:00:38. > :00:48.Good afternoon. Auto weekend for sport that has been, with Murray
:00:49. > :00:55.brothers, Jamie Vardy, Tyson Fury... Planned as the storm has been
:00:56. > :01:04.bartering York, only 32 players have been left standing, add the Betway
:01:05. > :01:18.UK Championship 2015. Today, seconds out for round three. Coming up, this
:01:19. > :01:26.afternoon, John Higgins, ringcraft of speciality... Against Ali Carter.
:01:27. > :01:35.No matter what is thrown at him, he comes back fighting. To champions
:01:36. > :01:39.collide, Stuart Bowen holds the crown, and Peter Ebdon, this one
:01:40. > :01:45.could go the distance. He only finished his second round match at
:01:46. > :01:51.1:30 this morning! And we will speak to Barry Hearn. Giving us the state
:01:52. > :02:03.of the nation. And if you want to join the conversation... After a
:02:04. > :02:15.pretty frantic week, 96 best of 11 frames, the feel of York Barbican
:02:16. > :02:18.has been changing, this is the second sport hall, it's now the
:02:19. > :02:27.practice tables. That means we can move to the studio, after sharing
:02:28. > :02:39.the player lounge! We're going to start things, whether absolute
:02:40. > :02:46.cracker. It has quality, craft, Carter and Higgins. Comeback kids
:02:47. > :03:00.this year. Carter from health, John from form. But he has got vulnerable
:03:01. > :03:02.to -- another two titles since July. It I play well, I still think I
:03:03. > :03:07.still think they can compete with the best. But it is obviously just
:03:08. > :03:16.the confidence. I was struggling, and you can begin to doubt yourself.
:03:17. > :03:20.That is the worst thing. But, having some confidence behind me, I think I
:03:21. > :03:29.can get to the table and do something. That is the battle. I
:03:30. > :03:39.think it is more to do with the mental scars. More to lose. But when
:03:40. > :03:48.you are younger, you do not think that. You cannot win if you don't go
:03:49. > :03:56.for shots. Can't safety your way to the title. You have got to take the
:03:57. > :04:05.bull by the horns. If you I have done that, and that has helped me
:04:06. > :04:13.win some competitions. Obviously, I won in Wales. Big win for me. Two or
:04:14. > :04:19.three years without anything. And it has been a good start to the year.
:04:20. > :04:26.Going over to China. Just missing out on the World Cup for Scotland.
:04:27. > :04:35.Chain, the international, won that. out on the World Cup for Scotland.
:04:36. > :04:43.-- China. If somebody had told me, you're going to win three, I'd have
:04:44. > :04:48.said no! Universal or what is going to happen. If I can see the
:04:49. > :05:02.standard, I would want to try to keep threatening, but just to even
:05:03. > :05:13.draw level, 35, 35 titles, one more would be the aim! Stephen Hendry
:05:14. > :05:21.watching. You have 36. Looking over your shoulder? I was one of many,
:05:22. > :05:32.probably rating him off. It was as though he was at a crossroads. I do
:05:33. > :05:37.not know what has turned it round. Put a table in at home. I know that
:05:38. > :05:44.he did not enjoy that, could be going to a club. But one of the
:05:45. > :05:54.reasons, nobody has been dominating. He can see the gap in the market.
:05:55. > :06:02.Step up, rule again. Just turned 40. Could he catch you? Will he? Nor one
:06:03. > :06:08.dominant player. Nobody has been winning three, four a season. I do
:06:09. > :06:22.not see any reason, if he keeps playing, why he cannot. You were 36
:06:23. > :06:31.when you won your last. Does age play a part? He does his best,
:06:32. > :06:35.practising on the practice table. So many teams, you do not get the
:06:36. > :06:42.chance to put the work in. You can pick and choose. But I am just
:06:43. > :06:50.amazed, how he has come back to be at the top. Fantastic achievement.
:06:51. > :06:59.You talk about bouncing back, not a world that describes the resilience
:07:00. > :07:07.shown by Ali Carter. Former world number two. Three major ranking
:07:08. > :07:16.titles. And he has done all that, after suffering from disease, and
:07:17. > :07:23.cancer. It was a hugely significant moment, and Germany, after being
:07:24. > :07:34.given the all clear. To win that, it meant so much, because of what Paul
:07:35. > :07:39.went through. He didn't get away with it. I did. Completely different
:07:40. > :07:47.state of mind for that, it just seemed to be made. Probably, from
:07:48. > :07:52.the second match, I was just waited, another trophy in the Cabinet. The
:07:53. > :07:59.comeback, after what I have been through, it shows some character. I
:08:00. > :08:10.have had a tough time. To get back to winning ways, so quickly,
:08:11. > :08:15.satisfying. The health is good. But crohn's playing up. I have been
:08:16. > :08:19.struggling, that is why I have not been at the top of the game. But I'm
:08:20. > :08:30.supposed to be going on some new drug. Hoping that will settle down.
:08:31. > :08:37.Anybody who has been living with crohn's, beat until you get a pain,
:08:38. > :08:44.stressed out. Is and the scheme crohn's, beat until you get a pain,
:08:45. > :08:54.stressful enough! I should do something else. You always feel as
:08:55. > :08:58.though you're on offer to get beat. You do not think you're in the
:08:59. > :09:06.championships, until the last 32. I have already got two wins.
:09:07. > :09:14.Confidence builder. Tough match, one of the all-time greats. But I have
:09:15. > :09:20.got to think about what I am doing. Stick to the principles and I have
:09:21. > :09:24.got every chance. I am looking to do well, here to win. Not mess about.
:09:25. > :09:33.These competitions are the ones that we want to win, it is all right
:09:34. > :09:42.flying all over the world, but it is good to win the other events, but
:09:43. > :09:51.any top wheel, player will tell you these are the ones we want to do
:09:52. > :10:04.well in. The most recent contest, won by John 4-2. Met once before in
:10:05. > :10:10.this, Higgins took that one. But Carter has never defeated Higgins in
:10:11. > :10:14.any much going over seven frames. You have seen a lot of matches, you
:10:15. > :10:22.must be looking forward to this? Absolutely. I think it is worrying,
:10:23. > :10:31.when Higgins gets back to form, because he is one of the most
:10:32. > :10:39.respected wheels. -- players. Carter has got that to get over. He knows
:10:40. > :10:45.he has got to play well. How has he turned this round? Had such a good
:10:46. > :10:55.competitor, still won't practising, never gives in. One of the toughest
:10:56. > :11:07.I have ever seen, and played! Good knowledge, and if you still have the
:11:08. > :11:14.appetite, that helps. If you are Carter how do you approach this? You
:11:15. > :11:18.can respect the opponent, but you cannot have too much respect. He has
:11:19. > :11:24.just got to concentrate on his own game. That is what he has got to
:11:25. > :11:33.concern himself with. Some people have started to back Higgins in the
:11:34. > :11:40.betting. Can he win? Of course you can. The form coming into this
:11:41. > :11:48.competition has been good. Australia, China, the man with an
:11:49. > :11:52.form. -- some. But Carter has got to be aggressive, concentrate, and he
:11:53. > :11:59.will be and with a chance. We will also be looking at the other match,
:12:00. > :12:12.Stuart Bingham against Peter Ebdon. He finished this morning. Two one
:12:13. > :12:20.o'clock matches in the same day! Thank you. Good afternoon. It is
:12:21. > :12:28.brilliant to here. It started seven days ago, down to 32 players, rodent
:12:29. > :12:44.atmosphere. At the York Barbican, ready for another thrilling
:12:45. > :12:58.installment! Rehab just mentioned the 1am finish! Continuing to turn
:12:59. > :13:20.back the clock. After that victory, UK champion in 06... Fired up with
:13:21. > :13:29.vegan power, the force, Peter Ebdon! His opponent... Come of age. Winner
:13:30. > :13:54.in China, and Australia. We introduce him, reigning champion of
:13:55. > :14:00.the world, Stuart Bingham! On table one... We already know about the
:14:01. > :14:28.determination, speaking volumes about talent on the table, flying
:14:29. > :14:38.high, the captain Ali Carter! And finally... One of Scotland's's
:14:39. > :14:47.finest sportsmen. Four time champion of the world. Two ranking titles
:14:48. > :15:03.this season. Batteries based, the Wizard of Wishaw! John Higgins! --
:15:04. > :15:14.back to his best. Four matches taking place. Keep tabs on Bingham
:15:15. > :15:31.Ebdon, live on the red button. Let's get going. Thank you. This is going
:15:32. > :15:33.to be an absolute cracker. John Higgins getting us under way.
:15:34. > :15:34.Looking forward to