Day 6 World Championship Snooker Extra

The very high standard continues. Stephen Maguire has had two

centuries, both 101. He has had a You have to say, this has been an

excellent break. Joe Perry has gone in first, made a break of 30, and

the balls were not ideally situated. He played it really well. Not

bothered about a black. Stephen bothered about a black. Stephen

Maguire now leads 5-2 with one more to play in this session. That last

frame of the opening session went to Paris courtesy of a break of 82.

-- to Joe Perry. Still all to play for. Don't forget you can see more

of the match between Neil Robertson and Gilbert next. We will be back

on BBC Age before a huge match-up between John Higgins and Stephen

Hendry, and on BBC Two at 1pm for the second session between Stephen

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Maguire and Joe Perry. For now, Welcome to snooker Extra. Basics

saw the start of the second round and tonight we are concentrating on

the clash between 2010 world champion Neil Robertson and David

Gilbert, on his way to the second round for the first time in his

career. Gilbert is snookered. Commentary from Steve Davis and

COMMENTATOR: He could hit the pink if he misses the reds. He doesn't

Of course one of the anomalies of this rumours that they use the

He looks to have more or less got Any shot Robertson takes on to try

-- is a risk. The thin cut into the right-hand corner, apart from being

not guaranteed, you won't know where the cue ball is going.

Thinking of playing the red on the right-hand side. He has to be

careful he doesn't legit towards the left-hand corner pocket. That

is why he purposely played it thick into the black, and he couldn't

have made a better job of it than that. Not a good shot. But he was

so concerned about the red he played, knocking it over the left

corner, that he has played a nothing safety, really, and this

Didn't get the pot. There was half a chance but you just feel that

Dave needs to get those half He's going to get another one now.

These reds along the top cushion - if the red is tight along the top

cushion, it is a lot easier than when they are just off. The problem

for Gilbert is that he has to get position on the black so he has to

hit this more firmly than he would He tried to go for the top cushion

but played it very well. Now this It is always that little bit easier.

You just have to keep them clinging to the cushion. An important chance.

The first frame of the match - we have a long way to go in these

second round matches, best of 25, first-13. No matter how long the

match is, you can't beat a good He is already out of position. Not

getting hold of the balls, perhaps his arm a bit tight. Has to get

position on the blue - this would It looks to beat inch-perfect on

the blue. A lovely little gap to Regardless of the length of the

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match, it's a great feeling to get He used all the pocket for that one.

Just compose yourself - really missed this. He knows it. That is

why he is taking a little bit of He played the correct shot there, a

positive shot to screw into the reds. Now a realistic frame-winning

chance. He can be forgiven of just A fraction of body and head

movement in Dave's action, but He is down quick. Perhaps straight

on this black and he would have liked. The deep screw in the right-

hand side. That was the problem - if anything, just slightly to the

side of straight. A little bit awkward now. The 38 point lead. Two

reds needed. He has played that well. The cannon nicely to finish

on the pink. One more red, and Neil Robertson, world number three, will

Would you believe it? Just that pink and one more red. I can't

believe that entered his mind. But he can't afford to miss shots like

that. What a pity. It's the biggest match, certainly the highest

profile match, of Dave Gilbert's professional career. He won't be

feeling so good now. You know full well with a player like Neil

Robertson, every chance, he's going He has had a look at this red,

wondering whether to play for the pink. You would think he has to

play for the pink and the red just above it, the corner pocket. You

can see where he wants to leave the cue ball. He has got to remove that

This will be a body blow, even early on, Dave Gilbert. If he wins

the frame, you can forget about the missed pink. If you lose it, it

will be very hard to put it out of The only saving grace for Dave

Gilbert I can see is the fact that Neil Robertson is left-handed and

will have to play the red down the cushion with the rest, but it's

pretty close to that pocket, so it There probably is a place on the

table where Neil can reach over and leave himself a cut on the red on

the side cushion. Depends on the The closer he can get to this red,

I wouldn't say that is inch-perfect. He has got a little bit of work to

do with the cue ball here. 26 points behind. He could have been a

little bit straight on the blue but he had to guarantee the angle of

course. Hit it with a bit of pace, you would have thought, to bring it

away from the cushion. And that's what made it missable. It looks

like he played it with a bit of side, which made it a little bit

more difficult, but this will cut, I think, into the right middle. It

is a thin one. Just needs this red and a colour. This is a lot more

difficult than the pink he missed. But he will just be pleased to get

It was a thin one. You may be wondering why he didn't play it to

the far right corner but, if you have a thin one like that, you just

feel that, as soon as you can, you He was probably a bit fearful of

He is obviously feeling the tension This looks like a good safety shot

It slowed up a bit more than I thought. Perhaps the cushions are

not bouncing like they were at the end of last night's play. Let's

hope not because it was definitely - I wouldn't say becoming

unplayable, but it was very difficult to judge how it was going

to come off the cushions. Hopefully He didn't play that, but not too

sure if he will settle for it or not. He has given Neil Robertson a

chance but it is very missable. The past -- the part of the cue ball is

Even though Dave Gilbert has a 26- point lead, you would feel that it

is a one-shot situation for both It is always risky to send it

towards the pocket, but just not confident enough he was going to

get the yellow to cover the path to And of course the age-old problem -

can you get it safe? He will settle Nice flick on the blue. A very good

chance for Dave Gilbert to try to use the brown, blue, pink and black

to line up a snooker, send the red ball off four cushions, stun behind

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the ball colours. Play it up the Well this red go in? It over the

middle, but Karen Dave Gilbert get past the yellow? That is the

question. -- can Dave Gilbert get past the yellow? That is the

question. He can, and he only needs the red and a colour. So he won't

be winning this frame in style because he has missed a couple of

opportunities but he can put those out of his mind now he has got the

In all honesty, apart from that missed pink, he has cute very

smoothly. It was imperative on this table. Once you have started

hitting the ball too hard, you get less chances for the ball to go in

the pocket, and it starts bouncing As we say, a long way to go, but

you can't beat winning the first He is not bothered about the black.

Neil Robertson loses the first frame.

UMPIRE: Second frame, Neil So Neil Robertson breaks off in

frame two. He didn't have much chance in the first frame. He had

one decent chance when he went into the cluster but he wasn't able to

develop the reds into a frame winning position. He won't be too

The idea about that shot - if you are going to miss it, hit it on the

thin side. If you hit it on the thick side, the cue ball won't go

back to the baulk end. It stays in the middle of the table and the red

A little bit careless to kiss the brown. He has got a nice angle on

it, he can still hit the cue ball down this end. He is just checking

if the red to the right of the black will go to the left corner.

Very nicely judged. That was all about pace. Until you have truly

settled down in a match, those I think the red just to the right

of the black will go. The reason he didn't play it that time - it is

one where you need to be nicely behind it. I think it will go but

he could go into the main bunch of reds, or he could play for that red

He played the cannon and that worked out nicely because he has

removed the red just to the right of the black, and that opens the

chance of that happening. Couldn't have worked out better. But I think

at the moment the black is not available into either corner pocket,

so, until he plays the cut into the corner pocket, it is not the best

of chances just yet, but it is a He has got to try to generate

enough power while bridging over the reds to get up for the blue, I

would imagine. Unless there are other balls that will go other than

the red on the left corner. He might be able to sneak this red

pass the red into the right corner, but perhaps a little deft shot to

sneak back for the pink - not clear-cut here. Certainly not

clear-cut which balls go and which don't. Does this go past the pink

Took more time than I thought he Anyway, it is imperative, you would

have thought, to go for one of these reds blocking of the black.

It makes things that much more comfortable with regards to making

Quite a clever little shot. No guarantee in position on a red into

the corner, which will open up the black into one pocket, but also

opening the pink into the corner And nice judgement of pace. The

correct side of the blue. It takes all of the aggravation out of the

break, not having to go in and out Many different ways to go about

break-building in a situation like this. Some slightly more accurate

So far, Neil Robertson has not put APPLAUSE.

Not quite as well played but he still has a choice of reds. Still

has a bit of work to do with the cue ball to guarantee nice position

Couldn't have played it better. You'd expect him to win the frame

now at this visit. If he is at the top of his game - I've no doubt he

has arrived here in Sheffield with that gained in A 1 order. He is the

sort of player who bills himself up for to bigger, longer events, and

it suits his game as well. Of course, won the Masters. A

tremendous performance in that tournament. One of the great

matches when he beat Judd Trump into semis. Of course he came here

last year as defending champion and lost out to Judd Trump. At the time,

it seemed a bit of a surprise, but the way Judd carried on throughout

that tournament... He has a few scores to settle, and the

Australian mentality - they don't The pink will put him 68 points in

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Apt. I thought forces and it was a century. He is sure we'd Dave

Gilbert that if he gets a chance he Eight good break. Dave Gilbert

could bottled bliss. He is one of the few people he can break off

without leaving the chance of a bottle. He has done it a game.

Maybe one or two of the other professionals will take note. Let's

have a look. Get the videos ready. How does he do it? They did not

A tough shot. When they to knock them in it looks as though they

were in no danger. When you miss it but that bar he beat the double-

He just played that tried shot. It went off by the time it reached the

red and are of a cut it. That is the modern day way. He totally

committed himself to the shot and the pot. An early chance for Dave

Gilbert to ratified the recent damage to his cue action. --

rectify.. He is obligate to push a red back into the pack. He Peakin

get the correct position on this black from the red he may be able

to pot the black and open a few Fractionally overscrewed for that

On the red. He will have to go for the blue. Normally you think of the

blue is the best way to go in. If you just separate it slightly it

makes it more difficult. First of all you need a good angle on the

blue. Then the red that has just Once again not the ideal angle to

It would be very nice for Dave Gilbert's confidence if he could

make a frame winning break here. A few mistakes in the early part of

That is nice. He has enough of an angle to go into the red. He needs

We got the power and he got into the reds. Because he had to force

it a bit he just did not get into the reds he would like. -- would

have liked. He did not release A good shot. That was an excellent

It looks to be just about nicely placed on a red to be able to roll

through for a pot on the blue. He's just low enough down the table to

He missed one earlier. But do not expect him to miss this one.

just has to catch that red ball in Those three reds on the left-hand

side of the table Armour bit of insurance. This is the biggest

match he has played in his life. It just takes a bit of pressure off

him. He can win the frame with the four reds in the middle of the

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This frame is it sewn up now. 75 Let us hope that he - I thought he

would make a century there but a quite good score. Dave Gilbert

This will be a shot from Neil Robertson. To pot this red and get

on a colour. I do not think the Does it go in the middle?

Perhaps he was trying the pink in the yellow pocket. I also think

that it would making certain that he potted the red. The red was

That is why he's such a dangerous player. They were not many balls on

the table he can not pot. He'd look at in the way of his positional

shot. He is looking at a long screw It is always a bit unlucky when you

do stick end of the red up. You cannot guarantee where the balls go

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A kiss on the yellow will help. If He will do well to make 30 points.

Beyond the advantage is that if the pink goes into the left corner then

he has the pink to play with. We It looks like the pink spot is

He has got a nice touch to his game. I have not seen him play a great

deal. He strokes able nice and firmly. I would imagine he is very

It is not to bed. They raised one or two of loose reds. If he screws

back for the pink in the same pocket he would have the rite angle

He must feel there is a red He wants to be in other six inches

up the table. Then the tee mac reds to the black would be available.

They all seem to be covering one Trying to make something happen

using all that pace. It through the pink complete the off side. A bit

A very acute angle to come into the To some degree he has to trust that

It went in and he breathed a sigh of relief as though he was

The black is only available into the right corner. I do not think he

is perfect on this. He now has the If he could get to this said the

table and pot the blue he could get A change of plan. He would have

liked to have been a bit closer to the cushion. Even knew he was

touching the side cushion. He has spotted something. He had a look

around and then found a spring in He might be playing the blue. We

It is not as I'd deal is situation to try and win the frame in one

visit. He will now try and split open the balls. Not much of a gap.

I think he convinced himself there Bit 80s. These are horrible shots.

To judge the potting angle it can He played it really well. He is not

perfect on the blue but he will settle for that. He is playing the

green. I cannot blame him. Now he's It was made easier by the fact the

green was not on its spot. Plenty of room to manoeuvre. He can

consider himself unlucky in that playing the excellent burst shot he

did not disturb the reds further The cue ball was a bit closer to

the cushion than he would have Always remembering that the black

is only available to the right corner pocket. He has a nice angle

There will be cries of buckets everywhere in the snooker clubs. We

noticed that the tables were pulling towards the top cushion.

A massive difference when balls are rolling along the top cushion. It

makes the table a much easier. Particularly when they go in-off

the wide dual. He is looking as to whether he can slip the red back in

the pocket. An enormous risk to Are you brave enough? It looks on.

It might be a fraction wide. With a bit more pace he can throw what

wider. To some degree he has to play a safety shot. BP is not

I do not think he will play for the colour. What a shot. He deserves to

win the frame now. It did not look like he had even considered it an

It just shows you that if you give it enough thought a little bit of

inspiration can come into your mind. A marvellous chance now. The frame

is almost over. I do not suppose He knows he's playing one of the

best players in the world. That can sometimes relax you because you get

the feeling that your best is not going to be good enough. The point

is that you still have to produce. He has done that in his first

He made a break of 76. Good stuff He has missed it but for a few

snookers it is going to be 3-1.4 Smith is required. -- four snookers

Neil missed a chance in the first frame. Perhaps a positional mistake

in this one and he will be staring Such a big target. Both players

looking to see if there is a gap. I He has his -- he has hit it but can

he get it safe? It David Gilbert knocks this red in will be on our

way to the dressing room before the In it goes. An interesting bocce

The brown in it and that is enough for Neil Robertson. The world

number three in a spot of bother. Dave Gilbert has just broken off

once again. He has left nothing. He has snick it Neil Robertson on all

the rest. Now you can see the situation. It is just a case of

Be any danger could be his if he The reason why Dave Gilbert didn't

try to get down the table there, he wasn't sure he could avoid getting

on the pink, so sacrificing the tactical advantage. Not too much

damage is going to be done with the An excellent safety shot. His

safety has been absolutely If you avoid the baulk colours, you

Just missed the pink. UMPIRE: Touching ball. A nice, easy

pass back to the baulk end. Once it is deemed to be touching the red,

Keeping that cue ball glued on the There's a red that went towards the

right corner pocket, but excellent work on the cue ball, and the

Because that red was in such a dangerous position, the risk of

trying to get the cue ball back to the baulk end.... Of course, a very

easy shot for Neil Robertson to put a ball near the pocket, but then he

doesn't put his opponent under pressure. A chance of the safety

shot to keep the red over the pocket and keep the heat on his

If he has found the right spot, he will have the blue and yellow to

So often these days it is all about potting position. With the modern-

day players, safety is overrated, but I haven't told these two loads

today. They've done some great stuff. Absolutely. There is a

possibility for a three-ball plant. It would be far away, this. I'm not

sure whether it is latched on, Well, it was.

If that was on before Neil Robertson played the safety shot,

it was a big mistake. My memory is not good enough for that. Was it

there? I think it probably nudged into that position because he

played the safety of that side of the red. Always got to be careful,

He could put an eight ball plant Well, he got the plant into the

middle pocket, but sometimes it can be helpful. That time he could have

done without it. He had enough for the cue ball to come in and out of

the baulk cushion to be nicely on a Once again, found that area that

covers the path to this pocket in the right corner. You asked the

question, Steve, and let's have a look. That's what made the plant,

It would appear that Neil Robertson has actually got Dave Gilbert in a

He is going to be leaving the ball in the middle pocket. He gets the

It is a little easier to miss than it would have been if he had a bit

There is a red to the right corner that goes. He has certainly opened

this frame up now. Up until now, Dave Gilbert has kept Neil

Robertson under wraps, hasn't he, John? Hasn't happened often. He has

The one to the left corner - that one was on. He is just about on the

green. Trying to do a lot with the cue ball here. He knew it was going

to kiss the second red. He knew the most important part of the job was

In one respect he has a green that he can miss here, but it depends

how he decides to play the positional part. He could power

into the shot. The pink helps, the pocket being beget as well, but

very rarely do you seen Neil Robertson rolling one. Very nicely

struck, that was. Made that look Frame-winning chance, I think. Very

early call. But not wrong, surely, John? Tell me I'm not wrong. No. I

do get criticised for saying it is a frame-winning chance but, when we

are looking at it from the perspective of the players are on

the table, Neil will be looking at this as an opportunity to win the

Can he get through to the pink? I'm surprised he played it like that.

He had a red to the opposite corner. I don't know what he was thinking

of. Maybe he thought, if he played the red to the right corner and

played up for the pink, the pink might go to the black spot and tie

things up - I don't know. If he can get through to the pink, he is

That frame-winning chance you were Well, he will be very happy how he

has gone about this. There have been a couple of shots that seem to

have been strange. He could have played that pink and come up the

It is not good on the colour, so that could be the end of the break.

He has got a very thin green. And a very missable brown should he want

to continue the break. Surely rolling up behind the pink gives

Even though Dave Gilbert is behind the pink, in trouble, he will still

be pleased he has got back to the table. There is a chance to get out

of trouble - where is another You like that, do you? OK... Yeah,

well, I think if he hits the red full ball, I don't think he leaves

anything. Going down the other side of the table, he will do well not

Creeping round. I think we can just get enough of that red that is

closest to the left middle. He can He does play those shots well when

he is near the cushion. Another one he plays well - the deep screw back

with side spin. It widens the angle off the cushion. To try to get as

He is OK. The green spot is not available but the only other spot

that is available, the yellow spot - this is his second decent

He'd like to be on the black. I And the black going on the pink

spot will be no problem whatsoever. It is available into the baulk

It has to be said, another frame- It would appear that normal service

has been resumed. Neil into his stride. A very confident pace

around the table. You always feel with Neil Robertson, he fancies his

potting on the table. A bit of a Thinks long and hard about the

angle he wants to leave on the black. I would assume it is exactly

where he wants to be. Just a little He didn't play that kiss but it is

not too bad as it turns out. The The problem is, he wouldn't... I

don't know. He is 47 in front. He could play for the yellow but he

decided to go for the black. Even though the yellow would tie the

green up near its own spot, he can win the frame quite comfortably

with this red in the middle of the This to go 63 in front with just 59

So maybe the reason he didn't play for the yellow, he didn't want to

tie it up and spoil the chance of a I know that is thinking a little

bit out of the box but, there you It's not as if he led Neil in with

a missed shot. He was in trouble, he was trapped, and didn't manage

to escape from the snooker without Just needs a slight angle on the

Just didn't screwed back far enough on the blue. Once again, very good

off the cushion, playing with pace. There's an example - is it going to

be hard enough? He may be snookered with the blue is re- spotted. He

might just be able to sneak this yellow in. It is immaterial, the

frame is over, but he would like to make a century if he could. And

every chance he will. Just gets the Well, it is a foul, is it? But that

was an excellent contribution from Neil Robertson. He was always in

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control of that frame and he now He is knocking that red towards the

corner. If the brown has come to his rescue, you have got to say it

is a little bit fortunate, but every credit for getting a good cue

Yes, if you sort of get the ball on the bottom cushion, those baulk

colours do cover a fair bit of the top part of the table. Is he

He did, and he saw it was a big pocket, and in all honesty I know

the pace kept it out but how it kept it out I don't know. That was

a great attempt from Dave Gilbert there. He can consider himself

unfortunate that the red stayed I think Neil Robertson suspected he

would be going into the pack there, perhaps even staying on the black.

As it is, he's got second best, I suppose. At least he is in open

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Of all the places in all the world, He will be a little bit

disappointed, Neil Robertson, he didn't make more than that, but

just a couple of inches out on the positional side of the shot -

that's what stopped him in his The chance to play an aggressive

safety off the side of the pack. This will split the reds everywhere

and he can get the cue ball off the face of the brown here, down beside

the green even. This hit that -- mishit. The first poor safety

shot Dave Gilbert has played in this match. No real excuse. The

hand on the table - just caught the first red much too thin. That's why

he cannoned the blue. As you say, Steve, you can count on one hand

the poor safety shots he has played. But it only takes one in a frame

No guarantees of position now for There's a horrible situation. Now

what do you do? The red, begging to be potted, but a risky colour. He's

going to go for the yellow. He is one of these players that you just

don't fancy him missing it, do you? -- at cueing. You don't fancy him

missing those. Just a superb shot there. So important to be able to

knock those balls been, and he did it positively as well. Got down

Since easy for this shot to have gone wrong. He is in prime position,

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building up ahead of Speed now. -- There is one loose red but he has a

nice cannon and a 46-point lead. He is not going to do it with just one

loose red so he can't refuse this opportunity. If he catches the top

red fault in the face, he should be on the other one. Not too hard.

Played it with more pace than I thought he would have done, and now

he is left with a tricky shot. He has got this red to the right

corner, this one off the top cushion. Against the cushion, it's

not easy. I'm surprised he played with that much pace but I suppose

he expected to hit the red full in Wonderful. Wonderful play. So

difficult when you are tight on the cushion like that. As we have

mentioned the cut, particularly playing them with pace - just no

problem. An excellent striker of All right, I lost my confidence a

bit... But when you see Neil Robertson play like this, this is

what is the worry for his opponent, and Dave Gilbert knows - he may

never have played him before but he will have watched him on to

television and he will know what a great builder he is, all round

player, and he is just sat there, when you leave a chance, thinking,

"I've lost the frame". There are not many balls you don't expect him

to pot. The initial yellow he potted to keep this break going was

absolutely superb. Here's an early shout for you - Neil Robertson,

2012 world champion. Is that barely enough for you? Year. That's your

We are always asks who our selections are. I always saying

Ronnie will give the world of beating. Judd Trump may be

favourite. Never discount John Higgins. The two I went for are

Neil Robertson - I thought he was a very big contender - and my other

one went out in the first round, He has come out after the interval

28th century of the ball Championship. He 211th of his

career. T think it is harder to pick each champion of the snooker

championship for the Grand National? I would have to say the

That was unbelievable. The brown They cannot remember seeing a

player for many years. Every time Dave Gilbert has played safe. He

hit that one Dennis -- that will bit to be thin. Has it gone far

He just needed end of the roll of the ball. He has to be careful he

does not need -- leave the red on. He is getting a bit of bad luck. He

is getting so close to the pots. They are wobbling and staying there.

Neil Robertson can easily come off a side cushion and pop this red.

The only part they could go wrong is the positional pot. Fully

expecting him to pot this red. would think he would buy one on to

Maybe that is the secret. To that we've him a clear pot, leave him a

plant. His way was much more That one went in. A very get double

He has to leave himself on the He played it just as you said.

Considering he has not had much table time in the two previous

frames and Ronnie scored five points that was an excellent shot.

Can he make the most of this opportunity? A decent one. A black

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You can see Neil Robertson in the It keeps yourself involved. It

gives you an idea of what helps and what does not. Other players just

look down on the floor and try and ignore what is happening. What ever

If he was to win this frame the Ritz and the one more frame to be

played in the session. Eight frames When you get to the final session

there will be nine. If he can win this he will not be behind going

It is quite nice to have the red over the yellow pocket as a last

gasp insurance policy. He would He has not hit that hard enough.

was quick. It was imperative he got He has got the red at the far end

of the table. He is so straight on this black. He is considering the

red on the left-hand side of the It is one of the reasons why a

place to not like to leave the shot just a -- smash into the pack and

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He had the perfect line but was Is there any value? There might be,

looking at the way the pack is lying. The first thing he has to do

For a second he was looking to screw into the reds. He is turning

He'll be disappointed he did not win the frame there and then. What

Tee mac reds on the side cushion and a green. No heroics necessary

at the moment. He would like to change the position of the balls

before he starts going for the big An attacking safety shot from Neil.

If he hits it in it will not end up on in the 10 side cushion. He could

It puts pressure on you to find the I'm not too sure he has a very good

safety shot. He has been presented with a long pot. He might decide to

He was undecided there. It is not a good safety. The red on in the 10

He might as well go for the long ball. He does not want to but he

will have to. He will have to fully I was not looking, did it going?

I wonder if he can move the green Does he take the green out of the

It was risky. It was. Now he is on the red. He could finish up near

the cushion straight on this red. He has the two other obstacles to

were become. It is not an easy He would do well to win the frame

Favourable of applause from the Unfortunate before Neil Robertson

even though he collided with the green he did not give it into play.

There is a chance to move the red There is one obstacle that has been

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So far this is fantastic. A chance If he plays that he will have to

He has got it. He won the problem He only has to pot the red for

Apart from the tricky red along the top cushion - if they just off the

cushion they can be missed. The All of a sudden he has moved up a

Table one seems tighter than this. If he had missed the yellow it

would have been straight. It would not have got onto the green. Now he

may be able to bring the green into He has missed it. How many times do

I see that? It is not a frame winner. He had the chance to pot

the yellow and get behind the green. He decided a more aggressive option

of trying to clear the green from the cushion. Eight reprieve for

Dave Gilbert. -- a reprieve for He's he's naked on the green? --

Neil Robertson can say he is quite happy the yellow went into the

middle pocket. Some separation between the white and green. Trade

He might be able to. I do not know about the swerve. You have to hit

If he were going to hit it full, Neil Robertson comes to the table

He did not draw the cue back Nicely on the blue which would put

The way the play sees it he is He will just roll the pink in and

that is the frame in the bag. Neil Robertson came out from a 3-1

Dave Gilbert has got to win this frame to draw level at the end of

He has joined the big boys now at Crucible Theatre. He has done well

so far. It is new territory for Dave Gilbert. He is feeling the

heat all of a sudden after a great session. That is what it is like

A match that is guaranteed a three session match over two days.

Everybody says he does play it as a mini session. Once a player gets in

full stride as Neil Robertson is here you are sat in your seat for a

few frames. You begin to lose some rhythm. It is all with Neil

Robertson at the moment. This will be his third red. And his third

He has got the loose red by the blue. He can pot the black and

split into the reds or two bit of He will not be happy with that

He may have gone into them. It was all reds and blacks up until then.

He has got the perfect position you smash

smash into the pink and bring the He did not quite connect with the

pack of reds perfectly. Has he got an easy one? He did not connect

with the pink properly. You have to hit it full in the face to get the

full effect. Reporting options. -- The one by the pink spot would be

It is going to take a shot to get on to the black. Just looking at

the end result of it he make it rather than on the left-hand side.

It is a thin cut. Not all the pocket is available. It could be a

He could play the safety at the bottom of the table. He could put

the brown on the side cushion for A very risky shot on the black. He

does not need to play this shot. He wants to. I am surprised he is

I am not surprised he got it though. How is that for confidence. Neil

Robertson is currently the second favourite for the event. What a

performance he has shown. Absolute Dave Gilbert must be wondering what

He will not be displeased. He has nothing to reproach himself for.

The last black that Neil Robertson played - he would be sat there

To turn around this match from 3-1 behind in the way he has done it is

He has done it aggressively. That is a fair point. He has not clawed

his way back into which. He made it He just did not give the middle of

I get the feeling there is a century break he. �200 going to the

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He needs the blue to keep the break It keeps us into her speck

interested if he runs out of positions occasionally.