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Good evening. There were a few sharp intakes of that this time last night

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as Judd Trump was waving goodbye and so was Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, after

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missing the black on a maximum break. Would there be any seismic

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events like that today? As the last 16 men standing in this year's

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United Kingdom Championship got under way in round four, there were

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a few tremors but none involving the world number

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a few tremors but none involving the world number one. Mark Selby, who

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might have gone out to Jenny Jones in the previous round, was taking no

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chances against Dechawat Poomjaeng. A barrage of breaks. 6-1, emphatic

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doesn't even cover it. That is probably as good as I have played

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for a long time, especially consistently, frame after frame. I

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came out thinking I was on a lifeline and had no right to still

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be in the tournament. I should have been going home and here I am in the

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last 16. I relaxed and played my own game and I seemed to play really

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well. And upset on the other table. David Grace had not won a match for

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a while but a victory over the former UK champion, the world number

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one the lowest ranked player from the UK left. The number of times he

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missed and got away with it was incredible. It is very difficult to

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take. That is the way the game goes sometimes but really disappointing.

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Definitely, obviously down to the stage it was on. A massive crowd and

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a lot of people from Yorkshire. Just can't believe it. David into his

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first ever major quarterfinal. He puts his good form into the fact

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that he is happy away from the table as well. He is getting hitched next

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year on the last weekend in April. A significant year, the last weekend

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of the World Championships. Will he get there? A good problem to have,

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isn't it? It is hard to believe it is fully seven years ago that we

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were watching a classic championship final between Shaun Murphy and Marco

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Foo, which ultimately turned on a fluke. It is hard to believe that

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tonight is the 15th time these two have met since that epic night.

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Tricky character, Marco Foo. One of the game's test players. Probably a

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little bit underrated, with his game and visibility -- Marco Fu. Perhaps

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underachieved a little bit, if truth be told. Should have one more

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tournaments than he has? In the last five seasons also has become one of

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the most astute tactical players on tour. If you put those two things

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together, you've got a very good match on your hands. And of course

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we played each other in the final here seven years ago, which I came

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through the winner in the last frame. I salute the match ball to

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win on the pink, missed it, went around the house and into the middle

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pocket. Last year he beat me in another decider, I played a black

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the yellow and finished the Hind blew, it was a shot that wasn't on.

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If you tried to put the white hair, it would be very difficult --

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If you tried to put the white hair, finished behind blue. It is a match

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to forget -- tried to put the white there. I hope the number before mine

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has a six next to it. I don't there. I hope the number before mine

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what Marco gets, as long as it is not a six. Marco is extremely good,

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I think tonight will be a close game. Two classy guys on and away

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from the table and it will surely produce some quality snooker. We are

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into the second, no score so far and commentary this evening from Stephen

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Hendry and Willie Thorne. He hid it quite well. The first opportunity

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for Shaun Murphy. That was a little bit careless, that

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from Shaun Murphy. He is two or three inches short with that cue

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ball. The position is not straightforward.

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Still a couple of loose threads. If he feels there is a way of getting

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into the pack you will do but it is not a good angle to go into the

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pack. Finishing anywhere above the pink spot. No problem, but still the

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two loose reds available. If he is going to play into the

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bunch he has to hit the joint. He is not going to push through the pack

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if he catches one. It is almost as if he is going to play at the pink.

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That is the direction is going to take the cue ball. Interesting in a

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couple of shots' time if he does play that shot because that is what

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Stephen as saying. That is the gap he needs. That is the gap he wants,

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because that will push reds out into open play normally very proficient

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with the wrist. Perfect here. That does surprise me.

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I thought it was perfect. He is going to do it this time.

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I don't think there are any plants available, so there is still that

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gap between the first two reds above the gap. The gap in those two, and

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he is bound to be on something. APPLAUSE House suite was the gap

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there. Absolutely plumb. Absolutely right in the middle of them. Very

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unlucky, as Stephen Mansion, to push away to the side. But he is

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right-handed so if he pushes through it shouldn't be too much a problem

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as Stephen -- as Stephen mentioned. Well, last night, if you were

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watching, maximum break was missed at the very last shot. You have to

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say, that red on the right-hand cushion is another chance. Last year

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he could have had four, he made one and missed on the colours. That is

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how well he was playing in the German Masters last year. He now

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knows he is playing for the 147. That is what you need to do when you

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break for the maximum, always finish higher.

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The two reds to the right of the pink, if you could count on those it

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would be perfect. He will play the red into the same pocket as the

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black. He is playing more conservative break-building at the

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moment. There is going to have to be a cannon played at some stage. It is

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a big target, you would say. He has the one in the middle, and

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that is what he would need. He would need to be on at three quarters ball

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rather than straight. It may even, because it is frame over, he could

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take the risk of bringing the red into play. He probably won't play

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that. He will just play for the one in the middle.

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This red puts the frame safe. So now, after that he will definitely

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100% be going for the 147. APPLAUSE It is a little bit risky, I

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don't think he can generate enough pace. He took the risk, he took the

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risk, and that may have turned out to be perfect. The key thing there

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was getting the white away from the cushion and he has done that. What a

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was getting the white away from the horrible kick. What a shame, the

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fantastic rate of 80. Marco Fu wants to carry on for a little bit. But

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barring snookers, he would have levelled. The world number one

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pushed on there to win the next frame as well. As we go into the

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last four interval, 20 points to the good. Decided to play the thickest

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edge. Hoping to make contact with the black, but look where the white

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has finished. He played the shot absolutely perfect. If Shaun Murphy

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can't see this, he will put it back in again. I'm just looking down the

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line, and I think there's a little bit of this red sticking out. It is

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one of those. If you hit as much as you can see, you pot it. And also,

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it is one of those who dare not let your opponent play. That's exactly

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what I was thinking, it's horrible. Does it pot? If you say you refuse

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it and it does go, your opponent will step in and potted and win the

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frame, how would you feel? -- pot it. It is one of those, if the white

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was a few inches off you could guarantee of potting it but it is

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too near the cushion. You play with a little left-hand, but he has to

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hit this claim ball and just missed the red by an absolute cigarette

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paper -- plain ball. I don't know whether we can get directly down the

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line, it looks on from that angle. Shaun Murphy doesn't believe so.

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Shaun Murphy covering his eyes because he knows this is a possible

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pot for Marco. He has come around to see of the black goes, so he must

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think it pops. Interesting to see Shaun Murphy's reaction of this goes

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in. APPLAUSE

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Well, that is a very bad misjudgement from Shaun Murphy.

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Because Marco did not have any hesitation. Shaun Murphy had two or

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three good looks at that. Marco Fu got in and went for the black. That

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time, when we weren't sure, he got down straightaway. What an

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opportunity this is. Certainly the more pleased of the two players will

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be Marco Fu, because Shaun Murphy has really dominated this first

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session. Also relieved, Marco Fu, having

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missed the black off this spot in this frame. It is nice to get a

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reprieve. He is asking the cue ball to be

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cleaned, so we can give him the benefit of the doubt there was a bad

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contact. It did stop the pace of the cue ball. And if he is dead straight

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in this yellow, it is no good. The pink to the left centre, as to

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avoid cannon. Well played. Playing to get on to the blue, but I

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don't think he has the angle to get to the next red.

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But now, the brown. To leave Shaun Murphy with sneakers. -- snookers.

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The amount of players who pot that ball and then forget about it,

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leaving their opponent with snookers. Making sure they don't

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come back, and that is perfect. It is a good match so far. Shaun Murphy

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will be disappointed not to have taken that long read on. And 49 and

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counting coming from that red he refused to take on. -- long red.

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Hindsight is obviously a wonderful thing. And this was the red again.

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He missed the red by a quarter of an inch and almost potted it too

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thick. The game is all about fractions. But yes, it is strange

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how two different players can see a shot so different league. Another

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fine mess. This is fabulous, it doesn't get

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much better than theirs. This packed auditorium. -- than this.

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The four colours for a century. That is the only thing that has been

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missing in this opening frame, is a century. An extra ?20 on top of the

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?11,000 we have already given. Excellent, 104 from nowhere. Shaun

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Murphy refusing to take the long one, Marco Fu deciding to take it on

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and it proved decisive. We are level at two -2. They shared the next two.

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Murphy with his highest break so far of 83 along the way before the Hong

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Kong player regained the lead at four -3 with a 68 contribution. Here

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we are in the eighth. Murphy at the table, 11 points behind.

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Didn't want to kiss the green, but it has a good cue ball.

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not about teaching it, it is getting it safe. He did not kiss the black

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on the right-hand side. -- hitting it.

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Nice pot, a lovely angle on the pink.

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It looks like, for the first time in this match, someone is going to have

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an advantage and what a good time to do it. Worrying times for Shaun

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Murphy. It was not the most comfortable of pots. Just the

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green, as said before, make sure you pot the brown and blue to stop Shaun

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coming back to the table. This will be very disappointing for

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Shaun because he has had a couple of chances in this round. As Stephen

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just mentioned, it is to frame deficit for the first time in this

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match. A bit of a trick shot there. Nothing of any significance in that

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frame but Marco Fu will be deleted. There is daylight now. --

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delighted. Back into the frame we go. Marco Fu has been very

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fortunate. I did not see that coming at all.

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That is twice that he has had the opportunity. Marco Fu is usually the

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best at closing matches but not tonight. One lifeline for Shaun

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Murphy supporters. Here you can see Shaun Murphy in

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full flow. The last three or four frames, he has not been in the

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rhythm. It is a big ask to win the frame at this visit. Where the reds

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are, he can certainly get great and it. If he puts his remaining four

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reds. -- pots. He could do with a slight pain on

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this red. -- hang. The problems start after this red

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and black. He would like to be level with the

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black on the other side of it, he would like to point the black in the

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left corner. It is a matter of stunning the left cue ball from the

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other pocket. He cannot get there from this angle so he needs to play

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this little bit off-pace. Deadweight, that is in.

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Well, that is good news for Marco through the fact that he has pushed

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the pink safe. -- Marco Fu. Slightly more difficult, the fact that he is

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at this angle. I can't believe I can going to say this, but he needs to

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play a safety of the pink. I hadn't thought of that, where did you come

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up with that from? That is what happens when you are a commentator.

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You are very negative, aren't you? Excellent safety shot. This is not

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straightforward, this safety. You need to miss the kiss the yellow if

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you are playing the read up -- the red up and down.

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where he is now. How he plays get, that is the problem. It is the

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slide. It is a free ball that will take the pink into the pocket. No

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pressure on the pink. All he could even take the black. Black is

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certainly be easier shot. Just a matter of whether you want to roll

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it in deadweight. Well played, Marco. Just the red

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needed. Shaun will be disappointed because he is killing the ball as

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well as can be. -- queueing. That should reframe and match ball. The

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first half of the match, the standard was very high. It dipped a

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little bit towards the latter stages but still very good performance from

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Marco Fu. He will be very disappointed going

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into the Christmas period, he would have wanted to get into the later

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stages of this tournament. Marco Fu is playing better than I have ever

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seen him. He is a little scrappy but he is playing as well as he was a

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few years ago. A break of 50 daily on from Marco.

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Marco Fu goes into the quarter finals. He wins five frames to four.

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I had a chance in the second frame and I was very happy in the into

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bowl. Somewhere in the middle of the game I kept losing the cue ball but

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Marco won a couple of friends that I didn't think he would and that makes

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the difference. We played really well at the beginning. A very

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high-quality match, especially at the beginning. The first half of the

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match. Towards the end I saw the winning light and I felt a little

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nervous and Shaun was under a bit of pressure as well. I think the game

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went a little bit scrappy, we missed a few too many towards the end. Over

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all I am quite happy with the way I was playing. Marco is now the world

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's number 14 and is now the top ranked player. It is really open in

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the top half of the draw. What other match also brought back some

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interesting memories because it is where players were thumped. Since

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then, he is one of the most improved players on the circuit. He is up

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against a 20-year-old player and there is a lot of talent. What a

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topsy-turvy game this was. Selt did four in a row.

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17 ahead but 22 remaining. A good shot, a very good shot. He has got

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the snooker or he is very close to it. He has made that mistake before,

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knocking the pink safe. It will make difficult for Luca.

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He doesn't really want to knock the brown anywhere near the pink for

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obvious reasons. Well then, because of that, he

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obvious reasons. Well then, because shot. His long pot has not been

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obvious reasons. Well then, because he find one? He did and he has

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finished perfectly on the blue to run this pink away from the

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cushion. Well, here we go. There will be wondering, as Luca pots the

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pink, in goes the pink and this looks absolutely inch perfect for

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the black. That is absolutely superb. And in goes the black! He

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was unlucky to knock the yellow in. We have a game again. The more late

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night tension tonight. In frame ten it is Luca who has it all to do. 52

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points behind. That was the most ridiculous plot. -- pot. There is no

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other reason sometimes. It was certainly all or nothing. Now what

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an opportunity. Not a straightforward cannon. There

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is a loose thread available in the left corner. Obviously one of the

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bottom reds will go. There are two reds on the bottom side. I can still

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stunned that first shot. He felt he could not get a good safety and went

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for it. This could level the match and take us into a decider. I did

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not see this coming. As he pots this red, they all become available. Just

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one awkward red which you could possibly play to cannon of the black

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here and now. Is it too risky? He decided he didn't have the right

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angle. The fact that he just had the one on the right to play for, is

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going to leave it till a bit later. Of course, he is going to accrue

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more points and get himself back into the frame this way. That is not

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the best shot. No, he has played that carelessly he is not want that

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angle on the pink. As we said before, he has a lot of ability and

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he has played that absolutely superbly. Well, can he avoid the

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cannon here? I don't think he can. He has taken these remarkably well

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under the circumstances but it is all point to boil down to the last

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red, I think. It is a funny game, it has always been the same. You can't

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drop your guard for a minute. He has got a nice big leaves, he has got

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his opponent in trouble. The only problem with that as he does not

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have any angle on the black. -- a nice big lead. Crossing the black

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like that, is he thinking of eight -- double. Has it good sleeper? --

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has he got a snooker? Just when he needed so as precision to cope with

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the last awkward red, he could not find it. Marco one can get through

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to this red, but can he? -- Selt. Not a guaranteed safety.

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He got the double kiss. Where is the Red going? I think he can get past

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the green. Well, unbelievable. When you do that, you wish you had gone

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for it. There is always that danger when you are playing the double

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kiss. Whatever he needs and including the double pink. Just over

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hit back -- back slightly. That will be the end. What is at way this will

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be to finish. I'm sure that when Selt left that last red over the

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middle he thought he was going into a decider. Now he has got a 5-point

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lead and he needs up to and including the blue. I bet he can not

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believe he has got this chance. Sitting in this chair, looking at

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the red in the pocket, he must have thought this was it. It has been

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that the above match. Everytime you think you can predict what is going

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to, it goes the other way. No excuse now. Brown and blue, a place in the

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quarter-final. It is a formality. He is on the blue and he will be mighty

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relieved. It can every credit. He looked a little bit tentative, a bit

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negative in this play. He came back after the midsession interval all

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guns blazing. It was a match of the Mac harps. -- two halves. Max is

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into the quarter-final. Tomorrow, we are going to complete the

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quarter-final line up in a championship that has forced lower

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French players into the championship. It is new territory

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for Tom Ford. Australian Open runner up Martin Gold is now the outlaw,

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the comeback kid. That is the championship. We are live at one

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o'clock. It is a bruiser of a contest. Robinson against Maguire.

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Until then it is good night. Who is this dangerous renegade,

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this maverick,

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