Day 9, Part 3 Snooker: World Championship

Yes, the second session of the match between Matthew Stevens and

Barry Hawkins. This will be the focus of attention this Sunday

evening. There will also be the continuation of the match between

Andrew Higginson and Jamie Jones. First, we will cut bring you up to

date with what happened this afternoon, firstly between Ronnie

It was not the easiest shot. That was lovely. Now, to make sure you

He concedes immediately. He is now And what about this for a shot

question mark if he misses the black. I tell you what, he must be

A that is a cracking pot. He has made 108 centuries at the Crucible,

which you believe? That is the What an effort from the Welshman.

Nine frames and a role he lost. But he is a long way back. The what a

shot! Lot credit to Mark Williams, by winning the last two frames. But

for the most part, Ronnie O'Sullivan was absolutely

magnificent. And Judd Trump overcame a 5-3 deficit into a 9-7

lead. He won six of the frames and the session. I am joined by

Cristobal legend Steve Davis. In the context of the match between

Judd Trump and Allister Carter, how good was Judd Trump? A it has to be

said, he had the best of the running and Allister Carter can

maybe feel a bit aggrieved. A however, he started cracking into

the back of the pockets with some House surprise where you buy it the

score line on the other table? I was only seen it from the corner

of my height, but he looked to be in superb form. No, it is time to

get things going tonight, so let us join Rob Walker. Good evening

ladies and gentlemen. It is back to the giant-killers once again. Three

of the four players waiting to emerge abiding for their first

appearance in the Crucible quarter- final, so without further ado, let

Please welcome a Welshman who caused a sensation by knocking out

former world champion Shaun Murphy. Please welcome the what Welsh

MUSIC: "Sexy And I Know It" by His opponent, also when uncharted

territory. A superb potter and it means there is nothing in this. The

Welsh Open finalist from 2007, please welcome Andrew Higginson.

MUSIC: "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by And here on the second table, the

play a full of confidence after dispatching Mark Selby in the

opening round. He has the slender lead and the winner of the shoot-

out in Blackpool earlier this here, Barry Hawkins.

MUSIC: "Beautiful People" by Chris And finally, please welcome a

player who has so often produced his best form here. He is now

bidding for a 9th quarter-final. Twice a finalist, the former UK

champion, he produced a timely century to stay right in contention,

here is the "Welsh Dragon", here is Matthew Stevens.

Do not forget, if you press the back red button or ball online, you

can watch the second session of Andrew Higginson against Jamie

Jones, but for the meantime, we are going to concentrate on Matthew

JOHN VIRGO: All to play for in these eight frames and a marvellous

session this morning. TERRY GRIFFITHS: Yes, it was he good

standard and also a very close match. There has been a few matches

which have not been away, so you cannot beat a team which is really

This match has lasted just over two-and-a-half hours. It has been

quick fire break-building and There you see, the a poor success

rate is both over 90 %. Their safety success is also very good,

And actually, at the number of balls potted, Matthew Stevens has

actually potted more balls, but finds himself two frames adrift. It

This is the view that Matthew is He is choosing to come off the side

That is OK, but that red just up Yes, if he takes it on into the

left corner. The bridging was If he could have put his hand and

the table, then he could have played at up into the top left-hand

corner and stayed on for the blue, with the been unlikely he would

There is a bit of pressure on this safety shot now, with that red

Good safety shot. He has got a slight angle here. If these do not

going, the red could go anywhere. I told you, anywhere! That was an

outrageous fluke. He did not deserve that, as he missed the pot

Everything is the Borders from hereon in for Barry. -- everything

There where to reds he could have got on the TV shot, but he underhit

the white. That is also a bit shot There is a possibility he could

roll this regmac in and get He would have to play a cannon on

to be red to the right of the black. Unless, maybe he feels he could

I am not sure about that shot. As you can see, he would not have been

in position, even if he had potted He has not left a lot, but there is

a red which will go to be bottom right-hand corner. He does not want

to hit this too thick. If he is too thin, it could possibly going off

the other red. Nor, he hit it too thick. But he played it in such a

way that he was covering the red to Still, nothing left. Yes, and this

is now an awkward safety shot for Barry Hawkins. With two reds down

at the bottom corner, it will be difficult to cover both of them. If

I was 10, I would ask Matthew for E Matthew Stevens may be forced to

try and hit one red on to another. I cannot see any other shot.

Matthew was thinking of just think trickling into that group of. I

know what is the whisky plant, but No, he did not want to risk it.

I did not hear any refereed saying that the ball is touching and it

will now be difficult for for him to get the white back into the

baulk area. Now, he is a chance for him to knock one red on to another.

This is a definite chance of the You have just got to imagine you

are hitting the raid into the right-hand side of the pocket, as

If nothing else, it will break up the pattern of the shots so far.

The only thing is, the other one will almost certainly be left, but

he is playing it and he played it If Barry Hawkins has said to him

before the shots, do you want to start again, I am sure that Matthew

Stevens would have taken it, but This is not easy. Everything it is

a bit congested up around the black I think he was trying to disturb

the pink beer and if he was, it was a bit careless of him that he did

He was hoping that he could bring the black into play again after

reporting that red, but he is on Matthew is just getting the

extension. He is not adverse to playing shots left-handed. In fact,

he is very good at playing with his left hand. Actually, I thought this

was the type of shot that would be better playing left-handed, because

stretching over, he is very close to that group of red in the bottom

right-hand corner. He was so close that they could actually have put

him off the shot, but he played it But this is not a great chance,

with the black tied up and V pink not available. He is just looking

to see if he to reds below the pink will pot. Once again, he is very

close to these reds at the right- Of course, when you still have the

dividing wall up because of the two tables, it is not always easy for

the referee to find the ideal position to see everything because

A now, he is still on the red and can he made a plea a cannon on to

If he gets it right, it would really open up the frame. Yes, I

think he just needed the white a Has he gone far enough? He would

have liked to have gone a bit further up to play a gentle cannon

onto the pink. But he has very Yes, so much so that he was

actually having a look at the yellow. I would assume that he

cannot just rolled the blue in and be on this red next to the pocket.

If he was, surely that would be the shot to play. The problem with this

as that with it been so close to the pocket, it will be very hard to

That is pretty good. That was not The break goes up to 25. It has

been pretty hard work so far. He is That was an unexpected mess. But

when you play a thin cut like that and play it at pace, anything is

Yes, he was playing it with a fair amount of right hand side, but he

That was a better shot. The first you shots suggested that Barry

You can play as well as you want on the practice table, but it is a lot

different when you are out here Yes, he underhit a couple of shots

Celeron, but this one, he hit far Amazing. That just stop a fraction

shot. Yellow is on the eight collision course with the if he

wanted to come down the left-hand side of the table. I am not even

Well, he played up with will load of stun and check side. He has made

That was the better shot. He got through that one nicely. It gives

Now, Matthew Stevens had a look at this a few times. The if heating

get he red just below the pink it will be just the right time in the

That pink puts them ten points in He is going to need all four of the

remaining reds. So it is not That black has been tied up since

early on, with a couple of reds round it. Now, if he can hold for

the pink in the middle, he could get a nice angle to get down to the

He has left this red at the top Nowhere near it. Not a nice shot,

I would have tried to collect with the bit more speed than that. It

just gives you a bit more confidence. If you do miss it,

there is the chance it could go away from the pocket. He has got

rid of the red, but it hasn't come out into play and he is not on a

colour. What it try though, John? Absolutely. Maybe there is some

value here in bringing the ground into play. He will need the six

remaining colours, no matter what colour he was to pot off the last

The fee comes off the cushion and does the blue get the snooker? It

The one thing you have to avoid was missing the black. That is the last

thing he did. He hasn't left it and is a bit fortunate there, but it

very easy safety shot. If he could get the snooker with that, even

though he is 23 points behind, he could certainly become favoured for

Really. I think he can catch a thin edge of it. If it happened have

kissed the brown, I don't think Barry Hawkins could have seen this.

It would be a very thin cut. I don't think he can come the other

side of the pink unless he swerves. I think he is looking at the

cushion first. If he did get the red as Tennessee could hit it, you

get the feeling that the cue ball would come in and out of the baulk

He missed it by a good way, in all honesty. It is not a free ball.

referee has the job of replacing the cue ball. He could see the red,

but it would have only been a fraction. Not easy to replace. I'm

sure Barry will play the same shock If that had gone in-off it was all

over. He has possibly let the chance for a pot. He would be

running into the ground, or cut the red thin on to the brown. Both

shots are as thin as one another. I am with you there, John. The

safety was difficult. In that case, you may as well go for the pot,

even though it was a very thin cat. Vichy ball almost dropped into the

corner pocket. Barry Hawkins has got the chance now of this red. 19

He has got a chance here for the black, but it is a very thin cat.

If he was being very negative, he could just roll it behind the blue.

I would have thought the pink wasn't a bad shot. He is on blue,

pink and black, but none of them Sometimes she played the cue ball

into his own hands you end up with everything and nothing. I think the

blue is the best ball to get on the yellow. He needs the yellow, but he

is going to be too close! He won't be winning it on this visit. Once

again, the degree of difficulty of the pot to go away some of his

concentration from the positional It is not one of these you can come

behind it you just come what one cushion, but if you came off two

cushions... he can see an edge of the yellow. Coming off the top

cushion he could get it safe. Coming off to cushioned he could

get the snooker behind the brown. I don't think he is certain to get it

safe, not one cushioned sole - cushion. Has the green come to his

That puts him 27 points in front with just 25 points remaining. If

he pops the green, Matthew will not come back to the table. So, an edgy

start from Barry Hawkins, that this will certainly settled him down and

increase his advantage to three frames. He needs to four points

Nick is to tie. He is going to give it a go. It is coming up to 30

minutes in this frame. It was always going to be an important one,

because of the length of the frame and both players have had chances

within the frame. Like John mentioned, it is taking Barry

Hawkins three frames in front for the second time in this match. He

won the first three, of course. That is enough. Matthew Stevens

said it is yours if you want it, Barry. So, Barry Hawkins wins the

first frame. He leads by 63 miss - by six frames to three frames.

Let's see what is happening in the match next door. Andrew Higginson

won the first frame after an excellent break of 95. I sold Jaime

Jones in the practice room. He looked like he was really enjoying

this experience. And why not? He has had a good season and enjoyed

himself on the circuit. This has put the icing on the cake for him.

He is on the up as a player and enjoying his experience. So many

players come to the Crucible and are not able to play their own game,

they are stifled by them - by their own brain. In the next frame, it

was Jaime Jones who took it. Andrew Higginson now has to face the

situation were he is behind him up against an opponent who is clearly

loving it. Andrew Higginson probably would have thought having

a bit more experience in the game then it would have counted for

something. Jaime Jones has a very positive way around the table and

it is going to be a very tough night for Andrew Higginson. He is

bomb macro it is a slightly different second-round match to the

others. Neither player had been this far in the tournament before.

It is hard to know how anybody is going to react. You are just hoping

you get off to a good start in every session. That is what you

dream of doing, coming to the Crucible. Matthew Stevens hasn't

been passed the first round of the tournament in five years. Is that

this sort of thing they will enter his mind, that he is in the second

round and up against an opponent in brilliant form. When you get a

player like Barry Hawkins to us in good form, it is hard to cope with

their run. Yes, Matthew will know how good Barry Hawkins says, but I

think Matthew is proud of the fact he has forced his way back into the

top 16. For me, he looks more relaxed, not that he is ever up

tight. If you fancy that you're going to beat somebody, I think

Matthew Stevens would have fancied his chances against Barry Hawkins,

and when that starts to go wrong, TERRY: I challenge you for Matthew

Stevens. - a challenge. Not quite the angle on the blue he intended.

That couldn't have worked out much better! It is worked out perfectly!

The only downside is that the black It will be interesting to see what

Will it be tied up? It will go as close to its own spot as it can in

a direct line to the top of the table. It just means that the black

Is it worth while playing the cannon on the pink? If he didn't

catch it just right, there is every possibility that the pink could fly

into the left corner pockets. Maybe that will sight the cannon. - rules

He needed a bit more speed than that. He might be just about all

right. The question now is canny pop this red and get high on the

black to be able to pot it. If he was perfect on the black he might

be able to nudge the red just above the black away. This could be the

key shock to the frame, here. - he He spent a long time looking were

he wanted to place the cue ball, so it must be tight. The plaque will

obviously go. - that the black. He Both the black is now available

into two corners, so that gives him Has he got a slight angle? He would

like to get up into the cluster - into the cluster knowing that the

blue is still on. He didn't get into it enough. Bad shot, really.

Too greedy, John. He tried to When you start to drift behind more

than two frames, intends to sharpen up your focus a vet to what is

That was tough, that. It doesn't look like he has left a lot. It was

the shot on the black it was He was just trying to be a bit

greedy. All he needed to do was loosen the reds lightly. If he

didn't, he still could have had another chance to open the pack up

off another black. That wasn't the best safety shot, but he has had a

He is thinking about just rolling the red past the pink. There is a

red to the right of the pack that he could leave on divy play that

He hasn't played that very well. caught the red to thin. It was

always something that could happen. It is not easy to play that shot,

it is very difficult to make the correct contact when you have a

That has turned out nicely. He can just roll in the pink and be nicely

on the red that is just below the black. It will definitely be

I would have liked to have been a little bit straighter on it than

this. He just didn't hit the cue ball correctly. I thought the first

frame of the evening might have settled Barry down a little bit,

Because the cut was thinner than he hoped, he has had to play for the

blue, but he has played it well. He will have to go in. That is a bad

shot. That shot. I thought he was just going to roll that in 10

weights, but the play to come off the bottom cushion. If you haven't

got the angle, the one thing you have got to do is avoid a case,

maybe better to concentrate on coming off two cushions. Anyway, it

is the end of his visit. Just the We have not seen the quality that

we saw in the first session from both players. You never know what

is going to happen when you come out for the second session. You can

plan what you like, but out there you are never sure of anything.

That is a very good safety shot. That could force an opening. Just

because of where the balls are set, it will not be easy to escape from

this snookered and keep the reds safe. He is having a look again at

He could give a free ball. It is a free ball. I wonder if Matthew

thinks there is any value in going for one. I think I would have it

replaced. I think the path that Barry was trying to find, I don't

think it was on. I would have it He didn't notice, but you could

actually see the red, then! He did have a look. He did want to see if

he could swerve round the brown. You could actually see the edge of

the red. I am right in line at that and I could see it. I am with you,

he can't get near the red Sea. He could be here all day. When this is

called, he will have it replaced so The point of being intimidated as

well. It is his 4th attempt. You can have as many goes as you like

until you get to the snookers required stage. He has got to go up

the cushion about three inches further up. That is what happens.

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Unless there is a plant, there is That was a mistake from Matthew. He

has let the chance for Barry Hawkins. Surely he should have

tried to get the cue ball back to Barry Hawkins is struggling a bit

so far this evening, even though he Well, I am afraid we're just at the

end of our coverage on BBC Two for now. On the table next door, Jaime

Jones has extended his lead up to three frames by taking the last

game with an excellent break of 65. He is now in control of the match.