:00:59. > :01:09.We of good mates. I am short the I need to take my chances a lot
:01:09. > :01:14.
:01:14. > :01:21.We are down to a one last two quarter-final matches at the
:01:21. > :01:25.Barbican Centre. Ricky Walden, Shaun Murphy, Mark Allen Dicks --
:01:25. > :01:29.Mark Allen and Marco Fu. They have a lot to live up to if they are to
:01:29. > :01:39.match the class and quality of the first two quarter-finals this
:01:39. > :01:56.
:01:56. > :02:06.What a clever shot that was. Really well worked out. Judd Trump takes
:02:06. > :02:07.
:02:07. > :02:17.an interval 3-1 lead. He has played that very, very well. Judd Trump
:02:17. > :02:24.
:02:24. > :02:34.He has now found his form again, Stephen Maguire. This has been a
:02:34. > :02:36.
:02:37. > :02:42.top draw. Three centuries takes Judd Trump into the semi-final.
:02:42. > :02:49.There was a turning point at 2-1. Stephen had a chance and did not
:02:49. > :02:58.quite take it. After that, it was hard for him to take -- comeback.
:02:58. > :03:05.Twice winner of this championship, Ding Junhui. You cannot separate
:03:05. > :03:15.the two players. For the first time in the match, Neil Robertson takes
:03:15. > :03:24.
:03:24. > :03:34.the lead, three frames against Ding Junhui's 2. He is just one frame
:03:34. > :03:36.
:03:36. > :03:40.away from a place in the semi-final. In the end, the Australian has a
:03:40. > :03:45.comfortable win. I tend to play a lot better when it is all coming
:03:45. > :03:49.down to the line. The earlier rounds, in previous years, I used
:03:49. > :03:54.to be really vulnerable in the first and second rounds. A
:03:54. > :04:01.concentration was not there. I love winning tournaments and playing in
:04:01. > :04:06.it semi-finals and finals. Today I felt so confident. I am delighted
:04:06. > :04:12.to be joined in the commentary box by two former world champions. 1979,
:04:12. > :04:16.Terry Griffiths. 1985, Dennis Taylor. Both players have been very
:04:16. > :04:21.impressive. Who has impressed you most? How do you think the match
:04:21. > :04:25.will go tonight? Marco Fu against Mark Selby. I know Mark Selby did
:04:25. > :04:29.not play it at the top of his form but he showed great character. Mark
:04:29. > :04:38.Allen, he has carried on through all the controversy and that seems
:04:38. > :04:42.to make him a better player. He did he beat? Ali Carter, that's right.
:04:42. > :04:49.It is time we had another player from Northern Ireland lift a major
:04:49. > :04:57.tournament. It has been over 25 years. Terry, you are in the
:04:57. > :05:01.unusual punishment -- position of having worked with all of them. How
:05:01. > :05:09.hard well it before you to remain objective? I try my best in the
:05:09. > :05:14.commentary box. It is difficult at times. The match tonight is my son
:05:14. > :05:19.against myself! It is not easy to call it because they have totally
:05:19. > :05:27.different styles. They are both very good scorers. We are all
:05:27. > :05:35.expecting a great match. Without further ado, over to you.
:05:35. > :05:43.Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. What a buzz in the arena tonight.
:05:43. > :05:49.It's just a two places left up for grabs in this year's semi-final.
:05:49. > :05:52.Please welcome a player who always travels with great support, victory
:05:52. > :06:02.over Mark Williams yesterday was one of the biggest wins of his
:06:02. > :06:31.
:06:31. > :06:35.career so far. The Shanghai Masters And his opponent, a player who had
:06:35. > :06:42.to show real composure yesterday against Martin Gould. The winner of
:06:42. > :06:52.this UK title in 2008. World champion in 2005. He is a class act
:06:52. > :07:20.
:07:20. > :07:26.on and off the baize. He is a Shaun And here on table number one,
:07:26. > :07:30.please welcome a true gentleman on and off the table. Here after a
:07:31. > :07:35.fantastic victory over world number one Mark Selby, this is his best
:07:35. > :07:45.run since reaching the Masters final in January. He is full of
:07:45. > :08:09.
:08:09. > :08:14.And his opponent, great to see him back to his determined best, a
:08:14. > :08:19.memorable week got even better yesterday with a 6-2 win over Ali
:08:19. > :08:29.Carter. Bidding far a second successive UK semi-final, the pride
:08:29. > :08:55.
:08:55. > :09:01.of Northern Ireland, here comes A reminder but Shaun Murphy and
:09:01. > :09:06.Ricky Walden is on the red button and on line. We are staying with
:09:06. > :09:12.Mark Allen's match. He is up against Marco Fu. Two contrasting
:09:12. > :09:22.characters squaring up against each other.
:09:22. > :09:23.
:09:23. > :09:33.Good evening. Looking forward to this match. Northern Ireland versus
:09:33. > :09:34.
:09:34. > :09:44.are Hong Kong. Marco all smiles. One of the nicest lads the EU can
:09:44. > :10:00.
:10:00. > :10:10.ever wish to meet. All smiles from He breaks off, Mark Allen. Not a
:10:10. > :10:11.
:10:11. > :10:17.bad break off. A nice mixture out there. An Irishman, a Chinese
:10:17. > :10:27.player and we have got a Welshman, the referee. An international
:10:27. > :10:45.
:10:45. > :10:55.I think you saw as Marco came into the arena, he got fingers up from
:10:55. > :11:04.
:11:04. > :11:13.his wife. She is an absolutely She has taken my job now from
:11:13. > :11:18.picking up the balls from Marco. He said she was a lot prettier than me.
:11:18. > :11:28.Everybody is prettier than me! sure you're lovely wife thinks you
:11:28. > :11:34.
:11:34. > :11:40.That has pushed a red over the corner pocket. He is not going to
:11:40. > :11:47.cover it. The only problem is that the black is off its spot. The pink
:11:47. > :11:57.is available. The blue is also available from the spot -- from
:11:57. > :12:03.
:12:03. > :12:13.He should be able to avoid the three reds. But he could not. It is
:12:13. > :12:15.
:12:15. > :12:25.The trouble with this kind of shot is that the harder you hit it, the
:12:25. > :12:39.
:12:39. > :12:47.Five semi-finals, Mark Allen, I know he wants to win it sooner
:12:47. > :12:57.rather than later. The last man to stop him was Marco Fu in the
:12:57. > :12:59.
:12:59. > :13:09.Masters. Marco had a wonderful one -- ran and went on to beat him. But
:13:09. > :13:34.
:13:34. > :13:44.He needed a thin one. Site -- This is difficult because one of
:13:44. > :13:44.
:13:44. > :13:54.the reds is not sticking out. They are all in a line. He has got to
:13:54. > :14:15.
:14:15. > :14:25.He can just get past the pink to the red at the right hand side of
:14:25. > :14:39.
:14:39. > :14:45.The tournament safety success rate of both players... Mark Allen way
:14:45. > :14:48.out in the lead with 86%. You would not have thought that. That is high
:14:48. > :14:56.for a player in a tournament although they have only played two
:14:56. > :15:06.games. Especially for Mark. He is not really the best safety player
:15:06. > :15:08.
:15:08. > :15:16.in the world, a long way from it. He has got to be careful here,
:15:16. > :15:22.Marco. He could double-kiss the red as it comes off the side cushion.
:15:22. > :15:32.The amount of side he had on that to avoid that! That was a very good
:15:32. > :15:36.
:15:36. > :15:46.shot. The natural angle would have So difficult to play with that
:15:46. > :15:47.
:15:47. > :16:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds
:16:47. > :16:56.It is amazing what can happen with the side as we see another good
:16:57. > :16:58.
:16:58. > :17:07.safety there. It is amazing what the ball does. The angle it comes
:17:07. > :17:17.off with that much spin! You can't help unless you have a cue ball
:17:17. > :17:23.
:17:23. > :17:33.He has missed the red again. #ColourCyan REFEREE: Foul and a
:17:33. > :17:44.
:17:44. > :17:52.You never know how a game of snooker is going to start off.
:17:52. > :17:56.Every frame is different. Two very attacking players. Here we are
:17:56. > :18:03.watching a bout of tactical play to see who will what -- make a mistake
:18:03. > :18:13.to let the other one in. The red on the right side of the table is
:18:13. > :18:17.
:18:17. > :18:22.causing a problem. He does not want Mark will be able to take this on.
:18:22. > :18:32.He will not cannon into the reds this time. He will probably end up
:18:32. > :18:38.
:18:38. > :18:48.In the end, because he tried to hold it for the blue, he got too
:18:48. > :19:00.
:19:00. > :19:09.thick a contact. The first real That was a shocker from Marco. That
:19:09. > :19:19.really was a poor shot. He might have to play a little cannon on to
:19:19. > :19:30.
:19:31. > :19:40.the brown coloured. A thin one down A test of safety at the moment.
:19:41. > :19:52.
:19:52. > :19:56.Both players had a chance and did I thought Marco could have played a
:19:56. > :20:02.better shot. He left the escape route for Mark talent and now he is
:20:02. > :20:06.in trouble. He might be able to get between the green, blue and pink.
:20:06. > :20:16.His previous shot off the blue should have had Mark Allen in
:20:16. > :20:22.
:20:22. > :20:29.He played that with a lot of right- hand side. He left the cue ball to
:20:29. > :20:39.run but it stopped short. The red is on. Can he get to the potting
:20:39. > :20:58.
:20:58. > :21:03.angle? Clearly not. He is now in a He is trapped somewhat, that is why
:21:03. > :21:13.he is having to think about it. could play the red nearer the
:21:13. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:39.pocket. Then he could leave the I do not think he can see enough to
:21:39. > :21:49.play that shot. He would have to play a bit of Serb to get around
:21:49. > :22:02.
:22:02. > :22:12.He played for the pot! I think he was concentrating more on getting
:22:12. > :22:21.the cue ball back. Even Judd Trump could not knock it in at that pace!
:22:21. > :22:25.I don't know! He likes a pot, doesn't he? I said back at the
:22:25. > :22:30.World Championship, I have never seen anything in my 30 odd years as
:22:30. > :22:40.a professional, I have never seen anyone pot balls like it. What
:22:40. > :22:58.
:22:58. > :23:06.Back was a big shot for Marco and he made a bit of a mess of it.
:23:06. > :23:14.suppose with all of the tactical play, but with that straight pot,
:23:14. > :23:20.he never got any where near it. In a couple of shots time, this could
:23:20. > :23:30.be a good opportunity for Mark Allen. I'm not sure if the pink is
:23:30. > :23:31.
:23:31. > :23:41.The black is more or less out of commission unless he could get the
:23:41. > :24:03.
:24:03. > :24:13.It might be OK, it might be If the pink goes to the right
:24:13. > :24:40.
:24:40. > :24:49.corner, he has very little to do Our referee, I am his next door
:24:49. > :24:56.neighbour now. He let -- he lives next door to my son's flat where we
:24:56. > :25:03.have just moved. A former policeman living next door to a former
:25:03. > :25:13.postman! We used to have do work when we turned professional as well
:25:13. > :25:15.
:25:15. > :25:20.These days, the boys turn professional went they are 16. I
:25:20. > :25:30.feel they miss out something in life, not having jobs. But that is
:25:30. > :25:34.
:25:34. > :25:44.how it is in sport now. A little The black is available, as well as
:25:44. > :25:47.
:25:47. > :25:57.Mark Allen from County Antrim in Northern Ireland. A lovely part of
:25:57. > :26:05.
:26:06. > :26:15.Just talking about jobs, by worked 12 hours -- 12 hour shifts in the
:26:16. > :26:17.
:26:17. > :26:27.paper mill when I first moved to Don't throw your contact list away,
:26:27. > :26:29.
:26:29. > :26:39.He has played these well, he has kept his cue ball well under
:26:39. > :26:44.
:26:44. > :26:50.It is OK. I thought he was going to land on top of the red. Absolutely
:26:50. > :27:00.perfect. He can get the black into play now. It was tied up for quite
:27:00. > :27:15.
:27:15. > :27:20.a while. If he is dead straight, he He has missed it. Simply because he
:27:20. > :27:27.had to raise the top of the cue to stun it. If the red had been up
:27:27. > :27:34.dead straight, he would have dropped it in. The butt of the cue
:27:34. > :27:38.was up in the air and you get a little bit of unwanted side on it.
:27:38. > :27:48.Marco missed his last attempt on a long red. Let's see if he can get
:27:48. > :27:51.
:27:51. > :28:01.It is not happening at the moment. He pushed the last one to the left.
:28:01. > :28:03.
:28:03. > :28:11.I think he over-compensated this One of the hardest shots that
:28:11. > :28:21.amateurs find. The dead straight. They prefer to be cutting a ball
:28:21. > :28:30.
:28:30. > :28:40.He is taking the red on and bridging over the #ColourYellow --
:28:40. > :28:46.
:28:46. > :28:56.A good pot and a good kiss. A good positional shot. He could be in
:28:56. > :29:18.
:29:18. > :29:28.He did not get a great contact them. The white ball jumped as it hit the
:29:28. > :29:52.
:29:52. > :30:02.The referee had to asking them what Paul he was playing. If there is
:30:02. > :30:06.
:30:06. > :30:11.any doubt to the referee, because the #ColourGreen And pro-you ask
:30:11. > :30:21.the player to nominate. He knows he has had a couple of chances to
:30:21. > :30:26.
:30:26. > :30:36.clinch the frame. The heavy contact The green is not too badly placed
:30:36. > :30:37.
:30:37. > :30:47.if he could spring the white Cover to that side. -- the white over to
:30:47. > :30:56.
:30:56. > :31:04.Marco Fu is not going to be very impressed with his next position. -
:31:04. > :31:14.- with this next position. Somehow, Marco has got to get to the red
:31:14. > :31:22.that is near the cushion. Look at this very good long pot. How does
:31:22. > :31:32.he get to this red that is next to the cushion? He could play it with
:31:32. > :31:40.
:31:40. > :31:50.a lot of cider. -- a lot of side. REFEREE: Foul and a miss.
:31:50. > :31:53.
:31:53. > :32:03.It was not a bad attend. Marco may have to play that shot again if
:32:03. > :32:30.
:32:30. > :32:40.Mark get a bad angle on this red. - Let's see if he can judge this a
:32:40. > :32:54.
:32:54. > :33:04.This is a better effort. This looks to be absolutely spot-on. Superb
:33:04. > :33:17.
:33:17. > :33:27.A good attempt to cover the five reds, but I am not sure if Marco
:33:27. > :33:37.
:33:37. > :33:47.can get to the thin edge of the Very good line on the cue ball. A
:33:47. > :33:47.
:33:47. > :33:53.bit short of pace to get behind the green. He has a choice here. He
:33:53. > :34:03.potted a red similar to this, but I do not know if he is taking the pot
:34:03. > :34:15.
:34:15. > :34:19.for the safety shot here. -- the If Marco would just roll the red
:34:19. > :34:24.past the green and leave the cue ball and top of the green it would
:34:24. > :34:29.leave Mark Allen in trouble. And not sure if he can do that. It is a
:34:29. > :34:33.pretty good call, that, Terry. As long as he gets a snooker and gets
:34:33. > :34:37.the red away from the cushion and leaves it on, it puts pressure on
:34:37. > :34:47.Mark Allen because he will have to play the reds up the other end of
:34:47. > :35:00.
:35:00. > :35:10.He has pushed the red over the pocket. That has given Mark Allen a
:35:10. > :35:13.
:35:13. > :35:19.little bit of a headache. There are a couple of reds that he might be
:35:19. > :35:26.able to try to pot. I think he can get past the pink to get to the
:35:26. > :35:36.potting angle of one of them. The only safe place on the table for
:35:36. > :35:45.
:35:45. > :35:55.the cue ball is over near the Yes, he has had a look at it. He
:35:55. > :36:05.would have to get up white over to the right side of the table. -- get
:36:05. > :36:25.
:36:25. > :36:33.the white. He might have covered it Such a straightforward shot, but it
:36:33. > :36:43.was well picked out. The safety play has been very strong in this
:36:43. > :37:00.
:37:00. > :37:05.What he was thinking about there was just rolling his red and
:37:06. > :37:15.positioning of white so that he covers the red with the blue. He
:37:16. > :37:21.
:37:21. > :37:31.He has covered the one with the blue but he has pushed the other
:37:31. > :37:38.
:37:38. > :37:48.This might turn out to be the longest frame of the match, this
:37:48. > :37:56.
:37:56. > :38:06.opening frame. He is not many pots In fact, the blue will do it, the
:38:06. > :38:11.
:38:11. > :38:21.A pretty tactical opening frame. Mark Allen has been the player that
:38:21. > :38:23.
:38:23. > :38:33.has been knocking the balls in. There were a couple of long pots
:38:33. > :38:40.
:38:40. > :38:43.that market did not get near. -- that Marco. Marco Fu never got
:38:43. > :38:48.going and the man from Northern Ireland takes the opening frame. He
:38:48. > :38:55.leads 1-0. I think Dennis summed it up quite
:38:55. > :39:00.nicely there. It seems that Mark Allen has the bit between his teeth.
:39:00. > :39:05.You would expect so. Looking at the opening exchanges, Marco Fu does
:39:06. > :39:10.not look as sharp as Mark Allen. He missed a couple of long balls and
:39:10. > :39:13.miss been quite considerably. Terry said he tried to overcompensate and
:39:13. > :39:18.the second one after missing the first one. He does not look as
:39:18. > :39:22.sharp as Mark, especially when he gets in about them. It is nice to
:39:22. > :39:28.get your first frame on the board. Marco needs this second frame to
:39:28. > :39:34.settle down. The guys in the commentary box have been talking
:39:34. > :39:36.about the fact that Marco has been to a major final before. Marco has
:39:37. > :39:42.beaten Mark in the semi-finals before. Does that play on their
:39:42. > :39:47.minds? Maybe when it gets down to the crunch and you're in a final.
:39:47. > :39:51.Marco has been in a lot of finals and semi-finals, so he has a lot of
:39:51. > :39:56.experience at this stage as well. The crunch will come when he gets
:39:56. > :40:01.to a major final. He has not won any event yet. Getting that first
:40:01. > :40:05.one on the board is always the hardest. It will not make a
:40:05. > :40:08.difference at this stage. Mark Allen has been one of the
:40:08. > :40:18.players who has made the headlines on and off the table this week. He
:40:18. > :40:23.has a good start against Marco Fu, 1-0.
:40:23. > :40:33.He has been pretty aggressive on the table and off. That is how he
:40:33. > :40:43.
:40:43. > :40:53.He would be disappointed with that. Yes, he is too good -- so good at
:40:53. > :41:01.
:41:01. > :41:08.that type of pot. I think the black The black obviously does not pot,
:41:08. > :41:18.that is why he was trying to screw back off of the reds. A worrying
:41:18. > :41:26.
:41:26. > :41:36.That is a worrying number - 20% pot success rate. They have all been
:41:36. > :41:40.
:41:40. > :41:50.long or medium distance shots. His safety has been good enough.
:41:50. > :42:10.
:42:10. > :42:14.his long potting has let him down a A good starter with the extension.
:42:14. > :42:18.It is something that you could not have done in the old days with they
:42:18. > :42:28.have butts, which we still keep up the side of the snooker table for
:42:28. > :42:43.
:42:43. > :42:53.some reason. No -- nobody ever uses He could not generate a lot of top
:42:53. > :42:54.
:42:54. > :43:00.spin there. I'd just mentioned the long tackle. You have a full length
:43:00. > :43:10.resting cue 1/2 butt. They are never used these days. All the
:43:10. > :43:21.
:43:21. > :43:26.players have their own extensions Once again, a good red to get in.
:43:26. > :43:36.There are two ways to get in in this game, one is a long pot the
:43:36. > :43:53.
:43:53. > :44:01.other is good safety -- one is good The tip of Mark's cue seems to be
:44:01. > :44:08.well down. It is the sort of tip that players like Ray Reardon used
:44:09. > :44:18.to play with. A lot of the modern players play with a fuller tip. It
:44:19. > :44:31.
:44:31. > :44:41.It has a dome, it is just small. You are right, though, there is not
:44:41. > :44:42.
:44:42. > :44:52.much left on that tape. It should get through this frame. -- on that
:44:52. > :44:54.
:44:54. > :45:04.He will be hoping it will get in through the championship. -- get
:45:04. > :45:06.
:45:06. > :45:16.him. That was completely mishit. He was going into the five reds. It
:45:16. > :45:22.
:45:22. > :45:26.has too much action on it. He will There is a chance that he could get
:45:26. > :45:36.the black into play, certainly with the pace that he hit it with the
:45:36. > :45:40.
:45:40. > :45:45.last time. He hit it with less pace and he is stuck in them. He had to
:45:45. > :45:55.hit the middle of those two top reds, and he did that. He thought
:45:55. > :46:04.
:46:04. > :46:14.No big breaks as yet. Certainly no big breaks from Marco Fu, he has
:46:14. > :46:24.only scored one point. He has not potted a ball wide for over 26
:46:24. > :46:36.
:46:36. > :46:39.minutes. He has not had much to go -- he has not potted a ball. House
:46:39. > :46:49.straight is he on this? Can he avoid the red that is to the left
:46:49. > :46:53.
:46:54. > :47:01.of this one? Yes. He cued that one well. He has gone a little too far
:47:01. > :47:09.down the table. You see that white picking up speed there. That is
:47:09. > :47:19.because of the top spin he applied. Yes, it was as if the ball stopped
:47:19. > :47:36.
:47:36. > :47:46.I mentioned about the ball stopping. You strike it just underneath 12
:47:46. > :47:46.
:47:46. > :48:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds
:48:30. > :48:40.o'clock. It stops and then it goes You could see the back hand of Mark
:48:40. > :48:42.
:48:42. > :48:47.Allen there. He has quite a light grip. Terry, you're the expert,
:48:47. > :48:53.maybe you could just give us 40 minutes on. His back fingers are
:48:54. > :48:58.light but the front fingers are not. That is what gives you the accuracy.
:48:58. > :49:04.The field comes from the back fingers normally. He does not like
:49:04. > :49:09.that. He plays a lot of cannons when he is in the balls normally.
:49:09. > :49:17.It is unusual these days. The old players used to do that. That is
:49:17. > :49:25.Mark's style. Once again, he is dominating this frame. He is using
:49:25. > :49:32.the rest with his right hand, even though he is a left-hander. Most
:49:33. > :49:37.left-handers seemed to do that, for some reason. He looked to have an
:49:38. > :49:47.angle on the pink and pot it and go for the red that is just below the
:49:48. > :49:50.
:49:50. > :50:00.That has opened up the whole game, just that little flick. That was
:50:00. > :50:06.
:50:06. > :50:11.all he needed. He only needs one You have to feel a bit for Marco.
:50:11. > :50:15.He has had a few long pots that he has missed and then about half-a-
:50:15. > :50:25.dozen very thin safety shots where he has missed the ball back a few
:50:25. > :50:48.
:50:48. > :50:56.The red stays out. Marco did not get off of his chair. Mark Allen is
:50:56. > :50:59.2-0 in front. A good start for Mark Allen. We're
:50:59. > :51:03.going to head the water table two and see what is happening between
:51:03. > :51:12.Ricky Walden and Shaun Murphy. Ricky Walden, of course, in his
:51:12. > :51:17.first quarter-final. Shaun Murphy has hit back here. He started off
:51:17. > :51:22.really well against Martin Gould. Obviously both players are in good
:51:22. > :51:29.form already. Yes. I watched the end of that match. There were a few
:51:29. > :51:32.twitches towards the end. He looks to be cueing very nicely. He is up
:51:32. > :51:39.against Ricky Walden who had a great win against Mark Williams in
:51:39. > :51:45.the last round. It is going to be a cracking match. We talk about how
:51:45. > :51:51.every match is a big one between these players. He has just got
:51:51. > :51:55.another former champion in Shaun Murphy. It is never easy. All of
:51:55. > :52:00.the match is a finely balanced. What do you make of Marco Fu? He
:52:00. > :52:08.does not seem to be on his game. slow start for him. He looks a
:52:09. > :52:18.little uneasy, a little bit nervous. He has made a few uncharacteristic
:52:18. > :52:22.mistakes. He left Mark Allen at chance to win that frame. As John
:52:22. > :52:32.Virgo always is, you never really settled down until you get that
:52:32. > :52:35.
:52:35. > :52:45.first frame on the board. Worrying Even at shot, he has fitted a
:52:45. > :52:54.
:52:54. > :53:03.little harder than he intended. The He did not get close with that. If
:53:03. > :53:13.you knocked that in it would give you confidence. He has to get an
:53:13. > :53:20.
:53:20. > :53:30.He will not pot many balls from that position, tight on the baulk
:53:30. > :53:49.
:53:49. > :53:59.Marco plus mac coach will be watching -- Marco's coach will be
:53:59. > :53:59.
:53:59. > :54:03.watching. We know that he was getting up at about three o'clock
:54:03. > :54:13.in the morning to watch this match from Hong Kong. He is over there as
:54:13. > :54:18.
:54:18. > :54:25.their head coach. He is a billiards coach for the Institute of Sport. I
:54:25. > :54:33.do not know if he can hear the BBC, but if he is, we're thinking about
:54:33. > :54:36.you, boy! In Hong Kong, we used to play at
:54:36. > :54:45.the Queen Elizabeth Stadium. I remember the first time I played
:54:45. > :54:55.Steve Davis there were nearly 3,000 people in the arena. They all came
:54:55. > :55:04.to watch Steve, Bill! That is a great pot. -- to watch Steve,
:55:04. > :55:10.though! He was in a spot of bother there
:55:10. > :55:20.and he potted his way out of it. Good cueing. How did he find the
:55:20. > :55:26.
:55:26. > :55:31.The one thing that Marco Fu has is an abundance of temperament. He has
:55:31. > :55:41.a terrific temperament for the scheme was of it is being tested at
:55:41. > :56:01.
:56:01. > :56:06.the moment. -- temperament for this The red on the right-hand side of
:56:06. > :56:16.the table looks like a simple shot. But there is a red in the middle
:56:16. > :56:38.
:56:38. > :56:46.He is looking to see if it goes. From this position it looks as if
:56:46. > :56:52.it pots. It must be a bit tighter than it seems. Even the other one
:56:52. > :57:02.will go. This is the better one. He will get on the blue if he rolls
:57:02. > :57:11.this been. No, it is on the near jaw. And look where he has put it.
:57:11. > :57:17.It is worrying times for Marco Fu. The yellow was a bit of a
:57:17. > :57:21.distraction. It clearly shows you that there was enough room. The
:57:21. > :57:25.pink is awkward, so is the black, but if he could get on that red to
:57:25. > :57:35.the right of the black, he could pot that, can in the other red and
:57:35. > :57:35.
:57:35. > :58:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds
:58:32. > :58:35.We're at the end of our coverage on BBC Two, with Mark Allen seemingly
:58:35. > :58:44.in control of this quarter-final match against Marco Fu. If you want
:58:44. > :58:48.to carry on watching, press your red button or go on line. We have a