Day 4, Part 3 Snooker: World Championship

I think Tom felt as though he had to go for a pot there. Perhaps there

were alternatives, but it was a shot he did not like. The first realistic

opportunity. And the blue, pink and black have

been opened up with Judd's last failed attempt. That is the vagaries

of a bit of luck, a bit of fate. He has not come nice on the pink, how

is he played a risk in keeping fine control of that red. He has come a

little bit too far, that makes it a bit harder. More controlled the door

-- more control needed on this one. It will be interesting to see if the

pink spot is available. If it goes on its own spot, it may be tied up.

It is. So, the sooner he gets a black on its own spot, the better.

That is what we call betwixt and between. He did not want to be had

that much of an angle. But he has played nicely. That was nice

judgement of pace. If I ever had one criticism of Judd, because he is

such a beautiful cueist, I sometimes feel he hit it too hard,

unnecessarily. These are quick tables, no need to hit it too hard.

The year he burst onto the scene he was absolutely cracking them into

the backs of the pockets. He really was hitting the ball positively. If

this bottom redcoats, this is turning into a nice opportunity. --

red goes. Ultimately the last one will come into play. But he won't be

home and dry. If he has the right angle he may be able to pot the

threat in the middle. A quick possibility. 18 points and

the lead. This red is only available into the far right corner. He still

needs that awkward red nearly right-hand cushion. Nope, he was

walking back to his seat as soon as he hit that. Disappointed, did not

expect him to miss that one. Not a snooker, but it will leave an

awkward safety shot. If he played ace -- a snooker, it might have made

things easier, but you can play negatively like that. Not with

somebody like Judd. He can clip the red, but getting back up the top

half is difficult. He can leave the cue ball in the bottom half so long

as he covers the red, which she has done well. Tom Ford must be careful

that he does not push the red over on the left middle.

A chance for Judd to get nicely behind the black.

I'm sure that was the intention. But did not get that side of the cue

ball. Although he is 25 in front, if Tom Ford pots the next red, he will

be favourite for the frame. Cat and mouse in this first-round match,

best of 19. Every frame so important. It is always nice to get

the first frame under your belt. He needs a good cue ball. The red is

on. I am not saying it is an easy pot, but I think he must take it on,

I don't see a safety. Well, Judd obviously can.

He got it safe, but it is not a telling one.

Just looking at Michaela in the background, are you an expert in

fashion, Steve? Is that lace? Steve is not getting involved in this.

That move on! Does not look to be the most difficult of safety shots.

Making certain of covering the red near the baulk line. The only cloth

I know about is from the West of England! This is the difference in

Judd's game. That is a mistake. He has been playing a more tactically

aware game, the trouble is, when it goes wrong, you get criticised.

The cue ball will go somewhere towards the yellow pocket. Got a lot

of a kick. Perhaps he did not. They do not usually kick thing. Some side

then might have moved the ball off course. But his reaction was

certainly to that of a kick. That was risky, at that pace. He has

given Tom another chance. Just caught the baulk cushion side of the

jaw. Tom trying to get on the blue. Not perfect. But to get on this red

from the top cushion is not bad. Does not want to be set straight.

You don't have to look at the table, just look at the body

language of the player! But he can always roll up and find the black.

Does not need to do this in one visit. ) in this frame and slight

favourite, even where the colours. That was an important red to get in.

Lots of attention. He has cut off the escape route. Judd Trump, if he

can get through the gap, that the nine a mistake by Tom. -- will have

been. Ideally he would like to attack but may have to play off one.

A swirl of perhaps? -- swerve. I don't like this much. Surely he

would it the pink. May be able to get past the green. Great try. It is

the right line. He will get it after a couple of goes. Three cushions.

But you have the Brown in your eye line. If you miss judge the first

cushion, you can catch it. A 30 minute frame. There won't be many

like this, because these are two players who do get on with it.

Excellent shot, but he has left the chance of a pot.

I can only assume that because of the position of the green that he

decided not to take that one. If the Green had been on its spot, perhaps

he would have done. Got to be careful not to leave the

yellow over the corner pocket. Perhaps he will not choose that.

Where is the cue ball going? Unfortunately for Tom the yellow is

not in a good position. I cannot see Judd thinking about playing the

double. That was a great chance wasted by

Judd, to get a decent snooker. He still left a difficult shot, Tom

has messed it up. Difficult to say. The Greenwood put him 23 in front

with 22 remaining. He is just about on it.

What we have seen from Judd Trump here is a certain amount of

reserve. Perhaps that will pay dividends in this opening match.

Maturing as a player. He is over the line, Tom will not come back to the

table, frame and number one two Judd Trump. -- frame number one to Judd

Trump. These players have not met since

2011, since Judd's breakthrough and run to the final. A rather nervy

opening frame from Tom. From both players. John spoke about how Judd

Trump 's B-game is quite weak, but there are signs of maturity in his

game. He chose to play a cagey game and wait for better chances. Since

that he is mature ring as a player. -- Signs. Maybe he is gaining

experience and becoming a little more hardened. But also a little

conservative? I remain unconvinced by his B-game. Tom Ford will settle

down. He is a very good player, a handful for anybody. He is yet to do

himself justice in front of the television cameras. If he can calm

down and plays ordinary game, he would give Judd Trump a very hard

game. He did make the quarterfinals of the Australian open at the start

of the season. And he has had a couple of very good results

including beating Matthew Stevens on the way here. So, he can play. And

he is on the ball. This is a chance for Tom. John

Parrott got it right. Tom has yet to look settled. Look very nervy.

Understandable. But he knows that you will not win matches if you

cannot relax. Play your best game. He is OK, I think. Just about got

one to the middle. But again, there was nothing fluent about that cue

action. That was a great recovery. It is tough when you are out,

settling down in the first session of the World Championships. He got a

kick in the first frame, that never makes you feel comfortable, you are

left looking slightly foolish. If he had not got that, he could have gone

on to win the frame. That is snooker. You have decided it was a

kick? You said it was not before, he hit it too thin. Sometimes when you

put on side spin, that happens. A couple of loose reds either side of

the pink. He is a scorer, no doubt about that.

The fact he is not downplaying it already must mean it is very

straight. He may be able to force it around. That red which has left the

cluster might pass the pink to the middle. But another kick. He looks

edgy. He is just not getting through it. We have seen the super slow

motion is of screw shots. The cue ball may just have been bouncing

when it made contact with the black. Michaela has just had to

clean away a huge chunk of chalk from the black ball.

An important shock -- shot coming up. The pack could split everywhere,

assuming he goes for power. Control power. Did not last at it. He has

been rewarded with a red into the middle pocket. But still the main

cluster together. Another kick. It has been raining in Sheffield today.

Even though you would not think it, humidity plays a part in snooker.

Decided to go into them again. He has options here. Nothing too bad.

This could open things up very nicely.

We are often asked, what are the digital numbers, the red lights

under the table? It is temperature control. That has just gone too far.

The table is heated so that there is as little moisture in the cloth as

possible. At some events, we do have dehumidifiers trying to make sure

the humidity is constant also, but that is not easy. He just wanted to

cannon that. That is why he hung his head. When I first saw that

temperature gauge under the table, I thought, 50 degrees, goodness me,

that is hot! But by the time it gets through this late, -- the slate, it

is closer to room temperature. Otherwise it would be hot to the

touch, you would need asbestos gloves! Nevertheless it is still

strange when you place your hand on the table and it is warm. He has

overhit this. If it reaches the middle of the table, Judd Trump will

take this shot on. Lovely. I like the way he is stroking the ball, the

way he is cueing. And as we are aware, seeds have been dropping like

flies in recent nights. So he will want to stamp his authority on this

match. No matter what colour he gets with

this red, he will still need one of those awkward reds on the right-hand

cushion. Has he got the angle on the pink to disturb them? He will be

disappointed not to have got a cannon. At this level, that was

disappointing. Not for Tom Ford, obviously! And the back foot now for

Tom. 34 behind. Can play no -- low colours, but it is just getting

those two reds. Pretty well thought out.

That was too risky. Nearly a very good safety. I think Tom can play a

four crucial safety if he wants, using the black as a goalkeeper.

Caught it harder than he wanted, still an excellent shot, he will be

delighted with that. Could have been a fraction thicker.

That is a decent reply. I remember -- remember, Judd Trump is just

looking for a red and colour. But this looks pretty good. He may have

snookered Judd on both reds here. He definitely has.

Judd may be forced to come off the top cushion and try and keep the

left one of the two reds. Not easy to judge. He caught it a

bit thicker than he wanted. Only a bit, though, it is an excellent

shot. Of course, in an ideal world, Tom

would like to move that red away from the right hand cushion. If he

puts it in the open, he needs both of these reds. But he doesn't feel

he can get a good safety. So he decided to play that one.

Decent shot. Little tap on the table from Judd in appreciation.

Well, a very positive shot there from Tom Ford. Full credit.

Yes, and he has finished nicely on the black. He is going to need this

black, red, colour, and the remaining colours. So it is a good

idea to pot the black and get the black back on its spot. He should

get close to that red. He is going to need the rest for

that one. He did quickly look at the pink to see if he could play the

pink off of one cushion and drop behind the red... Perhaps he can

just reach with his extension. That would be much more desirable. A

quick glance at the scoreboard. I don't think it matters what colour

he plays for, he will need red, colour and the six remaining colours

to win the frame. No, he can't reach it. I don't know

if he has rubber soles or leather soles, it can make a difference. You

shouldn't wear leather soles on carpet playing snooker.

The difference of a couple of inches there and being able to use the

extension on the end of his cue would have made that a lot easier.

He has got away with it, though. Not enough. Usually, the cue ball

has a bit of side spin on it from that shot which makes it unlikely.

So, as in the first frame, it is in the balance, down to the last red

and the colours. Tom was unhappy with that shot. He felt as though he

got it to pick, but he will be very pleased with the outcome.

Judd may be able to snookered behind the yellow. -- snooker. He caught it

a bit too thin. Only a bit, though. In a situation like this, with all

the colours in their normal positions, you would expect a player

to be able to get some type of snooker. Tom has picked

It looks like a one-cushion escape. It is one of those where the middle

pocket they just be in the way. Where did that cue ball come from? I

thought this red was going in the middle. I think it was, actually.

Yes, I reckon that was very close. It may have been going to the far

jaw. This is a big shock to take on,

especially after missing with the rest last time. -- a big shot.

He plate in such a way that if he missed it and left it halfway along

the bottom cushion... -- he could play it.

Horrible shot to try and hacked to play. -- have to play. He's not

playing. Safety. Good shot. Yes, it was a bit risky but he

always knew he had the line for yellow and brown.

A bit of luck for both players. Tom didn't really hit the red hard

enough to get past the middle pocket.

Judd gets some deserved luck from playing the right type of escape.

How often do we see that, a player escapes from the snooker and gets

another one? Nice controlled escape. Tom Ford has

certainly got the initiative at the moment in this safety battle.

Foul and a miss. Tom Ford, seven. It is a free ball, no hesitation from

Michaela. Whichever ball he goes forward count as a red.

A big Y Midford Tom Ford. As John Parrott spoke about the big occasion

alluding him -- a big moment for Tom Ford. There is no bigger pressure

than clearing the balls up at the Crucible when mayoral at your mercy.

-- when they are all at your mercy. You either feel comfortable or

nervous. So far, so good. That brown takes him one point in

front. Blue and pink needed. So, like the first frame, it was one

that could have gone either way and I suppose it has been in the run of

the ball here and there. Any goes the pink, that should settle Tom

down a little bit. Judd may be disappointed he didn't take that

frame, but we all square. HAZEL IRVINE: And that is surely

going to settle this young man down. I say young, he is 31. I hope so, as

I say, he is a player we have known for a long time, seeing him in the

qualifiers and lesser tournaments. Still maximum in play -- two dacks

is in play, he can definitely play the game and hopefully that will

settle him down. Why do you think he hasn't reached the heights? He has

always floated around the top 32 but never made the breakthrough. It is

surprising, I have played him a number times -- of times and when he

gets going, he can score very heavily. I don't think he has had

enough big wins on TV against the big players. That is the extra 10%

that you need to give you that extra confidence to go on and win a big

event or really that you need to give you that extra

confidence to go on and win a big go far in the big event. I think you

need is a big scalp, that will do his confidence the world of good. I

remember one of the first once he came through, he played one a

O'Sullivan, he missed the blue on the spot, had a good chance to beat

Ronnie and didn't get it and sometimes it can take you the wrong

way. Maybe if he won that, he wouldn't have the problems it does.

He is very consistent when there are no cameras around but on his day, he

is a dangerous opponent. He beat Matthew Stevens to qualify here, it

went right to the wire, 10-8, but he is a very capable player. He needs a

bit of confidence, but Judd needs to be careful. And he also beat Luka

Brazell to get here. That was one of the big upsets. Here we go, it is

the third frame. JOHN VIRGO: decent break-off shot

from Judd Trump. Foul and this, Judd Trump, five. -- foul and a miss. He

just flicked the blue. Yes, just grazed it. Michaela will be happy

that he is not taking the miss. If it creeps past the yellow, it

might not be too bad safety. I don't think Judd can get to the potting

angle for the corner pocket. Very fortunate not to leave anything

easy. I am saying anything easy, because I think there is a red that

may go into the left middle. I don't know if he can drop it in and still

be on the pink to the opposite middle. It is the first Judd Trump

special. You can forgive him for that, because I don't think he could

see a safety. Sometimes if you can't see a safety, then you might as well

go down with all guns blazing. The way these reds have opened up,

no way Tom Ford can risk a pot as a shot to nothing.

They look set for a big break, don't they?

It would be like shelling peas when she got in, apart from the fact that

it is crowded when the balls are open like that. Excellent safety

shot, he was in a spot of bother but a good shot. He is asking a question

for Judd Trump to get safe. Because Judd, like we are thinking appear,

this is a perfect table to make a sizeable contribution, so any

mistake in the safety department could cost you the frame.

If he can get past that green, that is about all his cot. He is really

under it here. Perhaps he could try and get down in this left-hand

corner. Bury itself in the top corner pocket. -- all he has got.

It wasn't a fantastic shot but somehow he has managed to get the

cue ball down the table. It just hit the jaw up a pocket and it kept it

down the side cushion. -- of the pocket. I think there is a phrase

on, -- a pot on, but he could have left something a lot easier.

He has knocked it in and he is on a baulk colour.

Nicely controlled. But as I mentioned, sometimes with the balls

so split open, you still have a few problems trying to work out which

one to play next. The pink looks like it will

eventually become the ball of choice for Tom Ford. Should he continue

this break. For a split-second, I thought it was

going to bury itself those reds. About contact on the ball -- a bad.

When the balls are open like this, as long as you can leave a nice

angle on the ball on, it makes it so much easier to get to the next

colour or red. He doesn't have to open anything up

here. He will forget about the black. As Steve said, as soon as he

gets the pink on the spot, it will be available into both corners.

Up for the blue but ideally, would liked to have been a little bit

straighter on it. Wrong side of the blue, so now he is

going to play the more missable pink, I think.

He doesn't like it. He doesn't like the pink.

This has been nice so far. Very easy to come unstuck.

Spoke at the wrong time. All of the hard work seemed to be done there.

Yes, just never looked comfortable. He was finishing nicely on the ball,

then he had a look around at other options and he just never got

flowing. But I didn't expect him to miss that. It did everything but go

in. Half of it went down the pocket before it regurgitated it up. OK, it

wasn't in the middle, but just the pace kept that out. It is a lip out,

isn't it? He will have seen it going and thought it made, it may not. So

many times you play a shot and you think you have missed it and it goes

in. Judd holding the spot. Yes, blue is

on the highest available, the pink spot, so not easy to get it off this

red. I have got to admit, it is early

days in this match but Judd is looking a lot more measured than we

have seen for a while. It is good to see. Give your ability a chance to

come to the fore. Because no one denies the talent.

Nice effort to get the right side of the blue.

That red, the top one of the two that are touching each other...

Would be nice to get on perfectly. He is just going to check.

He can get through to the red, I'm sure, but needed to be a little bit

straighter. Can he play the cannon on the black? It could go wrong. I

think he will play this with a lot of power. Even coming back for the

blue, if he doesn't like it. He obviously liked it! It was

riskier. That was a class shot, it really was. He is one of those...

You get down, we have a great view here, the best view in the house,

but when you are actually down on the shot, you see it end you feel it

and he obviously felt that the cannon was unmissable.

A bit low on this. He will be disappointed he didn't get the cue

ball further up the table. A bit of a risk going in and out of baulk

between the yellow and the brown. He could hold it vastly. They are nasty

shots to have to play softly with the cue ball going away from the

red. Judd Trump has a lot of cue power

but he is also good when it comes to playing the soft screw shot.

Well, a little bit careless, bat. -- that. Can he pinch a bit and maybe

disturb the red? Well, he did, that is an excellent

shot. He had to make that angle. 30 points is the lead, just this red

needed. Forced it over with the side. Not many people in the game

could have generated that much power on the cue ball to knock the red

into a pottable position. Yes, they had shared the first two

frames and Tom Ford had a chance in this frame to settle down but missed

that pink in the middle. It won't help his demeanour. Judd jumped up

as if he got heavy contact. 36 points is the lead with just 27

remaining. It shouldn't be costly, that heavy contact.

Three four-point snooker is needed. A big ask. That is probably the end

of rain. -- frame. Some average screw backs from a

player with limited cue power. A great striker of the ball, Judd

Trump. Played that one quite soft. Where is this going to go? Screw it

into the green pocket perhaps? A nice little bit of exhibition

stuff. That is what people expect from Judd, and very composed,

leading 2-1. Who could forget that final against

John Higgins? I thought he would move on a bid from there, it was

some of the most exciting snooker we have ever seen at the Crucible.

Mid session interval after this frame. Can Tom make it all square or

will Judd take a two-frame advantage into the interval? All three frames

could have gone either way. It is few and far between when you

don't get at least one chance in a frame. Foul and a miss. It looked

like Tom had a chance of a red into the middle. Perhaps it was more of

an angle than I thought. And the one cushion escape is not on. Just

flicked it. He will be taking the red on now. Slightly better placed

last time to play what is a semi-free attempt. No other reds go

into the middle. Great effort. Good shot, well played. He has first

chance in this frame. As we have seen with other matches, for the

people have come through qualifiers, the longer you can stay with the

seed deep better chance you have got. He was hoping not to catch that

left red. Trying to get in behind the green. Stunned it too much. I

just don't think he is getting through the ball as he would like at

the moment. Tremendous pot from Judd, top drawer. Marvellous. Struck

it so sweetly. There is a real difference between the way these

players hit the ball. I think Judd Trump has great balance between

stroking on some occasions, and hitting on others. When required, he

has every shot in the book. Annihilated the pack. A bit unlucky.

Retained complete control of the cue ball, stopped it dead. This is the

kind of situation where you are tempted by the red in the bottom

half of the table. But is this the time to carry on the break, or to

play safe? That is your answer. And it is what makes Judd Trump such an

exciting player. Very aggressive, but when it goes wrong, you get

criticised. The question is, what can Tom make of this chance? I still

don't think he has settled. But it is not a bad opportunity when

you have the black available into both corner pockets. If it was

straight he could just run through. You have got to be careful. Played

it well. As well as he has queued anything in this session. -- cued.

This is nasty. Always difficult when you are

striking down and must hit the cue ball right in the middle. He made

that twice as fickle, -- difficult, if not more so. He struggled with

that and was not far off missing. And that is why he has finished near

the side cushion. Just a little bit of body movement and tension. He

knew that he should get the shot. That goes through your mind

sometimes. But played that well, considering he

was tight on the cushion. That won't make him feel any better.

He got the double kiss. You can see the disappointment. He just does not

feel he is getting that cue through as he would like. He has not left

anything, but Judd Trump will just be happy to be back at the table.

Tom signalling afterwards that he felt he got too much of his shoulder

into the shot. Would have put some left-hand side and if that was the

case. That is certainly the feeling that he got.

Tried to get the cue ball on the baulk line to stop Judd Trump

playing an easy safety. And that is what it was. Easy. So although Tom

has a 17 point lead he must be extra careful. Court -- caught that thin.

No apparent damage done. Unless Judd decides to play an opportunist pot

on the red, with an element of safety across the face of the black.

It might be the case that he feels the only red he can leave is the red

he can play. I don't think he went for it. He played the containing

safety. Once again, showing a more measured approach. That will stand

him in good stead, at this level you cannot always go for the outrageous

and must have some self control. We have never seen a player truly pot

his way to the world championship, so to speak! Some people would argue

Shaun Murphy did that year. But it is difficult, with just one string

to yobbo, -- your bow, so to speak. Judd Trump nearly did it. He was

plotting the blue away from doing it in that final. -- potting.

He has left some tempters into the middle pocket. But they are very

risky. Did not expect Tom to contemplate it. That is no good, a

mistake. He will be a little disappointed not

to be on the Brown or green but played that role up nicely. A spot

of bother for Tom. He will do very well here... A bit

of quiet please! Michaela reminding others that there is a match on

here, a break between frames next door means people are stretching

their legs and having a little chat. I am not certain if the yellow is in

the way. Got to catch this thin. Foul and a miss.

He has got to make the angle with lots and lots of left-hand side.

This looks better. Foul and a miss. He is risking a free ball every time

he does this. Nothing in Tom 's favour at the moment. He

overcompensated. That was always going to be the problem, catching it

too full. Could be very costly. Very nicely judged to get through

the gap for the pink. Probably going to need all four reds

to win this in one visit. Awful contact on the black with the

cue ball there. A 14 point lead, and a big kick. We have had the cue ball

cleaned on a couple of occasions after a kick.

If he is not on the red to the middle, that is unlucky. He does not

look disappointed, he must just be on it. A fantastic shot that he

pulled out. Just bringing that red out a fraction. He may just be able

to win this frame if he can screw behind this and much it out again.

He has tried, and what a great shot that was. That is where his power

comes in. It is almost lazy, but he gets such action on it. But that, to

me, is one of his weaknesses. Why so hard? He was cueing beautifully.

Just/it in and make certain of plenty of wax bean. -- just stroke

it in. -- plenty of back spin. The more pace, the more accurate you

must be. He has great confidence in his ability to hit it hard and

accurately. But that is an awful shot from Tom Ford. He will be

disappointed that the cue ball is so close to the cushion. He is just not

getting through the wall as he would like. Will he be on anything good?

No. So I would suggest just rolling this up to the pink. Back to his

seat, 16 points behind, but back in the frame.

This could be a free ball, but it won't be taken, you would have

thought. You cannot turn these down. Well, you can, but overall, you

would live to regret it. You can put the guy back in again, but going for

it is the right thing to do. Very well struck. As good a shot from him

under pressure all day long. And now just the brown, blue, and pink, to

go into the interval all square at 2-2. But once again he feels like he

is getting his shoulder into the shot. Not using his arm, getting his

shoulder involved. A kick again, he said, but it has turned out inch

perfect on the pink, and that'll be it, 2-2 at the interval, and Tom

Ford has not really settled. So Judd Trump with a chance to stamp his

authority, but has not done so. A number of exhibition shots that we

know he is capable of, one in particular went right.

Yes. He needs to screw directly back and hit the cushion somewhere here,

but he uses all of his power, and let's see what happens. Creates an

angle that was not there, knocks the red into a pottable position, and

wins the frame. And now John Parrott, with all his expertise,

will demonstrate ex-Commissioner -- demonstrate! He is in the second

round and yet he has got me doing the demonstrations! The cue ball

will widen in an arc, and if this works, well, I will get make you

out! -- get my cue out. I have probably given that too much angle.

As long as you power it, you can get amazing angles out of it. There you

go, like that! You never lose it! Well done, John. The trick shot

express is ready and waiting for us at Sheffield station.

I will need the help of an assistant. Argue good? -- are you?

Go ahead. Get on the table. Just like that.

OK, I going to repeat the process in this shot, all will jump

underneath. OK? This is called the satellite shot

low rail, caving in. -- curving. That is mind-blowing! That is your

next demonstration, I hope you realise. Ever seen anything like it?

Never in my life. It is amazing, the amount of power he can generate. You

did go along and do some for charity, didn't you? Yes, and we

lost a few. But no shots like that! We met a couple who came all the way

from Wellington, New Zealand, tickets for every session. Fair play

to them. You will remember Barry Hawkins had an epic run to the final

last year. Sensational for him. But then came the problem, how do you

live up to it the following season? His form was muted, but last month

he won his second major title at the Grand Prix finals and now he is on a

hot streak. Can he have another crack at the big one? Let's find

out. It feels like it has gone really

quickly the last year, it feels like it was two minutes ago, walking

through the backstage door. The old butterflies started right away. I am

really excited and eager to get going. I was obviously gutted when I

lost. Reflecting back on it, it was a great achievement and not many

people can say they have played in the World Snooker vinyl, but

obviously I would like to go one step further and win the trophy --

final. People still react to be the same. I'm the same with everybody.

It doesn't matter if you get to the final, win big events, it doesn't

change me as a person, people don't look at me any differently. They may

respect me more as a player, maybe. I have obviously got more self

belief now, a lot more confidence. I'm still nervous. I woke up this

morning and the nerves were kicking in, which is good, because without

the nerves, you can't bring the best out of yourself. Qualifying was

comfortable. I am not scared of anybody. I am used to being in front

of the cameras now. Any match can be a banana skin, really. As for Dave

Gilbert, this is is only his third appearance in Sheffield. He is 32,

from Tamworth, and has shown real persistence. You need equipped four

years ago and tenaciously climbed back on the tour by going through

the qualifying school -- he nearly quit four years ago. He has

certainly earned his passage to the Crucible and he looked good early

on, taking the first frame of the session. We will join them in frame

two, it is Hawkins to play with Terry Griffiths and Janice Taylor

looking up to this one. -- Dennis Taylor looking after this one.

DENNIS TAYLOR: Barry just seems to hit that harder than he intended. He

had to force it in he wasn't quite sure what the cue ball was going to

be doing. Where does the black go? It might

have to go on to the brown spot. It is the only spot available, by the

looks of things. It is definitely covering the black

spot, as you can see. As is the pink and blue. So the brown is the

highest available. Far from easy, this. Four reds in

the open, but the colours are all awkward.

It would be nice if he could get the black back onto its spot, but it is

not going to be easy to do that. This is not a gimme, it is a thin

snake on the red. It doesn't help having to bridge

over the brown and black. Well played, though. Very well played.

Now then, all of a sudden he can bring the pink and red into play.

You can see him bridging over the black and brown and if this works

out, he could give himself an early chance in the second frame. Plenty

of pace. Well played. Very well played.

Is he is the sort of player, David, if he can get on a roll, he moves

fluidly around the table, place quickly. He's quite a tall that as

well, which helps. -- tall man. Just over six feet tall.

They used to say that Joe Davis was the ideal size for a top snooker

player. Joe was about five, but I would disagree -- five foot nine. I

think being a little taller is an advantage.

TERRY GRIFFITHS: Yes, David is up to 31 in the world now. He only played

one qualifier to get here, Peter Robinson, last week. He missed out

here last year. He came to the Crucible the previous year and got

through to the second round. He lost to Neil Robertson.

That was a lot better than it looked. Good cueing required. They

are certainly match fit these days, all these top players.

And of course, those qualifiers were played in Sheffield at Ponds Forge,

I think it was. How many tables? There seem to be lots of tables

there, at least 16, was there? I'm not sure. I think they played on 11

or 12, there may have been some practice tables there. Open plan

now, as it is in a lot of the tournaments. All of the tables are

together with small partitions between some of them. Different

styles from days gone by. It is the only way you can manage

now, with 128 in the draw and starting in round one in a lot of

the tournaments, the top seeds as well.

Already 55 points in the lead, he is going very nicely here. Just a

couple more pots away from securing this second frame.

Early days, but this will give Barry Hawkins something to think about.

They have never played each other before, as I mentioned earlier.

Scrappy opening frame that David won, but certainly nothing scrappy

about this second frame. And that is just about spot-on. He

only needs the black... 69 in front now. A possible 67 on the table. But

he is on a sitter of a red. Very difficult to make the century

with the two reds sake, but he won't be too concerned about that. -- that

are safe. Quite impressive, isn't it? Some really good potting. He has

lost position once or twice and recovered with good parts. He looks

very relaxed out there. He always does. He is like that off the table

as well. We are not going to see their

century break, he just fouled the ball. It is disappointing, they

won't mind. He is having a laugh. 2-0.

HAZEL IRVINE: They have just completed frame for and Hawkins has

won one of those, but it is now 3-1 to Dave Gilbert and Hawkins doesn't

seem to have settled in this opening round. You can watch that on the red

button or online. We are now going to have to say farewell to Ken

Doherty, because he is a part timer here. I have been a part time of a

long-time! You have got to go and practice. You now know it is Alan

McManus you will be playing on Friday and Saturday. How much weight

have you got to put in? When you are here, you are only doing a couple of

hours. If you are searching the something on the practice table

here, it is not a good sign, so it is basically just ticking over. Go

and practice your safety, you will have plenty of it with Alan McManus!

We will join this match live again, farewell to Ken. Catch you tomorrow.

Quietly over there, please. JOHN VIRGO: not a bad break off from

Judd Trump. I would think that the mid-session interval, Tom Ford will

be quite pleased with the scoreline, maybe not too pleased

with the way he is cueing so far. I think Judd may be able to get past

this blue. He may have to use a trace of left-hand side, but that is

all. And the black is available into the opposite corner.

Decided to not fully committed to playing for the black. Played it

very pacey and they are the ones that have been finding him out.

He could have stunned it in and got position on the black.

Now, it looked for all money that Tom could close to the red in the

corner but if he could, he would have played it by now.

He has played it nicely and obviously, the black is available to

the opposite corner. Decent chance. Obviously, he would like to be

straight on this red but you would think there would be no problem to

roll it in. He would still be on the black. OK, it might be a half bald

black, but nothing that would cause him a problem.

Good opportunity. The black is available into both corners.

He has made a maximum on two occasions in tournaments.

I think Tom is much happier playing the stroking oddballs, as opposed to

punching them -- of balls. I think if he hits it with any

place, he will collide with the pack -- any pace.

He is choosing to try and go into them.

Hee queued it nicely, but he potted the black. It has not worked out as

planned. Just caught the wrong red may be needed a bit more pace going

into them then -- than that it looks like end of break.

STEVE DAVIS: I think you would like to play that again and not go into

the pack. The chance of at least one red. And a poor safety.

Tom's poor safety made it that much easier for Judd to play a telling

one. He had the opportunity just to roll

into them but Judd can keep getting this cue ball tight to the cushion

and he will be in control of this tactical battle.

Covering those two reds that are immediately below the pink makes

this a little bit more difficult. He could have been tighter to the top

cushion. I don't know if Tom can dig in and get this cue ball back to

where it is now. That is what he is trying. It can go wrong.

Just got into it a little bit too much and there is a red that can be

cut into the right middle. The problem is with it, you are not

certain whether cue ball is going to finish. -- where the cue ball.

Just playing the roll-up. A bit of touching ball? Obviously not. If it

had been, she would have declared it.

Problem with the shot of that Judd Trump played, he has now given the

initiative to his opponent. He will be disappointed there that

he didn't get the cue ball tight to the top cushion.

Not quite perfect. He may force Tom Ford into playing a part. There is

certainly the red into the right middle. I don't see a safety --

playing a pot. Not there. It was always a dangerous

shot to take on but, as I say, if you don't fancy the safety, there

isn't much alternative. Just hit it a fraction too thick.

He is in a nastier position there. A couple of pots he could have taken

on, even the long red into the yellow pocket. What he has left Judd

is nothing easy. Nothing guaranteed. Taking on this one across the table,

these are always tricky. Good pot. Played it positively and I

think he is just about on the yellow.

Up immediately, didn't like the contact there. Needs to be the other

side of the blue and all of the pace was taken out of it. You saw the

jump. So he needs a good shot about to get back into a good position.

Two reds in the middle of the table but if he was the right side of the

blue, which was the intention, it would be a formality to get on one

of those reds. This needs to run a little bit. I

think he may have held the blue spot.

It doesn't make this red any easier. He will be using the rest, you would

have thought. He played it nicely. Nice angle on

the pink. I think he will prefer the pink to the green. Good positional

shot and the frame is at his mercy. It was the poor positional shot off

the pink, and he will be pleased and relieved to see the red deeply

covered by the green. -- the red he played. He did not expect the

collision with the blue. Where is this red going? It will be

somewhere near the corner pocket. I don't think Judd Trump can get

through to it, can he? I don't think so. The body language

tells me he cannot get through. Hawk-eye agrees with you, Steve.

Nice to know. A bit of a problem. He could play

this with right-hand side. Apologies, he has played a far

better shot. No risk in that one, at all.

A chance to get in around the black here.

He chose another route. Not necessarily going to get any

mistake from Judd Trump going this way, but he has certainly kept the

condition under control. He did not play that to too well.

The part he has left on may be hampered by the pink. -- the pot he

has let on. There are certainly some value in

going for it, because even if you missed it and it wobbled in the jaw,

he would be in a position to knock the other red out using one of the

baulk colours. Quite a way out with the white ball

from where he felt he was going to end up leaving it. He could not it a

bit too thin, this shot. -- he caught it.

Well, the one thing he had to do was avoid the kiss on the blue, and this

red is on. Tom Ford with a 12 point advantage.

And if he gets a nice angle on the pink, which looks likely...

It's just pooled up. If he is too straight then he cannot

play the pink to get on the awkward last red.

He is certainly the favourite in this frame, especially with the blue

on the top cushion. Does he nicked this six points and

play safe? Or does he put a colour safe?

He may as well put the black safe. I don't really know Comet is one of

those, isn't it? He feels he can get a good snooker

from the red, and he has done, that is the right shot. It just snuck its

nose out, and he has put the black safe or clever way. -- a more

clever. What a shot that is!

A fine shot, in more ways than one. As bad grammar goes, that was not

more clever. Two hours and we have not had the

fifth frame yet. That surprises me, I thought this would be a quickfire

type of match. To do it. -- good hit.

Pretty safe. That is all you can hope for.

He was hoping to cover this red with the green. He has not done, but no

real easy safety shot here. I don't think it is a case of hit

the red fill in the face and stun it, because that red could run into

the green or yellow. He would like to leave some distance between the

cue ball and object ball, but it will not be easy.

He got the double kiss. He has left Judd a chance now.

But Judd, 19 points behind. It is hard to envisage him winning the

frame at this visit. It has to be over six foot to be

regarded as a long pot. Is that when the reds is in the jaws

of the pocket, as well? Yes!

Well, he has got importantly back into this frame, points wise, but

this will be some right-handed screw back.

So much so, he chose another way, and that was very clever. Now, is

there a possibility of a three cushion pot on the brown? To develop

the black and blue? Are the angles that? What a shot this could be.

He has just looked at it from another angle. It is hard to see the

angles of it, isn't it, John? That Brian was very thin.

-- that brown. I think he played to get on the

blue, as opposed to trying to break it out. He did not hit it that

hard. Look how much he over cut it by. It

is one of those you think, hit it as early as you can and you will get

the pot, but he over cut it. This needs to slow down a little

bit. This frame, still in the balance, 11

points the lead, but 18 points remaining, and a tough safety here

for Tom. He caught that brown far too thick.

He came off the side cushion. He cannot see enough of it. He does

not want to do that, because he could leave himself open to a good

safety. If he goes across the face of the

blue, I don't think he will double kiss it, he may send it halfway up

the side cushion. He did double kiss it! Has he got

away with it? No, it has stuck itself up.

Big error. He put a bit of side spin on, he

didn't need the side spin. If he had put left-hand side spin

instead of right hand, he would not have collided with the blue again.

He will be at full stretch. He needs the pink and black.

Well, he played for the black in the opposite corner, but he will settle

for the kiss, and this black to really hurt Tom Ford. He has had

plenty of chances to win it. But he will not get one now. Judd

Trump will be mighty relieved. You could say that was one against the

head, and Judd Trump now goes in front once again, this time 3-2.

This match is in the third quarter of the draw, Judd is ranked number

eight. The cat the guys that have already

gone out, Ding Junhui, Stuart Bingham, Maguire to Ryan Day, and

this happen in Alan McManus beat four times champion John Higgins,

the world number nine, 10-7. Alan has done a press conference, as

has John Higgins, but some very interesting stuff from John Higgins.

He says it has been a bad season but I am a lot happier compared to last

year, I think I am playing better, that is a crumb of comfort I can

take away. I am not one of the top players challenging for events, I am

possibly a tournament top 16 player, but the journeymen can have their

day sometimes. I think he is better than that, most

of the players will realise that, as well.

The new ranking lists will help John.

With the prize money involved I don't think John is the type of guy

that wants to play in every event of the year.

He prepares possibly for all the events and is able to pick and

choose them. You miss a few balls, that comes

with age, but you're still a great match player.

When he had his back to the Wally looked as good as ever.

Everyone says the odd thing at a press conference, but he is a better

player than that, he has won the World Championship four times.

But the ranking list changing next year will suit him.

That will be one of the headlines tomorrow, journeymen top 16 player,

now, says John Higgins, as we go back to this match with Judd Trump,

the world number eight. Steve and John, or to you. -- over

to you. Judd ironing this one up. Terrific

pot. He cue it beautifully, he got a nice

angle on the blue. That qualifies - that is eight foot

seven. With a difficulty factor of very

high. That is a bit unlucky, I feel. Is there a plant into the right

corner? He has not seen it yet, he has not looked at it.

I am not too sure he can hit enough of the red.

He is looking at it now. It could be made, there is a lot all gap between

the two, but, as you say, can he hit enough of the first red.

Nope. Nope. Our survey says...

He went into the packed nicely. A bit unfortunate, I feel.

OK, he did not go into it totally 100%, not full power, but he might

have hit it too well. He got the perfect fit, the reds did not split

open. Tom has to be careful here. He can

see the right-hand red. There is an element of risk if the cue ball

comes across to the left-hand side of the table at all.

So, thin, and he has to error on the side of being extra thin.

And don't go in-off! It is always nice when that happens.

That is Bruce a bonus. Or a Tom bonus.

A Tom bonus? Yes.

I think that might be one of Tom's nicknames, actually.

Tom bonus Ford? I would rather be called Tom Flutie

Ford. -- flukey. But he is not called that.

The dreaded bump. Whatever a good safety it could have been come it is

not now. But it has to be said, even though there is an easy enough

starter, the red in the middle of the table, where does the colour

come from? I don't think the black will go into the right corner,

neither will the pink. He needs to cue this well to get back up for the

blue. And he went right across the cue

ball there. He was putting right-hand side on

that. He just didn't get through the ball at all. Cannot believe it,

bemused. Yes, Tom has not been very happy

with his cueing when he has had to apply the power. Not a bad effort

there at all from Judd, very close to potting that.

It is getting a bit messy, this frame. It will take some resolving.

A bit short of pace, he could have got a nice snooker there.

There is only one red on the right-hand side of the table.

If Judd clips this reds along the cushion, he should be able to claim

the safety escape down the right-hand side.

It is hard to work out how this is going to be resolved.

It is like there is a lean on the table, isn't it? All of the reds

have leaned over to one side. He did well there. He did

exceptionally well. Good shot. That has changed to the equation

somewhat. Don't tell me there is a path through their is there? There

is a cut on that red, the one to the right of that. Years going for this.

Well, it could have been worse, it could have been a lot worse. OK, he

has this red to the right corner, but it is a tricky one. He went all

out for this. No safety, so you cannot blame him.

Well, Tom has to play a power shot with the rest here. He can play it

as a power run through, probably come out for the black. It just

depends on what type of shot he likes with the rest.

Beautiful. Not every player is as comfortable playing a screw back

with the rest. I did see a bit of rest movement there, the bridge head

of the rest moved as he played the shot, but he got there it in before

it moved. Not guaranteed to get on a red

here, I think he would be fairly pink, to be quite honest, to the

black. -- I think he would prefer the pink.

I am not sure what alls go into the left corner.

I just had a click limps. If he is straight on the blue, maybe that is

the one to play. He has it that very well!

I would have played the straight blue and this is when I thought he

would have finished. That is a marvellous shot. If he

played that along that line, that is a marvellous shot, it really is.

I feel guilty even questioning him, to be quite honest, it was such a

great shot. I think it was definitely as

played. I just got a glimpse of a straight

blue, I thought he could have got there.

Playing it off the black, of course, gets that black on its spot

and this gives a good to accumulate points.

He lost the last frame when he made a break of 48, so he will be very

careful he does not get a decent break and throw this frame away.

Just a little low on the black here. Yes, it can make such a difference,

as well. I assume that the black goes into

the left corner, as well. It does.

Not easy, this red over the pocket to then guaranteed position.

Yes, he just has to avoid or judge the kiss of the second red. The way

to play this is with a trace of left-hand side, so that you get a

quarter ball contact with the red and the side swings it round the

side and top cushion. I do not think he can screw across

the face of the red and Co-op for pink or blue.

-- and go up. Very nicely played.

He did not have to play it that hard.

That is why he has finished up in the middle of the table. You can see

the line. He did not have much room for

manoeuvre, doing that, though. I think he had to try and guarantee it

at the other side. I agree with you, John, it was a touch shot,

wasn't it? He has a lot to do now.

He is looking now for a good place to leave the cue ball on the baulk

cushion. I assume he has taken the pot echo the equation and is

settling for what he has got. I think the mistake Tom made there was

on the black before, leaving himself straight on it.

He did not want to be forced to play the screw back off of the side

cushion. A decent enough safety shot, I don't

think he can play the pots he might be able to hit this red thin enough

to pot it. Well, he could.

A chance of the yellow to the right middle. Will he consider it too

risky? I think he is just playing a little roll-up.

Well, he gestured as though it rolled off slightly.

As we say on many occasions, when you get tied up behind them it looks

very simple, but anything but. He had to avoid the blue.

But this is another chance now for Tom. Similar potting angle to the

red he potted previously. It would be nice to knock this in

and this time finish on a colour. This time just a touch too thin, and

he has left a pot on. Not an easy one. Not a certainty, but when you

feel he is going to take on. Well, he is refusing it, and I think

the reason he is refusing it is because he does not feel as if he

can reach it without using the rest. No, he has decided to play the

safety. He hit that much too thin. He did

not play to hit it as thin as that, I can assure you. And he did not

play the part, if you were thinking that, as well. -- he did not play

the pot. There is a possibility of a pot to

this left corner, but it is a risky one. He is taking it on, fair play

to him. He will be on the black, should it go in. Well, he even

screwed back beyond brown or blue, what a pot that was! That is his

best shot of the match so far. Yes. That is the first time he has

played a power shot with any confidence. I really felt he struck

that one a lot better. Perhaps too well.

He forced himself into going for that. Had to go for it, felt he had

to go for it after such a good shot. Can you turn that yellow down?

Not really. I suppose you could have played the brown in the middle, but

then you would be rolling that. You cannot turn down opportunities

that are potential frame winners. Yes, and it looked as though he had

done the hard bits with the opening red.

As I say, there was a possibility he could have played the brown, but you

said at the time it was a tricky yellow. Just by virtue of the fact

that you ball was so close to the side cushion. Here is a chance for

Judd to get right back in this frame.

He used all of the pocket and that is why he has finished near the side

cushion. You can bet your life that tipped the ball doesn't go in the

middle of the pocket, invariably, the player will finish nearer the

cushion. Doesn't want to be straight on this

red. He has finished absolutely inch perfect.

He is thinking about trying to get the extension so he doesn't have to

use the rest. I think what is deterring him from

using the rest, I am not certain you can get to the middle of the cue

ball. You would have to put unwanted side on this. And you feel a lot

more comfortable playing with side if you can get your hand on the

table. If he had left the rest on the

table, he could have played the shot. It isn't a foul to have the

rest on the cable and this -- on the table, unless you make some kind of

contact with it. He will do well to win the frame at

this visit, mainly because of the awkward position of the yellow.

I suppose you could say the yellow is on the right side of the table

for a left-hander. He just underhit it, just when he

couldn't afford to. So Tom knows he will be coming back

to the table, unless Judd decides to take this blue on. It is made more

difficult because the cue ball is so close to the green, you are just

wary that when you push the ball through, you could push the green.

It is not a frame-winner. Perhaps the order of the day is to play a

little snooker, because there is always the potential for your

opponents to have a nightmare scenario where he gives away loads

of points and gets himself into a deeper hole.

He has missed it. Is there a free ball? No. Judd having it replaced.

If this is a little snooker, what is a big snooker? Rammed up right

behind the green. Oh, right. This is just a little one.

Needs it to run to the baulk cushion. And it has done. He will

settle for that, it is all he could hope for, heated and get it safe. --

hit it. That is a slightly bigger one.

Fractionally bigger snooker. Inasmuch as he's got a little bit

more of a risk involved if he misses it for the free ball.

Had to judge the escape well. He has got it safe.

Both players need that yellow in play. Bit of a risk trying to knock

it out and play snooker at the same time, isn't there? I suppose you

could, you could stun the red full in the face and run the red into the

yellow, but you wouldn't be certain where the red was going to finish.

It could finish above the middle pocket if it caught the yellow to

fall. -- fall. In the end, he has played anything

shot. But that yellow is still going to be a stumbling block for either

player. There was the chance of a pot, could

possibly have got a good angle on the black, to then possibly knock

the yellow out. But why risk it when you can possibly put your opponent

in trouble? And that is the game of snooker. It is... Where is the cue

ball? Are you all right? I am OK. I was concerned for a minute.

Should be able to get the white ball back behind the black here. Across

the face of the red, it looks like he could play up and down the spots.

He is not choosing that way. Excellent shot. I think he could

have played it the other way and then the red Bull would have been

out in the open -- the red ball. He decided it wasn't as guaranteed as

that. He hasn't cut up the route down the

left-hand cushion, but Judd could hit the black. Superb strike. He

hasn't got away with it, so first chance for Tom Ford to get the right

position to knock the yellow out. Yes, this could be the key shot to

this frame. A little bit more angle might have

been ideal. There is a double on. He made the angle. I didn't think it

was on. Knocked it into an easy pottable position.

This yellow and he will be on the green. It is fair. Good pot. So now

eight points behind, green, brown, blue and pink. To level the game.

A little bit disappointing, he didn't screw back far enough off the

green. He has messed it up. Completely. He

hit a bad green, underhit the brown. Good recovery. Excellent recovery.

It has gone a fraction further but you would expect him to get it.

Thank goodness he doesn't need the black.

Overcut it. And he has left it. It felt like he was on the move a bit

there. Once again, it could have been because he knew he had missed

it and he got up quickly. He didn't move before, it was after he knew he

had missed. Judd He has to play a little drag shot

for me. Either that or extreme topspin. The banana, you mean. He

played the banana. Too good. How well did he hit that?

And then goes the black. Tom Ford will be absolutely kicking himself

but what a good pink and black from Judd Trump. He will be sitting there

and that water will taste mighty fine. He now leads 4-2.

HAZEL IRVINE: And so this match, well, it is beginning to build up.

It has taken its time. The shortest frame so far has been 19 minutes. On

the other side of the arena, we do have the world number four, Barry

Hawkins, in a little bit of difficulty. It was David Gilbert who

has established a 4-2 lead, but here he is en route to winning frame

seven, Barry Hawkins, and getting back into the match. John, this is

proving quite a tough early challenge for Barry Hawkins. Yes, he

is a good player, Gilbert. He has experience of the Crucible, came

through a qualifying match. Very free-flowing, a good break-builder,

and Barry has not settled down just yet. How much pressure is there on

the guy who comes here as the runner-up last year? Massively so.

And he is ranked number four, I didn't think he was. You can ask

that as a quiz question and quite a few player might not see it --

saved. He has been climbing up the rankings. Stuart Bingham at number

five is already out. What are your expectations of a man like Barry

Hawkins, who has gone quietly about his business? They have been raised

because of last year. He reached the final and the last year. He reached

the final and Ronnie O'Sullivan so those expectations are very high,

because he did well last year and would like to do it again. If he can

do this and Ricky Walden comes through, they play in the second

round, where they played in the semi last year, so not an easy draw but

expectations have been raised very high. It is the same for Judd Trump,

he got to the final three years ago against Jen Higgins -- John Higgins

and hasn't quite reached those highs again. And Tom Ford has absolutely

thrown that one way. JOHN VIRGO: Judd Trump breaking off,

and not leaving anything easy. Not even an easy return to baulk end.

He needs of the brown to come to his rescue. -- you need the brown. Has

it? I think it may just have done, unless Judd can play a little

swerve. He is asking Micaela to have a look, just in case he doesn't hit

it. -- Micaela. He didn't have to bend it, he could

just about get through to it. He purposely played it up and down.

Maybe a little bit straight on the blue, but he has got a red just left

of the pink available into the corner. Which is straight back. And

if he is straight on the black, he can run through and play for the

opposite corner. And a chance now to really stamp his

authority on this first session. He has been left off the hook couple

times. Tom Ford has had his chances, he will be ruing those mistakes.

STEVE DAVIS: I think Judd has smelt blood here. He is just starting to

move into second gear. And this is an ideal opportunity to split open

the pack. I think he would get a good lead from this.

Didn't go into the red I thought he was going to, perhaps stunned it a

bit more into the apex. It might have opened up nicer. This was his

choice. It depends now on the potting angle of this red. You can't

do a lot with the cue ball using the spider. Can he get around the back

of the black for the black in the same pocket?

The red is tricky. He is fortunate he is right-handed with the rest. It

makes it a little bit easier than if it was completely left-handed.

Plenty players, especially left-handed players right-handed

with the rest. There have been as many kicks in

this particular session than we have seen in the competition so far.

Pretty debilitating to your confidence.

You have to pity the person pressing the button that says " kick". "Yes,

it was" . Presses the case button. -- the K button.

McHale, she didn't expect Judd to Mister Ball, she is asking how close

the cue ball was to the collision -- Michaela. "It was just under his

left ear" . Big Judd's head was likely to the left, no one would

ever have known where it was. -- if Judd's head was slightly to the

left. Know he has looked to see if he has

left a touching ball. This is why billiards didn't catch on.

HAZEL IRVINE: We have come to the end of our afternoon on BBC Two on

this fourth day of the World Championships. These matches

continue on the red button and online. Tonight, Mark Allen started

against Michael hold, but guys can get hot under the collar, so it

won't be dull. And Ricky Walden is trying to get over the line against

Wilson. There will be highlight after midnight with Jason Mohammad

but from John Parrott, myself and all of the team, farewell from the

min -- Winter Gardens and we will catch you tomorrow.