:00:57. > :01:01.distance so it will be nice if I can kind of relax into the match.
:01:01. > :01:05.remarkable talent, he really is. Great to seeeat to seert of talent,
:01:05. > :01:10.some of come through in the game and not waste it, you know. He
:01:10. > :01:15.dozen joy himself but a lot of its been over-hyped. When he is at
:01:15. > :01:19.tournaments he does the business. He is a really good professional at
:01:19. > :01:27.the tournaments. # Are you ready? # Do you know?
:01:27. > :01:37.# I feel it too! It is nice to be favourite but it brings a lot of
:01:37. > :01:41.
:01:41. > :01:47.added pressure. 1-all and he beat me in the Worlds so I think I
:01:47. > :01:55.played a lot better than I did in the World but he is a better player
:01:55. > :01:59.since then too. So I'm going to up against a monstrous opponent.
:01:59. > :02:04.have always ve always h game against Neil and he is a excellent
:02:04. > :02:10.player and a real battler so he never gives anything easy. He is
:02:10. > :02:17.one of the best lot shotters in the game. I need to keep him away and
:02:17. > :02:27.build a big lead early. I'm going to go out and enjoy it, be
:02:27. > :02:29.
:02:29. > :02:35.confident and see what happens. Good evening from York where Jed
:02:35. > :02:38.Trump and Neil Robinson play the first of the semis. We are into the
:02:38. > :02:48.longer format now. The best of 17 frames. This is though opening
:02:48. > :02:49.
:02:49. > :02:53.session panned out this afternoon. What a match this is likely to be.
:02:53. > :03:03.Two of the greatest Potters we have seen in the game for some time.
:03:03. > :03:19.
:03:19. > :03:23.They are both left-handers. That is a nice shot. He felt it rolled off.
:03:23. > :03:33.Been a miss. Played that beautifully. Couldn't have hit that
:03:33. > :03:39.
:03:39. > :03:49.much better, really. 2-all. Robinson stopped the flow from
:03:49. > :03:55.
:03:55. > :04:00.Trump. Fabulous pot again. Right on cue. My goodness. I think it is
:04:00. > :04:07."Anything you can do, I can do better" coming up here. How do you
:04:07. > :04:12.like those apples! Not many of those in the pound, John! He is the
:04:12. > :04:22.best player in the world right now. A lot of changes made. You will
:04:22. > :04:49.
:04:49. > :04:53.beat Titmarsh the way you are going. This is tricky. Good to see Neil!
:04:53. > :04:57.These two players have treated us to some wonderful potting. Both
:04:57. > :05:05.players look in great form and tonight we are in for a session of
:05:05. > :05:15.snooker. Don't miss it, we are all square at 4-4. Trump on frame nine
:05:15. > :05:29.
:05:29. > :05:34.for a 5-4 lead, in for an exciting match in frame 10. From that angle
:05:34. > :05:39.if he takes the double arm he needs the left-hand side the square it up.
:05:39. > :05:49.Judd can only sit in his seat and see if Neil can create if angle to
:05:49. > :05:55.
:05:55. > :06:01.get that double. -- the angle. Where disblacking to go finish? He
:06:01. > :06:06.is having a run of the ball at the moment is the Australian. Judd
:06:06. > :06:16.stairs at his feet and he may have the take a double on, but... Thank
:06:16. > :06:30.
:06:31. > :06:38.you. No. Amazing. The first time he has go he misses and fixes it up.
:06:38. > :06:48.He sticks it up. He normally would pot this black. For a run of the
:06:48. > :07:04.
:07:04. > :07:09.ball - Neil amazing in this frame. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) You should
:07:09. > :07:14.have seen the reaction from the Australian. He has two pieces of
:07:14. > :07:20.very good luck. He must be wondering how her won that frame
:07:20. > :07:30.but he has and all square at five- each an isn't he fired up? Into the
:07:30. > :07:35.
:07:35. > :07:39.next frame Trump at the table trailing by 13 points. (APPLAUSE) I
:07:39. > :07:46.think it was just the pace that swung it past, John, wasn't it?
:07:46. > :07:52.Must have been. Certain to hit the second red. What sort of angle does
:07:52. > :08:02.he have on this yellow? Hot a shot this would be if he can pull it off.
:08:02. > :08:10.
:08:10. > :08:13.The point has to arc here if he pulls this back. Too much. He will
:08:13. > :08:16.play up toward the brown. The only red he would leave, believe it or
:08:16. > :08:24.not, would be the second one that he would plant towards the pocket
:08:24. > :08:27.but that is risky. I don't mind, it is not a bad choice to take the
:08:27. > :08:37.plant than and get the height up behind the brown. The only ploibs
:08:37. > :08:44.
:08:44. > :08:54.with the plant if you get too close the pocket it may stick in the jaws.
:08:54. > :09:14.
:09:14. > :09:18.This looks very tasty. That is a little harder than intended and
:09:18. > :09:28.with Judd Trump you can not afford to leave that cue ball out in the
:09:28. > :09:32.
:09:32. > :09:37.middle of the table. What about that for than attacking shot? He
:09:37. > :09:40.actually stumped that into the attacking red. This is brilliant,
:09:40. > :09:50.absolutely brilliant. If he can take this frame after what happened
:09:50. > :09:55.
:09:55. > :09:59.in the previous frame it says a lot about this young man's temperament.
:09:59. > :10:05.What sort of angle does he have on the pink? If he rolls the pink in
:10:05. > :10:15.he has a good yellow and he does not have much to do with the
:10:15. > :10:31.
:10:31. > :10:41.position to get on the Green. up to 14 including the blue. To get
:10:41. > :10:47.
:10:47. > :10:51.his nose in front. He can playwright handed Judd, but I do
:10:51. > :10:57.not say he is in the Ronnie O'Sullivan class switching hand,
:10:57. > :11:03.but he needs the brown and the blue. He has played it nicely. (APPLAUSE)
:11:03. > :11:13.That is not bad with the opposite hand there, John. No, blue puts him
:11:13. > :11:23.
:11:23. > :11:33.18 points in front with just 13 remaining. (APPLAUSE) He might send
:11:33. > :11:41.
:11:41. > :11:46.this black into the crowd, John! The white! Every chance to win but
:11:46. > :11:50.Judd, boy is this exciting!. The next two frames were shared, Tom
:11:51. > :11:55.took the 12th with a break of 73 and Robinson replied in the 13th
:11:55. > :12:05.with a break of 39. Into the next. Robinson to reply and there is no
:12:05. > :12:16.
:12:16. > :12:26.score. 7-6 down, he knows the importance of this frame. The first
:12:26. > :12:29.
:12:29. > :12:33.to nine. There are a cup - a couple of reds there. They are not too are
:12:33. > :12:36.too far off from plant but it depends what they does with the
:12:36. > :12:41.others. He has to cue that perfectly because if he does not
:12:41. > :12:51.hit that right he will skew it all over the pocket and the balls will
:12:51. > :13:03.
:13:03. > :13:13.go all over the table. This looks to be on if he can get to it direct.
:13:13. > :13:14.
:13:14. > :13:24.Hold onto your hats! He does not want to risk it either. Le has the
:13:24. > :13:37.
:13:37. > :13:43.other red that the white careered into as it flew around the table!
:13:44. > :13:53.It was a good pot, maybe not that good, but just good to see a
:13:54. > :14:02.
:14:02. > :14:05.balancing in a pocket! He only - the only red if he looks as if he
:14:05. > :14:15.can get onto it is the one in the middle pocket, you know t one left
:14:15. > :14:50.
:14:50. > :14:55.to the pink? It goes in the corner Interesting shot. Maybe if he takes
:14:55. > :15:05.it a little forward he will cut in this, but it is a thin one. A lot
:15:05. > :15:06.
:15:06. > :15:13.thinner than it looks. He will go careering into the includeser.
:15:14. > :15:18.(APPLAUSE) Not bad. One to the right middle. Yes, lucky he paused
:15:18. > :15:28.for a moment there. They were all going to cover each other then all
:15:28. > :15:29.
:15:30. > :15:39.of a sudden that one just landed close to the middle pocket. Just
:15:40. > :15:45.
:15:45. > :15:55.making sure he does not cannon into the green or brown. Has a kick on
:15:55. > :15:55.
:15:56. > :15:59.it slightly. It just meant that the cue ball did not trfl and finish on
:15:59. > :16:09.the Green. Now he is looking for the long blue. He did not play it
:16:09. > :16:20.
:16:20. > :16:30.for the blue. The green is hampering him slightly, to take the
:16:30. > :16:30.
:16:30. > :17:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:17:16. > :17:26.available in to the middle but he can cut one in the to left corner.
:17:26. > :17:33.
:17:33. > :17:43.Plenty action on that cue ball. Played it nicely. This is a good
:17:43. > :17:43.
:17:43. > :18:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:18:40. > :18:43.chance to build up a sizable lead here. We talked about it before
:18:43. > :18:46.this match started that this could go all the way. There is every
:18:46. > :18:50.indication that this might still apply. The black having a good old
:18:50. > :19:00.clean there. He must have shotted the - spotted the short mark or
:19:00. > :19:37.
:19:37. > :19:43.something. Sometimes they are difficult to get off. Robinson you
:19:44. > :19:53.feel drawing on all his experience. He has won two ranking titles, in
:19:54. > :20:11.
:20:11. > :20:21.2002 he was world champion and world open champion. (APPLAUSE).
:20:21. > :20:24.
:20:24. > :20:34.The break this evening is for the break ever 56. This coming at just
:20:34. > :20:34.
:20:34. > :21:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:21:23. > :21:28.62 point in front. They will be all square. Lost the first two frames
:21:28. > :21:38.of the match so it will be two each. Two behind this evening. That now
:21:38. > :21:47.
:21:47. > :21:57.puts him 68 points in front. Just 67 remaining. That makes absolutely
:21:57. > :22:10.
:22:10. > :22:13.certain we will be all square. Ran out of position. We have had 79
:22:13. > :22:23.centuries here in the UK championship and that is not a bad
:22:23. > :22:28.
:22:28. > :22:38.effort. What a shot that is. (APPLAUSE) No pressure on it but
:22:38. > :22:40.
:22:40. > :22:50.what a cut-back that was. He has made to centuries this year. In
:22:50. > :23:07.
:23:07. > :23:17.this tournament he has made 29 centuries this season. These reds,
:23:17. > :23:31.
:23:31. > :23:33.he may pot one in the left corner. That is what he is looking at.
:23:33. > :23:37.There seems to be a bit of a stalemate. We will not worry about
:23:37. > :23:42.that! What a time. He produced the highest break of the session. As
:23:42. > :23:50.far as he is concerned that break of 83 draws the Australian level.
:23:50. > :24:00.It is 7-all. Getting tense! So now effectively it is the best of three.
:24:00. > :24:02.
:24:02. > :24:06.Onto the next frame Trump at the table and the scores are 7-all.
:24:06. > :24:09.Needs a good kiss on the yellow and that is not bad. Hook for the kiss
:24:09. > :24:19.on the yellow. He may not have been on anything, but he is just about
:24:19. > :24:25.on the ground. That is the shot he can play. A little bit aside. The
:24:26. > :24:35.pocket has spoiled it. He would have been absolutely perfect. Just
:24:35. > :24:40.under-screwed it slightly. It was a thin brown but just can't move the
:24:40. > :24:43.middle pocket. That has been the problem for both players. They
:24:43. > :24:47.really have difficult controlling the queue ball and if you do not
:24:47. > :24:57.get good position on the ball you are left with different pots that
:24:57. > :25:14.
:25:14. > :25:22.are missable. Can he get round into that position I mentioned or is he
:25:22. > :25:32.going to play it? He might be able to do it here. He has come up the
:25:32. > :25:39.
:25:39. > :25:44.other sigh so there is one red available into the right corner.
:25:44. > :25:48.Now he can get the blue back on the spot and heave the two reds. As I
:25:48. > :25:58.mentioned before, with the pink in the Open and the blue in the open,
:25:58. > :26:06.
:26:06. > :26:11.this is a pretty good opportunity. He showed how good he was under
:26:11. > :26:21.pressure in the match against Ronnie O'Sullivan to win the red on
:26:21. > :26:54.
:26:54. > :27:01.the deciding frame. Delicate little stunning screw shot here keeping
:27:02. > :27:11.himself in the ideal position. has put 37 in front. Still possible
:27:12. > :27:16.
:27:16. > :27:26.75 remaining. Depending what colours he plays here, he will need
:27:26. > :27:42.
:27:42. > :27:47.3. I think... 44 points the lead. So he is looking for red colour red.
:27:47. > :27:52.He doesn't want to be too straight on this pink otherwise the frame
:27:52. > :27:55.ball will be straight and he could not be straighter. If he runs
:27:55. > :28:01.through hits in line with the corner pocket so he cannot get
:28:01. > :28:05.anywhere close to a red. A slight angle he could have thumbed over to
:28:05. > :28:15.the reds being a left-hander. You cannot pinch anything from that
:28:15. > :28:18.
:28:18. > :28:22.position really so he is going to have a leave a longish pot.
:28:22. > :28:26.pink 59 in front and if he pots another red he will be 52 point in
:28:27. > :28:33.front with only 51 remaining. Any slight angle in this frame and it
:28:33. > :28:43.would have been over. He could not finish in a worse place so he is
:28:43. > :28:48.
:28:48. > :28:51.just going to roll the pink in. And he will roll, stunt or play the pot
:28:51. > :29:01.down the long position t long red near the ball line. Just the one
:29:01. > :29:14.
:29:14. > :29:24.red needed. The last thing wanted toys bring the black into play. He
:29:24. > :29:24.
:29:24. > :30:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:30:41. > :30:51.granted here. That will mean that Neil Robinson will not be coming
:30:51. > :30:53.
:30:53. > :30:56.back did the table. (APPLAUSE) Didn't match without the black. I'm
:30:56. > :31:00.sure Robinson will concede. He is having a close look at the
:31:00. > :31:10.scoreboard but he is 59 point behind and only 43 remaining which
:31:10. > :31:12.
:31:12. > :31:16.equates the four snookers. If he does not get the four snookers
:31:16. > :31:21.Trump is one place away from a place in the final. Robinson did
:31:21. > :31:31.not get the snookers. 8-7 to Trump and in the next frame Judd trails
:31:31. > :31:46.
:31:46. > :31:49.by nine points. I could under Judd playing for the pink there because
:31:49. > :31:53.the blue was going to be awkward when it came back and there was no
:31:53. > :31:57.spot available so it would have been tied up against the pink
:31:57. > :32:01.I was thinking if he left himself near the bolt cushion he could have
:32:01. > :32:05.played off the blue and cannoned into the reds. The blue would have
:32:05. > :32:13.been unmissable. Although I did not expect him to mist pink.. Who
:32:13. > :32:23.would! But once you begin a poor positional shot... It is all
:32:23. > :33:00.
:33:00. > :33:10.Quite a few butter flies. He used all the pocket but it struggled in..
:33:10. > :33:23.
:33:23. > :33:33.Yep, and he is just about on the Green. Dear me! That wobbled.
:33:33. > :33:33.
:33:33. > :35:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:35:23. > :35:28.to watch. Yes, and Neil Robinson will be a little disappoint. He has
:35:28. > :35:35.had a couple of chances already in this frame. Not made the most of
:35:35. > :35:41.them and he cannot believe that green did not drop. I still can't
:35:41. > :35:51.believe it. But it just proves it does not have the always be about
:35:51. > :35:56.
:35:56. > :36:02.high breaks. To get drama, this wonderful game of ours. Don't get
:36:02. > :36:09.me wrong, both players afterwards will say they did not play their
:36:09. > :36:13.best and whoever wins will be thrilled and the other will be very
:36:13. > :36:23.disappointed with his performance. Well, would you believe it, he has
:36:23. > :36:30.
:36:30. > :36:34.covered it? He has missed the red but he has covered it. Amazing. It
:36:34. > :36:39.was never going to be easy the way the balls are situated but I tell
:36:39. > :36:49.you what, it is going to be a tense climax to this frame now or will it
:36:49. > :36:53.
:36:53. > :37:03.to be right frame? That is the only question. N terbgs il has three
:37:03. > :37:13.
:37:13. > :37:23.victories against Judd. 10-8 last year Judd beat Neil in that one.
:37:23. > :37:36.
:37:36. > :37:41.Stkpwhrl nothing out of the pocket. Needs to try to find the cushion.
:37:41. > :37:46.At the moment you could hear a pin droip is so silent here. They are
:37:46. > :37:49.enthralled in this battle.. The reception both players got when
:37:49. > :37:59.they came into the arena was incredible but look at that.
:37:59. > :38:13.
:38:13. > :38:16.Everybody is tense here. Unbelievable. We have watched both
:38:16. > :38:20.players miss relatively easy pots and look at the shot he has pulled
:38:20. > :38:27.out. That is why he is one of the greatest Potters we have ever had
:38:27. > :38:32.in the game. Has he got the angle to cannon one of those reds? I'm
:38:32. > :38:42.just wondering if he has a natural to run through and just flick the
:38:42. > :38:58.
:38:58. > :39:06.second of the reds. Will really open things up. If he hits the
:39:06. > :39:14.cushion first he brings them both into play. Is he going to try to
:39:14. > :39:19.get in behind the yellow? What is this one? Don't blame him for
:39:20. > :39:25.keeping the red safe. That is one of the most important things. To
:39:25. > :39:35.try to get behind the yell yofplt it requires a lot of side and he
:39:35. > :40:01.
:40:01. > :40:04.Pretty good. Was not easy particularly close to the cushion.
:40:04. > :40:14.You catch it a fraction too quick and go back up the table with the
:40:14. > :40:29.
:40:29. > :40:39.queue ball. You have to be careful the red does not run into the pink.
:40:39. > :41:09.
:41:09. > :41:12.He has played it nicely and a good length. You becha! Is the pinning
:41:12. > :41:17.to go come to his rescue? It has you know. He has covered the one
:41:17. > :41:21.near the pink, and if he plays that - he has to be cable he does not
:41:21. > :41:31.double-kiss the cue ball. I do not think he could hit either of the
:41:31. > :42:09.
:42:09. > :42:13.other two reds. What pot this would be. Maybe that is all he has,
:42:13. > :42:23.Dennis. I do not see an easy safety. But, as you say, this would be some
:42:23. > :42:32.
:42:32. > :42:38.pot to get. But is there an alternative? He is thinking long
:42:38. > :42:48.and hard. It could possibly be his last pot. It is make-your-mind-up
:42:48. > :42:58.time! Brilliant. He is going to knock the green in, is it? Oh!
:42:58. > :43:01.
:43:01. > :43:05.White! (APPLAUSE) What a pot. Absolutely superb. I enokay, he
:43:05. > :43:09.patted it and found the gap but believe me, if he does not hit that
:43:09. > :43:12.right into the heart of the pocket or misses it, he would not have
:43:12. > :43:20.found the gap. It is not going to be easy to get position off this
:43:20. > :43:29.Green as we know right in the jaws of the pocket. He is not on. Has he
:43:29. > :43:38.snookered? Nearly! The difference in the frame is one point in favour
:43:38. > :43:42.of Judd Trurpl open. -- Trump. Robinson 4. For the player of that
:43:42. > :43:48.one, could have played that one a little bit better. Wanted a thinner
:43:48. > :43:54.contact and had a chance of getting Upton cushion. Shut would not have
:43:54. > :44:04.been available to Judd. Le is going towards the yellow. This is pretty
:44:04. > :44:22.
:44:22. > :44:27.good - he he. What an effort that was. (APPLAUSE) Too thing. The pink
:44:27. > :44:30.has helped him somewhat because without the red hitting the pink he
:44:30. > :44:34.would have stuck it up. The red might still disappear into the
:44:34. > :44:44.pocket but just looking at it t yellow is going to be a key ball
:44:44. > :44:46.
:44:46. > :44:50.here. If this goes in... It will be a great chance! In it goes!
:44:50. > :44:54.(APPLAUSE) He has a long way the travel with the cue ball to leave
:44:54. > :44:59.the red on as we show you that fabulous pot. He has to get up the
:44:59. > :45:05.left side of the table to leave the red on. Yes, I think the red is
:45:05. > :45:12.available. I think it will go to the right corner and he could not
:45:12. > :45:20.have played that much better. As you said earlier, Dennis, I think
:45:20. > :45:25.the yellow is the keyboard to this frame and match. Of course he is a
:45:25. > :45:29.left-hander. We know he can play with his right hand. He has an
:45:29. > :45:36.angle on the blue to get in behind yellow but that little shake of the
:45:36. > :45:42.head tells you that it is awkward.. The brown is slightly in the way.
:45:42. > :45:50.Neil can just sit and wait. Le could screw straight back without
:45:50. > :45:54.going off the balancing. (APPLAUSE). Had has a slight angle so off the
:45:54. > :45:58.cushion. Yes, if he pitched it up and plays the cue ball with his
:45:58. > :46:08.hand he could not have put it much better than this. 14 point the lead.
:46:08. > :46:32.
:46:32. > :46:42.Yellow, Green and brown required. These two boys have given Australia
:46:42. > :46:42.
:46:42. > :46:51.fascinating semifinal. Just the brown needed. Both players have had
:46:51. > :46:56.a fabulous reception from this terrific crowd. He must be
:46:56. > :47:04.absolutely delighted inside. There he goes right-hand. It does not
:47:04. > :47:08.matter - we will be seeing a lot of frames down the years but it is
:47:08. > :47:12.Judd Trump's night and he goes through to his first-ever UK final
:47:12. > :47:19.running out in the end a 9-7 winner. Well done to both players.
:47:20. > :47:25.(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) I think we both played very scrappy. I think
:47:25. > :47:29.earlier on today the standard was a lot better tonight - than tonight.
:47:29. > :47:34.We kind of both wanted to win so badly we started to miss a few and
:47:34. > :47:38.the pressure was just building and building out there and I think we
:47:38. > :47:42.both just try to fall over the line an we needed an easy chance to win
:47:42. > :47:45.the frame. I played a pretty good game in terms of where I left him
:47:45. > :47:49.balls that his uncomfortable playing, he was forced to play them
:47:49. > :47:54.but was missing them but I was not able to make the most of my chances
:47:54. > :47:58.just losing the cue ball and just making some basic errors, putting
:47:58. > :48:02.myself under pressure where I sort of started to second guess myself.
:48:02. > :48:08.It kind of topped off the year so far really. It has ban brilliant
:48:08. > :48:12.year for me. Um, to reach the world final and now the UK final it is a
:48:12. > :48:15.sign that I'm really improving as a player and even though I'm not
:48:15. > :48:19.playing my best I'm able to scrap it out. Well done to Judd and you
:48:19. > :48:22.of all people, Steve, know it is not just about the potting balls
:48:22. > :48:29.but the ability to get over the line. Yes, especially in a tense
:48:29. > :48:33.match like that and it got tense later. Judd got over the line well.
:48:34. > :48:39.Neil will have been disappointed to miss a few balls but Judd has taken