0:00:35 > 0:00:38Seconds out, round two of this year's Betway United Kingdom
0:00:38 > 0:00:43championship, here in your. We've seen a couple of knockout blows
0:00:43 > 0:00:47delivered in this championship already and this afternoon two
0:00:47 > 0:00:49former champions, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Shaun Murphy, were both aiming
0:00:49 > 0:00:55to avoid the kind of fate that befell the world number one, Mark
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Selby, yesterday. Now for one of them it was a torturous afternoon
0:00:58 > 0:01:03today. For the other, it was plain sailing.Welcome to the Ronnie
0:01:03 > 0:01:05O'Sullivan show.
0:01:10 > 0:01:17There's no one else in the game who has cue ball control. Scary. Scary
0:01:17 > 0:01:18shot.
0:01:23 > 0:01:31Ronnie O'Sullivan goes into unexpected two frames to nil lead.
0:01:31 > 0:01:39First point on the board, his first long pot. Oh, my goodness.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Marvellous pot.
0:01:50 > 0:01:58Michael Georgiou does avoid the 6-0 whitewash. 4-1. What a shot. OK,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01just fantastic.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Well, the handshake comes. It was all about the win today for Ronnie
0:02:17 > 0:02:23O'Sullivan. He goes through 6-1 in front.It was very workmanlike kind
0:02:23 > 0:02:28of performance, trying to keep it as businesslike as I can about the game
0:02:28 > 0:02:30and my approach to the game, and,
0:02:30 > 0:02:30businesslike as I can about the game and my approach to the game, and,
0:02:30 > 0:02:30you know,
0:02:30 > 0:02:34and my approach to the game, and, you know, there was a few little
0:02:34 > 0:02:38spells there when I went off the boil but if you can limit the time
0:02:38 > 0:02:42that you go off the boil that's the key, really, because everybody has
0:02:42 > 0:02:45spells where they are feeling it and not feeling it. It's just about not
0:02:45 > 0:02:51losing the game in them moments. Ronnie through, but Shaun Murphy was
0:02:51 > 0:02:55going through the mill. World under 69 Liam Highfield had come swinging
0:02:55 > 0:02:59back off the ropes from 2-4 down and looked like he'd complete the
0:02:59 > 0:03:05comeback with a 6-4 win until that miss in frame ten. And it handed
0:03:05 > 0:03:08snooker's Triple Crown winner a lifeline on the black, which he
0:03:08 > 0:03:13took, to force the final decider. Then followed the most dramatic 40
0:03:13 > 0:03:18odd minutes. Murphy miscue in, handing the advantage to Highfield,
0:03:18 > 0:03:28and are quite fascinating, torturous turn of events thereafter, Murphy
0:03:28 > 0:03:31crossed the line. It's a match that neither man will forget, nor anyone
0:03:31 > 0:03:34watching.It was just a few mistakes here or there that cost us and made
0:03:34 > 0:03:37the game that sort of tents, exciting affair. On another day one
0:03:37 > 0:03:40of those runs away with the match and wins 6-2, 6-3, but there were
0:03:40 > 0:03:43those small twists and turns, the difference between winning easily
0:03:43 > 0:03:49and winning badly is so fractional. So I'm relieved.There's obviously
0:03:49 > 0:03:53every frame that he won and every frame I won, we probably could have
0:03:53 > 0:03:57won each other's frames. It was one of those matches where I felt there
0:03:57 > 0:04:00were chances either way and may be the only thing that decided the
0:04:00 > 0:04:04match was the experience in the bigger arena.Davis' phrase of
0:04:04 > 0:04:09playing like it means nothing is so difficult and on another day I'd
0:04:09 > 0:04:13have been down the M1, home. Fairplay to Liam Highfield for
0:04:13 > 0:04:19taking the fight to the magician. The last we saw of Shaun, he was
0:04:19 > 0:04:22mopping his brow, scratching his head and wondering how on earth he
0:04:22 > 0:04:26got himself into such a pickle in the first place. Aiming to avoid
0:04:26 > 0:04:30such a scrap to get over the line was John Higgins this evening, a
0:04:30 > 0:04:34four time world champion, and at the age of 42, John just keeps adding to
0:04:34 > 0:04:38his trophy collection. 29th world ranking title came earlier this
0:04:38 > 0:04:44season at the Indian in September. Well, tonight, the three times UK
0:04:44 > 0:04:52champ was pitted against 27-year-old Cao Yupeng, known as Eric over here.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Interesting to note these two have played only once before, five years
0:04:56 > 0:05:02ago, and it was Eric who won that one, 6-3 in his home city, a half
0:05:02 > 0:05:06decent stab that, although there are plenty of others that would point to
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Higgins as a winner tonight.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10Well, this was a very intriguing start the match. It was Higgins who
0:06:10 > 0:06:13edged two frames ahead, but Cao Yupeng had levelled it by "Again,
0:06:13 > 0:06:19the Scot went two up and thereafter to lead 4-2, and we're going to pick
0:06:19 > 0:06:24them up in the seventh frame. The Chinese player 11 points in front on
0:06:24 > 0:06:30this one. Commentary from Alan McManus and Taylor. -- Dennis
0:06:30 > 0:06:30Taylor.
0:06:33 > 0:06:40COMMENTATOR: That's far too thick. It's opened
0:06:40 > 0:06:45the reds up. The pink and the black, as he slumps back in his seat, Cao
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Yupeng, he knew he hit that all wrong. He can get out on the blue
0:06:49 > 0:06:55here. Have a look at the pink, it's not tied up.
0:07:16 > 0:07:22And that's helped to clear the pink spot a little. Further. So it's a
0:07:22 > 0:07:26good chance here for John Higgins.
0:07:32 > 0:07:38Can he keep his focus this time, and not make a careless mistake? He's
0:07:38 > 0:07:42done it on three or four occasions.
0:08:22 > 0:08:29He could win the frame here, just taking all pinks. He's got the blue,
0:08:29 > 0:08:31if he needs it.
0:08:49 > 0:08:58Can't believe it. It's amazing. It's just another lapse in concentration
0:08:58 > 0:09:02on an absolute sitter.
0:09:06 > 0:09:19I mean, all his Mrs, they've been so easy.Yes, and it's not pressure
0:09:19 > 0:09:24that's doing it. He can handle that side of things. He's just not on it
0:09:24 > 0:09:28tonight, John Higgins. Right from the word go. Stop start, as we said
0:09:28 > 0:09:36before. He's struggling. Cao Yupeng must make hay while the sun is
0:09:36 > 0:09:38shining here.
0:09:46 > 0:09:52Well, he wouldn't call that making hay. That's for sure. I know he had
0:09:52 > 0:09:59to forfeit a little bit, but -- he had to force it a little bit, but
0:09:59 > 0:10:01put a little quick one in there.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11Doesn't look as if he passed the red to cut the other one in, but he must
0:10:11 > 0:10:22be able to.Even that shot, look where he's left the cue ball. So his
0:10:22 > 0:10:29timing is not there at the moment. Yeah, you could argue with that shot
0:10:29 > 0:10:32there, the yellow and pink as they are, he would have been playing
0:10:32 > 0:10:37topside of the blue, but probably farther from a choice of three or
0:10:37 > 0:10:43four colours, three feet short of pace playing that. This is a good
0:10:43 > 0:10:48shot. Deserves to be on one. That was brilliant, to find the gap.
0:11:21 > 0:11:28As I say, he's intending, he played for the blue, believe it or not.
0:11:28 > 0:11:36Look where it's finished.I think he just thought he knows he's not
0:11:36 > 0:11:40timing it, I'll give this one a bit more, and of course, he overscrewed
0:11:40 > 0:11:50it. That was sweet as a bun, the way he hit that. Might not have looked
0:11:50 > 0:11:58much, but useful screw shot. It's got such grip on the cue ball.Yeah,
0:11:58 > 0:12:02it turned out to his advantage, the pink going in a game. The pink is
0:12:02 > 0:12:05back on its spot, which helps.
0:12:08 > 0:12:15Those two reds, one of them should be available into the same pocket as
0:12:15 > 0:12:18the pink. He's overscrewed it slightly, he might have to cannon
0:12:18 > 0:12:23into them. I think he can avoid them and leave the read on for the same
0:12:23 > 0:12:27pocket. Let's have a look, yeah, he's OK.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49Yeah, they both go. He's just coming around to have a look from this end.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54The red is a bit of a distraction for his cueing.
0:13:22 > 0:13:30A better piece of timing on the pink. Perfect now, play for a choice
0:13:30 > 0:13:38of a couple of reds, off this next pink. Quick scoreboard check, 38,
0:13:38 > 0:13:46the lead, 44, probably still need the two reds. Two loose reds, that
0:13:46 > 0:13:48is.
0:14:10 > 0:14:18Overscrews it again. I mean, the pink is still the better ball to get
0:14:18 > 0:14:23on to the red next to the black, and he's going to need that to secure
0:14:23 > 0:14:27the frame. And put himself in a very, very strong position in this
0:14:27 > 0:14:36match. Once again, just overscrewing a bit, but it's a natural angle to
0:14:36 > 0:14:40get onto the red to the right of the black.
0:14:48 > 0:14:57Nicely played. 51 in front, with just 51 remaining. This red to
0:14:57 > 0:14:59secure the frame.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21He did not think he was going to finish on the black for the middle
0:15:21 > 0:15:26pocket. He just made sure of the red and that was a bonus.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43Not at his best, Murphy. That 49 break is more than enough to secure
0:15:43 > 0:15:56the frame. -- Higgins. Yes, Higgins in a good
0:15:56 > 0:15:59position, but as Alan and Dennis have mentioned, he is labouring
0:15:59 > 0:16:04tonight. His top rate in this match is 59, and if he wants to get over
0:16:04 > 0:16:16the line, he will require snookers. Trying to stay on the black.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25He is looking at the scoreboard.
0:16:41 > 0:16:4756 the difference. He now needs two snookers.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Yes, if there's black can go in and he can avoid the movie mag on the
0:17:04 > 0:17:09next red, his interest levels will be raised. You would expect John
0:17:09 > 0:17:20Higgins to get a decent snooker from the last red.
0:17:38 > 0:17:44As always, he will be trying to get the red in baulk. Justin baulk would
0:17:44 > 0:17:47be good, some were up behind one of those colours.
0:18:09 > 0:18:17He has got to the red away from the cushion. This is a big swear. The
0:18:17 > 0:18:21green is slightly in the way going down the right side escape route.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26The same applies to the yellow on the other side of the table.Yes,
0:18:26 > 0:18:32the equation is pretty simple for me. You play dead weight through the
0:18:32 > 0:18:37gap. Whether it is yellow or brown or green and brown, do not leave EA
0:18:37 > 0:18:51free ball, end of story.I am 100% with you.If Cao misses this, and
0:18:51 > 0:18:56John Higgins snookers you, all fine and well, but let him snookers you.
0:19:06 > 0:19:12Well, that is one of the snookers. We are actively snookers required
0:19:12 > 0:19:19stage. John Higgins is looking at the scoreboard. That is why I am
0:19:19 > 0:19:22surprised when he potted the pain cannot be black, because he could
0:19:22 > 0:19:29tie with one snookered if he took the pink.This is fine. Up behind
0:19:29 > 0:19:36the yellow. Even if he drops nicely on the yellow for a pot, he can use
0:19:36 > 0:19:42the green, but he will be playing in behind it. He does not want to be
0:19:42 > 0:19:48stuck on the baulk cushion.That is where he will land by the look of
0:19:48 > 0:19:54it, but he will still play the snooker in behind the black. Or he
0:19:54 > 0:19:58could roll the yellow pass the black and get it with the blue, pink and
0:19:58 > 0:19:59black.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08He has made sure there is enough room to go round the back of the
0:20:08 > 0:20:17yellow. He will need lots of side, but he should be able to escape.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Look where the yellow is going.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35Another inch and he could have rolled tight in behind the blue. He
0:20:35 > 0:20:47might still be able to. C-Coupe. -- he could.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00This is big trouble for Cao Yupeng. He cannot hit above the middle
0:21:00 > 0:21:06pocket. He will have to come down this end, and he will not be playing
0:21:06 > 0:21:11it with a spider straight up and down. This is tough, regardless of
0:21:11 > 0:21:13which way he plays it.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21One other point to make, Shiggy miss, how does he get the cue ball
0:21:21 > 0:21:23safe?
0:21:30 > 0:21:37-- should he miss.Yes, the middle pocket is in the way. He will have
0:21:37 > 0:21:46to play with a massive amount of side. If he is coming off two
0:21:46 > 0:21:52cushions, if he misses the yellow, and leaves a free ball, he could be
0:21:52 > 0:21:54in all sorts of trouble.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01It is the two cushion escape.
0:22:07 > 0:22:19No. Where is the fight going to finish? All of a sudden, just five
0:22:19 > 0:22:22minutes ago, it looked like he was still in this year's UK
0:22:22 > 0:22:29Championship.Yes, he is going to play the soft cannon on the blue,
0:22:29 > 0:22:36just to hold the cue ball. Not bad, not ideal. You will probably need
0:22:36 > 0:22:40the rest. It is potential match ball.
0:22:45 > 0:22:52It would be a great frame to pinch after needing two snookers.
0:23:15 > 0:23:23Amazing. It was the shot before. Allen called the correct shot. John
0:23:23 > 0:23:27Higgins did not get the cannon on the blue that he intended. It was
0:23:27 > 0:23:30the previous shot that cause that for him.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48This was the shot that Alan McManus said, just land on the blue gently.
0:23:48 > 0:23:55He hit the blue on the left side and got into it too much.Again, it is
0:23:55 > 0:24:00not timing it quite right. John Higgins in top form, you would fancy
0:24:00 > 0:24:07him getting the full ball cannon. What has he done? Will that be
0:24:07 > 0:24:13locked in time? I do not think so. He just needs the green. A bit of
0:24:13 > 0:24:14pressure on this one.
0:24:31 > 0:24:42Very well played indeed. He is not out of the Betway UK Championship
0:24:42 > 0:24:45just yet. It looked a few moments ago that he was.
0:25:30 > 0:25:39That is the start of the comeback. He is now trailing 5-3. He needs
0:25:39 > 0:25:47three in a row. And the comeback continued. Cao was
0:25:47 > 0:25:53the winner in frame nine, with 56. He was within one of John Higgins.
0:25:53 > 0:26:02It was all getting a bit twitchy. We haven't -- we head into the tenth
0:26:02 > 0:26:06frame, and the Chinese professional is six points adrift.
0:26:10 > 0:26:18There was so much pressure on that. I thought he was going to stick that
0:26:18 > 0:26:23red up, once he caught in the jaws of the middle pocket. One will go
0:26:23 > 0:26:27into the left corner, but it is not as easy as it would have been if
0:26:27 > 0:26:29that red had pass the blue.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44It is not a straightforward table by any means, with the reds at the
0:26:44 > 0:26:49other end of the table, but at least he is amongst them.That did not
0:26:49 > 0:26:55look like much, but that was a fantastic shot. The control on the
0:26:55 > 0:27:01pot was difficult, especially the way he has been feeling, half ball,
0:27:01 > 0:27:07blind pocket, to get the control on the pink, he has set up a match
0:27:07 > 0:27:12clinching chance. Well, let's not see just yet. Considering what has
0:27:12 > 0:27:18gone before. He has even lost the cue ball on that shot. He missed a
0:27:18 > 0:27:22little cut back not quite as easy as this earlier.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30He is certainly making it difficult for himself.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52Now he will have to head up the other end of the table. Once again,
0:27:52 > 0:27:57he could have played the positional side of that better. He is hampered
0:27:57 > 0:28:00slightly by those two reds.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13That is a good recovery.
0:28:22 > 0:28:27Just about OK. He can play this with a little bit of left-hand side to
0:28:27 > 0:28:33spin a drowned. He can just about get middle ball. You do not win four
0:28:33 > 0:28:38world titles without having bottle. That is what John will have to show
0:28:38 > 0:28:40right here.
0:29:06 > 0:29:11Yes, not only four world titles, but three UK titles as well.One of the
0:29:11 > 0:29:12all-time greats.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23And you can see Cao Yupeng in the background, fearing the worst. It
0:29:23 > 0:29:29has been a good fight back. At 5-2, it looked like it was all over.
0:29:45 > 0:29:55Yes. Two more reds, and John Higgins will be safely through, not without
0:29:55 > 0:29:59drama, it has to be said.
0:30:09 > 0:30:15Yes, they have only played each other once, back in 2012. Cao Yupeng
0:30:15 > 0:30:18was the winner in that match, 6-3.
0:30:27 > 0:30:3555 ahead, no heroics with this red.
0:30:38 > 0:30:46Just make sure. APPLAUSE
0:30:50 > 0:30:57You'll be seeing a lot more of Cao Yupeng, that's for sure.
0:31:11 > 0:31:22APPLAUSE It's been a tough night for him. He
0:31:22 > 0:31:27missed five sitters, doesn't matter about Luke Rahane himself. --
0:31:27 > 0:31:30doesn't matter about snooker in himself. It all looked very
0:31:30 > 0:31:34comfortable for the three-time former champion.
0:31:34 > 0:31:41APPLAUSE In the end John Higgins will be
0:31:41 > 0:31:44pleasantly pleased with his performance. He's got to improve,
0:31:44 > 0:31:52but he takes the match 6-4.Wasn't confident with my tap
0:31:52 > 0:31:53but he takes the match 6-4.Wasn't confident with my tap at all there,
0:31:53 > 0:31:57something similar happened in the World, it started last night
0:31:57 > 0:32:01practising, it was starting to do funny things. It could have been me,
0:32:01 > 0:32:07obviously, but today, I was thinking that I text it Dale to see if he can
0:32:07 > 0:32:10give me good tips but obviously he lost to Graham last night and must
0:32:10 > 0:32:14have drove home, so I'm going to drive home tonight, see my mate,
0:32:14 > 0:32:21Fraser Patrick, an ex-professional, and he puts my tip on and come back
0:32:21 > 0:32:25tomorrow.John clearly feels it's worth putting in the miles, putting
0:32:25 > 0:32:30in the effort, to make sure his cue was absolutely right. It's a long
0:32:30 > 0:32:34way to go to get a new tip on the cue. We've seen him do this before
0:32:34 > 0:32:37at the Crucible, only a few months ago, and perhaps his partner --
0:32:37 > 0:32:42perhaps it's part of the reason he's facing Yan Bingtao, this fellow,
0:32:42 > 0:32:47only 17 years of age, he cruised 6-1 through his match today and he's a
0:32:47 > 0:32:52real up and comer. He made it to the final of the Northern Ireland Open
0:32:52 > 0:32:56at the weekend, a. He's going the extra mile, quite literally, in his
0:32:56 > 0:33:00preparations to face on Tuesday. Back to this evening's bill of fare
0:33:00 > 0:33:04and Barry Hawkins is a man for the majors. You might remember he's
0:33:04 > 0:33:14appeared in a Crucible final, he's also appeared in a Masters final,
0:33:14 > 0:33:16but world number eight has always consistently struggled in this one,
0:33:16 > 0:33:18the United Kingdom championship. In fact, in 18 previous appearances the
0:33:18 > 0:33:21best he's ever managed, 1/4-final place. He's hoping that will change
0:33:21 > 0:33:27this year. He found himself up against Hartford's world mother 79,
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Ahmed Maher, who had a great win over a former winner of this trophy
0:33:31 > 0:33:37in York, Matthew Stevens in his first round. This is the third time
0:33:37 > 0:33:40these guys have mapped in the last year and Hawkins will remember he's
0:33:40 > 0:33:44won the previous two matches but what a start from mere. He raced
0:33:44 > 0:33:49away 2-0 in front before Hawkins raced back to take the next four. We
0:33:49 > 0:33:55will pick them up in frame seven, the Hawk in the ascendancy here and
0:33:55 > 0:33:58looking on are Peter Ebdon and John Parrott.
0:34:01 > 0:34:06COMMENTATOR: That was a miscue. There you go,
0:34:06 > 0:34:14played a fantastic shot, forced the error.Absolutely. He will show me
0:34:14 > 0:34:24what it's all about. High-quality shot, forced the error, here is your
0:34:24 > 0:34:33chance. Just needs to get his cube all nice and tight into the next
0:34:33 > 0:34:39ball, just to make this break easy for himself. -- get his cue ball
0:34:39 > 0:34:53nice and tight. Already he hasn't. Lost it, already. Such a poor shot.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56Massive margin for error.
0:35:09 > 0:35:18The problem here is the cue ball is going away from the reds. That's a
0:35:18 > 0:35:28very good pot.Yeah, that was excellent. Credit where it's due.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31That was really well controlled, played it with a bit of drag just to
0:35:31 > 0:35:35take the weight out of the cue ball. He's got to pop this where he's got
0:35:35 > 0:35:41to play a stunning run, stagger the cue ball through, because the lack
0:35:41 > 0:35:46certainly pots. It's what he will want to be on. -- the black
0:35:46 > 0:35:50certainly pots. There you go. Stunned it and ran through slightly.
0:35:50 > 0:35:58This really is a fabulous chance to go 4-3. He will kick himself, if he
0:35:58 > 0:36:00doesn't take it.
0:36:08 > 0:36:13I think there have been a lot of positive so far to take out of this
0:36:13 > 0:36:22match from Miah's performance. Fantastic long potter.That's for
0:36:22 > 0:36:26sure, he can certainly cue, and that instance we just mentioned showed
0:36:26 > 0:36:30him as well if he needs to look back on this match that safety shot he
0:36:30 > 0:36:33played was as good as he's played in the match, and it's what's forced
0:36:33 > 0:36:42the error.Absolutely. That was a world-class safety shot.It was
0:36:42 > 0:36:46interesting, a shots ago I was going to say he made have played up for
0:36:46 > 0:36:51the blue off the last red, because it was a natural angle to go up for
0:36:51 > 0:36:55blue, he'd only have to pot it, it would have gone back on its own
0:36:55 > 0:36:58sport, made the clearance a bit easier, but he didn't really look at
0:36:58 > 0:37:03that. Decided to go about it another way.
0:37:06 > 0:37:12I mean, we know it's not on cushion, it's still in a pottable position
0:37:12 > 0:37:16but it looked a natural to play on it.
0:37:21 > 0:37:26Yes, and consequently he now has to not only pot the green and get a
0:37:26 > 0:37:31good angle on the brown, but then leave himself a good angle on the
0:37:31 > 0:37:38blue to get to the pink. He played that really well. That was an
0:37:38 > 0:37:43excellent shot with the rest.Yeah, I think it's safe to assume it's not
0:37:43 > 0:37:48the cue power is not the problem, he's got plenty of that. He does it
0:37:48 > 0:37:53it lovely when he times it. Here we go, brown took blue. This is the
0:37:53 > 0:37:59important shot office clearance. Can he get the right angle?
0:38:04 > 0:38:09And therein lies the problem.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20This shot with the rest is made all the more difficult because of the
0:38:20 > 0:38:24power he will have to play with here, to try to get back to the
0:38:24 > 0:38:28pink. This is really tough.
0:38:32 > 0:38:37Yeah, that was the problem.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53He missed a trick there, definitely should have played up for blue, off
0:38:53 > 0:39:00the last red. It would have made his job so much easier. Anyway, he's
0:39:00 > 0:39:04hoping for a little bit of fortune from Barry Hawkins missing.
0:39:11 > 0:39:17He may yet be coming back to the table, because that's not one of
0:39:17 > 0:39:22Barry's best. A good pot, this is horrible.The only saving grace here
0:39:22 > 0:39:27is he can get a good cue ball and leave it behind the black on the top
0:39:27 > 0:39:28cushion.
0:39:36 > 0:39:41Well, he's left the cross table double and I think is going to have
0:39:41 > 0:39:53to take this on. Of course, he can push the pink off the side cushion
0:39:53 > 0:39:57towards the baulk cushion, but I'm not quite sure what he played there.
0:40:06 > 0:40:13Yeah, just decided that was going to be a bit of trouble for Barry, just
0:40:13 > 0:40:17left it where it is. In fairness, it's not a particularly nice shot to
0:40:17 > 0:40:19have.
0:40:28 > 0:40:33He's had a little bit of run in this frame, Barry Hawkins, a couple of
0:40:33 > 0:40:38little flicks and bits of form. Another one he could have very
0:40:38 > 0:40:43easily left something for Miah to take there.
0:41:05 > 0:41:14Up and down, sending the pink onto the hawk cushion. Played it well. --
0:41:14 > 0:41:18onto the baulk cushion. Played it perfectly.That really is a fabulous
0:41:18 > 0:41:26one, very difficult shot to play. The cushion is very reactive. To
0:41:26 > 0:41:32play up there and get it that close is tremendous judgment.
0:41:35 > 0:41:41He'll need this to pull up. And it hasn't.
0:41:48 > 0:41:55So one good bit of cueing here, nice stun, pot the pink, come off the
0:41:55 > 0:42:02side cushion, black is waiting for you. Didn't quite get into it, he's
0:42:02 > 0:42:06potted the pink OK, but this black is a little trickier than it could
0:42:06 > 0:42:10have been. Still fancy him, but it could be missed.
0:42:16 > 0:42:22Oh, great pot. What a fabulous frame of snooker that was from Barry
0:42:22 > 0:42:26Hawkins. He had a little bit of fortune in there and Miah will be
0:42:26 > 0:42:31kicking himself he didn't take that frame, but it Barry Hawkins who
0:42:31 > 0:42:32Nexit and
0:42:32 > 0:42:33frame, but it Barry Hawkins who Nexit and its 5-2.Is been a
0:42:33 > 0:42:37relatively quiet start the season for Barry Hawkins, he's only got
0:42:37 > 0:42:42past this stage in a big event so far so now is the time to progress
0:42:42 > 0:42:45here in York. Can he get over the line,
0:42:45 > 0:42:46here in York. Can he get over the line, in frame aid?
0:42:46 > 0:42:49COMMENTATOR: I don't expect Barry Hawkins is
0:42:49 > 0:42:55going to miss this one. He'd have missed that one, I'd have been
0:42:55 > 0:43:00leaving the commentary box because it's another chance for Barry. These
0:43:00 > 0:43:04matches, you want to get them over with. He's got his opponent rocking.
0:43:04 > 0:43:09He's 5-2 ahead. Get over the line, he just needs to give all the petrol
0:43:09 > 0:43:14he's gotten a tournament like this if you're going to get to the end,
0:43:14 > 0:43:18it's going to be difficult to win. Don't waste any mental energy on
0:43:18 > 0:43:28matches you don't need to.
0:43:34 > 0:43:38That could quite easily have gone horribly wrong. Another role on the
0:43:38 > 0:43:46cue ball there and it would have made it very difficult. He's only
0:43:46 > 0:43:50ever so slightly hampered now. But it could have been a lot worse than
0:43:50 > 0:44:03this.He's craving to do something with the cue ball but I don't think
0:44:03 > 0:44:09he can do too much. APPLAUSE
0:44:09 > 0:44:14There's a couple of options here, see if he can just run this through,
0:44:14 > 0:44:19and the reds near the pink, one of them will go in the middle. It's
0:44:19 > 0:44:26what he's looking at I think, just drop the black in. Yeah, so red in
0:44:26 > 0:44:32the centre now and this is basically frame and match ball for me, if he
0:44:32 > 0:44:35can knock this in and screw back on the collar, he should win the match
0:44:35 > 0:44:44from here.In potting this he just may flick the red to the right of it
0:44:44 > 0:44:56out and develop that. That's exactly what he's done, and that's perfect.
0:44:56 > 0:44:59Nice little cannon macro up into the red above the black here.
0:45:13 > 0:45:18He will play a little run through and flick of the other red knew the
0:45:18 > 0:45:20pink.
0:45:27 > 0:45:30He's already 27 points in front.
0:45:34 > 0:45:45He is getting very close to the winning post, Barry. A little bit
0:45:45 > 0:45:55between.He may well have to take the red into the centre. He is
0:45:55 > 0:46:00hampered on the red into the right corner. It should not be too much of
0:46:00 > 0:46:04a problem. He has played it well.
0:46:20 > 0:46:26Well, safe to say it has not been vintage Barry Hawkins this evening,
0:46:26 > 0:46:32but he will not mind too much. When you are still in the tournament, you
0:46:32 > 0:46:39can always improve. I was one of the finest improvers are up the M6 when
0:46:39 > 0:46:47I got beat. Once you're at the tournament, our son the practice
0:46:47 > 0:46:54table, it all comes together and you find your top game. Whoever plays
0:46:54 > 0:47:00Barry will know they will be in for a proper test, that is for sure. As
0:47:00 > 0:47:04for his opponent, Hammad, it is great experience. He has let himself
0:47:04 > 0:47:09down a little bit with his cue ball control this evening, but he will
0:47:09 > 0:47:11learn from the experience.
0:47:16 > 0:47:21He has certainly got power, and he can knock a few balls.
0:47:25 > 0:47:30Yes, he is a very gifted player, that is for sure. A very dangerous
0:47:30 > 0:47:35player. The sort of player that you can imagine, when he is playing
0:47:35 > 0:47:39really well, he will be knocking them in all over the place.
0:48:20 > 0:48:28He has taken these very well. A lovely touch and positional play. A
0:48:28 > 0:48:37nice way to finish off the match. He has not been his vintage best but he
0:48:37 > 0:48:47has had breaks of 96, 70 one. With that clearance, he gets through 6-2.
0:48:47 > 0:48:54He will be very pleased with his evening's work.Barry Hawkins the
0:48:54 > 0:48:58winner, 6-2. Yes, ropey start but a strong finish. Progress from Michael
0:48:58 > 0:49:05White who threw in a tournament high break of 142 in his 6-1 drubbing of
0:49:05 > 0:49:19Matz Sels. Success for Thailand this evening. 6-0 against Leo Fernandez.
0:49:19 > 0:49:23And a great victory for his fellow countrymen. 6-4 against Michael
0:49:23 > 0:49:30Holt. Snooker Extra follows next if you're in the mood for a late-night
0:49:30 > 0:49:35snooker. If not, we will be back tomorrow. The last 32 players
0:49:35 > 0:49:40remaining in York. A really interesting contest from one o'clock
0:49:40 > 0:49:44in the afternoon between the flamboyant world number two Judd
0:49:44 > 0:49:48Trump and the wily former world champion Graeme Dott. And an all
0:49:48 > 0:49:49Welsh match up