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Hello, good evening and welcome to
Snooker Extra extended highlights of | 0:00:33 | 0:00:41 | |
the 2017 Betway snooker
Championship. Graeme Dott beat Judd | 0:00:41 | 0:00:46 | |
Trump take on the 2004 UK Champion,
Stephen Maguire. Commentary from | 0:00:46 | 0:00:56 | |
Dennis Taylor and Peter Ebdon. | 0:00:56 | 0:01:00 | |
DENNIS TAYLOR: Graeme Dott gets it
under way, all Scottish battle. A | 0:01:07 | 0:01:15 | |
little bonus to go up behind the
yellow. You're looking to put the | 0:01:15 | 0:01:19 | |
cue ball near the cushion. Stephen
twice across the table just to land | 0:01:19 | 0:01:26 | |
in the left side of the reds. Hard
to predict this one. It certainly | 0:01:26 | 0:01:38 | |
is, Dennis. Good afternoon everyone. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:40 | |
UMPIRE: Foul, and a miss. Graeme
Dott four. DENNIS TAYLOR: First | 0:01:55 | 0:02:06 | |
chance falls to Graeme Dott. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:11 | |
We're down to the two table
situation, and it's much better now | 0:02:17 | 0:02:23 | |
because you've got the crowd at the
side of the table as well. I always | 0:02:23 | 0:02:27 | |
find that's better for the players.
Graeme Dott, the way he played | 0:02:27 | 0:02:39 | |
against Judd Trump from 2-0 down, it
was stunning. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:46 | |
Always difficult to judge that type
of shot, when you're coming off the | 0:02:53 | 0:02:58 | |
reds. It finished almost tight on
the side cushion, which makes pink | 0:02:58 | 0:03:06 | |
or black pretty difficult. Pink
would be a slightly easier pot. | 0:03:06 | 0:03:23 | |
PETER EBDON: With it slightly under
the cushion, this is certainly no | 0:03:23 | 0:03:29 | |
gimme. That was well cued, well
played. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:34 | |
Graeme Dott has been one of the
toughest match players and | 0:04:02 | 0:04:07 | |
competitors on the professional tour
for more than two decades. And even | 0:04:07 | 0:04:13 | |
if he's not at the very top of his
game, he makes it really, really | 0:04:13 | 0:04:16 | |
hard work for you. Such a great
competitor. Great fighting spirit. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:29 | |
There's a very good reason why he's
been World Champion and made two | 0:04:29 | 0:04:35 | |
other World finals. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:45 | |
I think it has to be said Dennis,
that Graeme actually loves the big | 0:04:50 | 0:04:58 | |
stage. You know he's going to be
well-prepared and you know that he's | 0:04:58 | 0:05:02 | |
going to give it absolutely
everything he's got. Of course these | 0:05:02 | 0:05:08 | |
two players know each other so well,
but Graeme has had the better of | 0:05:08 | 0:05:14 | |
Stephen Maguire. They have played
ten times and Graeme has won six of | 0:05:14 | 0:05:19 | |
those. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:25 | |
Didn't get into that one as he
intended. So a bit of a problem now | 0:05:31 | 0:05:39 | |
after this blue.
APPLAUSE | 0:05:39 | 0:05:42 | |
This is a little bit tougher than he
would have hoped for. | 0:05:49 | 0:05:55 | |
Not a bad start for Graeme Dott, and
not a bad outcome after missing the | 0:06:01 | 0:06:06 | |
red. It's gone safe. That always
helps. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:12 | |
Would have liked to see the cue ball
travel another couple of inches, to | 0:06:38 | 0:06:45 | |
be tight on the balk cushion. It's
still a nice safety shot. If Graeme | 0:06:45 | 0:06:53 | |
decides to play off the pack, it's
going to need to be very thin. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:59 | |
Doesn't want to catch the red that's
on the left hand side cushion. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:05 | |
That's very good. Well played.
APPLAUS | 0:07:08 | 0:07:15 | |
Stephen's got to be a little bit
careful coming down the left side of | 0:07:27 | 0:07:31 | |
the table. That red there, that's
near the left side cushion, slightly | 0:07:31 | 0:07:35 | |
in the way. That's why he played it
thick. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:47 | |
Did very well against Liang Wenbo to
win that one on the deciding frame. | 0:08:05 | 0:08:20 | |
Well, we awe all know that Stephen
Maguire is a very aggressive player, | 0:08:28 | 0:08:35 | |
a very attacking style. He looks
fiercely determined there, doesn't | 0:08:35 | 0:08:37 | |
he? This is a really good test of
his cueing. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:47 | |
Oh, that's an excellent pot, well
played. Beautifully struck. Yes, if | 0:08:54 | 0:08:58 | |
he sees half a chance, he's going to
go for it. That's the way he's | 0:08:58 | 0:09:03 | |
always played. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:05 | |
Winner of five ranking titles. In
fact, he should have won a lot more. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:17 | |
I remember Ronnie O'Sullivan
significant that he expected Stephen | 0:09:17 | 0:09:22 | |
Maguire to go on and possibly
dominate the game, but he had a few | 0:09:22 | 0:09:29 | |
lean seasons, but he's still capable
of beating anyone in the game. | 0:09:29 | 0:09:35 | |
He's got five reds that are in good
pottable positions. There are three | 0:09:50 | 0:09:55 | |
that are awkward. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:58 | |
Stephen will already be thinking
about the awkward reds. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:26 | |
Just plotting away to eventually
leave himself in such a position | 0:11:31 | 0:11:35 | |
that he can maybe cannon the two to
the right of the table. | 0:11:35 | 0:11:45 | |
And he gets that far, he will
probably try to move the reds when | 0:11:49 | 0:11:54 | |
potting a colour. He could leave a
red and try to move them, but that's | 0:11:54 | 0:11:58 | |
always risky. Can you run out of
position, but we'll see very | 0:11:58 | 0:12:01 | |
shortly. | 0:12:01 | 0:12:04 | |
He was cueing there, he was thinking
of leaving the white to pot the red | 0:12:11 | 0:12:15 | |
to the right of the pink and cannon
the two reds, but there's an element | 0:12:15 | 0:12:18 | |
of risk with that. | 0:12:18 | 0:12:20 | |
Now, let's see what he decides. If
he tries to bring those two into | 0:12:27 | 0:12:31 | |
play, the white could stick on the
side cushion. That's what he's | 0:12:31 | 0:12:40 | |
thinking about. He's five points in
front. He had a quick look at the | 0:12:40 | 0:12:48 | |
scoreboard. He knows he has to get
the reds into play. Moving reds when | 0:12:48 | 0:12:52 | |
potting a red is a little bit risky.
That's what he's done. The white has | 0:12:52 | 0:12:58 | |
come off the cushion a bit. So
that's turned out OK. The pink won't | 0:12:58 | 0:13:06 | |
go, I don't think, but the blue
will. That's why he hit it so hard | 0:13:06 | 0:13:14 | |
to make sure he came away from the
cushion with the cue ball. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:20 | |
Stephen has choices here. Just
looking to leave a half-ball angle | 0:14:15 | 0:14:19 | |
on the red to bring the red off the
cushion and stay on the black, or | 0:14:19 | 0:14:24 | |
pink into the right centre. But if
he gets too straight on this red, he | 0:14:24 | 0:14:30 | |
won't be able to play that. Will
have to then drop in behind the red. | 0:14:30 | 0:14:41 | |
Well, it's not ideal. I don't think
he's too impressed with that. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:54 | |
APPLAUSE
So he needs to leave himself an | 0:15:01 | 0:15:11 | |
angle on either black or pink here. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:18 | |
It's OK. It's a little low. I don't
think he can get close to that red | 0:15:19 | 0:15:25 | |
that he looked at. He would love to
just drop in about 18 inches, two | 0:15:25 | 0:15:30 | |
feet, behind it. Yet, he's not too
bad, looking at that angle. | 0:15:30 | 0:15:44 | |
Just funny little shots these. He
only needs this and another colour | 0:15:45 | 0:15:50 | |
to secure the opening frame, or to
leave Graham needing a snooker. It's | 0:15:50 | 0:15:56 | |
finished a little bit awkward. | 0:15:56 | 0:16:01 | |
Need to be careful when you're
stretching like that. You could | 0:16:06 | 0:16:11 | |
quite easily do yourself an injury. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:22 | |
He's not comfortable fully
stretched. So there's no way that he | 0:16:25 | 0:16:29 | |
can get the rest head into position
there. So he's going to have to | 0:16:29 | 0:16:33 | |
stretch. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:43 | |
He just can't get comfortable. He
doesn't have to do anything with the | 0:16:54 | 0:16:58 | |
cue ball, he's got to just drop the
red in and he'll be the black. But | 0:16:58 | 0:17:04 | |
it looks as if it's making his eyes
water this shot. Graeme's smiling | 0:17:04 | 0:17:08 | |
away to himself. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:18 | |
APPLAUSE
26 the difference, just the black | 0:17:24 | 0:17:30 | |
needed. | 0:17:30 | 0:17:31 | |
That was interesting. Had he needed
the yellow, he would have screwed | 0:17:48 | 0:17:53 | |
right down the middle pocket and
dropped on the yellow. He's just | 0:17:53 | 0:17:57 | |
made absolutely sure of the black
there. | 0:17:57 | 0:18:05 | |
That's a magnificent effort. Created
by a terrific opening pot. It should | 0:18:09 | 0:18:15 | |
give him the opening frame. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:17 | |
APPLAUSE
Two four point snookers needed. | 0:18:24 | 0:18:31 | |
As long as the white pulls up, as
long as the white pulls up, he's OK. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:53 | |
Had that of dropped in, it would
have been a different story. Doesn't | 0:18:53 | 0:19:06 | |
matter about the green, Graeme
coming back to the table, but very | 0:19:06 | 0:19:12 | |
little chance. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:16 | |
He now needs three snookers. This
might be one of them, if it doesn't | 0:19:21 | 0:19:26 | |
hit the black. No. That's knocked
the black safe. So even less chance | 0:19:26 | 0:19:32 | |
of getting the snookers that's
required now. | 0:19:32 | 0:19:37 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:19:40 | 0:19:44 | |
Some frames have been won with three
snookers needed. Graeme is trying to | 0:20:20 | 0:20:25 | |
knock Stephen out of his stride.
That 70 odd break was per terrific. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:30 | |
Fan tastic contribution. As you
said, the opening red was just | 0:20:30 | 0:20:35 | |
brilliant -- fantastic. Graeme's
also taking the opportunity to try | 0:20:35 | 0:20:40 | |
and get used to the speed of the
table. You can't blame him for that. | 0:20:40 | 0:20:50 | |
He will know he's very little hope
of winning this frame. That green is | 0:20:50 | 0:20:54 | |
going close to the pocket, which
makes Graeme's job all the more | 0:20:54 | 0:20:58 | |
difficult. | 0:20:58 | 0:21:02 | |
Just the blue and pink to try and
get the snooker behind. Being on | 0:21:05 | 0:21:11 | |
their spots, they're not in the
ideal place. You want the colours a | 0:21:11 | 0:21:17 | |
bit nearer a cushion. That's a
clever shot. He's a bit unlucky, | 0:21:17 | 0:21:25 | |
just played to bring the black into
play. He's left the brown. | 0:21:25 | 0:21:31 | |
That's what you call a confidence
booster. He's on the pink. He's | 0:22:02 | 0:22:09 | |
right on it. He's touching. Foul
shot. It doesn't matter. It was a | 0:22:09 | 0:22:15 | |
very entertaining opening frame.
Graeme Dott with a break of 335 and | 0:22:15 | 0:22:19 | |
then Stephen Maguire, cracking
opening red, made a break of 72. He | 0:22:19 | 0:22:24 | |
leads 1-0. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:29 | |
UMPIRE:
Second frame, Stephen Maguire to | 0:22:32 | 0:22:34 | |
break. | 0:22:34 | 0:22:38 | |
Leading by 1-0. Very impressive in
the first frame. | 0:22:45 | 0:22:49 | |
Graeme Dott knows he needs to be on
his game in this match. | 0:22:52 | 0:22:57 | |
Not the best safety from Graeme. He
will be a bit disappointed with | 0:23:02 | 0:23:06 | |
that. Yeah, that a snooker player
pet hate when you play a safety shot | 0:23:06 | 0:23:14 | |
and you hit one of the balk colours.
Straightaway, he was looking at that | 0:23:14 | 0:23:19 | |
red into the left corner, but he's
decided he's going to try and get | 0:23:19 | 0:23:24 | |
the white down behind the green. | 0:23:24 | 0:23:27 | |
That will do just as well. Might
just be a gap between the yellow and | 0:23:38 | 0:23:45 | |
blue to clip the reds. Just slide
past the pink as well. There you see | 0:23:45 | 0:23:53 | |
the gap. If Graeme plays this with
with lots of left hand side there is | 0:23:53 | 0:23:59 | |
a chance to get a cue ball behind
the Green. Not if you play it that | 0:23:59 | 0:24:03 | |
thin. That was a poor misjudgement.
He was under pressure with that | 0:24:03 | 0:24:08 | |
safety shot. Trying to reply to
Stephen Maguire's excellent safety | 0:24:08 | 0:24:16 | |
shot at his previous visit to the
table. | 0:24:16 | 0:24:22 | |
Didn't fancy the black. Did have the
angle to try and move the black. But | 0:24:32 | 0:24:42 | |
with the two reds in close-proximity
to the black spot it was going to | 0:24:42 | 0:24:49 | |
make things difficult for him. Yeah,
I think his plan will be to pot the | 0:24:49 | 0:24:55 | |
red, get on the blue again in such a
way that he can then cannon into the | 0:24:55 | 0:25:00 | |
pink and reds.
He needs the pink in play with the | 0:25:00 | 0:25:03 | |
black close to the cushion. I don't
think that red, to the left, is | 0:25:03 | 0:25:09 | |
preventing him from getting nicely
on the blue. | 0:25:09 | 0:25:13 | |
He couldn't have played that any
better. So nice cannon on the pink | 0:25:17 | 0:25:22 | |
here, he'll develop that and a few
more reds. Just needs to be careful | 0:25:22 | 0:25:28 | |
not to hit the right hand side of
the pink though otherwise the cue | 0:25:28 | 0:25:32 | |
will be travelling towards the right
corner pocket. He'll be aware of | 0:25:32 | 0:25:36 | |
that. | 0:25:36 | 0:25:39 | |
Well, that's brought the black into
play and the pink into play. | 0:25:44 | 0:25:52 | |
And he can clear the black spot.
That couldn't have worked any | 0:25:52 | 0:25:55 | |
better. Absolutely perfect the way
it's turned out. You never know how | 0:25:55 | 0:26:00 | |
they're going to finish. You just
play the shot and see what happens. | 0:26:00 | 0:26:06 | |
Boy, they couldn't have finished
much better than this. | 0:26:06 | 0:26:13 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:26:56 | 0:26:58 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:27:34 | 0:27:39 | |
Stephen Maguire is a very fluent
player. Plays with a really lovely | 0:27:58 | 0:28:02 | |
pace around the table. Very
aggressive, very attacking. | 0:28:02 | 0:28:11 | |
When he's playing well, he's more
than capable of making a barrage of | 0:28:14 | 0:28:20 | |
breaks and you can find yourself
sitting in your seat for long | 0:28:20 | 0:28:24 | |
periods. | 0:28:24 | 0:28:29 | |
Yes. A little bit of deja vu for
Graeme Dott thchl is how the match | 0:28:29 | 0:28:38 | |
started against Judd Trump. Never
had much of a chance. We know what | 0:28:38 | 0:28:42 | |
he did after that, he won six in a
row with a brilliant performance. | 0:28:42 | 0:28:51 | |
This is the sort of snooker this man
was playing when he lifted this | 0:28:55 | 0:28:59 | |
title in 2004. He was brilliant
then. | 0:28:59 | 0:29:03 | |
Not ideal here. Just off straight,
if he plays for pace. He won't be | 0:29:39 | 0:29:49 | |
very pleased with that, at all. He's
going to have to go in and out of | 0:29:49 | 0:29:55 | |
baulk Domino. Unless he decides to
play for the red to the yellow | 0:29:55 | 0:30:00 | |
pocket but I doubt that, because it
is going to require very precise cue | 0:30:00 | 0:30:05 | |
ball placement. That's what he's
played. Not easy to get on this red. | 0:30:05 | 0:30:12 | |
And that could be end of break. | 0:30:12 | 0:30:23 | |
For all the world it looked as if he
was going to make a big break there. | 0:30:40 | 0:30:45 | |
A couple of shots ago, he didn't get
on the black. | 0:30:45 | 0:30:51 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:30:51 | 0:30:57 | |
APPLAUSE
Nice round of applause for that 57 | 0:31:14 | 0:31:23 | |
break but that shake of the head
tells you that he wanted more. What | 0:31:23 | 0:31:35 | |
has the pocket dynamo got in store
for as here, Graeme Dott? He might | 0:31:35 | 0:31:43 | |
have a go at this. It is one of
those that, if it goes in, you've | 0:31:43 | 0:31:48 | |
got a bit of a chance. He might be
able to cut one in as well and | 0:31:48 | 0:31:56 | |
possibly get the white background
the table, but he's back to this | 0:31:56 | 0:32:03 | |
long, just off straight red. He'd
love to take it on. That's the one | 0:32:03 | 0:32:09 | |
he's looking at, but he knows that
if he takes it on it's got to go in | 0:32:09 | 0:32:15 | |
otherwise he puts Stephen Wright in
amongst them. Here we go. Bigshot, | 0:32:15 | 0:32:18 | |
this. Brilliant! Absolutely
brilliant. It is early in the match | 0:32:18 | 0:32:32 | |
but there will not be many better
shots than that, I can tell you. | 0:32:32 | 0:32:45 | |
Can Graeme Dott steel himself here
after that magnificent opening red? | 0:33:08 | 0:33:16 | |
What a fantastic pot that was. | 0:33:16 | 0:33:21 | |
There will be only one thing on his
mind now. And that will be winning | 0:33:28 | 0:33:33 | |
this frame at this visit. | 0:33:33 | 0:33:43 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:34:12 | 0:34:19 | |
That's the first slip up that Graham
is made. You can still pot the red | 0:34:38 | 0:34:43 | |
party didn't want to be anywhere
near the cushion. Going on very | 0:34:43 | 0:34:47 | |
nicely, though. All of our sudden he
is left with a tricky one. Great | 0:34:47 | 0:34:59 | |
cueing. The way he played against
Judd Trump is the best I've seen | 0:34:59 | 0:35:08 | |
Graeme Dott playing for many a year.
And he has continued where he left | 0:35:08 | 0:35:15 | |
off in that match but he's still got
to keep it going here. This would be | 0:35:15 | 0:35:22 | |
a great frame to pinch. One of
Graeme's great strengths is that if | 0:35:22 | 0:35:34 | |
he does win that position years more
than capable of playing fantastic | 0:35:34 | 0:35:45 | |
shots to keep the break going. And
he may well have to do that after | 0:35:45 | 0:35:48 | |
this blue. It's slightly on the
wrong side. A great single ball | 0:35:48 | 0:35:57 | |
potter, Graeme Dott, wonderful
competitor. This requires really | 0:35:57 | 0:36:02 | |
good cueing. | 0:36:02 | 0:36:07 | |
There was a bit of pressure on that.
Just a couple of shots ago when he | 0:36:15 | 0:36:22 | |
got the wrong side of the blue he
wanted to be closer to that red, but | 0:36:22 | 0:36:26 | |
at least he hasn't put it on. But he
may be in trouble, you would feel. | 0:36:26 | 0:36:41 | |
There's that middle pocket in the
way slightly for coming off the side | 0:36:49 | 0:36:52 | |
cushion. Had to play it with a lot
of side, and this is a free ball, | 0:36:52 | 0:36:59 | |
unless the wind goes in. And even
then -- unless the white goes in. I | 0:36:59 | 0:37:08 | |
don't think it is a free ball. So,
Stephen will just see if the white | 0:37:08 | 0:37:16 | |
goes on the green spot, could he hit
the road on both sides, and I don't | 0:37:16 | 0:37:23 | |
think it is a free ball, so he has
multiples here. He could have played | 0:37:23 | 0:37:29 | |
the shot himself and snookered them
again behind the green and maybe got | 0:37:29 | 0:37:33 | |
a better snooker, because he was
able to hit that, as she was telling | 0:37:33 | 0:37:40 | |
the referee. And I do believe that
Stephen Maguire could have played | 0:37:40 | 0:37:48 | |
the shop and put him in a more
difficult snooker. -- played the | 0:37:48 | 0:37:56 | |
shot.
REFEREE: Foul and is, Stephen | 0:37:56 | 0:38:02 | |
Maguire, four. Referee decided to
hold onto the cue ball, and I don't | 0:38:02 | 0:38:09 | |
think Stephen could have played it
from there. Nice to see lots of | 0:38:09 | 0:38:18 | |
ladies involved in the game now as
referees, all doing superb jobs. | 0:38:18 | 0:38:25 | |
Taking the pink as his free ball.
That would count as one point. | 0:38:25 | 0:38:38 | |
He has a good angle on the black
drop down onto a difficult red and | 0:38:42 | 0:38:46 | |
if he doesn't drop nicely onto it,
he can still play the snooker, as | 0:38:46 | 0:38:50 | |
you can see. The Blackwood put on 30
in front with a possible 35 still on | 0:38:50 | 0:39:03 | |
the table. | 0:39:03 | 0:39:13 | |
He doesn't have too pot the black to
play the snooker but that's what | 0:39:14 | 0:39:20 | |
he's doing. Pushing the black near
the cushion as well. Graeme has had | 0:39:20 | 0:39:34 | |
a couple of goes at this escape. He
needs a bit more left-hand side. And | 0:39:34 | 0:39:44 | |
this time... There's always the
possibility. Has she got the | 0:39:44 | 0:39:54 | |
snooker? I think he has. You can
tell by that smile off Stephen | 0:39:54 | 0:40:03 | |
Maguire's. I think Stephen Maguire
missed a trick, there. I think he | 0:40:03 | 0:40:09 | |
would have been much better off
putting the black and then playing | 0:40:09 | 0:40:13 | |
the snooker, leaving the cue ball
behind the green. Under the | 0:40:13 | 0:40:19 | |
circumstances, he's played an
excellent safety shot, there. Having | 0:40:19 | 0:40:22 | |
a nice smile to himself, there are,
Stephen Maguire. Graeme Dott will be | 0:40:22 | 0:40:28 | |
delighted at the moment because he's
still in the frame, but perhaps not, | 0:40:28 | 0:40:32 | |
after that shot. | 0:40:32 | 0:40:42 | |
23 in front. This red, anything from
the brown upwards and no problem | 0:40:42 | 0:40:50 | |
getting onto the blue, here. Blue or
brown will do. | 0:40:50 | 0:41:10 | |
With very good breaks of 57 and 72
it is Stephen Maguire who leads | 0:42:15 | 0:42:21 | |
Graeme Dott 2-0. | 0:42:21 | 0:42:27 | |
So, Stephen Maguire breaks off in
frame four. Leading 3-0 and the -- | 0:42:49 | 0:42:59 | |
and looking very strong so far. | 0:42:59 | 0:43:10 | |
Might just be able to see enough of
the red. But is tight on the | 0:43:46 | 0:43:55 | |
cushion. Looks as though the white
will compost the blue and if he does | 0:43:55 | 0:43:59 | |
pot that he could finish on the
black. -- will come past the blue. | 0:43:59 | 0:44:10 | |
And he has got the correct side of
the blue. Great opening shot from | 0:44:10 | 0:44:15 | |
Graeme Dott. | 0:44:15 | 0:44:25 | |
Impressed with the character. He's
certainly got plenty of that. He's | 0:44:27 | 0:44:31 | |
proved that down the years. | 0:44:31 | 0:44:41 | |
Graeme Dott isn't blessed with the
same amount of cueing power as a lot | 0:44:56 | 0:45:05 | |
of the top players, but he played
that very nicely. | 0:45:05 | 0:45:17 | |
Just let the cue ball run on a few
inches further than he would have | 0:45:20 | 0:45:24 | |
liked, there. And that has worked
out very nicely. Well played. | 0:45:24 | 0:45:37 | |
Awkward bridging but shouldn't be
too much of a problem. | 0:45:37 | 0:45:45 | |
Graeme will be looking to make a
significant contribution here. He's | 0:45:53 | 0:45:59 | |
left himself low on this next red.
That is a little bit too straight. | 0:45:59 | 0:46:10 | |
He could have left himself lower and
he would have been able to stand | 0:46:10 | 0:46:17 | |
into the pack. -- stun into. And
that really wasn't a very good pack | 0:46:17 | 0:46:28 | |
to go into. Might still be OK. The
red, closest to the pink will go to | 0:46:28 | 0:46:40 | |
the right centre. And there, you see
it does, but only just. | 0:46:40 | 0:46:54 | |
Well played. This is a good
opportunity now. Another red over | 0:47:07 | 0:47:14 | |
the right centre. Graeme could play
a glancing blow for the cluster here | 0:47:14 | 0:47:24 | |
if he chooses to. Decided against
it. He has four resin the open to | 0:47:24 | 0:47:32 | |
work with here. -- four reds in the
open. This has been a very good | 0:47:32 | 0:47:43 | |
contribution so far from Graeme
Dott. It's a frame that he | 0:47:43 | 0:47:46 | |
desperately needs. I talked about
character at the start of this | 0:47:46 | 0:47:56 | |
frame. This player has got plenty of
that. | 0:47:56 | 0:48:10 | |
The pink will get in nicely onto the
left corner. -- will get him nicely | 0:48:10 | 0:48:20 | |
onto the red for the left corner. He
can score from that without having | 0:48:20 | 0:48:25 | |
to play a cannon into the five reds. | 0:48:25 | 0:48:37 | |
Has he got a slight angle to screw
into that red that's next to the | 0:48:43 | 0:48:47 | |
yellow? Maybe not. It has finished a
little awkward, here. If it had have | 0:48:47 | 0:48:57 | |
been straight he could have screwed
back of the cushion and gone for the | 0:48:57 | 0:49:01 | |
red next to the yellow but because
of where his finish that is about | 0:49:01 | 0:49:04 | |
the best he can do around about the
blue, to leave, even then, a tricky | 0:49:04 | 0:49:09 | |
red up into the left corner. So it's
not safe just yet. | 0:49:09 | 0:49:18 | |
He could have done with the cue ball
running a bit further but he can put | 0:49:28 | 0:49:33 | |
this on such a way that he plays a
safety shot as well as the pot. If | 0:49:33 | 0:49:36 | |
the red goes in you would feel that
he has got the first frame on the | 0:49:36 | 0:49:44 | |
board and Stephen Maguire will need
snooker. Very well played, Graeme | 0:49:44 | 0:49:54 | |
Dott. I think bottle's the word
we're looking for. Peter, he's got | 0:49:54 | 0:50:05 | |
plenty of that, hasn't he? He
certainly has. Almost went in off, | 0:50:05 | 0:50:15 | |
but barring snookers, a smiling
Graeme Dott should go into the | 0:50:15 | 0:50:21 | |
mid-session interval 3-1 behind. | 0:50:21 | 0:50:28 | |
It's only one snooker that Stephen
Maguire 's. -- Stephen requires. | 0:50:39 | 0:50:52 | |
REFEREE: Touching ball if he pushed
the black safe from here... The only | 0:50:52 | 0:51:08 | |
problem with that is that Graeme
might need a new set of stepladders | 0:51:08 | 0:51:12 | |
to play that shop! -- that shot! | 0:51:12 | 0:51:19 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:51:41 | 0:51:48 | |
The other option, fair play to
Stephen and to the referee, Peggy | 0:52:30 | 0:52:36 | |
Li, smiles all round. There was a
bit of noise coming from the other | 0:52:36 | 0:52:43 | |
table in between frames. I'm not
sure what that exchange was all | 0:52:43 | 0:52:46 | |
about. | 0:52:46 | 0:52:56 | |
I think it was the fact that he
played for the brown, maybe you | 0:53:19 | 0:53:23 | |
didn't realise that he had left
himself needing two snookers, | 0:53:23 | 0:53:26 | |
instead of just the one. | 0:53:26 | 0:53:36 | |
This rate, another black and then he
would have a good chance to get a | 0:53:59 | 0:54:04 | |
snicker in behind the black of that
red that is near the cushion. | 0:54:04 | 0:54:17 | |
And they are not badly placed to get
snookers. It is all about getting | 0:54:23 | 0:54:32 | |
the cue ball in a good spot to get
one of the couple of snookers that's | 0:54:32 | 0:54:40 | |
required. | 0:54:40 | 0:54:50 | |
He has overscrewed that. Feels as if
he's had a big bounce off the side | 0:54:52 | 0:54:59 | |
cushion, as well. May have no option
now but to play the red down towards | 0:54:59 | 0:55:09 | |
the brown and green and hopefully
get the cue ball behind the black. | 0:55:09 | 0:55:13 | |
Could go the other way, could cut
the red then, just depends how he | 0:55:13 | 0:55:18 | |
sees it. That is not a bad effort.
That's a good shot. Well played. | 0:55:18 | 0:55:33 | |
Should be able to escape from this.
He can see enough of the cushion | 0:55:33 | 0:55:37 | |
below the middle pocket to come off
the cushion and hit that red. But as | 0:55:37 | 0:55:46 | |
to give it care and attention here.
Needs to be careful not to go in | 0:55:46 | 0:55:51 | |
North. Well, due care and attention
and you did call be possible in off, | 0:55:51 | 0:55:59 | |
there. He wanted to be hitting that
red a lot cooler. -- fuller. Seven | 0:55:59 | 0:56:15 | |
the difference now with only one
snooker needed. Not often you would | 0:56:15 | 0:56:19 | |
lose a frame after losing -- after
making a 70 break, but that is a | 0:56:19 | 0:56:26 | |
possibility now. | 0:56:26 | 0:56:36 | |
He can swerve the spot again he's
got to be careful that he doesn't go | 0:56:42 | 0:56:46 | |
in off the red. He might be able to
hit it with a little trace of side, | 0:56:46 | 0:56:54 | |
but watch the end. Well, that will
put an end to that now. He ended up | 0:56:54 | 0:57:02 | |
potting the red. That was amazing.
He started really well, Stephen | 0:57:02 | 0:57:11 | |
Maguire, taking the three opening
frames. Doesn't matter about the | 0:57:11 | 0:57:17 | |
yellow for Graeme Dott. It was a
must win frame for Graeme Dott, he | 0:57:17 | 0:57:22 | |
did it with the aid of a 70 break,
he passes cheeks, he's off for the | 0:57:22 | 0:57:28 | |
mid-session interval but he still
trails, 3-1. | 0:57:28 | 0:57:37 | |
REFEREE: Calm it down, thank you.
Frame five, Graeme Dott to break. | 0:57:37 | 0:57:48 | |
DENNIS TAYLOR: Whatever you do,
don't hit the blue from the break | 0:57:48 | 0:57:52 | |
off. He hasn't left anything. That's
the last thing you want to do is | 0:57:52 | 0:57:55 | |
catch the blue and knock it safe. | 0:57:55 | 0:57:59 | |
A very entertaining four opening
frames in this match. | 0:58:03 | 0:58:07 | |
Oh, it being loos like he's left a
gap through for this one that's gone | 0:58:18 | 0:58:22 | |
near the right corner. -- looks. The
blue being knocked off its spot. | 0:58:22 | 0:58:32 | |
Stephen there just talking away to
himself, as he does on occasions. | 0:58:32 | 0:58:40 | |
Not easy to get on to a colour,
though. | 0:58:40 | 0:58:43 | |
If that white bounces, he's OK.
There you see the result. | 0:58:49 | 0:58:56 | |
I don't know if he can see enough of
the one to take on to the left | 0:58:58 | 0:59:02 | |
corner. I don't think he can. He's
had a bit of a result there, has | 0:59:02 | 0:59:06 | |
Graeme. | 0:59:06 | 0:59:08 | |
Maybe he can see enough to take the
pot on there. | 0:59:09 | 0:59:19 | |
PETER EBDON: If he can, we know
whatten aaggressive player Stephen | 0:59:19 | 0:59:24 | |
Maguire is. Had he tried to stun
round the black with a touch of left | 0:59:24 | 0:59:30 | |
hand side and cannon into the red,
which is approximately a foot to the | 0:59:30 | 0:59:33 | |
right of the black. He may not be
able to play it with enough space to | 0:59:33 | 0:59:36 | |
be able to play that shot,
especially if he has to bend the cue | 0:59:36 | 0:59:42 | |
ball a little bit with left hand
side. Can he pot the red and play | 0:59:42 | 0:59:46 | |
the cannon? | 0:59:46 | 0:59:50 | |
Well, he got the most important part
of the shot. That's a very nice kiss | 0:59:55 | 1:00:00 | |
on the yellow. | 1:00:00 | 1:00:03 | |
Options of yellow with the rest, but
almost certainly the brown. The reds | 1:00:07 | 1:00:11 | |
are open, so he doesn't have to
really play the aggressive shot into | 1:00:11 | 1:00:15 | |
the pack. | 1:00:15 | 1:00:18 | |
Just needs to be careful with his
waist coat here in playing this | 1:00:37 | 1:00:41 | |
shot. | 1:00:41 | 1:00:43 | |
He's quite close to that. The
referee, Peggy Lee was right there, | 1:00:48 | 1:01:11 | |
eagle-eyed. Making sure that Stephen
Maguire didn't foul the red with his | 1:01:11 | 1:01:16 | |
waist coat. | 1:01:16 | 1:01:21 | |
Bumped into Stephen's dad in the
corridor there, Pat, down along with | 1:01:54 | 1:02:02 | |
John, former Scottish player. They
are here to support Stephen. | 1:02:02 | 1:02:09 | |
As we mentioned, very aggressive
player around the table and | 1:02:50 | 1:02:53 | |
sometimes can look a bit angry. Away
from the snooker table, you couldn't | 1:02:53 | 1:02:58 | |
meet a nicer lad. | 1:02:58 | 1:03:00 | |
We've seen in the past were
sometimes the temperament, gives the | 1:03:05 | 1:03:12 | |
table a good old crack with his
knuckles, that's just to gee himself | 1:03:12 | 1:03:17 | |
up. I remember when he first turned
professional he used to play at | 1:03:17 | 1:03:25 | |
Stephen Hendry's club in K Sterling
Spencers, noening noer there. All | 1:03:25 | 1:03:30 | |
the boys played there. I remember
having a few hours practice session | 1:03:30 | 1:03:34 | |
with Stephen when he first turned
professional. I knew he was destined | 1:03:34 | 1:03:39 | |
for big things. | 1:03:39 | 1:03:44 | |
This is a good red to get out of the
way. It's clearing the path for the | 1:04:22 | 1:04:26 | |
one closest to it, for the opposite
corner. | 1:04:26 | 1:04:33 | |
Played to perfection. | 1:04:37 | 1:04:39 | |
And this in turn when he pots this
will clear the one next to it. Just | 1:04:49 | 1:04:55 | |
has to concentrate a little bit
harder. There's a little bit of | 1:04:55 | 1:04:59 | |
movement and noise.
You can hear the referee. They are | 1:04:59 | 1:05:02 | |
coming back into the arena for the
other match. | 1:05:02 | 1:05:08 | |
Can't do much about this. You can
have a little sleep, I suppose. Just | 1:05:14 | 1:05:21 | |
concentrating there, trying to
focus. | 1:05:21 | 1:05:22 | |
He's took all the easy reds, now it
become as little bit more difficult. | 1:05:46 | 1:05:54 | |
Not that many pots away from
securing this fifth frame. I'm sure | 1:05:54 | 1:06:03 | |
Stephen would prefer to open the
cluster, if he can. He doesn't want | 1:06:03 | 1:06:07 | |
to be taking one of the reds along
the cushion, he'd rather leave those | 1:06:07 | 1:06:12 | |
there, an insurance policy. | 1:06:12 | 1:06:15 | |
That looks just about perfect. Thats
with a very well judged positional | 1:06:20 | 1:06:24 | |
shot. -- that's. Should be able to
play the pink into the corner, | 1:06:24 | 1:06:35 | |
follow the cue ball through, play
the cannon. It's like he's playing a | 1:06:35 | 1:06:45 | |
hard stun shot. There's a red that
goes in the middle. Yep. That was a | 1:06:45 | 1:06:54 | |
bonus because if you play the cannon
you can always run out of position. | 1:06:54 | 1:07:02 | |
The black will put him 69 in front
with just 67 remaining. So what a | 1:07:06 | 1:07:13 | |
start for Stephen Maguire. He's come
back from the mid-session interval | 1:07:13 | 1:07:20 | |
and he's just carrying on where he
left off. We had a break of 70 in | 1:07:20 | 1:07:26 | |
the previous frame. | 1:07:26 | 1:07:31 | |
Might be easy to make a century
break, but he can relax now the | 1:07:40 | 1:07:47 | |
frame is safe. Made 32 centuries
last season. He's on 16 at the | 1:07:47 | 1:07:51 | |
moment. 370 in his career. | 1:07:51 | 1:07:55 | |
This has been a very well crafted
break from Stephen Maguire. Very, | 1:08:07 | 1:08:14 | |
very fluent player. Very, very high
scorer. You feel that Graeme Dott is | 1:08:14 | 1:08:21 | |
really going to need to step up now.
When our MC introduces him he calls | 1:08:21 | 1:08:33 | |
him - on fire, Stephen Maguire.
That's the case at the moment. | 1:08:33 | 1:08:39 | |
Has he got enough angle here to just
stun in behind the red or bring it | 1:08:43 | 1:08:49 | |
into play? Yes, slight angle. Just
dropping in behind it. Going to need | 1:08:49 | 1:08:57 | |
a little bit of assistance with the
extended rest and the extension on | 1:08:57 | 1:09:01 | |
his cue. He only needs the red for
the century break. | 1:09:01 | 1:09:12 | |
That's the 77th century in this
year's Betway UK Championship. | 1:09:26 | 1:09:38 | |
APPLAUSE
A big generous round of applause for | 1:09:38 | 1:09:40 | |
that century break. | 1:09:40 | 1:09:45 | |
Now the break is still held by
Michael White, a break of 142. It | 1:09:50 | 1:09:55 | |
will take a little bit of beating
that, £5,000 for the highest break. | 1:09:55 | 1:10:01 | |
It's always a nice little Christmas
present this time of the year. | 1:10:01 | 1:10:08 | |
And this is the blue that Graeme
Dott knocked into this position from | 1:10:18 | 1:10:23 | |
the break off shot. It looked like
we were going to have a bit of a | 1:10:23 | 1:10:30 | |
scrappy frame when the blue went
there. That's unlucky, but he won't | 1:10:30 | 1:10:35 | |
be too concerned about. That what a
superb effort from Stephen Maguire. | 1:10:35 | 1:10:39 | |
He extends his lead. It's now 4-1. | 1:10:39 | 1:10:43 | |
This is a tough shot. That was
excellent. Very, very good. APPLAUSE | 1:11:24 | 1:11:39 | |
A chance to get the black back on to
the spot here and make a sizeable | 1:11:43 | 1:11:48 | |
contribution.
APPLAUSE | 1:11:48 | 1:11:53 | |
Needs a good positional shot here. | 1:11:53 | 1:11:56 | |
Now, that's very well controlled.
Well played. We said it numerous | 1:12:04 | 1:12:10 | |
times, he's such an aggressive
player. If he sees half a chance, | 1:12:10 | 1:12:14 | |
he'll go for it. He did it in one of
the earlier frames. He had an easy | 1:12:14 | 1:12:21 | |
safety shot, and he took it a very
difficult red into the left corner, | 1:12:21 | 1:12:25 | |
knocked it in and made 116. | 1:12:25 | 1:12:28 | |
And he's done the same in this frame
and there's a few more to follow | 1:12:31 | 1:12:37 | |
here. The way the balls are
situated. | 1:12:37 | 1:12:42 | |
The blue off its spot is not helping
the situation here. He's already | 1:14:32 | 1:14:38 | |
potted five reds and five blacks. | 1:14:38 | 1:14:44 | |
Heading up the other end of the
table here. | 1:14:49 | 1:14:52 | |
There's still three reds that are
available to him. | 1:15:08 | 1:15:11 | |
Didn't want to hit the knuckle of
the middle pocket. He's still on a | 1:15:22 | 1:15:26 | |
red, but if he misses that jaw of
the middle pocket he would have been | 1:15:26 | 1:15:30 | |
on a choice of three reds. | 1:15:30 | 1:15:33 | |
That's the problem when you run
slightly out of position, having to | 1:15:46 | 1:15:53 | |
use the rest there and unintensional
kiss onto the black. | 1:15:53 | 1:15:57 | |
He's looking at the pink, but that
looks very tight from this picture, | 1:16:00 | 1:16:05 | |
but he must feel that he can see
enough of it. | 1:16:05 | 1:16:09 | |
Maybe not. | 1:16:11 | 1:16:13 | |
A high valued colour safe wouldn't
be a bad idea. There's no pot on. | 1:16:16 | 1:16:23 | |
Protect his 45 point advantage. | 1:16:23 | 1:16:24 | |
Just flick the pink onto the side
cushion. | 1:16:26 | 1:16:28 | |
REFEREE: Stephen Maguire 46. DENNIS
TAYLOR: It's a useful advantage, | 1:16:43 | 1:16:48 | |
especially with knocking the pink
safe. | 1:16:48 | 1:16:53 | |
PETER EBDON: Excellent contribution
from Maguire mag there after potting | 1:16:53 | 1:16:59 | |
the fantastic thin clip into the
left hand back pocket. -- Stephen | 1:16:59 | 1:17:05 | |
Maguire there after potting the
fantastic thin clip into the left | 1:17:05 | 1:17:10 | |
hand pocket. That hes a a good
safety shot from Graeme Dott. | 1:17:10 | 1:17:15 | |
Stephen Maguire showing signs of
frustration in the last couple of | 1:17:15 | 1:17:19 | |
frames, that's purely because he
sets his standards so high, he wants | 1:17:19 | 1:17:21 | |
to come to the table and clear the
table every time he makes a visit. | 1:17:21 | 1:17:27 | |
He can become very frustrated with
imhadself at times if he's not | 1:17:33 | 1:17:37 | |
performing to the highest of his
capability. -- himself at times if | 1:17:37 | 1:17:43 | |
he's not performing to the highest
of his capabilities. Good safety | 1:17:43 | 1:17:52 | |
shot. | 1:17:52 | 1:17:53 | |
Graeme needs to be a little bit
careful here that he doesn't collide | 1:17:56 | 1:18:01 | |
with the black on the way back. I
didn't think he could see that red | 1:18:01 | 1:18:05 | |
from the commentary position here.
He's played an excellent safety | 1:18:05 | 1:18:09 | |
shot.
APPLAUSE | 1:18:09 | 1:18:14 | |
Once again, if Stephen decides to
play the red to the left of the | 1:18:24 | 1:18:28 | |
cluster of three, he needs to make a
very thin contact there otherwise | 1:18:28 | 1:18:32 | |
there's a very good chance of
cannoning into the black. It looks | 1:18:32 | 1:18:37 | |
as if he's playing this very, very
thin and coming across the other | 1:18:37 | 1:18:41 | |
sides of the reds here. This needs
to be really thin. | 1:18:41 | 1:18:45 | |
That was ant very good shot, to be
perfectly honest. This is a chance | 1:18:46 | 1:18:50 | |
for Graeme. | 1:18:50 | 1:18:53 | |
-- wasn't a very good shot, to be
perfectly honest. This is a chance | 1:18:55 | 1:18:59 | |
for Graeme. | 1:18:59 | 1:19:04 | |
F-he had been straighter, he Coe
have screwed into those three reds | 1:19:22 | 1:19:28 | |
and stayed on the red into the right
corner. | 1:19:28 | 1:19:39 | |
He's just checking this now. Not
goed got too much angle. He's going | 1:20:04 | 1:20:09 | |
to have to play with power to create
an angle. Force an angle that's not | 1:20:09 | 1:20:14 | |
there naturally. He's looking at the
possibility of leaving a red into | 1:20:14 | 1:20:26 | |
the yellow pocket after this black. | 1:20:26 | 1:20:29 | |
This is a very tough shot. It will
require excellent cueing. | 1:20:41 | 1:20:48 | |
You can't quite tell if he'll leave
a red into the right centre, if he | 1:20:58 | 1:21:02 | |
does miss it. If he's not leaving a
red into the right centre, it takes | 1:21:02 | 1:21:06 | |
a little bit of pressure off this
pot. Oh, he missed that by a long | 1:21:06 | 1:21:12 | |
way. He will be very, very
disappointed with that. And with | 1:21:12 | 1:21:19 | |
Graeme holding his hand up to
apologise, you'd think that one of | 1:21:19 | 1:21:25 | |
these two reds doesn't go into the
middle. | 1:21:25 | 1:21:31 | |
It's very close. | 1:21:33 | 1:21:36 | |
I think Stephen may be able to pot
this red in the middle. | 1:21:48 | 1:21:54 | |
It's very, very tight, that's why
Graeme did hold his hand up. He | 1:21:58 | 1:22:02 | |
didn't think it would pot. He
thought the other red was going to | 1:22:02 | 1:22:05 | |
free these two. It's very difficult
when they are so close together. I | 1:22:05 | 1:22:10 | |
mean, you could help to make the
potting angle with playing the cue | 1:22:10 | 1:22:14 | |
ball from the right hand side, just
to straighten the red up. But of | 1:22:14 | 1:22:20 | |
course he's at the stage were he has
a nice advantage in this frame. He | 1:22:20 | 1:22:27 | |
doesn't want to throw it away just
playing a shot. But, well, here we | 1:22:27 | 1:22:32 | |
go. This could be the frame winner. | 1:22:32 | 1:22:35 | |
Just can't make his mind up as to
whether it will go or not. | 1:22:57 | 1:23:02 | |
Safety. Or does this red pass the
blue? No, it didn't. But the cue | 1:23:08 | 1:23:18 | |
ball is in behind the blue. Almost a
snooker. I'm not sure if he can see | 1:23:18 | 1:23:24 | |
enough of this red to the right of
the black. | 1:23:24 | 1:23:31 | |
Under the circumstances, that was an
excellent choice of shot from | 1:23:36 | 1:23:41 | |
Stephen Maguire. Keeping the
pressure on Graeme Dott. | 1:23:41 | 1:23:48 | |
I think the red into the right
centre did go, actually. Because | 1:23:51 | 1:23:57 | |
they are not set in a direct line
towards the balk cushion. The top | 1:23:57 | 1:24:03 | |
red of the two is actually slightly
to the left. That was a good frefrt | 1:24:03 | 1:24:09 | |
Graeme. REFEREE: Stephen Maguire
four. | 1:24:09 | 1:24:22 | |
PETER EBDON: There you see it. I
think there's more than enough of | 1:24:22 | 1:24:26 | |
that red, especially playing with a
touch of right hand side to help the | 1:24:26 | 1:24:31 | |
pot, as Dennis mentioned. | 1:24:31 | 1:24:32 | |
Good shot. Yeah, just going back to
that red, I think if he had of been | 1:24:44 | 1:24:50 | |
able to roll it in, but the blue
wasn't on its spot, so there was no | 1:24:50 | 1:24:54 | |
point playing with the right hand
side because he would have to screw | 1:24:54 | 1:24:58 | |
back for the black. So that's the
reason why he didn't try to make the | 1:24:58 | 1:25:02 | |
angle. | 1:25:02 | 1:25:04 | |
Well, that wasn't the best of shots
there. I think Graeme can take a red | 1:25:21 | 1:25:30 | |
into the left hand back pocket and
swing the cue ball around the | 1:25:30 | 1:25:34 | |
angles. | 1:25:34 | 1:25:35 | |
Looks like he's going the other way.
That as far too thick. | 1:25:37 | 1:25:43 | |
APPLAUSE
No, I think Graeme missed an | 1:25:43 | 1:25:51 | |
opportunity there to take the red
into the left corner, if the red had | 1:25:51 | 1:25:54 | |
gone in he would have been on the
blue into the green pocket. | 1:25:54 | 1:25:59 | |
Stephen Maguire maybe attempting to
put the black out of commission | 1:26:04 | 1:26:07 | |
here. | 1:26:07 | 1:26:09 | |
Another excellent safety shot from
Graeme Dott. It's the second longest | 1:26:49 | 1:26:53 | |
frame of the match so far. They have
been pretty brisk most of the | 1:26:53 | 1:26:59 | |
frames. 13 minutes, 14 minutes, 19
minutes, a couple of 20 minute | 1:26:59 | 1:27:04 | |
frames. APPLAUSE
Been some excellent break building | 1:27:04 | 1:27:16 | |
and now we're seeing some terrific
tactical play. Well, it's a tough | 1:27:16 | 1:27:24 | |
shot, but I think Stephen can see
enough of this red to potentially | 1:27:24 | 1:27:29 | |
get the cue ball behind the blue.
But he's playing a swerve shot, | 1:27:29 | 1:27:33 | |
instead of clipping it thin. | 1:27:33 | 1:27:35 | |
Graeme has the opportunity now to
get the cue ball behind the blue. | 1:27:50 | 1:28:01 | |
Very good effort, very good effort. | 1:28:01 | 1:28:08 | |
APPLAUSE | 1:28:24 | 1:28:34 | |
Excellent reply from Stephen
Maguire. What a fantastic safety | 1:28:35 | 1:28:39 | |
shot that was. | 1:28:39 | 1:28:50 | |
Nearly forced the mistake from
Graeme Dott. | 1:29:02 | 1:29:14 | |
Stephen Maguire has an excellent
opportunity now of getting the cue | 1:29:14 | 1:29:17 | |
ball behind the blue. Looks as
though he's taking this very | 1:29:17 | 1:29:24 | |
difficult red on. That was a lot
more difficult than it looked. Make | 1:29:24 | 1:29:38 | |
sure he got a good cue ball, though. | 1:29:38 | 1:29:49 | |
I think Stephen Maguire missed an
opportunity to play a double into | 1:30:15 | 1:30:21 | |
the centre and the onto the black,
should he have gotten the red. That | 1:30:21 | 1:30:28 | |
was a pool safety shot from Graeme.
He feels that the got a massive | 1:30:28 | 1:30:33 | |
bounce off the black cushion there.
Either way, this is a very good | 1:30:33 | 1:30:40 | |
chance now. That's a couple of times
we've seen Graeme intimate that he's | 1:30:40 | 1:30:49 | |
got a big bounce. | 1:30:49 | 1:30:59 | |
Stephen can't really do anything
other than just drop this black in. | 1:31:16 | 1:31:20 | |
He's hampered by the red. | 1:31:20 | 1:31:31 | |
That is quite a surprise. It is
awkward cueing, but it's not that | 1:31:34 | 1:31:41 | |
difficult. He had a quick look at
the scoreboard and decided if I can | 1:31:41 | 1:31:50 | |
push the yellow safe, keep the black
awk ward, he's never going to win | 1:31:50 | 1:31:55 | |
the frame the way they were sitting. | 1:31:55 | 1:32:06 | |
He can see that with the two tables
it comes into its own, the Barbican. | 1:32:09 | 1:32:17 | |
When there are four tables the
people at home watching might find | 1:32:17 | 1:32:20 | |
it a little bit disconcerting. | 1:32:20 | 1:32:30 | |
And that's another careless shot
from Graeme. And he knows. | 1:32:45 | 1:32:51 | |
REFEREE: Quiet as you can, please.
Could drop 5-2 behind, and it is | 1:32:51 | 1:33:00 | |
looking more and more likely that
that is going to be the scenario. | 1:33:00 | 1:33:14 | |
They are both fiercely competitive
Scots, these two players. He didn't | 1:33:14 | 1:33:20 | |
play a great shot there, Stephen.
Going to knock the brown safe now. | 1:33:20 | 1:33:38 | |
A chance for the cross table double
here. | 1:33:44 | 1:33:56 | |
35 the difference. | 1:33:58 | 1:34:08 | |
He hasn't fluked it, surely? Well,
that is a body blow and a half. | 1:34:12 | 1:34:24 | |
REFEREE: Blue ball. | 1:34:24 | 1:34:31 | |
36 the difference, and that could
prove to be a crucial fluke for | 1:34:38 | 1:34:42 | |
Stephen Maguire, there. He can only
just hit and hope, and it doesn't | 1:34:42 | 1:34:52 | |
look very good to me. You can't beat
a bit of luck in any sport but that | 1:34:52 | 1:34:59 | |
was a timely fluke for Stephen
Maguire. You usually get it when you | 1:34:59 | 1:35:07 | |
are playing well, and when you are
struggling, the luck tends to go | 1:35:07 | 1:35:11 | |
against you. | 1:35:11 | 1:35:19 | |
Regardless of the fluke, the way he
played this frame, knocking the | 1:35:29 | 1:35:33 | |
yellow and brown safe, he got the
black awkward, he was always in | 1:35:33 | 1:35:38 | |
control. | 1:35:38 | 1:35:44 | |
The double is on, here. Now the war,
but he won't be too concerned about | 1:36:03 | 1:36:15 | |
that. It was the early break of 46
the pack to pave the way for Stephen | 1:36:15 | 1:36:23 | |
Maguire to extend his lead the 5-2,
just one away from a place in the | 1:36:23 | 1:36:27 | |
quarterfinal.
REFEREE: Frame eight, Stephen | 1:36:27 | 1:36:34 | |
Maguire to break. It is Stephen
Maguire breaking off to start frame | 1:36:34 | 1:36:47 | |
eight. It has been a very controlled
performance so far from Stephen | 1:36:47 | 1:36:54 | |
Maguire. He has been frustrated on
two or three occasions. He has | 1:36:54 | 1:36:59 | |
managed to contain and stay on top
of his temperament. That's far more | 1:36:59 | 1:37:09 | |
like it from Graeme Dott. Well
played. Excellent shot. | 1:37:09 | 1:37:21 | |
Looked a little bit anxious. Think
that's just about OK. How to plate | 1:37:40 | 1:37:48 | |
with a little trace of side, there.
-- had to play it with. He needs to | 1:37:48 | 1:38:01 | |
do what he did in the frame before
the mid-session interval. Made a | 1:38:01 | 1:38:07 | |
break of 70. What he would give to
have a sizeable contribution here. | 1:38:07 | 1:38:22 | |
That's OK. He's got a red into the
centre. That sounded like a heavy | 1:38:35 | 1:38:50 | |
contact. He would do well to reach
this black, then, Dennis. He might | 1:38:50 | 1:39:06 | |
have to stretch on. You don't often
see the cue being held like that. | 1:39:06 | 1:39:17 | |
That's frustrating, getting a heavy
contact when you have got yourself | 1:39:17 | 1:39:23 | |
in at the chance. | 1:39:23 | 1:39:33 | |
This is a tough red into the centre,
if Stephen decides to take this on. | 1:40:00 | 1:40:14 | |
Well played. Excellent pot. That's
OK on the blue. | 1:40:18 | 1:40:36 | |
He should be able to leave himself
either on a red into the right-hand | 1:40:37 | 1:40:42 | |
black pocket all the white centre.
-- or the right centre. | 1:40:42 | 1:41:01 | |
Slightly thick into the pocket. Very
difficult for him to do anything | 1:41:05 | 1:41:13 | |
with the cue ball, being so close to
the Cushing himself, the angle that | 1:41:13 | 1:41:16 | |
he was on. There's a couple of
rates, the Mike the plant in the | 1:41:16 | 1:41:25 | |
middle. That one pots, but no
position, the one to the middle puts | 1:41:25 | 1:41:29 | |
him on to the blue. He's done his
best to try to get on the right side | 1:41:29 | 1:41:41 | |
of the blue, but he hasn't managed
it. And he's back looking at the two | 1:41:41 | 1:41:46 | |
writes to see if they are a plant.
-- the two reds. He has got the | 1:41:46 | 1:41:57 | |
other red as we could clearly see.
What is coming up a little bit | 1:41:57 | 1:42:02 | |
short. Back looking at the plant
again. I don't think he can get to | 1:42:02 | 1:42:17 | |
the angle of the plant from where he
is but he can take the other red on | 1:42:17 | 1:42:22 | |
as a free shot. Tuck it in and get
on a baulk colour. | 1:42:22 | 1:42:30 | |
Well played. And he has got a baulk
colour. Full blooded for that. And | 1:42:45 | 1:42:57 | |
there's a red at the back to the
right of the bunch that is | 1:42:57 | 1:43:00 | |
available. | 1:43:00 | 1:43:10 | |
The pink and black are awkward. | 1:43:11 | 1:43:23 | |
This time, he's got the correct side
of the blue. So we can go and have | 1:43:26 | 1:43:31 | |
another look at the plant. It's
still not going to be easy, even if | 1:43:31 | 1:43:37 | |
he gets onto the plant, because he
would cannon into the reds and pink. | 1:43:37 | 1:43:42 | |
He's got quite a bit to do here.
It's what happens to the cue ball | 1:43:42 | 1:43:55 | |
here, when he cannons into the reds
and pink. The plant's not in a | 1:43:55 | 1:44:03 | |
direct line. He's got to make it.
Going just to the left jewel of the | 1:44:03 | 1:44:09 | |
pocket, so he's got to compensate
for that. Got the perfect picture, | 1:44:09 | 1:44:14 | |
there. Well the reds move, and the
pink stayed there! In fact he hit | 1:44:14 | 1:44:30 | |
that too hard, in the end. | 1:44:30 | 1:44:38 | |
That was an excellent shot from
Stephen Maguire. Very well | 1:44:55 | 1:44:58 | |
controlled. Waging an angle with the
pace that he played the blue. -- | 1:44:58 | 1:45:09 | |
creating an angle. | 1:45:09 | 1:45:10 | |
He still got quite a bit to do here. | 1:45:22 | 1:45:33 | |
The screw with lots of left-hand
side and he has played the cannon. | 1:45:40 | 1:45:44 | |
What a shot that is. Fantastic shot.
He's so aggressive and sometimes | 1:45:44 | 1:45:52 | |
when he looks at the balls, he
almost frightens the life out of | 1:45:52 | 1:45:57 | |
them! He's such a competitor, a
fierce competitor, Stephen Maguire. | 1:45:57 | 1:46:13 | |
Shouldn't be a problem with the the
left of the black. It's the other | 1:46:13 | 1:46:16 | |
two that are either side of the
table and close to the cushions. | 1:46:16 | 1:46:22 | |
Just two pose in front at the
moment. -- two points. | 1:46:22 | 1:46:27 | |
And just the perfect angle to stand
up and move the white between the | 1:46:38 | 1:46:42 | |
red and black. -- stun up. | 1:46:42 | 1:46:47 | |
He could have left the red slightly
easier than this. Not Michael. He's | 1:47:00 | 1:47:07 | |
just checking the scoreboard, the
move the red to the right side you'd | 1:47:07 | 1:47:12 | |
want to be doing about off the
green. | 1:47:12 | 1:47:16 | |
He's gone too far. The only way I
can see him moving the red is taking | 1:47:33 | 1:47:43 | |
the brown here, moving the right to
the left side of the table. Just | 1:47:43 | 1:47:47 | |
picking up the scoreboard, his 22 in
front. And that at be 26. He's going | 1:47:47 | 1:47:59 | |
to need both reds if he takes the
brown. That was so careless. And | 1:47:59 | 1:48:13 | |
look what the cue ball's finished.
You just wasn't ready to take that | 1:48:13 | 1:48:19 | |
shot. His concentration was all over
the place. He wasn't sure what | 1:48:19 | 1:48:25 | |
Shockey was going to play. He just
got down and made a bit of a mess of | 1:48:25 | 1:48:29 | |
it. -- wasn't sure what shocked he
was going to play. | 1:48:29 | 1:48:35 | |
It was amazing, that easy blue that
Stephen Maguire missed. Look where | 1:49:24 | 1:49:30 | |
it is common, on the side cushion.
And leading by 22 points, that's | 1:49:30 | 1:49:38 | |
certainly to his advantage, playing
safe. | 1:49:38 | 1:49:49 | |
Another quick glance at the
scoreboard there before making his | 1:50:23 | 1:50:25 | |
mind up. He knows that any more
mistakes and he's out of this year's | 1:50:25 | 1:50:31 | |
UK Championship. And he wants to
take this on. This is a brave shot. | 1:50:31 | 1:50:39 | |
Great shot! | 1:50:39 | 1:50:47 | |
That's a bit confused, but at least
he can play the snooker. He got a | 1:51:06 | 1:51:11 | |
big bounce off the cushion but a
nice little snooker will do. | 1:51:11 | 1:51:23 | |
I don't know if there's enough room
to sneak in behind the black, here. | 1:51:48 | 1:51:55 | |
I'll tell you what. He's brought the
blue into play, he's brought the | 1:51:55 | 1:52:03 | |
black into play. OK, he's handed the
above its two Stephen Maguire, but | 1:52:03 | 1:52:08 | |
he's opened the frame up with that
last shot. -- he's handed the | 1:52:08 | 1:52:17 | |
advantage. | 1:52:17 | 1:52:27 | |
That was an excellent safety shot
from Graeme Dott. He's looking for | 1:52:44 | 1:52:49 | |
the snooker behind the brown.
Stephen's hoping to swerve this with | 1:52:49 | 1:52:59 | |
lots of left-hand side. Good hit.
And that's safe. | 1:52:59 | 1:53:09 | |
It's who gets the best safety shot
here that's going to gain the | 1:53:28 | 1:53:31 | |
advantage. I do believe he took the
double on, there, and the blue has | 1:53:31 | 1:53:44 | |
come to his rescue because he
thought himself, I can play the | 1:53:44 | 1:53:49 | |
double and I'm on the black if goes
in. Doesn't want to be hitting the | 1:53:49 | 1:53:56 | |
blue year. One long straight pot and
that might be Graeme Dott's last | 1:53:56 | 1:54:03 | |
shot in this year's UK Championship.
A little bit of pressure, but it's | 1:54:03 | 1:54:10 | |
dead straight, almost. Mm. Isn't it
amazing? That was frame ball. He's | 1:54:10 | 1:54:23 | |
missed very few like that. He hasn't
left an easy chance for Graeme but | 1:54:23 | 1:54:29 | |
that will annoy Stephen. That was
match over, if he had knocked that | 1:54:29 | 1:54:38 | |
in. There's a couple of different
ways Graeme could play this. Almost | 1:54:38 | 1:54:47 | |
could play as a shock to nothing and
leave the cue ball behind the green. | 1:54:47 | 1:54:50 | |
He just went to point that there. If
the red goes in he should be on the | 1:54:50 | 1:54:56 | |
brown, if he misses the ready could
snooker Stephen behind the green. | 1:54:56 | 1:54:59 | |
This is what he's playing. The idea
was good. The execution of it, not | 1:54:59 | 1:55:10 | |
quite. It's just pressure at this
stage, pressure on Graeme to stay in | 1:55:10 | 1:55:18 | |
the tournament and pressure on
Stephen to clinch the match. Has he | 1:55:18 | 1:55:28 | |
played a good one here? It looks
like it. It looks like it. He's got | 1:55:28 | 1:55:36 | |
to hit this and somehow get it safe
and has to rely on a bit of good | 1:55:36 | 1:55:40 | |
fortune, here. It can go anywhere.
And look what has happened. I don't | 1:55:40 | 1:55:49 | |
think the blue's come to his rescue. | 1:55:49 | 1:55:56 | |
Forcing the red in to get back up to
the high value colours. If he takes | 1:56:05 | 1:56:15 | |
the black, Graeme can only tie. He's
not nicely on the black, and he's | 1:56:15 | 1:56:24 | |
not nicely on pink or blue. That's
quite incredible. Just about the | 1:56:24 | 1:56:30 | |
worst shot he could have finished
in, having played the shot that the | 1:56:30 | 1:56:33 | |
plague. He's having a wry smile to
himself. Very unfortunate for the | 1:56:33 | 1:56:39 | |
cue ball to finish there. He can cut
the blue into the middle pocket but | 1:56:39 | 1:56:48 | |
Graeme knows that it will not be
easy to hold for the yellow. It's | 1:56:48 | 1:56:53 | |
quite a thin one. He needs the blue
and yellow. | 1:56:53 | 1:57:02 | |
That was about the best he could do.
He's got a medium length pot as he | 1:57:08 | 1:57:14 | |
checks the scoreboard. The yellow,
to leave Graeme needing a snooker. | 1:57:14 | 1:57:23 | |
27 ahead, 25 remaining, the green to
make absolutely certain. This has | 1:57:36 | 1:57:44 | |
been very solid performance from
Stephen Maguire. Is on its way, is | 1:57:44 | 1:57:58 | |
on its way, is right in the middle
of the pocket. It was always going | 1:57:58 | 1:58:05 | |
to be a tough match, they are very
well matched, both of these players. | 1:58:05 | 1:58:11 | |
But it was Stephen Maguire the got
off to a flyer with the three | 1:58:11 | 1:58:14 | |
opening frames. At 4-2, Graeme was
sort of back in it. Good friends, | 1:58:14 | 1:58:30 | |
but not on the table and in the end
it was Stephen Maguire that was more | 1:58:30 | 1:58:34 | |
consistent. It was a very
entertaining match but at the end it | 1:58:34 | 1:58:41 | |
is On Fire Stephen Maguire guest
through to the quarterfinals, taking | 1:58:41 | 1:58:44 | |
the match, 6-2. A fine win for
Stephen Maguire history to the. | 1:58:44 | 1:58:55 | |
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