Day 8, Part 3

:00:36. > :00:41.Hello and welcome to Saturday night at the snooker. If singing and

:00:42. > :00:47.dancing is not pure pink, we will provide you the some alternative,

:00:47. > :00:53.high-quality competition here, in your. And you don't have to lift a

:00:53. > :00:58.finger to vote anybody in or out. Sit back, relax, and so Cup the

:00:58. > :01:03.drama and the tension, as we find out whether Northern Ireland's Mark

:01:03. > :01:13.Allen or Chester's Ricky Walden will join Judd Trump in the final

:01:13. > :01:13.

:01:13. > :01:18.Here is how their afternoon's session played out. Two young

:01:18. > :01:28.players, coming into unknown territory. I think that nerves

:01:28. > :01:34.

:01:34. > :01:44.In it goes, as scrappy affair, Mark Allen won't mind. He has only

:01:44. > :01:46.

:01:46. > :01:51.himself to blame. That is one too many. The cue ball goes in! The red

:01:51. > :01:59.has gone towards the pocket, is it in the pocket? It is not. I was

:01:59. > :02:07.going to say that it was unmissable. Breaks of 60, and 66, getting right

:02:07. > :02:12.back into the match and we are all square, at 3-3. No matter what

:02:12. > :02:19.happens, we are in for a feast of snooker this evening. We have had

:02:19. > :02:25.some good snooker this week. If he is looking to push on from this,

:02:25. > :02:35.one more frame left in this first session. Ricky Walden, he is

:02:35. > :02:35.

:02:35. > :02:42.finding top form. You came out with 60, 66, 98, and a fabulous 127

:02:42. > :02:45.clearance, to take a 5-3 interval lead. Mark Allen would have been

:02:45. > :02:49.disappointed after the afternoon session to be 55 and 3 behind, but

:02:49. > :02:55.the beauty of it to session matches that there is enough breathing

:02:55. > :03:00.space and time to rectify a bad session. It and give -- in his

:03:00. > :03:03.corner as Terry Griffiths, a great coach. He will have told marked the

:03:03. > :03:07.start of the session the same way he started off the match. I don't

:03:07. > :03:13.have a clue what will happen but Mark Allen will not be out last,

:03:13. > :03:19.and he will be fighting, every inch of the way. What damage the doesn't

:03:19. > :03:24.week it has been for Ricky Walden, dispatching Mark Williams and Shaun

:03:24. > :03:31.Murphy to reach the semi-final. 3-1 down in the semi-final. He produced

:03:31. > :03:37.a bar edge of breaks, two 60s, and and 90, and two centuries to take

:03:37. > :03:43.the lead. His game is top notch, he is in the best form he can be, he's

:03:43. > :03:49.you to meet stubborn resistance from Mark Allen, but he is in a

:03:49. > :03:53.good position. We are joined by seven times world champion Stephen

:03:53. > :03:57.Hendry and the 1985 world champion, Dennis Taylor. We know that Mark

:03:57. > :04:03.Allen has put in a gutsy performance, but how much is he

:04:03. > :04:09.going to have to rely on those guts of is to get back in this game?

:04:09. > :04:13.Ricky Walden is producing the snooker he produced in China in

:04:13. > :04:20.2008 when he beat Ronnie and sodden in the final. Mark Allen has a big

:04:20. > :04:25.task this evening. -- Ronnie O'Sullivan pulls up Mark Allen is

:04:25. > :04:29.from Northern Ireland, but Ricky Walden uses my stable to practice

:04:29. > :04:33.in in Cheshire. Steve and, a man who has been in this position many

:04:33. > :04:39.times. What sort of emotions will Ricky Walden be feeling at the

:04:39. > :04:45.moment? He knows he is playing fantastic snooker. Mark Allen is a

:04:45. > :04:53.great performer, but he has never been in a ranking final, so, he is

:04:53. > :05:00.under pressure. But you cannot write him off. Over to Rob Walker,

:05:00. > :05:07.M C. Good evening ladies and gentlemen. This is the last session

:05:07. > :05:13.of snooker before tomorrow's final, a huge opportunity for both players,

:05:13. > :05:18.waiting at the top of the stairs, and either of them could see it.

:05:18. > :05:22.Please welcome a player enjoying the best form of his life. He has

:05:22. > :05:26.beat Stephen Lee, Mark Williams and Shaun Murphy this week. He produced

:05:26. > :05:34.a brilliant white back this afternoon, he shocked the world

:05:34. > :05:43.wedding in Shanghai, and he was to do it all over again, here comes

:05:44. > :05:53.the Stamina Man, Ricky Walden! MUSIC: "Shuffle" by Bombay Bicycle

:05:54. > :05:54.

:05:54. > :06:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:06:36. > :06:45.Club Please welcome, from Northern Ireland, Mark, that the store, Alan

:06:45. > :06:55.-- The Pistol. MUSIC: "Ever So Shy" by General

:06:55. > :06:58.

:06:58. > :07:03.And here we go. It is lovely to have a five-times winner of this

:07:03. > :07:08.title, Stephen Hendry, alongside Dennis Taylor. Are you two all set?

:07:08. > :07:15.Yes, good evening to everyone at home. It should be a fascinating

:07:16. > :07:23.semi-final. As indeed was the first semi-final. Mark Allen has caught

:07:23. > :07:33.it all to do. He is making sure he has a full glass of water. He is up

:07:33. > :07:44.

:07:44. > :07:49.against a player who has played It is Mark Allen the gets the first

:07:49. > :07:54.frame of this evening session under way. He will be hoping for a repeat

:07:54. > :08:04.of the opening frame, which was close, but he took that, this

:08:04. > :08:11.

:08:11. > :08:16.Straight away, he will have to play the long red. He will try to plea

:08:16. > :08:26.run the back of the black, assure to nothing. -- to play it round the

:08:26. > :08:36.

:08:36. > :08:43.Bit of a mishit. Left the chance for Mark. It was not going to be

:08:43. > :08:53.easy from that position. If the blue pots, he will take that on.

:08:53. > :08:53.

:08:53. > :09:03.His poor success rate is very high. Mark Allen at 93, Ricky Walden at

:09:03. > :09:16.

:09:16. > :09:26.That is why it will Walker introduced him as fast as that --

:09:26. > :09:28.

:09:28. > :09:36.that is why Rob Walker and introduced him as The Pistol. The

:09:36. > :09:43.pink and black tied up, having to concentrate on the blue. There is

:09:43. > :09:53.Mark's go front. She will be hoping that he gets a good start. Has she

:09:53. > :09:59.

:09:59. > :10:04.got in your piece? Yes, she has! Have a good night. -- an earpiece.

:10:04. > :10:14.Isn't it you, been way, is there, as well. He must be delighted to

:10:14. > :10:26.

:10:26. > :10:36.Nothing fazes this young player from County Antrim. This is semi-

:10:36. > :10:38.

:10:38. > :10:46.final number six in his career. He is all would you. -- overdue.

:10:46. > :10:56.could not have two more opposing cue actions. Ricky has a long,

:10:56. > :10:58.

:10:58. > :11:07.smooth cueing action, Mark Allen as much more of a shot -- short, jemmy

:11:07. > :11:11.action. He's very compact, Mark Allen. Not one of the tallest

:11:11. > :11:21.players. One of the great champions, Joe Davis, was only about five foot

:11:21. > :11:35.

:11:35. > :11:45.I am not sure if the pink is sitting on its spot at the moment.

:11:45. > :11:48.

:11:48. > :11:52.If he pots it, it might get tied up again post -- again. Still three or

:11:52. > :12:02.four reds in pottable positions. He does not have to worry about going

:12:02. > :12:02.

:12:02. > :12:10.into the pack yet. The pink is behind that red in a straight line.

:12:10. > :12:14.But what we behind the spot. -- directly. The pink is out of

:12:14. > :12:24.commission there. It might pot into the corner, but he cannot get at it

:12:24. > :12:26.

:12:27. > :12:31.from here. He needs that wipe to keep running. -- white. He has

:12:31. > :12:41.pushed the red over the corner pocket, so if he pots the blue he

:12:41. > :13:02.

:13:02. > :13:11.This is a situation, Stephen, what sort of shot is he taking on here?

:13:11. > :13:17.To much angle to finish on the pink, so we'll -- he will have to go up

:13:17. > :13:23.through the gap between the pink and black to get back onto the blue.

:13:23. > :13:33.You can see why you have won seven titles, weren't you could see the

:13:33. > :13:36.

:13:36. > :13:42.potential for a short. -- when you could see. -- for that shot. I have

:13:42. > :13:47.forgotten how many times you won the UK Championship. Was it five?

:13:47. > :13:51.It was six. It is amazing how tricky it is win the black is tied

:13:51. > :14:01.up. It is all important to get the right angle each time. That pink

:14:01. > :14:02.

:14:02. > :14:06.does pot into the left corner -- the right corner. It is just the

:14:06. > :14:16.start that Mark Allen wanted for tonight. It is a huge frame for him,

:14:16. > :14:25.

:14:25. > :14:33.The white has stuck. He has got that red to the middle pocket but I

:14:33. > :14:37.don't think he expected the white just to stay there. That was what

:14:37. > :14:44.you call a stun shot when you hit the white in the middle and the

:14:44. > :14:54.white there has not go forward or combat words. -- the white does not

:14:54. > :14:59.

:14:59. > :15:08.go forward. Or, come back once. -- backwards. When used and no ball,

:15:08. > :15:14.absolutely nothing happens with the cue ball -- when you stun the ball.

:15:14. > :15:19.I don't will who it is that please all of those demonstrations shots,

:15:19. > :15:25.but they are all perfect. It is Martin Clark, one of the tournament

:15:25. > :15:32.directors, who used to be in the top 16 in the world. He played

:15:32. > :15:42.those shots, and he played the more perfectly. -- he played them all

:15:42. > :15:52.Mark has got to be careful because that looks like it is a plant. He

:15:52. > :15:59.

:15:59. > :16:09.could leave that on for Ricky There is not the best safety shot

:16:09. > :16:09.

:16:09. > :16:13.Mark Allen has ever played. It is an easier pot, the red to the right,

:16:13. > :16:19.but there is no position, so he could take the one into the left

:16:19. > :16:24.corner pocket, a slightly more difficult pot. Great to see Ricky

:16:24. > :16:30.Walden doing well. It is 2008 since he won in China, he's a smashing

:16:30. > :16:40.lad, and he is delighted to be playing so well on the BBC, at the

:16:40. > :16:54.

:16:54. > :16:59.He needs the blue to come to a Swiss you, and it might have. He

:16:59. > :17:04.has been rather fortunate. Not only did he missed the pot, he has freed

:17:04. > :17:14.up the black and covered the reds. What a bit of good fortune that was.

:17:14. > :17:23.All but certain, that 43. At Wantage, look where that red went -

:17:23. > :17:32.- advantage. That red is still available to the right corner so he

:17:32. > :17:42.cannot play safety to the Heal side of the baulk end. -- to the right

:17:42. > :17:45.

:17:45. > :17:51.It has worked out for him, because he cannot get to the right side of

:17:51. > :18:00.the reds, for an easy path back to the baulk end. He is in a spot of

:18:00. > :18:05.trouble. I can only see one escape shot. It is a possibility. He could

:18:05. > :18:09.play off the red behind the black at the end the back of the pink and

:18:09. > :18:17.summer up there, he would cover that red. He has three reds and the

:18:17. > :18:27.yellow to cover it. I don't know if he can hit that put it can read,

:18:27. > :18:32.

:18:32. > :18:37.but he can hit the one just above He will have to be so precise, if

:18:37. > :18:43.he takes that shot on, but it is available to him, as long as he

:18:43. > :18:53.does not cannon those reds up near the middle pocket on the left-hand

:18:53. > :19:05.

:19:05. > :19:15.That was difficult. Good chance before Mark Allen to go on and take

:19:15. > :19:15.

:19:15. > :20:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:20:40. > :20:50.this will bring them -- this Quick glance at the score board. He

:20:50. > :20:57.

:20:57. > :21:02.is not that many pots away from Just makes it slightly more

:21:02. > :21:08.difficult with the blue not being on its spot, he has got quite a way

:21:08. > :21:12.to travel with the cue ball, and he looks dead straight on the yellow,

:21:12. > :21:17.so he's going to have to get a lot of screw on this. I don't know what

:21:17. > :21:22.sort of angle he has got but he needs to play good shot here. If

:21:22. > :21:32.he's dead straight he will have to get back somewhere near the line,

:21:32. > :21:37.

:21:37. > :21:47.depending on the angle. That is He played that with a lot of screw,

:21:47. > :21:50.

:21:50. > :21:56.and left hand side, generating the Amazing, he just caught the black.

:21:56. > :22:01.He will just roll up to the black. A pretty good start from Mark Allen,

:22:01. > :22:11.who badly needed a good start. It looks like he has taken the opening

:22:11. > :22:14.

:22:14. > :22:24.frame. One snooker required at the moment. Ricky will do well to hit

:22:24. > :23:02.

:23:02. > :23:12.these reds, and keep them safe, He can just relax now, and try to

:23:12. > :23:22.

:23:22. > :23:32.As you can see, years, not racing round table, but he is pretty

:23:32. > :23:42.relaxed at the moment. -- as you He's not really bothered about this

:23:42. > :23:43.

:23:43. > :23:48.final red. He needed a good start. Ricky Walden just missed one half

:23:48. > :23:55.chance, and Mark Allen has won the opening frame, reducing its deficit

:23:55. > :24:00.to just one behind, at 5-4. At the studio we're playing musical chairs,

:24:00. > :24:04.we have Ken Doherty and John Parrott in the comfortable seats,

:24:04. > :24:10.and Steve Davis is standing by to go was his nuggets of wisdom at the

:24:10. > :24:16.table. We make of the old chap a seat later on! If you have got any

:24:16. > :24:20.questions, the address will be up shortly. From what we saw there, we

:24:20. > :24:24.discussed in the afternoon that Ricky Walden was very much in the

:24:24. > :24:32.ascendancy. The end of that session came just at the right time for

:24:32. > :24:36.Mark Allen. Yes, it took a while to settle down, he certainly did not

:24:36. > :24:42.in the first frame. He made it easy for Mark Allen with a couple of

:24:42. > :24:47.loose safety shot. At this is the beauty of the best of 17 frames.

:24:47. > :24:51.You have to restructure you're thinking. Yes, there is an awful

:24:51. > :24:59.long way to go in this match. He had a half chance that he missed,

:24:59. > :25:03.Ricky, but he will want to try to get this first frame on the board

:25:03. > :25:13.to establish himself, and settle his nous, because that will play a

:25:13. > :25:15.

:25:15. > :25:25.big part in this match. -- nerves. Mark Allen has more experience in

:25:25. > :25:31.this type of match in the UK, so It is different pressure when you

:25:31. > :25:36.come to the second session of a long frame match. When you are

:25:36. > :25:42.ahead. I did not say that you on a hiding to nothing, but if you have

:25:42. > :25:47.got a lead, you try to protect it. He will not want to let Mark Allen

:25:47. > :25:54.get back to 5 had than five. Two frame lead is very useful, after

:25:54. > :25:58.the first session. He had the result with the cannon on the

:25:59. > :26:03.yellow. Ricky has held his hand up to apologise for that bit of good

:26:03. > :26:09.fortune because there is no escape back down to the safety zone, here.

:26:09. > :26:19.A pretty good shot he has played, but just watch the yellow. That

:26:19. > :26:22.

:26:22. > :26:32.In fact, I cannot see an escape route back down the table for Mark

:26:32. > :26:36.

:26:36. > :26:41.Allen. No gap between the blue and pink. And it went no -- I don't

:26:42. > :26:51.know if he can see enough to plate and Lee and avoid cannoning into

:26:52. > :26:53.

:26:53. > :26:57.the reds. Well played. Past - to play a thinly. There was very

:26:57. > :27:07.little else available to him. If Ricky Walden takes this on, it

:27:07. > :27:07.

:27:07. > :27:17.looks as if he's going to cannon the two reds, near the black. A

:27:17. > :27:17.

:27:17. > :27:27.nervy start For Ricky, here this evening, he's usually very good at

:27:27. > :27:43.

:27:43. > :27:48.It is amazing watching both players on the practice tables before

:27:48. > :27:53.coming out, they were potting everything and feeling good, but

:27:53. > :27:57.coming up here, it is completely different. Ricky Walden did not

:27:57. > :28:03.score a point in the last frame. He just needs a couple of easy balls,

:28:03. > :28:09.to get his cue arm going again. crowds have been fantastic at the

:28:09. > :28:16.Barbican Centre. It is open-plan, they enjoyed it going down to one

:28:16. > :28:23.table. They have been super. It is good to be back in your. Most

:28:23. > :28:33.snooker fans are loving every minute of this. -- it is good to be

:28:33. > :28:46.

:28:46. > :28:51.Ricky Walden was struck, having a minute to think about how he can

:28:51. > :28:59.get the cue ball back down the table. I cannot see a path down to

:28:59. > :29:04.Nestle on the red just behind the black. He has not potted a ball for

:29:04. > :29:08.the last 20 minutes. There is no path to land on that red near the

:29:08. > :29:16.cushion. He could go twice across the table. He has not brought about

:29:16. > :29:23.that yet. But it is a possibility. -- he has not thought about that.

:29:23. > :29:29.If he went twice across the table, he could get to that red, possibly.

:29:29. > :29:34.He's probably frightened of slipping past into that bottom

:29:34. > :29:44.right hand corner, but it is as good a short as any, just to have a

:29:44. > :29:57.

:29:57. > :30:07.This will have to be very precise just to nestle on this one into the

:30:07. > :30:15.middle pocket. That is not going to reach. There are tell you what, it

:30:15. > :30:25.was not a bad choice. The smile, he is waiting for it to go back. Not a

:30:25. > :30:29.

:30:29. > :30:35.bad choice if he can judge the This where you rely on the referee

:30:35. > :30:45.to put it back on the exact spot. The referee puts it just near where

:30:45. > :30:55.it was before. It is slightly away from where it was, but it is not

:30:55. > :31:21.

:31:21. > :31:26.too bad. He has hit it too hard It just shows you, you have been to

:31:27. > :31:36.be spot on. You can't afford the leave Mark Allen. He is such a good

:31:37. > :31:45.

:31:45. > :31:53.In my 30 odd years as a profegal, I have never known -- professional I

:31:53. > :31:58.have never known when we have had three left harders in the semi

:31:58. > :32:07.final of a major tournament. It has never been known in the history of

:32:07. > :32:13.the game. There does seem to be more than there used to be. We have

:32:13. > :32:20.one in the final and Judd Trump beat Neil Robertson, a left-hander

:32:20. > :32:25.from Australia. Mark Allen is a left-hander. And Mark Williams and

:32:25. > :32:35.most seem to be some of the best potters we have ever had in the

:32:35. > :32:53.

:32:53. > :32:57.He can't get anywhere near a red if he rolls the blue. He might be able

:32:57. > :33:01.to get himself on to the black. Let's look what sort of angle he

:33:01. > :33:11.has on this red. I don't know whether he can stun it through and

:33:11. > :33:20.

:33:20. > :33:26.He hit that superbly well. Timed it fantastic. It shows you even with a

:33:26. > :33:36.short cue action, he managed to generate the speed that he needed

:33:36. > :33:36.

:33:36. > :34:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:34:16. > :34:22.Well that kicked. Well... I think Mark thought it was going to throw

:34:22. > :34:26.the blue off line, but well it would have been a shame if that

:34:26. > :34:30.blue hadn't have dropped in the pocket, but it did kick and

:34:30. > :34:35.striegten up slightly. It went in - - straighten up slightly. It went

:34:35. > :34:43.in off the jaws. You hate to see a player sort of losing a frame with

:34:43. > :34:49.a terrible contact like that. Butless still in control. -- but he

:34:49. > :34:59.is still in control. I think he was convinced that he was going to miss

:34:59. > :35:09.

:35:09. > :35:19.It is a good recovery. This is the perfect start for Mark Allen

:35:19. > :35:24.

:35:24. > :35:34.Ricky's had one half chance in the opening frame and that has been

:35:34. > :35:58.

:35:58. > :36:08.about it. You can't pot them if These two boys are both fluent

:36:08. > :36:18.

:36:18. > :36:28.players. They don't hang around, Has he left a slight angle here? He

:36:28. > :36:35.

:36:35. > :36:45.That was the best he could do. He needs a delicate cannon to hold the

:36:45. > :36:49.

:36:49. > :36:55.Oh he has hit the wrong red and it's going to be difficult. There's

:36:55. > :37:05.only one possible cut into the middle pocket. As we show you him

:37:05. > :37:20.

:37:20. > :37:30.He is playing really well Mark Allen and we could have a cracking

:37:30. > :37:30.

:37:30. > :38:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:38:49. > :38:54.He needs the black to leave Ricky He will want to keep potting these

:38:54. > :39:04.balls and not give Ricky an excuse to get to the table and have a

:39:04. > :39:39.

:39:39. > :39:43.That was a good effort, but it just stopped. But Ricky signals to the

:39:43. > :39:49.referee. What a start for Mark Allen. You can't do any better than

:39:49. > :39:55.win the two opening frames and he's all square. HAZEL IRVINE: Poised at

:39:55. > :40:04.the table is Steve Davis. What have you noticed, Stephen was mentioning

:40:04. > :40:09.the difference in styles. Yes, Ricky Walden has a longer flowing

:40:09. > :40:15.action and Mark Allen has a shorter delivery. Here is Ricky Walden's

:40:15. > :40:19.pull back, cue ball in line with the yellow. And Ricky pulls the cue

:40:19. > :40:27.back to the blue and then smoothly through the ball. Whereas Mark

:40:27. > :40:32.Allen has a much shorter pull back. Mark Allen will only pull the cue

:40:32. > :40:37.back as far as the pink ball. Faster through ball, but still he

:40:37. > :40:43.can screw the ball back. Which one is better? Well it is a trade off.

:40:43. > :40:49.If you're too short, your too jerky, if you're too long, unnecessary

:40:49. > :40:59.back swing. Difficult to call. But in between is quite nice. Thank you.

:40:59. > :41:22.

:41:22. > :41:28.Is Ricky Walden going to get the chance to play some balls into the

:41:28. > :41:32.pooct? Not if he -- pocket? Not if he keeps playing safety shots like

:41:33. > :41:41.that. Look at the way the reds have opened already. One good long pot

:41:41. > :41:51.and Mark Allen could give himself another opportunity. He is ahead in

:41:51. > :42:02.

:42:02. > :42:09.He's obviously been on the practice table with his coach, Terry

:42:09. > :42:19.Griffiths. That was straight from Terry's locker that shot. I don't

:42:19. > :42:20.

:42:20. > :42:30.think so! Er the kwhri was -- Terry was a fine cueist. More flowing,

:42:30. > :42:32.

:42:32. > :42:36.more Ricky Walden than Mark Allen It is the first time in the first

:42:36. > :42:46.three frames where we has had the black in the clear early in the

:42:46. > :42:51.

:42:51. > :43:01.frame. So he can see the red above He is making sure the black doesn't

:43:01. > :43:17.

:43:17. > :43:27.block the red when it gets He may have to go for the blue here.

:43:27. > :43:33.

:43:33. > :43:37.This is where the short cue action is an asset, Dennis. Around these

:43:37. > :43:44.little stun shots on the pink and black. Absolutely. There is not a

:43:44. > :43:50.lot can go wrong with these little screw and stun shots with the short

:43:50. > :44:00.action that Mark has. The pink will have to go behind the reds, all the

:44:00. > :44:16.

:44:16. > :44:26.Just got a bit of a kick there. Because he is having the cue ball

:44:26. > :44:36.cleaned here. Didn't detect a bad contact there, but Mark would have

:44:36. > :44:36.

:44:36. > :45:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:45:32. > :45:42.He nearly fluked it into the corner. But he hasn't left anything. That

:45:42. > :46:11.

:46:11. > :46:21.is the first ball that Mark Allen He hasn't covered that red to the

:46:21. > :46:32.

:46:32. > :46:40.It is the only red he could leave and it's gone safe. So no problem.

:46:40. > :46:50.He still can't get a chance. Coming up to 37 and a half minutes since

:46:50. > :47:25.

:47:25. > :47:30.An awkward frame now with the three reds at the other end of the table.

:47:30. > :47:40.Mark Allen is 35 points in front. So there will be little chance of a

:47:40. > :47:41.

:47:41. > :47:48.stalemate. Has he left another tempter for Mark Allen into the

:47:48. > :47:54.left middle? He missed the last one into the right middle pocket. He is

:47:54. > :48:04.having a look to see if the red passs the brown. If it doesn't, it

:48:04. > :48:14.

:48:14. > :48:24.Now then... First chance of the night for Ricky. I think he can cut

:48:24. > :48:28.

:48:28. > :48:38.this red in comfortably. One That took a big bounce off the

:48:38. > :48:42.

:48:42. > :48:52.cushion there. He was attempting to leave an ang toll go -- to go into

:48:52. > :49:32.

:49:32. > :49:42.the reds. The top of the two reds Not a good enough angle to go into

:49:42. > :50:03.

:50:03. > :50:13.He may have to screw straight up. He is looking to arc the red around

:50:13. > :50:14.

:50:14. > :50:24.the blue. He is playing for the red for the right centre. Didn't quite

:50:24. > :50:25.

:50:25. > :50:31.get the connection right on the cannon. It looks to be straight

:50:31. > :50:41.this red into the corner. If he can leave a good angle on the greend or

:50:41. > :51:03.

:51:03. > :51:13.This is the key slot coming up. -- shot coming up. Played it well.

:51:13. > :51:15.

:51:15. > :51:19.How's your luck? It's not bad. He can get on the blue off this red.

:51:19. > :51:29.She is showing pretty good temperament. Because he never got a

:51:29. > :51:34.

:51:34. > :51:44.It is a key frame, having lost the first two and to see the two frame

:51:44. > :51:48.advantage to disappear. Well he didn't pot a ball in the first two

:51:48. > :51:58.frames. If he is thinking I'm still only level, although I haven't

:51:58. > :52:23.

:52:23. > :52:33.potted a ball, I'm still in the Playing that black with a trace of

:52:33. > :52:33.

:52:33. > :54:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:54:01. > :54:08.The problem is going to be the red If he takes a black with this final

:54:08. > :54:18.red, he will want to leave himself half a ball to drop it in for the

:54:18. > :54:38.

:54:38. > :54:48.Red, black, red green would be enough. Can he achieve that? He has

:54:48. > :54:49.

:54:49. > :54:58.the perfect angle to stun down. I don't know whether he can go below

:54:58. > :55:07.the pocket. He has a choice. But that is an option for him. He

:55:07. > :55:15.doesn't want to kiss the brown. He has got into that position. He is

:55:15. > :55:25.now looking at the score board. He can roll this in and get on to the

:55:25. > :55:28.

:55:28. > :55:38.This is the key shot. And Mark Allen knows these are not straight

:55:38. > :55:51.

:55:51. > :55:58.It looks easy, but that was a difficult shot played at that pace.

:55:58. > :56:02.Just the brown needed. No he has missed it. Amazing. If you don't

:56:02. > :56:07.look at the score board and just get on, it seeps easier. But when

:56:07. > :56:17.you see that -- seems easier, but when you see that is a frame ball

:56:17. > :56:23.

:56:23. > :56:29.it is amazing what happens to the What a turn around this is. Could

:56:29. > :56:39.that be the shot we're talking about later on at the end of this

:56:39. > :56:39.

:56:39. > :57:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:57:23. > :57:28.Alyle fist pump from Mark Allen, he knows the importance of this frame.

:57:28. > :57:34.He has won three frames in a row and he has got limbs into the lead

:57:34. > :57:39.at 6-5. And Ricky Walden, that will be a body blow. And Stephen Hendry

:57:39. > :57:44.said, he called it and he stunned the red in, left himself on the

:57:44. > :57:48.brown. But if he had have finished on the green he wouldn't have had

:57:48. > :57:55.to play a position. It is a straight forward brown and that is

:57:55. > :57:58.a body blow not to knock this in. Sometimes when you have the longer

:57:59. > :58:04.flowing cue action f you don't deliver a positive strike and you

:58:04. > :58:10.get a bit of side, you pull the white over and mitt the brown a bit

:58:10. > :58:14.thinner. Brown or green, who is to say what is the right or wrong shot.

:58:14. > :58:19.But I felt the green would have been the easier pot to win the

:58:19. > :58:24.frame. Well Mark Allen, he is a feisty player. There has been

:58:24. > :58:29.controversy this week, but it seems to have helped him. But look, that

:58:29. > :58:34.is just a nice little, as if to say, I'm delighted with that. And so he

:58:34. > :58:38.should be, three in a row to get himself into the lead. HAZEL

:58:38. > :58:43.IRVINE: And Steve and Ken have been listening to the boys' comments.

:58:43. > :58:48.Are you in agreement with Stephen? Well it doesn't matter whether you

:58:48. > :58:55.get on the green or the brown, but why track the yellow? You don't

:58:55. > :58:59.need the yellow. Just pot the brown. Even screw it back on to the baulk

:58:59. > :59:04.cushion. But don't try and get position on the yellow when you

:59:04. > :59:11.don't need it. Just pot the brown F you miss the brown, you aren't

:59:11. > :59:15.going to give Mark a chance. But that is what pressure does. He is

:59:15. > :59:18.sitting there stewing as well. Mark's probably gone out to make

:59:18. > :59:23.him do that. It is part of the match playing and psychology. There

:59:23. > :59:26.was a massive frame when Mark Allen should have gone 4-1 and it went 3-

:59:26. > :59:30.2. It changed the running of the match. That might be the one

:59:30. > :59:35.tonight that changes it. He has done well to come back. He was

:59:35. > :59:41.nervous and got himself in, and looks like winning the frame. How

:59:41. > :59:45.big will that frame prove to be?. Three in a row for Ulsterman. He

:59:45. > :59:55.has been so close before. He has been in five ranking semis, but

:59:55. > :59:58.

:59:58. > :00:03.never made it. Is this his opportunity? DENNIS TAYLOR: this

:00:03. > :00:09.frame will play a bibg part in this story. Ricky Walden, if he was to

:00:09. > :00:19.lose all the frames, you would have to fancy Mark Allen and

:00:19. > :00:32.

:00:32. > :00:38.straightaway, not the best break I like to see the little fist pumps

:00:38. > :00:43.and Eigg -- everything. I love to see a bit of that. We never got

:00:43. > :00:53.much chance to fist pump against you, Stephen, you were so hard to

:00:53. > :01:14.

:01:14. > :01:20.Just a gentle one, not overdoing it. A lot of the players don't like

:01:20. > :01:26.that. They talk about it backstage - did you see that? You watch other

:01:26. > :01:36.sports like tennis, they do it every other point. The first one to

:01:36. > :01:42.

:01:42. > :01:52.do it was Peter Ebdon, he liked a -- fist pump. He really is cueing

:01:52. > :01:55.

:01:55. > :02:05.very well, doing very precious Might b able to bring a few more

:02:05. > :02:07.

:02:07. > :02:16.That is the only problem with that shot, it is amazing how many times

:02:16. > :02:21.you finish up on the cushion. If he rolls the black in, those two reds

:02:21. > :02:31.to the right of the pink are available, and there is one at the

:02:31. > :02:31.

:02:31. > :02:41.back of the bunch. Very good cueing. Don't be surprised if this young

:02:41. > :02:51.

:02:51. > :02:55.gentleman from County Antrim He will have to win this frame in

:02:55. > :03:05.one visit, and really keep Ricky thinking about that last frame

:03:05. > :03:12.

:03:12. > :03:19.She must be absolutely delighted with this performance, he's not

:03:19. > :03:27.putting a foot wrong. Thumbs up from her. Can he continue and win

:03:27. > :03:33.four frames in a row? Funny enough, Ricky Walden has done precious

:03:33. > :03:43.little wrong, only that brown. Why try to get yourself on the yellow?

:03:43. > :03:47.

:03:47. > :03:51.I think it was a little bit harsh from Ken Doherty, I don't think

:03:51. > :03:55.Ricky thought for one minute he would miss that. It is a natural

:03:55. > :03:59.for a snooker player to get onto the next ball. I know what he was

:03:59. > :04:09.saying, but there is no way he will screw the white back to the baulk

:04:09. > :04:13.

:04:13. > :04:23.cushion. Yes, how many times would he miss that? One in 20, maybe? The

:04:23. > :04:23.

:04:23. > :05:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:05:11. > :05:17.light was reflecting off and -- a Just gone a little bit further than

:05:17. > :05:24.he anticipated. With a cut back into the corner, you are putting it

:05:24. > :05:34.into a blind pocket. The white just keeps on running. He has got to

:05:34. > :05:41.

:05:41. > :05:44.give these a little bit more care The red to the right of the bunch

:05:45. > :05:49.and the pink is available if he doesn't want to go into them. They

:05:49. > :05:53.are not a good bunch to go into from here, so he has the perfect

:05:53. > :06:00.angle on the black but doesn't really want to risk sticking them

:06:00. > :06:10.in the back of the reds. The way the reds are situated, he will have

:06:10. > :06:15.

:06:15. > :06:24.to hit them pretty hard to be able That is pretty good. There might be

:06:24. > :06:34.a plant below the pink to the right corner. Stephen Hendry, looking for

:06:34. > :06:39.

:06:39. > :06:48.a plant again. He can spot them The angle he has on the pink, he

:06:48. > :06:53.will need a plant to be on. Just looking at the red to the extreme

:06:53. > :07:00.left of the bunch, if he storms the white somewhere up between the pink

:07:00. > :07:10.and blue, he might be able to pot that into the left corner. I'm not

:07:10. > :07:10.

:07:11. > :07:16.sure if there is a possible three ball plant into the left corner.

:07:17. > :07:23.What is available into this left corner? The pink will have to go

:07:23. > :07:31.behind the reds. That is a possible three ball plant, but he has got to

:07:31. > :07:38.be a bit careful. He could squeeze the second red away from the pocket.

:07:38. > :07:42.He's just double checking it. If the two reds are touching, when he

:07:42. > :07:52.hits the first ball on to the two reds, it might just push them away

:07:52. > :07:57.

:07:57. > :08:07.Yes, it wasn't guaranteed but he has played a good safety shot. A

:08:07. > :08:12.

:08:12. > :08:17.Plenty of reds on the table for Ricky Walden, but will he get a

:08:17. > :08:27.chance? Doesn't really want been knocking them safe here, when

:08:27. > :08:45.

:08:45. > :08:49.Just coming up to three hours, this has been a very good semi-final.

:08:50. > :08:59.Ricky Walden dominating the first session, Mark Allen certainly

:09:00. > :09:11.

:09:11. > :09:16.I do think he has Ricky trapped here, at first glance. I don't know

:09:16. > :09:20.if he can see enough of the red near the pink spot, just to get

:09:20. > :09:30.back down the table. He might be able to get past the blue to hit

:09:30. > :09:55.

:09:55. > :10:03.It is tricky, he has to make sure he doesn't cannon the red next to

:10:03. > :10:11.the middle pocket. He would love to play the red next to the black half

:10:11. > :10:21.ball, but he can't. Playing this wide off two cushions, lots of

:10:21. > :10:21.

:10:21. > :11:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:11:03. > :11:07.If he placed the red to the left of the black, he will probably play

:11:07. > :11:16.that with a touch of left-hand side, keep the white away from the two

:11:16. > :11:21.reds on the left-hand cushion. Just a little bit thin. You could see

:11:21. > :11:25.the cue ball straight-not with the side that Stephen mentioned. The

:11:25. > :11:35.natural angle would have taken him into the reds. That is probably why

:11:35. > :11:47.

:11:47. > :11:57.he finished up hating it too thinly. -- hitting it. I think he can pass

:11:57. > :12:12.

:12:12. > :12:17.the other red to get to the one What a cracking pot that is. That

:12:18. > :12:22.is a superb pot. Great cueing, and he's on the pink. There is a slight

:12:22. > :12:30.chance for him before the mid- session interval. Is he on the

:12:30. > :12:40.pink? Can you believe it? Just a fraction. He will have to bend it

:12:40. > :12:48.

:12:48. > :12:54.He could follow this in if he doesn't get it right. The other

:12:54. > :12:59.thing, if he does swerve, pots the pink, that will be re- spotted

:12:59. > :13:05.below the red. He will not be on much if he pots the pink here. A

:13:05. > :13:15.bit unlucky. So disappointing when you knock a red like that in, then

:13:15. > :13:32.

:13:32. > :13:40.It has got him �6, -- six points, but, as Stephen said, when it goes

:13:40. > :13:45.back on the spot, he may just have to play a safety shot. He could

:13:45. > :13:55.play off the one near the left hand side cushion. He could do with that

:13:55. > :13:59.

:13:59. > :14:02.in play. If he plays off the one next to the pink, he could get the

:14:02. > :14:12.white into the jaws of the corner pocket and possibly develop three

:14:12. > :14:14.

:14:14. > :14:24.reds. He would like to bring that one off the cushion. He's back

:14:24. > :14:36.

:14:36. > :14:46.looking at this one along the black What a pot! On these match pockets,

:14:46. > :14:47.

:14:48. > :14:52.forcing them into the pocket. Mark Allen applauded that shot. I

:14:53. > :14:58.must admit, I didn't think that was the right shot, but a phenomenal

:14:58. > :15:04.pot. Here is another one, he really needs to get into this quick to

:15:04. > :15:10.cannon the pink. In fact he played around the table for the red on the

:15:10. > :15:16.left cushion. Even though it was a fantastic pot, I didn't think it

:15:17. > :15:21.was the right shot. There was no way he could get any better on the

:15:21. > :15:28.black. And nice safety shot probably would have been better. As

:15:28. > :15:35.cities, he only needs one more red. I don't know if he is asking the

:15:35. > :15:42.referee here... Not sure. I think I am happy enough. I don't think we

:15:42. > :15:50.can get it back. He is looking to get something back, but I don't

:15:50. > :15:55.know what he is asking. He moved the red, but you can't do anything

:15:55. > :16:05.about it now. If he moved the red, it is gone, you can't do anything

:16:05. > :16:07.

:16:07. > :16:16.about it. Even if the referee was happy to move the red, that is gone,

:16:16. > :16:26.isn't it Stephen? Don't start asking me about rules, Dennis!

:16:26. > :16:48.

:16:48. > :16:58.must have moved it's like the. Maybe it's still -- it still pots.

:16:58. > :16:58.

:16:58. > :17:08.Anyway, the red goes in and that is all he needed. Who would have

:17:08. > :17:13.expected this, this evening? Ricky Walden with 124, 127? Both players

:17:13. > :17:21.still smiling, so it is played in good spirits. To come out this

:17:21. > :17:31.session and win all the frames here, it is quite a performance from Mark

:17:31. > :17:36.Allen. It really is. Yes, Mark doesn't really want the interval,

:17:36. > :17:41.he wants to stay out there. A very good point, because we know the

:17:41. > :17:47.interval can change things around. Ricky Walden will probably head to

:17:47. > :17:55.the practice table. A cracking cannon, although he is not on the

:17:55. > :18:05.red. Ricky couldn't do very much about

:18:05. > :18:11.

:18:11. > :18:16.that, it is all Mark Allen. He had Chatting on the way out, but what a

:18:16. > :18:22.turnaround. What do you make of the way Mark has gone about his

:18:22. > :18:29.business this evening, Ken? always said he is full of fire, and

:18:29. > :18:33.it is a gutsy performance. That interval probably came at the right

:18:33. > :18:38.time for Mark, but he has come out all guns blazing, doing what he has

:18:38. > :18:45.to do. Ricky Walden is making it a little bit easier for him but he is

:18:45. > :18:50.doing what he has to do. John, this is the first time in this match.

:18:51. > :18:56.The earlier on, Ricky went 3-1 down, and he showed what he was made of

:18:56. > :19:01.then, but to do this in the last concluding frames will be even more

:19:01. > :19:06.difficult for him. This is a totally different kettle of fish.

:19:06. > :19:10.Now Mark Allen doesn't want the interval. Earlier on, Ricky was

:19:10. > :19:14.playing the better snooker, now the interval has come at the right time

:19:14. > :19:21.but not for Mark Allen, for Ricky to go and do something about it.

:19:21. > :19:25.The next frame is massive. If he goes to five, I can't see him

:19:25. > :19:30.winning from there. As you know, they have stepped out for the

:19:30. > :19:36.interval. We have been getting a lot of messages from you tonight, a

:19:36. > :19:41.lot going to Mr Davies. The first one is from Christopher, who says

:19:41. > :19:51."I would like to know about the snooker stance. I am told I am to

:19:51. > :19:55.

:19:55. > :19:59.You can go down your local hardware store and buy some tape. This line

:19:59. > :20:06.is the line of the shot, this line at 90 degrees, this line at 60

:20:06. > :20:11.degrees. Put this fought on the line at the shot, put the other

:20:11. > :20:16.he'll on the 60 degree line. Keep your right leg straight, your left

:20:16. > :20:21.leg bent, and that is the position to get down into the balls. This

:20:21. > :20:28.distance could be your problem. If this is to close, you might be

:20:28. > :20:32.hunched up, or if this foot is in front, you might look a bit strange.

:20:32. > :20:37.You are trying to spread the load and the weight of your body, social

:20:37. > :20:45.length apart, then you have a solid stance. That is about the best I

:20:45. > :20:50.can manage without seeing you personally. Next question? It looks

:20:50. > :20:57.like a crime scene with that tape. What is the best way, says Andrew

:20:57. > :21:02.Scott, to become more consistent with the rest? Probably the best

:21:02. > :21:06.way is to keep playing with the rest as much as you can. The most

:21:07. > :21:12.important thing about the rest is this end is replicating you're

:21:12. > :21:17.bridge. These are plastic feet, not gripping, so when you put this on

:21:17. > :21:22.the cloth, you have got to try to make sure this end doesn't flow to

:21:22. > :21:27.round on the cloth. The only where you can do that is by pushing down

:21:27. > :21:31.to make it as solid as possible. The next trouble is keeping the cue

:21:31. > :21:36.in a straight line because it is a different position for your arm.

:21:36. > :21:41.The only way to do that is to keep on playing until you can groove the

:21:41. > :21:48.action. The last tip is technical, but when you want to hit the white

:21:48. > :21:53.ball, look at the red. Then whack that through, like that. Keep your

:21:53. > :21:58.head still as well. It is Saturday night, let's not get too technical.

:21:58. > :22:03.The next one from Paul Thorne, who says "what practice routine would

:22:03. > :22:11.you recommend for a player of reasonable ability to sharpen their

:22:11. > :22:20.I was talking to Stephen Hendry the other day about what he used to do

:22:20. > :22:26.when he was in his peak. Pot one red, two blacks. Then three reds,

:22:26. > :22:31.three blacks, four reds, four blacks. The moment you miss, go

:22:31. > :22:35.back and do it again. He was a masochist, but that is good

:22:35. > :22:43.practice. See what your personal best is, how far can you go through

:22:43. > :22:48.the pack? I think I would be there for about three years. Now, we are

:22:48. > :22:52.going to move on and tell you about some tension last night. If you

:22:52. > :22:58.thought it was tense this evening, you should have seen it last night.

:22:58. > :23:01.It was between 22 year-old Judd Trump and former world champion

:23:01. > :23:11.Neil Robertson. You can't take your eyes off these players at the best

:23:11. > :23:16.of the times, but certainly not last night.

:23:16. > :23:21.What a match this is likely to be, two of the best potter as we have

:23:21. > :23:29.seen for quite sometime, and amazingly enough, they are both

:23:29. > :23:36.left-handers. That is a nice start, a fluke in the first frame. You

:23:36. > :23:46.have got to take your hat off to Neil Robertson, he was behind and

:23:46. > :24:09.

:24:09. > :24:19.better here! How do you like those Neil Robertson will be playing

:24:19. > :24:22.

:24:22. > :24:32.catch-up again. It has slowed up. All square at 4-4. That was frame

:24:32. > :24:41.

:24:42. > :24:49.ball and Judd Trump missed it. That And what about that for an

:24:49. > :24:59.attacking shot! It is not vintage snooker at the moment, but it is

:24:59. > :25:10.

:25:10. > :25:19.If this goes in, he has a great chance. You can just sit and wait.

:25:20. > :25:25.Just the brown needed. And the crowd erupts at the Barbican Centre.

:25:25. > :25:30.Both players have had a fabulous reception from this terrific crowd.

:25:30. > :25:34.What a match these boys have provided. We will be seeing a lot

:25:34. > :25:42.of them down the years, but it is Judd Trump's night, and he goes

:25:42. > :25:48.through to his first ever UK final, and a 9-7 winner. It has been a

:25:48. > :25:52.brilliant year for me, to reach the world final and now the UK final,

:25:52. > :25:57.it is just the signed I am really improving as a player, even though

:25:57. > :26:02.I am not playing my best snooker. Absolutely sensational stuff last

:26:02. > :26:08.night, it was very intriguing right to the end, but Judd Trump is

:26:08. > :26:13.through and he will be featuring in the final which starts tomorrow at

:26:13. > :26:19.2:15pm. Ken and John, when we look back on our final, it's amazing to

:26:19. > :26:23.think Judd Trump only not in four 50 plus breaks but his performance

:26:23. > :26:29.was illuminated by some outrageous potting. It was a session of some

:26:29. > :26:32.ridiculous potting, but not the best positional play and a few pots.

:26:32. > :26:37.It made it very exciting to watch. These players are so good but when

:26:37. > :26:42.you get a session when both players are missing and it means so much to

:26:42. > :26:50.them, I mean I don't think I have seen Neil Robertson missed so many

:26:50. > :26:56.easy pots. He will be kicking himself. We have seldom seen Neil

:26:56. > :27:01.Robertson so fired up as that. it is nice to see. We all love

:27:01. > :27:06.century breaks, but how much more do we love exciting breaks when it

:27:06. > :27:10.comes down to nitty-gritty. It is just fantastic, but those two guys

:27:10. > :27:15.are probably two of the best potter as I have ever seen. Jimmy White

:27:15. > :27:21.comes to mind as well, but they are unbelievable. The accuracy, the cue

:27:21. > :27:25.power, and how hard they can hit the ball as well. Because Judd

:27:25. > :27:32.Trump is so predictable, Neil Robertson said before the match you

:27:32. > :27:36.have to be so sharp on your toes. He also kept the pack pretty tight.

:27:36. > :27:41.A lot of times I thought he had a safety shot, but he was making a

:27:41. > :27:49.conscious effort not to play them because on these cloths the reds

:27:49. > :27:53.can open up. He just didn't quite play as well as we know Neil can do.

:27:53. > :27:58.Judd stuck in there yesterday. will be a handful for whoever gets

:27:58. > :28:05.through tomorrow. Mark Allen has had a pretty controversial week,

:28:05. > :28:09.making some outspoken comments. He staged the silent Sellotape protest

:28:09. > :28:16.at a press conference, a rather bizarre sight, but for all that

:28:16. > :28:21.over the last few days, it seems to have helped his game. He has been

:28:21. > :28:25.outspoken in his defence of the game's traditions this week, so

:28:25. > :28:31.where better to take him than one of York's oldest snooker clubs to

:28:31. > :28:37.talk to him about the game he has always loved. I started when I was

:28:37. > :28:44.about 11, 12. My dad took me and my brother down the social club. I

:28:44. > :28:49.used to play every Sunday morning. The process hasn't changed much. If

:28:49. > :28:56.you look at the table, it is damaged, and this is where people

:28:56. > :29:02.come to enjoy the social side of it as well. The traditions of snooker

:29:02. > :29:07.are part and parcel of what the game is all about. When you look at

:29:07. > :29:11.a club like this, this is what snooker is all about. It was

:29:11. > :29:15.concerned about traditions that caused him to have that bizarre

:29:15. > :29:21.press conference. Did Terry Griffiths have anything to do about

:29:21. > :29:24.it? I felt I couldn't say what I wanted. I are obviously ended up

:29:24. > :29:28.criticised for what I said in the first press conference. That is

:29:29. > :29:33.unfair, everybody should be entitled to their opinions. He

:29:33. > :29:39.didn't put me up to it, but he didn't disagree with it either. I

:29:39. > :29:45.don't mind media attention, good or bad. It won't make a difference.

:29:45. > :29:49.But now the focus is on fire into his first ever ranking final,

:29:49. > :29:55.something that has tripped him up five times until now. I have been

:29:55. > :30:01.more solid. I have scored probably the best of scores so far against

:30:01. > :30:10.Ali Carter, against Marco Fu I did what I needed to do. I produced

:30:10. > :30:14.probably the best two frames of the match, in my opinion. I don't

:30:14. > :30:18.deliberately go out to lose in semi-finals. Sometimes I have

:30:18. > :30:27.played well and come up against someone who is better. But he will

:30:27. > :30:31.be better in the shoot-out against Ricky Walden? Ricky is such a good

:30:31. > :30:36.player that if I don't play well, I am going to lose. He is a

:30:36. > :30:42.tournament winner at the end of the day, a very high scorer. He can

:30:42. > :30:49.keep you out for long periods of time and win frames in a very short

:30:49. > :30:55.period of time. That is a very bad combination. I would like to prove

:30:55. > :31:00.people wrong. So can he hit his target? In contrast with Mark Allen,

:31:00. > :31:06.Ricky Walden's progress has been largely untroubled this week. He's

:31:06. > :31:11.just looking some balls around, heat is the world number 22, the

:31:11. > :31:14.lowest ranked player to make it this far, and he's trying to become

:31:14. > :31:24.only the 4th qualifier ever to make it to the final of the UK

:31:24. > :31:26.

:31:26. > :31:35.What a week it had been for Ricky Walden, who has been the surprise

:31:35. > :31:44.package in York. Beating three top 16 players along the way, he aims

:31:44. > :31:50.to stay on track to the final. He could book a place in a second

:31:50. > :31:57.major final today Swail. I had been the underdog in all three games and

:31:57. > :32:05.I have been happy with that. I can get on with my game and sneak in to

:32:05. > :32:11.the semi-finals. Along the line, the man from Chester shunted number

:32:11. > :32:19.13 Stephen Lee out of the tournament in round one. We were

:32:19. > :32:27.going frame for frame and then I kicked on from there. I won the

:32:27. > :32:35.match. It was pretty decent in the Ken. He is a for Pinball Wizard

:32:35. > :32:45.from Chester. The next stop was Mark Williams, but not even the

:32:45. > :32:45.

:32:45. > :32:55.world No. 2 could derail Ricky. was in a good position from frame a

:32:55. > :33:03.

:33:03. > :33:09.three. I had a lot of opportunities in that game. In the quarter-finals,

:33:09. > :33:19.Ricky met Shaun Murphy, when he turned in another composed

:33:19. > :33:22.

:33:22. > :33:29.performance. I played OK. Luckily there were a couple of big frames.

:33:29. > :33:37.To keep going, it round by round, it is pleasing. With Ronnie

:33:37. > :33:42.O'Sullivan and other past champions out, only Mark Allen stands between

:33:42. > :33:48.him and the final. He has beaten him in three of their previous

:33:48. > :33:53.meetings. He is a great player. The top 16 does not have as much impact

:33:53. > :34:01.as people think. You know you have to play well each time you go up

:34:01. > :34:07.there. Rickey is clearly a man in form and the signals look good.

:34:07. > :34:11.Well, the signals will have to remain good if he is to turn this

:34:11. > :34:15.around. We will not talk about him whilst he practices in the

:34:16. > :34:25.background!. Instead we will talk about this week to have been

:34:26. > :34:28.

:34:28. > :34:38.sending us. Thank you. -- beat tweet you have been sending us.

:34:38. > :34:46.

:34:46. > :34:54.Does it hurt more to lose in the final frame? Difficult. I remember

:34:54. > :35:01.losing 10-9. That would rankle with you more, well, for me anyway. When

:35:01. > :35:06.it goes down to a final frame, for me, when you get down to the last

:35:06. > :35:10.frame, you think you could have won, could have played a shot

:35:10. > :35:16.differently and that cost you the championship. That hurts you the

:35:17. > :35:21.most. They stay with you longer, especially if you had a chance and

:35:21. > :35:31.the last frame. If you have one and make a mess of it, it hurts. You

:35:31. > :35:33.

:35:33. > :35:37.sit on the coach -- couch for a few days, ignore the wife. This one

:35:37. > :35:43.says, can anyone play snooker at the highest level, or do you have

:35:43. > :35:50.to be born with the skill? Everybody needs natural ability to

:35:50. > :35:55.start off with. It is what you make of it after that. You can coach

:35:55. > :35:59.certain people at certain sports. You could not make me a rugby

:35:59. > :36:04.player if you tried, but if someone has natural ability and application,

:36:04. > :36:08.they have a chance. You do need something. You cannot turn up and

:36:08. > :36:14.be unco-ordinated cost it will not happen. I never man with natural

:36:14. > :36:22.ability. Steve Davis, who cannot stay away from the auditorium, can

:36:22. > :36:27.you? I can't. It reminds me of when I was playing Ronnie O'Sullivan.

:36:27. > :36:32.Where having a great time. This is your first time at a snooker event?

:36:32. > :36:42.Yes, it tears. How does it feel compared to watching it on the

:36:42. > :36:42.

:36:42. > :36:50.television? The atmosphere it, there is nothing like it. --

:36:50. > :36:58.atmosphere. I see you have chosen the earpiece. You will have to

:36:58. > :37:07.listen to the likes of Willie Thorne. Yes, but it helps. Thank

:37:07. > :37:15.you. This is not your first time? It isn't. I have been to the

:37:15. > :37:23.Crucible in Sheffield. Special interest in the match? Might

:37:23. > :37:33.manager at his friends went Ricky Walden. The one Ricky to win? I

:37:33. > :37:33.

:37:33. > :37:43.don't. Mark Allen. And you are supporting Ricky Walden. Yes. Allen

:37:43. > :37:46.

:37:46. > :37:50.has got his head back in the gain - - in the game. Thank you. They are

:37:50. > :37:57.ready to come back out for these last few all-important frames. Were

:37:57. > :38:04.the winners will go into the final. At the moment, Mark Allen is seven-

:38:04. > :38:12.fight in front. Out they come. The body language was interesting. I

:38:12. > :38:20.wonder what Ricky Walden can do it to turn things around. We have had

:38:20. > :38:29.several momentous shifts in this game so far. Let's go back to the

:38:29. > :38:39.commentary box. Thank you. The players are getting their water.

:38:39. > :38:39.

:38:39. > :38:49.Whilst they are doing that, we will show you the incident would be read.

:38:49. > :39:22.

:39:22. > :39:32.He does not want to miss this because it will take all the pace

:39:32. > :40:12.

:40:12. > :40:19.He managed to get the cue ball back, That was a bit of a mistake. Will

:40:19. > :40:24.things change around again? If we hadn't had that interval, I think

:40:24. > :40:34.he would have spotted that red. He was not on the practice table.

:40:34. > :41:06.

:41:06. > :41:16.Rikki was. -- Ricky Walden was. A If it. Short, he has got the one

:41:16. > :41:42.

:41:42. > :41:50.This is a huge frame full Ricky Walden. He really needs this one.

:41:50. > :42:00.The first one that gets to nine will go through to Tamara's final.

:42:00. > :42:00.

:42:00. > :42:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:42:43. > :42:50.He has got to get this one right. He has come up a bit short. Cannot

:42:50. > :43:00.get on the black this time. Can he hold for the pink, or will he have

:43:00. > :43:07.

:43:07. > :43:17.to find a gap to get on to the That was a good recovery. It was

:43:17. > :43:36.

:43:36. > :43:46.It is always good to go into the pack when there is one at least red.

:43:46. > :44:08.

:44:08. > :44:18.That looks about perfect. -- is at Just as he predicted, Stephen. He

:44:18. > :44:41.

:44:41. > :44:51.hit that red would stun. -- with it He needs to get his first frame on

:44:51. > :44:54.

:44:54. > :45:04.the board, a frame that he badly needs. Once again, playing for a

:45:04. > :45:39.

:45:39. > :45:45.Just over five minutes for this That is so careless. A lack of

:45:45. > :45:55.concentration. He had a choice of shots to play and he did not cure

:45:55. > :46:19.

:46:19. > :46:29.it very well. -- cue it very well. A lifeline for Ricky Walden. I

:46:29. > :46:44.

:46:44. > :46:50.thought Mark Allen would have There is Ricky Walden's mum,

:46:50. > :47:00.girlfriend and nephew. I think they felt the worst when he missed that

:47:00. > :47:00.

:47:00. > :47:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:47:44. > :47:54.easy red. He is back at the table He could have made it a little bit

:47:54. > :48:10.

:48:10. > :48:20.He has got to put a good shake the shot in. Why risk it? -- safety

:48:20. > :48:56.

:48:56. > :49:06.If he can knock the black safe, it What a brilliant shot that was,

:49:06. > :49:12.

:49:12. > :49:22.under the circumstances! He He was probably so disappointed

:49:22. > :49:52.

:49:52. > :50:02.with his last shot, he decided to Mark Allen stays in his seat. If

:50:02. > :50:10.

:50:10. > :50:14.you are uncharacteristic misses. -- The mid-session interval can change

:50:14. > :50:24.things around. It did not look as if Mark Allen would miss and all of

:50:24. > :50:29.

:50:29. > :50:39.a sudden, he has missed a couple of sitters. Before, he looked 100 %

:50:39. > :50:44.

:50:44. > :50:50.focused. When you do not hit it properly, you do tend to get back

:50:50. > :50:57.contact -- bad contact. But this one here, I don't know what he was

:50:57. > :51:03.thinking. Anyway, that is history and it makes it even more

:51:03. > :51:13.fascinating. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Frame 14. Ricky Walden

:51:13. > :51:41.

:51:41. > :51:51.He never got anywhere near that one, which is surprising. Mind you, we

:51:51. > :51:51.

:51:51. > :53:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:53:06. > :53:14.He needs a couple of pots to get himself back going again. Mark will

:53:14. > :53:24.be pleased that the red it cannoned into the green. -- cannoned into

:53:24. > :53:52.

:53:52. > :54:02.Look where the Black has finished. It is tied up completely in the

:54:02. > :54:23.

:54:23. > :54:33.bunch. -- where the black has That was a good shot. He managed to

:54:33. > :54:35.

:54:35. > :54:45.avoid the cannon on the blue. the black was on the spot, Mark

:54:45. > :55:24.

:55:24. > :55:34.I tell you what, Judd Trump will be No problem, and he has missed the

:55:34. > :55:36.

:55:36. > :55:46.blue Swail. A couple of good safety shot spare. -- and he has also

:55:46. > :56:21.

:56:21. > :56:31.missed the blue. A couple of good If that pink does not go into the

:56:31. > :56:53.

:56:53. > :57:03.right corner, he will have a lot of He definitely wants to get the pink

:57:03. > :57:32.

:57:32. > :57:37.He is playing for the loose red, so he will have to keep getting on to

:57:37. > :57:47.the blue. There is nothing in the role box saying that you cannot win

:57:47. > :58:18.

:58:18. > :58:28.a frame of of the blue. -- off of He has got different options

:58:28. > :58:29.

:58:29. > :58:39.available to him. There is enough angle to get close to the poll. --

:58:39. > :59:19.

:59:19. > :59:29.Maybe he has not played the can and because he is frightened of leading

:59:29. > :59:49.

:59:49. > :59:59.How do you get back to the blue? He would need to screw it right back

:59:59. > :59:59.

:59:59. > :00:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:00:49. > :00:59.Now he is the wrong side of the That is a beautiful shot. Back in

:00:59. > :01:06.

:01:06. > :01:13.prime position again. That was a A couple of shots ago, the reverse

:01:13. > :01:18.side - this is the reverse side. Watch the white as it hits the

:01:18. > :01:28.cushion and spins towards the blue. That is what you do when you play

:01:28. > :01:29.

:01:29. > :01:35.This time it might take him into the corner pocket. The only problem,

:01:35. > :01:45.when you catch another ball and you are playing with side, it generates

:01:45. > :02:00.

:02:00. > :02:05.But he has a 43 point lead. I think he was trying to push the yellow

:02:05. > :02:10.safe as well as trying to play a good cue ball. That's why he was

:02:10. > :02:20.shaking his head. He wants to put the yellow on the side cushion, and

:02:20. > :02:20.

:02:20. > :03:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:03:02. > :03:12.Ricky didn't fancy playing off that red to get back down the table, he

:03:12. > :03:16.

:03:16. > :03:21.thought it was just a little bit There is very little to play behind,

:03:21. > :03:26.the green is on the cushion, the yellow is over the pocket, and

:03:26. > :03:36.there was only the brown to get the snooker behind. This will help

:03:36. > :03:37.

:03:37. > :03:47.Ricky, if he frees the pink. That is certainly to Ricky Walden's

:03:47. > :03:52.advantage. There is a couple of reds Ricky could have a go at. The

:03:52. > :03:56.one near the pink spot would go into the right corner. If he can

:03:56. > :04:03.get to the back of the red near the left side cushion, he could take

:04:03. > :04:13.this pot on. He can also get past the yellow. He has looked at both

:04:13. > :04:43.

:04:43. > :04:48.He needs the brown to come to his Just looking at the angle, to pot

:04:48. > :04:53.the red into the middle pocket, he is going past the red and the pink.

:04:54. > :05:03.The pink and black don't go into the left corner, so not guaranteed

:05:04. > :05:03.

:05:04. > :05:10.good position here. It will have to be the yellow because of that

:05:10. > :05:14.reason, the pink and black not available into the left corner. One

:05:14. > :05:24.good positional shot and he could put himself a few frames in front,

:05:24. > :05:27.

:05:27. > :05:37.and he would only need one to get Is he going to cover everything? He

:05:37. > :05:40.

:05:41. > :05:45.has. Covered the lot. He has the choice of two reds. The bottom red

:05:45. > :05:55.of the four goes into the bottom corner. He will be annoyed he has

:05:55. > :06:02.

:06:02. > :06:12.Taken the opportunity to put the red safe. That is a good safety

:06:12. > :06:37.

:06:37. > :06:47.He hit that red much more thinly than he wanted to. He has caught it

:06:47. > :06:59.

:06:59. > :07:05.almost half ball. This red courts That was pretty careless from Ricky

:07:05. > :07:09.Walden. It was straightforward, just double the red up the table.

:07:09. > :07:19.The shake of the head tells you what he thinks of it. He has not

:07:19. > :07:26.

:07:27. > :07:33.really given himself a chance in It was straight forward, he hit

:07:34. > :07:39.that half ball, as Stephen said, and left the red for the middle.

:07:39. > :07:43.You could see that just clipped one of the reds out there, so there are

:07:43. > :07:53.two reds available. Might be straight on the blue, but the pink

:07:53. > :07:53.

:07:53. > :08:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:08:41. > :08:46.will get him to the back red of the Almost equal now on balls potted,

:08:46. > :08:54.just two pots behind but the most important thing is Mark: has a two

:08:54. > :09:04.frame advantage. There is a trick shot for you! Ricky says it is OK,

:09:04. > :09:15.

:09:15. > :09:20.He only needs one more frame, it is 8-6. He has been at the winning

:09:20. > :09:27.post before, and I wonder how much that history plays on you at this

:09:27. > :09:31.point? I think he has more experience than Ricky and to show

:09:31. > :09:36.in this evening. He is able to handle it because he has been here

:09:36. > :09:40.a few more times. You can see from Ricky's demeanour he's finding it

:09:40. > :09:45.tough going. We have all played sessions where we don't quite know

:09:45. > :09:50.what is going on. Things are running away from him a bit at the

:09:50. > :09:54.moment, and Mark's experience is coming to the fore. Well it is your

:09:54. > :10:00.view at the way Mark came back at him but the challenge seems to have

:10:00. > :10:05.fizzled out. Again, he seems to be giving him easy chances. When the

:10:05. > :10:10.pressure is on, the first thing you want is an easy opener. He came

:10:10. > :10:14.back well in the first frame after the interval but he has played a

:10:14. > :10:24.couple of careless safety shot, leaving Mark easy openers, building

:10:24. > :10:25.

:10:25. > :10:30.up a lead. You can't do that at this level. Terry Griffiths is

:10:30. > :10:35.obviously a man in Mark's camp, and has been for a few years. What

:10:35. > :10:40.difference does Terry make to him and other people who have been in

:10:40. > :10:45.his charge? He's well known for his skills as a coach. You will be

:10:45. > :10:49.listening to someone who has been there and done it, it is a big help.

:10:49. > :10:54.Sometimes he might be a shoulder to lean on, sometimes he might be a

:10:54. > :10:58.punchbag, but whatever it is there will be commonsense involved. It

:10:58. > :11:04.obviously helps to have someone who has done it. I'm sure Terry will be

:11:04. > :11:09.helping him, telling him what to expect. If you were to be advising

:11:09. > :11:14.Ricky Walden right now, Ken, what would be your words of wisdom?

:11:14. > :11:20.would just say to go out and take each frame as it comes. Your back

:11:20. > :11:25.is against the wall, but the first chance you get, take it,. You have

:11:25. > :11:35.nothing to lose. Every frame is different. Once you get one frame

:11:35. > :11:38.

:11:38. > :11:43.Ricky has lost five of the last six frames and he wants to be thinking

:11:43. > :11:51.about the four frames he won in a row. Here needs to put a little run

:11:51. > :12:01.together. His back is against the wall. He is a very talented player,

:12:01. > :12:31.

:12:31. > :12:39.He has looked at the possibility of putting this in the middle pocket.

:12:39. > :12:46.It is a thin cut. He has changed his mind. The last thing he wants

:12:46. > :12:53.to do is make a careless mistake and just leave Mark in the balls

:12:53. > :13:03.here, Stephen. Yes, because Mark is very good a close in the match out.

:13:03. > :13:14.

:13:15. > :13:20.He certainly doesn't shrink away I think he was forcing that one a

:13:20. > :13:30.little bit. That is a tough shot. The double kiss has put Mark in,

:13:30. > :13:30.

:13:30. > :13:37.but that was the last thing Ricky We can clearly see the black would

:13:37. > :13:47.pot. Didn't he play that well? He also has the pink. He has left

:13:47. > :13:49.

:13:49. > :13:54.Just looking to see if he pots the black if it does re-spot. The red

:13:54. > :14:00.he would love to play for is the one directly above the black.

:14:00. > :14:05.course you can't ask the referee, you have got to use your own

:14:05. > :14:11.judgement. He has looked at it from both sides. I think he can see

:14:11. > :14:21.enough of the pink, but he would prefer to try to pot the black. He

:14:21. > :14:31.

:14:31. > :14:38.hasn't got the angle to move the Even if the black doesn't go on its

:14:39. > :14:48.own spot... He is standing there praying that the black will be

:14:48. > :14:56.pottable! One of those where you have just got to trust to your

:14:56. > :15:01.judgement as to whether the ball will pot. The other red wouldn't go.

:15:01. > :15:11.Now he can play for the red there is a little bit awkward, the one

:15:11. > :15:32.

:15:32. > :15:40.I don't think he has come far A loose red to the bottom of the

:15:40. > :15:44.pack, he will be playing for that to the right corner. He will want

:15:44. > :15:54.to disturb a couple more reds. In fact I think he is playing for the

:15:54. > :16:01.

:16:01. > :16:11.This is what you want when you are one frame from winning the match,

:16:11. > :16:18.

:16:18. > :16:23.nice and easy. Just take your time, one ball after time. -- at a time.

:16:23. > :16:33.That one near the pink spot must obviously pot into the left corner,

:16:33. > :16:56.

:16:56. > :17:06.He looks very composed, playing at Just picked off the loose reds and

:17:06. > :17:10.

:17:10. > :17:15.it will become more difficult after There might still be one, the one

:17:15. > :17:22.closest to the pink, to the right of the little triangle. That might

:17:22. > :17:32.go to the middle pocket. It obviously does, the way he has

:17:32. > :17:44.

:17:44. > :17:51.played position. This is the last He hasn't got the angle to go into

:17:51. > :18:01.the bunch, so he is looking at the two reds to see if he could leave

:18:01. > :18:08.

:18:08. > :18:16.He's creeping closer to that winning post to get himself into

:18:16. > :18:24.his first major final. Ricky Walden can only sit and watch. He took the

:18:24. > :18:34.more difficult of the reds. Look where the red has come to. It is

:18:34. > :18:55.

:18:55. > :19:05.not over just yet for Ricky Walden. But what at -- a tall ask. Has he

:19:05. > :19:09.got enough angle to play that with top-spin and opened the reds up? He

:19:09. > :19:19.has got to be careful not to slide off the bunch and go towards the

:19:19. > :19:43.

:19:43. > :19:48.I don't think he's done one. -- on one. A millimetre too much angle on

:19:48. > :19:58.the pink to play that shot. You convince yourself it is going to

:19:58. > :20:13.

:20:13. > :20:22.work out, even though sometimes you The red he sent up the table has

:20:22. > :20:27.gone close to the corner pocket, but he has covered that. This gives

:20:27. > :20:37.Mark a bit of a problem. He has got a chance to play this red to the

:20:37. > :20:47.right centre and play as like shot to nothing. I'm just looking, I'm

:20:47. > :20:55.

:20:55. > :21:05.wondering if he takes the pot on if He did, but he stormed it so he

:21:05. > :21:21.

:21:21. > :21:27.wouldn't cannon the blue. -- Key shot coming up. I think he did

:21:27. > :21:31.expect to go somewhere near the reds, and I think the pace he

:21:31. > :21:40.played it that, I think he swerved the white away from the reds.

:21:40. > :21:48.is a pressure ball. He has got to go for it. This could be the end of

:21:48. > :21:54.his UK Championship, if this doesn't go in. I'm not sure if he

:21:54. > :21:59.has a natural to pot the yellow and come along the line to pot the red.

:21:59. > :22:09.It just depends on the angle he has on the yellow, although, as Stephen

:22:09. > :22:10.

:22:10. > :22:20.said, if he takes it on he has to get it. I'm just wondering if he

:22:20. > :22:30.

:22:30. > :22:40.He has played for the other red, so that is OK. Just dropped it in dead

:22:40. > :22:44.

:22:44. > :22:51.weight. We know that red is still available to the left of the four.

:22:51. > :23:01.What a frame this would be to win. When he potted the yellow, you

:23:01. > :23:08.

:23:08. > :23:18.could hear Mark's a "good shot" so He has got to play for the single

:23:18. > :23:34.

:23:34. > :23:40.Imperative that he gets a good angle on the black. So here we go

:23:40. > :23:50.then. The only thing that can go wrong here if he catches the first

:23:50. > :23:50.

:23:51. > :24:00.red a little bit thinly. He has got into them enough. I still don't

:24:01. > :24:04.

:24:04. > :24:12.cannon if he is going to clear up I suppose he was a little unlucky

:24:12. > :24:19.to get the cannon and leave three of them still tied up. The ideal

:24:19. > :24:29.colour would be the pink, to play the cannon, but it has to be an

:24:29. > :24:35.

:24:35. > :24:45.What a great call that was, and he has played it with loads of left-

:24:45. > :24:49.

:24:49. > :24:59.hand side to lead himself on the pink. -- leave himself. He's

:24:59. > :25:19.

:25:19. > :25:29.showing a lot of character here, The cue ball needs to stop. It is

:25:29. > :25:44.

:25:44. > :25:53.OK, you can tell by his body I always like to play for the blue

:25:53. > :26:03.off the final word, if possible, because it is the easiest way to

:26:03. > :26:14.

:26:14. > :26:18.He has to force it slightly, but it He just needed a touch more side on

:26:19. > :26:28.that and he wouldn't have had to use the rest so this is a big

:26:29. > :26:55.

:26:55. > :27:05.yellow coming up. Not so much the Under the circumstances, this is a

:27:05. > :27:22.

:27:22. > :27:32.He won't need the black, just needs He has come up short. The only good

:27:32. > :27:38.

:27:38. > :27:44.thing, he doesn't need the black. A Well done, Ricky Walden. Mark had a

:27:44. > :27:51.break of 54, it looked as if he was on his way to the final, but Ricky

:27:51. > :27:55.Walden has cleared up with a break of 65 to keep him in the semi-final.

:27:55. > :28:00.Some inspired play from Ricky Walden, nothing to lose snooker.

:28:00. > :28:09.This was a great chance that he took beautifully. Hats off to him,

:28:09. > :28:14.he showed a lot of bottle. It is a testament to his skill, and also

:28:14. > :28:18.his character. He played one shot in that that is the best shot he

:28:18. > :28:26.has played in the match. He played this with check side to get down to

:28:26. > :28:30.the pink. He has come down to leave an angle on it. As Ken did today

:28:30. > :28:34.when he did demonstration and picked the cue ball up with his

:28:34. > :28:39.hand, you could not play that with your hand any better if you tried!

:28:39. > :28:43.You would have been proud of that. It was so difficult to make a

:28:43. > :28:49.cannon on those three reds, it would have been perfect with his

:28:49. > :28:54.pink. A little window into Mark's mind perhaps when he was praying

:28:54. > :29:00.that the black was pot a ball, which shows you the tension he is

:29:00. > :29:10.under. Obviously you would like to be 8-7 in front, but two frames can

:29:10. > :29:15.

:29:15. > :29:25.Will it be the last frame, or well Ricky Walden take us into a

:29:25. > :29:27.

:29:27. > :29:37.You can sense more of a spring in his step after winning that frame.

:29:37. > :29:38.

:29:38. > :29:47.When Mark was on 54, he knew he was probably out of the championship.

:29:47. > :29:53.As you say, Stephen, game on. He has played a beauty here. Ricky

:29:53. > :30:02.will have to come off two cushions and try to nestle behind the red

:30:02. > :30:10.next to the black. He has got to be pretty precise with this. He got

:30:10. > :30:20.the right line, but didn't hit it hard enough. He doesn't want to

:30:20. > :30:45.

:30:45. > :30:55.slip past the red. He has got to be It is not touching, but he hit the

:30:55. > :30:55.

:30:55. > :32:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:32:51. > :33:00.If he took that path, it would be He was not 100 % happy plain bad. -

:33:01. > :33:20.

:33:20. > :33:30.It was difficult to get to the other side of the blue from that

:33:30. > :33:30.

:33:30. > :34:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:34:28. > :34:38.It is not on, but he could make He did not judge the first red

:34:38. > :34:57.

:34:57. > :35:05.He will need his extension because of the green. If he gets the cue

:35:05. > :35:14.ball where he wants, he can finish on the back. -- black. That is

:35:14. > :35:24.better. Has he found that gap? He certainly has. Very well played,

:35:24. > :35:24.

:35:24. > :37:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:37:11. > :37:21.He wants to play the black into the He needs to clear the red above the

:37:21. > :37:28.

:37:28. > :37:35.black. It is not straightforward at the moment. He is having to find a

:37:35. > :37:45.gap every time and he has done it again. That was a very good at shot

:37:45. > :37:45.

:37:45. > :39:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:39:24. > :39:34.He is looking at the blue, but the If he can cannon that road above

:39:34. > :40:01.

:40:01. > :40:11.the black, it will be absolutely But was a better shot than it

:40:11. > :40:39.

:40:39. > :40:49.He has forced an angle and there is one available into the middle

:40:49. > :40:49.

:40:49. > :41:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:41:56. > :42:03.He is not bothered about that. Ricky Walden comes forward to shake

:42:03. > :42:07.his hand. You have got a hand it to Mark Allen, he won the first four

:42:07. > :42:13.frames and he has gone on to get himself into his first ever major

:42:13. > :42:23.final, and what a match we had. Cannot wait for tomorrow.

:42:23. > :42:30.

:42:30. > :42:35.Very well played to Ricky Walden. But at last, Mark Allen is no

:42:35. > :42:45.longer a semi-finalist, he is a finalist in a world ranking event

:42:45. > :42:47.

:42:47. > :42:52.and he has picked a good one to be in. He is on his way, we hope, to

:42:52. > :42:57.chat to us. What was the difference for Mark Allen tonight? I think he

:42:57. > :43:06.showed greater composure than Ricky. It is the massive night for Ricky

:43:06. > :43:16.Walden. But that little extra bit of experience recounted this

:43:16. > :43:19.

:43:19. > :43:24.evening. -- really counted. much value is this experience for

:43:24. > :43:32.Ricky going forward. Well, he has beaten some great players in a huge

:43:32. > :43:37.tournament. When the questions were asked, he answered them,

:43:37. > :43:44.particularly in the penultimate frame. He is probably disappointed,

:43:44. > :43:52.but Mark Allen showed a lot of composure, a lot of determination.

:43:52. > :43:56.It's the same old cliche, but he never throws in the tackle. In a

:43:56. > :44:00.final session when it means more and there is a winning post

:44:00. > :44:10.involved and it is his first final, it is a great performance. It is

:44:10. > :44:16.

:44:16. > :44:22.indeed. It will be great. When I look through the statistics, Trump

:44:23. > :44:27.has won one game. Here he comes. Congratulations!. Well done indeed.

:44:27. > :44:37.Just tell us what it means to you to have finally cracked it. His it

:44:37. > :44:40.

:44:40. > :44:49.means everything. -- it means everything. It is great to finally

:44:49. > :44:53.get over the line. Did you think you would ever crack it? Well, you

:44:53. > :45:00.have to believe in yourself. I have been working very hard on my game

:45:01. > :45:06.and it is paying off. He lost in this previous semi-finals, but they

:45:06. > :45:16.have been a big stage to play on. Had they still due in good stead?

:45:16. > :45:18.

:45:18. > :45:25.Definitely. I am getting better, but I did not play my best there.

:45:25. > :45:34.How did you feel, having to come back after losing those frames.

:45:34. > :45:44.was a struggle. Richard macro played brilliantly. -- Ricky played

:45:44. > :45:50.

:45:50. > :46:00.fantastically. You have been asking for the best of 17 frames and in

:46:00. > :46:03.

:46:03. > :46:12.their Ken, it was just as well it was. -- in the Ken, it was just as

:46:12. > :46:18.what it was. You have been the man who has been talked about all week,

:46:18. > :46:28.but it seems to have galvanised you. Been behind a cause seems to have

:46:28. > :46:36.strengthened you. how have you done it? I think when my back is against

:46:36. > :46:43.the wall, it just makes me stronger. None of the press I had been

:46:43. > :46:51.getting bothers me. It spurs me on. I am entitled to my opinion. I know

:46:51. > :46:56.it was not well received, but it is my opinion and I am entitled to it.

:46:56. > :47:00.I know you have had your health problems Lycia obviously, but you

:47:00. > :47:10.seem to have turned things around. How positive are you feeling within

:47:10. > :47:20.

:47:20. > :47:30.I am feeling a lot better. I'm have only been playing 50 %. My safety

:47:30. > :47:32.

:47:32. > :47:38.has come through, but I have only made one century. I am not quite

:47:38. > :47:45.there, but but it proves where my game is at as a Hull. How much a

:47:45. > :47:55.you looking forward to tomorrow? have been waiting for a long time.

:47:55. > :48:15.

:48:15. > :48:23.I cannot wait. How many times have I have played in 10 or 11 times and

:48:23. > :48:27.never lost to him. I just want to get that in! All the best. We will