Day 9, Part 2

:00:42. > :00:49.Good afternoon. The doors had just opened ahead of this afternoon

:00:49. > :00:53.session. Soon all 950 seats will be taken. Frankly, with the weather so

:00:53. > :00:56.bad in most parts of the country today, you could do worse than

:00:56. > :01:01.settle back in your chair and enjoyed the snooker along with

:01:01. > :01:11.everybody else in here. So, here we are at the start of the second week

:01:11. > :01:25.

:01:25. > :01:34.Absolutely fantastic! There is only one of Stephen Hendry! Absolutely

:01:34. > :01:39.fantastic! When you get near 147, all right the last four reds were

:01:39. > :01:43.in the open. Now it is a case of keeping your nerve. If there has

:01:43. > :01:52.ever been a better sportsman at keeping their nerve better than

:01:52. > :02:02.Stephen Hendry, I have yet to see them. Never once did he get in

:02:02. > :02:06.

:02:06. > :02:10.trouble. Undoubtedly the best positional player of all time.

:02:10. > :02:20.Before you get down you think please don't be the player who

:02:20. > :02:23.

:02:23. > :02:28.misses the last black before a It looks like another seed is going

:02:28. > :02:38.to bite the dust. A famous victory for the Welshman. This is the year

:02:38. > :02:39.

:02:39. > :02:45.that snooker went back to work. Victory for Jaime Jones. He goes

:02:45. > :02:55.through to the last 16. I saw the winning line twice and missed two

:02:55. > :02:57.

:02:57. > :03:07.reds. I have never felt pressure like it. That is it now. It is the

:03:07. > :03:08.

:03:08. > :03:16.biggest win of David Gilbert's career. I was so excited by it all.

:03:16. > :03:26.You could probably lose your nerve through excitement. Where is the

:03:26. > :03:38.

:03:38. > :03:44.I thought he hit the white twice, Dickie, John? The referee was

:03:44. > :03:50.having a good close look. referee missed the plate and push.

:03:50. > :03:56.It seems to be a bit of a trade for the Chinese players. Blatant

:03:56. > :04:06.cheating, really going on. He is a good enough player, he doesn't have

:04:06. > :04:06.

:04:06. > :04:11.to do that. If from what I have seen, it is inconclusive. Marc has

:04:11. > :04:17.made some comment in his press conference. A full transcript will

:04:17. > :04:23.be taken. He has been known to make some comments and press conferences.

:04:23. > :04:28.We laugh at them sometimes. I am not a believer in these things. I

:04:28. > :04:33.have ever done that in my career. I don't think Cao Yupeng misbehaved

:04:33. > :04:36.in any way on the table. It was an exceptional performance. That was

:04:36. > :04:46.probably the best day of his life, so criticism in that case is not

:04:46. > :04:54.

:04:54. > :05:02.I have never liked the venue, to be honest. I think there are better

:05:02. > :05:07.venues than that out there. It is not one of my favourites. No one in

:05:07. > :05:13.the world has been more supportive and Sheffield City Council,

:05:13. > :05:18.Yorkshire, the people of Sheffield. I think those comments were way

:05:18. > :05:26.below the belt and not what I expect a former world champion to

:05:26. > :05:34.say. If you can get to the one table set up, it is a fantastic

:05:34. > :05:39.venue them. It is crammed with two tables. It is not one of my

:05:39. > :05:49.favourite places to play. If you don't enjoy the atmosphere at the

:05:49. > :05:50.

:05:50. > :05:58.Crucible there is something wrong We have had everything this week,

:05:58. > :06:04.shocks, everything. Yes, the 147 from Stephen Hendry. Controversy

:06:04. > :06:09.before the tournament started. Then about the integrity of some players.

:06:09. > :06:14.It has been a mixed bag, you would say. We have seen some great

:06:14. > :06:23.snooker and some great shots. Plenty of seeds going out already.

:06:23. > :06:28.Yes, the world No. 1, Mark Selby. We have had Shaun Murphy, Mark

:06:28. > :06:35.Allen, Stephen Lee he was in great form. We have had tremendous shocks.

:06:35. > :06:42.A lot of great snooker and a lot of great players still left.

:06:42. > :06:46.biggest shock was how badly John Higgins played. That was bizarre.

:06:46. > :06:52.What are you expecting for this week? More of the same, hopefully.

:06:52. > :06:57.As the tournament progresses the best of 25 players have a lot of

:06:57. > :07:07.time to settle down. We will see more century breaks. We may even

:07:07. > :07:12.

:07:12. > :07:22.hit the record. Well, let's see how time last year and now she is in

:07:22. > :07:46.

:07:46. > :07:51.the quarter-finals! He will meet So, this week geese are being

:07:51. > :08:01.unwrapped, remember you can't do that when players under way! There

:08:01. > :08:04.

:08:04. > :08:08.is a hum of anticipation in the It is Matthew Stevens's 13th

:08:08. > :08:18.campaign here. And look back at his opening session against Barry

:08:18. > :08:23.Hawkins. Jaime Jones against a Andrew Higginson. Ali Carter has

:08:23. > :08:26.twice threatened to retire this season due to health problems, but

:08:26. > :08:32.then you die it has transformed his outlook. He has asked many

:08:32. > :08:35.questions so far of last year's runner-up, Judd Trump. He is two

:08:35. > :08:40.frames behind with the middle session to come this afternoon.

:08:40. > :08:46.Mark Williams has gone out three times in the last six years to

:08:46. > :08:49.Ronnie O'Sullivan and he is determined to stop the rot. It is

:08:49. > :08:55.the Rocket who emerged in front after a fascinating opening session

:08:55. > :08:59.yesterday. Park to to come alive today. We will get an update on the

:08:59. > :09:06.great work being done in the Paul Hunter Foundation. His dad and

:09:06. > :09:11.daughter are leading the campaign. So, a lot to get through between

:09:11. > :09:17.now and 6 o'clock. First though, we will bring you up to date from this

:09:17. > :09:27.morning's play. Barry Hawkins had a breakthrough in his career earlier

:09:27. > :09:28.

:09:28. > :09:37.this year. He had a really fun event in Blackpool back in January,

:09:37. > :09:47.winning the biggest title of his 16 your career. He not doubt the world

:09:47. > :09:49.

:09:49. > :09:54.No. 1, Mark Selby, on his way here. Matthew Stevens got to the final

:09:54. > :10:00.before a course. It was a great start from Barry Hawkins who took

:10:00. > :10:09.the first three frames before Matt Stevens won the next two frames. So,

:10:09. > :10:19.this is from six, it is Barry Hawkins to play. Terry Griffiths

:10:19. > :10:28.

:10:28. > :10:38.KERRY: He needed a good case, and he got one. JOHN: You have to say,

:10:38. > :10:46.

:10:46. > :10:51.in the last few games his safety He missed two long shots in the

:10:51. > :10:55.earlier frame, when before he was getting them. It is a matter of

:10:55. > :11:03.trying to sustain your form and good thoughts when you are sitting

:11:03. > :11:09.in the chair. That is the difficult job. Matthew Stevens achieve did in

:11:09. > :11:19.the first three frames, setting out. The test is still to come for Barry

:11:19. > :11:21.

:11:21. > :11:26.The one thing that is clear for Barry, particularly the way he

:11:26. > :11:29.started, you will not win this match if you don't produce nearly

:11:29. > :11:35.your absolute best because both players looked to be playing really

:11:35. > :11:39.nicely. Sometimes you can get into a match and think, if they just

:11:40. > :11:44.play have decent a make it over the line, but I don't think any half-

:11:44. > :11:54.measures a point to win this one. This has all the makings of being

:11:54. > :12:09.

:12:09. > :12:13.The second session of this match Been low on this red light be an

:12:13. > :12:23.advantage, because you can bring other reds into play. You can

:12:23. > :12:44.

:12:44. > :12:50.always lose the cue ball with this Matthew Stevens not at all happy

:12:50. > :13:00.with the rebound off the cushion. He as soon as he hit the cushion he

:13:00. > :13:03.

:13:03. > :13:07.jumped up a bit. If we have a look again, let's see what happened. I'd

:13:07. > :13:14.just don't think you put enough stun on the cue ball. It did come

:13:14. > :13:19.off the cushion slowly. mentioned to you and John that he

:13:19. > :13:29.is happy that the tables have had you clot on them. It did effect

:13:29. > :13:56.

:13:56. > :14:06.If he had knocked the black there He can't stay on the black night,

:14:06. > :14:28.

:14:28. > :14:34.Timing in our game is a lot about the grip on the cues were turning

:14:34. > :14:43.up the right time. If you get it on to early, it effects the ball too

:14:43. > :14:51.late. The boys practise that a lot. He didn't get that cannon quite as

:14:51. > :14:56.he played it. It didn't make any difference. He had a nice angle to

:14:56. > :15:00.13 to get nicely on the blue again. Those two reds in the middle of the

:15:00. > :15:06.table, one of them is now available. I don't think you will bother with

:15:06. > :15:12.that. He has got nice easy reds to the middle. As long as he gets on

:15:12. > :15:22.the right side of the blue, you would expect him to rip - expecting

:15:22. > :15:28.

:15:28. > :15:32.That was the one red that could have caused a problem, just looking

:15:32. > :15:39.at Matthew Stevens body language, he is a bit straighter on this blue

:15:39. > :15:49.than he wanted. Canny force an angle? You bet he can! A decent

:15:49. > :15:49.

:15:49. > :15:56.shot. He is a battle between here. I don't think he can play for the

:15:56. > :16:06.blue. 57 points in front, 83 remaining. He may have to play for

:16:06. > :16:12.the black you. This will need to be a precise positional shot. No

:16:12. > :16:22.little bit tentative. This is the key to the frame for me, this black.

:16:22. > :16:32.If he gets this lack in get nicely on the next red, came over. - Game

:16:32. > :16:38.

:16:38. > :16:48.Now, where does that black go? It doesn't go on its own spot. Surely

:16:48. > :16:55.

:16:55. > :17:05.Any colour will do. Just 67 points remaining. He is 66 points in front.

:17:05. > :17:20.

:17:20. > :17:30.He got a cannon nicely! The possibility of a century break now.

:17:30. > :17:37.

:17:37. > :17:45.The Children's Hospice every time there is a century break will get

:17:45. > :17:51.�200, thanks to the generosity of BetFred. That will be delayed to to

:17:51. > :17:56.get very worthy cause. If there is 75 centuries made in the tournament,

:17:56. > :18:04.there will be a bonus of �25,000 that BetFred will give to the

:18:04. > :18:14.charity. So, well done to them. I don't think 75 centuries in the

:18:14. > :18:15.

:18:15. > :18:24.tournament is beyond expectation. This is his highest break of the

:18:24. > :18:34.tournament, believe it or not. It would be nice to see a century. The

:18:34. > :19:01.

:19:01. > :19:06.crowd here always enjoyed the The red stays out, but another

:19:06. > :19:15.magnificent performance from Matthew Stevens. That is three

:19:15. > :19:21.frames on the spin now for him. Just to confirm that was the 41st

:19:21. > :19:26.century of this year's championship. The record was 83 in 2009. It looks

:19:26. > :19:36.like we're on target for a bumper total. Barry Hawkins is on the

:19:36. > :19:46.

:19:46. > :19:56.TERRY: That is, without doubt, the best shot we have had in this

:19:56. > :20:12.

:20:12. > :20:22.JOHN: That is the most obvious escape. There is so much room

:20:22. > :20:22.

:20:22. > :20:32.around that red that you could easily miss it. Even if you miss it,

:20:32. > :20:37.

:20:37. > :20:47.can you get it safe? This frame is He was glad to catch the yellow

:20:47. > :20:47.

:20:47. > :20:57.there. Barry Hawkins will put him back in again. The miss was called

:20:57. > :21:01.

:21:01. > :21:11.High it is a very good referee, Paul and it comes to replacing

:21:11. > :21:20.

:21:20. > :21:25.balls, I don't think he is in the Matthew was going to play the cue

:21:25. > :21:35.ball from where it was! That is why you had the referee saying no, no,

:21:35. > :21:39.

:21:39. > :21:46.no, no! They say there is no characters in our game these days!

:21:46. > :21:53.He has missed it again. This time there will be a free ball! Free

:21:53. > :21:58.ball, so he can play the black that can count as a red. A new favourite

:21:58. > :22:08.for this frame now. It is amazing that he went through the gap

:22:08. > :22:18.between red and yellow. He very wisely went up the table for one of

:22:18. > :22:30.

:22:30. > :22:35.Big chance this, for Barry Hawkins. He has been kept off the table for

:22:35. > :22:45.quite a map - quite a while now. This is a test of his temperament

:22:45. > :22:51.

:22:51. > :22:57.and his cue action, his will, and People always say it is easier to

:22:57. > :23:02.be at left-hander or a right hander, when you play for the yellow, I

:23:02. > :23:07.think it is always easier to be left-handed. He is nicely on the

:23:07. > :23:11.yellow. At the scoreboard tells him he needs the six remaining colours.

:23:11. > :23:21.The pink not been on that spot just makes it a little bit more awkward

:23:21. > :23:21.

:23:21. > :24:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:24:08. > :24:13.Just short of speed. It was so important to get a good angle on

:24:13. > :24:17.the brown to get good - to get good position on the blue. Then it would

:24:17. > :24:26.have been easier to get on the awkward pink. So, he's in a little

:24:26. > :24:33.bit of trouble here. He is taking his time. He has got to commit 100

:24:33. > :24:43.% to his decision, whether to go down the table for the blue, or try

:24:43. > :24:49.

:24:49. > :24:53.It didn't come out as well as he would have liked. Straighter on the

:24:54. > :24:58.blue would have been good. The pot is difficult and the position on

:24:59. > :25:08.the pink is not easy, either. He will need to play this with a lot

:25:09. > :25:12.

:25:12. > :25:22.of speed. He will be hoping that it has run a safe. He has not left it

:25:22. > :25:25.

:25:25. > :25:30.too easy. Matthew Stevens needs the blue and the pink. Barry Hawkins

:25:30. > :25:40.never got position there. He went too thin on the yellow, didn't get

:25:40. > :25:43.

:25:43. > :25:53.on the green so the white didn't go far enough up the table. Decided

:25:53. > :25:58.not to go for the pot. Not a bad safety. What has missed this game

:25:58. > :26:08.up slightly for both players is the pink. It is not available now into

:26:08. > :26:09.

:26:09. > :26:15.the left corner. It may not be all about who gets the blue here.

:26:15. > :26:23.good chance here for a snooker behind the pink and black but if

:26:23. > :26:32.you - but it needs a bit of side any didn't quite get enough. He has

:26:32. > :26:42.lefts and much easier shot on for Matthew Stevens. He can get the cue

:26:42. > :26:57.

:26:57. > :27:02.ball in behind the pink and black. I don't blame him, but he seemed to

:27:02. > :27:06.be more concerned there about getting the blue sea. With that

:27:06. > :27:13.much on the black to pink is now available. There is a bit of

:27:13. > :27:17.pressure on this. The problem is if you play and normal up and down,

:27:17. > :27:27.you would be leaving yourself open for the snooker. He has got to be

:27:27. > :27:31.

:27:31. > :27:37.careful. The dreaded double-kiss! Well, the cue ball has finished

:27:37. > :27:47.close to the cushion, but I don't think you can get that close to the

:27:47. > :28:00.

:28:00. > :28:05.pink to make it a simple pot. He Would you believe it? It was all

:28:05. > :28:13.brought about by the cue ball being so close to the cushion. The way he

:28:13. > :28:17.has been hitting the ball, I didn't expect him to miss it. She hasn't

:28:17. > :28:27.potted a ball for over 90 minutes, Matthew Stevens, and nothing comes

:28:27. > :28:41.

:28:41. > :28:51.easy then. He has played that He still needs the pink and the

:28:51. > :28:55.

:28:55. > :29:05.black. Just enough angle on this Being left-handed, of course, he

:29:05. > :29:15.

:29:15. > :29:20.might be able to play this without Kinnock goes! Just over 47 minutes

:29:20. > :29:28.for that frame. It could have gone either way. Barry Hawkins will be

:29:28. > :29:38.relieved. After leading 3 male, and going behind, he is now you four

:29:38. > :29:42.

:29:42. > :29:52.And Barry Hawkins won the last frame to take a 5-3 lead into this

:29:52. > :29:52.

:29:52. > :30:02.evening's station. I told you about his title in Blackpool and this run

:30:02. > :30:03.

:30:04. > :30:08.at the Crucible will also help to pay for his wedding in June! We are

:30:08. > :30:17.now in the Winter Gardens, which is aptly named today, because it is

:30:17. > :30:24.absolutely freezing. I have been given special dispensation to wear

:30:24. > :30:32.my court, but this tough-guy doesn't need one. It is called

:30:33. > :30:42.today. A it is absolutely freezing. Last year, it was like a sauna in

:30:43. > :30:43.

:30:43. > :30:52.here. But it will be quite warm and the Crucible. In fact, Judd Trump

:30:52. > :31:02.has just we did it to say that he is staying in today. A high quality

:31:02. > :31:04.

:31:04. > :31:10.session of snooker this morning between Matthew and Barry? Yes,

:31:10. > :31:14.Barry Hawkins is one of the silent assassins, who just keeps quiet

:31:14. > :31:20.keeps himself to oneself and wanders round the table. He is a

:31:20. > :31:28.very steady campaigner and that when in January as you said that

:31:28. > :31:38.the shoot-out will have given an agreed deal of confidence. Now,

:31:38. > :31:38.

:31:38. > :31:43.that tournament, was a bit manic a mad, 610 minute matches. He is, and

:31:43. > :31:48.he is not one of the quickest players. But that is the beauty of

:31:48. > :31:53.the event. And it is great getting the first winner under your belt,

:31:53. > :31:57.no matter what the tournament has. It was under pressure, under the

:31:57. > :32:05.television lights and that will stand them in good stead for this

:32:05. > :32:15.event. We are all set for the next instalment this afternoon. Let us

:32:15. > :32:19.

:32:19. > :32:29.remind you of the state of the play Judd Trump and Ali Carter, one of

:32:29. > :32:37.

:32:37. > :32:45.the matches of the second round. There is certainly not anything

:32:45. > :32:55.wrong with his long game this evening. Judd Trump simply cannot

:32:55. > :33:19.

:33:19. > :33:29.Good effort to. But he is still 2-1 It is 2-2. All, what a pot that is!

:33:29. > :33:35.

:33:35. > :33:45.Ali Carter beware. Judd Trump now An excellent 70 to break their by

:33:45. > :33:48.

:33:48. > :33:54.He cannot be named after the session, but could he been in

:33:54. > :34:04.front? Ali Carter comes out of the session very pleased with the two-

:34:04. > :34:12.

:34:12. > :34:22.It does not get any better than this. A good chance for Mark

:34:22. > :34:23.

:34:23. > :34:29.Williams to win this first frame The that is what the fans have come

:34:29. > :34:39.to see. With the Ronnie in this mood, he is going to be very tough

:34:39. > :34:49.

:34:49. > :34:59.This would be this deal of all steels. Well played Mark Williams.

:34:59. > :35:02.

:35:02. > :35:08.That is a horrible Keck, but the good news is the ball has been in.

:35:08. > :35:18.Still, Mark Williams takes the lead for the second time in the match,

:35:18. > :35:25.

:35:25. > :35:35.Another double on the ground? Yes. It is 3-3. That is another

:35:35. > :35:43.

:35:43. > :35:53.beautiful shot. Ronnie O'Sullivan It is there. Ronnie O'Sullivan will

:35:53. > :35:54.

:35:54. > :36:00.be absolutely delighted. He has a And came within a very good

:36:00. > :36:08.position to comment on that. You also watched a bit of the Judd

:36:08. > :36:13.Trump and Ali Carter match last night. I think Ali Carter played

:36:13. > :36:17.very well, but Judd Trump has not fully fit. We know he had food

:36:17. > :36:22.poisoning. There was a lot of long shots that he would have got last

:36:22. > :36:29.year, he was missing quite a high percentage of them. If they're not

:36:29. > :36:39.going in and he has not going well, he needs the maybe refuse a few of

:36:39. > :36:41.

:36:41. > :36:50.them and tell he gets is a eye n. He is up against a tough opponent.

:36:50. > :36:58.Do you think he looks physically we can buy it? Yes, I was talking to

:36:58. > :37:02.his manager and he said even his cueing arm is feeling a bit heavy.

:37:02. > :37:12.The one thing he needs to make sure he does not do is push the boat out

:37:12. > :37:22.if he is not feeling totally himself. But Ali Carter played very

:37:22. > :37:22.

:37:22. > :37:28.well? The yes, he was very solid. It is set up to be a great match.

:37:28. > :37:33.No, Mark will yet Williams and Ronnie O'Sullivan, in years past,

:37:33. > :37:37.we would have seen very quick frames, very high breaks and the

:37:37. > :37:46.two of them going for a lot of shots, but it was a lot more tight

:37:46. > :37:50.than that? Yes, there was a bit of that and I thing Mark Williams may

:37:50. > :37:57.feel a bit sorry for himself because Ronnie had that piece of

:37:57. > :38:02.good fortune in the last frame. one will from one world champion,

:38:02. > :38:12.we have got a bit of a reunion by now because we have another three

:38:12. > :38:20.

:38:20. > :38:26.of them here. What have you made of recession so far? -- the session.

:38:26. > :38:30.It is interesting that every year the players come in with different

:38:30. > :38:38.expectations and form guides. Last year, Judd Trump came in as an

:38:38. > :38:44.underdog, but this year there is expectation on him. Last year, Ali

:38:44. > :38:51.Carter was one of the favourites, but this year, he has had these

:38:51. > :38:55.illnesses and has come under the radar. And as regards the Mark

:38:55. > :39:05.Williams and Ronnie was of the match, Mark Williams looked very

:39:05. > :39:05.

:39:05. > :39:14.focused? Yes, they both dead. Up we have had everything apart from a

:39:14. > :39:18.century break. I just cannot wait for this session to start. Add will

:39:18. > :39:26.let you guys get your place is in the commentary box and we will join

:39:26. > :39:31.Rob what Walker. Good afternoon at ladies and gentlemen, as you join

:39:31. > :39:35.us here for the Betfred.com World Championship. All four of the

:39:35. > :39:45.players this afternoon have either won the title or been in the final.

:39:45. > :39:47.

:39:47. > :39:53.There should be a cracking Please welcome, but we're delighted

:39:53. > :39:57.to be playing at three and enjoying the game again. He made a great

:39:57. > :40:07.start to the match last night evening. He got to the final in

:40:07. > :40:17.2008, he is the Captain, he is Ali Carter!

:40:17. > :40:25.

:40:25. > :40:31.MUSIC: "A Little Less Conversation" His opponent, the new revelation in

:40:31. > :40:36.snooker. After a bout of food poisoning, he has had to dig deep.

:40:36. > :40:41.His style on route to the final last year won him an army of fans.

:40:41. > :40:51.Here he as with his own brand of not a snooker, the son the pack,

:40:51. > :41:10.

:41:10. > :41:15.Judd Trump! And please welcome one table to,

:41:15. > :41:25.the most naturally gifted player to ever grace the game. He won his

:41:25. > :41:26.

:41:26. > :41:29.23rd ranking event earlier this year, proving he has got the magic.

:41:29. > :41:36.Please welcome the three-time champion of the moral, blink and

:41:36. > :41:46.you will miss them, "The Rocket", Ronnie O'Sullivan!

:41:46. > :41:51.

:41:51. > :41:55.MUSIC: "Let Me Entertain You" by And his opponent, one of the sea

:41:55. > :42:02.find a sportsman Wales has ever produced. The winner of the 18

:42:02. > :42:06.ranking event titles. Victorious here in the year 2003 years later,

:42:06. > :42:16.one of the most popular players on the circuit, the Welsh potting

:42:16. > :42:31.

:42:31. > :42:36.These matches equally watchable. If you would like to watch the Judd

:42:36. > :42:40.Trump and Ali Carter match, you can do that online. But for now, we are

:42:40. > :42:50.going to stay on the Ronnie O'Sullivan against Mark Williams

:42:50. > :42:50.

:42:50. > :43:00.game. There are eight frames to come. And he is the voice of Dennis

:43:00. > :43:01.

:43:01. > :43:09.Taylor. Good afternoon. I think it could be a very special session

:43:09. > :43:17.this afternoon. Ronnie O'Sullivan gets the action under way, with a

:43:17. > :43:27.break-off shot which was not his best. He took a two-frame advantage

:43:27. > :43:39.

:43:39. > :43:43.yesterday, but the match could A a nice way to start. Good cueing.

:43:43. > :43:49.Very good. I think Mark will be annoyed that he found himself

:43:49. > :43:59.behind. I think 4-4 what of Beanie fair score line. You do not always

:43:59. > :44:12.

:44:12. > :44:22.get what you deserve and the scheme, That was an excellent stunt and run

:44:22. > :44:50.

:44:50. > :44:59.There is the pot success rate. Look It is great to see Doug Mountjoy

:44:59. > :45:07.here with Mark Williams. Doug Mountjoy plays at the same club as

:45:07. > :45:14.mark. But we enjoy his back playing again and he is up here with Mark.

:45:14. > :45:20.Yes, I saw him playing Cliff Thorburn in the world seniors. It

:45:20. > :45:30.was like the old days. It was a late finish as well, and it was

:45:30. > :45:46.

:45:46. > :45:56.He has got to that of a problem here. If he has spotted a plant,

:45:56. > :46:01.

:46:01. > :46:11.that will be a bonus. Look at that, He is trying to see if he is any

:46:11. > :46:20.

:46:20. > :46:30.angle so he can punch through to He took nearly a minute or for that

:46:30. > :46:34.

:46:34. > :46:44.shot. It looks as if he fancies it. He should finish and a colour if he

:46:44. > :46:48.

:46:48. > :46:53.As you mentioned, it was not the easiest of shots. In fact, he

:46:53. > :47:03.actually caught the other way regmac by you said was getting in

:47:03. > :47:13.

:47:13. > :47:23.It is early days in this match, but if you could open up a lead of

:47:23. > :47:35.

:47:35. > :47:42.three frames, it would be handy That was lovely. That is a sign of

:47:42. > :47:52.a player hitting the ball well. Just the nature of how he not to

:47:52. > :47:58.

:47:58. > :48:08.that end. He has put it another type born. Ronnie feels it is

:48:08. > :48:08.

:48:08. > :48:18.absolutely superb. Let us see if it proves to be. It was put on by Les

:48:18. > :48:22.

:48:22. > :48:32.Dott. He is looking superb, he has lost nearly 12 stone in weight.

:48:32. > :49:00.

:49:00. > :49:04.think he wants one of the year a Even though he did not make a

:49:04. > :49:14.century break yesterday, he looked terrific when he was in amongst the

:49:14. > :49:23.

:49:23. > :49:30.There are three reds still available. In fact, there will be a

:49:30. > :49:40.few more available after the snake shot after if he can negotiate the

:49:40. > :49:42.

:49:42. > :49:47.Just a few of them seem to be sticking on each other. I am not

:49:47. > :49:57.sure if I won at the back of the four will now going to the bottom

:49:57. > :50:09.

:50:09. > :50:14.Normally, I shot like that would have spread all of the reds.

:50:14. > :50:24.table looks to be playing beautifully this afternoon. The

:50:24. > :50:30.

:50:30. > :50:40.I just feel the table looks good. Sometimes it is Ronnie O'Sullivan

:50:40. > :50:42.

:50:42. > :50:52.who just makes the table look good Yes, I think he could play good

:50:52. > :50:59.

:50:59. > :51:09.snooker on the dining table, never This is now the key shot. He wants

:51:09. > :51:22.

:51:22. > :51:32.to catch that red have all. That Now, is it now available into the

:51:32. > :51:43.

:51:43. > :51:53.middle? I think he is just OK He has taken these well. He still

:51:53. > :52:04.

:52:04. > :52:09.32 the difference. Two reds and one colour will be all he needs.

:52:09. > :52:19.are looking at one of the greatest break-builders the game has ever

:52:19. > :52:21.

:52:21. > :52:31.seen. He has scored more than 600 century breaks, which even that is

:52:31. > :52:38.

:52:38. > :52:48.nearly 100 shot of Stephen Hendry's That is the frame safe. He can now

:52:48. > :52:56.

:52:56. > :53:00.concentrate on trying to make a Very good. His standards are very

:53:00. > :53:10.high already in this match. The frame was really all about that one

:53:10. > :53:20.

:53:20. > :53:28.That is the shot you're talking If Ronnie can make this century,

:53:28. > :53:33.that will be another �200, courtesy of the sponsors, for he even house,

:53:33. > :53:43.the nominated charity. That will be the 42nd century of the

:53:43. > :53:47.

:53:48. > :53:57.Come on, make sure you get the century, Ronnie! And there it is!

:53:57. > :54:01.The 42nd century in this year's championship very good indeed. Mark

:54:01. > :54:11.took on a risky shot and it did not come off and then he had to sit and

:54:11. > :54:12.

:54:12. > :54:16.watch as Ronnie cleaned up the table. He now leads by 6-3. Now, it

:54:16. > :54:26.is getting very exciting. On the other side of the table, Judd Trump

:54:26. > :54:28.

:54:28. > :54:38.has also get a nice century to open Yes, a wonderful start. He is

:54:38. > :54:42.

:54:42. > :54:51.They a year ago, a break of 120. were wondering about his health

:54:51. > :55:00.clearly not too bad. Yes, it is very unfortunate for him coming in.

:55:00. > :55:04.Mark Selby also. To have them breaking down with illness is very

:55:04. > :55:11.unfortunate, but hopefully he is a much better health today and will

:55:11. > :55:15.play much more like we saw last year. We are going to bounce back

:55:15. > :55:22.between both of these tables, because it was actually very hard

:55:22. > :55:32.choice for us over which one to sure. It was interesting to hear

:55:32. > :55:39.

:55:39. > :55:47.their about the new tap on Ronnie's A very classy break their from

:55:47. > :55:57.Ronnie O'Sullivan. With the century on the other side, that takes the

:55:57. > :56:05.

:56:05. > :56:15.We saw him in the UK Championships and he was for actually using every

:56:15. > :56:16.

:56:16. > :56:21.cue in the book and changing it every other night. Yes, that

:56:21. > :56:29.century on the other table, was completed at virtually the same

:56:29. > :56:39.time as the one by Ronnie O'Sullivan. And that is the

:56:39. > :56:39.

:56:39. > :56:48.I class the century, followed immediately by a brilliant safety

:56:48. > :56:54.He does not want to slog round the back of this and he does not want

:56:54. > :57:00.to leave that. That is careless by Mark Williams. He may have to go

:57:00. > :57:07.back and sit in that seat for who knows how long? The way Ronnie

:57:07. > :57:17.seems to be claimed, it could be a while. That said, even when he

:57:17. > :57:20.

:57:20. > :57:24.clears the table, you are not Look at the average shot time. 17

:57:24. > :57:34.seconds for Ronnie O'Sullivan and only two seconds more for Mark

:57:34. > :57:39.

:57:39. > :57:44.The pot success rate has gone slightly up for it Ronnie

:57:44. > :57:53.O'Sullivan. You would think from the air, the only way is down, but

:57:53. > :58:03.he is even better today. In the tournament as a whole, his pot

:58:03. > :58:15.

:58:15. > :58:20.But he is really happy about everything, whether it has his cue

:58:20. > :58:25.or how he's feeling on the table conditions - although in fairness,

:58:25. > :58:35.he very rarely complains about the table conditions, that is not

:58:35. > :58:44.

:58:44. > :58:48.If you remember the year he changed the tip all the time, he'd have

:58:48. > :58:55.beaten in the semi-finals and gave his cue and the case away to

:58:55. > :59:01.someone in the audience. I think there are very few players who

:59:01. > :59:11.would come to the World Championships without having every

:59:11. > :59:36.

:59:36. > :59:40.He has scored 400 points more than Mark Williams, thus far. Look at

:59:40. > :59:50.that, for a moment, Ronnie was a long and thought there was no

:59:50. > :59:55.

:59:55. > :59:59.opposition available, but he then He still had to get the first red

:59:59. > :00:04.full on to the second. He is hitting the ball like a dream this

:00:04. > :00:08.afternoon. I should think Mark Williams is a little bit worried.

:00:08. > :00:13.As great a player as he has, he knows when O'Sullivan is at his

:00:13. > :00:23.best, he is tough to hold. It doesn't help that his record in

:00:23. > :00:53.

:00:53. > :01:01.recent years is not good. It's over The first frame lasted just over 10

:01:01. > :01:07.minutes. That magnificent 107 break. All Mark has done wrong, he was in

:01:07. > :01:14.A top snooker and he slipped around the back of the red. That has gone

:01:14. > :01:18.slightly wrong. He can still pot this in the middle pocket, but I

:01:18. > :01:23.don't know if he can avoid cannoning into the edge of the reds

:01:23. > :01:29.there. He's looking at the other one to cut it back in, because he

:01:29. > :01:35.is 64 in front, he is taking the more difficult shot. I don't think

:01:35. > :01:43.there is any difficult pots of the moment. Not for Ronnie O'Sullivan.

:01:43. > :01:53.In a matter of under 20 minutes, he is going to take the first two

:01:53. > :02:12.

:02:12. > :02:16.I'm not a betting man. I know you like your odds, but there was an

:02:16. > :02:20.offer of five to one of five centuries been made this afternoon.

:02:20. > :02:24.We've already had two. Oh, but might have spoiled the second one.

:02:25. > :02:28.I don't know if there is going to be a century now. As far as the

:02:28. > :02:33.frame is concerned, I don't see Mark Williams continuing, because

:02:33. > :02:43.it's not really his thing to carry on. Well, there you are. There is

:02:43. > :02:47.

:02:47. > :02:54.the shot. Mark Williams does Yes, I don't blame Mark for trying

:02:54. > :02:58.to get some sort of rhythm going. guess that's what it would be

:02:58. > :03:05.because Mark needs more than one snooker. He's usually happy to sit

:03:05. > :03:15.in his chair. And start the next frame. Of course, he's not out of

:03:15. > :03:17.

:03:17. > :03:22.the match. No way. He will need to It will be interesting to see if he

:03:22. > :03:25.clears appear. I think the way the balls are situated, he might try

:03:25. > :03:31.for the snookers, because the brown is in a good position near the

:03:31. > :03:37.green, and he leads a red near the pink. Well, it doesn't matter which

:03:37. > :03:43.of those reds he leads, he will be in a good snookering position. I

:03:43. > :03:53.think he has missed this one. Yes. He concedes immediately. Ronnie

:03:53. > :03:54.

:03:54. > :03:57.looks tremendous this afternoon. HAZEL IRVINE: Actually, when you

:03:57. > :04:02.look at the head-to-head between these two men, it really is

:04:02. > :04:07.emphatically in favour of O'Sullivan, isn't it? 23-7 over

:04:07. > :04:13.their encounters over the years and, in fact, mark has not beaten Ronnie

:04:13. > :04:18.in any event since 2002. That's quite stark, those statistics.

:04:18. > :04:22.Mark lost his game a little bit. I remember when he won all four BBC

:04:22. > :04:26.events and then had a dip in his form. He knew he was in trouble

:04:26. > :04:29.because he was with me in qualifying at Prestatyn. He wasn't

:04:29. > :04:35.competing with Ronnie over that period and in the last few years,

:04:35. > :04:42.has got back again. O'Sullivan is so difficult to play against. He is

:04:42. > :04:48.hitting it like a dream today. you look at their respective years,

:04:48. > :04:54.Mark won the title into 10021003, they had kind of missed each other

:04:54. > :04:58.at sometimes. Yes, it's amazing. We have seen a few amazing it is a 6

:04:59. > :05:04.this week. Higgins and Hendry meeting the first time at the

:05:05. > :05:09.Crucible. It's an unbelievable statistic. The two of them are

:05:09. > :05:13.overlapping, and their careers is quite amazing. When Ronnie is in

:05:13. > :05:20.such form, you know, he's a hard man to stop and when he gets on a

:05:20. > :05:26.run like that, it's just sublime. The score board changes so quickly.

:05:26. > :05:32.You don't feel as if you're involved in the match. 5-3, 6-3, 7-

:05:32. > :05:37.3, you just watch it changed. That's five frames in a row between

:05:37. > :05:47.the last session and this. Williams is struggling to get on the table.

:05:47. > :05:53.

:05:53. > :05:59.COMMENTATOR: Very good point, Hazel. Five and a row, Ronnie has won. --

:05:59. > :06:04.5 in a row. Mark has got to try and make something happen here. He

:06:04. > :06:14.can't just have a go at anything. He might be able to take the pot on

:06:14. > :06:24.

:06:24. > :06:34.Just wondering if Ronnie might be tempted but this one? He wouldn't

:06:34. > :06:35.

:06:35. > :06:44.Wasn't far away, but the only red he could leave it was the one he

:06:44. > :06:47.attempted, and it is given market Now play on the brown or the green

:06:47. > :06:56.rather than the blue to get into the bunch. Let's look at what angle

:06:56. > :07:00.he has. He has gone a bit too far. No angle now to get into the bunch.

:07:00. > :07:04.He wants to leave the brown and then come off the side cushion and

:07:04. > :07:14.for but the pack but if he takes the green, it's quite an ambitious

:07:14. > :07:19.

:07:19. > :07:29.shot to split the reds. He looked Well, that's a great effort. He had

:07:29. > :07:41.

:07:41. > :07:45.so much side on that. He stuck in At least it was touching so he can

:07:45. > :07:55.just play away from it. But that was a great effort from the yellow,

:07:55. > :07:55.

:07:55. > :08:05.Terrific amount of right-hand side and he hit the second cushion. Very

:08:05. > :08:30.

:08:30. > :08:34.Interesting shot. He clearly was not interested in playing the half

:08:34. > :08:38.ball to the corner pocket just beyond it. The trouble is, he did

:08:38. > :08:48.not shift the red away from the pocket very far. He got the cue

:08:48. > :08:52.

:08:52. > :08:58.ball back, so a very strange one. Very good. Excellent. I think with

:08:58. > :09:02.Ronnie's shot, he hit it far too thin, didn't he? Yes, I think so.

:09:02. > :09:07.He has played some good shots in this frame already. He was lucky

:09:07. > :09:11.not to break them from the yellow. As is often the case, when chances

:09:11. > :09:15.come along, you feel you have got to take them, and already he has

:09:15. > :09:25.awkward cueing on the black. I don't know if he can get to the

:09:25. > :09:28.

:09:28. > :09:34.packed just bowling in the pink. -- Another dreaded plant. He has

:09:34. > :09:37.missed one already. Two reds go to the left-hand corner lead than

:09:37. > :09:42.enough space between them to make it into a pot. From where the cue

:09:42. > :09:52.ball is, you would fancy him. He has got to hit the first on almost

:09:52. > :10:26.

:10:26. > :10:30.That's OK. It is so important here for Mark Williams to possibly make

:10:30. > :10:40.a frame-winning break, just to let Ronnie O'Sullivan know he is around

:10:40. > :10:55.

:10:55. > :11:05.here. The first two frames were not He has looked at playing a gentle

:11:05. > :11:07.

:11:07. > :11:17.That is a lovely shot. That's exactly what he played. Yes, it's

:11:17. > :11:34.

:11:34. > :11:44.one of those shots we say we he This is snooker of a very high

:11:44. > :11:47.

:11:47. > :11:57.standard. Two great players. Five Now, he has purposely left the

:11:57. > :11:58.

:11:58. > :12:03.angle on this. I think the reds are Might not be too bad. It's not

:12:03. > :12:08.perfect, by any means, but, as a left-hander, he might be able to

:12:08. > :12:14.reach the red. It is very close up, though, and you could push if you

:12:14. > :12:19.are not careful. Double hit, or something. I'm not sure what he is

:12:19. > :12:24.looking at there but he is very close. Even though he is quite a

:12:24. > :12:32.tall lad, this is awkward to get to. Very unlucky to stick in the reds

:12:32. > :12:37.like that. Yes, not even straight. We will just show you again. You

:12:37. > :12:47.would think he would get the spider out rather than trying right down

:12:47. > :12:51.

:12:51. > :12:57.Look at where the balls are sitting here. 37, and a bit of bad luck

:12:57. > :13:02.going into them and Ronnie, well, we know the form he is in. This is

:13:02. > :13:06.another good chance. I think he was slightly in denial about that shot.

:13:06. > :13:11.It was too difficult, wasn't it, but he refused to drop into the

:13:11. > :13:15.reds. He could not get on the black, but it looks like it's going to

:13:15. > :13:25.cost him the frame at the way O'Sullivan has been. The angle was

:13:25. > :13:57.

:13:57. > :14:01.not quite the potting angle but he Yeah, he really stretched for that.

:14:01. > :14:11.It's such an awkward shot. I suppose, if he had got the spider,

:14:11. > :14:23.

:14:23. > :14:27.Well, we all know the problem here. It does appear that that is the

:14:27. > :14:34.only obvious problem here because we have seen the way Ronnie is

:14:34. > :14:38.cueing today. Breaks of 107 and 74 already this afternoon. Just a

:14:38. > :14:48.possibility he might go with the two reds because he has got one to

:14:48. > :14:56.

:14:56. > :15:00.the left middle. Classy again from Nearly carried on with the shot. He

:15:00. > :15:04.did that against Peter Ebdon a couple of times, changed his mind

:15:04. > :15:08.on the shot. That's the worst possible thing you could do. It's a

:15:08. > :15:18.bit like golf, if you change your mind, step away and then step back

:15:18. > :15:42.

:15:42. > :15:51.The one to the left side of the Whichever way you look at it, he

:15:51. > :15:55.will need all four reds. Now two and this black with it. Open play.

:15:55. > :16:00.If you can get on the one as the left, you could then roll down the

:16:00. > :16:05.cushion but it has still got to be done. He is luck and it taking the

:16:05. > :16:09.chance, here, to pot it. If the pink had been on the spot, it would

:16:09. > :16:15.have been easier. If he risks opening it be here, he has to be

:16:15. > :16:25.careful. Now he's knocked that red. It is fairly safe and the angle he

:16:25. > :16:27.

:16:27. > :16:33.has on the blue is not good to get What about this for a shot? If he

:16:33. > :16:38.misses the black... I'll tell you what, he must be so confident at to

:16:38. > :16:43.play a shot like that. He didn't even hit it that hard and look at

:16:43. > :16:48.where he has got the cue ball from this position. Absolutely amazing.

:16:48. > :16:53.Timing was brilliant, wasn't it? When he turned professional at the

:16:53. > :16:58.young man, he was knocking those balls in, and this looks a more

:16:58. > :17:08.difficult red, to me, the one he must play. Now back into a blind

:17:08. > :17:09.

:17:09. > :17:14.No problem at all. Beautifully played. I don't suppose he will get

:17:14. > :17:23.any better on the red than where he was on the last shot so, again,

:17:23. > :17:28.still has work to do. It's not Oh dear. That's the first one he

:17:28. > :17:32.has missed and there was more needed on that shot than the others.

:17:32. > :17:37.He didn't have his hand on the table there. He was a bridging on

:17:37. > :17:47.the cushion and that did not help his cause, as you can see. So what

:17:47. > :17:58.

:17:58. > :18:03.Can Mark Williams knock this long Well, at least it has gone safe.

:18:03. > :18:10.Wasn't a nice angle, was it? This cue ball is going to the side

:18:10. > :18:17.cushion as he hits it harder than he would have been comfortable with.

:18:17. > :18:22.Does he take the double on? An easy snooker. It's available to him.

:18:22. > :18:27.Played the snooker. It's going to have to be the green to snooker in

:18:27. > :18:31.behind the brown, I think. And that's a bit of a bonus. Just

:18:31. > :18:41.looking at it, the middle pocket is in the way, slightly. You would

:18:41. > :19:02.

:19:02. > :19:08.He obviously can't see enough of this red to send it around the

:19:09. > :19:18.angles. He can only hit the right hand side of it. Having to swerve

:19:19. > :19:44.

:19:44. > :19:54.From that position, he judged that I just wonder if he can get in

:19:54. > :19:56.

:19:56. > :20:02.He has played it pretty well. The red was always the worry. Whether

:20:02. > :20:07.he's got any cover or not. He's run round quickly to have a look.

:20:07. > :20:17.think he can see enough of this but it's a tough pot. OK, now the brown

:20:17. > :20:30.

:20:30. > :20:40.is nearer the corner pocket. He It was a horrible shot, wasn't it?

:20:40. > :20:41.

:20:41. > :20:44.It's the sort of situation you feel Ronnie should get a snooker. It's

:20:45. > :20:54.not as straightforward as it looks and, it it is, it's pretty

:20:55. > :21:06.

:21:06. > :21:12.straightforward and Mark should He will settle for that. Ronnie is

:21:12. > :21:15.Look Now the potting angle. Mark intended to knock that red up

:21:15. > :21:25.somewhere near the blackspot area. Looks like he is having a go at

:21:25. > :21:26.

:21:26. > :21:36.And, once again, just hitting that quite easy. Look at the action he's

:21:36. > :21:40.

:21:40. > :21:46.got on the cue ball. A quick look Just needs the yellow and green.

:21:46. > :21:53.And it's three in a row this afternoon. It will be six frames in

:21:53. > :22:03.a row when he knocks yellow and green in it. No point saying if the

:22:03. > :22:14.

:22:14. > :22:19.There you see the difference. 24. I thought he might have played it

:22:19. > :22:22.harder and then he could have got an easy snooker behind the pink

:22:22. > :22:32.because Mark won't concede. The black is in a good position for the

:22:32. > :22:41.

:22:41. > :22:51.He would love to be able to knocked the pink on to the cushion. --

:22:51. > :23:03.

:23:03. > :23:13.knock. But he can't do it from that So, barring that snooker, it's

:23:13. > :23:13.

:23:13. > :24:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:24:00. > :24:10.Worrying times for the Welshman, Mark Williams. Six frames in a row

:24:10. > :24:10.

:24:10. > :25:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:25:06. > :25:16.Ronnie O'Sullivan has taken. He now Ronnie O'Sullivan, as you saw,

:25:16. > :25:16.

:25:16. > :25:21.ranking Wise, down to 30 in the Basically, he has not played in all

:25:21. > :25:24.the tournaments and that's the reason for it. Anyone who thinks

:25:24. > :25:29.he's outside the top eight on ability has not watched much

:25:29. > :25:36.snooker because he is still as good as ever. He doesn't do it every day,

:25:36. > :25:42.but today, he has looked superb. There's a long way between the two

:25:42. > :25:50.players now. A 5 frame cushion. OK, it could end of a type and age, but

:25:50. > :26:00.it seems a long way off, doesn't it? Ronnie could put this the way

:26:00. > :26:17.

:26:17. > :26:27.He thought he would leave that red The red, behind the bunch, is

:26:27. > :26:32.available. When mark wants to go into the pack. Left himself

:26:32. > :26:37.purposely low on this. This will bring a few into play, but he's got

:26:37. > :26:45.to make sure he doesn't let the cue ball drift to the cushion when he

:26:45. > :26:50.opens them up. That's not where he wanted the cue ball. Might b able

:26:50. > :26:53.to... Well, he's not even looking at it. He might be able to drop the

:26:53. > :27:00.black in and leave the white but the left middle pocket and he will

:27:00. > :27:08.have the rights to the red of the bunch available. Good cueing and he

:27:08. > :27:13.is on that red. I think, maybe, he has not hit it hard enough. That's

:27:13. > :27:23.a bit careless. He put everything into the pot, which you can't blame

:27:23. > :27:28.

:27:28. > :27:34.him for. He only needed another He has played a fairly simple

:27:34. > :27:38.safety shot there. Mark often puts the cue ball in the corners rather

:27:38. > :27:43.than behind a baulk colour. I don't think he could take the risk and

:27:43. > :27:50.open up the reds any more. Always worth checking out any plants on

:27:50. > :28:00.there. Ronnie does not see anything. Two red at the bottom are fairly

:28:00. > :28:01.

:28:01. > :28:07.close to the right-hand corner. I think Mark can get to them,

:28:07. > :28:12.possibly. Perhaps a little bit too thin, but those two reds might

:28:12. > :28:22.interest him. He is playing a safety shots here, perhaps behind

:28:22. > :28:29.

:28:29. > :28:33.It is a week safety this time for Mark Williams. Not so much he has

:28:33. > :28:43.left a pot on, I'd just below Ronnie might be able to get into

:28:43. > :28:56.

:28:56. > :29:00.Yes, most players have a nice little game-plan. Ladies long

:29:00. > :29:07.matches in a little many sessions and have 3-1 in your mind and if

:29:07. > :29:17.you can win all four, that would be a bonus. Ronnie O'Sullivan couldn't

:29:17. > :29:20.

:29:20. > :29:30.win all four of this first session Green and brown now. Now they are

:29:30. > :29:31.

:29:31. > :29:37.slightly better place to get in It looks as if he might be able to

:29:37. > :29:42.cue past the yellow. And take this pot on. He has got a straight

:29:42. > :29:47.forward safety shot off the red to the left of the black. He has kept

:29:47. > :29:57.Mark Williams away from the table. And he is cueing so well. He must

:29:57. > :30:03.

:30:03. > :30:13.fancy this. Not a bad change of He got down in did not put

:30:13. > :30:13.

:30:13. > :30:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:30:57. > :31:03.The match time just passing three Rory has got to find an escape plan.

:31:03. > :31:09.He was meant to come to the left of the black directly. He looks very

:31:09. > :31:19.disappointed. But it is just one of a couple of mistakes he has made

:31:19. > :31:24.

:31:24. > :31:29.this afternoon. You cannot play I mentioned in the little chat

:31:29. > :31:36.before the match started before this afternoon that if there where

:31:36. > :31:42.scrappy frames, you would fancy Mark Williams. He is the great

:31:42. > :31:52.break-builder, but when the balls call a bit awkward, he has got a

:31:52. > :32:04.

:32:04. > :32:14.great knack of winning these type Not a good chance here, by any

:32:14. > :32:17.

:32:17. > :32:27.means. In a few shot time, that red just above the pink will be

:32:27. > :32:53.

:32:53. > :32:59.available, which will clear the It was very awkward. Ronnie

:32:59. > :33:04.O'Sullivan just having a glance up at the monitor. You cannot always

:33:04. > :33:14.see exactly how the balls have finished when you are level with

:33:14. > :33:31.

:33:31. > :33:39.A similar shot to the one that Ronnie got slightly wrong last time

:33:39. > :33:49.round. The problem is getting the path back to the baulk area. We

:33:49. > :33:49.

:33:49. > :33:55.have seen him getting it wrong once. He could possibly get a plea to get

:33:55. > :33:59.the cue ball to stay at the back black end. But sometimes you have

:33:59. > :34:03.to play a containing shot and that is what he has done. The trouble

:34:03. > :34:13.with that is that, once you have played a shot like that, are you

:34:13. > :34:20.

:34:20. > :34:28.going to end up in even more He is very good at each shots, I

:34:28. > :34:38.have to say. As Dennis said earlier, he just drops the ball in, he is an

:34:38. > :34:39.

:34:39. > :34:47.absolute master at that. Yes, he was expecting to stay on the green,

:34:47. > :34:57.but the white just kept on running. But he is once again blocked the

:34:57. > :35:07.path back down the left-hand side of the table. So, a 27. Advantage

:35:07. > :35:07.

:35:07. > :35:16.for Mark Williams. That is what Ronnie is looking at. Even what I

:35:16. > :35:26.cannot see even ripped back down the table. -- e route back down the

:35:26. > :35:37.

:35:37. > :35:41.Again, a good containing shot. This time there is not anything to pot

:35:41. > :35:44.into the middle pocket and Mark Williams is just looking to try and

:35:44. > :35:52.put Ronnie in more trouble, but that is colliding with the green.

:35:52. > :35:58.That could have been a lot worse for Ronnie O'Sullivan. He has not

:35:58. > :36:08.left anything, but left a chance for Ronnie to put it Mark in

:36:08. > :36:15.

:36:15. > :36:22.This time, it is Ronnie's time to block the path back down the left-

:36:22. > :36:32.hand side of the table. But there is a possible pot here which could

:36:32. > :36:39.

:36:39. > :36:44.see him swinging the cue ball back I am not sure about that shot, Mark.

:36:44. > :36:54.Just thinking about these two, I cannot remember Meaney very

:36:54. > :36:55.

:36:55. > :37:05.tactical frames the have ever But that shot that Mark played, I

:37:05. > :37:07.

:37:07. > :37:17.do not think it was on. A 27. Advantage that Mark had when Ronnie

:37:17. > :37:27.

:37:27. > :37:37.came to the table is now looking a I think both of these reds pot.

:37:37. > :37:37.

:37:37. > :37:47.Ronnie could do a lot of scoring around the pink. He can score in

:37:47. > :37:58.

:37:58. > :38:03.the centre of the table equally The problem here is that he leaves

:38:03. > :38:13.abbot of an angle and I am not sure if he can hold for the pink or have

:38:13. > :38:17.

:38:17. > :38:27.to go up the table for another table. -- colours. He played it

:38:27. > :38:32.

:38:32. > :38:42.safe, to get guaranteed position on When you are playing well, you tend

:38:42. > :38:43.

:38:43. > :38:53.to get these nice nudges. He has may be played at a little bit too

:38:53. > :38:54.

:38:54. > :39:01.strong. He played for me to white - - at the to reds next to the pink.

:39:01. > :39:11.He is cueing so well he hit that too well! He is still on the pink,

:39:11. > :39:23.

:39:23. > :39:33.He is just looking for a delicate Absolutely what he had in mind and

:39:33. > :39:41.

:39:41. > :39:51.Both of these reds which are occupying around the black spot

:39:51. > :39:55.

:39:55. > :40:01.will both pot into the bottom left- He is just looking at the

:40:01. > :40:11.scoreboard to work out if he will require both of these reds on the

:40:11. > :40:29.

:40:29. > :40:36.He is going to need at least one of Yes, and if he is just taking the

:40:36. > :40:46.pink, he will actually require both of them, because his lead would

:40:46. > :40:51.

:40:51. > :41:00.only go to 34 points with 35 It looks as if he is going to have

:41:00. > :41:09.to leave that difficult red until the end. It is imperative he gets

:41:09. > :41:19.the good angle on the pink, so he has an angle to move that difficult

:41:19. > :41:25.

:41:25. > :41:31.He could get the angle from here. Now, how is that? It looks pretty

:41:31. > :41:36.good to me. He could bring this into play it. Nor, he has opted to

:41:36. > :41:43.just run-in behind it. He just not need to worry about position of the

:41:43. > :41:52.shot. He does not need to worry about the colour. Yes, I think that

:41:52. > :41:58.is why he played it that way. That is good matchplay snooker. If he

:41:58. > :42:08.had required the colour, he may well have played it differently. He

:42:08. > :42:08.

:42:08. > :42:18.does look good today. It is a break which has made him think all the

:42:18. > :42:25.

:42:25. > :42:31.way through. And that is another Good stuff from Ronnie O'Sullivan.

:42:31. > :42:41.He has had a good afternoon so far and is surging ahead of Mark

:42:41. > :42:48.

:42:48. > :42:58.A misplaced a safety shot by Mark Williams which has cost and the

:42:58. > :42:59.

:42:59. > :43:05.frame. At the moment, Ronnie as a He looks absolutely in top gear.

:43:05. > :43:12.You know that if you miss the shot, he is going to get in there and

:43:12. > :43:20.score. It means that there is so much pressure on every shot that

:43:20. > :43:24.Mark Williams plays? Yes, every shot he plays he has to be

:43:24. > :43:32.completely spot-on and that is an awful lot of pressure and strain on

:43:32. > :43:39.you. Ronnie O'Sullivan is looking very good as the head off for their

:43:39. > :43:43.half-time cup of tea. We are going to go back over to the other table.

:43:43. > :43:50.We left it after Judd Trump had scored a century in the opening

:43:50. > :44:00.frame to cut his deficit to 4-5. Steve Davis and Willie Thorne are

:44:00. > :44:34.

:44:34. > :44:38.WILLIE THORNE: What an excellent bonus for Allister Carter. He was

:44:38. > :44:48.sitting there a minute ago expecting Judd Trump to clean up

:44:48. > :45:03.

:45:03. > :45:13.and now he is back in with a great STEVE DAVIS: Allister Carter quite

:45:13. > :45:14.

:45:14. > :45:24.rightly taking his time in settling This is an unusual situation in

:45:24. > :45:28.

:45:28. > :45:35.that he can actually play for any He could actually play that shot

:45:35. > :45:45.and then worry about which of V3 reds was in the best position for

:45:45. > :46:15.

:46:15. > :46:25.Ideally, he would like the blue on its spot, but he does not want to

:46:25. > :46:34.

:46:34. > :46:44.When the blue is, it is not too difficult to play up from the brown

:46:44. > :46:45.

:46:45. > :46:55.to the blue. But clearly, the yellow to the green is going to be

:46:55. > :46:58.

:46:58. > :47:03.He could be tempted to play for the blue here, but whether it is

:47:03. > :47:13.actually the right shot is another matter. No, he decided to turn it

:47:13. > :47:17.

:47:17. > :47:27.In some ways, the easiest way to get on the yellow from the last red

:47:27. > :47:28.

:47:28. > :47:38.He has had a quick glance at the scoreboard. It does not matter

:47:38. > :47:42.

:47:42. > :47:50.It is really nice to see Allister Carter fit and well again. It is

:47:50. > :47:55.common knowledge that he has crones disease. It is nice to see him back

:47:55. > :48:01.at the top of his game, as it has been a bit of a struggle for him in

:48:01. > :48:11.the last couple of years. He is one of my favourite players to watch.

:48:11. > :48:14.

:48:14. > :48:24.He would have liked to have reached this without the rest, but that is

:48:24. > :48:52.

:48:52. > :49:01.not possible. He shot coming up in Ferry good. They'll let problem is

:49:02. > :49:11.that the angle on the brown to get This is quite clearly now the key

:49:11. > :49:21.shot. You would expect him to clear, but how close can he get to the

:49:21. > :49:28.

:49:28. > :49:38.He has looked at the to cushion angle and is now looking at each

:49:38. > :50:17.

:50:17. > :50:27.Now, how close any get to this blue. So, he now only needs the pink, he

:50:27. > :50:30.

:50:30. > :50:40.does not have to worry about the Judd Trump is not even looking. He

:50:40. > :50:46.

:50:46. > :50:56.has not looked at the table once Would you believe it? I did not see

:50:56. > :50:57.

:50:57. > :51:07.that coming. He black of the spot miss by Judd and now he's a pink of

:51:07. > :51:10.

:51:10. > :51:20.A he looked a bit unsettled. I think he should am maybe got up and

:51:20. > :51:22.

:51:22. > :51:32.started again. The tension of the Now, Judd is looking at the risk of

:51:32. > :51:46.

:51:47. > :51:53.the double, but if he is going to What a very clever shot that was.

:51:53. > :52:03.It maybe not that difficult to hit, but it is the old adage that it is

:52:03. > :52:41.

:52:41. > :52:51.not that you hit it, but where it Well, he played D pink up and let

:52:51. > :53:01.me have rolled off a fraction. He hit it Southend-on-Sea, he has not

:53:01. > :53:20.

:53:20. > :53:26.As a result of the mishap, he has This looks pretty straightforward.

:53:26. > :53:36.This is going to make Judd forget about the poor shots he has played

:53:36. > :53:39.

:53:39. > :53:44.in this frame. What an amazing Judd Trump should have wrapped up

:53:44. > :53:54.refrain earlier, but then Allister Carter should have come back and

:53:54. > :54:08.

:54:08. > :54:11.But Allister Carter hit back, with a century of his own. He was a

:54:11. > :54:20.runner-up for years ago, so he knows what it takes to get all the

:54:20. > :54:30.way to the final. Still, the score now 6-52 Allister Carter and they

:54:30. > :54:33.

:54:33. > :54:37.are still in the middle of the 12th I talked to his manager and he said

:54:37. > :54:47.he is still feeling a bit weak, so he is doing very well to just hang

:54:47. > :54:48.

:54:48. > :54:55.in. There is not a lot between them. Physically, at Allister Carter

:54:55. > :55:04.looks a lot better. He has had his problems obviously, but what is the

:55:04. > :55:08.difference between him and just the few weeks ago? I think just getting

:55:08. > :55:13.through that first round will have made a big difference. He knows

:55:13. > :55:18.that even if he wins this event he is not going to get back into the

:55:18. > :55:22.top 16, so maybe it has taken the pressure off them. Maybe a bit like

:55:22. > :55:28.the way Stephen Hendry has been playing as well. With the pressure

:55:28. > :55:32.off, he is playing a bit more freely and has that bounce in his

:55:32. > :55:42.step as he goes around the table. He probably just feels nice and

:55:42. > :55:44.

:55:44. > :55:47.relaxed. We will keep you up-to- date than that. No, it is time to

:55:47. > :55:57.keep you up-to-date with what is happening with the Paul Hunter

:55:57. > :55:58.

:55:58. > :56:02.Foundation. As you know, he died six years ago. Now, as she not a

:56:02. > :56:06.number of top players are taking place in the Sheffield half-

:56:06. > :56:16.marathon next month's to raise money for the foundation. But there

:56:16. > :56:21.

:56:21. > :56:27.In Leeds, we have been doing a campaign to name some of the buses

:56:27. > :56:32.in Leeds after some other famous citizens, and the public vote, Paul

:56:32. > :56:42.Hunter was one of these chosen, so we are putting his name on the side

:56:42. > :56:53.

:56:53. > :56:59.To have your name and a bus which will be going around Leeds, he

:56:59. > :57:07.deserves that. He did not win the World Championship, but he won the

:57:07. > :57:11.Masters three times. It is a great cause and long may it continue.

:57:11. > :57:20.as a tribute, it does not get any better than that as it will be seen

:57:20. > :57:30.by everybody at in the area as they get on and off. Yes, and it is

:57:30. > :57:34.

:57:34. > :57:44.great to see the children looking so well. And that of course goes to

:57:44. > :57:46.

:57:46. > :57:50.their mother as well. It is always Now, as you know, Mark Williams was

:57:50. > :57:56.the No. 1 and fell down the rankings into the Forties for a

:57:56. > :58:00.while and it has been some performance by hand to get back to

:58:00. > :58:10.the top of the rankings, as he did last year. What has the journey be

:58:10. > :58:33.

:58:33. > :58:42.I am not really sure they know exactly what is going on. Sometimes

:58:42. > :58:50.they come down early and Rob Walker introduces some. They just come

:58:50. > :58:56.down and cause havoc. The elder one especially likes to just run around

:58:56. > :59:06.and caused a bit of trouble. It would be nice to win a tournament

:59:06. > :59:07.

:59:07. > :59:17.The few tournaments I have one have been in the likes of Germany and

:59:17. > :59:18.

:59:18. > :59:28.So they have seen me a few times get to the latter stages of

:59:28. > :59:36.

:59:36. > :59:42.That was probably the most consistent stuff I have ever played.

:59:42. > :59:49.In the same here, to get in the final of the UK Championships, the

:59:49. > :59:54.Masters and the World Championships. To win all of these in the same

:59:54. > :00:04.here was just amazing. To even when one of them were dug been an

:00:04. > :00:04.

:00:04. > :00:10.When I got to number one the first time, I'd left my game go a little

:00:10. > :00:17.bit. The same Hakem -- happen the second time. I had doubts I would

:00:17. > :00:22.get back into the 16, but it was quite difficult. Yeah, there was a

:00:22. > :00:29.couple of reasons why I dropped down that low, to be honest. Staff

:00:29. > :00:32.off the table wasn't great at that time. I'd just split from my

:00:32. > :00:38.management company I was with for donkey's years and I wasn't in the

:00:38. > :00:40.best position, to be honest, when I left and there was a lot of things

:00:41. > :00:48.happening and that probably the main reason why I went down so low

:00:48. > :00:53.and struggled to get any form. I can't go into too much detail of it,

:00:53. > :00:58.but I owed the bank a lot of money when I left, the taxman a bit of

:00:58. > :01:04.money, and a few other bits and pieces. It took me two years to

:01:04. > :01:09.rediscover any form and try to get myself sorted off the table, really.

:01:09. > :01:14.I'm still not 100% sorted now but I'm a helluva lot better than I was

:01:14. > :01:20.a few years ago. And somehow, with all that on my mind, I put it to

:01:20. > :01:27.the back and got back to number one which was probably the best

:01:27. > :01:32.achievement I've done. It is getting more of an effort in the

:01:32. > :01:38.last couple of years, to be honest. I'd probably say 70% of the time

:01:38. > :01:43.I'm practising just because I have got to practice. Otherwise,

:01:43. > :01:47.probably, I would not be there but it's definitely getting harder. My

:01:47. > :01:52.aim now is to do as well as I can in every tournament and basically

:01:52. > :01:56.tried to in as much money as I can -- and basically tried to earn as

:01:56. > :02:02.much money as I can. I'm not playing for truth is, tournament

:02:02. > :02:12.victories but to win as much money as I can. Anything else. I don't

:02:12. > :02:12.

:02:12. > :02:20.want any trophies or anything. Game It looks like he's got his hands

:02:20. > :02:24.full. He's now 37 years old. It's one of the most candid interviews

:02:24. > :02:28.I've heard him give, going into the reasons why he slipped down. I

:02:28. > :02:33.guess if things are not right of the table, it makes it hard to

:02:33. > :02:37.concentrate on winning when it doesn't seem important. Any sport

:02:37. > :02:41.is tough but when you are outside troubles, particularly snooker,

:02:41. > :02:47.because it's ace of the ball game and 90% of that is in your mind and

:02:47. > :02:50.if it's not right, it's hard to perform of. A remarkable recovery.

:02:50. > :02:57.He's come back through the qualifiers to the top of the tree

:02:57. > :03:03.and it shows you how mentally tough he is and he's a great all-round

:03:03. > :03:07.player and he's been candid in the interview. Obviously, it's an

:03:07. > :03:12.individual sport. Everything is down to you. You have to do

:03:12. > :03:15.everything yourself. Well, he's climbed back to world number one

:03:15. > :03:20.and is going to have to climb another mountain here to make it

:03:20. > :03:30.through to the quarter-finals once again. A lot of work to do. Ronnie

:03:30. > :03:42.

:03:42. > :03:48.COMMENTATOR: He certainly is, Hazel. Typical Mark Williams, he was in

:03:48. > :03:52.the Champions lounge, and could have been leading 9-3. He's always

:03:52. > :04:02.been that sort of character. You never know if he's won or lost.

:04:02. > :04:07.He's come up quite a bit short here. Ronnie may be tempted with the red

:04:07. > :04:17.to the left of the blue. Something is going to have to start happening

:04:17. > :04:32.

:04:32. > :04:36.Well, it wobbled a few times, but it's a cracking pot and he's right

:04:36. > :04:41.on the blue. He spotted something on the cue ball distracting him,

:04:41. > :04:45.and if he goes full into the pink, he's got to make sure the reds

:04:45. > :04:51.would become a plant in the right corner. I don't think he's even

:04:51. > :04:57.looked up at. I think he will be OK. We will find out shortly. It's all

:04:57. > :05:05.about flush on to the pink. The two reds were not a plant. Not bad at

:05:05. > :05:10.all. The key was the cue ball. It didn't bounce off the pink. I don't

:05:10. > :05:14.think he could have come out a lot better than that, to be honest.

:05:14. > :05:24.Mind you, he should never have had that chance. It was careless of

:05:24. > :05:27.

:05:27. > :05:32.Mark Williams to leave a safety The pink is out commission at the

:05:32. > :05:42.moment. Not a good angle on the black because of the red to the

:05:42. > :06:02.

:06:02. > :06:08.It looks a one. Fairly straight to this red but will bounce it off the

:06:08. > :06:11.cushion. No problem at all. Quite a bit of noise at the mid- session

:06:11. > :06:21.interval on the other table but the way Ronnie has been focused, I

:06:21. > :06:26.

:06:26. > :06:36.don't think he will even notice That red is just a little bit

:06:36. > :06:39.

:06:39. > :06:45.awkward. The people there are That's OK. That one to the middle

:06:45. > :06:49.pocket. Just covered a couple of reds to the left corner. He made a

:06:49. > :06:54.good decision there in but it is one which will give him a lot

:06:54. > :07:01.possibilities. As you say, one to the middle pocket. The others are

:07:01. > :07:05.very nicely spread. Everything in the open. So, Ronnie with a chance

:07:05. > :07:15.to extend his lead. Looking somewhat ominous, the way this

:07:15. > :07:21.

:07:21. > :07:26.Yes, I don't think it would have mattered who he was playing against.

:07:26. > :07:36.In this form, his opponent would be sitting most of the frames in his

:07:36. > :07:44.

:07:44. > :07:52.Still sitting at 95% at his pot Not the best this time. Still OK,

:07:52. > :07:55.but he will have to head up for the blue again. Mark would love to come

:07:56. > :08:05.back to the table but it's unlikely he will. I think, the way things

:08:06. > :08:09.

:08:09. > :08:19.are going, he's already perfectly It's virtually one chance and the

:08:19. > :08:35.

:08:35. > :08:42.frame is over. He said breaks of Now he's right in amongst the

:08:42. > :08:52.blackspot, as well. Played the blue earlier. In a few shots, this could

:08:52. > :09:04.

:09:04. > :09:11.Couldn't avoid the cannon into that red. It's OK. He's a bit close to

:09:11. > :09:15.the cushion than he would have liked. And there is just a matter

:09:15. > :09:19.of the yellow but he's got a position where he can leave himself.

:09:19. > :09:24.Just watch where he puts the cue ball here. He will have the choice

:09:24. > :09:31.of at least four reds. Now, watch this. He's got a red to the left

:09:31. > :09:35.middle, one to the right corner and one to the left corner. When you

:09:35. > :09:40.see break-building like this, you feel there is no difficult shots on

:09:40. > :09:49.and the game look so easy and you think, I could almost do this

:09:49. > :09:55.myself. His cue ball control is under such tight measures, and

:09:55. > :09:59.really, you feel no shot but he plays is particularly difficult.

:09:59. > :10:09.The shot Mark Williams played was not particularly difficult. The

:10:09. > :10:28.

:10:28. > :10:38.safety shot. He just under hit it Every chance of another century and

:10:38. > :10:42.that would be the 45th century. At the Crucible this year. And another

:10:42. > :10:49.�200 for the children's hospice. This red in the middle was the most

:10:49. > :10:55.difficult as well. By potting that, it makes it a good thing to make

:10:55. > :11:03.the century. Hit it into the middle pocket at quite speed there. It was

:11:03. > :11:09.quite a tight angle. We are seeing the full repertoire of shots.

:11:09. > :11:16.has made 42 centuries this season, Ronnie. He has made 108 at the

:11:16. > :11:21.Crucible, believe it or not. And there is another one! He just keeps

:11:21. > :11:29.getting better and better, Ronnie O'Sullivan. What an exhibition this

:11:29. > :11:34.has been at the Crucible this afternoon. Mark Williams just can't

:11:34. > :11:42.do anything about this. He has been playing well but has not had a

:11:43. > :11:52.chance to play. It's as simple as that. Look at the side on that.

:11:53. > :12:07.

:12:07. > :12:17.And, all the way around the houses Look at this positional shot, as

:12:17. > :12:17.

:12:17. > :12:21.well. Look at where the cue ball Unbelievable! And what a reception

:12:21. > :12:30.Ronnie O'Sullivan gets from this Crucible crowd. He just keeps

:12:30. > :12:35.marching on and he now leads Mark Well, no wonder there's a look of

:12:35. > :12:40.bemusement on his face because we are now in danger of looking at a

:12:40. > :12:45.defeat with a session to spare and this would be the 5th time at the

:12:45. > :12:51.Crucible. It's incredible. What can he do? He plays a shot and then

:12:51. > :12:58.sits there and watches. It's the 108 macroth century at the Crucible

:12:58. > :13:03.alone. This is one of those sessions. I don't know who that day

:13:03. > :13:07.but is for this year's championship but it should be him. The pace he

:13:07. > :13:12.plays when he's on a roll seems to be quicker and quicker and quicker.

:13:12. > :13:16.So many beautiful shots. Look how he develops the whole break and

:13:16. > :13:21.even the exhibition shots at the end, he has everything. It is tough

:13:21. > :13:26.for Mark to sit there and admire it, because that's all he can do. He's

:13:26. > :13:30.in complete overdrive at the moment. Real danger from his perspective.

:13:30. > :13:39.He could go home even earlier than he wished but let's quickly filly

:13:39. > :13:48.won on what's happening in the cart that Judd Trump match. This is a

:13:48. > :13:55.few moments ago. Carter needed this. This would lead to the scores being

:13:55. > :14:00.level at 65 and 6. After their money session, as it were, Judd

:14:00. > :14:05.Trump has won. It's all square. That is the situation. Ali Carter

:14:05. > :14:07.growing a few chances, obviously, but we will head out to the Ronnie

:14:07. > :14:15.O'Sullivan match again to see whether he can indeed wrap things

:14:15. > :14:19.up more quickly than we had Quite amazing to think it could be

:14:19. > :14:29.one with a session to spare. It didn't seem like that when the

:14:29. > :14:33.

:14:33. > :14:38.match was 3-22 Mark Williams and I can tell you, Mark -- Neil

:14:38. > :14:41.Robertson was they but in match play from Betfred.com. He's making

:14:41. > :14:46.the book makers scratch their heads because Ronnie, like this, would be

:14:46. > :14:51.the favoured for any tournament. He hasn't won at this match yet, we

:14:51. > :14:55.know, but he's looking very good to do so. Is he going to continue

:14:55. > :15:01.along those lines? He always does well against Mark Williams but does

:15:01. > :15:11.not always win matches. Sometimes, he does lose, and does not always

:15:11. > :15:22.

:15:22. > :15:28.And, immediately, a chance of a And look at the blue, and he's on

:15:28. > :15:33.the green. He can pot the green, cannon into the bunch of reds. When

:15:33. > :15:39.things are going well, they really run for you. He's even got an angle

:15:39. > :15:45.on the blue to go into the reds but the green looks better, I thought.

:15:45. > :15:50.Well, this time he has played for the one loose red. You know what is

:15:50. > :15:59.going to do from this position. He's going to split the reds. The

:15:59. > :16:04.pink will spring free. Not the best, though. I suppose, when he's like

:16:04. > :16:09.this, you don't expect him to do anything wrong. He has played a

:16:09. > :16:16.difficult black on his left hand and even that floats into the left

:16:16. > :16:22.pocket, but where is the cue ball? Unless there is a plant there... It

:16:22. > :16:26.just shows you when you're going well, there's always something

:16:26. > :16:30.available and it looks like that plant, it's a possibility. Yeah, I

:16:30. > :16:35.guess that's why he played the shot the way he did on the black,

:16:35. > :16:45.because, for once, he didn't seem quite as positive as other ways.

:16:45. > :16:46.

:16:46. > :16:56.Nicely done. He's actually quite He knows he misjudged that would

:16:56. > :17:06.A slice of good fortune there from O'Sullivan. He deserves it because

:17:06. > :17:11.

:17:11. > :17:19.Well, not only was he on the black but he could run through for that

:17:19. > :17:23.red, so everything is just so easy at the moment. It's about the only

:17:23. > :17:29.piece of luck he has needed because everything else has been pure skill,

:17:29. > :17:39.positionally. His shot selection is absolutely breathtaking at times.

:17:39. > :18:14.

:18:14. > :18:24.A little bit closer to the pink But, even that, look at the

:18:24. > :18:24.

:18:24. > :18:33.It's just a privilege and a pleasure to be sitting here.

:18:33. > :18:39.Well, that's right. The players still like to watch O'Sullivan to

:18:39. > :18:43.see how he hits the ball, the shots he plays. Even some of his rivals

:18:43. > :18:52.don't want to be watching snooker that much, it makes them turn their

:18:52. > :18:56.heads because he's quite something, I've never seen anyone play snooker

:18:56. > :19:02.like him. And we've got some great players like Stephen Hendry in this

:19:02. > :19:07.tournament. He's magnificent, but even Ronnie, at times, puts him in

:19:07. > :19:17.the shade, I think, with his class of stroke. He was absolutely born

:19:17. > :19:21.He just falls into position every shot. He comes around the table and

:19:21. > :19:31.it's just so natural for him and he has got the perfect angle here.

:19:31. > :19:36.

:19:36. > :19:41.There is no red available. One more 256 in play. Really, anybody could

:19:41. > :19:45.be sitting where Mark Williams is. It would have made no difference

:19:45. > :19:50.because he is not getting a shot. As a consequence, he's not doing

:19:50. > :19:54.much wrong, just not getting a chance. We have seen it before with

:19:54. > :20:04.O'Sullivan playing snooker at this level, but it is not an everyday

:20:04. > :20:05.

:20:05. > :20:15.occurrence, because the game has And after this black has gone,

:20:15. > :20:16.

:20:16. > :20:21.Stroked it in it. That's the key. Did not have to use much force.

:20:21. > :20:26.He's very happy with the tip and the conditions. Clearly very happy

:20:26. > :20:30.with himself. Look at that shot there. The reds were tied up. He

:20:30. > :20:40.flicked the reds, finished perfectly on the blue, and now

:20:40. > :20:56.

:20:56. > :21:06.every chance. Every chance of The referee has to be so nimble

:21:06. > :21:09.

:21:09. > :21:13.I guess you could have a referee at each side of the table, Dennis. You

:21:13. > :21:17.could take balls out of one side and from the other side as well. Oh

:21:17. > :21:23.dear, that's very unfortunate so it's going to be some shot to make

:21:23. > :21:27.the century. I don't think anyone is too concerned, apart from a

:21:27. > :21:32.charity, of course. He's quite brilliant this afternoon and a

:21:32. > :21:39.surging away from Mark Williams also HAZEL IRVINE: And nine frames

:21:39. > :21:43.in a row now from Ronnie O'Sullivan. He has indeed just be installed as

:21:43. > :21:48.the favourite to win the title after this performance. No surprise

:21:48. > :21:51.there. You can't play better than that. He is playing as good as he

:21:51. > :21:56.has ever played and, at the moment, it doesn't matter who was sitting

:21:56. > :22:00.in the chair it would make no difference if it was you or me, it

:22:00. > :22:07.would make a difference. He's playing the best snooker I've seen

:22:07. > :22:12.him play for a long time. What has flicked the switch off for him?

:22:12. > :22:17.don't know what the thing is also we saw him at the beginning of last

:22:18. > :22:21.week. He's totally at ease with himself and certainly, working with

:22:21. > :22:26.the sports psychologist may have a lot to do with that. He seems

:22:26. > :22:31.content but also from the very first frame he was really up for

:22:31. > :22:35.the game and when you are sitting there in his chair, this nothing he

:22:35. > :22:42.can do. He just have to wait for his chance. When you are playing

:22:42. > :22:47.against O'Sullivan in this type of form, there's nothing you could do.

:22:47. > :22:52.I played against him in the final ones and I was lucky to get one and

:22:52. > :22:59.he makes the game look easy. Stephen Hendry is renowned as the

:22:59. > :23:09.best player in the world but nobody can beat Ronnie O'Sullivan. What is

:23:09. > :23:10.

:23:10. > :23:14.COMMENTATOR: It's always the biggest argument, who is the

:23:14. > :23:24.greatest player who has won the game. It is still Stephen Hendry,

:23:24. > :23:27.

:23:27. > :23:31.He is potting success is 96%. It was 94% at the start. Not a good

:23:31. > :23:35.safety shot from Mark Williams and every chance now that this match

:23:36. > :23:45.could finish with this session to spare. Ronnie just needs two more

:23:46. > :24:03.

:24:03. > :24:08.He has made a mess of that. Unlucky Can't do everything perfectly. Come

:24:08. > :24:18.on, Mark, you've got to put a good telling safety in and tried to give

:24:18. > :24:21.

:24:21. > :24:25.In fact, he can get back down the table and the yellow is off the

:24:25. > :24:35.spot so this not be on that side of the table to play behind. He could

:24:35. > :24:58.

:24:58. > :25:08.There is a little bit of pride at But, even then, he has not left

:25:08. > :25:14.

:25:14. > :25:24.The fact that he has kissed the blue, it means he plays the safety.

:25:24. > :25:27.

:25:27. > :25:37.We haven't had many bouts of safety. We might need a few here to sort

:25:37. > :25:39.

:25:39. > :25:46.In fact, I'm going to have a great pleasure on the 12th and 13th May

:25:46. > :25:53.at the Bedworth Civic Hall, a Ryder Cup style team and Ronnie is in my

:25:53. > :25:58.team along with John Parrott who is in the studio. And Cliff Thorburn

:25:58. > :26:03.is coming over and he is going to captain the rest of there world

:26:03. > :26:06.team with the darling of Dublin, Stephen Hendry and Tony Drago. We

:26:06. > :26:16.will have a fantastic weekend after the World Championship. It is near

:26:16. > :26:27.

:26:27. > :26:34.He has missed it. Phone the police! It must have been tight, that one.

:26:34. > :26:44.It only just went. I suppose he was going to miss it to the near jaw

:26:44. > :26:48.because it was a close thing. Mark Williams has potted one, the first

:26:49. > :26:57.time for a long time. You have to go way back 28 minutes in play time

:26:57. > :26:59.and that can be a long time, a lot of points against O'Sullivan, 28

:26:59. > :27:09.minutes sitting down. And this has to go all the way around the table

:27:09. > :27:14.

:27:14. > :27:20.That's usually the case when you are kept off the table and you are

:27:20. > :27:27.out of your rhythm. When you get a chance, it's not an easy one. He

:27:27. > :27:31.couldn't avoid the cannon onto the yellow. And now he is faced with a

:27:31. > :27:40.medium ranged pot. There is a possibility he could get through

:27:40. > :27:50.for the black here. Might be able to hold for the pink. Yes, he can.

:27:50. > :27:53.But he has floated that one between I'm just looking, are they all

:27:53. > :28:03.covering each other into the left corner if he just pops the black

:28:03. > :28:07.

:28:07. > :28:11.Beautifully played. They were covering each other. He had to get

:28:11. > :28:16.the cue ball over there. If he just rolled that in, he's not on

:28:16. > :28:21.anything. A very good shot from Mark Williams. A difficult shot

:28:21. > :28:25.made to look easy there. He has do bunch over the reds, to get high

:28:25. > :28:35.enough to go on the black. I think he's played up particularly well,

:28:35. > :28:37.

:28:37. > :28:43.also. He might be straight on it I suppose he could win this two

:28:43. > :28:48.frames. A couple of years ago, Neil Robertson, 11-5 down, against

:28:48. > :28:53.Martin Gould, checked out of his hotel and came back and won the

:28:53. > :29:03.championship. Never won the match. You have to do that, win the frame

:29:03. > :29:04.

:29:04. > :29:08.on the next and, even then, it That was amazing, that year he came

:29:08. > :29:12.back and beat Martin gold and then we saw those babblers pictures of

:29:12. > :29:17.his mum coming over from Australia. It was brilliant. -- fabulous

:29:17. > :29:23.pictures. And he was favourite for this year's Betfred.com

:29:23. > :29:31.Championship until about 20 minutes ago. Then they installed Ronnie

:29:31. > :29:41.O'Sullivan as favourite. Come on, Mark. Let's see a nice century from

:29:41. > :29:52.

:29:52. > :30:02.He has been completely outplayed. This is his first decent break

:30:02. > :30:03.

:30:03. > :30:13.since the fourth frame. It was a break of 64 in that frame. That is

:30:13. > :30:30.

:30:30. > :30:36.not criticism of Mark Williams at He is OK. He is on the black and

:30:36. > :30:46.pink. This will be nice if he can score enough to crime - to clinch

:30:46. > :30:59.

:30:59. > :31:02.this frame. He has lost nine frames Conditions have been perfect for

:31:02. > :31:11.snookered this afternoon. There have been no criticisms of the

:31:11. > :31:14.table whatsoever. I had a little knock-on one of the practice tables.

:31:14. > :31:20.I never thought I would be on a practice table beside Stephen

:31:20. > :31:30.Hendry again! The tables are beautiful to play on, they really

:31:30. > :31:36.

:31:36. > :31:43.This is very good for Mark Williams. The first real chance for the best

:31:43. > :31:53.part of four frames, and he takes it. Well done, Mark. Every credit

:31:53. > :32:15.

:32:15. > :32:23.He will have to play some sort of exhibition shots to get on the red.

:32:23. > :32:33.He put so much side on that. Can he picked his red into the corner to

:32:33. > :32:39.make it possible century break? Unlucky. What an effort from the

:32:39. > :32:43.Welshman. He lost 9 frames in a row. He had one sniff of the chance and

:32:43. > :32:47.the one of the frame with a break of 86 but he has a long way back in

:32:47. > :32:54.the match. If in the circumstances, that is a

:32:54. > :32:58.gutsy effort. Yes. Pride kicks in. You don't want to have the

:32:58. > :33:03.embarrassment of losing a match at the session to spare. That is what

:33:03. > :33:10.champions are made off, you always want to give a hundred %. Every

:33:10. > :33:17.time you get in, you just try to give 100 %. He has just lost nine

:33:17. > :33:22.in a row. You have been given a sniff of a chance. What is the

:33:22. > :33:28.thinking when you are that far behind? Personal pride. You have to

:33:28. > :33:34.sit and be logical about it. You sat there for nine frames and he

:33:34. > :33:38.hasn't played a bad shot. To make that break their after you have

:33:38. > :33:44.been sat down for so long is a great effort. He could very easily

:33:44. > :33:50.look for the exit door, but he hasn't done that. He has got to

:33:50. > :33:59.think, maybe I could make nine in a row! You never know what happens in

:33:59. > :34:02.sport. It might only happen one time in 1000, but you never know.

:34:02. > :34:12.Well, they're going to come back for another session tomorrow

:34:12. > :34:18.

:34:18. > :34:24.Well, we have already had one session that was 12 frames to four.

:34:24. > :34:32.That was John Higgins again Stephen Hendry. John Higgins said he didn't

:34:32. > :34:38.particularly want to be there. Within a few shots it was all over.

:34:38. > :34:43.12 frames to four is considerably too far to come back for anybody.

:34:43. > :34:53.11 frames to five? You never know. We have seen it before a couple of

:34:53. > :35:03.

:35:03. > :35:13.It's not often you see that's! He almost seemed to play it with the

:35:13. > :35:14.

:35:14. > :35:17.side of the tip. I suppose that his legal! Ronnie O'Sullivan was

:35:17. > :35:27.looking the wrong way and I don't think even realise that a shot had

:35:27. > :35:45.

:35:45. > :35:51.been played! A bit of a stalemate. If Mark Williams can hit around,

:35:51. > :35:56.you know, only one player can be at the table at one time. As Hazel

:35:56. > :36:02.Irvine was saying, there is no reason why another player couldn't

:36:02. > :36:12.hit nine frames in a row. But the way Ronnie O'Sullivan is playing,

:36:12. > :36:34.

:36:35. > :36:39.There is Mark Williams! You have to call it afloat shot! The way he can

:36:39. > :36:45.float balls into the pocket at times. You won't see a better

:36:45. > :36:55.positional shot than that. He has spotted some long balls in this

:36:55. > :37:27.

:37:27. > :37:32.match. You really have to trust the That is unlucky. Very, very close.

:37:32. > :37:42.Normally if you get back close they run away from the pocket, but he

:37:42. > :38:01.

:38:01. > :38:04.was so close it just ran away, He has done well there. He has

:38:05. > :38:14.avoided hitting a colour. He doesn't have the angle on the green,

:38:15. > :38:31.

:38:31. > :38:39.so it will be the more difficult This has not worked out perfectly,

:38:39. > :38:44.for once. He can play the black, go into the reds. The poll has to be

:38:44. > :38:54.given some care and attention in the first place. Yet, it was

:38:54. > :38:56.

:38:56. > :39:06.possible to miss. He has missed one or two balls recently, that is all.

:39:06. > :39:45.

:39:45. > :39:55.I don't think he really believes in It was wonderful cueing to knock in

:39:55. > :40:08.

:40:08. > :40:12.I think he is OK. One will go into the right corner, if you can get

:40:12. > :40:22.past the think he can take the easier one. If not, there is a

:40:22. > :40:28.

:40:28. > :40:34.slightly more difficult red that is He has covered the red with the

:40:34. > :40:39.blue, the one that he missed. The one on the left-hand side of the

:40:39. > :40:49.table is hampered by the yellow, so Ronnie O'Sullivan has had a bit of

:40:49. > :40:49.

:40:49. > :41:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:41:40. > :41:44.So, Ronnie O'Sullivan playing a This afternoon has all been about

:41:44. > :41:54.Ronnie O'Sullivan's break-building. That was a dangerous shot to play

:41:54. > :42:00.

:42:00. > :42:05.The shot from Mark Williams was a positive safety shot, but it was

:42:05. > :42:13.short of speed. Ronnie O'Sullivan with his hand on the table is a

:42:14. > :42:19.little bit too good today. Agathe - I think he was worried about their

:42:19. > :42:26.second red he was going to hit. All this sudden, she has lost a bit of

:42:26. > :42:29.momentum. You can't play well all the time. Mark Williams again with

:42:29. > :42:39.the chance. Ronnie O'Sullivan was a little bit annoyed with himself

:42:39. > :42:44.

:42:44. > :42:54.I think he has lost a little bit of focus at the moment. With playing

:42:54. > :42:54.

:42:54. > :43:03.so well for so long, it is easy to do that. He would like to get to 12,

:43:04. > :43:10.I can assure you of that. Mark! At least he has covered the red, but

:43:10. > :43:20.that is a bad miss. He just took his eye off the pot. He has covered

:43:20. > :43:24.it, so that is a consolation. you see a pot like that Mr it looks

:43:24. > :43:34.like a glaringly bad shots because there have been so few of them this

:43:34. > :43:41.

:43:41. > :43:46.That is a good shot. Beautifully played to get on the black. Now a

:43:46. > :43:56.chance for Ronnie O'Sullivan. We know that he only needs a slight

:43:56. > :44:01.

:44:01. > :44:06.He doesn't have to play any cannons, the three reds at the pink spots

:44:06. > :44:10.will all-clear each other. He has three more reds after this that are

:44:10. > :44:20.all easy. He did seem to get quite a quick bounce off the cushion

:44:20. > :44:54.

:44:54. > :45:01.Ronnie O'Sullivan, when everything is right, it is just so special, as

:45:01. > :45:11.you keep on saying. He is pleased with the tip he has got on, which

:45:11. > :45:18.

:45:18. > :45:26.When everything clicks, he is very special. He plays now Lickey has

:45:26. > :45:29.always done. No signs of him getting on in years. He has been a

:45:29. > :45:38.professional mower for 20 years and still plays the same way he did as

:45:38. > :45:48.a young man. He made a 147 in five minutes and 20, maybe he couldn't

:45:48. > :45:54.

:45:54. > :46:02.do it that quickly, but everything That isn't perfect. The rent at the

:46:02. > :46:12.top of the table will not come to his rescue. This isn't easy. He

:46:12. > :46:12.

:46:12. > :46:18.will need a good safety, tight on the cushion. Just talking about the

:46:18. > :46:25.run he had any first turned professional. He won something like

:46:25. > :46:35.57 matches without losing. Quite an incredible run. There is a clever

:46:35. > :47:04.

:47:04. > :47:09.shot, pushes the thinks safe. Occasionally we see on Ronnie

:47:09. > :47:12.O'Sullivan taking on reckless shots when his concentration goes.

:47:12. > :47:21.Playing at the Crucible there is every reason to play the game

:47:21. > :47:31.properly. You would think that if he gets it to 12 frames, there is

:47:31. > :47:44.

:47:44. > :47:54.That is a bad miscalculation, but not as bad as it might be. There

:47:54. > :48:20.

:48:20. > :48:30.I am surprised he is not playing the bottom red. Is he going for the

:48:30. > :48:33.

:48:33. > :48:43.double, perhaps? What a shock! I don't think many players would have

:48:43. > :49:08.

:49:08. > :49:18.There is a tremendous atmosphere in the Crucible. People in the front

:49:18. > :49:18.

:49:18. > :50:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:50:35. > :50:38.Did backache or was it a bad miss? - Did That kick? I don't know. I

:50:38. > :50:48.thought he may be things you just couldn't miss it. It didn't seem to

:50:48. > :50:53.

:50:53. > :51:03.I think she just took the eye of the pot. Ronnie O'Sullivan made

:51:03. > :51:09.that look quite easy. Can he get to the final red? The difference is 22.

:51:09. > :51:19.Green, red and high value colour. It might just got nicely in behind

:51:19. > :51:39.

:51:40. > :51:49.Mark is probably still thinking Any colour would have done of that

:51:50. > :51:50.

:51:50. > :51:59.last red. Mark is trying to get his composure back. He is a fuming at

:51:59. > :52:09.missing that ball earlier. That is unusual for him. Nothing usually

:52:09. > :52:22.

:52:22. > :52:28.If you can get nicely on the yellow, he could bring out the brown. It is

:52:28. > :52:36.not going to go far enough. He will have to get a good angle on the

:52:36. > :52:46.green to get to the brown. That is a difficult shot. To get that angle

:52:46. > :52:50.

:52:50. > :52:58.will be tough. I wonder if he will try to go for the double again.

:52:58. > :53:03.Well, she has got the pink out. The brown will be a problem. He is

:53:03. > :53:13.looking at the scoreboard. He is looking at the potting angle of the

:53:13. > :53:13.

:53:13. > :53:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:53:56. > :54:02.That looks like a good safety. Very This has been the longest frame of

:54:02. > :54:12.this session. Not surprising because of the bricks that Ronnie

:54:12. > :54:17.

:54:17. > :54:27.O'Sullivan has not been. - knocked That was a double-kiss, and a big

:54:27. > :54:33.

:54:33. > :54:39.Fair play to Mark Williams, he made the big break in the last frame. If

:54:39. > :54:45.you can get nicely on the pink, he can win this last frame of the

:54:45. > :54:49.session and give himself a glimmer of hope. I think he made a good

:54:49. > :54:54.decision on the brown earlier not to play it on the cushion, and he

:54:54. > :55:03.has kept the advantage ever since. I think he has the angle to get to

:55:03. > :55:13.the black. This has been a very enjoyable session of snooker.

:55:13. > :55:15.

:55:15. > :55:20.All credit to Mark Williams. And that's a long session. Ronnie

:55:20. > :55:25.O'Sullivan for the most part was absolutely magnificent. The match

:55:25. > :55:32.is still on. It is Ronnie O'Sullivan leading Mark Williams by

:55:32. > :55:41.11 frames to five. Very interesting session. It rather mirrored what

:55:41. > :55:45.was going on in the Stephen Hendry John Higgins match. You see so

:55:45. > :55:49.movement in the sessions. John Higgins didn't turn up and that

:55:49. > :55:55.much. Mark Williams has been playing well, he just doesn't have

:55:55. > :56:00.any time on the table. We mention personal pride. He had every reason

:56:00. > :56:05.to be looking for the exit but he got his head down and won two

:56:05. > :56:15.frames. In terms of how it puts the state of this match, it gives him a

:56:15. > :56:16.

:56:16. > :56:22.glimmer of hope. Absolutely. The game is still on. He has a glimmer

:56:22. > :56:27.of hope. He will have to perform better than he did today. OK,

:56:27. > :56:32.Ronnie was in superlative form, but Mark Williams asked at his game. He

:56:32. > :56:38.has got a few chances but just not putting frames away in one visit,

:56:38. > :56:45.but he will have to do that. He will have to win the hole next

:56:45. > :56:55.session to win. He will need to have some help because Ronnie

:56:55. > :56:55.

:56:55. > :57:00.O'Sullivan is playing so well. saw Ronnie O'Sullivan win in nine

:57:00. > :57:02.frames on the trot, then suddenly looking fallible. What is the

:57:02. > :57:12.longest sustained period of brilliance that you have witnessed

:57:12. > :57:20.in a match. It is hard to remember. I remember a plate John Higgins and

:57:20. > :57:25.I was 10 frames up and he won! I just switched off. You lose your

:57:25. > :57:30.concentration, then you miss an easy pot and it is a bit of a shock.

:57:30. > :57:37.Then you miss another one and your opponent gets in. I have seen

:57:37. > :57:44.Ronnie O'Sullivan took a few times. He played John Higgins at the

:57:44. > :57:48.Masters and won at something like eight frames in the row. He did it

:57:48. > :57:54.against Ding Junhui in the final of the Masters as well. All you can do

:57:54. > :58:01.is sit and watch. You were the only white wash of a session, 10 frames

:58:01. > :58:04.the mill. I can't remember! That was unbeaten Max! There is still

:58:04. > :58:10.life in that particular match. They will come back to finish it

:58:11. > :58:15.tomorrow evening starting at 7 o'clock. It has been a very

:58:15. > :58:22.interesting afternoon. There is still lots of life on the match and

:58:22. > :58:29.the other side of the curtain. We met - we left the match between Ali

:58:29. > :58:39.Carter and Judd Trump at a nice position, six frames apiece. Ali

:58:39. > :58:45.

:58:45. > :58:55.Carter is at the table. It is back WILLIE: Is the red coming up to the

:58:55. > :59:07.

:59:07. > :59:16.middle pocket? STEVE: It is a He made that look a lot easier than

:59:16. > :59:26.it walls. - it was. I quickly, instead of looking like a stalemate,

:59:26. > :00:05.

:00:05. > :00:09.There was a cake, but no damage Now has the pink back at the

:00:09. > :00:19.business end of the table. He does not have to really worry about the

:00:19. > :00:19.

:00:19. > :01:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:01:08. > :01:18.Just brushed these two reds into play it and that has also opened up

:01:18. > :01:35.

:01:35. > :01:45.these other two reds into the Nicely judged shot on another one,

:01:45. > :01:48.

:01:48. > :01:57.as well. It is a nice colour to work around, the pink. It depends

:01:57. > :02:07.on the configuration of the red, but obviously, the pink goes into

:02:07. > :02:14.

:02:14. > :02:23.the flower pockets around it. -- Since going to-sealed ahead, he has

:02:23. > :02:33.been playing catch-up all the time. Still, Allister Carter will feel he

:02:33. > :02:40.

:02:40. > :02:50.has had the worst of the running in Yes, but he has to think about that

:02:50. > :02:52.

:02:52. > :02:56.frame that Judd Trump missed a couple of easy shots. Allister

:02:56. > :03:06.Carter is playing well enough to win the tournament, but he does not

:03:06. > :03:16.

:03:16. > :03:26.want to let Judd Trump get on to He just needs the pink and there

:03:26. > :03:46.

:03:46. > :03:51.He threw in a little right handed shot there, for the crowd. There

:03:51. > :04:01.has been one century each in this match and there could now be a

:04:01. > :04:26.

:04:26. > :04:36.What a shame. No century, but he did not really need that fills up

:04:36. > :04:37.

:04:37. > :04:47.Judd Trump now leads for the second Enter the next frame we go and this

:04:47. > :04:57.

:04:57. > :05:07.time it is Allister Carter, 15 REFEREE: Foul, and a miss. Judd

:05:07. > :05:11.

:05:11. > :05:21.The late Alex Higgins, what a lot of the ills he gave us. He was a

:05:21. > :05:25.

:05:25. > :05:30.nightmare at times, as well. But He adjusted well there for that

:05:30. > :05:40.shot. If he had missed it the second time, it would have been to

:05:40. > :05:45.Mrs. He is looking at trying to pour this into the right-hand

:05:45. > :05:55.corner, but also playing it as a safety shot as well. He is at the

:05:55. > :05:55.

:05:55. > :06:05.That is a very good shot, because that is exactly where he played the

:06:05. > :06:08.

:06:08. > :06:18.cue ball. It is amazing, isn't it? The only a lucky thing for Ali is

:06:18. > :06:21.

:06:21. > :06:25.I saw the expression on his face after that. After some of the stuff

:06:25. > :06:35.which has happened this afternoon, he probably think he actually

:06:35. > :06:40.

:06:40. > :06:49.Actually, there is not actually very easy safety shot on here. He

:06:49. > :06:59.could be contemplating trying to bring the white back into the jaws

:06:59. > :07:11.

:07:11. > :07:21.That is a shame, this is going to be another hit and hope at 100

:07:21. > :07:23.

:07:23. > :07:29.How amazing, to go through that lot. OK, he will come down a fraction,

:07:29. > :07:39.but he will probably pay that shot again. It is probably be right shot

:07:39. > :07:42.

:07:42. > :07:52.Jews try and smash them and get Actually, at Allister Carter has

:07:52. > :07:59.

:07:59. > :08:09.But at the end a will that, Judd Trump is 22 points ahead and it

:08:09. > :08:14.

:08:14. > :08:24.could get a whole lot worse for He was able to use their green

:08:24. > :08:26.

:08:26. > :08:36.their two key position, having While, only the player not as is

:08:36. > :08:38.

:08:38. > :08:46.sometimes. I did not even notice the yellow move. To be honest, in

:08:46. > :08:56.terms of the points, those for the fall do not make a great deal of

:08:56. > :08:58.

:08:58. > :09:08.Judd is the wrong side of the black, so this has made this red a lot

:09:08. > :09:32.

:09:32. > :09:42.more difficult, but effectively Very nice indeed. That virtually

:09:42. > :09:47.

:09:47. > :09:55.This will beat three frames on the trot for the second time in the

:09:55. > :10:03.match that Judd Trump has put together. He is now going to go 8-6

:10:03. > :10:13.in front. So, Allister Carter needs to win at least one of these

:10:13. > :10:13.

:10:13. > :11:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:11:08. > :11:17.remaining two frames. He cannot Stand by your bed, anything could

:11:17. > :11:27.happen in the next two minutes! He does like to play that stuff, but a

:11:27. > :11:27.

:11:27. > :11:36.break of 60 does and the frame and It was the weekend Judd Trump who

:11:36. > :11:40.came into this tournament, but his powers are returning. He has won

:11:40. > :11:46.five of the six frames today, with the exception of that frame in

:11:46. > :11:56.which Allister Carter hit the century. No, the are still alive

:11:56. > :11:58.

:11:58. > :12:05.and we will rejoin them now with Now, Ali Carter found himself with

:12:05. > :12:11.the long pot and went for it. He got nicely on the back plucked

:12:11. > :12:21.black from at and is now 36 and counting. Steve, I think he has

:12:21. > :12:26.done very well to hold himself Yes, he has been up against it the

:12:26. > :12:33.session. He has missed a couple of balls, but the luck has gone

:12:33. > :12:39.against them and it is the type of luck which makes one feel quite

:12:39. > :12:46.aggrieved. But this rain has not done and dusted until that last red

:12:46. > :12:52.on the side cushion is done and dusted. Obviously, I am repeating

:12:52. > :12:58.myself a bit here, given that some people will have been watching us

:12:58. > :13:08.on the interactive channel. But now, does he have the right angle and

:13:08. > :13:11.

:13:11. > :13:21.If he is dead straight on it, he could actually screwed back, to get

:13:21. > :13:21.

:13:21. > :13:31.But he if if he is thinking about moving between the baulk colours

:13:31. > :13:40.

:13:40. > :13:46.and moving it that way, that is the He is trusting a bit to luck by the

:13:47. > :13:56.way he has left this blue. It is hard to guarantee perfect position.

:13:57. > :14:03.

:14:03. > :14:13.But all of a sudden, the safety shot and could play a good wind

:14:13. > :14:16.

:14:16. > :14:26.behind the black. Nor, too much He was 21 points in front before

:14:26. > :14:30.

:14:30. > :14:37.the snooker. This was the shot on the blue. He just put a little too

:14:37. > :14:47.much sidespin on, as Steve mention. Now, Judd, trying to get the red

:14:47. > :14:49.

:14:49. > :14:59.safe. And he has. He did play a nice and thin, but getting the

:14:59. > :15:23.

:15:23. > :15:31.snooker is a bit more unfortunate - This was superb. We may get a

:15:31. > :15:41.chance to show that last shot again. Just look at how close back came to

:15:41. > :15:45.

:15:45. > :15:55.Big chance now for Allister Carter and a big chance in the context of

:15:55. > :16:03.

:16:03. > :16:13.Well done. But he needs the colour and he is not on one. The brown is

:16:13. > :16:14.

:16:14. > :16:18.very smelly! This is a horrible shot! If he played that into one

:16:18. > :16:28.middle pocket, he would have to play be a lot into the opposite one

:16:28. > :16:34.

:16:34. > :16:44.and I do not blame him for refusing Two cushions, but he caught it on

:16:44. > :16:47.

:16:47. > :16:57.Now, he has to take this chance. He is 22 points in front and only

:16:57. > :17:04.

:17:04. > :17:11.Excellent shot. Well played. On reflection, from what we have seen

:17:11. > :17:21.this afternoon, he does not deserve to lose this session. He could

:17:21. > :17:30.

:17:30. > :17:40.You joined us at the very vital time. Allister Carter was in the

:17:40. > :17:42.

:17:42. > :17:48.balls, but broke down at 54, but he It looked like Judd Trump was going

:17:48. > :17:58.to lead 9-6, but Allister Carter had something to say about that and

:17:58. > :17:58.

:17:58. > :18:08.John, there was one key point where he might have speeded up his

:18:08. > :18:17.

:18:17. > :18:23.He yes, watch the position here. He drops in the blue. Now, had he

:18:23. > :18:32.dropped on the other side of the red, he would have been guaranteed

:18:32. > :18:37.to come back and be on that last red. Yes, had he gone on the other

:18:37. > :18:45.side of the yellow, he may have played that shot and it would have

:18:45. > :18:49.made a lot easier, as John said. It could have cost them the frame. You

:18:49. > :18:59.simply have to have full concentration on all the time,

:18:59. > :19:00.

:19:00. > :19:06.because little error such as that A if you look at the progress of

:19:07. > :19:13.Judd Trump, this middle session seems to be crucial, in terms of

:19:13. > :19:19.momentum for both of the players. Yes, the one thing you have to do

:19:19. > :19:24.with Judd Trump is that he hits the ball a lot harder than most players

:19:24. > :19:32.and you have to have the mindset and accept that he is going to have

:19:32. > :19:37.the odd lucky shot. You have to play with that in mind. Yes,

:19:37. > :19:43.Allister Carter has to be very careful. Sometimes his temperament

:19:43. > :19:48.is the better of them. Judd Trump is going for some big shots and

:19:48. > :19:58.occasionally getting them. Allister Carter has to make sure he does not

:19:58. > :20:08.

:20:08. > :20:18.WILLIE THORNE: Yes, I could not agree more. His management team I

:20:18. > :20:25.

:20:25. > :20:34.hope we are sitting him down and But he has got that we too thick.

:20:34. > :20:44.Now, this could be a 6-2 session for Judd Trump if he wins it. It

:20:44. > :20:59.

:20:59. > :21:09.STEVE DAVIS: Judd will be looking for good position, inner wave in

:21:09. > :21:27.

:21:27. > :21:31.which she can get that red away That was a great shot. That is the

:21:31. > :21:41.first of the headaches you were suggesting out of the way, Steve.

:21:41. > :21:42.

:21:42. > :21:52.He is nicely on this red. Suddenly, it he has already become a

:21:52. > :22:14.

:22:14. > :22:20.There is definitely a couple of loose ones which he can play on.

:22:20. > :22:30.Obviously, this reg mac at the bottom pots into the bottom right-

:22:30. > :22:30.

:22:30. > :23:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:23:15. > :23:25.This is a little bit tricky, to get the pink directly in a line with

:23:25. > :23:33.

:23:33. > :23:43.He would like to finish a but law when he lines up this next red, so

:23:43. > :23:53.

:23:53. > :24:03.But he has not really freed anything, but actually put himself

:24:03. > :24:12.

:24:12. > :24:16.He is going to have to commit to What an excellent shot. Tight on

:24:16. > :24:21.the cushion, he would not want to be plain these every day for your

:24:21. > :24:31.living. That was a great shot and he deserves what he gets now after

:24:31. > :24:34.

:24:34. > :24:43.I think he is going to get the big round of applause for going 9-7

:24:43. > :24:53.ahead. It has been a fascinating section. Allister Carter has been

:24:53. > :24:53.

:24:53. > :25:03.hanging in there. The luck has not gone his way. Judd Trump has come

:25:03. > :25:13.out very positively. I think he does deserve to win the section.

:25:13. > :25:18.

:25:18. > :25:28.Perhaps not by a 6-2, it is hard to But Allister Carter is in touching

:25:28. > :25:32.

:25:32. > :25:42.distance when the going to be final Yes, if he takes three of the

:25:42. > :25:49.

:25:49. > :25:59.opening four frames this evening, Like Ronnie O'Sullivan, named three

:25:59. > :26:08.

:26:08. > :26:17.just cause so quickly. -- Judd But these to get players finish

:26:18. > :26:27.their session. Allister Carter loses the session 6-2, to trail a

:26:28. > :26:28.

:26:28. > :26:37.Judd Trump will be feeling a lot better after that session. Can you

:26:37. > :26:46.assess how he played? Yes, that was much better. Allister Carter has it

:26:46. > :26:56.all to do to get into this match. As the boys said, you can see that

:26:56. > :27:03.Judd Trump is getting into his rhythm and scores very quickly.

:27:03. > :27:10.What does Allister Carter have to do? Well, he can complain about any

:27:10. > :27:15.luck in the last frame. He played the key very poor safety shot. He

:27:15. > :27:23.has got to forget about it and come back tomorrow and start from

:27:23. > :27:31.scratch. That match will be concluded tomorrow afternoon. You

:27:31. > :27:36.know as well as I do it that there were three Crucible debutants in D

:27:36. > :27:40.Betfred.com World Championship this year. The want to remain his Jamie

:27:40. > :27:46.Jones, who admitted to feeling more pressure than he has ever done in

:27:46. > :27:56.his life when he got over the finishing line against Shaun Murphy.

:27:56. > :27:56.

:27:56. > :28:06.What a start this was to his I think it is the massive advantage

:28:06. > :28:08.

:28:08. > :28:15.to be the underdog. No one is Everyone expected me to do it so

:28:16. > :28:25.quickly, but it was the biggest learning curve of my career.

:28:26. > :28:26.

:28:26. > :28:31.Between I was the age of 16 and 21, I just did not Pichon at that point.

:28:31. > :28:41.A lot of players that age a winning a lot of a major tournaments at

:28:41. > :28:46.

:28:46. > :28:54.that time. When I asked shot my first 147, they were jolly one

:28:54. > :28:58.person watching and the woman behind the bar or! I was gutted! I

:28:58. > :29:04.came here 10 years ago to watch and was dreaming about playing there.

:29:04. > :29:10.When I qualified, I could not wait to get out there. When I saw the

:29:10. > :29:17.jaw and I saw I was playing Shaun Murphy, I was very pleased to be

:29:17. > :29:24.playing a world champion. But now they have beaten Shaun Murphy and

:29:24. > :29:32.got that sculpt, my confidence level has shot up. I have played

:29:32. > :29:38.Andrew Higginson a few times. We are good friends as well. They will

:29:38. > :29:46.be a good game. You get some players who are very good some days

:29:46. > :29:50.and not so good the other day, but Andrew Higginson is not like that.

:29:50. > :29:57.If I play anything below my top level, I do not think I will have a

:29:57. > :30:07.chance. I do not think there is any reason why could not win this world

:30:07. > :30:12.

:30:12. > :30:15.What a start it was for his match this morning. Please welcome first

:30:15. > :30:21.of all at player making his first appearance in the second round of

:30:21. > :30:31.the Crucible, with a superb win over Stephen Lee in his opener.

:30:31. > :31:03.

:31:03. > :31:09.We should point out it was the mistake of Rob, not Jamie. At least

:31:09. > :31:19.it got them off on a funny fit in. As you can see, went the serious

:31:19. > :31:20.

:31:20. > :31:30.business started, it was the man with the stylish cue action ran out

:31:30. > :31:39.

:31:39. > :31:47.to a four games to two games WILL LEITCH: You would have to

:31:47. > :31:57.question the shot on the back. He has given Jamie a lifeline here. Is

:31:57. > :32:07.

:32:07. > :32:17.That is a bad shot. He had a big target to go into. He played to go

:32:17. > :32:43.

:32:43. > :32:53.into them but just caught at last That is some frustration from Jaime

:32:53. > :32:56.

:32:56. > :33:02.Jones. He missed that by a long way. We heard a bang. Well, what can you

:33:02. > :33:12.do? The game is divided between people who banged their cue and

:33:12. > :33:13.

:33:13. > :33:17.people who don't. Jaime Jones is the first category! A bit like on

:33:18. > :33:26.the golf course, the people who throw their driver after a bad shot.

:33:26. > :33:36.Some people do it, other people can't stand it. What do you do?

:33:36. > :33:48.

:33:48. > :33:54.don't miss many fairways, to be What an attacking shot this says.

:33:55. > :33:59.He deserves to be on something. was a bit unlucky. I think it just

:33:59. > :34:09.touch the pink on the way through. It just hit the pink. Without that

:34:09. > :34:30.

:34:30. > :34:36.it might have been he is on It was a good pot on the red, but

:34:36. > :34:45.he is not really on the green nicely, or on the brown nicely. All

:34:45. > :34:51.the reds or blocking one another. He can go round to cushions here

:34:51. > :34:56.without a problem. I would imagine that one of these five reds, they

:34:57. > :35:06.will at least be a couple of plants in there. I don't think there's

:35:06. > :35:13.anything available, apart from a plant. It has got to be made. It is

:35:13. > :35:22.not on. He can actually pot doesn't play for the pink. He won't be

:35:22. > :35:32.doing too much damage with the reds, so this is worth taking on. Well

:35:32. > :35:32.

:35:32. > :36:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:36:53. > :37:00.He really should win the frame from here. It has been a good run by

:37:00. > :37:07.Andrew Higginson. I am a bit concerned about Jaime Jones at the

:37:07. > :37:12.minute. He is looking very forlorn. This is at best of 25. If he wins

:37:12. > :37:19.the last frame of the morning session, no problem! I think people

:37:19. > :37:24.need to get their frustration out. What can you do? Other players in

:37:24. > :37:34.this tournament are not against showing their emotions in certain

:37:34. > :37:34.

:37:34. > :37:38.ways. Yes, you are right... hang on, that was a bad shot. Maybe the

:37:38. > :37:48.frame is not over. But was a terrible shot. This frame is not

:37:48. > :37:49.

:37:49. > :37:54.done with. How did he manage that? Anywhere but there! The other thing

:37:54. > :37:59.is, the obvious safety shot was to play the red on the right. He

:37:59. > :38:09.didn't want to get someone out in the open with his lead of 53. He

:38:09. > :38:34.

:38:34. > :38:39.just wants to put this one safe, if He is going through one of those

:38:39. > :38:44.days at the Crucible that everybody at one time or another goes through.

:38:44. > :38:51.You just want the ground to open up. This is the first session of three,

:38:51. > :38:59.as I say. He just needs to really concentrate on winning the last

:38:59. > :39:09.frame of the session. Five frames to three is absolutely no problem.

:39:09. > :39:09.

:39:09. > :41:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:41:03. > :41:13.Six frames to to is absolutely no - I thought for a minute he had got a

:41:13. > :41:37.

:41:37. > :41:47.An almost certain snooker here. How difficult he can make it is another

:41:47. > :41:51.

:41:51. > :41:58.thing. Just rolled up behind the pink. Not too bad. Quite a big

:41:58. > :42:08.target, you would think there for Higginson. Possibly two cushions is

:42:08. > :42:17.

:42:17. > :42:26.The reason why you play to cushion is because it makes it a bigger

:42:26. > :42:30.ball. That was a very strange choice of shot. This is a lifeline.

:42:30. > :42:35.You didn't feel that Jaime Jones was going to win this frame because

:42:35. > :42:44.of the way he was playing, the frustration was there for all to

:42:44. > :42:49.see. Now she has got a chance. This is important. We are still in the

:42:49. > :42:55.first session, but if he could pinch this it would be a real

:42:55. > :43:01.psychological boost. Then we would be looking at the possibility of

:43:01. > :43:11.him sharing the session. A minute ago we were thinking he could lose

:43:11. > :43:18.

:43:18. > :43:22.the session six frames against two There are all those turning points

:43:22. > :43:32.and matches, and I just wonder what kind of turning point this could be.

:43:32. > :43:42.I don't think he has a good angle to get on the blue. Well played! He

:43:42. > :43:50.

:43:50. > :44:00.No smile from Andrew Higginson at the moment. He knows this is a

:44:00. > :44:01.

:44:01. > :44:08.frame that he should have won. Well, that couldn't have gone any worse.

:44:08. > :44:17.He is not properly on the pink and he has knocked the blacks safe.

:44:17. > :44:27.can virtually play this pink as a shot to nothing. He will be trying

:44:27. > :45:03.

:45:03. > :45:12.Has he kissed the black? You'd How massive and the match that

:45:12. > :45:18.could be. It was all Higginson. That loose positional shot off the

:45:18. > :45:22.pink for Higginson ultimately cost him. That was a real tenacious

:45:23. > :45:32.display from the gritty Welshman. Into the last frame of the session,

:45:33. > :45:43.

:45:43. > :45:47.WILLIE: That is a chance missed there. He just underhit it. If she

:45:47. > :45:57.had just got past the black spot it was all there for the taking.

:45:57. > :46:20.

:46:20. > :46:24.Andrew Higginson will take this on. He has just got to dust himself

:46:24. > :46:29.down from the last frame. It is not always easy to get things out of

:46:29. > :46:34.your mind, especially when you move a frame when your opponent

:46:34. > :46:40.apparently can't win, it need snookers. That is a blow. If you

:46:40. > :46:50.could win this frame he would say it was a good morning's work. If he

:46:50. > :47:29.

:47:29. > :47:34.doesn't, I think will be extremely He was disappointed that there. I

:47:34. > :47:38.think the plant was a certainty that he has just rested on that red.

:47:38. > :47:48.It has not been a good session positional wines from these two

:47:48. > :47:51.

:47:51. > :47:57.young players. Half I mean, the plant is on. He is thinking about

:47:57. > :48:02.swerving it. I don't think he can go for it, can he? He is going to

:48:02. > :48:12.play it, but played slowly. That means the only colour he can get to

:48:12. > :48:13.

:48:13. > :48:20.is the pink. This is a horrible little shot. I think he is

:48:20. > :48:30.transfixed by the fact that the two reds are in line. I don't know how

:48:30. > :48:51.

:48:51. > :48:57.the balls will react if you put The problem here is that it is not

:48:57. > :49:02.a shot you would ever practise. I think he will end up playing it,

:49:02. > :49:09.somehow. He knows that if he plays it slowly he could get the cue ball

:49:09. > :49:17.just buried into the reds. Also, he doesn't really want to leave the

:49:17. > :49:22.plants in case Jaime Jones can pot it. He has been looking at this for

:49:22. > :49:28.two minutes. I suppose the safety shot, if it goes near the yellow,

:49:28. > :49:38.the plant would not be on. He is going back to the same shot after a

:49:38. > :49:40.

:49:41. > :49:47.couple of minutes of thinking. It is amazing, isn't it? It was a dead

:49:47. > :49:55.on plan, but he just didn't turn it over enough. I think putting on

:49:55. > :50:00.side effects the first ball. It is an unusual shot, I must say. To

:50:01. > :50:08.swerve on to a dead plant. When you do, it sticks over the pocket,

:50:08. > :50:14.according to that! Jaime Jones five minutes ago was looking for all

:50:14. > :50:21.money like you could go into the second session for frames behind.

:50:21. > :50:24.He was looking down, slamming his cue, all this sudden, it is not

:50:24. > :50:34.beyond the realms of possibility it could be four frames each at the

:50:34. > :51:00.

:51:00. > :51:04.end of the session. How well did he He is bouncing around the table

:51:04. > :51:14.again, like he did in his first match, and in the first couple of

:51:14. > :51:16.

:51:16. > :51:21.frames today. He reminds me a lot of Mike Allott. He was one of those

:51:21. > :51:31.players, who used to bounce when things were going his way.

:51:31. > :51:31.

:51:31. > :52:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:52:37. > :52:43.One red and any colour is what he He has showed a lot of battling

:52:43. > :52:53.qualities. He did not give up the last frame. Andrew Higginson will

:52:53. > :52:59.

:52:59. > :53:06.be the more frustrated of the two I think Jaime Jones will be the

:53:06. > :53:13.player more comfortable waiting for the next session. Winning the last

:53:13. > :53:21.frame in the way she did has put the spring back in his step. Andrew

:53:21. > :53:30.will be slightly annoyed. What a time to make your highest rate of

:53:30. > :53:34.the match so far. Time for a bit of exhibition snooker. So, not the

:53:34. > :53:41.greatest and did this match in terms of break-building. Certainly

:53:41. > :53:46.entertaining. I think we can expect this match to go close. I always

:53:46. > :53:52.felt that it might be a match that goes to the decider. Evenly matched

:53:52. > :53:59.up players. They both beat world class players to get here. Jaime

:53:59. > :54:09.Jones had a win against Shaun Murphy. Andrew Higginson bin - beat

:54:09. > :54:13.

:54:13. > :54:22.Stephen Lee. They're here on merit. He is enjoying himself. That is the

:54:22. > :54:31.end of the session. He is level with Andrew Higginson at four

:54:31. > :54:35.frames each. And on such small things to matches turn. We talked

:54:35. > :54:41.about that positional shot off the pink, that seemed to be the turning

:54:41. > :54:47.point. That is why you should never take your eye off the game. Andrew

:54:47. > :54:51.was in the ascendancy. One good positional shot and he was going to

:54:52. > :54:56.have a big lead overnight. Now he is deflated and his opponent is

:54:56. > :55:03.bouncing. A couple of games previously he was beating himself

:55:03. > :55:08.up. He is fiery. And when you have your opponents acting like that,

:55:08. > :55:15.you want to keep him down, keep your foot on his throat! He got out

:55:15. > :55:23.of jail there. Fair play to him. The darling of Dublin, putting your

:55:23. > :55:28.foot on his throat! This one looks like it will go very close. There

:55:28. > :55:33.is a winning post involved. It is not the next session, but the one

:55:33. > :55:39.after that. It is a great opportunity for one of them to get

:55:39. > :55:49.to the quarter finals. Their second session is this evening. Let's just

:55:49. > :56:27.

:56:27. > :56:34.remind you of the state of the draw I think we should try to sum up

:56:34. > :56:39.what we have seen this afternoon. Imperious form from Ronnie

:56:39. > :56:44.O'Sullivan. He will be hard to stop. Mark Williams has done ever so well

:56:44. > :56:48.to get the last two frames to give himself a glimmer or in this match

:56:48. > :56:52.but he has it all to do tomorrow. In terms of Judd Trump, he is a lot

:56:52. > :56:56.of people's favourites. He was the bookie's favourite until this

:56:56. > :57:01.afternoon. They have obviously watched Ronnie O'Sullivan and

:57:01. > :57:06.changed it around. I think Judd Trump is doing very well. He looks

:57:06. > :57:10.to be getting slightly stronger by the minutes, which is worrying for

:57:10. > :57:15.Ali Carter. Of the others we have seen through the second round, who

:57:15. > :57:24.looks the most impressive? Stephen Hendry, you would have to

:57:24. > :57:27.say. Neil Robinson played very well - Neil Robertson. Neil Robertson

:57:27. > :57:33.will play the winner of Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Williams. That

:57:33. > :57:38.will be fascinating. We haven't really talked about Ryan Day. That

:57:38. > :57:43.was a tremendous burst of scoring to see off Cao Yupeng. Against Ding

:57:43. > :57:48.Junhui, he saved his best in that match as well. That has got to be

:57:48. > :57:53.good in the Cristobal. There has been a question mark over him on

:57:53. > :57:58.occasion about finishing off matches. He looks like he has got

:57:58. > :58:02.added confidence. He is obviously playing well, confident, great

:58:02. > :58:12.score a amongst the balls. He has a chance. Gentlemen, thank you very

:58:12. > :58:13.

:58:13. > :58:17.much. Let me remind you that we are back at 7 o'clock. We have got the

:58:18. > :58:22.Matthew Stevens, Barry Hawkins match. We also have the second