Day 8, Part 1

:00:34. > :00:41.Hello in the long history of York there have been some memorable

:00:41. > :00:45.contests, involving among other the Romans and the Saxons. King George

:00:45. > :00:51.The Sixth once said the history of York is the history of England. But

:00:51. > :00:54.now York is bound up in the history of the United Kingdom snooker

:00:54. > :01:01.Championship. No blood has been spilled, but there has been some

:01:01. > :01:05.suite and tears. A short walk from here in the Barbican we have the

:01:05. > :01:11.makings of another memorable contest involving two men whose

:01:11. > :01:21.roopts to the semi final have been -- roots to the semi final have

:01:21. > :01:35.

:01:35. > :01:40.Barry Hearn isn't doing what the players want. He changes the sport

:01:40. > :01:50.as he see fits. Everyone who voted for him knew what they were getting

:01:50. > :01:50.

:01:50. > :01:57.themselves in for. I wasn't one of them. The positives are I'm the

:01:57. > :02:07.underdog and to beat Steve is a fantastic win and I will be the

:02:07. > :02:16.

:02:16. > :02:26.It was only an opinion and the last time I checked, it was freedom of

:02:26. > :02:31.speech and I'm entitled to my With the best you can go out and

:02:31. > :02:41.know there will be a result. I would like to see the world stay as

:02:41. > :02:50.

:02:50. > :02:57.they, but this format suits me at I dug deep at 5-4 and produced two

:02:57. > :03:02.good frames. I have been the underdog in all three games and I

:03:02. > :03:08.dealt with that pretty good. I'm happy with that. I crept into the

:03:08. > :03:15.semis, hopefully I can creep into the final. He has been outspoken

:03:15. > :03:19.all week and now Mark Allen has his wish and will play the quiet but

:03:19. > :03:24.capable Ricky Walden, the lowest ranked players left in the UK

:03:24. > :03:29.Championship. But those two are going to have to go some to match

:03:29. > :03:39.last night's thund rows conclusion to the first semi final. --

:03:39. > :03:40.

:03:40. > :03:44.thenderous. It was between Judd Trump and Neil Robertson.

:03:44. > :03:54.COMMENTATOR: What a match this is likely to be. Two of the greatest

:03:54. > :03:55.

:03:55. > :04:03.potters we have seen for some time and both are left-handers. That is

:04:03. > :04:09.a nice start. You have got to take your hat off to Neil Robertson, he

:04:09. > :04:18.was 2-0 behind and struggling. It is 2-2. He has stopped the flow

:04:18. > :04:23.from Trump. Oh my goodness. I think it is anything you can do, can I do

:04:23. > :04:31.better coming up here. How do you like those apples? Not many of

:04:31. > :04:36.those in a pound. This is tricky. Well for us mere mortals any way.

:04:36. > :04:43.What a shot that was. Robertson has been playing catch up all afternoon

:04:43. > :04:53.and he's going to have to do it again. He needs the red to slow up

:04:53. > :04:54.

:04:54. > :05:04.and it has. We're all square at 4-4. Well, that was frame ball and Judd

:05:04. > :05:10.

:05:10. > :05:18.frump -- Judd Trump missed it. is just pure tension. What about

:05:18. > :05:26.that for an attacking shot? advice not vintage snooker, but boy

:05:26. > :05:32.is it exciting. -- it is not vintage snooker sh but boy is it

:05:33. > :05:40.exciting. What about that for a shot? If this goes in, he has a

:05:40. > :05:49.great chance and in it goes. And he can just sit and wait. Just the

:05:49. > :05:53.brown needed. And the crowd erupts here at the Barbican centre. Both

:05:53. > :05:57.players have had a fabulous reception from this terrific crowd.

:05:57. > :06:03.What a match these two boys have provided for us. We'll be seeing a

:06:03. > :06:12.lot of them down the years. But it us Judd Trump's night and he goes

:06:12. > :06:17.through to his first ever UK final. It is topping off the year. It has

:06:17. > :06:22.been a brilliant year, to reach the final and now the UK final it is

:06:22. > :06:29.just a sign that I'm improving as a player. Even though I'm not playing

:06:29. > :06:36.my best I can scrap it out. What a fantastic semi final yesterday

:06:36. > :06:40.between Judd Trump and Neil Robertson. It finished 9-7 and some

:06:40. > :06:44.game? Yes Neil will be disappointed. But Judd Trump is asking a lot of

:06:44. > :06:50.his opponent and putting the heat on. In the potting department, it

:06:50. > :06:56.puts pressure on their game to beed a gooz. What about Mark Allen and

:06:56. > :07:02.rbgy Walden? Ricky has been doing excellent. And he is playing with a

:07:02. > :07:07.freedom and could be the player, but Mark Allen is a tenacious

:07:07. > :07:11.player. A different set up, one table, all eyes on you. Best of 17.

:07:11. > :07:16.He must be strong, there is a controversy talking about the

:07:16. > :07:21.change in the format. But he has put it behind him and look a tt way

:07:21. > :07:24.he has played. That bunker mentality has stood him in good

:07:24. > :07:34.stead, now we're at the sharp end of the tournament. One of the

:07:34. > :07:34.

:07:34. > :07:42.reasons why I became a player, you know? I know, go indoors. It is

:07:42. > :07:46.freezing! We have a red hot atmosphere here, because it is semi

:07:46. > :07:56.final Saturday at the UK Championship. Just one place left

:07:56. > :07:56.

:07:56. > :08:01.up for grabs in tomorrow's show down. It is all to play for. Please

:08:01. > :08:06.welcome a player having one of best weeks of his career. His win over

:08:06. > :08:10.Mark Williams was impressive and that over Shaun Murphy was superb.

:08:10. > :08:16.Putting together the kind of run which took him to Shanghai Masters

:08:16. > :08:26.title in 2008, here comes the stamina man, here comes Ricky

:08:26. > :08:49.

:08:49. > :08:54.Ricky, an amazing receptionment -- reception. Shanghai was special,

:08:54. > :09:04.but I suspect this might mean more. Does it feel as though it could be

:09:04. > :09:07.

:09:07. > :09:17.a rung -- winning run. I have had a good run. Lady and gentlemen. Ricky

:09:17. > :09:18.

:09:18. > :09:24.Walden. And his opponent, a player whose trade mark tenacity is back

:09:24. > :09:29.with force. After wince over Ali Carter and Marco Fu, he is on the

:09:29. > :09:33.verge of his first ranking event final. One of the most exciting

:09:33. > :09:43.players Northern Ireland has produced. Watch out, because he

:09:43. > :10:04.

:10:04. > :10:08.MUSIC: Ever So Shy by General Another great atmosphere. It has

:10:08. > :10:11.been an interesting week, but it seems as though you have

:10:11. > :10:16.rediscovered your fight on the table and more importantly your

:10:16. > :10:20.appetite for the game? Yes I'm enjoying it a lot more. Obviously

:10:20. > :10:25.if you can't play in front of a crowd like this, then you can't

:10:25. > :10:31.enjoy it. I'm here to win at the end of the day. It is going to be a

:10:31. > :10:38.great match. Mark Allen. HAZEL IRVINE: So the first of two

:10:38. > :10:42.sessions, eight frames this afternoon. And now over to Willie

:10:42. > :10:46.Thorne and John Virgo. JOHN VIRGO: well looking forward to this as

:10:46. > :10:53.much as the other semi final yesterday. I think this is slightly

:10:53. > :10:56.different in the fact that these two young players are coming into

:10:56. > :11:01.unknown territory. Well I think nerve could play a part.

:11:01. > :11:06.Particularly early on, Willie? We know that Ricky has won a

:11:06. > :11:11.ranking event, Mark Allen is yet to reach a major final. He is the

:11:11. > :11:15.person that is waiting to happen. He is a very remarkable potter, as

:11:15. > :11:20.all left-handers seem to be. We had two of the best in the game

:11:20. > :11:26.yesterday. It is amazing how left- hander seem to be better long

:11:26. > :11:32.potters. But I have been impressed with Ricky Walden. This week he has

:11:32. > :11:38.scored heavily in the balls and he is a very attacking players. --

:11:38. > :11:41.player. But now and again he does miss easy balls. Because he is such

:11:41. > :11:46.a quick player. He does not spend much time once he is down on the

:11:46. > :11:56.shot and times he needs to take more care. But I love watching him

:11:56. > :12:28.

:12:28. > :12:34.play. He breaks very well. But Mark Allen needs to up that.

:12:34. > :12:38.Certainly room for improvement on those first two stats in the safe I

:12:38. > :12:48.-- safety success. But safety success you have got to be looking

:12:48. > :12:54.

:12:54. > :13:04.at around the 90% mark for comfort. He could not have put that any

:13:04. > :13:24.

:13:24. > :13:34.As soon as you can get that black available into both corners, you

:13:34. > :13:34.

:13:34. > :14:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:14:26. > :14:36.start thinking about a sizeable He has the choice of the reds to

:14:36. > :14:52.

:14:52. > :15:02.He would like to get the white where it is now. That red was

:15:02. > :15:31.

:15:31. > :15:37.It is a horrible pack to go into The reason, well he has overscrewed

:15:37. > :15:42.this. The reason not to play for the blue, was with the pink being

:15:42. > :15:52.separated from the reds, then hitting the pink full in the face,

:15:52. > :16:29.

:16:29. > :16:35.But he can't get on another red, so why take the risk. That is a pretty

:16:35. > :16:41.good safety. He has covered the red on the left hand cushion. So he

:16:41. > :16:51.gave that full concentration. If Ricky was to try and play safe on

:16:51. > :16:55.

:16:55. > :17:03.the main cluster, that red on the Is it hard enough? REFEREE: Foul

:17:03. > :17:10.and a miss. You'd expect him to mitt them first. Not one loose red.

:17:10. > :17:20.I wonder if there is a possibility of a double in the right middle. If

:17:20. > :17:23.

:17:23. > :17:29.it was, then why have it replaced? Both players waiting at the table!

:17:29. > :17:39.The reason is John said have a go at the double, the next shot, Ricky

:17:39. > :17:41.

:17:41. > :17:49.will get the shot. If the double is on, take it on. Ooh and the worst

:17:49. > :17:54.thing. That is why as it happens it has run save, but you never know

:17:54. > :17:59.with a double. You can catch the jaw of the middle pocket. And this

:17:59. > :18:09.red was coming back to the cue ball. But fortunately it had enough pace

:18:09. > :18:09.

:18:09. > :18:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:18:55. > :19:02.He played that well. Got a good line. The length a little bit short.

:19:02. > :19:12.He had to be wary of that red near the left hand cushion. As will

:19:12. > :19:20.

:19:20. > :19:24.Ricky here. There is a possibility Close. But it has not worked out

:19:25. > :19:34.too badly, I promise you. That green is causing Mark Allen a

:19:35. > :19:48.

:19:48. > :19:53.Obviously both these two young players are reaching the latter

:19:54. > :19:57.stages of the tournament not so often, but these players have

:19:57. > :20:06.brought the Walden family, there they are in the darkness there.

:20:06. > :20:16.There is mum in the middle there. And Ricky's girlfriend just being

:20:16. > :20:28.

:20:28. > :20:38.hidden by the rail. But they will Off the mark. And this is a decent

:20:38. > :20:41.

:20:41. > :20:51.chance. He came to the table 30 points behind. But a fluent player

:20:51. > :20:51.

:20:51. > :21:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:21:48. > :21:58.A nice angle on the red to make sure he got the nice angle on the

:21:58. > :22:17.

:22:17. > :22:27.Well the angle he has got on the black, he may be forced into

:22:27. > :22:52.

:22:52. > :23:02.playing the red along the top He now takes the lead for the first

:23:02. > :23:04.

:23:04. > :23:14.time in this match. The next two reds are not too bad. So in a

:23:14. > :23:24.

:23:24. > :23:28.relatively good position to take It's high is it? There you go. One

:23:28. > :23:33.we didn't expect him to miss. they're the ones, if people see

:23:33. > :23:37.this shot again, look how quickly he plays it. He takes one pull and

:23:37. > :23:40.that is something, when it is a slightly more difficult shot, I

:23:40. > :23:45.wish he would give it another second. I would suggest in this

:23:45. > :23:55.tournament he has missed ten of those easy shots and so far got

:23:55. > :24:01.

:24:01. > :24:11.But in fairness, if that is the way you play your game and you let your

:24:11. > :24:16.

:24:16. > :24:21.natural ability come to the fore. A couple of waggles and then through.

:24:21. > :24:31.The one thing you don't want to do, there will be a lot of nerves there,

:24:31. > :24:51.

:24:51. > :24:57.you don't want to change your He hasn't played this well, unless

:24:57. > :25:07.he hides it behind the brown. That is a poor shot for someone of his

:25:07. > :25:20.

:25:20. > :25:30.Ooh he hised it. Hit it much too thick. So another decent chance has

:25:30. > :25:51.

:25:51. > :26:01.A good opening red. But a big ask to win the frame, the way the reds

:26:01. > :26:01.

:26:01. > :27:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:27:00. > :27:07.Well not certain about that shot. If he has got the snooker behind

:27:07. > :27:17.the black, fine, if not he was leaving an easy snooker for Ricky

:27:17. > :27:33.

:27:33. > :27:43.A delicate shot. Nicely played. If he had hit that red full, he could

:27:43. > :27:58.

:27:58. > :28:04.have stunned it up the table and Trying to nestle this behind the

:28:04. > :28:11.green. But not quite. Obviously a player would like to get in and win

:28:11. > :28:16.a frame with one visit, but from a neutral's point of view it is a

:28:16. > :28:26.good frame. Both players are having time to settle and get used to the

:28:26. > :28:50.

:28:50. > :28:56.Mark Allen a bit like Judd Trump, likes to g through his shots. -- go

:28:56. > :29:06.through his shots. He will do well to miss contact on brown or the two

:29:06. > :29:25.

:29:25. > :29:35.He managed to miss both cannons. But I think he has got away with it.

:29:35. > :29:50.

:29:50. > :29:55.Does it pass the yellow? Yes it Well you're just looking now after

:29:55. > :30:05.he has potted the colour, leave a nice angle on the colour to bring

:30:05. > :30:26.

:30:26. > :30:34.that awkward red away from the side That is nothing like where he

:30:34. > :30:44.wanted to be. He may not even play a pot here. Let's have a look.

:30:44. > :31:00.

:31:00. > :31:10.Sounded funny, the white seemed to The extra two points is not really

:31:10. > :31:16.

:31:16. > :31:20.any good to him. I don't know But, why would you want to put the

:31:20. > :31:30.yellow safe? I was going to pursue the same question, Willie. He needs

:31:30. > :31:53.

:31:53. > :31:58.the yellow. He has still got the Quite easy just to sneak it in

:31:58. > :32:02.behind the yellow, here, and get it on to the baulk cushion. He's going

:32:02. > :32:08.to have to come off the black cushion to get up and down for the

:32:08. > :32:17.red. I don't know whether he's thinking about getting it round the

:32:17. > :32:24.brown as well. Just sneak it behind the yellow. Can he see the edge of

:32:24. > :32:34.it? Maybe just. Looks as though he can, he has to be wary of catching

:32:34. > :32:34.

:32:34. > :32:44.that bump on the middle pocket. Well, he did, but it was a good

:32:44. > :33:20.

:33:20. > :33:30.He will settle for that, trusting to luck, coming out of that snooker.

:33:30. > :33:32.

:33:32. > :33:42.Not too bad at all. He could double the red up to this end of the table

:33:42. > :33:49.

:33:49. > :33:55.but there is a risk of getting a Whichever way he plays, the double-

:33:55. > :34:02.kiss is on. Just managed to avoid the double-kiss. Where is the red

:34:02. > :34:12.going? That is another poor shot. He knows he was doubling over to

:34:12. > :34:18.

:34:18. > :34:23.the corner. This World Cup. -- will cut. I don't know if he can get to

:34:23. > :34:33.direct. He may have to bend it, just to get the potting angle. If

:34:33. > :34:37.

:34:37. > :34:44.he knocks this in, he is a big Now, well the blue or pink, to his

:34:44. > :34:54.rescue? I don't been so. That dry smile tells you there was a gap,

:34:54. > :35:04.and directors. -- and there it is. Mark Allen now, favourite for this

:35:04. > :35:25.

:35:25. > :35:29.Obviously, lot of pressure on the first frame. It has been scrappy,

:35:29. > :35:37.but we can promise you better snooker from these two players,

:35:37. > :35:42.both have been hitting the ball very well this week. He's worried

:35:42. > :35:48.about getting the wrong angle from the green to the brown. If he pots

:35:48. > :35:58.the yellow, he can only hold it, half ball. That is one way he could

:35:58. > :36:09.

:36:09. > :36:19.He decided on John's wrote. Well try now to get round the back of

:36:19. > :36:49.

:36:49. > :36:54.Just blue and pink needed, and that Just this pink for the first frame.

:36:54. > :36:58.Scrappy affair, Mark Allen won't mind that, Ricky Walden had a

:36:58. > :37:04.couple of chances and will be disappointed not to have taken them.

:37:04. > :37:09.Mark Allen was to the dressing room with a 1-0 lead. Yes, it was a

:37:09. > :37:13.nervous start here in the Barbican. In the studio we have got Ken

:37:13. > :37:19.Doherty practising hard, chipping in with discussion throughout the

:37:19. > :37:23.afternoon. John Parrott and Steve Davis also joined us. Before a ball

:37:23. > :37:30.was struck, what was you're feeling about the way these players matched

:37:30. > :37:34.up? I was impressed with a Ricky Walden in getting this far and I am

:37:34. > :37:39.always impressed with Mark Allen, his competitive spirit is

:37:39. > :37:44.marvellous. Completely different styles. I like the way Mark Allen

:37:44. > :37:51.hits the ball. Noel exaggerated backswing, he's very compact and

:37:51. > :37:56.shot, there is not much that can go wrong with his cueing action.

:37:56. > :38:02.key has won a world-ranking event in Shanghai three years ago. But

:38:02. > :38:05.does Mark Allen edge it in terms of his experience? He has five ranking

:38:05. > :38:11.semi-finals and one at the Masters. He has not got through to a final

:38:11. > :38:17.yet but he's used to playing on the big stage. Ricky has not really

:38:17. > :38:27.been in the final stages. In terms of experience, our lives on, we

:38:27. > :38:29.

:38:29. > :38:32.might see that. -- early on. It was a so defeat that Mark Allen had at

:38:32. > :38:36.the Masters in earlier this year, and it took a long time for him to

:38:36. > :38:40.get over that. Does that become a mental barrier when you reach

:38:40. > :38:44.another semi-final? You need to be in that situation to have the

:38:44. > :38:49.opportunity to do it. He's one of those players we have been looking

:38:49. > :38:54.at and thinking, when he wins his first tournament, he is going to

:38:54. > :38:59.win a few more, but of course it is there to go to win that first one.

:38:59. > :39:05.Ricky Walden does not trumpet his opinions. It is very much a

:39:05. > :39:10.contrast not just all styles but of personalities. The modern-day

:39:10. > :39:17.player has just a playing machine. I don't think personality comes

:39:17. > :39:25.into snooker as much as it used to. Ricky Walden he is just a great

:39:25. > :39:30.cueist. Ricky Walden is great to watch, are amongst the balls. It is

:39:30. > :39:35.nice that this is a best-of- 17 match. There is more of a storyline

:39:35. > :39:39.that unfolds in a best-of- 17 match. Both of these players need to have

:39:39. > :39:43.something of a story line against each other. Both of them likeable

:39:43. > :39:53.characters. We see them in the practice room in the studio area.

:39:53. > :39:54.

:39:54. > :40:00.It is going to be a great game over the next Euros. -- few hours. You

:40:00. > :40:06.would think they would have met a couple of times before. Mark Allen

:40:06. > :40:12.won their last meeting in the 2008 World Championship. The red on the

:40:12. > :40:18.cushion might cause a problem. Purposely got into the black, but

:40:18. > :40:28.was unlucky enough to knock the black on. He has played the cannon

:40:28. > :40:28.

:40:28. > :42:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:42:31. > :42:37.He has decided to come off the side Good pot. May have been better

:42:37. > :42:47.served if he was able to run past the blue. Has the choice of baulk

:42:47. > :43:08.

:43:08. > :43:11.Ooh, wide. That was a blue you would expect him to pot. Looking at

:43:12. > :43:21.the body language of the players, we talk about how people handle

:43:22. > :43:23.

:43:23. > :43:33.nouns, Mark Allen is very quiet and subdued at the moment. -- nerves.

:43:33. > :43:38.

:43:38. > :43:44.He is not in the zone yet. He's a very fluent break-builder. It would

:43:44. > :43:54.suit the key of this does not go back on its own spot, and goes on

:43:54. > :43:59.

:43:59. > :44:09.the black spot. -- it would sit Looking at the demeanour of the

:44:09. > :44:15.

:44:15. > :44:25.players, you would think that Ricky Mark Allen was slight favourite to

:44:25. > :44:28.

:44:28. > :44:38.win this game. Mark is a round of ting, 14, in the rankings. Ricky

:44:38. > :44:39.

:44:39. > :44:45.Walden, in the 20s. -- around 13, 14. Decided to play for the black.

:44:45. > :44:49.I assume there must be a plant available, because he is not going

:44:49. > :44:55.to be potting this black and smashing into the cluster. I can

:44:55. > :45:00.only assume there is a plant to the corner pocket. Black goes on the

:45:00. > :45:10.highest available which is the blue spot and then you see the plant,

:45:10. > :45:13.

:45:13. > :45:18.two reds at the bottom of the He would have been hoping that the

:45:18. > :45:22.first red would have stayed available, but it has not, so he is

:45:22. > :45:30.going to have to play a cannon off the pink, of the top cushion lots

:45:30. > :45:33.of pace. It is more difficult when you come off the cushion because

:45:34. > :45:39.you don't know quite how much pace you need to open up the reds. But

:45:39. > :45:46.he has given it a go. It could have worked out better. He has got a

:45:46. > :45:52.chance but no easy red to carry on with. You see the white here

:45:52. > :45:59.striking the pack, but he was unlucky not to get an easier shot

:45:59. > :46:06.than this. When you play into the pack you do not have to play with

:46:06. > :46:12.any side, the arc comes from the speed of the spin. That is an

:46:13. > :46:17.excellent shot, deserves to win the frame now, for that. He just wants

:46:17. > :46:27.to award the cue ball now. Coming off the cushion, though, it can go

:46:27. > :46:32.wrong. The red just below the pink should be OK. And of course, when

:46:32. > :46:40.he has potted the black, the black spot will be available, and into

:46:40. > :46:46.both corners. This shot is so important. It is OK. He decided to

:46:46. > :46:55.play round the red rather than the pink, but he is holding the cue

:46:55. > :47:00.ball in the middle of the table. Players often ask why you plea can

:47:00. > :47:05.ins and things, but you cannot afford to risk getting near the

:47:05. > :47:09.cushion. If you win the frame at this was a Jew cannot afford to let

:47:09. > :47:19.the cue ball run away. What's of cannons are played when there are

:47:19. > :47:20.

:47:20. > :47:25.loose reds around, just to slow the white down. -- lots of. When you

:47:25. > :47:35.are in and around the black spot area, you just use little stuns and

:47:35. > :47:35.

:47:35. > :48:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:48:27. > :48:33.That is the first half century of Just not got the right angle on the

:48:33. > :48:37.pink. He may have to play for the red to the right centre. He has

:48:37. > :48:41.decided he was straight enough so that he could hold the pink spot,

:48:41. > :48:51.and that would leave them the red to the left corner. If he pots this

:48:51. > :48:56.

:48:56. > :49:03.red, he goes 61 points in front. He has taken it very well. We could

:49:03. > :49:10.see the first century of the match here. It was key when he played for

:49:10. > :49:14.that black on the cushion and spotted that plant. It has been an

:49:15. > :49:24.excellent break and it probably deserves a century. Needs a good

:49:25. > :49:30.

:49:30. > :49:40.As well as he has played, Ricky Walden has yet to have a century in

:49:40. > :49:47.

:49:47. > :49:57.this tournament. He has made well He has obviously made plenty of 70

:49:57. > :49:58.

:49:58. > :50:03.and aboves in this tournament, but he is yet to have a century. The

:50:03. > :50:06.black is perfect. But he has decided to play the pink. Never

:50:06. > :50:16.looked at the black, but it would have been better to kiss the red

:50:16. > :50:22.out. This is what we were saying about Ricky Walden. He is very

:50:22. > :50:32.quick and effective when he is on form. He has done this absolutely

:50:32. > :50:48.

:50:48. > :50:56.brilliantly. This will settle him Well played Ricky Walden, his first

:50:56. > :51:00.century of the tournament, number 113, of his career. This tells you

:51:00. > :51:09.what a good break-builder he is. And we are witnessing exactly that

:51:09. > :51:19.right here, right now. A left- handed shot - I have never seen him

:51:19. > :51:24.playing left-handed. He lost the first frame. Perhaps he thought he

:51:24. > :51:33.should have won it. An excellent leaders of 124. Ricky Walden levels

:51:33. > :51:38.the scores at 1-1. -- excellent clearance. The foundation of that

:51:38. > :51:42.century break was the pink when it was on the black spot. Ken Doherty

:51:42. > :51:50.you were watching this closely. A great shot back, straight into the

:51:50. > :51:55.pack. Yes, here was a situation, he had a full pack, and instead of

:51:55. > :52:00.playing the cue ball directly in a straight line, what he does, he

:52:00. > :52:04.hits it with lots of top-spin, so the cue ball hits the pink, it

:52:04. > :52:09.marks into the pack, that top-spin takes the cue ball through the pack

:52:09. > :52:15.and splits the red, and it is a top-spin that generates the pack to

:52:15. > :52:19.split open, and he subsequently won the frame. Great shot. His first

:52:19. > :52:24.century in this championship. That has got to be a huge confidence

:52:24. > :52:29.booster. We mentioned about him settling down and it being a big

:52:29. > :52:36.occasion for both players. He struck the ball beautifully in that

:52:36. > :52:40.break. Top break before this, 98, I suppose it is always a nagging at

:52:40. > :52:46.you and so you make your first century break in a big championship.

:52:46. > :52:51.You just want to get over the line in the frame. Deja notice that Ken

:52:51. > :53:01.did not try to replicate that shot?! We will try to get them to

:53:01. > :53:02.

:53:02. > :53:07.do it at the next opportunity, Mark Allen gets frame three on the

:53:07. > :53:15.way. We said when he missed the blue that let Ricky Walden in

:53:15. > :53:19.format wonderful break of 124 that he was looking a little bit subdued.

:53:19. > :53:25.Sometimes that can relax a player. You see the appalling starting to

:53:25. > :53:35.play well, you know that you have got to play well. -- you see your

:53:35. > :53:37.

:53:37. > :53:44.We saw Ricky Walden playing an excellent pack short, this is what

:53:44. > :53:50.top-spin is. If he needs to follow through at pace, look how stops

:53:50. > :53:53.then you can see this been seeking. It takes a couple of seconds, and

:53:53. > :53:58.that is what happened when he played that shot into the pack. And

:53:58. > :54:02.the reason you get the arc is that the spin generates and you get that

:54:02. > :54:12.little arc on the cue ball. It is not played with sight spin, just

:54:12. > :54:15.

:54:15. > :54:20.top-spin. -- side spin. He got the red, but he could have done with a

:54:20. > :54:28.nice a kiss than this. He has a chance with the green, but that is

:54:28. > :54:35.too risky. It was nice the way Ken Doherty did it. He just pushed the

:54:35. > :54:45.ball through with his hand. I wish we could have done that when we

:54:45. > :54:45.

:54:45. > :55:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:55:42. > :55:49.were playing! It would have been a He is giving these a close look. It

:55:49. > :55:52.is not straightforward, just to come off the side cushion. Just one

:55:52. > :55:58.loose red to the left of the pink that he is a little bit concerned

:55:58. > :56:06.about leaving. Doesn't want to one past it. He has judged that to

:56:07. > :56:16.perfection. Good shot. He has proved a couple of times, in hour

:56:17. > :56:17.

:56:17. > :56:25.there planes that he has got the pace of the table off. -- earlier

:56:25. > :56:29.frames. Just looking at the very thin safety shot, to get behind the

:56:29. > :56:39.brown. The only thing that could go wrong is that he could catch the

:56:39. > :56:52.

:56:52. > :57:00.jaws of the middle pocket, if he is That was amazing. He had to hit it

:57:00. > :57:09.so thin. The only thing that could go wrong was going near the middle

:57:09. > :57:17.pocket, but he got nowhere near anything. I am certain there has a

:57:17. > :57:22.red that will go to this right hand,. If he knocks this in, he

:57:22. > :57:32.will be in and around the black spot area, where you want to be. He

:57:32. > :57:38.

:57:38. > :57:48.has played that before. That was a Ricky's lovely to watch when he

:57:48. > :58:01.

:58:01. > :58:11.gets in a row and this end of the I remember when he scored the 81st

:58:11. > :58:13.

:58:13. > :58:21.competitive maximum in the TPCs. And who is the other top player

:58:21. > :58:26.that does that? Mark King? Yes, he is a tall lad, but it is about what

:58:26. > :58:31.you fall into when you first start playing. That is why you enjoy

:58:31. > :58:36.watching Ricky Walden, because he is a natural. There is nothing

:58:37. > :58:44.manufactured about his style. you walk by and gave him a match,

:58:44. > :58:53.he would fall over. And I do not think you are allowed to do that!

:58:53. > :58:59.What I was trying to say is that it is not a solid stance! He has an

:58:59. > :59:08.angle on this red to bring another couple of reds into play. You have

:59:08. > :59:13.got to generate a lot of top-spin to force through the pack. He just

:59:13. > :59:19.played the thin flick. The problem when you play that is that if you

:59:19. > :59:22.get on the wrong side of the pocket, you can play it too thick. He was

:59:22. > :59:27.expecting at the thin contact and he was the wrong side of the pocket

:59:27. > :59:37.and he caught the other red. If he thought that was going to happen he

:59:37. > :59:41.

:59:41. > :59:51.would have put more pace on the One other colleagues have a

:59:51. > :59:53.

:59:53. > :00:01.slightly bent at the knee stands, John Parrott. -- stance. It is just

:00:01. > :00:05.what you get used to, when you first start playing. As long as the

:00:05. > :00:15.stance does not stop the cue going to straight when you strike the cue

:00:15. > :00:38.

:00:38. > :00:47.ball, but he will be disappointed Is he going to play an attacking

:00:47. > :00:52.safety? That is what he has decided to do. And he has played it well.

:00:52. > :01:02.Okay, they red be a possibility of a cut in to the right middle pocket,

:01:02. > :01:03.

:01:03. > :01:11.but it is the very risky shot to take on. Yes, looking at the angle,

:01:11. > :01:21.he could maybe get back up to the end of the table. He has got to be

:01:21. > :01:21.

:01:21. > :01:28.a little careful if he takes this on. If he does take it on, it is a

:01:28. > :01:38.precious shot. It could be a frame or when or if he gets on a colour.

:01:38. > :01:41.

:01:41. > :01:51.Is it worth the risk? Yes, I think the two reds which would be left

:01:51. > :01:53.

:01:53. > :01:57.available are what is stopping him There is the path of the cue ball,

:01:57. > :02:06.but these two reds are going to be available into the middle. He

:02:06. > :02:16.thought it was worth the risk, but it could cost him the frame. He is,

:02:16. > :02:19.

:02:19. > :02:29.Mark Allen saw Ricky Walden was made of and the last frame, so what

:02:29. > :02:33.

:02:33. > :02:38.can he do with this very good Yes, it would be quite amazing of

:02:38. > :02:48.Mark Allen went 2-1 in front, because he has done very little in

:02:48. > :02:49.

:02:49. > :02:56.Ricky Walden will be thinking he could be three frames ahead with

:02:56. > :03:06.the amount of chances he has had. But Mark Allen is definitely the

:03:06. > :03:18.

:03:18. > :03:28.Okay, he is perfect on their red, but it would have been very easy

:03:28. > :03:30.

:03:30. > :03:38.for into bomb Pinter that cluster In his defence, each of these reds

:03:38. > :03:48.is available. If he pots them all with colours, then that will be

:03:48. > :03:59.

:03:59. > :04:04.more than enough to take this third It does inspire you sometimes when

:04:04. > :04:10.you're opponent hits a century. It makes you realise that only your

:04:10. > :04:20.best is going to be good enough. In some ways, it actually helps you

:04:20. > :04:20.

:04:20. > :04:30.Ricky is pondering about a red he missed. I do not blame him for

:04:30. > :04:32.

:04:32. > :04:36.taking it on. There was not an easy The secret to this game is that you

:04:36. > :04:46.should never doubt at the decision you need and you should not beat

:04:46. > :04:50.

:04:50. > :05:00.Just have a look at this again. As you say, there was not really a

:05:00. > :05:06.

:05:06. > :05:13.Now, if Mark can get on this red nicely - he would like to get up

:05:13. > :05:19.for the bloke - it would Nicky easier for him to get on the

:05:19. > :05:29.remaining three reds at the top end of the table. He just got the angle

:05:29. > :05:41.

:05:41. > :05:51.25 points the lead, with 51 points remaining. These three reds, which

:05:51. > :06:31.

:06:31. > :06:41.are all nice positions, will be He is making his highest break of

:06:41. > :06:51.

:06:51. > :07:01.On the chances, Ricky Walden should be leading. But Mark Allen is going

:07:01. > :07:02.

:07:02. > :07:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:07:42. > :07:52.A little bit of an exhibition shot, but I do not think the cue ball is

:07:52. > :07:57.

:07:57. > :08:02.It did not matter. The frame was over. That was a good reply from

:08:02. > :08:12.Mark Allen. A lovely break of 85 showed us just what he is capable

:08:12. > :08:17.

:08:17. > :08:26.Now, it is now the best of 17 frames. As you will have cared, the

:08:26. > :08:36.format was changed in the early rounds. How it different is that

:08:36. > :08:36.

:08:36. > :08:46.for the players? If I think, from the purists point of view, it suits

:08:46. > :08:49.

:08:49. > :08:59.them. Do you think Mark Allen will feel happier about the best of 17,

:08:59. > :08:59.

:08:59. > :09:02.having wanted this from the start of the tournament? It is quite

:09:03. > :09:11.ironic that the main grievance about the tournament season in the

:09:11. > :09:21.semi-final. Although he did not like the former been changed, it

:09:21. > :09:28.

:09:28. > :09:38.could lead to his first victory. -- Yes, this is a big frame for Ricky

:09:38. > :09:41.

:09:41. > :09:51.Walden. If he came out of this 3-1 down, I think he would be mortified.

:09:51. > :10:05.

:10:05. > :10:15.But that is not the best break off I am just having a look. He can

:10:15. > :10:25.certainly create an angle off this red. A good shot and he played the

:10:25. > :10:29.

:10:29. > :10:39.He is on the black. I am not certain where it will goal when it

:10:39. > :10:49.

:10:49. > :10:59.is re-spotted. Maybe the pink would Jan Verhaas our referee is asking

:10:59. > :11:01.

:11:01. > :11:11.mark to give him the second to see if the export will be available. --

:11:11. > :11:30.

:11:30. > :11:40.The hands of a surgeon - steady as That is just about perfect. There

:11:40. > :11:42.

:11:43. > :11:50.But Mark Allen went straight into them and caught them really well.

:11:50. > :12:00.He could have hoped for something a little bit better than that. Just

:12:00. > :12:09.

:12:10. > :12:14.watch the back spin he created here. A good pot. Okay, he is not on the

:12:14. > :12:24.right side of the blue, but there is a red in the top half of the

:12:24. > :12:26.

:12:26. > :12:36.table. He is just looking to see if red ball goal in past the yellow.

:12:36. > :12:59.

:12:59. > :13:09.If it does not, he has a bit more He is going for the gap between the

:13:09. > :13:18.

:13:18. > :13:28.yellow and brown and that case on He looks to have found his stride

:13:28. > :13:32.

:13:33. > :13:39.now, Mark Allen. He played a shot in the previous frame on the blue.

:13:39. > :13:47.Do you see how the weight stops and then how it generates that spin.

:13:47. > :13:57.You really have to follow through to get that sort of spin. Now, the

:13:57. > :14:00.

:14:00. > :14:10.black is only available now in the This is not a frame-winning

:14:10. > :14:49.

:14:49. > :14:59.Amazingly, they have just potted exactly the same amount of balls.

:14:59. > :15:09.

:15:09. > :15:19.But Ricky, of course, is probably There is just that middle red in

:15:19. > :15:19.

:15:19. > :16:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:16:29. > :16:34.Just coming up to 60 minutes of play. Mark Allen will be pretty

:16:34. > :16:44.pleased with what has happened so far, even if he did get a bad

:16:44. > :16:45.

:16:45. > :16:55.contact there. Actually, it may have done and a favour. It is now

:16:55. > :17:02.easy to screw off the blue round He needs a good angle off the

:17:02. > :17:11.colour to get on the next red. Let us see what sort of angle here has

:17:11. > :17:21.got. Pretty good. There is a chance here. I would favour cannoning into

:17:21. > :17:25.

:17:25. > :17:29.You could come in then, but the one down there would be better. You

:17:29. > :17:39.could do the ones on the side cushion and not actually develop

:17:39. > :17:41.

:17:41. > :17:51.But the way he is playing this, perhaps one of these balls actually

:17:51. > :18:06.

:18:06. > :18:13.pots. It must be a planned, John. - All he needed to do was get the

:18:13. > :18:17.ball down here. But then again, when he was playing the shot, I am

:18:17. > :18:27.pretty sure he thought there was no way he could be snookered by the

:18:27. > :18:30.

:18:30. > :18:40.But he has not left a good safety. He has left this red over the

:18:40. > :18:44.

:18:44. > :18:54.OK, this is not going to be an easy opportunity, with the red lined up

:18:54. > :19:20.

:19:20. > :19:30.He will be disappointed he did not That has helped him. If he had run

:19:30. > :19:38.

:19:38. > :19:47.past he would not have been on He just requires us red. By will

:19:47. > :19:57.put in 63 in front, with only 59 it remaining. So, at the interval,

:19:57. > :20:00.

:20:00. > :20:07.Mark Allen is going to have Eve 3-1 Ricky Walden has only himself to

:20:07. > :20:17.blame. He has not been outplayed in terms of potting or safety. He has

:20:17. > :20:29.

:20:29. > :20:38.just missed too many shots. And Now, are their concerns for Ricky

:20:38. > :20:47.at this point? Yes, insomuch as that Mark Allen now looks very

:20:47. > :20:54.sharp. There have been less mistakes in this game and there was

:20:54. > :20:59.in yesterday's, but Mark Allen is looking sharp. It is amazing that

:20:59. > :21:06.everything he has said this week and it appears he will be in front

:21:06. > :21:13.of a disciplinary committee in the next few months, it appears to have

:21:13. > :21:19.galvanised him a rather than had an adverse affect? Yes, I do not have

:21:19. > :21:26.a problem with an having an opinion, but it is the way he expressed it.

:21:26. > :21:34.But he is the top class player. The way he is when he gets in amongst

:21:34. > :21:39.the balls, we have said it about Judd Trump as well. We should say

:21:39. > :21:49.that Mark Allen has apologise for any bad language he used in that

:21:49. > :21:53.

:21:53. > :22:01.press conference. Now, people have been sending in their tweeds. There

:22:01. > :22:05.is a lot of talk that pot percentage is crucial. Given that,

:22:05. > :22:15.how should you split your time in practice between safety play and

:22:15. > :22:15.

:22:15. > :22:22.poteen? It is hard to factor in time for work safety play. There

:22:22. > :22:30.are bits and bobs you can do, a few routines you can do, but most of

:22:30. > :22:37.you're time should be focused on poteen. The very few players would

:22:37. > :22:42.practised safety play when they are practising Seoul. You practise your

:22:42. > :22:49.safety play when you're up against another good player in practice.

:22:49. > :22:53.You know, you might have a little bit on again, but that is when you

:22:53. > :23:00.want to break practise the safety because it is any real life

:23:00. > :23:09.situation. Here is another, if Steve could got back in time and

:23:09. > :23:19.play any other frame again which one it would it be? I think I can

:23:19. > :23:25.

:23:25. > :23:30.guess that one! You all know which one it is! I played Stephen Hendry

:23:30. > :23:38.in the UK Championship and one shot went wrong and that cost me the

:23:38. > :23:45.match. And also, I was 7-1 up against Alex Higgins in this

:23:45. > :23:50.tournament and lost that. He it is funny that, given everything that

:23:50. > :23:58.Steve has done in the game, you always remember the ones that you

:23:58. > :24:07.lose. Yes, any time I ask you how many times you have won this

:24:07. > :24:15.tournament or that tournament, you can never remember. Yes, I can even

:24:15. > :24:19.remember the shot. I still have the nightmares. It is a bat like Doug

:24:19. > :24:27.Sanders when he missed that easy pot to win the open Championship

:24:27. > :24:37.and was asked, do you ever think about it and Doug Sanders said,

:24:37. > :24:39.

:24:39. > :24:48.Now, we have got a technical question relating to you're barely

:24:48. > :24:54.a shot, Kane. Yes, this is to do with what you look at when you're

:24:54. > :24:57.about to pot. When you are getting down to the shot you're focusing on

:24:57. > :25:07.the cue ball, but when you actually play the shot, you are focusing

:25:07. > :25:07.

:25:07. > :25:14.more on the object ball. Okay, let us discuss a bit about Ricky Walden.

:25:14. > :25:20.He is the world No. 22 and made that breakthrough at the Shanghai

:25:20. > :25:30.Masters in 2008. Since then, he has tried and largely failed, to live

:25:30. > :25:33.

:25:33. > :25:40.What a week it has been for Ricky Walden. He has been the surprise

:25:40. > :25:45.package in York. He has beaten three top 16 players on the way and

:25:45. > :25:50.he aims to stay on track all the way to the final. Unlike his

:25:50. > :25:58.opponent, he is a quiet man who just gets on with his game. But he

:25:58. > :26:02.could book a place in his second major final today. I have been the

:26:02. > :26:11.underdog in all three games and I am quite happy with that. I just

:26:11. > :26:20.like to get on with my own game. Along the line, the man from

:26:20. > :26:24.Chester beat Stephen Lee in Rennes 1. Yes, we were going thick frame

:26:24. > :26:34.for frame through the first six frames. But I was lucky enough to

:26:34. > :26:40.

:26:40. > :26:50.be able to string a few frames The next stop was Mark Williams and

:26:50. > :26:52.

:26:52. > :27:00.not even the world No. 2 could derail Ricky. Yes, I made good

:27:00. > :27:05.breaks at the start of the match in a pinny and a good position.

:27:05. > :27:12.Luckily enough, I managed to nick the seventh frame to go for three

:27:12. > :27:20.and played solidly after that. the quarter-final, he was up

:27:20. > :27:30.against his good friend and playing partner Shaun Murphy. Again, he

:27:30. > :27:32.

:27:32. > :27:37.rose to the occasion. Through my career I have managed to beat the

:27:37. > :27:44.top players at one time or another, but actually to string it together

:27:44. > :27:50.in one tournament has been very satisfying. Only Mark Allen stands

:27:50. > :28:00.between him and a place in the final. Mark Allen has beaten him

:28:00. > :28:03.

:28:03. > :28:10.twice in their three meetings. always know you're going to have to

:28:11. > :28:20.play well any time you going there. With the 147 in his last event

:28:21. > :28:21.

:28:21. > :28:26.before this, he is clearly in form and looking good. He is bidding to

:28:26. > :28:36.become the 4th qualifier to reach the final of the UK Championship.

:28:36. > :28:46.

:28:46. > :28:51.Can you name the other three? Mountjoy, Stephen Maguire. Let us

:28:51. > :28:56.talk about recreate Walden. We notice coming into this

:28:56. > :29:06.championship that he has been in great form. He made his first

:29:06. > :29:07.

:29:07. > :29:15.competitive maximum in the last event. What has changed? Yes, he

:29:15. > :29:20.says he has rededicated himself a bit. He has picked a bit more

:29:20. > :29:27.effort into it. What has been impressive is that in all three

:29:27. > :29:37.matches, he has not been pushed to the limit. He has won all of them

:29:37. > :29:37.

:29:37. > :29:44.6-3. We have got so many more tournaments - we have had a few

:29:45. > :29:51.moans about this - but a lot of the players now can see it as a full-

:29:51. > :29:56.time jaw and it has really inspired a lot of the players. It has

:29:56. > :29:59.inspired me back to playing the game a bit more. When there were

:29:59. > :30:08.only six ranking events, it did make you feel that you were

:30:08. > :30:12.something of a part-time player. Yes, and it is harder to practise

:30:12. > :30:22.when you get a bit older when you think that the next tournament is

:30:22. > :30:29.

:30:29. > :30:33.We took Mark Allen to the railway institute to talk about the game.

:30:33. > :30:40.started when I was 1 or 12. My dad used to play and take me and my

:30:40. > :30:44.brother down to the social club. I used to play every Sunday morning.

:30:44. > :30:50.If you look around, this hasn't changed much in 40 years. If you

:30:50. > :30:54.look at the table, it is a bit damaged. That is from people coming

:30:54. > :30:58.and having a bit of fun and the social side of it too. The

:30:58. > :31:03.traditions of snooker are part of what the game is about and in the

:31:03. > :31:08.longer format and you look at club like this, this what is snooker's

:31:08. > :31:13.all about. It was concern about traditions that led The Pistol to

:31:13. > :31:17.shoot from the lip and there was that bizarre press conference. Did

:31:17. > :31:23.a certain Welshman have anything to do with it. I felt I couldn't say

:31:23. > :31:28.what I wanted. I got criticised from what I said. That is unfair in

:31:28. > :31:33.the world we're living, everyone should be entitled to their

:31:33. > :31:37.opinions. Griff is a funny man, he didn't put me up to it, but he

:31:37. > :31:41.didn't disagree either. I don't mind the media attention. Will go

:31:41. > :31:47.out there and try win. Now the focus is on firing to his first

:31:48. > :31:56.ever ranking final A step that has tripped him up five times. I don't

:31:56. > :32:03.think I play thrated well. -- that well. I played more solid. Against

:32:03. > :32:07.Marco, I done what I needed to, from 5-4 down I produced the best

:32:07. > :32:14.two frames of the match in my opinion. I don't deliberately go

:32:14. > :32:22.out to lose in systemy finals. I have tried my best, but haven't

:32:22. > :32:27.done well. -- semi finals. But who will the better player? Allen has

:32:27. > :32:33.won their only long distance match. You have no right to turn up and

:32:33. > :32:38.expect to win. Ricky is such a good player, if I don't play well I will

:32:38. > :32:43.lose. He can keep you out for long periods and win frames in short

:32:43. > :32:47.periods of time that. Is a bad combination. He has a good all

:32:47. > :32:53.round game. But I'm confident about my chances. It would be nice to

:32:53. > :32:57.prove a lot of people wrong. So can he win a first major final? And

:32:57. > :33:01.what a good year it would be if he were to do that? Because he has

:33:01. > :33:04.been open and honest about the depression and the battle against

:33:04. > :33:12.depression that he was going through earlier in the season. He

:33:12. > :33:17.was not in good shape coming to the Crucible earlier and he was very

:33:17. > :33:21.honest about it. Yes, nothing I know a great deal about it. But it

:33:21. > :33:27.affects people in different ways. Obviously, he was open about it.

:33:27. > :33:31.But he seems to have coped with it. He says he is on the way back to

:33:31. > :33:35.full health. I don't think that Mark would be a great fan of a

:33:35. > :33:40.suggestion that has come in from Pete who, says do you think the

:33:40. > :33:44.shot clock should be brought into all competitions? I can probably

:33:44. > :33:49.speak for Mark, not a chance. What do you think? I think is the shot

:33:49. > :33:56.clock is an awful invention. I really do. It doesn't need to be in

:33:56. > :34:01.snooker. Snooker's good enough. The only one it is OK in is the Sky

:34:02. > :34:06.shoot out. The other tournaments, it ruins them and it doesn't need

:34:06. > :34:11.it. Snooker is fast enough as it is. That is my opinion. Some people

:34:11. > :34:19.like the shot clock. For me it just makes fast snooker, but with no

:34:19. > :34:27.tension. It has gone down to 20 second s in some competition.

:34:27. > :34:31.Tension is part of the game and if you have dissipated the tension.

:34:31. > :34:36.You had a shot clock in the seniors. We couldn't work it out. We didn't

:34:36. > :34:42.know what was going on. Another technical one for you, this is from

:34:42. > :34:46.Bradley who says when playing with side, how do you know, sorry, how

:34:46. > :34:54.do you know how much to use. In other words how can you judge how

:34:54. > :34:59.much side to put on a ball. It is basically you can see a shot f I

:34:59. > :35:04.don't use side, the white will come back into the red. If I use the

:35:04. > :35:08.left side of the cue ball, it widens the angle. You have to

:35:08. > :35:14.understand where the cue ball is going to go without side and with

:35:14. > :35:24.side. This brings the cue ball over here and you're on the red. Thank

:35:24. > :35:25.

:35:25. > :35:30.you. Thank you to all of you who have been sending us mess adges. It

:35:30. > :35:36.is time for the rest of the four frames that we have this afternoon.

:35:36. > :35:44.Here comes Mark, he is holding that 3-1 advantage as we back to Willie

:35:44. > :35:54.and John. JOHN VIRGO: thank you, it is an interesting conversation and

:35:54. > :35:56.

:35:56. > :36:02.Ken, as ever, showing us how to flay shots. Ken lost 6-5 here. Of

:36:02. > :36:08.course we all know how hard it is to qualify to get to this stage and

:36:08. > :36:16.Mark Allen being in the top 16, he didn't have to go through all that.

:36:16. > :36:20.And it he will be pleased with himself to have a 3-1 lead and for

:36:20. > :36:28.Ricky Walden, there is another four frames in this first session. You

:36:28. > :36:34.feel that he would like to win three of the four. We will see how

:36:34. > :36:40.it unravels. WILLIE THORNE: The key thing is to hang on to his coat

:36:40. > :36:43.tails, even 3-3 wouldn't be a bad result. But as we say, with matches

:36:43. > :36:50.of this distance, you can't win the match in the first session, but you

:36:50. > :37:00.can certainly lose it. So he can't afford to lose three of the next

:37:00. > :37:39.

:37:39. > :37:43.I think you're lookings at about 66%, which is fair. But they're

:37:43. > :37:53.quite low and quite low from Ricky. We have seen him miss a couple of

:37:53. > :37:53.

:37:53. > :39:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:39:00. > :39:10.what you could only describe as The danger red is the one over the

:39:10. > :39:17.

:39:17. > :39:21.far left corner. There is plenty of A slight tactical advantage to Mark

:39:21. > :39:26.Allen. He is the one who has the opportunity always to bring the cue

:39:26. > :39:33.ball back to the top cushion sm as long as he get it close to the top

:39:34. > :39:40.cushion, then all Ricky Walden's got is a little roll into the reds.

:39:40. > :39:43.But having said that, well, I was thinking for a minute Ricky maybe

:39:43. > :39:48.able to cut this red to the right middle. He is going around to have

:39:48. > :39:56.a look at the potting angle. That is a bit careless to have left this

:39:57. > :40:06.opportunity. He is taking it on. Or is he? It was a similar shot that

:40:07. > :40:22.

:40:22. > :40:31.This was a similar type of shot, overcut it and it cost him dear. So

:40:31. > :40:39.decided not to take the risk. But it is still advantage Mark Allen.

:40:39. > :40:43.Well maybe more than advantage, can he get through to this red? Well he

:40:44. > :40:48.could! That was so careless from Ricky Walden to leave that. But it

:40:48. > :40:54.is amazing. How many times have we seen that in this game A player

:40:54. > :41:04.play a very poor shot and then if your opponent doesn't pot the ball.

:41:04. > :41:34.

:41:34. > :41:38.Then that good chance now falls to John Spencer always said to me, he

:41:38. > :41:42.said it doesn't matter about the opponent getting a fluke, until the

:41:43. > :41:48.end of the match. Because that fluke could have won you the game.

:41:48. > :41:58.Because it changes the whole path of the game. What a fabulous player

:41:58. > :42:16.

:42:16. > :42:26.he was, John Spencer. One of the And a great character as well. He

:42:26. > :42:30.

:42:30. > :42:35.He played ha beautifully. A lovely touch around the black spot area.

:42:35. > :42:45.couldn't agree with you more. He has got one of the better games at

:42:45. > :43:00.

:43:00. > :43:05.this end of the table. But he is And the advantage of this situation

:43:05. > :43:12.of course he will play to get on the blue to come on the business

:43:12. > :43:19.end, where all the reds are, but if he is short on the blue he has that

:43:19. > :43:29.red in the baulk end as a reserve. You could not ask for a better

:43:29. > :43:30.

:43:30. > :44:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:44:22. > :44:32.The settling in frame was the first frame. It has been pretty quick

:44:32. > :44:34.

:44:34. > :44:44.since then. Both these players like to get on with it. Whoever plays

:44:44. > :44:54.

:44:54. > :45:04.Judd Trump, we know he likes to get Maybe too hard. Just pulled up.

:45:04. > :45:10.

:45:10. > :45:17.May decide just to play cannon here. You always have that red over the

:45:17. > :45:27.far left corner. But he has decided there is one red in the middle of

:45:27. > :45:43.

:45:43. > :45:50.He is OK. He has got two reds available to the right corner

:45:50. > :46:00.pocket. He already has a 51 point lead. Just about getting the pace

:46:00. > :46:02.

:46:02. > :46:12.right on this shot. He would like to be playing for the black. Two

:46:12. > :46:16.

:46:16. > :46:21.more reds, two blacks would be Mark Allen knows these should have

:46:21. > :46:30.have been his. It was a straight forward pot. It is a frustrating

:46:30. > :46:35.place, that Claire, when you make a mistake. -- that chair. A problem

:46:35. > :46:41.here this blue will put him 59 points in front, because he is

:46:41. > :46:51.playing the blue and not the black, he will need another red, colour

:46:51. > :46:59.

:46:59. > :47:09.He play play -- he may play a gentle cannon into that gap there.

:47:09. > :47:12.

:47:12. > :47:16.He played it nicely. That is what we talk about, using the balls to

:47:16. > :47:26.slow the white done and that deserved to win any frame, the way

:47:26. > :47:39.

:47:39. > :47:49.Would you believe it? Would you believe it? That was basically

:47:49. > :47:59.frame ball. Black off the spot. No excuse for that. And missed it by a

:47:59. > :48:05.

:48:05. > :48:10.He couldn't, could he? Well... He has more prospect than he must have

:48:10. > :48:16.thought than when he was sat in his chair. Ricky Walden for all the

:48:16. > :48:26.wrld, -- world, that black and one more red was all that was needed.

:48:26. > :48:38.

:48:38. > :48:42.The one thing you have got to do, never sacrifice a pot for position.

:48:42. > :48:52.The cannon into the two reds leaves him the pink perfect. So using the

:48:52. > :48:53.

:48:53. > :49:03.balls as a stopper. There is nothing wrong with that at all, is

:49:03. > :49:34.

:49:34. > :49:41.Well has just goon favourite.Less 44 behind and he is now favourite

:49:41. > :49:51.to win the frame. I don't know what can be going through Ricky's mind,

:49:51. > :50:03.

:50:03. > :50:13.That is a bit careless. Should have had the right angle. He had a good

:50:13. > :50:33.

:50:33. > :50:43.angle on the red. Should have been Does the brown pot? Ifs no he is OK

:50:43. > :50:44.

:50:44. > :50:53.on the blue. -- If not, he is OK on the blue. He can pot the brown and

:50:53. > :51:03.be 26 points behind with 27 remaining. The brown will come down

:51:03. > :51:10.

:51:10. > :51:20.This is the only shot that can go wrong and he has overscrewed this.

:51:20. > :51:31.

:51:31. > :51:35.You can see him shaking his head. Where is the cue ball going?

:51:35. > :51:42.REFEREE: Foul. There have been more twists and turns in this frame than

:51:42. > :51:46.I can believe. You can only put it down to the occasion. He

:51:46. > :51:56.overscrewed that yellow by a good foot. Left himself straight on the

:51:56. > :52:00.green. As soon as he hit it, he knew it was heading to the middle

:52:00. > :52:08.pocket. Now Ricky Walden is 28 points in front and there is just

:52:08. > :52:18.25 remaining. So Mark Allen has missed a golden opportunity to give

:52:18. > :52:47.

:52:47. > :52:51.On the other hand, Mark Allen will Doesn't matter about the foul on

:52:51. > :52:55.the pifpbg. It was a frame that could have gone either way. But the

:52:55. > :53:00.final mistake was from the young man from Northern Ireland and Ricky

:53:00. > :53:06.Walden will go back very relieved. Just one frame behind. HAZEL

:53:06. > :53:11.IRVINE: Oh yes a few twists and turns, a frame of two shots.

:53:11. > :53:16.dodged a bullet there. Because when he was on the black and he missed.

:53:16. > :53:20.It is a simple shot. He has lost his conseason traigs. For a

:53:20. > :53:26.professional to -- his concentration. For a professional

:53:26. > :53:32.to miss one of those, that is a stinker.Ty Difference between about

:53:32. > :53:36.four inches there for Mark Allen meant he was the wrong side of

:53:36. > :53:40.green. On these fast cloths, with talk about how fast they are,

:53:40. > :53:43.positional control, cue ball control, is critical and is the

:53:43. > :53:51.difference. You have to make sure you're always the right side of the

:53:51. > :53:56.ball. He needed to be short on that, to give himself a nice green. Well

:53:56. > :53:59.in the end, all of the small differences add up and positional

:53:59. > :54:03.play, at the top of the table, around the black spot, wrong side

:54:03. > :54:07.of the red and you're going away from the black. Right side you have

:54:07. > :54:13.all the room in the world. That is the difference between the great

:54:13. > :54:22.positional player and an average one. Or a bit of tension and you

:54:22. > :54:29.overhit it. But Ricky Walden's face was a picture. You were saying,

:54:29. > :54:35.that could take some getting over. Yes the boys mentioned, for Ricky's

:54:35. > :54:40.sake, thankfully, Mark didn't make the clearance. You would take a few

:54:40. > :54:45.frames to get over that. If he goes 4-1 behind, then there is no way

:54:45. > :54:55.Mark can be behind tonight and he had a chance to press on further.

:54:55. > :54:56.

:54:56. > :55:01.So that was a huge frame. It plays on their mind. Back we go. WILLIE

:55:01. > :55:07.THORNE: That was a massive bullet he dodged. That could give him the

:55:07. > :55:14.confidence he needs to get right back into this match now. He

:55:14. > :55:24.wouldn't have been out of it at 4-1. But Mark Allen would be bound to go

:55:24. > :55:36.

:55:36. > :55:40.in front going into the night Mark Allen's safety has not been up

:55:40. > :55:46.to scratch today. He has played a few shots where he has just played

:55:46. > :55:56.it to get a good white and not worried about the object ball and

:55:56. > :56:05.

:56:05. > :56:09.He needs a good cue ball here. And that is very good. A good shot.

:56:09. > :56:19.Always like to see that. A very important match for both players,

:56:19. > :56:34.

:56:34. > :56:40.but nice to see a bit of Is the brown going to be in the

:56:40. > :56:45.way? If not, it is OK. It is a good exchange. It is a bit short of pace,

:56:45. > :56:50.but the key was to get it past the baulk line. There is one more red

:56:50. > :57:00.below the pink, he could play the same shot again and then the safety

:57:00. > :57:07.

:57:07. > :57:12.He played that with a lot of left hand side, but the red is going

:57:12. > :57:16.towards the pocket. Is it in the pocket? It is not. Well even if the

:57:17. > :57:22.blue's in the way it will be easy to knock one red on to the other.

:57:22. > :57:32.The red to the right of the red over the pocket. That is a simple

:57:32. > :57:49.

:57:49. > :57:53.I thought that was unmissable. Well the way it rattled, I thought it

:57:53. > :58:03.was going to stay there. But it wouldn't have mattered, the other

:58:03. > :58:09.

:58:09. > :58:14.He will play for one of the reds above the black. I don't think it

:58:14. > :58:24.was a situation where 4 could get the black into play. You have got

:58:24. > :58:30.

:58:30. > :58:40.Just concentrate on building up a useful lead and don't miss anything

:58:40. > :59:12.

:59:12. > :59:21.It is all about where this pink goes when it is repotted.

:59:21. > :59:31.referee I heard him say to mark, give' second.. The pink spot is not

:59:31. > :59:36.

:59:36. > :59:46.It may be available to the left corner. If he could get on that, he

:59:46. > :00:23.

:00:23. > :00:33.can bring those other five reds It may be worthwhile playing a

:00:33. > :00:40.

:00:40. > :00:50.little can in order those once He just slid past it and it it has

:00:50. > :01:17.

:01:17. > :01:27.For someone of his class, that is And decent safety shot, but he will

:01:27. > :02:06.

:02:06. > :02:16.be disappointed to not make more of He is not on line to hit this red.

:02:16. > :02:16.

:02:16. > :02:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:02:58. > :03:08.He has a lead of 36 points and will be reluctant to bring the black

:03:08. > :03:11.

:03:11. > :03:21.into play. 36 points is quite a big lead the way the balls are at the

:03:21. > :03:44.

:03:44. > :03:54.That was not a bad effort, but unfortunately, he has left one on

:03:54. > :04:02.

:04:02. > :04:12.Yes, it the white ball will be running a rather freely, but he

:04:12. > :04:19.

:04:19. > :04:29.He got it too thick, but he knew that the safety shot would not be a

:04:29. > :04:29.

:04:29. > :04:39.It may be a problem, because I think Ricky can get past the brown

:04:39. > :04:42.

:04:42. > :04:52.and get it this one. Now, that cue ball has slowed up and given an

:04:52. > :04:59.

:04:59. > :05:09.I am not sure if he has the angle to get down in disturb the reds

:05:09. > :05:17.

:05:18. > :05:27.I am not quite certain what he played there. He has played it as

:05:28. > :05:36.

:05:36. > :05:40.if there raid would go. If it does, He did have a look to see if there

:05:40. > :05:48.Redwood goal, but he would certainly not have played it that

:05:48. > :05:58.way to get on it. Now, he puts his hand up and apologises to Mark

:05:58. > :06:16.

:06:16. > :06:21.Allen! It was the lucky positional He will be disappointed with that.

:06:21. > :06:31.He can still pot this red, but he is going to be hampered by the

:06:31. > :06:33.

:06:33. > :06:43.other red close to the cue ball. It makes it the red it permissible. --

:06:43. > :06:45.

:06:45. > :06:50.But that was very well played. There was a little bit of pressure

:06:50. > :07:00.taken off it, because he could send the cue ball up towards the baulk

:07:00. > :07:22.

:07:22. > :07:31.area, but never the less, and good Whichever one he decides to take on,

:07:31. > :07:41.the cue ball was going to be going twice across. But he is now looking

:07:41. > :08:07.

:08:08. > :08:16.Is he going to be lucky again? Not With a little bit of luck, he could

:08:16. > :08:21.have hit that on the left-hand side and developed it. He is not looking

:08:21. > :08:31.at a plant, but just seemed we and the second red it will goal once it

:08:31. > :08:37.

:08:37. > :08:47.has hit. He could not have judged I was thinking he might have left a

:08:47. > :08:48.

:08:48. > :08:58.possible pot on, but it is not easy He is trying to get the ball back

:08:58. > :08:59.

:08:59. > :09:09.in the same place, but it is very easy to hit that toothache. -- too

:09:09. > :09:14.

:09:14. > :09:24.I thought that was a bit optimistic. He was trying to get it in the same

:09:24. > :09:34.

:09:34. > :09:44.place! I did mean the same area of He is a few points behind, but will

:09:44. > :09:54.

:09:54. > :10:04.the colours are all Kay, the reds The brown is pottable. He will have

:10:04. > :10:07.

:10:07. > :10:17.to play this with the trace of If he misses the pink he is OK.

:10:17. > :10:18.

:10:18. > :10:23.That is beautifully played. 16 points behind no and although he

:10:23. > :10:33.will do well to win the frame at this visit, he has given himself a

:10:33. > :10:48.

:10:48. > :10:58.He appears to have the angle to hit the middle red of the fee. -- there

:10:58. > :11:09.

:11:09. > :11:19.He still pushed one of them into Unfortunately, he has made the

:11:19. > :11:21.

:11:21. > :11:31.He is now only eight points behind, but there are a few hurdles to

:11:31. > :11:45.

:11:45. > :11:55.This could work in his favour, having to play for this more

:11:55. > :12:00.

:12:00. > :12:10.He may have to move one of the red Sea off the other red, which is not

:12:10. > :12:20.

:12:20. > :12:30.normally the done thing, but I He has moved to the red. He just

:12:30. > :12:33.

:12:33. > :12:43.caught it a bit too full. Does that If he'd if it does, he will drop it

:12:43. > :12:53.

:12:53. > :13:01.in and will be on one of the baulk I am not too sure if he can

:13:01. > :13:11.actually hold for one of the colours in the baulk area. Yes, it

:13:11. > :13:18.

:13:18. > :13:28.just held up. He is now the This is a great chance to level the

:13:28. > :13:36.

:13:36. > :13:40.He decided to play up for the blue, knowing that if he did so it would

:13:40. > :13:48.be easier to get on the yellow. But he has not played that particularly

:13:48. > :13:58.well. This could go wrong. He has to avoid a kiss on the brown. But

:13:58. > :14:10.

:14:10. > :14:20.he has played that with left-hand How quickly it can turn. It looked

:14:20. > :14:26.

:14:26. > :14:33.very lightly as if Mark Allen was We saw Ricky looking very relaxed

:14:33. > :14:43.and the practice the area at the interval. He was 3-1 down, but knew

:14:43. > :14:47.

:14:47. > :14:57.that he should have been 2-2 at the He made a break of 60 in the

:14:57. > :15:04.

:15:04. > :15:14.He needed to get a good start after the interval and that is exactly

:15:14. > :15:20.

:15:20. > :15:27.what he has done. It is all square Yes, and what could have been a 4-1

:15:27. > :15:37.deficit, it is now 3-3. The key shot was as red baulk right along

:15:37. > :15:39.

:15:39. > :15:49.the rail. 10, this is a key shot? Yes, it was just slightly off the

:15:49. > :15:51.

:15:51. > :15:59.cushion. The shot is touching the cushion. Players like it to be

:15:59. > :16:03.catching the cushion because it makes the shot easier. It just

:16:03. > :16:13.makes the shot a lot simpler if the object baulk is holding on to the

:16:13. > :16:18.

:16:18. > :16:26.Yes, which makes that shot of readies, with the ball slightly off

:16:27. > :16:33.the cushion all the better? Yes, I think that standard of shot has

:16:33. > :16:42.improved immeasurably down the years. So many of the players just

:16:42. > :16:48.get down and not resign now. Yes, under normal circumstances, I thing

:16:48. > :16:58.that shot is a bit harder. I do not know why, but on this table, the

:16:58. > :17:01.

:17:01. > :17:06.shorts along the top cushion seen to be going in. Anybody who plays

:17:06. > :17:16.the game has been noticing how the ball falls towards that top cushion.

:17:16. > :17:32.

:17:32. > :17:42.It seems to be helping. Hockey, we It is certainly bubbling up now,

:17:42. > :17:47.

:17:47. > :17:57.At the very worst, going into this evening, one player can only be two

:17:57. > :17:57.

:17:57. > :18:07.frames in front. I do not know about you, but although we like to

:18:07. > :18:10.

:18:10. > :18:20.see the big breaks, I do like to Yes, that is the way the game has

:18:20. > :18:21.

:18:21. > :18:31.been. No one is cleaning up at one visit. It has certainly made for a

:18:31. > :18:31.

:18:31. > :18:36.very exciting match. These are perhaps not fee for players that we

:18:36. > :18:46.expected to be competing in the semi-finals, but we have had some

:18:46. > :18:55.

:18:55. > :19:05.It looks as if Mark can actually just get through to that, but where

:19:05. > :19:07.

:19:07. > :19:13.What a misjudgment that was. He was hoping that red would career in to

:19:14. > :19:23.another one. In all honestly, it probably should have done, but he

:19:24. > :19:27.

:19:27. > :19:37.The problem here is that the black will go back on to its own sport.

:19:37. > :19:43.

:19:43. > :19:49.Heaney ought to try for another He would like to get few he -- he

:19:49. > :19:59.would like to get rid of a few of the loss reds before attempting to

:19:59. > :20:19.

:20:19. > :20:29.He is not ideal on it blue. It is He is having checked to see where

:20:29. > :20:40.

:20:40. > :20:45.the pink will goal when it is we That could make a huge difference.

:20:45. > :20:54.They think the pink will go back onto its sport, but will it be

:20:54. > :20:59.pottable? Certainly, it is not going to go into either of the

:20:59. > :21:09.bottom pocket. He will have to concentrate on the blue for a few

:21:09. > :21:15.

:21:15. > :21:25.He did not have a good angle, but he does now. Now, will he risk try

:21:25. > :21:38.

:21:38. > :21:48.You can imagine, if he plays that, you have got control on either of

:21:48. > :21:58.

:21:58. > :22:05.these to red. But he did not fancy I agree with you. He isn't a bit of

:22:05. > :22:15.trouble now, because he is not guaranteed to get on another red

:22:15. > :22:27.

:22:27. > :22:37.Will he play it this time? It is He obviously felt he could get on

:22:37. > :22:49.

:22:49. > :22:57.This could be the key shot in the frame. He has avoided playing for

:22:57. > :23:07.the black so far. I wonder if he will play for at this time. But he

:23:07. > :23:13.

:23:13. > :23:23.is actually finished on the pink It was like the Sea of Galilee Year

:23:23. > :23:32.

:23:32. > :23:42.There was three reds on either side and somehow they all moved and the

:23:42. > :23:52.pink did not. But he attempted to screw back and got nothing on the

:23:52. > :23:55.

:23:55. > :24:05.Nor, in the end, he did not fully commit to that. I think he quit on

:24:05. > :24:16.

:24:16. > :24:26.At least he has got rid of one of the problem reds. He is going from

:24:26. > :24:41.

:24:41. > :24:51.the top pocket. These can be a Yes, it was a little bit wide, but

:24:51. > :24:59.

:24:59. > :25:07.at that pace, the pocket accepted Now, we is the black going to go?

:25:07. > :25:12.Does the red above the black just bought? I think it does. If it does,

:25:12. > :25:22.I think he has to play for it. You do not want to be trying to screw

:25:22. > :25:27.

:25:27. > :25:37.back for the bloke off this. -- for But this is now a frame-winning

:25:37. > :25:45.

:25:45. > :25:51.The pot success - 93 % each. But this is the remarkable turnaround,

:25:51. > :26:01.when you consider that Mark Allen looked certain to court 4-1 in

:26:01. > :26:01.

:26:01. > :27:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:27:00. > :27:09.front. Now, it looks as if he made He made a break of 124 in frame two,

:27:09. > :27:14.and he is a chance to get another century here. A lot of players have

:27:14. > :27:24.been having problems with this back cushion. They seem to think it is a

:27:24. > :27:40.

:27:40. > :27:50.It does not matter now. The frame is over. That blow will mean that

:27:50. > :27:52.

:27:52. > :27:56.Mark Allen will not come back to the table. Now, he cannot be behind

:27:56. > :28:01.going into the evening session. At the very worst, he will be all

:28:01. > :28:11.square. But he will be looking to push on from this. There is one

:28:11. > :28:42.

:28:42. > :28:47.He made a 124 in the second frame, Ricky Walden. He needs to try and

:28:47. > :28:57.get on this last red for the century and has decided to leave

:28:57. > :29:05.

:29:05. > :29:08.That was unlucky, but once again, Ricky Walden was gifted an

:29:08. > :29:14.opportunity and the ease with his own mistakes by Mark Allen are

:29:14. > :29:24.helping Ricky Walden a lot. He now leads by 4-3. One more frame left

:29:24. > :29:28.

:29:28. > :29:38.A gift of a chance. It was a straightforward safety shot by Mark

:29:38. > :29:41.

:29:41. > :29:51.Allen. There were plenty of red for Yes, he was a bit careless. It was

:29:51. > :29:53.

:29:53. > :30:00.a big target. I think Mark Allen Yes, he looked certain to go 4-1 in

:30:00. > :30:07.front and there was another frame that he lost when he missed an easy

:30:07. > :30:12.red into the middle pocket. This was the one. You have got to take

:30:12. > :30:22.advantage of your opponent's mistakes. At the moment, it, Ricky

:30:22. > :30:48.

:30:48. > :30:58.He needs some help from one of the baulk colours because he has

:30:58. > :30:58.

:30:58. > :32:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:32:48. > :32:57.knocked a red over the corner, and There are a couple of easy staffers

:32:57. > :33:07.here for Ricky Walden. -- starters. Tough times for Mark Allen, at the

:33:07. > :33:19.

:33:19. > :33:25.94% pot success no for Ricky Walden, just increasing that percentage

:33:25. > :33:35.since the start of play. Of course, it helps when you are getting

:33:35. > :33:35.

:33:35. > :34:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:34:55. > :35:04.He may decide to play a little cannon to get on that red, but it

:35:04. > :35:14.is not worth taking the risk. If he's going to win the frame at this

:35:14. > :35:14.

:35:14. > :35:19.visit, he has to start thinking about going into that cluster. Does

:35:19. > :35:27.he play for the loose red, or does he play the cannon? I think he's

:35:27. > :35:35.got to play the cannon, here. only thing that can go wrong is

:35:35. > :35:43.that he hits the top of the pyramid of the reds in the centre triangle.

:35:43. > :35:52.We have does the red go? Well, he may just have a red to the red that

:35:53. > :35:57.will -- to the left middle. He hit this pretty well. You just got a

:35:57. > :36:03.little bounce off the white off the cushion which stopped it arcing

:36:03. > :36:13.round. Yes, it would have done that a fraction there were, if it had

:36:13. > :36:18.

:36:18. > :36:28.not have bounced. -- earlier. there, and what a chance to finish

:36:28. > :36:35.

:36:35. > :36:41.this first session with a two frame Mark Allen missed a trick with a

:36:41. > :36:51.careless safety shot. He should have led 4-1. Instead he is almost

:36:51. > :36:51.

:36:51. > :37:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:37:37. > :37:42.down to 55 and 3 behind. -- 5-3 55 points of a lead, so three reds

:37:42. > :37:52.and covers still needed. So it is just a little bit awkward. Finding

:37:52. > :37:57.

:37:57. > :38:07.a place for the rest. -- and He has played that well. And the

:38:07. > :38:14.

:38:14. > :38:19.delicate act of getting the rest of the table. -- off the table. He has

:38:19. > :38:26.put together some impressive breaks. Yes, but he had a lot of help from

:38:26. > :38:36.his opponent. If you're upon it leaves you chances, you have got to

:38:36. > :38:42.

:38:42. > :38:48.This black will mean that he is 71 in front with 67 remaining. What

:38:48. > :38:56.you're suggesting is, don't do anything silly on the black, like

:38:56. > :39:03.in the previous round. Make certain - and that is what he did. If he

:39:03. > :39:13.pots this red now in the middle, Mark Allen will concede. He will

:39:13. > :39:13.

:39:13. > :39:23.not come back to the table to try for snookers. And it isn't. -- it

:39:23. > :39:25.

:39:25. > :39:32.is in. He has had every chance. But good stuff here from Ricky Walden.

:39:32. > :39:36.You could say that he is on a roll. Perfect angle just to flick the

:39:36. > :39:41.outside of these three reds, pushing one towards the middle, one

:39:41. > :39:46.towards the corner, and that is exactly what happened. Their

:39:46. > :39:50.impressive. With a little bit of help from Mark Allen, but Ricky

:39:50. > :39:56.Walden, when he gets among the balls, has looked the real deal

:39:56. > :40:00.this afternoon. He has not had too much television time over the years

:40:00. > :40:07.but it shows you the standard of these players these days, there are

:40:07. > :40:12.lots of them. There are lots of them but not many of them can play

:40:12. > :40:22.with this sort of fluency. When this lad is on form, he's an

:40:22. > :40:22.

:40:23. > :40:28.exceptional talent. He does it with such quickness of potting, he's

:40:28. > :40:38.very exciting to watch. Mark Allen needs to pull his socks up this

:40:38. > :40:39.

:40:39. > :40:46.evening. Ricky Walden is finding top form. Century two for Walden in

:40:46. > :40:56.this tournament, and a possible 127 which will eclipse the 124, in

:40:56. > :41:25.

:41:25. > :41:33.He played for the pink in the Very well played, Ricky Walden, 3-1

:41:33. > :41:43.behind, back against the wall, then breaks of 60, 66, 98, and a 127

:41:43. > :41:43.

:41:43. > :41:50.clearance to take a fight I think the interval lead. -- a 5-3

:41:50. > :41:53.interval lead. Mark Allen was four or five inches away from a 4-1

:41:53. > :41:57.advantage if it had not been for that bad positional shot on the

:41:57. > :42:03.yellow. And he looked to be playing every bit as good as Ricky Walden

:42:03. > :42:07.has finished off. Had he made that clearance and gone 4-1, we could

:42:07. > :42:17.have been raving about 7-1 in front and it was all over. The margins

:42:17. > :42:22.are so small in snooker these days. Ken, what did you make of that

:42:22. > :42:26.session? Fantastic finish from Ricky Walden. I was delighted at

:42:26. > :42:32.the way that he expressed himself. He has been very prolific and

:42:32. > :42:36.efficient, got on with his game, he makes lovely little cannons and

:42:36. > :42:41.lovely little breaks, he looks as good as anybody this week when he

:42:41. > :42:44.gets in and around the pink and black spot. John, you made the

:42:44. > :42:50.point that he is very quick and animated among the balls when he

:42:50. > :42:55.gets going. But the downside is his finish, because the way that he

:42:55. > :43:00.hits the ball, he is going to not want to stop at 5-3. He now has to

:43:00. > :43:06.go away and think about this evening session, but if he kept

:43:06. > :43:11.going, he would definitely have voted for that one. When Mark Allen

:43:11. > :43:17.missed that positional shot as we spoke about, the momentum seemed to

:43:17. > :43:21.go all out of Mark Allen at that point. Yes, but at the same thing

:43:21. > :43:27.you're watching your opponent not miss a ball. One or two poor safety

:43:27. > :43:31.shots, but the rest of it has just been a badge of breaks. It is

:43:31. > :43:35.amazing how a one shot can define the entire session and they quickly

:43:35. > :43:41.the match can change around. That one missed position of getting onto

:43:41. > :43:45.the green. He could have finished the session for a fie frames ahead.

:43:45. > :43:53.But the match has been turned and a set now. -- four or five frames

:43:53. > :44:00.ahead. This is where the experience comes in because Mark Allen has

:44:00. > :44:04.been in this situation in longer events at semi-finals. How

:44:04. > :44:08.important roll that prove? He will beat in an awful state coming off

:44:08. > :44:15.the table, thinking he has thrown away the game, but he has time to

:44:15. > :44:19.regroup. That is not enough of a deficit to be a worry. He can come

:44:19. > :44:27.out and fire his engines again for the night-time session, and come

:44:28. > :44:35.out. But it makes it more of a difficult job, being behind. That

:44:35. > :44:41.is a massive frame coming up now. We're sandwiched between the

:44:41. > :44:46.strictly come Dancing and X-factor finals, but if you don't want any

:44:46. > :44:50.of that BBC Two is a place to be, for the semi-final. You're going to

:44:50. > :44:53.have to go some to beat the thunderous conclusion he had to

:44:53. > :44:58.yesterday's semi-final. It is worth reviewing some of this action

:44:58. > :45:04.between Judd Trump and Neil Robertson. We're going to join this

:45:04. > :45:07.in frame ten. Judd Trump is 55 and 4 ahead. He had been ahead most of

:45:07. > :45:11.the way, with the old Robertson playing catch-up in the first

:45:11. > :45:21.session, but this frame produced something of a cliff-hanging

:45:21. > :45:38.

:45:38. > :45:48.From that angle, if he takes the double on, Judd can only sit in his

:45:48. > :45:55.

:45:55. > :46:05.seat and see if Neil can create the Now, where is the black going to

:46:05. > :46:05.

:46:05. > :46:15.finish? He is having the run of the ball at the moment, the Australian.

:46:15. > :46:29.

:46:29. > :46:39.Judd Trump stays in his seat. He No, amazing, the first time he has

:46:39. > :46:49.a go, and misses, he sticks it up. Normally he would pop this black.

:46:49. > :46:51.

:46:51. > :47:01.What a one of the ball new Robertson has had in this frame. --

:47:01. > :47:10.

:47:10. > :47:13.Just look at the reaction from the Australian. He had two pieces of

:47:13. > :47:21.very good luck. He must be wondering how he ever won that

:47:21. > :47:25.frame, but he has, and he is all square at 5-5. Shades of Peter

:47:25. > :47:31.Ebdon in this their new a few years ago. Neil Robertson was certainly

:47:31. > :47:40.charged up after winning that one. -- in this venue. And it is Judd

:47:40. > :47:46.Trump, the 22 year old, 15 points behind, here. He missed the cannon

:47:46. > :47:52.on the second red. I think it was the pace that swung it past. Must

:47:52. > :47:58.have been. Looked certain to hit the second red. What sort of angle

:47:58. > :48:08.has he got on this yellow? The white is going to arc, if he screws

:48:08. > :48:17.

:48:17. > :48:27.He is looking at the possibility of a plant, and the only reason for

:48:27. > :48:27.

:48:27. > :48:32.doing that to be to play up towards the brown. But that is risky. It is

:48:32. > :48:38.not a bad choice to take the plant on and get the white up behind the

:48:39. > :48:45.brown. The only problem is with the plant, if you get too close to the

:48:45. > :48:55.pocket it might stick in the jaws. That is the best shot, behind the

:48:55. > :49:19.

:49:19. > :49:23.He has played this a little harder than he intended, and with Judd

:49:23. > :49:33.Trump, you cannot afford to leave that cue ball out in the middle of

:49:33. > :49:34.

:49:34. > :49:44.the table. And what about that for an attacking shot? He stunned that

:49:44. > :49:45.

:49:45. > :49:55.into the other red. This is If he can take this frame after

:49:55. > :50:00.

:50:00. > :50:07.what happened in the previous frame, He is straight on the black. What

:50:07. > :50:13.sort of angle has he got on the pink? If he rolls the pink in he

:50:13. > :50:23.has got a good yellow, and does not have much to do in terms of

:50:23. > :50:49.

:50:49. > :50:57.He needs up to, and including, the Having to screw across the table.

:50:57. > :51:01.He can play right handed, Judd Trump. I would not say that he was

:51:01. > :51:11.in the Ronnie Oswell than class, switching hands. But he has played

:51:11. > :51:21.that nicely -- the Ronnie O'Sullivan class. Blue tits in 18

:51:21. > :51:29.

:51:29. > :51:39.points in front but just 13 He might send this black into the

:51:39. > :51:43.

:51:43. > :51:50.crowd, John. Well, the white! That was a good frame. It is one that

:51:50. > :51:56.Neil Robertson will fuel he had every chance to win. Boy, is this

:51:56. > :52:03.exciting. And in frame 12, Judd Trump went 7-5 in front, first time

:52:03. > :52:07.there had been a two frame swing. Robinson -- Robertson's 49 in the

:52:07. > :52:17.next frame was enough to put him within one frame of Judd Trump

:52:17. > :52:30.

:52:30. > :52:40.Neil Robertson is back looking at the plant. He has caught that other

:52:40. > :52:53.

:52:53. > :53:03.red that the white crashed into as That was a good pot, but maybe not

:53:03. > :53:14.

:53:14. > :53:24.that good, just relieved to see a The only red he looks as if he can

:53:24. > :53:27.

:53:27. > :53:37.get on to is the one to the middle The red goes in the corner with the

:53:37. > :54:08.

:54:08. > :54:18.Interesting choice of shot. He can cut in this, but it is done,

:54:18. > :54:19.

:54:19. > :54:27.thinner than it looks. It takes him into the cluster. It is not bad. He

:54:27. > :54:33.has got one, to the right middle. thought for a moment they were all

:54:33. > :54:43.going to cover each other. All of a sudden that one just emerged close

:54:43. > :55:04.

:55:04. > :55:08.Just making sure he does not cannon That seemed to kick slightly. Which

:55:08. > :55:13.just meant the cue ball did not trouble and finish on the green as

:55:13. > :55:23.he would have liked. He is now looking at the long blue. He didn't

:55:23. > :55:24.

:55:24. > :55:34.play for the blue. At the green is hampering him slightly. He will

:55:34. > :55:34.

:55:34. > :56:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:56:26. > :56:36.I don't know if the red's are available to the middle but if he

:56:36. > :56:51.

:56:51. > :57:01.With that nicely. -- played that nicely. Has a good chance to build

:57:01. > :57:01.

:57:01. > :57:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:57:56. > :58:01.We talked about how this match could go all the way before it

:58:01. > :58:11.started. That still might apply. The black having a good clean,

:58:11. > :58:11.

:58:11. > :58:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:58:54. > :59:04.there, he must a spot of a chalk Neil Robertson calling on all his

:59:04. > :59:27.

:59:27. > :59:37.experience. He has won six world His highest break this evening has

:59:37. > :59:37.

:59:37. > :59:47.been a break of 56. This, coming at just the right time for the

:59:47. > :00:25.

:00:25. > :00:35.62 points in front. Just this red and one colour. The match will be

:00:35. > :00:46.

:00:46. > :00:56.He lost the first two frames of the match and then got it back to 2-2.

:00:56. > :01:02.

:01:02. > :01:12.That no peace and 68 points in That makes it absolutely certain

:01:12. > :01:30.

:01:30. > :01:40.He ran out of position. We have had 29 centuries in the tournament so

:01:40. > :01:41.

:01:41. > :01:51.far. What a shot that was. You will not see a better pot than that.

:01:51. > :01:52.

:01:52. > :02:02.Okay, there was not any pressure on it, but what the shot. Neil has hit

:02:02. > :02:17.

:02:17. > :02:27.two centuries in this tournament. These reds, up one of the in the

:02:27. > :02:41.

:02:41. > :02:48.pot in the bottom left-hand corner. This was a frame that we had the

:02:48. > :02:57.real break, when Judd was in front and the frame developed into a

:02:57. > :03:01.stalemate. No century, but Neil Robertson will not worry about that.

:03:01. > :03:11.That break of 83 is the highest break of the session and it draws

:03:11. > :03:13.

:03:13. > :03:23.And in the next frame, we rejoin it when it is 7-7 that pinpoints as

:03:23. > :03:42.

:03:42. > :03:52.But for Matt kiss on the all, he He just underscrewed it slightly.

:03:52. > :03:53.

:03:54. > :04:03.It would have been perfect had it It has been a bit of a problem for

:04:04. > :04:10.

:04:10. > :04:20.both players. They are both But this is a good recovery, but

:04:20. > :04:28.

:04:28. > :04:36.needs a good case on the brown and Can he get round into that position

:04:36. > :04:40.I mentioned. He may be able to do it. He has come up the other side

:04:40. > :04:50.of the table. There is one red available into the bottom right-

:04:50. > :05:03.

:05:03. > :05:13.Now, he can get the blue ball back With the pink in the open and the

:05:13. > :05:14.

:05:14. > :05:19.blue in the open, this is a good He showed how good he was under

:05:19. > :05:29.pressure in the match against Ronnie O'Sullivan, when it went to

:05:29. > :05:29.

:05:29. > :06:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:06:10. > :06:20.A delicate little stone and screw shot there. Keep some nicely in

:06:20. > :06:24.

:06:24. > :06:34.There are still a possible 75 points at remaining. Depending on

:06:34. > :06:41.

:06:41. > :06:49.what colours he plays here, he may Let us have a look. 44 points the

:06:49. > :06:59.lead, so red, colour, red, could leave his opponent needing a

:06:59. > :06:59.

:06:59. > :07:09.He does not want to be too straight on that peak. And he could not be

:07:09. > :07:13.

:07:13. > :07:21.He cannot get anywhere close to and red. If he tries to screw it back,

:07:21. > :07:31.he is right in line with the middle pocket. He is going to have to

:07:31. > :07:36.

:07:36. > :07:44.Yes, the pink will put in 51 points in front, but there will still be

:07:44. > :07:48.59 points remaining. Any sort of angle one that the shot and this

:07:48. > :07:58.frame would have been over. He could not have finished in the

:07:58. > :08:02.

:08:02. > :08:12.So, he is going to play the cut down the side cushion or the long

:08:12. > :08:29.

:08:29. > :08:35.And the last thing he wanted was to bring the black in to play. He was

:08:35. > :08:45.a little unlucky. Any sort of angle one that pink and he would

:08:45. > :08:47.

:08:47. > :08:52.certainly have got a lot closer and He is looking for the safety. I

:08:52. > :09:02.thought he could have taken the pot on to the left corner. And he has

:09:02. > :09:08.made an ace of that safety shot. And that red that Judd Trump was

:09:08. > :09:16.looking for is here now. And he is now on the pink. The frame now

:09:16. > :09:20.looks as though it is going to go the way of Judd Trump. Neil

:09:20. > :09:30.Robertson has always been playing catch-up in this match. He has

:09:30. > :09:40.

:09:40. > :09:48.never been in front. He has got to 58 points the lead, 51 points

:09:48. > :09:55.remaining. So, to snookers required, but Judd Trump, quite rightly, not

:09:55. > :10:05.taking anything for granted. But that will definitely mean that Neil

:10:05. > :10:05.

:10:05. > :10:11.Robertson will not be coming back It did not matter about the black.

:10:11. > :10:18.I am sure Neil Robertson will concede. He is having a quick look

:10:18. > :10:26.at the scoreboard. He is 59 behind and there is only 43 remaining.

:10:26. > :10:36.That equates to four snookers. If he does not get them, Judd Trump is

:10:36. > :10:38.

:10:38. > :10:43.He did not get these snookers and Judd Trump is now just one frame

:10:43. > :10:53.away from getting to the final of both the World Championship and the

:10:53. > :11:01.

:11:01. > :11:11.UK Championship in the same here. - I do not believe it. How has that

:11:11. > :11:12.

:11:12. > :11:22.It must be something to do with gravity in York. That is

:11:22. > :11:31.

:11:31. > :11:41.What a chance. That is quite Just a reminder that if it did

:11:41. > :11:47.

:11:47. > :11:57.suddenly drop in, it would be It wobbled and it warbled. And look

:11:57. > :12:01.

:12:01. > :12:11.at Neil Robertson's face. And why This will make the points all

:12:11. > :12:19.

:12:19. > :12:29.square. These remaining reds, with Judd did not know whether to get up

:12:29. > :12:34.

:12:34. > :12:44.out his chair or not. This really There is just the one century break,

:12:44. > :12:53.

:12:53. > :13:02.but some of the frames have been so Neil Robertson simply cannot

:13:02. > :13:12.believe that Greene did not drop. It does not always have to be about

:13:12. > :13:18.

:13:18. > :13:23.tie-breaks to get drama in this To make do not get me wrong, I am

:13:23. > :13:27.sure both players will say afterwards, I did not play my best.

:13:27. > :13:36.Whoever wins will be pleased to just get through and the other will

:13:36. > :13:46.be disappointed with their But would you believe it? He has

:13:46. > :13:53.

:13:53. > :14:02.Amazing. It was never going to be easy. It is going to be tense

:14:02. > :14:12.climax to this free now. But will it be the last frame? That is the

:14:12. > :14:18.

:14:18. > :14:28.Neil has caught three victories against Judd. Judd has but two

:14:28. > :14:35.

:14:35. > :14:45.There is nothing to play behind, with the green over the pocket and

:14:45. > :14:55.

:14:55. > :15:04.he all out of commission. -- the At the moment, you could here a pin

:15:04. > :15:10.drop in the Barbican Centre. The crowd are enthralled in this battle.

:15:10. > :15:20.The reception both players caught when the Keane into the arena was

:15:20. > :15:35.

:15:35. > :15:40.What about that for a pot? Unbelievable. We have watched both

:15:40. > :15:47.players missed relatively easy pot and then he goes and pulls out a

:15:47. > :15:54.shot like that. But has he got the angle to can in one of these reds?

:15:54. > :16:04.I am wondering if he can just run through and flick the second of

:16:04. > :16:04.

:16:04. > :16:14.these reds. If so, that will really Look where it has finished. Can you

:16:14. > :16:15.

:16:15. > :16:25.believe it? What is going to happen If he hits the cushion first, he

:16:25. > :16:32.

:16:32. > :16:42.Is he going to try and get in behind the all off this red. -- the

:16:42. > :16:42.

:16:42. > :17:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:17:42. > :17:48.But he has got the red safe, which It is a straight forward twice

:17:48. > :17:57.across. He just has to be a little careful that the red does not go

:17:57. > :18:06.into the pink. He has played that nicely. How it is the length

:18:06. > :18:16.correct? You bet it is. This is now a tough shot for real to get this

:18:16. > :18:17.

:18:17. > :18:24.Yes, he could push a ball for the pocket. He has got to be very

:18:25. > :18:34.precise. He did push it over that way, but I think the pink has come

:18:35. > :18:41.

:18:41. > :18:47.A little thin shot is required of the side of but one next to the

:18:47. > :18:57.pink. But he has got to be careful he does not catch the other red

:18:57. > :19:00.

:19:00. > :19:09.There was a lot of sidespin on that to make sure he did not get that

:19:09. > :19:16.contact. It went a bit close to the green. Neil is looking to see if

:19:16. > :19:26.there is a possible gap between the black and the red. But what a pot

:19:26. > :19:47.

:19:47. > :19:57.As you say, this would be some pot He is thinking long and hard. He

:19:57. > :20:10.

:20:10. > :20:20.knows that if he does not get it Brilliant! The week went perilously

:20:20. > :20:26.

:20:26. > :20:31.It was absolutely superb. Believe me, if he does not hit that right

:20:31. > :20:41.in the heart of the pocket, he would not have found the gap. But

:20:41. > :20:49.

:20:49. > :20:59.it is not going to be easy to get The difference in the frame is now

:20:59. > :21:04.

:21:04. > :21:14.He could have played that a bit better. He wanted the thinner

:21:14. > :21:17.

:21:17. > :21:27.contact. If he had done it, the shot would not be available to Judd.

:21:27. > :21:40.

:21:40. > :21:50.What any for that was. -- what an He has hit that too thick. The pink

:21:50. > :22:01.

:22:01. > :22:11.Just looking at it, the all is going to be at key ball here. --

:22:11. > :22:26.

:22:26. > :22:35.In it goes. A fabulous pot. I think the red is available. He could not

:22:35. > :22:45.have played that much better. As you said earlier, the yellow ball

:22:45. > :22:46.

:22:46. > :22:56.is the key to this frame and the Although he is the left-hander, we

:22:56. > :22:59.

:22:59. > :23:09.know that he can play right handed. The brown is likely in the way.

:23:09. > :23:19.Neil can just sit and wait. He has got a slight angle, so if he screws

:23:19. > :23:23.

:23:23. > :23:33.back, it could take the cue ball 14 points ahead - yellow, green and

:23:33. > :23:45.

:23:45. > :23:55.It is safely in the pocket. These two boys have given us a

:23:55. > :24:02.

:24:02. > :24:06.fascinating semi-final. Just the The crowd erupted here at the

:24:06. > :24:15.Barbican Centre. Both players have Hardy terrific reception from this

:24:15. > :24:23.crowd. Judd Trump must be absolutely delighted inside. He

:24:23. > :24:33.misses the pink, but that does not matter. It is Judd Trump who goes

:24:33. > :24:45.

:24:45. > :24:52.through to his first ever UK final. It was a bit scrappy in the

:24:52. > :24:56.afternoon. This evening, I think the standard was better. The

:24:56. > :25:04.pressure was building a bit and I think both of us were just trying

:25:04. > :25:08.to fall over the line. I played a pretty good game in that I was

:25:08. > :25:15.leaving him shots that he may be was not comfortable with. But I was

:25:15. > :25:19.not able to make the most of my chances. I lost control of the cue

:25:19. > :25:28.ball and just put myself under pressure and started second-

:25:28. > :25:33.guessing myself. It has topped off a great ear for me. Having reached

:25:33. > :25:38.the World Championship final and now the UK Championship final and

:25:38. > :25:48.although I am not playing my best snooker, I am managing to scrap it

:25:48. > :25:49.

:25:49. > :25:53.out. In what departments of the game was the one and lost? Yes, as

:25:53. > :26:00.Neil said, he was giving itself the opportunities, but just could not

:26:00. > :26:05.score as heavily as he needed to. It was not a grey standard quality

:26:05. > :26:14.wise, but it did just show was the type of shots that these guys can

:26:14. > :26:21.play. The cue power that they have got is amazing. And that last break

:26:21. > :26:24.that Judd made was fantastic. There was some terrific pot. It was not

:26:24. > :26:33.the best quality, but if he can play like that when you're not

:26:33. > :26:39.playing at your best, it says a lot. Yes, there were only four or breaks

:26:39. > :26:46.over 50 from Judd Trump in this match, which is very low compared

:26:46. > :26:54.to what we have seen for of been in the rest of the tournament? Yes, he

:26:54. > :27:04.will be actually very happy with that. As he said, he showed that he

:27:04. > :27:06.

:27:06. > :27:15.can tough it out. I think the crowd are very much behind Judd Trump and

:27:16. > :27:20.the love to watch him play. He is a very brave player. And if that is

:27:20. > :27:24.his level of scrapping, at the other players have to beware.

:27:24. > :27:32.Because if he matures in the next couple of years, he is going to be

:27:32. > :27:37.very hard to knock off the table. Now, we will find out who will join

:27:37. > :27:47.him in the final in the final session this evening. For those of

:27:47. > :27:50.

:27:50. > :27:55.you coming in, the match largely came down to this one shot. As you

:27:55. > :28:02.can see, Mark Allen had a chance to court for one ahead but fell the

:28:02. > :28:12.wrong side of the screen and ultimately, ended up losing the

:28:12. > :28:20.session 5-3. Yes, he has to win three out of the first four frames.