Day 10, Part 1 Snooker: World Championship

After the torrential rain of the last week, it is a pleasure to

welcome you to Sheffield at last based in spring sunshine. As the

clouds begin to disappear, the picture inside the Crucible at the

Betfred.com World Snooker Championship has become a little

clearer and you can probably guess who has emerged as the man to beat.

The most naturally gifted player ever to grace the modern game.

Ronnie O'Sullivan! That is a cracking pot. He looks

tremendous this afternoon. He is surging away from Mark Williams. A

dazzling session where Ronnie O'Sullivan was absolutely

magnificent. He is the most naturally gifted

player we have ever seen and to watch him win frame after frame, he

won nine frames in a row against Mark Williams. Unbelievable. It

does not matter who he is playing, he is going to keep them sitting in

this seat. The public love watching Ronnie

playing. He is a natural player, he is quick and he makes it look so

easy and it is so hard. He is great to watch when he is in

full flow like that. Sublime stuff. This is as good at is a get. -- it

gets. A break of 128 to go 10-3 up, a

standing ovation from the capacity crowd. That break absolutely earned

it. It was a break that is unique to Ronnie O'Sullivan. I don't think

any other player could have made it look that simple. Simply awesome.

I did interview him on the eve of this tournament and he seemed very

relaxed. He was saying things like, I believe I am one of the best

players in the world. Only John Higgins out there, at his best, can

beat me at my best. There is no John Higgins left in the tournament.

I think that is fairly ominous for the rest of the field.

Ronnie looks very focused and I think Ronnie O'Sullivan fans will

be pleased with that. He seems to have a little bit more calmness and

he seems up for the fight. If there was any doubt beforehand,

there is no doubt now that Ronnie O'Sullivan is a serious contender

this year. He seems content, he seems serene, which is not always

the case, and when he's in that frame of mind he's very dangerous.

The bookmakers who will almost dismissive of his chances before

the tournament have been forced into a change of opinion and the

three-time champion is the clear favourite. Last year's runner-up is

Judd Trump and he is second favourite. How about an 8th world

title for Stephen Hendry? Looking at Ronnie O'Sullivan in

that second session, he looked in championship winning form.

fantastic section for Ronnie O'Sullivan. He won nine frames in a

row but the first six frames, a sublime performance. When he is in

that mode, you have got to feel sorry for Mark Williams. Fantastic

performance. He has got two frames to win this evening. On the other

table, an interesting match with Jamie Jones and Andrew Higginson.

Jamie Jones looks like the new sensation of this tournament.

commentated on the second session last night and he didn't only win,

he won in style. Every frame he was making good breaks. He won a lot of

crucial frames against Andrew Higginson and it was a high quality

match. He was winning them with one visit. Very impressive from Jamie

Jones. Exciting two sessions of snooker this afternoon. Judd Trump

against Ali Carter. He had a little bit of luck along the way but he

looks like he's cracking them into the backs of the pocket. After the

first session, his manager said he was very weak still after the food

poisoning. He looks to have overcome that but this match is not

over yet. Ali Carter is a fighter. He's a former finalist here. He

knows what it takes to win these kind of matches. He's not going to

give up the ghost. And what a hard- fought match between Matthew

Stevens and Barry Hawkins. Barry Hawkins has played really well. He

continued that form and he is at against a two-time finalist in

Matthew Stevens. Loads of experience. But it is very hard to

separate them. It could go right down to the wire. Let's see what's

coming up in the show this afternoon.

Ronnie may have stolen the headlines yesterday but Judd Trump

are produced an eye-catching session of snooker to lead against

Ali Carter. But The Captain has been in good form himself. He must

feel he is still in with a chance. Barry Hawkins is in only his second

second-round appearance at the Crucible and led for much of his

match against Matthew Stevens yesterday. But the Welshman

produced three century breaks in keeping with the type of form that

has made him head a two-time finalist. The pub quiz continues

with episodes 6 this afternoon. Who will come out on top today in the

battle of snooker's masterminds? And we need a local Sheffield

legend who has helped raise lot of money for charity and get his

reward with a special starring role in the build-up to the Olympics.

This afternoon we are focusing primarily on the final session of

the match between Ali Carter and Judd Trump. Judd Trump is only

making his third appearance at the Crucible while Ali Carter first

appeared here in 2003. He has gone on to do some special things here.

Sheffield was always the place where every professional wants to

play so that is why it is so special. My memory was the 1985

final, Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor. I am not sure I remember

the end, that might have been a bit late for me at six years old. When

I qualify for Sheffield the first year, it was a massive achievement

to qualify, and I had Paul Hunter in the first match and I had an

absolute disaster. He played out of his game and I think I was eight-0

down. That was a special moment to play. Obviously, he's not around

any more. But you have a perception in your head of how something is

going to be. It was a bitter disappointment to walk around

backstage. It feels like a bit of a building site. But this really

comes to life during a snooker match. I have been fortunate enough

to be down to the one table set up a few times and the atmosphere is a

lot more tense and it is so important compared to every other

tournament. It does feel like that when you are out there but once you

are used to it, you want to play there all the time. Obviously, my

highs are getting to the final and making a 147. I just hope I can

have another crack at it one day. One for seven was odyssey massive

for me at the time. The roller place -- roller coaster and the

pressure I felt on a break, getting down to the last few balls, was

unbelievable. I would never forget I have been joined by former world

champion John Parrott. Recently there was chat about Ali Carter

taking a sabbatical but he has turned up playing great stuff.

think it is partly down to his health. He has got crones disease

which affects him through the season. He has practised and

prepares. I think tournaments like the UK and there will Janet chips,

he plays well in them. How Judd Trump came into the tournament as

the favourite and he has also had food poisoning. He has an

exceptionally well. The food poisoning leaves you week. He said

in the opening session of the match with Ali Carter he was a bit weak

but he has done well to get past Dominic Dale who is a very durable.

And he has turned it around in yesterday's session to get in front.

Ali Carter led 5-3 after the first session. Here is what happened in a

session to. They resume their second round

match with Ali Carter leading 5-3. It was Judd Trump who came out all

guns blazing with a break of 120 to It looked like another

straightforward frame for the world number two after he took a 40 point

lead. But after missing the black, Ali Carter was unable to take

advantage, allowing Judd Trump to Ali Carter was the century man in

frame 11, hitting 112 and regaining Judd Trump level things in the 12th

The man now based in Romford went ahead for the second time in a

match with a break of 80. Judd Trump increased his lead to

two frames in the 14th but a break of 54 allowed Ali Carter to narrow

the gap in the 15th. Judd Trump went two ahead in the

final frame of the session with a He goes into the final session 9-7

at the. So this is a very important

afternoon of snooker ahead of us with two spots in the quarter-

finals on the line. Let's join Rob Walker to get things going.

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. It estate end of the

Betfred.com World Snooker Championship. The sun is shining in

Sheffield and this afternoon, two more players will bask in the glory

of qualifying for a Crucible quarter-final. Please welcome, he

has been a professional for 16 years but this is arguably the most

important session of snooker in his career so far. Bidding for his

first Crucible quarter-final, closing in on a return to the

game's elite, Barry Hawkins. MUSIC: "Beautiful People" by Chris

Brown And his opponent, a Welshman who almost always saves his best

for the Crucible, bidding for his 9th quarter-final but his first for

five years. The two-time runner-up, the former

UK champion, has the Welsh dragon, Matthew Stevens.

MUSIC: "OMG" by Usher And on table number one, a player clearly

delighted to be pain-free and enjoying his snooker again, bidding

for a 4th Crucible quarter-final, it's a winner of two ranking events

in Wales and Shanghai, World Championship runner-up in 2008, The

Captain, Ali Carter. MUSIC: "Good Feeling" by Flo Rider

And finally, snooker's hottest new sensation.

His electric style and pace last year later the championship. He has

recovered from the food poisoning last week and he is beginning to

get on a roll. Runner-up last year, he is the reigning UK champion, The

Ace, Judd Trump. MUSIC: "Made It" by Kevin Rudolf A

great atmosphere inside the Crucible.

There you can use the red button to follow what is going on on table

two between Matthew Stevens and Barry Hawkins. It is Ali Carter

verses Judd Trump Forest. We can now join our commentators. -- Judd

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

these first couple of frames are hugely important. They all are at

the Crucible but Ali Carter does not want to go further behind. When

Judd Trump gets on a roll, he is very difficult to stop. The target

is 13 frames for a place in the quarter-final. There is the match

time. Just over 4 1/2 hours. But it has been a enthralling stuff. Maybe

not the quality everyone expected, but in the Crucible Theatre you

feel the atmosphere and it is understandable that a few shots

will be missed. But the pot success is pretty good. 91 %, Judd Trump.

92 %, Ali Carter. The safety, both players a little bit lower than

what they should be. Judd Trump is such a good long potter, that can

make that statistic look worse than it is. All to play for. Not the

best safety shot from Judd Trump. He just flicked the green with the

red. I think this red is cut a ball to the left middle but not too much

idea with the cue ball is going to A little bit of a quandary because

he is going to have to play off the side of the pack here and you have

got to be careful not to promoted And the worst possible result. He

caught the green and now he has left that red to the middle for

Judd Trump. Very important we say to make a good start but

particularly for Ali Carter. Easily done, catching the green as he did.

It is all about with the cue ball goes here. The pot was easy enough.

I am not certain he has played it That is a great way to start this

session. A tricky little black. It might not have looked much on your

screen but the first colour of the day. He knew he would be leaving

reds there so that was well played. Well, that was not in the script.

That was a great chance for Judd Trump. He just tried to get an

angle off the cushion to get back on the black. This now becomes Ali

Carter's chance. You feel he has got a score of this. This is an

unexpected opportunity. I just wonder whether that shot, he was

trying to play a little bit of side, and he did not cue it well enough.

Usually, if you are putting left- hand side, you twist the cue ball

over. Maybe that is what caused him to miss it. It could cost him the

frame. That was an extremely good opportunity but you don't see much

emotion on Judd Trump's face, to be honest. But he will be kicking

himself. What can you do? You have Ideally, the three reds above the

black, a screw cannon into those He might not have the angle to stay

for the black. He can go up for the blue. This is a very important shot

in this break. I have seen are plenty of times in the last week,

players not getting the correct side of the blue. Although it is a

very simple pot, he must get up the The slightest angle but there are

A nice, loose red. He has got an angle that could take him into the

cluster but I don't think there is any need to. There are enough reds

available. Whenever you run into balls, it can go slightly awkward.

As he picks one-off, it will make another one available. As long as

he gets good cue ball control. He doesn't have to do anything too

difficult here. Certainly, there is a red on the left-hand side of the

cluster below the pink which will He has taken these very nicely so

Wide. As we said, when Judd Trump missed, can he get past the black?

Can he get through to this red over the corner? No, he can't. So there

is pressure on the next shot. He will be going for a red but he

needs to get it with this red over He can't have any complaints, Ali

Carter, with this frame, because it was a very unexpected bonus with

Judd Trump missing that red early on. He has just got to sit and

suffer now. I don't think either player can have any complaints if

they lose this frame. This is a second chance for Judd Trump. It is

always a bit tricky when they are in the jaws of the pocket to judge

the reaction of the cushion but he could not have played that better.

With the reds in the middle of the table, only a careless mistake will

stop him. What is no such -- noticeable as well is that the two

shots which have been missed, these pockets may be tightening up a bit.

Early on, when this cloth was put on, they were sliding in a little

I think particularly more so with the Judd Trump mess. I felt Ali's

was a little bit wide. But the Judd Trump one, a little bit less pace,

it probably would have gone in. I never thought Ali Carter's red was

A little bit short of pace on this blue but just role it in for the

red to the right corner. As long as he leaves it straight, it should

not be a problem. He has now got a These reds in the middle of the

table and any reasonably sized colour and he will win the frame.

We are saying it was a big frame and it was particularly Big Four

Ali Carter and he will be kicking himself after missing the black off

the spot. Sorry, the red, I keep saying the black. Nevertheless, it

This one always looked wide to me This blue will put him 29 points in

front so just the red. If he pots this red and a colour, no way Ali

An interesting frame. Judd Trump getting the first opportunity and

then letting Ali Carter in. He was lucky to get a second chance, such

is the standard we are back. you feel certain when he gets two

chances, he is definitely going to take the second one. There is no

way you can see him missing another chance in this frame. He did not go

for the pot. I thought Ali Carter may concede but he has not just yet.

He will if this yellow does not drop in the pocket and I don't

think it is going to do. He touches the green, that is the concession.

Judd Trump has opened up a three Judd Trump has opened up a three

frame advantage. First blood in the final session to

Judd Trump. He is in that sort of frame of mind at the moment that

one chance, if he gets two chances, he will definitely take one of them.

The first frame of the session can dictate the rest of it. Worrying

times for Ali Carter. That is why the lads in the commentary box said

he has got to make the most of it because standing authority on day

session of Stoker he is highly important. The three frame deficit

makes things very tight for him. Particularly if he is not making

the most of those chances. You would expect Ali Carter to get that

red. He had a golden opportunity to win that frame. He has got to win

that frame in one visit. Just to remind you, we are available at

this afternoon to contact us via e- mail or Twitter because we have got

Stephen Hendry, the seven-times Crucible champion, joining us

during the interval of this match. Anything you want to ask him, get

in touch with us. We are going back to the action. Judd Trump his 10-7

Not a bad break off shot. There is a red on the left-hand side of the

table that Judd Trump may consider taking on if he can stun around the

There is that sound when they hit the back of the pocket. That sounds

like somebody hitting a cricket ball after lip -- absolutely

flushed. And with that pace, I was saying he had to stun it. A good

pot on the blue, believe me. But because he played with that pace,

he widened the angle when the cue That red weight its feet. If it had

gone into the middle of the pocket, he would have had a much better

He got up, he got down and played it absolutely inch-perfect. This is

looking particularly ominous for Ali Carter. That red that he Mr is

He has been very lucky rear. He may well have left one into the right-

The way the cue ball finished up, if he has not left anything for Ali

Carter, he will actually be pleased It is very difficult to stay

patient when you're opponents to has a shot like that and leave you

with nothing on. That was the fantastic slice of fortune not to

I thought that was the only red he could possibly leave and I do not

even think he could leave that, but Not ideal position, as you can see

the way the red have finished. There are a lot of them now on the

Yes, the target for him will be the fourmac reds in the centre of the

A little scratch of their head there. I think he wanted to follow

through with the cue ball up a But importing this, he will bring

the other two reds into play, but He had the angle to move the three

reds on the side cushion, but opted to leave that in the meantime.

for me, he has to do it sooner He will now have to play on the or

Heaney actually ought to flicker out that red which is above or

those other ones on the side He will settle for that. He is

nicely on the blue. I was suggesting he would have flicked

Hating them the way he did, he was unlucky to just bring the one of

He has got a nice angle on the black, but he is not certain to get

Well, he went for the power house and it could have worked out better.

He is a little bit unlucky. He has not two of them out, but the one he

is going to have to play on is very It is slightly off the cushion, so

he has to be very careful with this one. If this goes wrong, he could

lose the frame. Yes, but he is thinking that it could also win him

Could not have played get any better. Very well played. He was

fully committed. He fully deserves He does not need to bring any more

No wonder he fancied that shot down the cushion - 95 % success rate

There is has been an excellent contribution from Ali Carter. He

lost the first frame by missing a shot he should deported, but he has

Yes, he has taken them really well. Judd Trump had the first

opportunity, but lost position. He he missed the red and just the one

Yes, he will be concentrating double hard on making sure he gets

this second was red. Often, when a player gets past the supposed

finish line, they take their eye off the ball and then find

themselves involved in a 20 minute He just do not get on that red as

he should have been. But for a couple of snookers, it should be

It is strange. It is as if you suddenly think you are over the

finishing line and switch off. But things can go wrong and a snooker

table. If you are playing someone like Steve Davis things could often

go wrong. A frame was never Yes, if your knowledge of the

angles and of getting snookers was as good as the legend that was

If you can get the snooker and force your opponent to leave you a

free ball, then things can change. So, he will try and put the red

He got it about friend, but the There is an example of what can

happen. And I think the pink is in the week of the normal one cushiony

Now, that you ball had to stop. There is the good opportunity to

lead another snooker and one snooker is now all that Judd

He overhit that. That was a good Now, I am not certain he could ever

get a snooker hitting it that way. If this goes in, Ali Carter will

have won the frame. And any it goes. Terrific pot. Not without a skier,

but Ali Carter is sitting pretty now. A friend that could have

slipped away, but in all honesty, he took the opportunity he had

earlier very well with that break of 70. There is 1 thing certain, be

a good team are joined here. There In goes the black Phil Stott the

first two frames of this finals session have been shared. Judd

Trump still leads by these two Judd Trump is often credited with

changing the face of snooker in the last couple of years, but Ali

Carter was also very aggressive. Yes, it is now accepted by you have

to be more aggressive. These days, you do not get many chances and you

have to shift the reds of the cushions when you get the chance.

For that reason, positional play has undergone something of a

transformation. Annie maymack is against a player who has changed

the game in regard to the amount of risk he will take. Yes, it means

that the chances he gets, Ali Carter will have to make the most

of them. He did not do so when the first frame, but was much better in

the second one. Why do you think has made the difference for Ali

Carter at this tournament? I think he has just got his confidence back.

In the second session, he did not get the best of luck, but you have

to put that behind due. Up he has been fighting an uphill battle and

juice of when Judd missed a red and nestled into the pack. He has got

JOHN VIRGO: Two more frames to play before the mid-session interval.

Can Ali Carter when both of them It is always a bit unlucky when you

get the double Test. You know that the only red you can leave is

That was his feeling - hang down I am not certain of the black is on

its spot. I am not sure of that red would then call once the black was

replaced. The referee is now checking to see if that black spot

will be available for it. With no other sports available, it has to

go as close to its own spot towards If he finishes Harry, he could be

OK, but on the low side, he would He played that well. He played that

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

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

frame. The most important thing is make sure that you bought the

JOHN PARROTT: Somehow, he keeps managing to get a position and

Back for the black ones again. As I say, as long as he always finishes

on the high side, then the black That was a beautiful shot. He

pushed at through off to cushions. When he is playing well, he is the

This time, he decided to play the cannon. I am not being wise after

the event, but he was taking a big risk there. He has been given the

And the reason he did it was he is Considering the way he started off

this break with that red been stuck beside the black, he has done

remarkably well to sort this out. One person watching with interest

will be Stephen Hendry, who will share the prize for the top rate

should Judd Trump make a maximum That has happened once before or,

when Ronnie was of an made one and the other person to equal it was

that man sitting in the chair, Ali That has just gone slightly awkward.

Yes, I do not think he should be thinking about the maximum. It is

much more important that he secures this frame and tries to book his

place into the quarter-final. But he has judged that perfectly. Lots

of topspin on the cue ball. I do not know what red it was that

he suddenly decided there could be a maximum, but it was early on and

these are now developing into a Talking about the possibility of

the maximum, I was talking about the Scotsman who was interested in

that and he has just walked in That is the frame well and truly

So, the most important part of has been done and now he can

It is all about the three reds which are clustered just below the

pink. He is looking at the possibility of the plant, which

Excellent shot. No problems with He did take a look at these two

reds to see if they would plant and Can he pot it with the trace of

side. It does not look like it from that angle. The only thing I can

think of is a cocked hat double. is all about fractions. If he just

caught this red be a millimetre thick or, that red would have been

on. I know what you're saying about the cocked hat double - it is the

type of shot we see played every now and then. But this could just

be a hit and hope. In the end, he just trusted to luck. That was a

shame. But it was the important frame to win. Very unfortunate not

to get a maximum. But he is now three frames in front again,

That was the fabulous attempt, wasn't it? Unfortunately, off this

done, he did not quite get the contact he required. He was just a

bit thin. As a set, he had looked at the possibility of the plant,

but having finished so well on the black, he felt obligated to stun up

Here we got something like that would have been absolutely perfect.

Even in the heat of battle, it was nice to see Ali Carter showing his

appreciation for the effort to buy him. Even got there is the match on

here, it is nice to see a little bit of sportsmanship. At that

Scotsmen I refer to has now left So, there was not a lot that Ali

Carter could have done about that. He did not do a lot wrong, but that

is the nature of the game at this level. A great a tent at the

maximum and as I said, at Ali Carter has made the maximum here in

A decent safety. A little bit too much pace, but it has covered the

danger reds to the right hand corner. This is a frame that Ali

Carter really needs to win. When your opponent gets to within one

frame of victory it is very difficult. Ali Carter would have to

win the remaining five frames. has given Judd a pot which is the

natural to come back behind the You can't blame him for playing it

You can't blame him for playing it as us -- shot to nothing. That is a

lovely shot. I think this is as well as I have seen him cue through

You have got to make sure you hit the cue ball in the middle when you

are hitting that distance. If you hit it in the middle, it should go

where you are reigning it. He's beginning to look exceedingly

dangerous, Judd Trump. He won the first round against Dominic Dale.

He turned it around yesterday to get in front. Today, apart from one

or two unexpected misses, the rest has been very good indeed. And his

long game is starting to look mustered again. We have seen a lot

of quality in these first three frames. Ali Carter trying to find a

safe spot here. It is not going to be easy. He has done a pretty good

Nice shot. That is much better from Judd Trump, saftey-wise. If he

starts playing top-class safety, it A good reply though. Excellent

Not an easy shifty shot this -- safety shot this. He has just got

an angle to take the cue ball back up to the other end if he plays the

Because he missed it, a little bit thinner than he intended, that is

why he caught the second red and he has gifted an opportunity to Ali

Carter now. He has got to make the most of every opportunity from here

That last attempt from Judd Trump was a little bit different. It had

pressure attached to it. He knew he would be leaving something if he

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds

did not hit it probably. The one A little bit short of pace. He was

playing for the red to the left corner but is he on it? There is a

possibility he is looking at the plant. I can't believe it this is

what he did play for. I think he may have played for the red on the

right but completely overhit it. There are not many of those that

are potting. Just enough. There is pressure on every shot now for Ali

Carter, you feel. The mid-session interval after this frame and he

does not want to be further than two frames behind. He can't afford

to be. If he is, I think he's out That was beautifully cued. Straight

down his line. Excellent cueing. Straight in the centre of the

pocket. Still has not quite got these how he would want them. After

this one, it should be fine. Now he can play a cannon up into the

cluster of reds to open one or two of them out and hold the cue ball

for the red to the left of the Just looking at his body language,

he is not bad on the next red. I think he would have liked to have

been in a position to pot the red to the left of the black. I don't

think he is on that but there is another red to the left corner he

can play comfortably and hold for pink or blue if he wants to use a

A good chance, this, as we can plainly see. He is asking for the

cue ball to be cleaned. He does not want any heavy contact to ruin his

position. So far, he has taken these really well. At first, he was

struggling a little bit with the cue ball, but now he has got pin.

Position. If you have could cue ball control, it takes the pressure

off every shot. You get a nice angle on the red, easier to get on

Well, the line is all right, just the speed of this. If he leaves

himself a little low on the black again, he can play the cannon into

the reds but not player quite so hard this time because he put a

little bit too much power into it last time. And it'll stroke into

the three reds would be ideal. is what you are referring to, John.

You don't hit he's too hard. Well, it is obviously the right hand side

of the three. It is hard to tell where we are. For me, he could

still have opened them up. It depends on the angle he gets on the

pink of this red. You would not want to come too straight. It was a

bit of an odd way to play it because that red on the left-hand

side is still blocking the black for one side of the table. I didn't

see there was any downside to playing the cannon but we'll do it

differently. And you see it completely different when you are

up the table. But he could have brought the reds into play and had

plenty of options but just looking for red, black, and another red.

has done it very well, just in another way. The most important

thing is, he has done it. Absolutely. This to go 64 ahead

with just 59 remaining. Well played, When you consider he sat out the

last frame and never scored a point, to do it in one chance here is

excellent and shows he is up for the battle. He will be happy to win

this frame but if you were Judd Trump, you would not be too

disappointed about the scoreline because he started the session 2 in

front and you are going into the mid-session 2 in front again so he

has not made any inroads. The two good chances Ali Carter has had, in

frame 18 he made breaks of 17 and 31. He did not have a chance in the

last frame as Judd Trump was unlucky not to make a maximum. It

is a tall order to make a century here by virtue of the fact of with

the yellow and green are. But the wish him well to get another 200

pound for the children's Hospice that the sponsors are donating for

every century. As I say, it was difficult. A very interesting four

frames. Judd Trump will be happy to have that two-frame advantage but

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

We have seen some excellent stuff from both players. There was a

moment when you thought Judd Trump was going to go so far Clear Ali

Carter was going to struggle but his response was awesome. He that

was a big frame for Ali Carter because it keeps him in front -- in

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

against the wall but he is doing what he has to do and he is looking

pretty confident when he is getting a chance. That is what he has got

to do against the likes of Judd Trump. Affair high breaks there.

Yes, and we are getting Stephen Hendry to answer questions in the

break. A very high standard, as you would expect. Ali Carter is doing

an impression of Barry White, he is hanging on in there. Just tell me

at this moment, do you feel Ali Carter has a chance of winning this

match? Very much. This match still has a lot of snooker in it. Judd

Trump still needs two frames. If you keep him at 11, you have got a

great chance. We were talking about perception and the perception is,

even though there are just two frames in it, you feel Judd Trump

is still in total control of this game. Her I think the reason is how

quickly he can polish off a frame. If you have got a player who graft

away at winning frames, you always feel like two or three frames, you

can get back in it, the title of one chance snooker we are seeing,

the lead is quite important to have. When it gets down to the tense part

of the match, anything can happen. What is causing the one chance

snooker. Is it the way the youngsters are playing and taking

risks? It is just the standard. The standard has risen and risen and

risen. The first chance they get, they are opening the pack as

quickly as possible, trying to get the balls in the open, and as we

saw in the previous round, it shows the confidence level as well. It is

one chance snooker. It has got to because when you're playing the

likes of Judd Trump or Ronnie O'Sullivan, they are going to win

the frame in one visit as well. You have got to fight for it. Steve and

Ken have been featuring in our pub quiz series. They are one point up

as we going to today's picture A pub quiz classic, we are going to

do a pictures round. Bruce Forsyth has testily, tighter budgets, he's

got his smart phone out. What you need to do, what we need to do...

need to get my glasses! The clock is counting. You only have two

minutes. Put your phone a way, sir. Looker that. You would not have

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Time is up! It is impossible in that time. Give them a little bit

That was unreasonably difficult. That was so harsh. I will be honest,

there is not going to be much to Mark there. He was looking at them

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I thought this was unreasonably four questions without him being

mentioned, I can't believe it! thought this was a level playing

field. Number five was Ronnie O'Sullivan. We put Steve Davis's

dad. Number six was Alex Higgins. Number seven was Spencer. Number

eight, Stephen Hendry. He did very well in the 1990s. Let's see how

On seven, we have other DJs. But scoring 12, raising their game, the

They could, the bad and the ugly coming out on top. At least they

proved their snooker expertise. It is time to welcome a snooker master

to the show. 13 world titles between them. Keeping out of the

commentary, you are doing a great job so far. You play tomorrow

morning against Stephen Maguire. What have you been doing today?

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

English pounds. If not Scottish pounds? A no, English once, when

you lose them. We have had some questions. The first one, you are

still in the running to this, what would it mean to you to be crowned

King Henry VII? If I won a world cabbage at these days it would mean

almost as much as the other seven put together. Everybody has pretty

much written me off. It would be fantastic. Do you watch any of the

matches? When you are here for the two weeks, you tend to watch more

snooker than you usually do. I love watching Ronnie O'Sullivan play, he

plays the game properly. It is a really good standard in close

matches this year. Sometimes, even at player of your standard, you can

still learn sometimes from watching. You can do. Sometimes, Ronnie

O'Sullivan it will maybe play a shot to go into a pack differently

than I would and you might try at the next time. I suppose you never

stop learning. Have you ever gone back to your hotel room and watched

highlights of yourself? No, not really. Be honest. My son wants

Tate a maximum and I watched that. What about previous old footage?

have watched past matches when I have felt I am struggling a bit and

trying to get a bit of inspiration or see how I was hitting the ball

but I tend not to watch a lot of snooker. Do you ever enter matches

with different tactics for different opponents or do you stick

your natural game no matter what? Same again, no matter what. All-out

attack. Safety? Overrated. Which was your hardest world final

opponent? I did not play that many different opponents. I played Jimmy,

Peter Ebdon, Mark Williams and Nigel Bond. Jimmy nearly beat you.

Jimmy was my hardest opponent in the 90s. I was training to be in

the commentary box. The last question, with the benefit of

hindsight, what would you change about your game over the last 10

years in order to have one more? thinks shot selection has been

dubious. Too attacking? Possibly, at the wrong time. But I have done

fantastic in my career and I would not change anything. You are

fortunate to come back from the golf in time to watch Judd Trump's

attempt at the one for seven. a text when he was on 56. John

Parrott and John Virgo were in there. I was cheering him on. I was

really disappointed when he got out of position. Thank you for coming

in. I could listen to those two all afternoon. To Crucible legends. But

it is time to meet a local Sheffield legend who has raised a

Sheffield is Yorkshire's City of Sport and whether it is athletics,

football or even snooker, the chances are, if you have been here,

you have seen top class action. But what about the unsung heroes? One

of this great city's Olympic torch bearers is a real character and

round here he is known as the pram He is truly an amazing guy. He is a

smashing bloke. He is more than a local legend. Everybody knows him

His real name is not pram man. But he really is a local hero around

these parts. John, how long have you been raising money? I have been

raising money since I retired in 2003 but I did my first long-

distance walk in 1981. Her I guess part of your motivation was that

you sadly lost your wife and daughter within a very short period

of time to cancer. That has given you the motivation to keep on

raising all this cash. In 1991 I lost my lovely daughter and the

following year I lost my wife to cancer. That drove me on to raise

money for cancer research. Of all the walks and the runs you have

done, there is a very special one coming up later this summer. You

are going to be one of the Olympic torch bearers. What was at the

moment like when you found out that that great honour was coming your

way? I have got to say, when I found out, I cried. I really did.

Tears of happiness, if you like. The wonderful people of Sheffield

wanted me to carry the Olympic torch. You are doing the Sheffield

half-marathon and so is a certain Steve Davis. I understand you are a

big snooker fan and you have got a particular memory of Steve Davis

and a Dennis Taylor. I went past the Crucible and Steve Davis and

Dennis Taylor shook my hand. I think Steve Davis probably thought

I was a bit screwy and so did Dennis Taylor but it would be great

to see them in the Sheffield half- marathon. If he gets too tired, I'm

If you are anywhere around Sheffield, if you see John, get

your money in your pockets and hand him so many. It is a very good H

cause. We are looking back to Judd Trump against Ali Carter. Before we

go back to the action, let's find out what Judd Trump's fellow

He is young and he has just bought a Ferrari and he is living the

dream. He is one of the best players in the world. The way he

has burst onto the scene is phenomenal. Probably the most

attacking player in the game at the moment. He pots balls like I have

never seen anybody pot. He is entertaining without even knowing.

The one to take the game forward in the next few years. I think he is

generating a new audience for snooker which is good. He he's

going to get better, unfortunately for all of us. He is a breath of

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

him all the things I did wrong to do right so I hope he listens.

The players are heading back out for may still be a possible five

frames left. Judd Trump leading Ali Carter 11-9. A place in the

quarter-finals at for grabs. Let's Judd Trump breaking off. And little

bit pacy. Not happy with the break off shot, that is for sure. He only

needs two more frames. Ali Carter I thought he was going to take the

red into the corner, but I can only think that he did not think he

could get in back round behind the JOHN PARROTT: Maybe that is because

Catching the yellow was not ideal. But he does not seem to have left

This one has it bit too much pace, but has the brown come to his

rescue? Not quite. Not a Yes, this is quite tricky. It was

not only what was going to happen with the white, but always going to

Safe enough, but leaves he safety I think in this situation, you have

got to try and think of getting a Yes, there could be a couple of

ways of playing this. He could play it very thin or hit it from behind

the cushion. He played it with also the double in mind, so a clever

Yes, it was not that far away. He knew that if it had gone in, he

would have been on the blue sitting He had to be careful we are that he

did not get it too thick or 2000, which is what has happened. -- too

He has left the possibility of a couple of pots, but nothing

straightforward. He does not refuse Penegoes. Now, is he on the black?

It looks as if he is. There you see I think it is one of his strengths.

When he plays a shot like that, he knows he is going to cannon into

other balls and he does not think In fairness, if he had not landed

on the black, the blue was sitting The court success rate for both

players still very high. -- report The tournament success rate is

actually three % more than all Judd He was not happy with the contact.

It just slowed the cue ball a little bit. Yes, just that little

bounce took a little bit of pace He needs to avoid the tests. He

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

We keep talking about these super fine cloths. It is not a shot you

could have played 30 years ago at He cleverly used the jaw of the

pocket to bring it into this half of the table. He could not have

played it better. He is the wrong side of the blue, but there is not

a lot he could have done about that and with the yellow and brown off

their spot, there was nothing to stop him coming back up. Now, he

It could not be much straighter, He may be able to screw back and

manoeuvre the red of the side cushion which is just behind his

I do not think he is on anything. There may be a red that cuts into

the bottom left-hand corner, but it Any goes, but where is the cue ball

Still, he did try and roll up behind the green, but that will be

difficult, because he is hampered by the yellow. He has got a 53

point lead, so does not have to concern himself with putting a

colour safe, as the brown is He chooses that as the difficult

spot for me white, but I would have been tempted to leave it up behind

the yellow. Yes, I think he was just slightly scared of the double

hit. I think he was just trying to pick the yellow as safe as possible.

Just playing safe, pushing it up the table. For he is waiting for a

Good pace with the cue ball. When you leave it close to the cushion

like this, you stop your opponent been able to bring be white back to

But this is tricky, with ease to white in the bottom half of the

He is in a spot of bother. He cannot really roll up to these

group of white in the middle, without running the risk of leaving

I hope that is not a plant, for He has had a look at the

possibility of it. But at the moment, he is in control of this

tactical exchange. As you can see, Once again, closing off to the top

cushion to prevent Ali from beat been able to bring the white white

He needs to get this right. The cue ball is very close to the corner

and so was the red to this one! He did not want that in. He did not

want that to drop. Now, does the dean mac go into the left and

middle and, boy, is their pressure on that? Yes, as I was thinking,

even if it does go, this is the very top shot. There is a huge

pressure on us. His, if he misses it, he will almost certainly lose

Well, there was so much pressure on that. Fair play to Ali. It was the

right shot. Now, a chance for Judd to put this frame to bed and go

within one frame of the place in the quarter final. To red in the

open. He is 52 points ahead, so these two white -- these two reds

Solid as a rock, but on the blue in such a way that he cannot get on

the loose red, but he could cannon into the script. And he is on

Just as he was about to play it, I was thinking he would have to hit

So, a slight miscalculation. It is amazing what can happen when you

are simply looking for one more red Of course, we are all ways after

the event. A touching ball was called. It gives Judd a chance to

put it another colour on the cushion. It means that even if Ali

gets another chance, he would not fancy him, or anyone else, to clear

these up in one visit. Judd Trump is just looking for one more rate

and a colour and is now a big, big This is the good effort, but he did

not take their cue ball behind the brown. It leaves Judd the choice of

Well, he missed it by the proverbial yard. Dear me. You saw

him jumping up and surprise. He could hardly have been further away.

Look at him jumping up. That was That stamp on the floor was Ali

Carter showing his disgust at the we be cue ball finished. He was a

lucky to finish there. If he does not pot this, he can still win this.

He is that 57 points behind, with I do not blame him for the Stomper.

Any other sort of contact and he As I say, he can still win without

this colour, but he is going for the spot. A big decision.

Tremendous spot. That was a Now, he has to be careful about

which colours he takes. He does not Every time he pots at the blue, it

decreases the amount of points available by two points. Of course,

we calculate the number of points available by assuming that the

player will be taking the black I did not see how he could get on

the red, but maybe he is. The problem as that the black will only

go into the bottom right-hand corner, it will not pass the green

He decides to go back up for the blue. This is actually a carbon

copy in reverse of Freni in the match. In that instance, it was Ali

Carter who put it a couple of colours safe on the side cushion

and Judd really cleaned up. -- He is having a look at the

scoreboard. He can afford one more blue. As you say, ideally, he would

wanting to be playing up for the blue off that last red, but he

Red, black, red, blue, we Putin 27 points behind, with 27 points

Has he snookered himself? It all comes to that shot with the rest.

He should have finished high a on the black. Now, he needed to get

that safe and that will be end of frame. It looked for a moment that

he had a chance of stealing that frame. But the problems with the

black eventually caught up with Now, 40 points ahead, with only 27

remaining. That equates to four Ali Carter is looking at the

scoreboard and coming back to the table. But it looks like he for

It looks like Judd Trump is now just one frame away from the

quarter-final. I do not think he'll So, he got in first in this frame

and made a break of 53 and was rather unlucky not to make that a

frame-winning contribution. Ali Carter fought hard, but what just

one close positional shot cost him The Auld run-through, but the frame

was well and truly finished before then. Ali Carter now has his back

right against the wall. Judd Trump just one frame away for up a place

In a way, it always looked to be Judd Trump's frame, but it could

have gone the other way, as Ali Yes, there was a chance as you can

see here from this shot by a Judd which missed by a long way. Still,

an uphill task and the shot, the one thing he had to do was leave it

high. If you put it all, he had to put a lot more sidespin on the ball.

A Yes, it was just at a time when he had got himself any position

where he had a chance. But you saw the resignation on his face. A

little bit of bad luck, but also a Ali Carter gets free in No. 22

He will still believe, because he is playing well enough. What is

essential for him now is to try and get enforced in each frame. -- in

REFEREE: Foul, and a miss. Ali I should have said that this was

for a place in the quarter final, Ali Carter has do some light played

Judd Trump was not happy with the place where the cue ball was

replaced and the referee has asked He has managed to get it, but has

It is not straightforward, but the good news is - actually, it looks

as if he can take this one with the rest. I did not think he could get

It is one of these that if you're screwing back, you have to get that

you and rest out of the week It is very hard to tell. At first

he thought it would go, but now he is having a second look. He has

Decided to play the safety and it If he plays across, he has to be

careful about the double-kiss. Well, it seemed to drift away there.

Pretty good safety that from Ali - He could not have made it more

No matter what happens in this match, Ali Carter has certainly

given himself some belief and confidence back. He has been

struggling for a while. He has certainly competed well here

Yes, his success rate at potting would win most matches. Once again,

he is coming to rest into the main I have to say, that is quite a poor

shot, really. He shouldn't be Especially when you have got cue

That is the advantage of having that cue power, you can play those

kind of shots. The only red he could possibly leave is the one he

is playing. And he did run safe, Good safety from Ali Carter. He is

trying very hard to force a mistake and get that first chance that he

He has got this too thin. So that good safety from Ali Carter has

Now, it is all about this first red in these type of situations. This

one looks straight forward, but as just come in between not really a

screw shot and a stunt. He had to play it around the angles. You

always seem to fish around the cushion. The cushions are like

magnets sometimes. He has got an angle on the black, he can just

drop it in and play for the red near the top cushion without having

to do a lot of work. Obviously, the green cuts in, but you wouldn't

have much control of the cue ball He decided to play it with pace,

and he struck it absolutely We saw a little caption got up

before the match, it has gone up to the six hour period. A test of your

mind and concentration is what makes the world championship

different from all the other He decided to take that chance, it

has worked out perfect. I have seen plenty of players refuse that shot

this week. Not Ali Carter. Virtually impossible not to be on a

red there. He took the bull by the I said he had to play in a maze

snooker, this is his first go at it. Dare I say it so early, we had one

attempt sadly aborted from Judd He is going to be slightly hampered

on the red to the corner, it all depends on the potting angle on

this red. He is not perfect to run for run for the black. He has got

an easy red to left middle. There He could run through for the black.

I am just wondering whether he is As you mentioned earlier in the

match, it wouldn't be new territory for Ali Carter. He has had a

critical maximum before. There is Just a little bit overstretching

here, but it is the type of shot you wouldn't want to be playing

He did the right thing, stand a way, start again. He played the cannon,

he didn't catch the red he wanted I think he may be on an angle here

And that makes the frame safe, so Now, building himself up to see if

There is every chance he might do This is not straightforward, this

cannon. He has got to hit that quite firm to move the cue ball up

He is on nothing. I say he is on nothing, but there is certainly an

makeable plant, without a doubt. There is quite a bit of space in

between the two reds, but it can be made, I think he has just about got

the angle where he can play down for the black. When he first played

it, I thought there was nothing there, so it is a bonus to have

this. Looks really easy from there, but there is quite a bit of

How unlucky! A smile of resignation, he has won the frame, but boy, how

lucky, that red-just appeared from Judd Trump concedes, what a great

effort, we haven't really seen two maximums, such is the standard, but

Ali Carter, keeping in the match, it just. He still trails by two.

Once again, another player on a possible 147, just a bit of luck

deserting him. Yes, there was always a bit of luck required, but

perhaps we have been getting closer and closer to it becoming

guaranteed. One year we did have two. The question it might be when

it the first time we get three. Carter must have felt he was on

again. Desperately unlucky, he negotiated a good plant, but for

that, they were all there. It was a great response for him. He is under

the cosh now, it is no miss snooker, as John Parrott said, who cannot

afford even a safety shot going awry. But he is giving what he has

to do. Really good, quality snooker from both players. Would it have

been good enough to have beaten 9 out of 10 players, the way Ali

Carter has played? Well, it really does depend on the story line of

each match. You can argue about how he is performing as opposed to last

year, when he was the revelation of the event, I'm not going to get to

worry about how he is playing this season or in this tournament, it is

more a case of, if he gets through this match, he is already into the

quarter-finals, with the possibility of a comfortable match

at this level, against his opponent. just yet. A tough competitor, is

Ali. He has a tremendous amount of ability, and he proved it in that

angers -- anxiously coming round to have an look, but there is nothing

left. This is poor, if he has hit the brown fall in the face. Should

have found the top cushion them. Because he has played that shot,

there is a nice area at behind yellow and brown to play the cue

gifted the opportunity -- he was gifted the opportunity by the poor

roll into the side of the pack from You cannot drop your guard for a

moment. Trying to nestle to this loose red here. It has got to be

perfect. Well, he has played it pretty well. Couldn't have played

That was excellent, really was. He Ali realising the importance of

getting the cue ball tight to that baulk cushion. That is what he has

At least this time he didn't catch one of the baulk colours in the

face. The red on the left-hand side of the table is causing all the

grief here. I still think there is a shot down there, you have to play

it a very finely, you don't want a Now that red is in that half of the

table, there is no safety shot in Any other player, I wouldn't

mention this, but they raise a red above to the left of the black to

the left middle. I don't think many players would go for it, but with

He went for it, he knew there was an element of safety, the only

weaker read the leaf was there when he was playing, so it was a

controlled risk. It wasn't far away. So difficult from such an acute

He is going down the table to have a look to see if he leaves the cue

ball near the green. He cannot really... He's going to try and

screw this and come back to the baulk, he has got to get this right.

There is a shot for Ali here, if he plays off the red he's closest to,

if he leaves the cue ball near the jaws of the yellow pocket, just

Pretty good with the cue ball. Now, will he be tempted? And this red is

fraught with danger. He is having a look at the potting angle. He is

Normally we did -- with this type of shot there is the possibility of

the in off, but the red just below Terrific shot. He knew he was

running into the second red as I suggested, but he still thought he

may be on a colour. He is not. a pot that was. I don't think there

would have been too many people taking that on. He's a little

The cross double might actually be a shot to nothing of that red. He

may consider he can get behind yellow and brown, play another shot,

so he is playing off this side of He had a good line, but the link

was just short. -- the length. Two inches more, and Judd Trump would

have been in all kinds of trouble. This is no picnic, where it has

finished. An excellent shot from Ali Carter. Judd will probably be

trying to come off the side cushion I suppose we cannot disagree with

it. There are enough reds to hit there, but when you miss it by a

coat of paint, it seemed a bit harsh. Of course, the problem for

Judge is, he can hit reds, he will have another go at this, but if he

doesn't hit it this time, he will be warned. I just wonder if that

He was too narrow again. And now the problem. I can't see any way

that and he would take this pot on, because he knows that Judd Trump is

going to play one of the reds. -- Ali would take this pot on. That is

the reason, because the containing safety that Judd has tried is not

really an option. You wouldn't risk losing the frame at by missing them

again. This is the one time you do The referee, just informing Judd of

the rules, as if he didn't know them. He is forced into a pot.

Maybe the one man in the game you wouldn't want to force him to a pot.

He has potted some outrageous ones in the Crucible, but this will be

one of the most outrageous if he Degree of difficulty, 9.9! He has

looked into the possibility of coming off the two cushions, but

that is too risky. This is where the miss rule Jimmy is a little too

harsh. But all the players seemed to accept it, so who am I to

He has got to make certain he hits the red. He cannot take a risk on

missing something and then for the didn't the frame. -- are forfeiting

Well, there you go! A shake of the head at from Ali Carter.

Unbelievable pot. Unbelievable. Probably in the top three pots I

have ever seen in my life. That is Well, he has not got position on

the red, but let's just watch this This was Ali Carter's reaction,

just a shake of the head in disbelief. It went in like it was

on a pool table. Unbelievable. As I said, if there was one player in

the game you wouldn't want to force him to going for a pot, it was Judd

Trump, and he didn't let me down. - Is he going to finish behind yellow

and brown? He is. Let's caster our mind back to three shots ago. Even

He has actually got a shot here. will put the line up for you, but I

don't think Ali Carter's mind is working as clear as yours at the

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He didn't want to hit that red. And Well, he played the thin cut, but

when you play at thin cut, you never are quite certain where the

cue ball is going to finish. Not So, those couple of alight reduced

shots that Judd Trump played, which looked like they would take him

over the line, Ali Carter comes back only two points adrift. --

If he can stun this up, than the Not quite certain what is putting

him off, I don't know if there is any noise. This is a Kent moment. -

They have asked somebody to go out A tremendous pot, and he is on the

As you could see, the black didn't go, so it is ideal for Ali Carter,

this. He played no miss snooker in the previous frame, and this is his

It is not just about how good a Kuwait you are, it is about how

good a competitor you are. And Nice, solid pot. I don't think the

three reds behind the black off straight forward. I think the

Forced that red in and just about made the angle on the blue. Just

looking for pinpoint positional play here. The reds are just

Able to play the run-through. Of course, once he pots one of these

reds, it makes the other ones easily available. 24 points, the

Just got to be a little careful here. The cannon has not come out

great for him. He will be slightly hampered with his queuing here.

Anything apart from that case would have been OK, but he's looking at

the blue. I still fancy playing the Yes, but he thinks the pink is a

little bit too awkward. So, blue it Looks a little bit short of pace to

me. Where is the cue ball going? He has got the red to the left

corner. He is eyeing up the one to the left middle but you feel he

will have more control of the cue ball if he played the one to the

left corner. This is a big shot. There is a bit of pressure on this.

He is deciding to change his mind and play for the other one. Yes, I

think it was because he didn't fancy it with the rest, but with

this one he has got to be very precise with the line and pace of

He changed his mind and went down and played the other one very

quickly, didn't he? It was all about that cannon to the other red

before. It cost him the position. And when you're at this stage of

the match and is this much pressure on, you want your pots to be as

simple as possible. I mentioned the red at the back of the three

together. Obviously, the bottom one doesn't pot. He should certainly be

taking that one on. Still that nice target behind these three reds.

They are not available. And nice target behind the yellow and brown.

But how does he get there? I mean, the obvious way is to play it off

one of those two reds. Just up from the red near the quarter, but would

you want to risk that and possibly leave a long pot on? Could be a

telling safety shot if he gets it Well, he has gone for it. He has

hit the red a little bit thinner than was needed. He has covered the

reds in the middle of the table. Has he covered the one near the

Can he turn it over with a fraction of side. Well, but was either fly

when he wafted his cue, or he was too tired to play but he has take

it on, for me. And he has got it! Absolute excellent cueing. Now push

the green on to the side cushion and leave the cue ball behind brown

Not got the snooker. As we know, those three reds on the right-hand

side just below the black are not available, so no real pressure on

Although, having played it like that, will he tent Ali Carter to

play to the right middle? Maybe not. It's a little bit risky but he has

got a 31 point lead. If he cuts the one to the right centre, he cannons

into the second red and it could possibly leave him on the blue.

It's how you see it. Yes, I'm not so sure he can land on a colour if

he pots this. Green, yellow and brown are out of commission and I

think the pace he has got to play the cut at, the cue ball has got to

run down the baulk area, so I don't At 31 point lead, so making your

opponent work hard to get it back. I just wonder, I mean, I wouldn't

recommend playing the pot here, because I think if you missed it,

particularly the one on the left- hand side of the table, then you'd

lose the frame. And he's under a When he was 11-8 in front and 12-

nine,... But he's having a go. He's having a go. And the worst possible

way, the double kiss, and now this red is a lot easier to the right

middle. This match coming to the Probably thought, if he didn't get

the double kiss, the only red he could lead is the one he was

playing but the kiss found him out. Well, not taking the red in the

Just gone for that instead. Well, OK, he has got it. If he would have

kissed the brown there, he could have brought the brown and the

yellow into play, not got the snooker. But, as it turns out,

listen, he had a choice to make and he made it. And it's worked out

perfectly. Just got to nestle on this red. Doesn't want to run

across it. If you're doing that, If it had just flicked that red, he

would have left it on nice and easy. Ali will now have it replaced. He

should be able to make the allowance. He wants to hit this red

on the left-hand side as we look. Or full, but not on the right-hand

Not certain if there is an escape route down the right-hand side of

the table. Of course, there are Just asking for video evidence to

make sure the cue ball is in Very good that we can use that

technology. This is where it was. And that's where it is now so

I think if he could come down the left-hand side of the table then he

would do but, as I say, he has just got to be so carefully does not

slide across this red. He's very dangerous doing that. Is he going

to reach it? Absolutely inch We just saw the red rock. What a

lovely touch. Yes, that was an exquisite touch. To leave it like

that. I don't think he is touching ball, either so that's no good to

Ali. He's away from the red he's on. Well, that's changed the face of

this game. Yellow and brown are now both in play. Don't get me wrong,

he's got a tough shot facing him here. He's looking where he would

like to leave the cue ball but, hampered as he has, he will do well

to get there. He has got to catch this red absolutely inch perfect.

Miss the pink and the bump in the middle of the pocket. He did all

those things. But caught the green. Yes, and, more importantly, brought

the red over to the top left-hand pocket, as we look. This is

Where is the cue ball going? Oh! So He knew the importance of the pot.

He really took a bit of a risk there. Just got to get this right,

play this with just enough pace to Yes, looks like he's done it. Judd

Trump well and truly on the back foot. The longest frame of the

This has been an excellent frame with hard match play snooker. He's

certainly getting a thorough examination with Ali Carter's play.

He is hanging on in there. It's There's one possible way, but even

that is not guaranteed to get it safe. I think it's one of these

situations, and it happens in the game, that he's trying to come down

to hit the red I was pointing to, but he misjudged it completely. And

that, you would think, will cost him this frame. So, Ali Carter just,

well, three reds needed of these remaining, and he will certainly be

passed the winning line. Could have played that better. Could have

played that better. Wrong side of There you see it. Should have been

the other side and then he could have got closer to the next red. OK,

you wouldn't expect him to miss this but he will be using the rest,

and he has put a little bit of pressure on himself here. Red,

black and pink is just what he Just about. Rattled it in. So, the

black to go 54 points ahead, with He is certainly competing today,

The frame before he made a break of 81, but this has all been about

hard, match play snooker. Yes, and it's been one of those frames where

you think, well, at Lee has had a little bit of bad luck, but, just

at the vital time, the balls ran in his favour -- Ali, and that's the

way it will go. It will to and fro. Well, this match is well and truly

back on. I always had the feeling it was going to be a close one. The

pressure now just building on Judd Trump. Which way is it going to go?

We will just have to wait and find Cos both players, look, if they get

a chance early on in and around the black, they will score heavily, but

who is going to be first in? He's not bothered whether he wins or not.

He wants to get the ball sat up for the next frame. Ali Carter keeping

the pressure on Judd Trump. Ali Absolutely absorbing watching these

two at work. There was a moment where Ali Carter obviously cheered.

Somewhat ironically, when Judd Trump had a few moments of 14.

he was out of position and had to go for a pot of very hard, and

collided with some reds and ended up behind the yellow and the brown.

You just think the world is against you. A smile on his face when he

did it but a bit on the sarcastic side. They've has a bit of Twitter

banter between them which was funny. It adds drama to the match. Now,

12-11, Judd Trump is starting to feel more nervous. Yes, it's

getting very nerve-racking out there for both players. It looks a

bit edgy but they are coping well with the pressure, no doubt about

it and particularly Ali Carter. He has stuck to his guns and his

holding on. He is grafting, really good match play snooker. He's not

giving up. We always said he was a tiger and he is showing those

qualities in this match and that's what you have to do. You will

always get chances against Judd Trump but to have got to make the

most of them. That was the perfect example of playing good safety,

putting him in tight situations, and then making the most of the

benefits of it. I reckon if he comes off after winning this, Ali

Carter will say if he can turn it round, it will be one of the best

matches in his career. Yes, he hasn't enjoyed the best of luck. To

be able to win from a position like that, when you're up against

someone getting the run of the balls. Yes, and obviously we always

say the run can level itself out but won't necessarily over one

match. It might do over seasons of play, but this is something Ali

Carter has got the bit between his teeth now. He has got to win the

last two frames. He's no where near the favourite. If the run of the

balls does level itself bowed, during the course of the match, we

could be in for a final decider. any scoreline at the moment, would

you? No, this has been a terrific I agree with you. It looks like you

don't want to be making the first mistake here and giving your chance

-- opponent a chance amongst the balls. There will either be a final

match decider coming up. That is an Yes, and I think particularly of

Ali Carter, if he got 40 or 50, I think he's a player who could

protect their lead, rather than Judd Trump, but it is all in the

Might have a chance of a pot there. It was a thin one and that's why

the cue ball ran in and out of I don't know whether he can sneak

past the pink on the left-hand side of the pack on the way down.

Certainly make a safety shot easier. He's looking at it now. Yes, he can

get through there. Needs to make sure he doesn't make contact with

It just seemed to get bigger, but blue in the middle of the table

with those kinds of shots. It could have been a lot worse because I

thought the red was going to go closer to the corner pocket than it

If he can get the cue ball down to the green here, the blue is now

obscure and half the table, so it will make the return difficult for

I think the escape route down the left-hand side of the table is no

longer possible. Yes, that was a very good kiss. He did not had to

the blue there. It would have been easy for Judd Trump, but it was one

Just, on the face of it, and I know he won't want to roll ball, but the

one on the top cushion near the right corner, can he get past the

Seem like he could when we had a look at it. He may have left a red