:00:44. > :00:49.Hello and welcome. Are featured match is the second session of the
:00:49. > :00:55.second round match between Mark King and Ding Junhui. Mark King has
:00:55. > :01:05.dominated proceedings. There is still a long way to go. Pledge join
:01:05. > :01:27.
:01:27. > :01:32.our commentary team, Willie Thorne WILLIE: Ding Junhui is always a
:01:32. > :01:42.very attacking player. If he takes this on, he has got to make sure he
:01:42. > :01:56.
:01:56. > :02:06.The first chance has been missed. don't know if it is better or not
:02:06. > :02:27.
:02:27. > :02:32.that the cue ball went in. Anyway, He decided that it was well worth
:02:32. > :02:37.having a go at this to hold for the black. The disappointment is it has
:02:37. > :02:47.not gone in, but I think it has gone far enough away from the
:02:47. > :03:03.
:03:03. > :03:13.pocket to not make easy to get on He obviously thinks it is too thin.
:03:13. > :03:52.
:03:52. > :04:02.He has controlled that well. It was That was a good pot, but he would
:04:02. > :04:02.
:04:02. > :05:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:05:51. > :05:57.have wanted that to stay short of It will be interesting to see how
:05:57. > :06:02.Ding Junhui handles the session, given that he knows he can just
:06:02. > :06:12.attack and play silly shots. He has to be very patient. He needs to win
:06:12. > :06:27.
:06:27. > :06:32.the session 5-3 I think to have any He has a chance here. He is just
:06:32. > :06:42.having a look to see if it is worth holding for the black. It makes the
:06:42. > :07:01.
:07:01. > :07:05.shot harder if he is playing it There was the issue I was talking
:07:06. > :07:11.about. If you play that at normal speed, I don't think you would have
:07:11. > :07:20.missed it. It is awkward at that sort of distance. Anyway, he has
:07:21. > :07:24.got away with it. He has got to sit tight today and hope for the best.
:07:24. > :07:30.Everyone is saying that in Sheffield the bottom half of the
:07:30. > :07:36.draw but these two players are Orange has really opened up. Just
:07:36. > :07:41.two seeded players lieutenants, Ricky Walden being one, and Ding
:07:41. > :07:47.Junhui is one of the fancies for the title is the other one. Mark
:07:47. > :07:51.King is interested in Ding Junhui and where he is right, not
:07:51. > :08:01.interested in that at the moment, but he just wants to keep them off
:08:01. > :08:25.
:08:25. > :08:30.the table. He has Mary -- he has That is probably one of the reasons
:08:30. > :08:36.that his safety success is not as high as Mark King's. He has missed
:08:36. > :08:46.that by about a foot, as you can see. He has been beaten on the
:08:46. > :08:46.
:08:46. > :09:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:09:46. > :09:50.That was an unexpected mess. -- The way it ended last night, I
:09:50. > :09:56.think he was happy to go out and forget about snooker for a while.
:09:56. > :10:06.That is the beauty of these long matches. He scored all right, back-
:10:06. > :10:45.
:10:45. > :10:49.He is not perfect at all on the We are already in the first frame
:10:49. > :10:54.and there are already signs of Ding Junhui looking a little bit forlorn.
:10:54. > :11:00.I don't know over the years have he has ever been at the Crucible 6-2
:11:00. > :11:04.behind and won a match. And sure somebody will tell us. He is one of
:11:04. > :11:14.those players that likes to have it had his own way at least. At the
:11:14. > :11:14.
:11:14. > :12:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:12:26. > :12:36.minute he is not getting it at all He has no option but to take on
:12:36. > :13:01.
:13:01. > :13:11.It that is not too bad at all. But brown looks like that -- the brown
:13:11. > :13:31.
:13:31. > :13:41.looks like will go up to the pink If he can hold for the black, this
:13:41. > :13:51.
:13:51. > :14:01.Is he on the black? Yes, he's. He is looking to see if it will go
:14:01. > :14:09.
:14:09. > :14:19.For his confident, people want to win at least the first two out of
:14:19. > :14:40.
:14:40. > :14:50.three frames for his confidence He has left the perfect angle on
:14:50. > :14:50.
:14:50. > :15:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:15:58. > :16:08.the back this time to push that red He has to be a little bit careful
:16:08. > :16:10.
:16:10. > :16:17.here with the brown going back on Sorry, I mean the pink spot, of
:16:17. > :16:27.course. This is clearly a chance to win this opening frame. He is 46
:16:27. > :16:28.
:16:28. > :16:38.points ahead and counting. When you consider that he has had to easier
:16:38. > :17:03.
:17:03. > :17:11.This is just the kind of start that Ding Junhui needed. He could not
:17:11. > :17:17.afford to lose this first frame. It might set at Trent for a similar to
:17:17. > :17:26.date -- a similar day like yesterday. This is the one that he
:17:26. > :17:33.wants to win the frame. It appears at the minute but unless he makes a
:17:33. > :17:38.frame-winning break, he will make a one visit break here. So, he is
:17:38. > :17:43.winning all the open games and losing all the scrappy ones, and he
:17:43. > :17:48.does need to scrap to get back into this game. You can't always have it
:17:48. > :17:52.your own way. Which applies to him never been world champion. You
:17:52. > :17:57.would like to think you would at some point with his talent end up
:17:57. > :18:05.winning here, but there will be bad days at the opera stage yesterday
:18:05. > :18:10.which need to be overcome. I did not be needed a lot wrong and this
:18:10. > :18:16.is just the tonic key required. He will do well to make another
:18:16. > :18:21.century from here. The right and red as possible, but not easy.
:18:21. > :18:26.key to playing at the Crucible, all the top players can overcome a bad
:18:26. > :18:31.session. So far in his career, he has not overcome a bad session. It
:18:31. > :18:41.will be interesting to see her this turns out having lost the opening
:18:41. > :18:50.
:18:50. > :19:00.59 for Ding Junhui, more than enough for him to win the frame. He
:19:00. > :19:00.
:19:00. > :22:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:22:06. > :22:15.gets a frame bacchanal trail 6-3. - I don't know if he is playing not
:22:16. > :22:26.
:22:26. > :22:36.just to get some practice, or an We will know after the shot that he
:22:36. > :22:40.
:22:40. > :22:50.is just having a bit of practice or That tells me that his aspirations
:22:50. > :23:15.
:23:15. > :23:25.of winning this frame. It would be I am really surprised he played it
:23:25. > :23:28.slowly, but says he did not get in behind the black titan the cushion.
:23:28. > :23:38.I am really surprised he did not try to put distance between those
:23:38. > :23:38.
:23:38. > :24:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:24:57. > :25:02.This is the first one of the three stickers so far that has been
:25:02. > :25:09.missable. It could be very easy to get around the back of this. He
:25:09. > :25:19.still needs another three after this one of course if he misses it.
:25:19. > :25:58.
:25:58. > :26:08.Well, that'll be that. It has taken a while. About 25 minutes exactly
:26:08. > :26:27.
:26:27. > :26:37.in this frame. It will go to Ding Mark King concedes. Ding Junhui
:26:37. > :26:39.
:26:39. > :26:43.wins the first frame of the session, So, Ding Junhui did what he wanted
:26:43. > :26:51.to do was win the first frame of the session to close the gap to
:26:51. > :27:01.just three frames. The best he could hope for is winning this
:27:01. > :27:33.
:27:33. > :27:43.session 3-1 so he goes into the He was a little unlucky to stick it
:27:43. > :27:43.
:27:43. > :29:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:29:22. > :29:26.He certainly deserves to be on one there. The cue ball stayed in the
:29:26. > :29:36.middle of the table, which is always the clue. When the cue ball
:29:36. > :29:38.
:29:38. > :29:48.stays in a monks them, but the reds in their police but well. -- Netani
:29:48. > :30:02.
:30:02. > :30:09.Good recovery. Ding rarely goes in and out of baulk. This clearly is
:30:09. > :30:19.an excellent chance to score heavily again. When he gets in, he
:30:19. > :30:30.
:30:30. > :30:40.He is virtually in front in every statistic we have available. The
:30:40. > :31:06.
:31:06. > :31:15.only one he is not is the frame That was a good shot. He knew he
:31:15. > :31:21.had the red on the right as back-up. The only thing he is not in front
:31:21. > :31:24.on in statistics is table time. It seems like he was at the table all
:31:24. > :31:34.the way through the session yesterday. Ding looking to add to
:31:34. > :31:34.
:31:34. > :32:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:32:44. > :32:52.This will be very pleasing for millions of Ding supporters, the
:32:52. > :32:56.way he has started the afternoon second session. He said he would be
:32:56. > :33:05.happy at 5-3, just to get back into the game. He will be looking for
:33:05. > :33:15.something better now. 5-3 was just the minimum requirements for the
:33:15. > :33:18.
:33:18. > :33:23.session. I suppose you cannot set your sights too high. Graeme Dott
:33:24. > :33:33.lost the first session 6-2, won the second session, 6-2, but still went
:33:34. > :33:55.
:33:55. > :33:59.Doesn't quite have the angle on the pink. There is enough to pay a
:33:59. > :34:09.cannon into the reds. If he plays the red to the extreme right, he is
:34:09. > :34:17.
:34:17. > :34:27.not bound to be on any other red He is playing for the loose red to
:34:27. > :35:04.
:35:04. > :35:12.try to get a better angle on black This is now a perfect angle. He has
:35:13. > :35:17.two ways of playing this. If he hits the outside one of the two, he
:35:17. > :35:27.can only one in the left hand corner. Different players would
:35:27. > :35:31.
:35:31. > :35:36.play this different ways. He has not made up his mind. Be guaranteed
:35:36. > :35:42.one is the outside right. The better shot to win the frame would
:35:42. > :35:50.be to hit the middle one, but it could go wrong. He decided on the
:35:50. > :36:00.outside one. At least he knows he will be on the red. That should be
:36:00. > :36:15.
:36:15. > :36:25.a frame-winner. He is 62 in front. He is one of the best. Not had much
:36:25. > :37:02.
:37:02. > :37:06.Ding is just class when he his break-building. Mark King needs to
:37:07. > :37:16.win at least one of the next two frames, otherwise he will be
:37:17. > :37:17.
:37:17. > :38:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:38:17. > :38:23.What a fabular shot! Absolutely beautiful shot. That is as good a
:38:23. > :38:33.positional shot as we will see in the tournament. What a shame! He
:38:33. > :38:33.
:38:33. > :39:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:39:32. > :39:40.has done what he has had to do, What a shot that is. A very narrow
:39:40. > :39:46.angle. Tremendously difficult shot in the middle from there, but part
:39:46. > :39:56.of this was where the yellow was placed. He has got a half chance
:39:56. > :39:58.
:39:58. > :40:03.here. His first of the match, or the session, rather. He has gone
:40:03. > :40:09.through a gap we did not think was there. That second little kiss
:40:09. > :40:19.might have left a gap for the top red into the pocket. So there is
:40:19. > :40:19.
:40:19. > :41:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:41:13. > :41:20.It was an anxious moment to see where the cue ball have finished.
:41:20. > :41:25.It is not a good sign when he starts to miss those. At first
:41:25. > :41:35.glance he has only met the straight red into the middle pocket.
:41:35. > :42:12.
:42:12. > :42:22.Probably have to run up for the The red on the pink spot is just
:42:22. > :42:33.
:42:33. > :42:43.far enough off its spot to make Cannot see what red he is going to
:42:43. > :42:56.
:42:56. > :43:06.He couldn't have played it better if he had had 10 tries. The cue.
:43:06. > :43:44.
:43:44. > :43:51.He needs to get low on the brown Did not play it with much pace. But
:43:51. > :44:01.he has played it well. So the brown is the only thing that will stop
:44:01. > :44:38.
:44:38. > :44:48.Just overcooked his position on the pink. Had to play the little flick
:44:48. > :44:52.
:44:52. > :44:58.off the red again. Still not It is amazing he has not been on a
:44:58. > :45:03.red properly yet. He has had to work very hard for this break. As
:45:03. > :45:13.soon as he gets on a red, he will get a good angle to get on the
:45:13. > :45:34.
:45:34. > :45:44.brown. But he is struggling at the He is not worried about it right
:45:44. > :45:48.
:45:48. > :45:58.now. He has enough red sticking out. Can be difficult at the Crucible,
:45:58. > :46:15.
:46:15. > :46:21.that. Keeping your mind on the job He could miss this pink now he is
:46:21. > :46:31.cueing over the black. He will have to screw it back two or three
:46:31. > :46:34.
:46:34. > :46:44.inches. He will have to stun it in. With unwanted cueing over another
:46:44. > :47:09.
:47:09. > :47:17.ball, you can get a bit of side That was a good shot also. Not easy
:47:17. > :47:27.to get on those reds. With the brown and the black being in the
:47:27. > :47:49.
:47:49. > :47:59.way, can see what is available. Can He has done really well here, Ding,
:47:59. > :48:03.
:48:03. > :48:13.a with the black being out of play He will need two more reds with
:48:13. > :48:53.
:48:53. > :48:56.Straight is no good. Let's look at the angle. He has obviously got
:48:56. > :49:06.some sort of angle because he is looking at getting on the bottom
:49:06. > :49:24.
:49:25. > :49:29.Excellent shot. He made breaks of 59 and 98 in the previous two
:49:29. > :49:39.frames. This has been the best break as far as cue ball control is
:49:39. > :49:52.
:49:52. > :50:02.Very well done. There is a real determination about Ding Junhui, in
:50:02. > :50:16.
:50:16. > :50:23.That brown and black have been there all the way through. So it is
:50:23. > :50:26.an even better breaks in that regard. About to be moved now and
:50:26. > :50:34.it is a question whether he can knock in a century break, once
:50:34. > :50:42.again. Could have already made one this morning, he made 98 and missed
:50:42. > :50:52.a comfortable red. The fact is, the important thing is, he is getting
:50:52. > :51:03.
:51:03. > :51:13.Yes! Great stuff. I suspect it is getting more difficult to keep his
:51:13. > :51:21.
:51:21. > :51:31.Never mind, 74! A very good break for Ding Junhui. Has won all three
:51:31. > :52:05.
:52:05. > :52:10.frames this afternoon. Is only one 25 minutes and counting since he
:52:10. > :52:20.last potted a ball. I don't think he did that much wrong, it's just a
:52:20. > :52:25.
:52:25. > :52:35.complete turnaround from what we I think psychologically it would be
:52:35. > :52:35.
:52:35. > :53:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:53:51. > :54:01.a big deal for Ding if he could get Wanted that cue ball to come
:54:01. > :54:17.
:54:17. > :54:22.Once again, all afternoon he has never got the wrong side of the
:54:22. > :54:32.blue and he has probably played six or seven blues from the reds. Every
:54:32. > :54:42.
:54:42. > :54:47.There is an angle, but he will have to force it. He will do well to get
:54:47. > :54:57.the white more than a few inches off the cushion. He must finish
:54:57. > :55:28.
:55:28. > :55:35.high so he can get rid of the red I mentioned how important it was to
:55:35. > :55:45.finish high. But from the angle, he is not. The red at the back of the
:55:45. > :55:52.
:55:52. > :55:59.This is worrying times a game for Mark King. That was the first
:55:59. > :56:02.chance he had, a good chance with that last red he missed. It was a
:56:02. > :56:12.red under normal circumstances he would have potted without any
:56:12. > :56:12.
:56:12. > :57:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:57:24. > :57:32.The pink won't go on its own spot. He has to judge perfectly. If
:57:32. > :57:40.anyone can find a way out of fur on to a colour, it is Ding. Naturally,
:57:40. > :57:50.he can't avoid going into the red next to the pink. Depends if he
:57:50. > :58:03.
:58:03. > :58:08.plays to screw its or run through. Unfortunately he could not do
:58:08. > :58:13.anything about the red going on top of the black. He will have to
:58:13. > :58:23.finish this break with a good safety shot. Keep the pressure on.
:58:23. > :58:23.
:58:23. > :59:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:59:16. > :59:26.There is pressure on Mark King, 33 minutes of playing time without
:59:26. > :59:27.
:59:27. > :59:33.putting one ball. Last night it was 10 or 15 minutes for Mark King
:59:33. > :59:40.without putting a ball. It is amazing how matches can turn round.
:59:40. > :59:46.That is not the best of safeties. Nowhere near the top cushion
:59:46. > :59:56.tonight it. You would expect Ding Junhui to put him in trouble at
:59:56. > :00:35.
:00:35. > :00:45.I am afraid that is what happens often if you go into the pack
:00:45. > :00:49.
:00:49. > :00:57.heavily. For some reason one red That is why they liked to play very
:00:57. > :01:07.thing of the pack when they can't on the squished tables. -- when
:01:07. > :01:45.
:01:45. > :01:55.That is also very good. Even a shot I can't tell if he has an angle on
:01:55. > :02:04.
:02:04. > :02:14.This is the important shot. The red to the left of the pink spots... he
:02:14. > :02:25.
:02:25. > :02:32.may decide to come in and out of That is the first bad positional
:02:32. > :02:37.shot he has played. There is at red that goes. But he could have hit
:02:37. > :02:47.that so much better. And if he had played to the left at the table
:02:47. > :03:06.
:03:06. > :03:12.there were a number of reds Excellent shot. What must be going
:03:12. > :03:17.through Mark King's minds as he is sitting there. He had a couple of
:03:17. > :03:24.half-chances in this frame. If you had said to him after 12 frames it
:03:24. > :03:32.would be six frames all he would have put in your hand off, but it
:03:32. > :03:42.must be pretty hards -- pretty hard to tell yourself the jury -- that
:03:42. > :03:53.
:03:53. > :04:03.That is another really good shot. Seed the way that cue ball just
:04:03. > :04:21.
:04:21. > :04:26.He is going to have to muster up a lot of courage eight Ding Junhui
:04:26. > :04:33.wins this frame. He wants to try and get out at this session no
:04:33. > :04:42.worse than level. I don't know at first glance it he is on anything.
:04:42. > :04:51.Does the top read macro of the three go? I don't think so. Ensure
:04:51. > :04:56.he can't believe how he is not on one there. The League is 57. He
:04:56. > :05:06.would love to be able to put the pink or black safe, but he can't do
:05:06. > :05:10.
:05:10. > :05:20.The brewing beings see if it is a massive plus for Ding Junhui. --
:05:20. > :05:26.
:05:26. > :05:36.That is the kind of safety shot that Ding Junhui was playing
:05:36. > :05:46.yesterday, always finishing short, that is why Mark King won the seat
:05:46. > :05:55.
:05:55. > :06:04.That is an interesting shot. It brings the red interplay. But is
:06:05. > :06:09.quite a good shot, actually. Maybe even trying to get the brown on.
:06:09. > :06:15.Ding Junhui is such an aggressive player. He will be thinking about
:06:15. > :06:25.rolling this one into the corner because the safety is not easy. It
:06:25. > :06:45.
:06:45. > :06:52.will leave the white somewhere That is superb. Superb! It looked
:06:52. > :07:02.like a good shot that Mark King had played, but to just coolly rolled
:07:02. > :07:35.
:07:35. > :07:44.Plenty of noisier, but it won't affect Ding Junhui in this frame
:07:45. > :07:52.because he has as good as one night. No need to do anything flash.
:07:53. > :07:59.just wonder if he misses this read macro -- if he misses this red, if
:07:59. > :08:08.he will try to carry on just to try and knock him, Ding Junhui, out of
:08:08. > :08:18.his rhythm. He is doing exactly that. Barring a lot of snookers,
:08:18. > :08:18.
:08:18. > :09:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:09:27. > :09:34.Ding Junhui will be in front for He would have liked to be able to
:09:35. > :09:43.get the cue ball near the ground. He would like to get the cue ball
:09:43. > :09:50.near the green to make it unmissable snooker. -- a missable
:09:50. > :10:00.snooker. He didn't even play be on the yellow. That is surprising. I
:10:00. > :10:00.
:10:00. > :13:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:13:01. > :13:06.thought it was unmissable to play Mark concedes the frame. Ding
:13:06. > :13:16.Junhui is in front for the first time in this match. Three more
:13:16. > :13:30.
:13:30. > :13:40.These next three frames are massive for Mark King. If he goes in 10-6
:13:40. > :14:15.
:14:15. > :14:20.behind, you can't see him going on It is amazing, isn't it, when you
:14:20. > :14:27.play a bad shot... if he had not been tight on the cushion, he has
:14:27. > :14:33.missed the shot by a proverbial mile, and the white end Of tight on
:14:33. > :14:43.the cushion? It would be a lot easier if he hadn't have finished
:14:43. > :14:50.
:14:50. > :14:57.Very, very good. Very good! After five frames on the trot, that is
:14:57. > :15:06.excellent. Come on, Mark, make something happened. Play from the
:15:06. > :15:11.yellow into the bunch. But as the idea, but, unfortunately, he got
:15:11. > :15:21.too much into it. A player of his class should have got that, it was
:15:21. > :15:21.
:15:21. > :16:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:16:22. > :16:28.There is going to be a little movement as the session on the
:16:28. > :16:36.other side of the screen finishes. That is all you need after you have
:16:36. > :16:42.lost five frames on the trot! I don't agree with his shot at all.
:16:42. > :16:52.He could have got back into the baulk area, but decided to play an
:16:52. > :16:52.
:16:52. > :17:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:17:47. > :17:55.active safety. He could find That is exactly what I mean. Look
:17:55. > :17:58.at the length he has on the safety. This is a tough pot. Brilliant! He
:17:58. > :18:08.played a bad shots at the last visit to the table, but that was
:18:08. > :18:31.
:18:31. > :18:36.Very well done. Somehow he is going to have to muster up a break of 60
:18:36. > :18:46.or above to win the frame at one visit because the way Ding Junhui
:18:46. > :19:00.
:19:00. > :19:10.is playing, he may not get another He only just made it. It could have
:19:10. > :19:10.
:19:10. > :21:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:21:08. > :21:14.Well, he was quite a long way off at that. He was trying to get the
:21:14. > :21:24.cannon on the black and his mind was elsewhere, a little bit. That
:21:24. > :21:24.
:21:24. > :22:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:22:08. > :22:13.never threatened the pocket. It was Has he covered it? The divide goes
:22:13. > :22:23.up, and the Crucible belongs to these tonight for the rest of the
:22:23. > :22:23.
:22:23. > :23:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:23:32. > :23:42.That looks good. He can get into Right in there would be good. That
:23:42. > :23:48.
:23:48. > :23:56.The way things have gone this afternoon, he would like to have an
:23:57. > :24:06.open pockets, this one in the middle is a little bit acute, but
:24:07. > :24:12.
:24:12. > :24:22.He stayed down on this one for a long time, but it was never in
:24:22. > :24:47.
:24:47. > :24:51.He is concentrating very hard. This It wasn't easy shots and its
:24:51. > :24:58.reacted off the inside job. He had a look up to the commentary box and
:24:58. > :25:08.said, I twitched. It is very tough sometimes to be sure QEIII in a
:25:08. > :25:29.
:25:29. > :25:37.straight line. Good job he played - So much has been the dominance of
:25:37. > :25:42.Ding Junhui so far in the spiked frames, this is the highest break
:25:42. > :25:51.he has had so far in this session. This is his best chance to win a
:25:51. > :25:56.frame. Ding Junhui has dominated the session so far, but this would
:25:56. > :26:01.be a pleasing result for Mark King and his fans. It would give him a
:26:01. > :26:11.bit of momentum. When you news 5 on the trot, you have got to stop the
:26:11. > :26:30.
:26:31. > :26:40.rot somehow and this is the chance As you can see, this is the one. It
:26:41. > :26:44.
:26:44. > :26:50.has been a good frame, this. He has played a very hard frame, Mark King.
:26:50. > :26:57.He is not going to lose this session 8-0, he is saying. More
:26:57. > :27:07.relevant than that, the match is now 7-7. He likes a little chat out
:27:07. > :27:38.
:27:38. > :27:43.there. He likes a little chat when Well, it has all been about Mark
:27:43. > :27:51.King. He has dug in very hard to win this one. He has really stopped
:27:51. > :27:56.the rot. He just made the comment, no whitewash Today, boys! He has
:27:56. > :28:02.won a frame in the session. He really needed that. He was take his
:28:03. > :28:12.usual toilet break. The scorer in the matches 7-7 and everything is
:28:13. > :28:17.
:28:17. > :28:27.Since some ways, this is the biggest game of the session. That
:28:27. > :28:47.
:28:47. > :28:56.is says 4th break off and every Hello, bat is the first one of
:28:56. > :29:06.those he has missed a day. I think he has left his red in the middle.
:29:06. > :29:26.
:29:26. > :29:33.-- Mr today. There was a bit of My lurking certainly weathered the
:29:33. > :29:41.storm. He went 42 minutes without potting a ball. Not much of an
:29:41. > :29:51.angle there. He might have some way of getting down to the red down by
:29:51. > :29:53.
:29:53. > :30:00.the brown Bull. As I was saying --, he is not a prolific City --
:30:00. > :30:08.century break-builder. The fact he's, he is a good score. He gets
:30:08. > :30:14.his 50s and 60s, the tough bricks, as I was saying. He is on 94 career
:30:14. > :30:22.centuries, which is not a very high return. He plays as tough a match
:30:22. > :30:29.came as most. Looking a people like Ronnie O'Sullivan, he made 125
:30:29. > :30:34.centuries just at the Crucible! That is probably why it Mark King
:30:34. > :30:37.explained in his pre-match interview that he is not one but
:30:37. > :30:41.people expect to win tournaments, but he is making a living at the
:30:41. > :30:45.game and he loves the game. Not everybody can be a genius, so you
:30:45. > :30:55.have got to take which you have got and try and win, and that is what
:30:55. > :31:32.
:31:32. > :31:42.Ding, taking a rest. He will know he has been in a match, if he comes
:31:42. > :31:46.
:31:46. > :31:53.through this. A chance to go into them this time around. Even if he
:31:53. > :32:03.hits the pink, it you should look. He is blessed with a lot of cue
:32:03. > :32:03.
:32:03. > :33:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:33:38. > :33:42.Just looking at the way the match has gone, there has been runs of
:33:42. > :33:49.one player winning frames in succession. We had back-to-back
:33:49. > :33:53.centuries last night from Ding Junhui. Then he lost three in a row.
:33:53. > :33:59.15 in a row. Now it could be marking winning a couple of frames
:33:59. > :34:07.here. The significant thing is, if he could win the frame, at worst he
:34:07. > :34:11.could be level going into tomorrow's final. Whatever happens,
:34:11. > :34:21.he will be really in the match. Big target off the brown to go into
:34:21. > :34:32.
:34:32. > :34:42.I think that shot looks on. Beautifully played. He deserves to
:34:42. > :34:45.
:34:45. > :34:55.If you get the direction right, there is no need to hit that shot
:34:55. > :35:00.
:35:00. > :35:07.That was a twitch. He did not play through that at all. Two feat
:35:07. > :35:12.harder is where he wanted to be. With watching Ding all afternoon
:35:12. > :35:18.and always getting the right hand side of the blue, Mark King, twice
:35:18. > :35:22.in this frame has got the wrong side. That was very poor, it was
:35:23. > :35:28.tension. He could have afforded to be well past the blue, he has the
:35:28. > :35:33.yellow there. He plays the shot very well, he played one last night
:35:33. > :35:43.when he powered its around the back of the baulk players and came
:35:43. > :35:48.
:35:48. > :35:58.around. -- colours. It does not look like any reds will pot in the
:35:58. > :36:05.
:36:05. > :36:15.Well done. Trying to pot the yellow safe and trying to get a good white
:36:15. > :36:49.
:36:49. > :36:59.as well. That is as good as What a safety shot that is. It was
:36:59. > :37:10.
:37:10. > :37:15.This was always going behind the ground -- brown for me? I think he
:37:15. > :37:21.is disappointed it finished there. Maybe he feels it wasn't a great
:37:21. > :37:30.shot from Ding. But I agree with you, Ding has played some great
:37:31. > :37:40.safety shots today. This is a Mark King APPLAUSE Reaction. He is
:37:41. > :37:43.
:37:43. > :37:52.suggesting the white drifted. can he see from sitting down there.
:37:52. > :37:56.No advantage even if it is a free ball of play. He doesn't mind
:37:56. > :37:59.giving another eight points away at least, trying to catch this thing.
:37:59. > :38:09.He cannot hit it thick and have the white staying in the middle of the
:38:09. > :38:09.
:38:09. > :38:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 109 seconds
:38:50. > :38:56.Anything thicker is no good. That was thick. He will either play the
:38:56. > :39:01.kiss to the red to the left of the black. If he misses that, he is on
:39:01. > :39:11.the blue. He is just looking to see what angle he needs. He can play
:39:11. > :39:25.
:39:25. > :39:35.Decided to play for the blue and that was a rookie kiss. -- lucky
:39:35. > :39:44.
:39:44. > :39:48.kiss. He is unlucky to finish where If he could get in on the cushion
:39:48. > :39:58.behind the green some work, so he is snookered on the red by the
:39:58. > :40:20.
:40:20. > :40:26.brown, it wouldn't be a bad place Not too bad, actually. Mark King,
:40:26. > :40:30.if he can play the safety shot a little bit deeper down into baulk,
:40:30. > :40:40.than the one Ding played, he can get the play in all kinds of
:40:40. > :41:11.
:41:11. > :41:21.If he can somehow get the cue ball But, in finishing short... It is
:41:21. > :41:37.
:41:37. > :41:46.This might be the most significant frame of the afternoon, if he can
:41:46. > :41:52.win it. Marking played so well to get 41 in front. Played a bad shot,
:41:52. > :42:02.did not get onto the blue properly. All of a sudden, I don't think he
:42:02. > :42:10.
:42:10. > :42:14.Ding will know himself, if he can make a frame-winning contribution.
:42:15. > :42:24.Mark King had an excellent chance on the break of 41 when he failed
:42:25. > :42:25.
:42:25. > :42:35.to get the top side of the blue. If Ding wins this, he cannot be behind
:42:35. > :42:40.
:42:40. > :42:50.No need to play a cannon on the one to the left of the pink because
:42:50. > :42:59.
:42:59. > :43:04.He is now favourite to win this frame. I suppose the yellow is the
:43:04. > :43:12.only stumbling block. But he will be over 20 points in front at least,
:43:12. > :43:22.depending on what colours he takes. If he takes five reds, 5 blacks, he
:43:22. > :43:42.
:43:42. > :43:52.Taking the pink, he might have opened up the two red's above where
:43:52. > :44:04.
:44:04. > :44:08.Not quite hard enough, but he should be all right. He had be
:44:08. > :44:18.sneaky look if he just rolled on and off the cushion if he can get
:44:18. > :44:19.
:44:19. > :44:29.to the red at the top of the three reds. This has been an excellent
:44:29. > :44:34.
:44:34. > :44:44.That helps a lot. Lovely cue ball control today. Beautiful touch, a
:44:44. > :44:49.
:44:49. > :44:52.real class. Has been in amongst He has shown us why he could win
:44:52. > :45:02.this title. Everyone knows the bottom half of the draw has opened
:45:02. > :45:07.
:45:07. > :45:16.up. Seeded players, Barry Hawkins is awaiting. You have Ricky Walden,
:45:16. > :45:23.Robert Milkins, Michael White. Wide Open. So the attention certainly
:45:23. > :45:29.comes on Ding as likely winner of that half. The only thing about
:45:29. > :45:35.Ding is he does let his head drop. When he has everything going, he
:45:35. > :45:38.just looks unbeatable sometimes. The beauty of these long match is
:45:38. > :45:43.his you can have a session like that, sleep on it, then come out
:45:43. > :45:51.stronger, and he has done. If he can win this frame, that will be
:45:51. > :45:55.quite telling, I would say. fact he has took a couple of pink's
:45:55. > :46:02.come I mention if he took five reds and five blacks, he would only need
:46:03. > :46:07.the yellow. This is played to perfection. Perfect angle on the
:46:07. > :46:12.yellow, doesn't have to do hardly anything with the cue ball, just
:46:12. > :46:16.stun across to the green. This would be for me, his best break of
:46:16. > :46:26.the match so far. All the others have been played four in front,
:46:26. > :46:27.
:46:27. > :46:37.this has been played from 40 points behind. Yes, well done. The last
:46:37. > :46:39.
:46:39. > :46:47.possible thing that could go wrong, that shot. Super break. Super break.
:46:47. > :46:53.I often say in commentary, the first 50 or 60. Break is quite hard.
:46:53. > :47:03.The next 60 points are difficult. It is the chance to win the frame,
:47:03. > :47:41.
:47:41. > :47:46.so a few nerves are involved. He This is the biggest frame of the
:47:46. > :47:50.match, as far as Mark King is concerned. If the match had
:47:50. > :47:55.continued last night from 6-2 in front, I am sure he would have won
:47:55. > :48:00.virtually every frame because he had Ding in his pocket. The
:48:00. > :48:10.interval came at the right time, they have had some sleep and Ding
:48:10. > :48:16.
:48:16. > :48:21.has come out playing some super Just a massive frame, this one. And
:48:21. > :48:25.that is a mistake. It is dead straight, so I suppose it could be
:48:25. > :48:32.difficult to get on the black. I don't blame him for taking it on,
:48:32. > :48:37.he has got to make something happen. But the last frame when he led by
:48:37. > :48:46.41 points and got the wrong side of the blue, that is when it all
:48:46. > :48:53.changed again. You could see Ding getting a high break from where the
:48:53. > :48:59.balls are now. Unless the black gets tied up. That is what he was
:48:59. > :49:09.just having a look at. Well the black go on its own spot? It will
:49:09. > :49:16.
:49:16. > :49:26.be right next to the red, which is The black is now back on there,
:49:26. > :49:34.
:49:34. > :49:40.well the red pot? I don't think it Just listening that it could be
:49:40. > :49:50.another Joe Johnson year. He never won a match at the Crucible, before
:49:50. > :49:56.
:49:56. > :50:04.The angle he has on this red means... The blue and mistake. He
:50:04. > :50:14.will be low on the black. He can nudge the red away from the black
:50:14. > :50:17.
:50:17. > :50:27.spot. He needs to finish low. He is asking for the white to be cleaned.
:50:27. > :50:43.
:50:43. > :50:49.Just looking exactly where he needs He concentrated so hard on
:50:49. > :50:53.finishing low on the black, he nearly missed it! A bit harder, it
:50:53. > :51:00.wouldn't have gone in? The reason he played it that way, he wanted
:51:00. > :51:10.the cue ball down on the table. He did hit it naturally thicker, that
:51:10. > :51:18.
:51:18. > :51:26.shot. I don't think it is easy to That is well played. Make sure the
:51:26. > :51:33.red came right away from there. Just class. Cleverly worked out. He
:51:33. > :51:43.did not want to take the risk of just flicking its in case he made
:51:43. > :51:50.
:51:50. > :51:58.For me, he is one of the top two or three in the world at break-
:51:58. > :52:01.building. He could become the fastest ever to 300 centuries. That
:52:01. > :52:08.is including beating Ronnie O'Sullivan and people like that. He
:52:08. > :52:18.is only a couple a way. 296 before this match. He should have had won
:52:18. > :52:22.
:52:22. > :52:26.this morning, 98 and missed a In Defence of people like Stephen
:52:26. > :52:32.Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan, there was and as many matches to play.
:52:32. > :52:40.They are playing 70, 80 matches in a season now. They used to only
:52:40. > :52:50.play half of that. Those two boys don't need much defending do they?
:52:50. > :52:52.
:52:52. > :52:59.The snooker they have played over It is not a great pack to go into
:52:59. > :53:09.from the black. I wonder if he will push a few reds out into play here.
:53:09. > :53:14.
:53:14. > :53:24.Is he on the pink in the middle as He can't generate a lot of pace
:53:24. > :53:32.
:53:32. > :53:38.It is not easy to get the reds open from the black. He deserves to be
:53:38. > :53:45.on one from that shot. That is a good shot. He generate so much
:53:45. > :53:50.movement. He goes into the pack twice, such is the backspin he had
:53:50. > :53:55.on that. He is a one-shot away from making this a frame-winning break.
:53:55. > :54:05.He is not perfect on these red to get on to a colour. This is
:54:05. > :54:10.
:54:10. > :54:20.probably Mark King last chance in This would be an unbelievable
:54:20. > :54:38.
:54:38. > :54:48.performance. It is not like marking He had showed a lot of qualities at
:54:48. > :54:49.
:54:49. > :54:55.the PTC finals. He was 3-0 down against Neil Robertson. He punched
:54:55. > :55:01.the air, which is a motion you don't normally see from Ding. Apart
:55:01. > :55:07.from that, he marches on when he is normally in front. But he is
:55:07. > :55:17.showing what he can do. Psychologically, he would go into
:55:17. > :55:20.
:55:20. > :55:30.tomorrow as the massive favourite. And that match in Galway, missed
:55:30. > :55:37.
:55:37. > :55:44.three balls in seven frames. This has been the performance of
:55:44. > :55:54.the Crucible so far, when you consider he was looking out at 6-2.
:55:54. > :55:58.
:55:58. > :56:04.And these reds are in this position He get so much spin on the ball,
:56:04. > :56:13.and you have to have a great cue action to be able to do that. He
:56:13. > :56:21.has never once, all afternoon, got the wrong side of the blue. One
:56:21. > :56:31.more red and he goes into tomorrow's session leading 9-7. A
:56:31. > :56:37.
:56:37. > :56:42.brilliant performance. Brilliant They will also say that if he does
:56:42. > :56:49.win this match, he's almost got the awkward match out of the way. The
:56:49. > :56:59.match way you fall behind and under seeded players never recover from
:56:59. > :57:04.
:57:04. > :57:08.that position. If Ding wins, he I think he relaxed a little bit
:57:08. > :57:18.after having done his afternoon's work. Another wonderful positional
:57:18. > :57:27.
:57:27. > :57:35.You could not believe to see two difference sessions of snooker we
:57:35. > :57:42.have done. Mark King dominated the first session. Complete turnaround.
:57:42. > :57:51.Ding has dominated the session. Did not miss a lot, so cannot be too
:57:51. > :58:01.hard on himself. He would have beaten most players, 7-1, the way
:58:01. > :58:26.
:58:26. > :58:32.Excellent shot! Making the third What an effort. He played to go
:58:32. > :58:37.left Tyneside of the brown and tried to kiss the red out. -- left-
:58:37. > :58:43.hand side of the brown. One of the best sessions of snooker you will
:58:43. > :58:47.ever see. Mark King wanted to hit him on the head with his cue. Ding