Day 5

:01:09. > :01:14.Welcome to continued coverage of the williamhill.com UK championship

:01:14. > :01:18.from the Barbican Centre in York. You have had a little taste of the

:01:18. > :01:21.four talents will be seen and second in action this afternoon.

:01:21. > :01:27.One of them was until recently the number-one player in the world,

:01:27. > :01:30.Mark Selby. And there is more to the 21 year older and -- 29 year

:01:30. > :01:40.old and been the Jester from Leicester, as we can see with his

:01:40. > :01:41.

:01:41. > :01:48.profile. Mark Selby has not won as many major ranking events as his

:01:48. > :01:52.current ranking position suggests. He obviously has got there through

:01:52. > :01:57.sheer consistency. Over the past few years he has been in so many

:01:57. > :02:02.semi-finals and finals. He puts a lot of work into his game. He's one

:02:02. > :02:06.of the men to beat. But he has probably under achieved a bit.

:02:06. > :02:11.it comes to that consistency level he produces year-end, year out, one

:02:11. > :02:15.of the things I like about his game is the relentless repetitiveness of

:02:15. > :02:21.his cueing action. It gets a bad rap in as much as the players are

:02:21. > :02:24.rather repetitive. They do not tend to be as exciting as the ones who

:02:24. > :02:34.seem to be a little bit all over the place, but Marks will be's

:02:34. > :02:36.

:02:36. > :02:39.cueing action is as good as anybody's. -- Mark Selby's.

:02:39. > :02:44.watch the movement in his head and the big, long cue action and I

:02:44. > :02:49.wonder, if it is always going to be that big, long, straight line, but

:02:49. > :02:52.certainly, for the time being, it is working superbly well. You would

:02:52. > :02:59.not call him one of the flair players, but in terms of getting

:02:59. > :03:02.the job done, three or four centuries in a row, he is not

:03:02. > :03:09.frightened of scoring highly and making big breaks, which is

:03:09. > :03:12.fantastic to watch. He has a fantastic mentality and he has

:03:12. > :03:17.thrown himself into the season and played in almost everything and

:03:17. > :03:20.done very well on the back of that, although we had heard it said that

:03:20. > :03:24.little lot of players here struggling to keep up the momentum

:03:24. > :03:27.in that department. It is hard for the top players to play a lot of

:03:27. > :03:31.snooker and keep at the high standard they want to be at, but

:03:31. > :03:33.there are times when you need a week's practice on your own two

:03:34. > :03:38.sorts of things out, but if you are playing tournament after tournament,

:03:38. > :03:41.you do not get the chance. Different players are turning to

:03:41. > :03:47.different coaches to find that little bit extra, to give them the

:03:47. > :03:50.edge. Can he win the World Championship? He would be

:03:50. > :03:54.disappointed if he did not win the World Championship or the UK

:03:54. > :03:58.championship in his career, because he has been world number one, so

:03:58. > :04:03.there would be something missing if he did not win one of those

:04:03. > :04:11.tournaments. Mark is taking on Welshman, Ryan Day, who produced a

:04:11. > :04:15.shock in the first round. But, Mark Selby dominates the head-to-head

:04:15. > :04:18.clashes and he won 6-0 you last year, but it was Ryan Day was

:04:18. > :04:24.forced into his stride. We will join the match in frame three, with

:04:24. > :04:34.Mark Selby at the table already rent -- trailing. Dennis Taylor and

:04:34. > :04:45.

:04:45. > :04:51.John Virgo are in the commentary That has made it awkward. He will

:04:51. > :04:56.have to take the yellow instead. Been on a nice, easy pink to the

:04:56. > :05:06.middle. This can happen when you are struggling. With the table been

:05:06. > :05:32.

:05:32. > :05:39.so fast, it is difficult to control the cue ball. His cueing action is

:05:39. > :05:44.all over the place at the moment. Worrying times for Mark Selby.

:05:44. > :05:51.There is just not pushing the cue through, straight, not finding the

:05:51. > :05:56.centre of the cue ball. With a straight shot, you hit the cue ball,

:05:56. > :06:03.it will go straight and hit the red in the middle, but there was some

:06:03. > :06:13.unwanted side with no intention of side and the cue ball. As you said,

:06:13. > :06:24.

:06:24. > :06:34.worrying. For Mark Selby and his It was not quite as easy as

:06:34. > :06:39.

:06:39. > :06:49.everyone thought, that last shot. Have a look at the table and the

:06:49. > :06:49.

:06:49. > :07:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:07:40. > :07:46.way that the reds are. This would be some clearance! He would like to

:07:46. > :07:52.get closer to the one near the blue, to drop it into the pocket. I tell

:07:52. > :08:02.you what, he just took his eye off the pot, so everything going wrong

:08:02. > :08:02.

:08:02. > :08:12.at the moment. Mark Selby how often -- how often do you see him miss a

:08:12. > :08:20.

:08:20. > :08:25.The ball is being cleaned, although I did not detect any kick. Usually,

:08:25. > :08:35.if you get at kick, you miss it to the other jaw, but he hit that on

:08:35. > :08:43.

:08:43. > :08:53.He could have done it with a little bit of angle. He can get up for the

:08:53. > :08:56.

:08:56. > :09:02.red that is to the right of the black and reds. He has not made a

:09:02. > :09:07.good job of that. He has snookered himself on the easier Robb the reds.

:09:07. > :09:17.There are a few of those reds that will go, into the corner pocket, so

:09:17. > :09:27.

:09:27. > :09:33.Let us have a look at this. He just got into it too much. He wanted to

:09:33. > :09:37.be near the black. This is a tricky one that he is taking on, and what

:09:37. > :09:47.a good shot, and what they could cannon on the black. The cannon on

:09:47. > :09:55.

:09:55. > :10:05.the black was a bonus. -- what a That could be a frame winner. 45

:10:05. > :10:25.

:10:25. > :10:35.Just the black needed. A glance at the scoreboard to make sure. One

:10:35. > :10:39.

:10:39. > :10:45.frame before the interval, and regardless of what happens, Mark

:10:45. > :10:55.will be heading off to the practice table. He is not with it at the

:10:55. > :11:15.

:11:15. > :11:19.moment. He pots this red, I don't think Mark Selby will carry on.

:11:19. > :11:23.mid-session interval coming up after this and that is not the best

:11:23. > :11:32.break-off shot. He has left the pot to the left corner and there is a

:11:32. > :11:42.way round to the back of the black. Can Ryan Day Open with a good pot?

:11:42. > :11:46.

:11:46. > :11:49.Not quite. With it being the first to six frames, 3-1 behind at the

:11:49. > :11:59.mid-session interval would not be that bad, as we show you that

:11:59. > :12:22.

:12:22. > :12:32.Congested around the black spot. But he can develop those reds and

:12:32. > :12:39.

:12:39. > :12:49.the black looks to be available. If the white pulls up he can go red,

:12:49. > :12:53.

:12:53. > :13:03.blue, then up for the reds near the black. The one to the right of the

:13:03. > :13:03.

:13:03. > :13:13.black available from the right. The one above the black available into

:13:13. > :13:40.

:13:40. > :13:50.That has certainly spread them. He did that because he hadn't the

:13:50. > :13:56.

:13:56. > :14:01.angle to play the reds near the black. That was the only red that

:14:01. > :14:10.was available to a lack, even after splitting them all over the table.

:14:10. > :14:16.It is very important, this visit. We know what a good player he is.

:14:16. > :14:24.So plaque, based on the first three frames, he has just not been

:14:24. > :14:34.scoring at all -- so far. These are big moments in the match for Mark

:14:34. > :14:45.

:14:45. > :14:51.He needs to make the most of this But, he is capable of doing this.

:14:51. > :14:58.We have seen over the last five or six seasons, he can go a couple of

:14:58. > :15:08.frames going, but, he can come back very strongly, also. He needs a

:15:08. > :15:09.

:15:09. > :15:15.vast improvement on the three He still moves around a little bit

:15:15. > :15:25.on the shot. It is something he has always done. It is just a natural

:15:25. > :15:40.

:15:40. > :15:46.He has got a good sense of humour. I said to him the other day, when I

:15:46. > :15:50.was playing in the World Seniors against Nigel Bond, and I said that

:15:50. > :15:55.I didn't realise I was moving around on the shot, and he said,

:15:55. > :16:05.you are talking to the wrong man! He plays with a bit of movement,

:16:05. > :16:13.and he copes very well with it. You can see that slight movement.

:16:13. > :16:17.Played a good shot, there - brought the black into play. Under normal

:16:17. > :16:22.circumstances you would say this was a frame-winning opportunity,

:16:22. > :16:32.but I would not count my chickens, and I don't think Mark Selby well,

:16:32. > :16:42.

:16:42. > :16:48.either, not after what has happened He is one of the best break-

:16:48. > :16:58.builders in the game, having made 269 centuries, 55 centuries last

:16:58. > :17:07.season. He is a heavy scorer. There is no doubt about that. This is the

:17:07. > :17:10.first time he has really got his hand on the table. He had a 35

:17:10. > :17:20.break in the first frame, but that was not good enough to win him that

:17:20. > :17:22.

:17:22. > :17:30.Nice angle night, on this black. Loose reds and either side, 46

:17:30. > :17:40.points in the lead, possible 83 left, so, he only needs two or

:17:40. > :17:57.

:17:57. > :18:01.And, that could have worked out Ryan Day has only had one shot, he

:18:01. > :18:07.attempted a long red, that he's usually pretty good at, and he has

:18:08. > :18:17.been sitting down at Racine's. But Mark Selby, with that split, was

:18:18. > :18:34.

:18:34. > :18:44.very unlucky -- has been sitting down a row since. -- ever since.

:18:44. > :18:54.

:18:54. > :18:58.It is always the sign of a great player, when you are out of sorts,

:18:59. > :19:03.you lose three frames, you have missed all sorts of shots, you

:19:03. > :19:10.cannot knock in the long ones in, and all of a sudden, he is back,

:19:10. > :19:14.looking like a world-beater. He is taking these quite well. It would

:19:14. > :19:24.have been quite easy to press the panic button, the way that he was

:19:24. > :19:30.

:19:30. > :19:39.When he pots the black he will be 66 points in front, with 67

:19:39. > :19:49.remaining, so, this black and one more red is all that is required.

:19:49. > :19:56.

:19:56. > :20:00.I think the red goes past the two Let us have a look from the other

:20:00. > :20:05.side. I could never see from this end, when you are directly behind

:20:05. > :20:11.the ball it is easier to see the angle. You would like to lead a

:20:11. > :20:15.frame ball easier than this. It only just goes. We have got the

:20:15. > :20:25.perfect picture. We will know if it goes in, before anyone else. No

:20:25. > :20:35.

:20:35. > :20:40.Well, he will be disappointed at missing the black, but not

:20:40. > :20:45.disappointed with that 67 break, which should be enough to give him

:20:45. > :20:55.this first frame. He followed that by winning frame five, and is just

:20:55. > :20:56.

:20:56. > :21:06.one frame the end, and rejoin the match, live, in frame six. We join

:21:06. > :21:11.

:21:11. > :21:16.Jenice -- Dennis and Joan to bring Ryan has just missed what should

:21:16. > :21:23.have been frame ball, which should have been an easy red, but this was

:21:23. > :21:27.the red, he needed this, and a colour, and Mark Selby would have

:21:27. > :21:33.needed a snooker, but that is the type of pot that has been missed

:21:33. > :21:39.all afternoon. Ryan Day has potted all the difficult ones, and all of

:21:39. > :21:46.a sudden, he will miss a sitter. That's definitely should have been

:21:46. > :21:55.4-2. Look at the pot success rate, just 81% for Mark Selby, and Ryan

:21:55. > :22:04.Day has dropped to 79. You have got to be up in the 90s. No really big

:22:04. > :22:13.breaks in the match, so far, 68 for Ryan Day, 67 for Mark Selby. This

:22:13. > :22:23.is a key frame. To open up at two from advantage, at this stage means

:22:23. > :22:23.

:22:23. > :22:29.you can relax a little bit -- a two frame advantage. This will bring

:22:29. > :22:35.the difficult pink into play. He has just got to be careful that he

:22:35. > :22:38.gets a good cue ball, and does not bring the red away from the cushion

:22:38. > :22:46.- is he going to double this across, and try to get the snooker behind

:22:46. > :22:54.the pink? No, he has played to free up the pink. Funnily enough, this

:22:54. > :23:04.is the type of shot that Ryan Day has been potting, and Ryan just

:23:04. > :23:09.wanted to bring the pink into play, but, if this long red goes in, he

:23:09. > :23:15.could win the frame. It would be a one night, after missing an easy

:23:15. > :23:21.one, if he were to knock this one in. And look where it has finished.

:23:21. > :23:31.This could be a turning point, if Ryan Day was to lose this. He could

:23:31. > :23:35.

:23:35. > :23:40.It is not going to be the easiest clearance. And he will need the

:23:40. > :23:44.clearance, there is no way round it. Even if he takes the black, he

:23:44. > :23:54.needs the six remaining colours. The blues not on its spot, and the

:23:54. > :23:54.

:23:54. > :24:04.pink isn't. -- blue is not. He is not absolutely perfect on pink or

:24:04. > :24:09.

:24:09. > :24:14.He decided to take a chance and bring the blue into play, and

:24:14. > :24:19.looking at his body language, has he snookered himself? He was going

:24:19. > :24:24.to leave himself a long yellow, unlucky to snooker himself, but

:24:24. > :24:30.that is exactly what he has done. He could a try to get a bit closer

:24:31. > :24:36.to the yellow. I do not blame him for trying to get the blue away,

:24:36. > :24:46.but he can just get to this yellow, but it is important that he gets it

:24:46. > :24:52.

:24:52. > :25:00.That is safe enough, but he could be in trouble next time he comes to

:25:00. > :25:06.the table. It was key to make the object ball safe. It is not

:25:06. > :25:12.straightforward to get a snooker from here. He has got the double-

:25:12. > :25:20.kiss, and if he has its mitt the fluke and -- fluked the snooker

:25:20. > :25:30.behind the blue, he is very fortunate. Ryan Day, very fortunate

:25:30. > :25:32.

:25:32. > :25:37.there, when he double-kiss that He was trying to leave the white

:25:37. > :25:47.behind the brown and pleaded with side, but, just watch the double-

:25:47. > :25:51.

:25:51. > :25:58.kiss. -- played it with side. Two He does not want to hit the green

:25:58. > :26:06.here, and he hasn't, and he has got it safe. He holds his hand up to

:26:07. > :26:16.apologise, but it was a good hit. What was he apologising for?! The

:26:17. > :26:21.

:26:21. > :26:31.other man fluked the snooker. could have played is better. Even

:26:31. > :26:41.

:26:41. > :26:51.Now, he could be close to potting this. But, why and they should have

:26:51. > :26:55.

:26:55. > :27:00.had him in behind the green. -- He has hit that too thinly, but has

:27:00. > :27:07.he put a snooker? It is all happening. Is it going to pull up,

:27:07. > :27:12.though, it hasn't, but, how do you get up onto the green. Ryan Day

:27:12. > :27:22.puffs his cheeks boat. He has got a terrific amount of cueing power,

:27:22. > :27:47.

:27:47. > :27:55.and he is going to have to call on He can nick this yellow in, but I

:27:55. > :28:03.don't see how he can get close to the green. Thinner potting angle

:28:03. > :28:08.than he'd have liked. He has got to be careful he does not snooker

:28:08. > :28:14.himself. I don't think he can get close to the green. Has to be

:28:14. > :28:19.careful not to fall in behind the pink. And he has done. That was

:28:19. > :28:29.always a possibility. A further across the table you go, the pink

:28:29. > :28:37.

:28:37. > :28:47.and blue are always going to be in Just will points behind, so this is

:28:47. > :28:54.

:28:54. > :29:04.an important escape -- just 12 There is enough room round the back

:29:04. > :29:16.

:29:16. > :29:20.of the black to hit the green, but There was a chance he can screw

:29:20. > :29:30.back for the brown. It could have been easier. But the pressure on

:29:30. > :29:32.

:29:32. > :29:37.this one, John. Quick glance at the scoreboard, green and brown needed.

:29:37. > :29:44.Terrific pot on the green, and this ground, to go 19 points in front,

:29:44. > :29:54.as we see the green disappear. 19 points in front with just 18

:29:54. > :30:02.

:30:02. > :30:12.That just about sums up this match, a terrific pot on the green, how

:30:12. > :30:13.

:30:13. > :30:23.can he miss that? It is amazing he has missed. I can think of five

:30:23. > :30:35.

:30:35. > :30:42.straightforward pots in this match, It will not be a straightforward

:30:42. > :30:50.blue. But what a turning point this frame could free -- could prove to

:30:50. > :30:55.be. Looks to be straight into the corner. He is having the cue ball

:30:55. > :31:05.cleaned because of the way he is going to play the shot. If it is

:31:05. > :31:05.

:31:05. > :31:15.dead straight he will run it It couldn't be much straighter than

:31:15. > :31:16.

:31:16. > :31:20.that. Just deliver that cue in a straight line, a little movement,

:31:20. > :31:30.he has missed it. That is the way he was cueing earlier in the match.

:31:30. > :31:30.

:31:30. > :31:40.He hasn't cued well this afternoon. There is still a chance he could be

:31:40. > :31:47.

:31:47. > :31:56.Just this blue needed. He has got the snooker, would you believe it?

:31:56. > :32:05.When you are missing pots by that distance it could go anywhere. Is

:32:05. > :32:09.there a cue doctor in house? Mark Selby is one of the best in the

:32:09. > :32:17.game at escaping from snookers. There is room around the back of

:32:18. > :32:23.the blue, he will have to be spot- on. Where is the blue? Does it past

:32:23. > :32:33.the pink? If not it will be a difficult one up into the corner.

:32:33. > :32:39.

:32:39. > :32:47.It doesn't go in there. Another Why he took that hard. He is trying

:32:47. > :32:51.to get the cue ball but on the cushion. If he had played it slow

:32:51. > :32:58.were there was every chance if he got the blue he could get the

:32:58. > :33:03.snooker behind the pink. Been a very strange game, from start to

:33:03. > :33:13.finish. The first game, had a be rack after playing for 15 minutes,

:33:13. > :33:21.

:33:21. > :33:27.never really lifted off at all. -- re-rack. The standard has been a

:33:27. > :33:32.very poor. Still very exciting there. If he can hit cushion first,

:33:32. > :33:41.catch the blue and not catch the black, there is a possibility of

:33:41. > :33:47.getting a snooker but he would have to be very precise. He needed to

:33:47. > :33:57.hit it full ball, that wasn't good either. There is an angle here.

:33:57. > :34:08.

:34:08. > :34:12.Mark, in the first half, couldn't knock a long ball in. He had five

:34:12. > :34:19.goes at the long pots, missed them all. He has knocked a few in since

:34:19. > :34:29.then, he could do with another one here. He has knocked six long balls

:34:29. > :34:35.

:34:35. > :34:40.This is a big shot, and he can win this frame after been 3-0 down, he

:34:40. > :34:50.will be a boost to his confidence. So close, but this time he has left

:34:50. > :34:51.

:34:51. > :35:01.the blue. He can't miss this one, but there was so close. -- back was

:35:01. > :35:38.

:35:39. > :35:47.The he just played it in all over, This is not far away, have a look

:35:47. > :35:57.at this. Can you believe it? That was a tremendous shot, shouldn't

:35:57. > :35:58.

:35:58. > :36:08.have had the chance to play it. It will not be that easy to hit this.

:36:08. > :36:09.

:36:09. > :36:19.He needs plenty of side if he is using two cushions. He just didn't

:36:19. > :36:21.

:36:21. > :36:28.have enough side. It is amazing A chance here to take the pink on

:36:28. > :36:38.to the right corner and the white will automatically go down to the

:36:38. > :36:55.

:36:55. > :36:59.black. What a shot this would be to When Ryan Day potted the blue you

:36:59. > :37:03.could think he had put all the mistakes behind him but it will

:37:03. > :37:13.hurt if he loses this one, it really will, because he has had so

:37:13. > :37:15.

:37:15. > :37:25.many chances. Been on the blue, you cannot believe it. Never really

:37:25. > :37:28.

:37:28. > :37:34.gave it any care and attention. Pot This is a good shot, I like this

:37:34. > :37:37.shot a lot. Ryan is in trouble, got the full length of the table. If he

:37:37. > :37:47.double sit down towards the right corner pocket he will be hoping to

:37:47. > :37:47.

:37:47. > :37:57.He has gone the other side unstuck it over the pocket. Why go down

:37:57. > :37:57.

:37:57. > :38:03.Neither player is really at their best. When you're not hitting the

:38:04. > :38:13.ball well, look at the frame time, 45 minutes. It is up and down the

:38:13. > :38:17.table. Mark Selby has got a chance of winning this. He has got a long

:38:17. > :38:27.way to travel if he is to try and get all the way around the table

:38:27. > :38:36.

:38:36. > :38:46.and back to the black again, if too He is taking his time. This will

:38:46. > :38:55.

:38:55. > :39:05.really hurt trying date if he loses Where is the white going to finish?

:39:05. > :39:05.

:39:05. > :39:14.It is OK? Look where that has finished. What a shot he has played

:39:14. > :39:19.there, absolutely incredible. Just having the cue ball cleaned. It was

:39:19. > :39:23.just the knuckle that helped, if he had caught the knuckle a bit

:39:23. > :39:29.sharper he would have stayed in the middle of the table. You get what

:39:29. > :39:39.you deserve sometimes, and Ryan Day had enough chances to win this

:39:39. > :39:39.

:39:39. > :39:49.frame and it goes the way of Mark Selby. Ryan Day was 3-0 behind, it

:39:49. > :39:53.What a tense and tight frame that was. To play is not at their best

:39:53. > :39:58.but it still provides entertaining snooker. I think what has happened

:39:58. > :40:02.in this UK championship, used to be best of 17, a lot more breathing

:40:02. > :40:07.space for the match itself, all of a sudden everything is magnified,

:40:07. > :40:11.the pressure, a couple of big names, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump, out

:40:11. > :40:15.of it, everybody is feeling the heat, desperate to win. You could

:40:15. > :40:18.see Mark Selby's reaction, he has fought his way back in even though

:40:18. > :40:22.he doesn't feel that great out there.

:40:22. > :40:27.And it manifests itself, the pressure does, in mistakes we are

:40:27. > :40:32.seeing from both players. This is such a terrible error from Ryan Day,

:40:32. > :40:38.potted the blue, only trying to drop the pink over the hole but why

:40:38. > :40:42.don't you just make sure. He has left Mark Selby a chance. He is

:40:42. > :40:46.playing unbelievable snooker from this position. Ryan Day knows he

:40:46. > :40:51.should have just potted that pink. Look at this. Played two of the

:40:51. > :40:57.best shot of the match. This is the first one, absolutely perfect, and

:40:57. > :41:04.not easy to escape from this position either. Have a look at the

:41:04. > :41:12.next job, the pink, the black, one of the best shots -- next shot. The

:41:12. > :41:16.cue ball has got to travel so much distance, look at this. 1, 2, 3,

:41:16. > :41:22.four cushions and right in behind the black. Mark Selby, although he

:41:22. > :41:28.is not playing at his best, what he does do is tries so hard, such a

:41:28. > :41:38.great safety game, very difficult to beat. A I had written down 4-22

:41:38. > :41:40.

:41:40. > :41:45.Ryan Day, its sell be in trouble. -- 4-2. One has been given a

:41:45. > :41:52.reprieve, the other one is thinking, what have I done? Widened I play

:41:52. > :41:57.the pink and get it even closer? -- why didn't I eat. You wonder if it

:41:57. > :42:01.is the right time for somebody to walk out, Ryan Day did go out, but

:42:01. > :42:08.you want to clear your head. For Mike dash for Mark Selby, he comes

:42:08. > :42:11.back and says I have not played great, but it is 3-3, every chance,

:42:11. > :42:16.effectively in the ascendancy. We have seen fluctuations in

:42:16. > :42:20.fortunes in a lot of matches so far this year. For Mark Selby, having

:42:20. > :42:24.not played well, to be on level terms, will help -- he be feeling

:42:25. > :42:28.better than Ryan Day? He is going to walk into that arena feeling 10

:42:28. > :42:32.ft tall, you saw how much it meant him, banging the table after

:42:32. > :42:35.potting the black, sometimes when you are playing badly, a frame that

:42:36. > :42:39.that can completely change the match, it could be the complete

:42:39. > :42:43.turnaround and also for yourself as well, because it gives you more

:42:43. > :42:46.impetus, it makes you feel stronger, and he will be coming out firing on

:42:46. > :42:50.all cylinders. When we talk about how Mark has

:42:50. > :42:55.played in this match, we are judging over a short space of time,

:42:55. > :42:58.it is not to say Mark Selby is not in form, he is having a bad day and

:42:58. > :43:04.this happens on a regular basis to all players. He doesn't need much

:43:04. > :43:06.for the top players to kick-start a bit of a run, a few century breaks

:43:06. > :43:12.and they are playing brilliantly again.

:43:12. > :43:15.We saw yesterday with Matthew Stevens and Marco Fu, Marco Fu made

:43:15. > :43:20.it charged comeback, Matthew Stevens, just that one shot, the

:43:20. > :43:26.plant, a couple of shots, a fantastic clearance, changed the

:43:26. > :43:31.whole complexion of the match. Interesting watching the statistics

:43:31. > :43:36.of the long pot success. Mark Selby was a represent, O'Brien day had

:43:37. > :43:40.quite a significant long-range success. -- Ryan Day. As the match

:43:41. > :43:44.has gone on it is more balanced. Mark Selby has gone slightly into

:43:44. > :43:48.the ascendancy. It is not really the whole story of

:43:48. > :43:53.the match, but it gives you a bit of a guide to some part of the game.

:43:54. > :43:58.It is about when you need to pot the balls, the big shots, the ones

:43:58. > :44:02.we all cat, how far away from the pocket there, under pressure we saw

:44:02. > :44:12.Mark Williams played that slow, long blue into the pocket, quite a

:44:12. > :44:14.

:44:14. > :44:19.He could have predicted at the end of that frame it would be 3-3? The

:44:19. > :44:29.score between Mark Selby and Ryan Day at the moment. As we rejoin

:44:29. > :44:31.

:44:31. > :44:34.Mark Selby was out of the arena for almost five minutes. Just show you

:44:34. > :44:44.go reaction when he pinch that frame. Look at that, giving the

:44:44. > :44:59.

:44:59. > :45:09.Look at the pot success rate, Ryan Day it 75%, Mark Selby on the way

:45:09. > :45:19.

:45:19. > :45:24.up but still pretty poor at 80%. He Come up a little bit short, might

:45:24. > :45:34.still be getting -- be able to get it into the middle pocket. Things

:45:34. > :45:39.

:45:40. > :45:45.There is an old saying, at the balls never forgive you, Ryan Day,

:45:45. > :45:55.had 30 can't believe what happened in the previous frame. -- I bet he

:45:55. > :46:06.

:46:06. > :46:16.As Kendall Kitty said in the studio, is something like that can turn the

:46:16. > :46:33.

:46:33. > :46:43.Needs a cannon to develop those two He can just nudged off the main

:46:43. > :46:50.

:46:50. > :46:57.cluster and bring a few more reds He has put his hand up to apologise,

:46:57. > :47:02.I assume he didn't play for the pink. A couple of little bit of

:47:02. > :47:07.good fortune. Previously when he flicked the blue he looks like --

:47:07. > :47:12.he looked like he was going to run out of position. You have got to

:47:12. > :47:22.take advantage when you start playing well, you get the run of

:47:22. > :47:22.

:47:22. > :47:32.And now look at the reds. He couldn't place them better, this is

:47:32. > :47:33.

:47:33. > :47:43.how do you set them up for a little Good long pot, up watch as it comes

:47:43. > :48:16.

:48:16. > :48:20.round the table, just flicks the Going up to the baulk end. Going to

:48:20. > :48:27.make it a little bit difficult, have to go back up for the blue. He

:48:27. > :48:34.will have to be the blue. But this year he can get down this end

:48:34. > :48:39.playing for the black, the more likely he is to win the frame.

:48:39. > :48:49.Needs to get the cue ball down at the business end here rather than

:48:49. > :48:51.

:48:51. > :48:57.keep going back up the table for I bet it deep down he can't believe

:48:57. > :49:04.he has got a chance of going 4-3 in front. It is amazing. They have

:49:04. > :49:14.both potted 85. Mark will go ahead on that's that very shortly. --

:49:14. > :49:19.

:49:19. > :49:22.I think spending five minutes out of the arena in between frames has

:49:23. > :49:32.cleared his head, I think that is what he was doing after that

:49:33. > :49:33.

:49:33. > :49:41.previous frame. Should there be a time limit in between frames? Like

:49:41. > :49:46.this do with the tennis? It all depends. There is a rule, if your

:49:46. > :49:56.tip came off you are allowed a certain amount of time to put it

:49:56. > :50:06.

:50:06. > :50:15.back on, I do know how you would It is like a different player we

:50:15. > :50:25.are watching. Sometimes the balls going for TV, you get opportunities,

:50:25. > :50:26.

:50:26. > :50:36.you spend 10 and a couple of little things that have helped him. --

:50:36. > :51:04.

:51:04. > :51:12.Only a couple of shots away from securing this frame and going in

:51:12. > :51:22.front. All will be revealed. It will be one of the quickest frames

:51:22. > :51:25.

:51:25. > :51:33.The frame before the mid-session interval lasted just over 10

:51:33. > :51:43.minutes. The last one, 46 minutes. There is the average frame time,

:51:43. > :51:45.

:51:45. > :51:51.He has played this break to perfection. I mentioned earlier,

:51:51. > :52:01.last season, I don't think anybody made more centuries than him, he

:52:01. > :52:02.

:52:02. > :52:05.made 55 last season. He has only made 16 this season, that shows you

:52:05. > :52:15.the difference. The frame is safe now so he can concentrate on making

:52:15. > :52:30.

:52:30. > :52:40.It is great for the children hospice in Sheffield, they get �250

:52:40. > :53:17.

:53:17. > :53:27.from the sponsor for every century Just gone a little bit too far.

:53:27. > :53:54.

:53:54. > :53:59.Might b able to pot this and get on Get in, oh, it is going on the

:54:00. > :54:05.cushion, can you believe it? No century break but he looked in fine

:54:05. > :54:14.form. He finished the frame with that break of 99, and he gets

:54:14. > :54:22.himself into the lead at 4-3, he It is amazing what happens in this

:54:23. > :54:27.game. Ryan Day was a 3-0 up, he definitely should have led 4-2. He

:54:27. > :54:31.looks as if everything might turn around. Sometimes it might spur the

:54:32. > :54:38.other player on and Ryan Day might come back. But Mark Selby is the

:54:38. > :54:45.favourite, you would have to say. Certainly he has raised his game,

:54:45. > :54:50.but Ryan Day broke off in this frame. This is how a little one of

:54:50. > :54:56.the ball can change. Looked like that cue ball was going to run past

:54:56. > :55:01.may be the baulk Lin, just flip the blue, not only did he flicked the

:55:01. > :55:06.blue, he left a perfect so he could drop in. He was hoping to maybe be

:55:06. > :55:15.on the black, have a look, the white avoids those two reds, it

:55:15. > :55:18.runs across the table, perfect on the pink, end of frame. Ryan Day

:55:18. > :55:25.getting what he deserves after the chances he has missed, particularly

:55:25. > :55:35.in the frame before. Interesting to see now what sort of reaction we

:55:35. > :55:35.

:55:35. > :55:45.get from Ryan of top Mark Selby has left that red on to the right

:55:45. > :55:49.

:55:49. > :55:59.I think he has got a bit of angle, I don't know if he can roll the red

:55:59. > :56:09.in and take the white up of. Depends on the angle. That will do.

:56:09. > :56:18.

:56:18. > :56:28.Can the Ryan return the compliment, let's have a look at that. That was

:56:28. > :56:49.

:56:49. > :56:54.If he was just kissing off one or two reds, but quite a cluster to

:56:54. > :57:04.have to bring the cue ball through, left himself tricky now. Is there a

:57:04. > :57:08.

:57:08. > :57:12.gap for the cue? That helps. That helped having a little that there.

:57:12. > :57:22.I thought he was going to be hampered, suddenly that little gap

:57:22. > :57:23.

:57:23. > :57:33.appeared. He has done it again. He looks as if he is going well and

:57:33. > :57:37.

:57:37. > :57:41.then all of a sudden he missed one You cannot win a major tournaments

:57:41. > :57:49.if you keep on doing that. He has got all the ability in the world,

:57:49. > :57:59.Ryan Day, to win a major event. Three finals he has been an. --

:57:59. > :57:59.

:57:59. > :58:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:58:40. > :58:45.Watch this contact here, you can see the red jumping but on this

:58:45. > :58:55.occasion the white seemed to run on through and stay on the black.

:58:55. > :59:05.Sometimes you finish totally out of The way these reds are situated,

:59:05. > :59:09.

:59:09. > :59:19.The earlier frames were all very tactical, at the balls went very

:59:19. > :59:32.

:59:32. > :59:36.If he had another couple of inches While you have got two reds close

:59:36. > :59:46.like that it is always better to go into the bunch because you are

:59:46. > :00:06.

:00:06. > :00:16.Starting to find the middle of the pocket now up with these pots.

:00:16. > :00:36.

:00:36. > :00:43.Building in confidence, as well we He can go into those reds and they

:00:43. > :00:47.would open nicely. As long as he gets the cannon. He has caught that

:00:47. > :00:57.red and it looks just about right. It has gone a little bit near the

:00:57. > :00:59.

:01:00. > :01:04.cushion, but he has opened those reds beautifully. If he takes this

:01:05. > :01:14.to the right corner, he will have to go up for the blue. The black

:01:14. > :01:20.will not go to that left corner. He has gone a bit too far for the blue,

:01:20. > :01:28.it will have to be a baulk colour, but it should not be a problem.

:01:28. > :01:38.This is like the old Mark Selby were watching that. -- we are

:01:38. > :01:45.

:01:45. > :01:52.He just caught the bump of the middle pocket, which has spoiled

:01:52. > :02:02.his perfect position. He just wanted to miss the middle pocket

:02:02. > :02:12.

:02:12. > :02:20.knuckle. This is made a little bit Inch-perfect. You fancy him to win

:02:20. > :02:30.the frame now, at this visit. Playing as bad as I have seen him

:02:30. > :02:32.

:02:32. > :02:37.With a little bit of help from his opponent, he has a chance to go one

:02:37. > :02:47.frame away from a place in the quarter final. That was the song, a

:02:47. > :03:00.

:03:00. > :03:10.little bit of help from my friends, But, there is an old saying, when

:03:10. > :03:27.

:03:27. > :03:32.the going gets tough, the tough get Some other thing happen to Ricky

:03:32. > :03:36.Walden when he was playing Luca Brecel. He was dominating, then he

:03:36. > :03:46.missed a couple of easy balls, then the young man came back and beat

:03:46. > :03:56.

:03:56. > :04:06.Just another red and black and then we're at the snookers required

:04:06. > :04:20.

:04:20. > :04:30.He has had his chances. Only He's going to have to win the last

:04:30. > :04:47.

:04:47. > :04:57.Almost made a century in the previous frame, 99. Can he do it

:04:57. > :05:00.

:05:00. > :05:10.this time? He has got to cannon the Played it beautifully come a

:05:10. > :05:20.

:05:20. > :05:30.fabulous cannon --, fabulous cannon. I do not think he is going to miss

:05:30. > :05:32.

:05:32. > :05:42.He is already down to pot the yellow, before the referee spots

:05:42. > :05:49.

:05:49. > :05:55.the blue. What a transformation. The name of the game is confidence.

:05:55. > :06:05.Any game you play, you got to be confident, and that confidence

:06:05. > :06:12.

:06:12. > :06:22.That is the 21st century, as long as the white doesn't go into the

:06:22. > :06:26.

:06:26. > :06:32.Doesn't matter about the pink, he has got the century break. What a

:06:32. > :06:37.turnaround. Mark Selby looking as good as he has ever done, and with

:06:37. > :06:44.breaks of and 99, and 103, he now only needs one more frame for a

:06:44. > :06:48.place in the quarter final. Mark Selby in control, leading 5-3. Let

:06:48. > :06:54.us have a look at how the draw was shaping up at the start of play

:06:54. > :06:58.today. Ali Carter is through to the last eight at the expense of Mark

:06:58. > :07:02.Joyce. He faces an inform Stuart Bingham who beat Stephen Maguire

:07:02. > :07:10.and in round two. Mark King and Luca Brecel are doing battle this

:07:10. > :07:13.afternoon, with the winner playing 2,000 in the Europe -- UK

:07:13. > :07:17.Championship Shaun Murphy, who defeated Graeme Dott. Matthew

:07:17. > :07:19.Stevens is into the quarter finals. Neil Robertson and Barry Hawkins

:07:19. > :07:29.were up against each other this evening and the winner of that

:07:29. > :07:36.

:07:36. > :07:41.match will play either Ryan Day or That is the two-table situation.

:07:41. > :07:50.There is only one table on Mark Selby's mind and that is the one

:07:50. > :07:55.that has been set up, ready for play. He was 3-0 down, and I'm sure

:07:55. > :08:05.he did not have high hopes, and all the sudden, it is Ryan Day who is

:08:05. > :08:08.

:08:08. > :08:18.As we always say when you're breaking off, whatever you do,

:08:18. > :08:19.

:08:19. > :08:25.don't hit the blue. He has not left anything too easy. Just, nothing at

:08:25. > :08:29.the moment. It is hard to see Ryan coming back from this. I know that

:08:29. > :08:38.these players can find great standards at times, but there was

:08:38. > :08:44.nothing I have seen -- where is that red going? It is going right

:08:44. > :08:54.over the pocket, like the other one. Let us see what Ryan Day has got

:08:54. > :08:58.

:08:58. > :09:08.left in the tank after the three The blue just about passes the

:09:08. > :09:13.

:09:13. > :09:23.yellow. I think he needs to win the frame in one visit. He is obviously

:09:23. > :09:26.

:09:26. > :09:36.at the point of no return. He has got to play error-free snooker from

:09:36. > :09:55.

:09:55. > :10:05.now on. That 3-0 lead seems a long Let's have a look. There is one red

:10:05. > :10:09.

:10:09. > :10:16.to the left of the bunch he could In fact, there is one in the bunch

:10:16. > :10:26.also available. He did not want to risk trying to develop them, there.

:10:26. > :11:06.

:11:06. > :11:16.This is just what the doctor ordered for Ryan Day. Now, he has

:11:16. > :11:36.

:11:36. > :11:42.He's going to have to push through You never sure where they're going

:11:42. > :11:52.to go but you never expect one to well over either corner pocket.

:11:52. > :11:52.

:11:52. > :12:02.This is a key shot. Yes, he is not perfect on the red by any means.

:12:02. > :12:25.

:12:25. > :12:29.He cannot afford any more mistakes. He has been in situations like this,

:12:29. > :12:35.where it looks like he has caught the frame at his mercy, and he has

:12:35. > :12:41.missed a ball you did not expect. I was not wishing it on him, I can

:12:41. > :12:45.assure you, but that is the way that it has gone all afternoon.

:12:45. > :12:54.Something he is going to have to think about and work on, because he

:12:54. > :13:04.is such a talented player. For some reason, he misses the ones you do

:13:04. > :13:09.

:13:09. > :13:19.He played that with a lot of side to Wall don for the black and he

:13:19. > :13:23.

:13:23. > :13:28.almost missed it. Gravity helped, But, the way he has played in that

:13:28. > :13:31.two previous frames, you can see him knocking in quite a few. He's

:13:31. > :13:41.one of those players who does not have any problems closing the match

:13:41. > :13:42.

:13:42. > :13:51.out. Just trying to analyse this match, the first half of the match

:13:51. > :13:56.was poor snooker, particularly from Mark Selby. I just wonder whether

:13:56. > :14:00.Ryan was psyched up, found himself 3-0 in front without doing anything,

:14:00. > :14:08.without having to play too well, and it is a strange thing to say,

:14:08. > :14:11.but he thought, if I go through the motions, I am bound to win, then

:14:11. > :14:17.they ought careless shot, particularly the one where Mark

:14:17. > :14:21.needed a snooker, that was unforgivable. Yes, Mark has won the

:14:21. > :14:31.last five frames after losing the opening three. It has been a

:14:31. > :14:39.

:14:40. > :14:45.But, the thing is, if you win the match, you have a chance to improve

:14:45. > :14:49.for the next one, if you lose, you just go home, back to the practice

:14:49. > :14:56.table. If he was to lose this match, and that is more than likely that

:14:56. > :15:05.he will, it would be a body blow to Ryan Day. He is such a good player.

:15:05. > :15:08.He has let himself down today, and he will know that. It is worth

:15:08. > :15:17.showing it again. He has tried to roll the pink over the pocket

:15:17. > :15:25.instead of making sure of the pot, at 4-2 in front. And really, since

:15:25. > :15:34.then, it has been one way traffic. And that can happen when you letter

:15:34. > :15:40.play it off the hook, somehow, you don't seem to get back in again. He

:15:40. > :15:46.has had a kick, there, and he is not on the red as nicely as he

:15:46. > :15:52.would like. The black jump off the spot, there. He can still pot the

:15:52. > :16:01.red next to the pink. It just means he has got to use the pink on the

:16:01. > :16:11.way through. It should be OK. Not a straight forward run to the winning

:16:11. > :16:35.

:16:35. > :16:43.Ryan, sat in his seat, suffering. That was an excellent shot by Mark,

:16:43. > :16:47.judging from the reaction from the pink. You mentioned before, about

:16:47. > :16:57.confidence. When you get confidence, you believe things are going to go

:16:57. > :16:58.

:16:58. > :17:05.well for you. As we said, with a bit of help from his opponent, Mark

:17:05. > :17:15.Selby is now in full swing. And you tend to see things more clearly,

:17:15. > :17:18.

:17:18. > :17:24.you do not see any obstacles in I think he is OK, he has got a

:17:24. > :17:31.slight angle on this red, not much of an angle. All reds pot, so he

:17:31. > :17:37.might take the one to the white which is slightly more difficult. -

:17:37. > :17:41.- to the right. He could get the white away from the cushion

:17:41. > :17:46.somewhat, and screw back for the pink, and if he does not he is

:17:46. > :17:52.looking at the black. He might have a slight angle just to get it away

:17:52. > :18:00.from the cushion, the cue ball, but, looking at that, not much angle to

:18:00. > :18:10.work with. He needs these two or three remaining reds to clinch

:18:10. > :18:16.

:18:16. > :18:21.Just not quite far enough on the blue. He can still play the pink,

:18:21. > :18:26.but the pink is a much more difficult pot. It was a very

:18:26. > :18:36.positive shot. He knew that if he screwed back, he was getting the

:18:36. > :18:38.

:18:38. > :18:48.I like that side on shot now, don't you? It gives you a different feel

:18:48. > :18:55.

:18:55. > :18:59.all the shots that are being played. -- feel of the shots. He did not

:19:00. > :19:07.want to leave the half ball pot, he has a decided to leave himself the

:19:07. > :19:14.straight one. If we look at the score, red-colour-red needed. He

:19:14. > :19:20.just needs to pot the red and he is bound to be on the black, and, can

:19:20. > :19:30.he cute straight? Ryan knows that this could be the end of the match,

:19:30. > :19:36.

:19:36. > :19:41.here. -- cue it straight. That is the type of shot early on in the

:19:41. > :19:50.match you would not fancy him to knock in, but there it went, clean

:19:50. > :19:58.as a whistle, and just this black needed. Can you believe it? Frame

:19:58. > :20:06.ball! No pressure. He gets down and he misses an absolute sitter.

:20:06. > :20:16.Surely not another twist! Amazing, absolutely amazing. Lifeline for

:20:16. > :20:18.

:20:18. > :20:27.It is a lifeline he would not have expected. Now, can we see another

:20:27. > :20:36.twist? Mark Selby cannot look. He cannot believe it. He will have to

:20:36. > :20:43.go across the table, he could screwed directly up onto the yellow.

:20:43. > :20:53.He cannot believe the black he has missed. Can he hold himself

:20:53. > :20:55.

:20:55. > :21:03.together and keep his hopes alive? Needs the five remaining colours.

:21:03. > :21:13.He pots the pink to go 7 in front, Sweeney's the black. Mark Selby,

:21:13. > :21:23.

:21:23. > :21:33.still shaking his head in disbelief. That is the only thing that could

:21:33. > :21:39.

:21:39. > :21:46.have gone wrong for me. But he is The pink will put him seven points

:21:46. > :21:56.in front, so he needs pink and black to cash in on that

:21:56. > :21:56.

:21:56. > :22:00.unbelievable miss from Mark. Got a slightly heavy contact. He is not

:22:00. > :22:08.straight on the black. You would not expect him to miss, but after

:22:09. > :22:14.what has happened, take nothing for granted. But it's there, now calmer

:22:14. > :22:18.could that be another turning point. It looks certain that Mark Silver

:22:18. > :22:22.was going to book his place in the quarter final at he missed an easy

:22:22. > :22:30.black off the spot, and threw a lifeline to Ryan Day, he is just

:22:30. > :22:35.one frame behind, 5-4, what as we do happen next? The shift in

:22:35. > :22:39.momentum so far in so many frames has been incredible. On the brink

:22:39. > :22:45.of clinching a match he should not have been involved in at some stage,

:22:45. > :22:49.you have got to say that that was a moment of panic or pension and it

:22:49. > :22:56.can build up at any moment in that frame. He had done all the hard

:22:56. > :23:01.work, really, except he had to pot this black and get on the red.

:23:01. > :23:05.of us have been Ms -- guilty of missing blacks at crucial times in

:23:06. > :23:09.the career, but for a Mark Selby, that will be why he's very

:23:09. > :23:15.disappointed with. A completely different player, since winning

:23:15. > :23:19.that frame when he needed a snooker, he has made a big break, 99, than a

:23:19. > :23:23.century, he looked like he was going to clean up, he took his eye

:23:23. > :23:29.off the black with a little bit of pressure, and a great clearance

:23:29. > :23:34.from Ryan Day in N. What happens in a break as you get closer to them

:23:34. > :23:40.winning line, the pressure builds up. If you are in a great trainer

:23:40. > :23:45.mind you don't feel at, but as you get closer and closer, the break he

:23:45. > :23:51.started off with was superb, getting closer to the winning line,

:23:51. > :23:56.he knocks the red in, good shot, now, he is on the black, he has

:23:56. > :24:02.done all the hard work, he knows he should win, and that is when he

:24:02. > :24:05.misses. You were talking about when Mark Selby got the lifeline in

:24:05. > :24:10.frame six, produce the great snooker and that pink, got in and

:24:10. > :24:14.cleared up from there, he felt a renewed sense of confidence that to

:24:15. > :24:21.come two frames clear. Does it Ryan Day now have the momentum and

:24:21. > :24:25.confidence? He will come back out thinking he has been thrown a

:24:25. > :24:28.lifeline when you look completely depleted in his chair. It looked

:24:28. > :24:34.like Mark Selby was going to clear up, but now, the pressure and the

:24:34. > :24:40.momentum has swung back. He still has it all to do, but he will be

:24:40. > :24:49.relieved, he has put a lifeline. This match has aired and flowed

:24:49. > :24:52.each way. Incredible, the amateur twist so far. And the sea or a in

:24:52. > :24:57.indulging himself and feeling sorry for themselves and shaking it off

:24:57. > :25:05.as he steps on to the table to break off? Yes, you can see from

:25:05. > :25:10.that shot, he is not totally over it. The onus was effectively on

:25:10. > :25:15.Marks will be to win, but he has got a couple more chances. You try

:25:15. > :25:25.not to let players off the hook, but he has done that, and now, it

:25:25. > :25:28.

:25:28. > :25:38.is up to ride a to see if he can This red is on and there is a gap

:25:38. > :25:45.

:25:46. > :25:54.He went full blooded into trying to develop the black. If he had played

:25:54. > :26:00.it plain ball, he could have got back around the table. A very

:26:00. > :26:07.positive shot, trying to flick the red away from the black, and he has

:26:07. > :26:17.got away with it, so that is an indication that the rub of the ball

:26:17. > :26:20.

:26:20. > :26:26.is now in Ryan Day's favour. He has just rattled a little bit after

:26:26. > :26:35.what happened in the previous frame, this was the shot that could happen

:26:35. > :26:45.to like in the quarter final, and that was his reaction. Now, a

:26:45. > :26:46.

:26:46. > :26:51.couple of long pots, which Ryan has not converted. I just detected Ryan

:26:51. > :27:01.Day with his right hand, now making a cueing action, as if to say, I am

:27:01. > :27:10.

:27:10. > :27:16.not pushing through the cue in a That was an attacking safety,

:27:16. > :27:22.purposefully opening up the reds. Ryan Day now needs a good safety.

:27:22. > :27:32.He may try to get behind the green, it depends how he fancies playing

:27:32. > :27:40.

:27:40. > :27:46.it. This looks to be a good line. Good length, good shot. Sometimes,

:27:46. > :27:56.when there are mistakes, it makes it a lot more exciting. It is nice

:27:56. > :28:22.

:28:22. > :28:30.to seal the century breaks -- to Looks as if everything's covered

:28:30. > :28:40.into the,. There is no colour available. That is why you left

:28:40. > :28:46.

:28:46. > :28:50.that cue ball where he did -- into their corner. He can get that cue

:28:50. > :29:00.ball back into the baulk end, and it just about goes, so were taking

:29:00. > :29:00.

:29:00. > :29:07.on. -- worth taking on. If he is going to win this match, Ryan Day,

:29:07. > :29:12.he has got to play better than he has shown so far. He has had a

:29:12. > :29:16.couple of goes at long pots in this frame already. That was half a

:29:16. > :29:26.chance, and sometimes, half a chance is all that you're going to

:29:26. > :29:39.

:29:39. > :29:43.It is giving Mark Selby some more time to forget what happened in the

:29:44. > :29:48.previous frame. If Ryan had just got down to potting balls, it could

:29:48. > :29:58.have been worse for Mark Selby. This is a pretty good shot if he

:29:58. > :29:58.

:29:58. > :30:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:30:41. > :30:48.Not the most telling of safety shot. Because of the red near the baulk

:30:48. > :30:53.line. He would like to stop the escape down the left-hand side of

:30:53. > :31:03.the table, the right and side, difficult to get back to baulk, a

:31:03. > :31:05.

:31:05. > :31:09.He may well have done that, if he has it is an excellent shot. I

:31:09. > :31:19.think the brown, just covering the escape down the left-hand side of

:31:19. > :31:22.

:31:22. > :31:25.the table. Yes. He is in a spot of bother. Just looked at the

:31:25. > :31:29.possibility of rolling up to the red by the right side cushion,

:31:29. > :31:33.looking to see what is available into the left corner, I don't think

:31:33. > :31:43.there is much, they are all covering each other. That is why he

:31:43. > :31:43.

:31:43. > :31:53.It looks as if they are all blocking each other, they might be

:31:53. > :31:59.

:32:00. > :32:09.The Iraq a couple of reds he could possibly get on -- there are a

:32:10. > :32:40.

:32:40. > :32:46.Giving it plenty of thinking time. If he has got away with that he's

:32:46. > :32:50.very fortunate because he has made a complete mess of it in the end.

:32:50. > :32:56.Looking to see whether next colour is. The green is near the corner

:32:56. > :33:03.pocket. Love to be able to get on the black. How do you, from that

:33:03. > :33:09.situation? Unless he can roll the red in the left corner and the

:33:09. > :33:19.black goes in the right corner. He is playing a deep screw, going back

:33:19. > :33:19.

:33:19. > :34:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:34:01. > :34:11.Didn't get a good contact but That is not too good, he has got an

:34:11. > :34:16.

:34:16. > :34:21.awful long way to go to travel to get on to a colour. Taking it up

:34:21. > :34:27.into the corner because it is easier to get into those baulk

:34:27. > :34:37.colours. Anything that is half difficult, not knocking in. He will

:34:37. > :35:08.

:35:08. > :35:12.The this red looks almost dead straight, a slight angle. Just

:35:12. > :35:22.played the safety shot. Hit it too thick, I think he has got away with

:35:22. > :35:28.

:35:28. > :35:38.it. That could have put Mark Selby At one stage I thought he was going

:35:38. > :35:48.to roll the red in. He played a little thin one, he knew

:35:48. > :35:58.

:35:58. > :36:06.straightaway he had made the wrong That was great, a very thin shot.

:36:06. > :36:16.So thin that white court always in and out of the baulk area. Another

:36:16. > :36:33.

:36:33. > :36:43.If it wasn't fault the reds he would probably played the blue,

:36:43. > :37:12.

:37:12. > :37:16.playing at the yellow, been pretty It is still not straightforward. He

:37:16. > :37:25.has got to avoid the red on the side to get up to the blue and the

:37:26. > :37:35.baulk colours. The blue back on its spot would help the situation. That

:37:36. > :37:36.

:37:36. > :37:45.is very nicely played indeed. has come at a perfect angle to drop

:37:45. > :37:49.that in, a choice of reds to the right corner. I cannot believe he

:37:49. > :37:59.has played it like that. He obviously didn't intend to kiss the

:37:59. > :38:13.

:38:13. > :38:23.Must have thought he was going to That has developed the pink, a

:38:23. > :38:25.

:38:25. > :38:35.pretty good cue ball. I cannot see a way back down the table, I can

:38:35. > :38:45.only see the reds. Might b able to get between the green and blue. --

:38:45. > :38:48.

:38:48. > :38:52.he might be able to get. Got to think about this one. I cannot see

:38:52. > :38:58.any path through to play the one to the right of the black off the

:38:58. > :39:05.cushion. If he came off the top cushion, on the red tide used to

:39:05. > :39:15.the cushion, a couple of reds that will go to the left corner. -- red

:39:15. > :39:17.

:39:17. > :39:27.The weight the reds are spread, he needs to. His opponent any needs

:39:27. > :39:28.

:39:28. > :39:35.this frame to win the match. -- The the shot he could have a look

:39:35. > :39:39.at, he might be able to go past the blue, and get the one on the left

:39:39. > :39:48.side cushion but that has an element of risk. He will do well to

:39:48. > :39:58.escape from this. Lots of side and he has avoided it, loads of side on

:39:58. > :40:03.

:40:03. > :40:13.that to stop the double-kiss, that Watch the white straighter not,

:40:13. > :40:13.

:40:13. > :41:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:41:25. > :41:29.down to the left-hand side -- That was much too thin. That is as

:41:30. > :41:39.poor a safety shot as he has played all match. I think he was trying a

:41:40. > :41:54.

:41:54. > :42:04.similar shot to the one Ryan played. Put the pink back on its spot. That

:42:04. > :42:11.

:42:11. > :42:21.will help. I think it will. It will not be tied up with that red.

:42:21. > :42:29.

:42:29. > :42:33.had to pot the pink. He has missed He keeps talking away to himself.

:42:33. > :42:43.You have hit the nail on the head, he has missed too many shots he

:42:43. > :42:46.

:42:46. > :42:56.We will go back to whether the pink spot is occupied or whether it will

:42:56. > :42:59.

:42:59. > :43:08.have to go on the black. He flicked on the black spot it would be OK. -

:43:08. > :43:16.He looks like the red might be on the pink spot. We will find out

:43:16. > :43:26.shortly. I don't think it will be of much concern to Mark if it goes

:43:26. > :43:28.

:43:28. > :43:36.on the black spot. Needs a good Got a lot more side on that to than

:43:36. > :43:42.he needed. He is OK, he is on the yellow. Not ideal. Not exactly as

:43:42. > :43:52.he wanted to be. He can get on the red to the left corner, he can play

:43:52. > :43:56.

:43:56. > :44:05.That looks pretty good. With the red on the pink spot he can leave

:44:05. > :44:11.that there and keep the pink on the black spot. All of a sudden, he has

:44:11. > :44:21.a great chance. You cannot take anything for granted, after we saw

:44:21. > :44:40.

:44:40. > :44:48.him miss the black to clinch the Just finished in a slightly awkward

:44:48. > :44:58.position. Managed to force the cue ball up, up for the blue, it is OK,

:44:58. > :44:59.

:44:59. > :45:05.as long as you get a good angle on the blue. Which he has got. Frame

:45:05. > :45:15.and match winning chance. But take nothing for granted. We have seen

:45:15. > :45:19.

:45:19. > :45:24.Whoever loses this match, Dennis is going to go away with some bad

:45:24. > :45:34.memories. I thought at the start of the match the way Mark Selby was

:45:34. > :45:35.

:45:35. > :45:39.cueing I thought Ryan would steam rather him. -- steamroller. Mark

:45:39. > :45:49.Selby has hung in. Now a firm favourite to go through to the

:45:49. > :46:08.

:46:08. > :46:12.quarter final. Ryan can hope that This year's UK Championship is

:46:13. > :46:20.wide-open, even from day one, the defending champion, Judd Trump,

:46:20. > :46:26.knocked out. The standard of the players that are still left in it,

:46:26. > :46:34.it is wide open. Neil Robertson, I commentated his match, he made four

:46:34. > :46:44.centuries in six frames he won, he was in fine form. Stuart Bingham.

:46:44. > :46:54.

:46:54. > :47:03.Matthew Stevens. Building up nicely. That puts him 40 points in the lead,

:47:03. > :47:10.the pink now on its own spot. Still 57 -- 67 remaining. Two reds, two

:47:10. > :47:20.pinks, 54 points in front with just 51 remaining so he doesn't need the

:47:20. > :47:24.

:47:24. > :47:34.It shouldn't be a problem to get to the required stage, can he hold

:47:34. > :47:37.

:47:37. > :47:47.He has given himself that little bit longer on each shot, probably

:47:47. > :47:49.

:47:49. > :47:58.due to the fact he missed the It has been a strange match, a very

:47:58. > :48:04.entertaining, both plays missing. Why in taking the first three

:48:04. > :48:12.frames, as if he was going to win comfortably -- Brian was taking. He

:48:12. > :48:19.hung in there. Mark Selby, like a true professional he is. This game,

:48:19. > :48:29.sometimes, swings and roundabouts. It's one in his favour. -- it this

:48:29. > :48:32.

:48:32. > :48:42.Ryan will go away and have a lot to think about. He knows he should

:48:42. > :48:52.have got himself into the quarter- final. Just debating whether to

:48:52. > :48:53.

:48:53. > :49:03.come to the table again. He is 55 behind with just 43 on the table.

:49:03. > :49:06.

:49:06. > :49:16.With the black out of commission. Very little chance unless something

:49:16. > :49:40.

:49:40. > :49:46.That was an interesting way of getting out of the snooker, took

:49:46. > :49:52.all the chance of a way of coming off two cushions. Not much to play

:49:52. > :50:02.behind, the green on the baulk cushion. Brown near the side

:50:02. > :50:41.

:50:41. > :50:46.Don't think there is enough room to Just try to develop the green, that

:50:46. > :50:56.was all he did there. A better place now for the possibility of

:50:56. > :50:56.

:50:56. > :51:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:51:42. > :51:52.snookers. 3 snookers to tie, a big Can Mark Selby get past this pink?

:51:52. > :52:03.

:52:03. > :52:13.Obviously you can't pot the red in the middle. Ryan Day needs 34 point

:52:13. > :52:18.

:52:18. > :52:28.If he took the pink or that the white, is the white going in, that

:52:28. > :52:34.

:52:34. > :52:44.could be the end. I am surprised he Can Mark Selby knock in a final

:52:44. > :52:57.

:52:57. > :53:04.long pot? He certainly can. And very surely they will be a

:53:04. > :53:09.terrific applause from this table. A trick shot from Mark Selby. You

:53:09. > :53:15.have got to feel sorry for Ryan Day, he had this match in the palm of

:53:15. > :53:22.his hand and he played a couple of very careless shots, the one where

:53:22. > :53:28.he left the pink. It hasn't been the best match but a very exciting

:53:28. > :53:38.match. Mark Selby when he was 3-0 behind that like he was a long way

:53:38. > :53:39.

:53:39. > :53:42.back, he came back and finished up, it took the match 6-4.

:53:42. > :53:46.He is through to the quarter finals for only the third time in his

:53:46. > :53:51.career. For a few moments the result was in doubt.

:53:51. > :53:56.He was made to work. You have to take your hat off to Mark Selby, 3-

:53:56. > :54:01.0 down, wasn't playing his best, but he stuck in. A great all-round

:54:01. > :54:05.game, never gives up, he is a great trier, even when things aren't

:54:05. > :54:08.going his way he is still hard to put away but Ryan Day will be very

:54:08. > :54:14.disappointed. T win these big tournaments you

:54:14. > :54:19.have got to win ugly sometimes. To some degree it cures all of the

:54:19. > :54:23.wrongs when the match but that of comic you turn it around, you start

:54:23. > :54:27.the slate clean, you can push on from there. The problem is at this

:54:27. > :54:31.level, looking at Ryan Day's performance, you are judged by

:54:31. > :54:37.winning and winning only. It doesn't matter how good you are.

:54:37. > :54:40.All the players in this tournament of fantastic. They are great

:54:40. > :54:50.competitors. Small things make a difference and from 3-0 in front,

:54:50. > :54:51.

:54:51. > :54:55.from where we sort 4-2, to have thrown that away at this level put

:54:55. > :54:59.the comes unforgivable. You have got to ask yourself some very

:54:59. > :55:04.important questions, and I applying the right shot at the right time

:55:04. > :55:09.and he took the lifeline. What a great snooker that was.

:55:09. > :55:12.That was the turning point, Ryan should have won it way before that.

:55:12. > :55:17.Even with the pink he was struggling and didn't get anywhere

:55:17. > :55:20.near the pocket and left me half a chance. I still managed to play a

:55:20. > :55:25.great shot. Take is through the early part of

:55:25. > :55:29.the match, 3-0 down. I am trying to forget about that.

:55:29. > :55:33.Because I want to go out there and win so bad I go out and try to hard

:55:33. > :55:40.from the start instead of trying to relax, and that is what happened.

:55:40. > :55:45.The harder I was trying the worse it was getting. I fell behind 3-1,

:55:45. > :55:48.got the frame to go 3-3, I got momentum.

:55:48. > :55:53.And we sit in the studio and put ourselves in a position, he has had

:55:53. > :55:56.a lifeline, Ryan looks like he's going 4-2 up, it you win that,

:55:56. > :56:00.you're the one with the confidence and Ryan is the one struggling to

:56:00. > :56:06.find fluency. It seems to reverse, I know he has

:56:06. > :56:10.been struggling for a little while, played a great game, but even at 3-

:56:10. > :56:13.1 up, getting the brown to the green pocket, I kiss the he was

:56:13. > :56:17.still under it, I thought if I could manage to get that of the

:56:17. > :56:22.Rolls will reverse and it did. The was another moment in frame

:56:22. > :56:25.nine when you miss the black. I am playing the black, in two

:56:25. > :56:30.minds, to light habit through and nudged the red across, I think I

:56:30. > :56:37.ended up playing the right shot, but that is criminal for a snooker

:56:37. > :56:39.player. How is your health, the publicity a

:56:39. > :56:43.better break, how has that affected you and are you back to full

:56:43. > :56:48.fitness? -- the problems with your vertebrae.

:56:48. > :56:55.It has gone as far as I can stretch and play it every shot without pain

:56:55. > :56:59.but I cannot keep using it as an excuse. He put me off a little bit,

:56:59. > :57:03.I was going to China before the World Championships, thought I was

:57:03. > :57:05.playing well, then was struck down, just more less knocked my

:57:05. > :57:08.confidence because they couldn't practice and I was going to

:57:08. > :57:15.tournaments cold and it was difficult. Do you ever think about

:57:15. > :57:19.it, when you are out there? No, every single shot a complainer

:57:19. > :57:23.without discomfort but sometimes when I tell my head but I can still

:57:24. > :57:27.gradually feel it a little bit, but I suppose if I was just the rested

:57:27. > :57:30.completely a good go but playing this ball we do, it is difficult.

:57:30. > :57:34.On paper the bottom half of the draw in the tournament looks

:57:34. > :57:38.extremely difficult. You potentially have Neil Robertson or

:57:38. > :57:41.Barry Hawkins, tell us your thoughts on where you stand in this

:57:41. > :57:45.tournament? How does take one game at a time.

:57:45. > :57:50.Neil played fantastic in his first game, doesn't mean he will carry on

:57:50. > :57:54.that form, but he could do. If he does it will be tough. I need to

:57:54. > :57:58.improve on that game, taking nothing away from Brian. Same with

:57:58. > :58:02.Barry, a great player, more than capable of beating him.

:58:02. > :58:07.How much do won that world wonder number -- world number one spot

:58:07. > :58:13.back? I was putting pressure on myself to

:58:13. > :58:21.prove to people why height of got to number one. -- while I have got.

:58:21. > :58:24.I seemed to relax a bit more now I have lost it.

:58:24. > :58:27.Congratulations, through to the quarter-finals for the third time

:58:27. > :58:31.in his career. We will switch our attention to the match other table

:58:31. > :58:35.next door between Mark King and Luca Brecel, the youngest player

:58:35. > :58:41.left in the tournament and at the age of 17 he is making his country

:58:41. > :58:48.very proud. Belgium, famous for Whapples,

:58:48. > :58:58.chocolate, Brussels sprouts three, Jean-Claude Van down from there

:58:58. > :59:02.

:59:02. > :59:07.muscles, and a one decade, -- 1 Dirk Kuyt, macro play of stock

:59:07. > :59:17.Belgium is more renowned for producing snooker balls than

:59:17. > :59:28.

:59:28. > :59:32.snooker players. It took a holiday I was on holiday in Italy and I

:59:32. > :59:41.played Paul there for the first time, and then when I came back to

:59:41. > :59:48.Belgium I played snooker for the first time, in a snooker club. In

:59:48. > :59:55.the first qualifying round I was 5- 3 down and I won the tournament,

:59:55. > :00:03.and I was very happy. I felt the pressure at the end, but I was

:00:03. > :00:11.enjoying the tournament. Very pleased, unbelievable. Now I have

:00:11. > :00:17.got Mark King, a very tough player. It puts pressure on me but I like

:00:17. > :00:25.it because I conjured people's mouths by doing this. -- I can show

:00:25. > :00:28.it. He got a bit of criticism for receiving a place, a wild card

:00:28. > :00:38.place on the tour. I suppose winning in the first-round has

:00:38. > :00:43.

:00:43. > :00:48.This is a great story so far. He has beaten Ricky Walden, to get to

:00:48. > :00:52.this stage. Every time you watch your Mac, he seems to be really

:00:52. > :00:57.enjoying it. It is a great experience for him, he has nothing

:00:57. > :01:02.to lose, and he's a precocious talent who can go very far in this

:01:02. > :01:06.game. There was a weight of expectation on him to deliver in

:01:06. > :01:11.the televised stages of the tournament. Is he capable of it at

:01:11. > :01:16.this stage? One thing you do not have at the age of 17, even though

:01:16. > :01:20.he would say that, you have no pressure on you. The expectation

:01:20. > :01:24.with a new reminder of what you need to achieve, to repeat what you

:01:24. > :01:27.have done before, and your own levels. You see so many people

:01:27. > :01:33.playing with the weight of the world on their shoulders. People

:01:33. > :01:38.coming off the table and going into the Press room, saying that they

:01:38. > :01:42.cannot play like they used to. Seventeen-year-olds do not have

:01:42. > :01:47.that problem. Effectively not having to be reborn as a player,

:01:47. > :01:57.you just go out there. Everything that is more about his game, that

:01:57. > :01:59.

:01:59. > :02:03.makes up for it in any way. -- that is raw. Nobody wants to be beaten

:02:03. > :02:08.by the young whippersnapper. does not have any scars, like we

:02:09. > :02:15.have. He needs to wait another 20 years to get that. He might as well

:02:15. > :02:22.just enjoy it. He. Against Mark King, who defeated Mark Williams,

:02:22. > :02:26.in the first round, and he has been in tremendous form. King continued

:02:27. > :02:32.his good form, winning the first three frames, then Luca Brecel

:02:32. > :02:36.settled into his stride to win the next three, so it is three apiece,

:02:36. > :02:46.as we join it in frame seven. Willie Thorne and John Parrott are

:02:46. > :03:17.

:03:17. > :03:27.Just a fraction thicker, and he Does he have an angle with any of

:03:27. > :03:34.

:03:34. > :03:44.these reds to get round the back of Both players this afternoon have

:03:44. > :03:46.

:03:46. > :03:56.not been at the races. That was He would love to have had that one

:03:56. > :04:00.again. To finish where he has done is very poor. Doesn't matter with

:04:00. > :04:10.it is the pink, black or blue, as long as you get the angle right,

:04:10. > :04:13.

:04:14. > :04:22.that is all he needed to do. And that has a chance gone begging. --

:04:22. > :04:27.that is. I think he has had some good fortune again. He's going to

:04:27. > :04:37.have to play it cushion first, this red, and the red is probably six

:04:37. > :04:37.

:04:37. > :06:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:06:30. > :06:35.inches away from the pocket, so it Foul and a miss. Luca Brecel four.

:06:35. > :06:45.The way that it is sliding off the cushion, this shot might not be on,

:06:45. > :06:45.

:06:45. > :06:50.as far as Mark is concerned. I am not so sure that this is on. If he

:06:50. > :07:00.hit it a lot harder, it would straighten up. I think he has got

:07:00. > :07:34.

:07:34. > :07:39.He is 14 points behind now, but you There is a choice of reds to play

:07:39. > :07:47.off. I would suggest the one he is closest to is the best one, take

:07:47. > :07:57.the red across the table, and back over. He went for the pot, and

:07:57. > :08:00.

:08:00. > :08:10.played it also for safety, which is It is decision time. There is no

:08:10. > :08:10.

:08:10. > :08:20.safety shot on. He has got to go all out for this. He's going to

:08:20. > :08:24.

:08:24. > :08:34.have to play this roll the heart. - I don't blame him at all for taking

:08:34. > :08:54.

:08:54. > :08:58.it on. He has left what appears to He hit that one a little harder

:08:58. > :09:02.than I thought he needed to. He just needed to lead the half ball

:09:02. > :09:12.angle on the green to get back down for the red. There was no need to

:09:12. > :09:15.

:09:15. > :09:25.hit it that hard. But, this is fine. These are not gimmes on

:09:25. > :09:31.

:09:31. > :09:36.Championship tables. They need You can have a good run of the

:09:36. > :09:40.balls in this match, and that was another rare example of it. If he

:09:40. > :09:50.does not finish on the brown, he is on nothing, but he has, absolutely

:09:50. > :10:15.

:10:15. > :10:20.What a comeback this has been. First three frames, could not pot a

:10:20. > :10:25.ball, from frame four onwards, played very well indeed, although

:10:25. > :10:35.he has been allowed to play well by Mark King, to be fair. Mark King

:10:35. > :10:38.

:10:38. > :10:45.No sizeable breaks in that game. Luca Brecel was 3-0 down, now he is

:10:45. > :10:49.4-3 in front, and Mark King is not looking very pleased. Luca Brecel

:10:49. > :10:54.is now the one in charge. The pressure as switch to Mark King. We

:10:54. > :11:04.join it in frame eight, with Mark King at the table, leading by 29

:11:04. > :11:04.

:11:04. > :11:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:11:51. > :11:59.He is not playing like Mark King. What worries me about looker -- 0

:11:59. > :12:09.Luca is that sometimes he chooses the wrong side of the ball. He has

:12:09. > :12:19.

:12:19. > :12:23.gone for the loose red and not got I thought he might have had an

:12:23. > :12:30.angle on the pink to split the reds up, but it is down to the baulk

:12:30. > :12:35.area, from the blue. If I was him I would have been trying to lever

:12:35. > :12:42.half ball on the green, side cushion and on to the bunch of reds.

:12:42. > :12:48.-- to leave a half ball angle on the green. He has decided to come

:12:48. > :12:58.back for the black, fair enough, one good shot required here, top-

:12:58. > :13:09.

:13:09. > :13:18.He has played that nicely and got These are all the loose reds, and

:13:18. > :13:28.now, the work starts. What he is facing next is a little bit tricky.

:13:28. > :13:37.They can be missed, these. Well played. And just drop the blue in

:13:37. > :13:47.and the red to the left of the pink He was just a little bit short with

:13:47. > :13:48.

:13:48. > :13:55.the cue ball, but should be all right. This is a very good chance.

:13:55. > :14:05.He just seems to be losing the cue ball at the moment. Overscrewed

:14:05. > :14:12.

:14:12. > :14:17.that one. Not quite right on everything. When he is stunning or

:14:17. > :14:22.screwing the ball, he looks the real deal, although he is a little

:14:22. > :14:26.bit of trouble playing win throughs or playing with sight. This is

:14:26. > :14:34.another excellent break and there was every chance in a few minutes'

:14:34. > :14:44.time he will be one up with three to play. This has been an excellent

:14:44. > :14:54.contribution so far. All the two players, at the moment, he is the

:14:54. > :14:55.

:14:55. > :15:05.only one who looks like scoring -- of the two. My advice to Mark King

:15:05. > :15:38.

:15:38. > :15:45.would be, player like Mark King. He This is frame ball. Well played.

:15:45. > :15:55.Very well played, young man. Another break of 65, his third of

:15:55. > :15:58.

:15:58. > :16:04.An amazing turnaround. He struggled to pot a ball in the opening three

:16:05. > :16:14.frames. He managed to win the one before the interval, and it has

:16:15. > :16:26.

:16:26. > :16:33.been all changed since then. His What a time to start playing your

:16:33. > :16:39.best snooker. He leads by five frames to three. This has been an

:16:39. > :16:41.excellent display from the teenager, who has now just one frame away

:16:41. > :16:46.from the first 17-year-old heir to make it through to the quarter

:16:46. > :16:50.finals since Ronnie O'Sullivan in 1993, but Mark King was not

:16:50. > :17:00.finished yet, wedding frame nine, and we rejoin it with Mark King at

:17:00. > :17:12.

:17:12. > :17:22.the table, there-4-23 ahead. -- 34- 23 ahead. Well, Luca, can you steal

:17:22. > :17:29.

:17:29. > :17:35.yourself? Mrs your chance for frame and match. -- this is your chance.

:17:35. > :17:45.He knows this is a great chance to do exactly what John was saying, a

:17:45. > :18:07.

:18:07. > :18:13.frame and match chance. He has That ended up straighter than he

:18:13. > :18:23.would have liked but, if he hits it well, he will be on two reds. This

:18:23. > :18:40.

:18:40. > :18:46.Not the best. You would still fancy him potting it, but he would have

:18:46. > :18:56.to play a cannon that he didn't have to play before. Negotiated.

:18:56. > :19:21.

:19:21. > :19:31.Quite rightly, just taking his time and trying to keep it as simple as

:19:31. > :19:34.possible. Shaking his head, there, for some reason. He must have ended

:19:34. > :19:42.up straight on the black, but I don't think that is a problem at

:19:42. > :19:52.all. It should not be a problem to Luca. He has a big area to leave

:19:52. > :19:56.

:19:56. > :20:06.the cue ball in, screw with reverse You have to say, as it has got near

:20:06. > :20:08.

:20:08. > :20:13.the business end of this match, he has been the heavier scorer. That

:20:13. > :20:23.white needed a good kiss, but that is a very poor shot, goodness me.

:20:23. > :20:24.

:20:24. > :20:34.Mark King must have been thinking when he was sitting down, I am not

:20:34. > :20:38.

:20:38. > :20:48.going to get another shot. This is a chance he was not expecting. Has

:20:48. > :21:02.

:21:02. > :21:07.I cannot believe Luca didn't win the match at that visit. If you

:21:07. > :21:15.think he might be coming close to you, play harder, but not the place

:21:15. > :21:25.where you can leave yourself next to the red. Will he live to regret

:21:25. > :21:27.

:21:28. > :21:32.that? Mark King is under pressure, and he's a very good player. He

:21:32. > :21:40.could play the cross double knowing that blue or above is enough to

:21:40. > :21:46.take the frame. Or, does he go all out to play the pot? He has got to

:21:46. > :21:56.get a colour, remember. He has had a look at the potting angle which

:21:56. > :22:00.

:22:00. > :22:10.Just when he needed a bit of luck he got it, because it could have

:22:10. > :22:20.

:22:20. > :22:30.I am not sure that he played to get the on the green, but he will

:22:30. > :22:43.

:22:43. > :22:53.settle for that. -- beyond the That is an expensive miss. Foul.

:22:53. > :23:14.

:23:14. > :23:24.I do not blame him for that because it was a pretty tricky situation to

:23:24. > :23:38.

:23:38. > :23:42.try and get safe. The trouble is, What an excellent pot from Luca

:23:42. > :23:49.Brecel. He knows now that he is in the quarter-finals of a ranking

:23:49. > :23:58.event for the first time. Mark King has just not been at the races

:23:58. > :24:02.today. The young man from Belgium is going to be playing in his first

:24:02. > :24:06.quarter final against Shaun Murphy. Stunning display from the teenager,

:24:06. > :24:10.the youngest-ever player to make it through to the quarter finals of

:24:10. > :24:14.the UK Championship. He is fresh to the snooker scene but is starting

:24:15. > :24:19.to fulfil the huge weight of expectation that has been placed on

:24:19. > :24:24.him for some time now. We might have lost Judd Trump early on in

:24:24. > :24:29.the tournament but there is a new, young snooker star in town, and his

:24:29. > :24:35.young snooker star in town, and his name is Luca Brecel. The first two

:24:36. > :24:40.frames were so but they wanted to go home. -- so bad, I wanted to go

:24:40. > :24:46.on, but then just in one frame, everything changed. Mark was

:24:46. > :24:50.getting a little bit nervous, I think. Tremendous result for the

:24:50. > :24:55.tournament and for the sport, we have got another big name, another

:24:55. > :25:01.young big name. Without doubt the best player Belgium has produced.

:25:01. > :25:05.It has been a long time coming. It is tough for overseas countries to

:25:05. > :25:10.produce the quantity of players needed to get a good one, but he is

:25:10. > :25:15.a dangerous player. He is now the youngest-ever quarter-finalist, of

:25:15. > :25:19.course Ronnie O'Sullivan won it as a 17-year-old in 1993. There will

:25:19. > :25:22.be comparisons with all sorts of players for Luca Brecel, but it is

:25:23. > :25:28.not something he is going to take on board, because he has not got

:25:28. > :25:35.that much to lose. Absolutely. In every match he is gaining a lot

:25:35. > :25:42.more experience. There should be no expectation. Purely expectation

:25:42. > :25:45.would be that which he puts himself under. He's certainly going to go

:25:45. > :25:50.long way in the game. Whether that is in this tournament remains to be

:25:50. > :25:56.seen, but he's going to be having a tough match against Shaun Murphy.

:25:56. > :26:01.How do you see that one going? Shaun Murphy is probably a stronger

:26:01. > :26:05.player. And he is looking to win the event. But it is always

:26:05. > :26:12.difficult when you play a younger player. It can always go wrong for

:26:12. > :26:16.you, so Shaun Murphy will be on his mettle, I would imagine. Luca

:26:16. > :26:22.Brecel is still making a name for himself, and is doing a good job of

:26:22. > :26:28.that so far. This evening, the last two matches of the last 16, John

:26:28. > :26:34.Higgins chasing his 4th UK Championship title against Mark

:26:34. > :26:37.Davis, and Neil Robertson stays -- pleased Barry Hawkins. In addition

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:27:09. > :27:13.The two men who are generally favourites, John Higgins and Neil

:27:13. > :27:19.Robertson arc in action tonight. First, Higgins against Davis, how

:27:19. > :27:25.do you expect that going? You would expect the big names to get through,

:27:25. > :27:30.but both players are in the same position. Good friends and practice

:27:30. > :27:38.partners, but up against it, up against two great champions and you

:27:38. > :27:45.never know - they around the great chance. -- are in with a great

:27:45. > :27:50.chance. John Higgins has been doing well in the PTC events. That is a

:27:50. > :27:55.good yardstick Aster your general form, and they think his general

:27:55. > :28:01.former's higher than it was last year. He looks to be back on the

:28:01. > :28:06.crest of a wave. Why would not put it past him to win a big event on

:28:06. > :28:13.the television during the season, but he is up against a good player.

:28:13. > :28:19.Mark Davis is established now, as a player. And, Neil Robertson is

:28:19. > :28:23.getting into that elite category. Absolutely. He is going to try to

:28:23. > :28:31.keep that going. He is the one to beat in this tournament, on form,

:28:31. > :28:37.alone. Neil Robertson, the man to beat, the you think, Steve? When

:28:37. > :28:43.John Higgins is on form, he is still the one to beat. Thank you at

:28:43. > :28:51.home for watching. Hazel Irvine will be here tonight at 10 past 11