:00:08. > :00:14.I think Tom felt as though he had to go for a pot there. Perhaps there
:00:15. > :00:16.were alternatives, but it was a shot he did not like. The first realistic
:00:17. > :00:27.opportunity. And the blue, pink and black have
:00:28. > :00:45.been opened up with Judd's last failed attempt. That is the vagaries
:00:46. > :00:51.of a bit of luck, a bit of fate. He has not come nice on the pink, how
:00:52. > :00:54.is he played a risk in keeping fine control of that red. He has come a
:00:55. > :01:00.little bit too far, that makes it a bit harder. More controlled the door
:01:01. > :01:21.-- more control needed on this one. It will be interesting to see if the
:01:22. > :01:33.pink spot is available. If it goes on its own spot, it may be tied up.
:01:34. > :01:45.It is. So, the sooner he gets a black on its own spot, the better.
:01:46. > :02:01.That is what we call betwixt and between. He did not want to be had
:02:02. > :02:16.that much of an angle. But he has played nicely. That was nice
:02:17. > :02:27.judgement of pace. If I ever had one criticism of Judd, because he is
:02:28. > :02:36.such a beautiful cueist, I sometimes feel he hit it too hard,
:02:37. > :02:47.unnecessarily. These are quick tables, no need to hit it too hard.
:02:48. > :02:56.The year he burst onto the scene he was absolutely cracking them into
:02:57. > :03:03.the backs of the pockets. He really was hitting the ball positively. If
:03:04. > :03:14.this bottom redcoats, this is turning into a nice opportunity. --
:03:15. > :03:32.red goes. Ultimately the last one will come into play. But he won't be
:03:33. > :03:33.home and dry. If he has the right angle he may be able to pot the
:03:34. > :03:57.threat in the middle. A quick possibility. 18 points and
:03:58. > :04:07.the lead. This red is only available into the far right corner. He still
:04:08. > :04:17.needs that awkward red nearly right-hand cushion. Nope, he was
:04:18. > :04:21.walking back to his seat as soon as he hit that. Disappointed, did not
:04:22. > :04:54.expect him to miss that one. Not a snooker, but it will leave an
:04:55. > :05:08.awkward safety shot. If he played ace -- a snooker, it might have made
:05:09. > :05:25.things easier, but you can play negatively like that. Not with
:05:26. > :05:34.somebody like Judd. He can clip the red, but getting back up the top
:05:35. > :05:41.half is difficult. He can leave the cue ball in the bottom half so long
:05:42. > :05:50.as he covers the red, which she has done well. Tom Ford must be careful
:05:51. > :06:09.that he does not push the red over on the left middle.
:06:10. > :06:27.A chance for Judd to get nicely behind the black.
:06:28. > :06:40.I'm sure that was the intention. But did not get that side of the cue
:06:41. > :06:51.ball. Although he is 25 in front, if Tom Ford pots the next red, he will
:06:52. > :06:56.be favourite for the frame. Cat and mouse in this first-round match,
:06:57. > :07:03.best of 19. Every frame so important. It is always nice to get
:07:04. > :07:30.the first frame under your belt. He needs a good cue ball. The red is
:07:31. > :07:41.on. I am not saying it is an easy pot, but I think he must take it on,
:07:42. > :07:52.I don't see a safety. Well, Judd obviously can.
:07:53. > :08:25.He got it safe, but it is not a telling one.
:08:26. > :08:42.Just looking at Michaela in the background, are you an expert in
:08:43. > :08:52.fashion, Steve? Is that lace? Steve is not getting involved in this.
:08:53. > :09:10.That move on! Does not look to be the most difficult of safety shots.
:09:11. > :09:21.Making certain of covering the red near the baulk line. The only cloth
:09:22. > :09:37.I know about is from the West of England! This is the difference in
:09:38. > :09:43.Judd's game. That is a mistake. He has been playing a more tactically
:09:44. > :09:51.aware game, the trouble is, when it goes wrong, you get criticised.
:09:52. > :10:13.The cue ball will go somewhere towards the yellow pocket. Got a lot
:10:14. > :10:23.of a kick. Perhaps he did not. They do not usually kick thing. Some side
:10:24. > :10:36.then might have moved the ball off course. But his reaction was
:10:37. > :10:50.certainly to that of a kick. That was risky, at that pace. He has
:10:51. > :11:05.given Tom another chance. Just caught the baulk cushion side of the
:11:06. > :11:16.jaw. Tom trying to get on the blue. Not perfect. But to get on this red
:11:17. > :11:26.from the top cushion is not bad. Does not want to be set straight.
:11:27. > :11:32.You don't have to look at the table, just look at the body
:11:33. > :11:39.language of the player! But he can always roll up and find the black.
:11:40. > :11:56.Does not need to do this in one visit. ) in this frame and slight
:11:57. > :12:08.favourite, even where the colours. That was an important red to get in.
:12:09. > :12:17.Lots of attention. He has cut off the escape route. Judd Trump, if he
:12:18. > :12:27.can get through the gap, that the nine a mistake by Tom. -- will have
:12:28. > :12:40.been. Ideally he would like to attack but may have to play off one.
:12:41. > :12:50.A swirl of perhaps? -- swerve. I don't like this much. Surely he
:12:51. > :13:03.would it the pink. May be able to get past the green. Great try. It is
:13:04. > :13:13.the right line. He will get it after a couple of goes. Three cushions.
:13:14. > :13:24.But you have the Brown in your eye line. If you miss judge the first
:13:25. > :13:31.cushion, you can catch it. A 30 minute frame. There won't be many
:13:32. > :13:37.like this, because these are two players who do get on with it.
:13:38. > :13:54.Excellent shot, but he has left the chance of a pot.
:13:55. > :14:05.I can only assume that because of the position of the green that he
:14:06. > :14:07.decided not to take that one. If the Green had been on its spot, perhaps
:14:08. > :14:27.he would have done. Got to be careful not to leave the
:14:28. > :14:36.yellow over the corner pocket. Perhaps he will not choose that.
:14:37. > :14:54.Where is the cue ball going? Unfortunately for Tom the yellow is
:14:55. > :14:55.not in a good position. I cannot see Judd thinking about playing the
:14:56. > :15:06.double. That was a great chance wasted by
:15:07. > :15:35.Judd, to get a decent snooker. He still left a difficult shot, Tom
:15:36. > :15:59.has messed it up. Difficult to say. The Greenwood put him 23 in front
:16:00. > :16:20.with 22 remaining. He is just about on it.
:16:21. > :16:38.What we have seen from Judd Trump here is a certain amount of
:16:39. > :16:46.reserve. Perhaps that will pay dividends in this opening match.
:16:47. > :16:51.Maturing as a player. He is over the line, Tom will not come back to the
:16:52. > :17:00.table, frame and number one two Judd Trump. -- frame number one to Judd
:17:01. > :17:18.Trump. These players have not met since
:17:19. > :17:28.2011, since Judd's breakthrough and run to the final. A rather nervy
:17:29. > :17:43.opening frame from Tom. From both players. John spoke about how Judd
:17:44. > :17:50.Trump 's B-game is quite weak, but there are signs of maturity in his
:17:51. > :17:58.game. He chose to play a cagey game and wait for better chances. Since
:17:59. > :18:05.that he is mature ring as a player. -- Signs. Maybe he is gaining
:18:06. > :18:24.experience and becoming a little more hardened. But also a little
:18:25. > :18:34.conservative? I remain unconvinced by his B-game. Tom Ford will settle
:18:35. > :18:41.down. He is a very good player, a handful for anybody. He is yet to do
:18:42. > :18:46.himself justice in front of the television cameras. If he can calm
:18:47. > :18:56.down and plays ordinary game, he would give Judd Trump a very hard
:18:57. > :19:03.game. He did make the quarterfinals of the Australian open at the start
:19:04. > :19:07.of the season. And he has had a couple of very good results
:19:08. > :19:12.including beating Matthew Stevens on the way here. So, he can play. And
:19:13. > :19:30.he is on the ball. This is a chance for Tom. John
:19:31. > :19:37.Parrott got it right. Tom has yet to look settled. Look very nervy.
:19:38. > :19:49.Understandable. But he knows that you will not win matches if you
:19:50. > :20:00.cannot relax. Play your best game. He is OK, I think. Just about got
:20:01. > :20:11.one to the middle. But again, there was nothing fluent about that cue
:20:12. > :20:15.action. That was a great recovery. It is tough when you are out,
:20:16. > :20:24.settling down in the first session of the World Championships. He got a
:20:25. > :20:32.kick in the first frame, that never makes you feel comfortable, you are
:20:33. > :20:37.left looking slightly foolish. If he had not got that, he could have gone
:20:38. > :20:49.on to win the frame. That is snooker. You have decided it was a
:20:50. > :21:05.kick? You said it was not before, he hit it too thin. Sometimes when you
:21:06. > :21:19.put on side spin, that happens. A couple of loose reds either side of
:21:20. > :21:27.the pink. He is a scorer, no doubt about that.
:21:28. > :21:48.The fact he is not downplaying it already must mean it is very
:21:49. > :21:57.straight. He may be able to force it around. That red which has left the
:21:58. > :22:11.cluster might pass the pink to the middle. But another kick. He looks
:22:12. > :22:25.edgy. He is just not getting through it. We have seen the super slow
:22:26. > :22:30.motion is of screw shots. The cue ball may just have been bouncing
:22:31. > :22:45.when it made contact with the black. Michaela has just had to
:22:46. > :23:18.clean away a huge chunk of chalk from the black ball.
:23:19. > :23:36.An important shock -- shot coming up. The pack could split everywhere,
:23:37. > :23:46.assuming he goes for power. Control power. Did not last at it. He has
:23:47. > :24:00.been rewarded with a red into the middle pocket. But still the main
:24:01. > :24:09.cluster together. Another kick. It has been raining in Sheffield today.
:24:10. > :24:21.Even though you would not think it, humidity plays a part in snooker.
:24:22. > :24:40.Decided to go into them again. He has options here. Nothing too bad.
:24:41. > :24:50.This could open things up very nicely.
:24:51. > :25:01.We are often asked, what are the digital numbers, the red lights
:25:02. > :25:14.under the table? It is temperature control. That has just gone too far.
:25:15. > :25:32.The table is heated so that there is as little moisture in the cloth as
:25:33. > :25:35.possible. At some events, we do have dehumidifiers trying to make sure
:25:36. > :25:46.the humidity is constant also, but that is not easy. He just wanted to
:25:47. > :25:59.cannon that. That is why he hung his head. When I first saw that
:26:00. > :26:10.temperature gauge under the table, I thought, 50 degrees, goodness me,
:26:11. > :26:24.that is hot! But by the time it gets through this late, -- the slate, it
:26:25. > :26:31.is closer to room temperature. Otherwise it would be hot to the
:26:32. > :26:38.touch, you would need asbestos gloves! Nevertheless it is still
:26:39. > :26:46.strange when you place your hand on the table and it is warm. He has
:26:47. > :26:59.overhit this. If it reaches the middle of the table, Judd Trump will
:27:00. > :27:13.take this shot on. Lovely. I like the way he is stroking the ball, the
:27:14. > :27:25.way he is cueing. And as we are aware, seeds have been dropping like
:27:26. > :27:26.flies in recent nights. So he will want to stamp his authority on this
:27:27. > :28:21.match. No matter what colour he gets with
:28:22. > :28:35.this red, he will still need one of those awkward reds on the right-hand
:28:36. > :28:43.cushion. Has he got the angle on the pink to disturb them? He will be
:28:44. > :28:55.disappointed not to have got a cannon. At this level, that was
:28:56. > :29:33.disappointing. Not for Tom Ford, obviously! And the back foot now for
:29:34. > :29:46.Tom. 34 behind. Can play no -- low colours, but it is just getting
:29:47. > :29:58.those two reds. Pretty well thought out.
:29:59. > :30:21.That was too risky. Nearly a very good safety. I think Tom can play a
:30:22. > :30:31.four crucial safety if he wants, using the black as a goalkeeper.
:30:32. > :30:46.Caught it harder than he wanted, still an excellent shot, he will be
:30:47. > :30:58.delighted with that. Could have been a fraction thicker.
:30:59. > :31:15.That is a decent reply. I remember -- remember, Judd Trump is just
:31:16. > :31:27.looking for a red and colour. But this looks pretty good. He may have
:31:28. > :31:33.snookered Judd on both reds here. He definitely has.
:31:34. > :31:37.Judd may be forced to come off the top cushion and try and keep the
:31:38. > :31:55.left one of the two reds. Not easy to judge. He caught it a
:31:56. > :31:57.bit thicker than he wanted. Only a bit, though, it is an excellent
:31:58. > :32:11.shot. Of course, in an ideal world, Tom
:32:12. > :32:17.would like to move that red away from the right hand cushion. If he
:32:18. > :32:22.puts it in the open, he needs both of these reds. But he doesn't feel
:32:23. > :32:31.he can get a good safety. So he decided to play that one.
:32:32. > :32:49.Decent shot. Little tap on the table from Judd in appreciation.
:32:50. > :33:24.Well, a very positive shot there from Tom Ford. Full credit.
:33:25. > :33:35.Yes, and he has finished nicely on the black. He is going to need this
:33:36. > :33:41.black, red, colour, and the remaining colours. So it is a good
:33:42. > :33:43.idea to pot the black and get the black back on its spot. He should
:33:44. > :33:58.get close to that red. He is going to need the rest for
:33:59. > :34:05.that one. He did quickly look at the pink to see if he could play the
:34:06. > :34:12.pink off of one cushion and drop behind the red... Perhaps he can
:34:13. > :34:17.just reach with his extension. That would be much more desirable. A
:34:18. > :34:20.quick glance at the scoreboard. I don't think it matters what colour
:34:21. > :34:22.he plays for, he will need red, colour and the six remaining colours
:34:23. > :34:38.to win the frame. No, he can't reach it. I don't know
:34:39. > :34:43.if he has rubber soles or leather soles, it can make a difference. You
:34:44. > :34:56.shouldn't wear leather soles on carpet playing snooker.
:34:57. > :35:04.The difference of a couple of inches there and being able to use the
:35:05. > :35:06.extension on the end of his cue would have made that a lot easier.
:35:07. > :35:19.He has got away with it, though. Not enough. Usually, the cue ball
:35:20. > :35:28.has a bit of side spin on it from that shot which makes it unlikely.
:35:29. > :35:43.So, as in the first frame, it is in the balance, down to the last red
:35:44. > :35:47.and the colours. Tom was unhappy with that shot. He felt as though he
:35:48. > :35:58.got it to pick, but he will be very pleased with the outcome.
:35:59. > :36:05.Judd may be able to snookered behind the yellow. -- snooker. He caught it
:36:06. > :36:22.a bit too thin. Only a bit, though. In a situation like this, with all
:36:23. > :36:26.the colours in their normal positions, you would expect a player
:36:27. > :36:50.to be able to get some type of snooker. Tom has picked
:36:51. > :36:55.It looks like a one-cushion escape. It is one of those where the middle
:36:56. > :37:20.pocket they just be in the way. Where did that cue ball come from? I
:37:21. > :37:26.thought this red was going in the middle. I think it was, actually.
:37:27. > :37:28.Yes, I reckon that was very close. It may have been going to the far
:37:29. > :37:43.jaw. This is a big shock to take on,
:37:44. > :37:49.especially after missing with the rest last time. -- a big shot.
:37:50. > :37:56.He plate in such a way that if he missed it and left it halfway along
:37:57. > :38:00.the bottom cushion... -- he could play it.
:38:01. > :38:08.Horrible shot to try and hacked to play. -- have to play. He's not
:38:09. > :38:22.playing. Safety. Good shot. Yes, it was a bit risky but he
:38:23. > :38:31.always knew he had the line for yellow and brown.
:38:32. > :38:43.A bit of luck for both players. Tom didn't really hit the red hard
:38:44. > :38:49.enough to get past the middle pocket.
:38:50. > :38:59.Judd gets some deserved luck from playing the right type of escape.
:39:00. > :39:00.How often do we see that, a player escapes from the snooker and gets
:39:01. > :39:23.another one? Nice controlled escape. Tom Ford has
:39:24. > :39:58.certainly got the initiative at the moment in this safety battle.
:39:59. > :40:07.Foul and a miss. Tom Ford, seven. It is a free ball, no hesitation from
:40:08. > :40:16.Michaela. Whichever ball he goes forward count as a red.
:40:17. > :40:24.A big Y Midford Tom Ford. As John Parrott spoke about the big occasion
:40:25. > :40:31.alluding him -- a big moment for Tom Ford. There is no bigger pressure
:40:32. > :40:34.than clearing the balls up at the Crucible when mayoral at your mercy.
:40:35. > :40:42.-- when they are all at your mercy. You either feel comfortable or
:40:43. > :41:09.nervous. So far, so good. That brown takes him one point in
:41:10. > :41:59.front. Blue and pink needed. So, like the first frame, it was one
:42:00. > :42:04.that could have gone either way and I suppose it has been in the run of
:42:05. > :42:10.the ball here and there. Any goes the pink, that should settle Tom
:42:11. > :42:14.down a little bit. Judd may be disappointed he didn't take that
:42:15. > :42:17.frame, but we all square. HAZEL IRVINE: And that is surely
:42:18. > :42:23.going to settle this young man down. I say young, he is 31. I hope so, as
:42:24. > :42:26.I say, he is a player we have known for a long time, seeing him in the
:42:27. > :42:33.qualifiers and lesser tournaments. Still maximum in play -- two dacks
:42:34. > :42:38.is in play, he can definitely play the game and hopefully that will
:42:39. > :42:43.settle him down. Why do you think he hasn't reached the heights? He has
:42:44. > :42:47.always floated around the top 32 but never made the breakthrough. It is
:42:48. > :42:53.surprising, I have played him a number times -- of times and when he
:42:54. > :42:58.gets going, he can score very heavily. I don't think he has had
:42:59. > :43:03.enough big wins on TV against the big players. That is the extra 10%
:43:04. > :43:05.that you need to give you that extra confidence to go on and win a big
:43:06. > :43:05.event or really that you need to give you that extra
:43:06. > :43:10.confidence to go on and win a big go far in the big event. I think you
:43:11. > :43:15.need is a big scalp, that will do his confidence the world of good. I
:43:16. > :43:18.remember one of the first once he came through, he played one a
:43:19. > :43:22.O'Sullivan, he missed the blue on the spot, had a good chance to beat
:43:23. > :43:25.Ronnie and didn't get it and sometimes it can take you the wrong
:43:26. > :43:32.way. Maybe if he won that, he wouldn't have the problems it does.
:43:33. > :43:38.He is very consistent when there are no cameras around but on his day, he
:43:39. > :43:42.is a dangerous opponent. He beat Matthew Stevens to qualify here, it
:43:43. > :43:49.went right to the wire, 10-8, but he is a very capable player. He needs a
:43:50. > :43:57.bit of confidence, but Judd needs to be careful. And he also beat Luka
:43:58. > :43:59.Brazell to get here. That was one of the big upsets. Here we go, it is
:44:00. > :44:11.the third frame. JOHN VIRGO: decent break-off shot
:44:12. > :44:24.from Judd Trump. Foul and this, Judd Trump, five. -- foul and a miss. He
:44:25. > :44:29.just flicked the blue. Yes, just grazed it. Michaela will be happy
:44:30. > :44:51.that he is not taking the miss. If it creeps past the yellow, it
:44:52. > :44:53.might not be too bad safety. I don't think Judd can get to the potting
:44:54. > :46:31.angle for the corner pocket. Very fortunate not to leave anything
:46:32. > :46:36.easy. I am saying anything easy, because I think there is a red that
:46:37. > :46:40.may go into the left middle. I don't know if he can drop it in and still
:46:41. > :46:50.be on the pink to the opposite middle. It is the first Judd Trump
:46:51. > :46:55.special. You can forgive him for that, because I don't think he could
:46:56. > :46:59.see a safety. Sometimes if you can't see a safety, then you might as well
:47:00. > :47:36.go down with all guns blazing. The way these reds have opened up,
:47:37. > :47:42.no way Tom Ford can risk a pot as a shot to nothing.
:47:43. > :47:51.They look set for a big break, don't they?
:47:52. > :47:56.It would be like shelling peas when she got in, apart from the fact that
:47:57. > :48:05.it is crowded when the balls are open like that. Excellent safety
:48:06. > :48:12.shot, he was in a spot of bother but a good shot. He is asking a question
:48:13. > :48:18.for Judd Trump to get safe. Because Judd, like we are thinking appear,
:48:19. > :48:20.this is a perfect table to make a sizeable contribution, so any
:48:21. > :48:26.mistake in the safety department could cost you the frame.
:48:27. > :48:38.If he can get past that green, that is about all his cot. He is really
:48:39. > :48:42.under it here. Perhaps he could try and get down in this left-hand
:48:43. > :48:54.corner. Bury itself in the top corner pocket. -- all he has got.
:48:55. > :49:01.It wasn't a fantastic shot but somehow he has managed to get the
:49:02. > :49:07.cue ball down the table. It just hit the jaw up a pocket and it kept it
:49:08. > :49:14.down the side cushion. -- of the pocket. I think there is a phrase
:49:15. > :49:21.on, -- a pot on, but he could have left something a lot easier.
:49:22. > :50:23.He has knocked it in and he is on a baulk colour.
:50:24. > :50:38.Nicely controlled. But as I mentioned, sometimes with the balls
:50:39. > :50:42.so split open, you still have a few problems trying to work out which
:50:43. > :50:56.one to play next. The pink looks like it will
:50:57. > :50:59.eventually become the ball of choice for Tom Ford. Should he continue
:51:00. > :51:13.this break. For a split-second, I thought it was
:51:14. > :51:45.going to bury itself those reds. About contact on the ball -- a bad.
:51:46. > :51:52.When the balls are open like this, as long as you can leave a nice
:51:53. > :51:53.angle on the ball on, it makes it so much easier to get to the next
:51:54. > :52:04.colour or red. He doesn't have to open anything up
:52:05. > :52:09.here. He will forget about the black. As Steve said, as soon as he
:52:10. > :52:36.gets the pink on the spot, it will be available into both corners.
:52:37. > :52:41.Up for the blue but ideally, would liked to have been a little bit
:52:42. > :53:31.straighter on it. Wrong side of the blue, so now he is
:53:32. > :53:40.going to play the more missable pink, I think.
:53:41. > :54:16.He doesn't like it. He doesn't like the pink.
:54:17. > :54:30.This has been nice so far. Very easy to come unstuck.
:54:31. > :54:42.Spoke at the wrong time. All of the hard work seemed to be done there.
:54:43. > :54:46.Yes, just never looked comfortable. He was finishing nicely on the ball,
:54:47. > :54:51.then he had a look around at other options and he just never got
:54:52. > :54:59.flowing. But I didn't expect him to miss that. It did everything but go
:55:00. > :55:07.in. Half of it went down the pocket before it regurgitated it up. OK, it
:55:08. > :55:18.wasn't in the middle, but just the pace kept that out. It is a lip out,
:55:19. > :55:22.isn't it? He will have seen it going and thought it made, it may not. So
:55:23. > :55:23.many times you play a shot and you think you have missed it and it goes
:55:24. > :55:41.in. Judd holding the spot. Yes, blue is
:55:42. > :55:43.on the highest available, the pink spot, so not easy to get it off this
:55:44. > :55:55.red. I have got to admit, it is early
:55:56. > :56:01.days in this match but Judd is looking a lot more measured than we
:56:02. > :56:06.have seen for a while. It is good to see. Give your ability a chance to
:56:07. > :56:27.come to the fore. Because no one denies the talent.
:56:28. > :56:38.Nice effort to get the right side of the blue.
:56:39. > :56:52.That red, the top one of the two that are touching each other...
:56:53. > :57:16.Would be nice to get on perfectly. He is just going to check.
:57:17. > :57:23.He can get through to the red, I'm sure, but needed to be a little bit
:57:24. > :57:28.straighter. Can he play the cannon on the black? It could go wrong. I
:57:29. > :57:32.think he will play this with a lot of power. Even coming back for the
:57:33. > :57:48.blue, if he doesn't like it. He obviously liked it! It was
:57:49. > :57:55.riskier. That was a class shot, it really was. He is one of those...
:57:56. > :58:00.You get down, we have a great view here, the best view in the house,
:58:01. > :58:04.but when you are actually down on the shot, you see it end you feel it
:58:05. > :58:15.and he obviously felt that the cannon was unmissable.
:58:16. > :58:22.A bit low on this. He will be disappointed he didn't get the cue
:58:23. > :58:33.ball further up the table. A bit of a risk going in and out of baulk
:58:34. > :58:37.between the yellow and the brown. He could hold it vastly. They are nasty
:58:38. > :58:38.shots to have to play softly with the cue ball going away from the
:58:39. > :58:47.red. Judd Trump has a lot of cue power
:58:48. > :59:24.but he is also good when it comes to playing the soft screw shot.
:59:25. > :59:34.Well, a little bit careless, bat. -- that. Can he pinch a bit and maybe
:59:35. > :59:46.disturb the red? Well, he did, that is an excellent
:59:47. > :59:52.shot. He had to make that angle. 30 points is the lead, just this red
:59:53. > :59:56.needed. Forced it over with the side. Not many people in the game
:59:57. > :59:58.could have generated that much power on the cue ball to knock the red
:59:59. > :00:18.into a pottable position. Yes, they had shared the first two
:00:19. > :00:21.frames and Tom Ford had a chance in this frame to settle down but missed
:00:22. > :00:29.that pink in the middle. It won't help his demeanour. Judd jumped up
:00:30. > :00:34.as if he got heavy contact. 36 points is the lead with just 27
:00:35. > :00:57.remaining. It shouldn't be costly, that heavy contact.
:00:58. > :01:14.Three four-point snooker is needed. A big ask. That is probably the end
:01:15. > :01:46.of rain. -- frame. Some average screw backs from a
:01:47. > :02:16.player with limited cue power. A great striker of the ball, Judd
:02:17. > :02:27.Trump. Played that one quite soft. Where is this going to go? Screw it
:02:28. > :02:34.into the green pocket perhaps? A nice little bit of exhibition
:02:35. > :02:45.stuff. That is what people expect from Judd, and very composed,
:02:46. > :03:48.leading 2-1. Who could forget that final against
:03:49. > :04:02.John Higgins? I thought he would move on a bid from there, it was
:04:03. > :04:13.some of the most exciting snooker we have ever seen at the Crucible.
:04:14. > :04:31.Mid session interval after this frame. Can Tom make it all square or
:04:32. > :04:38.will Judd take a two-frame advantage into the interval? All three frames
:04:39. > :04:51.could have gone either way. It is few and far between when you
:04:52. > :05:07.don't get at least one chance in a frame. Foul and a miss. It looked
:05:08. > :05:24.like Tom had a chance of a red into the middle. Perhaps it was more of
:05:25. > :05:31.an angle than I thought. And the one cushion escape is not on. Just
:05:32. > :05:46.flicked it. He will be taking the red on now. Slightly better placed
:05:47. > :06:03.last time to play what is a semi-free attempt. No other reds go
:06:04. > :06:12.into the middle. Great effort. Good shot, well played. He has first
:06:13. > :06:20.chance in this frame. As we have seen with other matches, for the
:06:21. > :06:25.people have come through qualifiers, the longer you can stay with the
:06:26. > :06:42.seed deep better chance you have got. He was hoping not to catch that
:06:43. > :06:53.left red. Trying to get in behind the green. Stunned it too much. I
:06:54. > :07:09.just don't think he is getting through the ball as he would like at
:07:10. > :07:25.the moment. Tremendous pot from Judd, top drawer. Marvellous. Struck
:07:26. > :07:32.it so sweetly. There is a real difference between the way these
:07:33. > :07:41.players hit the ball. I think Judd Trump has great balance between
:07:42. > :07:51.stroking on some occasions, and hitting on others. When required, he
:07:52. > :08:01.has every shot in the book. Annihilated the pack. A bit unlucky.
:08:02. > :08:08.Retained complete control of the cue ball, stopped it dead. This is the
:08:09. > :08:17.kind of situation where you are tempted by the red in the bottom
:08:18. > :08:27.half of the table. But is this the time to carry on the break, or to
:08:28. > :08:35.play safe? That is your answer. And it is what makes Judd Trump such an
:08:36. > :08:55.exciting player. Very aggressive, but when it goes wrong, you get
:08:56. > :09:00.criticised. The question is, what can Tom make of this chance? I still
:09:01. > :09:15.don't think he has settled. But it is not a bad opportunity when
:09:16. > :09:26.you have the black available into both corner pockets. If it was
:09:27. > :09:33.straight he could just run through. You have got to be careful. Played
:09:34. > :09:45.it well. As well as he has queued anything in this session. -- cued.
:09:46. > :10:07.This is nasty. Always difficult when you are
:10:08. > :10:19.striking down and must hit the cue ball right in the middle. He made
:10:20. > :10:29.that twice as fickle, -- difficult, if not more so. He struggled with
:10:30. > :10:36.that and was not far off missing. And that is why he has finished near
:10:37. > :10:46.the side cushion. Just a little bit of body movement and tension. He
:10:47. > :10:47.knew that he should get the shot. That goes through your mind
:10:48. > :11:01.sometimes. But played that well, considering he
:11:02. > :11:36.was tight on the cushion. That won't make him feel any better.
:11:37. > :11:45.He got the double kiss. You can see the disappointment. He just does not
:11:46. > :11:53.feel he is getting that cue through as he would like. He has not left
:11:54. > :12:04.anything, but Judd Trump will just be happy to be back at the table.
:12:05. > :12:16.Tom signalling afterwards that he felt he got too much of his shoulder
:12:17. > :12:23.into the shot. Would have put some left-hand side and if that was the
:12:24. > :12:39.case. That is certainly the feeling that he got.
:12:40. > :12:55.Tried to get the cue ball on the baulk line to stop Judd Trump
:12:56. > :13:06.playing an easy safety. And that is what it was. Easy. So although Tom
:13:07. > :13:32.has a 17 point lead he must be extra careful. Court -- caught that thin.
:13:33. > :13:41.No apparent damage done. Unless Judd decides to play an opportunist pot
:13:42. > :13:48.on the red, with an element of safety across the face of the black.
:13:49. > :13:58.It might be the case that he feels the only red he can leave is the red
:13:59. > :14:08.he can play. I don't think he went for it. He played the containing
:14:09. > :14:14.safety. Once again, showing a more measured approach. That will stand
:14:15. > :14:22.him in good stead, at this level you cannot always go for the outrageous
:14:23. > :14:29.and must have some self control. We have never seen a player truly pot
:14:30. > :14:40.his way to the world championship, so to speak! Some people would argue
:14:41. > :14:54.Shaun Murphy did that year. But it is difficult, with just one string
:14:55. > :15:01.to yobbo, -- your bow, so to speak. Judd Trump nearly did it. He was
:15:02. > :15:26.plotting the blue away from doing it in that final. -- potting.
:15:27. > :15:40.He has left some tempters into the middle pocket. But they are very
:15:41. > :15:45.risky. Did not expect Tom to contemplate it. That is no good, a
:15:46. > :16:23.mistake. He will be a little disappointed not
:16:24. > :16:31.to be on the Brown or green but played that role up nicely. A spot
:16:32. > :16:52.of bother for Tom. He will do very well here... A bit
:16:53. > :17:04.of quiet please! Michaela reminding others that there is a match on
:17:05. > :17:05.here, a break between frames next door means people are stretching
:17:06. > :17:35.their legs and having a little chat. I am not certain if the yellow is in
:17:36. > :17:58.the way. Got to catch this thin. Foul and a miss.
:17:59. > :18:16.He has got to make the angle with lots and lots of left-hand side.
:18:17. > :18:29.This looks better. Foul and a miss. He is risking a free ball every time
:18:30. > :18:42.he does this. Nothing in Tom 's favour at the moment. He
:18:43. > :18:44.overcompensated. That was always going to be the problem, catching it
:18:45. > :19:00.too full. Could be very costly. Very nicely judged to get through
:19:01. > :19:12.the gap for the pink. Probably going to need all four reds
:19:13. > :20:41.to win this in one visit. Awful contact on the black with the
:20:42. > :20:50.cue ball there. A 14 point lead, and a big kick. We have had the cue ball
:20:51. > :21:10.cleaned on a couple of occasions after a kick.
:21:11. > :21:18.If he is not on the red to the middle, that is unlucky. He does not
:21:19. > :21:31.look disappointed, he must just be on it. A fantastic shot that he
:21:32. > :21:41.pulled out. Just bringing that red out a fraction. He may just be able
:21:42. > :21:50.to win this frame if he can screw behind this and much it out again.
:21:51. > :22:03.He has tried, and what a great shot that was. That is where his power
:22:04. > :22:13.comes in. It is almost lazy, but he gets such action on it. But that, to
:22:14. > :22:24.me, is one of his weaknesses. Why so hard? He was cueing beautifully.
:22:25. > :22:38.Just/it in and make certain of plenty of wax bean. -- just stroke
:22:39. > :22:44.it in. -- plenty of back spin. The more pace, the more accurate you
:22:45. > :22:52.must be. He has great confidence in his ability to hit it hard and
:22:53. > :22:58.accurately. But that is an awful shot from Tom Ford. He will be
:22:59. > :23:08.disappointed that the cue ball is so close to the cushion. He is just not
:23:09. > :23:18.getting through the wall as he would like. Will he be on anything good?
:23:19. > :23:27.No. So I would suggest just rolling this up to the pink. Back to his
:23:28. > :23:52.seat, 16 points behind, but back in the frame.
:23:53. > :23:58.This could be a free ball, but it won't be taken, you would have
:23:59. > :24:15.thought. You cannot turn these down. Well, you can, but overall, you
:24:16. > :24:22.would live to regret it. You can put the guy back in again, but going for
:24:23. > :24:38.it is the right thing to do. Very well struck. As good a shot from him
:24:39. > :24:46.under pressure all day long. And now just the brown, blue, and pink, to
:24:47. > :24:55.go into the interval all square at 2-2. But once again he feels like he
:24:56. > :25:08.is getting his shoulder into the shot. Not using his arm, getting his
:25:09. > :25:16.shoulder involved. A kick again, he said, but it has turned out inch
:25:17. > :25:28.perfect on the pink, and that'll be it, 2-2 at the interval, and Tom
:25:29. > :25:29.Ford has not really settled. So Judd Trump with a chance to stamp his
:25:30. > :25:44.authority, but has not done so. A number of exhibition shots that we
:25:45. > :25:50.know he is capable of, one in particular went right.
:25:51. > :26:02.Yes. He needs to screw directly back and hit the cushion somewhere here,
:26:03. > :26:10.but he uses all of his power, and let's see what happens. Creates an
:26:11. > :26:21.angle that was not there, knocks the red into a pottable position, and
:26:22. > :26:32.wins the frame. And now John Parrott, with all his expertise,
:26:33. > :26:40.will demonstrate ex-Commissioner -- demonstrate! He is in the second
:26:41. > :26:50.round and yet he has got me doing the demonstrations! The cue ball
:26:51. > :27:02.will widen in an arc, and if this works, well, I will get make you
:27:03. > :27:11.out! -- get my cue out. I have probably given that too much angle.
:27:12. > :27:24.As long as you power it, you can get amazing angles out of it. There you
:27:25. > :27:34.go, like that! You never lose it! Well done, John. The trick shot
:27:35. > :27:45.express is ready and waiting for us at Sheffield station.
:27:46. > :28:08.I will need the help of an assistant. Argue good? -- are you?
:28:09. > :28:28.Go ahead. Get on the table. Just like that.
:28:29. > :28:42.OK, I going to repeat the process in this shot, all will jump
:28:43. > :29:05.underneath. OK? This is called the satellite shot
:29:06. > :29:54.low rail, caving in. -- curving. That is mind-blowing! That is your
:29:55. > :30:04.next demonstration, I hope you realise. Ever seen anything like it?
:30:05. > :30:12.Never in my life. It is amazing, the amount of power he can generate. You
:30:13. > :30:27.did go along and do some for charity, didn't you? Yes, and we
:30:28. > :30:32.lost a few. But no shots like that! We met a couple who came all the way
:30:33. > :30:42.from Wellington, New Zealand, tickets for every session. Fair play
:30:43. > :30:48.to them. You will remember Barry Hawkins had an epic run to the final
:30:49. > :30:56.last year. Sensational for him. But then came the problem, how do you
:30:57. > :31:04.live up to it the following season? His form was muted, but last month
:31:05. > :31:09.he won his second major title at the Grand Prix finals and now he is on a
:31:10. > :31:11.hot streak. Can he have another crack at the big one? Let's find
:31:12. > :31:21.out. It feels like it has gone really
:31:22. > :31:25.quickly the last year, it feels like it was two minutes ago, walking
:31:26. > :31:29.through the backstage door. The old butterflies started right away. I am
:31:30. > :31:34.really excited and eager to get going. I was obviously gutted when I
:31:35. > :31:38.lost. Reflecting back on it, it was a great achievement and not many
:31:39. > :31:40.people can say they have played in the World Snooker vinyl, but
:31:41. > :31:47.obviously I would like to go one step further and win the trophy --
:31:48. > :31:53.final. People still react to be the same. I'm the same with everybody.
:31:54. > :31:57.It doesn't matter if you get to the final, win big events, it doesn't
:31:58. > :32:03.change me as a person, people don't look at me any differently. They may
:32:04. > :32:08.respect me more as a player, maybe. I have obviously got more self
:32:09. > :32:11.belief now, a lot more confidence. I'm still nervous. I woke up this
:32:12. > :32:14.morning and the nerves were kicking in, which is good, because without
:32:15. > :32:19.the nerves, you can't bring the best out of yourself. Qualifying was
:32:20. > :32:27.comfortable. I am not scared of anybody. I am used to being in front
:32:28. > :32:31.of the cameras now. Any match can be a banana skin, really. As for Dave
:32:32. > :32:41.Gilbert, this is is only his third appearance in Sheffield. He is 32,
:32:42. > :32:46.from Tamworth, and has shown real persistence. You need equipped four
:32:47. > :32:50.years ago and tenaciously climbed back on the tour by going through
:32:51. > :32:54.the qualifying school -- he nearly quit four years ago. He has
:32:55. > :32:58.certainly earned his passage to the Crucible and he looked good early
:32:59. > :33:02.on, taking the first frame of the session. We will join them in frame
:33:03. > :33:06.two, it is Hawkins to play with Terry Griffiths and Janice Taylor
:33:07. > :33:14.looking up to this one. -- Dennis Taylor looking after this one.
:33:15. > :33:26.DENNIS TAYLOR: Barry just seems to hit that harder than he intended. He
:33:27. > :33:29.had to force it in he wasn't quite sure what the cue ball was going to
:33:30. > :33:44.be doing. Where does the black go? It might
:33:45. > :33:45.have to go on to the brown spot. It is the only spot available, by the
:33:46. > :33:59.looks of things. It is definitely covering the black
:34:00. > :34:01.spot, as you can see. As is the pink and blue. So the brown is the
:34:02. > :34:21.highest available. Far from easy, this. Four reds in
:34:22. > :34:31.the open, but the colours are all awkward.
:34:32. > :34:48.It would be nice if he could get the black back onto its spot, but it is
:34:49. > :34:50.not going to be easy to do that. This is not a gimme, it is a thin
:34:51. > :35:04.snake on the red. It doesn't help having to bridge
:35:05. > :35:14.over the brown and black. Well played, though. Very well played.
:35:15. > :35:18.Now then, all of a sudden he can bring the pink and red into play.
:35:19. > :35:24.You can see him bridging over the black and brown and if this works
:35:25. > :35:29.out, he could give himself an early chance in the second frame. Plenty
:35:30. > :37:43.of pace. Well played. Very well played.
:37:44. > :37:50.Is he is the sort of player, David, if he can get on a roll, he moves
:37:51. > :38:05.fluidly around the table, place quickly. He's quite a tall that as
:38:06. > :38:21.well, which helps. -- tall man. Just over six feet tall.
:38:22. > :38:33.They used to say that Joe Davis was the ideal size for a top snooker
:38:34. > :38:45.player. Joe was about five, but I would disagree -- five foot nine. I
:38:46. > :38:52.think being a little taller is an advantage.
:38:53. > :39:05.TERRY GRIFFITHS: Yes, David is up to 31 in the world now. He only played
:39:06. > :39:14.one qualifier to get here, Peter Robinson, last week. He missed out
:39:15. > :39:17.here last year. He came to the Crucible the previous year and got
:39:18. > :39:40.through to the second round. He lost to Neil Robertson.
:39:41. > :39:49.That was a lot better than it looked. Good cueing required. They
:39:50. > :39:58.are certainly match fit these days, all these top players.
:39:59. > :40:05.And of course, those qualifiers were played in Sheffield at Ponds Forge,
:40:06. > :40:13.I think it was. How many tables? There seem to be lots of tables
:40:14. > :40:17.there, at least 16, was there? I'm not sure. I think they played on 11
:40:18. > :40:23.or 12, there may have been some practice tables there. Open plan
:40:24. > :40:26.now, as it is in a lot of the tournaments. All of the tables are
:40:27. > :40:28.together with small partitions between some of them. Different
:40:29. > :40:41.styles from days gone by. It is the only way you can manage
:40:42. > :40:44.now, with 128 in the draw and starting in round one in a lot of
:40:45. > :41:23.the tournaments, the top seeds as well.
:41:24. > :41:31.Already 55 points in the lead, he is going very nicely here. Just a
:41:32. > :41:39.couple more pots away from securing this second frame.
:41:40. > :41:44.Early days, but this will give Barry Hawkins something to think about.
:41:45. > :41:50.They have never played each other before, as I mentioned earlier.
:41:51. > :41:53.Scrappy opening frame that David won, but certainly nothing scrappy
:41:54. > :42:29.about this second frame. And that is just about spot-on. He
:42:30. > :42:37.only needs the black... 69 in front now. A possible 67 on the table. But
:42:38. > :42:47.he is on a sitter of a red. Very difficult to make the century
:42:48. > :42:54.with the two reds sake, but he won't be too concerned about that. -- that
:42:55. > :43:02.are safe. Quite impressive, isn't it? Some really good potting. He has
:43:03. > :43:08.lost position once or twice and recovered with good parts. He looks
:43:09. > :43:10.very relaxed out there. He always does. He is like that off the table
:43:11. > :43:25.as well. We are not going to see their
:43:26. > :43:33.century break, he just fouled the ball. It is disappointing, they
:43:34. > :43:39.won't mind. He is having a laugh. 2-0.
:43:40. > :43:47.HAZEL IRVINE: They have just completed frame for and Hawkins has
:43:48. > :43:52.won one of those, but it is now 3-1 to Dave Gilbert and Hawkins doesn't
:43:53. > :43:57.seem to have settled in this opening round. You can watch that on the red
:43:58. > :44:02.button or online. We are now going to have to say farewell to Ken
:44:03. > :44:07.Doherty, because he is a part timer here. I have been a part time of a
:44:08. > :44:10.long-time! You have got to go and practice. You now know it is Alan
:44:11. > :44:16.McManus you will be playing on Friday and Saturday. How much weight
:44:17. > :44:20.have you got to put in? When you are here, you are only doing a couple of
:44:21. > :44:24.hours. If you are searching the something on the practice table
:44:25. > :44:29.here, it is not a good sign, so it is basically just ticking over. Go
:44:30. > :44:35.and practice your safety, you will have plenty of it with Alan McManus!
:44:36. > :44:42.We will join this match live again, farewell to Ken. Catch you tomorrow.
:44:43. > :44:55.Quietly over there, please. JOHN VIRGO: not a bad break off from
:44:56. > :44:58.Judd Trump. I would think that the mid-session interval, Tom Ford will
:44:59. > :45:03.be quite pleased with the scoreline, maybe not too pleased
:45:04. > :45:11.with the way he is cueing so far. I think Judd may be able to get past
:45:12. > :45:14.this blue. He may have to use a trace of left-hand side, but that is
:45:15. > :45:23.all. And the black is available into the opposite corner.
:45:24. > :45:29.Decided to not fully committed to playing for the black. Played it
:45:30. > :45:34.very pacey and they are the ones that have been finding him out.
:45:35. > :45:45.He could have stunned it in and got position on the black.
:45:46. > :45:56.Now, it looked for all money that Tom could close to the red in the
:45:57. > :46:21.corner but if he could, he would have played it by now.
:46:22. > :46:25.He has played it nicely and obviously, the black is available to
:46:26. > :47:12.the opposite corner. Decent chance. Obviously, he would like to be
:47:13. > :47:16.straight on this red but you would think there would be no problem to
:47:17. > :47:20.roll it in. He would still be on the black. OK, it might be a half bald
:47:21. > :47:40.black, but nothing that would cause him a problem.
:47:41. > :48:33.Good opportunity. The black is available into both corners.
:48:34. > :49:41.He has made a maximum on two occasions in tournaments.
:49:42. > :49:50.I think Tom is much happier playing the stroking oddballs, as opposed to
:49:51. > :50:03.punching them -- of balls. I think if he hits it with any
:50:04. > :50:07.place, he will collide with the pack -- any pace.
:50:08. > :50:14.He is choosing to try and go into them.
:50:15. > :50:25.Hee queued it nicely, but he potted the black. It has not worked out as
:50:26. > :50:33.planned. Just caught the wrong red may be needed a bit more pace going
:50:34. > :50:45.into them then -- than that it looks like end of break.
:50:46. > :50:51.STEVE DAVIS: I think you would like to play that again and not go into
:50:52. > :51:26.the pack. The chance of at least one red. And a poor safety.
:51:27. > :51:30.Tom's poor safety made it that much easier for Judd to play a telling
:51:31. > :51:45.one. He had the opportunity just to roll
:51:46. > :51:52.into them but Judd can keep getting this cue ball tight to the cushion
:51:53. > :52:00.and he will be in control of this tactical battle.
:52:01. > :52:05.Covering those two reds that are immediately below the pink makes
:52:06. > :52:10.this a little bit more difficult. He could have been tighter to the top
:52:11. > :52:14.cushion. I don't know if Tom can dig in and get this cue ball back to
:52:15. > :52:23.where it is now. That is what he is trying. It can go wrong.
:52:24. > :52:30.Just got into it a little bit too much and there is a red that can be
:52:31. > :52:33.cut into the right middle. The problem is with it, you are not
:52:34. > :52:41.certain whether cue ball is going to finish. -- where the cue ball.
:52:42. > :52:50.Just playing the roll-up. A bit of touching ball? Obviously not. If it
:52:51. > :53:03.had been, she would have declared it.
:53:04. > :53:07.Problem with the shot of that Judd Trump played, he has now given the
:53:08. > :53:38.initiative to his opponent. He will be disappointed there that
:53:39. > :53:58.he didn't get the cue ball tight to the top cushion.
:53:59. > :54:10.Not quite perfect. He may force Tom Ford into playing a part. There is
:54:11. > :54:11.certainly the red into the right middle. I don't see a safety --
:54:12. > :55:03.playing a pot. Not there. It was always a dangerous
:55:04. > :55:10.shot to take on but, as I say, if you don't fancy the safety, there
:55:11. > :55:22.isn't much alternative. Just hit it a fraction too thick.
:55:23. > :55:29.He is in a nastier position there. A couple of pots he could have taken
:55:30. > :55:43.on, even the long red into the yellow pocket. What he has left Judd
:55:44. > :55:45.is nothing easy. Nothing guaranteed. Taking on this one across the table,
:55:46. > :56:00.these are always tricky. Good pot. Played it positively and I
:56:01. > :58:39.think he is just about on the yellow.
:58:40. > :58:45.Up immediately, didn't like the contact there. Needs to be the other
:58:46. > :58:50.side of the blue and all of the pace was taken out of it. You saw the
:58:51. > :58:55.jump. So he needs a good shot about to get back into a good position.
:58:56. > :58:59.Two reds in the middle of the table but if he was the right side of the
:59:00. > :59:00.blue, which was the intention, it would be a formality to get on one
:59:01. > :59:11.of those reds. This needs to run a little bit. I
:59:12. > :59:15.think he may have held the blue spot.
:59:16. > :59:22.It doesn't make this red any easier. He will be using the rest, you would
:59:23. > :59:48.have thought. He played it nicely. Nice angle on
:59:49. > :59:54.the pink. I think he will prefer the pink to the green. Good positional
:59:55. > :00:38.shot and the frame is at his mercy. It was the poor positional shot off
:00:39. > :00:44.the pink, and he will be pleased and relieved to see the red deeply
:00:45. > :00:50.covered by the green. -- the red he played. He did not expect the
:00:51. > :01:03.collision with the blue. Where is this red going? It will be
:01:04. > :01:07.somewhere near the corner pocket. I don't think Judd Trump can get
:01:08. > :01:14.through to it, can he? I don't think so. The body language
:01:15. > :01:27.tells me he cannot get through. Hawk-eye agrees with you, Steve.
:01:28. > :01:40.Nice to know. A bit of a problem. He could play
:01:41. > :01:49.this with right-hand side. Apologies, he has played a far
:01:50. > :02:04.better shot. No risk in that one, at all.
:02:05. > :02:09.A chance to get in around the black here.
:02:10. > :02:22.He chose another route. Not necessarily going to get any
:02:23. > :02:29.mistake from Judd Trump going this way, but he has certainly kept the
:02:30. > :03:53.condition under control. He did not play that to too well.
:03:54. > :03:57.The part he has left on may be hampered by the pink. -- the pot he
:03:58. > :04:04.has let on. There are certainly some value in
:04:05. > :04:09.going for it, because even if you missed it and it wobbled in the jaw,
:04:10. > :04:15.he would be in a position to knock the other red out using one of the
:04:16. > :04:20.baulk colours. Quite a way out with the white ball
:04:21. > :04:26.from where he felt he was going to end up leaving it. He could not it a
:04:27. > :04:48.bit too thin, this shot. -- he caught it.
:04:49. > :04:56.Well, the one thing he had to do was avoid the kiss on the blue, and this
:04:57. > :05:07.red is on. Tom Ford with a 12 point advantage.
:05:08. > :05:18.And if he gets a nice angle on the pink, which looks likely...
:05:19. > :05:22.It's just pooled up. If he is too straight then he cannot
:05:23. > :05:28.play the pink to get on the awkward last red.
:05:29. > :05:38.He is certainly the favourite in this frame, especially with the blue
:05:39. > :05:42.on the top cushion. Does he nicked this six points and
:05:43. > :05:48.play safe? Or does he put a colour safe?
:05:49. > :05:52.He may as well put the black safe. I don't really know Comet is one of
:05:53. > :06:02.those, isn't it? He feels he can get a good snooker
:06:03. > :06:11.from the red, and he has done, that is the right shot. It just snuck its
:06:12. > :06:17.nose out, and he has put the black safe or clever way. -- a more
:06:18. > :06:35.clever. What a shot that is!
:06:36. > :06:42.A fine shot, in more ways than one. As bad grammar goes, that was not
:06:43. > :06:46.more clever. Two hours and we have not had the
:06:47. > :06:54.fifth frame yet. That surprises me, I thought this would be a quickfire
:06:55. > :06:57.type of match. To do it. -- good hit.
:06:58. > :07:31.Pretty safe. That is all you can hope for.
:07:32. > :07:35.He was hoping to cover this red with the green. He has not done, but no
:07:36. > :07:54.real easy safety shot here. I don't think it is a case of hit
:07:55. > :08:00.the red fill in the face and stun it, because that red could run into
:08:01. > :08:03.the green or yellow. He would like to leave some distance between the
:08:04. > :08:08.cue ball and object ball, but it will not be easy.
:08:09. > :08:15.He got the double kiss. He has left Judd a chance now.
:08:16. > :08:22.But Judd, 19 points behind. It is hard to envisage him winning the
:08:23. > :08:26.frame at this visit. It has to be over six foot to be
:08:27. > :09:03.regarded as a long pot. Is that when the reds is in the jaws
:09:04. > :09:16.of the pocket, as well? Yes!
:09:17. > :09:22.Well, he has got importantly back into this frame, points wise, but
:09:23. > :09:34.this will be some right-handed screw back.
:09:35. > :09:45.So much so, he chose another way, and that was very clever. Now, is
:09:46. > :09:52.there a possibility of a three cushion pot on the brown? To develop
:09:53. > :10:01.the black and blue? Are the angles that? What a shot this could be.
:10:02. > :10:11.He has just looked at it from another angle. It is hard to see the
:10:12. > :10:18.angles of it, isn't it, John? That Brian was very thin.
:10:19. > :10:21.-- that brown. I think he played to get on the
:10:22. > :10:26.blue, as opposed to trying to break it out. He did not hit it that
:10:27. > :10:32.hard. Look how much he over cut it by. It
:10:33. > :10:33.is one of those you think, hit it as early as you can and you will get
:10:34. > :10:39.the pot, but he over cut it. This needs to slow down a little
:10:40. > :10:51.bit. This frame, still in the balance, 11
:10:52. > :10:55.points the lead, but 18 points remaining, and a tough safety here
:10:56. > :11:01.for Tom. He caught that brown far too thick.
:11:02. > :11:10.He came off the side cushion. He cannot see enough of it. He does
:11:11. > :11:14.not want to do that, because he could leave himself open to a good
:11:15. > :11:18.safety. If he goes across the face of the
:11:19. > :11:22.blue, I don't think he will double kiss it, he may send it halfway up
:11:23. > :11:35.the side cushion. He did double kiss it! Has he got
:11:36. > :11:40.away with it? No, it has stuck itself up.
:11:41. > :11:45.Big error. He put a bit of side spin on, he
:11:46. > :12:00.didn't need the side spin. If he had put left-hand side spin
:12:01. > :12:06.instead of right hand, he would not have collided with the blue again.
:12:07. > :12:15.He will be at full stretch. He needs the pink and black.
:12:16. > :12:22.Well, he played for the black in the opposite corner, but he will settle
:12:23. > :12:30.for the kiss, and this black to really hurt Tom Ford. He has had
:12:31. > :12:36.plenty of chances to win it. But he will not get one now. Judd
:12:37. > :12:41.Trump will be mighty relieved. You could say that was one against the
:12:42. > :12:47.head, and Judd Trump now goes in front once again, this time 3-2.
:12:48. > :12:54.This match is in the third quarter of the draw, Judd is ranked number
:12:55. > :12:57.eight. The cat the guys that have already
:12:58. > :13:03.gone out, Ding Junhui, Stuart Bingham, Maguire to Ryan Day, and
:13:04. > :13:09.this happen in Alan McManus beat four times champion John Higgins,
:13:10. > :13:12.the world number nine, 10-7. Alan has done a press conference, as
:13:13. > :13:17.has John Higgins, but some very interesting stuff from John Higgins.
:13:18. > :13:20.He says it has been a bad season but I am a lot happier compared to last
:13:21. > :13:25.year, I think I am playing better, that is a crumb of comfort I can
:13:26. > :13:30.take away. I am not one of the top players challenging for events, I am
:13:31. > :13:35.possibly a tournament top 16 player, but the journeymen can have their
:13:36. > :13:38.day sometimes. I think he is better than that, most
:13:39. > :13:42.of the players will realise that, as well.
:13:43. > :13:44.The new ranking lists will help John.
:13:45. > :13:47.With the prize money involved I don't think John is the type of guy
:13:48. > :13:50.that wants to play in every event of the year.
:13:51. > :13:53.He prepares possibly for all the events and is able to pick and
:13:54. > :13:57.choose them. You miss a few balls, that comes
:13:58. > :13:59.with age, but you're still a great match player.
:14:00. > :14:04.When he had his back to the Wally looked as good as ever.
:14:05. > :14:08.Everyone says the odd thing at a press conference, but he is a better
:14:09. > :14:12.player than that, he has won the World Championship four times.
:14:13. > :14:17.But the ranking list changing next year will suit him.
:14:18. > :14:20.That will be one of the headlines tomorrow, journeymen top 16 player,
:14:21. > :14:25.now, says John Higgins, as we go back to this match with Judd Trump,
:14:26. > :14:29.the world number eight. Steve and John, or to you. -- over
:14:30. > :14:34.to you. Judd ironing this one up. Terrific
:14:35. > :14:42.pot. He cue it beautifully, he got a nice
:14:43. > :14:54.angle on the blue. That qualifies - that is eight foot
:14:55. > :15:06.seven. With a difficulty factor of very
:15:07. > :15:13.high. That is a bit unlucky, I feel. Is there a plant into the right
:15:14. > :15:18.corner? He has not seen it yet, he has not looked at it.
:15:19. > :15:26.I am not too sure he can hit enough of the red.
:15:27. > :15:30.He is looking at it now. It could be made, there is a lot all gap between
:15:31. > :15:32.the two, but, as you say, can he hit enough of the first red.
:15:33. > :15:46.Nope. Nope. Our survey says...
:15:47. > :15:57.He went into the packed nicely. A bit unfortunate, I feel.
:15:58. > :16:11.OK, he did not go into it totally 100%, not full power, but he might
:16:12. > :16:12.have hit it too well. He got the perfect fit, the reds did not split
:16:13. > :16:35.open. Tom has to be careful here. He can
:16:36. > :16:40.see the right-hand red. There is an element of risk if the cue ball
:16:41. > :16:49.comes across to the left-hand side of the table at all.
:16:50. > :16:53.So, thin, and he has to error on the side of being extra thin.
:16:54. > :17:02.And don't go in-off! It is always nice when that happens.
:17:03. > :17:08.That is Bruce a bonus. Or a Tom bonus.
:17:09. > :17:16.A Tom bonus? Yes.
:17:17. > :17:21.I think that might be one of Tom's nicknames, actually.
:17:22. > :17:34.Tom bonus Ford? I would rather be called Tom Flutie
:17:35. > :18:04.Ford. -- flukey. But he is not called that.
:18:05. > :18:16.The dreaded bump. Whatever a good safety it could have been come it is
:18:17. > :18:20.not now. But it has to be said, even though there is an easy enough
:18:21. > :18:26.starter, the red in the middle of the table, where does the colour
:18:27. > :18:32.come from? I don't think the black will go into the right corner,
:18:33. > :18:36.neither will the pink. He needs to cue this well to get back up for the
:18:37. > :18:37.blue. And he went right across the cue
:18:38. > :18:49.ball there. He was putting right-hand side on
:18:50. > :18:54.that. He just didn't get through the ball at all. Cannot believe it,
:18:55. > :19:14.bemused. Yes, Tom has not been very happy
:19:15. > :19:19.with his cueing when he has had to apply the power. Not a bad effort
:19:20. > :19:26.there at all from Judd, very close to potting that.
:19:27. > :19:36.It is getting a bit messy, this frame. It will take some resolving.
:19:37. > :19:45.A bit short of pace, he could have got a nice snooker there.
:19:46. > :19:53.There is only one red on the right-hand side of the table.
:19:54. > :19:56.If Judd clips this reds along the cushion, he should be able to claim
:19:57. > :20:02.the safety escape down the right-hand side.
:20:03. > :20:07.It is hard to work out how this is going to be resolved.
:20:08. > :20:10.It is like there is a lean on the table, isn't it? All of the reds
:20:11. > :20:19.have leaned over to one side. He did well there. He did
:20:20. > :20:35.exceptionally well. Good shot. That has changed to the equation
:20:36. > :20:44.somewhat. Don't tell me there is a path through their is there? There
:20:45. > :20:58.is a cut on that red, the one to the right of that. Years going for this.
:20:59. > :21:05.Well, it could have been worse, it could have been a lot worse. OK, he
:21:06. > :21:10.has this red to the right corner, but it is a tricky one. He went all
:21:11. > :21:18.out for this. No safety, so you cannot blame him.
:21:19. > :21:23.Well, Tom has to play a power shot with the rest here. He can play it
:21:24. > :21:29.as a power run through, probably come out for the black. It just
:21:30. > :21:33.depends on what type of shot he likes with the rest.
:21:34. > :21:50.Beautiful. Not every player is as comfortable playing a screw back
:21:51. > :21:54.with the rest. I did see a bit of rest movement there, the bridge head
:21:55. > :21:56.of the rest moved as he played the shot, but he got there it in before
:21:57. > :22:05.it moved. Not guaranteed to get on a red
:22:06. > :22:12.here, I think he would be fairly pink, to be quite honest, to the
:22:13. > :22:23.black. -- I think he would prefer the pink.
:22:24. > :22:33.I am not sure what alls go into the left corner.
:22:34. > :22:36.I just had a click limps. If he is straight on the blue, maybe that is
:22:37. > :22:40.the one to play. He has it that very well!
:22:41. > :22:43.I would have played the straight blue and this is when I thought he
:22:44. > :22:50.would have finished. That is a marvellous shot. If he
:22:51. > :22:56.played that along that line, that is a marvellous shot, it really is.
:22:57. > :23:02.I feel guilty even questioning him, to be quite honest, it was such a
:23:03. > :23:04.great shot. I think it was definitely as
:23:05. > :23:10.played. I just got a glimpse of a straight
:23:11. > :23:12.blue, I thought he could have got there.
:23:13. > :23:16.Playing it off the black, of course, gets that black on its spot
:23:17. > :23:21.and this gives a good to accumulate points.
:23:22. > :23:28.He lost the last frame when he made a break of 48, so he will be very
:23:29. > :23:37.careful he does not get a decent break and throw this frame away.
:23:38. > :23:39.Just a little low on the black here. Yes, it can make such a difference,
:23:40. > :23:55.as well. I assume that the black goes into
:23:56. > :23:59.the left corner, as well. It does.
:24:00. > :24:25.Not easy, this red over the pocket to then guaranteed position.
:24:26. > :24:36.Yes, he just has to avoid or judge the kiss of the second red. The way
:24:37. > :24:41.to play this is with a trace of left-hand side, so that you get a
:24:42. > :24:47.quarter ball contact with the red and the side swings it round the
:24:48. > :24:51.side and top cushion. I do not think he can screw across
:24:52. > :24:56.the face of the red and Co-op for pink or blue.
:24:57. > :25:01.-- and go up. Very nicely played.
:25:02. > :25:05.He did not have to play it that hard.
:25:06. > :25:12.That is why he has finished up in the middle of the table. You can see
:25:13. > :25:16.the line. He did not have much room for
:25:17. > :25:21.manoeuvre, doing that, though. I think he had to try and guarantee it
:25:22. > :25:27.at the other side. I agree with you, John, it was a touch shot,
:25:28. > :25:31.wasn't it? He has a lot to do now.
:25:32. > :25:37.He is looking now for a good place to leave the cue ball on the baulk
:25:38. > :25:41.cushion. I assume he has taken the pot echo the equation and is
:25:42. > :25:47.settling for what he has got. I think the mistake Tom made there was
:25:48. > :25:52.on the black before, leaving himself straight on it.
:25:53. > :25:53.He did not want to be forced to play the screw back off of the side
:25:54. > :27:01.cushion. A decent enough safety shot, I don't
:27:02. > :27:04.think he can play the pots he might be able to hit this red thin enough
:27:05. > :27:11.to pot it. Well, he could.
:27:12. > :27:18.A chance of the yellow to the right middle. Will he consider it too
:27:19. > :27:24.risky? I think he is just playing a little roll-up.
:27:25. > :27:33.Well, he gestured as though it rolled off slightly.
:27:34. > :27:48.As we say on many occasions, when you get tied up behind them it looks
:27:49. > :27:52.very simple, but anything but. He had to avoid the blue.
:27:53. > :28:06.But this is another chance now for Tom. Similar potting angle to the
:28:07. > :28:11.red he potted previously. It would be nice to knock this in
:28:12. > :28:38.and this time finish on a colour. This time just a touch too thin, and
:28:39. > :28:43.he has left a pot on. Not an easy one. Not a certainty, but when you
:28:44. > :29:00.feel he is going to take on. Well, he is refusing it, and I think
:29:01. > :29:03.the reason he is refusing it is because he does not feel as if he
:29:04. > :29:09.can reach it without using the rest. No, he has decided to play the
:29:10. > :29:28.safety. He hit that much too thin. He did
:29:29. > :29:32.not play to hit it as thin as that, I can assure you. And he did not
:29:33. > :29:36.play the part, if you were thinking that, as well. -- he did not play
:29:37. > :29:48.the pot. There is a possibility of a pot to
:29:49. > :29:52.this left corner, but it is a risky one. He is taking it on, fair play
:29:53. > :29:59.to him. He will be on the black, should it go in. Well, he even
:30:00. > :30:05.screwed back beyond brown or blue, what a pot that was! That is his
:30:06. > :30:13.best shot of the match so far. Yes. That is the first time he has
:30:14. > :30:21.played a power shot with any confidence. I really felt he struck
:30:22. > :30:34.that one a lot better. Perhaps too well.
:30:35. > :30:50.He forced himself into going for that. Had to go for it, felt he had
:30:51. > :30:55.to go for it after such a good shot. Can you turn that yellow down?
:30:56. > :30:59.Not really. I suppose you could have played the brown in the middle, but
:31:00. > :31:06.then you would be rolling that. You cannot turn down opportunities
:31:07. > :31:10.that are potential frame winners. Yes, and it looked as though he had
:31:11. > :31:16.done the hard bits with the opening red.
:31:17. > :31:20.As I say, there was a possibility he could have played the brown, but you
:31:21. > :31:25.said at the time it was a tricky yellow. Just by virtue of the fact
:31:26. > :31:30.that you ball was so close to the side cushion. Here is a chance for
:31:31. > :31:37.Judd to get right back in this frame.
:31:38. > :31:43.He used all of the pocket and that is why he has finished near the side
:31:44. > :31:48.cushion. You can bet your life that tipped the ball doesn't go in the
:31:49. > :31:49.middle of the pocket, invariably, the player will finish nearer the
:31:50. > :32:04.cushion. Doesn't want to be straight on this
:32:05. > :32:27.red. He has finished absolutely inch perfect.
:32:28. > :32:30.He is thinking about trying to get the extension so he doesn't have to
:32:31. > :32:38.use the rest. I think what is deterring him from
:32:39. > :32:43.using the rest, I am not certain you can get to the middle of the cue
:32:44. > :32:46.ball. You would have to put unwanted side on this. And you feel a lot
:32:47. > :32:48.more comfortable playing with side if you can get your hand on the
:32:49. > :33:21.table. If he had left the rest on the
:33:22. > :33:27.table, he could have played the shot. It isn't a foul to have the
:33:28. > :33:28.rest on the cable and this -- on the table, unless you make some kind of
:33:29. > :33:45.contact with it. He will do well to win the frame at
:33:46. > :34:05.this visit, mainly because of the awkward position of the yellow.
:34:06. > :34:09.I suppose you could say the yellow is on the right side of the table
:34:10. > :34:28.for a left-hander. He just underhit it, just when he
:34:29. > :35:06.couldn't afford to. So Tom knows he will be coming back
:35:07. > :35:14.to the table, unless Judd decides to take this blue on. It is made more
:35:15. > :35:22.difficult because the cue ball is so close to the green, you are just
:35:23. > :35:28.wary that when you push the ball through, you could push the green.
:35:29. > :35:44.It is not a frame-winner. Perhaps the order of the day is to play a
:35:45. > :35:46.little snooker, because there is always the potential for your
:35:47. > :35:49.opponents to have a nightmare scenario where he gives away loads
:35:50. > :36:02.of points and gets himself into a deeper hole.
:36:03. > :36:15.He has missed it. Is there a free ball? No. Judd having it replaced.
:36:16. > :36:27.If this is a little snooker, what is a big snooker? Rammed up right
:36:28. > :36:38.behind the green. Oh, right. This is just a little one.
:36:39. > :36:45.Needs it to run to the baulk cushion. And it has done. He will
:36:46. > :36:49.settle for that, it is all he could hope for, heated and get it safe. --
:36:50. > :37:04.hit it. That is a slightly bigger one.
:37:05. > :37:10.Fractionally bigger snooker. Inasmuch as he's got a little bit
:37:11. > :37:18.more of a risk involved if he misses it for the free ball.
:37:19. > :37:36.Had to judge the escape well. He has got it safe.
:37:37. > :37:42.Both players need that yellow in play. Bit of a risk trying to knock
:37:43. > :37:49.it out and play snooker at the same time, isn't there? I suppose you
:37:50. > :37:54.could, you could stun the red full in the face and run the red into the
:37:55. > :37:57.yellow, but you wouldn't be certain where the red was going to finish.
:37:58. > :37:58.It could finish above the middle pocket if it caught the yellow to
:37:59. > :38:18.fall. -- fall. In the end, he has played anything
:38:19. > :38:19.shot. But that yellow is still going to be a stumbling block for either
:38:20. > :38:38.player. There was the chance of a pot, could
:38:39. > :38:43.possibly have got a good angle on the black, to then possibly knock
:38:44. > :38:47.the yellow out. But why risk it when you can possibly put your opponent
:38:48. > :38:57.in trouble? And that is the game of snooker. It is... Where is the cue
:38:58. > :39:10.ball? Are you all right? I am OK. I was concerned for a minute.
:39:11. > :39:20.Should be able to get the white ball back behind the black here. Across
:39:21. > :39:23.the face of the red, it looks like he could play up and down the spots.
:39:24. > :39:56.He is not choosing that way. Excellent shot. I think he could
:39:57. > :40:02.have played it the other way and then the red Bull would have been
:40:03. > :40:03.out in the open -- the red ball. He decided it wasn't as guaranteed as
:40:04. > :40:11.that. He hasn't cut up the route down the
:40:12. > :40:22.left-hand cushion, but Judd could hit the black. Superb strike. He
:40:23. > :40:28.hasn't got away with it, so first chance for Tom Ford to get the right
:40:29. > :40:32.position to knock the yellow out. Yes, this could be the key shot to
:40:33. > :40:49.this frame. A little bit more angle might have
:40:50. > :41:08.been ideal. There is a double on. He made the angle. I didn't think it
:41:09. > :41:20.was on. Knocked it into an easy pottable position.
:41:21. > :41:31.This yellow and he will be on the green. It is fair. Good pot. So now
:41:32. > :41:45.eight points behind, green, brown, blue and pink. To level the game.
:41:46. > :41:48.A little bit disappointing, he didn't screw back far enough off the
:41:49. > :41:55.green. He has messed it up. Completely. He
:41:56. > :42:17.hit a bad green, underhit the brown. Good recovery. Excellent recovery.
:42:18. > :42:21.It has gone a fraction further but you would expect him to get it.
:42:22. > :42:27.Thank goodness he doesn't need the black.
:42:28. > :42:38.Overcut it. And he has left it. It felt like he was on the move a bit
:42:39. > :42:43.there. Once again, it could have been because he knew he had missed
:42:44. > :42:45.it and he got up quickly. He didn't move before, it was after he knew he
:42:46. > :43:11.had missed. Judd He has to play a little drag shot
:43:12. > :43:18.for me. Either that or extreme topspin. The banana, you mean. He
:43:19. > :43:30.played the banana. Too good. How well did he hit that?
:43:31. > :43:38.And then goes the black. Tom Ford will be absolutely kicking himself
:43:39. > :43:43.but what a good pink and black from Judd Trump. He will be sitting there
:43:44. > :43:48.and that water will taste mighty fine. He now leads 4-2.
:43:49. > :43:52.HAZEL IRVINE: And so this match, well, it is beginning to build up.
:43:53. > :43:58.It has taken its time. The shortest frame so far has been 19 minutes. On
:43:59. > :44:01.the other side of the arena, we do have the world number four, Barry
:44:02. > :44:07.Hawkins, in a little bit of difficulty. It was David Gilbert who
:44:08. > :44:11.has established a 4-2 lead, but here he is en route to winning frame
:44:12. > :44:15.seven, Barry Hawkins, and getting back into the match. John, this is
:44:16. > :44:23.proving quite a tough early challenge for Barry Hawkins. Yes, he
:44:24. > :44:26.is a good player, Gilbert. He has experience of the Crucible, came
:44:27. > :44:31.through a qualifying match. Very free-flowing, a good break-builder,
:44:32. > :44:35.and Barry has not settled down just yet. How much pressure is there on
:44:36. > :44:42.the guy who comes here as the runner-up last year? Massively so.
:44:43. > :44:45.And he is ranked number four, I didn't think he was. You can ask
:44:46. > :44:51.that as a quiz question and quite a few player might not see it --
:44:52. > :44:55.saved. He has been climbing up the rankings. Stuart Bingham at number
:44:56. > :44:59.five is already out. What are your expectations of a man like Barry
:45:00. > :45:06.Hawkins, who has gone quietly about his business? They have been raised
:45:07. > :45:09.because of last year. He reached the final and the last year. He reached
:45:10. > :45:14.the final and Ronnie O'Sullivan so those expectations are very high,
:45:15. > :45:17.because he did well last year and would like to do it again. If he can
:45:18. > :45:21.do this and Ricky Walden comes through, they play in the second
:45:22. > :45:25.round, where they played in the semi last year, so not an easy draw but
:45:26. > :45:30.expectations have been raised very high. It is the same for Judd Trump,
:45:31. > :45:39.he got to the final three years ago against Jen Higgins -- John Higgins
:45:40. > :45:43.and hasn't quite reached those highs again. And Tom Ford has absolutely
:45:44. > :45:52.thrown that one way. JOHN VIRGO: Judd Trump breaking off,
:45:53. > :46:04.and not leaving anything easy. Not even an easy return to baulk end.
:46:05. > :46:15.He needs of the brown to come to his rescue. -- you need the brown. Has
:46:16. > :46:27.it? I think it may just have done, unless Judd can play a little
:46:28. > :46:30.swerve. He is asking Micaela to have a look, just in case he doesn't hit
:46:31. > :46:54.it. -- Micaela. He didn't have to bend it, he could
:46:55. > :47:02.just about get through to it. He purposely played it up and down.
:47:03. > :47:09.Maybe a little bit straight on the blue, but he has got a red just left
:47:10. > :47:14.of the pink available into the corner. Which is straight back. And
:47:15. > :47:16.if he is straight on the black, he can run through and play for the
:47:17. > :47:28.opposite corner. And a chance now to really stamp his
:47:29. > :47:34.authority on this first session. He has been left off the hook couple
:47:35. > :47:56.times. Tom Ford has had his chances, he will be ruing those mistakes.
:47:57. > :48:07.STEVE DAVIS: I think Judd has smelt blood here. He is just starting to
:48:08. > :48:14.move into second gear. And this is an ideal opportunity to split open
:48:15. > :48:21.the pack. I think he would get a good lead from this.
:48:22. > :48:27.Didn't go into the red I thought he was going to, perhaps stunned it a
:48:28. > :48:35.bit more into the apex. It might have opened up nicer. This was his
:48:36. > :48:39.choice. It depends now on the potting angle of this red. You can't
:48:40. > :48:43.do a lot with the cue ball using the spider. Can he get around the back
:48:44. > :48:50.of the black for the black in the same pocket?
:48:51. > :48:57.The red is tricky. He is fortunate he is right-handed with the rest. It
:48:58. > :49:08.makes it a little bit easier than if it was completely left-handed.
:49:09. > :49:09.Plenty players, especially left-handed players right-handed
:49:10. > :49:40.with the rest. There have been as many kicks in
:49:41. > :49:45.this particular session than we have seen in the competition so far.
:49:46. > :50:05.Pretty debilitating to your confidence.
:50:06. > :50:43.You have to pity the person pressing the button that says " kick". "Yes,
:50:44. > :51:08.it was" . Presses the case button. -- the K button.
:51:09. > :51:16.McHale, she didn't expect Judd to Mister Ball, she is asking how close
:51:17. > :51:26.the cue ball was to the collision -- Michaela. "It was just under his
:51:27. > :51:31.left ear" . Big Judd's head was likely to the left, no one would
:51:32. > :51:32.ever have known where it was. -- if Judd's head was slightly to the
:51:33. > :52:28.left. Know he has looked to see if he has
:52:29. > :52:38.left a touching ball. This is why billiards didn't catch on.
:52:39. > :53:38.HAZEL IRVINE: We have come to the end of our afternoon on BBC Two on
:53:39. > :53:41.this fourth day of the World Championships. These matches
:53:42. > :53:46.continue on the red button and online. Tonight, Mark Allen started
:53:47. > :53:50.against Michael hold, but guys can get hot under the collar, so it
:53:51. > :53:56.won't be dull. And Ricky Walden is trying to get over the line against
:53:57. > :53:59.Wilson. There will be highlight after midnight with Jason Mohammad
:54:00. > :54:05.but from John Parrott, myself and all of the team, farewell from the
:54:06. > :54:07.min -- Winter Gardens and we will catch you tomorrow.