Day 6, Part 1

:00:36. > :00:41.Good afternoon. I don't know if you heard the news yesterday, that

:00:41. > :00:47.Daniel Craig's Sky Fall bond movie has become officially the biggest

:00:47. > :00:52.earning film in British sib ma -- cinema box office history. I only

:00:52. > :00:58.mention that firstly because it is nice to summon an image of Daniel

:00:58. > :01:02.Craig, and because it brings to mind one of snooker's perennial box

:01:02. > :01:06.office heroes. John Higgins, who had a chance himself, to boost his

:01:06. > :01:12.earnings last night. John, the three time UK champion, found

:01:12. > :01:15.himself in a bit of a sticky situation. Two frames to five down,

:01:15. > :01:22.against the wily Mark Davies who had back-to-back centurys to this

:01:22. > :01:32.point, when back to the wall, Higgins like a snookering 007 came

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:01:32. > :02:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:02:24. > :02:34.Higgins like a snookering 007 came That was a lovely strike, got the

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:02:34. > :04:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:04:11. > :04:15.John Higgins has made more comes I don't think he will go for black

:04:15. > :04:25.this time, unless he drops on to the top red of the two that is

:04:25. > :04:25.

:04:25. > :05:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:05:14. > :05:24.You, of all people, can't have a He hasn't had his shooting boots on

:05:24. > :05:58.

:05:58. > :06:08.He maybe needs something like a He will have to disturb the five

:06:08. > :06:22.

:06:22. > :06:32.red at some stage, because they He has to remember he has to win

:06:32. > :06:32.

:06:32. > :07:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:07:15. > :07:25.This is one of the advantages of having the open arena here. People

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:07:25. > :09:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:09:14. > :09:24.on the other table are well wear of John has already made a maximum

:09:24. > :09:36.

:09:36. > :09:46.this season. He needs the cue ball What a magnificent shot. Absolutely

:09:46. > :10:21.

:10:21. > :10:31.You count do any better than this. . If he is straight he just has to

:10:31. > :10:31.

:10:31. > :11:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:11:13. > :11:22.It's there. 147 maximum break. Superb cue ball control all the way

:11:22. > :11:27.through. And fantastic. Takes the frame, 5-3 to Mark Davis. Well

:11:27. > :11:31.played. HAZEL IRVINE: His seventh career maximum and the second one

:11:31. > :11:36.of the season for Higgins. It inspired his come back to five

:11:36. > :11:46.frames all. This deciding frame and just when it looked as though the

:11:46. > :11:48.

:11:48. > :11:54.Scot would clear up to pip his Miss on the pink. The world number

:11:54. > :12:02.16, Mark Davis, well, all credit, he held his nerve, very difficult

:12:02. > :12:06.shot on the pink. In, it sends Higgins home and the Sussex's pro

:12:06. > :12:10.best win of his career. If you can't take something from that, you

:12:10. > :12:20.know, it is a brilliant win, I have not got a good record against him

:12:20. > :12:21.

:12:21. > :12:27.in the past. It is nice to beat him. Played a bad shot on the brown,

:12:27. > :12:33.left myself a long blue. Obviously sick. I have John and Steve in the

:12:33. > :12:36.studio, were were enthralled by that match. John you were comments

:12:36. > :12:42.on it. Normally clearing up in the last frame, I was all over the

:12:42. > :12:47.place here I didn't deserve to win that match, so who knows how I made

:12:47. > :12:52.that 147. Typically modest assessment but quite a match.

:12:52. > :12:57.Unbelievable. The quality of the match play was superb. Not many

:12:57. > :13:00.players can match Higgins for safety. Davis was brilliant.

:13:01. > :13:04.Healthcare Commission looked like he was done and dusted. Where he

:13:04. > :13:09.found the maximum from, I have no idea. He hadn't been scored. Then

:13:09. > :13:14.he looked like he was out. It had everything. You are right. It was a

:13:14. > :13:19.blockbuster. Not all about John Higgins, and what more did we learn

:13:19. > :13:23.about Mark Davies.. He had improved a lot. I thought he was a good

:13:23. > :13:29.player. I hate use the word journeyman, he has been for a while

:13:29. > :13:33.but he is not now. He is scoring, he is full of confidence. He is a

:13:33. > :13:41.mandhful. He will be in the quarterfinals. Higgins heads hope.

:13:41. > :13:45.He does so with a bonus. If that is/that is not equalled. Geeed up

:13:45. > :13:52.by the procession of his team Celtic in the Champions League. Not

:13:52. > :13:57.all bad. But we are left with eight men at the quarterfinal stage of

:13:58. > :14:04.this Williamhill.com Championship. The Only Way Is Essex here as Ali

:14:04. > :14:14.Carter mien meets Stuart Bingham. Smurf -- Shaun Murphy faces Luca

:14:14. > :14:16.

:14:16. > :14:21.And Steve, we should assess the quality of the players left. We can

:14:21. > :14:27.do so with this graphic, which shows us, a bit about where they

:14:27. > :14:31.are in the world. Mark Selby the top ranked here. For a tournament

:14:32. > :14:36.that is best of 11 and so many shocks it seems these days, as

:14:36. > :14:43.onwas talking beforehand. Seven out of the eight in the top 16. If you

:14:43. > :14:47.made an ebg qien analogy, there are a couple of thorough breads in the

:14:48. > :14:53.pack. There are a couple of work horses in the pack, they are now

:14:53. > :14:57.reaching thoroughbred status, and we have one my little pony in Luca

:14:57. > :15:02.Brecel from Belgium who is scaring the life out of people and jumping

:15:02. > :15:08.the biggest fences of his life it very well set up. Every player is

:15:08. > :15:13.on an upward curve in their career, so they have everything to play for.

:15:13. > :15:19.There is no Ronnie, no Higgins and no Judd. So the guys are thinking

:15:19. > :15:23.this could be the opportunity. It shows the strength, the standard is

:15:23. > :15:27.getting so high nobody can guarantee winning. The interesting

:15:27. > :15:32.thing is Stuart Bingham and Mark Davis they have come from

:15:32. > :15:35.relatively nowhere in their careers, it seemed like they were going

:15:36. > :15:40.nowhere, how many players are looking at that and thinking if

:15:41. > :15:45.they can do it so can I. With more tournament, it is very difficult to

:15:45. > :15:51.predict and very wrong for any player to say I am not going

:15:51. > :15:55.anywhere in the game. If I try hard who knows what is achievable.

:15:55. > :16:05.Another success story is Shaun Murphy, the second highest ranged

:16:05. > :16:07.

:16:07. > :16:12.player left in the draw. We will see him next. -- ranked.

:16:12. > :16:15.deserves everything he gets. He works very hard. He is a brilliant

:16:15. > :16:25.ambassador. I said in the commentary box, he has that air

:16:25. > :16:26.

:16:27. > :16:34.about him he walks round like he owns the place. Probably the best

:16:34. > :16:42.technique in the game. A Rolls- Royce cue action. Quite a gentleman,

:16:42. > :16:48.I don't think you will meet a nicer person on the circuit. Got an

:16:48. > :16:53.incredible cue action. I think when he is at his best nobody hits the

:16:53. > :17:03.ball as well as him. Top class player, along with trump and

:17:03. > :17:04.

:17:04. > :17:09.Robertson he will carry our great sport forward.. What he did at the

:17:09. > :17:18.World Championship, it was quite impressive, the way he came on and

:17:18. > :17:22.took every ball on, and nobody really got near him, you know.

:17:22. > :17:26.HAZEL IRVINE: What a moment this is for his opponent Luca Brecel, he

:17:26. > :17:31.picks his moment, having only qualified to play in the World at

:17:31. > :17:36.the crucible and now this one, he has won four matches to get here

:17:36. > :17:39.and has beaten Ricky Walden and Mark King so far. He is unafraid of

:17:39. > :17:45.anyone, and anything this young lad, so it is quarterfinals time. We

:17:45. > :17:54.have four players primed and ready. What will we get today? Let us find

:17:54. > :17:58.out. MC Rob Walker is ready. Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, it

:17:58. > :18:03.is quarterfinal day, an amazing at moss feerbgs only two of the eight

:18:03. > :18:10.player left in have won this trophy before, so we could see a little

:18:10. > :18:16.slice of history written on Sunday. Please welcome first of all, a

:18:16. > :18:26.player enjoying life back among the games elite, two time ranking event

:18:26. > :18:50.

:18:50. > :18:53.champion. Great to see him -- great to see him back in form. And his

:18:53. > :19:03.opponent, winner of the Australian Open last year, won the Premier

:19:03. > :19:25.

:19:25. > :19:29.League last week. From Essex, And here on table number one, the

:19:29. > :19:36.teenage sensation taking York by storm. Beating Mark King yesterday

:19:36. > :19:46.to make this his first ranking event quarterfinal, at the tender

:19:46. > :19:51.

:19:51. > :20:01.age of 17. Please welcome Luca Brecel.

:20:01. > :20:15.

:20:15. > :20:21.MUSIC: "Party Rock" by LMFAO And his opponent a class act on and off

:20:22. > :20:31.the baize. One of only ten player to win the world and UK title.

:20:32. > :20:37.

:20:37. > :20:47.Looking omnoulsly good, he is Shaun Murphy.

:20:47. > :20:55.

:20:55. > :21:00.MUSIC: "He's a Pirate" by Klaus HAZEL IRVINE: This match on table

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:21:14. > :21:24.the world number four and the world Very good afternoon to everyone at

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:21:25. > :21:29.home. You could be in for a treat here this afternoon. The young

:21:30. > :21:33.Belgian player Luca Brecel breaking off. And what a feeling that must

:21:33. > :21:41.have been when he was introduced to this terrific crowd here at the

:21:41. > :21:48.Barbican Centre. Just 17, and he is a delightful young man from Belgium,

:21:48. > :21:52.but he is up against one of the top players in the game. You heard a

:21:52. > :21:58.few of the players talking about Shaun Murphy, he has one of the

:21:58. > :22:08.finest cue actions we have ever seen in the game. And this young

:22:08. > :22:45.

:22:45. > :22:55.I was invited to play speed snooker with him. Speed is not your forte

:22:55. > :23:03.

:23:03. > :23:08.any Morden nis! -- more, Dennis. That is Jack, he is 100 and still

:23:08. > :23:12.plays snooker and made a 33 break this year. He loves to do a bit of

:23:12. > :23:22.painting. And he was saying earlier to Rob Walker he likes to cook for

:23:22. > :23:22.

:23:22. > :24:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:24:42. > :24:52.himself. I tell you what, he looks A you see how it goes to the right,

:24:52. > :24:52.

:24:52. > :25:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:25:35. > :25:45.We showed you John Higgins match That was a bit too strong. I think

:25:45. > :26:00.

:26:00. > :26:10.he has gone too far to get to the The speed is almost the same on

:26:10. > :26:27.

:26:27. > :26:37.this table. It make take him some He could have done with maybe

:26:37. > :26:41.

:26:41. > :26:45.another inch up the table to be He still has a loose red there. If

:26:45. > :26:55.he goes into the bunch and sticks in the back, he will still have

:26:55. > :26:58.

:26:58. > :27:02.That was all he needed, just to hold for that red and develop one

:27:02. > :27:07.or two without crashing into them. Yes he knows his way round the

:27:07. > :27:17.break building department. He has worked with Chris Henry, who spent

:27:17. > :27:22.

:27:22. > :27:32.some time with Peter Ebdon and You have to have some sort of

:27:32. > :27:32.

:27:32. > :28:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:28:41. > :28:51.He has a lovely way about him, this There is a lot of pressure on this

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:28:51. > :29:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:29:31. > :29:41.Does he take the blue or the green? They must be pleased with that

:29:41. > :29:47.start and that will help him settle down as well as them. He has

:29:47. > :29:57.covered that red close to the right middle pocket. He is having a look

:29:57. > :30:12.

:30:12. > :30:22.at it wanted the left corner. -- at It is just off the straight and he

:30:22. > :30:25.

:30:25. > :30:35.doesn't like it and he is playing A 39 point lead is obviously not

:30:35. > :30:38.

:30:38. > :30:48.That for me is not a safety shot. Not putting his opponent under any

:30:48. > :31:13.

:31:13. > :31:20.That is a terrific safety shot from Shaun Murphy. I do not think he can

:31:20. > :31:30.pass the brown. He would have to swerve slightly and that would be

:31:30. > :31:49.

:31:49. > :31:56.risky. And he cannot really come This is a risky escape because if

:31:56. > :32:06.he gets it wrong he will leave it near the blue. He could leave the

:32:06. > :32:06.

:32:06. > :32:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:32:59. > :33:09.He had no choice but to play a containing shot into the pack. But

:33:09. > :33:33.

:33:33. > :33:41.It is slightly hampered, otherwise It is hard to think that Shaun

:33:41. > :33:49.Murphy has been a professional for 14 years. When he first came on the

:33:49. > :33:59.scene I spent three days and Peterborough practising with M. He

:33:59. > :34:01.

:34:01. > :34:06.was a delight to play against and what a cue action. Happiness. --

:34:06. > :34:16.fabulous. A great ambassador for our game and you could not meet a

:34:16. > :34:18.

:34:18. > :34:28.nicer alive. -- nicer fellow. Not bad on the golf course as well. I

:34:28. > :34:36.

:34:36. > :34:46.Quite a clever shot from Luca Brecel, just putting bat out of

:34:46. > :34:56.commission. He will have to take this on. It could be a winner but

:34:56. > :35:07.

:35:07. > :35:17.That is a good shot. Very good. He has got a very flowing action as

:35:17. > :35:35.

:35:35. > :35:43.well and a long backswing before he He has got a very nice Paul's at

:35:43. > :35:53.the back before he delivers. The best possible start for the young

:35:53. > :35:53.

:35:53. > :36:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:36:41. > :36:51.That makes the first frame almost a Shaun Murphy knows he has got a

:36:51. > :37:02.

:37:02. > :37:06.battle on his hands. He seems to be He is a very quick but he does not

:37:06. > :37:16.appear to mute that fast around the table. He certainly doesn't hang

:37:16. > :37:39.

:37:39. > :37:48.What about that? And if he has got an angle on the pink and avoid

:37:48. > :37:58.scoring into the middle pocket, he has got a year late. -- screwing

:37:58. > :37:59.

:37:59. > :38:02.into the middle pocket, he has got The best possible start. He had a

:38:03. > :38:09.break of 39 and he finished with 41 break of 39 and he finished with 41

:38:09. > :38:16.and he is leading 1-0. And we will not be forgetting him, I suspect. A

:38:16. > :38:23.fantastic start. What do you make of his attitude and is intent as

:38:23. > :38:29.our you would imagine that he would have a carefree attitude -- intent?

:38:29. > :38:35.You would imagine he would have a carefree attitude. He has got a

:38:35. > :38:40.very long flowing action and backswing. That happens as a

:38:41. > :38:44.younger player. You have got that freedom. Somewhere down the line

:38:45. > :38:50.you start to analyse where you are going wrong and if you eliminate

:38:50. > :39:00.the backswing, you cut down on errors. But when you are playing

:39:00. > :39:07.for farm it is there is moot. -- very smooth. Where would you say

:39:07. > :39:13.there are weaknesses? He is just a bit raw. But he is 17 and has

:39:13. > :39:18.already played at the Crucible. I was still learning. He is way ahead

:39:18. > :39:24.was still learning. He is way ahead of most people in his career. With

:39:24. > :39:34.the tactics, his snookers were not great. But the rest of his game is

:39:34. > :39:35.

:39:35. > :39:41.The last 17-year-old that played at the Crucible was Stephen Hendry and

:39:41. > :39:48.what a player he turned out to be. I wonder if he will have the same

:39:48. > :39:58.career Stephen Hendry at. It is a risky shot but he is pretty good at

:39:58. > :40:07.

:40:07. > :40:17.I think he will try and play as a shot to nothing and try not to

:40:17. > :40:25.

:40:25. > :40:32.That was such a clever shot. If it had been further down it would have

:40:32. > :40:42.left a loose red. But if the black goes down, every chance the other

:40:42. > :41:04.

:41:04. > :41:14.He did not even get that into the jaw. And as he left one? What a

:41:14. > :41:14.

:41:14. > :41:24.mistake that was. Obviously played with too much side as well. I am

:41:24. > :41:30.

:41:30. > :41:40.not sure if he can get through Yes, very tight. He will have to

:41:40. > :41:49.

:41:49. > :41:59.That was not on, I am afraid. He had a bit of safety in mind. I

:41:59. > :42:09.

:42:09. > :42:16.suppose when he missed that black, All I can think of is that he was

:42:16. > :42:26.thinking of the cannon and forgot about the black. Completely off the

:42:26. > :42:39.

:42:39. > :42:49.I do not think that was an attempt at a pot. He has not got the pace

:42:49. > :42:50.

:42:50. > :43:00.of the table. Not quite. Yes, he can get past the green. These are

:43:00. > :43:12.

:43:12. > :43:20.Perfectly on the alive. -- yellow. And that is how far that has got to

:43:20. > :43:30.travel. It gives you an idea of how long the table is. 12 feet, by six

:43:30. > :43:39.

:43:39. > :43:48.He did not get into that. In between the brown and yellow will

:43:48. > :43:58.get him around nicely. He really needs to come down the left and

:43:58. > :44:13.

:44:13. > :44:23.Keeping on running. That was close to being an excellent position but

:44:23. > :44:27.

:44:27. > :44:31.just a bit too far. He will have to play some good safety shots today.

:44:31. > :44:41.He knows Shaun Murphy will be scoring heavily quite soon in this

:44:41. > :44:54.

:44:54. > :44:59.I was doing the other matches when Shaun Murphy was playing. This is

:44:59. > :45:07.the first time I have seen him this year. Did he play well against

:45:07. > :45:13.Graeme Dott and Robert Milkins? played well against Robert Milkins.

:45:13. > :45:23.Graeme Dott did not at his best day at the office. One of the

:45:23. > :45:29.contenders, Shaun Murphy. That was a good shot from Luca Brecel. I

:45:29. > :45:39.cannot see any escape back down the table. He will have to find

:45:39. > :46:00.

:46:00. > :46:07.That was a bit too thin. It is worth having a look because it is

:46:07. > :46:13.an awkward position. But the previous position was more awkward.

:46:13. > :46:23.It was worth having a look. What he was trying to do was attached a

:46:23. > :46:30.

:46:30. > :46:40.collision and glance off that red. If he can get that, it will go into

:46:40. > :47:00.

:47:00. > :47:10.that bunch of reds. It does not Clever shot. He played that

:47:10. > :47:11.

:47:11. > :47:21.purposely. The one down from the pink, he can get into baulk from

:47:21. > :47:23.

:47:23. > :47:32.He is not frightened to play an attacking safety. Beautifully

:47:32. > :47:42.played. He seemed to play with a lot of sight. The green was

:47:42. > :48:00.

:48:00. > :48:06.slightly in the way. Yes, he had to That is as good a safety as we have

:48:06. > :48:15.seen today. He cannot get through to the angle. A little bit of

:48:15. > :48:25.trouble here. He could maybe get the ball back to somewhere where it

:48:25. > :48:35.

:48:35. > :48:45.He has found an alternative but it was not correct. Look at the way

:48:45. > :48:46.

:48:46. > :48:54.the reds have finished. It is not easy to get on the black and get

:48:54. > :48:57.out. He thought he could find that gap and he got too much on that. It

:48:57. > :49:04.looked very clumsy in the end but he was not that far away from

:49:04. > :49:07.getting back down the table. If he can get this into the corner,

:49:07. > :49:17.Denbigh Black is there but that will stop him from getting out into

:49:17. > :49:46.

:49:46. > :49:56.He will have to be absolutely tight He will have to be in a good

:49:56. > :50:02.

:50:03. > :50:12.position. Of course, he does not have to stay on the pink. He has

:50:13. > :50:24.

:50:24. > :50:34.That is a little bit Mary, as they say. A little bit too far on the

:50:34. > :50:54.

:50:54. > :51:04.And that has gone a little bit too far. It does not matter what colour

:51:04. > :51:06.

:51:06. > :51:15.he gets, as long as he does not miss any. Would you believe it?! A

:51:15. > :51:22.little bit edgy, to say the least from Shaun Murphy. He missed a

:51:22. > :51:27.black of the spot by a long way. And that was a very poor effort. It

:51:27. > :51:37.is silly days in this match, but the more he does that, the more

:51:37. > :51:46.

:51:46. > :51:55.confidence the Belgian player will He has got the same problem Shaun

:51:55. > :52:05.Murphy had with the black. He will have to play with quite a bit of

:52:05. > :52:05.

:52:05. > :52:14.pace. I am not sure he can get the right angle, looking at that shop.

:52:14. > :52:24.Can he get on the red if it double- kisses? It is now used to him with

:52:24. > :52:43.

:52:43. > :52:50.That was an unintentional S. We might have a bit of fun and games

:52:50. > :53:00.with that black over the pocket. And the reds soakaways. -- that

:53:00. > :53:06.

:53:06. > :53:15.close. Just coming around to have a look. We suggested that the only

:53:15. > :53:25.way you could get that Black would be if you were tight on percussion.

:53:25. > :53:36.

:53:36. > :53:46.And even on the question, you are not guaranteed to cut that, looking

:53:46. > :53:50.

:53:50. > :53:58.at the angle. He has looked long and hard down the left. If he plays

:53:58. > :54:08.him to get up to be yellow and brown, he might get the double-kiss.

:54:08. > :54:09.

:54:09. > :54:19.This is quite difficult. He does not usually take long but he is

:54:19. > :54:23.having to give this plenty of thought. It is a bit of a shock to

:54:23. > :54:33.the system to see him make that mistake as early as he did with

:54:33. > :54:42.

:54:42. > :54:49.That is as well as he could have played from there. It was the only

:54:49. > :54:59.shot available. He thought long and hard about it because he was

:54:59. > :55:04.

:55:04. > :55:14.frightened about getting a double- And he has caught that thick. And a

:55:14. > :55:32.

:55:32. > :55:42.And we could have fun and games. We could even get a re-rack. We had

:55:42. > :55:52.

:55:52. > :56:01.one yesterday in the opening frame. Ryan Day was playing for 30 minutes

:56:01. > :56:05.and he had a re-rack. Are we going to get a snooker behind the black?

:56:05. > :56:13.They are looking up in the commentary box with smiles on their

:56:13. > :56:23.faces. It does not matter how good you are, a little bit of fortune

:56:23. > :56:28.

:56:28. > :56:35.helps. He would be reluctant to see that again. He does not just want

:56:35. > :56:45.to play a negative safety. If the black becomes free, but next shot

:56:45. > :57:12.

:57:12. > :57:22.I am not sure if he can see enough And there is a gap back down for

:57:22. > :57:42.

:57:42. > :57:46.Pretty good shot. He cannot get through to the left hand corner. If

:57:46. > :57:56.he can play that would confidence, he knows he will get the yellow or

:57:56. > :58:02.

:58:02. > :58:12.green. It needs a could kiss and he has not got one. Why not play a

:58:12. > :58:14.

:58:14. > :58:24.little bit slower? It is like taking a plant and always getting

:58:24. > :58:24.

:58:24. > :58:34.the white safe. You have got to be very precise. That has obviously

:58:34. > :58:36.

:58:36. > :58:46.drifted a bit. And a little smile. That could have been a fingerprint

:58:46. > :58:58.

:58:58. > :59:04.on the cloth or something. He has He kept his head perfectly still.

:59:04. > :59:14.Much easier for him to get behind the green than for Shaun Murphy to

:59:14. > :59:22.get behind the yellow. He did not reach. That is get us because he

:59:22. > :59:28.had a lot of margin for error. He has put himself bang in trouble. He

:59:28. > :59:38.did not have to get it height behind the green but what a mistake.

:59:38. > :59:59.

:59:59. > :00:09.And the only safe place is landing He has played so many end this

:00:09. > :00:10.

:00:10. > :00:20.escapes. He is only 17. Just play a few hours every day, practising

:00:20. > :00:53.

:00:53. > :01:03.He has got to be precise. He is Still left a possible pot to the

:01:03. > :01:31.

:01:31. > :01:41.There is a bit more room to get on the black at some stage. It is not

:01:41. > :01:49.

:01:49. > :01:59.He has to be careful he doesn't cast the green. He might screw this

:01:59. > :02:10.

:02:10. > :02:20.in and go left hand side of the Still quite difficult, at the

:02:20. > :02:21.

:02:21. > :03:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:03:02. > :03:12.moment, he has the too easy reds The black might be available if you

:03:12. > :03:18.

:03:18. > :03:28.are tight on the cushion. But look He tried to divert one of those two

:03:28. > :03:33.

:03:33. > :03:41.reds. He knew he would have a It is worth trying to play the

:03:41. > :03:51.canon here. Snieth he will play the same shot, and if he gets it right

:03:51. > :04:15.

:04:15. > :04:25.it is good, but he is odds against Lucas is still in this frame.

:04:25. > :05:01.

:05:01. > :05:11.jumped. The white jumped in the air He made sure he kept the red safe

:05:11. > :05:13.

:05:13. > :05:23.there. Sacrificed getting right Still a precarious situation where

:05:23. > :05:23.

:05:23. > :05:33.the three reds and the black there, It is going to be tough to avoid

:05:33. > :05:54.

:05:54. > :05:58.Couldn't find himself in trouble -- could. Ooh. Tell you what... I

:05:58. > :06:08.tell you it his heart must have been in his mouth help he saw that

:06:08. > :06:14.

:06:14. > :06:23.-- his heart must have been in his mouth when he saw that red come

:06:23. > :06:27.It is a while since I have seen this sort of situation, where a

:06:27. > :06:37.ball is blocking the pocket and the players are just trying to stop

:06:37. > :07:01.

:07:01. > :07:06.themselves from knocking the ball That is a good safety shot. Well

:07:06. > :07:16.done. I am wondering with the lead Shaun has, would he have a go at

:07:16. > :07:21.

:07:21. > :07:24.Shaun doesn't want to get them right up to the black. He has a

:07:24. > :07:29.nice lead. He doesn't want the referee to say you have three shots

:07:29. > :07:39.and we might have to start again. That could happen if we carry on

:07:39. > :07:47.

:07:47. > :07:57.He is looking to see if the red will go in off the black. I think

:07:57. > :07:57.

:07:57. > :08:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:08:48. > :08:58.Not sure if this is thin enough to So rolls reversed. Luca advantage

:08:58. > :09:17.

:09:17. > :09:23.in this safety exchange. Trith -- He was almost pushing that red on

:09:23. > :09:33.there. I think it is worth the risk taking the pot on. It could cost

:09:33. > :09:42.

:09:42. > :09:47.him the frame but it could get him There is 100-year-old Jack. He will

:09:47. > :09:57.enjoy this tactical battle. He still plays, had a break of 33 this

:09:57. > :10:08.

:10:08. > :10:18.What a shot! What a fabulous shot that was. I mean Shaun, I bet he

:10:18. > :10:38.

:10:39. > :10:48.It is amazing. Certainly a well thought out shot. It wasn't a fluke

:10:49. > :11:19.

:11:19. > :11:24.in case anybody was thinking that He didn't have to hit it that hard.

:11:24. > :11:34.He has left himself almost straight on the black. So that was careless.

:11:34. > :11:34.

:11:34. > :12:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:12:17. > :12:27.It wasn't even on the cushion. He hopes he will get another chance.

:12:27. > :12:53.

:12:53. > :13:03.2-0 would have been a fabulous He has to be careful here, tries to

:13:03. > :13:29.

:13:29. > :13:39.get over to the yellow, he could Matching Shaun for Shaun with the

:13:39. > :13:39.

:13:39. > :14:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:14:55. > :15:05.safety. -- matching Shaun shot for A free ball. The referee has put

:15:05. > :15:16.

:15:16. > :15:19.Have you noticed he stand very high above the shot. I don't know

:15:19. > :15:27.whether that helps. He seems to do that. He doesn't get down on the

:15:27. > :15:37.shot. No other player does that, do they. Let us see if he can find the

:15:37. > :15:46.

:15:46. > :15:56.He is not putting this side on. This time it is a free ball.

:15:56. > :16:00.

:16:00. > :16:10.Coming up to 37 minutes this frame. A lot of that due to the fact the

:16:10. > :16:12.

:16:12. > :16:22.black was right over the corner He is one of the best players have

:16:22. > :16:37.

:16:37. > :16:47.seen using the rest. Mind you, Shaun Murphy will breathe a sigh of

:16:47. > :16:50.

:16:50. > :17:00.relief. Luckily he needs two snookers Luca. He has one now. He

:17:00. > :17:15.

:17:15. > :17:25.This is the first time I have seen Getting them, I meant, not playing

:17:25. > :17:26.

:17:26. > :17:36.them. That was a hell of a snooker Not too great at getting out of

:17:36. > :17:54.

:17:54. > :18:04.them. Let us see how he is trying That was a chance, he had a chance

:18:04. > :18:18.

:18:18. > :18:22.Try and get a snooker from there. He doesn't want to know about it.

:18:22. > :18:32.It was a long frame, almost 40 minutes, but what a good frame for

:18:32. > :18:32.

:18:32. > :19:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:19:15. > :19:18.Shaun Murphy to win. We are all HAZEL IRVINE: Can I just talk about

:19:18. > :19:23.the relative quarterfinal appearances of all eight of the

:19:23. > :19:27.chaps who have made it through to point. It is instructtive to do so.

:19:27. > :19:32.Matthew Stevens is the most experienced at this late chance.

:19:32. > :19:36.Luca Brecel taking part in his very first quarterfinal, and acquitting

:19:36. > :19:42.himself very well so far. Steve, your impressions of this young man,

:19:42. > :19:46.particularly given this stage on which he is performing? He is

:19:46. > :19:52.showing good tactical nous. Good safety. One stage, we were talking,

:19:52. > :19:56.it looked he was playing as good as safety if not bet than Shaun. It is

:19:56. > :19:59.tough playing against a player like hsm we struggle against the new

:19:59. > :20:03.kids on the block. You sometimes perhaps give them a bit, not

:20:03. > :20:06.necessarily respect, but the fear factor, there, everybody is talking

:20:06. > :20:11.about them and so therefore, somewhere down the line you have to

:20:11. > :20:14.say, I am just playing a player, I am playing a normal player.

:20:14. > :20:21.agree with that? Is it strange coming up against a young man,

:20:21. > :20:25.there is a lot of hype which precedes his interest, and there

:20:25. > :20:28.maub degree of curiosity from the more experienced player. It is the

:20:28. > :20:32.unknown, you don't know how he play, you know after you have played a

:20:32. > :20:36.few matches what the style of the game is going to be, so that is

:20:36. > :20:40.something you have to get used to. I think the key to this match for

:20:40. > :20:44.Shaun Murphy is to play really good safety play. Safety play needs to

:20:45. > :20:50.be of a high standard to give him a better chance. Because listen, Luca

:20:50. > :20:54.can pot balls if you put them out in the open for him. It is a

:20:54. > :21:00.different situation for Luca from the first couple of match, he found

:21:00. > :21:05.himself 2-0 and 3-0 down against Ricky Walden and Mark King. He

:21:05. > :21:10.seems more at ease, wouldn't you say? You would. He has left this

:21:10. > :21:20.red out and Shaun Murphy, when he is in form, that is the type of

:21:20. > :21:38.

:21:38. > :21:43.ball ne knocks in. There is five, Lucaed very good safety there.

:21:43. > :21:48.Shaun is probably plague one of the worst positional shots he has

:21:48. > :21:52.played in the last week. He had a lot of margin for error to play on

:21:52. > :21:56.the two reds. He could have got on the black and he has let it slip

:21:56. > :22:00.straight away. I wonder whether this white is playing a bit light.

:22:00. > :22:08.He screwed back off the green and snoorked himself on the brown. He

:22:08. > :22:18.overscrewed it there. -- snookered. He can still get round on the black,

:22:18. > :22:18.

:22:18. > :22:28.I think he is OK. Who would have thought you could kiss the black

:22:28. > :22:29.

:22:29. > :22:35.and still be on it. That is amazing. An excellent shot, wasn't it. Once

:22:35. > :22:45.you have kissed the black, you can't be on it, unless you kiss it

:22:45. > :23:05.

:23:05. > :23:10.that thin. Going back, remember the That is effortless, the way he

:23:10. > :23:14.played that, it looks so easy. Straight away, leaving himself an

:23:14. > :23:24.angle to go into the pack. Which is awkward. But because of the loose

:23:24. > :23:50.

:23:50. > :24:00.He knew this red was going to be He doesn't miss a trick when he is

:24:00. > :24:28.

:24:29. > :24:34.This is a good opportunity to take This was the red that leukaemia

:24:34. > :24:39.missed coming up. It wasn't tight on the cushion, he should have

:24:39. > :24:47.knocked that one in. After the one he potted previously, that was a

:24:47. > :24:57.Look that the shot from Shaun Murphy. That is played to

:24:57. > :25:07.perfection. Lots of top spin, side, have a look at the white. It arcs

:25:07. > :25:07.

:25:07. > :26:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:26:24. > :26:29.round and cannons the red to Any budding young layers watching,

:26:29. > :26:39.just -- players, watching, try and coppy Shaun Murphy, because

:26:39. > :27:05.

:27:05. > :27:15.He had a couple of easy balls that he missed in the opening frame. All

:27:15. > :27:52.

:27:52. > :28:02.He had 34 centuries last season. He We have had 25 centuries so far and

:28:02. > :28:07.

:28:07. > :28:17.Here. Our sponsors are giving �250 to the Blue Bell children's hospice

:28:17. > :28:17.

:28:17. > :29:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:29:02. > :29:12.Well played Shaun Murphy, that is Ht might we see an exhibition shot?

:29:12. > :29:13.

:29:13. > :29:23.Later You are far too exciting Willie. He does tend to play them

:29:23. > :29:59.

:29:59. > :30:09.He is a delight to watch when he is Just over nine minutes for his

:30:09. > :30:12.

:30:12. > :30:22.It is not going to be but it was a superb effort. A magnificent break

:30:22. > :30:26.of 122. 2-1. That was a total contrast to the previous frame when

:30:26. > :30:33.big black was over the pocket and it got awkward. One chance and he

:30:33. > :30:41.has taken the frame. Luca Brecel could not do much about that. He

:30:41. > :30:46.let the last one slip away when he had a chance. Early on, we thought

:30:46. > :30:55.he was going to be struggling. He made a couple of shots we could not

:30:55. > :31:01.believe. That was a tough yellow but look at that want. You cannot

:31:01. > :31:11.afford to miss them. But all of a sudden, normal service resumed. We

:31:11. > :31:15.can see how close he got to that red. He had to get it just right.

:31:15. > :31:25.Almost as good as John Parrott striking off the cushion. He was

:31:25. > :31:33.

:31:33. > :31:37.In a lot of ways, this one is even more important for Luca Brecel. If

:31:37. > :31:47.he was 3-1 behind now he will be absolutely distraught to let his

:31:47. > :32:02.

:32:02. > :32:10.That is pretty good. He was 3-0 down to Mark King, Luca Brecel and

:32:10. > :32:20.he came back and won that match. He has got a good temperament but he

:32:20. > :32:36.

:32:36. > :32:46.is up against a very good player in Now the emphasis is on good safety.

:32:46. > :32:52.

:32:52. > :32:57.That was a tough escape. I now he is only 17 but he looks to have a

:32:57. > :33:07.good tactical game. He will be learning all the time but at last

:33:07. > :33:21.

:33:21. > :33:31.shot was an indication. He has got Dennis has mentioned a few times

:33:31. > :33:39.

:33:39. > :33:49.that he is blessed with a good cue He just tried to nestle on to bat

:33:49. > :33:59.on. He screwed the ball the full length of the table and a great

:33:59. > :33:59.

:33:59. > :34:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:34:46. > :34:56.He has got a good chance of the green. He may be just about looking

:34:56. > :34:58.

:34:58. > :35:03.at it now. That is the shock Willie Thorne was talking about. As long

:35:03. > :35:13.as you keep covering one side of the table, it is very tough to get

:35:13. > :35:30.

:35:30. > :35:40.back to baulk. You cannot see the He almost hit the other red on the

:35:40. > :35:49.

:35:49. > :35:59.way back down again. He has got to get this one thing, as we mentioned.

:35:59. > :36:08.

:36:08. > :36:18.We can see that one nearest the right hand side corner pocket. The

:36:18. > :36:19.

:36:19. > :36:25.players are not allowed to touch the ball. They can help the referee.

:36:25. > :36:35.I am not sure if it was that close. That is much more difficult. Much

:36:35. > :36:35.

:36:35. > :36:45.more difficult. He should have had a look at the monitor. But he is

:36:45. > :37:06.

:37:06. > :37:16.such a gentleman he just accepted They have a monitor to look at the

:37:16. > :37:30.

:37:30. > :37:40.weather is scoring. -- who is He really got worried into the ball

:37:40. > :37:54.

:37:54. > :38:04.there to widen the angle. -- right We can see that it is spinning on

:38:04. > :38:06.

:38:06. > :38:16.through the reds and he got plenty He has got a good chance if he can

:38:16. > :38:33.

:38:33. > :38:38.keep his concentration and not play Just at the beginning of his match

:38:38. > :38:48.against Ricky Walden, he just appeared to be rushing. He is

:38:48. > :39:15.

:39:15. > :39:25.He has got a choice of reds. Three That was a little bit risky playing

:39:25. > :39:31.

:39:31. > :39:38.it like that. But he has played it OK. He is just playing naturally.

:39:38. > :39:43.We were talking about his lovely and flowing action earlier.

:39:43. > :39:53.Sometimes under pressure, you have got a long way to deliver and you

:39:53. > :40:25.

:40:25. > :40:35.can pull right back to the bridge, And now the work starts. He has

:40:35. > :40:36.

:40:36. > :40:46.only got a couple of loose reds. He does not have to play hard. He can

:40:46. > :40:47.

:40:47. > :40:57.have a soft cannon of the blue into the bunch. As long as he does not

:40:57. > :41:08.

:41:08. > :41:18.He did cannoned into them but he might have won debatable. -- he did

:41:18. > :41:31.

:41:31. > :41:41.cannon into them but he might have Terrific. But has he come up far

:41:41. > :41:42.

:41:43. > :41:52.enough? He has not. One possible down to the left of a plaque. --

:41:53. > :41:54.

:41:54. > :42:04.the black. A little bit out opposition. That caused the problem.

:42:04. > :42:05.

:42:05. > :42:15.He is looking at the plant. I am not sure about that one. I think

:42:15. > :42:33.

:42:34. > :42:38.And it has gone in. Well played. And this is not easy. I remember he

:42:38. > :42:48.rolled up before behind the green and left it short. He will not be

:42:48. > :43:18.

:43:18. > :43:28.leaving it short this time. Well I think he can see enough of that

:43:28. > :43:31.

:43:31. > :43:36.just to get on that red will stop - -. That one was much too difficult.

:43:36. > :43:46.He will not even contemplate that, I do not think. But you cannot be

:43:46. > :43:49.

:43:49. > :43:58.sure with Luca Brecel. He thinks he can pot everything. I would rather

:43:58. > :44:02.be one in the corner than be risky one in the middle. It looks like he

:44:02. > :44:12.has decided to have a look at the one in the middle. But that is

:44:12. > :44:21.

:44:21. > :44:31.That was the wrong one for me. is a chance for Shaun Murphy and he

:44:31. > :44:37.

:44:37. > :44:42.will not be leaving anything. You might get one of them out of 10.

:44:42. > :44:46.And Shaun Murphy should never have been left with that chance. He

:44:46. > :44:56.should never have left that chance. That was the wrong choice by Luca

:44:56. > :45:11.

:45:11. > :45:20.Brecel. And we have got the pink That double-kiss ruined everything

:45:20. > :45:30.and that is why he has finished up at the end of the table. Three

:45:30. > :45:40.

:45:40. > :45:50.questions, he will be hoping to It is impossible, I would have

:45:50. > :46:03.

:46:03. > :46:10.thought, for it to finish where it He could not see another shot to

:46:10. > :46:20.play safe. He thought if he kept the white close to the cushion, a

:46:20. > :46:22.

:46:22. > :46:32.red would have to go near it. Luca Brecel would love to have had one

:46:32. > :46:49.

:46:49. > :46:59.He has left another tempting shop. He will certainly be tempting fate.

:46:59. > :47:05.He could get right back into the frame. I expected him to get that.

:47:05. > :47:15.He was very close. A little bit lucky, I suppose. A couple of half

:47:15. > :47:27.

:47:27. > :47:37.chances. That one that he put in And he has brought one of the

:47:37. > :47:37.

:47:37. > :47:41.difficult reds in to play. And all of a sudden, the game is opening up.

:47:41. > :47:51.It would be devastating for the young Belgian player if he wants to

:47:51. > :47:53.

:47:53. > :48:02.lose this one. -- was a to lose this one. It is not beyond the

:48:02. > :48:07.realms of possibility that Shaun Murphy could clear the table.

:48:07. > :48:17.a little bit of noise at the other table. We are in the middle session

:48:17. > :48:17.

:48:17. > :49:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:49:12. > :49:17.He has still got those two reds. He has played the match. It is not bad.

:49:17. > :49:23.If he knocked that a little bit further, he could have got the

:49:23. > :49:33.other difficult one but that is not a bomb. But he is still in position.

:49:33. > :49:41.

:49:41. > :49:46.-- that is not on. He could go around the back of the black. This

:49:46. > :49:56.is the key shot. He needs to be dead straight and get back to the

:49:56. > :49:59.

:49:59. > :50:07.black. That is just about what he has done. This for me is the key

:50:08. > :50:17.shot for winning this frame. other stumbling block is the yellow

:50:18. > :50:35.

:50:35. > :50:45.He has not missed many with a rest but he has missed. Not many. That

:50:45. > :50:47.

:50:47. > :50:57.was the first shot with a rest and he has missed. He has potted five.

:50:57. > :51:00.

:51:00. > :51:06.His success with a rest in the tournament is and 95 %. -- is 95 %.

:51:06. > :51:14.An awful lot can go wrong. He is looking at the possibilities but

:51:14. > :51:24.they are a bit risky. That was useful on the yellow. He has held

:51:24. > :51:36.

:51:36. > :51:46.his hands up. But he got the red up It is not easy to get says. I think

:51:46. > :51:58.

:51:58. > :52:06.the middle pocket will get in the Nothing there. How close was that?

:52:06. > :52:16.And the referee has had to call it. I was going to say is an easy

:52:16. > :52:16.

:52:17. > :52:26.escape. But it is too risky to play the swerving shot. If he does, the

:52:27. > :52:27.

:52:27. > :52:34.middle pocket is going to get in the way. That is where it was.

:52:34. > :52:42.Absolutely spot on this time. But is the escape spot on? He cannot

:52:42. > :52:51.get much closer to the middle pocket without hitting the knuckle.

:52:52. > :52:58.It is amazing. Those points have made Luca Brecel the favourite.

:52:58. > :53:08.This could put him out of the game. It is very important way he hits it

:53:08. > :53:16.

:53:16. > :53:23.The angle is not there. He has had three attempts. Luca Brecel is

:53:23. > :53:33.looking to see if he can sneak that red but he cannot. Back in exactly

:53:33. > :53:40.

:53:40. > :53:50.the same spot. Unless he can get some sort of side and create an

:53:50. > :54:02.

:54:02. > :54:11.angle, he needs to go further to And he called the jaw is likely.

:54:11. > :54:21.That is why he has gone on to the other side. Does he want to look

:54:21. > :54:31.along that cushion? He had to play the pot. He could still lose this

:54:31. > :54:31.

:54:31. > :54:40.frame. And it is the swerve. And he has pushed the red and unless the

:54:40. > :54:44.blue comes to the rescue, it is the 17-year-old's frame now. He did at

:54:44. > :54:52.one stage need that difficult red as well. But this has prevented

:54:52. > :54:58.that. It is a good performance from Luca Brecel. Especially after the

:54:58. > :55:06.way Shaun Murphy played in frame three. And he should have taken at

:55:06. > :55:10.second frame. That shot on that red would have upset a lot of people.

:55:10. > :55:20.It looks like it will be two reach. Shaun Murphy has decided to carry

:55:20. > :55:32.

:55:32. > :55:42.At the moment he needs four snookers, worth four points. But he

:55:42. > :55:43.

:55:43. > :55:53.is not close enough to be cushion and he can get plenty of sight. --

:55:53. > :55:53.

:55:53. > :56:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:56:33. > :56:37.side. He just lost his That will put-in in no doubt at all.

:56:37. > :56:47.I think it is a fair reflection when we put everything into

:56:47. > :56:49.

:56:49. > :56:54.consideration. Now he is putting it to bed without any concerns at all.

:56:54. > :56:56.Plenty to think about at the interval. He it has been very

:56:57. > :57:05.enjoyable seeing the young man trying to cope with the established

:57:05. > :57:14.players. Fascinating stuff. He will be pretty pleased, the fact that he

:57:14. > :57:24.has not made a sizable break but he has done well. I am sure viewers at

:57:24. > :57:25.

:57:25. > :57:35.home will realise that he is going to be a fabulous player. And lots

:57:35. > :57:36.

:57:36. > :57:43.Growing in stature all the time. You have played in a couple of

:57:43. > :57:49.times in exhibition matches. and he was a lot younger. And even

:57:49. > :57:53.in that six-month period, that can make a massive difference. What we

:57:53. > :57:58.now is that a play in his situation has much more match practice

:57:58. > :58:03.against players higher up in the rankings than four years ago. It

:58:03. > :58:07.does seem like he has got a good balance to his game and he is not

:58:07. > :58:15.rushing around and playing matte shots like you would expect of a

:58:15. > :58:21.17-year-old. Generally he is acquitting himself well. And is

:58:21. > :58:24.only his second season on tour. And his second major event. And you

:58:25. > :58:30.were saying it was a marked improvement even from the last

:58:30. > :58:36.couple of games. I commentated on his last game with Mark King and it

:58:36. > :58:45.is a serious step up from yesterday. Nobody likes it to be that awkward

:58:45. > :58:55.but he had to cope with it. This is a serious improvement. And how do

:58:55. > :58:59.you think Shaun Murphy is coping? How is his game plan reacting as

:58:59. > :59:06.our we were discussing earlier --? We were discussing earlier that you

:59:06. > :59:13.do not have to be quick, you can just wait for your chances. You can

:59:13. > :59:19.play how it is going. That will dictate, the balls, how you play.

:59:19. > :59:24.You could have a game plan but you could come unstuck. When we get to

:59:25. > :59:30.the sharp end of the match, if he does it in too many chances, Luca

:59:30. > :59:37.Brecel can get over the line but if he brings it back in again, he will

:59:37. > :59:42.perhaps make some mistakes. It is fascinating and we do not know how

:59:42. > :59:47.it is going to go and it is all a bit of a battle. We can turn our

:59:47. > :59:51.attention to the other quarter- final. Stuart Bingham is buying Ali

:59:51. > :59:57.Carter. Ali Carter has been suffering from an inflammatory

:59:57. > :00:02.bowel condition for the past 10 years. Eight months ago he had one

:00:02. > :00:10.of those moments when he thought, I am going to change things. He cut

:00:10. > :00:20.out at Luton from his diet. - that he changed his diet. And the effect

:00:20. > :00:26.

:00:26. > :00:31.I have ongoing problems, it is a problem I have to deal with, last

:00:32. > :00:37.year it got the better of me, to be honest. This year I am in a

:00:37. > :00:40.different place. I am enjoying my snooker to a certain extent again

:00:40. > :00:44.and happy in my personal life and everything like that. It gives you

:00:44. > :00:49.a whole new perspective on things. I have to be very careful with my

:00:49. > :00:58.diet, with all the travelling it is particularly difficult. I am dairy

:00:58. > :01:04.free, weed-free, gluten-free, which is a big problem -- we to free. A

:01:04. > :01:09.look at a service station, there is pasta, a sandwich, Italian, you

:01:09. > :01:19.cannot eat anything, so I pack my own lunchbox and carry it around

:01:19. > :01:28.

:01:28. > :01:32.My health problem doesn't motivate me, I try and keep myself healthy

:01:32. > :01:37.at all times, but there are certain tournament in the calendar that are

:01:37. > :01:43.more important to me to win, so I tend to think what tournament it is

:01:43. > :01:48.drives me more than my diet, to be honest. Snooker is based, for me,

:01:48. > :01:53.in the UK, that is where I saw it as a gangster, and the tournaments

:01:53. > :02:00.that mattered to me are the three biggest events but we have got

:02:00. > :02:04.China and other places springing up. For me it is the UK, and I want to

:02:04. > :02:10.be a UK Masters and world champion. I am in the quarter-finals here, I

:02:10. > :02:14.have got a chance to fulfil my goals.

:02:14. > :02:19.It is going well for him, in the quarter-finals playing Stuart

:02:19. > :02:25.Bingham. Stuart has failed to beat him in the last five matches

:02:25. > :02:28.stretching back six years. But it today Stuart Bingham won the first

:02:28. > :02:38.frame and he is at the table in the second. Stephen Hendry and John

:02:38. > :02:43.

:02:43. > :02:48.Virgo have teamed up for commentary I was about to say the first person

:02:48. > :02:58.to get the white in the baulk cushion would be at age huge

:02:58. > :03:01.

:03:01. > :03:11.advantage. He didn't hold back. The first good chance false to Ali

:03:11. > :03:18.

:03:18. > :03:28.Some people look at the pot Bingham went to and say it is a bad shot.

:03:28. > :03:34.

:03:34. > :03:38.If you are confident it is the The unfortunately the downside is

:03:38. > :03:48.when you miss it, and give your opponent a chance like this, an

:03:48. > :03:52.

:03:52. > :04:00.easy opener. First chance with the Even though he lost the first frame,

:04:01. > :04:10.Ali Carter, looked as if he was striking the ball nicely. Ran out

:04:11. > :04:16.

:04:16. > :04:26.I know it is only a Lee, but his pot success is 100, he has not

:04:26. > :04:26.

:04:26. > :05:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:05:33. > :05:38.The black ball is out of commission that it will not bother him at the

:05:38. > :05:48.moment, quite happy playing the pink. The pink ball box to four

:05:48. > :05:58.pockets. -- pots. More margin for error. The black ball only pots to

:05:58. > :06:14.

:06:14. > :06:24.Slight grimmest there, didn't want to be bridging on the pink for the

:06:24. > :06:40.

:06:40. > :06:50.He has controlled the cue ball beautifully there. He may play a

:06:50. > :07:11.

:07:11. > :07:21.The Essex boys are on form, John. The only way he's Essex. -- is

:07:21. > :07:42.

:07:42. > :07:52.What do they call them? TOWIE? I thought it was a group when I heard

:07:52. > :07:55.

:07:55. > :08:00.I don't know if these two players have any practice sessions with

:08:00. > :08:05.each other, don't know how close they live, how familiar it they are

:08:05. > :08:15.with each other's games. Sometimes it is tricky to play somebody you

:08:15. > :08:22.

:08:22. > :08:32.Certainly both look in great form. Recently Ali Carter has been doing

:08:32. > :08:33.

:08:33. > :08:42.quite a bit of practice with Jimmy Unfortunately didn't qualify for

:08:42. > :08:47.the UK Championship. There is an example of somebody he is still

:08:47. > :08:52.playing excellent snooker, did quite a bit of exhibition work with

:08:52. > :08:58.Jimmy and he is hitting the ball well. It is when you get out there,

:08:58. > :09:08.having that belief at holding yourself together, as you get a bit

:09:08. > :09:14.

:09:14. > :09:23.older, the nerves get a bit frazzled. The that was an excellent

:09:23. > :09:31.shot. Another red and the pink, will put him 69 points in front, up

:09:31. > :09:36.with 67 remaining. Good stuff. He got the first chance in the first

:09:36. > :09:46.frame, just run out of position, left with an awkward safety he

:09:46. > :10:04.

:10:04. > :10:09.didn't manage to get. Stuart Bring the black into play.

:10:09. > :10:19.Possibility of a century break here. Still 100% pot success. Everything

:10:19. > :10:24.

:10:24. > :10:34.Apart from the 100% record, it is his ball-striking that has struck

:10:34. > :10:47.

:10:47. > :10:51.me, it has been exemplary, timing It is a psychological game. When

:10:51. > :10:56.you are sat in the chair there is nothing you can do about it. What

:10:56. > :11:05.he is to lean, ShareLink Stuart Bingham, I lost the first frame,

:11:05. > :11:12.but you leave me a chance, that is all I am going to need. Striking

:11:12. > :11:18.the ball so well, inch perfect precision on practically every shot.

:11:18. > :11:28.He had to do it without the black earlier on. It has just looked

:11:28. > :11:28.

:11:28. > :12:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:12:28. > :12:34.inevitable this century was going Obviously the highest break in the

:12:34. > :12:44.tournament, the maximum, 147. Doesn't get much better than this,

:12:44. > :12:46.

:12:46. > :12:52.Well played, Ali Carter, absolutely superb, just given one chance, and

:12:52. > :12:58.just swept them off the table, it to stroll round the table and cued

:12:58. > :13:02.it perfectly. One each. What a start. Very impressive, best

:13:02. > :13:08.break of this championship so far. What do you make about the way he

:13:08. > :13:11.is able to go through the years? He's perfectly capable of scoring,

:13:11. > :13:17.his match play has improved, when he got to the World Championship he

:13:17. > :13:21.had a game-plan, don't think he was 100% with all his break-building. A

:13:21. > :13:26.better all-round player than he was, also up against the most improved

:13:26. > :13:30.player on the circuit, it Stuart Bingham. Interesting to hear them

:13:30. > :13:34.talking about his priority in the UK tournament, and this is what

:13:34. > :13:41.Stuart Bingham has been talking about, he has had a lot of success

:13:41. > :13:44.in Asia with those two victories this season, but what do you think

:13:44. > :13:48.the Premier League victory a couple of weeks ago has done to him and

:13:48. > :13:52.his quest to have more of a domestic dominance?

:13:52. > :13:56.On the biggest stage of all which is the UK, in the eyes of most of

:13:56. > :14:01.the players, and in you remind, to win on home soil is probably a

:14:01. > :14:08.bigger event, regardless of whether it is ranking or invitation. But it

:14:08. > :14:13.is proving to him that he is able to sustain what he started off.

:14:13. > :14:17.Definitely the most improved player by a mile, along with Mark Davis.

:14:17. > :14:21.Fascinating encounter between these two. If it wasn't perhaps for the

:14:21. > :14:25.fact Luca Brecel is on the scene at the moment we would be seeing that

:14:25. > :14:29.match is the featured match. They have been so many good exciting

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:15:12. > :15:20.Barbican Centre. For now we will return to the

:15:20. > :15:30.Murphy, a Brecel a match and very intriguingly poised. Let's head

:15:30. > :15:35.

:15:35. > :15:40.It is the 17-year-old that breaks off after the mid-session interval,

:15:40. > :15:50.must be quietly pleased with his performance so far. Plean Against

:15:50. > :16:01.

:16:01. > :16:11.the world number four, he is coping Where is the red going to finish?

:16:11. > :16:24.

:16:24. > :16:34.That wasn't all that easy, Shaun could have left something a little

:16:34. > :16:40.

:16:40. > :16:47.bit easier than that. Tough shot, those. I don't know if the pink is

:16:47. > :16:57.available, difficult to get on the black. The pink is available. He

:16:57. > :17:23.

:17:23. > :17:29.has played the cannon onto the This was his attempt of the break-

:17:29. > :17:39.off shot. Once he missed the pot, moved quite a few balls, lucky to

:17:39. > :17:51.

:17:51. > :18:01.A couple of shots time he can get himself on to the black, play a

:18:01. > :18:21.

:18:21. > :18:31.nice little cannon, he will clear He can do that now. He needed a

:18:31. > :18:33.

:18:33. > :18:36.gentle little cannon. Now he has got them sitting very nicely indeed.

:18:36. > :18:46.Can white played the same shot again, a little soft cannon into

:18:46. > :18:55.

:18:55. > :18:59.the black. -- might play ate the Another three or four loose reds.

:18:59. > :19:09.Certainly should be at least 50 points in front before he has to

:19:09. > :19:34.

:19:34. > :19:41.Might just be able to nudge another red out here, free a couple of them

:19:41. > :19:46.up. Didn't have to do that, but he will have to do it this time

:19:46. > :19:56.because of the red on its own. We have seen him so many times played

:19:56. > :19:59.

:19:59. > :20:09.this shot so well, top spin, right Surely he hasn't covered that red,

:20:09. > :20:10.

:20:10. > :20:14.might be unlucky here. He might be unlucky, yes, you see it. Even if

:20:14. > :20:19.he had to play a little bit of swerve the red is slightly on the

:20:19. > :20:24.way, so it end of break, he usually hits them a little bit harder than

:20:24. > :20:30.that. Didn't play the cannon heart enough. Lucky not to be on anything

:20:30. > :20:40.at all. A 46 point lead, can he swerve it a little bit and play the

:20:40. > :20:46.

:20:46. > :20:52.That is all he could do, he couldn't a try and get up the table

:20:52. > :21:02.because of the red up the left middle pocket. Nevertheless, 46,

:21:02. > :21:09.

:21:09. > :21:13.but if the split had have worked I saw Luca in the corridor at the

:21:13. > :21:18.interval, talking to a family, not a care in the world. I suppose at

:21:18. > :21:28.that age you did. That has turned out to be OK. I thought he had left

:21:28. > :21:30.

:21:30. > :21:35.an easy pot, but he he it hasn't -- but he hasn't. Chris Henry lives in

:21:35. > :21:42.Brussels, yet every to me from Accrington. He has done a bit of

:21:42. > :21:52.work with Luca but he has his own coach with him. He is here in York.

:21:52. > :22:07.

:22:07. > :22:15.That is his coach there, a very charming it gentlemen, it certainly

:22:15. > :22:25.doing a good job, that is for sure. Must be very proud of the 17 you

:22:25. > :22:58.

:22:58. > :23:05.That is a bonus if he can get through to play this red. Maybe he

:23:05. > :23:09.can get through. That kicked. He may have left a red, that is

:23:09. > :23:15.unlucky. He would have screwed to the white back onto the cushion and

:23:15. > :23:24.the yellow would have covered this, he got heavy contact there. Oh,

:23:24. > :23:34.dear me. That could be costly, that bad contact. This red wouldn't have

:23:34. > :23:34.

:23:34. > :23:44.been available, he needs a decent kiss now, that is even better.

:23:44. > :24:08.

:24:08. > :24:13.Provided it keeps on running, it That was a little bit careless from

:24:13. > :24:23.Shaun. He was frightened of not reaching the peak had he hit it a

:24:23. > :24:30.

:24:30. > :24:40.little bit harder than he wanted. - This was the roll-up. We see Luca

:24:40. > :24:40.

:24:40. > :25:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:25:35. > :25:45.not reached the ball, just hit it a You can just play a containing

:25:45. > :26:04.

:26:04. > :26:10.safety shot, wouldn't have been any I like that shot, a simple shot, he

:26:10. > :26:20.has brought the only difficult red there was into play. Shaun is

:26:20. > :26:32.

:26:32. > :26:39.hoping to get something on to a That was a good cue ball, a good

:26:39. > :26:46.object ball, but it safe again. A couple of tempters for Luca to go

:26:46. > :26:56.for here. Did mind him taking these on, 47 behind. -- do not mind. This

:26:56. > :27:01.

:27:01. > :27:11.could pay dividends if he can knock I did know whether he needed to hit

:27:11. > :27:25.

:27:25. > :27:31.it quite that hard. -- I do not Might be hampered slightly with the

:27:31. > :27:34.red on the side cushion, having to bridge over the top of that, that

:27:34. > :27:44.makes the black much more difficult. A comfortable pot without that red

:27:44. > :27:55.

:27:55. > :27:59.That is terrific cueing, striking It is hard to see him not winning

:27:59. > :28:07.the frame as he played that excellent shot there. The way that

:28:07. > :28:15.bounced. Amazing. Or will have a sudden the frame is not safe. Look

:28:15. > :28:25.at his white. Just completely dead and the contact. You could see both

:28:25. > :28:34.

:28:34. > :28:44.Have a look at this, watch the white and the red. We have lift-off.

:28:44. > :29:23.

:29:23. > :29:33.56 points in front, OK, the black, That unfortunate kick has lost him

:29:33. > :30:13.

:30:13. > :30:16.At first glance, there are three reds he could go at, but you can't

:30:16. > :30:26.see a shot where he could take the pot on and get the path back round

:30:26. > :30:53.

:30:53. > :31:01.It looks as if he is having a go at this one. He has fluked it. He has

:31:01. > :31:05.fluked it. He has pushed a red over the middle pocket, which means the

:31:05. > :31:15.black has got a little bit more pressure on it, he has to knock

:31:15. > :31:15.

:31:15. > :32:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:32:21. > :32:25.this in. A fluke could have won him Doesn't really matter about that,

:32:25. > :32:32.it was the earlier break of 46 that helped Shaun Murphy take this rain,

:32:32. > :32:37.and he now leads 3-2. A few things happen that the start of that name.

:32:37. > :32:43.Shaun Murphy, when he got in with that 46 break looked like he was

:32:43. > :32:49.going to go ahead and finish the frame off. This is the first shot.

:32:49. > :32:54.He has had a go at this long red, and then once he cannoned into the

:32:54. > :32:58.reds I thought he was going to leave an easy one for young Luca,

:32:58. > :33:08.but he left a half chance, which Luca did not convert, this is the

:33:08. > :33:09.

:33:09. > :33:15.one. No easy, those shots. Win Shaun was and a 46 break, he stuck

:33:15. > :33:21.a little bit, but thought he would have won the frame in one visit.

:33:21. > :33:26.was unlike him, he played to hit the middle red, but he hit the

:33:26. > :33:30.outside one. If he had hit the middle one, he could not have been

:33:30. > :33:36.anything else but on the red, and he just ran through that red, so

:33:36. > :33:46.little bit unfortunate. In the end, a nice little fluke that helped him

:33:46. > :33:50.

:33:50. > :34:00.Shaun Murphy leading 3-2, with frame six under way, no, looking to

:34:00. > :34:20.

:34:20. > :34:28.Some movement in the background It was highly unlikely that Luca

:34:28. > :34:34.was going to win the frame, and he didn't get that chance. Shaun

:34:34. > :34:44.Murphy could not see an easy way back to the baulk area, and look at

:34:44. > :34:46.

:34:46. > :34:56.that for a delightful little moment He is coming up a little bit short,

:34:56. > :35:01.here, well, he has dropped in behind the yellow. There is a pot

:35:01. > :35:07.on, but there is no way back to ball, he will have to play the

:35:07. > :35:17.cannon on the two which to stay on the black. I don't think there is a

:35:17. > :35:19.

:35:19. > :35:29.gap. -- the two reds. But, he found one - will play it! Judged to

:35:29. > :35:41.

:35:41. > :35:45.perfection and if he is not on a The eel pots, but hard to get back

:35:46. > :35:50.up for the reds. He has terrific cueing action and cueing power, so

:35:50. > :35:58.we might see something special from this young player - have a look at

:35:58. > :36:02.that, poor positional shot. He is a little bit unlucky. To get the

:36:02. > :36:10.white around to that position he needed to pot the yellow into the

:36:10. > :36:20.middle at that pace, and look at the action on that cue ball. He

:36:20. > :36:42.

:36:42. > :36:49.should have been on something It is a roll up. Played the

:36:49. > :36:56.percentages, that time. It was too risky, but the yellow in the middle

:36:56. > :37:06.pocket, you won't see any better. It is worth a look again. It takes

:37:06. > :37:35.

:37:36. > :37:45.He might take this red up into the I to will you what, this young boy

:37:46. > :37:53.

:37:53. > :38:03.He seems to have a very good temperament which will stand him in

:38:03. > :38:06.

:38:07. > :38:14.good stead row at his career. -- throughout his career. Great to

:38:14. > :38:18.seek new, young talent coming through, lots from China, but Luca

:38:18. > :38:25.is the best player Belgium has ever produced. It would be nice to see

:38:25. > :38:35.more coming through from Europe, the game is very popular in Germany.

:38:35. > :38:45.Into the reds. He has got that one in the open as a little bit of

:38:45. > :38:55.

:38:55. > :39:00.Played beautifully. I like his style. You cannot mess about at the

:39:00. > :39:04.standard, getting 20 and put it, and playing safe, he's standing up

:39:04. > :39:09.well to the pressure. This is probably the biggest match he has

:39:09. > :39:17.played in his life. He has been a good player for the last three or

:39:17. > :39:23.four years, we have known about him for long time. It took him to three

:39:23. > :39:29.years to take the grade -- to make the grade, Judd Trump, and all of a

:39:29. > :39:36.sudden, Luca Brecel has done it as well. You have got to serve your

:39:36. > :39:41.apprenticeship, and even Stephen Hendry took six years to become

:39:41. > :39:46.world number one and world champion, and with John Higgins and Mark

:39:46. > :39:51.Williams, it was seven years, so you don't just go straight into the

:39:51. > :40:00.game at the top. But it is wait to see this talent, here, isn't it? --

:40:00. > :40:10.great to see. He's going to need one or two of those reds bunched

:40:10. > :40:24.

:40:24. > :40:33.He has read a couple of them, so one more good, long pot. -- freed a

:40:33. > :40:39.couple. But he's not safe yet. He has over a cup it. That is the one

:40:39. > :40:48.you need to give yourself little bit more time on, the pressure ball.

:40:48. > :40:53.He overcut it. Shaun Murphy can easily get on to the black. I am

:40:53. > :40:58.wondering whether he will play the cannon. The middle red of the Pont

:40:58. > :41:03.three, if he hits that full ball, he will push through for the black.

:41:03. > :41:09.He has played the cannon and that is the reason I suggested playing

:41:09. > :41:14.it. What are you the poor shot. When you get a chance, try and win

:41:14. > :41:21.the frame at one visit by playing the correct shot. He has played the

:41:22. > :41:31.correct shot. It has to be said, he should not have had that chance.

:41:32. > :41:45.

:41:45. > :41:55.Luca had the frame at his mercy and A couple of possible stumbling

:41:55. > :41:55.

:41:55. > :42:03.blocks, no problem with the four easy reds. I know that it is a long

:42:03. > :42:07.way ahead, the green the pink right next to it, I am not sure if it

:42:07. > :42:17.would be available into the left corner, and it is, there wouldn't

:42:17. > :42:31.

:42:31. > :42:35.Hang on to your hats. What was that from Shaun Murphy? This black is

:42:35. > :42:40.even more difficult than the one Luca missed. That was a lapse in

:42:40. > :42:45.concentration. One of the toughest shorts and again, this stunned went

:42:45. > :42:55.through, and the players make it look so easy, but that is what

:42:55. > :43:02.

:43:02. > :43:09.happens when you don't quite get It depends whether the green and

:43:09. > :43:14.pink are pottable into the left- hand corner. They must be otherwise

:43:14. > :43:24.he would have been down there and played it, he is looking at the

:43:24. > :43:24.

:43:24. > :43:29.brown no. It might come to his rescue. Wouldn't you just play the

:43:29. > :43:39.half ball been, Dennis? He wants to get a good cue ball. That was the

:43:39. > :43:40.

:43:40. > :43:50.most important part of the next shot. It is the green, so as long

:43:50. > :43:53.

:43:53. > :43:59.as he knocks the pink safe. That is not bad. As long as Luca does not

:43:59. > :44:04.pot this, it is not bad. He has now put Luca under a tremendous amount

:44:05. > :44:14.of pressure with this next shot, and whether he is capable of

:44:15. > :44:30.

:44:30. > :44:40.knocking this one in, he might go He did go for the car -- Cup to --

:44:40. > :45:13.

:45:13. > :45:19.Well done Luca! Just one more red, and if he has got the right angle

:45:19. > :45:29.on the blue, the red appears to be a certainty. This is frame ball

:45:29. > :45:35.

:45:35. > :45:45.bashed nothing silly this time. is proving what a good temperament

:45:45. > :46:06.

:46:06. > :46:16.That was a better pot than it looked, but, of course, the

:46:16. > :46:27.

:46:27. > :46:37.I mentioned his coach, there, that is him, along with his father,

:46:37. > :46:46.

:46:46. > :46:55.Carlo. What a trip it is for those He has still got the extension on

:46:55. > :47:01.the cue. I have never seen that before! Great response from Luca

:47:01. > :47:11.Brecel, fabulous break of 46, then 31, and he is back all square at

:47:11. > :47:16.the-tree. He is proving to be a bit of a character. How visibly his see

:47:16. > :47:20.growing in confidence whilst this match goes on? He is indeed. One of

:47:20. > :47:24.the questions were going to get answered is, is he good at getting

:47:24. > :47:28.over the line? This is the biggest occasion in her snooker career,

:47:28. > :47:32.quarter finals of the UK championship, against Shaun Murphy,

:47:32. > :47:36.one of the best players in the world, and at the moment he's

:47:36. > :47:41.holding himself together very well. Reading the transcripts from the

:47:41. > :47:44.press conferences, he's talking about becoming the youngest player

:47:44. > :47:48.to win a world ranking event, currently held by Ronnie O'Sullivan

:47:48. > :47:53.in this very event, and he is three-and-a-half months younger

:47:53. > :47:56.than Ronnie assault and was at that time. To have that level of

:47:56. > :48:03.ambition and the courage to come out and say these things, it is

:48:03. > :48:08.quite refreshing. You s, and his belief is all the slow growing.

:48:08. > :48:13.months ago, he would not have been saying these things, and now, he is.

:48:13. > :48:18.I remember my own career, at one stage you are just a player, the

:48:18. > :48:22.next stage, you look at yourself as a potential winner. And all the

:48:22. > :48:28.players go through that phase. He is a fascinating character. He is

:48:28. > :48:31.coming out of his shell. The players are playing for the

:48:31. > :48:37.privilege over best of 17 in the final, so it could get a bit

:48:37. > :48:42.panicky, to get to that stage. Shaun Murphy is expected to win the

:48:42. > :48:49.game, and the tournament. He has not won a major championship since

:48:49. > :48:54.he last won this punt -- tournament in 2008. There is a lot of pressure

:48:54. > :49:04.on Shaun McRae, as we come into the closing stages of this match. -- on

:49:04. > :49:07.

:49:07. > :49:16.Fantastic long red. He was trying to get through the gap. Got himself

:49:16. > :49:22.out of position. He was unlucky. Listen to Steve Davis talking about

:49:22. > :49:26.when he started, I remember before he turned professional used to go

:49:26. > :49:30.to Pointon's at Prestatyn, and I looked through the door and saw

:49:30. > :49:35.this ginger-haired lad with his sleeves rolled up practising. I

:49:35. > :49:41.watched an clear the table again and again, and I thought, I hope I

:49:41. > :49:49.never see him again, and he went on to be one of the greatest players

:49:49. > :49:53.to ever held a cue. Still competing. Quite remarkable. There is an

:49:53. > :50:01.attacking safety shot, you can always push the ball over the

:50:01. > :50:08.pocket, but, look at the cue ball. Now, then. Shaun Murphy might be

:50:08. > :50:14.tempted by that red to the left of the pink. But, if he missed it that,

:50:14. > :50:20.it could go in-off the other red. There is no easy safety shot. He

:50:20. > :50:24.might have to develop this one. If he doesn't, he might have to land

:50:25. > :50:34.on the one near the pocket. He's looking to see whether in-off can

:50:35. > :50:41.

:50:41. > :50:47.help. He may plant on to the one He decided to play the plant, with

:50:47. > :50:51.an element of safety. That is not too bad. If he plays it as a shot

:50:51. > :51:01.to nothing, he goes close to kissing the pink, so he is going to

:51:01. > :51:01.

:51:01. > :51:06.have to hope he pots it. Luca just looks at the first angle to get the

:51:06. > :51:09.cue ball back into baulk. You have got to look at what happens when it

:51:09. > :51:13.comes off the second cushion. He missed the pot by quite a

:51:13. > :51:23.considerable margin, but the kiss on the pink was almost a certainty,

:51:23. > :51:25.

:51:25. > :51:34.if he potted it. If he had not just Just glancing at that again, he was

:51:34. > :51:42.a little bit unfortunate. He found the two cushions. Let us have

:51:42. > :51:52.another look. That red has hit another red, he's coming round the

:51:52. > :51:52.

:51:52. > :51:57.angles and he hits that, otherwise Shaun has been doing that a lot

:51:57. > :52:03.today, overscrewing the ball, the white keeps on running on these

:52:03. > :52:10.superfine cloths. This is now missable now that he is cueing over

:52:10. > :52:18.the top of it. It is so easy to hit these thick when you're playing

:52:18. > :52:28.this shot. Well played. Good recovery. Plaque out of commission,

:52:28. > :52:28.

:52:28. > :53:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:53:34. > :53:38.but pink and baulk colours in play, He knew that he had the red to the

:53:38. > :53:44.left corner pocket but the cannon has let a couple of real will to

:53:44. > :53:48.the right. That was a clever shot. He has read up the pink spot, which

:53:49. > :53:58.will be important if he eventually pots the pink. The pink spot was

:53:59. > :54:05.

:54:05. > :54:15.covered, and now, all of a sudden, He is on that red. I thought he

:54:15. > :54:25.

:54:25. > :54:35.This is the sort of shot with his cueing action that he makes look

:54:35. > :54:44.

:54:44. > :54:53.fairly easy. He hardly hits it, and He could have done with the white

:54:53. > :54:58.coming up the table a couple more inches. He got nicely on the pink.

:54:58. > :55:03.He's going to have to play the cannon here, and he has cannoned

:55:03. > :55:09.the wrong ball, and it is out of commission. That last green, he

:55:09. > :55:19.came up a little bit short of where he intended, but this was badly

:55:19. > :55:22.

:55:22. > :55:32.misjudged, find to cannon to the left of the two Ritz, there. -- two

:55:32. > :55:51.

:55:51. > :56:01.He slips off the blue, to get in Maybe Luca can just get to be end

:56:01. > :56:01.

:56:01. > :56:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:56:42. > :56:48.red, and missed the pink on the way That was a fabulous pot. He was

:56:48. > :56:58.trying to get back of the table, as it turns out, he's nicely on the

:56:58. > :57:08.

:57:08. > :57:14.pink. The pink wasn't a gimme, But I still expected him to knock it in.

:57:14. > :57:24.This is not an easy chance, unless he can cannon into the red and

:57:24. > :57:27.

:57:27. > :57:37.And he certainly could. And all of a sudden, it is a good chance. The

:57:37. > :57:37.

:57:37. > :57:46.black is sitting awkwardly, but it was a good shot. We'll work that. -

:57:46. > :57:53.- well worked out. The pink is still free, and the bottom red of

:57:53. > :58:03.those three pots as well. So the black will not be in the way for a

:58:03. > :58:06.

:58:06. > :58:16.This is a good chance to take the lead for the second time in the

:58:16. > :58:27.

:58:27. > :58:37.match. He has not been in the lead He has just gone a little bit

:58:37. > :58:45.

:58:45. > :58:55.No, is he on the back red? -- now, is he on the back red? He played

:58:55. > :59:02.

:59:02. > :59:06.He is manoeuvring the cue ball very nicely, here. The only problem is

:59:06. > :59:16.the red next to the black will not go to the left corner, because of

:59:16. > :59:25.

:59:25. > :59:35.the red blocking his path. It is He is looking at the red up near

:59:35. > :00:04.

:00:04. > :00:10.What a clever shot match, bringing the blue into play. The brown is a

:00:10. > :00:14.decent pot, though. If he plays the brown, he can play the cannon on

:00:14. > :00:18.the pink and the red if he plays the brown, half ball, and if he

:00:18. > :00:24.misses it will drift round by the pink and black and he will still

:00:24. > :00:34.have the red. It is a good effort, this. Perhaps softer, but he still

:00:34. > :00:39.

:00:39. > :00:49.played that well, very good shot, The way he is playing here you

:00:49. > :00:53.

:00:53. > :01:03.would think he has been playing top A little careless, you have got to

:01:03. > :01:15.

:01:15. > :01:20.keep the next pot as easy as Good recovery. Quick glance round

:01:20. > :01:28.at the scoreboard, 22 in front, he needs red, colour, red, to get

:01:28. > :01:33.himself back in front. Very impressive. Shaun Murphy missed

:01:33. > :01:38.that pink in the middle pocket but he has taken full advantage.

:01:38. > :01:48.thought for a moment he was straight, remember in frame to,

:01:48. > :01:57.

:01:57. > :02:07.make sure he doesn't miss it this That was a little bit of adrenalin,

:02:07. > :02:07.

:02:07. > :02:16.I feel. He is taking the blue on. Need to get this, one snooker

:02:16. > :02:24.needed. Is that little lack of experience? The last red he could

:02:24. > :02:34.have rolled it in, for an easier pink or black. There was a little

:02:34. > :02:40.

:02:40. > :02:50.One snooker is not a lot to me. He has got the option of potting this

:02:50. > :03:13.

:03:13. > :03:18.yellow, and getting a good cue ball He certainly has a chance now to

:03:18. > :03:28.get that snooker that he needs. This would be a big turning point

:03:28. > :03:38.

:03:39. > :03:47.if it sure Murphy could somehow He has caught the snooker but he is

:03:47. > :03:53.pretty good at this type of shot. Amazing, it could be a free ball as

:03:53. > :03:57.well. This will drop in behind the blue. If it is a free ball, he has

:03:57. > :04:07.got a nice easy blue in the middle pocket, all of us have done this

:04:07. > :04:08.

:04:08. > :04:16.When he potted the last red I thought it was all over. He didn't

:04:16. > :04:26.get on the pink or black. Now Shaun has put him back in again, all of a

:04:26. > :04:58.

:04:58. > :05:06.That was a great effort. Look at the cue ball, look at the distance

:05:06. > :05:16.to travel. If the green passes the brown he has been let off. It must

:05:16. > :05:21.

:05:21. > :05:28.be tied. Just enough room. A bit of a cop there but he has learnt a lot

:05:28. > :05:38.of that last blue he missed -- he Cup. Could quite easily have lost

:05:38. > :05:52.

:05:52. > :05:57.He has fluked the pink. Yes, he has. A little bit of a let-off, Shaun

:05:57. > :06:02.Murphy had a chance to pinch the frame, it were Luca didn't get a

:06:02. > :06:07.colour off the last red, he has got himself into the lead at 4-3.

:06:07. > :06:14.first time he has been in the front. It might have gone awry on that red

:06:14. > :06:18.for him. We were talking about little things, as good a player as

:06:18. > :06:22.he is, this is the last red, put him in front, make sure you

:06:22. > :06:26.guaranteed position on the colour for this because it takes a load of

:06:26. > :06:32.a good -- aggravation away from the rest of the brain. He could have

:06:32. > :06:40.lost the frame for that one careless positional shot. He could

:06:40. > :06:45.have lost it. Put that down to experience? When you get down on

:06:45. > :06:51.the shot, you do see the game slightly differently, but there is

:06:51. > :06:56.no way you cannot not cement the victory by making sure that last

:06:56. > :06:59.colour. As it is turning out, you look back and think, I wonder if he

:06:59. > :07:03.did have a game plan going into a match from Shaun Murphy's

:07:03. > :07:07.perspective, to change his style to the player, which is unlike most

:07:07. > :07:11.players ever do, this play say they will play their own style. If you

:07:11. > :07:16.were out with the attitude of I will be playing really tight, I

:07:16. > :07:22.wonder what the situation would be, not saying it is the right way, but

:07:22. > :07:26.tough green, Shaun took on. He missed it and presented Luca with a

:07:26. > :07:31.chance. If he had played negatively against Luca, string such things

:07:31. > :07:36.can happen, it is only an opposition -- strange things can

:07:36. > :07:40.happen, it is only an observation. Shaun has talked a lot in the last

:07:40. > :07:42.few days about different styles of play. After his first-round victory

:07:42. > :07:46.he talked about having to be patient and not going for

:07:46. > :07:51.everything, how much he learned, after his second round matches

:07:51. > :07:54.talked-about how he was going to go for things again. I'm not saying

:07:54. > :08:00.for one second he is modelled in his bind but he has the ability to

:08:00. > :08:07.do both. -- modelled in his mind. To complete leak interesting things

:08:08. > :08:13.it. I think if he had gone there tighter today he would have got

:08:13. > :08:23.over the line easier, a tough match. People play their own way. What do

:08:23. > :08:24.

:08:24. > :08:31.you think? I agreed with Steve there. Young players used to be

:08:31. > :08:34.able to tie up players. I remember they would he Masters at playing it

:08:34. > :08:37.tight and making it difficult for the attacking player, it is

:08:37. > :08:47.fascinating, that is the beauty of this game, you never know what is

:08:47. > :08:49.

:08:49. > :08:55.the right way. When you can pot Shaun Murphy giving us one of his

:08:55. > :08:59.specials. This is probably was before saying, OK, he's going to

:08:59. > :09:07.pot the brown 19 out of 20 but this is a precious shot at the pace he

:09:07. > :09:17.is going to play. Very good shot. - - pressure shot. Punching round

:09:17. > :09:19.

:09:19. > :09:23.three cushions is a tough shot to If he played it slow he will just

:09:23. > :09:33.kiss it but the harder you play it to the bigger kiss you will get on

:09:33. > :09:40.

:09:40. > :09:50.the block. -- black. What a clever He is stomping around the table at

:09:50. > :09:57.

:09:57. > :10:07.the moment, he is going to take It is as if he is marching around

:10:07. > :10:13.

:10:13. > :10:18.the table at the moment, he means He needs to slip past the blue. Try

:10:18. > :10:25.to leave an angle to pot the blue. He can still pot the blue in the

:10:25. > :10:29.corner, but can he get himself onto the red? If not he would have to

:10:29. > :10:34.play a cannon and screw it into the pink, that would be far from easy

:10:34. > :10:44.when he hasn't even got an angle on the blue to do that. Just the

:10:44. > :11:09.

:11:09. > :11:16.A at this level it is unlikely you will be winning the match 4-3 with

:11:16. > :11:26.a high break of 48. The safety has let him down. He was trying to

:11:26. > :11:32.

:11:32. > :11:42.swing it around behind the yellow He hasn't left anything but Luca

:11:42. > :11:44.

:11:44. > :11:54.Pleasantly surprised that he missed that, behind the green and black

:11:54. > :12:24.

:12:24. > :12:34.With the reds spread around the table, a good, telling safety will

:12:34. > :12:38.

:12:38. > :12:48.open up a good chance. There might be a pot on into the left corner

:12:48. > :12:59.

:12:59. > :13:09.I think he might be able to get He didn't catch it as he intended

:13:09. > :13:10.

:13:10. > :13:14.A little bit thin, he would have missed the reds if he had got

:13:15. > :13:20.anywhere near the board. The fact he didn't meant that the cannon was

:13:20. > :13:23.on. Not looking straightforward for Shaun. Here is the shot. Right on

:13:23. > :13:29.the far jaw. If he had potted it in the middle of the pocket he would

:13:29. > :13:34.have gone wide of those reds. looks as if he has covered quite a

:13:34. > :13:44.lot into this corner pocket, rather fortunate there. One possible red

:13:44. > :13:58.

:13:58. > :14:04.You can see the one he can pot, can That will finished tight on the

:14:04. > :14:08.cushion. Amazing, Shaun has just lost the last two frames, trying to

:14:08. > :14:12.make things happen, you can tell he's play more aggressively, the

:14:12. > :14:15.way he was strutting round the table, thinking, right, I am going

:14:16. > :14:21.to show him. When you're struggling sometimes things don't go right and

:14:21. > :14:31.this is another dangerous shot to play. Great pot. Under pressure,

:14:31. > :14:38.fabulous. It looks as if the white was going to finish on that side

:14:38. > :14:44.cushion. This was very good cueing. He knew one good shot could put him

:14:44. > :14:54.right in amongst the balls, but the black up on to its spot would help

:14:54. > :15:07.

:15:07. > :15:17.things. You can just take reds and With the black back on its spot,

:15:17. > :15:48.

:15:48. > :15:58.Shaun just needs to keep his concentration here, he will

:15:58. > :16:08.

:16:08. > :16:14.He is such a vastly experienced player, Shaun Murphy. Back to their

:16:14. > :16:17.2005 Court championship, he beat Matthew Stevens. -- World

:16:17. > :16:27.Championship. Some of the frames he played under pressure was quite

:16:27. > :16:30.

:16:30. > :16:33.He is very good with the rest but we have seen him miss a relatively

:16:33. > :16:42.easy shot. This is not as easy as it looks on the television, I

:16:42. > :16:50.assure you. That is six out of seven, has only missed one out -- 1

:16:50. > :16:54.up with the rest. The thing both players have had chances, both

:16:54. > :17:00.around at 90% pot success rate which at this level you would

:17:00. > :17:05.expect one of them to be above 90. Seen a lot of matches this week

:17:05. > :17:15.where they have been 93, 94, those are the standard you need to be at,

:17:15. > :17:17.

:17:17. > :17:27.Hard to see how he could not get the four reds and four colours he

:17:27. > :17:27.

:17:27. > :18:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:18:43. > :18:53.55 points in front, one more red Lovely to watch, this. This series

:18:53. > :19:01.

:19:01. > :19:11.of stunts and screw shots, already When they are under pressure it is

:19:11. > :19:20.

:19:20. > :19:30.when the best players play their Possibility of a century, not

:19:30. > :19:42.

:19:42. > :19:47.The players are well aware that children hospice in Sheffield gets

:19:47. > :19:57.�250 for every century, so they will be trying their hardest, once

:19:57. > :20:11.

:20:11. > :20:21.What's a shame, just when we thought a hospice was going to get

:20:21. > :20:28.

:20:28. > :20:31.another �250. Just what the doctor Hero would be Roger Federer, his

:20:31. > :20:37.professionalism is second to none, he is the ultimate professional I

:20:37. > :20:43.have seen. On the court, one of the best players that has ever played

:20:43. > :20:48.tennis. Away from the court, a top guy, always polite, always well

:20:48. > :20:52.spoken, always does his job as a tennis professional, 100%, I thinks

:20:52. > :20:59.he's -- I think he speaks four or five languages, obviously switched

:20:59. > :21:03.on, and kids out there looking for somebody to look up to and emulate,

:21:03. > :21:06.they can do any worse than somebody like Roger Federer. I had it

:21:06. > :21:11.instilled into me from being a young age being a professional

:21:11. > :21:18.sports person was a privilege, it is not a right to be in our

:21:18. > :21:24.position. What comes with that is a responsibility to the next batch of

:21:24. > :21:34.people watching, kids watching, and being professional at all times, B

:21:34. > :21:35.

:21:35. > :21:45.Deane the sport up, -- bigging. In all sports there are people that do

:21:45. > :21:47.

:21:47. > :21:51.it well, and Federer is certainly He is fairly serious about his

:21:51. > :21:56.responsibilities towards sport and he is playing one of the next batch.

:21:56. > :22:01.He has just got serious there. could sense the danger, he loses

:22:01. > :22:06.that frame, 5-3 down, epic task. He has still got a big task be you can

:22:06. > :22:11.see him sensing the danger, went up a couple of years, fully focused.

:22:12. > :22:17.To get into the nitty-gritty, we will see if Luca is good getting

:22:17. > :22:20.over the line. But a we were talking about how are you two would

:22:20. > :22:29.have faced a young upstart coming through, up what were June have

:22:29. > :22:32.done? You are always aware they are something special, Luca has been

:22:32. > :22:39.starting to but if Fulham -- cue trees up in the qualifying session,

:22:39. > :22:43.you would find a what he is like a. You cannot dictate the way the

:22:43. > :22:49.balls roll, but you would like to. That is the problem. The modern-day

:22:49. > :22:55.game, as Shaun has shown that, get a chance, go for it, some great

:22:55. > :23:00.shots. If he continues in that way, you can't really argue with Shaun

:23:00. > :23:05.Murphy's record, he can be a shoot- out with the best of them. Is there

:23:05. > :23:10.any danger you don't want to be perceived as too negative, is

:23:10. > :23:17.boiling his day, keeping him paint on the baulk cushion. What you have

:23:17. > :23:22.got to do is a win, the object of your exercise is to say well done,

:23:22. > :23:31.shake hands, they go home, simple as that. Shaun is simply on the way

:23:31. > :23:36.now. Shaun has come back but Luca is going to take a little break.

:23:36. > :23:41.When we look ahead it is an big moment for Luca Brecel as it is for

:23:41. > :23:45.Shaun Murphy. He has not got to this stage in terms of getting into

:23:45. > :23:50.the finals in the last we while, and obviously Neil Robertson here

:23:50. > :23:54.at the moment, in that Masters final with him, but it is an

:23:54. > :23:59.important time in his career. plays in every event, embraces

:23:59. > :24:03.every event, and you would probably say he would be a little bit

:24:03. > :24:08.disappointed he hasn't won a bit more, whether he it is because of

:24:08. > :24:15.that style he has played, or in a couple of other finals Higgins

:24:15. > :24:19.outplayed him. It is a big tournament. He will be looking at

:24:19. > :24:24.the age he is that within the game, there is a new breed coming through,

:24:24. > :24:34.how many more years Kelly have at the top? He has put himself in a

:24:34. > :24:39.

:24:39. > :24:47.It is always exciting when you get to the sharp end of a match,

:24:47. > :24:54.especially one close like this. That has just put the black out of

:24:54. > :24:58.commission but he has got a good cue ball. A great piece Shaun had

:24:58. > :25:02.done talking about would ephedra, 14 years he has been a professional

:25:02. > :25:08.player and a model professional ever since -- ever since he came

:25:08. > :25:14.into the game. He loves the game of snooker, he replied and I would

:25:14. > :25:17.game worldwide -- represents our game worldwide in the best possible

:25:18. > :25:25.way. I wish some other players would do that. The game has given

:25:25. > :25:29.them a good living. You have got to treat the public the same as well.

:25:29. > :25:33.I know it is not easy sometimes to sit in a room for half-an-hour

:25:33. > :25:37.signing autographs after the game but it is all part and parcel of

:25:37. > :25:47.being a professional, Shaun Murphy is one of those players who never

:25:47. > :25:47.

:25:47. > :25:57.refuses an autograph, having a chat Still chatting to you, is he?

:25:57. > :26:00.

:26:00. > :26:04.very occasionally. A close friend, That shot that Luca has played, he

:26:04. > :26:14.didn't even get down on that, he just more or less stood up for the

:26:14. > :26:30.

:26:30. > :26:37.You were talking about how he stands up sometimes, I dunno but

:26:37. > :26:44.that that today. That is right on the cushion. It has forced the

:26:44. > :26:50.error. Steve was a past master, he used to keep you frozen on that

:26:50. > :26:57.baulk cushion so many times. He used to make enough to win the

:26:57. > :27:01.frame. Luca will be pretty pleased a couple of shots like that when

:27:01. > :27:11.saved, he will try to bring the pink into play, may have gone a

:27:11. > :27:13.

:27:13. > :27:18.He can play it off the green, it is going to be a white that is not

:27:18. > :27:28.travelling great from that distance. He is one player that can make a

:27:28. > :27:34.

:27:34. > :27:44.white truffle. Look at this shot. - Wasn't playing for any particular

:27:44. > :27:55.

:27:55. > :28:01.red, just trying to open the roads Gone a bit too far again, he wanted

:28:01. > :28:06.the angle on the blue to go into the pink and reds. If a red doesn't

:28:06. > :28:16.pot the one to the right, he can go into them and free the pink if he

:28:16. > :28:18.

:28:18. > :28:23.wants. The red is going in the pocket, I think. Very unfortunate.

:28:23. > :28:33.The only consolation, has he left things safe or is there a red that

:28:33. > :28:37.

:28:37. > :28:47.There is one that will pot. You cannot envisage something like this

:28:47. > :28:55.

:28:55. > :29:05.happening. May have been a possible Little things like that that can

:29:05. > :29:07.

:29:08. > :29:11.We have not had the pleasure of that scene this young man played

:29:11. > :29:21.when we get to the nitty-gritty state cues of matches, how will he

:29:21. > :29:22.

:29:22. > :29:32.feel when he gets a chance to go over the line? This could put him

:29:32. > :29:32.

:29:33. > :29:42.Everything in the left-hand corner seems to be in the way of one

:29:43. > :29:45.

:29:45. > :29:53.another, a couple of good He hasn't quite gone through far

:29:54. > :29:59.enough. That is his mother on her own, a nice little smile, lovely

:29:59. > :30:09.lady, she has an earpiece so she can hear us, must be a little bit

:30:09. > :30:18.

:30:18. > :30:27.nervous. Good, I like it. Not nicely on the bottom red of the

:30:28. > :30:32.two. That is the kind of thing, that one-shot, just that little bit

:30:32. > :30:37.of carelessness, as Shaun did on the previous time. Whenever it you

:30:37. > :30:46.have got to come in out of the baulk, plenty of things can go

:30:46. > :30:51.wrong. He is a little bit by Shaun, terrific cue action. Look at the

:30:51. > :30:59.action he has got on this one. That is superb, needs to keep on coming

:30:59. > :31:02.a little bit further, but he avoids coming into one of the baulk

:31:02. > :31:09.colours looked as if it was going to hit the brown, just needed to be

:31:09. > :31:12.a little bit further on the table. Amazing how these young players can

:31:13. > :31:22.see at the angle when they are putting but they cannot see the

:31:23. > :31:31.

:31:31. > :31:41.angle when they are playing the Good recovery. That is a beautiful

:31:41. > :31:46.

:31:46. > :31:53.You have got to admire this. 4-4 against the number four player in

:31:53. > :31:57.the world, and look at that shot he has played. Played it beautifully.

:31:57. > :32:03.He does seem to be blessed with quite a good temperament. Looking

:32:03. > :32:12.at his facial expression, it has not changed wrought a match. That

:32:12. > :32:19.is going to be keen. It will be interesting to see if he remains so

:32:19. > :32:29.aggressive and, what looks to be carefree. I don't think he will

:32:29. > :32:52.

:32:52. > :32:57.change his game, this young player. Not quite as he intended. He will

:32:57. > :33:07.have to drop the pink in and go for the right -- the red at the right

:33:07. > :33:13.

:33:13. > :33:19.Exactly the same shot, near enough. The lead stretches to 4-2. Three

:33:19. > :33:29.reds and three colours needed to make absolutely sure, to go 5-4 in

:33:29. > :33:44.

:33:44. > :33:54.Perfect angle. Just keep your Very well played, this. Glancing

:33:54. > :34:14.

:34:15. > :34:20.round at the scoreboard, 49 in Hasn't he taken these well? Shaun

:34:20. > :34:30.Murphy was a little bit unlucky when he knocked that red in.

:34:30. > :34:43.

:34:43. > :34:48.No century break but what a great performance from younger Luca

:34:48. > :34:55.Brecel. Shaun Murphy was unfortunate, but what a break of 64,

:34:55. > :35:01.he has gone into the lead. He only needs one more frame for a place in

:35:01. > :35:04.this year's semi-final. It was a fabulous break. Shaun Murphy was

:35:04. > :35:10.unlucky and he looks a little bit perplexed. The tough thing about

:35:10. > :35:14.this, he has played a cracking yellow, he wants to free the pink,

:35:14. > :35:19.and the three reds might look like a plant, but you could never

:35:19. > :35:28.envisage hitting the pink from that angle and knocking the red in. That

:35:28. > :35:32.was unlucky. The previous highest break for Luca Brecel was 48, he

:35:32. > :35:37.has just made a clearance of 64 to win the frame and it remains to be

:35:37. > :35:42.seen now, it gets to the point where it counts. Can he get over

:35:42. > :35:50.the line? This young man is probably going to take a bit of

:35:50. > :35:55.beating in this match. That is not the best break-off shot. He needs

:35:55. > :35:59.the red -- the yellow to come to his rescue, and it hasn't. This

:35:59. > :36:06.will pot. I am not sure if the white is going to come off the side

:36:06. > :36:10.of the pack. We will find out shortly, it is going to come out of

:36:10. > :36:17.the side of the pack, how is your luck? I thought he would play into

:36:17. > :36:27.the pack, but I didn't think at that pace. What an amazing shot if

:36:27. > :36:56.

:36:56. > :37:01.he had dropped on the black. And he There was a possible red he could

:37:01. > :37:11.sneak into the left corner pocket, but he could cannon into the pink

:37:11. > :37:31.

:37:31. > :37:38.Where is that cue ball going? again that is very unlucky for

:37:38. > :37:44.Shaun Murphy. What a fabulous pot. Comes off the baulk cushion and he

:37:44. > :37:54.is on the green or brown, and as it is now, he's going to need to play

:37:54. > :38:21.

:38:21. > :38:26.a safety shot. He may think about I'm meant to say, playing the

:38:26. > :38:36.safety shot, it to be tough to get a snooker from there on the top

:38:36. > :38:37.

:38:37. > :38:43.cushion. I know what you meant! It was a pretty good shot though. That

:38:43. > :38:53.is rolling off. He did not play to hit this red. He played to play the

:38:53. > :38:57.

:38:57. > :39:07.red near the pocket and, added that drift some what? -- did that drift

:39:07. > :39:12.

:39:12. > :39:18.somewhat? Yes, it started coming I am not sure if the pink is

:39:18. > :39:23.available. It obviously isn't. He has played to leave a very

:39:23. > :39:32.difficult black. This is a key shot might. He does not have to play it

:39:32. > :39:39.with any pace, because the red next to it will be available. He knows

:39:39. > :39:43.that the black that Shaun Murphy is faced with is not straight forward.

:39:43. > :39:49.He has put it on the jaw of the pocket, I thought he had missed

:39:49. > :39:59.that. Have a look at this. As soon as it touched that cushion I

:39:59. > :40:04.

:40:04. > :40:11.thought it was not going to going. He had some bad fortune in the

:40:12. > :40:21.previous game, and he has just had a little bit more, there. It cannot

:40:22. > :40:38.

:40:38. > :40:48.Just have a look at this. Making sure there the pot would stun up,

:40:48. > :40:48.

:40:48. > :40:58.hoping to slide it past the brown. That is the situation. So, it is

:40:58. > :41:33.

:41:33. > :41:38.Where he has got the tip of the cue tells you he's debating whether to

:41:38. > :41:48.take on this very difficult red down into the corner pocket. He

:41:48. > :41:59.

:41:59. > :42:09.Without the double-kiss he might have got away with that. He was

:42:09. > :42:17.

:42:17. > :42:22.playing it in such a way as to It might be worth having the

:42:22. > :42:29.fitters to have a look at this table. A couple of times the cue

:42:29. > :42:36.ball looks to be drifting slightly. It can settle, can't it? It has

:42:36. > :42:44.been up for four or five days. It can sink sometimes a little bit in

:42:44. > :42:50.the carpet. We're only talking fractions. The black this not pot

:42:50. > :43:00.in the right hand, so he is leaving this red to stun round the back of

:43:00. > :43:02.

:43:02. > :43:06.the black into the same pocket. I As you said, the black only

:43:06. > :43:16.available to the left corner. He will have to play somewhere along

:43:16. > :43:24.

:43:24. > :43:32.these lines. Well played. should have put along the line up!

:43:32. > :43:39.-- a longer line up. These reds are awkward, so anything around a 40

:43:39. > :43:49.break would be good. But that is not going to win him the frame, so

:43:49. > :44:24.

:44:24. > :44:30.He needs a couple more reds into play. He has the perfect angle on

:44:30. > :44:36.the pink to nudge that one out, near the middle pocket. He has got

:44:36. > :44:46.lots of options. He can come back across the table. And that is what

:44:46. > :44:46.

:44:46. > :44:50.he has decided to do. He has left himself quite an awkward one. He

:44:50. > :44:57.might have to take this pot on and develop the other red. He would

:44:57. > :45:04.have wanted something easier than this. I would have moved that one

:45:04. > :45:11.near the right middle pocket. But, it is just how you feel at the time.

:45:11. > :45:21.Just 36 points in front. Needs quite a few pots yet to try to take

:45:21. > :45:55.

:45:55. > :46:05.He is thinking long and hard about In the end, he decided on the other

:46:05. > :46:08.

:46:08. > :46:14.Slightly more difficult pot, but I tell you what, it was not a bad

:46:14. > :46:18.choice, he got the white where he wanted it and there was every

:46:18. > :46:28.chance that he could have covered the red if he got nicely on the

:46:28. > :46:31.

:46:31. > :46:41.He can get into that position. That red that is near the left middle

:46:41. > :46:41.

:46:41. > :47:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:47:48. > :47:53.He has been lucky, but Luca will take this red on to the left corner.

:47:53. > :48:01.He is 32 points behind. He would not leave a great deal. He's

:48:01. > :48:07.looking at the possibility of a double. He might take the double on.

:48:07. > :48:11.He has pushed a red over the pocket. I think he may have left it. I am

:48:11. > :48:17.surprised he took the double because the long red into the left

:48:17. > :48:26.corner, he is so good at that type of shot. Maybe he has covered the

:48:26. > :48:36.red. Into the corner pocket. He has. You would have to swerve around the

:48:36. > :48:39.

:48:39. > :48:43.green to get to that. He has decided to just try and contain,

:48:44. > :48:50.because maybe the one near us the black will still pot. He has played

:48:50. > :48:59.it pretty well, that one. Luca will have to move away the red nearest

:48:59. > :49:09.the pocket. Playing up behind the yellow is risky, playing it at pace.

:49:09. > :49:16.

:49:16. > :49:22.Similar shot, he has missed it twice, it is a similar shot, and

:49:22. > :49:27.that is three times he has missed that particular red. It has cost

:49:27. > :49:37.him four poised. But, the last thing John wants to do is hit it

:49:37. > :49:37.

:49:37. > :49:47.thick. -- Shaun wants to do. He is hoping to get the cue ball back

:49:47. > :49:55.

:49:55. > :50:05.into a similar position to where it Luca is going to be faced with a

:50:05. > :50:19.

:50:19. > :50:27.That is well played. The chance of Very good, but not quite the

:50:27. > :50:32.snooker. If Shaun Murphy plays the deep screw to pot this red, it may

:50:32. > :50:37.bring everything into play, so he has got to be careful. He's good at

:50:37. > :50:42.screwing back into baulk, but I am worried about whether it comes

:50:42. > :50:48.across and cannons into that red - it could split the lot up, but the

:50:48. > :50:54.pace he's going to have to play it at... Having second thoughts about

:50:54. > :51:04.that. He is at the stage where one mistake could put him out of the UK

:51:04. > :51:12.

:51:12. > :51:19.Championship. That is why he's He can't really play safe. If he

:51:19. > :51:23.plays a very thin, it is tough to avoid the kiss on the pink.

:51:23. > :51:27.trying to leave the white upper the jaws, he has to get the perfect

:51:27. > :51:34.contact. He has thought about all the options, so what is his choice

:51:34. > :51:38.in the end? Just a containing shot. We knew that the white was drifting

:51:39. > :51:45.previously. Luca played a similar type of shot, and that one seemed

:51:45. > :51:49.to drift off slightly, because he has just left the pot on.

:51:49. > :51:58.obviously forgot it was drifting a little bit that way. The opening

:51:58. > :52:01.red is not easy. I don't think the black will pot. He has got to get

:52:01. > :52:08.the cue out of the way when he plays the shot, because it is so

:52:08. > :52:18.close to the red. He should be able to play it slowly enough to play

:52:18. > :52:22.

:52:22. > :52:29.He put everything into the pot, and once again, that touched the

:52:29. > :52:39.cushion. But he has overdone it, trying to get on the pink, as you

:52:39. > :52:46.

:52:46. > :52:56.mentioned. He will need to wait for He is trying to bring the yellow

:52:56. > :53:25.

:53:26. > :53:29.27 points behind, so that is not a He can't just play for the red

:53:29. > :53:33.behind the black. And if he plays the one near the cushion he would

:53:33. > :53:40.have to be so precise with that, because of the hit that slightly

:53:40. > :53:50.thick, that is the normal escape route, but if he caught it thick,

:53:50. > :53:58.he could leave Luca in. Weighing up all the options again. Deciding on

:53:58. > :54:08.which is the safer route. The one near the cushion. Got to get it

:54:08. > :54:16.

:54:16. > :54:20.right. He has hit it a little bit The only problem is he gives the

:54:20. > :54:29.advantage to Luca. If that white keeps on going, that is an

:54:29. > :54:34.excellent shot. And it has done. He can get past the brown to play for

:54:34. > :54:38.the red on the left-hand side and he is snookered on the others. He

:54:38. > :54:44.might have to come off the side cushion and Nestle on the red to

:54:44. > :54:49.the right. That is the escape route I can see. Even then, he has to get

:54:49. > :54:56.it just right. He's coming round to see what he would leave. If he

:54:56. > :55:00.judges that correctly, he would not leave anything. Got to make sure

:55:00. > :55:04.that you hit the red on the right hand side and not risk going for

:55:04. > :55:14.the left-hand side of the red. That is what he has tried to do and he

:55:14. > :55:34.

:55:34. > :55:42.Interesting, pushing a red over the pocket. That has caused a bit of a

:55:42. > :55:50.problem. When one of the players risks going up to the safety zone,

:55:50. > :56:00.he has got to get it right. I must admit I I could not see that one

:56:00. > :56:09.

:56:09. > :56:19.Luca has given the Mall experienced player something to think about

:56:19. > :56:38.

:56:38. > :56:48.over the past five or 10 minutes -- Maybe he is playing for a re-rack.

:56:48. > :56:59.

:56:59. > :57:05.If the blue was on its spot it the but that is not the case, so it is

:57:05. > :57:09.tough to cover it. The risky one would be, if the blue was there, he

:57:09. > :57:12.play-off that red up past the pink and use the green as a stopper, but

:57:12. > :57:18.if the blue had been on its spot he would have had the two bolster

:57:18. > :57:28.snooker behind, so that is just too risky with only the green to try

:57:28. > :57:38.and get behind. A touching ball It is not touching but it could not

:57:38. > :57:39.

:57:39. > :57:45.be much closer, could it? Slightly easier angle to play the shot you

:57:45. > :57:49.were talking about, now. It is a little bit closer to the red. I

:57:49. > :57:59.suppose he could play it in such a way that he has a chance of the red

:57:59. > :58:25.

:58:25. > :58:31.They are doing well not to leave them touching. I wonder who is

:58:31. > :58:37.going to be tempted to try and get up the table and cover that red

:58:37. > :58:40.that is over the pocket. This is quite an important part of the play.

:58:40. > :58:48.If the sappers for another couple of minutes, he is entitled to say,

:58:48. > :58:52.I am going to give you two or three shorts each. Shaun has most to lose

:58:52. > :59:02.from Iraq so he will have to play the slightly more aggressive shot

:59:02. > :59:04.

:59:04. > :59:12.of the two. -- from a re-rack. you were watching snooker for the

:59:12. > :59:16.very first time, you would be thinking, this is a strange game

:59:16. > :59:21.they plea on there. It would not catch on if it was often like this,

:59:21. > :59:26.would it? We used to play a little nursery cannons and billiards,

:59:26. > :59:36.which is very skilful, one of the most skilful games to play, but

:59:36. > :59:36.

:59:36. > :59:40.that never really caught on on He's going to have to be careful,

:59:41. > :59:50.Shaun, because the referees entitled if they play another two

:59:51. > :59:55.

:59:55. > :00:05.shorts each,, but that was not too bad, could thinking. -- good

:00:05. > :00:16.

:00:16. > :00:21.A little triangle of reds around the black spot, none of them are

:00:21. > :00:31.available. When he played that last shot, the red will not pass the

:00:31. > :00:32.

:00:32. > :00:39.pink. A fascinating little safety tussle going on at the moment. The

:00:39. > :00:49.17-year-old is coping very well. Giving it Shaun Murphy plenty to

:00:49. > :00:50.

:00:51. > :00:55.There is the trophy he would dearly love to get his hands on. Can you

:00:56. > :01:01.imagine, 17 years of age picking up that beautiful trophy? Wouldn't but

:01:01. > :01:11.be something, what a story that would be. -- wouldn't that be

:01:11. > :01:23.

:01:23. > :01:31.The two previous frames were almost one with one visit, Shaun Murphy

:01:31. > :01:41.with a 79 break, Luca with the 64. This is a fascinating little

:01:41. > :01:49.

:01:49. > :01:55.tactical struggle here. A frame a It is awkward with the three reds

:01:55. > :02:05.up the other end of the table, and this end of the table being the

:02:05. > :02:29.

:02:29. > :02:38.safety zone. Anything up the other end of the table is risky. The red

:02:38. > :02:48.to the left, if he double-dip back up, -- doubled it back up. It is a

:02:48. > :03:00.

:03:00. > :03:10.Surely he can't see enough of this to pot it and screw back for the

:03:10. > :03:37.

:03:37. > :03:41.Is this a tempter? I tell you what, he might be able to roll this red

:03:41. > :03:46.in the middle pocket, no, he hasn't got the angle, it would be very

:03:46. > :03:56.risky. We know it Luca, if he gets half a chance, he will have a go at

:03:56. > :04:04.

:04:04. > :04:14.He could finish up with all the remaining balls up at the other end

:04:14. > :04:16.

:04:16. > :04:21.of the table, the way things are Another fabulous crowd in here at

:04:21. > :04:25.the Barbican Centre in York, it has been like that for the last week,

:04:26. > :04:31.they really have been terrific, even when we had the 11 o'clock

:04:31. > :04:38.sessions in the morning, the place was almost full. He hasn't reached,

:04:38. > :04:48.has he? Foul and a miss. He if he has it put back he doesn't have

:04:48. > :04:54.

:04:54. > :05:01.very far to go. Just let him play Now then, what a shot that was,

:05:01. > :05:11.that is a dreadful shot from Shaun Murphy. One good pot, and all of a

:05:11. > :05:18.

:05:18. > :05:26.That was very careless from Shaun Murphy. It is the 17-year-old that

:05:26. > :05:32.has won the tactical battle there. Now then, kit he Paul this victory

:05:32. > :05:42.off? What a victory it would be, a long way to go, but he has this

:05:42. > :05:43.

:05:43. > :05:49.The only really difficult red is the one just to the right of the

:05:49. > :05:55.blue. A less he place to get onto the middle at some stage, this is a

:05:55. > :06:05.great chance. A think they are all going to be difficult for him.

:06:05. > :06:06.

:06:06. > :06:16.Still looks very well out there. Worrying times for the former

:06:16. > :06:26.champion. That is not the best shot he has ever played, got the one to

:06:26. > :06:42.

:06:42. > :06:48.I wonder well he played for the one near the right side cushion? --

:06:48. > :06:55.will he play. What was he doing cannoning into the blue? That is a

:06:55. > :07:00.mistake. He had a choice of shot here. He has played the cannon on

:07:00. > :07:05.the blue full ball. Now that the green is back on the spot he cannot

:07:05. > :07:10.get to the red over the pocket. What a mistake. The blue wasn't in

:07:10. > :07:15.the way of anything, no need to cannon the blue. I thought he could

:07:15. > :07:20.have even play for the red next to the blue, all sorts of options.

:07:20. > :07:24.Well, he can still cut this in, get round the back of the red and blue

:07:24. > :07:34.and finish on the pink, possibly. He should have been a lot easier

:07:34. > :07:35.

:07:35. > :07:42.than this. The path is there but it is all about the pot. The natural

:07:42. > :07:52.angle would be to go round near the white line. It is all about the pot.

:07:52. > :08:01.

:08:01. > :08:05.Will he get a better chance? He may well do, but he perhaps thought he

:08:05. > :08:08.was going to kiss the blue full in the face and push it towards the

:08:08. > :08:18.middle pocket but it was in the perfect position anyway. I think it

:08:18. > :08:35.

:08:35. > :08:45.Nervous moments for everybody. That is a shocker from Shaun again.

:08:45. > :08:50.

:08:50. > :09:00.Certainly come under pressure and That is the first shot we have seen

:09:00. > :09:06.

:09:06. > :09:16.There is no straightforward run to the winning line for Shaun Murphy

:09:16. > :09:24.

:09:24. > :09:34.I am not sure if you can pot the green and holed for that red. Might

:09:34. > :09:42.

:09:42. > :09:50.b able to -- hold. What an This green, if he just rolled it in

:09:50. > :09:54.dead slow, would be fine. Got no option. Making sure he is not going

:09:54. > :10:04.to be touching the black with his waist coat, looks like he was great

:10:04. > :10:13.

:10:13. > :10:21.on of the quotient the way he is That last situation, he just needed

:10:21. > :10:25.to give himself a little bit more time and think about the situation.

:10:25. > :10:35.If he had have distorted that is a little bit more, he had three or

:10:35. > :10:41.

:10:42. > :10:45.Whatever happens, Shaun can't get things going White, dead straight

:10:45. > :10:55.on the red, not played a good shot there because he would have liked

:10:55. > :11:18.

:11:18. > :11:26.to have just run up to the black The Luca will need a little bit of

:11:26. > :11:31.good fortune here. He might be able to get the red, but even that is

:11:31. > :11:41.fraught with danger. He can just see a little bit of it, has to miss

:11:41. > :11:43.

:11:43. > :11:49.the green with the cue ball. Foul We know he could see a little bit

:11:49. > :11:59.off the red, white take a while to put it back in position, if Shaun

:11:59. > :12:09.decides to have it replaced, looking at this long pot. Under the

:12:09. > :12:12.

:12:12. > :12:22.circumstances, is at the correct The referee might need a little bit

:12:22. > :12:23.

:12:23. > :12:33.of assistance with the monitor. To get it absolutely right. That is a

:12:33. > :12:33.

:12:33. > :12:37.bit to too much sticking out at the moment. I'm will be tempted to play

:12:37. > :12:46.off the side of the bottom cushion rather than risk that the thin one.

:12:47. > :12:56.But as the monitor they are looking at. That is where it was, let's

:12:57. > :13:07.

:13:08. > :13:12.have a look to see. The blue is not I would play the side cushion and

:13:12. > :13:17.hope to knock the red safe, doesn't get down on the shot getting out of

:13:17. > :13:25.the snooker. Whereas this red going to finish? Whereas the green going

:13:25. > :13:35.to finish? I thought for a moment he had got away with that. I didn't

:13:35. > :13:35.

:13:35. > :14:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:14:16. > :14:26.think he was going to hit it quite Puts him 17 points in front. Pink,

:14:26. > :14:33.

:14:33. > :14:39.yellow, and green, we will be in It will be tough to get on to the

:14:39. > :14:45.green. A very thin kiss on the black. May just have to roll it in

:14:45. > :14:55.dead weight but makes admissible if he plays it that way. -- makes it

:14:55. > :15:01.

:15:01. > :15:10.admissible. I expected him to knock He has had a second bite of the

:15:10. > :15:15.cherry, far from a straight forward clearance. The blue is very awkward.

:15:15. > :15:22.Has he got any sort of angle on the brown to get anywhere near the

:15:22. > :15:32.blue? Maybe not. He wanted a better angle not to swing it across the

:15:32. > :15:42.table towards the blue. What an exciting frame this is. Did try and

:15:42. > :15:46.

:15:46. > :15:51.Good chance to put a telling safety in here. Can't for the life of me

:15:51. > :15:57.think he would take a double on, get the white near the black. He

:15:57. > :16:07.has caught Shaun in a bit of trouble, a little bit of hard -- a

:16:07. > :16:14.

:16:14. > :16:17.little bit harder and he could have The normal safety shot is to roll

:16:17. > :16:21.the blue back over the spots towards the pink. If he was further

:16:21. > :16:29.away from the cushion with the cue ball he would kick -- hit the

:16:29. > :16:36.cushion first. If he risks that he has got to get it absolutely spot

:16:36. > :16:46.on. He is, trying to play it with side, hit the cushion first. He has

:16:46. > :17:09.

:17:09. > :17:12.He needs to keep running, that blue. Very good, might even be a snooker.

:17:12. > :17:22.Imperative that he got the blue past the middle pocket and he has

:17:22. > :17:25.

:17:25. > :17:32.got the snooker by the looks of There you see it. I will tell you

:17:32. > :17:42.what, it is not going to be easy to get this safe, got to swerve around

:17:42. > :18:05.

:18:05. > :18:15.the pink. Even then it is not easy Three needs a bit of good fortune

:18:15. > :18:19.

:18:19. > :18:25.here. The blue can go anywhere. And it is over the middle pocket, and

:18:25. > :18:35.Luca I think can get through to it. He cannot just leave the white

:18:35. > :18:43.

:18:43. > :18:53.where the blue is, that would be This is not the easiest of shots.

:18:53. > :18:54.

:18:54. > :19:04.That was a shot that would have got him into the semi-final. Quiet,

:19:04. > :19:09.

:19:09. > :19:13.Goodness me, sure must have thought for one second he had missed that.

:19:13. > :19:18.What an intriguing frame as he looked up to the commentary box.

:19:18. > :19:23.I'm delighted we will be into a decider, 5-5.

:19:23. > :19:27.Not sure I could take the excitement, what a frame, just the

:19:27. > :19:31.pink to go through. So many things happening, Shaun has left the blue

:19:31. > :19:35.on, when he has played the blue in the middle he has hit it a little

:19:35. > :19:41.bit too hard, let the cue ball one way, I still fancied the pot in the

:19:41. > :19:45.pink, it just shows you, what matter what age you are, pressure

:19:46. > :19:49.on it. What have we learnt about Luca Brecel this afternoon we

:19:49. > :19:55.didn't already know? He is going to be there or thereabouts at some

:19:55. > :20:04.stage in the next few years. He is a great competitor. We have seen

:20:04. > :20:09.worse pinks missed than that, anything can be missed in this game.

:20:09. > :20:19.You saw the first real signs of emotion. We saw the we smile

:20:19. > :20:20.

:20:20. > :20:24.beforehand. We saw a worse pink missed last night. This will tell a

:20:24. > :20:29.lot about him. He has got the disappointment of not being through,

:20:29. > :20:35.he has got to put that behind him and cost -- concentrate on the

:20:35. > :20:40.final frame. How do you think Shaun Murphy will reflect on his

:20:40. > :20:45.performance this far in this match? Well, if he comes off the table

:20:45. > :20:49.having lost the match I'm sure he will not be happy that he has not

:20:49. > :20:55.control the situation. He would be full of praise for his opponent, if

:20:55. > :20:58.that was the case. But what you're trying to do in these matches this

:20:58. > :21:01.time and dominate, try and cut out any luck, if you think you were the

:21:01. > :21:05.better player, stop the other guy from having a good day against you,

:21:05. > :21:09.it cannot always be done, he probably would be for this a pickle.

:21:09. > :21:15.If he wins he will be full of praise for Luca saying perhaps I

:21:15. > :21:19.should have done a bit better. you want in this final frame after

:21:19. > :21:24.he's shaken hands, give me a chance. Just get one chance with your hands

:21:24. > :21:28.on the table, if you make a mess, fair enough, but no -- nothing

:21:28. > :21:34.worst going home without a ball to the car. Luca Brecel has come

:21:34. > :21:38.through a final frame decider, he won the last two, so he knows what

:21:38. > :21:43.it takes, Shaun Murphy knows what it takes as well because he has

:21:43. > :21:47.been in the situation very many times before. How will we reflect

:21:48. > :21:52.on the championship so far? It seems to me we have ratcheted up

:21:52. > :21:55.the tension levels by the matches do seem to be getting more

:21:55. > :22:00.interesting. Sometimes you get it all in the first couple of days. It

:22:00. > :22:05.is building nicely. It is building nicely because there are people out,

:22:05. > :22:11.Ronnie is not here, Judd Trump went out, Mark Allen out, done Higgins

:22:11. > :22:13.out. There are quite a few people who think they can win. -- John

:22:13. > :22:18.Higgins stock I think Neil Robertson is probably the favourite,

:22:18. > :22:22.but plenty of people think this is a chance. Of the matches we have

:22:22. > :22:26.seen this has got to be right up there. John Higgins against Mark

:22:26. > :22:31.Davis last night was top notch. This is great stuff. If you are

:22:32. > :22:37.looking for excitement in snooker, best of 17 matches, the chance is

:22:37. > :22:42.one-sided, out of 11, perhaps more exciting. One frame, and the winner

:22:42. > :22:52.goes through to the semi-finals of the sport second best prestigious

:22:52. > :23:01.

:23:01. > :23:05.event. Not the best break off from Played with a lot of confidence,

:23:05. > :23:11.because he has come up sh -- come up short of the baulk colours,

:23:11. > :23:21.straightaway he has got a chance of a deciding frame. All you want is

:23:21. > :23:28.

:23:28. > :23:33.one chance and he has got that His Luca going to get the chance he

:23:33. > :23:43.needs, black is a little bit awkward at the moment. Just looking

:23:43. > :23:44.

:23:44. > :23:54.at the pink, if it doesn't go on its own spot it will be tied up.

:23:54. > :23:55.

:23:55. > :24:00.Just be interesting to see where the pink goes. He may leave an

:24:00. > :24:06.angle on the pink to bring it into play. Interesting to see if it does

:24:06. > :24:16.go on its own spot. It's certainly will not pot in the right hand

:24:16. > :24:18.

:24:18. > :24:21.corner. The black might be available. If he had have ruled the

:24:21. > :24:31.red in he could get nicely on the black stop I think it goes to the

:24:31. > :24:40.

:24:40. > :24:50.He looks like the pink would have gone on its own spot but he has

:24:50. > :24:54.

:24:54. > :24:58.tried it. Not sure about this angle whether he might have to screw back

:24:58. > :25:08.for the blue. A possibility he could have from 3 to get on the

:25:08. > :25:09.

:25:09. > :25:19.black. -- run through. The black might be available if he can get

:25:19. > :25:19.

:25:19. > :25:29.there. A change of plan. If he screws into the side here, he could

:25:29. > :25:35.

:25:35. > :25:39.He has been very lucky. He has got away without. -- with that. I think

:25:39. > :25:47.he has potted six out of seven when using the rest. Took his eye off

:25:47. > :25:51.the pot there. He would have been on the pink if he had potted it.

:25:51. > :26:01.Finished dead straight on the pink. Obviously very lucky to get away

:26:01. > :26:06.with it. I'm sure Luca is pretty police he will have one more chance.

:26:06. > :26:14.Is there a gap through to take the pot on? Look at that, he will be

:26:14. > :26:21.playing a safety shot. Some pot though. We don't need those

:26:21. > :26:27.comments. There is somebody talking and it'll be a loud, at the referee

:26:27. > :26:32.says we don't need as Commons, added know what they're saying. --

:26:32. > :26:40.I do not know. A large crowd in here to see the outcome of this

:26:41. > :26:48.Where is that red going, coming back up the table? Well the yellow

:26:49. > :26:58.come to the rescue? He might be able to see enough of the red to

:26:59. > :27:00.

:27:00. > :27:04.cut it in, the one near the pocket. That is not the easiest of shots.

:27:04. > :27:14.Does he have an alternative? This could be his last shot if he

:27:14. > :27:24.doesn't get it, though. Have a look at what he's faced with. He can

:27:24. > :27:48.

:27:48. > :27:53.just maybe get to the other red. Got to be a little bit careful here

:27:53. > :28:01.taking the cue ball up into the jaws of Oct left corner pocket he

:28:01. > :28:05.doesn't hit one of the colours. And he has done. It is OK. Once he made

:28:05. > :28:15.contact with the yellow he could quite easily have left the red near

:28:15. > :28:22.

:28:22. > :28:27.That has certainly opened things up, a little on the thick side, I think

:28:27. > :28:37.the red has come out and cover the one to the right. The only red that

:28:37. > :28:41.

:28:41. > :28:45.looks possible is a great -- is a He is just looking to see if he

:28:45. > :28:54.takes the red up into the left corner what he would leave into the

:28:54. > :28:57.right corner. What a brave shot this would be. He has got one of

:28:58. > :29:07.the best cue actions we have ever had in the game, going to put it to

:29:08. > :29:10.

:29:10. > :29:14.the test here. They just stop it If he stopped it dead there was

:29:14. > :29:24.nothing available in the right-hand corner, but Luca can get the upper

:29:24. > :29:37.

:29:37. > :29:44.hand on the safety exchange if he There is the way back down the

:29:44. > :29:54.table here. Just in front of the pink, he might be able to take the

:29:54. > :30:12.

:30:12. > :30:15.pot on. There it goes. He has got A very key shot coming up just

:30:15. > :30:25.having a look around, the reds are nicely spread but covering each

:30:25. > :30:46.

:30:46. > :30:53.The cue ball was going in the pocket! He just got into that far

:30:53. > :30:57.too much. It was awkward cueing from the jaws of the pocket. How

:30:57. > :31:04.many times could you play that shot and not screw the white into the

:31:04. > :31:11.pocket? At first glance he has not left anything easy and Luca has

:31:11. > :31:15.lost his chalk, the referee just picking it up there. He still has a

:31:15. > :31:25.little smile. He is a delightful boy. He is coping well under this

:31:25. > :31:34.pressure. He was one pink away from getting into the semi-final. What

:31:35. > :31:38.was Shaun Murphy doing on the green there? Unbelievable. Not often you

:31:38. > :31:48.see the player putting the player back in there with the reds spread

:31:48. > :31:51.

:31:51. > :31:55.like that, because you can place the cue ball anywhere in the D.

:31:55. > :31:59.pops up only in the middle of the pocket, he cannot see the left hand

:31:59. > :32:09.jaw. It would be too risky, surely, because if you missed it, there

:32:09. > :32:11.

:32:11. > :32:16.Luca could not see any shot so he thought I might as well move it to

:32:16. > :32:26.my opponent, and at the moment, Shaun Murphy cannot see an easy

:32:26. > :32:28.

:32:28. > :32:37.escape back down the table. The red just below the pink might let them

:32:37. > :32:41.get back down. There is a gap of that red that you mentioned, he can

:32:41. > :32:46.do that, that is one option, playing off the one behind the pink,

:32:46. > :32:52.you'd still get round the back of the two reds. With the yellow being

:32:52. > :33:02.off its spot there is no risk of cannoning into the yellow. That is

:33:02. > :33:06.

:33:06. > :33:09.where he would like to get the cue If he plays the one were talking

:33:09. > :33:13.about either with two reds either side of the pink, he might cannon

:33:13. > :33:18.into something else and push a red over the corner, but it looks like

:33:18. > :33:28.the only way. I've no player of the one behind the pink and get it back

:33:28. > :33:31.

:33:31. > :33:37.up to the left side of the table, He see that red I mentioned? If he

:33:37. > :33:44.can swing it round and Mr two reds, he might be able to get by Ripley

:33:44. > :33:54.on those lines. That shot is on. He is concerned about knocking other

:33:54. > :33:59.

:33:59. > :34:06.reds. Any ideas, he says! Luca Brecel is out there in the biggest

:34:06. > :34:14.match of his short career. He seems to be loving it. He's probably

:34:14. > :34:19.enjoying it a little bit more than his mum and dad. There was his mum.

:34:19. > :34:27.She has got a nice smile as well. That is lovely to see. But what is

:34:27. > :34:37.going on inside... Looks like he has decided on the shot we were

:34:37. > :35:10.

:35:10. > :35:13.As you can see from that picture there, that distance between cue

:35:13. > :35:23.ball and object ball, that is why he's taking on the alternative,

:35:23. > :35:31.

:35:31. > :35:41.Just a containing shot, but Shaun Murphy has the chance now to

:35:41. > :35:42.

:35:42. > :35:48.possibly get behind the green and brown. It will have to be a thin

:35:48. > :35:51.snick off of one of the reds, but it is on. I think he can play off

:35:51. > :36:01.that one and get the white somewhere along the line and put

:36:01. > :36:28.

:36:28. > :36:33.The last escape route is not available to Luca now, because of

:36:33. > :36:43.the brown to the red near the left corner pocket. I cannot see an easy

:36:43. > :36:49.

:36:49. > :36:59.I cannot see any easy escape possibility. He will have to be so

:36:59. > :37:00.

:37:00. > :37:10.He does not want the double-kiss. Has he got away with it? He's

:37:10. > :37:17.

:37:17. > :37:27.coming round to have an anxious As it turns out, it is not bad.

:37:27. > :37:28.

:37:28. > :37:38.is amazing. Seven reds in open play and there is not a red that pours.

:37:38. > :37:58.

:37:58. > :38:02.-- pots. When he double-kiss that, Going back to what John Parrott

:38:02. > :38:08.said, in the deciding frame, you just want that one chance. Shaun

:38:08. > :38:18.Murphy has had that one chance. Luca Brecel has not had that one

:38:18. > :38:24.

:38:24. > :38:34.chance because it has been a lot of If he plays down of this red here,

:38:34. > :38:35.

:38:36. > :38:43.just rolling up to it again. I tell you what, we talked about the table

:38:43. > :38:46.drifting slightly, that run perfectly true, no deviation.

:38:46. > :38:50.slightly better angle to get further in between green and brown.

:38:50. > :38:58.He could not get the angle with the last safety shot, but he can be,

:38:58. > :39:08.this time. I would have thought he would have picked that red that was

:39:08. > :39:26.

:39:26. > :39:32.me most. That was not a very good That was a cracking pot from a

:39:32. > :39:40.young man, absolutely cracking. The brown is a little bit tricky. This

:39:40. > :39:44.is a key shot, early on. It was a poor shot might from Shaun. We will

:39:44. > :39:52.show you the spot -- shot we spotted that he didn't play. This

:39:52. > :39:55.is a terrific positional shot. We can show you the situation. I

:39:55. > :40:05.thought he could are played like that to get in behind the brown,

:40:05. > :40:15.

:40:15. > :40:19.Meanwhile, Luca at a slight angle. It is pretty awkward. There are a

:40:19. > :40:29.couple of reds available but then it is going to be very difficult.

:40:29. > :40:37.

:40:37. > :40:46.He had two Bates at the cherry in the previous frame but if he can

:40:46. > :40:51.hold himself together, what a performance this will be. Where the

:40:51. > :41:01.balls are, if he can get himself 20 points in front, that is a massive

:41:01. > :41:19.

:41:19. > :41:29.At least the yellow is not on its spot to stop him coming back up for

:41:29. > :41:41.

:41:41. > :41:47.It is awkward, now, isn't it? Black and pink not available into the

:41:47. > :41:55.left corner. He will have to screw back for the blue. These are tough

:41:55. > :42:01.enough short with the rest, but to screw right back? Look where he has

:42:01. > :42:08.got that, that is just adrenalin. How do you get the cue ball back

:42:08. > :42:14.into that position?! He still smiling. It is fantastic to see, it

:42:14. > :42:21.really is. Had he got onto the blue he could have developed a few more

:42:21. > :42:31.reds. I said that the 20. Lead would be good, it is 18 at the

:42:31. > :42:40.

:42:40. > :42:46.minute, and that is pretty good. -- I think he was trying to put the

:42:46. > :42:52.green safe. He looked a little bemused at the way that the white

:42:52. > :42:57.van to the green. He is OK, but he was trying to knock the green safe

:42:57. > :43:01.and maybe it drifted slightly on the slate, there are five sleaze on

:43:01. > :43:11.the table and maybe it was were the joint is, under the cloth.

:43:11. > :43:11.

:43:11. > :43:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:43:55. > :43:58.Sometimes that can happen. -- 56 It seemed straightforward to come

:43:58. > :44:08.off the red down the left-hand side of the table but he's taking on the

:44:08. > :44:09.

:44:10. > :44:14.one near the pink. Sorry, I forgot about the one on the side. It was a

:44:14. > :44:19.straight forward escape, but I thought he was going to come down

:44:19. > :44:29.the left side of the table and he missed the red next to the pink,

:44:29. > :44:31.

:44:31. > :44:37.and what a result, it has to be Shaun Murphy is taking on a similar

:44:37. > :44:44.shot. He has played that nicely. He has kiss the yellow, but the key

:44:44. > :44:52.thing was getting back to baulk area. Let's have a look at this. He

:44:52. > :44:58.had to hit that very thinly. He has it that too thick. He needs the

:44:58. > :45:05.white to keep on going. I wonder, well Shaun Murphy be tempted? He

:45:05. > :45:10.would not leave a great deal - only the red he was having a go at. We

:45:10. > :45:20.know that he is so good that this type of shot. Can he knock it in

:45:20. > :45:35.

:45:35. > :45:40.under this pressure? Of course he That is not bad. It could have been

:45:40. > :45:46.better. But he has got a couple of reds that will pot. That was a

:45:46. > :45:56.cracking long red. He should not have been left that one, Luca came

:45:56. > :46:23.

:46:23. > :46:28.There is not a lot potting in there. I wonder if he's won two go for the

:46:28. > :46:33.red between the pink and the black. There was a gap to get on to that.

:46:33. > :46:43.He went too far, so there was a long way to go with the cue ball,

:46:43. > :46:44.

:46:44. > :46:50.but we know what he can do. How's your luck? It is not bad, I can

:46:50. > :46:55.tell you! You can always make your own luck at this game and that is

:46:55. > :46:58.what he did. We talk about, when you get a chance, make it a frame-

:46:58. > :47:02.winning one, and he really took a risk and he could not have played

:47:02. > :47:10.that better. When you play a shot like that you deserve a bit of good

:47:10. > :47:19.fortune. Absolutely. He would have been so unlucky not to finish on a

:47:19. > :47:22.pot, but it could not have worked out better. And he has every chance

:47:22. > :47:30.now - Shaun Murphy, who looked as if he was on his way out in the

:47:30. > :47:37.previous frame. Whatever happens, you have got to admire Luca Brecel.

:47:37. > :47:46.He has battled his little heart out. He was one pot away from getting

:47:46. > :47:56.into the semi-final. That little shake of the head. Every match this

:47:56. > :47:59.

:47:59. > :48:06.young man plays, he is gaining so He's up against number four in the

:48:06. > :48:14.world. And he almost had him out. But that is what champions are made

:48:14. > :48:19.of. All about that last red. You can see the next two reds and

:48:20. > :48:28.colours without any problem, but the fact the low is near the pocket

:48:28. > :48:31.means he can play for the black off the red along the cushion, but will

:48:31. > :48:36.he try to move this red into play? Would you want to play the red

:48:36. > :48:46.along the cushion? He will not want to move that unless he was

:48:46. > :48:48.

:48:48. > :48:54.absolutely perfect on it. Unless he He will want to get on the red in

:48:54. > :48:57.such a way that he has got an angle to play it without much pace,

:48:57. > :49:05.because the yellow is over the corner pocket, there is a problem

:49:05. > :49:15.with that. The black puts him 24 in front, red and black for a place in

:49:15. > :49:25.

:49:25. > :49:30.He has had a kick! What a time to get ahead a contact. Luca cannot

:49:30. > :49:35.believe it. What a time to get a heavy contact! Just when you are

:49:35. > :49:41.about to clinch the match. The young Seventeen-year-old is not

:49:41. > :49:51.done that yet. Absolutely amazing. The red jumped and went straight on

:49:51. > :49:51.

:49:51. > :49:59.the cushion. Now, where is the cue ball going to finish? He will want

:49:59. > :50:04.to make it as easy as possible. He has an angle on the blue to screw

:50:04. > :50:14.in behind the yellow. It was not the one that he was hoping to have

:50:14. > :50:21.

:50:21. > :50:27.Couldn't have played any better. Can he hold himself together? We

:50:27. > :50:35.have seen what happened in the previous frame, so here we go again.

:50:35. > :50:40.He has overscrewed it, that is just the adrenalin again. Steve was

:50:40. > :50:49.talking about the long pause, that is what can happen, you can overhit

:50:49. > :50:59.the ball. Good recovery, though. What an amazing match this has been.

:50:59. > :51:01.

:51:01. > :51:04.There are still a few more pots with yet. -- left yet. Has he will

:51:04. > :51:11.were screwed it again? Yes, he has. He really is putting himself

:51:11. > :51:17.through it here. And that is not going to be easy. Can you believe

:51:18. > :51:27.it? A repeat of the previous frame, and this is a lot more difficult

:51:28. > :51:32.

:51:32. > :51:41.And he has done exactly as he did in the previous frame. Absolutely

:51:41. > :51:51.amazing. It was just pure adrenalin as he was clearing up. Kept getting

:51:51. > :51:54.

:51:54. > :52:00.him slightly out of position. This pink to get into the semi-final. It

:52:00. > :52:05.has been a fabulous match. And Shaun Murphy hangs his head.

:52:05. > :52:10.Nothing for either of these players to hander head for. Shaun Murphy

:52:10. > :52:14.looked like he was out but he hung on in, and Luca missed a couple of

:52:14. > :52:19.pinks that would have got him into the semi-final but they have got a

:52:19. > :52:28.standing ovation which they deserve, and in the end Shaun Murphy goes

:52:28. > :52:32.through 6-5. Shaun Murphy's reaction, he looked as if he was

:52:32. > :52:37.drained, she a relief to get over the line against this young man.

:52:37. > :52:41.You cannot get closer than that. He is 17, he has a long way to going

:52:41. > :52:46.his career, but he will be disappointed, he had the chance at

:52:46. > :52:50.two pink's, he overscrewed and lost position on the green, Once he

:52:50. > :52:57.recovered, he then overscrewed the brown, then he hit the shot going

:52:57. > :53:01.round the table, so poorly, but he has got a long career ahead of him,

:53:01. > :53:08.it was a marked improvement from yesterday, and Shaun Murphy will be

:53:08. > :53:14.very relieved. Here he comes. We thought you might be feeling a

:53:14. > :53:21.little bit like that! Summit up for us, the feeling of relief at the

:53:21. > :53:25.end. If the kid continues the way that he is going, the way that he

:53:25. > :53:30.is coming on in the game, he just did not seem to feel any pressure

:53:30. > :53:39.until the end. I kept thinking he's going to feel it in a minute, but

:53:39. > :53:44.it never happened. It was a strange game. Good bits, and bad bits. But

:53:44. > :53:49.what can I say? I am thrilled to be through. You came up with in a

:53:49. > :53:55.couple of pinks without -- of going out, then that kick at the end and

:53:55. > :53:58.that red, what happened there? cannot predict it, do you have the

:53:58. > :54:04.white cleaned, and make it harder for yourself by stopping you were

:54:04. > :54:10.them, but I thought to myself, just pot the red, that is all you need.

:54:10. > :54:16.I thought I was out two or three times. What can I say? Maybe I have

:54:16. > :54:21.played my get out of jail cards! That was a missable pink and you

:54:21. > :54:25.just have together for that. I have missed easier shot than that! When

:54:25. > :54:30.he was clearing up by did not expect him to was grew the brown

:54:30. > :54:37.and not get on the pink or the blue, I just did not expect it, but then

:54:37. > :54:42.I expected him to knock the pink in - it had that will about it.

:54:42. > :54:45.happens to everybody. I am shaking like a leaf. I have been in his

:54:45. > :54:50.position. I remember breaking through and everybody going on

:54:50. > :54:55.about things, and he might not have looked nervous, but I am sure he

:54:55. > :55:00.was feeling it, and what a great week he has had. I was going to ask

:55:00. > :55:04.how much he reminds you of you when you were coming through at 22 years

:55:04. > :55:09.old, winning the world title, coming through the qualifiers,

:55:09. > :55:14.completely fearless, so what now for him going forward? When I made

:55:14. > :55:18.my debut at the Crucible against Stephen Hendry he said that Shaun

:55:18. > :55:23.Murphy can obviously play, but he's going to have to try and get you

:55:23. > :55:27.more often. It is that, where Luca is in the rankings to get to a

:55:27. > :55:32.position where he's been seeded into these tournaments, by right.

:55:32. > :55:38.That is the toughest part of his John in. But he showed this week,

:55:38. > :55:42.when he does get here, he is lethal. Ali Carter has gone through to the

:55:42. > :55:51.semi-final and will be playing Shaun Murphy next. This was a

:55:51. > :55:56.battle with Stuart Bingham. Ali Carter turned on the after burners

:55:57. > :56:05.and put two frames on the spin in, to win the game 6-4, to set up a

:56:05. > :56:09.very tasty Shem -- semi-final. What have the contests been like with

:56:09. > :56:14.Ali Carter before? I am not sure what the head-to-heads would be,

:56:14. > :56:20.but I know we have had a number of good games. We have good knees, as

:56:20. > :56:28.well, so it will be interesting, but he is obviously playing well. -

:56:28. > :56:33.- we are good mates. Is there are obviously more pressure as you come

:56:33. > :56:37.towards the end of the best of 11 frames situation? In my experience,

:56:37. > :56:43.the pressure towards the end of the match is the same whether it is

:56:43. > :56:52.five water-5, but there is something unique about best of 11 -

:56:52. > :56:57.- 5435. You could lose the first few frames it will be in a match as

:56:57. > :57:03.a bus - whereas with best of nine, it is all over. It has been great

:57:03. > :57:09.for the event. You know that you coming in and you might get a

:57:09. > :57:14.result. I'll give you that back now. We had been noticing that the

:57:14. > :57:19.quality of the secure we had been watching has a exponentially

:57:19. > :57:25.increased -- of the snooker. It is great to see. How is your own game

:57:25. > :57:30.feeling at the moment? I was thinking myself, how can you

:57:30. > :57:34.practice so much and play so well and play so badly? You performance

:57:34. > :57:44.can change on the day, because you have a row with somebody on the

:57:44. > :57:45.

:57:45. > :57:49.phone before the game. Is this an exclusive? Not at all! My game is

:57:49. > :57:55.in good shape. I have been working hard that the new club. I have been

:57:55. > :58:04.having a lot of table time. With all the tournaments that weekly in

:58:04. > :58:10.now, everyone is sharp. -- that we play in. You can have a rest before

:58:10. > :58:14.the semi-final, and well done to Luca, he made it a match as well,

:58:14. > :58:19.fantastic stuff. We have the 7 o'clock programme very shortly. And

:58:19. > :58:23.let me just remind you what is on the tables this evening. We have

:58:23. > :58:26.the other two quarter finals, and Matthew Stevens will be back in the