:00:34. > :00:41.Hello, very good morning to you, happy Easter, welcome back to the
:00:42. > :00:45.Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, it is the 20 17th bet Fred World Snooker
:00:46. > :00:48.Championship, date-macro. Stephen Maguire already through to the
:00:49. > :00:53.second round and yesterday defending champion Mark Selby also progressed
:00:54. > :00:57.to the second round after a comprehensive win. This morning we
:00:58. > :01:07.turn our attention to another former world champion, Mr Shaun Murphy. We
:01:08. > :01:13.have some fantastic Uists on the circuit but is there one better than
:01:14. > :01:16.Shaun Murphy? I don't think we do, when he played Neil Robertson and
:01:17. > :01:24.won the Masters, I honestly have never seen anybody better than he
:01:25. > :01:29.was during that final, he was sublime, he made it look completely
:01:30. > :01:33.effortless. Never seen anybody time the ball better than that,
:01:34. > :01:37.incredible to watch. His technique, he is fundamentally sound, banged in
:01:38. > :01:42.the middle of the cue ball all the time, not shy to take the cue,
:01:43. > :01:46.slightly closer into the cue ball bang he used to be, but when he
:01:47. > :01:53.comes back it is an authority strike threw the ball. Gets lots of work on
:01:54. > :01:57.the right. Absolutely, times the ball really well. You would think
:01:58. > :02:00.for somebody that times the ball as well as he does, especially playing
:02:01. > :02:05.with a small tip, that he would not want to be so close with his bridge
:02:06. > :02:09.to the cue ball because you get too much spin but when I have asked him
:02:10. > :02:13.about that in the past, we have both said he needs to go up the cue ball
:02:14. > :02:21.a bit, be higher on the white otherwise you get too much spin, but
:02:22. > :02:24.great player. He is an aggressive break-builder, lands on the black
:02:25. > :02:30.early, he is going to score. Yes, he is similar to Ronnie O'Sullivan,
:02:31. > :02:34.Neil Robertson, Judd Trump, very aggressive, tries to win the frame
:02:35. > :02:40.in one visit, which is the way snooker is going these days. Great
:02:41. > :02:45.break-builder. I remember his coach saying, when Shaun first started, he
:02:46. > :02:49.did not want to change his technique, he did a routine where he
:02:50. > :02:53.put the brown on the spot, as you hit it he moves the pink out the way
:02:54. > :02:58.and the cue ball on the question tells you if you are cueing well.
:02:59. > :03:02.Shaun's went over to the green and he said, we will work on your
:03:03. > :03:06.technique. It is difficult on these crops, if you get unintentional side
:03:07. > :03:18.it makes it difficult to be consistent so in that instance he
:03:19. > :03:21.could have touch of left-hand side. Chris did the same test with me and
:03:22. > :03:23.I went in off into the right-hand pocket! I was getting extreme
:03:24. > :03:26.right-hand side. But it is a good test because most players, even top
:03:27. > :03:29.players, don't know if they are getting unintentional side. One of
:03:30. > :03:33.the great things with Shaun Murphy, he has improved his technique with
:03:34. > :03:38.working with Chris, he is so central on the cue ball and it is massive on
:03:39. > :03:45.these clots. Can he win the World Championship? 100%, he is one of the
:03:46. > :03:48.most dangerous players in the game, especially when he decides to play
:03:49. > :03:51.Shaun Murphy snooker and not worry about playing the right type of
:03:52. > :03:57.game. Peter Ebdon absolutely bang on
:03:58. > :04:02.there. When this man is in form and hitting balls, he is a very
:04:03. > :04:08.dangerous prospect. 2005 world champion but, let's face it, a tough
:04:09. > :04:13.task today, taking on Yan Bingtao, 17-year-old from China making his
:04:14. > :04:20.Crucible debut. In fact, Yan leads the head-to-head 2-1, he beat Murphy
:04:21. > :04:24.5-4 in round two of the 20 17th German Masters and has beaten him in
:04:25. > :04:29.the Champion of champions. That is our lives much this morning on BBC
:04:30. > :04:34.Two. On the red button and BBC online you can see the conclusion of
:04:35. > :04:39.Kyren Wilson against David Grace, Wilson leading that 5-4. The players
:04:40. > :04:46.are standing by, let's join our MC. Happy Easter, Rob Walker.
:04:47. > :04:50.MC: Thanks, Jason, welcome to Easter Sunday at the Crucible. We have
:04:51. > :04:54.dished up the chocolate eggs, now for the drama. Selby and Maguire
:04:55. > :04:57.booked their places in the second round of the World Snooker
:04:58. > :04:59.Championship. Time to find out who will be joining them here at the
:05:00. > :05:25.sport's spiritual home. Please welcome a player enjoying one
:05:26. > :05:30.of the biggest matches of his career so far, a superb run to the semis of
:05:31. > :05:36.last season's UK Championship and this is turning out to be an
:05:37. > :05:38.excellent Crucible debut so far for Yorkshire's very own David Amazing
:05:39. > :06:03.Grace. And his opponent, who enjoyed a
:06:04. > :06:07.great run to the quarters last year, finalist at this season's Indian
:06:08. > :06:11.open and won the Shanghai Masters last year. Firmly established in the
:06:12. > :06:19.world's top 16, the warrior, Kyren Wilson!
:06:20. > :06:40.On table one, please welcome one of the most exciting teenagers the game
:06:41. > :06:44.has seen in recent years. Five times he has reached the last 16 of major
:06:45. > :06:49.events this season, he made the quarters in Germany. The 17-year-old
:06:50. > :06:52.will be the first player born this century to appear here at the
:06:53. > :07:14.Crucible, so please welcome China's millennium boy, Yan Bingtao.
:07:15. > :07:26.And his opponent, his 15th appearance at the Crucible, champion
:07:27. > :07:30.in 2005. His victory in Gibraltar last month took his ranking title
:07:31. > :07:32.tally to seven. A class act on and off the baize, here comes the
:07:33. > :08:01.magician, here comes Shaun Murphy. MUSIC.
:08:02. > :08:07.STUDIO: All smiles for Shaun Murphy as he walks into the Crucible
:08:08. > :08:09.Theatre. If you want Kyren Wilson against David Grace, with Willie
:08:10. > :08:14.Thorne and Terry Griffiths in the comedy box, that is on the red
:08:15. > :08:17.button and BBC Sport app, but here, live on BBC Two, it is Shaun Murphy
:08:18. > :08:21.against Yan Bingtao, and good morning to Ken Doherty and Dennis
:08:22. > :08:30.Taylor. DENNIS TAYLOR: Good morning, Jason,
:08:31. > :08:34.and happy Easter to everyone watching. The 17-year-old Chinese
:08:35. > :08:39.player gets this fascinating match underway. Looking forward to this
:08:40. > :08:43.one, Ken. Absolutely, Dennis, what a great thrill it must be for the
:08:44. > :08:53.17-year-old to make his debut here at the Crucible. Must be so excited.
:08:54. > :08:59.What a great prospect he is. Five last 16s already this season, an
:09:00. > :09:07.amazing season he is happening. Against the 2005 world champion, of
:09:08. > :09:11.course. Lots of experience, it will be interesting to see the difference
:09:12. > :09:53.between the two players today. This was Yan earlier with his
:09:54. > :09:59.manager, pointing at the great Ray Reardon, have a look at that. Being
:10:00. > :10:03.told a little bit of the history of the Crucible and the World
:10:04. > :10:10.Championship. Barry Hearn tips this young player to be a future world
:10:11. > :10:13.champion, Ken. Rightly so, he has a fantastic pedigree. Great to see him
:10:14. > :10:17.backstage because he was standing in front of the war for must have been
:10:18. > :10:21.ten or 15 minutes, he couldn't wait to get out! Most players are just
:10:22. > :10:25.backstage, get ready a couple of minutes before they are introduced
:10:26. > :10:43.will stop he was there for a long time.
:10:44. > :10:51.He didn't want to catch the brown, so the first chance book Shaun
:10:52. > :10:56.Murphy. He is a devastating wrong potter but it is early doors, takes
:10:57. > :10:58.a while to get used to the tables, but it would be good to start with
:10:59. > :11:26.knocking this one in. / that lovely, didn't he? Nice
:11:27. > :11:41.sound, hit the back of the pocket. -- keystroke that.
:11:42. > :11:53.Played it nicely. Not quite sure whether the Blackwall pot into the
:11:54. > :12:15.bottom pocket. Maybe it will. Little bit surprised he played it
:12:16. > :12:22.that way, I thought he might have stunned it and try to take the black
:12:23. > :12:27.in the same pocket. The reason he cannoned into the other reds was
:12:28. > :12:33.because he missed the red closer to the pocket, very unusual for him.
:12:34. > :12:40.Peter Ebdon and John Parrott were talking about his Rolls-Royce cue
:12:41. > :13:23.action, just let him down there. So, first chance for Yan Bingtao.
:13:24. > :13:33.He won the world amateur championship at the age of 14,
:13:34. > :13:37.Dennis. Incredible. We used to say in the 60s for a player to become a
:13:38. > :13:40.top player would take about ten years from amateur but it is amazing
:13:41. > :13:51.how it is turning round with these players coming through at such an
:13:52. > :13:57.early age. Great to see. You can see there he had a little bit of safety
:13:58. > :14:23.in mind, attempting that difficult shot with the rest there.
:14:24. > :14:30.That is a very useful little flick on the brown. That has put the
:14:31. > :14:33.Chinese player in a little bit of trouble here, that is what he is
:14:34. > :14:44.faced with because of that cannon off the brown. Tried to nestle onto
:14:45. > :14:47.the red there that is just behind the black. Missing that one, is he
:14:48. > :15:11.going to be OK? Just about. I think that was a bit ambitious! He
:15:12. > :15:14.was looking at taking that on, hampered slightly. Quickly forgot
:15:15. > :15:50.about that! He has just got to be careful,
:15:51. > :15:54.hoping to get the cue ball up behind the green and brown. Careful coming
:15:55. > :16:08.of the side cushion, you could run into the blue. Decided against that
:16:09. > :16:16.shot now. Oh, what a pot. What a pot that was. I tell you what, it was
:16:17. > :16:21.worth the wait. Hampered like that, and to knock that in the middle
:16:22. > :16:24.pocket was a bit special, I can tell you. You couldn't see an easy
:16:25. > :16:41.safety, so he thought, why not? Look at that bridging over the red
:16:42. > :16:46.and black, and these are quite narrow middle pocket, you have to be
:16:47. > :16:48.spot on. The follow-through as well, the cue ball up as far as the blue
:16:49. > :17:18.was quite incredible. Peter and John were talking about
:17:19. > :17:20.his cue action but it is quite special when it is in full flow, and
:17:21. > :17:52.nice pendulum cue action. Hard to believe Shaun turned
:17:53. > :18:00.professional in 1998. We were talking yesterday about he and
:18:01. > :18:04.another five or six players went through when he first turned
:18:05. > :18:07.professional but he is a model professional, he has done
:18:08. > :18:11.everything, as a professional player should do throughout his career,
:18:12. > :18:18.modelled themselves on the old type professionals. Always very modest
:18:19. > :18:46.and good in his interviews now, that is a lapse in
:18:47. > :18:52.concentration. Tokyo's eye off the pot and that is one thing he does at
:18:53. > :18:59.times. This is just a sitter -- he took his idea off the pot. A little
:19:00. > :19:23.lapse in concentration there, that is for sure.
:19:24. > :19:30.That is the one thing about Shaun Murphy, you can look so good in the
:19:31. > :19:33.balls but every now and again he throws in one particular shop where
:19:34. > :19:43.you can't believe he could miss such an easy pot. I don't know whether it
:19:44. > :19:45.is focus or concentration, but... It is quite prevalent in his game, has
:19:46. > :20:01.been for quite some time. Here is one of them. OK, he is
:20:02. > :20:14.trying to get on the black there, but this one is almost unmissable.
:20:15. > :20:21.Shaun Murphy has to be very careful in this much, obviously he is a big
:20:22. > :20:25.favourite playing a debutante, but you don't want to give too many easy
:20:26. > :20:30.chances to this boy, get himself settled early in the match, try to
:20:31. > :20:39.keep the pressure on as much as possible. He is such an attacking
:20:40. > :20:47.player, he has an easy pink but look at the shot he is selecting here.
:20:48. > :20:50.Maybe this time he might have been better off trying an easy pink to
:20:51. > :20:56.get back to the reds, but that is how he plays the game, he normally
:20:57. > :21:00.would pot that nine out of ten, but it is his first appearance at the
:21:01. > :21:04.Crucible, maybe a little hint of nerves, which is quite
:21:05. > :21:05.understandable, but that was a great chance to punish Shaun for that
:21:06. > :21:56.sitter that he missed. Not what he intended but he has
:21:57. > :22:02.still got a possible red up into the left corner pocket if he can take it
:22:03. > :22:03.in such a way that he does not cannoned into the pink, he will have
:22:04. > :22:25.a go at it. Green, brown and blue, pretty good
:22:26. > :22:33.target to try and get in behind. If he tried to pop that he would run
:22:34. > :22:35.into the other two reds anti-couldn't get over behind those
:22:36. > :23:00.three colours on this occasion, just settling for the jaws of the pocket.
:23:01. > :23:11.This looks pretty good. Excellent safety shot. Doesn't have a snooker,
:23:12. > :23:19.but pretty tight against the baulk cushion. Oh, this is very good. This
:23:20. > :23:33.is very good indeed. Excellent shot. Nice tap on the table from his
:23:34. > :23:45.opponent. Would have been nicer had it been tight to this brown. He has
:23:46. > :24:12.to be careful he doesn't leave the red to the opposite corner pocket.
:24:13. > :24:19.He has left a bit of attempt to hear the Shaun Murphy, that red Ken
:24:20. > :24:27.mentioned is pottable, but very, very risky. But Shaun is also a very
:24:28. > :24:42.attacking player and he is taking this one on. Is he on the pink? He
:24:43. > :24:55.is. So he made that last shot look very easy.
:24:56. > :25:14.He really wants to get on the pink ear because he can use the pink to
:25:15. > :25:17.dislodge the two reds above the pink. That is a nice angle he has
:25:18. > :26:06.got. That worked out pretty well, the
:26:07. > :26:14.pink pots. So, after a couple of easy misses from Shaun Murphy,
:26:15. > :26:15.excellent return of safety has given him the opportunity to win the
:26:16. > :26:53.frame. He will want to clear up all the
:26:54. > :27:00.balls here just to give him that little bit of confidence. He has
:27:01. > :27:01.looked pretty good but he missed a couple of sitters in that opening
:27:02. > :27:23.frame. And a chance to see the cue action
:27:24. > :27:27.Shaun Murphy here, how the screws back for the yellow with very little
:27:28. > :27:35.effort. Look at the way the cue ball spins back. All about timing.
:27:36. > :27:39.A little bit like a golf shot when you get the ball to spin back on the
:27:40. > :28:17.green. Doesn't matter about missing the
:28:18. > :28:22.blue. He needed a couple of chances but in the end that was a nice break
:28:23. > :28:25.there of 52 that gives the former world champion this opening frame.
:28:26. > :29:35.1-0 to Shaun Murphy. Very attacking player, and that is
:29:36. > :29:40.the stance and cue action of Shaun Murphy. Tricky red along the
:29:41. > :29:46.cushion, lovely pause there and as he delivers the cue, head perfectly
:29:47. > :29:53.still, classic cue action. Look at that arena, isn't it fantastic, Ken?
:29:54. > :29:58.Beautiful. Packed audience again today. Everyday is a packed
:29:59. > :30:22.audience, tickets are sold out the championships last year.
:30:23. > :30:34.I wonder, unit, Dennis, playing at the Crucible, with the noise from
:30:35. > :30:38.the other table. Sometimes, it can take players some time to get used
:30:39. > :30:45.to that, can't it? It took me a number of frames to get used to it,
:30:46. > :30:48.and the proximity of the crowd, so close to you... They are used to
:30:49. > :30:53.multiple table situations these days but there's nothing quite like this
:30:54. > :30:55.with these two tables... Look how close they are, they can grab your
:30:56. > :31:18.cue! It would be interesting to see how
:31:19. > :31:26.Yan will settle into this match. Another excellent putt from Murphy,
:31:27. > :31:31.slick, bringing that black into play. It would be interesting over
:31:32. > :31:32.the course of the match, as to how long it will take in to settle and
:31:33. > :31:50.get used to those surroundings. Jason mentioned at the top of the
:31:51. > :31:55.show that Yan Bingtao leads Shaun Murphy two whens to one. They've had
:31:56. > :32:02.a couple of close matches with deciding frames in the
:32:03. > :32:10.international, and 2016, deciding the frame in the German Masters, Yan
:32:11. > :32:14.Bingtao won that one and a victory over Shaun Murphy with the Champion
:32:15. > :32:19.of champions. Shaun knows that he cannot afford to make many mistakes,
:32:20. > :32:20.he made a cue in the opening frame but now he looks pretty comfortable
:32:21. > :32:47.and pretty relaxed, I think. Playing that nicely. A nice angle on
:32:48. > :32:57.the black here. A couple of little loose bits that he can go at.
:32:58. > :33:00.Decided to try and open because he had a nice angle. It's not worked
:33:01. > :33:18.out as well as he would have liked. If anything, he got too much action
:33:19. > :33:27.into that shot. Another one that he looked at, clipping back into the
:33:28. > :33:35.corners, so thin. He cannot just glance off the red, he leaves one
:33:36. > :33:46.over the middle pocket. That is one that he is removing there.
:33:47. > :34:04.Shaun Murphy, 22. A kiss close to this left-hand corner pocket. He has
:34:05. > :34:19.to try and avoid the reds on the way back. Running into the red. It turns
:34:20. > :35:18.out nicely. Just a little bit of luck. A fine cut on the red.
:35:19. > :35:27.Needed to travel just a few more inches there, getting on this two
:35:28. > :35:35.reds, on the black. A red to the left centre here.
:35:36. > :36:01.He will feel better after that good pot. The angle on this one, he will
:36:02. > :36:14.need to force it into the left-hand side. That is OK. Certainly did not
:36:15. > :36:28.play it up. Looking pretty composed... I like
:36:29. > :36:34.this young player's style and his cue action. A pretty good stance as
:36:35. > :36:39.well. He keeps everything still. His head perfectly still. That is OK,
:36:40. > :36:51.the cannon has worked out nicely for him. He looks like a classy player.
:36:52. > :36:59.Needed a little bit more action on that, the wrong side of the blue
:37:00. > :37:06.means that he will have to leave a medium-range pot, you want to stay
:37:07. > :37:13.the right side of the blue line to get back to the reds.
:37:14. > :37:31.This is a bit of a test of Yan Bingtao here.
:37:32. > :37:55.No problem! Right into the centre of the pot.
:37:56. > :38:08.That is what he is looking for. 66, on the side bar there. Leaving his
:38:09. > :38:15.opponent needing a snooker. So far, no sign of nerves, really.
:38:16. > :38:18.He's got to keep fully focused, he is not rushing things which is the
:38:19. > :38:32.correct way as well. This is the red he was trying to get
:38:33. > :38:50.onto earlier. There nicely now... A couple more reds with colours to
:38:51. > :39:14.secure the frame. Taking it very nicely indeed.
:39:15. > :39:21.Once he gets the frame out of the way, it is not often a debutant
:39:22. > :39:22.makes a century at the Crucible but he has every chance here in the
:39:23. > :39:38.second frame. Just be careful, he wanted angle on
:39:39. > :39:49.the black but he only needs that black, make sure of it...
:39:50. > :40:02.Good management from the crowd. His opponent needs a snooker.
:40:03. > :40:15.Excellent! A great shot. Now the possibility of a century.
:40:16. > :40:30.It's amazing, we've only had one century so far...
:40:31. > :40:36.This would be a real bonus. For Yan Bingtao, settling him down very
:40:37. > :40:40.nicely into this match! You would think he had been here ten years! He
:40:41. > :40:51.is so confident and comfortable out there. He has only made 11 centuries
:40:52. > :41:00.in his short career, but didn't quite screw back enough here. Should
:41:01. > :41:07.be OK... This is the tricky bit now. This is
:41:08. > :41:18.a test... A great shot! How about that for a
:41:19. > :41:39.positional shot? He has done it, look at those
:41:40. > :41:49.colours. Have a look at the break there. Fantastic. Absolutely
:41:50. > :41:56.fantastic. There you go. A lot of support here as well. What a finish!
:41:57. > :41:57.Fantastic. A century from the young man, making his debut here at the
:41:58. > :42:11.Crucible. What a start. As I mentioned, I like this young
:42:12. > :42:20.player's cue action. Solid, keeping everything so still. Really is a bit
:42:21. > :42:24.special, I've not seen much of this young player, but there is a good
:42:25. > :42:29.stance from the Chinese player, watch him pause as he draws the cue
:42:30. > :42:36.back, stopping there, straight through. His head is perfectly
:42:37. > :42:44.still. A great formula for success. He went about his business quite
:42:45. > :42:50.confidently. He got on with it. There is the pause, looking assured
:42:51. > :43:03.and composed. Well done. A great start.
:43:04. > :43:12.Just getting ready to finish setting up the balls, lovely to see one of
:43:13. > :43:23.the top referees in the game here now. Quite a few ladies refereeing
:43:24. > :43:31.nowadays from the Far East and Eastern Europe, it's nice to see
:43:32. > :43:35.them at the Crucible as well. Thank you, frame three. Yan Bingtao
:43:36. > :47:33.to break. The young Chinese player was a
:47:34. > :47:38.brilliant attacking player but I tell you what, he's got a pretty
:47:39. > :47:48.good safety game as well. That was a terrific safety shot he just played.
:47:49. > :47:58.He has left Shaun something to think about as well, no easy path back
:47:59. > :48:01.down the table. With the help of a few of those reds, he has got that
:48:02. > :48:23.white one down When Shaun Murphy eventually played
:48:24. > :48:30.that shot to get around the reds, he thought, I've made a mess of this...
:48:31. > :48:34.But now, a good outcome. Such a good outcome that it is
:48:35. > :49:03.difficult for his opponent to get back down the table.
:49:04. > :49:09.The one of the road to the right of the black, looking at that narrow
:49:10. > :49:10.gap that he would have to get through, he does not like that --
:49:11. > :50:04.red. One of the best rest players that we
:50:05. > :50:24.have ever had in the game, he misses very few.
:50:25. > :50:37.Trying to get a couple of red Law to free up that pink, into the pocket.
:50:38. > :50:40.That's what he tried to do. Freeing up the pink, into the same pocket,
:50:41. > :51:05.to make things a little easier for him.
:51:06. > :51:49.Just held the cue ball and the red to the left of the pink.
:51:50. > :52:09.Just having a look there. Potting into the right-hand corner pocket
:52:10. > :52:15.when he releases this red. Having another look again, definitely the
:52:16. > :52:28.middle red and that bunch around the black spot, they would pot. This is
:52:29. > :52:30.one of those types of break that he would hope would open up another red
:52:31. > :52:40.as he goes along. Could have done that a little
:52:41. > :53:28.better... You can see it, he has done it
:53:29. > :53:33.again. He missed a couple of easy balls, and it is as if he loses a
:53:34. > :53:44.bit of focus. These shots are bread and butter. He has got to have a
:53:45. > :53:53.lack of focus. It is amazing, how many times he does it. Every time,
:53:54. > :54:01.when you least expect it, he did all of the donkey work before to get
:54:02. > :54:09.into that position. He got himself into a perfect position, then
:54:10. > :54:13.throwing in a casual one. Got away with it in the first frame, I wonder
:54:14. > :54:30.if he will get away with it in this one.
:54:31. > :54:37.I'm not sure if you can drop this in for the black, he may have two head
:54:38. > :54:43.for the blue. See what kind of angle he has got... When he gets to the
:54:44. > :54:48.right side of the blue, he is OK. This time, he has. The two reds
:54:49. > :55:08.between the pink and the black... He has left this a little awkward,
:55:09. > :55:16.which is why he's looking at the one into the right corner, he does not
:55:17. > :55:26.have that angle on the two reds near the black. I think that if he can go
:55:27. > :55:31.on to clinch this frame, it would give Shaun something to think about,
:55:32. > :55:41.he did not get punished in the opening frame.
:55:42. > :55:55.That is the first careless one, the young Chinese player has put in...
:55:56. > :56:32.Hmm... A relieved Shaun Murphy comes back to the table.
:56:33. > :56:45.I wonder if he can play that while potting this red... Can he?
:56:46. > :56:50.Will he try and knock the other red off the top cushion here. He just
:56:51. > :57:14.missed it. This looks pretty good. Plenty
:57:15. > :57:20.behind those two reds. He's got the red nicely into the centre of the
:57:21. > :57:21.pocket. Would have liked to have been a bit straighter but this
:57:22. > :57:52.should be OK. A glance at the scoreboard, working
:57:53. > :57:56.out exactly what he needs. This final red that is in the open, all
:57:57. > :57:59.he needs with the colour. He will not need a difficult one on the
:58:00. > :00:03.cushion to the left of the black. Nothing to bother him about the
:00:04. > :00:09.black, another half-century. The young Chinese player did not take
:00:10. > :00:18.advantage, Shaun Murphy leading 2-1. Great match coming up this afternoon
:00:19. > :00:27.at 2:30pm, Ronnie O'Sullivan continues against Terry Wilson, just
:00:28. > :00:32.one frame ahead, he lost the last frame, the most expensive ball
:00:33. > :00:37.spotter I have ever seen! Damien Hirst there with him! Get ready for
:00:38. > :00:41.a tough match because Gary Wilson did terrifically well against him,
:00:42. > :00:45.he will have to be on top form this afternoon. Yes, it will be a
:00:46. > :00:52.cracking finish in the second session. I think he was by-1 up,
:00:53. > :00:59.runny, back to 5-4, so Gary Wilson in with a real chance -- I think
:01:00. > :01:06.Ronnie was 5-1 up. Looking forward to that. This has
:01:07. > :01:12.been good stuff, a few misses from a few players. The first few friends
:01:13. > :01:17.of this morning's play have gone very, very quick. Shaun has been
:01:18. > :01:20.cueing really well, a few easy misses but has made a couple of half
:01:21. > :01:28.centuries and his younger opponent has made his debut century break. He
:01:29. > :01:35.would love to make his debut maximum break! But it's got the prospect of
:01:36. > :01:47.being an absolutely cracking match, this. Last frame before the
:01:48. > :01:58.mid-session interval. He would love to go into the interval with a 3-1
:01:59. > :02:09.lead. I'm sure this boy would like to level things up, as well. Pretty
:02:10. > :02:13.close, that is unlucky. You never really know where the red is going
:02:14. > :02:14.to finish but that is a little bit unlucky for him. Quite close with
:02:15. > :02:49.this pot. Just went a bit further than he
:02:50. > :02:53.wanted, he wanted to bring the reds into play but because he finished
:02:54. > :03:03.straight he couldn't. But now he can. Plenty of action on this, it is
:03:04. > :03:15.not an easy pack of reds to go into, but with his cue power... Stuck in
:03:16. > :03:26.the back of the reds, they weren't perfectly placed to open up there.
:03:27. > :03:37.A bit of a free shot putter tricky one into the pocket. The only one he
:03:38. > :03:44.thought he could leave would be the one he tried, and he has done that,
:03:45. > :03:53.missed it to the far jaw and the red has come back again. Once it hit
:03:54. > :04:12.that jaw, it was always going to be pottable. I reckon this young player
:04:13. > :04:14.could get going in this and put that last black that he missed in the
:04:15. > :04:27.last frame out of his mind. That has worked out OK, he has a red
:04:28. > :04:34.to the right-centre and also the left-centre. This was nicely
:04:35. > :04:47.controlled. Stormed the Reddin, get back on the black -- stunned the red
:04:48. > :04:52.in. Oh, wow, didn't expect that. I was just about to say, this is how
:04:53. > :04:56.you would set up the balls for a practice session, and then he put
:04:57. > :05:00.that on to the near jaw, with that pace the middle pocket won't accept
:05:01. > :05:04.them. Glorious chance, and you can tell by the little shake of his head
:05:05. > :05:34.there, has gone to Shaun Murphy. But a nice angle on the green here
:05:35. > :05:43.to get back up to the reds, the Blackwood pot into the bottom
:05:44. > :06:30.left-hand corner -- the black won't pot.
:06:31. > :06:35.After potting the black he will try to get on this red closest to the
:06:36. > :06:53.corner pocket because that will release the black.
:06:54. > :06:57.Barring another lapse in concentration, I would say Shaun
:06:58. > :07:03.Murphy should win the frame from this position. I was thinking
:07:04. > :07:08.exactly the same thing. He has to keep his concentration, keep fully
:07:09. > :07:10.focused, and make sure that you clinch the frame at this visit.
:07:11. > :08:06.There is no reason why he shouldn't. Both on 20 seconds for the average
:08:07. > :08:20.shot time. Shaun Murphy doing better this season than last, 25 centuries
:08:21. > :08:30.last season, 34 so far this season. Once the frame is safe, he will then
:08:31. > :08:38.go on to try and make a century. Just needs this red.
:08:39. > :09:33.Nice little nudge on the red there. Can we see another century?
:09:34. > :09:41.Certainly playing with very fast pace, Dennis, isn't he? Free action,
:09:42. > :10:03.very quick. He was introduced into the arena as
:10:04. > :10:05.the magician, he is certainly waving that magic wand that he has in his
:10:06. > :10:21.hand at the moment. Just the two century so far in this
:10:22. > :10:29.year's Betfred World Championships, Ronnie O'Sullivan 122 yesterday and
:10:30. > :10:35.Yan Bingtao made the other one in the second frame here.
:10:36. > :10:42.LAUGHTER. Smiles all around, nearly spoiled
:10:43. > :10:46.the century there. But this is where the game is so tough, you have to
:10:47. > :10:53.sit in your seat and watch your opponent do this, and you know you
:10:54. > :11:02.had the first chance. Yan Bingtao missed it. The crowd acknowledged
:11:03. > :11:07.the century break, the third in this year's Betfred World Championships.
:11:08. > :11:14.Building up nicely, Ken. Yes, it has been top-quality. An excellent
:11:15. > :11:27.little exhibition shot. Where is the black going to go? Calling all
:11:28. > :11:31.pockets! Get in there... Oh! Still, a magnificent 112 from the former
:11:32. > :11:40.world champion, Shaun Murphy, and he goes into the mid-session with a 3-1
:11:41. > :11:44.lead over Yan Bingtao. Yes, to restrict stuff Shaun Murphy,
:11:45. > :11:47.2005 world champion. We said at the start of the programme that if he
:11:48. > :11:51.plays to his ability then he is going to be a real contender this
:11:52. > :11:55.year at the Crucible Theatre. They are now on a mid-session interval,
:11:56. > :12:00.back live with that much shortly. In the meantime, a fascinating tussle
:12:01. > :12:04.on table two this morning, Kyren Wilson, who had a good run in the
:12:05. > :12:17.World Championship last year, losing to mark Selby in the quarterfinals
:12:18. > :12:19.at 13-8, against David Grace. We left it yesterday with Wilson
:12:20. > :12:20.leading 5-4, let's show you what happened in frame ten, Grace is
:12:21. > :13:12.leading by six points. WILLIE THORNE: Short of pace.
:13:13. > :13:16.REFEREE: Foul and in this. -- and at miss.
:13:17. > :13:23.This is a similar pattern to yesterday's play, one player gets a
:13:24. > :13:36.lead early on, then has to play catch-up.
:13:37. > :13:44.TERRY GRIFFITHS: Certainly not straightforward here. There is
:13:45. > :13:57.danger there. He could have left any of those three reds on. He took an
:13:58. > :14:02.easier one than that early on. It is funny how different players play. I
:14:03. > :14:12.don't blame him, it is a very important frame, 5-4 behind, he has
:14:13. > :14:13.got him in trouble. All the players have different styles, different
:14:14. > :14:42.shop selections. Just has to make sure he does not
:14:43. > :14:54.kiss the green on the way down because he would be in all sorts of
:14:55. > :15:02.trouble. He has the upper hand in the safety exchange at the moment.
:15:03. > :15:10.Yes, his safety has been very good, 86% so far. That is exceptional
:15:11. > :15:28.against a long potter as good as Kyren Wilson.
:15:29. > :15:35.If that White was away from the black he would probably pot this
:15:36. > :15:44.eight, nine out of ten. Bridging over, more like three out of ten.
:15:45. > :15:53.I'm not sure it is that big, Terry! Maybe one out of ten! This is tough.
:15:54. > :15:56.I think you always try to hit it the now rather than thicker so you know
:15:57. > :16:34.you will at least get a good cue ball. -- hit it thinner.
:16:35. > :16:46.That was handy, the kiss on the brown there.
:16:47. > :16:57.Once again, two reds out in the open. He has to be very careful. He
:16:58. > :17:00.is looking down, there are a few opportunities here. None of them
:17:01. > :17:31.easy. I wouldn't have played it that way.
:17:32. > :17:40.There was always a good chance of leaving one on on that side.
:17:41. > :17:50.Clear-cut opportunity for Kyren Wilson with these three reds.
:17:51. > :18:02.That wasn't his best shot so far in this World Championship. Couldn't
:18:03. > :18:06.have played it any worse than that. He had two attempt at the snooker
:18:07. > :18:09.and finished short, he may have thought the table was running a
:18:10. > :18:16.little slower this morning and put a bit more meat into that one. I don't
:18:17. > :18:20.think he will even attempt a pot here, maybe bring the brown
:18:21. > :18:33.interplay. Has to be a little careful here,
:18:34. > :18:39.make sure he gets the cue ball over to the yellow spot area otherwise he
:18:40. > :19:03.will be leaving a pot on. That is just about perfect.
:19:04. > :19:09.David Grace will be absolutely delighted the last shot only cost
:19:10. > :19:40.him the one point. This shot might cost him a few more.
:19:41. > :19:47.Well played there, he put a lot of back spin on, a touch of left-hand
:19:48. > :20:08.side to avoid those colours that could have put him out of position.
:20:09. > :20:36.I knew he would miss that. How good did he strike that? That was cueing
:20:37. > :20:40.to perfection there. Right in the heart of the pocket. Could have done
:20:41. > :20:43.with another two inches of pace but still shouldn't be a problem. Is he
:20:44. > :21:06.looking at playing the cannon? This is the problem shot, the green
:21:07. > :21:46.doesn't go past the brown. Needs up to and including the pink,
:21:47. > :21:50.that shouldn't really be a problem from here but of course this is the
:21:51. > :21:54.Crucible, a little bit of nerves in these situations, where he knows
:21:55. > :21:56.that he virtually gave this frame away at one stage but has forged his
:21:57. > :22:31.way back into it. APPLAUSE.
:22:32. > :22:39.At one point Kyren Wilson looks like losing the friend, he has won it.
:22:40. > :22:43.JASON MOHAMMAD: Not a classic opening frame but nevertheless Kyren
:22:44. > :22:47.Wilson in front, leading 6-4. Let's show you what happened in the next
:22:48. > :23:03.frame, David Grace at the table and leading.
:23:04. > :23:07.TERRY GRIFFITHS: Now then, can he pot this and get down for the black?
:23:08. > :23:15.Doesn't look like there is much of an angle.
:23:16. > :23:26.WILLIE THORNE: David will be so disappointed there. Where the blue
:23:27. > :23:29.is make the paint a little bit easier. That was a bad mistake from
:23:30. > :23:39.David. He cannot win from here, only tie,
:23:40. > :24:23.but he will take that at the moment. I don't know what happened then, the
:24:24. > :24:40.cue ball of the yellow was at a very strange angle.
:24:41. > :24:52.Managed to try to drop it in, that made the shot a lot more difficult.
:24:53. > :25:05.He is having a look to see if it is available into the centre. Looks
:25:06. > :25:06.very cut. -- is very thin cut. It is key here to make sure the object
:25:07. > :25:25.ball is safe. He went all out for the pot, and
:25:26. > :25:43.what a good one it was, as well. Excellent pot.
:25:44. > :25:53.Good brown as well as the green, but the green was an exceptionally good
:25:54. > :25:57.pot. David Grace will be very pleased that he is back a little bit
:25:58. > :26:04.closer to Kyren Wilson, but still trails 6-5.
:26:05. > :26:08.But this is the latest score, Kyren Wilson has won another frame to lead
:26:09. > :26:12.7-5. Just one more frame before the mid-session interval in that match.
:26:13. > :26:17.Remember they are playing to finish this morning, that is available on
:26:18. > :26:22.the red button and BBC Sport app. Our live game on BBC Two is Shaun
:26:23. > :26:26.Murphy against Yan Bingtao, the 17-year-old from China making his
:26:27. > :26:30.Crucible debut. It has been all Murphy this morning, he has been
:26:31. > :26:33.fantastic, leading 3-1, live coverage coming up in a few minutes
:26:34. > :26:39.after a chat with Ken Doherty. Happy Easter to you. Wonderful stuff from
:26:40. > :26:45.Shaun Murphy this morning. Yes, very good. Nice century in the last
:26:46. > :26:49.frame, some lapses of concentration that have cost him but I was very
:26:50. > :26:53.impressed with Yan Bingtao, he made a century, for a debutant to make a
:26:54. > :26:57.century here at the Crucible is something special, he has settled
:26:58. > :27:02.into the match, missed a couple of chances to level up the match at
:27:03. > :27:06.2-2, but very impressed with him and also impressed with Shaun Murphy.
:27:07. > :27:11.When he got his cue action going he was very impressive. You are right,
:27:12. > :27:14.no sign of nerves from Yan Bingtao, and when you consider we were
:27:15. > :27:18.watching the behind-the-scenes before the players came out and he
:27:19. > :27:22.was there ten minutes before, as you know the players come out a couple
:27:23. > :27:27.of minutes before they walk into the Crucible, and he almost didn't
:27:28. > :27:41.really know what to do! He was so excited! I
:27:42. > :27:45.remember when I made my debut, I played Steve Davis in a match, I was
:27:46. > :27:48.4-0 down, just looking next to his name next to mine, watching the
:27:49. > :27:50.people, he seems very focused, calm, relaxed, seems to be enjoying
:27:51. > :27:53.himself and it is great to see. He has a big task on his hands. But I
:27:54. > :27:54.will let you run off to the commentary box to rejoin Dennis
:27:55. > :28:05.Taylor. DENNIS TAYLOR: Thank you. The
:28:06. > :28:14.17-year-old gets this frame under way. Yan Bingtao missed a black off
:28:15. > :28:19.the spot and let Shaun off the hook in the last frame, but 95%, that is
:28:20. > :28:22.going some, the Chinese player on 90%, so the long potting pretty good
:28:23. > :28:29.from both of them. And there is another one.
:28:30. > :28:41.Didn't quite get a good kiss on the brown. Terrific cueing there from
:28:42. > :28:55.not far off percussion with the cue ball. Just out of position.
:28:56. > :29:05.Just nudging in behind the brown, and out of breath Ken Doherty is
:29:06. > :29:13.back with me in the commentary box, he is a fast mover!
:29:14. > :29:22.KEN DOHERTY: It is my little legs, Dennis! I saw you on Strictly, you
:29:23. > :29:32.move pretty well as well! Twinkle toes! There you can see the match
:29:33. > :29:42.time, just over an hour, fast stuff from both players.
:29:43. > :30:14.Shaun Murphy's average shot time now down to 19 seconds, good pace.
:30:15. > :30:22.This is a real test with the rest, he has to get so much action on this
:30:23. > :30:27.to try to get onto the black, but if anyone can do it with the rest, it
:30:28. > :30:29.is Shaun Murphy. He hasn't missed one yet, five out of five. Make that
:30:30. > :30:44.six out of six. Glad they did not have statistics
:30:45. > :31:23.around in my day, using the rest to switch hands, I was useless with it!
:31:24. > :31:32.Doesn't have to go into the pack here, the red directly above the
:31:33. > :31:36.black is on, but we will see how he is feeling... Trying to get on the
:31:37. > :31:43.red directly above the black, played perfectly. An excellent shot. Try
:31:44. > :31:52.and leave a nice angle on the black now... Screwing into the pack, get
:31:53. > :31:59.this red to the right of the black, get some more reds into play. Watch
:32:00. > :32:06.this cue ball here. Didn't get into it as much as he would have
:32:07. > :32:18.expected. Expecting a cue ball to pull back through the reds.
:32:19. > :32:28.If he is on this red, into the left-centre, then... That is a
:32:29. > :32:34.bonus. The problem with this red to the right of the black, it's too
:32:35. > :32:45.close to the black. To be potting it.
:32:46. > :33:02.Nicely played! Fortunate to be on the red into the left-centre.
:33:03. > :33:06.Opening things up now. We all know what Shaun Murphy is like, if he can
:33:07. > :33:14.get a couple of frames ahead, he can steam roller an opponent. Does not
:33:15. > :33:18.matter who he is playing against, if he gets into a run like this and
:33:19. > :33:36.gets his nose in front, he takes some stopping.
:33:37. > :34:06.He can get himself onto the black again here.
:34:07. > :34:26.The target, 68. You can see it on the side bar.
:34:27. > :34:34.It is early days, but we could see another century here, very
:34:35. > :35:00.quickly... Obviously concentrating on trying to win the frame.
:35:01. > :35:08.Just looking at those four reds around the pink spot, the bottom
:35:09. > :35:16.ones look like into a plant. You can see the angle there, it is pretty
:35:17. > :35:24.close. He has the perfect angle to nudge the left-hand red, opening
:35:25. > :35:29.those four reds up. Needing a delicate cannon on the frame. Now,
:35:30. > :35:42.that is virtually safe, it just needs one more red.
:35:43. > :35:45.Very impressive! Just missing a couple of easy reds through a lack
:35:46. > :35:54.of concentration but the rest has been superb. At 96% pot success
:35:55. > :36:20.rate, that is going some. Have a look at this shot, the
:36:21. > :36:23.opening one with the rest, 100%, six out of six, as Dennis said.
:36:24. > :36:33.Dutifully controlled of the side cushion. -- beautifully controlled.
:36:34. > :36:39.Centuries have been slow this year, but this could be century number
:36:40. > :36:43.four coming up... And a pretty quick one at that! Just over six and a
:36:44. > :37:20.half minutes so far. He has made 415 career centuries. A
:37:21. > :37:29.final tally. -- a fine tally. Varies your second century of the match.
:37:30. > :37:42.Beginning to pick up here at the Crucible. When doing his match
:37:43. > :37:49.yesterday, he had 122, ?10,000 for the highest break this year. Only
:37:50. > :37:53.5000 if somebody makes a maximum. I thought they may have offered more
:37:54. > :37:56.than that, but that is how it goes, it rolls over if nobody makes a
:37:57. > :38:12.maximum break tournament by tournament. Exhibition positional
:38:13. > :38:17.shot from the magician. Don't go into the middle... It hasn't. Even a
:38:18. > :38:24.magician could not pot this. He cannot cut this in... Can he?
:38:25. > :38:30.APPLAUSE Well, what a frame! He came into the
:38:31. > :38:32.session with one chance, and he made a magnificent century break. Shaun
:38:33. > :38:45.Murphy extending his lead 4-1. It's hard to look past someone like
:38:46. > :38:52.Steve Redgrave for me. When I met him, he's a man mountain, you shake
:38:53. > :38:58.his hand up there! You cannot beat silica for the atmosphere, being
:38:59. > :39:01.their lives, -- snooker. For seeing it, feeling it and feeling the
:39:02. > :39:07.tension. I enjoyed triple jump and rugby. I
:39:08. > :39:12.was once used as an example in tennis to receive serve off the PE
:39:13. > :39:17.teacher, he was not happy when I knocked it past him! I have the best
:39:18. > :39:24.music on the tour, Disco Inferno, I would be number one in any rankings!
:39:25. > :39:29.I always want to have an involvement in snooker, whether coaching,
:39:30. > :39:33.managing, inspiring the next generation... I look forward to the
:39:34. > :39:36.day where I can go play golf three or four times a week.
:39:37. > :39:42.My favourite venue is always the Crucible where Alex brought out the
:39:43. > :39:47.family for the shot, where Dennis won in 1985, Cliff made 147, you
:39:48. > :40:08.cannot buy that history. Some nice thoughts there from Shaun
:40:09. > :40:13.Murphy. He is looking at playing three or four days of golf per week,
:40:14. > :40:17.he plays a five handicap at the moment, he could easily get to
:40:18. > :40:18.scratch. A long way before he would be retiring for the golf course,
:40:19. > :41:05.that's for sure! No. Was concentrating so much on the
:41:06. > :41:10.cannon that he took his eye off the pot. And it was a very easy one,
:41:11. > :41:14.going into the mid-session interval easier than that one, but he put a
:41:15. > :41:29.lot of his concentration on the cannon there. Worth having a go at
:41:30. > :41:40.this red, into the right centre. Tip middle pockets. A very cute angle
:41:41. > :41:49.there. He would be leaving anything unless the red goes into play but he
:41:50. > :42:04.has decided against it... This could develop into an awkward frame...
:42:05. > :42:12.A lot of noise from the other side of the arena! They are going to
:42:13. > :42:15.their mid-session interval. The spectators are going to stretch
:42:16. > :42:21.their legs and get a cup of tea or a cup of coffee. The players get used
:42:22. > :42:27.to this and carry on. With black over the pocket, in a few shots
:42:28. > :43:45.time, it could get a little awkward, this frame.
:43:46. > :43:53.He is giving this safety shot a lot of thought.
:43:54. > :44:01.Got by in the end, deciding to take on the pot, finding the gap. Where
:44:02. > :44:10.is the red going to finish? He has left it for the middle. A bit
:44:11. > :44:13.unlucky. I think he has got an angle where he can play for whatever
:44:14. > :44:20.colour he wants. Even the black of the red. That red is in a slightly
:44:21. > :44:25.awkward position, this is his angle, he can play for the blue or, if he
:44:26. > :44:33.chooses, though on for the black and clear that pocket. That is the blue.
:44:34. > :44:54.As long as he gets on the next red, then he can get onto the black.
:44:55. > :45:01.I never used to mind the noise from the next table, the table fitters
:45:02. > :45:12.clean the cloth, you can hear the swish of the brush, and you wait for
:45:13. > :45:16.them to finish cleaning the cloth. That is to get rid of all of the
:45:17. > :45:27.chalk marks and the fingerprints on the table.
:45:28. > :45:43.Playing for the black after this red. Clearing things.
:45:44. > :45:52.Got to be a little careful here. May swing the white over towards the
:45:53. > :46:02.red, and the pink. Developing a bit more. He misjudges it completely.
:46:03. > :46:10.Finishing with a slight stunner on it. He had to hit it a little
:46:11. > :46:12.thinner than that. He hit it on the thicker side, and missed the red
:46:13. > :47:15.completely. The Shaun Murphy special, he really
:47:16. > :47:26.does pull out some pots. He can pop the yellow and get on that red to
:47:27. > :47:33.the left of the black. This looks absolutely perfect. He may have to
:47:34. > :48:05.play for the pink or blue tonight. The pink spot may be covered if he
:48:06. > :48:19.gets the pink here. If it goes on to the green spot...
:48:20. > :48:26.That fit looks pretty tight there to me. Just getting the ball mark out,
:48:27. > :48:49.she says no. Still needs another cannon on those
:48:50. > :49:05.reds. Will win the frame, nice angle here. How does this look? Not too
:49:06. > :49:11.bad. Red to right centre, and the bottom right corner pocket as well.
:49:12. > :49:22.One to the right centre, perhaps a preference.
:49:23. > :49:38.Looking very good at the moment, everything going into the heart of
:49:39. > :50:07.the pocket. This needs to go. Just about...
:50:08. > :50:14.Overscrewing it for five inches, you just want to be a bit straighter on
:50:15. > :50:27.this blue. Close to these reds around the pink spot.
:50:28. > :50:41.That is unlucky. A good connection on the reds. That previous shot on
:50:42. > :51:13.the red did not get into prime position.
:51:14. > :51:20.The pink on the green spot, and the green and brown is situated there,
:51:21. > :51:25.it is a big target to get behind for a big safety, possible snooker. Can
:51:26. > :51:33.he get through the gap? Look at that... He was thinking about it,
:51:34. > :51:41.last to take on that kind of shot. He has a 34 point advantage. I think
:51:42. > :51:59.this is the correct choice, looking back out at the game.
:52:00. > :52:12.Not perfect on the colour but what viewing that was. -- what cueing
:52:13. > :52:19.that was. If anything, he hit it too well. That is why the White finished
:52:20. > :52:23.up on the cushion. No real point in knocking in the colour and leaving
:52:24. > :52:28.it awkward, he refused the points and made sure he got a good safety
:52:29. > :52:42.shot. That is what he was thinking about, he was having second
:52:43. > :52:49.thoughts. How well did teach you that read? Incredible to see where
:52:50. > :52:58.the cue ball has finished. -- how well did he cue that red? That was a
:52:59. > :53:03.pretty good choice, he is feeling so confident after knocking that long
:53:04. > :53:08.red in. He thought, maybe I will push the boat out a little, but
:53:09. > :53:56.decided not. Worth another look. Never touching the sides.
:53:57. > :54:10.Now, the chance for Yan Bingtao here. Slightly easier than that one
:54:11. > :54:17.he knocked in previously, getting to the point in this match where they
:54:18. > :54:22.are first attend that this young Chinese player could do with getting
:54:23. > :54:28.this on the board, if he slips 5-1 behind, it could start to become a
:54:29. > :55:04.bit of a struggle. This visit is very important.
:55:05. > :55:10.Just a couple of stumbling blocks, the greenest tight on the other
:55:11. > :55:39.cushion, as you can see. He would be disappointed with that,
:55:40. > :55:46.wanting to be straight on the red so he can go on the blacks, making
:55:47. > :55:49.things a little more awkward. Just getting perfect position on the red
:55:50. > :56:07.behind the black, a few shots ahead here.
:56:08. > :56:22.Doesn't fancy trying to get on this red. Taking the cream into play, to
:56:23. > :56:29.get a snooker. Not a bad choice... Showing some maturity there? Yes, he
:56:30. > :56:36.only just touch the grain, he has put it into a far better position.
:56:37. > :56:41.Now, it's a case, you would say, whoever gets last red would
:56:42. > :56:59.certainly be favourite to take that frame. That is going to slip past
:57:00. > :57:03.the red. Maybe better off playing from this position, knocking the red
:57:04. > :57:10.into the baulk area and leaving the cue ball almost exactly where the
:57:11. > :57:18.red is behind the black. He could have played this better,
:57:19. > :57:23.you know. He may be able to see enough of the red to hit it thin, as
:57:24. > :57:28.long as he avoids that yellow, he could see enough of it to possibly
:57:29. > :57:33.even take the pot on. A careless one from Yan Bingtao there. Should have
:57:34. > :57:58.had Shaun in all kinds of trouble. Where is the red going?
:57:59. > :58:03.It is safe. If you were in behind this red, you
:58:04. > :58:46.could pop it into the left middle pocket, but not at this angle.
:58:47. > :58:55.Maybe able to put that red on the right-hand side cushion and the cue
:58:56. > :59:02.ball on the left-hand side cushion. That is what he has tried, but did
:59:03. > :59:47.not play it as well as he would have liked.
:59:48. > :59:57.That is a bit of a shocker, if it keeps running. The red should have
:59:58. > :00:05.been tighter on the cushion. A little careless with that one. No
:00:06. > :00:07.wonder he is shaking his head, he cannot believe what he has just done
:00:08. > :00:24.there. A little bit of tension creeping in,
:00:25. > :00:27.even though he is leading 4-1, and now every chance for the young
:00:28. > :00:38.Chinese player to get a frame back here. We saw earlier when he refused
:00:39. > :00:52.to get on, and just brought the green into play that was tight on
:00:53. > :00:56.the question -- to get on at colour. I know that was a few minutes ago
:00:57. > :01:00.but it will be in his favour now. As long as he doesn't finish straight
:01:01. > :01:26.on the yellow, you can drop in behind the green.
:01:27. > :01:36.He looks pretty straight on the green but can screw directly back on
:01:37. > :01:47.the side condition. Had a little bit of an angle so that is perfect. Just
:01:48. > :02:20.has to hold himself together. Brown, blue and pink required.
:02:21. > :02:35.In goes the pink. Stop the rot as far as you is concerned. Good
:02:36. > :02:40.response from Yan Bingtao. He has been frozen out of the last few
:02:41. > :02:47.frames but Norris deficit, but still Shaun Murphy leads 4-2. He may be 17
:02:48. > :02:51.years of age but he has shown a lot of maturity in that shot selection,
:02:52. > :02:54.I mentioned a couple of stumbling blocks, the red was safe, the green
:02:55. > :02:58.was safe, he could have played to get on a colour but he decided to
:02:59. > :03:03.just bring the green interplay and try to get a snooker. He just nudges
:03:04. > :03:05.the green off percussion and improved at the end that it was the
:03:06. > :03:16.correct choice of shot. Shaun Murphy had his chance a few
:03:17. > :03:21.shots later, normally so prolific in long shots, but try to screw into
:03:22. > :03:29.it, which meant the cue ball, watch this, just pushes left into the red.
:03:30. > :03:31.Not one you would expect him to miss. That was the shot would
:03:32. > :03:47.ultimately cost him the frame. It is funny, that shot there, to
:03:48. > :03:58.stun it in, a lot of players would have rolled it in, but there you go.
:03:59. > :04:19.Nine frames to be played in this session.
:04:20. > :04:31.Not the best break of shot. Always a bit disappointing when you bring to
:04:32. > :04:40.read up but he hasn't left anything easy.
:04:41. > :05:37.This match will be played to the conclusion tomorrow afternoon.
:05:38. > :06:05.He could definitely take on the red into the right centre if he wished.
:06:06. > :06:25.Too difficult a shot, the red that was on the blue spot there into the
:06:26. > :06:55.right centre. This is where they were, and where
:06:56. > :06:56.they are now. Not the exact position but doesn't really matter on this
:06:57. > :07:36.occasion. That is a better shot. That is what you call an attacking
:07:37. > :07:44.safety shut, where you open up the reds and hope to get a good cue
:07:45. > :07:52.ball. Certainly opened the reds up and has got a good cue ball. Tapping
:07:53. > :08:27.away at the table there in acknowledgement of Shaun's shot.
:08:28. > :08:33.He is taking a bit of time on this and I don't blame him, because he is
:08:34. > :08:40.in all sorts of trouble here. Can't leave the cue ball down this bottom
:08:41. > :08:50.end of the table, possibilities for Shaun with the red closest to the
:08:51. > :08:54.bottom cushion, which is available. Yes, if he was that the practice
:08:55. > :08:58.table he would have a go at the red to the writer blew up into the
:08:59. > :09:02.corner pocket, screw over across the table, but he knows if he takes that
:09:03. > :09:07.on he would have to get it, but if there is no other shot available to
:09:08. > :09:13.him, he might eventually take that pot on because it does pass the
:09:14. > :09:18.other red into the corner. As you come round you can just about the
:09:19. > :09:25.enough of that one to the left of the blue. I remember in this sort of
:09:26. > :09:34.situation bill were but they played the one to the right of the blue,
:09:35. > :09:39.send it into the bunch and go back down to the cushion between green
:09:40. > :09:58.and brown. Beaufort two minutes of thinking time here.
:09:59. > :10:07.Just can't make his mind up. But I tell you what, screwing straight
:10:08. > :10:12.back into the baulk area, sending the red into the bunch of reds, not
:10:13. > :10:38.a bad choice. He has plenty of cue power to pull that shot off.
:10:39. > :10:47.He would have been better off... Hang on a minute! He might have got
:10:48. > :10:56.away with this. APPLAUSE.
:10:57. > :11:05.Nothing in the corner, one that pops to the right middle. What a result.
:11:06. > :11:20.This is not easy. Well, he took over three minutes and
:11:21. > :11:44.then made a mess of his attempt but got away with it.
:11:45. > :12:01.Oh, that is a bad miss. Never easy from the side condition but you
:12:02. > :12:06.would have expected him to get that. What does Shaun do? Does he play a
:12:07. > :12:21.little plant or does he just popped the red direct -- pot the red.
:12:22. > :12:28.Didn't play the planned because he probably thought he couldn't stay on
:12:29. > :12:30.the black if he did that. Doesn't have to do too much with the cue
:12:31. > :13:14.ball. JASON MOHAMMAD: Thoroughly enjoyable
:13:15. > :13:18.match, Yan Bingtao has taken very well to the Crucible this morning,
:13:19. > :13:22.but that is where we leave you on BBC Two. Live coverage continues on
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:13:39. > :13:46.then.