphy was 12-7 down
:44:01. > :44:01.and came back to win 13-12. So it's been done once but it's a very big
:44:02. > :44:30.ask. It's one of those situations where
:44:31. > :44:45.every red he pops, another one pops. -- pots. He is 53 in front. Two more
:44:46. > :44:51.reds, two more colours. Needed to be low on the pink than this. Needs to
:44:52. > :44:57.play this with a bit of side here. Needs a bit of respect, this shot.
:44:58. > :45:04.And well played. A lot better than it looked, that. And this is a very
:45:05. > :45:08.good effort from Marco Fu. OK, the odds are against him but he will go
:45:09. > :45:10.into the mid-session interval knowing he is still in this year's
:45:11. > :45:29.World Championship with a squeak. Just one break over 30 in this
:45:30. > :46:04.evening's session, so he's still in there battling.
:46:05. > :46:27.Marco has already made a break of 136 in this match.
:46:28. > :46:35.He will try to move the red out on this visit but he hasn't done it. So
:46:36. > :46:47.still on the blue. May be able to get the cannon. Too much side, I
:46:48. > :46:52.would think. Yes. But he will be a bit more relieved going into this
:46:53. > :47:00.interval. As John mentioned, only one player who has come back from
:47:01. > :47:07.12-7 but he's still fighting. Shaun Murphy, one away from victory.
:47:08. > :47:13.HAZEL IRVINE: Marco has certainly found some of the best form of his
:47:14. > :47:15.career this season but Shaun has plenty more chances. Here we go into
:47:16. > :47:33.frame number 21. Try to get the cue ball back into
:47:34. > :47:44.baulk. Not easy, especially with the red over the pocket, but he has
:47:45. > :47:52.covered it. Good shot. But not really expected to be in after this
:47:53. > :48:08.one. The top cushion there, just rest on the cushion if you want.
:48:09. > :49:38.It will be very, very difficult to avoid the double-kiss there. Marco
:49:39. > :49:46.knows he is going to have to get it. There is a gap on the cushion to go
:49:47. > :49:50.back into baulk. Found the gap, missed the pot, though. Where's the
:49:51. > :49:58.cue ball going? REFEREE: Foul. The red next to the
:49:59. > :50:13.blue is not pottable. If it were, he would be taking that one on.
:50:14. > :50:23.Well, he's going to play this to the corner, play check side and hold it
:50:24. > :50:30.for the black. He's got the ability, the cue action. But can he do it
:50:31. > :50:35.now? Different circumstances at The Crucible. Great shot. Absolutely
:50:36. > :50:57.brilliant shot. Well played. Very positive and beautifully struck. Not
:50:58. > :51:01.many can play it like that. A little bit of respect for this shot,
:51:02. > :51:08.obviously bridging over. Just dropped it in. Obviously that red on
:51:09. > :51:11.the right-hand side will pot and he was happy with the angle so
:51:12. > :51:17.shouldn't be a problem back on the black here. It's one of the times
:51:18. > :51:23.when he would love to be really high on the black. He can do it after the
:51:24. > :51:28.next black as well. But those four, five reds on the back cushion on no
:51:29. > :51:38.problem. Can play at some stage. Not this time. Well, didn't get high on
:51:39. > :51:56.the red so will have to go for blue or bloc colour now. -- baulk colour.
:51:57. > :52:18.Yes, just checking that if he pops this blew its stance towards the
:52:19. > :52:29.baulk line. -- this blue it will stun. He could run through for the
:52:30. > :52:31.angle he has got on the read. But if he's glow on the black, it's no
:52:32. > :52:52.good. -- if he's low. He has fitted nicely and he needed
:52:53. > :53:03.to be high and is high. -- he has hit it nicely. Yes, plenty of top
:53:04. > :53:08.spin on this. Run-through, but, as ever, the priority, make sure you
:53:09. > :53:20.put the black first. Don't take your eye off the ball. -- you pot. Just a
:53:21. > :53:29.chip to the red out. Really nicely played, this.
:53:30. > :53:36.I think one of those two reds will pot in the middle so if he's got
:53:37. > :53:43.that angle one of them will be available.
:53:44. > :53:48.He deserves everything he gets after that opening red. That really was a
:53:49. > :54:09.corker. Plenty of room to go between the
:54:10. > :54:21.pink and yellow. Just make sure you get into it. Well done. He is
:54:22. > :54:28.naturally taken onto this red so a nice chance now for frame and match.
:54:29. > :54:34.Had to play it with loads of check side to straighten it up and he did
:54:35. > :54:42.do. One more good positional shot on the black and he has the chance of
:54:43. > :54:48.the frame at this visit. Pier took the choice of playing up the blue
:54:49. > :54:55.but still needs the kiss. -- he took. Not such a big target to play
:54:56. > :55:16.for those two on the right. It was unmissable, the two behind
:55:17. > :55:20.the black. Maybe not. What do you think, John? Does it pot? I think it
:55:21. > :55:44.might just go. It's very tight. So he's 43 ahead. If he can get red
:55:45. > :55:50.and black, Marco could only draw so I'm pretty sure he's going to take
:55:51. > :55:57.this on. Great shot! Absolutely great shot! And the whole difference
:55:58. > :56:01.in this has been a focus and an intensity in his concentration level
:56:02. > :56:08.in this. This has been what Shaun Murphy is capable of. He's putting
:56:09. > :56:15.everything into this break and it has been superb. So there you see
:56:16. > :56:22.the difference. Just make sure of the red.
:56:23. > :56:38.Well done! Well done! Not really time for an exhibition shot but just
:56:39. > :56:47.make sure of the black and that will probably make Marco Fu sit in his
:56:48. > :56:52.chair. Went all out for the positional shot. Excellent pot on
:56:53. > :56:58.the black. And if he plays to this level of concentration against
:56:59. > :57:03.Ronnie O'Sullivan, he will give him a game. He's not afraid of him,
:57:04. > :57:15.Shaun. We'll play against anybody. Just needs to keep his concentration
:57:16. > :57:19.levels up. -- he will play. Both these players have been in form all
:57:20. > :57:21.season but it's Shaun Murphy who booked his place to play Ronnie
:57:22. > :57:32.O'Sullivan. He is the winner 13-8. It was always going to be a tough
:57:33. > :57:43.game with Marco. I knew over a long match it would be difficult. To
:57:44. > :57:45.share the first session... I think my hard work yesterday paid off
:57:46. > :57:48.because I didn't play quite so well tonight and I'm so relieved to get
:57:49. > :57:53.over the line. HAZEL IRVINE: So, here they are, the
:57:54. > :57:58.last eight standing with the great potential for a wonderful second
:57:59. > :58:01.week. Ronnie O'Sullivan will now be tested by Shaun Murphy. Barry
:58:02. > :58:08.Hawkins taking on Dominic Dale. Protractor is at the ready with Alan
:58:09. > :58:15.McManus and Mark Selby. And then the last could be the polar opposite in
:58:16. > :58:20.terms of style. Two full days of quarterfinal action starting at 10am
:58:21. > :58:26.on BBC Two. Don't forget, they have only played a possible 44 frames to
:58:27. > :58:59.get here. A further 93 lie ahead for this year's champion. Good night!
:59:00. > :59:03.Ted, I... I'm not interested in coming to see Lady Gaga, sir.
:59:04. > :59:18.Part of the Big Bumper Comedy 50th Birthday Weekend.