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when he gets on to the blue. This is the important shot off the top

cushion. Anywhere but straight on this pink should be OK. He does not

want to be straight because he will not be able to get close to the

black. I think he is straight and now he cannot get as close to the

black as he was previously. He is looking at possibly screwing back

and leaving the double. That may be his only choice. Everybody likes

the black ball. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE). Jamie Jones must be

absolutely delighted. Come Jamie Jones finishes off the session in

style. After those performances from Judd Trump and Matthew Stevens,

it has been a good day for the Welsh contingent. We will be back

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at one o'clock for the concluding Welcome to Snooker Extra. Tonight

we bring you the second session of the second round match between Ali

Carter and Judd Trump. Carter led Carter and Judd Trump. Carter led

by 5-3 after the opening session. These two young players are both

title contenders this year. Ali Carter is back in good health and

playing one of -- wonderful snooker. Judd Trump, well we know what he

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APPLAUSE He might be thinking about taking the pot on here. You just

know that Judd Trump will take tea pot on nine times out of ten. It is

always dangerous. You can just see it, he is taking it on. How clean

it did that go in? What do you think? Fantastic cue power from

Judd Trump to get down the table far enough to get into position. He

could have been tempted to go for the yellow in the middle pocket. A

bit of discretion there. There is a slight angle, even so, he would be

happy to get past the blue. He has got to be a little careful to play

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He would have preferred to finish Any chance these top players get to

open a pack of reds, even risking position, they take it. Judd Trump

could not guarantee where the cue ball was going to be, but he knew

he would be on four colours. Black looks like it does go. As long as

he stays a bit of law -- lower on That was an excellent positional

shot to get on to the blue, now on to the red. It was so important

that he got top side of the blue. Listen to the sound the ball makes

as it goes into the pocket. He strikes it so firmly. He reminds me

of Neil Robertson, he hits the ball so crisply as well. They are both

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He has good choices of a couple of open reds. He may be tempted to go

into the pack. Yes, that was a nice shot. APPLAUSE More or less

guaranteed to get on to a ball then. Now it is a frame-winning

opportunity. He would have liked slightly more of an angle on the

APPLAUSE Won more red to be absolutely sure. He will not be too

pleased with that. He would like to keep Ali Carter off the table.

APPLAUSE I know they are a lot easier when the game is over, but

he played that blue of two cushions. Some of the commentators on some of

the social media networks get criticism for praising Judd Trump

too much. When you have played to the level that some of the

commentators have, you know how easy he can make some of the

difficult shots look, it is very difficult not to praise him. He is

up against another talented player. Ali Carter is no slouch in the

talent department. APPLAUSE REFEREE: 100. Judd Trump's second

century of the tournament. I'm sure he will make another couple. 155

career centuries now. That was a wonderful break. His mother and

father aboard that wonderful clearance by Judd Trump. -- applaud.

One mistake from Ali Carter that left that easy red on. He gets the

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You have got to be say careful not to catch the jaws on the safety

He has got to be a little bit careful here. That is OK. APPLAUSE.

Clever safety shot. He knew he was going to be pushing reds towards

the corner so he decided to commit to that. He has presented Ali

Carter with a problem now. Not being able to get back down the

left-hand side of the table. In all likelihood Ali Carter will try and

get some safety shot. It will be a tough cushion. Well... An element

of safety in the shot. The ball he played he could have left. Now he

The key with a safety shot is to He is having a look at the one next

to the black. Maybe he feels he can He could have played that shot much

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There is no colour on. If he does not start knocking the long ones on,

Judd Trump well. He got away with that. Trump has seen the plant? He

is nailed on this. Reds are going all over the place. He fancies this

is the right potting angle. would not play that for all the

money in the world. I do not know. It is obviously not nailed on. What

is he looking at here? Is he going to play the red by the blue? The EU

Snooker behind the yellow, why didn't you call that shot?

Brilliant. I am still not too sure he had it on his mind. Perfect

control of the cue ball. Ali Carter is now in heaps of trouble. Can he

get to the red cushion? The only way he has got away with that is if

he has left it dead straight. Which is what he might have done.

could get the yellow, Judd Trump. He would be fancying the pot on the

yellow. What a great shot! He has apologised. A massive positional

fluke. I saw at Ali Carter's head drop, it is entitled to drop, that

was a massive bit of good fortune. He tried to make something happen.

He was hoping the other was always going to be a good option. -- the

yellow. How do you feel if you are The red next to the black is

causing a problem. He has not got hold of that. What a retrieve that

is for Ali Carter. The master felt he was going to lose this frame. --

must of felt. Maybe the table is reacting slightly different, new

He has got the possibility of trying to get the cue ball in

behind the yellow again. He decided against that. APPLAUSE. That was a

better judgement of a safety shot. It was a risk. He would have left

Ali Carter with an easier safety shot than what he has got now.

Burying the cue ball in the centre of the table has given him a

He's still on the back foot. He is playing containing stuff at the

moment. APPLAUSE. He has not had much of a chance yet. Everything

has been saved the first stop I am not too sure he has left a gap for

this red. -- safety. It is amazing, isn't it? We are talking about

fractions. That might be the only place he cannot cut the LA in from.

-- the yellow. He potted it so positively. Not easy to get a

snooker from. The balls separate quite a lot on these thin cloths.

It looks like Ali Carter can get through to the left-hand side of

that fractionally. He has the chance to play the cue ball up and

down the table. Down past the green, unless he cannot see enough of it.

Well... He must be feeling very aggrieved at the moment with the

run of the balls. Everything he is doing is wrong at the moment, isn't

Judd Trump immediately looking for a colour that can get him up the

table to be able to pot a red and pot the black. It is not ideal how

he has played his first shot. Maybe playing the browner even though it

is a risk. The fact he has been messing around with the rest means

he did not like the position. has got to bring the cue ball over

the blue spot area. He has decided to do two cushions. If he can be

straight he can get on to the black. If not, he will be on another

colour. This time he expected to make a mistake. Next time we see

Judd Trump on a long pot, you will notice that before he makes his

forward movement with the delivery he gets his eyes fully on the

object ball. Not every player does that, but that is Judd Trump's

Awkward at the moment. That red and the black, of they are causing the

Did not get the best of contacts there. He's still did manage to get

away with it. He has not done a lot wrong in this session, to be honest.

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Can you believe that? Just when we What a bonus this is for Ali Carter.

He was expecting Judd Trump to clear where the balls are but now

he has an excellent chance of settling this frame. Important to

stamp his authority on this session. And quite rightly taking his time,

settling himself down. This is an amazing situation, where he can

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play all three rents if he wants. - He should not be risking it at this

stage. Getting any colour of the last red would be easier for the

yellow. It would not be too bad to play from brown to blue but he has

got to be able to get on to the green. He could still be tempted to

play for the blue here. Whether he has the right angle is another

matter. He appears to the turning it down, quite rightly, I think. --

appears to be. In some ways, it would be easier to play the yellow

but he must be careful. He has had a quick look at the score board so

he knows he does not matter which, he plays. It is really nice to see

Ali Carter fit and well again after his bout with croons disease. -- an

illness. This is the bin shot. If he can pot the green, we can expect

Very good. The only problem is that the angle on the brown is not

perfect. This is clearly the important shot. He can possibly

leave himself on the blue. He has looked at the angle to come around

and now he has got to think about these screw back. He will need the

Now he has got to get the pink. He does not have to worry about the

black. He knows how important this He has not looked at the table once.

Would you believe it? The black off the spot missed by a Joe Hart truck.

-- Judd Trump. It was as if he was not settled. Perhaps he should have

got up and started again. Under some circumstances, he would

risk the double but he has also got to try to guarantee getting the

black should he take that risk. He will have to hit is very hard in

order to do that. This makes it He has got to be careful with the

pink and the cushion and the white He played the pink up to the line.

It may have rolled a fraction. He must have had his heart in his

mouth. He has... This is really a guarantee. As a result of a mishit,

he has given Judd Trump a chance. He hit it too thick. This looks

pretty straight forward. This has been an amazing frame.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE). Ali Carter will have been very

disappointed he had that opportunity with the pink. German

truck is now level. 5-5. -- Judd Trump is now level.

He must have thought he had lost it on a couple of occasions but now he

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He has covered the red but we know what he's like. The red is just

near enough it could double-kiss. It is Ali Carter's turn to have

some good fortune now. I think he played that the wrong way. He

should have played at the cushion first.

He has probably not played a lot of billions in his life. -- billiards.

Ali Carter missed a trick in the previous frame and must make this

The red looks pretty tight. I would imagine from the shot that Ali

Carter has played that he does not expect that to go past the black.

If it does not, he is going to have a problem in how he goes about this

break. He has got to get the correct angle to get on the black.

He is playing the pink in the middle pocket. He missed a shot

like biscuit in the past. -- like this. But he did not miss it this

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He did not want to take the chance. He will still have to go as near as

possible without touching. He will be able to pot it now. I dare not

criticise another referee! That was a strange break. It looked like he

should score a few points but there were some problems in that. He

should have made more movement with the cue ball in and out and back to

the blue. Disappoint him. He had not really settled down in this

session yet. I think that is because of the pink he missed. He

knows that was a frame he could have had and we are back to where

we started. He has got to dig deep. He was second favourite coming into

this match. Little things like that... He should find comfort in

that. He got perfect on the blue. These are the things he should be

remembering, not those things that That was a very controlled cannon.

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It was too risky to open up those reds at this pace. He has got to be

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careful now. This is an important moment for him. That was an

excellent shot from Ali Carter. How much cloth can you get in one roll?

I think it can cover about eight tables. There are the practice

table has to consider as well. It does not have to be the same kind

of cloth, I suppose. Obviously, some tables part recovered more

often than of us. -- than others. Atmospheric conditions can play a

part. Humidity, for example. Keeping the tables as dry as

possible a I can imagine has been important. Many people ask what the

lights are underneath the table. They are thermostat controls to

keep things at an even temperature. He has made over 140 competitive

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centuries. This will be the 44th century at this venue this week.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE). What a match we have got! Both players

have settled in. The way the afternoon session has gone so far,

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Ali Carter will be happier than his opponent. He has lost position.

absolute least a Perth recovery. He really did make that look easy. --

He will be clearing the red that is covering the right corner. If not

Perhaps the opportunity to split some of them open. Exactly.

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He is going to have to split them An amazing mistake by just a truck,

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giving Ali Carter a great chance. - This is an excellent opportunity

for Ali Carter to keep his foot on Judd Trump will not enjoy his cup

of tea this sense 2-2 and Alain Carter will be absolutely delighted.

The next few frames mean that he is mentally up to the tournament as we

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He did not score quite as many as he liked but he's 20 points behind.

Judd would have been very relieved He tried to in one. Perhaps he

would have been better to play one or the other. He needed to commit

either fully or commit to playing a good safety shot. As it is, Ali

I a very nice kiss but does he have the angle? Where spoken about the

run of the ball. Without the kiss he would have come out of the baulk

line on three colours, green, brown, yellow. But I think the green it is

a bit awkward. I don't know what the angle is we cannot get the

camera down there. He was blessed with plenty of that but where is

the cue ball going? To close. It He did not get the kiss. Each

trailing by 15 points. -- he is A chance for a snooker here. He

will be a bit harder than that. He won't do too much damage to a he

played that. It looks like Judd can go off the cushion. Some

manoeuvring here. Let's see who gets the best of this. Whoever pots

the next red, should be the favourites. The Reds will be sooner

Open. Whether they pot them, the next one to score may win this

frame. Judd Trump meets Dick in one of them over on the side. He does

not need to attack. He can make Ali Carter try to force the issue. It's

a bit thin on that red. It's moving up towards the other red. If he

decides to push it down the table,, he will make Ali Carter take the

risk to get all three of the red ball us. He's not too sure whether

He can actually cut that one past the green and this in for element

of safety to that. What do you think? Will he take it on? It's a

bit too thin. I agree but he may hit the blue. The red may come back.

I agree moving the red from the I would prefer to play the red by

the green gently the other red on the cushion. I'm convinced he can

pot it? He can play anything. I don't like moving that. It may be

safe. You have been always a bit He hit that too much. A bit too

thick. (APPLAUSE). There was superb weight on that and Ali Carter can

move that red off the cushion. He cannot win the frame with just one

visit. An excellent shot from Ali Carter. He did not want to see that

red tight on that cushion. All Judd Trump cannot play the cross

double but it's possible in the middle of the table unless he can

bring the cue ball back. He needs to be on the centre of the bottom

cushion. There is a possibility off that. I don't like this too much.

He was lucky again. It just rolled for miles. For one minute he

thought he would push the red down the cushion. It really drifted.

He's looking at the screen to see if we will show that again. Let's

have a look at the reaction. He was playing it full ball towards the

red. It rolled that much it went down the cushion. Luckily, no harm

Is this the opportunity for Ali Carter was hoping for? He is

trailing by 15 points. I think he played that quite slowly and there

to the pink in the same pocket rather than risk nothing. He played

nothing. Where is the cue ball? It did not want to kiss the red. Of in

shot for the pink. It would have been much easier to play safe. A

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We do not know who will win this That was an excellent safety shot

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from judged. Judd. The Precious The first safety comes from Ali

Carter leaving a possible red it in the middle but not guaranteed

perfect on any of the colours. Pink and black is in the middle. He can

go off the cushion for the baulk. Maybe the blue is the only one.

takes the more difficult one. (APPLAUSE). He deserves to win the

He goes for the brown but he's in the worst place for the angle to

make position very easy. He will probably go for the red into the

right hand middle. It did not look hard but it had more delicacy to

overcome. One good position here. Not behind the blue ball. The blue

went past the green, maybe it will roll up their behind the blue but

he's not over the line. Can he played the blue on to the yellow?

It would be a horrible shot. He needs to roll up and stop it a bit

unfortunate here. If he gets on to the colours it will be the end of

the frame. He will have another look. He may pot one. Nothing to

the right side but maybe the left. The two cushions have escaped. But

that was nicely struck but unfortunately that sums it up.

still leads the green. I don't know what the angle on the yellow is

like. Maybe he can come back for the pink and the black. As he

rested on top of the green? As he? Has he? Almost. Beneath the green

ball. Slightly easier than head-on. (APPLAUSE). Somebody had to do that.

Unless he misses this brown ball. A good session of snooker. It's not

over yet. 6-6. 27 points behind. It's unlikely that Ali Carter will

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Obviously not relishing his cup of tea Judd Trump. He went in he would

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No heroics here with this shot he needs to make sure of it. In it

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A chance here to screw back from the pack. It may be pink or black.

That will put more red balls into play. He cannot afford to get 40 he

is just getting into his stride. He needs to make sure he passes the

When he came off the pack, he was a bit unlucky to be so low from the

pink but the pink is his Achilles heel today. That cost him the frame,

this may cost him the frame, let's If the was of right-handed player

he could play it without the spider. But he cannot get up high enough.

It's dead straight. He only needs to go for the safety. Time for Ali

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Carter and he would be quite Judd Trump cannot afford to miss

another kiss. He must have thought he was absolutely certain to be on

the pink or the black. That's the only place on the table he could

have finished where he is not on them. It was a fantastic shot.

Absolutely fantastic. In the end, fortunate to see the other red go

in. At least he's not presented with an impossible safety shot. He

deserved that. As a lot of reaction on the cue ball. He screwed back of

that other red ball. Lots of cue power. But great touch. It causes

problems for Ali Carter. He may be able to do something. Off the red.

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That one close to him. There's a The momentum in the match has

turned towards Judd Trump he looks very confident. He may come back to

full strength after his bout of food poisoning. Dominic Dale had

every chance to beat Judd Trump. That is history now. Ali Carter

needs to try to stop Judd Trump. He did not necessarily play for

that red ball. That was possibly the worst shot Judd Trump has

played at the Crucible this year. It was the wrong side at of the

green. He went outside. Keep an eye on the cue ball. He plays left of

Does he have a plant there? Can he escape? A bit of spin to the right.

He thought it was a plant he may That shot was a shot Higgins used

to play a lot. Under used by many players but Ali Carter is an expert

with that shot. The blue is very important. It leaves the cue ball

and the centre of the table. It's a good escape. Alex Higgins, he gave

us many thrills over the years and also many nightmares. He was a

They was a bit of pressure on that It is a risk to pot it into the

right corner, you would think. Can you play it as a safety shot as

well? Is it behind the yellow? It is. APPLAUSE That was a very good

shot. That is exactly where he played the cue ball. It is amazing,

isn't it? As a player, you can see from his expression, after what has

happened this afternoon, he probably thinks he deserves that.

He does not have a straightforward safety shot. He might play off the

yellow. It is risky to try and roll up to the ball. That looks like his

area. As long as he is not short, he is OK. Will he take the brown

on? What is he doing? No! I do not like to say that. That is a shame.

How amazing to go through that lot? That was probably the correct shot

to try and smash it all over the place and get lucky. Has he got

lucky? Well done, Ali Carter. We are very proud that things like

that happen in our sport. The referee did not see it. We did not

see it. There is a chance to pot the black and use the green to keep

position. Nicely done. Here we go. Only the player knows sometimes. I

just wonder whether that four points will make a difference. It

would not make a difference anyway. Judd Trump the wrong side of the

black. He has made this red a lot more difficult. It is effectively

gain -- game shot. Never in doubt. Just this colour. APPLAUSE Very

nice indeed. A bonus split to guarantee the frame. This will be

three frames on de trot for the second time in this match. He is

going to go 8-6 in front now. Carter needs to win one of these

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final two games. 8-8 is what he APPLAUSE. What a shot. Anything

could happen in the next two minutes. It takes in further -- him

further clear. 8-6. Two frames with the whole of the auditorium to

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themselves. One of the reds is cuttable into the middle pocket.

Ali Carter has played an aggressive safety shot. You cannot predict

that a red is going to come backwards from the back. The only

hope is that Judd Trump cannot play position. Well, he is on the brown

into the middle pocket. He looks a little disappointed there. He would

be -- would rather be playing in the middle than on the corner.

Difficult to see if the pink hot into the corners. I think it

probably will. Difficult to see whether the black pots into both

Play for the blue. Make sure you use the right side of the blue.

I Essien fat black -- I assume that black goes. He is a quick scorer.

Yes, this is a chance to go further clear. It is tough to see him

Mistake. Can he get through to the He has got some momentum in this

match. He is taking the green on. APPLAUSE I think that competitive

momentum helps your cue action. He really did strike that well. There

will be another good strike to keep this break going. Can he see one? I

thought he might have gone for the one further up the table. Ali

Carter is sitting in his chair wondering what he has got to do to

get a lead here. He has nothing. He has absolutely nothing at all. At

first glance a difficult safety shot. He has got to be careful,

hasn't he? He does not want to kiss the black. He has played it well.

He had to control his temper, he is entitled to be a little aggrieved.

He is a tough player to predict what shots he will play. He might

take this red on an screw back for safety. 55 that is about the best

leave Ali Carter is going to get. He has got to take it on. He has

got to hot face and screw back for yellow or blue. -- got to pot this.

Tough times for Ali Carter, he has got to be mentally strong. He has

got to go all out for this and hope it screws back. Very well played.

The very well played. That was a tough one to take on under pressure.

In other circumstances it was not difficult. If you were on the roll

in the match, you would not it in. The storyline of the session

dictates how you feel sometimes. -- and knock it in. One red is safe.

He could do a lot of damage at the APPLAUSE. He can still part the red

and get on the black. He would like to roll it in-off the cushion. If

he is almost straight he cannot play to get on the black like that.

His extension was a little bit forceful. They can always roll off

a fraction. He is going to be low on the black. Well played. Could it

APPLAUSE. You have got to take your hat off to Ali Carter. A lot of

players would have been getting more and more frustrated. He has

not won the frame yet, but he is in Looking a lot further ahead, Ali

Carter would like to be on yellow or brown to shoot the red away from

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The way things were going, I think he has done pretty well to hold

himself together. Yes, he has been up against it this session. He

missed a couple of balls but some of the lark has gone against him.

It is the type of luck where you would feel quite aggrieved it has

gone against you. At the risk of repeating myself, if Ali Carter can

get on the yellow and the brown, get a nice angle, he can shift the

red of the side cushion. It is not so easy from the blue. The easier

shot is to get on to the brown or the yellow. He does not have the

angle to do that. If you think about playing the blue, that is

very difficult. He is trusting a bit too luck with where he has left

the blue. That is a great effort. All of a sudden, they are both

playing to get behind it. A safety shot. He could make a good one

behind the black. Too much side spin. He is 29 points in front and

has got him snookered. He just got a little too much side on it. He

has got it safe. Getting the snooker is more fortunate than you

would expect. Ali Carter has got the two cushion escape. Excellent

shot in from Ali Carter! This was superb. We might get the chance to

show you Ali Carter's last shot. How close they came to hitting,

take a look at the reds. A big frame in the context of the match.

APPLAUSE. The brown is very smelly. It is a horrible shot. It is quite

easy to get this yellow safe. Trying to connect the yellow on the

near side. He has paid the price. 22 in front and he needs yellow and

green. He does not appear he can get on to the green in its own

pocket. Excellent shot. Well played. He deserves not to lose the session.

He could come out of the session 8- 8. Yes, Ali Carter broke down at 54.

He has got the second chance he required. R required. Rli Carter, nine.

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This could be a big session for Judd Trump if he wins it. These

next few minutes could not be more important. APPLAUSE. Judd Trump

will be looking to get good position on a colour to be able to

get down the right-hand side of the table and get that red away from

the black spots. He was a bit shy of pace on that one. He may have

caused himself a few more headaches because of that. That was a great

shot. APPLAUSE The first of the headaches out of the way. He is

nicely on this red. How many will he get? Will he get enough to be 9-

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There are a couple of loose ones here. This Bolton red pots. --

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This is a little bit tricky to get the pink. If he's going to play for

the lowest red behind the pack. Maybe a little power play this next

shot. He has not really freed anything. He has left himself in