:00:34. > :00:41.Good evening. We are halfway through the World Snooker Championship.
:00:42. > :00:42.Tonight two of the game's most exciting talents continue with their
:00:43. > :00:57.second-round encounter. I always play my best under the most
:00:58. > :01:04.pressure and expectation against the biggest names. Great to be playing
:01:05. > :01:08.Ding in the last 16. Happy to still be in the tournament after a close
:01:09. > :01:19.game. I'm playing well, feeling good. I just keep practising. Find a
:01:20. > :01:27.way to go easier, not to try to push myself. Definitely a lot better from
:01:28. > :01:31.where he was. I think maybe his confidence is still not 100%. He
:01:32. > :01:39.possibly could have gone out first game. He has weaknesses, it is a
:01:40. > :01:45.matter of me exploiting them. He's playing very good at the Crucible.
:01:46. > :01:54.Played him twice and he beat me twice and he played very good. Got
:01:55. > :02:07.the feeling here, he's feeling great. I just play mine so he
:02:08. > :02:12.doesn't get a chance. I know that if I play my best there is only going
:02:13. > :02:17.to be one winner. As long as I concentrate on my game, I don't have
:02:18. > :02:25.to worry about him. He's not at his best anyway. I don't think he's got
:02:26. > :02:28.the belief that I've got. I don't know anything about how much
:02:29. > :02:37.favourite to win it, to win the tournament. I just do myself, play
:02:38. > :02:50.my snooker. I know I can do some special snooker on tables. Just
:02:51. > :02:55.thinking right, that's it, easy. COMMENTATOR: What a match up so
:02:56. > :03:02.early on in the championship, two great players. He's taken the first
:03:03. > :04:00.frame. Wow. Two frames each. Had a look in there, three times.
:04:01. > :04:09.Fantastic pot on the brown. It is Ding that leads now by 6-2. STUDIO:
:04:10. > :04:13.Interesting scoreline, RU surprised by that, Steve? A little bit.
:04:14. > :04:19.Perhaps we expected the first session to be closer, and it was,
:04:20. > :04:24.2-2. Judd Trump had a 51 break and Ding stole it and then became his
:04:25. > :04:31.clinical best. Interesting to hear the chat of both players. Making a
:04:32. > :04:33.case that Ding is not in top form, but myself and Peter Ebdon were
:04:34. > :04:38.saying those three qualifying matches have got him into standard
:04:39. > :04:44.and you can play your way into form. He's definitely got to close the
:04:45. > :04:48.gap, Judd. Yes, and if Ding gets his teeth in front, he's one of the best
:04:49. > :04:51.front runners there's ever been. The surgeon Mike way he goes about
:04:52. > :04:56.break-building, he could take Judd Trump off his game. Doesn't matter
:04:57. > :05:01.how good Judd Trump is playing, he can keep you in your seat. Kyren
:05:02. > :05:06.Wilson playing tonight against Mark Allen. How well is he playing? 7-1
:05:07. > :05:11.against Mark Allen, we all expected after Mark Allen won the players
:05:12. > :05:16.championship he would be in good form. He's had everything stolen
:05:17. > :05:22.from him, amazing performance from Kyren Wilson. We know he is great,
:05:23. > :05:27.he has won the Shanghai Masters at a young age, but nobody knows how good
:05:28. > :05:30.he will be here at the Crucible. Great match against Joe Perry
:05:31. > :05:34.perhaps gave him the confidence to use it as a springboard. I
:05:35. > :05:39.commentated on it, and when two players are playing that well, it is
:05:40. > :05:43.a massive boost to your confidence. Certainly, and this player could be
:05:44. > :05:49.a future world champion. O'Sullivan said he saw Kyren Wilson has a
:05:50. > :05:52.future world number one. This is a big chance for Mark Allen to get
:05:53. > :05:55.back into this game. The players are ready backstage. Rob Walker, it's
:05:56. > :06:06.all yours. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
:06:07. > :06:09.London's 26.2 mile adventure may be over, but here in Sheffield our
:06:10. > :06:15.snooker marathon is still in full swing. Welcome to the climax of day
:06:16. > :06:16.nine here at the enthralling that Fred World Snooker Championship live
:06:17. > :06:32.that the Crucible. Please welcome our player who has
:06:33. > :06:35.been a revelation this season. He won his first major title in
:06:36. > :06:41.Shanghai in September and has rocketed up the world rankings. He's
:06:42. > :06:45.on the verge of the world's top 16. What a start he made this morning in
:06:46. > :06:47.this, his first appearance in the second round. Here comes the
:06:48. > :07:12.Warrior, Kyren Wilson. And his opponent, one of the most
:07:13. > :07:17.exciting talents in the modern game. Semifinalist here seven years ago,
:07:18. > :07:22.secured his third ranking title last month that the players championship.
:07:23. > :07:26.He will be so fired up for the big battle tonight, determined to show
:07:27. > :07:36.his class. Here comes the pride of Northern Ireland, he's Mark "the
:07:37. > :07:51.Pistol" Allen. On table one please welcome a player
:07:52. > :07:56.whose achievements inspired a nation to fall in love with this great
:07:57. > :08:00.sport. Winner of 11 ranking titles in all. Forced to qualify this year,
:08:01. > :08:06.he came through in fine style. This is his seventh appearance in the
:08:07. > :08:26.second round. So enter the Chinese dragon, Ding Junhui.
:08:27. > :08:32.And finally, his opponent. A player who underlined his huge talent
:08:33. > :08:36.making the final here as a youngster five years ago. A multiple ranking
:08:37. > :08:40.event winner. He arrives here fresh from victory at the China open
:08:41. > :08:45.earlier this month. After turning round a forefront deficit against
:08:46. > :08:51.Liang Wenbo in the first round, you'll be cool, calm and collected
:08:52. > :09:06.tonight, because he is the ace in the pack. His Judd Trump.
:09:07. > :09:16.You can continue to watch the Allen Wilson match on the red button. We
:09:17. > :09:21.will watch this one in the company of John Virgo and Peter Ebdon.
:09:22. > :09:27.COMMENTATOR: Good evening everybody. This is the middle session of three.
:09:28. > :09:34.Judd Trump 6-2 behind against John Wii. Alongside me in the commentary
:09:35. > :09:38.box, former world champion Peter Ebdon -- against Ding Junhui. Good
:09:39. > :09:43.evening John, good evening everybody. Looking forward to this
:09:44. > :09:50.wonderful match between two of the game's top stars. Yes, the first
:09:51. > :09:55.session, a couple of friends could have gone either way. It seemed both
:09:56. > :10:02.of them went the way of Ding Junhui -- couple of frames. And it is those
:10:03. > :10:14.tight frames that he has been winning serve our in this match.
:10:15. > :10:21.Couldn't risk the pot, wrong potting angle. He wants that red he has
:10:22. > :10:27.played to slow up, it has gone precariously close to the far left
:10:28. > :10:32.corner. But yeah, I agree with what John and Steve said in the studio.
:10:33. > :10:38.You just feel that Judd Trump has got to win this session. Eight
:10:39. > :10:53.frames to play. Nothing but a 5-3 would do for him. Ding not tempted
:10:54. > :11:06.by that red. Judd may be tempted by this one, though.
:11:07. > :11:24.Where's the yellow ball going? Well, OK, its cost him four points. But at
:11:25. > :11:29.least the red has run safe. When you miss the red by this distance, he
:11:30. > :11:35.could easily have left back on. Four points away for knocking the yellow
:11:36. > :11:44.income and the opportunity. Ding Junhui has decided to put Judd back
:11:45. > :11:48.in. That rule has always been there, if a player makes a foul, his
:11:49. > :11:53.opponent has an opportunity to put him back in, next shot. Not a bad
:11:54. > :12:13.safety. Very clever shot from Judd, there.
:12:14. > :12:17.He knew that he was giving himself a chance of putting that red, just
:12:18. > :12:23.caught the black a little bit too thick. That would have been a very
:12:24. > :12:32.well thought out shot to nothing. Obviously the cue ball was paramount
:12:33. > :12:45.with that shot. Ding needs to be a little bit careful, here.
:12:46. > :12:55.Decided against the safety, took a long red on, playing a deep screw
:12:56. > :13:01.back to baulk. Played that well. Yes. Got to get the red you are
:13:02. > :13:05.playing into the jaws of the pocket, which he did, and he's got a very
:13:06. > :13:14.good cue ball. He'll be looking to build on that for frame advantage
:13:15. > :13:20.here this evening -- four. Don't think Judd spotted that. He has put
:13:21. > :13:29.his hand up to apologise. Maybe it was a plant that he spotted. Let's
:13:30. > :13:41.have a look at it again. I don't think you could have spotted that.
:13:42. > :13:52.He's a bit of an enigma to me, Judd Trump. When he's not hitting the
:13:53. > :13:58.ball too hard, such a smooth striker, such a clean Potter. Just
:13:59. > :14:03.feel sometimes he just hits the ball is too hard. Whether that's a little
:14:04. > :14:08.bit of tension in the arm, little bit of pressure. Well, he's gotten
:14:09. > :14:14.tremendous amount of cue power, John. Sometimes when he's not timing
:14:15. > :14:18.the ball as well as he would like to, he can make mistakes with power
:14:19. > :14:25.and that's partly because of his technique. Very strong right I
:14:26. > :14:30.sighted, which means that when he thinks he cues up to the middle of
:14:31. > :14:37.the white, he is on the right-hand side, and he comes right across the
:14:38. > :14:43.ball to the left, hit middle. You can see that when he's cueing off
:14:44. > :14:49.the baulk cushion on a long ball which is just off straight. He
:14:50. > :14:55.starts off nowhere near online, and then comes across. That's one of the
:14:56. > :15:01.reasons why he can miss balls with power sometimes. That was a tough
:15:02. > :15:07.shot, he was very close to that red. Very tough to judge the angles.
:15:08. > :15:11.Basically what it is and why he's gone back to his seat disappointed,
:15:12. > :15:19.it was a chance, and he knows he's got to take those chances this
:15:20. > :15:22.evening. Ding Junhui playing that safety has brought the black
:15:23. > :15:33.interplay, and he's got a wonderful cue ball. Tap on the table from
:15:34. > :15:41.Judd. Very hard to see a path back to baulk, here. The way the reds are
:15:42. > :15:48.spread, you have to say that Judd is in a spot of bother. There is the
:15:49. > :15:51.player's view. He can get through to reds, but nothing really to get him
:15:52. > :16:03.back to baulk, you wouldn't have thought. He's trying it. No. That
:16:04. > :16:10.was asking a lot. And now has to go back, sit down, and hope that shot
:16:11. > :16:15.has not cost in this first frame. -- cost him. Sometimes you've just got
:16:16. > :16:20.to accept that you cannot find a path back to baulk. What a chance
:16:21. > :16:34.for Ding Junhui. I'm really liking what I'm seeing
:16:35. > :16:41.with Ding Junhui in this year's World Championship. He's looking
:16:42. > :16:51.incredibly focused and composed. And he's looking like the player that we
:16:52. > :16:57.all know he really is. And that player has often shown up at the
:16:58. > :17:04.Crucible. Will it be his year this year? Working with Terry Griffiths
:17:05. > :17:09.must have helped him. He's looking very strong out there, John. Yeah,
:17:10. > :17:15.everyone was writing him off. Of course he had to play three
:17:16. > :17:20.qualifying matches to get here. Had a real tussle in his first-round
:17:21. > :17:25.match against Martin Gould. But when you come through those tough
:17:26. > :17:29.first-round matches it can give you a bit of confidence, because you've
:17:30. > :17:39.had to produce under pressure, which he did. He went 8-6 behind. Winning
:17:40. > :17:44.four on the trot to bring it back to 10-8. But he's played a careless
:17:45. > :17:59.positional shot here, just the wrong side of the blue. One of the best
:18:00. > :18:03.scorers in the game. I remember practising at the Academy in
:18:04. > :18:10.Northamptonshire a few years ago when Ding was playing there, played
:18:11. > :18:24.one of the lads, and in the best of 17 he made eight centuries. Yep, he
:18:25. > :18:28.can certainly score OK. He was a bit fortunate with that position or
:18:29. > :18:29.shot. Caught the red unintentionally, but the double-kiss
:18:30. > :18:49.has left him on the blue. Going to have to concentrate on the
:18:50. > :18:58.blue at the moment. If he went a bit too far on the blue, he could play
:18:59. > :18:59.the pink, get the pink on its spot. I'm not certain about the
:19:00. > :20:08.availability of the black. Don't think he'll be playing for the
:20:09. > :20:13.black here come he's got the red to the middle, the red to the corner,
:20:14. > :20:18.but to play for the black, it would have to be a very precise positional
:20:19. > :20:24.shot. He'll probably come back up for the blue. Just got to be wary of
:20:25. > :20:27.the red on the right-hand side. Just the noise coming from the other side
:20:28. > :20:36.of the arena, that's the only reason he stopped. Just wants things to
:20:37. > :20:46.settle down. There's the wonderful view of the two table situation,
:20:47. > :20:50.here. In an effort, I can only assume, to avoid a kiss on the reds
:20:51. > :21:02.committee has the red. Getting up and come posing himself
:21:03. > :21:06.again. Very surprising, this. Now, can Judd Trump take advantage? This
:21:07. > :21:12.red only just passes the one near the pocket. But beautifully played.
:21:13. > :21:19.Too much into it. Needs to slow down. It's OK. Look at the action he
:21:20. > :21:26.gets on this with hardly seemed to hit the ball. That's incredible.
:21:27. > :21:39.Wellcome he's been given a second chance here, as Judd.
:21:40. > :21:45.Could have done with coming down another couple of inches, then he
:21:46. > :21:52.could have put it this red, Cam and the one below it, and got position
:21:53. > :21:58.on the black, I don't think he can do it now. -- cannoned on. One below
:21:59. > :22:12.it. He did play well, left himself a
:22:13. > :22:18.nice angle on the blue. The red just below the pink spot, if he can get
:22:19. > :22:23.on that, just off straight, he could play a positional shot for the
:22:24. > :22:31.black. That was loose. What is he on? Does the red closest to the cue
:22:32. > :22:44.ball go to the left corner? It's very tight. Ooh, very tight. Poor
:22:45. > :22:52.positional shot. I'm not certain about this. In these situations,
:22:53. > :22:58.sometimes you want the ball to go so badly, you can convince yourself it
:22:59. > :23:02.goes when it doesn't. Yeah, could be one of those if you were right
:23:03. > :23:13.behind it, you'd fancy just pinching a bit of the pocket. Not from that
:23:14. > :23:20.angle. He'll have to play safe. Needs a good cue ball because that
:23:21. > :23:25.red is running towards the corner. Has the brown come to his rescue?
:23:26. > :23:40.Just! So, not the best of starts for Judd
:23:41. > :24:03.in this very, very important second session of this match.
:24:04. > :24:16.Judd will have to play safe off the red. He's got a cut on, here. Well,
:24:17. > :24:27.that was a bit careless of Ding Junhui to leave that. I suppose Ding
:24:28. > :24:35.Junhui didn't think that reds was on. Although Judd Trump is 12 points
:24:36. > :24:42.behind comic he's probably the new favourite for this frame, now. --
:24:43. > :24:47.although Judd Trump is 12 points behind, he's probably the new
:24:48. > :24:50.favourite for this frame, now. Because it will be difficult for
:24:51. > :25:06.Ding Junhui to escape this and not leave a pot on.
:25:07. > :25:09.Final session of this match will be played tomorrow afternoon just after
:25:10. > :25:42.1pm. No play tomorrow morning. I don't know whether that line is
:25:43. > :25:48.on, but if he could nestle to that red, not absolutely safe, but it
:25:49. > :25:56.could be reasonably safe. When you asked Luke at behind the green, and
:25:57. > :26:05.you have four reds in portable positions, you don't want to leave
:26:06. > :26:17.anything on. -- when you are snookered behind the green. The shot
:26:18. > :26:28.time, as you can see, one minute, 47 seconds and counting.
:26:29. > :26:51.He could play that shot. Hmm. Pity he caught it so full. Hmm. This is
:26:52. > :27:02.short of pace. He has on the hit that. -- underhit back. Does this
:27:03. > :27:13.red just above the black go to the right corner? If it does and he can
:27:14. > :27:16.screw back off the blue. He would have liked to have been straighter
:27:17. > :27:24.but he's got all the action in the world. Looks as though the red does
:27:25. > :27:31.go. This time he can stand around off top and side cushions to retain
:27:32. > :27:45.position on the black. -- stun round. He has decided to knock the
:27:46. > :27:48.red off. What a shot that was. And with that shot he has completely
:27:49. > :27:58.opened up the frame, now. Wonderful thinking.
:27:59. > :28:13.But once again not the best positional shot. These reds are only
:28:14. > :28:17.available to the left corner. Judd's got so much cue power, if he is only
:28:18. > :28:24.just Reiki can force an angle. Just lost the cue ball slightly. But
:28:25. > :28:26.manufactured an angle, created an angle that wasn't really there just
:28:27. > :28:37.through sheer cue power. This is a test of cueing. Right in
:28:38. > :28:43.the heart of the pocket. Won't get a much better chance than this to win
:28:44. > :28:48.a frame. But that was a tremendous red he played when he cannoned the
:28:49. > :28:53.red off the side cushions and retained position on the black. That
:28:54. > :29:03.was his snooker brain kicking into gear. This blue will put him 20
:29:04. > :29:09.points in front. Yellow and green will get to the snooker is required
:29:10. > :29:13.stage. It will be a frame he will be very relieved to have won. Played a
:29:14. > :29:19.poor safety early on which could have cost him it. Ding didn't make
:29:20. > :29:25.the most of it, Mr easy red. He's not had the cue ball completely
:29:26. > :29:34.under control, here. But just roll in this green, he will win this
:29:35. > :29:47.first frame, barring snookers. 25 point lead, 22 remaining.
:29:48. > :30:44.Ooh, wonderful pot. That just keeps Ding in his seat.
:30:45. > :30:54.In general we had a couple of chances but he did not take them and
:30:55. > :30:58.Judd Trump takes the first frame. You would expect Mark Allen to fight
:30:59. > :31:04.back, interesting to see how Judd Wilson deals with a fightback. You
:31:05. > :31:10.don't normally get many situations where you are 7-1 up in a match, so
:31:11. > :31:16.new territory in a best of 25 for Kyren Wilson. Mark Allen rolling the
:31:17. > :31:22.black in here. The end of a fantastic break. Just the start he
:31:23. > :31:26.needed. 7-2 it is now. As the opening frame here, a little bit
:31:27. > :31:33.scrappy. Yes, you would expect Judd Trump would want to fight and is a
:31:34. > :31:38.great champion, you would expect it. Ding Junhui is always able to
:31:39. > :31:42.contain things. Snooker at this level, you can't really guarantee
:31:43. > :31:46.how things will go on. It could be the case that the ball big Tates how
:31:47. > :31:51.it pans out and a bit of luck can get you back in it. If you are 6-2
:31:52. > :31:55.up after a session, you have given yourself a springboard to put
:31:56. > :32:01.yourself further ahead but the comeback is always on. You think
:32:02. > :32:06.Judd is playing well? He can play his way back into form. It only
:32:07. > :32:15.needs a couple of super shots and naughty snooker for him to turn the
:32:16. > :32:22.match around. COMMENTATOR: A decent break by Judd. With that red in the
:32:23. > :32:35.middle of the table, in German we has to cash this -- catch this just
:32:36. > :32:36.right. A little bit thick. And flicking the blue, he has left a
:32:37. > :33:00.chance for this red. The black won't go on its spot but
:33:01. > :33:19.Judd will be looking to get on it sooner rather than later.
:33:20. > :33:37.black, is that if you play it with pace, it makes the pot so much more
:33:38. > :33:43.difficult. And he will have to play it with pace. He has done, doesn't
:33:44. > :33:47.want to be straight. He has the perfect angle but the only red he
:33:48. > :33:55.can play for is one in the same pocket so he needs to be accurate
:33:56. > :34:02.with this. He underhit it. Had to give the pot due care and attention.
:34:03. > :34:09.If he gets this, it will work in his favour. This is a big shot. Wow,
:34:10. > :34:18.what a shot that is, where is the cue ball going? It is funny how Judd
:34:19. > :34:22.plays those. I can't think of anyone else who would have played the
:34:23. > :34:26.run-through, they would definitely play the stun off the end red, but
:34:27. > :34:40.the cue ball could have gone in the middle. I think the blue pots. Just
:34:41. > :34:44.has to find good position on the red and that would give him a good
:34:45. > :34:56.frame-winning chance here. He played that pretty well. I don't think the
:34:57. > :35:18.black is an option at the moment. Oh, he played it with a tonne of
:35:19. > :35:27.side and he is intimating that the side affected the line of the object
:35:28. > :35:30.ball. Yes, sometimes, we say people can turn the ball over with a touch
:35:31. > :35:42.of side, he has probably done that there. A bad miss, that was a big
:35:43. > :35:49.chance. Maybe, just maybe, he has not left anything. I am just
:35:50. > :35:55.wondering if Dean has the opportunity to play a plant here and
:35:56. > :36:03.leave the cue ball Baha'i and the blue. Taking the red closest to the
:36:04. > :36:11.blue and flicking off the top of the two reds on the left-hand side of
:36:12. > :36:15.the table. Maybe he could play this, he can certainly play it with a
:36:16. > :36:20.degree of safety because if he gets a good cue ball, he can leave it
:36:21. > :36:31.behind the blue and if he gets a red he will be on either the yellow or
:36:32. > :36:38.the pink. Not easy to judge though. Well, he did play your shot Peter
:36:39. > :36:42.but he is obviously not a billiard player because you cannot play it at
:36:43. > :36:47.that pace. At that pace it will throw off-line but he has had a
:36:48. > :36:53.result. I think he has snookered Judd on all of the reds. If you play
:36:54. > :36:58.it like that, you have to hit it gently, otherwise the red goes wide.
:36:59. > :37:04.He just didn't think that through, if he played a soft shot there as I
:37:05. > :37:07.suggested, he could have left the cue ball behind the blue and he
:37:08. > :37:13.would not be leaving anything. Because the red would be hitting the
:37:14. > :37:18.far knuckle, not the near knuckle. Very strange, it is amazing what
:37:19. > :37:23.pressure can do sometimes. He was playing for a shot for nothing, but
:37:24. > :37:27.I will tell you one thing, he would be disappointed with the outcome.
:37:28. > :37:33.Absolutely, he has been fortunate there. He did not play that very
:37:34. > :37:45.well at all. Judd is in a lot of trouble here. I think you just have
:37:46. > :37:48.to trust this, there is a line of three reds in the middle of the
:37:49. > :37:57.table and I think you have to try and nestle into the middle one. That
:37:58. > :38:03.is the one I am thinking. Just judge the pace. It is a good pace, does it
:38:04. > :38:20.stick to the red? It does, superbly played.
:38:21. > :38:31.With the touching ball, Dean has a good chance of putting Judd back in
:38:32. > :38:41.trouble now. He wants the cue ball tight on the box question -- on the
:38:42. > :38:55.bottom cushion. Hopefully covering the red with the green. It is a good
:38:56. > :38:58.shot. Chose to take the chance of getting the cue ball behind the
:38:59. > :39:09.green rather than playing for the caution. That is limiting the
:39:10. > :39:18.options for Judd. You can either play it tight on the cushion or get
:39:19. > :39:23.in tight behind the ball. His option is to drop onto those reds in the
:39:24. > :39:35.middle of the table, that is now not an option. It was a brave shot to
:39:36. > :39:38.play because if the cue ball had ended two inches to the right of
:39:39. > :39:43.where it is now, Judd Trump would have had a long read into the
:39:44. > :39:54.left-hand black pocket. There was an element of risk in the shot that in
:39:55. > :40:05.played and he played it very well. -- that Dean played.
:40:06. > :40:13.Those two reds, if he could find a path to get to the joint of those,
:40:14. > :40:22.OK but I don't see how he can do it, coming off the top cushion, couldn't
:40:23. > :40:27.have played it any better. He may leave a pot on but it was another
:40:28. > :40:37.superb escape from Judd Trump. Showing he is not all about potting
:40:38. > :40:50.and break-building. He has left a chance for Ding Junhui. That really
:40:51. > :40:59.was brilliant. A high degree of difficulty involved in that shot and
:41:00. > :41:05.he played it to perfection. And that is a very good reply from doing as
:41:06. > :41:12.well, slightly heavy with case but a good reply. --
:41:13. > :41:19.Judd Trump will just be happy to be able to see a red after his previous
:41:20. > :41:26.two visits, there is a red that he can get through to the left corner.
:41:27. > :41:31.Are we going to see a Judd Trump special here? Looks like he is
:41:32. > :41:36.refusing the long straight red. Looks like he will stun this read
:41:37. > :41:39.into the yellow. Into another red but that is always dangerous because
:41:40. > :41:45.you don't know where the reds will go. And it went close to the left
:41:46. > :42:23.middle but the brown is covering it. This pot is on but is it worth the
:42:24. > :42:28.risk? The way the reds are spread, if you left your opponent in amongst
:42:29. > :42:39.them, it could be big trouble, but he is going for this. Could have
:42:40. > :42:48.been worse. Could have been a lot worse. I would not be surprised if
:42:49. > :42:56.Ding Junhui refuses this read into the left-hand lack pocket because it
:42:57. > :43:09.is tricky. Slightly awkward cueing as well. You would miss these as
:43:10. > :43:25.often as you get it. He doesn't like it. He is taking it on, this is
:43:26. > :43:29.really tough. What a shot that is. He just drifted past that read, if
:43:30. > :43:40.he had flicked that read, he would be in-off. But it was a good pot, if
:43:41. > :43:45.he just catches that read, he is in. He certainly didn't hold back, I
:43:46. > :43:50.thought he was going to play a soft stun shot. That is a strange shot.
:43:51. > :43:54.He has played one of those shots that we have seen him play many
:43:55. > :44:00.times and you have played it. He couldn't get through to the yellow
:44:01. > :44:08.so he basically hit the side of the White for it to nudge onto the pink,
:44:09. > :44:16.very clever shot that was. This is what he played, almost played to
:44:17. > :44:24.miscue. And the referee was happy with the way he played it. And Judd
:44:25. > :44:34.again, not for the first time in this frame is in big trouble.
:44:35. > :44:46.Am I wrong or have I seen you play that shot? Element great yes I have
:44:47. > :44:51.but I don't normally buy it that well. I don't know many who could
:44:52. > :45:01.play it as well as that. Aiming for the reds to the right of the black.
:45:02. > :45:05.That was the intention. Just needs a little more left-hand side, I am
:45:06. > :45:15.sure Ding Junhui will have it replaced.
:45:16. > :45:25.It wasn't a bad line that Judd had there. He has to get in behind these
:45:26. > :45:30.reds because if he doesn't, he will leave them to the left middle. A bit
:45:31. > :45:34.more side but he has to avoid the red in the middle of the table. This
:45:35. > :45:38.looks better, this looks a lot better. This is absolutely brilliant
:45:39. > :47:31.and another great escape. Well, he didn't hit it. Miss is
:47:32. > :47:39.called. Got to be careful. He moved the red with his finger, I didn't
:47:40. > :47:46.notice that. There will be no re-rack here. It is just the case,
:47:47. > :47:56.if anyone left these touching one of these two reds, then the other would
:47:57. > :48:05.escape to the baulk end. But if it was touching, the referee would have
:48:06. > :48:22.called it. This is why billiards never caught on you know. 900.
:48:23. > :48:27.Neither player wants to be playing this but the way the reds are
:48:28. > :48:29.spread, just a mistake, years ago you would never have thought of a
:48:30. > :48:46.re-rack. What do you want to do, do you want
:48:47. > :48:58.to carry on? The referee is asking if they want to carry on. Judd says
:48:59. > :49:02.yes, he once the carry on. I don't understand the value of that shot.
:49:03. > :49:14.He will be snookered the next time he comes to the table.
:49:15. > :49:21.But there is now a path back to the baulk end for Ding Junhui. I felt if
:49:22. > :49:25.he felt he could hold the cue ball, he would play the snooker in behind
:49:26. > :49:27.the black but he will have to go thin to the baulk end and then
:49:28. > :50:04.normal service will be resumed. A potential tempter here for Judd
:50:05. > :50:17.Trump. There is a gap here, he can take this on as a shock to nothing.
:50:18. > :50:26.A bit thin. Nearly a nice kiss off the green. Now, this read in the
:50:27. > :50:29.middle of the table is obviously available to the left corner but it
:50:30. > :50:33.is dangerous because the natural angle of the cue ball could be
:50:34. > :50:38.running into the red, blue or yellow. So if he misses it, it is
:50:39. > :50:42.not exactly a shock to nothing. He is looking to see if he can play the
:50:43. > :50:47.screw but the red over the left middle, it would be a brave man to
:50:48. > :50:51.take this on. He could play that shot but he would have to play it
:50:52. > :50:56.with a lot of top spin to arc the cue ball around the red below it,
:50:57. > :51:00.decided against it anyway, this could go in if it hits the black, he
:51:01. > :51:09.caught it thin but he has played a nice safety shot there. Again, there
:51:10. > :51:11.is a potential for Judd to take this read on if he can get enough
:51:12. > :51:36.top-spin. Playing safe. Neither of these two players are
:51:37. > :51:42.renowned for their safety play but it is all part and parcel of the
:51:43. > :51:52.game, it is just the balls now dictating how this frame is going to
:51:53. > :51:59.be played. Another chance of a pot here for Judd. The problem with it
:52:00. > :52:05.is that the one closest to the pocket would almost certainly hit
:52:06. > :52:12.the black, the one to the right of it, can he get a path back to baulk
:52:13. > :52:19.if he misses it? It doesn't matter because he potted it. He needed it
:52:20. > :52:35.to go in, he is not perfect on a colour mind. Good clean pot. Just
:52:36. > :52:39.over the three hour mark. He is thinking about it, the yellow is
:52:40. > :52:45.just as tough as the black so he has decided on the black. He has to pot
:52:46. > :52:59.it to be on the read. It was a very tough black, very tough. He was not
:53:00. > :53:04.that confident to just drop the black in. He played the stun but if
:53:05. > :53:09.you decelerate on that shot, you will always hit it too thin and this
:53:10. > :53:13.is now a golden opportunity for Ding Junhui. When the frame at this visit
:53:14. > :53:17.is a tall order but you would certainly expect him to be a few
:53:18. > :54:19.points in front when he finishes. That is not his best positional
:54:20. > :54:25.shot. OK he is on this read but it is running loose little bit.
:54:26. > :54:36.Straight on the red and you would have more control on the cue ball.
:54:37. > :54:41.Judged the line of the cue ball nicely though. It would be a tall
:54:42. > :54:44.order to win the frame at this visit as I said. But now just one point
:54:45. > :55:18.behind. I have noticed a big improvement in
:55:19. > :55:24.form in Ding Junhui's game in the last couple of months, six or seven
:55:25. > :55:27.months ago, he was using a new cue and his positional play was just not
:55:28. > :55:33.there and we know how good a break-builder he is. He had some
:55:34. > :55:39.work done on his previous cue, Paul Roberts, who built it for him years
:55:40. > :55:46.ago and I think he is a lot happier playing with his auld cue again.
:55:47. > :55:51.He's cue ball control is much improved again, he just wasn't happy
:55:52. > :55:57.with the other cue that he tried. He is looking more like the player we
:55:58. > :56:08.all know that he has now gone back to his old cue. And the cue, it is
:56:09. > :56:13.just part of your right arm really, it is not like golf where you have
:56:14. > :56:17.different clubs for different shots, you have to play every shot with the
:56:18. > :56:22.one piece of equipment. Does he try to bring these two reds into play?
:56:23. > :56:32.He did but he got the double-kiss but he is still on a red to the left
:56:33. > :56:41.corner. Will he risk the cannon into the red from this shot? 18 points is
:56:42. > :56:49.the lead now. Brought them into play, is he going to be on a colour?
:56:50. > :56:53.Not good. And that is why the thought was never to try and remove
:56:54. > :56:57.red when you put the red because you are never certain opposition on a
:56:58. > :57:10.colour. Steady Eddie Charlton said that. But to be fair to Eddie, he
:57:11. > :57:16.didn't see Judd Trump smashing through the pack, did he? No, he
:57:17. > :57:25.wouldn't have played that kind of shot. So, this think can be cut to
:57:26. > :57:38.the right middle but it could be missed. And he has missed it. And in
:57:39. > :57:40.a way, you would say he is fortunate not to leave an easy opportunity for
:57:41. > :58:22.Judd. Yes, that was very tough. Unfortunately we have come to the
:58:23. > :58:26.end of live transmission but you can continue to watch this match on the
:58:27. > :58:31.red button. As for the other table, it currently stands at 7-4, Mark
:58:32. > :58:35.Allen winning the last four frames, if you want to watch that, you can
:58:36. > :58:38.watch it online. We will be back later with highlights at 11:45pm,
:58:39. > :58:46.goodbye for now.