:00:32. > :00:40.Hello, good evening. The quarter finals of the world sugar shall be
:00:41. > :00:45.into -- World Snooker Championship are underway and resume is evening.
:00:46. > :00:53.It sees Mark Selby taking on Alan McManus. The last time but malice --
:00:54. > :01:04.McManus reached the finals was 1993. He is using his experience to test
:01:05. > :01:11.Mark Selby. The quarterfinal started this morning between Mark Selby and
:01:12. > :01:23.Alan McManus. Mark Selby got off to a perfect start, winning the first
:01:24. > :01:29.two frames. Excellent shot. Mark Selby takes it. He goes into a 2-0
:01:30. > :01:34.lead. And frame three, was at a misplaced
:01:35. > :01:41.safety shot or a cue ball that we're off-line and presented a -- that
:01:42. > :01:50.weird off-line and presented an opportunity for McManus?
:01:51. > :01:56.That has drifted a little bit. And that is the first frame for McManus.
:01:57. > :02:01.Selby went 3-2 behind but got his act together in frame six with a
:02:02. > :02:11.magnificent 110 break, his highest of the championship so far, to level
:02:12. > :02:17.once again at three frames apiece. After some long belts of safety play
:02:18. > :02:20.in frame seven and with time running out to finish the session in time,
:02:21. > :02:27.Selby triumphed in the end and now leads, 4-3.
:02:28. > :02:47.Here is the state of play after the first sessions.
:02:48. > :02:53.Yet again we have been treated to fabulous snooker here at the
:02:54. > :03:01.Crucible. Let's reflect on some of the matches. I am wondering why Neil
:03:02. > :03:06.Robertson performed so badly. Was it because this century of centuries
:03:07. > :03:09.was on his mind? It might have been about how he played against Mark
:03:10. > :03:13.Kalin. There has been a big turnaround in his form and due to
:03:14. > :03:16.Judd Trump. Judd Trump said he expected Neil Robertson to slow
:03:17. > :03:20.things down and was prepared for that but it was not as fast as the
:03:21. > :03:25.Ronnie O'Sullivan and Shaun Murphy match, so perhaps Judd Trump has got
:03:26. > :03:32.the measure of him. Ronnie is in a good position. Stephen Hendry said
:03:33. > :03:35.it is as good as over. You have to say that Shaun Murphy missed the
:03:36. > :03:40.boat because he was staring it in the face but for a great snooker
:03:41. > :03:48.from Ronnie O'Sullivan. It could have been a great story. Ronnie
:03:49. > :03:52.showed his experience and much pay -- matchplay and it will be a big
:03:53. > :03:56.ask for Shaun Murphy to get back in. And what a great start for Barry
:03:57. > :04:01.Hawkins, quietly going about his business. Under his radar. Other
:04:02. > :04:07.names have been bandied around as the big fancy for this event. This
:04:08. > :04:11.is going nicely for Barry Hawkins. If he mined his work he will be in
:04:12. > :04:19.the semifinals without very much problem. -- minds his work. Howdy
:04:20. > :04:23.think Alan McManus is? From his perspective, it is great to see him
:04:24. > :04:27.in the quarterfinals. He has got nothing to lose. He has to do well,
:04:28. > :04:32.obviously, but he can just go out there and enjoy his normal game.
:04:33. > :04:37.From Mark Selby's perspective, he has only got to mind his work as
:04:38. > :04:40.well. He probably feels as if he has got the tactical awareness and
:04:41. > :04:43.knowledge and he will not be outplayed by McManus and as long as
:04:44. > :04:50.he keeps his nose in front he might get over the line by doing that. He
:04:51. > :04:52.might like to pull up some trees along the way and make his case for
:04:53. > :05:07.the event. Thank you. Good evening. Tonight, two players
:05:08. > :05:15.on get a step closer to the single table setup. This is the second act
:05:16. > :05:22.of drama in these two brilliantly poised encounters. Sit back, relax,
:05:23. > :05:30.and enjoy. Please welcome first of all, a player turning back the clock
:05:31. > :05:34.14 years to grace the last eight here on the big stage. The winner of
:05:35. > :05:39.this season's Snooker Shoot-Out, he is one of the sport's was lovable
:05:40. > :05:43.characters but he is fired up for tonight. Here he is, ready to walk
:05:44. > :05:51.the walk once again in the same issues, -- my same issues, The
:05:52. > :06:15.Spaceman, Dominic Dale. And his opponent, a player who has
:06:16. > :06:21.found the best results of his career in the last two seasons. 2012 of the
:06:22. > :06:25.start of a great journey. Until last year he had not been past the second
:06:26. > :06:34.round and then came the fantastic run to the final. Winner of last
:06:35. > :06:41.month's championship in Preston, here comes The Hawk, Barry Hawkins.
:06:42. > :06:57.And on table two, here comes the player who first appeared at this
:06:58. > :07:01.famous venue in 1991, 23 years on he is still going strong. Making his
:07:02. > :07:09.first Crucible quarterfinal since 2005, he knocked out John Higgins
:07:10. > :07:14.and Ken Doherty so far. Here he comes striding out for Scotland,
:07:15. > :07:36.Alan McManus. And finally, his opponent - a player
:07:37. > :07:41.who is very hard to rattle on any stage in any match. He has lifted
:07:42. > :07:47.six major trophies since he made the final in 2007, including three
:07:48. > :07:50.Masters' crowns and the UK Championship. He produced the
:07:51. > :07:52.incredible 147 in York and is an ambassador for the game who plays
:07:53. > :07:56.incredible 147 in York and is an with a smile, that is why we
:07:57. > :07:57.incredible 147 in York and is an him The Jester From Leicester, Mark
:07:58. > :08:04.Selby. him The Jester From Leicester, Mark
:08:05. > :08:23.APPLAUSE. Scottish support here in the
:08:24. > :08:30.Crucible this evening for Alan McManus. Are much this evening, Mark
:08:31. > :08:34.Selby versus Alan McManus. On the red button, Barry Hawkins against
:08:35. > :08:44.Dominic Dale. Here we go, the quarterfinals resume.
:08:45. > :08:48.Very good evening to you, Jason. We are in for a very interesting
:08:49. > :08:58.session this evening between these two fine exponent of the game.
:08:59. > :09:11.A possible nine frames to be played this evening, Ken? I know they could
:09:12. > :09:13.only manage seven this morning, so they will play nine this evening and
:09:14. > :09:31.finish off tomorrow. We had three very long frames, two
:09:32. > :09:35.of them just over 43 minutes. McManus on my clothes. The last
:09:36. > :11:09.frame, almost 40 minutes, and Mark Selby managed to win that.
:11:10. > :11:14.Straightaway, this could develop into an awkward frame because of the
:11:15. > :11:20.safety area behind a black on the cushion. That red is blocking the
:11:21. > :11:44.path of the red into the green pocket.
:11:45. > :11:51.McManus can gain the advantage of this red on the left side of the
:11:52. > :11:57.table. Those two are not a plant into the corner but he can get back.
:11:58. > :12:00.He can get behind the black and tighten the commission if possible.
:12:01. > :12:23.He has hit it a bit hard, though. There might be a plant into the left
:12:24. > :12:34.middle pocket, also. There are two red Square -- there are two reds
:12:35. > :12:38.there. He can get through to the one on the right of the green here and
:12:39. > :13:07.might even come back towards the black.
:13:08. > :13:24.Has this red covered the path? He missed the pink and wanted to hate
:13:25. > :13:32.it full ball. -- wanted to hit. He is going to play this plant. I feel
:13:33. > :13:41.is quite a lot of distance between the balls. He might be able to cut
:13:42. > :13:43.the red into the middle. Awkward striking. He is back looking at the
:13:44. > :14:00.plant. I thought that was in when he first
:14:01. > :14:34.The headlines... It. -- when he first hit it.
:14:35. > :14:41.The fact that it was not in a direct line with the red he was trained to
:14:42. > :14:43.plant on made it a bit more difficult. An excellent opportunity
:14:44. > :15:06.for McManus. He was playing into an area and he
:15:07. > :15:12.has gone a little bit too far. He had a red to the left middle and one
:15:13. > :15:15.to the right corner. It is OK to change your mind and just head back
:15:16. > :15:21.towards the blue. He has got a kick. He has got a
:15:22. > :16:11.terrible contact. This was the red he was originally
:16:12. > :16:41.playing on. That was a good recovery shot. He
:16:42. > :16:48.can drop this red in and he has got pink or black. It is natural to go
:16:49. > :17:03.around the back of the black with a touch of left-hand side.
:17:04. > :17:19.You would like to leave the red closest to the corner pocket.
:17:20. > :17:31.But what do I know? I thought he might have left that. It was always
:17:32. > :17:56.going to be over the pocket. You have got to keep one foot on the
:17:57. > :18:09.floor when you are stretching like that.
:18:10. > :18:21.I remember when I started playing, some of the shots you used to climb
:18:22. > :18:36.on the table! If you had one foot in the date was OK! -- in the D.
:18:37. > :18:44.He is back in prime position now. He has a good chance to take this
:18:45. > :19:04.opening frame. He hasn't left the best angle on the
:19:05. > :19:08.black. He wanted to be a bit higher so he could try to get the red
:19:09. > :19:14.directly above the black. He may have to take the red on the top
:19:15. > :19:16.cushion. He has judged the side beautifully and that was an
:19:17. > :19:49.excellent positional shot. You do not mind losing a frame if
:19:50. > :19:50.you have played a bad shot but Alan McManus got a bad contact and this
:19:51. > :20:19.is the result of it. Just red and Black will be
:20:20. > :20:49.sufficient to leave McManus in snookers.
:20:50. > :20:58.Very unfortunate to get the bad contact, as I mentioned.
:20:59. > :21:14.It is not going to be easy to make a century break from where they are
:21:15. > :21:19.sitting. To make the century he would have to come back to the red
:21:20. > :21:26.to the right of the pink. The one to the left is not all that good
:21:27. > :21:32.either. Knowing Mark, he will do his utmost to try and clear the lot. He
:21:33. > :21:34.has made 45 centuries this season. I think he has only had one in the
:21:35. > :21:51.World Championship. That was this afternoon, 110. He has
:21:52. > :22:24.not had his scoring boots on in this championship just yet.
:22:25. > :22:49.Exhibition shot, now. That was about the best he could achieve.
:22:50. > :22:55.Too hard for the pocket to accept that but the best possible start for
:22:56. > :22:59.Mark Selby with a fabulous break of 86 and he opens up a two frame
:23:00. > :23:08.advantage leading 5-3. We are just a stone's threw away
:23:09. > :23:17.from the Crucible that here in Sheffield. Very much the perfect
:23:18. > :23:21.start for Mr Selby? Yes, but it was helped by a kick. It doesn't matter
:23:22. > :23:25.how skilled you are, there is no way of knowing when they are going to
:23:26. > :23:28.happen. It is an occupational hazard and you have to deal with it. You
:23:29. > :23:34.don't want them when you are trying to get back to level terms at the
:23:35. > :23:41.Crucible. Only one century break for Mark Selby so far, 110 in frame six.
:23:42. > :23:46.Are you surprised? No, any session can go scrap Belleek. It depends on
:23:47. > :23:55.your upon it. McManus is one of the greatest players at containing any
:23:56. > :23:59.situation. It does not matter how Mark Selby gets through, even if it
:24:00. > :24:04.is ugly. Just get in the semifinals and let his game breeze. Have you
:24:05. > :24:09.seen enough from Mark Selby this season to suggest he could lift the
:24:10. > :24:15.title? He has been the bridesmaid more than the bride but even so, I
:24:16. > :24:18.think he has shown some character in his first-round match, played
:24:19. > :24:22.excellently in the second. I think he is bubbling away.
:24:23. > :24:28.You don't know until the semifinal who will come to the fore. They are
:24:29. > :24:32.playing nine frames this evening. They only managed seven this
:24:33. > :24:53.morning. Back to our commentary team.
:24:54. > :25:06.He would like to flick it. He has fluked it! That was a good job he
:25:07. > :25:36.did that. Bad luck in the previous frame but
:25:37. > :26:02.good fortune in this frame. Can he capitalise on it?
:26:03. > :26:13.Very well cute. -- cued. That is characteristic of Alan McManus's
:26:14. > :26:35.technique. He is trying to play a delicate
:26:36. > :26:44.cannon on the red. He really wants a full ball cannon.
:26:45. > :26:57.He is struggling at the moment and sometimes when you don't play the
:26:58. > :27:01.positive shots it leaves a funny angle on the blue and you have got
:27:02. > :28:38.to split the reds further. Pretty good safety shot. I think
:28:39. > :28:48.when he was at the table the last time, he just didn't judge the
:28:49. > :28:55.cannon correctly. He was trying to cannon the other one. He should have
:28:56. > :29:48.That certainly helped the situation, there we
:29:49. > :30:02.That certainly helped the situation, flicking the black, because the reds
:30:03. > :30:08.are getting a bit awkward. Does not always go like this, sometimes there
:30:09. > :30:19.is a bit of a stalemate. That is a pretty good shot there.
:30:20. > :30:31.Yes, a pretty good shot, but he could just roll this red onto the
:30:32. > :30:33.top cushion. Nothing will pot into the left-hand corner pocket, a
:30:34. > :31:02.containing safety shot here. He brought up a red, he will not be
:31:03. > :31:09.happy with that because he may have given Alan the chance of a pot. He
:31:10. > :31:13.has been short of pace. If he can knock this in, Ken, and get himself
:31:14. > :31:35.on the black and part the black and sort those reds out.
:31:36. > :31:44.Every chance now of opening up the frame, use that long pot again. He
:31:45. > :31:52.is looking at the pink, but I would be tempted by their black and cannon
:31:53. > :31:57.into the reds. If he had an angle on the pink to get on that red, he
:31:58. > :32:04.would have taken the pink, but it is not easy to do that. He is coming
:32:05. > :32:09.around again to weigh up the situation. Back to the pink. The
:32:10. > :32:30.only reason he didn't take the black and open things up...
:32:31. > :32:36.The way he is rubbing the cloth shows he didn't get into that to
:32:37. > :32:42.screw it back. He might have made a mess of the situation. A heavy
:32:43. > :32:51.contact, did not get into the cue ball. He under scrutiny by at least
:32:52. > :32:56.two and a half feet. -- he underscrewed that it. Left to chance
:32:57. > :33:40.now from Mark Selby. He has this red just to the right of
:33:41. > :33:49.the black spot. Doesn't need to worry about position.
:33:50. > :33:53.He looked a bit shaky in the last couple of shots because he did not
:33:54. > :34:11.get near that pot. Let's have a look at the pink to see
:34:12. > :34:17.did he get a heavy contact. He might have decelerated a little bit, quit
:34:18. > :34:35.a little bit, did not get the right reaction from the cue ball.
:34:36. > :34:45.Let's look at this pink again from a different angle. Does it jump? It
:34:46. > :35:12.does leave the bed of the table. Strange.
:35:13. > :35:21.It really is an awkward table the way the reds are situated. Alan
:35:22. > :35:23.McManus will do whatever it takes you to try to get back to one frame
:35:24. > :35:48.behind. If he played off the red that is
:35:49. > :35:53.closest to the right corner pocket with lots of side, he would cannon
:35:54. > :36:03.the red to the right of the pink, so he needs to be careful here around
:36:04. > :36:11.the angles. Playdate plain ball, he knew that red was on the way if he
:36:12. > :36:59.played with a lot of side. -- played that plain ball.
:37:00. > :37:05.That blackout been writer with a pocket, we really would have had a
:37:06. > :37:19.stalemate. -- if that blackout been right over the pocket.
:37:20. > :37:23.There is room for that red pass the black, but it is too risky. He needs
:37:24. > :37:51.to be careful. A big target, as you said, up beyond
:37:52. > :37:57.blue and yellow off the top cushion, side cushion. Here we go. There is
:37:58. > :38:20.the pace, looking pretty good. He has happened to swerve this and
:38:21. > :38:26.again, you have got to be careful, does not want to knock a red over
:38:27. > :38:31.this left-hand corner pocket. The Black has gone closer to the pocket
:38:32. > :38:36.and we're getting closer to a stalemate. I cannot see how we can
:38:37. > :38:42.resolve this at the moment. There is no way that they can knock the black
:38:43. > :38:43.in at present, so gradually, all of the reds will finish over near that
:38:44. > :39:07.black, by the looks of things. I think half the crowd wanted that
:39:08. > :39:14.red to be on into the corner pocket. Allen didn't wanted to be on! That
:39:15. > :39:17.is for sure! This is a tough situation for the referee, because
:39:18. > :39:22.there will be quite a lot of shots here, Alan is already 20 in front,
:39:23. > :39:40.McCain will be thinking, how long will this go on for? -- Michaela
:39:41. > :39:49.Tabb are -- will be thinking. It is almost like a trick shot, it may
:39:50. > :40:01.just career of the two reds and going. Yes, it was on.
:40:02. > :40:14.It was like a trick shot. He is pretty good at that type of thing.
:40:15. > :40:28.Look at where the cue ball is going to be here! Twice across the table,
:40:29. > :40:40.the angles will be pretty good at getting out of this if he passes the
:40:41. > :41:08.Does this red pass the black? The one that is closest to it? If it
:41:09. > :41:30.does, it will be a bonus. That is a bit tight. It will
:41:31. > :41:38.definitely go in half the black if he hits the cushion first.
:41:39. > :42:11.Just managed to avoid that red on the way back.
:42:12. > :43:06.He needs to move that red at the left of the black spot area.
:43:07. > :43:13.He can screw right in behind that red. All of a sudden, if he gets
:43:14. > :43:16.good position here, he has got a clear path to cannon into these
:43:17. > :43:33.reds. Has he hit it hard enough? I think
:43:34. > :43:36.he has come up short. That could be the end of break if he is dead
:43:37. > :43:46.straight. He will not be rolling this. This will go at some pace.
:43:47. > :43:54.Was never going to be easy because of the angle left on the black. Left
:43:55. > :43:56.it too straight, try to use all of his cue power there, but the angle
:43:57. > :44:41.was a little bit too straight. Four. Just playing for the ball cushion,
:44:42. > :45:17.Green was preventing from getting ever there. A pretty good shot.
:45:18. > :45:30.That is OK. Just cost him four points, it has not left anything on.
:45:31. > :45:32.But he can still get down behind that blew. That would be his target.
:45:33. > :46:04.Track this cue ball. His GPS seems to be working OK this
:46:05. > :46:37.evening! It might be OK. He will have it put
:46:38. > :46:50.back. He wants to hit the red sin rather than thick, so better to miss
:46:51. > :47:02.it at the first attempt. -- hit the red seven.
:47:03. > :47:17.He played the identical shot. REFEREE: Foul and a miss. Finished
:47:18. > :47:20.up in more or less the same spot. Unbelievable. It is like watching
:47:21. > :47:41.the first attempt, that. Amazing. That was worth giving away eight
:47:42. > :47:46.points, he played that extremely well. You need to be carefully, if
:47:47. > :47:50.marketplace safe across the red to the black, he will cannon into the
:47:51. > :47:54.other reds. That is what he is looking to see what happens. If you
:47:55. > :48:09.try to get back down the table. He might not want to risk the safety
:48:10. > :48:37.shot. They change of plan. It has gone slightly wrong. Does he
:48:38. > :49:02.have a pot into this bottom right-hand corner.
:49:03. > :49:58.Yes, he didn't fancy the safety shot Etihad first of all. Mark thought, I
:49:59. > :50:26.will play a containing safety shot. It didn't work out for him.
:50:27. > :50:30.That is about the best he can do to get on the pink. The black will not
:50:31. > :50:52.go. He has got options here, he has got
:50:53. > :50:55.a good cannon, he double-kissed it. I thought the cannon would push it
:50:56. > :51:02.safe, then the double-kiss left it absolutely perfect. Look at this,
:51:03. > :51:07.the cannon on the red ad, but the double-kiss, that is a beauty. --
:51:08. > :51:24.the red out. He decided on a containing safety
:51:25. > :51:25.rather than opening up the reds and the dreaded double-kiss causing the
:51:26. > :51:50.problem. Who is contemplating if he will play
:51:51. > :51:56.the cannon on the red. A bit surprised he did not play that
:51:57. > :52:00.because this red is available, but not straightforward, because he will
:52:01. > :52:04.be running into the other red, he needs to hit this with a little bit
:52:05. > :52:11.of pace and possibly hope for a double-kiss, maybe. He has judged it
:52:12. > :52:18.well and the red over the middle as an extra bonus. Does not have to do
:52:19. > :52:20.anything with the black, just concentrate on the pot, that red
:52:21. > :52:50.could have gone safe. Just flicked a little bit of side on
:52:51. > :53:01.it. It could have dropped it in. Just digging down. Flicked an extra
:53:02. > :53:09.bit of side. Could have played it more firm. Quite the margin for
:53:10. > :53:18.error. When you have that touch of side it puts it off-line. This could
:53:19. > :53:26.be a big turning point in the match. He had every chance of
:53:27. > :53:28.getting back to just one behind. The green is the problem ball for Mark
:53:29. > :53:42.Selby. Look at this shot here. Lots of
:53:43. > :53:51.reverse side. Awkward on the yellow. A position on
:53:52. > :54:06.the black that caused the problem. If the cue ball had slowed up and be
:54:07. > :54:08.near the middle of the table near the green, he could have played a
:54:09. > :54:50.straightforward snooker. He didn't go for it. I wonder if
:54:51. > :54:55.Alan will risk this and try to get the mind the green and push the
:54:56. > :54:58.yellow down towards the corner pocket? He needs to get it straight
:54:59. > :55:21.on. It will be a risky one. He tried it. It was thinking, I will
:55:22. > :55:26.snooker him, I know he can get out of the snooker, but he might push
:55:27. > :55:29.the yellow on. He is looking at the possibility of hitting it so he can
:55:30. > :55:32.pot the yellow, so the green is not on, so even if he does, even not get
:55:33. > :56:03.on the green. He cannot get near the green from
:56:04. > :56:16.this position. He has, he has played to leave the double on the green.
:56:17. > :56:30.What a clearance this would be if he could double the green. Trouble the
:56:31. > :56:32.green will do! We have got the travel, but not ideally on the
:56:33. > :56:49.brown. This is not easy into a blind
:56:50. > :57:07.pocket. As to play with pace. -- has to play.
:57:08. > :57:13.This could be end of frame, it was the way he finished, he travelled
:57:14. > :57:16.the green and did not get on the brown. That was the way it went.
:57:17. > :57:45.Talking away to himself. That will definitely be three frames
:57:46. > :58:14.the difference. Worrying times for Alan McManus.
:58:15. > :58:21.A hugely significant shake of the head from Alan McManus, he knows he
:58:22. > :58:25.has gifted Mark Selby another frame. To continue watching this match, it
:58:26. > :58:30.is available online on the BBC's website, and it is currently or York
:58:31. > :58:43.and is leading by 7-3 against Dominic Dale on the red button. We
:58:44. > :58:45.are back tonight at 11:25pm. -- and it is currently Barry Hawkins
:58:46. > :59:09.leading by 7-3 against Dominic Dale. It's shocking it'd happen
:59:10. > :59:14.in a public place. I don't find it funny,
:59:15. > :59:16.but I don't find it offensive. It really is vile.
:59:17. > :59:18.Shock value sells. Men are even less tolerant of women
:59:19. > :59:22.than they were before. The hatred of women.
:59:23. > :59:24.Some people are offended. Others think women
:59:25. > :59:27.should just man up.