:00:17. > :00:25.I don't think Judd Trump was expecting this, he knows how well
:00:26. > :00:30.Liang Wenbo plays but this was not what Judd Trump wanted to happen.
:00:31. > :00:39.All he has been doing is sitting and watching his opponent. Just enough
:00:40. > :00:44.room in between the red this time, they tricky little process. You need
:00:45. > :00:55.a steady hand to do that, I can tell you. Could quite easily slip there
:00:56. > :01:02.and scatter the red, I've seen that before. It happened with Sydney
:01:03. > :01:22.league, the red went all over the table. -- Sydney league. -- Sidney
:01:23. > :01:28.Lee. It is all about the split here. He probably needs to get into the
:01:29. > :01:32.red, the second from the right and site would be good. If he hits the
:01:33. > :01:39.one on the end nothing could would happen. But he hit that one. He
:01:40. > :01:50.should scatter the red, he is a little bit unfortunate. He hit it on
:01:51. > :01:58.the bounce, it opened up nicely, but for him I don't know if he has had a
:01:59. > :02:03.bad run. Baby he can hit the one to the left middle pocket, but that was
:02:04. > :02:10.a tricky spot to ask for the cue ball to be cleaned. If I were the
:02:11. > :02:20.referee, I would live that the next shot. I am not a big fan of that.
:02:21. > :02:33.The referee must think it is all right, but I would not. He has just
:02:34. > :02:47.passed the red slightly, maybe he can get to the potting angle. A bit
:02:48. > :02:55.of a gap there as you can see. When they could be touching, sometimes
:02:56. > :03:10.you have to say no, we will, later. -- clean that later.
:03:11. > :03:20.Look at that, 50 balls potted. You do not know how Judd Trump this
:03:21. > :03:35.plane, we have not seen him at the table. -- is playing. When he goes
:03:36. > :03:42.on, Liang Wenbo will be 2-0 up without Judd Trump getting a chance.
:03:43. > :03:45.That is the nature of the game, when the cue ball is there for you to
:03:46. > :03:53.get, it is up to you to do your stuff. It is not like golf when you
:03:54. > :04:00.have your own ball. In this game you have two sit, watch and wait for
:04:01. > :04:15.your opponent to miss a shot. This is very impressive.
:04:16. > :04:33.Is cue ball controllers excellent. --
:04:34. > :04:50.APPLAUSE. Done that nicely. He plays a good shot and once again back in
:04:51. > :05:07.run position. The frame is already secure.
:05:08. > :05:17.I am not sure how many players have started the first round but here
:05:18. > :05:27.with back-to-back centuries. Every chance that will be the case here. I
:05:28. > :05:31.would say it is a great idea to just concentrate as hard as you can and
:05:32. > :05:38.clear these up, as we have seen Judd Trump sitting in his chair. Liang
:05:39. > :05:44.Wenbo can just keep him cold in his chair, make these clearances.
:05:45. > :06:42.APPLAUSE. This is as good a start as I have
:06:43. > :06:51.ever seen to a match at the Crucible Theatre. Unbelievable. Certainly the
:06:52. > :07:11.best start by a 100-1 shot I have sent. -- seen. Brilliant, absolutely
:07:12. > :07:13.red. APPLAUSE. Back-to-back centuries, it does not get much
:07:14. > :07:47.better than that. APPLAUSE. Unlucky from Liang Wenbo,
:07:48. > :08:01.back-to-back centuries Andy now leads one of the favourites Judd
:08:02. > :08:06.Trump by two frames to zero. As he delivered the duties eyes went to
:08:07. > :08:14.the object ball. To look at the cue ball or the object ball? That should
:08:15. > :08:20.do his eyes going to be read as delivered the cue. That is a pretty
:08:21. > :08:25.good safety shot from Judd Trump, he needs a couple of them to get a
:08:26. > :08:33.chance. But coming up a little short. I thought he would get in
:08:34. > :08:42.behind the green, but really he cannot take this red on.
:08:43. > :08:54.That is a pretty good return. APPLAUSE. If you can passed the
:08:55. > :09:13.blue, he might be able to sneak on down the left side. That was well
:09:14. > :09:20.played. There's always a prurient potter. In the does not live in any
:09:21. > :09:25.final, some of the balls he potted were excellent. Some incredible
:09:26. > :09:31.shots on his way to the final. But you need to have a grasp of what is
:09:32. > :09:36.required in terms of safety and tactics, he has certainly improved
:09:37. > :09:38.in that department. A good reply this though, from Liang Wenbo.
:09:39. > :10:04.Excellent. I missed admit, since they recovered
:10:05. > :10:14.these cushions they are playing better. Let the table was OK, new
:10:15. > :10:22.cushions on this table and the other on and they are playing between. --
:10:23. > :10:31.beautifully now. The score is telling us that, great cue ball
:10:32. > :10:33.control from Liang Wenbo. This great that the association so practical
:10:34. > :10:40.and the players told them this is not right, and they get it sorted.
:10:41. > :11:03.Everything is going for Liang Wenbo. Everything. , APPLAUSE. We have been
:11:04. > :11:16.going for 28 minutes, and Judd Trump has not had anything to look at. To
:11:17. > :11:21.see ever going to the chance to pull a read in this match?
:11:22. > :11:34.This is not absolutely straightforward either, he has
:11:35. > :11:45.decided to play two questions. -- cushions. Sometimes when the players
:11:46. > :11:51.play that short, they are on the side of cushion. You would expect
:11:52. > :12:00.Judd Trump to get closer but this one. But if you reverse words, --
:12:01. > :12:13.over swerves he will put it amongst the red. He must not get each is
:12:14. > :12:24.worth, but makes work, otherwise it will stay in the red. He just wants
:12:25. > :12:26.them to have a look at the monitor. He will say, that is worth was,
:12:27. > :12:59.where is it now? Nothing worse for Judd Trump here.
:13:00. > :13:21.He has a tricky situation to get out of. He has to hit most of the ball
:13:22. > :13:27.book-- balls to get at his opponent. That was a brilliant shot! It was
:13:28. > :13:42.worth the penalty point. That was so difficult to judge there.
:13:43. > :13:54.I don't know if he can see enough of this red, to play the safety shot.
:13:55. > :14:32.It just went down the other side. Look at this, look at where he is
:14:33. > :14:39.going to finish up here. He has an easy escape off the red. I think he
:14:40. > :14:53.wants to get an even better safety shot. That is why he is getting an
:14:54. > :14:58.extension on the cue and the rest. If he can just get it into the
:14:59. > :15:10.corner. He likes that yellow, doesn't he? I think Judd Trump can
:15:11. > :15:31.hit the one to the right of the bunch. However, what can he do with
:15:32. > :15:41.it? His reds are quite high in the safety department. It is not the
:15:42. > :16:08.worst place to leave the cue ball. It is a little bit thinner than
:16:09. > :16:16.that. Not quite this time. We will see if Judd Trump can put the safety
:16:17. > :16:21.in. Can he, create a chance for himself? He is coming up just a
:16:22. > :16:58.little bit short. Brilliant again. It really is. This
:16:59. > :17:11.will be the hardest safety shot to play. Wow that is brilliant. What a
:17:12. > :17:19.shot, that was? A nice angle at the top of the table. Judd Trump is
:17:20. > :17:26.fresh from victory. He just won in China against his opponent. He must
:17:27. > :17:37.be coming into this full of confidence. We are at the 57th
:17:38. > :17:49.minute of this match and Judd Trump is yet to pot a ball. He hasn't had
:17:50. > :17:57.a ball to look at. However, I think Liang Wenbo is looking to play the
:17:58. > :18:26.green and do a back flip just off the cushion. He tried it.
:18:27. > :18:34.The first point that Judd Trump has got in this match is from a foul. I
:18:35. > :18:42.would like to see that he is off the mark, but he isn't really. As you
:18:43. > :18:52.always say you never sat all in any match until you win the frame. --
:18:53. > :19:11.settle. In this case he might settle after he pots his first ball. He got
:19:12. > :19:26.so dam close with that last escape. -- damn. He has played it well this
:19:27. > :19:39.time. Look at the black all surrounded by five reds. He has
:19:40. > :19:46.pushed the black over near the pink. The last thing, Judd Trump wants is
:19:47. > :19:53.a scrappy frame. He would like to get in amongst the balls where he
:19:54. > :20:03.started. There is a target up in that baulk area now. The brown has
:20:04. > :20:24.been knocked off its spot. It is quite close to the corner, this one.
:20:25. > :20:36.I think Judd Trump has got away with it this time. Maybe he can play to
:20:37. > :20:41.see the cue ball finish. Once he hit the shot, hid it all wrong he is
:20:42. > :21:22.thinking I have left him in the game. Just caught it far too then.
:21:23. > :21:30.-- then -- thin. He has played a good shot there, Dennis. He has
:21:31. > :21:39.balked off the ball where. He might have to play a deep screw shot here.
:21:40. > :22:15.-- baulked. We know that Liang Wenbo has his potting shoes on this
:22:16. > :22:25.afternoon. He could go for the black or the blue.
:22:26. > :22:39.That was absolutely fabulous! Just fabulous. We can properly show you a
:22:40. > :22:45.little bit later there. Liang Wenbo has really dent himself and allowed
:22:46. > :22:54.himself to get the white of the cue. It enables him to get right to
:22:55. > :23:07.the ball. He was quite close to that curtain, wasn't he, Liang Wenbo?
:23:08. > :23:36.That is how close it is to the Crucible. -- Crucible. -- Crucible.
:23:37. > :24:29.Do you see how Liang Wenbo's elbows bent to his arm. He bends his first
:24:30. > :24:40.front elbow. He gets close to that cue. Made little bit of this last
:24:41. > :24:46.position shot. He made it a little bit easier for himself. I don't know
:24:47. > :24:54.what happened in that last one. Smiles all around. We see them
:24:55. > :25:13.having to word with somebody in the front row. Well, amazingly he hit
:25:14. > :25:17.the wrong ball completely there. It still ended up in a good shot. It is
:25:18. > :25:40.definitely going his way at the minute. Great pot ball. First one of
:25:41. > :25:51.the championship! 45 minutes for Judd Trump to hit his first red. I
:25:52. > :25:58.think it is as a little bit of luck, the way it has been going
:25:59. > :26:09.there. I would imagine that the score will soon change. Let us see
:26:10. > :26:14.how well he is cueing. This is the first chance that he has had. He
:26:15. > :26:24.would like the white to be a little more away from the cushion. Just, a
:26:25. > :26:33.little bit more. This is a massive part of this match. His opponent has
:26:34. > :26:38.played brilliantly well. He needs to stamp his authority in. These are
:26:39. > :26:53.the standards that you are playing at. When it is your turn, you have
:26:54. > :27:07.to be able to go. He has got them perfectly placed now.
:27:08. > :27:35.You just see how it is going between the pink and the black spot. Good
:27:36. > :27:48.practice in there. Once he gets going, he doesn't hang around. He
:27:49. > :27:53.has set himself. He has become more professional, more dedicated. This
:27:54. > :27:59.is especially true for the first part of the season. You get your
:28:00. > :28:06.rewards when you have the talent that Judd Trump has. No half
:28:07. > :28:21.measures when you are a professional player. He put your hours when and
:28:22. > :28:31.sometimes you don't win. -- put your hours in. It is not going to be easy
:28:32. > :28:36.to make a frame winning break here. There are some easy reds, a couple
:28:37. > :28:44.of tricky ones though. Especially behind the black bear. The only his
:28:45. > :28:53.hand where he is striking is OK. -- there. We haven't seen it in the
:28:54. > :29:00.last few minutes, that he is hitting them well. It is very impressive. A
:29:01. > :29:08.little bit of a kick me on that one. A great response here from Judd
:29:09. > :29:17.Trump. Would you believe it, after all that. That must have been a
:29:18. > :29:26.lapse in concentration. He took his eye off of that black. We spoke
:29:27. > :29:30.about this in the studio. If you do not give every single shot 100%, it
:29:31. > :29:44.is amazing what is missed. He took his eye off the pot. The funny thing
:29:45. > :29:53.is, Liang Wenbo is also left-handed, therefore they are setting up the
:29:54. > :30:04.same shots that Judd Trump has. They are on the same course.
:30:05. > :30:16.Now, has he got the angle? It is going to be difficult to get one way
:30:17. > :30:22.here. The way these reds are situated, it will be good to get one
:30:23. > :30:27.here. He must have the angle on the black, otherwise he wouldn't be
:30:28. > :30:31.looking at this. I think he wants to hit it on the right side he is
:30:32. > :30:34.looking at the left-hand side on one. He might try and hit both of
:30:35. > :30:56.them. You called it right. It proved so.
:30:57. > :31:06.It is tough to developers. He hit the right red OK. Not much of a
:31:07. > :31:14.safety shot he can play from here. There is a shot where you can stun
:31:15. > :31:21.one read into another one. Maybe he doesn't have the angle so that,
:31:22. > :31:26.either. Maybe he can send both balls up the table? There is not much else
:31:27. > :31:40.he has got, other than just dropping on the red.
:31:41. > :31:52.I am sure he has thought about that shot. He is trying to get the white
:31:53. > :31:56.on the cushion. Never a bad shot. If you screw up a good cue ball tight
:31:57. > :32:04.on the cushion. He has tried to plant it there. That is totally the
:32:05. > :32:11.wrong choice of shot there. He has just thrown in the shot away there.
:32:12. > :32:19.He threw away the frame as well. He could have got both as you have
:32:20. > :32:25.suggested, John. All he had to do was make sure he was high there. He
:32:26. > :32:31.could have hit that cue ball good enough. Shot selection was the
:32:32. > :32:40.problem there. He thought about everything. Well, when you live by
:32:41. > :32:50.the sword you die by the sword. That was a little bit too adventurers for
:32:51. > :32:59.my liking. -- adventurous. I am just thinking, John, if I had a chance to
:33:00. > :33:04.take the frame on that spot. That would have been another turning
:33:05. > :33:09.point and it would have put Liang Wenbo three points up. There are
:33:10. > :33:12.tough shots to plant up on the cushion. It could be a mini turning
:33:13. > :33:33.point at this best of 19. A little reserve Judd Trump's
:33:34. > :33:40.naughty snooker now at the end of the frame. He likes to try all sorts
:33:41. > :33:52.of exhibition type shots. Kind of like that one. He is in a good
:33:53. > :34:02.position. Well, which pocket is the green going to go in? Oh my
:34:03. > :34:11.goodness! That was such a strain shot. That is the strangest shots I
:34:12. > :34:19.have ever seen. That was extra naughty snooker, that was. Well
:34:20. > :34:28.Liang Wenbo puts his cue on the table, he concedes. He will be
:34:29. > :34:36.feeling a lot better now, Judd Trump. Liang Wenbo is still in the
:34:37. > :34:55.lead. Anyway, we still have one more frame
:34:56. > :35:02.for the mid-session interval. Could Judd Trump take that? He might enjoy
:35:03. > :35:17.his cup of coffee. He never got a chance to pottable. -- pot a ball.
:35:18. > :35:21.From his point of view, Liang Wenbo would like how this has started. I
:35:22. > :35:26.think he is OK from the left-hand side of the table. As long as he
:35:27. > :35:34.gets a good length for this safety shot. Yes, I think he is thinking
:35:35. > :35:42.ahead. If he plays that one down there. Not so bad. Off of the
:35:43. > :35:46.left-hand side it looks like one that Judd Trump will be jumping all
:35:47. > :35:57.over. At least he can get the cue ball height on the white cushion. --
:35:58. > :36:10.tight. He will have to end up playing it anyway. Fancy another
:36:11. > :36:14.shot that he is going to take on? I mean, he has the ball colours to
:36:15. > :36:20.cover the red with. If he gets a good one and gets to the cushion he
:36:21. > :36:29.could decide to come off and land into the red here. He doesn't want
:36:30. > :36:37.to risk that. It has been one-minute and 45 counting. There will be
:36:38. > :36:46.almost two minutes thinking time. Looks like he's going to drop it
:36:47. > :37:05.just either pot here. He cued it. Well, he did. I would have rather
:37:06. > :37:08.left Judd Trump a long pot. I think that was a classic example of
:37:09. > :37:14.overthinking. That was a brilliant pot. Do not get me wrong. But he
:37:15. > :37:37.spent a lot of time looking at that angle. Especially, considering it
:37:38. > :37:47.was not a very good shot. That was beautifully struck. Absolutely
:37:48. > :37:50.perfect positioning. Of all these first-round matches, I was really
:37:51. > :38:00.looking forward to this. It has really lived up to its expectations.
:38:01. > :38:05.Sometimes it doesn't stand to start very well. However, this has not
:38:06. > :38:24.happened here. Both players have started very well indeed. It is good
:38:25. > :38:29.to other players to be watching. He has got a slight angle on this. He
:38:30. > :38:37.might just have to hit it a little bit more hard to get onto the black.
:38:38. > :38:43.That looked very easy. He is very comfortable now out there, John.
:38:44. > :38:50.These pockets are quite difficult. He has pleaded like he is playing
:38:51. > :38:59.pool. -- played it. He could screw back. He decides to play the 22.
:39:00. > :39:15.There is still a couple of reds left.
:39:16. > :39:23.It is so thin, he could not even hold. On which ought required here.
:39:24. > :39:37.-- on good shot. He will take the brown instead.
:39:38. > :39:46.There's one just behind the pink available. That was a tough shot,
:39:47. > :40:02.the way he has played. Timed that beautifully. APPLAUSE. Did not have
:40:03. > :40:07.that one will. He cued across that one slightly. He has won the left of
:40:08. > :40:40.the pink. That will do nicely. 48. 49. We have a game on, Dennis. ,
:40:41. > :40:52.looking forward to this, both players are doing well. Just a shame
:40:53. > :40:54.there is an integral coming -- interval. But there always after
:40:55. > :41:25.four frames. APPLAUSE. Just another colour and this frame
:41:26. > :41:36.will be safe, he will certainly be in front. He is moving nicely around
:41:37. > :41:39.the table here. Very smooth, and the scoreboard changes quickly with
:41:40. > :41:54.these two players. This has been a fabulous break. There is the old
:41:55. > :42:02.daisies, as I like to call them. Strictly dancing shoes. He will be
:42:03. > :42:12.dancing into the interval at 2-2, he will be delighted. For Judd Trump to
:42:13. > :42:23.come to the interval but this, that is some performance. Not to be.
:42:24. > :42:28.APPLAUSE. What they stated these two players are playing at, cannot wait
:42:29. > :43:49.for the interval to finish, they are all square at two frames each.
:43:50. > :44:09.Thank you Hazel. Liang Wenbo has missed a long pot, this is half a
:44:10. > :44:12.chance for Judd Trump. APPLAUSE. From the pocket camera, it looked
:44:13. > :44:25.like it would stay on the lip of the pocket.
:44:26. > :44:35.I did not like that flick of the pack, but was not not the worst.
:44:36. > :44:40.Let's see if the interval makes any difference, to the way they have
:44:41. > :44:52.played before. Straight out of the blocks, Judd Trump is come roaring
:44:53. > :45:08.back. Since that attempt, there is a very difficult and along the top
:45:09. > :45:23.cushion. Years this an easy black -- he has missed an easy black. ISIS
:45:24. > :45:38.want to see the standard continue -- I just want to see the standard
:45:39. > :45:46.continue. He has it that so hard, he has now three or four safe. He would
:45:47. > :45:57.have been disappointed with his revers shot. -- previous shot. He
:45:58. > :46:07.would still be in the driving seat if he had not begin. -- knocked it
:46:08. > :46:28.in. He knocked a lot of the red towards cushions, he hit it that
:46:29. > :46:34.hard. The one Liang Wenbo was looking out initially, it is
:46:35. > :46:42.difficult to get good decision for that read
:46:43. > :46:46.difficult to get good decision for that red.
:46:47. > :47:26.He just played the stunt shot to get one into the centre.
:47:27. > :47:56.Quite a view read any of aggression, quite nice chance as
:47:57. > :48:06.well. As long as Liang Wenbo, and his business with his position play.
:48:07. > :48:10.Once he gets rid of the red, it is just above the black, that will open
:48:11. > :48:22.up the pocket for the other two red. A good chance. Yes that is the
:48:23. > :48:31.red he would like, but he does not have the angle on the black. Or he
:48:32. > :48:39.can maybe screw back on the red. But he has other choices. He thought he
:48:40. > :48:50.had missed that, as soon as he hit it is ought, I have missed. He
:48:51. > :48:58.thinks he got a kick, but not sure whether he did not. Even with the
:48:59. > :49:12.kick that like it would not go in. 90. That read this blocking the path
:49:13. > :49:17.to the two reds, he would have two screw back off the cushion and
:49:18. > :49:26.across the table. Picking into the bottom of the cue ball. Not bad, he
:49:27. > :49:37.is quite the other on. -- he has got the other one.
:49:38. > :49:47.APPLAUSE. A better angle this time, I think he can run this through and
:49:48. > :49:55.leave the red we were talking about. Funny how he has been
:49:56. > :50:09.scrapping for position, this is the key ball. He can't miss the black
:50:10. > :50:17.for this spot. After all we've seen from Liang Wenbo, that was
:50:18. > :50:28.unexpected. The only consolation for Liang Wenbo is that the black was
:50:29. > :50:33.safe. Just a little bit of an awkward frame with where the red has
:50:34. > :50:40.finished up, more or less the first four frames with one chance. He
:50:41. > :50:45.would do well to make a 20 break here. The angle is back, played that
:50:46. > :51:29.nicely. APPLAUSE. Let's see if you can get to that 20
:51:30. > :51:36.break. He is on 12. Is brought on more. When you put like Judd Trump,
:51:37. > :52:15.it does not matter sometimes. APPLAUSE. The were given 23, but
:52:16. > :52:18.this will be unlucky. 24. This is some shot, with the extension on
:52:19. > :52:45.their two. -- on the cue. It was very, very difficult. Without
:52:46. > :52:58.using the extension, look how close he was. Not easy. Just shows you how
:52:59. > :53:06.tough this pockets. That one looked really good but did not go in. He
:53:07. > :53:15.should probably have played the shot, thinking the red would be
:53:16. > :53:24.insurance. The black on the site cushion is more difficult. The only
:53:25. > :53:29.thing I will say, I do not know if it is touching, let's see how he
:53:30. > :54:01.goes about it. He needs an angle to have any chance
:54:02. > :54:12.of getting up to the red. He somehow has to get near the circle to give
:54:13. > :54:27.himself any chance. He will have two pilot this -- par less. People as a
:54:28. > :54:36.way -- the ball is away, that was the best he could manage. A
:54:37. > :54:50.difficult plant on frame three, let's see if we can knock it in with
:54:51. > :55:07.a normal shot. APPLAUSE. Water shot. -- what a short -- shot. That
:55:08. > :55:18.was a cracker. If he took it tight in behind the blue he would be in
:55:19. > :55:34.all sorts of trouble. It is a bit of a stretch. He can just about get to
:55:35. > :55:47.it. APPLAUSE. Perfect, great shot. That is where being a left-hander is
:55:48. > :55:55.useful. That for me was the shot of the championship. That was a great
:55:56. > :56:06.short with the yellow. He is lost to the cue ball there. Should have been
:56:07. > :56:18.easier than this. Well done. Great recovery. He is going to need the
:56:19. > :56:27.pink. The blue will put him 13 ahead, good news is there is a
:56:28. > :56:42.deeper behind the pink. -- plenty of room behind the pink.
:56:43. > :56:59.Let's see if we can drop in behind that pink. APPLAUSE. Might just be
:57:00. > :57:08.OK, a bit close but he only needs the pink. A little tricky, so close.
:57:09. > :57:19.Difficult to work the angle, you would expect to get at the not
:57:20. > :57:31.straightforward. -- get it but not straightforward. APPLAUSE. That was
:57:32. > :57:39.just as entertaining as the first four frames, and Liang Wenbo will be
:57:40. > :57:51.delighted, he is back in the lead at 3-0. -- 3- two.
:57:52. > :57:54.delighted, he is back in the lead at 3-2.
:57:55. > :58:06.Always very interesting, and that is the way to do it. Back in the
:58:07. > :58:11.1980s, when Steve was struggling he would stay on the shot sometimes for
:58:12. > :58:46.up to five minutes. The fabulous clearance from Liang
:58:47. > :58:57.Wenbo any last frame. Let's see this again, this is ridiculous. Fabulous.
:58:58. > :59:04.Talk about keeping your head still, when you do that hard, he kept
:59:05. > :59:20.everything still. . That was the shot of the championships.
:59:21. > :59:29.Pushed on over the pocket but he has covered it. There is a path around
:59:30. > :59:37.the back of the black, but it is a must pot for Liang Wenbo. A bit of
:59:38. > :59:42.pressure if he takes it on, I don't think you can get back to the bulk
:59:43. > :59:51.area if he has a go at the pot so he has two definitely knock it in. He
:59:52. > :00:01.is looking to see if he left the cue ball they are --
:00:02. > :00:04.is looking to see if he left the cue ball there.
:00:05. > :00:38.APPLAUSE. He got the main part of the shot in, it is dropped on the
:00:39. > :00:58.pink it is a result. He can pot had. -- it.
:00:59. > :02:04.APPLAUSE. Well, what a shot. To take that one on, while. How the New
:02:05. > :02:27.Zealand was that, as anybody play safe these days?
:02:28. > :02:43.Big shot away from perfect position at.
:02:44. > :02:50.Blue has been a bit of a problem for Judd Trump. If he missed the red and
:02:51. > :03:03.got on the blue, that would be great. The does the pink because it
:03:04. > :03:10.cannot see anything else. But sure if the peak goes in the left
:03:11. > :03:28.corner, you could see a Judd Trump special here. That was not easy.
:03:29. > :03:39.Lego down the table -- they go down the table, looks like he guaranteed
:03:40. > :03:50.to be on the colour, but whether the land, on the red. There is an easy
:03:51. > :04:06.safety shot, he feels it and get this and get position. APPLAUSE. I
:04:07. > :04:12.think he is OK. That was a very good shot, he parked the cue ball but. --
:04:13. > :04:37.a little bit. Going to be awkward, read to the
:04:38. > :04:45.right middle, I don't think it is available. If the pink is not on, it
:04:46. > :04:53.will have to be yellow or blue. But I think the pink might be on. We can
:04:54. > :05:00.see from that picture it is on. Can you believe it. TEFL, not to jihad
:05:01. > :05:13.Liang Wenbo. Liang Wenbo. you believe it. Careful, not too
:05:14. > :05:29.hard Liang Wenbo. He tried that once bitten like it.
:05:30. > :06:05.-- but did not like it. Judd Trump cannot afford to do
:06:06. > :06:10.that. Has he got a kick there? That's have a look, hard to see from
:06:11. > :06:46.that picture. Not sure. Bottom red pot here, he has a choice
:06:47. > :06:55.to play. That is just a flick, no cue action. A bit of nerves. I think
:06:56. > :07:02.missing the red has upset his focus a bit, he was not missing anything
:07:03. > :07:09.like that earlier in the match. He has just lost a little bit of focus
:07:10. > :07:21.has to be said. Funny little short of that one, I always prefer to play
:07:22. > :07:31.the screw shot around the angles. Another chance, speaking. -- goes
:07:32. > :07:38.begging. With that red going off the black, that would be what he was
:07:39. > :07:46.studying. If he does play down the table, he has to get in behind,
:07:47. > :07:56.enough room to make that pocket. He has to judge this correctly. He is
:07:57. > :08:03.not played it well. Will Liang Wenbo be tempted? Judd Trump had a good
:08:04. > :08:09.look at it. Liang Wenbo is having a good look at it. If it was a little
:08:10. > :08:16.bit further to the left, the black, it would be so easy. It is so close
:08:17. > :08:24.that he could finish up the red double-kissing the black and not
:08:25. > :08:40.going in. We shall find out shortly. APPLAUSE.
:08:41. > :08:50.I think Liang Wenbo feels that the black is too close to the pocket. If
:08:51. > :08:54.he refuses and leaves the white and leaves the white ace, it will be
:08:55. > :09:06.interesting to see whether Judd Trump has a go at it.
:09:07. > :09:32.Server everything is safe now. The only read that could go now is the
:09:33. > :09:45.one that is near the right side cushion. -- so everything. A little
:09:46. > :09:50.bit of cat and mouse now. You have to be careful with your safety shot.
:09:51. > :09:56.You don't want to play the red on safety and not get the black in. Wow
:09:57. > :10:06.the cue ball is close. Where is that white going? Just OK. That
:10:07. > :10:14.mid-session interval really changes the match all around. That proved
:10:15. > :10:25.correct. It is now a tactical battle. That is quite a good shot
:10:26. > :10:37.there. Judd Trump has cut off the left-hand side. The pink is blocking
:10:38. > :10:46.the left three. Especially in this area. This is actually quite tricky
:10:47. > :10:57.to play safe. I cannot see one that is not jumping off the page at the
:10:58. > :11:04.minute. He is that cooking at that black again. The one next to the
:11:05. > :11:11.pink, is more difficult the only one I have mentioned before. Just off
:11:12. > :11:21.the cushion. That, you could say it has very little chance of going off
:11:22. > :11:26.the black. It is a double-kiss. The chances of that going off the black
:11:27. > :11:37.are maybe three out of ten? Even then. He would have to be so very
:11:38. > :11:45.accurate, Liang Wenbo. Just a little bit of a containing shot. This is an
:11:46. > :11:50.event it for Judd Trump now. That will do it now. It was a well
:11:51. > :12:00.thought out. It really got him out of trouble. That was the objective
:12:01. > :12:05.of the exercise. That was a advantage the Judd Trump. Not easy
:12:06. > :12:11.to get past the brown towards the yellow. I wonder if it could be
:12:12. > :12:24.proven to get to that corner pocket where Judd Trump is now. You always
:12:25. > :12:39.have to go between bowls. -- balls. It was just awkward. Well, Judd
:12:40. > :12:43.Trump has just found a pot. You can see he got the cue ball, I would
:12:44. > :12:54.settle for that. Almost adjusted near the brown. That was a clever
:12:55. > :12:59.little shot, wasn't it? You know what, John, it is great to see
:13:00. > :13:03.back-to-back centuries. It is the first time it has been done to this
:13:04. > :13:14.flower. This little battle here is just X I think. -- for this player.
:13:15. > :13:42.-- it is X site in. -- exciting. That ball is gradually getting
:13:43. > :13:51.knocks towards the black. -- knocked towards the black. However, look at
:13:52. > :14:11.that green. Because of whether Green is they will have to play it in all
:14:12. > :14:42.the time. He keeps looking at that shot. Can I put the red in-off the
:14:43. > :14:46.black? Should I risk it all? The double-kiss on the black looks on.
:14:47. > :14:52.He will have to be so precise with this. And he was!
:14:53. > :15:03.Look where he got the cue ball in case he wasn't sure. Look where he
:15:04. > :15:07.put it, John. That was well played. That was very tight. I thought he
:15:08. > :15:17.was going to get a double-kiss there. That is one of those funny
:15:18. > :15:25.little ones. This is a good smell, as you said John. He really played
:15:26. > :15:31.it well. He has done marvellously well not just a pot the ball, but to
:15:32. > :15:38.play some great snooker. That was really well played. Judd Trump will
:15:39. > :15:59.have to do very well to get out of this and not stick him up.
:16:00. > :16:22.This is really a horrible shot for Judd Trump to play. I wonder if the
:16:23. > :16:35.player has just touched it. Did they call it foul, straightaway?
:16:36. > :16:49.Thank you. This will be some escape if he can judge the angle to get
:16:50. > :16:54.just off the reds. Did you see how he had two goes and played a
:16:55. > :17:17.perfectly, there might be a pot on here? ? Of course, these points are
:17:18. > :17:26.building up. That was to thick this time. He has hit two reds. Let's
:17:27. > :17:35.have a look at it. Has he got an angle to get to the pink? I am
:17:36. > :17:43.really not sure. He might just be able to get in between the reds. I
:17:44. > :18:03.did not know if he can run it around. He might be able to do that.
:18:04. > :18:13.There might be a lot of topspin. APPLAUSE
:18:14. > :18:29.Good pot for those bottom three that were out. That is the only potential
:18:30. > :18:30.shot that he has got left. He is trying to get a little bit of action
:18:31. > :18:37.on it. He has done it incredibly trying to get a little bit of action
:18:38. > :18:42.on it. He has done it incredibly well from that position. I did not
:18:43. > :18:48.think you could get there from there. That was a cue angle. Towards
:18:49. > :19:10.that middle pocket. He just knocked it in there. What a great shot!
:19:11. > :19:18.If he has covered, he is quite fortunate. The pink has blocked the
:19:19. > :19:22.way for the left corner. The two reds are blocking the path for the
:19:23. > :19:28.one in the right corner. What a great result he has had there?
:19:29. > :19:41.You're not kidding. He has split up the reds. That is incredible! Now,
:19:42. > :19:54.there is only one possible red that is pottable. APPLAUSE It will go
:19:55. > :20:05.into the corner if he has no safety shot on. He might be forced into
:20:06. > :20:16.taking a very difficult pot on. I think you are right Dennis. I think
:20:17. > :20:23.he doesn't have a choice. Brillant, absolutely brilliant! Yes, that was
:20:24. > :20:29.fabulous. That is some brilliant cueing. That was really a great
:20:30. > :20:52.shot. Especially in those corner pockets that you see. APPLAUSE.
:20:53. > :21:03.Now, there is a lot of noise from the other table as their match comes
:21:04. > :21:07.to an end. It is the wrong time for Judd Trump as he didn't play that
:21:08. > :21:24.quite well. There is another cracking pot to get here. The pink
:21:25. > :21:30.has come to Judd Trump's rescue. He might be able to bend that around
:21:31. > :21:37.the pink. You think you could play that with a little bit of a swerve.
:21:38. > :21:49.You will see the work take right down the shot. There you go! That
:21:50. > :21:54.was plenty of perfection. It certainly was there is the side
:21:55. > :22:02.taken now. This swerve was just out on the cue ball. It just stopped
:22:03. > :22:08.inches earlier you could not ask for much more from that shot. He has had
:22:09. > :22:17.some quite loose positional shots. He was just right next to the baulk
:22:18. > :22:42.area. He just lost the cue ball on a couple of shots. Perhaps, that was
:22:43. > :22:46.not as intended. Suddenly it has gone very quiet here. There was
:22:47. > :22:54.probably a distraction that caused Judd Trump to hit a bad shot. After
:22:55. > :23:04.that frame the curtain will be coming up and the two players will
:23:05. > :23:14.have the courts to themselves. The arena to themselves, I should say. I
:23:15. > :23:20.would definitely be playing on the side cushion that is in play. It is
:23:21. > :23:27.43-19 behind. He is really going to need it. He's not going to. I would
:23:28. > :23:33.be tempted to get that right out. Particularly, the fact that he is
:23:34. > :24:11.left-handed and that is the right hand side cushion. A very attacking
:24:12. > :24:18.player. That is if he gets near the shot. Where is the red going to
:24:19. > :24:23.finish up? He could have finished perfectly on the black had he not
:24:24. > :24:28.knocked the red in. perfectly on the black had he not
:24:29. > :25:01.knocked the red in. However, it is far from easy. C how Judd Trump goes
:25:02. > :25:07.about it. -- C. See. I think he was thinking there about possibly
:25:08. > :25:12.potting a red, moving around. It is never the best idea. Sometimes the
:25:13. > :25:18.white will stick where the red is. He is trying to look whether he can
:25:19. > :25:25.pot the red and then the pink looking behind where that red is. He
:25:26. > :25:31.has tried to move it and that was always the problem. Now he has at
:25:32. > :25:43.pressure pot on himself. He put that on himself that shot. Wow this is
:25:44. > :25:50.far from easy, this. This is definitely a tough shot and a half.
:25:51. > :26:01.He has to hit this well and cover the red. He has not covered the red.
:26:02. > :26:05.Yes, that is a poor shot. If you're going to try and move the yellow off
:26:06. > :26:12.the cushion, then at least get it off the cushion. Do you know what I
:26:13. > :26:23.mean? He has not snookered them. He has no more yellows in play. If he
:26:24. > :26:29.hits this read full in the face, it will be close to getting it in the
:26:30. > :26:44.right middle pocket. It is the old double. The old double. He is
:26:45. > :26:55.thinking, maybe should I cut this one in?
:26:56. > :26:59.He's now looking up at the other end of the table. This tells me he will
:27:00. > :27:20.be sending around all the angles. Around the angles, by the looks of
:27:21. > :27:28.things. That was the cartoon. He was looking up the table. -- that was
:27:29. > :27:36.the cut in. He gave it a whole lot of thought. He cut a very difficult
:27:37. > :27:48.read in. He tried to even moved the yellow, believe it or not. -- move
:27:49. > :27:53.the yellow. I am sure he's trying to put one of them safe, Jonathan. It
:27:54. > :27:58.might be just better to put the blue on the side cushion. I don't know
:27:59. > :28:05.how he will be able to get the black safe. Unless of course he switches
:28:06. > :28:11.it and puts it up on the top cushion. There is certainly value in
:28:12. > :28:33.the colour here. There is a 17 point lead. Pink ball. That is what he has
:28:34. > :28:41.tried to do. He has not put the pink safe. It is a little bit thicker
:28:42. > :28:47.than he had intended. There was no value in taking the extra six points
:28:48. > :28:54.available that. Whereas, he has hit this little bit harder than he may
:28:55. > :29:11.have intended. However, he is OK. I say that he is OK, because he has
:29:12. > :29:22.snookered it for the next shot. He has played a foul they are. Pretty
:29:23. > :29:32.much straight away. -- foul there. It came off at a funny angle. Well,
:29:33. > :29:39.it was a terrible shot he is played there, Judd Trump. He has pleaded
:29:40. > :29:44.off the middle pocket. Obviously, blue to pink is going to be ten
:29:45. > :30:19.times better. I wonder if this will come to fruition? He has somehow cut
:30:20. > :30:28.the pink. This is a very important frame. A tactical frame. Especially
:30:29. > :30:58.when you are using quite a bit of energy in the mental department. Oh
:30:59. > :31:03.no, I think he has hit its little bit too card. I have no idea how he
:31:04. > :31:08.will be able to get to the right side of the table, as we look at it.
:31:09. > :31:14.Yes, you cannot get on the green from there. It might be just one of
:31:15. > :31:16.those funny shots. He plays a poor shot and then it gives him the
:31:17. > :31:25.chance to win the frame. If he doesn't knock it in or something. He
:31:26. > :31:41.could stick it up and have a chance to get it there himself. We will
:31:42. > :31:50.have to see in a minute. APPLAUSE He didn't miss it. It was a cracking
:31:51. > :31:55.pot. Maybe that was his chance to get a snooker. Yes, maybe a chance
:31:56. > :32:04.to get to snooker behind that black shot. We heard a little bit over
:32:05. > :32:14.grown from Liang Wenbo there when he hit the cue. A little bit on the
:32:15. > :32:22.right-hand side hitting the cue. If it moves the blue out. That would
:32:23. > :32:26.have been the ultimate there. Get the blue back into play and leave
:32:27. > :32:37.the green on the cushion. However, it was not to be. That was the
:32:38. > :32:45.largest frame of the match by far. There are 35 minutes and counting.
:32:46. > :33:05.Liang Wenbo definitely needs the green and brown. However, Judd
:33:06. > :33:31.Trump, needs all of the colours. He has just gone past the middle. It
:33:32. > :33:40.was not comfortable. Well, adventurous to say the least. That
:33:41. > :33:52.should cost him the frame. Well he thought he could cut the green I did
:33:53. > :33:59.not think it was cut of all. -- cuttable. A little bit of side on
:34:00. > :34:43.this, just to throw it wide. He is in pretty good shape here.
:34:44. > :34:51.This is are in a snooker, it will not be easy. He is sending the blue
:34:52. > :35:33.up towards the black. That is a snooker, but it is very easy to
:35:34. > :35:39.escape. Just one snooker needed. Waiting patiently on the other side
:35:40. > :35:47.of the tournament, we see the people on the other side with TV screens
:35:48. > :35:59.were keeping up on how it is going. It is keeping on. We see from that
:36:00. > :36:08.shot. It doesn't matter about the pink, Judd Trump must concede. So,
:36:09. > :36:19.macros to one. He has won two of those. His back in the lead at four
:36:20. > :36:40.frames for two. -- he is back in the lead.
:36:41. > :36:50.Not a lot of value in taking a red on in the left corner. It would
:36:51. > :37:01.career into the left or black corner. Just taking at safety shot.
:37:02. > :37:08.There are three more frames to be played in this session. I think,
:37:09. > :37:12.Judd Trump would like to take two of them. However, this man from China
:37:13. > :38:02.has other ideas, Liang Wenbo. That is a good shot from Judd Trump.
:38:03. > :38:08.The match will finish under the table. Everybody who has seen that
:38:09. > :38:26.match can now watch this on with everybody else. There is always a
:38:27. > :38:30.different atmosphere about it. The people at home are watching. They
:38:31. > :38:36.enjoy it and they are clapping for it. The thinking why is their
:38:37. > :38:58.applause? They are clapping for the other table. He is cueing up to play
:38:59. > :39:02.something quite exciting on the right-hand side of the table. He
:39:03. > :39:07.will have to get past the yellow to clip that read. You would think that
:39:08. > :39:13.that is the shot that Steve said was important earlier. Earlier in the
:39:14. > :39:15.studio, a loss of the players go all out on attack. He is dead straight
:39:16. > :39:36.on this. Where is the red, the Finnish? --
:39:37. > :39:56.going to finish? It looked dangerous at one point, but cannot knock
:39:57. > :39:59.anything onto it. If Liang Wenbo can win this frame, will guarantee a
:40:00. > :40:42.lead going into the second session. Just coming up to two hours, already
:40:43. > :40:46.frame seven. On frame lasting almost 40 minutes, another was over 26
:40:47. > :41:39.minutes. Liang Wenbo has played good safety
:41:40. > :42:02.so far in this match. He will not be having that one
:42:03. > :42:28.replaced. Chance of a red of the outside of the pink, might take that
:42:29. > :42:34.on. Missed the pot play -- by the proverbial mile. That is the worst
:42:35. > :42:43.shot is played in the match. I think with all of the tactical place, he
:42:44. > :42:50.may have lost a bit of rhythm. This maybe one of those reverse
:42:51. > :42:57.psychology things, but all the pressure on himself. As for Judd
:42:58. > :43:12.Trump, he has to start playing really good. Years off, it is -- he
:43:13. > :43:21.is off. Not going his way. Let's have another look. It just shows you
:43:22. > :43:32.what can happen on the snooker table. He did not get anywhere near
:43:33. > :43:40.the red. Unlucky. He has let Liang Wenbo off the hook, because when
:43:41. > :43:50.Liang Wenbo missed the red by such a wide margin, Judd Trump had a chance
:43:51. > :43:55.to punish him but he did not. Nothing better feel confidence, back
:43:56. > :44:02.to the table when you expect to be sitting in your chair for a while.
:44:03. > :44:29.But not to be. Liang Wenbo has played well today. He is just the
:44:30. > :44:31.edge of the pack here. That red at the end looks ready inviting for
:44:32. > :45:27.him. -- pretty inviting. That looked like a foul shot.
:45:28. > :45:37.APPLAUSE. The tip of the cue was an contact with the object ball and the
:45:38. > :45:44.cue ball. Have a look here. Could call Dennis, you spotted
:45:45. > :45:55.straightaway. The players know as well, they know by the contact. You
:45:56. > :46:01.don't see it very often, it is not an easy call for the referee.
:46:02. > :46:12.Luckily in this game, the players caught fails on themselves. -- call
:46:13. > :46:18.fouls on themselves. It a frustrating session for Judd Trump,
:46:19. > :46:24.missing opportunities and quite a few times he has gone to the table
:46:25. > :47:43.when Liang Wenbo has had a good rub. APPLAUSE.
:47:44. > :47:58.Chancy for Judd Trump -- a chance for Judd Trump. He flicked that,
:47:59. > :48:38.they masterpiece of Fortune. What a fluke that was.
:48:39. > :49:12.APPLAUSE. Ten. Nicely played, good control of the cue. But Judd Trump
:49:13. > :49:19.has to go to work now, he is not really as involved as he should be.
:49:20. > :49:23.Yesterday would run of the balls -- he has had a good run of the balls.
:49:24. > :50:16.He doesn't need the school. -- the Not great position, just in
:50:17. > :50:33.between. He is struggling for the cue ball Judd Trump, he really is.
:50:34. > :50:47.APPLAUSE. Great recovery, beautifully struck and now back in
:50:48. > :51:05.prime position. To the left of the cue ball is good, if he wants it.
:51:06. > :52:13.It has been a bit of a bazaar frame. -- and bizarre -- bizarre
:52:14. > :52:28.frame. The reds are nicely placed here.
:52:29. > :53:06.Very important juncture in this match, and important for Judd Trump
:53:07. > :53:15.to get scoring again. APPLAUSE. He is going to win on this visit. A
:53:16. > :53:26.couple of little bizarre things have happened. The frame is virtually
:53:27. > :53:31.over now for a delighted Judd Trump. Liang Wenbo just looked a little bit
:53:32. > :53:37.anxious in the earlier part of this frame. I think he was thinking about
:53:38. > :53:45.getting one more frame to lead overnight. He could still do that,
:53:46. > :53:54.it does not matter about the position. Judd Trump is going to try
:53:55. > :54:00.a trick shot of the cushion. As I say, he will be very pleased. Liang
:54:01. > :54:08.Wenbo stays in his seat and Judd Trump takes the frame he badly
:54:09. > :54:35.wanted. The score is 4-3 to Liang Wenbo. There you see the safety,
:54:36. > :54:39.Liang Wenbo up at 89%. Sometimes it is just as entertaining to watch the
:54:40. > :54:55.tactical battle, but we have had a here in this match. -- a bit of
:54:56. > :55:03.everything here in this match. APPLAUSE.
:55:04. > :55:39.I think he will be OK if he goes into the right side of the park.
:55:40. > :55:46.Looking at the red on the bright side -- right side, I think that
:55:47. > :56:04.would be easier. That is what I would be playing. That is closer to
:56:05. > :56:20.the pink. Maybe the red pots, closer than the pink.
:56:21. > :56:33.Wasn't that useful. APPLAUSE. I think he can do on the wrong side of
:56:34. > :56:52.the table, I would have been tempted to go the other way. Two bottom red
:56:53. > :57:06.-- reds are possible. That should have been. Not ideal on any of
:57:07. > :57:15.them, snookered himself on that one to the bright -- right.
:57:16. > :57:23.snookered himself on that one to the right.
:57:24. > :57:41.Not the first time it has happened today. Eight pull shot therefrom
:57:42. > :57:46.Liang Wenbo. While played. APPLAUSE .
:57:47. > :58:16.Sometimes it is beneath studying patients will Judd Trump. -- it has
:58:17. > :58:33.been a study in patience for Judd Trump.
:58:34. > :58:47.Earlier in this match Judd Trump knocked some fantastic long shots
:58:48. > :58:58.in. There is business -- has been some tactical play. Pretty even on
:58:59. > :59:09.the long pot success red. -- red. Pretty even on
:59:10. > :59:14.the long pot success rate. He kept his head very still that
:59:15. > :59:37.time. He had a slight angle to get a bit
:59:38. > :59:55.visit to the red -- a bit closer to the red. A slight that of movement
:59:56. > :00:06.on that shot. Let's have a look again at Liang Wenbo's head. He is
:00:07. > :00:19.having to take the pink instead of the black that he played for.
:00:20. > :00:30.APPLAUSE. That might be the end of the break, I'm not sure if the other
:00:31. > :00:40.red cuts back in. Maybe it was the previous shot that caused all the
:00:41. > :00:54.problems they are. -- there. He seemed quite anxious on that shot.
:00:55. > :01:06.APPLAUSE. As long as it keeps coming past the line he has a chance to pop
:01:07. > :01:12.the Bramble makes. -- brown ball. The brown ball is slightly off the
:01:13. > :01:25.spot, still good but the little higher than he wanted. He hasn't
:01:26. > :01:33.covered it again, as he? He has. Was an interesting is a shot.
:01:34. > :01:45.covered it again, as he? He has. Was an interesting choice of shot.
:01:46. > :02:56.That is good. And easy safety shot back down the table, but he has
:02:57. > :03:01.covered that. Was worth having a look at the red, nothing available
:03:02. > :03:24.so he goes for the safety shot. I am wondering if he has a good
:03:25. > :03:34.enough angle to roll this one in the go for the black. There is a slight
:03:35. > :03:45.angle, the only red it could leave would be the one he is taking. He
:03:46. > :03:53.will undergo. -- have a go. Wasn't far away, was at. The only one he
:03:54. > :04:31.could leave was the one he had a go at. It is safe.
:04:32. > :04:51.Far too deep in, that will come up. There have not been many of those,
:04:52. > :04:57.but that was one of them. I feel as if Liang Wenbo is in the ascendancy
:04:58. > :05:03.here, not just because of the scoreline but his safety play seems
:05:04. > :05:14.to be better. He is the one getting chances. APPLAUSE. If he gets to
:05:15. > :05:19.fight in this frame then he will have an overnight lead, and he will
:05:20. > :06:02.have one more per -- frame to play. This match will conclude tomorrow
:06:03. > :06:12.afternoon. There will be no morning session on Thursday. These are
:06:13. > :06:35.absolutely lovely. Liang Wenbo just has to do what he does in the club
:06:36. > :06:38.everyday. Back to normal again. After the mid-session interval, we
:06:39. > :06:45.have a lot of tactical play simply because of the way the balls went.
:06:46. > :07:07.But normal service resumes for Liang Wenbo.
:07:08. > :07:19.That is virtually the end of this frame, he just needs the black. If
:07:20. > :07:40.you more to come the sites the black. The players are enjoying the
:07:41. > :07:49.quiet atmosphere. 41. Lovely to watch the little screw shots. The
:07:50. > :07:57.economy of effort with the cue ball has not moved in this break. Liang
:07:58. > :08:06.Wenbo looks relaxed, he knows he is over the line. I would expect him to
:08:07. > :08:19.clear it up. He has that lovely swagger around the table again. He
:08:20. > :08:27.knows he will be 5-3 ahead. This is a massive frame coming up, Judd
:08:28. > :08:35.Trump will not want to be down 6-3 overnight.
:08:36. > :08:49.61. He has been knocking centuries in four pint this season. He has
:08:50. > :09:00.made 28 this season, he only made 18 last season, although that is still
:09:01. > :09:12.very good. We have had 30 centuries including the magnificent high break
:09:13. > :09:22.from Barry Hawkins which superseded Michael Holt that one Ushan 40. --
:09:23. > :09:33.at 140. A tricky green to give them a chance of making a century.
:09:34. > :09:55.He had a serious skin in that first round. We know that Liang Wenbo miss
:09:56. > :10:19.the green there. Now he leads 5-3. And, Judd Trump is in real trouble.
:10:20. > :10:30.Half chance for Judd Trump in the right corner. If you can pot them
:10:31. > :10:37.like that. Then, I guess you deserve a little bit of good fortune. He did
:10:38. > :10:44.not hold back on that one, did he? He knows that he really needs this
:10:45. > :10:48.frame. He wants to land on that red. He wants to leave on in the centre
:10:49. > :10:55.pocket, there. It came to his rescue. Already at the start of this
:10:56. > :11:03.break, he means business. He knows how important winning this frame can
:11:04. > :11:11.be. It has been a really tough session for Judd Trump. His
:11:12. > :11:20.opponent, Liang Wenbo, has had way more chances than he has. However,
:11:21. > :11:31.he has played quite better than he has. He could come out of this 5-4
:11:32. > :11:39.he shouldn't be too disappointed. So the key whether he can do that is if
:11:40. > :12:04.he can career into the pink and red is and pot that shot. -- reads. --
:12:05. > :12:13.read -- reds. He has got one left middle pocket which can get him
:12:14. > :12:47.back. Cover shots these are. They can make it look very difficult. --
:12:48. > :12:56.tough shots. 31. Wow the pink has flicked the blue away. That was an
:12:57. > :13:03.illegal shot. It used to be a foul. He jumped the balls. The pink
:13:04. > :13:21.flecked the blue off the spot. That is very unfortunate there. I think,
:13:22. > :13:27.he would love to take out colour on. He looked at the brown and I was
:13:28. > :13:36.thinking, is a new kind take that on. It is an absolute stinker.
:13:37. > :13:46.Sometimes you have to forget about it. Get a cue ball, a good one and
:13:47. > :13:57.get a safety shot. He is taking all these risky shots. He should just
:13:58. > :14:14.forget about it. Liang Wenbo is probably thinking while he sits
:14:15. > :14:23.there going: go on, take a shot at the brown. Normally, Judd Trump
:14:24. > :14:36.doesn't take as long with the shot. He has decided on this safety. It
:14:37. > :14:57.was a good shot. Yes, well done. Desperate to win the frame.
:14:58. > :15:13.What will he do if he pockets this red? Not again. This is an easy
:15:14. > :15:18.safety shot for Judd Trump. For one moment I thought he would be tucked
:15:19. > :15:33.in right beneath the brown. He had a few shots like that Liang Wenbo.
:15:34. > :15:44.--, Liang Wenbo. Just talking to the boys in the studio about practice
:15:45. > :15:51.partners. There would practice with John Higgins. This is because he
:15:52. > :16:00.practised with Stephen and Stephen Maguire. They practised with each
:16:01. > :16:06.other. This wasn't bad for them. It brought a game up in only six
:16:07. > :16:17.seasons. There are two ways of looking at it. It will really help
:16:18. > :16:26.his game. That is one pot. It was very good today. A very good pot. I
:16:27. > :16:31.will tell you what, John, not a bad bunch they are. He will pot the
:16:32. > :16:43.green right amongst these reds. He is quite a tall lad, is Liang Wenbo.
:16:44. > :16:49.He has an extended rest. Especially on his cue. Why did somebody not
:16:50. > :16:56.think about this so many years ago, John? Instead of getting that
:16:57. > :17:10.annoying timber out from under the table. He is playing into an area
:17:11. > :17:13.where he still gets a choice. It doesn't matter where he was going to
:17:14. > :17:19.finish he was going to finish pot on. Allah tell you what, no matter
:17:20. > :17:22.where he lands the break is really easy near that read and the cue
:17:23. > :17:47.ball. -- read. -- red ball. Liang Wenbo holds himself together
:17:48. > :17:55.throughout this break. He goes in it safe. He has got plenty of power
:17:56. > :18:00.with the Browns in the way. The blues have gone back in their spot.
:18:01. > :18:21.Is there a gap for another? What do you think? Commentator's I. -- eye.
:18:22. > :18:23.It is. What a result that is. A little bit anxious on that. He knew
:18:24. > :18:37.the importance of it. Wow that was a big shot in the
:18:38. > :18:45.context of this match. He knows that. His long game has been quite
:18:46. > :18:52.good during this whole game. He understands this. However, once
:18:53. > :19:10.again he has not left it too easy for Judd Trump. My goodness and!
:19:11. > :19:19.What a pot! Wow. What are pot. A bit of good fortune. Yes, once he had a
:19:20. > :19:31.good run of the ball what are pot it was to get that. To knock it in at
:19:32. > :19:45.that pace. It did wobble a few times. Safely in the pocket. Oh no,
:19:46. > :19:51.a long way off he cued that one. You can see how important attention is
:19:52. > :20:03.even to a top player in the game. Amazing. He has missed two easy
:20:04. > :20:16.blacks off the spot. There is a lot for Liang Wenbo to do. Especially,
:20:17. > :20:24.with that yellow save. Liang Wenbo's temperament has been very
:20:25. > :20:30.good. This is better than we saw in the UK, where he worst slapping
:20:31. > :20:44.himself in the face quite hard. -- where he was. I said that the yellow
:20:45. > :20:53.was the key. The red next to the pink is also key. How many you can
:20:54. > :20:57.pot at this point. It was quite poor from Judd Trump, at this point. He
:20:58. > :21:03.really cannot be missing those. If he pots that there are a few more
:21:04. > :21:41.reds that Liang Wenbo could have potted here. There were a few and it
:21:42. > :21:52.was a bad result. 12. That was a nervy one. Just trying to get in
:21:53. > :22:00.behind that. He was saying, it might still pot, but it is a thin cut. It
:22:01. > :22:22.is very difficult when it is a blind pocket. These are quite more than
:22:23. > :22:37.then you would imagine. Thinner Vanni think. -- than you. What a
:22:38. > :22:45.lovely little cueball! Watch it. Flex the green and then the yellow.
:22:46. > :22:52.Yes, I forgot to mention the green. -- flicks.
:22:53. > :23:11.What a lovely little shot. Can you believe it, he? Can you believe it,
:23:12. > :23:54.hey? He has a nice little chance on the
:23:55. > :24:17.blue. Absolutely every chance now. 29. 31.
:24:18. > :24:34.34. Blue and pink needed. He has a good angle on the blue, he will go
:24:35. > :24:43.just off the cushion. It will go behind him. He will leave the pink
:24:44. > :24:48.for a couple of pockets. He is looking for the left middle pocket.
:24:49. > :24:55.I would be swinging behind to give myself a choice of pockets. This is
:24:56. > :25:04.exactly what he has done. It could be one of those, no, he is OK. It
:25:05. > :25:12.was always going to be a chance to the middle or the corner. And Judd
:25:13. > :25:26.Trump cannot believe that he has cleared up from here.
:25:27. > :25:34.Showing a little bit of emotion! He is over the moon. He started with
:25:35. > :25:41.back-to-back centuries and he has won that last name. How will that
:25:42. > :26:15.last frame be. This is all because Liang Wenbo has beat him with the
:26:16. > :26:35.advantage of the second frame. We will now move towards another match
:26:36. > :26:58.in its later stages from 2003. This is a match with Barry Hawkins in the
:26:59. > :27:06.lead against Zhang. He has a nice angle on the black. He wanted to go
:27:07. > :28:07.in, it does not have to. He gets it right to the centre. 16. 17. 22.
:28:08. > :28:20.23. Straight on the black playing it near the top cushion. Just looking
:28:21. > :28:25.back, I thought that would be pottable into this pocket. I don't
:28:26. > :28:32.think it is. This is the only loose red. It is now imperative that the
:28:33. > :28:39.black goes into the cluster. He could also play in the middle. You
:28:40. > :28:48.need to look foreign angle here to frame get the other reds into play.
:28:49. > :28:55.Yes, he has to be careful just to not hit that read. If he gets that
:28:56. > :29:09.full or he will not split the pack at all. -- red. Well, he has hit it
:29:10. > :29:16.nicely. Very nicely indeed. Yes, that will do. He must be very happy
:29:17. > :29:27.with that. He came up with a loose red perfectly. One good position of
:29:28. > :29:40.shot now. It is looking like a straightforward line to the winning
:29:41. > :29:46.plays. -- place. Well, it bounced off that cushion a little bit more
:29:47. > :29:51.than he thought. The black is a little then. Zhang Anda will be
:29:52. > :29:54.wondering... Has he played his last shot? It will all depend on this one
:29:55. > :30:11.black. He has a nice cannon. Now he will be
:30:12. > :30:17.able to play a red to the left middle here. I think you would
:30:18. > :30:24.rather play it to the left middle then stretching over. Yes,
:30:25. > :30:28.particularly that red. He could play the pink and go to the straight
:30:29. > :30:35.pocket. He could also go to the blue, if he wishes. This is as good
:30:36. > :30:44.as angle as it looks from our commentary position. I could go for
:30:45. > :30:59.this. It doesn't look like a bad angle, this one here. He decided to
:31:00. > :31:23.play this one with a spider. It just dropped in. 47. Just a few more pots
:31:24. > :31:31.away now. He is definitely on the winning line. APPLAUSE
:31:32. > :31:59.So far, really only 66. What could you expect from Barry Hawkins in the
:32:00. > :32:03.best of his career. I did not see the first session, but I think you
:32:04. > :32:11.have hit the nail on the head when you said that he was feeding off his
:32:12. > :32:20.opponent's mistakes. He is very good at that Barry Hawkins. Now he is 70
:32:21. > :32:26.points in front. There are 75 remaining. There is only one red
:32:27. > :32:49.required for a place in the semifinals. It would be a very good
:32:50. > :32:53.night for him. So Barry Hawkins will be through to the second round. This
:32:54. > :33:01.is where he will meet Ronnie O'Sullivan.
:33:02. > :33:07.He lost during the finals of the masters of course, in January. He
:33:08. > :33:29.lost in the finals in this great championship, just a few years ago.
:33:30. > :33:36.78. Barry Hawkins seems to have had the upper hand in this match. Zhang
:33:37. > :33:40.Anda pulled it away to be three apiece, but Barry Hawkins pulled it
:33:41. > :33:46.away. He is happy to have a comfortable victory here again. Yes,
:33:47. > :34:02.absolutely, and it will be good practice. He he is obliged frame to
:34:03. > :34:16.make the highest reds of the match. -- break. He has not been the Shah
:34:17. > :34:22.first. -- the sharpest. He will have to be much sharper to be able to
:34:23. > :34:31.beat Ronnie O'Sullivan. Just looking at this, he gets blacks for the last
:34:32. > :34:48.two macro ones he has and it is a possibility. Reds -- red. Barry
:34:49. > :34:59.Hawkins has the wonderful clearance of 140. Now he's playing to the
:35:00. > :35:03.pink, a possible 143. He has a nice angle on the pink, hasn't he? He
:35:04. > :35:10.just nudged it off the side cushion. Just off the middle pocket. You
:35:11. > :35:24.always need to catch them going, before the cushion. Has it gone past
:35:25. > :35:30.the green? It just passes the green. That was a great pot! A great pot!
:35:31. > :35:34.If he pots the blue that is a possible 141. That would be better
:35:35. > :35:48.than Michael's 140. So, the six colours. A bit of a
:35:49. > :36:05.frontrunner at the top break of the tournament. That just flew off
:36:06. > :36:10.there, didn't it? Yes, that bounce. Yes, I can't believe how quickly
:36:11. > :36:20.that came off. What the bounce. -- what a bounce.
:36:21. > :36:26.That was a tremendous recovery. He is still on track for the highest
:36:27. > :36:39.break of the tournament. He just needs a nice angle on the
:36:40. > :36:47.blue. That time it didn't bounce, maybe he was expecting it to bounce.
:36:48. > :37:05.Blue and black I needed. -- are needed. That was good, perfect on
:37:06. > :37:16.the pink! 134. This is to beat Michael Holtz high break. Well
:37:17. > :37:22.played at Barry Hawkins! A comfortable result. He will take a
:37:23. > :37:27.good memory there. He now has the highest break in the tournament so
:37:28. > :37:34.far, Barry Hawkins. Barry Hawkins ends up being a comfortable win in
:37:35. > :37:47.the end. Yes Ronnie O'Sullivan will take him on and will be back on BBC
:37:48. > :37:54.Two. The second round comes up again.