:01:37. > :01:47.World Snooker extra at The Crucible now. Welcome to the Betfred .com
:01:47. > :01:56.World Championship. The opening session Between and Ding Junhui and
:01:56. > :02:03.Ryan Day. Commentators Terry Ryan Day. Commentators Terry
:02:03. > :02:10.Griffiths and Lee Thornton. An intriguing encounter between two
:02:10. > :02:17.world class players. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against a Welshman
:02:17. > :02:21.trying to establish himself as one of the game's greats. He was top of
:02:21. > :02:23.the world and looked capable of winning any tournament. He is a
:02:23. > :02:33.wonderful player to watch even though he has lost his way a little
:02:33. > :02:33.
:02:33. > :03:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:03:22. > :03:28.bit. -- Ding Junhui against Ryan Ryan day looking for the type of
:03:29. > :03:35.form he had a few years ago. It has deserted him for a little while.
:03:35. > :03:40.You do not lose your skill, just your belief in it. This season has
:03:40. > :03:45.not been great. The last 16 in the Welsh Open was his best result. He
:03:45. > :03:55.used to be a regular in quarterfinals, semifinals and
:03:55. > :04:09.
:04:09. > :04:13.ranking finals in his career. APPLAUSE. He was wondering how Ding
:04:13. > :04:21.mac was playing, but after that shot I think he will know that he
:04:21. > :04:28.is playing very well. How Ryan has not won the World Championships
:04:28. > :04:33.here it is beyond me. He has everything needed to win it. He won
:04:33. > :04:43.the Masters of the UK and two of the beat majors. He has been the
:04:43. > :04:47.
:04:47. > :04:57.best in this tournament to date. -- the big makers. -- the big major
:04:57. > :05:31.
:05:31. > :05:39.APPLAUSE. Ding Junhui's ranking does not tell the whole story. He
:05:39. > :05:45.is one of the top four players in the world, some may say little I.
:05:45. > :05:54.He break builds virtually the same as O'Sullivan and Henry. He does
:05:54. > :05:59.not miss anything. Peter Ebdon, many years ago, when Ding mac first
:05:59. > :06:06.came to this country. He said, this young man is going to rule the
:06:06. > :06:13.world one day. Firstly, I thought we saw plays him make centuries all
:06:13. > :06:18.the time, but this young man is the real deal. Surprising that he has
:06:18. > :06:22.not won the World Championship. Some players suit venues more than
:06:22. > :06:27.others and this may be one of them in his we does not settle. It is
:06:27. > :06:35.different to any of the other venues in the world. The other
:06:35. > :06:40.thing I was thinking about The Crucible is that it is home. He has
:06:40. > :06:48.been based in the academy in Sheffield. A lot of people do not
:06:48. > :06:52.like playing in front of their own supporters. I this they when he
:06:52. > :06:55.goes to China there would be that pressure. There has to be some
:06:55. > :07:05.reason because he has everything that is needed to becoming world
:07:05. > :07:13.
:07:13. > :07:19.champion. He gets plenty of support over here of course. Eight very
:07:19. > :07:25.good following when he turns out to play. He is not very old, but he is
:07:25. > :07:32.still a legend in China. He is treated like royalty over there,
:07:32. > :07:36.isn't he? When ever he plays, the nation comes to a standstill as far
:07:36. > :07:46.as the television is concerned. He certainly gets the red carpet
:07:46. > :07:53.
:07:53. > :08:03.treatment. Memories. Very quickly he has established a 36 point lead.
:08:03. > :08:11.
:08:11. > :08:16.He has done pretty well. APPLAUSE. Not quite far enough to get the
:08:16. > :08:21.black into play here, but I am not sure he can miss the kiss on the
:08:21. > :08:29.red. Trying to come off two cushions for the blue, but he might
:08:29. > :08:39.catch that red. APPLAUSE. This time he is high enough. This time the
:08:39. > :08:48.
:08:48. > :08:58.pink will come into play. APPLAUSE. Did not need a lot of pace, added
:08:58. > :08:58.
:08:58. > :09:05.it perfectly. A lot of players, Terry, I know it is only a small
:09:05. > :09:09.pack, would have played that firmly. I would much rather see players
:09:09. > :09:13.break the rate and no way the balls are going, rather than just crashed
:09:13. > :09:23.into them and hope for the best. As you said, he played that
:09:23. > :09:32.
:09:32. > :09:42.beautifully. Another player that impressed me with a break the other
:09:42. > :09:45.
:09:46. > :09:55.day was his mate in the Academy Cao Yupeng, who beat Mark Allen. He
:09:55. > :10:05.opened them up nicely. Does he practise wits ding? I should think
:10:05. > :10:05.
:10:05. > :10:10.so. Ding Junhui is undoubtedly one of the game's greats now. He just
:10:10. > :10:17.needs one more red to pass the line. He wants to make sure he wins the
:10:17. > :10:21.frame for us. He has played the to cannon and good work. He is past
:10:21. > :10:30.the winning line boat Ryan day, needing only one snooker to tie,
:10:30. > :10:40.will carry on. An excellent break of 63. Bing mac will take the open
:10:40. > :10:57.
:10:57. > :11:03.frame. -- Ding. Second frame, Ryan day to break. Crowd groans. If he
:11:03. > :11:13.can get to the pot at an angle in the right-hand corner. He has had a
:11:13. > :11:17.
:11:17. > :11:27.look at it and safety will be the choice. And that is what he
:11:27. > :11:42.
:11:42. > :11:52.followed, safety. Excellent length. A difficult safety shot, a very
:11:52. > :11:53.
:11:53. > :12:03.thin cut needed. That was a long way from a thin cut - he be made a
:12:03. > :12:04.
:12:04. > :12:09.mess of that one. Giving Ryan day is that students in real time. He
:12:09. > :12:19.could his first chance in the first frame. His ball it's not at least
:12:19. > :12:29.it here. It could be a could settle if he does a good Brit. -- his ball
:12:29. > :12:29.
:12:29. > :12:36.was not badly set hit. If he does a good break. His second attempt at a
:12:36. > :12:46.safety. Ryan Day is in the top ten players of the world with breaks.
:12:46. > :13:09.
:13:09. > :13:15.He has made over 200 centuries. APPLAUSE. He strikes the ball very
:13:16. > :13:21.to comes to the later stages of a tournament,
:13:21. > :13:26.he grips the cue more tightly and gets a bit edgy. Not all players
:13:26. > :13:36.are best with a great temperament. But he certainly has the class to
:13:36. > :13:36.
:13:36. > :14:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:14:26. > :14:32.win. APPLAUSE. Not quite sure what happened then. He did not poor to
:14:32. > :14:39.any side on that. He needed side to swing it off two cushions. He has
:14:39. > :14:46.left himself a really tricky shot. Hardly any run inside at all. And
:14:46. > :14:56.because of that he will be going into the next round with
:14:56. > :15:06.
:15:06. > :15:16.disappointment in his mind. APPLAUSE. Remembered Dominic day,
:15:16. > :15:17.
:15:17. > :15:21.playing here today as well. A perfectionist always looking for
:15:21. > :15:31.the perfect game. They say the best thing to do is to look for
:15:31. > :15:36.
:15:36. > :15:40.excellence, not perfection. APPLAUSE. -- Dominic Dale. He needs
:15:40. > :15:46.to do something because Ryan had a good chance and he did not make a
:15:46. > :15:52.good break. Sitting down thinking about it. The red just below the
:15:52. > :16:02.pink will pot in the left-hand corner. This looks about perfect.
:16:02. > :16:28.
:16:28. > :16:34.APPLAUSE. Everyone will enjoy watching Ding mac break build.
:16:34. > :16:40.did not play it exactly as he wanted. If he can get up for the
:16:40. > :16:45.blue there blue there chance of him splitting the pack off that.
:16:45. > :16:55.Perhaps a better chance of getting a good split than of the black.
:16:55. > :16:58.
:16:58. > :17:08.Crowd grants. -- groans. Not now, there is not. You can see his
:17:08. > :17:09.
:17:09. > :17:13.disappointment. Just the blue in the safety. Shows his
:17:13. > :17:23.disappointment and there is no real benefit in doing that. Everybody
:17:23. > :17:24.
:17:24. > :18:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:18:09. > :18:15.knows you are disappointed. As Dean looks up to the sky, I have
:18:16. > :18:25.to say that his disappointment from his previous visit came into play
:18:26. > :18:29.
:18:29. > :18:39.in that shot. Ding. That is the first bad shot he has made.
:18:39. > :18:49.
:18:49. > :18:56.APPLAUSE. Scratching his head. To see if there is anything left
:18:56. > :19:06.inside. That can happen to you out there - your brain can empty very
:19:06. > :19:08.
:19:08. > :19:15.quickly. An excellent chance now for Ryan to level the scores. It
:19:15. > :19:22.would be a good performance to win at this visit. Ideally, cannon the
:19:22. > :19:28.tomb' reds together. If he can go through that gap. A bit of noise
:19:28. > :19:38.coming from the other table. He did play the cannon, but not that
:19:38. > :19:38.
:19:38. > :20:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:20:47. > :20:53.25. The pink puts him 41 in front, so he needs at least two more reds
:20:53. > :21:00.and colours. This red is no problem. It appears that the three reds left
:21:00. > :21:05.on the table after this one are in a safe position. So, not guaranteed.
:21:05. > :21:15.He needs to get the blue and play the cannon. I do not think he is
:21:15. > :21:19.
:21:19. > :21:27.high enough. How many times do we see that go short on the blue? Play
:21:27. > :21:37.the cannon, missed the cannon. APPLAUSE. A slight foothold in the
:21:37. > :21:53.
:21:53. > :22:03.frame. Ryan day 37. His highest break so far and he will be
:22:03. > :22:19.
:22:19. > :22:28.disappointed not to win the frame APPLAUSE. A good kiss then on the
:22:28. > :22:38.pink. He needs to perhaps push the red onto the other red. He has
:22:38. > :22:38.
:22:38. > :23:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:23:25. > :23:35.I think he went for that. It was much too thin. Not much you can say
:23:35. > :23:37.
:23:37. > :23:43.about that shot. I suppose he is a little bit lucky he has not left a
:23:43. > :23:51.free ball. Another inch to the left and that would have been a free
:23:51. > :24:01.ball. If he had just pulled up a couple of inches before. He could
:24:01. > :24:15.
:24:15. > :24:25.have taken low-value colours and won the frame. This is a horrible
:24:25. > :24:31.shot. The red is looking at you and you cannot to do the other red
:24:31. > :24:39.because it might touch it. Very unlucky. Just stopped short.
:24:39. > :24:45.APPLAUSE. He will be very pleased with that. After missing the ball
:24:45. > :24:55.in his previous shot, he was under pressure on this one. He had to hit
:24:55. > :24:55.
:24:55. > :25:02.that red perfectly to find the path. One of the shots that you play of
:25:02. > :25:08.the top cushion in an exhibition match. If he cannot find a good
:25:08. > :25:18.safety, he may play that. Given that he does not need Paul big
:25:18. > :25:18.
:25:18. > :25:23.colours, pinks and blacks, to win this frame. -- all big colours. He
:25:23. > :25:33.is playing off the knuckle by the look of it. Very well played.
:25:33. > :25:35.
:25:35. > :25:45.APPLAUSE. So, we have had a break building, some good safety we are
:25:45. > :25:58.
:25:58. > :26:05.in for a treat in this match. APPLAUSE. If he hits this right he
:26:05. > :26:11.can get behind the green and swing it around three cushions. It is
:26:11. > :26:21.hard enough if it is behind the green. It would have been right
:26:21. > :26:27.
:26:27. > :26:32.there, wouldn't it? He will probably cut this around towards
:26:32. > :26:39.the pocket, captured that corner and come back safe onto the same
:26:39. > :26:45.cushion. He has pocketed it. APPLAUSE. I think he was
:26:45. > :26:51.concentrating more on safety there, but he will take that. That is the
:26:51. > :27:01.type of shot that always gets safe unless you catch it too thin. And
:27:01. > :27:03.
:27:03. > :27:13.he caught it too thin and pocketed it. APPLAUSE. That it should cement
:27:13. > :27:18.
:27:19. > :27:28.the frame now. -- that should. Ding comes back to the table but,
:27:29. > :27:36.
:27:36. > :27:41.barring snookers, Ryan Day will have won the second frame. Having
:27:41. > :27:48.shared the first two frames. Both players will be pretty pleased with
:27:48. > :27:57.their form. They both look good in the balls, but they both have
:27:57. > :28:07.played a couple of careless safeties. You are very harsh,
:28:07. > :28:20.
:28:20. > :28:26.Willie. They have only just started. APPLAUSE. APPLAUSE. APPLAUSE.
:28:26. > :28:31.was a very poor safety shot. I could go back to that previous
:28:31. > :28:35.frame when ding did not get a good angle with the blue to split the
:28:35. > :28:45.pack. He showed his disappointment and since then he has looked a
:28:45. > :29:21.
:29:21. > :29:25.They will be splitting a few reds in playing this safety shot. A good
:29:25. > :29:35.length of cue ball. That is essential. If you can guarantee
:29:35. > :29:53.
:29:53. > :30:03.finding the top cushion, regardless. It is always tough. Ryan playing a
:30:03. > :30:08.poor safety. He was not trying to get behind the brown. Much too thin.
:30:08. > :30:18.The problem Ding Junhui has got is that the black and pink are tied up.
:30:18. > :30:19.
:30:19. > :30:25.And the red is may be worth playing a shot. If you could just get past
:30:26. > :30:35.the two reds. To the right of the pink. He played it perfectly. That
:30:36. > :30:36.
:30:36. > :32:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:32:56. > :33:06.looked so simple, but it was such a He played it to flick the Ridgeway.
:33:06. > :33:16.
:33:16. > :33:26.-- way it away. He wanted to flick the red next to the back. -- work.
:33:26. > :33:42.
:33:43. > :33:51.The pink, this time. It was a good recovery. Back in tight control
:33:51. > :34:01.again. He may play again to move the writ to the back of the black.
:34:01. > :34:03.
:34:03. > :34:13.That is an option, if he puts the pink. -- pots. He has to be careful
:34:13. > :34:14.
:34:14. > :34:24.he does not slip off the red. it looks straightforward. But if he
:34:24. > :34:31.
:34:31. > :34:39.cuts it to thing he runs away from the black. -- the him. -- thin. He
:34:39. > :34:49.has just turned in to the worst positional player I have ever seen.
:34:49. > :34:50.
:34:50. > :35:00.In fairness, but was not a difficult shot. -- bat was not. --
:35:00. > :35:15.
:35:15. > :35:24.that. He did not rush at went. -- that one. Steep though this was a
:35:24. > :35:34.very good positional player. -- the day boats. Despite being the world
:35:34. > :35:37.
:35:37. > :35:47.champion six times, he was not a great long pot. Jackpot there. --
:35:47. > :36:06.
:36:06. > :36:16.A second opportunity for Ding in these flowed from it. -- these rude
:36:16. > :36:16.
:36:16. > :36:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:36:58. > :37:04.Been used in a position clearly to take his third frame. -- Ding. If
:37:04. > :37:14.Day can stay with him all the match, he might put some pressure on Ding,
:37:14. > :37:16.
:37:16. > :37:26.who might start to miss a few. He cannot let him go Klee. It is
:37:26. > :37:36.essential for Ryan Day to stay with him. He would have to go on and win
:37:36. > :37:39.
:37:39. > :37:49.the next six rooms. It is possible, but unlikely. -- six frames.
:37:49. > :38:19.
:38:19. > :38:29.No problem bear. Ryan Day acknowledges defeat in this game.
:38:29. > :38:48.
:38:48. > :38:58.So a long red to go for off the break. You see that quite often
:38:58. > :39:02.
:39:02. > :39:12.these terms. -- these days. Ding is looking at the short and thinking
:39:12. > :39:17.
:39:17. > :39:27.he does not like this one. -- the shot. This is the first time the
:39:27. > :39:29.
:39:29. > :39:34.black as not being tied up after the break. -- has not been tied up.
:39:34. > :39:42.Ding is quite lucky to have gotten away with that. It is still on in
:39:42. > :39:46.the corner. He can screw it into the corner. Look where he is
:39:46. > :39:50.putting the tip of his cue. He is wondering if he comes too far
:39:50. > :40:00.whether he will leave that read in the middle. I think he can hold it
:40:00. > :40:01.
:40:02. > :40:11.enough to get on the plaque. -- that read. - May on the black. --
:40:12. > :40:18.
:40:18. > :40:28.Some people may think that was a little aggressive, but he was
:40:28. > :40:48.
:40:48. > :40:58.Quite clearly, Ding was not happy with the way that came off the
:40:58. > :40:59.
:41:00. > :41:06.cushion. It really took off off the second cushion. It sped up. But it
:41:06. > :41:16.cannot be helped. It is the temperature in the room. If this
:41:16. > :41:16.
:41:16. > :41:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:41:59. > :42:08.goes over the pocket he will be The brown is a possibility. It is a
:42:08. > :42:18.little bit on the things on it. -- the No side. Obviously, he did not
:42:18. > :42:21.
:42:21. > :42:31.like it. That is a gift - a disappointing news for Ryan Day. --
:42:31. > :42:55.
:42:55. > :43:01.thin side. -- miss. That is a tough The game is going through a little
:43:01. > :43:11.bit of a scrappy period at the moment. We saw some good stuff from
:43:11. > :43:11.
:43:11. > :43:21.both players in the first three frames. But this happens normally.
:43:21. > :43:31.He did not quite hold it for the black. Clear as a whistle, that one.
:43:31. > :43:44.
:43:44. > :43:51.This time he has played a short way he can possibly go into the pack if
:43:51. > :44:01.he wants to, spread the roots wide open. It can go wrong, but it could
:44:01. > :44:08.
:44:08. > :44:13.also win the frame. -- sprit the Ritz. -- spread the reds. That is
:44:13. > :44:18.one of those situations where you have no idea where the cue ball is
:44:18. > :44:26.going to finish. That is we talk -- that is what we talk about playing
:44:26. > :44:36.into an area. -- that is why. You cannot always know where the white
:44:36. > :45:15.
:45:15. > :45:25.A few read so down at the bottom off the table. He might want to get
:45:25. > :45:38.
:45:38. > :45:48.them out of the way first. -- a few reds. He did not hit he spent on it.
:45:48. > :45:56.-- get the spin on it. You often see Ryan Day suffering from
:45:56. > :46:03.overscrew. He puts too much backspin on it. He can still pot
:46:03. > :46:13.the red. He has a good angle to get on the black. Possibly three
:46:13. > :46:17.
:46:17. > :46:27.cushions. He needs to kiss the red. He needs to miss the keys on the
:46:27. > :47:06.
:47:06. > :47:16.A bit of face you here. In splitting those form roots. -- a
:47:16. > :47:26.
:47:26. > :47:36.bit of the EU. -- of value. -- splitting those reds. He should win
:47:36. > :47:37.
:47:37. > :47:45.the frame from here. He has been pretty good. Next injuries yet.
:47:45. > :47:55.This is as good a chance as they have had to get a century. -- knows
:47:55. > :47:55.
:47:55. > :48:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:48:39. > :48:49.He has got a great Engel it. -- Engel. He has played it well, but
:48:49. > :48:50.
:48:50. > :49:00.he has overdone it. -- angle. His problem was he was trying to avoid
:49:00. > :49:04.the red with the backs in -- backspin. A good four inches
:49:04. > :49:14.further than you would have expected, but another good recovery
:49:14. > :49:32.
:49:32. > :49:38.Yes, it is an excellent break now. He had to regain position. He
:49:38. > :49:46.played them beautifully. Obviously now it will be all-square going
:49:46. > :49:56.into the interval. One more left to make that absent is certain. --
:49:56. > :50:23.
:50:23. > :50:33.It is a typical Ryan Day break. He has not got the close control of
:50:33. > :50:40.
:50:40. > :50:50.the cue ball that PINSentry hands. -- but the no hands. -- that Ding
:50:50. > :50:50.
:50:50. > :52:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:52:24. > :52:34.has. It is two frames each at the Red Bull bit of State T. -- a
:52:34. > :52:50.
:52:50. > :52:58.little bit of such a stink. -- a Great pot. A little bit of movement
:52:58. > :53:03.coming from the other side as they reach their interval. It should not
:53:03. > :53:13.worry him too much. He has an even temperament. It was a very good
:53:13. > :53:16.
:53:16. > :53:23.opening court. -- opening pot. Once again, the black is tied up. The
:53:24. > :53:33.break off has caused the problem. Both the pink and black our are out
:53:34. > :53:41.
:53:41. > :53:51.of commission at the moment. -- black are. Ding practices a lot
:53:51. > :53:53.
:53:53. > :54:02.before M Such. -- before a match. His mother and girlfriend are here.
:54:02. > :54:12.We have not seen his mother around form a wall. She used to come with
:54:12. > :54:24.
:54:24. > :54:34.him regularly on the circuit. Where This time, he has just about got
:54:34. > :54:39.
:54:39. > :54:49.the Engel. Ideally he would like to bring the pink into play. -- angle.
:54:49. > :54:55.
:54:55. > :55:05.He does not miss a trick. He can just dropped the radiant and
:55:05. > :55:15.
:55:15. > :55:25.still get the black. -- just drop the red him. -- n. -- in. It was
:55:25. > :55:26.
:55:26. > :55:36.Eddie read the excellent shot on the bone. -- It was a really
:55:36. > :55:36.
:55:36. > :56:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:56:42. > :56:52.You can see how it import and shot from blue to bring black in to play
:56:52. > :56:52.
:56:52. > :57:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:57:52. > :58:02.has turned out so beneficial. - May He is still in prime position. A
:58:02. > :58:03.
:58:03. > :58:13.little bit lower with the cue ball than intended. Probably trying to
:58:13. > :58:29.
:58:29. > :58:39.get to the left of the one behind. That was a crucial shot. That black
:58:39. > :58:52.
:58:52. > :58:57.was miserable in the circumstances. first 50 or 60 is tough, but when
:58:57. > :59:07.he also has bred, the last 50 or 60 or busy, with the ability of these
:59:07. > :59:16.
:59:16. > :59:26.top players. 50 in front is not Ryan Day cannoned into the green
:59:26. > :59:26.
:59:26. > :00:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:00:17. > :00:27.with that safety shot, and left him What a shame. He just relaxed a
:00:27. > :00:38.
:00:38. > :00:46.little bit. Ding Junhui wins the opening frame. Ryan Day has a bit
:00:46. > :00:51.to think about now with a century from Ding. I think most players
:00:51. > :00:59.will accept they have to sit up some frames, with that the standard
:00:59. > :01:05.of play we have the States. When you miss three off-form shots in a
:01:05. > :01:13.frame, that is when you get unsettled. -- the standard of play
:01:13. > :01:18.we have it these days. The bouncers off the cushions have been worrying
:01:18. > :01:28.him a little bit. He is worried about his safety game. Just a
:01:28. > :01:53.
:01:53. > :02:03.fraction too thick. The APPLAUSE. Both of these players are in
:02:03. > :02:04.
:02:04. > :02:10.exceptional form for their long game. Nothing available loose. It
:02:10. > :02:19.is a big target, that, off one cushion. 12 inches or 14 inches to
:02:19. > :02:25.hit. Is there one available on the left? Has he been lucky? It does
:02:25. > :02:35.not look like it pots to me. He is looking at the one in the middle of
:02:35. > :02:37.
:02:37. > :02:47.the pink and the red. Can he see enough of it? No. He has been
:02:47. > :03:17.
:03:17. > :03:26.fortunate to get away with that. APPLAUSE. A bit easier affording to
:03:26. > :03:36.get off the ball because he is down for the reds. -- easier for Ding.
:03:36. > :03:36.
:03:36. > :03:41.He just had enough. He needs to stop now. It is amazing that he
:03:41. > :03:46.overhit that. It was such a great shot to get the cue ball down that
:03:46. > :03:53.far. A few inches makes a difference. That is a poor safety
:03:53. > :04:03.shot. He just scheme took the green. I thought he was hitting it pretty
:04:03. > :04:03.
:04:03. > :05:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:05:02. > :05:07.full. He should have felt the cushion. APPLAUSE. That is a very
:05:07. > :05:17.well played. He avoided the red and the back on the way down. Quiet
:05:17. > :05:33.
:05:33. > :05:43.please. He still has so much spin on the cue ball. Slightly misjudged
:05:43. > :05:56.
:05:56. > :06:02.- he just caught the pink. The balls will be replaced. One of our
:06:02. > :06:11.very good referees, Paul Collier from Newport. He does all the
:06:11. > :06:21.League matches and came back on the circuit after a couple of years
:06:21. > :06:21.
:06:21. > :07:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:07:21. > :07:27.away. He is an excellent referee. APPLAUSE. APPLAUSE. Once again, the
:07:27. > :07:35.cue ball is coming in. Bailey mac both players were complaining about
:07:35. > :07:43.how quickly the ball was coming off the cushions. Both players. --
:07:43. > :07:53.Burleigh they were complaining. You get that sometimes with the
:07:53. > :08:22.
:08:22. > :08:27.conditions in the room. These reds are awkward at the moment. The
:08:27. > :08:35.colours are also awkward. Not a great chance for O'Brien to score
:08:35. > :08:45.heavily he. In most of the frames we have had so far, the black has
:08:45. > :08:52.
:08:52. > :09:01.been tied up. -- for Ryan Day to score. APPLAUSE. Has he come down
:09:01. > :09:11.far enough? The extreme left of the pack. He won in the middle of the
:09:11. > :09:31.
:09:31. > :09:41.pack pots. -- the one in the middle. Not sure if the pink spots. It
:09:41. > :09:42.
:09:42. > :09:52.would be handy for Ryan if it went on the blue spot. Plenty of room
:09:52. > :10:01.
:10:01. > :10:07.there. Not straight forward from here to get on his next red. He
:10:07. > :10:13.spent a long time over that. He did not like it. I would have expected
:10:13. > :10:17.him to pot it, but sometimes when you get disappointment coming up to
:10:17. > :10:27.the shot and see you have not got a good angle, it can break your
:10:27. > :10:44.
:10:44. > :10:54.concentration. APPLAUSE. APPLAUSE. A very good pot, that. With the
:10:54. > :10:55.
:10:55. > :11:05.rest. Hoping to come out a little bit further - leave the pink and
:11:05. > :11:05.
:11:05. > :11:15.easy cut into the centre. Pretty thin now. Good judgement to avoid
:11:15. > :11:19.
:11:19. > :11:29.the colours. The pink looks available. He only just missed that
:11:29. > :11:46.
:11:46. > :11:54.green. Purposely playing for the pink here. He might decide to play
:11:55. > :12:04.on the reds. It does not look like that one pots, from our from a
:12:04. > :12:14.position. He did not have to play for the single red. He can score
:12:14. > :12:14.
:12:14. > :12:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:12:56. > :13:03.pretty handy just from the pink beta out of position. -- a little
:13:03. > :13:13.bit out of position. He was not planning to go down the table for
:13:13. > :13:23.blue ball colours. Sometimes a ball in amongst the reds can make you
:13:23. > :13:38.
:13:38. > :13:44.lose position. An unexpected miss from Ding. Ryan Day comes back to
:13:44. > :13:52.the table, just six points behind. He will be quite happy to get this
:13:52. > :14:01.chance. He would not have been expecting it. APPLAUSE. The ones by
:14:02. > :14:11.the black have a chance to be moved. Not quite. He did not want to play
:14:12. > :14:12.
:14:12. > :14:22.it with a lot of speed, that he had to get the cannon did right. --
:14:22. > :14:22.
:14:22. > :15:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:15:08. > :15:18.dead right. This time he has avoided the kiss on the colours.
:15:18. > :15:55.
:15:55. > :16:05.Very well played. Ding has problems - he cannot see the red's on the
:16:05. > :16:11.
:16:11. > :16:16.other side off the table. excellent shot. He might have
:16:16. > :16:26.caught it a little thicker to stop the cue ball coming back down the
:16:26. > :16:28.
:16:28. > :16:38.table, but he got himself out of trouble. APPLAUSE. Another long pot
:16:38. > :16:40.
:16:40. > :16:46.coming up for Ryan Day to create an opening. APPLAUSE. He struck that
:16:46. > :16:56.beautifully. You do not hit them much better than that. His long pot
:16:56. > :17:01.
:17:01. > :17:11.success is 90%, so far in this match. He has taken on 10 long pots
:17:11. > :17:18.
:17:18. > :17:25.and missed one of them. That will be tough to beat. Another peak
:17:25. > :17:35.bounce off the cushion. Not a lot of times we have seen it with
:17:35. > :17:45.position involved, normally when they are playing safety. Still on
:17:45. > :17:48.
:17:48. > :17:54.the black, but not as easy as he was hoping. APPLAUSE. He cannon did
:17:54. > :18:03.not turn out perfectly. He split them and I think he has a pot on. -
:18:03. > :18:13.- the cannon did not. Into the bottom left corner. This could win
:18:13. > :18:14.
:18:14. > :18:24.him the frame. APPLAUSE. Clean as a whistle. Is needs to be a little
:18:24. > :18:25.
:18:25. > :18:31.careful there. -- he needs to be. Fall in the face of the back
:18:31. > :18:38.cushion. That is good. If he is not hampered by the black, this is a
:18:38. > :18:48.great chance to win his round. See if he can risk playing a colour of
:18:48. > :18:52.
:18:52. > :18:58.the other red. 23 points in front. He has just travelled a little bit
:18:58. > :19:06.too far for the blue. Playing the screw shot from the yellow, you can
:19:06. > :19:12.overheat these. Obviously there is plenty of room, but with a little
:19:12. > :19:22.care and he can avoid over screwing this shot. He has over screwed it,
:19:22. > :19:22.
:19:22. > :19:27.has he been lucky? He did not play it anyway need that gap. The gap on
:19:27. > :19:33.the left-hand side of the black. That is the problem with that shot
:19:33. > :19:43.- not much margin of error. To get through that gap is unbelievable.
:19:43. > :19:46.
:19:46. > :19:56.APPLAUSE. Very close to his work. 26 in front if he pots the red and
:19:56. > :19:57.
:19:57. > :20:05.a colour, it is game over. One of those where you don't really want
:20:05. > :20:15.to go for it, but seeing forced to make the decision. APPLAUSE. That
:20:15. > :20:19.
:20:19. > :20:29.is an easy safety to play and he made a good job of it. 27 points in
:20:29. > :20:37.
:20:37. > :20:47.front, as so, any colour will putting safe. -- put him safe. He
:20:47. > :20:53.
:20:53. > :21:01.only needs one for. Snooker. -- four point snooker. APPLAUSE.
:21:01. > :21:06.Players these days are very efficient at getting snookers. He
:21:06. > :21:16.has done well, lost position once or twice and Dean will have
:21:16. > :21:17.
:21:17. > :21:27.something to think about now. -- Ding. Ding Junhui has been in front
:21:27. > :21:33.
:21:33. > :21:43.several times so far, and Ryan Day has picked him back each time. --
:21:43. > :21:43.
:21:43. > :22:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:22:29. > :22:39.pushed him back. Level at three When you are playing with cushions
:22:39. > :22:43.
:22:43. > :22:48.about hitting them. It is the bin - - in consistency which the players
:22:48. > :22:58.do not right. If they were bouncing all the time, they could adjust to
:22:58. > :23:00.
:23:00. > :23:06.it. That took off again and that will come out of the baulk area.
:23:06. > :23:16.They are not trying to get behind the baulk colours, there are trying
:23:16. > :23:47.
:23:47. > :23:57.to get next to the baulk cushion. -- APPLAUSE. APPLAUSE. They was a
:23:57. > :24:11.
:24:11. > :24:17.good effort. Very good. Both these gay s have an excellent safety game.
:24:17. > :24:27.They're strong suits are normally potting and break-building, but
:24:27. > :24:42.
:24:42. > :24:51.they are also good on the safety side. APPLAUSE. He can just drop on
:24:51. > :25:01.the red and leave the white on this cushion. Could not really see any
:25:01. > :25:02.
:25:02. > :25:09.point in that. Not straightforward enough, just drop a red then and
:25:09. > :25:19.keep it tight. Ryan has seen a path through to the baulk area, but if
:25:19. > :25:22.
:25:22. > :25:27.there is higher risk, there is no gain. APPLAUSE. Once again, a
:25:27. > :25:37.chance with the blue off its spot, the pink tide up, and the black off
:25:37. > :25:42.its spot. In some ways that can make you the player port less than
:25:43. > :25:52.100% into the shot - not purposely, that is just what ha
:25:53. > :26:27.
:26:27. > :26:34.that one. If he wants to cannon those two reds away from the
:26:34. > :26:44.blackspot, he looks to have the angle. That has not worked out well.
:26:44. > :26:45.
:26:45. > :26:55.It needed a bit more pace. He can get past the black, by the look of
:26:55. > :26:55.
:26:55. > :27:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:27:37. > :27:45.it. He is on the yellow, but she would prefer a nice angle to get
:27:45. > :27:55.back on to the reds, gives you a few options. That is the best he
:27:55. > :28:02.
:28:02. > :28:10.could do with that. A mid distance red. Is are the kind of shots which
:28:10. > :28:20.look easy, but when there is pressure on, it is tricky. They can
:28:20. > :28:22.
:28:22. > :28:32.get your confidence reacting. He has played that cannon perfectly.
:28:32. > :28:51.
:28:51. > :29:01.Well played. APPLAUSE. Are not his best season, for Ryan. One of those
:29:01. > :29:19.
:29:19. > :29:26.players you are not sure about. On his day he is devastating. This is
:29:26. > :29:36.an excellent opportunity for Ryan Day now. The reds are spread very,
:29:36. > :29:36.
:29:36. > :30:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:30:20. > :30:30.very nicely. Ryan Day is undoubtedly very proficient in the
:30:30. > :30:30.
:30:30. > :31:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:31:13. > :31:19.break building department. Ding has This has been excellent so far,
:31:19. > :31:29.from Ryan Day. He would have to be careless now not to win the frame
:31:29. > :31:36.
:31:36. > :31:45.This will be the first time one player has won two frames in a row.
:31:45. > :31:52.But just as I said that, he has made a mistake. Isn't that amazing?
:31:52. > :32:02.That is why he has not won one of these great Championships. This is
:32:02. > :32:11.
:32:11. > :32:16.You could go for months without missing those in practice. It comes
:32:16. > :32:26.as quite a shock to you when you miss it, especially at such a
:32:26. > :32:40.
:32:40. > :32:47.This is a prime example of what we were talking about her early on. --
:32:48. > :32:57.about early on. This is a very strange situation. Both players
:32:58. > :33:02.
:33:02. > :33:12.have now Mr a ball in this room. -- missed a ball in his room. -- in
:33:12. > :33:40.
:33:40. > :33:50.Ryan Day has every reason to expect one good performance - and that
:33:50. > :34:23.
:34:23. > :34:33.Even though that did not go in, Ryan Day takes the lead for the
:34:33. > :34:33.
:34:33. > :35:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:35:21. > :35:31.first on. That lead his 4-3. -- the I'd just notice that the black is
:35:31. > :35:34.
:35:34. > :35:44.Ding has gone oh that'll be raided in his playing there. That mistake
:35:44. > :35:46.
:35:46. > :35:56.he made it in the last frame was a bit of a body blow. He does not
:35:56. > :36:03.
:36:03. > :36:13.want to lose his fission more than five of and four. -- This section.
:36:13. > :36:32.
:36:32. > :36:42.It isn't up feeling comfortable under pressure. A difficult thing
:36:42. > :37:00.
:37:00. > :37:07.He did not play for that good. He played for one of the through. It
:37:07. > :37:14.is becoming or wittier. He will have to play a good shot, not just
:37:14. > :37:24.to put it, but to get position and to try to get on the back again. He
:37:24. > :37:33.
:37:33. > :37:40.could hit the top of those three He is on the black. But Iowa am not
:37:40. > :37:50.sure where the black will be going up to us. The sport is covered. --
:37:50. > :37:54.
:37:54. > :37:59.but I am not sure. -- spot. He may take the risk of moving the two
:37:59. > :38:09.rates away from the sport. This makes the black a lot more
:38:09. > :38:14.
:38:14. > :38:22.difficult. -- the sport. -- spot. The way he has played it, he has
:38:22. > :38:32.left bat up there. That is an excellent position. -- left that
:38:32. > :38:34.
:38:34. > :38:44.The referee, Paul Collier, is making sure this is as close as
:38:44. > :39:10.
:39:10. > :39:20.He had a look at the pink or so. -- laso. -- also. That pink but are
:39:20. > :39:21.
:39:21. > :39:31.available in to the left said her pocket. -- that Pink Book available
:39:31. > :39:50.
:39:50. > :40:00.in to the left centre pocket. By -- There is always a good chance with
:40:00. > :40:10.four colours to play for. He hit at Moseley. Soap little effort and so
:40:10. > :40:33.
:40:33. > :40:43.This is a bit more what the Ryan Day we have seen play so well for
:40:43. > :40:55.
:40:55. > :41:05.so many years. -- This is a bit It doesn't really matter how you
:41:05. > :41:24.
:41:24. > :41:34.It's amazing, when the black is off its spot, it is the Chief warrant
:41:34. > :41:43.
:41:43. > :41:49.shot to play. -- it is such a It has got to the stage where you
:41:49. > :41:59.are half expecting a Ms from both players at the moment. Earlier on,
:41:59. > :42:02.
:42:02. > :42:11.they both looked pretty strong. -- miss. Brian is now thinking he has
:42:11. > :42:21.a great chance of getting 5-3. He is thinking rather than playing
:42:21. > :42:21.
:42:21. > :44:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:44:14. > :44:24.naturally. -- Ryan Day is now The balls could not be set any
:44:24. > :44:59.
:44:59. > :45:09.Depending on the colours he takes with the rates, it is a frame he
:45:09. > :45:13.
:45:13. > :45:23.can expect to win. -- the reds. I think it will affect Ryan Day a lot
:45:23. > :45:24.
:45:24. > :45:32.more, losing a friend he expected to win, rather than Ding. But he
:45:32. > :45:39.still might. Can we believe that? Imaged in Commentary we will almost
:45:39. > :45:49.expecting someone to Ms, and I concur with that statement. -- You
:45:49. > :45:52.
:45:52. > :45:59.mentioned in commentary. -- miss. It is very difficult to explain the
:45:59. > :46:09.effect a shock luck that has on a player's mind. -- shot. I think
:46:09. > :46:09.
:46:09. > :46:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:46:55. > :47:05.He played that was very. -- played He has made it aid little awkward.
:47:05. > :47:08.
:47:08. > :47:18.-- made it a bit well. -- a little. He got a lot of spin on the cue
:47:18. > :47:23.ball. He reminds me of golfers who hit the ball a long way - it is
:47:23. > :47:30.great when they hit it straight, but when they go sideways it is a
:47:30. > :47:40.long way off the fairway. That is a prime example of what you were
:47:40. > :47:44.talking about. The overscrew of the ball. He had too much overscrew on
:47:44. > :47:54.the green. It makes the next shot more difficult. That is on the
:47:54. > :48:00.
:48:00. > :48:10.This will hurt Ding. As it would have heard Ryan Day if Ding had
:48:10. > :48:15.
:48:15. > :48:22.cleared up. But he missed that read. -- red. The score could have been
:48:22. > :48:32.it anything, but it is by far than three to Ryan Day. A 2-frame a gap
:48:32. > :48:48.
:48:48. > :48:58.for the first time in the match. -- He has been fortunate bear. --
:48:58. > :49:07.
:49:07. > :49:17.There is a far better safety shot then we have seen earlier on. He
:49:17. > :49:35.
:49:35. > :49:45.has pushed the red over the pocket King cannot see the red Now. --
:49:45. > :49:47.
:49:47. > :49:57.Ding. -- red now. It eking get past the pinking get these read into the
:49:57. > :50:01.
:50:01. > :50:11.left corner. -- if he can get past the pink. -- he can get these read.
:50:11. > :50:22.
:50:22. > :50:29.I don't think his attitude out Book I have said it many times, he
:50:29. > :50:39.is one of the favourites for the title, but in the Cristobal, over
:50:39. > :50:43.
:50:43. > :50:53.17 days, if your attitude is not 100%, you have no chats. --
:50:53. > :51:14.
:51:14. > :51:22.He is relying a little bit on good fortune here. It is tough to get
:51:22. > :51:32.close to a read. A little bit unlucky. If he had caught that read
:51:32. > :51:42.
:51:42. > :51:52.fall, it would have left nothing easy. -- to a red. -- red full. He
:51:52. > :52:08.
:52:08. > :52:13.He has not quite got in to vote. He will have to use the rest. He
:52:13. > :52:22.needed to screw it back another few inches. The shot would have been
:52:22. > :52:32.much easier. A very negative attitude, in my opinion, for such a
:52:32. > :52:34.
:52:34. > :52:44.If he had got a hand on the table where he would have been able to
:52:44. > :53:02.
:53:02. > :53:10.Good recovery. That was not easy. very tense moment for the Chinese
:53:10. > :53:15.supporters in the audience. This is a key frame. But Ding will still be
:53:15. > :53:25.favourite to win this match if he can win this frame. He will not be
:53:25. > :53:47.
:53:47. > :53:57.favourite if he does it. -- loses He will need at least four more of
:53:57. > :54:07.
:54:07. > :54:11.these routes with pinks. -- these He just needs to keep the cue ball
:54:12. > :54:18.under could control here. A succession of easy shots is exactly
:54:18. > :54:25.what he needs to clear his mind. He has had quite a few disappointments
:54:25. > :54:35.in the last few frames. The best thing to clear your mind his pop
:54:35. > :54:51.
:54:51. > :55:01.all the balls in front of you. -- In fairness, 5-4 it is a fair
:55:01. > :55:04.
:55:04. > :55:14.reflection of the play. That is, I five often thought it away. -- 5-4
:55:14. > :55:23.
:55:23. > :55:28.At times he looks immaculate - that he is never going to a mix. His cue
:55:28. > :55:36.action is as perfect as he can get. It comes as a shock to us all when
:55:36. > :55:41.he misses something easy - as I am sure it does with him. I am
:55:41. > :55:51.surprised he took that read on then. He could have played the red near
:55:51. > :56:12.
:56:12. > :56:22.as the pop. -- that red on. --the Heat here it just needs one more
:56:22. > :56:45.
:56:45. > :56:55.read. -- he just. -- more red. That Ryan Day will be pleased with his
:56:55. > :56:57.
:56:57. > :57:07.work this morning, but disappointed he has not want this final frame. -
:57:07. > :57:27.
:57:27. > :57:37.58 behind and 67 remaining. A very clever it's a tee shot from grinder.
:57:37. > :57:38.
:57:38. > :57:48.If he keeps distance between the balls he does not have to put them.
:57:48. > :58:08.
:58:08. > :58:18.-- pot them. It is very tight and That was a big shot. To knock that
:58:18. > :58:56.
:58:56. > :59:06.Ding looks to have done enough in this frame. He will trail this
:59:06. > :59:11.
:59:11. > :59:17.section five of them full. -- session 5-4. This match comes to
:59:17. > :59:22.its conclusion tomorrow morning. Ding will feel a lot better having
:59:22. > :59:29.won this final frame. He will probably think he has got away with
:59:29. > :59:37.something to do. He started so well. He looked in fine form during the
:59:37. > :59:45.first room. A lot of misses in this first session, but also a lot of