:00:34. > :00:46.Hello again. The last swathe of second-round matches here in
:00:47. > :00:51.yourYork Barbican was Ding Junhui, with that fantastic run to the final
:00:52. > :00:59.in May, which was watched at home by 210 million people in China. No
:01:00. > :01:03.pressure, but here in York, he only just scraped through the opening
:01:04. > :01:08.round, and today he was up against another outsider, 21-year-old Ross
:01:09. > :01:12.Muir from Musselburgh. He was not going to be overawed. He has a
:01:13. > :01:19.memory of having beaten Ding Junhui in a Asian tour event. What with
:01:20. > :01:21.this much hold for us? It is a best of 11 and is being watched by our
:01:22. > :01:40.commentators. -- this match. Ding Junhui won the toss and he
:01:41. > :01:46.breaks. Very elegant. A bit of check going on. Will he be picking a check
:01:47. > :01:52.up at the end of the tournament? That is the question. Very smart,
:01:53. > :01:57.though. I like it. Absolutely. Without doubt one of the greatest
:01:58. > :02:01.players in the game, and looking snazzy as well. Only a few hours ago
:02:02. > :02:07.we were sitting in this commentary box on this very table watching five
:02:08. > :02:19.centuries in six frames. Will we get anything like that ever again? My
:02:20. > :02:25.first time watching young Ross Muir from Musselburgh near Edinburgh. A
:02:26. > :02:34.lovely part of the world. Playing with a glove on. That takes me back.
:02:35. > :02:44.Let's pick worth back in the mid- 70s used to wear a glove -- Lance
:02:45. > :02:49.Pickworth. When we used to go to Thailand and it was very damp and
:02:50. > :02:53.the air conditioning needed to be on all the time, it was sticky and I
:02:54. > :02:57.could understand there. I don't understand why you might need them
:02:58. > :03:04.in this country, but Hume asked -- he must have sweaty hands. Just
:03:05. > :03:08.talking about the great Joe Davis wearing a glove in the finals, and
:03:09. > :03:18.he was really struggling. He should try a boxing glove, they said. I
:03:19. > :03:28.remember it well. It was funny for everybody else, not Lance. Ross with
:03:29. > :03:30.a little offer here. No easy safety shot. He might be tempted to take
:03:31. > :04:15.the pot on. Not the worst of kisses, but can he
:04:16. > :04:25.put the green in without touching the yellow. Get up to the reds just
:04:26. > :04:30.above the black. Will that be hard enough? It certainly is. It is
:04:31. > :04:39.perfect. The table is playing so quick, but it really is beautiful to
:04:40. > :04:44.play on. As Willie said, Fergal O'Brien with one of the finest
:04:45. > :05:04.displays I have ever seen. On this table last evening.
:05:05. > :05:13.I love watching Ding Junhui brake built. He really is superb. -- break
:05:14. > :06:00.build. APPLAUSE
:06:01. > :06:08.He break builds the same way Henry and O'Sullivan do, a lot of the
:06:09. > :06:12.great players. Higgins as well. Fantastic, but sometimes they use
:06:13. > :06:13.the white gamut of it. When Ding Junhui is in full control, just
:06:14. > :06:33.wonderful to watch. Once again talking about the match
:06:34. > :06:38.last night, the cue ball control in this, I don't think you went in and
:06:39. > :06:49.out in any of the five centuries he may. Absolutely pinpoint. -- he
:06:50. > :06:53.made. And that takes some doing on these very fast clubs, but when you
:06:54. > :07:02.are queueing up well, it is nice, but when you are struggling a bit,
:07:03. > :07:04.they catch you out -- cueing. Keeps very still on the shot, does Ding
:07:05. > :07:36.Junhui. Didn't want that keys. He might be
:07:37. > :07:43.OK if he goes to the left of the middle pocket. No problem. Not
:07:44. > :07:48.hampered at all -- kiss. You could see him hit the cue ball with a bit
:07:49. > :07:50.of left-hand side just to swing it off the question towards the black.
:07:51. > :08:35.-- cushion. Try to avoid the kiss and go through
:08:36. > :08:44.the gap of those two. This is not a certainty, he is 50 points in front
:08:45. > :08:48.so not past the winning line yet. Difficult when you are this close.
:08:49. > :09:45.No problem for Ding Junhui. Excellent shot.
:09:46. > :09:56.APPLAUSE Did not hit that hard enough, but
:09:57. > :10:01.the white keeps on rolling. He still has a possible chance, but he wants
:10:02. > :10:05.to get further around. A little triangle of reds and one point of
:10:06. > :10:12.that was available, but he can still get through to this one. You can see
:10:13. > :10:17.that other red that is available, to reds. He can play for but this time.
:10:18. > :10:43.-- play for that. Just a matter of whether he can go
:10:44. > :10:51.on to make a century break. Always a great way to start if you can do
:10:52. > :10:57.that. Something that Steve Davis did on many occasions throughout the
:10:58. > :10:59.80s, and Stephen Hendry. Throughout the 90s, always off to a quick
:11:00. > :11:41.start. APPLAUSE
:11:42. > :11:44.He is going to leave the tricky red along the cushion if he is to make a
:11:45. > :12:08.century. Not as tricky as it was before, but
:12:09. > :12:29.still needs a good shot. What a... I thought it was going to
:12:30. > :12:34.drop. No century break, but what a great start from Ding Junhui. One
:12:35. > :12:36.chance and that was all he needed. He takes the opening frame and lead
:12:37. > :13:08.1-0. A little bit of a confidence booster
:13:09. > :13:12.if you can not batting. He does not have to play for the blue. He can
:13:13. > :14:17.run through the safety and only be on the green -- knock that in.
:14:18. > :14:26.APPLAUSE That is a little beauty he has
:14:27. > :14:30.pulled back there, and he is on the growing. Not a lot of reds
:14:31. > :14:37.available, but the one to the right of the pink. To need the blackspot
:14:38. > :14:51.are available. -- two near the blackspot. A good kiss here, he
:14:52. > :14:53.needs. He has not had it. A little bit of a confidence booster for Ross
:14:54. > :15:14.Muir. Could have been better with the
:15:15. > :15:16.safety shot there. Always have to keep the object ball safe, and he
:15:17. > :15:37.hasn't. This one part in. -- cut in. The three reds around the blackspot
:15:38. > :15:43.area are not available to the red corner, so the Brown is on. May have
:15:44. > :17:43.to go of the side cushion and play the one near the blackspot.
:17:44. > :19:03.That is a couple of cracking long balls he has knocked in. But he
:19:04. > :19:08.hasn't really had a proper chance in amongst the balls. Even this shot is
:19:09. > :19:20.not straightforward to get a good position.
:19:21. > :19:32.He is looking at playing... APPLAUSE
:19:33. > :19:39.All of those reds are covering each other. In both corner pockets, even
:19:40. > :19:43.those around the pink spot. It is a little bit awkward. Any sort of
:19:44. > :19:47.Canon might have that situation here. Getting a slightly longer
:19:48. > :20:39.extension -- cannon. Ding Junhui holding his hand up to
:20:40. > :20:44.say that was lucky because he hit the wrong ball first he wanted to do
:20:45. > :21:37.the pot in the middle, but it still went in.
:21:38. > :21:43.Everything seems to be covered up down the right-hand side of the
:21:44. > :21:48.table. You can't see the red, near the pink. It is available. But I
:21:49. > :21:53.can't see the ball. He may be tempted to take this on. He can run
:21:54. > :21:57.on and off the top cushion and try to get Brown from grain, but you
:21:58. > :22:12.would have to do this so well to generate the topspin. -- green.
:22:13. > :22:20.Clearly the side that was far too risky. He will be a little bit
:22:21. > :22:28.disappointed. He has been in the balls twice in this frame, and yet
:22:29. > :22:34.to hit any sizeable break. A bad miss. It might knock his confidence
:22:35. > :22:41.a bit. Swing the cue ball in between black and blue off the two cushions.
:22:42. > :23:23.Might get somewhere near the yellow. A bit too thin. A little too thin.
:23:24. > :23:37.It depends if he has a bit of angle on the green. He might take it on.
:23:38. > :23:47.If not, there is not a lot of value. Just roll to the yellow.
:23:48. > :24:01.There is a path back down the table, but it is a tricky one. The left
:24:02. > :24:06.side of the table, if he plays off one of these reds, he needs to make
:24:07. > :24:08.sure he does not cannon on the way back down the table. He has to be
:24:09. > :24:21.very precise with this. Played it well. Doesn't want the
:24:22. > :24:55.white in the pocket. APPLAUSE
:24:56. > :25:06.It is Ding Junhui's time to play a poor shot. Hit that too thick. The
:25:07. > :25:11.first real chance for Ross Muir. He has reds in play. His last visit,
:25:12. > :25:16.the reds were tied up. Now we will see how he is feeling. It is nice if
:25:17. > :25:18.you can get the black bag onto its spot. A good chance of winning the
:25:19. > :26:26.frame here. -- back. Just looking at Ross Muir's stance,
:26:27. > :26:32.the old traditional stance with one foot forward. The back leg dead
:26:33. > :26:36.straight as most players do, but they are square on, a lot of modern
:26:37. > :26:45.players. But this is the traditional stance. Perfect to action, really.
:26:46. > :26:49.Has to be careful he does not make contact with the yellow. That is a
:26:50. > :26:57.natural angle with these four reds available in the corner. He needs a
:26:58. > :27:00.bit of luck and I think he has it. I think he has played bass to
:27:01. > :27:02.perfection. Well done. APPLAUSE
:27:03. > :27:27.-- this. The black is on, but not really any
:27:28. > :27:32.good unless you can play for the red directly behind the blackspot. That
:27:33. > :27:37.is why he is looking at the blue. Probably come back the weight you
:27:38. > :27:43.mention. There were four reds available into the white Connor, a
:27:44. > :27:48.little margin for error here. -- corner. He has hit it too hard.
:27:49. > :27:55.Anywhere between the middle pocket and sort of in-line with the pink
:27:56. > :27:59.spot, and she was perfect on all four reds. This table is so quick it
:28:00. > :28:21.can catch you out. Not the best safety again, so maybe
:28:22. > :28:29.a bit of inexperience. He should have tied things up much better than
:28:30. > :28:36.this. Ding Junhui's usually pretty good at that type of shot. The
:28:37. > :29:14.safety shot has worked to Ross Muir's advantage.
:29:15. > :29:16.Every chance now to take the second frame.
:29:17. > :30:06.APPLAUSE. You might say that Ross was a bit
:30:07. > :30:13.unlucky to draw Ding. He beat Ross in the qualifying match.
:30:14. > :30:19.Drop out of the top 16 and you have to play a qualifying round to get
:30:20. > :30:25.through to Sheffield. This is a pretty good performance here. Just
:30:26. > :30:33.the black to make absolutely sure of the frame.
:30:34. > :30:42.It's amazing he has won this frame with a high break of only 22. It's
:30:43. > :30:53.all been bits and pieces. If he's going to go on to win this match, he
:30:54. > :30:55.is going to have to begin to score really heavily. He looked in control
:30:56. > :31:32.of his emotions at the moment. As you would expect all the players
:31:33. > :31:36.on the main tour are capable of playing very well. We have seen
:31:37. > :31:40.enough in this frame alone that Ross can play. Haven't had the pleasure
:31:41. > :31:48.of seeing it before to be honest. Good point. I think we see on BBC
:31:49. > :31:51.television how difficult it is that they are playing that many matches
:31:52. > :31:58.now that it doesn't come into effect as much as it
:31:59. > :32:14.APPLAUSE. Bello undoubtedly, he will settle in greatly now that he has a
:32:15. > :32:41.foothold in the match. Far enough to take Ross into level
:32:42. > :33:20.parity of 1-1. Keep saying how well the tables are
:33:21. > :33:25.playing. Players were struggling a couple of seasons ago. It was
:33:26. > :33:28.skidding off the cushions. What another confidence booster this will
:33:29. > :33:48.be. Another test of the queue action. He
:33:49. > :34:11.will be left with a difficult rate along the cushion. Need to queue
:34:12. > :34:13.these smoothly. -- cue. If he knocks the scene, he can give himself quite
:34:14. > :34:21.an opportunity here. At that pace, if you put them on in
:34:22. > :34:55.the near side, they won't go win. -- this is a free shot at Ford --
:34:56. > :35:30.free shot for Ding. A slight angle so he is OK to get on the two reds.
:35:31. > :35:40.Is all these top players do, they get them into open play, get them
:35:41. > :35:42.into the bunch early. Unfortunately for him, obviously not. What a
:35:43. > :36:12.killer. Very tough. It the middle of the
:36:13. > :36:19.three reds in the middle of the table.
:36:20. > :36:26.That was a good shot. This looks excellent.
:36:27. > :36:35.Doesn't get much better than that. APPLAUSE
:36:36. > :36:53.The fact that the Reds are spread around. He will have to give this a
:36:54. > :36:56.little bit of thought. He is hoping to leave the white in the jaws of
:36:57. > :37:19.this corner pocket. It's a thin one that he can sneak
:37:20. > :37:39.the one in that is closest to the blue. Far from easy, this.
:37:40. > :37:45.A bit unlucky to finish close to the cushion because the yellow was
:37:46. > :37:55.always available to him. He can still pot the yellow but can he
:37:56. > :37:56.ignore the brown? A little bit of left-hand side is needed because he
:37:57. > :38:06.is close to the cushion. Bit unlucky to finish so close to
:38:07. > :39:35.the cushion of there. There is a bit of a shot of nothing
:39:36. > :39:41.here for Ding. He has hit a couple of them on the thick side. They are
:39:42. > :39:49.always going to stick to read up if you do that. -- red. A reasonable
:39:50. > :40:19.chance for Ross here. The safety hasn't been good. He's a
:40:20. > :40:23.few pots by quite a considerable margin. He isn't going to get many
:40:24. > :42:44.chances if he continues doing that. Can he make this one count?
:42:45. > :43:03.Maybe he still has a slight angle. He wanted a bitter bangle. Amazing
:43:04. > :43:16.on bees lively -- better angle. -- amazing on these lively cloths. He
:43:17. > :43:24.may have to head up towards yellow or green here.
:43:25. > :44:03.It just means he has a long way to travel after potting the yellow.
:44:04. > :44:05.That is a disappointing end to that effort. He had a great chance to go
:44:06. > :44:53.and take the frame. Has to be careful with this. Whether
:44:54. > :45:06.brownies, he will need the brown. I thought he looked a bit all at sea.
:45:07. > :45:22.That was a golden opportunity for Ding there. Can Ross knock this
:45:23. > :45:34.right in? I'm sure he wasn't expecting to come
:45:35. > :45:39.back to the table as quickly as this so can he take full advantage of
:45:40. > :46:02.now? APPLAUSE.
:46:03. > :46:19.Can only presume he had played a lot of side there. It is still at a
:46:20. > :46:31.ball. -- cuttable. It should have been easier than this. Not sure if
:46:32. > :46:58.this is an easy cut on the green or not.
:46:59. > :47:52.The green and the red to the left of the pink will be enough. That's
:47:53. > :48:03.about perfect. Very good position. Dead straight, almost on the red. As
:48:04. > :48:13.a -- he has our quick look at the scoreboard just to make sure.
:48:14. > :48:30.Ross must be delighted. He knew that Ding started off well. He has missed
:48:31. > :49:04.quite a few since then. Switching hands. Maybe not.
:49:05. > :49:18.Looking at bit concerned for Ding's fans at the moment. He has to go out
:49:19. > :49:29.and do it and at the moment, he is not doing it. Sometimes he gets a
:49:30. > :49:36.little bit down on himself when he misses shots he should not miss. His
:49:37. > :49:51.body language is much that are now. He used to get swamped over in his
:49:52. > :50:22.chair. -- slumped. Very nicely played from Ross.
:50:23. > :50:30.Doesn't matter even if the white goes in which it doesn't. He will be
:50:31. > :50:40.delighted, Ross. He had a 47 break in the previous frame and had just
:50:41. > :50:51.had another 40 break and now he leads Ding Junhui.
:50:52. > :51:01.There are are all sorts here. Will he pot the red?
:51:02. > :51:10.That was the red he was always going to catch. The one next to the pink
:51:11. > :51:35.will go. Straightaway he has left himself the
:51:36. > :51:41.wrong angle on the pink to get to that. He was hoping to play onto the
:51:42. > :51:50.one to the right but his first shot wasn't the best. Should be OK going
:51:51. > :51:59.back. It's as if his focus is not quite there.
:52:00. > :52:06.No disrespect to Ross Muir and his playing Betty Beazley went into this
:52:07. > :52:23.match thinking he would have it his way. -- but he obviously.
:52:24. > :52:33.If Ding Junhui get his confidence again... He may have missed the boat
:52:34. > :52:35.when he should have come out 3-1. It will be difficult for him now to win
:52:36. > :52:56.this match. You can see two reads that are
:52:57. > :55:50.freely available. . -- reds. Already 59 ahead. It wobbled a bit
:55:51. > :55:51.but it is safely in. Just one more red needed.
:55:52. > :56:07.APPLAUSE. Oh, that kicked. 57 and had with
:56:08. > :56:20.still 67 on the table. As you can see, he needs five reds
:56:21. > :57:11.and five blacks to tie. That is pretty good.
:57:12. > :58:33.APPLAUSE. You need to make sure you get the
:58:34. > :58:40.right angle on the red to get back to the black. He should play for the
:58:41. > :58:57.one on the cushion this time because he has a perfect angle to get on it.
:58:58. > :59:11.Slowly but surely getting himself back into the frame.
:59:12. > :59:20.That is a poor shot. He had a chance to get the black, Ross Muir, but
:59:21. > :00:47.that was the tricky one that he played for first.
:00:48. > :00:55.He certainly looks sharper after the midsession interval. 59 paved the
:00:56. > :00:59.way for the frame. He got a kick and Ross Muir had a chance, but he did
:01:00. > :01:09.not take it. Ding Junhui leads 3-2 frames.
:01:10. > :01:18.Ross Muir will now be a little disappointed. It has swung the other
:01:19. > :01:23.way now from him, it could have been pre-1, but he now trails 3-2 --
:01:24. > :03:56.could have been 3-1. Need to be careful with the safety
:03:57. > :04:03.shot he does not get a double kiss. Did it nicely. Where is the red
:04:04. > :04:19.going? He needs the brown to come to his rescue.
:04:20. > :04:32.He will have to queue this one well. -- cue.
:04:33. > :04:43.When you have the butt of the cue in the air in striking down on a shot
:04:44. > :04:47.like that, it is so difficult, but once again, he has been a bit
:04:48. > :04:49.unlucky in the one he tried to pot. It came right over the middle of the
:04:50. > :05:40.middle pocket. He would like to get the red away to
:05:41. > :05:45.the left, but he doesn't have the angle to get onto it this time, so a
:05:46. > :05:52.change of plan. He will make some sort of a Cannon Hill. -- Canning
:05:53. > :06:03.here. He would just hit them hard and hope the best. He has done. That
:06:04. > :06:07.has worked out pretty well. Might be able to just scrape between the reds
:06:08. > :06:12.and leave the pink for the same pocket as the red. He can run
:06:13. > :06:20.through and leave it for the middle. His choice. Just wondering if the
:06:21. > :06:25.pink will be tied somewhat when it goes back onto its spot. He has a
:06:26. > :06:30.little bit of what to do before it is a good chance here. He can get
:06:31. > :06:35.onto that red. As you suggested, he needs to get rid of it, between the
:06:36. > :06:40.red and the black. Get rid of the red and the black into both pockets.
:06:41. > :06:46.With the risk, I think. But he is not playing at. Going for topspin,
:06:47. > :06:50.so going for one of the blues reds at the top of the table. -- loose
:06:51. > :07:02.reds. Might be the pink is available. He
:07:03. > :07:07.is looking long and hard at it to see if it goes into the right
:07:08. > :07:12.corner. We will find out shortly when he plays the shot. If the pink
:07:13. > :07:20.doesn't work he can play through for the blue.
:07:21. > :07:28.It is a bit tight. It looks like it will go there, but just a wee bit
:07:29. > :07:54.tired. That is why he decided on the blue. -- tight.
:07:55. > :08:07.Just about OK. But still not straightforward just yet. He has the
:08:08. > :08:11.pink, but a little bit to do with the cue ball just to get back on
:08:12. > :08:17.that this red. Maybe just nudge another red. He has played that
:08:18. > :08:23.nicely. The black when to go in the left corner, that is right at some
:08:24. > :08:34.stage he needs to get on that red. -- that is why. Not sure about it.
:08:35. > :08:39.He is dead straight, so he can't. Getting on the next red will be very
:08:40. > :08:45.difficult. There is no problem with the red and pink. But the red after
:08:46. > :08:49.that, virtually straight on this pink, just go off like the cushion
:08:50. > :08:54.and get the ball somewhere near the black is. He may plan to leave it
:08:55. > :08:58.where it is now and cut on the question, but he could screw back
:08:59. > :09:04.and get on the red. He may think that is too risky. Anywhere if he is
:09:05. > :09:07.now is not too bad. He has gone for the gap. Has he got the gap? What a
:09:08. > :09:29.great shot that is. Well done. If anything, he just over Scrooge
:09:30. > :09:39.that slightly and may have to play the blue, looking at the cut on this
:09:40. > :09:43.red -- overscrewed. A key shot coming up, if he can pot the blue
:09:44. > :09:50.income passed the pink and cannon the red. He does and what hit the
:09:51. > :09:56.corner pocket. This is the key shot, too many going on to take the frame
:09:57. > :10:00.-- and come past the pink. Not quite. He will have to wait for
:10:01. > :11:10.another opportunity. Very difficult to return the cue
:11:11. > :11:14.ball back down if he plays the red behind the pink. He will catch one
:11:15. > :11:22.of the reds on the right side of the table. Whereas on the other side, he
:11:23. > :11:33.has defined the gap as well. -- to find. In the end, that was all he
:11:34. > :11:35.could do, just roll up to the red, and they were not many choices for
:11:36. > :12:05.him there. Schoolboy error. Massive target to
:12:06. > :12:12.miss the blueberry, a whole foot of table. He could have gone straight
:12:13. > :12:17.for eight safety shot -- Pulu there. He has been concentrating on the cue
:12:18. > :12:22.ball not the object ball. He has to be careful. He has brought it back
:12:23. > :12:45.into the middle of the table. Good shot. Excellent shot.
:12:46. > :12:56.But after missing and giving four points away rather than hitting the
:12:57. > :12:58.red on the thick side. Let's see if he can make the adjustment and just
:12:59. > :13:21.catch it, as he intends to. Amazing when you miss a ball the
:13:22. > :13:29.first time, this red will cut. It depends which way he fancies going
:13:30. > :13:33.with the cue ball. Planning to cut it into the left-hand corner. The
:13:34. > :13:37.cue ball is going very close to the yellow pocket. Have to be careful
:13:38. > :13:44.where the cue ball is travelling. Far too thick.
:13:45. > :14:34.Just be a little bit cautious with this shot at the moment, I think.
:14:35. > :14:48.Well. He will be very disappointed to miss that.
:14:49. > :15:49.I don't think that red next to the pink goes. If it does, easy. If not,
:15:50. > :15:52.a cannon. Past the pin to the middle. It must be quite tight. --
:15:53. > :16:10.pink. Plenty of room! Oh, kick. That was a
:16:11. > :16:12.bad kick. Just as he was about to clinch the frame, he gets a heavy
:16:13. > :16:22.contact. Yeah, just straightened up a little
:16:23. > :16:52.bit. Very tough to get it right back in
:16:53. > :17:03.the frame from here, they just make sure you get 20 or 30 here and get
:17:04. > :17:07.close to him. Just looked like he could get onto the back and bring a
:17:08. > :17:15.red into play. He wants to be straight on this red. Decided he
:17:16. > :17:24.could not get onto the red three away from the black. Did that well,
:17:25. > :17:30.though. No problem with a choice of pink or black. He would like to
:17:31. > :17:38.bring those very red into play. -- three reds. He would be relying on
:17:39. > :17:55.luck to come onto them with this shot. What do you think?
:17:56. > :18:03.He did have the angle to play the cannon, but as you can see, the
:18:04. > :18:07.tables are so fast. He has two pot this black and go in between green
:18:08. > :18:32.and brown for the red on the left-hand side of the table.
:18:33. > :18:41.He is just struggling to get in a good position. When you are not at
:18:42. > :18:43.the top of your form on these very fast tables, it is difficult to
:18:44. > :18:58.control the cue ball. I don't know if he can get down
:18:59. > :19:06.behind the blue, just as if you were playing a cannon onto the blue. Both
:19:07. > :19:12.behind the yellow, which is just as good -- just over behind. I'm
:19:13. > :19:21.surprised Ding Junhui baby last shot the way he did. -- played. He would
:19:22. > :19:24.rather missed the ball then get it on the thick attempt. He does not
:19:25. > :19:31.want to miss bringing those three reds into play. Just virtually near
:19:32. > :19:39.missing it, but caught it. Ross Muir can win this from Bishop. No worry
:19:40. > :19:44.is where the bike is. Even if he pushes the red over the side, he can
:19:45. > :19:49.push it. Try to get the white in the jaws of the green pocket. Just get
:19:50. > :19:57.the cue ball somewhere near the green and bring all three reds into
:19:58. > :20:01.play. He played the thin one. I think you missed a trick. He could
:20:02. > :20:18.have got them all into play. A very poor shot.
:20:19. > :21:28.53 ahead and just 51 on the table. 4-2.
:21:29. > :21:45.Just living away from him, Ross Muir. He has been involved in the
:21:46. > :21:49.frame every chance, so any had himself to blame if he loses this
:21:50. > :21:53.match. He will have gained a fabulous amount of experience
:21:54. > :22:02.playing one of the top players on the TV table.
:22:03. > :22:12.Ding Junhui slowly but surely getting his cue action back on the
:22:13. > :22:45.table. He lost it in frames three and four.
:22:46. > :22:54.He started this frame with a break of 45 and will finish it with a
:22:55. > :22:59.break of 46. In it goes the back, and Ding Junhui is getting in
:23:00. > :23:02.control of this match now, going to play and leading 4-2. -- going two
:23:03. > :23:59.clear. Clearly available, and as we
:24:00. > :24:04.thought, his choice of the pink. You would like the pink to go back on
:24:05. > :24:13.the black spot, but can't quite see from here when the pink spot is
:24:14. > :24:15.available. Already getting that ball marker out, so it must be pretty
:24:16. > :26:19.tight. Just one more good positional shot
:26:20. > :26:24.needed from Ross Muir to make the black and little easier. Straight on
:26:25. > :26:27.this red in the middle. Otherwise he will have to play a cannon of some
:26:28. > :26:46.sort. He is certainly not straight. He played that nicely. The pink will
:26:47. > :26:52.obviously go back onto its own spot now, so has to be a little careful
:26:53. > :26:55.where the next red is coming from. At first glance, I can't see a
:26:56. > :27:01.straightforward way of getting onto a red, actually. Virtually straight
:27:02. > :27:06.on this pink, and he can only screw back and run to it. There must be 12
:27:07. > :27:19.pot somewhere, but from this position, I can't see where. -- one
:27:20. > :27:24.he can pot. He will have to play a difficult one in the middle. Looking
:27:25. > :27:28.at the angle, he might be able to just roll beast in the middle and
:27:29. > :27:36.cannon the other red and leave it there and be on the back -- black or
:27:37. > :27:49.beeping. Maybe he is not as nicely on that red. It looks as if it is.
:27:50. > :27:57.It's not quite on an acute angle. 54 in front, so he doesn't want to just
:27:58. > :28:27.attempt something that he doesn't fancy and put Ding Junhui in.
:28:28. > :28:34.Just wondering if Ding Junhui will take this along the question. The
:28:35. > :28:42.crews he can take the pink. His 54 behind and had a look at it -- along
:28:43. > :28:48.the cushion. He is looking at it again. If this goes in at that
:28:49. > :28:53.angle, leave the pink for the middle pocket. But now he is digging right
:28:54. > :28:59.into it. He did not plan to pot back, he just wanted to draw that
:29:00. > :29:28.and send the red up the table. -- pot that.
:29:29. > :29:44.A bit dangerous to play that pot. What Ding to do is bring a little
:29:45. > :29:51.bit of reds into play. He may be able to bring one or two into play.
:29:52. > :29:59.This too reds are now open that he has left a pot. Two more reds he
:30:00. > :30:44.needs to make the frame safe. Now that he has missed it, there is
:30:45. > :30:46.enough there for Ding Junhui. When knew this far behind, you tend to
:30:47. > :30:58.concentrate a lot harder. His focus hasn't been 100% this
:30:59. > :31:08.afternoon in this match. He looked good in spells but has missed
:31:09. > :31:12.relatively easy shots so can he make a clearance when it's needed to shut
:31:13. > :31:18.out the match? I wouldn't be surprised.
:31:19. > :31:31.APPLAUSE. Can he open the red away from the black? Until then, a little
:31:32. > :31:44.awkward. As he said, a tall order. All the
:31:45. > :32:09.reds are in play that you just have to get the white in among them.
:32:10. > :32:21.He has come up a little bit short on the blue. The red on the right is
:32:22. > :32:33.not available. It's not the ideal position just yet.
:32:34. > :32:46.He needs to be dead straight on this rate. He is absolutely dead
:32:47. > :32:55.straight. A good chance after this goes in.
:32:56. > :33:02.APPLAUSE. He has got an angle now to develop the red and the black. He
:33:03. > :33:08.just needs a little gentle nudge. They are there for the taking now.
:33:09. > :33:12.That's what we were talking about. Just one shot away from making it a
:33:13. > :33:42.frame. That was the one shot just there.
:33:43. > :33:49.It's all about experience, isn't it, for a young player like Ross. He did
:33:50. > :33:55.very well at the beginning. He has had chances.
:33:56. > :34:02.If you are in Ross's corner, what would you take away from the match
:34:03. > :34:07.as it has gone so far? Mind you, that could be the end of break. It
:34:08. > :34:11.is the end of break. Well, that is amazing. Absolutely amazing. They
:34:12. > :34:16.were all there for the taking and suddenly with a little cannon, he
:34:17. > :34:19.has messed it up. What I would be saying to Ross was, listen, you are
:34:20. > :34:38.not out of this match yet. LAUGHS. Amazing. That was just
:34:39. > :34:45.purely careless. He just needed to kiss and a half ball that he bent
:34:46. > :34:53.down and kissed the red. APPLAUSE.
:34:54. > :35:48.Well, another chance. Another chance for Ding.
:35:49. > :36:06.He has played another poor shot. He is going to have to take the green
:36:07. > :36:12.if he is going to win the match at this visit. That was a poor
:36:13. > :36:24.positional shot that Ding Junhui played there.
:36:25. > :36:33.Amazing, isn't it? This top players when they see the winning post, they
:36:34. > :36:36.go by very, very quickly to stop its interesting to see his track record
:36:37. > :36:44.in the UK over the last couple of whistlestop he has lost to play up
:36:45. > :37:10.at the top 64. He is not over the line yet in this match.
:37:11. > :37:22.It's amazing, he just needs to pot a killer. If the pink pots it will be
:37:23. > :37:26.as snooker but if he misses it, he would be thinking he should take the
:37:27. > :37:34.pink on. Would you take the pink zero play the snooker? He is 23 in
:37:35. > :37:38.front so he would be 27 in front so yes, he could do with knocking the
:37:39. > :38:06.pink into the right corner, definitely go for that.
:38:07. > :38:23.He is not done quite yet. Good pressure pot for Ross.
:38:24. > :38:29.Pressure pot on the pink. Ross will get one back but will still trailed
:38:30. > :39:23.5-3. A great chance for snooker. He
:39:24. > :39:29.should have had the match time and dusted with the chances he has had.
:39:30. > :39:37.You can't just roll, you have to play as stunt shot if he was going
:39:38. > :39:45.to get in behind the blue so slight of plan.
:39:46. > :40:58.How did he miss that one? Sometimes when he misses a shot like that,
:40:59. > :41:15.that is a sitter. He could lose this match now. As he missed the kiss on
:41:16. > :41:34.the Brown, it's not a snooker. Just trying to be little bit too
:41:35. > :41:39.careful, don't you think. It wouldn't be a bad idea to pot the
:41:40. > :41:44.green and get the Brown off the cushion. It out of the game at the
:41:45. > :41:46.moment. Is there going to be a gap here for the green? I think there
:41:47. > :42:00.is. Or, maybe not. Maybe not. He can certainly hit it off the site
:42:01. > :42:30.cushion but he has to be careful he doesn't go it in off it.
:42:31. > :42:40.Ideally, Ding would like to pot the green and brown. He needs to pot one
:42:41. > :42:42.of them very quickly otherwise he could be sweating in a few minutes'
:42:43. > :44:25.time. A little bit unlucky when you are
:44:26. > :44:29.playing, if you push the Brown into the corner. If he gets a chance to
:44:30. > :45:17.pot the green or the Brown, he would do. Obviously can't do it now.
:45:18. > :45:25.There is a way of playing with lots of left-hand side, trying to wrest
:45:26. > :45:39.the cue ball between the blue and black but he wants to those
:45:40. > :45:40.together. Wow, you are kidding. I thought that would have been at
:45:41. > :46:03.shot. This is the longest frame of the
:46:04. > :46:05.match so far, this frame. Mentioned earlier that Ding had a couple of
:46:06. > :46:41.chances earlier. Be interesting to see if he has a go
:46:42. > :46:46.at this cut. Be interesting to see if Ding pots the green and the Brown
:46:47. > :47:14.and gets the snooker on the blue that is next to the black.
:47:15. > :47:33.Got to be a little bit careful if he hits the green towards that pink as
:47:34. > :47:47.well. Does Ding pot the green and the
:47:48. > :48:01.Brown and get himself nicely on the blue to run tight in behind the
:48:02. > :48:09.black? I don't know about you but I would be tempted to pot them and get
:48:10. > :48:13.the snooker. In a heartbeat, in a heartbeat. I cannot believe he
:48:14. > :48:19.refused the green. He might think it is a big target behind the blue and
:48:20. > :49:49.black. He's doing his best to put under
:49:50. > :50:04.pressure. That would have been a tough one to
:50:05. > :51:41.hit. The loo is in a better spot now to
:51:42. > :51:53.get a snooker behind it. Maybe not from this shot. Better closer to the
:51:54. > :52:05.cushion than the art in the middle of the table.
:52:06. > :52:29.It is a free ball. Look at this. I mean... That is incredible. You
:52:30. > :52:37.could stand there for a month of Sundays and not pull that shot off.
:52:38. > :52:47.Is he going to bring the blue into play here? It's a great effort. That
:52:48. > :53:04.was a fantastic positional shot from Ding, bringing the blue in the play.
:53:05. > :53:17.He has hit it too hard. Look where the white has ended up. Is long has
:53:18. > :53:21.he gets it off the cushion by a couple of feet and take a blue into
:53:22. > :53:35.the corner. Definitely worth the risk. Decided against it.
:53:36. > :53:46.Amazing how the pink ended up going in there.
:53:47. > :53:55.He might have got the snooker back here. I suppose he deserved a bit of
:53:56. > :53:57.good fortune after what happened previously when he accidentally
:53:58. > :54:11.knocked the pink in. Is that pink coming to the rescue
:54:12. > :54:19.here? I think it might. Can he get through to it? I don't think so.
:54:20. > :54:31.He has got to knock it safe again. He has hit and hoped.
:54:32. > :54:41.Hit it a little harder than I thought he would do. He hasn't stuck
:54:42. > :54:45.the Brown up. It's a brown ball fight, you would have to say.
:54:46. > :55:32.Whoever gets the Brown wins the frame.
:55:33. > :55:38.He is struggling at the minute, Ross. It should have been tight on
:55:39. > :55:43.the cushion. He played a strong run to get that ball on the cushion. He
:55:44. > :55:50.just decelerated. You can see that the amusement in his face. He can't
:55:51. > :56:51.believe how badly he hit that. APPLAUSE.
:56:52. > :57:00.Look at this shot. Oh. I thought he was going to drop it behind the
:57:01. > :57:05.black. Come on, Ross, you have missed a few easy frame winning
:57:06. > :57:10.balls. Almost 15 minutes ago he had an easy green into the pocket. He
:57:11. > :57:12.will try and pot the blue and he missed a sitter. Can he knock a more
:57:13. > :57:27.difficult one in? That was close. This blue cuts and
:57:28. > :57:31.the only thing with it, I think he is OK. He can avoid the middle and
:57:32. > :57:35.the corner pocket if he pots this blue. He will automatically head up
:57:36. > :57:42.towards the pink. It is a thin one but every chance.
:57:43. > :58:03.Is ago to drop nicely on the pink? He has.
:58:04. > :58:09.He had a couple of easy chances and didn't take them. What an experience
:58:10. > :58:18.for the Scot. He started off so well. He could have led 3-1 at the
:58:19. > :58:21.midsession interval but it isn't and Ding Junhui hasn't played anywhere
:58:22. > :58:25.near his best form but it was about getting a result and it was quite
:58:26. > :58:34.comfortable. He wins the match six frames to two. So they march into
:58:35. > :58:40.the last 22 where he faces Jamie Jones. He knocked out Alan McManus
:58:41. > :58:46.will stop more of the live stuff from us. The championship is coming
:58:47. > :58:53.your way at BBC Two this afternoon. We have dual attraction. Ronnie
:58:54. > :58:57.O'Sullivan and the world number one Mark Selby. Both of them playing in
:58:58. > :59:00.the afternoon programme. Not to be missed. Catch you then.
:59:01. > :59:04.There is an image system at work in the world.