:00:39. > :00:43.Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. It is the 2013 Betfair World Snooker
:00:43. > :00:47.Championship and the semifinals. In the next few minutes the defending
:00:47. > :00:57.champion Ronnie O'Sullivan will resume his mat should against Judd
:00:57. > :01:01.Trump. And they treated us to an enthralling first session.
:01:01. > :01:11.It is very, very special today. There is the magnificent arena with
:01:11. > :01:30.
:01:30. > :01:40.We have a re-spotted black in the second frame. In it goes! It is
:01:40. > :01:43.
:01:43. > :01:53.1-1. What a great shot from Ronnie O'Sullivan. Ronnie O'Sullivan will
:01:53. > :02:24.
:02:24. > :02:34.be delighted with the opening He closes the gap. It is 4-3 to
:02:34. > :02:44.
:02:44. > :02:47.each. First session yesterday at the
:02:47. > :02:55.Crucible had everything. Stephen Hendry will be commenting and joins
:02:55. > :03:01.me now. Good morning to you. It is set up beautifully, isn't it?
:03:01. > :03:05.Absolutely. The session this morning will be fantastic. Ronnie O'Sullivan
:03:05. > :03:09.raced to a 4-1 lead virtually unopposed. I was so impressed the
:03:09. > :03:14.way Judd Trump came back to 4-4. It is probably the best three frames I
:03:14. > :03:19.have seen him play live. His safety play was good and his long shot was
:03:19. > :03:24.immense. How important is it that Judd gets off to a good start this
:03:24. > :03:31.morning Mr Mark Rowley has not been behind in this championship. Yes and
:03:31. > :03:38.Ronnie has been out for 12 months. He has not been out of his comfort
:03:38. > :03:44.zone in that respect. As in every session, the first couple of frames
:03:44. > :03:49.is so important. We know that Judd Trump has a terrific long pot. But
:03:49. > :03:56.also his strategic game yesterday, you was happy to engage in the
:03:56. > :04:00.tactical battle against Ronnie. He is mature in which you would
:04:00. > :04:08.expect. As you play more seasons, get more experience, play more big
:04:08. > :04:11.matches, you learn the right shots to play. Some of the long pot, I had
:04:11. > :04:17.never seen anything like it yesterday. Thank you. Enjoy this
:04:17. > :04:21.match. It is set up Mike evidently with two of the world's best snooker
:04:21. > :04:26.players about to walk into the wonderful arena.
:04:26. > :04:29.MC: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. They could not be any
:04:29. > :04:35.more talented and they could not be closer. The match could not be any
:04:35. > :04:39.more important. Welcome to the second instalment of this epic
:04:39. > :04:49.Betfair World Championship semi-final. A packed house at the
:04:49. > :04:58.
:04:58. > :05:02.Crucible once again. It is going to be absolutely electric. Please
:05:02. > :05:07.welcome a player that stormed onto the big stage two years ago with a
:05:07. > :05:09.bold attacking run to the final. He has matured as a player since then,
:05:09. > :05:14.producing a great comeback against Shaun Murphy in the quarter-finals
:05:14. > :05:21.and drawing level yesterday from 4-1 down. Here the years, with his own
:05:21. > :05:31.brand of naughty snooker, the pride of Bristol, the Ace In The Pack,
:05:31. > :05:44.
:05:44. > :05:48.Judd Trump! MC: And his opponent, an absolute
:05:48. > :05:52.genius with a cue in his hand. Some of his snooker at this
:05:52. > :05:58.tournament has been sublime. You would never know he had been away
:05:58. > :06:03.for 11 months. Win of 24 ranking event titles. If this is to be his
:06:03. > :06:13.last one, he wants to bow out in style. Welcome the defending world
:06:13. > :06:14.
:06:14. > :06:24.champion, the Rocket, Ronnie O'Sullivan.
:06:24. > :06:25.
:06:25. > :06:32.MUSIC: "Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams.
:06:32. > :06:38.Here we go. Remember it is Judd Trump who leads in the head-to-head
:06:38. > :06:41.and Ronnie won their last meeting back in 2012. It is the best of the
:06:41. > :06:46.-- three frames. This is the first session this morning. Good morning
:06:46. > :06:51.to Stephen Hendry and John Virgo. Good morning everybody. What an
:06:51. > :07:01.atmosphere we have here at 10am in Sheffield. There is excitement in
:07:01. > :07:35.
:07:35. > :07:38.yesterday. It looked like Ronnie was running away with it but his
:07:38. > :07:48.character, focus and determination to not let Ronnie getaway was
:07:48. > :07:48.
:07:48. > :08:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:08:59. > :09:07.You cannot win just by putting a long ball. That was a mistake there
:09:07. > :09:17.from Ronnie. He could take them red on for the pink into the right
:09:17. > :09:35.
:09:35. > :09:38.confidence when you miss your first long ball by that distance. No. He
:09:38. > :09:48.wasn't trying to do much with the cue ball but hold it there for the
:09:48. > :10:27.
:10:27. > :10:37.practice table at the top of the show. It is very different out here.
:10:37. > :10:37.
:10:37. > :11:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:11:27. > :11:37.mistake. A simple snooker behind the well now to get this safe and try
:11:37. > :12:03.
:12:03. > :12:13.is all because he did not get the snooker behind the yellow. You have
:12:13. > :12:34.
:12:34. > :12:44.to keep your errors to an absolute pink in the middle of the table must
:12:44. > :12:44.
:12:44. > :14:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:14:23. > :14:33.have looked like footballs to him the match, I think he has to be so
:14:33. > :14:33.
:14:33. > :16:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:16:46. > :16:51.to stand in for the black of the cannon and was hampered. To me that
:16:51. > :17:01.is the difference between the two players. In amongst the pink and
:17:01. > :17:01.
:17:01. > :17:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:17:54. > :18:04.black Ronnie is more pinpoint with right angle on the colour to then
:18:04. > :18:04.
:18:04. > :20:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:20:27. > :20:37.he is in full flow, anyone can say, I could have potted that. He makes
:20:37. > :20:37.
:20:37. > :21:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:21:19. > :21:24.it look that easy. It is all about would expect him to do. You give him
:21:24. > :21:30.an easy chance, he will clear up. That is why it is so important for
:21:30. > :21:35.Judd to try and take the first visit he gets and win frames early. It
:21:35. > :21:45.would have been nice for Judd to win the first frame to see Ronnie's
:21:45. > :22:12.
:22:12. > :22:16.reaction as he has not been behind let off the hook a lot a tractor a
:22:16. > :22:22.little bit. He missed a snooker but Judd Trump missed a great chance and
:22:22. > :22:29.that was all it took for Ronnie to finish off the frame. He is back in
:22:29. > :22:34.front again at 5-4. It is a funny thing about snooker, when you get in
:22:34. > :22:38.amongst the balls, they were nicely spread and he did well to get a good
:22:38. > :22:45.position on the black, and then all of a sudden, he is and it
:22:45. > :22:50.snowballed. Yes. Viewers watching may think he is on the red to the
:22:50. > :22:56.left corner but it was important to get the cue ball high on that red.
:22:56. > :23:00.Hawkeye is showing you where it should have been. Ronnie is almost
:23:00. > :23:08.perfect every single time on the balls. He does not leave position to
:23:08. > :23:18.chance. You could say Judd was slightly unfortunate there that he
:23:18. > :23:21.
:23:21. > :23:31.left and sent -- that he left himself hampered by the balls.
:23:31. > :24:03.
:24:03. > :24:13.anything, it just drifted to the positively for the black to the left
:24:13. > :24:13.
:24:13. > :24:17.corner. If he plays that shot, he has to get it. He would have to play
:24:17. > :24:27.that with a lot of pace. I am wondering about the potting angle
:24:27. > :24:37.
:24:37. > :24:47.that type of shot and he is not getting away with it. He has left a
:24:47. > :24:47.
:24:47. > :26:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:26:59. > :27:09.black. He would love to get on the going into the cluster. He is very
:27:09. > :27:25.
:27:25. > :27:35.get a better opportunity to open the reds. Perhaps he thought he did not
:27:35. > :28:02.
:28:02. > :28:12.his nemesis. That was the pocket he missed the pink in. It looked like
:28:12. > :28:33.
:28:34. > :28:42.it just squared up in fairness to that kicks were brought on by not
:28:42. > :28:49.keeping the cue parallel to the table. I believe a lot of kicks are
:28:49. > :28:59.caused by not having a pure strike on the cue ball. And not following
:28:59. > :28:59.
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:29:58. > :30:08.through. That was a nice shot. And that was so impressive is that he
:30:08. > :30:19.
:30:19. > :30:29.did not miss a long shot. He is not to believe he can beat Ronnie
:30:29. > :30:59.
:30:59. > :31:05.It is so disappointing he did not capitalise on that first chance in
:31:05. > :31:15.the first frame. The secret is to put that disappointment behind you
:31:15. > :31:42.
:31:42. > :31:52.Ronnie will be disappointed to have missed that. He may be saved by the
:31:52. > :31:52.
:31:52. > :32:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:32:32. > :32:42.He judged that well. At a good shot. And now we a frame-winning
:32:42. > :33:17.
:33:17. > :33:27.He played that nicely, finished a bit low on the black and had to
:33:27. > :33:27.
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:34:33. > :34:41.Just a colour to leave Ronnie 64 ahead, 59 remaining. Two
:34:41. > :34:51.snookers needed. I think he Ronnie would play on that if an Judd did
:34:51. > :34:55.
:34:55. > :35:05.It is a good lead, but Ronnie was coming back to the table. If he
:35:05. > :35:18.
:35:18. > :35:28.does not get two snookers, he will He has just got to keep his
:35:28. > :35:31.
:35:32. > :35:41.The balls are quite well placed. He does not want to let Ronnie have
:35:42. > :36:00.
:36:00. > :36:06.the chance to pot three or four of Well, it was a shot he thought
:36:06. > :36:16.would give him a chance in the frames. He was not far away, in all
:36:16. > :36:17.
:36:17. > :36:24.I thought he would have dropped it into the middle pocket. Played it
:36:24. > :36:34.as a shot for nothing. Judd knows, one more red and that is the frame
:36:34. > :36:41.
:36:41. > :36:51.Not bad at all. If he pots the pink, he will still only need the two
:36:51. > :37:18.
:37:18. > :37:23.snookers. Where is the yellow ball He cannot afford the pink. He tried
:37:23. > :37:29.to pinch something there in potting the black. I am sure he would like
:37:29. > :37:39.to concede, but the etiquette of the game says do not concede when
:37:39. > :37:42.
:37:42. > :37:50.it is your opponent's turn at the Friend conceded. Yes, it was enough
:37:50. > :38:00.for it running. Judd Trump did not really do that frame in style, but
:38:00. > :38:18.
:38:18. > :38:27.The main thing, it to me, is part of the red. I felt he tried to do
:38:27. > :38:32.too much with the cue ball. Ronnie is actually hitting down on the cue
:38:32. > :38:42.ball. I would have much preferred getting the cue ball parallel. Make
:38:42. > :38:44.
:38:44. > :38:52.sure you get the pot. It was a careless miss. And Judd took
:38:52. > :38:58.advantage of it. He added to the lead he already had. Very
:38:58. > :39:05.interesting when you look at the statistics. Judd still very low.
:39:05. > :39:15.For someone who built his game around potting, that is very low.
:39:15. > :39:24.
:39:24. > :39:34.86%. But it is all about taking He needs the green to come to his
:39:34. > :39:34.
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:40:34. > :40:41.The there is a red just above the There are three reds, if he could
:40:41. > :40:45.get through to the left-hand side one... He has just gone too far. If
:40:45. > :40:55.he had stopped a fraction shorter he would have had the possibility
:40:55. > :40:58.
:40:58. > :41:08.It was not an easy opportunity. Good opening red, but the wrong
:41:08. > :41:08.
:41:08. > :41:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:41:57. > :42:07.side of the blue. He can forgive It looks like Ronnie can just get
:42:07. > :42:08.
:42:08. > :42:18.to the edge of this red. It was much too thick. That was a poor
:42:18. > :42:28.shot. His safety has been poor this morning, so far. He is not going to
:42:28. > :43:02.
:43:02. > :43:12.It could have worked out better, he He could not play to go past the
:43:12. > :43:20.
:43:20. > :43:27.blue there. The cue ball probably He is looking to get position on
:43:27. > :43:37.the black here. Quite a tricky one. I am not certain if he does not
:43:37. > :43:49.
:43:49. > :43:59.play for the black, what other He is just about on it, but it is
:43:59. > :43:59.
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:44:54. > :45:04.tricky. This is not straightforward After putting such a good black, he
:45:04. > :45:04.
:45:04. > :46:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:46:05. > :46:15.was very unfortunate to finish That great asset Ronnie has, being
:46:15. > :46:31.
:46:31. > :46:41.The problem Ronnie has, he will have to work his way around the
:46:41. > :46:47.
:46:47. > :46:57.It is not going to be easy. He has not screwed far enough for the blue.
:46:57. > :47:02.
:47:02. > :47:12.That was it a rare, care must positional shot by Ronnie
:47:12. > :47:13.
:47:13. > :47:23.When you play one bad positional shot, it is sometimes so hard to
:47:23. > :47:41.
:47:41. > :47:51.He still needs a good shot to get For someone who plays left-hander
:47:51. > :47:58.
:47:58. > :48:08.That was much too thick. He goes back to his seat, up one point in
:48:08. > :48:09.
:48:10. > :48:19.front. This frame a very much still That will irritate Ronnie, he would
:48:20. > :48:33.
:48:33. > :48:43.Judd will be disappointed there. That was have a chance. -- half a
:48:43. > :49:03.
:49:03. > :49:13.Just trying to will that cue ball another couple of inches down the
:49:13. > :49:19.
:49:19. > :49:29.He just needs to nestle into the two reds and bring them into play.
:49:29. > :49:37.
:49:37. > :49:47.That was a little bit disappointing. That was trickier than it should
:49:47. > :49:53.
:49:53. > :50:03.He obviously felt the cue ball would finish near the side cushion.
:50:03. > :50:29.
:50:29. > :50:37.Another opportunity for Judd. But He missed that black as if it was a
:50:37. > :50:47.kick. I do not know if it was a cook or not. I do not think so. --
:50:47. > :50:58.
:50:58. > :51:08.There's a lot of tension out there. So much respect and it adds that
:51:08. > :51:11.
:51:11. > :51:21.At the moment, this is the match that everybody has been looking
:51:21. > :51:28.
:51:28. > :51:38.They played in China last year and the standard and quality was
:51:38. > :51:45.
:51:45. > :51:55.A good shot from Ronnie. That puts him 16 points in the lead. Still
:51:55. > :52:17.
:52:17. > :52:27.not a straightforward run to the A little bit unlucky not to be on
:52:27. > :52:37.any easier red than this. He is unlucky the case of the first red
:52:37. > :52:37.
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:53:44. > :53:54.That was a good safety shot from If he can just get past the pink,
:53:54. > :54:04.
:54:04. > :54:14.He played it nicely. When he does not hit the ball too hard, you feel
:54:14. > :54:25.
:54:25. > :54:35.Ronnie with a slight problem here. You have to be careful when you
:54:35. > :54:52.
:54:52. > :55:01.play this shot that you do not run That would be my idea of playing it.
:55:01. > :55:11.On the way to that you could case of the red on the way to the black.
:55:11. > :55:11.
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:55:59. > :56:09.If he has covered both reds, that isn't it -- an excellent safety
:56:09. > :56:22.
:56:22. > :56:32.He played it slowly, he could not At the moment, Judd is calling the
:56:32. > :56:32.
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:57:28. > :57:38.That is just beautifully played. That was unfortunate. Judd raised
:57:38. > :57:52.
:57:52. > :58:02.his eyebrows as if to say, that If he leaves any angle on the black
:58:02. > :58:13.
:58:13. > :58:20.he will not be able to play for the The one thing you have got to do,
:58:20. > :58:30.of course, it is pot the red. He has got away with it but he will be
:58:30. > :58:41.
:58:41. > :58:51.snookered the next time he comes to This is not difficult for Ronnie to
:58:51. > :58:56.
:58:56. > :59:00.live on the bottom red. He should He would want to get in between the
:59:00. > :59:10.red and the cushion. He has to use the spider because he cannot reach
:59:10. > :59:15.
:59:15. > :59:25.He could not have played it better. The initiative is now back with
:59:25. > :59:38.
:59:38. > :59:43.Judd. This is a very important That was a poor effort. 14 points
:59:43. > :59:53.behind, the laughing Judd needs is the pink to go safe on the side
:59:53. > :00:06.
:00:06. > :00:16.I remember Jimmy White used to do a lot of that. No concentration. He
:00:16. > :00:48.
:00:48. > :00:58.should have had the upper hand, but not know if this red in the middle
:00:58. > :00:58.
:00:58. > :01:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:01:50. > :01:55.difficult sometimes to judge the effect of the side. He did get the
:01:55. > :02:05.snooker but Judd will be pleased with that. He was able to swerve it
:02:05. > :02:34.
:02:34. > :02:44.around. The black has blocked the might have to be a bit of hit and
:02:44. > :02:48.
:02:48. > :02:58.hope. An automatic miss if he does not hit it. He has to make sure he
:02:58. > :03:10.
:03:10. > :03:20.hits the red. 14 points behind so a chance for his opponent but it is
:03:20. > :03:20.
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:04:01. > :04:11.not have a bad cue ball. It could be wonderful. A tough spot. -- pot. He
:04:11. > :04:11.
:04:11. > :05:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:05:14. > :05:17.safeties which forced a mistake in running very well this morning. The
:05:17. > :05:24.players have had a few kicks. I do not think the players have been too
:05:24. > :05:31.happy. I did the first session of Ricky Walden and Barry Hawkins last
:05:31. > :05:38.night. Willie Thorne thought the table played dreadfully. I do not
:05:38. > :05:43.know why it should red. It is not in but Ronnie is not all that. A very,
:05:43. > :05:52.very interesting frame. Ronnie having the edge in the safety
:05:52. > :05:57.exchange which puts him in front once again. It is now 6-5.
:05:57. > :06:05.When you get near the end of a frame and there are only a few reds left,
:06:05. > :06:11.safety then becomes so important. We just saw a few examples from Ronnie.
:06:11. > :06:15.It is incredible that he puts so much thought into the shot. He
:06:15. > :06:22.controls the side there to get off the two cushions for the brown and
:06:22. > :06:25.yellow. Judd just seems happy to get the cue ball but Ronnie is looking
:06:25. > :06:30.for the toughest place on the table two make it really awkward for Judd
:06:30. > :06:37.Trump. This was the shot that finally won him the frame. Gain,
:06:37. > :06:45.control of the side of two cushions perfectly. Of course, when you are
:06:45. > :06:48.in that position, it is almost impossible. Judd did not hit it that
:06:48. > :06:54.hard and was hoping to catch the red thinner and send the cue ball back
:06:54. > :07:03.up the table but he caught it thick. It was not an easy pot but
:07:03. > :07:12.Ronnie made light of it. This match is living up to all the billing.
:07:12. > :07:22.There will be a mid-session interval after this frame. Will Ronnie have a
:07:22. > :07:22.
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:08:06. > :08:16.frame advantage or will we be all ball. He could play the green here
:08:16. > :08:26.
:08:26. > :08:36.and going to the cluster with pace. pack because he could tie up the
:08:36. > :09:06.
:09:06. > :09:16.so he chose to go into the reds because he might not get a better
:09:16. > :09:16.
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:10:07. > :10:17.chance. It is not an easy chance is back, he may not be on one of the
:10:17. > :10:17.
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:11:21. > :11:26.reds. He probably wanted to screw baulk cushion, hitting thin enough
:11:26. > :11:36.-- hit it thin enough, then he can get back to the old and after a
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:12:51. > :12:55.the right corner. But such a tough know whether to use the green is the
:12:55. > :13:03.blocker or leave the red thin. He tried to use the brown and did not
:13:03. > :13:13.get it. You do not have to leave Judd Trump much of an opportunity.
:13:13. > :13:13.
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:13:59. > :14:09.That was a tremendous opening red. more awkward. You have to keep
:14:09. > :14:09.
:14:09. > :15:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:15:46. > :15:56.finding angles on the colours to get know if he can get enough check side
:15:56. > :16:05.
:16:05. > :16:15.enough. A disappointing end to this chance if he does not find a pot
:16:15. > :16:50.
:16:50. > :17:00.you do not want it hanging in the jaws! To close if you are going to
:17:00. > :17:00.
:17:00. > :18:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:18:47. > :18:57.frame-winning chance when he came to way but do not let it get to you. It
:18:57. > :19:10.
:19:11. > :19:20.smiling in this match. More than I have seen in the past. It might be
:19:21. > :19:21.
:19:21. > :20:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:20:25. > :20:35.the pressure of the situation. We do could have finished adjacent to the
:20:35. > :20:35.
:20:35. > :21:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:21:47. > :21:51.middle but fled wind Fairplay. -- though he's not happy the contact.
:21:51. > :22:01.If he's getting lots of kicks, he possibly needs to get the cue ball
:22:01. > :22:10.
:22:10. > :22:18.cleaned before playing follow heavy contact and he was not on the
:22:18. > :22:28.black as he wanted affected him. That was not a tough black vote. His
:22:28. > :22:28.
:22:28. > :24:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:24:10. > :24:17.the shots make. Judd played a poor positional shot. He is definitely
:24:17. > :24:27.edgier this morning. It seems every time he plays a shot he is jumping
:24:27. > :24:27.
:24:27. > :25:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:25:43. > :25:53.of the morning but that will not bother Judd Trump. It has been very
:25:53. > :25:56.
:25:56. > :26:00.tense out there. He is hanging on to Ronnie's shirt tails. He needs to
:26:00. > :26:10.stay with Ronnie. That is what we all agree he needs to do. Do not
:26:10. > :26:17.
:26:18. > :26:24.mid-session interval. They are still all square. A frame again that could
:26:24. > :26:27.have gone either way but Judd Trump levels. It is 6-6.
:26:27. > :26:31.There is nothing between those two players. Interesting they may be two
:26:31. > :26:35.of the best players on the planet but a funeral is out there in the
:26:35. > :26:40.Crucible Theatre. You're on the mid-session interval and we will
:26:40. > :26:43.join them shortly. In the meantime, the best of the other semi-final
:26:43. > :26:47.between Ricky Walden and Barry Hawkins. That semi-final got under
:26:47. > :26:55.way last night in the first session. Walden has a good record against the
:26:55. > :27:05.man who sent Mark Selby and Ding Junhui packing. We join it in frame
:27:05. > :27:19.
:27:19. > :27:23.the baulk cushion, you can see how far he has gone to hit that. Just
:27:23. > :27:27.not getting through the ball. It looks like the table is playing very
:27:27. > :27:37.slow. I just think they are not getting through the ball and not
:27:37. > :27:51.
:27:52. > :28:01.getting top spin or back spin when heart of the pocket. It seemed to
:28:02. > :28:06.
:28:06. > :28:16.have some bounce when the cue ball cannon to hold the cue ball.
:28:16. > :28:17.
:28:17. > :29:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:29:29. > :29:39.that yellows had to force an angle. He is OK. He will have to use the
:29:39. > :29:39.
:29:39. > :30:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:30:30. > :30:40.rest. He will be at full stretch Just looking at if the pink is
:30:40. > :31:10.
:31:10. > :31:20.And another kick. This table has not played that well to be honest
:31:20. > :31:21.
:31:21. > :31:27.I do not think it knocked him out of position, but it left the cue
:31:28. > :31:37.ball a little bit close to the side cushion. More than he would have
:31:38. > :31:48.
:31:48. > :31:58.That was OK. This could be the key shot to this for him. -- to this
:31:58. > :32:28.
:32:28. > :32:36.He may have to play the semi-final is little bit more open than he had
:32:36. > :32:46.thought. Once again, the table seems to be playing slightly slower
:32:46. > :33:01.
:33:01. > :33:11.Inch-perfect on the blue. This will put him 52 points in front with
:33:11. > :33:24.
:33:24. > :33:34.Just the red, red and a colour. Ricky Walden has already made a
:33:34. > :33:37.
:33:37. > :33:47.wonderful break of 105. Chance for Four wonderful screams this evening,
:33:47. > :33:59.
:33:59. > :34:09.and two shockers. -- wonderful He is just checking that one of the
:34:09. > :34:28.
:34:28. > :34:36.That is what he was worried about us. I do not think he is on the red
:34:36. > :34:46.next to the black. They do not think he can see enough of this red.
:34:46. > :35:18.
:35:18. > :35:26.An excellent break, it really well played. When you consider what
:35:26. > :35:32.happened in the two previous frames, this is a wonderful display. Quite
:35:32. > :35:42.a shock to the system for Barry Hawkins. I am sure he felt he was
:35:42. > :35:57.
:35:57. > :36:07.An excellent break. He struggled a little bit in the previous two
:36:07. > :36:08.
:36:08. > :36:18.And that was his fifth century break of the tournament so far.
:36:18. > :36:22.
:36:22. > :36:30.Back into the next frame and he is He did not really play the pot
:36:30. > :36:40.there. He was hoping to hit the red off the top cushion. He has
:36:40. > :36:55.
:36:55. > :37:02.Nothing that is have difficult has been plotted here. Barry had a
:37:02. > :37:12.chance, and now this is a chance for Ricky Walden. This is an
:37:12. > :37:12.
:37:12. > :37:17.important frame, as they all are. If Rickie can win this, he will
:37:17. > :37:27.know at the end of this session he will have at least a two frame
:37:27. > :37:37.
:37:37. > :37:47.He has got an angle to play the run-through, but he needs to play
:37:47. > :37:50.
:37:50. > :37:59.this well. Plenty of top, plenty of He played it well, at played it
:37:59. > :38:09.perfectly, in fact. He does not have to do much with this red to
:38:09. > :38:12.
:38:12. > :38:20.It is all about the position from black to yellow. The black will put
:38:20. > :38:30.him three points in front. Now looking for yellow, green, brown
:38:30. > :38:56.
:38:56. > :39:03.and blue. Good shot, lots of top He made a marvellous break in the
:39:03. > :39:08.last frame, but this one could have gone up either way. Barry Hawkins
:39:08. > :39:18.certainly missed a chance to put the red in the corner. Just this
:39:18. > :39:27.
:39:27. > :39:32.The pink is a four-mile -- is a formality, and this frame is over.
:39:32. > :39:40.Barry Hawkins leaving the arena trying to build himself up for the
:39:40. > :39:49.next frame. Then Ricky Walden took the final frame of the session to
:39:49. > :39:56.lead 6-2 overnight. They resume at 2:30pm so. We will be showing it in
:39:56. > :40:02.our programme later this afternoon. Stephen Hendry is commentating,
:40:02. > :40:11.they run a mid-session interval. Let's reflect on Ricky Walden
:40:11. > :40:17.versus Barry Hawkins. Barry has it all to do. Yes. Sometimes you try
:40:17. > :40:24.to win each session and treat it as a mini match. But he needs to win
:40:25. > :40:32.the first two or three frames. asked him this morning if he was
:40:32. > :40:38.happy, but he said he was a little bit scrappy last night. It is down
:40:38. > :40:43.to nerves. Barry took a long time to settle, he looked very nervous
:40:43. > :40:49.and was not able to play his natural game. Ricky Walden scored
:40:49. > :40:59.much heavier. With the greatest respect to players Rickie has been
:40:59. > :40:59.
:40:59. > :41:05.along the way, Barry has beaten Mark Selby and other big players.
:41:05. > :41:12.Will that have an effect? anything, he should draw confidence
:41:12. > :41:17.from that. He should feel, I am here on merit, I have had these
:41:17. > :41:22.great results. The start of recession is so important. The last
:41:22. > :41:26.thing you want to do is be chasing. They might be two of the best
:41:26. > :41:33.players on the planet, but there are some nerves are out there this
:41:33. > :41:38.morning between Ronnie and Judd. Both of them were making the States.
:41:38. > :41:42.Ronnie making positional play mistakes, it was not a great
:41:42. > :41:50.standard. There is a lot of tension out there, they have a lot of
:41:50. > :41:58.respect for each other. Good stuff. The players are due back to the
:41:58. > :42:08.Crucible in a few minutes. We are going to have a little bit of fun.
:42:08. > :42:09.
:42:09. > :42:13.We are going to hear some My name is James Howard. I have
:42:13. > :42:19.been doing impressions of lots of different people and I am at the
:42:19. > :42:29.Crucible doing some of the pundits. Wandering around and seeing famous
:42:29. > :42:33.
:42:33. > :42:43.This is what I call a really good team making opportunity. The
:42:43. > :42:49.biscuits are open, and the white is in play. First of all, let's drop
:42:49. > :42:56.the Browning, deadweight. We're playing in an area, we do not have
:42:56. > :43:02.to be too precise. I will bring the water it into play. We must stand
:43:02. > :43:09.nice and still on this shot. Bringing that the water in, making
:43:09. > :43:14.sure we finish top side of the Cup. We will bring the teaspoon into
:43:14. > :43:22.play. A little bit of value of having it cleaned just to avoid
:43:22. > :43:26.heavy contact. A little bit of left hand side required here. That looks
:43:26. > :43:36.good. I will have to really forced through the brown to develop the
:43:36. > :43:37.
:43:37. > :43:43.shot. This will require a bit of cue power. That looks good. I can
:43:43. > :43:50.drop that, anywhere on the table is fine. I have got to bring the white
:43:50. > :43:56.into play. Too thick with the white and we will get tea which is too
:43:56. > :44:03.weak and too cold on the tongue. Too thin will be too hot and
:44:03. > :44:10.potentially too strong. Just drop it in. That looks absolutely
:44:10. > :44:20.perfect. That is top draw of. In fairness, I think I might celebrate
:44:20. > :44:23.
:44:23. > :44:33.with a biscuit. Stay nice and still on here. That is perfect. Where is
:44:33. > :44:35.
:44:35. > :44:45.the biscuit going? How careless was that? So, here come the players.
:44:45. > :44:51.
:44:51. > :44:58.Judd Trump has just tweeted, tough It is a different world out there.
:44:58. > :45:08.Just out of interest, what did you do it in the mid-session interval?
:45:08. > :45:12.
:45:12. > :45:19.It is Ronnie who breaks off. Left- handed. He always explained to me
:45:19. > :45:24.he feels when he plays left-handed he gets more side on the ball. He
:45:25. > :45:34.played that a little bit too thin. The cue ball is not close to the
:45:35. > :45:49.
:45:49. > :45:59.No pot was left. His safety was a little bit too thin, so no real
:45:59. > :46:00.
:46:00. > :46:10.He is having a look to see if there are any plants to the right hand
:46:10. > :46:28.
:46:28. > :46:36.If one did go towards the corner, he did not hit it well, it hit the
:46:36. > :46:46.blue. The first chance for Judd Trump. Much too thin, which is why
:46:46. > :46:49.
:46:49. > :46:55.The problem Judd has here, and easy enough pot, it is just judging the
:46:55. > :47:05.line of the cue ball. He could play with pace and career into the reds,
:47:05. > :47:08.
:47:08. > :47:18.or play with a little left hand He found a gap there that he did
:47:18. > :47:20.
:47:20. > :47:30.not expect. And he has finished on He has purposely try to go into the
:47:30. > :47:33.
:47:33. > :47:43.The obvious shot here is to come off the baulk cushion first and
:47:43. > :47:46.
:47:46. > :47:52.He decided to not come off the baulk cushion. I do not understand
:47:52. > :48:02.why he did not concentrate all out there for the snooker. That was
:48:02. > :48:40.
:48:40. > :48:50.A good, solid pot. This time he is Yes, he played positively. No
:48:50. > :49:00.
:49:00. > :49:10.That looked pretty good, although it pulled up Al little bit sharp. -
:49:10. > :49:16.
:49:16. > :49:24.Handy to get the blue back on that spot. He still needs a precise
:49:24. > :49:34.positional shot here. He has got to come down the right-hand side of
:49:34. > :49:41.
:49:41. > :49:51.I think the red immediately to the right of the pink is available to
:49:51. > :50:14.
:50:14. > :50:24.I presume the pink spot is He is still in the open, so no
:50:24. > :50:25.
:50:25. > :50:30.problem. He would have been aware it would not hide the black up. If
:50:30. > :50:40.you was to play the black here, that would go up to the blue spot,
:50:40. > :50:47.
:50:47. > :50:57.This is a decent chance, can he go ahead for the first time in the
:50:57. > :51:17.
:51:17. > :51:25.Another tough contact there. I was speaking to Ricky Walden in the
:51:25. > :51:30.interval, he said there were a lot of kicks happening out there. Which
:51:30. > :51:40.emphasises my point, perhaps Judd should get the cue ball cleaned
:51:40. > :51:49.
:51:49. > :51:55.Once again he has jumped up. Not happy with the way the cue ball ran
:51:55. > :52:03.through there. If it keeps happening, it gets in your mind you
:52:03. > :52:08.have to give it a little bit extra. Then you run out of position.
:52:08. > :52:18.believe there is a new manufacturer of the balls this year as well.
:52:18. > :52:19.
:52:19. > :52:29.Some of the players are not happy What happened there? That was just
:52:29. > :52:49.
:52:49. > :52:55.careless. He was more interested in They were talking in the interval
:52:55. > :53:00.that Judd had been tweeting that it was tough out there. It would be
:53:00. > :53:08.interesting to know what he meant by that. It could mean a few
:53:08. > :53:15.different things. Maybe he was referring to the fact he was not
:53:15. > :53:19.happy with some of the contacts he was getting. It does not get any
:53:19. > :53:25.tougher than the semi-final of the World Championships against one of
:53:26. > :53:35.the biggest talents the game has ever produced. At this stage of the
:53:36. > :53:42.
:53:42. > :53:52.World Championship it is meant to He has lost the cue ball there. He
:53:52. > :54:07.
:54:07. > :54:17.was hoping for a thicker cannon on He will be disappointed it came to
:54:17. > :54:34.
:54:34. > :54:40.a premature end. But that looks He has got a 23 point lead, but he
:54:40. > :54:50.will know that is nowhere near enough. Really, the only safe red
:54:50. > :54:50.
:54:50. > :55:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:55:33. > :55:43.on the table is the one he has to Just the wrong side of the green,
:55:43. > :55:46.
:55:46. > :55:56.It looks as though he could play the red above the blue into the
:55:56. > :56:07.
:56:07. > :56:17.He missed the pot. But he will be quite pleased at where the cue ball
:56:17. > :56:42.
:56:42. > :56:52.More or less forced into that. He did well to avoid a kiss on the
:56:52. > :56:52.
:56:52. > :57:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:57:40. > :57:50.right hand side of the table. He That Pinker puts him 11 points
:57:50. > :58:23.
:58:23. > :58:29.It is unbelievably tense here at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.