:01:07. > :01:12.It's a very big night for those four players. Welcome to the Crucible
:01:13. > :01:16.Theatre in Sheffield. The quarterfinals are drawing to a
:01:17. > :01:21.conclusion, we are edging towards the semifinals. Two men are already
:01:22. > :01:32.through - Mark Selby and Ding Junhui. Bring won in two sessions.
:01:33. > :01:45.He last reached the last four in 2011. -- Ding. This time I think it
:01:46. > :01:56.is different, I have more confidence and I play well. I could be off. As
:01:57. > :02:02.for the World War I, he beat Kyren Wilson to reach the semifinals.
:02:03. > :02:11.Selby was the 2014 Crucible champion. -- for the world number
:02:12. > :02:16.one. It was a tough game against Kyren. He is a great up and coming
:02:17. > :02:22.player who has had a great season. He has broken into the top 16. It
:02:23. > :02:30.was a relief to get over the line. It is a quiet night in for two mac
:02:31. > :02:36.-- Ding. Let's remind you how these quarterfinal matches are looking
:02:37. > :02:48.after the second session. Having suffered a major hangover against
:02:49. > :02:51.Marco Fu, he registered a second frame, going on to reduce the
:02:52. > :02:58.deficit to 9-4. Having compose himself, a total clearance of 136 by
:02:59. > :03:11.Fu took the 18-year-old to within three frames of victory. Hoping to
:03:12. > :03:17.make another appearance, Hawkins is eventually lost 10-6. Mark McManus
:03:18. > :03:21.is a firm favourite to go through to his eighth semifinal. With luck
:03:22. > :03:28.running against him, it was his fellow Scot who claimed the first
:03:29. > :03:34.three frames and the lead. The 4- time world champion rallied to earn
:03:35. > :03:41.a 9-7 advantage ahead of their final session. I am with John Parrott and
:03:42. > :03:44.Willie Thorne, who will be commentating.
:03:45. > :03:47.The match between John Higgins and Alan McManus, you would expect John
:03:48. > :03:51.Higgins to have his nose in front because he is the favourite, but you
:03:52. > :03:59.are full of admiration for Alan McManus. To be competing as well as
:04:00. > :04:03.he has, they have played loads of sections together and they know each
:04:04. > :04:07.other's game inside out. You would expect from Alan McManus's
:04:08. > :04:13.perspective, that he gets off to a good start. He is 9-7 behind. It is
:04:14. > :04:18.the nitty-gritty now. The first couple of frames are important.
:04:19. > :04:23.Barry Hawkins against Marco Fu, it has been topsy-turvy. He was
:04:24. > :04:30.probably packing eggs bags, ready to go home. As we know with Barry, he
:04:31. > :04:33.never gives up, and he made it 10-6. If he makes it through the first
:04:34. > :04:42.couple of friends, we could have a match. It seemed towards Marco Fu
:04:43. > :04:46.struggling at one point. Lots of people have said that is a massive
:04:47. > :04:50.match will stop he was trying to get back in and was embarrassed by how
:04:51. > :04:53.he was playing. All credit, he has played well in the last few frames
:04:54. > :04:59.and has a chance. Pressure on Marco Fu? Yes, especially if he loses the
:05:00. > :05:03.last frame. Over to the commentary team. Thanks
:05:04. > :05:06.very much to Steve Davis, who has just about recovered from the
:05:07. > :05:12.impromptu marriage proposal he received earlier! It has been quite
:05:13. > :05:20.a day of snooker here at the Crucible. Now we turn our attention
:05:21. > :05:22.to the serious business. It is showtime here again in this
:05:23. > :05:44.marvellous arena for live sport. Please welcome a player flourishing
:05:45. > :05:49.into his 40s, bidding to become the oldest Crucible semifinalist for 31
:05:50. > :05:53.years. It has been a brilliant run so far for the former Masters
:05:54. > :06:00.finalist. Can he keep it going? He is Alan McManus!
:06:01. > :06:15.MUSIC: Waterfront by Simple Minds
:06:16. > :06:22.And his opponent, one of the finest sportsmen his country has ever
:06:23. > :06:26.produced. He is four frames away from an 11th Crucible semifinal.
:06:27. > :06:32.With three ranking titles last year alone, he is right back to his very
:06:33. > :06:36.best. Four times a champion of the world, John Higgins!
:06:37. > :06:49.MUSIC: Iron Sky by Paulo Nutini
:06:50. > :07:00.On table two a player bidding for his first Crucible semifinal in a
:07:01. > :07:05.deck of -- in a decade. He made his debut in 1999. He is a two-time
:07:06. > :07:07.ranking event winner and one of the sport's ultimate global ambassadors,
:07:08. > :07:13.from Hong Kong, here comes Marco Fu. MUSIC: Superheroes
:07:14. > :07:32.by The Script And his opponents, from 9-1 down, he
:07:33. > :07:35.has given himself a chance of what would be the greatest comeback in
:07:36. > :07:40.Crucible quarterfinal history. He will believe this is possible. Here
:07:41. > :07:45.comes the Hawk, Barry Hawkins! MUSIC: My Love
:07:46. > :08:03.by Kele le Roc The Barry Hawkins fan club is in the
:08:04. > :08:08.house. As you can hear, he has brought a lot of fans to the
:08:09. > :08:13.Crucible this evening. If you want the all - Scottish clash, that is
:08:14. > :08:20.available on the red button and the BBC sport application. Willie Thorne
:08:21. > :08:28.and Terry Griffiths are your commentary team this evening.
:08:29. > :08:33.The crowd getting a little excited, and I don't blame them. The standard
:08:34. > :08:43.of snooker this afternoon was right out of the top drawer. Barry Hawkins
:08:44. > :08:52.has dug so deep, with breaks of 95 and 75 in the last two frames. As I
:08:53. > :08:59.mentioned earlier, if he can get off to a good start and maybe win this
:09:00. > :09:00.session 3-1, there could be some tension here at the Crucible once
:09:01. > :09:19.again. With me in the commentary box, a
:09:20. > :09:26.gentleman who works very closely with Barry Hawkins - Terry
:09:27. > :09:34.Griffiths. It will be very tense. Just great. Yes, it's a very
:09:35. > :09:44.exciting evening here at the Crucible. Two matches to finish.
:09:45. > :09:50.Marco Fu and Barry Hawkins, I think they have both been through the
:09:51. > :10:02.ringer already. In this match. This is a big session. Marco Fu got I
:10:03. > :10:09.think to the semifinal last time in 2006. I was working with him then.
:10:10. > :10:17.I'm sure he lost to Peter Ebdon in a close one. Both players have been to
:10:18. > :10:21.that stage, so they won't be frightened of winning the quarters,
:10:22. > :10:26.obviously. They are both looking forward, I'm sure, to the
:10:27. > :10:29.possibility of getting to the 1- table stage. It's special to all
:10:30. > :11:20.players, whether they have been there or not.
:11:21. > :11:27.He thought that was worth a try. Tough ones to start, which if they
:11:28. > :11:54.had gone in, it was a chance to get up and running quickly.
:11:55. > :12:09.Well, well! He would like that one back again. He was trying to get
:12:10. > :12:19.behind the black, surely. There have been a couple of long pots played,
:12:20. > :12:25.but this the first real chance. I expected him to get that one.
:12:26. > :12:38.That was never there. Both players, I should think, feeling the tension.
:12:39. > :12:50.Some tremendous snooker in this match. Marco Fu played a very good
:12:51. > :12:53.session, first session will stop and the fightback from Barry Hawkins,
:12:54. > :13:00.everybody likes that, don't they? If they are unbiased, anyway. Always
:13:01. > :13:05.nice to see. So difficult when you are a long way behind. 9-1 is
:13:06. > :13:24.definitely a long way. Both of these last quarterfinals
:13:25. > :13:34.come to a conclusion, and I hope that they are hoping that both
:13:35. > :13:35.Machin 's -- both matches go to 13-2 to take a little bit out of their
:13:36. > :13:58.future opponent. His highest break six frames at one
:13:59. > :14:10.point, Terry, was 13. Amazing, the difference at day makes. It was a
:14:11. > :14:19.solid 13, though. -- the difference a day makes us. I think it is
:14:20. > :14:26.touching both balls. Do they won't to rack them up again? They do.
:14:27. > :14:31.There we are, the first frame will start again.
:14:32. > :14:40.Let's talk a little bit about the last session. When it was 9-1, I
:14:41. > :14:45.thought it was all over, but both players having a little chuckle
:14:46. > :14:48.there. Barry with thing, I will win a few frames, so it would be
:14:49. > :14:59.embarrassing. The closer he got, the more that Marco Fu started to miss.
:15:00. > :15:10.I think Barry had got in before that and he had the kick in the pack of
:15:11. > :15:21.reds, then Marco handed a chance. -- was handed a chance.
:15:22. > :15:27.The first frame of the evening session, take two. A good length of
:15:28. > :15:48.cue ball. This could be a real chance. Until
:15:49. > :16:19.the white ended up there. Normally, the players would play the
:16:20. > :16:26.brown into the pack, but the one about the black, that is the one he
:16:27. > :16:31.will try to get onto. He shouldn't be anywhere near the blue. Two
:16:32. > :16:36.cushions. He may play the screw to the left-hand corner. He played one
:16:37. > :16:58.cushion, but he is still on this rent. -- red.
:16:59. > :17:04.He played that well. He would be a bit disappointed when he came down
:17:05. > :17:16.and saw he wasn't straight on that red.
:17:17. > :17:28.Nothing, sweet nothing, I think, there. Lovely split. He's having a
:17:29. > :17:32.little look now at this 3- ball plant. It is hitting the left-hand
:17:33. > :17:42.jaw. He is looking at the 2-ball plan to the right of the pink. --
:17:43. > :18:02.plant. Hit the pack, hit them hard and well.
:18:03. > :18:08.He is having another look at this plant. It's dangerous, such an easy
:18:09. > :18:23.safety shot. If he feels it goes in, he could win
:18:24. > :18:36.the frame. Play gently to give the pocket a chance on the pink. Both of
:18:37. > :18:39.these players are finding there is only one way to play when you're
:18:40. > :18:43.under pressure. You cannot be waiting for the other man to make a
:18:44. > :18:55.mistake, you have to go out there and do-it-yourself.
:18:56. > :19:02.He won't be pleased with that. He is still on this red. He has given
:19:03. > :19:14.himself plenty to do with the cue ball. It isn't anywhere near kissing
:19:15. > :19:42.the red. He did remarkably well to get back out for the black again.
:19:43. > :19:56.Barry Hawkins is very strong around the pink spot when he is in this
:19:57. > :20:00.sort of position. Stephen Hendry mentioned that he thought when he
:20:01. > :20:09.was playing he was more comfortable with the middle pockets.
:20:10. > :20:32.A choice of three reds he can play here. One that fails the definite
:20:33. > :20:43.position. He could screw back couple of inches on the pink. -- a couple.
:20:44. > :20:48.He could screw across the face of the black, the black in the same
:20:49. > :20:50.pocket. I don't think he had spotted this one at first, but it is
:20:51. > :21:19.certainly the easiest shot. He didn't get a great contact, but
:21:20. > :21:42.he was striking down on that. He got a red in the middle.
:21:43. > :21:50.After going into the pack, and into the pink, looking as if he wasn't on
:21:51. > :22:01.anything, he made a plant. It's a great chance now. I admire him,
:22:02. > :22:03.Terry, don't you? From 9-1 behind and find the strength, dig deep and
:22:04. > :22:15.claw his way back into this game. He has to be careful of playing the
:22:16. > :22:37.cannon into the two reds. This must be the fourth time in this
:22:38. > :22:43.little break of 50 that he has been cueing over the top of a ball.
:22:44. > :22:51.Eventually, it catches you out. As he flipped it?
:22:52. > :23:07.CROWD GROANS -- fluked eight. He turned round and
:23:08. > :23:11.looked at what he had left on. He knows that if Marco makes this red,
:23:12. > :23:23.there is a good chance he could go on and win this brain. Well played.
:23:24. > :24:24.It all adds to the tension. -- win this frame.
:24:25. > :24:30.Both players obviously have a lot of tension in their arms. He tried to
:24:31. > :24:57.come onto the pink there and missed it.
:24:58. > :25:07.Even though Barry is one in front in this frame, 27 point, he knows that
:25:08. > :26:04.the next format reds and colours are important. -- the next four reds.
:26:05. > :26:16.He will be delighted with that positional shot. He will probably
:26:17. > :26:17.take the one in the middle first. It is the best option, compared to the
:26:18. > :26:27.other two. Three reds and three blacks. Yellow
:26:28. > :26:50.to green is a massive problem. Apart from one shot, where he played
:26:51. > :26:57.a pink on the right pocket, after that red he has been absolutely
:26:58. > :27:04.perfect with his positional play. That takes a large chunk of the
:27:05. > :27:07.pressure alt by doing that. It will be a big blow for Barry if
:27:08. > :27:26.he loses this frame. Why do you think Mark was having a
:27:27. > :27:37.knock-about? He looks so calm and relaxed. He needs to be quite
:27:38. > :27:45.straight on this blue. He may have to move the yellow, with the angle
:27:46. > :27:47.he has left on the blue. He tries to drop on it. It needs to finish
:27:48. > :28:16.almost on the cushion. CROWD GROANS
:28:17. > :28:23.It was not easy, by any stretch of the imagination. The pace he had to
:28:24. > :28:32.head the yellow to get onto the green, and he was sitting slightly
:28:33. > :28:39.down because of his bridge and. Barry Hawkins, not a certainty to
:28:40. > :28:49.pop this and get on the green. -- pot. That is as good as it gets,
:28:50. > :28:54.really. He could have rolled the yellow, but that would not have put
:28:55. > :29:03.him on the green. Two cushions now. It looks like he is playing one.
:29:04. > :29:15.Well done. What a topsy-turvy frame this has been.
:29:16. > :29:25.It looks like the comeback is on again, albeit on the wrong side of
:29:26. > :29:32.the blue to get onto the pink. He needs the pink.
:29:33. > :29:50.He needs the fight to slow up. -- the white.
:29:51. > :30:02.Illers will be marked. Pink. Pink. APPLAUSE CROWD GROANS
:30:03. > :30:39.Take a look at this shot. He is left with a really easy one, but the
:30:40. > :30:44.first thing to see is the bridge length from where the bridges to the
:30:45. > :30:49.cue ball. It's not massively long, so he has to play a power shot.
:30:50. > :30:54.Barry, on this type of shot, very good and accurate. When he plays a
:30:55. > :30:58.shot, he generates a lot of power with the cue. That screw back,
:30:59. > :31:03.although not necessarily into the bottom half of the gave him a better
:31:04. > :31:05.chance to pop the green. A fantastic performance. If the pink doesn't go
:31:06. > :31:17.in the pocket, nightmare. What do you think is happening to
:31:18. > :31:22.Marco Fu's state of mind? It started to unravel. He missed the blue at
:31:23. > :31:27.the end of that session. He must've been panicking when that happened.
:31:28. > :31:31.Now he has come out. He looks like he has a decent chance. Another
:31:32. > :31:36.frame goes begging, and then all of a sudden, you can see the person
:31:37. > :31:38.catching up. When you are in these long matches, it is like the
:31:39. > :31:43.loneliness of the long-distance runner. You are right there mac,
:31:44. > :31:47.effectively playing against yourself, the other guy not doing
:31:48. > :31:57.much, and then suddenly he starts to reel you in. The panic can set in.
:31:58. > :32:04.The fact that the other player hasn't been to the Crucible, does
:32:05. > :32:08.that play on the mind? It can do but Barry Hawkins has been outplayed and
:32:09. > :32:13.embarrassed for a long period of time. Now he's over that. His comp
:32:14. > :32:18.it pif instincts have start. Now you'll see the back end of this, a
:32:19. > :32:22.player as strong as O'Sullivan. Has Fu got enough in the bag and enough
:32:23. > :32:24.frames to get over the line? Two interesting points when it comes to
:32:25. > :32:29.Barry Hawkins's confidence, not only will he take a lot from winning that
:32:30. > :32:32.first frame of this, the third and final session, but also there are so
:32:33. > :32:35.many Barry Hawkins fans in the Crucible this evening. I think
:32:36. > :32:43.relief was the word for Barry Hawkins after winning that frame.
:32:44. > :32:59.Mind you, I'd rather be 10-7 in front.
:33:00. > :33:04.What a great shot, tremendous shot, perfect. He needed that. He knew
:33:05. > :33:11.there was a good chance he may leave a red on if he missed this. Got the
:33:12. > :33:20.little flick on the red, so he's on the black. Had to slightly push
:33:21. > :33:25.through the red that's above it to remove the red in the corner. That's
:33:26. > :33:27.what he's done. These are nice. You can see 40 points at least coming
:33:28. > :33:45.from this position. Eight. He couldn't possibly win this match,
:33:46. > :33:50.could he, from 9-1 behind? Nine. He couldn't possibly win it when he's
:33:51. > :33:57.9-1 behind! You never know what's going to happen here. I mean, I
:33:58. > :34:00.remember Nigel Barn beating Cliff Farburn in one of the hardest
:34:01. > :34:12.matches ever, 9-2 in front. Amazing. I guess this would be up there with
:34:13. > :34:22.one of the most amazing Crucible comebacks.
:34:23. > :34:28.Fancying the job now, Terry - his facial expressions have changed, his
:34:29. > :34:33.demeanour around the table has changed, a little bit of bounce in
:34:34. > :34:37.his step. We all know what happens with our emotions when we're out
:34:38. > :34:43.there, and Barry, obviously, when he was 9-1 down was desperate. Really,
:34:44. > :34:50.as you said, he pressed a little bit. All of a sudden, change it
:34:51. > :34:59.around. Now he looks a lot more confident.
:35:00. > :35:14.Doubts and fears tend to go away, and then, of course, adrenaline
:35:15. > :35:18.kicks in. These players, both of them can do anything when they're
:35:19. > :35:23.playing well. They're really, really top players. They have been around
:35:24. > :35:27.awhile. They have been in these type of situation many times. I think
:35:28. > :35:49.we're in for a great night. Go into the black - it just has.
:35:50. > :36:35.APPLAUSE. 41. This is looking like a
:36:36. > :36:42.frame-winning chance now for Barry Hawkins. This will be four on the
:36:43. > :36:48.trot, should he win it. After this frame, the pressure will be on Marco
:36:49. > :36:51.because he knows he needs to leave at least one before the interval to
:36:52. > :37:18.keep his head in front. 47. At one stage in this match,
:37:19. > :37:25.obviously, there was - Barry Hawkins had nothing to lose at all. Of
:37:26. > :37:35.course, the man in front does have a lot to worry about and it doesn't
:37:36. > :37:39.always turn out like that. As the player behind gets closer to you,
:37:40. > :37:45.you start thinking I've got to win the next one, and that's the worst
:37:46. > :37:48.thing. Marco has enough experience, for sure, a wonderful temperament.
:37:49. > :37:53.Both these players score very well when they get in, so they could have
:37:54. > :37:59.a run of two or three frames at any time, if not more.
:38:00. > :38:09.He's going to need to get those five reds open before he can win the
:38:10. > :38:17.frame at this visit. A little bit of a bounce off the cushion there. 61.
:38:18. > :38:23.Too risky now to play off the edge of the pack to get on to the black,
:38:24. > :38:28.so he needs a good angle on this next colour. He needs to get an
:38:29. > :38:38.angle on this black to go into the bunch. 62.
:38:39. > :38:47.Usually you don't suggest it, the red above a black but this time
:38:48. > :38:51.he'll be pushing the red towards the pockets if it catches the four ball.
:38:52. > :38:56.Barry is just coming around - do I need to - or should I play for the
:38:57. > :39:05.loose ball? That's fine if you got on with it. 70 - should have gone to
:39:06. > :39:10.that red, only 67 on. He's played the loose red, and this is a
:39:11. > :39:17.beautiful positional shot, excellent, well played. 69.
:39:18. > :39:23.You think you remain in this break if you lost the first frame tonight?
:39:24. > :39:51.I don't think so. It's huge in sport.
:39:52. > :40:02.Sighs from the audience. They'd like to see a break, but nothing on here.
:40:03. > :40:08.Barry Hawkins goes 75 in front. 75. A little bit closer to Marco Fu at
:40:09. > :40:21.10-8. Obviously, Marco going to carry on
:40:22. > :40:29.with his 67 points on the table, needs two four-point penalty
:40:30. > :40:35.snookers to tie, but if Barry knocks this in, Marco will stay in his
:40:36. > :40:56.chair. APPLAUSE.
:40:57. > :41:34.7 and a frame. In front, Barry Hawkins off the early 75. He's now
:41:35. > :41:37.just two behind at 10-8. We could have two macing stories here this
:41:38. > :41:42.evening because let's drop into the other table and show you what's
:41:43. > :41:46.happening in the all Scotland match between John Higgins and Alan
:41:47. > :41:51.McManus. He's wons the first frame of the evening session, as you'll
:41:52. > :41:56.see very shortly, to make it 9-8. This is an incredible story because
:41:57. > :42:03.Alan McManus reached the quarter-finals in 2014 losing 13-5
:42:04. > :42:07.to Mark Selby and hasn't reached a semifinal since 1993 when he lost to
:42:08. > :42:11.Stephen Hendry by 16 frames to eight, so we could be looking at two
:42:12. > :42:16.amazing stories. If Alan McManus beats John Higgins and if Barry
:42:17. > :42:20.Hawkins completes this remarkable comeback which he's on track to do.
:42:21. > :42:23.Yes he's got off a flying start which is what he wanted. It was a
:42:24. > :42:26.nice touch - just before the end before he cut back we saw Marco Fu
:42:27. > :42:30.probably turning to his daughter, who is up there watching and just a
:42:31. > :42:36.little wave which I thought was really nice. He's under severe
:42:37. > :42:40.pressure but he has enough about him to say, it's OK. Everything is all
:42:41. > :42:47.right. His temperament will be tested now. Going alternate and
:42:48. > :42:51.things like that, and this is how the score would have ended up at
:42:52. > :42:56.10-8, there would be no pressure on Marco. You would think with him two
:42:57. > :43:00.frames in front, but there isn't. With a massive lead, his opponent
:43:01. > :43:48.drawn back, the pressure is definitely on Marco Fu.
:43:49. > :43:56.He had a little look at the red - the black there, but that was a
:43:57. > :44:01.tough shot. His adrenaline will be pumping now to take something like
:44:02. > :44:09.that on - possibly regret it, miss the red.
:44:10. > :44:16.Takes a lot of courage for a person to a turn pot down when he feels he
:44:17. > :44:31.can make it, but patience is a virtue out there.
:44:32. > :44:37.Seems like Marco is reluctant to play the one that's sticking out
:44:38. > :44:41.just below the Flinning and playing back into ball because he'll be
:44:42. > :44:45.splitting the pack up and at the minute he wants to have a nice
:44:46. > :44:48.scrappy frame, I would think, just to start feeling a little bit
:44:49. > :44:52.better, and he can play very, very thin off the red to the extreme
:44:53. > :44:54.outside of the pack, and that will cut into the corner, but that's too
:44:55. > :45:07.risky. Beat all the top players in the
:45:08. > :45:18.world, Marco, but perhaps in some ways this is the most pressure he's
:45:19. > :45:21.likely to have ever been under. A strange shot, that was, but he'll be
:45:22. > :45:32.happy with it, finished safe. I've got to see the light. Hang on.
:45:33. > :45:58.It's touch and go. A little run inside on this, trying
:45:59. > :46:14.to get behind the yellow spot. Pretty good. He's covered the one on
:46:15. > :46:20.the left-hand side, but Marco Fu can get through to the one in the right
:46:21. > :46:28.corner, didn't quite get it tight on the cushion, Barry there.
:46:29. > :46:40.APPLAUSE. Might seem so simple in one way, but one shot can change a
:46:41. > :46:59.game, change the way the players are thinking at that moment.
:47:00. > :47:07.Overdone that. I don't think he played for it past the black into
:47:08. > :47:27.the right corner pocket. He can still take it on, but
:47:28. > :48:37.He will still take that pot on. He has to play for blue or baulk
:48:38. > :48:52.Colour. That will do very nicely. The green
:48:53. > :49:06.is a big target to go into the side of the pack near the pink. Mind you,
:49:07. > :50:00.ain't that terrible? He scratches his head.
:50:01. > :50:33.That was a good attempt. It's just stops him losing a bit of
:50:34. > :51:11.confidence. It was a good strike, got very close to the pot.
:51:12. > :51:29.I don't think he can take on this red. It looks as if he will cannon
:51:30. > :51:40.into some of the reds there. He is staring it down.
:51:41. > :51:53.If he catches this slightly thick, he's in trouble. That's a very good
:51:54. > :52:00.shot. I wonder what angle he has on the green. Two reds look available
:52:01. > :52:05.to the left of the pack. Sometimes you can make your own luck. If he
:52:06. > :52:21.has the angle to get onto those two reds, he has made his own lock. --
:52:22. > :52:31.luck. If the players play off the top cushion and down, it's been
:52:32. > :52:38.coming out pretty quick and running fast and going to far. Yes, on the
:52:39. > :52:47.bed, that is what's happening. He is giving it a little adjustment. Too
:52:48. > :52:53.much there. Again, a good recovery. Barry Hawkins, very good at doing
:52:54. > :53:03.that. I'm not saying he loses position that much, but when he
:53:04. > :53:13.does... Loads of top spin. He needs that to slow down now.
:53:14. > :53:29.Potting this red - that'll open the gap for another red to the opposite
:53:30. > :53:35.corner. 11. He wasn't too worried about where he finished on the
:53:36. > :53:40.black. There's the red he's looking at - pots - has a nice angle.
:53:41. > :53:47.Doesn't have to play it this time. This last blue he played, Terry, was
:53:48. > :53:52.hit beautifully, loads of top spin. Not many players from the world can
:53:53. > :54:01.generate that much top spin. It's key now to get an angle on the next
:54:02. > :54:05.killer, to get into the bunch. Needs to be low.
:54:06. > :54:21.APPLAUSE. Nice and straight. 19.
:54:22. > :54:33.Same pot as the black. Yeah, sorry. I was just asking whether the
:54:34. > :54:43.outside red pot was - I didn't know it was a live mic. He's telling me
:54:44. > :54:55.the outside red does pot. This is just a remarkable performance from
:54:56. > :55:00.Barry. Marco Fu will be getting more and more worried. Not done too much
:55:01. > :55:02.around Marco. He's had a couple of half chances, but the pressure on
:55:03. > :55:35.him now will be immense. That's gone badly wrong for Barry
:55:36. > :55:39.Hawkins. He can't, I don't think, drop this in deadweight and stay for
:55:40. > :55:46.the red at the top of that bunch, but there may be one in the middle
:55:47. > :55:52.he can play for. He's just got too much spin on it. I wonder if it will
:55:53. > :56:07.be - three or four inches off the cue, even that will be OK, but...
:56:08. > :56:18.-- very strict here, these chats when you can't get the tip on the
:56:19. > :56:25.ball, deviate off the natural line. What a shot that was. Nervous. Need
:56:26. > :56:36.a lot of bottle to play that at that pace.
:56:37. > :56:44.Now he has got topside of the blue, doesn't have to play hard into the
:56:45. > :56:49.red and pink. He knows it's worth the risk. He could screw the yellow
:56:50. > :56:54.in or even play the brown off two cushions, but to bring those two
:56:55. > :57:02.reds into play - this in front of the pink - he has chance to win the
:57:03. > :57:05.frame at this visit. He played it nicely, played it very nicely.
:57:06. > :57:25.APPLAUSE. 37. Doesn't seem that long ago when
:57:26. > :57:31.Barry Hawkins was playing as if he only had one hand tied behind his
:57:32. > :57:39.back. All of a sudden, he's looking at his very best. And he can win the
:57:40. > :57:44.frame, Terry, with these two reds and two killers without worrying
:57:45. > :57:50.about those three reds, has a great chance to be 10-9. Marco Fu sitting
:57:51. > :57:53.there used to say to me when I asked him, what do you have to do to win
:57:54. > :57:59.the World Championship? What do you have to have? "It's guts, mate." And
:58:00. > :58:07.that's what Marco has now. He has got plenty.
:58:08. > :58:14.What you need to do now is hit that red button for further live coverage
:58:15. > :58:19.from the Crucible. Remember, Barry Hawkins was 9-1 down, the greatest
:58:20. > :58:23.deficit from which a player has won a match, eight frames. Steve Davis,
:58:24. > :58:30.you remember this, was 9-1 up to Dennis Taylor and lost 18-17. So a
:58:31. > :58:34.red button for Hawkins against Fu. Higgins, McManus is available on BBC
:58:35. > :58:38.Sport and online. We're back to round up all the day's play from the
:58:39. > :58:42.Crucible later this evening. Bye for now.