:01:30. > :01:35.Hello again. Hearing York, proceedings are well under way in
:01:35. > :01:42.this United Kingdom campaign to -- championship. We worked on air
:01:42. > :01:47.earlier to show you the opening bout of John Higgins. He was up
:01:47. > :01:52.against Rory McLeod from Northampton. This was a repeat of
:01:52. > :01:58.the match that we saw a few months ago at the Crucible in round two.
:01:59. > :02:03.That one went over seven hours and it was a real painstaking affair.
:02:03. > :02:11.What we asked, would we get this time around? It was much more
:02:11. > :02:19.watchable. In this new UK Championship format this year,
:02:19. > :02:25.matches are only best of 11, not 17, until the semi-final. First to 6th
:02:25. > :02:35.will win. John Higgins fought back and when we were all set to go the
:02:35. > :02:44.
:02:44. > :02:54.difference, it became five all. Off we go for this deciding frame.
:02:54. > :03:01.We started out the best of 11. It is now down to the one framed shoot
:03:01. > :03:11.out. The defending champion with his vast experience, will that take
:03:11. > :03:11.
:03:11. > :04:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:04:00. > :04:10.him through? Who will make the He felt he could take the double on
:04:10. > :04:15.
:04:15. > :04:19.Two reds are already up the other side of the table. Is it going to
:04:19. > :04:29.be one of those awkward of frames when the reds finished up past the
:04:29. > :04:39.
:04:39. > :04:47.He seemed to get a bit of a cake on map last shot. You can only assume
:04:47. > :04:53.he played the pot in the middle but he was a long way away. I assume he
:04:53. > :05:03.played the pot. The two ball running loose. He has not left
:05:03. > :05:40.
:05:40. > :05:50.There is that red which will not Is he going to try another double
:05:50. > :05:53.
:05:54. > :06:03.here? He just held his hand, trying to slow the white down, he executed
:06:04. > :06:29.
:06:29. > :06:39.be doubled to perfection but Very well-played and if that red at
:06:39. > :06:55.
:06:55. > :07:00.We always say in the deciding frame, you are looking for one chance.
:07:00. > :07:05.Rory McLeod with the double has given himself the opportunity. Can
:07:05. > :07:15.he hold himself together? John Higgins hopes of retaining his
:07:15. > :07:15.
:07:15. > :08:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:08:39. > :08:44.title are hanging on a slim thread Listening to the boys in the studio
:08:44. > :08:48.earlier with Hazel, they were saying Rory McLeod has been a
:08:48. > :08:57.professional 21 years. If he can pull this off, it would be one of
:08:57. > :09:07.his best victories ever, do not the defending champion out. -- tooth
:09:07. > :09:09.
:09:09. > :09:19.He has done remarkably well considering he only scored six in
:09:19. > :09:35.
:09:35. > :09:45.three frames that the John Higgins If he can that slot this red in,
:09:45. > :09:51.
:09:52. > :10:00.get nicely on the black, he will be A nice and on the black. There is
:10:00. > :10:10.that cluster of reds. I do not think now is the time to play the
:10:10. > :10:20.
:10:20. > :10:30.Well, once again, just that extra bit of pace. It loses his natural
:10:30. > :10:36.
:10:36. > :10:46.When you hit them at that pace, it is always possible you can miss
:10:46. > :10:49.
:10:50. > :10:59.We know what his plan will be, John Higgins. He will be wanting to get
:11:00. > :11:06.
:11:06. > :11:09.on the blue. Let us see how he goes The black is slightly out of
:11:09. > :11:19.commission at the moment. Can he drop this in and leave the perfect
:11:19. > :11:21.
:11:21. > :11:31.angle? He can! Here we go. A key shot coming up. Make sure there are
:11:31. > :11:33.
:11:33. > :11:39.no plants bomb. You do not want to He has split them beautifully.
:11:39. > :11:45.Needs a little bit of luck and I do not think he has had it. There is
:11:45. > :11:49.nothing easy here. Quite right. At this time and at this stage in a
:11:50. > :11:54.match, you are looking for something easier. Maybe if you were
:11:54. > :12:00.being paid to, you could say he did not hit the pink fault enough, that
:12:00. > :12:07.is why the cue ball was running loose. It looks like he is going to
:12:07. > :12:16.take a pot on. He has got to screw it back to relieve the blue. He has
:12:16. > :12:26.got to get some action on this. -- to leave the blue. Another key shot
:12:26. > :12:34.
:12:34. > :12:42.I don't know, I don't think he is on the blue and the pink does not
:12:42. > :12:48.pass the blue. It is really battling hard here. Now faced with
:12:48. > :12:58.a tough brown if he is to get back up to the reds. Every shot is a key
:12:58. > :13:05.
:13:05. > :13:11.shot at the moment. Into a good That is a terrific shot there. In
:13:11. > :13:19.fact, a little bit too hard, but from where the cue ball was, that
:13:19. > :13:29.was repaired. It is all about keeping yourself together. He is
:13:29. > :13:47.
:13:47. > :13:57.not inch-perfect on this red by any A good pop colour. -- a good pot.
:13:57. > :13:57.
:13:57. > :14:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:14:52. > :15:02.He will be happy with that, unlike John settling himself down. A bit
:15:02. > :15:07.
:15:07. > :15:15.of noise on the other table. They Didn't judge the cannon as he
:15:15. > :15:25.anticipated. He wanted to be on the red that is closer to the pink.
:15:25. > :15:25.
:15:25. > :15:28.Justin King, as you said -- just thinking. John has cope with
:15:28. > :15:34.playing the red in the middle. That is the one advantage of not having
:15:34. > :15:38.the screens. The people on the other side of the arena realise the
:15:38. > :15:44.importance and the stage and where the players are. From the applause,
:15:44. > :15:51.it then went quiet. Maybe that screen and not being there helps.
:15:51. > :15:59.They are a few people leaving. I am surprised. This is a deciding frame.
:15:59. > :16:09.I would want to be watching this. This is where stewards should come
:16:09. > :16:10.
:16:10. > :16:20.John Higgins now has gone up six points in front. It is not a
:16:20. > :16:21.
:16:21. > :16:31.formality, a deciding frame it It is a chance to win the frame and
:16:31. > :16:43.
:16:43. > :16:49.We talked about the distractions with no curtain, but they are now
:16:49. > :16:54.cleaning the other table. I would not have them brushing the table in
:16:54. > :17:04.the line of sight of the player who is playing in a deciding frame.
:17:04. > :17:43.
:17:44. > :17:51.Just that one difficult red. It may pot it, if he can drop in behind it.
:17:51. > :17:59.It will. He has got a 21 point lead. Looking at the John's face, he does
:17:59. > :18:09.not look too happy. This red, a blue, a yellow, would leave Rory
:18:09. > :18:19.
:18:19. > :18:27.It is not there Vostok -- it is not there! He wanted to be in behind it.
:18:27. > :18:36.21 points, the difference. The red cadged -- the red caught the near
:18:36. > :18:42.jaw. One good pot here and he is right back in it. Look at the
:18:42. > :18:46.concentration on Rory McLeod's face. Trying to psyche himself up so.
:18:46. > :18:56.This red, a colour, and the six remaining colours to beat the
:18:56. > :18:57.
:18:57. > :19:04.defending champion and world He's missed it. As the pink come to
:19:04. > :19:11.his rescue? I think it has. That face, it tells you that he cannot
:19:11. > :19:19.get through to the potting angle. Two-cushions, try to send a the red
:19:19. > :19:25.up to the other end of the table. He has played it well. Where has
:19:25. > :19:35.the red gone? Can you believe it expect any big pink needed. If John
:19:35. > :19:45.Higgins pots the paint colour, Rory needs the snooker. What a food! --
:19:45. > :19:46.
:19:46. > :19:54.And that is a great pot under the circumstances. They very fortuitous
:19:54. > :19:58.for look coming at the right time for the defending champion.
:19:58. > :20:03.always look back on matches and think it could have gone either way.
:20:03. > :20:13.Rory McLeod has had his chances. As you say, that group should clinch
:20:13. > :20:21.
:20:21. > :20:31.Barring a snooker, but frame does a clinch it. Only the one snooker
:20:31. > :20:36.
:20:36. > :20:41.This might be that snooker or is there a gap? He has found the gap!
:20:41. > :20:48.Rory almost pinched the frame before the mid-session interval. He
:20:48. > :20:58.needed a snooker then and got it. He did not quite managed to pinch
:20:58. > :21:01.
:21:01. > :21:11.that particular frame. You would not so deep balls are perfect for
:21:11. > :21:13.
:21:13. > :21:20.snookers. What about this a shot?! A beauty. If anything, a bit
:21:20. > :21:30.unlucky to hit the pink. If he does not hit the pink, it would have
:21:30. > :21:32.
:21:32. > :21:38.been there much more difficult Not another fluke?! Would you
:21:38. > :21:48.believe it! Rory stance and smiles and things, what has happened? I
:21:48. > :21:52.
:21:52. > :21:57.have battled so hard and John Rory comes forward. What a
:21:57. > :22:02.performance. He really did put the defending champion under pressure.
:22:02. > :22:07.John was behind and he rallied but every credit to Rory McLeod. He
:22:07. > :22:10.always -- almost bowled off one of the best victories of his career.
:22:10. > :22:20.Defending champion goes through to the second round. He takes the
:22:20. > :22:21.
:22:21. > :22:28.match, 6-5. STUDIO: Well-played, John. Not perhaps the most relaxing
:22:28. > :22:34.start. It was a tough match. Rory played really well. I got lucky at
:22:34. > :22:41.the end. Rory missed the black early on. We all know, if you do
:22:41. > :22:47.not take your chances, it comes back to haunt you. You of being
:22:47. > :22:53.ripped about the it for looks. looking for a bit of luck! I was
:22:53. > :22:59.very fortunate. Rory had you under pressure. What is so tricky about
:22:59. > :23:09.playing him? He was playing good as the YouGov. When he is playing well
:23:09. > :23:15.he still takes a long time, you are sitting in your chair longer than
:23:15. > :23:21.against any other player. You must have thought that after being asked
:23:21. > :23:24.about the format, you said you'd like the longer format. Your worst
:23:24. > :23:29.nightmares were coming back to a haunting. You stuck in and the
:23:30. > :23:39.result was there. I did not feel as if I was playing that badly. I was
:23:39. > :23:44.just being outplayed at 4-2. I got a bit of rhythm playing an but it
:23:44. > :23:49.then that Rory played really well to make it 5-5. I was surprised he
:23:49. > :23:55.missed the black. What has your former been like this season so far,
:23:55. > :24:02.John? As Steve knows, we are playing in a lot of events around
:24:02. > :24:06.the UK and in Europe. Really, it is trying to play two forms. Be top 24
:24:06. > :24:12.gets you into the Grand Final at the end and I think I am well
:24:12. > :24:18.inside that. You are trying to get your form for the UK and the
:24:18. > :24:23.Masters. What about having no screen? How did that feel? That
:24:23. > :24:29.happened last year was up I think when you concentrate, you do not
:24:29. > :24:33.really bother about it. When your mind starts wandering and you start
:24:33. > :24:39.wondering -- looking at the other table, there can be problems. It is
:24:39. > :24:43.fine. John, you mention that the calendar is so crowded. Is there a
:24:43. > :24:48.bit of you that has to try and conserve a bit of energy in the
:24:48. > :24:52.build up to these events? Do you consciously do that? I think that
:24:52. > :25:02.consciously you are doing it because you can only go on last
:25:02. > :25:03.
:25:03. > :25:10.year's example where the top players like Matthew Selt and
:25:10. > :25:14.others only played in some events. When you enter any match, you want
:25:14. > :25:17.to win. I think maybe subconsciously, you try to not take
:25:17. > :25:21.too much out of yourself because you know the second half of the
:25:21. > :25:24.season will be really important. I am sure that all of the players are
:25:24. > :25:29.thinking that this is when the season starts that because you have
:25:29. > :25:33.got the UK Championship, the Masters, and then the World
:25:33. > :25:41.Championship in April. There has been a lot of tournaments so far.
:25:41. > :25:46.It is great. You are through to face in the Stephen Hendry ought
:25:46. > :25:52.Maguire. It is now December. Are you a relieved to have gotten out
:25:52. > :25:57.of Movember? May I was quite enjoying it. My daughter hated it.
:25:57. > :26:01.I don't think my wife liked it enough. My two boys were giving me
:26:01. > :26:06.a ribbing. It was all for charity. How much did you raise? And I don't
:26:06. > :26:11.really know. I am not really into Twitter and Facebook. You have got
:26:11. > :26:19.to update it every day. I don't do that. I suppose any money that you
:26:19. > :26:23.do raise is great. Well played full-back and well played today. We
:26:23. > :26:28.are going to have a rash of close games, it has been predicted. There
:26:28. > :26:33.was another out on a table to this afternoon. A busy John and his
:26:33. > :26:36.opponent were able to see what that than expected. It was between Ding
:26:36. > :26:44.Junhui and Mark Davis who was quietly and effectively moving his
:26:44. > :26:49.way up the rankings over the past couple of seasons. It was a mark of
:26:49. > :26:59.who looked like the stronger player at 5-4. Could he thing this --
:26:59. > :27:10.
:27:10. > :27:16.He is going to be left with that very awkward angle. He can play
:27:16. > :27:22.this into the right corner pocket, with less risk attached and with
:27:22. > :27:32.the brown near the pocket, this is a very big shock. This could be a
:27:32. > :27:45.
:27:45. > :27:55.It does not help that he has got to Not very close. A difficult one. He
:27:55. > :28:15.
:28:15. > :28:25.Hitting the jaws of the middle pocket has given Mark Davis another
:28:25. > :28:41.
:28:42. > :28:51.chance. Quite difficult to step I think he is a bit worried here.
:28:52. > :28:57.
:28:57. > :29:07.If he ends up at the black end of A brave shot to play. A big moment
:29:07. > :29:10.
:29:10. > :29:18.for Mark Davis. I go back to that black that Ding Junhui refused. It
:29:18. > :29:23.would have been 37 in front with one red bomb. Whatever happens, I
:29:23. > :29:28.am sure Mark Davis will have the first chance that the black. He
:29:29. > :29:35.will have to get the right angle on the pink from the blue. Would you
:29:35. > :29:43.believe it! He nearly missed that. The fact that he hit it on the thin
:29:43. > :29:53.side meant that the two ball drifted down too far. -- the cue
:29:53. > :30:10.
:30:10. > :30:20.A good effort. You would like to think that he has got a cast iron
:30:20. > :30:28.
:30:28. > :30:32.safety shot if nothing else. That Twice a winner of the UK
:30:32. > :30:42.Championships, once here at the Barbican in York and once in
:30:42. > :30:59.
:30:59. > :31:09.Telford. He is very close to going I tell you what, it has turned out
:31:09. > :31:19.
:31:19. > :31:29.not to bat. He did not mean to It is not uneasy safety shot, is
:31:29. > :31:39.
:31:39. > :31:47.it? -- an easy safety shot. Well He got that object ball absolutely
:31:47. > :31:57.safe. There is so much distance between the two balls here. He
:31:57. > :32:01.
:32:01. > :32:11.might try and double the black up towards the top left pocket. He may
:32:11. > :32:16.
:32:16. > :32:23.try to knock it in us a long double. I don't blame him for going for it
:32:23. > :32:33.but I do blame him for the pace with which she played it. -- with
:32:33. > :32:53.
:32:53. > :32:57.We are back now to a decider. It is all-square at 5-5.
:32:57. > :33:07.HAZEL IRVINE: Are second decider of the afternoon on this opening day
:33:07. > :33:07.
:33:07. > :35:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:35:09. > :35:18.of the United Kingdom championship. There is plenty of room to get on
:35:18. > :35:28.to the red for the left-hand corner pocket off of this black. This is
:35:28. > :35:43.
:35:43. > :35:49.the last of the loose reds. He has Has he got to the angle? I think he
:35:49. > :35:59.has. What he would like to do is kiss that red right in the middle
:35:59. > :36:08.
:36:08. > :36:13.of the loose reds. He does not have to go into the main bunch. He is a
:36:14. > :36:23.very good break-builder, plays the right shot at important points in
:36:24. > :36:39.
:36:39. > :36:49.Again, that is a pretty good shot. That is just about what he intended
:36:49. > :36:50.
:36:50. > :36:53.- nudging the reds and holding for one of those two. You feel that if
:36:54. > :37:03.this goes in there is no reason why he would not win the frame and the
:37:04. > :37:25.
:37:25. > :37:35.You could say he is a little I think he will go on to win the
:37:35. > :37:35.
:37:35. > :38:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:38:40. > :38:44.He has taken these very well. The one thing you know about Ding
:38:44. > :38:54.Junhui is that when the chance comes he is prepared to take it.
:38:54. > :38:55.
:38:55. > :39:02.That is why he is the great player that he is. it did not look that
:39:02. > :39:08.easy earlier on. Then he started to get back into the match. He scraped
:39:08. > :39:12.over the line to make it 5-5 when both players had shots at the final
:39:12. > :39:22.black. But this is where the class has come out, right when he needs
:39:22. > :39:28.
:39:28. > :39:33.He buckles at the knees on that shot. That has really hurt him. I
:39:33. > :39:43.have not really seen him like that before. How has he missed it? I can
:39:43. > :39:47.
:39:47. > :39:51.only think that he took his eye off of it. It never seemed possible.
:39:51. > :40:01.We have seen it with the top players in the world, when they see
:40:01. > :40:02.
:40:02. > :40:11.the winning post it goes past very quickly. Surely he must play to
:40:11. > :40:15.kiss the pink here. This is now a great chance. There have been lots
:40:15. > :40:25.of twists and turns in this match, but that was one that I did not see
:40:25. > :40:26.
:40:26. > :40:36.coming. Such a fluent break up until that moment. Mark Davis has
:40:36. > :40:42.
:40:42. > :40:50.got a great chance. OK, the black's away from its spot, but that is all.
:40:50. > :41:00.I think he could possibly recover this if he plays a good shot. He
:41:00. > :41:00.
:41:00. > :42:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:42:22. > :42:27.might avoid the two reds and land The other problem here will be
:42:27. > :42:31.getting in behind the right hand red of the two. It is far enough
:42:31. > :42:36.away from the cushion to play in behind it, but it has still got to
:42:36. > :42:46.be done. The cue ball will be running here because, clearly, if
:42:46. > :42:47.
:42:47. > :42:57.he plays the blue the cue ball is travelling a long way. So the pace
:42:57. > :42:57.
:42:57. > :44:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:44:04. > :44:14.APPLAUSE De red, I just went in, but that doesn't really matter.
:44:14. > :44:27.
:44:27. > :44:34.He got far enough up the table to That is a better shot than it
:44:34. > :44:44.looked. Good control. He is probably still thinking about the
:44:44. > :45:16.
:45:16. > :45:24.He is level with the baulk line here. If he pots the brown he has
:45:24. > :45:34.to go round the table. No option. That gives Ding Junhui a little bit
:45:34. > :45:53.
:45:53. > :46:03.That is a great effort. He deserves to have a shot at this, which he
:46:03. > :46:24.
:46:24. > :46:30.Well, he missed it by a long way. For a second it seemed as though
:46:30. > :46:37.the blue was going to hang over the middle pocket. This cannot be
:46:37. > :46:47.potted. Both players have still got a chance. Ding Junhui will just be
:46:47. > :46:47.
:46:47. > :47:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:47:32. > :47:42.That is an excellent safety shot. The priority is to get the object
:47:42. > :47:50.
:47:50. > :48:00.That is a clever shot. I don't think he has the snooker, but it
:48:00. > :48:00.
:48:00. > :48:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:48:55. > :49:01.He will not mind that. That has There is a good chance he can get
:49:01. > :49:11.in behind pink and black if he plays off of the blue very thin. He
:49:11. > :49:11.
:49:11. > :49:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:49:57. > :50:07.might try to get the flight in He is 12 in front, so the blue
:50:07. > :50:43.
:50:43. > :50:52.I don't blame him for that shot at Good shot, well played. There is a
:50:52. > :51:02.lot of pressure on safety shots like that. Can Ding Junhui send the
:51:02. > :51:19.
:51:19. > :51:28.white round the table and try to Let's see what we can see of this
:51:28. > :51:38.blue. I am sure he can see the blue but I am not sure if he can see the
:51:38. > :51:49.
:51:49. > :51:59.He could see the potting angle. He needed a kiss but did not get one.
:51:59. > :52:01.
:52:01. > :52:11.He may have a chance to hide him behind the black. -- too high a
:52:11. > :52:24.
:52:24. > :52:32.being. That is very ambitious, you He is playing snooker, not quite in
:52:32. > :52:38.the way that I expected. If he plays cushion first, he can play a
:52:38. > :52:46.stun off the cushion and leave the quite where the pink is now. --
:52:46. > :52:56.leave the white where the pink is now. As long as we have full
:52:56. > :53:05.
:53:05. > :53:12.contact on the pink we will be in You cannot believe what happened
:53:12. > :53:15.there! Mark Davis dug a really deep and got himself back into the match.
:53:15. > :53:21.And unbelievable fluke from Ding Junhui takes him into the next
:53:21. > :53:29.round. He wins 6-5. From my point of view I should have
:53:29. > :53:37.won that match. I had a chance in the last frame to clear up. I am a
:53:37. > :53:44.bit gutted because I think, or all, I should have nicked that one. --
:53:44. > :53:48.overall. I need to practise for a few days
:53:48. > :53:51.and come back. I need to play better in the next round.
:53:51. > :54:01.I am sure Mark Davis will be thinking about that pink for some
:54:01. > :54:05.time to come. The first round draw looks like this now. As we saw,
:54:05. > :54:09.John Higgins had to work very hard to squeeze past Rory McLeod and
:54:10. > :54:14.will now play either Stephen Maguire or Stephen Hendry, both
:54:14. > :54:20.Scots and both former winners of this title. Ronnie O'Sullivan and
:54:20. > :54:30.Steve Davis meet tomorrow afternoon. Crucible runner-up Judd Trump faces
:54:30. > :54:31.
:54:31. > :54:39.Dominic Dale of Wales. Matthew Stevens meets Scotland's Marcus
:54:39. > :54:49.Campbell. Graeme Dott would love to add the UK title to his career
:54:49. > :54:49.
:54:49. > :54:59.hoard. Mark Williams has reached the finals in all the major ranking
:54:59. > :55:10.
:55:10. > :55:20.events this year. He plays Joe Jogia. Ali Carter plays Robert
:55:20. > :55:30.
:55:30. > :55:34.Milkins. It has been a great year for Stuart Bingham and Marco Fu.
:55:34. > :55:38.Let us have a quick chat about what we have just seen. John, you said
:55:38. > :55:46.there would be a rash of close matches. It has worked out so far.
:55:46. > :55:52.That was a harsh way for Mark Davis to lose, though. It at that was a
:55:53. > :55:56.horrible way to -- that was a horrible way to lose a match.
:55:56. > :56:01.might have tidied up in the previous frame, though. Sometimes
:56:01. > :56:05.you let the person of the book and you get punished in strange ways.
:56:05. > :56:15.Looking at the draw, there are some ugly looking snooker players out
:56:15. > :56:16.
:56:16. > :56:22.there! OK, no Jeremy Clarkson moments here, OK? Tonight we're
:56:22. > :56:27.going to be looking at its Stephen Maguire against Stephen Hendry.
:56:27. > :56:30.is always intriguing to see what sort of state Stephen Hendry's game
:56:30. > :56:36.is in. Last year, there were certain matches where you were
:56:36. > :56:40.thinking, he is not far from playing good stuff here. He is
:56:40. > :56:46.inconsistent. Stephen Maguire has everything - he is a great match
:56:46. > :56:49.player, good cue action, hits the ball back crisply. If you are not
:56:49. > :56:52.our regular snooker watcher and you're dipping in and Out There are
:56:52. > :56:56.a lot of names that you have not seen. There will be some cracking
:56:56. > :57:00.matches because all of the players are playing to such a high standard.
:57:00. > :57:07.These matches are going to be exciting and you will see some
:57:07. > :57:12.excellent snooker, regardless. The two matches that are currently
:57:12. > :57:17.in play are looking rather more clear cut. Last year's world
:57:17. > :57:23.champion Neil Robertson is up against Tom Ford of. Here he is,
:57:23. > :57:26.just fashioning the fifth frame to take a 5-0 lead against the world
:57:26. > :57:33.No. 21, who is trying to make new ground by getting into the second
:57:33. > :57:41.round. Neil Robertson has never been classed -- past the quarter-
:57:42. > :57:48.finals stage, despite being a world champion. On the other table it is
:57:48. > :57:55.Graeme Dott. He is going very well here, taking a 5-1 lead over
:57:55. > :57:59.Matthew Selt. Graeme Dott is, of course, a former world champion. He
:58:00. > :58:05.is trying to become the 11th man in history to win the world and UK
:58:06. > :58:10.titles. It is going very well at the moment for him. He just needs
:58:10. > :58:17.one more. Both of those matches are currently on the red button service
:58:17. > :58:25.because we have to go off the air. Press read an hour if you want to