Day 6, Part 1

:00:36. > :00:40.Good afternoon. It's quarter-final stage at this williamhill.com

:00:40. > :00:45.United Kingdom championship at the York Barbican Centre. A couple of

:00:45. > :00:50.the players are just warming up for their afternoon matches. Judd Trump

:00:50. > :00:54.just getting warmed up, and behind us, Ding Junhui. But the line-up is

:00:54. > :01:01.not perhaps what we have been expecting. We don't have the world

:01:01. > :01:09.No. Has one, two or three and Selby and Higgins. But the line-up for

:01:09. > :01:19.this year's championship is all for more enticing. I like to go for my

:01:19. > :01:22.

:01:22. > :01:32.shots and so does Judd. I am expecting an exciting game. I like

:01:32. > :01:47.

:01:47. > :01:57.to say I will have to improve to Ricky and I are good mates. I'm

:01:57. > :02:11.

:02:12. > :02:17.I need to take my chances a lot We have got two world champions and

:02:17. > :02:21.three UK champions in the line-up. Every one of our eight quarter-

:02:21. > :02:25.finalists is a proven champion, having at least one world ranking

:02:25. > :02:31.title to their name in their career to date. I know it has been a

:02:31. > :02:35.pretty wild Dave in some parts of the UK and I understand in Scotland,

:02:35. > :02:44.children have the day off school. So if you do find you have the

:02:44. > :02:48.afternoon off, stay with us. We have plenty on the go. Judd Trump's

:02:48. > :02:55.exciting players is sure to fire you up and get the blood moving on

:02:55. > :03:01.this cold day. He is in his first UK quarter. He plays the wily

:03:01. > :03:07.Stephen Maguire, who earned his nickname, up On Fire Maguire, a few

:03:07. > :03:12.years ago. And on table two this afternoon, Neil Robertson aims to

:03:12. > :03:19.boldly go where he has never gone before her and that is into a UK

:03:19. > :03:25.semi-final. Ding Junhui is trying it's main man in snooker but has

:03:25. > :03:29.only just scraped through his two games, both of them in final-frame

:03:29. > :03:36.decider as. And more on Mark Allen and his short-lived bout of silence

:03:36. > :03:41.last night. He is doing his talking on and off the table these days.

:03:41. > :03:46.Judd Trump is like a breath of fresh air. That was at the World

:03:46. > :03:50.Championship. What about here? must be said, he got a bit lucky,

:03:50. > :03:55.but he hits the ball hard. The harder you do that, the more

:03:55. > :03:59.chances you have of getting lucky. I thought he was brilliant. He said

:03:59. > :04:04.he was not happy with his level of play at the press conference but he

:04:04. > :04:07.showed a lot of character. I love the way he plays. He is the type of

:04:07. > :04:12.player who does not shirk his responsibilities on the big stage

:04:12. > :04:17.and who know where he -- who knows where he could go with that style

:04:17. > :04:22.of play. With some players, you have to outplay them. Again

:04:22. > :04:27.somebody like Stephen Maguire, you have to scrape him off the table.

:04:27. > :04:31.It is a different mind set. The question is, what level has Judd

:04:31. > :04:36.Trump jumped too? He may have jumped above that level already,

:04:36. > :04:46.not saying Stephen Maguire is not a great player. Here's what Steve and

:04:46. > :04:55.

:04:55. > :04:59.Getting the balance right between being far too nice and being a top

:04:59. > :05:06.competitor and having to go to a management session is tough, isn't

:05:06. > :05:11.it? Yes, Stephen definitely plays with his heart on his sleeve but it

:05:11. > :05:15.definitely works for him. He expresses himself on the table,

:05:15. > :05:20.which is fantastic to see, and if he is not happy, you let everybody

:05:20. > :05:25.know. But it definitely works for him. He can be really intimidating

:05:25. > :05:30.for his opponents as well. He is an awesome player when at the top of

:05:30. > :05:37.his game. I would like to see somebody get annoyed! At least you

:05:37. > :05:41.know the guy is 100% committed, if you control it? Yes. You can

:05:41. > :05:45.definitely tell if he is up for it. I would not be doing that myself

:05:46. > :05:48.but it definitely helps him and brings out the best in him. The

:05:49. > :05:53.last couple of seasons, he has probably not shown his potential

:05:53. > :05:56.and what he is good at, but I have seen him a couple of seasons ago

:05:56. > :06:01.and Stephen was saying he could probably dominate the sport, the

:06:01. > :06:06.next to dominate after Stephen. And I would agree. He is a great player

:06:06. > :06:13.but he lost his way a little bit. Has he lost his way because the

:06:13. > :06:17.players have got better? Stephen was always a fantastic guy at

:06:17. > :06:23.practice. He stayed for hours and hours and whether he has the same

:06:23. > :06:28.dedicated animal then, I doubt it. I don't think he is as in love with

:06:28. > :06:33.the game as he was. But in terms of a competitor, obviously fiercely

:06:33. > :06:38.and his reactions around the table... His cue has taken some

:06:38. > :06:43.abuse! That is his character. But he didn't do that so much years ago

:06:43. > :06:53.when he was winning, so whether it is frustration, winning the matches

:06:53. > :06:55.

:06:55. > :07:02.you should be, I don't know. But in terms of a powerful presence....

:07:02. > :07:06.terms of a new generation coming through? Yes. Stephen Maguire,

:07:06. > :07:11.Carter, we have all come through at the same time and Stephen was

:07:11. > :07:15.leading the race. He was the one winning tournaments before us. He

:07:15. > :07:19.beat Ronnie O'Sullivan in the UK Championships and Ronnie said he

:07:19. > :07:23.could dominate the game for 10 years if he carried on the way he

:07:23. > :07:28.was. I think it is probably finding that balance of getting to the

:07:28. > :07:33.point where it is better for your game in terms of temperament on the

:07:33. > :07:38.table. I think when he was working with Terry Griffiths, Terry seemed

:07:38. > :07:43.to calm him down and at the right moment in matches, whereas now he

:07:43. > :07:47.is perhaps doing it at the wrong times and maybe his opponents are

:07:47. > :07:57.getting positive feedback, thinking that maybe he is not quite up for

:07:57. > :07:59.

:07:59. > :08:04.Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. What a day of drama we

:08:04. > :08:08.have here installed at the williamhill.com UK Championship! It

:08:08. > :08:17.is quarter-final time and we have two giant-killers waiting in the

:08:17. > :08:20.Please welcome one of the nicest guys on the circuit. He secured a

:08:20. > :08:27.fantastic victory over defending champion John Higgins in the second

:08:27. > :08:37.round. One of his title in 2004, the pride of Glasgow, he is on fire,

:08:37. > :08:42.

:08:42. > :08:52.here comes Stephen Maguire! Stephen Maguire -

:08:52. > :08:57.

:08:57. > :09:02.A great reception and I know you are a man of few words on these

:09:02. > :09:09.occasions. How much confidence have you taken from that victory over

:09:09. > :09:18.John, because he is so hard to put a way? A lot! Ladies and gentlemen,

:09:18. > :09:26.Stephen Maguire! And his opponent, a player who

:09:26. > :09:29.signals a new era for snooker. His bold attacking style took into the

:09:29. > :09:34.China and World Championship final. Knocking out Ronnie the Rocket

:09:34. > :09:44.O'Sullivan on Tuesday, the pride of Bristol, the ace in the pack - Judd

:09:44. > :10:03.

:10:03. > :10:08.Trump! Just a quick word before we get

:10:08. > :10:14.underway. He was somewhat surprised to get past Ronnie but how much

:10:14. > :10:19.confidence have you taken him retrospect? A lot! Judd Trump,

:10:19. > :10:24.ladies and gentlemen! HAZEL IRVINE: Before we get

:10:24. > :10:28.underway in what is a serious occasion, we will keep you up dated

:10:28. > :10:34.with events on table number two between Neil Robertson and Ding

:10:34. > :10:38.Junhui. But for the time being, we will stick here on table number one.

:10:38. > :10:48.If talking were an energy source, our commentators could keep us warm

:10:48. > :10:51.

:10:51. > :10:58.This is an unbelievable tied up because we were thinking it could

:10:58. > :11:02.be Higgins and O'Sullivan, but it is Trump and Maguire. He has proven

:11:02. > :11:08.he can compete at this level and Stephen has been doing so for many

:11:08. > :11:14.years, as was mentioned in the forum a few years before. Is this

:11:14. > :11:24.the return to form? Look at his tournament pot success rate, Ken.

:11:24. > :11:29.

:11:29. > :11:35.Judd Trump at the same stage, only Quite low from Judd Trump but high

:11:35. > :11:42.from Maguire. But his record here, he is quite a bit away from that.

:11:42. > :11:52.But his record has been exemplary for here for years. Been to a

:11:52. > :12:02.couple of quarter-finals, two semi- finals, a final. He seems to like

:12:02. > :12:06.

:12:06. > :12:14.He has been struggling of late but maybe that win against John Higgins

:12:14. > :12:24.a couple of days ago will have given him a bit of confidence. A

:12:24. > :12:31.

:12:31. > :12:36.Judd Trump is a player who turns hot and cold. He has said he

:12:36. > :12:43.certainly should have been beaten by Dominic Dale if Dominic had been

:12:43. > :12:53.more successful over the last couple of years. But then he comes

:12:53. > :13:02.

:13:02. > :13:08.out and plays O'Sullivan and it is A good land with the cue ball but

:13:08. > :13:18.he has knocked this red to the corner pocket. He has a possible

:13:18. > :13:29.

:13:29. > :13:39.In his first couple of matches, not starting as well as he normally

:13:39. > :13:50.

:13:50. > :13:56.does but both have missed but got What a marvellous World

:13:56. > :13:59.Championship Judd Trump had last season, where he burst onto the

:13:59. > :14:09.scene. I don't think I have ever had as much pleasure commentating

:14:09. > :14:18.

:14:18. > :14:28.on a final than the one where he Yes, the crowd came out and was so

:14:28. > :14:29.

:14:29. > :14:37.appreciative, as they are here. -- were so appreciative. Not a vacancy

:14:37. > :14:47.at in the house. It is a wonderful venue. We all love coming here.

:14:47. > :14:55.

:14:55. > :15:05.Plenty of people upstairs today as A great opener from Judd Trump.

:15:05. > :15:11.

:15:11. > :15:18.Clean as a whistle and nicely on It is amazing how left-hander's

:15:18. > :15:28.seem to be better potters than right handers. Jimmy White, among

:15:28. > :15:58.

:15:58. > :16:08.Probably the last of the loose reds He is blessed with a lot of cue

:16:08. > :16:26.

:16:26. > :16:32.power, it has to be said. He will If there is one slight criticism of

:16:32. > :16:42.Judd Trump, it is how hard he hits the ball. When he is knocking them

:16:42. > :16:49.

:16:49. > :16:59.But no Movement for knocking into the centre of the pocket. That was

:16:59. > :17:12.

:17:12. > :17:22.good. He purposely played into the He missed the kiss on the pink but

:17:22. > :17:53.

:17:53. > :18:03.Sometimes he misses an easy one and But it is the first frame and you

:18:03. > :18:05.

:18:05. > :18:15.These players have only played each other twice and Maguire has won

:18:15. > :18:15.

:18:15. > :19:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:19:19. > :19:25.He totally misjudged the kiss. We thought he might be able to miss

:19:25. > :19:32.that but he thought he couldn't so he tried to hit the yellow at least

:19:32. > :19:42.full ball but he hit it half. He could get the pink in the middle

:19:42. > :19:50.

:19:50. > :20:00.He really tough shot that. -- a really tough shot, that. I expected

:20:00. > :20:03.

:20:03. > :20:13.him to hit it. He hasn't come out too bad. He has left Judd a half

:20:13. > :20:20.

:20:20. > :20:29.It can be quite difficult to judge these. He didn't play it with too

:20:29. > :20:34.much confidence. A good safety and he has got a good cue ball as well.

:20:34. > :20:44.And a lovely bow-ties he has got on! Not seen one like that for a

:20:44. > :21:09.

:21:09. > :21:15.while. He looks like why ate her up. We always knew he would be a good

:21:15. > :21:22.player but the surprising thing was it took him a long time to prove it.

:21:22. > :21:32.But at the championship last year, he certainly lit up that tournament.

:21:32. > :21:42.

:21:42. > :21:52.Neither player is hitting the ball well at the moment. It will improve,

:21:52. > :22:02.

:22:02. > :22:12.This is a possible nine, taking those two reds just below the pink

:22:12. > :22:12.

:22:12. > :22:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:22:56. > :23:05.That appeared to curl a little bit. It then straightened up a bit. It

:23:06. > :23:06.

:23:06. > :23:16.looked like it was in the baulk line. That is the first one I have

:23:16. > :23:28.

:23:28. > :23:33.Stephen Maguire are often likes to take the bull by the horns and play

:23:34. > :23:43.for the pink or the blue. And that is what he has done. Played that

:23:44. > :23:44.

:23:44. > :24:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:24:41. > :24:51.very, very confidently and deserves He's not too bad. A nice angle on

:24:51. > :25:24.

:25:24. > :25:34.Just coming around to have a look at that red. If he can get a little

:25:34. > :25:52.

:25:52. > :25:56.angle on those two reds. He can He decided against it. It looked

:25:56. > :26:04.too a little bit straight. He just potted it in the middle but if he

:26:04. > :26:08.had potted it slightly to the right, he would have got the kiss. Lookout

:26:08. > :26:18.closely got to the reds, so he might have actually played it but

:26:18. > :26:30.

:26:30. > :26:36.That is how good these players are. But he did not play that shot the

:26:36. > :26:42.way he should have done. He did not take the bull by the warns. That is

:26:42. > :26:52.a mistake. He will be very disappointed with himself. A good

:26:52. > :27:07.

:27:07. > :27:17.Played into the brown so you would have been using the brown in his

:27:17. > :27:27.

:27:27. > :27:37.eye line. He didn't quite kiss the Well, you've got to love this guy!

:27:37. > :27:50.

:27:51. > :27:56.When you think you have got him He's overrun that and he will be

:27:56. > :28:01.disappointed. He still has a pot on the top red but a lot more

:28:01. > :28:11.difficult than he would have liked. A big target from the yellow to get

:28:11. > :28:22.

:28:22. > :28:32.He could knock the brown around the angles, couldn't he? Try and get

:28:32. > :28:38.

:28:38. > :28:48.I would not be surprised if he took the blue on because that is what he

:28:48. > :28:54.

:28:54. > :28:59.That is so bad. He just didn't concentrate on that. Very tough to

:28:59. > :29:09.get these young players to give the same concentration to safety as

:29:09. > :29:32.

:29:32. > :29:42.He's going to need all his concentration on this one. This is

:29:42. > :30:18.

:30:18. > :30:28.He needs that red to go past the brown, otherwise he could be in a

:30:28. > :30:55.

:30:55. > :31:05.Just a fraction away from potting This is very awkward to play, it

:31:05. > :31:05.

:31:05. > :32:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:32:18. > :32:24.He is looking to see if this red will pass the blue into the corner,

:32:24. > :32:26.but I do not think it does. It is a relatively easy safety shot. As

:32:27. > :32:36.long as the blue is not planted into the middle pocket he could

:32:37. > :32:46.

:32:46. > :32:56.just play it thinned. -- thin. I can only presume that the blue is

:32:56. > :33:14.

:33:14. > :33:24.very close to being potted if he Well, we talked about it, didn't

:33:24. > :33:28.

:33:28. > :33:38.we? Why do you not listen?! Because he does not have any a piece -- an

:33:38. > :33:42.

:33:42. > :33:52.earpiece. He has left himself in another precarious position. He may

:33:52. > :33:58.

:33:58. > :34:08.Judd has put him back into play, thinking, I hope he has a go at

:34:08. > :34:16.

:34:16. > :34:26.Very luckily, he got the double- kiss and got away with it. Not even

:34:26. > :35:01.

:35:01. > :35:11.REFEREE: Foul and a miss. That has given Stephen Maguire a

:35:11. > :35:19.

:35:19. > :35:24.chance to take this opening frame. A scrappy opening frame. Both

:35:24. > :35:28.players have looked like winning it on at least one occasion. Just

:35:28. > :35:38.coming up to 25 minutes, this opening frame. That will be almost

:35:38. > :36:06.

:36:06. > :36:16.the longest frame of the match, I As in both his opening matches,

:36:16. > :36:19.

:36:19. > :36:29.Judd has struggled to get off of I think the way Steve in his

:36:29. > :36:30.

:36:30. > :36:36.playing, Ken, he needs to get a foothold in this match. He could

:36:36. > :36:42.still win the next three, but at this moment in time he looks a

:36:42. > :36:52.little out of sorts. On the other hand, Stephen Maguire is starting

:36:52. > :37:20.

:37:20. > :37:29.to flow, like he did against John Nor real fireworks in this opening

:37:29. > :37:33.frame, but a couple of 30-plus breaks. It is Stephen Maguire who

:37:33. > :37:36.takes the opening frame. HAZEL IRVINE: It is interesting to

:37:36. > :37:46.note that, in the last couple of matches that Stephen has played, he

:37:46. > :37:51.

:37:51. > :37:56.has been back to that Bon Fire Maguire style. I like the way he

:37:56. > :38:04.plays the game. The other day I gave him a backhanded compliment by

:38:04. > :38:14.saying that I think he has under- achieved. For someone with a game

:38:14. > :38:15.

:38:15. > :38:20.like he has got, to have only won four tournaments is not right.

:38:20. > :38:24.is on form. I do not necessarily think he is the underdog in this

:38:24. > :38:30.match, in many ways. Obviously, Judd Trump is the player that we

:38:30. > :38:35.are all talking about, and he is breathtaking, but, for a game where

:38:35. > :38:44.you are playing the table, styles do come into play, don't they,

:38:44. > :38:53.John? Yes. He had Ronnie O'Sullivan the other day, and this is a

:38:53. > :39:03.different type of challenge. These are two of the most crisp hitters

:39:03. > :39:11.

:39:11. > :39:21.Stephen Maguire breaks off, again, leaving another attempt toer for

:39:21. > :39:30.

:39:30. > :39:40.Judd Trump. -- another tempter. Judd Trump still has not settled

:39:40. > :40:08.

:40:08. > :40:12.Yes, although Steve Maguire likes to go for them, I do not think he

:40:12. > :40:22.is going to go for as many against Judd Trump. I think he has to be a

:40:22. > :40:54.

:40:55. > :41:01.He attempted the plant there, Judd This is the the situation where

:41:01. > :41:11.you're sort of forced into going for these types of shots. He may go

:41:11. > :41:13.

:41:13. > :41:23.all-out to play for pink or black. He played the bottom red of the two.

:41:23. > :41:42.

:41:42. > :41:47.That could be, and should be, very He has not found his striking boots

:41:47. > :41:57.yet. OK, the pink is on in the middle, but he certainly would have

:41:57. > :42:06.

:42:06. > :42:11.This has developed into a good early chance. From the way it

:42:11. > :42:21.started, I think he needs to get 40 or 50, just to get some confidence

:42:21. > :42:35.

:42:35. > :42:45.That was not the best shot you could play lie. -- you could play

:42:45. > :42:45.

:42:45. > :43:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:43:33. > :43:43.Just getting on the loose red. The two reds just above this one, he

:43:43. > :43:47.

:43:47. > :43:52.may have a plant on into the corner pocket as well. He just had a quick

:43:52. > :43:56.glance at the possible pot into the middle. That has turned out to be

:43:56. > :44:01.very nice. It does not matter how good you are, you can always use a

:44:01. > :44:11.bit of good fortune. He lost of white there, but luckily for him

:44:11. > :44:50.

:44:50. > :44:55.the red came up as well. -- that He has not left the best angle on

:44:56. > :45:05.the black. There are probably two reds that will pot in the opposite

:45:06. > :45:31.

:45:31. > :45:40.corner. He has played that very Just this red and a colour. This

:45:40. > :45:45.will certainly make Judd Trump feel nice and relaxed. He has looked a

:45:45. > :45:55.little bit out of sorts in this match, but he soon gets himself in

:45:55. > :45:57.

:45:57. > :46:07.stride. Just a little bit too much Saeed there. He started off a bit

:46:07. > :46:12.

:46:12. > :46:22.slow against Ronnie, but when he gets going... It is a 70 to break.

:46:22. > :46:42.

:46:42. > :46:52.-- 72. Two four-point snookers The key here, of course, is to pot

:46:52. > :46:57.

:46:57. > :47:02.the next three reds and three big colours. No disrespect to Judd's

:47:02. > :47:12.powers in the safety department, but he is not as good at getting

:47:12. > :47:12.

:47:12. > :48:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:48:02. > :48:12.out of problems as some players. When leaving the table there, he

:48:12. > :48:52.

:48:52. > :48:57.Stephen Maguire acknowledges defeat. That wonderful break of 72 came at

:48:58. > :49:03.just the right time for Judd Trump to level at 1-1. There is a prime

:49:03. > :49:10.example off going into the bunch here. He left the black Perfect and

:49:10. > :49:15.had the choice of playing for two plants. He plays with a lot of top

:49:15. > :49:25.spin and plays the cannon. Yes, he plays this so well. He did not bark

:49:25. > :49:32.

:49:32. > :49:39.it enough there -- arc. Watch the white now. It will virtually stop

:49:39. > :49:45.and then the spin takes charge. Then it accelerates. This works

:49:45. > :49:54.when you're playing the break off into the pack. The massive amount

:49:54. > :49:58.of top spin gets the arc. As you said, when the white goes into the

:49:58. > :50:08.reds, this top spin keeps accelerating the cue ball through

:50:08. > :50:40.

:50:40. > :50:50.the reds and brings more balls into Maybe he was not on it. Sometimes

:50:50. > :50:50.

:50:50. > :50:53.it is not an advantage to have the break. Can you remember, just a

:50:53. > :51:03.couple of years ago, we were talking about whether it was still

:51:03. > :51:09.

:51:09. > :51:19.an advantage to break off. I think, in fairness, Judd Trump breaks off

:51:19. > :51:29.

:51:29. > :51:38.We always used to love breaking off because, with the thicker cloth,

:51:38. > :51:48.you're almost guaranteed getting the white safe. Stephen Maguire

:51:48. > :51:53.

:51:53. > :51:59.will be very pleased with that Judd Trump would like to get the

:51:59. > :52:09.cue ball somewhere over to the left-hand side of the table. He has

:52:09. > :52:15.

:52:15. > :52:25.left a very simple safety shot for Maguire.

:52:25. > :52:35.Safety is an art that you have to learn. People like you, John

:52:35. > :52:37.

:52:37. > :52:47.Higgins and Mark Selby look at the element of safety. Ken is putting a

:52:47. > :53:09.

:53:09. > :53:16.line-up now to show the kind of Stephen Maguire is just going

:53:16. > :53:26.around to have a look at the plant. It is going into the red just over

:53:26. > :53:29.

:53:29. > :53:39.the whole, so it may just help it on its way. He needs a kiss on the

:53:39. > :54:03.

:54:03. > :54:13.brown. Andy has got it. -- and he Quite clearly, as you can see, he

:54:13. > :54:27.

:54:27. > :54:37.has overscrewed that. It is very He almost miscued there. The cue

:54:37. > :54:46.came off his bridge hand. He hit it right on top of the white. His cue

:54:46. > :54:51.came write off of his hand. Amazing. He has a possibility and a nice

:54:51. > :55:01.angle on the brown. Will he attempts to go into the red and

:55:01. > :55:32.

:55:33. > :55:37.He is still back in prime position again.

:55:37. > :55:42.The pink and black or out of play. There are plenty of loose reds but

:55:42. > :55:47.he has to play into the two reds to the right of the pink you. I am

:55:47. > :55:54.surprised he has not. It is very tough to keep the break going at

:55:54. > :56:04.the moment. Clearly, this red is on but, with black and pink out of

:56:04. > :56:21.

:56:21. > :56:25.Oh! The thing is, because we commentate an awful lot you begin

:56:25. > :56:28.to see when the advantages to play into the pack and when not, but

:56:28. > :56:38.when you're out there you're so into the match that sometimes you

:56:38. > :56:40.

:56:40. > :56:50.do not see the right shots. We know that the one next to the black does

:56:50. > :56:53.

:56:53. > :56:57.pot, but it is tied. -- tight. He tried to use the jaws of the pocket.

:56:57. > :57:07.This is a little bit dangerous because he has no idea of where the

:57:07. > :57:08.

:57:08. > :57:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:57:55. > :58:04.white's going to end up. He may He needs to be careful because, if

:58:04. > :58:12.he plays the cross double, the red could cannon into one of those next

:58:12. > :58:22.to the black spot. He managed to miss all four of them. I was sure

:58:22. > :58:48.

:58:48. > :58:54.He has sort of playing into Steve Maguire's hands. He is not leaving

:58:54. > :59:00.difficult safety shots for him. Quite straightforward. We just

:59:00. > :59:05.talked about how sometimes Judd is just happy to get the ball past the

:59:05. > :59:15.baulk line. Stephen faces a slightly tricky shot, but he is not

:59:15. > :59:43.

:59:43. > :59:51.getting a real advantage from his There may be a gap here. He has

:59:51. > :00:01.formed an opening. He will be very fortunate to get up for the blue

:00:01. > :00:15.

:00:15. > :00:25.from here. He is not bound to get A lot of cases, none of them are

:00:25. > :00:25.

:00:25. > :02:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:02:07. > :02:12.This could be a mistake. He didn't want that red coming back up. He

:02:12. > :02:22.has left the possibility of a pot. The only problem is, where is his

:02:22. > :02:46.

:02:46. > :02:50.Well, how did he find the gap I can only presume the way he

:02:50. > :02:54.played it, he was trying to bring the black into play because to go

:02:54. > :03:04.through the gap of the red and the black was definitely not what he

:03:04. > :03:15.

:03:15. > :03:21.He was very tempted by the long pot but he will be trying to get near

:03:21. > :03:31.the blue here. Very good. But Judd can see the one below the pink and

:03:31. > :03:37.

:03:37. > :03:47.get the white into a similar He just needs to play left-hand

:03:47. > :03:53.

:03:53. > :04:03.side below the pink and he should I will have to have a little word

:04:03. > :04:35.

:04:36. > :04:44.REFEREE: foul and a miss. Good luck! I think you are going to have

:04:44. > :04:47.to put those back! We could be here for a while! They are all smiling!

:04:47. > :04:57.Only 17 balls moving so he should be able to get those back very

:04:57. > :05:05.

:05:05. > :05:12.He does have a pot on it, but certainly far from easy. That was

:05:12. > :05:22.just to save the embarrassment for the referee. How has he not knocked

:05:22. > :05:44.

:05:44. > :05:54.the black in? How has he not got This red is on and plenty of value

:05:54. > :06:04.for the black in the corner pocket. And what a fantastic shot! That

:06:04. > :06:18.

:06:18. > :06:21.He wipes his brow. Six balls have moved and he is relieved. If he

:06:21. > :06:31.hadn't kissed the red he would almost have made it a shot to

:06:31. > :06:36.

:06:36. > :06:46.But as it was, he was on the blue nicely, and a chance to score

:06:46. > :07:04.

:07:04. > :07:09.nicely. Such a brave shot to take It has to be said, if he pots balls

:07:09. > :07:15.like that under pressure, he deserves to win a frame. We talk

:07:15. > :07:25.about making your own luck. He thought, well, if I am going to get

:07:25. > :07:25.

:07:25. > :08:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:08:38. > :08:42.You have always got to take a little bit of care with these. I

:08:42. > :08:52.know they'll straightforward, but they can catch the jaws of the

:08:52. > :08:56.

:08:56. > :09:06.pocket. -- they are straight This should just about put him past

:09:06. > :09:28.

:09:28. > :09:38.That was an excellent shot there, playing for the choice of the two

:09:38. > :09:53.

:09:53. > :10:03.Just a quick glance at the scoreboard. He is 24 in front and

:10:03. > :10:11.

:10:11. > :10:21.He will need one of these reds on the cushion. The left-hand side is

:10:21. > :10:36.

:10:36. > :10:46.Again, pretty good. The reds touching the cushion naked a little

:10:46. > :10:59.

:10:59. > :11:09.He just makes sure of the pot, and a good break for Trump. An

:11:09. > :11:20.

:11:20. > :11:30.Considering how poor Trump looked in the opener, I mean, that red

:11:30. > :11:41.

:11:41. > :11:51.This is the opening red. But he could not just get it on the pink

:11:51. > :12:00.

:12:00. > :12:10.or the black. He had to touch the Is it time for a few Judd Trump

:12:10. > :12:15.

:12:15. > :12:22.trick shots now? Looks like it! Where well this end up? -- where

:12:22. > :12:27.will? He is lovely to watch and a new kid on the block. He has taken

:12:27. > :12:34.a 2-1 lead over Stephen Maguire. HAZEL IRVINE: I hope you would

:12:34. > :12:38.enjoying this at home so far. -- you are enjoying this. The wind is

:12:38. > :12:45.rattling around hey! Your assessment of the way Judd is

:12:45. > :12:50.playing and that frame? When he is in the balls, he scores so quickly.

:12:50. > :12:56.It is like when Jimmy used to play and of Ronnie. He racks up the

:12:56. > :13:00.points so quickly and he is so good in the balls when he gets in there.

:13:00. > :13:05.He knows where the cue ball is going all the time. Great to watch.

:13:05. > :13:11.And the style and panache of the man. Yes. The opening of the game

:13:11. > :13:15.sums things up and we saw Judd had the chance to put the balls back or

:13:15. > :13:20.go for the shot. People ask, how has snooker change over the years

:13:20. > :13:25.and what is the difference? But the game is so much more aggressive.

:13:25. > :13:31.Players like Judd Trump of pushing the boundaries of what is the right

:13:31. > :13:34.shot at the right time. In the past, commentators would have criticised

:13:34. > :13:39.players for playing too opened but now you have to play that shot

:13:39. > :13:49.because if you don't, you're player will. It is very much a cure or be

:13:49. > :13:50.

:13:51. > :13:56.killed game. -- a killed or be killed game. When you are presented

:13:56. > :14:00.with a shot over a long period of time, even for Stephen Hendry, that

:14:00. > :14:04.he has refused, all of a sudden, you have to go for them even though

:14:04. > :14:14.you don't like it. You have to change your attitude. Interesting

:14:14. > :14:18.

:14:18. > :14:28.COMMENTATOR: Judd seems to have found a way of covering that

:14:28. > :14:33.

:14:33. > :14:43.It used to be such an easy shot here, to whip it around and leave

:14:43. > :15:08.

:15:08. > :15:18.the red, but going past the blue, Has he covered himself here? It

:15:18. > :15:24.

:15:24. > :15:34.Such a fantastic potter, isn't he? Even the opening round. The balls

:15:34. > :15:42.

:15:42. > :15:52.just crack into the back of the An excellent shot. Well played.

:15:52. > :15:53.

:15:53. > :16:03.is amazing because sometimes he missed times the balls. He is an

:16:03. > :16:23.

:16:24. > :16:30.That's unforgivable. That is a howler. Didn't have anything to do

:16:30. > :16:36.with the cue ball. That is just a lack of concentration, Ken? Yes.

:16:36. > :16:46.Just concentrating on position a bit too much rather than on the pot.

:16:46. > :17:12.

:17:12. > :17:18.He will be disappointed because He is just having a look at that -

:17:18. > :17:28.the two reds. Will they be a plant into this right hand corn are

:17:28. > :17:29.

:17:29. > :17:37.pocket? So he is taking a few shots ahead here. -- right hand corner

:17:37. > :17:47.pocket. The easiest thing would be to get on the black but that will

:17:47. > :17:55.

:17:55. > :18:02.be tied up. He might have to go for You can see his grim is there

:18:02. > :18:12.because he needed to be slightly higher on the black. -- you can see

:18:12. > :18:39.

:18:40. > :18:45.him that were missing there. -- I can't begin to tell you how hard

:18:45. > :18:55.that shot is to play. When you are playing with check side off the

:18:55. > :19:02.

:19:03. > :19:12.cushion, very tough to play. That A slight error of judgement. He

:19:13. > :19:44.

:19:44. > :19:48.didn't think the pink could go on a I don't know why he even attempted

:19:49. > :19:58.the pot. He was planning to pot the red in the middle and bring the

:19:58. > :20:08.pink and black into play. A very surprising choice of shot. Look how

:20:08. > :20:13.

:20:13. > :20:23.hard he would have had to play it He is fortunate. It has left Judd

:20:23. > :21:03.

:21:03. > :21:08.What an aggressive safety shot that was. I think he has decided he will

:21:08. > :21:15.keep the balls open even though Judd is potting really well. A very

:21:15. > :21:25.aggressive choice of shot. Really forces Judd into having a go at one

:21:25. > :21:39.

:21:39. > :21:46.This is not like what Steve was saying. He was saying sometimes

:21:46. > :21:50.players take an aggressive path. But here, there is no safety on.

:21:50. > :21:55.Steve was saying they tend to play shots that most players would play

:21:55. > :22:05.safe now. When are we going to oversee Judd Trump take a minute to

:22:05. > :22:22.

:22:22. > :22:32.Such a difficult shot to get back. He will have to dig down and be

:22:32. > :22:34.

:22:35. > :22:44.careful of where the red goes. He has been very fortunate. But could

:22:45. > :22:45.

:22:45. > :23:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:23:47. > :23:56.That's an excellent safety. It is Stephen Maguire's time to risk

:23:56. > :24:06.taking a pot on because, once again, the safety is tough. Not too sure

:24:06. > :24:16.

:24:16. > :24:21.whether he can get to the red to We know the red pots in the yellow

:24:21. > :24:31.pocket and possibly in the middle as well. The one virtually on the

:24:31. > :24:32.

:24:32. > :24:39.pink spot. But very risky. This is a possibility of two cushions.

:24:40. > :24:49.Tried to land tight behind that red by the green pocket. But he has got

:24:50. > :25:09.

:25:09. > :25:19.He didn't attempt the pot. The cue ball looks pretty good. Does this

:25:19. > :25:23.

:25:23. > :25:33.not apart? Obviously not. -- does this not cut? Just coming into have

:25:33. > :25:43.

:25:43. > :25:53.a look at the potting angle and it Looking there, I don't think it is.

:25:53. > :26:23.

:26:23. > :26:31.What a clever shot that was! Very Excellent shot. Well played. Judged

:26:31. > :26:41.that to perfection. Look at what he little beauty this was. Well worked

:26:41. > :26:56.

:26:56. > :27:06.out with the safety in mind. An We talk many times about making

:27:06. > :27:07.

:27:07. > :27:17.your own luck and that was another occasion where Judd opened up the

:27:17. > :27:36.

:27:36. > :27:44.pink and so he deserves exactly He's having a look at trying to

:27:44. > :27:52.cannon into those two reds over the right of centre. This is an

:27:52. > :27:57.excellent shot again, well played. Very, very clever. Knowing full

:27:58. > :28:02.well even if he misses the cannon on the two reds, he is on the red

:28:02. > :28:12.over the green pocket. But he has brought those two reds into play as

:28:12. > :28:43.

:28:43. > :28:53.It really does show you what Judd Trump is as a talent because

:28:53. > :28:56.

:28:56. > :29:05.Stephen Maguire has not played Those stats don't necessarily tell

:29:05. > :29:15.the truth because when you play the safety shot, that 80 should be

:29:15. > :29:23.

:29:24. > :29:33.He has played two very, very clever shots in his opening round. The

:29:33. > :29:43.double and that positional shot, bring those two reds into play.

:29:43. > :29:50.

:29:50. > :30:00.Very similar to the previous game, Stephen Maguire will carry on if

:30:00. > :30:07.

:30:07. > :30:17.this doesn't go in but left it Stephen Maguire has decided that is

:30:17. > :30:19.

:30:19. > :30:29.Let's see what secrets we can on earth in the fault that belongs to

:30:29. > :30:34.

:30:34. > :30:40.Judd Trump. -- unearth. I would like to think I was quite

:30:40. > :30:46.laid-back, just easy-going. I don't take life too seriously, I just

:30:46. > :30:54.enjoy it. At the start of my career I would say I was pretty nervous,

:30:54. > :31:04.but after I won China the nerves went. I just enjoy it a lot more

:31:04. > :31:06.

:31:06. > :31:16.now. The worst of anyone, I would say. If you going to my room after

:31:16. > :31:20.

:31:20. > :31:25.an hour it is just shocking. You do make frames in any kind of sport --

:31:25. > :31:28.make pals in any kind of sport. But when you're playing you have to

:31:28. > :31:36.just concentrate on the table and completely block out to you're

:31:36. > :31:42.playing. Just getting to the final under coverage, it was nice having

:31:42. > :31:48.people supporting me. You have to enjoy what you're doing and learn

:31:48. > :31:53.to love the game, otherwise there is no point.

:31:53. > :31:57.I am sure he is enjoying the way this match is going this afternoon.

:31:57. > :32:06.John, what were your observations from the last frame? He played a

:32:06. > :32:12.very clever double. He plays it as a shot to nothing. Of course, it

:32:12. > :32:19.goes straight in the pocket. A very clever shot. This shot on the pink,

:32:19. > :32:27.where he is playing up the table, those two reds are awkward. He

:32:27. > :32:35.opened up the table. A very clever shot.

:32:35. > :32:41.Willie made the comment that Stephen Maguire's safety has been

:32:41. > :32:45.superb. Safety play does not win you matches. It is becoming a

:32:45. > :32:52.factor of the game of snooker that you have to be able to play safety

:32:52. > :32:55.but it is about potting the ball backs. When you are among the balls

:32:55. > :33:01.it seems more important to make the most of it. Positional play is

:33:01. > :33:06.becoming a very important part of the game. From the coaching

:33:06. > :33:11.perspective, you cannot teach that as easily. Having that imagination,

:33:11. > :33:15.you cannot teach somebody that. Judd Trump obviously has it. If if

:33:15. > :33:24.you were Stephen Maguire at this point might, were due be looking to

:33:24. > :33:29.change anything? I do not think he has actually played badly. I would

:33:29. > :33:34.just be hoping that I got opportunities. Stephen Maguire can

:33:34. > :33:40.open up if his back is against the wall. He can be very aggressive.

:33:40. > :33:43.Look for that to happen if he finds himself dropping behind.

:33:43. > :33:48.He has had three centuries already and the highest break of the

:33:48. > :33:51.championship, 144. He is certainly capable of it. In the meantime,

:33:51. > :34:01.since they are having their break, we are going to concentrate on

:34:01. > :34:08.events on table two - the match between Neil Robertson and Ding

:34:08. > :34:12.Junhui. The Chinese player's record is exemplary in this championship.

:34:12. > :34:22.He has a two titles in the last few years. This is how his fellow

:34:22. > :34:27.

:34:27. > :34:31.players rate him right now. -- he has had.

:34:31. > :34:35.Do you think it is time for Ding Junhui to stop talking about that

:34:35. > :34:42.Masters match against Ronnie O'Sullivan? I think so. When he was

:34:42. > :34:48.17 and 18, I think he played you, Stephen, and won the tournament. I

:34:48. > :34:56.thought, what a talent. I thought he was going to go on to dominate

:34:56. > :35:00.the game. Even to this day, I think he has under-achieved. He won the

:35:00. > :35:07.Masters last year and I think his temperament is starting to get

:35:07. > :35:14.better and better and he is maturing as a person.

:35:14. > :35:21.He is certainly in the top half- dozen in terms of his cue action.

:35:22. > :35:30.He looks like a machine amongst the balls. That is right. He probably

:35:30. > :35:37.cue is about as straight as anyone in the game. -- cues about as

:35:38. > :35:42.straight. He is quite mesmerising. He has won the UK Championship

:35:42. > :35:44.twice, he won the Masters last year. I think he has put the match with

:35:45. > :35:49.Ronnie O'Sullivan behind him. I think he probably thought he was

:35:49. > :35:54.the best player in the world. He beat Ronnie in the final of the

:35:54. > :35:58.Irish Masters. He probably wanted to show everyone, maybe to prove

:35:58. > :36:03.that he was the best player in the world. And he found out that he was

:36:03. > :36:10.not. Perhaps it is a little hard to accept. He seemed to be off the

:36:10. > :36:17.boil for a couple of seasons. Stephen, you have been the most

:36:17. > :36:21.prolific break-builder in the game, would you say that he does it in

:36:21. > :36:28.the right order? Yes, he plays every single shot that I would play.

:36:28. > :36:32.I can see what he wants to do. I think that this year in the World

:36:32. > :36:38.Championship he showed that he was very close to being the complete

:36:38. > :36:42.player. There are times when you watch Ding Junhui and he is in his

:36:42. > :36:49.chair and slumped, he looks fed-up and like he does not want to be

:36:49. > :36:53.there. I think he has come of age in this year's World Championship.

:36:54. > :37:02.We are starting to know all little bit more about Ding Junhui as he

:37:02. > :37:08.starts to speak our language. not forget, he has two billion

:37:08. > :37:14.people who support him. It must be a huge pressure for him, playing in

:37:14. > :37:20.China, but he does very well. Down the years it is almost inevitable

:37:20. > :37:24.that the World Championship will be in China at some stage.

:37:25. > :37:29.Well, we have hinted at Neil Robertson's burning desire to win

:37:29. > :37:35.this event and become only the 11th man to claim the UK and world

:37:35. > :37:41.titles, but his record is patchy here. He has never gone beyond this

:37:41. > :37:51.point, losing in 2005 to Ding Junhui, and again last year. We're

:37:51. > :37:51.

:37:51. > :37:56.going to join this match at 1-1. It is high-quality so far. This is the

:37:56. > :38:06.third frame. The Australian is trailing by 14 points. It is Terry

:38:06. > :38:10.Griffiths and John Virgo in the When you're playing that, he had to

:38:10. > :38:20.hit the red he was playing very thin. The last thing he wanted to

:38:20. > :38:20.

:38:21. > :38:30.do was to play it with drag, as he did there, with left and side. --

:38:30. > :38:37.left-hand side. He did not make the best job of that. He wanted to

:38:37. > :38:42.bring the other red away from the baulk cushion and he has not done.

:38:42. > :38:52.I do not see how he can bring that it red into play or of any colour

:38:52. > :39:05.

:39:05. > :39:14.that he pots. -- into play-off of The blue goes on the highest

:39:14. > :39:24.available spot, which is the black He has not got the snooker behind

:39:24. > :39:49.

:39:49. > :39:54.the green. Has the yellow come to It may be worth across double here,

:39:54. > :40:04.the red into the Right Centre, bring the Ku ball right down for

:40:04. > :40:10.

:40:10. > :40:20.He is normally very positive with his shot selection, especially

:40:20. > :40:33.

:40:33. > :40:43.later on in the frame. He did not quite judge it correctly but I

:40:43. > :41:16.

:41:16. > :41:26.REFEREE: Foul. The safety has not been of the

:41:26. > :41:27.

:41:27. > :41:31.highest quality from either player. More colours are going safe, so it

:41:31. > :41:41.is not going to be easy for either player to clinch when they get the

:41:41. > :41:41.

:41:41. > :42:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:42:26. > :42:36.If he pots the blight that will pit in four. -- that will put him four

:42:36. > :42:37.

:42:37. > :42:47.points in front. -- pots the black. The think we have a new favourite

:42:47. > :42:58.

:42:58. > :43:02.He just wants to leave a nice angle on the green. Whatever happens, it

:43:02. > :43:08.is imperative that he gets a nice angle on the green and, of course,

:43:08. > :43:15.a nice angle on the brown to get on to the blue. He has decided to play

:43:15. > :43:25.this way. I don't disagree with it. It is all about potting this green

:43:25. > :43:30.

:43:30. > :43:35.He wanted a better one than this. He is going to have to use all of

:43:35. > :43:45.his cue power now to get position from brown to blue. This should

:43:45. > :43:45.

:43:46. > :43:50.have been a quarter ball cut. You would normally play this with lots

:43:50. > :43:53.of left-hand side but, the pacy is going to have to hit it, well, he

:43:53. > :44:03.is going to have to be very accurate with the pot. In all

:44:03. > :44:17.

:44:17. > :44:27.honesty, he will do very well to He did not get enough side on it.

:44:27. > :44:50.

:44:50. > :44:57.He is 13 points in front, but there The only saving grace is the bridge

:44:57. > :45:04.over the black can stop that makes this shot about 50% more difficult

:45:05. > :45:14.to make it. You certainly can't control the Ku ball. -- the cue

:45:15. > :45:24.

:45:24. > :45:32.How good a shot was that? We is the cue ball going? We will not see

:45:32. > :45:39.many better pots than that, will we? He needs the three balls.

:45:39. > :45:49.just has a slight angle on the Spink but has to be accurate. -- on

:45:49. > :46:08.

:46:08. > :46:13.Superb, absolutely superb! He did not want to leave the pink in a

:46:13. > :46:18.position where it could be missed. It went in favour of Ding Junhui.

:46:18. > :46:25.He leads 2-1. HAZEL IRVINE: In Monfils, Robertson

:46:25. > :46:31.had breaks of 41 and 31. It is 2-2 at their interval. Impressions of

:46:32. > :46:40.what seems like a very open match? Yes, two of the straightest and

:46:40. > :46:45.strongest cue actions in the game. Superb to win a frame in that way.

:46:45. > :46:50.Of course, Neil Robertson has been excellent this season so far, so he

:46:50. > :46:54.is no pushover. And this is the fifth match in the series between

:46:54. > :47:04.these men. It is 2-2, so something has to give. There is nothing

:47:04. > :47:04.

:47:04. > :47:07.between them. The two frames that Ding Junhui has won there, he was

:47:07. > :47:12.lucky in both. You might remember the conversation

:47:12. > :47:18.we had last night about the fall- out accruing from Mark Allen's

:47:18. > :47:22.comments regarding Barry Hearn. It was actually John and Ken who were

:47:22. > :47:27.in the studio, and this is what they had to say about the matter.

:47:27. > :47:33.I don't see where he is coming from. We have more tournaments. There is

:47:33. > :47:38.a World Cup this year, of which was very successful. We may have more

:47:38. > :47:41.tournaments in India and China. I do not relate where -- know where

:47:41. > :47:46.he is coming from. I think most of the players are happy that he has

:47:46. > :47:54.come in. We only had six tournaments a few years ago. There

:47:54. > :47:59.hath to be tweaks. How will it affect his performance

:47:59. > :48:09.this evening? It just depends what he is like is a character whether

:48:09. > :48:11.

:48:11. > :48:18.he can go out and blank everything out.

:48:18. > :48:27.Mark Allen had a 6-2 victory. Clearly, all of the Ferrari has

:48:27. > :48:34.served to galvanise him. -- furore. He came to the press conference

:48:34. > :48:37.with a piece of takeover is. The silence did not last for long.

:48:38. > :48:41.Obviously, with all of the press that I have got, most people seem

:48:41. > :48:45.to be against me, but that does not bother me in the slightest. I am

:48:45. > :48:49.here to try to win snooker matches and hopefully win my first major

:48:49. > :48:53.tournament. Whether I get good press a bad, it does not make any

:48:53. > :49:00.difference to me. If anything, I will use it as something to spur me

:49:00. > :49:04.on. People were writing me off today, saying that I would be under

:49:04. > :49:13.too much pressure with all the bad press, but what do they not? It

:49:13. > :49:18.seems to have been blown out of proportion, really. If you take the

:49:18. > :49:22.swear word out of what I said, which is what I am getting all the

:49:22. > :49:25.criticism for, I think it was only an opinion, at the end of the day.

:49:25. > :49:34.The last time I checked, it was freedom of speech and I was

:49:34. > :49:38.entitled to my opinion. At no point might did I think he

:49:38. > :49:44.could not win the match or the championship. He has a very good

:49:44. > :49:48.chance. I was making the point Mike that he would be up against it to

:49:48. > :49:52.put everything behind him and to win against Ali Carter. Oh well

:49:52. > :50:02.done to him. In no way was it a criticism, it was merely an

:50:02. > :50:03.

:50:03. > :50:08.observation. He was making his point, and this is clearly a man

:50:08. > :50:13.who gets fired up because of a cost. It is actually galvanising him,

:50:13. > :50:20.isn't it, Steve? Yes. I think some people can do well with a bunker

:50:20. > :50:25.mentality. If you get that cause and you believe in it, you can be a

:50:25. > :50:29.stronger player on the table because of it. On 16th December we

:50:29. > :50:35.have our AGM where Barry Hearn will be in attendance. Any player who

:50:35. > :50:39.wants to come along and speak about their grievances, that is a

:50:39. > :50:43.fantastic platform to do that. I would encourage him to be at that.

:50:43. > :50:47.There is further fall-out, not really from Mark Allen's comets,

:50:47. > :50:55.but their defeat that he inflicted upon Ali Carter last night. Having

:50:55. > :51:05.said that he was looking forward to his match, this is what Ali posted

:51:05. > :51:08.

:51:08. > :51:12.yesterday. I am not sure whether this was done

:51:12. > :51:18.in haste or whether it was a considered reflection. What was

:51:19. > :51:22.you're view of that, John? Very surprising. There are few players

:51:22. > :51:29.this morning he must be thinking they will be back in the top 16

:51:29. > :51:39.soon. He will probably look at it in the cold light of day

:51:39. > :51:41.

:51:41. > :51:45.differently. Perhaps he is serious. That is

:51:45. > :51:55.another level entirely, really. This championship is proving rather

:51:55. > :52:02.

:52:03. > :52:07.eventful, gentlemen. Shall we get Judd Trump was on Twitter during

:52:07. > :52:15.the break, saying, I have not got going yet. I do not know what he is

:52:15. > :52:25.going to do if he gets going! I would not mind playing the way

:52:25. > :52:28.

:52:28. > :52:34.that he does and not get going! His pot success rate for this match

:52:34. > :52:42.is good, but I do not think that Stephen Maguire has missed many.

:52:42. > :52:47.The safety play from Maguire has been absolutely superb. This was a

:52:47. > :52:57.poor safety shot from Judd, so that will bring his percentage down. He

:52:57. > :53:18.

:53:18. > :53:22.hit it far too thick, hence The baulk colours have always been

:53:22. > :53:27.on their spots since the game was invented. Because he is quite close

:53:27. > :53:30.to the cushioned it will be a tough job to guarantee getting the

:53:30. > :53:40.guaranteed gap that you would expect him to, playing at this

:53:40. > :53:40.

:53:40. > :54:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:54:26. > :54:35.A little shake of the head from Stephen Maguire. He knows these are

:54:35. > :54:41.pretty straightforward for this boy. The problem is he will have to

:54:41. > :54:51.swing the cue ball round the black and get up on either the blue or

:54:51. > :55:24.

:55:24. > :55:28.He looks like he is going all-out for the pot here. It is the only

:55:28. > :55:37.way he can guarantee getting back into baulk. He did not really get

:55:37. > :55:47.the screw. He has left Judd Trump are relatively easy red at distance,

:55:47. > :56:07.

:56:07. > :56:17.which he is usually pretty He may decide to play the blue into

:56:17. > :56:53.

:56:53. > :57:03.He is just trying to see if that black gods there, what do you

:57:03. > :57:07.

:57:07. > :57:17.think? He has got to be dead straight behind it. Can he stun

:57:17. > :57:29.

:57:29. > :57:39.Excellent cue power again. Too many players in the game play these

:57:39. > :57:42.

:57:42. > :57:46.types of shops -- not too many. is a lot easier when he is so close

:57:46. > :57:56.to the blue to get the path through the baulk colours. Nearer the

:57:56. > :57:56.

:57:56. > :59:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:59:18. > :59:28.cushion it is harder to play, isn't Male thing that could go wrong

:59:28. > :59:35.

:59:35. > :59:45.-- the only thing. And, once again, he has developed this from nothing

:59:45. > :59:46.

:59:46. > :59:56.into a possible frame-winner. have a look at the cue ball here.

:59:56. > :59:57.

:59:57. > :00:07.Lots of power here. He has played as a little more controlled. He is

:00:07. > :00:07.

:00:07. > :00:17.on a red into this left-hand corner pocket. He is taking these really

:00:17. > :00:45.

:00:45. > :00:53.Judd Trump up to 92% pot success. He is going to need one more could

:00:53. > :01:01.cannon to win this frame. -- one of good cannon. When you play cannons

:01:01. > :01:11.into the pack, would you prefer to be low on the black? That was my

:01:11. > :01:23.

:01:23. > :01:33.A lot of players do not have the I think he is on the red into the

:01:33. > :02:00.

:02:00. > :02:10.I wonder if he is feeling his left Just one more red and that will be

:02:10. > :02:16.

:02:16. > :02:20.Judd Trump going further clear at Judd Trump is another one of those

:02:20. > :02:30.at left-handed players that uses the rest right handed which is very

:02:30. > :02:46.

:02:46. > :02:52.It does not get a lot better than this, does it? No, an excellent

:02:52. > :03:01.break. The only thing missing now is a century. The highest break so

:03:01. > :03:11.far, 144, that was by Stephen Maguire. Judd Trump's highest break

:03:11. > :03:21.

:03:22. > :03:31.Both players made 35 centuries last season. This season, Judd Trump has

:03:32. > :03:46.

:03:46. > :03:53.made 19 and Stephen Maguire has Has he snookered himself? Maybe he

:03:53. > :04:00.can just see the outside edge? Excellent shot! They wonderful

:04:00. > :04:10.century, century number 20 for the season so far. His highest break of

:04:10. > :04:13.

:04:13. > :04:23.He does not know where the white is going! Not a good positional

:04:23. > :04:28.player! He has got to be careful of his tip! 106 proves enough to take

:04:28. > :04:34.the frame as Stephen Maguire walks at. He has got a lot to contemplate.

:04:34. > :04:38.Judd Trump goes ahead there are two four frames to one. For talking

:04:38. > :04:43.about spend, we can show you where Stephen Maguire was. I talked about

:04:43. > :04:50.when it is near the cushion, how difficult it is to avoid the pot

:04:50. > :04:53.colours. Before he is -- because he is digging down on the ball, the

:04:53. > :04:57.white pushes through. He was playing to comeback in between the

:04:57. > :05:01.green and brown. A few seconds later we see Judd Trump on the

:05:01. > :05:06.opposite side of the table. His hand is right on the table and

:05:06. > :05:10.there was no problem getting it round the table. Two different

:05:10. > :05:17.examples. When it is in the middle of the table, it is virtually

:05:17. > :05:23.impossible. We are going to show you the shot that Judd Trump played.

:05:23. > :05:33.He hits very low on the left-hand side. Watch the cue ball when it

:05:33. > :05:33.

:05:33. > :05:43.hits the cushion. It skids and then it's -- and then it week side takes.

:05:43. > :05:50.You can see the examination of the cue ball as it hits the pop cushion.

:05:50. > :05:55.It is amazing how long it takes before it speeds up. It is like a

:05:55. > :06:02.delayed reaction, like a screw shot. It takes a while for the screwed to

:06:02. > :06:06.take on the cue ball. It stops for a little bit and then accelerates.

:06:06. > :06:11.You can see the statistics for both players. The safety success is the

:06:11. > :06:17.key thing for me. Judd Trump has been doing all the scoring but his

:06:17. > :06:27.safety success is relatively low. His pot success is absolutely

:06:27. > :06:30.superb. The highest break of the match for Stephen Maguire. Only 37.

:06:30. > :06:38.He will have to improve on that. After winning the first frame,

:06:38. > :06:47.Stephen Maguire has lost the next four. He must get motoring pretty

:06:47. > :06:53.soon. It was only an hour ago that we were suggesting that Judd Trump

:06:53. > :07:03.needed to get a foothold in the match. An hour later, he is 4-1 in

:07:03. > :07:03.

:07:03. > :07:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:07:56. > :08:01.It is amazing, when things are going well, you can see on Stephen

:08:01. > :08:06.Maguire's face, he is disgusted he got the double-kiss and the blue

:08:06. > :08:15.has come to his rescue. It always goes to the player who appears to

:08:15. > :08:22.be playing a little better. Because he played plain ball, he tried to

:08:22. > :08:32.avoid the kiss and it kept rolling. Now he has only got a possible shot

:08:32. > :08:48.

:08:48. > :08:57.He played it well, that is not too Here it is a possible shot. A long

:08:57. > :09:04.red to corner. He wants to hit the top cushion and hit the red almost

:09:04. > :09:14.full ball just below the black spot. The white will stay on the black.

:09:14. > :09:29.

:09:29. > :09:35.He is a little bit unlucky. He did That was another example. Stephen

:09:35. > :09:45.Maguire's safety, you would be happy with that. But he just knocks

:09:45. > :09:45.

:09:45. > :09:55.it in. This is a difficult shot. Not quite sure how he will get at

:09:55. > :09:55.

:09:55. > :10:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:10:48. > :10:53.There is the difference. Stephen Maguire gets a double-kiss and

:10:53. > :10:59.leaves one on. This is really worrying. If he lost this frame, it

:10:59. > :11:03.would be very hard to see him when. Saying that, Shaun Murphy was 5-1

:11:03. > :11:13.in front yesterday and Martin Gould did remarkably well to get back to

:11:13. > :11:13.

:11:13. > :12:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:12:15. > :12:25.Judd Trump's pot success up to 93%. Can he avoid the kiss on the red

:12:25. > :12:32.

:12:32. > :12:36.He has played that very well. key to that shot, getting the other

:12:36. > :12:41.red to get out of the way. He could not have played it better. It

:12:41. > :12:51.reminds me of Alex Higgins and Jimmy White. He sees the shot very

:12:51. > :12:56.quickly. In advice to other players, sometimes when they take their time,

:12:56. > :13:06.they might think of things that can go wrong. He seems to see it very

:13:06. > :13:12.

:13:12. > :13:22.He has again opened up the reds. Perfect position. As John Parrott

:13:22. > :13:31.

:13:31. > :13:38.You would have to suggest that he is possibly the quickest player in

:13:38. > :13:48.the game now. Ronnie is very, very quick. I think his average shot

:13:48. > :13:53.

:13:53. > :14:03.time in the Ronnie match was... 17 seconds. In this match, 19 seconds.

:14:03. > :14:19.

:14:20. > :14:25.Because he plays so quickly, he does not see the negatives, he does

:14:25. > :14:29.not see what can go wrong. He is full of confidence. Even though he

:14:29. > :14:39.would have been disappointed at losing at the World Championship,

:14:39. > :14:43.

:14:43. > :14:49.his win in China has given him so Particularly on this big stage in

:14:49. > :14:56.front of the television cameras, big crowds, he just wants to

:14:56. > :15:00.impress and show what he can do. do not think there was any player

:15:00. > :15:10.in the world who could have beaten Judd Trump at that championship,

:15:10. > :15:12.

:15:12. > :15:22.the way he was playing. John Higgins are hung on and then Judd

:15:22. > :15:28.

:15:28. > :15:38.John Higgins got himself back into that match and went on to win. A

:15:38. > :15:53.

:15:53. > :15:59.little cannon on the pink would In a few short years as a

:15:59. > :16:09.professional, he has already are two related 129 centuries, 130

:16:09. > :16:11.

:16:11. > :16:16.after the last frame. -- he has A good return. Stephen Maguire on

:16:16. > :16:26.the other hand, to render them five centuries since he turned

:16:26. > :16:36.professional in 1999. -- 205 centuries. It has been a master

:16:36. > :17:11.

:17:11. > :17:21.Do you think he is feeling his left Playing a little exhibition shot

:17:21. > :17:21.

:17:22. > :17:27.there but it never worked. Back to back centuries, both of 106.

:17:27. > :17:36.Stephen Maguire did precious little wrong. Judd Trump goes 5-1 ahead in

:17:36. > :17:39.the match. STUDIO: 5-1 is a very surprising scoreline considering

:17:39. > :17:46.all of the pre-match build up and the credit we were giving 2 Stephen

:17:46. > :17:49.Maguire. It is a bombardment of spotting. You can sit there and

:17:49. > :17:53.wonder what is happening and I think Stephen Maguire is probably

:17:53. > :17:58.doing that. It shows you what can be achieved if you go for your

:17:58. > :18:01.shots. That is the modern-day way of playing. Probably, even though

:18:01. > :18:06.Stephen Maguire has been playing very well, you would have to say

:18:06. > :18:10.that Judd Trump is in the right time of his life to move it up and

:18:10. > :18:15.come on to being a better player. We were discussing this while the

:18:15. > :18:18.frame was going on, how he has suddenly jumped up a level. He has

:18:18. > :18:25.not followed the typical craft of natural progression and an upward

:18:25. > :18:29.curve. It has suddenly shot into life. It has indeed. We mentioned

:18:29. > :18:32.that it would be a different day for Judd Trump because he is

:18:32. > :18:39.playing someone like Maguire. It is also different day for Maguire

:18:39. > :18:43.because he has never played anyone might Judd. Judd has had more

:18:44. > :18:48.experience of playing in the Premier league. All of a sudden, he

:18:48. > :18:52.likes being out there and being centre of attention. He would

:18:52. > :19:02.certainly be centre of attention if he cleans this one up. I wonder

:19:02. > :19:03.

:19:03. > :19:08.what sort of resistance Maguire can By the look of that pot, Hazel,

:19:08. > :19:16.probably quite a bit. But he has finished a little bit close to the

:19:16. > :19:26.cushion. I do not see how he can get onto a red. He will have to

:19:26. > :19:31.

:19:31. > :19:41.play a stun shot. That makes the He deserves to be on the red and he

:19:41. > :20:10.

:20:10. > :20:20.Just a little bit short of pace. He would love to be a little bit

:20:20. > :20:35.

:20:35. > :20:41.straighter on the black. He might That looks pretty good to me.

:20:41. > :20:46.Having said that, he cannot believe he is not on a red at there! For

:20:46. > :20:56.all the world, it looks like those reds would go over the middle

:20:56. > :21:11.

:21:11. > :21:21.pocket. They have blocked each You want to have good eyesight to

:21:21. > :21:40.

:21:40. > :21:47.get that red in there! 6 definitely Very, very unlucky there, Stephen.

:21:47. > :21:52.To think that none of those reds potted anywhere, it is incredible.

:21:52. > :22:02.You are entitled to be moaning about your luck when something like

:22:02. > :22:10.

:22:10. > :22:20.It never rains, but it pours! Completely mishit the safety. Hit

:22:20. > :22:53.

:22:53. > :22:58.the jaw, kissed the brown and left APPLAUSE This would go down as a

:22:58. > :23:08.relatively good safety shot from Stephen. He has got the cue ball on

:23:08. > :23:21.

:23:21. > :23:31.the cushion. But you know that Judd He did not refuse it. Because of

:23:31. > :23:39.

:23:39. > :23:47.being 5-1 in front, he probably Well done! He will be disappointed

:23:47. > :23:57.he did not get a frame on the board now. The highest break is 37 so far.

:23:57. > :23:57.

:23:57. > :24:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:24:40. > :24:50.A nice little shot, wasn't it? Holding for the pink into the left

:24:50. > :24:51.

:24:51. > :25:01.centre. I do not think pink goes on the spot so the highest available

:25:01. > :25:25.

:25:25. > :25:34.is the brown coloured. -- is the He has already made a couple of

:25:34. > :25:40.centuries in this tournament. He has scored pretty well in his

:25:40. > :25:50.previous matches. As Steve Davis said, he is being bombarded by Judd

:25:50. > :25:52.

:25:52. > :25:58.Trump who is potting and break- It is very hard to hide the white

:25:58. > :26:02.anywhere. Every single shot, you are under pressure. It makes the

:26:02. > :26:08.safety a whole different ball game. You have got to virtually snooker

:26:08. > :26:14.him. You cannot afford to be anything sticking out, he will go

:26:14. > :26:19.for it. That must have put Stephen off today because he has played

:26:19. > :26:29.very well throughout the tournament, probably, in fairness better than

:26:29. > :26:29.

:26:29. > :26:39.Judd. He has those little times in matches when he suddenly disappear

:26:39. > :26:40.

:26:40. > :26:50.This is his highest break of the match so far and you would expect

:26:50. > :27:20.

:27:20. > :27:25.69 ahead, just this red. That would He is hanging on in this tournament,

:27:25. > :27:30.and when you think he might be going out of the tournament with a

:27:30. > :27:38.94% success rate, that it just shows you how well Judd Trump is

:27:38. > :27:43.playing. What a shame! No century. It's the lead of 78 is more than

:27:43. > :27:49.enough what Judd Trump to concede. He now leads 5-2. Stephen Maguire

:27:49. > :27:52.did what he had to do. It is so difficult, in fairness, when you

:27:52. > :28:01.are 5-1 behind, sitting there thinking I have not done that much

:28:01. > :28:05.wrong. Just a few loose safety shots. Judd Trump has made the most

:28:05. > :28:11.of the opportunities. That is the difference between the two players.

:28:11. > :28:15.Do you think Stephen has now got to play Judd Trump's way? Or would you

:28:15. > :28:21.still think he has got to play safety first? The only things that

:28:21. > :28:25.is letting Judd Trump down is his safety. That is very hard, to hide

:28:25. > :28:29.the cue ball. He is such a good potter. Stephen Maguire has just

:28:29. > :28:35.got to concentrate on his own game, take each frame as it comes. That

:28:35. > :28:39.is the beauty of snooker. Every single frame is different. The

:28:39. > :28:44.hardest one to win is always the one to get over the line and

:28:44. > :28:53.Stephen Maguire will know that more than many. He just has to

:28:53. > :28:57.concentrate on what is ahead and He has certainly discovered had to

:28:57. > :29:01.cover the reds on the right-hand side but this time he has brought

:29:01. > :29:08.one out on the left-hand side. I do not think it is anywhere near

:29:08. > :29:14.straight enough to get back into baulk from it. He may roll it off

:29:14. > :29:24.the side cushion into the pack. Too risky to play for the black come

:29:24. > :29:58.

:29:58. > :30:05.That is a lot better safety. If it had kissed the brown it would not

:30:05. > :30:15.have been any good. He has got it all -- got it snookered on all 15

:30:15. > :30:26.

:30:26. > :30:35.reds apart from the one below the He played a shot similar to this on

:30:35. > :30:40.his last attempt so the angle is still there. Past the yellow and

:30:40. > :30:50.nestling on to the red. The only problem is, if he doesn't get tight

:30:50. > :31:22.

:31:22. > :31:32.to the pack, he will have that He wanted to kiss the yellow but he

:31:32. > :31:41.

:31:41. > :31:46.If it hadn't kissed, he would have been able to see this red between

:31:47. > :31:51.the green and yellow. But he has now covered the red. Amazing.

:31:51. > :32:01.Doesn't matter how good a player you are, that little bit of luck

:32:01. > :32:22.

:32:22. > :32:32.A good shot. A little bit wary of believing that red over the bottom

:32:32. > :32:41.

:32:41. > :32:51.hand right corner pocket. -- that Could come off the side cushion

:32:51. > :33:00.

:33:01. > :33:10.A round of applause, but he has a few reds here. Not the best shot in

:33:11. > :33:20.

:33:20. > :33:29.I just wonder whether we will see a turnaround in this match now. He

:33:29. > :33:39.looks like he has the bit between their teeth and he is one of these

:33:39. > :33:46.

:33:46. > :33:56.He is one of the very few players in the game where you can see a

:33:56. > :33:57.

:33:57. > :34:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:34:52. > :34:57.turnaround from 5-1 in the game, There are plenty of loose reds

:34:57. > :35:07.available but because the pink and black are tied up, if he plays the

:35:07. > :35:08.

:35:08. > :35:15.cannon onto the pink... And that was well played. Couldn't have hit

:35:15. > :35:21.that much better. Earlier on, we talked about a shot where he could

:35:21. > :35:31.have brought the pink into play but he didn't. I wonder whether playing

:35:31. > :36:01.

:36:01. > :36:05.All of a sudden, everything he is Still not a wonderful chance

:36:05. > :36:11.because those two reds obscuring that pocket. A little bit of work

:36:11. > :36:19.to do yet. He could get the pink in the middle quite easily now, I

:36:19. > :36:23.think. Or maybe not. He might have to screw back for the blue in the

:36:23. > :36:33.middle and has to be a bit careful because if he plays that, it would

:36:33. > :36:52.

:36:52. > :36:56.He played for the pink in the middle and this is a bit tricky. He

:36:56. > :37:06.is playing for it into the corner pocket because he did not quite get

:37:06. > :37:06.

:37:06. > :38:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:38:31. > :38:36.He didn't have the correct angle on the right hand red to the pink, so

:38:36. > :38:41.he played that one. And played very confident leave. He seems to have

:38:41. > :38:46.found his form again, Stephen Maguire. Judd Trump will not be

:38:46. > :38:56.worrying about things just yet but if he happens to win the next frame

:38:56. > :39:29.

:39:29. > :39:34.as well, you might see some nerves The will to win from Maguire is

:39:34. > :39:38.showing this afternoon. I am not sure if he has had that over the

:39:38. > :39:41.last couple of years. When you are playing well, it is so easy but

:39:41. > :39:51.when your opponent is playing well against you, do you have that

:39:51. > :39:58.

:39:58. > :40:08.fight? Do you have that will to He has suffered a barrage of breaks

:40:08. > :40:22.

:40:22. > :40:28.from Trump. But he has battled back Now he can try once again to bring

:40:28. > :40:38.these other balls back into play. Two hours. It doesn't seem that

:40:38. > :40:38.

:40:38. > :41:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:41:22. > :41:29.The crowd enjoyed that one, and He misses the pink but he won't

:41:29. > :41:36.mind. Another frame and he closes the gap. Judd Trump still leads by

:41:36. > :41:41.five frames to three. We were telling you about Ali

:41:41. > :41:46.Carter tweeting after his defence - - defeat to Mark Allen. Ali has

:41:46. > :41:50.been on the phone and he has been saying, thank you for all your

:41:50. > :41:53.messages. Maybe I should have kept my thoughts to myself. They were in

:41:53. > :41:57.the heat of the moment but I genuinely have serious thinking to

:41:57. > :42:01.do about my future at the end of this season and which direction I

:42:01. > :42:06.want to head. So he clearly is suffering in the wake of that

:42:06. > :42:12.defeat to Mark Allen. Funnily enough, Mark always has raged you

:42:12. > :42:17.must take on life. Mark King tweeted, I am number 28 and if 12

:42:17. > :42:22.of them retire, I will be back in the top 16! He always has a laugh

:42:22. > :42:28.at these things. It is interesting, though. The messages coming through

:42:28. > :42:32.Twitter? Yes. And now Barry Hearn has come into the game and he is

:42:32. > :42:37.asking more of the players to played everybody around. Some will

:42:37. > :42:41.have to make a decision on their future because it could become a

:42:41. > :42:46.young single man's sport. Well, there is a young single man out

:42:46. > :42:56.there, 22-year-old Judd Trump. Stephen Maguire, father of three,

:42:56. > :43:04.

:43:04. > :43:14.A very good. Macro, that. Stephen Maguire being a family man and

:43:14. > :43:14.

:43:14. > :44:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:44:23. > :44:30.unable to play everybody around. -- Macro it has happened once in the

:44:30. > :44:40.match and it nearly happened again. He can swing this cue ball round

:44:40. > :45:02.

:45:02. > :45:12.He decided to find an alternative safety. Can't quite see... He is

:45:12. > :45:43.

:45:43. > :45:53.not playing the last red in that Such a big target between the

:45:53. > :45:58.

:45:58. > :46:08.A good opportunity and an excellent shot. He is on the black. That was

:46:08. > :46:27.

:46:27. > :46:35.well spotted, wasn't it? But how Very well controlled. I am not sure

:46:35. > :46:45.whether the black spots but have a look at the top spin here. The cue

:46:45. > :46:51.

:46:51. > :46:57.ball just stops and that was very Usually when a player plays a hard

:46:58. > :47:07.shot, his head would have to move a lot. But you will notice here, his

:47:08. > :47:08.

:47:08. > :47:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:47:55. > :48:05.head and never deviated. Very Just a fraction away from being on

:48:05. > :48:25.

:48:26. > :48:35.Now the black spot is clear, he He could possibly play on a couple

:48:36. > :48:51.

:48:51. > :49:01.of colours here. The pink bows go. He just overhit it slightly so he

:49:01. > :49:19.

:49:19. > :49:24.is on the green or the blue, if he If he just rolls the green, he will

:49:24. > :49:34.be on the red but at her distance. Anywhere in between pink and blue

:49:34. > :49:52.

:49:52. > :49:59.This has certainly opened things up now. Excellent opportunity to seal

:49:59. > :50:09.the frame and match at this visit. And it all came from that wonderful

:50:09. > :50:16.

:50:16. > :50:26.Stephen Maguire had played such a good safety shot. And for the third

:50:26. > :50:59.

:50:59. > :51:09.You can see the pot success there. It is strange, because in my

:51:09. > :51:23.

:51:23. > :51:33.opinion, Maguire played the best This has been top four, this break.

:51:33. > :51:42.

:51:42. > :51:52.Two more reds, two will colours and Trump will be the first player into

:51:52. > :52:27.

:52:27. > :52:37.He always prefers to pump the balls Stephen Maguire will have to wait

:52:37. > :52:48.

:52:48. > :52:54.another year to have a go at this This boy has scored so well when he

:52:54. > :53:04.has got in. So prolific and his confidence is building in every

:53:04. > :53:05.

:53:05. > :53:10.He could have been out in the first round against Dominic Dale but for

:53:10. > :53:20.a couple of flukes. He has been a different player since then. And

:53:20. > :53:28.

:53:28. > :53:33.I am just trying to get my head round what Stephen Maguire must be

:53:33. > :53:43.thinking, because he has lost three frames from having him glued on the

:53:43. > :53:43.

:53:43. > :53:53.top cushion. What are you supposed to do? This is the possible 27th

:53:53. > :54:05.

:54:05. > :54:15.Absolutely played superbly today, has Trump. He has potted balls...

:54:15. > :54:17.

:54:17. > :54:27.Well, I've never seen anything like Stephen Maguire has nothing to be

:54:27. > :54:35.

:54:35. > :54:40.ashamed about today. He has just It is very rare to get a 92% pot

:54:40. > :54:50.success rate, but that is what will happen here!

:54:50. > :55:06.

:55:06. > :55:11.I bet you didn't expect that! Hold We can only congratulate Judd Trump

:55:11. > :55:15.in what has been an amazing exhibition of snooker. Three

:55:15. > :55:19.centuries and pots off the lampshade take Judd Trump into the

:55:19. > :55:23.semi-final. HAZEL IRVINE: yes, the first into

:55:23. > :55:27.the semi-final, with a spring in his step. And no wonder. My

:55:27. > :55:32.goodness! He was possibly a bit lucky to get through his match

:55:32. > :55:37.against Dominic Dale. He managed to get over the line against Ronnie

:55:37. > :55:42.but that was a class apart. How has he been able to turn it on like

:55:42. > :55:50.that? What has clicked? conference from beating O'Sullivan,

:55:50. > :55:55.no matter what. -- the confidence. And it big day match played today,

:55:55. > :56:04.and, boy, did he produce a performance! This fierce red he

:56:04. > :56:09.knocks in here is just ridiculous O. When somebody comes of age in the

:56:09. > :56:13.game, I do remember a moment in my career when I thought, OK, I am all

:56:13. > :56:20.right. I could beat the lot of them. I remember the moment when I

:56:20. > :56:24.thought, nothing can touch me. And it is that sort of moment. Judd is

:56:24. > :56:31.in the wings. I don't want to tempt fate because anything could happen.

:56:31. > :56:38.But that was amazing today. I am sure Stephen Maguire will go in and

:56:38. > :56:44.he is disappointed. When two out of three are your best safety shots

:56:44. > :56:47.and you don't get anything... he is. Congratulations, Judd. The

:56:47. > :56:53.first time you have been Stephen and a bit more straightforward than

:56:53. > :56:58.even you could have hoped for? I think the first few frames turned

:56:58. > :57:02.it. In the second bit I just kind of kick on from there and did not

:57:02. > :57:07.leave him a chance. He looked like he was playing well and did not

:57:07. > :57:14.give up. Usually when you go behind, I thought he might go for a few

:57:14. > :57:18.rash ones. But he kept me tired and I was just looking for a chance.

:57:18. > :57:23.were just discussing before, three centuries, you have not made one

:57:23. > :57:27.before this moment. You struggled past Dominic Dale and then Ronnie

:57:27. > :57:32.O'Sullivan. What was the difference between your performance today and

:57:32. > :57:36.those earlier rounds? I didn't feel good. I probably felt worse today

:57:36. > :57:41.than those games. My safety is really getting me down. I have got

:57:41. > :57:51.a lot to improve on. I am just giving away far too many chances

:57:51. > :57:53.

:57:53. > :57:57.too easily. So just shooting in instead! It is working! But you are

:57:57. > :58:03.going out there and once you get amongst the balls... We have had a

:58:03. > :58:09.lot of Max play this season. And in amongst the balls? Yes. I am

:58:09. > :58:15.playing well and potting well but my safety has not been great. But

:58:15. > :58:19.when I am out there, I feel so confident. Whereas last season, I

:58:19. > :58:23.just didn't want to be there. you think the Premier League

:58:23. > :58:27.exposed to do that? Yeah, and even him playing in the PTC, because a

:58:28. > :58:33.lot of the games have been on TV so I am just trying to get as much TV

:58:33. > :58:37.coverage as possible and get used to it. There is the chance that on

:58:37. > :58:41.with this, you might be one of the television tables featured often.

:58:41. > :58:44.In general terms, though, you have amassed an army of fans and they

:58:44. > :58:49.love the fact that you are communicating with them and a

:58:49. > :58:53.profile you have. You are a young single man-about-town and you have

:58:53. > :58:57.been featured in snooker and in sport in general. What is the best

:58:57. > :59:02.part and worst part about your lifestyle? The worst is probably

:59:02. > :59:06.practising! I have probably practised less than I have done in

:59:06. > :59:12.my whole career this season and I am playing the best. So I just kind

:59:12. > :59:16.of try to enjoy it and not take in too much practice and just go out

:59:16. > :59:20.and have fun. Off the table, I am trying to enjoy myself and

:59:20. > :59:26.forgetting about snooker. The thing is, you're playing more matches...

:59:26. > :59:32.You cannot beat match play. With the PTCs and the tournaments, that

:59:32. > :59:35.is what is keeping your shot. You don't need to do over-training.

:59:35. > :59:39.am not putting words in your mouth, but from your perspective, you

:59:39. > :59:46.obviously enjoying what you're doing. There are some players who

:59:47. > :59:51.do not like so much of the PTCs. It is a tough balance? Yes. I think

:59:51. > :59:55.Barry has tried very hard and you obviously cannot please everybody.

:59:55. > :00:00.I think the European ones have been very successful. It is not nice

:00:00. > :00:07.going back to playing cubicles in Sheffield and that. So I have been

:00:07. > :00:10.thinking, cut those out and go back to 6 or aid big European ones.

:00:10. > :00:14.they are more exciting? They are more enjoyable for everybody

:00:15. > :00:19.because the crowds have been a great and a lot of the players look

:00:19. > :00:25.forward to them. You are added point in your career now where

:00:25. > :00:28.you're developing your own style. - - you are at. Is there the feeling

:00:28. > :00:37.you can compete in big events and are you consciously trying to do

:00:37. > :00:42.that, or are you just playing the I have looked forward to this

:00:42. > :00:49.tournament more than Australia and China. It is different playing

:00:49. > :00:55.abroad. The game is not quite as good. The conditions are not quite

:00:55. > :00:59.as good as over here. The momentum that you are feeling, are you

:00:59. > :01:04.beginning to get reminders of what back was like at the Crucible with

:01:04. > :01:09.your progress here? I feel at home here now. I want to be in the

:01:09. > :01:14.latter stages of the tournament and down to one table where it all eyes

:01:14. > :01:24.are on me. You will be playing Ding Junhui or Neil Robertson. They are

:01:24. > :01:26.

:01:26. > :01:36.out there now. Well done today. Let us dip into the bolt once again. --

:01:36. > :01:42.

:01:42. > :01:52.I think I am quite a nice person. I am a good listener and I like to

:01:52. > :01:53.

:01:53. > :01:57.give people advice. My mum gives me a call before every match. It does

:01:57. > :02:07.not matter what time it is, if it is 4 am, she will always leave a

:02:07. > :02:08.

:02:08. > :02:12.message for me. Seriously? You want me to do it? OK. My friend and I

:02:12. > :02:17.worked at had to do it when we were eight years old in school. I am

:02:17. > :02:25.quite lazy, I forget to do stuff. I do not do it on purpose, I just

:02:25. > :02:33.forget. I love playing video games. I just love escaping. I can play

:02:33. > :02:36.games for 10 hours straight, no problem. Pre-match, before the

:02:36. > :02:42.World Championship, that was probably the most nervous I had

:02:42. > :02:52.been. The whole country was expecting me to do well and that

:02:52. > :02:58.

:02:58. > :03:04.The always interesting as Neil Robertson giving his thoughts. We

:03:04. > :03:11.left this match at 2-2. We go into frame five. Robertson is at the

:03:11. > :03:21.table. He will certainly be taking this

:03:21. > :03:25.

:03:25. > :03:35.He is looking for the pink. He has hit that sweet as a nut. Beautiful

:03:35. > :04:12.

:04:12. > :04:22.Quite a lot of respect for Neil Robertson. I have seen him play in

:04:22. > :04:23.

:04:23. > :04:33.his earlier days travelling far away from the Australia. There is

:04:33. > :04:37.

:04:37. > :04:42.something about his style of play... I've read an article once which

:04:42. > :04:46.said that the mark of a championship -- the champion is

:04:46. > :04:56.when someone can reach down to the best of themselves when the

:04:56. > :05:04.

:05:04. > :05:11.I have always said it with the overseas players, it is very

:05:11. > :05:16.difficult living out of a suitcase. When we used to go overseas to play,

:05:16. > :05:26.we did not have to spend that much time there, living out of a

:05:26. > :05:29.

:05:29. > :05:39.With no money, it is a little bit harder as well. Neil and many

:05:39. > :05:39.

:05:39. > :06:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:06:33. > :06:42.others have had to go through that He caught that a little bit on the

:06:42. > :06:47.full side. Slightly short on the pink. He is having a look what is

:06:47. > :06:57.available. He may not have do go into the pack this time because

:06:57. > :07:12.

:07:12. > :07:22.If he does lose position on the pink, he will have to go up for the

:07:22. > :07:23.

:07:23. > :07:33.blue. So much easier when blue, pink and black are available, after

:07:33. > :07:41.

:07:41. > :07:51.He looked to have the perfect angle on the red. He will be a bit

:07:51. > :07:54.

:07:54. > :07:59.disappointed he does not have the If he had the nice angle, he would

:07:59. > :08:07.not have to leave himself so far away from the next intended red. He

:08:07. > :08:12.is such a good potter, you fancy him knocking it in. You would think

:08:12. > :08:22.the one to the left corner would be the one he would play. He has still

:08:22. > :08:27.

:08:27. > :08:37.got a bit of work to do with the He made light of their it -- light

:08:37. > :09:16.

:09:16. > :09:23.of it and has the perfect angle on He has got the two reds in the open

:09:23. > :09:33.on the left-hand side of the table. He has a 55 point lead. He does not

:09:33. > :09:37.

:09:37. > :09:47.have to open the four reds. If he He did play the cannon and it has

:09:47. > :09:49.

:09:49. > :09:56.gone wrong. OK, he wanted to hit the four reds more fully but there

:09:56. > :10:06.was no need to play the cannon there. He may be able to pot the

:10:06. > :10:15.

:10:15. > :10:19.red to the left middle but it is Caught the reds are in play.

:10:19. > :10:29.Sometimes you feel as though it was a frame-winning opportunity and you

:10:29. > :11:00.

:11:00. > :11:10.do not want to turn it down. But do He took it on and who could blame

:11:10. > :11:25.

:11:25. > :11:35.him when you pot like that. He is a It does help to boost your self-

:11:35. > :11:35.

:11:35. > :11:45.belief if you keep potting shots like that. This pink would put him

:11:45. > :11:46.

:11:46. > :11:56.67 points in front with 67 Straighter on the pink than he

:11:56. > :12:05.

:12:05. > :12:15.He could have left it easier than this. I do not think he can see

:12:15. > :12:17.

:12:17. > :12:21.enough of the red to get the He only needs the red. Can he bend

:12:21. > :12:31.it a little bit with side? If he could, I think he would have played

:12:31. > :12:45.

:12:45. > :12:55.67 points in front, 67 remaining. I am sure he took into account

:12:55. > :13:05.there that the black is safe. Ding needs the black with every red and

:13:05. > :13:05.

:13:05. > :14:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:14:16. > :14:25.A good length to the cue ball but no real pressure on the shot. He

:14:25. > :14:31.will make certain he puts that cue ball to the baulk end. But he has

:14:31. > :14:41.hit that a little thin. There is a chance to hit the red. If he

:14:41. > :14:51.

:14:51. > :14:56.cannons on the reds into the black, And he has got the reds in La! It

:14:56. > :15:06.is not beyond the realms of possibility here that he can play

:15:06. > :15:10.

:15:10. > :15:16.this frame. He has asked for the cue ball to be cleaned and he has

:15:16. > :15:26.said, no. He cannot guarantee that he would be able to get the cue

:15:26. > :15:41.

:15:41. > :15:48.The referee will be pleased that it This frame is continuing along the

:15:48. > :15:58.lines of other frames. The good break is not quite clinching it.

:15:58. > :16:15.

:16:15. > :16:25.One big break of 101 in the second That will come as a shot to Ding

:16:25. > :16:45.

:16:45. > :16:51.That was frame at ball. Pension we had a slim chance there -- doing

:16:51. > :17:01.didn't week had a chance. Now the frame is in the pocket of Neil

:17:01. > :17:04.Robertson. Ding Junhui will not come back to the table. This will

:17:04. > :17:14.be the first time that Neil Robertson has been in front in this

:17:14. > :17:29.

:17:29. > :17:34.A terrific pot! He could not get a good position on the next red. It

:17:34. > :17:44.is all immaterial. As soon as he misses, the frame will be conceded

:17:44. > :17:53.

:17:53. > :18:00.and the referee will start setting So Ding Junhui concedes. Neil

:18:00. > :18:05.Robertson for the first time in the match takes the lead. STUDIO: The

:18:05. > :18:12.world champion is in the ascendancy for the first time in this quarter-

:18:12. > :18:22.final. Roberts then finds himself 54 parlance -- 54 points behind in

:18:22. > :19:02.

:19:02. > :19:10.He will have to bounce this one, heating down into it. He hit that

:19:10. > :19:20.nicely. Unless the top a red of those three, he has got a tough pot

:19:20. > :19:48.

:19:48. > :19:58.Ding's head was on his hands, wondering whether the red he took

:19:58. > :19:59.

:19:59. > :20:09.on is going to cost him the frame. A few frames have turned around.

:20:09. > :20:34.

:20:34. > :20:42.Ding was 55 behind in the first A chance here when potting the

:20:42. > :20:50.black to nudge it into the two reds to bring them into play. The black

:20:50. > :20:54.struggled in and one of those reds pots anyway. He does not have to

:20:54. > :21:04.play the cannon. In an ideal world, he would have liked to have been

:21:04. > :21:21.

:21:21. > :21:30.Important when potting that red that he did not kiss the other one

:21:30. > :21:40.safe. A fraction short of pace there. He will have to go for the

:21:40. > :21:59.

:22:00. > :22:04.There may be some value in potting the red and then going down for the

:22:04. > :22:14.colours are down at the baulk end. He does not want to play for the

:22:14. > :22:26.

:22:26. > :22:36.He did play for the blue! He has I am with you. I would rather have

:22:36. > :22:41.

:22:41. > :22:48.gone up for the pink or the green. Eight points behind now and he has

:22:48. > :22:54.overrun that slightly. I think the green passes the pink because

:22:54. > :23:04.earlier on he potted the green. I issue it still passes the pink. He

:23:04. > :23:33.

:23:33. > :23:39.would like to have been better on He rolled it in dead weight but he

:23:39. > :23:44.has finished so tight on the cushion. It is debatable now

:23:44. > :23:49.whether he has got the potting angle on the green to get position

:23:49. > :23:59.on the brown coloured. When it you are that tight to the cushion, you

:23:59. > :24:06.

:24:06. > :24:16.There may be some value in rolling up on the pink and playing the

:24:16. > :24:27.

:24:27. > :24:37.He did not fancy playing the snooker. But I cannot see him play

:24:37. > :24:39.

:24:39. > :24:45.in the brown here. It is a very Just the safety. As usual, that

:24:45. > :24:51.went wrong, the clearance of the last red. He had to stun it down

:24:51. > :24:55.for the yellow and it was a fraction too hard. He was trying to

:24:55. > :25:02.force the angle and it is always difficult to judge the pace of the

:25:02. > :25:12.cue ball then. That cost him the chance to win the frame at that

:25:12. > :25:14.

:25:14. > :25:24.He may get another chance here. Ding was lucky then. He missed it

:25:24. > :25:31.

:25:31. > :25:41.Just playing the safety. We have said it so many times, the pot

:25:41. > :25:42.

:25:42. > :25:52.success of a player is what you need. 94%. Neil Robertson, 92%. --

:25:52. > :26:03.

:26:03. > :26:11.Neil Robertson, 94%. But the safety That is another very poor shot.

:26:11. > :26:15.That was so bad. He just mishit it. You cannot believe it sometimes.

:26:15. > :26:20.Particularly when they are so accurate with the long potting. It

:26:20. > :26:25.can only be a lack of concentration. He is not getting the spin on the

:26:25. > :26:32.ball. He missed time did. Like you say, he was nowhere near it and it

:26:32. > :26:42.could cost him. I do not think he can play it with too much pace but

:26:42. > :26:50.

:26:50. > :26:53.That is two good opportunities he has had, Neil Robertson. I always

:26:53. > :26:57.remember when Jimmy White was a young lad and he was a tremendous

:26:57. > :27:02.player at the age of 17. He won the World Amateur Championships. I said

:27:03. > :27:08.to him, if you could put as much concentration into playing safe as

:27:08. > :27:15.you do it into potting the balls, you would when a lot more than you

:27:15. > :27:21.lose. It is sometimes, that is what I honestly believe, they do not

:27:21. > :27:24.give the safety side of it a lot of respect. There is no reason why you

:27:24. > :27:34.cannot put your concentration into safety. It can be the difference

:27:34. > :27:37.

:27:37. > :27:43.He is a bit wide with that one. That is being kind. When you

:27:43. > :27:53.compare safety and potting, they say that it is a little bit like

:27:53. > :27:53.

:27:53. > :28:03.buying an insurance policy or a I used to sell insurance, by the

:28:03. > :28:08.

:28:08. > :28:18.way. I thought it was colour I can see you walking through the

:28:18. > :28:18.

:28:18. > :29:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:29:13. > :29:19.If he can get enough side to get behind the brown... I am not

:29:20. > :29:27.certain he can get behind the brown coloured. If he does not, he is

:29:27. > :29:31.getting on the two-cushion escape. He played back perfectly. There was

:29:31. > :29:41.always a risk the brown coloured could have gone towards the corner

:29:41. > :29:58.

:29:58. > :30:08.A good safety, safe in the knowledge that the black would

:30:08. > :30:09.

:30:09. > :30:15.cover the pot into the left corner. He has mishit back. Much too than.

:30:15. > :30:25.He has been fortunate not to leave an easier pot for Ding. This is a

:30:25. > :30:42.

:30:42. > :30:47.In a better attempt this time to get behind the black. He has

:30:47. > :30:57.covered part of the brown with the pink. This has become a very

:30:57. > :31:06.

:31:06. > :31:14.important frame now. Both players It would be the first time he has

:31:14. > :31:24.gone two frames in front. It will take the winner into the semi-

:31:24. > :31:34.

:31:34. > :31:44.finals. And then the frames, of This tournament used to be the best

:31:44. > :31:49.

:31:49. > :31:59.of 17 from Billy one. -- day one. Neil Robertson, just coming around

:31:59. > :32:15.

:32:15. > :32:25.He didn't really fully commit to the pot. It puts him one point in

:32:25. > :32:32.

:32:32. > :32:42.It is very close. Are they going to be all square? Or will be

:32:42. > :32:45.

:32:45. > :32:53.Australian have a two-frame Another good safety. Took a long

:32:53. > :33:03.time to decide what shot to play and then played it very well. The

:33:03. > :33:23.

:33:23. > :33:28.previous shot with the brown was He has played it slow and this is

:33:28. > :33:38.risky. He has got it safe but he will be in trouble the next time he

:33:38. > :33:47.

:33:47. > :33:53.comes to the table. Bound to be And of course, the blue in the

:33:53. > :34:03.middle of -- of the table, which makes it a chance for Ding. It puts

:34:03. > :34:11.

:34:11. > :34:20.He played that to try and force an angle off one cushion. But he gave

:34:20. > :34:30.it back spin, which means the cue ball came off with a narrow angle.

:34:30. > :34:31.

:34:31. > :34:41.It is always difficult to judge and this is where the rule is a

:34:41. > :34:42.

:34:42. > :34:49.difficult one. He has got the blue safe. I am pleased to the frame

:34:49. > :34:59.hasn't been decided on the miss rule. He could miss that quite

:34:59. > :35:05.

:35:05. > :35:15.easily and then he would have Can Ding Junhui send this blue

:35:15. > :35:19.

:35:19. > :35:27.around the angles? Get it safe? Got to try a bit of -- and put a bit of

:35:27. > :35:37.distance between the cue ball. He doesn't want to leave the blue near

:35:37. > :36:04.

:36:04. > :36:09.Neil Robertson still needs blue and That is why he refused the pot on

:36:09. > :36:19.the blue. Very straight on the blue. And that was good. Ding Junhui may

:36:19. > :36:30.

:36:30. > :36:40.be able to get to the edge of the Hmm, that is not much good. Not at

:36:40. > :36:48.

:36:48. > :36:58.all. So the blue and the pink, that He played an excellent safety in

:36:58. > :36:59.

:36:59. > :37:09.the previous visit but that was a tough shot. But he carted too thin.

:37:09. > :37:14.

:37:14. > :37:24.He has overdone it slightly. He is on it but he would have liked the

:37:24. > :37:39.

:37:39. > :37:45.cue ball on the baulk line rather The pink is in! That is the longest

:37:45. > :37:49.frame of the match and probably the most important. It takes him two in

:37:49. > :37:54.front at 4-2. HAZEL IRVINE: You can see just how

:37:54. > :38:04.much that means to him. We go into frame seven and it is Robertson to

:38:04. > :38:36.

:38:36. > :38:46.play. He is head this time by 16. - If the pink goes, this is a really

:38:46. > :38:46.

:38:46. > :39:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds

:39:35. > :39:45.He has gone for the blue this time A lot of noise coming from the

:39:45. > :39:54.

:39:54. > :40:04.other table as that reaches a Neil Robertson is taking his time

:40:04. > :40:10.

:40:10. > :40:20.before playing this shot and you This is another important visit, a

:40:20. > :40:27.

:40:27. > :40:31.It is not running smoothly, this break, to date. Just can't get that

:40:31. > :40:41.one positional shot that would move them all out, give him a chance to

:40:41. > :40:46.

:40:46. > :40:52.An unexpected miss. It caught up with him eventually. As you say

:40:52. > :40:56.Maghreb, could just not get into that perfect position. This is a

:40:56. > :41:01.big chance for Ding Junhui and you feel he has to take it. Neil

:41:01. > :41:11.Robertson will be sat there, frustrated. But this is a big, big

:41:11. > :41:40.

:41:40. > :41:50.He is not going to get back into this match missing balls and

:41:50. > :42:06.

:42:06. > :42:16.He is on the pink and the red went through the corner. Not a clean pot

:42:16. > :42:29.

:42:29. > :42:39.He is OK. If he had gone a few inches further, he would have been

:42:39. > :42:49.

:42:49. > :42:54.He is now taking his time to decide at what shot to play. It will be

:42:54. > :43:04.amazing if the balls don't run as he wants them to when he needs it

:43:04. > :43:23.

:43:23. > :43:31.He should get them now. Yes. Three of these remaining reds would be

:43:31. > :43:41.more than enough. He will be within one frame of a place in the semi-

:43:41. > :43:51.

:43:51. > :43:55.The last frame had -- could have gone either way and when he won it,

:43:55. > :44:05.Neil Robertson pumped the air with his fist. That is how much it meant

:44:05. > :44:13.

:44:14. > :44:19.You must admit, when they were 2-2 at the interval I thought it would

:44:19. > :44:29.be nip and tuck all the way. But if anything, he has kept his

:44:29. > :44:38.

:44:38. > :44:48.You are sensing that victory in the same way that sharks detect a drop

:44:48. > :45:28.

:45:28. > :45:38.He just overscrewed that slightly. But he might be able to get on the

:45:38. > :45:56.

:45:56. > :46:01.Yes. It didn't matter about the green. The frame was won long

:46:01. > :46:06.before that. Neil Robertson is sitting very comfortably now. He is

:46:06. > :46:10.just one frame away from a place in the semi-final.

:46:10. > :46:15.HAZEL IRVINE: one frame away from exacting some revenge, as well,

:46:15. > :46:20.over Ding Junhui, who beat him in the UK finals six years ago. But

:46:20. > :46:30.still work to be done and it is Ding at the table. Just one red

:46:30. > :46:39.

:46:39. > :46:49.JOHN VIRGO: He has got to play what we call in the trade don't-miss-

:46:49. > :46:52.

:46:52. > :47:02.snooker. Because any miss from he won in could be his last shot. --

:47:02. > :47:42.

:47:42. > :47:48.We have said it many times. He is Sometimes, when you have gone to

:47:48. > :47:54.the point of no return, he needs to win this frame, obviously, and all

:47:54. > :48:04.the remaining frames. It takes a bit of pressure off and you have to

:48:04. > :48:38.

:48:38. > :48:43.fully commit to what is in front of It might sound silly but it is

:48:43. > :48:47.possibly easier for Ding, this opportunity, than it would have

:48:47. > :48:52.been for Neil Robertson, because for him it would have been the

:48:52. > :49:02.frame to win but for Ding, it is just a matter of "hold on in that

:49:02. > :49:07.

:49:07. > :49:13.I was going to say... How many times have people been told to

:49:14. > :49:23.switch off their mobile phones? He is on a vital shot. That shouldn't

:49:24. > :49:35.

:49:35. > :49:45.I would like to do a survey in the crowd to see how many forgot their

:49:45. > :49:46.

:49:46. > :49:56.They have all got the facility now to turn to silent when they are in

:49:56. > :50:10.

:50:10. > :50:14.A few of the Chinese fans there. I don't think they were looking when

:50:14. > :50:24.Neil Robertson got into the balls. Reading a programme instead,

:50:24. > :50:38.

:50:38. > :50:48.preying he is going to miss. Sometimes it is worse watching than

:50:48. > :50:56.

:50:56. > :51:06.You couldn't ask for a much better chance than this to clinch the

:51:06. > :51:44.

:51:44. > :51:48.He has been the stronger of the two players, no doubt about that. He

:51:48. > :51:58.has made the biggest breaks and looked a bit more secure down on

:51:58. > :52:10.

:52:10. > :52:20.the table when the pressure was on, Once again, he has picked up his

:52:20. > :52:44.

:52:44. > :52:50.pace, John? Yes. He is a free As we say, such a good scorer when

:52:50. > :53:00.he gets in and yet his highest break has only been 56. He has had

:53:00. > :53:11.

:53:11. > :53:21.enough chances, so a disappointing Neil Robertson it needs the two

:53:21. > :53:27.

:53:27. > :53:37.One good positional shot now and he has decided to play for the pink

:53:37. > :53:46.

:53:46. > :53:50.Good, clean pot. As long as it slows up a little bit... You would

:53:50. > :53:59.think it is a formality now. I think this is the end of Ding

:53:59. > :54:09.Junhui for this year. He has won this championship was before. --

:54:09. > :54:12.

:54:12. > :54:19.He has not played well enough so he will not win it a third time, at

:54:19. > :54:29.least not this year. Against a potter of the prowess of Neil

:54:29. > :54:34.

:54:34. > :54:39.Robertson. He has left him too many The Australian marches on. A former

:54:39. > :54:49.world champion and he would love to have that World Championship and UK

:54:49. > :54:55.

:54:55. > :55:01.Ding Junhui brings with him a lot of support and there will be some

:55:01. > :55:06.disappointed people but that is the way it goes at times. He says, well

:55:06. > :55:10.done, to Neil Robertson. He will be delighted because Ding Junhui is a

:55:10. > :55:18.very dangerous opponent, but in the end, the Aussie has run out and

:55:18. > :55:25.come to a winner by 6-2. I tend to play a lot better when the match is

:55:25. > :55:28.on the line. In previous years, I used to be very vulnerable in the

:55:28. > :55:33.first and second rounds and my concentration wasn't there. I never

:55:33. > :55:38.used to get excited because for me, Isle of winning tournaments and

:55:38. > :55:44.playing in semis and semi-finals. - - I love winning. Today I felt so

:55:44. > :55:48.confident. I was convinced I was going to win. I just knew. And I

:55:48. > :55:52.was hitting the balls so well in practice yesterday and today. I

:55:52. > :55:58.felt fantastic out there. I think Judd would have said the same after

:55:58. > :56:02.his match. He was playing really well. So, you know, we are in for a

:56:02. > :56:08.huge encounter tomorrow. HAZEL IRVINE: Wishaw are, because

:56:08. > :56:16.that is the semi-final line-up. Neil Robertson playing Judd Trump.

:56:16. > :56:19.-- we sure are. Mighty impressive today. He is in great form. We have

:56:19. > :56:24.seen him knocking the balls around but there is nothing like doing it

:56:24. > :56:29.in the match. I said earlier on that Ding would have been happy to

:56:29. > :56:33.nick a couple of the games. And he is very confident so he is very

:56:33. > :56:39.dangerous. What is refreshing and rather unusual is for a top player

:56:39. > :56:44.to come out and say, I feel great and I knew I would win have.

:56:44. > :56:49.Because you tend to keep things back from the public? Yes. If you

:56:49. > :56:53.are in that frame of mind, it is addictive. To watch your player

:56:53. > :56:58.wilt... If you tell yourself enough times that you are brilliant, that

:56:58. > :57:03.is the way to go. He has done very well and played well in a couple of

:57:03. > :57:09.the PDCs and had back to back wins. He said he thought this was the

:57:09. > :57:13.best he has been playing ever. And two of the players who are possibly

:57:13. > :57:20.playing the best in the game of snooker in the next encounter.

:57:20. > :57:24.Ronnie has won two and Judd and Neil have both won two as well.

:57:24. > :57:29.These four will be playing each other in the semi-final tomorrow.

:57:29. > :57:33.That is a shoot-out and-a-half to look forward to. Robertson is one

:57:33. > :57:37.to watch. There are those in sport who have gone out and said that

:57:37. > :57:41.before and then there opponent has played much better, though. Let's

:57:41. > :57:48.see how things are shaping up because we none of format. The

:57:48. > :57:54.line-up is Neil against Judd, but this evening it will be either

:57:54. > :58:00.Shaun Murphy against Ricky Walden or Mark Allen against Marco Fu.

:58:00. > :58:04.What do you think? Are think the barriers for the best players in

:58:04. > :58:08.the world are changing and we are going through a transitional stage.

:58:08. > :58:18.I don't think we know who will be playing the best at the moment. In

:58:18. > :58:18.

:58:18. > :58:23.the bottom half of the draw,... seeds we have are five, 13 and 40,

:58:23. > :58:27.so it is a bit more open. Yes. And they can say, I am going to do it

:58:27. > :58:32.again! It has been very high- quality snooker we have enjoyed

:58:32. > :58:36.today in the first part of our quarter-finals. Rishi will be in