0:00:42 > 0:00:48The champion for the United Kingdom, 1977 is the 26-year-old Irishman,
0:00:48 > 0:00:55Patsy Fagan. Alex Higgins is
0:00:55 > 0:00:561977 is the 26-year-old Irishman, Patsy Fagan. Alex Higgins is the UK
0:00:56 > 0:01:03champion, 1983. Steven Davis has now won the United Kingdom Championship
0:01:03 > 0:01:13six times. Tonight belongs to 17-year-old Ronnie O'Sullivan. The
0:01:13 > 0:01:22champion, Stephen Hendry. The champion, Mark Williams.
0:01:22 > 0:01:31Unbelievable. A star is born. Ding Junhui. 2010 UK champion, John
0:01:31 > 0:01:48Higgins! Neil Robertson. The 2016 UK champion, Mark Selby!
0:01:53 > 0:02:01Good evening. Between strictly, The X Factor, the jungle and Michael's
0:02:01 > 0:02:05big show, it is a watchable Saturday night but things have been even more
0:02:05 > 0:02:12watchable for us here at the York Barbican. The Betway Championship,
0:02:12 > 0:02:17the first of snooker's three majors in any given season. It is the 40th
0:02:17 > 0:02:21anniversary of this great Championship, so a special occasion
0:02:21 > 0:02:25deserves a special match and boy did we get one of those this afternoon.
0:02:25 > 0:02:33It featured a defending champion, Mark Selby who was 2-0 up in his
0:02:33 > 0:02:39second-round match, however, young Scott Donaldson, came roaring back
0:02:39 > 0:02:46at him, taking a 5-3 lead. Now, would his nerve hold with just one
0:02:46 > 0:02:47more required
0:02:47 > 0:02:48would his nerve hold with just one more required to create a massive
0:02:48 > 0:03:05upset?And there was. Is he coming far enough? Yes. As I said before,
0:03:05 > 0:03:17after that exchange, look at the reds now, what a chance. You would
0:03:17 > 0:03:22have to say, not a lot to do with the cue ball, just keep potting
0:03:22 > 0:03:28balls. If he plays at cannon into the three reds, it will kill the
0:03:28 > 0:03:32pace of the cue ball and stop it running away. That is good. It is
0:03:32 > 0:03:45very good.Just finished slightly awkward. He played your shot and the
0:03:45 > 0:03:50red has just bounced that little bit too far. Just drop it in and be
0:03:50 > 0:03:52nicely on the black.
0:04:05 > 0:04:11This is now like practice setup now where the reds are. It is all about
0:04:11 > 0:04:16keeping your composure.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Backswing is getting a little bit shorter, that is down to pressure.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39Will he get a better chance than this to win this match? I doubt it.
0:04:44 > 0:04:51Mark has beaten him four times, Scott has had one victory against
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Mark Selby, 4-2, a couple of seasons ago.
0:05:05 > 0:05:12He is facing a much better player now. Scott and the way he has
0:05:12 > 0:05:16performed in this match has been fabulous, it has to be said.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Can he keep it going?
0:05:37 > 0:05:44Hewitt have to say, it is only going to be nervous or a careless shot,
0:05:44 > 0:05:49there is virtually nothing to do with the cue ball -- you would have
0:05:49 > 0:05:54to say. If he finishes either side of the blue he will have an easy
0:05:54 > 0:05:55positional shot.
0:05:59 > 0:06:06He has let that cue ball drift. He has got a red to the middle.
0:06:11 > 0:06:17He tried to hold the cue ball here, maybe if he had played a cannon into
0:06:17 > 0:06:21the two reds, to the left for the cue ball is now, that would have
0:06:21 > 0:06:25been a better shot.You could tell he was thinking, I do not want to
0:06:25 > 0:06:36risk playing a cannon and he tried to it. -- he tried to hold it.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40That is OK.
0:06:45 > 0:06:50Unintentional cannon on the red, but he has recovered the situation.
0:07:20 > 0:07:27You have to say, from 2-0 down, he has been by far the better player.
0:07:27 > 0:07:35He has struck the cue ball with more authority than his opponent. And
0:07:35 > 0:07:40when he has got in, he has looked more likely to win the frame in one
0:07:40 > 0:07:42visit than his opponent.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59That is great, 94% pot success rate.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11His long pot success rate is way above Mark Selby 's and I think he
0:08:11 > 0:08:16has outplayed mark in all departments. Even the safety success
0:08:16 > 0:08:17rate at 93%.
0:08:25 > 0:08:31And maybe as I mentioned, he is one of these young players that loves
0:08:31 > 0:08:34the limelight, loves to play on centre stage because the way he is
0:08:34 > 0:08:39playing here against the defending champion is brilliant. Still needs a
0:08:39 > 0:08:41few more to be safe.
0:08:52 > 0:08:58That was a bit of a nervous one, he could have done with skewing the cue
0:08:58 > 0:09:03ball a bit to keep the pink straight. He will have to go up to
0:09:03 > 0:09:09the left of the album now. He is not getting into the cue ball as much.
0:09:09 > 0:09:16It is understandable. Huge result this will be fought Scott Donaldson.
0:09:16 > 0:09:25-- this will be for Scott Donaldson. You have to say, he has had a bad
0:09:25 > 0:09:32slump in form recently, Mark Selby, for his standards. He did not play
0:09:32 > 0:09:37in Northern Ireland last week, he has had a break. But it has not
0:09:37 > 0:09:42worked, the plan. Scott Donaldson keeps potting balls here.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Just taking his time, composing himself, a bit of noise from one of
0:10:00 > 0:10:01the other tables.
0:10:15 > 0:10:32Now 55 ahead. Two more reds, high value colours, would be enough. And
0:10:32 > 0:10:36that is just about perfect. He can put this white in the position where
0:10:36 > 0:10:38he will have a choice of three reds.
0:10:43 > 0:10:50You can see the ankle, he screwed the white, leaving himself options,
0:10:50 > 0:10:5661 ahead, what a performance from this young Scottish player.There
0:10:56 > 0:11:02will be a lot of talk about how badly Mark Selby has played today,
0:11:02 > 0:11:08but we really have to talk about how well Scott Donaldson has played. He
0:11:08 > 0:11:11has outplayed the world number one.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30We hope to get you back to the snooker as soon as we can.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Here's a modest young man, but inside he is absolutely over the
0:11:58 > 0:12:08moon.I am delighted. For Scott. Sometimes you need these results,
0:12:08 > 0:12:14could even kick-start a career, a result like this.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39I think I detected a nice little smile there. I think he suddenly
0:12:39 > 0:12:49realised what he achieved here.He will be gutted, absolutely gutted.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04He has come so close to making a century break on two or three
0:13:04 > 0:13:13frames. Can he get the cannon? Unlucky. Hit it as hard as you can
0:13:13 > 0:13:23and hope for a fluke. It is not finished. It was nearly going into
0:13:23 > 0:13:29that corner. He lost the two opening frames and Mark Selby comes forward
0:13:29 > 0:13:37and congratulate him. Absolutely brilliant. Brilliant performance
0:13:37 > 0:13:45from Scott Donaldson and he knocks out the defending champion by 6-3.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Well he played well, to come back to the tour, ie did not have that much
0:13:49 > 0:13:53of a chance, he had two good breaks to get back on and after
0:13:53 > 0:13:53of a chance, he had two good breaks to get back on and after the
0:13:53 > 0:13:57interval he continued the way he started, so I have got no
0:13:57 > 0:14:02complaints, I am gutted to lose but it is not as if I had chance after
0:14:02 > 0:14:07chance and through the match away, Scott went and won it and played
0:14:07 > 0:14:11remarkable snooker. For most of the season, people seem to be playing
0:14:11 > 0:14:16fantastically against me and when I am winning matches, I am trying to
0:14:16 > 0:14:20play at my best.If you get chances, take them, it does not matter who
0:14:20 > 0:14:25you are playing. If the other guys sitting down, there is nothing he
0:14:25 > 0:14:29can do. If I get chances in my next game, I will hopefully try and take
0:14:29 > 0:14:34them as well.When you lose any match, it hurts. You want to do well
0:14:34 > 0:14:39in a tournament like this. I cannot complain, I did not do that much
0:14:39 > 0:14:43wrong, Scott just played better than me and sometimes you have to say
0:14:43 > 0:14:46well played.Obviously I want to win, I would not be here otherwise.
0:14:46 > 0:14:58I have it in me to win the tournament but it does not always
0:14:58 > 0:15:01come out and I have been working on that, trying to consistently play at
0:15:01 > 0:15:04a high level and that is not easy. Hopefully I will kick on. I could
0:15:04 > 0:15:07easily lose my next match and it will be difficult. Hopefully I will
0:15:07 > 0:15:09take my chances.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20He only got his first victory this week. IPO scored and outplayed Selby
0:15:20 > 0:15:26today. The man who has been three of the last three finals and York will
0:15:26 > 0:15:26not be
0:15:26 > 0:15:28the last three finals and York will not be here. No such problems for
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Neil Robertson who has made six centuries in his first two matches.
0:15:32 > 0:15:38Another three in a row to be Ken Doherty today. As you can see, top
0:15:38 > 0:15:4216 players, they are all through. Defeat for Peter Ebdon and Ken
0:15:42 > 0:15:46Doherty means they can focus all of their energies on their television
0:15:46 > 0:15:46day
0:15:46 > 0:15:51their energies on their television day job with us. Another eight
0:15:51 > 0:15:55matches this evening. The headliner was Judd Trump, a man who won this
0:15:55 > 0:16:00event six years ago, the flamboyant left-hander. He is the highest
0:16:00 > 0:16:06remaining seed with the exit of Selby. I am sure that he felt very
0:16:06 > 0:16:10confident as he stepped out tonight to face a man he has beaten in all
0:16:10 > 0:16:16six previous matches in which they have squared up, Rugby Park smack
0:16:16 > 0:16:19world number 60, Chris Wakelin. Chris Wakelin has never managed to
0:16:19 > 0:16:20take more
0:16:20 > 0:16:21Chris Wakelin has never managed to take more than two frames from Judd
0:16:21 > 0:16:27Trump in a match. It was a ragged start, Judd Trump took the first
0:16:27 > 0:16:30three frames. Ken Doherty and Stephen Hendry were watching this
0:16:30 > 0:16:31one.
0:16:37 > 0:16:47It has been very easy for Judd Trump tonight. But he himself has not
0:16:47 > 0:16:57played well.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Well, it was not in the centre of the pocket by any means. Have a look
0:17:39 > 0:17:46at this again. Any more pace and it would have stayed out. This is an
0:17:46 > 0:17:52ideal situation for Judd. He has just got to control the cue ball
0:17:52 > 0:18:03around the pink. He would like to take that red to the bottom left of
0:18:03 > 0:18:12the pink into this corner pocket after this. That release is the
0:18:12 > 0:18:14bottom left pocket.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33He might play a little cannon on the red tab the pink and will still have
0:18:33 > 0:18:39a red into the left centre. Yes, he has played it perfectly.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06Another nice little cannon, played on that red, just to hold for this
0:19:06 > 0:19:16red. He has got a choice of reds. A red into the left centre, one into
0:19:16 > 0:19:18the left corner.
0:19:52 > 0:20:03Seven reds, seven pinks. Sometimes the pink is the best ball to use
0:20:03 > 0:20:07when you need to make a break to win the frame because a lot of time you
0:20:07 > 0:20:15do not have four pockets to play into. The first blue ball of the
0:20:15 > 0:20:23break. That is such a careless shot. It really is. It is still pottable,
0:20:23 > 0:20:24this red, OK.
0:20:31 > 0:20:42He control that well. He has got an angle on the blue to goal of the top
0:20:42 > 0:20:47cushion and cannon the reds. He has got to be on something. Make sure
0:20:47 > 0:20:55you pot the blue. Well, that is incredible. You could have another
0:20:55 > 0:20:5920 shots at that and not do that.
0:21:20 > 0:21:26A nice 61 break, but he will not be happy. He has not won a frame on a
0:21:26 > 0:21:28single visit just yet.
0:21:46 > 0:21:54He has not got too many of these tonight. Normally his forte. He is
0:21:54 > 0:21:56still struggling with them.
0:22:57 > 0:23:11REFEREE: Foul and the mist. -- foul and a miss. He maybe needs to get
0:23:11 > 0:23:13his eyes done again.
0:23:28 > 0:23:33Yes, but I think anything that has been from some distance, it has been
0:23:33 > 0:23:41a bit of a struggle for Judd Trump. Maybe his eyes are taking a bit of
0:23:41 > 0:23:45adjusting. The two safety shots, and you mentioned the long pot, that hit
0:23:45 > 0:23:51the wrong side of the red, and went in-off.
0:24:08 > 0:24:13Well, a very tough shot there, potting the red and trying to bring
0:24:13 > 0:24:19a red into play. He has not left the red and full ball, but it is a
0:24:19 > 0:24:27straightforward plan for Judd Trump, 45 points ahead, just the red and
0:24:27 > 0:24:30the high value colour needed. It should be straightforward to drop
0:24:30 > 0:24:43this in and drop on the black. Well, it looks like 4-0 two Judd Trump. --
0:24:43 > 0:24:50to Judd Trump. Chris Wakelin will be kicking himself with this
0:24:50 > 0:24:54mid-session interval coming up. He has certainly had lots of chances.
0:24:54 > 0:25:00He just has not converted any. I am sure his good friend Ian Waite will
0:25:00 > 0:25:03be in the dressing room with him, trying to give him some words of
0:25:03 > 0:25:10encouragement. That is all you can do. And sometimes the interval can,
0:25:10 > 0:25:15at a good time. It is certainly coming at a good time for Chris
0:25:15 > 0:25:20Wakelin. He can gather his thoughts and come out a fresh after the
0:25:20 > 0:25:25interval, but at the moment, even though my mate is not playing very
0:25:25 > 0:25:31well, banning smokers, he is going into a 4-0 lead.Just the two breaks
0:25:31 > 0:25:36over 50 was all that was an offer tonight, but really all that was
0:25:36 > 0:25:40required for Trump this evening, because he pushed on to cross the
0:25:40 > 0:25:47line. A 6-0 victory. He has already been in the winner's circle this
0:25:47 > 0:25:51season, runners-up spot in the Shanghai Masters as well, so two big
0:25:51 > 0:25:56finals for him so far this term, and he is potentially moving towards
0:25:56 > 0:26:01he is potentially moving towards another. He is into round three.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Chris struggled, I struggled. When you go out there and you're playing
0:26:04 > 0:26:09in the first big event of the season, you want everything to be
0:26:09 > 0:26:12perfect. When it is not quite perfect, the balls were not running,
0:26:12 > 0:26:17the table was not playing great. We both got down and dragged each other
0:26:17 > 0:26:22down. Obviously being a little bit more experience, I knew it was
0:26:22 > 0:26:29important to win the first couple of frames. That settled the match. He
0:26:29 > 0:26:33got a little unlucky towards the end with a few shots, but it was the way
0:26:33 > 0:26:39the match had gone. I have played a lot better and lost before so you
0:26:39 > 0:26:42have got to be happy you are through to the next round, and hopefully
0:26:42 > 0:26:46more to come.Evictee is a victory and that was all happening on the
0:26:46 > 0:26:51main stage in York's Barbican Centre. We have got a second arena
0:26:51 > 0:26:55in operation with eight tables on the go at any one time in the early
0:26:55 > 0:27:00stages, it is pretty busy, but you could not get a seat in the other
0:27:00 > 0:27:13arena tonight, because they had crammed watch
0:27:20 > 0:27:2255-year-old Jimmy White, the Whirlwind, playing on an
0:27:22 > 0:27:25invitational jerk -- tour card. He enjoyed one of the best victories of
0:27:25 > 0:27:27his career, knocking out a top 16 player, Ali Carter, in the last
0:27:27 > 0:27:30round. He was up against a tough Norwegian, and key could not crack
0:27:30 > 0:27:32him. His opponent ran away with it 5-0. Jimmy White responded with the
0:27:32 > 0:27:35next two frames, but his tournament is over. Great to see him pulling in
0:27:35 > 0:27:38the crowds and crating a few headlines on the way, though.I
0:27:38 > 0:27:44realised this morning I was going to play in the garage on the back. I
0:27:44 > 0:27:47thought I would acclimatise myself do it today. I even went and watched
0:27:47 > 0:27:53one frame. There is lots of activity going on, but it is the same for my
0:27:53 > 0:27:59opponent. You know, the table was like chalk and cheese to the other
0:27:59 > 0:28:04table the other day and that was disappointing for me. I was 60 in
0:28:04 > 0:28:09front in two frames and I lost both of those frames. It all went wrong
0:28:09 > 0:28:14today. You do not beat Ali Carter by the scoreline I did unless you can
0:28:14 > 0:28:19still play. It is just disappointing that one day you're in the main
0:28:19 > 0:28:22arena and the next day you are in like a garage with people walking
0:28:22 > 0:28:27about.It is frustrating. Jimmy White frustrated but they can take a
0:28:27 > 0:28:31lot of pride in his achievement of sending Ali Carter home in the first
0:28:31 > 0:28:35round. From a 55-year-old to the younger generation and there is a
0:28:35 > 0:28:44whole infantry of Chinese players. All very ambitious and we saw one of
0:28:44 > 0:28:45them in action tonight. The 20-year-old Zhao Xintong.
0:28:45 > 0:28:46them in action tonight. The 20-year-old Zhao Xintong. He's only
0:28:46 > 0:28:5220, he turned pro last year. He was up against Hong Kong's immaculate
0:28:52 > 0:28:57player, Marco Fu. Marco Fu has had a very average season by his own
0:28:57 > 0:29:07standards so far. This was close all the way. 3-1, but it was soon 4-3.
0:29:07 > 0:29:12We will join them in the next frame. Watching this one, Peter Ebdon and
0:29:12 > 0:29:19Dennis Taylor. Well, that is absolutely ridiculous.
0:29:19 > 0:29:26What an absolutely incredible pot. This young man is so gifted it is
0:29:26 > 0:29:35frightening.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43Such a difficult pot into the right-hand black pocket. Even in
0:29:43 > 0:29:48practice, you would probably get that one not work two times out of
0:29:48 > 0:29:55time. My God. It has been the story of this match. He has potted some
0:29:55 > 0:30:02amazing balls, and then a lack of concentration.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06He not only miss that, he did not even get it into the jaws of the
0:30:06 > 0:30:08pocket.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21There is no distraction now for the players because play has finished on
0:30:21 > 0:30:22the other three tables.
0:30:53 > 0:30:59It has just been the story of this match so far, Zhao Xintong have
0:30:59 > 0:31:02spotted some amazing balls and given himself so many opportunities in
0:31:02 > 0:31:10this match and he has also missed so many easy balls, through sheer lack
0:31:10 > 0:31:15of concentration and lack of focus. He has been very careless this
0:31:15 > 0:31:28evening. And you cant give somebody as good as Marco Fu countless
0:31:28 > 0:31:35opportunities. -- and you cannot give. Because even though he has not
0:31:35 > 0:31:39played well and he has struggled with the heavy conditions, sooner or
0:31:39 > 0:31:45later, Marco Fu is going to step up. Big frame, this.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19He still needs a couple of the reds after this black but they are
0:32:19 > 0:32:23perfectly place, so, even though he is straight -ish on the black, I
0:32:23 > 0:32:29think he has a slight angle, yes, there you see it.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Black and one more red would be enough.
0:33:46 > 0:33:54What a kick that was. Didn't affect the shot that much.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21Marco Fu showing his opponent that he can knock those in.
0:34:32 > 0:34:38Here's keeping the referee on his toes. He did that before the blue
0:34:38 > 0:34:40was on the spot.
0:35:04 > 0:35:14Doesn't matter about that. 64 and 66 in the previous frame. It is Marco
0:35:14 > 0:35:18Fu who produced the goods there and he now leads 5-3, just needs one
0:35:18 > 0:35:18more
0:35:18 > 0:35:24he now leads 5-3, just needs one more frame. Marco Fu is a former
0:35:24 > 0:35:28runner-up and just one more frame required to make progress this year.
0:35:28 > 0:35:28Would
0:35:28 > 0:35:30required to make progress this year. Would it come in frame nine?
0:35:37 > 0:35:42That was another big bounce. It affected the angle that it came off
0:35:42 > 0:35:50the condition. Came off a lot squarer instead of sliding. This is
0:35:50 > 0:35:51an opportunity.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44This is another very good opportunity for a Zhao Xintong. Can
0:36:44 > 0:36:50he keep his focus and concentration this time? And not make a careless
0:36:50 > 0:36:55mistake. That has been the story of this match so far. Generally he has
0:36:55 > 0:36:59been getting in first. Creating opportunities for himself.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09Looks very comfortable around the table, plays with a really nice pace
0:37:09 > 0:37:11and rhythm.
0:37:17 > 0:37:25And I think out of the two players, because he generally hits the ball a
0:37:25 > 0:37:28bit harder, the slightly more difficult conditions have suited him
0:37:28 > 0:37:37more than Marco Fu.He has cannoned the wrong red there, he is still on
0:37:37 > 0:37:41this one, but it was not the one that he played for.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54But now that his back is against the wall, he knows he has to focus 100%.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07One more slip-up and he could be out of this year's Betway UK
0:38:07 > 0:38:11Championship. He has a precocious talent.
0:38:15 > 0:38:20You know, if he gets to 5-4, and there is every chance he will do
0:38:20 > 0:38:23that, who is to say he could not play another couple of frames like
0:38:23 > 0:38:29this. Meanwhile, he has just finished slightly awkwardly on the
0:38:29 > 0:38:43black. Nicely judged to go between the two reds here and this red he
0:38:43 > 0:38:51pots, clears the one to the right of the pink. And he can play for about
0:38:51 > 0:38:57one now, he can stand between the two reds, play for either of those
0:38:57 > 0:39:07two loose reds. That is the one he played for and there red that he
0:39:07 > 0:39:09previously potted, cleared the way for this one.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17And he certainly does not hang about when he gets going.
0:39:24 > 0:39:29He needs to pull out. He is OK. He only needs the red.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13Just a half ball cannon on this red will leave it on.
0:40:15 > 0:40:24Photo ball. Doesn't really matter, because he can still cut this in the
0:40:24 > 0:40:29middle pocket, frame is well and truly over. Played the double
0:40:29 > 0:40:34instead, it does not matter if it does stop going. His back was right
0:40:34 > 0:40:38against the wall and didn't he respond well. That was a
0:40:38 > 0:40:43frame-winning effort there from this young Chinese player, he is far from
0:40:43 > 0:40:47finished yet but he still trails
0:40:47 > 0:40:47young Chinese player, he is far from finished yet but he still trails
0:40:47 > 0:40:52Marco Fu 5-4. The world number 74 are still hanging in there and that
0:40:52 > 0:40:56is his best break of the match.
0:40:56 > 0:40:56are still hanging in there and that is his best break of the match. So,
0:40:56 > 0:40:57frame ten.
0:41:13 > 0:41:18And the target here with the safety shot is with the yellow ball but I
0:41:18 > 0:41:23think he can get past the black to take this pot on. At first glance, I
0:41:23 > 0:41:26didn't think he could, but there is enough room.
0:41:34 > 0:41:40Oh, I thought it was going to go into the middle pocket. He is OK. He
0:41:40 > 0:41:44can play for the red to the left of the bunch. The black will go back
0:41:44 > 0:41:49onto its own spot. In a couple of shots time, he could have an
0:41:49 > 0:41:51excellent opportunity.
0:41:57 > 0:42:05Yes, if he has got an angle and he has, to pot this red and leave the
0:42:05 > 0:42:15black to the right corner. No problem.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28If he has got an angle he can screw back to the one next to the black
0:42:28 > 0:42:32and that will clear it into both corners, good chance now for the man
0:42:32 > 0:42:33from Hong Kong.
0:43:08 > 0:43:15It has been interesting to note that Marco Fu's own concentration and
0:43:15 > 0:43:20focus has gone up since the players stopped on other tables. I felt he
0:43:20 > 0:43:23looked disinterested and was looking at the other tables, which is most
0:43:23 > 0:43:30unlike him. I think that that was partly down to the fact that he has
0:43:30 > 0:43:34been struggling under the conditions this evening, but this is a winning
0:43:34 > 0:43:35opportunity now.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43And he has given this his fill focus and attention.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52-- he has given this his sole focus
0:43:56 > 0:44:00Although he has slipped up here and there, if you look at his breaks, he
0:44:00 > 0:44:12opened with a 96 break and then a 56. 62 in frame number six. 70 one
0:44:12 > 0:44:22frame eight. Although he has struggled with part of his game,
0:44:22 > 0:44:24overall, it is pretty solid.
0:44:30 > 0:44:38But he is far from safe just yet. Those reds all sort of covering each
0:44:38 > 0:44:43other somewhat. He does not need many of them.
0:44:56 > 0:45:02It has been his positional play which has been affected. The table
0:45:02 > 0:45:08is playing heavier this evening, more than any of his other game.
0:45:08 > 0:45:22Such a great competitor. One good cannon here. He only needs another
0:45:22 > 0:45:28one or two to make absolutely certain. There is the cannon played
0:45:28 > 0:45:34to perfection and even if he cannot hold for the black here, he has got
0:45:34 > 0:45:47a gap to screw up for the blue. 65 in front. Three more pots. He is
0:45:47 > 0:45:52just checking the scoreboard. Looking at that angle, he will have
0:45:52 > 0:46:03to play for the blue.
0:46:03 > 0:46:15He can go through that gap. He is taking the other one to hold this
0:46:15 > 0:46:24end of the table. I'm surprised that he played one. The other one seemed
0:46:24 > 0:46:36much easier to pot and get on the blue.
0:46:36 > 0:46:46Just pushing the Green safe. He has got a 66 point advantage. Not safe
0:46:46 > 0:46:52just yet. Marco Fu was indeed soon over the line but moments later he
0:46:52 > 0:46:58made that official making absolutely sure with another contribution of 44
0:46:58 > 0:47:03to win by six frames to four at the world number seven through into
0:47:03 > 0:47:10round three where he will face another emerging Chinese player who
0:47:10 > 0:47:11beat Peter Ebdon earlier today.
0:47:11 > 0:47:12another emerging Chinese player who beat Peter Ebdon earlier today.I am
0:47:12 > 0:47:17happy with the way I played under these conditions, conditions were a
0:47:17 > 0:47:22bit heavy today. It was the same last year, conditions were
0:47:22 > 0:47:27inconsistent, this year is the same. We struggled with the tables a lot
0:47:27 > 0:47:35today. Just need to get used to it. I think it is part of the skill. I
0:47:35 > 0:47:38am happy with the way I played under these conditions.
0:47:44 > 0:47:48Andrew led the update you with another couple of matches in the
0:47:48 > 0:47:54main arena.This one featured Liang Wenbo, the 2015 runner-up in York.
0:47:54 > 0:47:59He made quick work of England's Mitchell Mann. He made a century and
0:47:59 > 0:48:06five other half-century breaks to sprint into round three 6-1.
0:48:06 > 0:48:10Liang Wenbo will now face Stephen Maguire. The Scot was not hanging
0:48:10 > 0:48:17around this evening with a 6-0 victory over Jak Jones. Stephen
0:48:17 > 0:48:24Maguire had four 70 plus breaks. The former UK champion is in good form.
0:48:27 > 0:48:36Frame and match.One Scottish player goes through and another followed
0:48:36 > 0:48:40later this evening because Graeme Dott produced a dramatic finale. He
0:48:40 > 0:48:44was actually 5-2 ahead of Dominic Dale before Dominik forced the final
0:48:44 > 0:48:53frame decider at 5-5, which was won by Graeme Dott. Did victories for
0:48:53 > 0:48:59Joe Perry, the Masters finalist, and the senior champion Peter Lines as
0:48:59 > 0:49:04well. Snooker Extra follows next, but we're back on Sunday afternoon
0:49:04 > 0:49:09with Ronnie O'Sullivan, the man of the season. He has been in four
0:49:09 > 0:49:14finals to date and he has pocketed more money under way. He is taking
0:49:14 > 0:49:19on Michael Georgiou of Cyprus. We will also see Liam Highfield and
0:49:19 > 0:49:25Shaun Murphy. It has been an eventful few days. We have lost the
0:49:25 > 0:49:29engine way. We have lost the world and defending champion, Mark Selby.
0:49:29 > 0:49:37-- the world number one. The last word has to go to the man who
0:49:37 > 0:49:40knocked out, the Perth potting machine. Well played, Scott
0:49:40 > 0:49:42Donaldson.
0:49:54 > 0:49:57A brilliant performance from Scott Donaldson. He knocks out the
0:49:57 > 0:49:58defending champion.