:00:00. > :00:00.Just pop the other red to the left-hand side, making sure the
:00:07. > :00:12.black does pot again. And the black after this next shot would be
:00:13. > :00:14.available into both callers. Just asking the referee to release but
:00:15. > :00:29.this. Sometimes you get a bit of
:00:30. > :00:35.indentation after a couple of days play.
:00:36. > :00:44.No harm in is asking the referee to re-spot is for you. Then he
:00:45. > :00:51.No harm in is asking the referee to eats to get the red out of the way,
:00:52. > :00:57.keeps looking at the angle. -- just needs to.
:00:58. > :02:02.This is a wonderful chance. And I am not going to say it either!
:02:03. > :02:13.The fact he is left-handed, those two reds on a problem at all. He
:02:14. > :02:15.will past century before needing the green. All of a sudden, this is a
:02:16. > :02:40.great chance. He obviously did have a cake, I did
:02:41. > :02:47.detect it from the commentary box. -- a kick. Did you detect it? The
:02:48. > :02:53.cue ball has gone in the right place. He was playing it with a bit
:02:54. > :03:43.of side. They might not have enough balls in
:03:44. > :03:55.the Crucible the way they are going at the minute! Just checking if the
:03:56. > :04:39.reds go. Being over that side is great for Judd here.
:04:40. > :04:46.Well, that was mostly played. And I think the position should be
:04:47. > :04:50.perfect. He couldn't have hit that any better. I had a look before to
:04:51. > :04:52.see whether the bottom red would put but even if it doesn't, he could
:04:53. > :05:23.play a cannon. Not great. Both reds cuttable, both reds
:05:24. > :05:26.difficult. He will be going in and out of baulk with this tubal here.
:05:27. > :05:49.-- 2-ball. -- cue ball. It was always going to be difficult,
:05:50. > :06:17.that, with the long stuff. Breaks down on 28. He is 15 points behind.
:06:18. > :06:24.Just got to put up with the slightest disturbance. The other
:06:25. > :06:28.table's session has finished. You can see people leaving the Crucible
:06:29. > :06:30.on the other side as slowly and quietly as possible. They are trying
:06:31. > :06:52.to, anyway. Looks a fraction hard but it just
:06:53. > :07:05.pulled up in time. He is 20 in front. Both reds.
:07:06. > :07:11.He won't be getting the red from there. Just got a slight angle. I
:07:12. > :07:14.thought he was dead there. Just got a slight angle. I
:07:15. > :07:19.he can force it over. there. Just got a slight angle. I
:07:20. > :07:21.are left-handed. Pretty good from there. Just got a slight angle. I
:07:22. > :07:24.over there. He doesn't there. Just got a slight angle. I
:07:25. > :07:33.anything with the cue ball. there. Just got a slight angle. I
:07:34. > :07:37.as well. They were there. Just got a slight angle. I
:07:38. > :07:40.but some heavy contacts again. Two or three already in this frame. It
:07:41. > :07:53.must just be the conditions out there today. That puts him 28 ahead.
:07:54. > :07:55.Concentrate and knock the pink in. This is a frame he would have been
:07:56. > :08:04.desperate to win. It means This is a frame he would have been
:08:05. > :08:08.won the first of the middle session by three frames to one. He is two
:08:09. > :08:19.behind instead of four. Let's have a look at the scoreboard.
:08:20. > :09:13.He has snookered himself. Let's have a look at the scoreboard.
:09:14. > :09:31.quite a tough snookered to hit so he is going to have to play the swerve.
:09:32. > :09:41.He can actually see it so I don't know what the problem was.
:09:42. > :09:50.He has got a chance of getting in behind the black. No, he has decided
:09:51. > :09:58.to concede. Robertson was hoping to win that session by three frames to
:09:59. > :10:02.one and he has won it. This much has got very intriguing in terms of
:10:03. > :10:08.scoreline but it is an intriguing watch. It is neither one thing or
:10:09. > :10:13.the other. Its severity important session for Neil Robertson to try
:10:14. > :10:18.and get back on level terms. However it happens, that is the job he needs
:10:19. > :10:23.to do. He is grinding away, he is MF of the longer run and it is down to
:10:24. > :10:28.Judd to try and force the pace. He is asking the questions of Judd, you
:10:29. > :10:35.want to win it, you have to take me. We had expected this free-flowing,
:10:36. > :10:40.open game. And we haven't got it. As Steve said, Neal would have set
:10:41. > :10:45.aside -- target for three of the four friends. I refill he has to win
:10:46. > :10:55.this session. If he can win the next three or four, we are level. That
:10:56. > :10:58.one with the long West -- rest, it was probably the wrong shot at the
:10:59. > :11:03.wrong time to play and gave kneeled the opportunity. He has too steady
:11:04. > :11:12.the ship a little bit. He is certainly asking questions of Judd
:11:13. > :11:15.today, more than yesterday. This is the best of 25 and it throws up more
:11:16. > :11:21.possible at ease and more questions to be asked of the player. They
:11:22. > :11:25.would normally have to go into overnight lead and they wouldn't
:11:26. > :11:28.normally have to withstand somebody coming back, normally, they are
:11:29. > :11:34.closer to the finishing line in the shorter frame that. One session does
:11:35. > :11:39.not a world champion make. We will be back shortly with them after the
:11:40. > :11:54.interval. Today, Richard Osmond has the latest killer question. Welcome
:11:55. > :11:57.back. We have given our 100 people 147 seconds to name anybody who has
:11:58. > :12:10.appeared at the Crucible 15 times or more. You can name yourself if you
:12:11. > :12:20.wish to. The very best of luck. Alan McManus is one. 15 or more! I've
:12:21. > :12:26.been close. How many times have you played? Peter Ebdon. I am sure he
:12:27. > :12:38.has appeared 15 times. Davis, Hendry, John Parrott. I'm the least
:12:39. > :12:46.famous out of all of them. Some sneaky ones I'll bet in there. A
:12:47. > :12:51.tricky one because a lot of people will get the big names. To be
:12:52. > :12:57.honest, anybody who has been here that amount of time is a big name.
:12:58. > :13:09.Willie Thorne. You can't have Willie Thorne. I am just shouting out names
:13:10. > :13:19.randomly. He came here in 1976. Alan McManus. I might have been here more
:13:20. > :13:28.than 15 times. Not here so that might be out of mind. Definitely not
:13:29. > :13:36.Darren Morgan. Peter Ebdon. Alan McManus. Alan McManus has definitely
:13:37. > :13:49.been here more than 15 times. Alan McManus. Alan McManus. Ken Doherty.
:13:50. > :13:56.I really want to say Willie Thorne. I will be giving the scores at the
:13:57. > :13:59.end of the interval. You can tweak your answers if you like and Apple
:14:00. > :14:06.tell you what you scored just before the end of the interval. The very
:14:07. > :14:12.best of luck. I have another pointless quiz question. Who is the
:14:13. > :14:15.world's number four snooker player? There is only one correct answer and
:14:16. > :14:20.it is Barry Hawkins. There is only one correct answer and
:14:21. > :14:27.it It underlines the progress this man has made over the last couple of
:14:28. > :14:29.years. He has quietly and very effectively matings weigh up the
:14:30. > :14:41.rankings. He was a runner-up 12 months ago here at the rankings Ash
:14:42. > :14:47.Crystal. -- and the Crucible. His game is not going his way in the
:14:48. > :14:51.first couple of sessions. Dominic Fountains of five frames to 11.
:14:52. > :15:00.Barry had knocked in for sizeable 50 plus breaks. So, into this
:15:01. > :15:03.afternoon's play we go and it is Dominik who took the first two of
:15:04. > :15:11.this afternoon, making sure that Hawking worked for his victory, if
:15:12. > :15:15.it is to come. John Virgo and Barry Griffiths now.
:15:16. > :15:18.it is to come. John Virgo and Barry The problem with the red that is
:15:19. > :15:20.close to the right-hand cushion, you want to be careful that you don't
:15:21. > :15:37.get a double-kiss. He hit it well but not enough and
:15:38. > :16:39.that is why he caught the blue. Now, what has he left. --?
:16:40. > :16:44.A lot of left-hand side and if it slips past the green, this is a good
:16:45. > :17:03.safety, believe me. That is a cracker.
:17:04. > :17:39.He looked trapped there. He could only see a few reds.
:17:40. > :17:56.That was a high risk safety shot. He was trapped by the excellent safety
:17:57. > :18:07.shot that Dominic Dale played. A chance for Dominic. The easy red to
:18:08. > :18:11.the left middle, you would think he would try to get on the yellow or
:18:12. > :18:17.green, for starters. He has overheated. Well, he is OK, he is
:18:18. > :20:00.just about on the green. He has got red the centre and a red
:20:01. > :20:07.directive below available. -- directly. He is having a look to see
:20:08. > :20:12.if the black will go and that would mean he would be putting this red
:20:13. > :20:17.coming off the top cushion and carrying on the red to the right of
:20:18. > :20:22.the black. Putting all your eggs into one basket. But he has played
:20:23. > :20:30.beautifully! He could not have played it better! What chance he has
:20:31. > :20:38.given himself now! I was just thinking that if he got 20, he would
:20:39. > :20:42.do very well. Think is black on its spot now that black is in the open.
:20:43. > :20:51.The good chance now for Dominic to win the frame. Somebody's phone has
:20:52. > :21:22.gone. Make sure your phones are switched off, please.
:21:23. > :21:31.That pink has put 15 points in the lead.
:21:32. > :21:40.I don't think the red will pass the brown. It may do. But he can win
:21:41. > :22:05.then with the reds in this third of the table.
:22:06. > :22:18.This is excellent stuff from Dominic, it really is.
:22:19. > :22:26.Looks very comfortable out there. And so he should. He has dominated
:22:27. > :22:55.this session so far. Purposely holding the pink spot
:22:56. > :23:01.there. He doesn't mind the pink going on the blue spot there. That
:23:02. > :23:11.is the highest available. So, 38 points in the lead, looking for a
:23:12. > :23:17.red, a colour, and one more red. He has got the perfect angle on this
:23:18. > :23:25.black now, to put the black and just come off the cushion. Something like
:23:26. > :23:41.that should do. That is just about OK. As long as he
:23:42. > :23:47.knocked the red, he wasn't bothered. What a battling performance this is
:23:48. > :23:55.from Dominic. Every credit to him. He looked down and out. A lesson to
:23:56. > :24:07.every young aspiring snooker player. Never give in. And that red going in
:24:08. > :24:10.now puts him 47 points in front with just 43 remaining. If he pots the
:24:11. > :24:13.pink in the middle, which you expecting to do, no return to the
:24:14. > :24:34.table for Barry Hawkins. Beautiful positional shot. He has
:24:35. > :24:39.played a couple in this break already. The shot he played to bring
:24:40. > :24:45.the black into play was, well, as good as you see. Well, it doesn't
:24:46. > :24:50.matter about the red, I am certain. Barry will give the nod to
:24:51. > :24:57.directory. He does. Dominic started the session six frames behind, he
:24:58. > :25:01.cut his deficit. One more to go before the mid-session interval. He
:25:02. > :25:06.trails by three. Barry Hawkins may be getting a little bit concerned
:25:07. > :25:11.but he still leads 11-8. It is all about the Spaceman in that one. He
:25:12. > :25:16.is on the comeback trail. He is certainly asking some searching
:25:17. > :25:21.questions of Barry Hawkins. We will bring you the complete occlusion of
:25:22. > :25:30.that match later on. -- the conclusion. Kids, do not try this at
:25:31. > :25:40.home. All aboard for the trick shot express.
:25:41. > :25:45.I am going to hold five cues at the same time and pot or five balls
:25:46. > :26:38.right there. Five cues, one shot. This shot here is a variation of a
:26:39. > :26:44.hustler shot. The idea is to hit the white ball, move it along, when the
:26:45. > :26:46.white ball is coming along there, I will refuted, it will go back and
:26:47. > :27:24.hit the other ball. This is what I call the impossible
:27:25. > :27:29.shot. The white ball will double-kiss one ball, come some way
:27:30. > :28:03.here and curve, comeback and make the five ball.
:28:04. > :28:16.He is remarkable. I never have seen that. It is amazing the reaction he
:28:17. > :28:24.gets on the cue ball, and incredible trick. He has three fingers missing
:28:25. > :28:31.from the one glove in some of those tricks. He has got to get out more,
:28:32. > :28:36.I think! He needs to generate a lot of speed. Why am I talking about
:28:37. > :28:46.this technically! You don't want to know. Let's give him the benefit of
:28:47. > :28:56.the doubt. Let's move on. How did you do in the quiz? Let's find out.
:28:57. > :29:04.Earlier, I asked you to name anyone who has played the Crucible 15 times
:29:05. > :29:12.or more. Three of our teams went for Alan McManus. Ken Doherty and
:29:13. > :29:22.others. Alan McManus would have scored you seven points. Ken Doherty
:29:23. > :29:27.would have scored you 59. Peter Ebdon would have scored you 35.
:29:28. > :29:35.There were actually for answers that would have eaten Alan McManus. Nigel
:29:36. > :29:42.Bond. Eddie Charlton, Stephen Lee, but Mountjoy. Congratulations if you
:29:43. > :29:54.said any of those. The biggest answers, Steve Davis, Stephen
:29:55. > :30:07.Hendry. More tomorrow. No sign of a league table yet. As
:30:08. > :30:12.for you at home, there was a fair bit of support for Mountjoy so well
:30:13. > :30:17.done for those of you who got that bit of support for Mountjoy so well
:30:18. > :30:22.straightaway. Let's get back to matters in hand today. We have four
:30:23. > :30:29.for -- more frames to complete what is proving to be a very interesting
:30:30. > :30:32.comeback from Neil Robertson. He is half the deficit in this match. He
:30:33. > :30:36.comeback from Neil Robertson. He is is now only two frames behind
:30:37. > :30:45.against job Trump. Back to the commentary box. Thank you, Hazel. 15
:30:46. > :30:46.minutes mid-session interval over. Judd Trump knows he has to be a
:30:47. > :30:51.minutes mid-session interval over. little careful. He would like to get
:30:52. > :30:58.4-4. That would be the target to little careful. He would like to get
:30:59. > :31:01.this many session 3-1. If Robertson when these eight -- winded, they
:31:02. > :31:45.will be square. -- wins it. Even thinner than he wanted there,
:31:46. > :32:00.Neal. Barely touched the red. He has left Judd chance on the medium red.
:32:01. > :32:09.Unlucky. He nearly got the ultimate there with the cannon. He wanted to
:32:10. > :32:14.get a pic or contact on the red. Good pot. -- he wanted to get a
:32:15. > :32:55.thicker contact. He has found himself they are a
:32:56. > :33:01.number of times this afternoon. He did well there. Not an ideal cue
:33:02. > :33:21.ball, but he has got some distance. Good part of their -- good pot
:33:22. > :34:37.there. Chose to play a very positive shop
:34:38. > :34:45.there. -- shot. Definitely on this red. The only way to get on the
:34:46. > :34:58.black is running it off the cushion. But he may flick onto the black. It
:34:59. > :35:03.is one of those, if you roll it in, and you could bounce it off the
:35:04. > :35:10.cushion, it could throw the white wider.
:35:11. > :35:37.Especially with the spider, it's even more difficult.
:35:38. > :36:08.He did miss the kiss on the black. Just about OK.
:36:09. > :36:13.Tricky little shorts these. The cue ball is very close to the black. --
:36:14. > :36:29.little shots. And it's not there. I got gravity
:36:30. > :37:06.might have taken over the, it was slow enough, but it didn't drop.
:37:07. > :37:17.Under pressure, that was a fantastic shot. There was a lot of pressure on
:37:18. > :37:25.that shot and he could not have played it better. Yes, he got the
:37:26. > :37:30.shot here. He could play a cannon on the red on the right-hand side. If
:37:31. > :37:36.you visit, you still have a red to the same pocket. He paid its lower
:37:37. > :37:48.-- he played it slower. He has hit that well. He is in a
:37:49. > :38:53.good position now. Well, didn't see that one coming.
:38:54. > :39:13.Pretty straightforward. It should not have been a problem.
:39:14. > :39:18.Sitting in his chair, looking a bit forlorn. It does not seem to be
:39:19. > :41:50.happening for him this afternoon. That is an attacking safety shot if
:41:51. > :42:00.ever there was one. Neil Robertson is one of the best long waters in
:42:01. > :42:11.the game -- potters. This is a great chance.
:42:12. > :42:36.Good pot. These really are very nice indeed.
:42:37. > :42:51.That cue ball should have been a foot further in the table. He felt
:42:52. > :42:56.he had a bad contact. Three points in front, if he gets on this next
:42:57. > :43:48.colour, you would expect him to win the frame.
:43:49. > :43:59.His facial expression tells us is not the way he played that shop. --
:44:00. > :44:00.shot. Now it looks to be plain sailing, but it never is when you
:44:01. > :44:15.are playing catch up. It has been workmanlike this
:44:16. > :44:49.afternoon. Neil Robertson is not his normal flu itself. -- fluent self.
:44:50. > :45:03.He has taken these well. Judd Trump had his chances in this frame. For
:45:04. > :45:42.somebody of his capabilities, that was a very bad miss.
:45:43. > :45:52.He has already got a 40 point lead. If he knocks this one in, he will
:45:53. > :46:02.win the frame. Neil Robertson, surely but surely, clawing his way
:46:03. > :46:07.back into this. Only one frame behind.
:46:08. > :46:36.Very fluent here. Such a better player when he plays at this tempo.
:46:37. > :46:55.This is the best break of the match for Neil Robertson.
:46:56. > :47:10.This is a very big comeback for Neill Robertson. We showed you the
:47:11. > :47:16.red that Judd missed. You have just got to be careful, slow down a
:47:17. > :47:25.fraction. He is playing at a quicker pace, but you can't afford to miss
:47:26. > :47:35.these. He will be mortified that he missed this. You have to put the
:47:36. > :47:49.concentration in. Later, Judd played the attacking safety and Robertson
:47:50. > :48:20.is a magnificent long potter and went on to win the frame.
:48:21. > :48:36.Good break of that. Come down one side of the table, the right-hand
:48:37. > :48:41.side is tricky. Difficult to get back to the baulk area with the cue
:48:42. > :49:27.ball because of the red on the left-hand side cushion.
:49:28. > :49:41.That is a magnificent pot. Played the only shot that was open to him.
:49:42. > :49:50.He has knocked it straight in. The only downside is he has come right
:49:51. > :49:54.next to the yellow. Can't really get any peace into the shot, the cue
:49:55. > :50:25.ball is just too close. Big shot coming up, taking the blue
:50:26. > :50:31.on. What a pot that was. It is tricky. You are telling you
:50:32. > :50:33.opponent, I am ready to play. Absolutely beautiful strike, that
:50:34. > :50:59.was. Playing for the red that's next to
:51:00. > :51:07.the pink. You are almost bound to be on the red. Just got it a little bit
:51:08. > :51:31.too much. It would have been better a little bit closer to the reds.
:51:32. > :51:55.He seems to have upped his pace and little bit, walking round a bit
:51:56. > :52:25.quicker than he has been. Always likely to be a problem when
:52:26. > :52:28.the cue ball is so close to the pink, difficult to generate any
:52:29. > :52:45.pace. What was looking like a decent
:52:46. > :53:12.opportunity has gone West. It looks like a safety coming up.
:53:13. > :53:21.Not a massive target, but I am sure Judd will come off the side of the
:53:22. > :53:38.pack. He is unlucky twice because the pink
:53:39. > :55:07.has gone in. There goes the red. Just can't get
:55:08. > :55:29.the wheat at the moment. Can't get that baulk cushion. -- weight.
:55:30. > :55:36.Decent pot, just couldn't get the cue ball out. Go down to the baulk
:55:37. > :56:11.area in a moment. If the blue had been straight, he
:56:12. > :56:23.might have took it on. But a safety shot here. That's not the best. Judd
:56:24. > :56:28.may be tempted. The red on the right, getting the cue ball down
:56:29. > :56:29.this side of the table. A pure safety shot from Robertson for a
:56:30. > :57:31.change. -- The first perceived a shot Neill has
:57:32. > :57:36.played for a sometime. -- poor safety shot.
:57:37. > :57:55.18 minutes since he last ported a ball.
:57:56. > :58:08.If he lines it up dead straight, if he gets it badly, he will hit the
:58:09. > :58:13.red new address the blue. That is an absolute reach. Straight to the
:58:14. > :58:24.centre of the pocket, perfect position, couldn't be any better.
:58:25. > :58:45.Great shot. What ever he gets, he deserves after a shot like that.
:58:46. > :58:58.He's only made that one break over 50 and he did that in the frame that
:58:59. > :59:21.he won. Just get a bit of confidence back.
:59:22. > :59:35.Played a little cannon on the red and black. He is going to need at
:59:36. > :59:37.least two of those reds. That is if he clears the other five. He may
:59:38. > :00:09.have missed a little trick there. Or contact the. Jumped up when he
:00:10. > :00:20.hit that shot. Took a bit of pace out of the cue ball. Expecting it to
:00:21. > :01:03.go a lot further. But he's all right.
:01:04. > :01:06.It's getting more difficult now to get on the colour on the right
:01:07. > :01:21.side. The fact that green is off its spot
:01:22. > :01:30.helps. But this has to be played to perfection to get onto a red. And it
:01:31. > :01:44.is just about perfect as well. Excellent, well played.
:01:45. > :01:55.This has been absolutely superb. He has played two shots in this break.
:01:56. > :02:20.This was really well what about -- well
:02:21. > :02:31.no need to play any cannons here at the moment.
:02:32. > :03:02.I bet he would she have played on it now. Trying to be too
:03:03. > :04:11.That was an excellent 50 break. It really was very good.
:04:12. > :05:08.One thing Judd would be doing is playing safe after red on the side
:05:09. > :05:44.cushion. He will be leaving that where it is.
:05:45. > :05:57.On the other hand, Neil wants to bring this red into play.
:05:58. > :06:05.The green is still injured's favour but whoever puts the next red has
:06:06. > :06:19.the chance to win the frame that visit. -- pots the next red.
:06:20. > :06:28.This is a very dangerous table at the minute. A 28 point lead won't
:06:29. > :06:36.mean a great deal if Neil Robertson get the next opportunity. He played
:06:37. > :06:46.that in such a way to be shot to nothing. The bonus is that as well
:06:47. > :06:56.as playing a shot to nothing, he has put the red say. -- safe. He is
:06:57. > :07:40.merely snookered on all balls. -- snow could -- nearly snookered.
:07:41. > :07:51.He has done pretty well to get out of that situation. Very well not to
:07:52. > :08:01.get a double kiss of the red. -- off the red.
:08:02. > :08:19.He missed that by Anne Amphlett mile. -- by Anne Amphlett mile.
:08:20. > :08:53.Just looking to see whether Neil has the angle to put the blue.
:08:54. > :09:19.play the yellow but he thinks he is OK for
:09:20. > :09:42.I honestly didn't see him doing that.
:09:43. > :10:17.Very, very good. He knew he would have every chance to get away with
:10:18. > :10:46.it. Dangerous. Has he got away with it?
:10:47. > :10:55.He certainly has. A good chance of getting
:10:56. > :11:02.passed the baulk line. You have to make sure the red ghost say. Don't
:11:03. > :11:07.risk making the snowcapped and putting the red in a pottable
:11:08. > :11:15.position. That is pretty good. Well played.
:11:16. > :11:38.That last role just stopped it. That planning to play dead
:11:39. > :11:56.That last role just stopped it. That final role just did him there.
:11:57. > :12:02.I think I might be tempted to play the red on the left here and get the
:12:03. > :12:14.green off the cushion. And leave the red weather green walls and get the
:12:15. > :12:34.green back in play. He called it to perfection. Did he
:12:35. > :14:20.get the snooker? Not quite. He tried to get that really then and
:14:21. > :14:30.it hit it on the way back. -- really thin. He would love to come the red
:14:31. > :14:38.along the cushion and take the cue ball in towards the black but it is
:14:39. > :14:42.too dangerous. You can't do a good white and get the red safe as well
:14:43. > :15:36.so he may decide to play this along the cushion.
:15:37. > :16:03.Can you believe that? I can only presume it rolled off.
:16:04. > :16:14.He needs to slow down so he has got the angle on the red.
:16:15. > :16:21.Very good. That is an excellent shot. Under pressure, that was very
:16:22. > :16:31.good. He needs the colour off this red, though.
:16:32. > :16:41.I just said he needs a colour off this red, what has he done the white
:16:42. > :16:48.-- with the white here? He has got to take the blue on. Just play the
:16:49. > :16:54.blue and leave the white at this end. The black is missable, the blue
:16:55. > :17:00.I didn't think was miserable. -- missable.
:17:01. > :17:46.45 points in front when Neil came back to the table. He nods his head.
:17:47. > :17:50.That was a big frame for Judd Trump. 29 and a half minute frame and it
:17:51. > :17:56.restores a two frame advantage for Judd Trump. Meanwhile, it is getting
:17:57. > :18:02.tense on the other side of the theatre because it was eight frames
:18:03. > :18:08.to 11, Barry Hawkins with the lead but Dominic Dale had won the first
:18:09. > :18:14.three and he has won the next three as well. He has totally dominated
:18:15. > :18:24.the session. It is elegant-11 and now it is the best of three. This is
:18:25. > :18:36.going to be quite a finish. You are right, Hazel. Barry Hawkins is in.
:18:37. > :18:43.Dominic Dale has missed a red. He left the cue ball up the side of the
:18:44. > :18:51.table. These are the times when you get tested as a player. And also as
:18:52. > :18:58.a person. Barry Hawkins, how strong is he? From these situations, when
:18:59. > :19:01.you go on to win a match after a big lead. If you fail, you tend to
:19:02. > :19:49.wither. is on this red to the right corner.
:19:50. > :19:54.Looks as though he can, well, looking at the angle there, maybe
:19:55. > :20:00.able to hold it or run across the face of the black to put the black
:20:01. > :20:06.in the same pocket. Dominik has made a fantastic recovery here. He has
:20:07. > :20:07.got back to level terms. But not without a little bit of help from
:20:08. > :20:24.his opponent, it has to be said. And there is another example. Is he
:20:25. > :20:32.saying kick? Did he think he had a heavy contact?
:20:33. > :20:43.And what a time for it to happen. Incredible. We're watching it here
:20:44. > :20:47.and it is still hard to believe what has happened. Barry Hawkins, three
:20:48. > :20:53.times in this match has been six frames in front. And Dominic Dale
:20:54. > :20:58.has won six on the spin to draw things level. This is what makes the
:20:59. > :21:10.Crucible Theatre and the World Championships
:21:11. > :21:17.It is not a difficult pot, obviously. He doesn't have to be --
:21:18. > :21:22.do a lot with the cue ball but you have to be very careful that you do
:21:23. > :21:28.not miscue and foul the red that is close to the cue ball. There is
:21:29. > :21:31.another red to the left corner but that is no good to him, really. The
:21:32. > :21:55.black won't go to the right corner. As I say, he has got to go onto one
:21:56. > :22:00.-- the other corner, maybe there was another increment under the table.
:22:01. > :22:02.This is the one we'd get the spider and put the rest on top of the
:22:03. > :22:16.spider. Then, that just gives you a little
:22:17. > :22:17.bit more feel for the shot. The referee will be watching this
:22:18. > :22:32.closely. Well, that is as good as he could
:22:33. > :22:35.do. It is close enough to the cushion to make this black missable.
:22:36. > :23:01.There is pressure on this. That is the problem. I have seen it
:23:02. > :23:04.so many times, when you are close to the cushion and all you can do is
:23:05. > :23:08.roll the ball in and even though there is not a lot of nap on this
:23:09. > :23:20.costs, so often, we see those shots, too thick.
:23:21. > :23:30.He is looking to see if there is any value on playing the black off the
:23:31. > :23:33.red. The only problem with this is if he comes straight, and I think he
:23:34. > :23:52.has, then he is limited. He has overdone it. He courted to
:23:53. > :23:57.good. It may be a plant on, but there was no single read on. The
:23:58. > :24:00.plant is on, by the look of it. There is a bit of distance between
:24:01. > :24:11.the two balls. He has got that in. But he is not on
:24:12. > :24:27.a colour. He is having one disaster after
:24:28. > :24:55.another in this session. Well, I couldn't have played that
:24:56. > :24:56.shot. Dominic Dale leave the safe forward -- straightforward safety
:24:57. > :25:13.now. Whatever he played, he will not
:25:14. > :26:15.complain about the outcome. If this red goes into the left
:26:16. > :26:29.middle, that is unforgivable. And it does.
:26:30. > :26:39.And just about got enough angle on the blue. You couldn't afford to
:26:40. > :26:54.leave that short. He totally misjudged the angle,
:26:55. > :26:57.John. He try to catch it ball ball on and didn't get near it. Mind you,
:26:58. > :27:05.anything could happen here with Barry Hawkins. Absolutely. He is not
:27:06. > :27:14.in a good place at the moment. He is not thinking straight. What he's got
:27:15. > :27:23.to do now is dig in, and little cannon here for Dominik, often
:27:24. > :27:28.black, he has got the perfect angle. If he can get the cannon on the red,
:27:29. > :27:37.he will split the three reds by the pink and still be on one of those
:27:38. > :27:41.two reds by the pocket of the black. Well, he has decided to go another
:27:42. > :27:47.way. He didn't want to risk it. That is OK. He feels that in putting
:27:48. > :27:53.this, he can bring the two reds near the pink into play.
:27:54. > :28:10.You just feel if he had played the cannon, he could have cleared them
:28:11. > :28:14.out at a bit more. It is all a bit congested there now. He placed the
:28:15. > :28:20.cannon and he moves them right away from the pink. -- he plays the
:28:21. > :28:23.cannon. Well, he got the cannon nap time! And it was a lot more to the
:28:24. > :28:53.court! Funny old game. This pink will take Dominic two
:28:54. > :28:54.points in the lead so he will need the four remaining reds with
:28:55. > :29:09.colours. But he will need the green. Obviously, the left-hand red goes to
:29:10. > :29:30.the right corner. And we have said all along, Terry,
:29:31. > :29:36.that when it got to the stage, if it ever got to the stage where Dominic
:29:37. > :29:38.looked like winning this match, it would take on a different aspect
:29:39. > :29:48.altogether. But so far, he is handling it well.
:29:49. > :30:17.As you mentioned earlier, John, the difference with the two layers is
:30:18. > :30:20.normally he is keeping the cue ball close to the object ball and keeping
:30:21. > :30:25.the pressure away, Barry Hawkins is not. And don't think for one minute
:30:26. > :30:30.that Dominic Dale isn't under pressure, just because he has come
:30:31. > :30:34.back like this. He is under extreme pressure. But it is not the type of
:30:35. > :30:37.pressure that Barry Hawkins is feeling. He is feeling that he has
:30:38. > :30:48.left everything go in front of him. He could not have struck that any
:30:49. > :31:19.better. Needs an angle on the pink. Can he
:31:20. > :31:27.screw across and get behind the red? Looking for one more red and the
:31:28. > :31:36.colour. He needed to miss the red. He's just caught it. He may be
:31:37. > :31:46.tempted by this red. He might not, of course. Well, he thinks it is an
:31:47. > :31:55.easy safety shot comes snookers, possibly with the yellow. That has
:31:56. > :32:00.been his game plan so far today. Very good safety, not really taking
:32:01. > :32:07.anything on whether there was risk involved. Very good play. His score
:32:08. > :32:11.has been good. At the end of the day, under pressure. The less
:32:12. > :32:16.mistakes you make, the better chance you have of winning. It is not the
:32:17. > :32:22.brilliant stuff that wins it all the time. Well, that is handy for Barry.
:32:23. > :32:29.OK, Dominic Dale can get through to the red but now, green and brown in
:32:30. > :32:33.play, this frame could be decided on who pots this last red. It wasn't
:32:34. > :32:55.like that a few shots ago. My sleep played. A great shot.
:32:56. > :33:01.nicely played. You can see buried there did not want to get out of its
:33:02. > :33:06.seat. He slumped in his chair. Perfect play from Dominic Dale. He
:33:07. > :33:21.has got to hit this and get it safe. A tall order.
:33:22. > :34:15.Dominic is giving this a lot of thought. He doesn't want to play the
:34:16. > :34:18.half-ball on the right-hand side. But if he sends it back up towards
:34:19. > :34:30.the baulk end, with a green and brown bear, it would not be
:34:31. > :34:36.pottable. Will Barry be tempted here? If he hasn't got an easy
:34:37. > :35:05.safety, he may well be. It is a tough pot at any time. It
:35:06. > :35:15.could inspire him if he knocks it in and clears up. He has had no reward
:35:16. > :35:42.for the effort he has put in this afternoon.
:35:43. > :35:52.Where is this red going? Over the middle. Dominic am a 25 points in
:35:53. > :35:59.front, need this red and a colour. And the red cuts. It is a thin one,
:36:00. > :36:21.but it cuts. He has knocked the green on. What a
:36:22. > :36:44.turnaround. It struggled its way in. Just can't
:36:45. > :36:50.believe what has happened here. At the start of the session, 11-5
:36:51. > :36:55.behind and now with that yellow going in, seven frames in
:36:56. > :37:23.succession. And a nod from Barry Hawkins, who
:37:24. > :37:31.was two frames away from victory and now it is Dominic Dale who takes the
:37:32. > :37:33.lead at a vital time. Dominic Dale is only one frame away from victory.
:37:34. > :37:44.Would have believed it? If he pools less off, it would be a
:37:45. > :37:49.great comeback. How do you assess the way their pressure has
:37:50. > :38:01.completely reversed here? Barry is under pressure. You can see it on
:38:02. > :38:10.his fees. -- his face. The pressure means you don't hit the shots at the
:38:11. > :38:14.right pace. He had to play a plant and he overhit it by some distance.
:38:15. > :38:20.Was he worried about missing it? I don't think so. In this type of
:38:21. > :38:28.situation, you start overhit the ball, underhit the ball. The plant
:38:29. > :38:36.he has overhit. Sometimes your arm gets so tense, you lose all the
:38:37. > :38:43.feeling in it and you start to jab a little bit. He is completely out of
:38:44. > :38:47.sync now. But sometimes, when a player comes back from such a
:38:48. > :38:51.distance, the pressure builds on the other player. It will be interesting
:38:52. > :38:58.to see how Dominic composes himself. You have to take your hat
:38:59. > :39:12.off to Dominic. This is an extraordinary achievement. We have
:39:13. > :39:16.seen it before. But for a Dominic, he has not been in the quarterfinals
:39:17. > :39:23.for 14 years and he is on the cusp of a semi. It is fantastic. Many
:39:24. > :39:31.people would consider him a journeyman snooker player. This
:39:32. > :39:34.would be the icing for Dominic. Even though he has one ranking events,
:39:35. > :39:40.the biggest performances in his career, I am not sure what you would
:39:41. > :39:45.equate a ranking event in the past to a semifinal in today's was my
:39:46. > :39:52.game. What are the hallmarks of his play today? He is a very underrated
:39:53. > :39:59.player, he is very cunning, astute and consistent. He is extremely
:40:00. > :40:09.underrated. Sometimes even amongst his own peers. But when he is on his
:40:10. > :40:15.game, he plays a good all-round game. And we have seen evidence of
:40:16. > :40:20.that today. Can he complete this remarkable turnaround, or will last
:40:21. > :40:27.year's runner-up at the Crucible still
:40:28. > :40:36.It would be remarkable. I have seen Dominic Dale playing uses a young
:40:37. > :40:53.lad -- playing since I young lad and I cannot remember seeing him play so
:40:54. > :40:59.well. He has 12 ranking events -- two ranking events. Can he sustain
:41:00. > :41:14.the Excellency has shown before the most extreme pressure?
:41:15. > :41:22.He thought the only red he could leave is the one he was playing.
:41:23. > :41:33.What is Barry Hawkins going to do now?
:41:34. > :41:50.It has got nothing to do with cue action now.
:41:51. > :42:07.It has got nothing to do with cue little reward from this session
:42:08. > :42:42.He was looking to be on the blue, but he has overdone it slightly.
:42:43. > :42:47.With the black not available, he would like to play a cannon
:42:48. > :42:49.With the black not available, he main cluster. Played the positive
:42:50. > :43:03.shot. He has got one to this corner.
:43:04. > :43:19.Perhaps just got the angle to stand down for the pink blush stunt
:43:20. > :43:25.another good pot. Barry Hawkins would have been hoping when he
:43:26. > :43:33.played that that it would bring pink and black into play. Think is
:43:34. > :44:12.available, but not as yet. That surprised me a little bit here.
:44:13. > :44:22.It is all about heart now, isn't it? His stomach will be churning and he
:44:23. > :44:37.will not feel his normal self out His stomach will be churning and he
:44:38. > :44:37.there. But you have got to find something. Three times now,
:44:38. > :44:37.there. But you have got to find played on the blue and he has
:44:38. > :44:47.overdone it. Too much played on the blue and he has
:44:48. > :44:48.cube also use having to play the green -- on the cue ball so he is
:44:49. > :45:01.having. You can never get it right when you
:45:02. > :45:06.are under extreme pressure. You may pot the ball, but this is about
:45:07. > :45:27.getting position as well. Looks like end of break. The one
:45:28. > :45:31.closest to the cue ball might go to the corner.
:45:32. > :45:42.Right in the heart of the pocket. Where is that cue ball going to
:45:43. > :45:59.stop? He is just about OK on the brown.
:46:00. > :46:09.He keeps playing shots of these baulk colours, you can't continue to
:46:10. > :46:16.do that, obviously. This is a slightly better angle on
:46:17. > :46:37.the blue now. The pink sport looks at available.
:46:38. > :46:53.Bringing the pink into play would help.
:46:54. > :47:04.He has gone for another red. You feel he has got to play for the pink
:47:05. > :47:32.ear. Once again, up for the blue. It was
:47:33. > :47:44.a risk, but he obviously doesn't fancy playing the pink.
:47:45. > :48:06.But so far, so good. Now he is going to play for the pink.
:48:07. > :48:22.Every shot is difficult, obviously. The tendency for players is to have
:48:23. > :48:30.a picture in front of them, in this situation, you start to see what
:48:31. > :48:39.could go wrong before you play it. A possible 83 points remaining. Not
:48:40. > :48:47.over the line just yet. Another positional shot misjudged. Under
:48:48. > :48:56.normal circumstances, you would not expect him to miss this.
:48:57. > :50:06.He has potted the balls, that was the main thing. This red to put him
:50:07. > :50:11.60 points in front, with 59 remaining. Well played, Barry
:50:12. > :50:26.Hawkins. Really up against it having lost seven frames in a row.
:50:27. > :50:45.No matter what he does, just make certain. No point in going for the
:50:46. > :51:02.more difficult pink, not in these circumstances.
:51:03. > :51:14.Some tremendous play from Barry Hawkins.
:51:15. > :51:31.He has missed the red, but he has come up with something special here.
:51:32. > :51:38.Yes, the adrenaline kicked in for Barry Hawkins. We have another
:51:39. > :51:44.classic final frame decider, an unexpected one. Absolutely. Fair
:51:45. > :51:50.play to both of them. They have shown a lot of courage. Barry
:51:51. > :51:54.Hawkins, having lost all those frames, to have been able to come
:51:55. > :52:03.pose himself and keep the play going is admirable. Dominic Dale played a
:52:04. > :52:11.shot that might just have given Barry a sniff. Yes, if he had pushed
:52:12. > :52:18.it back into the pack, it would have left everything safe but it gave
:52:19. > :52:24.Barry Hawkins and opening. I think he missed a trick there. Describe
:52:25. > :52:33.what it is like, Haddin come back into a match like this, waiting for
:52:34. > :52:40.it all to start. Your heart is beating fast. You just want one
:52:41. > :52:49.chance, but you can't wait to get started. But sometimes you don't get
:52:50. > :52:54.a chance. It will be interesting to see, as players ourselves, we love
:52:55. > :53:05.last frame see, as players ourselves, we love
:53:06. > :53:08.love to see players stew. That excitement level is incredible.
:53:09. > :53:19.love to see players stew. That Barry Hawkins has got to put himself
:53:20. > :53:26.in a position...? Surely his experience has two count? Yes, 14
:53:27. > :53:36.years since Dominic has played here, but experience me tell. You never
:53:37. > :53:38.know. This deciding frame could be won or lost on decision-making as
:53:39. > :53:55.much as shots. And a good break by Dominic. He
:53:56. > :54:24.couldn't have played it much better.
:54:25. > :54:33.Kent was on about the heart beating faster, which it does. But what
:54:34. > :54:37.Steve said, the excitement of being out there in these situations is
:54:38. > :54:40.something you do not get in your life unless you are a snooker
:54:41. > :54:49.player. It is a wonderful place to be. There are no guarantees for
:54:50. > :55:42.either player here. He's going for it. I think he has
:55:43. > :55:47.made his decision. Great pot. That was a difficult shot in these
:55:48. > :55:52.circumstances. But he has got the first chance.
:55:53. > :56:02.Barry Hawkins has made the breakthrough, but we are going to
:56:03. > :56:09.have to leave it. There is continued coverage on the red button. Jason
:56:10. > :56:14.will be back at seven o'clock to round it all up. Meanwhile, we have
:56:15. > :56:45.to say goodbye. Ted, I... I'm not interested in
:56:46. > :56:49.coming to see Lady Gaga, sir.