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:02:35. > :02:53.I'll just practice tomorrow and hope I keep it going. To come through and

:02:54. > :02:58.beat Sean is really pleasing. We have a fantastic afternoon of

:02:59. > :03:05.snooker ahead. The much we're focusing on is Judd Trump taking on

:03:06. > :03:10.Mark Allen. Two players are already through to the final eight.

:03:11. > :03:22.John Parrott and Ken Doherty are keeping me company. Good afternoon.

:03:23. > :03:33.Does it feel such a long time since the Crucible? I've missed you! Have

:03:34. > :03:38.you missed me? No. Very nice. Let's get stuck into the snooker. It's

:03:39. > :03:44.great to see you. Is the draw shaping up to what you'd expect? I

:03:45. > :03:48.think so. If you were picking it, I think there is only Marco Fu who

:03:49. > :03:53.hasn't come through. You expected all the big names to come through

:03:54. > :03:56.and they have done. The difficult bit starts from here because it is

:03:57. > :04:01.tough to pick a winner. What is it like when you reach this point of

:04:02. > :04:07.the tournament? For the top layers, this is the part of the tournament

:04:08. > :04:10.they'll really like. This is where the venue comes into its own will

:04:11. > :04:16.stop the real atmosphere, particularly with a good crowd. I'm

:04:17. > :04:23.sure the players are delighted with the way the setup is now. We've had

:04:24. > :04:30.over 65 or 66 century breaks so far and it's been a top-quality game.

:04:31. > :04:37.There are more fireworks coming with some cracking matches. So we can

:04:38. > :04:44.White who is your money on? There are going to be a lot of six - fors

:04:45. > :04:51.and 6-5s. That's where my money is. It makes it exciting. Interesting

:04:52. > :04:55.comments from Ronnie O'Sullivan on saying he's expecting a surprise

:04:56. > :05:00.name on the trophy. Is that just mind names? He's probably playing

:05:01. > :05:07.his own form down a little bit. He struggled to get over an opponent,

:05:08. > :05:15.even though he threw in a couple of centuries. He's very hard to stop

:05:16. > :05:19.when he gets in the throw. -- flow. Some great matches coming up over

:05:20. > :05:28.the next few days. I think the one this afternoon will be a humdinger.

:05:29. > :05:34.Got to be centuries in this match. We're looking forward to it. Here's

:05:35. > :05:39.what's coming up. Last year's UK championship win at Mark Selby won

:05:40. > :05:45.6-0 in his match but he will be pushed today. Graeme Dott, the

:05:46. > :05:48.former world champion, saw off Ali Carter in the last round and beat

:05:49. > :05:53.Selby in their last meeting in November. Judge Trump has dropped

:05:54. > :06:01.just three frames in his matches so far. He knows what it's like to lift

:06:02. > :06:05.the title. Trump has the edge over his opponent, Mark Allen, in career

:06:06. > :06:16.wins, although Mark Allen won the last meeting between the two. Is A

:06:17. > :06:23.One man has already booked his place in the last eight, Natalie Steward

:06:24. > :06:33.Bingham. They started this match at 9:30am. -- and that is Stuart

:06:34. > :06:41.Bingham. Congratulations to Stuart Bingham. There is a very big match

:06:42. > :06:47.taking place now, the other game on the other table. Ding Junhui taken

:06:48. > :06:57.on Ricky Walden. This has been a to refit encounter. We are going live

:06:58. > :06:59.to join the players. Ricky is at the table and he is leading by five

:07:00. > :07:18.frames. You couldn't join at a better

:07:19. > :07:26.moment, really. Ding ended up clearing the table.

:07:27. > :07:44.Ricky Walden just one frame away from victory.

:07:45. > :07:58.Pretty decent shot. Ricky Walden is very much an underrated player, I

:07:59. > :08:25.think. In full ranking tournaments, he's 22

:08:26. > :08:29.matches undefeated, Ding Junhui. He won the Indian open, three matches

:08:30. > :09:36.here. He would like to cover the red with

:09:37. > :09:49.the green but he has not done that. That was a little bit careless.

:09:50. > :10:03.That is what happens when you play one of the top players. It was a

:10:04. > :10:10.good shot as well. My word. Stray into that question, that would be a

:10:11. > :10:11.difficult one. -- straight into that caution, that would be a difficult

:10:12. > :10:22.one. Oh, dear. It could be a free ball

:10:23. > :10:50.which would save the day, I think. If that is not a free ball, I would

:10:51. > :11:00.be very surprised. Maybe there is a red on the left. Ricky is more than

:11:01. > :11:12.happy to get involved with this. The green is in the way. He didn't even

:11:13. > :11:32.notice the green. I am pretty certain it is a free ball.

:11:33. > :11:42.It is one of those rare instances where a lot of balls have been

:11:43. > :13:43.ported -- potted. It would be nice to think Ricky

:13:44. > :13:50.Walden would get a chance. But the moment, a lot of things point of

:13:51. > :14:03.this match possibly going 5-5. Not all of Ding 's gains were easy.

:14:04. > :14:42.There is a lot of work to be done. He would never have missed a shot

:14:43. > :14:57.like that in a month of Sundays. I think he is so tired.

:14:58. > :15:48.The harder you hit that, the narrow it will go across the table.

:15:49. > :15:51.He can get round the back of the black. He's looking at the

:15:52. > :16:04.alternative safety. Another example of how poorly he is

:16:05. > :17:23.queueing. -- cueing. How did that stay up? It was trying

:17:24. > :17:47.very, very hard to go into the middle pocket.

:17:48. > :17:52.He played that beautifully. The black is going to go out of

:17:53. > :18:42.He played that beautifully. The commission.

:18:43. > :19:35.He played that beautifully. The black is

:19:36. > :19:42.He could do with the pink. This is the key shot in this frame as far as

:19:43. > :20:07.Ricky is concerned. His angle looks pretty good to me.

:20:08. > :20:08.This looks perfect. Perhaps an inch too far to bring loads of red into

:20:09. > :20:43.play. A slight stretch here. That is not

:20:44. > :20:54.necessarily the most comfortable position to get yourself in. He has

:20:55. > :20:55.two playback onto the black ball. He will have to be careful not to miss

:20:56. > :21:17.this. Very, very good. That is an

:21:18. > :22:27.excellent shot. There is so much mileage here. He's

:22:28. > :22:29.only 11 points in front. If he plays for the loose red, he has to go into

:22:30. > :22:37.them again for the next shot. He looks like he's playing for the

:22:38. > :22:47.loose one. He might regret that. It might go into the middle. It

:22:48. > :23:34.might going to the corner. He was one shot away from winning

:23:35. > :24:00.frame and match there. If he's playing safe, he could get

:24:01. > :24:48.Ding in trouble. He has got to make sure he doesn't

:24:49. > :25:16.push the red below it. He has found a little gap on the other side.

:25:17. > :25:20.He might try to get the cue ball back into a similar position to what

:25:21. > :25:43.it is now. Just play the same shot. Not many

:25:44. > :25:50.positions whether red nearest the pocket is portable. -- not many

:25:51. > :25:58.positions where the red nearest the pocket is portable macro. --

:25:59. > :26:30.pottable. He got he would grab the chance

:26:31. > :27:02.there to win the match. He has given Ding a chance.

:27:03. > :27:06.That certainly could have come out worse, couldn't it? Here is the shot

:27:07. > :27:21.again. I think he has been frustrated

:27:22. > :27:23.today. I think throughout the tournament, there have been signs he

:27:24. > :27:34.is not at his best. If he could find a way of winning

:27:35. > :27:40.this match, maybe he could be a different player. He wouldn't mind a

:27:41. > :28:43.few more of these going safe. There is nothing easy here. It has

:28:44. > :28:52.taken him the best part of a minute to come up with anything. That was

:28:53. > :29:09.the one place on the table he could get Ricky into some trouble.

:29:10. > :29:35.Excellent shot, wasn't it? He thought long and hard about that.

:29:36. > :30:07.Good heavens. That is a fluke and a half. Ricky smiles, but I don't

:30:08. > :30:14.think inside he is all that happy. He certainly got a double kiss on

:30:15. > :30:31.the red. He has played it up and down. He couldn't consider going for

:30:32. > :30:45.the brown to the corner. Plenty of reds to hate. -- hit. The two on the

:30:46. > :30:51.left, he does not want to play those. You will have to play for

:30:52. > :30:58.those in the open. -- he will have to play for those in the open. He

:30:59. > :31:17.will have two hits them from behind slowly. That is his only hope.

:31:18. > :31:25.I feel for him there. It was only just out, but in this case, it has

:31:26. > :31:57.done lots of damage. It is still hard to imagine Ding

:31:58. > :32:21.winning the frame from here. I wonder whether he has an angle on

:32:22. > :32:26.this red to bring one of the others into play. It doesn't matter which

:32:27. > :32:37.red he hit first. Unless you get a double kiss.

:32:38. > :33:00.Amazing. I am not sure if he can get down.

:33:01. > :33:12.The blue-macro could be in the way. -- the blue could be in the way.

:33:13. > :33:25.I believe it was on the way and he knew it. He nailed that shot.

:33:26. > :33:33.Another tense frame. We had a frame at 33 earlier which went to the

:33:34. > :33:40.black and they both played shot at it. -- at pre-3.

:33:41. > :33:48.Might get a chance to see a very difficult black. Those are the

:33:49. > :33:56.frames that make a difference at the end.

:33:57. > :34:03.This is the shot from earlier. I think it is one of the best shots

:34:04. > :34:13.I've seen all week, to calmly rolled out in. That was an excellent black

:34:14. > :35:38.to go for -3 in front. -- 4-macro-3. Where the balls are, this frame

:35:39. > :35:44.feels like it might go down to the last couple of colours like the

:35:45. > :35:49.earlier one we showed you. It almost has the feel of a decider but, of

:35:50. > :36:00.course, we may still get one of those if Dean wins this one. -- Ding

:36:01. > :36:03.Junhui. It would be very unlike him to clear up where the balls are if

:36:04. > :36:13.he does get a chance on the final two reds.

:36:14. > :36:23.Things could change in the next couple of seconds. A good pot that

:36:24. > :36:31.gives him a lot of options. He won't want to allow an escape to the left

:36:32. > :36:39.cushion. If he finishes where he's put his finger, if he does block off

:36:40. > :36:45.the left side of the table, he may... Wouldn't you rather come of

:36:46. > :36:49.the left side of the table? I wouldn't mind that because if you go

:36:50. > :36:58.of the top, you've got a chance of getting the red safe.

:36:59. > :37:55.He hasn't even snooker team. That has to be a terrible mistake.

:37:56. > :38:05.Is there a pot available? The green looks to be in the way. He can't pot

:38:06. > :38:09.it in the right-hand corner. Ding has been a bit fortunate there

:38:10. > :38:20.because he messed up that safety shot completely.

:38:21. > :39:10.That was close. I bet his heart was in his mouth for a second.

:39:11. > :39:11.That was close. I bet his heart was in his mouth for a second.

:39:12. > :39:17.That was close. I bet his heart was in his mouth

:39:18. > :39:52.That was close. I bet his heart was couldn't risk bringing the red

:39:53. > :40:07.That was a great effort. He has left Ricky and awkward one, cueing over

:40:08. > :40:35.the top of the black. A lot of tension in this frame. It's

:40:36. > :40:41.been going on 35 minutes and we're still not certain who's going to win

:40:42. > :40:50.it. This would be one of Ricky's best victories for quite some time.

:40:51. > :40:55.Semifinalist at the Crucible earlier in the year, losing to Barry

:40:56. > :41:05.Hawkins. Been fairly quiet since then.

:41:06. > :41:10.If the white was a little bit further into the middle of the

:41:11. > :41:15.table, he could risk playing it off the blue, but not whether white is.

:41:16. > :42:18.He could try to Phuket in the middle pocket. -- fluke it.

:42:19. > :42:24.Ding had the insurance of the black there. Full ball cannon on the green

:42:25. > :42:27.would have been interesting. Not the easiest of safety shots with the

:42:28. > :42:30.yellow there. He can't get across it. He needs to be careful of any

:42:31. > :42:53.double-kiss playing up and down. Whoever puts the red, you'd fancy

:42:54. > :43:21.strongly to win the frame because of where the yellow has ended up.

:43:22. > :43:25.It's all about getting the object ball safe here. Almost impossible to

:43:26. > :43:45.get in behind a colour. It's amazing. All the positions on

:43:46. > :43:48.the table to finish there was no real shock where he could get

:43:49. > :44:58.snooker. -- shot. I don't think Ding could leave

:44:59. > :45:05.anything but a chance for Ricky Walden here. He may think it is

:45:06. > :45:09.worth having a pot at this red with the blue over the pocket if he could

:45:10. > :45:21.run through. Safety shot is not guaranteed.

:45:22. > :45:29.Can't blame him for having a go at that. Colour was guaranteed. That

:45:30. > :45:31.has worked out fine. Never knowing where the object was going to

:45:32. > :47:20.finish. The white whoever goes on to win the

:47:21. > :47:52.frame, you would expect to win the match.

:47:53. > :47:56.He didn't quite have the angle to get that red ball around wide enough

:47:57. > :48:07.to miss all the colours. It difficult safety battle. It's

:48:08. > :48:12.hard to work out who exactly is dominating. Normally one player has

:48:13. > :48:21.the edge and is getting his opponent in trouble.

:48:22. > :48:24.Ricky didn't play that quite as well as he could have and he could have

:48:25. > :48:36.got Ding in big trouble. I don't think that is even half a

:48:37. > :48:58.pocket. Not achieved the snooker. Ricky

:48:59. > :49:00.should get the upper hand. He should be able to get Ding in trouble for

:49:01. > :49:14.this. Plenty of tension. These two are

:49:15. > :49:15.quick players. But this frame is coming up to 44 minutes long and no

:49:16. > :49:35.immediate sign of it finishing. There may be a sliver of that red

:49:36. > :49:37.slipping out but if it is, it's not going to be enough for Ding to play

:49:38. > :49:53.it. One of the longest frames of the

:49:54. > :49:54.match so far but what an important frame it is. Just coming up to 45

:49:55. > :50:09.minutes. Had to rely on good fortune where

:50:10. > :50:31.that was going to end up. It is one of those - do I or don't I? ?

:50:32. > :50:43.APPLAUSE That might have been slightly ironic cheer at he ended up

:50:44. > :50:59.winning that safety dual. Green black to yellow doesn't appear

:51:00. > :51:04.to be a problem. This is the key shot now.

:51:05. > :51:14.That was terrible. It's worked out so badly that he still has the shot

:51:15. > :51:18.from yellow to green. It wasn't what he was looking for. He has to

:51:19. > :51:34.compose himself, for get about the last shot.

:51:35. > :51:45.Oh, dear. Oh, wow! That really was a golden chance to win the match and

:51:46. > :51:49.now he's given the chance to Ding. The shot on the block was not a good

:51:50. > :51:56.one and it makes that one seemed even more difficult. -- the black.

:51:57. > :52:01.It is only the blue to think that you feel could save Ricky come

:52:02. > :52:21.looking at the table. -- Bluetooth pink.

:52:22. > :53:05.If the pink was on its spot, things would be so much easier.

:53:06. > :53:09.get the rest out and swing the cue ball right

:53:10. > :53:22.He'd love to play to the middle Ricky will be saved by a chance

:53:23. > :53:31.He'd love to play to the middle pocket but

:53:32. > :54:00.He can't pot it without playing with eye line, you

:54:01. > :54:05.He can't pot it without playing with side. Felt like he wanted to hit

:54:06. > :54:17.that hard and come out in the middle of the table.

:54:18. > :54:44.Waldrom wants a ball and is favourite because he's got first

:54:45. > :55:03.safety in. -- Ricky Walden. That didn't look a natural. But it's

:55:04. > :55:37.nice to have a shot to win. There has been some excellent

:55:38. > :56:16.safety. There has been a lot of missing going on. A lot of tension.

:56:17. > :56:22.There were so many ways to play that shot. The only thing you don't do is

:56:23. > :56:24.play that shot. That is up there with one of the worst safety shots

:56:25. > :56:44.we've ever seen. Can you believe it? ! He really is

:56:45. > :56:48.struggling, Ding. He's done well to keep this much alive because he's

:56:49. > :56:51.played so poorly. Apart from the 135, he's in so poor. He almost

:56:52. > :57:03.wants to shake before the shot. Some great safety play from the two

:57:04. > :57:07.players. Both had lots of chances of the final frame but Ricky Walden

:57:08. > :57:14.goes into the next round, leading by 6-4.

:57:15. > :57:20.STUDIO: What a terrific start to the snooker. Ricky Walden through to the

:57:21. > :57:30.last eight and he will be playing Mark Allen or Judd Trump. He is

:57:31. > :57:34.behind me in the studio, Mark Allen, and is about to take on Judd Trump.

:57:35. > :57:40.We'll bring that to you live after we have a chat about Ricky Walden

:57:41. > :57:44.and Ding Junhui. If we had a camera in the studio, about three shots

:57:45. > :57:48.before Ricky sealed the frame, you said you didn't believe what you

:57:49. > :57:55.were seeing. He's had an incredible run, Ding. To come to a losing end

:57:56. > :58:01.like that, I don't think I've ever seen him miss like that. Incredible

:58:02. > :58:06.stuff. He snookered himself on the pink but have a look. I don't know

:58:07. > :58:10.what he's trying to do. He's trying to screw it in, not use a caution at

:58:11. > :58:18.all and he's come totally across it. He's missed that by quite a way. I

:58:19. > :58:24.think he's played this done there. He's not played either shot, really.

:58:25. > :58:26.He was laughing himself. There was a shot of Ricky Walden, where you

:58:27. > :58:35.could see by his body language he thought he had blown it. Lack to

:58:36. > :58:43.yellow was a brewer shot. -- black to yellow was a poor shot.

:58:44. > :58:52.What is incredible is the way Ding has been playing. Hard to believe he

:58:53. > :58:57.could miss that pink. He is usually so solid and strong, particularly on

:58:58. > :59:06.the pressure shots. But a couple of shots there... Never in doubt! Here

:59:07. > :59:12.he comes. We were just talking about your body language. You were looking

:59:13. > :59:16.at Ding, thinking you had blown it. I needed a good read to clinch it

:59:17. > :59:25.and I just played a shocker, black to yellow. No excuse, really. But

:59:26. > :59:30.then Ding misses the pink. Incredible stuff. I couldn't believe

:59:31. > :59:36.it. I thought we were in for a decider but I got my chance. You've

:59:37. > :59:42.been through all the motions in the past five minutes. It was a tough

:59:43. > :59:50.game. I can't believe he missed this, to be fair. I thought he was

:59:51. > :59:52.playing a stunt to come off the back question. We were both missing a few

:59:53. > :00:18.shots. Ding is flying at the moment. When

:00:19. > :00:24.you get your chance and feel that you have blown it, there is nothing

:00:25. > :00:37.worse, really. I didn't play my best but I stuck in there. He has been on

:00:38. > :00:48.fire. It must give you great confidence. I am happy when I can

:00:49. > :00:56.just go and compete. If you turned up at the semifinal and played

:00:57. > :01:03.well, that is the pinnacle. People who do well at the Championships in

:01:04. > :01:11.Sheffield do well in the Championships. I had a good run. I

:01:12. > :01:22.won a couple of tournaments in China. I have struggled to get my

:01:23. > :01:29.foot in the door. You can relax and watch Liverpool play Norwich

:01:30. > :01:38.tonight. Exactly. Man United and Everton are playing tonight. Ricky,

:01:39. > :01:43.thank you for coming in for a chat. The much we are concentrating on is

:01:44. > :01:47.a rerun of the 2011 championship final. Judge Trump is taking on Mark

:01:48. > :01:55.Allen. We will bring you that shortly.

:01:56. > :02:13.This is where it happens. This is my office. This is where I play table

:02:14. > :02:20.tennis. So this is the office, is it? This is where the real hardware

:02:21. > :02:26.companies. These lovely ladies do everything for me, really. They look

:02:27. > :02:31.after my flight, sorting me about my passports. Nobody really gets to see

:02:32. > :02:41.that. I have no worries off the table. I just turn up and play

:02:42. > :02:47.snooker. This is the main man, Django. He pretends to work hard but

:02:48. > :02:57.really, he is on his laptop looking for a new car. This guy is good.

:02:58. > :03:03.Without him, I would be nothing. The facilities are his. There is now

:03:04. > :03:10.have improved myself is done to him, I think. -- the reason I have

:03:11. > :03:25.improved myself is down to him, I think. How many people are behind

:03:26. > :03:37.you? Here, there is probably five. The is a team in China as well.

:03:38. > :03:50.Django solves everything out and looks after me. A lot of the hard

:03:51. > :03:54.work is done here. I think most people think you go to a club and

:03:55. > :04:03.play against the general public, but that is not the case. So, tables.

:04:04. > :04:06.Tommy. There are five tables. I normally stick to the same table,

:04:07. > :04:24.unless somebody gets there before me. This is mine. I used to be at

:04:25. > :04:32.the back left but got bit lonely so I moved to the front. How many hours

:04:33. > :04:35.a day are you spending in here? Spending and playing is a different

:04:36. > :04:42.thing. I probably spent pretty much all day here. I get here about ten

:04:43. > :04:50.or 11 and that leave until seven or eight. Practice was, three or four

:04:51. > :05:00.hours a day. What do you do with the rest of the hours? Sit down and

:05:01. > :05:09.watch TV. Really? Yes, I watch TV. If I play my own, maybe six or seven

:05:10. > :05:14.frames, then sit back, gets in concentration, have some food, then

:05:15. > :05:33.come back and practice. If I play on my own for two long, I get bored.

:05:34. > :05:37.Nice place to work. Is it lonely? He is in the background, but you are in

:05:38. > :05:43.here a lot on your own. Do you get bored? Not really. I stick music on

:05:44. > :05:50.quite a lot to keep me sane. I enjoyed it. There are a lot worse

:05:51. > :05:58.things I could be doing. It is not like a job. At the end of the day,

:05:59. > :06:05.there is a tournament to go to at the end of most weeks, so I always

:06:06. > :06:10.have something to look forward to. You have distractions like people

:06:11. > :06:13.coming up to you in snooker clubs, and noise that can put you off.

:06:14. > :06:19.Here, you can just get down to business.

:06:20. > :06:26.Very impressive, and thank you to judge Trump for showing as that. It

:06:27. > :06:35.is not an you get the chance to see how somebody prepares. I remember

:06:36. > :06:50.those days. Playing there from 11 until about five or six at night.

:06:51. > :07:05.Where did you practice? At a club. I used to sweep, mop, Hoover. .

:07:06. > :07:10.Doesn't it show how the sport has evolved? Very swish offices there.

:07:11. > :07:14.Bed-macro said he has his stuff their booking his flights, and so he

:07:15. > :07:22.can concentrate purely on practising. -- Judd said he has

:07:23. > :07:28.people were booking his flights, so he can concentrate purely on

:07:29. > :07:35.practising. Yes. You need to do that. You go down, do you practice

:07:36. > :07:39.and that is all you have to worry about, look after yourself, make

:07:40. > :07:53.sure you are well rested. Exercise as well is very important. It looks

:07:54. > :08:00.very professional outfit. It has become a lot more professional over

:08:01. > :08:07.the years. When you play in those types of conditions, you are well

:08:08. > :08:10.used to it. You couldn't always play on those tables in your own club and

:08:11. > :08:19.you would come here and it would be different. Judd is up against Mark

:08:20. > :08:29.Allen this afternoon. That is our live match this afternoon.

:08:30. > :08:40.There is a lot of hype around it because we are both attacking. Some

:08:41. > :08:59.of it could be a little bit edgy. There is a lot of pressure.

:09:00. > :09:08.It is down to a two table setup now. I have not been at my best,

:09:09. > :09:13.especially with my safety, that has been poor. If I can tighten not up,

:09:14. > :09:22.my game is in good shape, I think. I am just going to go out and

:09:23. > :09:40.attack. So here we go. Judd Trump versus

:09:41. > :09:46.Mark Allen. It could be a rematch of the 2011 game. The boys in the

:09:47. > :09:53.studio are looking forward to this as our our commentators.

:09:54. > :10:12.Thanks, Jason. This has the feel of a very high-profile match. They have

:10:13. > :10:18.been given the OK on that table. Here they come to start their match.

:10:19. > :10:19.I think this has the makings of the most attractive of all the matches

:10:20. > :10:38.in the 16. We had Barry Hawkins overcoming

:10:39. > :10:45.Shaun Murphy. I expect it to be fast and furious. They play the same game

:10:46. > :10:51.and it is a question of who plays it better. I think Judd Trump is

:10:52. > :10:59.probably expected to be the favourite. He was almost on top form

:11:00. > :11:06.in the last game. I don't think it will be a walkover

:11:07. > :11:36.for one of the two players. Two years ago, Judd beat Mark by ten

:11:37. > :12:09.frames to eight. Chance to play the first attacking shot of the game.

:12:10. > :12:18.That match you were talking about, that is the best I have seen him

:12:19. > :12:19.play in the last few months. The signs are that he is getting back to

:12:20. > :12:39.his best. Things are looking up. He did not play in the Australian

:12:40. > :13:15.open. Both these players are gentlemen who

:13:16. > :13:22.take the game very, very seriously. They both have wonderful facilities

:13:23. > :13:26.where they play. A lot to look over to -- a lot to look forward to over

:13:27. > :13:27.the next few years, for both of these players. I think there will be

:13:28. > :14:12.around for quite some time. When that punchy cue action works

:14:13. > :14:25.for Mark Allen, he can be unstoppable.

:14:26. > :14:31.Coming up to three and a half minutes.

:14:32. > :15:57.They have both played brilliant this so far.

:15:58. > :16:32.Very good shot. He deserves a bit of good luck.

:16:33. > :16:38.These two boys can play safe, but amongst them, I would think they are

:16:39. > :17:04.two of the quickest players on the tour.

:17:05. > :17:32.Mark as to think about this next shot.

:17:33. > :19:16.Could have done with being on the one in the middle first.

:19:17. > :19:55.He is trying to bring the pink interplay. -- into play.

:19:56. > :21:32.Of all the top players, if Judd has an Achilles heel, now and again he

:21:33. > :23:30.misses a pot you think he shouldn't. But boy, he can play.

:23:31. > :23:56.You can easily nudge into one. He does play the nudge.

:23:57. > :24:49.It is always nice to see that. It gives you an insight.

:24:50. > :25:03.It would have been a little bit higher up on the cue ball than last

:25:04. > :25:46.time. Well, that will be another good

:25:47. > :26:18.shot. Red and the black, then the frame will be his.

:26:19. > :26:30.Beautiful control. I was under the impression he looked a lot better

:26:31. > :26:50.the other day. He hadn't been playing that well this season.

:26:51. > :28:31.Players will on and off form this game.

:28:32. > :28:46.That was a lovely break. It is 1-0 to Judd.

:28:47. > :29:04.This is how they love head-to-head. All very tight.

:29:05. > :29:10.He looks very relaxed and a solid start.

:29:11. > :29:22.Yes, he's on good form. I thought his overall play looked like being

:29:23. > :29:28.back in the big venue suits him. He likes being in the big time. He also

:29:29. > :29:33.likes being in front of the cameras. He has only dropped three frames so

:29:34. > :29:40.far. I was very impressed with that great. It was very controlled, very

:29:41. > :29:44.assured. -- was very impressed with that great. He gritted his teeth a

:29:45. > :29:56.few times. He has a steely determination. As John said, his

:29:57. > :30:01.form is getting better. I think he wants to show something. And what

:30:02. > :30:10.Mark Allen did there, he cannot do it again.

:30:11. > :30:18.COMMENTATOR: You remember the ones you miss when you see your opponent

:30:19. > :30:26.pot balls. Miss one ball, get punished and have

:30:27. > :30:30.time to dwell over it. Both reds are pottable but it doesn't look like

:30:31. > :31:32.you can get to the back of either of them. He may be looking at a safety.

:31:33. > :31:45.Should might be able to get to them. He may be looking at a safety.

:31:46. > :31:59.Should might be able to get to but given the way they pot

:32:00. > :32:20.Should might be able to get to Nobody likes playing shots

:32:21. > :32:24.Should might be able to get to hasn't passed the blue. Judd being

:32:25. > :32:27.left-handed will need his extension. The black is available. If he

:32:28. > :32:29.finishes low, he can get that away from the other one and quickly have

:32:30. > :32:45.a chance to score heavily again. Just gone a little bit too far to

:32:46. > :32:52.make the position a certainty but he can move the red out. He just wanted

:32:53. > :32:54.to hold his cue ball about two inches closer to the black than it

:32:55. > :33:25.is. A good shot, bouncing the black off

:33:26. > :33:54.the cushion and back. A nice pair of Danny LaRues there.

:33:55. > :34:04.He has got a lot like that! Very sparkly.

:34:05. > :34:20.They're about 500 quid each. Each shoe!

:34:21. > :35:01.They are Strictly Come Dancing shoes, those!

:35:02. > :35:17.A little trip into the bunch of red looks of the order of the day. S he

:35:18. > :35:29.deleted by one but it has certainly still got to happen.

:35:30. > :35:34.Interesting that he didn't take that opportunity a couple of shots back

:35:35. > :35:36.because by going up for the blue, he's coming away from the high value

:35:37. > :35:57.colours and the action. This looks to be the last of the

:35:58. > :36:08.easy read Sony may have to play that cannon after the next shot.

:36:09. > :36:23.-- easy reds, so he may have to play.

:36:24. > :36:36.He was just below centre on that. It ended up almost a screenshot, more

:36:37. > :37:16.than a hard stun shot. -- screw shot.

:37:17. > :37:25.He didn't go for that because the red wasn't pottable passed to the

:37:26. > :37:29.blue. You can't always win the frame in one visit but if you don't, it's

:37:30. > :37:34.good to think the player will keep the game very tight. Mark Allen is

:37:35. > :37:39.not getting any table time at all at the moment.

:37:40. > :37:46.Mind you, what about that for a shot? Seems like he felt he would be

:37:47. > :38:00.playing it to keep the cue ball safe but a tremendous shot all the same.

:38:01. > :38:47.He deserves to win back the advantage after the red he potted.

:38:48. > :39:00.At first glance, I can't see how he can get them safe.

:39:01. > :39:51.Might have another try, using the right hand, rather than the left.

:39:52. > :40:01.He hit it with tremendous judgement of pace.

:40:02. > :40:09.You just saw the red move slightly, just quiver. He's got himself out of

:40:10. > :40:12.trouble there. It cost him four points initially but he won't worry

:40:13. > :40:28.about that too much. Very honest of Mark Allen. He didn't

:40:29. > :40:33.believe he hit it. He said he didn't hit it so he called a foul on

:40:34. > :40:41.himself. A tap on the table from Judd, who wasn't aware. Mark,

:40:42. > :40:46.understandably, is big on all of that and calling fouls on himself is

:40:47. > :40:53.what snooker players do. Well done to him. Losing four points could

:40:54. > :41:01.make a big difference. It's all about the integrity of the players.

:41:02. > :41:02.He's going back now. This is fun. It must have been very close to

:41:03. > :41:37.touching. I didn't see the point of having it

:41:38. > :41:40.moved back because he knows he's going to play the same shot and he's

:41:41. > :41:45.in a worse position this time because he's tighter to the cushion.

:41:46. > :42:34.He could have made Mark play it from here.

:42:35. > :42:46.This week are wide and this is an excellent safety shot -- That could

:42:47. > :43:31.have been an excellent safety shot. A 4-ball kiss would have been

:43:32. > :43:36.unlucky. That didn't make much difference. Just overscrewed that

:43:37. > :43:59.slightly but should be OK. Those shots seem to be going into

:44:00. > :44:04.the middle of the pocket, which is always a good sign, but I don't want

:44:05. > :44:41.to jinx him. So far, Mark Allen has had very few chances.

:44:42. > :44:51.Maybe just decelerated there and all of the sudden, the match has taken a

:44:52. > :45:00.different turn. Certainly the frame house. This is Mark's first chance

:45:01. > :45:07.of any real note, I would say. Now and again Judd is more prone than

:45:08. > :45:15.any of the top players to making a mistake where he misses easy shots,

:45:16. > :45:18.more than any other player. That is the easiest ball mark has missed

:45:19. > :45:55.this week. It may be a lack of table time.

:45:56. > :46:08.It will be a great relief in the end if Judd wins the frame after that

:46:09. > :46:22.thin black that he missed. REFEREE: Frame conceded. That is

:46:23. > :46:25.strange, Mark allowing the frame to be conceded at that point. He leads

:46:26. > :46:41.2-0. Jason STUDIO: He was quite considered in

:46:42. > :46:44.the first frame. He's missed one or two there but he

:46:45. > :46:49.looks much more settled than Mark Allen. He's missed a couple of balls

:46:50. > :46:54.already in the first couple of frames but he looks like he is here

:46:55. > :46:58.to win. Normally you see Judd smash the ball is open as quickly as

:46:59. > :47:04.possible but he's just been picking off reds and going up and down. Neil

:47:05. > :47:07.mentioned he was expecting him to go into reds aren't open them up and

:47:08. > :47:11.try to win the frame but he's been quite conservative about his

:47:12. > :47:16.break-building but you can tell, as we can see just from his body

:47:17. > :47:20.language, a really steely resolve. He's very determined, very gritty.

:47:21. > :47:25.It's something we haven't seen from him for quite a while. I was

:47:26. > :47:29.listening to Stephen Hendry saying he didn't know how much practice

:47:30. > :47:36.Judd does yet he seems be in the groove. I'm sure he does enough.

:47:37. > :47:41.Some players do two or three hours and that is enough where is other

:47:42. > :47:44.people have to do five to seven. The main thing for him is that he's back

:47:45. > :47:48.in a big arena, in the second biggest tournament in the world and

:47:49. > :47:53.he enjoys it. I'm very impressed. His safety shots have been

:47:54. > :47:58.excellent. Good weight on his cue ball control. He's putting it all in

:47:59. > :48:03.today. The last time they played, he lost to Mark Allen and he's probably

:48:04. > :48:09.remembering that and giving him a lot of respect. When we turn up to

:48:10. > :48:13.the TV tournaments, we talk about a couple of players - Ronnie

:48:14. > :48:17.O'Sullivan and Judd Trump. Do you think Judd needs a big TV tournament

:48:18. > :48:23.and then suddenly we'll see him fulfil his promise? He likes the big

:48:24. > :48:28.stage and loves playing in front of the cameras and big crowds. He's one

:48:29. > :48:33.of those players that is a born entertainer, like Jimmy White, Alex

:48:34. > :48:39.Higgins before him. He's a great talent but I think he really gets a

:48:40. > :48:44.buzz out of playing in these big events and that's why he's done so

:48:45. > :48:47.well here in the UK and he got to the final in the World Championship,

:48:48. > :48:53.as well. I'm not sure what he gets excited about but he probably goes

:48:54. > :49:00.to the European tour events for a bit of practice. These events - and

:49:01. > :49:05.all the top players are the same - they focus on the bigger events.

:49:06. > :49:11.This is where the focus and concern is.

:49:12. > :49:18.WILLIE THORNE: Mark Allen has been in tremendous form but has struggled

:49:19. > :49:26.this afternoon. Played a couple of loose safety shots. Certainly missed

:49:27. > :49:27.more easy balls in the first two frames than he has in quite some

:49:28. > :49:44.time. This was one of the first shots of

:49:45. > :49:48.the match that was very tough. There was a degree of difficulty about

:49:49. > :49:50.that, and this, too it wrongly. This is the one that might play on his

:49:51. > :50:52.mind more than the other three. The red sticking out of the pack is

:50:53. > :50:54.causing him a problem. If he did the one at the pyramid he would knock it

:50:55. > :51:09.into the right hand side. He decided on the containing safety.

:51:10. > :51:10.You can't gain any advantage from Matt and sometimes just have to wait

:51:11. > :51:41.for a better chance. -- from that. He played right in behind the

:51:42. > :51:54.yellow. Not sure what he intended. The red might pass the blue.

:51:55. > :52:08.One of his specials, straight into the middle of the pocket. A bit

:52:09. > :52:17.close to the side cushion for his colour.

:52:18. > :53:12.It was slightly awkward but I thought Judd would get it.

:53:13. > :53:19.Mark Allen needs a 30 or 40 break to get back a bit of confidence. It's

:53:20. > :53:22.the first time I've seen him play where he is lacking in confidence,

:53:23. > :53:25.overhitting balls and underhitting balls. He's one of those players

:53:26. > :53:38.that likes to dominate. He works very closely with Terry

:53:39. > :53:41.Griffiths and, Terry, I'm sure you'll be watching. You've not been

:53:42. > :53:59.very well, so get well soon. The problem there was that he didn't

:54:00. > :54:22.get into the pack. The red was protecting part of it.

:54:23. > :54:28.He had a target to hit. It's just the red sticking out that he goes

:54:29. > :54:32.into so the pack would never go very far because the pace had been taken

:54:33. > :55:28.off by the time it reached the pack.

:55:29. > :55:34.Just not at the races today, Mark Allen, for some reason. I'm sure he

:55:35. > :55:45.went to bed last night really looking forward to this map -- map

:55:46. > :55:57.-- game. Such a poor safety from Mark Allen,

:55:58. > :56:54.that. It's amazing. I'm sure people

:56:55. > :57:00.watching haven't seen Mark Allen play this badly for a while.

:57:01. > :57:07.Probably a good job he's playing best of 11 because he's got time to

:57:08. > :57:10.get back into this match. When he hit this one, I thought he was on

:57:11. > :57:19.his way into the pocket. That has rattled the jaws.

:57:20. > :57:28.That wanted, as well, with a better outcome. -- that one did.

:57:29. > :57:37.He needs to settle into the match and he hasn't done that yet. You

:57:38. > :57:40.don't quite ever feel at home in a snooker match until you've got a

:57:41. > :57:44.frame on the board and you're starting to motor. He just can't get

:57:45. > :58:37.out of first gear at the moment. That one he did hit well. The way he

:58:38. > :58:39.struck the cue ball could give him confidence. And that's the best he's

:58:40. > :58:56.played in the match so far. He's got a little bit of work to do

:58:57. > :59:00.yet to make this a frame-winning opportunity. He only needs another

:59:01. > :00:08.40 - odd points. When he gets that punchy action

:00:09. > :01:01.going, he uses the cue ball exceptionally well.

:01:02. > :01:10.He starts somewhere and he was on average form. You have to start

:01:11. > :01:15.somewhere with trying to find your form and get your touch. At the

:01:16. > :01:18.moment, to more breadth and he has that frame on the board. -- two more

:01:19. > :01:54.raids. So, the frame will be Mark's. And

:01:55. > :02:13.that is more like it. A beautiful shot.

:02:14. > :02:18.It seemed unlikely that he could make a century when he came to the

:02:19. > :02:23.table but now it is a positive. It has been a very one-way break. He

:02:24. > :02:46.has not been able to use the black ones. -- the black once.

:02:47. > :02:49.You mention he hasn't put at the black ones and he has put it at just

:02:50. > :02:59.the right time. This is a really good effort. When

:03:00. > :03:05.you consider, he literally could not put a ball in the first two frames.

:03:06. > :03:11.His potting was all over the place of this is a really good effort.

:03:12. > :03:16.He just needs to get into a situation where he can make 30 or 40

:03:17. > :03:42.just to gain his confidence. He has got -- he has a lot more than that.

:03:43. > :03:49.The shot was on but he could not have played it any better. That is

:03:50. > :04:06.what I was saying about how his cue ball comes under excellent control.

:04:07. > :04:20.128 men after the Aachen -- Barbican. This is looking very much

:04:21. > :04:25.like he will be the 70 third. What a break. A typical Mark Allen breaks,

:04:26. > :04:30.this tubal not travelling very far. -- this tubal.

:04:31. > :04:42.That is a shame. He has pulled a frame back. Judd Trump is still

:04:43. > :04:46.leading, 2-1. But he really did need that frame, no doubt about that.

:04:47. > :04:53.Everything was a struggle. But very fine margins at this game. You sort

:04:54. > :04:56.to shops in that frame, one from Judd, one from Mark, into the same

:04:57. > :05:04.pocket. The first one rattles violently. Judd was cueing well.

:05:05. > :05:12.Marcus left here with a very easy read but even this, keep an eye on

:05:13. > :05:19.the red. It called the father jaw and eventually, that has dropped.

:05:20. > :05:27.Until that, he really did look all at sea. He did. Also an example of

:05:28. > :05:32.where there is such a fine margin between a century break or not. Judd

:05:33. > :05:38.might have made a hundred break but it was only the speed that kept it

:05:39. > :05:43.out. Mark was a fraction of an elite closer to the pocket and that is why

:05:44. > :05:50.the pocket accented the ball. -- accepted the ball. He will be

:05:51. > :05:55.delighted to get a frame on the board. If Judd Trump loses this

:05:56. > :06:00.frame, he will be kicking himself to think he could have come out of this

:06:01. > :06:08.session 2-2 when he is the more dominant player.

:06:09. > :06:23.Things looking up. It is 35 from 39 now. He hasn't missed anything for a

:06:24. > :06:43.good while, making that rape. He has boosted -- making that break.

:06:44. > :06:51.If the black was on it, he could rival this and get on the back. But

:06:52. > :06:56.it is dead straight. Maybe he could go for a walk colour. -- walk

:06:57. > :07:08.. That is more likely Mark Allen we are used to watching. Playing for

:07:09. > :08:24.the blue -- but he has a second prize.

:08:25. > :08:30.He has the problem of the ridge-macro by the black. I think he

:08:31. > :08:57.tried to move it there. But he is OK. But the black the out of play,

:08:58. > :09:04.he would like to bring the pink into play. A bit dangerous because it is

:09:05. > :09:29.just off its sport. -- off its spot. He may be refusing to get into

:09:30. > :09:37.the pink because it is covered. If he puts the pink off the next red,

:09:38. > :10:39.it will go amongst the reds and put the black out of play.

:10:40. > :10:44.He is just trying to work out exactly with the pink would go,

:10:45. > :10:50.whether it would be totally out of commission. He might be able to

:10:51. > :11:04.leave half ball pink in the middle. He is not guaranteed to get a

:11:05. > :11:08.session on the red here. They get in the way of each other here. He may

:11:09. > :11:18.have to play this quite pacey. That was his problem, wasn't it?

:11:19. > :11:26.Because of the pace he had to play, he cleared the ink spot but he

:11:27. > :11:33.forgot about the pink. -- he cleared the pink spot. It was always high

:11:34. > :11:44.up. At this sort of speed, it was never going to go in.

:11:45. > :12:10.Kept out of play for about a frame and a half.

:12:11. > :12:16.He couldn't have done any better. He generated much spin. It seemed to

:12:17. > :12:23.speed up having hit the second cushion. It suddenly took off from

:12:24. > :12:43.the cushion, there. It had that much spin.

:12:44. > :12:49.Still a lot of work to do with the balls are at the moment. The next

:12:50. > :13:00.five reds and colours are OK. It is tough to win a frame of the

:13:01. > :14:12.pink and the blue. He did really well to hold that. It

:14:13. > :14:18.was quite thin and didn't want to get past the old line. This next

:14:19. > :14:20.shot will tell us more about his chances of making this into a

:14:21. > :14:44.frame-winning break. Playing on the right-hand red, he

:14:45. > :14:51.may have the shot. If not, he has more work to do. What a great shot

:14:52. > :14:56.that was. I thought he was trying to move one. That was absolutely

:14:57. > :15:12.perfect. Very well played. Hilliard. -- brilliant.

:15:13. > :15:21.A clever shot, this. And certainly the shot that followed it, also.

:15:22. > :15:28.Again, the red just above the back. -- the black. Still more to do to

:15:29. > :15:35.get him into the frame and get him to the point of winning it.

:15:36. > :15:46.He has to be little careful here. He may just try to drop one in the

:15:47. > :15:54.middle pocket and try and get in behind the back of the red.

:15:55. > :16:01.He is purposely trying to get straight on this to leave an angle

:16:02. > :16:16.on the black. Unlucky, though, he has finished nowhere.

:16:17. > :16:30.Blue to bring the red into is tough. If you place it firmly, he might be

:16:31. > :16:31.on the other red. There have been one or two mistakes but in between,

:16:32. > :16:42.some good snooker. If he nudges the left-hand red and

:16:43. > :16:50.plays it slowly, there will still be the chance that he is on the other

:16:51. > :17:01.one. If he plays it at speed, he puts all his eggs into one basket.

:17:02. > :17:18.A good rake, there. There was nothing on, when he came to the

:17:19. > :17:21.table. Pink and black were out of play. A lot of players would have

:17:22. > :17:26.paid to get in between those and leave themselves an option of being

:17:27. > :17:27.just off straight on one of them to get onto the black. A good safety

:17:28. > :17:38.shot here. This was the attempted move on the

:17:39. > :17:54.loo. -- on the blue. That was a miss and this might be a

:17:55. > :17:58.free ball which is an unbelievable mistake at this stage. In kernel. --

:17:59. > :18:10.incredible. He didn't get the kiss right. If he

:18:11. > :18:16.had just dropped on it, just dead weight, it would have been the

:18:17. > :18:24.choice of two reds. He decided to play the case. -- the case. I wonder

:18:25. > :18:27.if he can get onto the black from this. It would help matters if he

:18:28. > :18:29.could get behind the black with an angle. That is asking a lot from

:18:30. > :18:38.where he is. He has tried it and I don't name

:18:39. > :18:55.him. It needs to be top side. He is ever so unlucky there. He has

:18:56. > :18:59.a very slight angle but it was a great idea to put it on the black. I

:19:00. > :19:09.think you can just about force it in. Kissed the top red.

:19:10. > :19:20.Not quite enough in front yet, 37. He didn't quite get it thick enough,

:19:21. > :19:24.that red. The safety shot is not straightforward. He is not over the

:19:25. > :19:35.line yet. I want if he has the shot to push both reds up the table. That

:19:36. > :19:41.would be very handy. But risky, perhaps, under the circumstances.

:19:42. > :19:50.He hasn't got many shots on. That is why he was so upset. He only wanted

:19:51. > :20:13.another red. The double-kiss has frustrated him a lot.

:20:14. > :20:19.But that shot because he knew the red would come off the cushion onto

:20:20. > :21:05.the black and stopped it going up the table.

:21:06. > :21:14.This is another very good safety shot from Judd. I have been

:21:15. > :21:18.impressed from him -- with him. He would have to tighten his game

:21:19. > :21:23.little bit to compete at the top level all the time. When he is not

:21:24. > :21:33.at his best, he have to rely on his all round game. Boy, he has tried

:21:34. > :21:37.hard on this. We don't think of him as a safety player but all these

:21:38. > :21:49.guys know how to do it. Hit and hope. we know that his A game is

:21:50. > :21:56.good enough and now his B game is good enough to compete.

:21:57. > :22:05.In the end, I think what Mark Allen always knew what happened is

:22:06. > :22:11.happening, that he is playing it again.

:22:12. > :22:34.Does it past the black? I think it does. I am pretty sure it does. The

:22:35. > :22:39.only thing is the tube always coming dangerously down towards the other

:22:40. > :22:45.red. -- the cue ball is coming dangerously down.

:22:46. > :22:52.I think he has held himself together produce the last few shots. A couple

:22:53. > :22:57.of tactical shots and he deserves to win the frame in the end. That was

:22:58. > :23:01.an excellent break he made in that frame, it was only 48 but it was

:23:02. > :23:04.almost as good as a century, where the ball square. -- where the balls

:23:05. > :23:17.were. 42 points in front, the black. But

:23:18. > :23:22.slightly at the one end of the table. -- at the wrong end of the

:23:23. > :23:27.table. Mark Allen Combe and in any more trouble. This will be a

:23:28. > :23:31.concession if he goes around the back. There is the concession. A

:23:32. > :23:42.pretty good standard of frames there. It is Judd Trump who take the

:23:43. > :23:49.3-1 lead. How pleased have you in with the all-round game today of

:23:50. > :23:52.Judd? Very impressive. We think he has come in here with the match

:23:53. > :23:58.mode. Some excellent safety play, thought out well. We're expect

:23:59. > :24:04.things a lot but I have been really impressed with Judd's all-round game

:24:05. > :24:12.today. What does he need to do now? he made a good break to make it 2-1

:24:13. > :24:16.but he doesn't seem to be firing on all cylinders. The safety has to be

:24:17. > :24:21.a little bit better. He was a bit critical about his safety and said

:24:22. > :24:26.it needed to improve and it hasn't and it has caused him a problem. He

:24:27. > :24:35.has let Judd in for us and dominate the frame. He has missed the pink of

:24:36. > :24:39.the spot. He completely took his eye off the end, missed the part and

:24:40. > :24:44.since then, he was never in the frame after that. He has missed four

:24:45. > :24:50.or five pots that are literally simple pots for him. It is quite

:24:51. > :24:55.unusual for him to not get those. Judd is probably all of a sudden

:24:56. > :24:59.inking, I and getting bees easy chances. He is making the most of

:25:00. > :25:09.them and it is a very professional job he is doing. By macro but Mark

:25:10. > :25:12.made a good break of 48. yes, but that is one frame. You need to

:25:13. > :25:18.because it through the match. He is definitely second in the match,

:25:19. > :25:23.compared to Judd. How difficult is it went you see 2-down, there may be

:25:24. > :25:30.little bit of urgency to get back into the game, how tough is that? It

:25:31. > :25:35.is a bit like playing and Sullivan at his best. You have to let them

:25:36. > :25:40.know you are in the match. Judd is not really a frontrunner today. He

:25:41. > :25:45.is doing it with wheelie good matchplay and Mark has come to the

:25:46. > :25:52.table and there is nothing for him to play. Thank you very much indeed.

:25:53. > :25:55.The other match we are concentrating on is the match between frame. And

:25:56. > :26:14.Mark Selby. I think he has a very repetitive

:26:15. > :26:22.action, it is very smooth. John Higgins. His position is good as can

:26:23. > :26:29.be. Ronnie O'Sullivan. I think his game

:26:30. > :27:08.is phenomenal. Stephen Maguire. Sean Moss. He make it the ball a bit

:27:09. > :27:14.hard, but he can get it through. Again, John Moffitt.

:27:15. > :27:21.Higgins. He has proved it so many times. He can still manage to go

:27:22. > :27:52.over the line. I could say John. John is the best tactical player we

:27:53. > :27:59.have got. Selby, I think. He has done similar times. Mark Selby.

:28:00. > :28:14.Really love those items and Mark Selby gets mentioned there. He won

:28:15. > :28:17.his last match 6-0. Today, he took the first frame with a break of 73.

:28:18. > :28:25.In two the next frame. You would expect him to be able to

:28:26. > :28:37.put this. A good solid pot. There are a few

:28:38. > :28:46.chances. Surely, this time, it will be level at one each.

:28:47. > :28:56.What a change in this frame in Mark Selby from the first frame.

:28:57. > :29:04.Absolutely. He has missed a few long ones. OK, one was brought to an

:29:05. > :29:10.abrupt halt by a horrendous kick. But that last miss, he was trying to

:29:11. > :29:15.bring the awkward red into play and played it perfectly. But hammy times

:29:16. > :29:21.do we see it, he concentrates so much on the position that if it gets

:29:22. > :29:25.the pot. -- but how many times do we see it?

:29:26. > :29:38.So, 19 point indeed. -- 19 points in the lead.

:29:39. > :29:49.It is a bit tricky to put this green. He will need the brown. The

:29:50. > :29:50.green will put him 22 point inch front but there are still 22

:29:51. > :30:19.remaining. Well, he had his chance, didn't take

:30:20. > :30:22.it. Now, he has left the round but with the pupil being close to the

:30:23. > :30:46.cushion, he has to be very wary. the left middle looms large on these

:30:47. > :30:52.types of shot. So, blue, pink and black to tide the frame. And take us

:30:53. > :31:12.to a respot. He could be in the middle of nowhere

:31:13. > :31:17.here. Not good on the pink to get on the black and being so close to the

:31:18. > :31:34.cushion, the player goes in and out of baulk but it's a big ask.

:31:35. > :32:01.A complete reversal to the frame before but in a way this one is more

:32:02. > :32:05.exciting! If Selby was to win, there would be more pleasure in this frame

:32:06. > :32:13.because he will have felt as if he had stolen it. The last frame,

:32:14. > :32:18.Graeme Dott broke off. That was the end of the frame. He won't want to

:32:19. > :32:26.lose this one. He has played the double.

:32:27. > :32:43.That wasn't a shot I would have thought of.

:32:44. > :32:52.And in it goes! We will have a respotted black to determine the

:32:53. > :32:58.winner of this second frame. Graeme Dott, as you alluded to, will be

:32:59. > :33:04.very disappointed should he lose this one. Absolutely. A bit of

:33:05. > :33:21.frustration and thinking a second bite of the cherry.

:33:22. > :33:41.Will Mark fancied the double? The safety shot isn't that easy.

:33:42. > :33:58.No 44 mark, making sure the black was safe.

:33:59. > :34:12.It is easy to get the line right but you have to get the pace right.

:34:13. > :35:02.He thought he might doublet but he played it better pace this time. A

:35:03. > :35:07.tap on the table from Mark Selby tells us that Graeme has given him a

:35:08. > :35:16.problem here. Not straightforward to get this safe. Yes, maximum distance

:35:17. > :35:33.between object and cue ball. It makes this very tough.

:35:34. > :35:41.He hit it full than he intended. A shake of the head from Graeme. This

:35:42. > :35:47.black is honoured to the left middle but it is no certainty by any means.

:35:48. > :35:52.It is an acute angle. He needs to find the middle of the pocket. He

:35:53. > :36:10.will go for it. Good shot! That has relieved Graeme

:36:11. > :36:17.Dott because if you lost that frame, he would have been disappointed. A

:36:18. > :36:24.good black and one apiece. A good shot, all square but Selby took the

:36:25. > :36:26.next with a break of 53. Frame four, Graeme Dott at the table leading

:36:27. > :36:39.28-10. It was thin and he hit it too thin.

:36:40. > :36:46.Another chance for Mark Selby. It's always difficult in the jaws of the

:36:47. > :37:01.pocket. Interesting to see how he plays this.

:37:02. > :37:57.That is the last thing he wanted, to pot to read. -- two rodes.

:37:58. > :38:06.He would like to have been straight the black.

:38:07. > :38:11.He looks to have an angle on the black. A slightly more difficult

:38:12. > :38:48.position or shot. It wasn't too difficult but made

:38:49. > :38:55.easy because if he wasn't on the pink, you have the green available.

:38:56. > :39:13.Well, three points in front. How quickly it goes. A tall order now to

:39:14. > :39:27.win the frame at this visit. That was the last of the

:39:28. > :39:29.straightforward reds. It isn't beyond the realms of possibility but

:39:30. > :39:48.he will do well to win the frame. He has come straight on the red than

:39:49. > :40:06.he would have liked. He has two leave himself the perfect

:40:07. > :40:16.angle on the black so he has nothing to do with the cue ball. Well, that

:40:17. > :40:22.is sheer carelessness. He decided that he could not do a lot so roll

:40:23. > :40:31.the red in. And maybe play a snooker. He took his eye off the

:40:32. > :40:32.pot. So careless, that. You cannot drop your guard for a second in this

:40:33. > :41:14.game. The red hit the cushion immediately

:41:15. > :41:17.almost. He made contact with it. He will not be happy with his

:41:18. > :41:28.performance so far, Graeme. He has had chances. That was a tough read.

:41:29. > :41:34.You would expect, you would prefer to play for the blue. The blue if

:41:35. > :41:42.stopping the green going in its normal pocket. He decided to play

:41:43. > :41:57.for the black. It makes the points he needs more difficult.

:41:58. > :42:07.As long as he finishes either straight or high of the yellow. Now

:42:08. > :42:21.he has to go around the table. Two cushions.

:42:22. > :42:34.Good shot. An excellent shot. So, 13 points the lead. Green and brown

:42:35. > :43:00.required. I am sure he will beginning this all

:43:01. > :43:13.his attention. He won't take his eye off this ball, you wouldn't think.

:43:14. > :43:17.He will want to get rid of the blue. One snooker isn't beyond the realms

:43:18. > :43:28.of possibility. That will discourage Graeme Dott

:43:29. > :43:50.from coming back to the table. I do not think Graeme will be able

:43:51. > :43:55.to keep the pink out. We will keep you up-to-date with that match but

:43:56. > :44:01.if you want to watch it live, hit the red button. The match we are

:44:02. > :44:09.concentrating on is Judd Trump against Mark Allen. The best of 11,

:44:10. > :44:14.it is 3-1 to Judd Trump. Judd Trump is playing very very well. Yes, his

:44:15. > :44:23.form has been much improved this tournament. We have not seen in the

:44:24. > :44:29.first three or four months of the new season and maybe it is coming

:44:30. > :44:38.back to a tournament that he has done so well in before, 2011 and the

:44:39. > :44:40.man he beat in the final is his opponent today, Mark Allen. A great

:44:41. > :45:23.match. They have been playing for just over

:45:24. > :45:30.an hour. Some really good snooker. Balls were missed, if you thrills

:45:31. > :45:36.and spills. A nice break of 98 from Mark Allen which got his pot success

:45:37. > :45:46.up. Judd Trump has missed less balls. The 3-1 is backed up by the

:45:47. > :45:51.other stats, long pot success and I am impressed with Judd Trump's

:45:52. > :46:00.safety. He played a few clever shots. And the 98 break, the shining

:46:01. > :46:03.light for mark in those four frames. A long way to go. The first to

:46:04. > :46:29.sixth. A good job it kissed the black. The

:46:30. > :46:34.overhit that completely and it would drift by and leave an easy read. --

:46:35. > :46:54.rode. It is easy to stun in behind the

:46:55. > :46:56.black. The red might not snooker Mark Allen. That's what his worried

:46:57. > :47:36.about. He has put itself in so much

:47:37. > :47:48.trouble. Mark Allen isn't hitting the ball

:47:49. > :49:10.very well today. He has been cueing poorly.

:49:11. > :49:21.It wouldn't take much of a swerve, if you can't get to it directly. He

:49:22. > :49:30.is wondering about playing cushion first. It is not hanging over the

:49:31. > :49:32.pocket. If he pots it directly, the White with career into the pack and

:49:33. > :49:51.he might snooker himself. The top spin doesn't take the cue

:49:52. > :50:04.ball very far, that the issue. He has the black to play safe off.

:50:05. > :50:09.He would like to get in behind the yellow if he can to cover the reds

:50:10. > :50:31.in the middle. It is very tight... It possibly pots

:50:32. > :51:47.in the top. It is difficult to see a shot. The

:51:48. > :51:52.safety shot isn't easy with the two reds up the other end. If he could

:51:53. > :51:57.find his way down on the cushion to the left of the pink that would be

:51:58. > :52:01.pretty decent. But getting there is not easy. He is looking at a 2-ball

:52:02. > :52:36.plant. not easy. He is looking at a 2-ball

:52:37. > :53:22.TV the shots look easy from the low He does not have the usual fiery

:53:23. > :53:30.aggression in his game yet. He needs to be worked up and psyched up for a

:53:31. > :53:50.match like this. As soon as he gets it back, he will be very dangerous.

:53:51. > :53:59.Why not play its dead weight and play for the blue?

:54:00. > :55:54.He cannot get the cue ball under control. I did think he can get

:55:55. > :56:02.enough side on to go over the black spot area and get back onto a read.

:56:03. > :56:14.Brilliant. That is the best shot of the match so far. Yes, it is what he

:56:15. > :56:21.played. The pace tells you on the blue. Through the ion the needle. --

:56:22. > :57:07.I of a needle. These six reds either side of the

:57:08. > :57:11.pink spot area, he needs a big killer app that end of the table.

:57:12. > :57:20.Now, he can think about winning the frame at the visit. If he can get

:57:21. > :57:22.out of this five frames, 3-2, he has done remarkably well. He is out of

:57:23. > :58:09.sorts this afternoon. When the black is respotted, it is

:58:10. > :58:11.in line with the cue ball. He might be able to get to most of the cue

:58:12. > :58:21.ball here. Complaining about the spring off the

:58:22. > :58:58.cushion. Rubbing the cushion can only make it worse.

:58:59. > :59:10.This is a lot better, he built himself up to this.

:59:11. > :59:21.Now we are seeing Mark at his best, when the cue ball doesn't travel

:59:22. > :59:28.very far at his getting his timing together, the short cue action that

:59:29. > :00:18.he has got. It is devastating when it starts to work out.

:00:19. > :00:26.72 will do. That was a good break. It takes him a frame closer, Judge

:00:27. > :00:48.Tom, -- Judd Trump, three. That is what marks needed. is

:00:49. > :00:53.probably what you would start at -- expect at the start of the match.

:00:54. > :00:57.Judd has been on top. He probably had a word with himself at the

:00:58. > :01:05.interval and was determined to win the frame and heeded just that. He

:01:06. > :01:09.was back to his old self, he went for a crazy plan, trying to get the

:01:10. > :01:17.cue ball back up to baulk. It was a straightforward shot. Behind the

:01:18. > :01:22.pink, the green, Andy brown. He decided there was enough taken on

:01:23. > :01:31.the plant. Sometimes you have to much time. You end up not playing

:01:32. > :01:37.any shot at. If you walk up to it straightaway and play, you generally

:01:38. > :01:44.played the Eto'o one. Is the recovery on? It can be but the way

:01:45. > :01:49.Mark Allen is playing, and not shop. It sounds strange when he has had a

:01:50. > :01:54.break of 72 and 98, but it is every credit to him and now he has a

:01:55. > :02:03.chance to get back into it. He still has to improve in a lot of

:02:04. > :02:18.departments today. That is a very good safety shot,

:02:19. > :02:28.Mark Allen. This could boil up into a very

:02:29. > :02:52.interesting match. Interesting because yet again, he

:02:53. > :02:56.laid it again as a shot to nothing. I suppose when the pot goes in, it

:02:57. > :02:59.doesn't matter that you click the other red, it is anywhere in the pot

:03:00. > :03:03.doesn't go in that you have to worry. He has a thin one on this, it

:03:04. > :03:12.is never an easy shot. Oh, he missed it. But the cut by a

:03:13. > :03:22.long way. -- overcut by a long way. Another example about who is

:03:23. > :03:37.playing. Judd really has to get a foothold in

:03:38. > :03:40.this match. He is letting this slightly slip away. If you look at

:03:41. > :04:04.Mark Allen playing this... If he is low on this, he has every

:04:05. > :04:07.excuse to go into the reds because the black is hanging over the

:04:08. > :04:12.pocket. He doesn't want it ending up embedded in the reds, of course. He

:04:13. > :04:27.might want to plough through these. I like that shot. The insurers is

:04:28. > :04:36.the black was always going to be there for him. -- the insurance. Not

:04:37. > :04:41.actually are screw shot, almost a hard stun shot. Just below centre.

:04:42. > :04:44.Making sure he got plenty to get the cue ball out of there. Otherwise, it

:04:45. > :05:54.is the only way it could go wrong. There is a strange one, he probably

:05:55. > :06:01.wouldn't usually need the rest for this. A bit awkward to reach across

:06:02. > :06:08.the table without playing foul. The angle is OK but I don't quite know

:06:09. > :06:11.what happened to the little bit of stun that he had on it. I think you

:06:12. > :06:21.forgot to use it. It should be all right.

:06:22. > :06:35.He recovered well with a very nicely played a shot.

:06:36. > :06:43.It has been a strange sort of match, this. Both players coming into it

:06:44. > :06:48.with you into beautifully. But neither player doing as well as they

:06:49. > :06:58.have done so far in the tournament today.

:06:59. > :07:09.Beautiful. Beautiful shot. Effortless, as well. He is blessed

:07:10. > :07:15.with the wonderful cue action. Wonderful spin. A bit like

:07:16. > :07:17.O'Sullivan. They don't seem to hit the ball hard but the spin makes the

:07:18. > :07:32.ball go around the table. Two ways of playing this, you come

:07:33. > :07:37.to the left of the table and he is top centre of the cue ball. But he

:07:38. > :07:42.decided to go to the right of the table. He played with screw and

:07:43. > :07:47.reverse side. That was a great shot. He hit the bottom of the ball but it

:07:48. > :07:50.is also the right of centre, reverse side, to take it fizzing down there.

:07:51. > :08:09.It was a lovely shot. he needs to get into this 2-ball

:08:10. > :08:15.here. If he catches the middle red of the three, he would like to

:08:16. > :08:19.market around the first one. He had just caught the other one. That is

:08:20. > :08:29.why the white went away. Just trying to art it around the red. She just

:08:30. > :08:37.wanted to miss the first red. It just caught the first red. Maybe a

:08:38. > :08:41.fraction of the ball, almost towards the centre of it, taking it a little

:08:42. > :08:44.bit further to the right and that might have been the difference. A

:08:45. > :08:47.lot of it is where you strike the ball. It has put him in a bit of

:08:48. > :08:58.trouble. He could put the red down the

:08:59. > :09:06.cushion but that is very difficult. It is an awkward one for the Judd

:09:07. > :09:11.because he is a left-hander that uses the rest right handed and he

:09:12. > :09:13.has a blind spot. That is why he often plays it with the wrong hand.

:09:14. > :09:28.Mark Allen is the same. The problem with playing that safety

:09:29. > :09:33.shot is that Mark Allen has two plate of the cushion now. If he had

:09:34. > :09:37.played back into baulk, I could have agreed with leaving that red where

:09:38. > :09:41.it is not splitting them up and leaving an easy chance to move off

:09:42. > :09:47.the cushion, he could find himself in trouble in a moment. But as a

:09:48. > :09:51.poor choice of shot from Judd. -- that is appalled choice of shot. --

:09:52. > :10:13.that is a poor choice of shot. Good grief. He needs to be lucky

:10:14. > :10:19.day. If he gets the pot, the cue ball misses the pack but to miss it

:10:20. > :10:26.the way he did, it has gone straight through. How has he not made contact

:10:27. > :11:30.on the way back? It is impossible to go through that gap.

:11:31. > :11:34.The chance that he could get Judd in trouble with this one. He has got

:11:35. > :11:44.the weight of the shot right. It could have an worse. I think Judd

:11:45. > :11:50.might be feeling he has got away with one there. But the state of the

:11:51. > :12:29.table, 47.8, it is not worth that much. -- A47 -- 47 points lead.

:12:30. > :12:40.A good shots but one, trying to put the pink and the red out of play. 47

:12:41. > :12:46.points in the lead. It is also the weight of the shot, the fact that it

:12:47. > :12:52.is failed to that cushion. It is very, very hard to play that. You

:12:53. > :13:01.are very limited in what you can achieve there.

:13:02. > :13:08.A bit unlucky to go into the brown. It was actually quite well played, I

:13:09. > :13:12.thought. Judd has got a little tempter, if he fancies dribbling up

:13:13. > :13:26.to the red and the loo and snookering. -- the blue.

:13:27. > :13:34.If he does play it, it is the kind of shot you really have to trust in

:13:35. > :13:41.the dish and is to take it. -- trust in the conditions.

:13:42. > :13:59.That is a good touch, I'd then. I am not sure if he has got the snooker

:14:00. > :14:22.on the other red. He anxiously looks around.

:14:23. > :14:29.Unlucky there. An excellent safety shot but he has put the link out of

:14:30. > :15:36.commission, really. -- the pink. That has gone wrong in so many ways,

:15:37. > :15:41.hitting six, not getting far past the blue spot. That could be his

:15:42. > :15:43.last shot in the frame. He has got to get onto a colour and he will be

:15:44. > :15:56.OK. Maybe easier said than done with the

:15:57. > :16:01.black is. Probably the kind of shot that if you could overhead it, you

:16:02. > :16:07.could have been perhaps on the blue of the green. The mop top you put on

:16:08. > :16:17.those, it doesn't mean the cue ball goes up the table that far, it

:16:18. > :16:19.almost stops the cue ball. He may try to screw it in and go round the

:16:20. > :16:29.back of the green. He really has to get a lot of side

:16:30. > :16:32.on here otherwise he will cannon into the green. Just before the

:16:33. > :16:47.middle pocket. Amazing, isn't it, when you get one

:16:48. > :16:55.bad positional shot, it can through you. -- throw you. It is almost the

:16:56. > :17:01.kind of shot you play if you are 40 or 50 behind. It wasn't guaranteed,

:17:02. > :17:07.it was above centre striking to get around the table. I don't know if he

:17:08. > :17:14.thought he would miss that for a second. He leapt up as though he

:17:15. > :17:20.thought he had hit it too thick. I am not too sure where it is one of

:17:21. > :17:25.those situations if both players agree to have the white changed. At

:17:26. > :17:29.this moment in time, every other shot is coming off the cushion

:17:30. > :17:35.badly. What that does is just drains your confidence. Mark Allen is

:17:36. > :17:47.really struggling today and he has every chance of getting this 3-3.

:17:48. > :17:53.He was desperate for the cue ball to slow down. He has got onto the

:17:54. > :18:15.middle. Those two shots in a row, the red he

:18:16. > :18:20.didn't seem to be put off his stride. The black Nevers. Rolling

:18:21. > :18:23.and he didn't get onto the red after it. -- the black never stopped

:18:24. > :19:17.rolling. That might have just about

:19:18. > :19:19.eventually sealed the frame, the tab -- the fact that it was top side of

:19:20. > :19:36.the blue, it was lovely. They are both really finding it

:19:37. > :19:38.tough out there at the moment. A little way smile of their common

:19:39. > :19:49.Judd. -- there, Judd. Once again, he has finished to low

:19:50. > :20:20.on the black. He will need to snooker Mark Allen

:20:21. > :20:28.but this will put the frame beyond any doubt.

:20:29. > :20:37.He cannot get to those because he have to play them might handed. --

:20:38. > :20:47.right-handed. It is a good job he can play with his wrong hand.

:20:48. > :21:15.The 2-ball is on fire, fair, I think. -- the cue ball.

:21:16. > :21:20.It is amazing what these guys are able to do do, you can loosen your

:21:21. > :21:37.arm a bit at the end of the frame. I think we might get another one

:21:38. > :21:44.here. All of it pretty much an irrelevance. Judd Trump has

:21:45. > :21:50.scrambled over the line and he leads by two frames and 4-2. That recovery

:21:51. > :21:56.was talking about, Mark Allen didn't last long. You have been impressed

:21:57. > :22:00.by his safety pay. I think he's applying himself very well. I don't

:22:01. > :22:04.think Mark Allen is anywhere near his best. Judd isn't but he is

:22:05. > :22:09.playing better than Mark Allen. There is no spark in Mark Allen. He

:22:10. > :22:14.needs to come out and getting amongst the balls. He made a 98

:22:15. > :22:20.earlier. He needs something to happen, at the moment. He had

:22:21. > :22:26.opportunity for a good counter attack. He snookered himself on the

:22:27. > :22:30.red. He missed a relatively straightforward red to the left that

:22:31. > :22:34.you would expect them to get. But he seems little bit out of sorts, not

:22:35. > :22:39.like himself. It is unusual to see him with so many and make so many

:22:40. > :22:42.mistakes. There wasn't too much between them this morning but at the

:22:43. > :22:49.moment, it looks like only one winner. Remarkably, Mark Allen has

:22:50. > :22:54.beaten Judd priced this calendar year. on paper, you would say coming

:22:55. > :22:59.into this match that Mark Allen would have been the slight

:23:00. > :23:02.favourite. On current form, but as you said, the bookies thought it

:23:03. > :23:08.would be very close. We thought it was going to go 6-4 either way. It

:23:09. > :23:17.may still do that but that the moment, Judd still has the bit of

:23:18. > :23:22.the gap. Could he go all the way? It is not all the fireworks we expect

:23:23. > :23:26.it, it is not a 100 break every frame but he is applying himself

:23:27. > :23:33.very well. Mark Allen has played really well so far. But there is no

:23:34. > :23:38.spark in him today. And conversely, we said when we spoke to Judd Trump

:23:39. > :23:44.four, we all, did on how relaxed he looked, and he was laughing and

:23:45. > :23:48.joking with us. Behind the scenes, very relaxed, very quiet. He likes

:23:49. > :23:51.to chill out and get ready for his game in his own way. When he gets on

:23:52. > :23:58.there, he is a difficult -- a different animal. Judd re-tweeted

:23:59. > :24:07.one of my tweets today. God bless you, Judd! he likes to know what

:24:08. > :24:10.everyone is thinking on Twitter. Sometimes in the mid-session

:24:11. > :24:15.interval, he has put something up there. He has to play better, or he

:24:16. > :24:19.is buzzing, or whatever. It is the way the world has changed. I have

:24:20. > :24:25.enjoyed this game. A few mistakes made, we know that, I think Judd is

:24:26. > :24:34.playing slightly better than he has been playing, still.

:24:35. > :24:45.But Mark, apart from a few grimaces, has struggled. No doubt about that.

:24:46. > :24:49.When you miss the red you never know where it is going to go and it just

:24:50. > :25:40.clattered into the pack. It could have been worse.

:25:41. > :25:51.Judd is having a really good look at this. He would have to play one red

:25:52. > :25:57.onto another. Amazingly, even if it is dead set, B doesn't hit it full

:25:58. > :26:05.in the face, red onto red he will miss it and have to reverse it.

:26:06. > :26:13.He has two headed full on. Otherwise, it would make it a

:26:14. > :26:24.reverse plant. Let's just see what happens.

:26:25. > :26:32.You see. It was a certain plant if he had hit it full on. It was the

:26:33. > :26:40.sort of plant you would never miss if you just have to play the cue

:26:41. > :26:44.ball on to it looks so inviting. You could see he wasn't sure about it

:26:45. > :27:12.because of the way he played, but in the cue ball up the table.

:27:13. > :27:20.Everything is going wrong at the moment for Mark Allen. He just

:27:21. > :27:27.hasn't made it today. Apart from the 98 and the 72. He rehearsed recalled

:27:28. > :28:14.to make 30. -- he really has struggled to make 30.

:28:15. > :28:29.Not easy to get onto the red here. It could run around to cushion is

:28:30. > :28:36.and try to get into the pack. The fact that it is just off straight,

:28:37. > :28:42.he could screw back off the cushion beside it and get into the bunch.

:28:43. > :28:50.Playing the screw to get into the bunch. Well played. A good shot. He

:28:51. > :29:06.had to play with a little bit of reverse side, there.

:29:07. > :30:07.That one shot has developed into a good chance to go further clear.

:30:08. > :30:17.Once again, quite difficult for Judd to get to this. He really is

:30:18. > :30:19.stretching. An extension on the queue should be enough for him to

:30:20. > :30:45.reach it, I think. his cue ball is a little out of

:30:46. > :30:53.position now, just a touch. The shot, you think, would be the angle

:30:54. > :31:00.to hit the red. It is a shot too has played well and till now. He called

:31:01. > :31:20.the wrong side of it. You can kiss it anyway, that is the

:31:21. > :31:46.only way he could not get on one. Mark Allen has a reprieve here.

:31:47. > :32:03.Jersey could have made better out of that safety shot. -- Judd Trump.

:32:04. > :32:12.Mark Allen cannot believe it and neither can we. He is struggling to

:32:13. > :32:17.knock the long ones in. Normally, he is so good at that shot.

:32:18. > :32:25.He is a bit amused, as we are. You cannot play well all the time, it is

:32:26. > :32:49.a tough game. It had a serious wobble in the jaws.

:32:50. > :33:28.This is more difficult. Amazing. This was a beauty.

:33:29. > :33:44.He can get back into the frame with what is there but the frame is

:33:45. > :34:26.leading up to the cluster of reds on the right.

:34:27. > :34:37.He is not fitting them right today, it is a struggle!

:34:38. > :34:49.It jumped out of the pocket. Good call.

:34:50. > :34:59.Sometimes they go so much into the centre they bounce out. He hit it

:35:00. > :35:06.very hard and nearly broke the ball in half! The good thing was he did

:35:07. > :35:09.not get the kiss right. That wasn't a bad shot. It was not getting the

:35:10. > :35:32.angle on the blue previously. It only happens in the middles. It

:35:33. > :35:34.does not happen in the corners. He is clearly rattled. It has not been

:35:35. > :36:09.his day at all. He has a big targets to go into

:36:10. > :36:18.here. A couple of shots that would frustrate any player, I think.

:36:19. > :36:22.It can be an infuriating game at times. The odd thing is go wrong and

:36:23. > :36:36.awkward situations arise. He has a good temperament and likes

:36:37. > :37:02.a scrap. Is this thread pottable? He could

:37:03. > :37:20.bring all of the reds into play. Amazing. I think he hit the wrong

:37:21. > :38:44.road-macro first. A long time since we have seen a

:38:45. > :39:27.strong player struggle so much but hang on in there.

:39:28. > :39:36.Maybe he wants to avoid a kick in the next few shots. It is possible

:39:37. > :39:42.the shot we showed you a few times has changed the match because

:39:43. > :39:48.there's no obvious signs Mark was going to the frame. I think he

:39:49. > :39:51.looked a bit rattled. All of a sudden, here he is with a chance to

:39:52. > :40:00.make it one down. Well done, a good pot. He needs

:40:01. > :40:24.yellow and green. What a valuable break that was. One

:40:25. > :42:33.snooker to tie the frame. He has conceded the frame. He is one

:42:34. > :42:38.down, 4-3. I was watching the Irish open. It is good to get out, the

:42:39. > :42:57.weather is nice but the day before your, it wasn't so good. This was us

:42:58. > :43:00.on a night out. We were in Bulgaria. Me and the champagne bottles my

:43:01. > :43:23.manager sends me when I win a tournament. My wife and my little

:43:24. > :43:32.girl. This is the kids of today and how it goes. Interesting. He is a

:43:33. > :43:50.very good golfer. He has kept himself in the game,

:43:51. > :45:42.it's amazing really. He has battled hard. He is sticking in there.

:45:43. > :45:53.I don't know what made him miss that. By playing it to the left of

:45:54. > :45:55.the pocket, it wouldn't have made any difference. I think it was a

:45:56. > :48:41.lapse. Playing the swinging safety shot,

:48:42. > :48:54.near a pocket. He gives another chance away.

:48:55. > :49:09.He's not happy. He believed, how close did he get to the other red?

:49:10. > :49:20.It is one of those matches, they can be a slow burner. This one started

:49:21. > :49:25.quite promisingly and now it's got worse. We are not even at the point

:49:26. > :49:44.where it can get serious yet. It could be a thriller.

:49:45. > :49:53.That is amazing. How he can be cueing so badly at times and then

:49:54. > :50:03.that was timing personified. One shot so perfect and one-shot so

:50:04. > :50:43.bad. They are having a laugh with each

:50:44. > :50:48.other saying it seems hard work for both of them at the moment. Mark

:50:49. > :51:48.Allen cannot believe he has played so many poor safety shots today.

:51:49. > :51:56.He took a chance hoping to bring black into play. The green is still

:51:57. > :52:08.on. Unlucky not to have a more favourable position than this. I

:52:09. > :52:10.can't believe it, I really can't. He is one of the greatest potters in

:52:11. > :52:37.the game. Really struggling. That was miles away! They both lost

:52:38. > :52:41.all direction. A little hug between the players. That's what they

:52:42. > :52:49.needed. It is always a good thing. That was quite funny.

:52:50. > :52:59.Everyone needs one sometimes, come on.

:53:00. > :53:18.It was meant in good faith. They both missed easy ones in a row.

:53:19. > :53:29.He needs his concentration back. It is easy to say and difficult to do.

:53:30. > :53:34.The chance to get into the quarterfinals of the UK

:53:35. > :53:40.Championship. Both of these players are capable of being the champion on

:53:41. > :53:49.Sunday night. Whatever happens, get through the match. And move on. When

:53:50. > :53:54.you are playing like this, you feel an element of embarrassment that two

:53:55. > :54:17.are not playing and doing yourself justice. That is the emotion.

:54:18. > :54:34.This is very dangerous. This isn't easy. Very good. He is not

:54:35. > :54:38.frightened. He plays the game the same whether he is potting them not.

:54:39. > :54:54.Tremendous recovery. Once again, the cue ball not going

:54:55. > :55:00.far enough. The blue looks favourite. Reaching the blue would

:55:01. > :55:11.be difficult with all of the obstructing reds and the green ball.

:55:12. > :55:51.The little hug helped him. Shame it didn't involve the referees as well.

:55:52. > :56:05.They are all in this together. The cameraman to a wonderful job, it

:56:06. > :56:10.has been a real struggle this frame. That is the first time in a snooker

:56:11. > :56:17.match I have seen someone can so the opponent. You are never that

:56:18. > :56:27.charitable! I am not sure Judd Trump was mad for it. On paper and the

:56:28. > :56:30.breaks, there's been eight breaks over 40. They have needed four or

:56:31. > :58:56.five chances of frame. He played it really well. He knows

:58:57. > :59:02.that any contact right of the green leaves him with hope. These are all

:59:03. > :59:08.important parts of the match. We've seen the way the frame descended

:59:09. > :59:11.into almost a farce. Mark Allen stepped up a little bit but it could

:59:12. > :59:44.be a massive boost to Judd Trump. This is really good thinking. That

:59:45. > :59:47.is very clever. Many players would have gone for blue or pink then. It

:59:48. > :00:11.is a good shout. This is a serious chance to win the

:00:12. > :00:21.frame. We know he will need the lot. The black on the side cushion is

:00:22. > :00:28.available to a left-handed player. Anything but straight on the brown

:00:29. > :00:31.is OK. He has to use the rest. He has two forces. It is not the

:00:32. > :01:01.easiest rest shot. He got the wrong side on there, that

:01:02. > :01:03.is how badly he is cueing as well. it means the clear is even more

:01:04. > :01:09.difficult. He got a date -- great conclusion to

:01:10. > :01:20.the frame. He could pinch the pocket and hit

:01:21. > :01:47.the new jewel. The new jewel. He is having another look at the one

:01:48. > :01:55.down the cushion. If he's left-handed trauma, surely he has

:01:56. > :01:58.two play it down the cushion. This is missable now. Miscible anyway but

:01:59. > :02:25.a lot more difficult. That is the real struggle. It is one

:02:26. > :02:42.of those, you have to make your mind up time.

:02:43. > :02:57.This has been a remarkable clearance up to here.

:02:58. > :03:11.No. Well, he has got away with it. A fabulous rate, that. It was only 36

:03:12. > :03:28.but it was as good a break as we have this afternoon.

:03:29. > :03:34.Interesting way to play. I am surprised he didn't get all fight up

:03:35. > :03:40.onto the baulk ocean. I don't think I would like to leave Judd anything

:03:41. > :03:53.at long range. He has forced him to go for it, playing that shot.

:03:54. > :04:11.But he did write, it is comfortable.

:04:12. > :04:18.He have to hope it doesn't go into the middle pocket.

:04:19. > :04:29.Well, in some ways, this has been a tremendous frame. Unbelievable frame

:04:30. > :04:37.of snooker, that, and Mark Allen has done what he wanted to do, level at

:04:38. > :04:43.4-4. Considering he was 2-0 down, that is a remarkable spring of

:04:44. > :04:47.snooker. I said earlier run, there was only one winner because it

:04:48. > :04:52.looked liked the Trump was so far on top. He has competed and stayed in

:04:53. > :04:56.there and tried as hard as he can when he hasn't got any game, not by

:04:57. > :04:59.his standards. We can all play when it is going your own way but

:05:00. > :05:04.everyone can do that. When you haven't got a game, you are missing

:05:05. > :05:10.balls, you are not happy with it, to stick in and stick in like he has

:05:11. > :05:15.done is incredible. Healey has dug in. Nothing has been going right for

:05:16. > :05:20.him. he almost through that frame away. Judd made a fantastic trip.

:05:21. > :05:25.Just overshot the pink little bit. For a left-hander, that is where he

:05:26. > :05:33.had to use the rest. A much more difficult shot. On the cushion with

:05:34. > :05:37.the cue ball have been a lot easier. Both players have shown some great

:05:38. > :05:42.fighting qualities. What did you say to me when Judd missed the black? I

:05:43. > :05:50.thought he played white well. If you dropped a dead weight, if the -- if

:05:51. > :05:56.it came out, it would have got some safety. He was a it unlucky, he had

:05:57. > :06:05.to force an angle and that means it is more difficult to control it. Can

:06:06. > :06:08.you pick a winner? No, you can't. It is very interesting. It hasn't been

:06:09. > :06:14.the rest already but they have shown a lot of other good oddities. They

:06:15. > :06:18.have shown lot of fighting qualities. Sometimes you have to

:06:19. > :06:26.rely on your B game when you're A game is not there. Judd leads by

:06:27. > :06:29.just one. Mark Allen has beaten Judd twice this calendar year already.

:06:30. > :06:36.When you have been defeated by your opponent, you conscious of your

:06:37. > :06:41.record of your opponent? it would do if it was one-way. But not these

:06:42. > :06:44.two, they play each other and they know each other's games so well.

:06:45. > :06:50.Judd have to think about how he started the match. He nearly made a

:06:51. > :06:57.pretty clearers there. Mark Allen should give himself a pat on the

:06:58. > :07:01.back. Mark Allen is in the ascendancy now. Judd Trump would be

:07:02. > :07:05.kicking himself if he didn't have a bigger lead. He had a couple of

:07:06. > :07:12.chances in the previous frame. The sudden, Mark Allen will be feeling

:07:13. > :07:15.much more confident. That was a bad low for Judd Trump. Having one that

:07:16. > :07:20.frame, there is no doubt he would have gone on and won the match but

:07:21. > :07:26.now, he must be kicking himself that is -- that it is 4-4. To get this

:07:27. > :07:30.one ahead, you have to get to six now. Winning the next one, massive.

:07:31. > :07:51.Psychologically, it could be a huge blow for whoever wins this one. It

:07:52. > :07:59.is great. It is what separates new kids in other sports.

:08:00. > :08:07.Let's go back to William Hill. we have seen everything in this match,

:08:08. > :08:18.good, bad, indifferent. It almost has the feel of a decider,

:08:19. > :08:25.that frame. We probably have to to come. It could literally go down to

:08:26. > :08:34.the last few pots. There was a friendly exchange

:08:35. > :08:38.between them and Mark asked have been saying, what is going on out

:08:39. > :08:47.here? Judd was insane and awful lot in return. -- Judd wasn't saying and

:08:48. > :09:05.all for what in return. -- and awful lot

:09:06. > :10:01.It is not perfect on the black. The pink is in the middle but if he

:10:02. > :10:13.plays little cannon -- a little cannon, he needs to finish level on

:10:14. > :11:38.the spot rate. -- he needs to finish low on this bottom red.

:11:39. > :11:48.Again, it was the same old story that if it had been slower, it would

:11:49. > :11:53.have dropped. I keep thinking this match will spring to life but

:11:54. > :11:56.something happens and the players just raked down, just when they seem

:11:57. > :12:45.to be getting into a bit of a stride.

:12:46. > :13:02.A perfect angle on the blue. Perfect to go into the cluster of six reds.

:13:03. > :13:13.He deserves to be on one. He hit them well. I think he can just about

:13:14. > :13:16.play the swerve and get on the black. I don't know if he will fancy

:13:17. > :13:39.that the way things are going. If he goes in on the black, he could

:13:40. > :13:44.win the frame. If the black was nearer the cue ball, he could get

:13:45. > :13:51.the swerve in early. But this would be delayed swerve.

:13:52. > :14:01.It means he is limited in how far he can move the cue ball. With the

:14:02. > :14:02.short backswing he has, he can play those shots better than other

:14:03. > :14:14.players. He has the chance to take the lead

:14:15. > :14:24.for the first time in this match and that would be an unbelievable feat.

:14:25. > :14:25.I says that this is his moment to really get himself fired into this

:14:26. > :14:41.match. He has always been known to be

:14:42. > :14:46.outspoken in the rest conference, I don't know whether he feels the

:14:47. > :14:53.table is not to his liking today. A lot of kicks and bounces off the

:14:54. > :15:30.cushion. The press gather round when he is in there, that is for sure.

:15:31. > :15:36.He is taking these really well so far. It is the first time in quite

:15:37. > :15:43.some time he has happy cue ball under control.

:15:44. > :17:28.Lovely tubing. That is much better. -- lovely cueing.

:17:29. > :17:31.And all of a sudden, we are seeing the reason why Mark Allen is such a

:17:32. > :17:54.good actor. -- good bachelor. He has reeled off three in a row

:17:55. > :17:58.now. You have to give in credit there, that was much better break,

:17:59. > :18:05.apart measures break right when he needed it. Judd was unfortunate, he

:18:06. > :18:13.went into the pack quite nicely earlier on. You can see whatever

:18:14. > :18:18.happens, he has a slightly thick contact and it left with a very

:18:19. > :18:30.difficult pink or lack. If you played this slow, it has hit him in

:18:31. > :18:39.the far jaw. The parents from Mark Allen will soon. The clearance. He

:18:40. > :18:45.is 5-4 in front, one out, with a possible two to play. it wouldn't

:18:46. > :18:51.surprise me if that worst of form makes Judd play better. -- that

:18:52. > :18:59.burst of form. Quite a turnaround if he could take the match because it

:19:00. > :19:07.feels like a match that is heading towards a decider to me. We will

:19:08. > :19:10.see. Judd will be very angry with himself and we might see some

:19:11. > :19:20.fireworks in this frame. He might miss them, one of them, I can see

:19:21. > :19:23.winning the frame in one visit. we have said Judd is playing better

:19:24. > :19:29.again and this is when we will really find out if he can raise his

:19:30. > :19:34.game when he really needs it. This will be the biggest test of his

:19:35. > :19:50.season so far. To turn this mess around.

:19:51. > :19:58.That is as good a safety shot as he has played. He has played a lot of

:19:59. > :21:33.cushion safety shots today and left a lot of reds on.

:21:34. > :21:44.The trouble is you can't leave the cue ball and baulk. He has gone

:21:45. > :21:52.walkabout. Where is he written Mark -- where is the? The commentator is

:21:53. > :22:03.very cosy in there. The commentary box. Not too cosy here with this

:22:04. > :22:07.shot. He is in trouble. He has the reds at the other end of the table

:22:08. > :22:13.which means he can't really get back to the baulk area. It would be a

:22:14. > :22:17.really good shot if he did. It might come down, if he can cue underneath

:22:18. > :22:27.this, he has to be careful when the reds finish. That is not bad. It is

:22:28. > :22:36.a shame he never got tight on the ocean. the fact that he is 5-4 in

:22:37. > :22:41.front, this could go more. He knows it as a chance to win the frame and

:22:42. > :22:43.match. The way things have gone so far, I am not too sure he will get

:22:44. > :23:07.this. Nearly at the jaws. As much as it

:23:08. > :23:15.hurts Judd Trump, he needs to roll this colour in. One thing he can be

:23:16. > :23:17.certain of is at some point during Mark's Korea, someone would do this

:23:18. > :23:54.to him. It is a cruel game but just only has

:23:55. > :24:00.himself to blame today. This is one he has definitely let slip. You can

:24:01. > :24:13.seek it in his face how much it is hurting.

:24:14. > :24:34.friend of mine in Chesterfield who has had a couple of quid on this

:24:35. > :24:53.game will not be enjoying his cup of tea now.

:24:54. > :25:04.It is a marvellous chance and it is a typical Mark Allen table where he

:25:05. > :25:11.doesn't move the cue ball much and keeps tight control of it. The

:25:12. > :25:32.chance to get 60 will be the first target.

:25:33. > :25:38.When the print of the match is out and it says the frame schools and

:25:39. > :25:43.the points, it doesn't say anything that starting the game with a

:25:44. > :25:51.fluke. That bash but that is what we saw here. He was very embarrassed to

:25:52. > :25:54.see it drop in that orchid but not so embarrassed that he didn't want

:25:55. > :26:09.to win the frame and much from it. The key thing is the frame score.

:26:10. > :26:13.Very close. But Mark Allen will not get a to chance to win a match than

:26:14. > :26:24.this. He needs to notch a couple of reds

:26:25. > :26:33.in play. He will need at least one of those reds in the pack.

:26:34. > :26:45.He decided not to. He decided just to go for the blue. He will still

:26:46. > :27:04.need one of those reds at this end of the table.

:27:05. > :27:11.It is amazing when you refuse a chance to do something and then it

:27:12. > :27:16.gets harder and harder. I think he might be able to get onto the bottom

:27:17. > :27:18.red. There is certain and every around here where he can get to the

:27:19. > :27:36.bottom red from. I think that is absolutely fine. He

:27:37. > :27:41.has to go through the pack now or what is left of it. Getting onto a

:27:42. > :27:47.colour here was bubbly the last step to him winning the match. --

:27:48. > :27:57.probably the last step. If he plays the cannon, he could

:27:58. > :28:08.push the pink right over the middle pocket. He didn't quite hit it

:28:09. > :28:11.right. There is still life in this match yet unless you take the blue

:28:12. > :28:23.but it is unlikely. Striking higher on that maybe have

:28:24. > :28:31.-- maybe would have taken him to a better place. The colours are

:28:32. > :28:42.dangerously very near their own spots so the claimants could take

:28:43. > :28:49.place. -- so the clearance could take place.

:28:50. > :29:33.A good break, that. It started with an outrageous fluke.

:29:34. > :29:36.He may decide an outrageous fluke.

:29:37. > :29:36.He may decide because he has to get the cue

:29:37. > :30:41.backing to baulk. If Well now... The cue ball has

:30:42. > :30:46.gone... He can't believe it. He walks away because this is awkward.

:30:47. > :30:54.Judd Trump feels the game has not gone his way. This is a very

:30:55. > :31:11.difficult opener. Yes, he is pretty gutted. I think,

:31:12. > :31:14.if I'm honest, Mark will admit he has had luck at the important stage

:31:15. > :31:20.but Judd Trump had a lot of chances. He had Mark Beaton but didn't finish

:31:21. > :31:44.off he could. -- Beaton. He probably feels the world is

:31:45. > :31:46.against him right now. That is the game of snooker. We have all felt

:31:47. > :32:05.these things. In the first six or seven frames...

:32:06. > :32:21.Mark Allen wasn't at the races. He is doing -- digging extremely deep.

:32:22. > :32:29.Mark Allen will have to play much better in his next round. Both

:32:30. > :32:37.players will be pleased to get out of the auditorium.

:32:38. > :32:48.APPLAUSE Well, many congratulations to Mark

:32:49. > :32:55.Allen and what a spirited fightback. It was on frame three, is

:32:56. > :33:04.the recovery on but we did not think we -- he had it in him. He wasn't at

:33:05. > :33:10.his best. He made a great 65 but he had some luck. He missed the red by

:33:11. > :33:24.a mile. It must have been a knife through Judd Trump's heart. He has

:33:25. > :33:29.won four frames on the bounce. The balls never forgive you. When you

:33:30. > :33:35.have your chances and don't take them, snooker has a funny way of

:33:36. > :33:42.coming back and biting you when you don't take those chances. Judd Trump

:33:43. > :33:53.was in total control, it could have gone 5-2 up. When you get those

:33:54. > :33:58.chances, at this level, if you don't take them and crush your opponent,

:33:59. > :34:03.sometimes it comes back and it plays mind games. When you know you should

:34:04. > :34:07.be in the dressing room back in the hotel room watching the highlights,

:34:08. > :34:14.instead you are still embroiled in a tough match. It hurts you. You said

:34:15. > :34:19.Mark had element of luck. We will ask him how he analyses the match.

:34:20. > :34:25.Until the mid-session interval, there was only one winner. Yes,

:34:26. > :34:33.there was only one player and Mark was a bit flat. Here he comes.

:34:34. > :34:39.Congratulations, Mark. Brilliant performance. You really battled on.

:34:40. > :34:46.An interesting choice of words, well done. I was very lucky. I could not

:34:47. > :34:51.have played any worse. The fruit in the last frame was massive. He let

:34:52. > :34:58.me off the hook so many times. I felt nervous and edgy. I never

:34:59. > :35:06.recovered, even with the 98. I felt so bad. I was shaking. I don't know

:35:07. > :35:11.why. It isn't as if you haven't played him before. No, nothing to do

:35:12. > :35:16.with that. It was one of those games where I felt edgy and nervous. I

:35:17. > :35:24.never settles. It was a comedy of errors. If you had seen me play, it

:35:25. > :35:33.was ridiculous. I could not pot a ball on the practice table. I kept

:35:34. > :35:41.up the way I was. You were still fighting and well involved. I don't

:35:42. > :35:48.give up. I am a fighter. I don't know how I won the max. Judd Trump

:35:49. > :35:54.will be kicking himself. He will look back at that last fluke but he

:35:55. > :36:02.should have had me dead and buried. -- won the match. What were you

:36:03. > :36:07.saying to yourself? The best I felt was in the third frame and fourth

:36:08. > :36:16.frame and I felt good in the interval, 3-1 down. When I went back

:36:17. > :36:29.out, I felt edgy again, I was missing ball after ball. It is hard

:36:30. > :36:34.to put your finger on why. You know many tournaments you go out and

:36:35. > :36:40.think you shouldn't have. You think to yourself I could have gone out in

:36:41. > :36:49.the last round. It has been a long time coming for me. Normally I have

:36:50. > :36:58.played well and got beaten. It is not often I get that. It is such an

:36:59. > :37:01.important quality to have, especially for young players.

:37:02. > :37:10.Sometimes when the game is not on, you are fighting to still believe

:37:11. > :37:14.you can still pull it out of the fire because eventually if you keep

:37:15. > :37:20.fighting it will come good. You never give up because you never know

:37:21. > :37:34.what will happen. Judd Trump maybe got distracted and I dragged him

:37:35. > :37:40.down. The hug was a celebration. Ricky Walden is next. How is your

:37:41. > :37:48.luck? He beat me twice but I beat him in the semis so do not forget,

:37:49. > :37:52.Ricky! Well played today. The other match are concentrating on today is

:37:53. > :37:57.the reigning UK champion Mark Selby taking on Graeme Dott. The last time

:37:58. > :38:06.we left the match it was 3-1. It went to 4-2. We join it in seven. I

:38:07. > :38:22.suppose, in a way, he doesn't have to hit this to heart. -- too hard.

:38:23. > :39:49.That was a long way away. He hasn't got away with it.

:39:50. > :40:04.He has finished up absolutely inch perfect. Look at that.

:40:05. > :40:11.You would think he would play a cannon into the pack. The perfect

:40:12. > :40:28.angle on the black here. I think that shows how low in

:40:29. > :40:33.confidence he is at the moment. Absolutely. You have hit the nail on

:40:34. > :40:37.the head. A confident Mark Selby would have

:40:38. > :40:42.brought all of the reds into play and thought about winning the frame.

:40:43. > :40:47.He is concentrating on getting as many points as he can. And if he

:40:48. > :40:58.should miss, he has not opened up the frame for his opponent. But, he

:40:59. > :41:00.has missed a few balls so maybe he cannot -- you cannot blame him for

:41:01. > :41:52.thinking negatively. This is a tricky little shocked...

:41:53. > :42:07.-- shot. That is a result. I thought he would have to use the

:42:08. > :42:21.spider. It was a result finding a gap like

:42:22. > :42:45.that. The spider would have been much more difficult.

:42:46. > :42:52.No reason to suspect he won't win the frame at this visit, Mark. The

:42:53. > :43:03.way things have gone, I take nothing for granted.

:43:04. > :43:10.He has come through a stage in the match where he has been playing

:43:11. > :43:15.really badly but he has not been punished. He has come out the other

:43:16. > :43:40.end. Now, time to get stronger again.

:43:41. > :43:45.He is looking for one more red. He might have to play a little cannon

:43:46. > :44:17.here. He wishes he played the blue now.

:44:18. > :44:19.As long as you have a thick contact on the red, he was bound to be on

:44:20. > :44:39.something. That never touched the side. He

:44:40. > :44:48.wanted it to be easier than that. He is 63 points in front. 59 remaining.

:44:49. > :44:54.Graeme Dott is snooker to. It looks, 5-2, Mark Selby. -- snooker

:44:55. > :45:08.it. Graeme Dott will be very

:45:09. > :45:13.disappointed going for a comfort break. Mark Selby will be happy when

:45:14. > :45:18.he looks at the scoreboard. One frame away from the quarterfinal.

:45:19. > :45:32.The reigning champ edging further to victory.

:45:33. > :45:57.Nicely played and played it is confidently. The perfect angle on

:45:58. > :46:29.the blue. A little bit straighter on the red

:46:30. > :46:35.that he would have liked. The pink is available into the middle pocket.

:46:36. > :46:46.It is one of those, after hitting the object ball, you are so close to

:46:47. > :46:51.the cushion. As long as he doesn't have to do too much, and he won't if

:46:52. > :47:01.he plays for the pink in the left middle. He is playing a deep screw.

:47:02. > :48:37.It was the right shots to play. He has got his just deserts.

:48:38. > :48:42.He does hit those screw back shots really well. He has nice long cue

:48:43. > :49:04.action. He timed them really well. Yes, to be honest if it wasn't for

:49:05. > :49:10.the movement when he is on the shot as we saw there, I mean he has the

:49:11. > :49:17.perfect technique. Surely that movement must affect and that's what

:49:18. > :49:24.he misses occasionally. But when he is on form, he never looks like

:49:25. > :49:31.missing anything. I know he has had a few problems with his neck. Which

:49:32. > :49:37.was probably brought on by that movement, a bit of tension in the

:49:38. > :49:45.neck area. Imagine how times he bends over the table, it is not a

:49:46. > :49:54.natural position. There was always slight movement.

:49:55. > :50:01.I think Mark and Neil Robertson and Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump, these

:50:02. > :50:05.players have the best cue action and power, they bring the tip of the cue

:50:06. > :50:59.back generating the power. You would not expect any mistakes

:51:00. > :51:02.now. Those four reds run the pink, I am not sure about the availability.

:51:03. > :51:49.A nice angle on the blue. This blue will put him 61 points in

:51:50. > :51:51.front. A possible 75 left on the table. He is looking for a couple

:51:52. > :52:02.more reds. He has played that absolutely inch

:52:03. > :52:27.perfect. I can see that Graeme Dott is

:52:28. > :52:38.starting to unbutton his waistcoat. He will be very disappointed. I

:52:39. > :52:42.thought this could go all the way. But he just never queued like we

:52:43. > :53:04.would expect into. APPLAUSE

:53:05. > :53:09.Mark Selby went through a bit of a lull but in the end he got it

:53:10. > :53:16.together and he will be quite pleased to have run out a 6-2 winner

:53:17. > :53:23.and a place in the quarterfinal. I don't think I played fantastic.

:53:24. > :53:27.Graeme played below par. I am sure he will be very disappointed with

:53:28. > :53:34.his performance because if he played decently I was there for the taking.

:53:35. > :53:38.Graeme had a good chance to go 3-3 and it could have been a different

:53:39. > :53:45.scoreline. I took a good break to win the frame to go 4-2. I need to

:53:46. > :53:51.play better if I was to defend the title. Barry Hawkins next game will

:53:52. > :53:59.be tough. We played in Shanghai and Barry won. It was a good game.

:54:00. > :54:03.Whoever comes out on top, made the best man win. We look forward to

:54:04. > :54:09.that match. It was a frank admission, he is not playing well.

:54:10. > :54:19.He has one, that's the main thing. There was a huge frame, it should

:54:20. > :54:24.have gone 3-3. I was expecting it to be closer but Graeme did not play up

:54:25. > :54:31.to standard. Barry Hawkins beat Mark Selby at the Crucible. Yes, a very

:54:32. > :54:39.good player. I commentated against Shaun Murphy. He has a straight cue

:54:40. > :54:43.action. He is a tough opponent for anybody. For Mark Selby to be in the

:54:44. > :54:47.quarterfinals not playing near his best, similar to last year because

:54:48. > :54:53.he didn't play his best until the final last year. So, he is still in

:54:54. > :54:58.there without playing his best. If he plays his best, the others have

:54:59. > :55:05.to watch out. Do you expect Mark Selby to be there or thereabouts?

:55:06. > :55:11.Barry Hawkins is a top player. It could be close. Let's look at how

:55:12. > :55:22.the quarterfinal looks this evening. Mark Selby plays Barry Hawkins. Mark

:55:23. > :55:28.Allen will play Ricky Walden. Neil Robertson will play Joe Perry. That

:55:29. > :55:35.starts at 7pm on the website. Ronnie O'Sullivan takes on Robert Milkins.

:55:36. > :55:37.Looking ahead to this meeting between the -- the Rocket and the

:55:38. > :55:56.milkman. I have knuckled down and started

:55:57. > :56:00.practising hard. I would like to win a ranking event before I finish. I

:56:01. > :56:07.need to find consistency. It is trying to do it for the whole

:56:08. > :56:12.tournament in still -- instead of three or four matches. Each opponent

:56:13. > :56:18.throws up different styles but you need to be involved until the game

:56:19. > :56:24.comes together. You have to be patient and hopefully it comes when

:56:25. > :56:33.you need it. There were a couple of mistakes which I can't afford to do.

:56:34. > :56:40.He is one of those players that is established. You are always in for a

:56:41. > :56:48.tough match. So, that match is on the red button from 7pm. It is a

:56:49. > :56:57.wonderful meeting. He is one of the most improved players on the

:56:58. > :57:03.circuit. He has improved a lot, is much play has improved, he knocked

:57:04. > :57:06.Neil Robertson out and a great result against Matthew Stevens. He

:57:07. > :57:12.is a good solid player and if Ronnie gives him chances I am sure he would

:57:13. > :57:18.take them. 20 years since Ronnie won his first UK Championship. Lovely

:57:19. > :57:23.pictures from when he was 17. He is still going. He is still at the top

:57:24. > :57:26.of the game and producing the goods. He is still at the top of the game

:57:27. > :57:31.and producing the goods. Huw Edwards plays and let the crowd. A tough

:57:32. > :57:36.match against Robert Milkins. Not many safety shots in that match.

:57:37. > :57:41.Mark Allen battled back from what looked like a second defeat, that is

:57:42. > :57:47.what happens when you get the top players. Yes and it is the first to

:57:48. > :57:54.6. The first few frames are very important. I think Milkins has

:57:55. > :57:58.improved. I always thought he could score but tactically he is more

:57:59. > :58:05.astute that he used to be. Neil Robertson plays Joe Perry. Two

:58:06. > :58:10.practice partners. A tough match for both. Another close one but

:58:11. > :58:17.Robertson has a bit to much. He said I want to demolish him! Good

:58:18. > :58:25.friends! Cannot wait to get to Old Trafford. We won't be talking

:58:26. > :58:26.tomorrow! Good to see. So, Hazel is back this evening with highlights of

:58:27. > :58:43.the matches from the Barbican. Join Hazleton night at 11:20pm. And

:58:44. > :58:54.we'll Ronnie O'Sullivan get into the quarterfinals? -- join Hazleton

:58:55. > :58:58.tonight. Tonight belongs to 17-year-old Ronnie O'Sullivan!