:00:47. > :00:57.Ricky and I are good mates and I am sure the match will be another
:00:57. > :01:11.
:01:11. > :01:17.I have to do it a lot better, I think, in order to beat him. Hello
:01:17. > :01:23.and welcome to highlights from quarterfinals day from the UK
:01:23. > :01:31.champion ship at the Barbican Centre in York. Tonight we will the
:01:31. > :01:37.other highlights but we start with news of this afternoon's matches
:01:37. > :01:47.and first of all Stephen Maguire against Judd Trump. He is just an
:01:47. > :01:58.
:01:59. > :02:08.unbelievable player, isn't he? a clever shot that was. Trump takes
:02:09. > :02:22.
:02:22. > :02:32.it into the lead. He has done that He seems to have found his form
:02:32. > :02:44.
:02:44. > :02:48.I think there was a turning point at 2-1. Stephen had a chance and
:02:48. > :02:56.didn't quite take it and from then I built up a big lead and it was
:02:57. > :03:06.always hard for him to come back. The winner of this championship
:03:07. > :03:09.
:03:09. > :03:19.goes into the quarterfinal. The first time in the match, Neil
:03:19. > :03:28.
:03:28. > :03:38.Robertson takes the lead, three It is just one frame away from a
:03:38. > :03:40.
:03:40. > :03:45.place in the semifinal. In the end, he has come out the comfortable
:03:45. > :03:48.winner. When there is a lot riding on the line I tend to play a lot
:03:48. > :03:51.better. Sort of the earlier rounds - in previous years I used to be
:03:51. > :03:55.really vulnerable in the first and second rounds, my concentration
:03:55. > :03:59.wasn't really there. I never used to get excited because for me I
:03:59. > :04:03.love winning tournaments and playing in semis and finals. Today
:04:03. > :04:13.I just felt so confident today, I really did. So, two semifinal spots
:04:13. > :04:18.down, two to go. Next up it is the clash between UK2008 runner up
:04:18. > :04:23.Marcu Fu and the man making headlines on and off the match,
:04:23. > :04:33.Mark Allen. Tonight, it was Mark Allen who began quickest winning
:04:33. > :04:38.
:04:39. > :04:48.the first two frames, but Marcu eventually got into his stride.
:04:49. > :04:50.
:04:50. > :04:57.Comment from Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis. That things things a
:04:57. > :05:01.little bit. Never ceases to amaze me what can happen in this game.
:05:01. > :05:06.You can stand all day and never be able to pull that shot off and all
:05:06. > :05:16.of a sudden there is enough points for Marcu Fu to win. Mark Allen, he
:05:16. > :05:23.
:05:23. > :05:31.couldn't stop smiling there. only needs four blacks.
:05:31. > :05:41.(APPLAUSE) Not a very task where the red is at
:05:41. > :05:58.
:05:58. > :06:05.He needed to it be straight so he could screw back and hit the yellow,
:06:05. > :06:10.and he is just off straight. (APPLAUSE)
:06:10. > :06:14.. I am not sure here if he can screw back to the reverse side and
:06:14. > :06:17.miss the pink and send it up to the right of the blue. If he has, you
:06:17. > :06:22.have the perfect picture there, if he can charge this with the reverse
:06:22. > :06:32.side, he will miss the pink and he will hit the cushion and spin
:06:32. > :06:38.
:06:38. > :06:44.towards the red. Let's have a look Another good shot required but I
:06:44. > :06:50.think he has an angel to screw back off the cushion and get back up to
:06:50. > :07:00.the black. You can see where he is hitting it to make sure he spins it
:07:00. > :07:02.
:07:02. > :07:12.back. He can only draw if he takes the
:07:12. > :07:15.pink. Mm, that is interesting. He is taking the easier pot. A lot of
:07:15. > :07:24.players would try to flick the black in and play for a snooker,
:07:24. > :07:28.not necessarily play to get on that red. Yes, if he missed the black I
:07:28. > :07:37.think the game would be over. He has had a look at the score board
:07:37. > :07:46.and decides he wants to stay into it. He has a chance to tie. It is a
:07:46. > :07:56.bit disappointing, though, Dennis, when he takes the pink.
:07:56. > :07:57.
:07:57. > :08:02.(APPLAUSE) Let's have a look at the angel. If
:08:02. > :08:06.he screws back can he get past the blue, that could be the problem. If
:08:06. > :08:16.he plays that with deep crew the white is going to head over --
:08:16. > :08:19.
:08:19. > :08:25.screw the white is going to head over towards the blue. He has
:08:25. > :08:29.avoided the blue. (APPLAUSE)
:08:29. > :08:32.He has played a little gem there. Mark Allen, I bet he can't believe
:08:32. > :08:42.what has happened here. How he knocked that blue in I will never
:08:42. > :08:46.
:08:46. > :08:56.Mark Allen has made his highest break of the match so far, his
:08:56. > :09:03.highest break of 63. Couldn't be involved in the respotted black.
:09:03. > :09:08.Needs to go a bit. A little bit short. He thought the frame was
:09:08. > :09:13.over. We all thought it was over. He just played a straightforward
:09:13. > :09:23.double and misjudged it. How he knocked the blue in I will never
:09:23. > :09:23.
:09:23. > :09:33.know. He had a fast bounce off that ball cushion, it sprung off the
:09:33. > :09:38.
:09:38. > :09:43.An excellent shot. (APPLAUSE)
:09:43. > :09:49.He will just screw down over the brown spot and back for the pink.
:09:49. > :09:54.Just watch the cue ball. Right over that brown spot, back with a touch
:09:54. > :10:00.of side and one good position of shot here and it is a respotted
:10:00. > :10:05.black, and Mark Allen, well, I bet he can't believe it. He has played
:10:05. > :10:15.this well. He doesn't want it to bounce too far.
:10:15. > :10:30.
:10:30. > :10:40.(APPLAUSE) (APPLAUSE)
:10:40. > :10:41.
:10:41. > :10:46.Spin the coin. Heads, marco, you won the toss. Marcu Fu not only
:10:46. > :10:56.cleared up, he won the toss also. Mark Allen must be in a little bit
:10:56. > :10:58.
:10:58. > :11:06.of shock after what has happened. That seems to be the shot these
:11:06. > :11:12.days. The only thing with this it leaves the possibility of a double
:11:12. > :11:18.on. The old traditional safety shot on a respotted black was roll the
:11:18. > :11:28.black up and down the spots, get a bit of distance between them. What
:11:28. > :11:30.
:11:30. > :11:35.does marco play here - the little safety shot or the double? He has
:11:35. > :11:45.it safe, that is the main thing, but he will have a more difficulty
:11:45. > :11:50.
:11:50. > :11:57.safety now. He should get some distance between these two.
:11:57. > :12:03.(APPLAUSE) That was the type of shot that was
:12:03. > :12:06.easier to play from where he was, up and down the spots are near the
:12:06. > :12:16.spots to leave distance between object and cue ball and he has a
:12:16. > :12:27.
:12:27. > :12:36.bit of a problem here, Marco? (APPLAUSE)
:12:36. > :12:41.That is very well played. (APPLAUSE)
:12:41. > :12:46.Can Mark Allen get this around the angles and on to the ball cushion
:12:46. > :12:52.again? This is well played if it keeps on running. Oh, it is not.
:12:52. > :12:56.There is a chance to snick this in. The white will go near the middle
:12:56. > :13:05.pocket, the left middle pocket. He will need a touch of side on it to
:13:05. > :13:09.avoid it going off. What a frame this would be to clinch. If he
:13:09. > :13:19.plays the plain ball he will go very close to the middle position
:13:19. > :13:22.
:13:22. > :13:27.wet the cue ball. -- with the cue ball. He is not sure. Just having a
:13:27. > :13:31.look there, what he is thinking about, where the cue ball is going
:13:31. > :13:38.as Dennis mentioned. Could go close to the middle pocket but he is
:13:38. > :13:45.cutting this quite thin so he would be unlick y to go to the middle at
:13:45. > :13:54.pace but you never know. We have seen some twists in this room.
:13:54. > :14:00.has it - oh!! I tell you what, this is not a gimme by any means. This
:14:00. > :14:10.black has to be cued perfectly. And it will be a very relieved Mark
:14:10. > :14:21.
:14:21. > :14:25.Allen if this black disappears. He will settle for the outcome. It is
:14:25. > :14:35.a very awkward pot. The right corner would be the best one to
:14:35. > :14:39.
:14:39. > :14:43.take it on, and he would have to He has a very easy safety on if he
:14:43. > :14:49.was to play it. Normally the players like to have a go on the
:14:49. > :14:59.black if there is a chance because you could play two or three good
:14:59. > :15:09.
:15:09. > :15:18.safetys and not get another chance The crowd here at the Barbican,
:15:18. > :15:27.there is ohs and ahs all over the place! He is such a devastating
:15:27. > :15:37.longer but there is so much pressure on this black.
:15:37. > :15:41.
:15:41. > :15:48.ALL: Oh!! Well, this with less pace would have gone in and Marco has a
:15:48. > :15:51.shot here. It is a safety shot. Double the black across and bring
:15:51. > :15:59.the white back up and it might go close to the corner position wet
:15:59. > :16:09.the black. -- pocket with the black. That is perfectly played. A
:16:09. > :16:25.
:16:25. > :16:33.beautiful shot. Has he fluked it?
:16:33. > :16:36.CHEERING The black is in!! I'm not sure if
:16:36. > :16:40.he was planning a similar safety shot to the one that Marcu Fu
:16:40. > :16:48.played but there is always a chance that you can knock it in. I am not
:16:48. > :16:52.surprised he has gone out of the Rena, leads 3-2. A dramatic frame
:16:52. > :16:56.indeed and that was the fourth respotted black in the kourn meant.
:16:56. > :17:04.Mark Allen continued his good fame and fortune, but Marco struck a
:17:04. > :17:14.blow in the 7th with a terrific break of 131 and is 4-3 down again.
:17:14. > :17:22.Allen is lead at the table again, leading. He has brought a red up
:17:22. > :17:28.with it. Oh, dear. That is a slip up. I looked at that short when he
:17:28. > :17:32.started and that red had to go past that one and just skim it. I think
:17:32. > :17:37.he was concentrating so much on getting varying colours. It had to
:17:37. > :17:47.cut it in and go up the table. didn't he play it down off the one
:17:47. > :17:56.
:17:56. > :17:59.that was near the cushion? In the end Marco hasn't made and
:17:59. > :18:09.prepareded for that mistake there when he brought the red up the
:18:09. > :18:29.
:18:29. > :18:39.table. There is another one on the ground
:18:39. > :18:39.
:18:39. > :19:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:19:19. > :19:29.- no, it is better from here. He Well, he is getting closer to the
:19:29. > :19:33.
:19:33. > :19:43.(APPLAUSE) He is bringing the black into play
:19:43. > :19:44.
:19:44. > :19:48.now. Mark Allen won his opening round match here 6-3. It was nice
:19:48. > :19:58.to see Adrian back again. There he has had a couple of season
:19:58. > :20:08.struggled but he was cuing very well. Then he beat Ali Carter 6 -2.
:20:08. > :20:08.
:20:08. > :20:18.Well on his way see to leaving himself one more place and earning
:20:18. > :20:33.
:20:33. > :20:37.himself a place in the sixth simply Oh. That was never in. He had one
:20:37. > :20:43.earlier in this pocket that fell, but that didn't. That was never in
:20:43. > :20:53.the middle of the pocket. Once again, we have seen somebody miss a
:20:53. > :20:54.
:20:54. > :21:04.straightforward ball and it is the one that they needed to be safe.
:21:04. > :21:10.
:21:10. > :21:17.really needed that red, didn't he? Amazing. These four reds might Luke
:21:17. > :21:23.awkward but they are not. -- look awkward but they are not. For a
:21:23. > :21:33.right hander, the two near the side cushion are OK. These two are
:21:33. > :21:44.
:21:44. > :21:49.available behind the black spot. (APPLAUSE)
:21:49. > :21:54.The fifth frame in this match was extraordinary. Mark Allen had a 63
:21:54. > :21:59.and then sent the blue in the pocket which was quite amazing and
:21:59. > :22:04.Marco cleared up to have a respotted black. But Mark did win
:22:04. > :22:14.that on the respot. (APPLAUSE)
:22:14. > :22:39.
:22:39. > :22:45.. That is well played. He has an option sheer. I am not quite sure
:22:45. > :22:55.he can drop it right on to the red. He might go into them and split
:22:55. > :23:02.
:23:02. > :23:09.them - into them it is. (APPLAUSE)
:23:09. > :23:16.He is checking the scoreboard. He the 39 points behind, so he has an
:23:16. > :23:23.angle on to the black to the last red. He has got an angleed frame if
:23:23. > :23:27.he could get near the other white it would be perfect. That looks to
:23:27. > :23:37.be pretty good to me. (APPLAUSE)
:23:37. > :23:48.
:23:48. > :23:58.. Much easier to get from blue to yellow than from black. That is why
:23:58. > :24:00.
:24:00. > :24:10.he screwed it back. Mark Allen f he loses this frame --, if if he loses
:24:10. > :24:22.
:24:22. > :24:30.this frame... (APPLAUSE)
:24:30. > :24:36.It is not a good time, this, for Marcu Fu who has had some
:24:36. > :24:40.disruption. It is very important this. Well, a few times we have
:24:40. > :24:45.mentioned his temper meant and he battered an eyelid with all that
:24:45. > :24:55.noise going on, he has just kept fully focused and kept on potting
:24:55. > :24:57.
:24:57. > :25:07.them. He didn't have the angle to put it in the centre, possibly. So
:25:07. > :25:10.
:25:10. > :25:15.he is running through. He just dropped it in. It is just the black
:25:15. > :25:22.then to square things up again and win a frame that looked out of his
:25:22. > :25:31.reach a few minutes ago. (APPLAUSE)
:25:31. > :25:36.. That was an excellent save there from Marcu Fu, it has brought him
:25:36. > :25:43.back level again, it is four frames each. Well, this is proving a
:25:43. > :25:48.really tight and tense match from 4 all. Marco won frame nine to make
:25:48. > :25:54.it 5-4 before Mark Allen showed his fierce determination to level
:25:54. > :25:59.things up meaning we were faced with a final-frame decider. Let's
:25:59. > :26:07.join it early up with Mark Allen at the table.
:26:07. > :26:13.(APPLAUSE) . Might just be OK here. He is
:26:13. > :26:19.playing from the blue to the middle, but being a left-hander it is not
:26:19. > :26:25.too bad to send it up past the green but he can control the cue
:26:25. > :26:29.ball on the the Reds which are either side of the black? I think
:26:29. > :26:34.he can. He has a slight angle and he can find a gap for that red to
:26:34. > :26:42.the right of the black. I am nearly certain but he would have to be so
:26:42. > :26:44.precise with this. And he has found the gap!! That is a brilliant shot.
:26:44. > :26:54.(APPLAUSE) . He can bring the black into play
:26:54. > :27:11.
:27:11. > :27:20.now. Of course, he made a 66 in the previous frame so he has plenty of
:27:20. > :27:26.rhythm, good feel. It will be interesting to see what he does
:27:26. > :27:30.with the black after potting this red. There is a coupful reds still
:27:31. > :27:34.available which he will have to - one of these he has left is a bit
:27:34. > :27:37.awkward. Might be able to get on the back red if he can force it
:27:37. > :27:40.through but that was a little bit careless with the cue ball. He
:27:40. > :27:46.could have left the half ball pot and gone straight into the red with
:27:46. > :27:53.those two back at the bunch, those were a bit of insurance had he
:27:53. > :28:03.stuck in the reds. He leaves himself a more difficult pot in the
:28:03. > :28:05.
:28:05. > :28:14.mid- will pocket. -- middle pocket. He really is running through it. He
:28:14. > :28:24.can't come back for the black. He has been up for the blue.
:28:24. > :28:27.
:28:27. > :28:31.(APPLAUSE) . The one other ingredient that he
:28:31. > :28:37.needed to be a top-class snooker player is to have, as they say a
:28:37. > :28:47.lot of bottle. This player certainly has that. He lost three
:28:47. > :28:50.
:28:50. > :28:58.frames in a row to go 5-4 down. He responded with a 66 break to level
:28:58. > :29:08.and now one good shot, but another good bunch to go into now. Doesn't
:29:08. > :29:16.have a red as a piece of insurance. And that is always going to be the
:29:16. > :29:26.problem. Holds his hands to the heavens. Marco will be delighted to
:29:26. > :29:28.
:29:28. > :29:36.see the outcome there. He is looking on the shoe of Marco Fu but
:29:36. > :29:46.it Wattsn't a good shot to -- wasn't a good shot to go into so
:29:46. > :29:52.
:29:52. > :30:02.you can't always be promised to finish nicely. Why me? Surely not a
:30:02. > :30:09.
:30:09. > :30:19.double to get him out of trouble? And he might have left a pot there
:30:19. > :30:20.
:30:20. > :30:27.(APPLAUSE) . Marco will just be pleased that
:30:27. > :30:31.this went wrong and he is still in the frame and match. He has the red
:30:31. > :30:34.I mentioned, that has gone up to the left. He has looked at the
:30:34. > :30:39.possibility of the double also because if he doubles the red it is
:30:40. > :30:44.a free shot, he would finish on the black and the only ball he would
:30:44. > :30:50.leave would be the one he would try and double. He is just trying to
:30:50. > :30:56.weigh up the percentages here. is trying to avoid a long pocket,
:30:56. > :31:06.because his long pot success is 15% in this match which is not great to
:31:06. > :31:08.
:31:08. > :31:13.say the least. Here we go for the double. And Mark Allen might be
:31:13. > :31:17.tempted with the long red here. He can screw back for the black, the
:31:17. > :31:22.other reds, the five reds are all covering each other. So one good
:31:22. > :31:32.long pot and screw back for the black and he could get himself into
:31:32. > :31:40.
:31:40. > :31:44.the semifinal. It is there!! (APPLAUSE)
:31:44. > :31:46.And he might just have to play another little canon but it is
:31:46. > :31:55.definitely on, canon the two reds there and that will open everything
:31:55. > :32:00.up. He has played the canon. He didn't have to hit it all that hard.
:32:00. > :32:10.It has finished awkward F he just leaves the white there without
:32:10. > :32:11.
:32:11. > :32:21.hitting it that hard, it is just finished a little awkward. Will he
:32:21. > :32:22.
:32:22. > :32:28.I would be surprised if he did. Mark Allen is very strong under
:32:28. > :32:34.pressure and this is his second and the first split went wrong but this
:32:34. > :32:43.is not too bad. Just a fraction either way and he would have had a
:32:43. > :32:53.sitter. Right in the middle of the pocket.
:32:53. > :32:55.
:32:55. > :33:00.(APPLAUSE) It may be dead straight on this
:33:00. > :33:08.blue. He is coming around to look at the pink but that looks far too
:33:08. > :33:14.thin, so back to the blue. All he can do is come back in a straight
:33:14. > :33:17.line here. He must be absolutely dead straight on this blue. He is
:33:17. > :33:24.force back straight or through straight. Being a left-hander, much
:33:24. > :33:33.better leaving this one for the right of the fore. What a
:33:33. > :33:37.(APPLAUSE) I think the difference, I know
:33:37. > :33:40.there is nothing between the two players, but he has been the more
:33:40. > :33:50.aggressive player just at the closing stages of this match, I
:33:50. > :33:55.
:33:55. > :33:58.think. Marco had a chance in the previous frame and I think he was
:33:58. > :34:03.probably a little bit more tentative than Mark Allen has been,
:34:04. > :34:13.but what a performance he has put up. 63 and 58 but it all might be
:34:14. > :34:21.
:34:21. > :34:29.in vain. It has been a good match, those, Dennis, a lot of good stuff
:34:29. > :34:39.from both players. Yeah, I have enjoyed every minute of it.
:34:39. > :34:51.
:34:51. > :34:57.(APPLAUSE) It is a pity that there had to be a
:34:57. > :35:01.loser here but he will be absolutely delighted. Marcu Fu has
:35:01. > :35:07.had a great run in this year's UK Snooker Championship, knocked out
:35:07. > :35:17.the world number one, and when he went 5-4 in front it looked as if
:35:17. > :35:17.
:35:18. > :35:21.he was going to beat Mark Allen. It is a great feeling when you are
:35:21. > :35:31.walking around potting balls when you know you have won the match.
:35:31. > :35:35.
:35:35. > :35:45.(APPLAUSE) . It has been a terrific
:35:45. > :35:48.
:35:48. > :35:53.quarterfinal. (APPLAUSE)
:35:53. > :35:58.He won't bother about that one. has been a very, very entertaining
:35:58. > :36:01.match, played in great spirits, but in the end it is the man from
:36:01. > :36:06.Northern Ireland who has won the last two frames to get himself into
:36:06. > :36:10.the semifinals for a second year in a row, and he runs out a winner and
:36:10. > :36:14.being congratulated there by the closest of margins - 6 frames to
:36:14. > :36:18.five. Well done to both players. CHEERING
:36:18. > :36:25.So, there is just one semifinal spot up for grabs and that will go
:36:25. > :36:29.to the winner of the clash between 2008 champion Shaun Murphy and the
:36:29. > :36:33.in form Walden. Shaun Murphy has been there and done it before but
:36:33. > :36:40.Ricky Walden was makes his first ever appearance at these champion
:36:40. > :36:45.ships, yet he was the one enjoying the best of the exchanges, and he
:36:45. > :36:51.was 4-2 in front. Here is Murdoch at the table, trailing by five
:36:51. > :37:01.points. Willie Thorne and John Virgo are in the commentary box.
:37:01. > :37:11.lovely shot. He needs to win this frame and he is giving himself now
:37:11. > :37:17.
:37:17. > :37:22.every chance. He lost four frames on the trat last night and looked
:37:22. > :37:25.to be struggling but then he potted a wonderful yellow and finished up
:37:26. > :37:29.clearing up the match. Similar situation here. He has been kept
:37:29. > :37:39.off the table for quite some time and suddenly played an excellent
:37:39. > :37:39.
:37:39. > :38:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:38:35. > :38:42.shot of the rest. Would you believe it? He goes back
:38:42. > :38:52.to his seat, no emotion being shown but underneath the veneer he must
:38:52. > :38:57.
:38:57. > :39:02.be absolutely seething. How did he miss that? You just felt this was
:39:02. > :39:12.such an important frame for him, how could he miss that green?
:39:12. > :39:14.
:39:14. > :39:18.(APPLAUSE) Well, that wasn't the best
:39:18. > :39:28.positional shot from Ricky. He should have been straighter on this
:39:28. > :39:29.
:39:29. > :39:34.blue, he just needs blue and pink. Well, he has played a lovely
:39:34. > :39:39.traditional shot there and if he pots this pink she one frame away
:39:39. > :39:45.from a place in the semifinal. It is isicky Walden cannot
:39:45. > :39:52.believe he has won that frame. Shaun Murphy looks like he was all
:39:52. > :39:56.over it. Ricky Walden, one frame away from the semifinal. 5-2. So,
:39:56. > :40:06.Ricky Walden is very close to victory, but Shaun Murphy won the
:40:06. > :40:13.
:40:13. > :40:20.next and is hanging in. Here is frame nine. It needs to slow up a
:40:20. > :40:26.little bit. He is on the red just above the black but it is a tricky
:40:26. > :40:33.pot this. He is at the point of no return. He knows if he takes it on
:40:33. > :40:36.he has to get it. There is no option but to go into the side of
:40:36. > :40:41.the bunch as well and he is not guaranteed to get on to the black.
:40:41. > :40:51.He has to decide here whether it is value to play it and he decides it
:40:51. > :41:17.
:41:17. > :41:22.(APPLAUSE) He has a nice angle on the blue. He
:41:22. > :41:26.does haven't to play for the reds to the black, because he has that
:41:26. > :41:32.one in the open and then when he pots that he will play for the
:41:32. > :41:36.black, play for the red just to the right of the black, clear the red
:41:36. > :41:46.from both corner pockets. This match is now in the hands of Ricky
:41:46. > :42:22.
:42:22. > :42:27.. This is the key shot now. He needs a perfect angle on the black
:42:27. > :42:32.to go into it and with a pack being pretty advertising, there is one
:42:33. > :42:38.lose red and he needs to canon that, that will have Mr Of a chance to
:42:38. > :42:41.get it into place. If he plays it with a screw these could be very,
:42:41. > :42:51.very nice. I would be favouring the left edge of them only because
:42:51. > :43:01.there is the red near the far corner. That could have gone
:43:01. > :43:07.
:43:08. > :43:14.horribly wrong. He always had that one to in the far left corner.
:43:14. > :43:24.is just a natural to get at the black from it, but he he is looking
:43:24. > :43:26.
:43:26. > :43:36.at the more difficult one. He has played it nicely!
:43:36. > :44:00.
:44:00. > :44:04.(APPLAUSE) He didn't get into that properly.
:44:04. > :44:10.Potted the black which meant that the white didn't go up as high as
:44:10. > :44:15.he would have liked. This will be first little test because here is
:44:15. > :44:20.near the cushion and playing balls into the middle pocket. He does
:44:20. > :44:27.haven't the perfect angle to get on to the blue straightish, so
:44:27. > :44:33.whatever colour he decides to play for, it will not be perfect for him.
:44:33. > :44:38.He has planned for the slightly more difficult red. That didn't go
:44:38. > :44:45.in. As you can see it is not on the cover now. All of a sudden the
:44:45. > :44:50.winning purse has arrived and Ricky looks a bit shakey. Just about on
:44:50. > :44:55.the pink. It is the same cut. You have to trust your technique on
:44:55. > :44:58.these. As you say, frame and match there for the taking. You feel if
:44:58. > :45:08.he pots this pink he will take it. But there is lots of pressure on
:45:08. > :45:08.
:45:08. > :45:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:45:55. > :45:58.He has got it!! Red cover red. For a big win. He has a chance of
:45:58. > :46:04.beating another world champion tonight this. Is the biggest shot
:46:04. > :46:09.he has played so far this week. And it is there, and I think Ricky
:46:09. > :46:14.Walden now is in the semifinal. On reflection, John, I think he has
:46:14. > :46:18.been the stronger play takeover two tonight. Yes, I think the first
:46:18. > :46:21.four frames were evenly matched, both were missing pots that we
:46:21. > :46:31.expected them to get but since the interval I think he has been the
:46:31. > :46:40.
:46:40. > :46:50.better player. Now, 57 points in front, this to go 58 in front with
:46:50. > :46:51.
:46:51. > :46:58.just 51 remaining. (APPLAUSE)
:46:58. > :47:03.Shaun Murphy will be very disappointed. He just didn't
:47:03. > :47:09.produce his A-game this evening, and he knows with the standard we
:47:09. > :47:19.have today if you don't produce your-game you are always
:47:19. > :47:20.
:47:20. > :47:22.susceptible to defeat. It is just really a matter of will Ricky
:47:22. > :47:32.finish this off. (APPLAUSE)
:47:32. > :47:39.
:47:39. > :47:44.. The frame and match are well and truly in the bag. Third round is
:47:44. > :47:54.the furtherest he has ever been in the UK Snooker Championship, but he
:47:54. > :47:57.
:47:57. > :48:02.is now in the semifinal for sure. The red is not going in. Shaun
:48:02. > :48:06.Murphy will crongrat late him and say well played. They are very
:48:06. > :48:11.goods friends off the table and Ricky Walden will be absolutely
:48:11. > :48:16.delighted. Disappointment for Shaun Murphy but take nothing away from
:48:16. > :48:22.Ricky Walden. After the interval he came out all gubs blazing and runs
:48:22. > :48:26.out a very -- guns blazing and runs out a very worthy winner. He is in
:48:26. > :48:32.the semifinal. So let's confirm the line up for
:48:32. > :48:35.the 2011 champion champion champion. Judd Trump is up against Neil
:48:35. > :48:39.Robertson while Mark Allen despite his distractions off the table this
:48:39. > :48:42.week is throw the semis for the second successive year. Ricky
:48:43. > :48:46.Walden is in the last four of the UK for the first time. There will
:48:46. > :48:52.be no sharing of the centre stage for the semi-, the two tables set
:48:52. > :48:57.up will be no more because we have down to the sometimes nerve racking
:48:57. > :49:00.scenario of one table standing alone, and the viewers will be