:01:08. > :01:11.Welcome from the players' lounge at the Barbican Centre in York. We
:01:11. > :01:17.have a quarter fell tonight featuring four of the best players
:01:17. > :01:21.in the world. Before we get started, let's show you what happened in the
:01:21. > :01:26.first two quarter final matches this afternoon. Shaun Murphy and
:01:26. > :01:36.teenager Luca Brecel treated the cloud -- crowd to a high drama in
:01:36. > :01:42.
:01:42. > :01:47.their match with the magician Life has a funny way of doing
:01:47. > :01:50.things. I have lost matches like that before. I have been in Luca's
:01:50. > :01:54.position before. I think if he continues to improve as he has done
:01:54. > :02:00.in the last couple of years, he's going to be big news in a couple of
:02:00. > :02:06.years. I am not sorry that I beat him but I wish him all the best.
:02:06. > :02:16.is very disappointing, but it was a fantastic match. I am still on
:02:16. > :02:17.
:02:18. > :02:21.happy, so yes. Not to be in the quarter final. Or so through his
:02:21. > :02:26.Ali Carter who won the Battle of Essex, the feeding Stuart Bingham
:02:26. > :02:33.6-4. The captain is reinvigorated and into the semi-finals of this
:02:33. > :02:36.event for the first time in four years. I am through to my second UK
:02:36. > :02:40.Championship semi-final. I hope I am not finished yet. The game
:02:40. > :02:45.started off quite well, the first five or six frames were very good,
:02:45. > :02:52.then it got a little bit scrappy in the middle, a little bit of tension
:02:52. > :02:58.kick in, but that is what happens. It is a big tournament. I will take
:02:58. > :03:04.the victory. Stuart's tactical play was very good. I am pleased to come
:03:04. > :03:08.out the winner. I am joined by Stephen Hendry. Fabulous my
:03:08. > :03:11.afternoon with both matches wonderful to watch, but Luca Brecel
:03:11. > :03:18.and Shaun Murphy, that will be the match that takes the headlines.
:03:18. > :03:23.What did you think? I was working on the other match, but Luca has
:03:23. > :03:28.been fantastic all week. He is not nervous, he scores heavily. Perhaps
:03:28. > :03:32.a little bit of inexperience at the end of the day. Do you think Shaun
:03:32. > :03:37.Murphy is in a place like to repeat what he did in 2008, is he back to
:03:37. > :03:40.that level? All you can do is put yourself in the semi-final, two
:03:40. > :03:45.match is away from the final, but there are good players left in it
:03:45. > :03:50.and a long way to go. In the first but are Mike frames today, Ali
:03:50. > :03:57.Carter was fantastic. After, a little bit scrappy and I think he
:03:57. > :04:01.was pleased to get the victory in the end. We are now going to
:04:01. > :04:04.concentrate on the match we will be focusing on this evening on BBC Two,
:04:04. > :04:14.featuring two players to have been world number one in the past two
:04:14. > :04:25.
:04:25. > :04:28.years, Neil Robertson and Mark's of To win the UK, as well as being a
:04:28. > :04:37.player who has won the Grand Prix and the Masters would be a pretty
:04:37. > :04:40.nice thing. It is a big tournament on the BBC in the UK, so it is huge,
:04:41. > :04:50.but I have been struggling for a little while in a major tournaments,
:04:51. > :04:51.
:04:51. > :04:56.so to come and have a good run, it is pleasing. I do not think either
:04:56. > :05:02.of us will struggle to get over the line. It will more or be a case of
:05:02. > :05:07.who turns up and plays better on that day. In three matches between
:05:07. > :05:11.them, Mark Selby has the edge, but Neil Robertson won the most recent
:05:11. > :05:18.meeting in the Premier League this year. Four fabulous players in
:05:18. > :05:22.action and they are waiting for Rob Walker to welcome them out. Good
:05:22. > :05:26.evening ladies and gentlemen. We have had time to pause for breath.
:05:26. > :05:31.What a John we have enjoyed at the williamhill.com UK snooker
:05:31. > :05:40.championship. Some amazing matches, and it continues now it with two
:05:40. > :05:44.places up for grabs in this year's semi-finals. Please will come a
:05:44. > :05:48.player enjoying his spell in the world top 16. He came through an
:05:48. > :05:55.absolute classic against John Higgins last night which had us all
:05:55. > :06:05.on the edge of our seas. Can he do it again? From Hastings, Mark
:06:05. > :06:20.
:06:20. > :06:25.MUSIC: "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson And his
:06:25. > :06:28.opponent, one of only two players still in the tournaments to have
:06:28. > :06:38.won it before, he can through beating Marco Fu in the second
:06:38. > :07:02.
:07:02. > :07:06.round, here comes the Welsh Dragon, Here on table number one, will come
:07:06. > :07:11.a player who tends to get better as tournament go on, winner of six
:07:11. > :07:16.ranking event titles including the 2010 World Championship. Bidding
:07:16. > :07:26.for a second successful UK semi, you comes the Thunder from Down
:07:26. > :07:50.
:07:50. > :07:55.MUSIC: "Heart Of Courage" by Two And his opponent, one of the most
:07:55. > :08:01.colourful characters on the circuit, double Masters champion, double
:08:01. > :08:11.ranking event winner. He came back from 3-0 down to beat Ryan Day and
:08:11. > :08:36.
:08:36. > :08:40.the second round, here comes the Well we are concentrating on Mark
:08:40. > :08:45.Selby and Neil Robertson, but if you want to watch the other table
:08:45. > :08:51.you can through connected TV, computer, tablet or mobile phone.
:08:51. > :09:01.Go to the BBC website for more details. Time to join commentators,
:09:01. > :09:05.
:09:05. > :09:11.former UK champion, John Virgo, and We have got a very interesting game
:09:11. > :09:16.here. It is hard to pick a winner. They have not met that many times,
:09:16. > :09:22.two times in the Premier League, which I do not really at count. It
:09:22. > :09:32.is not the type of snooker you see Indies major events. It is hard to
:09:32. > :09:32.
:09:32. > :09:38.pick a winner -- in these major events. I am really looking forward
:09:38. > :09:43.to this. Fantastic atmosphere in the Barbican Centre in you're. It
:09:43. > :09:49.is surprising, that statistic, they have only played each other three
:09:49. > :09:59.times, as you say. Neil Robertson is looking at the line of the
:09:59. > :10:09.
:10:09. > :10:16.Of both players, Neil Robertson has been playing a little bit better,
:10:16. > :10:26.but look at the tournament pot success, 90% for Mark Selby, 89%
:10:26. > :10:40.
:10:40. > :10:44.for Neil Robertson, on that, you He refused the pot. We didn't think
:10:44. > :10:49.there was any value playing the difficult pot. Just looking at that
:10:49. > :10:53.pots a success rate of Neil Robertson, he was 97% in his first
:10:54. > :11:03.match, and dropped somewhat, when he really struggled against Barry
:11:04. > :11:07.
:11:07. > :11:17.Hawkins. He had four centuries and at first match, fantastic. -- in
:11:17. > :11:22.
:11:22. > :11:25.You probably have to say that Mark Selby is the more clever of the two
:11:25. > :11:30.in the safety department, but Neil Robertson in the last couple of
:11:30. > :11:39.years has really improved in that department and that is what has
:11:39. > :11:49.made him so consistent. Two of the best scorers in the game as well,
:11:49. > :11:49.
:11:50. > :11:59.70 career centuries for Mark Selby. Excellent opener. Has he held upon
:12:00. > :12:12.
:12:12. > :12:17.There are the highest breaks in the Terrific opening pot. I didn't
:12:17. > :12:22.think the black would go, maybe it did. It looks as though he played
:12:22. > :12:30.for it. This is a slight surprise, having to hit this red. He could
:12:30. > :12:40.leave this on. If he had hit that full of, he may have left it on to
:12:40. > :12:45.
:12:45. > :12:55.the far left corner, but it is safe Just going back to that centuries
:12:55. > :13:01.statistic, 270 for Mark Selby in his career, 288 for Neil Robertson,
:13:01. > :13:11.but 54 centuries for Neil Robertson last season and 55 for Mark Selby -
:13:11. > :13:16.
:13:16. > :13:26.At this tournament alone, four centuries from Neil Robertson in
:13:26. > :13:54.
:13:54. > :13:59.the first round, two so far in the He didn't want to risk that pot,
:13:59. > :14:09.but he needs the green to come to his help. He seems to have left
:14:09. > :14:23.
:14:23. > :14:28.Good pot, wasn't it, and it wasn't into the heart of the pocket, and
:14:28. > :14:38.that is probably why the cue ball has gone close to that cushion. It
:14:38. > :14:41.
:14:41. > :14:51.The red to the right of the pink in open play would possibly be his
:14:51. > :15:16.
:15:16. > :15:22.That struggled in as well, and because he is a little bit straight
:15:22. > :15:32.on this black, he may want to take the red to the right centre, that
:15:32. > :15:40.
:15:40. > :15:46.is what he would like the cue ball, Maybe would have preferred a
:15:46. > :15:52.slightly better angle on the red than this. There is a case for just
:15:52. > :16:02.playing for the pink to the opposite middle. Some people don't
:16:02. > :16:32.
:16:32. > :16:35.like rolling balls, but I don't So, the pink goes on its spot. He
:16:35. > :16:40.can't play for the black so you will have to go up for the blue.
:16:40. > :16:50.You would think he was looking for a nice angle on the blue to play
:16:50. > :16:52.
:16:52. > :16:56.the cannon and bring the other reds into play. That is about perfect.
:16:56. > :17:02.Normally I would suggest hitting the pink full in the face, but with
:17:02. > :17:08.it being separated, he might decide to play in the reds. He played into
:17:08. > :17:18.the pink anyway, he would be unlucky not to be on one. He is not
:17:18. > :17:22.
:17:22. > :17:32.on one good, is he? Looking at the separation of the reds, he was
:17:32. > :17:33.
:17:33. > :17:38.unlucky, it is not straightforward, Just having a look at those two
:17:38. > :17:43.reds around the pink spot, which may plant into this bottom right-
:17:43. > :17:49.hand corner pocket. They do not look set, and it looks like he's
:17:49. > :17:56.not going to take the chance. like he cannot get past the pink to
:17:56. > :18:06.go for them. I think there is a plant, but he cannot get to them
:18:06. > :18:09.
:18:09. > :18:17.because of the pink. What looked like a good cannon, you felt
:18:17. > :18:21.certain he would leave himself a good pot on, but he didn't. I am
:18:21. > :18:26.not sure Mark Selby has look at these reds from the other side of
:18:26. > :18:30.the table because he can see the reds just below the pink of a plant,
:18:30. > :18:35.but I don't think he came round this site to have a look at that
:18:35. > :18:40.plant. What do very did he has played a very poor shot, there,
:18:41. > :18:45.kissing the blue full and the face. If Neil Robertson was a right
:18:45. > :18:50.hander this would be a certainty, but being left handed he's going to
:18:50. > :18:55.have to use the rest, which makes it a little bit more difficult. The
:18:55. > :19:01.black is unavailable, so you feel that the shot to play it to stun,
:19:01. > :19:08.one through and play for the pink in the right middle. Using the rest
:19:08. > :19:16.doesn't make it any easier. I think there may be a case that he could
:19:16. > :19:21.play it as a shot, if he can cover the reds with the black into the
:19:21. > :19:31.right hand corner pocket, but he does not feel that confident with
:19:31. > :19:35.
:19:35. > :19:41.I cannot believe he has refused that pot. And it is only because he
:19:41. > :19:44.had to use the rest and he did not fancy playing for the pink, he
:19:44. > :19:50.wanted to play a screw shot for the baulk end, and because he had the
:19:50. > :19:57.rest to play with, he didn't fancy it. Amazing. He has got second
:19:57. > :20:01.prize, because he has put the cue ball in just about the best
:20:01. > :20:08.possible position. If it was tight to the cushion it would be a little
:20:08. > :20:18.bit better, but he cannot complain about position. Mark Selby is
:20:18. > :20:30.
:20:30. > :20:33.forced into having a go at this red, There was concern that he's not
:20:33. > :20:36.going all out for the pot, he has forced the cue ball back to the
:20:36. > :20:46.baulk end, but it was a little fortunate that, to one into the
:20:46. > :20:56.
:20:56. > :21:06.If it misses the brown this is an excellent safety. Cannot played
:21:06. > :21:27.
:21:27. > :21:33.That was a helpful little bit of the yellow, and credit to Mark, he
:21:33. > :21:43.did well to get back to the baulk end. It wasn't easy. Safety play
:21:43. > :21:53.
:21:54. > :22:02.Kissing the blue was not advantageous. Leaving the red on to
:22:02. > :22:07.this corner pocket. The problem is, it is all getting very congested on
:22:07. > :22:17.this left an side, the black is not available to the right corner. --
:22:17. > :22:17.
:22:17. > :22:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds
:22:59. > :23:04.He caught that much too thick, and, in a way, he was a little bit
:23:05. > :23:09.fortunate to go in, off. Mark Selby would have loved the cue ball to
:23:09. > :23:15.stay in this half of the table which it could well have done, if
:23:15. > :23:20.it had not gone into the middle pocket. He has caught the knuckle,
:23:20. > :23:25.but there is a plant on to this bottom left-hand corner pocket. Am
:23:25. > :23:35.not sure whether Mark can get enough of the first red to make the
:23:35. > :23:53.
:23:53. > :24:03.The shot, excellent pot. The black goes to this left hand corner
:24:03. > :24:07.
:24:07. > :24:14.pocket, but let's just see this pot Those are very tough. Tight up
:24:14. > :24:18.against the side cushion. Never easy. And you are sort of forced
:24:18. > :24:26.into playing them. If they are Street, you fancy just dropping
:24:26. > :24:30.them in, but playing across the nap, there, he knew, as soon as seat
:24:30. > :24:34.potted the red that he had lost the cue ball slightly and that black
:24:35. > :24:40.was always going to be difficult. But what a chance this is no for
:24:40. > :24:50.Neil Robertson, with a 20 point lead, something to build on. --
:24:50. > :25:05.
:25:05. > :25:15.He can just get through to the He is just coming around to that
:25:15. > :25:19.
:25:19. > :25:26.left hand side of the table. He has just nudged it, he didn't
:25:26. > :25:31.play for that, but funnily enough, it has worked out OK. It is going
:25:31. > :25:41.to be quite difficult to get a round the back of those reds and
:25:41. > :25:44.
:25:44. > :25:53.black without warning into anything. -- running into anything. This is
:25:53. > :26:03.an eye of the needle shot. There are a few things to a void, there.
:26:03. > :26:04.
:26:04. > :26:08.-- avoid. He did well to find the gap, but not inch perfect. The fact
:26:08. > :26:18.that he is left-handed, if you are right handed this is easier, but,
:26:18. > :26:18.
:26:18. > :26:24.now, he has to use the rest. Makes this pot a lot more difficult.
:26:24. > :26:34.refused a red with the rest earlier. We will see how good he is with
:26:34. > :26:50.
:26:50. > :27:00.this one. Pretty good. Excellent Didn't hold for the black that time.
:27:00. > :27:04.
:27:04. > :27:08.Just about on the yellow. He has a 37 points lead. You feel that if he
:27:08. > :27:18.could get a good positional shot with three reds in the open, he
:27:18. > :27:53.
:27:53. > :28:02.could clinch the frame at this He may be able to drop this in and
:28:02. > :28:12.Mr two which to the left of the black -- miss the two reds. He
:28:12. > :28:16.
:28:16. > :28:23.could not have played it better. Now, there is no reason why he
:28:23. > :28:29.should not clinched the frame at this visit, 47 ahead, 67 remaining,
:28:29. > :28:39.but now that red has gone in there is only 59 remaining, so this black,
:28:39. > :28:47.
:28:47. > :28:57.one more red, that would get us to Pot this red, gold 56 ahead, 51
:28:57. > :29:05.
:29:05. > :29:07.When Mark Selby not in that long red, you thought, here is a chance,
:29:07. > :29:12.but he strayed too close to the side cushion, leaving him that
:29:12. > :29:20.tricky black, he went all out for it, and when he missed it, he left
:29:20. > :29:24.his opponent in amongst the balls. And when you leave him with a
:29:24. > :29:29.chance like that, you're going to lose that frame. But, he had his
:29:29. > :29:39.chance. He will certainly get some chances in the match tonight,
:29:39. > :29:54.
:29:54. > :30:04.Lovely shot. No chance of a century break, but Neil Robertson looking
:30:04. > :30:25.
:30:25. > :30:29.The yellow didn't go in but it didn't matter. He struggled a bit
:30:29. > :30:33.last night in his match against Barry Hawkins, but that was more
:30:33. > :30:37.like the Neil Robertson we have come to expect and he wins the
:30:37. > :30:40.first frame. We will have a quick look over to
:30:40. > :30:44.table two, and see what happened in the opening frame between Matthew
:30:45. > :30:50.Stevens and Mark Davis. Matthew Stevens has taken it with a break
:30:50. > :30:54.of 81, it is a great opportunity for Matthew, how difficult will
:30:54. > :30:58.Mark find it to lift himself after what happened last night?
:30:58. > :31:06.He is suffering a hangover from last night, an unbelievable match
:31:06. > :31:11.against John Higgins, different proposition, different tonight.
:31:11. > :31:18.Back to the Robertson, Selby match. Last night Neil dipped struggle a
:31:18. > :31:23.bit. He said conditions were tough -- did struggle a bit. I suppose he
:31:23. > :31:27.is confident he is playing well. They have tremendous expect --
:31:27. > :31:32.respect for each other, they probably seek Heger there as a
:31:32. > :31:42.major obstacle getting through to the final -- see each other. Tough
:31:42. > :31:50.
:31:50. > :31:55.to call. COMMENTATOR: The red has come up
:31:55. > :32:05.adjacent to the blue. May decide to play the pot here. The only red he
:32:05. > :32:13.
:32:13. > :32:23.Got the double-kiss, the dreaded double-kiss. The dreaded double-
:32:23. > :32:31.kiss, what you did want when he played this dashed when you play
:32:31. > :32:37.those shots. Up -- what you do not want when you play this shot. The
:32:37. > :32:44.two reds will go into this bottom left-hand corner pocket. Just
:32:44. > :32:54.having a look at the pink. After he pots it, will it go back on its own
:32:54. > :33:03.
:33:03. > :33:12.spot? The referee, from Malta. It will go directly in line with the
:33:12. > :33:20.black on the top cushion. Close to those reds as possible. Got to have
:33:20. > :33:30.a good steady hand for this. I was thinking that when he first put it
:33:30. > :33:32.
:33:32. > :33:41.down. He wouldn't be the first It happened at the World
:33:41. > :33:49.Championships, it was top class potting it. -- it was dropped while
:33:49. > :33:58.spotting it. The referee damp the gloves slightly so the balls don't
:33:59. > :34:04.slip out of their hand. Talking to him today, he refereed a maximum
:34:04. > :34:14.break from John Higgins, the 30 has refereed. Always nice thing to have
:34:14. > :34:18.
:34:18. > :34:28.on your CV, you refereed a maximum Doesn't have the angle on this red.
:34:28. > :34:28.
:34:28. > :34:36.Back up for the blue. We saw the previous frame he played the blue
:34:36. > :34:45.to well. Just having a look to see if anything will plant into either
:34:45. > :34:55.corner pocket. Always a possibility when you hit it that hard that the
:34:55. > :34:57.
:34:57. > :35:03.A maybe he thought the possibility of a plant. The way the bed was
:35:03. > :35:13.running towards the corner, that was concerning him. -- the way the
:35:13. > :35:16.
:35:16. > :35:20.If he was worried about that he should have hit that top red on the
:35:20. > :35:30.right hand side as we looked to make certain the cue ball was
:35:30. > :35:45.
:35:45. > :35:50.coming to this right half of the Could have a bit of a stalemate
:35:50. > :35:55.here, the problem for Mark Selby his the red is so close to the
:35:55. > :36:05.bottom corner pocket he will take a really good shot to cover that from
:36:05. > :36:07.
:36:07. > :36:12.a word colour. -- baulk colour. He would have the chance of covering
:36:12. > :36:17.up with the yellow and the blue but very difficult to get the cue ball
:36:17. > :36:20.on that side of the table. May just roll into him here. When you're
:36:20. > :36:25.doing this you have got to be careful, don't leave a touching
:36:25. > :36:35.ball. It adds the advantage to your opponent, and that is exactly what
:36:35. > :36:39.
:36:39. > :36:43.It is imperative in this match Mark Selby gets a good start. He won
:36:44. > :36:47.against Ryan Day from 3-0 behind, but he played so poorly in the
:36:47. > :36:55.first three frames he need -- he needs a good start for his own
:36:55. > :37:05.self- belief. Knocked in a couple of good reds in the first frame,
:37:05. > :37:06.
:37:06. > :37:16.failed on a tricky block. Is it just touching? Mark Selby is having
:37:16. > :37:20.
:37:20. > :37:27.a look at Neil saying do you want to be rack? -- re-rack. Both
:37:27. > :37:32.players have got to agree. Neil will certainly try and get that cue
:37:32. > :37:39.ball somewhere around edge of the pocket. If he tries to put it in
:37:39. > :37:42.the jewel of the pocket he will cover it with the blue. -- jaw. A
:37:43. > :37:52.you have got to make sure you cover the red over the pocket. Chance of
:37:53. > :38:06.
:38:06. > :38:16.a stalemate. He is OK, a little tap I don't think there's a chance Mark
:38:16. > :38:22.
:38:22. > :38:32.will try and slide off the pack and put the cue ball. Come off the side
:38:32. > :38:37.
:38:37. > :38:47.cushion, top cushion, it is possible. If he tries to get the
:38:47. > :39:03.
:39:03. > :39:13.cue ball back in the same position I saw Mark Selby, looking up. This
:39:13. > :39:17.
:39:17. > :39:27.red to the right of the pink will pot. To leave this. He has missed
:39:27. > :39:44.
:39:44. > :39:48.it, I don't think -- I don't think he has done too much damage. Having
:39:48. > :39:58.played that type of shot and bringing the reds out, lucky not to
:39:58. > :40:12.
:40:12. > :40:19.There is no way he wanted that red to Korea into the brown. May be
:40:19. > :40:29.forced Neil into playing a pot. That red knocked the brown off its
:40:29. > :40:31.
:40:32. > :40:41.spot, he certainly wouldn't have been on this red. That is key
:40:42. > :41:04.
:41:04. > :41:08.beautifully. Excellent killing. Similar black to the one Mark Selby
:41:08. > :41:14.missed in the last frame, shows you the difference being away from the
:41:14. > :41:24.cushion and being tight on the cushion. You feel you have got more
:41:24. > :41:26.
:41:26. > :41:36.of the cue ball to hit. One along the top cushion. He is playing a
:41:36. > :41:46.
:41:46. > :41:55.deep screw. Surely he has not got away with it this time. I think
:41:55. > :41:58.this red does pot, very tight. Just looking at this miss it again.
:41:58. > :42:04.wondering if he was trying to pinch a bit to get the screw back, didn't
:42:04. > :42:09.look as if he could get on the black. In an effort for position
:42:09. > :42:12.took his eye off the pot. This looks as if it just goes, but it is
:42:12. > :42:16.one of those, if you were right behind it I think it would be
:42:16. > :42:21.unmissable. When you're trying to judge the angle, you are thinking
:42:21. > :42:31.you have got to get it past the second red, you hit it too thin.
:42:31. > :42:36.
:42:36. > :42:45.What can he make of this chance? This is his best chance of the
:42:45. > :42:55.match so far. The last one, as I say, missed a difficult black. This
:42:55. > :43:01.
:43:01. > :43:06.one, you expect to score heavy. I The only problem with this
:43:06. > :43:16.particular chance is pink and black are tied up slightly. Have to get
:43:16. > :43:43.
:43:43. > :43:53.Nice angle. I would love to get that black into play. See how he's
:43:53. > :44:03.
:44:03. > :44:13.feeling. Decided for the loose one. He has to go back up for the blue.
:44:13. > :44:18.
:44:18. > :44:24.A red just about on the black spot, might be a good ball to get on. If
:44:24. > :44:34.he could leave himself nice and straight on that, something near
:44:34. > :44:35.
:44:35. > :44:40.the circle, has under it up. The reason I wouldn't be thinking about
:44:40. > :44:46.this red, or I wasn't thinking about it, his the black will not go
:44:46. > :44:56.on its spot. Maybe this is the red he played on but he will leave
:44:56. > :45:22.
:45:22. > :45:32.Trying to develop the black. Can he get through to the cut? I don't
:45:32. > :45:51.
:45:51. > :46:01.Added think he can get to hit this black thin enough. He is playing it,
:46:01. > :46:02.
:46:02. > :46:12.no problem. My excuse is it is a new camera angle. My commentators I
:46:12. > :46:26.
:46:26. > :46:31.It was an excellent shot, will need a nice kiss on the black. That is
:46:31. > :46:41.why we can say when a fit you got close to the cushion you have got
:46:41. > :46:41.
:46:41. > :47:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds
:47:33. > :47:43.to pot the ball -- when ever you The possibility of a second red to
:47:43. > :48:00.
:48:00. > :48:10.the right of the black, looks like He hasn't got away with this one.
:48:10. > :48:49.
:48:49. > :48:59.Come over the left hand corner I think he can pot this blue and
:48:59. > :48:59.
:48:59. > :50:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds
:50:05. > :50:09.avoid the cannon. Aim for that red Judge that very well. Just coming
:50:09. > :50:19.around to see this red below the pink, does it going to the opposite
:50:19. > :50:29.
:50:29. > :50:39.That was an excellent shot, forced it in-off two cushions to get on
:50:39. > :50:42.
:50:42. > :50:51.the pink. That will certainly open this red now. The red does pot.
:50:51. > :50:56.Excellent opportunity now for Neil Robertson. 17 points ahead.
:50:56. > :51:02.think in playing this red he would like to get up to the blue. Nothing
:51:02. > :51:09.to suggest that. You could see the cue ball was bouncing before it hit
:51:09. > :51:18.the pink which is probably why. This red by the yellow is a little
:51:18. > :51:24.bit awkward. If he can get on a colour that is closer, the blue I
:51:24. > :51:30.would suggest. The yellow could be a snookering ball if he is not
:51:30. > :51:36.careful, didn't have the angle to play for the blue. This frame is
:51:36. > :51:46.all about this positional shot. Quick glance at the scoreboard, 18
:51:46. > :51:47.
:51:47. > :51:52.points in the lead. He will be afraid to go up towards the baulk
:51:52. > :51:59.end because he could under run it and snooker himself. Any way down
:51:59. > :52:03.the left-hand side of the table. He will definitely be on the red, he
:52:03. > :52:13.will have to take it with the best, of course, but he will definitely
:52:13. > :52:16.
:52:16. > :52:26.want to be honest red. He has gone down. He has got a little bit too
:52:26. > :52:54.
:52:54. > :53:00.Wouldn't have been my choice to He needs the red, colour and the
:53:00. > :53:04.six remaining colours to steal a frame he never thought he could win.
:53:04. > :53:14.There is the shot again, that was also a problem coming down the side
:53:14. > :53:14.
:53:14. > :53:19.of the table. Certainly mustn't be too confident with the rest, Neil
:53:19. > :53:26.Robertson. In the first frame he refused the red with the rest. Did
:53:26. > :53:36.want it to play that last red with the rest. -- did not want. Not very
:53:36. > :53:45.
:53:45. > :53:50.Do well to get good position office-bound. What about the
:53:50. > :54:00.length? Does this yellow pass the brown? If it does that is an
:54:00. > :54:22.
:54:22. > :54:32.This is one of his great assets. The last red colour is strong on
:54:32. > :54:37.
:54:37. > :54:41.positions like this. A little bit short of pace, it needs to be a
:54:41. > :54:51.little bit straight on this blue, may have to take it into the corner
:54:51. > :54:58.
:54:58. > :55:02.I it always say, when they are clearing up, it is the shot from
:55:02. > :55:08.brown to blue that is the key to whether it is the simple clearance
:55:08. > :55:12.all possible banana skin. He just didn't get on the blue, played for
:55:13. > :55:22.it in the middle, wanted it to be in the middle, it Neil Robertson
:55:23. > :55:52.
:55:52. > :56:02.with the chance. The blue is all he He just overcut it. Mark Selby gets
:56:02. > :56:15.
:56:15. > :56:25.It is in. If it had just run past him it would have been a formality,
:56:25. > :56:28.
:56:28. > :56:31.but he hasn't. That is hard to believe. A full ball kiss or even a
:56:31. > :56:41.half ball kiss would have been perfect. He could still have a go
:56:41. > :56:43.
:56:43. > :56:48.at this pink, as we look at the He was leaning back. I think the
:56:48. > :56:53.thing is with this shot, obviously using the extended rest, because he
:56:53. > :57:03.so close he may be able to pot the pink and screw off the right-hand
:57:03. > :57:08.
:57:08. > :57:12.side cushion and top cushion to If he was further away I don't
:57:12. > :57:22.think he could hold the cue ball, but being so close he can get the
:57:22. > :57:24.
:57:24. > :57:34.Players like to play this with a lot of pace. He might be going in
:57:34. > :57:35.
:57:35. > :57:45.and out of baulk with this. refused it. Not saying I blame him.
:57:45. > :58:07.
:58:07. > :58:12.That is another chance that has I don't think you can get the cue
:58:12. > :58:21.ball back to the baulk cushion but he will try and cover the pink with
:58:21. > :58:31.the black here. Try and get the pink behind the black. He hasn't
:58:31. > :58:47.
:58:47. > :58:56.done it. At least it is in a safe He is playing the double, and it is