:00:00. > :00:00.mid-session interval all square. That is the case. So building up
:00:00. > :00:00.nicely. Two apiece. HAZEL IRVINE: Building up nicely but
:00:07. > :00:11.building up curiously and you would think that Ronnie O'Sullivan must be
:00:12. > :00:18.delighted to get out of that one 2-2. He looks like out of sorts, he
:00:19. > :00:23.missed two blacks he wouldn't have expected him to miss. Here is one of
:00:24. > :00:27.them. Coming across the table. Far jaw, not really close. Very strange,
:00:28. > :00:31.doesn't look like he is with it at the moment. But Shaun Murphy should
:00:32. > :00:34.and could have dominated that session, Steve.
:00:35. > :00:40.He has missed a trick. You use a football analogy when the people is
:00:41. > :00:44.all over the other one, he has had a tremendous chance, it is one of the
:00:45. > :00:48.reasons I think Ronnie is a certainty. No-one seems to be able
:00:49. > :00:54.to take advantage even when he is playing bad. You think it is the
:00:55. > :01:01.inability to grasp the nettle. Shaun should have been 3-1 up. It is an
:01:02. > :01:05.opportunity missed. It is not just the blacks he has missed. The fist
:01:06. > :01:10.black he missed he left Shaun perfect on the red and the blue and
:01:11. > :01:13.within two shots he lost a cue ball. He was in plum position to make a
:01:14. > :01:18.break. It seems like, I don't know, that is a moment where the top
:01:19. > :01:22.players like Steven or Robertson they would be on it like a shot. He
:01:23. > :01:26.has just failed to do that so far. To be fair, you guys know what it is
:01:27. > :01:30.like to play the whole duration this World Championship. You won't be
:01:31. > :01:35.able to produce your best in every single session, is this a case of
:01:36. > :01:38.that? Is it possible nerves? You should be getting better as the
:01:39. > :01:41.tournament goes on, we are talking about these are the top players in
:01:42. > :01:46.the world. The standard has not been great so far in this match. It will
:01:47. > :01:52.get better because they are too good for it not to. You have to be able
:01:53. > :01:56.to pounce on mistake, you have to sense when he is vulnerable. He is
:01:57. > :02:02.playing Ronnie O'Sullivan. He will look and go "I'm going to get
:02:03. > :02:06.going." You have to make the most of when the chances come up. He should
:02:07. > :02:12.be 3-1. He will be kicking himself, it is two each. Most of us thought
:02:13. > :02:17.that clueless might have been a more appropriate time for our interval
:02:18. > :02:21.quiz but potless it is. The stakes are high. Richard is asking us a
:02:22. > :02:27.very large question and you can play along too.
:02:28. > :02:37.Welcome back to Potless, here is the question. We gave our 100 people 147
:02:38. > :02:43.seconds to name anyone who has had 200 or more career centuries. There
:02:44. > :02:51.is a pointless answer on this list so very best of luck.
:02:52. > :03:00.Ooh! Right. OK. They will have forgotten about me. I will go for
:03:01. > :03:09.me. There are a few in the hundreds. John Parr are the. Steven. Has
:03:10. > :03:16.Hendry made more? Mark Williams has. As Marco made more? That is a good
:03:17. > :03:21.shot. Marco. John Higgins. I know he has made 300 but Marco Fu is one, he
:03:22. > :03:28.comes round without anybody noticing him. Dominic Dale? No, I don't think
:03:29. > :03:35.that many. Don't think. Maybe I am doing a terrible disservice, sorry
:03:36. > :03:42.Dominic. Marco. You think he is obscure enough? Has he made more? I
:03:43. > :03:50.think that is a great shout. We will go with Marco Fu? Sounds great. Let
:03:51. > :03:56.us hope he has. He has. Let us go for Higgins then. We haven't said
:03:57. > :04:00.him yet. We will have a crack at John Higgins.
:04:01. > :04:05.Me? OK, John Parrott. It is hard to believe, I know, but we might...
:04:06. > :04:08.LAUGHTER. I love you too! I wouldn't have got
:04:09. > :04:22.that one. What do you think? We know there is
:04:23. > :04:26.a pointless answer on the list, have they got that. Why don't you tweet
:04:27. > :04:32.us. I will give all the answers and the scores just before the end of
:04:33. > :04:36.the interval. Thank you very much. We are going to
:04:37. > :04:41.get to the battle of the lefties that is going on on the other table.
:04:42. > :04:45.It is the world number one Neil Robertson against Judd Trump. They
:04:46. > :04:49.have had nine previous meetings and Judd Trump won a tasty one Hoare
:04:50. > :04:54.three years ago, when Neil Robertson was coming back to defend his word
:04:55. > :04:58.title and lost to Trump none round one. That hurt! The Englishman has
:04:59. > :05:04.the superior record in previous games, he has won five of them
:05:05. > :05:17.compared to Neil's four but this has the makings of a terrific match up.
:05:18. > :05:24.What a shot that is! I guess it is nice to be playing these kind of
:05:25. > :05:28.matches, you want to play the top players and they are playing open
:05:29. > :05:35.scoring games, you can enjoy the matches and the challenge.
:05:36. > :05:43.Nicely played. Throughout the week I can't fault my performance at all.
:05:44. > :05:48.Get in, superb. Neil Robertson is one more century near to that record
:05:49. > :05:52.century of centuries. I think it will happen naturally. I
:05:53. > :05:58.am on 99 and I have the best out of 25 to play. There will be plenty of
:05:59. > :06:02.opportunities to make a sent. I am more than happy with how I am
:06:03. > :06:06.playing. He has won a lot of tournament, a lot of game, he is
:06:07. > :06:11.playing really good snooker so he will start off big favourite. Neil
:06:12. > :06:15.is negative so I pecks egt him to go out and be negative and try and
:06:16. > :06:19.control the game. I am going the try and control my own game and not get
:06:20. > :06:24.frustrated. I know that I can match him with tactics. I truly believe in
:06:25. > :06:29.myself that I can win this tournament. Look at this. And don't
:06:30. > :06:34.the crowd love it. If I play like I know I can I will be a match for
:06:35. > :06:38.anyone. So in we go. Robertson's opening contribution of 45 game him
:06:39. > :06:43.the first frame. We will join them in frame two. Robertson 17 points
:06:44. > :06:52.ahead and it is Terry Griffiths and Willie Thorne watching this for us:
:06:53. > :06:54.He didn't hit it very well. This is Judd Trump's first opportunity in
:06:55. > :07:58.this match, really. That was really well played. Had to
:07:59. > :08:00.get the back since on that perfectly otherwise he would have been out of
:08:01. > :08:07.position. -- back spin.
:08:08. > :08:11.You see the line he was coming on, if he was short he would be near the
:08:12. > :08:13.cushion, if he is too far he wouldn't have been able to pot the
:08:14. > :08:44.pink. He has found the gap between pink
:08:45. > :09:00.and red. He is not going to clear up here but
:09:01. > :09:04.he will be glad of the table time. He potted just a few balls before
:09:05. > :09:28.this visit. He spent quite a bit of time in his chair.
:09:29. > :09:40.Judd's all round game has certainly improved. He works very hard. Still
:09:41. > :09:43.in the learning process, as I said earlier. Aren't we all?
:09:44. > :09:52.Yes, there is never a day goes by at snooker where you can't learn some
:09:53. > :09:56.sort of new shot. A certain pace to play different shots.
:09:57. > :10:00.Judd Trump tends to like to stun everything into pockets. Very rarely
:10:01. > :10:06.do you see him play a slow roll, especially in the middle pockets, he
:10:07. > :10:09.likes to stun them in. Just the way he has been brought up.
:10:10. > :10:14.19 points in front. Somebody is going to have to get three more reds
:10:15. > :10:18.and colours from here, after this pink, as you can see with the
:10:19. > :10:40.position of the last four reds, that won't be easy.
:10:41. > :10:48.No problem with the red but getting out into open play nicely on the
:10:49. > :10:49.pinlike be slightly tougher. That has worked out to be perfect.
:10:50. > :11:22.What a good shot that is. Very good. Another look at the score board
:11:23. > :12:11.there. Two reds, two colours and it will level at one all.
:12:12. > :12:17.That certainly finished the frame off. Good positive stuff from Judd
:12:18. > :12:29.Trump. This is a clear-cut opportunity in the match.
:12:30. > :12:35.Barring snookers it will be one frame each. HAZEL IRVINE: And that
:12:36. > :12:39.is the chunkiest break of the match so far. No sign of the century to
:12:40. > :13:14.date. Into frame three we go and Robertson behind by 31 this time.
:13:15. > :13:21.Excellent single ball pot from Judd. As you can see there is only the red
:13:22. > :13:25.on the pink spot available. We will get an example of whether the cue
:13:26. > :13:28.ball is heavy. Trying to screw past the face of blue to get on to that
:13:29. > :13:38.loose red on the pink spot. He got into that one. That tells me
:13:39. > :13:44.there is nothing wrong with the white.
:13:45. > :13:52.You can see the immediate back spin there, once the cue ball has stopped
:13:53. > :13:55.its forward motion it spun back very quickly. The black back on its spot
:13:56. > :14:08.now. You don't want to be straight on
:14:09. > :14:13.this. You would play a canon if you get it, you are on the second of two
:14:14. > :14:15.reds on the cushion. Not sure if he has enough angle to play that shot
:14:16. > :14:37.now. Couple more inches needed but he can
:14:38. > :14:40.still get round the back of the black.
:14:41. > :14:41.Could have held for the black but decided to go for the blue. No
:14:42. > :14:57.problem with that. Can only presume having another look
:14:58. > :15:00.at the screen that the black doesn't pot in the left-hand side corner,
:15:01. > :15:04.that is why he has played for the blue. You can see clearly not, from
:15:05. > :15:13.our commentary position it looks like it may.
:15:14. > :15:18.That is a clever shot. He had to push that red out of the way. If he
:15:19. > :15:21.played it slowly the red wouldn't have moved out of the way and he
:15:22. > :15:26.probably would have snookered himself. Looks at the score board.
:15:27. > :15:48.He is 58 in front. He only needs one more red.
:15:49. > :15:56.He needs the cue ball to be back where it is, but he is playing for
:15:57. > :16:00.the red. This is frame ball. Obviously would like to pot at least
:16:01. > :16:05.one more red, to stop Neil Robertson come back to the table. He will
:16:06. > :16:10.carry on if he only needs a couple of snookers.
:16:11. > :16:16.I can't believe he good he hits that particular shot. He played one the
:16:17. > :16:20.other day and rammed it in. The pace he has generated, not far off
:16:21. > :16:24.straight. Amazing, looking for a canon.
:16:25. > :17:08.That puts the frame beyond reasonable doubt.
:17:09. > :17:16.Request If he manages to pot this black and kiss the two reds into
:17:17. > :17:20.play, I will give up. That is why he has taken an
:17:21. > :17:25.exhibition shot on the brown to bring the two reds into play.
:17:26. > :17:43.Effort. Effort. So no fireworks from these players
:17:44. > :17:51.yet. Neil Robertson made 45 in the first frame and Judd Trump replies
:17:52. > :17:55.and takes a 2-1 lead. HAZEL IRVINE: And no fireworks to speak of in the
:17:56. > :17:59.last before the interval. Judd Trump won't be complaining, because
:18:00. > :18:04.despite the lack of fireworks he has gone 3-1 in front. This is a
:18:05. > :18:08.significant lead. It was Mark Allen who after his defeat by Neil
:18:09. > :18:12.Robertson said it was the best everyone had played against him at
:18:13. > :18:16.any time. It is difficult to replicate that form, Judd Trump
:18:17. > :18:21.looking very cool and comfortable. Neil Robertson with some work to do.
:18:22. > :18:26.3-1 at their interval. OK, you have had time to mull over your answers,
:18:27. > :18:30.in today's Potless quiz and maybe check Wikipedia. I know you don't
:18:31. > :18:43.you that! Here is the answer from Richard.
:18:44. > :18:49.Welcome back to Potless. Three of our teams went for Marco Fu, Hazel
:18:50. > :18:53.and Jason went for John Higgins and John Parrott nominated himself. Let
:18:54. > :18:57.us look at the scores. John, 16 points for you. Beats Hazel and
:18:58. > :19:04.Jason's answer. That would have scored you 49. The best answer among
:19:05. > :19:10.our legends was Marco Fu with five points. How have you been doing at
:19:11. > :19:15.home? Five points also for Matt Stevens, but three points for Steven
:19:16. > :19:20.Maguire and Antony Hamilton three points. Two Stuart Bingham and Judd
:19:21. > :19:24.Trump. One point for Mark Allen and there is a pointless answer. Give
:19:25. > :19:34.yourself a pat on the back if you said Ryan Day.
:19:35. > :19:41.Didn't get Ryan. Should have gone with Antony Hamilton. Never wins
:19:42. > :19:48.Pointless. St Andrew's is not a city still. You are never going to let me
:19:49. > :19:55.forget that! We had four pointless answers.
:19:56. > :20:01.You are ahead, you are beating us hands down, well done guys, we are
:20:02. > :20:04.going back in to live play now. Intriguing quarter-finals, the first
:20:05. > :20:09.sessions developing here at the Crucible. In what was promised,
:20:10. > :20:15.fireworks this afternoon but they haven't really taken off yet. It is
:20:16. > :20:21.all very nip and tuck. Two all and it is Steve and John in the box.
:20:22. > :20:28.Yes, thank you Hazel. Not the best break off shot from Ronnie but he is
:20:29. > :20:33.saved by the brown. Match time just over one hour 21
:20:34. > :20:39.minutes. Shaun Murphy had a flying start winning with the first frame
:20:40. > :20:44.with a century break but they have both made mistakes since. There is
:20:45. > :20:49.the high breaking Ronnie, as low as 37.
:20:50. > :20:56.That is not the best safety from Shaun. He has underhit it, and
:20:57. > :21:01.Ronnie has a path past the yellow to this red. Could play it into the
:21:02. > :21:11.right middle. Should be able to control the cue
:21:12. > :21:14.ball. Nicely played.
:21:15. > :21:23.And the cue ball just pulled up in time and we know Ronnie. First
:21:24. > :21:24.opportunity will try and go into the cluster. That does surprise me,
:21:25. > :21:36.playing for the loose red. Felt certain there he would... And
:21:37. > :21:42.that flick on the blue, although it will make it awkward cueing helped a
:21:43. > :21:47.bit. I feel if it had run past it, he might not have been on the red.
:21:48. > :21:51.Inspirational, you said -- inspirational use of the rest. It is
:21:52. > :21:58.wobbling. It is not ideal this. Very nicely played.
:21:59. > :22:07.Clever shot. Don't try that at home. You have to jam the cue under your
:22:08. > :22:15.finger, jam the rest under your fingers.
:22:16. > :22:19.He could have gone into the pack from the blue. It was a fraction
:22:20. > :22:24.closer to the cushion than he wanted. But maybe he whereas
:22:25. > :22:29.realised as we have been suggesting he has not settled yet and given
:22:30. > :22:34.himself a chance, if you have great ability don't abuse it sometimes,
:22:35. > :22:38.just give it a chance to come, rather than force it. We have
:22:39. > :22:48.noticed Ronnie O'Sullivan not going into the pack as much as he may, he
:22:49. > :22:52.used to have done, and could only assume it was a fraction closer to
:22:53. > :23:14.the cushion than he wanted, to guarantee to get the perfect split.
:23:15. > :23:27.Good line. Excellent length. Not as straightforward return back
:23:28. > :23:32.to baulk, this isn't. To catch the red just right if he is trying to
:23:33. > :23:35.get back to the baulk end, looks like he is playing a containing
:23:36. > :23:44.safety. Where is the cue ball going? Ooh!
:23:45. > :23:59.Well, if that had gone in, Ronnie from the D would have had an easy
:24:00. > :24:03.start. It was on the brink. Ronnie can't get to the red in the
:24:04. > :24:09.other half of the table because of the jaw of the pocket, so having to
:24:10. > :24:17.come thin, he will have to be careful he doesn't go in-off: He
:24:18. > :24:25.didn't risk it. So no real advantage gained there. It was awkward. Cueing
:24:26. > :24:30.in the jaws of the pocket he was. It hasn't been fireworks but it has
:24:31. > :24:34.been fascinating. Shaun Murphy has the ideal start if he is going to
:24:35. > :24:39.beat Ronnie O'Sullivan. He needs to keep him under wraps. Did that
:24:40. > :24:44.successfully, but towards the end of the session, the mini session, he
:24:45. > :24:50.let him who off the hook. -- he let him off the hook. Very
:24:51. > :24:59.aggressive opening red and he has missed it. Element of safety.
:25:00. > :25:05.Jtsds does this red go through the gap? Would you believe it, he can
:25:06. > :25:11.get through the gap. May have to use a little trace of right-hand side
:25:12. > :25:16.but wouldn't expect Ronnie to miss this.
:25:17. > :25:24.You have to say he is a bit unfortunate to leave that gap, but
:25:25. > :25:38.that's snooker. He is in danger of letting a very big fish off the
:25:39. > :25:42.hook. This afternoon. He has very sharp teeth this fish!
:25:43. > :25:53.He got the canon, but this red just about on to the left middle. He will
:25:54. > :26:14.play a bit of pace, so he needs to be accurate. And he was!
:26:15. > :26:24.That has not worked out too good. He has a red this end, and he wanted
:26:25. > :26:28.to, well, the ark, if he had hit the red he skimmed off, it would have
:26:29. > :26:34.opened practically all the reds, he has this one to the left corner, I
:26:35. > :26:43.don't think it is straightforward to drop it not behind the black. He may
:26:44. > :26:45.have to do a bit with the cue ball. Found the gap. Settle for any
:26:46. > :26:53.colour, including the yellow. Straight on the blue, shouldn't
:26:54. > :27:10.cause him a problem. Ooh. He stole the pocket there.
:27:11. > :27:14.The pack of reds, not ideal for going into from one of the high
:27:15. > :27:19.value colour, certainly not the blue any way.
:27:20. > :27:23.The black is not so bad. Quickly Ronnie O'Sullivan sees that he needs
:27:24. > :27:29.to get on the black and have a chance to perhaps open the pack up.
:27:30. > :27:34.It is not ideal either. So back down the table. Of course he can go in
:27:35. > :27:37.off the baulk colour, perhaps off the green. And come into the side of
:27:38. > :27:45.the cluster. It is funny when he played that
:27:46. > :27:49.black, most people think, well in practise you put a tracer right hand
:27:50. > :27:54.side, you come off the top cushion and you can canon in the cluster but
:27:55. > :28:00.you don't want to be playing with side on these superfine cloths
:28:01. > :28:04.unless you have to. That is why he choose the option to play down for
:28:05. > :28:13.the reds in the other half of the table.
:28:14. > :28:17.So this next shot could be key. Can go into the pack off the blue,
:28:18. > :28:23.but no hard. So he is up for the black again, to get the right angle.
:28:24. > :28:26.Doesn't want to be straight. He has a big bounce off the cushion
:28:27. > :28:32.and it is straight enough I would imagine it has caused him big
:28:33. > :28:36.problems. Just having a look to see if there
:28:37. > :28:40.is a red available to the right middle.
:28:41. > :28:51.That helps if it does go, he is a bit short of pace. Does that middle
:28:52. > :28:56.one go. Must do. No, it didn't, as you say it was short of pace. To be
:28:57. > :29:02.fair it went into the reds a couple of time, and it didn't come out as
:29:03. > :29:12.he would have liked. So it was a scrambling 42. Think he could have
:29:13. > :29:20.possibly used the green. Rather than risked that last red.
:29:21. > :29:35.And missing the position of black, but, not that a question -- not.
:29:36. > :29:40.Shaun is giving this plenty of thought. It looks a natural thin off
:29:41. > :29:47.this red, on the right-hand side of the table, played across double,
:29:48. > :29:59.but... Is there a plant on there? It looks like there could be a plant to
:30:00. > :30:01.the right corner. That's OK. In fact that is very good. It is a good
:30:02. > :30:38.shot. He judged that to perfection. An
:30:39. > :31:25.excellent shot. A lot more difficult than it looks, believe me.
:31:26. > :31:37.This red in the chants. -- is a chance. A fantastic shot to nothing
:31:38. > :31:50.bearer. He has got the snooker on the black with the green. You cannot
:31:51. > :31:56.really argue. Just trickling up, I thought he was considering a swerve,
:31:57. > :32:00.but that is a decent enough snooker. He is not guaranteed to get this
:32:01. > :32:12.safe. It lists will cluster of four in the middle would be his target.
:32:13. > :32:21.-- this little cluster of four. Unlucky for Ronnie not to be on the
:32:22. > :32:25.black, of course. Excellent pot. Very much advantage Ronnie in this
:32:26. > :32:34.frame. Shaun has got to get to that black cluster again, John? He cannot
:32:35. > :32:39.come off the left cushion, because he would leave a red to the middle
:32:40. > :32:44.full ball. The pink isn't the way of the shot that I would be thinking
:32:45. > :32:50.coming off three cushions, but he is trying it.
:32:51. > :33:21.A good shot! Playing for the loose red, then you get into that cluster
:33:22. > :33:26.of four. The problem is, if he plays for the blue, the pink is a bit of a
:33:27. > :33:29.blocker, but he only needs the red now to go 68 points ahead with 59
:33:30. > :33:49.remaining. This frame is well and truly in the
:33:50. > :34:24.bag. I do feel that with the rest of this
:34:25. > :34:36.session, Ronnie well play a lot stronger. -- with a. -- will say.
:34:37. > :34:45.I'm not saying that Shaun will not be careful, but he needs to regroup
:34:46. > :34:50.here. He knows the momentum and initiative is now with the Ronnie
:34:51. > :34:55.O'Sullivan in this match and in this session, he doesn't want to change
:34:56. > :34:59.his game completely. He knows full well that his opponent, once he gets
:35:00. > :36:13.going, he is a flying machine. Well, that was without doubt,
:36:14. > :36:17.Ronnie's best frame of this match so far, and the first chance he had of
:36:18. > :36:30.making that 42, and he now leads 3-T. -- 3-2. It is interesting,
:36:31. > :36:33.snooker, you can never drop your guard for a second. Shaun played in
:36:34. > :36:41.the belief that if it didn't go in, the red he could use was the one he
:36:42. > :36:46.was playing. Yes, it was aggressive, he could not see a
:36:47. > :36:55.better safety shot. He decided to go for it full-blooded Lee, but that
:36:56. > :37:03.gap that he left, he probably wished he had plays that a different way.
:37:04. > :37:10.-- go for it full-blooded. You could not leave a gap like that. But I
:37:11. > :37:22.suppose it was a risky venture and think that he was going to leave
:37:23. > :37:27.that gap. Yes. He led 2-0, Shaun, and has lost the last three frames,
:37:28. > :38:04.and that last frame was Ronnie O'Sullivan at his best.
:38:05. > :38:11.He refused the long red because he thought it was dangerous and decided
:38:12. > :38:29.to play the safety. He has missed it. Has he got away
:38:30. > :38:57.with it? The run of the ball that time,
:38:58. > :39:25.favouring Shaun. Looks like another one he is taking
:39:26. > :39:33.on. More controlled. Beautiful shot. I think he can just see enough
:39:34. > :39:47.of the cue ball to make this black easy.
:39:48. > :39:58.So, this is a decent chance at the start of this frame.
:39:59. > :40:05.I suppose you could argue, if fractionally loose safety shot from
:40:06. > :40:37.Ronnie O'Sullivan. You cant take your eye off the ball
:40:38. > :41:02.for a second. A chance to do some damage to the
:41:03. > :41:06.pack with that loose red as an insurance policy.
:41:07. > :41:19.Wonderful cueing. Could not played it better. Not as much pace as he
:41:20. > :41:27.could have, but he was concerned that the cue ball would get buried
:41:28. > :41:31.in the cluster and not on the red. Could play the same shot again. A
:41:32. > :41:59.repeat performance. A funny contact, but finished nicely
:42:00. > :42:02.on the red. Ideally placed to have a frame-winning break. Playing for the
:42:03. > :42:18.pink perhaps in the middle pocket. You would have to think is going to
:42:19. > :42:30.get over the line here. I know it is early in the break, but...
:42:31. > :42:33.He is still striking the ball nicely, a good pace around the
:42:34. > :43:06.table. Well, amazing. At this level, if you
:43:07. > :43:08.miss a black off the spot... It can cost you a frame in the blink of a
:43:09. > :43:32.knife. -- the blink of an eye. This was Shaun Murphy's Achilles'
:43:33. > :43:36.heel in his last match against Marco Fu. He just did not clinch the win
:43:37. > :43:41.that he should have done. He got away with it with Marco Fu, I say,
:43:42. > :43:46.get away with it, he won the match and he played well. But he cannot
:43:47. > :44:18.afford to be making those mistakes against Ronnie O'Sullivan.
:44:19. > :44:25.Considering Shaun Murphy was on the brink of 3-0 up on this match, but
:44:26. > :44:32.for a brilliant snooker from Ronnie O'Sullivan, the tables have
:44:33. > :44:42.completely turned. It is now Ronnie O'Sullivan with chants to force the
:44:43. > :44:45.initiative. -- with the opportunity to force the initiative. It is not
:44:46. > :44:57.guaranteed with that red undertook cushion on the black not on the
:44:58. > :45:07.spot, it is moral rhythmical. -- with that red on the top cushion and
:45:08. > :45:14.the black not on the spot. Just four points behind now.
:45:15. > :45:24.He will not need the black, of course, if he can get these
:45:25. > :45:29.remaining reds with colours. And a few of the other colours. But as
:45:30. > :45:35.Steve suggested, the hurdle, and it was quite a big one, there is that
:45:36. > :45:39.red close to the top cushion, because with the black not being on
:45:40. > :45:42.its spot, he will have to play with a little bit of pace and we know
:45:43. > :46:03.that playing them with pace, they are very miscible. -- missable.
:46:04. > :46:17.He under scrutiny that shot, so now he will have to make it to that last
:46:18. > :46:20.red. -- underscrewed. Yes, sometimes you get the extension and you do not
:46:21. > :46:38.get the same feel of the cue, so this is the key shot. Four.
:46:39. > :46:48.It is all about this red. 15 ahead now. But this is tough. The more
:46:49. > :46:59.pace that you play it, the more chance of missing it. Well, he could
:47:00. > :47:04.have played a shaft with less pace for the pink in the middle. --
:47:05. > :47:17.played a shot. He wanted to guarantee position.
:47:18. > :47:44.Shaun trying to figure out if he can win this frame. And he can.
:47:45. > :47:53.Ten points behind, too including the pink for the frame. -- up to and
:47:54. > :48:01.including. He has come too far with this, he
:48:02. > :48:12.needs to use the rest. A great pot. He has twisted and
:48:13. > :48:34.turned this frame. He has not been totally in control
:48:35. > :48:44.of the cue ball in this break, but he has shown great character.
:48:45. > :48:51.Well, he was quickly. It was like he got a heavy and thick contact and I
:48:52. > :48:57.think he thought for a moment that he had missed the blue. Funnily
:48:58. > :49:01.enough, if you look at that against super slow, the cue ball was
:49:02. > :49:08.bouncing before it got to the blue. All he needs is the pink, but he
:49:09. > :49:12.wanted something easier than this. See the cue ball. Just left it at
:49:13. > :49:22.the head of the table. The pink for the frame. That has cost him that
:49:23. > :49:50.chance. When he gets another? -- when he gets?
:49:51. > :50:20.It is over the middle. This is unlikely to bring the black into
:50:21. > :50:22.play. Surely, Ronnie only needs to pot the pink and then the black and
:50:23. > :50:55.the frame is at his mercy. Four. Another frame that Ronnie has
:50:56. > :50:57.stolen, really Axel Ronnie, from being 2-0 behind, he is for-2 in
:50:58. > :51:15.front! -- 4-2 in front. What a present to Ronnie! He only
:51:16. > :51:18.needed the pink, why is the hitting at that speed? He came around and
:51:19. > :51:26.caught the black, everything else could have gone wrong, no need to go
:51:27. > :51:31.that hired. Such a surprisingly match. Yes, I expect him to kick
:51:32. > :51:39.on, he is missing blacks from the spot. Shaun had another golden
:51:40. > :51:42.chance. It is a great feeling. I have had that before, it is a great
:51:43. > :51:47.feeling when you know that someday cannot beat you and Ronnie has that
:51:48. > :51:53.with most players. This is a marathon, Shaun had a late one last
:51:54. > :51:59.night, Ronnie had some time to rest, you would have thought this has a
:52:00. > :52:04.bearing on this match. I wouldn't have thought so, it is the
:52:05. > :52:11.quarterfinals. Shaun has just taken his foot off the pedal,
:52:12. > :52:22.unfortunately you cannot do that. Now Ronnie is in front. How do you
:52:23. > :52:27.explain it? I just think the players are not play their natural game.
:52:28. > :52:31.They are scared of him basically. Is he that inhibiting, physically, when
:52:32. > :52:44.you are in the same arena, and you are going to to toe. The top player
:52:45. > :52:53.always is in any sport. Still holding the two frame advantage.
:52:54. > :52:58.When we look back at the match, how important was that snooker from
:52:59. > :53:10.Ronnie O'Sullivan on the brown in frame three?
:53:11. > :53:24.Red at the back of the pack. Lovely screw back. Perhaps a fraction too
:53:25. > :53:29.far. There will be read is going everywhere here. -- there will be
:53:30. > :53:43.reds going everywhere. The wheels have fallen off for Shaun
:53:44. > :54:25.in this session. At some stage, John, you would
:54:26. > :54:27.expect Ronnie to hit full gear. Yes, like all great champions, if you see
:54:28. > :54:37.a sign of weakness from your opponent, it does spur you on. And
:54:38. > :54:43.Ronnie Wilson is that, particularly with Shaun, having the last frame
:54:44. > :54:51.and not taking it. -- and Ronnie will sense that. No need to disturb
:54:52. > :55:06.much here, just a soft little cannon. Nobody plays this type of
:55:07. > :55:45.game better than Ronnie. Just little stunned and screws. -- stuns.
:55:46. > :56:15.He wants to be on this red so he can play for the black.
:56:16. > :56:25.Who do not usually go in when they catch that near draw. -- jaw. As a
:56:26. > :57:01.result, he missed his intended cannon.
:57:02. > :57:07.He needs one good positional charge to get him on the red. Macro
:57:08. > :57:42.positional shot. Full. Mentally, this will be very damaging
:57:43. > :57:51.for Shaun Murphy. He has got one frame left, his opponent has started
:57:52. > :57:56.to hit his form, he needs to somehow try to win it. I think I would
:57:57. > :58:15.advise a quick trip outside to regroup.
:58:16. > :58:24.There have been one or two little scares, a couple of blacks that he
:58:25. > :58:26.There have been one or two little played very used all of the pocket.
:58:27. > :58:52.But they went in. Just missed that cannon. Can he get
:58:53. > :58:59.this in? Plenty of left-hand side, get on the black. That was a pity.
:59:00. > :59:05.No century, but that mistake from Shaun Murphy playing the power red,
:59:06. > :59:09.trying to open them up, he missed the pot and opened them up for
:59:10. > :59:25.Ronnie and now he has fallen three frames behind. He is a bit careless.
:59:26. > :59:30.He has lost the cue ball a couple of time, he has taken the adventurous
:59:31. > :59:35.shot and missed it. It is not so much that, I wouldn't blame him for
:59:36. > :59:38.that one. Occasionally, when he has had good Chancellors the cue ball
:59:39. > :59:45.had gone a bit. Ronnie will be delighted with 5-2. It should never
:59:46. > :59:51.have been 4-2 ahead. He has been below par. Shaun hasn't got on top.
:59:52. > :59:55.The observation has been Shaun has hit the ball too hard, is that as a
:59:56. > :00:01.result of pressure, adrenaline when you are out there? In his positional
:00:02. > :00:07.play generally, if he gets out of position is overhiting the ball. He
:00:08. > :00:13.hits the ball so well, if he is not concentrating he is going to overhit
:00:14. > :00:20.a lot of shots. So many times we see him play fantastic to get in but
:00:21. > :00:25.then he has lost position two or three shots later. Ronnie probably
:00:26. > :00:29.can't believe his luck. He has been pretty much gifted a lead. As you
:00:30. > :00:34.say every time that Shaun has got in, within two to three balls he has
:00:35. > :00:39.lost the white ball. It is out of position. He is putting him straight
:00:40. > :00:43.back in without having to do any work. That the most fluent Ronnie
:00:44. > :00:50.has looked. For him, it has been a bit of a struggle. This is a worry
:00:51. > :00:56.for Shaun Murphy. He cannot afford to let Ronnie O'Sullivan go out into
:00:57. > :01:00.the distance. If he goes 6-2 he has put himself under for the rest of
:01:01. > :01:04.the match. Of course with only one frame to
:01:05. > :01:07.play now, in this first session, Ronnie can't be behind, but will it
:01:08. > :01:30.be two frames advantage or four? Ronnie turning down the red. And I
:01:31. > :01:37.think on another day he might have gone for that, but he may sense that
:01:38. > :01:43.he wants to leave Shaun Murphy the chance to effectively do the damage
:01:44. > :01:51.for him. Even though Shaun is not in the best frame of mind. Is Shaun
:01:52. > :01:55.going to be going for all out attack? Don't say he can do it with
:01:56. > :02:13.this one but... Well, not too sure what the lads are
:02:14. > :02:17.going to say about ta in the studio! That is a very low value shot to go
:02:18. > :02:23.for. Perhaps he could have got back down
:02:24. > :02:45.the table. But he is gifting Ronnie O'Sullivan chances.
:02:46. > :02:55.He just about got the angle on this red and he can stun down for the
:02:56. > :02:59.black, that is the intention. Didn't have the best agile. That is
:03:00. > :03:03.why he is short on this black. . Can use the red to the right of the
:03:04. > :03:55.black, to haul the cue ball. That is what happens at this game,
:03:56. > :04:01.all of a sudden, and Ronnie really beginning to gather pace now, as you
:04:02. > :04:10.can see, 15 seconds a shot he is at now.
:04:11. > :04:17.Now he is 90% and remember earlier on in the match? Shaun Murphy was at
:04:18. > :04:21.97%. How things have turned round, I,
:04:22. > :04:26.like you, Steve, when I look at this session, I will remember that third
:04:27. > :04:30.frame. When Shaun Murphy was strolling
:04:31. > :04:35.round the table, without seemingly a care in the world. Looked certain to
:04:36. > :04:43.go 3-0 in front. An unbelievable snooker from Ronnie. It really was
:04:44. > :04:50.on the brown. And it's just changed round
:04:51. > :04:55.completely. They say some frames can turn round
:04:56. > :05:00.matches. That third frame certainly turned round this session.
:05:01. > :05:04.And possibly at the end of the day, the match. It is too early to say
:05:05. > :05:13.that. But if Ronnie can make the most of
:05:14. > :05:19.this opportunity, and win this first session six frames to two, Shaun
:05:20. > :05:25.Murphy, you feel then, has got to win the next two sessions. Otherwise
:05:26. > :05:44.he will just be too far behind. Just over two hours.
:05:45. > :05:58.The average frame time just over 16-and-a-half minutes.
:05:59. > :06:07.So, 62 ahead. 83 remaining. Two reds, two colours is what is
:06:08. > :06:10.needed. I think there maybe, he obviously
:06:11. > :06:12.has this one and there is another red on the other side of the cluster
:06:13. > :06:19.available. So he didn't have to disturb
:06:20. > :06:24.anything. Might just have enough points to
:06:25. > :06:36.play with. To steal the highest break of the tournament here.
:06:37. > :06:50.He needs a 141. Neil Robertson holds the high break.
:06:51. > :07:02.140. That's it. Snookers required.
:07:03. > :07:18.There you see it, 74 ahead. 67 remaining. What a turn round.
:07:19. > :07:27.But still a beautiful break. This should open things up very nicely.
:07:28. > :07:42.It should well be on the black now. Judged the kiss off the second red
:07:43. > :07:46.to perfection. And very risky red that Shaun Murphy
:07:47. > :07:49.decided to take on and Ronnie's nestled on the red, so can he pot
:07:50. > :08:10.it? Without pushing it? A bit too much side on the cue ball.
:08:11. > :08:22.He needs to drift past the pink. Just about OK.
:08:23. > :08:42.Shaun Murphy let Ronnie in for this chance when he played a very
:08:43. > :08:47.adventurous pot, and that's the problem. You do that against a
:08:48. > :08:52.player like Ronnie O'Sullivan, when he is starting to gain momentum,
:08:53. > :09:05.then you are asking for trouble. Highest break so far in the
:09:06. > :09:22.tournament is 124. If he clears up here it will be 136.
:09:23. > :09:31.Credit Ronnie, he has not played that well but he has dug in, hasn't
:09:32. > :09:34.he? Has to be said that Ronnie O'Sullivan is such a fantastic
:09:35. > :09:41.character himself in this match. From a bad start he has turn it
:09:42. > :09:44.round, you can do no more than that. In goes the black for a tremendous
:09:45. > :09:49.clearance, they will shake hands, so the first session well and truly in
:09:50. > :09:54.Ronnie O'Sullivan's control. Shaun Murphy, he will be kicking himself.
:09:55. > :10:00.How is it 6-2? I don't know. But that is what the score line says.
:10:01. > :10:05.HAZEL IRVINE: It sure does, that is Ronnie's sixth century of the
:10:06. > :10:09.tournament so far. How is it 6-2? I don't know how it was 4-2. The last
:10:10. > :10:12.two frames he was class, that is what he does, he should have within
:10:13. > :10:16.for Shaun Murphy's point of view he shouldn't have been 4-2 ahead. He
:10:17. > :10:20.smelled blood. That is difference between the two. The ones who can
:10:21. > :10:30.win, as soon as that opportunity showed itself he was on to it. Two
:10:31. > :10:34.significant breaks, 6-2 lead. The match is over as far as I'm concern.
:10:35. > :10:38.You have to win the first session to have any chance. Joe Perry stayed in
:10:39. > :10:44.front of him, had a great chance, this match is over. You offer no
:10:45. > :10:50.hope to Shaun Murphy? None at all? I don't know. He doesn't seem to be,
:10:51. > :10:54.you know he has missed a chance, Ronnie won't play that bad again for
:10:55. > :10:59.the rest of the match. Do you agree? He is not absolutely out of it. I
:11:00. > :11:03.might not be as blunt has the but he is probably right. That is where you
:11:04. > :11:07.paid your money guys. Punditry. Let us see what is happening on the
:11:08. > :11:11.other side of the arena, this was billed as high scoring affair and
:11:12. > :11:16.there wasn't much of that until we came to the fifth frame. Because as
:11:17. > :11:21.you saw, it was forum Trump with a 3-1 advantage e here he is after
:11:22. > :11:24.best of 72 in his fist match and 78 in his sec. Hadn't made a century,
:11:25. > :11:31.here he is on the way to one right now. One of the big concerns in this
:11:32. > :11:40.match for Judd Trump fans, he has nod been in big break building form.
:11:41. > :11:45.He has only made seven 50 plus breaks. To this point, Neil
:11:46. > :11:50.Robertson top knock 45, he really is just not at the races now, a top
:11:51. > :11:56.break of 107 for Judd Trump. That took him four frames to one ahead.
:11:57. > :12:03.He has just gone 5-1 in front as well. So, this one is looking very
:12:04. > :12:06.dodgy for Neil Robertson and this is a rather surprising state of
:12:07. > :12:10.affairs. Absolutely, but the only thing I will say sometimes it is
:12:11. > :12:13.after a Lord Mayor's Show, what we saw from Robertson was a peak
:12:14. > :12:17.performance, as good as he could play. Sometimes coming back the next
:12:18. > :12:20.day you are nowhere near as good. Judd Trump is getting gradually
:12:21. > :12:24.better as this tournament goes on. He has come under the radar a bit,
:12:25. > :12:27.he has not had the best of seasons but he looks as if he is coming into
:12:28. > :12:36.his game at the perfect time of the season. If the timing is correct, he
:12:37. > :12:41.is certain will giving it his best at the Crucible quarter-final. It is
:12:42. > :12:42.Terry Griffiths and Willie Thorne live in the commentary box. Good
:12:43. > :12:55.afternoon gents. He has mishit another one.
:12:56. > :13:03.Things not going right for Neil Robertson at the moment.
:13:04. > :13:09.Got the jaws of the pocket, one mistake after another. He is four
:13:10. > :13:13.frames behind. He needs to win the last two,
:13:14. > :13:17.really. One of them would be helpful but two would do. He would be
:13:18. > :13:54.pleased with it at this stage, because Trump is all over him.
:13:55. > :14:03.He doesn't have to play into the pack this time. Perfect pace.
:14:04. > :14:08.Well, he is hampered but the black will pot. Unfortunately, now he is
:14:09. > :14:13.cueing over a ball, the white will be going very close to the side
:14:14. > :14:31.cushion. He will be hampered again.
:14:32. > :14:37.Now this is tricky this black. Unlucky, to have finished hampered
:14:38. > :14:40.twice, but these are key moments in my sort of match, you have a chance
:14:41. > :14:49.to kick off. Two more frames of this session, if
:14:50. > :14:54.he can win at least one of them, it is a tough ask for Neil Robertson to
:14:55. > :15:02.come back. On the other hand if Neil wins them both he will have been
:15:03. > :15:19.delighted to get out of this session 5-3.
:15:20. > :15:27.You wouldn't be surprised if Neil Robertson won the next of frames, he
:15:28. > :15:33.is a great match player, he has played tremendous snooker here so
:15:34. > :15:38.far in this year's World Championships. Robbie Williams 10-2
:15:39. > :15:48.in the first round, and Mark Allen 13-7 in the second round, with some
:15:49. > :15:55.excellent snooker. Top quality. It hasn't been his day here so far.
:15:56. > :16:00.A little bit of both. Some of his poor play today, but also Judd
:16:01. > :16:06.Trump's played very well, especially in the last two games. Breaks of 107
:16:07. > :16:11.and 60. Probably leave this black so he can play half-ball into the
:16:12. > :16:15.bunch, but it is lookings a if the red at the back will pot. Neil
:16:16. > :16:19.Robertson not one of those players that goes into them as early as
:16:20. > :16:27.possible, like most of the players do now.
:16:28. > :16:31.Usually a very aggressive break builder. Can't get the amount of
:16:32. > :17:01.sents he has got without going into the pack early.
:17:02. > :17:12.That hasn't worked. He will be very disappointed with that.
:17:13. > :17:16.Just needed he was trying to ah accuseround the red. The why skids
:17:17. > :17:22.through before it ah s. Can't imagine he meant to hit that
:17:23. > :17:30.there. -- arcs. If he played it with stun I could understand it.
:17:31. > :17:32.It looks like end of break, he will be disappointed to be only 20 in
:17:33. > :18:11.front. A little awkward here for Judd
:18:12. > :18:19.Trump. I wouldn't be playing that shot. He
:18:20. > :18:25.is going to find the gap between the two reds on the left cushion. Now he
:18:26. > :18:35.is looking at... Well a plant that is nowhere near.
:18:36. > :18:40.He is playing the safety of this, and he took the plant on.
:18:41. > :18:44.Unless he just misjudged the throw off the white off the red.
:18:45. > :18:48.There was no value in that shot. He played to get the white back in
:18:49. > :19:11.baulk, that is how badly he hit it. Trump, he has been safety first,
:19:12. > :19:20.that is the first loose shot he has played in the whole match.
:19:21. > :19:29.Think he played the safety but he got it too thick.
:19:30. > :19:36.Looks as if he may only cost him one point, if the pink doesn't go.
:19:37. > :19:41.That was unfortunate there for Neil Robertson.
:19:42. > :19:46.As it turns out, that red down the bottom of the table is no
:19:47. > :20:07.straightforward safety op either. They although he has a wonderful
:20:08. > :20:09.temperament, but he has been tested here. Slipping a few errors in, the
:20:10. > :20:33.ball is not quite running for him. Pretty good.
:20:34. > :20:37.Yes, was able to play that because the red up in baulk stopping Judd at
:20:38. > :20:42.that end of the table. The fact he is so close to the cushion, he can't
:20:43. > :20:46.get back to this cushion. Could do off the red on the left-hand side,
:20:47. > :20:49.maybe able to dig down and get the cue ball back where it is now, off
:20:50. > :21:02.the left-hand side cushion. That is what he is looking at. If he
:21:03. > :21:06.gets this right under the cushion, it will be Neil Robertson who hardly
:21:07. > :21:11.has a shot he the play. He has got near that cushion. A good shot.
:21:12. > :22:03.He will try and get back on this cushion.
:22:04. > :22:08.His caught it thicker than he intended. That is where he is not
:22:09. > :22:12.tight on the cushion. So he has given Judd Trump the opportunity mow
:22:13. > :22:20.to play a safety and be tight on this cushion.
:22:21. > :22:42.That is nicely played and the red are starting to drift down the
:22:43. > :22:46.table. There is four there now, behind the
:22:47. > :22:50.baulk line. He has coffered the red into the left centre, that is the
:22:51. > :22:54.nearest to the pocket. There is one into the right centre but none of
:22:55. > :22:59.them are shots they would normally take on at this stage.
:23:00. > :23:07.If you look down the table, the red next to the yellow, he could just
:23:08. > :23:14.play that, knock it back up the table and leave the cue ball on the
:23:15. > :23:18.baulk cushion, the red doesn't go into the corner because the green is
:23:19. > :23:23.there. If he plays that he would like to cover that red with a brown,
:23:24. > :23:31.otherwise it would be easy to play the red and snooker him in behind
:23:32. > :23:38.the green. He needs the position where it is snookered.
:23:39. > :23:43.Judd might be tempted at one of these.
:23:44. > :24:01.Cue ball has come off the cushion. He is looking for a safety shot. I
:24:02. > :24:04.think he can see the red, straight into the bottom corner, but that is
:24:05. > :24:12.high risk. There you see it. Even by Judd's
:24:13. > :24:19.standards that would be high risk, and he would go for most things.
:24:20. > :24:26.. That was just as risky as the pot you were thinking of. It is an easy
:24:27. > :24:41.opportunity now for Neil to lay the snooker.
:24:42. > :24:54.He is looking at that shot, it maybe difficult from there. Have to cut it
:24:55. > :25:00.very thin, for the red. But what are the choices there? The balls are
:25:01. > :25:07.pretty much all in, in open play, apart from that red by the green.
:25:08. > :25:12.They must be able to hit the red thin, even if he doesn't get the
:25:13. > :25:16.snooker, it is going to be a containing safety shot?
:25:17. > :25:24.I suppose he is worried if the white is not tight on the cushion it would
:25:25. > :25:27.be easy for Judd to get in behind the green himself. Maybe that is
:25:28. > :25:32.what is stopping him taking the shot on.
:25:33. > :25:38.What about, Terry, playing the red into the green half-ball, at pace,
:25:39. > :25:43.sending the red up this table and leaving the white down that Southend
:25:44. > :25:49.Yes, that is an option, possibly if he had the angle of screw behind the
:25:50. > :25:55.brown as well. But he is taking a bit of time. We are ensure from here
:25:56. > :26:00.what angle he has got on the red. He is looking at that. He is hoping he
:26:01. > :26:04.doesn't plant it off the green. Yes, he is going to play the one we
:26:05. > :26:09.suggested here. So he will be playing it at pace, but the red
:26:10. > :26:12.comes back the baulk line, hopefully past the middle pocket. He won't
:26:13. > :26:31.know where the green is going to end up.
:26:32. > :26:35.Not too bad, is it, that? There is a possibility that Judd could roll off
:26:36. > :26:41.the two cushions on to that red circled there.
:26:42. > :26:51.That is the easiest way out, get out of trouble and wait for a better
:26:52. > :26:56.opportunity, possibly. Just wonder who is going to be
:26:57. > :27:01.tempted first. You know Neil would be reluctant to take it on, very
:27:02. > :27:06.virtually got to win this frame if he can, it would be a bit too risky.
:27:07. > :27:12.Unless he can guarantee of getting the gap between the blue and those
:27:13. > :27:14.reds, then he might take it on, but if he hits this thick he will kiss
:27:15. > :27:32.one of the reds up the table. You just feel at moment, any
:27:33. > :27:36.mistakes here and the other player is going to go on the win the frame,
:27:37. > :27:46.the way the balls are set. He is having a look at it.
:27:47. > :27:57.Pretty brave. What a great shot. He still has to
:27:58. > :28:00.play the shot and get it in. Played it fraction harder it would
:28:01. > :28:05.have thrown the white to the left, that is why he played it at that
:28:06. > :28:08.pace. That was the shot of the match so far and he is 5-1 behind.
:28:09. > :28:38.What a time to pull that out! He is on the red at the middle, but
:28:39. > :28:45.not as he I would have liked. He would like to be straight on it.
:28:46. > :29:12.There is a chance here in the centre pocket, if he can get his cue here.
:29:13. > :29:17.The brown, he was perfect on the brown to make sure this red was
:29:18. > :29:24.easier than that. Now, this will hurt. She 26 points behind. A chance
:29:25. > :29:38.of pinching a frame that will really really hurt Neil Robertson.
:29:39. > :29:56.That wasn't his best. Every shot at this moment seems so
:29:57. > :29:59.important. You can see he is not pleased with the position he has
:30:00. > :30:02.left himself on black. He has the wrong angle to come up for the reds
:30:03. > :30:05.at this end of the table. If he plays to get on to red in the
:30:06. > :30:10.middle, he needs to make sure he gets past the brown. He is playing
:30:11. > :30:18.to the one next the pink, off two cushion, he is still playing for the
:30:19. > :30:31.one next to the pink. -- cushions.
:30:32. > :30:34.An easier pot on the red to the left, but he wanted to bring the
:30:35. > :30:47.pink into play. He is looking very confident today.
:30:48. > :30:51.This is -- he started a little shaky but since the first frame he has
:30:52. > :30:56.been pretty dominant in this match. Once again bringing in another red,
:30:57. > :31:02.into play, off a pot in the red. Full of confidence.
:31:03. > :31:05.He won't be playing to the red behind, he will be playing for the
:31:06. > :31:37.red in open play. He will leave that to last.
:31:38. > :31:46.Back Tim Yeo's shot when he was perfect on the brown, he still
:31:47. > :31:52.should have potted that. -- back to Neil Robertson's shot.
:31:53. > :32:11.Needs to play perfect position. Anything but straight.
:32:12. > :32:21.You cannot slam them all in. With those kind of shots, when you hit
:32:22. > :32:27.them that hard, you can bend the red up before it reaches the pocket. It
:32:28. > :32:42.helps the ball into the pocket. Once again, Neil has not been given
:32:43. > :32:56.the opportunity. He is struggling out there. It is
:32:57. > :33:02.easy to be critical of these players, but when you are
:33:03. > :33:12.struggling, you can play some very poor shots. We have said this many,
:33:13. > :33:17.many times about Judd Trump, he is the first to stun them in, a lot of
:33:18. > :33:33.players will run them in, but he always wants to stun them in. Temp
:33:34. > :33:34.-- Neil is watching on, if he goes straight on this red, it is perfect.
:33:35. > :34:41.Well played. It is almost like Neil has hit a
:34:42. > :34:44.brick wall at the moment. I am not quite sure if he's feeling slightly
:34:45. > :34:53.unwell, because he was coughing earlier on, he was wiping his
:34:54. > :34:57.forehead, he looks as if he may have more than a heavy cold. When you're
:34:58. > :35:04.struggling out there, any thing can affect you out there. He looks pale
:35:05. > :35:06.at the best of times, Neil, he has got that kind of complexion any way,
:35:07. > :35:50.but he could be out of sorts. One good pot and a good positional
:35:51. > :36:03.shot here, and things could look better.
:36:04. > :36:15.He got the red, needs a good case. It could have been better. No real
:36:16. > :36:22.control of that cue ball. He had to play with outside. The blue is
:36:23. > :36:35.available. He could, quite rightly, go for something easier.
:36:36. > :36:41.He may play this dead weight in case he misses it, because the ball could
:36:42. > :36:48.stop on the pocket. That is what he did, and he did it pretty well. He
:36:49. > :36:53.needs to hold it all together, and this is a massive, massive frame for
:36:54. > :37:32.Neil Robertson. Five behind or three behind. Well done.
:37:33. > :37:52.He needs the black, otherwise, Judd Trump will be able to tie.
:37:53. > :38:03.He has been given a second chance by Judd Trump, having missed that red
:38:04. > :38:08.in the middle. Usually, 33 breaks don't make a lot, but in this
:38:09. > :38:15.context, it is a massive break. The time he took on the black shows how
:38:16. > :38:22.much that meant. He has closed the gap, he still trails 5-2.
:38:23. > :38:29.We're all scratching our heads, what is the problem? E is clearly
:38:30. > :38:34.struggling today. Difference state, different opponent, he had a big
:38:35. > :38:39.performance yesterday where you could not say any better, it was
:38:40. > :38:43.flawless, but you have to go back to work the next day, and sometimes it
:38:44. > :38:50.is a downer after having done something so well the day before.
:38:51. > :38:55.You want to play somebody the day after, because it is difficult to
:38:56. > :38:59.recreate that. You talk about spilling blood on the table, you
:39:00. > :39:06.feel the same way from Judd Trump's perspective, this is so important,
:39:07. > :39:10.this final frame for him. He will realise that Neil is not at his best
:39:11. > :39:20.and he can try to get a lead. You will always have bad sessions, but
:39:21. > :39:25.it is about limiting the damage. It is a particularly bad session, it
:39:26. > :39:30.has been six centuries, 1350 plus breaks, and there must be something
:39:31. > :39:34.fundamentally wrong, Terry Griffiths thought that he is perhaps not
:39:35. > :39:40.letting his best, he has been coughing, these things might all
:39:41. > :39:44.contribute. Yes, but let us not take anything from Judd Trump, he is a
:39:45. > :39:47.very talented lad and he has been gradually improving as the
:39:48. > :39:52.tournament has gone on, so he is obviously put a gun pressure, and
:39:53. > :40:02.sometimes, the play can be unorthodox. It is not always an
:40:03. > :40:08.orthodox game. We expected a really open, attacking game, Stephen. Yes,
:40:09. > :40:12.I think that is why it is another reason he would love to have got his
:40:13. > :40:16.century out of the way yesterday, there was so much publicity in the
:40:17. > :40:23.newspapers. He really wants to concentrate on this match. A massive
:40:24. > :40:26.frame coming up. If he can get out of this 5-3, you will be delighted.
:40:27. > :40:39.Yes, here we go. Here we go. Thank you, Hazel. Caught that one a
:40:40. > :41:04.little thin. This is a Neil Robertson special.
:41:05. > :41:06.Normally very good at these shots and coming back for a blue or baulk
:41:07. > :41:20.colour. He is coughing again. I do not think
:41:21. > :41:52.he is right. But a tremendous shot. A little 33 break to pinch the frame
:41:53. > :41:57.at that last visit is giving him his confidence back. He will be doing
:41:58. > :42:35.cartwheels if he gets out of this session 5-3.
:42:36. > :42:40.This a few things happening out there that you don't expect and I'm
:42:41. > :42:51.sure Neil Robertson is not expecting them either.
:42:52. > :42:57.The cue ball is far enough off the cushion to put some sort of stun and
:42:58. > :43:18.deviate the cue ball for the next red.
:43:19. > :43:26.We don't really know if Neil Robertson is not feeling well here,
:43:27. > :43:30.but the truth of it is, with this championship now, you play every
:43:31. > :43:57.day, so you do not really have any chance to recover.
:43:58. > :44:40.If he gets nicely on the black, you expect him to score heavily.
:44:41. > :44:49.Judd Trump sees the shot very early, he is down there and he is very
:44:50. > :44:54.quick. He must be very difficult to play when he is at his best. He can
:44:55. > :45:02.be very destructive. He can pot from anywhere. We have just seen some
:45:03. > :45:08.flashing of his billions. There has been no consistency in his game this
:45:09. > :45:13.season. We know what a talent he is, but to do it at the biggest
:45:14. > :45:17.stage, that is what everyone strives for, to do it here at Sheffield.
:45:18. > :45:27.Maybe he is saving his best for these next two weeks, well, this
:45:28. > :46:15.next week that his remaining. -- that he has remaining.
:46:16. > :46:27.The kick is not too bad, but just taking the cue ball out of position.
:46:28. > :46:36.Can just about hold for these reds at dead weight of the back. Another
:46:37. > :46:39.contribution of above 50. His fourth of the afternoon session as follows
:46:40. > :47:00.breaks of 46 and 37 as well. Mort reds and colours to be
:47:01. > :47:32.absolutely certain. -- two more reds.
:47:33. > :47:42.This red, goes writing off the far jaw.
:47:43. > :47:47.Did not risk going into them. He played it to the inch, this is inch
:47:48. > :48:25.perfect. That is the important red. Part the
:48:26. > :48:31.black as well. -- pot the black. That would be the end of the
:48:32. > :48:36.session. He likes to entertain, Judd Trump. Checking the score, he is 65
:48:37. > :49:03.in front with just 51 left. Neil Robertson, obviously resigned
:49:04. > :49:09.to the fact he will be 6-2 behind. He has got it to do now. He has two
:49:10. > :49:16.win the next session to get back into the match. He needs to win the
:49:17. > :49:26.next session. It is really nice to see Judd Trump playing the way that
:49:27. > :49:28.we know that he can. Here's certainly been the most impressive
:49:29. > :49:45.of the two today. I am sure we all thought at the
:49:46. > :49:49.start of this match it would be a cracker and would go all the way,
:49:50. > :49:51.and it could still do, but nobody expected a 6-2 result for either
:49:52. > :50:13.player. If you exhibition shots here and now
:50:14. > :50:41.after reaching the century. Those in the front row had better watch out!
:50:42. > :50:47.Not quite, but it has been a wonderful potting and break-building
:50:48. > :50:53.exercise served from Judd Trump and he leads overnight by 6-2.
:50:54. > :50:59.We were lauding the break-building abilities of Neil Robertson this
:51:00. > :51:04.time yesterday, but it is Judd Trump getting all of the plaudits this
:51:05. > :51:10.afternoon. And the right score line, we have been keeping an eye on
:51:11. > :51:16.that, and 6-2 is a good reflection of what has been going on. A great
:51:17. > :51:23.final frame. Neil Robertson needed to win it to keep in touching
:51:24. > :51:25.distance, but he has pressed on. You have written off Shaun Murphy
:51:26. > :51:31.against Ronnie O'Sullivan, how do you assess Neil Robertson and Judd
:51:32. > :51:36.Trump? Sometimes you have bad sessions, this match is not over by
:51:37. > :51:40.any stretch. Ian Robertson is capable of winning that session
:51:41. > :51:44.tomorrow, but Judd Trump is very impressive. He has got all of the
:51:45. > :51:50.talent and that additional play, that break that sometimes lets him
:51:51. > :51:56.down, that was a great performance. The other quarterfinals, Mark Selby,
:51:57. > :52:01.4-3 up on Alan McManus, they play nine frames this evening. If you
:52:02. > :52:05.look at the draw, Barry Hawkins, he is 6-2 up on Dominic Dale, that is
:52:06. > :52:13.three scoreline is after the opening sessions. Who has looked the most
:52:14. > :52:21.impressive? I would have to say Judd Trump, Ronnie O'Sullivan, superb.
:52:22. > :52:24.Judd Trump has been very good. And you will be commentating on Barry
:52:25. > :52:29.Hawkins on Dominic Dale, how do you view that one? Very close to
:52:30. > :52:38.O'Sullivan and Murphy, Dale will struggle to beat Barry. Ding Junhui
:52:39. > :52:42.going out, you would have fancied Ding Junhui to beat Dale in the
:52:43. > :52:45.second round, but I fancy Barry Hawkins, he would like to get back
:52:46. > :52:52.to that one-table situation that he had last year. Thank you. It
:52:53. > :52:57.fascinating afternoon. Jason Mohammad is back in the chair at 7pm
:52:58. > :52:59.at the second sessions this evening, but for now, from everyone in
:53:00. > :53:33.Sheffield, goodbye for now. Ted, I... I'm not interested in
:53:34. > :53:37.coming to see Lady Gaga, sir. Part of the Big Bumper Comedy
:53:38. > :53:52.50th Birthday Weekend.