Semi-Final - Liang Wenbo v David Grace

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:00:13. > :00:40.Good afternoon, after an astonishing quarterfinal here at York yesterday,

:00:41. > :00:44.three final frame beside it and late-night finish we have arrived

:00:45. > :00:50.slightly punch-drunk and ready for more of the semifinal in this years

:00:51. > :00:56.bets way Kingdom championship. The way the draw has unfolded has been

:00:57. > :01:00.as bizarre has brilliant. It has left does with four men standing,

:01:01. > :01:02.two of which are no surprise, the other pair Mystic Meg could not have

:01:03. > :01:12.picked this. MUSIC PLAYS

:01:13. > :01:59.MUSIC PLAYS We seek to styles colliding, both

:02:00. > :02:03.winners of the sports triple Crown as world UK Masters champions and

:02:04. > :02:08.they run into another in the chemo and is, in this final two years ago

:02:09. > :02:12.won by the Australian, Selby has won the most two recent contests

:02:13. > :02:17.including the late-night Crucible semifinal last year, we know what we

:02:18. > :02:22.are in for this evening. The other one, we have not got a clue, it is

:02:23. > :02:27.anyone's guess. What a story, the gentle giant from Yorkshire, the

:02:28. > :02:32.world number 81, David Grace, the lowest ranked player for 25 years to

:02:33. > :02:37.make it to a semifinal, he is living the semifinal in York. He has and

:02:38. > :02:44.more this week than in five years as a professional and he takes on Liang

:02:45. > :02:53.Wenbo of China the beta Chomp on the way. Two epic comebacks and a run

:02:54. > :02:54.yesterday means he has the air of Hayman who has just been changed in

:02:55. > :03:04.a phone box. You have seen an awful lot in your

:03:05. > :03:06.years, I wonder how often we have seen this incredible contrast

:03:07. > :03:12.between the top half of the draw on the bottom? I think there are a lot

:03:13. > :03:17.of top players looking at themselves thinking I should be here today.

:03:18. > :03:21.Trump, a world champion, Shaun Murphy, but a fantastic achievement

:03:22. > :03:27.for these two players. How would you describe your? Remarkable. You have

:03:28. > :03:33.to go back to Alan McManus for a player as low as David Grace to be

:03:34. > :03:38.here. It is a day you find out about yourself. As never done it before,

:03:39. > :03:41.can you settle down and play snooker in front of the audience and the

:03:42. > :03:49.people at home? A big ask. Let's talk about David Grace. He brushes

:03:50. > :03:54.tables to help supplement is living in Leeds and I know there is a

:03:55. > :03:58.massive crowd in there today. You know he has never been past the last

:03:59. > :04:04.edited in a major like this, how life changing a week is this? Very

:04:05. > :04:09.much so. I commentated on the other match and left when it was 6-1, I

:04:10. > :04:14.couldn't believe the one. He has fantastic character but as John

:04:15. > :04:15.says, what a stage to test your skill and