:00:43. > :00:46.Welcome to the very first show of this year. We are in your depend we
:00:46. > :00:52.are first of all going to go to the match between the current world
:00:52. > :00:57.number 17 very organs, who has had a real breakthrough year. -- Berry
:00:57. > :01:02.Hawkins. He finally claimed his very first tour title in Australia
:01:02. > :01:07.in July. His face in the world number two from China, who has only
:01:07. > :01:13.qualified to beat at the final stages of this championship once
:01:14. > :01:23.before. What can we expect of him? Or will be revealed in this best of
:01:24. > :01:39.
:01:39. > :01:49.11 frames contest. We would join Barry Hawkins gets the frame under
:01:49. > :01:55.
:01:55. > :02:05.way. Currently ranked 17th best These matches are best of 11. He is
:02:05. > :02:06.
:02:06. > :02:16.You will not be treating this young man from China lightly. It was only
:02:16. > :02:31.
:02:31. > :02:40.a couple of years ago he was in the Not quite sure what happened, but
:02:40. > :02:47.he came right cross that shot. He was that far away. That was
:02:47. > :02:57.definitely a wide, wasn't it? It just shows you, the first shot, a
:02:57. > :03:12.
:03:12. > :03:20.little bit of notes. Very fortunate He has not played the best of
:03:20. > :03:30.safety shots. Liuzzi feet and get a little bit closer this time. --
:03:30. > :03:57.
:03:57. > :04:07.This is a tough pot. A lot of Almost certain to leave a red if he
:04:07. > :04:43.
:04:43. > :04:53.had missed that. It makes the pots Not quite certain what he has made
:04:53. > :05:14.
:05:14. > :05:19.the best effort there. Cannot The problem is, if he puts the
:05:19. > :05:29.black, then it may not be available until either corner pocket. It is
:05:29. > :05:34.
:05:34. > :05:44.to his advantage to play for the That was a good shot. Cued well off
:05:44. > :05:46.
:05:46. > :05:56.I think he would love to get that read. He would love to get back
:05:56. > :06:29.
:06:29. > :06:39.He obviously believes that this road will still pot when the black
:06:39. > :07:16.
:07:16. > :07:26.It didn't go into the middle of the pocket and has run out of position
:07:26. > :07:26.
:07:26. > :07:32.slightly. I don't know whether it is a little bit of a journal and,
:07:32. > :07:42.but he certainly seems to be getting a little bit of action. --
:07:42. > :07:42.
:07:42. > :07:52.It looks as though it will go to the right middle, but can he do
:07:52. > :08:13.
:08:13. > :08:21.Tricky, but you wouldn't expect him He is a pretty steady performer. --
:08:21. > :08:30.very little movement if you get a chance to watch his cue action. A
:08:30. > :08:37.nice follow-through on his cue. A very solid player. He won his first
:08:37. > :08:47.ranking tournament this year down in Australia. That will certainly
:08:47. > :09:04.
:09:04. > :09:12.Maybe there is a case for the plaque now. He doesn't have to,
:09:12. > :09:20.there are too loose red balls on the left-hand side. A 55 point lead
:09:21. > :09:27.now. Still a possible 83 on the table. That equates to three more
:09:27. > :09:37.red balls needed. I can see two clearly in the open. Where does the
:09:37. > :10:00.
:10:00. > :10:10.If he took blacks with those two red balls, it would put him further
:10:10. > :10:36.
:10:36. > :10:46.67.2 remaining on the table. -- They will be no heroics with the
:10:46. > :10:59.
:10:59. > :11:09.black. Just looking at the spot and The chance of a really big break
:11:09. > :11:28.
:11:28. > :11:36.He hit a few positional shots early on in this break, but since then he
:11:36. > :11:46.has been absolutely inch-perfect. His opponent is an attacking player,
:11:46. > :11:47.
:11:47. > :11:51.but he missed a couple of long pots. That is the thing to snooker. You
:11:51. > :12:01.make no -- make one mistake and you just have to sit in your chair and
:12:01. > :12:09.
:12:09. > :12:14.hope it does not cost to the frame. He can leave it in a single on the
:12:14. > :12:24.pink year. If he does not have an ankle on the Pinkie, the readies in
:12:24. > :12:49.
:12:49. > :12:54.He just hit it ever to be too hard. He got the century and he played
:12:54. > :13:04.then it really, really well. The warning signs are there for his
:13:04. > :13:35.
:13:35. > :13:42.opponent. Do not leave falcons in Frame number two is under way.
:13:42. > :13:52.There is a red ball available and the black is open. Absolutely
:13:52. > :14:07.
:14:07. > :14:17.A beautiful shot. Perfect on the It is not the best shot he has ever
:14:17. > :14:26.
:14:26. > :14:36.played. He may have to go off a A couple of red balls will go into
:14:36. > :14:52.
:14:52. > :15:02.It is now important he gets on the low side of the placket and leaves
:15:02. > :15:14.
:15:14. > :15:18.That is the red ball he wants to hit. If he can hit it with plenty
:15:18. > :15:28.of backspin he is always going to be on the loose red ball that is in
:15:28. > :15:37.
:15:37. > :15:47.I always say you need a little bit of luck, but I do not think he has
:15:47. > :16:01.
:16:01. > :16:11.There is not a lot of room, is a? What do you think? He has gone
:16:11. > :16:12.
:16:12. > :16:22.direct. There was a big task. was. He was a bit unlucky that that
:16:22. > :16:45.
:16:45. > :16:50.Again, he little bit of danger. A I would say his heart was in his
:16:50. > :16:54.mouth a little bit then. That was the difference. He played at such a
:16:55. > :17:04.pace to give it every chance to go in. If he had played a little bit
:17:05. > :17:06.
:17:06. > :17:16.There was the first ball he has pottered in the match. It was a
:17:16. > :17:22.
:17:22. > :17:32.The secret of the modern game is when you get in you have to score
:17:32. > :17:39.
:17:39. > :17:49.That was a nice shot. Perfect room for the black and abroad another
:17:49. > :17:53.
:17:53. > :18:03.He has a horrendous kick. That is very unlucky. - cue ball jumped
:18:03. > :18:22.
:18:22. > :18:31.straight up into the air and took So frustrating, isn't it? When you
:18:31. > :18:41.get a kick in that position. Nothing worse. It was a good chance.
:18:41. > :18:44.
:18:44. > :18:50.Well played. Terry well-played, particularly as he had the
:18:50. > :19:00.disappointment of not being on an easy read. A good chance to keep it
:19:00. > :19:26.
:19:26. > :19:36.He has held up well. L did very well for the blue. That was a good
:19:36. > :20:16.
:20:16. > :20:22.I don't know if one of those will It was a good recovery, but he does
:20:23. > :20:28.not want to be St -- to straight on the black. His but guaranteed to be
:20:28. > :20:38.on a red ball. Maybe one that goes to the left middle he could play on.
:20:38. > :20:56.
:20:56. > :21:06.That was an excellent shot. Very well controlled. He screwed back in
:21:06. > :21:22.
:21:22. > :21:32.That has certainly opened things up This has been a good very good
:21:32. > :21:36.
:21:36. > :21:46.standard in this couple of the He has another horrendous kick. I
:21:46. > :22:23.
:22:23. > :22:33.cannot believe that. That is This is an unexpected opportunity
:22:33. > :22:44.
:22:44. > :22:51.A little bit of work to do with the cue ball being. Not perfect. Easy
:22:51. > :23:01.enough to pot, but he needs good position on the black. The pink is
:23:01. > :23:14.
:23:14. > :23:24.He's getting down pretty quick so he must be happy with the ankle. He
:23:24. > :23:55.
:23:55. > :24:03.He's a frenzy loved as a snooker player -- these are frames you love.
:24:03. > :24:10.When your opponent gets a bit of When you come into this position,
:24:10. > :24:20.if you can win from it, it turns the screw in your opponent. That is
:24:20. > :24:27.
:24:27. > :24:37.what you have to do in this game, Took back more colours means he
:24:37. > :25:02.
:25:02. > :25:08.May not quite certain of this available -- the availability of
:25:08. > :25:18.this red ball beneath the pink. He is playing the blue. He knits this
:25:18. > :25:27.
:25:27. > :25:37.-- needs this blue and the last red The referee would be having a close
:25:37. > :25:45.
:25:45. > :25:55.No problem. The 28 points in front. The plaque to come. It looks like
:25:55. > :26:08.
:26:08. > :26:13.35 points ahead there. Two snookers required just to tie. There you are
:26:13. > :26:20.going in means that there will be no return in this frame. A little
:26:20. > :26:26.unlucky. He got a kick, which she ever came with a good pot, but then
:26:26. > :26:36.the last back contact he had on the blue has cost him the frame. Barry
:26:36. > :26:42.
:26:42. > :26:52.101 in the first frame, 55 and counting in this. Good, confident,
:26:52. > :27:02.
:27:02. > :27:12.He does not even bother about the Berry Hawkins will be well pleased.
:27:12. > :27:17.
:27:18. > :27:27.He now leads to frames to zero. -- Barry Hawkins breaks off, at 2-0
:27:28. > :28:06.
:28:06. > :28:11.The big problem with that shot, if you miss it, you are unlucky when
:28:11. > :28:21.you get the double-kiss. That is where he has got. It has left the
:28:21. > :28:21.
:28:21. > :28:31.cue ball nicely on his red ball above the black. Berry Hawkins's
:28:31. > :28:38.
:28:38. > :28:48.I did not think that was going to go in. Oh was quite a mind -- quite
:28:48. > :28:58.
:28:58. > :29:02.He has played for this was read. He did not make a chance going into
:29:02. > :29:12.the cluster. You get a feeling the need a going into the red balls,
:29:12. > :29:13.
:29:13. > :29:23.you're better off going off the He has played it absolutely inch
:29:23. > :29:25.
:29:25. > :29:35.perfect. Now we know what the set- A lot easier from the blue then it
:29:35. > :30:10.
:30:11. > :30:20.He hit them well there. Adult it would have had a bit more than a
:30:21. > :30:35.
:30:35. > :30:44.minute. He needed a bit more power ward the cue ball. A very good pot.
:30:45. > :30:54.He will train keep the cue ball in between the brown and green. Just
:30:55. > :31:07.
:31:07. > :31:17.Perfect. The black pots into this bottom right-hand corner pocket.
:31:17. > :31:30.
:31:30. > :31:35.The black does not pot. He will have some work to do yet. We have
:31:35. > :31:41.seen that a couple of times in the first few frames. He was looking at
:31:41. > :31:48.the two reds just below the pack in the bottom of the corner pocket. He
:31:48. > :31:58.wants to get a nice angle on one of those. This worked out a trade.
:31:58. > :32:04.
:32:04. > :32:10.I thought he was going to come down on that side of the table to get an
:32:11. > :32:19.angle on one of the reds. He seemed to take his chances. Maybe a bit
:32:19. > :32:25.too thin on the green to hold it. Is that a choice of red. The one to
:32:25. > :32:33.the left corner you feel he will do well to avoid a kiss on the second
:32:33. > :32:38.red. At first a look to those is what dad nicely. -- at first it
:32:38. > :32:48.looked as though it works out nicely. Now it is not as
:32:48. > :32:48.
:32:49. > :32:58.straightforward. He moved the blue of the spot. Otherwise it would not
:32:59. > :33:29.
:33:29. > :33:37.He is coming out with some good pots to keep his break going. He
:33:37. > :33:42.will try to get the blue back on the spot after this next red.
:33:42. > :33:52.Looking at his success at the moment, he is at 98%. That is
:33:52. > :34:00.
:34:00. > :34:10.pretty high in any one's baulk. He They do not think he has screwed
:34:10. > :34:37.
:34:37. > :34:45.the ball back enough. It seems to He cued it well. He has a slight
:34:45. > :34:53.angle on the pink. He cannot play for the black, of course. Any
:34:53. > :35:00.slight angle on the pink, he can bring a few reds into play. He will
:35:00. > :35:08.have to do this without potting the black. Lose in the middle of the
:35:08. > :35:18.table. It could be the pink spot just in between the pink and the
:35:18. > :35:20.
:35:20. > :35:29.red. He may be able to clear the pink spot here. He has not made the
:35:29. > :35:39.best job of that. Does the pink go on its spot? It does, but it is out
:35:39. > :35:50.
:35:50. > :35:54.of play. He can get through to this red with just a slight angle. Now,
:35:54. > :36:00.particularly with the blue not in its spot, he needs a good shot. A
:36:00. > :36:10.couple of reds will go. He needs to bring the cue ball down the right
:36:10. > :36:12.
:36:12. > :36:22.hands of the table. Unless he tries to play a cannon. That way you
:36:22. > :36:30.
:36:30. > :36:36.don't have to be as precise. The This is unfortunate. He played a
:36:36. > :36:42.good pot but did not get the right cannon. That looks like end of
:36:42. > :36:50.break. He may try to push a red up to the left-hand side cushion. He
:36:50. > :37:00.has already got one on the right- hand side cushion. That is what he
:37:00. > :37:12.
:37:12. > :37:19.tried to do, get a reds safe. A He will try to bring the black into
:37:19. > :37:22.play. There is a target behind green and brown if he can find it.
:37:22. > :37:32.He will play it thin to bring the black into play. That is pretty
:37:32. > :38:03.
:38:03. > :38:11.Being 43 behind there was a lot of pressure on every safety shot. He
:38:11. > :38:15.knows that one more mistake you'll have a third frame gone. He has got
:38:15. > :38:22.to make a Conservative shot. There is a good target behind green and
:38:22. > :38:32.brown if he can find it. He could not find that time. Once again,
:38:32. > :38:33.
:38:33. > :38:38.pretty good. He could look at this and think, Theresa Reich under the
:38:38. > :38:45.tens of the table that passes the black. If he was to knock this in
:38:46. > :38:51.it could be a frame winner. If he didn't, he would give your
:38:51. > :39:01.opponents a chance to get back in the frame. You have to work out
:39:01. > :39:22.
:39:22. > :39:32.which is the best shot. Is it a Liang Wenbo has had his chance. It
:39:32. > :39:32.
:39:32. > :39:36.is not an easy start by any means. Just below the black spot. It again
:39:36. > :39:46.pot the red and bounce beyond the black he has a chance to get back
:39:46. > :39:55.
:39:55. > :40:05.There is quite low of distance between these two reds. It is not
:40:05. > :40:05.
:40:05. > :40:15.straightforward. A great shot. Excellent shot. Have ever good this,
:40:15. > :40:16.
:40:16. > :40:22.the pot the pink. He will leave a nice angle on the red. He wants the
:40:22. > :40:28.cue ball down where it is now. It will make a nice angle on this red.
:40:28. > :40:35.He would try take this red off the side cushion if the angle is there.
:40:35. > :40:39.He would leave that red to try and win this frame. But the problem is
:40:39. > :40:46.that the red near the black spot Cork if he has not played a first,
:40:46. > :40:52.the Blackpool get tied up. If he had a good angle on that red he may
:40:52. > :40:57.try to get it. It is important that the clears this red before potting
:40:57. > :41:07.the black. That will be the big hurdle, the red near the right-hand
:41:07. > :41:10.
:41:10. > :41:16.side cushion. I don't think he even looked at that choice. The black
:41:16. > :41:26.may have gone on to the spot in the bat hand corner pocket. The red and
:41:26. > :41:28.
:41:28. > :41:38.that so the table will be even more He is back in the frame. A good
:41:38. > :41:41.
:41:41. > :41:48.chance to get a few points on the board here. Closing the gap. Every
:41:48. > :41:53.player seemed to play with both hands right now. He has come very
:41:53. > :42:03.straight on this red. I do not think it will stop him from potting
:42:03. > :42:03.
:42:03. > :42:11.it. It may be a chance to leave the angle on the black to bring the red
:42:11. > :42:17.near the right hand cushion into play. He would not be all-out. The
:42:17. > :42:27.important thing is to get back in the frame. He is straight on this
:42:27. > :42:32.
:42:32. > :42:42.Slowly but surely pinching himself right back into the frame. Can he
:42:42. > :42:56.
:42:56. > :43:02.He has a perfect angle now. If he misses the red he will still be up
:43:02. > :43:12.near the blue. He has the perfect angle to try and bring this black
:43:12. > :43:26.
:43:26. > :43:31.in. He will get this red off the I cannot believe that shot he has
:43:31. > :43:35.played. It is a terrible shot. He should have been on the right-hand
:43:35. > :43:42.side of the table if anything. did not turn down an opportunity
:43:42. > :43:52.like that to play the cannon. He still has the problem. It looks
:43:52. > :43:54.
:43:54. > :43:57.miss a ball. In it goes. Now he's got a more difficult shot. Even if
:43:57. > :44:01.he didn't play the cannon on the red he could have drop behind it.
:44:01. > :44:11.Now he has got to try DeWitt of the brown or below, a lot more
:44:11. > :44:19.
:44:19. > :44:27.difficult than off the black. -- He has played it well. He can see
:44:27. > :44:32.the difficulty. He is using the rest. This is tough. To get a nice
:44:32. > :44:42.angle on the black... With this kind of shot, the more pace you put
:44:42. > :44:44.
:44:44. > :44:52.in the more chance the race to miss it. You want to cue this nicely.
:44:52. > :44:59.Played it well. I would be playing a snooker now. I would not be
:44:59. > :45:09.thinking about winning the frame at this visit. He has a one-point lead.
:45:09. > :45:09.
:45:09. > :45:18.He may have a snooker. If he were 2-0 up you may have a look at the
:45:18. > :45:28.black. The fact that he is down creates more doubt in his mind. He
:45:28. > :45:55.
:45:55. > :46:02.He is edited experienced, Liang Wenbo. He turned professional into
:46:02. > :46:08.1005. I would have thought he would have learnt more table craft. Barry
:46:08. > :46:13.Hawkins has played a dreadful shot. Without having to play a good
:46:13. > :46:23.safety, Liang Wenbo gets his opportunity to get a first frame on
:46:23. > :46:35.
:46:35. > :46:45.He is just having a look at the angle. He will try to avoid a kiss
:46:45. > :46:45.
:46:45. > :47:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:47:44. > :47:50.on the black and the pink. It is Pushed out of it there, he looks as
:47:50. > :47:58.though he has the snooker. It is an easy one to hit. It is not hitting
:47:58. > :48:08.it, it is can he get it safe? It comes off the cushion and it's the
:48:08. > :48:15.
:48:15. > :48:25.green in the face, it should be There is a gap. A gap between the
:48:25. > :48:46.
:48:46. > :48:56.brown and the blue. A possibility An excellent shot. A great shot
:48:56. > :49:24.
:49:24. > :49:34.from Liang Wenbo. Six points ahead. He will be very relieved, Liang
:49:34. > :49:49.
:49:49. > :49:54.15 points the lead, 13 remaining. It should be enough. What a bad
:49:54. > :50:04.chance for a snooker the way the play has gone. This is a good line,
:50:04. > :50:32.
:50:32. > :50:42.He would have loved to have seen that pink going. That black is an
:50:42. > :50:43.
:50:43. > :50:50.excellent position. Why isn't he distraught the pink in the pocket?
:50:50. > :51:00.Another good chance for Barry Hawkins here. When the pink and
:51:00. > :51:10.black are retable, -- is on the table, if he puts this in the jaws
:51:10. > :51:13.
:51:13. > :51:18.of the pocket, there is nothing Barry Hawkins can do. That's it.
:51:18. > :51:26.Liang Wenbo gets his first frame on the board. It can see a sigh of
:51:26. > :51:36.relief. A bitter disappointment from Bury. He would have thought he
:51:36. > :52:10.
:52:11. > :52:20.He did not want to risk that. He has left a red in this corner
:52:21. > :52:24.
:52:24. > :52:34.pocket. A 97% pot success of Barry Hawkins ladies and 83% of Liang
:52:34. > :52:43.
:52:43. > :52:53.Wenbo, the risen the one frame in He just caught the draw the pocket.
:52:53. > :53:28.
:53:28. > :53:38.Look at the way these balls are spread. He would want to get rid of
:53:38. > :53:54.
:53:54. > :53:58.the red just above the black spot. Without being too presumptuous it
:53:58. > :54:05.would be crossing his mind this early in the frame that there is a
:54:05. > :54:15.possibility of a very good break, a maximum break at this stage. First
:54:15. > :54:35.
:54:35. > :54:42.and foremost, let's get the frame He tried to force the black in.
:54:42. > :54:52.played two positional shots on the black. There were enough reds.
:54:52. > :54:53.
:54:54. > :55:03.There is no excuse he should have let us offer a better pot. Once you
:55:04. > :55:13.
:55:13. > :55:21.try to force then, anything can be missed. He is very unlucky. He
:55:21. > :55:29.really got through that cue ball. Just another fraction then he could
:55:29. > :55:36.have swerved of it. A bend over the right-hand side. A bit risky, isn't
:55:36. > :55:44.it. The way the reds have opened up, the next person to pot a ball has
:55:44. > :55:54.every chance to win a frame. I do not think he can bend it. Not with
:55:54. > :55:54.
:55:54. > :56:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:56:41. > :56:48.I couldn't tell you how good they the pot was, I really couldn't. It
:56:48. > :56:58.had to be cued absolutely perfect. He is inch-perfect on the blue. A
:56:58. > :57:36.
:57:36. > :57:46.He would be a bit disappointed, but he does it have to do anything with
:57:46. > :57:46.
:57:46. > :58:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:58:39. > :58:45.the cue ball. What a chance this is It didn't know whether it is my
:58:45. > :58:55.imagination, the rye a lot more left-handers playing the game now.
:58:55. > :59:03.
:59:03. > :59:08.The holder of this championship. These two met left-hander's here. -
:59:08. > :59:18.- these two left-handers here. did not have left handed cues in
:59:18. > :59:57.
:59:57. > :00:07.60 points the lead. 59 remaining. But more this means that Barry
:00:07. > :00:13.
:00:13. > :00:17.Hawkins will not carry on. A good response. He went through a few
:00:17. > :00:27.nervous moments the last frame after making the break of 71. He
:00:27. > :00:55.
:00:55. > :01:05.looked as though he could have lost His confidence seems to be growing.
:01:05. > :01:11.
:01:11. > :01:21.We have already had a century break He will be disappointed with that
:01:21. > :01:24.
:01:24. > :01:32.It is a long way away, but it doesn't matter. The most important
:01:32. > :01:42.thing was to win the frame and that is what he has done. Barry Hawkins
:01:42. > :02:08.
:02:08. > :02:18.He cannot believe it is three apiece. He has hardly missed a pot.
:02:18. > :02:45.
:02:45. > :02:52.He has only missed three balls in He is starting to get a bit more
:02:52. > :03:00.table time now, so he will get used to the speed of the table. At one
:03:00. > :03:10.time his success rate was down to 78%. There was plenty of room for
:03:10. > :03:15.
:03:15. > :03:25.improvement. He has got back in the Up to 86% success now. You have to
:03:25. > :03:53.
:03:53. > :04:03.be looking and 90% or above in this We saw in a previous friend we saw
:04:03. > :04:20.
:04:20. > :04:23.It will be interesting to see what From a sale as a little bit
:04:23. > :04:33.surprised with that shot. I thought he may have left a bit of an angle
:04:33. > :04:45.
:04:45. > :04:54.left on the black. It may now be He has not played it well. He won a
:04:54. > :05:04.bearded play the cannon. -- he will not be able to. I am sure he was
:05:04. > :05:06.
:05:06. > :05:11.He always tries to mop up what is there in the Open and then leave it
:05:11. > :05:21.to the last red ball to get on the colour and tried to bring more.
:05:21. > :05:22.
:05:22. > :06:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:06:21. > :06:31.Into play. The right shot was to He has lost the cue ball and has
:06:31. > :06:46.
:06:46. > :06:56.It was certainly a dreadful contact, but what is worse is the cue ball
:06:56. > :07:05.
:07:05. > :07:15.It was all going very swimmingly until the sudden it is not looking
:07:15. > :07:22.
:07:22. > :07:32.There are a couple of loose red balls after this one. It really
:07:32. > :07:36.
:07:36. > :07:40.depends on... You would like to That cue ball is going to be
:07:40. > :07:50.travelling a little bit more than he would have liked. It should not
:07:50. > :07:58.
:07:58. > :08:03.cause a problem, but Tor Hooshov -- He is looking to see if the pink is
:08:03. > :08:07.available. He may have the ankle as well to pot the red ball and come
:08:07. > :08:17.back down for the black. But he has to think about getting down into
:08:17. > :08:26.the red ball sooner rather than He will not be doing it off their
:08:26. > :08:36.It is the one loose red ball to play ball. He has to do a good
:08:36. > :08:40.
:08:40. > :08:50.Not the best, but what he may decide to do here is to run into
:08:50. > :08:56.
:08:56. > :09:00.the other red balls. He's playing But he is just about got the ankle
:09:00. > :09:05.on the blue to force the cue ball into the red balls. I'm just
:09:06. > :09:11.looking at that cluster there. Two red balls. The red at the top of
:09:11. > :09:21.the cluster, runs into another one. You have to be careful that one
:09:21. > :09:24.does not go into the left corner He's probably concerned about that
:09:24. > :09:34.which is why he did not put as much pace in. He will be happy with that
:09:34. > :09:34.
:09:34. > :10:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:10:29. > :10:32.This black will put him 63 points in front, with 75 remaining. This
:10:32. > :10:42.black, one more red ball and a colour and he will be in front in
:10:42. > :10:42.
:10:42. > :11:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:11:41. > :11:51.If that Pink goes back where it was, then it leaves the red Open. He
:11:51. > :12:00.
:12:00. > :12:08.could have played for the bottom He has a 70 point lead. There was a
:12:08. > :12:18.plant. Surely now that is the end of the frame. I cannot see Barry
:12:18. > :12:27.
:12:27. > :12:35.Good stuff, this. It could have been all so different if he had
:12:35. > :12:42.lost the last frame, which he nearly did. I'm sorry, the fifth
:12:42. > :12:52.frame. He got a break of 71 and just about scrambled home on the
:12:52. > :13:05.
:13:05. > :13:15.pink. A 68 break in the last frame. And Barry Hawkins's politics are
:13:15. > :13:40.
:13:40. > :13:50.On this table is a lot easy -- a lot easier to manoeuvre the cue
:13:50. > :14:02.
:14:02. > :14:10.ball. He has played him well. Still a possible century break. It
:14:11. > :14:15.has been an amazing turnaround for him. He looked completely out of it,
:14:15. > :14:25.but he has fought very hard to get back into this match and now has
:14:25. > :14:30.
:14:30. > :14:39.I suppose Barry Hawkins will consider himself as much better
:14:39. > :14:49.with the ball, but his opponent was complaining a -- about a couple of
:14:49. > :14:55.
:14:55. > :15:05.kicks he had in the second frame That little bit of luck, one way or
:15:05. > :15:25.
:15:25. > :15:28.That is what he needs for the Well played. He has given himself a
:15:28. > :15:38.chance at the black and this will be an excellent way to go a front -
:15:38. > :15:39.
:15:39. > :15:46.- in front in the match. Well played. He was 3-1 behind. It
:15:46. > :15:56.looked as if he was going to be steam roll, but no longer. He now
:15:56. > :16:29.
:16:29. > :16:36.It has been a fascinating match so What happens in this game the of
:16:36. > :16:40.snooker is that Barry Hawkins, as you say, is playing well, but all
:16:40. > :16:50.the sudden the game will be looking a little bit more difficult. He has
:16:50. > :17:00.lost his lead and has gone behind. His opponent is two frames away
:17:00. > :17:00.
:17:00. > :17:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:17:43. > :17:53.from victory. Nothing is looking We could be here for a little while
:17:53. > :17:58.
:17:58. > :18:02.Ms difficult for the players to get up there, but they can keep it safe
:18:02. > :18:12.by coming down the left-hand side of the table. A chance for Barry
:18:12. > :18:25.
:18:25. > :18:32.Hawkins to bring it back up to the And he decided to bring that cue
:18:32. > :18:35.ball down the left-hand side of the table, but very very short of pace.
:18:35. > :18:45.It does are going to this bottom right-hand pocket, but I'm not
:18:45. > :18:55.
:18:55. > :19:05.quite sure if he will be about to Lots of red balls in the Open,
:19:05. > :19:11.
:19:11. > :19:21.should he miss. Excellent shot. In the last few frames his long
:19:21. > :19:22.
:19:22. > :19:26.I think we are definitely seeing a turnaround here now, with the
:19:26. > :19:31.confidence. That safety shot from Barry, considering he had tried to
:19:31. > :19:37.get near the ball and only just reached the cushion, just maybe a
:19:38. > :19:47.little bit of tension in the back calm. The game will not be looking
:19:48. > :19:48.
:19:48. > :20:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:20:37. > :20:41.as easy as it was ea There is a report Open near the
:20:41. > :20:51.centre and almost arrived the above the plaque to the rights likely. He
:20:51. > :21:04.
:21:04. > :21:14.The way he has been break-building, he is going to pick off the loose
:21:14. > :21:36.
:21:36. > :21:43.ones. He has at least five A little bit disappointed there. He
:21:44. > :21:51.wanted to be straighter there. It is a bit risky when you're running
:21:51. > :21:58.off another red. If he had been straight on the red, it would have
:21:58. > :22:08.been a formality. All surprised to go down so quick to play because he
:22:08. > :22:08.
:22:08. > :23:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:23:21. > :23:31.This is the tactical side, we can just feel that Berry organs has had
:23:31. > :23:43.
:23:43. > :23:45.the advantage, but looking at the The tidy you can get the cue ball
:23:45. > :23:55.to the cushion, the more problems you are going to cause your
:23:55. > :23:58.
:23:58. > :24:08.If you can try and get the cue ball close to the yellow pocket as we
:24:08. > :24:18.
:24:18. > :24:28.He has to be careful it does not leave it on to the Right Centre.
:24:28. > :24:28.
:24:28. > :24:38.That is pretty good. He has left half a chance here. Read to the
:24:38. > :24:45.
:24:45. > :24:52.It is funny how your mind set can change. When you are behind you can
:24:52. > :25:02.take a risk and then all this at Newgate in front. He should be
:25:02. > :25:13.
:25:13. > :25:18.playing safe of this. But he does But I am certain he is well aware
:25:18. > :25:28.that if he loses this frame he is one prim away from defeat and he
:25:28. > :25:32.
:25:32. > :25:42.would not be happy with that. That A very important tactical battle,
:25:42. > :26:14.
:26:14. > :26:24.It is already plain that a shot, but you have to give the cue ball
:26:24. > :26:54.
:26:54. > :26:57.back to the top cushion. What has He left a red ball to the far left
:26:57. > :27:07.corner, which if it couldn't close he would have mocked another one
:27:07. > :27:43.
:27:43. > :27:48.down to this end. He has not left Once again did not get the cue ball
:27:48. > :27:58.back to the top cushion, now there is a red ball adjacent to the far
:27:58. > :28:07.
:28:07. > :28:12.left corner. Can he get through to He cannot get through to the ball
:28:12. > :28:20.that is closest to the pocket, but he can certainly have a go at this
:28:20. > :28:27.one. Maybe try and screw off the red ball and get down on to this
:28:27. > :28:30.back cushiony towards the black. It is a difficult shot because he
:28:30. > :28:34.knows he will be leaving the red that is closest to the hall should
:28:34. > :28:44.he miss. It is one of those situations. If you are fully
:28:44. > :28:47.
:28:47. > :28:51.committed and potted it, but it is very risky. He played it in such a
:28:51. > :28:56.way that he was giving himself half a chance to get a bit safe if it
:28:56. > :29:06.didn't go in. Now this black, if it is just off the cushion, is
:29:06. > :29:09.
:29:09. > :29:19.If they are tight on the cushion you can hit them in a way that they
:29:19. > :29:32.
:29:32. > :29:42.just Queen. But when they are just One could pot here. He has to avoid
:29:42. > :29:44.
:29:44. > :29:54.trying to go for the centre. He has fitted on the way down and is out
:29:54. > :30:25.
:30:25. > :30:35.of position. A reprieve for Barry He is going to try and play the
:30:35. > :30:35.
:30:35. > :31:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:31:17. > :31:27.back -- black and leave this cue A good pot for Berri, he was on the
:31:27. > :31:34.
:31:34. > :31:44.He can take the green as well. The problem it is difficult to control
:31:44. > :31:53.
:31:53. > :32:03.the cue ball. She's an absolute He will drop this red in and with
:32:03. > :32:03.
:32:03. > :33:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:33:10. > :33:17.Well, he has started to play on the brown pushed up. It should not be a
:33:17. > :33:26.problem. I feel sometimes if you on the blue you are in the middle of
:33:26. > :33:36.the table. At the moment, in the news had, he is probably reducing
:33:36. > :33:41.
:33:41. > :33:51.his arrears. The same position on the blue. Left-handed. He decided
:33:51. > :34:00.
:34:00. > :34:10.to hold will come off the top Just whittling away at these really.
:34:10. > :34:29.
:34:29. > :34:39.Can he win it? He certainly can. The key will be the red that is to
:34:39. > :34:57.
:34:57. > :35:02.the right of the pink. That will be Try and get as close to these two
:35:02. > :35:10.reds as possible. That was a poor shot. A little bit of tension in
:35:10. > :35:20.his armour bear out. Get into the top cushion and getting the kind of
:35:20. > :35:31.
:35:31. > :35:40.This is what happens, if you play one bad shot you tend to run out of
:35:40. > :35:50.position. He can pot the yellow but he cannot really get close to this
:35:50. > :35:51.
:35:51. > :36:01.last red. The only saving grace is that he is right back in the frame.
:36:01. > :36:25.
:36:25. > :36:35.Chances of winning the frame have As long as he has got the snooker,
:36:35. > :36:43.Barry is Deptford - attack -- desperately having a look. There is
:36:43. > :36:49.more than an inch. But at this frame, you would think, hinges on
:36:49. > :36:59.whoever pots this last red. A good safety shot needed if you're not
:36:59. > :36:59.
:36:59. > :37:05.playing the pot. It may even be worth having a go at this red.
:37:05. > :37:15.Should he miss it, it made goes safe. There may be some value in
:37:15. > :37:25.
:37:25. > :37:34.Am a bit worried it could kiss the pink. I do not blame him for
:37:34. > :37:42.playing it. It was not an easy safety shot. But he has to sit down
:37:42. > :37:49.and now. Barry Hawkins with a chance if he can knock this red in
:37:49. > :37:57.he will go favourite. There you go, there is the difference between
:37:57. > :38:05.these two players. Barry Hawkins uses his experience of their and
:38:05. > :38:13.thought that the red was dangerous and the snooker is a certainty.
:38:13. > :38:21.Cannot snooker behind many more balls than that. It would not be my
:38:21. > :38:31.choice, this. Trying to put distance between cue ball and
:38:31. > :38:44.
:38:44. > :38:54.Underhit that slightly. It will be the yellow in green that Turkey to
:38:54. > :39:05.
:39:05. > :39:11.this frame. -- that will be beaky Just a little bit straighter than
:39:11. > :39:20.he would of liked honoured this yellow. Do you run through all play
:39:20. > :39:30.the screw back? Just has to just the pace of this. This looks
:39:30. > :39:40.perfect. He just seemed to check. The green is not easy now. He will
:39:40. > :39:51.
:39:51. > :40:01.be hampered by the pink. It is not He has got to be careful even when
:40:01. > :40:13.
:40:13. > :40:23.he takes the rest away yet. Good 14 points ahead. He is going to
:40:23. > :40:41.
:40:41. > :40:48.He is nicely on the blue. The blue is frame ball. And this is a frame
:40:48. > :40:53.that could have gone either way. It was a big frame. You felt for Barry
:40:53. > :41:00.Hawkins. And he has won it. Still going to be very hard to pick the
:41:00. > :41:10.winner. As he leaves the arena he will be feeling a lot better than
:41:10. > :41:31.
:41:31. > :41:41.It should never have been a possibility. When you're that close
:41:41. > :41:42.
:41:42. > :41:52.to the reds, to hit a ball of, come unforgivable. -- to hit a ball of
:41:52. > :41:57.colour. Just the possibility of the brown and the yellow. Does he have
:41:57. > :42:07.the angle to come off the top cushion, side cushion and try and
:42:07. > :42:07.
:42:07. > :43:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:43:12. > :43:22.I just did not think the angle was There is a mistake. A mistake he
:43:22. > :43:25.
:43:25. > :43:35.can ill afford at this moment. Not the best chance, but there are a
:43:35. > :43:38.
:43:38. > :43:42.few loose reds. The black out of commission at the moment. He has
:43:42. > :43:52.the blue and has colours to play with. He will concentrate on
:43:52. > :44:08.
:44:08. > :44:18.This is the match winning frame as He is nicely on this red to the
:44:18. > :44:38.
:44:38. > :44:48.right corner. Looking to see if he It may be tied up. His main concern
:44:48. > :45:00.
:45:00. > :45:10.now is to pot as many balls as he It would be a bonus if the pink
:45:10. > :45:20.
:45:20. > :45:30.pots. He has got a heavy contact there. It might be OK. Just made it
:45:30. > :45:36.
:45:36. > :45:46.past the blue. One good split here. He has a nice angle on the blue. If
:45:46. > :45:49.
:45:49. > :45:59.he gets a good split on these reds... Just lost the cue ball. It
:45:59. > :46:08.
:46:08. > :46:17.Looks like end of break. The fact that he has walked up to the baulk
:46:17. > :46:27.again. There is no pot to go at. None that is worth risking any way
:46:27. > :46:42.
:46:42. > :46:47.Barry Hawkins goes back to his seat with a 22 point lead. Liang Wenbo
:46:47. > :46:57.knows that he cannot afford another mistake. If he plays safe, he has
:46:57. > :47:05.
:47:05. > :47:10.to get it safe. If he goes for pot All things considered, that was a
:47:10. > :47:19.pretty good shot. If you are being picky you would say there was a
:47:19. > :47:23.little bit too much pace in the cue ball. There is a chance of reds
:47:24. > :47:33.that are possible here. But I do not know if they shots of for
:47:34. > :48:10.
:48:10. > :48:15.nothing there. A little bit of He's situation is, he would like to
:48:15. > :48:25.play safe here. A do-nothing there is a safety shot. He would not like
:48:25. > :48:29.
:48:29. > :48:32.to miss it and gift his opponent. What would you play? I do not know.
:48:32. > :48:42.He is looking at the possibility of leaving the cue ball on the bottom
:48:42. > :49:13.
:49:13. > :49:17.He certainly found a nice gap in In between frames on the other
:49:17. > :49:27.table see can see the sort of mood meant that goes on, the noise, the
:49:27. > :49:33.
:49:33. > :49:39.hub of. I think he is just playing a safety here. That is one ball out
:49:39. > :49:45.of commission. Pink and black are tied up. The blue, yellow, and
:49:45. > :49:51.brown can be played for if you get the chance. It is not looking good
:49:51. > :50:01.at the moment for Liang Wenbo. I thought we had a new favourite, not
:50:01. > :50:25.
:50:25. > :50:33.It is not too bad. He has left another attempt at into this pocket.
:50:33. > :50:40.The All tempter, but dangling at the end of it is made frame of
:50:40. > :50:50.match-winning opportunity. Now the pink and black guy in the clear he
:50:50. > :50:51.
:50:51. > :50:56.has some insurance because the blue and green are out of commission. A
:50:56. > :51:00.lot depends with this type of shot whether you feel that you can just
:51:00. > :51:10.dropping in and get position. The straight red looks the better one
:51:10. > :51:17.
:51:17. > :51:21.The straight red, he was bound to be on the pink but he did not want
:51:21. > :51:31.to risk the straight red. A little unfortunate not to be on anything
:51:31. > :51:40.
:51:40. > :51:50.easy. He is coming down to have a Just looking to see what he is
:51:50. > :51:50.
:51:50. > :52:00.going to leave. Could leave the cue ball down the end of the table. The
:52:00. > :52:13.
:52:13. > :52:23.The black is over the Holt now. -- He has left a possibility. One in
:52:23. > :52:23.
:52:23. > :53:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:53:07. > :53:17.I think if he takes this red on, he made love with the pink on the way
:53:17. > :53:21.
:53:21. > :53:27.back up. Well, he could not avoid the pink. That went very close to
:53:27. > :53:35.the left centre, but a great pot. He always had the advantage of the
:53:35. > :53:42.black over the hole. The chance of a counter attack... It was a brave
:53:42. > :53:46.shot to fully commit. That pink nearly went in the middle. He would
:53:47. > :53:56.have been very unlucky. It is unlucky to be hampered like this as
:53:57. > :54:01.
:54:01. > :54:05.well. I have to be honest, that was so unlucky. To be hampered,
:54:05. > :54:14.committed to that could pot, to find yourself in that position on
:54:14. > :54:24.the black. And now it looks easy, but when you're striking down like
:54:24. > :54:24.
:54:24. > :56:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:56:14. > :56:24.that this difficult. That could Well, he would like that one
:56:24. > :56:33.
:56:33. > :56:37.back.The red to be back in position He wants about shoes lull of
:56:37. > :56:42.otherwise he is going to be on nothing unless the brown passes the
:56:42. > :56:52.yellow and that is the case. It looks as though it is passed the
:56:52. > :56:57.
:56:58. > :57:07.Would that brown going in, 52 players that made he's just looking
:57:08. > :57:23.
:57:23. > :57:33.When he led at the mid-section interval I bet he was feeling
:57:33. > :57:51.
:57:51. > :57:56.It has got a bit scrappy since then That is the game. It is just a run
:57:57. > :58:06.of the ball, a little roll he and there. Fractions of inches make all
:58:07. > :58:09.
:58:09. > :58:15.the difference. I think Liang Wenbo will probably concede. And she does.
:58:15. > :58:25.It was a well fought contest. Barry Hawkins will be pleased to be
:58:25. > :58:32.
:58:32. > :58:37.through. He runs that a 6-4 winner He has come through strongly into
:58:37. > :58:43.the last 16. I hope you join us on the secondary of the championship