Day 4

:00:42. > :00:47.What a Tuesday afternoon we have in prospect. The crowds have hacked

:00:47. > :00:51.into the Barbican Centre in York. It is a sell-out and that is

:00:51. > :00:59.because the draw has brought together two of the most exciting

:00:59. > :01:05.talents in snooker. Ronnie was all that up against the 21-year-old to

:01:05. > :01:15.take who is expected to take Ronnie O'Sullivan's Crown one day, Judd

:01:15. > :01:21.

:01:21. > :01:26.Trump. The potential in this match is explosive. He is very aggressive.

:01:26. > :01:36.But a lot of the top players are these days. He is just slightly

:01:36. > :01:45.

:01:45. > :01:50.more aggressive than others. He has In the World Championships, I was

:01:50. > :01:55.so high on confidence that everything is seen to go in. That

:01:55. > :02:05.is not quite happening just now, but eventually, they will all start

:02:05. > :02:11.

:02:11. > :02:21.If I miss a few against Ronnie, he is going to punish me. I need to

:02:21. > :02:24.

:02:24. > :02:29.bring a good safety game against He is carrying a lot of confidence.

:02:29. > :02:39.He is beating a lot of people and playing well. He has got a massive

:02:39. > :03:03.

:03:03. > :03:06.I will have to take my chances early on. I have come to see Ronnie.

:03:06. > :03:15.There are probably the most exciting players and their game at

:03:15. > :03:19.the moment. I thought Judd Trump was very lucky to get through

:03:19. > :03:27.yesterday and if he plays like that against Ronnie, he will have no

:03:27. > :03:37.chance. He will go for long shots and try and create something out of

:03:37. > :03:40.

:03:40. > :03:48.It was an exciting afternoon. If great to see such a big crowd, but

:03:48. > :03:57.the funny thing yesterday, is that the headlines are been created by

:03:57. > :04:00.Mark Allen, who is calling on Barry Hearn to quit. He says that he is

:04:00. > :04:08.interfere with the format of the major tournament and interfering

:04:08. > :04:13.with the tradition of the game. first, I did not realise that the

:04:13. > :04:22.tournament had changed from winning nine frames down to six frames. I

:04:22. > :04:27.was not sure about it, but it has been a master stroke. I think the

:04:27. > :04:35.way it is going the people want to see a resort when they come to see

:04:35. > :04:45.a game of snooker. We will talk about this later. What about this

:04:45. > :04:54.match between Ronnie and Judd Trump? I have seen it should

:04:54. > :05:01.beating him n n one and Ronnie winning the other. But Judd will

:05:01. > :05:11.have to play better than yesterday. When he was 4-2 down, he looked as

:05:11. > :05:12.

:05:12. > :05:18.if he was just wanting to find the exit door. And he will have to

:05:18. > :05:28.raise his game today? Yes, strangely enough, I thing Ronnie's

:05:28. > :05:33.

:05:33. > :05:43.game will actually sit Judd today. Ronnie likes an open game. And in

:05:43. > :05:44.

:05:44. > :05:54.the other match, name two macro against Matthew Stevens. Dashmack

:05:54. > :05:54.

:05:55. > :06:04.Ding Junhui. I am with the to export experts who are going to

:06:05. > :06:09.

:06:09. > :06:14.guide us through the day. Here are John Virgo and Ken Doherty. Yes,

:06:14. > :06:24.this is going to be special. We have got the best of the living

:06:24. > :06:25.

:06:25. > :06:33.match coming up. On the evidence of both the first rounds, Ronnie would

:06:33. > :06:40.have to be the favourite. Judd was very fortunate to get out of my

:06:40. > :06:47.game against Dominic Dale yesterday. I am really looking forward to it.

:06:47. > :06:56.Two of the best players and most exciting talents and the game.

:06:56. > :07:05.would think Ronnie is the more complete player, but Judd is quite

:07:05. > :07:08.a frightening prospect? Yes, even the old we expect this to beat a

:07:08. > :07:16.big break-building match, the safety play will be very important

:07:16. > :07:26.and that is where Ronnie would have the edge. It is going to be a

:07:26. > :07:36.

:07:37. > :07:46.cracking match. It will be close, Good afternoon. This could be as

:07:47. > :07:49.

:07:49. > :07:59.sensational day of snooker. Please welcome a day at a player back 10

:07:59. > :08:00.

:08:00. > :08:10.the elite, the Welsh Dragon, Matthew

:08:10. > :08:30.

:08:30. > :08:36.His opponent, a player who has also won the UK Championship. He is the

:08:37. > :08:41.mother of four ranking events in all. He is a national hero back in

:08:41. > :08:51.China, Enter the Dragon, Ding Junhui!

:08:51. > :09:25.

:09:25. > :09:35.Hereon table number one. Please welcome the most naturally talented

:09:35. > :09:38.

:09:38. > :09:48.Dane -- player to name their game, up the Rocket, Ronnie O'Sullivan!

:09:48. > :10:09.

:10:09. > :10:15.And his opponent, snookers hottest young sensation. He thrilled us all

:10:15. > :10:20.in the World Championships in Sheffield back in May. The cradle

:10:20. > :10:30.Bristol, the EC and the pack, Judd Trump!

:10:30. > :10:51.

:10:51. > :10:57.A reminder that should you want to watch the match between Matthew

:10:57. > :11:03.Stevens and Ding Junhui, you can press the red button. But we are

:11:03. > :11:10.going to stick with this match between two of the great

:11:10. > :11:20.entertainers. But just before Ronnie went on the air, he had

:11:20. > :11:40.

:11:40. > :11:48.asked to C V physiotherapists To both players got a fantastic

:11:48. > :11:55.reception. The wonderful Barbican Centre here is packed to the

:11:55. > :12:05.rafters. I just hope that little twitch Ronnie is suffering from

:12:05. > :12:19.

:12:19. > :12:24.The first long pot must. He has not left anything easy for Ronnie.

:12:24. > :12:34.There is a possible red that will goal in the right-hand corner, but

:12:34. > :12:37.

:12:37. > :12:47.he is seen if there is at half back Right in the heart of the pocket.

:12:47. > :12:49.

:12:49. > :12:59.He could not hold for the blue, but The black and the pink are now tied

:12:59. > :13:14.

:13:14. > :13:24.up, but it is always nice to get He thinks he played for the red and

:13:24. > :13:30.

:13:30. > :13:35.He just overran it, of which is understandable. It is easy on the

:13:35. > :13:45.practice table, but out there, there is a bit of adrenalin and it

:13:45. > :13:47.

:13:47. > :13:57.is easy to slightly overhit the Judd Trump is now ranked No. 7 in

:13:57. > :14:05.

:14:05. > :14:15.Yes, very poor. He has left a red. Rory Inigo back-up from the blue

:14:15. > :14:32.

:14:32. > :14:42.The no reds came down to Bicester disturb the black. That was

:14:42. > :14:49.

:14:49. > :14:59.He did not get enough screw back on the ball earlier. Just a safety

:14:59. > :15:01.

:15:01. > :15:09.I think this may be the key part of this match. They are both great

:15:09. > :15:13.exponents in break-building. But Ronnie is just that little bit more

:15:13. > :15:23.experienced when it comes to safety play. That could be the telling

:15:23. > :15:32.

:15:32. > :15:37.But should is looking at the It is one of those that he will

:15:37. > :15:47.need to get if he takes it on, because it is going to career into

:15:47. > :16:00.

:16:00. > :16:10.the other balls. But that is how he Not, decided against it and that is

:16:10. > :16:22.

:16:22. > :16:32.Ironically, he has Pru Ronnie in much the same position, he may now

:16:32. > :16:50.

:16:50. > :16:56.It is then and he has left amazed easy starter for Judd. This is not

:16:56. > :17:06.a bad chance because apart from the black, the colours are nicely in

:17:06. > :17:30.

:17:31. > :17:40.He just overran at slightly. It could be that the practice tables

:17:41. > :17:41.

:17:41. > :17:51.If the red above the black goes into this bottom left-hand pocket,

:17:51. > :18:01.he has got an opportunity to get on this. Yes, he has got an ice angle.

:18:01. > :18:03.

:18:03. > :18:12.He can just brush off it and It is a good opportunity to open up

:18:12. > :18:22.everything. He just tried to push the black past the red, but did not

:18:22. > :19:01.

:19:01. > :19:11.get the right contact. But he still That was a very clever short. He

:19:11. > :19:18.

:19:18. > :19:26.played at absolutely perfect. Well, that was surprising. They are

:19:26. > :19:36.always admissible, particularly when they are just off the cushion.

:19:36. > :19:43.

:19:43. > :19:52.He put in danger unintentional Syed Ronnie has got a bit of work to do

:19:52. > :20:02.to find a corner. It will have to be the blue. There is a fair bit of

:20:02. > :20:02.

:20:02. > :20:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:20:43. > :20:53.There is just a little bit of cot Has he come back far enough? I

:20:53. > :20:55.

:20:55. > :21:05.It seems all key. He does not have to do a lot with the cue ball to

:21:05. > :21:26.

:21:26. > :21:36.Both players feeling a little bit He probably took his any off the

:21:36. > :22:09.

:22:10. > :22:15.That is not the best shot he has They are always admissible. He is

:22:15. > :22:21.such a good potter that you are surprised when a miss is that type

:22:21. > :22:31.of shot. You could say that this has been at pains start. It is

:22:31. > :22:34.

:22:34. > :22:44.Yes, this championship is the second-biggest on the snooker

:22:44. > :23:03.

:23:03. > :23:13.And there is another mistake from That is a good recovery. Again, a

:23:13. > :23:13.

:23:13. > :24:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:24:11. > :24:21.The thing is, with these two players, even if the frame is

:24:21. > :24:21.

:24:21. > :25:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:25:07. > :25:11.He was contemplating the black, but I can believe he played a poor

:25:11. > :25:21.there. I think he was just trying to get her ready to come back off

:25:21. > :25:22.

:25:22. > :25:27.the side cushion. To have played the pot was not the right shot.

:25:27. > :25:37.Chances have come thick and fast and be a rat and stage in the frame

:25:37. > :25:56.

:25:56. > :26:06.when the reds have found their way If he plays for the black he could

:26:06. > :26:34.

:26:34. > :26:44.dislodge the other red. No, he has And we wanted a bit of excitement

:26:44. > :26:45.

:26:45. > :26:55.and we have got it. You would think it who have reports the last red

:26:55. > :27:13.

:27:13. > :27:23.I am not certain the natural one- cushion escape is the have. But he

:27:23. > :27:35.

:27:35. > :27:45.hit it well, but where is the red Judd is coming down to have a look.

:27:45. > :27:59.

:27:59. > :28:09.Ronnie has just come around to have a look to see if this were all so

:28:09. > :28:13.

:28:14. > :28:23.He played it in such a way that if he missed it it would come back and

:28:24. > :28:51.

:28:51. > :29:01.There Read was still on, but it was tough. He needs a bit of luck to

:29:01. > :29:22.

:29:22. > :29:32.You are frightened to see what is He has got the advantage in this

:29:32. > :29:36.

:29:36. > :29:46.very important tactical battle. If he has got the snooker, it is

:29:46. > :30:03.

:30:03. > :30:13.He has missed a couple of half- chances on this red. This is a big

:30:13. > :30:24.

:30:24. > :30:34.That puts Ronnie 7 points in front. It has been a scrappy but very

:30:34. > :30:44.

:30:44. > :30:50.This is the angle the cue ball will take but he has not hit it hard

:30:50. > :30:55.enough. That is a poor attempt to get on the green. Plenty of room to

:30:55. > :31:05.manoeuvre the cue ball. He has and hit it back at least a couple of

:31:05. > :31:42.

:31:42. > :31:45.Still, this game hangs in the That is not the best safety shot

:31:45. > :31:55.from Judd. The problem for Ronnie is that it will be difficult to get

:31:55. > :32:02.

:32:03. > :32:11.position on the brown for the right He was trying to hold it for the

:32:11. > :32:21.brown in the right middle and having missed it, at least Judd is

:32:21. > :32:37.

:32:37. > :32:47.He will not be displeased with the Ronnie snookered and it is the age

:32:47. > :32:52.

:32:53. > :33:00.Looks pretty safe to me... Or is it? Or is it? I thought it might be

:33:00. > :33:10.a snooker but it is not and now Judd Trump at the moment, long pot

:33:10. > :33:20.

:33:20. > :33:23.success, is zero. If ever he needed This green certainly could have

:33:23. > :33:33.been easier. He will have a go, and then the white behind the brown,

:33:33. > :33:38.

:33:38. > :33:48.He played two shots in one at there, got the second part right. Is there

:33:48. > :34:00.

:34:00. > :34:04.Too wide, that will go back. REFEREE: Foul and a miss. And as we

:34:04. > :34:08.always say if the one cushion's escape is not a natural, it will be

:34:08. > :34:12.a difficult snooker to hit. He is trying to play this with an awful

:34:12. > :34:22.lot of right-hand side and he has got to be careful because if he

:34:22. > :34:22.

:34:22. > :34:32.gets the wrong contact on the green, he could not get on. -- knock it on.

:34:32. > :34:36.REFEREE: Foul and a miss. It is definitely on. If he gets a

:34:36. > :34:46.quarter-ball at that pace, he will be knocking the green on into the

:34:46. > :34:49.

:34:49. > :34:55.He has got the double-kiss, that is a good shot. He will be happy with

:34:55. > :35:05.that. And he had a good look at the score board just before we played

:35:05. > :35:21.

:35:21. > :35:29.That is not one of Ronnie's best He has got the snooker.

:35:29. > :35:39.We may have a new favourite even though Ronnie O'Sullivan is 17

:35:39. > :36:05.

:36:05. > :36:15.Judd was tempted by that green and that is a wonderful pot. The only

:36:15. > :36:18.

:36:18. > :36:22.The fact that they pink is on the wrong side for a left-hander but we

:36:23. > :36:32.know that he can play right handed is well. Such a big shot to take on

:36:33. > :36:33.

:36:33. > :41:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:41:06. > :41:16.He is looking round to see if the He can only say the pace kept it

:41:16. > :41:27.

:41:27. > :41:37.He played it with so many legs, He could have done with another

:41:37. > :41:38.

:41:38. > :42:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:42:43. > :42:49.That has count the rattles, 7! -- That was a good shot, he had to

:42:49. > :42:59.make that angle and force it off the two cushions. He has also got

:42:59. > :43:13.

:43:13. > :43:23.one to the right centre. A choice This is where Ronnie O'Sullivan is

:43:23. > :43:27.

:43:27. > :43:37.at his best. Such a great break- He makes it look so easy,

:43:37. > :43:42.

:43:42. > :43:52.immediately getting an angle on the He refused it there but he has to

:43:52. > :43:54.

:43:54. > :44:04.He has got a nice angle now and he will go into the left-hand side of

:44:04. > :44:08.

:44:08. > :44:18.He just did not get enough screw. I think one goes into the left pocket.

:44:18. > :44:23.

:44:23. > :44:33.He does not want to lose the cue He is usually so good at that shot.

:44:33. > :44:34.

:44:34. > :44:44.I don't think he can get enough of He played the one in the middle.

:44:44. > :44:46.

:44:47. > :44:54.APPLAUSE He for us all! -- t fooled The problem was with playing that

:44:54. > :45:04.one, he was went into another red ball so this black is certainly not

:45:04. > :45:07.

:45:07. > :45:17.I think he is contemplating the most difficult place to put the cue

:45:17. > :45:17.

:45:17. > :45:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:45:57. > :46:07.ball and play it safe, not the That was a great shot. We may have

:46:07. > :46:16.

:46:16. > :46:26.heard Ronnie say "good shot". He That red just below the right

:46:26. > :46:35.

:46:35. > :46:39.He has overhit that, he needed to hit the baulk cushion. Judd Trump

:46:39. > :46:49.still has not potted a long ball in this match a. He has got a chance

:46:49. > :47:10.

:47:10. > :47:20.It is much better than the last frame, where is the cue ball? That

:47:20. > :47:26.

:47:27. > :47:36.is a good shot, perfect position He may be 41 points behind but the

:47:37. > :47:37.

:47:37. > :48:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:48:22. > :48:32.Just got a slight heavy contact. The only red you would say is the

:48:32. > :48:47.

:48:47. > :48:57.one to the right centre but I am He cued that lovely. Still in

:48:57. > :49:20.

:49:20. > :49:30.And that red may come into his mind now. He could be on the two reds

:49:30. > :49:31.

:49:31. > :49:39.He has tried to get as close as possible but not what he would have

:49:39. > :49:49.liked, he would have preferred a That tells us this red is available

:49:49. > :50:11.

:50:11. > :50:17.It is really just a case of one good positional shot off the blue

:50:17. > :50:22.which looks a formality. I have always felt when you're starting

:50:22. > :50:32.the sequence of colours left-handed, you are always on advantage on the

:50:32. > :50:37.It could have hit that a little harder but still looks the hot

:50:37. > :50:47.favourite now to level the match. This has been more like the type of

:50:47. > :51:05.

:51:05. > :51:09.frame we were expecting. Yes, and a Well, it might not be over yet

:51:09. > :51:19.because unbelievably he has missed the blue and Ronnie just needs one

:51:19. > :51:20.

:51:20. > :51:24.In an ideal world, Ronnie would not like to pot the blue but I don't

:51:24. > :51:31.see any other way round. If he keeps the blue on the table... Well,

:51:31. > :51:41.he tried to. He was hoping it would rattled the jaws and get the cue

:51:41. > :51:50.

:51:50. > :52:00.ball behind the black. One snooker He has only got to hit the pink in

:52:00. > :52:04.

:52:04. > :52:11.It might not be there but it is close enough to make Ronnie concede.

:52:11. > :52:15.More of the type of play we were expecting and the second frame goes

:52:15. > :52:18.to Judd Trump. He made a very good 68 in that.

:52:18. > :52:23.RISHI PERSAD: All-square in this intriguing clash but this is the

:52:23. > :52:31.betting at the start of the second round with the tournament sponsors.

:52:31. > :52:39.Ronnie O'Sullivan is the favourite, Mark Selby the second favourite.

:52:39. > :52:45.Mark second one Williams is the third one. John Higgins is 8-1,

:52:45. > :52:54.some may say that is a bit long. Neil Robertson is on the same odds.

:52:54. > :53:01.Ding Junhui, and then Judd Trump. Shaun Murphy and then further down,

:53:01. > :53:05.Stephen Maguire is 25-one. And Matthew Stevens is as well. It is

:53:05. > :53:09.wide open when you look at it but Ronnie O'Sullivan is the tournament

:53:09. > :53:19.favourite at 4-1. He is currently 1-1 with his match against Judd

:53:19. > :53:22.

:53:22. > :53:27.JOHN VIRGO: I suggest Judd Trump is a little bit more comfortable now

:53:27. > :53:37.with the first frame on the scoreboard. Absolutely. A good

:53:37. > :53:59.

:53:59. > :54:08.Particularly after losing the first Where am sure both players are now

:54:08. > :54:18.He caught the bug of the middle pocket but it does not really done

:54:18. > :54:28.

:54:28. > :54:38.much damage. He cannot afford to do There is no doubting his ability in

:54:38. > :54:48.among the balls. A nice fluke off the brown for Ronnie. -- flick.

:54:48. > :55:24.

:55:24. > :55:34.Just squeezed past the green and I He purposely played it with the

:55:34. > :56:04.

:56:04. > :56:09.There's a little pressure on this Ronnie is a player who always liked

:56:09. > :56:19.to get around the black as soon as he possibly can. That is where the

:56:19. > :56:51.

:56:51. > :57:01.He has got a couple of choices, the pink back on the spot. Or try to

:57:01. > :57:12.

:57:12. > :57:22.get back for the black. It looks a He is having a quick look at the

:57:22. > :57:56.

:57:56. > :58:06.Our and surprised he did not have a look before this, he is looking now,

:58:06. > :58:25.

:58:25. > :58:29.This is where his touch and technique really comes to the fore,

:58:29. > :58:39.when he is around the pink and black, Ronnie. He makes it look so

:58:39. > :58:41.

:58:41. > :58:51.He will have an eye on the score board because the last frame he got

:58:51. > :58:53.

:58:53. > :59:03.But unlike the last frame, he doesn't have to play any cannons at

:59:03. > :59:07.

:59:07. > :59:17.In the last frame he tried to develop reds. And it turned out

:59:17. > :59:28.

:59:28. > :59:34.A bit too far for the pink but not He would into it a little too much.

:59:34. > :59:44.He is still on this red but playing it into a blind pocket does not

:59:44. > :59:59.

:59:59. > :00:09.But no problem. Is he on the black? -- he is still on the pink. He was

:00:09. > :00:10.

:00:10. > :00:20.on it. Sir 61 points the lead, and This match certainly beginning to

:00:20. > :00:46.

:00:46. > :00:56.This has been an excellent break. When he came to the table, the main

:00:56. > :00:59.

:00:59. > :01:09.That of any of restart from both players, but their game is hotting

:01:09. > :01:14.

:01:14. > :01:23.Unless he pulls out a tremendous sport, he will not be making a

:01:23. > :01:33.century. Not quite, but he has done more than enough, with an excellent

:01:33. > :01:43.

:01:43. > :01:47.break of 85. Ronnie was Solomon It was a red that he was left and

:01:47. > :01:55.the tide of red that people would cut in and play with that left-hand

:01:55. > :02:05.side. He tried to play at the other way to develop the pink. Just watch

:02:05. > :02:16.

:02:16. > :02:21.this. He has tried to develop the bank. It was an excellent bloke

:02:21. > :02:31.into the green pocket. He did not have to do anything with the cue

:02:31. > :02:41.ball. He went on to make a wonderful 85 break. Judd Trump

:02:41. > :02:44.

:02:44. > :02:54.breaks off in the last frame before A decent break, but there is a red

:02:54. > :02:58.

:02:58. > :03:08.He just got it too thick and when you do that, you do not get back to

:03:08. > :03:16.

:03:16. > :03:26.He tried to stun it down for position on the blanket, but just

:03:26. > :03:37.

:03:37. > :03:42.Been so close to the side cushion, I am not quite sure why he played

:03:42. > :03:52.it at that pace. It would have been difficult enough just dropping it

:03:52. > :04:30.

:04:30. > :04:40.Ronnie would love to get the black If he can get an ace angle on the

:04:40. > :04:41.

:04:41. > :04:49.blue next time, he will most likely bring the pink into play. So, what

:04:49. > :04:55.sort of an angle to we have won the blue this time? No, it is not quite

:04:55. > :05:05.there. But he does have the advantage of this red over the

:05:05. > :05:12.

:05:12. > :05:22.This time, he has got the good angle on the blue. That is inch-

:05:22. > :05:24.

:05:24. > :05:34.That is amazing. He hit that absolutely perfectly and the pink

:05:34. > :05:58.

:05:58. > :06:06.never moved! It must be stuck there He has an angle on the blue ones

:06:06. > :06:16.again. He could try and bring the pink and some other reds into play,

:06:16. > :06:41.

:06:41. > :06:51.He is certainly having to work hard He may be honest red at the bottom

:06:51. > :07:02.

:07:02. > :07:12.of the public, but that is not the If he can put this into the bottom

:07:12. > :07:20.

:07:20. > :07:27.right-hand pocket I think the pink Very close, but not there. It was

:07:27. > :07:37.always going to be hard work with the black out of commission. But it

:07:37. > :07:47.

:07:47. > :07:57.Good pot from Judd, but he was desperate to get the white away

:07:57. > :08:19.

:08:20. > :08:29.Looking at the pot success, it is a For me, you have to be 90 % or

:08:30. > :08:40.

:08:40. > :08:50.Judd is looking at the potential plant at below the pink. If it was

:08:50. > :08:54.

:08:54. > :09:04.a plan, I think Ronnie should have That looks just about perfect. He

:09:04. > :09:06.

:09:06. > :09:16.will certainly be able to develop the red Sea from this. -- the red

:09:16. > :09:37.

:09:38. > :09:47.He has not nestled on this red and I assume he can just get through to

:09:48. > :09:53.

:09:53. > :10:03.He just about has an angle on the blower and I am wondering if that

:10:03. > :10:06.

:10:06. > :10:16.He is actually having a look at a different plant and that one looks

:10:16. > :10:24.

:10:24. > :10:34.If they are touching, it can go off line, but if they are not, it

:10:34. > :10:39.

:10:39. > :10:49.should be owned. They are not He could have played that

:10:49. > :11:03.

:11:03. > :11:13.I eschew the outside red that of the four goes into the bottom

:11:13. > :11:24.

:11:24. > :11:34.He has not caught take control of that cue ball and it has found him

:11:34. > :11:36.

:11:36. > :11:44.out again. Sometimes, you can flick them on a good day and it helps you,

:11:44. > :11:54.but not today. He is even contemplating playing the yellow

:11:54. > :12:12.

:12:12. > :12:22.ball in order to get the cue ball What a shot! Sensational! That was

:12:22. > :12:29.

:12:29. > :12:39.just an amazing shot. An amazing This time, he has found a good

:12:39. > :12:44.

:12:44. > :12:54.angle. He played a cannon and he has broken arm up nicely. The frame

:12:54. > :13:09.

:13:09. > :13:19.Very well controlled, indeed. He just wants to make sure that bottom

:13:19. > :13:23.

:13:23. > :13:33.red goes into the bottom corner Has he gone far enough? That is

:13:33. > :13:49.

:13:49. > :13:59.Can he now get enough of this red to pot it? Well played, but he will

:13:59. > :14:06.

:14:06. > :14:16.not be happy about where the other He could not get close to the last

:14:16. > :14:16.

:14:17. > :14:23.red and this is difficult. This will take some handling, because he

:14:23. > :14:33.not only needs the red, but also the pink or blue to leave Ronnie

:14:33. > :15:05.

:15:05. > :15:15.He is going to have to hit this He is 27 ahead with 27 remaining.

:15:15. > :15:16.

:15:16. > :15:26.But he is nicely on the yellow. If he pots the green, Ronnie will not

:15:26. > :15:50.

:15:50. > :16:00.The Judd is going to got into the The match that of to a slow start,

:16:00. > :16:10.but it has certainly heated up now. They will both go to the mid-

:16:10. > :16:15.

:16:15. > :16:23.session interval a lot happier That was at a magnificent break. He

:16:23. > :16:33.very really had their cue ball exactly where he wanted it. Some of

:16:33. > :16:41.the shots that he played. That last red down the cushion was amazing.

:16:41. > :16:51.We were hearing earlier that maybe playing Ronnie O'Sullivan might

:16:51. > :16:57.

:16:57. > :17:03.actually sit Judd Trump? Yes, you can see why. He called this the

:17:03. > :17:13.prefers a more open game. It is a fascinating balance between a

:17:13. > :17:19.player who used to be raw but has learned at every part of the game.

:17:19. > :17:29.The exciting thing about Judd is that he takes on a lot of ports

:17:29. > :17:39.

:17:39. > :17:48.that other players would not? Yes, he is not scared of anything.

:17:48. > :17:52.tables we play on a lot tighter than they used to be and the

:17:53. > :18:02.modern-day player is a lot more positive. It is a bit like putting

:18:03. > :18:08.

:18:08. > :18:17.in golf, whereby players now wrap Now, we will take a look at the

:18:17. > :18:21.other match. A former winner of this tournament, Ding Junhui is up

:18:21. > :18:31.against a former winner of the tournament himself in that Matthew

:18:31. > :18:49.

:18:49. > :18:52.You think you're going to be there forever. You get used to it. You

:18:52. > :19:02.are in their it top 16 and just as you knew are going to be there

:19:02. > :19:05.

:19:05. > :19:12.forever. Having a family, I suppose snooker did take something of a

:19:12. > :19:17.backward step for me. But I would not change that. I feel I am

:19:17. > :19:27.somewhere back to where they was a few years ago, but you never knew

:19:27. > :19:32.

:19:32. > :19:42.it know. But I am enjoying it, and I felt quite relaxed in my first

:19:42. > :19:46.

:19:46. > :19:51.But this is obviously going to be a very tough match, but it does not

:19:51. > :20:01.really matter who you play among all the top players, it is always

:20:01. > :20:29.

:20:29. > :20:39.Ding won the first frame, but here I am not sure if Ding can cut this

:20:39. > :20:43.

:20:43. > :20:53.No, he is not taking on the pot. He did think about it, but with the

:20:53. > :21:03.white ball going back down towards the black. Has he actually left

:21:03. > :21:16.

:21:16. > :21:26.himself in a bit of trouble here? That is pretty good. It was the

:21:26. > :21:49.

:21:49. > :21:59.previous shot by Ding which left He has been one of our top referees

:21:59. > :21:59.

:21:59. > :23:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:23:07. > :23:12.for quite some time now, Jan You heard that round of applause,

:23:12. > :23:22.but it was for what was happening on the next table. That is what is

:23:22. > :23:22.

:23:22. > :24:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:24:09. > :24:17.going to happen with this open-plan That is a very good hit, but he was

:24:17. > :24:27.slightly unfortunate. All he needs to do here is drop the red and to

:24:27. > :24:29.

:24:29. > :24:34.be safe, as he is already 38 points in front. A bit of pressure. There

:24:34. > :24:44.is a lot of pressure now, because Matthew has a chance to steal this

:24:44. > :24:51.

:24:51. > :25:01.frame. Ding played it perfectly, But Matthew could come in and pinch

:25:01. > :25:27.

:25:27. > :25:37.Not quite. He did not get through the ball quite enough. He can still

:25:37. > :25:40.

:25:40. > :25:50.pot this, but if it nudges the blue, control of the cue ball will be a

:25:50. > :26:07.

:26:07. > :26:17.Yes, he is now even thinking of He kept the red away from the

:26:17. > :26:19.

:26:19. > :26:29.cushion, which is a good idea, Matthew Stevens will be terribly

:26:29. > :26:42.

:26:42. > :26:52.Another chance. Not as good as the previous one, but it is still a

:26:52. > :27:24.

:27:24. > :27:34.Has he got the snooker? Matthew has thrown a couple of good chances

:27:34. > :27:41.

:27:41. > :27:47.Ding only needed the red and there are now worrying signs for the

:27:47. > :27:57.Welshman. He has not shown anything like the form that he did in his

:27:57. > :28:20.

:28:20. > :28:26.first match. After all, at Ding has It is still currently two frames do

:28:26. > :28:32.nothing to name three m mac. You heard of stocking up at the start

:28:32. > :28:42.of the programme about comments by Mark Allen, saying that Barry Hearn

:28:42. > :28:44.

:28:44. > :28:50.was interfering with the game. The snooker body have now released a

:28:50. > :28:56.statement saying that the language used by Mark Allen means he will

:28:56. > :29:02.have to face a disciplined disciplinary hearing. I am

:29:02. > :29:08.delighted to welcome the chairman. I should mention that Barry Hearn

:29:08. > :29:18.is actually abroad at the moment. Can you tell me about the reason

:29:18. > :29:28.for this action against Mark Allen? We feel he has acted in an end

:29:28. > :29:28.

:29:28. > :29:35.appropriate manner. At this time. We are trying to get more kids

:29:35. > :29:45.involved and we expect the players to be role models. As Barry Hearn

:29:45. > :29:45.

:29:46. > :29:54.talk to you about this? He is in the country. We have exchanged a

:29:54. > :30:01.couple of e-mails about it, but that is it. What about the

:30:01. > :30:06.accusations which Mark Allen makes? He says that Barry Hearn has only

:30:06. > :30:13.been here 18 months and is already tinkering with the second most

:30:13. > :30:18.prestigious tournament? We have discussed openly with players about

:30:18. > :30:27.possible changes and new formats and at no point have we had

:30:27. > :30:37.feedback about these changes which are negative. Did Mark attend any

:30:37. > :30:44.

:30:44. > :30:49.of these meetings? I do not think There have been other players, John

:30:49. > :30:55.Higgins mentioned the reduction of frames. The comments are valid. Let

:30:55. > :30:59.us be honest, players are entitled to their opinions about formats. We

:30:59. > :31:05.encourage opinion but not the use of inappropriate language and so on

:31:05. > :31:09.to voice that opinion. tradition of the game is what a few

:31:09. > :31:15.players have mentioned, they don't want that tinkered with at all.

:31:15. > :31:20.What do you two players feel about what is happening with the format

:31:20. > :31:24.of the UK Championship? Initially was probably like John Higgins

:31:24. > :31:30.because I am a traditionalist. The UK and the world tournaments are

:31:30. > :31:35.those you should not touch. Minocin packed audiences, record ticket

:31:35. > :31:38.sales, people are coming to watch matches and they will see a winner

:31:38. > :31:42.with an outcome and they will see a fantastic afternoon's entertainment

:31:42. > :31:46.with a result at the end. If that is what the people want to see, you

:31:46. > :31:53.must give them. Steve, you have taken part in the tournament, what

:31:54. > :31:58.do you think? The word "tradition" is very nice but also dangerous

:31:58. > :32:02.because you can become stuck in old ways. The audience and public have

:32:02. > :32:09.changed over the years and within our small bubble for the players

:32:09. > :32:15.and even snooker fans' bubble, you can say you cannot touch with it

:32:15. > :32:20.but looking at the bigger picture, it is not necessarily the snooker

:32:20. > :32:23.players' forte. I would bow to people but are out side of the game

:32:24. > :32:28.to some degree as to what their judgement is and that is where I

:32:28. > :32:33.come in from. Also and Jason will know this, when you get to the

:32:33. > :32:39.semi-final, it is best of 17 and best-of- 19 in the final so you

:32:39. > :32:47.will still get the long matches you just have to get there. Last

:32:47. > :32:54.question, Jason. I love -- are there any changes to the World

:32:54. > :32:57.Championship or the Masters? have seen record ticket sales this

:32:57. > :33:02.week with huge numbers of people flocking to see the snooker. Our

:33:02. > :33:06.viewing figures are on the way up and our prize money has gone up

:33:06. > :33:14.year on year for the past three years, we have doubled it over the

:33:14. > :33:20.past few seasons so generally speaking, that the public decide.

:33:20. > :33:25.Very good to hear the viewing figures coming up.

:33:25. > :33:35.Thank you for joining us. And back now to what the top professionals

:33:35. > :33:39.

:33:39. > :33:49.Judd Trump m last season's World Championship was a revelation. I

:33:49. > :33:51.

:33:51. > :33:56.don't think I have ever seen I kept waiting for him to trip up.

:33:56. > :34:02.But he kept on producing the whole way through. His pot success rate

:34:02. > :34:05.for long frame match is what... He would never put him be successful

:34:05. > :34:09.but you would think he would miss too many but he kept on potting

:34:09. > :34:17.them. I managed to play him in the tournament before in Shanghai and

:34:17. > :34:25.he beat me in the final. I thought I played well but the way he was

:34:25. > :34:29.potting long balls, many would turn them down to play safe, but he did

:34:29. > :34:32.it several times. He was more or less doing it every time he came to

:34:32. > :34:36.the table in the World Championships. He obviously beat me

:34:36. > :34:44.in the first round straight after he won China, possibly the worst

:34:44. > :34:49.match I could have had. But the shots he was taking on, it is

:34:49. > :34:54.amazing with his high percentage. I think it is amazing an important

:34:54. > :34:58.that he does not change his game despite what people say as it being

:34:58. > :35:01.risky. He is very young and he scares the life out of people when

:35:01. > :35:07.he plays and that can almost be better than actually out playing

:35:07. > :35:10.somebody. If somebody is sitting in their chair waiting for you to take

:35:10. > :35:17.on a ball that you should not go for all what they think you should

:35:17. > :35:24.go for. It can absolutely demoralise -- or what they think

:35:24. > :35:29.you should go for. He is not afraid of the big stage. He is knocking on

:35:29. > :35:35.the doors of taking the game to taking it to another level, can he

:35:35. > :35:42.- the doors in? He does play it slightly differently. I commentated

:35:42. > :35:49.some of the game see played - Mike can he bashed the doors in. He hit

:35:49. > :35:59.them a lot harder than others were playing. It may sound disrespectful

:35:59. > :35:59.

:35:59. > :36:04.but he plays with a 9 ball play. It was a new play of snooker. He got a

:36:05. > :36:09.great following. Yes, he is a good- looking lad and he has got the

:36:09. > :36:12.world at his feet. Why not go out there and enjoy yourself? You only

:36:12. > :36:21.live once. He has got a great career ahead happen. World

:36:21. > :36:23.champion? No doubt. Another positive ahead of him is it seems

:36:23. > :36:29.there are not many players of his age group coming through at the

:36:29. > :36:35.same time as him. Mark and myself and a number of well-established

:36:35. > :36:41.players in the game are a few years older than him. Around his age

:36:41. > :36:43.group in the next few years, his game it will only get better so I

:36:43. > :36:53.think if there was ever to be another dominant force in the game,

:36:53. > :36:57.

:36:58. > :37:01.RISHI PERSAD: He is all-square in his first four games against Ronnie

:37:01. > :37:06.O'Sullivan but Judd tweeted a few moments ago and said he hung in

:37:06. > :37:10.there, needs to play better safety, more naughtiness to follow up. That

:37:10. > :37:20.is referring to an earlier tweet when he suggested he played

:37:20. > :37:30."naughty snooker". Do you know what naughty snooker refers to? Steve?

:37:30. > :37:33.No...! I thought he would be the person to explain it. No! Two guys

:37:33. > :37:38.he might be able to shed a bit of light on it, standing by to take

:37:38. > :37:43.over the microphone. JOHN VIRGO: I can only assume what

:37:43. > :37:49.Judd Trump says, he means that naughty snooker his way you play a

:37:50. > :37:59.bit more negative and keep Ronnie off the table. Something that is

:38:00. > :38:04.

:38:04. > :38:14.I am certain are looking forward to these next few frames. -- certainly

:38:14. > :38:20.

:38:20. > :38:30.REFEREE: Foul. That was a certainly naughty in-off and it has gifted

:38:30. > :38:42.

:38:42. > :38:46.Look at the way the balls are set He has to be careful he does not

:38:46. > :38:56.case this red down here if he comes off the top cushion. He could play

:38:56. > :39:15.

:39:15. > :39:18.He decided not to risk and caught the red. He was playing a poor shot

:39:19. > :39:28.there, when he decided to go up and down for the blue he should not

:39:29. > :39:36.

:39:36. > :39:46.This cue ball needs to bounce. And bounce quite a bit. He is maybe on

:39:46. > :39:54.

:39:54. > :40:01.this red but not a straight as he Judged it nicely. He has got a

:40:01. > :40:11.slight angle. Yes, he played that very well. Always difficult when

:40:11. > :40:11.

:40:11. > :40:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:40:52. > :40:59.The good thing about that shot is He played for the black and he has

:40:59. > :41:09.got a nice angle on the blue but he was always want to get the black on

:41:09. > :41:20.

:41:20. > :41:30.That is way you score. The black is It may go in the left corner as

:41:30. > :41:47.

:41:47. > :41:57.Obviously it does. What a good He is OK, he has got the pace right,

:41:57. > :42:32.

:42:33. > :42:42.This is the situation where the reds are loose enough so he does

:42:43. > :42:45.

:42:45. > :42:50.not have to play any cannons to This is a frame-winning chance if

:42:50. > :43:00.ever there was one. Maybe just one tricky little shot he has to play

:43:00. > :43:29.

:43:29. > :43:33.So this could be the key to the It has worked out perfectly... I

:43:33. > :43:43.thought for a moment the black would get tied up but I think it is

:43:43. > :43:43.

:43:44. > :43:48.I am looking and Ronnie's face and I think he is a bit concerned that

:43:49. > :43:52.if he plays the black, it will not go back on its own spot and may go

:43:52. > :44:02.on the pink spot and tie it up but I don't think that should concern

:44:02. > :44:02.

:44:02. > :44:12.He may even elect to go for the blue. He could do that and then go

:44:12. > :44:18.

:44:18. > :44:28.on for the red just near the black He is only, after this blue, one

:44:28. > :44:30.

:44:30. > :44:35.red and a colour away from To a bit of a heavy contact there

:44:35. > :44:45.so he will not be best pleased with that shot. Quite a good bit short

:44:45. > :44:57.

:44:57. > :45:02.We have had everything so far in this match. A scrappy first frame

:45:02. > :45:12.and then some really exciting frames that have followed. The only

:45:12. > :45:27.

:45:27. > :45:32.thing we are short of is a century. We have already had 14 centuries in

:45:32. > :45:42.the tournament so far. Ronnie just had one. In his match against Steve

:45:42. > :45:54.

:45:54. > :46:04.If he could make a century here, it would be his 660 if career century.

:46:04. > :46:14.

:46:14. > :46:24.-- 660th. Only Stephen Hendry can The red that is closer to the

:46:24. > :46:34.yellow will go to the right corner, A good positional shot needed, this

:46:34. > :46:44.

:46:44. > :46:54.looks inch-perfect. A bit more side Perfect on the blue. Beautifully

:46:54. > :46:57.

:46:57. > :47:03.played. Great break. How it came about from

:47:03. > :47:11.that misplaced pot from Judd Trump. How well he has worked the cue ball

:47:11. > :47:19.in this break. O'Sullivan on his best form. He has been involved in

:47:19. > :47:29.this fantastic match. The drama of the first frame. Some good breaks.

:47:29. > :47:36.

:47:36. > :47:42.A little bit of an exhibition shot. He put his nose once again in front

:47:42. > :47:52.and leads by free -- three frames to two.

:47:52. > :47:59.

:47:59. > :48:09.He seems to have enjoyed that one. I am not sure if he fancies the

:48:09. > :48:14.cameraman or not. This is the Judd Trump shot, quite a long way.

:48:14. > :48:20.was the problem, wasn't it? He was unlucky to go in-off but when you

:48:20. > :48:24.play at that pace and you miss it by that bar, that red he played was

:48:24. > :48:29.running least. It smashed into the cluster and left Ronnie an easy

:48:29. > :48:37.starter. He did not really play the best positional shot of but after

:48:37. > :48:41.that it was Ronnie O'Sullivan at his very best. He caught this red

:48:41. > :48:48.into the top side of the play but he played another fantastic blue on

:48:48. > :48:58.to another red. Vintage O'Sullivan from there. Judd Trump finds

:48:58. > :49:08.himself one behind. REFEREE: Go to frame six. Judd

:49:08. > :49:16.

:49:16. > :49:21.Good length off the break. But as usual, the left hand corner, one of

:49:21. > :49:31.the reds in a pottable position. But tight to the baulk cushion,

:49:31. > :49:31.

:49:31. > :50:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:50:30. > :50:38.He caught that too thin and when you are playing a potter like Judd

:50:38. > :50:48.Trump, he puts pressure on your It looks like the brown has come to

:50:48. > :50:54.

:50:54. > :50:58.He just slid by it but there is a red available to the right corner

:50:58. > :51:07.and possibly one to the left corner which could be played as a shot for

:51:07. > :51:17.This game is all about potting and break-building that the safety of

:51:17. > :51:49.

:51:49. > :51:57.exchanges in the early part of the A bit of tip trouble looking at

:51:57. > :52:07.Judd Trump cueing up. A nude tip he got John Paris to put on yesterday

:52:07. > :52:19.

:52:19. > :52:24.Well, I knew he was not certain where the cue ball would finish but

:52:24. > :52:30.I never expected Ronnie to miss the pot in the middle. He took his eye

:52:30. > :52:40.off the ball there. He knew the cue ball would run into the cluster of

:52:40. > :52:41.

:52:41. > :52:51.reds. Even more important to make Actually hasn't turned out that bad.

:52:51. > :53:00.

:53:00. > :53:10.A possibility of a plant just below the pink. A bit of a gap and it

:53:10. > :53:14.

:53:14. > :53:24.I think the green passes that red. He will be pretty happy with that.

:53:24. > :53:24.

:53:24. > :54:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:54:09. > :54:19.He has got the perfect angle here I have to say, this is a great

:54:19. > :54:23.

:54:23. > :54:28.opportunity for a canter attack for He wanted to be another six or

:54:28. > :54:38.eight inches up the table with that shot. He has got to manoeuvre that

:54:38. > :54:38.

:54:38. > :55:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:55:35. > :55:39.He does not want to be straight... He has got the red to the left

:55:39. > :55:49.corner, he had a look at the two below the pink for a possibility of

:55:49. > :55:52.

:55:52. > :56:02.He played it nicely. He has just about got the right angle on the

:56:02. > :56:14.

:56:14. > :56:24.He just slide past the intended red he meant to cannon that he is OK. -

:56:24. > :56:24.

:56:24. > :57:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:57:08. > :57:13.He just about got the right side of Maybe he will look at this plant.

:57:13. > :57:23.It looks like it is in a direct line but a bit of a gap between the

:57:23. > :57:36.

:57:36. > :57:46.And now back in perfect position with just a couple of reds and

:57:46. > :57:49.

:57:49. > :57:53.colours. This is a very good Because Ronnie in the last frame,

:57:53. > :58:03.started to motor. The only thing you can do at this game is keep

:58:03. > :58:07.

:58:07. > :58:17.your opponent in their seat when A possibility of back to back

:58:17. > :58:40.

:58:40. > :58:45.He will not be worried about the missed red with a 76, he levels the

:58:45. > :58:51.match once again. It is Ronnie O'Sullivan 3, Judd Trump 3.

:58:51. > :58:54.RISHI PERSAD: These three are trading blows. -- these two are

:58:54. > :58:57.trading blows. In the same way that Judd Trump finished the last part

:58:57. > :59:06.of the session, Ronnie finishes with a great break. Nothing to

:59:06. > :59:08.choose between the two. It looks like whoever makes the mistakes. I

:59:09. > :59:13.think Ronnie is in good form and Judd Trump playing better than

:59:13. > :59:17.yesterday. The finishing line looms up relatively quickly over a best-

:59:17. > :59:20.of- 11 match so therefore pressure and tension and that part of the

:59:20. > :59:23.game comes quicker so it is fascinating to see you can get over

:59:23. > :59:26.the line. It started with tension and a lot of mistakes and every

:59:26. > :59:30.reason to believe that somewhere down the line, there will be more

:59:30. > :59:35.but at the moment beautiful cueing from both players. We talked about

:59:35. > :59:42.the head-to-head between the two players. Does that enter their

:59:42. > :59:46.minds at this stage even? No. It would be lovely to win this match

:59:46. > :59:53.and get your nose ahead but a lot of snooker left. Even though Judd

:59:53. > :59:58.Trump came out on top of Ronnie in Antwerp? No, but I think the

:59:58. > :00:01.fascinating thing is that Judd's still improving. Ronnie is not

:00:01. > :00:06.necessarily improving any more so he may be looking over his shoulder

:00:06. > :00:10.to see how close he will get. We know that Ronnie O'Sullivan doesn't

:00:10. > :00:13.suffer from clinches disease and he can get over the line if he smells

:00:13. > :00:23.blood. I think Judd's good in that department but it will be

:00:23. > :00:31.

:00:31. > :00:41.interesting to see how that pans This time, he did smack in the long

:00:41. > :00:47.

:00:47. > :00:54.He used all the pocket with the blue, there. It was wide enough,

:00:54. > :01:04.wasn't it? But in it went. I think Judd's heart was in his mouth for a

:01:04. > :01:05.

:01:05. > :01:10.It is always very important in the early part of a friend, the

:01:10. > :01:15.availability of the pink and the black. -- early part of a frame.

:01:15. > :01:22.Any get around the black spot area, you think about making a frame-

:01:22. > :01:32.winning contribution -- when you get around the black spot area. He

:01:32. > :01:37.

:01:37. > :01:47.He thought it would go, and he was right. Can he cue to the middle of

:01:47. > :02:16.

:02:16. > :02:22.Now a chance to make a sizeable Didn't have the angle on the black

:02:22. > :02:29.to go into the pack of reds. If you can leave the cue ball somewhere

:02:29. > :02:39.where this red is, you can get a nice angle on the pink. He is going

:02:39. > :02:50.

:02:50. > :02:54.That is a fantastic shot! What a shot that was. He is unlucky.

:02:54. > :03:00.Because a red has drifted down and tied the black up. The black is out

:03:00. > :03:10.of commission, as is the pink. It could have worked out better there.

:03:10. > :03:12.

:03:12. > :03:16.From the black being available into both corners, and once he had

:03:16. > :03:26.opened them up, you thought it was frame over. He has quite a bit of

:03:26. > :03:33.

:03:33. > :03:37.work to do now to win the frame at Being a left-hander, he may be able

:03:37. > :03:43.to reach the red to the right of the pink, and screwing into the

:03:43. > :03:53.reds below the pink. He can't reach. It makes it a lot more difficult

:03:53. > :04:17.

:04:17. > :04:27.with the rest. Oh, look how well he One red in one corner, one in the

:04:27. > :04:32.Now he has opened the reds like this, it would only be a careless

:04:32. > :04:38.shot to stop him winning the frame. That is what they were saying

:04:38. > :04:42.during the interval, when they had the discussion about him. Every

:04:42. > :04:48.opportunity he tries to bring the reds into play, and as soon as they

:04:48. > :04:58.open, it all looks very easy. It is the good shots you have to play to

:04:58. > :05:20.

:05:20. > :05:30.He won the last frame in nine He is looking like going 4-3 behind.

:05:30. > :05:37.

:05:37. > :05:42.But now clinches it. -- that now clinches it. The frame was over

:05:42. > :05:52.before then, but once you need your opponent leaving snookers... What a

:05:52. > :05:54.

:05:54. > :06:02.shot that is! He treats the crowd Doesn't hit anything easy into the

:06:02. > :06:06.pockets. These pockets must be scared of him, I tell you. The

:06:06. > :06:12.table fitters will have a job fixing the pockets when this boy is

:06:12. > :06:17.finished. He hits the ball so hard, so accurately. Ronnie made a

:06:17. > :06:27.century break in frame five, so this is Judd's chance to make a

:06:27. > :06:29.

:06:29. > :06:36.In his short time as a professional, he has made 129th career centuries.

:06:36. > :06:46.This will be the 15th in the tournament. The highest break is

:06:46. > :06:46.

:06:46. > :06:53.still held by Matthew Stevens, 140. This looks absolutely inch perfect.

:06:53. > :07:01.I thought it was! He may not make the century. In goes the yellow!

:07:01. > :07:11.And what a shot to get on the green! This could be career century

:07:11. > :07:16.

:07:16. > :07:22.Well, what a shame, but it doesn't really matter. And Judd Trump,

:07:22. > :07:32.after the Paul break off from Ronnie, just needed the one chance

:07:32. > :07:34.

:07:34. > :07:39.Yesterday he was playing Dominic Dale and he looked a little bit fed

:07:39. > :07:44.up with the game, he was 4-2 down, and then this happened. Yeah, it

:07:44. > :07:47.was quite amazing, he was getting very frustrated. Dominic Dale had

:07:48. > :07:54.him exactly where he wanted, and look at the shot. He missed the red

:07:54. > :08:00.by quite some way. It cannons another red and goes into the

:08:00. > :08:05.pocket. It wasn't only that. A bit later he played this pink, he hit

:08:05. > :08:12.it so hard, he is walking back to his seat, he is merely sat in his

:08:12. > :08:21.chair, and all of a sudden, the pink went in! That was yesterday.

:08:21. > :08:25.From there, he went on to win the match. And now, he is 4-3 in front.

:08:25. > :08:29.Against Ronnie O'Sullivan. But he is playing a little bit better than

:08:29. > :08:39.he did against Dominic Dale. I think that definitely has to be

:08:39. > :08:40.

:08:40. > :08:47.Ronnie O'Sullivan will be coming to the table, but he hasn't really

:08:47. > :08:57.done too much wrong. OK, the break off shot was a little bit short,

:08:57. > :09:04.

:09:04. > :09:10.but he has lost two frames in quick Considering the first frame took 27

:09:11. > :09:15.minutes, the average frame time is less than 30 minutes. The problem

:09:15. > :09:25.that Ronnie has got, the last two frames he hasn't been able to pot a

:09:25. > :09:27.

:09:27. > :09:31.ball. There is the average shot time, 17 seconds, that is quick.

:09:31. > :09:37.When you are playing someone as quick as Judd Trump, it won't be

:09:37. > :09:42.that long. Just coming up to 20 minutes. You could play another

:09:42. > :09:49.player and lose two frames and not pot a ball, it could be 45 minutes.

:09:49. > :09:59.You don't have to sit down too long. Runny nose this was a big frame. As

:09:59. > :10:09.

:10:09. > :10:16.Because the red is up in baulk, he doesn't want to take this on. He

:10:16. > :10:26.may try nestling into the pack of reds. I'm sure, if that red wasn't

:10:26. > :10:51.

:10:51. > :10:58.involved, he would be having a go Normally when you play that shot,

:10:58. > :11:08.you are trying to get the object ball into the arms of the pockets.

:11:08. > :11:16.

:11:16. > :11:24.Not much Ronnie could do, not much either player could do without --

:11:24. > :11:31.with that red at the baulk end. It wouldn't surprise me if there

:11:31. > :11:41.wasn't a possibility of a re-rack. Obviously, touching ball was

:11:41. > :11:46.

:11:46. > :11:52.That red to the left middle, it is on, but boy, a brave man would take

:11:52. > :12:02.that on. As would be the run to the right middle, but is he going to

:12:02. > :12:03.

:12:03. > :12:07.it? Her think he is? -- is he going for it? No, he did not play it. He

:12:07. > :12:13.decided to leave a tempter for Judd Trump, this red just above the

:12:13. > :12:17.black. He didn't get the cue ball tight to the cushion. If it is not

:12:17. > :12:27.tight, he can strike down and just widened the angle. It is a tough

:12:27. > :13:01.

:13:01. > :13:11.pot, but he doesn't refuse much. Another one, right in the heart.

:13:11. > :13:16.

:13:16. > :13:21.He is asking for the cue ball to be cleaned, he wasn't happy with the

:13:21. > :13:27.contact. There have been a few of those. Can we notice a bump? A

:13:28. > :13:34.little bit of a jump when the cue ball hit the black. He's not too

:13:34. > :13:44.bad, though, is he? Almost straight into the green pocket, you don't

:13:44. > :13:47.

:13:47. > :13:57.The first easy pot he has missed for quite sometime. He came across

:13:57. > :14:03.

:14:03. > :14:13.it slightly. That is a surprise. He There you see it, almost come up to

:14:13. > :14:40.

:14:40. > :14:50.24 minutes since Ronnie O'Sullivan He may have a chance of potting the

:14:50. > :14:52.

:14:52. > :15:02.black here. A bit like that pink he fluked yesterday, he was on his way

:15:02. > :15:06.

:15:06. > :15:14.back to his seat. This black does I am not quite sure where his next

:15:14. > :15:19.red is going to come from, that is the only problem. There is a

:15:19. > :15:29.possibility of an in-off into the left centre, with the cue ball, if

:15:29. > :16:01.

:16:01. > :16:06.That is not good, he has left a chance of a pot, and that is a

:16:06. > :16:11.dangerous thing to do against this young man. Ronnie's safety, just

:16:11. > :16:21.the last frame and a half, has got a little bit loose. It is unlike

:16:21. > :16:31.Ronnie. It didn't cost him. And in fact, it has given him his first

:16:31. > :16:36.

:16:36. > :16:40.chance for quite some while to pot 26 minutes, and he has got one. He

:16:40. > :16:46.has come off the cushion just a little bit too far. Would like to

:16:46. > :16:56.have a better angle on this black. So he could bring some more reds

:16:56. > :17:07.

:17:07. > :17:11.They always look a lot easier on your screen. You don't want to play

:17:11. > :17:18.this with too much pace. He did, and he played it well, and he has

:17:18. > :17:28.got the perfect angle on the black now. How do these reds break? Got

:17:28. > :17:29.

:17:29. > :17:34.to be so accurate, but he cues then so nicely. -- them. He is on a red,

:17:34. > :17:38.not ideal, but he has got to cut to the right corner. The other reds

:17:38. > :17:48.are nicely in the open. It all depends now, can he get position on

:17:48. > :17:54.

:17:54. > :17:59.That is the problem, and I always say it, winner be you run into the

:17:59. > :18:03.balls, you always trust a little bit to luck -- whenever you run

:18:03. > :18:08.into the balls. I did not expect him to miss that. He was a little

:18:08. > :18:18.bit unlucky, he struck the cue ball well. Nine times out of 10, he

:18:18. > :18:22.

:18:22. > :18:28.would be on one red a lot easier That is surprising. He refused the

:18:28. > :18:33.long straight red into the bottom left-hand corner pocket. OK, he

:18:33. > :18:39.thought it was a certainty to get a snooker behind the green. But he

:18:39. > :18:49.hasn't got the snooker. A straight forward safety shot for Ronnie. Red

:18:49. > :18:54.

:18:55. > :19:04.up the table, dropped a cue ball. But he will be leaving this red on

:19:05. > :19:28.

:19:28. > :19:33.into the left centre. Didn't want He is on the black, and the fact

:19:33. > :19:43.that he is a left-hander is a slight advantage, but it is not

:19:43. > :19:50.

:19:51. > :19:54.Yes, as you say, it wasn't easy. Even though it was left handed.

:19:54. > :20:04.Here is another chance for Ronnie O'Sullivan. The points are all

:20:04. > :20:24.

:20:24. > :20:29.square. Can he get enough here to I think he's just considering

:20:29. > :20:34.whether to concentrate on these two reds in the baulk end, or try to

:20:34. > :20:38.get down this end as soon as possible. We know he likes to be in

:20:38. > :20:44.and around the black. But with these reds being so close to the

:20:44. > :20:50.baulk colours, it is very hard to run out of position. But he has

:20:50. > :21:00.decided to play for the black. Didn't want to be too straight on

:21:00. > :21:02.

:21:02. > :21:12.it. He couldn't be straight up. It is the blue, and play for the red

:21:12. > :21:24.

:21:24. > :21:28.Played it nicely. Now, imperative here, he gets a good angle.

:21:28. > :21:35.Probably for the blue, you would have thought. Doesn't want to run

:21:35. > :21:40.too far. He is far enough, but at least he can roll it in and play

:21:40. > :21:45.for the red to the left corner. Then he can get position on the

:21:45. > :21:49.black. Tense moments in this match, this is a frame, you feel, a must

:21:49. > :21:57.win for Ronnie O'Sullivan. Doesn't want to leave Judd Trump within one

:21:57. > :22:01.frame of victory, which it would be, if Judd wins it. Yeah, in putting

:22:01. > :22:10.this cue ball anywhere around that small circle, he would have a nice

:22:10. > :22:14.angle on the black. He stunned it in, but a similar angle, and he has

:22:14. > :22:24.brought another couple of reds into play, and that was an excellent

:22:24. > :22:28.

:22:28. > :22:38.shot. They are all there. 25 point need. -- lead. Three reds and the

:22:38. > :23:07.

:23:07. > :23:14.black would be enough to level the And the black will be enough in

:23:14. > :23:21.this frame. It will be a mighty relieved Ronnie O'Sullivan. A

:23:21. > :23:31.couple of times when Judd was in, he wasn't expecting to get back to

:23:31. > :23:33.

:23:33. > :23:42.We said we couldn't really pick much between them at the start of

:23:42. > :23:46.the game. And we still can't. suppose from Judd's point of view,

:23:46. > :23:53.he will be a little bit disappointed. He had a couple of

:23:53. > :23:58.good chances to maybe take this frame. But he couldn't convert them.

:23:58. > :24:03.As you say, Ronnie O'Sullivan will be mighty relieved, because this

:24:03. > :24:09.was a big frame. OK, he's not on the yellow. He won't be too

:24:09. > :24:15.bothered with the frame well and truly over. If he pots the yellow,

:24:15. > :24:25.fine, but it doesn't matter. I don't think Judd Trump would have

:24:25. > :24:28.

:24:28. > :24:38.We started off, best of 11. Now it is four apiece, it is down to a

:24:38. > :24:42.

:24:43. > :24:52.best of three. And the tension is going to be rising. Just looking at

:24:53. > :24:58.

:24:58. > :25:01.the breaks on the second frame. This is fantastic stuff. Yes, and

:25:01. > :25:05.that is enough. He wasn't really bothered about the black. Judd

:25:05. > :25:07.Trump had a couple of chances to stretch into a two frame lead but

:25:07. > :25:12.stretch into a two frame lead but Ronnie O'Sullivan got the one frame

:25:12. > :25:14.chance, he hadn't potted a ball for about 26 minutes but he took it,

:25:14. > :25:24.about 26 minutes but he took it, and we are all square at 4-4, all

:25:24. > :25:44.

:25:44. > :25:54.I don't feel I could ever be defeated in that way. I am pretty

:25:54. > :25:57.

:25:57. > :26:07.You are Ayrton Senna, he stuck to his guns and he believed in what he

:26:07. > :26:13.believed in. I kind of belief in what he believed in. -- believe in

:26:13. > :26:17.what he believed in. I'm looking for another career. I am starting

:26:17. > :26:21.to think about stuff and what I like to do. I am going to try to

:26:21. > :26:27.win a few major tournaments, I still have a few more wins in me,

:26:27. > :26:33.but once I can't do that, I will move on. I am quite proud of my

:26:33. > :26:39.determination, my dedication, my will to succeed. My ability to try

:26:39. > :26:49.to get up and come back from adversity. I am quite proud of

:26:49. > :27:12.

:27:12. > :27:18.Ronnie O'Sullivan is just what the game needed. We had Alex Higgins

:27:18. > :27:22.and Jimmy White, the entertainers, and then we got Ronnie. The most

:27:22. > :27:32.natural player I have ever seen. Probably the most natural player

:27:32. > :27:35.

:27:35. > :27:45.that has ever played the game. Maybe this boy is going to prove to

:27:45. > :27:53.

:27:53. > :27:56.be another snooker hero to many. I think he is ready to take over as

:27:56. > :28:02.the next Peoples Champion. couldn't agree with you more. He is

:28:03. > :28:05.like a breath of fresh air. It seems amazing we have been talking

:28:05. > :28:14.about him for so many years and just waiting for him to break

:28:14. > :28:21.through. He turned professional, amazingly enough, in 2005. All the

:28:21. > :28:27.work was, wait until you see this lad play. It just to time for him

:28:27. > :28:32.to really recognised his potential. He has done it now. Let's be honest,

:28:32. > :28:42.he made the World Championship at the Crucible at the end of last

:28:42. > :28:48.

:28:48. > :28:51.No way back to the baulk end for Ronnie, he can only play a

:28:51. > :29:01.containing safety. Left a possibility of a red to the right

:29:01. > :29:11.

:29:11. > :29:21.centre, but it may be too risky to Just getting to that stage of this

:29:21. > :29:39.

:29:39. > :29:44.match, where every mistake will be Just caught the yellow. I don't

:29:44. > :29:54.know if he has left a pot on, but it will make it easier for Judd to

:29:54. > :29:55.

:29:55. > :30:05.get a better safety shot than that, with his hand on the table. That is

:30:05. > :30:28.

:30:29. > :30:38.He had to catch that thin. Unless there is a pot on, Judd will have

:30:39. > :30:58.

:30:58. > :31:03.Ronnie kept his cue in position to He has to hit this then. If he

:31:03. > :31:13.catches it too thick it the goal in-off, which would not actually be

:31:13. > :31:14.

:31:14. > :31:24.Okay, a can for given for not finding the baulk cushion. He was

:31:24. > :31:41.

:31:41. > :31:51.A similar shot known for Judd Trump. He has got to play the same shot

:31:51. > :32:25.

:32:25. > :32:35.That is a fine wine from Ronnie. You can force a mistake from your

:32:35. > :32:59.

:32:59. > :33:09.opponent, if you can get it close This looks tasty. Ronnie played a

:33:09. > :33:11.

:33:11. > :33:19.good safety, Judd was a bit out with the length and Ronnie was able

:33:19. > :33:29.to get his hand and the table and find the perfect shot. But an

:33:29. > :33:50.

:33:50. > :33:55.That was a clever little shot. I do not know if he can see the age of

:33:55. > :34:05.or red. Ronnie Wood of loft if that had been touching the age of the

:34:05. > :34:22.

:34:22. > :34:32.He has got to be careful here that They are like a couple of boxers in

:34:32. > :34:40.

:34:40. > :34:50.the rain trying to force an opening You feel that whoever gets in first

:34:50. > :35:03.

:35:03. > :35:09.will be capable of scoring enough He was much too thick on that one.

:35:09. > :35:19.Ronnie will have won the safety battle, but only if he then knocks

:35:19. > :35:50.

:35:50. > :36:00.Good pot. He has got an angle on Whenever you have these long

:36:00. > :36:02.

:36:02. > :36:09.exchanges a of safety, the reds gradually open up. The main problem

:36:09. > :36:19.is that when the beg colours get re-spotted, they can find

:36:19. > :36:19.

:36:19. > :37:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:37:05. > :37:15.The black will not go back on to its own sport. It does call on the

:37:15. > :37:50.

:37:50. > :38:00.I am just wondering, if he takes If it goes as close as it can to

:38:00. > :38:05.

:38:05. > :38:15.its own sport, it might pot into one of the middle pockets. He will

:38:15. > :38:17.

:38:17. > :38:22.be hoping it goes on the brown spot. If it had not done, he would have

:38:22. > :38:29.been in a lot of trouble. I imagine he must have known that it

:38:29. > :38:38.certainly would goal won the brown sport. I do not think he would have

:38:38. > :38:44.played the shot otherwise. And this is why they enjoy watching Ronnie

:38:44. > :38:54.playing so much. These lovely little touches. He plays these

:38:54. > :38:59.

:38:59. > :39:09.lovely little cannons that you do Yes, just up one lovely little shot

:39:09. > :39:19.on the pink and the cannon to fall. Break-building is such an art and

:39:19. > :39:20.

:39:20. > :39:30.there is no one better in the game than this man. Look at that Cannon,

:39:30. > :39:39.

:39:39. > :39:49.It was interesting to see that he played for the blue. Presumably,

:39:49. > :39:53.

:39:53. > :40:03.the black does not go into the But Ronnie still has to be careful

:40:03. > :40:23.

:40:23. > :40:33.here. This is not straight for word, Ronnie prefers the black on the big

:40:33. > :40:42.

:40:42. > :40:52.sport, so he will not be looking to Is there anything better man this?

:40:52. > :40:53.

:40:53. > :41:03.To top class players and a packed arena? Yes, this has been a great

:41:03. > :41:04.

:41:04. > :41:14.response from Ronnie. Judd Trump kept in away from the table for 25

:41:14. > :41:19.

:41:19. > :41:29.He has scored 52 and counting. This is a one-shot that, if it goes

:41:29. > :41:52.

:41:52. > :42:02.Seoul, 56 points the lead, up with 75 remaining on the table. Two reds

:42:02. > :42:11.

:42:11. > :42:16.and to blacks would been brought He played it nicely. This black and

:42:16. > :42:26.one more red and a colour and he will be one frame away from winning

:42:26. > :42:31.

:42:31. > :42:41.It has been an excellent response and, boy A, has he kept his

:42:41. > :42:54.

:42:54. > :43:00.If he had potted the black, there is no way that Judd Trump would

:43:00. > :43:10.have bothered coming back to the table. There are a couple of

:43:10. > :43:27.

:43:27. > :43:37.snookers needed, so it is still a The black will now go on its own

:43:37. > :43:44.

:43:44. > :43:54.Two snookers is a tall order, but there is half a chance, with the

:43:54. > :44:10.

:44:10. > :44:14.brown and pink located where the This looks pretty good. He and with

:44:14. > :44:24.the red been in the middle of the table, the is plenty of room to go

:44:24. > :44:28.

:44:28. > :44:34.round it. Yes, he was playing its slow soul that if he missed that he

:44:34. > :44:44.would not leave a free ball, but by going past the green, he has done

:44:44. > :44:53.

:44:54. > :45:00.Did he lose concentration? Why did they play the escape so hard? If he

:45:00. > :45:10.had just rolled up to it, there is no way he could have left a free

:45:10. > :45:15.

:45:15. > :45:23.No, that was it of shot. He had to take it on, because that was a

:45:23. > :45:33.chance to win the frame. I am sure Ronnie will be breathing as any of

:45:33. > :45:39.

:45:39. > :45:49.But he is not completely out of the woods yet. Only one snooker

:45:49. > :45:55.

:45:55. > :46:05.The one thing you cannot do is making sure the object ball goes

:46:05. > :46:06.

:46:06. > :46:16.safe. That red clinches the frame. Ronnie O'Sullivan, not without a

:46:16. > :46:43.

:46:43. > :46:53.Apart from that black that he missed, Ronnie was Albarn has

:46:53. > :47:00.

:47:00. > :47:07.If the name four macro and potted that difficult green, there was a

:47:07. > :47:17.chance he could actually have pinched it. Now, Ronnie O'Sullivan

:47:17. > :47:22.

:47:22. > :47:32.You would make Ronnie was all been slight favourite, but I would not

:47:32. > :47:35.

:47:35. > :47:45.count out that young lad Judd Trump We have just seen the combination

:47:45. > :47:51.of class when carelessness from Ronnie O'Sullivan? Yes, but just

:47:51. > :48:01.look at a couple of the shots. How many other players would play the

:48:01. > :48:03.

:48:03. > :48:08.shot. Now, you notice, that potting the next red leaves the path open

:48:08. > :48:17.for the black in the bottom left- hand corner. That is absolutely

:48:17. > :48:27.fantastic. There are a lot of very gifted players in the game as

:48:27. > :48:30.

:48:30. > :48:34.regards a cue action. But it is one thing about popping the ball. Once

:48:34. > :48:39.you can guarantee to pot the ball you're raised then turn to the

:48:39. > :48:46.positional side. I have not seen a player as good as Ronnie was

:48:46. > :48:55.solvent in working out how to clear out the red Sea to leave plinths

:48:55. > :49:05.open for other balls into the pockets. Having done so brilliantly,

:49:05. > :49:07.

:49:07. > :49:13.then there was an aberration from whom or matt black. Yes, I think he

:49:14. > :49:23.had crossed the line before he actually had reached it. But that

:49:24. > :49:44.

:49:44. > :49:51.KEN DOHERTY: There is the magnificent trophy that they are

:49:51. > :50:01.playing for this year. John, you were lucky enough to win this in

:50:01. > :50:09.

:50:09. > :50:19.In this type of game, you always begin to wonder sometimes if

:50:19. > :50:20.

:50:20. > :50:28.breaking off is actually a Yes, there are four or five reds in

:50:28. > :50:32.the open before Ronnie even has to contemplate splitting up the pack.

:50:32. > :50:42.On the evidence of the previous frames, you kit have to say he

:50:42. > :51:07.

:51:07. > :51:14.You can see the three reds and three blacks already scored. I do

:51:14. > :51:24.not think he is thinking about a maximum break just yet. He will

:51:24. > :51:28.

:51:29. > :51:38.probably just want to get the frame I think he wanted to get on the one

:51:39. > :52:02.

:52:02. > :52:12.at the bottom of the pack, but he We know that the red at the bottom

:52:12. > :52:19.

:52:19. > :52:29.of the cluster will call. He will He knows that by potting it, he

:52:29. > :52:40.

:52:40. > :52:50.will bring some other red balls He put it side it on it. I am not

:52:50. > :52:58.

:52:58. > :53:08.sure if that was intentional or not. He did not want that. He is not

:53:08. > :53:20.

:53:20. > :53:25.In the second frame this afternoon, he made a break of 47, but Judd

:53:25. > :53:35.Trump came back to win the frame with a break of 68. Is history

:53:35. > :54:03.

:54:03. > :54:09.He has gone for the pot and knocked That was one of the best shots you

:54:09. > :54:19.will see this week. He could not have hit that any better. He

:54:19. > :54:42.

:54:43. > :54:48.managed to miss the red Sea and the The slightly heavy contact. You can

:54:48. > :54:58.see it rising just off the table slightly. It took all the pace out

:54:58. > :55:17.

:55:17. > :55:27.I am just trying to work out what He just tried to nudge the pink

:55:27. > :55:27.

:55:27. > :56:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:56:16. > :56:26.Once again, there is too much pace. Just a little bit of adrenalin

:56:26. > :56:40.

:56:40. > :56:50.It is not ideal. He would have liked to have been a bit straighter

:56:50. > :56:55.

:56:55. > :57:05.on the yellow. But that looks You were trying to work out if he

:57:05. > :57:05.

:57:05. > :57:15.would need the brown and the blue. He is going to need both of these.

:57:15. > :57:30.

:57:30. > :57:36.That is the problem because the But that is the end of the break

:57:36. > :57:46.now. He never quite had perfect control of the cue ball throughout

:57:46. > :58:07.

:58:07. > :58:17.He is shaking his head. I do not He will be disappointed not to win

:58:17. > :58:40.

:58:40. > :58:50.the frame wrote that visit, but at He should do better this time,

:58:50. > :58:53.

:58:53. > :59:02.having had one attempt at it. But that is not what he wanted at all.

:59:02. > :59:12.That has really opened up the game. It is now at all about that awkward

:59:12. > :59:37.

:59:37. > :59:47.Judd to Kate glance at the scoreboard. He needs up to the blue

:59:47. > :59:55.

:59:55. > :00:03.This positional shot is all- important. It could have been

:00:03. > :00:13.better. He wanted the cue ball to bonds off the cushion. This is

:00:13. > :00:20.

:00:20. > :00:25.It wasn't straightforward, and he has left it. Yes, of Ronnie comes

:00:25. > :00:32.to the table eight points behind. He is going to need the four

:00:32. > :00:38.remaining colours, to win this match. At this visit. It is not an

:00:38. > :00:44.easy shot, this. He has got to play this... Two ways. Up and down the

:00:44. > :00:54.table, tried to play it dead weight, tried to drag the cue ball in. It

:00:54. > :01:00.is a little bit more difficult. think I prefer the up and down. Has

:01:00. > :01:06.Judd missed his chance? He will get another one, not to pot the brown,

:01:06. > :01:16.but at least it gets him back to the table. Ronnie will be very

:01:16. > :01:45.

:01:45. > :01:50.disappointed with that, didn't even I don't think Ronnie played the pot

:01:50. > :01:53.there, I think he purposely overcut it. If he played the pot, he could

:01:54. > :01:58.have snookered himself on the blue. Not a bad shot, tight against the

:01:58. > :02:07.top cushion would have been better. Still a lot of pressure on Judd, he

:02:07. > :02:17.knows he cannot afford to leave a chance of a pot on the brown. Oh,

:02:17. > :02:17.

:02:17. > :02:23.It is not the easiest pot on the brown, but if he knocks it in, you

:02:23. > :02:33.would fancy he would be on the blue. He has got to be careful of the in-

:02:33. > :02:42.

:02:42. > :02:52.Well, again... This is not easy. Yes, but Judd only needs the brown

:02:52. > :02:56.

:02:56. > :03:03.and blue. To take us to a decider. There is a lot of tension in the

:03:03. > :03:06.air, and it is not surprising. Again, a similar shot, not easy. He

:03:06. > :03:15.had to control the cue ball. He just has to have a go at this, try

:03:15. > :03:24.to drop it in. A good shot, a good shot. He has overran the cue ball,

:03:24. > :03:34.he still has a shot at the ball -- You would feel, as Judd watches on,

:03:34. > :03:39.

:03:39. > :03:46.looks away, Ronnie still needs blue, He will be happy... If that went

:03:46. > :03:50.in-off, was going to suggest. He has left a long pot at the blue, so

:03:50. > :04:00.Ronnie has had a couple of chances now, and been unable to clinch this

:04:00. > :04:02.

:04:02. > :04:12.There was noise from the other table, he had to get up and compose

:04:12. > :04:18.

:04:18. > :04:28.We are into a decider! 40 points, the lead, just 13 remaining. -- 14

:04:28. > :04:33.

:04:33. > :04:37.And the pink drops in. Judd Trump leaves the arena, Ronnie O'Sullivan

:04:37. > :04:42.must be thinking about what might have been. He had a couple of good

:04:42. > :04:46.chances to clinch the match, he didn't, it is 5-5.

:04:46. > :04:51.STUDIO: Sweaty palms, heavy- breathing, that is just as in the

:04:51. > :04:55.studio! A decider. Fantastic snooker. What an unbelievable red

:04:55. > :04:59.that Judd Trump potted in the last game, just to get the chance. It

:05:00. > :05:03.was all his eggs in one basket, but what a shot to knock it in. Then he

:05:03. > :05:07.doesn't get on the last red. I don't think I had seen a series

:05:08. > :05:11.where the brown has been so awkward for so many shots for both players.

:05:11. > :05:15.Ronnie did well to pot the brown but he was never on the blue

:05:15. > :05:19.perfectly. You expect the top players to always be getting those.

:05:19. > :05:23.So much tension, a place at the quarter-finals at stake. Ronnie

:05:23. > :05:31.will have known that was a pressure shot. He gave it a good go, it was

:05:31. > :05:35.still missable, the long blue, but he cracks them in so well. We said

:05:35. > :05:41.that these two players are the most exciting in the game at the moment.

:05:41. > :05:45.We got a snippet of what makes them so exciting to watch, because they

:05:45. > :05:49.take on shots that most people watching, most players, would not

:05:49. > :05:53.have a dream of having a guard. They take them on against each

:05:53. > :05:57.other as well. Sometimes you think you might not take it on but they

:05:57. > :05:59.just want to go for it. This has been a brilliant match. I don't

:05:59. > :06:04.know what they paid for a ticket today but they should have paid

:06:04. > :06:08.double, it has been brilliant. is Ronnie thinking? He has been in

:06:08. > :06:12.this situation many times. He would have loved to have clinched it but

:06:12. > :06:16.he is going to play this frame as he knows best. If he gets the

:06:16. > :06:20.opportunity, you know he will try to take it. He won't shirk any

:06:20. > :06:23.responsibilities. What is apparent is that the standard is getting

:06:23. > :06:28.high Albertine in snooker. The margins between the top players are

:06:28. > :06:31.getting smaller and smaller -- standard is getting higher all the

:06:31. > :06:37.time in snooker. It is going to be very difficult to dominate this

:06:37. > :06:41.game. It is an age-old statement, but 5-5, last frame, all you want

:06:41. > :06:44.is a chance. You want to be able to put your hand on the table with a

:06:44. > :06:48.chance to win the match. You don't want to see your opponent get

:06:48. > :06:53.everything. Coming up to the last frame, not that I wanted to pick

:06:53. > :06:55.out a winner, but I would like you to know that you can confidently

:06:56. > :07:02.predict we will get an exciting last frame and it is not going to

:07:02. > :07:07.be just one person in. You never know. It could be. They are coming

:07:07. > :07:12.in, they are going to shake hands. All they are looking for is a

:07:12. > :07:20.chance. We were hoping for something special and we have got

:07:20. > :07:24.it. One more frame to go, a place in the quarter-finals at stake.

:07:24. > :07:31.COMMENTATORS: What is the break off shot like? Just a fraction short of

:07:31. > :07:41.pace. So dangerous, now, the break off shot. I never thought I would

:07:41. > :07:43.

:07:43. > :07:50.say that. But with the black not being available... As we look at

:07:50. > :07:59.the match time, two hours 2410 frames. -- two hours 20, for 10

:07:59. > :08:05.That is it. The break of, and you then sit back and wonder if you

:08:05. > :08:10.will get another shot -- you break off and sit back. How hard did he

:08:10. > :08:18.hit that? Very unlucky to have missed the kiss on the black, on

:08:18. > :08:25.the red to the left of the black, I mean. Fantastic. Now he will try to

:08:25. > :08:35.get on a blue, or a baulk colour. He will be trying to open these

:08:35. > :08:55.

:08:55. > :08:58.He will be disappointed with this, he has underhit it, and left

:08:58. > :09:08.himself very badly hampered by the blue. He will do well to pot this

:09:08. > :09:11.

:09:11. > :09:16.red. That was unbelievable. Hampered, as he was. Tremendous pot.

:09:16. > :09:21.Does the pink go? It -- if it doesn't, he has not got a good

:09:21. > :09:26.angle on the blue. He played a shot similar to this a few frames ago. A

:09:26. > :09:32.lot of power, looking at the pink. He played a blue pretty similar to

:09:33. > :09:42.the one he has at the moment, in and out of baulk. He need to really

:09:43. > :09:55.

:09:55. > :10:01.power it in and forced that angle. That could be end of break. It is

:10:01. > :10:09.hard to believe he could get down as close to the baulk cushion, the

:10:09. > :10:19.black cushion, I should say, being so straight on the blue. I don't

:10:19. > :10:28.

:10:29. > :10:32.Well, he did the best of it. His initial red, he tried to cannon

:10:32. > :10:36.just to the left of the black. If he could have got that, maybe he

:10:36. > :10:40.would have scored more. It is always difficult, when the black is

:10:40. > :10:47.out of commission. Ronnie O'Sullivan will be mighty relieved

:10:47. > :10:57.to have only given 16 points away from his break off shot.

:10:57. > :10:59.

:10:59. > :11:09.A good safety. An excellent safety. It might be that good, that Judd

:11:09. > :11:18.

:11:18. > :11:28.may have a problem getting his cue He managed to find a pass,

:11:28. > :11:29.

:11:29. > :11:37.excellent shot. Needless to say, pressure on every shot now.

:11:37. > :11:47.Safeties, as much as pots. He knows that he cannot afford to leave a

:11:47. > :11:53.

:11:54. > :12:03.He refused having a go at the red, and that is a good return, an

:12:04. > :12:19.

:12:19. > :12:27.excellent safety shot. Very well This could be a chance for Ronnie

:12:27. > :12:36.O'Sullivan. Just past the green. Now, will he try to bring the black

:12:36. > :12:39.into play? I would suggest not. There is a red just above the black

:12:39. > :12:48.which if he got on, he could develop the black. The most

:12:48. > :12:51.important thing is to go for pink Oh, and he has missed it! If he had

:12:51. > :13:01.potted it, I don't think he would have gone anywhere near the red to

:13:01. > :13:08.

:13:08. > :13:14.the left of the black. But boy, he Would you believe it? They make the

:13:14. > :13:24.game so simple, sometimes, and yet you get these moments of pressure,

:13:24. > :13:35.

:13:35. > :13:39.tension, and he has potted that red. He was on the black! I was looking

:13:39. > :13:49.at his body language, I didn't think he was. It wasn't as bad as I

:13:49. > :13:54.

:13:54. > :13:59.This will be a famous victory. He had won in Belgium when he played

:13:59. > :14:05.in the PTC. He beat Ronnie 4-3, it was one of the best matches I had

:14:06. > :14:12.seen for some time. We have had great match jobs at snooker. You

:14:12. > :14:17.remember Reardon Spencer, at Davis' Higgins, Hendry Jimmy White. This

:14:17. > :14:27.could be the new headliner, Ronnie O'Sullivan Judd Trump. If this is

:14:27. > :14:36.

:14:36. > :14:46.He has an angle to go into the three reds. Still a few reds out in

:14:46. > :15:22.

:15:22. > :15:27.the open. He already got a 40 point STUDIO: I am sorry we have

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