:00:14. > :00:34.This program is live captioned by Ericsson Access Services.
:00:35. > :00:41.And We All and welcome to the first slick action of the 2016 what
:00:42. > :00:45.Supachai project. Our featured match is a first round all Scottish affair
:00:46. > :00:52.between Alan McManus and Stephen Maguire. Mississippi first session,
:00:53. > :01:03.best of 19 frames, Willie and can with the commentary.
:01:04. > :01:18.APPLAUSE. Almost straight into the yellow pocket as we look. Is not
:01:19. > :01:40.have to do to much with the tubal. -- tubal -- cue ball.
:01:41. > :02:02.The key for him is to get pink or black onto the spot very quickly. In
:02:03. > :02:09.the black will still be available, to be left and spot, at any rate is
:02:10. > :02:31.far away enough to negotiate a path at some stage.
:02:32. > :03:03.APPLAUSE. He could have it dropped it then, the cue was someone in that
:03:04. > :03:12.circle. You have to be so precise. The black still pots from their, he
:03:13. > :03:26.would like to get those rates that are around the black spot away. --
:03:27. > :03:33.of those reds. That is a poor shot. So much margin of error. He played
:03:34. > :03:47.at around the back to be on the red at the same pocket.
:03:48. > :04:06.We did not expect him to part that. , for blue.
:04:07. > :04:22.We did not expect him to part that. Gone for blue.
:04:23. > :04:53.An excellent pistol shot, but it has left the ankle to get out for the
:04:54. > :05:01.black. As far as ways possible to make a black easier. He would have
:05:02. > :05:13.loved that the BA to be a two and a bit higher, straightforward to get
:05:14. > :05:18.to the rates above the black. He is digging down deep, is able to kiss
:05:19. > :05:31.the red which is just above the black. He has kissed it OK, well
:05:32. > :05:32.played. This was the set friendly human -- set frame and few moments
:05:33. > :05:51.ago. Maguire is asking the referee to
:05:52. > :05:56.keep an eye on it, because his quite close to the red with his cue.
:05:57. > :06:25.APPLAUSE. 19. May have to go for the blue
:06:26. > :06:54.here. 20. He needs to be top side of it
:06:55. > :07:00.just about. , sure Stephen Maguire put it at a quick look at the
:07:01. > :07:06.score, 15 points ahead. Three rounds with three blacks. He will not need
:07:07. > :07:14.it the red that is on the top cushion. It does not look that
:07:15. > :07:20.difficult, but it can be tricky if you are not close enough to it. This
:07:21. > :07:22.is what the player is to do they, they look at the score to see how
:07:23. > :07:34.many rates -- rates -- they look at the score to see how
:07:35. > :07:43.many reds. he was perfect to get onto that
:07:44. > :08:08.red, he will get onto it in open play. When he is in full flow,
:08:09. > :08:32.Stephen Dwyer cues the ball very nicely. -- Steve Maguire. 42.
:08:33. > :08:46.That puts in the by points, there will be no heroics, he will make
:08:47. > :09:00.short -- for a bit -- sure of it. A good pot. He will secure the frame
:09:01. > :09:17.and can relax. APPLAUSE. He has got back onto the yellow. Looks just
:09:18. > :09:29.about perfect. 57. APPLAUSE. 59. This is the frame that Alan McManus
:09:30. > :09:33.will be a bit disturbed by. 62. This is all you want, one chance every
:09:34. > :09:42.frame. If you know you are fat that one chance you cannot think you have
:09:43. > :09:47.been unlucky. He cannot expect to pot everything all of the time. He
:09:48. > :10:13.will be disappointed with the callous shot. -- careless shot. 71.
:10:14. > :10:18.APPLAUSE. 77. A good 77 break from Stephen Maguire puts into the lead.
:10:19. > :10:21.APPLAUSE. 77. A good 77 break from Stephen Maguire puts him into the
:10:22. > :10:37.Stephen Maguire will be pleased with his effort in the opening frame.
:10:38. > :10:38.When you're in the balls and you miss, it is not good for your
:10:39. > :11:59.confidence. He will be disappointed to cut the
:12:00. > :12:54.job, but he will be happy with the red. It is a safety shot. APPLAUSE.
:12:55. > :13:10.APPLAUSE. A little tap on that even -- table from Stephen acknowledging
:13:11. > :13:17.the shot from Alan. Trying to glance off the first three get back into
:13:18. > :13:23.the ball. But of course it goes without saying, you can catch it too
:13:24. > :14:24.thick. Perhaps on the thin side for the first shot. Almost perfect.
:14:25. > :14:33.Allen has been a bit fortunate, but in his hand up to say sorry to
:14:34. > :14:42.Stephen Maguire because he is coverage is read down the right-hand
:14:43. > :14:48.side. May try to play this off the cushion. Maybe they plan to screw
:14:49. > :16:23.back in the ball, this could go anywhere. LAUGHTER.
:16:24. > :16:36.This is an excellent safety shot from Alan. Picnic target -- a big
:16:37. > :16:39.target behind those three colours of their, to get him back into the same
:16:40. > :17:27.position. He will be preferring the black, he
:17:28. > :17:32.has to be careful not to push it onto a red. But he did not get that
:17:33. > :18:38.quite as he would like. The couple ways he could play this
:18:39. > :18:47.short. He could possibly be way before the middle pocket, he could
:18:48. > :18:53.play it that way but years of going the other way, trained to land the
:18:54. > :19:22.red year black. He does not want to go around the back of it. APPLAUSE.
:19:23. > :19:36.This is his shot. He has got a good line from the last shot, we expected
:19:37. > :19:43.to hit it this time. He did not want to hit it that way, but still it
:19:44. > :19:47.does not look bikie is left anything straightforward for Stephen Maguire.
:19:48. > :20:08.But you can see his intention already, he wants to bring that back
:20:09. > :20:12.into play. -- black. A good effort, he ties up the black unfortunately
:20:13. > :20:25.however. The cue ball is just by the yellow, he is in slip shot here.
:20:26. > :22:05.APPLAUSE. Years pushed it through political,
:22:06. > :22:14.but look at the blacks that are in the way. Maybe it is time his
:22:15. > :22:22.chances on the island, the three reds to the right of the bunch were
:22:23. > :22:30.cut by the other. You will have two put it cushion first. Very hard to
:22:31. > :23:18.play it like that. One. That was the good shot there,
:23:19. > :23:26.he managed to force the angle of the red to get it out for the pink. When
:23:27. > :23:44.pointing this ink, the baby able to free up the pink spot as well.
:23:45. > :23:55.APPLAUSE. Is hoping that it will not spot now. It is somewhat tied up,
:23:56. > :24:13.sweet maker on the blue spot. -- so it may go on the blue spot. Eight.
:24:14. > :24:21.He probably felt that to play it at that pace, he was almost sure to get
:24:22. > :24:28.the cue ball back to the baulk area. The couple of kisses as you
:24:29. > :24:42.can see, leaving the cue ball tight on the cushion. Stephen Maguire,
:24:43. > :24:46.eight. APPLAUSE. Half a chance here for a McManus to take it on.
:24:47. > :25:26.eight. APPLAUSE. Half a chance here for McManus to take it on.
:25:27. > :25:44.He looks to be bemused about how the cue ball is ended up in the pocket.
:25:45. > :25:55.Let's see if we can notice anything. He's not playing behind the browned
:25:56. > :26:37.so... Just is judged it. -- misjudged.
:26:38. > :26:50.Not quite sure won't Stephen Maguire has put Alan McManus back in here.
:26:51. > :26:59.He has a straightforward safety shot. This could be a mistake. The
:27:00. > :27:15.big target behind that green. APPLAUSE Good shot. Sometimes you
:27:16. > :27:22.like to get what you deserve. Even if he played the pot, I mean,
:27:23. > :27:28.Stephen Maguire has got more cue power than 80% of the players. The
:27:29. > :27:37.only thing he could do was put him a keen. -- could not do. Was put him
:27:38. > :27:55.back in. APPLAUSE. Nice pot. He was
:27:56. > :29:53.looking... The angle on the pocket. It looks like the pink will pot into
:29:54. > :30:07.this corner. Stephen just looking at it so he can pot the Fred into the
:30:08. > :30:13.red Centre and get onto the pink. -- of red.
:30:14. > :30:42.Plenty of red in the open. 28 point lead.
:30:43. > :31:17.Does not have to worry about the lack, at the moment. -- the black.
:31:18. > :32:43.. Just a little under heat but still no problem with the red in the
:32:44. > :33:38.corner and the pink available. 42. Needed an angle on the pink. He
:33:39. > :33:42.has gone a fraction too far. He can run through the bottom red. Played
:33:43. > :34:30.the cannon. 55. 56. Yes, he has done very well
:34:31. > :34:40.making this break of 56, just off the pink.
:34:41. > :36:09.It looks a slight angle. A bit unlucky. But, still, he will not be
:36:10. > :36:21.worried. Following the 77 in the first round with a 76. He now leads
:36:22. > :36:27.Alan McManus by two frames. He needs to get a foothold early in this
:36:28. > :36:35.match. He cannot afford to be worse than 3-1 behind. Has it left this in
:36:36. > :37:52.the middle? I am not sure he can see it. I don't think he can.
:37:53. > :38:14.APPLAUSE. Completely mishit that safety shot. You can see by his
:38:15. > :38:25.facial expression, quite bemused. Positive for some 35 minutes. It is
:38:26. > :38:33.essential to get 50 or above to feel more confident than he would be at
:38:34. > :39:07.the moment. 22 his highest in the opening two frames.
:39:08. > :39:20.Purposely played to hold for this red fright in the centre. Can get
:39:21. > :39:23.back to the black, if he wishes and that pink in the right bottom
:39:24. > :40:15.corner. He is judging where he once the cue
:40:16. > :40:28.ball to go. He wants to be almost the red is just putting it down to
:40:29. > :40:53.see the pink spot, it is a bit tight. 15. 16. It looks late in the
:40:54. > :41:04.middle of the three reds are just below the cue ball, will... Into the
:41:05. > :41:07.left-hand corner as well. A decent opportunity here for Alan McManus.
:41:08. > :42:02.That is perfect. 23. He would like it a bit straighter on
:42:03. > :42:06.this black, he has to come in-off the cushion and that makes it
:42:07. > :42:12.difficult because it he read that is directly below the black will cause
:42:13. > :42:18.a problem. If you cannot get the desired kiss there, this mag are
:42:19. > :42:24.wrong. Hasn't gone wrong? I don't think he has, and think it is OK.
:42:25. > :42:40.think he has, I think it is OK. 31.
:42:41. > :43:34.If he wishes to go into the property, he doesn't have two. There
:43:35. > :43:43.are if you loose reds available. Oh well, would you believe that? Years
:43:44. > :43:47.looking at the black as if yesterday kick there, but I think is taking
:43:48. > :43:59.his eye off the ball. But have a look. Not quite sure.
:44:00. > :44:16.We did not detect a kick, did we. He was concentrating so much on getting
:44:17. > :44:23.into the red. May have dropped a little bit, but not 100% sure. By
:44:24. > :44:34.his body language, it looks as though he felt he got a kick. He has
:44:35. > :44:38.been let off the hook. Stephen Maguire, one. What a relief for Alan
:44:39. > :45:38.McManus. He will be delighted it got back to
:45:39. > :45:40.the table so quickly, looks a certainty to get a frame on the
:45:41. > :47:10.board. Nine. The frame is more than safe now,
:47:11. > :47:22.this not have to worry to the much. He is quite on frame on the board
:47:23. > :47:25.and now he can settle down. Did not want it on the red on the way down,
:47:26. > :47:34.still a little bit left on the side.
:47:35. > :47:42.Yes and played straight into it. I've got itchy played cushion first,
:47:43. > :47:59.he could not go wrong. But the frame is more than safe now.
:48:00. > :48:21.APPLAUSE. 39. I think you will be playing cushion first this time.
:48:22. > :48:24.APPLAUSE. 46. It just shows you, one shot can make all of the difference.
:48:25. > :48:28.If Stephen Maguire had gone on to make the frame with what was a
:48:29. > :48:32.kick, he would have been set on a chair or the time thought about the
:48:33. > :48:45.black. How fickle snooker players can be.
:48:46. > :49:31.This looks a little bit too hard. APPLAUSE. Alan McManus, 60. APPLAUSE
:49:32. > :49:40.. This gets back into the first session, but he still trails by two
:49:41. > :49:52.frames to one. That was a nice frame before the mid-session interval.
:49:53. > :49:58.This amazing how different to tables can play. On another table, every
:49:59. > :50:06.break of the black was tied up and no red ever came off the middle. How
:50:07. > :50:23.can two tables plates are different? I don't think Stephen will be
:50:24. > :50:27.putting them back in, it is an easy target but he may have a go of
:50:28. > :50:55.putting the red into the green pocket. APPLAUSE. Excellent pot.
:50:56. > :51:14.A nice angle on the green though. APPLAUSE. He is not on this red,
:51:15. > :51:19.keeping it stuck to the pack. It will be a touching ball, no doubt.
:51:20. > :52:02.Touching ball. He needs to cover this red era, yes
:52:03. > :52:09.made a all shot. He may have two paid again, I am surprised he put
:52:10. > :52:16.this to read in. Lets keep an eye on the red, but did not set from that
:52:17. > :52:28.angle but obviously it did. Allen will not want to put Maguire back in
:52:29. > :52:34.here, but he will take the red on. He would be very unlucky not to come
:52:35. > :52:39.out into open play. He will have no idea what is going to end up, but
:52:40. > :53:04.his left it to Stephen and he will take it on.
:53:05. > :53:29.Where will this feeble finish? -- key ball finish? This could be a
:53:30. > :53:40.retrieve for Stephen. He may be able to get it into open play, it may
:53:41. > :53:49.only cost one point. I am just wondering if he will play this shot
:53:50. > :54:01.with top spin, maybe go for the black into the corner pocket.
:54:02. > :54:30.He tried to force it in using all of the pocket, but not on the black.
:54:31. > :54:56.APPLAUSE. Allen Manaus, one. Just a little bit of movement. A few people
:54:57. > :56:33.walking up the stairs from the mid-session. -- Alan McManus.
:56:34. > :56:42.He put all his eggs in one basket. He knew that if you missed that cut,
:56:43. > :56:51.it could have cost him the frame. Now he could win it. Excellent pot.
:56:52. > :57:02.You have no idea where the cue ball is going to end up but it finished
:57:03. > :57:30.perfect. Every colour in open play. He would expect 60 and above. Six.
:57:31. > :58:10.He will be getting the black back in the spot, here, because it will be
:58:11. > :58:30.getting it back. I thought he would be playing the other one.
:58:31. > :59:18.28 stop just see if the red below the cluster of four can be plotted.
:59:19. > :59:28.It looks like it does. He was looking to buy a angle he would need
:59:29. > :59:32.on the lack if that did not pot. If he's not satisfied, he can go into
:59:33. > :59:39.the bunch, knowing the red the right-hand side of the pink will pot
:59:40. > :59:49.in the middle. It is one of those he could almost risk in the right hand
:59:50. > :00:04.of the full ball. Surely on something. 36. Yes, red goes into
:00:05. > :00:15.the right centre. He did that little pack of four reds beautifully.
:00:16. > :00:29.Slight heavy contact, there. Just straight and up the cue ball. Try to
:00:30. > :00:42.get the marks off it. It just jumped slightly.
:00:43. > :01:02.45. On reflection, the way the match has panned out, it could be a good
:01:03. > :01:13.result here. Yes. It has not been too bad as standard. 40 and 60 from
:01:14. > :01:14.Alan McManus. He has taken his time but still pretty good when they got
:01:15. > :01:33.in. 95% pot success is pretty good for
:01:34. > :01:39.Stephen Maguire. Only 84% for Alan McManus. Hence the scoreline. That
:01:40. > :01:46.is the difference. You need to be a rounded the 90s in all departments.
:01:47. > :01:57.Especially at a distance of 19 frames, it would be tough to get a
:01:58. > :02:01.high success rate. Alan would be disappointed because he has created
:02:02. > :02:10.chances or himself but he has not scored as well as Stephen Maguire.
:02:11. > :02:20.It was always going to be a difficult game. Stephen Maguire
:02:21. > :02:25.favourite at Alan McManus such a tough match player and he has had a
:02:26. > :02:36.lot of success over the years, here at the Crucible. A little double.
:02:37. > :02:46.Oh, yes. APPLAUSE. Very nice.
:02:47. > :02:54.Yes, the three frames that Stephen has won as one in more visits. He
:02:55. > :03:15.would be pleased with the opening four frames. 74.
:03:16. > :03:40.(CROWD GROANS). That was a shame. He leads by three frames to one. The
:03:41. > :03:49.fifth frame under way. Not too sure whether they went to the practice
:03:50. > :03:56.room. Pretty relaxed the way he has played, Stephen Maguire. Taken the
:03:57. > :04:02.three frames all in one visit and that is what pleases you bias. --
:04:03. > :04:09.most. Switch your phone off, please. Thank
:04:10. > :05:03.you. Just slightly the wrong side of the
:05:04. > :05:08.blue. But only a few inches and it will be nicely on this bread. The
:05:09. > :05:16.black appears to be available. Did not have to play for the black this
:05:17. > :05:29.time, he could play for that pink or blue. -- this red. Did not hit that
:05:30. > :05:40.well. The pink now is not a certainty. Has the play to get the
:05:41. > :05:47.light into play? That is why he has taken the blue this time. The
:05:48. > :05:48.problem is the yellow. He could get the red in the right-hand side
:05:49. > :07:06.corner. This is not very good. APPLAUSE. What a beautiful shot. Of
:07:07. > :07:12.course, in putting this black, he will be freeing the area. He has
:07:13. > :07:21.another chance to score heavily if he gets this.
:07:22. > :07:33.APPLAUSE. The ball push towards the middle but it does not happen this
:07:34. > :07:40.time. A bit surprised at the pace he played. I would have played it a bit
:07:41. > :07:49.harder to get the cue ball past the rest. The red in the right centre.
:07:50. > :07:54.Just looking at the safety shot now. He needs to try and cover the red
:07:55. > :08:08.closes to the bottom right-hand corner, as we look... Somewhere up
:08:09. > :08:10.near the pocket on the left-hand side. Not the greatest shot that he
:08:11. > :08:26.has ever played. He could take this on, Alan
:08:27. > :08:28.McManus. Try to get the cue ball over to this side of the table, for
:08:29. > :09:37.the black. Another callous safety shot from
:09:38. > :09:59.Stephen Maguire, he is a future mismatch. -- careless.
:10:00. > :10:10.He could play this a couple ways. He could try a slow drag for the
:10:11. > :10:36.black, that is what is done. He has done it well, nicely controlled.
:10:37. > :11:29.Nine. It is a little bit strayed on the black.
:11:30. > :11:56.Is choosing a more difficult read in the middle -- red. A good recovery.
:11:57. > :13:05.APPLAUSE. Is not too sure if this is exactly
:13:06. > :13:10.straight on the red, he would like to be straight. Otherwise he will
:13:11. > :13:19.have two nudge, it should be a problem to get onto pink or black.
:13:20. > :13:27.Looks like he will take the pink. He must make this chance count. 34
:13:28. > :13:47.points in front, for more reds, for more colours.
:13:48. > :14:51.43. 44. It is not want to be straight on this and blue, he may
:14:52. > :15:03.have a slight angle. He may be able to just force it.
:15:04. > :15:27.49. He played well. Here we see, he is a 54 at -- they had. I do not
:15:28. > :15:33.think that Stephen Maguire will be going back to the table. This all
:15:34. > :15:44.came from that very careless safety shot from Stephen Maguire. But he
:15:45. > :15:47.has taken these well, the first red was not easy but since then it has
:15:48. > :17:06.been top draw. If he puts this red, he may go on to
:17:07. > :17:18.make his entry. -- eight century. A good shot. 78. He has made 202
:17:19. > :17:34.centuries in his professional career, Alan McManus. He looks
:17:35. > :17:38.disappointed, but still a nice break from a McManus and he cuts a deficit
:17:39. > :17:40.to one. But still it is the Stephen Maguire who leads three frames to
:17:41. > :18:01.two. Stephen Maguire breaks off in frame
:18:02. > :18:10.six, nine. Play. Again that has come up past the blue, quite unusual.
:18:11. > :18:20..Net affair but during this session. Yeah definitely parts.
:18:21. > :18:47.He has a good angle on both green and yellow, the brown is no good but
:18:48. > :18:53.he can certainly get onto the green. He needs to get plenty of
:18:54. > :19:03.side on this however. Well done. Unlucky. I remember when he used to
:19:04. > :19:11.throw the chalk at things like that. He used to do that the? Used
:19:12. > :19:25.to throw it in the era of catch-up. -- in the era -- that was a little
:19:26. > :19:31.idiosyncrasy of alien -- Alan McManus. For all money it looked
:19:32. > :19:33.like it would creep in behind the bow, but it has left a possible
:19:34. > :20:07.part. Not quite sure what he was trying to
:20:08. > :20:15.kiss into the red and bring the black into play, I think he was
:20:16. > :20:18.trying to get around the black. There to we see can play this type
:20:19. > :20:23.of shot, if you are brave new contract to play it off two cushions
:20:24. > :20:31.and nestle in behind the green. But of course if you are a bit short,
:20:32. > :20:41.you could live a free pool. -- ball. The other way is to keep it a
:20:42. > :21:31.bit harder, just like about. -- like that. Pretty good. APPLAUSE.
:21:32. > :21:47.Just enough room to cut this to read in. -- red.
:21:48. > :22:13.ODI. He will be fortunate not to that in anything easier than this.
:22:14. > :22:17.Oh dear. He will be fortunate not to let in anything easier than this.
:22:18. > :22:29.Eight possible shot for Alan McManus, if you can pot of a small
:22:30. > :22:43.and beer to the right corner pocket... He tried it but was
:22:44. > :22:53.unlucky. Just did not get into the cue ball enough. He likes to take it
:22:54. > :23:03.on though, doesn't it. Has to go for the pink. He can see the pocket. If
:23:04. > :23:09.he misses it, he believed his opponent in. -- let his opponent
:23:10. > :23:22.in. But you would expect him to go for this pink. I am very surprised
:23:23. > :23:26.he is not taking this. Alan McManus, on.
:23:27. > :24:06.he is not taking this. Alan McManus, one.
:24:07. > :25:03.Just a little look to the right of the pink. He is trying to play this
:25:04. > :25:15.is that shot. Not hit that well enough. He has been a little
:25:16. > :25:17.disappointed but both players have caught the colours on numerous
:25:18. > :27:24.occasions. He is going to have to play a little
:27:25. > :27:34.cannon because it is not direct. Little line put in their, off that
:27:35. > :27:43.read onto the other one. Well, that is hard to believe. How did it stay
:27:44. > :27:53.out! But more to the point, how has the cue ball stayed on the cushion
:27:54. > :27:59.to leave Alan with no shot. It looked a certainty. He has a choice
:28:00. > :28:08.of pots. The middle pocket, to the left of the black but neither are
:28:09. > :28:15.easy. Not quite sure if this is quite straight, this red. It is
:28:16. > :28:25.going to be tough enough. He will need a good cue in. Well, he is OK.
:28:26. > :28:34.He cued it very well, off the cushion. It was a decent shot. Now,
:28:35. > :28:38.anywhere with the cue ball around the pink spot. And then he will have
:28:39. > :29:01.a choice of reds. Five. He will want to get that black
:29:02. > :29:19.back on the spot, as soon as possible. An opportunity here.
:29:20. > :31:06.Well, Alan McManus would be absolutely delighted to have got
:31:07. > :31:09.back into this session now, trailing three -1. Every chance here to level
:31:10. > :32:49.it 3-3.. He has been the more sharp of the
:32:50. > :32:50.two players. Came through qualifying games and won them convincingly so
:32:51. > :33:07.he is sure to be high on confidence. One more red needed and we will have
:33:08. > :33:27.3-3. APPLAUSE.
:33:28. > :33:54.(CROWD GROANS). You could almost see it happening. But the position of
:33:55. > :34:02.the ball, he is still strong favourite. You have to hit it
:34:03. > :34:09.absolutely perfect to get that shot. More difficult with the rest. He has
:34:10. > :34:24.a difficult black to the corner. Good pot, under the circumstances.
:34:25. > :34:56.50 behind and 51 remaining. He needs to reds, to blacks and all
:34:57. > :35:05.the colours to win by one. To reds, of course. He played the cannon and
:35:06. > :35:11.missed it. Didn't get enough on the left-hand side. It will still take
:35:12. > :35:18.this read on. That is if he can take the black nicely. Looking at the
:35:19. > :35:27.angle, he looks a little bit too straight on. He will cannon it into
:35:28. > :35:33.the red. What worries me is that if he plays in that shot, the red he is
:35:34. > :35:43.hitting into may come back to the bulk carrier. He may decide to take
:35:44. > :35:51.the pot. But he is playing the cue back in. That bounced very quickly.
:35:52. > :35:53.Never had one bounce this morning, I cannot believe how the two tables
:35:54. > :37:01.can play this differently. Came around to see if the balls
:37:02. > :37:07.crossed, where the red is. He is going to do well to get the red back
:37:08. > :37:10.into the table. He will not be taken by one of the right-hand side
:37:11. > :37:32.cushion, certainly. (CROWD GROANS). I think that's a
:37:33. > :37:35.mistake. Don't forget, Stephen Maguire needs to reds and to
:37:36. > :37:52.blacks, of course. -- two. Now, can he see this red? It looks
:37:53. > :38:00.like he can. Worth the risk.
:38:01. > :38:42.APPLAUSE. Alan McManus wins the frame and we
:38:43. > :39:45.are back all level again. That is exactly how you want to
:39:46. > :40:11.break that frame. No problem with the pot, the problem
:40:12. > :40:36.is with the cue ball. APPLAUSE. One. He sees the black and put it back
:40:37. > :41:09.onto its own spot. Alan McManus, on. How hard did he hit that? Is lost
:41:10. > :41:17.his way at the moment, Stephen Maguire. He has played they couple
:41:18. > :41:31.of safety shots, played that last shot to jihad. He has to get his
:41:32. > :41:42.concentration back quickly. APPLAUSE . A good pot. What sort of an angle
:41:43. > :41:49.to see have yet? It will bring some red into play. Not too that. That is
:41:50. > :42:42.worked out OK. Eight. Nine. He needs this cue ball to go. It
:42:43. > :42:53.does not look good. He was trying to get onto two reds then, needs to be
:42:54. > :43:10.read into the left or right and corner. -- hand corner. He is
:43:11. > :43:19.plotting this red, can he avoid kissing the pack here? APPLAUSE.
:43:20. > :43:26.Plays about shot in nicely. APPLAUSE.
:43:27. > :43:47.Plays that shot in nicely. If he can get the cue ball somewhere
:43:48. > :43:54.in this circle, there will be a couple of reds that was coming down
:43:55. > :44:11.the line that again I think that was a heavy contact, just from the sound
:44:12. > :44:23.of one. -- sound alone. You could hear it leading the table.
:44:24. > :44:34.He is still pulling out some decent pots. He needs to get onto the black
:44:35. > :44:44.very quickly, coming back onto the table every time for a red is not
:44:45. > :44:49.easy to build. Same position again. Just a bit short, but he is still
:44:50. > :44:59.OK. This time he has a chance of getting onto the black.
:45:00. > :45:13.25. Slotted that in nicely, and he has a nice angle on the black as
:45:14. > :45:25.well. He does not have to go into the reds if it is not fancied this
:45:26. > :45:31.time around. He just caught the red their, if he had caught at the
:45:32. > :45:39.repeated straight on. The fact he is flicked the red would give him a
:45:40. > :45:53.more tricky angle now. Just having a look at the gap now.
:45:54. > :46:03.33. He did not want that kiss on the blue. Playing it a bit straight on
:46:04. > :46:25.this blue. He's swinging around the Anglesey,
:46:26. > :46:34.this looks pretty good. This is an excellent positional shot. APPLAUSE
:46:35. > :46:45.. In the positional shot of the match. A lot of topspin on the
:46:46. > :46:52.left-hand side. 39. Let's have a look at this again, watch and force
:46:53. > :47:04.it in using spin on the first cushion. Acceleration of the cue
:47:05. > :47:23.ball was perfect. Alan McManus was 31 down, but the interval, overtime
:47:24. > :47:28.and now he's in ascendancy. You have to keep your concentration or the
:47:29. > :47:35.time. Nothing pots in this pocket apart from the outside red, so still
:47:36. > :47:40.not enough of a cushion. I do not think that will get that that is
:47:41. > :47:47.what I was saying, you have to be careful. He was like at number 45
:47:48. > :48:18.inches further in the middle of the table.
:48:19. > :48:26.Just one more red is needed to take the lead for the first time in this
:48:27. > :48:31.match. 60. A good performance from Alan McManus, in the first two
:48:32. > :48:48.frames he looks a bit out of sorts but now he is finding his stride.
:48:49. > :49:04.61. Both of them have now gone past 90% pot success red. He has not
:49:05. > :49:34.missed anything, he is 64 in front. He is decided it was too risky to
:49:35. > :49:41.play the cut, so the break comes to an end. But more importantly, Alan
:49:42. > :50:57.McManus will take the lead for the first time in this match. APPLAUSE.
:50:58. > :51:06.I think this a little safety battle will help. It will be hard work, but
:51:07. > :53:03.at least he can change the pattern. He will try to leave the rest behind
:53:04. > :53:10.the pink until last, such an easy shot but it depends on the angles he
:53:11. > :53:25.gets on the Indian export. -- the next ball is.
:53:26. > :53:35.He did not get into the cue ball enough there. But he will hold for
:53:36. > :53:50.the black. APPLAUSE. Making it a bit tricky for him.
:53:51. > :54:00.He does not want to get below the red, he wants to leave that for the
:54:01. > :54:24.last. He will pot for the black. That looks just about perfect 60.
:54:25. > :54:29.70. He has gone to the far, and the sick and the sitting get the white
:54:30. > :55:23.opinion the black. He did not go further, guys. A
:55:24. > :55:42.famous snooker. But he has played it pretty well. His 40 points behind.
:55:43. > :55:52.He does not want to leave the free ball. But I not quite sure where he
:55:53. > :56:06.is going here. He is known as angles. Foul. Until now. It was a
:56:07. > :56:10.strange way of playing it. He could have taken the red on the right-hand
:56:11. > :56:16.side. Surely playing the plan cushion escape, he could leave a
:56:17. > :56:26.free ball but there's a big target getting behind the brown and yellow
:56:27. > :56:33.here, as well. Yes, he could try this shot and chip the red onto the
:56:34. > :56:41.ball cushion. Tried to get the cue ball behind the black.
:56:42. > :56:54.APPLAUSE. If it would have been behind the black, it would have
:56:55. > :57:00.blocked the cushions. Much easier to hit off the left-hand cushion, of
:57:01. > :57:05.course, but again, he has to get plenty of distance between the red
:57:06. > :57:14.and cue ball. APPLAUSE. That would have been a
:57:15. > :57:21.bonus, splitting the brown and yellow. He was almost getting right
:57:22. > :57:25.back into the frame now but splitting the two, it gives Alan
:57:26. > :57:51.McManus bit of extra security. Another good safety shot. He has
:57:52. > :58:00.played it well. Straightforward. He has two make sure he gets a bit of
:58:01. > :58:08.distance. That is pretty good. That is even better! He apologises. I am
:58:09. > :58:30.sure he is not sorry inside. (CROWD GROANS). Another frame to
:58:31. > :59:11.Alan McManus. He played well in that frame. He has taken the lead..
:59:12. > :59:47.That is the only kiss that is no good. This red is available in the
:59:48. > :00:17.middle. One. Not too sure whether it will
:00:18. > :00:24.still be available after this shot because the black is unavailable,
:00:25. > :00:37.really. It is hard to win the frame just off colours. Clearly, the pink
:00:38. > :00:44.is still available. This is a good chance to get a sizeable lead. Hard
:00:45. > :00:49.to get a break from where the balls are.
:00:50. > :01:35.A little shake of the head. Whether he has not gone far enough, I do not
:01:36. > :01:40.know. Plenty on the outside red. Hippie pleased to only score for
:01:41. > :02:01.team from that position. APPLAUSE. 15. Counting now.
:02:02. > :02:10.(CROWD GROANS). Can you believe it, after an excellent read, an
:02:11. > :02:19.excellent read, he misses that! You never shook your head much, did
:02:20. > :02:57.you! LAUGHTER. Hugh were the kings of head shakers,
:02:58. > :03:04.Hugh and JP? He was better than me. He could shake their head! -- you
:03:05. > :04:03.and JP. Seven. He has taken a riskier. This
:04:04. > :04:12.is not easy. It is easy if it is tight to the cushion. I do not think
:04:13. > :04:29.we can get the camera before he hits it. 50. Very, very good. Under the
:04:30. > :04:36.circumstances, excellent pot. You do not see many better than that.
:04:37. > :04:43.Especially after losing the previous three frames. A lot of pressure.
:04:44. > :04:45.Look at what he was leaving, as well, should he have missed it. A
:04:46. > :05:29.super shot. These of all calm from an easy miss
:05:30. > :05:34.play from Alan. He must have thought he would get another chance from
:05:35. > :05:38.where the lack was but an excellent pot on the black by Stephen
:05:39. > :06:05.Maguire, a few moments ago. Still a little bit awkward. He could
:06:06. > :06:14.go into the loose once if he wished. Not a bad idea. Not a bad idea.
:06:15. > :06:20.Loosely packed. Just clears that. The reds. Put a couple more into
:06:21. > :06:28.play. He can't get into a colour though. The red he has in the corner
:06:29. > :06:36.pocket is hampered. Unless he can force it down to the right side
:06:37. > :06:46.pocket to play the pink, it is and of break. Obviously he has had a
:06:47. > :06:54.good look at it. Can he just get enough of it? It is very tight. It
:06:55. > :07:06.looks like he feels like he can get enough of it. Hopefully straight and
:07:07. > :07:14.the red up? Possibly. -- straightens.
:07:15. > :07:34.He has decided he can, for this red.. Sometimes it is always better
:07:35. > :07:45.to come around and have a look at it from the other end. Hard to focus on
:07:46. > :07:52.the object ball itself. How can he deal with this?
:07:53. > :08:10.APPLAUSE. He could pop the red he is looking at now.
:08:11. > :08:34.And over two minute shot time and this is awkward.
:08:35. > :08:42.These has to go in because he would be leaving the red.
:08:43. > :09:01.Good shot. APPLAUSE.
:09:02. > :09:06.He would not like the angle on the yellow. A bit straight. He may elect
:09:07. > :09:25.to take the blue. Well, came right across that.
:09:26. > :09:36.Stephen Maguire, 28. He did not look comfortable. He was not aligned
:09:37. > :09:46.properly. I think he may have got away with it. He is on this red,
:09:47. > :10:06.corner pocket. Through the gap? There's plenty of room. There it is.
:10:07. > :10:22.That little knowledge on the blue. He did not want that.
:10:23. > :10:32.He may have to take the blue now with the rest. That's added pressure
:10:33. > :10:52.on this shot. A good shot!
:10:53. > :10:53.APPLAUSE Good pressure pot that, from Alan
:10:54. > :11:06.McManus. Just happened to look at the score.
:11:07. > :11:11.Seven points behind. So, he is going to need those couple of reds that
:11:12. > :11:14.are tight. One tight on the black cushion and one tight on the
:11:15. > :11:18.left-hand side cushion as well The problem with this Ken is he will
:11:19. > :11:24.have to flick off the red and flick into the pink and hope he gets on
:11:25. > :11:28.the pink. Always going to be a problem. Has he been unlucky? No,
:11:29. > :11:33.he's got the long blue. Just look at the red. That was tied up on the
:11:34. > :11:36.left-hand cushion. He's had to bring that into play as well. That was a
:11:37. > :12:26.nice little bonus. Still can't get on to a colour
:12:27. > :12:34.properly can he? Anywhere in the whole wild world but there. Oh! What
:12:35. > :12:38.does that mean? What hand gesture that was, I'm not sure. I thought he
:12:39. > :12:42.made it pretty spring off the cushion. That is very unlucky to be
:12:43. > :12:48.honest. He could finish anywhere on the table Yan bound to have a pot on
:12:49. > :12:57.a colour. Oh! A trick shot for the rest now. A blue ball.
:12:58. > :13:00.LAUGHTER There is no prize for guessing what
:13:01. > :13:05.colour he was going for next there. But this is a little bit tricky. He
:13:06. > :13:11.doesn't want to push this. Doesn't want to push it. Very ease to do --
:13:12. > :13:14.very easy to do. He could play one of these little shots, you cue up on
:13:15. > :13:18.the side and you sort of hit it, yeah. He sort of hit it at the side
:13:19. > :13:23.of the tip. APPLAUSE
:13:24. > :13:34.It is almost like you are aiming to miscue.
:13:35. > :13:44.Surely he can stretch over and... You know, he can just roll up to it.
:13:45. > :14:12.Brown ball. I'm not sure if I hit that twice.
:14:13. > :14:17.Honestly, not in my opinion. Thank you. Well, fair ply to Alan McManus
:14:18. > :14:21.-- play to Alan McManus. He asked the referee, said he wasn't sure
:14:22. > :14:26.whether he hit the cue ball twice. But the referee said no, in his
:14:27. > :14:34.opinion. But it was quite sportsman... Of him to even ask the
:14:35. > :14:40.referee that. Let's have a look. Did he hit the cue ball twice? Oh. It
:14:41. > :14:44.looked like a bit pushy, but very lard to see with the maked the eye,
:14:45. > :14:50.of course -- naked eye, of course. APPLAUSE
:14:51. > :15:02.What a beautiful shot that was! Just cued this in absolutely
:15:03. > :15:34.beautifully. That is a good shot to avoid the
:15:35. > :15:35.cannon on the green but just a fraction too hard.
:15:36. > :15:39.APPLAUSE Unlucky. Played that really well.
:15:40. > :16:32.Seven. Stephen Maguire 7.
:16:33. > :16:59.Once again a shot that came to nothing. Playing the safety shot...
:17:00. > :17:04.He's done that a few times. Leads by seven points. Where the two reds
:17:05. > :17:37.are, that seven points is not a bad lead.
:17:38. > :17:43.Mmm, that's a good shot, that. The pink is in the way playing the
:17:44. > :17:47.normal safety thin. So he might have to gothicer to miss the kiss on the
:17:48. > :17:52.pink but then of course he has every chance of pushing the red over the
:17:53. > :18:02.corner. That's a good safety shot from Alan.
:18:03. > :18:09.Could try and play cushion there. Or just roll up to them. One or the
:18:10. > :18:14.other. If he plays cushion for - yeah. A good shot.
:18:15. > :18:33.APPLAUSE Played it very, very well.
:18:34. > :18:40.Fun any enough Alan tried to play the same shot. What's worse is he's
:18:41. > :18:42.left the free ball consider you can't believe it -- where you can't
:18:43. > :18:54.believe it. I don't think the angle is there, is
:18:55. > :18:58.it? He is just having a look when he pots the blue, because the blue
:18:59. > :19:02.becomes a red, of course. He's just having a look can he get the nice
:19:03. > :19:08.angle on the brown? Pot the brown, just miss the yellow, pass the
:19:09. > :19:12.middle pocket and try and bring the three reds into play. Almost wants
:19:13. > :19:18.the cue ball exactly where the blue is. I am not quite sure whether
:19:19. > :19:24.there is enough angle on the brown from there.
:19:25. > :19:29.APPLAUSE Could try and pot the blue and get
:19:30. > :19:30.on the blue again, of course. Blue goes back on its spot. Let's
:19:31. > :19:31.on the blue again, of course. Blue goes back on its spot. Let's see
:19:32. > :19:42.what he decides here. I suppose the black is a good choice
:19:43. > :19:46.really, because, of course, to in the the three reds he needs the
:19:47. > :19:50.black on the spot to make it easy. So, he can't either play one cushion
:19:51. > :19:52.or two, whichever he decides to play, but getting the back at this
:19:53. > :20:21.end is a big plus. Not quite sure whether that angle
:20:22. > :21:17.was there. He's put himself in a bit of trouble here.
:21:18. > :21:22.Both these reds are tempters, but both frught with danger -- fraught
:21:23. > :21:32.with danger. Very well played! A little bit
:21:33. > :21:37.harder would have been better. APPLAUSE
:21:38. > :21:43.He can't get on to one of these two reds.
:21:44. > :21:49.He is looking at going around the back of the brown which is not a lot
:21:50. > :21:56.of room. You would think he would be betting
:21:57. > :21:59.going around the back of the green, because that's the better angle to
:22:00. > :22:10.get on to the two reds. As long as he avoids the jaws of the
:22:11. > :22:12.middle pock he will be fine. Very well played. Excellent shot.
:22:13. > :22:22.APPLAUSE He has a lovely angle as well on
:22:23. > :22:26.this red. He could pot this red, cannon into the other red, knock
:22:27. > :22:31.that over the corner pocket and still be on the black. Hit it with a
:22:32. > :22:41.lot of top spin. Yeah. Knocked it nicely over the
:22:42. > :22:51.corner pocket. Well played. APPLAUSE
:22:52. > :22:58.What a chance this is to pull two frames clear, another lead, whatever
:22:59. > :23:07.happens, going into the final session tomorrow.
:23:08. > :23:14.This is a frame that would rather hurt Stephen Maguire because there
:23:15. > :23:34.are a couple of chances to win it. He could drop it in just for the
:23:35. > :23:53.black or try and get up in the middle of table if he wished.
:23:54. > :24:38.What a steel this is going to be! McGuire led 3-1 at the interval and
:24:39. > :24:41.as Kenneth said in commentary, how many times the interval changed, he
:24:42. > :24:48.couldn't have dreamt he would change the match so much as this. The
:24:49. > :24:54.longest frame of the match as well, this one, this coming up to 28
:24:55. > :24:59.minutes - well, 27 and counting. It looks like it is over now. Six
:25:00. > :25:27.points if front, so just brown and blue needed.
:25:28. > :25:50.Breaking 35 early on in the frame, there is lot more... He finished
:25:51. > :25:57.with a 41. Alan McManus won four on the trot and now leads by five
:25:58. > :26:04.frames to three. UMPIRE: Alan McManus to break.
:26:05. > :27:31.Alan McManus breaks off in the last frame of the session.
:27:32. > :27:38.That's a good safety shot from Alan. He's covered up the left-hand side
:27:39. > :27:43.of the table. So he is going to get back into ball, because he is going
:27:44. > :27:49.to have to weave through those five reds on the right-hand side. Can he
:27:50. > :27:56.hit the outside of this one that's to the left of the black? Very good
:27:57. > :28:01.shot that. May have left a shot to nothing,
:28:02. > :28:28.though. APPLAUSE
:28:29. > :29:22.He did leave that shot to nothing. How costly could that be?
:29:23. > :29:27.Just got that little bit too much side on that. Obviously once you
:29:28. > :29:31.kiss into the yellow you will only be left a thin put. So, two
:29:32. > :29:36.cushions, try to get on the one to the right of the black. Well, just
:29:37. > :29:47.wondering whether he attempt to go into the pack here. A good point. I
:29:48. > :29:51.like it. Maybe. Where the balls were, sack look, I think he should
:29:52. > :29:55.have gone into the pinks and reds. Especially now. Yeah. Pretty
:29:56. > :30:00.straightforward shot. Just cut the brown in, just before the middle
:30:01. > :30:01.pocket, with the cue ball and try and bring that pink into play.
:30:02. > :31:30.But... It could be end of break. That was well spotted. Nice little
:31:31. > :31:38.plant. Alan McManus knocking the red over the corner pocket. It went over
:31:39. > :31:42.the centre as well. He's played that poorly. Yes. Still not a
:31:43. > :31:46.name-winning chance there because the pink and black is out of pay.
:31:47. > :31:50.The pink is in the middle or possible the right-hand corner.
:31:51. > :31:57.Until he gets one of those in open play it will be tough to win the
:31:58. > :32:05.dpram in this visit -- frame in this visit. He doesn't want the kiss. I
:32:06. > :32:29.suppose, that's a second choice, blue into the corner.
:32:30. > :32:36.He is just having a look at the pink here. He is thinking a couple of
:32:37. > :32:40.shots ahead. If he pots the red he pots the pink. He would prefer if it
:32:41. > :32:45.didn't go back on its own spot, because the red next to the pink
:32:46. > :32:50.will be available into the left-hand corner pock. But he's made sure he's
:32:51. > :32:54.left a nice angle on the PIN. So he will be careering into these three
:32:55. > :33:12.reds, just left of the pink, and trying to bring them into play.
:33:13. > :33:28.Oh! Never hit it hard at all. Why didn't he just go right through
:33:29. > :33:50.the... Why did he hit it so softly? We will never know.
:33:51. > :35:12.How many times have we said this in commentary that Stephen Maguire has
:35:13. > :35:14.caught a baulk colour with him playing save? It must be at least
:35:15. > :35:26.eight times this afternoon. Alan McManus knows that it would be
:35:27. > :35:30.a miracle if he comes out of this session 6-3, having trailed 3-1.
:35:31. > :35:41.He's in the a little bit anxious there on that last couple of shots,
:35:42. > :35:49.just trying to be too careful. Cle if he comes out of this
:35:50. > :35:57.He's played lots of pressure frames in his career so far, Stephen
:35:58. > :36:00.Maguire. This is another one. Always tough to win from 6-3 behind. No
:36:01. > :36:30.problem from 5-4. His fish expression tells me the
:36:31. > :36:39.pink goes on its bottom. He's not on this. So what does he play there? A
:36:40. > :36:47.lot more difficult than it should have been.
:36:48. > :36:54.He pots straightforward. I mean, obviously he is cutting it back into
:36:55. > :37:15.a slightly blind pocket, but you expect him to knock this in.
:37:16. > :37:29.Well, if there is ever a time that Stephen Maguire needed a good frame
:37:30. > :37:35.within a break it is certainly now. A lot of work to do, of course.
:37:36. > :37:39.Three or four reds, five reds, still in the open, but it's that little
:37:40. > :37:40.bunch of reds around the black that's going to be his problem down
:37:41. > :38:35.the road. Wow! He has an angle here. Try and
:38:36. > :38:43.go into the reds here, and maybe bring the black into play as well.
:38:44. > :38:46.He won't have a lot of idea where the cue ball will end up, if he
:38:47. > :38:53.doesn't go at pace, but he may decide to bring the black ball only
:38:54. > :39:03.into play. He would certainly will -- certainly be happy with that!
:39:04. > :39:09.I think the red will pass the paing into the corner if he can't get on
:39:10. > :39:12.to that in the middle. He has an angle to get on to the middle OK, I
:39:13. > :39:17.think. This is a key shot, getting on to a colour nicely so he can get
:39:18. > :39:20.on these two reds. He probably won't play for the black, of course, after
:39:21. > :39:34.this next red. He is having a look to see if that
:39:35. > :39:41.red pots. If it does, then that will certainly release the one just below
:39:42. > :39:43.it. And definitely a two potter, closest to the cushion, just
:39:44. > :40:00.directly below the black spot. Health love to get the black back on
:40:01. > :40:03.the spot as well. If he can get the black back on the spot, it will
:40:04. > :40:06.certainly make the two reds as close to the top cushion -- closest to the
:40:07. > :40:19.top cushion a lot easier. That's pretty good. Now, just
:40:20. > :40:23.wondering here - will he take the opportunity to go into the reds,
:40:24. > :40:27.or... If there is a gap between the black going back on the own spot and
:40:28. > :40:31.the other two reds to pot one of those two reds, probably not. But if
:40:32. > :40:43.there is not a gap, I think he will have to go into them.
:40:44. > :41:06.Looks like he is going all outattack. Trying to take this out
:41:07. > :41:14.and take a baulk colour, try to play it as a shot.
:41:15. > :41:21.That is the problem when you play that shot. You get so close and you
:41:22. > :42:58.don't come away with the jaws, and that's exactly what's happened.
:42:59. > :43:11.Boy, he hit that well! This is cuttable. He came so close, Stephen
:43:12. > :43:20.Maguire, to potting that. How has that gone in?
:43:21. > :43:27.APPLAUSE Needs a thin kiss. He has got a thin
:43:28. > :44:05.kiss. That is the most perfect kiss you could ever get!
:44:06. > :44:09.Just looking to see if he has an angle on the red nearest the
:44:10. > :44:12.cushion. He doesn't have. That is why he has to play the more
:44:13. > :44:16.difficult red. Once again, he will have to push the block out of the
:44:17. > :44:19.way and get on to the black in the middle or the pink in the middle.
:44:20. > :44:21.APPLAUSE I don't think he's got the angle on
:44:22. > :44:39.the pink to bring the red into play. So, blue, around the back of the
:44:40. > :44:43.yellow. Try and... Get on to the red on the left-hand side cushion. It is
:44:44. > :44:48.all about avoiding the kiss on the yellow and playing the shot. Which
:44:49. > :44:51.he has done. Played with the one on the back cushion but played it a
:44:52. > :45:21.fraction too hard. APPLAUSE
:45:22. > :45:26.One point in it when the next shot is played. The other red will be off
:45:27. > :45:28.a cushion. So, you would expect whoever potted the next red would be
:45:29. > :45:39.favourite to take the frame. He doesn't like playing the red
:45:40. > :46:10.that's nearest the cushion at the moment.
:46:11. > :46:16.Similar shot to this earlier on where he played cushion first. The
:46:17. > :46:19.thing he doesn't want to do is hit the red first because then of course
:46:20. > :46:24.he pushes the red over the corner. If he plays cushion first he will be
:46:25. > :46:29.pushing it towards the cushion. Not happy. He doesn't know what to do
:46:30. > :46:36.here. So, he's decided to just to play the loose red that's in the
:46:37. > :46:39.middle of the table. Play as if he's virtually snookered. Well done. Well
:46:40. > :46:48.done. A good shot. APPLAUSE
:46:49. > :46:53.Yes, he knew he would possibly be leaving the red on his hip but he
:46:54. > :46:56.knew that for Alan to get on a clare off the red that is nearest the
:46:57. > :46:59.cushion with the black being off it spot makes it difficult. A good
:47:00. > :47:04.calculation, that, from Stephen Maguire. OK, he may got this and get
:47:05. > :47:09.nice on the colour but get on the last red is tough. Goodness me! That
:47:10. > :47:09.was nearer to me than it was the pocket, that one.
:47:10. > :47:42.LAUGHTER Conduct this red, and the ball can
:47:43. > :47:48.snooker. Alan McManus on both reds here.
:47:49. > :47:55.Just decelerated on his back swing there and that's how he's lost the
:47:56. > :47:59.cue ball. I'm not quite sure whether he's got enough of the red. He can
:48:00. > :48:00.definitely see the outside of the red, but has he got enough to pot
:48:01. > :48:24.it? Assault of a sudden Alan is
:48:25. > :48:28.struggling. I think it's the excitement of - you know, taking a
:48:29. > :48:32.6-3 lead against one of the top players in the game. He's got a
:48:33. > :48:44.little bit anxious in the last few shots.
:48:45. > :48:50.Great pot. Not a great kiss. APPLAUSE
:48:51. > :48:53.Thats without saying - this pink is very miserable. I think he would be
:48:54. > :49:02.betting playing off the cushion than snookering him behind the pink. That
:49:03. > :49:04.was unlucky, wasn't it? Just another couple of inches off the black
:49:05. > :49:11.cushion and it would have been straightforward. But he missed the
:49:12. > :49:18.red a few moments ago when there was four reds left into this corner
:49:19. > :49:21.pocket. A similar shot. Well, this is dangerous, isn't it if he takes
:49:22. > :49:28.this pot on. Well played!
:49:29. > :49:32.APPLAUSE . He deserves to be on the red. He
:49:33. > :49:37.may be on it in the middle, but he deserved to be on the red there.
:49:38. > :49:50.Excellent shot on the pink. It really was.
:49:51. > :50:00.No. Oh! I didn't think it was in. I thought it was going to the far jaw.
:50:01. > :50:09.Have a look at this again. I thought it was just going to the far jaw.
:50:10. > :50:12.But it's a good pot. Now, one good positional pot here from Stephen
:50:13. > :50:15.Maguire. Seven points ahead. If he pots the black he will still need
:50:16. > :50:23.the yellow, green and brown. It is on both colours, there, green
:50:24. > :50:25.and black. Neither of which are perfect to get on the yellow.
:50:26. > :50:41.Virtually straight on both of them. That's a better shot than it looked.
:50:42. > :51:03.APPLAUSE No!
:51:04. > :51:21.GASPS Did he get a heavy contact?
:51:22. > :51:29.The jury is out - can Alan McManus screw this cue ball in behind the
:51:30. > :51:32.green? Maybe just leave the cue ball where the yellow is and try to get
:51:33. > :51:43.the yellow down behind the black and PIN. Decelerated again. That's a bit
:51:44. > :51:46.of pressure. Amazing what pressure can do to you. He's being playing
:51:47. > :51:51.beautifully from the interval, winning four frames on the trot. All
:51:52. > :51:53.of a sudden he is getting anxious and he's almost seeing the winning
:51:54. > :52:17.post too early. Very, very good contact object the
:52:18. > :53:04.yoling low. You can see he isn't happy with the cue ball.
:53:05. > :53:10.That's a lot better safety shot. APPLAUSE
:53:11. > :53:13.Once again, Stephen will be worried about pushing the yellow towards the
:53:14. > :53:17.corner, correspond trying to get the cue ball probably in behind the
:53:18. > :53:23.green there. Or that area of the table. He may decide to push it up
:53:24. > :53:54.and down to knock it past the middle pocket. That's a good shot.
:53:55. > :55:33.Even though the green is near the pocket, should you pot the yellow
:55:34. > :55:37.you need a good angle on the green to get on to the brown. So advertise
:55:38. > :55:45.frame has a bit more life in it for both players, even though there is a
:55:46. > :55:48.14-point lead for Stephen Maguire. Well, the brown a guide to try and
:55:49. > :55:55.clip this yellow into the left centre.
:55:56. > :56:04.Yes, it was! APPLAUSE
:56:05. > :56:12.This was the shot I was suggesting here from green to brown. It is no
:56:13. > :56:21.certainty. If he does get on the brown, he could pinch the frame.
:56:22. > :56:37.APPLAUSE Mmm. Just off to get the little
:56:38. > :56:40.extension. Now one good pot here. Stun the brown in. Almost across the
:56:41. > :56:42.extension. Now one good pot here. Stun the brown in. Almost across the
:56:43. > :56:44.baulk line and back for the blue. I am not quite sure where he will drop
:56:45. > :57:00.in it. A business risky that way. A good pot!
:57:01. > :57:09.APPLAUSE He is five points ahead, so hoe will
:57:10. > :57:54.still need the pink and black. APPLAUSE
:57:55. > :58:02.A good pot ont pink! -- on the pink. Black for a 6-3 lead. It is there!
:58:03. > :58:07.APPLAUSE What a fantastic play from Alan
:58:08. > :58:11.McManus! He was 3-1 down. He's won five in a row. And he will take an
:58:12. > :58:21.overnight lead against Stephen Maguire. He leads by 6 frames to 3.
:58:22. > :58:22.It is Alan McManus with the advantage going into the concluding
:58:23. > :58:26.It is Alan McManus with the advantage going into the concluding
:58:27. > :58:31.session which begins at 2:30. We are back at 10 o'clock on BBC2 with
:58:32. > :58:38.further live coverage of day 2 of the 2016 world Snooker Championship.
:58:39. > :58:44.We will see the conclusion of the match between Shaun Murphy and
:58:45. > :58:48.Anthony McGill. Buy -- bye for now.