Day 3

:00:36. > :00:39.What a sporting weekend it has been. Tiger Woods is back in the winner's

:00:39. > :00:43.circle, Martin O'Neill is back in Premiership football and we are

:00:43. > :00:47.firmly back in the snooker group here in York in this William Hill

:00:47. > :00:52..com United Kingdom championship. We have been rattling through the

:00:52. > :00:55.first round matches, 12 are already through to round two with four more

:00:55. > :01:05.births are to be claimed and this afternoon we are set to welcome the

:01:05. > :01:07.

:01:07. > :01:11.boy wonder who wowed us all at the Judd Trump's irresistible run to

:01:11. > :01:17.the red -- World Championship final had everybody talking and what more

:01:17. > :01:25.is expected of him now? But Dominic Dale has got... Legions

:01:25. > :01:29.of fans as well. Might the Spaceman down the snooker's newest star?

:01:29. > :01:34.Shropshire's Adrian Gunnell has had to win three matches to get to York,

:01:34. > :01:39.the second lowest ranked player to make it.

:01:39. > :01:42.And his reward - a match against Northern Ireland's exciting Mark

:01:42. > :01:47.Allen who is targeting another run to the semi-finals at least.

:01:47. > :01:51.So both of those matches are due into the Barbican Centre Arena very

:01:51. > :01:54.shortly but the great thing for this crowd here in York is that

:01:54. > :02:00.with no dividing screen this year, they get to keep a close eye on

:02:00. > :02:03.both matches and in the Spanish are straitened times, that has got to

:02:03. > :02:13.be good value for money before Christmas. -- in these financially

:02:13. > :02:27.

:02:28. > :02:31.difficult times. This is Table 1 Seven months since Judd Trump amaze

:02:31. > :02:36.us in Sheffield but this is no one- hit wonder, he is hungry for more

:02:36. > :02:40.success. I think now I am looking towards the end of the tournament

:02:40. > :02:44.and hoping to win them whereas before I was just trying to get

:02:44. > :02:48.through the first game and play well but now I have got a lot of

:02:48. > :02:53.confidence and hopefully if I bring my game plan then it will be a good

:02:53. > :02:56.chance. Dominic Dale is hoping to be a man who came in from the cold

:02:56. > :03:04.and the idea of playing Super's hottest talent is an exciting one.

:03:04. > :03:10.I can't wait. I have played Judd a few times and in the semi-final or

:03:10. > :03:14.something at Bridgend and I have got a good record on him but he has

:03:14. > :03:19.risen to fame in the past few seasons and he is a real force to

:03:19. > :03:22.be reckoned with. Judd will not take Dominic likely, he knows the

:03:22. > :03:29.pedigree of the Welshman but he is determined to enjoy the moment.

:03:29. > :03:33.don't think I have played him before so it will be a tough game.

:03:33. > :03:38.He is one of the tougher qualify as I could have got but I am looking

:03:38. > :03:43.forward to the UK now and a few big events as well so it will be nice

:03:43. > :03:46.to be covered on the BBC, back. Dominic has won more major ranking

:03:46. > :03:51.title than Judd so does he have advised to share with his youthful

:03:51. > :03:56.opponent? He has hinted at interviews that he wants to learn a

:03:56. > :03:59.bit more about the tactical side of the game but my advice is what is

:03:59. > :04:04.working now, don't change it. We would love to play with the freedom

:04:04. > :04:14.he does but it will be a tough match but I am really looking

:04:14. > :04:17.

:04:17. > :04:22.From our perspective, the big question for Dominic Dale is how

:04:22. > :04:25.much has Judd Trump improved? full of confidence. The World

:04:25. > :04:30.Championship would have given him great confidence and he is ready to

:04:30. > :04:34.take over the mantle from Ronnie O'Sullivan, Jimmy White. He has

:04:34. > :04:39.generated a great interest here. It will be interested to see how he

:04:39. > :04:44.copes with that but he is certainly one of the hottest prospect. And he

:04:44. > :04:48.is a big a occasion player as well. He is. He looks like he enjoys it

:04:48. > :04:52.all the time and he is just what we needed for snooker. Dominic Dale

:04:52. > :05:01.like being the centre of attention, he got to the centre of the last

:05:01. > :05:07.PTCs. We all call him the space man that he is no mark. -- he is no mug.

:05:07. > :05:12.He is very astute and he will have to be to beat Judd today. Mark

:05:12. > :05:16.Allen against Adrian Gunnell on the other table, table two. We do not

:05:16. > :05:22.know too much about him from the fans at home but we know he is a

:05:22. > :05:26.very good player. Yes, he has won three matches already. A constant

:05:26. > :05:31.campaign on the snooker calendar but he is he is against a great

:05:31. > :05:35.player. A great potter and a great break billed as well. Very

:05:35. > :05:42.important for a gin to get a good start. All the players are ready so

:05:42. > :05:47.over to rob Walker's. MC: thank you, ladies and gentlemen. If you are

:05:47. > :05:50.lucky to have a day of work, sit back and enjoy it because we have

:05:50. > :05:56.two Super matches here for you at the William Hill .com UK

:05:56. > :05:59.Championship. Please welcome, first of all a player who has been to the

:05:59. > :06:05.last 16 of four ranking events. He came through three qualifying

:06:05. > :06:15.matches to make it here to York, Adrian Gunnell.

:06:15. > :06:45.

:06:45. > :06:49.MUSIC: "Grounds For Divorce" by And it is a tough year but playing

:06:49. > :06:59.snooker with a smile on his face. One of the most exciting players

:06:59. > :07:01.

:07:01. > :07:11.that Northern Ireland has produced, here comes Mark "the Pistol" Allen.

:07:11. > :07:26.

:07:27. > :07:32.# MUSIC: "Ever So Shy" by General And here on Tobal No. 1, plays well,

:07:32. > :07:38.the snappiest dressers on the circuit, winner of two world

:07:38. > :07:43.ranking titles, he beat Nigel Bond in qualifying, here comes the Welsh

:07:43. > :07:53.line of Vienna, Dominic Dale. MUSIC: "Get Ready For This" by 2

:07:53. > :08:10.

:08:10. > :08:14.A great reception as always and a pretty snazzy pair of shoes. A big

:08:14. > :08:19.test, these are the challenges you relish. Absolutely. I have played

:08:19. > :08:23.Judd a few times but it will obviously be a tough match if he

:08:23. > :08:33.plays as well but I am looking forward to it. Ladies and gentlemen,

:08:33. > :08:37.Dominic Dale! And his opponent, snooker's

:08:37. > :08:42.brightest young star. His bold, attacking style was simply

:08:42. > :08:45.sensational on the route to the world final in May. The pride of

:08:45. > :08:55.Bristol, the ace in the pack, Judd Trump!

:08:55. > :09:17.

:09:17. > :09:20.Judd, it has been an amazing 12 months. What is it like to be in

:09:20. > :09:25.these major championships now as the man everybody else wants to

:09:25. > :09:28.beat? It is a lot more fun. Since the World Championship, there has

:09:28. > :09:33.been a lot more publicity but it brings a bit of extra pressure. I

:09:33. > :09:38.am hoping to enjoy it. Ladies and gentlemen, it will be a great match.

:09:38. > :09:42.Judd Trump! APPLAUSE HAZEL IRVINE: We will

:09:42. > :09:50.follow this one live on this channel and also on the red button

:09:50. > :09:56.and you can stick with Mike -- Mike Allen versus Adrian Gunnell.

:09:56. > :10:06.The jovial duo John Parrott and Steve Taylor give us the commentary.

:10:06. > :10:15.

:10:15. > :10:25.A good afternoon to everybody at Judd almost knocks his class over

:10:25. > :10:30.

:10:31. > :10:36.Dominic Dale gets the match under way. Introduced as the lion of the

:10:36. > :10:46.Vienna, he has moved from there. Is he talking about moving to Germany?

:10:46. > :10:54.

:10:54. > :11:04.Yes, I think he will go to Berlin Close but not close enough so a

:11:04. > :11:12.

:11:12. > :11:18.first-half chance falls to Dominic Judd will have to give respect to

:11:18. > :11:21.this player, he is very competent, a good scorer, could match player

:11:21. > :11:26.and at some point through his career, he has beaten all the best

:11:26. > :11:36.players. He is not afraid to beat them as well. He has reached the

:11:36. > :11:38.

:11:38. > :11:43.final of the PTC, so he is in good I very rarely would have a bet on

:11:43. > :11:47.snooker but I did have a bet on John Higgins to beat Dominic when

:11:47. > :11:52.he won the Grand Prix when Jeffrey Archer was a our President, we were

:11:52. > :12:02.out for dinner and I thought I had a nice it'll bite on for charity

:12:02. > :12:06.

:12:06. > :12:16.and Dominic beat John Higgins -- a A good chance if he has got the

:12:16. > :12:20.

:12:20. > :12:23.He didn't judge the cannon too well. I thought he might be able to screw

:12:23. > :12:33.back but maybe he did not have the angle, to screw back and move the

:12:33. > :12:34.

:12:34. > :12:44.red. Let's look at it. It looks He has not made the most of this

:12:44. > :13:05.

:13:05. > :13:09.He didn't really play the best of shot there. He should not believe

:13:09. > :13:19.that fall Judd. He has got the perfect angle on the blue. Watch

:13:19. > :13:19.

:13:19. > :13:29.He still needs a little luck. He hit them well but look how the

:13:29. > :13:30.

:13:30. > :13:35.three reds have gone on the side He was very unlucky not to open

:13:35. > :13:38.them better than that. During that final of the World Championships

:13:38. > :13:42.against John Higgins, I remember sitting in the commentary box and

:13:42. > :13:49.there was one shot he took two minutes over and decided to take

:13:49. > :13:54.the blame on and it cost him the frame. As we see him miss... It

:13:54. > :13:58.looked fairly easy but if he had won that frame against John Higgins,

:13:58. > :14:03.he may have been world champion. think that was undoubtedly the

:14:03. > :14:06.turning point. John you as well that it could be a turning point

:14:06. > :14:11.and he made the most of it after that. I think he missed a trick by

:14:11. > :14:18.not winning at World Championships. He played well enough to win it.

:14:19. > :14:28.But John was not at his best. But he managed to get over the line. It

:14:29. > :14:35.

:14:35. > :14:39.should stand Judd in good stead for He was a phenomenon throughout

:14:39. > :14:49.those 17 days. People were talking about it and some of the best

:14:49. > :15:10.

:15:10. > :15:15.A bit of an awkward frame now with the red on the other side of the

:15:15. > :15:25.table. It eliminates that from being the safety zone. It could

:15:25. > :15:34.

:15:35. > :15:39.develop into a bit of a scrappy I was never the biggest fan of

:15:39. > :15:45.these type of frames, I don't know about you. I preferred to be plain

:15:45. > :15:49.what we call Orthodox safety down into the baulk area. Or you can do

:15:49. > :15:59.is keep playing it back down this end and you can end up with a messy

:15:59. > :16:24.

:16:24. > :16:34.a very clever attempt at a double I thought he had a free shot at

:16:34. > :16:38.

:16:38. > :16:43.It would be interesting to see if Judd takes that long red on or

:16:43. > :16:53.whether he plays a good safety. With these five reds. He might be

:16:53. > :16:59.

:16:59. > :17:04.able to get in behind the pink or The priority of that shot was

:17:04. > :17:14.always to get the cue ball tight on the cushion. Make sure it is tight

:17:14. > :17:17.

:17:17. > :17:22.on the red so you can't get the The problem with Dominic having to

:17:22. > :17:26.take on a difficult pot to the middle pocket. They are fraught

:17:26. > :17:36.with danger. If he has not got an easy safety, he might be forced

:17:36. > :17:42.

:17:42. > :17:52.Even if he skins off the red on the left-hand side, he is possibly

:17:52. > :17:54.

:17:54. > :17:57.He has taken the long red which seemed a bit more difficult but he

:17:57. > :18:03.has tried to put the cue ball in a place where he will not leave

:18:03. > :18:11.anything but I think the road passes the brown. And Judd is left-

:18:11. > :18:13.handed. The other one... It would be tricky for anyone with a rest

:18:13. > :18:23.with the right but I am sure he will take that.

:18:23. > :18:32.

:18:32. > :18:42.Is got a terrible kick there but A good choice there to get the pick

:18:42. > :18:53.

:18:53. > :18:58.back on the spot. A lot of people He really is fantastic to watch,

:18:58. > :19:02.this young player. Now based in Romford, he used to play at the

:19:02. > :19:07.Keynsham snooker centre along with Derek down there and Derek's son

:19:07. > :19:17.used to coach Judd when he was a young boy but he has moved on to

:19:17. > :19:20.

:19:20. > :19:27.Romford but learned all his snooker I remember interviewing him at the

:19:27. > :19:31.Heritage Room in the Crucible when he was a young slip of a lad. You

:19:31. > :19:35.could see then he looked very professional, very keen on being a

:19:35. > :19:45.snooker player. He has come to fruition. Because he is now a very

:19:45. > :19:47.

:19:47. > :19:51.He served his apprenticeship. When you think someone like John Higgins

:19:51. > :19:57.got to be World Number One and world champion in six seasons, that

:19:57. > :20:02.was quite incredible. Mark Williams did it in seven seasons. And this

:20:02. > :20:12.is the feature of Judd's game, this is how quickly he scores. Not only

:20:12. > :20:37.

:20:37. > :20:44.does he score heavily, you do not Not that long ago, he had a

:20:44. > :20:50.fantastic win against Ronnie O'Sullivan. Yes, PTC nine. He beat

:20:50. > :21:00.John Higgins, the ever-improving Martin Gould in the semi-final and

:21:00. > :21:00.

:21:00. > :21:04.then run a, 4-3 in the final. -- then Ronnie O'Sullivan, 4-3. 1,500

:21:04. > :21:14.people at that final in Belgium. He was very popular. It is nice to see

:21:14. > :21:19.

:21:19. > :21:29.Hazel mentioned that it is an open- plan here at the Barbican this year

:21:29. > :21:34.

:21:34. > :21:36.and a lot of players like it. Some The wonderful Barbican Centre and

:21:37. > :21:46.this will be a wonderful read for Judd as well because if he gets

:21:47. > :21:47.

:21:47. > :21:52.this, this should be the first Never in doubt. This has been an

:21:52. > :22:02.excellent effort because the balls went very well placed. He has had

:22:02. > :22:14.

:22:14. > :22:18.Even Judd cannot knock this down He must not make many mistakes now,

:22:18. > :22:20.Dominic Dale. He takes the opening frame with that opening break of 56.

:22:20. > :22:25.1-0. HAZEL IRVINE: Will spend the

:22:25. > :22:31.afternoon in here with Messrs Davies and Doherty. Steve, you are

:22:31. > :22:39.bright and chipper, give it a good goal against Ronnie yesterday?

:22:39. > :22:44.one frame? Yes! I think the former at best of 11 suits him down to the

:22:44. > :22:48.ground. We will soon find out but best of 11, I wonder how it will

:22:48. > :22:52.suit Dominic Dale and Judd Trump. Observations? We said that Dominic

:22:52. > :22:57.Dale is quite clever, tactically. One shot he played there which was

:22:57. > :23:01.a bit naive, he played the shot here. He is trying to play it with

:23:01. > :23:06.a touch of safety but the problem is is that Judd Trump is left-

:23:06. > :23:09.handed service red down the rail is perfect for him. For a right-handed

:23:09. > :23:12.player it would be more difficult but the fact that Judd Trump is

:23:12. > :23:16.left-handed, this one is quite easy and he went on to win the frame

:23:16. > :23:20.from that position. Judd Trump is one of the best screw back player

:23:20. > :23:26.and as he pulls the cue back, it bends, look at it bend there as it

:23:26. > :23:34.goes through. As you pull the cue back, it can come up in the air. He

:23:34. > :23:39.has got his chin on it and the bridge causes the cue to bend. That

:23:39. > :23:43.is not supposed to be the done thing but he does it very well.

:23:43. > :23:49.does many things his own way. Here we go, frame to my grave.

:23:49. > :23:59.COMMENTATOR:, just Steve Davis to spot the Ben de cue. He is the

:23:59. > :24:02.

:24:02. > :24:06.bendy cue experts now! He is always A good point we picked up on there.

:24:06. > :24:16.Sometimes you have to play safety shots but if you are playing in

:24:16. > :24:18.

:24:18. > :24:27.left-handed opponent, you have to Always better to put the yellow on

:24:27. > :24:32.the side cushion if you're playing a left-hander of. but it was a

:24:32. > :24:35.frame-winning contribution. I think Dominic might be able to get

:24:35. > :24:43.through to the red on the right but there is no path back to the baulk

:24:43. > :24:53.area. He had to put everything into the pot and hope for the red and

:24:53. > :25:05.

:25:05. > :25:10.the black and leave yourself on a Brilliant. Very good shot and he

:25:10. > :25:13.may still be on the black. He played that deadweight hoping to

:25:13. > :25:23.come and the red and made himself better on the back but it was a

:25:23. > :25:26.

:25:26. > :25:36.good pot will stop I'll say. -- a Most players would have hit that a

:25:36. > :25:50.

:25:50. > :25:54.The yellow and brown is pretty good We know that if there is no is the

:25:54. > :25:58.safety, Judd Trump will have a go at most balls regardless of what

:25:58. > :26:08.sort of position they are in. He is not a reckless player by any means

:26:08. > :26:20.

:26:20. > :26:24.Are we going to see a Judd Trump Yes, a special safety shot, you

:26:24. > :26:30.have just seen. It looked like he was going to have a go at that red,

:26:30. > :26:40.he thought about it. That really is a very good shot, very well played.

:26:40. > :26:58.

:26:58. > :27:08.What Alex used to call the figure Once again, as you mentioned

:27:08. > :27:08.

:27:08. > :27:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:27:55. > :28:01.earlier, a big target behind the Judd has got Dominic trapped here

:28:01. > :28:11.somewhat. No easy path back down the table. He will try to drop into

:28:11. > :28:15.

:28:15. > :28:25.the side of the pocket here. Just Terrific shot.

:28:25. > :28:34.

:28:34. > :28:40.Another opportunity off this red for Judd to get between the green

:28:40. > :28:47.and brown and gives that yellow again. He has hit that far too thin.

:28:47. > :28:51.I am pretty sure he did not play it there. The only thing with that is

:28:51. > :28:55.the two reds are a little bit awkward for Dominic to get back

:28:55. > :29:05.down that side of the table so he will have to play this with a trace

:29:05. > :29:10.

:29:10. > :29:20.He seems to get into it too much but he is OK. He needed lots of

:29:20. > :29:25.

:29:25. > :29:30.He will have a go at the port but a safety in mind. As long as he

:29:30. > :29:40.wobbled the red in the jaws. If the red goes in, he rolls up behind the

:29:40. > :30:12.

:30:12. > :30:22.yellow, if not, he has still got a It looks like he is going to try

:30:22. > :30:24.

:30:24. > :30:34.and play this and screw back. Nor, he is not happy with that. It was a

:30:34. > :30:49.

:30:49. > :30:59.good safety shot. It has not left a That is OK. Good cueing to get the

:30:59. > :31:25.

:31:25. > :31:33.He went full blooded for the shot. If you do not get them, you have to

:31:33. > :31:38.take the consequences. It is a little bit tricky for Dominic, with

:31:38. > :31:48.the blue ball been in the way of the rest. He will have to be a wee

:31:48. > :31:59.

:31:59. > :32:09.bit careful to make sure he does He is pretty fit. He will not touch

:32:09. > :32:10.

:32:10. > :32:20.He could not have played that better. He has got absolutely

:32:20. > :32:32.

:32:32. > :32:42.I like watching Dominic play. He bounces a little bit around the

:32:42. > :32:42.

:32:42. > :33:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:33:24. > :33:33.table. He has got a lovely cue He has hit that beautifully as well.

:33:33. > :33:39.If he can just get on to the black from this. He is only one or two

:33:39. > :33:49.shots away from opening up the whole table. He has just got to be

:33:49. > :34:00.

:34:00. > :34:10.a little careful. This is a great That has not quite worked out as he

:34:10. > :34:21.

:34:21. > :34:31.intended. He wanted to catch Matt The yes, but they do not think he

:34:31. > :35:10.

:35:10. > :35:16.He has got the red to the rate He is doing quite well, because he

:35:16. > :35:26.has not really had the cue ball where he wanted it for a few shots.

:35:26. > :35:41.

:35:41. > :35:51.He will play for that red it is blocking the left corner. He has

:35:51. > :36:11.

:36:11. > :36:21.put a nice touch when he is in a I think he is all right. He has hit

:36:21. > :36:32.

:36:32. > :36:41.This is just what the doctor ordered after he saw Judd Trump won

:36:41. > :36:51.the first frame with that 56 break. This is a good response from the

:36:51. > :37:11.

:37:11. > :37:18.I think Judd Trump knew he was going to be in a match - he

:37:18. > :37:28.certainly knows now. He lost the cue ball a couple of times, but he

:37:28. > :37:28.

:37:28. > :38:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:38:17. > :38:27.has got it back and I agree with The frame is completely safe now.

:38:27. > :38:29.

:38:29. > :38:39.He can concentrate now. It would be nice for him to make a century. He

:38:39. > :38:57.

:38:57. > :39:06.has hit 120 in his career. He hit He might play to just nudge this

:39:06. > :39:16.red out if he has got the angle. He could drop in behind it. It is all

:39:16. > :39:24.

:39:24. > :39:33.really just about getting me A very polished performance.

:39:33. > :39:37.Hopefully, he will just trot behind this. There are a number of

:39:37. > :39:47.different ways of playing a shot, but he will be very happy with that

:39:47. > :39:53.There is a terrific crowd here at the Barbican Centre. There are a

:39:53. > :40:03.lot of fans of Judd Trump here. But they are certainly appreciating

:40:03. > :40:19.

:40:19. > :40:24.He might as well just clear the lot Funnily enough, it is another

:40:24. > :40:33.Welshman, Matthew Stevens, who holds the high break prize at the

:40:33. > :40:39.moment, with 140. That was a bit of an exhibition short their from

:40:39. > :40:49.Dominic, but he has hit that a little card. He was smiling at that

:40:49. > :40:49.

:40:49. > :40:59.Not a clearance, but what a response from the Welshman. That is

:40:59. > :41:00.

:41:00. > :41:09.a great way to respond, with a break of 118. 1-1. Look at the

:41:09. > :41:18.smile on his face, he loved that. That was superb, Davies. There was

:41:18. > :41:23.absolutely great. We know he can play. He has beaten everyone in the

:41:23. > :41:31.game at some point. But it is simply that he it sometimes is not

:41:32. > :41:36.as consistent as he needs to be. Yes, I think he is enjoying the

:41:36. > :41:46.role of been the underdog. He knows that he can go out there and enjoy

:41:46. > :41:53.

:41:54. > :41:59.himself. And this was a lovely This was a very good shot. He

:41:59. > :42:05.landed absolutely perfect on the blue. It was one of the shots which

:42:05. > :42:15.does not really look like anything, but if you play it wrong, it can

:42:15. > :42:21.

:42:21. > :42:31.It is important after doing that, to get he could break off short

:42:31. > :43:08.

:43:08. > :43:18.He has hit that a little bit hard. That was a nice little flick off

:43:18. > :43:26.

:43:26. > :43:30.In the last couple of days, I have seen a couple of the younger

:43:30. > :43:40.players playing this dumper shot, where the leave the cue ball up at

:43:40. > :43:47.

:43:47. > :43:57.But he should not have been leaving that short. One good positional

:43:57. > :43:57.

:43:57. > :44:07.shot, which is not going to be easy. He is going to have to generate a

:44:07. > :44:25.

:44:25. > :44:35.The white stops and then it spins back. It is quite amazing what

:44:35. > :45:12.

:45:12. > :45:22.happens to the cue ball when you He played another terrific poor

:45:22. > :45:56.

:45:56. > :46:06.shot. He has been unlucky this time. It would be nice to see a little

:46:06. > :46:36.

:46:36. > :46:46.tactical battle after the first two It is actually the red and the side

:46:46. > :46:48.

:46:48. > :46:58.cushion which is causing all the So, he decided to go for a port

:46:58. > :47:12.

:47:12. > :47:19.I think Dominic may be able to cut That was really well played. Not

:47:20. > :47:29.just that port, but absolutely beautiful position on the baulk

:47:30. > :47:45.

:47:45. > :47:54.Clearly, one of the reds must be available in to the right hand

:47:54. > :48:04.corner. But he did not like the contact there and has asked the

:48:04. > :48:09.

:48:09. > :48:19.Maybe he did spot are planned, but I actually think he played for the

:48:19. > :48:23.

:48:23. > :48:33.That is lovely when Mark happens. You think you're going to be on

:48:33. > :48:41.

:48:41. > :48:51.nothing, and there is a plant It is awkward now. He is almost

:48:51. > :48:53.

:48:53. > :49:03.straight on this red. If he tries to force that in, there would be

:49:03. > :49:09.

:49:09. > :49:13.every chance it would stay out the It is a funny little short man. It

:49:13. > :49:23.does not look like anything on your screen, but it is a horrible shot

:49:23. > :50:03.

:50:03. > :50:07.Not the best. That looks like That yellow is in a good sport if

:50:07. > :50:17.you can manage to get the safety shot back over at that side of the

:50:17. > :50:38.

:50:38. > :50:46.table. But that was too thick there The first poor safety shot from

:50:46. > :50:51.Dominic. He knows he has made a big mistake there. Judd Trump is such a

:50:51. > :51:01.good long potter that you cannot be letting him get his hand on the

:51:01. > :51:23.

:51:23. > :51:27.The red just above the black is the This is looking a good chance for

:51:27. > :51:37.the next three or four reds, but after that there is a lot more work

:51:37. > :51:38.

:51:38. > :51:48.involved. But he will not be playing the shot he wanted now and

:51:48. > :52:23.

:52:23. > :52:33.Has he got enough wrangle here. It He even managed to flip the red

:52:33. > :52:53.

:52:53. > :53:03.It has been very entertaining so Dominic has been playing very well.

:53:03. > :53:07.

:53:07. > :53:17.And Judd Trump is very easy to watch. We saw that at the Crucible.

:53:17. > :53:17.

:53:17. > :54:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:54:09. > :54:19.He came in and was potting balls 39 in front and just this plaque

:54:19. > :54:38.

:54:38. > :54:48.There is no need to play for I was with you John. All he needed

:54:48. > :54:56.

:54:56. > :55:06.There is now only one snooker A bit strange. Obviously, he is not

:55:06. > :55:14.

:55:14. > :55:24.playing to miss it, but all he He had to play it at that pace to

:55:24. > :55:25.

:55:25. > :55:30.hold for the black. He needed that to make sure he just needed the one

:55:30. > :55:40.snooker. And with the way the balls are position, he has put a good

:55:40. > :55:58.

:55:58. > :56:08.I thought he would have left the red it on the table as it was, with

:56:08. > :56:28.

:56:28. > :56:38.It is always very dangerous when only one snooker is required at

:56:38. > :56:46.

:56:46. > :56:56.The two boys sitting in our studio were very adept at getting snookers.

:56:56. > :57:10.

:57:10. > :57:14.Steve Davis and Ken Doherty. Yes, He probably did not play to leave

:57:14. > :57:24.himself on her red, because he would have wanted to keep it on the

:57:24. > :57:29.

:57:29. > :57:39.He needed the pink to come to his rescue, but I do not think it is.

:57:39. > :58:03.

:58:03. > :58:12.You could call that a good long He now needs to snookers at the

:58:12. > :58:17.moment. He could possibly get in behind the black, but what I shot

:58:17. > :58:27.it would be. He has changed his mind and is going to try and get in

:58:27. > :58:36.

:58:36. > :58:46.Sometimes, there is not an obvious No: At the priority then is to

:58:46. > :58:54.

:58:54. > :59:04.He is playing right-handed and can play well that way. But Dominic

:59:04. > :59:04.

:59:04. > :59:14.stays in his seat this time. Judd Neelie left the door open, but he

:59:14. > :59:31.

:59:31. > :59:38.You were talking about their crisp manner in which Judd hits the ball.

:59:38. > :59:46.He is blessed with a lot of cue power and get so much top spin and

:59:46. > :59:56.screw back which get some out a lot of tight situations. But it could

:59:56. > :59:57.

:59:57. > :00:01.have got a mental lot of trouble later on that frame? He had that

:00:01. > :00:10.red across the top cushion which he hit a lot from our than he needed

:00:10. > :00:20.to do. The trouble is, you get the quality of the strike, but it makes

:00:20. > :00:21.

:00:21. > :00:25.the pockets that little bit smaller. That is the trade-off. But

:00:25. > :00:35.sometimes, if you hit the ball slowly and more tentatively, you do

:00:35. > :00:39.

:00:39. > :00:43.DENNIS TAYLOR: It could have proved costly but it did not and I

:00:43. > :00:47.understand what Steve is saying. Judd is one of the best strikers of

:00:47. > :00:56.the ball we have ever seen. that is one of the best safety shot

:00:56. > :01:06.to have seen. He has completely miss hated. Well played, Dominic,

:01:06. > :01:17.

:01:17. > :01:27.Let's have another look at that. I am surprised you did not spot that,

:01:27. > :01:27.

:01:27. > :01:31.John. A straight forward safety Going back to Stephen, the way you

:01:31. > :01:37.strike the ball and sometimes the kicks can be caused by the way you

:01:38. > :01:47.strike it, believe it or not. Some of pull players are convinced that

:01:48. > :01:59.

:01:59. > :02:04.Well, Judd's turn to get a bit unlucky there, that was a mishit.

:02:04. > :02:14.Left Dominic a chance into the top left-hand pocket. It might just be

:02:14. > :02:28.

:02:28. > :02:38.He was just off straight and he cued it beautifully. Did not have

:02:38. > :03:07.

:03:07. > :03:17.That type of shot there is the when you can get a kick on and run it

:03:17. > :03:18.

:03:18. > :03:23.A little bit of noise in the background from the other side of

:03:23. > :03:28.the arena, one of the players is out, a few of the crowd coming in.

:03:28. > :03:35.The players seemed to get used to that in open plan snooker. It seems

:03:35. > :03:39.to be the order of the day. most of us have grown up playing in

:03:39. > :03:43.snooker halls with fruit machines going on in the background and

:03:43. > :03:47.discos and things like that, we have all got used to different

:03:47. > :03:53.sights and sounds. I played Fred Davis in the semi-final of the

:03:53. > :04:03.World Championship and of the other end of the Ken, there were 400 slot

:04:03. > :04:06.

:04:06. > :04:12.machines and most of them being The mid-session interval coming up

:04:12. > :04:19.after this frame and it has been very entertaining indeed. Breaks of

:04:19. > :04:29.56 and 58 from Judd. The break from 118 from Dominic. If he can go in

:04:29. > :04:31.

:04:31. > :04:36.all square, he cannot wait for the I was about to say that to have

:04:36. > :04:46.really got to get into this one to open up the reds, they are

:04:46. > :04:54.

:04:54. > :05:04.He was on five reds and five blacks. He needed to open the pack but that

:05:04. > :05:22.

:05:22. > :05:28.Well, he tried. Maybe that is why he was smiling, hoping to keep on

:05:28. > :05:38.the black. His highest tournament break is a break of 145 and he made

:05:38. > :05:41.

:05:41. > :05:51.that in the UK Championship, That one did not roll off, did it?

:05:51. > :06:00.

:06:00. > :06:08.He does give them a good old - at A kick, John? Yes, and there is no

:06:08. > :06:18.grey area with Judd's playing. He is full-blooded and committed to it

:06:18. > :06:43.

:06:43. > :06:53.There is nobody born who knocks I think the way these opening games

:06:53. > :06:55.

:06:55. > :07:05.have been played, I think due to to would be -- 2-2 would be a fair

:07:05. > :07:12.

:07:12. > :07:22.Looking to see if there is another plant at the top of that cluster.

:07:22. > :07:33.

:07:33. > :07:43.It has gone just to the right of Excellent, and played it nice and

:07:43. > :07:57.

:07:57. > :08:01.softly to the pocket accepting the A couple of reds required. He would

:08:01. > :08:11.take that red into the corner but he would cannon it into the three

:08:11. > :08:15.

:08:15. > :08:25.red so he changed his mind. This is I think he is enjoying every minute

:08:25. > :08:35.

:08:35. > :08:45.of this, Dominic. Just a quick Very nicely played, just needs the

:08:45. > :08:53.

:08:53. > :08:57.How many times does that happen? You get down to one more pots and

:08:57. > :09:07.you miss it. He has cued beautifully this afternoon, that

:09:07. > :09:09.

:09:09. > :09:19.I think, luckily for Dominic, what is available into this middle

:09:19. > :09:45.

:09:45. > :09:55.A lovely little for con the black there. Just touched it and left him

:09:55. > :09:56.

:09:56. > :10:05.in an excellent position -- end of We will go into the interval all

:10:05. > :10:09.square. He will not bother about missing the black. And the frame.

:10:09. > :10:15.He might as well stay on his feet. Oh, I thought he would concede

:10:15. > :10:18.there. We are, he is just checking what time they will be back into

:10:18. > :10:24.the arena. A very entertaining opening four frames and a pretty

:10:24. > :10:28.fair result. Dominic and Judd have both played well. We will see you

:10:28. > :10:32.later. HAZEL IRVINE: I think I agree, a

:10:32. > :10:37.pretty fair reflection of the way things have gone in that match turn

:10:37. > :10:42.it is great to see Dominic Dale contesting because it is five years

:10:42. > :10:46.since we saw him contesting in this. Largely underrated. Very much so

:10:46. > :10:54.but he has a lot of respect among the players. We call him a bit of a

:10:54. > :10:57.clown and a Spaceman but he is a very controlled player, very aware

:10:57. > :11:04.tactically and when he gets in around the balls, he has got a

:11:04. > :11:13.lovely touch. He plays very cleverly. He is not someone who

:11:13. > :11:17.will get on the plane and smash them open. He is very good and he

:11:17. > :11:22.has won a couple of times. People forget that and he is a match for

:11:22. > :11:26.anybody on his day. He seems to be enjoying it. He is great to watch.

:11:26. > :11:30.We chatted to him the other day, and he has now moved back to

:11:30. > :11:34.Britain, he has been in Vienna for four years, he likes to move about

:11:34. > :11:37.but he is now down at the south- west Academy in Gloucester and that

:11:37. > :11:41.practise being with some of the other professionals has really

:11:41. > :11:45.benefited him. He seems to think it has made huge dividends for him.

:11:45. > :11:49.The yes, he went to Austria and the one thing you are going to miss

:11:49. > :11:53.there is the standard of play and one of the problems for all of the

:11:53. > :11:57.overseas players spearheading in parts of Europe is they have not

:11:57. > :12:03.got the match play practice we have in the UK with the abundance of

:12:03. > :12:08.players so I think Dominic, like any player, will bounce off other

:12:08. > :12:18.players and Downing Gloucester, there are a lot of players. Emu due

:12:18. > :12:18.

:12:18. > :12:24.to Alan for a while. -- he moved to Ireland for a while. He is a well-

:12:24. > :12:32.travelled man. He his holding his own. We will spare his blushes well

:12:32. > :12:37.he can hear as! From Judd's perspective, how is he warming up?

:12:37. > :12:40.He is such a fantastic player. He has suddenly come through the ranks

:12:40. > :12:45.and proven at there is a junior he will go places and he has proven

:12:45. > :12:51.this in the world stage. When he is amongst the balls, he can banged

:12:51. > :12:58.them in. He is full of confidence. He has got to play against the

:12:58. > :13:04.other side of the play. Dominic Dale has kept at it, he has known

:13:04. > :13:10.failure but for all the experience in the world, he has got the ring

:13:10. > :13:15.craft. You have got the youth versus experience. We will dip into

:13:15. > :13:23.the match on the other side of the arena... Last of your lip, young

:13:23. > :13:25.man! Featuring Mark Allen who you match remember from the Crucible

:13:25. > :13:33.fashioned the come back against Matthew Stevens in front of his

:13:33. > :13:40.little girl, Lauren, in the front row. He has had a tough year. He is

:13:40. > :13:45.playing with a smile on his face playing against Adrian Gunnell.

:13:45. > :13:49.Adrian Gunnell has battled through three qualifying matches and it has

:13:49. > :13:55.been three years since he made it to the stages of the matches. Let's

:13:55. > :14:05.dip into the first frame. Alan is at the table with John Virgo and

:14:05. > :14:09.

:14:09. > :14:19.Willie Thorne in charge of COMMENTATOR: The pink spot is

:14:19. > :14:44.

:14:44. > :14:49.available and if not, the pink will It goes on the black spot. The only

:14:49. > :14:59.available into the right corner but he will not be too unhappy with

:14:59. > :15:37.

:15:37. > :15:41.that. Playing back up for the blue That is the problem when you are

:15:41. > :15:48.close to the cushion, you do not have a lot of control over the cue

:15:48. > :15:58.ball. That red to the left of the pink is cuttable but it is not easy

:15:58. > :16:02.

:16:02. > :16:12.by any means. The colour is the It is not a good chance at the

:16:12. > :16:12.

:16:12. > :16:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:16:59. > :17:05.It helps a little bit having the black back at the business end of

:17:05. > :17:10.the table. Is there enough for a pink spot, yet there is so this has

:17:10. > :17:17.become a lot better chance now he has got two colours at this end of

:17:17. > :17:27.the table. If he can get rid of the pink in a couple of shots time, it

:17:27. > :17:37.

:17:37. > :17:47.Pity, just the wrong side of the blue. He wanted about four inches

:17:47. > :17:52.

:17:52. > :18:01.That is careless. At this level, to not be able to avoid a baulk, his

:18:01. > :18:05.poor. He will be disappointed with that. Jabbing at it a bit there. He

:18:05. > :18:10.did not get through the ball at all well. The pace of the white going

:18:10. > :18:18.into baulk, it may not have even got back up this end. Just enough

:18:18. > :18:24.room to go round the back if he That is the beauty of this young

:18:24. > :18:29.man, he is a beautiful long potter. Yes, a lot of people ask you what

:18:30. > :18:39.the secret of the game is but potting is the main ingredient you

:18:40. > :19:05.

:19:05. > :19:15.You can be as tactical as you like Maybe the black goes to the right

:19:15. > :19:23.

:19:23. > :19:29.corner pocket. If it does, he will Obviously the black does go. There

:19:29. > :19:39.is no reason to play any precise positional shot and now you would

:19:39. > :19:52.

:19:52. > :20:02.He may just use the black as the... Although he is not in a good

:20:02. > :20:11.

:20:11. > :20:21.position to go for pink or black, This is the red he played on the

:20:21. > :20:23.

:20:23. > :20:31.He is only a young man, Mark Allen, but he moved up the rankings quite

:20:31. > :20:35.rapidly. Had a poor season last season. By his standards. I think

:20:35. > :20:42.this season, it is important he tries to reinvent himself because

:20:42. > :20:45.he certainly is capable of winning any tournament he plays in.

:20:45. > :20:50.would be fair to say, he had a bit of depression, I don't know whether

:20:50. > :20:55.it was the fact he was in the limelight and couldn't cope but he

:20:55. > :21:01.went to see a couple of people to try to get his depression right.

:21:01. > :21:11.Yes, but as we have always said, there is more to this game and any

:21:11. > :21:24.

:21:24. > :21:34.He has now got a 56 point lead. Just a red and a colour needed to

:21:34. > :21:56.

:21:56. > :22:06.And that now means that Adrian And every chance, first frame we

:22:06. > :22:22.

:22:22. > :22:29.It did not matter, he would like to have made the century but a good

:22:29. > :22:32.start for Mark Allen, he leads, 1-0. HAZEL IRVINE: And Mark Allen won

:22:32. > :22:36.the second as well and this is frame three, Adrian Gunnell helped

:22:36. > :22:40.in part by a break of 58 on his weight to winning a frame on the

:22:40. > :22:44.board so it is 2-1 right now to Mark Allen And they are currently

:22:44. > :22:48.in the fourth frame. Adrian Gunnell is having a good run of it recently,

:22:48. > :22:52.playing well in the qualifying stages of events to make it to the

:22:52. > :22:57.first two major event of the season. He has also bought a place early

:22:57. > :23:01.next year in the German Masters as well say he is holding his own in

:23:01. > :23:05.that one as well. That is the situation. Our friends from

:23:05. > :23:12.Liverpool Hunter Foundation are with us once again in York and

:23:12. > :23:22.there is plenty of fresh news about the growth in the organisation --

:23:22. > :23:22.

:23:22. > :23:27.I am here with Chris Lovell and John Higgins who is not only one of

:23:27. > :23:31.the head coach's but also heavily involved in the Hunter Foundation.

:23:32. > :23:38.Anybody who does not know what it is, what is it? It was set up by

:23:38. > :23:42.Paul and his wife, Lindsay, after he sadly passed away. It is to get

:23:42. > :23:46.able-bodied disadvantaged youngsters off the Street available

:23:46. > :23:52.to play free snooker. A certain amount of money was raised and that

:23:52. > :23:56.was used to get get these children playing. Absolutely. The real

:23:56. > :24:00.objective is to get a smile on people's faces, make them happy and

:24:00. > :24:03.bring them into a world of sport and that as we can see is a great

:24:03. > :24:07.one. It was thought that that pot of money would evaporate and that

:24:07. > :24:12.will be the end of it but it has grown. Things seem to be growing.

:24:12. > :24:20.People seem to be supporting us and we have had some staggering

:24:20. > :24:29.statistics. Lancashire police say we apparently saved hundreds of

:24:29. > :24:34.thousands of pounds of crime. foundation has got one step further

:24:34. > :24:38.and we have got into Scotland. have been to Glasgow with Graeme

:24:38. > :24:48.Dott. John Higgins, you have been doing some work with the foundation,

:24:48. > :24:49.

:24:49. > :24:55.what has it been like? It has been wonderful. A few days in Scotland,

:24:55. > :25:00.all the boys up there now, there was no where we could say no to it.

:25:00. > :25:08.He was a great friend to all of us players and we have tried to put in

:25:08. > :25:14.some work for it. A great gesture. A big thank you from everybody,

:25:14. > :25:19.John has financed 1,000 cues for the kids. It is great to see so

:25:19. > :25:24.many children into it. Yes, when you see a lot of kids coming and

:25:24. > :25:33.there were a lot of kids at around six years old, they will have a go

:25:33. > :25:43.on the table. They seem like they enjoyed to play. They all knew who

:25:43. > :25:43.

:25:43. > :25:53.Paul Hunter was. If you want to know any more information it is W W

:25:53. > :25:58.Dart Paul Hunter Foundation Dott It should be a tough one again

:25:58. > :26:02.Stephen Maguire? Yes, it should be a good match. Yes, back to Hazel.

:26:02. > :26:07.Keep up the good work, astonishing work when you hear about the

:26:07. > :26:13.statistics. 1,000 cues donated for the charity, keep up the good work,

:26:13. > :26:21.all of you. It is time to start focusing on our feature match this

:26:21. > :26:25.afternoon which has that Judd Trump fellow on the spotlight. An amazing

:26:25. > :26:31.spring, he won the China Open followed immediately by the run to

:26:31. > :26:36.the Crucible final when he was beaten by John Higgins. It earned

:26:36. > :26:46.him �185,000 in six weeks and of course, instant fame. How is he

:26:46. > :26:54.

:26:54. > :27:04.The last year was the one I stuck to it and reach two finals it was a

:27:04. > :27:05.

:27:05. > :27:10.good achievement but I can move on. It has been good, a bit different.

:27:10. > :27:13.Be noticed in public and stuff like that. A lot more publicity with

:27:13. > :27:18.papers. I have done a few interviews and people have taken to

:27:18. > :27:23.me, it would seem. It is all part of the job. When you turn

:27:23. > :27:27.professional, you are told that, you have got to enjoy it, the BBC

:27:27. > :27:36.events. # International bright young things

:27:36. > :27:46.. Just enjoy life and enjoy a snooker. I ended up buying and LG

:27:46. > :27:56.

:27:56. > :28:01.are great. I need some more money I am happy with how I am playing. I

:28:01. > :28:09.am happy that I will win more tournaments in the next two years.

:28:09. > :28:13.The confidence is still high, I can still remember how I it play in the

:28:13. > :28:17.tournaments, I try to block out everything else apart from that.

:28:17. > :28:21.A completely different experience going into tournaments now. I'd

:28:21. > :28:27.really go in looking forward to the tournament and hoping that I can

:28:27. > :28:33.get to the final, if not win it. Life has changed greatly for him.

:28:33. > :28:37.How do you think he is handling it? I think he loves it, even during

:28:37. > :28:41.the World Championship he was tweeting in his dressing room.

:28:41. > :28:46.People usually like to focus on their own. He loves the attention

:28:46. > :28:50.there. He is a bit like Paul Hunter. We were talking about his

:28:50. > :28:57.Foundation, he revelled in it, I think Judd Trump is the sale.

:28:57. > :29:01.very charismatic. Yes, he is getting a lot of attention and he

:29:01. > :29:06.loves every minute of it. And good luck to him. Even today he was

:29:06. > :29:12.tweeting that he was on at 1230 for his match, thanks, Judd! Nice

:29:12. > :29:14.publicity! The next item on our agenda, I am not sure about because

:29:14. > :29:19.this is the point in the programme where we are about to delve into

:29:19. > :29:23.the vault and the darkest recesses of one of the most eccentric but

:29:23. > :29:33.lovable characters in the game, Dominic Dale. What will we find in

:29:33. > :29:45.

:29:45. > :29:50.I have dedicated my life to snooker. I have always put snooker first,

:29:50. > :29:56.been career-minded. As I get older, I think snooker becomes a job now.

:29:56. > :30:00.I don't like bad behaviour and general nastiness and arrogance. I

:30:00. > :30:03.would probably stand up to that more than ever before. Some of the

:30:03. > :30:07.younger guys coming through into the sport need to look at the way

:30:07. > :30:10.they are behaving and the way they dress as well. I do recognise in

:30:10. > :30:15.sport if you will be a top sportsman you have to have a little

:30:15. > :30:22.air of arrogance about you, no doubt about that. It is not easy to

:30:22. > :30:30.be Mr Nice Guy. I indulge myself in ice-cream and things that I

:30:30. > :30:36.shouldn't. I repaired damaged used and things, I used to do battle the

:30:36. > :30:40.time, and they used to buy meetings at the bar. -- I used to do that

:30:40. > :30:44.all the time. My advice to youngsters is to live your teenage

:30:44. > :30:50.years in your thirties. I am hard- working, I love snooker and then

:30:50. > :31:00.have to be involved in some way. It is nice to say that after a 20 year

:31:00. > :31:05.

:31:05. > :31:10.HAZEL IRVINE: I think life would be a lot more fun if you did laid your

:31:10. > :31:15.teenage years in your thirties or even your 40s! -- lift your teenage

:31:15. > :31:18.years. That is the secret of his success. It is all square at the

:31:18. > :31:28.moment, always an interesting fellow to listen to and of course

:31:28. > :31:29.

:31:29. > :31:34.at the table. Let's get back to Yes, Dominic is a one-off, but a

:31:34. > :31:37.very, very likeable man. I always find it fascinating chatting to him.

:31:37. > :31:46.He used to have a fantastic memorabilia collection, which he

:31:46. > :31:49.had to let go when they moved abroad. I would not be arranging a

:31:49. > :31:59.best of three with him again after seeing him with that bandage on his

:31:59. > :32:01.

:32:01. > :32:05.He gets the first frame underway, both players fully refreshed.

:32:05. > :32:11.Didn't see any of them in the players' room, probably just

:32:11. > :32:15.relaxing in their dressing rooms. saw Dominic behind the curtain on

:32:15. > :32:20.the left-hand side, knocking a few long balls around, watching the

:32:20. > :32:24.screen and seeing the studio with Hazel and Ken, in good spirits.

:32:24. > :32:34.Even though it is 2-2 at the interval, he must still be happy

:32:34. > :32:53.

:32:53. > :33:00.This is pretty tight, he would have He has got too much on it. How has

:33:00. > :33:05.he finished? He has got away with it, he has been lucky. You cannot

:33:05. > :33:11.beat a bit of luck in this game. bet he thought he had potted this,

:33:11. > :33:21.because that side, he put it on beautifully. It just went past the

:33:21. > :33:32.

:33:32. > :33:42.initial red and swung wide. Unlucky, He has dropped on the brown, what a

:33:42. > :33:58.

:33:58. > :34:01.No, maybe it kicked. Maybe a heavy It jumped slightly. I don't know

:34:01. > :34:06.whether there is something in the atmosphere today, but a commentated

:34:06. > :34:12.on the match last night with Shaun Murphy and there hardly seemed to

:34:12. > :34:22.be a kick at all, nothing like this. There have been more in this

:34:22. > :34:30.

:34:30. > :34:40.opening four frames than the match He made a good job of that, because

:34:40. > :34:46.

:34:46. > :34:56.he was not on the black as he The referee there making sure he

:34:56. > :35:35.

:35:35. > :35:45.did not foul a ball. He is a former He has come a bit straight, I

:35:45. > :36:01.

:36:01. > :36:10.thought he might have left an angle It is imperative he leaves an angle

:36:10. > :36:14.on the black here to get into the Just looking around, this is going

:36:14. > :36:18.to happen because the other table is in the mid-session interval and

:36:18. > :36:22.they will be starting to come back into the arena, and that is just

:36:22. > :36:28.what is going to happen with an open-plan situation, you cannot do

:36:28. > :36:32.much about it. Dominic is waiting, but it is going to continue for the

:36:32. > :36:36.next few minutes until play resumes on the table. We could be sitting

:36:37. > :36:46.here for a while if Dominic is going to get himself comfortable

:36:47. > :36:48.

:36:48. > :36:52.there. There are the two tables, no curtain in the middle. I suppose he

:36:52. > :37:02.is entitled to wait for a while, might as well get on with it,

:37:02. > :37:23.

:37:23. > :37:27.It has been like this since the first days of the Crucible Theatre,

:37:27. > :37:33.although we had the dividing wall, but you got used to the noise next

:37:33. > :37:36.door. You never really heard anything when you were playing well

:37:36. > :37:45.and concentrating. It was when you were struggling that you had every

:37:45. > :37:50.noise. I think the walkway here is a little bit rattly. It certainly

:37:50. > :37:54.makes more noise than the Crucible. But it is the same for both players,

:37:54. > :38:04.you just have to get used to knowing when spectators are coming

:38:04. > :38:08.

:38:08. > :38:11.He has had a few opportunities to get on to the black to open up the

:38:11. > :38:21.pack, but he never got on to the black correctly and because of that

:38:21. > :38:39.

:38:39. > :38:44.He is looking at a possible plant with a bit of distance between the

:38:44. > :38:54.two balls. It will fly all over the table if he takes this on! He is

:38:54. > :38:58.

:38:58. > :39:08.It is coming over the corner pocket, that is a bit unlucky. You never

:39:08. > :39:40.

:39:40. > :39:46.know where they are going to go I am wondering whether, you can see

:39:46. > :39:56.this, he caught that too thick. Judd, at the moment, is looking at

:39:56. > :39:57.

:39:57. > :40:05.I wonder whether he thinks this is a better position to play the plant

:40:05. > :40:15.from. If he takes the plant on, keep an eye on the cue ball, which

:40:15. > :40:16.

:40:17. > :40:25.This is seriously an attacking shot. There is about two inches between

:40:25. > :40:35.the balls. He is tempted, he keeps looking at it. He is looking at the

:40:35. > :40:53.

:40:53. > :41:03.back two, so he has some safety in A much better choice, that. Yes,

:41:03. > :41:29.

:41:29. > :41:38.It was a nice target down there, At first glance, this is not easy,

:41:38. > :41:48.to get down in the baulk area. He just decided to stun it to the top

:41:48. > :41:50.

:41:50. > :41:57.cushion. A good shot Dominic played It looked a straightforward shot

:41:57. > :42:00.that Judd played, but it was quite clever. Dominic is now looking at a

:42:00. > :42:10.possible three-ball plant macro! Days boy is definitely like a plant

:42:10. > :42:22.

:42:22. > :42:32.It would not be the worst shot to drop on this dead weight. Very

:42:32. > :42:33.

:42:34. > :42:41.little else available. A bit of a Do you think we will have a re-

:42:41. > :42:51.rack? A bit premature with that, John. Especially with Dominic at 34

:42:51. > :43:10.

:43:10. > :43:20.That is not a good shot from Dominic, he has thrown the

:43:20. > :43:30.

:43:30. > :43:33.advantage away. It is a long way Amazing how you can go round the

:43:33. > :43:38.table and miss the red then find the gap between the brown and the

:43:38. > :43:43.green. I think he was trying to cannon that red out. But the cue

:43:43. > :43:53.ball found a path, unbelievable. And now we could have a stalemate

:43:53. > :43:59.

:43:59. > :44:09.If the reds keep going towards the black, we might have to finish up

:44:09. > :44:34.

:44:34. > :44:41.The priority in these situations... REFEREE: Foul.

:44:41. > :44:51.The priority is to make sure you do not pot the black. Awkward frames,

:44:51. > :45:03.

:45:03. > :45:07.The jaw has spoiled it here. I thought he might have been able to

:45:07. > :45:17.take the pot at the right corner, but everything is in the way if he

:45:17. > :45:53.

:45:53. > :46:03.That was on excellent shot. -- an He has played it well again, has

:46:03. > :46:25.

:46:25. > :46:35.Gradually, those red are getting Well, it stopped the stalemate but

:46:35. > :46:42.

:46:42. > :46:52.he has given Dominic a very good If he can hit the cushion gently,

:46:52. > :46:54.

:46:54. > :47:04.he has a chance of getting on pink Fantastic, Dennis. If he could have

:47:04. > :47:10.

:47:10. > :47:20.played all those years with a line, What a chance now to get his nose

:47:20. > :47:37.

:47:37. > :47:47.Needed a trace aside, too try to lead a better angle on the black. -

:47:47. > :48:19.

:48:19. > :48:24.This is beautifully played. He has not come absolutely perfect

:48:24. > :48:34.on any of the three reds, funnily enough, just slightly off on all of

:48:34. > :48:34.

:48:34. > :49:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:49:15. > :49:25.Already 50 in front, so he just He has looked as good as I have

:49:25. > :49:39.

:49:39. > :49:49.seen him for quite some time, John. When he plays like this, he is a

:49:49. > :50:03.

:50:03. > :50:09.Watch how he gets on the red, all the way round... He didn't bother

:50:09. > :50:13.potting the blue! Doesn't matter, he has done more than enough. He is

:50:13. > :50:18.giving Judd Trump something to think about. Dominic Dale into the

:50:18. > :50:21.lead, 3-2. HAZEL IRVINE: As you know, this is

:50:21. > :50:26.one of the last remaining first round matches, and let's remind you

:50:26. > :50:29.of how things are shaping up for ran two, because we have got John

:50:29. > :50:34.Higgins now facing Stephen Maguire, they have produced terrific matches

:50:34. > :50:36.in the past and we expect another. And Ronnie awaits the winner of the

:50:36. > :50:42.match we are enjoying this afternoon between Judd Trump and

:50:42. > :50:46.Dominic Dale. Ding Junhui against Matthew Stevens and Graeme Dott

:50:47. > :50:51.versus Neil Robertson, a repeat of the 2010 Crucible final. This

:50:51. > :50:55.evening we have Mark Williams facing Joe Jogia, and Stephen Lee

:50:55. > :51:05.playing Ricky Walden, winners of each will face one another. Martin

:51:05. > :51:05.

:51:05. > :51:09.Gould is -- in his first event as a fully-fledged member of the top 16,

:51:09. > :51:14.going against Shaun Murphy. Ali Carter will now face the winner of

:51:14. > :51:17.this afternoon's contest between Mark Allen and Gunnell, and after

:51:17. > :51:22.victory over Stuart Bingham, the first of the seeded players to drop

:51:22. > :51:32.out, Marco Fu, his reward for that is a meeting with the world No. 1,

:51:32. > :52:07.

:52:07. > :52:13.It should not be a problem for He came a little bit wide on that.

:52:13. > :52:23.There is a red that will pot, but I don't know if he can reach round

:52:23. > :52:37.

:52:37. > :52:41.enough for the rest, a very thin It is one of those that we call a

:52:41. > :52:51.shot for nothing, if the red goes and it -- goes in, he is on one of

:52:51. > :52:58.

:52:58. > :53:06.the baulk colours, if not, he Look at the pot success rate.

:53:06. > :53:10.Dominic 90%, Judd Trump only at 75. I'm sure that will change. Well, if

:53:10. > :53:14.he keeps playing shots like that, it might not change. I think he

:53:14. > :53:18.might have got away with this, John. It is the second time he has played

:53:18. > :53:28.that type of shot in the match and hit the red on the left-hand side

:53:28. > :53:35.

:53:35. > :53:39.Slightly worrying at the moment if His opponent is playing very well.

:53:39. > :53:49.If anything, he has been a little bit unlucky there because that was

:53:49. > :53:54.

:53:54. > :53:58.REFEREE: Foul. It didn't reach. The reason he

:53:58. > :54:05.wanted to get so close to the yellow was to block the escape

:54:05. > :54:15.route off, which is not available to him now. It just stopped... Well,

:54:15. > :54:17.

:54:17. > :54:23.He was trying to stop Judd from getting to the reds to the right of

:54:23. > :54:30.the black, but now he's so close to the yellow he will have to go twice

:54:30. > :54:40.across the table to get anywhere near there. Worth thinking about

:54:40. > :55:03.

:55:04. > :55:13.this. He could stick to it in, here. It is not often used looking

:55:14. > :55:14.

:55:14. > :55:24.yourself and then get out with a great escape like -- it is not

:55:24. > :55:34.

:55:34. > :55:44.often you snooker yourself and get I will give him 10 out of 10 for

:55:44. > :55:56.

:55:56. > :56:06.Gone a bit awkward again, with the reds around the black. I don't

:56:06. > :56:19.

:56:19. > :56:23.think Judd has had a proper chance It looked a little reckless, that,

:56:23. > :56:27.but he was trying to screw back into the baulk area, but did not

:56:27. > :56:37.hit it very well. He seems to be getting a little frustrated at the

:56:37. > :56:39.

:56:39. > :56:42.moment with not getting on -- not Snooker is that type of game,

:56:42. > :56:47.sometimes you turn up and the balls are all there for you, but it has

:56:47. > :56:57.not been happening today for him and he is playing against somebody

:56:57. > :56:57.

:56:57. > :57:01.who is very capable and in good That is the first one he did not

:57:01. > :57:09.cue very well. I don't know if he got a kick or not, but we were

:57:09. > :57:19.talking about how good is cue action. The pink jumped. That

:57:19. > :57:21.

:57:21. > :57:26.That might be very important, Dennis. He looked like he was

:57:26. > :57:36.getting on top there and he could have made the most of this

:57:36. > :57:36.

:57:36. > :57:46.opportunity to put to good under pressure. -- to put Judd Trump

:57:46. > :58:06.

:58:06. > :58:16.It is usually the case when you are playing well, cueing well, potting

:58:16. > :58:30.

:58:30. > :58:35.well, you get the run of the ball The reds to the left of the pink

:58:35. > :58:45.are perfectly positioned here, so a series of screw is and stuns and

:58:45. > :59:09.

:59:10. > :59:19.the pink spot will be open fairly This looks so easy, but it takes

:59:20. > :59:27.

:59:27. > :59:31.He had to screw up the table there. He did not play the last shot

:59:31. > :59:38.particularly well, left the wrong angle to stun up for the pink, so

:59:38. > :59:48.it looks like it is going to be the blue. He could play green if he

:59:48. > :59:54.It is almost straight, and he is going to take your advice, John,

:59:54. > :00:04.and played the green, which is in a better position. -- and play the

:00:04. > :00:16.

:00:16. > :00:26.He was all -- always going to leave himself at the choice of two. He is

:00:26. > :00:29.

:00:29. > :00:39.If he keeps going like this, he is seriously going to boot Judd Trump

:00:39. > :00:53.

:00:53. > :01:02.I think it Judd does lose this frame, he is going to have to

:01:02. > :01:08.change his game plan. He has not really been in it and around the

:01:08. > :01:16.black spot to show was what he can do. But the game is sometimes not

:01:16. > :01:26.that easy, as an opponent can stop you getting into that position.

:01:26. > :01:33.

:01:33. > :01:43.Meanwhile, Dominic is plain Yes, this is impressive. He can

:01:43. > :01:54.

:01:54. > :02:04.just done this in and be on pink or He is a very fluent player as well,

:02:04. > :02:19.

:02:19. > :02:29.Dominic. I like his cue action. It He has done the same thing as giant

:02:29. > :02:38.

:02:38. > :02:48.Only one snooker needed, but Judd needs a couple of these reds coming

:02:48. > :03:10.

:03:10. > :03:15.He can play off the side of this red. He decided to clip off it. I

:03:15. > :03:25.am not so sure that is the best shot he has played today and Judd

:03:25. > :03:30.

:03:30. > :03:40.Dominic will be pleased to see their rate going up the other end

:03:40. > :03:47.

:03:47. > :03:53.of the table. -- that red going up the other end. But he he has got on

:03:53. > :04:03.it. What a shot that was. Unbelievable. He has to get back up

:04:03. > :04:05.

:04:05. > :04:15.for the black and he is playing it Can you believe it? He did not get

:04:15. > :04:17.

:04:17. > :04:27.into it very well, but was very But Dominic must be absolutely

:04:27. > :04:29.

:04:29. > :04:38.delighted. He is leading the match If you think of dominate recent

:04:38. > :04:47.form, he got to the final of the tournament in Belgium. His form has

:04:47. > :04:56.been pretty good this season. and he is never afraid to play the

:04:56. > :05:05.big players on the big stage. Top as we said, he is very good

:05:05. > :05:14.tactically and Dominic is showing that today. Judd Trump is great

:05:14. > :05:24.when he is in with the balls, but Dominic is stopping that. His

:05:24. > :05:25.

:05:25. > :05:31.safety play has been top quality and it is creating opportunities.

:05:31. > :05:41.What does Judd Trump need to tighten up one question mark it

:05:41. > :05:41.

:05:41. > :05:51.would tell us firstly if Dominic did not play as well! But the new

:05:51. > :05:56.ranking system is making a new change at the top of the game. In

:05:56. > :06:01.the old days, judge and would have had a lot of match play compared to

:06:01. > :06:10.Dominic, but with the new system, there are a lot more tournaments

:06:10. > :06:18.and therefore that is not the case. When you compare the world ranking

:06:18. > :06:23.events, Dominic actually has a better record. Judd Trump has won a

:06:23. > :06:33.couple of these smaller tournaments, but has gone out early in the last

:06:33. > :06:38.two ranking tournaments. That may be has to play on his mind? Yes,

:06:38. > :06:44.when you do as well as he did at the World Championships there can

:06:44. > :06:51.be a bit of a hangover effect and I think Judd is maybe eight suffering

:06:51. > :07:01.that now. If he seems to be cueing well enough, but he is just missing

:07:01. > :07:01.

:07:01. > :07:08.the odd ball and his safety play is not quite there. But as Steve said,

:07:08. > :07:17.at in between the big events, these smaller tournaments have kept

:07:17. > :07:24.everyone playing a lot more. Strangely, my perception of Judd

:07:24. > :07:30.Trump has actually been that he has revelled in the attention he got

:07:30. > :07:36.during the World Championship. On the big occasions and in some of

:07:36. > :07:46.the tournaments abroad, he has risen to the task. He is a big

:07:46. > :07:55.

:07:55. > :08:02.occasion player. Okay, fine duet What Judd Trump needs is this for

:08:02. > :08:08.rain, because if he loses this one, he will fall 5-2 be caned. That

:08:08. > :08:17.will be a big task even for a player of his ability. But things

:08:17. > :08:27.are just not going right. He had a go at that long pot. He is clearly

:08:27. > :08:44.

:08:44. > :08:53.going to carry on playing his D own He may have got away with it again,

:08:53. > :09:01.but he this hit that safety shot. Yes, up worrying signs. Dominic

:09:01. > :09:09.Dale wants to keep the pressure on here, because it is clear that Judd

:09:09. > :09:19.Trump is not at his best. It is clear that Dominic Dale has been

:09:19. > :09:23.

:09:23. > :09:33.JUN tried to bought his way out of trouble there and he was a mile off.

:09:33. > :09:34.

:09:34. > :09:44.But he might have got away with it There are a couple of shots that he

:09:44. > :09:49.

:09:49. > :09:59.has some we tried to port his way The frame has gone a bit awkward.

:09:59. > :10:02.

:10:02. > :10:08.He has had a big slice of luck there. He is looking very ragged.

:10:08. > :10:18.He is taking on shots that he should not be. He is not very happy

:10:18. > :10:21.

:10:21. > :10:31.with his game, but he has got away I said earlier, and I thought he

:10:31. > :10:31.

:10:31. > :10:36.needed to play a couple of good telling safety shots. But we know

:10:36. > :10:46.what he is like. He might just try and bought a couple to get himself

:10:46. > :11:12.

:11:12. > :11:22.There is no easy path back to the baulk area. Where is the red going!

:11:22. > :11:24.

:11:24. > :11:34.Well, that may just be a huge This time, he did not get away with

:11:34. > :12:06.

:12:06. > :12:16.it. But have a look at that little A very experienced player is

:12:16. > :12:17.

:12:18. > :12:26.Dominic, so he will not let that That is not the best knowledge in

:12:26. > :12:36.the world. Okay, he has got a bed on, but it is not going to be easy

:12:36. > :12:46.

:12:46. > :12:56.He tried to screw rate back using the rest. Goodness me, that was the

:12:56. > :13:05.

:13:05. > :13:15.There is one at the back of the bunch that is available. But that

:13:15. > :13:18.

:13:18. > :13:28.red next to the black is causing Eventually, if he can get an own-

:13:28. > :13:36.

:13:37. > :13:46.goal, he can cannon into the pink I agreed, this is the cracking

:13:47. > :13:48.

:13:48. > :13:58.opportunity to do that. It is a big target. He might even knock the

:13:58. > :14:04.

:14:04. > :14:09.black in to play. He will He is a bit unlucky. A bit closer

:14:09. > :14:19.to the pink might have been better. I thing that is what he was trying

:14:19. > :14:19.

:14:19. > :14:29.It has knocked the ball we can to play, but not much good if there is

:14:29. > :14:51.

:14:51. > :15:01.Well, it has freed up the pink. do not think I have ever seen a

:15:01. > :15:15.

:15:15. > :15:22.break like this. It has included Well, that was reckless. Surely not

:15:22. > :15:32.in the middle pocket. What is going on out there? Why did he get it

:15:32. > :15:47.

:15:47. > :15:57.He has got to take full advantage. I do not think I have ever seen a

:15:57. > :16:03.

:16:03. > :16:09.It is incredible what has happened here. You said there learn that

:16:09. > :16:19.Dominic would not let that affect him, but if he does not, he is made

:16:19. > :16:37.

:16:37. > :16:47.He is switching to the right won the game and he looked very

:16:47. > :17:08.

:17:08. > :17:18.comfortable doing meant. -- the Look at this, he hit the ball so

:17:18. > :17:27.

:17:27. > :17:32.hard it nearly jumped off the table, I would have loved to have seen you

:17:32. > :17:42.in your chair if someone had done it to you John. Some of you're

:17:42. > :17:44.

:17:44. > :17:51.Dominic is trying to force a little smile. But he must be wondering

:17:51. > :18:01.what has happened here. He had Judd under all sorts of pressure, but he

:18:01. > :18:37.

:18:37. > :18:47.He should be all right by next Yes, it is one of the strangest

:18:47. > :18:50.

:18:50. > :18:55.breaks you me ever see. And there I am just wondering how much of a

:18:55. > :19:05.difference this will make to the match. It will be fascinating to

:19:05. > :19:06.

:19:06. > :19:11.see. The way that Judd threw himself at wrapping ball, it look

:19:11. > :19:21.like he had had enough at that point. That will not be the case

:19:21. > :19:35.

:19:35. > :19:42.A pick a pocket. Which pocket do you think he is aiming for here!

:19:42. > :19:49.But what a strange frame of snooker. It almost looked as if it Judd

:19:49. > :19:59.Trump and given up a one point, but he is now just one frame behind

:19:59. > :20:09.

:20:09. > :20:19.I think the Spaceman is paid is There is a well-known phrase that

:20:19. > :20:21.

:20:21. > :20:31.says Fortune favours somebody. It is clearly Judd Trump. And look at

:20:31. > :20:36.

:20:36. > :20:44.this red. It nudges and a pink out When someone misses a shot like

:20:44. > :20:49.that, you are already up out your chair getting ready to play.

:20:49. > :20:59.certainly turned his fortunes around and his general demeanour

:20:59. > :21:07.

:21:07. > :21:17.He did not hit the break off short well. It barely got past the blue,

:21:17. > :21:24.

:21:24. > :21:34.but he has booked Dominic in a lot Where is the red it going? It is

:21:34. > :21:39.

:21:39. > :21:49.amazing. The fortunes seemed to I mentioned earlier that Judd had

:21:49. > :21:55.not been around the black spot. Even that big break in the last

:21:55. > :22:05.frame was all over the table, as opposed to been concentrated around

:22:05. > :22:11.

:22:11. > :22:16.They always say that there has never been a stranger been invented

:22:16. > :22:25.and snooker and this is an example of it. Dominic has definitely been

:22:25. > :22:35.the better player of the two, but Judd looks as if he has got the bit

:22:35. > :22:46.

:22:46. > :22:56.How hard is he going to hit this? He did not think long enough about

:22:56. > :22:58.

:22:58. > :23:08.that. Yes, he simply did not pick the right shot there. He is

:23:08. > :23:10.

:23:10. > :23:16.trusting to luck. That was a poor He was pushing the boat out a

:23:16. > :23:26.little bit. He was trying to hit the red full baulk at and knock it

:23:26. > :23:37.

:23:37. > :23:47.That shock tells you that Dominic is not frightened off Judd. And

:23:47. > :23:50.

:23:50. > :24:00.that is a terrific shot. He has put I could not agree more. That is an

:24:00. > :24:11.

:24:11. > :24:21.excellent shot. He has got What has he spotted? I think he has

:24:21. > :24:37.

:24:38. > :24:47.He has not played that well. That is careless. Especially with the

:24:48. > :24:49.

:24:49. > :24:59.Red's open. In fact, it was Dominic that opened them up with that

:24:59. > :25:10.

:25:10. > :25:20.The problem with playing for the pink was that it would then have

:25:20. > :25:21.

:25:21. > :25:31.gone on the black spot and it might have been a problem down there. But

:25:31. > :25:42.

:25:42. > :25:52.He was just having a little look to see if he could run through and

:25:52. > :26:16.

:26:16. > :26:26.He is getting the black back on to He hit that one poor Lee. And now

:26:26. > :27:04.

:27:04. > :27:14.He might be forced into taking the Let's see if he can negotiate this.

:27:14. > :27:25.

:27:25. > :27:33.Well played. Very good. Excellent shot under pressure. Funnily enough,

:27:33. > :27:43.that pressure all came from when he did not stun matt-black in the way

:27:43. > :27:49.

:27:49. > :27:59.But he has got to be a bit careful with this. It is amazing. He did

:27:59. > :28:07.

:28:07. > :28:17.But he should still not have missed it. But that was a great chance. He

:28:17. > :28:38.

:28:38. > :28:48.It is amazing how many left-handed players now to use their right hand

:28:48. > :28:56.

:28:56. > :29:06.now and instead of using the rest. Mark Allen, who is on the next

:29:06. > :29:10.

:29:10. > :29:14.table, is one who does it. What a chance this is for Judd. He was

:29:14. > :29:24.probably sitting in his chair thinking that he was probably going

:29:24. > :29:32.

:29:32. > :29:36.to be 5-3 be caned. Now, he could But he did not get into that. He

:29:36. > :29:44.has finished a long way short. Completely the wrong side of the

:29:44. > :29:54.blue. But I suppose when you pot balls the way he does, you do not

:29:54. > :30:15.

:30:15. > :30:20.It is a total different to mean at the moment. For all the world he

:30:20. > :30:30.that like he had had enough this afternoon -- a different demeanour.

:30:30. > :30:33.

:30:33. > :30:37.He is concentrating now. A 21 point He was getting frustrated, because

:30:37. > :30:41.he is a born entertainer, he wants to entertain the crowd. He has got

:30:41. > :30:50.this reputation now after the way he played in the final of the World

:30:50. > :30:54.He wants to show the crowds all over the world what an exciting

:30:54. > :31:04.talent he is. He is terrific to watch but sometimes you have to be

:31:04. > :31:11.

:31:11. > :31:21.Lady Luck has played a big part in this revival. He is now, you would

:31:21. > :31:29.

:31:29. > :31:39.have to say, looking favourite for That was not the best of shots

:31:39. > :31:59.

:31:59. > :32:09.He has stunned it back for the pink, He has not always had perfect

:32:09. > :32:19.position in this break, but he has You can see the confidence coming

:32:19. > :32:51.

:32:51. > :32:59.To get the ball to going to the pocket at that pace on these match

:32:59. > :33:04.tables is quite amazing. -- to go into the pocket. That was just a

:33:04. > :33:11.pure exhibition shot that Judd played there. 83 in the previous

:33:11. > :33:15.frame, 53 this frame, all square at 4-4. What a turnaround, John. 15

:33:15. > :33:19.minutes ago, Judd looked as if he had had enough here, played a

:33:20. > :33:24.couple of reckless shots, got those unbelievable flukes, and now he has

:33:24. > :33:29.got to be favourite again, although Dominic has played so well. He has

:33:29. > :33:33.not made many mistakes today, but this is the one. He had to put a

:33:33. > :33:37.bit of right hand side on this but you have to allow, slightly changed

:33:37. > :33:41.the angle on the red, thinner than you would think, and he has not

:33:41. > :33:45.done it and ended up hitting it thick. It is a massive

:33:45. > :33:50.disappointment to him, he was in amongst the balls, he had the

:33:50. > :33:54.chance. The frame before, he has every reason to complain with the

:33:54. > :34:04.three flukes, the way it worked out, but he was in first and did not

:34:04. > :34:04.

:34:04. > :34:14.And an exhibition shot here, on these tide tables. You have just

:34:14. > :34:24.

:34:24. > :34:28.got to roll it gently into the It started the best of 11, we are

:34:28. > :34:38.down to the best of three. That was a pretty good break off from

:34:38. > :34:38.

:34:39. > :34:48.Maybe there is a bit of that red sticking out, it would go towards

:34:49. > :34:49.

:34:49. > :35:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:35:33. > :35:43.He has to avoid the blue on the way I am not sure if he can get past

:35:43. > :35:46.

:35:46. > :35:51.the pink to come down. I think he You have got to hit the reds,

:35:51. > :35:55.Dominic. REFEREE: Foul and a miss.

:35:55. > :36:00.That is one of those shot you have to hit thin, because if you hit it

:36:00. > :36:10.thicker you stick the cue ball in the jaws of the top pockets and

:36:10. > :36:11.

:36:11. > :36:16.staying up this end, so he has to They are just debating exactly

:36:16. > :36:26.where the cue ball was, but we know we could just see past the pink. I

:36:26. > :36:36.

:36:36. > :36:46.A lot of the crowd thought the white was going in the corner!

:36:46. > :36:52.

:36:52. > :36:56.He would have preferred for the cue ball to miss the yellow there, it

:36:56. > :37:06.would have been more trouble for Dominic, but he might be able to

:37:06. > :37:09.

:37:09. > :37:19.get down the table behind the He had a chance, but he flicked the

:37:19. > :37:34.

:37:34. > :37:44.blue. Maybe he has covered that. We know when we see in slow motion

:37:44. > :37:47.

:37:47. > :37:51.how the ball bounces at that sort Dominic has little to play with

:37:51. > :37:59.here. He could do with the black back on its spot. He has played for

:37:59. > :38:03.it. A shot with the rest should not be too much of a problem, but

:38:03. > :38:13.taking position on the next red could be. He has to make sure he

:38:13. > :38:24.

:38:24. > :38:29.does not cannon the four colours to He played it well. Beautiful shot.

:38:29. > :38:33.But still not straightforward with the blue out of commission, the

:38:33. > :38:37.pink at the other end. I don't think he has the angle to hold for

:38:37. > :38:46.the black here. He has virtually a natural angle to go up for the pink

:38:46. > :38:56.if he wants to bring it back down He decided to play the check shot.

:38:56. > :39:05.

:39:05. > :39:10.He did not control that, and all of a sudden Dominic has lost that

:39:10. > :39:15.silky smooth cue action. He may be fortunate here. He took his eye off

:39:15. > :39:24.the pot, he was concentrating on the cannon and did not get it as he

:39:24. > :39:34.No at those comers to get snookers behind, yellow, green, brown and

:39:34. > :39:49.

:39:49. > :39:53.pink. -- look at those comers. They He was pretty much exemplary

:39:53. > :40:03.earlier in this match but he lost the last frame, and a poor shot

:40:03. > :40:32.

:40:32. > :40:37.Followed by a wonderful shot. An He played that to perfection again.

:40:37. > :40:47.Still a bit congested. The black will only be available into one

:40:47. > :40:51.

:40:51. > :41:01.If the loose red nearest the cue ball goes into the opposite corner,

:41:01. > :41:13.

:41:13. > :41:23.Obviously, from that shot, it I don't know whether he is on

:41:23. > :41:32.

:41:32. > :41:42.Always and Maj-Gen -- amazing that you can cannon into a bunch of reds

:41:42. > :41:45.

:41:45. > :41:48.He hit this very well, he found... If he had just missed that red and

:41:48. > :41:58.got into the gap, it might have been better, but he was still very

:41:58. > :41:59.

:41:59. > :42:09.Judd has got the path back down the table and with the reds as they are,

:42:09. > :42:15.

:42:15. > :42:25.one good safety shot here could pay A little bit pacy, it might slip

:42:25. > :42:30.

:42:30. > :42:34.past the green... Well played, very As we have been saying for most of

:42:34. > :42:38.the afternoon, the value of having a good safety shot can be far more

:42:39. > :42:43.important than a long pot or attempted long pot. You can put

:42:43. > :42:53.your opponent in trouble and get more opportunities. You don't have

:42:53. > :42:59.

:42:59. > :43:09.to pot every long ball. Safety will The two-cushion escape shot, very

:43:09. > :43:10.

:43:10. > :43:20.difficult to judge. Brown and a miss.

:43:20. > :44:00.

:44:00. > :44:09.I have spotted a little shot there, He was urging that to... A, he did

:44:09. > :44:18.a bit about Elvis there. He is a good singer, as well, Dominic. Most

:44:18. > :44:27.people from Wales have a good Third time lucky? No.

:44:27. > :44:37.REFEREE: Foul and a miss. Judge is quite happy to sit there

:44:37. > :44:50.

:44:50. > :44:55.and wait for the outcome -- Judd REFEREE: Foul and a miss.

:44:55. > :45:05.I am wondering why he does not play the same shot but play for the red

:45:05. > :45:06.

:45:06. > :45:11.near the blue spot? If he flicks this red that he is trying to...

:45:11. > :45:20.think this is probably the correct shot, but one of those once you

:45:20. > :45:30.He is in all sorts of trouble here. A couple of the earlier efforts

:45:30. > :45:34.were very close. I cannot really see a great alternative for him.

:45:34. > :45:44.Let's face it, giving four points the way it is a lot better than

:45:44. > :45:50.

:45:50. > :45:59.He did flick the other red that time mentioned, but he is OK. That

:45:59. > :46:09.was always a slight risk but he will settle for that -- the other

:46:09. > :46:15.

:46:16. > :46:25.There was plenty of pressure on that. A very good pot. Slightly off

:46:26. > :46:28.

:46:28. > :46:33.an angle, but he was unlucky with Very unfortunate not to finish on

:46:33. > :46:37.the black. Not easy to get in behind the yellow because he cannot

:46:37. > :46:47.see enough of the brown to play off the right side of it. I don't think

:46:47. > :46:52.

:46:52. > :47:02.Almost a full-ball contact, he needed to be able to hit the brown

:47:02. > :47:05.

:47:05. > :47:10.a little further to the right as he The brown has come to the rescue a

:47:10. > :47:14.bit, covering a few reds down the table. I am sure he would have

:47:14. > :47:24.liked the cue ball tight on the cushion there, but this is,

:47:24. > :47:40.

:47:40. > :47:45.nevertheless, asking a question for He was thinking about screwing back

:47:45. > :47:51.off this red, but it could go anywhere. But he cannot see a path

:47:51. > :47:54.back down the table. Wondering whether he is going to try to

:47:54. > :47:59.swerve around the brown and play the red at the back behind the

:47:59. > :48:02.black? If he does, he would have to play with a bit of check side and

:48:02. > :48:12.he could be bringing one of the reds on the right hand side back

:48:12. > :48:19.

:48:19. > :48:25.into play with the check, so he Believe it or not, he had to swerve

:48:25. > :48:28.that slightly. He attempted to pot that but swing the right -- swing

:48:29. > :48:38.that the white around the table. He was in a terrible position there,

:48:39. > :48:53.

:48:53. > :48:59.We showed you at the top of the programme the winner of this match

:48:59. > :49:03.will play Ronnie O'Sullivan. Half- an-hour ago or so it did not look

:49:03. > :49:13.as though Judd Trump would have much chance but all of a sudden he

:49:13. > :49:24.

:49:24. > :49:34.He didn't play a particularly good He needs to make sure he leaves an

:49:34. > :49:34.

:49:34. > :50:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:50:57. > :51:07.It looks pretty good to me, John. He might have finished on the

:51:07. > :51:31.

:51:31. > :51:35.It is blocking the pocket at the Has it finished a little awkward?

:51:35. > :51:45.The one to the right middle is taking the white over, he would

:51:45. > :52:05.

:52:05. > :52:12.have to come back across the table Beautifully played again. He has

:52:12. > :52:22.taken these very well indeed. Not over the line just yet in this

:52:22. > :52:50.

:52:50. > :52:54.frame, but if he keeps going like It is a bit like watching a left-

:52:54. > :52:59.handed Ronnie O'Sullivan, because when he is been around the balls he

:52:59. > :53:09.seems to fall into the shot. There is something about him that reminds

:53:09. > :53:21.

:53:21. > :53:25.Trying something a bit special there, but, well, the run continues

:53:25. > :53:30.for Judd Trump. Dominic is struggling a little bit now, but

:53:30. > :53:36.Judd Trump with that 54 break now only needs one frame, he leads 5-4.

:53:36. > :53:41.HAZEL IRVINE: It is sometimes bewildering, but rate of change in

:53:41. > :53:45.snooker matches. Suddenly, Dominic is looking fragile. If you use the

:53:45. > :53:49.boxing analogy when one boxer has another on the ropes, that is

:53:49. > :53:54.exactly what has happened to Dominic Dale. He had Judd Trump

:53:54. > :53:58.firmly on the reds, got a few breaks in that frame at 4-2 down,

:53:58. > :54:02.and suddenly the match has changed on its head and it is the other way

:54:02. > :54:06.round. Dominic has missed a few chances that he was not in the

:54:06. > :54:13.first few frames and his head is in a jam jar and Judd Trump is on top.

:54:13. > :54:21.Do you see the pressure beginning to exert on Dominic? Obviously, yes,

:54:21. > :54:24.when something like that happens, even when Dominic was still 4-3 in

:54:24. > :54:28.front, you sort of, because you have seen it happens so many times

:54:28. > :54:32.before, you fear the worst, as if it is then going to go wrong, and

:54:32. > :54:37.it seems to be amazing how a player with good competitive momentum

:54:37. > :54:41.behind them, like Judd Trump, always seems to find a way to win a

:54:41. > :54:45.match, even if he is not supposed to or should not have done on the

:54:45. > :54:51.day. So Dominic will be sitting there saying, oh, no, it is not

:54:51. > :54:55.another one of these games, is it?! He still has a chance to get back

:54:55. > :55:05.into this, but Judd Trump, in the ascendancy, needs one more to go

:55:05. > :55:10.

:55:10. > :55:14.Yes, and he has made a pretty good That was a bit ambitious but he

:55:14. > :55:19.might have got away with it. complete turnaround there. Earlier

:55:19. > :55:29.in the match, Dominic would have been paying -- playing a safety

:55:29. > :55:37.

:55:38. > :55:47.shot there. He is looking a little The changing fortunes of a snooker

:55:48. > :56:01.

:56:01. > :56:05.He needs to put a telling safety He has hit it too thick, though.

:56:05. > :56:10.You have to get the cue ball down on the baulk cushion when you are

:56:10. > :56:15.playing someone like Judd Trump. Now a point leaving the cue ball

:56:15. > :56:19.that shot. OK, the pink is tied up, the black is awkward, but with cue

:56:19. > :56:27.power -- wit the cue power that this fella has, he could get back

:56:27. > :56:32.for the blue here. That is just so good. Very few players in the game

:56:32. > :56:42.can do that. We know he has missed a few today, but when he hits one

:56:42. > :56:57.

:56:57. > :57:03.Still not a decent chance with the But a few of the breaks he has made

:57:03. > :57:13.in this match, taking the frame with the flukes, but the others he

:57:13. > :57:20.

:57:20. > :57:26.Straight away, it is not easy to get on to the next red.

:57:26. > :57:31.REFEREE: Foul. A bad blue to miss, but look where

:57:31. > :57:38.the white has finished up, in the pocket. If it wobbles in the jaws

:57:38. > :57:48.and stays up amongst the reds... I don't know what angle he thought he

:57:48. > :57:53.

:57:53. > :57:58.A couple of good safety shots, and again, that is not putting Judd

:57:58. > :58:08.under pressure, but Dominic Dale is far from out of this match. It will

:58:08. > :58:09.

:58:09. > :58:15.be a shot to nothing with this here. The blue and black are tied up, the

:58:15. > :58:25.pink is unpottable at the minute, so a lot of snooker to be played

:58:25. > :58:42.

:58:42. > :58:52.before these balls are out in the He has got the snooker, I thought

:58:52. > :59:03.

:59:03. > :59:13.He cannot get to the other side of the table because of the yellow, so

:59:13. > :59:26.

:59:26. > :59:36.There was a shot I put up earlier for Dominic to try around the

:59:36. > :59:39.

:59:39. > :59:44.REFEREE: Foul and a miss. If he gets out of this, it will be

:59:44. > :59:49.superb, because he has to pass the blue and there is very little

:59:49. > :59:59.margin to get past the blue, but what an escape this would be. But

:59:59. > :00:09.

:00:09. > :00:19.That is what he is looking. I don't think that is anywhere near. He

:00:19. > :00:20.

:00:20. > :00:30.will maybe have to change his mind I would be surprised if he gets

:00:30. > :00:31.

:00:31. > :00:41.past the blue with that and hits A little swerve around the brown to

:00:41. > :00:42.

:00:42. > :00:46.clip the reds, that is what he looked at first. Has he...? He

:00:46. > :00:54.could hit the red full ball, the referee has said. The referee has

:00:54. > :01:02.said if you hit it again, you lose the frame. The players are asking

:01:02. > :01:12.to see if they can see a monitor to check this. Judd's not aware, he

:01:12. > :01:17.has not seen a red full ball. is the situation, this that where

:01:17. > :01:23.they were previously? He is a pretty good referee, he would have

:01:23. > :01:33.looked at it. The players can ask to see the monitor. I am surprised

:01:33. > :01:46.

:01:46. > :01:56.they don't. We will show you where Well done to the referee. I can't

:01:56. > :01:56.

:01:56. > :02:06.explain it either but you could Gentlemen, it is definitely correct.

:02:06. > :02:25.

:02:25. > :02:29.You need to trust me on that. If he has not left Dominic on that

:02:29. > :02:39.one, why didn't he play that shot in the first place? Maybe he didn't

:02:39. > :02:46.

:02:46. > :02:56.see the shot, John. As the referee Dominic was trying to get back into

:02:56. > :03:20.

:03:20. > :03:26.He is a bit concerned about the red A bit of a scrappy frame, the blue

:03:26. > :03:36.and black tied up, pink tied up, yellow off its spot near the

:03:36. > :03:56.

:03:56. > :04:02.What would Willie Thorne say, That red on the left-hand side of

:04:02. > :04:07.the cushion is close enough for it to be dangerous enough as a double-

:04:07. > :04:17.kiss. He looked to see if there was a possible plant on. He cannot get

:04:17. > :04:35.

:04:35. > :04:45.Did he play that? What a shot that A little bit unlucky with the flick

:04:45. > :04:54.

:04:54. > :04:59.he got. He might be able to play I think he was playing the safety

:04:59. > :05:04.shot and the pot was a bonus. They fabulous pot. A chance to pot this

:05:04. > :05:14.red and screw into the black and the two reds on the top cushion. He

:05:14. > :05:29.

:05:29. > :05:34.He didn't get any pace into it. That is not in, if they touch the

:05:34. > :05:38.near jaw, it won't drop in. A chance for Dominic. He will take

:05:38. > :05:48.the red and if he takes the blue, he will then cannon straight into

:05:48. > :06:09.

:06:09. > :06:13.I think I would have been tempted to pot the blue and go into the

:06:13. > :06:19.pack of reds. We knew have got a red on the left-hand side, it is a

:06:19. > :06:29.lot easier to pot. He has ended up finishing on the other one. Can he

:06:29. > :06:38.

:06:39. > :06:48.get past to see the red on the He needs to pull up quickly, it has

:06:49. > :06:59.

:06:59. > :07:02.done. He can now possibly get into How unlucky is that? Are he hit the

:07:02. > :07:09.outside red of the cluster when he needed to hit the central part of

:07:09. > :07:19.it. Still unlucky but he wanted to hit the middle red there and he has

:07:19. > :07:36.

:07:36. > :07:46.That looks like it was touch and. Both players have had a chance

:07:46. > :08:03.

:08:03. > :08:11.Poor shot from Dominic and once again with Judd being left-handed,

:08:11. > :08:21.he is guaranteed to take this red He was looking to see if the blue

:08:21. > :08:22.

:08:22. > :08:30.That is the reason why, because he was trying to screw back up towards

:08:30. > :08:40.that. Shows you how confident this young man is. A bit of a stretch

:08:40. > :08:51.

:08:51. > :09:01.Dominic somehow has got to try... Well, he is thinking about

:09:01. > :09:14.

:09:14. > :09:17.He has brought the blue into play, the pink into play. The yes, and we

:09:17. > :09:27.have talked about his lovely, smooth cue action that that was not

:09:27. > :09:41.

:09:41. > :09:51.an example of that. A very If Judd knocks this red in... Oh,

:09:51. > :09:55.he hasn't. What was he playing on? The cue ball has finished and he

:09:55. > :10:05.has finished on the baulk cushion but it is getting a little nervous

:10:05. > :10:10.

:10:10. > :10:20.Is the brown going to come to his rescue. The pink is going to come

:10:20. > :10:21.

:10:21. > :10:28.to his rescue for the others. What If he sticks that red up, it might

:10:28. > :10:38.have been his last shot in this year's UK Snooker Championships.

:10:38. > :10:40.

:10:40. > :10:50.But as it is, he is in there If Judd can clip that red, I don't

:10:50. > :11:00.

:11:00. > :11:08.That was one of those shots he would have to line up with the red

:11:08. > :11:15.on the green. Nice and tight, he And he hasn't done it. What a kick

:11:15. > :11:25.he had there. The white stopped dead, unbelievable. Look at the

:11:25. > :11:28.

:11:28. > :11:38.That is a shocker. That makes all the difference. If you had him

:11:38. > :11:44.

:11:44. > :11:48.tight behind the green, he was in If this red goes in, which it does.

:11:48. > :11:58.I hope that Dominic does not get out of this year's championship

:11:58. > :12:10.

:12:10. > :12:20.with that piece of bad luck with Dominic fears the worst now, a

:12:20. > :12:58.

:12:58. > :13:08.little shake of the head. He has He is now ten points in front.

:13:08. > :13:26.

:13:26. > :13:30.Having to concentrate on the pink A delicate little ones along the

:13:30. > :13:34.cushion, he has come around to play the other one which he will take as

:13:34. > :13:38.long has he doesn't have to cannon the black and the red. He is

:13:38. > :13:48.looking to see if he can play on the black. Might be a little screw

:13:48. > :13:48.

:13:48. > :13:58.He decided to play the cannon out and he has played it brilliantly.

:13:58. > :14:04.

:14:04. > :14:11.It looks like that heavy contact that Dominic got when he was going

:14:11. > :14:19.to put Judd in all sorts of trouble is going to be very costly indeed.

:14:19. > :14:29.Yes, he has played well, Dominic today. Until some bad luck at the

:14:29. > :14:42.

:14:42. > :14:45.Judd got very lucky in the 42 frame. A mouth-watering tie we have got,

:14:45. > :14:55.Judd Trump this is Ronnie O'Sullivan. That is when you will

:14:55. > :14:59.

:15:00. > :15:09.not want to miss. -- Judd Trump He has had a string of breaks, 56,

:15:10. > :15:30.

:15:30. > :15:36.HAZEL IRVINE: So Judd Trump over the line in this match. It did not

:15:36. > :15:40.look like he would do it at one point. And that is it. Just in time

:15:40. > :15:47.for the end of our transmission. Judd Trump goes through to play