Day 1 World Championship Snooker Extra

least. Liang Wenbo had his chances in this match. It looked like he

was going to cause an upset but it's slipping away shot by shot

here. Just the brown and blue needed. And it will be a very

relieved John Higgins that keeps We said he looked a little bit

tired early on in this evening's session but I will tell you what,

he will be coming back Friday morning. If this blue goes in. And

it's there. He has put up a brilliant display

here. Jews has been a fascinating opening match. We see the smile on

John Higgins's face. He gets himself into the second round. He

does not get closer than that. was totally outplaying me. I was

really struggling. I don't know how I won that game. In the last frame,

Akua few, I don't know how. -- I cued a few. It is always a real

struggle in the final matches. I could have easily been six behind.

I felt good when I was in front. I dunno how were won the game.

defending champion is true, I only just. One more match to bring you

today, between China's cow Cao Yupeng and Mark Allen. We're back

on the BBC HD channel at 10am. The youngest player ever will appear at

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Hello and welcome to the First World Championship highlights

brought here by Betfred .com. Dilbert is back here for the first

time since 2007 after having regained his place. Will pick up

regained his place. Will pick up the action from the start. David

Gilbert to break. This is what we have been waiting for. The start of

the Betfred .com snooker championship. Whereas Sheffield at

the Crucible Theatre. -- we are at Sheffield. A very good break. Good

job by Martin Gould. Today is a tough one to call but Martin Gould

would have to be the favourite. he would have to be the favourite.

The break by David Gilbert does not help. He is a tremendous potter.

His number 12 in the world. He has performed well at the Crucible, he

is a very gutsy player. When he comes under a lot of pressure he

gets better. He hasn't had the greatest of seasons. In ranking

events, he has been some quarterfinals. He is a very good

break-builder. He always goes for his shots. He has had a good

Crucible debut three years ago. He beat Neil Robertson in the

quarterfinal match. By quite a considerable margin. You never

settle at the Crucible on to you get your first frame on the board.

At the never settle. At the Crucible. -- you never settle at

all at the Crucible. He came back through the qualifying school which

is taking place at the Sheffield He played very well last week. Any

win against him his staff. -- is tough. He played Stephen Hendry

here f years ago. He has had quite a lot of experience at the Crucible

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He has settled down a bit now. He came to the table after a missed

pink by Martin Gould. The first four frames here are the hardest of

the season because there is such a build-up to the World Championships.

They must get themselves ready to play at the Crucible. By the time

you come out you are so nervous after so many weeks of the build-up,

it is impossible to have a clear He has the balls nicely now. He has

an excellent chance to make a small contribution. He can win the frame

now with just taking the red Sense and colours. -- the reds and a few

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colours. He has made one century at 2007, David Gilbert was last year

at the Crucible, quite a long gap since qualifying. It is tough in

the qualifying, so many good players out there today. Every year

the quality of the players is He played for the one in the middle,

though one just below the pink spot is also available. He will take it.

He just lost the cue ball on the last couple of shots. You can see

how quick the table Leah's in the It came off the back cushion and a

lot more slowly than it went on. Red cover, and David Gilbert will

get his first point on the board. 58. APPLAUSE. David Gilbert, 58.

That was a good advert, but the main problem was that he did not

get a position on this red. The fifth round favourite in the first

frame. One.. APPLAUSE. That was excellent. If he can get top side

of the blue with an angle. Just in between the brown and the blue. He

will have to force the cannon now if he plays it. With the black

being safe, he only has one to get on top of. That has not been played

very well. This is tough. Nine. APPLAUSE. Excellent. This is an

excellent shot. The black is just in the way to make it perfect. The

black was always going to be in the way there. If he had missed the

keys on the back, it would have been perfect.. Five behind. -- 35

behind. He may decide to pot this. He tried to tie the game with the

black, but that did not end will. Seven. APPLAUSE. Nine. There would

have been at nerves when he missed the final red, but that would have

settled now. 58 for David Gilbert. The first three are now safely in

the bad. Martin Gould had half a chance to win the first frame,

missing the relatively easy Pinkie in the middle. You cannot afford to

miss too many of those in the tournament, otherwise you will be

on your way home. A good start for David Gilbert. APPLAUSE. He has

certainly taken the pot on here. A beautiful shot. APPLAUSE. That is

one of his strong suits. APPLAUSE. He has a tricky blue now. That is

very well played. Eight great chance now. He is unlucky if he has

come straight. 1mm out. And the fact that he is straight it - she

cannot get on to the black nicely. APPLAUSE.. He has played that just

about as well as he could have. The first read, you often hear me say

on commentary, you get what you deserve. And that first read

deserved to score heavily. Very unlucky to have caught the jaw of

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the middle pocket. Prime position. 15. 22. 23. 30. 31. APPLAUSE. And

slightly awkward with that red behind the black for position.

Maybe he can just go past it. That is quite good. 38. He will make his

mark on this frame, after missing his mark on the first frame.

The fact that he is hampered, means he may have to take a so roll for

the back. That is great if you put it, but that will be more difficult

than he would like. APPLAUSE.. Crucible is a tight Rome and

sometimes it is difficult to get the camera directly behind the shot.

-- a tight room. Both players appear to be going nicely from what

I have seen so far. Yes, give them time, they start to fail. Everybody

else does, so why shouldn't they? It has been very good, hasn't it,

from both players? As you said, if you do not get started it will be a

hard grind out there. With the start, we aren't making for a good

match. APPLAUSE.. He is OK there. A little too thick. He is preaching

or awkwardly. A straightforward run through to the black. 55. This game

is all about fractions. But it comes to inches further down, it is

easy to get on to the next read. He has just finished in betwixt and in

between. You could easily go between them, but then nothing pots

in this corner. He played through the gap and to now he is on a red.

The top one of those three will pot into the corner but he will be

taking the white up to the other end off the table. You have to be

careful always to leave the right angle on the Blackheath you can. --

on the black ball if you can. am a little surprised that he

played it to hold it. This is a real chance for David Gilbert to

get back into this frame. It is the same of Storey. S Martin Gould had

been left that read by David Gilbert he would have had ten out

of ten. But because it went the other way he did not forgive

himself for it. If you have not got a clear mind in this game, you are

any bodies. This is the standard this year - all the players are in

form. The fact that you are 62 in front is not enough. If it wasn't

the World Championship by would say he was favourite to win the frame,

anti- is 62 behind. APPLAUSE.. Their reaction on the wide. -- on

the white ball. That little flick, 62 points could disappear very

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quickly. 8.9. 15. 16. 23. 24. 29. He has made this look easy so far,

but it is the first time he has slipped out of position slightly.

Not at an angle on this black. Just off straight - not way you want to

be. This will be some shot. APPLAUSE.. He struck that well.

is looking very impressive in the balls. 37. 0 APPLAUSE. 38. That

makes getting on to the yellow easy. He does not want to risk playing

for the blue. Ideally, you would like to get on the green or brown

dead straight in the opposite corner. I would not be playing for

the pink, definitely green or brown. If you get on the pink dead

straight, it is not straightforward. He could have been a little

careless there, playing for the pink. We are in the frame now.

APPLAUSE.. 52. 54. He has had a couple of difficult positional

shots to cope with, but this is really good. Quality staff. That

Green had a look-in before it dropped. He may be feeling a little

It is a vital shot, the brown. Martin Gould thinks he has a sniff

of a chancier. -- chance here. Martin Gould may have a chance of

dropping it. It has made a big difference. If you notice with

David Gilbert he likes to put play a lot of stand and screw shots.

Very well played. Martin Gould is a strong favourite in this match. We

may chase your mind after that clearance from David Gilbert. --

change your mind. Not a particularly good break off shot,

but he is two in front. Martin Gould must now be careful. You

cannot win a match in the first session, but she can put yourself

in trouble. If you lose the session, make sure it is only 5-3. -- but

David Gilbert will be disappointed with that effort after her that

excellent clearance in the previous round. This was a safety shot here.

Cutting the red way back up was not what was intended. He played it

much too thick. This has been quick fire staff from both players. --

stuff. It shows you how close these players are. Also, when you see

David Gilbert playing like this. But watched him earlier in the

qualifiers at the Sheffield Academy. He played excellent against Fergal

O'Brien. He came through the qualifying school and started again

now. He qualified through that system to get into the two were

this year. Now he is playing at the Crucible Theatre, so there is no

reason why the players cannot achieve. It cost �1,000. You have

three tournaments to play. -- to play Ian. I have not played for 12

years. I have not played bass frame of snooker in tortillas. Amazing. -

- a frame of snooker in 12 years. Martin Gould knows that he must be

a little bit more careful with the balls now. A little bit of contact

and a bounce took the pace of the cue ball. He knows he cannot afford

to make a frame break when he gets in. It looks like the end of break.

Just that one red. He had quite a lot of room both sides. David

Gilbert, who is looking despondent sitting in his chair, mentally he

started so well in this match and only made one mistake and is now

disappointed. Martin Gould decided to have a go at the green. You

cannot blame him for that. The ITC's choice, but it could cost him.

-- it is his choice. He is putting himself under pressure by losing

the previous frame that he should have won. David Gilbert is having

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It'll be difficult here with the extension. His tips are a long way

from the cue ball. He is stretching a little bit. It could go wrong

this one. when will you last in a position like that? Last night,

what does it matter to you? Laughter. A little camera to hold

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He played a position to make sure that he is that the red Centre for

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the front pocket. Maybe he will stop for the pink. 23. A split

coming up unless there is a plant there. It looks like he was split

them. He has won in the centre. He did not really catch that. If he

gets this one he will open a few more reds out. But will he covered

the black into the same left pocket? That is the problem. It is

tricky be one in the centre. pocket is not in your eye line. He

could flick of the reds to get to the black. He has missed it. David

Gilbert should have won from that's it. This gives Martin Gould a

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chance. Just pulled up now. I do not know if any of the reds will

pop. He could tried to run the blue and play for the red, he now it's

to pass the green - making now needs to pass the green. He would

be playing for it if it had passed the green. At close call there. He

hit it very poorly. He will be glad to come back to the table. Martin

Gould would now be disappointed again. It is the third time he has

lost possession. The first two frames were lost. David Gow but is

having a good look at the green. If it has passed Martin Gould, it is a

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treat -- David Gilbert. You cannot There was quite a good one from

Martin Gould then. A bit of a noise Eight chance here, then. APPLAUSE.

have to avoid the cues on the green. The APPLAUSE.. He would have left

that read on that his nearest the pocket. If the Queen was not there,

it is a natural. But the Queen is putting him off playing it. He

should be able to screw around two cushions and in between the black

and the blue. He is very fortunate that it is very thick. Turned out

to be an excellent safety - amazing. Played between the black and blue,

between the black and the red. Martin Gould cannot see much of any

of these reds. There is no safety with the black. He is playing down

below the black caution now. -- cushion. He could have played that

better, but not much better. It was a tough shot. He will still take

the pot on. He just left it in the right corner. APPLAUSE. This is the

first ballot of safety we have had in this match, into the third frame.

Previously each time one player missed, the other got in and made

the break. A little bit scrappy now, half chances for both players. Now

he is pushing the boat out a bit. The chance was them, but if he

fancied it, go for it. But if you look at the trapping of the white,

it is more likely to kiss one of the balls on the way back down than

miss them. If he got five or six out of ten, he is doing

exceptionally well, the pot. David Gilbert is looking at this read

into the black pocket as Martin Gould starts to think, should I

have gone with it? He only has one possible pot on. The green is on

the pocket. I cannot see it being too difficult. It is aware that, if

it is played in no position, you could call it nine out of ten. If

he decides to screw back full safety as well, I think it will be

ten times as hard. For some reason he doesn't like it. A APPLAUSE.

long as you don't try to do anything with the cue ball. He is

playing a screw shot, I think, and this is very dangerous. The's.

a straightforward, with the green there. Once again, a chance to go

through to the front. He gets a good position here. Perfect.

APPLAUSE.. The one thing he had to do then is avoid the yellow and

brown on the way back. Oh APPLAUSE. That was very well played. If he

did not win from here, he would never forgive himself. Three-L in

front was probably beyond his wildest dreams before he started he.

Martin Gould is a very good player. At one time or another he has been

favourite to win every one of the three frames. That is the

disappointing part. APPLAUSE.. hurts when you are knowing that you

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have had chances every frame. APPLAUSE. 21. APPLAUSE. 27. Martin

Gould was so favourite to win this match and he was in the first-round

accumulators. Not looking good at the moment. 32. So, David Gilbert

certainly played beautifully to win the second frame, but the other two

frames have been gifted. 41. This contribution already in three

frames shows you that he is scoring very heavily. 47. This could be his

third break over 50. Things are locking poor form Martin Gould as

David Gilbert leads by three frames to none. Martin Gould breaking off

his fourth frame, desperate to win it. After the beat build up to come

and play in the World Championships. To be for Neil down would make you

come off feeling like you had nothing. -- four-kneeled down.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if from the commentary box you could get

something into the players' minds, get into their heads and see what

they are thinking. It would be great for commentary, wouldn't it?

I would not like to think what might and cool -- Martin Gould's

mind is saying at the moment. He slipped riot through the gap and

left this as an absolute certainty. This is a very poor start from

Martin Gould. That is straight forward for one of these top-class

players, to race into the side of the bunch. A E even if he goes to

the side of the bunch, the reds at the side of the pack may have been

there as a plant. So I am surprised that he played it that way.

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APPLAUSE. 8.9. 16. Still motoring along, David Gilbert. A 95% pop

success. That is very high for the first session in the Crucible. Not

too bad for David Gould, the odd mistake has cost him the frame so

far. He can kick this one into the right corner. The position is not

guaranteed. He cannot avoid the pack there. If he can't, play it at

the pace. You can open the pack up and you have a good chance. If you

do get the cannon, the white stays at the centre off the table. So

give the white a chance. He is looking for a gap between the black

and the back of the pack. It is only small. But he has played the

gap. Sometimes you can try to be too careful. He decided on his

position shot and then for got to pot the red. Six. Martin Gould,

highest so far has been 60 took in the second frame and he lost it.

clearance from David Gilbert. He did not play poorly, just missed

the odd shot here and there. He can swing this round. He wants the red

to the left of the black, absolutely dead straight. That is a

pretty good shot. Unfortunately it has run on a little too much to

make the cueing awkward. He will have to play the rate in the middle.

He is disappointed. Getting on to the next colour from here is not

easy. But when things are not going for you, things like this happen.

Oh, well played. APPLAUSE. If you are 3 in front and play a round but

that, you deserve applause. But three behind. That was not very

good, though. He needs to be One bad shot followed by another is

not recommended. He has got one red. It may go in the right corner but

it is going to be a tough shot. He is looking at the brown now, swing

the cue ball round the table. Fancy Really good shot. He needs to

retain position now. An excellent shot, perfect on the red. Keep that

He relies on this one shot to break into the pack here. If he gets a

Not too sure of the five reds in The top red obviously pots. 27 in

front and counting. He has been favourite in every one of the

opening three frames. He is favourite again, can he make it

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Very optimistic to get into that pack of four reds. To get on to 55

per. It takes him 33 points in front. It is a good lead, but 59

left on the table. Tight on the cushion, behind the green would be

perfect. 55 his pretty good. APPLAUSE. Just the safety for Dave

Gilbert. He has yet to get a frame He is not looking to pot this, he

is looking to play a safety off the edge of it. A bit risky. He caught

the brown. The red will go here for Martin Gould. Into the left corner.

I did not see the value of playing that, he had a straightforward

safety off the other three reds. is one of the shots that if you

miss it, you stick them up. APPLAUSE. He will be pleased to see

that one going. Where the frames have gone so far, that was not

straightforward, but pot. He has finished around the black. It is

just off straight. Obviously, these reds, one of them pots in the

Took the risk of playing it in the corner. Just a fraction too hard if

you want to be ultra critical but A vastly important red. Black

Good effort from Martin Gould. He is under pressure, 3-0 behind. He

has had chances early in this frame. Seems to be getting to the ball a

little better now. He was a bit tense when he was 2-0 behind. Did

not quite get the work on the cue ball and you can slip out of

position. And leave yourself with a succession of difficult shot rather

than easy ones. A kick to finish it off. A APPLAUSE. David Gilbert has

Disappointing the safety shots. He has played a lot of negative safety

shots. This is his second time at the Crucible. For some reason, many

players cannot think the same way at the Crucible than they do in the

qualifying matches. He is asking for a second opinion. The at his

way it was. It is not bad. We can look down the line. I did not think

you can see them. The problem with the shot he was thinking of playing

off the cushion, he maybe playing off the cushion first, if he missed

the red, he would have hit the black, if you got that close and

then missed. But if he played to the right of the black, you have a

better angle. If the schemes i we one of them, he is going to get the

white down the table. That looks a slightly better position for him to

see the red. It is a shame, because that is not David's fault that the

He somehow has to move the red away from the pocket. It is key to get

the red away from the pocket. APPLAUSE. Positive, direct. I think

that is a fair result. He got away with it with being able to see the

red the second time. Martin Gould has the chance of scoring another

frame back. But the angle he has left himself on the red, it is

risky to play for the black. He should play for the blue or yellow.

He has played for the black. Risky, A good recovery here. Perfect on

In the longest frame of the match so far, coming up to the 30-minute

mark. The first frame we have not Green is off his spot if he gets

that far. He can drop it in the He is not hitting the ball as he

once did. He is well short of the blue. The fact that the green is

off its spot makes the blue a lot easier. He could have gone right

over the green spot with the path of the cue ball, and back over the

He has played that nicely. APPLAUSE. He has got a nice angle

to get onto the green. So the yellow will put the points all

square. Up to and including the pink. Get right back into this

opening session. He is not hitting the ball well at the moment, Martin

Gould. When you are not hitting the ball as you one to, but you are

going to lose position. In the next shot, you put a bit more action

into the cue action, which is the wrong way around. Well done, sir.

Very brave shot. A APPLAUSE. It is going to win him the frame. To play

the double that way, not too many players would have played that.

Very well done Martin Gould. Saying that, it leaves up to and including

A very scrappy fifth frame. But Martin Gould has clawed his way

back into this game, having lost the first three frames. He has now

won the previous two. He is at 55 and 51 at the two he has won. He

Three more frames in this session. Dave Gilbert needs to take at least

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ball has finished, it could have been anywhere. He looks like it is

very tight getting past the black ball to the red ball. You can see

plenty of it, really. He played it well. Martin Gould usually has an

extra long pot and he would take this on but I do not see how he can

avoid the Blackpool. -- black. Sometimes, you have no choice. He

knows he will be likely to be in trouble after the next shot. When

we say negative safety, we mean that he is not really trapping his

opponent. It is not really a negative shot selection. He does

not really look through his glasses. Perhaps he does not like them. He

doesn't half pot well, glasses or not. Long-distance shots... It is

amazing. I think he's sites it before he gets down to make the

shot, but he is amazing. Quite risky, that one.

He has a beautiful cue. Quite a long backswing and he goes

through the ball very smoothly. It goes all the way back - 10 or 11

inches. But he does not rush the delivery and it is nice to see a

young player like him, who has been on the circuit a few years, you

have got to keep trying. You have always got a chance.

Very easy for these players to lose their sense of self-belief after a

few defeats. You can go into a match almost expecting to lose and

then it is very difficult. That was well thought out. Just nudging the

one turned out all right. He is in a position where he can

still spot it. However, he may require that long rest. Gone are

the days when you used to have the long cue at the side of the table.

It is more like an ornament now. I never used them, really. You were

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the one who was always out of position. (LAUGHS). Jim was the

only player I ever saw a play with copious amounts of side. He was a

great side player. I do not think Dave played like that. He played on

the other two. He would have a quick look to see if the ball had

gone after playing the shot. Usually, it is the best of nine.

Usually, it evens itself out. So far, David Stevens has had a good

run. I do not believe in loser's luck

unless it is a fluke on the last black. As you know, if you feel

like luck is going against you, as we all do when we are out there,

when you feel like that, the luck usually does go against you. He is

amazing, isn't it? -- it is amazing. We are seeing

another twist in this match. Martin Gould are one or two frames and he

looked shaky. But now he is looking comfortable again. He does not look

like he will miss anything. He had an excellent angle on the previous

ball. This time, it is not as good an angle. If he plays the blue ball

into the middle, I wonder if it will lock a red into the right-hand

corner? If it is a plant, he will play for the plant. He will

certainly play the cannon. Oh, dear. That is another piece of good

fortune. Three massive strokes in this break so far.

Absolutely perfect. You can only win you one frame. One

of the duties of snooker is that once you win or lose, you start

again. -- one of the beauties. He could have done with a slight angle

on that one. Possibly dislodging some of those... I do not know if

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any of them will go. Two straight He has two red Bulls yet to play

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safe in this frame. Martin knows he really must win the last two frames

to come out of this session. There are a couple of plants. He can take

the risk if he wants to. As long as the red one goes in, Martin Gould

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will concede. Not quite! It looks so he can afford to miss once and

Martin Gould will still require a snooker. He has got to guarantee

him hitting the road the first time. But to see it done from this

position... Once again, we see him off on the table. That was a good

attend to. He will not get anything for it, however.

A few minutes ago, we set that it looked all over. But now Martin

Gould only requires just one snooker. Of course, the black is

and he has been unlucky. You would have to get the Blackie into play,

otherwise you would require two sneakers again -- snookers again.

If he misses it, he will concede, I think. Well done. APPLAUSE.

needs one snooker to tie now, but again, he would have to pot the

again, he would have to pot the black. He has left Dave Gilbert a

chance, but a very difficult shot away from the same cushion. I do

not know why, but your shots get worse when you are protecting the

lead. He has brought the red into play. APPLAUSE. Martin Gould has a

chance to take this read on, the one by the black. A good attempt. -

- to take this red ball on. Not an easy shot but I would like to see

the stats at the end of this tournament. How many times they

must -- missed it when they had a chance to pot the ball. You don't

have the same concentration for some reason, and you should do.

Let's have a look if he can pot this one this time. APPLAUSE.

that puts the frame out of reasonable doubt. Breaks of 61 in

the previous frame and 65 in this one. Martin Gould would be

delighted if he could win the last two frames, only losing 5-4. He

cannot afford to lose both of them. A good exhibition shot, there. Like

we discussed in commentary, he is a wonderful break-builder, a

beautiful QNS. Very well played, Dave Gilbert. Martin Gould, the

seeded player in a spot of bother. Martin Gould finds himself three

frames behind and is starting to think he has to do something now. I

have watched Martin play a number of times over the past few years

and he has done very well to get into the top 16. One of his

strengths is his temperament. When asked a question, he normally comes

up with the answers. APPLAUSE. is playing a slightly more

difficult red. Just having things going his own way at the moment,

David. He played a very poor safety shot but he left Martin in a

position will he has to play a long screw shot. That was a good shot if

it worked. Looking at the outside of the pack unscrewing a cross,

kissing in to those two Reds. All he needs to do is get on to a

colour - the Red's are perfect. is having another look at this. If

there is any chance of playing around the back of the bat, I

suggest that is the better choice. Court of Arbitration for Sport the

back of the back. --. On very well played. A APPLAUSE. He played the

keys on the back first, but what ever happened, he deserves to be on

it. After the East safety shot he played earlier on this is the first

one he has played really. It was such a bad safety shot. Martin is

one of the best players on the circuit over any distance and long

distance. -- a middle-distance and a long distance. After that good

positional shot this is another good chance for David Gilbert. He

has made six breaks over 50 in this match. APPLAUSE. That is pretty

good stuff. Of course you have a string in your step when you are in

the -- a spring in your step when you are in the front. If you look

at John Higgins, who has done so well in the last few years, he

tends to hang on and find something when he needs it. That is what you

have to do in a long session. played that well. You can see the

chance is clear-cut. Dave just has to carry on with his thoughts as

they have been throughout the match. He would like that one back again.

Not a difficult cannon that one. He will be disappointed. He will be

forced to take a colour on the cause of the red in the bog area.

APPLAUSE. How good is that. In the circumstances, one of the best

shots so far in the match. Committed himself fully. He could

to win in the frame or at least give him a very good chance to win

it. APPLAUSE. He has had some interesting positions on shots. You

do not want to be playing these at this stage, but if he gets on a red

he should win the frame. It has gone in and he should win the frame

again now. APPLAUSE. He has got to make sure he is higher up on the

blue. That is pretty good. He hit that with a lot of backspin but he

did it with the cue very slowly to halt the cue ball. That was a nice

touch. -- hold the cue ball. He played a great shot early on to

bring the black back in to play and then lost position after potting a

tremendous balloon down into the left pocket. Keep the break going.

A little awkward he. 0 APPLAUSE. -- be awkward here. If he misses the

red now he will be six-tomb' in front. -- 6-2. Amazing. He Pot's

all those good shots and misses the red light that when he is safe. So

once again he has given Martin Gould a glimmer of hope. It is

funny how you get patterns in matches and so far in this match

one player has got to the winning position and has missed a ball.

This has been a pot safety shot and given Marton a very good chance to

get on to the black. APPLAUSE. Ideally he would like to put all

the Reds, apart from the one near the pink. Take the cue ball pass

that read. If he is trying to get a snooker on off right behind the

pink, he will have to leave himself a good angle on the black. He has

done that. Well, well. What an They fall pocket than to play in

two. Very disappointed. -- a full pocket there to play in two. I'm

afraid the frames were running away from David Gilbert. He goes four

frames in front. The final frame of this session. David Gould to break.

-- Martin Gould. David Gilbert must win this final frame of the session.

That has been the story of the match so far. So close, but so

faraway in many respects. A lot of the important shots in this match

he has not made. It must be hurting It is amazing what happens. It has

found the gap between the reds. It Fischer's virtually dead straight.

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-- it finishes. He is in the game He is dominating the match now, he

is having a lot of table time. 60% against 40% for Martin Gould. That

is quite a big difference. The game gets easier, of course, the more

you are on the table scoring. It is harder when you're on your seat

watching the other guys scoring when you a chance comes along it is

a more difficult chance because you have no rhythm. He has very much so

been impressive today. Martin Gould was one of the first players seeded

number 12 against an unseeded player. We thought that Martin

Gould was almost a certainty to win the match. As you can see today,

everyone who is a pro at the moment can play so well. As little

surprise that did not going then. - - that it did not go in then. It

took her outside of the three reds David Gilbert 25. I think he played

that with a touch of side to touch the red. It did not work out. Once

again, he has left it on. You would think he bump the red for a starter.

It has not gone his way. It is often the case when you do not play

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Once again a poor land from David Gilbert. Very well played and very

much on their keep. He committed himself fully to be shot. He

deserved a bit of luck there. was on the blue quite nicely. He

gets quite a lot of those blues a lot of the time. It is amazing how

your mind works. If he had have been leading, that blue would have

been a certainty. It just shows you what part nerves play. Yes, you can

say to take the blue one. If it is against the grain, you should not

take it on. No-one is telling him to take it on. -- against that

green. Patience and self-control is needed at the Crucible to become a

winner. It is a long period of time, 17 days. You will have your good

and bad times. He has not gone on the blue, he can play the brown.

think that at this stage, there is a little bit of value to take it on.

He could get nicely hidden behind the blue. He should not play the

safety shot. If he played the yellow with the rest, you would

think he would get it in nine times out of ten. It is any steep -- easy

safety shot to get in behind the It is amazing, isn't it? He knows

that that was a chance to win the frame and put himself in a position

where it would be impossible to move it -- lose the match. He has

the frame in his grasp a couple of times today and easily missed the

shot. -- he has had. David Gilbert, of course, his best at the drank

was 33. He has been a pro since 2001 on and off. -- his best to

rank was 43. A chance for Martin Gould. It is not great. It was a

good part. A tricky position shot off the blue. I'm not sure that

read he played for, but he is going for the one to the right of the

black. -- were not read he played It looks like he's taking it on.

Here we use that to travel. -- he will use. Quite a few wins at these

frame. It will be some achievement if he can win these. He would be

experienced here at 11 -5 in front. When he won back on that situation,

obviously, he lost 8-1. It has sold happened here over the years.

Goodness me, I have seen some matches. Matthew Stevens was 11 -5

in front and lost. Many players have been in front and us lost. --

ended up losing. But the final black in. -- got. This has been a

good performance by Martin Gould. He has not been in position until

now. This Arty really is to leave an ankle on the reds to have a

cushion. -- the angle he. He would carefully be moving the red out. It

is not good. It was a very big target from that position to bring

be read into play. You need to be inside the red, for example,

cushioned at the ankle. -- ankle. With Martin Gould, you never know.

He is 25 in front. We will see if he can pass the aloe. -- angle,

yellow. He got second prize there, a kiss on the green. Every frame in

the session is at a 50 above. Very good snooker. I'm not sure what he

was doing there. Surely, he is not taking be read on. -- the red on.