:00:35. > :00:41.Hello and welcome to Snooker Extra from the 2014 Dafabet World
:00:42. > :00:48.Championship. One frame separated Barry Hawkins and qualify at David
:00:49. > :00:50.Gilbert, ranked 27 places below him. 5-4 after the first session. This is
:00:51. > :01:16.the start of the second. Barry Hawkins gets framed tent under
:01:17. > :01:24.way. Starting this second session of the first round match -- frame ten.
:01:25. > :01:36.Against Dave Gilbert who is a very dangerous player. A nice player to
:01:37. > :01:40.watch. And, amazingly enough, Dave Gilbert turned professional in 2001.
:01:41. > :01:48.This is the first time they have ever met.
:01:49. > :02:01.Already, the first poor shot of the session. An early half chance for
:02:02. > :02:08.Barry. Barry did well yesterday, he was 4-2 down. He came back to lead
:02:09. > :02:23.5-4 coming into this session. Good safety shot. A little bit
:02:24. > :02:40.thick. Not enough pace on the cue ball.
:02:41. > :02:48.Yes, I wasn't obvious match yesterday, but looking at the
:02:49. > :02:56.scoreline, as you say, Barry Hawkins was 3-1 behind. Then, he really
:02:57. > :03:01.caught on fire in frame five, making a break of 7-2, a break of 72. Frame
:03:02. > :03:11.eight, a break of 115 and the final frame of the session, 69. I was
:03:12. > :03:14.going to say. He didn't do a lot wrong. He will be disappointed
:03:15. > :03:22.though that he missed that one. That was a sitter.
:03:23. > :03:40.I will forgive him, because it's 10am in the morning.
:03:41. > :03:51.Full ball Kiss of the yellow. That's OK. He's on the yellow. The brown
:03:52. > :04:04.gives him better angle -- kiss. He doesn't mess about, does he gave. --
:04:05. > :04:10.Dave. It couldn't have worked out much better than that. I think
:04:11. > :04:13.this, closest to the cue ball, he can hold, close to the pocket. A
:04:14. > :04:45.good positive shot. Good result. Barry missed that easy read. He must
:04:46. > :04:49.have thought, it won't cost me much. Two shots later, he could lose a
:04:50. > :04:51.frame from it. If Dave can capitalise on this tricky decent
:04:52. > :05:17.opportunity. -- pretty decent. He hasn't got the cue ball there.
:05:18. > :05:22.Yes, disappointing that was. OK, he has played for the red that is to
:05:23. > :05:27.the left of the pink into the left corner, but he had a nice angle of
:05:28. > :05:32.the black. You felt as though there were other shots he could have
:05:33. > :05:34.played. He will be disappointed not to have got more here. There was a
:05:35. > :05:56.good break of the reds. His main concern was to get the cue
:05:57. > :05:57.ball back to the baulk end. He will be disappointed not to have scored
:05:58. > :07:00.more. Because there doesn't appear to be
:07:01. > :07:06.an escape route down the right-hand side of the table, he will have a
:07:07. > :07:08.problem playing down the left-hand side of the table. He might be
:07:09. > :07:14.trying to get down the right-hand side. This has got to be very
:07:15. > :07:22.precise. And, fair play, it was. Dutiful shot. Beautiful shot! --
:07:23. > :07:32.beautiful shot. Beautiful line, good length, well played. It looks simple
:07:33. > :07:36.when they go right. If he had just hit the red a little too thick or
:07:37. > :07:45.too thin, but he played it perfectly.
:07:46. > :07:51.That was a poor one from Barry. He was lucky not to leave anything
:07:52. > :08:01.there. And he has left something. Much too thick.
:08:02. > :08:07.Now, he has had one good chance, Dave. He has to make the most of
:08:08. > :08:27.this one. Is it Dave, or David? David. That's
:08:28. > :08:29.what it says on the scoreboard, anyway, I am going with the
:08:30. > :08:44.scoreboard. He managed to get a nice angle on
:08:45. > :08:54.the blue sea can pretty much do what he likes. He could have done better
:08:55. > :09:05.than that. -- blue, so he can. Very average. That's amazing. Two
:09:06. > :09:15.glorious chances. He may suffer for that. In this frame, in the long
:09:16. > :09:41.run. He wanted to stop about there. That's how far he overrun it.
:09:42. > :09:55.It was more or less forced, and he thought the only one he could leave
:09:56. > :10:02.was the one he was playing, but the dreaded double-kiss. Third good
:10:03. > :10:17.chance. If you get three, you think it is a bonus.
:10:18. > :10:29.Well, he has not woken up yet. More concerned with trying to find the
:10:30. > :10:40.path of the cue ball, forgot about the pots. -- pot. He is playing
:10:41. > :10:53.right into the hands of Barry Hawkins.
:10:54. > :11:17.Sometimes it is tricky to get decent possession.
:11:18. > :11:26.He has been let off a couple of times already. So, he will want to
:11:27. > :11:32.punish David for not making the most of those opportunities. The first
:11:33. > :11:53.frame of any session is always very important.
:11:54. > :12:04.It must mean he has come very straight on this pink.
:12:05. > :12:11.He was just able to screw back an inch. Play the red to the right
:12:12. > :12:18.middle and then the pink to the left centre.
:12:19. > :12:29.Certainly, came of age last season when he reached the final of this
:12:30. > :12:33.World Championship. He was losing out to Ronnie O'Sullivan but at one
:12:34. > :12:37.time he looked like he would be run over by Ronnie, but he stuck in
:12:38. > :12:46.there. There were times when you felt as though he was maybe going to
:12:47. > :12:56.turn the match around. In the end, finished up losing that final 18-12.
:12:57. > :13:02.And, become one of the more consistent and solid players on the
:13:03. > :13:09.circuit. He is up in the heady ranks of number four in the world now.
:13:10. > :13:19.Without doubt, over the last two or three seasons, one of the most
:13:20. > :13:24.improved players in the game. From being a player that used to hover
:13:25. > :13:26.around the top 16, as you say, now, firmly established as one of the top
:13:27. > :13:41.players in the game. Yes, I have always said. Obviously,
:13:42. > :13:44.all the players who come here and get through to the Crucible
:13:45. > :13:51.Theatre, no one doubts their ability. It is just about
:13:52. > :13:57.temperament, really. Can you do it on the big stage? Can you hold
:13:58. > :14:00.yourself together when it matters? Barry has proved that and he has
:14:01. > :14:37.proven it to himself and that is why he is a very tough competitor.
:14:38. > :14:45.I don't think the black is available. So he will have to do a
:14:46. > :14:53.little bit with the cue ball. That was all he could do. So, slightly
:14:54. > :14:59.tricky pink. Didn't have to do a lottery the cue ball. He can pot at
:15:00. > :15:01.the pink naturally. Get the red that is closest to the pink for the left
:15:02. > :15:20.corner. 33 points the lead. Two reds, two
:15:21. > :15:33.colours. That would see him home in this first frame. -- didn't have to
:15:34. > :15:35.do a lot. You could say it was a bonus given the three good
:15:36. > :15:45.opportunities that David Gilbert had.
:15:46. > :15:54.So, he is just having to sit and suffer. He knows he has had three
:15:55. > :15:57.opportunities that could and maybe should have been won in this first
:15:58. > :16:03.frame. Particularly as he started one frame behind. He wanted to
:16:04. > :16:10.level. This frame was very important to David. But, he won't be getting
:16:11. > :16:12.the chance now. This pink to go 47 points in front, with just 43
:16:13. > :16:48.remaining. Obviously feels by dropping to the
:16:49. > :16:53.top cushion he can get past the black and of course if he puts this
:16:54. > :16:59.rate, that will mean David Gilbert will not be playing for sneakers. --
:17:00. > :17:03.pots this red. He has taken this really well. But, on the other hand,
:17:04. > :17:36.lucky to get an opportunity. He really hits the ball well. If he
:17:37. > :17:39.pots the yellow, it will be 73, and then the 27 with the six remaining
:17:40. > :17:47.colours, but will be exactly 100. Dafabet, Sponsors, are giving ?100
:17:48. > :17:53.to the children's Hospice in Sheffield for every century break
:17:54. > :18:00.that he has made the Crucible. A lovely gesture. -- that he has made
:18:01. > :18:17.at the Crucible. A very worthy cause.
:18:18. > :18:26.These three colours for the century. And, the hundred pound to the
:18:27. > :18:41.charity. I am sure the players are aware. No
:18:42. > :18:55.exhibition shots. Just make certain this black. Oh! Well! Well, what a
:18:56. > :19:01.shame! But, David Gilbert had three chances to only accrued 19 points.
:19:02. > :19:24.One chance for Barry Hawkins, break of 93, 6-4. David Gilbert to break.
:19:25. > :19:30.A little bit pacey with the break and the possibility here with this
:19:31. > :19:57.red. To the left corner. Close. Have the path to take the cue
:19:58. > :20:05.ball back to the baulk end with the element of safety. Well, you could
:20:06. > :20:13.see the expression on Barry's face, I think he thought that was in.
:20:14. > :20:22.That is an attacking safety shot from David. But, it's only a good
:20:23. > :20:25.one if you missed the ball colour. If you hit the ball colour, you are
:20:26. > :20:59.asking for trouble. He didn't play the long pots. I
:21:00. > :21:03.think he was slightly hampered by the yellow. He has played their
:21:04. > :21:18.safety. Excellent length. Excellent. The black and pink are
:21:19. > :21:30.tied up. He will try and leave the cue ball near this top cushion to
:21:31. > :22:22.contain safety. He couldn't have played it much better than that.
:22:23. > :22:29.that is a little bit careless. And, he can put the cue ball anywhere in
:22:30. > :22:34.the D. It goes around from the yellow spot to the green spot and he
:22:35. > :22:36.has a nice and easy cut on that spread. Position on the colour? That
:22:37. > :23:07.is a bit more of a problem. Obviously no natural angle to come
:23:08. > :23:36.down. It wasn't the easiest positional shot in the world.
:23:37. > :23:44.The problem is with this safety shot that Harry is going to play. He has
:23:45. > :23:48.to be wary that if he catches this too is the key could be hitting this
:23:49. > :23:51.into the middle of the table -- Barry.
:23:52. > :23:57.He has played it pretty well. Just a little bit short of length. I think
:23:58. > :24:39.he will settle for that. David Gilbert is obviously not
:24:40. > :24:44.settled this morning. Missing those two or three chances in the first
:24:45. > :25:14.round. He has got a few safety shots too thick.
:25:15. > :25:24.A decent cue ball. I think this red, closest to the red corner, will
:25:25. > :25:29.pots. David Gilbert is not going to play at that rate. He is just
:25:30. > :25:31.looking to see the potting line of the red in the corner pocket. --
:25:32. > :26:16.red. Good shot. He was never certain
:26:17. > :26:24.where the cue ball was going to finish. He has a bonus. This is pink
:26:25. > :26:29.going to be left of centre. I was just saying, it didn't look like it
:26:30. > :26:30.was going to be enough. All of a sudden, a flick of the pink and this
:26:31. > :26:53.is pottable now. He didn't take advantage of his good
:26:54. > :26:59.fortune. Not settled yet, this morning. As we track the pink that
:27:00. > :27:15.just catches the jaw. He missed a couple of chances in the
:27:16. > :27:19.first frame. Sometimes you can think, well, it is only the first
:27:20. > :27:23.frame, I will get more, I will play better. But, it is amazing how it
:27:24. > :27:33.affects you for the rest of the match. Yes, and particularly against
:27:34. > :27:40.someone like Barry Hawkins, who is a very heavy scorer. He does it in his
:27:41. > :27:48.own style. And, he is one of them players that, when he gets in a
:27:49. > :27:52.break, you feel as though you are sat in your seat for a bit longer
:27:53. > :27:56.than you are against other players because he gives everything due care
:27:57. > :28:01.and attention. I mean, he is not slow, his average shot time is 22
:28:02. > :28:07.seconds a shot, but this sort of air of inevitability when he gets in
:28:08. > :28:17.amongst the balls, spread as they are...
:28:18. > :28:29.He may not play the flesh off that other players might play, but many
:28:30. > :28:30.aspects he has improved, including rake ability. He plays an excellent
:28:31. > :28:49.game. -- break. His cue ball control is normally
:28:50. > :28:50.excellent as well, which obviously is the most important thing in break
:28:51. > :29:03.building. It looks as though he'll have to go
:29:04. > :29:07.back up for the blue here. He's got a slight angle, he could play a
:29:08. > :29:18.little stunned over it and kiss the red, but that could go wrong. If the
:29:19. > :29:25.Brown goes past the red that's Koke. Of course the red just below
:29:26. > :29:50.the brown ball to follow -- that's Koke.
:29:51. > :29:59.He's having a good look round. Most times you can roll it in and leave a
:30:00. > :30:02.nice angle on the yellow. All he needs is an angle on the colour to
:30:03. > :30:06.be able to get back up to the business end and these reds in and
:30:07. > :30:26.around the pink spot. Deciding to maybe knock that red
:30:27. > :30:36.away from the side cushion. But he is nicely on the blue.
:30:37. > :30:44.He looks to be inch perfect on this red to stand it in and play for the
:30:45. > :31:51.pink in the opposite corner. A good chance here -- stun.
:31:52. > :32:00.That now puts Barry 30 points in the lead. A few little obstacles to get
:32:01. > :32:11.over to win this frame at this visit. It's not a formality. After
:32:12. > :32:15.this pink there's one loose red just above the two near the blackspot.
:32:16. > :33:09.But he will have to work for the rest.
:33:10. > :33:16.Being left-handed, he can play for the pink and make certain he is a
:33:17. > :33:24.little bit high on it. He looks to have got a nice angle.
:33:25. > :33:34.44 points in front, a couple of reds still needed. Played the Canon
:33:35. > :33:43.nicely, the red needs to bounce, though. By his body language it
:33:44. > :33:52.hasn't. -- canon. He played it well enough. Maybe wanted to hit the
:33:53. > :33:58.right-hand red a little further Almac Fuller. 67 remaining.
:33:59. > :34:10.He now needs to end it with a good safety.
:34:11. > :34:23.And they don't come much better than that. APPLAUSE. Well played. He
:34:24. > :34:30.would have been disappointed to end the break there, but to be able to
:34:31. > :34:34.gather your thoughts and put full concentration into the next safety
:34:35. > :34:46.shot, that is what being a top player is all about. APPLAUSE.
:34:47. > :34:54.Here we see this, a lot of players, including myself, would just be
:34:55. > :35:06.happy to get the baulk cushion. But he made sure he got it really tight.
:35:07. > :35:16.Always an air of disappointment when you break down. But the thing is to
:35:17. > :35:24.just say, OK, that's the way it is. Now let's play the next shot better.
:35:25. > :35:26.And that's what has made him over the last few years such a formidable
:35:27. > :35:43.opponent. Situation of the reds at the moment
:35:44. > :35:45.will suit Barry more than David. He will be liking to keep them close to
:35:46. > :35:59.the cushion. Nearly a bonus, he nearly got the
:36:00. > :36:05.snooker behind the brown. But this is not an easy safety. He has to get
:36:06. > :36:09.it safe, David knows that. One more mistake could cost him the frame.
:36:10. > :36:28.A bit thinner than he would have liked.
:36:29. > :36:39.It is awkward, that cueball close to the side cushion. Has to be so
:36:40. > :36:46.careful to strike the middle of the cueball. When you can only see the
:36:47. > :36:47.top of the cueball, it is so easy to exaggerate the side, or any side
:36:48. > :37:08.that you get on the cueball. APPLAUSE. Very good. Very good
:37:09. > :37:24.indeed. And I think that David maybe snow could on all reds here --
:37:25. > :37:26.snookered. If there is one poking out by the black it is tough. You
:37:27. > :37:56.need good I is for this one, John. That was always the danger. A
:37:57. > :38:04.certain Barry would like it replaced -- I'm certain. But there is a bit
:38:05. > :38:09.of a problem here, just a fraction of the red sticking out, he's going
:38:10. > :38:10.to get it back in the perfect position. Of course, he gets help
:38:11. > :38:32.from the marker. So, originally they were there. That
:38:33. > :38:33.looks pretty good, that red to the left of the black should be near the
:38:34. > :38:54.cushion. The referee is giving him the
:38:55. > :39:08.instructions. Jan playing the part of Bernie the
:39:09. > :39:15.Fault. There is the original. And that is where it is now. I think
:39:16. > :39:23.that is pretty good, although David is saying that he thinks he could
:39:24. > :39:33.hit a little bit more of the red. It looks pretty good to us, both. Still
:39:34. > :39:38.doesn't make the shot any easier. He can't afford to give too many points
:39:39. > :39:48.away at the moment. He is 51 behind, only 67 remaining.
:39:49. > :40:01.Giving it one last go. Trying to come off like the cushion first and
:40:02. > :40:08.flick the red on the way back. I think the reason he is not coming
:40:09. > :40:14.off like the left-hand side cushion and dropping onto the red on the
:40:15. > :40:17.left-hand side of the table... He is thinking about it now but he is
:40:18. > :40:20.concerned he may leave a plot to the middle. That is what he is playing.
:40:21. > :40:26.Trying to drop on this red to the left cushion. -- a pot. The kiss
:40:27. > :40:30.doesn't help. That was the problem. He got the double kiss and he has
:40:31. > :40:38.left a choice of reds now for Barry Hawkins.
:40:39. > :40:47.Fall caused by the quality of Hawkins' safety play -- all caused.
:40:48. > :41:22.Getting the cueball into the most difficult position.
:41:23. > :41:33.Just about online for this green. This green and one more red and he
:41:34. > :41:39.will take the second frame with this morning session. This red will put
:41:40. > :42:06.him 56 points ahead with just 51 remaining.
:42:07. > :42:17.So there you see it now, 62 ahead and 51 remaining. Doubtful whether
:42:18. > :42:23.David Gilbert would carry on. And I think that is a concession. So not
:42:24. > :42:25.the best start this morning for David Gilbert, but Barry Hawkins
:42:26. > :42:40.will be delighted. And he's not done much wrong. He now
:42:41. > :42:48.Barry Hawkins breaks off, he has won five frames on the spin. Gilbert has
:42:49. > :42:49.got to do something quickly otherwise this match will run away
:42:50. > :43:15.from him. Catching the blue won't help. He may
:43:16. > :43:22.have left a pot, but unless there is a path and an escape route back to
:43:23. > :43:27.the baulk end, Barry may not play it. But with his hand on the table,
:43:28. > :43:29.you would expect him to play a better safety shot than the one
:43:30. > :43:57.David has just produced. If you put that up against his
:43:58. > :44:08.previous safety shots, that was a poor one from Barry.
:44:09. > :44:16.This time David caught the baulk colour, but just a glancing blow. It
:44:17. > :44:44.has not turned out too bad. That red going close to the right
:44:45. > :44:51.corner. That would have concerned Barry. May still be possible, but it
:44:52. > :44:57.is a tough one. Yes, you can get through to it, but to play it with
:44:58. > :45:03.the necessary pace to get back up for the colour makes the pot that
:45:04. > :45:11.much more difficult. But is there an alternative shot?
:45:12. > :45:17.Another good safety shot from Barry. David might be forced into
:45:18. > :45:45.playing this red. In the end he didn't try any heroics
:45:46. > :46:56.with this. He didn't get the double kiss. So safe enough.
:46:57. > :47:05.A decent safety shot. He's getting the line but he's not quite getting
:47:06. > :47:10.the length. It makes such a difference if you don't find the
:47:11. > :47:16.baulk cushion. I'm not saying that this is the easiest safety shot. You
:47:17. > :47:21.may even see Barry take this red onto the right corner. Something
:47:22. > :47:22.that he wouldn't have probably contemplated if he had been tight
:47:23. > :47:47.onto the cushion. Well, well. APPLAUSE. That was good
:47:48. > :47:53.queueing despite being so close to the baulk crush on. What a pot that
:47:54. > :47:59.was. This was excellent -- baulk cushion. Didn't have a lot of angle
:48:00. > :48:20.on that shot to force the cueball around but he did so well.
:48:21. > :48:28.Interesting to see how many left-handed players play the rest
:48:29. > :48:33.with the right hand. Mark Wills is another. I remember my old mate,
:48:34. > :48:44.Tony, he used to do exactly the same.
:48:45. > :49:06.My old mate! I never used to talk like that until I moved to London.
:49:07. > :49:14.That's one player I never played, Tony, amazing, isn't it? He was
:49:15. > :49:20.probably just getting to the end of his playing days. He was a superb
:49:21. > :49:29.player. We have all seen them, haven't we? But you played him in
:49:30. > :49:31.practice, Tony Meo, and if he was on his game you were just picking balls
:49:32. > :49:48.out of the pockets He's going to have to do some work
:49:49. > :49:53.with the cueball now, he will have to be straight on this red to follow
:49:54. > :49:56.through to the black in this corner. He will want to play for the blue
:49:57. > :50:05.here, get that back on its spot. Done off two cushions. That is too
:50:06. > :50:14.hard for the blue. It may even be too hard for a baulk colour. Is he
:50:15. > :50:20.on the ground? Just. -- the Brown. Just about but quite a bit to do
:50:21. > :50:27.here, especially using the rest. I think his idea was to play for the
:50:28. > :50:32.blue. But he is on the brown, but as I said, using the rest. If he plays
:50:33. > :50:35.the runthrough, lots of top. He is playing the screw shot. Or is he? He
:50:36. > :50:47.is undecided. Particularly when you're so close it
:50:48. > :50:52.is very hard to generate the pace that you need. He has decided to
:50:53. > :50:59.play the screw shot. No, he has changed to the run through. I tell
:51:00. > :51:13.you what, he's not made a bad fist of this. He is just about on this
:51:14. > :51:18.red. Being left-handed, he may be able to reach across. It depends, if
:51:19. > :51:23.it was a bit straighter he could screw. He could still play it, pot
:51:24. > :51:27.this red, screw into the cluster behind the pink and he may even be
:51:28. > :51:37.on the pink. If not a baulk colour. He will settle for that.
:51:38. > :51:46.As I say, it was a good shot off the brown to get there and he made the
:51:47. > :52:08.most of it, bringing the pink into play.
:52:09. > :52:22.That's amazing, isn't it? Of all the places to finish, and that little
:52:23. > :52:29.scratch of the head got a bit more vicious when you can't get through
:52:30. > :52:36.to it. So much room for error there. That is a careless one.
:52:37. > :52:43.And when you're going so well, you just want to keep it going and it
:52:44. > :52:57.just annoys you when you do things like that.
:52:58. > :53:04.He's not left the red, has the? Well, I looked at his body
:53:05. > :53:13.language, his shoulder seemed to droop a little bit so maybe he has.
:53:14. > :53:26.He has, he has left a path through to this red. Now, David, you need to
:53:27. > :53:31.make the most of this. Not certain if the pink spot is available. If it
:53:32. > :53:37.isn't it would suit David down to the ground because it could go on
:53:38. > :53:45.the black spot. I think it would go on there. If it does, of course,
:53:46. > :53:48.that means the pink ball will be tied up. The referee just checking.
:53:49. > :53:56.. I presume the middle of that spot
:53:57. > :54:05.will be in the middle, but he says no.
:54:06. > :54:13.The pink goes on the black spot. He needs to make the most of this
:54:14. > :54:27.opportunity. Barry was a little unlucky to nestle
:54:28. > :54:29.on the pink as he did. But you've got to take advantage of any mistake
:54:30. > :54:37.your opponent makes, particularly when you're behind in the match.
:54:38. > :54:52.Statuesque. Barry Hawkins. But underneath he will be a little
:54:53. > :54:56.bit annoyed. I was just going to say that, John. There was very little
:54:57. > :55:04.emotion there, but inside he will be raging. And more the positional shot
:55:05. > :55:20.and the fact he came off the red to nestle into the bunch.
:55:21. > :55:32.That's unforgivable. How has missed that? Sometimes people miss pots
:55:33. > :55:36.because they are thinking about position, he didn't have to think
:55:37. > :55:38.about position, just pot the pink and he would automatically be on the
:55:39. > :56:06.red. Well, that is a body blow. It's quite tricky to judge these
:56:07. > :56:12.shots. There is a red that will go to the right corner, a couple of
:56:13. > :56:16.reds to the left corner, but if you stun this to the right corner it is
:56:17. > :56:24.not the easiest positional shot. Just a touch of left-hand side. That
:56:25. > :56:29.is pretty good. I think he would have liked to have gone a little bit
:56:30. > :56:36.further up the table. But, having said that, in potting this red now
:56:37. > :56:42.he cannot open the reds. And hopefully finish on a baulk colour.
:56:43. > :56:48.Only one came out, though. But maybe he's thinking one is enough, there's
:56:49. > :56:53.another two available and if he gets those he will clear the path for the
:56:54. > :56:54.others. A couple of good, precise positional shots could see him home
:56:55. > :57:12.in this frame. I think I would favour the blue
:57:13. > :57:14.here, but Barry is left-handed which obviously makes this easier. That's
:57:15. > :57:30.well played. yes, the blue on its spot would have
:57:31. > :57:34.been ideal but as you say, probably felt comfortable being left-handed.
:57:35. > :57:41.The fact he is thinking about this means he is a bit straight on this
:57:42. > :57:44.red, having to play for the blue or the baulk colour again. He would
:57:45. > :57:48.have liked to have been in a position where he could come down
:57:49. > :57:52.the table for the pink. This cueball is having to travel distances, but
:57:53. > :57:56.one good positional shot and you feel the frame is in the bag.
:57:57. > :58:05.Just caught the bump going into it too much, he wanted to hit just
:58:06. > :58:13.before the middle pocket. But he overdid the side. And once he had
:58:14. > :58:21.over screwed, he was lucky not to go in off. Still on this red, but could
:58:22. > :58:36.have been easier. That missed pink by David Gilbert
:58:37. > :59:39.has not cost him the frame. I never spotted that. Where did that
:59:40. > :00:02.come from? I don't think that plant was on when
:00:03. > :00:08.Barry Hawkins was at the table. It was probably on, but couldn't go
:00:09. > :00:24.because of the red that he missed into the left corner. Awkward red
:00:25. > :00:28.neither side cushion. -- near the. The yellow is tight to the baulk
:00:29. > :00:53.cushion. It is a big ask on this visit.
:00:54. > :01:10.That looks pretty good. Trying to screw the cue ball. Looks to have a
:01:11. > :01:39.quite good angle. He has hit it nicely. Pot this right centre. If he
:01:40. > :01:49.does what this red... -- pot this red... Too thick, and playing at
:01:50. > :01:56.that pace. If he missed it, he was bound to leave it. But, that yellow
:01:57. > :01:59.nearer the baulk cushion is going to be just as much a problem for Barry
:02:00. > :02:00.Hawkins, although David, you can see from his reaction, couldn't believe
:02:01. > :02:23.he missed that read. -- red. Going for the baulk colour. It is
:02:24. > :02:28.not inch perfect, this. OK, he is on the green, but to get on the yellow
:02:29. > :02:31.or to get me the baulk cushion, you have to play with an awful lot of
:02:32. > :02:45.left-hand side. And, the players are reluctant to Lady with these
:02:46. > :02:49.superfine clocks -- to play with these super fine cloths. If he comes
:02:50. > :02:58.straight on the yellow, which looks likely, he is on the yellow. He is
:02:59. > :03:01.just coming around to have a look. If he has a slight angle, he may
:03:02. > :03:03.just be able to get the cue ball away from the baulk cushion, to
:03:04. > :03:19.leave himself a pot at the green. He just had enough angle, so that
:03:20. > :03:25.was a good shot from Barry Hawkins, and he is now one point in front. He
:03:26. > :03:26.needs up to and including the pink to win the third frame of this
:03:27. > :03:50.morning's session. The brown and blue will put him 13
:03:51. > :03:54.points in front with 13 points remaining.
:03:55. > :04:04.He has overdone that slightly. He didn't want to be using the rest. If
:04:05. > :04:29.it is dead straight, this needs good He hit the cue ball in the middle,
:04:30. > :04:32.with a dead straight shot. This has been a very solid performance. Don't
:04:33. > :04:37.get me wrong, he always need a little help from your opponent.
:04:38. > :04:44.David Gilbert, particularly in the first frame this morning, had three
:04:45. > :04:46.chances and did not make the most of them. He has lost the first three
:04:47. > :06:13.frames and is now 8-4 behind. Well, terrific shot. Perfection.
:06:14. > :06:18.Coming off the side, it is easy to overdo that, but you just get the
:06:19. > :06:23.feeling here that Barry Hawkins is in a nice comfort zone. He is not
:06:24. > :06:30.thinking about anything else but potting balls and getting this match
:06:31. > :06:33.put to better as soon as possible. -- put to bed. He just missed the
:06:34. > :06:54.cannon. He knew that he was OK. The red to either middle. Doesn't
:06:55. > :07:01.really have to be playing any cannons here. One of those
:07:02. > :07:06.situations, if you pot one red, you can clear the path for another. He
:07:07. > :07:09.just has to keep tight control of the cue ball. He must be feeling
:07:10. > :07:15.really good at the moment. Getting plenty of table time. His opponent
:07:16. > :07:25.not putting any pressure on him whatsoever. I was just going to say
:07:26. > :07:49.that. You are not being punished for mistakes, it makes you more relaxed.
:07:50. > :07:58.Such a psychological game, snooker, at the top level. You can keep your
:07:59. > :08:07.opponent in the chair, suffering. Make them feel worse and worse. When
:08:08. > :09:59.he does get a chance, he is in no frame of mind to take it.
:10:00. > :10:07.That was a better shot than it looked as well. He had to play that
:10:08. > :10:15.well on the left-hand side. It was slightly higher than the black.
:10:16. > :10:25.Left, knew the right corner pocket, no man's land if you don't get them
:10:26. > :10:32.properly. There is a mid-session interval after this frame. That is,
:10:33. > :10:41.unless Barry Hawkins WinZip, which looks very likely. He only need one
:10:42. > :10:46.more to book his place. The semi-? Don't get ahead of yourself. Into
:10:47. > :10:52.the second round. I was thinking that he was semifinalist last year.
:10:53. > :10:56.-- Barry Hawkins Windsor this. He proved to everybody and to himself
:10:57. > :11:04.that he was capable of cutting it with the best. It is all right
:11:05. > :11:06.thinking it, it is proving it and that is what he has done and he has
:11:07. > :11:43.carried it on the season. Well, it's not there. But, 71 in
:11:44. > :11:46.front. 67 remaining. One snooker to tie and he will be disappointed he
:11:47. > :11:59.didn't make a century there. Straightaway, he didn't want to do
:12:00. > :12:09.that, with the red in the cushion. He would have loved to pot the
:12:10. > :12:14.former red. Keep the red below the pink and snooker him behind. Not a
:12:15. > :12:21.very good shot there either. Not on form this morning, David, at all. As
:12:22. > :12:28.we are looking at the black, it was one snooker to tie, but, now he is
:12:29. > :12:36.playing for the blue, there is two snooker is needed -- snookers. It is
:12:37. > :12:56.not getting any easier. In these situations, you leave the
:12:57. > :13:02.last red on the table. You hope that you can get a snooker and a free
:13:03. > :13:07.ball. Just about slip past this red to be on it. There you see it, 49
:13:08. > :13:20.behind, 43 remaining, two snookers required. He will have to
:13:21. > :13:39.pot the black and trying get something off this red.
:13:40. > :14:01.Not quite a snooker. He doesn't know where he wants to be at the moment,
:14:02. > :14:12.David. It's a lonely place out there, the
:14:13. > :14:20.Crucible Theatre, when you are struggling. And that's the frame
:14:21. > :14:24.conceded, so Barry Hawkins, who has won all four frames we have played
:14:25. > :14:29.this morning is now just one frame away from a place in the second
:14:30. > :14:40.round. He leads David Gilbert, the angry farmer, 9-4.
:14:41. > :14:50.Barry Hawkins gets frame 14 under way. He is only looking for one
:14:51. > :14:55.more. Some of the seeds have struggled in this first round. At
:14:56. > :14:59.the moment, he is in a very comfortable position. David Gilbert
:15:00. > :15:06.will be disappointed with his performance in the first four
:15:07. > :15:25.frames. Now he needs to play, well, don't miss snooker. Can he produce?
:15:26. > :15:35.I thought he may have flicked one there. He was long way away the
:15:36. > :15:42.intended pot. Because he was a long way away, the red careered into the
:15:43. > :15:54.main bunch. Nowhere near. He nearly had a bit of luck.
:15:55. > :16:02.Barry Hawkins, as he did in the first four frames, looking very
:16:03. > :16:09.solid. He won't want to be leaving him to many chances. Very focused,
:16:10. > :16:24.very composed. Very confident looking.
:16:25. > :16:34.Just looking at Harry's expression, it looks as though he has come a
:16:35. > :16:38.little too straight on this red -- Barry's. It could be that the black
:16:39. > :16:41.goes into this left corner, but, if he is straight, he won't be able to
:16:42. > :16:48.force the cue ball out for the black.
:16:49. > :16:57.That is as good as he could do. Obviously, he would like to be
:16:58. > :17:00.straight on this black. But, there is the possibility. I'm not certain
:17:01. > :17:19.what is available here. He could play the cannon. If you stay on the
:17:20. > :17:24.stay on the right corner. It is easy. If you concentrate on the
:17:25. > :17:34.cannon. What we call the blind pocket. That is the end. It didn't
:17:35. > :17:46.catch the main bunch, as he would have liked. It meant that the cue
:17:47. > :17:51.ball was going to drift away from the reds. Just having a look if
:17:52. > :17:54.there is a possibility of a plant, a three ball plant it will be. You
:17:55. > :18:22.can't see much fairer. -- there. It's not there. Seems to be a lot of
:18:23. > :18:33.rates move before we saw the plant. Trickled towards the pocket. -- reds
:18:34. > :18:44.moved. It was a good spot. It all depends on what sort of angle he has
:18:45. > :18:49.got. Just a little angle. Hast to force the cue ball. That was a good
:18:50. > :19:10.shot. We have seen a view of the seeds
:19:11. > :19:20.already in this championship sort of start a bit. -- stutter a bit.
:19:21. > :19:29.Yes, and every credit to him, because he didn't start of the match
:19:30. > :19:41.that well. He lost the first two friends. -- frames. He went four -
:19:42. > :19:46.two behind. David Gilbert has never been ahead since. Seven in a row.
:19:47. > :20:03.Just this frame is needed to win the match -- 4-2.
:20:04. > :20:18.Scoring heavily. I don't want to put the commentator's curse on him, but
:20:19. > :20:22.he is not looking like missing anything that is easy, which is
:20:23. > :20:23.always a good thing when you are a amongst the balls and they are
:20:24. > :21:20.nicely spread like this. --when you are amongst the balls. He
:21:21. > :21:28.just played the cannon to hold the cue ball at this end. I think David
:21:29. > :21:40.Gilbert is sat in his seat wondering if he has played his last shot in
:21:41. > :21:45.this year 's World Championship. As I say, he had plenty of chances in
:21:46. > :21:48.the first friend this morning, which if he had taken, he could have
:21:49. > :21:56.levelled the match. But, it slipped away very quickly since then.
:21:57. > :22:05.Just a little bit thinner than he would have liked. He could play a
:22:06. > :22:11.tool cannon of a pink, just a little soft tannin. -- a little cannon off
:22:12. > 1:15:17the pink.