:00:46. > :00:56.You take one afternoon off and there is a high-profile casualty in the
:00:56. > :01:09.
:01:09. > :01:15.first round of the snooker neither did John Higgins. Look at
:01:15. > :01:22.the disgust on his face. It is not like Mark to miss vital parts like
:01:22. > :01:26.that. I think they have played cruelly all season. Williams has
:01:26. > :01:30.been poor, what I have seen of him. For those too, I'm not saying it is
:01:30. > :01:34.the end of the career, but perhaps it is a crossroads to decide what
:01:34. > :01:39.they're going to do, whether they continue to play as many tournaments
:01:39. > :01:42.and how they dedicate the rest of their career to playing snooker,
:01:42. > :01:50.because it becomes difficult when you're no longer beating the players
:01:50. > :01:56.you expect to beat. If you start missing, it is in your mind. All the
:01:56. > :02:02.years, you have previous, and eventually, having played thousands
:02:02. > :02:12.of times, you do not feel as confident as you did 20 years ago
:02:12. > :02:14.
:02:14. > :02:19.because you had so much previous all the PDC events running up
:02:19. > :02:26.against these players. They're going out there, playing their natural
:02:26. > :02:34.game. Nobody expected them all to lose, but also the young players
:02:34. > :02:39.know this, even if they're not young, they are playing these top
:02:39. > :02:46.players more often than they used to. At one time somebody would come
:02:46. > :02:49.to the Crucible for the first time, it is not like that. I watch people
:02:49. > :02:55.like Mark Allen, it seems to me if there are not potting balls and
:02:56. > :03:02.making big breaks, they do not get the urge to go to plan B and mix it
:03:02. > :03:11.up, and just get a result by any other means, if you like. It is very
:03:11. > :03:13.1-dimensional. They have always been vulnerable in the first round, and
:03:13. > :03:17.these qualifiers are match fit because they place at snooker these
:03:18. > :03:21.days. That is why I don't think they are under pressure like they used to
:03:22. > :03:31.be. We used to talk about the Crucible nerves, they're just not
:03:32. > :03:37.
:03:37. > :03:43.the end he was too strong. I lost my rhythm a bit through the match,
:03:43. > :03:49.through the session. I put that down to Robertpos-mac performance for
:03:49. > :03:55.putting me under pressure. It is always difficult in the first round.
:03:55. > :03:59.I am never comfortable until I can play best of 25. The top seeds put a
:03:59. > :04:02.hell of an old -- but a lot of importance on getting through the
:04:02. > :04:07.first round, building it up into this banana skin, but it is not
:04:07. > :04:13.really. It is just the first round. We all speak about getting into
:04:13. > :04:17.second and relaxing, you are still playing the best of 19, more frames
:04:17. > :04:26.than any other tournament apart from the final. There is enough time to
:04:26. > :04:32.beat a player you should beat. is who we are left with, on
:04:32. > :04:42.Saturday, Ronnie O'Sullivan up against Ali Carter. Stuart Bingham
:04:42. > :05:02.
:05:02. > :05:07.against Mark Davis. Shaun Murphy the first week, are you surprised so
:05:07. > :05:11.many big names have dropped out? Yes and no, we know the standards of the
:05:11. > :05:15.qualifiers is very high. This is the biggest rudiment of the season, you
:05:15. > :05:20.would think the big players would be up for it. A few players left in the
:05:20. > :05:24.event secretly rubbing their hands. Absolutely, you cannot help but be
:05:24. > :05:27.excited if they are out. It is dangerous to look forward. One
:05:27. > :05:34.player who has upped this tournament, even though it is
:05:34. > :05:38.serious, Dechawat Poomjaeng. It is great. Obviously everyone is very
:05:38. > :05:42.serious but it is good to see somebody who enjoys himself. What a
:05:42. > :05:48.great storyline, he wants to earn enough from snooker to open a corner
:05:48. > :05:55.shop in Thailand. Fabulous. From two people who did not release mail that
:05:55. > :06:01.much, he has done a lot. He has a lot to do but we wish him well.
:06:01. > :06:04.wish him well as well. In addition to seeing the top female
:06:04. > :06:08.professionals -- top male professionals, we have four of the
:06:08. > :06:12.top female professionals. It is ladies day in Sheffield, and we are
:06:12. > :06:17.all in little shades of purple to support ladies day. These women have
:06:17. > :06:21.come here to raise awareness of world Snookerpos-mac official
:06:21. > :06:24.charity, hospice for children in Sheffield. They are doing a
:06:24. > :06:33.brilliant job and we look forward to chatting to them and seeing their
:06:33. > :06:36.progress this afternoon. Let's see what else is on the agenda today.
:06:36. > :06:39.Shaun Murphy has not got beyond round two for the last couple of
:06:39. > :06:44.years, but it has put him in front against Graeme Dott. The second
:06:44. > :06:48.session to come. Mark Selby looks to avenge his defeat here last year at
:06:48. > :06:55.the hands of Barry Hawkins. We will see their opening exchanges. The
:06:55. > :07:05.live action today features the dazzling box office talents of Judd
:07:05. > :07:11.
:07:11. > :07:20.Trump. We will be keeping an affectionate eye on the new
:07:20. > :07:30.qualifier from Thailand. He is behind by seven to one. My play from
:07:30. > :07:31.
:07:31. > :07:37.2:30pm, -- life play from 2:30pm, but we can catch up now. On the ten
:07:37. > :07:47.o'clock shift, Graeme Dott. He was on the spot in his match and in this
:07:47. > :07:58.
:07:58. > :08:04.probably the biggest myth in snooker. I must be one of the
:08:05. > :08:11.quickest players on tour. I still get pigeonholed as playing slowly. I
:08:11. > :08:20.think only Ronnie and Judd Trump play quicker than me. I do not win
:08:20. > :08:23.well. I have won tournaments only twice in my career but I am not a
:08:23. > :08:29.proven winner. One of those tournaments was in China so it
:08:29. > :08:33.contradicts that I don't travel well. That is probably true. If it
:08:33. > :08:43.probably was not for the world championships I do not know where I
:08:43. > :08:50.
:08:50. > :08:54.would be. I seem to play well there. biggest one who is against 128 but
:08:54. > :09:04.it is not because I am scared. The best players will come through no
:09:04. > :09:14.
:09:14. > :09:24.It has been the same for years. I am used to that. I do not know, I would
:09:24. > :09:42.
:09:42. > :09:48.who can be completely emotionless, got hunger to win more. I have been
:09:48. > :09:58.in three finals, there is lots of good players who have never been to
:09:58. > :10:02.
:10:02. > :10:12.session, Graeme Dott was not at the races. He missed for blacks off the
:10:12. > :10:15.
:10:15. > :10:21.spot. Look at this, this morning. He came back with 62 in set number ten.
:10:21. > :10:25.It was only part of the story, because Graeme Dott was afflicted by
:10:25. > :10:30.some belting static electricity shocks. It could be from the XS
:10:30. > :10:37.energy generated in the arena last night, we do not know, but he is
:10:37. > :10:40.playing with leather soled shoes, wore the same period the day, but
:10:40. > :10:46.decidedly uneasy about touching the table. Every couple of shots, he
:10:46. > :10:50.would get a shock. They retired early for the interval, and an
:10:50. > :10:54.official began spraying the carpet with water to prevent a build-up of
:10:54. > :11:01.static. As if we have not had enough shocks already here in Sheffield, we
:11:01. > :11:06.get a few more from the carpet. Back we go, no further incidents after,
:11:06. > :11:16.and Graeme Dott decidedly more comfortable. He won the 12th frame.
:11:16. > :11:16.
:11:16. > :13:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 149 seconds
:13:46. > :13:53.roll the pink and get onto the right of the pack, into the corner. He
:13:53. > :14:03.will need to go for the blue off the next red. An excellent shot. Well
:14:03. > :14:03.
:14:03. > :15:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 149 seconds
:15:24. > :15:27.choice, into the side of the pack below the pink. Well played. He was
:15:27. > :15:32.unlucky, he was an inch away from hitting the Reds only and not the
:15:32. > :15:42.pink. When we sure this again he manages to catch the pink first. --
:15:42. > :15:42.
:15:42. > :17:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 149 seconds
:17:27. > :17:33.pink as well. This is a good break He has done very well this morning,
:17:33. > :17:38.helped by a few misses from Shaun Murphy. If he wins this frame, he
:17:38. > :17:48.has four of the first five frames. Murphy cannot afford, if he is to
:17:48. > :18:03.
:18:03. > :18:07.lose possession, worse than about to three. -- 5-3. He is a very
:18:07. > :18:17.difficult man to beat, hence three Crucible finals over the past few
:18:17. > :18:43.
:18:43. > :18:51.difficult because you need to play with a bit of power here. If he gets
:18:51. > :19:01.on a colour, this is all he will need. Yes, it looks like he has got
:19:01. > :19:01.
:19:01. > :19:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 149 seconds
:19:57. > :20:07.finals since 2004, a prolific winner at the Crucible, he is proving why
:20:07. > :20:07.
:20:07. > :20:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 149 seconds
:20:54. > :21:00.he is back in this match. -- free the pocket, he will be a little
:21:00. > :21:10.disappointed with the cue ball. An excellent pot, just trying to hold
:21:10. > :21:15.
:21:15. > :21:23.it in for the black. Just ran an extra two inches. These are
:21:23. > :21:33.unmissable. You try these at home, how many times do you get them out
:21:33. > :22:04.
:22:04. > :22:14.Murphy, this could go wrong, playing into the bunch. -- the main shot for
:22:14. > :22:23.
:22:23. > :22:33.normally play it with lots of top spin. Normally, he will go right
:22:33. > :22:35.
:22:35. > :22:45.through the pack. He could play at either way. You can see the top
:22:45. > :22:51.
:22:51. > :23:01.spin, that is the normal way he look like it was on from that
:23:01. > :23:02.
:23:02. > :24:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 149 seconds
:24:38. > :24:48.got. 41 and counting, 65 in front, this is game ball. It looks like we
:24:48. > :24:48.
:24:48. > :25:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 149 seconds
:25:30. > :25:33.of the first six frames. He levelled the match at 7-7. The momentum of
:25:33. > :25:37.this match has swung around. Yesterday it was Shaun Murphy
:25:37. > :25:47.knocking in centuries and looking very good. This morning, top break
:25:47. > :26:25.
:26:25. > :26:28.of 65. He is adrift once again, this normal circumstances, you would
:26:28. > :26:38.think Murphy would win the frame from here, but this morning is not
:26:38. > :27:08.
:27:08. > :27:15.normal. This will test his into play. You can tell he is not
:27:15. > :27:25.confident. He had a chance to glance off them. Did not take that
:27:25. > :27:25.
:27:25. > :29:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 149 seconds
:29:28. > :29:38.from this red if he can. He may only more chance, he must have a nice
:29:38. > :29:47.
:29:47. > :29:52.angle on this black. He's had a Shows you how important break
:29:52. > :29:58.building is. He may feel the bottom red would pot. You suggested it may
:29:58. > :30:04.not. He has had two looks at this bottom red now. He has a slight
:30:04. > :30:13.angle on it. If it pots he can get on it from here.
:30:13. > :30:17.He has been given a chance, and he hasn't put it to bed. Yes, obviously
:30:17. > :30:22.tells us how he is feeling. He had a couple of chance, one with a red
:30:22. > :30:27.earlier, and with that red w the rest, should have really gone on to
:30:27. > :30:30.the pink into the left centre. Instead went down for the easier,
:30:30. > :30:40.played the easier shot. Got on the black.
:30:40. > :30:53.
:30:53. > :30:59.It was a timely 50 break there. 51 and smaun smaun has a chance of
:30:59. > :31:04.winning a frame. -- Shaun Murphy Shaun Murphy has a chance of winning
:31:04. > :31:08.the frame. I know it sounds strange, these two frames are more important
:31:08. > :31:18.for Shaun Murphy and Graeme Dott. At least Graeme Dott has himself back
:31:18. > :31:23.