:00:34. > :01:24.Hello, good afternoon, welcome to the 2014 Dafabet World
:01:25. > :01:29.Championship. Ronnie O'Sullivan is back in town, looking per his third
:01:30. > :01:33.consecutive world title. This afternoon, live coverage of his
:01:34. > :01:36.second session against Joe Perry. This has had the second round draw
:01:37. > :01:46.is shaping up at the end of this week. The defending champion Ronnie
:01:47. > :01:52.O'Sullivan is trailing Joe Perry by five frames to three, that would be
:01:53. > :01:58.our live match. Shaun Murphy, the 2005 world champion, you takes on
:01:59. > :02:02.Marco Fu. It is a repeat of the 2013 Crucible Theatre me by no, Barry
:02:03. > :02:13.Hawkins and Ricky Walden go head-to-head. Dominic Dale and
:02:14. > :02:19.Michael Wasley, they are coming up, and Mark Selby and Ali Carter, they
:02:20. > :02:23.of the match so far. Alan McManus and Ken Doherty are rolling back the
:02:24. > :02:28.years, two wily old campaigners will meet this afternoon. It is England
:02:29. > :02:34.versus Wales at the Crucible Theatre as Judd Trump Meades Ryan Day. And
:02:35. > :02:44.Mark Allen has a really tough match on his hands taking on the current
:02:45. > :02:47.UK champion, Neil Robertson. Some fascinating encounters, if we look
:02:48. > :02:52.at the top quarter, Ronnie O'Sullivan, people will be surprised
:02:53. > :02:57.he is behind, but Joe Perry is a proper player. Marco Fu, Shaun
:02:58. > :03:05.Murphy, a cracking match also. If you look at the third quarter, Mark
:03:06. > :03:08.Selby, Ali Carter, that was superb standard, and interesting Alan
:03:09. > :03:17.McManus, Ken Doherty, these are impossible to get rid of! This
:03:18. > :03:23.section down here, Hawkins and Waldon, a high-quality encounter and
:03:24. > :03:27.Dominic Dale, he has not won a match since the year 2000, he has beaten
:03:28. > :03:36.Mark Davis. And Ding Junhui has been knocked out. Of course, this quarter
:03:37. > :03:41.is the best quarter line-up at the moment. Four the most talented
:03:42. > :03:45.players, Judd Trump and Ryan Day, it will not be slow and it would be
:03:46. > :03:54.aggressive. Judd Trump will have to up his game. You did Neil Robertson
:03:55. > :03:58.in the commentary last night. Neil Robertson has made his case for
:03:59. > :04:04.winning this World Championship. Bubbling up nicely, Jason. Some
:04:05. > :04:10.great matches to look forward to, this is what is coming up this
:04:11. > :04:14.afternoon. Ronnie O'Sullivan at the Crucible this afternoon, can he make
:04:15. > :04:19.it three world titles on the bounce? The gentleman, Joe Perry, he
:04:20. > :04:25.says he has little fear of taking on Ronnie O'Sullivan, he is doing very
:04:26. > :04:29.well and looking very relaxed. Can Alan McManus take victory against
:04:30. > :04:34.the 1997 world champion, Daugherty? We will keep you right up-to-date
:04:35. > :04:41.with the cracking second-round match runners-up, Mark Selby and Ali
:04:42. > :04:44.Carter. The Hawk is looking to fly into the World Championship final
:04:45. > :04:48.for the second year running, Barry Hawkins takes on Ricky Walden. Our
:04:49. > :04:57.trick shot series continues with more thrilling stuff. And we will go
:04:58. > :05:01.to the newspapers and discuss the big stories of the day here at the
:05:02. > :05:07.Crucible with Neil Robertson, the world number one.
:05:08. > :05:10.A traffic first session between Mark Selby and Ali Carter, let's have a
:05:11. > :05:13.look at the head-to-head statistics. They played each other on 12
:05:14. > :05:20.occasions and their last meeting here at the Crucible within 2007. --
:05:21. > :05:24.a traffic first session. This is the state of the match at the moment, it
:05:25. > :05:29.is 5-3 after the first session yesterday, they showed the first
:05:30. > :05:31.four frames this morning, 7-5, we pick it up in frame 13 with Mark
:05:32. > :05:57.Selby at the table, 27 points ahead. His parting of the moment, that is
:05:58. > :05:58.deserting him slightly. -- his potting at the moment. His pot
:05:59. > :06:20.success is dropping. There is a red in the open, normally
:06:21. > :06:28.of the brown you could play the cannon, but that red is loose from
:06:29. > :06:33.the main bunch. It is a bit of a blocker. He has obviously got one
:06:34. > :06:45.that goes to the left corner as well. There it is.
:06:46. > :06:55.Not happy with that. I have to say, I was a little surprise that he did
:06:56. > :07:00.not go back up for the blue. You can see the heavy contact. I just felt
:07:01. > :07:07.if he got back up on the blue, a nice angle, it would be perfect to
:07:08. > :07:08.go into the red. I just think he has got another angle to play for the
:07:09. > :07:21.loose red. Now, he desperately needs an angle
:07:22. > :07:33.on the collar. He needs that to play the cannon.
:07:34. > :07:53.Ideally, you would like to go into the middle of this bunch. I would
:07:54. > :07:57.prefer to be high on the black going into that bunch. That is always
:07:58. > :08:02.likely to happen when you are screwing into them. I'm surprised
:08:03. > :08:07.you put so much bottom on the cue ball for that stunned shot. The cue
:08:08. > :08:25.ball comes back to the top cushion, that is why.
:08:26. > :08:35.That was a tough one. He left it. He banged the table with his cue. He
:08:36. > :08:56.knew that was a good chance. Neither of them has their scoring
:08:57. > :08:58.boots on today. Mark Selby has only made a 59, not been the standard of
:08:59. > :09:27.yesterday at. -- yet. This is a big session. It is like
:09:28. > :09:34.you're getting prepared, Mark Selby thinking, can he stretches lead? Ali
:09:35. > :09:40.Carter trying to level things up. -- thinking, can he stretch his lead?
:09:41. > :09:43.The shot selection, halfway through, when Ali Carter was at the table, I
:09:44. > :09:50.was amazed to did not go for the blue, because it would have been the
:09:51. > :09:53.perfect angle to go into the reds. At the moment, he just seems to be
:09:54. > :09:58.concentrating on getting what is there, rather than thinking
:09:59. > :10:05.positively about winning a frame at one visit. Which I am sure is in the
:10:06. > :10:20.back of his mind, but just getting a bit stifled by the occasion.
:10:21. > :10:24.Doesn't look to have the best angle on this black, so will be hoping
:10:25. > :10:46.that something is available. Obviously, he thinks that this red
:10:47. > :10:57.will go, but he needed to go up the table at that further. -- a bit
:10:58. > :11:01.further. He has no guaranteed to be on a colour. This could be the key
:11:02. > :11:22.shot for this frame. I don't think he will get another
:11:23. > :12:11.chance in this frame. 40 points ahead, 51 remaining, as
:12:12. > :12:19.soon as he parts the red, there will be 43 remaining. A red and a blue is
:12:20. > :12:30.all that is required. A quick check of the scoreboard.
:12:31. > :12:38.A little bit careless, leaving too much angle. Don't get me wrong, he
:12:39. > :12:42.only needs the blue, but he also needs that one more red, which was
:12:43. > :12:48.to Ali Carter coming back to the table. And he is on the red. No
:12:49. > :13:04.return now for Ali Carter. He keeps battling back, Ali Carter,
:13:05. > :13:15.but he just cannot get closer than one frame.
:13:16. > :13:25.So, now, 52 ahead, 35 remaining, he will play this new career and Ali
:13:26. > :13:33.Carter will concede, I am certain. -- and he will play this snooker
:13:34. > :13:37.here. That was a good frame-winning contribution from Mark Selby and he
:13:38. > :13:44.goes three frames in front again, this time 8-5.
:13:45. > :13:52.Into the next frame, Ali Carter at the table.
:13:53. > :14:00.Lots of tension in the air. It is showing. He has got a kick. The red
:14:01. > :14:05.he was playing for, the one closest to the right corner, it did not go
:14:06. > :14:14.in far enough, so you saw the cue ball and it stopped. Running
:14:15. > :14:16.through. Throwing the rest on the table. He doesn't hide his emotions,
:14:17. > :14:44.Ali Carter! He has missed the brown. That was a
:14:45. > :14:50.pretty good safety, but what a chance will go begging there. There
:14:51. > :14:55.is a pot on here for Mark. This is the kick. He needed to be a foot
:14:56. > :15:00.from the middle pocket. That is how Hawk-eye played it. He would have
:15:01. > :15:10.just been on that read, but this red is on for Mark. And data reflect
:15:11. > :15:13.pot. This is a time when you need a kiss on a baulk colour. The chance
:15:14. > :15:37.of a brown. He knows he should have been winning
:15:38. > :15:42.this frame. A massive frame. They have all been big frames this
:15:43. > :15:46.morning. More so for Ali Carter than Mark Selby, because Mark Selby has
:15:47. > :15:57.always been the one that was in front. We will not count our
:15:58. > :16:04.chickens, we said before we had a new favourite and Ali Carter got
:16:05. > :16:10.amongst the balls. Just a couple of reds, a couple of blacks needed now.
:16:11. > :16:17.I cannot see Mark not taking this opportunity. A little bit of
:16:18. > :16:26.experience there, and as we look back at Ali, cannot see a mark on
:16:27. > :16:33.his head. He is sitting there, cannot look at the table, absolutely
:16:34. > :16:38.seething underneath. Such a frustrating game. All sports are
:16:39. > :16:48.when you had a chance and not taken it. He under head that. That is not
:16:49. > :17:02.as well played. -- he has underhit that.
:17:03. > :17:08.No problem are rolling in for the blue. The blue will put him 35
:17:09. > :17:16.points in front with 35 points remaining.
:17:17. > :17:25.It is over now. This Reg to go 36 points in front with 27 remaining.
:17:26. > :17:44.As knackered this red ball. Now, Mark Selby knows that he will
:17:45. > :17:52.at least be ahead going into the final session. He would be looking
:17:53. > :17:53.to press ahead into what could be an unsurmountable lead going into the
:17:54. > :18:03.final session tonight. Two frames left in this session. He
:18:04. > :18:49.would want both of them. In goes the black and Mark Selby
:18:50. > :18:54.will be mighty relieved. It looks as though Ali Carter is going to stage
:18:55. > :19:00.a comeback, but he missed and Mark Selby is now in the lead by four
:19:01. > :19:04.frames, 9-5. Stretching his lead, you get the
:19:05. > :19:09.feeling a big frame is coming up, back to the next frame with a Mark
:19:10. > :19:16.Selby at the table and training by one point. -- trailing.
:19:17. > :19:30.That was too thick. What were you thinking?
:19:31. > :19:38.There is another Reg to go at, some work to do with the cue ball per
:19:39. > :20:01.position. -- there is another red ball to go.
:20:02. > :20:10.He plays a soft screw, he should be able to cannon the left of those
:20:11. > :20:16.reds. He will get the backspin on in time, you would have thought. Played
:20:17. > :20:22.it nicely. Could not afford to hit it hard because it would not allow
:20:23. > :20:33.for the backspin to take in. That wasn't an option. A good angle to go
:20:34. > :20:36.into the reds. Stunning into these two reds to the right is the way to
:20:37. > :20:48.play this, try to get them half ball.
:20:49. > :20:56.That time, he just caught the edge of the red, and he went into them
:20:57. > :21:08.again. Just about on a reds to the right middle. -- on the reds. This
:21:09. > :21:30.is a big visit to the table in terms of this match for Ali Carter.
:21:31. > :21:41.That was an excellent strike. Did that really well. He can see the
:21:42. > :21:46.action of the cue ball when it hits the bunch. He did it yesterday, he
:21:47. > :21:53.won the last two frames of the session to stay two behind, can he
:21:54. > :21:57.do it again? When he went into those, he was a bit unlucky that
:21:58. > :22:24.they did not open better. Not cut the angle here to disturb anything.
:22:25. > :23:00.This is quite a thin cut to the left middle, controlling the cue ball is
:23:01. > :23:06.not guaranteed. He can play bottom on the cue ball, that would make it
:23:07. > :23:18.easier. Nicely controlled. I do not think the red parts to the middle. I
:23:19. > :23:34.do not think the red will pot to the middle.
:23:35. > :23:46.Would have liked to have been a little bit closer to this red. He
:23:47. > :23:47.can screw back for green or brown. He can always nudge the blue to the
:23:48. > :24:02.right centre without as much pace. Played that absolutely perfect and
:24:03. > :24:19.now there is the opportunity off the blue. Two cushioned it is. How can
:24:20. > :24:24.you miss the cannon? ! He needed a bit more thinking time. He seems to
:24:25. > :24:48.lose his composure for a second. He will know that was another good
:24:49. > :24:53.chance going begging. He thought was only one shot to play here, and he
:24:54. > :24:58.cannot take anything for granted. Cannot take anything for granted in
:24:59. > :24:59.this game. It was the easiest two cushioned cannon you could have
:25:00. > :25:33.wished for and he missed it. He got into them. Could have played
:25:34. > :25:41.with a bit more pace, but if you play with more pace on that type of
:25:42. > :25:53.shot, the cue ball will swing wider RFID -- after.
:25:54. > :26:03.Lots of head slapping going on here from both players. There is the
:26:04. > :26:22.importance of the occasion. Ali Carter, 45 point lead. Still
:26:23. > :26:25.favourite for this frame. Can he get this cue ball in behind the brand?
:26:26. > :26:41.-- brown? Not like that, he won't. He didn't
:26:42. > :26:47.get a good length with the cue ball. He missed the chance to put Mark
:26:48. > :27:17.Selby in a spot of bother. That is nice to see from Ali Carter.
:27:18. > :27:22.He walked to the table, said good shot to market he was passing him,
:27:23. > :27:32.so even in the heat of battle, he has not forgotten he is a sportsman.
:27:33. > :27:40.Play the pot but was more concerned with getting the cue ball back to
:27:41. > :27:45.the baulk Russian, played it nicely. What a beautiful length that is. --
:27:46. > :28:20.getting the cue ball back to the baulk Russian. -- cushion.
:28:21. > :28:40.This pot may be onto the left corner. A good shot. Tremendous pot.
:28:41. > :28:47.Looking at the scoreboard, he has got a 46 point lead with 67
:28:48. > :28:52.remaining. That could deter him from playing the part on the brown. --
:28:53. > :29:24.the pot on the brown. Mark Selby can afford one more
:29:25. > :29:34.mistake in this frame. If he does, that would be the end of it.
:29:35. > :29:43.He has left it on. That is why you try to come around after two
:29:44. > :29:52.cushions and nestling behind it. He has left a chance for Ali. They have
:29:53. > :29:58.got monitors on the side, he is having a look. If Ali doesn't feel
:29:59. > :30:01.he can get on the black, then pot the red and play the snooker behind
:30:02. > :30:05.the black. Another eight point off the table every time he takes the
:30:06. > :30:18.pot on the red. Cued it beautifully. Couldn't hit a
:30:19. > :30:27.ball much better than that. Lovely shot. This black will put him 54
:30:28. > :30:29.points in front with 59 remaining. So one more red after this black
:30:30. > :30:36.needed. And he is on it. So there has been a
:30:37. > :30:49.few twists and turns in this frame. Both players showing their
:30:50. > :31:06.frustration at certain times. There is one more frame to come
:31:07. > :32:06.after this to mark the end of this second session.
:32:07. > :32:12.Ali Carter will be pleased he has won that frame and will be getting
:32:13. > :32:22.himself ready for the final frame of the session. Can he reduce his lead
:32:23. > :32:26.to two?. That was an important frame for Ali Carter. Now into the next
:32:27. > :32:31.frame and Selby at the table. There is no score. One of those situations
:32:32. > :32:36.and we see it so many times in snooker, you get a player in so much
:32:37. > :32:44.trouble that he tries to pot his way out of it.
:32:45. > :32:52.He has got to catch this wafer thin. Now if this rolls behind the yellow
:32:53. > :33:00.it will be a free ball and he won't be having it repraised -- replaced.
:33:01. > :33:05.He will play the brown. Yes, it is a free ball. Now for those of you
:33:06. > :33:09.interested, when people say what is the maximum break. This is where it
:33:10. > :33:20.can happen. All the reds on the table. The brown counts as a red,
:33:21. > :33:42.colour to follow. This a how you get more than a 147.
:33:43. > :34:02.A big chance. Yeah, and it was the one he was looking for. You're just
:34:03. > :34:05.looking for one chance. But he just can't get past the pink. Otherwise
:34:06. > :34:07.that would have been the obvious red to play for the black. He will go
:34:08. > :34:29.back up for blue here. A little stay at that. Played that
:34:30. > :34:50.well. Made sure he got the right side of the blue.
:34:51. > :35:00.Just asking him to clean the cue pal. He is going -- cue ball. He is
:35:01. > :35:02.going to play a run through for a position on the black. He doesn't
:35:03. > :35:22.want any heavy contact. You heard sigh when Ali played that
:35:23. > :35:24.shot. He knew he'd underhit it. Just wanted another inch or two on that
:35:25. > :35:39.cue ball. A little cannon would be perfect and
:35:40. > :36:28.he has played it perfectly. He decided to dig in more and cut
:36:29. > :36:30.out any risk. Still in good position. Still a frame-winning
:36:31. > :37:09.chance. This is excellent stuff from Carter.
:37:10. > :37:12.Four frames behind again. A long way to go to win the frame. But showing
:37:13. > :37:21.great character. An aggressive safety shot opened up
:37:22. > :37:42.the reds and forced a mistake. Showing great character, because
:37:43. > :37:44.sometimes he could take the disappointment of one frame into the
:37:45. > :37:58.next one. There is nothing wrong with showing
:37:59. > :38:36.your emotions as long as you get rid of it before the next shot.
:38:37. > :38:59.Still looking for three reds and three colours to be safe.
:39:00. > :39:11.If the pink goes to the left centre, that will help. Mark Selby when he
:39:12. > :39:15.led 9-5, probably thought if I could win the next two and take a six
:39:16. > :39:25.frame advantage into the evening. This black to go 77 points in front
:39:26. > :40:20.with just 75 remaining. In goes the black. So just make
:40:21. > :40:26.certain of this and I don't think there will be any way Mark Selby
:40:27. > :40:39.will come back to the table. Oh, and he has missed it! OK, one
:40:40. > :40:50.snooker needed. But that might not be beyond his opponent. But for that
:40:51. > :40:57.snooker it will be 9-7 going into the evening session. Well, that is
:40:58. > :41:07.frustrating. So frustrating. Just make sure this red. He did try to
:41:08. > :41:15.make sure. He didn't do anything fancy with the cue ball. But there
:41:16. > :41:17.was huge importance on getting it. And this frame is not over by any
:41:18. > :41:55.stretch. He needs to get into these reds of
:41:56. > :42:01.course. And he is a bit unlucky. He was hoping possibly for a red to the
:42:02. > :42:16.middle. But the pink is stopping that. It always looks an
:42:17. > :42:27.unassailable lead. But it is just one snooker.
:42:28. > :42:43.He still feels this frame is winnable. What a psychological turn
:42:44. > :42:55.around going into tonight that would be if he could pinch this
:42:56. > :43:03.He doesn't want to leave much for Mark and just try and spread them
:43:04. > :43:09.around and hope one may go near a cushion. It was the cue ball that
:43:10. > :43:33.didn't. He won't be too unhappy with that.
:43:34. > :43:41.That makes matters a little worse, as Mark looks at the score board. If
:43:42. > :44:22.he pots the brown, he is going to need two snookers.
:44:23. > :45:17.He could play the pink. Still needs two snookers.
:45:18. > :45:25.I would be surprised if he takes that red. Because if he could pot
:45:26. > :45:31.the red to the right of the table and get a high value colour, there
:45:32. > :45:39.is an easy snooker behind the yellow. If he takes red/blue, he
:45:40. > :45:59.will need two snookers to tie. Ideally he needs to be on the pink.
:46:00. > :46:07.Good shot. Does he have an angle on the pink to get the cue ball back
:46:08. > :46:32.into baulk? No. Well, he tried, but, oh, dear me, he
:46:33. > :46:43.kissed the green and it may have snookered him. Maybe he can hit more
:46:44. > :46:52.than an edge. Oh, yes. He can stun the red up to this end of the table.
:46:53. > :47:13.Quite a good line of balls to snooker behind.
:47:14. > :47:28.He has got a pretty good line. It is a good line. Now he has got it close
:47:29. > :47:33.to the top cushion. He just can't come off the top cushion and hit
:47:34. > :47:41.there. So he has got to be careful here. Two problems here, if he plays
:47:42. > :47:45.it with pace and misses it he will leave a free ball. If he plays it
:47:46. > :48:04.snow he leaves a snooker. Oh, he just missed it. Because he
:48:05. > :48:19.played it slow, he has left himself open for another snooker here.
:48:20. > :48:27.Oh, the flick on the brown has made it. But it is not as tough a Snook
:48:28. > :48:31.erp as it could have been. If it had run back the brown it would have
:48:32. > :48:53.been very difficult. I think it is a possibility of a swerve.
:48:54. > :49:04.SMIT good hit! And he has got the snooker back behind the yellow. Near
:49:05. > :49:11.enough. Nice to see him, well Mark Selby a tap on the table and Ali
:49:12. > :49:40.apologises for snookering him. Where is the yellow going? A bit
:49:41. > :49:46.hard, but it may have dropped. Worrying times this for Ali Carter.
:49:47. > :49:48.Yes all this unneed Ed stress caused by -- unneeded stress caused by
:49:49. > :50:25.missing that red. He may have got the snooker. The way
:50:26. > :50:52.Ali's looks, he has got the snooker. Where is the cue ball going? Well,
:50:53. > :50:58.unbelievable. Now, 34 points behind. 35 remaining. If that red had slowed
:50:59. > :51:01.down or bounced, Mark Selby would have been thinking I can win this
:51:02. > :51:14.frame. He needs the black. Anything less is
:51:15. > :51:16.not good enough. He will have to go up and down the table. That is the
:51:17. > :51:39.only way to get on the black. Well, he potted the red thick. Pink
:51:40. > :51:53.and he can tie. If he misses it, he needs a snooker.
:51:54. > :52:05.That will be the end. It will be a very relieved Ali Carter now and it
:52:06. > :52:08.just shows you just the timing of the finish of the match at the other
:52:09. > :52:12.side of the wall and there was that noise and Mark Selby was aware of
:52:13. > :52:21.it, but just felt he had to play the shot. He could have played that pink
:52:22. > :52:34.with top spin and he wouldn't have had to hit it so hard.
:52:35. > :52:39.That cue ball needs to slow up. Dangerously close to the middle
:52:40. > :53:09.pocket. But the frame over now. I think on chances that have gone
:53:10. > :53:11.around, then sharing this session 4-4 is about fair and what a session
:53:12. > :53:33.we are in for this evening. You just heard Mark say cheers Ali
:53:34. > :53:38.and that is it. Well it all sets it up for this evening's final session.
:53:39. > :53:49.You won't want to miss that one. It is back on this table at 7 o'clock
:53:50. > :53:56.tonight. Mark Selby leads 9-7. What a massive frame that was and a
:53:57. > :54:00.situation here it is. 34 points behind, Carter was unlucky to going
:54:01. > :54:06.off. But a fraction of good luck in he left that red awkward. Stephen
:54:07. > :54:11.picked up in commentary that Mark Selby caught the shot a bit thick.
:54:12. > :54:16.What he was trying to do was pot the red, keep the cue ball on the right
:54:17. > :54:21.hand side of the table and come down for the black. That required either
:54:22. > :54:27.hitting it thinner or put being side spin on. He had the pink ball as the
:54:28. > :54:31.saver for the draw. As long as he got in the top half of the table, he
:54:32. > :54:38.will have a crack at the pink. The risk was if he lost control of the
:54:39. > :54:43.white ball. He was 77 points behind and it is difficult to refuse. You
:54:44. > :54:46.wouldn't play safe off the red. If the red was closer to the cushion,
:54:47. > :54:52.the shot would have had to be put the cue ball on the green spot, play
:54:53. > :54:59.to the red, bring the cue ball across to this part. He gave enough
:55:00. > :55:06.of the red that he had to go for it. What he did in the end was he just
:55:07. > :55:11.played the shot, caught it a fraction too thick. The white
:55:12. > :55:19.tracked off the cushion and that is missible. A -- missable. I fancied
:55:20. > :55:24.him potting the pink. He could have got in with a respot black. The
:55:25. > :55:30.noise is always a problem and it can put you off. It is game on for
:55:31. > :55:37.tonight. Thank you. We will be showing you live coverage of Ronny
:55:38. > :55:43.O'Sullivan's match with Joe Perry. Autumn this week we have been -- all
:55:44. > :55:53.this week we have been entertained by our trick shot master. Here what
:55:54. > :56:48.is he has in store this afternoon. This is the railroad massive.
:56:49. > :56:56.So I am going to hit the white ball into the rail. It will fly into the
:56:57. > :57:01.air and then I will hit the nine and catch the white and put the white
:57:02. > :57:23.there and the 9 ball will come and drop.
:57:24. > :57:31.This is what I call a high jump shot. We will shoot the white ball
:57:32. > :57:46.one rail, two rail, three rail. The ball comes inside the triangle.
:57:47. > :58:09.He is a bit of a genius. But you know such great trick shots and
:58:10. > :58:15.there was only six people watching. It was a bank holiday. But he is
:58:16. > :58:20.great. He is showing off now. But not as impressive as you on that
:58:21. > :58:27.touch screen. I don't think so. Thank you for now. Back to the
:58:28. > :58:33.serious business one of the stand out ties in the second round is
:58:34. > :58:37.Barry Hawkins taking on Ricky Walden. Hawkins was beaten in the
:58:38. > :58:48.final last year and he is looking to land in the final once again. I feel
:58:49. > :58:55.confident. I have had a decent month. I wor a tournament -- won a
:58:56. > :58:59.tournament last month. So I feel quite good about my form and I'm
:59:00. > :59:03.looking forward to the rest of the tournament. It was a long week. I
:59:04. > :59:07.got home about half 3 in the morning on the Sunday and I was due to fly
:59:08. > :59:14.to China that evening. After winning the tournament on such a high, I
:59:15. > :59:19.just got home and I was knackered and I couldn't face the journey. I
:59:20. > :59:24.would have been going out there not in the right frame and mind and I
:59:25. > :59:27.would probably have got beat and then I'm coming home with a bit of
:59:28. > :59:31.disappointment. Whereas the preparation for this tournament, I
:59:32. > :59:36.can turn up knowing the last match I played I won a big tournament. That
:59:37. > :59:41.is important turning up to this place. If I'm a favourite, that is
:59:42. > :59:47.great. If I'm not, I don't really care. I just want to play and -- try
:59:48. > :59:53.and play as well as I can. If I can get far into tournaments, that is
:59:54. > :59:57.all that matters to me. Snooker takes the up most of the time. Any
:59:58. > :00:01.time I get is spent with the wife and my little boy. We try as do as
:00:02. > :00:05.much as we can. But it is tough, because we are away so much and
:00:06. > :00:12.travelling all the time. So any spare time I get is time to involve
:00:13. > :00:17.them as much as I can. We both like to get on with it. Ricky's quite
:00:18. > :00:23.fluent hitting the balls. I don't think he enjoys the tactical side of
:00:24. > :00:27.it as much. But sometimes you can only play what is in front of you
:00:28. > :00:32.and the way the balls go. So I concentrate on keeping doing what
:00:33. > :00:42.I'm doing and if I get the chances, then hopefully I can take them well.
:00:43. > :00:48.Especially after last year, getting to the final and being close to
:00:49. > :00:55.picking up a trophy, I am desperate. It is what you dream about when you
:00:56. > :00:58.first start out in snooker so to pick up the trophy and be crowned
:00:59. > :01:09.world champion would be a dream country. --, true. This is a repeat
:01:10. > :01:17.of the 2013 Crucible Theatre me fine. Hawkins one. That -- Hawkins
:01:18. > :01:41.won that. What happened? He is tapping his
:01:42. > :01:49.head. Did he get a kick? Maybe that is what happened because you're not
:01:50. > :01:58.going to miss a shot like that. Did he just take his eye off it? This
:01:59. > :02:06.could kick-start Ricky Walden's second round match. He was sitting
:02:07. > :02:09.in his seat thinking he was going to be 3-0 behind. He still might be,
:02:10. > :03:07.but what a chance. It might be worth playing to get on
:03:08. > :03:16.the pink in such a way he could cannon out the difficult red. If he
:03:17. > :04:05.does not, red, so it means you have to my
:04:06. > :04:19.chances. He did not have the angle to move that. He can take the black
:04:20. > :04:42.if he wishes. It is a far more difficult pot than
:04:43. > :04:44.the pink but it looks as if he is going to try to take it. Well
:04:45. > :05:05.played. He can just about get past the blue.
:05:06. > :05:12.He has a great chance. He has the yellow. He can bring this red into
:05:13. > :05:23.play. Not quite. He needed to get into it
:05:24. > :05:51.with a little bit more screw. It is a bit risky to take the double
:05:52. > :05:52.on. He might be able to take the double on and not play for the
:05:53. > :06:25.black. Barry has a bit of a problem. You never know where they are going
:06:26. > :06:33.to finish. You just hope you are going to get it safe. If he screws
:06:34. > :06:54.back a touch, he is on the blue. There was just enough distance
:06:55. > :07:00.between the cue ball and the object ball to make that a little
:07:01. > :07:13.difficult. He has not left him an easy one. The black he missed could
:07:14. > :07:23.be very costly. He missed that straightforward black.
:07:24. > :07:31.He made his first break over 30, which was 41, of the match so far.
:07:32. > :07:57.The red has gone in a thief position. -- safe.
:07:58. > :08:05.If it had gone past the yellow, there would have been more distance
:08:06. > :08:10.between the two balls. It depends how Barry Hawkins looks at this. At
:08:11. > :08:11.the moment he has a chance of popping into the corner or the
:08:12. > :08:38.middle pocket. Barry Hawkins will forget about the
:08:39. > :08:44.black he missed if he goes on to win this frame. It will then be Ricky
:08:45. > :08:52.Walden who has something to think about. He is on the yellow and he
:08:53. > :09:13.has a good angle. That came off just a little bit
:09:14. > :09:17.quicker than you thought it would. It is tricky. He is 12 points in
:09:18. > :09:51.front. He needs the brown. Well played. That was a very
:09:52. > :09:56.missable green. He has potted all the important pots so far, Barry
:09:57. > :10:19.Hawkins. Ricky, one good pot on that last red
:10:20. > :10:22.and the frame was his. He will have one more frame before the
:10:23. > :10:26.mid-session interval and he needs that one. He has had plenty of
:10:27. > :10:42.chances. That is another frame on the board
:10:43. > :10:56.for Barry Hawkins who will be delighted. Three in a row. A
:10:57. > :11:09.wonderful start for Barry Hawkins, but then Ricky Walden won V-max in a
:11:10. > :11:16.row. -- three. He played it gently, trying to push
:11:17. > :11:25.the black away from the pocket, but he forgot about the red.
:11:26. > :11:36.I think both players would have preferred to have played better in
:11:37. > :11:48.this session. Never any doubt on that one. He has an angle on the
:11:49. > :12:05.black. He can come back into the reds after this. That was always the
:12:06. > :12:15.shot to open a few more reds. At 3-0 he was looking the stronger player
:12:16. > :12:20.and then he lost his way. Ricky had the chance to make it four in a
:12:21. > :12:24.row, so if Barry takes this frame he will be in a good frame of mind for
:12:25. > :12:32.this evening and Ricky will have to regroup. He is shaking his head. He
:12:33. > :12:41.knows he could have taken four in a row.
:12:42. > :12:49.That is one of the good things about these longer matches, you do not get
:12:50. > :12:55.many of these in a season, the best of 25 frames, you can get in and out
:12:56. > :12:58.sessions but you also have a chance to recover. A lot of matches these
:12:59. > :13:32.days are the first to 5 or four. He could not have done any better.
:13:33. > :13:41.The only problem, as we show you this again, he has finished with the
:13:42. > :13:43.blue. He is 39 in front. The blue is going to be a bit of a distraction
:13:44. > :14:03.for him. I said the blue was a distraction.
:14:04. > :14:11.If this red goes into the corner past the pink, it might be the only
:14:12. > :14:21.one he has to go at. The blue was definitely putting him off. This is
:14:22. > :14:31.a key shot for Ricky Walden. He is right in the pocket with it.
:14:32. > :14:45.He has earned a chance with that shot. He has to be careful he gets
:14:46. > :14:50.the nudge on the red right. He has not even potted the black. As he
:14:51. > :15:13.wished to mark -- has he? They are going through the mill. It
:15:14. > :15:15.is easy to sit and criticise them, but it is tough when you are out
:15:16. > :15:32.there struggling. It goes back to the amateur days. He
:15:33. > :15:38.would have -- you would have a player who could fit century breaks
:15:39. > :15:52.and put them in front of six people and they could not do it.
:15:53. > :16:13.I had seven watching me once, but I soon got rid of them !
:16:14. > :16:24.He could bring a few more into play here.
:16:25. > :16:35.He has to be careful with the cue ball.
:16:36. > :16:47.It is not perfectly on the pink. Another cannon required again. That
:16:48. > :17:28.is better. He has them where he wants. The back red pots.
:17:29. > :17:40.The way this match has gone you would not say it is unfair on either
:17:41. > :17:47.player to finish off at 4-4. Both players have had opportunities to
:17:48. > :18:00.push on in front but did not get them.
:18:01. > :18:08.Another eight frames and then finishing off whatever frames are
:18:09. > :18:15.needed the next day to go into the quarterfinals. He has left himself a
:18:16. > :18:37.tricky one. The yellow is the only colour off
:18:38. > :18:50.its spot. What sort of angle does he have on the pink if he screws back?
:18:51. > :18:58.He is punching it around with topspin, striking the cue ball on
:18:59. > :19:04.the top with plenty of power. A quick glance at the scoreboard. 19
:19:05. > :19:24.the difference, so the yellow and the green needed.
:19:25. > :19:40.Nicely played, that was tricky with the rest. He is perfect.
:19:41. > :19:53.We could all have stayed in bed and started the match with the second
:19:54. > :20:02.session. For -4 is a true reflection. Barring
:20:03. > :20:34.snookers, it will be four each. This afternoon we have Ronnie
:20:35. > :20:40.O'Sullivan. We will start by taking a look at Neil Robertson's quest to
:20:41. > :20:45.reach 100 centuries this season. Last night he was taking on Robbie
:20:46. > :20:55.Williams. This was frame 11, looking to take his tally to 96.
:20:56. > :21:13.There is the chance of his 96th century this season. That was one of
:21:14. > :21:36.his best. The cue ball has been on a string.
:21:37. > :21:41.A chance of a 141 break to set the mark for the highest break of the
:21:42. > :22:16.event. He has come the wrong side of the
:22:17. > :22:18.blue. 140 break should he make it. Not likely to stand, but it has won
:22:19. > :22:38.in previous years. Quite simply an outstanding break
:22:39. > :22:43.from the world number one. The cue ball control was absolutely sublime.
:22:44. > :23:00.He is one away from victory. Not content with 96, he made it 97
:23:01. > :23:05.in the next frame. He sealed his place in the second round with
:23:06. > :23:14.relative ease. He has set up a match with Mark Allen which starts on
:23:15. > :23:18.Sunday morning. Good stuff from the Australian world number one showing
:23:19. > :23:26.why he is at the top of his game, looking in magnificent shape. Neil
:23:27. > :23:39.Robertson has made 97 centuries this season. The previous record was 61.
:23:40. > :23:44.An incredible season for Neil Robertson.
:23:45. > :23:56.That graphic looks good. Yes. Hopefully I can get a few more. What
:23:57. > :24:00.is the secret? I have been able to keep doing what I have done
:24:01. > :24:04.throughout my whole career which is look at the previous season and see
:24:05. > :24:12.where I can improve and this season I targeted scoring heavier than the
:24:13. > :24:17.previous year. I watched Ronnie O'Sullivan last year and how he put
:24:18. > :24:25.pressure on his opponents. You were disappointed with your performance
:24:26. > :24:33.last year. Yes, I pretty much blamed everything but myself, my shoes were
:24:34. > :24:41.too big! I did not play well, I did not attack the matches as much as I
:24:42. > :24:45.should. Last year, you sort of try to protect the lead and just get
:24:46. > :24:51.through so you can flee the best out of 25. On the point of scoring
:24:52. > :25:03.heavier, about the mag years ago Stephen Hendry... Last year. How did
:25:04. > :25:09.you go about improving your break-building? When I spoke to
:25:10. > :25:17.him, I was really disappointed, I was 4-0 up and I lost 6-4. I was not
:25:18. > :25:23.efficient enough. I spoke to him about it, we were chatting about
:25:24. > :25:28.snooker generally and your thought process, my thought process, and
:25:29. > :25:31.that is when he came up with the remark that he thought my thought
:25:32. > :25:36.process was not that of a top professional. How do you go about
:25:37. > :25:44.transferring that into higher breaks? Did you stop and think every
:25:45. > :25:50.shot? Yes. I used to play on natural instinct a bit too much. I used to
:25:51. > :26:03.rely on my potting to get me out of trouble. Having to play a lot of
:26:04. > :26:07.shots using the cushions. As I have seen in this World Championship
:26:08. > :26:12.already, the cushions are a bit inconsistent and if you can control
:26:13. > :26:15.the cue ball it makes a difference. There's a massive difference this
:26:16. > :26:23.year with the same amount of tournaments. It is enormous jump.
:26:24. > :26:29.Yes. I guess I really want to clear the table every visit. Some players
:26:30. > :26:32.relax when they get to 70 or 80. I put in a little bit more
:26:33. > :26:38.concentration to make sure I can make the century. Whenever you do
:26:39. > :26:44.make a century the sponsors usually chip into words a charity to it is
:26:45. > :26:52.important for the players to drive. Important is it for you to break
:26:53. > :26:58.that 100 barrier at the Crucible? Before this tournament, not looking
:26:59. > :27:08.very likely, I think I was looking at seven or eight coming into it,
:27:09. > :27:12.but playing my best snooker in the first round has given me a really
:27:13. > :27:17.good opportunity. Mark Allen is an attacking player so there will be an
:27:18. > :27:22.opportunity for breaks. One of the things that has been in the papers
:27:23. > :27:27.as well as your magnificent performance, also reporting on
:27:28. > :27:35.Ronnie O'Sullivan's match, but also Dominic Dale's shoes. Have you seen
:27:36. > :27:44.them? Yes, he wears them everywhere. We have them for you. Would you ever
:27:45. > :27:49.wear them? Probably not, but he has his own style. He wears those shoes
:27:50. > :27:56.everywhere, breakfast and everything. He came into the studio
:27:57. > :28:05.yesterday and he told us they cost ?165. Would you pay that? It is not
:28:06. > :28:12.that, the polish for those of about ?200. Dominic is fantastic. He does
:28:13. > :28:18.not care. If it is not white shoes, it is peroxide hair. He is bordering
:28:19. > :28:22.on getting to the quarterfinals for the second time in his career. He
:28:23. > :28:29.has been playing some good stuff this year. The majority of the big
:28:30. > :28:33.events were won, a bit of a carve up this year, last year it seemed to be
:28:34. > :28:39.a different winner for every event, this year it has been Ding Junhui
:28:40. > :28:43.winning the most and Ronnie O'Sullivan and yourself taking the
:28:44. > :28:52.lion's share of the other events. I do not know why. I do not really
:28:53. > :28:55.know. It probably means there are more hungry players going into this
:28:56. > :29:03.tournament, guys like Mark Allen and Mark Selby will be really hungry to
:29:04. > :29:10.do well. Suddenly you and Ronnie are the form bosses. Look at Ali Carter,
:29:11. > :29:19.you still have Judd Trump, Ryan Deal. What about the possibility of
:29:20. > :29:28.bringing this man and Stephen Hendry back? I think it is brilliant. You
:29:29. > :29:33.do not have to say that. People who have made a major contribution to
:29:34. > :29:40.our sport deserve the chance to play if they 12. I want to talk to you
:29:41. > :29:48.about Ronnie O'Sullivan and Joe Perry. That is our live match later
:29:49. > :30:01.this afternoon. Joe Perry says he is not afraid. I have had a good year
:30:02. > :30:08.and won lots of matches. So the fear of losing sbt really there -- isn't
:30:09. > :30:12.really there. Everyone that's been winning tournaments in the last ten
:30:13. > :30:21.years I have beaten at some time or another. I know I can beat them.
:30:22. > :30:26.Hard games, we can compete with the youth of today. We are still plenty
:30:27. > :30:33.good enough to mix wit the players coming through. Back when when the
:30:34. > :30:37.likes of Higgins and O'Sullivan came through, the older players got
:30:38. > :30:40.knocked over like pins and they couldn't compete with the new
:30:41. > :30:47.standard. I don't think the new brand of snooker is any better than
:30:48. > :30:52.what is there already. I don't know if this will be the latter end of my
:30:53. > :30:56.career. I could have a few more years left. Two years ago I probably
:30:57. > :31:01.thought I had three to five years left. Now I have been one of the
:31:02. > :31:05.best players on the tour this year in the top eight. I perhaps
:31:06. > :31:13.shouldn't be look at another one or two year, but further afield than
:31:14. > :31:17.that. It is different against Ronny to anybody else. You can include
:31:18. > :31:25.Higgins in that and Hendry and Robertson. It is different playing
:31:26. > :31:30.Ronnie, he is the best player there has been. Everyone loves watching
:31:31. > :31:35.him play. But I know can I win. It will be extremely difficult. I will
:31:36. > :31:39.have to play at my very best. Hopefully get a bit of luck as well.
:31:40. > :31:48.But I can win. That is what I have got to keep telling myself and take
:31:49. > :31:55.into the match. Joe leads Ronny O'Sullivan by 5-3. This is Ronny
:31:56. > :32:05.O'Sullivan's season. No one will forget that match with Ricky Walden,
:32:06. > :32:07.where he destroyed Ricky 6-0. This is what happened in the first
:32:08. > :32:13.session between these two. This very attractive second round
:32:14. > :32:30.match. Ronnie didn't score a point. Joe
:32:31. > :32:42.Perry leads 1-0. He is leading the defending champion
:32:43. > :33:12.2-1. He has played it confidently. Good
:33:13. > :33:18.shot. Just the cover needed to leave him with a couple of snookers.
:33:19. > :33:30.Gentleman Joe Perry is leading the defending champion 4-1.
:33:31. > :33:44.This is what this Crucible crowd have come to see.
:33:45. > :33:57.That was a terrific pot. That is a great shot. He is back in A1
:33:58. > :33:59.position now. Cat and mouse at the moment. He will make the first
:34:00. > :34:23.mistake? Zwrooep leads the defending champion
:34:24. > :34:30.by 5-3. That is our live match this afternoon. Go make a cup of tea and
:34:31. > :34:35.get ready for some Fas rating snooker. Joe is playing well. Yes,
:34:36. > :34:39.he has been replicating the form he has been showing in practice. It is
:34:40. > :34:45.the best I have seen him play in practice for six or seven years. He
:34:46. > :34:54.has got a good game to deal with Ronnie. When Joe scores heavily, he
:34:55. > :34:57.controls the white well. When you're playing Ronnie, how much of it is
:34:58. > :35:04.handling the big occasion. You know what it is like when his name gets
:35:05. > :35:09.announced, the crowd go wild. How difficult is it being his opponent?
:35:10. > :35:14.That is the first thing you have to handle, handle the introduction and
:35:15. > :35:18.not get caught up in the situation and convince yourself you're just
:35:19. > :35:24.playing another player. As soon as you make a mistake, the crowd are on
:35:25. > :35:27.your back and he does have all the support. You need to find
:35:28. > :35:32.inspiration from that. Thank you for popping in to see us, Neil. We will
:35:33. > :35:37.see you on Sunday and good luck on Sunday. So our live match is Joe
:35:38. > :35:49.Perry takes on Ronny O'Sullivan. Leapt's take you - let's go live to
:35:50. > :35:59.the Crucible and John Parrott. When rrn is in town, it is a bit -- when
:36:00. > :36:04.Ronny O'Sullivan is in town it is a bit special. The players are ready.
:36:05. > :36:09.Time for Rob Walker to introduce them. Thank you. What an atmosphere
:36:10. > :36:15.we have got here this afternoon. This is one of the best sessions of
:36:16. > :36:23.snooker we have had so far. You can hear the roar and the enthusiasm.
:36:24. > :36:26.And it is kick started by a rivalry renewed more than 20 years after it
:36:27. > :36:39.began. Please welcome a player who is
:36:40. > :36:44.absolutely loving being back on the big stage, 23 years a after his
:36:45. > :36:50.debut beating John Higgins in the first round it was one of his best
:36:51. > :36:55.performances of the last decade. He is rolling back the years in style.
:36:56. > :37:18.He is the pride of Scotland, gave it up for Alan the Angles McManus.
:37:19. > :37:26.And his opponent a man also proudly flourishing well into his early 40s.
:37:27. > :37:33.He is back in the second round for the first time in eight years after
:37:34. > :37:39.victory over Stuart bing hall last -- Bingham last Sunday. What a day
:37:40. > :38:05.this is for the man they call The Darling of Dublin - Ken Doherty.
:38:06. > :38:13.Here on table one please welcome a player who yesterday reminded us why
:38:14. > :38:17.he is back in the world's top 16. Bidding for his third appearance in
:38:18. > :38:23.a Crucible quarter final, he made the semis in 2008 and reached the
:38:24. > :38:27.last four of the international Championship, here is The Gentleman
:38:28. > :38:51.Joe Perry. And finally, please welcome the most
:38:52. > :38:56.exciting talent this game has ever seen. He has been intertavening the
:38:57. > :39:03.world for more than -- entertaining the world for more than 20 years. He
:39:04. > :39:13.is your defending world champion, bliveng and you will -- blink and
:39:14. > :39:21.you will miss him - The Rocket Ronny O'Sullivan.
:39:22. > :39:40.Here we go live from Sheffield Joe Perry versus Ronny O'Sullivan. If
:39:41. > :39:47.you want Ken Doherty versus his opponent, that is available on the
:39:48. > :39:52.red button. What an atmosphere, two of the old boys next door. The
:39:53. > :40:00.difending champion and Joe Perry there in a terrific battle here. A
:40:01. > :40:11.great first session for Joe. What will happen today?
:40:12. > :40:19.A great reception for all four players.
:40:20. > :40:31.Can Joe Perry continue from where he left off? He won the last frame with
:40:32. > :40:35.a break of 99. After Ronnie came back from 4-1 down. It is
:40:36. > :40:51.beautifully poised, JP? Yes, I was very impressed with Joe
:40:52. > :40:58.Perry last night. It was a magnificent break in the last frame
:40:59. > :41:00.and he deservedly took the lead. He has got to keep the pressure on and
:41:01. > :41:40.score when his chances come up. Always worth the risk. This is a
:41:41. > :41:42.tough one down into the right corner and there is only the pink
:41:43. > :41:53.available. What a start. That is a magnificent
:41:54. > :41:57.pot down the cushion. You're not kidding, what a shot that was. He
:41:58. > :42:27.hit that beautifully. Ronnie will be looking for an angle
:42:28. > :42:34.to maybe get on one of those reds closer to the black first. He needs
:42:35. > :43:05.to move one of them away quickly to open the pocket up for the black.
:43:06. > :43:14.That was the problem, it still goes and he can get on to the red on the
:43:15. > :43:23.right of the black spot. But they're tricky shots these. Cued it nicely
:43:24. > :43:26.though. The first session, he never got in amongst the black for quite
:43:27. > :43:42.some time. Sometimes you play matches and they
:43:43. > :43:47.just seem to run away with you not getting a decent chance and every
:43:48. > :44:33.time you look up, your opponent is up the top end.
:44:34. > :44:46.It is not too bad. He has got one in the middle. He has got to go into
:44:47. > :44:52.them again. That has worked out a treat. You never know how they're
:44:53. > :44:54.going to finish when you play a shot like that. But he will settle for
:44:55. > :45:14.the outcome. Just a little cannon on the outside
:45:15. > :45:29.red. This has developed into a fabulous chance.
:45:30. > :45:55.He has manoeuvred them very well. They're looking good now.
:45:56. > :46:10.To get on the pink there was superb. When he does a frame, it doesn't
:46:11. > :46:17.take him very long. He is so precise. You look at the shots she
:46:18. > :46:20.is going to play and to use an old expression, it is on a six pence.
:46:21. > :47:00.The cue ball perfect every time. Always good if you can keep your
:47:01. > :47:14.opponent sitting in his seat for the whole of the game.
:47:15. > :47:55.We have already had 21 centuries in this year's World Championship.
:47:56. > :48:04.There is a possibility for a century. Unlucky. Nearly went in.
:48:05. > :48:09.Well, that was very unlucky, but he won't be too disappointed. What a
:48:10. > :48:13.start. That is what The Rocket was looking for and he is well and truly
:48:14. > :48:19.off the launch pad and he is only one frame behind. Not only what the
:48:20. > :48:24.Rocket was looking for, but what we were looking for. Everyone expected
:48:25. > :48:28.Ronny O'Sullivan to start coming back at Joe Perry. It was a surprise
:48:29. > :48:33.to most people that Joe Perry got in front in that first session. How
:48:34. > :48:36.quickly out of blocks was Ronny O'Sullivan. Joe Perry played that
:48:37. > :48:41.red into the green pocket and it didn't look like it would be a
:48:42. > :48:47.problem for Ronny O'Sullivan, from Joe Perry's view. But the way Ronnie
:48:48. > :48:54.slotted that red down the rail and cleared the balls was superb. What
:48:55. > :48:58.do you think of Joe Perry saying he is not afraid of Ronny O'Sullivan?
:48:59. > :49:04.It is the right thing to say. There is no point going in thinking you
:49:05. > :49:10.can't win. Joe Perry is an accomplished player. He is having a
:49:11. > :49:17.good season. In the eyes of the public, they would consider Joe
:49:18. > :49:22.Perry to be a journeyman, of the highest level. But some journeyman.
:49:23. > :49:26.He has got to the semi finals of the world Championship and he has the
:49:27. > :49:31.pedigree to outplay Ronny O'Sullivan in departments. But the trouble is
:49:32. > :49:38.keeping Ronny O'Sullivan under wraps is a very difficult prospect for any
:49:39. > :49:44.playe As players are you aware of how your opponents are playing.
:49:45. > :49:48.Would Ronnie be thinking this guy displaying with confidence and
:49:49. > :49:55.building very big breaks, I need to up the my game? Not at all. You're
:49:56. > :50:01.involved in your own game and in your days off you may watch, you may
:50:02. > :50:07.not. You have have one opponent that you're interested in and that is the
:50:08. > :50:11.next one. He won't care what the other players are doing. He is only
:50:12. > :50:14.interested in his own game. As should every player be doing that.
:50:15. > :50:35.It is 5-4. Joe Perry was two frames ahead, it
:50:36. > :50:41.seems only seconds ago. Now he is only one ahead. He needs to
:50:42. > :50:44.re-establish himself in the match, Joe and get a scoring opportunity
:50:45. > :51:05.himself. That is an attacking safety shot,
:51:06. > :51:13.splitting the reds like that. He has got a pretty good cue ball. Ron Ji
:51:14. > :51:16.just -- Ronnie just tapped the table in acknowledgement. He knows Joe has
:51:17. > :51:36.played a very good shot there. I think he can only see the two reds
:51:37. > :51:42.at the right side of the table. That is what Ronnie is looking at there.
:51:43. > :51:44.There is only those two reds. And to get the white on to the cushion
:51:45. > :52:21.behind the black will be difficult: That was fraught with danger. But
:52:22. > :52:33.any way, that is all he could do. A bit of a chance. That is what Joe's
:52:34. > :52:48.faced with. This might show us how he's feeling, Dennis. A big test.
:52:49. > :52:59.Couldn't cue it any better than that. Excellent. Very good indeed. A
:53:00. > :53:06.big shot in the context of the match that. Misses that with all those
:53:07. > :53:12.reds open, it puts Ronnie straight back in.
:53:13. > :53:19.That is where the psychology comes in. There is two ways of thinking
:53:20. > :53:25.about that last shot. Some think if I miss this I will let Ronnie in.
:53:26. > :53:32.But if I get it, I'm in amongst them.
:53:33. > :53:54.Of course, this second round match played over three days. Most of the
:53:55. > :54:01.second round matches will be played over two days.
:54:02. > :54:05.A nudge here would help the situation, the red above the black,
:54:06. > :54:26.just opens those three up. He has a lovely touch, Joe Perry. A
:54:27. > :54:33.pause for the cue action, just to get your eyes on to the object ball
:54:34. > :54:41.that you're looking at. Slightly slower than other players.
:54:42. > :54:51.We heard Neil Robertson in the studio talking about Joe's game.
:54:52. > :54:59.Not only Joe feels he has the game to beat Ronny O'Sullivan, Neil
:55:00. > :55:03.Robertson thinks he has the game to do that. But he will have to be at
:55:04. > :55:11.his best to beat this man and Joe said that.
:55:12. > :55:21.Even then it might not necessarily be good enough. He has shown in the
:55:22. > :55:33.first session he is here to play. At the moment, he is hitting the
:55:34. > :56:19.ball beautifully. Has he slipped up here? He played
:56:20. > :56:22.for one into the corner pocket. I think the pink's in the way and the
:56:23. > :56:36.red's in the way. He could have done with the cue ball
:56:37. > :57:20.going higher. He is doing better in this match
:57:21. > :57:26.than he has in the last three against Ronnie. Because he has been
:57:27. > :58:04.beaten 13-1 in the last three matches they have played.
:58:05. > :58:10.Well, that kicked, that is why the white pulled up short of the blue.
:58:11. > :58:21.You could clearly see that jump. Have a look at the red. Just left
:58:22. > :58:29.the cloth. He is only a couple of pots away from securing the frame.
:58:30. > :58:36.He needs to keep going, otherwise he could be snookered behind the blue
:58:37. > :58:42.for the red he played for and I can he is. So that kick proving costly.
:58:43. > :58:44.Becauseless not going to - - because he is not going to clinch the frame
:58:45. > :59:05.now. Very unlucky. He won't want to be removing either
:59:06. > :59:11.of the two reds on the right hand side of the cushion. He may decide
:59:12. > :59:34.to take a pot on. Well, he did take the pot on. He
:59:35. > :59:37.didn't get very close. But he is unlucky there. He decided there
:59:38. > :59:47.wasn't a good safety, so I will take the red on.
:59:48. > :59:53.Those shorts with the extension, the player would never practice with the
:59:54. > :00:12.extension on the cue. Always difficult.
:00:13. > :00:21.If you do not have the cannon, you have another red over by the blue.
:00:22. > :00:41.That was not a bad shot. He got the double-kiss. He was
:00:42. > :00:45.always going to have a red available. Better to do it now than
:00:46. > :01:07.when that red was not available. This is not good. Not the best from
:01:08. > :01:13.Ronnie. A quick glance at the scoreboard. He has a few points to
:01:14. > :01:28.play with, but he could do with this blue.
:01:29. > :02:05.An impressive start from both players this afternoon. Ronnie was
:02:06. > :02:18.excellent in the opening frame and Joe coming straight back.
:02:19. > :02:30.Ronnie O'Sullivan concedes and Joe Perry moves it to 6-4. There was a
:02:31. > :02:38.bit of a chance for Ronnie after Joe had made that break. This was the
:02:39. > :02:51.downfall. Ronnie did not hit that as he intended. He had plenty of side,
:02:52. > :02:57.too much side. He needed the blue to keep himself in the frame. It was a
:02:58. > :03:01.funny sort of shot so usually you do not need the points, but because he
:03:02. > :03:06.had to come down for a high value colour, it has come down on the
:03:07. > :03:11.angle and gone right next to the pink. It was a chance, but it was
:03:12. > :03:19.not great. He was going to be struggling to clear up, even if he
:03:20. > :03:26.is Ronnie O'Sullivan. The standard has been superb.