:00:30. > :00:40.If he can somehow get onto one of these reds... In the pink, a couple
:00:41. > :00:46.of shots down, he is probably thinking it is still available,
:00:47. > :01:16.maybe all four pockets. He doesn't have to worry about the black
:01:17. > :01:27.really. That will do. He isn't going to bother with the black. He could
:01:28. > :01:46.possibly win this with blue and pink .
:01:47. > :01:59.Absolutely spot on . Having the cue ball cleaned. Adam Peaty had heavy
:02:00. > :02:07.contact, -- I don't think he had heavy contact, but he just having
:02:08. > :02:10.the ball cleaned. Kyren Wilson can only sit and hope that something
:02:11. > :02:36.goes wrong. Looking good for the world number one.
:02:37. > :03:02.There's the target. 63 points. Looks like two of those reds in the
:03:03. > :03:37.bunch... Playing it very nicely. A little bit
:03:38. > :03:42.of left-hand side, just off the cushion. Just watch the cue ball.
:03:43. > :04:12.Just on the left-hand side. Into the open.
:04:13. > :04:24.A good long pot set up this opportunity. Excellent. A couple of
:04:25. > :04:27.long pots he has had. Top quality. But the one where he laid the
:04:28. > :04:37.snooker straight afterwards, forced a mistake from Kyren Wilson .
:04:38. > :04:42.He fears the worst now. He has been fantastic throughout this World
:04:43. > :04:51.Championship, has Kyren Wilson. Definitely a star for the future. He
:04:52. > :04:58.will be around for a long time, the way he plays the game. There is the
:04:59. > :05:06.pot success rate. 90%. If you can get up to 93%, 94% you are flying.
:05:07. > :05:12.So he is leading in all departments, is Mark Selby. Although we had a
:05:13. > :05:17.poor session he managed to take four frames last evening. He was
:05:18. > :05:19.delighted about that in the way he played, Kyren Wilson. Missed a
:05:20. > :05:37.trick. APPLAUSE So, one more red.
:05:38. > :05:43.The world number one will be in the semi-final for the fourth time. He
:05:44. > :05:55.was here two years ago and was the winner.
:05:56. > :06:05.Looked very focused when he came out this morning. It could lead, but far
:06:06. > :06:11.from the winning post. But he has played so well. You could tell he
:06:12. > :06:20.was up for it, wouldn't you? Absolutely. A lot more focused.
:06:21. > :06:30.Certainly more confident, with a good start to his long ball game.
:06:31. > :06:46.Kyren Wilson only needs 14 point snooker. -- on for point. Mark Selby
:06:47. > :06:56.meant it. Nothing wrong with a little fist pump. He knew he had a
:06:57. > :07:24.tough match on his hands with Kyren. He is getting better, Mark Selby.
:07:25. > :07:31.It will be a trick shot if he is going to pot a ball. It is a great
:07:32. > :07:38.feeling at this stage when you know you are in the semi-final. It isn't
:07:39. > :07:44.there, but it has been a great performance this morning from the
:07:45. > :07:47.world number one. Kyren Wilson comes forward. Kyren Wilson has the
:07:48. > :07:53.consolation of making the high break, the break of 143. It was the
:07:54. > :07:57.world number one who finishes in style, gets through to the
:07:58. > :08:03.semi-final, winning comfortable in the end 13 frames to eight. So, the
:08:04. > :08:05.world number the end 13 frames to eight. So, the
:08:06. > :08:09.world number one Mark Selby safely through to the semifinals. Let's now
:08:10. > :08:13.turn our attention to another quarter-final match, this time the
:08:14. > :08:17.all Scottish affair between John Higgins and Alan McManus. The third
:08:18. > :08:36.and final session . APPLAUSE I am wondering if we can
:08:37. > :08:39.get to decide of the pack. This is what he has got to look at
:08:40. > :08:44.the moment. If you could just drop into the side of the pack, he could
:08:45. > :08:50.definitely bury the white in there. But I think the yellow might be in
:08:51. > :08:59.the way. This is trouble at the moment.
:09:00. > :09:06.Yes, if he goes that line he will have to get a lot of left-hand side
:09:07. > :09:18.to get the angle. It isn't natural. As long as he doesn't hit it too
:09:19. > :09:29.hard. But he has got other ideas. He is coming off two cushions. This is
:09:30. > :09:41.a bit risky. They will have to be absolutely spot on. You could say
:09:42. > :09:48.that is spot on. As I mentioned earlier that got a job trapping
:09:49. > :09:51.these boys. Alan McManus comes up with the answer again. John Higgins
:09:52. > :10:34.tapped the table. No, John wasn't going to leave that
:10:35. > :10:38.one. The thin clip. As long as he doesn't leave the jaws up near the
:10:39. > :10:43.corner pocket. There is a red near the right corner. He doesn't want to
:10:44. > :10:50.go further over than the green, really. He is striking down on it,
:10:51. > :11:03.which makes it a little bit awkward to judge. Yes, he has played it well
:11:04. > :11:16.and hit it hard enough. Played it perfectly. That's a great shot. That
:11:17. > :11:21.really is a great shot. There you go, just gone past the six hours . I
:11:22. > :12:20.told you it was hardfought . I thought it was going to slide
:12:21. > :12:30.off, but he is OK. I was going to say a headlong rest. One of the top
:12:31. > :12:41.referees in the game, does a fabulous job .
:12:42. > :12:51.We might get one of those really awkward frames. There are already
:12:52. > :12:56.five reds over near the corner pocket. There might be a few more in
:12:57. > :13:11.a moment. I don't know whether John can get to the bottom bread -- red.
:13:12. > :13:27.Not the old three-ball plant, surely. How has that not gone in? !
:13:28. > :13:32.Now, I can't see how he can plant on to the other directly. It is a
:13:33. > :13:40.straightforward. Now it is the old five ball plant.
:13:41. > :13:48.Just show you that. Thought he was playing a three-ball plant. Almost
:13:49. > :14:10.chipped that one in. If anyone can get a multiple ball plant, it's Alan
:14:11. > :14:12.McManus. He has got something lined up, but it will have to be very
:14:13. > :14:19.accurate. APPLAUSE
:14:20. > :14:29.What a round of applause he will get if this goes in. That was difficult.
:14:30. > :14:33.Has he got away with it? Look where that red is going! Can you get your
:14:34. > :14:52.breath? The things that can happen.
:14:53. > :15:06.Incredible. This is an attempt. Amazing... Linda red comes back and
:15:07. > :15:10.sits on the cue ball... John can't leave Alan McManus playing a red in
:15:11. > :15:32.the corner somewhere. John is having a look at the
:15:33. > :15:37.monitor. This is tough. I can only see one red that he could plant.
:15:38. > :15:40.That will be so difficult. He built up to get past the black.
:15:41. > :15:50.APPLAUSE The red in the circle, he could
:15:51. > :15:57.possibly knock the one in over the pocket but the black is in the way.
:15:58. > :16:02.He had a go at a 4-ball plant and didn't get anywhere near. It looks
:16:03. > :16:10.like a similar type of shot. AB three ball plant this time. --
:16:11. > :16:16.maybe. Yes, possible three ball plant . This time he has got it! He
:16:17. > :16:38.is on the black! Can he now take advantage of that
:16:39. > :16:44.three ball plant? It was very fortunate when he tried to 4-ball
:16:45. > :16:46.plant, for the white to land on the red. Now he has got to try to get as
:16:47. > :17:07.many as he can . Yes, almost spoilt for choice at the
:17:08. > :17:12.moment. Still on the pink. He has at least two he can play.
:17:13. > :17:22.On to the right and just down the low. -- below. He will probably play
:17:23. > :17:55.the one in the middle first. This is a terrific chance. Black
:17:56. > :17:59.available at both corners. Pink available, five or six reds
:18:00. > :19:15.available. 37. 37 points cleared. Just keeping
:19:16. > :19:24.that cue ball nice and tight. Trying to make it as simple as possible.
:19:25. > :19:29.Fantastic performance from Alan. We keep talking about his age, 45. You
:19:30. > :19:34.do lose concentration when you are older. The focus is tremendous. He
:19:35. > :19:44.has got plenty of metal as well. He hasn't lost his nerve. That's the
:19:45. > :19:51.big ingredient. If you can hold your nerve. The reds are all congregating
:19:52. > :19:58.over near the right corner pocket. John almost clipped on in. Alan had
:19:59. > :20:06.a go at a 4-ball plant, which didn't come off. He was lucky to get a
:20:07. > :20:11.chance for the three ball, which did come off.
:20:12. > :20:47.Can you believe it? He was almost at the winning line, two or three pots
:20:48. > :20:53.away. I think is concentration broke and he was pointing over towards the
:20:54. > :21:03.other table. I think he was put off by something. A big ask for John
:21:04. > :21:15.Higgins. Two reds tight to the side cushion.
:21:16. > :21:27.They would do well to clear up from here. Just having the cue ball
:21:28. > :21:32.cleaned because of the way he will play in the next red. Sometimes you
:21:33. > :21:53.get a heavy contact on. So having the cue ball cleaned.
:21:54. > :22:14.John Higgins, eight. Getting tense out there . It sure is. Wasn't easy
:22:15. > :22:21.by any stretch of the imagination, but we weren't expecting John to
:22:22. > :22:28.miss it. I know when you've had the cue ball cleaned, though it is rare
:22:29. > :22:34.to see Sullivan have it cleaned, but maybe he thought he would miss the
:22:35. > :22:40.pot if we had it cleaned. That was the last shot, somebody made a clap
:22:41. > :22:49.on the other side. Experienced enough to stand up, start again, go
:22:50. > :23:08.through your routine. Just if you pots away from taking the frame.
:23:09. > :23:13.Making it 11-11 and anyone's match. Yes, this quarter-final started off
:23:14. > :23:18.the best of 25. It is now going to be the best of three to see who goes
:23:19. > :23:41.into the semi-final. I've got to take my hat off to this
:23:42. > :23:57.fellow. APPLAUSE It seems a long time ago
:23:58. > :24:04.when he beat me, when I was champion. He beat me 13-12 in the
:24:05. > :24:11.quarters. There he is, all these years later, 25 years later, still
:24:12. > :24:14.playing. They won't worry about that much. John Higgins says that's
:24:15. > :24:20.enough. A fantastic performance again from Alan McManus. John
:24:21. > :24:34.Higgins had a chance, what he missed it. Now it is 1111. -- 11-11. We
:24:35. > :24:50.might be able to have a go of this to the right corner.
:24:51. > :24:56.He might be able to get around the back of the red. He is close to the
:24:57. > :25:10.cushion. He might cannon the red to the left of the back -- lakh. Don't
:25:11. > :25:18.blame him on little bit. He reached the proceedings in this match, it
:25:19. > :25:23.might be the order of the day. No auntie risks. You've got to go with
:25:24. > :26:14.it. But it doesn't make it easy. Has he got away with this? He might
:26:15. > :26:17.have. Is there a gap? There might be a gap. There is a gap, looking at
:26:18. > :26:29.John's body language. Missed a red on the way up and
:26:30. > :26:47.looked like he was going to get away with it, but he hasn't.
:26:48. > :26:59.Played that well. It wasn't easy. I was looking to see if he could get
:27:00. > :27:08.on the loose reds. He has also got the bottom red, so it is two reds to
:27:09. > :27:14.play on it, but he would like to get one away from the black as soon as
:27:15. > :27:30.possible. It looks like he has played it pretty good.
:27:31. > :28:17.So, another excellent position from Alan. The bottom red is possible.
:28:18. > :28:26.Alan They have played nicely just to even angle. Don't screw this, just
:28:27. > :28:51.stunning. That was a bit more screw than
:28:52. > :29:01.stone, what a tricky one. It looks to be almost straight, he wanted the
:29:02. > :29:10.right of the pink as we look at it. It is a test of cue action. Also a
:29:11. > :29:21.test of nerve. Well cued! Halliwell did he hit
:29:22. > :30:10.that. Terrific shot. -- how well. On good pot away from excellent
:30:11. > :30:11.addition. He could play a little is done off the side cushion for the
:30:12. > :30:28.pink if he wants. -- stunned. He has decided to play the stun and
:30:29. > :30:58.hold for the pink. He's really looking good out there.
:30:59. > :31:20.Amazing performance. Right in the heat of the battle, it
:31:21. > :32:06.looks better now than it has done or match.
:32:07. > :32:18.The break goes to 50. A little stun on the red to get a perfect angle on
:32:19. > :32:31.the blue to come back down to the table.
:32:32. > :32:44.I think the bottom of the two red, and the cluster to down from the
:32:45. > :32:58.pink may be available. He does not need to play any canons.
:32:59. > :33:21.He is not only winning their frames but he is winning them with style.
:33:22. > :33:23.This has been top class. Breaks of 71 and 52 to win the last two frames
:33:24. > :33:53.and now this. Vintage. He has come up a little bit short.
:33:54. > :34:11.If he can pot that red and black, a good shot.
:34:12. > :34:18.He has caught the other red unintentionally, he did not need to
:34:19. > :34:22.play for the black. I will not risk the black and I will punch this in,
:34:23. > :35:10.he did wrong, but finished perfect on the blue.
:35:11. > :35:18.It has been 23 years since Alan McManus has been to the one table
:35:19. > :35:25.situation in the Crucible. He will be one frame away from achieving
:35:26. > :35:31.that. He is up against one of the greatest match players the game has
:35:32. > :36:00.ever seen in John Higgins. He has not finished just get. -- yet. He
:36:01. > :36:36.has already had a break of 114 in this quarter-final. Another chance
:36:37. > :37:13.for a century here. The highest for the tournament was 119.
:37:14. > :37:22.This has been stunning stuff from Alan McManus. To make a century when
:37:23. > :37:31.you need it the most is phenomenal. That is the 65th century BC it stop
:37:32. > :37:37.-- this year. What a time to make it as well. He looks as good in this
:37:38. > :38:01.match as I have ever seen him. It is hard to describe two people at
:38:02. > :38:12.home how good this is. Most people start to deteriorate at this age.
:38:13. > :38:26.Whatever his routine is it is working. What a magnificent break
:38:27. > :38:37.from Alan McManus! He is rolling back the years here. He is one frame
:38:38. > :38:52.away from a place at the semi-final. John Higgins breaks off
:38:53. > :38:58.on what he hopes is not the last frame at the championship. It was in
:38:59. > :39:15.the best break off, there was a little flick on the rate. -- red.
:39:16. > :39:20.Watch the break off here, he hits it all wrong and that red just caught
:39:21. > :39:30.the edge of the pack. What a shot Alan is faced with here. You would
:39:31. > :39:57.think that he has to put it. -- pot. They are playing the percentages.
:39:58. > :40:02.Why risk a difficult pot? Especially when you are 12-11 in front, and
:40:03. > :40:05.your opponent is desperate to get back into the match. Do not give him
:40:06. > :41:56.anything easy. A huge shot he's taking on here. The
:41:57. > :42:02.White is in and look where the rate is going. He is seeing a half chance
:42:03. > :42:06.there and if he can roll it in the can get the black. The last thing he
:42:07. > :42:29.expected was to run the cue ball into the pocket. In the last frame
:42:30. > :42:43.Alan McManus took into the table. There is a lot of pressure out
:42:44. > :42:52.there. That is why he is the great champion. He could not have played
:42:53. > :43:02.that any better. He has only scored 15 points me last three frames. It
:43:03. > :43:15.is all about what is happening now. Can you believe it? John Higgins
:43:16. > :43:28.cannot believe it. That was a another lapse in concentration
:43:29. > :43:35.because that was a sitter. I bet you Alan McManus cannot believe it
:43:36. > :43:42.either. He put a quick one in there for John, he very rarely does that.
:43:43. > :43:46.Let me assure you as a competitor with this chance, he will be taking
:43:47. > :43:55.a nice deep breath and going to work. This could be the chance to go
:43:56. > :44:10.to the semi-final. Has he snookered himself? He will be looking
:44:11. > :44:21.anxiously here. Wow, he is just about OK. His heart must have
:44:22. > :44:26.skipped a beat there. He has looked fantastic over the last three frames
:44:27. > :44:49.and not a sizeable contribution in. He's played a situation in
:44:50. > :44:50.position. Trying to make this break as easy as possible with many
:44:51. > :45:25.options. There are a few shots he can play
:45:26. > :46:14.here. Perfect. I think he is just OK. Even if he is
:46:15. > :46:24.straight, he is OK. When he brought you red up on to the E area. -- D.
:46:25. > :46:32.That was the deciding frame. I bet you he wished he had that shot
:46:33. > :46:56.again. He has let himself straight, it is a bit more angled any fancy.
:46:57. > :47:00.He has slightly lost the cue ball but he is going to leave himself a
:47:01. > :47:20.mid range shot is well. A loss of pressure on this next
:47:21. > :47:27.shot, medium-range, red, 28 in front. A Keemo McKinney matches
:47:28. > :47:40.coming up here stop -- HD moment in the match. Beautifully played. Still
:47:41. > :47:46.got a bit to do. Really good cueing there. Actually got a nice angle if
:47:47. > :47:54.he wants to play a little cannon up into the reds on the left. If you
:47:55. > :48:13.decide to take the loose one I do not blame him. He has held himself
:48:14. > :48:23.together really well. John Higgins can just sit and wonder if it is all
:48:24. > :48:29.over. You mentioned earlier, he has beaten John Higgins two out of the
:48:30. > :48:43.three times he has played at the Crucible. He slightly ahead. But he
:48:44. > :48:48.is slightly ahead. I did not think the Alan McManus could play this
:48:49. > :48:55.well. I thought he was confident, still a headache for most players,
:48:56. > :48:59.but he has scored very well. He has made a slight headache for himself
:49:00. > :49:08.now. He does not have a good angle on the black to bring the great
:49:09. > :49:15.interplay that he needs. -- Mac the red into play that he needs. What
:49:16. > :49:23.can he muster up here? It was a good effort. He spins around there, he
:49:24. > :49:31.knew that if he flicked the red... He was just a flick away from being
:49:32. > :49:42.in the semi-final. It was fractions away. Is there another twist in this
:49:43. > :49:45.quarter-final? It is a funny situation because the one thing he
:49:46. > :49:48.will not want to do is move the rate of the site cushion, he will leave
:49:49. > :50:59.that they're as an insurance. That is a great effort. You can see
:51:00. > :51:02.one rate, on the right side of the table and he might be able to see
:51:03. > :51:07.enough of it to get back down to the safety zone. That was a great effort
:51:08. > :51:12.from John Higgins. The only thing I will say is that this table is now
:51:13. > :51:28.absolutely right for a counter clearance. There is no ball that is
:51:29. > :51:50.safe on the table. There is one safe now.
:51:51. > :51:56.There is nothing easy here for John Higgins. Is he going to go all out
:51:57. > :52:11.and try and what this rate in the right corner -- hot this rate -- pot
:52:12. > :52:19.this red. There is one shot that is a possibility and knowing John
:52:20. > :52:30.Higgins he's going to take it on. A huge shot coming up. What a hot. --
:52:31. > :52:45.pot. In a perfect world he would be
:52:46. > :52:47.looking at the pink. He cannot see it so it is just the green in behind
:52:48. > :53:43.the yellow and brown. There is now a slight angle with the
:53:44. > :53:51.pink needy cushion. Alan thought about taking that on. He is back
:53:52. > :53:58.looking at the rate. He cannot make his mind up. The problem with taking
:53:59. > :54:03.that red on is that they are all are spread in the middle of the table
:54:04. > :54:19.and something will pot in the middle. He is leading John with a
:54:20. > :54:29.shot. He might have pushed it over the middle pocket. The White will be
:54:30. > :54:44.flying up and down the table, it is a thin one. Can he drop on a colour.
:54:45. > :55:03.,? Difficult to control the cue ball here. Where is the cue ball going to
:55:04. > :55:17.finish? It might be, it might be his last shot. 51 ahead.
:55:18. > :55:52.Was a famous victory this would be. How was he feeling inside? To beat
:55:53. > :56:17.his friend and one of the great players of all time. Unbelievable.
:56:18. > :56:23.And absolutely market -- remarkable performance. We have seen some
:56:24. > :56:33.astonishing results, like with Leicester. Alan McManus was three
:56:34. > :56:41.under one two win at the Crucible, what is going on? There will be no
:56:42. > :56:49.big celebrating. Inside he will be over the moon. This is such a
:56:50. > :56:56.victory for the look very likeable Scotsman. He has been absolutely
:56:57. > :57:05.wonderful, there is no look about it. He has played exemplary snooker.
:57:06. > :57:13.He has competed in every department. John Higgins will shake
:57:14. > :57:21.his hand and wishing the best. He will want his friend to carry on the
:57:22. > :57:35.good work. It doesn't matter about the double. He played an
:57:36. > :57:41.unbelievable match. He salutes the crowd and Alan McManus has won four
:57:42. > :57:51.frames in a row to knockout John Higgins. He got himself into the
:57:52. > :57:56.semi-final for the first time in 23 years stop that is where we leave it
:57:57. > :58:05.on snooker extra. Join us on one o'clock form all live coverage of
:58:06. > :58:05.the championship. Subtitles by Ericsson.
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