:00:40. > :00:43.Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. More live action coming up from the 2013
:00:43. > :00:49.Betfair Snooker championship. We are into the second round. It was a fine
:00:49. > :00:53.first session from Shaun Murphy. He was world champion in 2005 and takes
:00:53. > :01:03.a 6-2 lead into the second session today. Graeme Dott is also a former
:01:03. > :01:13.
:01:13. > :01:19.world champion and has it all to do It is my favourite tournament. If
:01:19. > :01:24.you can do well here, you really will love it. It is a great place to
:01:24. > :01:30.play snooker. I have not had a decent year. I have struggled with
:01:30. > :01:34.my game. I went to see my coach when I won the world championships a few
:01:34. > :01:42.weeks ago and he spotted some faults I was doing. I do feel an
:01:42. > :01:51.improvement coming on. Hopefully I can carry it on and play well. For
:01:51. > :01:54.some reason people seem to think I play slowly. I am certainly quicker
:01:54. > :02:04.than a lot of people in the game. I do not understand why I get tagged
:02:04. > :02:14.
:02:14. > :02:22.the fans take to unlike, like Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan, every
:02:22. > :02:25.bit wants to see them. That is not taking away from the tactical side.
:02:25. > :02:33.It can be an attacking match but there will be tactical stuff played
:02:33. > :02:37.as well. Shaun plays the game the right way. He is one of the
:02:37. > :02:42.favourites to win it and quite rightly so. He is very consistent.
:02:42. > :02:50.He scores heavy and attacks all the time. It will be a tough match. I'm
:02:50. > :02:58.experienced enough to know that any time I have been in the final, I
:02:58. > :03:02.have never thought about getting to the final. I'm in the second round
:03:02. > :03:08.now but it could be down to a one table situation. I will take it one
:03:08. > :03:18.day at a time. I know how well I have done and that is all that
:03:18. > :03:30.
:03:30. > :03:33.matters. Whether or not I get credit whatsoever -- I had no interest. I
:03:33. > :03:38.wrote to Father Christmas for a Commodore 64 computer because my
:03:38. > :03:43.mates at score had one. I came down that morning looking forward to
:03:43. > :03:47.seeing the computer and there was a snooker table. It was a Steve Davis
:03:47. > :03:51.snooker table. Within a few weeks I have found the local snooker club
:03:51. > :03:56.and within a few months I had made a 50 break on that little table.
:03:56. > :04:06.Then, once I got onto the big tables, when I was nine years old,
:04:06. > :04:07.
:04:07. > :04:11.it went silly then. There are not many outside influences in snooker.
:04:11. > :04:14.99% of the time you are in control of your own destiny. If you do the
:04:14. > :04:17.things you can do well enough, you will probably win or get a good
:04:17. > :04:23.result. That is what I liked about it. In other sports something like a
:04:23. > :04:27.gust of wind can call something to go wrong in golf, or a bad judge by
:04:27. > :04:33.a linesman in tennis. In snooker it is up to you. I never get all of it.
:04:33. > :04:38.It is a fascination for me, trying to master something unfavourable and
:04:38. > :04:44.trying to do something the best I can -- undertake the ball. You have
:04:44. > :04:49.to do the best you can on any given day. I do not see snooker as my
:04:49. > :04:59.job. It is what I do to earn my living but I do not look at it like
:04:59. > :05:00.
:05:00. > :05:04.a job. To do so is a mistake, I think. A job implies a good's days
:05:04. > :05:10.work. That is not the life of a sportsman. As a child I took the
:05:10. > :05:13.decision to go down the sporting week. I understood certain risks
:05:13. > :05:20.came with that. You might not get the result you want on a given day.
:05:20. > :05:27.If I wanted security, I would have not chosen this sport. It is in my
:05:27. > :05:32.blood and what I do best. Shaun Murphy has just left the
:05:32. > :05:36.practice tables. He is looking very, very focused this morning. The world
:05:36. > :05:39.number four is in fine form as well. Graeme Dott is carrying the hopes of
:05:39. > :05:45.a nation at the Championship. If he loses, it will be the first time
:05:45. > :05:48.since 1988 that has been no Scotsman in the quarter-final. That is our
:05:48. > :05:53.live match on BBC Two this morning but if you want to watch Mark Selby
:05:53. > :05:57.taking on Barry Hawkins in the all England clash then switch to the red
:05:57. > :06:02.button or look online. The players are waiting to be introduced to a
:06:02. > :06:07.full house at the Crucible Theatre. We join our MC.
:06:07. > :06:14.MC: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. What a week it has
:06:14. > :06:18.already been at the Crucible. Four world champions have gone. Some big
:06:18. > :06:25.names have exited and the drama continues in fine style this morning
:06:25. > :06:31.in front of a packed house. Please welcome first of all a player who
:06:31. > :06:36.sometimes is underrated. He has come of age in the last 18 months. He won
:06:36. > :06:41.the Australian Open at the start of the season knocking -- and knocked
:06:41. > :06:51.out Jack Lisowski in the first round. It is the eagle I'd Barry
:06:51. > :07:08.
:07:08. > :07:15.MC: And his opponent, bidding to become the fourth player to secure
:07:15. > :07:19.snooker's Triple Crown in the space of a season. He had a comfortable
:07:19. > :07:29.first round win over Matthew Selt. It is of course the Jester from
:07:29. > :07:44.
:07:44. > :07:46.MC: And table number one please welcome a player who has been in
:07:46. > :07:50.three of the last nine finals in Sheffield.
:07:50. > :07:53.The only Scot left in the tournament. This is his eighth
:07:53. > :07:57.appearance in the second round at the Crucible. He is under pressure
:07:57. > :08:07.after the first session but he has the experience to close the gap.
:08:07. > :08:24.
:08:24. > :08:30.Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome MC: And finally, a class act on and
:08:30. > :08:33.off the baize, he has clearly brought his game to the tournament
:08:33. > :08:37.knocking out Martin Gould in the first round and bidding for his
:08:37. > :08:47.sixth quarter-final. The 2005 world champion, he is the
:08:47. > :09:09.
:09:09. > :09:12.red button. But live on BBC Two, can Graeme Dott bounce back against
:09:12. > :09:17.Shaun Murphy? We cross to our commentary team with Willie Thorne
:09:17. > :09:26.and Ken Doherty. Good morning. An intriguing
:09:26. > :09:36.encounter here. Shaun Murphy against Graeme Dott. It is as in five
:09:36. > :09:57.
:09:57. > :10:07.champion against a 2006 champion. The fact he lost the first encounter
:10:07. > :10:18.
:10:18. > :10:28.puts a 9-7 behind. Shaun 's aim will be to win the session 5-3. Dott pals
:10:28. > :10:31.
:10:31. > :10:36.Mac -- got's safety shot rate is not as successful as it should be. Shaun
:10:36. > :10:43.was pretty dominant in the first session. Always has been since he
:10:43. > :10:48.won the World Championship. A regular top four player. He has
:10:48. > :10:58.every chance. The way he played yesterday in the first session, the
:10:58. > :10:58.
:10:58. > :13:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:13:09. > :13:19.breaks were high. He is cueing very through the cue ball as he would
:13:19. > :13:22.
:13:22. > :13:28.have liked. Not quite sure what he will screw back. It is awkward to
:13:28. > :13:31.get on the black here. The simple approach is to drop it into the
:13:31. > :13:41.yellow pocket. There is added pressure on that because he will
:13:41. > :14:02.
:14:02. > :14:09.anyway. He is struggling. I saw him yesterday and he missed about four
:14:09. > :14:19.or five black, uncharacteristic misses. The scoreboard tells us he
:14:19. > :14:19.
:14:19. > :15:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:15:14. > :15:21.from Graeme. Morning nerves sometimes. Everybody gets uptight at
:15:21. > :15:31.the Crucible. All three of those reds may be lacked pot in the
:15:31. > :15:46.
:15:46. > :15:56.corner. -- the reds next to the into the paint if he wants, but that
:15:56. > :16:16.
:16:16. > :16:26.could be the only choice. -- into corner. But he has covered the
:16:26. > :16:26.
:16:26. > :21:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:21:53. > :22:01.Just in time to see the break their. It is always key when you
:22:01. > :22:05.break off to find the baulk cushion. Some players think it is better to
:22:06. > :22:13.get a snooker but I think it is better on the baulk cushion to force
:22:13. > :22:23.the opponent to play a difficult safety shot. Shaun will take this
:22:23. > :22:23.
:22:23. > :24:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:24:04. > :24:14.but as yet not playing too well. He can still be on the red to the left
:24:14. > :24:14.
:24:14. > :25:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:25:08. > :25:18.players. Once you play a good positional shot, make sure you play
:25:18. > :25:47.
:25:47. > :25:57.middle of the green in the corner. The red is tight and the cushion.
:25:57. > :25:57.
:25:57. > :26:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:26:44. > :26:54.Over ten feet of distance between looks like he can get to the reds on
:26:54. > :26:55.
:26:55. > :27:05.the right-hand side. Those two reds might be a plant, that is all I can
:27:05. > :27:09.
:27:09. > :27:19.think. That is the reason he is not playing that way. None of the
:27:19. > :27:19.
:27:19. > :28:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:28:19. > :28:29.one in the middle but he made sure That was a surprise. Murphy has
:28:29. > :28:29.
:28:29. > :29:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:29:34. > :29:37.missed a few easy ones already this MOBILE PHONE RINGS
:29:37. > :29:47.REFEREE: Please can you make sure your
:29:47. > :29:47.
:29:47. > :31:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:31:12. > :31:15.Dott to win the opening two frames That was a clever example of playing
:31:15. > :31:19.a stun run through into the pack there, didn't put any bottom on
:31:19. > :31:26.there, just stunned it into the pack, which meant the white was free
:31:26. > :31:30.to push through them, and obviously, clearly a frame winning chance now.
:31:31. > :31:40.He has had two chances in the opening two frames.
:31:41. > :32:20.
:32:20. > :32:24.go in off the baulk, kissing the He managed to hit both of them and
:32:24. > :32:28.still come all right op a red. So a little bit fortunate there. Played
:32:28. > :32:36.the gap and didn't get it. But it was going to be tough on that angle
:32:36. > :32:39.was going to be tough on that angle to swing it round the baulk colours.
:32:39. > :32:47.This is the shot that could win him the frame. If he gets on a colour,
:32:47. > :32:57.will do that. will do that.
:32:57. > :33:10.
:33:10. > :33:13.That was going to be the tricky shot. The fact the yellow is safe
:33:13. > :33:17.and the red on the right hand cushion, unlikely for Shaun to
:33:17. > :33:27.clear, but he can get a bit of confidence, which is lacking at the
:33:27. > :33:38.
:33:38. > :33:48.Bringing that pink into play as well will certainly help Smurf's cause.
:33:48. > :33:51.
:33:51. > :33:57.will certainly help Smurf's cause. Certainly won't be or -- worried
:33:57. > :34:01.about the yellow on the side cushion just yet. It is on the perfect side
:34:02. > :34:05.for a right-hander. If he gets behind it, he will certainly be
:34:05. > :34:10.thinking about it, the red is closest to the right hand side
:34:10. > :34:16.cushion, near the grope. He will be working out in his mind
:34:16. > :34:20.how he will take that off the side cushion, if he is to turn this into
:34:21. > :34:27.a frame winning break. Looking at the scores. 38 points behind, so he
:34:27. > :34:31.Having a look at the angle. If he can cue this red, there is mileage
:34:31. > :34:35.in playing the canon on the red now, but a because he is bound to be on
:34:35. > :34:41.the green on the pink. I don't blame him for this shot but
:34:41. > :34:45.he has missed the canon. He is as bemused as we are, because
:34:45. > :34:50.for a player of of his class, you would have expected him to get that
:34:50. > :34:54.canon. Maybe concentrating so hard on
:34:54. > :34:59.trying to make sure he hit it off the cushion, rather than straight
:34:59. > :35:04.into, because he would have left the white on the cushion, he didn't want
:35:04. > :35:09.do that. Just roll up to the green looks as anything add good. The cut
:35:09. > :35:14.pink is not of any value. He is looking to see if he can cut the
:35:14. > :35:24.pink in, miss the blue and get close to that red. He could take the
:35:24. > :35:25.
:35:25. > :35:29.to that red. He could take the Looks like he has decided to play
:35:29. > :35:33.the cut on the ping. He has had a couple of looks at it. Yes, I mean
:35:33. > :35:37.the pink is difficult enough to pot, but certainly the points would be
:35:37. > :35:45.valuable, but... There is a natural angle, just to miss the blue, miss
:35:45. > :35:50.the black on the way down and the cue ball will certainly be coming up
:35:50. > :35:54.the way... He will get close to the red on the side cushion. He just
:35:54. > :35:59.kissed the black. That is OK, he will be delighted
:35:59. > :36:02.with the six points. Still not cueing the pink didn't go
:36:02. > :36:06.in the middle of the pocket. If he potted it in the middle of the
:36:06. > :36:16.pocket, he may have thrown wide enough to miss the kiss on the black
:36:16. > :36:16.
:36:16. > :36:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:37:00. > :37:09.I wonned e-- wonder whether Graeme been fortunate there.
:37:10. > :37:12.
:37:12. > :37:22.Could have left this red in open You could lip read there, wow, what
:37:22. > :37:25.
:37:25. > :37:33.in behind the black, he has to be careful he doesn't push the red over
:37:33. > :37:36.the corner. He has no option but to He would love to hit the second red,
:37:36. > :37:46.on the right hand side thin and play the white into baulk, but it is too
:37:46. > :37:51.Could do with a red coming on and all the cushion. That is why he
:37:51. > :37:55.played it #45rd, to maybe sure it did. Good shot this. OK the kiss is
:37:55. > :38:05.very good but he would have almost got this without the kes, so
:38:05. > :38:05.
:38:05. > :39:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:39:22. > :39:30.He got a bit of a shock there off the carpet. I am sure at home you
:39:30. > :39:34.have touched something and got a bit That is a poor safety shot. Shaun
:39:34. > :39:41.will take this on, especially if the pink pots.
:39:41. > :39:47.By the blue. I don't know whether it is exactly straight, but usual
:39:47. > :39:57.usually very very good at this kind of shot. He is not cueing too well
:39:57. > :40:03.
:40:03. > :40:07.Neither player is had a good success at the long pots.
:40:07. > :40:17.This is Graeme Dott when he came to the table. Got a little shock from
:40:17. > :40:55.
:40:55. > :41:00.We have ways of making you pot The applause tells you he had got
:41:00. > :41:06.into a position wa Murphy needs snookers.
:41:06. > :41:10.-- where. Dott has missed a few pots this morn, but luckily for --
:41:10. > :41:20.morning, luckily for im he hasn't left anything that has cost him the
:41:20. > :41:25.
:41:25. > :41:29.frame. On the other happened Shaun He made a 2 in the opening frame. --
:41:29. > :41:35.62 in the opening frame. So Graeme Dott will be pleased with his
:41:35. > :41:41.morning's work so far. He has won another one but still trail, 6-4. I
:41:41. > :41:46.Ken, I mentioned three or four of the shots shufr ufr -- Shaun Murphy
:41:46. > :41:50.missed and they are not difficult has had a couple of easy chance, you
:41:50. > :41:56.would have thought from the way he played yesterday, is the first one,
:41:56. > :42:01.he is normally quite good with the rest, that was the first one. The
:42:01. > :42:04.green was a surprise, he was a long way from that one.
:42:04. > :42:09.Relatively easy pot to the right centre.
:42:09. > :42:15.And this would certainly unsettle Shaun Murphy, normally a very good
:42:15. > :42:21.long potter as well. And he missed a straightforward
:42:21. > :42:31.canon in that frame, to take the red off the right hand side cushion,
:42:31. > :42:32.
:42:32. > :42:37.Missed his Hans to win the frame. Big target this on the right hand
:42:37. > :42:41.side cushion. Trying to knock the red out, and, that would have given
:42:41. > :42:51.him half a chance to sale the frame from that position. Yes, he looks a
:42:51. > :42:53.
:42:53. > :42:56.So Graeme Dott breaks off. Only two So Graeme Dott breaks off. Only two
:42:56. > :43:01.behind now. He is one of those players, where
:43:01. > :43:06.even if he is not playing at full strength, Graeme Dott, he can still
:43:06. > :43:13.make it difficult. He is a gritty determined character.
:43:13. > :43:23.He doesn't have to be playing at his best to whip matches.
:43:23. > :43:28.
:43:29. > :43:31.-- whip matches. -- win matches.
:43:31. > :43:35.I don't know whether Shaun is thinking about taking this red on. I
:43:35. > :43:38.don't think he can see enough of it. We will have a look from a different
:43:39. > :43:48.angle. There you see, he can't see enough of the red. Maybe he is
:43:49. > :43:50.
:43:50. > :44:00.thinking about leaving the white in bend it round the red a bit, with a
:44:00. > :44:06.
:44:06. > :44:16.Just the thin safety shot but the That is why you don't often see
:44:16. > :44:23.
:44:23. > :44:28.players play that thin safety shot because of the double kiss.
:44:28. > :44:36.He would love to play the red above the black but he is bound not to get
:44:36. > :44:41.a good kiss off the red that is He would almost have to screw the
:44:41. > :44:51.red in to get that canon. He is having a second look but the one in
:44:51. > :45:06.
:45:06. > :45:13.the baulk pocket appears to be the Excellent pot, a bit more side would
:45:13. > :45:17.First glance, I can't see, unless he plays the canon, how he can get on
:45:17. > :45:27.to the red, so he has played the canon and played it very well
:45:27. > :45:27.
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:46:33. > :46:36.Hopefully bring the pink into play. With the fact the blue is not on its
:46:36. > :46:43.spot. He may have to hit this harder than he would do normally.
:46:43. > :46:47.Try and get on to a possibility baulk colour.
:46:47. > :46:51.Yes, that was the problem f the blue is on its spot he can play it a lot
:46:51. > :47:01.slower. Sniesm snie. R if he is not on the
:47:01. > :47:20.
:47:20. > :47:24.blue, it could be the end of the The red next to the pink pots, how
:47:24. > :47:28.well has he played that? Once again, to flip off the pack and bring
:47:28. > :47:33.another red into play and be nicely on the black.
:47:33. > :47:37.He is looking to see if he can bring the pink into play, but he looks to
:47:37. > :47:42.have a perfect angle to run through. He does, but he could also, I am
:47:42. > :47:47.thinking, he got down to shaped up as if he was going to screw it in
:47:47. > :47:54.and the reason he would do that is he would bring more reds into play,
:47:54. > :47:59.using a bit more force, but... He could drop off the reds. The only
:47:59. > :48:02.problem is I don't think he is going to bring too many into play, playing
:48:02. > :48:07.it this way. That is the problem, you see, unless you were low on the
:48:07. > :48:17.black or high on the black, he wasn't bringing any reds into play
:48:17. > :48:24.
:48:24. > :48:30.At first glance there doesn't appear to be any red available on this. He
:48:30. > :48:40.has another black. Think Shaun has been round the table, putting a few
:48:40. > :48:42.
:48:42. > :48:52.Once again, we see for the second time this morning Graeme getting a
:48:52. > :48:57.
:48:57. > :49:07.Tell you what, it is a shock to Shaun Murphy at the moment, the way
:49:07. > :49:12.he started off in this opening session.
:49:12. > :49:22.He hit the wrong red there, but he won't mind.
:49:22. > :49:27.
:49:27. > :49:37.has hit the first red, that is a flew, but... He wouldn't have
:49:37. > :49:38.
:49:38. > :49:42.finished on the cushion if he potted Once again the way things are going,
:49:42. > :49:46.everything is awkward with Smurf. If gets the black he is on the red. The
:49:46. > :49:56.fact he missed it thin, kissed the, the edge of the pack on the pink and
:49:56. > :50:08.
:50:08. > :50:18.He will be pleased to have seen him miss.
:50:18. > :50:34.
:50:34. > :50:39.He is going to open up a few reds, he needs to cover everything up
:50:39. > :50:49.because he knows Shaun will have a go if he can see it.
:50:49. > :50:53.
:50:53. > :51:03.Can he get through to this red? I Having a close look at this red, we
:51:03. > :51:18.
:51:18. > :51:25.can see from our camera angle there, That was a nice shot. A lovely kiss,
:51:25. > :51:30.on the red and pink coming up. on the red and pink coming up.
:51:30. > :51:33.Have a look at this again. Good pot. Nice kiss on the red. Stopped the
:51:33. > :51:38.cue ball in the middle of the table. A good opportunity for Shaun Murphy.
:51:38. > :51:41.That is the beauty of the top players, we showed the montage of
:51:41. > :51:46.misses from Shaun Murphy but he is one of the players that without have
:51:46. > :51:54.put to the back of his mind his miss, he still plays the right shot
:51:54. > :51:58.at the right time. Yes, immediately taking the
:51:58. > :52:08.opportunity to take that red away fr t the right hand side cushion,
:52:08. > :52:14.
:52:14. > :52:23.because he knows... He is going to Good opportunity now for Shaun
:52:23. > :52:28.Yes, yellow to the two fleerdsest the pink is no problem. He will be
:52:28. > :52:32.able to get on to the black, you would expect him to, under normal
:52:32. > :52:36.sish, you would expect him to win the frame from here but I am not
:52:37. > :52:46.sure he is totally settled. But there is no reason why he shouldn't
:52:47. > :52:52.
:52:52. > :52:56.clear most of these from here. Just looking, the only sort of half
:52:56. > :53:06.difficult red is the red that is tight, when he is potting this red.
:53:06. > :53:06.
:53:07. > :53:16.That maybe a saving grace for Graeme Dott.
:53:17. > :53:33.
:53:33. > :53:43.-- that may be a saving grace for It will be if Miss Mind about that
:53:43. > :54:22.
:54:22. > :54:26.red on the top cushion and how he is I don't know what angle he has on
:54:26. > :54:31.the blue, if he hasn't got a great one, why not just play the yellow?
:54:31. > :54:41.He must feel he can get up for one He must feel he can get up for one
:54:41. > :54:43.
:54:43. > :54:47.He is back in the frame now, he has to kick on and win it. So three
:54:47. > :54:57.blacks three reds will put him in front. Can he get three blacks off
:54:57. > :55:08.
:55:08. > :55:14.Of course it puts him 28 in front. That is the reason I mention potting
:55:14. > :55:24.three reds, three blacks. This could three reds, three blacks. This could
:55:24. > :55:25.
:55:25. > :55:30.Oh, he has played it well. Played it very very well. This is like Shaun
:55:31. > :55:39.Murphy from the first session now. Always been a very confident player.
:55:39. > :55:43.And that is a very very good shot. Look at the score board, it will
:55:43. > :55:49.tell him he only needs red and black to put him 28 in front.
:55:50. > :55:54.If he take takes the pink he will pot the yellow.
:55:54. > :55:59.He missed a red with the rest in the opening frame. Normally quite good
:55:59. > :56:09.with the rest. Well, he has got that one, and that is, that looks like it
:56:09. > :56:20.
:56:20. > :56:25.What will put him 28 points ahead, He will have to use the, maybe the
:56:25. > :56:31.spider or the rest, I am not sure if he can get the rest round that pink
:56:31. > :56:40.there. He has to be careful here. Got into the cue ball far too much
:56:40. > :56:49.off the black. Needs the yellow to He doesn't want this yellow on, the
:56:49. > :56:54.position of the pink and blue, if Graeme could pot in yellow, he will
:56:54. > :57:04.certainly pot the yellow green and brown and get a snooker on the blue.
:57:04. > :57:37.
:57:37. > :57:40.doesn't want to risk cutting the green on the the black in case he
:57:40. > :57:45.pushes the black over the pocket or maybe in. That is why he has played
:57:45. > :57:50.maybe in. That is why he has played it up and down, a bit of side is OK.
:57:50. > :57:55.Graeme is one of the top players in the world at this kind of situation,
:57:55. > :58:05.with needed one snooker, he knows with needed one snooker, he knows
:58:05. > :58:20.
:58:20. > :58:29.It is unlucky. That could have been a full-ball snooker. I think he can
:58:29. > :58:32.just about hit the left edge of the The fact he is tight at the top
:58:33. > :58:36.cushion, it is just going to come off the side cushion. Shouldn't be
:58:36. > :58:41.any problem hitting the green, any problem hitting the green,
:58:41. > :58:50.but... Played it well. But again, if Graham can pot this
:58:50. > :58:55.green and get on the brown here... As I said earlier, an easy snooker,
:58:55. > :59:05.blue behind the pink. That was a big target. That is a
:59:05. > :59:33.
:59:33. > :59:43.good shot as well. That is an REFEREE: Foul.
:59:43. > :59:43.
:59:43. > :00:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:00:50. > :01:00.having played a poor escape. Can the Murphy. It looked like he might
:01:00. > :01:00.
:01:00. > :02:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:02:08. > :02:18.put some water on the carpet or of relief that he missed that
:02:18. > :02:18.
:02:18. > :04:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:04:29. > :04:39.case on the brown to get the white in behind the brown -- can get the
:04:39. > :04:39.
:04:39. > :05:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:05:49. > :05:59.will certainly help, knocking the a big target. Very, very easy to hit
:05:59. > :05:59.
:05:59. > :06:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:06:52. > :07:02.the green but there is still plenty green. Shaun Murphy might be about
:07:02. > :07:02.
:07:02. > :09:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:09:37. > :09:47.more relaxed. It was looking like it could go to 6-5. Then he made a nice
:09:47. > :10:00.
:10:00. > :10:08.break of 65. Now he has taken asking about the carpet. Shaun
:10:09. > :10:18.Murphy goes three clear at 7-4. Obviously, it is making a difference
:10:18. > :10:28.with Graeme Dott. Yes, a bit of static on the carpet. I think he has
:10:28. > :10:33.
:10:33. > :10:43.asked for the referee... Every time I touch the carpet I get a static
:10:43. > :10:44.
:10:44. > :10:48.shot. Yes, the static from the carpet. He is asking the assistant
:10:48. > :10:54.director and the referee to water the carpet. I am not quite sure if
:10:54. > :10:57.they can do that in the mid-session. It has not happened to any other
:10:57. > :11:07.player other than Graeme. It has not happened to Shaun all the other
:11:07. > :11:37.
:11:37. > :11:44.offputting, it has to be said. weird it is only happening to one
:11:44. > :11:51.player. I think they are leaving the auditorium for a minute. I think
:11:51. > :12:01.they will spray the carpet. Here are the stats for the match so
:12:01. > :12:17.
:12:17. > :12:27.that accrue Shaun to be leading. Graeme Dott has been struggling at
:12:27. > :12:42.
:12:42. > :12:46.this moment in time to hang on to shocks again. I cannot understand
:12:46. > :12:51.why it is happening to just one player. Maybe he has some metal on
:12:51. > :13:01.him or something in his pockets. Here is the first one. It is right
:13:01. > :13:07.on your fingertips. And then the second one, the worst one. You can
:13:07. > :13:15.see him shaking his hand there. It is when he is nearly cushion. It
:13:15. > :13:21.must be coming through the table legs. He is explaining to the crowd
:13:21. > :13:28.what is happening. Every time he finishes on the cushion, you get a
:13:28. > :13:32.shock. The referee is coming back. They might take an early interval.
:13:32. > :13:38.They will take the interval now to sort the carpet out. We are taking
:13:38. > :13:41.the interval at 7-4. We will keep you up-to-date with
:13:41. > :13:48.what is happening. Has this happened to you before? I have never seen
:13:48. > :13:51.this. They are going to water the carpet. It is quite strange that
:13:51. > :13:56.only Graeme Dott is getting the static from the table. It has not
:13:56. > :13:59.happened to Shaun Murphy all morning. Maybe it is his shoes. I
:13:59. > :14:08.think they will take a break and the interval and do something to the
:14:08. > :14:12.carpet. Very unusual. I asked if it has ever happened to him and he said
:14:12. > :14:17.no. I have not seen it at the Crucible since we started here. It
:14:17. > :14:23.is quite unusual. Maybe he has to change his shoes! Let's touch on the
:14:23. > :14:27.snooker. Just what Graeme Dott needed to get back into the match.
:14:27. > :14:34.Shaun Murphy was edgy in the opening exchanges but settled down after the
:14:34. > :14:37.last frame. Graeme Dott cut the deficit which put the pressure on
:14:37. > :14:40.Shaun Murphy but the last frame will have settled him down. They will
:14:40. > :14:45.take the interval A-frame early to sort out the issue that Graeme Dott
:14:45. > :14:49.is having. When he gets to the table, it appears there are static
:14:49. > :14:59.problems, so they will try and sort that out. On the other table Mark
:14:59. > :15:22.
:15:22. > :15:30.Selby got his second round match with being nice. Probably right. You
:15:30. > :15:38.work hard. It is hard to keep it up. I am not as fit as a lot of players
:15:38. > :15:47.on tour, to be honest. I try my best in every match. I
:15:47. > :15:54.disagree. I think it is because it is
:15:54. > :16:04.different. It is getting used to all the changes. I will not be scared.
:16:04. > :16:07.
:16:07. > :16:17.Nowhere! -- no way! You should ask my wife and son that.
:16:17. > :16:18.
:16:18. > :16:23.It is not part-time. The chances are I probably won't. It
:16:24. > :16:30.will not be through a lack of trying.
:16:30. > :16:40.Maybe not so much now. There is not much chance. Over the years I have
:16:40. > :16:44.
:16:44. > :16:50.put in the hard work. I think I probably have
:16:50. > :16:58.underachieved to be honest. Yes, I have.
:16:58. > :17:02.In the Head 2 Head it is for wins apiece with these two. Barry Hawkins
:17:02. > :17:12.will have good memories of playing Mark Selby at the Crucible from last
:17:12. > :17:23.
:17:23. > :17:33.year. Hawkins won the first frame He hit that far too thin. Mark Selby
:17:33. > :17:33.
:17:33. > :18:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:18:56. > :19:06.because it will go on the pink camera. You can see the player,
:19:06. > :19:18.
:19:18. > :19:28.of movement. His head moves around all stop he has had some changes for
:19:28. > :19:44.
:19:45. > :19:54.the better in his cue action over year. A good chance now for the
:19:55. > :20:16.
:20:17. > :20:26.triple. I suppose that adds pressure is to become world champion. It adds
:20:27. > :20:27.
:20:27. > :21:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:21:19. > :21:29.positional side of it was superb. He is capitalising on the port safety
:21:29. > :21:29.
:21:29. > :22:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:22:31. > :22:41.the first frame. He could do with a minutes in the opening frame when
:22:41. > :22:53.
:22:53. > :23:03.they were playing tactically for the you would expect after cutting
:23:03. > :23:26.
:23:26. > :23:33.looked like a fish out of water, all over the place. But he somehow finds
:23:33. > :23:43.ways to win frames. They are all good when they play really well but
:23:43. > :23:43.
:23:43. > :26:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:26:00. > :26:07.season only 35 but he has made 41 not have the same ring. I prefer the
:26:07. > :26:17.Jester from Leicester but that was some positional shot. Can you
:26:17. > :26:20.
:26:20. > :26:24.believe it! What a shame. Still, well played. It is level at 1-1
:26:24. > :26:29.frames. A great break and a good comeback
:26:29. > :26:39.from Mark Selby. We go into frame three and Mark Selby is at the
:26:39. > :26:39.
:26:39. > :27:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:27:28. > :27:38.his knowledge of angles. That was another great positional
:27:38. > :27:53.
:27:53. > :28:03.missed the black because he cut it on the thin side. And he has allowed
:28:03. > :28:10.
:28:10. > :28:20.to let the cue ball travel along the Hawkins has another chance. And the
:28:20. > :28:20.
:28:20. > :29:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:29:59. > :30:09.could be a K if he gets this blew 49 in front so this black and the
:30:09. > :30:19.
:30:19. > :30:21.easy red to follow, will enough for It is going to be a very
:30:21. > :30:25.entertaining match, both players look in fine form. They obviously
:30:25. > :30:30.know each other's games inside out, they have played on eight occasion,
:30:30. > :30:40.it is four each. So, although you would say Mark Selby was the
:30:40. > :30:40.
:30:40. > :30:46.favourite, they are pretty evenly Yes, Barry Hawkins of course is into
:30:46. > :30:52.the top 16 again, and he is, he has beaten most of the top players in
:30:52. > :30:57.the World at One time. For me, he hasn't fulfilleded his
:30:57. > :31:07.potential as yet. Ewon the Australian Open in his first major
:31:07. > :31:08.
:31:08. > :31:17.ranking event and he has had good results since then.
:31:17. > :31:27.It could be time to push on for him. Stephen Maguire and Ricky Walden
:31:27. > :31:39.
:31:39. > :31:45.It is amazing Barry has been a proeggs -- professional 17 years,
:31:45. > :31:52.you tend to forget, where did the years go?
:31:52. > :31:58.Doesn't matter about the pink. He had an earlier break of 33 and
:31:58. > :32:04.then that break of 52 was more than enough to give Barry the third frame
:32:04. > :32:10.and he leads 2-1. Is Let us show you what happens in frame four. Selby
:32:10. > :32:14.gets a break of 103 to level it, and it is now two apiece as they head
:32:14. > :32:18.into the interval. So it won't be as easy for the world number one as the
:32:18. > :32:26.world open, which Selby won by five frames to one.
:32:27. > :32:31.So it has been nip and tuck in this And we are going to now cons --
:32:31. > :32:35.concentrate on the match we have backbench showing you live, that is
:32:35. > :32:38.between Shaun Murphy and Graeme Dott. If you were watching earlier,
:32:38. > :32:44.an unusual situation, basically Graeme Dott when he was approaching
:32:44. > :32:48.the table, on a number of occasion he spoke to the reef re-saying he
:32:48. > :32:52.was getting static, what they have been doing is putting water,
:32:52. > :33:00.spraying water all over the carpet to try and reduce the possibility of
:33:00. > :33:04.Graeme Dott getting further static. Disrupting his rhythm in this match.
:33:04. > :33:07.He has played very well. Taking the first four frames. There are still
:33:07. > :33:15.five frames to play in in session and then they will come back
:33:15. > :33:21.tonight. So it is back to our taken. Anything like this happen to you
:33:21. > :33:31.Willie? Mid-session interval over, even though it was short, only three
:33:31. > :33:35.
:33:35. > :33:45.even though it was short, only three Graeme Dott was hoping for no more
:33:45. > :33:58.
:33:58. > :34:05.That was a pretty important frame that third frame.
:34:05. > :34:09.There is a picture of Graham's shoes. He doesn't have leather
:34:09. > :34:19.soles. That is maybe the reason he was getting shocks where none of the
:34:19. > :34:28.
:34:28. > :34:36.I felt he was going round the back of the black. Obviously misjudged.
:34:36. > :34:46.He is a bit bemused how he canoned into the black, there.
:34:46. > :34:46.
:34:46. > :35:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:35:29. > :35:34.this is what happened at the interval. The powers that be decided
:35:34. > :35:36.to spray the carpet, to take the stat tech out of it, and so far, so
:35:36. > :35:40.good. Remains to be seen when he finishes
:35:40. > :35:46.on the cushion, whether he gets a shock or not.
:35:46. > :35:50.Gp Yes, interesting, isn't it. To be honest since we started here, World
:35:50. > :36:00.Championships, last Saturday, we haven't seen it from any other
:36:00. > :36:01.
:36:01. > :36:05.Can't remember it ever happening to me here at the World Championships.
:36:05. > :36:10.I am not sure whether you remember any incidents where you remember a
:36:10. > :36:14.player getting a shock. I can remember it happening to me but I
:36:14. > :36:18.don't know whether it was here. It happens over the years, especially
:36:18. > :36:21.when the carpet is new but it has been down for five or six days.
:36:21. > :36:25.Hopefully it won't happen again and we can enjoy this match which is
:36:26. > :36:32.turning out to be one of the pretty high standards ones, the safety has
:36:32. > :36:41.Has to be said the potting has not been what you would expect from
:36:41. > :36:50.these two great players. That was a nice shot. Top of the
:36:50. > :36:55.table from Shaun Murphy. Similar Again, you have to be careful, when
:36:55. > :36:59.you are playing this particular safety shot. Not only the cue ball,
:36:59. > :37:04.but where the object ball is going to finish up, and he doesn't want to
:37:04. > :37:08.knock any object ball over this bottom left hand corner pocket.
:37:08. > :37:14.he does play it slightly thicker, he could kiss the red to the right of
:37:14. > :37:18.the blue there, the one that is nearest the middle pocket. That is
:37:18. > :37:23.what he had to do. As Ken mentioned, that was the problem pushing one
:37:23. > :37:29.over the corner. He has got away with it. The brown has come to his
:37:29. > :37:36.rescue. For this red, he has the red to the right of the blue, down a
:37:36. > :37:46.It looks pretty straight into this bottom right hand side pocket,
:37:46. > :37:59.
:37:59. > :38:09.He will try and bring it back to He is taking the other one on.
:38:09. > :38:33.
:38:33. > :38:37.That is amazing how poorly he hit that, he played for the red in the
:38:37. > :38:41.middle and underhit it by about a foot. The red is OK with the corner
:38:41. > :38:46.but, he needs a good shot to get back out for a colour.
:38:46. > :38:53.Where the other two reds are. He will do well to avoid contact on
:38:53. > :39:03.He will do well to avoid contact on REFEREE: Keep the noise down please.
:39:03. > :39:10.
:39:10. > :39:15.Checking to see if he can get on to He played the kiss to be on the
:39:15. > :39:20.pink, it has not happened. I can see a safety shot cop coming. The shot
:39:20. > :39:26.from green to red, he will be disappointed with that one That was
:39:26. > :39:36.very poor. He had so many options from the green. Just didn't get into
:39:36. > :39:36.
:39:36. > :41:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:41:25. > :41:27.There is not really a hiding place in baulk here, it looks like he is
:41:27. > :41:37.taking the pot on. The red in the middle. This is
:41:37. > :41:38.
:41:38. > :41:48.So, very good. Well played. Excellent pot. Probably the pot of
:41:48. > :41:48.
:41:48. > :42:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:42:35. > :42:42.Last time he played a deep grew on the -- screw on the green he didn't
:42:42. > :42:52.play it very nicely. This looks good.
:42:52. > :43:21.
:43:22. > :43:25.He would love the black on its spot Graham could have easily got on the
:43:25. > :43:28.black but you can see why he was reluctant to play it because it
:43:29. > :43:38.would have tied it up. That is why he played for the pink in the
:43:39. > :43:46.
:43:46. > :43:50.corner. He would like to get rid of conceivable Graeme could have won
:43:51. > :43:54.all four frames. He won the first two. Was 37 in front in the next
:43:54. > :44:04.frame. He let Shaun in and he has been in control in this frame, so he
:44:04. > :44:07.
:44:07. > :44:17.For Shaun Murphy fans it is good he made a lovely break of 65 to win
:44:17. > :44:25.
:44:25. > :44:29.frame flee, the last one -- three, He has good chance here.
:44:29. > :44:35.This frame as well. It is nicely in the open.
:44:35. > :44:39.Just over ran that cue ball though. Still the red just left at the black
:44:39. > :44:49.spot. I am sure pots into the bottom left hand side corn corner pocket.
:44:49. > :45:00.
:45:00. > :45:06.That is what ewill try and get on He could take the risk of going back
:45:06. > :45:16.on to the black, the black will go on to its spot and be clear in both
:45:16. > :45:17.
:45:17. > :45:21.pockets. He does have a slight He has played a good shot here, he
:45:21. > :45:31.played for the choice of pink or black. He will probably have to take
:45:31. > :45:46.
:45:46. > :45:56.He has played to find the gap between the reds. And pink for the
:45:56. > :46:03.
:46:03. > :46:07.red that is just in between the pink Good recovery that, that was a good
:46:07. > :46:17.positional shot he played at the previous visit. It is a chance to
:46:17. > :46:27.
:46:27. > :46:37.He is seeing if those two reds to the left of the pink will pot. There
:46:37. > :46:58.
:46:58. > :47:08.75 remaining, so a few reds and colours and that opens the other two
:47:08. > :47:09.
:47:09. > :47:19.This has been a really good morning session for Graeme Dott so far, wow,
:47:19. > :47:47.
:47:47. > :47:57.look at the bounce he has got off That was a wry smile from Graeme
:47:57. > :48:05.
:48:05. > :48:08.Dott, it tells you he hasn't got an Of course if he pushes the cue op
:48:08. > :48:18.the right hand side, he won't have a shot. That is why he is digging down
:48:18. > :48:19.
:48:19. > :48:29.Has he gone far enough? Is he on Body language tells us he is, so
:48:29. > :49:09.
:49:09. > :49:12.He has missed the red but looks like 64. I am not sure Shaun Murphy is
:49:12. > :49:17.coming back to the table. Barring snookers Graeme Dott has cut the
:49:17. > :49:27.deficit once more. Shaun Murphy will still lead, seven
:49:27. > :50:03.
:50:03. > :50:09.It is hard to believe the black REFEREE: Frame conceded. . Shaun
:50:09. > :50:19.Murphy stays in his seat. Graeme Dott does cut the gap again. But
:50:19. > :50:23.
:50:23. > :50:32.These two players have play played each other on five occasion, Shaun
:50:32. > :50:35.Murphy won four of them. We only played three frames intr the
:50:35. > :50:39.interval because Graeme Dott kept getting shock, this is the biggest
:50:39. > :50:44.one, it really hurt him that one. Of course he got another one on this
:50:44. > :50:49.green, here, and when he was about to play the green so he had a word
:50:49. > :50:54.sand said perhaps dewe spray water on the carpet. There is the water
:50:54. > :50:58.being put on the carpet. They took the interval after three frames,
:50:58. > :51:08.rather than the usual four. They have come back and so far Graeme has
:51:08. > :51:14.yet to have a shock in the frame Having won three of the first four
:51:14. > :51:19.frames of the morning session, Shaun Murphy has to be careful here. 6-2
:51:19. > :51:29.lead was a very good lead. He needs to get a bit more confidence again.
:51:29. > :51:49.
:51:49. > :51:59.He won frame 11 with 65, apart from, Quite a long way away from that pot.
:51:59. > :52:22.
:52:22. > :52:26.He is having a look, if he has a go Will anything pot? Should he miss
:52:26. > :52:31.it, of course, the red above the black will pot into the bottom right
:52:31. > :52:36.hand side corner pocket. Just had a look, extreme red left of the pack
:52:36. > :52:45.will pot into the centre? I don't think it does. He has a horrendous
:52:45. > :52:55.think it does. He has a horrendous Look at the red. Leave the bed of
:52:55. > :52:56.
:52:56. > :53:00.The worst thing was it took the pace out of the cue ball which slowed the
:53:00. > :53:06.red down. I am sure he felt the red was going to come away from the jaw
:53:07. > :53:11.if he hit it and he would have been There has only been two kicks in
:53:11. > :53:16.this match so far and Murphy has had them both. In saying that Graeme is
:53:16. > :53:22.having a laugh there, what a nice shot that was, he said. Does he or
:53:22. > :53:30.doesn't he? Does he take the black on, he will be bringing reds into
:53:30. > :53:39.Very dangerous isn't it. Dangerous shot. Could cost him or win him the
:53:39. > :53:47.frame. Too risky.
:53:47. > :53:50.It is always, into a blind pocket as we call it, very dangerous. It is
:53:50. > :53:59.one of those when he is playing into a blind pocket, you have to pick
:53:59. > :54:02.You end up half the time wondering what is going to happen when you hit
:54:02. > :54:07.the pack of reds without keeping your eye on the spot you played.
:54:08. > :54:13.Shaun's not, that has been the key thing for me, when we came into this
:54:13. > :54:17.session, Shaun Murphy was about three or four points in front of the
:54:17. > :54:27.safety exchange, which meant he was leading 6-2. That has changed. Dott
:54:27. > :54:31.has been outplaying him in the He has a 1% better success rate in
:54:31. > :54:35.the safety. That is something that Shaun needs to look at. We know he
:54:35. > :54:45.is one of the great break builders. There is nothing wrong in that
:54:45. > :54:45.
:54:45. > :55:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:55:51. > :56:01.Is there a gap? There is, you know. There is! A nice little kiss on the
:56:01. > :56:21.
:56:21. > :56:31.green as well. Needs a good judge of pace here, #4e
:56:31. > :56:36.
:56:36. > :56:46.he looks to have played it to He didn't really want to tie both
:56:46. > :56:46.
:56:46. > :57:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 131 seconds
:57:26. > :57:36.Sometimes we can't see how high the He has underhit this. Just got
:57:36. > :57:49.
:57:49. > :57:56.Another two inches of pace, it would He will pot this pink and leave the
:57:56. > :58:06.half-ball red, but he will have to He has played a kiss and played an
:58:06. > :58:17.
:58:17. > :58:21.What a good first session Graeme Dott has had today. This match is
:58:21. > :58:25.available op the red button, both tables are available for you to