:00:41. > :00:48.It would make the record more special to do it here. If I had
:00:49. > :00:49.already done it coming into the World Championships, perhaps it
:00:50. > :01:32.would not be as special. When more on tour that record,
:01:33. > :01:37.century of centuries. Neil Robertson started the tournament on 93 and
:01:38. > :01:52.then had two chances to get the century against Mark Allen.
:01:53. > :02:03.I had a pretty bad shot on the rest. Let myself float on the black. Just
:02:04. > :02:11.rattled it. I was about to celebrate it. I was about to look up to
:02:12. > :02:17.Stephen Hendry in the box. He will have to wait a bit longer. But there
:02:18. > :02:25.will be plenty more options to get that century. He came close to
:02:26. > :02:35.getting that century. Will he come closer in his semi-final match?
:02:36. > :02:43.Welcome to Dame -- Day 11. Neil Robertson is taking on Judd Trump.
:02:44. > :02:52.This could be terrific. Let's join our match commentators. Judd Trump
:02:53. > :02:59.gets the match under way. Two very impressive players. Two of the best
:03:00. > :03:54.potters. What will come off the next few hours? Time will tell.
:03:55. > :04:25.Doesn't look like there is an easy safety shot. There is your answer. A
:04:26. > :04:33.favourable piece as well kiss in choice of blue or yellow. The key
:04:34. > :05:18.thing will be who scored the best. A possibility of getting at least
:05:19. > :06:13.three reds there. CD spin he gets on this. -- he did not really get near
:06:14. > :06:20.it. As he left this on? He has. Both these players have had good wins in
:06:21. > :06:32.the previous round. Judd Trump one against Ryan Day and Neil Robinson
:06:33. > :06:45.one against -- Neil Robertson one against Mark Allen. They are both
:06:46. > :06:51.very good players. Nice on the pink. He would like to be a little bit
:06:52. > :07:06.closer to it to make it a certainty. Straight on the pink in the middle.
:07:07. > :07:15.In some ways I would like to see Robertson make the hundredth century
:07:16. > :07:24.early in the match just to take the pressure off him. These two players
:07:25. > :07:38.are in fine form. It is nice to see Judd plays so well again. He has
:07:39. > :07:47.slipped down to eight in the rankings. He used to be in the top
:07:48. > :07:57.four. Still partly in the learning curve of his professional career.
:07:58. > :08:07.Still will always be an exciting player to watch. He really does play
:08:08. > :08:28.some it -- tremendous shots. Cueing down from a great height. For me
:08:29. > :09:19.this is very dangerous. Is it enough? I do not think so.
:09:20. > :09:27.Neil Robertson, eight. A slow start but plenty of fireworks going to
:09:28. > :11:03.follow. Huge amounts of power on this one.
:11:04. > :11:14.He was fortunate that the red did not cause more damage than that. A
:11:15. > :11:29.very tight year for the Neil Robertson. Hopefully he can get a
:11:30. > :11:45.part that down to finish it off. A pretty good shot. A matter of fact
:11:46. > :11:52.he is pretty good at most shots. A little unfortunate not to have a
:11:53. > :11:57.better shot on a colour like this. He might even refuse the brown
:11:58. > :12:18.because all these threads are not available on the right has -- and
:12:19. > :13:02.side. -- right-hand side. What is the angle like on the plea? --
:13:03. > :13:34.blue? Neil Robertson. Going to be a chance now to drop it in. He's got
:13:35. > :13:55.an angle to play that gap through the reds. He is pretty sure to
:13:56. > :13:58.spread these far and wide. Just looking at the loose red that the
:13:59. > :14:12.angle on the plaque appears to be perfect. He is going to play for the
:14:13. > :15:26.loose one. Didn't get a particular good contact. Eight. APPLAUSE.
:15:27. > :15:41.He could have played off the cushion fit this red. 15. He is having a
:15:42. > :16:00.look there what's this angle he can go in. Off the cushion but not an
:16:01. > :16:16.easy one. He just has to concentrate 100% on the pot. 16. Testing if
:16:17. > :16:21.anything is available into the same pot he played the black in. If there
:16:22. > :16:43.is nothing else on he will have to go to the reds we talk about --
:16:44. > :16:46.talked about earlier. 23. He would love to play the red in the middle
:16:47. > :17:09.of the three but I'm not sure whether it can get through to it.
:17:10. > :17:44.24. Toast of blue on green. -- choice. Not sure if any of them will
:17:45. > :18:10.go into the left corner pocket. APPLAUSE. He went around to have a
:18:11. > :18:40.look at it. You can see the middle of the pocket there.
:18:41. > :18:56.Could take the chance there is moving that read of the side
:18:57. > :19:12.cushion. Another 20 or so point and is guaranteed of the frame.
:19:13. > :19:34.Check on the scoreboard. 54 points in front. 45. He was in the perfect
:19:35. > :19:42.zone last night of the final four games playing against Mark Allen.
:19:43. > :19:49.That is unbelievable. That has just squared up completely. One of the
:19:50. > :19:50.biggest kicks I have ever seen. Incredible. The frame is not safe
:19:51. > :20:52.yet. He is bringing the plaque into play
:20:53. > :22:05.here. -- black. But the double-kiss.
:22:06. > :22:22.This red to is not in the centre. He has brought another read into play.
:22:23. > :22:40.55 points in game -- front. How quickly things can turn around. The
:22:41. > :22:50.worst kick he has ever seen. And he has seen a few. Yes, I have taken a
:22:51. > :23:15.few kicks in my life and that one was colossal. Straight to the chore.
:23:16. > :23:29.-- chore -- jaw. Never been a better single ball potter in the game. I
:23:30. > :23:42.have not seen one. Barring sneakers Neil Robertson will take that
:23:43. > :23:46.frame. Judd decided that was enough. Neil Robertson is looking in pretty
:23:47. > :24:01.good shape again as he takes that frame.
:24:02. > :24:35.APPLAUSE. So far the safety of Neil Robertson has been granite. Not a
:24:36. > :24:55.bad line. So far he has dictated the safety battles. APPLAUSE.
:24:56. > :25:10.Safety not seek easy this time. The left hand cushion causing the
:25:11. > :25:20.problem. There is a gap through those two reds. I think you will
:25:21. > :25:30.have to hit it be in rather than thick. He might decide to favour on
:25:31. > :25:39.the thin side of the pot. Just to ensure he gets through that gap. He
:25:40. > :25:40.did not take the pot on. This is the first opportunity of this match
:25:41. > :26:38.really for Judd Trump. That is really well played. He had
:26:39. > :27:43.to get I'm not sure that he is going to
:27:44. > :27:46.clear up here, but he will be glad of the table time. He has potted a
:27:47. > :28:16.few balls before this visit. His all-round game has certainly
:28:17. > :28:24.improved, and he has worked very hard. He is still in the learning
:28:25. > :28:32.process, as I said earlier. Aren't we all? Yes, there is never a day
:28:33. > :28:45.goes by in Snuka that you can allow some kind of new shot. -- snooker.
:28:46. > :28:46.It is very rarely that we see him slow roll, especially into the
:28:47. > :28:58.middle pockets. He is 19 points in front. Somehow he
:28:59. > :29:05.will have to get three more reds and colours after this pink. That is not
:29:06. > :29:31.going to be easy. Getting out into open play could be
:29:32. > :29:33.slightly tougher. That has worked out to be perfect, what are the
:29:34. > :30:04.shot. -- a good shot. Another look at the scoreboard. 32
:30:05. > :30:59.points in it now. Two reds, two colours.
:31:00. > :31:34.Positive stuff from Trump. This is a clear-cut opportunity.
:31:35. > :31:49.Trump is 46 points in front. There are 35 left on the table. Neil
:31:50. > :32:43.Robertson will see what happens. I can't believe he played that. He
:32:44. > :33:02.was hoping the red would go safe. Trump deliberately played that a
:33:03. > :33:04.gentle place. Robertson doesn't have too potted but it will be difficult
:33:05. > :33:23.not to and get a safe. -- to pot it. He needed to get on the black
:33:24. > :33:38.really. It is a very difficult pot but he is still taking it on.
:33:39. > :34:26.It is a target behind green and brown but playing of the pack of
:34:27. > :34:27.reds, he is going to have to play the safety shot thick. That rings
:34:28. > :34:49.reds into play. -- brings. He has got the angle right and he
:34:50. > :34:52.has brought reds into play. Just a fraction too hard. Now we are going
:34:53. > :35:12.to see a Trump special. This type of shot, there is no such
:35:13. > :35:22.thing as if he is going to go for it but when.
:35:23. > :35:28.He has put pressure on his opponent, especially with this
:35:29. > :35:34.safety play. He played to get on the loo in the middle and Robertson, on
:35:35. > :35:38.the last shot, he didn't yet into it. I wonder if the attempt was that
:35:39. > :35:44.it down. There is no reason, the weather outside is fine! I presume
:35:45. > :35:48.it is the same white they have been using on this table throughout the
:35:49. > :35:53.tournament. It appears to be playing a bit heavy at the moment, the
:35:54. > :36:00.white. Judd actually winced when he played that red. But still back in
:36:01. > :36:14.prime position now. Once again, he didn't get into the cue ball enough.
:36:15. > :36:36.There is the temperature gauge. The heat under the table. Another
:36:37. > :36:38.example of Earth. -- there. He didn't get anything on that. Maybe
:36:39. > :37:45.the cue ball. Once again, playing with a lot of
:37:46. > :37:58.side spin here. Just as well he did because he caught that very thin.
:37:59. > :38:06.Robertson is looking at this red. Neil Robertson hasn't potted a ball
:38:07. > :38:15.for 13.5 minutes. He has this big shot in front of him.
:38:16. > :38:27.Once again, there wasn't a lot of spin on that cue ball. We have had
:38:28. > :38:32.about four shots where these players have been using backspin. Earlier on
:38:33. > :38:41.in this match, they were tapping trouble. -- they were not having
:38:42. > :38:47.trouble. Of course, the referee did take the cue ball to be washed and
:38:48. > :38:54.get a white. It may have got a little bit damp, you don't know.
:38:55. > :38:55.Referees are very good normally and cleaning the balls and making sure
:38:56. > :39:27.they are dry. It is just coming up to an hour of
:39:28. > :39:30.play. You would expect all four frames to be finished that it is the
:39:31. > :39:34.way it goes sometimes. These players are very quick normally but in this
:39:35. > :39:43.frame, conditions are not favourable. It is not an easy safety
:39:44. > :40:29.shot to play. There is not really a gap between those two reds.
:40:30. > :40:37.Nicely on brown and green. As you can see, there is only the red on
:40:38. > :40:40.the spot available. We will get an example of whether the cue ball is
:40:41. > :40:51.heavy here because he will play as crucial to maybe of the brown. -- a
:40:52. > :41:08.cue shot maybe off the brown. The immediate backspin, once the cue
:41:09. > :41:28.ball has stopped, it comes off very quickly.
:41:29. > :41:58.A couple more inches needed but he can still get around that back of
:41:59. > :42:02.the back. -- black. He decided to go for the loo, no problem with that.
:42:03. > :42:16.-- blue. I can only presume that the black
:42:17. > :42:27.doesn't pot in the left-hand corner. You can see clearly not.
:42:28. > :42:40.That is a clever shot because he had to push the red out the way. If he
:42:41. > :43:04.puts this black, he is 58 in front. So he only needs one more red.
:43:05. > :43:13.He needs the cue ball to be back where it is now. He's playing for
:43:14. > :43:18.the other red. In this frame ball, he would pot at least one more rate
:43:19. > :43:28.to stop Robertson coming back to the table. I can't believe help that he
:43:29. > :43:38.hits that particular shot. He played one like that the other day.
:43:39. > :43:42.Amazing. He is looking for a cannon. He missed it. But he has still got
:43:43. > :44:31.the Katong. -- cut on. If he manages to pot this black and
:44:32. > :44:38.kiss these two reds into play, I will give up. That is why he has
:44:39. > :44:40.taken an exhibition shot on the brown, to try to bring these two
:44:41. > :44:57.reds into play. Good effort! No fireworks from these two players
:44:58. > :45:28.yet. Robertson made 45 in the first frame. He takes a 2-1 lead.
:45:29. > :45:39.It is near enough the perfect break because the black is still in play.
:45:40. > :45:47.The truth of it is that it used to be an advantage to break off but not
:45:48. > :45:51.so much these days. No point in just clipping the red. He should we open
:45:52. > :45:54.in a few out to put pressure on his opponent. That is a poor safety
:45:55. > :46:08.shot. He puts a bit of stunt on that as
:46:09. > :46:14.well. It goes past the yellow line. But look at the reds and the black
:46:15. > :46:41.still available. I don't think he can get past the
:46:42. > :47:39.blue here. He didn't get near that one. The red
:47:40. > :47:49.has gone in. He missed the red by a long way. By his standards, you
:47:50. > :47:53.would expect him to pot those. But no trouble. Just four points given
:47:54. > :48:12.away. That is too thin. He has got the
:48:13. > :48:29.blue. It is like one of these what happens next situations. Let's get
:48:30. > :48:36.back to normal here. He has been taken back a bit by this rush from
:48:37. > :48:37.Trump over the last few frames. He looked very comfortable at the
:48:38. > :49:11.start. As you can see, both pink and black
:49:12. > :49:25.out of play. As he always does, he plays into them.
:49:26. > :49:32.Dominic Dale only one had a couple of chances to do something like that
:49:33. > :49:33.and refused it. It can show you what happens when you do play the
:49:34. > :49:59.attacking shot. There are five or six reds in play.
:50:00. > :50:09.Even though all those reds are in play, the pink is available. But it
:50:10. > :50:17.is always hard to win a frame. That was a bit risky, to play that
:50:18. > :50:26.cannon, but he is OK. He is now having to cue over the red. Tricky.
:50:27. > :50:34.That is what makes them tricky. When you cueing down, you can miss
:50:35. > :50:38.anything. He is looking down the line from the shot from a higher
:50:39. > :51:47.position. You can miss the line of the shot because of that.
:51:48. > :51:55.He is just looking to see what happens if he screws back about four
:51:56. > :52:01.or five inches. He is looking to get where the white is now. It is going
:52:02. > :52:03.to be difficult to pot that red and get back onto a colour again. He is
:52:04. > :52:21.to play plenty of pace. He is trying to get a half all kiss
:52:22. > :52:35.of the middle of the three reds. -- half ball. There is the half ball
:52:36. > :52:38.kissed but no power. He hit it flew in the face. That is why there was
:52:39. > :53:47.no screw. He is having a look at the red near
:53:48. > :53:53.the right corner, which is available. If he can pop out and
:53:54. > :54:00.avoid the other reds, he can't hold for the lack. He needs to play slow
:54:01. > :54:05.enough to play for the black. But you never know with Judd. Sometimes
:54:06. > :54:07.he feels like he would be playing the pot on. A bit of naughty
:54:08. > :54:55.snooker, as he calls it. At the moment, Robertson 's short
:54:56. > :55:09.time average is 36 seconds. Very high. Judd is 23 seconds.
:55:10. > :55:20.Sometimes you have a cat to your choice of safety is. -- give care.
:55:21. > :55:26.Excellent safety shot from Robertson. It is nice to see Judd
:55:27. > :55:35.tapping the table in appreciation of that.
:55:36. > :55:40.He has been over to China on numerous occasions in the last few
:55:41. > :55:58.years. They spend a lot of time together.
:55:59. > :56:09.That plant there is not far off straight into the pocket. I'm not
:56:10. > :56:18.sure at this stage whether he will be able to pop the second red. He
:56:19. > :56:30.would be fully aware you cannot really take the cue ball-up into the
:56:31. > :56:45.pork -- baulk unless it meets certain conditions. Clearly the only
:56:46. > :57:03.way he can get to it is by playing a little swerve. But then he would be
:57:04. > :57:09.on the top cushion and no cover. The key thing is not to leave the red
:57:10. > :57:17.hanging over the pocket. There is the white going towards the green.
:57:18. > :57:29.Wow. How on earth has that not common in? A meeting -- amazing. He
:57:30. > :57:38.might be angled on this planet. I'm not too sure from here. If you can
:57:39. > :57:46.get through to decide to play the plant. Let's have a look at this
:57:47. > :57:57.white now. For a money it looks like it is going in. But it stayed out.
:57:58. > :58:08.Knocked on the door and stayed out, as they say. How fine Willie have to
:58:09. > :58:17.play this? He might try and cut the red into that corner. How is the
:58:18. > :58:22.white? That is a pretty good effort, Judd. Well done. That plant will
:58:23. > :59:11.stay there for a while. The Hirst is clipped it now. -- that
:59:12. > :59:17.has just. Just watch this red now. It has to be made now, hasn't it,
:59:18. > :59:26.Terry? He will have to hit this extremely thin if he wants to take
:59:27. > :59:33.the punt on. Just debating whether to take it on, I do not think you
:59:34. > :00:14.will. You can see that there is a little bit of room in between them.
:00:15. > :00:35.APPLAUSE. Another good safety shot. Judd has one more chance now on the
:00:36. > :00:43.green. That is down to his new tip for me. It is just pushing a little
:00:44. > :00:48.bit. On 23 occasions he has just got too much side on them -- two or
:00:49. > :01:20.three occasions. APPLAUSE. A little surprised
:01:21. > :01:34.Robertson has chosen this. Obviously he would prefer to get in behind the
:01:35. > :01:49.green. Job is not sure -- Judd. Let's see where it was before.
:01:50. > :02:11.That is where they were. You can see where the cue ball needs to go. The
:02:12. > :02:28.referee trying to give him a hand. One of the top referees there.
:02:29. > :02:37.They had the wrong still up there that time they're just having a
:02:38. > :02:55.another look. He cannot make it work now. He cannot get the right steel
:02:56. > :03:02.full -- still. The referee it needs to put the white about two inches
:03:03. > :03:11.back from where it is now. I know he can hear us in the commentary box.
:03:12. > :03:30.Just another 1.5 inches back. Laughter. That is not too bad.
:03:31. > :03:56.It's fine, it's fine. Robertson was not totally happy with it. What a
:03:57. > :04:40.great shot. APPLAUSE. Such an easy safety shot for Robertson.
:04:41. > :05:26.He would be pretty pleased to have gotten away with that safety shot
:05:27. > :05:34.there, Robertson. Or just take a few seconds to show you. When he missed
:05:35. > :05:44.the last thread altogether this is where the cue ball was. The red that
:05:45. > :05:46.is nearest to the cue ball. As it happened it did not cost him. He
:05:47. > :06:07.escaped from the snooker very well. Virtually the same shot that Judd
:06:08. > :06:21.played a few moments ago. That is what Robertson is trying to do. That
:06:22. > :06:45.was not really a great effort from Robertson.
:06:46. > :07:00.Nicely played. Not bad. With a red on the pocket he should not have too
:07:01. > :07:15.much trouble. The blue is also available. Playing the blue meant he
:07:16. > :07:21.was 100% guaranteed to get onto the red. There was a chance he could
:07:22. > :07:30.have snookered himself but definitely the right choice. He does
:07:31. > :07:41.not have a great angle on this red. He is not bound to play this shot
:07:42. > :08:00.well. Keep very, very well there to generate the pace on that. Well
:08:01. > :08:21.done. 40. He has gently cooked the red off the cushion. This will not
:08:22. > :08:31.be straightforward to get on. Mark Allen led Neil Robertson by one.
:08:32. > :08:53.This is a great talents for Judd to open up a gap. -- a great chance.
:08:54. > :09:13.He is looking their as if he were leave himself outside.
:09:14. > :09:39.A big pot coming up for Judd Trump. A tough one. Judd Trump, 20. A
:09:40. > :09:42.surprise that he missed that one. He would have been disappointed he was
:09:43. > :10:08.not closer to it. I did not see Judd missing that red.
:10:09. > :10:13.His 32 points behind Robertson. All of a sudden there are a few mistakes
:10:14. > :10:31.creeping in. He did not make a mistake against Mark Allen at all.
:10:32. > :10:37.Now it is Judd is turned to make a mistake. Robertson will be trying to
:10:38. > :10:49.get onto the pink. Somewhere where the cue ball is now would be nice.
:10:50. > :11:20.Not happening at the minute. Very unlike him.
:11:21. > :11:34.That is a poor safety shot from Judd. Robertson will be delighted if
:11:35. > :11:42.he can get out of this session 2- two because he has been outplayed in
:11:43. > :11:59.some of the frames. That did not go clean. He is not potting them in the
:12:00. > :12:04.middle of the pocket at the moment. A lot more difficult pot now if he
:12:05. > :12:21.takes it on but still available. A tough one.
:12:22. > :12:30.She may get another chance but he will be disappointed he did not get
:12:31. > :12:40.on that pink -- he may get another chance. He will get a another
:12:41. > :13:10.chance. He needs it. Brought the red into play but the
:13:11. > :13:19.cue ball is dangerously close to the cushion. A little bit of movement
:13:20. > :13:34.behind the curtain there. Somebody properly thought they were in the
:13:35. > :14:08.interval at this table. Good pot. Well done. Eight. Nine. If he is
:14:09. > :14:09.straight his OK. Much if he can get inside their -- luxury fit and get
:14:10. > :14:30.inside. 16. Not ideal on the red into the
:14:31. > :14:40.middle, that is why he is taking the corner. He wants to try and get
:14:41. > :14:46.right behind this. He is now on the black and he wants to get right
:14:47. > :14:49.behind it for the red in the middle. Similar to the last shot. Not quite
:14:50. > :15:28.in the middle. 25. The closer you are to the ball
:15:29. > :15:39.the easier the pot is. Pretty good. Only problem is that he is
:15:40. > :15:50.left-handed. Not guaranteed to knock this in. Judd Trump can play with
:15:51. > :15:55.his right hand so we -- he will have a little bit of an advantage. The
:15:56. > :16:16.good thing is he does not have to hit the yellow hard. It was always a
:16:17. > :16:25.possibility. He potted a few good balls there. Perhaps he needed --
:16:26. > :17:02.hit it a little harder than necessary. A big mistake that can
:17:03. > :17:14.be. Two. Almost went wrong. Just didn't have enough angle.
:17:15. > :17:42.Judd Trump four in front. He will have to get that pink to make sure.
:17:43. > :17:53.Looks at the scoreboard. He is 13 points in front. There is just 13
:17:54. > :18:06.left on the table. Judd Trump has won this match and he is 3-1 in
:18:07. > :18:20.front. A very pleased Judd Trump getting this underweight. -- under
:18:21. > :18:26.way. Neil Robertson missed an easy yellow during that final session. It
:18:27. > :18:30.will be interesting to see how it goes about his work now. The first
:18:31. > :18:36.time he has been to friends behind in this tournament so far. -- two
:18:37. > :19:24.frames behind. He has had his 15 minute break to
:19:25. > :20:18.think about things. That is one of Judd 's specialities, that shot.
:20:19. > :20:43.He is having a look at this one in the centre. Then he goes to the
:20:44. > :20:56.corner. A bit of a stretch. Very nicely played. He got the spin he
:20:57. > :20:59.wanted. I said to the guys going into the dressing rooms and asked
:21:00. > :21:12.them if they were having trouble with the cloth. They said they
:21:13. > :22:05.thought perhaps it was the cloth. APPLAUSE.
:22:06. > :22:33.The pink is available into the left-centre. If he is missed one of
:22:34. > :22:44.those all week that is as many as he has missed and he has already missed
:22:45. > :22:56.three in this match. He has missed seven out of 12, I think. A
:22:57. > :22:59.percentage of 58. Not always reflect properly on the numbers. Some parts
:23:00. > :23:05.are very easy and some are difficult but that is a good average. --
:23:06. > :23:48.pots. Playing a gentle to cost two
:23:49. > :24:24.cushions. As long as he does not hit it too hard.
:24:25. > :24:42.Better this time. He will have to run off this pack of friends and try
:24:43. > :24:51.and get in and around the yellow. -- pack of reds. Very good. Perfect.
:24:52. > :25:40.APPLAUSE. The red on the bottom cushion here.
:25:41. > :26:11.He has to find the gap, though, between the two reds. Excellent.
:26:12. > :26:24.Trump has a red into the right centre.
:26:25. > :26:52.If he can avoid the red that is behind it on the way down... He
:26:53. > :26:59.played for the kids. He didn't get the pot. -- the kiss. He is not
:27:00. > :27:26.happy. I'm not quite sure what he played
:27:27. > :27:43.for because he wouldn't have been on any other colour. Only he knows.
:27:44. > :27:56.Trump is looking down at the red just above the black. No, he is just
:27:57. > :28:03.playing for the red in the centre. He will hold for the blue if you
:28:04. > :28:06.can. He is looking at it now. If the red ghost past the black in the
:28:07. > :28:26.right corner, he will be on it straightaway. -- red goes.
:28:27. > :28:39.It is not perfect. We know the black doesn't pot, so fierce not on the
:28:40. > :28:46.red above the black, he may have to play an alternative.
:28:47. > :29:14.The red he's looking at looks very tight.
:29:15. > :29:29.He knew he had to get a cannon. He is on the black but he would like to
:29:30. > :29:34.a few inches further out. It is not just the black being a lot there
:29:35. > :29:43.than he wanted. The cue ball comes into it as well.
:29:44. > :30:07.Very gentle push through the cue. Natural instincts.
:30:08. > :30:15.He has had some problems in this session. The spin didn't seem to
:30:16. > :30:19.take on a few shots. I don't think he has had many bounces off the
:30:20. > :30:31.cushion. There is another example of a damp
:30:32. > :31:02.table. This is a great chance going into
:31:03. > :31:08.this second session, which is tomorrow. No worse than all square,
:31:09. > :31:17.and he would like to kick on from the possible lead he will have a few
:31:18. > :31:22.moments. He has just over done that one slightly. He would have liked an
:31:23. > :31:41.angle on the red to get closer on the black.
:31:42. > :31:47.The perfect angle to stun up for those two reds. It will be
:31:48. > :31:54.interesting to see how the white reacts. He didn't get the desired
:31:55. > :32:31.stun again, but still reasonably OK. Another good pot. After playing that
:32:32. > :32:40.shot, you would expect it to be a bit easier on the black or pink
:32:41. > :33:13.going in to the left. He just played as it was. He didn't worry about it.
:33:14. > :33:17.Judd is yet to make a century in this tournament. This is a chance
:33:18. > :33:27.for one. He needs to try to bring the red
:33:28. > :33:42.over to the corner pocket. That is Judd 's highest break of the
:33:43. > :34:20.tournament. He didn't quite get into that
:34:21. > :34:34.properly. APPLAUSE He may have to take the
:34:35. > :34:46.pink. Once again, he just powers those in.
:34:47. > :35:11.Really great shot. The guaranteed position is pink in
:35:12. > :35:13.the middle and yellow into the right-hand corner. But he must make
:35:14. > :35:25.sure of the century. APPLAUSE His first century of the
:35:26. > :35:34.tournament. The 38 for the tournament in total.
:35:35. > :36:10.Unfortunately, the brown has not gone in but the fact he has made 107
:36:11. > :36:51.takes him three frames clear at 4-1. If he hits this week, he will kiss
:36:52. > :37:01.one of the reds. -- this thick four. He doesn't fancy that too much. At
:37:02. > :37:05.the moment, you feel that any mistake here means the player will
:37:06. > :37:13.go on to win the frame. He is having a look at it. He is pretty brave.
:37:14. > :37:30.What a great shot. Is the hat played it a fraction
:37:31. > :37:37.harder, the white would have gone to the right. That was the shot of the
:37:38. > :37:44.match so far, and here's 5-behind. What a time to pull that one out.
:37:45. > :38:06.The brown is not a certainty. He is on the red in the middle but
:38:07. > :38:33.he would have liked to have been straight on it.
:38:34. > :38:43.There is a chance here in the centre pocket if you can get his cue past
:38:44. > :38:53.year. The brown was perfect. This will hurt. He is 26 points behind.
:38:54. > :38:54.But a chance at pinching a frame that will really, really hurt Neil
:38:55. > :39:26.Robertson. Every shot at this moment seems so
:39:27. > :39:29.important. You can see he is not pleased with the position he has
:39:30. > :39:34.left himself on the black. He has the wrong angle on the black to play
:39:35. > :39:42.up the reds. He needs to make sure he gets past the brown. Well played
:39:43. > :39:49.off Robertson cushion but he still has to play for the pink. -- off one
:39:50. > :40:05.cushion. He needs an easier watch to the
:40:06. > :40:15.left. But he wants to bring the pink into play. He is looking very
:40:16. > :40:18.confident today. He started a little shaky but since the first frame, he
:40:19. > :40:25.has been pretty dominant in this match. Once again, bringing another
:40:26. > :40:34.red into play of the pot. Full of confidence. He went beep playing for
:40:35. > :41:02.the red behind the black spot. -- he won't be playing.
:41:03. > :41:08.Going back to Robertson 's shot on the brown, when he was perfect, he
:41:09. > :41:12.just let the cue ball run loose. He still should have pointed the red in
:41:13. > :41:18.the middle but he left himself slightly awkward. Now the work
:41:19. > :41:30.starts because his remaining two reds not certainties. Anything but
:41:31. > :41:43.straight. He has been slamming the scene. -- these in. He can't slam
:41:44. > :41:49.them all in. With those type of shots, when you hit them that hard,
:41:50. > :41:54.you could bounce the red up before it reaches the pot and it catches
:41:55. > :41:55.the top of the rubber instead of the lower part which helps the ball into
:41:56. > :42:26.the pocket. He is struggling. It is easy to be
:42:27. > :42:29.critical of these players, but when you are struggling, you can miss
:42:30. > :42:39.anything. He has played some very poor shots. We have said this many
:42:40. > :42:43.times about Judd. Even if he plays the ball into the middle pocket, he
:42:44. > :42:57.stuns them in. He always wants to stun them in. Neil is facing a 6-1
:42:58. > :42:59.deficit. This will be 19. If he has gone straight on this red, this is
:43:00. > :43:19.perfect. Well played. Well played for the black to make
:43:20. > :43:27.sure. I don't really understand why. That made the shot twice as hard. If
:43:28. > :43:56.he had rolled in, he wouldn't have missed it.
:43:57. > :44:04.It is almost like Neil has hit a brick wall at the minute. He had
:44:05. > :44:12.pink, blue, brown, to get behind there. I'm not sure if he is maybe
:44:13. > :44:22.feeling slightly unwell because he was coughing earlier on and he keeps
:44:23. > :44:29.wiping his forehead. When you are struggling out that, anything can
:44:30. > :44:34.affect you. He looks pale at the best of times, Neil. He has that
:44:35. > :45:01.kind of complexion anyway, but he looks out of sorts.
:45:02. > :45:15.He had brown. It looks as if it has come straight through the gap. One
:45:16. > :45:32.good pot in a good positional shot here and things could look better.
:45:33. > :45:43.It could have been better. He had no real control of the cue ball because
:45:44. > :45:52.he had to play it without side. The loot is available. -- the blue. He
:45:53. > :46:01.is looking at the brown which would have been perfect. He made played
:46:02. > :46:10.this deadweight in case he misses it. The blue will stop on the
:46:11. > :46:14.pocket. That's what he has done and he has played it pretty well. He
:46:15. > :46:19.just has to hold himself together, and this is a massive frame to
:46:20. > :46:52.Robertson. Five behind, or three behind. Well done.
:46:53. > :47:07.Eight points behind. Blue and brown will put on one point in front, so
:47:08. > :47:18.he needs the black. It looks like he has done the hard work now.
:47:19. > :47:30.He has been given a second chance by Judd, having missed that red in the
:47:31. > :47:38.middle. Usually 33 breaks don't mean a lot but in this context, it is a
:47:39. > :47:43.massive break. The time he took on the blue means he can handle that.
:47:44. > :48:16.He has closed the gap but still trails by 5-2.
:48:17. > :48:46.This is a Neil Robertson special. He is normally very good at these
:48:47. > :48:55.shots. Wow! I like to see the speed. Amazing. I don't think he is right,
:48:56. > :49:01.but that was a tremendous shot. Would he have pointed that red if he
:49:02. > :49:16.had lost the previous frame? -- potted. He wouldn't have been as
:49:17. > :49:24.confident. A little 33 break to pinch the frame at the previous
:49:25. > :49:26.visitors even his confidence boost. He will be doing cartwheels if he
:49:27. > :49:35.gets out of this session 5-3. That is when you have to earn your
:49:36. > :50:09.money as a coach. There are a few things happening. I
:50:10. > :50:21.don't think Neil Robertson expects them.
:50:22. > :50:29.The cue ball is far enough off the cushion that some kind of stun on it
:50:30. > :50:46.and deviate the cue ball for the next red.
:50:47. > :50:56.We don't really know if Neil Robertson is not feeling well here,
:50:57. > :50:57.but the truth of it is that you have to play every day in the
:50:58. > :51:10.championship. He has hit two shots just then and
:51:11. > :51:15.didn't really get the contact he wanted. The previous one, the red to
:51:16. > :51:23.blue, he was expecting topside. He hit it a bit harder to make sure he
:51:24. > :51:34.got around the two cushions. If he gets nicely on the black, you would
:51:35. > :51:38.expect him to score heavily. When he plays to screw topside on the blue,
:51:39. > :51:45.there is no problem. But you can see he has left it short. This is a
:51:46. > :51:46.little bit short as well. He may have to play at cannon too slow the
:51:47. > :51:55.cue ball down. There is a red available into the
:51:56. > :52:25.middle. Trump sees the shot very early. He
:52:26. > :52:29.is very quick. It is nice to see him playing reasonably. We have only
:52:30. > :52:36.seen flashes of his brilliance. There has been no consistency in his
:52:37. > :52:44.game this season. I know what a fabulous talent he is. But to do it
:52:45. > :52:48.on the biggest stadium, that is what it is all about. It is what
:52:49. > :52:49.everybody strives for in Sheffield. Maybe he is saving his best for the
:52:50. > :53:48.next two weeks. It is not too bad. But he is just
:53:49. > :53:57.hitting the cue ball slightly out of position.
:53:58. > :54:15.The reds deadweight with the black. Another contribution above 50.
:54:16. > :54:23.A glance at the scoreboard tells them he is 42 in front. The black,
:54:24. > :54:29.49. Two more reds and colours to be absolutely certain. He doesn't
:54:30. > :54:34.really want to play for the one behind the black. He was rather
:54:35. > :54:38.played the wind on the side cushion because he is left-handed. -- he
:54:39. > :54:59.would rather played the one. If that had been any harder, it
:55:00. > :55:12.wouldn't have gone in. Just look at this red.
:55:13. > :55:16.He didn't risk going into them. I thought he would. But this is inch
:55:17. > :55:59.perfect. That is the important red. He needs
:56:00. > :56:06.to pot the black as well. He likes to entertain, Judd Trump. He is 65
:56:07. > :56:33.in front with just 51 left. Neil Robertson obviously resigned to
:56:34. > :56:38.the fact he will be 6-2 behind. He was one of the favourites of this
:56:39. > :56:47.tournament. He has to win the next session, regardless, to get back
:56:48. > :56:58.into the match. But this is really nice to see Trump playing like we
:56:59. > :56:59.know he can. He has certainly been the most impressive out of the two
:57:00. > :57:25.today. I'm sure we were all thinking he
:57:26. > :57:33.would go all the way at the start of this match. No one would have
:57:34. > :57:39.expected a 6-2 result for either player.
:57:40. > :57:47.A few exhibition shots here now. Those in the front row had better
:57:48. > :58:14.watch out. Not quite. But it has been a
:58:15. > :58:20.wonderful break-building exercise care from Trump. He leads Neil
:58:21. > :58:26.Robertson overnight by -2. Session one complete. The left-handers
:58:27. > :58:33.continue their rivalry later today. Join us at 10am for further live
:58:34. > :58:38.coverage from the sticker championship. We will see you then.
:58:39. > :58:41.-- snooker.