0:00:43 > 0:00:53MUSIC
0:01:07 > 0:01:13Good evening from the Barbican Centre in York, home of the United
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Kingdom Championships, snooker's first major of the season. If you
0:01:17 > 0:01:23were with us at 7pm on BBC Two, you will know Ronnie Sullivan, the
0:01:23 > 0:01:27runaway favourite was in an intriguing match against the lowest
0:01:27 > 0:01:32ranked player left, Sunny Akani, the world number 84 from Thailand.
0:01:32 > 0:01:39Incredible match. We will show you it in a moment after a quick look at
0:01:39 > 0:01:45how the other results are shaping the quarterfinal line-up. Shaun
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Murphy, the only other surviving member of the top 16 to make it this
0:01:49 > 0:01:55far. No surprises, a 6-1 win over Ricky Walden. Has been good to see
0:01:55 > 0:02:01him on the comeback trail after a year of back problems but Shaun
0:02:01 > 0:02:07Murphy is through to the quarters.I played nicely. A few shots here and
0:02:07 > 0:02:12there that didn't go to plan and on another day, Ricky, being more
0:02:12 > 0:02:17clinical might have punished me and we might still have been playing.
0:02:17 > 0:02:24The game turns on a little mistake here or there and I have lost
0:02:24 > 0:02:28matches from 3-1 ahead, 4-1 ahead and you can never afford to take
0:02:28 > 0:02:43your foot off the gas.A tortuous first part of the match for Xiao
0:02:43 > 0:02:54Guodong and Martin Gould.I made a good start. And then other than
0:02:54 > 0:03:00that, I think it was a case of neither of us really got going. The
0:03:00 > 0:03:09last two frames were good from my perspective making two, 60s. There
0:03:09 > 0:03:15was a couple of sticky one I managed to pots, which I did feel like my
0:03:15 > 0:03:20elbow was coming out a little bit. But it is nice to be in the
0:03:20 > 0:03:25quarterfinals.He awaits the winner of this match and everyone expected
0:03:25 > 0:03:30Ronnie O'Sullivan to cruise through against Sunny Akani Thailand.
0:03:30 > 0:03:37Everyone except for his .com who travels with him. But he beat Barry
0:03:37 > 0:03:44Hawkins in the last round and he started off in the most amazing
0:03:44 > 0:03:51self-possessed form and took the first two frames. Ronnie hit back
0:03:51 > 0:03:55after the interval. Watching this contest is Stephen Hendry and Dennis
0:03:55 > 0:03:56Taylor.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12COMMENTATOR: Ronnie is getting frustrated now, he wants this match
0:04:12 > 0:04:23over with.I think this is a more important frame for the young Thai
0:04:23 > 0:04:27player, led 2-0.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35What a debut this would be.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Longest frame of the match so far and what an important shot this
0:04:55 > 0:05:09series. It was close, but look at the cue ball. He took the double on,
0:05:09 > 0:05:16but he knew he was coming towards the pink and black.
0:05:28 > 0:05:37He needs the three colours. If he pots the blue and pink, Ronnie can
0:05:37 > 0:05:40still tie with the black.
0:06:15 > 0:06:21Not very good. He doesn't want to look. Look at that smile, but
0:06:21 > 0:06:28nothing for Ronnie to smile at. That was unfortunate after that horrific
0:06:28 > 0:06:34pot on the blue. He might be able to get a snooker back if he just clips
0:06:34 > 0:06:40the pink, half ball. If he doesn't, he could leave the pink. Got to be
0:06:40 > 0:06:51very precise. Does this pink go into the corner? If not, he can get the
0:06:51 > 0:06:56snooker in behind the black. He needs the pink and black does Sunny
0:06:56 > 0:07:04Akani. If he doesn't fancy the pots, he can quite easily screw in behind
0:07:04 > 0:07:10the black. He is very close to the pink. Don't thing he will push it.
0:07:28 > 0:07:37He went for the parts. A bit unlucky not to be on the black. Could quite
0:07:37 > 0:07:41easily have made the snooker there.
0:07:54 > 0:08:03He's gone for the safety shot. He hasn't. He was looking for the black
0:08:03 > 0:08:09to be tight on the baulk cushion. But this is far from easy.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21Wasn't easy. Where is the cue ball going?
0:08:27 > 0:08:38He's looking at the potting angle. Got to be potting the black into the
0:08:38 > 0:08:45pocket that Ronnie is sitting behind.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58Ronnie won the two frames before the mid-session interval but now he is
0:08:58 > 0:09:07back in the league 3-2. Majestic shot and Sunny Akani forged
0:09:07 > 0:09:14ahead. Playing fearless snooker. This wasn't in the script. Once
0:09:14 > 0:09:22again, a Sullivan made up the two frame deficit to level up at 4-4. So
0:09:22 > 0:09:30here we are again, Ronnie to play. COMMENTATOR: Hang on, it can you get
0:09:30 > 0:09:38your breath? Sunny Akani, can't get his breath.
0:09:38 > 0:09:45He didn't have time to finish his water. He thought he would be
0:09:45 > 0:09:51sitting for a while. Have a look at what he did with the cue ball.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04APPLAUSE
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Managed to flick the black and stay on it. But these sort of things
0:10:12 > 0:10:17happen when you do what Ronnie has just done. You shouldn't have been
0:10:17 > 0:10:22anywhere near the middle with the cue ball. You just sense sometimes,
0:10:22 > 0:10:31when that sort of thing happens, when things can change around again
0:10:31 > 0:10:38and he has won the last two to level at 4-4, but what a chance early in
0:10:38 > 0:10:41this frame for this young Thai player.
0:11:10 > 0:11:19How well did he play back? Looking at that smile, he can't believe he
0:11:19 > 0:11:26hasn't finished on a red because that last shot, he couldn't have
0:11:26 > 0:11:34played it any better. He hit the pink, full-ball, scattered The reds.
0:11:34 > 0:11:40Absolutely landed on nothing.
0:11:47 > 0:11:53Hang on, is there a gap? Does the red go?
0:12:08 > 0:12:14He is still smiling to himself. He can't believe where the ball has
0:12:14 > 0:12:25finished up. He is having the cue ball cleaned. There doesn't look to
0:12:25 > 0:12:30be a gap. He could play the other one at the other end of the table.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33But because he is playing such a good shot when he's playing the
0:12:33 > 0:12:38reds, he wants to take something on. He must feel like he can see enough
0:12:38 > 0:12:40of this.
0:12:58 > 0:13:11Well done. Well done. There must only just have been enough pass the
0:13:11 > 0:13:13pink.
0:13:16 > 0:13:25Need to watch those reds. He's leaning over there. Well clear.
0:13:35 > 0:13:41I will tell you what, Stephen, this boy has a lot of bottle?Twice he
0:13:41 > 0:13:45has been two frames ahead and twice Ronnie O'Sullivan has come back to
0:13:45 > 0:13:58make it level. He just keeps powering forward. Clumsy cue ball.
0:13:58 > 0:14:12Shouldn't be a problem. Should be able to get on a red. In between
0:14:12 > 0:14:16green and brown, right-hand side. Just make sure he plays it with
0:14:16 > 0:14:25enough pace. Has gone the other way. He keeps going to the opposite way
0:14:25 > 0:14:33to the one I suggest. You just played the shot you see. This will
0:14:33 > 0:14:46be a nice, just to get through. Has he gone too far? Perfect. What a
0:14:46 > 0:14:50chance to go 5-4 up.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03You can tell there is a little bit of tension creeping in. When he
0:15:03 > 0:15:11played to get on the blue, it was Adrenaline centred. Too far. That is
0:15:11 > 0:15:20tight. He is smiling to himself, but that was very careless. He had so
0:15:20 > 0:15:26much margin for error.
0:15:32 > 0:15:38I can't believe he's not got on the black. If he does lose this match,
0:15:38 > 0:15:46that is the shot he will remember. Play it with a little trace of side,
0:15:46 > 0:15:57if you are not absolutely sure.It doesn't look on, to me. It is there.
0:15:57 > 0:15:58Panic over.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18No cannon on the pink here.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34Played it well. He wasn't on the black as he intended. Using the pink
0:16:34 > 0:16:37as a stopper.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52I suppose he deserves to win this frame. The shot he played when he
0:16:52 > 0:16:56opened everything up and looked like he didn't drop on one. He deserves
0:16:56 > 0:17:01to win the match because he played this shot to perfection. Hit the
0:17:01 > 0:17:06pink full-ball and looked like he had dropped on nothing but he picked
0:17:06 > 0:17:11one out he could only just get to. It was the control of the cue ball,
0:17:11 > 0:17:17enough action on the cue ball to keep it in the middle of the table.
0:17:17 > 0:17:23That always gives you the best chance of being on a red. When you
0:17:23 > 0:17:26move the cue ball to the corner pockets, that is when you are in
0:17:26 > 0:17:29trouble.
0:17:39 > 0:18:00Look where he has put the cue ball here. He is only a few pots away.
0:18:00 > 0:18:10Definitely feeling the pressure.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18Almost two feet, too far the cue ball has travelled. This is tough.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Great shots, grapeshot!
0:18:25 > 0:18:38Just keeps getting out of position but keeps potting balls. I keep
0:18:38 > 0:18:44waiting for him to show a real weakness and it's not happening.
0:18:44 > 0:18:50Yes, does he realise where he is? He's in the barbican, playing
0:18:50 > 0:18:57probably the world's greatest ever player. And he keeps knocking them
0:18:57 > 0:19:02in. UK championship, second biggest event in our calendar. One good
0:19:02 > 0:19:12pink...
0:19:13 > 0:19:22I am very, very impressed with this young player here. Now then, where
0:19:22 > 0:19:26does the pink go? You would like it to go on the spot, is there enough
0:19:26 > 0:19:44room? Just. It might have caused a bit of a problem. That is the frame
0:19:44 > 0:19:55secure. This is unbelievable, Steve.
0:20:10 > 0:20:18The highest break is 79 in this championship. Looks like he's going
0:20:18 > 0:20:28to that here. What a time to do it. Doesn't matter, he is well past the
0:20:28 > 0:20:33winning post in this frame and this pact barbican won't believe what
0:20:33 > 0:20:36they are seeing here.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55APPLAUSE
0:21:11 > 0:21:14What a performance.
0:21:49 > 0:21:59He's made five centuries this season, eight last season. He's made
0:21:59 > 0:22:0414. That is number 15.
0:22:14 > 0:22:21His highest break as a professional is 125. He could beat that. He won't
0:22:21 > 0:22:26be thinking about that, I am sure, but I am so impressed with this
0:22:26 > 0:22:28young player.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
0:23:12 > 0:23:24So pleased for Sunny Akani. 128 break, Sunny Akani takes the lead
0:23:24 > 0:23:28again to Ronnie O'Sullivan. He needs one frame to cause possibly the
0:23:28 > 0:23:32biggest shock of the tournament so far.
0:23:32 > 0:23:39STUDIO: Said the man who'll idolise as the Rocket has put him in a
0:23:39 > 0:23:43position to knock him out. He has charmed the Barbican crowd tonight
0:23:43 > 0:23:54but can he complete the job in frame Number Ten? Just two red here.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05COMMENTATOR: where is this red going to end up? Automatically down for
0:24:05 > 0:24:10the pink or black.
0:24:15 > 0:24:22What a shot that was. I can see a bit of determination in Ronnie's
0:24:22 > 0:24:29face.Watched this shot, he has an angle. Here comes the cue ball. He
0:24:29 > 0:24:33has been unlucky.
0:24:45 > 0:24:59Doesn't want the red in. I don't think he's got the snooker. He can
0:24:59 > 0:25:03send this across the table, twice across and get the white up towards
0:25:03 > 0:25:08yellow and brown. Will he play it that way? No, he has played it the
0:25:08 > 0:25:16other way. Looks good to me.
0:25:22 > 0:25:27Look where he has put the green.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44It was a tough snooker to get out of.
0:25:54 > 0:26:02Well, another big pressure shots.If he goes for this, you have to go for
0:26:02 > 0:26:08it 100%. Don't play it too hard, just drop it in. You have to be on
0:26:08 > 0:26:21the yellow, green or brown. What a pot. If he is on the low to middle,
0:26:21 > 0:26:27that is possibly the shot. Yellow, then yellow.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36I think I would be playing yellow, stunning across and playing yellow
0:26:36 > 0:26:42to the green pocket.I don't think he has looked up that shot.
0:26:47 > 0:26:55He has played to leave the long yellow. Need to have a lot of
0:26:55 > 0:27:01confidence to leave yourself that shot under these circumstances.It
0:27:01 > 0:27:08is a strange shot choice, very unorthodox. But if the yellow goes
0:27:08 > 0:27:12in, who is to say it is wrong?
0:27:21 > 0:27:34It is there. Left himself on the green. Can he get nicely onto the
0:27:34 > 0:27:49brown here?He must be doing cartwheels inside, Sunny Akani.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02If you are playing an exhibition, you would pot the green and flick
0:28:02 > 0:28:08the blue out and hope to be on the brown. This is not an exhibition.
0:28:19 > 0:28:28The orthodox shot here is top spin two questions. I have given up
0:28:28 > 0:28:36predicting the shots he is going to play. How unlucky can you be! If
0:28:36 > 0:28:47that blue stays over the pocket, he could win the match.Dear, oh dear.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51That is so unfortunate. Because he decided to play that shot because he
0:28:51 > 0:28:57knew if he had a pot at the green and brown he would have a difficult
0:28:57 > 0:28:59blue.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09Is that his chance of winning this match gone?
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Cruel.
0:29:17 > 0:29:24Well, Ronnie can't believe that he's at the table. He knows that the shot
0:29:24 > 0:29:30that his young opponent took on was a brilliant effort, it really was.
0:29:34 > 0:29:43It doesn't matter about that. REFEREE: 12.That should take us
0:29:43 > 0:29:47into a deciding frame. It's one snooker that is needed. What has he
0:29:47 > 0:29:52done there. HAZEL IRVINE: Akani came back.
0:29:52 > 0:30:02O'Sullivan having been so close to defeat, survived to face this, a
0:30:02 > 0:30:08final-frame decider, Akani 13 points behind in it.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13DENNIS TAYLOR:Tension, pressure of a deciding frame. Ronnie's had a
0:30:13 > 0:30:19second bite of the Cherie.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25-- cherry.
0:30:35 > 0:30:48STEPHEN HENDRY: Wasn't the smoothest delivery, the cue. Surely this time.
0:30:48 > 0:30:55Is I suppose nothing is going to surprise us, Dennis, tonight?Yeah,
0:30:55 > 0:31:03nice little cannon required here. He's played it perfectly. He's
0:31:03 > 0:31:08opened most of the game up.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16He would have to do something careless, but we've seen him do that
0:31:16 > 0:31:28in a few of the frames, but he can taste victory here. Yep. If you're
0:31:28 > 0:31:34not absolutely sure, get back up and make sure you have full
0:31:34 > 0:31:43concentration. You know what I mean! Pressure getting to you, Dennis?Do
0:31:43 > 0:31:48you know, my hands are perspiring here. I've enjoyed every minute of
0:31:48 > 0:31:52this match.
0:32:06 > 0:32:11It's harded to see were it can go wrong. The fact he missed that blue
0:32:11 > 0:32:18will make him try even harder, Ronnie, concentrate harder.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30You know what, Dennis, if Ronnie comes through this match I wouldn't
0:32:30 > 0:32:37like to be the player who you play next, when you should have gone out
0:32:37 > 0:32:43you relax the next day and just play incredible snooker.Yeah. I think
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Ronnie will be full of praise for his young opponent here because
0:32:46 > 0:32:49no-one could see this coming.
0:32:51 > 0:32:57While he's got a kick there, he's got a kick which has spoiled the
0:32:57 > 0:33:08position somewhat. Look at the black jump there.Is there one more twist?
0:33:08 > 0:33:13Yeah, one more twist. Can you believe it? What a time to get heavy
0:33:13 > 0:33:18contact. A couple of pots away from winning the match, and he gets a bad
0:33:18 > 0:33:21contact.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36Watch the black jump.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45I think he will be playing the red near the blue spot. He could play
0:33:45 > 0:33:48for the pink, it goes to the right corner, or black to the right
0:33:48 > 0:33:51corner.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13APPLAUSE
0:34:15 > 0:34:22What drama we had in the previous frame. Is there more drama to come
0:34:22 > 0:34:31here? There's one red that's on the side cushion. The other four are
0:34:31 > 0:34:34perfectly placed.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51He just hit that all wrong. OK, potted the black, but he didn't get
0:34:51 > 0:34:59any side on the cue ball to avoid cannoning the reds, but he's
0:34:59 > 0:35:01fortunate, the reds look pretty straight to the yellow pocket.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16He's concentrating so hard on potting the ball that it's taking
0:35:16 > 0:35:24his mind off the position. That's the pressure.Yeah. I mean, if he
0:35:24 > 0:35:29underscrews it he's on the pink. The only way he could go wrong is
0:35:29 > 0:35:34overscrewing it. Now what a pressure pot this is.
0:35:45 > 0:35:52A possible plant. They are just off, so if they're close together he'd
0:35:52 > 0:35:58have to hit the first red on the right side, as we look at it, to
0:35:58 > 0:36:05push it on, to squeeze it. It goes the opposite way when they're that
0:36:05 > 0:36:10close together. Looking at that you would think, if he hits it on the
0:36:10 > 0:36:14left side it will make it into the plant, but that's not the case. He
0:36:14 > 0:36:22has to hit it on the opposite side. It's what we call a "squeeze shot."
0:36:22 > 0:36:28Ronnie knows he's got a couple of reds that are awkwardly placed. Even
0:36:28 > 0:36:33if he makes the plant. If he hits it that side, I think he won't pot it.
0:36:33 > 0:36:40It might squeeze away from the pocket. If he hits it that side,
0:36:40 > 0:36:45with them going so close together, he might miss this. Let's see. We've
0:36:45 > 0:36:48got the perfect picture.
0:36:50 > 0:36:57Yeah. I can't believe he couldn't work that out. He's only a young
0:36:57 > 0:37:02player, and he hit the wrong side of the red there, Stephen.Yeah. He
0:37:02 > 0:37:07needed to hit the left side of the red as he looks at it the opposite
0:37:07 > 0:37:10to where you would normally play a plant.
0:37:10 > 0:37:16APPLAUSE I think Ronnie was always
0:37:16 > 0:37:24comfortable in his seat knowing where the reds were. Ronnie is
0:37:24 > 0:37:29desperate to get this match over with, he really is.
0:37:33 > 0:37:40Not the night he was expecting.
0:37:48 > 0:37:55Yeah. It's not the night that this Barbican crowd were expecting. They
0:37:55 > 0:38:02thought they were going to see a comfortable victory for the strong
0:38:02 > 0:38:08favourite. But what an exciting match it's turned out to be. Is
0:38:08 > 0:38:10there another twist?
0:38:23 > 0:38:31Oh, what's happening here? What is happening here? That's not a bad
0:38:31 > 0:38:35result in the end because the red has gone safe and the white has gone
0:38:35 > 0:38:42near the cushion, but Ronnie hit that all wrong.His head is
0:38:42 > 0:38:44scrambled at the moment, Ronnie O'Sullivan. It's not often you say
0:38:44 > 0:38:45that.
0:38:53 > 0:38:59You get the sense it's becoming too much of an ask for Sunny Akani to
0:38:59 > 0:39:05win this match now.
0:39:15 > 0:39:20APPLAUSE
0:39:28 > 0:39:3344 points behind and all the reds up the other end of the table. It's a
0:39:33 > 0:39:38very difficult situation for this young player from Thailand.
0:39:52 > 0:39:52APPLAUSE
0:39:55 > 0:40:03That helps his cause. Getting the red up towards the high valued
0:40:03 > 0:40:07colours, should he get a chance.
0:40:32 > 0:40:39Well, he did try to pot that because he knew the red wouldn't pass the
0:40:39 > 0:40:43pink, but that's got to be the wrong choice of shot under the
0:40:43 > 0:40:47circumstances. Surely, that was a bit too much even for the great
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Ronnie O'Sullivan to take on.
0:41:00 > 0:41:05Now, can this young man hold himself together and get right back into
0:41:05 > 0:41:11this deciding frame? APPLAUSE
0:41:30 > 0:41:34Well, if he can pot these two open reds, wouldn't it be ironic that the
0:41:34 > 0:41:39last red he plays in this match with that infamous technique with the
0:41:39 > 0:41:43rest.
0:41:47 > 0:41:53Can he get himself to that position, that is the question?He doesn't
0:41:53 > 0:41:55want to over think things here.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03He could do with screwing back. If this is straight, he screws back for
0:42:03 > 0:42:06the blue, if you go too far, you're on the pink. I don't think he should
0:42:06 > 0:42:09be playing for the yellow.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13He needs the points on the board.
0:42:14 > 0:42:24He has done. He's not played a single shot I've chosen tonight,
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Dennis, but he's not done too badly.
0:42:30 > 0:42:35This now needs a really good positional shot. If he's on blue or
0:42:35 > 0:42:36pink, it's very straight-forward.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47Yeah, that was tough.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01Now because he takes the yellow, Ronnie O'Sullivan only needs the red
0:43:01 > 0:43:02to leave him with a snooker.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22Now, he hasn't hit that hard enough.
0:43:37 > 0:43:42That might be OK. Am it wasn't quite as he played it, but the pink has
0:43:42 > 0:43:45covered that red, that's to the left of the yellow.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52He's anxiously looking there.
0:43:56 > 0:44:00Might be snookered on both. That could be the winning shot.
0:44:25 > 0:44:32Oh! The red hitting the yellow could be very costly indeed.
0:44:35 > 0:44:41As Stephen said, he only needs this red now.
0:44:43 > 0:44:47APPLAUSE That might be the one that gets him
0:44:47 > 0:44:52over the winning line.
0:44:59 > 0:45:04It will be a very relieved Ronnie O'Sullivan because this young man
0:45:04 > 0:45:09has played stunning snooker this evening.
0:45:09 > 0:45:11APPLAUSE
0:45:16 > 0:45:22He knows he's put up a fantastic performance. OK Ronnie O'Sullivan's
0:45:22 > 0:45:26been far from his focused Betts, but what a performance that young man's
0:45:26 > 0:45:27put up.
0:45:40 > 0:45:44Well, it doesn't matter about potting the green or the brown. What
0:45:44 > 0:45:51a performance. He led Ronnie O'Sullivan 2-0, then he lead 4-2. He
0:45:51 > 0:45:56was unlucky when he potted the green and knocked the blue in. Just look
0:45:56 > 0:46:00at that, acknowledging this crowd here in the Barbican centre. Ronnie,
0:46:00 > 0:46:06well, he will be a very relieved player. Well done to Sunny Akani.
0:46:06 > 0:46:12Great match. Ronnie O'Sullivan takes it on the deciding frame. 6-5.
0:46:12 > 0:46:15Great match. Ronnie O'Sullivan takes it on the deciding frame. 6-5.Here
0:46:15 > 0:46:19he is after the closest of close calls. Relieved, Ronnie?I don't
0:46:19 > 0:46:25know, really. You know, he put up a great performance. You know, he his
0:46:25 > 0:46:30first time out there. You know, he's... He played better than I did,
0:46:30 > 0:46:33really help probably deserved to winch I got very, very lucky there
0:46:33 > 0:46:39tonight. So I'm relieved to win. I've got to improve on that. I mean,
0:46:39 > 0:46:45to think if I have any chance of womening another match, really.0-2,
0:46:45 > 0:46:502-4 down and it looks like like it might be over in frame 10. He pots
0:46:50 > 0:46:53the green he bangs the blue in as well. Were you fearing the worst at
0:46:53 > 0:46:58that point?I didn't really care, to be honest with you. I thought -
0:46:58 > 0:47:01let's see what happens. Anything could happen, you know. By then, you
0:47:01 > 0:47:05know, sometimes the fight goes out of you not that I was fighting,
0:47:05 > 0:47:08nothing I done tonight really went right. You know, it was all very
0:47:08 > 0:47:12stop start. It's difficult, you know, for me to play the game when
0:47:12 > 0:47:15it's like. That I had to hang in there and hopefully something
0:47:15 > 0:47:21happened. Even in the last, the game at my mercy I managed to make hard
0:47:21 > 0:47:26work of it. That's how it goes sometimes.You might have made hard
0:47:26 > 0:47:30work in your terms, the instinct kicked in. You got over the line and
0:47:30 > 0:47:37you want to be in this?Yeah. There's no pressure. ' Here to enjoy
0:47:37 > 0:47:43it and have fun. I I've had a great week. I would love to win it. I
0:47:43 > 0:47:53would have to improve massively on the four performances I put in.What
0:47:53 > 0:47:57did you think of this fella, he was as cool as a cucumber at some
0:47:57 > 0:48:01points?Fantastic. Such a lovely guy as well he was talking to me after
0:48:01 > 0:48:09we were going to the toilet he went - ah, the blue. He's a lovely guy.
0:48:09 > 0:48:14You know, comes from a great culture in Thailand. He's fantastic. You
0:48:14 > 0:48:18know, brilliant character for the game.A great match. Thank you very
0:48:18 > 0:48:21much for playing a fantastic part in it. See you in the quarter-finals.
0:48:21 > 0:48:27Cheers.Cheers.Over shadowed on the other table tonight a match that was
0:48:27 > 0:48:35of great significance for the two fellas involved. It was the world
0:48:35 > 0:48:38number 42, Mark Joyce and Lyu Haotian who reached the semi-final
0:48:38 > 0:48:44of the most recent event in Northern Ireland. The Chinese player launched
0:48:44 > 0:48:50a rescue attempt from 2-5 down. He succumbed to the Englishman 6-4.
0:48:50 > 0:48:54Joyce into his second UK quarter-final and after a seven year
0:48:54 > 0:49:03wait as well. Indeed here
0:49:03 > 0:49:03quarter-final and after a seven year wait as well. Indeed here is the
0:49:03 > 0:49:04quarter-final line-up:
0:49:10 > 0:49:16Two seasoned pros in the bottom half of the draw, Stephen Maguire means
0:49:16 > 0:49:22this year's Masters runner up, Joe Perry. And Ronnie will meet Martin
0:49:22 > 0:49:29Gould. Snooker Extra follows next. Here's our line-up.
0:49:29 > 0:49:30Gould. Snooker Extra follows next. Here's our line-up. .
0:49:32 > 0:49:42It has been quite a day here. One very Sunny star is born. The crowds
0:49:42 > 0:49:46love his style. Ronnie's star keeps on rising if only just tonight. We
0:49:46 > 0:49:50will catch you again very soon. In the meantime from all of us here in
0:49:50 > 0:49:58York, it's been a great day, goodbye for now.