:00:34. > :01:28.It might going if it runs. spells of sunshine and temperatures
:01:29. > :01:40.He has played it well. Would you believe it?
:01:41. > :02:24.Neil Robertson puffs his cheeks but he is 5-2 in front and happy.
:02:25. > :02:29.Excellent eight frames. Stuart Bingham can smile, he will go into
:02:30. > :02:35.the evening session training to the world number one x 5-3.
:02:36. > :02:40.And he won the first frame of the evening session. We could pick up
:02:41. > :03:22.the action in frame ten. Well done. He has called his way
:03:23. > :04:04.back into the frame. -- clawed his way.
:04:05. > :04:12.He has of this group that by about a foot. Doesn't have the cue ball
:04:13. > :04:13.under control at the moment. The red next to the pink is available into
:04:14. > :04:24.the left corner. If he can take the blue into the
:04:25. > :04:29.right corner and just come back across the face of the Black to
:04:30. > :04:37.leave the red on, might be able to do that.
:04:38. > :04:49.Yes, he is working very hard here, he would love an ankle on the red,
:04:50. > :05:04.but he doesn't have it. I think the one up at the end, if he
:05:05. > :05:25.got right behind it, he would put in the middle.
:05:26. > :05:30.If he gets himself onto the blue, he could ring the reds into play, it
:05:31. > :05:35.would be a delicate parts on the blue. -- a delicate part on the
:05:36. > :05:58.blue. He has had a look at the red, a
:05:59. > :06:02.thought to be good riding behind it, it might part, but he has an angle
:06:03. > :06:09.on the blue. He felt it would put the got in
:06:10. > :06:17.behind it but not from there. This is another frame when he has
:06:18. > :06:35.had chances. The balls have been nicely spread on
:06:36. > :06:37.a few occasions, he has just lost position. Good safety shot needed
:06:38. > :06:55.unless this red parts. Tough to judge the angle, but no.
:06:56. > :07:00.And not only has he missed it, he thinks he might have knocked it
:07:01. > :07:04.safe. He was on the blue that he could have them can end the two reds
:07:05. > :07:12.but that was a tough part he took on there. -- a tough pot. He wasn't too
:07:13. > :07:19.far away. The chance was there, now it is Neil 's chance.
:07:20. > :07:56.If Neil Potts the black, he will go 7-3 in front.
:07:57. > :08:02.It looks as if the Black will be available all the red that he will
:08:03. > :08:06.need, that will be next to it. He has a couple -- he is a couple away
:08:07. > :08:20.from another frame. He has definitely been the most
:08:21. > :08:23.consistent, goes without saying, but it's not really his great play that
:08:24. > :08:37.has won it, Stuart has been giving him chances.
:08:38. > :08:45.But it's the Australian that is taking his chances.
:08:46. > :08:52.It's going to be a long way back for Stuart Bingham, but you always feel,
:08:53. > :08:58.as long as you are paying it needs to frames, you are in with a chance.
:08:59. > :09:18.-- your opponent needs two frames. I have not seen the ill played as
:09:19. > :09:28.hard in a snooker match, where his safety has been pretty good.
:09:29. > :09:35.No real big breaks in this frame. The equation is the same. He is
:09:36. > :09:52.winning them. Well done Neil Robertson. Stuart
:09:53. > :10:00.knows now he is in a bit of trouble. Robertson leads 7-3. Then the world
:10:01. > :10:06.number one won the next to move within one frame of victory. Burr
:10:07. > :10:17.then Bingham won the next. Now Robertson 57 behind. This is a pot
:10:18. > :10:31.if he hits it right. It wasn't far away.
:10:32. > :10:49.Well, that was poor cueing from Stuart. Just cued across that one.
:10:50. > :10:54.If there can be a good thing about that shot, for a moment it looked
:10:55. > :11:50.like sticking the pink up as well. But the pink is safe.
:11:51. > :11:54.There is that point situation, Stuart's scored 28 points more than
:11:55. > :12:52.Neil. But he is 8-4 behind. It is essential to get on the top
:12:53. > :12:57.side of the blue and he has played that perfectly. He will be able to
:12:58. > :13:11.get on to the black after this next shot.
:13:12. > :13:16.I wonder if he would play for the pink? That would give him the chance
:13:17. > :13:33.for frame and match. Ooh, I thought he had missed that!
:13:34. > :13:38.Any more pace it wouldn't have dropped. He has a long way to go
:13:39. > :14:00.before he decides to play for the pink off the last red.
:14:01. > :14:06.I think he has just got to keep potting balls and he will be in with
:14:07. > :14:30.a chance of winning the match. Right in the centre of the pocket.
:14:31. > :14:33.Doesn't want to finish straight on this red. Absolutely no way he would
:14:34. > :14:47.be thinking of playing for the pink. Anything but straight and he can
:14:48. > :14:51.drop it in and be on the black. He has got to play it with pace now. It
:14:52. > :15:03.is missable. He is in the driving seat, I think
:15:04. > :15:20.he is going go for it. He played the snooker and hope
:15:21. > :15:38.Stuart will leave the yellow on when he escapes.
:15:39. > :16:03.It won't be a difficult snooker to hit.
:16:04. > :16:10.That is good thinking. He has now got the pink in a position with the
:16:11. > :16:15.black, where the pink is not difficult any more. I didn't even
:16:16. > :16:25.think of that. That was a good shot. Well he is a great thinker, Neil
:16:26. > :16:34.Robertson. He has got him snookered and the black up near the pink.
:16:35. > :16:42.I think the green does pass the black. OK the green's available in
:16:43. > :16:46.the other corner pocket. But that was a good swerve shot. But he was
:16:47. > :16:58.never going to be guaranteed to knock it safe.
:16:59. > :17:07.Oh he will want to it pull up. It hasn't. Might be able to play the
:17:08. > :17:22.snooker here. Bringing the green away from the
:17:23. > :17:35.cushion. That has made it difficult. Not difficult to escape from.
:17:36. > :17:49.Well has he doubled it? Has he fluked it? Hello! Neil didn't see
:17:50. > :17:54.that coming. Well, none of us seen that coming!
:17:55. > :17:58.Just trying to get a half ball contact and knock it safe. But it is
:17:59. > :18:41.safe in that little pocket. In coming just at the right time for
:18:42. > :18:47.Stuart Bingham and it keeps him in this semi final. But he is still 8-5
:18:48. > :18:53.behind. Bingham fighting back. He took frame 14 with a break of 86.
:18:54. > :18:59.Next the Englishman back at the table with a healthy lead. There is
:19:00. > :19:06.a possible plant, the reds are apart, but a possible plant.
:19:07. > :19:14.Oh, this is much too hard. It is a chance for Neil Robertson. He hasn't
:19:15. > :19:21.had a chance in the last three frames. He had a slight chance in
:19:22. > :19:22.frame 13, where he was 44 points on the board. This is the first real
:19:23. > :19:44.chance help has had to win a frame. A very good angle. Any sort of kiss
:19:45. > :20:11.on these reds if it goes nicely, he has an excellent chance.
:20:12. > :20:20.Obviously, one of the reds pots. He can maybe start clearing the reds as
:20:21. > :20:37.he pots this. Wrong side of the blue and may have
:20:38. > :20:45.to take the pink. Just over five hours for this
:20:46. > :21:13.fascinating semi final. He will be OK when the pink goes
:21:14. > :21:19.back on to its spot. That red to the right of it will still be available.
:21:20. > :21:25.Looking at the other four though, they're all covered. So a good angle
:21:26. > :21:47.needed after this red. A key shot coming up. This could be
:21:48. > :21:52.a match-winner if it works out. And Stuart, well all he can do is sit
:21:53. > :22:09.and hope that somehow the cannon doesn't work out for Neil.
:22:10. > :22:26.That wobbled a few times! Let's have another look at this one. Three or
:22:27. > :22:31.four times it wobbled! Not easy this next red. He will have to play it
:22:32. > :22:49.quite firm. It is there. Now can he get into the
:22:50. > :22:54.next red? He is hoping the pink spot is covered. Because it means that
:22:55. > :23:18.red's available. The yellow is the only available
:23:19. > :23:36.spot. I think the reds may be available.
:23:37. > :24:02.He would like one of them to pot in the right middle pocket.
:24:03. > :24:18.This is still Bingham's last hope, I think. He knows, Stuart knows there
:24:19. > :24:20.is a bit of pressure on this one. He is one of the best potters in the
:24:21. > :24:34.game, is Neil. It is a big shot and it's not there.
:24:35. > :24:40.He thought he would knock one in. So it is not all over just yet for
:24:41. > :24:48.Stuart Bingham. That red will pass the yellow. If he can get a red,
:24:49. > :24:55.black, he can get on to that last red.
:24:56. > :25:18.And he has got the perfect angle to leave that red.
:25:19. > :25:24.He has missed all the colours - he couldn't have played it any better.
:25:25. > :26:04.That is about perfect. A low will come up onto the pink
:26:05. > :26:12.long as he doesn't screw up into the middle pocket, I think he's OK.
:26:13. > :26:49.Neil Robertson was a fraction away from being in the final.
:26:50. > :27:01.Well, we were expecting a mini comeback, but this is something
:27:02. > :27:07.special now. Four frames in a row all won by Stuart Bingham. He is
:27:08. > :27:09.still in this UK championship still has another frame to win to draw
:27:10. > :27:21.level. A break of 107 pleated and amazing
:27:22. > :27:23.fight back, winning five frames on the bounce. Into the deciding frame.
:27:24. > :27:34.Robertson at the table. Believe it or not, it's the pocket
:27:35. > :27:39.that he will board the red in to clinch the semifinal. Can he get it
:27:40. > :27:47.this time? Right in the centre of the pocket! That was a brilliant
:27:48. > :27:53.shot. His mum Alison, applauding it. Stuart Bingham, you have put up
:27:54. > :27:59.one of the best comebacks I have ever seen in the UK championship.
:28:00. > :28:09.But the red might just be the shot that votes kneel in the final. --
:28:10. > :28:12.votes kneel in the final. Yes, we may see a little celebration from
:28:13. > :28:15.kneel here if he comes through this match. I think in respect to
:28:16. > :28:30.steward, he doesn't deserve... He must be delighted, Neil
:28:31. > :28:34.Robertson, he is always gracious in victory and defeat, but Stuart
:28:35. > :28:41.Bingham, you have put up some fight him.
:28:42. > :28:55.I thought he had missed! Getting too excited here!
:28:56. > :29:02.I don't know whether he heard me there! I think he said, Dennis is
:29:03. > :29:06.getting too excited! Sorry about that Neil!
:29:07. > :29:30.This is frame and match all. -- frame and match ball.
:29:31. > :29:39.He is just cleared a foul, so even if he had parted the red, it
:29:40. > :29:40.wouldn't have mattered. Neil immediately stood up and declared
:29:41. > :29:55.that he fouled the brown. That was where he wobbled the red,
:29:56. > :30:02.and you can see, he was just hiding from the referee, but straightaway
:30:03. > :30:09.he points to it. We can't have another twist, surely! He is going
:30:10. > :30:15.to have to play the plant, but I'm sure he is worried about knocking
:30:16. > :30:21.both reds in Surrey couldn't win. -- so he couldn't win. If he plays the
:30:22. > :30:28.plant, to hope only one the Redskins in.
:30:29. > :30:38.Really surprised didn't just roll it in but has he got away with it?
:30:39. > :30:43.Believe it or not, he has got away with it. Once he missed the plant,
:30:44. > :30:47.you would've thought would be all over. But how can you knock both
:30:48. > :30:59.reds safe from there? He is looking to see the red would
:31:00. > :31:08.pass the yellow, but surely not. He only needs one red.
:31:09. > :31:25.Bringing the yellow out could be a mistake.
:31:26. > :31:30.Every single shot that is played now is just pure pressure. Even this one
:31:31. > :31:39.now that stood Bingham is faced with. He will be thinking about
:31:40. > :31:45.bringing the yellow interplay. Read will possibly push past the middle
:31:46. > :31:53.pocket. He is staying positive, he's going to have a go.
:31:54. > :32:05.Where is the cue ball? He has got it safe again! Absolutely amazing! He
:32:06. > :32:13.took the plant on, missed it, left them safe, took the difficult read
:32:14. > :32:16.on, missed it, left safe. He would have had to have popped the black
:32:17. > :32:47.otherwise he would have needed a snooker.
:32:48. > :32:57.If that redheads gone in, Stuart was left with the difficult black. Then
:32:58. > :33:03.he would have needed a snooker. But as it is, it still alive, this
:33:04. > :33:15.deciding frame. He has put one of the reds safe but
:33:16. > :33:22.he has sacrificed that by leaving the other one. So he has missed an
:33:23. > :33:24.easy plant. He has missed a difficult read. What can you do with
:33:25. > :33:39.this? He may be pretty pleased he has put
:33:40. > :33:46.that red safe now. That was a good pot under the circumstances. He was
:33:47. > :33:52.trying to pot this, leave one of the two reds but it doesn't have an
:33:53. > :34:14.angle on the blackboard. -- the black ball.
:34:15. > :34:33.He has to put a colour to stay in the frame now.
:34:34. > :34:40.Well, is he just going to bring this raid into play and get behind the
:34:41. > :34:51.black? Is he thinking of taking the double on? He is looking at the
:34:52. > :34:56.double. Do I don't I? He would love to take a double on, wouldn't he?
:34:57. > :35:04.But he knows he can get back behind the black and keep it tight. If he
:35:05. > :35:13.doesn't play, Neil can put the reds in baulk.
:35:14. > :35:27.I think there is value in the double.
:35:28. > :35:36.In goes the double, and he is on the black, he is looking at the
:35:37. > :35:40.scoreboard, he can roll it in, but this lack has to go in. -- this
:35:41. > :35:50.black. All he can do is roll this and hope
:35:51. > :36:10.he puts it. That looks good to me! That amazing, the tension. What a
:36:11. > :36:27.pot that was. So 38 points behind. This was tough, he would have known
:36:28. > :36:55.before we did that was in. He can't play safe office because he
:36:56. > :37:07.will bring the other red interplay. -- into play. He might be forced to
:37:08. > :37:16.play the part. -- play the pot. Can't really play safe off this
:37:17. > :37:29.raid, can cos he will bring it into play. We will find out.
:37:30. > :37:38.Played it very well! OK, he was and expecting to get the snooker but
:37:39. > :37:48.what a terrific shot Neil Robertson has pulled off. -- wasn't expecting
:37:49. > :37:54.to. The little flick on the black just helped him, but I suppose, to
:37:55. > :37:59.be fair, he had a go at a plant and knocked both reds safe, Neil played
:38:00. > :38:04.so well, he deserved the little flick. When he missed it he
:38:05. > :38:31.thought... Both reds ran safe! If you missed the red, you would be
:38:32. > :38:42.42 behind with 43 on the table. Can he knock it safe?
:38:43. > :38:55.Two cushions, he would send the red into the green.
:38:56. > :39:04.Maybe he can't get through to it. This is unbelievable. In fairness, a
:39:05. > :39:11.deserved it, without kissing the back exactly half ball, Stuart Eggen
:39:12. > :39:18.wouldn't have in snooker. -- Stuart Bingham. I would rather play wins it
:39:19. > :39:21.on merit. If he can see enough of the red he will try and double it
:39:22. > :39:29.into the other kit. This could put him in the final.
:39:30. > :39:40.He has decided just to flick off it, and it is for the yellow interplay.
:39:41. > :40:05.-- it has brought the yellow into play.
:40:06. > :40:20.You're kidding, he has played the double again. This is a tempter,
:40:21. > :40:27.though. We are looking at one of the game's and greatest long putters in
:40:28. > :40:36.Niall Paterson. This would put him in the final.
:40:37. > :40:48.You could hear a pin drop! What an evening's snooker they have
:40:49. > :41:06.witnessed. Well, you can see where he has put
:41:07. > :41:12.the cue ball. He had a bit of safety in mind and he didn't really give
:41:13. > :41:18.the pocket a chance. And he has left a possible cut in. The only problem,
:41:19. > :41:25.if he plays it plain ball, he will be kissing into the pink or black.
:41:26. > :41:40.He needs a good kiss there if he is going to need a kiss. But it is OK.
:41:41. > :41:47.Well, Neil only had a go at that red, had a bit of safety in mind.
:41:48. > :42:05.Maybe he would have better have just tried to knock it in, instead of
:42:06. > :42:08.forcing it in. Where the red is, Neil is still favourite. If Stuart
:42:09. > :42:27.can get close to the middle pocket. He could do with a kiss, but not
:42:28. > :42:33.that one. Well, look at the colours now. It is a red ball fight. Whoever
:42:34. > :42:52.pots the red you would fancy to win this semi final.
:42:53. > :43:01.Where is the red going? Has he stuck it up or has he covered it slightly
:43:02. > :43:06.again? An anxious look from Stuart, an anxious look from Neil. Can he
:43:07. > :43:20.see it direct, or is he going to have the bend it? It must be tight.
:43:21. > :43:28.It is one of those if he plays it with a touch of side the in on the
:43:29. > :43:37.middle pocket could be on. He can't pot it without side. He has got to
:43:38. > :43:48.bend it and take the risk and let the white run wherever it wants to.
:43:49. > :44:00.What a great shot! Well, Stuart Bingham, you've given us one of the
:44:01. > :44:04.best semi finals I have seen for many a year here in the UK
:44:05. > :44:15.Championship. What is Neil feeling like inside
:44:16. > :44:28.now? Luckily for Neil, he has got a day
:44:29. > :44:34.off to recover from this semi final and he is going to need it. Because
:44:35. > :44:42.Stuart Bingham has really put the number one through the ringer.
:44:43. > :44:57.The reason he is number one in the world is because of what he has done
:44:58. > :45:08.in this deciding frame. In the past, we have seen Neil give it the old
:45:09. > :45:11.fist pump. But he has not done it here because he has been involved in
:45:12. > :45:20.a cracking semi final. Stuart comes to the table. But
:45:21. > :45:26.barring a load of snookers, it is the world number one that gets
:45:27. > :45:33.himself into the fist ever, or his first ever UK final.
:45:34. > :46:04.40 points the difference. Just 25 on the table.
:46:05. > :46:22.At the moment Stuart needs four four point snookers. Pots the green, pots
:46:23. > :46:49.the brown he will have a snooker behind the black.
:46:50. > :46:57.Well he doesn't want to leave the arena after that fight back. But he
:46:58. > :47:07.has played a clever shot. If he doesn't hit the blue, he will leave
:47:08. > :47:10.a free ball. He could play two cushions rather than one. At least
:47:11. > :47:33.then he will hit the pink or blue. He needs three snookers, maybe he
:47:34. > :47:36.might... No, I thought he was going to go and shake hands. Three snooker
:47:37. > :47:52.to tie at the moment. That is the one and Neil turns to
:47:53. > :47:57.Stuart Bingham. What a fantastic semi final we have had here. That is
:47:58. > :48:03.Neil's mother, she is relieved. But he kept his cool and he has seen
:48:04. > :48:10.that fight back from Stuart Bingham. It was anyone's decide Ig frame. But
:48:11. > :48:13.the Australian was too strong and is in his first ever UK final.
:48:14. > :48:26.Congratulations to both players. What a semi we have had.
:48:27. > :48:39.Gutted. Absolutely gutted. Well, dead and buried, 8-3. Tried to make
:48:40. > :48:45.the score look respectable. Sort of come back well. But... Words can't
:48:46. > :48:52.describe it at the moment. It's just a sour taste in my mouth. I didn't
:48:53. > :48:56.really have a shot. I didn't do much wrong. I stayed calm in the decider.
:48:57. > :49:01.There is not too many players could have stayed as calm as I was in that
:49:02. > :49:06.last frame. I thought I played a good last frame and proud with the
:49:07. > :49:13.way I played it. I thought I played a good frame. But I mean I got to
:49:14. > :49:20.congratulate Stuart, coming back from 8-3 to 8-8. What a brilliant
:49:21. > :49:24.semi final. So it will be Australia versus England in the final on
:49:25. > :49:32.Sunday. Neil Robertson plays the winner of match between Mark Selby
:49:33. > :49:35.and Ricky Walden. Live coverage on BBC1. From all of us here, good
:49:36. > :49:38.night.