Day 11 Snooker: World Championship Highlights

Hello, good evening, welcome to highlights of the 2014 World Snooker

Championship, another terrific's day play at the Crucible. All the big

names are still here, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby and the

defending Champion, Ronnie O'Sullivan looking to lift snooker's

most prestigious prize. We have reached the quarter-finals. This is

they line up. -- how they line up. We start tonight with Ronnie

O'Sullivan v Shaun Murphy. The 2005 World Champion Murphy got off to a

fantastic start taking the first two frames. Ronnie roared back taking

the third. Beautiful shot. I think he can see

enough of the cue ball to make this black easy.

So this is a decent chance, at the start of this frame.

I suppose you could argue a loose safety shot from Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Yes. When Ronnie played safe he should have found the baulk cushion

but maybe had it in his mind that he was aggrieved that Shaun didn't

leave him anything. It's amazing how it affects your shot. It shouldn't.

Ronnie would be down thinking - why am I playing safe here, I should

have an easy red to pot. You can't, as I say, take your eye off the ball

for a second. A chance to do some damage to the

pack, with that loose red, as an insurance policy.

Wonderful cueing. Yeah, couldn't have played it better. He didn't

play it with as much pace as he could have done. He was concerned

the cue ball might get buried in the cluster and not beyond this red.

Could play the same shot again. Repeat performance.

Seemed to get a bit of a funny contact there. It went in. He

finished up nicely on the red. He is ideally placed now to make a

frame-winning break. Playing for the pink, perhaps in the

middle pocket. We'd have to think that he's going

to get over the line here. I know it's early in the break,

but... Well, amaze! At this level, if you

miss blacks off the spot it can cost you the frame in the blink of an eye

-- amacing. Every encouragement for Ronnie O'Sullivan now.

But this was Shaun Murphy's Achilles heel quite a few times in his last

match against Marco Fu. He got away with it with Marco. I say, get away

with it, he won the match and he played well.

He can't afford to be making those errors against Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Considering that Shaun Murphy was on the brink of 3-0 up in this match,

but for a brilliant snooker by Ronnie O'Sullivan, the tables have

completely turned. It's now Ronnie O'Sullivan with a

chance to force the initiative. Not guaranteed with that red on the

top cushion, and black not on-the-spot. He's looking much more

supposed. And getting a bit of fluency going.

He won't need the black, of course, if he can get these remaining reds,

with colours and a few of the other colours. But, as Steve suggested,

the hurdle, it's quite a big one, is that red that is close to the top

cushion. Because, with the black not being on its spot, he will have to

play it with a little bit of pace. We know that playing them with pace,

they are very missable. Won't leave it until last. He will try to play

it as the second last red. I thought he would do, unless he

got... He underscrewed that shot. He will now have to make it the last

red. I'm with you, Steve, I think he

underscrewed that. Sometimes you get that extension, you don't get the

same feel of the cue. So this is the key shot. Needs an angle. He'd like

to get very close to this red, but the pink is stopping him getting as

close as he would like. It's all about this red. 15 ahead

now. The more pace you play it, the more

chance of missing it. Well, he could have played a shot...

APPLAUSE With less pace, for the pink in the

middle pocket. He wanted to guarantee good position.

Shaun just trying to work out if he can win this frame.

Without needing the black, and he can. He is not ideal on the blue.

Ran a fraction too far. Has he an angle? That would help him. I think

he has? . He has lost the white Bala bit. 10-points behind. Up to and

including the pink. For the frame. You could say, one against the head.

I thought mistake when he missed the black off the spot was going to cost

him. He has come too far with this. He has to use the rest, because the

black is in the way for his waist coat.

Great pot. APPLAUSE

He has twisted and turned this frame.

He has not been totally in control of the cue ball during this break.

He is showing great character. Well, he was up quickly, as though

he got a heavy and thick contact. I think he thought, for a moment, that

he missed the blue. Funnily enough, if you look at that again, super

slow, the cue ball was bouncing before it got to the blue. So it

only needs the pink, but he wanted something easier than this.

You see the cue ball? Pink for the frame.

That has cost him. That chance, will he get another? Of course, Ronnie,

needs pink and the difficult black. APPLAUSE

Well one of the best straight Potters in the game. There is a lot

of pressure on this one. Missed it. He doesn't want to bring

the black into play, and he has done. Where is this black going? Is

it going to be over the middle? It is! So that missed pink, unlucky to

bring the black into play. Now, surely, Ronnie has only got to pot

the pink, then the black and frame and his mercy.

Well, as you say, Steve, twists and turns. I didn't see this one. Shaun

can consider himself a little bit unfortunate. He didn't get the best

contact on the blue. This black, for the frame.

Another one for Ronnie. He has stole really. Shaun Murphy, what a chance

he missed there. Ronnie from being 2-0 behind is now 4-2 in front. Is

The Rocket took off by grabbing frame seven with a break of 94. Then

he knocked in a 136 in the final frame of the session to take a 6-2

lead overnight. They resume at 10.00am in the morning.

There was a real heavyweight clash on the other table, Judd Trump

taking on Neil Robertson, the world number one looking to make a century

of centuries this season. Judd took a 3-1 lead. That changed to 5-2. We

pick it up in frame eight. COMMENTATOR: Caught that one a

little thin. Now this is a Neil Robertson

special. He is normally very good for these shots, coming back for a

blue or a baulk colour. Wow! I like to see the speed that red went into

the pocket. Amazing. Now he's coughing again, look, I don't think

he is right. Tremendous shot that was. Got to ask the obvious question

- would he have potted that redded if he'd lost the previous frame?

Certainly wouldn't have been as can dividend as he was getting down

having pinched the previous frame. 33 break to pinch the frame at the

previous visit has given him his is of dense back. As John mentioned, he

will do cartwheels if he wins this game and gets out of this session

5-3. This has been a session for Judd Trump all day long the way the

match has gone. He is still behind though. If you win two sessions you

go 5-3, 10-6 going into the last session. A big lead. That is when

you have to earn your money, Terry, as a coach. When your player thinks

he should be further in front. He would have took 5-3 at the start.

There a few things happening out there. Neil Robertson doesn't also

expect them. He brought the reds into play. The

cue ball is far enough off the cushion to put some sort of stun and

deviate the cue ball for the next red.

We don't really know if Neil Robertson is not feeling well here,

but the truth of it, as the Championship is you play every day.

You haven't really got any chance to recover. He has had two shots then,

and didn't really get the contact he wanted, the spin.

The previous one, the red to blue, he expected to be top side of the

blue. That one he hit purposefully a little bit harder to make sure he

got round the two cushions, to get onto these reds. If he gets nicely

on the black now you'd expect him to score heavily.

We have time to show you the red. It's an angle, there is no problem.

You do expect to get this nine out of ten. You see there, he has left

it short. This is a little bit short as well. May have to play a little

cannon to slow the cue ball down. If he's not hampered, he should

still be OK. There is a red available into the middle to get

onto the black or the pink. Judd Trump sees the shot very early,

doesn't he. He is down there and very quick. He must be a difficult

opponent to play against. Very destructive, can pot them from

anywhere. He went through a spell this season when we have seen

flashes of his brilliance. There has been no consistency this season. We

know what a fabulous talent he is, to do it at the biggest stage, that

is what it's all about. That is what everybody strives for to do it here

at Sheffield. Maybe he is saving saving his best for the next week

that is remaining. Not too bad, but just taken the cue

ball slightly out of position. Just about hold for these reds, dead

weight with the black. Another contribution of above 50.

A glance at the score board, tells him he is 42 in front. Two more reds

and colours to be absolutely certain. He doesn't really want to

play for the one behind the black. There he would rather play for the

one on the cushion. The one down the cushion is easier than the one along

the back cushion. The one he will play is the one

along the back cushion. One more red after this one. He will go 6-2

overnight. If that was any harder that would not have gone in. That

was high. Just look at this red. It went right in-off the far jaw.

Didn't risk going into them. I thought he would. He played it to to

the inch. This is inch-perfect as JD would say.

That's the important red. Pot the black as well. The end of session.

Still went for the big split on the last three reds though. He likes to

entertain, Judd Trump. Just checked the score. 65 in front with just 51

left. Neil Robertson obviously resigned to

the fact now he will be 6-2 behind. He has it to do now, hasn't he? He

was one of the favourites for this tournament. Have to win the next

session to get back into the match. But this is really nice to see Judd

Trump playing like we know he can. Yes, he has certainly been the most

impressive out of the two today. I'm sure we were all thinking at the

start of this match it would be a cracker, go all the way, it may

still do. Nobody expected a 6-2 result for either player.

APPLAUSE They all like 100 here, a few

exhibition shots here now. Those in the front row better watch

out! Not quite! It's been a wonderful

potting and break building examiner countries here for -- examiner

countries here for Judd Trump. Now to the man who lost to Ronnie

O'Sullivan in last year's final, Hawk High he is taking on Dominic

Dale. Hawk High led 6-2 at the end of the first session. Stretch that

to 9-4 this season. We pick it up in frame 14. Dale to play -- Hawkin.

COMMENTATOR: He hit it well. A nudge on the green. It makes this green

cuttable. Nice anning toll play for the red, just above the black. --

angle to play for the red, just above the black. A cut to the left

corner. That is not the red he was playing for.

As you said, that is the red he'd love to be on, the one just above

the black. He has the perfect angle to play on

it. Just needs to slow down a bit. That

looks perfect. He stunned that in. He has left

himself straight, that is very careless. Well, he shouldn't have

left himself this straight. That is so careless. He wanted that cue ball

to run another half inch, so he had the anning toll stun up for the red

into the opposite corner. -- angle to. The problem is with

this, you try to pinch a bit to force the cue ball, the black is

missable, believe it or not. Just managed to get something out of

it. Not recovered the situation fully

yet though. Well, he stunned into those reds. I

thought he'd have screwed into them and then the cue ball would come off

them. Getting the bounce and power, you don't know where the cue ball

will finish. A little trickle up behind the black. That is all that

is left to him. Delicate this. That is the problem with Dominic not

snookering on the reds. Not getting up tight enough on the black. You

have to hit the right red. It's OK. Dominic doing the referee's

job there. It's not touching. They are all having a look!

And if it had been touching, of course, the referee gets to do the

final. I'm sure he's looking forward to that. So, not touching.

Well, he's thinking long and hard here, Dominic. Is there an

alternative to the safety? Don't think so. There is no pot on. I

think the only safety is to try to get this cue ball back to this top

cushion. That's what he was bothered about. A

red going into a portable position, and he's left one to the left middle

and the reds are spread far and wide. The only problem with this

shot for Barry is he's not certain whether cue ball's going to go. And

if he misses the kiss on the yellow importing it he should be on

something. -- on potting. He's found the perfect line. What a chance this

is! Dominic's slightly unlucky to leave the red. That was always a

danger but the real unlucky part was it left Barry with a natural angle.

He didn't have to do anything with the cue ball there. As you say, what

a chance. I suppose the only positive thing to

come from missing an easy black in the last frame is it sharpened his

concentration up for this visit. Determined not to let that happen

again. This blue will put him two points in

front. So if he can get these five

remaining reds with colours, he would be past the winning line. But

a bit of work to do. Didn't get into the cue ball as much

as he would have liked. Still should get this red. But it's missable.

Quick glance at the school board will tell him he's 16 points in

front, so, as I said, he needs these three remaining reds with colours to

clinch the frame. -- scoreboard. Decided to come up for the blue and

he's played it nicely. He can't just drop behind this red because it

doesn't go to the middle because the pink's in the way. Possibility of

putting it in the left corner. So just got to judge the pace of this

shot correctly. And it doesn't come much better than

that. Terrific shot. In fact, with a 27 point lead now, just this red

will get Tim to the snooker is required to stage. -- will get him.

Right in the heart of the pocket. Taken full advantage. Dominic will

consider himself a little unlucky that he left that red and the

perfect angle to put it and get him out of baulk. Certainly been an air

of inevitability about this visit. Having said that, it was in the last

frame when he missed the black off the spot. But not missing this time

around. Well played, Barry Hawkins! So,

stops Dominic's comeback in its tracks, and he will be pleased to

get that one under his belt. Now leads by six again. 10-4. And they

shared the last two friends of the session, so world number four Barry

Hawkins, last year's semifinalist, needs just two more friends.

Looks like Dominic Dale is going out. -- frames. The last match was

Mark Selby versus Alan McManus. Mark Selby took an 8-4 lead after it was

4-3. Selby is in the balls. DENNIS TAYLOR: What a shot he has

pulled off there. You can't get a ball better than this. The cannon on

the green was a bonus but he deserved it after that shot. Super

shot, wasn't it? Queued it absolutely beautifully. -- cued it.

In a couple of shots' time he had lost to remove that read to the

right of the black. -- that red. Got into the cue ball a bit too much

there. He's still OK. Would have loved to have been a bit straighter

on the blue. Can still play a little cannon if he

wants from the blue. An excellent shot as well. Brilliant

shot. So much reaction after the cue ball, Dennis. Yeah, we've seen a

couple of shots there whether cueing was extremely good. Here's another

one. The pause and then he delivers the cue and it is effortless. Just

that word you mentioned there - careless. Not easy to get onto it.

He's having to clear reds away before getting onto that. He's going

to head -- have to head up for the blue again. And then in two or three

shots time, he may have that read available to him, but as long as he

keeps potting reds and blues, he's in fine shape. -- that red

available. He didn't want to cannon that red

that time. That's a slight error. He's still got a red available to

him in the left corner but not as intended there. Wanted to slip past

that one. I wonder where he's going here.

Tight in behind the pink. Now, there is an escape route for

Alan McManus here. He's got the angle to try to land on a red and he

has got an escape route. A couple of escape routes. But there is one he

might try. He's looking at the left side of the table but there's an

escape route down the right-hand side. Coming into the side he is

looking at there, if he catches the red, he might not leave a pot on. So

he's going to hit how many cushions? Four.

He is misjudged it and he's going to stick the red up. Yeah, tried to

come down the other side of those reds. Not straightforward here for

Mark. He does have a pot on but might be running into the red just

below the one he's potting. I think you can get on the blue, you know.

If he gets some top spin on it. Just click off the side of that red and

possibly run around for the blue. -- flick off.

Well, not too bad. Actually a straight blue into the yellow pocket

to screw back He may have a little angle.

Absolutely perfect. Maybe you could have done with just another

fraction. He will come off the caution and flick it away. --

caution. He did not want to risk it, did he? I do not blame him. He

can win the frame with just reds and blues. APPLAUSE. 12.

This natural finish tomorrow morning -- this match will finish tomorrow

morning. McManus knows only too well this

frame has slipped away and his comeback has been stopped. 25.

This has been five reds, blues. It has been a very well controlled

break. That is why he did not take the risk earlier. That was good

thinking. But of course he is way past the point where McManus would

even contemplate coming back to the table. Alan Cissokho manner stays in

the seat. He has had enough in this frame -- Alan McManus. Mark Selby

went on to win the next three frames. That is all from us for this

evening. We are back in the morning at 10am. Shaun Murphy taking on the

defending champion, Ronnie O'Sullivan. Good night.

Ted, I... I'm not interested in coming to see Lady Gaga, sir.