Fourth Round - Day 1 UK Snooker Championship Extra

Good evening and welcome to snooker extra. Extended highlights of the

snooker championship. Our featured match night is Peter Ebdon, the 2006

UK champion taking on David Gray from Leeds who was knocked out in

the very first round of last season's perdition. -- competition.

We go to your commentators. A revitalised Peter Ebdon. Gets this

last 16 match under way. Dropped down to world number 34 in the

rankings. Playing David Grace who plays at the northern snooker centre

in Leeds. That will bring back memories. World ranked 81. Had some

good results. In the last few matches. This is probably one of the

biggest occasions he has had so far in his snooker career stop it could

be an interesting contrast in styles.

I always find it interesting. Sometimes, it can be in the mid-

30s, a time, and other times, you can play quicker. I remember when he

got the UK, down to 22nd shot and then up to 30 seconds per shot.

Peter Ebdon is his own man. Sometimes he plays his own man

rather than the table. I agree with that. You are entitled to slow him

down. He withstood every opponent in what he does do is put 110% into

every shot. He is playing a double here. Heading the black into the

left centre. The only read that he could leave was one he was playing.

It was not very close, the double, it has to be said.

I personally haven't had the pleasure of watching David Grace

before. This is the first time for me in commentary.

Always takes time to settle, especially in the biggest match of

his life so far. This may be his first television match. It is his

first on BBC. It may not be his first abroad. An icebreaker in

tournament play. An easy safety shot for Peter. In that top caution. He

would leave the red on the right-hand side caution. -- cushion.

He would not want to risk the pot on this red.

He has decided just to play that containing save. He will not get

much advantage out of it. There is no safety area in the ball. David

will be playing off that red on the right-hand side, off the black. The

tighter he gets it into the top cushion, the better.

He failed to do that. There may be a red that could turn Peter here. That

cluster in the left of the pink goes into the far right corner stop if

that is the case, and he felt that the only read he could leave was the

one that he was playing, it may be worth a pot. You see? Out in the

open, 75% pot. The problem is that he did not get

into the jaws of the pocket so that red is running loose. It has enough

pace to bounce off the top cushion and not leave anything easy for his

opponent. The pink has gone into the pocket.

Peter will be more concerned as he has left the pot on. He certainly

did not play the cue ball very well. The pink spot was available, so that

puts it out of commission. Is there a pot for David Grace to go out?

That was a good pot, that. Playing it at that pace. That could be so

accurate. Forced the cue ball the table. Bigelow, David. Can reach the

blue no problem. -- a big lad, David.

Be nice and solid pot. As soon as you can get your hand on the table

and start looking a few balls in... It is a way to relax you.

He has had some butterflies coming into this game but seemed to have

settled nicely. A very good chance to get 40 or above.

It helps a bit that the yellow is not in the spot. As long as he plays

of the screw shot and misses the yellow or plays a cannon on the

yellow or red, and there is bound to be one of the two. The angle he has

got, in -- immediately will to play slowly on the left-hand side. That

may not be a good kids, there. -- kiss. That is the most awkward place

he could have finished. He has about a red to the left centre but you are

playing into a blind pocket... APPLAUSE. Not very easy when they go

in. Tricky. Played it nicely. Found the gap.

Just needs to slow up a little bit. Overran this black. This black will

be difficult if he decides to take it on.

Now just a bit wide. A decent chance. Just didn't get a good

position on the blue. That eventually caused him to break down.

Peter can sometimes be pedestrian. He has taken his time on this

particular shot. Obviously, the black is over there.

He was playing for the brown. Whatever, he would be happy with the

results. The black looks straight enough. Maybe he can just cue past

the yellow. Considering the thought that went into potting the red and

to me, it was the wrong choice. I thought he could come up for the

blue no problem. Playing cushion first. Getting the

cue ball to manoeuvre around. It is not bad, he has this read to the

right corner. The dreaded miscue. That was bad

killing. -- queueing. Played with a lot of bottom on the cue ball but

adjusted the accelerated. One mistake could be costly. You always

say when you miss and you are in. Not only did he miss, he said David

Grace up for a nice opportunity. He could possibly win the frame at this

visit. Not settled, has he? We would expect

him to get ten out of ten. A bit fortunate to have left the red from

Peter on the other red. That was tough. It is always tough

when you are using the spider and especially, he felt a little bit

aggrieved that David Grace had to miss the easy red in the corner and

was covered. David gets another chance.

Straighter on the blue would have been ideal but without red over in

the corner pocket, no problem. One good position of shot could

leave them in the corner. He could leave the green and play for the two

red is there. One in the middle pocket first, which is not a

problem. I don't know if they were playing damp but when they were

playing to get into the cue ball, he played that absolutely straight so

he can get onto the blue. I don't think they can get into the ball

well enough. They talk about atmosphere is outside but it is not

raining outside today. That obviously makes the tables damp

sometimes. That was a fluke. That will work.

You can't eat a bit of luck. But only the fluke... He put up his hand

to apologise but he will not apologise in getting enough points

here to win the frame. He has every chance to do that. Take advantage of

a run on the ball when you get it. The reason he says that is that it

can soon change. He did not play a good positional shot off the blue

for that red. As I have said many times, once the cue ball starts to

travel up and down the table, you can quite easily lose a good

position. He puts in 46 points in front. Still

a possible 67 remaining. On the scoreboard. Two reds needed.

A nice angle to play a cannon. No need to play a cannon because after

this blue, one more in the corner is all that is required. Later cannon

and it could go wrong. -- played the cannon and it could go wrong. Just

knocking the blue in and playing the red into the left corner. In the

scoreboard, 52 ahead and pop this with only 52 remaining.

He has needed a few chances and some help from his opponent. He has got

there in the end. Straighter on the black and then he

would like. He has the red available in the middle. Just roll it in and

play ball. This will certainly unsettle whatever mercy did have

coming into the match. -- whatever nerves he did have coming into

A good shot needed now. Two straight on the black which is why he is

playing the pink, to get up for the yellow. Played it nicely. Of course,

there is no pressure on your shot. It just settles you down as he said.

More table time you get early in the match, the more you benefit from it.

Well played! Nice 84. He needed a few chances. Peter gave him chances.

Grace leads one frame to zero. Nothing straightforward here.

Sometimes you can get in your own way when you're visiting. Peter has

been known to have a think a little bit. This is a straightforward

up-and-down to get one under the back cushion. He decided to play a

pot. You never know. He plays strange shots. He played the

snooker. Didn't see that. I suppose. I didn't see him put up his hands to

apologise. I assume that he thought that, playing that shot, he could

find the line back to the ball. He missed the pot by so much that the

cue ball could have finished anywhere. I agree with you. You can

never second-guess Peter because he is a shotmaker. There are shots that

he will see that other people would not consider taking on. And

vice-versa. The most obvious shots and he will play something else.

Everyone to their own. He has had great success over the years. Not so

much in recent seasons... Prides himself on being strong

mentally, doesn't he? I can understand that people are better

than my ability wise but nobody can be better than my temperament wise.

That has him in good stead. You can't always play at your best.

Absolutely. We see that 70 times with the so called up and coming

players. -- so many times. You cannot always play at your best.

Many of them do not see the warning signs and may have frame where they

do not push the goals too much. Last night, he would have gone home

horrified, Jamie Jones. Mark couldn't put in a ball at Jamie

Jones played well. It is not all about potting balls. Finally enough,

the lad that everybody is expecting great things from, who David Grace

defeated in the last round, Jack. All great talents, all great potters

and break builders and when they are not doing that, have a got a -- have

they got a B-game? All of these young fellows, find it so easy in

practice. Not so easy out there. Good blend with the cue ball from

Peter. I don't know whether David can just get past the yellow of the

main bunch of red. If you can, this is difficult. If he can just get

past the yellow, it makes it so much easier.

It has got a cueball but there is a red going towards the corner and he

has gone past the brown. That has worked out to be quite a telling.

Safety shot. Brown came to his rescue. He put up his hand and

apologised to Peter. Peter has a couple of possible pots in the right

corner but they are fraught with danger. You don't mind taking on a

difficult pot if you think that there may be a cull at the end of

it. If there is not, it is risk with no reward. He has to get a good

cueball here to cover that red that is adjacent to the left corner

pocket. He is playing with the one just below the pink. He keeps it on

the right-hand side of the table and covers that are red. How easy is

cueball this time? Every credit. Great shot. Lots of check side.

And they had to be very thin with the contact. Ms called. There is a

red in the left corner. I don't know whether you would take... Could you

take miss, really? In potting it, you would run near the red in the

top cushion. Where does the colour come from? If he has the ball is

replaced and this time, David Grace wants to catch the red, thin as he

intended, the first time around. Peter could be in a spot of bother

himself. He is taking a calculated risk. I think that the yellow got

nudged slightly. As I say, he has to catch this a

very thin. Too thick and it could run off. He has missed it again. The

thing is now... APPLAUSE. It will be a warning now. He can hit its sides

of the reds and, of course, three misses and you are out. He may be

forced into taking the long pot now, the one nearest him. He can

definitely pot this red and try to screw it in and get onto the one

with colour. Not seen too many players as we have said before. Not

sure of his cue power. We need all of it to get back into the ball. The

referee did give him the warning. If you do not, it is a red this time

and you forfeit frame. Do not think that you can risk

playing the thin one. He is playing the pot. What has he left? Peter

Anthony Hamilton's body language, I would think, not a lot... -- Peter

Ebdon. Hand in his pocket, Peter. He has not let anything on. Just

below the pink when he gets in with the ball. You'll believe anything

the ball. He is looking for a problem that is not there.

One short of what would be considered a good cueball. He may

have left a pot on here. Those two rates close together made

pot but she would be developed and -- would make pot but you would

favour the left-hand side won. -- two reds. It is very unlike him.

That was half a chance. It shows you that Peter might be having trouble

with a good safety shot. David was looking to get away with it. That

time, Peter played a poor safety shot and now is gifted an easy

opportunity. Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason.

An excellent victory over Stuart Bingham in the previous round. One

of those players that play with fire. There is not another player in

the game who plays with that. Allegedly, it consists to throw the

ball. When you play with one, it helps but with a cyber thrower, it

doesn't. Have you played with one? I did in the early days with the

2-piece cues. The wood-would join. Cliff always used to play with a

five. It was something well used in Canada.

I'm not sure about that. The availability of the black. The left

corner pocket... Reckon he can only assume it doesn't go, because if it

did, Peter would be down, rolling the red in and play going the black.

He is having a look now. Like, it does... Well, he should have pots

think red and the black by now. Just leave yourself a nice angle on

the black. And a little screw back and play for the red immediately to

the left of the black in the same pocket. A good chance, this.

He played the run, trying to develop the red. The problem with that was,

you can always push the red into a position, where it would go away

from the black. No, he had a bit of a result there.

To be honest with you, he could use one red to hold the cue ball, but it

wasn't holding it that well till he hit the third red.

Still with a good chance of getting enough points to win the frame here.

Played that quite nicely. A choice of reds, one to right corner, one to

the left corner. He is fairing the one to the right

corner, because you can control that and leave yourself a nice angle on

pink or black, as it turns out. Still want to be straight on the

black. Probably played a pink now, but as I

say, he had choices of colours to play on. He got a 45-point lead with

a colour to come. Yes, a bit in commentary, it goes, no way about

it. He is one of the game's great break makers. Two maximum breaks in

tournament play, and 11 centuries this season. He is not a natural

break builder. He looks, at times, he plays it different to other

players, but he gets them. Over a little bit for the desired

red. Yeah. Think he would lay for the one of the middle, you you. He

is on the red to the left coverage, but he's running into other reds.

Plays to one to the left middle, he is running into other reds. So...

This could go wrong. Well, LAUGHS

Not quite. That is where he intended, but he'll settle for it.

He obviously completely mis-hit it. He played the gap between the black

and the reds to come out for the whack, and because he mis-hit it, it

cannoned onto the reds. He could hold it without cannoning

the pink. He is not looking settled at the moment, Peter.

Well, would be believe it. And the one thing you can never accuse Peter

Ebdon off, missing a shot. Because he was dayless. -- careless. Just

decelerated it on him. If you don't get through the cue ball, it just

drift away from the intended target. It was a good chance missed.

So, David Grace gains the table. 60 points behind. A few reds in the

open, but those two reds on the left-hand side cushion, as we look,

will take some negotiating. He is going to has hopes of winning the

frame. Just concentrate on reducing the deficit.

Not a natural gap to bet back into bauks, so you don't know whether he

is taking this on. I don't know quite why he pushed it

out there, 57 points in front. A strange choice, that one. He may be

thinking the only red he could leave is the one he is playing. That is

the one he is left. 57 points in arrears.

APPLAUSE Not certain about the availability

of these two reds near the top cushion. I don't know whether the

outside one will pot to the left corner. It's just having a look now.

If it did, it would make matters a little easier.

It must pot. Yes, clearly. He would have liked to have had a bit more

angle than this. He may have to play for the straight screw back and play

for the plaque in the same pocket. He won't be playing the red closest

to top cushion. He tried to force it over but I

think he would have been better served trying to play the deep screw

there. And play for the black in the same pocket as the red.

Good pot to pronounce the cue ball. That will pot into the left-hand

corner. Ideally, would like to finish outside of baulk, rather than

baulk, and the left of the three reds available as well. A choice of

two reds he can play. I suppose you can swing it around nicely for the

blue, and that would be a shot to nothing. Decided to play the baulk,

for some reason. A little bonus there, the fact he

has nicely hung the pink in the middle. 42 points in front.

That shows a bit of a lack of confidence there.

On the wrong pass, this red. Miss will be called. It won't be taken.

Let's have a look at the old score board. Peter Ebdon looking for red

and a black. That would put him 54 points in

front, with just 51 remaining. Need to force the angle slightly. Be

a bit wary of this. Yeah, no problem. Playing it such a

right-hand side, just to widen the angle after second cushion. So this

black to get to snookers required stage.

Ebdon has changed his stance in the last year year. He used to have a

very, very straight back leg. Now he is crouching. A different stance to

with what he normally used to have. David Grace will stay in his seat

here. Just at the stance, look, both legs bent.

Good effort. But no cigar and Peter Ebdon levels the scores at one-all.

Peter Ebdon gets frame three under way. Both players looking a little

bit edgy at the moment. I think it's the occasion that's making them a

bit edgy, rather than who they are playing. A big match for both of

them. I know that Peter Ebdon is former UK and world champion, but he

has not been getting the best of the results of late, and this is a big

opportunity, having knocked out the world champion.

APPLAUSE On the other hand, David Grace, this

is an opportunity to go to the laster stages of one of the biggest

tournaments in the snooker calendar. As I say, the occasion can increase

the pressure and the importance. APPLAUSE

Well that is twice he's played a similar shot. Played it in the

middle, caught the knuckle. He had one in this corner and now one in

the far corner. Peter looks on in disgust.

And lots of players go into the pink. It won't a natural hold shot,

that. Had to really get into the cue ball. He may have second prize

handing on his red to the far right corner. And it looks straight

enough. You expect him to pot it. He didn't have to do a lot with the cue

ball to get position on the colour. APPLAUSE

Yeah, nicely played. As I say, but looking to land in such an

advantageous position. I think, there may be a red at the

bottom. Cluster, immediately above the black. He would be running into

other reds. He wouldn't be certain where the cue ball is going to

finish, but make certain of the pot. He's done that. And he's finished on

the black. Well played. Judged to pace off the second reds very

nicely. In slight angle on the black, he

would play for the loose red on the middle, or just the cannon on the

outside red. Bount to be one of the middle, wharf happens.

Just the one remaining loose red now. Essential to get an angle on

this black, preferably half ball. Didn't have to do too much with the

pact. There is only five reds there. Not enough to go it at in pace, to

push one towards the middle. He has got the perfect angle. He hit

the both reds, the middle red and the right-hand red. If he hit it is

smack over the joint, he'll push it over the rpd middle. -- the

right-hand middle. Almost impossible not to get on one here. He needs to

get the joint. That's what happens when you hit the

outside of them, you can run away. Once again, extremely fortunate to

get on the one in the middle. It was a pretty straightforward cannon to

the bunch. Why play in outside, I don't know. 51 in front and

counting. Inching ever closer to the winning

line in this third frame. 55 points in lead. Still going to need three

of these remaining reds, you feel, to be certain.

Maybe two, of the high value colours.

That's nice. In fact, this pink will put him 62 points in front, so

another red and a colour would be sufficient, and he's perfect on the

pink. Let's not forget, it came off a fluke when he played the one in

the middle, went down the cushion. Ebdon won't be liking this at all.

The red and the black would put himself 70 points in front, with 67

remaining. And the pink would put himself 69 points in front, with 67

remaining. Snooker required. He knows that

Peter will carry on, so if this won't be concentration, and nothing

you can do about it, Peter, when someone gets a fluke like David did.

He looks to have landed. I was going to say, perfect on the pink to

disturb the three reds, but he has just come a little too straight. And

that's why he is thinking there's a blue and trying to cannon the three

reds. 75 points in lead. Just 59

remaining. Put it past Peter to carry on. But for quite a few

snookers, it should be all over. And 2. 1 to David Grace.

He caught the red much too thin as it happens. He been a little bit

fortunate. The cue ball was finished near the side cushion, so you

wouldn't think there is any pot on, that would tempt David. Although he

is having a look to see if he played the red on the left-hand side of the

table, if he would anything. The only red he left was the one he was

playing. It's a tough shot. Taking the ball by the horns. He's going

for it. Well, that's a tremendous pot. Is a

tremendous pot. Every credit for taking that on. Whatever he gets, he

deserves. The black is fairly available to the

left-hand side. He has to get through the gap of the three reds at

this end of the table. He want to play for the black, so I imagine he

would be playing for pink or black. He is holding it for the pink, I

suggest. What he wouldn't give for another

sizeable break in this frame, to take a 5-1 lead.

If the pinks pots in the left-hand coverage, make sure you get high on

the pinch. That's a good shot, it brings the other reds into play. Got

to be a little careful in playing the cannon. Play for the loose one,

don't play onto them. Not too sure if they available. The way he's

played that, they obviously are. A great chance to go 5-1 in front. He

looks as though he has landed inch' perfect. Pot this red, a little

screw into the red just to the right of it. That's and that's worked out

pretty good. Both those reds a available. What a chance he's given

himself near. It's fair to say, a red that he took on, that not many

would have. Yes, you called in commentary, what he gets from here

he deserves. The way he potted the opening red. The reason that John

was saying it's a bit risky, playing at the pace he did, it had to go in.

This was the shot you are talking about, John. He knows the pink and

black are there for the taking. The pace he played at it, went all out

for it. Well done. He held it, has he held it! ? I

think he has. He is going around to look at where he wants to leave

himself. I thought for one moment, he run too far. And couldn't get

through to the black. But I think he can just about make it.

Oh! He convinced himself he could. Could you believe it.

He convinced himself he could get past the red. Well, guest past the

red. -- get past the red. A disappointing end there. Given

himself a great chance. Once again, a very average safety

shot the from Peter Ebdon. I mean, he has only just reached the baulk

line, never mind the baulk cushion. A little look up to the heavy, from

David, they through it was to the heavens, he knew when he was in

before that was an excellent chance. This looks a good line. The only

problem is with that shot, he dropped a snooker. But it's an easy

escape, you would have thought. The left-hand side cushion as we look.

Just the other side of the middle pocket, trace aside, OK, always a

bit frightened I may slip past the reds, but shouldn't do.

It looks straightforward, but not as straightforward as I thought.

He is going to try and come off three cushion, and hoping it checks

off the third cushion. Badly misjudged. But the pace he is

playing, if he didn't make contact with the red, he goes by the red and

leaves it. What he's trying to do, to come off the side cushion, the

left-hand side, right-hand side, top cushion and check into them. Surely

he'll make a better adjustment here. Well, that wasn't the shot. Have a

look at this face. I'm not certain that's the shot he had in mind.

Both these reds a available in the middle pocket. He is worrieded about

getting it on the black, maybe just roll it in for the pink and the

opposite middle. It's not a pretty sight to see a

player struggling, as Pete is. He certainly is. He is finding it very

hard work out there. The two reds at the right of the pack, has he had a

look at it yet? Having a look now. He can play this and screw back for

the black. Yeah. He screwed back for the black,

but much too straight on the black. To be getting on the next red, so I

would suggest he'll probably roll this in and settle for the seven

point. If he played that with any kind of

pace, the black just won't go in. Peter looks like he is taking this

red on, and playing for the brown or the green.

Yeah, it was a good pot. But David Grace, when he played safe, he won't

trickle that black in along the top cushion, he should have found the

baulk cushion with his safety. Now has he got the angle? Just a natural

angle to pot the yellow, or the blue, and go into the reds.

Missed the blue and that's the problem. He is missing too many

balls, is Peter. And now looking at the reds hoping he's got away with

it. Mark Selby struggled with it the

other night, against a very in-form Jamie Jones. Not sure how Peter can

get a victory, the way he's playing. He has to win this frame if he is

any chance. I can't see him winning five frames in a row, not on what we

witnessed so far. The little cluster of four in the

middle, with a yellow, that could be quite a telling safety shot. There

is a pot on. A gap between yellow and pink to play this red, but he

would be running into the black. This is not a shot for nothing. You

go for it, you need to get it. He is just throwing himself at it.

So much movement going on. This is very unlike Peter.

The head lifted. Has he got a back injury? I'm trying to work out why

he's got a different stance. I saw him the other day after he beat

Stuart Bingham. He was pleased. He said he was really well and

practising hard. Seemed very content.

Obviously couldn't get through to get to the potting angle of that

red. This long pot, you know, it's a shot to nothing the fact he can get

the cue ball right back into baulk. The way he's cueing, he's a bit

reluctant to play it. That's in one I'm thinking of. He

has to play the other one. If he pots it, he would do well to miss

the kiss off to the left-hand side. Has to get around the back of the

that red, and play the check side to make sure he did. Once again, an

awful long way away. Hit right across that. He might have

getting away with it, but he knock the brown in. But he's not left

anything easy. Just came round to see if the red is

cuttable. It looks a little bit past the pocket.

22-point lead. No very big with his standard of play. Peter is in the

mood to make a 40 or 50 break at the minute.

We've all been there, standing at the table and everything is going

wrong, and you can't kind of get any confidence. Everything looks

difficult, you are looking for problems rather than the not. Well,

he has decided he is going to play the thin cut here. He had a couple

of looks at it. Don't know where the cue ball is running to. He'll pot

the red. Much too thick. Did you see his head again, John? Yep. I mean, I

think the stance is causing him a big problem. He can't get through

the ball without lifts his head. He is twitching at the shot. Yeah, the

elbow went out, the arm went out. One good pot here and he could find

himself 5-1 behind. It's catching. Because all of a

sudden David Grace is starting to It's one of those things, you are

excited to see your opponent playing so bad. And you think, "I'm going to

win the match" you got to play one shot at a time, don't see the

winning post too soon. I think, "Reason he's playing the

yellow and not the blue is that the blue, if it went back on it own

spot, could tie the pinch up. Well, would you believe it? Would you

believe it? I mean... He is going as though he got a kick. But normally,

if you get a kick, you hit them to thick, not too thin.

Hard no know, I'm not a lip reader. Maybe I'm glad I'm not.

LAUGHTER Well, Grace will never get a better

chance of getting into the last eight of a tournament than this.

Just not getting through the ball all the moment. He is getting so

excited to realise he's got a chance to get into a quarterfinal, his cue

action has got a bit there. He was playing to get on the pink in the

middle pocket. 25 point the lead. Just cue this pink straight, doesn't

have to do much with the cue There is goes.

APPLAUSE 31 points the lead. Two reds, two

colours. And he will be one frame away from victory.

He'll be excited inside now. Just vas thanks mind his work here --

just has to mind his work here. Pink, red, high valued colour. He

would be 5-1. Looking to be surprised he played

for the bottom red. Why not pray for the top red, a little easier?

Looking at this body language, he is on neither of them.

Hang on a minute, he can get through to this red. He is playing the

bottom, you need to run around the two cushions.

APPLAUSE Well that is as well as he has

struck any shot. Well, in the last couple of frames, anyway. So this

black to go 46 points in front with just 43 remaining.

And it goes. He kept his head down, played that well. That was a good

shot. Surprised he played the screw back and not the run through, but

the result was the same. He got on the black.

Of glancing at the scoreboard. Getting excited now. He done what he

has to do, won the frame at one visit, second visit, of course, but

he scored enough to get past the winning post in this frame. I have

to say, he was pretty consistent when he got the balls in open play.

Hard to see a player struggling as much as Peter is today. He must have

a black problem with the way he's standing. -- a back problem with the

way he's standing. Another break of 50 for David Grace, his third of the

match so far. Very well done, David, this is is a

good little clearance here. Missed a couple early on in the frame. But

did it when it mattered most. David Grace goes five one a possible six

to play. Four with a possible five to play.

Peter Ebdon, one of the toughest competitors in snooker. He has to

show all those qualities now, if he's going to get anything out of

this match. David Grace, we said at the start of the match, one of the

biggest games of his career. He needs this frame for a place at in

the quarterfinal of the United Kingdom Championship.

He went for the positively. Thought the only red that he could leave is

the one he's playing. And he has left that. What has Peter Ebdon got

left in the tank. His pot success, 74%.

And he's not going to win this match just getting little bits and pieces

when he gets in. He has to be winning frames in one visit. And the

evidence so far, it doesn't look on. But you never know with Peter.

Peter is moaning about another kick, but in fairness, the kick has done

himself a favour. He got a perfect handle on the red in the black spot.

If had it run a bit further, he may have to play off the cushion. But

it's a perfect angle. A little bounce, but only a fraction.

He is bemoaning his luck again. He felt he had a kick. But once again,

not a bad kick. It left him an angle to bring a couple of reds into play.

Come on Peter, you can bring the red into play here, bound to get onto

the black. Well, that turned out OK. Nice angle

on the blue. Oh, dear. Thrown his... A few

complaints about some of the tables and clothes and things. But I think

that Peter will have a few words to say after this match. Should he go

on the lose it. I'm sure I would like to be at his press conference.

He would have liked to have that one again. I'm not quite certain why he

played this red for, was it a right corner or a right middle?

Played it in the right middle, and was into the main bunch, hoping for

a better result than that. Well, that's, his eyes break when he

made a break of 52. All you can do here is nestle into

the cluster, and if you can get tight, you leave nothing easy.

Touching ball. So that gives Peter, well, would normally think, an easy

escape route to the baulk end. Just enough room to get between the red

and the blue, to get the cue ball behind the yellow spot there. Is he

playing the pot, can get through to the red. He is taking the pot on. He

has to be careful he doesn't foul the red here with his cue.

That was the thing that was putting him off slightly.

No, you're more concerned with pushing the cue in with a straight

line and bricking it back in a straight line. This is a chance

here, OK, maybe a bit tricky. Well, the fact he has the spieder, or

asked for the spider, doesn't make it any easier. The thing is, with

the red, he doesn't have to do anything with the cue ball, just

drop the red in, and you are bound to be on the black. But tricky with

the spider. H the cue ball, just drop the red in, and you are bound

to be on the black. But tricky with the spider. Played it well, played

it very well. OK, he's not got a good angle on the black here, but in

the main cluster, just one red sticking out as we watch this

again... Well played. Yes, if you wanted to be absolutely perfect on

the next red, he would like to leave another angle to bring a couple of

reds into play. If he gets on the colour here, that could be the

black, got to be careful when playing the run through, not in the

way of the black, that is why he is playing the screw, up for the pink

or the blue. If this works, this is a frame and match-winning

opportunity. Because all the reds are now perfect. Yeah, just going to

a little bit too much. He's not on the blue and not ideal on the baulk

colour. But the reds are all there for the taking. He is looking. If he

can drop the blue in and cannon into another red, or the cue ball. Most

important thing here, pot the blue. Which he has done nicely, and nudged

the red over the corner. Couldn't have put it better with his hand.

This is deep breathe time for David Grace and his supporters. A chance

of beating a former UK and world champion in the lasters stages of a

second major. Have to hold himself together now.

?CLEAR A little bit hampered. He can get true to it though.

Just slight hampered. You can see him cueing high on the cue ball

there. Nothing to do with the white. Just on the cushion.

A red and a black would make the points all square. That would leave

four reds. OK, one of them near the top cushion. That shouldn't prove

too much of a difficulty, but one near the red. Those four reds, with

high value colours, could see him get to the snookers required stage.

So as I say, this black makes the points all square. Frame and match

at his mercy. Essential this time to leave angle.

On the black, so he can get on the two reds, but don't think they're

both available left-hand corner. He needs a good angle.

Doesn't want to be straight. Otherwise he'll have to play for it

in the middle. Yeah, but that wouldn't be no bad thing. I think

you're right. Has too stand up and play for one of them

It would be close, and a little bit straighter, maybe. Not quite, if he

plays for the pink, not quite sure where it will go, when it's

respoted. Played that nicely. Once again, I

think he got the slight angle here. If he's going to play the run aushed

the two cushion, just got to judge it. Where he would like to cue ball

to be. Not too concerned about getting the red on in middle of the

table, so he can move in one in a left-hand side. That's in the

pottable cushion. He is asking for cue ball to be cleaned. Doesn't want

any heavy contact, anything to go wrong. It's all about controlling

this, isn't he? He is going to play it with top spin, don't hit it too

hard. Very easy to do that and snooker yourself on the pink. Needs

a bounce. He was so concerned about snookering himself on the pisk, he

slightly injured hit it. That makes the shot it, takes a little bit of

prush off the red, the fact he can play for a baulk colour, to cover

things up with the blue. So long ass pot the ball, you get the play the

next shot. F the red, the fact he can play for a baulk colour, to

cover things up with the blue. So long ass pot the ball, you get the

play the next shot. Oh, that's a nice kiss. That's OK! He put his

hand up and apologised to Peter. 'Cause I think he may just be able

to stun across to the other side of the table where the last key red for

frame and match is. I would be wanted to play behind the red, to

give yourself at least four pockets. If you screw direct, and hit over

it, you have got no shot. Try to give yourself options, playing on

two or three pockets. Which he hasn't done. Oh, dear. Still some

life in this frame yet. I don't mind him kissing the black, that can

happen. But not on the way up. I mean, I would excuse him from

kissing the black if he hit it off the cushion, but not straight into

the black. That's about all he could do, he

felt. Back to his seat. 22 points in lead. He missed his match-winning

opportunity. Will he get another one in this frame?

Decision time now for Peter Ebdon. He knows if he goes for this and

misses it, it could be his last shot.

And in the end, he decided not to go for it. If he's got the snooker, ud

have to say, right, decision. -- you'd have to say, right, decision.

Just an edge sticking out. Don't think so.

AR And there is an edge, but nothing he can get to. It came off the side

cushion, just have to hope you get it safe. He has not got it safe.

Peter, this is your chance. 22 points in it. He is going to need

red colour and the six remaining colours. To keep his hopes alive.

Be well, once again, you heard him immediately asking for cue ball to

be cleaned. The shaking of the head, we had a lot of that today.

Always feeling this clearances, I said in many occasions, the position

from brown to blue is the key. If you pot the brown, you get

perfect position on the blue it should be a formality.

The pink not being on the spot, he was able to hold. Pink and black to

pinch the frame. APPLAUSE

And in it goes and even then, the black one, he is complaining about

the contact. It won't matter. He won the frame. David Grace had a chance

to claim the frame. But he didn't it. The lead man leads by

So David Grace breaking off. In frame eight.

Decided on the aggressive safety. And he has got a good cue ball, but

he left a path to the red in the right corner.

And he is slotted it in. A nicement flick off the red. Has given him a

half decent position on the blue. Played it into the top pocket. Knew

that was the best way to get good position. It's all the case now,

Willie, of just holding yourself together. I wonder whether he is

going to risk playing for the black. If he plays for the black off the

red nearest the black, if he is going to win the frame in one visit,

he needs to black on its spotted. That begs the question, how clear is

his thinking. I glee with you - this is the red to play, and play for the

black. This goes in, he has his second

chance of winning frame and match. But this is not a certainty. No, but

he played the right shot. No. No! Too wide! I'm surprised he

stunned it. In it had been straighter, he could have dropped it

in. He had to play the stun to hold the cue ball. It was always wide of

the mark. What can Peter Ebdon do with this

opportunity? Glad everything seems like a

pinpoint of bitter. Such a straightford shot.

He decided to have it off the top cushion, until he was safe at

playing a screw shot. He is not too bad. A red at the other half of the

table he could play on. It doesn't really have to hold the cue ball.

Well, I thought he would have played there the red to the left middle,

and have a feeling he may have done, but he is well short of pace. And

left himself a bit of a tester. A thin cut to the middle, a tough ball

to pot into the corner. Not as straightforward as he would have

liked. Once again, he wasn't happy with the

contact. A thigh-slapping reaction, hand in the air.

Well, if it turned out, he was nicely on the red, OK, it may have

been a little bit closer to the cushion than he would liked, but

wasn't really a big problem. Well, once again, right into the

heart of the pocket, but he is complained he didn't get the best of

the contacts. Now, I'm going to say something here, I don't think you

are cueing well enough, Peter. I don't think it's the ball's fault.

You are not cueing smoothly. This is why he is getting the one or two

heavy contacts. This red for his second 50 break of

the match. He is starting to find a little bit of form, still a bit of

complaining. Oh, you are kidding. He is jabbing

at everything. He hit at that. Luckily for him, he has got away

with it. Just the way, look at his head and his back arm. Just no

confidence at all. Every time he is playing a stun shot, no confidence

at all in the shot. Good opportunity now for David

Grace. And sometimes, Willie, these are the easier ones, aren't they?

The fact that you are sat there, in your chair, and suppose you have

lost the frame, and come to the table, it's a bit of a bonus. Yeah,

absolutely. And the fact he is behind, he is not

getting excited, thinking I can win frame and match. And he wants to get

back into the frame. And when he is down to the last red, the pressure

is on. The next two reds and two colours should be OK. And then he

has to mind his work. He had a chance in the previous frame to

pinch it. Well, not a bad idea that, to play.

Maybe a choice of two reds, but obviously he got too close to the

one that would have been a possible, maybe into the middle, but he is on

this, and he can stun out and play for the pink in the middle. Just

going off the angle. This pink will put him 23 points

behind. He would have liked to have been a bit straighter on this pink.

He may have to play a cannon to develop the red just below the pink.

Don't day your eyes off the pot. Off the last red... Hopefully, he'll

be able to play for the blue, that makes it a lot easier to get to the

yellow, or even baulk colour. It doesn't

So this is now the key shot, I think. Yes, and if he gets

reasonably high value colours, he will not need the black.

Nice angle to get onto the baulk colour. He put a bit of back spin

on, that makes it slightly more difficult than it should be. Caught

the near but it's gom gone in. Not nicely on the blue. Not sure if he

can hold it from here. That's nerves for you. I don't think he can hold

it. All a case of missing the baulk colours. If he plays to hold it,

it's OK. But don't kiss one of the baulk colours. He played that

nicely. He has played that nicely. APPLAUSE

Well, not bad. Not pest. But he, as I say, he's a tall lad. Ten points

behind now. Up to and including the pink for a place in the quarterfinal

with the Betway United Kingdom Championship.

That was a perfect poxt and he played it nicely -- pot and he

played it nicely. Brown to blue should be the only problem. But as I

said earlier, the advantage is he doesn't need the black.

He would be feeling it out there. This is one of the biggest matches

of his snooker-playing career. He has over hit this! It needs to

slow down! Just a little bit of adrenaline will. As I say, it's not

that important, but he can't get close to pink now. But he only needs

the pink. If he needed pink and black he would have a problem. Peter

Ebdon may think it's a slight chance of getting back to the table. This

pink, for the match. It's there! It's there! Peter Ebdon

will be very disappointed, but he gives a warm handshake to David

Grace. Peter Ebdon, never found his game, but that won't bother David

Grace. He is into the quarterfinal of the United Kingdom UK World

Championship. Struggled some time to get over the line, about you he took

those well in the end, and a ded winner. And he goes through, beating

the former United Kingdom and world champion, by six frames to two. So,

congratulations to David Grace. He reaches the quarterfinals, where he

will face Martin Gould or Joe Swail. We are back with fourth live

coverage at one o'clock, on BBC two. From all of us here, bye for now.