:00:51. > :00:58.we are seeing a new legend in the making tonight. The reception was
:00:59. > :01:26.unbelievable. I cannot believe it. If you would have said to me 20
:01:27. > :01:33.years ago, this is how your life will go, I would not have a legion.
:01:34. > :01:36.I have defied lots of things. Everyone writing me off on a few
:01:37. > :01:41.occasions. Welcome to the Barbican Centre, sit
:01:42. > :01:45.back and relax some top-quality snooker. Amazing to think Ronnie
:01:46. > :01:49.O'Sullivan first lifted the UK championship title 20 years ago.
:01:50. > :01:59.This evening he was looking to book his place in the third round.
:02:00. > :02:05.Standing in his way, Adam Duffy. I have dreamt about this for years. I
:02:06. > :02:10.used to watch it at the Crucible. I used to think, I would love to play
:02:11. > :02:17.you Ronnie, on the BBC. People watching. Now I have got my chance.
:02:18. > :02:23.My third season on the tour. 24 years old, from Sheffield. Best
:02:24. > :02:29.friends with Judd Trump, believe it or not. He is a bit of a wild man at
:02:30. > :02:44.times. Like to go out and when I am not playing. But I work hard. I am
:02:45. > :02:49.cueing well at the minute. Ronnie is a class act and I will have to play
:02:50. > :02:58.really well. I will play my own game and see what happens. I played him
:02:59. > :03:04.in Germany a year before. First year on the tour, first televised event.
:03:05. > :03:12.He had a 147 as well. It took about an hour as well. So, could do the
:03:13. > :03:20.cause an upset against the world champion? The first two frames which
:03:21. > :03:26.assured. Breaks of 81 and 89. -- were shared. John Parrott and Willie
:03:27. > :03:37.Thorne are commentating. Great pot. Would like to have come
:03:38. > :03:51.off the cushion under the -- inch. He needs another one, but this boy
:03:52. > :04:28.is very good coming off a cushion. He he he has played three beautiful
:04:29. > :04:32.shots one after the other. And from looking in all sorts of trouble, he
:04:33. > :04:37.has turned this into a great opportunity. Phenomenal. A lot of
:04:38. > :04:43.great players left in this tournament, five or six at least can
:04:44. > :04:50.win it. Robinson appears to be in tremendous form. Judd Trump, Murphy
:04:51. > :05:03.is still there as well. I think this tournament is going to be great.
:05:04. > :05:10.Just as we thought he might be winning the frame at one visit, he
:05:11. > :05:21.has missed an unexpected read. Phoned the police! What happened? He
:05:22. > :05:23.has missed an absolute dolly read, by his standards. Did not see that
:05:24. > :05:42.one coming. He is looking very controlled this
:05:43. > :05:45.evening. Has not had the best of seasons, but is putting in a good
:05:46. > :06:12.show so far will neither player has missed a long
:06:13. > :06:19.shot as yet. Both played to each. -- two.
:06:20. > :06:34.His badge has fell off all stop the sponsors will not be happy. He did
:06:35. > :06:52.not so that on very well, John? I think they only stick on these days.
:06:53. > :06:58.23 points in front. Does not have to worry about the red on the left-hand
:06:59. > :07:31.side. He was shaking his head, which tells
:07:32. > :07:47.us he had got the wrong angle. Not too bad.
:07:48. > :07:56.Just doing a bit of mental arithmetic.
:07:57. > :08:14.He needs one more red after this red and pink.
:08:15. > :08:24.Amazingly, he has plated finish on the cushion between those two red
:08:25. > :08:46.balls. He has mishit that completely.
:08:47. > :08:56.It is worth the risk playing it. OK, leaving the red on the pocket gives
:08:57. > :09:02.Ronnie O'Sullivan a chance to clear. But it is highly unlikely he will
:09:03. > :09:07.clear. He will not get a better chance of winning the frame from
:09:08. > :09:15.this visit. He needs to make your mind up, 100%. If you are not 100%,
:09:16. > :09:23.you are not going to get it in. Well played! Good shots. He played it in
:09:24. > :09:29.such a way, even if it had been stuck in the jaws, it may have been
:09:30. > :09:34.covered by the black. I am impressed so far. I don't know where he has
:09:35. > :09:40.been the last couple of years, but he is a better player than his
:09:41. > :09:51.results suggest. It looks like he is revelling in the occasion.
:09:52. > :10:02.Ronnie O'Sullivan, an did miss on an easy red.
:10:03. > :10:14.STUDIO: Ronnie took the next two frames. It is tied in frame six. The
:10:15. > :10:43.fee to play, trailing by two. -- Duffy.
:10:44. > :10:57.It is all about missing the kiss on the pink here. Had to hit it a bit
:10:58. > :11:00.thick to make sure he missed the kiss on the pink. He was hoping the
:11:01. > :11:33.Black would come to his rescue. Still plenty of work to do. You
:11:34. > :11:36.fancy him knocking the first red in, but the one on the rail is very
:11:37. > :11:41.difficult. Will he try and move it out? He did, but unfortunately he
:11:42. > :12:15.has gone in-off. Obviously he will not put Ronnie
:12:16. > :12:20.back into bat at this one. He has hit it a very thin again. I could
:12:21. > :12:26.not have played that shot. Playing the white the other way round, is no
:12:27. > :12:43.pressure. He could still have got in behind the yellow. Oh no! Can you
:12:44. > :12:46.believe it? ! What a strange frame this has been. Adam, you don't get a
:12:47. > :13:53.better chance to level the match than this.
:13:54. > :14:04.Well, 14 ahead, 13 on the table. I suggest he rolls this as slow as he
:14:05. > :14:15.can. If it rolls in then great, if not, then that is just what the
:14:16. > :14:37.doctor ordered. Can Ronnie O'Sullivan keep this out?
:14:38. > :14:48.So, Adam Duffy still in it. Can he piled the pressure on Ronnie? He is
:14:49. > :14:54.back at the table. I think he is looking to see if this pots in the
:14:55. > :15:01.middle. It will be some shots. Well done!
:15:02. > :15:08.Not easy when you cannot see the pocket. Needs to do it again. Green
:15:09. > :15:14.or brown. I think he has decided on the green.
:15:15. > :15:39.Another good hot required. -- pot. That wasn't easy. Played it very
:15:40. > :15:46.confidently. He does not have to worry about the pink at the moment.
:15:47. > :16:00.When he gets to the pink, he probably will only need the 1-ball.
:16:01. > :16:14.I thought he was going to go in-off. 23 behind now.
:16:15. > :16:23.I would prefer to pop this then screw across the table and come back
:16:24. > :16:28.for the blue. If you get straight on the blue, you are guaranteed to be
:16:29. > :16:34.on the last red. All you have to do then is stunt it in. Yes. Played for
:16:35. > :16:50.the blue but did not leave the cue ball on the side rail. Not perfect.
:16:51. > :16:56.It looks at first glance he will travel into the green and red. That
:16:57. > :17:06.is a good shot. I thought it was a little bit thinner than that. I
:17:07. > :17:11.thought it was one of those ones he would have to play side cushion than
:17:12. > :17:16.baulk cushion. He did well to control that.
:17:17. > :18:00.Well, you could blow me over with a feather. How has he missed that? I
:18:01. > :18:08.bet he will be asking himself the same thing. It can only be the
:18:09. > :18:09.occasion. All he's got to do is pull the cue ball back but obviously he
:18:10. > :18:35.has not looked at the brown. 21 points in it, that was game ball.
:18:36. > :18:42.Ronnie thought where the pink was, it was worth having a go at that
:18:43. > :18:47.will stop now, what kind of end has he got? That is one thing you cannot
:18:48. > :18:54.do, go the wrong side because then you have no option. I bet he can't
:18:55. > :19:00.believe he is back at the table. He must have thought when he missed the
:19:01. > :19:06.brown, it was the end of the frame. He has decided to take this double
:19:07. > :19:16.on, Ronnie. Unfortunately it left him plumb on the brown. Not played a
:19:17. > :19:23.great shot there though, Adam. He needed to have this cue ball a lot
:19:24. > :19:32.closer to the pink. So, still much work
:19:33. > :19:47.the angle he has left now, has not left the pot on, so he will probably
:19:48. > :19:55.play a safety shot. He has made sure he has not left an option. That is a
:19:56. > :20:02.good safety. And that is a better safety.
:20:03. > :20:10.When I saw him earlier today in the Pratt this room, that is what he was
:20:11. > :20:17.Pratt to sing. He must have spent a good 20 minutes practising those
:20:18. > :20:40.thin clips. What a good try, that was. It just
:20:41. > :20:47.sneaked out unfortunately for Adam. All about getting a good pink. Those
:20:48. > :20:51.shots, you have got to get the object ball said. The cue ball is
:20:52. > :21:00.not so bad being in the middle of the table, but you cannot afford to
:21:01. > :21:04.leave the object ball near a pocket. Dangerous to play it that way, but
:21:05. > :21:12.he has played it well. Where is the pink going? It travelled and
:21:13. > :21:19.travels. I am afraid I could not have played it that way. There you
:21:20. > :21:22.go. After a frame that could have gone either way, it is Ronnie
:21:23. > :21:30.O'Sullivan that potted the final pink. And that brown may have cost
:21:31. > :22:15.Adam Duffy. Ronnie is now at the table trailing by 23 points.
:22:16. > :22:25.Ronnie O'Sullivan will realise if he wins this frame now, Adam Duffy will
:22:26. > :22:30.struggle to get back into the match and he may have broken his reserve
:22:31. > :23:09.over the last couple of frames. He has started missing a couple now.
:23:10. > :23:17.Slightly overscrewed that one, but it should not be a problem. 16, the
:23:18. > :23:39.lead. He is taking these exceptionally
:23:40. > :23:45.well. He scores so quickly. He wins
:23:46. > :24:02.friends so quickly. -- frames. That was frame ball and he missed
:24:03. > :24:33.the case on the red. He sealed the win in frame nine with
:24:34. > :24:37.a break of 58 to see off the very brave challenge of Adam Duffy. He is
:24:38. > :24:41.free to the third round where he will meet Marcus Campbell, the man
:24:42. > :24:45.he beat in the opening round of the World Championships at the Crucible
:24:46. > :24:56.earlier in the year. He has played a good match, getting
:24:57. > :25:03.to venues, doing well, a very talented layer. One of the top
:25:04. > :25:12.juniors coming through, lots of ability. He plays some good stuff.
:25:13. > :25:19.The ball was running great for me at times but you have to accept that as
:25:20. > :25:23.part and parcel of the game. I thought just stick in there, get a
:25:24. > :25:27.bit more Christmas money, a bit more prize money so I can take a break
:25:28. > :25:30.soon because I need one, I am overplayed. Well done to run
:25:31. > :25:36.Sullivan. Time to round up the rest of the day
:25:37. > :25:44.'s action. Mark Selby took on champion Fay in a second round clash
:25:45. > :25:47.-- Chang Ping Fay in a second round clash.
:25:48. > :25:57.He took three one lead pinching the fourth frame on the black. Selby's
:25:58. > :26:04.class shone through as he defeated the man ranked 60 places below him.
:26:05. > :26:16.I have paid him a few times this year, I rate him really highly, he
:26:17. > :26:20.is a good player. The 13 Neil Robertson had a far more
:26:21. > :26:25.comfortable passage into round three against Robbie Williams. The 2011
:26:26. > :26:32.runner up raced into the lead with some fine potting. The Liverpudlian
:26:33. > :26:38.did manage to win one frame but unfortunately could not swing the
:26:39. > :26:44.match his way. Robertson recorded the 50th century break of the
:26:45. > :26:51.tournament. The Streller in a faxed comfortably. -- Australian advanced
:26:52. > :26:54.comfortably. He had a couple of chances in the
:26:55. > :26:57.first four frames but didn't make the most of them, missed a couple of
:26:58. > :27:03.balls. Never settled down into the match. Overall it was pretty
:27:04. > :27:14.straightforward victory, I didn't expend too much energy.
:27:15. > :27:21.The surprise package has been Mitchell Travis. He beat Kurt Maflin
:27:22. > :27:26.to reach the last 32 of the tournament.
:27:27. > :27:32.Just a dream come true, playing in event like ash venue like this. Last
:27:33. > :27:37.week but a week off work to watch it, and I am meant to be going back
:27:38. > :27:45.to work on Friday. Hopefully I will still be batting away.
:27:46. > :27:51.He played pretty well. He deserved to win.
:27:52. > :28:00.John Higgins made heavy work of his victory over Jamie Burnett,
:28:01. > :28:08.eventually winning 6-4 frames. Obviously needed a snooker and got
:28:09. > :28:16.it. It was the only gives a long but I got all day. A game to forget for
:28:17. > :28:22.me. Shaun Murphy had a smoother passage
:28:23. > :28:30.through to the last 16 after knocking out his opponent.
:28:31. > :28:35.I started the match well. He kind of dropped anchor. He said this far and
:28:36. > :28:41.no further. It was a good couple of friends before I found my rhythm
:28:42. > :28:46.again -- couple of frames. It could have been worse.
:28:47. > :28:49.Judd Trump won this title two years ago that the world number four says
:28:50. > :29:04.he has not been tested so far in this year 's tournament. The
:29:05. > :29:18.question is, could China's Xiao Guodong test him?
:29:19. > :29:38.The black definitely parts. Plenty of other red to play on. Plenty of
:29:39. > :29:47.room to put that after making a century, very difficult to explain.
:29:48. > :29:53.You could see plenty of it. A similar sort of a short interview
:29:54. > :30:20.opposite pocket. We will get an open match.
:30:21. > :30:27.He has finished very awkward on the blue, reluctant to put the black.
:30:28. > :30:34.Doesn't want to tie that read up again. His plan was to be on the
:30:35. > :30:42.blue, take the blue, but he came up short.
:30:43. > :30:53.Having to leave the medium length pot into the left corner. You can
:30:54. > :31:04.see Judge's name there. -- Judd Trump's name there.
:31:05. > :31:13.He makes those look simple. Doesn't want to play that read. He might
:31:14. > :31:16.have too. If you are right behind it it is easy. If you are at a right
:31:17. > :31:35.angle to it. Might be able to get through to that
:31:36. > :32:14.red ball. Now he has got at black spot clear.
:32:15. > :32:18.Looking at the six red balls, they are all available, most of them into
:32:19. > :32:19.the left corner so he has got to stay over the right type of the
:32:20. > :32:45.table. -- the right-hand side. One of the most frustrating things
:32:46. > :32:48.about snooker is when you have made a mistake and go back to your seat
:32:49. > :32:55.and watch your opponent putting the balls you should have potted.
:32:56. > :33:02.One of the few sports where you cannot really correct an error. If
:33:03. > :33:10.you play up bad spot at golf you can get out of trouble. You have a lot
:33:11. > :33:12.of time to dwell in your chair. And you get somebody like Judd Trump who
:33:13. > :34:01.is a great break-builder. What do you think, will we get three
:34:02. > :34:07.centuries in a row last month wouldn't that be something.
:34:08. > :34:13.Definitely a chance. His priority will always be get enough points to
:34:14. > :34:16.win the frame safe stop but if he does that he has probably opened up
:34:17. > :34:22.a few other red balls in the process. Still 75 on, this will make
:34:23. > :34:25.53 difference when this is potted, so there is work to be done to
:34:26. > :34:36.secure the frame. Certainly one of those rates and
:34:37. > :34:43.that will bring the other one into play. They both go, actually. Just
:34:44. > :34:48.having the cue ball clean burn, not because he got a bad untapped, it is
:34:49. > :34:51.the way he is going to play this one, this is the sort of shot you
:34:52. > :35:04.would tend to get a kick on. Just this black and one more red,
:35:05. > :35:22.and it is 2-1 to Trump. Not sure whether he played that, but
:35:23. > :35:49.it is not bad. A very entertaining player when he
:35:50. > :35:56.is at his peak, I like watching Judd play. Commanders junior player,
:35:57. > :36:02.turned professional with so much weight on his shoulders. --
:36:03. > :36:05.tremendous junior player. Took him a few years, losing in qualifiers to
:36:06. > :36:10.seasoned professionals, made things tough, but burst into life in 2011
:36:11. > :36:17.just before the World Championships. The China open. He could quite
:36:18. > :36:21.easily have won the World Championship that year, ahead of God
:36:22. > :36:36.Higgins in the final -- John Higgins. John Higgins one the frame
:36:37. > :36:42.-- he won the frame and played some commanders snooker. I have never
:36:43. > :36:50.seen somebody put all like Judd did in the championship. Later in the
:36:51. > :36:57.year, in the new season, he won the UK championship, this event. That
:36:58. > :37:03.was two seasons back. Since then, one an international last year, and
:37:04. > :37:06.continued to have Acrobat play some brilliant snooker but signs this
:37:07. > :37:24.season he is getting form at last. Straight on the black. He has
:37:25. > :37:31.probably played the deep screw to get on the yellow. The black for the
:37:32. > :37:46.third century in a row. Fantastic snooker from both players.
:37:47. > :37:57.Just before this he had made 240 centuries in his career. Have a look
:37:58. > :38:02.at him right-handed. Doesn't matter about missing the green. That was a
:38:03. > :38:08.magnificent century break from Judd Trump. What a treat we are having
:38:09. > :38:13.here, it is 2-1. Great stuff, three frames, three
:38:14. > :38:19.centuries and victory was in sight for him going 5-1 up but another
:38:20. > :38:40.century break, this time from his opponent, gave him some hope.
:38:41. > :38:52.It is a half chance. Natural to tenant into the black so would have
:38:53. > :39:02.to play some sort of screw. This is not easy. He made it look easy. It
:39:03. > :39:22.is not a favourable case on the blue. -- kiss. Anywhere past the
:39:23. > :39:30.blue spot will do, the cue ball. Played it well.
:39:31. > :39:40.He had a look at the two red balls, juicy if they are a plant into the
:39:41. > :39:48.corner. There are two loose red balls.
:39:49. > :39:54.He is looking to see if the pink will go, if it doesn't it is quite
:39:55. > :40:30.easy to get through on to get through onto the black.
:40:31. > :40:37.He has got a choice here. I don't think he has the angle to hold for
:40:38. > :40:42.the back. He may have spotted a plant to the left corner. That is
:40:43. > :40:50.what he is having a look at. He has had a few looks at that. He wouldn't
:40:51. > :41:00.go back a second time. It is definitely on. He will not be going
:41:01. > :41:06.into them now. It does appear to be bang on. If he is right behind it,
:41:07. > :41:12.probably thinks it is to the left. If he hits that followed it will go
:41:13. > :41:16.in the pocket. Cannot imagine it not doing so, unless he hits it wrong
:41:17. > :41:22.way. And from there, right behind it, I would be really so prized if
:41:23. > :41:31.he misses this. -- surprised. He keeps staring at it.
:41:32. > :41:45.Absolutely bang on, I didn't see it needed much looking at at all.
:41:46. > :41:51.Come up a bit short but it might work to his advantage. He can get
:41:52. > :42:04.back onto the black. Sometimes not easy to control the
:42:05. > :42:14.cue ball when you are coming off the back like that. Another good
:42:15. > :42:21.cannon. If that has run on a little bit he is not on the road. A great
:42:22. > :42:27.chance, very tight. He might be able to play this with a trace of side
:42:28. > :42:33.but I am not sure. It would be right-hand side, he might be able to
:42:34. > :42:37.get this. The only way you could have stopped him is a bit of bad
:42:38. > :42:42.luck. It helped he was close to the red. A chance he could win the match
:42:43. > :42:55.here. As I mentioned, if he is asked how
:42:56. > :43:00.did you get on in the championships? Couple of century
:43:01. > :43:06.breaks, but lost 6-2. The other significant point is Jim Matic
:43:07. > :43:16.improvement in Judd Trump's form. I am so pleased -- dramatic. He brings
:43:17. > :43:26.his parents and friends along, good to see him playing well.
:43:27. > :43:30.It was always a matter of time, a bit unlucky for that money has run
:43:31. > :43:53.into trouble with his form. Would have liked to have been
:43:54. > :44:01.straight on this red ball. Safely in, the correct side of the pink. It
:44:02. > :44:06.has been a very entertaining match, I have enjoyed every shot. Even the
:44:07. > :44:15.first frame where we had 15 minute of play, the Reds or went off the
:44:16. > :44:20.table -- the red balls or went up the table. Who is to say we might
:44:21. > :44:29.not have another century break to finish the match? Superb stuff. I am
:44:30. > :44:37.with you, Neil, great to see Judd Trump back on the old BBC playing
:44:38. > :44:41.the way we know he can. 96%, it is only statistics, but there are not
:44:42. > :44:46.many players who have got that kind of strike rate, after a trend of
:44:47. > :44:55.snooker, that are going to get beaten in this championship. --
:44:56. > :45:02.after eight frames. All the top players, he joins that list. It will
:45:03. > :45:06.take a good shot to make sure he gets the century from here but the
:45:07. > :45:10.match looks safe, that is always the priority.
:45:11. > :45:24.He is definitely back. He was only gone for a few months.
:45:25. > :45:32.He will take a bit of beating in this form. A lot of great players in
:45:33. > :45:41.the UK championship. But the way he has played here, he will take a bit
:45:42. > :45:51.of stopping. This red moves the other two into play as well. One
:45:52. > :45:55.little skirt when he thought he wasn't going to get to the corner
:45:56. > :46:01.which he managed to squeeze in with a bit of side.
:46:02. > :46:10.We have already had for centuries in the match, two each. -- macro for
:46:11. > :46:17.centuries. One to indifferent performances.
:46:18. > :46:29.It has not looked to tight table, they have plagued so well. Credit to
:46:30. > :46:37.Xiao Guodong formate and a good match. -- for making it a good
:46:38. > :46:46.match. This has been superb to watch. A joy to watch, two very
:46:47. > :46:49.attacking players, Xiao Guodong has played his part. He has missed one
:46:50. > :46:55.or two shots, this could have been a very different result. It could have
:46:56. > :47:04.been closer. He is in a position to have possibly won the match, but a
:47:05. > :47:08.couple of friends down. -- frames. It is significant somebody who has
:47:09. > :47:13.won this title before is playing in the kind of form that took him to
:47:14. > :47:17.victory two years ago. Xiao Guodong has beaten them twice. Bash him
:47:18. > :47:38.twice. All the little kisses are going his
:47:39. > :47:41.way now. Lovely cueing. A top match, seeing somebody really
:47:42. > :47:48.entertaining like this, a trick shot to finish, perhaps? Brilliant stuff
:47:49. > :47:56.from Judd Trump. He breezes into round three. He is back.
:47:57. > :48:03.I played some decent stuff, wouldn't really surprise me I played well
:48:04. > :48:09.because I felt like I had been hitting the ball well all year. My
:48:10. > :48:16.last game, a few people started to miss. I capitalised. A lot of good
:48:17. > :48:23.break-building in the game. He made a couple of centuries, still lost
:48:24. > :48:27.6-2, quite hard. A quick reminder of the men already
:48:28. > :48:32.through to the forefront. Joe Perry, Barry Hawkins, student Bing and they
:48:33. > :48:43.have been joined by Graeme Dott and Stephen Maguire -- Stuart Bingham.
:48:44. > :48:49.Another great day here in York and if you want more that is great
:48:50. > :48:54.because Hazel is up next, extended highlights of Mark Selby's match. We
:48:55. > :48:57.are back tomorrow with further live coverage here on BBC Two.