:00:34. > :00:39.Hello, good morning from the Crucible here in Sheffield and the
:00:40. > :00:44.2014 Dafabet World Championship. After the drama and excitement of
:00:45. > :00:47.Ronnie O'Sullivan's late win yesterday, the attention switches to
:00:48. > :00:53.his opponent in the quarterfinals, Shaun Murphy or Marco Fu. They have
:00:54. > :00:58.their last 16 match today. The match we're concentrating on today on
:00:59. > :01:00.today and BBC Two is between the Australian Neil Robertson taking on
:01:01. > :01:14.Northern Ireland's Mark Allen. Neal Robertson's technique is
:01:15. > :01:20.superb, if you want an example of pushing the cue through gun barrel
:01:21. > :01:26.straight, that is what you get with Neil Robertson, it is the best in
:01:27. > :01:30.the game. His temperament is superb, he would have made a great poker
:01:31. > :01:34.player, you never know when he is under pressure, he keeps that same
:01:35. > :01:41.poker face, whether he has missed an easy shot or if he has knocked in a
:01:42. > :01:45.century break. That is why they are the great ingredients that he has.
:01:46. > :01:50.Neil Robertson, a very consistent player, a great long potter, that is
:01:51. > :01:54.why the public come to see him playing. With his break-building, it
:01:55. > :01:59.certainly has improved over the last three, four seasons and it shows
:02:00. > :02:04.that he has made over 300 competitive centuries, which is top
:02:05. > :02:07.drawer. He has become one of the most consistent players in the
:02:08. > :02:11.game. After dropping off the main Tory in the early part of the
:02:12. > :02:14.millennium, he came storming back and won tournaments all over the
:02:15. > :02:18.world and is one of the main players that is won the big three, the UK,
:02:19. > :02:24.the Masters and the World Championship. To win multiple World
:02:25. > :02:27.Championships, he needs to play his game, sometimes he goes into his
:02:28. > :02:30.shell and does not play the attacking game, but the more
:02:31. > :02:41.attacking years, the more dangerously becomes. -- the more
:02:42. > :02:48.attacking he is. I was born in Fabry 22nd 1986 in Belfast. My nickname is
:02:49. > :02:55.the Pistol. I won the world amateur Championships in 2004. I turned
:02:56. > :03:05.professional in 2005. I reached my first semifinal in 2007. In 2009, I
:03:06. > :03:17.played in the World Championship semifinal. I reach the UK
:03:18. > :03:29.Championship final in 2011. I won my first ranking title in 2012. In
:03:30. > :03:32.2013I won the World Open again. The players are standing by, Neil
:03:33. > :03:38.Robertson is in fine form, the winner in 2010, he has made 97
:03:39. > :03:42.centuries this season, he reaches that magical 100. Mark Allen has
:03:43. > :03:48.beaten Neil Robertson on a few occasions, this will be difficult,
:03:49. > :03:55.different to his win over Robbie Williams. On the other table,
:03:56. > :04:00.another wonderful day here, let's go to Rob Walker.
:04:01. > :04:07.Thank you. We are spoiled for choice with the quality of snooker, all
:04:08. > :04:11.four players are good enough to great any final, they are multiple
:04:12. > :04:15.ranking winners between them, and should they are in the fourth round
:04:16. > :04:16.of the 2014 Dafabet World Championship, hold onto your hats,
:04:17. > :04:43.this could be quite a ride! CHEERING Please welcome, a player who has
:04:44. > :04:48.thrived under the new busy calendar for snooker, producing the best form
:04:49. > :04:52.of his career in the last number of years, it akin to his second ranking
:04:53. > :04:58.events title in Australia last year, and he has made the final in Chengdu
:04:59. > :05:00.this season, he is right back on form, please welcome, the pride of
:05:01. > :05:26.Hong Kong, it is Marco Fu! APPLAUSE His opponent, an absolute class act
:05:27. > :05:30.on and off the table, one of the hardest workers in the game, his
:05:31. > :05:35.efforts were well rewarded in China last month winning his fifth ranking
:05:36. > :05:40.events title at the World Open. He has changed his diet and Burton a
:05:41. > :05:45.fitness regime and once again is reaping the rewards. Here he comes,
:05:46. > :05:52.his cue is his kryptonite, he is the magician, here's Shaun Murphy! -- he
:05:53. > :05:54.has changed his diet and he has embarked on a new fitness regime.
:05:55. > :06:11.APPLAUSE Here on the table two, please
:06:12. > :06:15.welcome one of the most exciting break-builders on the modern game,
:06:16. > :06:18.overcoming food poisoning to win his first-round match against Michael
:06:19. > :06:23.Holt, he made the semifinals in 2009, a two-time ranking event
:06:24. > :06:29.winner and has won two tour events this season, his fans are in the
:06:30. > :06:32.audience and they will make their presence felt this morning, he is
:06:33. > :06:37.the pride of Northern Ireland, here's the Pistol, he is Mark Allen!
:06:38. > :07:02.CHEERING And finally, what a journey it has
:07:03. > :07:10.been for this Australian since he arrived a decade ago, a Masters
:07:11. > :07:12.champion, a world champion, he completed the triple Crown winning
:07:13. > :07:17.the UK title in York in December, this season, he has amassed a
:07:18. > :07:21.staggering 97 centuries. He is three shy of an incredible milestone. The
:07:22. > :07:26.accolades go on and on and by the way, he is the current world number
:07:27. > :07:29.one, can you hear the Thunder from Down Under, here is Neil Robertson!
:07:30. > :07:57.CHEERING Neil Robertson, a very big Chelsea
:07:58. > :08:00.supporter, he has been tweeting that he has been looking forward to their
:08:01. > :08:05.big match today against Liverpool, but back to the snooker, a tough
:08:06. > :08:13.match on his hands, that is our live match on BBC Two, he takes on Mark
:08:14. > :08:16.Allen, if you want Shaun Murphy and Marco Fu over on the company of John
:08:17. > :08:28.John Virgo and Stephen Hendry, that is over on the red button, but now,
:08:29. > :08:38.we say hello to our, -- tour commentary team.
:08:39. > :08:44.Mark Allen has got every chance in this game, he overcame food
:08:45. > :08:49.poisoning in his last game, did not play at his best, but came through
:08:50. > :08:56.it, and that is the sign of a great player. Terry, Mark Allen has got it
:08:57. > :09:05.to do, Neil Robertson is the favourite. Yes, Mark Allen has done
:09:06. > :09:10.enough to come through. He likes a snack, Mark, I am not surprised that
:09:11. > :09:23.he got food poisoning! He enjoys his evening meals! But he is looking
:09:24. > :09:29.good now. That is amazing from Neil Robertson, any time you're over 90%
:09:30. > :09:35.is excellent, but to have 96% pot success is excellent. Be lots of big
:09:36. > :09:40.breaks in this game. Mark Allen have to compete with him not only in the
:09:41. > :09:43.safety department but also in the break-building department. You do
:09:44. > :09:49.not get many chances with Neil Robertson. So he is in front on both
:09:50. > :09:55.statistics at the moment with the safety and the pot success rates.
:09:56. > :09:59.You can see the high break, only 72, he was suffering from food
:10:00. > :10:04.poisoning. Every statistic at the moment is favouring Neil Robertson.
:10:05. > :10:20.The bookmakers favourite Neil Robertson. -- favouring Neil
:10:21. > :10:25.Robertson. Mark Allen has got some of his friends hear from Northern
:10:26. > :10:28.Ireland, they were playing in a pool tournament in Bridlington, Seward
:10:29. > :10:32.could get rather noisy if he does well here. -- so it could get rather
:10:33. > :11:01.noisy. Mark Allen, the last few days, he
:11:02. > :11:06.has been looking like a different person. He was so disappointed, the
:11:07. > :11:19.way he was feeling. Just did not catch them full on just there. An
:11:20. > :11:24.excellent first red, a good pot on the blue. A fraction out of
:11:25. > :11:25.position. He will not be too despondent. He knows that he is
:11:26. > :11:58.cueing OK. Out of position on the black, and
:11:59. > :12:04.knowing that he is leaving the red in the corner. I think he prefers to
:12:05. > :12:06.punch them in. He wanted to drop that one in. It doesn't really suit
:12:07. > :12:37.his action, that. If you confident fellow before the
:12:38. > :12:41.match, Terry, Mark? Does he talk? He is always confident, but he's always
:12:42. > :12:48.nervous. He does talk. I think everybody suffers with nerves here.
:12:49. > :12:52.But I think he is more confidence now because he is more pleased now
:12:53. > :12:56.that he feels great and he is playing really well on the practice
:12:57. > :13:01.table, when he was pouring the first round, even on practice table. It
:13:02. > :13:17.feels like he was given another life. He has overhead that a little
:13:18. > :13:22.bit slightly. -- overhit. If he gets a nice angle on the next black, that
:13:23. > :13:42.will open the more wide. Too much confidence can lead to high
:13:43. > :13:47.expectations. You have to balance it out before you go and play, because
:13:48. > :13:52.with no expectations, you do not pot a lot, but you expect to. But you
:13:53. > :13:56.try hard to. With high expectations, you are not
:13:57. > :14:05.emotionally prepared if you start to play badly out there. That was the
:14:06. > :14:13.red that was bound to spread them. A bit unlucky not to have something
:14:14. > :14:17.easier. Could not have hit them any better. They are lined up like
:14:18. > :14:58.soldiers now if he gets on one nicely.
:14:59. > :15:25.Not sure how the white will react. He left a tough black.
:15:26. > :15:35.Just as the half ball hits, that is why he pleaded slowly so the white
:15:36. > :16:24.does not go to the question. This is the big shot.
:16:25. > :16:38.As usual, in these situations, Mark Robertson is there after -- Neil
:16:39. > :17:16.Robertson is there after Mark Allen has opened it up for him.
:17:17. > :17:23.He is a fraction too far on this blue to make it perfect. You cannot
:17:24. > :17:30.just roll it in because it will finish near the black. He has two
:17:31. > :17:41.stun it, just to hold the white. -- he has to stun it.
:17:42. > :17:45.Is it time to bring the pink into play which would put him on the
:17:46. > :18:06.black? The angle on the red is perfect to
:18:07. > :18:11.get to the side cushion. Two shots in one, bringing the pink into play
:18:12. > :18:16.to come onto the black. If readers voted the bank nicely, he is on the
:18:17. > :18:31.blue. The pink just about pots on the black.
:18:32. > :18:41.Needs to bring the curtain to play as quickly as possible. There is
:18:42. > :18:43.always a risk involved. -- he needs to bring the colours into play as
:18:44. > :19:53.quickly as possible. Maybe a little tack on the carpet
:19:54. > :20:01.something, he did not like where his footing was. -- or something. Does
:20:02. > :20:14.he has a weakness, Neil Robertson, now? -- does he have a weakness? No,
:20:15. > :20:20.his long potting is good, everything is excellent, the only thing that is
:20:21. > :20:24.slightly weaker in years gone by is his break-building, but now, that is
:20:25. > :20:33.as good as anyone, better than anyone, 97 centuries this season. I
:20:34. > :20:36.had the pleasure of having him at my club when he first came over from
:20:37. > :20:40.Australia, he spent a year at Leicester, and honestly, you never
:20:41. > :20:48.would have thought he would become world number one. He was 50 's and
:20:49. > :20:56.60s and did not have a cue of the cue ball was going. -- have a clue
:20:57. > :21:02.where the cue ball was going. That is all history now.
:21:03. > :21:26.He played that nicely, the pink might be available after this red.
:21:27. > :21:43.Playing very quickly. More or less running around the table. In that
:21:44. > :21:48.match, I did not think that Robbie Williams play that badly, he was
:21:49. > :21:53.quite a good player, I think we will see him back in the Crucible. That
:21:54. > :21:58.is the first one that has gone slightly astray. He may need the
:21:59. > :22:03.rest to play this. Getting on the next colour will be tough. We'll
:22:04. > :22:06.have to play for the pink in the yellow pocket. This is another one
:22:07. > :22:31.of his strengths, his recovery shot! But with a clever shot. He missed
:22:32. > :22:35.the pot, did not expect that. Mark Allen gets a lifeline in this
:22:36. > :23:03.opening frame. That was a great pot. He deserves a
:23:04. > :23:21.bit of luck potting those. Even though he is some 20 points
:23:22. > :23:39.behind, he is now favourite to win this opening frame.
:23:40. > :24:07.He has two go down for blue and get this last red. -- has to go down. As
:24:08. > :24:08.long as he takes high value colours, he does not need black,
:24:09. > :25:03.which is important. Up to and including the blue to take
:25:04. > :25:26.this opening game. This is the standard we look forward
:25:27. > :25:31.to today, this is going to be a high-quality match. You'll Robertson
:25:32. > :25:39.has missed one ball, Mark Allen has missed one ball. But Mark Allen's
:25:40. > :25:41.miss was not as important as Neil Robertson's because it has cost him
:25:42. > :26:00.the game. Neil Robertson started with a 38,
:26:01. > :26:05.look sure to be winning the frame, but Mark Allen has replied with a 42
:26:06. > :26:10.to win the frame, he takes the lead, 1-0. We talk about different
:26:11. > :26:14.players and the attack, both of these players would have played the
:26:15. > :26:21.shot, some of the older players, Stephen Lee, Doherty, the shots to
:26:22. > :26:28.get on pink or black, that is the important thing. A chance to show
:26:29. > :26:33.you this one. If you catch the pink full on, you cannot bring it into
:26:34. > :26:37.play, and like Willie said, there were lots of options. The objective
:26:38. > :26:45.was to bring the high colours the frame. With this, we thought he
:26:46. > :26:54.would win the frame. He decided to use the red to screw off and he took
:26:55. > :26:57.its eye off the ball. Made the pot more difficult. You can see the
:26:58. > :27:05.backspin on there. Going down towards the baulk area. Those are
:27:06. > :27:09.the kind of shots you have to play, you have to play aggressively. The
:27:10. > :27:22.more aggressive you are, the better it becomes.
:27:23. > :27:28.You'll Robertson, he had a few chances, so did Mark Allen. -- Neil
:27:29. > :28:16.Robertson. He will be playing the safety shot
:28:17. > :28:55.here. We'll be looking for the upper hand on the safety exchange.
:28:56. > :29:04.That is a nice safety shot, so difficult to avoid the double-kiss.
:29:05. > :29:16.It forces Mark Allen to play off the right-hand side of the pack.
:29:17. > :29:35.No damage done, Terry, he has covered everything up. Neil
:29:36. > :29:44.Robertson will try to bring the black into play and play the safety
:29:45. > :29:48.shot. Always looking for the move, these top players, they never miss
:29:49. > :29:57.the trick. They realise how important it is to have big colours
:29:58. > :30:01.in open play. All of the top players do that, but the very best ones also
:30:02. > :30:05.take into account that when they are not feeling so good at there, they
:30:06. > :30:10.may turn the odd one down and players, they feel in that moment,
:30:11. > :30:16.but they go out there always with an aggressive mode in them. It is the
:30:17. > :30:21.only way to keep yourself sharp out there and confident when you are
:30:22. > :30:25.down on the shot. But it is easy enough to say all of this about the
:30:26. > :30:28.top players, but the other players without so many victories, they have
:30:29. > :30:43.got to earn the right to be in those positions. He could not get round
:30:44. > :30:50.the back of the black. That is not the best shot he has ever played.
:30:51. > :30:52.Have to compete in every department to beat this young man, Neil
:30:53. > :31:22.Robertson. That was a poor safety. That is the problem, there is always
:31:23. > :31:29.a chance you can catch one of them go on. He has had a look at the
:31:30. > :31:48.brown, it is too thin a cut. There's a possibility Mark Allen
:31:49. > :32:06.drop on the red in the corner. If he could drop on that very
:32:07. > :32:17.slowly, or just hit it half ball, he would not leave anything on.
:32:18. > :32:31.The two reds to the left of the black art also in a good position.
:32:32. > :32:42.The red you circled, that is his target. If he does not get the red
:32:43. > :32:55.on the cushion, he can still play a safety shot.
:32:56. > :33:10.Good line if it is reached. It has not. He has left a red onto the
:33:11. > :33:18.centre, but it would have to be a good angle.
:33:19. > :33:31.He has asked the referee to replace the ball.
:33:32. > :33:42.He was not too far out last time. That looks better. It was better. He
:33:43. > :33:57.has come further out and left a red. If he screws back on this, he could
:33:58. > :34:08.still get the black. He is definitely on the black. Poor
:34:09. > :34:37.safety from Mark Allen. A fraction lower than he wanted on
:34:38. > :34:56.this red, but he is ill OK. -- still.
:34:57. > :35:04.He wanted to leave an angle to leave this red. Looking at an alternative
:35:05. > :35:13.position all shot. None of the top players really play
:35:14. > :35:37.the same way. All players have favourite shots,
:35:38. > :35:47.that they like to play. He has more power than most. Mark Allen would be
:35:48. > :36:01.the same. In his break-building, he does not have a problem. He does
:36:02. > :36:11.this all day. He always looks in control of himself.
:36:12. > :36:25.He does not get upset if he does not get the desired position.
:36:26. > :36:30.It is not easy where the two reds are to the left of the black to
:36:31. > :36:39.score. Just looking at the chance of a
:36:40. > :36:54.cannon. Neil Robertson was saying he is
:36:55. > :37:00.always willing to learn. Even as number one in the world. He watched
:37:01. > :37:11.Ronnie O'Sullivan and how he played and he is always learning. It has
:37:12. > :37:15.paid dividends, 97 centuries so far this year, even taking into account
:37:16. > :37:23.there are a lot of tournaments. It is still incredible. He went to
:37:24. > :37:26.Stephen Hendry and said, what do you think of my break-building? Stephen
:37:27. > :37:36.Hendry said, you have to improve. He will be lucky if he gets on a
:37:37. > :37:54.red. He had a kick, but he is OK. He is
:37:55. > :38:17.still on the blue. That is the second red we have seen
:38:18. > :38:26.go over there that had a kick. Nobody has really found the answer
:38:27. > :38:35.to the kicks as yet. Thicker cloth, heavier ball.
:38:36. > :38:47.It will not happen as the players love a fast cloth. Because the black
:38:48. > :38:49.is only available in one pocket, to clear the pink spot was the key
:38:50. > :39:57.thing to do, and he has done that. Not nicely on the pink, so he has to
:39:58. > :40:02.do a little bit on the cue ball to get onto the next red. He has a
:40:03. > :40:22.chance of getting on the black. This is the most important shot of
:40:23. > :40:27.this frame so far. He needs to get an angle on this pink or black to
:40:28. > :40:41.bring one of those two reds into play that are causing the problem.
:40:42. > :41:12.He went into that too much. Luckily the blue is available.
:41:13. > :41:22.He has to be careful of those reds under his waistcoat. That did not
:41:23. > :41:25.affect his concentration at all. That could be the one that puts him
:41:26. > :41:38.back into prime position. The next two reds and two pinks
:41:39. > :42:17.should not be a problem. Can he get straight on the next red?
:42:18. > :42:26.The chance of 98 centuries coming up.
:42:27. > :42:31.He can now go for the centre because he has passed the point of losing
:42:32. > :43:06.the frame. Unluckily. If he had got that
:43:07. > :43:09.thinner, it would have been perfect. This is the World Championship, he
:43:10. > :43:34.will be a lot more interested in winning the frame than doing a
:43:35. > :43:41.century. That gets him back level. Mark Allen was in a lot of trouble.
:43:42. > :43:48.We can show you what he meant to do. He decided to play for these two
:43:49. > :43:59.reds. He is playing to rest on the red Yule Ball. This is what he was
:44:00. > :44:06.trying to do. He will be disappointed with the pace he played
:44:07. > :44:29.it at. It was just a fraction too hard and it cost him the frame.
:44:30. > :44:40.Both of these players appear to be in excellent form, this is going to
:44:41. > :44:43.be a hell of a match. Mark Allen played one bad safety shot which
:44:44. > :45:09.cost him the frame. It is amazing how players see it
:45:10. > :45:17.differently. In he pots that, he is bound to play into the red and
:45:18. > :45:31.black. He may have played this safety. I am with you.
:45:32. > :45:40.He is very clever at the safety game. He played it well. This is a
:45:41. > :45:46.poor safety. He did not catch the blue, but playing down that side of
:45:47. > :45:57.the table is always going to leave an EC safety shot to play.
:45:58. > :46:11.He was quite a bit out. That has opened things out a bit. I am not
:46:12. > :46:27.sure if Mark Allen can pot this and avoid the reds on the way down.
:46:28. > :46:47.Side would make it a lot more tricky. He hit it a bit harder, but
:46:48. > :46:49.caught it thin. Not too bad. It is very hard to swing it round that
:46:50. > :47:14.red. He was too close to the pocket. That was a tough shot and look how
:47:15. > :47:23.easily he did it. It is hard to do that from distance.
:47:24. > :47:40.He is perfectly aligned. All the time.
:47:41. > :48:26.When you are in that starting position, you have a great chance.
:48:27. > :48:31.He can get through the gap of the green and brown but cannot get to a
:48:32. > :49:29.red on the other side. I am not sure if he can drop on
:49:30. > :49:33.those two reds. He has played the same shot again. Neal does not have
:49:34. > :50:00.the same options. That was a poor shot from Neil,
:50:01. > :50:30.unusual for him. Just a flick aside. A little bit of
:50:31. > :50:35.difficulty, but he still got close. He played it really well. He had to
:50:36. > :50:44.miss the red on the cushion and go behind the black.
:50:45. > :50:47.This is close to being back in the same position as in two other
:50:48. > :51:11.occasions. He cannot move his seat because it
:51:12. > :51:18.is fixed. Not good enough. He is not winning the safety battle. He was in
:51:19. > :51:21.trouble, but when you are playing that shot you always played to come
:51:22. > :51:31.in and out, because then you have the pace.
:51:32. > :51:46.I do not think he hit it too gentle. Let us see how the long potting is
:51:47. > :51:52.today. Pretty close. He only messes one of those match normally. -- a
:51:53. > :52:06.match. Mark Allen did not really have a
:52:07. > :53:24.chance in the second frame. He's struck that nicely. He could
:53:25. > :53:25.not have played that better. I think these two are certainly contenders
:53:26. > :53:38.for the title. Neil Robertson has already won it
:53:39. > :53:47.once and you would think he would be looking to win it another few times
:53:48. > :53:49.in his career. He has won the Masters, the UK and the world, and
:53:50. > :54:06.he will be looking for more. In a couple of shots, the black is
:54:07. > :54:10.going to be back on its spot and he will have a chance to win the frame.
:54:11. > :54:18.To generate that pace, the red to the left of the black, get rid of
:54:19. > :54:24.the one on the black spot so when the black is potted it is in open
:54:25. > :54:28.play. Very clever. The black is possibly going to go back on its own
:54:29. > :55:01.spot. He might have to take the blue first.
:55:02. > :55:13.He was hampered by his body. You would expect him to pot this blue.
:55:14. > :55:49.19 out of 20, and that was the one time he didn't.
:55:50. > :55:59.Just too far, but he has left himself the reds off the black. The
:56:00. > :56:19.red at the back of the pack pots. A little surprised he did not go
:56:20. > :56:20.into them harder than that. A fraction harder would have spread
:56:21. > :56:47.them further. Tough red in the centre. He is
:56:48. > :56:51.nowhere near it. He had bad contact. He spent a lot of his concentration
:56:52. > :56:59.getting the spin to hold for the black.
:57:00. > :57:17.Fraction of a bounce. A great chance for Mark Allen. He will be
:57:18. > :57:58.disappointed if he does not score 40 or above from here.
:57:59. > :58:04.The reds seem to be getting in the way of each other. He is virtually
:58:05. > :58:21.straight on the black. The six reds below the pink are not
:58:22. > :58:35.lined up properly, but the top one pots in the top corner.
:58:36. > :59:08.X, seven inch gap. -- six. The reds are still not perfect.
:59:09. > :59:36.He would have liked to be higher up. He has stopped well short. This is a
:59:37. > :59:39.tough pot, very difficult to judge. The only good thing, he has the gap
:59:40. > :59:48.between the reds and the pink. Well played. His recovery shots are
:59:49. > :00:06.so important in break-building. It is a risky shot to play, but look
:00:07. > :00:29.at the way he played it. That is a bonus. You can see his
:00:30. > :00:46.disappointment. He has done very well to continue this break.
:00:47. > :00:55.A quick glance at the scoreboard tells him he is 35 in front. It
:00:56. > :00:58.looks like you can just roll through, but he doesn't want to
:00:59. > :01:21.appear to leave that black. With the blue not on its part, it is
:01:22. > :01:27.not easy to get onto a colour after this red.
:01:28. > :01:35.Does he have an angle to come through to the black? Not much of
:01:36. > :01:51.one. He will play for yellow or brown.
:01:52. > :01:57.Just before the middle pocket, lots of side. Get onto the two read with
:01:58. > :02:27.pink and black. -- two read -- reds. He just went through the left
:02:28. > :02:38.knuckle of the corner pocket. It took the speed out of the white.
:02:39. > :02:46.Myself and our director said no, and I didn't think it was, goodness me.
:02:47. > :02:51.He can breathe a sigh of relief that that has disappeared. He is now 50
:02:52. > :02:58.points in front and just needs red and black. This is an excellent
:02:59. > :03:02.standard. They have not had the cue ball under control, either of those
:03:03. > :03:28.two players, but boy, they are potting some balls.
:03:29. > :03:34.This has been a real workmanlike break, he has had to dig very, very
:03:35. > :03:49.hard. It has been an excellent rake, Terry. -- break. In its own way, it
:03:50. > :03:59.is more enjoyable for the spectators when you think there is a chance,
:04:00. > :04:08.otherwise it gets monotonous. This is so good.
:04:09. > :04:18.A very, very good break of 62, it takes him into a 2-1 lead. Neil
:04:19. > :04:21.Robertson was in the balls, he was on the Black Cats ball and we
:04:22. > :04:27.discussed in commentary if he should play it pacey. If you look at the
:04:28. > :04:34.angle on this, if he plays it hard, surely it will kiss this red and it
:04:35. > :04:39.would be full ball on nothing. The card is thin, but it is not too thin
:04:40. > :04:44.to play with some pace. Perhaps if he thought he would go in gentle,
:04:45. > :04:47.that they were open enough, they were not fully tied together. But he
:04:48. > :04:53.could have played it a lot better than that. Even if he did it full
:04:54. > :04:57.ball, this is the kind of spread you would have got. I thought the black
:04:58. > :05:01.was not really a shot you would expect him to miss. Perhaps he was
:05:02. > :05:08.too negative, trying to be too perfect, and sometimes, you just
:05:09. > :05:37.cannot be that perfect, Terry. It cost him the frame.
:05:38. > :05:43.Neil Robertson always breaks off between green and brown, do not know
:05:44. > :05:46.if all left-handers do that. I think Ronnie O'Sullivan does it when he
:05:47. > :05:49.does it left-handed. Most right-handed players placed the
:05:50. > :06:26.white between brown and yellow. This has been a very high standard.
:06:27. > :06:31.Neil Robertson certainly had the upper hand on the safety, but he is
:06:32. > :06:36.2-1 behind, simply because he broke down behind a sizeable break. Points
:06:37. > :06:39.wise, they are pretty level on points, but he is 2-1 behind,
:06:40. > :07:10.Robertson. Just had a little chat with the
:07:11. > :07:14.referee. This could be a re-rack, I think. He cannot get to anything. If
:07:15. > :07:21.he got the spider out, he can get in behind the black, maybe? I do not
:07:22. > :07:30.know what happened there! Maybe he could somebody in the box talking.
:07:31. > :07:35.-- maybe he could hear somebody. Neil Robertson might take this on
:07:36. > :08:24.into the pocket if it pots. It does not pot in the middle.
:08:25. > :08:32.That is not there. You can see where the cue ball is. He knew it was
:08:33. > :08:37.worth the effort. Similar to Mark Allen, it might be worth the effort
:08:38. > :08:42.playing the one that is closer to him, holding the black. A bit more
:08:43. > :08:46.dangerous this time, because he cannot play the pace to get the red
:08:47. > :09:27.away from the pocket. You can see the time he is taking
:09:28. > :09:39.with this shot, coming up to a minute. Is he taking this on? Played
:09:40. > :09:53.in-off the red, that is a clever shot.
:09:54. > :10:00.That is the first time I have ever seen anybody get a touching ball on
:10:01. > :10:06.that roll-up. That was well played. The superfine class are so hard to
:10:07. > :10:12.get close to them. You can see the ball rock back on its slot. That is
:10:13. > :10:24.because of the indentation on the spot after a couple of days play.
:10:25. > :10:29.Took a long time to decide what shot of play, but it was worth the wait.
:10:30. > :11:11.Something different. There was certainly a pot on. He
:11:12. > :11:13.misjudged the angle completely. You have to be gentle and get the pace
:11:14. > :11:43.right. He changed his mind about what shot
:11:44. > :12:01.he was playing. He has brought if you read into play. -- he has
:12:02. > :12:07.brought if you -- a few reds into play.
:12:08. > :12:18.He took its eye off the pot, and you catch it too thin.
:12:19. > :12:26.It is all about fractions, this game. He would have thought, I need
:12:27. > :12:31.to be on a red here, and he finished on the only red that was awkward,
:12:32. > :12:36.and that is for weeks talk about pinching pockets, when you plan to
:12:37. > :12:47.pinch a pocket and go in-off the jaw. It can go wrong.
:12:48. > :12:50.There is every chance that in another couple of minutes, it could
:12:51. > :13:02.be 2-2. You can feel there is a bit
:13:03. > :13:10.attention there with these two players. -- of attention. --
:13:11. > :13:27.tension. Three sessions, I think that helps
:13:28. > :13:31.the players. One session per day. The days when they play morning and
:13:32. > :13:36.evening, that can be a bit awkward if you get a bad first session and
:13:37. > :13:56.have a sleep in the afternoon, and then you get a bit tired.
:13:57. > :14:40.Not perfect on this red, Surrey, on the black, to get onto the red that
:14:41. > :14:46.is closer to his hand. -- sorry. Not too sure if the one next to the pink
:14:47. > :14:54.will pot in the middle. That is an option, if it does. Has he got the
:14:55. > :15:00.gap? Only by a fraction. He is on that red just below the pink. A very
:15:01. > :15:03.clever shot. He will flick of the paint and bring the red out next to
:15:04. > :15:14.the pink and be perfect on the black. A very good shot, that was.
:15:15. > :15:17.Did not quite flick it out enough. If he hit it hard enough, he is
:15:18. > :15:21.bound to be on the right-hand corner, but the fact he played it
:15:22. > :15:45.perfectly, he is on left-hand corner.
:15:46. > :16:00.Played with a single read this time, did not take the chance. -- single
:16:01. > :16:08.red. Can always go wrong if you look at the four there, they are pretty
:16:09. > :16:16.loose. You can end of landing on one of them and being on a no red at
:16:17. > :16:20.all. He has got a few at the top of the table if he wants to play for
:16:21. > :16:34.the blue. I do not think he has got the perfect angle for the black. Had
:16:35. > :16:42.a glance at those two reds. He will keep the break going that way.
:16:43. > :16:48.You mentioned earlier, he is one of the few players that doesn't really
:16:49. > :16:52.mind playing for baulk collars, a lot of people think that they have
:16:53. > :17:38.to be on the black and the pink to keep things going.
:17:39. > :17:45.He cannot play for the red in baulk, he has taken the green to try for
:17:46. > :18:01.that red. He will certainly be finishing low
:18:02. > :18:26.on this blue. Didn't see that one coming! That was
:18:27. > :18:31.a relatively straightforward pot. Just making sure that he finished
:18:32. > :18:37.low on the blue. Just caught that you have the jaw. No damage done,
:18:38. > :18:44.but he would rather have been at the table.
:18:45. > :18:53.I will give him the benefit of the doubt that he did play behind the
:18:54. > :19:02.yellow, but to play at that pace was very dangerous. This is normally a
:19:03. > :19:08.good chance if he gets the white to that area.
:19:09. > :19:16.This shot reminds me of the last frame and the Masters a few years
:19:17. > :19:22.ago when in the deciding frame, Mark Allen Newbridge Neil Robertson and
:19:23. > :19:25.he had the red in the corner and he hit it and managed to pot it. Oh, he
:19:26. > :19:48.knocked that one in instead! Honestly, I could see that being
:19:49. > :20:23.missed, it was a real tough pot. That was tough to get an angle.
:20:24. > :20:29.Here's got a red by the side of those two that he can go for and
:20:30. > :20:34.send it to the corner pocket. He is looking down, and there is not much
:20:35. > :20:53.to play with in the angle on this shot.
:20:54. > :21:07.That is as good as he could have done. An excellent shot. That was
:21:08. > :21:15.very well hit. It needs a good cannon here. Got a good cannon, the
:21:16. > :21:20.chance to pinch the frame and take a three - one lead. The red on the
:21:21. > :21:59.side cushion is not bad for a left-hander.
:22:00. > :22:30.Just about enough angle to screw back to this side. The red next to
:22:31. > :22:32.the pink is available on the corner, but he may have to play to the
:22:33. > :23:00.yellow pocket. Now, here's not in prime position. A
:23:01. > :23:07.good recovery, a good recovery. A little unlucky because he does not
:23:08. > :23:11.have the two-cushion shot on the black to get up to the red. He has
:23:12. > :23:14.two screw directly behind the green and the blue. It will be far from
:23:15. > :23:35.the red. If you manages to pot this read, he
:23:36. > :23:42.will be faced with a tough colour. -- if he manages to pot this red.
:23:43. > :23:53.Tries to bring the white in play. That could have cost him the frame.
:23:54. > :24:02.He had to go for it. A little unlucky to leave the red on. The
:24:03. > :24:27.more pace, the less chance it has of going into the pocket.
:24:28. > :24:39.Ideally, he would like to leave the green where it is.
:24:40. > :24:46.That is why he takes the option of playing two yellows. Blue will not
:24:47. > :25:04.come into play now. Very clever. I think, on reflection, Terry, Mark
:25:05. > :25:10.will have been disappointed not to lead 3-1, but in fairness, they have
:25:11. > :25:19.both had their chances, and to each, they were pretty fair, really. This
:25:20. > :25:24.match is quite quick so far. Yes, I think Neil Robertson would have been
:25:25. > :25:37.disappointed with 2-2 as well. It looks as if -- there is not a lot in
:25:38. > :25:52.it. It will warm up a bit as it goes along.
:25:53. > :26:01.Neil Robertson taking the fourth frame, 3-1 in front.
:26:02. > :26:09.A great start to this match, do not be surprised if this goes all the
:26:10. > :26:13.way, Robertson won the last match 6-5, great stuff this morning.
:26:14. > :26:18.Ronnie O'Sullivan will meet the winner of the other match, that is
:26:19. > :26:26.the second-round match between Marco Fu and Shaun Murphy.
:26:27. > :26:31.I am a really good space with my snooker. I have seen some nice
:26:32. > :26:37.improvements coming through from the practice table. I have worked very,
:26:38. > :26:43.very hard for the last 12 months to really have some fresh into range.
:26:44. > :26:49.Think some positive things coming through. -- to really have some
:26:50. > :26:54.fresh in change. It is free difficult to maintain a high level
:26:55. > :26:56.of consistency and I am guilty are perhaps not working as hard as I
:26:57. > :27:01.should have done between events. When we had new tournaments coming
:27:02. > :27:05.on the calendar when Barry Hearn took over, a few of us thought that
:27:06. > :27:09.you are match sharp all the time, so practised and goes down a little
:27:10. > :27:14.bit, so you can have a life away from snooker. Ultimately, that does
:27:15. > :27:22.not work. I have had to learn the hard way that you cannot substitute
:27:23. > :27:25.though there is the club practising. From February or March last year I
:27:26. > :27:32.had been working very, very hard. I started working with Chris Henry on
:27:33. > :27:37.the table. I am quite a strong, mental person, but after years of
:27:38. > :27:40.losing in semifinals are not having the successor should have done,
:27:41. > :27:44.after winning the World Championships and the UK
:27:45. > :27:47.Championships years ago, perhaps my positivity and self belief it
:27:48. > :27:54.started to go a little bit. They reckon it takes ten to 12 months to
:27:55. > :27:57.see your hard work coming through in any kind of thing. It took up until
:27:58. > :28:02.February, March this year to see it coming out, and yes, I had the win
:28:03. > :28:08.in the European event and the World Open in China, and so, it was a real
:28:09. > :28:13.thrill to be back in the winner 's circle. Marco Fu is a fantastic
:28:14. > :28:18.player. I would definitely make him favourite for the match. He is the
:28:19. > :28:23.man and format of that first round. He played lovely snooker. He played
:28:24. > :28:27.better than me in my first match and I have got it all to do. I have to
:28:28. > :28:31.try hard and come out fighting in that game and really cuts down my
:28:32. > :28:38.mistakes to stand any chance of beating him. Shaun Murphy looking
:28:39. > :28:44.very focused here at the Crucible, became the first qualifier to win
:28:45. > :28:50.the world title in 1995. This is the 14th meeting between these two.
:28:51. > :28:56.Shaun Murphy is in the lead. We join it in the first frame, Shaun Murphy
:28:57. > :29:04.has a lead of 44 points, we go to John Virgo and Stephen Hendry.
:29:05. > :29:12.Good pot and good control of the cue ball. This yellow, one more red and
:29:13. > :29:43.a colour and it should give him the first frame.
:29:44. > :29:56.Did not expect him to not pot that one. So, have a chance for Marco
:29:57. > :30:18.Fu. 47 points behind, 59 remaining. He has the voyage pocket. Just
:30:19. > :30:36.having a look to see if one of those two reds will go.
:30:37. > :30:42.He would have liked to have been straighter, but if he can pot the
:30:43. > :31:12.red he would be on the black. Why not go for the black to the
:31:13. > :31:22.right centre? He would not have to hit it as hard.
:31:23. > :31:47.He needs to Mr brown. -- miss the brown. This is a tricky position
:31:48. > :31:59.shot. He has a little bit of work to do with the cue ball.
:32:00. > :32:08.He has not played it very well. Where this started, when he potted
:32:09. > :32:15.the red in the corner he should have played for the black in the middle.
:32:16. > :32:20.That red he has just potted would have been a lot closer to the
:32:21. > :32:23.pocket. That was a decent opportunity. He did not make the
:32:24. > :32:37.most of it. If Sean was to leave a chance at
:32:38. > :32:43.this red, he would go second favourite for the frame. That looks
:32:44. > :33:46.like a good line. Well played. That is pretty good, but is there a
:33:47. > :33:48.gap? There is always a gap. He has to make sure he does not put the red
:33:49. > :34:19.over the corner pocket. If he was to get the next chance on
:34:20. > :34:27.the red, he would probably become favourite for the frame.
:34:28. > :34:40.That was nearly very good. It is turning out very good anyway.
:34:41. > :34:44.Excellent. Excellent. He had to hit that red perfectly. Perfectly
:34:45. > :34:58.judged. I am not sure this is the type of
:34:59. > :35:13.shot you want to drop on dead weight. You could leave this red.
:35:14. > :35:16.That will be replaced. Even if he does hit it, it is more than likely
:35:17. > :35:26.he will be in trouble again, it will be an easy snooker. Having had frame
:35:27. > :35:35.ball, he is not guaranteed to win this frame, Shaun Murphy.
:35:36. > :35:46.If Marco does get a tan that this red, he will not need a particularly
:35:47. > :36:00.high value colour. Just a bit too much pace.
:36:01. > :36:09.The pink getting in the way of the yellow. He looks to have a natural
:36:10. > :36:18.angle on the black. He has to be aware of the pink.
:36:19. > :36:22.The pink is almost exactly where he would want to leave the cue ball.
:36:23. > :36:36.Played it well. After looking second favourite for
:36:37. > :36:45.this frame, Marco Fu looks odds-on to win the first frame.
:36:46. > :37:00.The only problem now is pink to black.
:37:01. > :37:08.He will need the four remaining colours.
:37:09. > :37:23.He just overran that a fraction. He could have left himself a nice angle
:37:24. > :37:24.on the pink. He will still need an angle on the pink to make it easier
:37:25. > :37:33.for the black. That looks about inch perfect. He
:37:34. > :37:55.needs to widen the angle. He has played this nicely. The black
:37:56. > :38:03.for the frame he never looked like winning.
:38:04. > :38:13.He has won it. Shaun Murphy will reflect on opportunities missed.
:38:14. > :38:23.Marco Fu got his chance on the last red. An excellent start, but
:38:24. > :38:27.remember what happened in the Masters when Marco Fu took a 3-0
:38:28. > :38:53.lead and went on to lose 6-4. Just looking to CFE came off the
:38:54. > :39:08.cushion first if he can sneak past these reds.
:39:09. > :39:19.I think playing its direct is the safer way to go. He played it well.
:39:20. > :39:25.He has landed nicely on the red to the left middle. He can drop this in
:39:26. > :39:41.and play for the pink. He will not need to move the cue
:39:42. > :39:51.ball great distances. He is a scoring machine in these types of
:39:52. > :40:01.situations. You would expect him to score heavily here.
:40:02. > :41:11.His cue ball control is excellent in these situations.
:41:12. > :41:22.That was nicely played. The blue was not on its spot. It was important to
:41:23. > :41:34.get the right side of it in order to come down for the reds.
:41:35. > :41:45.Looking at the statistics, Marco has made 331 career century breaks since
:41:46. > :41:48.turning professional in 1997. Shaun Murphy turned professional in 1998
:41:49. > :42:07.and has made 301 centuries. He has played a callous one. I do
:42:08. > :42:16.not think he is on the black. -- careless. Not what you expect from
:42:17. > :42:23.Marco Fu. He never seems to show much emotion, but he will be furious
:42:24. > :42:26.inside. You cannot drop your guard for a second. He just let the cue
:42:27. > :42:51.ball run through a fraction. We are only in the second frame, but
:42:52. > :42:53.sometimes those little errors and all you -- unsettle you for a couple
:42:54. > :43:27.of frames. Good pot. That leaves him on the
:43:28. > :43:31.pink. I think the pink does go. A nice kiss on the red held the cue
:43:32. > :43:48.ball at this end of the table. It is not a bad chance. He has
:43:49. > :44:04.defined a good positional shot. He needs a good angle on the colour.
:44:05. > :44:13.He has to come over to the left-hand side. There is a red to the left of
:44:14. > :44:17.the pink that will pot. He did not have to do too much with the cue
:44:18. > :44:31.ball. He would have liked to have been a little bit straighter on this
:44:32. > :44:35.red. He may have to brush off one of these four reds to be on the black.
:44:36. > :44:49.That is OK. This pink would put him 13 points
:44:50. > :45:09.behind. He is going to need all these
:45:10. > :46:17.remaining reds. No need to tell you where the problem is going to come.
:46:18. > :46:33.A little bit careless. It should not rarely cause a problem, but he did
:46:34. > :46:35.not want to be hampered. He has to start thinking about that red on the
:46:36. > :46:56.side cushion. It is tight to the cushion, he may
:46:57. > :47:06.consider it possible to pot from where he is now. He sacrificed good
:47:07. > :47:10.position in attempting that. I think he thought he was going to catch the
:47:11. > :47:14.red on the side cushion. He misjudged it. He is not good on the
:47:15. > :47:49.colour. Normally pretty reliable with these
:47:50. > :47:58.blues. He is not even going to pot. That does surprise me. Working out
:47:59. > :48:10.that he might not need the brown but if Marco was to get this last red
:48:11. > :48:23.Shaun would need the brown. This red plate to the side cushion. --
:48:24. > :48:30.tight. That was risky. I did not see that as being certain safety. A
:48:31. > :48:39.strange choice. Lots to avoid this shot. The black, the blue, I would
:48:40. > :48:49.rather have taken the pot on than taken that shot.
:48:50. > :48:53.It is going to turn out to be the right choice for Shaun to turn down
:48:54. > :49:18.the pot. Marco had his chance. He was in a
:49:19. > :50:12.very good scoring position. It did not matter about the paint.
:50:13. > :50:17.The frame was over. Marco missed his chance. Shaun Murphy will be
:50:18. > :50:26.thinking he missed his chance in the first frame.
:50:27. > :50:27.Into frame number three and what an extraordinary one this turned out to
:50:28. > :50:53.be. Just endorsing what you were seeing
:50:54. > :50:59.earlier, one of the best rest players in the game, he played that
:51:00. > :51:00.really well. He would have liked the cue ball to have bounced a little
:51:01. > :52:36.bit off the side cushion. Purposefully holding the pink spot.
:52:37. > :52:44.The highest available spot is the green. Three reds, three lacks and
:52:45. > :53:00.the frame will be safe -- blacks. They have great respect for one
:53:01. > :53:21.another. That sometimes creeps into the wave
:53:22. > :53:37.the match until, particularly at the start -- the way the match unfolds.
:53:38. > :54:28.But for a couple of snookers, it should be 2-1 to Shaun Murphy.
:54:29. > :54:37.I do not know if Marco tried to pot the yellow, I am sure he did. He
:54:38. > :55:19.missed a chance. There is your first snooker, is it?
:55:20. > :55:36.You would not expect him to miss this.
:55:37. > :55:51.Three four point snookers required, a big ask.
:55:52. > :56:12.Not quite. He can just get past the black.
:56:13. > :56:19.It is not just the fact he needs three snookers, he needs Shaun to
:56:20. > :56:38.miss three snookers. This red, he should pot it. He
:56:39. > :57:02.knocks the yellow in, I am sure Marco will concede.
:57:03. > :58:12.A miss cannot be called when we are in the snookers required stage.
:58:13. > :58:25.Shaun can play the right-hand side of the yellow.
:58:26. > :58:34.He has chose to play a more normal safety and has played it well. Marco
:58:35. > :58:47.might be debating putting it back in. -- regretting.
:58:48. > :59:03.He has hit the yellow and I think he might have run safe.
:59:04. > :59:13.It is a little bit frustrating sometimes when the frame gets
:59:14. > :59:19.protracted like it is doing now, because Shaun knows if he had
:59:20. > :59:23.spotted the yellow -- potted the yellow they would have been playing
:59:24. > :59:38.the next frame, so he has to be a little bit patient.
:59:39. > :59:43.If he can dig down on the cue ball and stop where the green is, he
:59:44. > :59:53.might get a snooker. Shaun Murphy is giving Marco every
:59:54. > :00:35.encouragement to carry on. Trying to get in behind the blue. He
:00:36. > :04:02.needs a bit of help from the blue. He didn't quite get it.
:04:03. > :04:14.This isn't a certainty to hit. There is plenty of room to go around the
:04:15. > :04:18.screen. Needs two snookers. If Shaun Murphy was to miss this attempt, he
:04:19. > :04:24.would be a little bit worried. Particularly, that blue was always
:04:25. > :04:36.looking like there is a ball to snooker behind.
:04:37. > :04:53.Just one snooker needed now. That seemed too, pretty square off that
:04:54. > :05:25.cushion. -- seemed to come off pretty square.
:05:26. > :05:38.An excellent shot. It was always going to rattle like that. That
:05:39. > :05:41.wasn't luck. That was played. Absolutely. Excellent judgement. All
:05:42. > :05:49.of a sudden, Shaun Murphy, at one time he looked certain, three
:05:50. > :05:57.snookers needed, and now he's desperate to find a way to the
:05:58. > :06:01.screen, and it is not easy. -- to this green. A straightforward
:06:02. > :06:07.escape, no, there is plenty room around it. What pace does he play
:06:08. > :06:28.at? A little bit fortunate there with
:06:29. > :06:37.Shaun Murphy. But Marco Fu is no only 22 behind and there is 25
:06:38. > :06:41.remaining. -- now only. The reason I say Shaun Murphy was fortunate, he
:06:42. > :06:47.has missed the green by a long way, but if that cue ball had gone into
:06:48. > :06:51.the pocket, it would have been an easier safety shot for Marco, or
:06:52. > :06:56.even a pot if he had fancied it, but just rattling it in the jaws like
:06:57. > :07:01.that has left Marco with no real shots to go at. You could put Shaun
:07:02. > :07:04.Murphy back into play, that is the old rule, but you would be
:07:05. > :07:10.frightened them that Shaun Murphy might put him in trouble. He has two
:07:11. > :07:13.come around quickly and look of the possibility of the green to the
:07:14. > :07:18.right middle, but that is not the shot, surely. He could put Shaun
:07:19. > :07:23.Murphy back in here, as we say, but would you want to risk your opponent
:07:24. > :07:50.playing a better safety shot than you can think of?
:07:51. > :08:05.He will settle for that. It is about getting the green safe, which he has
:08:06. > :08:08.done. Horrible feeling has a snooker player when you're opponent needs a
:08:09. > :08:28.lot of snookers and they have got them. Then the panic sets in.
:08:29. > :08:36.We are heading into the 34th minute of this frame, it was all for
:08:37. > :08:43.nothing, but Marco Fu eventually got the three snookers.
:08:44. > :08:51.Looks too thin on the greens. That was half a chance and because he hit
:08:52. > :08:56.it much too thin, the cue ball has come up and down the table. Not sure
:08:57. > :09:05.if Shaun Murphy will fancy taking the green on or not.
:09:06. > :09:13.He did not. Did not play the pot there. He was frightened of such a
:09:14. > :09:15.thin cut that if he did not pot it and left it in the jaws, he left it
:09:16. > :09:45.for Marco, so played the safety. One thing Marco did not want to do,
:09:46. > :09:54.Stephen, he did not want to leave a pot on the green, and he has left a
:09:55. > :10:01.pot here. And he has gone in. So, it looks as though he has got the three
:10:02. > :10:08.snookers. Marco is still not going to get anything from this frame. 25
:10:09. > :10:30.points the lead, 22 remaining. One snooker required.
:10:31. > :10:38.Is he save this time? It was not safe when Marco needed three
:10:39. > :10:41.snookers. -- is he safe this time? This is a pretty good line. This is
:10:42. > :10:57.a great line. Just flicked the blue. Not like Marco to show any emotion,
:10:58. > :11:08.but he has shown a bit there. Great pace on the cue ball on that shot.
:11:09. > :11:16.Where is the cue ball going? ! Would you believe it? ! Marco Fu can now
:11:17. > :11:21.win again! 21 points behind, 22 remaining. Part of the brown. The
:11:22. > :11:23.cue ball ran loose into the pockets. New favourite with the
:11:24. > :11:54.frame. Amazing! It is amazing how the pressure has
:11:55. > :12:01.reversed and it is now on Marco Fu to make this clearance.
:12:02. > :12:15.He is disturbed by people coming back for the session on the other
:12:16. > :12:41.table. You never know what is going to
:12:42. > :12:47.happen at this game. How has Marco Fu won that frame? ! Shaun Murphy
:12:48. > :12:51.might be wondering the same! Three snookers that one time, but Shaun
:12:52. > :12:56.Murphy potted the brown, went in-off and Marco Fu won the frame, 2-1 to
:12:57. > :13:01.the man from Hong Kong. A strange frame!
:13:02. > :13:08.At the mid-session interval, it is 2-2, Shaun Murphy winning that frame
:13:09. > :13:12.on the black ball and they are back out with Neil Robertson taking on
:13:13. > :13:17.Mark Allen, rattling through the frames, three - three in that one.
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