:01:12. > :01:22.Good evening. Just four players remain in contention for the UK
:01:22. > :01:22.
:01:22. > :01:32.Championships. Shaun Murphy, Mark Selby, Ali Carter and Mark Davis
:01:32. > :01:33.
:01:33. > :01:38.met in the semifinal. I am looking forward to this match. The second
:01:38. > :01:48.biggest tournament in the world. You do not want to lose at the
:01:48. > :01:48.
:01:48. > :03:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 95 seconds
:03:23. > :03:33.Ali Carter had the better run of the ball, he goes into the
:03:33. > :03:42.
:03:42. > :03:52.afternoon session 5-3 up. We are Do you think that opened the reds
:03:52. > :03:52.
:03:52. > :04:02.art? He is hoping that one does not cut into the corner. That makes it
:04:02. > :04:05.
:04:05. > :04:14.very interesting. That was a very aggressive safety shot. This red
:04:14. > :04:24.does not cut into the corner. He did not plan for this red to come
:04:24. > :04:38.
:04:38. > :04:45.That was a bit careless, I do not know it -- if Ali forgot about that
:04:45. > :04:55.red. He has got an awful long way to travel. He is close to the
:04:55. > :05:15.
:05:15. > :05:25.To miss the brown and go into the middle pocket is very unfortunate
:05:25. > :05:32.
:05:32. > :05:42.indeed. That is going to hurt. is going to hurt now. It is going
:05:42. > :05:45.
:05:45. > :05:53.to hurt even more in 5-6 minutes. Yes, the sort of thing that does
:05:53. > :05:58.not happen when you're playing well. To sail past the brown and into the
:05:58. > :06:05.pocket, it is going to be very costly by the looks of things.
:06:05. > :06:15.Especially the way Ali Carter is playing at the moment. It was not a
:06:15. > :06:25.natural angle. Sometimes we say the cue ball is going to end near the
:06:25. > :06:25.
:06:25. > :07:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 95 seconds
:07:33. > :07:42.pocket, but it was the pace he He can take four blacks with these
:07:43. > :08:06.
:08:06. > :08:12.He has just gone a little bit far for comfort. I think he still can.
:08:13. > :08:18.Maybe he will have to follow through into the left centre.
:08:18. > :08:28.mid-session interval coming up after this frame. Ali Carter is
:08:28. > :08:35.
:08:35. > :08:45.still ahead. Shaun Murphy is going to be in a lot of trouble. I think
:08:45. > :08:51.
:08:51. > :09:01.Ali would like to carry on without an interval. When you're playing a
:09:01. > :09:01.
:09:01. > :09:11.two session match, you always play it little many sessions. You are
:09:11. > :09:16.looking for a 3-1 advantage if you can get that. When you are 5-3 up,
:09:16. > :09:26.if you can share the frames you are going to get through to the final.
:09:26. > :09:58.
:09:58. > :10:08.He is doing better than that. He 60 behind, look at where the E reds
:10:08. > :10:38.
:10:38. > :10:48.Ali would need a red and a black That is a good cue ball but he
:10:48. > :10:54.
:10:54. > :11:03.nearly fluked one in. APPLAUSE A touch fortunate to land where he
:11:03. > :11:13.did. He was playing the pot and hit it much thicker than he intended.
:11:13. > :11:16.
:11:16. > :11:26.He will be delighted with where it ended up. If he tries to come off
:11:26. > :11:31.
:11:31. > :11:41.the side cushion and land close to the one near the pocket... 50
:11:41. > :11:53.
:11:53. > :12:03.seconds and counting. I do not Whichever way he goes here, the
:12:03. > :12:15.
:12:15. > :12:25.odds are he is going to leave something. Even that, if he comes
:12:25. > :12:26.
:12:26. > :12:32.off the side cushion he will leave the once in the middle. -- ones. It
:12:32. > :12:39.looks like he's going to go for the side cushion. He was in a terrible
:12:39. > :12:49.hole. He really was. Even Houdini would have done well to get out of
:12:49. > :12:58.
:12:58. > :13:08.that. As I mentioned before, he just needed a Jurgen van den Broeck
:13:08. > :13:18.and a black. Just a straightforward black will put him 67 in front. --
:13:18. > :13:45.
:13:45. > :13:49.He put everything into that pot then. You would think Ali Carter
:13:49. > :13:57.has got himself into a position where he only needs one frame for a
:13:57. > :14:07.where he only needs one frame for a place in the final. That was enough
:14:07. > :14:13.for an 8-4 lead. Shaun Murphy took for an 8-4 lead. Shaun Murphy took
:14:13. > :14:23.the next two frames. You mentioned earlier on how good Ali Carter's
:14:23. > :14:27.
:14:27. > :14:37.temperament is, this will be a good test for it. It is an early test
:14:37. > :14:42.
:14:42. > :14:49.for his cue action. This is dead straight. Just coming off the side
:14:49. > :14:59.cushion to go into the reds. He might leave that one to the right
:14:59. > :15:01.
:15:01. > :15:06.of the blue. Shaun Murphy will have a go at that one, make no mistake.
:15:07. > :15:16.He is trying to keep things tight. He says to himself, I just need one
:15:17. > :15:23.
:15:24. > :15:32.good chance. Let's see how confident he is. APPLAUSE Beautiful
:15:32. > :15:42.shot! He is on the green. There is a red available. He has got the
:15:42. > :15:45.
:15:45. > :15:53.brown, the green. He has had a look to the left. He has played for the
:15:53. > :16:03.red and I do not blame him. reason he did not go into the
:16:03. > :16:40.
:16:40. > :16:50.pack... He is going to screw the It is amazing, another eight inch
:16:50. > :16:54.
:16:54. > :17:04.or two there and he would have got The other one is a more difficult
:17:04. > :17:04.
:17:04. > :17:13.pot. The plaque is only available in 21 pocket. -- the black. Using
:17:13. > :17:20.the other reds as a stop. Well judged. Always risky when you are
:17:20. > :17:30.using middle cannons like that. You would think it is Shaun Murphy who
:17:30. > :17:39.
:17:39. > :17:45.was leading 8-6 the way he is playing here. Yes, at the moment he
:17:45. > :17:53.is by far the more aggressive player. He is the one making things
:17:53. > :18:03.happen for himself. He has decided he cannot wait for opportunities to
:18:03. > :18:22.
:18:22. > :18:31.be given to him. He has got to go Yes, this was the shot he played
:18:31. > :18:41.into the pack. He refused the long pots. It was dead straight. He has
:18:41. > :18:44.
:18:44. > :18:53.not a few of those in. -- knocked. His game plan at the moment is not
:18:53. > :19:03.working. I think the reason he did not take that red, most players per
:19:03. > :19:27.
:19:27. > :19:35.-- prefer a slight bit of angle. I don't know if he can play a
:19:35. > :19:45.delicate little one to hold on to the black. APPLAUSE Beautifully
:19:45. > :19:50.
:19:50. > :20:00.played! Beautifully controlled! He is a man on a mission at the moment.
:20:00. > :20:03.
:20:03. > :20:13.Breaks of 76, 49 in the previous frame. Ali Carter cannot get at the
:20:13. > :20:17.
:20:17. > :20:26.balls at all. I mentioned earlier, you had to go back to 2001 for
:20:26. > :20:33.players to come back from 8-4 down. Ronnie O'Sullivan, Mark Williams
:20:33. > :20:42.against Stephen Hendry. I tell you what, do not hold your breath, this
:20:42. > :20:52.could go all the way. You cannot do anything when you're sitting in
:20:52. > :21:16.
:21:16. > :21:21.your seat. APPLAUSE That might have spoiled the party there. He does
:21:21. > :21:31.not miss many of with the rest. I do not know what his success rate
:21:31. > :21:35.
:21:35. > :21:45.is with a spider. You do not very often used that implement. -- use
:21:45. > :21:58.
:21:58. > :22:08.He is going to use the spider. This is so difficult. You are striking
:22:08. > :22:12.
:22:12. > :22:22.down, it is so easy to get a bit of unwanted side on it. APPLAUSE
:22:22. > :22:25.
:22:25. > :22:35.Terrific shot! Fabulous. We might have to say the best spider player
:22:35. > :22:49.
:22:49. > :22:56.in the world as well. He may not be on that. 63 ahead, still a possible
:22:56. > :23:03.67 on the table. He is certainly thinking positive, he is going to
:23:03. > :23:13.take the yellow on to secure the frame. A lot of players were just
:23:13. > :23:34.
:23:34. > :23:44.tuck in behind the pink. -- would APPLAUSE He has potted a ball with
:23:44. > :24:05.
:24:05. > :24:13.the spider, the extension, he has got the rest up again. APPLAUSE At
:24:13. > :24:18.mid-session interval can change a match, it happens so often. Ali
:24:18. > :24:25.Carter was in complete control. At 8-4 it looked like he was going to
:24:25. > :24:35.shut the match out. Shaun Murphy, the way he has played has been
:24:35. > :25:05.
:25:05. > :25:15.What a time of the match to begin playing your best snooker. APPLAUSE
:25:15. > :25:41.
:25:41. > :25:48.APPLAUSE That is fabulous from Shaun Murphy. After the mid-session
:25:48. > :25:56.interval Sean Maffett has had great success. -- Shaun Murphy. He is
:25:56. > :26:06.just one frame behind, 8-72 Ali Carter. Shaun Murphy also won the
:26:06. > :26:18.
:26:18. > :26:26.next frame. Here is the decider: The deciding frame, Shaun Murphy to
:26:26. > :26:34.break. I did not think I would be saying it, but Shaun Murphy breaks
:26:34. > :26:44.off for the deciding frame. Not his best break. Ali Carter has not had
:26:44. > :26:52.
:26:52. > :26:57.a shot at anything for the last three frames. Can he get this in?
:26:57. > :27:07.APPLAUSE He has had to wait 30 minutes since his last pot. It is a
:27:07. > :27:09.
:27:09. > :27:19.pretty good one. He played it in a confident way. The white was always
:27:19. > :27:32.
:27:32. > :27:39.He wasn't fully stretched there. He did well. It was not bad. He could
:27:39. > :27:49.not get on the black. He is a little tiger, this man, make no
:27:49. > :28:08.
:28:08. > :28:13.Didn't quite pop out and the centre of the pocket. It hit the right
:28:13. > :28:23.side of the pocket. It left the white ran a bit further than it
:28:23. > :28:33.
:28:34. > :28:42.would have done. A delicate little short, this. Well played. As they
:28:42. > :28:52.always say in a deciding frame, you want to get a chance at some stage.
:28:52. > :29:13.
:29:13. > :29:18.A perfect angle on the blue. Does could go right into the pink ball
:29:18. > :29:28.and split the reds everywhere. It looks like he will play for the red
:29:28. > :29:28.
:29:28. > :30:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 95 seconds
:30:11. > :30:15.He has gone and little bit too far In an earlier frame with Shaun
:30:15. > :30:20.Murphy there was a red sticking out like this and he potted it and
:30:20. > :30:30.split the pack. He is good to play the shot into the pink this time.
:30:30. > :30:32.
:30:32. > :30:38.He did not commit previous shot. He has done it this time. It is not
:30:38. > :30:42.the best, he has put the black out of commission. The pink is tied up.
:30:42. > :30:52.He could not have played it any better. It was unlucky the way it
:30:52. > :30:52.
:30:52. > :31:02.finished. It went very well. There is a red to the deft corner.
:31:02. > :31:12.
:31:12. > :31:19.Possible to play for the blue into Beautifully played. In a couple of
:31:19. > :31:29.shots time he might be able to get the bike into play. -- and the
:31:29. > :31:30.
:31:31. > :31:36.black into play. He could roll a red in and the black would be free
:31:36. > :31:46.for been left corner. There is a red slyly in the wave. Plenty of
:31:46. > :31:50.
:31:50. > :31:55.options. He has gone into that a bit too much. He played for the red
:31:56. > :32:05.that is just behind the other one to the right of the black. It is
:32:06. > :32:16.
:32:16. > :32:22.the only one he can still pot. For that is OK. He is holding himself
:32:22. > :32:27.together. He has been totally outplayed for the last four frames.
:32:27. > :32:37.He is showing a lot of character here. Shaun Murphy cannot do
:32:37. > :32:53.
:32:53. > :32:58.They're all covering each other in around the pink and black area. The
:32:58. > :33:08.red balls are blocking each other at the moment. He is giving it
:33:08. > :33:34.
:33:34. > :33:42.plenty of thought. A key positional If he is straight on this red he
:33:42. > :33:52.has the black in the right corner. You can screw back for the blues.
:33:52. > :33:53.
:33:53. > :34:00.You have got to keep still in these shots. He gave his head a ban on
:34:00. > :34:10.the table. He knew that the figure put in he could go on to the final.
:34:10. > :34:17.
:34:17. > :34:24.That was a big shot. He just cued slightly across it. I am slightly
:34:24. > :34:34.surprised he played for the red. You would expect to get that. They
:34:34. > :34:35.
:34:35. > :34:45.are never easy. What a chance here for Shaun Murphy. The way he has
:34:45. > :35:11.
:35:11. > :35:21.played a last four frames expecting He caught the red Cadeaux fall in
:35:21. > :35:36.
:35:36. > :35:46.the face. The white moves that to the right. There is a red to the
:35:46. > :35:46.
:35:46. > :35:56.far corner in the yellow pocket. I do not fancy that shot in the final
:35:56. > :35:56.
:35:56. > :36:02.frame. He is such an aggressive player. But the way he has played
:36:02. > :36:12.for four frames, it looks easy for that shot, but it is far from easy.
:36:12. > :36:17.
:36:17. > :36:23.Right in the middle of the pocket. That is a fabulous shot, that is.
:36:23. > :36:33.Naz is not a fabulous shot there. That is a big mistake. That is the
:36:33. > :36:36.
:36:36. > :36:46.can expect things to go slightly wrong. After this beautiful part --
:36:46. > :36:51.
:36:51. > :37:01.shot. He played half a stunning shot. He has to be careful taking
:37:01. > :37:08.
:37:08. > :37:17.the spot on. He has got the pot. That is a man full of confidence.
:37:17. > :37:27.Under the circumstances that was a great recovery. Ali Carter had a
:37:27. > :37:33.
:37:33. > :37:43.chance to get into the final, but... The adrenalin is really pumping now.
:37:43. > :37:49.
:37:49. > :37:59.You have to be careful not to have a hit every shot. -- overhit. He
:37:59. > :38:01.
:38:01. > :38:04.will probably play into the same pocket here. The key rate will be
:38:04. > :38:12.the one near the left side of the table. Towards the yellow. The
:38:12. > :38:21.other three are comfortable. He has just come up a little bit short.
:38:21. > :38:29.The previous four frames every position or shot seemed automatic.
:38:29. > :38:37.-- positional. One Celsius one slightly out of position things
:38:37. > :38:43.seem to get worse. Ali Carter will be delighted to see the result of
:38:43. > :38:48.that shot. Only a fraction away from being in a perfect position.
:38:48. > :38:53.What a great shot this would be. The black is not an easy pot, the
:38:53. > :39:03.blue is not an easy pot, the white is tight on the cushion. He is
:39:03. > :39:07.
:39:07. > :39:17.seven points in front. He is possibly looking at rolling up to
:39:17. > :39:19.
:39:19. > :39:29.the pink. He wants to take the black on. At this stage of the
:39:29. > :39:34.match it is too risky. If you wanted to keep it safe he could
:39:34. > :39:40.play the back and keep it tight on this question. If the rolls to was
:39:40. > :39:47.the pink and does not give it right the race not much in the middle of
:39:47. > :39:57.the table. He might try to leave the white typed on the cushion.
:39:57. > :40:01.
:40:01. > :40:11.That was a much better shot than the pink. What a finish. Both
:40:11. > :40:12.
:40:12. > :40:22.players had chances. Ali Carter had 32, Shaun Murphy had 39 and Mr
:40:22. > :40:37.
:40:37. > :40:45.Short. The tension is building. -- He might be able to play the shot
:40:45. > :40:55.and such a way that he could get in behind the black. The pot is a
:40:55. > :40:56.
:40:56. > :41:06.possibility. If he takes the pot on he could come back towards the pink.
:41:06. > :41:12.
:41:12. > :41:22.He could stand behind the black and the red. It looks pretty good to me.
:41:22. > :41:26.
:41:26. > :41:32.Now I can see the left-hand side. That would be a shot to take on.
:41:32. > :41:40.is just the Odyssey if he can finish on the pink. -- he is just
:41:40. > :41:50.going to see. It would be tough, even if he does not get the pot he
:41:50. > :41:55.
:41:55. > :42:05.has to catch this just right. He has left one to the middle pocket.
:42:05. > :42:08.
:42:08. > :42:16.He was in a terrible spot there. There was no easy escape from that.
:42:16. > :42:26.There was a slight angle there. egos forehead into the Right there
:42:26. > :42:32.
:42:32. > :42:37.is no way he can play it. He could roll up behind the yellow. He is
:42:37. > :42:47.looking at the angle of the pot. He can play for the blue of the black
:42:47. > :42:56.
:42:56. > :43:00.but it is a big shot. He is going forehead. -- for it. He has been so
:43:00. > :43:08.positive since the mid-session. That may have looked easy but it
:43:08. > :43:14.was a tough shot under his circumstances. The chances there
:43:14. > :43:24.now thought would have to be called a remarkable comeback. What is
:43:24. > :43:41.
:43:41. > :43:49.going through Ali Carter's mind at the moment? That one wobbled a bit.
:43:49. > :43:59.Anything can happen at this stage. We saw it in the quarterfinal.
:43:59. > :44:11.
:44:11. > :44:17.Hierarchy is, making a remarkable He won this championship back into
:44:17. > :44:27.doesn't date. Ali Carter looking to get in the championship table for
:44:27. > :44:28.
:44:28. > :44:38.the first time. It is not looking good now. The red in tooth left
:44:38. > :44:38.
:44:38. > :44:48.centre. -- into the left centre. This pot would leave him in a great
:44:48. > :44:51.
:44:51. > :44:57.position. Absolutely superb. He is 20 affront. Ali Carter could not do
:44:57. > :45:07.much about the four frames after the mid-session interval. Shaun
:45:07. > :45:17.Murphy had breaks of 76, 49, 100. Ali Carter got in with a break of
:45:17. > :45:19.
:45:19. > :45:29.32 and missed the rest. Performances do not come much
:45:29. > :45:46.
:45:46. > :45:52.better than this. Quite remarkable, it really is. To win the M5 frames
:45:52. > :46:02.in a row against Ali Carter is something very special. He is
:46:02. > :46:04.
:46:04. > :46:10.called the magician, he has way to that magic wand here. It has been a
:46:10. > :46:20.great match. We thought that we would have an early night. Shaun
:46:20. > :46:24.
:46:24. > :46:34.Murphy has got other ideas. He wants to put the lot. He would go
:46:34. > :46:35.
:46:35. > :46:39.out in style. He misses, but that does not matter. Smiles all round.
:46:39. > :46:44.Ali Carter are congratulates Shaun Murphy on a quite a remarkable
:46:44. > :46:54.comeback. He was four frames down and he won the M5 frames in a road
:46:54. > :46:55.
:46:55. > :47:05.to defeat Ali Carter. Well done to both players. Shaun Murphy, but was
:47:05. > :47:08.some display. I cannot believe it. A few times I thought I was out. As
:47:08. > :47:14.soon as Ali Carter got to eight frames they did not think you would
:47:14. > :47:19.look back. I do not think you throw it away. At the gig was a really
:47:19. > :47:28.cracking game. He has played unbelievable. In all Fennessey has
:47:28. > :47:37.bothered if long ball after long ball. He cues the main straight. --
:47:37. > :47:47.of them in there. He knows I am not a mugger. He was at his best. He
:47:47. > :47:49.
:47:49. > :47:52.played some great stuff. You cannot take that away from him. And look
:47:52. > :47:56.to the roll of honour when we arrived and so dense and the trophy.
:47:56. > :48:02.There are some serious names on the trophy. People have won it more
:48:02. > :48:07.than once. They're the people who would go down in history. If I have
:48:07. > :48:10.the chance to join in that club I will be over the moon. Whoever I
:48:10. > :48:19.face in the file will not make it easy. They will be looking for
:48:19. > :48:26.It was an unbelievable performance by Shaun Murphy, he deserves to be
:48:26. > :48:31.in the final after that. Yes, he is playing the type of snooker he won
:48:31. > :48:39.the World Championship with. One of his best comebacks. Ali Carter has