Day 10, Part 1

:00:37. > :00:42.After the torrential rain of the last week, it is a pleasure to

:00:42. > :00:47.welcome you to Sheffield at last based in spring sunshine. As the

:00:47. > :00:49.clouds begin to disappear, the picture inside the Crucible at the

:00:49. > :00:53.Betfred.com World Snooker Championship has become a little

:00:53. > :01:03.clearer and you can probably guess who has emerged as the man to beat.

:01:03. > :01:07.

:01:07. > :01:14.The most naturally gifted player ever to grace the modern game.

:01:14. > :01:21.Ronnie O'Sullivan! That is a cracking pot. He looks

:01:21. > :01:24.tremendous this afternoon. He is surging away from Mark Williams. A

:01:24. > :01:29.dazzling session where Ronnie O'Sullivan was absolutely

:01:29. > :01:33.magnificent. He is the most naturally gifted

:01:33. > :01:38.player we have ever seen and to watch him win frame after frame, he

:01:38. > :01:42.won nine frames in a row against Mark Williams. Unbelievable. It

:01:42. > :01:46.does not matter who he is playing, he is going to keep them sitting in

:01:46. > :01:51.this seat. The public love watching Ronnie

:01:51. > :01:58.playing. He is a natural player, he is quick and he makes it look so

:01:58. > :02:08.easy and it is so hard. He is great to watch when he is in

:02:08. > :02:08.

:02:08. > :02:15.full flow like that. Sublime stuff. This is as good at is a get. -- it

:02:15. > :02:20.gets. A break of 128 to go 10-3 up, a

:02:20. > :02:25.standing ovation from the capacity crowd. That break absolutely earned

:02:25. > :02:30.it. It was a break that is unique to Ronnie O'Sullivan. I don't think

:02:30. > :02:34.any other player could have made it look that simple. Simply awesome.

:02:34. > :02:39.I did interview him on the eve of this tournament and he seemed very

:02:39. > :02:44.relaxed. He was saying things like, I believe I am one of the best

:02:44. > :02:48.players in the world. Only John Higgins out there, at his best, can

:02:48. > :02:53.beat me at my best. There is no John Higgins left in the tournament.

:02:53. > :02:56.I think that is fairly ominous for the rest of the field.

:02:56. > :03:01.Ronnie looks very focused and I think Ronnie O'Sullivan fans will

:03:01. > :03:07.be pleased with that. He seems to have a little bit more calmness and

:03:07. > :03:10.he seems up for the fight. If there was any doubt beforehand,

:03:10. > :03:15.there is no doubt now that Ronnie O'Sullivan is a serious contender

:03:15. > :03:22.this year. He seems content, he seems serene, which is not always

:03:22. > :03:26.the case, and when he's in that frame of mind he's very dangerous.

:03:26. > :03:29.The bookmakers who will almost dismissive of his chances before

:03:29. > :03:36.the tournament have been forced into a change of opinion and the

:03:36. > :03:42.three-time champion is the clear favourite. Last year's runner-up is

:03:42. > :03:50.Judd Trump and he is second favourite. How about an 8th world

:03:50. > :03:54.title for Stephen Hendry? Looking at Ronnie O'Sullivan in

:03:54. > :03:58.that second session, he looked in championship winning form.

:03:58. > :04:03.fantastic section for Ronnie O'Sullivan. He won nine frames in a

:04:03. > :04:08.row but the first six frames, a sublime performance. When he is in

:04:08. > :04:13.that mode, you have got to feel sorry for Mark Williams. Fantastic

:04:13. > :04:18.performance. He has got two frames to win this evening. On the other

:04:18. > :04:22.table, an interesting match with Jamie Jones and Andrew Higginson.

:04:23. > :04:26.Jamie Jones looks like the new sensation of this tournament.

:04:27. > :04:35.commentated on the second session last night and he didn't only win,

:04:36. > :04:39.he won in style. Every frame he was making good breaks. He won a lot of

:04:39. > :04:44.crucial frames against Andrew Higginson and it was a high quality

:04:44. > :04:51.match. He was winning them with one visit. Very impressive from Jamie

:04:51. > :04:54.Jones. Exciting two sessions of snooker this afternoon. Judd Trump

:04:54. > :05:00.against Ali Carter. He had a little bit of luck along the way but he

:05:00. > :05:04.looks like he's cracking them into the backs of the pocket. After the

:05:04. > :05:07.first session, his manager said he was very weak still after the food

:05:08. > :05:13.poisoning. He looks to have overcome that but this match is not

:05:13. > :05:18.over yet. Ali Carter is a fighter. He's a former finalist here. He

:05:18. > :05:23.knows what it takes to win these kind of matches. He's not going to

:05:23. > :05:30.give up the ghost. And what a hard- fought match between Matthew

:05:30. > :05:34.Stevens and Barry Hawkins. Barry Hawkins has played really well. He

:05:34. > :05:39.continued that form and he is at against a two-time finalist in

:05:39. > :05:43.Matthew Stevens. Loads of experience. But it is very hard to

:05:43. > :05:49.separate them. It could go right down to the wire. Let's see what's

:05:49. > :05:52.coming up in the show this afternoon.

:05:52. > :05:55.Ronnie may have stolen the headlines yesterday but Judd Trump

:05:55. > :06:01.are produced an eye-catching session of snooker to lead against

:06:01. > :06:09.Ali Carter. But The Captain has been in good form himself. He must

:06:09. > :06:12.feel he is still in with a chance. Barry Hawkins is in only his second

:06:12. > :06:16.second-round appearance at the Crucible and led for much of his

:06:16. > :06:18.match against Matthew Stevens yesterday. But the Welshman

:06:19. > :06:26.produced three century breaks in keeping with the type of form that

:06:26. > :06:30.has made him head a two-time finalist. The pub quiz continues

:06:30. > :06:35.with episodes 6 this afternoon. Who will come out on top today in the

:06:35. > :06:38.battle of snooker's masterminds? And we need a local Sheffield

:06:38. > :06:45.legend who has helped raise lot of money for charity and get his

:06:45. > :06:48.reward with a special starring role in the build-up to the Olympics.

:06:49. > :06:53.This afternoon we are focusing primarily on the final session of

:06:53. > :06:56.the match between Ali Carter and Judd Trump. Judd Trump is only

:06:57. > :07:06.making his third appearance at the Crucible while Ali Carter first

:07:07. > :07:07.

:07:07. > :07:10.appeared here in 2003. He has gone on to do some special things here.

:07:10. > :07:18.Sheffield was always the place where every professional wants to

:07:18. > :07:23.play so that is why it is so special. My memory was the 1985

:07:23. > :07:29.final, Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor. I am not sure I remember

:07:29. > :07:33.the end, that might have been a bit late for me at six years old. When

:07:33. > :07:39.I qualify for Sheffield the first year, it was a massive achievement

:07:39. > :07:43.to qualify, and I had Paul Hunter in the first match and I had an

:07:43. > :07:51.absolute disaster. He played out of his game and I think I was eight-0

:07:51. > :07:56.down. That was a special moment to play. Obviously, he's not around

:07:56. > :08:00.any more. But you have a perception in your head of how something is

:08:00. > :08:05.going to be. It was a bitter disappointment to walk around

:08:05. > :08:09.backstage. It feels like a bit of a building site. But this really

:08:09. > :08:13.comes to life during a snooker match. I have been fortunate enough

:08:13. > :08:17.to be down to the one table set up a few times and the atmosphere is a

:08:17. > :08:21.lot more tense and it is so important compared to every other

:08:21. > :08:26.tournament. It does feel like that when you are out there but once you

:08:26. > :08:31.are used to it, you want to play there all the time. Obviously, my

:08:32. > :08:36.highs are getting to the final and making a 147. I just hope I can

:08:36. > :08:41.have another crack at it one day. One for seven was odyssey massive

:08:41. > :08:45.for me at the time. The roller place -- roller coaster and the

:08:45. > :08:55.pressure I felt on a break, getting down to the last few balls, was

:08:55. > :08:57.

:08:57. > :09:00.unbelievable. I would never forget I have been joined by former world

:09:00. > :09:05.champion John Parrott. Recently there was chat about Ali Carter

:09:05. > :09:09.taking a sabbatical but he has turned up playing great stuff.

:09:09. > :09:15.think it is partly down to his health. He has got crones disease

:09:15. > :09:20.which affects him through the season. He has practised and

:09:20. > :09:24.prepares. I think tournaments like the UK and there will Janet chips,

:09:24. > :09:29.he plays well in them. How Judd Trump came into the tournament as

:09:29. > :09:33.the favourite and he has also had food poisoning. He has an

:09:33. > :09:36.exceptionally well. The food poisoning leaves you week. He said

:09:36. > :09:41.in the opening session of the match with Ali Carter he was a bit weak

:09:41. > :09:46.but he has done well to get past Dominic Dale who is a very durable.

:09:46. > :09:51.And he has turned it around in yesterday's session to get in front.

:09:51. > :09:57.Ali Carter led 5-3 after the first session. Here is what happened in a

:09:57. > :10:04.session to. They resume their second round

:10:04. > :10:14.match with Ali Carter leading 5-3. It was Judd Trump who came out all

:10:14. > :10:16.

:10:16. > :10:20.guns blazing with a break of 120 to It looked like another

:10:20. > :10:26.straightforward frame for the world number two after he took a 40 point

:10:26. > :10:36.lead. But after missing the black, Ali Carter was unable to take

:10:36. > :10:39.

:10:39. > :10:49.advantage, allowing Judd Trump to Ali Carter was the century man in

:10:49. > :10:56.

:10:56. > :11:06.frame 11, hitting 112 and regaining Judd Trump level things in the 12th

:11:06. > :11:09.

:11:09. > :11:15.The man now based in Romford went ahead for the second time in a

:11:15. > :11:20.match with a break of 80. Judd Trump increased his lead to

:11:20. > :11:27.two frames in the 14th but a break of 54 allowed Ali Carter to narrow

:11:27. > :11:37.the gap in the 15th. Judd Trump went two ahead in the

:11:37. > :11:37.

:11:37. > :11:44.final frame of the session with a He goes into the final session 9-7

:11:44. > :11:47.at the. So this is a very important

:11:47. > :11:52.afternoon of snooker ahead of us with two spots in the quarter-

:11:52. > :11:57.finals on the line. Let's join Rob Walker to get things going.

:11:57. > :11:59.Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. It estate end of the

:11:59. > :12:04.Betfred.com World Snooker Championship. The sun is shining in

:12:04. > :12:10.Sheffield and this afternoon, two more players will bask in the glory

:12:10. > :12:14.of qualifying for a Crucible quarter-final. Please welcome, he

:12:15. > :12:18.has been a professional for 16 years but this is arguably the most

:12:18. > :12:23.important session of snooker in his career so far. Bidding for his

:12:23. > :12:33.first Crucible quarter-final, closing in on a return to the

:12:33. > :12:41.

:12:41. > :12:51.game's elite, Barry Hawkins. MUSIC: "Beautiful People" by Chris

:12:51. > :12:52.

:12:52. > :12:56.Brown And his opponent, a Welshman who almost always saves his best

:12:56. > :13:00.for the Crucible, bidding for his 9th quarter-final but his first for

:13:00. > :13:10.five years. The two-time runner-up, the former

:13:10. > :13:15.

:13:15. > :13:25.UK champion, has the Welsh dragon, Matthew Stevens.

:13:25. > :13:27.

:13:27. > :13:31.MUSIC: "OMG" by Usher And on table number one, a player clearly

:13:31. > :13:34.delighted to be pain-free and enjoying his snooker again, bidding

:13:34. > :13:40.for a 4th Crucible quarter-final, it's a winner of two ranking events

:13:41. > :13:50.in Wales and Shanghai, World Championship runner-up in 2008, The

:13:51. > :14:00.

:14:00. > :14:04.Captain, Ali Carter. MUSIC: "Good Feeling" by Flo Rider

:14:04. > :14:09.And finally, snooker's hottest new sensation.

:14:09. > :14:11.His electric style and pace last year later the championship. He has

:14:11. > :14:21.recovered from the food poisoning last week and he is beginning to

:14:21. > :14:22.

:14:22. > :14:32.get on a roll. Runner-up last year, he is the reigning UK champion, The

:14:32. > :14:42.

:14:42. > :14:43.Ace, Judd Trump. MUSIC: "Made It" by Kevin Rudolf A

:14:43. > :14:47.great atmosphere inside the Crucible.

:14:47. > :14:53.There you can use the red button to follow what is going on on table

:14:53. > :15:01.two between Matthew Stevens and Barry Hawkins. It is Ali Carter

:15:01. > :15:11.verses Judd Trump Forest. We can now join our commentators. -- Judd

:15:11. > :15:15.

:15:15. > :15:19.It is still hard to e-mail your colours to one must, John. I think

:15:19. > :15:25.these first couple of frames are hugely important. They all are at

:15:25. > :15:32.the Crucible but Ali Carter does not want to go further behind. When

:15:32. > :15:39.Judd Trump gets on a roll, he is very difficult to stop. The target

:15:39. > :15:47.is 13 frames for a place in the quarter-final. There is the match

:15:47. > :15:54.time. Just over 4 1/2 hours. But it has been a enthralling stuff. Maybe

:15:54. > :15:57.not the quality everyone expected, but in the Crucible Theatre you

:15:57. > :16:05.feel the atmosphere and it is understandable that a few shots

:16:05. > :16:13.will be missed. But the pot success is pretty good. 91 %, Judd Trump.

:16:13. > :16:23.92 %, Ali Carter. The safety, both players a little bit lower than

:16:23. > :16:23.

:16:23. > :16:31.what they should be. Judd Trump is such a good long potter, that can

:16:31. > :16:35.make that statistic look worse than it is. All to play for. Not the

:16:35. > :16:40.best safety shot from Judd Trump. He just flicked the green with the

:16:40. > :16:50.red. I think this red is cut a ball to the left middle but not too much

:16:50. > :16:57.

:16:57. > :17:00.idea with the cue ball is going to A little bit of a quandary because

:17:00. > :17:10.he is going to have to play off the side of the pack here and you have

:17:10. > :17:15.

:17:15. > :17:19.got to be careful not to promoted And the worst possible result. He

:17:19. > :17:29.caught the green and now he has left that red to the middle for

:17:29. > :17:36.Judd Trump. Very important we say to make a good start but

:17:36. > :17:44.particularly for Ali Carter. Easily done, catching the green as he did.

:17:44. > :17:54.It is all about with the cue ball goes here. The pot was easy enough.

:17:54. > :18:05.

:18:05. > :18:09.I am not certain he has played it That is a great way to start this

:18:09. > :18:14.session. A tricky little black. It might not have looked much on your

:18:14. > :18:24.screen but the first colour of the day. He knew he would be leaving

:18:24. > :18:57.

:18:57. > :19:01.reds there so that was well played. Well, that was not in the script.

:19:01. > :19:06.That was a great chance for Judd Trump. He just tried to get an

:19:06. > :19:12.angle off the cushion to get back on the black. This now becomes Ali

:19:12. > :19:16.Carter's chance. You feel he has got a score of this. This is an

:19:16. > :19:22.unexpected opportunity. I just wonder whether that shot, he was

:19:22. > :19:27.trying to play a little bit of side, and he did not cue it well enough.

:19:27. > :19:32.Usually, if you are putting left- hand side, you twist the cue ball

:19:32. > :19:40.over. Maybe that is what caused him to miss it. It could cost him the

:19:40. > :19:47.frame. That was an extremely good opportunity but you don't see much

:19:47. > :19:57.emotion on Judd Trump's face, to be honest. But he will be kicking

:19:57. > :20:25.

:20:25. > :20:35.himself. What can you do? You have Ideally, the three reds above the

:20:35. > :20:44.

:20:44. > :20:48.black, a screw cannon into those He might not have the angle to stay

:20:48. > :20:53.for the black. He can go up for the blue. This is a very important shot

:20:53. > :20:57.in this break. I have seen are plenty of times in the last week,

:20:57. > :21:07.players not getting the correct side of the blue. Although it is a

:21:07. > :21:19.

:21:19. > :21:29.very simple pot, he must get up the The slightest angle but there are

:21:29. > :21:52.

:21:52. > :21:55.A nice, loose red. He has got an angle that could take him into the

:21:56. > :22:03.cluster but I don't think there is any need to. There are enough reds

:22:03. > :22:08.available. Whenever you run into balls, it can go slightly awkward.

:22:08. > :22:18.As he picks one-off, it will make another one available. As long as

:22:18. > :22:19.

:22:19. > :22:26.he gets good cue ball control. He doesn't have to do anything too

:22:26. > :22:36.difficult here. Certainly, there is a red on the left-hand side of the

:22:36. > :22:54.

:22:54. > :23:04.cluster below the pink which will He has taken these very nicely so

:23:04. > :23:14.

:23:14. > :23:20.Wide. As we said, when Judd Trump missed, can he get past the black?

:23:20. > :23:26.Can he get through to this red over the corner? No, he can't. So there

:23:26. > :23:36.is pressure on the next shot. He will be going for a red but he

:23:36. > :23:54.

:23:54. > :23:59.needs to get it with this red over He can't have any complaints, Ali

:23:59. > :24:03.Carter, with this frame, because it was a very unexpected bonus with

:24:03. > :24:08.Judd Trump missing that red early on. He has just got to sit and

:24:08. > :24:14.suffer now. I don't think either player can have any complaints if

:24:14. > :24:18.they lose this frame. This is a second chance for Judd Trump. It is

:24:18. > :24:23.always a bit tricky when they are in the jaws of the pocket to judge

:24:23. > :24:27.the reaction of the cushion but he could not have played that better.

:24:27. > :24:35.With the reds in the middle of the table, only a careless mistake will

:24:35. > :24:39.stop him. What is no such -- noticeable as well is that the two

:24:39. > :24:43.shots which have been missed, these pockets may be tightening up a bit.

:24:43. > :24:53.Early on, when this cloth was put on, they were sliding in a little

:24:53. > :24:56.

:24:56. > :25:02.I think particularly more so with the Judd Trump mess. I felt Ali's

:25:02. > :25:09.was a little bit wide. But the Judd Trump one, a little bit less pace,

:25:09. > :25:19.it probably would have gone in. I never thought Ali Carter's red was

:25:19. > :25:20.

:25:20. > :25:24.A little bit short of pace on this blue but just role it in for the

:25:24. > :25:34.red to the right corner. As long as he leaves it straight, it should

:25:34. > :25:41.

:25:41. > :25:46.not be a problem. He has now got a These reds in the middle of the

:25:46. > :25:50.table and any reasonably sized colour and he will win the frame.

:25:50. > :25:53.We are saying it was a big frame and it was particularly Big Four

:25:54. > :26:01.Ali Carter and he will be kicking himself after missing the black off

:26:01. > :26:11.the spot. Sorry, the red, I keep saying the black. Nevertheless, it

:26:11. > :26:28.

:26:28. > :26:36.This one always looked wide to me This blue will put him 29 points in

:26:36. > :26:46.front so just the red. If he pots this red and a colour, no way Ali

:26:46. > :27:02.

:27:02. > :27:07.An interesting frame. Judd Trump getting the first opportunity and

:27:07. > :27:12.then letting Ali Carter in. He was lucky to get a second chance, such

:27:12. > :27:20.is the standard we are back. you feel certain when he gets two

:27:20. > :27:28.chances, he is definitely going to take the second one. There is no

:27:28. > :27:38.way you can see him missing another chance in this frame. He did not go

:27:38. > :27:42.for the pot. I thought Ali Carter may concede but he has not just yet.

:27:42. > :27:49.He will if this yellow does not drop in the pocket and I don't

:27:49. > :27:54.think it is going to do. He touches the green, that is the concession.

:27:54. > :27:59.Judd Trump has opened up a three Judd Trump has opened up a three

:27:59. > :28:02.frame advantage. First blood in the final session to

:28:02. > :28:09.Judd Trump. He is in that sort of frame of mind at the moment that

:28:09. > :28:14.one chance, if he gets two chances, he will definitely take one of them.

:28:14. > :28:17.The first frame of the session can dictate the rest of it. Worrying

:28:17. > :28:22.times for Ali Carter. That is why the lads in the commentary box said

:28:22. > :28:26.he has got to make the most of it because standing authority on day

:28:26. > :28:30.session of Stoker he is highly important. The three frame deficit

:28:30. > :28:35.makes things very tight for him. Particularly if he is not making

:28:35. > :28:40.the most of those chances. You would expect Ali Carter to get that

:28:40. > :28:45.red. He had a golden opportunity to win that frame. He has got to win

:28:45. > :28:51.that frame in one visit. Just to remind you, we are available at

:28:51. > :28:54.this afternoon to contact us via e- mail or Twitter because we have got

:28:54. > :28:59.Stephen Hendry, the seven-times Crucible champion, joining us

:28:59. > :29:08.during the interval of this match. Anything you want to ask him, get

:29:08. > :29:18.in touch with us. We are going back to the action. Judd Trump his 10-7

:29:18. > :29:28.

:29:28. > :29:32.Not a bad break off shot. There is a red on the left-hand side of the

:29:32. > :29:42.table that Judd Trump may consider taking on if he can stun around the

:29:42. > :29:45.

:29:45. > :29:49.There is that sound when they hit the back of the pocket. That sounds

:29:49. > :29:59.like somebody hitting a cricket ball after lip -- absolutely

:29:59. > :30:05.flushed. And with that pace, I was saying he had to stun it. A good

:30:05. > :30:15.pot on the blue, believe me. But because he played with that pace,

:30:15. > :30:29.

:30:29. > :30:33.he widened the angle when the cue That red weight its feet. If it had

:30:33. > :30:43.gone into the middle of the pocket, he would have had a much better

:30:43. > :31:02.

:31:02. > :31:12.He got up, he got down and played it absolutely inch-perfect. This is

:31:12. > :31:17.

:31:17. > :31:27.looking particularly ominous for Ali Carter. That red that he Mr is

:31:27. > :31:36.

:31:36. > :31:46.He has been very lucky rear. He may well have left one into the right-

:31:46. > :31:51.

:31:51. > :32:01.The way the cue ball finished up, if he has not left anything for Ali

:32:01. > :32:12.

:32:12. > :32:18.Carter, he will actually be pleased It is very difficult to stay

:32:18. > :32:22.patient when you're opponents to has a shot like that and leave you

:32:22. > :32:32.with nothing on. That was the fantastic slice of fortune not to

:32:32. > :32:42.

:32:42. > :32:52.I thought that was the only red he could possibly leave and I do not

:32:52. > :33:04.

:33:04. > :33:10.even think he could leave that, but Not ideal position, as you can see

:33:10. > :33:20.the way the red have finished. There are a lot of them now on the

:33:20. > :33:46.

:33:46. > :33:56.Yes, the target for him will be the fourmac reds in the centre of the

:33:56. > :34:18.

:34:18. > :34:28.A little scratch of their head there. I think he wanted to follow

:34:28. > :34:34.

:34:34. > :34:44.through with the cue ball up a But importing this, he will bring

:34:44. > :35:04.

:35:04. > :35:14.the other two reds into play, but He had the angle to move the three

:35:14. > :35:18.

:35:18. > :35:28.reds on the side cushion, but opted to leave that in the meantime.

:35:28. > :35:32.

:35:32. > :35:42.for me, he has to do it sooner He will now have to play on the or

:35:42. > :35:50.

:35:50. > :36:00.Heaney actually ought to flicker out that red which is above or

:36:00. > :36:08.

:36:08. > :36:17.those other ones on the side He will settle for that. He is

:36:17. > :36:27.nicely on the blue. I was suggesting he would have flicked

:36:27. > :36:32.

:36:32. > :36:42.Hating them the way he did, he was unlucky to just bring the one of

:36:42. > :36:49.

:36:49. > :36:59.He has got a nice angle on the black, but he is not certain to get

:36:59. > :37:17.

:37:17. > :37:25.Well, he went for the power house and it could have worked out better.

:37:25. > :37:35.He is a little bit unlucky. He has not two of them out, but the one he

:37:35. > :37:40.

:37:40. > :37:46.is going to have to play on is very It is slightly off the cushion, so

:37:46. > :37:55.he has to be very careful with this one. If this goes wrong, he could

:37:55. > :38:05.lose the frame. Yes, but he is thinking that it could also win him

:38:05. > :38:16.

:38:16. > :38:26.Could not have played get any better. Very well played. He was

:38:26. > :38:30.

:38:30. > :38:40.fully committed. He fully deserves He does not need to bring any more

:38:40. > :38:50.

:38:50. > :39:00.No wonder he fancied that shot down the cushion - 95 % success rate

:39:00. > :39:01.

:39:01. > :39:06.There is has been an excellent contribution from Ali Carter. He

:39:06. > :39:16.lost the first frame by missing a shot he should deported, but he has

:39:16. > :39:19.

:39:19. > :39:29.Yes, he has taken them really well. Judd Trump had the first

:39:29. > :39:32.

:39:32. > :39:42.opportunity, but lost position. He he missed the red and just the one

:39:42. > :39:50.

:39:50. > :39:56.Yes, he will be concentrating double hard on making sure he gets

:39:56. > :40:02.this second was red. Often, when a player gets past the supposed

:40:02. > :40:12.finish line, they take their eye off the ball and then find

:40:12. > :40:14.

:40:14. > :40:24.themselves involved in a 20 minute He just do not get on that red as

:40:24. > :40:24.

:40:24. > :40:34.he should have been. But for a couple of snookers, it should be

:40:34. > :40:47.

:40:47. > :40:53.It is strange. It is as if you suddenly think you are over the

:40:53. > :40:58.finishing line and switch off. But things can go wrong and a snooker

:40:58. > :41:08.table. If you are playing someone like Steve Davis things could often

:41:08. > :41:11.

:41:11. > :41:15.go wrong. A frame was never Yes, if your knowledge of the

:41:15. > :41:25.angles and of getting snookers was as good as the legend that was

:41:25. > :41:28.

:41:28. > :41:35.If you can get the snooker and force your opponent to leave you a

:41:35. > :41:45.free ball, then things can change. So, he will try and put the red

:41:45. > :41:56.

:41:56. > :42:06.He got it about friend, but the There is an example of what can

:42:06. > :42:06.

:42:06. > :42:16.happen. And I think the pink is in the week of the normal one cushiony

:42:16. > :42:31.

:42:31. > :42:36.Now, that you ball had to stop. There is the good opportunity to

:42:36. > :42:46.lead another snooker and one snooker is now all that Judd

:42:46. > :43:25.

:43:25. > :43:33.He overhit that. That was a good Now, I am not certain he could ever

:43:33. > :43:41.get a snooker hitting it that way. If this goes in, Ali Carter will

:43:41. > :43:45.have won the frame. And any it goes. Terrific pot. Not without a skier,

:43:45. > :43:53.but Ali Carter is sitting pretty now. A friend that could have

:43:53. > :44:03.slipped away, but in all honesty, he took the opportunity he had

:44:03. > :44:04.

:44:04. > :44:14.earlier very well with that break of 70. There is 1 thing certain, be

:44:14. > :44:38.

:44:38. > :44:44.a good team are joined here. There In goes the black Phil Stott the

:44:44. > :44:54.first two frames of this finals session have been shared. Judd

:44:54. > :44:57.

:44:57. > :45:03.Trump still leads by these two Judd Trump is often credited with

:45:03. > :45:13.changing the face of snooker in the last couple of years, but Ali

:45:13. > :45:14.

:45:14. > :45:19.Carter was also very aggressive. Yes, it is now accepted by you have

:45:19. > :45:29.to be more aggressive. These days, you do not get many chances and you

:45:29. > :45:35.have to shift the reds of the cushions when you get the chance.

:45:35. > :45:43.For that reason, positional play has undergone something of a

:45:43. > :45:53.transformation. Annie maymack is against a player who has changed

:45:53. > :45:56.the game in regard to the amount of risk he will take. Yes, it means

:45:56. > :46:00.that the chances he gets, Ali Carter will have to make the most

:46:00. > :46:07.of them. He did not do so when the first frame, but was much better in

:46:07. > :46:15.the second one. Why do you think has made the difference for Ali

:46:15. > :46:21.Carter at this tournament? I think he has just got his confidence back.

:46:21. > :46:31.In the second session, he did not get the best of luck, but you have

:46:31. > :46:33.

:46:33. > :46:41.to put that behind due. Up he has been fighting an uphill battle and

:46:41. > :46:51.juice of when Judd missed a red and nestled into the pack. He has got

:46:51. > :47:06.

:47:06. > :47:16.JOHN VIRGO: Two more frames to play before the mid-session interval.

:47:16. > :47:25.

:47:25. > :47:32.Can Ali Carter when both of them It is always a bit unlucky when you

:47:32. > :47:42.get the double Test. You know that the only red you can leave is

:47:42. > :48:08.

:48:08. > :48:14.That was his feeling - hang down I am not certain of the black is on

:48:15. > :48:22.its spot. I am not sure of that red would then call once the black was

:48:22. > :48:32.replaced. The referee is now checking to see if that black spot

:48:32. > :48:36.

:48:36. > :48:46.will be available for it. With no other sports available, it has to

:48:46. > :48:57.

:48:57. > :49:07.go as close to its own spot towards If he finishes Harry, he could be

:49:07. > :49:16.

:49:16. > :49:26.OK, but on the low side, he would He played that well. He played that

:49:26. > :49:42.

:49:42. > :49:49.He had to play for the red which is just below the cluster. Now, this

:49:49. > :49:54.is going to break up a lot of these reds. He tried this in the last

:49:54. > :50:04.frame. The most important thing is make sure that you bought the

:50:04. > :50:14.

:50:14. > :50:24.JOHN PARROTT: Somehow, he keeps managing to get a position and

:50:24. > :50:34.

:50:34. > :50:44.Back for the black ones again. As I say, as long as he always finishes

:50:44. > :50:54.

:50:54. > :51:04.on the high side, then the black That was a beautiful shot. He

:51:04. > :51:13.

:51:13. > :51:23.pushed at through off to cushions. When he is playing well, he is the

:51:23. > :51:32.

:51:32. > :51:39.This time, he decided to play the cannon. I am not being wise after

:51:39. > :51:49.the event, but he was taking a big risk there. He has been given the

:51:49. > :52:25.

:52:25. > :52:31.And the reason he did it was he is Considering the way he started off

:52:31. > :52:38.this break with that red been stuck beside the black, he has done

:52:38. > :52:45.remarkably well to sort this out. One person watching with interest

:52:45. > :52:55.will be Stephen Hendry, who will share the prize for the top rate

:52:55. > :53:01.

:53:01. > :53:05.should Judd Trump make a maximum That has happened once before or,

:53:05. > :53:15.when Ronnie was of an made one and the other person to equal it was

:53:15. > :53:20.

:53:20. > :53:24.that man sitting in the chair, Ali That has just gone slightly awkward.

:53:25. > :53:34.Yes, I do not think he should be thinking about the maximum. It is

:53:34. > :53:40.much more important that he secures this frame and tries to book his

:53:40. > :53:50.place into the quarter-final. But he has judged that perfectly. Lots

:53:50. > :53:55.

:53:55. > :54:01.of topspin on the cue ball. I do not know what red it was that

:54:01. > :54:09.he suddenly decided there could be a maximum, but it was early on and

:54:09. > :54:15.these are now developing into a Talking about the possibility of

:54:15. > :54:25.the maximum, I was talking about the Scotsman who was interested in

:54:25. > :54:28.

:54:28. > :54:38.that and he has just walked in That is the frame well and truly

:54:38. > :54:41.

:54:41. > :54:51.So, the most important part of has been done and now he can

:54:51. > :54:58.

:54:58. > :55:06.It is all about the three reds which are clustered just below the

:55:06. > :55:16.pink. He is looking at the possibility of the plant, which

:55:16. > :55:33.

:55:33. > :55:43.Excellent shot. No problems with He did take a look at these two

:55:43. > :55:58.

:55:58. > :56:08.reds to see if they would plant and Can he pot it with the trace of

:56:08. > :56:10.

:56:10. > :56:20.side. It does not look like it from that angle. The only thing I can

:56:20. > :56:21.

:56:21. > :56:25.think of is a cocked hat double. is all about fractions. If he just

:56:25. > :56:35.caught this red be a millimetre thick or, that red would have been

:56:35. > :56:35.

:56:35. > :56:41.on. I know what you're saying about the cocked hat double - it is the

:56:41. > :56:51.type of shot we see played every now and then. But this could just

:56:51. > :56:57.be a hit and hope. In the end, he just trusted to luck. That was a

:56:57. > :57:04.shame. But it was the important frame to win. Very unfortunate not

:57:04. > :57:14.to get a maximum. But he is now three frames in front again,

:57:14. > :57:17.

:57:17. > :57:22.That was the fabulous attempt, wasn't it? Unfortunately, off this

:57:22. > :57:30.done, he did not quite get the contact he required. He was just a

:57:30. > :57:36.bit thin. As a set, he had looked at the possibility of the plant,

:57:36. > :57:46.but having finished so well on the black, he felt obligated to stun up

:57:46. > :57:50.

:57:50. > :57:57.Here we got something like that would have been absolutely perfect.

:57:58. > :58:04.Even in the heat of battle, it was nice to see Ali Carter showing his

:58:04. > :58:13.appreciation for the effort to buy him. Even got there is the match on

:58:13. > :58:23.here, it is nice to see a little bit of sportsmanship. At that

:58:23. > :58:24.

:58:24. > :58:30.Scotsmen I refer to has now left So, there was not a lot that Ali

:58:30. > :58:37.Carter could have done about that. He did not do a lot wrong, but that

:58:37. > :58:44.is the nature of the game at this level. A great a tent at the

:58:44. > :58:54.maximum and as I said, at Ali Carter has made the maximum here in

:58:54. > :59:09.

:59:09. > :59:19.A decent safety. A little bit too much pace, but it has covered the

:59:19. > :59:20.

:59:20. > :59:25.danger reds to the right hand corner. This is a frame that Ali

:59:25. > :59:30.Carter really needs to win. When your opponent gets to within one

:59:31. > :59:40.frame of victory it is very difficult. Ali Carter would have to

:59:41. > :59:44.

:59:44. > :59:54.win the remaining five frames. has given Judd a pot which is the

:59:54. > :00:09.

:00:09. > :00:15.natural to come back behind the You can't blame him for playing it

:00:15. > :00:23.You can't blame him for playing it as us -- shot to nothing. That is a

:00:23. > :00:33.lovely shot. I think this is as well as I have seen him cue through

:00:33. > :00:43.

:00:43. > :00:49.You have got to make sure you hit the cue ball in the middle when you

:00:49. > :00:53.are hitting that distance. If you hit it in the middle, it should go

:00:53. > :01:03.where you are reigning it. He's beginning to look exceedingly

:01:03. > :01:06.

:01:06. > :01:12.dangerous, Judd Trump. He won the first round against Dominic Dale.

:01:12. > :01:17.He turned it around yesterday to get in front. Today, apart from one

:01:17. > :01:27.or two unexpected misses, the rest has been very good indeed. And his

:01:27. > :01:35.long game is starting to look mustered again. We have seen a lot

:01:35. > :01:40.of quality in these first three frames. Ali Carter trying to find a

:01:40. > :01:50.safe spot here. It is not going to be easy. He has done a pretty good

:01:50. > :02:10.

:02:10. > :02:20.Nice shot. That is much better from Judd Trump, saftey-wise. If he

:02:20. > :02:24.

:02:24. > :02:34.starts playing top-class safety, it A good reply though. Excellent

:02:34. > :02:44.

:02:44. > :02:48.Not an easy shifty shot this -- safety shot this. He has just got

:02:48. > :02:58.an angle to take the cue ball back up to the other end if he plays the

:02:58. > :03:01.

:03:01. > :03:05.Because he missed it, a little bit thinner than he intended, that is

:03:05. > :03:10.why he caught the second red and he has gifted an opportunity to Ali

:03:10. > :03:20.Carter now. He has got to make the most of every opportunity from here

:03:20. > :03:26.

:03:26. > :03:30.That last attempt from Judd Trump was a little bit different. It had

:03:30. > :03:40.pressure attached to it. He knew he would be leaving something if he

:03:40. > :03:40.

:03:40. > :04:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds

:04:24. > :04:32.did not hit it probably. The one A little bit short of pace. He was

:04:32. > :04:36.playing for the red to the left corner but is he on it? There is a

:04:36. > :04:41.possibility he is looking at the plant. I can't believe it this is

:04:41. > :04:45.what he did play for. I think he may have played for the red on the

:04:45. > :04:55.right but completely overhit it. There are not many of those that

:04:55. > :04:57.

:04:57. > :05:02.are potting. Just enough. There is pressure on every shot now for Ali

:05:02. > :05:06.Carter, you feel. The mid-session interval after this frame and he

:05:06. > :05:16.does not want to be further than two frames behind. He can't afford

:05:16. > :05:30.

:05:30. > :05:38.to be. If he is, I think he's out That was beautifully cued. Straight

:05:38. > :05:45.down his line. Excellent cueing. Straight in the centre of the

:05:45. > :05:52.pocket. Still has not quite got these how he would want them. After

:05:52. > :05:56.this one, it should be fine. Now he can play a cannon up into the

:05:56. > :06:06.cluster of reds to open one or two of them out and hold the cue ball

:06:06. > :06:21.

:06:21. > :06:26.for the red to the left of the Just looking at his body language,

:06:26. > :06:30.he is not bad on the next red. I think he would have liked to have

:06:30. > :06:33.been in a position to pot the red to the left of the black. I don't

:06:34. > :06:38.think he is on that but there is another red to the left corner he

:06:38. > :06:48.can play comfortably and hold for pink or blue if he wants to use a

:06:48. > :07:18.

:07:18. > :07:23.A good chance, this, as we can plainly see. He is asking for the

:07:23. > :07:30.cue ball to be cleaned. He does not want any heavy contact to ruin his

:07:30. > :07:34.position. So far, he has taken these really well. At first, he was

:07:34. > :07:42.struggling a little bit with the cue ball, but now he has got pin.

:07:43. > :07:52.Position. If you have could cue ball control, it takes the pressure

:07:52. > :08:02.off every shot. You get a nice angle on the red, easier to get on

:08:02. > :08:11.

:08:11. > :08:15.Well, the line is all right, just the speed of this. If he leaves

:08:15. > :08:20.himself a little low on the black again, he can play the cannon into

:08:20. > :08:25.the reds but not player quite so hard this time because he put a

:08:25. > :08:34.little bit too much power into it last time. And it'll stroke into

:08:34. > :08:43.the three reds would be ideal. is what you are referring to, John.

:08:43. > :08:48.You don't hit he's too hard. Well, it is obviously the right hand side

:08:48. > :08:53.of the three. It is hard to tell where we are. For me, he could

:08:53. > :08:58.still have opened them up. It depends on the angle he gets on the

:08:58. > :09:01.pink of this red. You would not want to come too straight. It was a

:09:01. > :09:05.bit of an odd way to play it because that red on the left-hand

:09:05. > :09:09.side is still blocking the black for one side of the table. I didn't

:09:09. > :09:14.see there was any downside to playing the cannon but we'll do it

:09:14. > :09:18.differently. And you see it completely different when you are

:09:18. > :09:28.up the table. But he could have brought the reds into play and had

:09:28. > :09:29.

:09:29. > :09:34.plenty of options but just looking for red, black, and another red.

:09:34. > :09:44.has done it very well, just in another way. The most important

:09:44. > :09:45.

:09:45. > :09:55.thing is, he has done it. Absolutely. This to go 64 ahead

:09:55. > :10:03.

:10:04. > :10:08.with just 59 remaining. Well played, When you consider he sat out the

:10:08. > :10:13.last frame and never scored a point, to do it in one chance here is

:10:13. > :10:17.excellent and shows he is up for the battle. He will be happy to win

:10:17. > :10:20.this frame but if you were Judd Trump, you would not be too

:10:20. > :10:24.disappointed about the scoreline because he started the session 2 in

:10:25. > :10:34.front and you are going into the mid-session 2 in front again so he

:10:35. > :10:35.

:10:35. > :10:41.has not made any inroads. The two good chances Ali Carter has had, in

:10:41. > :10:48.frame 18 he made breaks of 17 and 31. He did not have a chance in the

:10:48. > :10:57.last frame as Judd Trump was unlucky not to make a maximum. It

:10:57. > :11:04.is a tall order to make a century here by virtue of the fact of with

:11:04. > :11:09.the yellow and green are. But the wish him well to get another 200

:11:09. > :11:19.pound for the children's Hospice that the sponsors are donating for

:11:19. > :11:22.

:11:22. > :11:26.every century. As I say, it was difficult. A very interesting four

:11:26. > :11:33.frames. Judd Trump will be happy to have that two-frame advantage but

:11:33. > :11:42.it is still match a very much on. Judd Trump leads, 11-nine. He still

:11:42. > :11:46.We have seen some excellent stuff from both players. There was a

:11:46. > :11:50.moment when you thought Judd Trump was going to go so far Clear Ali

:11:50. > :11:55.Carter was going to struggle but his response was awesome. He that

:11:55. > :12:03.was a big frame for Ali Carter because it keeps him in front -- in

:12:03. > :12:07.touch with Judd Trump. Had it been 12-eight, his back would have been

:12:07. > :12:10.against the wall but he is doing what he has to do and he is looking

:12:10. > :12:20.pretty confident when he is getting a chance. That is what he has got

:12:20. > :12:23.

:12:23. > :12:27.to do against the likes of Judd Trump. Affair high breaks there.

:12:27. > :12:36.Yes, and we are getting Stephen Hendry to answer questions in the

:12:36. > :12:41.break. A very high standard, as you would expect. Ali Carter is doing

:12:41. > :12:46.an impression of Barry White, he is hanging on in there. Just tell me

:12:46. > :12:52.at this moment, do you feel Ali Carter has a chance of winning this

:12:52. > :12:58.match? Very much. This match still has a lot of snooker in it. Judd

:12:58. > :13:03.Trump still needs two frames. If you keep him at 11, you have got a

:13:03. > :13:06.great chance. We were talking about perception and the perception is,

:13:06. > :13:10.even though there are just two frames in it, you feel Judd Trump

:13:10. > :13:15.is still in total control of this game. Her I think the reason is how

:13:15. > :13:20.quickly he can polish off a frame. If you have got a player who graft

:13:20. > :13:24.away at winning frames, you always feel like two or three frames, you

:13:24. > :13:29.can get back in it, the title of one chance snooker we are seeing,

:13:29. > :13:35.the lead is quite important to have. When it gets down to the tense part

:13:35. > :13:39.of the match, anything can happen. What is causing the one chance

:13:39. > :13:45.snooker. Is it the way the youngsters are playing and taking

:13:45. > :13:48.risks? It is just the standard. The standard has risen and risen and

:13:48. > :13:53.risen. The first chance they get, they are opening the pack as

:13:53. > :13:59.quickly as possible, trying to get the balls in the open, and as we

:13:59. > :14:02.saw in the previous round, it shows the confidence level as well. It is

:14:02. > :14:06.one chance snooker. It has got to because when you're playing the

:14:06. > :14:13.likes of Judd Trump or Ronnie O'Sullivan, they are going to win

:14:13. > :14:19.the frame in one visit as well. You have got to fight for it. Steve and

:14:19. > :14:29.Ken have been featuring in our pub quiz series. They are one point up

:14:29. > :14:33.

:14:33. > :14:43.as we going to today's picture A pub quiz classic, we are going to

:14:43. > :14:45.

:14:45. > :14:55.do a pictures round. Bruce Forsyth has testily, tighter budgets, he's

:14:55. > :14:59.

:14:59. > :15:05.got his smart phone out. What you need to do, what we need to do...

:15:05. > :15:15.need to get my glasses! The clock is counting. You only have two

:15:15. > :15:16.

:15:16. > :15:26.minutes. Put your phone a way, sir. Looker that. You would not have

:15:26. > :15:26.

:15:26. > :17:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds

:17:02. > :17:11.Time is up! It is impossible in that time. Give them a little bit

:17:12. > :17:42.

:17:42. > :17:49.That was unreasonably difficult. That was so harsh. I will be honest,

:17:49. > :17:59.there is not going to be much to Mark there. He was looking at them

:17:59. > :17:59.

:17:59. > :19:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds

:19:08. > :19:15.I thought this was unreasonably four questions without him being

:19:15. > :19:25.mentioned, I can't believe it! thought this was a level playing

:19:25. > :19:26.

:19:26. > :19:32.field. Number five was Ronnie O'Sullivan. We put Steve Davis's

:19:33. > :19:42.dad. Number six was Alex Higgins. Number seven was Spencer. Number

:19:43. > :19:46.

:19:46. > :19:56.eight, Stephen Hendry. He did very well in the 1990s. Let's see how

:19:56. > :20:16.

:20:16. > :20:26.On seven, we have other DJs. But scoring 12, raising their game, the

:20:26. > :20:31.

:20:31. > :20:37.They could, the bad and the ugly coming out on top. At least they

:20:37. > :20:45.proved their snooker expertise. It is time to welcome a snooker master

:20:45. > :20:51.to the show. 13 world titles between them. Keeping out of the

:20:51. > :20:57.commentary, you are doing a great job so far. You play tomorrow

:20:57. > :21:04.morning against Stephen Maguire. What have you been doing today?

:21:04. > :21:10.had a nice game of golf today. how did you do? I lost 10 of your

:21:10. > :21:20.English pounds. If not Scottish pounds? A no, English once, when

:21:20. > :21:21.

:21:21. > :21:25.you lose them. We have had some questions. The first one, you are

:21:26. > :21:32.still in the running to this, what would it mean to you to be crowned

:21:32. > :21:37.King Henry VII? If I won a world cabbage at these days it would mean

:21:37. > :21:43.almost as much as the other seven put together. Everybody has pretty

:21:43. > :21:48.much written me off. It would be fantastic. Do you watch any of the

:21:48. > :21:53.matches? When you are here for the two weeks, you tend to watch more

:21:53. > :21:58.snooker than you usually do. I love watching Ronnie O'Sullivan play, he

:21:58. > :22:03.plays the game properly. It is a really good standard in close

:22:04. > :22:13.matches this year. Sometimes, even at player of your standard, you can

:22:14. > :22:14.

:22:14. > :22:16.still learn sometimes from watching. You can do. Sometimes, Ronnie

:22:17. > :22:21.O'Sullivan it will maybe play a shot to go into a pack differently

:22:21. > :22:26.than I would and you might try at the next time. I suppose you never

:22:26. > :22:36.stop learning. Have you ever gone back to your hotel room and watched

:22:36. > :22:37.

:22:37. > :22:47.highlights of yourself? No, not really. Be honest. My son wants

:22:47. > :22:48.

:22:48. > :22:52.Tate a maximum and I watched that. What about previous old footage?

:22:52. > :22:56.have watched past matches when I have felt I am struggling a bit and

:22:56. > :23:02.trying to get a bit of inspiration or see how I was hitting the ball

:23:02. > :23:05.but I tend not to watch a lot of snooker. Do you ever enter matches

:23:05. > :23:11.with different tactics for different opponents or do you stick

:23:11. > :23:19.your natural game no matter what? Same again, no matter what. All-out

:23:19. > :23:29.attack. Safety? Overrated. Which was your hardest world final

:23:29. > :23:29.

:23:29. > :23:36.opponent? I did not play that many different opponents. I played Jimmy,

:23:36. > :23:44.Peter Ebdon, Mark Williams and Nigel Bond. Jimmy nearly beat you.

:23:44. > :23:48.Jimmy was my hardest opponent in the 90s. I was training to be in

:23:48. > :23:52.the commentary box. The last question, with the benefit of

:23:52. > :24:00.hindsight, what would you change about your game over the last 10

:24:00. > :24:07.years in order to have one more? thinks shot selection has been

:24:07. > :24:12.dubious. Too attacking? Possibly, at the wrong time. But I have done

:24:12. > :24:16.fantastic in my career and I would not change anything. You are

:24:16. > :24:26.fortunate to come back from the golf in time to watch Judd Trump's

:24:26. > :24:26.

:24:27. > :24:32.attempt at the one for seven. a text when he was on 56. John

:24:32. > :24:37.Parrott and John Virgo were in there. I was cheering him on. I was

:24:37. > :24:45.really disappointed when he got out of position. Thank you for coming

:24:45. > :24:48.in. I could listen to those two all afternoon. To Crucible legends. But

:24:48. > :24:58.it is time to meet a local Sheffield legend who has raised a

:24:58. > :25:06.

:25:06. > :25:12.Sheffield is Yorkshire's City of Sport and whether it is athletics,

:25:12. > :25:18.football or even snooker, the chances are, if you have been here,

:25:18. > :25:23.you have seen top class action. But what about the unsung heroes? One

:25:23. > :25:33.of this great city's Olympic torch bearers is a real character and

:25:33. > :25:41.

:25:41. > :25:47.round here he is known as the pram He is truly an amazing guy. He is a

:25:47. > :25:57.smashing bloke. He is more than a local legend. Everybody knows him

:25:57. > :26:00.

:26:00. > :26:08.His real name is not pram man. But he really is a local hero around

:26:08. > :26:16.these parts. John, how long have you been raising money? I have been

:26:16. > :26:20.raising money since I retired in 2003 but I did my first long-

:26:20. > :26:24.distance walk in 1981. Her I guess part of your motivation was that

:26:24. > :26:29.you sadly lost your wife and daughter within a very short period

:26:29. > :26:36.of time to cancer. That has given you the motivation to keep on

:26:36. > :26:46.raising all this cash. In 1991 I lost my lovely daughter and the

:26:46. > :26:50.following year I lost my wife to cancer. That drove me on to raise

:26:50. > :26:55.money for cancer research. Of all the walks and the runs you have

:26:55. > :27:00.done, there is a very special one coming up later this summer. You

:27:01. > :27:05.are going to be one of the Olympic torch bearers. What was at the

:27:05. > :27:12.moment like when you found out that that great honour was coming your

:27:12. > :27:21.way? I have got to say, when I found out, I cried. I really did.

:27:21. > :27:27.Tears of happiness, if you like. The wonderful people of Sheffield

:27:27. > :27:32.wanted me to carry the Olympic torch. You are doing the Sheffield

:27:32. > :27:36.half-marathon and so is a certain Steve Davis. I understand you are a

:27:36. > :27:42.big snooker fan and you have got a particular memory of Steve Davis

:27:42. > :27:47.and a Dennis Taylor. I went past the Crucible and Steve Davis and

:27:47. > :27:51.Dennis Taylor shook my hand. I think Steve Davis probably thought

:27:51. > :27:58.I was a bit screwy and so did Dennis Taylor but it would be great

:27:58. > :28:08.to see them in the Sheffield half- marathon. If he gets too tired, I'm

:28:08. > :28:11.

:28:11. > :28:18.If you are anywhere around Sheffield, if you see John, get

:28:18. > :28:24.your money in your pockets and hand him so many. It is a very good H

:28:24. > :28:28.cause. We are looking back to Judd Trump against Ali Carter. Before we

:28:28. > :28:38.go back to the action, let's find out what Judd Trump's fellow

:28:38. > :28:41.

:28:41. > :28:46.He is young and he has just bought a Ferrari and he is living the

:28:46. > :28:50.dream. He is one of the best players in the world. The way he

:28:50. > :28:55.has burst onto the scene is phenomenal. Probably the most

:28:55. > :29:01.attacking player in the game at the moment. He pots balls like I have

:29:01. > :29:06.never seen anybody pot. He is entertaining without even knowing.

:29:06. > :29:10.The one to take the game forward in the next few years. I think he is

:29:10. > :29:16.generating a new audience for snooker which is good. He he's

:29:16. > :29:21.going to get better, unfortunately for all of us. He is a breath of

:29:21. > :29:29.fresh air. He is playing a game that none of us know. I have told

:29:29. > :29:33.him all the things I did wrong to do right so I hope he listens.

:29:33. > :29:39.The players are heading back out for may still be a possible five

:29:39. > :29:49.frames left. Judd Trump leading Ali Carter 11-9. A place in the

:29:49. > :29:50.

:29:50. > :30:00.quarter-finals at for grabs. Let's Judd Trump breaking off. And little

:30:00. > :30:01.

:30:01. > :30:11.bit pacy. Not happy with the break off shot, that is for sure. He only

:30:11. > :30:38.

:30:39. > :30:44.needs two more frames. Ali Carter I thought he was going to take the

:30:44. > :30:54.red into the corner, but I can only think that he did not think he

:30:54. > :31:12.

:31:12. > :31:22.could get in back round behind the JOHN PARROTT: Maybe that is because

:31:22. > :31:30.

:31:30. > :31:40.Catching the yellow was not ideal. But he does not seem to have left

:31:40. > :32:03.

:32:03. > :32:13.This one has it bit too much pace, but has the brown come to his

:32:13. > :32:29.

:32:29. > :32:35.rescue? Not quite. Not a Yes, this is quite tricky. It was

:32:35. > :32:45.not only what was going to happen with the white, but always going to

:32:45. > :32:56.

:32:56. > :33:06.Safe enough, but leaves he safety I think in this situation, you have

:33:06. > :33:07.

:33:07. > :33:15.got to try and think of getting a Yes, there could be a couple of

:33:15. > :33:23.ways of playing this. He could play it very thin or hit it from behind

:33:23. > :33:33.the cushion. He played it with also the double in mind, so a clever

:33:33. > :33:34.

:33:34. > :33:44.Yes, it was not that far away. He knew that if it had gone in, he

:33:44. > :33:49.

:33:49. > :33:58.would have been on the blue sitting He had to be careful we are that he

:33:58. > :34:08.did not get it too thick or 2000, which is what has happened. -- too

:34:08. > :34:18.He has left the possibility of a couple of pots, but nothing

:34:18. > :34:22.

:34:22. > :34:32.straightforward. He does not refuse Penegoes. Now, is he on the black?

:34:32. > :34:38.

:34:38. > :34:43.It looks as if he is. There you see I think it is one of his strengths.

:34:43. > :34:53.When he plays a shot like that, he knows he is going to cannon into

:34:53. > :35:03.other balls and he does not think In fairness, if he had not landed

:35:03. > :35:04.

:35:04. > :35:14.on the black, the blue was sitting The court success rate for both

:35:14. > :35:32.

:35:32. > :35:42.players still very high. -- report The tournament success rate is

:35:42. > :35:45.

:35:45. > :35:52.actually three % more than all Judd He was not happy with the contact.

:35:52. > :36:02.It just slowed the cue ball a little bit. Yes, just that little

:36:02. > :36:14.

:36:14. > :36:24.bounce took a little bit of pace He needs to avoid the tests. He

:36:24. > :36:36.

:36:36. > :36:46.He did well to get an angle of that black. He must have taken a coat of

:36:46. > :36:51.

:36:51. > :37:01.We keep talking about these super fine cloths. It is not a shot you

:37:01. > :37:04.

:37:04. > :37:11.could have played 30 years ago at He cleverly used the jaw of the

:37:11. > :37:20.pocket to bring it into this half of the table. He could not have

:37:20. > :37:28.played it better. He is the wrong side of the blue, but there is not

:37:28. > :37:38.a lot he could have done about that and with the yellow and brown off

:37:38. > :37:38.

:37:38. > :37:48.their spot, there was nothing to stop him coming back up. Now, he

:37:48. > :37:59.

:37:59. > :38:04.It could not be much straighter, He may be able to screw back and

:38:04. > :38:14.manoeuvre the red of the side cushion which is just behind his

:38:14. > :38:15.

:38:15. > :38:25.I do not think he is on anything. There may be a red that cuts into

:38:25. > :38:29.

:38:29. > :38:39.the bottom left-hand corner, but it Any goes, but where is the cue ball

:38:39. > :38:43.

:38:43. > :38:52.Still, he did try and roll up behind the green, but that will be

:38:52. > :38:59.difficult, because he is hampered by the yellow. He has got a 53

:38:59. > :39:09.point lead, so does not have to concern himself with putting a

:39:09. > :39:17.

:39:17. > :39:23.colour safe, as the brown is He chooses that as the difficult

:39:23. > :39:33.spot for me white, but I would have been tempted to leave it up behind

:39:33. > :39:34.

:39:34. > :39:42.the yellow. Yes, I think he was just slightly scared of the double

:39:42. > :39:52.hit. I think he was just trying to pick the yellow as safe as possible.

:39:52. > :39:58.

:39:58. > :40:08.Just playing safe, pushing it up the table. For he is waiting for a

:40:08. > :40:32.

:40:32. > :40:39.Good pace with the cue ball. When you leave it close to the cushion

:40:39. > :40:49.like this, you stop your opponent been able to bring be white back to

:40:49. > :40:52.

:40:52. > :41:02.But this is tricky, with ease to white in the bottom half of the

:41:02. > :41:08.

:41:08. > :41:13.He is in a spot of bother. He cannot really roll up to these

:41:13. > :41:23.group of white in the middle, without running the risk of leaving

:41:23. > :41:35.

:41:35. > :41:45.I hope that is not a plant, for He has had a look at the

:41:45. > :41:46.

:41:46. > :41:56.possibility of it. But at the moment, he is in control of this

:41:56. > :42:01.

:42:01. > :42:07.tactical exchange. As you can see, Once again, closing off to the top

:42:07. > :42:17.cushion to prevent Ali from beat been able to bring the white white

:42:17. > :42:22.

:42:22. > :42:30.He needs to get this right. The cue ball is very close to the corner

:42:30. > :42:40.and so was the red to this one! He did not want that in. He did not

:42:40. > :42:41.

:42:41. > :42:49.want that to drop. Now, does the dean mac go into the left and

:42:49. > :42:56.middle and, boy, is their pressure on that? Yes, as I was thinking,

:42:56. > :43:03.even if it does go, this is the very top shot. There is a huge

:43:03. > :43:13.pressure on us. His, if he misses it, he will almost certainly lose

:43:13. > :43:19.

:43:19. > :43:29.Well, there was so much pressure on that. Fair play to Ali. It was the

:43:29. > :43:30.

:43:31. > :43:35.right shot. Now, a chance for Judd to put this frame to bed and go

:43:35. > :43:45.within one frame of the place in the quarter final. To red in the

:43:45. > :43:48.

:43:48. > :43:58.open. He is 52 points ahead, so these two white -- these two reds

:43:58. > :44:03.

:44:03. > :44:13.Solid as a rock, but on the blue in such a way that he cannot get on

:44:13. > :44:13.

:44:13. > :44:23.the loose red, but he could cannon into the script. And he is on

:44:23. > :44:25.

:44:25. > :44:35.Just as he was about to play it, I was thinking he would have to hit

:44:35. > :44:40.

:44:40. > :44:50.So, a slight miscalculation. It is amazing what can happen when you

:44:50. > :44:53.

:44:53. > :45:03.are simply looking for one more red Of course, we are all ways after

:45:03. > :45:05.

:45:05. > :45:10.the event. A touching ball was called. It gives Judd a chance to

:45:10. > :45:20.put it another colour on the cushion. It means that even if Ali

:45:20. > :45:20.

:45:20. > :45:28.gets another chance, he would not fancy him, or anyone else, to clear

:45:28. > :45:38.these up in one visit. Judd Trump is just looking for one more rate

:45:38. > :45:48.

:45:48. > :45:56.and a colour and is now a big, big This is the good effort, but he did

:45:56. > :46:06.not take their cue ball behind the brown. It leaves Judd the choice of

:46:06. > :46:14.

:46:14. > :46:19.Well, he missed it by the proverbial yard. Dear me. You saw

:46:19. > :46:29.him jumping up and surprise. He could hardly have been further away.

:46:29. > :46:49.

:46:49. > :46:59.Look at him jumping up. That was That stamp on the floor was Ali

:46:59. > :46:59.

:46:59. > :47:05.Carter showing his disgust at the we be cue ball finished. He was a

:47:05. > :47:15.lucky to finish there. If he does not pot this, he can still win this.

:47:15. > :47:21.

:47:21. > :47:31.He is that 57 points behind, with I do not blame him for the Stomper.

:47:31. > :47:41.

:47:41. > :47:51.Any other sort of contact and he As I say, he can still win without

:47:51. > :47:52.

:47:52. > :48:02.this colour, but he is going for the spot. A big decision.

:48:02. > :48:12.

:48:12. > :48:22.Tremendous spot. That was a Now, he has to be careful about

:48:22. > :48:27.

:48:27. > :48:33.which colours he takes. He does not Every time he pots at the blue, it

:48:34. > :48:42.decreases the amount of points available by two points. Of course,

:48:42. > :48:52.we calculate the number of points available by assuming that the

:48:52. > :49:03.

:49:03. > :49:09.player will be taking the black I did not see how he could get on

:49:09. > :49:14.the red, but maybe he is. The problem as that the black will only

:49:14. > :49:24.go into the bottom right-hand corner, it will not pass the green

:49:24. > :49:27.

:49:27. > :49:36.He decides to go back up for the blue. This is actually a carbon

:49:36. > :49:40.copy in reverse of Freni in the match. In that instance, it was Ali

:49:40. > :49:50.Carter who put it a couple of colours safe on the side cushion

:49:50. > :49:55.

:49:55. > :50:05.and Judd really cleaned up. -- He is having a look at the

:50:05. > :50:19.

:50:19. > :50:23.scoreboard. He can afford one more blue. As you say, ideally, he would

:50:23. > :50:33.wanting to be playing up for the blue off that last red, but he

:50:33. > :50:42.

:50:42. > :50:52.Red, black, red, blue, we Putin 27 points behind, with 27 points

:50:52. > :51:16.

:51:16. > :51:26.Has he snookered himself? It all comes to that shot with the rest.

:51:26. > :51:32.He should have finished high a on the black. Now, he needed to get

:51:32. > :51:39.that safe and that will be end of frame. It looked for a moment that

:51:39. > :51:49.he had a chance of stealing that frame. But the problems with the

:51:49. > :51:58.

:51:58. > :52:08.black eventually caught up with Now, 40 points ahead, with only 27

:52:08. > :52:16.

:52:16. > :52:21.remaining. That equates to four Ali Carter is looking at the

:52:21. > :52:31.scoreboard and coming back to the table. But it looks like he for

:52:31. > :52:32.

:52:32. > :52:42.It looks like Judd Trump is now just one frame away from the

:52:42. > :52:56.

:52:56. > :53:03.quarter-final. I do not think he'll So, he got in first in this frame

:53:03. > :53:11.and made a break of 53 and was rather unlucky not to make that a

:53:11. > :53:21.frame-winning contribution. Ali Carter fought hard, but what just

:53:21. > :53:33.

:53:33. > :53:39.one close positional shot cost him The Auld run-through, but the frame

:53:39. > :53:44.was well and truly finished before then. Ali Carter now has his back

:53:44. > :53:54.right against the wall. Judd Trump just one frame away for up a place

:53:54. > :53:57.

:53:57. > :54:07.In a way, it always looked to be Judd Trump's frame, but it could

:54:07. > :54:08.

:54:08. > :54:18.have gone the other way, as Ali Yes, there was a chance as you can

:54:18. > :54:21.

:54:21. > :54:30.see here from this shot by a Judd which missed by a long way. Still,

:54:30. > :54:39.an uphill task and the shot, the one thing he had to do was leave it

:54:39. > :54:45.high. If you put it all, he had to put a lot more sidespin on the ball.

:54:45. > :54:53.A Yes, it was just at a time when he had got himself any position

:54:53. > :55:03.where he had a chance. But you saw the resignation on his face. A

:55:03. > :55:10.

:55:10. > :55:20.little bit of bad luck, but also a Ali Carter gets free in No. 22

:55:20. > :55:21.

:55:21. > :55:31.He will still believe, because he is playing well enough. What is

:55:31. > :55:32.

:55:32. > :55:42.essential for him now is to try and get enforced in each frame. -- in

:55:42. > :55:57.

:55:57. > :56:07.REFEREE: Foul, and a miss. Ali I should have said that this was

:56:07. > :56:11.

:56:11. > :56:21.for a place in the quarter final, Ali Carter has do some light played

:56:21. > :56:27.

:56:28. > :56:37.Judd Trump was not happy with the place where the cue ball was

:56:38. > :56:49.

:56:50. > :56:59.replaced and the referee has asked He has managed to get it, but has

:57:00. > :57:05.

:57:05. > :57:15.It is not straightforward, but the good news is - actually, it looks

:57:15. > :57:25.as if he can take this one with the rest. I did not think he could get

:57:25. > :57:28.

:57:28. > :57:37.It is one of these that if you're screwing back, you have to get that

:57:37. > :57:47.you and rest out of the week It is very hard to tell. At first

:57:47. > :57:50.

:57:50. > :58:00.he thought it would go, but now he is having a second look. He has

:58:00. > :58:20.

:58:20. > :58:30.Decided to play the safety and it If he plays across, he has to be

:58:30. > :58:37.

:58:37. > :58:47.careful about the double-kiss. Well, it seemed to drift away there.

:58:47. > :58:58.

:58:58. > :59:07.Pretty good safety that from Ali - He could not have made it more

:59:07. > :59:12.No matter what happens in this match, Ali Carter has certainly

:59:12. > :59:19.given himself some belief and confidence back. He has been

:59:19. > :59:29.struggling for a while. He has certainly competed well here

:59:29. > :59:42.

:59:42. > :59:52.Yes, his success rate at potting would win most matches. Once again,

:59:52. > :00:19.

:00:19. > :00:29.he is coming to rest into the main I have to say, that is quite a poor

:00:29. > :00:35.

:00:35. > :00:45.shot, really. He shouldn't be Especially when you have got cue

:00:45. > :00:52.

:00:52. > :00:56.That is the advantage of having that cue power, you can play those

:00:56. > :01:06.kind of shots. The only red he could possibly leave is the one he

:01:06. > :01:18.

:01:18. > :01:23.is playing. And he did run safe, Good safety from Ali Carter. He is

:01:23. > :01:33.trying very hard to force a mistake and get that first chance that he

:01:33. > :01:41.

:01:41. > :01:51.He has got this too thin. So that good safety from Ali Carter has

:01:51. > :01:58.

:01:58. > :02:04.Now, it is all about this first red in these type of situations. This

:02:04. > :02:10.one looks straight forward, but as just come in between not really a

:02:10. > :02:14.screw shot and a stunt. He had to play it around the angles. You

:02:14. > :02:21.always seem to fish around the cushion. The cushions are like

:02:21. > :02:24.magnets sometimes. He has got an angle on the black, he can just

:02:24. > :02:30.drop it in and play for the red near the top cushion without having

:02:30. > :02:40.to do a lot of work. Obviously, the green cuts in, but you wouldn't

:02:40. > :02:44.

:02:44. > :02:54.have much control of the cue ball He decided to play it with pace,

:02:54. > :03:15.

:03:15. > :03:24.and he struck it absolutely We saw a little caption got up

:03:24. > :03:27.before the match, it has gone up to the six hour period. A test of your

:03:27. > :03:36.mind and concentration is what makes the world championship

:03:36. > :03:44.different from all the other He decided to take that chance, it

:03:44. > :03:52.has worked out perfect. I have seen plenty of players refuse that shot

:03:52. > :04:02.this week. Not Ali Carter. Virtually impossible not to be on a

:04:02. > :04:05.

:04:05. > :04:15.red there. He took the bull by the I said he had to play in a maze

:04:15. > :04:50.

:04:50. > :05:00.snooker, this is his first go at it. Dare I say it so early, we had one

:05:00. > :05:10.

:05:10. > :05:14.attempt sadly aborted from Judd He is going to be slightly hampered

:05:14. > :05:23.on the red to the corner, it all depends on the potting angle on

:05:23. > :05:33.this red. He is not perfect to run for run for the black. He has got

:05:33. > :05:45.

:05:45. > :05:55.an easy red to left middle. There He could run through for the black.

:05:55. > :06:03.

:06:04. > :06:08.I am just wondering whether he is As you mentioned earlier in the

:06:08. > :06:18.match, it wouldn't be new territory for Ali Carter. He has had a

:06:18. > :06:38.

:06:38. > :06:40.critical maximum before. There is Just a little bit overstretching

:06:40. > :06:50.here, but it is the type of shot you wouldn't want to be playing

:06:50. > :06:57.

:06:57. > :07:07.He did the right thing, stand a way, start again. He played the cannon,

:07:07. > :07:18.

:07:18. > :07:28.he didn't catch the red he wanted I think he may be on an angle here

:07:28. > :07:51.

:07:51. > :08:01.And that makes the frame safe, so Now, building himself up to see if

:08:01. > :08:16.

:08:16. > :08:24.There is every chance he might do This is not straightforward, this

:08:24. > :08:34.cannon. He has got to hit that quite firm to move the cue ball up

:08:34. > :08:40.

:08:40. > :08:47.He is on nothing. I say he is on nothing, but there is certainly an

:08:47. > :08:51.makeable plant, without a doubt. There is quite a bit of space in

:08:51. > :08:58.between the two reds, but it can be made, I think he has just about got

:08:58. > :09:01.the angle where he can play down for the black. When he first played

:09:01. > :09:07.it, I thought there was nothing there, so it is a bonus to have

:09:07. > :09:17.this. Looks really easy from there, but there is quite a bit of

:09:17. > :09:32.

:09:32. > :09:42.How unlucky! A smile of resignation, he has won the frame, but boy, how

:09:42. > :09:52.

:09:52. > :09:59.lucky, that red-just appeared from Judd Trump concedes, what a great

:09:59. > :10:07.effort, we haven't really seen two maximums, such is the standard, but

:10:07. > :10:12.Ali Carter, keeping in the match, it just. He still trails by two.

:10:12. > :10:16.Once again, another player on a possible 147, just a bit of luck

:10:16. > :10:21.deserting him. Yes, there was always a bit of luck required, but

:10:21. > :10:26.perhaps we have been getting closer and closer to it becoming

:10:26. > :10:32.guaranteed. One year we did have two. The question it might be when

:10:32. > :10:39.it the first time we get three. Carter must have felt he was on

:10:39. > :10:45.again. Desperately unlucky, he negotiated a good plant, but for

:10:45. > :10:53.that, they were all there. It was a great response for him. He is under

:10:53. > :10:57.the cosh now, it is no miss snooker, as John Parrott said, who cannot

:10:57. > :11:05.afford even a safety shot going awry. But he is giving what he has

:11:05. > :11:09.to do. Really good, quality snooker from both players. Would it have

:11:09. > :11:15.been good enough to have beaten 9 out of 10 players, the way Ali

:11:15. > :11:19.Carter has played? Well, it really does depend on the story line of

:11:20. > :11:25.each match. You can argue about how he is performing as opposed to last

:11:25. > :11:29.year, when he was the revelation of the event, I'm not going to get to

:11:29. > :11:35.worry about how he is playing this season or in this tournament, it is

:11:35. > :11:40.more a case of, if he gets through this match, he is already into the

:11:40. > :11:50.quarter-finals, with the possibility of a comfortable match

:11:50. > :12:06.

:12:06. > :12:13.at this level, against his opponent. just yet. A tough competitor, is

:12:13. > :12:23.Ali. He has a tremendous amount of ability, and he proved it in that

:12:23. > :12:36.

:12:36. > :12:43.angers -- anxiously coming round to have an look, but there is nothing

:12:43. > :12:50.left. This is poor, if he has hit the brown fall in the face. Should

:12:50. > :12:55.have found the top cushion them. Because he has played that shot,

:12:55. > :13:05.there is a nice area at behind yellow and brown to play the cue

:13:05. > :13:15.

:13:15. > :13:25.gifted the opportunity -- he was gifted the opportunity by the poor

:13:25. > :13:50.

:13:50. > :13:56.roll into the side of the pack from You cannot drop your guard for a

:13:56. > :14:05.moment. Trying to nestle to this loose red here. It has got to be

:14:05. > :14:15.perfect. Well, he has played it pretty well. Couldn't have played

:14:15. > :14:26.

:14:26. > :14:29.That was excellent, really was. He Ali realising the importance of

:14:29. > :14:39.getting the cue ball tight to that baulk cushion. That is what he has

:14:39. > :14:47.

:14:47. > :14:54.At least this time he didn't catch one of the baulk colours in the

:14:54. > :15:02.face. The red on the left-hand side of the table is causing all the

:15:02. > :15:12.grief here. I still think there is a shot down there, you have to play

:15:12. > :15:17.

:15:17. > :15:27.it a very finely, you don't want a Now that red is in that half of the

:15:27. > :15:29.

:15:29. > :15:33.table, there is no safety shot in Any other player, I wouldn't

:15:33. > :15:38.mention this, but they raise a red above to the left of the black to

:15:38. > :15:48.the left middle. I don't think many players would go for it, but with

:15:48. > :16:00.

:16:00. > :16:03.He went for it, he knew there was an element of safety, the only

:16:03. > :16:11.weaker read the leaf was there when he was playing, so it was a

:16:11. > :16:21.controlled risk. It wasn't far away. So difficult from such an acute

:16:21. > :16:32.

:16:32. > :16:40.He is going down the table to have a look to see if he leaves the cue

:16:40. > :16:46.ball near the green. He cannot really... He's going to try and

:16:46. > :16:56.screw this and come back to the baulk, he has got to get this right.

:16:56. > :17:27.

:17:27. > :17:30.There is a shot for Ali here, if he plays off the red he's closest to,

:17:30. > :17:40.if he leaves the cue ball near the jaws of the yellow pocket, just

:17:40. > :17:52.

:17:52. > :17:58.Pretty good with the cue ball. Now, will he be tempted? And this red is

:17:58. > :18:08.fraught with danger. He is having a look at the potting angle. He is

:18:08. > :18:11.

:18:11. > :18:21.Normally we did -- with this type of shot there is the possibility of

:18:21. > :18:25.

:18:25. > :18:30.the in off, but the red just below Terrific shot. He knew he was

:18:30. > :18:38.running into the second red as I suggested, but he still thought he

:18:38. > :18:44.may be on a colour. He is not. a pot that was. I don't think there

:18:44. > :18:54.would have been too many people taking that on. He's a little

:18:54. > :19:19.

:19:19. > :19:24.The cross double might actually be a shot to nothing of that red. He

:19:24. > :19:34.may consider he can get behind yellow and brown, play another shot,

:19:34. > :19:39.

:19:39. > :19:47.so he is playing off this side of He had a good line, but the link

:19:47. > :19:51.was just short. -- the length. Two inches more, and Judd Trump would

:19:51. > :20:00.have been in all kinds of trouble. This is no picnic, where it has

:20:00. > :20:10.finished. An excellent shot from Ali Carter. Judd will probably be

:20:10. > :20:25.

:20:25. > :20:31.trying to come off the side cushion I suppose we cannot disagree with

:20:31. > :20:38.it. There are enough reds to hit there, but when you miss it by a

:20:38. > :20:43.coat of paint, it seemed a bit harsh. Of course, the problem for

:20:43. > :20:48.Judge is, he can hit reds, he will have another go at this, but if he

:20:48. > :20:58.doesn't hit it this time, he will be warned. I just wonder if that

:20:58. > :21:13.

:21:13. > :21:19.He was too narrow again. And now the problem. I can't see any way

:21:19. > :21:26.that and he would take this pot on, because he knows that Judd Trump is

:21:26. > :21:32.going to play one of the reds. -- Ali would take this pot on. That is

:21:32. > :21:36.the reason, because the containing safety that Judd has tried is not

:21:37. > :21:46.really an option. You wouldn't risk losing the frame at by missing them

:21:47. > :21:50.

:21:50. > :21:57.again. This is the one time you do The referee, just informing Judd of

:21:57. > :22:04.the rules, as if he didn't know them. He is forced into a pot.

:22:04. > :22:08.Maybe the one man in the game you wouldn't want to force him to a pot.

:22:08. > :22:18.He has potted some outrageous ones in the Crucible, but this will be

:22:18. > :22:22.

:22:22. > :22:25.one of the most outrageous if he Degree of difficulty, 9.9! He has

:22:25. > :22:32.looked into the possibility of coming off the two cushions, but

:22:32. > :22:39.that is too risky. This is where the miss rule Jimmy is a little too

:22:39. > :22:49.harsh. But all the players seemed to accept it, so who am I to

:22:49. > :22:56.

:22:56. > :23:03.He has got to make certain he hits the red. He cannot take a risk on

:23:03. > :23:13.missing something and then for the didn't the frame. -- are forfeiting

:23:13. > :23:26.

:23:26. > :23:33.Well, there you go! A shake of the head at from Ali Carter.

:23:33. > :23:43.Unbelievable pot. Unbelievable. Probably in the top three pots I

:23:43. > :23:53.

:23:53. > :24:03.have ever seen in my life. That is Well, he has not got position on

:24:03. > :24:07.

:24:07. > :24:13.the red, but let's just watch this This was Ali Carter's reaction,

:24:13. > :24:19.just a shake of the head in disbelief. It went in like it was

:24:19. > :24:23.on a pool table. Unbelievable. As I said, if there was one player in

:24:23. > :24:33.the game you wouldn't want to force him to going for a pot, it was Judd

:24:33. > :24:40.

:24:40. > :24:49.Trump, and he didn't let me down. - Is he going to finish behind yellow

:24:49. > :24:59.and brown? He is. Let's caster our mind back to three shots ago. Even

:24:59. > :25:23.

:25:23. > :25:27.He has actually got a shot here. will put the line up for you, but I

:25:27. > :25:37.don't think Ali Carter's mind is working as clear as yours at the

:25:37. > :25:37.

:25:37. > :26:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds

:26:34. > :26:38.He didn't want to hit that red. And Well, he played the thin cut, but

:26:38. > :26:48.when you play at thin cut, you never are quite certain where the

:26:48. > :26:58.

:26:58. > :27:03.cue ball is going to finish. Not So, those couple of alight reduced

:27:03. > :27:10.shots that Judd Trump played, which looked like they would take him

:27:10. > :27:20.over the line, Ali Carter comes back only two points adrift. --

:27:20. > :27:46.

:27:46. > :27:54.If he can stun this up, than the Not quite certain what is putting

:27:54. > :28:04.him off, I don't know if there is any noise. This is a Kent moment. -

:28:04. > :28:36.

:28:36. > :28:46.They have asked somebody to go out A tremendous pot, and he is on the

:28:46. > :28:53.

:28:53. > :29:00.As you could see, the black didn't go, so it is ideal for Ali Carter,

:29:00. > :29:10.this. He played no miss snooker in the previous frame, and this is his

:29:10. > :29:29.

:29:29. > :29:39.It is not just about how good a Kuwait you are, it is about how

:29:39. > :30:17.

:30:17. > :30:21.good a competitor you are. And Nice, solid pot. I don't think the

:30:21. > :30:31.three reds behind the black off straight forward. I think the

:30:31. > :30:49.

:30:49. > :30:53.Forced that red in and just about made the angle on the blue. Just

:30:53. > :31:03.looking for pinpoint positional play here. The reds are just

:31:03. > :31:09.Able to play the run-through. Of course, once he pots one of these

:31:09. > :31:19.reds, it makes the other ones easily available. 24 points, the

:31:19. > :31:31.

:31:31. > :31:36.Just got to be a little careful here. The cannon has not come out

:31:36. > :31:41.great for him. He will be slightly hampered with his queuing here.

:31:41. > :31:51.Anything apart from that case would have been OK, but he's looking at

:31:51. > :31:54.

:31:54. > :32:04.the blue. I still fancy playing the Yes, but he thinks the pink is a

:32:04. > :32:05.

:32:05. > :32:15.little bit too awkward. So, blue it Looks a little bit short of pace to

:32:15. > :32:23.

:32:23. > :32:27.me. Where is the cue ball going? He has got the red to the left

:32:27. > :32:31.corner. He is eyeing up the one to the left middle but you feel he

:32:31. > :32:37.will have more control of the cue ball if he played the one to the

:32:37. > :32:42.left corner. This is a big shot. There is a bit of pressure on this.

:32:42. > :32:46.He is deciding to change his mind and play for the other one. Yes, I

:32:46. > :32:49.think it was because he didn't fancy it with the rest, but with

:32:49. > :32:59.this one he has got to be very precise with the line and pace of

:32:59. > :33:01.

:33:01. > :33:06.He changed his mind and went down and played the other one very

:33:06. > :33:11.quickly, didn't he? It was all about that cannon to the other red

:33:11. > :33:15.before. It cost him the position. And when you're at this stage of

:33:15. > :33:21.the match and is this much pressure on, you want your pots to be as

:33:21. > :33:25.simple as possible. I mentioned the red at the back of the three

:33:25. > :33:34.together. Obviously, the bottom one doesn't pot. He should certainly be

:33:34. > :33:39.taking that one on. Still that nice target behind these three reds.

:33:39. > :33:44.They are not available. And nice target behind the yellow and brown.

:33:44. > :33:50.But how does he get there? I mean, the obvious way is to play it off

:33:50. > :33:55.one of those two reds. Just up from the red near the quarter, but would

:33:55. > :34:04.you want to risk that and possibly leave a long pot on? Could be a

:34:05. > :34:09.telling safety shot if he gets it Well, he has gone for it. He has

:34:09. > :34:12.hit the red a little bit thinner than was needed. He has covered the

:34:13. > :34:22.reds in the middle of the table. Has he covered the one near the

:34:23. > :34:29.

:34:30. > :34:36.Can he turn it over with a fraction of side. Well, but was either fly

:34:36. > :34:46.when he wafted his cue, or he was too tired to play but he has take

:34:46. > :35:00.

:35:00. > :35:03.it on, for me. And he has got it! Absolute excellent cueing. Now push

:35:04. > :35:13.the green on to the side cushion and leave the cue ball behind brown

:35:14. > :35:21.

:35:21. > :35:25.Not got the snooker. As we know, those three reds on the right-hand

:35:26. > :35:35.side just below the black are not available, so no real pressure on

:35:36. > :35:40.

:35:40. > :35:46.Although, having played it like that, will he tent Ali Carter to

:35:46. > :35:51.play to the right middle? Maybe not. It's a little bit risky but he has

:35:51. > :35:55.got a 31 point lead. If he cuts the one to the right centre, he cannons

:35:55. > :36:00.into the second red and it could possibly leave him on the blue.

:36:00. > :36:05.It's how you see it. Yes, I'm not so sure he can land on a colour if

:36:05. > :36:09.he pots this. Green, yellow and brown are out of commission and I

:36:09. > :36:19.think the pace he has got to play the cut at, the cue ball has got to

:36:19. > :36:38.

:36:38. > :36:46.run down the baulk area, so I don't At 31 point lead, so making your

:36:46. > :36:50.opponent work hard to get it back. I just wonder, I mean, I wouldn't

:36:50. > :36:55.recommend playing the pot here, because I think if you missed it,

:36:55. > :37:05.particularly the one on the left- hand side of the table, then you'd

:37:05. > :37:08.

:37:08. > :37:16.lose the frame. And he's under a When he was 11-8 in front and 12-

:37:16. > :37:21.nine,... But he's having a go. He's having a go. And the worst possible

:37:21. > :37:31.way, the double kiss, and now this red is a lot easier to the right

:37:31. > :37:31.

:37:31. > :37:35.middle. This match coming to the Probably thought, if he didn't get

:37:35. > :37:41.the double kiss, the only red he could lead is the one he was

:37:41. > :37:51.playing but the kiss found him out. Well, not taking the red in the

:37:51. > :37:59.

:37:59. > :38:02.Just gone for that instead. Well, OK, he has got it. If he would have

:38:02. > :38:08.kissed the brown there, he could have brought the brown and the

:38:08. > :38:13.yellow into play, not got the snooker. But, as it turns out,

:38:13. > :38:17.listen, he had a choice to make and he made it. And it's worked out

:38:17. > :38:27.perfectly. Just got to nestle on this red. Doesn't want to run

:38:27. > :38:33.across it. If you're doing that, If it had just flicked that red, he

:38:33. > :38:37.would have left it on nice and easy. Ali will now have it replaced. He

:38:37. > :38:42.should be able to make the allowance. He wants to hit this red

:38:42. > :38:52.on the left-hand side as we look. Or full, but not on the right-hand

:38:52. > :39:00.

:39:00. > :39:10.Not certain if there is an escape route down the right-hand side of

:39:10. > :39:20.

:39:20. > :39:30.the table. Of course, there are Just asking for video evidence to

:39:30. > :39:31.

:39:31. > :39:39.make sure the cue ball is in Very good that we can use that

:39:39. > :39:49.technology. This is where it was. And that's where it is now so

:39:49. > :39:51.

:39:51. > :39:56.I think if he could come down the left-hand side of the table then he

:39:56. > :40:02.would do but, as I say, he has just got to be so carefully does not

:40:02. > :40:12.slide across this red. He's very dangerous doing that. Is he going

:40:12. > :40:17.

:40:17. > :40:24.to reach it? Absolutely inch We just saw the red rock. What a

:40:24. > :40:29.lovely touch. Yes, that was an exquisite touch. To leave it like

:40:29. > :40:39.that. I don't think he is touching ball, either so that's no good to

:40:39. > :40:49.

:40:49. > :40:56.Ali. He's away from the red he's on. Well, that's changed the face of

:40:56. > :41:02.this game. Yellow and brown are now both in play. Don't get me wrong,

:41:02. > :41:05.he's got a tough shot facing him here. He's looking where he would

:41:05. > :41:11.like to leave the cue ball but, hampered as he has, he will do well

:41:11. > :41:16.to get there. He has got to catch this red absolutely inch perfect.

:41:16. > :41:26.Miss the pink and the bump in the middle of the pocket. He did all

:41:26. > :41:26.

:41:26. > :41:30.those things. But caught the green. Yes, and, more importantly, brought

:41:30. > :41:40.the red over to the top left-hand pocket, as we look. This is

:41:40. > :41:51.

:41:51. > :41:56.Where is the cue ball going? Oh! So He knew the importance of the pot.

:41:56. > :42:06.He really took a bit of a risk there. Just got to get this right,

:42:06. > :42:08.

:42:08. > :42:13.play this with just enough pace to Yes, looks like he's done it. Judd

:42:13. > :42:23.Trump well and truly on the back foot. The longest frame of the

:42:23. > :42:27.

:42:27. > :42:32.This has been an excellent frame with hard match play snooker. He's

:42:32. > :42:42.certainly getting a thorough examination with Ali Carter's play.

:42:42. > :42:52.

:42:52. > :42:58.He is hanging on in there. It's There's one possible way, but even

:42:58. > :43:05.that is not guaranteed to get it safe. I think it's one of these

:43:05. > :43:13.situations, and it happens in the game, that he's trying to come down

:43:13. > :43:22.to hit the red I was pointing to, but he misjudged it completely. And

:43:22. > :43:27.that, you would think, will cost him this frame. So, Ali Carter just,

:43:27. > :43:32.well, three reds needed of these remaining, and he will certainly be

:43:32. > :43:42.passed the winning line. Could have played that better. Could have

:43:42. > :43:44.

:43:44. > :43:49.played that better. Wrong side of There you see it. Should have been

:43:49. > :43:52.the other side and then he could have got closer to the next red. OK,

:43:52. > :43:58.you wouldn't expect him to miss this but he will be using the rest,

:43:58. > :44:08.and he has put a little bit of pressure on himself here. Red,

:44:08. > :44:09.

:44:09. > :44:19.black and pink is just what he Just about. Rattled it in. So, the

:44:19. > :44:28.

:44:28. > :44:38.black to go 54 points ahead, with He is certainly competing today,

:44:38. > :44:38.

:44:38. > :44:46.The frame before he made a break of 81, but this has all been about

:44:46. > :44:52.hard, match play snooker. Yes, and it's been one of those frames where

:44:52. > :44:56.you think, well, at Lee has had a little bit of bad luck, but, just

:44:56. > :45:04.at the vital time, the balls ran in his favour -- Ali, and that's the

:45:04. > :45:08.way it will go. It will to and fro. Well, this match is well and truly

:45:08. > :45:16.back on. I always had the feeling it was going to be a close one. The

:45:16. > :45:25.pressure now just building on Judd Trump. Which way is it going to go?

:45:25. > :45:29.We will just have to wait and find Cos both players, look, if they get

:45:29. > :45:37.a chance early on in and around the black, they will score heavily, but

:45:37. > :45:41.who is going to be first in? He's not bothered whether he wins or not.

:45:41. > :45:51.He wants to get the ball sat up for the next frame. Ali Carter keeping

:45:51. > :45:52.

:45:52. > :45:56.the pressure on Judd Trump. Ali Absolutely absorbing watching these

:45:56. > :46:02.two at work. There was a moment where Ali Carter obviously cheered.

:46:02. > :46:07.Somewhat ironically, when Judd Trump had a few moments of 14.

:46:07. > :46:10.he was out of position and had to go for a pot of very hard, and

:46:10. > :46:14.collided with some reds and ended up behind the yellow and the brown.

:46:14. > :46:22.You just think the world is against you. A smile on his face when he

:46:22. > :46:27.did it but a bit on the sarcastic side. They've has a bit of Twitter

:46:27. > :46:32.banter between them which was funny. It adds drama to the match. Now,

:46:32. > :46:36.12-11, Judd Trump is starting to feel more nervous. Yes, it's

:46:36. > :46:40.getting very nerve-racking out there for both players. It looks a

:46:40. > :46:44.bit edgy but they are coping well with the pressure, no doubt about

:46:44. > :46:49.it and particularly Ali Carter. He has stuck to his guns and his

:46:49. > :46:55.holding on. He is grafting, really good match play snooker. He's not

:46:55. > :46:59.giving up. We always said he was a tiger and he is showing those

:46:59. > :47:02.qualities in this match and that's what you have to do. You will

:47:02. > :47:08.always get chances against Judd Trump but to have got to make the

:47:08. > :47:12.most of them. That was the perfect example of playing good safety,

:47:12. > :47:17.putting him in tight situations, and then making the most of the

:47:17. > :47:21.benefits of it. I reckon if he comes off after winning this, Ali

:47:21. > :47:25.Carter will say if he can turn it round, it will be one of the best

:47:25. > :47:29.matches in his career. Yes, he hasn't enjoyed the best of luck. To

:47:29. > :47:35.be able to win from a position like that, when you're up against

:47:35. > :47:40.someone getting the run of the balls. Yes, and obviously we always

:47:40. > :47:45.say the run can level itself out but won't necessarily over one

:47:45. > :47:49.match. It might do over seasons of play, but this is something Ali

:47:49. > :47:55.Carter has got the bit between his teeth now. He has got to win the

:47:55. > :47:58.last two frames. He's no where near the favourite. If the run of the

:47:58. > :48:08.balls does level itself bowed, during the course of the match, we

:48:08. > :48:15.

:48:15. > :48:25.could be in for a final decider. any scoreline at the moment, would

:48:25. > :48:29.

:48:29. > :48:34.you? No, this has been a terrific I agree with you. It looks like you

:48:34. > :48:39.don't want to be making the first mistake here and giving your chance

:48:39. > :48:49.-- opponent a chance amongst the balls. There will either be a final

:48:49. > :48:51.

:48:51. > :48:56.match decider coming up. That is an Yes, and I think particularly of

:48:56. > :49:01.Ali Carter, if he got 40 or 50, I think he's a player who could

:49:01. > :49:11.protect their lead, rather than Judd Trump, but it is all in the

:49:11. > :49:12.

:49:12. > :49:22.Might have a chance of a pot there. It was a thin one and that's why

:49:22. > :49:44.

:49:44. > :49:49.the cue ball ran in and out of I don't know whether he can sneak

:49:49. > :49:56.past the pink on the left-hand side of the pack on the way down.

:49:56. > :50:01.Certainly make a safety shot easier. He's looking at it now. Yes, he can

:50:01. > :50:11.get through there. Needs to make sure he doesn't make contact with

:50:11. > :50:14.

:50:14. > :50:17.It just seemed to get bigger, but blue in the middle of the table

:50:17. > :50:20.with those kinds of shots. It could have been a lot worse because I

:50:20. > :50:30.thought the red was going to go closer to the corner pocket than it

:50:30. > :50:30.

:50:30. > :50:34.If he can get the cue ball down to the green here, the blue is now

:50:34. > :50:44.obscure and half the table, so it will make the return difficult for

:50:44. > :50:51.

:50:51. > :50:57.I think the escape route down the left-hand side of the table is no

:50:57. > :51:02.longer possible. Yes, that was a very good kiss. He did not had to

:51:02. > :51:12.the blue there. It would have been easy for Judd Trump, but it was one

:51:12. > :51:19.

:51:19. > :51:23.Just, on the face of it, and I know he won't want to roll ball, but the

:51:23. > :51:33.one on the top cushion near the right corner, can he get past the

:51:33. > :51:33.

:51:33. > :51:43.Seem like he could when we had a look at it. He may have left a red

:51:43. > :51:51.

:51:51. > :51:55.I don't know what sort of angle he has got here, whether he can run

:51:55. > :52:00.through of the two cushions and avoid cannoning the red. If he

:52:00. > :52:09.can't do that, he will have to stun this in which Willie the cue ball

:52:09. > :52:15.close to the side cushion. Above else, it will knock the red in. --

:52:15. > :52:23.which will leave the cue ball. the pace on those shots cause you

:52:23. > :52:28.to miss them. He got down and played a very confident Lee. Now,

:52:28. > :52:32.this all depends on the potting angle of this red. The left to the

:52:32. > :52:42.-- the red to the left middle, and thinking. Could the finish on the

:52:42. > :52:44.

:52:44. > :52:52.And he knew he missed it. He is feeling it out there at the moment,

:52:52. > :53:02.this young man. As soon as he played it, he knew he had missed it.

:53:02. > :53:19.

:53:19. > :53:23.Just watch his cue fly in the air. Ali Carter gets the first decent

:53:23. > :53:33.chance. And that's what you're looking for, in a way. You are

:53:33. > :53:41.

:53:41. > :53:51.looking for an easy opener and Played that inch-perfect. Good shot.

:53:51. > :53:56.

:53:56. > :54:06.And now he can go to work on the At times like this, you've got to

:54:06. > :54:30.

:54:30. > :54:37.steel yourself, take a deep breath He has been waiting since 12-94

:54:37. > :54:47.that opportunity. He has potted a few good balls, but just not found

:54:47. > :54:53.

:54:53. > :54:58.the break which would give it to Didn't play that one brilliantly.

:54:58. > :55:04.Could have done with a little bit more angle. He is a relatively

:55:04. > :55:09.straight. He's having a look to see whether he can play the red on the

:55:09. > :55:15.top cushion but I wouldn't fancy that at this stage. Try to keep it

:55:15. > :55:22.as simple as possible. The red but the cue ball might just be better.

:55:22. > :55:26.-- above the cue ball. Sensible shot. Yes, with the blue not being

:55:26. > :55:35.on its spot, he's got an angle on this red to to come back for the

:55:35. > :55:39.black. Wouldn't want to be going up to the baulk end. Get the cue ball

:55:39. > :55:47.travelling further than you would like. But he is straight enough to

:55:47. > :55:51.play for the black. Would you play the cannon here, John? It could

:55:51. > :55:58.just slide off those three reds so if you're going to play this, you

:55:58. > :56:02.have got to get into the cue ball here. I was looking at the cannon,

:56:03. > :56:07.but in all honesty, he was wanting to be with the loose reds. 40

:56:07. > :56:17.points in front. There may be a red just below the pink which is

:56:17. > :56:18.

:56:18. > :56:24.available, but this one near the Straight on the black. He will be

:56:24. > :56:28.hoping that the red below the pink pots. Yes, just sometimes when you

:56:28. > :56:32.land on the ball in the right way you think you should have played

:56:32. > :56:42.the cannon the one before. I know the loose red was there but the

:56:42. > :56:49.half ball was all right for the Anyway, he has to solve a little

:56:49. > :56:56.problem here. I wonder if he can run through and come off the

:56:56. > :57:06.cushion to open the pack, but he decides to play on the loose red

:57:06. > :57:07.

:57:07. > :57:14.and has put side on it. This is not Yes, the problem is, if you just

:57:14. > :57:20.tried to force an angle here, he could miss the red. Well, he buried

:57:20. > :57:26.it in the pocket. That was really good. Really good. Here we are,

:57:26. > :57:31.back to the same shot he had roundabout three frames ago,

:57:31. > :57:41.identical position. Got to get a cannon here which works out. And I

:57:41. > :57:50.

:57:50. > :57:54.think he needs to hit this quite Now, I can see he can get through

:57:54. > :58:01.to one to the right corner. But doesn't interfere with the shot at

:58:01. > :58:04.all. He will need a long rest, cue extension. It's not easy. He's

:58:04. > :58:08.asking for the spider, so that's the one he's going to play. This is

:58:08. > :58:15.tough because he's going to be so far away from the cue ball, it's

:58:15. > :58:20.very hard to judge exactly how close your tip is to the white.

:58:20. > :58:24.This is one of the trickiest of shots you will ever have to play.

:58:24. > :58:28.know. It's very difficult, the situation to think about it, but

:58:28. > :58:33.he's actually got a touching ball here as well. It didn't want to

:58:33. > :58:40.play it, he could play down on the baulk area. Absolutely. I don't

:58:40. > :58:46.know why the referee is behind him. He needs a closer look at this. The

:58:46. > :58:50.referee needs to be closer, for me. Doesn't want to be in the player's

:58:50. > :58:57.eye line, I know that. But this is a delicate placing of the Spider

:58:57. > :59:03.and also you could just touched the red as you push the cue through, so

:59:03. > :59:13.the referee, keep your eyes on this one. I don't like this very much. I

:59:13. > :59:25.

:59:25. > :59:28.Just seems to be an attitude of mind now, the modern players. If

:59:28. > :59:34.they get an opportunity to win a frame in one visit, they risk

:59:34. > :59:40.everything to do it. And, after that tremendous shot, he still got

:59:40. > :59:47.this tough black to play. Yes, and the problem he's got, of course, is

:59:47. > :59:54.cannoning into the two reds, so positioning is not guaranteed. Yes,

:59:54. > :59:59.well, would you believe it? When he potted that red, but difficult red

:59:59. > :00:06.with the spider, I thought that could be the frame winner. And he

:00:06. > :00:09.missed this black by an awful long way. He has not left Judd Trump the

:00:09. > :00:13.easiest of openers and I honestly believe that's what he needs, but

:00:13. > :00:17.that red it to the right of the black will cut in the middle and if

:00:17. > :00:21.he could avoid a kiss on the brown or yellow, I think I'd rather be

:00:21. > :00:31.playing that red. It just gives you a little bit of comfort that the

:00:31. > :00:48.

:00:48. > :00:58.He has missed the brown, where is All Ali can do is sit and wait. And

:00:58. > :01:02.this black in the centre pocket is Any ball he takes on from here,

:01:02. > :01:12.with the cue ball being in the centre pocket, is awkward cueing.

:01:12. > :01:28.

:01:28. > :01:34.Right in the heart of the pocket. He has made some clearances in his

:01:35. > :01:42.time. This will be one of them in the circumstances. That was much

:01:43. > :01:47.too pacy. A bit of an adrenalin rush there. When the balls are

:01:47. > :01:57.situated like this, it you don't want that cue ball running around

:01:57. > :02:14.

:02:14. > :02:24.loose, you need to have tight That was absolutely inch perfect.

:02:24. > :02:47.

:02:47. > :02:50.He has got plenty of points to play Well, we are getting to that stage,

:02:50. > :03:00.it appears, and we get that in this type of match, anything can be

:03:00. > :03:05.missed. Take nothing for granted. The cue ball just slid off line.

:03:05. > :03:15.Initially he may have been thinking about playing another shot, changed

:03:15. > :03:22.

:03:22. > :03:28.his mind, never 100%. It is twitchy In it goes, I don't know if the

:03:28. > :03:38.pink is available, he is certainly on the black. He's looking for

:03:38. > :03:49.

:03:49. > :03:57.colour, and one more red to take us He has had to control it, he has

:03:57. > :04:07.left the cue ball further from this red than a deal. -- i deal. Little

:04:07. > :04:24.

:04:24. > :04:30.shake of the head from Ali Carter. He tried to make it a shot to

:04:30. > :04:34.nothing, and it was the pace that kept it out of the pocket. He

:04:34. > :04:44.didn't want to risk playing it slowly, to do it every chance to

:04:44. > :04:54.

:04:54. > :05:04.We are definitely going to have a decider now, that is for certain,

:05:04. > :05:08.

:05:08. > :05:14.because this red will clinch the Ali Carter, pulled to 9 behind, he

:05:14. > :05:23.has been playing catch-up, but he has won the last three games -- 12-

:05:23. > :05:33.9 behind. An absolutely brilliant match. It has had everything, this.

:05:33. > :05:52.

:05:52. > :06:01.Scoring, match play, flukes, you It doesn't matter about the black.

:06:01. > :06:11.It may still go in! He wants to save a bit of that luck for the

:06:11. > :06:16.

:06:16. > :06:26.Ali Carter, the comeback is complete. They will be coming back

:06:26. > :06:31.to play the 25th and deciding frame. It is almost surprise that they

:06:31. > :06:38.have left the arena, they will need to compose themselves. Quite

:06:38. > :06:44.rightly so. It is the big push out. All of the cliches are coming out,

:06:44. > :06:49.I'm trying to think of one that is not. 12-9, he was up, Judd Trump,

:06:49. > :06:54.if he loses, you consider it the one that got away. Ali Carter will

:06:54. > :07:00.be thinking he can make this. the most important moment be the

:07:00. > :07:08.next one? What is going on now? Who is going to come out on top and

:07:08. > :07:14.hold their nerve best? It is like the last frames, you only want one

:07:14. > :07:19.chance, if you get that,... Sometimes it is all you wish for.

:07:19. > :07:24.You get one chance to try and win the match it. If you do Cymru you

:07:24. > :07:32.have to grass but with both hands. If you miss it, you have no regrets,

:07:32. > :07:38.but it doesn't come. What we do know from Judd Trump's style of

:07:38. > :07:48.play is he will not turn down a chance. He won't try and co-op --

:07:48. > :07:48.

:07:48. > :07:55.crawl over the line. Ali Carter is a bit more considered, up perhaps

:07:55. > :08:00.he could play a cage here last frame, but you know Judd, you press

:08:00. > :08:03.the button, and go! In this situation we have seen it so far,

:08:03. > :08:08.we have spoken about the run of luck, do you think Ali Carter

:08:08. > :08:12.thinks he deserves a bit of luck in the final frame? He might do. He

:08:12. > :08:16.has played brilliantly to come back into this match. He has played

:08:17. > :08:21.really good match play snooker, and at the moment, he is in the

:08:21. > :08:27.ascendancy. He is the favourite, no doubt about it, when a guy comes

:08:27. > :08:34.back at you like like -- at like that, you are under pressure.

:08:34. > :08:38.attitude is as good as it has been, and did it all comes down to timing,

:08:38. > :08:44.you might want to time you are lucky shot for the last frame as

:08:44. > :08:49.well! Who is going to come out on top? I am going to go with Carter,

:08:49. > :08:56.because he has won the last three frames and is in the ascendancy.

:08:56. > :09:06.I'm not getting bogged down into your sordid world! The final frame

:09:06. > :09:10.

:09:10. > :09:20.COMMENTATOR: As they were discussing, it could come down to a

:09:20. > :09:23.

:09:23. > :09:27.run of the ball. A bit of luck one It is not about deserving luck, it

:09:27. > :09:34.is about holding yourself together and taking the chance if you get

:09:34. > :09:41.one. You know as well as I do, sometimes it is like reverse

:09:41. > :09:44.psychology, being the one behind, you think you are going home at 12-

:09:44. > :09:52.9, you keep on going, hoping you have got a chance, and all of a

:09:52. > :10:02.sudden, you end up at 12-12, and the pressure can revert on to you.

:10:02. > :10:02.

:10:02. > :10:10.So really, this is the toss of a That is really careless. If you are

:10:10. > :10:16.going to play safe, hitting the brown is unforgivable. He has left

:10:16. > :10:26.a chance now for Ali Carter, the long red. In a deciding frame,

:10:26. > :10:36.

:10:36. > :10:46.Good news and bad news. The cue ball has gone safe, he didn't have

:10:46. > :11:03.

:11:03. > :11:11.knocked the red in. He has got He has just got to be careful, try

:11:11. > :11:19.and get the... He has got to try and avoid the double kiss. The

:11:19. > :11:28.double kiss is definitely a possibility. He managed to avoid it.

:11:28. > :11:32.As long as that red stops. Still a possible pot to the left corner.

:11:32. > :11:41.You go into that sort of moat, you don't want to leave a whiff of a

:11:41. > :11:51.chance. -- that sort of modus. Certainly not with Judd with his

:11:51. > :12:11.

:12:11. > :12:14.I think if Ali could play the pot But I think he setting his stall

:12:14. > :12:20.out here to keep it tight, he thinks that is his best way of

:12:20. > :12:25.winning this match. It has been noticeable in the last couple of

:12:25. > :12:35.frames, he has turned down pots you would expect him to go for. The

:12:35. > :12:56.

:12:56. > :13:05.He may think this red to the left middle is on, but it is a very,

:13:05. > :13:09.very acute angle. He just played the safety. He has not found the

:13:09. > :13:19.good length with the cue ball that often. It is merely perfect, but

:13:19. > :13:34.

:13:34. > :13:43.The red just above the black is cuttable, but too risky to play,

:13:43. > :13:53.probably. You know that one mistake could be your last. He has had a

:13:53. > :13:57.

:13:57. > :14:02.look at the potting angle, he would Two reds, pottable to the far

:14:02. > :14:05.corner. They are all tempting. could play the outsider at red on

:14:05. > :14:15.the left, and he could leave the cue ball near the side cushion,

:14:15. > :14:20.

:14:20. > :14:25.He went for the safety instead, and didn't get that right. A good

:14:25. > :14:35.chance for Ali to leave the cue ball on the baulk cushion here, on

:14:35. > :14:43.

:14:43. > :14:50.a position where it Judd cannot see He wasn't pleased with that. He has

:14:50. > :14:55.mishit that completely. He is lucky he has not left the cut on this red

:14:55. > :15:04.to the middle, I don't think it will cut, it has just run far

:15:04. > :15:14.enough. It is a deciding frame, the world snooker championship. There

:15:14. > :15:26.

:15:26. > :15:32.is no more test of your mettle than He missed the red and knock it over

:15:32. > :15:39.the corner. I think he has had a result. Black has covered the

:15:39. > :15:42.potting angle. He has had two resort, because the red and green

:15:42. > :15:52.have stuck together like glue. And he has covered the one over the

:15:52. > :16:25.

:16:25. > :16:31.corner. He could have left two reds, He will do very well here, Judge, -

:16:31. > :16:41.- Judd, not to leave him a chance. Almost impossible to leave this

:16:41. > :16:45.

:16:45. > :16:50.The loose red he is looking at now is the only chance he has got, and

:16:50. > :17:00.he has got to hit this quarter ball, side cushion, and try and get the

:17:00. > :17:07.

:17:07. > :17:12.cue ball up behind that green and It was a bit PC. But I don't think

:17:12. > :17:19.it is too bad. He certainly can get through to the red that is near the

:17:19. > :17:29.corner. I don't think the red further up goes in between the pink

:17:29. > :17:35.

:17:35. > :17:45.He has dodged a book -- a bullet there, Judd Trump. How many can he

:17:45. > :17:46.

:17:46. > :17:51.dodge before he leaves Ali Carter a I'm just wondering, there is just

:17:51. > :17:58.an inch of the red sticking out that you can see, just beyond the

:17:58. > :18:08.green, is it enough to play the pot to the left middle? Can he see

:18:08. > :18:21.

:18:21. > :18:27.Not enough of it. I think he might have covered the red again. The

:18:27. > :18:32.kiss on the yellow, very helpful. It is all about nudges and little

:18:32. > :18:42.ones of the ball. A little shake of the head from Ali tells you they

:18:42. > :19:05.

:19:05. > :19:12.He didn't control his cue ball, and I think there may be a path. He has

:19:12. > :19:20.left that red as well in the baulk end. Is there a path past the pink?

:19:20. > :19:27.Even if there isn't, he has left this red. He has had a one go, and

:19:27. > :19:37.he has left it. Judd Trump has looked a bit shaky in the last few

:19:37. > :20:01.

:20:01. > :20:05.He was just pushing his cue arm, just trying to loosen it slightly.

:20:05. > :20:15.The red he would like to get rid of is the one to the left corner as

:20:15. > :20:16.

:20:16. > :20:21.soon as possible, but it is not an Once again, a little short, going

:20:21. > :20:30.up for the blue. You can see him, pretending to work on his cue

:20:30. > :20:40.He would like to pot this and leave the cue ball near the side cushion,

:20:40. > :21:01.

:21:01. > :21:06.He will not be taking that red now. He has missed. And you got a

:21:06. > :21:11.feeling it was coming, didn't you? If he got away with that one, and

:21:11. > :21:16.the red has come back and snookered him, Ali Carter will not believe it.

:21:16. > :21:21.And he doesn't believe it. Because it has come out and gone right into

:21:21. > :21:29.the path. Incredible. That could go anywhere on the table, and it has

:21:29. > :21:39.finished there. Judd, his mind at the moment must be full of negative

:21:39. > :21:41.

:21:41. > :21:51.A couple of occasions can he tried to get on the red. Just make

:21:51. > :21:58.

:21:58. > :22:02.certain you pot the red, and in The other problem for Ali is if he

:22:02. > :22:06.can play the red on the left past the pink off the side cushion and

:22:06. > :22:16.move the other red and then play in the baulk area, he has moved it

:22:16. > :22:18.

:22:18. > :22:24.without using the cushion, but that Just wondering if he is ever going

:22:24. > :22:34.to get a chance, Ali. He does wear his heart on his sleeve, he shows

:22:34. > :22:38.

:22:38. > :22:45.All you want in the final frame is a chance, and Judd has had three

:22:45. > :22:55.deeds and got saved three times. Ali had one go, and stuck them in.

:22:55. > :23:08.

:23:08. > :23:15.He has had a good run of the balls He has got a good line. And believe

:23:15. > :23:22.it or not, he has played a good shot, but they raise a path between.

:23:22. > :23:27.-- there is a path between. There is a gap. That was an excellent

:23:27. > :23:32.shot from Judd. It is all right knowing there is an area down there,

:23:32. > :23:42.but you still have got to hit it down there. He played a very good

:23:42. > :23:58.

:23:58. > :24:04.And he was going for that same target, this could be behind it. It

:24:04. > :24:09.just ran past it. We say this game is all about fractions, one way or

:24:09. > :24:19.the other. If it had nestled up behind the brown, Judd Trump would

:24:19. > :24:28.

:24:28. > :24:38.He took it on, but not there. There is a cut on the red near the top

:24:38. > :24:41.

:24:41. > :24:44.cushion, that is about all that he It is not easy, but the good news

:24:44. > :24:48.is, you have just got to concentrate on the pot, don't have

:24:48. > :24:58.to worry about the position, just knock the ball in and get in the

:24:58. > :25:12.

:25:12. > :25:22.Is he on the brown? He is! So Judd Trump has had his chance, this is

:25:22. > :25:44.

:25:44. > :25:54.I think he can avoid the cannon on It would have been awkward if he

:25:54. > :26:14.

:26:14. > :26:17.had been hampered by the red. It wobbled, but it is OK. Not the

:26:17. > :26:23.cleanest part we have ever seen, but under these circumstances, just

:26:23. > :26:33.going... He's a bit thinner on this black them would have been a good

:26:33. > :26:44.

:26:44. > :26:48.He trusted a bit to luck, but he is He knew he couldn't avoid the

:26:48. > :26:58.cannon on the red, so he thought, why not use it to open the others

:26:58. > :27:05.

:27:05. > :27:15.are up? He has got the red to the I don't know whether it is

:27:15. > :27:36.

:27:36. > :27:46.Considering the circumstances, he is cueing quite well. Yes. He looks

:27:46. > :27:56.

:27:56. > :28:01.If you go into them, you trust that little bit to luck. He has got a

:28:01. > :28:11.pot on, but does that leave him in a good position? The problem is,

:28:11. > :28:20.

:28:20. > :28:30.the cannon has knocked the red into I think he has got to play this and

:28:30. > :28:41.

:28:41. > :28:48.Just flicked the red. It just caught the red near the side

:28:48. > :28:53.cushion. We were saying earlier about his game plan and not taking

:28:53. > :29:03.too many risks. Does that mean he will not take the colour on here,

:29:03. > :29:34.

:29:34. > :29:44.After seven hours and 20 minutes, He needs a good cue ball here. That

:29:44. > :29:48.

:29:48. > :29:52.red could be pottable into the left The natural angle here would be

:29:53. > :30:02.cannon into the reds near the top of the table. I don't think he will

:30:03. > :30:04.

:30:04. > :30:14.He does have a chance to play it and screw back to the baulk area if

:30:14. > :30:22.

:30:22. > :30:27.Well, in the end, he decided to play the snooker. It's always a

:30:27. > :30:34.tricky shot to play, but, and sometimes you can miss it and leave

:30:34. > :30:43.a pot on. He has not left one on. The Judd Trump turned professional

:30:43. > :30:47.in 2005. 1996, Ali Carter turn professional. That little bit of

:30:47. > :30:52.extra experience he's trying to use in this frame. A chance of a pot to

:30:52. > :30:57.that left middle, but he is refusing quite a few tough ones. I

:30:57. > :31:03.think if this red passes the pink comfortably, he would have played

:31:03. > :31:08.it now, but it's very, very tight. Normally, you think this type of

:31:08. > :31:11.shot will battle in the jaws and screw back to the baulk end and you

:31:11. > :31:16.don't leave anything, but if you just flick to the pink, you

:31:16. > :31:26.wouldn't know with the red was going to go. It's an easy safety if

:31:26. > :31:36.

:31:36. > :31:40.Well, he has not left anything but he's not put any pressure on Ali to

:31:40. > :31:44.play good safety. Played that in quite a clever way, though. Didn't

:31:45. > :31:49.hit that one particularly hard, left the cue ball on the side

:31:49. > :31:58.cushion, so a little bit of safety in mind on it. Quite a cute little

:31:58. > :32:04.Yeah, but you just feel at the moment, Ali has just got the upper

:32:04. > :32:09.hand in this very important tactical exchange. Look at the

:32:09. > :32:19.determination on his face here. He has shown that the at the match. He

:32:19. > :32:29.

:32:29. > :32:33.There's a few ways you can get back to the baulk end but he's worried

:32:33. > :32:43.about clipping a red towards the left corner. If he doesn't get this

:32:43. > :32:44.

:32:44. > :32:53.Well, he got a good, solid contact there and, I tell you what, he

:32:53. > :33:02.couldn't have had that much better. A decent shot. Very good. A chance

:33:02. > :33:09.for Ali around the angles again Got to get lucky with the brown

:33:09. > :33:15.here. The red has come up. And it is his turn to have a good run of

:33:15. > :33:21.the balls and that is very fortunate. Certainly didn't play it

:33:21. > :33:25.when he has landed. Yes, if Judd can't get past the blue to hit the

:33:25. > :33:35.red above and to the right of the black, then he's in a spot of

:33:35. > :33:36.

:33:37. > :33:42.Can't see the return to baulk. Well, maybe off the two reds in the

:33:42. > :33:47.middle of the table. You have to catch them so thick. You wonder

:33:47. > :33:54.where the second red was certain to go. Just looking if he comes off

:33:54. > :34:04.the side cushion, nestles on to the red, what would it leave? It would

:34:04. > :34:07.

:34:07. > :34:12.require a delicate touch but I Well, he is going for the other one

:34:12. > :34:19.and, as you say, John, this is going to be quite so. It's where

:34:19. > :34:24.the second red went. Stopping short of the middle. Just about. He has

:34:24. > :34:31.not left anything easy. He was in a difficult situation there. Coped

:34:31. > :34:35.with it well. No wonder he is tapping the table, because that

:34:35. > :34:39.really is an excellent shot to judge has played there. We talk

:34:39. > :34:46.about 10 knocking in balls off the lampshade but not as important as

:34:46. > :34:56.any shot played in this match. Very good. He is in all sorts of bother

:34:56. > :34:59.

:34:59. > :35:04.Well, I suppose the red near the left middle if he can hit it full

:35:04. > :35:08.in the face, although Hawk-Eye is telling us he can only hit it half,

:35:09. > :35:12.he could just push it down the cushion, but that's not an option.

:35:12. > :35:17.I wonder if he can just come off the top cushion and Nestle in this

:35:17. > :35:21.red here. He is looking at playing at birth. I just wonder what you

:35:21. > :35:26.can get to it from the top cushion and drop on to it. It's not

:35:26. > :35:31.brilliant, either way. He is taking your advice and going off the top

:35:31. > :35:36.cushion. Just to nestle into it. Doesn't want to be to Peacey

:35:36. > :35:46.because he could lose the red to the middle. And he has left the red

:35:46. > :35:47.

:35:47. > :35:57.to the middle -- PC. -- pacey. In these very tense circumstances,

:35:57. > :36:05.

:36:05. > :36:13.He has got one close to the cue He tried to push the pink on. I

:36:13. > :36:17.don't think it passes the red. Just, the moments Judge trump is having.

:36:17. > :36:23.You pot a ball and look for an easy one to follow up and they just run

:36:23. > :36:27.awkward. Yes, and here comes a big yellow, if he's going to take it on.

:36:27. > :36:31.At least he can cue that one properly. He would have to worry

:36:31. > :36:36.about leaning over reds and things. If he takes the green, he's got

:36:36. > :36:40.reds and blacks and his waistcoat so if he plays the yellow left-

:36:40. > :36:45.handed, at least he has not got that too worried about. It's just a

:36:45. > :36:55.matter of whether he feels like he wants to take it on. We're so used

:36:55. > :37:00.

:37:00. > :37:05.to seeing him going for the pots. Now, with that pink being at near

:37:05. > :37:09.the left middle, he can find a path around the black. He would love to

:37:09. > :37:15.be on the black, but he knows the pink will be there if he's not on

:37:15. > :37:21.the black. As I say, he would love to be on the black, but he knew the

:37:21. > :37:28.pink was always going to be second prize, and it is. Well, Ali Carter

:37:28. > :37:31.has fought long and hard, but he will be thinking in his seat,

:37:31. > :37:41.because he will be looking at the negative sides, as far as he's

:37:41. > :37:47.

:37:48. > :37:51.concerned. Will he get back to the Well, it's worked out OK, but. A

:37:51. > :37:57.chance to go in between green and brown and then come round and leave

:37:57. > :38:01.the two reds from the blue spot. But play the Safeway, up and down.

:38:01. > :38:06.I don't blame him because this has turned out to be perfect. Of course,

:38:06. > :38:10.he had the choice of the two reds and if he can hold this, and I

:38:10. > :38:14.think he can, I think he is straight enough to hold it, he

:38:14. > :38:24.would love to be on the black. But, he could hold it for the pink as

:38:24. > :38:27.

:38:27. > :38:32.Well, there you go. And if you needed any further evidence of what

:38:32. > :38:42.it's like in a deciding frame, you have just seen it there. No words

:38:42. > :38:42.

:38:42. > :39:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds

:39:54. > :40:00.Just one good positional shot here. Including that one and the four

:40:00. > :40:06.reds remaining in the open with colours. It will be enough. It will

:40:06. > :40:15.put Judge trump out of the 2012 Betfred.com world championships.

:40:15. > :40:25.And book him a place in the quarter But we will take nothing for

:40:25. > :40:38.

:40:38. > :40:48.Well, had a chance to play a couple of reds there and decided to get

:40:48. > :40:53.

:40:53. > :40:58.this one out of the way as soon as You can hear a pin drop here in the

:40:58. > :41:08.Crucible Theatre. I think it's a stunned silence after the red that

:41:08. > :41:09.

:41:09. > :41:19.There is a pause for that one because that is the positional shot

:41:19. > :41:34.

:41:34. > :41:39.which could be key. This is the red. So, the black goes in. 33 ahead. 51

:41:39. > :41:44.remaining. No need to be looking for that red on the left-hand side

:41:44. > :41:48.cushion. That's the last thing he should be thinking about. Just a

:41:48. > :41:58.little bit of composure and a couple of good shots away from a

:41:58. > :42:05.

:42:05. > :42:11.He does not want to look. He knows he has not played his best this

:42:11. > :42:15.session. Ali Carter really, as you saw, with his years of experience,

:42:15. > :42:25.when you lose a match, and other chance like that, to miss a ball,

:42:25. > :42:36.

:42:36. > :42:45.you hardly ever miss, it can hit so Just the red and black needed and

:42:45. > :42:55.Jed can't bear to look. And it looks all over bar the shouting now.

:42:55. > :42:58.

:42:58. > :43:08.It's finished absolutely inch And now, 42 points in front, just

:43:08. > :43:13.

:43:13. > :43:20.The dream for Judd Trump, as we see Ali Carter... He is entitled to

:43:20. > :43:24.their reaction. When he trailed 12- nine, everything looked lost. But

:43:24. > :43:34.he dug in, played good match play, and he has kept the pressure on his

:43:34. > :43:35.

:43:35. > :43:44.Judd Trump it just made too many mistakes at the end. He is coming

:43:44. > :43:50.back to the table. Well, that sip of water will taste good. Don't

:43:50. > :43:57.blame Judd. It's nice to see he's not going to give up hope. 48

:43:57. > :44:07.points behind, just 35 remaining. It equates to four snookers. Unless

:44:07. > :44:12.he can get a snooker and a free Yes, there will be other

:44:12. > :44:16.championships for Judd Trump, I'm sure. Far too much talent. You have

:44:16. > :44:26.to take your hat off to Ali Carter. He has been brilliant today,

:44:26. > :44:48.

:44:48. > :44:58.Disappointment for Judd Trump. As we were saying before, all you're

:44:58. > :45:02.

:45:02. > :45:08.looking for his one chance. He had Well, that's one of the four

:45:08. > :45:18.snooker has got. And four. Received. Of course, there is a way now, it

:45:18. > :45:29.

:45:29. > :45:39.be gets the snooker and a free ball, I keep saying, it's going to happen

:45:39. > :45:50.

:45:50. > :45:57.one day. It's going to happen one That's the problem, with the

:45:57. > :46:04.quality we have, if you need four Snooker's, you may be need to go 20

:46:04. > :46:14.to get your opponent to miss. Didn't play the pot. Putting the

:46:14. > :46:24.

:46:24. > :46:34.snooker behind the black. Losing Be careful with this one. A little

:46:34. > :46:34.

:46:34. > :46:40.bit of side required. Watch the cue If this was any other frame, Judd

:46:40. > :46:46.Trump would not have carried on. A slim chance to keep his world

:46:46. > :46:56.championship hopes alive and he is another snooker. Played it very

:46:56. > :47:08.

:47:08. > :47:18.Every shot he's had has been a And that is a miss and is thus a

:47:18. > :47:24.

:47:24. > :47:32.Oh, he's going to check. It it's a free ball, or one snooker will be

:47:32. > :47:39.enough. Ali Carter is interested in this. This is a big decision. I

:47:39. > :47:43.think he said to him, it is not a free ball. Another couple of rolls

:47:43. > :47:53.and it would have been. Ali Carter has heart has just skipped a major

:47:53. > :47:56.

:47:56. > :48:05.What great sportsmanship. Ali Carter said to Judd Trump, it's not

:48:05. > :48:14.Well, he hasn't got the snooker behind the yellow. The blue comes

:48:14. > :48:17.to his rescue. Just two snookers required now. This is amazing.

:48:17. > :48:27.we were just about giving him his victory parade and it's far from

:48:27. > :48:42.

:48:42. > :48:47.Well, you are to come off the red a very thin here and find a place up

:48:47. > :48:52.near the green pocket, really. I don't think he can get a very good

:48:52. > :49:02.snooker here. One important thing, you can't afford to leave the red

:49:02. > :49:07.on. If you do, you don't get any He has tried the other way. I tell

:49:07. > :49:17.you what, he has made a pretty good effort here. Not quite what he

:49:17. > :49:29.

:49:29. > :49:33.wanted. Not quite. Good effort. But Well, if you get a snooker, you

:49:33. > :49:43.restrict options. Needs to catch this full from behind, and he has

:49:43. > :49:49.

:49:49. > :49:59.done. And he has got the snooker. Would you believe it? Well, I said

:49:59. > :50:00.

:50:00. > :50:10.this match had everything. It has Well, you just can't believe what

:50:10. > :50:16.

:50:16. > :50:20.I don't know whether you go off one cushion or two cushions here. If

:50:20. > :50:30.you go off two, there is a gap around the back of it. He has filed

:50:30. > :50:40.it. Unbelievably, all he needs is one snooker to be able to win. --

:50:40. > :50:44.

:50:44. > :50:50.He has over hit that. What a pity. He had some excellent snookers.

:50:50. > :50:54.That one looked unmissable. Yes, isn't that funny? Some of them have

:50:54. > :51:04.not really tricky and he has played them really well. That one was

:51:04. > :51:08.

:51:08. > :51:13.quite easy. And he has left a A chance here for a snooker now.

:51:13. > :51:17.And Ali will be in panic mode at the moment. He thought he had won

:51:17. > :51:27.this. He did the first pomp and everything else. He's not doing

:51:27. > :51:34.that any more. -- fist pump. He is wiping the sweat off his brow.

:51:34. > :51:40.There is a big line here. If he misses the black, it could be a

:51:40. > :51:50.snooker. I tell you something, John, that could be the line of the

:51:50. > :51:54.

:51:54. > :52:04.He's having to swerve to make the angle. Only just hit it. Only just

:52:04. > :52:29.

:52:29. > :52:33.Just didn't get the connection right. Ali Carter, like everybody,

:52:33. > :52:38.is on the edge of his seat for this one. He's just filling up his glass

:52:38. > :52:42.of water. We hope he won't need it because he's got a straight shot to

:52:42. > :52:52.clinch the game and the match. ever he wanted to cue straight,

:52:52. > :53:04.

:53:04. > :53:08.He thought it was in. He thought it Of course, the black now is not on

:53:08. > :53:18.its spot. It makes it a little bit more tricky for snookers. The main

:53:18. > :53:22.

:53:23. > :53:27.No, too hard. Too hard. Another chance for Ali Carter. Would you be

:53:27. > :53:31.playing at the club in the middle or the long red? I will be honest

:53:31. > :53:36.with you, I think I would played the clip in the middle. I always

:53:36. > :53:41.feel more comfortable playing the cut. You don't have to cue it as

:53:41. > :53:47.precisely. Cut in the middle, for me. He's not going to run into

:53:47. > :53:57.another ball and if the red goes in, it won't matter any way. That's it.

:53:57. > :54:05.

:54:05. > :54:10.And, fair play to Judd Trump, he gave Ali Carter a scare but

:54:10. > :54:17.unafraid he will be looking back at the balls he has missed and

:54:17. > :54:22.particularly when he had his last chance. He missed a red which was

:54:22. > :54:25.unbelievable for him to miss it. You know, when you're trying to

:54:25. > :54:29.hold for position on a colour, anything is possible and

:54:29. > :54:34.particularly in a deciding frame. He will be back no doubt about that.

:54:34. > :54:39.One of the great, great talents in the game, Judd Trump. Probably

:54:39. > :54:43.learned a bit of a lesson today, and Ali Carter, nine years more

:54:43. > :54:50.experience as a professional, I think he has put all of that to

:54:50. > :54:55.affect in this final session. Gives him a hand shake. He will say well

:54:55. > :54:59.played. Disappointment for Judd Trump. He was the favourite for

:54:59. > :55:03.this at the start of the tournament. Out he goes but don't take anything

:55:03. > :55:08.away from Ali Carter. Fantastic performance, used all his

:55:08. > :55:16.experience, one of the best victories of his career. 12-9 down,

:55:16. > :55:20.If anybody wanted a blueprint for what snooker can do for

:55:20. > :55:24.entertainment, they just need to look back at every frame of that

:55:25. > :55:28.concluding session. And if they also didn't think it requires

:55:28. > :55:32.heroic acts, you have been any other sport if they would be

:55:32. > :55:38.mistaken as well. Fantastic performance from Ali Carter. Both

:55:38. > :55:43.felt the heat in the last frame and he responded the best of. It would

:55:43. > :55:53.be a miracle to escape from that perspective. Let's hear from Ali

:55:53. > :56:01.What a man to. What a comeback. I was the life to get through. Credit

:56:01. > :56:06.to judge, he pots them from everywhere -- Judd. I'm delighted

:56:06. > :56:10.to get through. In that last frame, you were going through all sorts of

:56:10. > :56:15.emotions. You thought you were home and then he tried to back into

:56:15. > :56:21.those snookers. How did you keep your emotions under control? I've

:56:21. > :56:27.got a lot of experience now. I played a bad shot. It by was

:56:27. > :56:31.concentrating, I would have won it easily. -- if I was concentrating.

:56:31. > :56:36.It makes it more sleep I had to suffer for five minutes out there

:56:36. > :56:40.so I'm delighted. There was loose talk about you retiring and

:56:40. > :56:46.struggling with groans disease. Bearing in mind what happened this

:56:46. > :56:51.year, what does that mean to you? It means a lot, you know. I have

:56:51. > :56:54.played snooker all my life and I love the game but I felt rough and

:56:55. > :56:59.I haven't been able to apply myself to snooker and enjoy it and now

:56:59. > :57:07.I've got a new lease of life and I can carry on playing and do well

:57:07. > :57:10.for the you barely paused for breath but any preference now? No,

:57:10. > :57:16.every match is a tough match and they are both good players. I got

:57:16. > :57:20.to go and do it all again tomorrow. It's hard, this tournament.

:57:20. > :57:26.draw is opening up. Do you feel as though you might be able to get on

:57:26. > :57:32.a roll here? You have been to the final before. Yes, I'd just like to

:57:32. > :57:41.get through this year. That delighted. I will reassess tonight,

:57:41. > :57:47.and, you know, look forward to A nice kiss on the head for him

:57:47. > :57:52.from Peter Ebdon. Just a word about Ali Carter's tenacity. At times,

:57:52. > :57:56.not just in this match, and in the last year, he must have come close

:57:56. > :58:00.to wanting to give up the whole thing. Yes, it's great to see him

:58:00. > :58:08.back and playing well. As he quite rightly said, this game is called

:58:08. > :58:13.snooker for a reason. I think Judd Trump learnt a lesson today. Ali

:58:13. > :58:16.played the perfect match play snooker in those last few frames

:58:17. > :58:23.and you can't consistently keeper potting them. Sometimes you just

:58:23. > :58:27.have to pull back the reins. Such drama, so exciting. We were as

:58:27. > :58:32.excited as the crowd were. If that first time you have been sitting

:58:32. > :58:36.for the last 20 minutes. I know. It's what the Crucible and Snooker

:58:36. > :58:39.and the World Championships is all about. For Judd Trump, what lesson

:58:39. > :58:46.will he learn from today and will thus making a better player in the

:58:46. > :58:51.future? I think all the experience as you get in snooker helps. Last

:58:51. > :58:55.year, nobody gave them a chance. All of a sudden, he's in the final.

:58:55. > :59:00.It's been a quick rise from number 32 to the top of the game, so no

:59:00. > :59:09.surprise that baps, there's a few rough edges. He's such an exciting

:59:09. > :59:12.player. For Judd Trump, watching from afar, it is welcome to the

:59:12. > :59:18.world of a masochistic snooker player who has to suffer all the

:59:18. > :59:21.great shots you play and then the one shot but causes you damage. He

:59:21. > :59:28.will have a terrible night sleep think about that one shot with the

:59:28. > :59:33.extended rest. That's a snooker player's career. There is the shot.

:59:33. > :59:37.I suppose the fact he has the extension, you put some unwanted

:59:37. > :59:46.side on that. You could see how much it was hurting him. He could

:59:46. > :59:50.not bear to watch Ali. He notched up the frame and that's hard, and

:59:50. > :59:55.that's a hard thing about snooker. He got the chance. You can't have

:59:55. > :00:00.any regrets. It's a shame there has to be a loser in such a great match.

:00:00. > :00:04.A lot of people when Ali compiled a break, with bad lead, everybody

:00:04. > :00:14.thought the match was over but he showed another side to his game,

:00:14. > :00:17.

:00:17. > :00:23.In a way, we were taking him out for not having a balanced game. At

:00:23. > :00:27.some stage, he might get a better balance within himself a. But don't

:00:27. > :00:31.stop going for those shots. They are the right shot for him. Every

:00:31. > :00:35.player has got to pick the right shot for themselves as a player.

:00:35. > :00:40.But once he balances it and gets the temperament to go with that,

:00:40. > :00:43.you have got a more mature player. A couple more years from now, all

:00:43. > :00:50.of a sudden, he has got a bit more experience under his belt and he

:00:50. > :00:55.will be a big danger, not that he's not one now. For congratulations to

:00:55. > :00:59.alley Carter. Now we switch our attention to table two, her a match

:00:59. > :01:08.between Barry Hawkins and Matthew Stevens who made his debut at the

:01:08. > :01:13.Crucible 14 years ago. My first memory was watching the

:01:13. > :01:17.first one in 1985. That stood out. That was the first time I had

:01:17. > :01:21.really got into snooker and wanted to play there and eventually I did.

:01:21. > :01:26.I got to the quarter final the first time and lost against Ken

:01:26. > :01:30.Doherty. It is a very special place to play. I have played at Wembley

:01:30. > :01:36.in front of these 1,000 people but it is never the same as the

:01:36. > :01:40.Crucible. When it gets down to one table, it is fantastic. I actually

:01:40. > :01:44.like playing with a two table set- up because you get the atmosphere

:01:44. > :01:50.of the other table which is good. There is always that special

:01:50. > :01:54.atmosphere in the Crucible. When you go it to Sheffield to play in

:01:54. > :01:56.the world chatted chips, it is a real buzz and it is totally

:01:56. > :02:01.different. It feels totally different when you are travelling

:02:01. > :02:08.here because everyone is talking about it and it is live on

:02:08. > :02:13.television for 17 days. The whole city is buzzing. There has been a

:02:13. > :02:17.lot of lows but at least I have been in a position where I have had

:02:17. > :02:26.chances to win it. I have been to two finals and not many people can

:02:26. > :02:31.say they have done that. I have had a good run. I believe I can still

:02:31. > :02:41.win it. Maybe I am not as good as I was 11 or 12 years ago but I can

:02:41. > :02:49.

:02:49. > :02:58.still compete with the best players It was level before today's

:02:58. > :03:08.sessions. We join it at 10 frames each. Our commentators are Dennis

:03:08. > :03:23.

:03:23. > :03:26.He did well to avoid the double Does Barry risk trying to hold

:03:26. > :03:36.nicely for the black in such a way that he can then develop the two

:03:36. > :03:37.

:03:37. > :03:41.He has played it perfectly. He has played it with a lot of track. That

:03:41. > :03:51.takes the pace out of the cue ball and if he can judge the cannon here,

:03:51. > :03:54.

:03:54. > :03:58.That is careless. How can you missed the cannon? That has got to

:03:58. > :04:03.be down to a little bit of tension. He played the long red perfectly,

:04:03. > :04:08.got the cue ball in the ideal position, and missed a straight

:04:08. > :04:14.forward cannon. That was not good to miss the cannon. He was in the

:04:14. > :04:20.perfect place to get it. He played to hit the red -- left-hand red

:04:20. > :04:25.half ball. To get that close to it, you would have it quite a lot of

:04:25. > :04:29.that red to bring the other one into play. He could have taken the

:04:29. > :04:39.frame because the red near the left-hand cushion is OK for Barry

:04:39. > :04:41.

:04:41. > :04:46.being a left-hander. But that has I think you can feel the tension

:04:46. > :04:52.creeping into both players. There are no more intervals now. No more

:04:52. > :04:57.time in the dressing room. Someone is going to win this match in the

:04:57. > :05:01.next few frames and there is so much up for grabs. It is only human

:05:01. > :05:11.nature that balls will be missed. That is a good safety shot, well

:05:11. > :05:24.

:05:24. > :05:30.It is imperative he catches this correctly. He has got to avoid the

:05:30. > :05:40.pain and he does not want to catch it too thick in case it pushes the

:05:40. > :05:42.

:05:42. > :05:52.red on. -- pink. This could be a free ball. If this keeps on

:05:52. > :05:56.

:05:56. > :06:06.He seems to be trying a very thin shot to avoid the pink on the right

:06:06. > :06:23.

:06:23. > :06:31.side. If he plays a thicker shot, That is where it was originally. It

:06:31. > :06:36.could do with going slightly to the left. That is about perfect.

:06:36. > :06:41.Absolutely spot-on. Is he going to play the same shot or is he going

:06:41. > :06:51.to try and play it a little bit thicker? If he plays it thing, he

:06:51. > :07:01.

:07:01. > :07:10.He certainly played it better than the first time we he did not make

:07:10. > :07:15.contact. While he escaped that time, you feel there is a chance Matthew

:07:16. > :07:20.could get him into more trouble here. I can see a little flight

:07:20. > :07:30.running along... Well, there was a flight running along. He got rid of

:07:30. > :07:58.

:07:58. > :08:02.This needs to keep on going. I think he has covered it. Yes. Now a

:08:02. > :08:09.bit of a problem for Matthew Stevens. Always a bit risky when

:08:09. > :08:17.you push the red towards the pocket. He has got something to think about

:08:17. > :08:26.here, has Matthew. The referee having a close look over Matthew's

:08:26. > :08:36.shoulder to see the situation. It was quietly going along the cushion

:08:36. > :08:56.

:08:56. > :09:04.Has he covered it? This is terrific by the looks of it. Barry might

:09:04. > :09:13.have to pot his way out of trouble here. Can he get past the pink? No,

:09:13. > :09:22.he has got to take this on. Needs terrific cueing. No, he cued across

:09:22. > :09:28.it. He knew he had to get that. was up on it quickly. He knew that

:09:28. > :09:38.it was not in. This really is a golden chance and he has given

:09:38. > :09:43.

:09:43. > :09:51.It has got the feel of a deciding frame, this one. Early on, we saw

:09:51. > :09:55.Matthew Stevens missing a black off the spot. That was a bit edgy. Look

:09:55. > :10:04.where he has left the cue ball. He played it for the blue but now he

:10:04. > :10:13.is having to go for the pink. This is much more difficult. This is not

:10:13. > :10:21.what he had planned. Safely him, though. But he has still got quite

:10:21. > :10:31.a bit to do. He has got an angle to get on the blue and then he can get

:10:31. > :10:34.

:10:34. > :10:44.If he has got the angle, he can drop the blue in anywhere near the

:10:44. > :10:48.

:10:48. > :10:57.circle and he is perfectly on that Could not have played it better. 25

:10:57. > :11:02.points the difference. This and for I think Barry Hawkins knew when he

:11:02. > :11:12.attempted that difficult red that it could well be his last shot. He

:11:12. > :11:12.

:11:12. > :11:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds

:11:58. > :12:03.took the risk and it did not pay He is not going to bother with the

:12:03. > :12:12.black. It was a bit of an edgy frame from both players but in the

:12:12. > :12:16.end Matthew Stevens get himself There is definitely some tension

:12:16. > :12:21.creeping into this match but Matthew Stevens is back in front.

:12:21. > :12:31.Let's rejoin it in frame 22. Barry Hawkins is at the table leading by

:12:31. > :12:35.

:12:35. > :12:40.He has hit the wrong red. What a mistake Barry has made there. That

:12:40. > :12:46.is absolutely amazing. How costly is that going to be? He is just

:12:46. > :12:52.plain thin of that one, missed it completely and stuck Matthew in.

:12:52. > :13:02.That was pressure. He really tried something there. It might be the

:13:02. > :13:05.kind of mistake that cost him the match. He can't use it in this

:13:05. > :13:15.frame but the man who was starting to look favourite to win gifted a

:13:15. > :13:15.

:13:15. > :14:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds

:14:08. > :14:16.It is not an easy run to the winning post in this frame. There

:14:16. > :14:22.are quite a few obstacles. Three reds that are fairly awkward.

:14:22. > :14:32.think he might be able to get them out. That is a big shot, a

:14:32. > :14:36.

:14:36. > :14:40.Even if he gets down to the one that is closest to the pink, it

:14:40. > :14:50.will pass into the corner, and looking at the scoreboard, he will

:14:50. > :15:06.

:15:06. > :15:16.need that. But that one little It is proving to be very costly,

:15:16. > :15:18.

:15:18. > :15:25.that error from Barry Hawkins We he He is going to have to go up for

:15:25. > :15:31.the blue here. I don't think he can hold for the black. He must get the

:15:31. > :15:37.correct side of the blue. Look at this. What has Matthew Stevens done

:15:37. > :15:43.there? It just shows you, the number of times he has been at the

:15:43. > :15:53.Crucible, that is a little bit of tension. He missed the black into

:15:53. > :16:06.

:16:06. > :16:12.Both players feeling it, you can He can drop on either of these reds

:16:12. > :16:22.but he has got to be a little bit careful. If he spends the blue and

:16:22. > :16:24.

:16:24. > :16:30.slips past the black, he does not He has got to be careful if he hits

:16:30. > :16:40.the wrong side of the pink. He is just about OK there. If he had hit

:16:40. > :16:44.

:16:44. > :16:49.that pink half ball, he could have The break will end after the next

:16:49. > :16:55.shot because there is no way he can get on the red. He will have a good

:16:55. > :16:59.chance of a snooker though. Being a left-hander, he will probably leave

:16:59. > :17:03.the white over that side. But it is much easier if you were the right

:17:03. > :17:07.hand side of the black to send the red around the angles and get the

:17:07. > :17:17.snooker behind the black. If he goes over the left side of the

:17:17. > :17:27.

:17:27. > :17:31.That is why he has come back across the table. But he has snookered

:17:31. > :17:36.himself. Both players making elementary mistakes and that is

:17:36. > :17:44.down to the tension. I think he was getting things a little bit too

:17:44. > :17:49.complicated in his mind. A bit like the safety shot he hit earlier. He

:17:49. > :17:55.can just hit the edge of this red so it is not the end of the world.

:17:55. > :17:58.The pink helped him. You just feel Barry is playing slightly

:17:58. > :18:08.complicated on the safety shot. When you are under pressure, you

:18:08. > :18:33.

:18:33. > :18:43.have got to keep the game simple This is a pretty good shot. Very

:18:43. > :18:48.

:18:48. > :18:55.Barry Hawkins, and little wry smile, he has gotta be careful not to hit

:18:55. > :19:05.one of those colours if he sense the red around the table. Played to

:19:05. > :19:14.

:19:15. > :19:24.Let's show you this shot again. The green and brown was not a bad

:19:25. > :19:56.

:19:57. > :20:04.Matthew would like to keep the red That is a very good pot. It was a

:20:04. > :20:14.thing, it was a shot to nothing. It is going to be the yellow followed

:20:14. > :20:20.

:20:20. > :20:27.I wonder if that shot is going to be the difference between winning

:20:27. > :20:32.and losing this match. I think he is very relieved to be back at the

:20:32. > :20:42.table after missing that very easy red in the corner pocket. But can

:20:42. > :20:46.

:20:46. > :20:55.He need the green, the brown and the blue. They are normally a

:20:55. > :21:01.formality but these are not normal circumstances. This is the key shot

:21:01. > :21:10.and he has come up a little bit short. He's looking around at the

:21:10. > :21:19.scoreboard. You have got to get on the blue, Matthew. It is natural to

:21:19. > :21:29.come down the table for the blue but these can be missed. Just. Only

:21:29. > :21:48.

:21:48. > :21:58.Safely in. He did not try to play 20 points the difference with 18

:21:58. > :22:00.

:22:00. > :22:10.Matthew Stevens is now one frame away from the quarter final for the

:22:10. > :22:14.

:22:14. > :22:24.He flicked the red near the pocket. Has he covered it? I am pretty

:22:24. > :22:24.

:22:24. > :22:30.It is not really a shot you could plant. The red is not exactly

:22:30. > :22:35.hanging over the pocket. He might have to play that red over the

:22:35. > :22:45.pocket. I think he can pass the red that is blocking that one and maybe

:22:45. > :22:46.

:22:46. > :22:56.leave the white in the jaws of the That is how close to the pocket it

:22:56. > :23:10.

:23:10. > :23:15.He has got to be precise with this I think he may have stuck the red

:23:15. > :23:19.up. There is a gap through to the one that is over the pocket. A bit

:23:19. > :23:29.of a chance. That shake of the head tells you he has left exactly what

:23:29. > :23:34.

:23:34. > :23:44.you are looking at. A chance for It is not an easy chance but there

:23:44. > :23:48.

:23:48. > :23:58.are three fairly comfortable reds That has not helped. He did not

:23:58. > :24:01.

:24:01. > :24:07.He has got a slight angle with this but it is awkward cueing. He's

:24:07. > :24:11.pretty good with the opposite hand. But even then, the bridging is a

:24:11. > :24:21.little awkward. He has looked at the one to the middle pocket. This

:24:21. > :24:30.

:24:30. > :24:40.is not the one he was intending to He hit it very well. It is going to

:24:40. > :24:48.

:24:48. > :24:52.take a mighty clearance from here Just looking at what sort of shot

:24:52. > :25:00.he would have a feast ended with the pink is now and that is what he

:25:00. > :25:10.has done. He could cut along the cushion but that is not an easy

:25:10. > :25:26.

:25:26. > :25:30.If he can be straight on this, or he might look at the pink.

:25:30. > :25:40.Absolutely dead straight so he will have to hit it with left-hand side.

:25:40. > :25:48.

:25:48. > :25:52.Watch the white as it hits the You see the reverse side spinning

:25:52. > :26:02.off to the left as you look at it. If he can get a good angle on his

:26:02. > :26:04.

:26:04. > :26:08.next colour, he can get to those Well, he has got the angle. He may

:26:08. > :26:12.Electa come off two cushions and disturb them, he could drop in

:26:12. > :26:22.behind them. He is just thinking about it but he has got the perfect

:26:22. > :26:26.That is the angle he could take if he pots the black with screw and a

:26:26. > :26:36.little bit of side. Now he's looking to see if he drops in

:26:36. > :26:46.It is set to Matthew how he feels and where he wants to put that cue

:26:46. > :26:52.

:26:52. > :26:55.ball. He has gone to move them. How was your luck? Not the best.

:26:55. > :27:05.think he wanted to push the red out towards the middle pocket to take

:27:05. > :27:08.

:27:08. > :27:11.it into the opposite middle. Either when he takes on he could pot. He

:27:11. > :27:16.might be thinking about the red at the table into the top right hand

:27:16. > :27:26.pocket. It is difficult when the cue ball and the object ball are

:27:26. > :27:46.

:27:46. > :27:52.close together. Both are decidedly That is a terrific recovery pot and

:27:52. > :27:59.now Matthew Stevens is just three points behind as we show you that

:27:59. > :28:07.very delicate shot into the middle pocket. Barry is just sitting there.

:28:08. > :28:17.He knows the last red is awkward. Is he going to leave a double here?

:28:18. > :28:18.

:28:18. > :28:22.He has had to. No double now. He was playing the white out to play

:28:22. > :28:27.the double but a good safety shot here. If he can play the White out

:28:27. > :28:30.behind the black and get a good red, he is four points in front. But he

:28:30. > :28:40.definitely played to leave the double and he did not hit it hard

:28:40. > :28:41.

:28:41. > :28:46.enough. What he can do is retain the advantage. This is the shot he

:28:46. > :28:52.played. He wanted to get up the table more. But he should be aware

:28:52. > :29:02.that he can get a really good advantage now. If he can put Barry

:29:02. > :29:04.

:29:04. > :29:14.in trouble, that would be good. Barry his batting away but the next

:29:14. > :29:23.

:29:23. > :29:27.He has been so lucky there. The double was not on. He should have

:29:28. > :29:34.played back behind the black. He took on a double he was always

:29:34. > :29:38.going to struggle to make the angle for and he has fluked a snooker. Is

:29:38. > :29:48.that how Barry Hawkins is going to go out of the Betfred.com World

:29:48. > :29:56.

:29:56. > :29:59.Snooker Championship? It all It is delicate. That is pretty good.

:29:59. > :30:05.He might possibly be snookered again but he was in a bit of a

:30:05. > :30:09.whole there. I am very surprised Matthew played that shot. He has

:30:09. > :30:19.been very composed and he tends to play the right shot but that must

:30:19. > :30:27.

:30:27. > :30:37.It is not quite as easy as it looks. It looks as if he could just slide

:30:37. > :30:43.

:30:43. > :30:53.I tell you what, at Barry Hawkins was extremely well played shot, to

:30:53. > :30:59.

:30:59. > :31:09.He has managed to get the snooker here and it is more difficult now

:31:09. > :31:19.

:31:19. > :31:29.Matthew probably very relieved. The shot he played there. He knows in

:31:29. > :31:31.

:31:31. > :31:36.his heart it was the wrong shot, While, he has got the snooker back,

:31:36. > :31:46.he just clipped the red. It is all happening out on the table at this

:31:46. > :31:58.

:31:58. > :32:06.Just look at this. But maybe it is not quite as snooker. But if he

:32:06. > :32:16.plays it plain ball, looking at that angle, it looks as if the

:32:16. > :32:26.

:32:26. > :32:33.white they got into the middle It is not as snooker fills. Now,

:32:33. > :32:43.can it Barry Hawkins not lessened, get on a colour and keep himself in

:32:43. > :32:55.

:32:55. > :33:02.this year's Betfred.com World Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!

:33:02. > :33:12.anything, he screwed back just a little bit far. A tremendous pot.

:33:12. > :33:23.

:33:23. > :33:31.It will be a delicate little shot, It is very easy to hit this type of

:33:31. > :33:41.shot just a little incorrectly. That is a very good shot to get

:33:41. > :33:55.

:33:55. > :34:02.Yes, he did not want to risk going across the other side, with the

:34:02. > :34:12.middle pocket in the way. A lot of noise from the other side of the

:34:12. > :34:21.

:34:21. > :34:25.Still, Matthew Stevens must be wondering - OK, he fluked a snooker,

:34:25. > :34:35.but when he took on that double, it really was not available. That

:34:35. > :34:43.could be the difference in this This has been a very gritty

:34:43. > :34:52.clearance by Barry Hawkins. Well done, mean four. You have get

:34:52. > :35:02.yourself in this year's tournament. And now, Barry is just one behind

:35:02. > :35:10.

:35:10. > :35:20.Matthew breaking off, just reading the one frame. Barry needs both of

:35:20. > :35:29.

:35:29. > :35:38.It is an air late difficult chance for Barry Hawkins. If he plays this

:35:38. > :35:48.right, he will avoid the cannon into the black. Now, where is the

:35:48. > :35:54.

:35:54. > :35:59.red going to finish and where is he He has had a lot to see if the

:35:59. > :36:05.bread will pass the brown into the middle pocket. But if he takes it

:36:05. > :36:15.on, he would have to do something with he cue ball to get nicely on

:36:15. > :36:48.

:36:48. > :36:58.That was nowhere near, once it hit He has played that a bit thick, but

:36:58. > :37:02.

:37:02. > :37:09.the cue ball did at least travel You can see a small bit of tissue

:37:09. > :37:19.one Matthew's face. He probably just put a bit of water on his face

:37:19. > :37:31.

:37:31. > :37:37.He does but these shots for nothing about it very well. He takes on the

:37:37. > :37:45.pot and if it goes in, he has got a chance of the colour, but if not,

:37:45. > :37:55.he is playing for safety. Now, this brown will give him the natural

:37:55. > :38:04.

:38:04. > :38:14.He did not want to play too far down the table. He was wanting to

:38:14. > :38:31.

:38:31. > :38:41.A couple of good shots and this Not an easy chance just yet. There

:38:41. > :38:41.

:38:41. > :38:50.are a couple of reds he can fall on out in the open and one just above

:38:50. > :39:00.the black. He has played for that one that is just above the black

:39:00. > :39:32.

:39:32. > :39:37.and he has played that absolutely I am not sure if one of these to

:39:37. > :39:47.red is actually available into this bottom right-hand corner. As you

:39:47. > :39:53.

:39:53. > :40:02.can see there, it looks very tight. It is not just a good position yet.

:40:02. > :40:10.Getting on the blue here would not be ideal for splitting up the reds.

:40:10. > :40:20.He has got an angle, but because of where the pink is, he would

:40:20. > :40:23.

:40:23. > :40:33.absolutely have to hit it full in He came round the ankles. How was

:40:33. > :40:37.

:40:37. > :40:47.He deserves to be on one, because he played that very well. A lot of

:40:47. > :41:09.

:41:09. > :41:19.Just. As we show you that again, he has just looked at these two reds

:41:19. > :41:21.

:41:21. > :41:28.to see if they are a plant. He has got a choice here, as he has that a

:41:28. > :41:38.single red. The potential plant, the are not quite wind-up to the

:41:38. > :42:00.

:42:00. > :42:10.Matthew has already been in seven He decided to play off the red.

:42:10. > :42:15.

:42:16. > :42:25.They are gradually starting to open up. Once he pots this one, it is

:42:26. > :42:41.

:42:41. > :42:47.going to clear up the path for at He could just jot less than. It was

:42:48. > :42:57.not a a very shot to be playing, but he was guaranteed to get on one

:42:58. > :43:12.

:43:12. > :43:21.Now then, left-handed, or with the The pink is going all over the

:43:21. > :43:30.middle pocket. He was always going to have a chance at the blue, even

:43:30. > :43:36.if he pink did not finish there. Now, this is a terrific opportunity.

:43:36. > :43:46.He is 49 points ahead. He played fantastic in the second session,

:43:46. > :43:52.

:43:52. > :44:01.making it three centuries. Can he close it out here? He has got

:44:01. > :44:11.slightly lucky there. He was playing for the black. However,

:44:11. > :44:14.

:44:14. > :44:24.what has happened here? Now, if the referee get this straight up,

:44:24. > :44:29.

:44:29. > :44:39.there's a chance he will not be on This is an important one. I do not

:44:39. > :44:43.

:44:43. > :44:53.think he will be able to pot this once the pink is replaced. Yes, as

:44:53. > :45:17.

:45:17. > :45:22.feared, he cannot get on that red. This is a very thin snick. He is 56

:45:22. > :45:27.points in front and it at the bit of a free shot because he would end

:45:27. > :45:36.up on the ball could colour. Now, what is the bounce on the brown

:45:36. > :45:46.like? Well, if he does not fancy it, he can go titan behind the green

:45:46. > :45:47.

:45:47. > :45:57.Barry Hawkins is still in the seer's championship, but look at

:45:57. > :46:06.

:46:06. > :46:10.the shot he is faced with. Matthew really is in the driving seat now.

:46:10. > :46:20.How or near for his Barry Hawkins going to hit one of these and not

:46:20. > :46:23.

:46:23. > :46:29.He cannot afford to go through having a few snookers against him

:46:29. > :46:39.as the points will mount up. He really has to hit one sooner rather

:46:39. > :47:00.

:47:00. > :47:10.If he comes off there and hit the net on the left side, he will stick

:47:10. > :47:10.

:47:10. > :47:20.another up. He shakes his head. I cannot see any way he's the out of

:47:20. > :47:23.

:47:23. > :47:33.Matthew watching the outcome of the shot. He knows that if it goes

:47:33. > :47:37.

:47:37. > :47:43.wrong, he is very likely in the It is one thing to hit a ball, but

:47:43. > :47:53.it is hard to imagine how he is possibly going to leave these all

:47:53. > :47:53.

:47:53. > :48:01.Sometimes, you come to the table and there just is not a shot

:48:01. > :48:08.available and that is why he is did their shaking his head. He has been

:48:08. > :48:18.thinking about this foray couple of minutes. He knows this could be his

:48:18. > :48:19.

:48:19. > :48:23.last shot at this year's World Championships and he cannot see one.

:48:23. > :48:33.Two and a half minutes. I think we will say he has every right to take

:48:33. > :48:40.

:48:40. > :48:49.as much time as he feels he needs That is very unfortunate. He has

:48:49. > :48:59.just missed it. I think Matthew hast du have the spirit back. --

:48:59. > :49:09.

:49:09. > :49:19.There is still a possible 67 points on the table at the moment. He is

:49:19. > :49:45.

:49:45. > :49:55.That was the brilliant escape. Matthew does not have a pot

:49:55. > :49:56.

:49:56. > :50:05.available. He will be trying to make sure that as many reds find

:50:05. > :50:14.themselves on the side cushions as When you consider how well Matthew

:50:14. > :50:24.Stevens has played, it says a lot for his opponent that he is just

:50:24. > :50:32.

:50:32. > :50:41.He had that much too thick, but there is no easy pot available to

:50:41. > :50:51.Matthew. Can he get this thing enough to put this into the corner?

:50:51. > :51:02.

:51:02. > :51:08.That is what he is attempting. This It is there. That is it. It has

:51:08. > :51:18.been a tense afternoon and a hard- fought match, which Barry Hawkins

:51:18. > :51:22.

:51:22. > :51:32.Yes, Barry knocked out did the number one, Mark Selby, who had

:51:32. > :51:34.

:51:34. > :51:43.But it is the Welshman who is going to come out on top here. It has

:51:44. > :51:53.been a very entertaining match I reckon the concession is coming.

:51:54. > :51:56.

:51:56. > :52:06.It is. Congratulations to Matthew Stevens. He is through to the

:52:06. > :52:06.

:52:06. > :52:16.quarter-finals of the Betfred.com It is turning out to be a great

:52:16. > :52:25.World Championship for you? Your first quarter final for five years?

:52:25. > :52:30.Yes, it was a very tough match, Barry is a very tough competitor.

:52:30. > :52:36.Yesterday, I scored really well in the second session, but today was

:52:36. > :52:46.just a real battle. How important was it to take the last two frames

:52:46. > :52:48.

:52:48. > :52:57.yesterday? Yes, Barry is the very tough opponents. When I got behind,

:52:57. > :53:02.I could easily have led many head go down, but I kept in there.

:53:02. > :53:07.is it about this venue that inspires you? You have performed

:53:07. > :53:14.very well here, whereas in other tournaments you have maybe not

:53:14. > :53:22.played quite up to that standard? UK are not play well all the time.

:53:22. > :53:32.I enjoy playing in front of the big audiences and on television. Now,

:53:32. > :53:37.

:53:37. > :53:44.what about your thoughts on your The yes, it is the first time I

:53:44. > :53:54.will have played out in a big tournament. But he is a mate of

:53:54. > :53:56.

:53:56. > :54:05.mine. A is a hard playing one of your friends? Yes, but once we're

:54:05. > :54:15.out there on the table that is forgotten. You heard Rob talking

:54:15. > :54:16.

:54:16. > :54:20.about that amazing record. He is making a his 13th appearance at the

:54:20. > :54:27.Crucible and seven times he has been at least to the quarter-finals

:54:27. > :54:35.and twice in the final. Yes, he was trailing in that match against

:54:35. > :54:41.Barry Hawkins and he turned it round. That is a very good result.

:54:41. > :54:49.He also knows that his opponent is also a player who is having a

:54:49. > :54:58.resurgence? He yes, it should be very interesting quarter-final, it

:54:58. > :55:02.is between two people who have come back to top form. But Matthew

:55:02. > :55:10.Stevens is that his best in these longer format, such as this

:55:10. > :55:19.tournament and the UK Championships. He will be tough to beat. I thing

:55:19. > :55:29.application is the key to Matthew. He has forced himself back into the

:55:29. > :55:34.top 16, which is hard these days. At his opponent has under-achieved

:55:34. > :55:44.somewhat. But what it does do is guaranteeing a Welsh player into

:55:44. > :56:17.

:56:17. > :56:26.the semi-final. There, let us take Looking ahead to this evening, of

:56:26. > :56:36.course, keeping me Welsh theme going, Jamie Jones is the

:56:36. > :56:37.

:56:37. > :56:42.qualifiers. He looks full of confidence. Yes, Jamie has had a

:56:42. > :56:47.lot of practice playing in a lot of tournaments than we have ever had

:56:47. > :56:54.before. It looks as if he is on the brink of getting to the quarter-

:56:54. > :57:04.final. But make no mistake, Andrew Higginson is the real fighter. Have

:57:04. > :57:05.

:57:05. > :57:15.you seen any of that match? Yes, I saw some of it. But that last frame,

:57:15. > :57:21.when he took that to lead 10-6, that could be crucial. Today, we

:57:21. > :57:31.lost the favourite at the start of the tournament, Judd Trump. The new

:57:31. > :57:32.

:57:32. > :57:40.favourite is Ronnie O'Sullivan. Do you give Mark Williams any chance

:57:40. > :57:48.today? It is very hard. I think he is just too far behind to get back

:57:48. > :57:54.into it. I kept an eye on Ronnie's Majid and all I was commentating on

:57:54. > :58:04.the other game and he is in blistering form. I cannot really

:58:04. > :58:13.see Mark coming back. You do not see that type of comeback, apart

:58:13. > :58:16.from the likes of from Dennis Taylor! Yes, Mark Williams has

:58:17. > :58:24.given himself an outside chance by winning the last two frames

:58:24. > :58:34.yesterday. It has been a wonderful afternoon of snooker. Thank you for

:58:34. > :58:34.