Day 5, Part 1 Snooker: World Championship

Good morning. The 2013 championship has a new cult hero in the shape of

Dechawat Poomjaeng who won against Stephen Maguire last night

capturing the imagination of the snooker public. This morning it is

all about two of the big guns. China's Ding Junhui is taking on

Here is one for you. In ten years' time, where his Judd Trump? This is

the perfect time for young, single guy with no commitments to just

play snooker. I think he can dominate this game if he wants

because he is the only one of his age group at the moment he can just

go and play snooker. He can dominate the game for a long time.

Get your crystal ball at, ten years' time, where's Judd Trump?

ten years' time, I think he will have won the World Championship a

couple of times. I do not know if he will be world number one, I can

see him as wanting to achieve something in the game. Although he

is young, he is different to what I was, I do not think his whole life

revolves around snooker, he likes to have a good time with his mates,

I was just snooker, snooker the whole time. What about he never

fulfils his potential because there is some part of his game missing?

Having watched Judd this year, I think he has already changed his

game. I have seen him at refuse shots he would not have done a year

ago. I think he is maturing quickly. A few players have said, it is not

all about potting balls, you know? They have, I do not know who they

are! It will be interesting to see if he continues to have the same

success. If you think, I turned that down, and you get punished,

different things come into your mind. He is such a dangerous player,

I cannot see him at not winning loads of tournaments. There is not

that many people we know about. There are not that many players of

his age group at the moment. agree, a very powerful player.

Unbelievable cue power, with little effort. He wins the frames quickly

and with no effort at all. In ten years' time we will look back and

he will have won 15, maybe 20 His ability, his skill, I have not

seen much like it. He is able to play shots that other players do

not know exists. Dominic was -- is a great player. He seems to do well

for a couple of seasons and then goes off the boil, then cover back.

-- then comes back. Dominic is different, he is unique. Dominic is

mad. He has won two tournaments. He The spaceman, he is a great player.

He has won two ranking titles. He is a clever personal as well.

Dominic is one of my favourites to watch when he is on song. He has a

great cue action, he has all the I think people underestimate him.

If you just look at him as a snooker player, he is really good.

Dominic is also one of those players who was quite happy to talk

to before he goes out. I had a chat with him at the practice table and

he said he switched off after the interval yesterday and suddenly

found himself up against it. Judd Trump needs just three frames. --

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. We have already seen it all at this

year's snooker championship. The Crucible is the place to be when it

comes to watching world-class Another great atmosphere here this

morning in Sheffield. Please welcome a first of all and man who

has turned back the clock in style to once again be here at the

Crucible. He has survived some epic matches in qualifying and he will

be trying to produce those battling instincts this morning. It is Alan

And his opponent, a player that has been the driving force for Chinese

snooker for a decade. Three titles before he even turned 20. An

adopted Yorkshireman who has lived in Sheffield for almost ten years.

The students are here to support And here on table number one,

please welcome a player with his own style on and off the table.

Hoping to create a comeback this morning, a quarter-finalist here 13

years ago, can he once again produced the magic. Please welcome

And his opponent, one of the brightest stars of the modern game.

Bald and fearless he is one of the public's favourites. He is ready

for business, so here he is. With his own brand of snooker, Judd

No walk-on music here this morning as a mark of respect to those who

lost their lives in the earthquake in China. On BBC2 it is Judd Trump

taking on Dominic Dale. A very good morning to our commentary Jule this

morning, John Virgo and Ken Doherty. Good morning, Jason, and good

morning all. What has today got in I am just looking at the statistics,

there we have the dreaded mobile Dominic Dale, his pop success was

at 46. -- pot. He has got to score a much heavier than he did

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Judd Trump doors give chances. Dominic has got to take every one

Super pot, the control was even better. He is having a look at it.

It looks like it is OK. He is also It looks like he has the angle on

As you say, unlucky. When you look at where the red has finished,

maybe that pink would have been the better of ball to play. Hard to

Dominic made Judd Trump allowed all the stops in his third round match

You mentioned the blue in the last frame, this was Dominic's reaction.

He was definitely as surprised as He is eyeing up the plant here, a

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Well played. He was just about on Kiss the other red. He did it

without kissing it. What an He has come a little bit straight

Players can get a little bit of A good red into the middle. He

He could have done with another few inches there. He will be trusting a

little bit of luck were the cue He has managed to stay on the

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That came off the cushion a bit Good shot. It is one of those were

you were just trying to force it Not a bad angle on the blue. He

Would you believe it? He is on one to the left middle, it is awkward

cueing. He could not have played it better in all honesty. A little bit

Well played, it it is in the middle I think we should have a look at

the scoreboard here, he is 52 He is just looking for A1 more red

and a colour. -- for one of more He keeps looking at it, but it is

He has decided to use the spider. The pot is easy enough, but he

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He has to swerve it slightly, that Well played. Just the start he

needed. Whenever you were trailing, particularly by three frames, the

That was a decent break. And it should be enough. Two snookers

required, it would not be the first Surprised he did not play for the

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black mayor. -- play for the black Look at those shoes. He is not

playing for the blacks, three He did play the snooker, but this

red is very close to the pocket. It Dominic certainly seems to be

Quick-fire stuff. He is now a two That brick was littered with some

really good pots to keep it going. Lots of distance between the balls,

here is another well-controlled cue ball. And this was probably the

biggest one of them all. Dropped that red cleanly into the middle

pocket. He is a very underestimated player at times, but he is a fine

player and a bit of a character as well. He always plays with a smile

Only a two-frame deficit now. has left the obligatory hass ball

You cannot keep leaving these pots when you break off. It gets to the

stage when you think that the break off is a disadvantage now.

Very difficult to keep this young man contained. In the first frame,

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he potted the black and was unlucky Just trying to open roads, and it

has just cost him perfect position on the blue. -- just trying to open

Lots of right hand side, he has made a pretty good job of it.

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A similar shot to one few shots ago. Using the pack here to bring some

more roads into play. -- some more He does not really need to play

He does not want to be tight He played that inch perfect. This

This is a really good response from 66 point lead, 67 remaining, but

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come. But we're going to see the 12 it. He has queued this absolutely

is magic. I feel a song coming on, started off well and that's the

reply from Judd Trump. He's three in front again at 7-4. People was ask

you what it takes to win the World Championship. You know, you don't

come here to find your game. Your game needs to be in good nick when

you get here and I think we saw signs there that Judd Trump's game

is in good nick. Yes, absolutely. Here are couple of pots we are going

to see as evidence of that. Very hard to contain this young man.

Here's his hand on the rail still. These type of shots are just... Food

and drink to him. He had to keep that cueball hidden all the time. As

you said, sometimes you don't hide the cueball from the break off and

then you can be at a disadvantage. He took advantage of that, Judd

of the cluster, have you seen any others do that? The first I saw was

John Spencer. Sometimes left-handers tend to break off on that side.

Righthanders go to the right-hand side of the Brown. But even a few

righthanders have broken off down the right-hand side of the table as

opposed to the left. It just depends on the player. If they feel they can

get more side spin on the cueball to get the swing off of those four

cushions. He did it very, very well. He hid behind the yellow. Not much

to play-off. Not for Dominic Dale of notch or two. 90% and above in those

sort of stats, they are the port -- the important ones. Just not good

enough at this level, Dominic. And that's why the scoreline is as it

on, Dominic. And he decided to go back up for the blue but he will now

be wishing he had decided to play for the black. The next red will be

difficult to get on. Didn't fully commit on that. And it looked as

though he could have stunned it and played for the black and not left

much. Yes, I'm surprised he didn't go for the black. It was an easier

pointing at the red. Does it go to the corner? No. He's just checking

to make certain he doesn't leave it only criticise him by virtue of the

fact that he didn't find the balk cushion. Makes the safety a very bit

just get past the pink. To flick the red, Judd. This is dangerous. He

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could knock read over the right main thing was, pot the red. As I

say, if you pop the red, you always going towards the left-hand corner

pocket. Not quite sure what he's actually seeing in these two reds.

The two reds below the pink, they are in a line to this left-hand

corner pocket. I'm not sure what he that will make Dominic -- that won't

make Dominic feel any more comfortable. He caught that much too

thick, fluked it. As I say, he finished up with a nice angle on the

green and that could be a very costly fluked as far as Dominic's

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bridge over this red into the corner really. Couldn't have worked out

nicer for him. He knew he was going left-hand side there. That's what

caused the kiss on the green. So he's going to need a good pot here

to keep this going. And he's going to be pretty precise with the

position to be on the black. He's given as well as I've seen him give

let's not forget, this all-star to do with the fluke. The one in the

remaining with just a couple of reds and colours now. And Judd will have

put this frame to bed. Just checking the scores. And this will haunt

But it's not only the fluke, is it, John? It's what you make of it at

in, he's going to score heavily. excellent shot. He is just about on

first frame he was very unlucky when he put the black in the middle and

Dominic finished on making a 59 break from it and within the frame.

-- and winning. So it does even out. At the moment, it's Judd Trump who

strides four clear and now leads 8-4. It is a cruel game. It is, as

you said. But at times you've got to green there and put the Reds around

the black to develop that break. He looks to be queueing very, very

well. He came to this tournament with some question marks over him.

But by his own standards, John, he hasn't had what he would have liked

and would call a good running for JOHN VIRGO: The last time he broke

off, all he did was leave a pot on. his chances of winning this world

title, you've just got the feeling it was a bit 1-dimensional. He's

just playing attacking snooker and not divvying... Well, I wouldn't say

his opponent respect. Maybe not giving the balls any respect.

Sometimes they can be very and he's got the ability, so what

I'm seeing from this morning is, as a player and the person. I

totally agree with you on that. I room in the final with John Higgins

a couple of years ago and pushed play a tournament early on in the

season when his all-round game was excellent. It wasn't all about

potting and breaking. And I thought, well, he's learned his lesson. But

since then I've seen him play a couple of other times in the UK

where it just seemed to be all out attack. And you can't do that and

the safety statistic. A very high percentage for Judd Trump. Dominic

Dale, you'd think would be better at the safety, is down to 84%, and that

would think you have every chance to he's left the red on here in the

left-hand corner. Now, can he run around the back of the black and pay

for the black to the opposite corner if it goes? -- play. It did go and

he played that beautifully. Dominic misjudged that. He thought he was

leaving the cueball somewhere safe It could've been worse, though. The

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blue spot is the only spot available If it doesn't, it can go on the

Dale? His hands did go into the air as if the ball had rolled off. Could

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if he wishes but still a couple angle. He tried to do so on the

black. He can play for the pink or black, a couple more reds and

colours... He would be unlucky not unlucky not to be on anything... I

think he's unlucky! -- I said he remaining, 61 in the lead. It's not

over yet, not by a long way. But I have to say, a little unlucky not to

be on an easy read to continue with. It's amazing. Probably the last time

Dominic came to the table, he was in that position. The only problem is,

here. He can't see enough of this red down near the pocket on the

left-hand side of the table to have a go at it. So he will play a safety

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This pot is on but it is not easy, be in trouble again, Dominic.

there's a lot of distance in this frame. Every time Dominic gets out

of his seat he has to go round about a result? Not certain because I

think these two balls could be made into a plant. There's enough gap at

win the two of them for it to be made. And Judd just looking for red,

colour, red to clear the frame before the midsession interval. So

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even when you think Dominic's had a this first frame but in all honesty,

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we haven't seen much of him since. and, well, it is going to be 9-4.

And Dominic's done nothing wrong, really. That yellow going in doesn't

matter. He just wanted to hit a ball! Well, Dominic can see the

funny side of it. But his chance in these World Championships are

looking very slim as the Juddernaut goes ahead 9-4.

Well, it's good to see Dominic Dale with a bit of a smile there. He's

never beaten Judd Trump. Came very close in Newport, the Welsh open,

but Judd Trump, on the looks of it, on his way to the second round. Also

looking impressive yesterday, Ding There are a lot of young players

coming to the UK. It is quite a challenge for me to win the first

world title. I am just trying to be I think players can do more things,

not just the media and sponsors, we have to do it are of course. I

practise hard. Any sport, you always improve if you practise. If

you do not practise, you do not I show more emotion than before.

Some people like it, some do not. I'd just be myself. I need to learn.

I have done better in the last few tournaments, my mind is stronger

and I want to keep like that. I'm learning from the past few years,

however play in tournaments, keeping my concentrations. I am

I do not think so. It might make for an easy round in the first or

What an achievement it would be for China if Ding Junhui was to win the

world title this year. Let's show you what happened in the match

between Ding Junhui and Alan McManus earlier today. We are into

the first frame, doing his at the table. -- Ding Junhui is at the

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This is one of those times when the shot into the pack may lead him on

He looks like he has no could himself. On the desired red,

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He has looked long and hard at it, That little treat he does where he

looks at the floor before he shoots, is that just for alignment? If it

works for him, best of luck. Alan has not had much coaching in his

career, but he works quite a bit on He almost looks down on the floor

He didn't appear to do at that time, He should be looking where he wants

the ball to go. If he is looking down, perhaps he has a few problems

This time Alan wants to free the pink spot. He will be playing into

Absolutely beautiful. Look where the two reds have gone, he split

them perfectly. Those two reds have gone right on top of the pink, that

He got a lively bounce off the cushion. It is too risky bringing

the pink into play. This is going to be hard work, the next few

I watched Alan McManus practising one day, he just kept setting balls

up on the blue spot. He kept putting them, walking up, resetting

He does a lot of solo practice up Winner of two ranking titles in his

career, the Masters at Wembley in That is a very disappointing misfit.

He really needed to impose himself there. Too much concentration on

the positional side, he had a lot of sides been there to avoid the

brown and green. But those are Obviously he thought it was a

massive pocket and it was bound to go in-off the blue. It hit the side

cushion when he played and he is as amazed as we are that it did not

Still not certain to win the frame at this visit. He could play the

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That is what he tried to do, well Well, only just. Once again I think

he was concentrating on getting the white Pass the blue spot. Somehow

or other bid got in. There had been a few of those this week. It is all

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Well, well, well. That is the That red is a more difficult shot

than the pink he missed in the last Alan McManus produces a lead. 7-3.

Alan McManus cranking up the pressure on Ding Junhui. It is now

7-52 Ding Junhui. Alan McManus has not been here for seven years, and

he is really making his opponent Ken Doherty has just nipped out of

the commentary box for a quick chat. Impressed with the Judd this

He did win in China, but he did not have a great showing at the Masters

in London and he did not have a great UK Championships. He has the

pedigree and talent to win this championship and one-day, he needs

a bit of confidence. This performance so far has been very

impressive, exactly what the doctor ordered. The fact of Dominic has

never beaten at Judd, does that play on your mind? At this stage,

and at this level, you cannot take any one for granted. You want to go

out and start with a good performance in the first round.

Dominic Dale is always a handful for anyone. But every time Judd

Trump has had a chance, he has capitalised on every mistake

Dominic made. An interesting statistic, from Judd's point of

view, his success rate is up to 91%. -- safety success rate. He is

beating Dominic in all departments and his game is really coming

together. You have been up late doing your homework! These are live

Judd Trump has just missed an It was a poor safety shot von

Dominic Dale to give him that chance. It just shows you, you can

At the point of no return, Dominic has got to take every opportunity

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otherwise his World Championship A chance to play another round and

Can he pot misread and retain position on the black? -- can he

The red in the middle of those five reds definitely pots into the left-

Nicely played, and nice angle. Still a couple of reds in open play.

If the cannon does not go according to plan, he will still be on

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That is the free and safe. I wish you luck, Dominic. And what a

moment this could be in the you're He got a kick. He is OK. You could

hear the big sigh from Dominic as He would like to leave an angle,

somewhere where the red is now. If you could pot this red and leave

the cue ball somewhere where the red tears. -- where it that red it

This is where the player's adrenalin is really rushing through

Slow down. He is OK, just drop it What sort of an angle has he got on

I am getting a bit nervous for him He has to be very precise. He

cannot be low on it, if he is, the pink will be in the way. He has to

be almost straight on it. He must This is OK, it is not too bad, but

I would like it to be straighter on the red. He can pot at this red, it

is not easy. What a shame! He was perfect on the black. That was a

greater opportunity, the frame is one, but disappointment. At least

Looks like there is a little chip As quiet as possible, please, a

I thought when he had the red with the rest, I know the nerves are

going and you want to leave every shot easy, but he could have left

the black little bit more difficult and played one of the more awkward

reds at the side. It is easy for us to say in the commentary box. I

think they're both discussing what shot should have been played.

bring you up to date with what is going on. These are live pictures

as we wait for a Judd Trump against Dominic Dale. We're going to stay

here for a Minotaur to to see if Ding Junhui can get back into this

Ding Junhui has imposed himself on Lots of Chinese students in the

Crucible today, cheering on Ding Junhui. The world No. 9, he needs

this frame, really. Alan McManus, his first Crucible appearance for

seven years. He has played really well this morning. And this

afternoon we will keep you up-to- date when Hazel is back. Plenty of