:01:55. > :02:00.As Stephen mentioned, it is a frightening place for some reason.
:02:00. > :02:04.I have not played competitively for 15 years and you still come down
:02:05. > :02:14.the park way knowing that you are arriving at Sheffield for the World
:02:15. > :02:30.
:02:30. > :02:40.Championships, it gives you I played Dechawat last year and he
:02:40. > :02:43.
:02:43. > :02:53.beat the 4-2. He can play. Have had decent results against top players.
:02:53. > :02:59.
:02:59. > :03:07.But playing in the Crucible as a whole new experience. He seems to
:03:07. > :03:11.like playing against Scotsman. He has only made five career centuries.
:03:11. > :03:19.He's obviously, break-building is not as for two, so you must be a
:03:19. > :03:29.single match player. But you have got to have an all-round game at
:03:29. > :03:47.
:03:47. > :03:52.the Crucible. Make no mistake, Stephen Maguire will be nervous as
:03:52. > :03:58.well. He has been here a few times at the World Championship. It takes
:03:58. > :04:02.a while to settle. It is always nice to get the first frame one.
:04:02. > :04:08.Are you surprised he has not won the World Championship, having
:04:08. > :04:15.practised with him and knowing what a great player he is? He definitely
:04:15. > :04:18.has the potential. He sort of went missing for two of three seasons.
:04:19. > :04:28.He's definitely one of the contenders this year. There is no
:04:29. > :04:33.
:04:33. > :04:41.doubt about that. Well done. The Wapping reported by Dechawat. --
:04:41. > :04:51.the opening red potted by. Regardless of that loose red, he
:04:51. > :04:51.
:04:52. > :05:01.will be straight into the pink. perfect angle. It is certainly not
:05:02. > :05:12.
:05:12. > :05:22.easy to get onto one of those reds. He played that very well. It was a
:05:22. > :05:27.
:05:27. > :05:34.How do you subtly find out you could play a screw shot to the
:05:34. > :05:41.other end of the table? Was it through watching Paul? You just
:05:41. > :05:47.develop certain ways of playing shots. I wouldn't say that I had
:05:47. > :05:57.invented the shot. But you were the first player to screw into the pink
:05:57. > :05:58.
:05:58. > :06:08.like that. I think it is important to make sure that the cue ball
:06:08. > :06:09.
:06:09. > :06:19.comes away from the pack. It is a shot where there are everybody
:06:19. > :06:35.
:06:35. > :06:45.please. He is unlucky there. Not to have this red and the corner.
:06:45. > :06:53.
:06:53. > :07:03.did that get to the middle? I am trying to work it out. All he was
:07:03. > :07:04.
:07:04. > :08:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:08:00. > :08:03.He takes the bull by the ones, Stephen Maguire. A few players
:08:03. > :08:08.would have going for the baulk colour there but he went
:08:08. > :08:16.wholeheartedly for the black. I have not seen this young man play,
:08:16. > :08:26.yet. We don't know if he is a consistent 40, 50, 60 a great
:08:26. > :08:29.
:08:29. > :08:39.Well done. He is a very deliberate player. Getting himself in line for
:08:39. > :08:39.
:08:39. > :09:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:09:21. > :09:31.Well done. He has played some superb snooker. He is into the
:09:31. > :09:41.second round. Unfolded was a really good safety battle between the pair
:09:41. > :10:07.
:10:07. > :10:11.of us. We played some really good He is looking at the red at the
:10:11. > :10:21.bottom of the pack. It is a question of this simple little
:10:21. > :10:25.
:10:25. > :10:29.The fact he has finished a fraction lower helps. He will be pushing
:10:29. > :10:34.that red into play. This is the one I thought he would play the last
:10:34. > :10:44.time. He is still in control. A little flick, bring that red into
:10:44. > :10:47.
:10:47. > :10:51.I think at the minute because he is so nervous, he needs to concentrate
:10:51. > :10:58.somewhat some potting the ball. His positional play is not pinpoint.
:10:58. > :11:08.You can understand that. He does not want to miss easy balls. He
:11:08. > :11:08.
:11:08. > :11:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:11:55. > :12:01.The red they -- that his immediate and bought the black -- that is
:12:01. > :12:09.immediately above the black. Think he will go for the open red and the
:12:09. > :12:19.right corner. He did choose a cannon. And nice shot. He is
:12:19. > :12:27.
:12:27. > :12:33.Anything but straight. He appears to have finished a little bit
:12:33. > :12:38.straight. There is an angle to run around two cushions. He may have to
:12:38. > :12:46.screw back and get the choice of three reds. Always best to play for
:12:46. > :12:53.more than one red. As long as you miss the kiss, it is perfect. And
:12:53. > :12:59.that is a perfect shot. Well played. He is striking the ball well. Nice
:12:59. > :13:08.crisp strikes. Sometimes you can be a bit tentative. Your arm might be
:13:08. > :13:13.shaken a wee bit. Nice and positive through the cue ball at the moment.
:13:13. > :13:18.A little trivia question for you. There is a player who made a
:13:18. > :13:25.century on his Crucible debut and he won. Can you remember the that
:13:25. > :13:30.was? Next question, please!Fergal O'Brien. He made a century on his
:13:30. > :13:40.debut. This is a very good chance to become the second did you player
:13:40. > :14:03.
:14:03. > :14:13.in Crucible history to make a He is looking at the pink in the
:14:13. > :14:20.
:14:20. > :14:26.centre. I do not think this is a Well played. The black this side
:14:26. > :14:34.would have been easier. But these guys from the Far East practise for
:14:34. > :14:43.hours a day. They put different situations up. A very -- very good
:14:43. > :14:53.ball players, the foreign players. The break still going. The break is
:14:53. > :14:59.
:14:59. > :15:04.that 55. Red, car, red and he has That was a little bit low. The only
:15:04. > :15:14.way he can get out to be listed play the cannon -- is to play the
:15:14. > :15:35.
:15:35. > :15:45.In fact, he was able to hold the cue ball. That is the beauty of
:15:45. > :15:45.
:15:45. > :15:54.these clothss. They are so reactive. He played that well. This red for
:15:54. > :15:58.the opening frame. Great performance. I must admit, having
:15:58. > :16:08.seen how far he missed the red by in the corner, I thought he would
:16:08. > :16:14.
:16:14. > :16:19.pick a long time to settle. This I would love him to make the
:16:19. > :16:29.century. It would be a feather in his cap. Stephen Maguire can only
:16:29. > :17:09.
:17:09. > :17:12.One what a shame. It would have been great to make a Crucible
:17:12. > :17:22.century on your first visit. A great start for the young man from
:17:22. > :17:30.
:17:30. > :17:39.Stephen Maguire breaks off in the second frame. He did not pot a ball
:17:39. > :17:44.in the first frame. There is a red to this left corner. It depends how
:17:44. > :17:54.confident he is. He can play it's slowly for the pink to the left
:17:54. > :18:03.
:18:03. > :18:08.centre. He can play it with an Or he can turn the pot down
:18:08. > :18:18.completely and play safe. He got a terrible contact. That is what stop
:18:18. > :18:37.
:18:38. > :18:44.it the cue ball reaching the top They do know what shot when he
:18:44. > :18:54.played there. He decided to make sure of the red and then place in
:18:54. > :18:54.
:18:54. > :20:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:20:06. > :20:12.it -- safe. It is in his favour to He has got a good white. He played
:20:12. > :20:22.that nicely. Especially missing the green on the way back. A good shot
:20:22. > :20:22.
:20:22. > :21:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:21:08. > :21:18.He obviously did not want the contact on the blue. This red cut
:21:18. > :21:24.
:21:24. > :21:34.to the right centre. It is a thin Very experienced, Stephen Maguire.
:21:34. > :21:53.
:21:53. > :21:57.He will not be taking any serious That was good. Well played. Stephen
:21:57. > :22:07.Maguire was a little unlucky for that red bankrupted come back. But
:22:07. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :22:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:22:51. > :23:01.that was an excellent reply. -- The three reds above the black are
:23:01. > :23:01.
:23:01. > :24:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:24:06. > :24:11.Looks like the pink would have to go on the black spot. It will not
:24:11. > :24:21.be too much of a problem. The black is out of commission. He can
:24:21. > :24:32.
:24:32. > :24:42.He would love the pink to go on the blackspot. It makes break-building
:24:42. > :24:52.
:24:52. > :25:02.very easy from the pink in play. It If he has landed straight on that
:25:02. > :25:27.
:25:27. > :25:37.red in the middle, that is a Cushion first, red to the left
:25:37. > :25:37.
:25:37. > :26:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:26:26. > :26:36.Looks like it is just this screw back for their red to the right
:26:36. > :26:36.
:26:36. > :26:41.corner. He struck that nicely. He is going to have to return to the
:26:41. > :26:51.other end of the table though. He would love to get that blue back on
:26:51. > :26:58.
:26:58. > :27:08.its spot. That would make this break easier. That looks about
:27:08. > :27:11.
:27:11. > :27:21.3 reds on the other pink spot. It is just a matter of dropping this
:27:21. > :27:38.
:27:38. > :27:47.You would have to say at the moment Dechawat is looking very relaxed
:27:47. > :27:57.out there. Like he has been playing here for years. Just enough angle
:27:57. > :27:57.
:27:57. > :28:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:28:43. > :28:53.to stun for the pink into the same He needs to be carefully does not
:28:53. > :29:10.
:29:10. > :29:13.I have not had the pleasure watching this young man before. But
:29:13. > :29:23.he is one of these players he does everything properly. He takes his
:29:23. > :29:26.
:29:26. > :29:34.time, get what there. He is very capable of dishing what his up. No
:29:34. > :29:44.heroics in anything he does. A lot of players would have been tried to
:29:44. > :30:16.
:30:16. > :30:26.think a way of getting those three Two of those reds will pot to the
:30:26. > :30:37.
:30:37. > :30:41.right centre. He's going to play This is a good start, 52 in the
:30:41. > :30:51.first, 72 and the second, you would think he had been here half-a-dozen
:30:51. > :31:09.
:31:09. > :31:19.He is hampered by these three reds in the playing the pink, it is
:31:19. > :31:25.
:31:25. > :31:35.He could be about to stun in behind those three roots, possibly. --
:31:35. > :31:35.
:31:35. > :32:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:32:58. > :33:08.reds. That was end of break, but it That was a risky one. He did not
:33:08. > :33:19.
:33:19. > :33:24.have to take that red on. He has Fisher worked, the first time he
:33:24. > :33:34.has been at the Crucible, did not want to sit right in Stephen
:33:34. > :33:43.
:33:43. > :33:51.Only the second red he has potted, Stephen Maguire. That is too much
:33:51. > :34:01.he has been kept off the table. He would be unlucky not to develop one
:34:01. > :34:07.
:34:07. > :34:17.of those reds into a pottable He is not at the races at the
:34:17. > :34:45.
:34:45. > :34:55.Obviously, the red does not pass Has to play the stun of this red.
:34:55. > :34:57.
:34:57. > :35:07.He does not want to bring it into play. -- off this red. It's a good
:35:07. > :35:19.
:35:19. > :35:23.Obviously, Stephen been 57 behind wants to get one of these two reds
:35:23. > :35:28.into play. He doesn't want to get the double-kiss on the way back. He
:35:28. > :35:38.would like to get it in towards the green, but that is dangerous. That
:35:38. > :35:38.
:35:38. > :36:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:36:20. > :36:30.They are hitting the back of the pocket - that was another one right
:36:30. > :36:30.
:36:30. > :37:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:37:15. > :37:25.Barring snookers, it will be an excellent opening from the moment,
:37:25. > :37:38.
:37:38. > :37:46.and he will take a 2-0 lead. -- Looks like he can get through to
:37:46. > :37:51.this. We cannot see it direct, but he can see it direct. Stephen
:37:51. > :37:56.Maguire has potted two reds in this game. He could be a tough match but
:37:56. > :38:06.it would be a match on paper he would have felt certain to win, but
:38:06. > :38:06.
:38:06. > :39:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:39:41. > :39:51.now, he will be looking at it a For he is playing exhibition shots
:39:51. > :40:05.
:40:05. > :40:15.He missed the black but apart -- fantastic performance by Dechawat,
:40:15. > :40:22.taking a 2-0 lead over Stephen Maguire. Fisher white Poomjaeng has
:40:22. > :40:32.made a fabulous start as he breaks off in frame three. Bus - Dechawat
:40:32. > :40:32.
:40:32. > :41:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:41:49. > :41:53.It is always dangerous to play shots on any table slowly, but
:41:53. > :41:57.something you have a choice. He would have liked that the little
:41:57. > :42:01.bit the car so that the white stays away from the pocket. The fact that
:42:01. > :42:11.it is in the jaws means that this is available to the middle. It will
:42:11. > :42:42.
:42:42. > :42:50.You can tell by his reaction what he thought of that shot. He didn't
:42:50. > :43:00.get close to the middle pocket. An opportunity for Dechawat here. He
:43:00. > :43:08.
:43:08. > :43:13.hit that very well. He hit that shot so smoothly. He can hold the
:43:13. > :43:21.cue ball at length - as long as you time it properly, and he timed that
:43:21. > :43:26.to perfection. You cannot win the match in the first session, but you
:43:27. > :43:32.can certainly lose it. Stephen Maguire has a long way to go. He
:43:32. > :43:38.does not want to lose a session more than 5-4. He could still go on
:43:38. > :43:48.to win it 7-2, but you look at the reality of 2-0 behind, and there is
:43:48. > :43:58.a chance that it could be 3-0 in a At the moment he does not look like
:43:58. > :44:03.
:44:03. > :44:08.missing anything easy. He is adept It is amazing that little one of
:44:08. > :44:12.the balls. Imagine in that first frame, he does not miss that and he
:44:12. > :44:22.flukes at, he sticks Stephen Maguire on, and the whole match
:44:22. > :44:22.
:44:22. > :45:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:45:02. > :45:07.changes. It is incredible what It is imperative he leaves a good
:45:07. > :45:13.angle to get into the pack after the black. Then we will see a
:45:13. > :45:23.little bit of cue power from the young man. He can push the outside
:45:23. > :45:27.red out. This one, just below the Pyramid of six, if he screws into
:45:27. > :45:37.the middle red of those six, that would push the other red into the
:45:37. > :45:37.
:45:37. > :45:47.It has come out, not quite over the corner, but he has pleaded quite
:45:47. > :46:03.
:46:03. > :46:07.That pink, I think pots to the corner, so you might be able to
:46:07. > :46:17.stun for the pink, playing some top-spin with just enough angle to
:46:17. > :46:28.
:46:28. > :46:30.That was from potting the red on From that camera angle it looked a
:46:30. > :46:40.little bit straight, but he obviously thought it was going to
:46:40. > :46:45.catch the near jaw. This is a big shot for Stephen. In fairness there
:46:45. > :46:53.is not that much pressure on this short because the only one that is
:46:53. > :47:03.there is the one he is going for. He should be on the black. It is
:47:03. > :47:14.
:47:14. > :47:24.just a case of, if he does miss it, The same scenario, roll it in to
:47:24. > :47:40.
:47:40. > :47:50.get into the same position. That He struck that nicely. Played with
:47:50. > :47:53.
:47:53. > :48:03.reverse side. Having can it the cue ball back to get in to the action.
:48:03. > :48:03.
:48:03. > :48:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:48:44. > :48:50.Always looking for movement. He would have loved that cue ball to
:48:50. > :48:59.have gone two inches higher. But both of those reds go to the middle
:48:59. > :49:09.pocket so he does not have to worry about that just yet. It is not yet
:49:09. > :49:19.
:49:19. > :49:24.a frame-winning break rather than As a seeded player you always want
:49:24. > :49:34.to stamp your authority and the match. To press you're more
:49:34. > :49:44.experienced opponent. At 3-0 down he would be under pressure to stay
:49:44. > :50:00.
:50:00. > :50:04.Getting rid of the previous red has opened up those two reds into the
:50:04. > :50:10.middle pocket. Just beating the pink to bring them out into play.
:50:10. > :50:20.That is what he has done - just left a slight angle. He has got to
:50:20. > :50:24.
:50:24. > :50:34.catch this half ball - ish - to bring both reds into play. Do you
:50:34. > :50:36.
:50:36. > :50:39.think you can pot this, one out of He took a risk to leave this one to
:50:40. > :50:49.the middle, but he's such a good middle ball player, you would
:50:50. > :51:18.
:51:18. > :51:24.Glancing at the scoreboard, he can see he is 25 points in front, so
:51:24. > :51:28.red, collar, red, and he is close to the winning line, two reds and
:51:28. > :51:38.two colours, and he is past the winning line. An important couple
:51:38. > :51:46.
:51:46. > :51:53.The cue ball has come slightly further away from the cushion than
:51:53. > :51:59.he would have liked. This is a tester. It is one of those where
:51:59. > :52:03.you almost want to play to cover it with the black. You can see him
:52:03. > :52:13.putting bottom spin on the ball so he is not totally confident about
:52:13. > :52:13.
:52:13. > :52:23.this. Well played, excellent shot, under pressure - super. This has
:52:23. > :52:26.
:52:27. > :52:36.been a top quality visit by Stephen Maguire. 2-0 down, only potted two
:52:36. > :52:46.balls previous to this visit. must have thought that cue ball was
:52:46. > :52:57.
:52:57. > :53:07.bound to go past the middle pocket. An excellent standard so far, with
:53:07. > :53:09.
:53:09. > :53:19.breaks of 52, 72, and 69, Stephen Maguire closing the gap-2--1 -- to
:53:19. > :53:19.
:53:19. > :54:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:54:48. > :54:52.That is more like it. He trailed by 2-0. He now trails by two to one.
:54:52. > :55:02.Stephen Maguire breaks off, last frame before the mid- session
:55:02. > :55:03.
:55:03. > :55:13.interval. He will be hoping to be level after this frame. That is an
:55:13. > :55:46.
:55:46. > :55:52.That was a little bit Peacey by Dechawat. He has left Stephen a red
:55:52. > :56:02.to the left centre. I do not think anything will be left if he misses
:56:02. > :56:14.
:56:14. > :56:19.It is so nice to know that if you play at that kind of pace, you
:56:19. > :56:29.cannot leave anything on if you miss it. That takes a little bit of
:56:29. > :56:29.
:56:29. > :57:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:57:26. > :57:33.He just played a nice little canon. The pink is available. That goes
:57:33. > :57:43.into the top right hand corner. He can run through for the blue or the
:57:43. > :57:43.
:57:43. > :59:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:59:20. > :59:30.He has the choice of pink or black Again, he doesn't seem to have an
:59:30. > :59:40.
:59:40. > :59:50.ideal angle on the black to go well He may cannon the middle of the
:59:50. > :00:15.
:00:15. > :00:25.Not the desired angle this time. I do not think the top red will pass
:00:25. > :00:26.
:00:26. > :00:36.the other one. He will have to try to drop in between them. That has
:00:36. > :01:08.
:01:08. > :01:18.That was a poor safety shot. And he knows it. This young man is very
:01:18. > :01:21.
:01:21. > :01:29.proficient at this kind of shot. And very proficient he is, too. A
:01:29. > :01:39.perfect angle on the black. A poor safety shot from Stephen. This
:01:39. > :02:10.
:02:10. > :02:16.Red it to the right centre. He can go for the pink or the blue. It
:02:16. > :02:26.depends how much angle is on the red. If it is safe enough, he would
:02:26. > :02:37.
:02:37. > :02:43.Even though he came to the table 45 points behind, he would have to
:02:43. > :02:53.suggest he is now the favourite to win this frame. -- you would have
:02:53. > :02:59.
:02:59. > :03:02.This is almost a practice situation, these next few colours. As we have
:03:03. > :03:11.already mentioned, he has been excellent at taking what is
:03:11. > :03:21.available so far in this match. There is only one awkward red. I
:03:21. > :03:32.
:03:32. > :03:35.cannot see anything at problems The red three away from the pink
:03:35. > :03:45.pots in the same pocket as the black. That is the one he would
:03:45. > :03:49.
:03:49. > :03:59.like to get rid of. That is the one he has played for. The next five
:03:59. > :03:59.
:03:59. > :04:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:04:40. > :04:50.reds, 5, us mack should not be a He was always going to have a
:04:50. > :04:53.
:04:53. > :05:00.choice of three red pull. -- reds. I do not know if he has got an
:05:00. > :05:05.angle. He looks straight. That was careless. It seemed such a
:05:05. > :05:11.straightforward shot. He took his mind of the positional aspect of it.
:05:11. > :05:15.He is further away from this red then he would like. And because the
:05:15. > :05:25.pink does not pot in the right corner, the positional side of the
:05:25. > :05:49.
:05:49. > :05:59.shot will not be straightforward Could shot. -- good shot. If this
:05:59. > :06:35.
:06:35. > :06:42.was an exhibition you would pot the It would be ideal if he could land
:06:42. > :06:52.straight on this red to the right corner. He has gone too far. He
:06:52. > :06:53.
:06:53. > :07:03.will have to play for the black. He has to make sure he finishes low on
:07:03. > :07:12.
:07:12. > :07:19.the black. St or High are no good. At first glance, that looks just
:07:19. > :07:25.about OK. There is an angle. He can force it. He will not be able to
:07:25. > :07:35.bring the red right out into open play. If he plays the pink, he will
:07:35. > :07:41.
:07:41. > :07:51.have to play the red in the top I would not like to be left with
:07:51. > :07:52.
:07:52. > :07:58.this shot, Steven. Would you? has taken what was available. As
:07:58. > :08:08.you say, this is not the red that he wanted has frame ball. I think
:08:08. > :08:09.
:08:09. > :08:15.we have seen him play with the rest so far in this match. The way he
:08:15. > :08:25.was lining up, he is not only going to play the pot. He is only 15
:08:25. > :08:39.
:08:39. > :08:46.points in front. He will need up to These pocket at that kind of pace
:08:46. > :08:56.are very tough. - pockets. Another sizeable break. But as yet, not
:08:56. > :08:59.enough. I think he should have put all his eggs in one basket and go
:08:59. > :09:02.for the red full-blooded. The minute you have that thought of
:09:02. > :09:07.safety in your head, it takes a little bit of attention away from
:09:07. > :09:13.the shot. He has got away with it. Stephen can play this with right
:09:13. > :09:23.hand side to check the cue ball behind the black. Red up and down
:09:23. > :09:36.
:09:36. > :09:41.the table. He does not want the That is one choice. That is the one
:09:41. > :09:45.he would like to play. If he swung it around the three cushions, the
:09:45. > :09:55.red would possibly come up the table as well. This is not
:09:55. > :10:00.
:10:00. > :10:10.He decided eventually that it was worth the risk. And it was a risk.
:10:10. > :10:48.
:10:48. > :10:58.Look where the red is going. 15 Good pot, but difficult to get onto
:10:58. > :11:15.
:11:15. > :11:23.the yellow. This then for a It is there. What kind of angle
:11:23. > :11:28.does he have on the yellow? His it's straight? -- is its straight?
:11:28. > :11:38.If it is, it is difficult to get onto the green. He is 21 points in
:11:38. > :12:10.
:12:10. > :12:14.front, so he does need to get onto This will be a surprising result to
:12:14. > :12:21.anybody outside Thailand really. The way this young man had played.
:12:21. > :12:27.-- has played. Three very good breaks in the opening four frames.
:12:27. > :12:35.At of those three big breaks, he has won every frame. -- out of
:12:35. > :12:39.those three big breaks. Excellent first many session from Pechalat.
:12:39. > :12:44.He will go into the interval feeling very nice about his visit
:12:44. > :12:54.to the Crucible for the first time. He leads Stephen Maguire, one of
:12:54. > :13:20.
:13:20. > :13:27.the best players in the world, by Stephen Maguire will take this long
:13:27. > :13:36.pot on, I would think, and try to get on the pink. It would make his
:13:36. > :13:43.chances a little bit more possible. Very good. He has got an angle on
:13:43. > :13:50.the pink as well to get to these reds. Abbas in the pink spot is
:13:50. > :13:56.covered. I cannot tell. -- I presume. Yes, I have just been told
:13:56. > :14:06.it is covered. And there you can see it clearly is. If he pots this
:14:06. > :14:08.
:14:08. > :14:12.pink, another three reds and pinks, he is back in the frame. He had to
:14:12. > :14:22.force an angle. He played that really well. Perhaps another inch
:14:22. > :14:39.
:14:39. > :14:47.If he plays a screw, he is going to He has forced through the red. Well
:14:47. > :14:57.played. That did not look on. I thought the white would stop dead.
:14:57. > :15:04.
:15:04. > :15:11.Clever shot. Will he risk cannoning into the black? He did do. But you
:15:11. > :15:21.have got to pot the pink. Stephen Maguire is very close to either
:15:21. > :15:21.
:15:21. > :15:31.slamming his cue or whacking the table. He gets like that sometimes.
:15:31. > :15:41.
:15:42. > :15:51.He realised there is still a little 33 in it, 51 on. Still strong
:15:52. > :16:14.
:16:14. > :16:23.favourite. He will get another shot He may have an angle to pot the
:16:23. > :16:33.pink in the middle, follow-through. He is staying on the red to the
:16:33. > :17:03.
:17:03. > :17:13.centre. That is an excellent If he plays the pink, it is a big
:17:13. > :17:21.
:17:21. > :17:31.target to come off one cushion. He In the end he did not want the
:17:31. > :17:31.
:17:31. > :18:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:18:36. > :18:46.He is playing a snooker behind the pink. What a bonus, he is behind
:18:46. > :18:46.
:18:46. > :20:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:20:18. > :20:26.If they are short pot the red, you would think he would have a good
:20:26. > :20:31.chance of winning the frame the way the cars are. -- Corus back. This
:20:31. > :20:41.is the longest frame of the match. It has been a good standard, really.
:20:41. > :20:57.
:20:57. > :21:07.This frame has been a little bit He did not really want that to
:21:07. > :21:26.
:21:26. > :21:32.happen. It is OK if he is on the Just this yellow to move 5-2 in
:21:32. > :21:36.front. On reflection of the play, I think that is fair? Yes, it has
:21:36. > :21:41.been an excellent performance by Dechawat. He has looked pretty
:21:41. > :21:45.comfortable. He is enjoying it. He has been good fun to watch. He
:21:45. > :21:53.shows a lot of expressions, no matter what shot he plays. He is
:21:53. > :21:59.good value for his lead. This was the clipped red. Look at how he
:21:59. > :22:04.clipped the black. He did not want to do it. But it worked out. When
:22:04. > :22:14.you're in front, you often get a good run of the ball. This is frame
:22:14. > :22:19.
:22:19. > :22:26.ball. In it goes. There is every chance he could lead 5-2. Stephen
:22:26. > :22:30.Maguire will definitely carry on if he does not pot the green. He has
:22:30. > :22:40.just started to look a little bit frustrated. You can see it in his
:22:40. > :23:01.
:23:01. > :23:11.He makes so many facial expressions. He was blaming his cue action there.
:23:11. > :23:11.
:23:11. > :23:15.As if he did not play it with the correct strength. Just needed a
:23:15. > :23:22.slight little kiss. 20 losing himself up as he walks around the
:23:22. > :23:32.table again. -- he is trying to losing himself up. He would make a
:23:32. > :24:08.
:24:08. > :24:12.great boxer. Stephen is not seeing The blue is in a good place. He
:24:12. > :24:16.could play very the in here and take the cue ball around the table
:24:16. > :24:26.and around the blue, and hopefully the brown would be somewhere in
:24:26. > :24:34.
:24:34. > :24:41.He played it in the and the black. He needs the brown -- he needs the
:24:41. > :24:51.brown to travel. Good effort. I don't think he can see enough of it
:24:51. > :25:00.
:25:00. > :25:09.to pot it. But he can certainly see If he had played that plain ball,
:25:09. > :25:15.it would not have gone in. But he put at bit of extra swerve on it,
:25:16. > :25:22.which eventually took it into the pocket. 19 behind, Stephen Maguire.
:25:22. > :25:29.He certainly cannot get onto the blue from here. They do not know
:25:29. > :25:38.why he's taking the pot on. -- I do not know why. He will not be
:25:38. > :25:48.playing to get position on the blue. here and try to get the white in
:25:48. > :25:58.
:25:58. > :26:03.get the better of his opponent because of his experience. Pechalat
:26:03. > :26:13.is always flexing his arms, trying to get the tightness at at his
:26:13. > :26:13.
:26:13. > :26:20.Feeling a lot of attention. And who could blame him? This is the
:26:20. > :26:24.biggest match of his life. He has done everything wrong there. The
:26:24. > :26:34.only good thing is I do not think he can get from brown to do without
:26:34. > :26:48.
:26:48. > :26:58.He obviously cannot bring the white into open play because of the jaws
:26:58. > :26:59.
:26:59. > :27:05.of the pocket and the chance of kissing the pink all the way back.
:27:05. > :27:11.I think he has to play the pot. There is no safety shot here. He
:27:11. > :27:21.may be hoping to get a nice canon of the pink. In the end he tried to
:27:21. > :27:49.
:27:49. > :27:55.If he plays the stun in behind the pink, he is pushing the brown
:27:55. > :28:01.towards the corner. He has to play one or the other. He did not really
:28:01. > :28:07.do anything there, did he? He did not concentrate on one or the other.
:28:07. > :28:17.Look Lee has got pretty near the cushion. -- luckily he has got
:28:17. > :28:17.
:28:17. > :28:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:28:58. > :29:08.Stephen Maguire is playing of the left-hand side of the brown as we
:29:08. > :29:08.
:29:08. > :29:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:29:59. > :30:09.No way of getting him in trouble. Will have to play a containing
:30:09. > :30:15.safety shot here. That was a risk of getting behind the black but the
:30:15. > :30:24.brown, as you can see is an open play. Not a bad effort, not a bad
:30:24. > :30:28.effort. I doubt he was planning to put the cue ball as close as there
:30:28. > :30:38.to the corner pocket. It will make this safety shot a little more
:30:38. > :30:53.
:30:53. > :30:58.Good shot. He can't see enough of the brown to play the cross double.
:30:58. > :31:04.If he stands this the white could conceivably stop exactly where the
:31:04. > :31:14.brown is. As long as he gets a full ball contact. That is what he is
:31:14. > :31:23.
:31:23. > :31:33.playing. That is OK, though.The brown does past the pink to the
:31:33. > :31:35.
:31:35. > :31:45.corner pocket. But, as the pink Cup? He only needs the brown. But
:31:45. > :32:01.
:32:01. > :32:09.it it it's too risky to play the He has no real idea where the brown
:32:09. > :32:14.is going to go. That is going to disturb the blue a little bit. No,
:32:14. > :32:24.it is still there. It will be disturbed now, though, so that was
:32:24. > :32:24.
:32:24. > :33:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:33:05. > :33:15.His reaction there was just lovely. He even applauded himself! Stephen
:33:15. > :33:20.
:33:20. > :33:26.Maguire was knocked -- not enamoured of the shot. And of
:33:26. > :33:36.course what that means is that he is 20 p in front with 22 on, so,
:33:36. > :33:45.barring snookers, Stephen Maguire will be going 5-2 behind. You have
:33:45. > :33:54.got to trust and the table year if you do not get the right lines.
:33:54. > :34:04.Stephen Maguire might be getting a little bit of needle. He is getting
:34:04. > :34:06.
:34:06. > :34:13.the needle. He was expecting so much of himself. And in fairness,
:34:13. > :34:18.the lad has outplayed in so far. It is the first time I have seen him
:34:18. > :34:28.play and he looks a bundle of fun, doing his exercises, everyone
:34:28. > :34:31.
:34:31. > :34:37.getting involved, people love to The only problem with it playing
:34:37. > :34:47.this Finley on to the brown, he doesn't want it to go to near the
:34:47. > :34:47.
:34:47. > :34:57.corner pocket were the black is. -- this thinly. Good effort, wasn't
:34:57. > :35:33.
:35:33. > :35:43.This could to allow it to be absolutely -- turn out to be
:35:43. > :36:08.
:36:08. > :36:18.absolutely superb. What an effort. He could try to play with lots of
:36:18. > :36:20.
:36:20. > :36:29.right hand side to get the white off three cushions but the brown
:36:29. > :36:39.won't pass the middle pocket so it is a bit risky. He did play that,
:36:39. > :36:39.
:36:39. > :38:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:38:06. > :38:10.How's the pace? Looks too heavy to He was going to see if he play it
:38:10. > :38:20.off the side cushion he could knock the blue in, but it obviously will
:38:20. > :38:58.
:38:58. > :39:02.That has make things a little more difficult. He may have a play to
:39:02. > :39:12.get behind the pink but whatever happens he did not want the black
:39:12. > :39:43.
:39:43. > :39:48.Very clever. If he doesn't pot the brown with this shot, then Stephen
:39:48. > :39:58.Maguire will have some good chances to get the snookers. This is a big
:39:58. > :40:13.
:40:13. > :40:20.short for this young man. -- big A very well done. He won't mind
:40:20. > :40:27.being snooker it. There is 27 in it. So where the balls are at the
:40:27. > :40:31.moment... A good pot on the brown. Even if he misses it, Stephen still
:40:31. > :40:41.needs a snooker. The black is in a slightly better position now for
:40:41. > :41:01.
:41:01. > :41:11.Stephen will obviously pot the blue and then tried to get to the black
:41:11. > :41:16.will be virtually impossible at his first visit. He tried to hit the
:41:16. > :41:22.pink. If he had pushed the pink to the bottom cushion which he tried
:41:22. > :41:26.to do you that of other good chance of getting in behind the black. He
:41:26. > :41:36.could double the pink of one, two, three cushions it try to get behind
:41:36. > :41:46.the black. He has got the double- kiss, so we will never know. He has
:41:46. > :41:56.conceded. A break of 40 was enough for dish a white Poomjaeng to win
:41:56. > :42:11.
:42:11. > :42:16.the frame and took a 5-2 lead. -- If this is a long frame it could be
:42:16. > :42:21.the last frame of the afternoon session. Stephen Maguire breaks off
:42:21. > :42:31.in frame eight, trailing 5-2, and not looking in the best of shape at
:42:31. > :42:36.
:42:36. > :42:44.the moment. He is looking for a If we did manage to get two frames
:42:44. > :42:54.in, Stephen Maguire is desperate to get both of them. 6-3 is definitely
:42:54. > :42:55.
:42:55. > :43:05.gettable. But he certainly will not have as good a night's sleep as
:43:05. > :43:16.
:43:16. > :43:25.Look at that little kiss. If he's A little bit tight. But, the pink
:43:25. > :43:28.to the centre, he can get to the black, and if he cannons the red
:43:28. > :43:35.that is right of of it he will leave himself a red to the left
:43:35. > :43:45.corner. He's a little help on the left-hand side just to clear the
:43:45. > :44:09.
:44:09. > :44:14.I think he's decided he can play with a little bit of left-hand side.
:44:14. > :44:23.He was just about to pull the trigger and he just got up again.
:44:24. > :44:32.Good discipline. We think that's the red to the right hand corner,
:44:32. > :44:42.if he plays this pink. He thought he had it there. He has cover at
:44:42. > :44:46.
:44:46. > :44:51.the red. -- covered. There, you see Stephen Maguire's wry smile that
:44:51. > :44:57.tells you that he has covered the red. It is one of those you would
:44:57. > :45:03.fancy him knocking it in, but having seen what has just happened
:45:03. > :45:13.you're not going down with the same confidence. Good pot, that. Under
:45:13. > :45:13.
:45:13. > :46:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:46:03. > :46:13.This is a very important does it to the table for Stephen Maguire. --
:46:13. > :46:15.
:46:15. > :46:20.We don't have time to play another frame so he definitely wants to
:46:20. > :46:30.make sure that he wins this one. He will now stung for the black to the
:46:30. > :46:35.
:46:35. > :46:45.Now if he plays a little cannon on the red he will be level with the
:46:45. > :47:23.
:47:23. > :47:28.It has gone very tight, hasn't it? That's poor. It wasn't that
:47:28. > :47:33.difficult cannon to get on that red. It is amazing house -- how things
:47:33. > :47:43.go wrong when you are struggling. You can see his anger and
:47:43. > :47:58.
:47:58. > :48:02.When you are one of the contenders for the championship you just want
:48:02. > :48:12.the nice, comfortable for first round. The last thing you want is
:48:12. > :48:19.two in the first session, 65 victory down. Looking at the
:48:19. > :48:24.statistics he has been outplayed. The boy has scored more than him
:48:24. > :48:31.and potted more balls, he has been outplayed, so he has to knuckle
:48:31. > :48:41.down. It is going to be virtually impossible for him to get onto a
:48:41. > :48:41.
:48:41. > :49:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:49:33. > :49:43.He took that risk and it has not Yellow ball. Foul. Dechawat
:49:43. > :49:43.
:49:43. > :50:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:50:50. > :50:56.Poumjaeng one, Stephen Maguire four. The black has gone on to the blue
:50:56. > :51:02.spot but he can still get on to the black from here. I don't think the
:51:02. > :51:07.pink passes the red into the middle. He will have a chance in a couple
:51:07. > :51:14.of shots time to get rid of that red and get back to the pink that
:51:14. > :51:24.is causing all the problems at the moment. He made so sure that he got
:51:24. > :51:26.
:51:26. > :51:30.high on the black that he has I don't think the red next to the
:51:30. > :51:40.pink will pot in the left-hand corner. That is causing a problem
:51:40. > :51:46.
:51:46. > :51:54.To give you look at that red next to the pink, having a look at it
:51:54. > :52:04.now, it would be all plain sailing if that red was born, in to the
:52:04. > :52:07.
:52:07. > :52:12.corner. -- was on. Has he got top side of the black? He's having
:52:12. > :52:19.another look at this red. Maybe he feels that it does pot to the
:52:19. > :52:29.corner. That is one of those you would like to be on it, straight.
:52:29. > :52:29.
:52:29. > :52:32.Getting on to the right hand half We have just been told this is
:52:32. > :52:38.definitely going to be the last frame which makes it even more
:52:38. > :52:42.important for Stephen required to win the frame. He has found the gap.
:52:42. > :52:52.Remember that the black is going on to its own spot. He has found the
:52:52. > :53:03.
:53:03. > :53:13.gap, so that is a very good There wasn't much room, was there,
:53:13. > :53:20.
:53:20. > :53:30.through that gap? This is the last He's going to end it with a two
:53:30. > :53:41.
:53:41. > :53:45.frame deficit, though. Would you That was just purely careless. He
:53:45. > :53:55.probably relax a little bit, he thought, I am bound to win the
:53:55. > :53:56.
:53:56. > :54:01.frame and all of a sudden, lack of I was just about to say, it will be
:54:01. > :54:06.interesting to see how Dechawat police tomorrow. He is excited,
:54:06. > :54:16.he's having fun. Overnight, he's going to have a lead, people were
:54:16. > :54:24.
:54:24. > :54:34.going to be telling him, you have Now, he has got to play a cannon of
:54:34. > :54:34.
:54:34. > :54:44.some sort. Ideally, he would like to get the middle red of the three
:54:44. > :54:44.
:54:44. > :55:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:55:37. > :55:42.He has tried to play into the two, He has an excellent chance, if he
:55:42. > :55:52.misses the blue, to get in behind the green here, on that bottom
:55:52. > :56:08.
:56:08. > :56:18.cushion. A fraction heart. But a Stephen got down very quickly to
:56:18. > :56:19.
:56:19. > :56:29.He's not in a good frame of mind that all at the moment. He just
:56:29. > :56:36.
:56:36. > :56:42.needs to get that frame don and get Now, has he got away with it? He
:56:42. > :56:49.hasn't. This is the chance that Stephen has been looking for. He
:56:49. > :56:56.already leads by 49 points so you only needs red, colour, red. He
:56:56. > :57:06.will be relieved to be going in three frames behind at the end of
:57:06. > :57:10.
:57:10. > :57:14.the session. It could have been a I just looked over at Dechawat, and
:57:14. > :57:21.you shaking his head, but he must be delighted with his afternoon's
:57:21. > :57:31.work. If someone had said you would be 5-3 at the end of the session,
:57:31. > :57:32.
:57:32. > :57:37.he would have taken that in a What a shot this is. He knows his
:57:37. > :57:47.way around the table, doesn't he, Stephen Maguire? When he's good,
:57:47. > :58:00.
:58:00. > :58:04.That puts the frame beyond any reasonable doubt and we know that
:58:04. > :58:10.it is the last frame of this session, so looking at each
:58:10. > :58:16.scoreboard, as it were, Dechawat has played very well, when he has
:58:17. > :58:21.been among the balls he has scored heavily. So, all and all he can be
:58:21. > :58:27.pretty pleased with his afternoon's work. Stephen Maguire, on the other
:58:27. > :58:35.hand, will be very disappointed. That is the end of this session. A
:58:35. > :58:45.good session of snooker. And Dechawat Poomjaeng takes the lead
:58:45. > :58:48.
:58:48. > :58:53.going into the next session at 55 It is advantage if Poomjaeng going