:00:39. > :00:44.Hello, I am backstage at the Crucible. What a start we have had
:00:44. > :00:49.to the Championship. The man at the centre, Stephen Hendry, the seven
:00:49. > :00:54.times champion of the world, he has appeared on the honours board more
:00:54. > :00:59.often than anybody else at this venue. What an amazing build up the
:00:59. > :01:03.had to the event. He qualified on Sunday, and went to China for a
:01:03. > :01:09.business trip and came back on Friday night. He said this was the
:01:09. > :01:19.new way. You come to Sheffield with no practice and jet lag. Clearly,
:01:19. > :01:23.
:01:23. > :01:30.I had one year of qualifying and I was used to it. It is the mindset
:01:30. > :01:33.you have to have to win the match. If there is one place I know where
:01:33. > :01:36.If there is one place I know where If there is one place I know where
:01:36. > :01:45.to win, it is here. I had different preparation this week. It is
:01:45. > :01:54.probably not ideal, but I have come here the last few years and lost.
:01:54. > :02:04.COMMENTATOR: At silly the fantastic. There is only one Stephen Hendry --
:02:04. > :02:04.
:02:04. > :02:07.absolutely. When you get close to the 147 and the last four reds were
:02:07. > :02:11.the 147 and the last four reds were in the open. Now, it is a case of
:02:11. > :02:17.keeping your nerve. If there has ever been anybody keeping their
:02:18. > :02:26.nerve better than Stephen Hendry, I have yet to see them.
:02:26. > :02:36.Once again, inch-perfect. He is a player who will play for two reds
:02:36. > :02:42.at the same time. Never once when he get in trouble.
:02:42. > :02:47.Undoubtedly the best positional player of all time. A what a
:02:47. > :02:55.performance by the seven times world champion. Stephen Hendry.
:02:55. > :03:00.Superb. He leads after the first nine frames. 8-1. Can he get to the
:03:00. > :03:07.semi-final? On that form, he can. It is the big question. He has not
:03:07. > :03:15.been able to do it in the last few years. He has rounds when he looks
:03:15. > :03:24.like he is back to himself but it is a false storm.
:03:24. > :03:28.After a scintillating opening day, After a scintillating opening day,
:03:28. > :03:38.After a scintillating opening day, this -- this is how it looks.
:03:38. > :03:44.Excitement ahead of the opening bout of Luca Brecel today. Another
:03:44. > :03:53.Newcomer the Welshman Jamie Jones gearing up today. The bookie's
:03:53. > :03:59.favourite Judd Trump is under way on Tuesday. Mark Williams will
:03:59. > :04:06.renew his love affair with the Crucible again. The match between
:04:06. > :04:16.Ronnie O'Sullivan and Peter Ebdon begins tomorrow. Ken Doherty is far
:04:16. > :04:27.
:04:27. > :04:34.The world No. 1 Mark Selby has a tough match against Barry Hawkins.
:04:34. > :04:39.It was a fantastic opening day and it belong to Scotland. Probably the
:04:39. > :04:44.best first day we have had. Stephen Hendry was the talking point. It
:04:44. > :04:50.would fantastic. How will he performed? He has not been at the
:04:50. > :04:55.cutting edge. He came out as a slight underdog and outplayed
:04:55. > :05:00.Stuart Bingham. I was commentating and keeping an eye on the match,
:05:00. > :05:06.which I know is unprofessional! It got to the situation where the
:05:06. > :05:11.maximum chance was on. You would expect Stephen Hendry to get over
:05:11. > :05:16.the line. Can he go the distance? My heart would like him to go the
:05:16. > :05:21.distance, but my head is telling me probably not. When we get older,
:05:21. > :05:25.you start to miss easy balls. In the heat of the competition at the
:05:25. > :05:30.the heat of the competition at the Crucible, you cannot afford that.
:05:30. > :05:35.John Higgins was under pressure last night. He was not in top form
:05:35. > :05:45.and neither was his opponent, Liang Wenbo. The key at the Crucible is
:05:45. > :05:46.
:05:46. > :05:53.that your long game has to be tip- top. Liang Wenbo missed shots. You
:05:53. > :05:57.know the champion will come on. Disappointing for Liang Wenbo.
:05:57. > :06:02.missed the awful yellow. A under pressure here. You never twitched.
:06:02. > :06:07.Everybody else does. At the Crucible, and you get found out.
:06:07. > :06:14.Unfortunately, the pressure got to him. It was a fantastic first day.
:06:14. > :06:21.Let's hope it was the shape of things to come. Stephen Maguire,
:06:21. > :06:26.something has lit his fuse this year. He warned out nicely --
:06:26. > :06:32.warmed up nicely. And his opponent, about to become the youngest ever
:06:32. > :06:40.to feature at the Crucible. And Mark Allen was in a tight spot in
:06:40. > :06:49.the opening session, 4-1 behind but he pulled it back to 4-5. There is
:06:49. > :06:53.a finale in prospect against the new boy, Cao Yupeng. Former world
:06:53. > :06:58.champion Shaun Murphy starts his bid to become a multiple winner of
:06:58. > :07:01.the title against Jamie Jones of the title against Jamie Jones of
:07:01. > :07:07.the title against Jamie Jones of Wales. Get in contact with us. You
:07:07. > :07:16.can do that by e-mail, by Twitter. Any burning questions and we will
:07:16. > :07:22.ask our best experts -- experts. And you can see the maximum from
:07:22. > :07:30.Stephen Hendry on the website. An amazing start yesterday with seven
:07:30. > :07:35.centuries, including the 147, more centuries on the opening day ban in
:07:35. > :07:41.the entire 1977 championship, the first time at the Crucible. 77 is
:07:41. > :07:46.like ancient history if you were born in 1995, like Luca Brecel of
:07:46. > :07:55.Belgium. At 17 years and 45 days he today becomes the youngest player
:07:55. > :08:03.in history to feature at this venue. After a four qualifying victories,
:08:03. > :08:08.he comes Luca Brecel, the first Belgian to qualify for the Crucible.
:08:08. > :08:13.It has always been a dream to play at the Crucible, I am looking
:08:13. > :08:23.forward to it. It will be a new forward to it. It will be a new
:08:23. > :08:27.experience. TRANSLATION: There will be pressure.
:08:27. > :08:37.I can handle it. I do not feel stressed during matches, it does
:08:37. > :08:38.
:08:38. > :08:42.not affect me. He is a -- from a former mining town. His rise has
:08:42. > :08:48.former mining town. His rise has been meteoric. He has made 6147
:08:48. > :08:58.been meteoric. He has made 6147 breaks in practice. He is the under
:08:58. > :08:58.
:08:58. > :09:05.19 European champion. TRANSLATION: He is calm. Most boys
:09:05. > :09:13.of his age would walk around with their head in the cloud. He is not
:09:13. > :09:19.like that. He is easy to get on with. It started for him when we
:09:19. > :09:24.were playing on holiday. When we returned from vacation, we would go
:09:24. > :09:34.to the snooker club every Saturday. That is when he began playing
:09:34. > :09:39.
:09:39. > :09:47.seriously. I was impressed by his talent. We got to work together. It
:09:47. > :09:52.is almost a miracle, the progress he has made. A when you produce
:09:52. > :09:59.results, people expect more. And coming from a country like Belgian,
:10:00. > :10:05.which does not have a big history in snooker, -- Belgium. The
:10:05. > :10:10.expectation is big. If he continues to improve in the way he has so far,
:10:10. > :10:16.I can see him reaching the pinnacle of the sport and his aim is to
:10:16. > :10:21.become world champion, which I believe is possible.
:10:21. > :10:28.As he makes his debut, his opponent makes his tenth appearance at the
:10:28. > :10:32.Crucible. The best progress to date was a semi-final five years ago. A
:10:32. > :10:36.disappointing first round exit last year in a final frame decider
:10:36. > :10:43.against Barry Hawkins. We were intrigued when they entered the
:10:43. > :10:48.arena this morning. It was a terrible start for Luca Brecel. He
:10:48. > :10:52.finally got under way after the mid-session interval with a break
:10:52. > :11:02.of 96. We are in frame six with of 96. We are in frame six with
:11:02. > :11:12.
:11:12. > :11:18.John Parrott and Dennis Taylor JOHN PARROTT:. Wow.
:11:19. > :11:23.DENNIS TAYLOR: And he might have got away with this. If there is no
:11:23. > :11:28.red to the middle pocket, he has had an amazing result to scatter
:11:28. > :11:38.the balls and cover everything. There might be one to the middle.
:11:38. > :11:40.
:11:40. > :11:48.And there was. What a chance. Stephen Maguire gives a wry smile.
:11:48. > :11:54.That was reckless from him. It was a simple safety shot to push the
:11:54. > :12:04.red up and down. He decided to go for it. The way he missed it made
:12:04. > :12:13.
:12:13. > :12:23.I am not sure if he intended to hit For a moment, it looked as if he
:12:23. > :12:36.
:12:36. > :12:46.Left in a position when he could not get ideal on the blue and had
:12:46. > :12:49.
:12:49. > :12:59.He hit that beautifully. This, again, another excellent chance. We
:12:59. > :13:21.
:13:21. > :13:26.saw in the last frame how fluent he The pink and the black are awkward.
:13:26. > :13:36.The pink is out of commission. I am not sure about the black. Very
:13:36. > :13:56.
:13:57. > :14:06.He hoped for an angle to may been We know that the black does pot.
:14:07. > :14:30.
:14:30. > :14:40.played that nicely. Some reverse He just got into it too much and he
:14:40. > :14:43.
:14:43. > :14:53.He may have got a kick. I think the black jumped and that probably
:14:53. > :15:08.
:15:08. > :15:18.He has a terrific long pause before he delivers the queue. I liked to
:15:18. > :15:34.
:15:34. > :15:44.watch him play. He is fluent around He looks to have a terrific
:15:44. > :16:07.
:16:07. > :16:13.Well played. He will stun through He is looking more fluent with each
:16:13. > :16:23.shot. Once again, not quite the angle he wanted just to move the
:16:23. > :16:25.
:16:25. > :16:32.red away. It makes the next His pot success rate is higher than
:16:32. > :16:42.Stephen Maguire, even though he is 4-1 down. He cute that beautifully.
:16:42. > :16:58.
:16:58. > :17:08.He will get on the black in a minute! He has had about seven go
:17:08. > :17:15.
:17:15. > :17:24.so far! He can't quite get the He does not need many more pots to
:17:24. > :17:34.secured his second frame. He is OK! He thought maybe the pink might
:17:34. > :17:42.
:17:42. > :17:52.The mistake from Stephen Maguire is But he and will be disappointed
:17:52. > :18:15.
:18:15. > :18:22.It was a greater effort. Will it be enough? It might be. He could have
:18:22. > :18:28.taken the blue, which would have put in 68 in front with 67 on the
:18:28. > :18:33.table. It seemed easier prospect. He knew he would get a pretty good
:18:33. > :18:43.safety, even if he missed the black. The advantage of taking the blue,
:18:43. > :19:10.
:19:10. > :19:20.it may go saved if you miss it, You did not miss that side of the
:19:20. > :19:26.
:19:26. > :19:31.pocket. He seemed to rush that a Another shot I was going to put up
:19:31. > :19:38.was... You see the shot here when the black is a fair way from the
:19:38. > :19:48.pocket. He could have had the choice of putting a baulk colour
:19:48. > :20:21.
:20:21. > :20:27.safe, as well. Sometimes sticking That was well played. If you look
:20:27. > :20:37.at the blue, for somebody who is such a good potter, 63 in front,
:20:37. > :20:52.
:20:52. > :21:02.There is one says red. And he has the angle on the black. It might be
:21:02. > :21:05.
:21:05. > :21:11.risky to move the red, from the That is what he tried. Always knew
:21:11. > :21:21.the one to the right of the pink would be available. It might have
:21:21. > :21:36.
:21:36. > :21:39.He has the perfect angle again on the pink to bring the difficult red
:21:39. > :21:49.into play and if this works, Stephen Maguire could pinch this
:21:49. > :21:57.
:21:57. > :22:07.frame. What a blow that would be to And there you have it. Suddenly,
:22:07. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :22:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:22:57. > :23:02.He might have to play for the pink. He is playing with a touch of screw,
:23:03. > :23:07.as you could see. If he is straight on the black, it will be awkward.
:23:07. > :23:17.He will have to play with a lot of reverse side. The air was no way he
:23:17. > :23:20.
:23:20. > :23:30.was going to take the pink there. - - there was. He was a nicking it by
:23:30. > :23:34.
:23:35. > :23:44.There we go. A clearance to win by one point. This would be a hammer
:23:45. > :23:48.
:23:48. > :23:58.blow for the young Belgian boy. Belgian Bullet, he was introduced
:23:58. > :24:02.
:24:02. > :24:12.as. That was a long way away. This is a reprieve. I think he missed
:24:12. > :24:24.
:24:24. > :24:34.hit that. -- mishit. That was close. How did it not go in the pocket? So
:24:34. > :24:44.close. The reason I thought it was a good chance, I did not think he
:24:44. > :24:56.
:24:56. > :25:04.could leave that on if he missed He is smiling, but... He was right
:25:04. > :25:14.back in the match, had that yellows stayed in the pocket. -- yellow. It
:25:14. > :25:34.
:25:34. > :25:39.That has to hurt the young Belgian player. At the start of the frame,
:25:39. > :25:40.it looked like he would win the it looked like he would win the
:25:40. > :25:49.frame in one visit. He did not and frame in one visit. He did not and
:25:49. > :25:59.Stephen Maguire took the frame. Stephen Maguire had the better of
:25:59. > :26:07.
:26:07. > :26:13.the next scrappy frame. Back we go, That was a pretty good break-off
:26:13. > :26:17.shot from Stephen Maguire. That has been a feature of the match, the
:26:17. > :26:21.quality of the break off in the match has been very good. In some
:26:22. > :26:31.sessions, they cannot seem to get the cue ball around the table as
:26:32. > :26:41.
:26:41. > :26:47.I thought it was a good break off... That was a fantastic pot, straight
:26:47. > :26:52.into the middle of the pocket. will have to work on the break-off
:26:52. > :27:02.shot, Stephen Maguire. Meanwhile, Luca Brecel has not quite got into
:27:02. > :27:32.
:27:32. > :27:39.The reds will go all over the table. When you look at the scoreline and
:27:39. > :27:48.C 6-1, he could win some of these frames. Some rough edges to take
:27:48. > :27:53.off his game. The first time at the Crucible theatre and only 17 years
:27:53. > :28:03.of age. Remarkable he is playing at this level. You have to cut him
:28:03. > :28:04.
:28:04. > :28:09.some slack. He will only improve from the experience. I went out for
:28:09. > :28:18.a meal with his parents and Luca Brecel when he won the Sports
:28:18. > :28:28.Personality of the Year award. They may be disappointed at the moment,
:28:28. > :28:39.
:28:39. > :28:49.but this is a star of the future. A When he gets in the balls, he does
:28:49. > :28:49.
:28:49. > :28:56.not hang about, which is good to This has been shot all day he has
:28:56. > :29:00.not got right. He has been the wrong side of the blue all day.
:29:00. > :29:10.he keeps catching one of the colours back up the table. Can he
:29:10. > :29:39.
:29:39. > :29:46.This time he played it extremely Again, a shake of the head.
:29:46. > :29:56.Straight on the black. But he managed to force an angle out. He
:29:56. > :29:56.
:29:56. > :30:01.does not lack cue power. Look at the angle he force. It was a shot
:30:01. > :30:11.not available when we used to play on the thick cloths. They are so
:30:11. > :30:13.
:30:13. > :30:23.And the quality of the balls. When I started playing years ago, they
:30:23. > :30:39.
:30:39. > :30:46.So you played in Liverpool with Do It Will Be Nice to see him clear
:30:46. > :30:56.up here or make a century. He certainly does not deserve to be 6
:30:56. > :31:00.
:31:00. > :31:10.He reached 96 in frame five but I think he was just so pleased that
:31:10. > :31:27.
:31:27. > :31:37.He looks natural when he switches That is the frame are more or less
:31:37. > :31:49.
:31:49. > :31:59.He would be a nightmare to practise with in the club! You would be
:31:59. > :32:00.
:32:00. > :32:07.picking balls out all afternoon. With the way he moves around the
:32:07. > :32:17.table could you imagine refereeing? You would be busy. I am pleased he
:32:17. > :32:27.
:32:27. > :32:36.Beautifully played. A little soft stone. He has taken these
:32:36. > :32:46.beautifully. You can tell he is a real natural player. To be doing
:32:46. > :32:51.
:32:51. > :32:54.this at 17 years of age is something a bit special. This will
:32:54. > :33:04.be the 10th century in the this year's Betfred.com World
:33:04. > :33:17.
:33:17. > :33:27.Fantastic! Well done! Brilliant! And nice little touch from Stephen
:33:27. > :33:28.
:33:28. > :33:38.Maguire there. Well, a little bit of exhibition stuff. Nothing wrong
:33:38. > :33:42.
:33:42. > :33:52.with that. Look at that shot. You are looking at a possible future
:33:52. > :34:02.
:34:02. > :34:07.He tried to book that and off the black there. But a little smile
:34:07. > :34:17.there from Luca Brecel. He must be feeling much better now. But he is
:34:17. > :34:18.
:34:19. > :34:24.still a long way behind. 6 - 22 Stephen Maguire. Buoyed
:34:24. > :34:32.considerably by that Luca Brecel is now only 6 - 3 behind having been a
:34:32. > :34:37.6 - 1 behind. What do you make of the young man? Very impressed. The
:34:37. > :34:46.boy moves around the table well and has a great demeanour. He is
:34:46. > :34:51.unlucky to be 6 - 3 behind in that session. It could have been closer.
:34:51. > :34:59.Stephen Maguire's top rate, 54. And out scored in the last three frames
:34:59. > :35:03.by his opponent. Funny how these things work. Yes but experience
:35:03. > :35:08.counts for something. Clenching a frame as a very important part of
:35:08. > :35:11.the game. Luca Brecel could be within one frame if he had not
:35:11. > :35:17.messed up in that early frame. Stephen Maguire knows the
:35:17. > :35:22.importance of an all-round game. Luca Brecel, at the age of 17, it
:35:22. > :35:27.is not something for him to worry about just yet. It will come and he
:35:27. > :35:32.will become an all-rounder. For the moment, not them and all for the
:35:32. > :35:37.place, scared the life out of your opponents, you might get beaten up
:35:37. > :35:47.mocked, but along the line, all the pieces of the jet shot will fit
:35:47. > :35:56.into place. -- all the pieces of the picture checks off. A lot to
:35:56. > :36:03.everybody in Belgium where his matches are streaming live.
:36:03. > :36:07.record number of Chinese entrance this year. For from the mainland
:36:07. > :36:12.and one from Hong Kong. Liang Wenbo went out last night despite an
:36:12. > :36:21.excellent chance to see off John Higgins. Deng Junhui is well
:36:21. > :36:31.fancied. But the least experienced is to how you pen. Only 21. -- how
:36:31. > :36:36.
:36:36. > :36:46.you pen. What a time to qualify for a ranking event. His first time.
:36:46. > :36:58.
:36:58. > :37:08.Last night against Marke Allen see Gritty and determined, a great
:37:08. > :37:11.
:37:11. > :37:21.potter. Very determined. Good to see him fulfil his potential.
:37:21. > :37:28.Winning a tournament in China will put him up another level. We need
:37:28. > :37:34.characters willing to say what they think. He does not like sitting on
:37:34. > :37:41.the fence. He does not mind upsetting people and has the
:37:41. > :37:51.courage to do it. One of the few players I would like to have my
:37:51. > :37:57.
:37:57. > :38:07.money on in the final frame of a match. If he is on this it would be
:38:07. > :38:10.
:38:10. > :38:20.an absolute bonus. Wow! 1 - 0 or Mark Allen. What a magnificent
:38:20. > :38:24.
:38:24. > :38:34.recovery. What a shot that was. could not take that port for
:38:34. > :38:40.
:38:40. > :38:50.granted. That comes as great relief. That is an excellent shot. He won't
:38:50. > :38:55.
:38:55. > :39:05.play a better shot in this match. Definitely three - 0 now.
:39:05. > :39:05.
:39:05. > :39:15.excellent shot that deserves to win the frame. He has missed and he
:39:15. > :39:25.
:39:25. > :39:35.trails 3 - 1. Blow me over with a feather. What a shot! What a port
:39:35. > :39:50.
:39:50. > :39:59.that was. Wow! He leads 5 - 2. Not a good time to be losing your form.
:39:59. > :40:09.Very good. The best he has hit for a long time. A real cracker, that
:40:09. > :40:13.
:40:13. > :40:23.shot. Being honest, he has got out of jail. Good grief. I have never
:40:23. > :40:27.
:40:27. > :40:33.seen anything like that and my They will play to a finish this
:40:33. > :40:43.afternoon and commentating will be John Virgo and Terry Griffiths.
:40:43. > :40:45.
:40:45. > :40:55.Good afternoon, gents. Last night, Cao Yupeng was 4th - 1 up. What
:40:55. > :40:55.
:40:55. > :41:02.kind of test does he have against Mark Allen this afternoon? To it is
:41:02. > :41:08.the fear of the unknown. He had the perfect start, the young lad from
:41:08. > :41:18.China, winning the first three frames. But he still has got a job
:41:18. > :41:27.to do today, Mark Allen. scoreboard never lies but Mark
:41:27. > :41:36.Allen is more comfortable at 5 - 4 behind than he was at 5 - 2 behind.
:41:36. > :41:41.This is the place you have to do it otherwise you're on the way home.
:41:41. > :41:46.And a quick what about Shaun Murphy versus Jamie Jones, a fellow
:41:46. > :41:49.Welshman to yourself. He turned professional six years ago. He
:41:49. > :41:56.struggled originally but what has made the difference in the last
:41:56. > :42:01.couple of years? He has gained experience and had a wonderful win
:42:01. > :42:11.in the qualifiers. I spoke to him and he is comfortable and excited.
:42:11. > :42:12.
:42:12. > :42:17.It is great for young players to qualify for the Crucible. We have
:42:18. > :42:27.back guest MC he with Rob Walker at the London Marathon. One of Jamie
:42:28. > :42:31.
:42:31. > :42:41.Jones's mentors. Poll for to Mr Lloyd Davies. -- over two. Let's
:42:41. > :42:42.
:42:42. > :42:48.get this show on the road! Ladies and gentlemen. On Table 1, a
:42:48. > :42:58.Crucible debut, flying up the rankings, the Welsh wonder, Jamie
:42:58. > :43:12.
:43:12. > :43:22., and his opponents. The 2005 world champion. Winner of the Brazil
:43:22. > :43:41.
:43:41. > :43:51.Also making his debut at the Crucible. The current Asian Under
:43:51. > :44:06.
:44:06. > :44:12.21 champion, Carl you pen! -- Cao And his opponents. A finalist in
:44:12. > :44:22.the United Kingdom championship and winner of the World Open - Mark
:44:22. > :44:46.
:44:46. > :44:53.Table 1 is available on the red button and online. But we will stay
:44:53. > :45:03.with table to which is said to play to a finish this afternoon. I will
:45:03. > :45:08.
:45:08. > :45:18.hand you back to John Virgo and Thank you very much, Hazel. The
:45:18. > :45:23.
:45:23. > :45:32.Crucible Theatre, first-round, always pressure on the seed. I can
:45:32. > :45:42.assume you, John, in the dressing rooms, pressure is not a word I
:45:42. > :46:00.
:46:00. > :46:07.would have used for Marke Allen. We were all a little bit shocked by
:46:07. > :46:17.the first session. I watch Cao Yupeng play Tom Ford and the
:46:17. > :46:18.
:46:18. > :46:23.qualifiers but he was not as good as he was last night. Excellent.
:46:23. > :46:29.That's what I meant earlier. The fact he has never seen much of him
:46:29. > :46:36.play. They can take you by surprise. I am sure that Marke Allen was a
:46:36. > :46:46.bit shocked to find himself 3 - 0 behind. Fair play, he has come back.
:46:46. > :46:57.
:46:57. > :47:07.And good safety to get started. What we call bread and butter
:47:07. > :47:15.
:47:15. > :47:25.safety shot. Caught the blue on the He will be disappointed to have
:47:25. > :47:30.missed that. You have got to stamp your authority early in the match.
:47:30. > :47:40.Missed an opportunity there and left his opponent and nice easy
:47:40. > :47:45.
:47:45. > :47:49.Mark Allen is such a good fighter but like Alex Higgins you can
:47:49. > :47:56.almost rely on winning when it gets towards the end. But it does not
:47:56. > :48:06.always get towards the end. I know the type of player you mean. They
:48:06. > :48:18.
:48:18. > :48:28.Did not go into them with a great amount of pace. But it could not
:48:28. > :48:39.
:48:40. > :48:49.Decent opportunity, this, to score. I thought that was a foul. I
:48:50. > :49:11.
:49:11. > :49:21.thought he hit the white twice. Well, if he has dropped the black
:49:21. > :49:21.
:49:21. > :50:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:50:13. > :50:18.and. -- dropped the black and. Just He looks very intense. There are
:50:18. > :50:24.now so out there. You can be certain of that. But it is just the
:50:24. > :50:27.start you need in any session - get your hand on the table, get the cue
:50:27. > :50:33.arm going. If but when he miscued and ran out of position on the
:50:33. > :50:43.black I thought that was the end of this visit. Not so. Back in prime
:50:43. > :50:51.
:50:51. > :51:01.He had the first chance. Missed a red you would normally expect him
:51:01. > :51:01.
:51:01. > :52:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:52:20. > :52:30.Did not quite get the intended spin That has turned out to be at decent
:52:30. > :52:46.
:52:46. > :52:56.He has notched one no further,... That was not a good idea. Another
:52:56. > :53:07.
:53:07. > :53:17.Plague that nice life. Could not get a cue ball much further away
:53:17. > :53:32.
:53:32. > :53:38.from the cushion. -- played that We said yesterday that when the
:53:38. > :53:48.cloth is nude there is a tendency to slide a little bit more. --
:53:48. > :53:50.
:53:51. > :53:56.cloth is new. You can see the disappointment on his face there.
:53:56. > :54:06.Well, the black went in, but he would have known that it was not a
:54:06. > :54:14.
:54:14. > :54:18.good shot and of course it carries He decided to go for that and it's
:54:18. > :54:23.screwed back towards the ball. You have to be careful not to try to
:54:23. > :54:28.force the issue. There is nothing wrong with taking that shot on. The
:54:28. > :54:38.type of shot he plays regularly. But you do not want to start
:54:38. > :54:43.
:54:43. > :54:53.pushing the boat out and trying to He struck that well. Clean as a
:54:53. > :55:21.
:55:21. > :55:27.This is an excellent positional A different type of cue action. His
:55:27. > :55:32.technique works very well for him. He keeps the tap quite still at the
:55:32. > :55:37.ball for a while. Brings it up and then drags it back once, more or
:55:37. > :55:43.less, and hits the ball. Everybody has different styles and there is
:55:43. > :55:53.no right way or wrong way. Well, there is a right way, way Newport
:55:53. > :56:06.
:56:06. > :56:10.all the balls! -- way Newport all On these quick tables and nice cue
:56:10. > :56:17.action is enough. But he mastered the black of the sport and that
:56:17. > :56:27.this level that is a very dangerous thing to do. -- he missed the black
:56:27. > :56:55.
:56:55. > :57:05.Doesn't look as if you get an angle Important visit this. Both players
:57:05. > :57:07.
:57:07. > :57:13.need to get a bit of confidence out there. He will know as well as any
:57:13. > :57:16.of was that you must punish your opponent when the make a mistake.
:57:17. > :57:26.That lack mist from the spot, you must keep your opponent in his
:57:27. > :57:41.
:57:41. > :57:46.Obviously the pink will go into this left corner but he has just
:57:46. > :57:51.overrun it slightly. Right handed, he would be fine, but as a left-
:57:51. > :58:00.hander, he will have to play this with the rest. He does not play
:58:00. > :58:10.with either hand does he, Terry? little bit of right hand play, but
:58:10. > :58:17.
:58:17. > :58:22.not in these situations. Well, I Potted the pink but did not wish
:58:22. > :58:27.the bar out too much with the positional side of the shot. This
:58:27. > :58:37.might look easy but it is a little bit tricky this red, to the left
:58:37. > :58:46.
:58:46. > :58:50.Know. Just a little tester for ham. I expected him to get it. But it
:58:50. > :59:00.was just one of those shots where you just need to pull the cue ball
:59:00. > :59:02.
:59:02. > :59:05.and there is every chance you will miss the port. Did not get through
:59:05. > :59:12.the ball quick enough there. He had to slow it down a little to hold
:59:12. > :59:22.the white but the ball was always got on the thin side. Chance is
:59:22. > :59:27.
:59:27. > :59:32.gone. Absolutely. Right in the heart of the pocket. He is only
:59:32. > :59:38.looking for the colour and one more red. Mark Allen will then need a
:59:38. > :59:48.snooker in this fashion frame of the final session. -- finished
:59:48. > :00:15.
:00:15. > :00:25.Just a red needed to go 4-4 ahead Just the start he was looking for.
:00:25. > :00:29.
:00:29. > :00:34.And not the start that Marke Allen Mark Allen, after his performance
:00:34. > :00:44.in the United Kingdom championship, comes here as a main contender for
:00:44. > :01:09.
:01:09. > :01:18.all the World Championship. -- for He was trying to force it in, but
:01:18. > :01:27.it will not matter. Mark Allen can seeds. Just the start he needed.
:01:27. > :01:33.Cao Yupeng leading 6-4. You were keeping half an eye on
:01:33. > :01:37.this last night when you were commentating. You got the feeling
:01:37. > :01:44.in the room from the crowd that they were impressed with what they
:01:44. > :01:54.were seeing and shot that Mark Allen was not dominating. -- they
:01:54. > :01:58.were surprised. I was also talking to his management team. They were
:01:58. > :02:04.saying they are impressed with him as a player. The has shown
:02:04. > :02:08.temperament. He had to win that first frame. -- he has shown. Mark
:02:08. > :02:16.Allen should have pinched that towards the end. Mark Allen is
:02:16. > :02:21.under the cosh. In his qualifying matches, he won four. He beat Dave
:02:21. > :02:31.Harold and Tom Ford. They are not pushovers. He has done that twice
:02:31. > :02:33.
:02:33. > :02:38.in final frame deciders. He looks as if he has a strong cube actions.
:02:38. > :02:45.-- cue action. He is still on the shot and hits positively. You
:02:45. > :02:55.cannot ask for much more. He lost the previous two frames, so the
:02:55. > :02:57.
:02:57. > :03:07.best possible start. TERRY GRIFFITHS: That is right, any
:03:07. > :03:13.
:03:13. > :03:19.cue action that pot ofs the balls At this level, it is in the mind,
:03:19. > :03:29.not the cue action. JOHN VIRGO: And particularly on
:03:29. > :03:31.
:03:31. > :03:41.this stage. Mark Allen needs to improve his game, that is for sure.
:03:41. > :03:43.
:03:43. > :03:49.It is the first to ten frames for a That is the problem when you miss.
:03:49. > :03:59.The cue ball runs into the cluster. Shouts of encouragement from the
:03:59. > :04:07.
:04:07. > :04:17.audience. This is not the easiest Having to avoid kissing a second
:04:17. > :04:23.
:04:23. > :04:33.red to get back out for blue or a He trusted to luck and did not have
:04:33. > :04:44.
:04:44. > :04:50.It was a thin cut. Never certain where the cue ball will finish. You
:04:50. > :05:00.play with pace, hoping it will get back up the table. He brought the
:05:00. > :05:00.
:05:00. > :05:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:05:47. > :05:52.black into play. But he is on That was a good safety shot. When
:05:52. > :06:02.the balls are spread, it is more difficult to find a path back to
:06:02. > :06:18.
:06:18. > :06:23.That is a nice view, but not for Sometimes you can get a pot that is
:06:23. > :06:28.high risk, but it would get you in, but there is not even that. There
:06:28. > :06:38.does not seem to be a return back to the baulk end. And the way the
:06:38. > :06:52.
:06:52. > :07:02.reds are spread, this is not Believe me, he did not play the
:07:02. > :07:10.
:07:10. > :07:16.plant. On the replay, you could see That was tough, but he has been
:07:16. > :07:23.getting a lot of them. He got away with that, but this is a chance for
:07:23. > :07:27.Mark Allen. I always feel that somebody like Mark Allen, you
:07:27. > :07:37.referred to Alex Higgins in the last frame, he needs to get a
:07:37. > :07:39.
:07:39. > :07:49.And they start to hit the ball better. They get a nice rhythm
:07:49. > :07:54.
:07:54. > :08:03.going. At the moment it is stop and That was a good effort to try to
:08:03. > :08:08.get on a colour. He is not really good on anything. It is typical,
:08:08. > :08:11.very little chance to get on a colour so far, it works out like
:08:11. > :08:21.that sometimes, but you have to stick at it and wait for your
:08:21. > :08:21.
:08:21. > :09:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:09:01. > :09:05.He is not frightened to take on a That was a great shot, but Mark
:09:05. > :09:15.Allen should never have hatched the cue ball away from the baulk
:09:15. > :09:15.
:09:15. > :09:19.cushion. -- have had. But you have to give credit to the unmanned. He
:09:19. > :09:24.is potting superb long pots, which has put pressure on Mark Allen's
:09:24. > :09:29.safety. Because it was a straightforward safety he was
:09:29. > :09:35.playing off the blue, if he had been tight on the cushion would not
:09:35. > :09:42.have been on. It is those fine margins. This is what the game is
:09:43. > :09:47.all about. A friend of Cao Yupeng, who plays in Sheffield, breaking
:09:47. > :09:54.into the top players, he was telling me that there are hundreds
:09:54. > :09:59.of players in China like these lads. It is a matter of time before one
:09:59. > :10:09.of them breaks through. This could be the boys. He is very young. He
:10:09. > :10:25.
:10:25. > :10:35.won the Asian Under 21s. He has He needed the cue ball to run
:10:35. > :10:40.
:10:41. > :10:50.If it had run through, it would have been excellent. Does this red
:10:51. > :11:09.
:11:09. > :11:19.But, in it went. Where is the cue ball going? It is OK, he is on the
:11:19. > :11:37.
:11:37. > :11:47.You always knew he would run into He came very straight on the blue,
:11:47. > :11:59.
:11:59. > :12:09.so he could not do much with the A couple of good shots, they are
:12:09. > :12:34.
:12:34. > :12:44.nicely spread for a sizable He does not like the angle on the
:12:44. > :13:22.
:13:22. > :13:27.brown. He needs to get back on the He is 21 years of age and this is
:13:27. > :13:37.his first time on tour. What an achievement to get to the Crucible
:13:37. > :13:38.
:13:38. > :13:48.He is laid down in the rankings. He has not set the world on fire, but
:13:48. > :13:51.
:13:51. > :13:56.now is a good time to do it. -- he is low-down. You never know how you
:13:56. > :14:06.will react, the first time at the Crucible, but he looks comfortable
:14:06. > :14:15.
:14:15. > :14:25.at the table. This is an excellent I do not know why he did not nudge
:14:25. > :14:56.
:14:56. > :15:06.the black and red away from the He is on it. But the cue ball is
:15:06. > :15:11.close to the side cushion. That puts pressure on this. With a
:15:11. > :15:18.straight shot, you can only roll the ball in. If you can
:15:18. > :15:28.automatically get position on a red, that is good. But a little bit of
:15:28. > :15:37.
:15:37. > :15:47.He rolled it in. He is not perfect, next red. He has won to the left
:15:47. > :15:58.
:15:58. > :16:08.middle, and if he pots that he will Close to clinching the frame. That
:16:08. > :16:30.
:16:31. > :16:40.would make Mark Allen think, three The key stays still, people sit
:16:41. > :16:45.
:16:45. > :16:55.back and then hits it quickly. is a pointer. He points the queue.
:16:55. > :17:19.
:17:19. > :17:29.He will be disappointed if he does It does not look as if he will make
:17:29. > :17:32.
:17:32. > :17:42.He takes time and then hits the ball and Paul's the queue backwards.
:17:42. > :18:02.
:18:02. > :18:12.That will put the frame out of the reach of Mark Allen. 61 points
:18:12. > :18:12.
:18:12. > :19:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:19:26. > :19:36.ahead and 51 points remaining, but This is his highest break of the
:19:36. > :20:01.
:20:01. > :20:11.match, the previous highest was 70 This will be very nice, the first
:20:11. > :20:16.
:20:16. > :20:19.century in the Crucible for this 108 clearance. It takes in three
:20:19. > :20:24.108 clearance. It takes in three 108 clearance. It takes in three
:20:25. > :20:30.frames in front, again. He appears to be increasing in
:20:30. > :20:38.confidence. What do you notice about his technique? I think he is
:20:38. > :20:45.a player who has been coached or studied the game. I might be wrong.
:20:45. > :20:49.But one of the clues, you notice on his cue, he has a little mark
:20:49. > :20:53.around the bridge hand. This is something you would do to make sure
:20:53. > :20:58.you do not have too long a bridge, or that it is the right distance
:20:58. > :21:03.away, because if you have it too long, you have too much. Some
:21:03. > :21:13.players want a short a bridge. I noticed the mark. It might be an
:21:13. > :21:17.accident. Worrying times for Mark Allen. I thought the way the
:21:17. > :21:22.Chinese player finish the session, he might be nervous today, but
:21:22. > :21:31.anything but, Mark Allen has everything to do. He has to win one
:21:31. > :21:35.of the next two frames. When he was 4-1 up, he glanced at the score and
:21:36. > :21:42.got nervy at that point. How much magnified it is the pressure when
:21:42. > :21:47.you get close to the winning line? It does. He seems to hit straight.
:21:47. > :21:52.He connects with the middle of the cue ball. His putting is strong and
:21:52. > :22:02.that care in getting over the line, even though he can panic. -- that
:22:02. > :22:09.
:22:09. > :22:19.TERRY GRIFFITHS: Three frames again. TERRY GRIFFITHS: Three frames again.
:22:19. > :22:28.
:22:28. > :22:37.He was 5-took up early on in the He will have to win four to get in
:22:37. > :22:42.front, Mark Allen. If you win the first frame, your opponent has to
:22:42. > :22:47.win two on the trot to get in front of you. I feel that Mark Allen, and
:22:47. > :22:53.the moment, not for any reason down to him, he is going through the
:22:53. > :23:00.motions. He cannot seem to be able to start scoring at the table,
:23:00. > :23:08.which we know he can. He will have to play good safety early on and
:23:08. > :23:14.force a mistake. Let's be fair, his opponent is young and inexperienced.
:23:14. > :23:18.He needs inspiration. He cannot find it on the table at the moment.
:23:18. > :23:21.Last frame he had two good chances but he could not get on a colour
:23:22. > :23:28.and you have to find a way of getting in them and doing a few
:23:28. > :23:36.breaks. He is similar to Alex Higgins, once he gets in among them,
:23:36. > :23:42.he can run some frames off in no time at all. We saw the reaction
:23:42. > :23:49.there from Cao Yupeng. He was playing as a shot for nothing. He
:23:49. > :23:59.double-kiss to the cue ball. He has not left anything too easy. There
:23:59. > :24:08.
:24:08. > :24:18.is a possible red on the right-hand No. I assumed that he played in
:24:18. > :24:22.
:24:22. > :24:32.such a way that he has not left the But it is a half chance. He will be
:24:32. > :24:35.
:24:35. > :24:40.You can see the mark on his cue, which has been put there to give
:24:41. > :24:50.him the same distance from the bridge to the cue ball in every
:24:51. > :25:07.
:25:07. > :25:11.shot. If you go into close you have He is not having to do much to get
:25:11. > :25:18.in amongst the balls, but he will be disappointed with that. There
:25:18. > :25:28.was margin for error. He overhit it. The red will go, but, it is awkward
:25:28. > :25:50.
:25:50. > :26:00.It is a tricky black, it was He has covered the pocket, but
:26:00. > :26:10.there may be a red available to the centre. He played this very slowly.
:26:10. > :26:14.
:26:15. > :26:24.Guaranteed to be on a red. Covering And this seems to be the first
:26:25. > :26:28.
:26:28. > :26:32.clear cut chance that Mark Allen The problem you get when the other
:26:32. > :26:42.player is dominating, when you get a chance, you are forcing yourself,
:26:42. > :27:20.
:27:20. > :27:30.thinking, I have got to make this He'd just got the red immediately
:27:30. > :27:30.
:27:30. > :27:40.close to the black. Not sure of the He was not too happy with the
:27:40. > :27:47.
:27:47. > :27:56.It is now imperative that he gets a good angle on the black to cannon
:27:56. > :28:06.into the cluster. There is a red in the baulk end, but with the reds
:28:06. > :28:08.
:28:08. > :28:18.Open, he could make a frame-winning Not quite certain what he was
:28:18. > :28:35.
:28:35. > :28:45.thinking of. It looked as if he He needs a good angle on a baulk,
:28:45. > :28:58.
:28:58. > :29:04.now. Surely he will play for a He could play for the red on the
:29:04. > :29:11.right. Maybe he cannot get into the reds. He thinks he can. He overdid
:29:11. > :29:15.it. That was unlucky to go in-off. But, a couple of shots before he
:29:15. > :29:25.went up to the baulk end, I was amazed he did not try to halt for
:29:25. > :29:25.
:29:25. > :30:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:30:20. > :30:30.the black. -- that he did not hold He has apologised to his opponent s
:30:30. > :30:30.
:30:30. > :31:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:31:54. > :32:04.t have been knocking those reds in. He will have to put a lot of side
:32:04. > :32:30.
:32:30. > :32:40.on this. Foul and a miss. Nowhere It is behind the brown, referee!
:32:40. > :32:40.
:32:40. > :33:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:33:23. > :33:27.He does not want to come to the There was always the chance he
:33:27. > :33:37.could potted but in the end it was worth giving away the points. He is
:33:37. > :33:45.
:33:45. > :33:55.now back in control of the frame, This is the better safety shot from
:33:55. > :33:55.
:33:55. > :34:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:34:56. > :35:01.He was a fraction higher on the cue ball. The spin doesn't take so
:35:01. > :35:11.quickly when you hit it harder. It is not happening for him at the
:35:11. > :35:11.
:35:11. > :36:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:36:29. > :36:33.moment. He is trying his best. He It has turned out all right, but I
:36:33. > :36:43.am sure he played for the blue. He seemed to come off the cushion very
:36:43. > :36:43.
:36:43. > :36:53.quickly. He has got a good result here. He has got a perfect angle to
:36:53. > :37:15.
:37:15. > :37:22.pot the black and screw down for Not happy with that. This is a must
:37:22. > :37:25.win, isn't it? Willie Thorne was quite right, there are two more
:37:25. > :37:35.frames to be played in this and many session before the mid-
:37:35. > :37:35.
:37:35. > :37:45.session interval but he will have to win a police one of them. That
:37:45. > :37:57.
:37:57. > :38:02.should see him home win this one. - The black puts him 52 points ahead
:38:02. > :38:11.with 51 remaining. I do not expect Yupeng will be coming back to the
:38:11. > :38:21.table. There is a chance for Mark Allen to get back within one frame.
:38:21. > :38:41.
:38:41. > :38:48.He would be a lot happier if he can Does not matter about the blue. The
:38:48. > :38:53.frame was over long before that. Yupeng concedes, so Mark Allen gets
:38:53. > :39:03.his first frame on the board this afternoon. He still trails by two,
:39:03. > :39:03.
:39:03. > :39:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:39:54. > :39:58.He is a pretty intense character, Mark Allen, but in that frame and
:39:58. > :40:04.last night, we saw flashes of humour, even when the going gets
:40:04. > :40:09.tough. That is refreshing to see. It is. I get annoyed when people
:40:09. > :40:14.say there are no characters in snooker. There are loads of them.
:40:14. > :40:22.Mark Allen really does show, he wears his heart on his sleeve, you
:40:22. > :40:29.know where you are with him. At least he is coming out with a bit
:40:29. > :40:33.of character. I do not mind if a player has not got any character of
:40:33. > :40:42.the table, but do not said there are no characters in snooker at the
:40:42. > :40:48.moment because there are loads. agree. If he wins the next round,
:40:48. > :40:54.acting he will win the match. might have a lot to see at -- a lot
:40:54. > :41:00.to say and some of it has been pretty controversial. He was fined
:41:00. > :41:08.�150 for his outburst at the UK Championship. He is always very
:41:08. > :41:12.honest, perhaps a little too honest occasionally. We have travelled the
:41:12. > :41:16.world to try and spread the gospel, as it were. None of us would ever
:41:16. > :41:18.have said anything about any country at all. They have got the
:41:18. > :41:28.pleasure of a world wide game and hopefully they will start to
:41:28. > :41:30.
:41:30. > :41:34.realise that. From Mark Allen's perspective, I wonder how you
:41:34. > :41:39.valuable win in China was a couple of months ago when suddenly after
:41:39. > :41:46.all of these semi-finals, union it, seven years after becoming a pro? -
:41:46. > :41:52.- you've Neil it. He will want to win possibly on home soil,
:41:52. > :42:00.terrestrial BBC. This is the one. He is still having a laugh and a
:42:00. > :42:08.joke out there. Good on him. I could not a red. I do not regard to
:42:08. > :42:18.joke and concentrate, he seems to Let's see if he can get himself
:42:18. > :42:37.
:42:37. > :42:47.This is the last frame before the mid- session interval. A bad safety
:42:47. > :42:47.
:42:47. > :42:57.shot from Yupeng. The reds are nicely spread. Certainly, the
:42:57. > :43:04.
:43:04. > :43:10.Braque is not available. -- the Just overrun it slightly. A decent
:43:10. > :43:20.enough pot, but did not want that cue ball so close to the side
:43:20. > :43:20.
:43:20. > :44:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:44:42. > :44:50.He could swing the brown around of some cushions, there is arrayed
:44:50. > :44:55.behind the black available. -- off some cushions. He was wise playing
:44:55. > :45:05.it. They have he had got it right he could have potted the red and
:45:05. > :45:11.
:45:11. > :45:14.got the black into play. Pink is When he potted the red it was
:45:14. > :45:24.careless not to get a good angle on the blue, that is where the problem
:45:24. > :45:24.
:45:24. > :46:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:46:19. > :46:24.started. It is not going his way at It is quite interesting, those
:46:24. > :46:34.marks he has on his cue. We did not have felt tip pens to put marks on
:46:34. > :46:35.
:46:35. > :46:45.ours! He has brought the black into play, is he on a red? Not an easy
:46:45. > :46:45.
:46:45. > :47:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:47:34. > :47:39.He is on the brown. This is a half- He has lost the cue ball. You
:47:39. > :47:43.wanted that to just drop into the black. He is still on a red but
:47:43. > :47:53.he's going to have to go back up if he can hold for the brown, maybe
:47:53. > :48:01.
:48:01. > :48:11.Nice angle on the blue, two reds available to the right corner.
:48:11. > :48:18.
:48:18. > :48:22.This will be a body blow to Mark Allen. He keeps looking as though
:48:22. > :48:32.he is getting back in the match and then before we do know where you
:48:32. > :48:33.
:48:33. > :48:43.were, -- before you know where you are, you paying his -- car you pink
:48:43. > :49:23.
:49:23. > :49:28.is in an advantage. -- Yupeng. Just Don't know whether he got it back -
:49:28. > :49:34.- bad contact, he would need to get up the table another Fred. It just
:49:34. > :49:44.bounced a little bit and took the pace out of the cue ball. Now, I
:49:44. > :50:12.
:50:12. > :50:20.wonder where the next red comes Not quite certain what he played
:50:20. > :50:24.there. An amazing shot. He thought he could get a potting angle. It
:50:24. > :50:34.didn't look like it from here. did not seem to play with any
:50:34. > :50:58.
:50:58. > :51:03.conviction. Strange shot on such an He has got to think about things.
:51:03. > :51:07.There are no long pots for him to go for because the cue ball is a
:51:07. > :51:17.bit closer to the cushion. He is looking at the red to the right of
:51:17. > :51:40.
:51:40. > :51:48.the brown. Not sure if he can take He has got to be a little bit
:51:48. > :51:56.careful here. Lots of safety shots but is he going to be tempted by
:51:56. > :52:06.the pot? I say a couple of safety shots, not easy returns back to the
:52:06. > :52:16.
:52:16. > :52:26.He decided to go for the pot and he has missed it. He has left his
:52:26. > :52:27.
:52:27. > :52:37.opponent with a good opportunity. Close, but not end and you can see
:52:37. > :52:59.
:52:59. > :53:09.the look on his face. That was a He has left Yupeng with a good
:53:09. > :53:09.
:53:09. > :54:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:54:33. > :54:43.If sounds like they have got to the mid- session interval on the other
:54:43. > :55:08.
:55:08. > :55:15.He has got to really concentrate It was risky, you could say am
:55:15. > :55:25.lucky. He has brought the red out beautifully but he is not on a
:55:25. > :55:25.
:55:25. > :56:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:56:13. > :56:23.I do not think Mark Allen will get many more chances in this frame, if
:56:23. > :56:25.
:56:25. > :56:35.any. Just the pink needed to go 44 points in front with 43 remaining.
:56:35. > :56:35.
:56:35. > :57:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:57:27. > :57:33.It is going to beat 3-1 in this He has not quite done it in the
:57:33. > :57:37.same style as in the first session, when he did it exceptionally well.
:57:37. > :57:44.He made his first hundred in this session in the Crucible, a landmark
:57:44. > :57:54.for any player. Not sure if he played that off the knuckle but
:57:54. > :57:57.
:57:57. > :58:07.let's give him the benefit of the For the majority of this match this
:58:07. > :58:31.
:58:31. > :58:41.young man has looked very In general terms, he has out played
:58:41. > :58:54.
:58:54. > :58:57.He had an interesting choice because after getting out of the
:58:57. > :59:06.long tackle and putting that red into the corner pocket, he was not
:59:06. > :59:13.on at, and that was where his problems seemed to begin? -- he was
:59:13. > :59:19.not on a colour. You have got to look at how much Bali there is in
:59:19. > :59:23.trying to pot the green. It is a risk and reward situation. If he
:59:23. > :59:28.can pot it he would be guaranteed to clear the table and then perhaps
:59:28. > :59:34.you would risk a missable shot. We if the red on the side cushion it
:59:34. > :59:40.was no certainty. All of a sudden he is risking a berth -- difficult
:59:40. > :59:45.shot and if he misses it he gives the frame up for his opponent.
:59:45. > :59:49.had a lovely shot on the red. It is not the done thing but he had to
:59:49. > :59:53.play the kiss of the two reds to try and get back into the frame. He
:59:53. > :59:59.was so disappointed that he was not on the blue properly, he went all
:00:00. > :00:04.out for the green but it was a five out of 10 shot. He could even have
:00:04. > :00:13.gone on to win it the frame. Wrong choice, wrong time. You were a
:00:13. > :00:18.risk-taker, we do have gone for it? No, I would not have. When I beat
:00:18. > :00:25.Steve he went for a green in the middle, remember that? I do, should
:00:25. > :00:35.not have gone for it! There is still the time to go for the big
:00:35. > :00:36.
:00:36. > :00:40.one. OK, risk and reward. Shall we move on? This morning we were keen
:00:40. > :00:50.to see who would be the second man through to have round two. John
:00:50. > :00:50.
:00:51. > :00:56.Higgins got through, just. When the concluding session of the match
:00:56. > :00:59.featuring Martin gold and his opponents, Dave Gilbert, if he
:00:59. > :01:03.hadn't qualified to play at the Crucible would have been potato
:01:03. > :01:13.picking on his dad's farm. He brought in an advantage to the
:01:13. > :01:24.
:01:24. > :01:34.session but was he ready to give This session will tell us who will
:01:34. > :01:41.
:01:41. > :01:51.get through to the last 16. Absolutely amazing. A better shot
:01:51. > :01:57.
:01:57. > :02:07.than it looked. 7 - 3. He now trails by all less certain - 4. --
:02:07. > :02:15.
:02:15. > :02:25.only 7 - 4. That was never going to be an easy shot. A good break of 75.
:02:25. > :02:28.
:02:28. > :02:38.8 - 5. Well, well. You don't often see that. The vital stage of the
:02:38. > :02:43.
:02:43. > :02:53.match. Clears up with a 42 break. Just what he wanted, a frame like
:02:53. > :03:04.
:03:04. > :03:10.this. Back-to-back centuries. brave shot to play. This is a
:03:10. > :03:20.serious comeback. This match is really on now. Three in our role,
:03:20. > :03:22.
:03:22. > :03:32.or only one behind. It's repaired. David Gilbert is absolutely
:03:32. > :03:32.
:03:32. > :03:38.thrilled by that. That surely is it now. Generous applause. Look at
:03:38. > :03:47.that. What a wonderful moment. The biggest win of David Gilbert's
:03:47. > :03:54.playing career. He is in the last 16 of the World Championships.
:03:54. > :03:59.got on with it and just tried to enjoy it. Today I struggled and
:03:59. > :04:08.that slowed my game up a little bit. But I was lucky to nick a couple of
:04:08. > :04:12.frames and then that allowed me to come back. I had not potted a ball
:04:12. > :04:22.for three frames and he was favourite so to make that break at
:04:22. > :04:32.the last - yes, Lady Luck shone on me with a bag for look at the last.
:04:32. > :04:38.
:04:38. > :04:43.-- a bag fluke. Well played David Gilbert. Back to business this
:04:43. > :04:51.afternoon. We will watch the magician, Shaun Murphy, and next.
:04:51. > :04:56.An impressive record over the last 10 years at the Crucible. A 125/1
:04:56. > :05:06.outsider when he won the title. Four years later he was a runner up
:05:06. > :05:07.
:05:07. > :05:13.to John Higgins. Plenty of memories to savour. My first memory is going
:05:13. > :05:18.to watch Peter ed to make his debut at the Crucible against Steve Davis
:05:18. > :05:23.in 1992. I remember thinking, it was massive. Then a few years later
:05:23. > :05:31.I thought, it is really small. Everything seems much ago when you
:05:31. > :05:35.are only nine years old. It took me until 2002 to make my debut. I
:05:35. > :05:41.played Stephen Hendry. It was still the most nerve-racking moment of my
:05:41. > :05:47.life. Except maybe my driving test! I was so nervous that when I poured
:05:47. > :05:52.water into the glass I missed my glass. Before a ball was hit! I did
:05:52. > :05:58.well to win four frames. When you go to Wimbledon for the tennis it
:05:58. > :06:02.is the only thing anyone in south- west London was about. Nobody is
:06:03. > :06:07.interested in anything else. I think it is right that four hour
:06:07. > :06:15.World Championships Sheffield has taken over in the build up and for
:06:16. > :06:22.the fortnight. It has become part of the annual life for people here.
:06:22. > :06:26.It is the history that goes with the Crucible. Most of our great
:06:26. > :06:33.snooker moments, are the ones that everybody knows about, happened
:06:33. > :06:39.there. I, for one, certainly get that feeling. This is where and
:06:39. > :06:43.Dennis defeated Steve. Where Cliff made his maximum. Where Ronnie did
:06:43. > :06:47.it in under five minutes. All the great moments happened in this
:06:47. > :06:52.building. When I look back at my career in however many years' time
:06:52. > :06:58.at the fact that my name is on that trophy will be the biggest thing
:06:58. > :07:08.that I can look back on. So many people have played the sport and
:07:08. > :07:12.that I have fault and they have never won it. -- I have fault. It
:07:12. > :07:17.is a very special feeling and something I would like to win again.
:07:17. > :07:27.But if I am not lucky to do so, to have done so just once and have my
:07:27. > :07:31.
:07:31. > :07:36.Always great to listen to Shaun Murphy full stops here are the
:07:36. > :07:41.statistics for his opponent. In the last two years years began to break
:07:41. > :07:51.through with excellent performances. He defeated John Higgins their lair
:07:51. > :07:58.
:07:58. > :08:08.and this season. -- air layer. -- earlier. We joined the game I in
:08:08. > :08:21.
:08:21. > :08:31.He did not hit the bank, he hit the red. -- did not hit the pink. Very
:08:31. > :08:35.
:08:35. > :08:38.unfortunate to plant that one into It is not only knocking the red and,
:08:38. > :08:48.it is spreading the balls everywhere for when your opponent
:08:48. > :09:04.
:09:04. > :09:14.A decent shot. It can prey on your mind when you have already missed
:09:14. > :09:46.
:09:46. > :09:50.He did not have to go into the packed their, bear where a few
:09:50. > :10:00.loose reds. But he took the opportunity and it has turned out
:10:00. > :10:09.
:10:09. > :10:19.Cue ball slightly getting away from him here. Getting topside of that
:10:19. > :10:40.
:10:40. > :10:45.These shorts are getting a little bit more difficult every time. --
:10:45. > :10:55.these shots. You would still fancy someone of this capability to put
:10:55. > :10:55.
:10:55. > :12:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:12:24. > :12:28.That is a bad miss their. OK, he has not left a sitter, but there is
:12:28. > :12:32.a red which will go up into the corner pocket. I do not think it
:12:32. > :12:41.will get to the middle. But Jamie had a great chance to take the
:12:41. > :12:51.frame there. And after all that hard work to get a cue ball where
:12:51. > :12:51.
:12:51. > :12:56.he wanted it. He then missed a pretty obvious one. I expected Sean
:12:56. > :13:01.to get that. A bit of a free shot. He is usually so good at that type
:13:01. > :13:11.of shot. The only possible one he could leave was the one he was
:13:11. > :13:14.
:13:14. > :13:20.taking on. Well Jamie have a go? No, just the safety. Not bad. Although
:13:20. > :13:30.Sean can get back down off the table -- down the table off the red
:13:30. > :13:57.
:13:57. > :14:02.That is trouble. Anywhere behind deal near the cushion is good but
:14:02. > :14:12.to finish that close to the yellow, you could probably argue it is a
:14:12. > :14:20.
:14:20. > :14:28.slight mishap, but it was the right These are tough shots. Two cushions,
:14:28. > :14:38.just trying to clip off the bed and get back-up to the safety zone. A
:14:38. > :14:43.pretty good effort. Could be a free ball. And if it as, Shaun Murphy
:14:43. > :14:53.could possibly tried to roll the brown and. But he is not even
:14:53. > :14:55.
:14:55. > :15:04.looking at that. I am surprised at how quickly he said he would not
:15:04. > :15:14.take the free ball. Taking the brown might not have left anything.
:15:14. > :15:38.
:15:38. > :15:48.Farrell, and a mass. -- Foul, and a miss. A couple of practice runs.
:15:48. > :15:58.
:15:58. > :16:03.That was more or less three- quarters of the ball. The shame it
:16:03. > :16:13.short planted with a bit more pace would have got him right back up
:16:13. > :16:15.
:16:15. > :16:25.there. -- the same shot. He has got himself a really good opportunity
:16:25. > :16:50.
:16:50. > :17:00.When he Pot's this read it clears a path for the two other reds.
:17:00. > :17:00.
:17:00. > :17:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:17:49. > :17:53.I am sure that he would like to have that last shot again. 29 in
:17:54. > :18:03.front but this is not an easy black, a little trickier than should have
:18:04. > :18:16.
:18:16. > :18:22.It is not just potting this... Well, there you go. He had to screw it so
:18:22. > :18:32.that the cue ball did not run away. And he snookered himself. A major
:18:32. > :18:49.
:18:49. > :18:55.It always seems to be the way. When you make a mistake like that, your
:18:55. > :19:05.opponent Pot's the next red. The editors. Leaving himself a tricky
:19:05. > :19:05.
:19:05. > :19:15.black. This now really would be a gift for Jamie Jones. If he can
:19:15. > :19:45.
:19:45. > :19:52.hold himself together, what a Just about managed to creep past
:19:52. > :20:01.the line. He would like to have been a little bit straighter on the
:20:02. > :20:11.brown than this. But well negotiated. And what asked deal
:20:12. > :20:15.
:20:15. > :20:18.this will be. -- what a steal. let an earlier chance in this frame
:20:18. > :20:28.slipped away and it looked for all the world that Shaun Murphy would
:20:28. > :20:44.
:20:44. > :20:54.That was a gift for the Welshman, Jamie Jones. He quite kindly took
:20:54. > :20:54.
:20:54. > :20:59.it and gets himself into the lead. But that all changed around when
:20:59. > :21:04.Shaun Murphy took the fourth frame. We will keep you are updated on
:21:04. > :21:12.that. It continues on the red button. We would get back to the
:21:12. > :21:22.tense final stages of the Mark Allen versus Cao Yupeng match. How
:21:22. > :21:23.
:21:23. > :21:33.much in danger are we up another first round shock? Mark Allen was
:21:33. > :21:38.10/1 on favourite to win this match. So this would be the biggest shock.
:21:38. > :21:44.I am sure that Mark Allen still has a say as we get to the tense final
:21:44. > :21:54.stages in the Crucible where anything can happen. Let's return
:21:54. > :21:58.
:21:58. > :22:08.No more intervals, it will be decided in this session, and Mark
:22:08. > :22:09.
:22:09. > :22:15.Allen has his back to the wall. Is he up to the job? He will not
:22:15. > :22:20.accept defeat, he is a fighter. But Mark does see himself as one of the
:22:20. > :22:23.better players yet he just can't seem to get going out there. His
:22:23. > :22:31.opponents is not giving him the chances to get going and he cannot
:22:31. > :22:41.find the inspiration with a long pots and could save the shots. --
:22:41. > :22:41.
:22:41. > :22:51.good safety shot. Cao Yupeng is getting closer and closer to the
:22:51. > :22:53.
:22:53. > :22:58.target of 10. No margin for error. He is very much second favourite
:22:58. > :23:03.now. He must be patient out their full stops he has aggressive style
:23:03. > :23:08.anyway and if he is going to win this match he will have to hope
:23:09. > :23:15.that his opponent drops down a peg or two and stand up and that he can
:23:15. > :23:25.get in amongst it with two or three quick frames. A real task but
:23:25. > :23:35.whilst you are in any fight you have a chance of winning it.
:23:35. > :23:44.
:23:44. > :23:49.will do well here to get this safe. Foul and a miss. He is having this
:23:49. > :23:59.replaced. I do not know if he can get to a red. But you are only
:23:59. > :24:08.
:24:09. > :24:12.He is not certain to get this safe here. I am not certain that the
:24:12. > :24:22.angle is on for coming off three cushions and nestling next to the
:24:22. > :24:24.
:24:24. > :24:34.red. Well, he has struck it. I am not saying it is an easy pot but it
:24:34. > :25:14.
:25:14. > :25:20.He played it beautifully. At that I like the attitude. Any half
:25:20. > :25:26.chance, he is going for it. He may have had one or two concentration
:25:26. > :25:36.lapses but his attitude has been very positive. Not easy when trying
:25:36. > :26:03.
:26:03. > :26:09.And nice angle on this red to play for the black again. He would like
:26:09. > :26:19.to get ripped off the red that is closest to the black. -- get rid of.
:26:19. > :26:25.
:26:25. > :26:35.That would allow the black to going An excellent chance. To go within
:26:35. > :26:35.
:26:35. > :27:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:27:23. > :27:28.one frame of a place in the second It does not seem to make much
:27:28. > :27:38.difference to Cao Yupeng if he is not on the blue flush. He has been
:27:38. > :27:43.
:27:43. > :27:47.He has had 55% of the table time, against 45% for Mark Allen. But it
:27:47. > :27:57.seems even more than that. It seems like he has more or less dominated
:27:57. > :27:57.
:27:57. > :28:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:28:54. > :28:57.You sometimes wonder if a player making his debut at the Crucible
:28:57. > :29:03.would tighten up a little bit getting towards the finish line. No
:29:03. > :29:13.sign of that so far. In fact, it seems quite the opposite. He looks
:29:13. > :29:16.
:29:16. > :29:20.more relaxed now than at any time in the match. They say that the
:29:20. > :29:30.good players play the easy shots and not the hard ones. That is
:29:30. > :29:40.exactly what has been happening in this match. 70 points the League,
:29:40. > :29:53.
:29:53. > :30:03.75 remaining. But not for long. He Mark Allen will not be coming back
:30:03. > :30:05.
:30:05. > :30:08.Lots of noise coming from the other table - obviously something has
:30:08. > :30:14.happened there. But it does not seem to be affecting the
:30:14. > :30:24.concentration of this young man. Cao Yupeng is in sparkling form. He
:30:24. > :30:24.
:30:24. > :31:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:31:50. > :32:00.started off with the red to the Well played. Very well played
:32:00. > :32:00.
:32:00. > :32:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:32:57. > :33:07.indeed. Second century, first ever What a pity, but what a great break
:33:07. > :33:09.
:33:09. > :33:19.that was. Mark Allen, a big shot in store, possibly. -- a big surprise.
:33:19. > :33:23.
:33:23. > :33:33.You paying leads 9-5. -- Cao Yupeng. The remember Matthew Stevens coming
:33:33. > :33:33.
:33:33. > :33:39.back last year? Cao looks very assured. He looks better now than
:33:39. > :33:45.at any stage of the match. Last night, he suddenly went into his
:33:46. > :33:51.shell. This time, usually workers especially, when the winning post
:33:51. > :33:56.arrived they go into their shell but he has not done that. --
:33:57. > :34:03.winning post arrived. Everyone is looking at Ding Junhui as the God
:34:03. > :34:07.of China but looking also, who will challenge him. All of a sudden,
:34:07. > :34:11.Liang Wenbo looks like a good player but he is not getting that
:34:11. > :34:15.further up. That guy, he looks dangerous and looks like he has got
:34:15. > :34:19.something about him. He looks like he has got a killer instinct,
:34:19. > :34:25.something you need for the rest of your career and he seems to have it
:34:25. > :34:35.naturally. He is a big danger. is a danger to Mark Allen, who is
:34:35. > :35:00.
:35:00. > :35:03.in dire straits. The world No. 11, He has just been that little bit
:35:03. > :35:13.out all the time and because he CAB the red to thin, the white has come
:35:13. > :35:23.
:35:23. > :35:26.back up the table and left the red This young man has missed very
:35:26. > :35:36.little in the match in general. There have been a lot of shots
:35:36. > :35:43.
:35:43. > :35:47.played. Mark Allen must be feeling Winning from behind is difficult
:35:47. > :35:55.and you always need help from your opponent, and Mark Fallon has not
:35:55. > :36:05.had it in his match. -- Mark Allen. Yupeng has played a high standard
:36:05. > :36:31.
:36:31. > :36:38.He will have to go for the blue this time. If he gets a nice angle
:36:38. > :36:48.on the blue, a chance to get into the cluster. He is OK, there is a
:36:48. > :37:14.
:37:14. > :37:24.He did not look like missing prior to that. Nobody pots them all.
:37:24. > :37:42.
:37:42. > :37:48.He needs an angle and -- on the It is not bad, but not great. A
:37:48. > :37:58.couple of reds to go work but not quite straightforward. -- reds to
:37:58. > :37:58.
:37:58. > :38:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:38:45. > :38:51.The pink only goes into one centre. The black does look available,
:38:51. > :39:01.possibly past the red into the left corner. He is looking to see where
:39:01. > :39:37.
:39:37. > :39:43.That red will be tied up. That is the black art of commission. -- out
:39:43. > :39:53.of commission. It just makes the break that little bit more
:39:53. > :40:03.difficult when he could have done That red has cleared the path to
:40:03. > :40:03.
:40:03. > :40:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:40:56. > :41:06.the pink so it is a little bit That is that little bit betwixt and
:41:06. > :41:10.
:41:10. > :41:20.between. To make a comeback you need help from your opponent. Good
:41:20. > :41:23.
:41:23. > :41:33.pot on the blue, not inch perfect He needs one of the remaining reds
:41:33. > :41:34.
:41:34. > :42:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:42:21. > :42:31.They say all great players can do fine their best when they have
:42:31. > :42:48.
:42:48. > :42:58.cornered. Mark Allen cannot be That was going to be awkward and he
:42:58. > :43:03.
:43:03. > :43:13.He is 20 points in front, two reds and two blacks would be no to leave
:43:13. > :43:38.
:43:38. > :43:45.his opponent needing a snooker. -- It is a long way back but at least
:43:45. > :43:51.he is on the first rung of the manner. Snooker needed. No heroics,
:43:51. > :44:01.just make certain you pot the red. Well played. Very well played
:44:01. > :44:01.
:44:01. > :45:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:45:16. > :45:21.Mark Allen has pulled a frame back but he is still training in 9-6.
:45:21. > :45:30.He has got one of the five frames that he needs. We have only got
:45:30. > :45:33.another 15 minutes or so. You can keep up to date in many ways.
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:46:59. > :47:07.o'clock. Hit the red button for the Well, plenty of snooker for you to
:47:07. > :47:17.watch over the next 16 days. What a start we heard yesterday! What a
:47:17. > :47:31.
:47:31. > :47:41.Mark Allen knows the danger if he leaves this young man with any sort
:47:41. > :48:10.
:48:10. > :48:20.Another good safety shot. As you mentioned earlier, Yupeng is not
:48:20. > :48:24.
:48:24. > :48:34.That was not a good safety shot. You cannot afford to play loose
:48:34. > :48:45.
:48:45. > :48:55.ones like that. You have got to He should have a choice of baulk
:48:55. > :48:58.
:48:58. > :49:08.colour of it is this side of the We have seen a lot of those in this
:49:08. > :49:17.
:49:17. > :49:27.match, long shots going clean into There must be a red he is playing
:49:27. > :49:30.
:49:30. > :49:35.for. It may be a plant. That was unfortunate, to gone of the spin
:49:35. > :49:44.out of the cue ball. He will have to play a very good shot. You can
:49:44. > :49:53.see how the red jumped and went sideways. The red should never have
:49:53. > :49:57.gone mad way, should it? It was a strange one. He has not got a good
:49:57. > :50:07.position and he has got to manoeuvre the cue ball. This is not
:50:07. > :50:29.
:50:29. > :50:34.Has he got away with that... He may Plenty of backspin on the cue ball
:50:34. > :50:38.and that made it more difficult, but he has not left anything easy.
:50:38. > :50:43.We were saying that Mark Allen needs help from his opponent. You
:50:43. > :50:53.also need a little bit of luck as well. At the moment, it is you
:50:53. > :50:53.
:50:53. > :51:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:51:57. > :52:07.paying having it. You have got to REFEREE: Foul and a miss. You must
:52:07. > :52:08.
:52:08. > :52:12.have thought he could sneak a red. Now, the referee has got an
:52:12. > :52:17.interesting task. Mark Allen feels he can just get to the edge of this
:52:17. > :52:27.red pass the pink. The replacement of the cue ball, very, very
:52:27. > :53:03.
:53:03. > :53:10.He thinks he can get through but he needs to make contact this time.
:53:10. > :53:20.And he has not done. REFEREE: Foul and a miss. If he
:53:20. > :53:22.
:53:22. > :53:31.misses it, that will be the match. If you miss it this time it will
:53:31. > :53:36.cost to the frame, OK? I think he will be making certain he hits the
:53:36. > :53:45.red. No one would want to go out of that World Championship on the
:53:45. > :53:55.Three mess room. -- the World Championship on the three missed
:53:55. > :53:57.
:53:57. > :54:07.The red he has played has career over the far corner pocket. -- come
:54:07. > :54:17.
:54:17. > :54:23.Not easy, that one. He was bridging awkwardly in the corner pocket. You
:54:23. > :54:31.never see in any sport the players helping the referee like they do in
:54:31. > :54:36.snooker, replacing the ball, declaring files on themselves. They
:54:36. > :54:46.say you should never cheat and that you should play the game with
:54:46. > :54:55.
:54:55. > :55:00.That was a clever safety shot. He seems to have recovered the escape
:55:00. > :55:10.down the left-hand side of the table, making it difficult for Cao
:55:10. > :55:25.
:55:25. > :55:35.Well, there you go. You can't beat a run of the ball. Not the first
:55:35. > :55:36.
:55:36. > :55:46.time this has happened. He has got a half ball he's on the ball, and
:55:46. > :55:50.
:55:50. > :55:57.ended up snookering Mark Allen. -- He is trying to Nestle on the red,
:55:57. > :56:02.which he has done. I thought he could maybe rolled the red in along
:56:02. > :56:12.the cushion and play save. He will be trying to get in behind the
:56:12. > :56:22.
:56:22. > :56:26.He did not hit that well. He was so concerned about where the cue ball
:56:26. > :56:36.was going, he forgot about the red. He has gifted an opportunity to
:56:36. > :56:45.
:56:46. > :56:55.Well, he did it in the last frame with one chance. Can he do it
:56:56. > :57:33.
:57:33. > :57:40.There is a bit to do with the black tied up. He needs to play a cannon
:57:40. > :57:49.and bring it into play at some stage. If this is touching he can't
:57:49. > :57:59.pot the red. The referee had a look and he did not declare it was
:57:59. > :58:07.
:58:07. > :58:09.touching ball so we will assume it I did warn you that we have to go
:58:09. > :58:13.I did warn you that we have to go and indeed we do. The coverage
:58:13. > :58:19.continues on the red button right now and at 7 o'clock tonight you
:58:19. > :58:23.can see Stephen Hendry aiming to close out his match against Stuart
:58:23. > :58:25.Bingham and mean Robertson against Ken Doherty. We will be back after
:58:25. > :58:29.Ken Doherty. We will be back after Ben Knight to some it up. In the