:00:34. > :00:39.Good evening. We are reaching the quarterfinals of one of the most
:00:40. > :00:44.prestigious snooker tournaments, the UK Championship. The York barbican
:00:45. > :00:49.is filling up the C of E four time world champion John Higgins can book
:00:50. > :00:52.his place in the last eight the night. More on that after we bring
:00:53. > :00:59.you up to date with this afternoon's matches. The 2013
:01:00. > :01:01.champion, Neil Robertson, is into the quarterfinals after defeating
:01:02. > :01:08.Scotland's Stephen Maguire. He thrashed him 6-1, knocking in three
:01:09. > :01:13.centuries in just over two hours. Last night I was doing a bit of
:01:14. > :01:17.practice. And part of my routine, I played some safety shots as well.
:01:18. > :01:22.And Stephen has come in and he has gone, don't you dare play any of
:01:23. > :01:28.those tomorrow. I said, mate, you go for it and I will go for it. I am
:01:29. > :01:33.fine with that. The way it started, it kind of put me, he put a marker
:01:34. > :01:37.down and I knew I had to respond and be at my best today because he
:01:38. > :01:43.looked in a really, really determined mood. A long old
:01:44. > :01:47.afternoon for Liang Wenbo and Tom Ford. It looked like Tom Ford had
:01:48. > :01:53.done enough when 5-3 up at Liang Wenbo roared back, winning the final
:01:54. > :02:04.three frames, sealing a 6-5 victory. I think I'd changed, after 5-3 down.
:02:05. > :02:12.I do not know why. I was very relaxed and I enjoyed playing. I do
:02:13. > :02:22.not know why. I just concentrated. I wanted to give some pleasure. I
:02:23. > :02:31.worked hard. The last shot, I controlled the table. It was a good,
:02:32. > :02:36.good experience. This is how the quarterfinal draw looks. David Grace
:02:37. > :02:41.will play the winner of Martin Gould and Joe Swail, which gets under way
:02:42. > :02:46.tonight. Liang Wenbo takes on Marco Fu, who dumped out Shaun Murphy.
:02:47. > :02:52.Neil Robertson lies in wait for John Higgins, or Jamie Burnett. Matthew
:02:53. > :02:56.Selt is taking on the well-known one and 2012 UK champion, Mark Selby.
:02:57. > :03:02.I think we have got the best seats in the house, John. I tell you
:03:03. > :03:06.something, Neil Robertson was scintillating. As close as flawless
:03:07. > :03:09.as you will get. Magnificent performance. Last year in the
:03:10. > :03:14.Masters when he played against Ali Carter was as close to perfect and
:03:15. > :03:17.that was very close today. Wonderful. He was playing well, but
:03:18. > :03:22.he could not get to the table, Stephen Maguire. Liang Wenbo does
:03:23. > :03:27.this almost every round, he knocked out Judd Trump. You thought he had
:03:28. > :03:30.given himself too much to do. The quarterfinal with Marco Fu, it would
:03:31. > :03:35.be great to get in front for a change but no doubting his
:03:36. > :03:37.determination. 5-3 down today and winning. He cannot keep doing that
:03:38. > :03:41.and would like to get in front sooner or later. John Higgins
:03:42. > :03:45.overwhelming favourites to defeat Jamie Burnett. Watching him last
:03:46. > :03:48.year I thought he looked wrecked the confidence and it was almost the end
:03:49. > :03:51.of the line and winning three tournaments in the year, two this
:03:52. > :03:56.season is remarkable and he was superb today. He is happy with what
:03:57. > :03:59.he has got, he has not been messing around with the cue for the last two
:04:00. > :04:04.years and when you win you get more confident. An all Scottish clash and
:04:05. > :04:10.they are mates as well. A funny thing happened in practice, John
:04:11. > :04:15.Higgins potting a blue and picking it up and repotting it for him. It
:04:16. > :04:19.can be very awkward. John is experienced enough to know it will
:04:20. > :04:20.not happen but John text Jamie and said, do you want to come and
:04:21. > :04:26.practice? You are kidding me. said, do you want to come and
:04:27. > :04:29.hardly practices. He played two days before and has comfort loose and
:04:30. > :04:34.fancy free and it is working out for him. Thank you very much. All
:04:35. > :04:39.Scotland clash and a meeting of two old mates.
:04:40. > :04:44.You can only get excited about these games. The UK's second-biggest
:04:45. > :04:48.tournament in the calendar. Somebody like John Higgins, a four-time world
:04:49. > :04:53.champion and for me, one of the ST experiences ever. You can only look
:04:54. > :04:58.forward to it. I am loving it. As I say, have been here for the last
:04:59. > :05:02.couple of years and really struggling, not knowing whether next
:05:03. > :05:10.win will come from. I started this year and it has been great, winning
:05:11. > :05:16.two tournaments. And that was... The season is going great so far.
:05:17. > :05:19.Because we are friends, it is good. You do not want to see your mate
:05:20. > :05:24.struggling. It is somebody I like and respect. It has taken a while
:05:25. > :05:27.and he feels comfortable again and you can see it, you can see the
:05:28. > :05:34.difference from a couple of seasons ago. He is nearly back to his best.
:05:35. > :05:41.He has had some great wins against Lee Hein and Alan McManus. He is
:05:42. > :05:45.feeling good about the game. We are good mates on tour and it is tough
:05:46. > :05:48.playing one of your pals on tour but you have got to get on with it and
:05:49. > :05:57.try and lock out who is sitting in the next year. I know how well I
:05:58. > :05:59.need to play to win. I am not worried, or scared. I have played
:06:00. > :06:03.him before. We played in the same age group together. If I take my
:06:04. > :06:13.chances and by the way I had been playing, I think I will be there, I
:06:14. > :06:17.will be there again. Well, 8-0, John Higgins in head to head matches.
:06:18. > :06:21.Jamie winning just 18 frames out of eight meetings with the world number
:06:22. > :06:26.seven. Defeated in the first round last year and now competing for a
:06:27. > :06:30.place in the quarterfinals. The players are standing by. We will
:06:31. > :06:34.join the master of ceremonies. Thanks, Jason and good evening,
:06:35. > :06:37.ladies and gentlemen. Two massive matches as we complete the line-up
:06:38. > :06:41.for the quarterfinals in this year's UK Championship. It has been
:06:42. > :06:46.a brilliant tournament so far and tonight we are paused for yet more
:06:47. > :07:04.drama. The players are ready, and so are a raucous crowd here in York!
:07:05. > :07:11.Please welcome a player enjoying his best run in a major event for
:07:12. > :07:17.several years. A Welsh open finalist in 2009, twice a world championship
:07:18. > :07:21.semifinalist, he has that of his way back onto the tour and is
:07:22. > :07:23.flourishing into his 40s, from Northern Ireland, the Outlaw, Joe
:07:24. > :07:44.Swail! And his opponent, a player who
:07:45. > :07:47.appeared in his second ranking event final at the start of the season,
:07:48. > :07:52.just losing out against Higgins in Australia. His fine form has
:07:53. > :07:56.continued in York, defeating Mark Allen in the third round. What an
:07:57. > :08:04.opportunity for the pin-up offer, Martin Gould. -- Pinner Potter.
:08:05. > :08:19.On table one, playing his second match against a fellow Scot after
:08:20. > :08:26.victory against Alan McManus, he secured a famous break of 148 in the
:08:27. > :08:30.UK qualifies 11 years ago. In 2010 he had a brilliant run to the final
:08:31. > :08:32.of the Shanghai Masters. Please welcome, from Hamilton, Jamie
:08:33. > :08:57.Burnett! And finally... One of the finest
:08:58. > :09:03.sportsmen this country has ever produced. Winner of three ranking
:09:04. > :09:07.event titles this year alone, a four time world champion and three-time
:09:08. > :09:21.UK champion, the wizard of Wishaw, John Higgins!
:09:22. > :09:27.That is the match for you tonight on BBC Two but if you want Martin Gould
:09:28. > :09:30.and Joe Swail with Ken Doherty and Willie Thorne, that is on the red
:09:31. > :09:35.button and the BBC sport application. But we say good evening
:09:36. > :09:39.on BBC Two to Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis. Very good evening,
:09:40. > :09:47.Jason, good evening, to everybody watching. Thank you, the first
:09:48. > :09:49.frame. John Higgins. John winning the toss and he will get this match
:09:50. > :10:08.under way. Not a bad break off shot. And John
:10:09. > :10:12.is up against one of his best buddies in Jamie Burnett. They
:10:13. > :10:18.practice a lot together. You could see at the top of the show, Jamie
:10:19. > :10:22.has yet to defeat John. It is 8-0. But I suppose he has beaten him in
:10:23. > :10:27.practice. Can he take that to the match table? That is the big
:10:28. > :10:29.question. It will be a tall order. If he can get off to a good start,
:10:30. > :10:53.who knows? Might have looked risky but that was
:10:54. > :10:58.the only red he could see. He played it at such a speed, he was hoping to
:10:59. > :11:14.get away with it, if he missed. And that was the outcome.
:11:15. > :11:20.Starting to build up very nicely, this year's UK Championship. Neil
:11:21. > :11:25.Robertson in magnificent form. Mark Selby back to his brilliant best.
:11:26. > :11:33.John Higgins right back to where he was a good few years ago. Yes,
:11:34. > :11:37.enough of an X factor to win the tournament. Some dark horses and
:11:38. > :11:42.some pretenders to the throne. I would not say Jamie Burnett, one of
:11:43. > :11:46.the younger players on the circuit, you might not have seen him much on
:11:47. > :11:51.your television screen, but it is fair to say he had been a journey
:11:52. > :11:59.man for many years but a very skilful one who has refused to go
:12:00. > :12:07.away. Very talented. Quite meticulous in the amount of times he
:12:08. > :12:15.cues up. He is very talented and he makes a lot of century breaks. Rob
:12:16. > :12:17.Walker alluded to that break of 148, made in the UK Championship 11
:12:18. > :12:29.years ago. That is one of the quiz questions.
:12:30. > :12:36.What is the highest break in snooker? A lot of people say 147 but
:12:37. > :12:40.it is 155 if you get a free ball. Jamie got a free ball. And he went
:12:41. > :13:02.on to make a break of 148. That is not a bad start. That was
:13:03. > :13:05.far from easy. As we show you again. Straightaway, John Higgins will be
:13:06. > :13:17.looking to get on the red, to the right of the black here. That is
:13:18. > :13:19.just about perfect. That will clear the black into both corners. This
:13:20. > :13:37.one is a little bit awkward. It is great to see this player back
:13:38. > :13:41.at the top of his form. It was interesting, Jamie Burnett, I know
:13:42. > :13:46.they are good towels, he thinks John is the greatest player that has ever
:13:47. > :13:50.played the game. -- good friends. I know my own personal opinion, John
:13:51. > :14:09.is in my top four of all time. A gentleman sitting next to me,
:14:10. > :14:22.Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan I have ahead of
:14:23. > :14:28.John. Very kind, Dennis. But I would disagree. John Higgins is the best
:14:29. > :14:32.match player I have ever seen in my life. I remember you saying that
:14:33. > :14:38.before. But it is personal opinions, isn't it? I elevate you to
:14:39. > :14:44.another free, Ronnie, number one and Stephen Hendry, number two. The fact
:14:45. > :14:47.he is still producing the goods at the age of 40, and winning
:14:48. > :15:09.tournaments, it is just astonishing. He will do what all great champions
:15:10. > :15:10.do. They seem to start very quickly. The number of times they win the
:15:11. > :15:44.opening frame with one chance. There are two things required to get
:15:45. > :15:51.off the mark really quickly, not just accuracy, but judging weight.
:15:52. > :15:54.Sometimes if you are nervous, you can overdo it, or under do it. But
:15:55. > :16:11.John Higgins seems to settle down very quickly.
:16:12. > :16:17.But what he has stopped doing, something he was doing a few seasons
:16:18. > :16:21.ago, he was among the balls and then he would miss a sitter. He has
:16:22. > :16:25.eliminated the on his game. -- that from his game.
:16:26. > :16:34.That will leave Jamie requiring a snooker, wrong side of the blue but
:16:35. > :16:39.it should not be a problem. He has got to make sure he does not catch
:16:40. > :16:46.one of the baulk colours on his way around the table.
:16:47. > :17:36.I have got a feeling he thought he was going to get a flick from the
:17:37. > :17:45.red. He thought he was going to nudge the red and it would have
:17:46. > :17:54.slowed the cue ball down. This is very thin.
:17:55. > :18:03.Only just. As we show you. Just in from the right jaw of the pocket. He
:18:04. > :18:09.has run out of position by the look of it. 57 in front. He needed a few
:18:10. > :18:12.more pots to secure the opening frame. It will have to be a safety
:18:13. > :18:42.and wait for another chance. Jamie Burnett is probably forced
:18:43. > :18:44.into the four Cush and safety. Which means he has got to hit it a little
:18:45. > :19:09.bit harder. -- caution safety. Look where this has finished! In
:19:10. > :19:13.fact he has covered a lot of reds! It is lucky the red is on the left
:19:14. > :19:21.side of the table, otherwise it would be a snooker. It was a total
:19:22. > :19:38.mis-hit. He is working out whether he can hit the red on the left.
:19:39. > :19:48.That is a pretty good shot from where he was. Look at that for
:19:49. > :19:55.length, with the ball. Can he see enough of this red? Yes, to take
:19:56. > :20:01.this one on? 57 behind. If he can get this one, and finish on the
:20:02. > :20:06.black, there is a red slightly in the way but it is all about the pot.
:20:07. > :20:11.If it goes, he has got a chance to get back into this opening frame. If
:20:12. > :20:20.he misses it, you would feel it would be the end of the frame.
:20:21. > :20:36.It was too thin. Pot up into the corner. It could have been easier.
:20:37. > :20:46.He is not even looking at it. Back looking at it now. No. I do not
:20:47. > :20:55.blame him for refusing that one. Just putting another red here. Where
:20:56. > :21:00.is the cue ball? Where is that white? Trying to put it back into
:21:01. > :21:08.the jaws again and snooker him. Concentrating on getting that to the
:21:09. > :21:15.cushion. Sacrificed. Sacrifice the direction a bit but he is happy to
:21:16. > :21:16.drive reds to the cushion. It is Jamie's job to try and keep them
:21:17. > :21:30.off. It was far too thick. Perfect chance
:21:31. > :22:56.for clinching the first frame. He is always one of those players
:22:57. > :22:58.that has been able to keep his head perfectly still. No matter how hard
:22:59. > :23:11.he hates it. -- is hitting it. It is not an easy clearance but he
:23:12. > :23:45.would like to pot the remaining balls.
:23:46. > :23:56.These are tricky. Slight angle here, as you can see. But they are not
:23:57. > :24:00.easy. Does not really matter. He needed a couple of chances, but he
:24:01. > :24:06.took them. John Higgins quite comfortable you taking the opening
:24:07. > :24:09.frame, leading 1-0. The world number seven, John Higgins, is up and
:24:10. > :24:12.running and you get the feeling looking at him today that opening
:24:13. > :24:16.frame and also knocking the balls tonight that he would like this over
:24:17. > :24:20.and done with as quick as possible. I did not realise his record was
:24:21. > :24:25.8-0. That is class. Normal service has been resumed. He was superb
:24:26. > :24:30.knocking out Ali Carter the other day who I think would have given the
:24:31. > :24:34.game to anybody. John was too strong and he has started up again. He will
:24:35. > :24:38.be looking forward to getting it over as quick as possible. What is
:24:39. > :24:43.really interesting, John Higgins defeating Ali Carter on Monday,
:24:44. > :24:47.others have played two matches in four days and he has completely
:24:48. > :24:50.picked up where he left off. He has practised hard. Every time we have
:24:51. > :24:54.been in here, John has been there for a good few hours in the
:24:55. > :24:57.afternoon. That is what you had to do to keep your form. It is nice to
:24:58. > :25:02.make a good contribution in the third frame and get that first frame
:25:03. > :25:19.on the board. Thank you for that. Back to Dennis and Steve.
:25:20. > :25:25.The magnificent barbican centre. It comes into its own when you get down
:25:26. > :25:34.to the two tables. The crowd along as well. When there is four tables,
:25:35. > :26:06.the crowd are all on one side. He is a bit unlucky. Unless the
:26:07. > :26:10.yellow comes to his rescue. Well! A bit unlucky for the red to flick the
:26:11. > :26:15.black and go over the pocket but he had a bit of good fortune with the
:26:16. > :26:18.white dropping behind the yellow. Not sure John Higgins can get into
:26:19. > :26:26.the right-hand side of the pack and dropped it. If he can do, any type
:26:27. > :26:39.of containing shot... A good chance of a re-rack. You heard it here,
:26:40. > :26:49.folks. Steve Davis predicts a re-rack. Not a lot they can do with
:26:50. > :26:58.the red over the pocket. You might be right. They will have to keep
:26:59. > :27:07.playing shots like this. They might look at each other and say, shall we
:27:08. > :27:15.start again? John Higgins is just checking with that red, not
:27:16. > :27:23.completely over the pocket. Whether there is a possibility of avoiding
:27:24. > :27:30.it by playing into the right corner. If he does that, Jamie Burnett might
:27:31. > :27:36.be tempted to get that red away from the pocket. It would be hard to
:27:37. > :27:41.guarantee a good safety. That is what John Higgins is playing for,
:27:42. > :27:46.the advantage of it. I think he can cut that in from the red because it
:27:47. > :27:51.is not tight on the cushion. If it goes, that is arguably... Is he
:27:52. > :28:00.playing the double? It does look like it.
:28:01. > :28:07.It will be interesting to see what John Higgins does. He might look at
:28:08. > :28:13.that possible cutback. I know that it is a very thin one but he is
:28:14. > :28:18.looking at it. Jamie did not seem to have a look at that one. Here we go.
:28:19. > :28:22.John Higgins is taking it on. John Higgins left Jamie that shot. Maybe
:28:23. > :28:33.he is playing the double. Do not understand at the moment. He is
:28:34. > :28:36.cutting this end. Well... Firstly, why did John Higgins play that shot
:28:37. > :28:42.in the first place with that shot available? Second, why did Jamie
:28:43. > :28:49.Burnett not play that shot? Third, what am I talking about? He was
:28:50. > :28:50.looking to put the white on the cushion but I thought Jamie would
:28:51. > :29:10.have taken that on. It is a funny pack with the two reds
:29:11. > :29:18.on the side of them. If he can get on the black and develop them, I am
:29:19. > :29:26.just wondering if he is thinking about screwing back for the blue.
:29:27. > :29:33.Simply because of the way those two reds are behind the bunch, it would
:29:34. > :29:52.be better to go back for one of the baulk colours, all the blue.
:29:53. > :29:58.That is the first shot he has missed, so a chance for Jamie. He
:29:59. > :30:04.might be able to get onto the black of the red. It is a natural angle
:30:05. > :30:19.not to come in the black and not to go twice across the table.
:30:20. > :31:02.Is he on the red into the middle? He is tight.
:31:03. > :31:12.I don't think so. If not, he will have to take the double on. He might
:31:13. > :31:20.just be a busy enough, but if not, have a go at the double, it is a
:31:21. > :31:28.free shot. It must be very close. A bit of side spin?
:31:29. > :31:46.The double is the better choice, I think. He wanted to take it on.
:31:47. > :31:59.Well played, a good shot. One good cannon here, he could really open
:32:00. > :32:10.things up. Don't take your eye off the pot. If you cannon somewhere in
:32:11. > :32:20.there, you will open them right up. Why play it at that pace?
:32:21. > :32:27.That was not the best choice. Perhaps it was hard to grab the
:32:28. > :32:33.white ball and get into the main pack. It did not look a problem. If
:32:34. > :32:35.he put the black, he still does not open the pack up. He could have been
:32:36. > :33:09.more aggressive there. We will give him the benefit of the
:33:10. > :33:11.doubt and say it was too thin to get into the main part of the pack. An
:33:12. > :33:52.excellent safety. If he puts the red, he is looking to
:33:53. > :34:01.see whether the blue is viable. He is playing to pot be red, stunning
:34:02. > :34:14.it in. Very little chance of sticking it up.
:34:15. > :34:44.The red at the bottom of the pack cuts in. It is a shock to nothing.
:34:45. > :34:51.Ideally, he would like to be able to pot the blue very thin and go into
:34:52. > :34:54.the main pack. He is just summing up if there is any type of angle
:34:55. > :35:02.between brown and green before the middle pocket, and then come in-off
:35:03. > :35:08.the side. Or, all trust him and straight into the pack. I think your
:35:09. > :35:15.choice is the best, a little thin one. Swinging around the ankles. He
:35:16. > :35:28.have to be careful of the middle pocket, the left middle.
:35:29. > :35:44.He did not really hit it with any conviction, I don't think the angles
:35:45. > :35:51.were on for going into the pack with speed. Perhaps he could not hit it
:35:52. > :35:54.thin enough to go straight into the pack off the ball cushion. A couple
:35:55. > :36:12.of chances now. A speculative double, or not even
:36:13. > :36:20.trying it? It is not a good safety shop. At the level we are at,
:36:21. > :36:22.playing against the likes of John Higgins, you do not give half
:36:23. > :36:39.chances away easily. It does not matter if he cannot see
:36:40. > :36:46.the red, he can and the other one onto it. He could even pot it
:36:47. > :36:51.directly. Nothing wrong with playing the other red. He could control the
:36:52. > :36:56.positional side of the shot a bit better. He could possibly open up
:36:57. > :37:07.the pack. An aggressive shot, he would be on the black.
:37:08. > :37:21.He deserved that. It was a great shock. He was snookered until it
:37:22. > :37:23.flicked the red. He played it well. Look at the red, it just flicks that
:37:24. > :37:37.one out of the way. He could not do much with that.
:37:38. > :37:43.There is a red to the left middle pocket. This is a key shop early on
:37:44. > :37:44.in this frame. It would settle him down if he could get a sizeable
:37:45. > :38:07.break. I don't know if he has left one to
:38:08. > :38:13.the left middle, he might just have got away with it. It was not easy, a
:38:14. > :38:25.tough shot. A bit of pressure on it. You expect the players at this stage
:38:26. > :38:30.to be getting them. I thought he had covered this one. But he can get
:38:31. > :38:35.through to the potting angle. It is pretty tight. He might have to put a
:38:36. > :38:59.bit of left-hand spin on. No, he could get direct. If the pink
:39:00. > :39:16.goes, that is a bonus. I was not sure.
:39:17. > :39:28.Jamie Burnett knows that he will not get too many chances against his
:39:29. > :39:36.good friend John Higgins. If you don't take them, he knows he will be
:39:37. > :39:42.in big trouble. When you have got a player like John coming behind you,
:39:43. > :39:44.if you make a mistake, sometimes that is all you need to do, it costs
:39:45. > :40:09.you the frame. He might be all done, it has landed
:40:10. > :40:14.on the red. It is end of break. He cannot believe it. I bet Jamie
:40:15. > :40:22.cannot believe it either. It is amazing, this game. Have a look at
:40:23. > :40:33.that. He lands right on top of the other red.
:40:34. > :40:42.The yellow and brown are quite a target. I am not sure if he can slip
:40:43. > :40:50.off the red and get up behind those two colours. Was it touching ball?
:40:51. > :40:58.If it is, he can get behind them. It must have been, yes. Surely he can
:40:59. > :41:01.play fourball onto the brown of two cushions. As long as the weight is
:41:02. > :41:09.right, it is a guaranteed snooker. cushions. As long as the weight is
:41:10. > :41:16.He does not need to get as far as the brand, even. Slightly the wrong
:41:17. > :41:38.line. He will be disappointed with that.
:41:39. > :42:21.Pretty heavy contact. No real shake of the head or reaction from Jamie
:42:22. > :42:26.Burnett. He did not feel as if it ruined the potting line. A chance
:42:27. > :42:51.now for John Higgins into the middle.
:42:52. > :42:57.I thought he was going to clinch the frame with his last visit, he
:42:58. > :43:07.probably would have done if the white hat not stuck right on a bed.
:43:08. > :44:29.Nothing in the way now, though. He does not have to play any cannons.
:44:30. > :44:37.Two or three seasons ago, he was not comfortable with his cue, he tried a
:44:38. > :44:40.few different ones, at this one he has been using for a couple of
:44:41. > :44:51.years, he is very comfortable with it. People say, is it not like golf
:44:52. > :44:57.or tennis, you can play with anything? It is supposedly
:44:58. > :45:06.different. You can have two made identical and they play differently.
:45:07. > :45:17.A big move back to the 1-piece cue in recent years.
:45:18. > :45:30.I was the first ever player in the UK to use a 2-piece cue, I brought
:45:31. > :45:32.it back from Canada in 1974. John Spencer won the 1977 World
:45:33. > :45:37.Championship with one and it became a craze. It is purely because they
:45:38. > :45:40.were easy to carry around in the days when you could take them on
:45:41. > :46:10.board a plane. You cannot do that now.
:46:11. > :46:19.He will probably play the snooker and Jamie will stay in his seat, you
:46:20. > :46:23.will think. Yes, Jamie signals that he concedes are. He had one chance,
:46:24. > :46:30.but he missed the red in the middle pocket. John Higgins is looking very
:46:31. > :46:36.good, he has won two out of two. It is all going his way. Let's
:46:37. > :46:44.update you with table to, in the other fourth-round match. Martin
:46:45. > :46:47.Gould taking on Joe Swail. It is the 46-year-old from Belfast who has
:46:48. > :46:55.taken a 1-0 lead. Coverage continues on the red button and the beast
:46:56. > :46:59.but, the BBC Sport website and connected televisions. David Grace
:47:00. > :47:03.awaits the winner. An incredible recovery, considering Joe Swail's
:47:04. > :47:09.record last year, he did not make it out of round one. But he has taken
:47:10. > :47:13.the lead. If it goes well for him, he could make the quarterfinals,
:47:14. > :47:18.that is an incredible story. He has had corrective eye surgery, he can
:47:19. > :47:24.see the balls, it has made a difference. The last time he was in
:47:25. > :47:26.the quarterfinal was in 1992, when he played me, so he must be old!
:47:27. > :47:38.There is hope for you yet! Pretty good length for the break-off
:47:39. > :47:59.shot. That is pretty high pot success,
:48:00. > :48:01.94%. He has a safety route back to baulk, but he has to be careful
:48:02. > :48:12.about the red. He pulled the could have played a
:48:13. > :48:43.more containing shot than that. Yes, the red on the side cushion was
:48:44. > :48:53.always going to be a problem. But he hit the safety shot too thick and
:48:54. > :49:04.careered straight in. Straightaway, John Higgins in amongst the balls.
:49:05. > :49:05.The black is slightly awkward at the moment, but he could soon get onto
:49:06. > :49:36.it. He has got to swing it around the
:49:37. > :49:42.table to get back onto the blue. He got into it too much, and straight
:49:43. > :49:52.in the pocket. He got a flick of the red. Maybe he did not get into it
:49:53. > :49:59.enough. Just a flick. He was out of position. I thought, how could he
:50:00. > :50:06.stump straight into the pocket? I did not spot the flick. It looks as
:50:07. > :50:10.if the pink is available into the right corner. He will set it up dead
:50:11. > :50:14.straight. The players practised this a lot, but you have to push the cue
:50:15. > :50:32.through in a straight line. He did not commit. He was a ring on
:50:33. > :50:34.the side of safety. When you hit it harder, it makes the pot more
:50:35. > :50:44.difficult. I am sure the pink potted into the
:50:45. > :50:58.right corner. A little lack of confidence. He was
:50:59. > :51:05.trying to play a safety shot at the same time. Now he is back in his
:51:06. > :51:12.seat thinking, I should have just played for the pink. He could have
:51:13. > :51:21.put more angle on the long pot and screwed to the right side cushion.
:51:22. > :51:31.The deeper screw. John is having it pretty easy at the moment. He did
:51:32. > :51:34.not make much of the last attempt. You would expect him to have a
:51:35. > :51:45.second bite of the cherry successfully.
:51:46. > :51:56.A monster kick. Just about got away with it. You could tell by the
:51:57. > :52:07.sound. Luckily, it did not straighten up the red.
:52:08. > :52:11.He had a bit of right-hand spin on the shot which negated the throat of
:52:12. > :52:30.the kick. It is tough for Jamie Burnett. He
:52:31. > :52:36.has had plenty of bashing is from John Higgins. John must be pretty
:52:37. > :53:39.comfortable playing against Jamie. The winner will play Neil Robertson
:53:40. > :53:42.tomorrow afternoon. He was in devastating form against another
:53:43. > :53:53.Scot, Stephen Maguire, who set off with a century break and then never
:53:54. > :54:02.got a chance. A lot of matches in that half would have made good
:54:03. > :54:09.finals. Yes. If John Higgins gets through, that match between Neil
:54:10. > :54:11.Robertson and John would play -- would be possibly the two most
:54:12. > :55:01.inform players, matching up. When Jean Todt professional, I would
:55:02. > :55:05.pop up to Stirling and I had a couple of practice sessions with
:55:06. > :55:11.him. He practised with Stephen Hendry all the time. What he
:55:12. > :55:18.achieved in six years, he got to be world number one and world champion,
:55:19. > :55:19.that takes some doing, six seasons. From his first day as a
:55:20. > :55:33.professional. The good old days when they used to
:55:34. > :55:38.practice their and break off for lunch and watch Neighbours, Stephen
:55:39. > :56:01.Hendry and John Higgins watching Neighbours!
:56:02. > :56:47.That is a terrific shot, look at the position.
:56:48. > :57:04.It does not really matter about the black, Jamie Burnett stays in his
:57:05. > :57:12.seat. John Higgins marches on with the break of 71, he leads 3-0.
:57:13. > :57:19.This is excellent from John Higgins. And update on the second table,
:57:20. > :57:26.Martin Gould has levelled against Joe Swail, the third or fourth
:57:27. > :57:31.meeting between them, it was in the German Masters, the last meeting,
:57:32. > :57:37.Joe Swail 15-0 in the qualifiers. This is scrappy. It has not settled
:57:38. > :57:43.down. It is a massive day for both players. They are looking at the
:57:44. > :57:48.draw and thinking that quite a few of the seats have gone out, it is a
:57:49. > :57:51.great opportunity to go a long way. Do you think some of these
:57:52. > :57:55.great opportunity to go a long way. will be looking at the big names
:57:56. > :57:58.gone and thinking, this is my year? You should not get ahead of
:57:59. > :58:03.yourself. Martin Gould has been around long enough, he had a good
:58:04. > :58:09.performance in Australia, and Joe Swail is experienced. But it can
:58:10. > :58:13.happen. It is all about John Higgins, looking good. It is ominous
:58:14. > :58:19.for Jamie Burnett, he looks a bit nervous. John looks very
:58:20. > :58:24.comfortable. He has been used to beating him, it can happen like
:58:25. > :58:28.that. When you look at the history books, John Higgins has beaten him
:58:29. > :58:35.eight times, Jamie Burnett has only pitched 18 frames. It is looking
:58:36. > :58:40.like it will be nine. That match is available on the red button. You can
:58:41. > :58:47.continue to watch John Higgins taking on Jamie Burnett. All matches
:58:48. > :58:51.are available on the BBC Sport app. We are back with highlights. Hope to
:58:52. > :58:56.see you then. Goodbye for now.