:00:48. > :00:51.Highlights from day four of the UK Towards the end of last season,
:00:51. > :00:55.very aggressive. A lot of the top players are aggressive. And I think
:00:55. > :01:00.he was just a little more aggressive than the others. He's
:01:00. > :01:10.got such massive cue power, that he's able to screw balls in from
:01:10. > :01:15.
:01:15. > :01:21.baulk and kind of really work that In the world, everything seemed to
:01:21. > :01:31.be going in. I'm not as confident as I was, but I still need to keep
:01:31. > :01:34.
:01:34. > :01:38.going and eventually it will all When I start missing a few, he's
:01:38. > :01:48.just gonna punish me. So I need to learn off the first or second one.
:01:48. > :01:51.
:01:51. > :01:57.If I miss, I really need to play A lot of confidence, beaten a lot
:01:57. > :02:07.of people, and enjoy playing as well. So, you know, he's got a
:02:07. > :02:11.
:02:11. > :02:16.massive future ahead of him. Every game against Ronny is always
:02:17. > :02:20.something to look forward to. I have to take my chances early on,
:02:20. > :02:26.otherwise it's gonna be hard to come back.
:02:26. > :02:36.Hello again. When it comes to crowd-pleasing these days, it seems
:02:36. > :02:36.
:02:36. > :02:42.that Ronnie O'Sullivan's hair is just Judd Trump. He gets lots of
:02:42. > :02:47.fans, special earlier in the year. So when the two of them, the Rocket
:02:47. > :02:51.and the Juggernaut, are joined together, as they were today, it is
:02:51. > :03:01.a formula for great snooker and big crowds, also which were in evidence
:03:01. > :03:32.
:03:32. > :03:39.Trump can do about that. Now the cannon in the pink. That was
:03:39. > :03:44.amazing. He hit that, to me, absolutely perfect. It must be
:03:44. > :03:54.stuck there with superglue. This is a Judd Trump special. Oh, great
:03:54. > :03:56.
:03:56. > :04:06.shot. What a shot. So it's building up nicely. All square, 2-2.
:04:06. > :04:38.
:04:38. > :04:47.It doesn't matter. He got his all square at 4-4. All to play for.
:04:47. > :04:51.Well this, red clinches it. Not without a little scare there.
:04:51. > :04:57.Ronnie O'Sullivan leads five frames to four. He's gone for the pot, and
:04:57. > :05:03.he's not kidding. And he's on the black. Unbelievable! What a shot
:05:03. > :05:12.that was! There's a lot of tension in the air,
:05:12. > :05:15.and it's not surprising. Ronnie O'Sullivan.
:05:15. > :05:24.We're into a decider. Ronnie O'Sullivan must be thinking about
:05:24. > :05:31.what might have been. He had a couple of good chances to clinch
:05:31. > :05:37.the match. He didn't. It's 5-5. Trump went on to win, so we have
:05:37. > :05:47.ourselves another decider. Judd in front first, but he's let Ronnie
:05:47. > :05:49.
:05:49. > :05:54.O'Sullivan in with a possible long Could have potted it, I don't think
:05:54. > :06:04.it would have gone anywhere near that red to the left, but, boy,
:06:04. > :06:10.
:06:10. > :06:15.make the game look so simple sometimes, don't they? And yet you
:06:15. > :06:21.get these moments of pressure, tension, and he's potted that red.
:06:21. > :06:30.And he's not on the pink and I don't think he's on the black.
:06:30. > :06:34.don't think he is. It's very close. Or is he? He was on the black. He
:06:34. > :06:44.was on the black. I was looking at his body language, I didn't think
:06:44. > :06:52.
:06:52. > :06:59.he was. So it wasn't as bad as I He had one in Belgium when they
:06:59. > :07:05.played in the PTC. He beat Ronnie 4-3, one of the best matches I have
:07:05. > :07:11.seen for quite some time. We've had great match-ups. If you remember
:07:11. > :07:16.the days of Reardon, Spencer, Steven Henry, Jimmy White - this
:07:16. > :07:26.could be the new headline - Ronnie O'Sullivan to Trump. If this is
:07:26. > :07:38.
:07:38. > :07:48.reds out in the open. APPLAUSE
:07:48. > :07:48.
:07:48. > :08:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:08:56. > :09:00.Just take the loose reds. Already the right-hand side of the table,
:09:00. > :09:10.which are available, he's got those three reds in the middle tied up,
:09:10. > :09:25.
:09:25. > :09:32.with just 67 remaining. Just coming around to have a look at that. Two
:09:32. > :09:42.reds, on the right-hand side cushion. Definitely one of those
:09:42. > :09:55.
:09:55. > :10:05.think it went. It certainly wasn't his intention, I don't think. But
:10:05. > :10:15.
:10:15. > :10:25.can he see enough of it? Ronnie APPLAUSE
:10:25. > :10:26.
:10:26. > :10:30.It's still open to debate as to who wins this match. OK. Long, long
:10:30. > :10:40.odds to Trump, but... APPLAUSE
:10:40. > :10:43.
:10:44. > :10:48.He's let Ronnie off the hook a bit the side kuation, but to bring it -
:10:48. > :10:53.- cushion, but to bring it into play. Oh, he nearly nudged another
:10:53. > :11:00.one. Of course, remember, with Ronnie being 67 points behind, 67
:11:00. > :11:05.remaining, he's got to get blacks off these reds.
:11:05. > :11:15.Great pot. And he's gonna be on the black. This is sensational!
:11:15. > :11:30.
:11:30. > :11:34.remarkable clearances I have ever was an excellent shot as well.
:11:34. > :11:44.Perfect angle on the red. Nice angle on the black. Just one good
:11:44. > :11:47.
:11:47. > :11:57.cannon here. And couldn't have done it any
:11:57. > :12:32.
:12:32. > :12:39.a heavy contact. This game ...it's so frustrating. The kick cost him!
:12:39. > :12:44.That was unlucky. What a horrible way to end a match. Just played a
:12:44. > :12:49.little with the heavy contact. So unlucky, Ronnie O'Sullivan. But
:12:49. > :12:55.let's not take anything away from Judd Trump. He took everything from
:12:55. > :12:59.the Rocket today, and played some great snooker and has come out a 6-
:12:59. > :13:04.5 winner. A tremendous match. There will be plenty of matches with
:13:04. > :13:09.these two and we can all look forward to that. Well played, Judd
:13:09. > :13:13.Trump. Unlucky, Ronnie O'Sullivan. Credit to Judd. He played a great
:13:13. > :13:18.match and he deserved his victory. Good luck to him for the rest of
:13:18. > :13:25.the tournament. I knew I was still in the match at 2-2. It could have
:13:25. > :13:32.been 3-1 or 4-0. He had a lot of chances but didn't take them. That
:13:32. > :13:36.gave me a boost. We played decent up until after 5-4 and then a bit
:13:36. > :13:42.twitchy. Ronnie could have won from then on. When he lost those chances,
:13:42. > :13:45.I thought, "I can beat him here." He's a great player, probably the
:13:45. > :13:50.most dangerous player I have ever played. You know, he's gonna take a
:13:50. > :13:54.lot of stopping. Yeah, I didn't play good today. A lot of my game
:13:54. > :13:58.wasn't great. But when I play like that and I still can beat Ronnie,
:13:58. > :14:02.it's a nice confidence boost. And, like, I'm still in the tournament
:14:02. > :14:09.so hopefully I can improve. Well, what a match. From the moment I got
:14:09. > :14:12.here at the centre, there was that tremendous atmosphere. The boys
:14:12. > :14:16.didn't disappointment. No. As soon as they came up the stairs, the
:14:16. > :14:20.crowd were behind them. A fantastic atmosphere. Got us behind them in
:14:20. > :14:24.the commentary box. We were looking forward to it as much as the crowd
:14:24. > :14:29.were. Started off a little slow, but once both players got going, it
:14:29. > :14:34.was really exciting. Just the way both players play the game, quick-
:14:34. > :14:39.fire snooker, as people like to see. But I think the tactical side may
:14:39. > :14:44.have played a big part. Ronnie couldn't get the safety play enough.
:14:44. > :14:51.No. Even the break-off was so important. Ronnie left the cue ball
:14:51. > :14:58.short a couple of times. Judd got in with some tremendous pots. Some
:14:58. > :15:03.of the pots today were exceptional. We sit there and sometimes we
:15:03. > :15:08.criticise his shot choice, but I'm not gonna do it anymore, because
:15:08. > :15:15.you do what you like, Judd. Great to see. On the other hand, Ronnie
:15:15. > :15:20.will be disappointed. 5-4 in front, had a chance on the brown, I
:15:20. > :15:25.thought he was gonna clinch the match. Yeah, he had a good chance.
:15:25. > :15:31.That last frame, well, Ronnie very unlucky to get the kick in the last.
:15:31. > :15:35.Tied the frame at 67 apiece and make it a re spoil, but
:15:35. > :15:40.unfortunately the kick cost him. A fantastic match, and we're gonna
:15:40. > :15:48.see a lot of the these guys over the next few years. You need great
:15:48. > :15:52.match-ups in any sport. We've had it over the years with Reardon,
:15:52. > :15:59.Spencer, Higgins and White. I am sure they are gonna serve us up
:15:59. > :16:05.plenty of those in the coming years. We had another match also this
:16:05. > :16:08.morning. Matthew Stevens forced a decider with Ding Junhui. Former UK
:16:08. > :16:14.champion, it was Stevens first before Ding's vital contribution of
:16:14. > :16:19.62 was enough to see him over the line. Hugely impressive effort from
:16:19. > :16:24.the Welshman, but the Chinese player is still on track for a
:16:24. > :16:28.third UK title. Well, apart from those two matches,
:16:28. > :16:32.the other news on everyone's lips concerned the comments yesterday
:16:32. > :16:39.from Mark Allen about the running of the game. Northern Ireland's
:16:39. > :16:44.world number 14 was criticised and indeed he was chasti zed for
:16:44. > :16:50.comments as a press conference, and more specifically, his language at
:16:50. > :16:56.that press conference. He strongly criticised the chairman, Barry Hern.
:16:56. > :17:00.Today, Mark Allen was unrepentant. Never shy away from speaking my
:17:00. > :17:04.mind. I think more need to do more of it. Too many have said exactly
:17:04. > :17:07.what I said in my press conference yesterday, amongst themselves. But
:17:07. > :17:11.they are not man enough to say it to the public and journalists and
:17:11. > :17:19.have it documented. Obviously I have been criticised for swearing
:17:19. > :17:23.on TV, or on the press conference. But I think obviously it's not
:17:23. > :17:27.gonna set a good example, but I stand by everything I said. From
:17:27. > :17:30.what I've been told, it came across as very, very negative towards
:17:30. > :17:35.Barry, which does seem that way. But I don't know Barry. He's
:17:35. > :17:40.probably a nice man. He's done very well for whatever tournaments he's
:17:40. > :17:45.been at in the past. I'm sure he will do well in the future. I think
:17:45. > :17:49.in the short term he's not making changes that will benefit the sport
:17:49. > :17:52.and players. I don't understand the changes he's making. He's ruffling
:17:52. > :17:58.a lot of feathers along the way. It's a pity I'm the only one
:17:58. > :18:03.standing up to him. We've heard the comments about he's very critical
:18:03. > :18:07.of Barry. I'm sure Barry will look at this issue himself, with Mark.
:18:07. > :18:12.It was the use of inappropriate language we're concerned B the
:18:12. > :18:17.matter's been referred to our disciplinary panel. It will make a
:18:17. > :18:20.view and start to look at it now. Interesting to see what further
:18:20. > :18:27.developments there are throughout the week on this particular story.
:18:27. > :18:33.Now we're gonna concentrate on this evening's other match - John
:18:33. > :18:37.Higgins up against fellow Scot, practice partner and great friend,
:18:38. > :18:46.Stephen Maguire. It was Maguire who won the first frame. He's at the
:18:46. > :18:56.table again. Willy Thorn and Dennis Taylor in
:18:56. > :19:06.
:19:06. > :19:13.the box this time. go into the pocket if he's going to
:19:13. > :19:23.pop this red. If he gets on that, it would really
:19:23. > :19:34.
:19:35. > :19:39.open the rest up. Yeah, he's got an angle on the
:19:39. > :19:44.black. If he could leave the white somewhere near the angle or just to
:19:44. > :19:50.the left of it, the one at the back will go, or open up quite a few
:19:50. > :19:55.reds up. Let's see if he does that now or
:19:55. > :20:00.waits for a while. Nearly got the circle. Forcing through these reds
:20:00. > :20:05.here now, because he has left that perfect angle that Dennis was
:20:05. > :20:09.talking about. Two different ways you play this - topspin or
:20:09. > :20:14.screwback or come off the opposition, or get a good kiss off
:20:14. > :20:20.the reds. Oft cushion. And lucky for him, the -- off the cushion.
:20:20. > :20:30.And lucky for him, the pink's strung out. A little bit fortunate
:20:30. > :20:38.
:20:38. > :20:42.seconds." I think he thought the blue was on the spot and he was
:20:42. > :20:48.gonna have to put the pink behind, on spot. But suddenly that blue
:20:48. > :20:54.spot just appeared by magic. Of course, they have got a tough
:20:54. > :21:03.job, referees. They have gotta concentrate 100% on what's going on
:21:03. > :21:13.with all the rules these days, with misses and what have you.
:21:13. > :21:41.
:21:41. > :21:50.probably thought, "Give me a couple Stephen Maguire's won three of
:21:50. > :22:00.those. In fact, the last time he beat John Higgins was in the 2008
:22:00. > :22:22.
:22:22. > :22:28.where the matches will be decided over two sessions.
:22:28. > :22:32.He's in no-man's land, really. One of those shots where I think
:22:32. > :22:37.that's how he just played for the register of the black and slightly
:22:37. > :22:40.overscrewed it. If he had have gone harder, he would have had the one
:22:40. > :22:44.on the pink spot in the opposite corner. He will take this on,
:22:44. > :22:52.because he can get around the back of the reds.
:22:52. > :22:57.Yeah, where he wanted to be. See that little white? That wourve
:22:57. > :23:01.absolutely spot on. -- that would have been absolutely
:23:01. > :23:11.spot on. This one looks a little bit dangerous. The other one with
:23:11. > :23:27.
:23:27. > :23:33.the rest, he can play the shot for Very good. Very good. Well, he's
:23:33. > :23:39.put himself in with a great chance to open up a 2-frame advantage
:23:39. > :23:44.against the defending champion here. He's got a natural angle, if he
:23:44. > :23:49.wants it. He doesn't need that many more, but he's got a natural angle
:23:49. > :23:54.to cannon that little triangle of reds there. That would leave him
:23:54. > :24:00.absolutely perfect. That was the shot. And now all the reds are in
:24:00. > :24:10.the open. He only needs... Well, a few more, maybe three more reds to
:24:10. > :24:16.
:24:16. > :24:25.make absolutely certain with There's another player that's made
:24:25. > :24:35.over 200 competitive centuries. The Scots are brilliant. Maguire over
:24:35. > :24:39.
:24:39. > :24:45.watching here, I suppose you could say served their apprenticeship
:24:45. > :24:50.when they turned professional, practising with John Henry, and
:24:50. > :24:56.then Stephen Maguire, if you're gonna learn quickly how to play the
:24:56. > :25:06.game of snooker, couldn't pick a better person than Stephen Hendry
:25:06. > :25:20.
:25:20. > :25:30.to learn off. held by Matthew Stevens - a break
:25:30. > :25:48.
:25:48. > :25:56.of 140. Five times at the higher when you're enjoying yourself?
:25:56. > :26:02.Coming to the end of four days' play, not three. A magnificent town,
:26:02. > :26:06.is is good to be back at this centre. Wonderful venue,
:26:06. > :26:09.wonderful crowds. Stephen Maguire, if he does go to make a century,
:26:09. > :26:13.the only player to have compiled three centuries so far in the
:26:13. > :26:19.tournament. He's on two at the moment. One good shot here and he
:26:19. > :26:22.will get another one. Yeah, clever shot, that.
:26:22. > :26:32.APPLAUSE He's gonna have to play this
:26:32. > :26:40.
:26:40. > :26:45.difficult bit at some time. He Very well done. John Higgins
:26:45. > :26:51.completely messed his last shot. He was playing for the blue and
:26:51. > :26:54.completely mishit it. Very well done, Stephen Maguire. His 205th
:26:54. > :26:59.competitive century. APPLAUSE
:26:59. > :27:09.Now he's got a chance of the highest break, and �5,000, if he
:27:09. > :27:14.
:27:14. > :27:18.can clear with probably pinks or blacks.
:27:18. > :27:28.He's had a couple of maximum breaks in his career. One in the Schapelle
:27:28. > :27:33.Corby Open way back in 2000 and one -- one in the Scottish Open way
:27:33. > :27:43.back in 2000 and one in the China Open in 2008.
:27:43. > :27:58.
:27:58. > :28:03.Well, you haven't seen any bounces off the cushions. I did have a chat
:28:03. > :28:07.last night and they said it was bouncing a little bit off the
:28:07. > :28:10.cushion in his match against Mark Williams. That was bouncing off the
:28:10. > :28:19.black cushion, which we didn't see last night. This is a possible 144.
:28:19. > :28:24.That will take a bit of beating. APPLAUSE
:28:24. > :28:28.Been on every ball he played, apart from when he got on the pink in the
:28:28. > :28:38.middle, when he possibly played to get on to the black - that was very
:28:38. > :28:51.
:28:51. > :28:55.The proverbial on a string. Absolutely magnificent!
:28:55. > :29:00.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE The highest in the tournament. He
:29:00. > :29:06.goes top of the list. That magnificent score of 144.
:29:06. > :29:14.APPLAUSE Yes, that puts Stephen in pole
:29:14. > :29:21.position for the 5-grand prize this week. Maguire surged into a a-is 1
:29:21. > :29:26.lead -- 5-1 lead. Higgins made it 5-2. However, in frame eight,
:29:26. > :29:33.Maguire looks like he's about to close out the match.
:29:33. > :29:43.40 in front. This will be 46. So two more reds and covers. Should be
:29:43. > :29:45.
:29:45. > :29:55.en en not his best shot. Made this red in the middle a
:29:55. > :29:57.
:29:57. > :30:03.little more tricky than he would Hello, John Higgins. He's leading
:30:03. > :30:07.6-3 in their head-to-heads. They have played twice in this UK
:30:07. > :30:17.Championship. It's one each. It looks as if Stephen Maguire is
:30:17. > :30:20.
:30:21. > :30:24.gonna be 2-1 up with regards to you get to that? To that ball
:30:24. > :30:28.that's gonna take you through to the next round.
:30:28. > :30:38.Never looked comfortable in that little break, did he? I think
:30:38. > :30:53.
:30:53. > :30:58.suddenly he just thought about the to come off the top -- little shot
:30:58. > :31:08.here to come off the top cushion. Just watch where he puts this cue
:31:08. > :31:08.
:31:08. > :31:18.APPLAUSE I think... Not much of an angle, is
:31:18. > :31:24.
:31:24. > :31:29.Better contact on that red, he would have put it on for the middle.
:31:29. > :31:35.Absolutely. That's what he tried. He will certainly be swinging it
:31:35. > :31:39.around two cushions to try and get in behind these two reds. Second
:31:39. > :31:44.prize in the corner. That's tight on the cushion.
:31:44. > :31:54.Now, has he covered them up? Has he covered them up? Yes, he has. He's
:31:54. > :31:59.
:31:59. > :32:04.lifeline, because Stephen Maguire looked for all money like he was
:32:04. > :32:09.gonna clear up earlier on. Oh, what a shot this would be, past the
:32:09. > :32:12.yellow and into the corner. You can see what he's faced with. Oh. Look
:32:12. > :32:22.at this - right in the middle of the pocket.
:32:22. > :32:35.
:32:35. > :32:42.strength, this player, Willy, because we've seen him do it so
:32:42. > :32:48.many times. This is the only difficult shot.
:32:48. > :32:58.If he gets this last red now, he goes favourite to win these two on
:32:58. > :33:04.
:33:04. > :33:14.was such an easy chance to win a frame in a match.
:33:14. > :33:23.
:33:24. > :33:33.- either just a little bit left on side and go one cushion. Most
:33:34. > :33:34.
:33:34. > :33:39.players decide to play two. Let's see what John fansies. Played off
:33:39. > :33:45.two cushions. Might have gone too hard. He's played it absolutely
:33:45. > :33:49.perfectly. He is quite remarkable, this man. He's right under the
:33:49. > :33:59.pressure, amazing what he produces. He has been sit inning his seat,
:33:59. > :34:07.
:34:07. > :34:10.felt it's all over - "I'm on my way a little bit of confidence, that
:34:10. > :34:15.Stephen Maguire just saw the winning there. They all know,
:34:15. > :34:25.whatever the score is, that Stephen Maguire's got a little bit of
:34:25. > :34:27.
:34:27. > :34:37.twitching going on there. frames, John Higgins is looking the
:34:37. > :34:50.
:34:50. > :34:53.best he has in the tournament so Maguire who's gonna go into the
:34:53. > :34:57.quarterfinal against Judd Trump. John Higgins is back in the match,
:34:57. > :35:01.but he still trails by three. Yes, Higgins is well on the march
:35:01. > :35:05.now. His opponent is beginning to wobble just a little bit. Can the
:35:05. > :35:15.world champion continue his charge? Let's find out? He's six points
:35:15. > :35:54.
:35:54. > :35:57.could play into the pack here from this red. Very rarely do you play
:35:57. > :36:02.in the pack with the red, but with the blue in the pocket, depends on
:36:02. > :36:07.how he feels at the moment. He seems to have got himself right
:36:07. > :36:12.back into this match. Just the one red out, and that's turned out very
:36:12. > :36:22.nicely. Just flicked that one red into play. There was nothing to pot
:36:22. > :36:26.
:36:26. > :36:36.I don't think he could have won this frame. Stephen Maguire's had
:36:36. > :37:01.
:37:01. > :37:05.couple of shots -- in a couple of shots' time, could have a good
:37:05. > :37:09.chance again. That will have to go as near to its own spot, in the
:37:09. > :37:14.direct line behind it, in line with the black and the blue. He will
:37:14. > :37:24.just line that up and just roll the pink towards the red. Must not be
:37:24. > :37:44.
:37:44. > :37:54.just making sure he place the correct shot here, if he goes into
:37:54. > :38:18.
:38:18. > :38:28.but he's fine. I think there's two or three reds available into this
:38:28. > :38:54.
:38:54. > :38:57.the pink without any problem. many players in the game who could
:38:57. > :39:04.produce this sort of snooker against someone like Stephen
:39:04. > :39:14.Maguire, one of the top players in the game. 5-1, he led. He was one
:39:14. > :39:18.
:39:18. > :39:28.shot away from a place in the himself a little strait on this
:39:28. > :39:39.
:39:39. > :39:43.black. May have to just screw back, OK. He has that red I mentioned.
:39:43. > :39:48.Some performance, this, isn't it? Unbelievable. Yeah, he's been given
:39:48. > :39:52.a chance here, hasn't he? He's great to do it. But Stephen Maguire,
:39:52. > :39:56.the last frame and a half, he's really struggled. And John Higgins
:39:56. > :40:01.is the type of player, if you show one little bit of weakness, that
:40:01. > :40:06.will give him the lifeline he needs. He looks like he's taking it with
:40:06. > :40:10.both hands at the moment. This little red will leave all reds on.
:40:10. > :40:17.APPLAUSE Three on the trot. And close the
:40:17. > :40:27.gap of just one frame. Just having a quick glance at the
:40:27. > :40:48.
:40:48. > :40:58.REFEREE: 54. A bit of noise from the other table,
:40:58. > :41:04.
:41:04. > :41:09.couple of times, 9-5 down against Mark Williams in the final last
:41:09. > :41:14.year. He won five frames in a row. That was a remarkable victory.
:41:14. > :41:24.Every chance he could win five frames in a row here to keep
:41:24. > :41:24.
:41:24. > :42:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:42:48. > :42:56.himself in this year's UK What a performance by John Higgins!
:42:57. > :43:02.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE He's had three breaks now. 101-4.
:43:02. > :43:06.And that's 5. He still needs to get through to the quarterfinals.
:43:06. > :43:16.The world champion is beaming fast. He might have missed a key black
:43:16. > :43:49.
:43:49. > :43:55.builder Stephen Maguire is, as he showed in the second frame. Not
:43:55. > :44:01.quite as much pressure as there is now.
:44:01. > :44:11.chance he's had to win a frame of the match now. Will he take this
:44:11. > :44:36.
:44:36. > :44:42.This is the key shot. He has to get the kiss right. He
:44:42. > :44:47.would like to screw the same corner as the black, but once he hits the
:44:47. > :44:57.four all on thelands, he could be fine. He could hold it, so the
:44:57. > :45:07.bottom red pass... 24. From our commentary position, this one was
:45:07. > :45:17.
:45:17. > :45:22.APPLAUSE And he's in business.
:45:22. > :45:26.He's played for the loose one, the one at the back still goes. Not a
:45:26. > :45:31.bad choice. The way he was cuing up, it looked as if he was gonna screw
:45:31. > :45:36.that black in. But can he hold himself together?
:45:36. > :45:46.He's faced a bit of an on slaught from the defending champion in the
:45:46. > :46:24.
:46:24. > :46:29.because he was a bit closer to the Dennis was talking about, to go
:46:29. > :46:33.into the bunch. He didn't have to at that time. He knew if they split
:46:33. > :46:37.nicely, he would have a choice of shots. He's probably one red away
:46:37. > :46:43.from making this a certain cleanerance. From everything else,
:46:43. > :46:51.a little bit of stuns and screws. If he gets nicely now, I can't see
:46:51. > :46:55.Higgins coming back to the table. John Higgins, his name is on the
:46:55. > :47:00.trophy three times. APPLAUSE
:47:00. > :47:10.REFEREE: 41. He just looked at the other table
:47:10. > :47:17.
:47:17. > :47:27.there. That's the trophy that he once.
:47:27. > :47:48.
:47:48. > :47:58.REFEREE: 48. REFEREE: 49. All right 43 in front.
:47:58. > :48:09.
:48:09. > :48:16.He would have to do something very chance.
:48:16. > :48:26.REFEREE: 56. And then he missed a black that we didn't expect him to,
:48:26. > :48:28.
:48:28. > :48:32.win in the end, Willy, it looked like he could have won this match
:48:32. > :48:39.6-1. But John Higgins put up a fantastic fight-back, winning three
:48:39. > :48:45.in a row. APPLAUSE
:48:45. > :48:51.REFEREE: 63. Regardless of who won this match, it's gonna be a game
:48:51. > :49:01.against Judd Trump. The defending champion will be on his way back up
:49:01. > :49:09.
:49:09. > :49:16.to Scotland. misses this red, but Jim Maguire
:49:16. > :49:21.looks like he is in the next round. John Higgins, congratulations.
:49:21. > :49:25.(LAUGHTER). He put up a real fight for the defending champion Higgins,
:49:26. > :49:35.Maguire was a little too strong for him on the night. He goes out by 6
:49:36. > :49:37.
:49:37. > :49:44.to 4. A great contest. Tonight's other match Neil Robertson against
:49:44. > :49:49.Graham Dot in a repeat of the Crucible final. That is it. Snooker
:49:49. > :49:54.Extra follows next then we will be back tomorrow afternoon at 1