Quarter-Final - Part 2 UK Snooker Championship

Hello a very good evening to you and

welcome back to the Barbican Centre

in York. Its quarter finals night of

the 2017 Betway UK Championship, and

to dight, one of the's troubled

winners take on an underdog who

knows all about snooker's long and

winding road.

I don't need to win to

pay a bill. I can just play and, if

you scrape me off the table, if I

get beaten, it ain't because I was

under pressure, it's just because I

wasn't good enough on the day.

I'm a

couple of shots, here or there, from

playing really clinical, one visit

snooker. If I can that, I could be

dangerous. -- if I can sort that, I

could be dangerous.

Victory in the

Northern Irish open last season has

changed Mark King. He now knows how

to win, he knows he can do it, and

that makes him a completely

different animal, as far as snooker

goes. We've all known for a long

time he was a potential winner, now

he is a winner.

Obviously, winning

northern Ireland was a kick-start

after so many years of trying. You

can't comprehend how much it meant

after so many years of trying and

thinking, you know, it's never going

to happen. And finally doing it. You

couldn't write it. It was absolutely

fantastic. I don't think you can go

into these matches with a

preconceived idea. You go out, play

the game as you see it, it would be

a shot anyone if come out and

attack. I've been doing it so long.

You just have to hope you make less

mistakes than the other guy. If I

can make if you less unforced errors

than he does, I've got half a

chance.

Tonight, and all England

clash as world mother six Shaun

Murphy, of the 20 18th UK title,

taking on John King, who knocked out

market gains in the last round. And

Wales's Ryan Day, ranked 19, taking

on Mark Joyce, who saw off Neil

Robertson in the fourth round, one

of the shots of what has been a

fascinating UK Championship. I'm

delighted to say Alan McManus is

alongside us. Those shocks, will

they continue tonight, do you think?

I think there is a very good chance

of. Shaun Murphy is in good form but

he'll have to cut out the little

mistakes he made in the last round.

Mark King in the last year is a

completely different proposition

than he has been probably throughout

his whole career. He works hard,

he's dedicated.

He is a real

competitor, he showed that fighting

spirit against Higgins.

Absolutely,

and I don't think that the Mark King

of five or ten years ago could have

won that much. I think that is how

fastly his game has come on.

Mentally, I think he's improved as

well, which is important.

In his

post-match interviews, he was

brilliant. Let's look at this

afternoon's results. Ronnie

O'Sullivan beat Martin Gould. Same

scoreline, Stephen Maguire against

Joe Perry, so they meet in

tomorrow's semifinal, and you can

watch that on the BBC, live from

York. Ronnie O'Sullivan, pretty

comfortable after the scare last

night.

It was a good performance.

Early on, Martin Gould gave him too

many free chances, and you can't do

that with him. His general form is

good. Steve Davis said yesterday he

is probably the only guy in the

field who will win...

And Stephen

Maguire, there is something about

him.

I think he's got the eye of the

tiger about him. He's been watching

other guys lifting some trophies in

the last year or so and I think he's

pretty envious and he wants to be in

amongst it.

That'll be a fascinating

match. Let's take a quick look at

the head-to-heads it 8-1 in terms of

matches but surely you can't read

anything into this tonight, given

that against Higgins it was 18-3 in

Higgins's Weber.

Mark King will not

have that in his head. He will not

even know about that score. It's all

on tonight, and Mark King, always

remember he is a different player

and he was in the past.

When we

spoke to Shaun Murphy yesterday, I

asked him whether the top seeds that

are left in the drawer have any

fear, given that we've lost so many

of them. Will that play on his mind?

Not at all, the top seeds take care

of their own business, they don't

even look at the draw. They just

think, why my playing next, who am I

playing, that's my game, I'll

concentrate on that. I think that

Shaun Murphy is getting the ball as

well as he has ever done and he just

asked to cut out some mistakes, but

Mark King will make it difficult for

him. -- he just has to cut out.

Good

evening, ladies and gentlemen, it's

Friday night, we are in York and

this is the second session of

quarterfinal action in this year's

Betway UK Championship. Another

rocking night of entertainment is

guaranteed, here at the Barbican.

CHEERING

Please welcome a player enjoying the

best season of his career so far.

This is his third quarterfinal of

the current campaign and his first

in the UK Championship since 2010.

In one of the biggest matches of his

life, bidding for his first

appearance in a ranking event

semifinal, there comes Mark Joyce!

And his opponent, coming through two

tense decider against Li Hang and

his compatriot, Mark Williams, to

make his first appearance in a UK

court of final, winner of the

Masters at the start of this season,

it's Ryan Dynamite Day.

On table one, a player returning to

the UK quarterfinals for the first

time in 13 years after that superb

victory over John Higgins, coming

from 4-2 down. Northern Ireland open

winner in dramatic fashion last

year, snooker's modern day tally

Savalas. Who loves you, baby bastion

mark mark Kojak -- who loves you,

baby? Mark Kojak King.

And, yes, it's cherry flavoured,

just as he requested, and his

opponent, a class act on and off the

baize, bidding for a seventh UK

semifinal, fine form this season,

he's been in three finals, and he

became champion of champions last

month. He is a world, UK and Masters

winner, it's Shaun the Magician

Murphy.

We are with you live on BBC Two

until 8pm, and then we switched to

the red button. If you want Ryan Day

against Mark Joyce on table two in

the company of Peter Ebdon and

Dennis Taylor, that is available on

the BT Sport website, but live on

BBC Two, will be talking you through

Shaun Murphy and Mark King. -- that

is available on the BBC sport

website.

is available on the BBC sport

website.

We are down to the

nitty-gritty in this championship,

and this should be a fascinating

encounter. Mark King should all his

grit and determination last round to

get past John Higgins, and he is up

against one of the finest men with

the cue ever in Shaun Murphy.

I'm

looking forward to this match, a

great introduction for both players.

The Telly Savalas of the snooker

world and even requesting own

flavour of lollipop. Cherry flavour,

that's what he wanted, and he's got

it. Great character.

Lovely way to start a match. We

mentioned his lovely cue action, and

there's an example, laser straight.

Alan was speaking about with Jason,

and it's just about those little

unenforced errors. Generally, not

even when he's in trouble for stop

just a little glitch now and then.

We are being critical because he is

a tournament winner, but he'd win a

lot more if he didn't have it.

It's

just a concentration block. Every

time he gets to about 40 or 50, he

has one uncharacteristic shot, just

a lack of concentration. When he's

fully focused, so hard to beat. It's

hard to hide the cue ball,

particularly with that laser cue

action on those long pots.

Straightaway, he is and around the

black spot.

Yeah, his ball striking

is superb. He is an authority on it.

He is a great authority when he hits

it. Positivity.

We mentioned it the other day, he

gets that Murphy stopped when he is

walking round confident. He is very

confident around the table, he

bounces round it. -- Pat Murphy

storm -- that Murphy stomp.

He is

very quick as well. He is on this

red night and straight and he can

try and leave himself low on the

black, and that is why he has come

round to have a look. A nice angle

on the black, so he can possibly go

into the pack. Plenty of loose reds

available. Let's see what he wants

to do.

There is just one of those little

shops, John. OK, it's not a miss. --

little shops. But a slight lack of

concentration. Needed to hit back

red, but just missed to leave the

red into the opposite pocket. He

missed the red and now it end of

break.

He'll be kicking himself for that

cannon, and likewise there. I know

this is being harsh, but that cue

ball should have been to the bottom

cushion. Simple little shot. Should

have had them lined up with the

yellow.

Well, another chance to play a long

red.

Yeah, and Mark King's safety

has been top quality this week. But

that wasn't one of his best. Maybe

expecting that Shaun Murphy will

knock this one in. At this level,

those type of shots are bread and

butter for Shaun Murphy and of his

ilk.

One of the reasons he is so

good at that is that he lets the cue

do the work. Next time we play,

watch how far the cue gets back.

People are getting shorter and

shorter cue action as well. I'm not

the biggest fan of that. Shaun is

like Higgins, he lets the cue do the

work. That's why he generates so

much work and power, because the cue

is doing the work.

He's got a lovely paused on the back

swing as well. Before he strikes the

ball, a pause and a release.

Beautiful timing.

Budding snooker

players, because is there because,

once the cue comes back in, he

transfers his eyes onto the object

ball. As he comes back, there is a

pause, his eyes will go on to the

object ball, which in this case is

the black. And in the pocket. When

you are playing, the ball you are

looking at is the object ball.

This

is not a start that mark King would

have liked. For Mark King to win

this frame, I think he's going to

scrap it out. He plays a really good

safety game, good, solid, all-round

matchplay type of snooker. He

doesn't want quick frames like this.

This is just the start that Shaun

Murphy would have wanted.

60 ahead, so red and black, 68 ahead

with 67 remaining. This frame is

over in a matter of minutes.

You can

see from his demeanour how well he's

getting it. Walking around very

confidently, and holding that cue in

a beautiful manner. A bit offside on

this one, and just played the

straight screw back for the red in

the middle. Just needs to make sure

he knocks this one in. Yeah, that

will be the end of the frame.

Wonderful start, two very good long

reds. OK, lost position after the

first one, but it's great for the

confidence when you are knocking

those in. And he is also showing his

opponent that means business this

evening.

He just hates it so good, absolutely

sweet, that contact, strike,

everything in the middle of the

pocket. -- he just hits it so good.

That's why, when he has these

glitches, we are so surprised. He

knows himself, if he cuts those out,

he has a very chance of winning

here. And I agree, he will do.

A

wonderful break of 71.

Mark King is coming back to the

table for a little bit of potting

practice. But the damage is already

done. Good start from Shaun Murphy.

Mark King misses the black and says,

that's enough. So Mark King concedes

the frame, and Shaun Murphy wins the

first frame, leading mark King 1-0.

Shaun Murphy picking up where he

left off, beating Ricky Walden

yesterday. A quick start.

Yet, as he

slips into his technique so smooth

and quickly. Look at this long red,

Mark King dropped a few balls short

on the baulk line, and Shaun doesn't

allow those mistakes. Against a

lesser player, you could get away

with it. Such a good technician in

the box. He really can get on top of

you and take the game away from you

quickly, so Mark King will have to

get in there.

He made the point

yesterday in his interview, where he

was talking about the little

mistakes he made yesterday, and he

knows this, he gave himself a seven,

pushing and eight, if he gets rid of

those, he is a real contender this

year.

There was a positional shot

that went astray. If he cut that

out, he could win anything.

Absolutely, a good start by Shaun

Murphy. Back to the commentators.

Mark King comes to the table. Good

break off, Shaun Murphy.

Mark King, a couple of safety shots,

he left those long pots, and

normally his safety is pretty good,

but it's going to be at its best

hide that cue ball.

That break-up

was so good he can only just drop

the pack. He can't play the up and

down because the red on the black

spot would be available. That was

all he had. The safety play against

John Higgins, he went 4-2 down, and

if that had been eight or ten years

ago, he wouldn't come back, but he

is a different player now. His

safety is determination, his

confidence, winning in the Northern

Ireland open, that has given him

some extra belief. And so far in

this tournament, seeing some of the

games he's played, his scoring got

better, but that would have it

arrived the other day across his cue

ball wasn't the best, and he

couldn't get half ball on the black.

I spoke to him after and, every time

he finished on the black, he

finished straight, which limits what

you can do with the cue ball. He'll

be hoping he scores better when he

gets chances tonight. The longer the

tournament goes on and the better

players you play, the more you've

got to score.

This red is available for Mark King.

OK, the black isn't on to the

opposite corner pocket, but he could

certainly get enough top spin on his

cue ball to try and get back up for

the blue. If he knocks the cue ball

up the right-hand side, he won't be

leaving anything, only possibly the

red he's taking. It's almost a shot

to nothing.

I've noticed in the last

couple of these days that these have

been tough. A lot of people knocking

the front jaw, so there's no way

they are going in. It looks easy on

the screen, it's a fairway off the

push on. You've got paid respect. --

it's a fair way off the caution.

You've got paid it respect. Can't

say I'm surprised by that. Playing

tough. For some reason, I decided to

have in our practice and they were

definitely very nippy down the

rails.

Must have been cobwebs on

your cue!

It took me half an hour to

wipe them off. But the tables were

beautiful and the cloth was

gorgeous, but they need maximum

respect down the condition. Catching

the jaw wasn't going in.

A few times, he's left the cue ball

well short of the cushion.

It

doesn't put any pressure on Mark

King for his safety. Really, that

cue ball should have been tight to

the baulk cushion. In

very small

margins. Sometimes, these small

margins are the difference between

winning frames and losing frames and

even winning matches and losing

matches.

Sometimes it sounds like we

are being ultra-critical. But I can

guarantee you Mark King wouldn't

have got that if he'd been playing

Mark Selby, because that cue ball

would have been stuck to the bottom

cushion. It tends to be, for Shaun,

when he's not in any trouble. It's

as if he doesn't pay it respect

because he doesn't think it's

important, but it's important as

everything. Get that cue ball, on

top of the fact that you can play

and plain ball a bit more, and you

could win more tournaments.

First

chance for Mark King in amongst the

balls. He's got to state his intent.

It's not straightforward to go into

the pack of reds. There are a few

obstacles. The red just above the

pink is an obstacle.

He may not even elect to go into the

pack here.

You'll see Mark King's

stance when he comes back to play

best shot. Different to other

people, both legs bent.

I think he can get through the gap.

A thin click on this red.

It's not

what he played on. It wasn't a great

pack to go into a but could just get

top of the blue. -- could just get

topside of the blue.

These jaws

again. They definitely need respect,

and it's good news and bad news,

really. The good news is that the

red is gone tight on the top rail.

But he's no at the table. But this

is tricky. -- he's no longer at the

table. Shaun isn't fancying it, so

it's a safety. But he's got to make

sure that cue ball stays down near

the yellow pocket.

It baffles me why he didn't take

that red that was closer to the

bottom corner pocket. Lots of

right-hand side. Spin the cue ball

back into baulk. Another chance for

Mark King.

Nervy start for Mark King. He's had

a couple of chances now.

Of course,

missing that in the way he did and

leaving the cue ball on the other

side of the table, this is a

possibility for Shaun to play this.

He'll play this with a bit of

right-hand side, try and get a bit

of cushion and ball together, and

the right-hand side acts like a bit

of a kicker. Good second prize

though.

Good shot, well sorted out. And that

red down the right-hand side cushion

Shaun was looking at is a problem.

He'd ideally like to play off the

right-hand red, but that's blocking

the path of the red on the

right-hand side, or it could be if

he gets this thick. The three in the

line by the pink spot, the

right-hand one, he's got to hit it

very thin.

So, instead of thinking about that,

look how good that was. Three

absolute crackers. If he can't come

up with a safety shot...

If you can

pot your way out of trouble, you

might as well do it. Mark King would

have been very happy with himself

after that last safety shot. He

wasn't expecting that. That's a good

pot as well.

I mean, that is just

exquisite cueing. I mean, he

couldn't really hold it to try and

get on the red at the back, but the

last two shots, if you want to know

what a good functioning cue action

is, you've just seen it.

Seemed like two brilliant shots for

only eight points.

Well, this is the

line that he would love to take to

leave that cue ball somewhere behind

the yellow and brown.

That's the problem, if you miss the

green, you are OK, but if you hit

the green, you leave another red.

The way he has been knocking those

in, I thought it was going well, but

Sean must've done his long game so

far. He's not settle down yet, Mark

King.

Looks easy on your screen, but it's

not. It's very thin. I am wondering

whether he can just stun this, but

he doesn't want the register -- the

red to come back and cannon one of

the baulk colours.

Nice to see both players having a

little laugh and a joke. There is a

lot of tension, a lot at stake in

this match. Good shot. But nice to

see the players having a little

laugh amongst themselves.

He is going to play the tuck up

here, behind the yellow, nice and

tight. Oh, Mark. What a job that

was.

He can't believe that one

himself. That was a shocker.

Again, the target behind the yellow

and brown here. He's just got to be

careful he doesn't knock the red

over the corner pocket. Oh, middle

pocket. He didn't hit that way he

intended.

Hasn't left anything into the right

corner, but Sean Murphy is so good

with the rest.

And I'm not such a good commentator!

You've got to be, as Yaha, surprised

by that, because he is normally very

good. But no, not to be. So, another

chance for Mark King.

Got to score off this one, you would

think.

This is an ideal situation

for Mark King here. He has got to

get on at least the red, my choice

would be the red to this bottom

corner pocket, but if he gets on the

one that is closest to the bottom

left-hand corner pocket, it frees up

the black to both corner pocket is.

If he can get on this red here, he

has got a nice angle to drop on it

from the side cushion.

I'm with you, I don't know whether

he looked at that or he could have

forced an angle out of it. That is

the one you would want to get rid of

first.

I think he was quite

fortunate that he was on that red,

because he found the gap. He can get

on this red now, pot black and try

to get that red. A good chance then.

That shot there, I may have been

tempted to play a little cannon,

Justice group -- just a screw

cannon. Going to play this a little

softer, to hold the white. He

wouldn't have had to worry about

that shot if he had played the other

cannon, but we all see it

differently.

The white is free for the black, but

it's OK. It just goes into the

right-hand side of the pocket. This

is where Mark King is quite good,

when the balls are in the open and

he's just got to play a series of

stuns, little cannons on reds in the

black and pink area.

That's OK.

Not wholly convinced, is

he? The black warbled in the jaws

and went in, he is still on the

table, that is the main thing, but

you just want to see him get one of

those little cannons correctly.

You don't expect him to outscore

Sean Murphy. That would reflect in

their career centuries, a bit of a

difference there, but what he is

good at is making 60, 70 breaks,

enough to leave his opponent needing

snookers

it makes your life so much

easier when you get the cannons

correct.

He has looked a little bit nervous

in the opening exchanges. Sean

hasn't pressed home his advantage.

This break will settle him down. If

you can win the frame from this

position, John.

He is in two mines

here on what to do. He has got a

natural shot, he could stun up for

the blue, you don't have to play an

pink in the middle.

Yes, but if you are going up for the

blue, Mark, make sure you get past

it.

Not a great time to lose the cue

ball, 52 ahead, this will leave it

57, with 59 on.

That was the one

time you didn't want to play a bad

shot. I don't think he can avoid the

blue.

He just needs one more red.

That's more like it.

He got there in

the end, didn't he? Made it hard

work for himself, but this time,

make sure you get nice and tight in

behind, Mark.

So, an excellent contribution from

Mark King, a little struggle in

places, but nevertheless, a good

break, 53. He should take the second

frame.

I don't think Sean will be coming

back to the table whatever happens,

you wouldn't think.

And Sean Murphy nods his head,

that's enough for him. Well done

Mark King, that was just what the

doctor ordered, and he levels the

match at one frame all.

There is another match taking place

this evening, Ryan Day a Mark Joyce,

and Ryan has already won the league

of Masters this season. He has made

a good start in his first session,

and coverage of that match continues

on your red button, BBC Sport app

and website. And exactly what Mark

King needed, to get on the board,

but he knocked in a fantastic red,

then he missed a few chances.

This

was as good a shot as Mark King will

play all week. It was a shock to

nothing, the only one he leaves,

when he is playing, that is a

typical Mark King shot. There was

one later in the framework Sean

Murphy has missed a trick. He is

probably the best there is with the

rest, but he misses a little cut

back red, that was effectively a cut

ball for a player of his standard,

but it was a really neat and tidy 53

by Mark King, typical Mark King.

JOHN PARROTT: Very gutsy, certainly

what he was in his last match, Mark

King, he dug in, and I was hugely

impressed, as most people were, that

he came back to win that match. It

is never easy beating John Higgins

at any time, whether he is at his

best not, but mark dug in, and that

is why he is in the quarterfinal.

Goodness me. The way he is going

with his long potting, you could

make a video just of these.

Absolutely stunning, that is,

wonderful cueing. Not many players

you would be thinking, go on, son,

have a go at that one. And then all

of a sudden you are sitting in your

chair and he has got a magnificent

chance. That was a brilliant shot.

One of the top shots of the

tournament so far. Nice little

cannon on the red, he has got a red

into the left corner. The cue ball

will be running into the reds,

hopefully opening up that pack. A

lot of top spin. He just needs to be

careful here, he has got to push the

cue ball through the pack of reds.

He is screwing back, he has got to

be on the block. -- the black.

If

there was a loose red at the back of

the black, it wouldn't be too bad,

but I don't think he can generate

too much out of this. Let's just see

how he plays this. Well, that is

just magnificent. It really is top,

top cueing. I can't tell you just

how hard a shot that is. The cue

comes right back, straight through.

You can't play it any better than

that, you really can't.

A little bit straight on this blue,

just to screw back and take a red

from the distance.

The target is 69, to leave his

opponent needing the snooker.

It is a lovely, crisp sound every

time Sean Murphy knocks one of these

reds into the pocket, it hit the

back of the leather, really crisp

cueing.

You know what I mean, he is

a good ball striker, no dropping in

off jaws or fiddling about with it,

it is just authority. If you were on

the other table and Sean was

playing, you would know it was him.

It's the way he queues and hits the

ball in the pocket.

This is a nice

angle for the cannon here. He has

played it very well, reading to the

left corner. -- red into the left

corner. And when he pots this red,

it will be open to the bottom corner

pocket.

Lovely little cannon if he wants it.

Lots of options, but the red to the

right of the pink fits in the open,

he can play a little cannon printer

that one, and the red at the bottom

near the black is also open.

Could have done with hitting that

full ball, but he got it half ball

instead. He can still pot it. And in

fact, the pink goes, so that's happy

days.

He's just concerned about where the

pink spots, he is having a look at

where he puts

and that is one of the typical,

silly shots from Paul Murphy. I

shouldn't have been anywhere near

the yellow. He is motoring along

nicely, and just now and again, a

typical shot from him.

That pink was a funny situation, if

it had gone in nearest to its own

spot behind it, that would have

stopped that red that he has just

taken.

It has got to be a little

frustrating, because boy, is he

hitting it good. Striking it

supremely well. It is only a little

bit of position that can stop him

clearing up every time with that cue

action, the way he is hitting it at

the minute.

It is obvious when he

gets around 40, 50, 60 points.

Just before he gets to his opponent

needing snookers, he just drops in

the odd silly shot.

He has had a good look around, and I

don't know why he is loath to play

this one, because it is the right

one to play. A natural angle to play

a little stun and bring the cue ball

back into the baulk cushion area.

Yes, never any trouble playing that

shot.

And a very good safety it is, too.

Can't see past down the left side of

the brown to the reds that are

behind the pink. The one on the

right-hand cushion has got

double-kiss written all over it.

And because he was cannon into other

balls, he knew there was a good

chance he would put one to a corner.

So, another chance for Sean.

He can soft screw this brown in and

try to get onto that red just below

the black.

Looks pretty good. Excellent

positional shot. 61 ahead, so red

and black will be enough.

This is lovely, just a little screw

back to leave the angle on the

black, and the bottom red goes the

opposite corner, so it is looking

like to- one.

It has been quickfire stuff, these

first few frames. Coming up to 43

minutes for the match, three frames

to the good.

He is terrific to watch when he is

playing it like this. Some of the

cueing in this match has been

exemplary.

Particularly these long

pots. As that red stays in the jaws

of the pocket. So, Sean Murphy goes

back into the lead, and he leads

Mark King 2-1 and mark is leaving

the arena for a very short breaks,

and that gives us an opportunity to

drop into the other match, Ryan Day

taking on Mark Joyce.

I know you have been keeping an eye

on this one.

Yes, Mark Joyce, there is a worry

here, the occasion getting to him.

Likewise, Ryan Day, mind you, it has

not been fireworks so far. As you

can see here, he is in with a decent

chance of getting back to 2-2 before

the mid-session interval.

If you

want to carry on watching this live,

that is available on the BBC red

button, BBC Sport website and app,

but in the meantime, let's go back

to the match we are watching, Sean

Murphy taking on Mark King, and just

finding his rhythm again.

Yes, the

red that he potted, the first ball

of the frame, this is that good that

probably half of the players on the

main tour are not even capable of

playing that shot, that is how good

it was. He can take the game away

from you, turn your lights out

quickly, but he is not winning

frames in one visit. Still the odd

little shot here and there is going

awry. Screwing in between yellow and

brown, and caught the yellow, an

elementary error that has been

typical of his game the whole week.

If he cuts those out, he can turn

anyone's lights out, but Mark King

will battle the whole way.

And that

was one of those pots from Sean

Murphy where everything just went,

wow.

I would still be out there,

trying to hit that that well, that

was incredible, it really was

awesome. I think there are a few

shots that he has played tonight

that almost defy logic. I mean,

these are standard long balls from

Sean Murphy, but it just proves that

you just can't afford to leave him

anything. That's why when you leave

Sean Murphy any sort of long shot at

all as a player, as an opponent, you

go back to Yorkshire -- back to your

chair and you think, is that it?

So

are you saying there is no one else

on the circuit that can cue that

well?

No one can hit the ball better

than that.

Fantastic stuff from Sean

Murphy. Mark King has got a smile on

his face. Back for a few more

minutes, because we are leaving at

eight o'clock tonight but we will be

heading straight to the red button,

you will not miss the point.

JOHN PARROTT: Great to see those

long pots that he played their put

back-to-back, just to see how good

the cueing was. Absolutely fabulous

with the last one that you saw

there. That is as good a shot as you

have seen this week, that one off

the bottom cushion, to cue that and

get up the table, fabulous.

JASON MOHAMMAD: It is that time of

the evening were have to tell you

that we are off to the red button.

If you hit your red button now, you

will not miss a thing, John Parrott

on Ken Doherty guiding you through

this one. And then tomorrow, the

first semifinal, 1:15pm on BBC One,

and the quarterfinal highlights

tonight at five past 11. Ronnie

O'Sullivan and Stephen McGuire,

1:15pm tomorrow with Hazel. Thank

you for