:00:41. > :00:44.Good morning. We had reached the quarter-finals of the 2013 Betfair
:00:44. > :00:48.World Snooker Championship. The news this morning is that Ronnie
:00:48. > :00:58.O'Sullivan is through to the last eight, and here is how it is
:00:58. > :01:00.
:01:00. > :01:04.Ronnie takes on Stuart Bingham later today. Judd Trump takes on
:01:04. > :01:14.Shaun Murphy. England versus Wales, as Ricky Walden takes on Michael
:01:14. > :01:16.
:01:16. > :01:26.White, and Goulding Be King, as he plays Barry Hawkins? -- will Ding
:01:26. > :01:35.
:01:36. > :01:43.be king? We are concentrating on Get your crystal ball out, in 10
:01:43. > :01:47.years' time, where his Judd Trump? I can answer that, known as a
:01:47. > :01:50.perfect time for a single guy with no commitment to play snooker. I
:01:50. > :01:57.think he can dominate the game if he wants because he's the only one
:01:57. > :02:04.in his it age group -- the only one in his age group that can just play
:02:04. > :02:10.snooker. If he dedicates his career, he can be in the game for a long
:02:10. > :02:20.time to come. I'll ask you again. In 10 years' time, whereas Judd
:02:20. > :02:25.
:02:25. > :02:28.Trump? -- where is? I can see him wanting to achieve in the game, but
:02:28. > :02:32.although he is young, he is different and I was at that age,
:02:32. > :02:37.where his whole life does not revolve around snooker. He likes to
:02:37. > :02:44.have a good time with his friends, whereas I was snooker the whole
:02:44. > :02:53.time. What about he never fulfils his potential because some part of
:02:53. > :02:57.his game is missing? I have not watched Judd this year. I have
:02:57. > :03:01.watched him a couple of times and seen him refused shots he would not
:03:01. > :03:06.have done a year ago. So he is maturing quickly. A few players
:03:06. > :03:14.have said, it is not all about potting balls! I don't know who it
:03:14. > :03:17.is, but they're wrong! His game is changing but it will be interesting
:03:17. > :03:22.to see if he has the same success, because that can affect you
:03:22. > :03:26.mentally. If you think, I turned that down, and I wish I had taken
:03:26. > :03:32.Matton, different things can into your mind. He is a dangerous player,
:03:32. > :03:38.has strong cue action. I cannot see him not winning lots of tournaments.
:03:38. > :03:44.There are not many people in his age group. He has an excellent
:03:44. > :03:48.chance. I agree. He is a very powerful player. He splits open the
:03:48. > :03:55.reds as soon as he can. Unbelievable cue power, and he wins
:03:55. > :04:05.the frames with no effort. In 10 years' time, he will have won 15 or
:04:05. > :04:09.
:04:09. > :04:12.I had no interest in snooker of whatsoever, and I asked Father
:04:12. > :04:17.Christmas for a Commodore 64 computer, because my friends at
:04:17. > :04:23.school had one. I came down that morning, looking forward to seeing
:04:23. > :04:27.it, but there was a snooker table, I think it was a Steve Davis pot
:04:27. > :04:31.black snooker table. And within a few weeks we had found a local
:04:31. > :04:36.snooker club, and I had made a 50 break on the little table. Once I
:04:36. > :04:42.got onto the big tables at 9 years old, I went silly then. There are
:04:42. > :04:48.not many outside influences in snooker. 99% of the time you're in
:04:48. > :04:51.control of your own egg -- destiny, and if you can do things well, you
:04:51. > :04:56.will win our get a good result, and that is what I liked about it. In a
:04:56. > :05:03.lot of other sports, you see a gust of wind mackerel can cause
:05:04. > :05:09.something to go wrong in golf, or a bad line call in tennis. In snooker,
:05:09. > :05:14.it is generally up to you. I never get bored with it. It is trying to
:05:14. > :05:22.master something that you cannot tame, and trying to do the best you
:05:22. > :05:27.can with what you have got in any given situation. It is a great job.
:05:27. > :05:32.I do not see snooker as my job, it is what I do to earn my living, but
:05:32. > :05:40.I do not look a bit like a job, and to do so was a mistake because a
:05:40. > :05:44.job implies a good day's work for a good day's pay, but that is not the
:05:44. > :05:49.life of a sportsman. I took the decision to go down the sporting it,
:05:49. > :05:53.and understood that that came with certain risks. You might not get
:05:53. > :05:58.the result but you want on a given day. If I wanted security, I would
:05:58. > :06:03.have gone for an office job. It is in my blood, it is what I love the
:06:03. > :06:08.most, and if I am able, I will always play.
:06:08. > :06:14.Shaun Murphy has left the practice Stables, had a quick chat with him.
:06:14. > :06:21.He says it is a good day to be feeling good. So Shaun Murphy is
:06:21. > :06:26.very positive here, just before leaving backstage. Two players are
:06:26. > :06:31.ready. Judd Trump and Barry Hawkins are there. It is going to be an
:06:31. > :06:34.All-England much, and this is perhaps Judd Trump's moment. It
:06:34. > :06:40.will be a difficult quarter-final against Shaun Murphy. The last
:06:40. > :06:47.meeting between them was at the China Open, in 2011, which Judd
:06:47. > :06:50.Trump won by 6-1. Ding Junhui, he takes on Barry Hawkins on table two.
:06:50. > :06:55.Barry Hawkins knocked out Mark Selby. The big question everyone is
:06:55. > :07:00.asking, can he do it again against the Chinese superstar, or is this
:07:00. > :07:03.the year where a Chinese player wins the World Championship? He
:07:03. > :07:07.played very well in the third and final session against Mark King
:07:07. > :07:12.yesterday. King to come all the way but showed a little bit of class
:07:12. > :07:16.towards the end, far too much for Mark King. We think the players are
:07:16. > :07:22.ready. They are ready for the quarter-finals. We are down to the
:07:22. > :07:27.last eight. It will be a great day of snooker. Let's go to the
:07:27. > :07:33.Crucible Theatre. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
:07:33. > :07:43.We started 11 days ago with 32 of the best players in the world. Now,
:07:43. > :07:57.
:07:57. > :08:05.just eight remain. Please welcome first of all, a
:08:05. > :08:09.player who produced one of the shocks of the tournament so far,
:08:09. > :08:15.against Mark Selby. He won his first ranking event title in June,
:08:15. > :08:25.down under. Now, here he is contesting his first Crucible
:08:25. > :08:44.
:08:44. > :08:48.And his opponent, winner of six ranking event titles and the
:08:48. > :08:55.Masters, but this is the one an entire nation want him to win. He
:08:55. > :09:05.has been the flag-bearer for Chinese snooker for a decade, so
:09:05. > :09:21.
:09:21. > :09:25.And welcome a class act. He needed all his experience to come through
:09:25. > :09:29.a match against Graeme Dott. One of only 10 players to win the world
:09:30. > :09:34.and UK titles. This is his 6th Crucible quarter-final, and he will
:09:34. > :09:44.be seriously up for the challenge. He is the magician, he is Shaun
:09:44. > :10:03.
:10:03. > :10:06.And finally, please welcome the most exciting player of his
:10:06. > :10:16.generation. It to come just over one hour to take the four frames
:10:16. > :10:18.
:10:18. > :10:27.needed to finish off Fu in the last round. Ladies and gentlemen, he is
:10:27. > :10:37.the pride of Bristol, he is Judd Trump!
:10:37. > :10:52.
:10:52. > :10:58.Here we go. So exciting at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Last
:10:58. > :11:06.time Judd Trump played Shaun Murphy was in 2011, when Judd Trump won it.
:11:06. > :11:11.Surely, Mrs such a different arena, such different pressure. That is
:11:11. > :11:18.the match on BBC Two. If you want Ding Junhui and Barry Hawkins, that
:11:18. > :11:23.is available on the red button, or on the BBC Sport website. Good
:11:23. > :11:31.morning to Dennis Taylor and Stephen Hendry.
:11:31. > :11:41.DENNIS: Good morning to everyone watching. Judd makes a poor break
:11:41. > :11:46.
:11:46. > :11:56.off shocked. -- Oct. We see it many times, do not have the blue. -- hit
:11:56. > :12:06.
:12:06. > :12:16.It will be a fascinating battle between these two great players.
:12:16. > :12:23.
:12:23. > :12:27.Yes, two players who believe they They will consider themselves
:12:27. > :12:37.unlucky that they are meeting as early as the quarter-final. That is
:12:37. > :12:44.
:12:44. > :12:54.the way the game is these days. The This is already a good opportunity
:12:54. > :13:04.
:13:04. > :13:14.In the practice run, I bet they never practise the rake-off shocked.
:13:14. > :13:34.
:13:34. > :13:38.He could have closed his eyes and potted it. It is one of those times
:13:38. > :13:48.when you get down and do not even look at the angle, you assume you
:13:48. > :13:52.
:13:52. > :14:02.will poppet. -- pot it. Judd will try to open the reds as soon as
:14:02. > :14:24.
:14:24. > :14:32.The blue was off its spot. Not If he plays a cannon on one of the
:14:32. > :14:42.reds, he Mike D himself a chance with the black. -- he might give
:14:42. > :15:14.
:15:14. > :15:23.A couple of years ago, in the World Championship I said he was the best
:15:23. > :15:29.port and I had ever seen in the game. -- potter. What would you
:15:29. > :15:39.think? There is no doubt about it, his potting his incredible. When he
:15:39. > :15:41.
:15:41. > :15:51.gets to the end of a frame, some of He has more cue power than almost
:15:51. > :16:15.
:16:15. > :16:20.He had a good chance to punish Shaun, but that was unfortunate.
:16:20. > :16:26.You could see how far it left the bed of the table. You do not like
:16:26. > :16:36.missing an easy pot, but when you get a kick like that it is not the
:16:36. > :16:56.
:16:56. > :17:02.A how were you at playing at 10 in the morning? I do and mend, Ray
:17:02. > :17:12.Reardon used to hate playing in the morning, but he was a bit of an
:17:12. > :17:45.
:17:45. > :17:54.I remember Ray Reardon playing Bill Werbeniuk, and bill was playing as
:17:54. > :17:58.well as he could, and Ray Reardon said to him, I see you can nip --
:17:58. > :18:08.you do not like playing in the morning either? And he did not pot
:18:08. > :18:42.
:18:42. > :18:47.It is a good contrast between these players. Shaun has -- has great cue
:18:47. > :18:57.action, and job Trump plays an exciting game of snooker. -- Judd
:18:57. > :19:12.
:19:13. > :19:22.Trump. No one comes close to the
:19:23. > :19:37.
:19:37. > :19:40.That is the safety success rate. Judd Trump has a head of Shaun
:19:40. > :19:49.Murphy, which might surprise people. He has been working on his tactical
:19:49. > :19:59.game. He knows that you cannot pop your way to a World Championship. -
:19:59. > :20:37.
:20:38. > :20:44.You'll get a few more chances if he He is definitely mixing up his game
:20:44. > :20:49.a bit more this season. When you get scars from going for shots and
:20:49. > :20:59.players punishing you, you start to learn that you cannot go for
:20:59. > :21:25.
:21:25. > :21:35.everything. It took me 30 years to You can see the way that the reds
:21:35. > :22:06.
:22:06. > :22:16.were. Two won the left, two won the One of the best in the business at
:22:16. > :22:25.
:22:25. > :22:30.Shaun needs to just cut out the careless mistakes. His long pot is
:22:30. > :22:40.as good as anyone, but he does not win as much -- enough reins at one
:22:40. > :23:01.
:23:01. > :23:05.That was careless, just a lapse in He is working with one of your
:23:05. > :23:13.former coaches, Chris Henry. He seems to be quite relaxed. Chris
:23:13. > :23:18.works on his mental attitude. will start with technique, and he
:23:18. > :23:22.looks for where the players are striking the cue ball. A lot of
:23:22. > :23:32.players do not hit it in the middle, and you need someone to point that
:23:32. > :23:53.
:23:53. > :23:57.They have just started working I have known Chris Henry for many
:23:57. > :24:07.years, I knew his parents, and the family were all great singers from
:24:07. > :24:24.
:24:24. > :24:34.backing them. We used to go there A very good safety shot from Shaun
:24:34. > :24:51.
:24:51. > :24:56.Murphy. It looked as if this dream would be
:24:56. > :25:06.open in five or six minutes, but it has turned into a tactical battle.
:25:06. > :25:17.
:25:17. > :25:27.He would like to play the red at the left-hand cushion, but it is
:25:27. > :25:58.
:25:58. > :26:05.It is a tricky shot. He is in a A misjudgment. If the black does
:26:05. > :26:09.not pot, it might adopt cost him too many points. -- it made not
:26:09. > :26:19.cost him. He would have to get back across the table to leave the black
:26:19. > :26:36.
:26:36. > :26:46.He is just having a Lucasta where he would like to place the cue ball
:26:46. > :27:15.
:27:16. > :27:25.Not the best. There is an escape No damage done. Gradually these
:27:26. > :27:48.
:27:48. > :27:54.reds will come off the cushion Got to be careful this time. An
:27:54. > :28:04.easy escape route, but if he plays straight onto the red need is the
:28:04. > :28:18.
:28:18. > :28:23.black spot, it will open some of The scoreboard has gone off, I
:28:23. > :28:30.think. I am not sure what happened. Judd supporter back and told Alan
:28:30. > :28:39.Humphreys, the referee. -- spotted that. You can see the top of his
:28:39. > :28:49.head. We have lost the scoreboard. There we go. Back to normal.
:28:49. > :29:12.
:29:12. > :29:16.He has a bit of an angle on the blue. Watch the cue action if he
:29:16. > :29:26.screws this back. He has to be careful he does not screw into the
:29:26. > :29:26.
:29:26. > :30:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:30:17. > :30:27.If he screws that bad, there is a chance of going the wrong side of
:30:27. > :30:41.
:30:41. > :30:51.He has blocked the escape route to that side of the table. This is not
:30:51. > :30:51.
:30:51. > :31:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:31:38. > :31:48.A that is where they wear, let us That escape he is trained, there is
:31:48. > :31:53.
:31:53. > :32:00.hardly any gap between the blue and For it is getting off the cushion,
:32:00. > :32:10.which tells me that the shot is not really available. He is going to
:32:10. > :32:21.
:32:21. > :32:28.That escape route that he has now tried twice is not available. He is
:32:28. > :32:38.concerned about going the other way because he might leave he red it on.
:32:38. > :32:42.
:32:42. > :32:52.That is much more straightforward. Yes, the shot that Shaun has played
:32:52. > :33:00.
:33:00. > :33:05.me when him the frame, because I do That was the problem. That was why
:33:05. > :33:11.he wanted to find out it if he could get through the gap between
:33:11. > :33:21.the brown and blue. He has ended up leaving the red that we thought he
:33:21. > :33:34.
:33:34. > :33:39.A little bit of a careless miss by That is a couple of easy pots that
:33:39. > :33:49.Shaun Murphy has missed. He has spotted a couple of cracking along
:33:49. > :34:05.
:34:05. > :34:15.ones as well. But Judd Trump has He cued right across that one.
:34:15. > :34:30.
:34:30. > :34:36.Shaun Murphy trying to get in Where is the red going? Right over
:34:36. > :34:46.the middle pocket. What a result he has had at the pink is snookering
:34:46. > :34:55.
:34:55. > :35:05.him. He may have to bend it round But nor angle on the brown to move
:35:05. > :35:23.
:35:23. > :35:33.the red Sea Tilstock the black is He could possibly het that red, but
:35:33. > :35:41.
:35:41. > :35:51.It may be worth the risk, because even if he misses it, he would have
:35:51. > :35:51.
:35:51. > :36:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:36:33. > :36:37.He did not hit down all enough on That was at club or shot. He knew
:36:37. > :36:47.that he would leave the red it near the pocket, but knew that he would
:36:47. > :36:50.
:36:50. > :37:00.be cover by Eddie line of the pink, blue and green. But what a result
:37:00. > :37:07.
:37:07. > :37:17.Shaun is looking at the angle. He has the chance of snookering Judd
:37:17. > :37:35.
:37:35. > :37:45.As predicted. The escape route was available to Shaun and he could not
:37:45. > :37:52.
:37:52. > :37:58.Nor, there was a little bit of it sticking it out. But I think Shaun
:37:58. > :38:08.me take this on, because he could leave an angle on the pink, or blue,
:38:08. > :38:35.
:38:35. > :38:45.to get up for that final difficult This is a clever shot. That was a
:38:45. > :38:46.
:38:46. > :38:50.brilliant shot. Shaun Murphy tapping the table. He knew that was
:38:50. > :38:56.a very good shot. Who would have thought this frame would have been
:38:56. > :39:01.going on this long? We have been going for 27 minutes. At the start
:39:01. > :39:11.of the frame it looked as if it would be over in six or seven
:39:11. > :39:14.
:39:14. > :39:20.Yes, both of these players are much more comfortable with an open table,
:39:20. > :39:30.making big breaks. But it is always nice to get that opening frame,
:39:30. > :39:50.
:39:50. > :39:57.which is why things are a bit on It is always tough to judge the
:39:57. > :40:07.angle. He would like to have come out off two cushions, but the
:40:07. > :40:18.
:40:18. > :40:22.pocket is in the wake of that in He has had the result this time.
:40:22. > :40:32.You never know where they are going to court and he would definitely
:40:32. > :41:06.
:41:06. > :41:14.This needs to keep on running and He was slightly hampered by the
:41:14. > :41:24.green, but I still expected Shaun to pot that. But he is quite lucky,
:41:24. > :41:48.
:41:48. > :41:58.At first glance, the pink could be in no way of the to cushion escape
:41:58. > :42:12.
:42:12. > :42:22.I thought that might have been a freak ball, but the referee has had
:42:22. > :42:46.
:42:46. > :42:56.So difficult to pick out the angle Now, is that eight free ball this
:42:56. > :42:56.
:42:56. > :43:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:43:41. > :43:50.time. Nor, we're back where we He just made sure that he kept the
:43:50. > :44:00.red safe. Although it is the best of 25 frames, it is always nice to
:44:00. > :44:07.
:44:07. > :44:17.get the opening one on the board, He has returned the compliment.
:44:17. > :44:25.
:44:25. > :44:35.That is even better. What a shot he That is what he has got to try, but
:44:35. > :44:53.
:44:53. > :45:03.He is obviously going on the side of missing it warned that the side
:45:03. > :45:05.
:45:05. > :45:11.of the red. But this could be bad Shaun Murphy is looking at the
:45:11. > :45:21.scoreboard. He is looking at bringing that awkward brown it back
:45:21. > :45:53.
:45:53. > :46:02.into the open table, which is Abol He looked at the potting angle and
:46:02. > :46:12.still miss that. He has spotted a couple of cracking long pots, but
:46:12. > :46:18.
:46:18. > :46:23.he has missed three or four or very What the gift for Judd Trump. I am
:46:23. > :46:33.sure that he thought that there was no chance of in stopping Shaun
:46:33. > :46:33.
:46:33. > :47:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:47:21. > :47:31.Looks as if he got away with it. A few nerves around in this opening
:47:31. > :47:36.
:47:36. > :47:45.frame. Yes, and with the brown going safe, we could be in for a
:47:45. > :47:50.few minutes off safety play again. Neither of these players are used
:47:50. > :48:00.to playing a 40 minute frame of snooker, but we are getting close
:48:00. > :48:13.
:48:13. > :48:23.He knew that he could never get in behind the pink and black, so he
:48:23. > :48:24.
:48:24. > :48:32.just made sure that he made the green safe. Now, this is a bit of a
:48:32. > :48:42.chance. I thought he we be able to get the green and head up for the
:48:42. > :48:42.
:48:42. > :53:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:53:04. > :53:14.brown, but he may be does not have He was comfortable leaving himself
:53:14. > :53:46.
:53:46. > :53:50.a medium range shot. This is where He hit that too well, finished in
:53:50. > :54:00.no man's land. Always difficult to judge coming back of the red, but
:54:00. > :54:21.
:54:21. > :54:31.He will need a little bit of help here, he might be able to stretch
:54:31. > :54:47.
:54:47. > :54:57.over, but he cannot, so it will be I do not know how they do that,
:54:57. > :55:32.
:55:32. > :55:37.holding up the rest like it is a The weight kept spinning. -- white.
:55:37. > :55:47.It was generating so much spin, it came off the cushion and landed in
:55:47. > :55:47.
:55:47. > :56:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:56:57. > :57:07.He has given Shaun another I thought he could have stun this
:57:07. > :57:07.
:57:07. > :58:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:58:14. > :58:24.for the black, but he wanted to Let us have a look and see what
:58:24. > :58:26.
:58:26. > :58:34.He was concentrating so much on getting the correct cannon on
:58:34. > :58:37.finishing -- to finish on the black, he took his eye off the port. It is
:58:37. > :58:47.a poor start from these players. Neither of them have got into their
:58:47. > :59:03.
:59:03. > :59:13.There will come back out at 8:00pm this evening for their second
:59:13. > :59:53.
:59:53. > :00:03.He has got to capitalise and push on from here, just to get some
:00:03. > :00:03.
:00:03. > :01:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:01:02. > :01:12.This is something you would do to get your cue arm going before you
:01:12. > :01:12.
:01:12. > :03:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:03:20. > :03:29.I think both players have settled That is a bit more like it. That
:03:30. > :03:33.
:03:33. > :03:43.That was not a cracking pot! Both players will settle down now,
:03:43. > :03:43.
:03:43. > :04:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:04:43. > :04:45.and that 68 break has given Shaun That is the reason Shaun was one of
:04:45. > :04:51.the most consistent players in the game, but he would dearly love to
:04:51. > :05:01.win another world title. It was 2005 since he defeated Matthew
:05:01. > :05:41.
:05:41. > :05:51.What has he left? If he has covered everything here, he is very
:05:51. > :05:51.
:05:51. > :06:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:06:35. > :06:45.He made be able to get past the It is early in the morning, but
:06:45. > :07:07.
:07:07. > :07:17.In the slow-motion shot, you could It is like he is already shaking
:07:17. > :07:30.
:07:30. > :07:39.his head, because he knows he has The worrying things with Judd is
:07:39. > :07:49.that it is easy shots he has been It is normally the start of the
:07:49. > :08:16.
:08:16. > :08:20.match where you are up for it and Steve Davis always started quickly
:08:20. > :08:24.in a match, and a couple of times he knocked a century break. You did
:08:24. > :08:31.the same thing, Stephen, through the 90s, you always got off to a
:08:31. > :08:36.quick start. I always realised it was so important to get off to a
:08:36. > :08:46.quick start in these long matches. Your concentration and focus is
:08:46. > :08:46.
:08:46. > :10:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:10:40. > :10:46.You have to get the cue out of the Just a little bit short of pace
:10:47. > :10:56.there. He will not be taking it on now. He can play it in such a way
:10:57. > :11:29.
:11:29. > :11:35.he is covering the pocket with the If he had hit the unlawful, the red
:11:35. > :11:44.to the right of the blue was available. -- if he had hit the
:11:44. > :11:54.Shaun has to be careful. If he does not get this right, he could leave
:11:54. > :11:55.
:11:55. > :12:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:12:39. > :12:43.It is a great chalk. There seems to be a gap between the
:12:43. > :12:53.green and a blue. But he cannot see enough of the red behind the pink.
:12:53. > :12:53.
:12:53. > :13:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:13:40. > :13:48.Pots are never easy into a blind Shaun has to take advantage at this
:13:48. > :13:58.stage in the match. Judd is not playing well, so he has to take
:13:58. > :14:22.
:14:22. > :14:32.The one to the writer of the pink would open up ripping up here. --
:14:32. > :14:48.
:14:48. > :14:58.They would probably have expected to be at the interval at this stage,
:14:58. > :15:10.
:15:10. > :15:13.A little bit of noise coming from At the end of the quarter-finals,
:15:13. > :15:23.there will be one table in the centre of the Crucible, when it
:15:23. > :15:55.
:15:55. > :16:05.comes into its own, and it is like He only needs one more red. Two
:16:05. > :16:39.
:16:39. > :16:49.very good friends for him. -- He is such a fluent player when he
:16:49. > :17:19.
:17:19. > :17:26.Every chance of making a century break, now he has caught these reds.
:17:26. > :17:36.What a shame. Shaun will not be too concerned about that, but Judd
:17:36. > :17:39.
:17:39. > :17:44.Trump will. That is too narrow for I am not surprised that Zelboraf's
:17:44. > :17:48.left the arena. He must be concerned at the shot he played.
:17:48. > :17:55.There was one night respotted, where he seemed to cue across it.
:17:55. > :18:00.But you spotted his head was moving. Yes, he went right across. It is
:18:00. > :18:10.like he is really nervous and tense. Just after he strikes the ball,
:18:10. > :18:11.
:18:11. > :18:18.watch his head. That tells me he is not relaxed at all. He has been the
:18:18. > :18:23.world number 1, and he wants to go on and be world champion, and it is
:18:23. > :18:30.a fine margin, isn't it? If you try too hard, you do not play well some
:18:30. > :18:34.things. It is just trying to drive enough, but not too hard. Yes, and
:18:34. > :18:43.they have tremendous respect for each other's games. This is a tough
:18:43. > :18:53.match for them, in the quarter- finals. Look at the total points.
:18:53. > :18:53.
:18:53. > :19:03.232-85. He has only potted 20 balls. But the success rate of pots is
:19:03. > :19:06.
:19:06. > :19:13.very low. You are after over 90%. Shaun has taken -- overtaken Judd
:19:13. > :19:17.in the safety balls, but Judd has played some tactical play. He does
:19:17. > :19:21.not usually leave the arena, but I am wondering whether there is
:19:21. > :19:31.something that is causing him a slight problem. The mid-session
:19:31. > :19:33.
:19:33. > :19:36.interval will happen after this frame. Shaun sits totally relaxed.
:19:36. > :19:39.Since he turned professional, he has always tried to play and
:19:39. > :19:49.conduct himself the way that the old professionals did. That was a
:19:49. > :19:51.
:19:51. > :19:55.great piece on the great Joe Davis. There were some great professionals,
:19:55. > :20:05.and that is where we got the dress- sense prom. Joe Davis was an
:20:05. > :20:05.
:20:05. > :21:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:21:03. > :21:13.elegant player. You would have This is a tough shot because there
:21:13. > :21:24.
:21:24. > :21:34.is no colour available. You know That was a lot smoother. He kept
:21:34. > :21:35.
:21:35. > :21:41.his head that time, but that is unlucky. It was not going into the
:21:41. > :21:45.pocket, but there was a double-kiss. There are two reds running together,
:21:45. > :21:55.neither is going in the pocket them all of a sudden, that was so
:21:55. > :21:55.
:21:55. > :22:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:22:51. > :22:55.unfortunate. They look like they This is what hurts during the game
:22:55. > :22:59.of snooker. The pot a colour, and send a reds all over the table, you
:22:59. > :23:09.have a chance to win. But something like that happens, you have to
:23:09. > :23:24.
:23:24. > :23:34.watch your opponent clear up the This is a little tester, he is
:23:34. > :23:46.
:23:46. > :23:56.It is still not easy, the pink and black car out of commission at the
:23:56. > :24:31.
:24:31. > :24:41.moment. He wants to free up a Can he screw back and leave the
:24:41. > :24:43.
:24:43. > :24:53.black in the same pocket here? Obviously not. He was unlucky there,
:24:53. > :24:55.
:24:55. > :25:02.play a good shot from the yellow. He might be able to Paul batten
:25:02. > :25:12.then cannon to the black. It looks to be on. -- to port that. I wonder
:25:12. > :25:13.
:25:13. > :25:23.if he can play to the pink in the Perhaps it is too straight for that.
:25:23. > :25:23.
:25:23. > :26:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:26:25. > :26:35.He is back to the one at the right The mid-session interval is coming
:26:35. > :26:50.
:26:50. > :27:00.up. Shaun Murphy has got into his By like a the way that Shaun the
:27:00. > :27:14.
:27:14. > :27:24.He would love to get rid of the red sitting next to the black, which is
:27:24. > :27:30.
:27:30. > :27:40.making things and bit awkward at He has definitely settle down more
:27:40. > :27:45.
:27:45. > :27:55.Yes, you do not get to the quarter final of the World Championship
:27:55. > :28:04.
:28:04. > :28:13.As we keep saying, you play the long matches and were taught many
:28:13. > :28:23.sessions. As I say, be mid-session interval coming up. And it is
:28:23. > :28:29.
:28:30. > :28:39.looking as if Shaun Murphy is going It is all looking pretty good for
:28:40. > :28:54.
:28:54. > :28:59.reform were world champion. -- v Shaun Murphy will be looking to
:28:59. > :29:09.push John to get as big a lead as possible going into the seconds
:29:09. > :29:13.
:29:13. > :29:23.I thing red Judd will be heading for the practice table took three
:29:23. > :29:27.
:29:28. > :29:37.up his cueing arm and just bought a few balls. I do not think that
:29:38. > :29:52.
:29:52. > :30:02.Shaun Murphy will go to the We have had 30 ft centuries so far
:30:02. > :30:08.
:30:08. > :30:16.in this year's World Championship. Shaun has had four of them and
:30:16. > :30:24.really made one in the last frame. Can you believe it? No century, but
:30:24. > :30:29.he will not be too concerned about that. Shaun Murphy has a three
:30:29. > :30:39.breaks of over 50 and he will be feeling good going to the mid-
:30:39. > :30:44.
:30:44. > :30:48.Yes, a slightly shaky first frame from both of them, but Shaun Murphy
:30:48. > :30:53.ended the first section of that match in fine form. He will be very
:30:54. > :30:58.happy with that. They will be back for four more frames after the
:30:58. > :31:08.interval. We will now turn our attention to the action on the
:31:08. > :31:14.
:31:14. > :31:21.other table, with Ding Junhui from You want to have the good run here,
:31:21. > :31:28.because everyone is watching this tournament around the world. There
:31:28. > :31:38.is definitely extra motivation to have a good run, to make a name for
:31:38. > :31:45.
:31:45. > :31:54.It is tense here. I have never experience the quarter final. Even
:31:54. > :32:04.after I beat Mark Selby, my mind was still racing. And I need to
:32:04. > :32:08.
:32:08. > :32:11.find ways to keep myself sharp. about that for a celebration?
:32:11. > :32:20.know that you are going to have to beat the lot of good players to win
:32:20. > :32:25.this tournament. You simply have to just take one game at a time.
:32:25. > :32:35.Hawkins, well done. You have beating the number one player in
:32:35. > :32:37.
:32:37. > :32:43.the world. If I can beat Ding, then I suppose I will then look at the
:32:43. > :32:50.draw and see where I am. At the moment, I am not looking any
:32:50. > :32:55.further than the match with Ding Junhui. That really was an
:32:55. > :33:05.excellent performance by Barry Hawkins, in beating Mark Selby.
:33:05. > :33:12.This is the record of Ding Junhui at the Crucible Theatre. He reached
:33:12. > :33:17.the semi-final two years ago when he lost to Judd Trump in the semi-
:33:17. > :33:25.final. Barry Hawkins won his first ranking tournament in the Australia
:33:25. > :33:30.earlier this season. But this is his first appearance bent a quarter
:33:30. > :33:40.final of the World Championship. We are joining the action in the
:33:40. > :33:59.
:33:59. > :34:04.opening frame, with Ding ahead by JOHN VIRGO: Just looking at the
:34:05. > :34:14.cushion. He seemed a bit surprised about the amount of pounds from
:34:15. > :34:39.
:34:39. > :34:44.TERRY GRIFFITHS: We have already been running for 20 minutes and
:34:44. > :34:53.that was the first mistake of the day from Ding. Over the course of
:34:53. > :34:58.the long match, you are going to make some of these. If you're
:34:58. > :35:08.having to move their cue ball 10 or 12 feet all the time you are
:35:08. > :35:33.
:35:33. > :35:39.certainly going to make some It was never going to be the
:35:39. > :35:49.easiest chance. He has come just the wrong side of the pink. He may
:35:49. > :35:57.
:35:57. > :36:07.have to play this with a bit of They could break nicely if he took
:36:07. > :36:07.
:36:07. > :36:17.the chance. He cannot make his mind up and it is best if you are in
:36:17. > :36:28.
:36:28. > :36:38.that situation to stand up and He has got one red to carry on with
:36:38. > :36:51.
:36:51. > :37:01.Well, again, and bit of a bounce off the cushion. He may actually
:37:01. > :37:20.
:37:20. > :37:30.It was an ace second option. It is certainly an advantage do get a
:37:30. > :37:41.
:37:41. > :37:46.But he has played that too slow. It is strange when that happens, if
:37:47. > :37:56.you get a bit of a big kick bounced off the cushion with one shot, you
:37:57. > :38:09.
:38:09. > :38:14.tend to play be next on a lot This is now quite tricky. The black
:38:14. > :38:24.will obviously going to be opposite pocket, but he wants to finish high
:38:24. > :38:36.
:38:36. > :38:46.Nicely played. The red at immediately below the black may be
:38:46. > :39:22.
:39:22. > :39:29.available, but he would like He is on the red. He was having to
:39:29. > :39:39.hit the ball a late harder than he would have liked so that he would
:39:39. > :40:06.
:40:06. > :40:16.be able to Ken and into the two red Nor, he needed to miss the ground
:40:16. > :40:32.
:40:32. > :40:38.for it to be any decent safety shot Beautiful shot. He could not have
:40:38. > :40:48.struck that better and now he has left himself an opportunity to call
:40:48. > :41:11.
:41:11. > :41:21.Once again, if you look at that, he did it not that hard enough anyway.
:41:21. > :42:01.
:42:01. > :42:11.It was admissible because his He needed a bit of help and he did
:42:11. > :42:11.
:42:11. > :42:21.not get it. I think that Ding will play this red. It is a bit risky,
:42:21. > :42:42.
:42:42. > :42:52.but it is easier to play be pot and That was too thin and he knew it
:42:52. > :43:13.
:43:13. > :43:19.straight away. He needed some help He got that too thick. He could
:43:19. > :43:24.bought the blue and screw back, but the problem is that the red that he
:43:24. > :43:34.wants to get drawn is only available into the bottom right-
:43:34. > :43:40.
:43:40. > :43:49.The green was the much easier option, but that would also have
:43:49. > :43:59.put some doubt into his mind. He has played this perfectly. If he is
:43:59. > :44:08.
:44:08. > :44:18.He is not on the one in the open, but has got the tricky one along
:44:18. > :44:29.
:44:29. > :44:37.He went full blooded for it and was a bit unlucky. He just skimmed that
:44:37. > :44:47.red. I do not know what sort of angle he has on the pink. He is
:44:47. > :44:56.
:44:56. > :45:03.having to play with a lot of back That was a tough shot. Any end, he
:45:03. > :45:13.decided to play for it in the middle. He is now 26 points in
:45:13. > :45:17.
:45:17. > :45:27.front and a red and the colour now In it goes and just this pink means
:45:27. > :45:50.
:45:50. > :45:54.he will call 33 points in front, A long drawn-out frame which is in
:45:54. > :46:01.its 33rd minute, but it looks as if it has gone the way of Barry
:46:01. > :46:11.Hawkins. An excellent start by Barry Hawkins. Into the second
:46:11. > :46:15.
:46:15. > :46:25.frame, Ding is at the table, Very unexpected. You very really
:46:25. > :46:40.
:46:40. > :46:50.Under the tap goes up and goes over the top of the ball. But of the
:46:50. > :46:56.
:46:56. > :47:04.A long drawn-out safety and tussle and it is Barry Hawkins who gets
:47:04. > :47:14.the first decent chance. He already has a 24 point lead, but these have
:47:14. > :47:28.
:47:28. > :47:38.Just flicking the blue has left him at any nice position. The black is
:47:38. > :48:01.
:48:01. > :48:11.tied up, but the pink and blue are Yes, the red Sea barque ideally
:48:11. > :48:21.
:48:21. > :48:27.Once again, control of the cue ball is the important part. When these
:48:27. > :48:37.players are playing well, be do not even consider the pots. All their
:48:37. > :48:45.
:48:45. > :48:55.concentration goes on the Yes, that was care less. It could
:48:55. > :48:56.
:48:56. > :49:02.have cost them this frame. I know all we are only in the second frame
:49:02. > :49:10.of the match, but you get the impression that we are playing the
:49:10. > :49:20.match on Barry Hawkins terms. He is not bothered by these long bouts of
:49:20. > :49:34.
:49:34. > :49:44.safety play. He played that one with too much pace. But perhaps he
:49:44. > :49:53.
:49:53. > :49:59.was playing for the blue. Pool D Barry Hawkins's all-round game has
:49:59. > :50:09.always been very good. He is now in the top 16 in the world and has a
:50:09. > :50:26.
:50:26. > :50:36.Their leader is now 57 points, so he needs maybe three or four more
:50:36. > :50:39.
:50:39. > :50:49.He just has to be careful he does not bring the boat into play and
:50:49. > :50:56.
:50:56. > :51:06.Just when he needed tight control of the cue ball, he is just running
:51:06. > :51:33.
:51:33. > :51:43.It is an unusual frame because of the amount of penalty points that
:51:43. > :51:54.
:51:54. > :52:03.Ding gave away to Barry Hawkins If he pots the pink, he will got 78
:52:03. > :52:10.in front with just 75 remaining. So, it looks like the second frame will
:52:10. > :52:20.also call the wake of Barry and Ding Junhui simply cannot get in
:52:20. > :52:28.
:52:28. > :52:34.So, but for snookers, Barry Hawkins will be two frames ahead. Ding
:52:34. > :52:44.needs to do something. We moved back into the third frame and Ding
:52:44. > :53:05.
:53:05. > :53:15.A number of the Chinese players live together in Gloucester. They
:53:15. > :53:15.
:53:15. > :53:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:53:59. > :54:09.He has taking these very well. It is very good, considering it is
:54:09. > :54:12.
:54:12. > :54:17.really has forced real chance in the match. He is just a little bit
:54:17. > :54:27.too straight on the black to play for the one he would like to do.
:54:27. > :54:37.
:54:37. > :54:47.That is why he is electing for the Now looking for one more red and
:54:47. > :54:58.
:54:58. > :55:08.With every red that you take, of course, you take eight points off
:55:08. > :55:17.
:55:17. > :55:27.the table, the equivalent of both The blue will put and 69 points in
:55:27. > :55:28.
:55:28. > :55:32.front, with only 67 points remaining. As I say, it shows you
:55:32. > :55:38.the fractions and snooker. Barry Hawkins played an attacking safety
:55:38. > :55:48.shot, look to have played it perfectly, but just left one red
:55:48. > :55:50.
:55:50. > :56:00.sticking out. It looks as if it may It will do now. That has made
:56:00. > :56:09.certain. Beautifully compile break by Ding Junhui. Yes, he fully
:56:09. > :56:16.committed himself to that first red. He has won six ranking events, one
:56:16. > :56:21.of them this year. He was three frames down against Neil Robertson
:56:22. > :56:31.and came back to win 4-3. He has not been winning that much this
:56:31. > :56:39.season, which is surprising. He does flatter to deceive some times.
:56:39. > :56:48.Yes, but I think he will have gained a lot from the victory over
:56:48. > :56:52.Mark King me yesterday. As you said, he had to make something happen and
:56:52. > :57:02.he did it with that opening red, which has led to a frame-winning
:57:02. > :57:10.
:57:10. > :57:14.Tried to deport that of the cushion, but it does not matter. It looked
:57:14. > :57:22.as if Barry Hawkins had played a good safety, but it was not good
:57:22. > :57:28.enough. Ding Junhui puts his first frame on the scoreboards. We will
:57:28. > :57:35.bring you right up to date. Ding also won the fourth frame, thanks
:57:35. > :57:45.to a break of 56. After any shaky start, he has found his rhythm and
:57:45. > :57:54.it is 2-2. That is on Table 2. These are now live pictures back at
:57:54. > :58:00.her match between Shaun Murphy and Judd Trump. It was a very tactical
:58:00. > :58:07.opening frame, which mean that seven 1. Shaun Murphy then played
:58:07. > :58:17.very well to take a 3-1 lead into the mid-session interval. Let us
:58:17. > :58:21.
:58:21. > :58:28.He is playing very well Shaun Murphy. That matched continues on
:58:28. > :58:33.the red button. You can see the other matches on the BBC spot
:58:33. > :58:41.website. Both of the matches are available online. This afternoon,