Day 9, Part 2 Snooker: World Championship

That afternoon. Today we will cross the halfway point in our annual

snooker marathon here at the Crucible at the 2014 Dafabet World

Championship. What headlines that we have already generated in the last

eight days. Ding Junhui, he is out to a first timer here. We had for

final frame decider, Ronnie O'Sullivan pushed harder than he has

been here for some three years. He is still through. And Neil

Robertson, seemingly on the way to a century of centuries this season.

The story so far, not bad! Here comes the defending world

champion, the Rocket, Ronnie O'Sullivan! The world champion Max

Mackie reigned supreme! One of the favourites for the championship,

take into a decider. What a time to get a fluke! Michael Wasley, one of

the biggest shocks ever at the World Championships! A final frame

decider. What a battle that was! He goes into the last 16 810 nine

winner. -- the last 16, a 10-9 winner. The third 10-9 we have had

in the last two days. That century break was one of his best. I was

getting quite emotional at the end. I am in the next round, I begin at

100%, I am loving every minute of it.

Joe Perry has retained his overnight lead at 11-9. Ronnie O'Sullivan

further -- for the first time in the match, take the lead. The Rocket was

superb! You can see what it meant to him! To get through, that was a

relief for me, that had more emotion than winning in the final, because I

had to come from behind. Alan McManus is due to the quarterfinal

and he would be absolutely delighted. Ken Doherty waves goodbye

to the Crown. I hope it is not my last time, if it is, I have enjoyed

every minute of it. I have had loved the battles I had, if it is, so be

it, but I will be trying and hoping it's not. -- I have loved the

battles. The king at the big picture, four the 8/4-finals

positions have been filled. -- four of the quarterfinals positions have

been filled. Judd Trump is looking to show us what you would like to

do, he has made it this far with his brand of no holds barred flamboyant

parting and has been a star of the sport ever since. -- potting. What

is your life like, really? For me, it is living out of a suitcase,

really, so I normally leave all of my clothes in a suitcase and get a

different suitcase out! I'm quite lazy like that! The worst thing is

the jet lag. What is your strategy to cope with jet lag? It is quite

unusual. I try to stay on English time and not go to bed until like

five a am and not wake up until 5pm, really, so I skipped half the day

and then I just go back and get some sleep again. It is better, because

you get to concentrate on the snooker. Back in England, you have

more distractions, so, I think it is probably harder to win tournaments

back here than in China. How do you travel? Up the front or down the

back? Up the front, really, they want me to be as relaxed as possible

getting there. Are you more appreciated there than here, would

you rather you had more attention in this country than you do in China?

It would be ideal to get to the same level in both. I am happy that in

China we have the appreciation that footballers get over here, so I

can, in a sense, see how hard it is for them at times, footballers. The

attention that is on them. It is hard, they cannot truly do anything

without having to go out and sign autographs. They cannot relax.

People see footballers getting paid what ever amount per week, and they

think that their life is easy, but it is not as easy as that. It is the

same for snooker sometimes in China. Who keeps you grounded in all of

this? Is it one person that says, oh, enough, just put your money back

in your pocket? Not really, I think living up here alone, it is quite

hard, because my parents cannot truly say anything because they're

not your to see what I am doing, so it is kind of on myself to say, you

have to concentrate on snooker yourself. -- because they are not

appear. This could be a match of some

amazing pots. What a brilliant shot. That takes Judd Trump to the

first frame. That is the first time that he has missed a shot by a long

way. That will help. He just cannot strike a ball better

than that. Again, he has missed frame ball,

that is three frames in a row. This is an incredible shot.

Cannot truly hit a ball better than that.

He is looking exceptional now. An excellent session of snooker now

from Judd Trump. Ryan Day will be disappointed not to be closer, but

each failed 6-2 overnight. This is the scene backstage, none of

the matches are actually due to finish today, another Welshman,

Dominic Dale, he is seven - one up against Michael -- Michael Wasley.

He has a lot to handle, the site of Dominic's zebra stripe shoes. Time

for take-off. It is a brilliant first eight days

of action here and still with more than a week to go, we can be fairly

certain that the best is yet to come as the drive for the 2014 Dafabet

World Championship quarterfinals continues in this most atmospheric

of arenas! CHEERING

Please welcome, a player who pulled off one of the greatest first-round

upsets in Crucible history here, knocking heads Ding Junhui in a

decider on his debut, he proved then that he has got the tap and for the

big occasion and he will draw on all of that resolve again this

afternoon, the giant killer, the slayer of the Chinese dragon, he is

the Gloucester gladiator, Michael Wasley!

APPLAUSE His opponent, one of the biggest

personalities the sport has ever seen, bidding for his first

appearance in a Crucible quarterfinal in 14 years, he is a

two-time ranking event winner with victories at the Grand Prix and the

Shanghai Masters in 2007. He has once again, decided to the lucky

shoes, so can you continue to walk the walk? Here comes the spaceman,

Dominic Dale! APPLAUSE

All the best. He said there are none left in the

shop! And tear on table two, welcome a resurgent Welshman once again

approaching the top 20, semifinalist in Berlin, he knocked out Stephen

Maguire in the first round, under pressure a little this afternoon,

but the three-time ranking event runner-up of the cast to respond,

ladies and gentlemen, he is dynamite, here comes Ryan Day!

APPLAUSE And finally, please welcome arguably

the most exciting player of his generation, when he is in the balls,

his attacking style is absolutely irresistible to watch. Runner-up

here three years ago, he stormed to the UK title the following season,

it two-time ranking event winner in China, the pride of Bristol, here

comes the ace in the pack, Judd Trump!

Well, it is pretty lively in here today, we will keep tabs on events

on table one, it is available to you online, but we will turn to Judd

Trump and Ryan Day, John Parrott and Dennis Taylor, they are ready

through any thing in the commentary box, even both sets of those shoes

today! My shoes are better than your shoes,

Hazel, that is what the boys are saying! Yes, I think those shoes are

a little bit more expensive than Dominic's shoes! I think it is about

?2000 worth. A very good session yesterday for

Judd Trump, but John, it could easily have been 6-to the other way?

It should not have been 6-2 if you are honest, but Ryan Day has had

some frames for he missed game ball, and that would be

disappointing. I thought he had the ball very well yesterday, he had

confidence, and up until those points, he was going well. I thought

you looked at the peak of his confidence but he just could not get

a frame ball, so he was 40 behind and then in Furness, Judd Trump

eight fabulous the last two frames yesterday. -- in fairness, Judd

Trump played fabulous. Straightaway, he plays to get onto that red and it

will open the black up. To reflect cueing from Ryan Day. I

do not think you are going to the pack. -- horrific cueing.

That's like he's playing top spin. While. -- wow. He cued that are

beautifully, John. He picks up the spin and it goes through the reds.

That was a bit too thin. REFEREE: Foul and a miss.

There might be a red that he can see here on the right-hand side.

Played it with a chase of side, but he managed to pot it, that is the

main thing. Did not quite getting outside, but a

very good pot indeed. Quite tall, so he can reach over. Ryan is about six

foot two, something like that. The final session of this match

tomorrow evening. That has finished a little awkward,

think. You can get past the black to the potting angle of the red for the

left corner. It might be OK. Finished a little bit to extend

between. I do not know if the pink will pot,

probably not. The yellow was tied up, so that isn't great either.

He has signed a plant, and that has worked out brilliantly. -- found a

plant. Very handy, that plant. Perfect on the black. A nice cannon

on the other red would be perfect. He has come pretty good on this

screw back and he will soon get rid of that red on the left-hand side.

Started very well. A great opening red. A good one to clip in. Looking

in good form. He needed a good start, especially

the way that Judd Trump started it off. This is a great start for Ryan

Day. Combing a bit further than he wanted

with the cue ball. -- comment. Battersea would have liked. -- not

as he would have liked. That is a great recovery. Every

single pot is going right into the centre of the pocket. They are not

touching the sides. This is game ball for this one, or

should be. A great start. I thought he was hitting the ball beautifully

yesterday, as good as I have seen in a long time. He means business.

Not going to be easy to make a century break with the reds as they

are, but he is not concerned about that. Even that went right in the

middle of the pocket. Cannot cue any better than this.

This could be a terrific session, truly covered. -- it really could.

This would be a great shot of the could part the brown and move the

red. -- if he could. He is not far-away. He pushes its just too

far. Playing a little trick shot off the

back cushion here. Click it in. Click it in. Thank you very much.

What a shot that was, by the way! This is superb stuff, a brilliant

start. He cannot hit it better than this. 30 centuries so far at the

Crucible, come on, Ryan, make it 31, deserves it with his

contribution, top-class. Been going over ten minutes, a

couple of safety shots. Magnificent from the Welshman. He will be

absolutely delighted with this start. Try the double, but 6-2

behind, you need to get the first frame, but what a way he took it, a

magnificent century break, and he is just three behind now, six - three

to Judd Trump. We're in the Winter Garden, Ken

Doherty is back with us. After going out yesterday, but the Championships

loss is definitely our gain! What Eddie spotted in the first frame,

guys? It was a fantastic opening frame. His first chance went

astray. We had a chance with the corner pocket. Most players are

playing the screw back away from the pack, opening the reds up and then

all of a sudden, they are in one of the colours. What he did play was

like an old-fashioned style shot, really. The problem with this shot

is, he brings the reds with him, and it covers the black. The modern-day

player, they normally screw back and because you are almost certain to be

on the black, sometimes when you play the screw back, the pink comes

to the middle of the table also, so a difficult shot from Ryan, but he

thought it would get on the black and he did not visualise the red is

coming to block the black. A bit unlucky, but not within the modern

players of the game, they normally screw in to bring the white back.

Unfortunately, he had that planned to get it back in. Good snooker from

Ryan Day, off to a good start. His second century of the Championship

so far. Let's head back to frame ten.

Interesting stuff from the boys. I expected Ryan to play the shot the

other way, it's nearly came off, but it doesn't matter, he still had a

fantastic century, and that is a great long pot from Judd Trump and a

very handy flick. So what can he do now? The chances and print with that

red next to the black, but a good opening pot. -- the chances are not

brilliant. He was looking very good indeed in

the last two frames yesterday. He mentioned he would change the tip on

his cue, and he has done that, and he is much more comfortable with the

new tip that he put on. The other one was a bit too hard. And

straightaway, we know where he is going with this, right into the

pink, full ball, with a lot of screw.

They have all blocked each other. He was unlucky. That was a bit

unfortunate. Very. Could not have had that much better.

If he knocks this in an screw is back, he will certainly be opening

the ball said. -- and screws back. He recovered really well after those

two macro shots. -- two macro shots. A bit unlucky if he has blocked that

path through to the red with the black.

Did not quite get the side honoured that he intended. I expected that to

fizzle out and go wide. A big blue coming up.

His position isn't right. It was like you have committed to the shot.

He is a good player to watch, Ryan, when he is in full flow. Attacking,

excellent cue control, you do not see too many players getting maximum

spin on the ball with so little effort. He's certainly one of them.

Just wondering if he will take the pink year. He looked at it for a

bit, but it was too big a shot. It is awkward. The green is the easier

pot. He may be thinking if he got the pink it is guaranteed position.

He has left this red along the cushion. You could tell he did not

really wants to play that. The black spot is tied up, which is

not a bad thing. He does not really want to risk a

little cannon. That is OK with the pink spot

available for the black. He cannot quite get position at the

moment. Everything is just a bit awkward. He is doing well to keep

this break going. He lost the cue ball again. It is much more

difficult because the black has taken the cue ball away from the

reds. Just working out if he should take

the extra seven points. He has not even played the pot. It

will be interesting to see if that seven points comes into play later.

I wonder if he could have seen the green and pushed the green onto the

side cushion for an insurance policy. I do not know if he could

see it. I think I might have been tempted by that rather than playing

off the black. That was a little ambitious. Even

the way he was cueing in the opening frame.

I know he is playing well and trying to get back into this match, but his

last couple of shots have been a little bit like he is trying to

force it. You still have to play the right shots even if you are a 6-3

behind. Getting it up the table would

certainly help his cause. Stun the white and you have three reds

waiting. There is just the one red that is

the problem. He should be OK with the others.

I wonder if he can get behind these reds and get back on the pink.

He could not avoid going into the red.

Cannot quite see the angle. Pot this and you are probably going to win

the frame. That was a cracking pot. That was not straight forward by any

means. The only safe red is the right side of the table for Ryan.

He might even try to drop on that off the black.

It should have been perfect, but he has overhit it. This has become a

tricky shot. Even then, it is tricky. This is a

much harder shot than it could have been.

Not a bad idea to get onto the ground. -- brown. Good choice. That

was an excellent shot. He has to make sure he does not go

anywhere near the middle pocket. He has put that much side on it, he

has ended up missing the pot. I am sure he could have played it

straight. I would not have played it that side, not with the extension on

the cue. I would have played it straight up the table.

The priority is pot the ball. If you do not get position, at least you

are still on the table. He has missed a chance, not for the

first time. The blue does not go in, but Ryan

Day is surely will sit in the chair and not his head. -- nod. He is

going to have a go. That is one way to finish the frame

shot. He extends his lead again. I was born in Bristol on the 20th of

August 1989. My nickname is the Ace. I won the 2000 English under 15

Championship at the age of ten. I am the youngest player to win a

competitive match. I turned professional in 2005. My first

ranking title was the 2011 China Open. In 2011 IBJ World Championship

final. In 2011I won the UK Championship. In 2012 I won the

international Championship. It has been curious to watch Judd Trump

over the last few days, in his first match he never settle and I think if

John had been on his game that would've been a danger an upset. --

now would have been a danger of an upset. Sometimes, players who

struggle in the first rounds find their form. Because of the amount of

frames, that allows them to. He is a completely different player.

He is striking the ball so much better.

He seems almost impatient to get to the later rounds in tournaments.

This is a tricky one. What a shot. I did not think he could get past

the black. Then he has done that. The good nose for Ryan is the blue

has gone down the table and into a perfect pottable position. He did

not need to hit it this heart. He was feeling good, but what a chance

he has given Ryan. These frames are not going to last

very long, ten minutes, 14 minutes, the last frame of the first session

was nine minutes. There have been three or four very quick ones. This

should not last long if Brian can keep going. -- Ryan.

These are spread beautifully at the moment. The blue goes down over the

corner. It could not have finished any nicer. That made a vast

difference because the black was up the other end of the table.

We have had a 78 break in the opening frame from Ryan. 77 from

Judd in the last. There is a few to