:00:49. > :00:59.If you place a thing in the centre of your life, as simple a thing as
:00:59. > :01:02.
:01:02. > :01:09.an idea, it will be the source of fuel content. It lies within.
:01:09. > :01:17.afternoon. The Rocket re-enters the rarefied atmosphere of the Crucible
:01:17. > :01:26.once again. And today he is back out on the stage this time to face
:01:26. > :01:36.Allister Carter, who he has beaten into world finals. But yesterday we
:01:36. > :01:41.
:01:41. > :01:50.said have fond farewell to Dechawat Poomjaeng.
:01:50. > :02:00.It is Dechawat and drank! It is good fun to watch him. He is
:02:00. > :02:13.
:02:13. > :02:18.certainly a good player. -- I have been watching snooker a long
:02:18. > :02:28.time and have not seen many characters like that. I think the
:02:28. > :02:43.
:02:43. > :02:53.sport needs more of it, definitely. He reminds me a bit of Dennis
:02:53. > :02:59.
:02:59. > :03:09.Taylor. I think he will be back next year. He was really funny.
:03:09. > :03:09.
:03:09. > :03:19.We saw him applauding himself! I thought it was quite good!
:03:19. > :03:26.People come to be entertained. It is all part of the fund.
:03:26. > :03:36.It is lovely to have somebody who is such a character. Everyone seems
:03:36. > :03:38.
:03:38. > :03:43.to really warm to him. Well done. A total breath of fresh air. I have
:03:43. > :03:50.enjoyed every minute. He is a popular player and we will
:03:50. > :03:57.hopefully see him again. Well these two have certainly
:03:57. > :04:01.shared in all the fun. And he has left a great impression. People
:04:01. > :04:07.come to watch top-class entertainment in different ways.
:04:07. > :04:12.Not everyone comes just for the competition and I think that
:04:12. > :04:18.Poomjaeng just lit up the room. What a performance against Stephen
:04:18. > :04:25.Maguire. You have to pay tribute to Michael White, also a rookie. And
:04:25. > :04:31.to keep his composure was impressive. It certainly was. In
:04:31. > :04:37.the second session you think, I can take a few liberties. But he did
:04:37. > :04:42.not do any of that. While he became the first man through to the
:04:42. > :04:49.quarter-finals. Poomjaeng has gone back to Thailand to see his wife
:04:49. > :04:54.and daughter. He earned �16,000 from his Crucible debut. And he
:04:55. > :04:59.promises to be back. A little bit more news from last night. Shaun
:04:59. > :05:07.Murphy booked his place in the quarter-finals. He came through
:05:07. > :05:11.their team frames took 11 against Graeme Dott. So no Scott Best in
:05:11. > :05:17.the quarter finals apart from the referee's! What a fantastic last
:05:17. > :05:27.session they produced. Graeme Dott was brilliant as well. His shot
:05:27. > :05:28.
:05:28. > :05:34.selection. But Shaun Murphy scored heavily. A great performance.
:05:34. > :05:38.Shaun Murphy is through. We get back to the fight to get into the
:05:38. > :05:46.quarter-finals. It was meant to be Poomjaeng and Michael white playing
:05:46. > :05:51.this morning but of course Michael tidied it all up yesterday. So it
:05:51. > :05:56.was Marco Fu and Judd Trump who had the floor to themselves. This is
:05:56. > :06:06.how things stood after their first how things stood after their first
:06:06. > :06:11.
:06:11. > :06:21.He is going to hit this red. It is going to be costly if he does not.
:06:21. > :06:28.
:06:28. > :06:38.That was adventurous! One apiece. How does he get on the
:06:38. > :06:42.
:06:42. > :06:52.blue? Nearly! Nothing to choose between them.
:06:52. > :06:56.
:06:56. > :07:05.excellent pot. Judd Trump marches on. This game at the moment is
:07:05. > :07:15.looking difficult for Marco Fu. He is putting two at a time!
:07:15. > :07:22.
:07:22. > :07:32.Slowdown! Is there anything he cannot pot? This is scary snooker.
:07:32. > :07:35.
:07:35. > :07:42.Attention, all pockets. And he leads, justifiably, for me. Three
:07:42. > :07:46.centuries yesterday for Judd Trump. But how would the Hong Kong player
:07:46. > :07:56.respond this morning? The first four frames of the morning were
:07:56. > :08:00.
:08:00. > :08:10.shared. It was eight - for it to Judd Trump has to take full
:08:10. > :08:21.
:08:21. > :08:31.advantage of that. He can push on He could give himself quite an easy
:08:31. > :08:40.
:08:40. > :08:50.task this evening. He just under screwed that slightly. He is going
:08:50. > :09:02.
:09:02. > :09:10.to play the one next to the pink. Starting to miss a few also. He
:09:10. > :09:20.should have been straight on the red. He covered the possibility of
:09:20. > :09:36.
:09:36. > :09:46.a plant. He has got down, a shake of the head. He will have to cut
:09:46. > :09:47.
:09:47. > :09:57.the one into the middle pocket. The white will be going towards the
:09:57. > :10:09.
:10:09. > :10:19.He has a red over the corner pocket. He just has to roll the brown in.
:10:19. > :10:35.
:10:35. > :10:44.He has got a path through to this one. If he puts any side on the cue
:10:44. > :10:54.ball he will go into the reds near the pink. Maybe he can get the
:10:54. > :11:18.
:11:18. > :11:28.cannon. He could not, but that will If he was straighter on the blue he
:11:28. > :11:49.
:11:49. > :11:59.That was very well played. Off this red he can play the black. Just
:11:59. > :12:07.
:12:07. > :12:10.missed the kiss on the red. The downside, when the black is
:12:10. > :12:20.respotted it will not be available in the left corner. It could go
:12:20. > :12:26.
:12:26. > :12:36.wrong. If you are not sure, stand up and be certain what you are
:12:36. > :12:53.
:12:53. > :13:03.going to play. He did try and get Now he is hampered. Difficult to
:13:03. > :13:38.
:13:38. > :13:48.He almost bounced the white off the It has developed into a good
:13:48. > :14:08.
:14:08. > :14:18.opportunity. He did well to find Looks perfect to pot the black and
:14:18. > :14:52.
:14:52. > :15:02.screw back for the red in the same He took the chance. Has he gone too
:15:02. > :15:12.
:15:12. > :15:22.far? Important for Marco to go on and take the frame. Judd did miss a
:15:22. > :15:39.
:15:39. > :15:49.He is certainly still in this match. We have said often about his
:15:49. > :15:51.
:15:51. > :16:01.temperament. He was feeling down coming out of the arena. But he is
:16:01. > :16:25.
:16:25. > :16:35.Just a red and a blue. And one more red. This blue will put him 58
:16:35. > :16:59.
:16:59. > :17:09.The last time he was four frame behind he responded with a break of
:17:09. > :17:11.
:17:11. > :17:21.83. This is a response with this break. Keeping himself firmly in
:17:21. > :17:44.
:17:44. > :17:54.this match. But still a long way That 83 break he made was his
:17:54. > :18:02.
:18:02. > :18:08.highest in the match. That now becomes his highest of the match.
:18:08. > :18:18.If you support Marco Fu, he got in by Judd Trump missing. You cannot
:18:18. > :18:33.
:18:33. > :18:43.He needs a delicate little pink now to get a century break. It is
:18:43. > :18:54.
:18:54. > :19:04.there! Well done. That is the 22nd century this year at the Crucible.
:19:04. > :19:24.
:19:24. > :19:34.Well played, Marco! He has taken these very well. I am surprised
:19:34. > :19:36.
:19:36. > :19:45.Judd did not run out of the arena! And Marco Fu will also took the
:19:45. > :19:55.frame, he really has found his feet this morning. Enrico to the next. -
:19:55. > :19:59.
:19:59. > :20:09.- on we go. Judd Trump does not want to force
:20:09. > :20:37.
:20:37. > :20:42.It is a free shot now, you would have to say. It is there! He just
:20:42. > :20:52.seems to be growing in confidence with each pot. Not exactly as he
:20:52. > :20:58.
:20:58. > :21:08.wanted. Right in the centre of the pocket. That worked out very nicely
:21:08. > :21:15.
:21:15. > :21:25.indeed. He would love to get that black on its spot. That is where
:21:25. > :22:04.
:22:04. > :22:14.Has he come hard enough? The red No harm done. Still in perfect
:22:14. > :22:25.
:22:25. > :22:35.Definitely signs that the momentum is beginning to shift in favour of
:22:35. > :22:39.
:22:39. > :22:49.Marco. It is one of the toughest games to play. If your opponent is
:22:49. > :22:51.
:22:51. > :23:01.knocking them in, you have to sit and watch. And it is more than 27
:23:01. > :23:02.
:23:02. > :23:12.minutes now since Judd Trump last potted a ball. He is slightly
:23:12. > :23:20.
:23:20. > :23:30.hampered on this. But he does not When you're struggling you always
:23:30. > :23:38.
:23:38. > :23:48.seem to be hampered right old for of Paul. -- over a ball. The red at
:23:48. > :23:49.
:23:49. > :23:59.the back is available. That will open the path for another one into
:23:59. > :24:19.
:24:19. > :24:29.the opposite corner. The one at the No need to play a cannon. He is
:24:29. > :24:53.
:24:53. > :25:03.clearing paths for other reds to He has cleared the path for this
:25:03. > :25:13.
:25:13. > :25:23.red. And he is now looking in superb form. He has rode the storm.
:25:23. > :25:33.He is looking to score heavily. That is always a confidence builder
:25:33. > :25:54.
:25:54. > :26:04.When you face a deficit at the start you think, if I can win the
:26:04. > :26:08.
:26:08. > :26:18.session, that is a goal you set yourself. If he wins this frame, he
:26:18. > :26:23.
:26:23. > :26:33.is certain to have five of the eight in his pocket. 254 points he
:26:33. > :26:35.
:26:35. > :26:43.has made without reply from Judd Trump. But Judd has had one or two
:26:44. > :26:53.chances and he missed them. Marcu Fu now taking full advantage of any
:26:54. > :27:16.
:27:16. > :27:26.He has to be a little careful here. That is OK. He did not want to
:27:26. > :27:36.snooker himself on this red. A red that will get him over the winning
:27:36. > :27:46.
:27:46. > :27:56.line. The crowd here have had an entertaining session. The other
:27:56. > :28:23.
:28:23. > :28:33.Michael White off to get a bit of practice in. He did not want to
:28:33. > :28:36.
:28:36. > :28:41.risk the black. Three in a row for Marco Fu will.
:28:41. > :28:47.But Judd Trump won the last to take and nine - 7 advantage into their
:28:47. > :28:53.final session this evening. It looked as if Marco Fu was going to
:28:53. > :28:58.be swamped by Judd Trump. What kind of chance has he given himself for
:28:58. > :29:04.tonight? When he came out thinking he had to win possession which is
:29:04. > :29:11.what he has done. He had the chance to go level but you cannot look at
:29:11. > :29:15.it like that. He has got themselves back in it. What was the difference
:29:15. > :29:23.between Judd Trump of yesterday and this morning? While the player in
:29:23. > :29:29.front has got more to protect him. When you look at the way that he
:29:29. > :29:34.swatted Margot from away like a flight yesterday, just as regarded
:29:34. > :29:40.anything he was doing, it is amazing how the difference in the
:29:40. > :29:48.session can transform things. You cannot guarantee to repeat things,
:29:48. > :29:56.every session is different. Will that be 7 o'clock tonight, the next
:29:56. > :30:02.time we see them. Now we have an all Essex line-up between Ronnie
:30:02. > :30:05.O'Sullivan and Allister Carter. They have contested two out of the
:30:05. > :30:15.last five Crucible finals with Ronnie O'Sullivan prevailing each
:30:15. > :30:35.
:30:35. > :30:40.Coming to this tournament I have prepared right and put in a lot of
:30:40. > :30:45.practice. I won in Germany which was good. I feel like for the amount I
:30:45. > :30:54.have put in all year, I have probably got more than I deserved
:30:54. > :30:59.out. My disease has been bad over the last few months. I go on stream
:30:59. > :31:04.-- see my consultant every two or three weeks and they think I'm
:31:04. > :31:07.looking at another operation. I thought, it cannot be before the
:31:07. > :31:14.world championships. I want to be here and give myself the best
:31:14. > :31:17.possible chance of winning. I went to see him again two weeks ago and
:31:17. > :31:23.he said the medication is starting to work and I feel some
:31:23. > :31:27.improvement. That is just the way it goes. I love playing here. It is a
:31:27. > :31:33.proper tournament with proper snooker players and a proper format
:31:33. > :31:39.playing for proper money. How it should be! That is why it is
:31:39. > :31:42.important to me to become the world champion and do well here.
:31:42. > :31:45.Behind-the-scenes it looks like money has not picked up his cue but
:31:45. > :31:52.he is probably better prepared than all of us put together. He has been
:31:52. > :31:55.very clever. Everyone is looking at him. I am looking forward to the
:31:55. > :32:02.attention that match creates and hopefully I can do well and play
:32:02. > :32:07.well. Snooker is going through a lot of changes. I am not sure I am happy
:32:07. > :32:13.to go with those changes. Maybe if I won this tournament, that would be
:32:13. > :32:17.enough for me. Job done. So, Ali Carter is waiting backstage
:32:17. > :32:23.along with the other players. All of them this afternoon. There is Mark
:32:23. > :32:26.Selby in the background. He had a real struggle against Barry
:32:26. > :32:32.Hawkins. They have their final session to come. And we have the
:32:32. > :32:35.rocket ready for takeoff, waiting for money to appear. This record
:32:35. > :32:41.between the two of them, John and Steve, how much relevance does it
:32:41. > :32:45.have? It has to have some relevance. There is no way you can be totally
:32:45. > :32:49.confident if you Ali Carter coming against the player that has
:32:49. > :32:53.dominated you. All Ali Carter can hope for is that he has enough
:32:53. > :33:01.resolve to make another assault on the mountain. Don, if Ali Carter has
:33:01. > :33:05.a gameplan, what is it? When you get to 50, make sure you get to 70. In
:33:05. > :33:08.the first round Marcus Campbell played well and he got 50 and
:33:08. > :33:12.breakdown and Ronnie cleared up. When you get the chance for a break
:33:12. > :33:20.you have to win the frame in one visit. Everybody is present and
:33:20. > :33:24.correct. Ready for takeoff again. Here is the MC, Rob Walker.
:33:24. > :33:28.MC: Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. What an atmosphere we
:33:29. > :33:32.have at the Crucible and what a session of snooker in snore --
:33:32. > :33:36.instore at the Betfair World Snooker championship is. A rerun of the
:33:36. > :33:46.final last year and the world number one. Without any further ado it is
:33:46. > :33:58.
:33:58. > :34:01.time to get the boys on the baize. MC: Please welcome an underrated
:34:01. > :34:06.player and now firmly established among the elite.
:34:06. > :34:09.He has come of age in the last 18 months. He has won the Blackpool
:34:09. > :34:13.shootout, the Australian Open at the start of this season and is bidding
:34:13. > :34:19.for uncharted territory in his first Crucible quarter-final. Ladies and
:34:19. > :34:29.gentlemen, here is the eagle eyed Barry Hawkins.
:34:29. > :34:43.
:34:43. > :34:49.MC: And his opponent riding high in the world rankings, he has had a
:34:49. > :34:52.sublime season so far. Aiming to complete a hat-trick. The
:34:52. > :35:02.reigning UK champion, reigning Masters champion, the current world
:35:02. > :35:18.
:35:19. > :35:22.number one. He is the Jester from MC: On table number one, please
:35:22. > :35:26.welcome a player who has shown real strength of character in the last
:35:26. > :35:31.two years. The snooker fraternity is delighted
:35:31. > :35:37.to see him back to form and fitness. A superb win in Berlin this
:35:37. > :35:40.bring perhaps the best of his three ranking titles. Hoping wreak revenge
:35:40. > :35:50.for two World Championship finals, when he is flying high, he is the
:35:50. > :36:05.
:36:06. > :36:12.MC: And finally, the most naturally gifted player ever to grace the
:36:12. > :36:19.modern game. 17 years old when he won the UK
:36:19. > :36:21.title 22 years ago. In 1997 a five-minute 20 maximum break. A
:36:21. > :36:26.four-time world champion who has entertained us in fine style for two
:36:26. > :36:36.decades. This is the second stage of the relaunch of the rocket. Ronnie
:36:36. > :36:54.
:36:54. > :37:00.We will be updating you on the Selby versus Hopkins match available live
:37:00. > :37:07.online. For now, table one is our focus. It is Ken Doherty and Willie
:37:07. > :37:10.Thorne. Good afternoon everybody. The second
:37:10. > :37:20.round match everyone has been waiting for. Ronnie O'Sullivan
:37:20. > :37:24.having one of his first matches. Everyone wondering how he will play.
:37:24. > :37:29.His long game was not quite as sharp as it needs to be in the first
:37:29. > :37:33.game. Everything else looked exactly as normal. As far as Ali Carter is
:37:33. > :37:40.concerned, he has not eaten him in the last 12 times he played. This
:37:41. > :37:44.could be his best chance. Yes, a different Ali Carter from previous
:37:44. > :37:54.meetings. And winning in Germany will give him that extra bit of
:37:54. > :38:02.
:38:02. > :38:09.confidence. He is consistent this Ronnie O'Sullivan has won every
:38:09. > :38:19.single time. What a fantastic atmosphere for the players coming
:38:19. > :38:19.
:38:19. > :39:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:39:32. > :39:36.is the difference with people like Ronnie. When they play a shot for
:39:36. > :39:46.nothing, and make it into a shot for something, they always leave the cue
:39:46. > :39:46.
:39:46. > :41:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:41:04. > :41:09.ball blue side of all macro. -- World Championship were asking
:41:10. > :41:13.questions about what form Ronnie O'Sullivan would be in after not
:41:13. > :41:23.having played a competitive match for 12 months. He looks very, very
:41:23. > :41:53.
:41:53. > :42:03.sharp in this first -- in his first tested for the first time under
:42:03. > :42:05.
:42:05. > :42:15.pressure this year? That will be the first test when it gets close.
:42:15. > :42:50.
:42:50. > :43:00.is a big shock. It have red. -- a The first chance in the match for
:43:00. > :43:31.
:43:31. > :43:41.have come to the venue with new shoes on and have slipped on the
:43:41. > :43:41.
:43:41. > :45:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:45:35. > :45:45.floor. The copy must be very shiny the pink. The red to the right of
:45:45. > :45:45.
:45:45. > :47:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:47:38. > :47:48.not perfect. He still has a red available in the middle. It is not
:47:48. > :47:48.
:47:48. > :50:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:50:23. > :50:33.not there. He never quite got the The first time a player has had the
:50:33. > :50:48.
:50:48. > :50:56.cue ball under control. Now a chance ball a lot more than needed. A
:50:56. > :51:06.little bit of tension in the arm. I think he will have to take the blue.
:51:06. > :51:06.
:51:06. > :53:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:53:07. > :53:17.The brown and yellow are not the am surprised. There was not much to
:53:17. > :53:46.
:53:46. > :53:56.power. He missed the blue which was unlucky. Still on these reds but
:53:56. > :53:56.
:53:56. > :54:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:54:36. > :54:40.tougher now so close to the nervous start. Ali Carter because he
:54:40. > :54:43.has a bad record against Ronnie O'Sullivan and Ronnie O'Sullivan
:54:43. > :54:53.because it is only his second competitive match for quite some
:54:53. > :54:53.
:54:53. > :55:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:55:59. > :56:09.can play left-handed is so unlike Ronnie to make an error like
:56:09. > :56:09.
:56:09. > :58:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:58:37. > :58:47.gone for in the game and he has not red that was safe. Once again, how
:58:47. > :58:47.
:58:47. > :59:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:59:48. > :59:57.with the angle. He may just be on It has been a bit scrappy. Not the
:59:57. > :00:07.best opening frame. It is so nice though to win the first frame. It
:00:07. > :00:25.
:00:25. > :00:32.It is Ronnie O'Sullivan who takes the opening frame.
:00:33. > :00:37.A couple of Liz's thrown in there. This morning you were quoted in
:00:37. > :00:44.newspapers saying it would take a superhuman effort to reach Ronnie
:00:44. > :00:49.O'Sullivan this year. Did I really say that? I think the reason is
:00:49. > :00:55.that he has got the evil eye over most players. Most players are in
:00:55. > :01:01.his shadow. John Higgins is not and the other player who could cause
:01:01. > :01:07.some problems I think his Mark Selby. I have a sneaking suspicion
:01:07. > :01:12.that that could be the final. But it is early days. But I think most
:01:12. > :01:17.players are in all of his ability. And we have not yet seen what
:01:17. > :01:25.Allister Carter is capable of in this match. What about the early
:01:25. > :01:31.exchanges? A little bit scrappy. He has got to score. He did have a
:01:31. > :01:41.couple of opportunities. But he has got to score when he has the
:01:41. > :01:41.
:01:41. > :02:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:02:50. > :03:00.chances. Early days, Ronnie This red does pot, as you can see.
:03:00. > :03:00.
:03:00. > :04:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:04:11. > :04:21.Oh, my goodness! Can you believe that, he miscued there. And left a
:04:21. > :04:33.
:04:33. > :04:43.gap for this red. That was amazing. I have never seen a player miscue
:04:43. > :04:43.
:04:43. > :05:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:05:32. > :05:42.A little unlucky there, Ali. They We will have another opportunity
:05:42. > :06:09.
:06:09. > :06:18.here. He can hit this as hard as he It is pretty straight. He will not
:06:18. > :06:28.be leaving anything, should he miss. It is a pot you expect Ali Carter
:06:28. > :06:37.
:06:37. > :06:47.to get. He has just not settled down yet. Missed a few balls you
:06:47. > :06:47.
:06:47. > :08:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:08:02. > :08:12.Excellent safety shot. It seemed to rock to the right a little bit. Did
:08:12. > :08:29.
:08:29. > :08:39.This is dangerous, taking this plant on. The Grand National was a
:08:39. > :09:05.
:09:05. > :09:15.Ronnie just having a look at the black spot. It would go directly
:09:15. > :09:23.
:09:23. > :09:33.behind that red. The fact that red is to the left of the black spot,
:09:33. > :09:34.
:09:34. > :09:44.the red will still pot. The referee having to put it directly in line
:09:44. > :09:52.
:09:52. > :10:02.with its own spot. The black will not pot but the red should do.
:10:02. > :10:31.
:10:31. > :10:41.Ronnie just having a look up the It was not the best positional shot.
:10:41. > :10:54.
:10:54. > :11:01.To be straight on the blue was a bit of a strange one. Nothing
:11:01. > :11:11.appearing to be straightforward for Ronnie at the moment. He is a good
:11:11. > :11:46.
:11:46. > :11:56.He will be able to come down for that red that Ken was talking about.
:11:56. > :12:18.
:12:18. > :12:28.If he can get the cue ball Once that black is in the open it
:12:28. > :12:37.
:12:37. > :12:41.becomes an obvious frame-winning opportunity. It is positions like
:12:41. > :12:51.this, it does not look as if it has had any effect on him, taking that
:12:51. > :13:06.
:13:06. > :13:16.year out. But his long-ball game is He is 46 points in front. Needs
:13:16. > :13:18.
:13:18. > :13:28.another two reds to be absolutely assured. That was a lovely shot.
:13:28. > :13:28.
:13:28. > :14:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:14:30. > :14:40.What a shame, no century. But he won the frame at one visit. He
:14:40. > :14:40.
:14:40. > :16:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:16:10. > :16:20.Ronnie O'Sullivan breaks off. Those The referee has called a miss.
:16:20. > :16:23.
:16:23. > :16:33.There is a long straight red he is just having a look at. Normally
:16:33. > :16:33.
:16:33. > :17:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:17:23. > :17:33.Ronnie, there is no way he would Ronnie maybe wishing he had had a
:17:33. > :18:03.
:18:03. > :18:12.go at that red. When it was in the These situations, Willie Carter
:18:12. > :18:22.really has to make the most of them. Take his chances and put pressure
:18:22. > :18:28.
:18:28. > :18:37.on Ronnie. He could not have played that shot better. This white
:18:37. > :18:47.gathering speed. It was a free white. Nothing in the left hand
:18:47. > :19:00.
:19:00. > :19:10.corner. He missed one like this in the opening frame. It would have
:19:10. > :19:16.
:19:16. > :19:26.been better just running that in. He has played a couple of good
:19:26. > :19:49.
:19:49. > :19:59.Got a very big bounce off the cushion. The red is one he can play
:19:59. > :20:01.
:20:02. > :20:08.for now. I think he is the best player off the cushion I have ever
:20:08. > :20:18.seen in my life. A lot of players do not trust their cue action.
:20:18. > :20:38.
:20:38. > :20:48.Ronnie does. It could go 3-0 here. Ali has had a couple of chances.
:20:48. > :20:48.
:20:48. > :22:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:22:17. > :22:27.Played on a couple of reds there. Using an extension for this one.
:22:27. > :22:44.
:22:44. > :22:54.He can get a loose red into the middle. He will need one more
:22:54. > :23:02.cannon to bring reds into play. Two or possible three reds at least.
:23:03. > :23:12.Depending on what colours he takes. That is so clever, to make it so
:23:13. > :23:16.
:23:16. > :23:26.simple. That now is going to win him the frame. Just one little
:23:26. > :23:45.
:23:45. > :23:55.cannon like that is all it took. There you see it, 63 ahead. So just
:23:55. > :23:55.
:23:55. > :25:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:25:36. > :25:44.Ronnie is bemused how close that He would love to get these couple
:25:44. > :25:54.of reds back onto the black. And the one just beside it. He just
:25:54. > :26:13.
:26:13. > :26:23.That is just worrying about position. That will put an end to
:26:23. > :26:59.
:26:59. > :27:09.this frame. 55 ahead now. 43 Yes, Ali Carter says that is enough
:27:09. > :27:10.
:27:10. > :27:15.once again. Ronnie takes the frame. Let us assess this from the
:27:15. > :27:21.perspective of Ali Carter. It is what he did not want, that is for
:27:21. > :27:25.sure. You have to try to stay with Ronnie O'Sullivan. You do not need
:27:25. > :27:32.to give him a start because he is like a steam train running away
:27:32. > :27:37.from you. What other problems so far? In a long match if he looks
:27:37. > :27:43.back on it, if he does lose this match, he will look at the first
:27:43. > :27:48.frame. So often the first frame can be instrumental in your downfall.
:27:48. > :27:54.He had chances, although not easy ones. But they have been the best
:27:54. > :28:02.he has had so far. It set the pattern for the session. Now it is
:28:02. > :28:12.damage limitation. And that is not a great way to start. He was a
:28:12. > :28:12.
:28:12. > :28:22.little unlucky, he played the red in the middle pocket. And he never
:28:22. > :28:23.
:28:23. > :28:31.had at Smith after that. He has given himself an huge amount to do.
:28:31. > :28:35.-- had a sniff. You cannot win the match in the
:28:35. > :28:45.first session but you almost certainly can put yourself out of
:28:45. > :29:07.
:29:07. > :29:10.it. He has to dig as deep as I wonder how much that plays on his
:29:10. > :29:20.mind every time he plays Ronnie, the fact that he has never beaten
:29:20. > :29:25.
:29:25. > :29:35.him. Matches like this, as you get further behind, it must have some
:29:35. > :29:52.
:29:52. > :30:02.effect on you. He has spells where he looks as if he is giving in. I
:30:02. > :30:06.
:30:06. > :30:16.think he is a very good break- builder. But that record against
:30:16. > :30:16.
:30:16. > :31:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:31:19. > :31:27.Ronnie, I just felt this was his the red. This is an amazing piece of
:31:27. > :31:37.good fortune. Look where the cue ball ended up. It is plumb on the
:31:37. > :31:37.
:31:37. > :32:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:32:47. > :32:57.pink. That will not make Ali Carter now and regroup in the interval.
:32:57. > :33:30.
:33:30. > :33:40.That yellow I did not expect him to hardly any chance to get a good
:33:40. > :33:40.
:33:40. > :35:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:35:57. > :36:05.referee thinks it is all fair and shots hard. He can get the black
:36:05. > :36:15.into open play. He knows it is risky but he cannot win the frame
:36:15. > :36:15.
:36:15. > :37:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:37:09. > :37:19.far. It is his chance to take the frame at this visit. Not easy
:37:19. > :37:19.
:37:19. > :39:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:39:29. > :39:39.trouble, tying that red up plant a red or get it a way from the
:39:39. > :39:58.
:39:58. > :40:08.corner pocket and get the pink into black this time. He will also have
:40:08. > :40:08.
:40:08. > :42:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:42:18. > :42:28.because of the two reds on the other Snooker is needed. -- four penalty
:42:28. > :42:29.
:42:29. > :46:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:46:38. > :46:47.snookers at the moment which is why the game. Both players might want a
:46:48. > :46:48.
:46:48. > :47:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:47:43. > :47:47.to 3-1. So, the Captain has taken off but
:47:48. > :47:53.Ronnie O'Sullivan is 3-1 up. There are the Birmingham boys who come
:47:53. > :47:56.here every year and dress up. Their wives think they have gone to golf.
:47:56. > :48:01.They are wandering around Sheffield city centre like that. However, they
:48:01. > :48:06.are having a great time. Have we deemed much more about Ronnie
:48:06. > :48:11.O'Sullivan's form on the opening frames? He is in decent form but he
:48:11. > :48:16.missed the one yellow that let Ali Carter off the hook. It was looking
:48:16. > :48:21.like it could be 4-0 until that point. Ali Carter will be delighted
:48:21. > :48:24.to have scraped a frame back. commentators have said that we
:48:24. > :48:29.cannot find out the level of form Ronnie O'Sullivan can achieve until
:48:29. > :48:35.he is put under pressure. That is not happening so far. The trouble
:48:35. > :48:45.is, you have to play really well to do it. The first frame is so
:48:45. > :48:46.
:48:46. > :48:51.important. He had chances there. He will be delighted, Ali Carter, to be
:48:51. > :48:56.only two frames behind. In his first-round match against Marcus
:48:56. > :48:59.Campbell, I thought he was sharp. Once Ronnie O'Sullivan gets his
:48:59. > :49:03.teeth into the tournament, regardless of whether or not he has
:49:03. > :49:08.had match play during the season, it is effectively business as usual.
:49:08. > :49:12.you have been putting off your shopping or a visit to the gym or
:49:13. > :49:15.the DIY to watch Ronnie this afternoon, we cannot blame you. It
:49:15. > :49:25.would appear that his return to competitive sport has been
:49:25. > :49:30.fascinating everyone. His thoughts are also absorbing.
:49:30. > :49:34.It is strange because I have been out for a while. You missed the
:49:34. > :49:39.competing. I forgot to bring my shirts down here the first time. I
:49:39. > :49:46.had to go back home to get some shirts. I put my waistcoat on and it
:49:46. > :49:53.was too big. I got it be tailored after the first round. It is silly
:49:53. > :49:58.things like that. You lose the reteam -- routine and rhythm of what
:49:58. > :50:04.it is like to be on tour. I miss having something to do. You find
:50:04. > :50:11.something else to replace it to which I hope to happen eventually.
:50:11. > :50:17.Then I might take more time off. The word genius gets thrown around a lot
:50:17. > :50:21.but I worked very hard at the game. I had great role models like Stephen
:50:21. > :50:26.Hendry and Steve Davis. I set my boundaries high. I just play in a
:50:26. > :50:31.way that looks like it comes easy but it does not come easy. When
:50:31. > :50:35.people say you are the most talented, you think, they do not
:50:35. > :50:41.know what they are talking about. Personally, I think, the media
:50:41. > :50:46.greatest player to have played the game is Stephen Hendry. I think I
:50:46. > :50:56.have done well to win four world titles. I could have won more but I
:50:56. > :50:57.
:50:57. > :51:03.have not. I am happy with four. I am not prepared to be the king of my
:51:03. > :51:09.sport. I have been there and done that. Unless I am prepared to give
:51:10. > :51:15.it 100%, then I am right, maybe I have except that it is the end of my
:51:15. > :51:19.career and I am just hanging around like Steve Davis does. He turned up
:51:19. > :51:24.for tournaments and if he plays well, great. It filled a gap in his
:51:24. > :51:34.life. That is how it will be for me. The way the game has opened up it
:51:34. > :51:42.allows me to do that. I will not play in enough events to compete
:51:42. > :51:49.probably but that is not my ambition any more. I was ready last year. I
:51:49. > :51:52.played a lot of snooker and I had a point to prove. I had some lean
:51:52. > :51:56.years for personal problems. To win here was the absolute icing on the
:51:56. > :52:05.cake. I proved to myself and the doubters out there to never doubt
:52:05. > :52:10.me. The more you go into the competition, the tougher it gets.
:52:10. > :52:19.How I get on against a player who has been playing regularly will be
:52:19. > :52:25.the true test. It will probably show up more when I play somebody like
:52:25. > :52:33.Ali Carter who is a very good player. He is one of the top eight
:52:33. > :52:37.players. That will be a real test. You would not be human if you did
:52:37. > :52:40.not have adrenaline running through your body but it is how you are
:52:40. > :52:46.managing it. I have learned to manage it better that you still feel
:52:46. > :52:50.pressure. You have to. I am here to compete. I have always been a
:52:50. > :52:56.competitor and I like to win but I have to be realistic about my
:52:56. > :53:01.chances. I have one a match which was great and I am in the second
:53:01. > :53:04.round. Where it goes from here, you do not know.
:53:04. > :53:12.Always fascinating to hear his thoughts. That was recorded last
:53:12. > :53:22.night. He is still focused at becoming the oldest world champion
:53:22. > :53:25.since Ray Wealden. And the world number one Mark Selby is up against
:53:25. > :53:29.Barry Hawkins, the reigning Australian Open champion in a very,
:53:29. > :53:35.very tight match. Selby has been putting other players on the spot
:53:35. > :53:45.for the last 18 months. He has won the Masters and the UK title. It is
:53:45. > :53:53.
:53:53. > :53:59.time we put Mr Selby on the spot for Sometimes I think it can be. Other
:53:59. > :54:08.times, in the last few years, I have made 50 centuries this year and 50
:54:08. > :54:12.the year before. I can mix it both ways. Barry seems to think that
:54:12. > :54:21.snooker needs a change and the only way you can make it fair is to put
:54:21. > :54:25.everyone in the first round. I disagree with that. Every time I get
:54:25. > :54:34.asked to do something to promote the game, I am the first one to put my
:54:34. > :54:38.hand up. I am not sure it is a part-time job.
:54:38. > :54:46.It is very, very difficult. If you're not winning matches, you are
:54:46. > :54:49.not earning cash. It is definitely a job.
:54:49. > :54:53.I never ever moan about travelling. I enjoy what we do. We are fortunate
:54:53. > :55:01.to see the countries we go to and during something we love doing and
:55:01. > :55:06.getting paid for it. I do not know why my head sways. I
:55:06. > :55:14.can feel myself doing it. It has not affected me over the years and I
:55:14. > :55:18.still win matches. It is not too much to worry about.
:55:18. > :55:27.I would like to win the World Championship. I get out there every
:55:27. > :55:37.year trying to win it. If I do, I do, if I don't, I don't. I am not
:55:37. > :55:42.
:55:42. > :55:52.too nice. I do not believe that for I used to live on a council estate
:55:52. > :56:18.
:56:18. > :56:24.and a few of my friends used to go making my first century and missing
:56:24. > :56:34.my first century as well. I miss cute, I think. I was trying to deep
:56:34. > :56:38.
:56:38. > :56:42.screw in for the yellow but I miscued. I definitely remember that.
:56:42. > :56:51.So many memories over the years. Once you get to a certain level, you
:56:51. > :56:57.have to keep getting better and better. Winning is more enjoyable.
:56:57. > :57:01.The buzz of being introduced into a full arena is really nice but it
:57:02. > :57:07.does not get any easier. When you are winning big matches, that is
:57:07. > :57:15.when the buzz kicks in. I have played in front of packed houses.
:57:15. > :57:22.That is a great buzz. You do not get the same buzz when you play as a
:57:22. > :57:26.junior. Then you are playing because you love it. I like playing the
:57:26. > :57:30.matches, winning and playing in front of a packed house.
:57:30. > :57:35.Barry and Mark came back to play for a finish this afternoon. It was the
:57:35. > :57:45.world in one leading and we pick them up in frame 17. Selby is
:57:45. > :57:45.
:57:45. > :58:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:58:34. > :58:44.mistake could cost him the frame. The only hope for him is the awkward
:58:44. > :58:44.
:58:44. > :59:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:59:38. > :59:48.the far right corner pocket which is the pink. We will know more after
:59:48. > :00:21.
:00:21. > :00:31.He needs to slow up a little bit. It looks absolutely dead straight.
:00:31. > :00:49.
:00:49. > :00:59.He is going to play safe here. He has to make it a good one. He has
:00:59. > :01:03.
:01:03. > :01:13.got to get this pink safe. This looks pretty good. He has got the
:01:13. > :01:36.
:01:36. > :01:39.snooker. A clever shot. The snooker was a bonus. If Mark can hit the
:01:39. > :01:49.pink from behind, he has to really dig into the cue ball to get that
:01:49. > :02:04.
:02:04. > :02:14.On another day it could have hit a snooker, but it hasn't. Just this
:02:14. > :02:23.
:02:23. > :02:33.pink to get within one. Oh, dear me. That is a great chance gone begging.
:02:33. > :02:33.
:02:33. > :03:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:03:18. > :03:28.It is a horrible frame to lose for A decent safety shot. He could
:03:28. > :03:28.
:03:28. > :04:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:04:24. > :04:34.But he has played it well. Good Both players having a look. Close
:04:34. > :04:34.
:04:34. > :05:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:05:22. > :05:32.In it goes! The cue ball will not reach the corner pocket. Barry will
:05:32. > :05:32.
:05:32. > :06:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:06:17. > :06:23.Would you believe it? Unbelievable. he knows it. Take what you can! He
:06:23. > :06:33.is now within one frame of the world number one.
:06:33. > :06:33.
:06:33. > :06:36.Mark Selby has just one of a long frame to take the lead. We will
:06:36. > :06:46.join that a little bit later when the tension really kicks in. But
:06:46. > :07:25.
:07:25. > :07:35.back now with four more frames to This safety shot a little more
:07:35. > :07:47.
:07:47. > :07:57.decided to take the chance. That was a bit of a gamble. I am not
:07:57. > :07:57.
:07:57. > :09:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:09:00. > :09:10.He could have played that one better.
:09:10. > :09:10.
:09:10. > :09:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:09:51. > :10:01.Normally his long ball game is up in the 80-90 percent. Way down now
:10:01. > :10:01.
:10:01. > :10:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:10:45. > :10:49.A little bit fortunate to get round the back of that red. These are the
:10:49. > :10:59.little things that Ali has to remember when Ronnie gets one or
:10:59. > :11:22.
:11:22. > :11:32.two. Now and again you get away An uncharacteristic mistake. He has
:11:32. > :11:32.
:11:32. > :12:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:12:16. > :12:25.I am not sure about the angle on this blue. It is pretty good. He
:12:25. > :12:35.has knocked the black away from the red. He can still get back up for
:12:35. > :13:04.
:13:04. > :13:14.Disappointed with that. Just wanted to avoid that red and get back up
:13:14. > :13:14.
:13:14. > :14:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:14:07. > :14:12.That is a better safety shot from Ronnie. You would like the cue ball
:14:12. > :14:22.to finish somewhere on top of the yellow. He has not quite hit it
:14:22. > :14:25.
:14:25. > :14:35.hard enough. I wonder if Ronnie will be tempted with a long one. He
:14:35. > :14:35.
:14:35. > :15:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:15:26. > :15:36.has not potted one all day that I He has left him a half chance.
:15:36. > :15:39.
:15:39. > :15:49.There is an example of the cue power of Ali Carter. Just watch the
:15:49. > :15:49.
:15:49. > :16:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:16:42. > :16:52.cue ball. That takes a lot of good I think he is trying to play a thin
:16:52. > :17:26.
:17:26. > :17:36.Can he get through the gap? He might be able to play the red, play
:17:36. > :17:58.
:17:58. > :18:08.It is hard to believe. He has left a gap now for O'Sullivan. That is
:18:08. > :18:11.
:18:11. > :18:21.unfortunate for Ali Carter. He just looked up to his friends in the
:18:21. > :18:21.
:18:21. > :20:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:20:38. > :20:48.Just another couple of inches and is not even looking at the green.
:20:48. > :20:48.
:20:48. > :21:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:21:43. > :21:45.He is on the red to the left centre. He has to be careful not to leave
:21:46. > :21:55.the red to the right centre for Ronnie O'Sullivan. It is pretty
:21:56. > :22:15.
:22:15. > :22:25.good. Ronnie could have a go at this one. His long ball success has
:22:25. > :22:51.
:22:51. > :23:01.A good long pot, this. The pink is on. But I do not think he will be
:23:01. > :23:05.
:23:05. > :23:15.playing it. Just wondering about playing the slow swerve to hit the
:23:15. > :23:15.
:23:15. > :24:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:24:15. > :24:23.yellow. Cueing down on it. He has This is a possibility. But he is
:24:23. > :24:33.always worried about the red to the right centre. You have to be so
:24:33. > :24:39.
:24:39. > :24:49.exact with that shot. He went full- blooded. It is not too bad. It
:24:49. > :25:09.
:25:09. > :25:19.could have been a lot worse than At the moment it is going a bit
:25:19. > :25:22.
:25:22. > :25:32.pear-shaped for both players. Missing uncharacteristic pots. Not
:25:32. > :25:32.
:25:32. > :26:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:26:26. > :26:36.That little kiss on the red. Just knocked it over the pocket.
:26:36. > :26:38.
:26:38. > :26:48.starting to bemoan his luck a bit. He has to remember he has had some
:26:48. > :26:52.
:26:52. > :27:02.chances. O'Sullivan not playing at his best yet. Played that nicely.
:27:02. > :27:02.
:27:02. > :28:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:28:11. > :28:17.Choice of blue or pink in the Just about time for us to take our
:28:17. > :28:23.leave of you will. We will be back in a few moments time on BBC Two. A
:28:23. > :28:30.quick look at what is happening on the other side. Mark Selby in a
:28:30. > :28:35.real scrap with Barry Hawkins. Barry Hawkins clearing up to make
:28:35. > :28:41.it 10 frames each. With only a possible five more to play. This
:28:41. > :28:51.has been a tense and grinding match so far for them. Barry Hawkins has