:00:15. > :00:51.Carter, a two frame advantage. It will be very interesting to see how
:00:52. > :01:07.this second session comes out. Fantastic shot. Would you believe
:01:08. > :01:20.it? Will he play the cannon? Played it well, very well. That's enough
:01:21. > :01:37.for Carter to take the lead 5-4. I don't believe it, I don't think I'd
:01:38. > :01:47.ever seen a Kush and bouncers badly -- cushion bounce as badly. Good,
:01:48. > :02:05.clean pot. This looks good, this looks very good. Reduced his arrears
:02:06. > :02:19.down to just one. Trailing 7-6. Slow, brave, what a great shot. It's
:02:20. > :02:34.all about this pink. Those are never easy. He's got it! He leads 8-6.
:02:35. > :02:43.Alan McManus hanging in there. Super shot. Ali Carter should be the
:02:44. > :02:51.happier of the two. He leads at the end of the second session, nine -7.
:02:52. > :02:57.Hello again. On the extra, we have the concluding session of the second
:02:58. > :03:03.round match that promised intrigue and drama between Alan McManus, who
:03:04. > :03:11.has quite an impressive Crucible CV, entering two semifinals. He is up
:03:12. > :03:19.against Ali Carter, former world number two and twice a Crucible
:03:20. > :03:26.finalist, most recently in 2012. Carter led 9-7 as they entered this
:03:27. > :03:33.deciding session. Possibly nine more frames to play. We had the
:03:34. > :03:50.commentary box -- head to the. The final session of this absorbing
:03:51. > :04:04.match between Ali Carter and Alan McManus. A tough match so far. But
:04:05. > :04:29.he will be very pleased with his break shot there. Just potting a
:04:30. > :04:39.couple. Nice break. A high of 77 after 16 frames, but holding on to
:04:40. > :04:57.Carter's coattails. Probably have to take the long red on. This looks
:04:58. > :05:03.pretty close. Very dangerous to take it on, he will be heading into that
:05:04. > :05:11.pack of reds. But he has to be heading into the pocket. Somebody
:05:12. > :05:20.like Judd Trump would have the cue power to play this as a screw shot
:05:21. > :05:35.and cannon of the red closest to the pink. But I am not sure that McManus
:05:36. > :05:41.has that cue power -- off. At first glance, he appears to have been very
:05:42. > :05:48.fortunate. He will have no idea where the cue ball was going. Very
:05:49. > :06:12.fortunate, pink and black in open play.
:06:13. > :06:52.That was the problem. Careening into that lead. -- red.
:06:53. > :06:59.notice that the brown was available at that end. He must have thought he
:07:00. > :07:05.was going to have to play a safety at that end. He must have thought he
:07:06. > :07:21.shot, but now he has a chance to score.
:07:22. > :07:37.The cannon hasn't worked out as Carter would have liked. He would
:07:38. > :07:42.have liked a fuller contact on the red, possibly even catching it on
:07:43. > :07:48.the right. The yellow is thin, the problem with this type of shots is
:07:49. > :07:59.that you get a slightly heavy contact, then the yellow might go
:08:00. > :08:08.thick. Slightly overcut, but now he is in good position. Black not
:08:09. > :08:14.available into the left-hand corner. He is in a tough position to get out
:08:15. > :08:18.for the pink. Trying to play out a fat screw here. Didn't quite get the
:08:19. > :08:25.desired spin. Not an easy shot. fat screw here. Didn't quite get the
:08:26. > :08:34.Trying to play a fat screw shot. Took the pace out of the cue ball.
:08:35. > :08:42.You could hear from his reaction that he wasn't happy. The cue ball
:08:43. > :08:53.jumped when making contact with the red. Took all the spin out of the
:08:54. > :09:06.shot. This is a test of his cueing, long blue into the yellow pocket.
:09:07. > :09:10.Beautifully cued. Well played. Players can play those for hours on
:09:11. > :09:16.end. On a number of occasions, you have to play that long blue. In the
:09:17. > :09:25.world championship, the heat of the battle, it probably comes down to
:09:26. > :09:36.about 16 out of 20. It was a great pot. Can he get out of the pink? The
:09:37. > :09:50.red closest to the cue ball, he has to avoid that on the way back. Might
:09:51. > :09:53.be a decent spring of the cushion, but maybe not -- off.
:09:54. > :10:02.be a decent spring of the cushion, pockets for this one, caught it
:10:03. > :10:15.slightly thick. Only has the yellow to go for with the rest here. He has
:10:16. > :10:26.got options. Could play the yellow with less pace, all the red into the
:10:27. > :10:48.same pocket. I think the red might pass the green -- or. He has either
:10:49. > :10:58.overhit or underhit that. The red clearly pots. Not got the cue ball
:10:59. > :11:11.under control yet in this little break. Battling hard. Off the
:11:12. > :11:16.cushion again. He has played low on the blue so he can come down for
:11:17. > :11:27.these reds. It's come to feed further than expected -- two feet.
:11:28. > :12:08.That was a huge bounce. It helps here that the green is not
:12:09. > :12:20.in its spot. That is a bad miss. After that miss, he has overcut the
:12:21. > :12:27.blue his turn to have a good bit of fortune. Although Alan should get
:12:28. > :12:55.this, it's never easy when the cue ball is so close. Very easy to hit
:12:56. > :13:01.these thick. We were watching their rate, didn't look at the white.
:13:02. > :13:10.Carter will be delighted that it only cost him one point. I know Alan
:13:11. > :13:18.was close to the red, he obviously felt he had the angle to avoid the
:13:19. > :13:21.jaws of the corner pocket. He was so disappointed with the result that
:13:22. > :13:27.maybe he got slightly heavy contact as well, which would have taken the
:13:28. > :13:35.cue ball towards the jaws of the pocket. Possibly. There is a shot
:13:36. > :13:58.for him here, just below the pink. Drifting in between those three
:13:59. > :14:08.reds. Completely mishit I think. Twitched a little bit. Look how far
:14:09. > :14:26.he missed it by. The proverbial foot. Unfortunately just as Ali was
:14:27. > :14:29.making his shot, somebody's mobile phone went off in the auditorium.
:14:30. > :14:40.Not too pleased with that. That is not what the doctor ordered. I hate
:14:41. > :14:45.to keep going on a about the way they are bouncing, but I think that
:14:46. > :14:55.one might have expected to be bouncing on the pink or black. Yes,
:14:56. > :15:02.not a normal bounce. Finished up on neither the pink or black. This
:15:03. > :15:07.could be very costly, he is probably going to have to play into the blue
:15:08. > :15:14.or green. A safe area of the table. Might have to play two or three
:15:15. > :15:20.shots before he gets that contact. A gap between the pink and red. He
:15:21. > :15:28.might have to play the green. He can't afford to play the pink, there
:15:29. > :15:39.would be two reds still available. He is in a mess here. Playing the
:15:40. > :16:40.pink, have to play it with a lot of pace. A bit tight on the cushion.
:16:41. > :16:57.Excellent escape. Missed it on the first attempt, but what it is
:16:58. > :17:06.perfect on the second. -- got it perfect. Yes, he had to judge it
:17:07. > :17:16.very well, if it had caught the pink slightly thicker it could have led
:17:17. > :17:27.the red into the other pocket. Caught it too thick. Does this red
:17:28. > :17:39.going to the green pocket? Does it pass the pink? -- go
:17:40. > :17:44.going to the green pocket? Does it quite tight. There you see, it does
:17:45. > :18:15.go. No problem with missing the cannon
:18:16. > :18:46.on the green or blue up the table. Could have done that a bit harder.
:18:47. > :18:58.That was very nicely controlled. Played a drug shot with lots of
:18:59. > :19:09.left-hand side to check the cue ball of the cushion -- off. Beautiful
:19:10. > :19:14.touch when he is playing well. Better than most players. When we
:19:15. > :19:22.see his hand on the table, he is always going to play the kiss on the
:19:23. > :19:28.red and black. If it hit the black first, it brings the red and black
:19:29. > :19:42.into play. If not, he has hit the red from behind and kept the weight
:19:43. > :19:48.near the cushion. -- white. Excellent pot. You can see how much
:19:49. > :19:54.lower his bridge hand is that most players. It makes him
:19:55. > :20:03.lower his bridge hand is that most parallel. Everybody seems to have
:20:04. > :20:20.higher vision, but Alan prefers to cue very parallel. Needs to be
:20:21. > :20:31.careful not to foul the black here. Bridging over both the black and the
:20:32. > :20:40.red. Obviously had an impact. He will be disappointed with that.
:20:41. > :20:59.Chance to get across the table, Dobell. Not the greatest safety shot
:21:00. > :21:06.in the world -- double. Only one point in it. A lot of life left in
:21:07. > :21:30.this game. A good shot on the left-hand side,
:21:31. > :21:37.taking the ball wide away from the pink a very good recovery pot and a
:21:38. > :21:46.fantastic attempt at the cannon. Very unfortunate attempt.
:21:47. > :21:57.Deliberately played the cannon into the red. Hopefully pushing it
:21:58. > :22:07.towards the green pocket. Unlucky not to lay the snooker. A top shot
:22:08. > :22:20.for Carter, he has to hit it really thin -- tough. Needs to avoid the
:22:21. > :22:42.black. He won't be happy with that at all.
:22:43. > :22:56.The older you get, the holder of the long game becomes -- the harder the
:22:57. > :23:15.long game becomes. Missed it by quite a way. This gives half a
:23:16. > :23:24.chance for Carter to get a lead. He needs a black on the spot or the
:23:25. > :23:33.pink in play. I thought Carter might take the chance to cannon into the
:23:34. > :24:01.red, bring that into play and leave the pink in the middle. Going three
:24:02. > :24:08.clear. Under tremendous pressure. Here is an angle on the pink here to
:24:09. > :24:14.try and bring some of these reds into play. The yellow isn't too bad,
:24:15. > :24:23.if he drops on the cushion between the two reds, he could get the pink
:24:24. > :24:36.available in two 1 of the corner pockets. Not a great shot. He could
:24:37. > :24:41.have played the blue with screw on the right-hand side to get it back
:24:42. > :24:52.into play as well. That is the worst possible kiss. Half ball contact. He
:24:53. > :25:04.should win the safety exchange here. Amazing. He didn't even look
:25:05. > :25:14.at the blue, got down and played a yellow. Another poor safety shot. I
:25:15. > :25:22.am surprised how poorly he has played that shot. The third or
:25:23. > :25:42.fourth time that Carter has played a poor safety shot and left McManus to
:25:43. > :25:51.have a go. Back to Alan McManus now. He had a quick look at the blue,
:25:52. > :25:57.felt the green was in the way. Ali Carter previously had two cushions
:25:58. > :26:20.to get onto the red. If it straight, it's not -- if it's straight, it's
:26:21. > :26:34.no good. Probably rolling the red in and playing the snooker behind the
:26:35. > :26:40.back. You will think that Carter might be in a considerable amount of
:26:41. > :26:45.trouble -- would. Not the best shot in the world. He has given Carter
:26:46. > :26:53.the opportunity to come off the cushion with a right hand side. He
:26:54. > :27:00.could send the yellow towards the right hand side cushion. He has the
:27:01. > :27:13.option to try and hit the other ball and send it down the table. I think
:27:14. > :27:23.he will be quite pleased with that. Not too sure about the angle, but he
:27:24. > :27:40.is happy with the blue. Playing very thin, trying to get the white behind
:27:41. > :27:45.the blue. A bit heavy. Carter will probably play the yellow up and down
:27:46. > :27:53.the table, but he could put the yellow behind the black and white
:27:54. > :27:57.behind brown. Unless that is a cynical, that is a very poor shot.
:27:58. > :28:03.He is absolutely disgusted with himself. He did have options,
:28:04. > :28:10.probably played to send the yellow past that pocket behind the green.
:28:11. > :28:18.There was a good chance of playing the snooker behind the brown. Some
:28:19. > :28:28.poor safety from Ali Carter this morning. This is one of those shots
:28:29. > :28:38.you have to go for. He can play it slowly. He will still be on the
:28:39. > :28:41.ground. Not playing it too hard. Seeing if he can get the white to
:28:42. > :28:46.bounce off the cushion. If he gets the green, he would be the favourite
:28:47. > :29:25.to win this frame. And care. What on earth was that? So
:29:26. > :29:41.much pressure on these guys this morning. Cueball possibly behind the
:29:42. > :29:53.black. He has a kick. Certainly wasn't very happy with the contact
:29:54. > :30:05.there. Brushing aside cushion man as he came around. Three relatively
:30:06. > :30:14.easy safety shots that he has played very poorly, this is a tough one.
:30:15. > :30:24.We'll be pleased that? -- will he play it better? Possibly even just
:30:25. > :30:29.caught the cushion first to clip the blue very then there is a very good
:30:30. > :30:36.chance the cueball could leave Allinson is dead but it is a very
:30:37. > :30:41.good shot. He's got the blue away from the right-hand pocket that is a
:30:42. > :30:47.different shot and it is a problem. Blue in open play that he has a very
:30:48. > :31:31.good white. Good shot, that is as good as he could have done from now.
:31:32. > :31:48.-- there. Nine points in front so just the blues left.
:31:49. > :31:53.WoW, that was wired. That is the problem with this super fine cloth
:31:54. > :31:56.when you get to decide on you get to the queue
:31:57. > :32:00.when you get to decide on you get to of off-line as you can see Alan is
:32:01. > :32:05.playing the screw shot with flotsam alert can decide which throws the
:32:06. > :32:11.cueball to the right and I was a bit surprised he didn't play that as a
:32:12. > :32:27.potshot. It is a blue as it is. A lifeline for Ali Carter. Very easy
:32:28. > :32:36.safety shot but she decides to play the pot. And because Alan can't do
:32:37. > :32:49.anything but play this ball he is going to get a lot closer to this
:32:50. > :32:56.ball than the last one, this blue. That was another bad contact. Really
:32:57. > :33:01.unbelievable the number of bad contacts and big balances that both
:33:02. > :33:06.players are getting here. It really does destroy a player's confidence
:33:07. > :33:13.and concentration. Alan will be feeling very grieved. He cannot
:33:14. > :33:38.believe it. Another chance. Another chance for Ali Carter. He has made
:33:39. > :33:50.plenty of mistakes. They have to be delighted. He is just about
:33:51. > :33:53.straightish. They leave the pink in others the key thing is that he is
:33:54. > :34:09.getting some sort of. CHEERING AND
:34:10. > :34:17.APPLAUSE And must admit I don't understand that shot. There was
:34:18. > :34:26.every chance of going in off there and now he has left himself to
:34:27. > :34:41.double. It very strange twist of short that is close but not close
:34:42. > :34:44.enough. -- shot I think Alan will play the cross double here and
:34:45. > :34:59.hopefully doubled the black end of the key thing is getting a good
:35:00. > :35:04.weight and again here. I would like to see how the black is doing.
:35:05. > :35:11.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:35:12. > :35:31.A little bit fast. Definitely having a pop at this one.
:35:32. > :35:39.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE We are delighted to get
:35:40. > :35:45.back within wine in a rare my friends.
:35:46. > :36:15.Frame 18. Perplexed Ali Carter getting the next frame under way. A
:36:16. > :36:24.very pedestrian frame, playing the whole match. You can imagine every
:36:25. > :36:25.frame time is a little bit longer than most, will one minute per
:36:26. > :37:05.frame. Once again, not the best shape the
:37:06. > :37:10.shot this morning, he is just not wish it in the safety department. --
:37:11. > :37:34.with. Should be on the black if this red
:37:35. > :37:54.goes in. He has decided not to play it. That is a nice flick on the
:37:55. > :37:58.green. Ali needs to be very careful on the safety shot here avoiding the
:37:59. > :38:11.raid on the left cushion. He came around the back of it nicely. But
:38:12. > :38:17.not the greatest test of line. Frame and a half that has been mostly
:38:18. > :38:34.safety play and he hasn't got at the foot of the cushion yet. Never
:38:35. > :38:44.looked like going off but it got very close in the end. Visit half
:38:45. > :38:49.safety shot. The one that is 2-way from the Black could be then but it
:38:50. > :38:52.is possibly to you on the left on the side. He's playing round the
:38:53. > :38:59.back of the black spot. He can't get a great way to hear that he need to
:39:00. > :39:10.get it passed the punchline. Test the blue? You can't avoid kissing
:39:11. > :39:16.colours at the minute. -- kiss the blue?
:39:17. > :39:40.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Just put the extension on
:39:41. > :39:48.because his plane to get on the black and it will be a very delicate
:39:49. > :40:07.shot. He has played it. And played it very well indeed. Unfortunately
:40:08. > :40:36.for Alan he has finished fairly straight. Just enough of an angle to
:40:37. > :40:47.screw back. Eight. Choice of two red. Slightly over cut their red.
:40:48. > :40:58.Each dropped and you can see he slightly over cut it and any harder
:40:59. > :41:07.and it may not have gone in. This is a good chance now, to make a
:41:08. > :41:14.sizeable contribution in a very important frame. A friend that takes
:41:15. > :41:28.him to nine frames each should he go on to win it. And after Alan Alp
:41:29. > :41:34.him to nine frames each should he go controlled drug shot to start off
:41:35. > :41:37.this break he has now given himself an excellent opportunity. Great
:41:38. > :41:45.picture therefrom an excellent opportunity. Great
:41:46. > :41:49.get his emotions in control getting a little bit frustrated in their
:41:50. > :41:51.previous frame a little heavy breathing to come himself down.
:41:52. > :41:53.previous frame a little heavy he is in deep concentration
:41:54. > :41:56.previous frame a little heavy in all fairness his break ball is
:41:57. > :42:04.different to most players he doesn't in all fairness his break ball is
:42:05. > :42:07.play little kisses and cannons. This is the first real
:42:08. > :42:12.play little kisses and cannons. This match for a player to come
:42:13. > :42:12.play little kisses and cannons. This player to have more visits and he
:42:13. > :42:18.slightly under heat that he player to have more visits and he
:42:19. > :42:43.at the moment and he is on 32 at the moment and 73 to lead in sneakers.
:42:44. > :42:46.Snooker. You can see five reds. But the balls are not ideally placed and
:42:47. > :42:51.he is more concerned with winning the frame. The pinks had a
:42:52. > :43:13.commission means he is forced to play for the black at the moment.
:43:14. > :43:15.41. If you play into the reds of the reds use going to bound to be on the
:43:16. > :43:24.one on the left. I cannot reds use going to bound to be on the
:43:25. > :43:34.has not played the Canon. In two shots time he is going to have
:43:35. > :43:37.another red. The chance is unmissable that reds in play. He may
:43:38. > :44:28.live to regret it and we'll seen a few moments. -- see you can still
:44:29. > :45:06.play on the loose red after this next one he will get on if you
:45:07. > :45:24.didn't get the kiss right the break. Nine reds and a possible nine
:45:25. > :45:36.blacks. He's got the Canon Wright. -- snooker. Very well done and he
:45:37. > :45:47.may miss trying to get on the black. He might not even realise his on the
:45:48. > :45:51.back at the moment. -- he's he can go up and down but he is slightly
:45:52. > :46:06.hampered so don't know what is doing for the black. They go about their
:46:07. > :46:12.breaks in different ways. I can't quite tell if the RAD, which is
:46:13. > :46:15.closest to the cueball, cut into the right-hand pocket if that goes he
:46:16. > :46:24.could cut that Ian and screw off their reds and stay on the black
:46:25. > :46:29.but... Well he knew that was frame ball so he was trying to get in on
:46:30. > :46:35.the black but he will be absolutely delighted to have won the first two
:46:36. > :46:40.frames this morning which it looks so cute doing now. One for one of
:46:41. > :46:46.the highest at the moment and is now a great chance to do that. The fact
:46:47. > :46:55.that he brought the yellow interplay on this preview show it has give him
:46:56. > :47:07.the chance to do just that. -- previous shot. His highest break so
:47:08. > :47:20.far surely he's going to eclipse that with this red. What a wonderful
:47:21. > :48:20.chance this in to beat the highest break of the tournament. 86. 87.
:48:21. > :48:32.95. The right-hand of these two reds will go into the same pockets.
:48:33. > :48:47.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Nicely played. Just when he
:48:48. > :48:52.needed it. Yes, the 41st century at the tournament has a chance of
:48:53. > :48:56.beating his highest break here, his highest break is made in tournament
:48:57. > :49:01.play at 1437 out will be a milestone. Black or pink off the
:49:02. > :49:18.last red and he can beat this the highest break. Taking the pinks
:49:19. > :49:25.though there is a possible one for four. Green to Brown is not too bad
:49:26. > :49:29.with a brown is that the Brown is on its spot greed to balance would be
:49:30. > :49:34.the more difficult the fact that it is where it is make the Brown a
:49:35. > :49:39.little easier to get on a Di Honey can stay on the green a place the
:49:40. > :49:40.Canon into the ground. He has played that nicely, well done.
:49:41. > :49:47.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Night Hopi gets his highest
:49:48. > :50:00.break in tournament play because he has played this break beautifully.
:50:01. > :50:19.Levels the match. Nine frames apiece. Frame 19. Alan McManus has
:50:20. > :50:30.got himself Ryback into this match breaking from frame 21. -- right
:50:31. > :50:33.back. I feel like Ali has lost his composure this morning and I think
:50:34. > :50:36.the kicks in the bouncers on the table are very offputting and have
:50:37. > :50:40.trying to do without for both players I think Ali has let a defect
:50:41. > :50:46.in this morning which is understandable. What are his outlook
:50:47. > :50:50.on life at the moment? He has been practising altogether a think he is
:50:51. > :50:54.lucky with the safety shot there, how is he in himself at the moment?
:50:55. > :50:59.He is great and has been working very hard on his fitness as he
:51:00. > :51:02.always does, his diet is really good at the moment so... Here's looking
:51:03. > :51:07.the best I've ever seen him in a think it's really up for this match
:51:08. > :51:12.and it has been a really tough game against because he is such a great
:51:13. > :51:21.match player and such a great competitor, Alan. I don't know why
:51:22. > :51:26.Alan is complaining about something that, he just miss hit it. That is a
:51:27. > :51:31.rule Rabri of four Ali Carter he has an easy shot and has got away with
:51:32. > :51:36.it now it is time to start playing some good safety Ali, you cannot
:51:37. > :51:55.keep finishing a foot away from the ball it is just not good enough.
:51:56. > :52:20.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Ali Carter has lost his
:52:21. > :52:29.composure this morning he is obviously not happy with the playing
:52:30. > :52:34.composure this morning he is conditions but he just got down and
:52:35. > :52:43.composure this morning he is and you just can't do
:52:44. > :52:54.someone with Alan McManus's class. That one wiped its feet, fortunately
:52:55. > :53:02.for Alan it went in. Slightly thick into the pocket. I would have liked
:53:03. > :53:17.to have seen the cueball release another three or four inches. Now
:53:18. > :53:26.that the ball is open this is a very good chance. He is used to playing
:53:27. > :53:34.around the spots now that the previous occasion. I know it is
:53:35. > :53:37.early but this is a slightly better chance than the last one. There is
:53:38. > :54:10.nothing says. Forced into playing a canon out
:54:11. > :54:13.because he finished a lot lower than it wanted to any didn't want to go
:54:14. > :54:25.into the reds at this stage but there is no option. Good recovery.
:54:26. > :54:30.He wasn't hampered and that would have been very easy to get into the
:54:31. > :55:23.black off the reds but because he is hampered he will be playing for
:55:24. > :55:27.colour of the red in the middle. 25. This has been a remarkable
:55:28. > :55:30.performance from Alan the first frame or is everything was going on
:55:31. > :55:37.for both players but he came through it with a very good plot on the
:55:38. > :55:43.final black and the next frame was also am he made 119 and their yellow
:55:44. > :55:59.and green he missed and he should win the frame from this position as
:56:00. > :56:03.well. As Peter mentioned, she he could find this match shifting away
:56:04. > :56:09.from him and he needs to win the last frame before the interval at
:56:10. > :56:12.least ticking going to be chatted Peter and have a chat with his
:56:13. > :56:16.friends and be mentally right to come out again but what he doesn't
:56:17. > :56:22.want to do is be mentally right to come out again but what he doesn't
:56:23. > :56:30.want to do is the nine behind. This is a tough read into the middle,
:56:31. > :56:34.bridging over the black. Very tough. Unfortunately for Alan he got a
:56:35. > :56:44.kick. That is the reason the red went to speak. -- thick. There
:56:45. > :56:48.really have been an incredible number of kicks in this match and it
:56:49. > :56:51.seems particularly on the side, particularly on this table rather
:56:52. > :56:54.than the table on the other side of the screen. I would say this
:56:55. > :57:03.certainly is each of the screen. I would say this certainly one has
:57:04. > :57:30.played quite nicely. Just can't get going Kamay. Dash mac Kamay -- Canon
:57:31. > :57:36.-- that was another bad contact. You are going to get those contacts.
:57:37. > :57:41.Virtually every ball bounces. I know what you are saying. If you want
:57:42. > :57:50.slow most every shot the ball is playing askew there you can see
:57:51. > :58:08.where bouncers just there, the cueball is close. It is closer than
:58:09. > :58:14.close. Waleed Aly, you have to if get a composure now. Get you
:58:15. > :58:38.confidence back because you confidence is shot at the minute. A
:58:39. > :59:04.smile from Ali Carter. As he overruns his position on
:59:05. > :59:17.That was one of those where the check side dug into the cushion and
:59:18. > :59:29.loaded down. Might have to go for the green or yellow -- slowed it
:59:30. > :00:04.down. If he gets to the top side of the blue, that will suit him fine.
:00:05. > :00:19.Not only was it a poor attempt at the pot, he didn't get it to the cue
:00:20. > :00:23.ball either. He's just not happy with anything at the moment. Needs
:00:24. > :01:34.the interval to come quickly. He obviously feels they must be a
:01:35. > :01:40.plant, otherwise he would have played the cannon. He could just
:01:41. > :01:57.play the half all shot and wallet the top cushion -- all shot and roll
:01:58. > :02:23.it off the top cushion -- there. Carter not happy at the moment. Not
:02:24. > :02:35.quite high enough to be certain to pot this red, he might feel it is
:02:36. > :02:42.too big of a risk. Got Carter in a complete mess at the moment, doesn't
:02:43. > :03:00.want to give him the opportunity. How has the cue ball finished
:03:01. > :03:14.there? Unbelievable. Long spider. Trying to put black and red titre
:03:15. > :03:45.there? Unbelievable. Long spider. the back cushion -- tighter.
:03:46. > :03:55.You could play it in the middle pocket. A really acute angle, bound
:03:56. > :04:04.to be on the black. If he misses it, he could almost play this shot to
:04:05. > :04:46.nothing. It is certainly very tough. Had to play the near ball. 52
:04:47. > :04:53.points in front. If he can take this yellow on with a bit more
:04:54. > :05:05.confidence, Carter could get a snooker. I am sure the audience are
:05:06. > :05:17.as bemused as we are this morning. Alan played very well in the last
:05:18. > :05:21.two frames. Well conceded. Ali Carter is in trouble mentally and
:05:22. > :05:51.physically. Ali Carter breaking in frame 20. I
:05:52. > :06:14.feel that if -- it's a frame that he needs to win. This is a tough safety
:06:15. > :06:28.This is a chance for the long pot with.
:06:29. > :06:33.This is a chance for the long pot for Ali Carter. The way things have
:06:34. > :06:50.gone so far this morning, it will be a very brave shot to take on.
:06:51. > :07:10.Left a couple of reds for Alan to go out. Fortunate not to leave the red
:07:11. > :07:17.over the middle. To get -- cued it nicely. I'm almost beginning to
:07:18. > :07:23.think this could be that white ball, it is just ounce in all the time
:07:24. > :07:34.when it makes contact with the object ball -- bouncing. An
:07:35. > :07:42.excellent positional shot from Alan. Very well controlled. The red jumped
:07:43. > :08:29.again. APPLAUSE
:08:30. > :08:39.Alan has realised he can really put a foothold into these quarter-finals
:08:40. > :08:56.in this frame. He knows that Carter will be seething if he can win this.
:08:57. > :09:00.He is the favourite now. You have to make every post a winning post when
:09:01. > :09:41.your opponent is struggling. Wrong side of the blue. Hit that
:09:42. > :09:56.very hard. The cue ball went nowhere. Another dull reaction.
:09:57. > :10:04.Tremendous amount of cue power required to get that off the reds.
:10:05. > :10:16.Happy to take the points. Playing it safe. This red goes by the pink.
:10:17. > :10:30.Good shot. I don't know if you can miss the
:10:31. > :10:34.pack of reds on the way down, go to the right of the pink. If he gets
:10:35. > :10:43.this position right, he could bring the red away from the pink. What
:10:44. > :11:12.kind of angle is this on the red? I don't think it is high enough.
:11:13. > :11:21.The black obviously goes on to the pink spot. Open things up a little
:11:22. > :11:45.bit. If the black is available in the middle, there is no problem.
:11:46. > :11:58.That wasn't a bad contact, he just twitched at that one. All of the
:11:59. > :12:05.sudden, a bit of unwanted side. Turned it over completely. You can
:12:06. > :14:05.see that he knows it wasn't a bad contact.
:14:06. > :14:23.A better safety shot from Ali Carter. Very unusual, his safety has
:14:24. > :14:41.been poor this morning, it is normally one of the strongest parts
:14:42. > :14:54.of his game. A decent cue ball from Alan McManus. An opportunity that
:14:55. > :15:12.Ali Carter really needs to make the most of. It's just not happening for
:15:13. > :15:28.Ali Carter this morning. He will be bitterly disappointed. Needs to
:15:29. > :15:29.control his emotions now. I know that Alan would have made a
:15:30. > :15:35.wonderful century a that Alan would have made a
:15:36. > :15:45.but he's not out do a lot this morning. Has to go all out for this
:15:46. > :15:51.and play for the black in the middle. This is your managed to get
:15:52. > :15:56.back into this match, it is strict in away from the! He will be
:15:57. > :16:33.coaching himself He is finding everything difficult
:16:34. > :16:38.at the moment. The two reds together, he could be on the black
:16:39. > :16:52.in the middle. Plenty on this red, if it ounces of the -- bounces off
:16:53. > :16:56.the cushions, he could be in trouble. And its difficult to avoid
:16:57. > :17:01.the cannon on the other red. trouble. And its difficult to avoid
:17:02. > :17:33.it has come out on the black. This is all that he needs with his
:17:34. > :17:38.concentration. The match on the other table has come to an end
:17:39. > :17:42.first, there will be a lot of moving around. When you need to
:17:43. > :17:45.concentrate, that is not what you want. Good shot despite what was
:17:46. > :18:27.happening next door. That is certainly not ideal. He has
:18:28. > :18:45.made this very awkward for himself now. Wanted to be much straighter on
:18:46. > :18:54.this red. Well played. He must have thought that was an easier pot, he
:18:55. > :19:07.couldn't get close to the pink or black playing that shot. Still 22
:19:08. > :19:16.points behind. This is a good shot to get pink back into play. Once
:19:17. > :19:24.again, a very poor positional shot. A wry smile, he needs to check it if
:19:25. > :19:45.he wants to get near the yellow. A very good pot from Ali Carter.
:19:46. > :19:52.Just what he needed under the circumstances. A really tough
:19:53. > :20:08.morning so far. Struck that one beautifully. Trying his hardest to
:20:09. > :20:48.dig deep and find something. He needs to. And fast.
:20:49. > :21:03.Got himself to within one point. He will need all four reds and colours
:21:04. > :21:08.to get the snick. I think he should pot the two loose reds to get a bit
:21:09. > :21:15.more confidence. If he misses the one down the cushion, he will be
:21:16. > :21:20.even more annoyed. He knows it was not the right choice, but he had to
:21:21. > :21:43.do that because of the state of mind he's in. Well cued again. Hopefully
:21:44. > :21:47.now he is in form. Just got into that red a bit much. He can still
:21:48. > :22:05.hold for that red on the back question. He will have to play a
:22:06. > :22:17.deadweight -- cushion. Will he miss the red? Just the pace, slightly
:22:18. > :22:27.overclocked. The pace allowed it to drop. Got good angle on this black.
:22:28. > :22:40.But the next red is very tricky. It's got another bounce off the side
:22:41. > :22:45.cushion. The cue ball bounces. You can see. Bigger bounce than he
:22:46. > :22:54.wanted or expected. This is really tough. If it is not tight on the
:22:55. > :23:00.cushion, it's tough. It looks like it is tight. He's missed that. Very
:23:01. > :23:05.frustrating. He did all the hard work, it was a fantastic break.
:23:06. > :23:39.Unfortunately, he is only 22 points in front with 35 on. Not straight on
:23:40. > :23:51.this yellow, but I think he's OK. Easier to clear up. This is a
:23:52. > :24:18.massive shot in context of the match. That one shot made him the
:24:19. > :24:37.favourite to win this frame and go 11-9 in front. Just one short away
:24:38. > :25:14.from winning that friend. This was the shot. This is Ali's last chance
:25:15. > :25:51.to come back to the table if he doesn't get a nice one on the pink.
:25:52. > :27:21.What a shot! McManus goes into the lead!
:27:22. > :27:35.Thank you. Midsession is over. Trying to get Ali Carter back into a
:27:36. > :27:48.frame of mind where he can compete in this match. Decided not to play
:27:49. > :28:05.this shot. We will see what Peter says when he returns to the
:28:06. > :28:12.commentary box. Played so well in that first frame, completely
:28:13. > :28:18.dominated the next three. Completely dominated the last frame of the
:28:19. > :28:25.session. Peter, I might have to ask you how the conversation went, or is
:28:26. > :28:36.that players privilege? It's a tough one. Ali was great in the first four
:28:37. > :28:44.frames this morning, he is a class player. Two-time world finalist. Now
:28:45. > :38:01.is the time to show some character pace he has his emotions in control
:38:02. > :38:08.now and he's pretty good. Got that cushion there. I don't play him. He
:38:09. > :39:03.was five feet away. 71. He has finished and Ali Carter
:39:04. > :39:13.is back in this match with ten. Alan McManus is just two friends away
:39:14. > :39:21.still. Probably is in the quarter-final. Of this year's
:39:22. > :40:12.snooker championship. A better break from Ali Carter as well. That was a
:40:13. > :40:25.very attacking it safety shot very fortunate to snooker read into the
:40:26. > :40:26.corner pockets. He will probably feel that he deserves some good
:40:27. > :41:11.fortune the way things have been happening. In the first four frames
:41:12. > :41:18.of this morning's session. In this scenario the last frame where he was
:41:19. > :41:21.in all sorts of trouble once again, he is resting three to the right of
:41:22. > :41:26.the pink but he's not playing that he is playing the cushions left to
:41:27. > :41:36.the pink but now he is looking at a different cushion. Amazing. He has
:41:37. > :41:40.played three kisses trying to kiss that red card and get back into
:41:41. > :41:46.ball. One thing for certain, if he gets this wrong he will be careering
:41:47. > :42:01.into three raids this is a very dangerous place for me. -- play for
:42:02. > :42:10.me. I guess they do not call him "angles" for nothing. No, slightly
:42:11. > :42:15.further away that time. He may persevere with it because he knows
:42:16. > :42:19.the shutters on we sometimes you play a shot and you miss it twice
:42:20. > :42:28.and you think will be angles are there to play that. I can't
:42:29. > :42:33.understand why he has not looked. He is trying to rest on those three
:42:34. > :42:40.reds because even if he misses the reds he will be in the corner. He is
:42:41. > :42:48.having another go at it. If he over adjusts it could be too thick. That
:42:49. > :42:53.is too narrow. I think he is squaring up with a second kiss
:42:54. > :42:58.there. He actually played that I'm like a stunned shot and the cueball
:42:59. > :43:04.actually squirt up of the very first question. Put the ball is back where
:43:05. > :43:11.they were and not leaving the place from now. He knows he is in real
:43:12. > :43:29.trouble. Persevering again with the same shot. That is a bit wider.
:43:30. > :44:01.Hello. Great. Great. Fantastic effort from Alan McManus there. This
:44:02. > :44:06.is an opportunity. Black not available for the two corner pockets
:44:07. > :44:09.here but the reds are. Not necessarily with their shot will he
:44:10. > :44:19.get ready decide of the black as quick as possible. -- this side of
:44:20. > :45:08.the black. That has gone a little bit heavy. A little bit heavy. Good
:45:09. > :45:12.shot. Well done. All the places in all the worlds he finished there
:45:13. > :45:18.with the Snickers in all reds. He left the middle. Very poor
:45:19. > :45:24.positional shot to be fair. I think I would be inclined to play the one
:45:25. > :45:28.that is nearest the left-hand middle pocket just on one question. Leading
:45:29. > :45:36.the shot into a left-hand corner but pink or black is not available. Let
:45:37. > :45:45.him play the shot. If he plays and misses it the red is nearest the
:45:46. > :45:49.pocket is available. You would play the one cushion escape, wouldn't you
:45:50. > :45:56.think that one of the middle pocket? Certainly there is less
:45:57. > :46:01.danger playing that shot and if he were to be fortunate he could lead
:46:02. > :46:05.to cueball very close to that red and leave it awkward queueing for
:46:06. > :46:33.Alan so, I think you are quite right. What is that he has decided?
:46:34. > :46:43.Got to get this right. He has done. That is good. He is going to have a
:46:44. > :47:42.look. Not too sure that I can get through to it and he can't. Couldn't
:47:43. > :47:57.escape from where he was. Yellow mac white mac White while that is either
:47:58. > :48:02.a misjudgement? Was that a misjudgement? They think you was
:48:03. > :48:07.just disgusted that he missed it by so far. Orcs. No need to be petulant
:48:08. > :48:20.on these shots because that was a tough pot to play. Worrying times
:48:21. > :48:26.for Ali Carter's supporters. In fairness that was another kick and
:48:27. > :48:34.the red jumped. I think his frustration with the conditions are
:48:35. > :48:40.very evident Alan acknowledges that was a kick as well and it is very
:48:41. > :48:46.challenging for both players out there this morning. Players are
:48:47. > :48:50.allowed to have a chat together why didn't they ask the balls to be
:48:51. > :48:55.placed in get another set of balls out if they think it is a shot.
:48:56. > :49:01.Distress something to get things back to normality really? You often
:49:02. > :49:08.see players discuss whether you think the light -- white ball is
:49:09. > :49:10.heavy light and it is nothing to do with the referee and they agree it
:49:11. > :49:30.should be changed and with the referee and they agree it
:49:31. > :49:34.That was a very big shot to take on. Looking to pot the red into the
:49:35. > :49:50.left-hand pocket and find the gap. He hit the breadstick. -- bread --
:49:51. > :50:07.reds thick. Read into the centre is really tough. -- red. You cannot
:50:08. > :50:11.play any pace at all to be perfectly honest we have seen it and lots and
:50:12. > :50:20.lots of balls missed in this tournament really. Sir Alan is
:50:21. > :50:29.looking for a good safety shot here. To leave the cueball. He wants it in
:50:30. > :50:30.a position that leaves things as difficult as he possibly can for Ali
:50:31. > :51:10.Carter. As you could see from the graphic
:51:11. > :51:19.that, Alan McManus spent the best part of two minutes deciding on what
:51:20. > :51:26.best shot to play there. These two reds must be very very close, they
:51:27. > :51:29.keep looking at it. Search to the right-hand drawer he can play off
:51:30. > :51:37.that are dancing around but I think the brown is possibly playing
:51:38. > :51:41.against three cushions. Ali does have a very thin snick. Into the
:51:42. > :51:49.middle pocket here and it is very thin. You can't guarantee a good
:51:50. > :51:50.cueball he can be trusting like a bit if he can be trusting like a bit
:51:51. > :52:10.iffy take this over cut! And this bit if he can be trusting like a bit
:52:11. > :52:13.time he has left it. Playing that shot in Ali's mind he probably
:52:14. > :52:22.thought while this is so thin I can't possibly over cut this. But
:52:23. > :52:29.over cut it he did. And Alan Wall try and hold for the pink he will
:52:30. > :52:34.try and get of the black. Try and get around the back of a black
:52:35. > :53:38.butter don't think he has adjusted it right. That was a good chance.
:53:39. > :53:49.Black. Alan McManus one. Wallace that is attaching ball -- a touching
:53:50. > :53:53.ball, which it is, that is a slight mistake because it gives Ali Carter
:53:54. > :53:59.an opportunity to find the most difficult place on the table he
:54:00. > :54:07.possibly can in order to put Alan McManus in to trouble. I'm looking
:54:08. > :54:13.at the way he is thinking about playing it and squaring up and years
:54:14. > :54:18.squaring the brown he is looking at alternatives. He needs to be in the
:54:19. > :54:37.middle of the back cushion that is the basic to get the red in. This
:54:38. > :54:44.isn't straightforward as he suggested he needs to avoid some
:54:45. > :54:45.come and hear. A very good shot, well played.
:54:46. > :55:24.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Not quite the middle of
:55:25. > :55:37.the bat. A bit happy with the safety from Alan McManus. This red into the
:55:38. > :55:45.left black pocket is possible, as the option of playing this plain
:55:46. > :55:59.ball. Touch of the right-hand side. Needs to be fortunate with the
:56:00. > :56:03.cueball here. Well, he is certainly getting the opportunities this
:56:04. > :56:11.morning. So far anyway, he has not been taking them. Looks to have
:56:12. > :56:20.weathered the storm somewhat in the previous frame. But he can't keep
:56:21. > :56:26.giving chances to somebody of Alan McManus's class. I don't know that
:56:27. > :56:30.he feels the cueball drifted a touch their war... The fact that he is
:56:31. > :56:39.hampered affected his queueing. Probably the latter. I would think.
:56:40. > :56:45.That is another let off for Ali Carter. He can't keep presenting
:56:46. > :56:57.Alan McManus with these opportunities though. Sooner or
:56:58. > :57:24.later he is going to take them. That is a very good pot.
:57:25. > :57:40.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Didn't play that as well
:57:41. > :57:50.as you would like. Media gap to go through the reds to get through to
:57:51. > :57:55.the pink. Played the gap got it nicely. Open things up at the Centre
:57:56. > :59:00.the table. A massive chance now. He has got the opportunity to just
:59:01. > :59:06.slip past the red closest to the black. It should leave him a choice
:59:07. > :59:17.of two. It could go wrong if he captures the red, which he did.
:59:18. > :59:23.Fortunately he is still on a red, but that is not how he wanted to
:59:24. > :59:43.play it. Wanted to miss the first rate, cannon the red behind it --
:59:44. > :59:57.red. Slightly out of position. Only just dropped, we's the cue ball
:59:58. > :00:03.going? -- where's? Very disappointing from Ali Carter's
:00:04. > :00:12.perspective. He had a really good chance, court that red thick. Went
:00:13. > :00:22.off into the middle. You can see he is not happy with that at all --
:00:23. > :00:51.caught. Still a sizeable lead. A better safety shot from McManus. Ali
:00:52. > :01:08.Carter's turn to play that safety shot. Alan McManus is eyeing up a
:01:09. > :01:20.Carter's turn to play that safety long red into that black pocket.
:01:21. > :01:34.Carter's turn to play that safety Interesting to see what pace he
:01:35. > :01:37.plays this. What a fantastic shot! It's one of those, you have a
:01:38. > :01:47.different frame of mind when you're playing that shot. If you are 35 in
:01:48. > :01:54.front, you would play a different shot. 35 behind, you're playing to
:01:55. > :02:00.get back into the frame. Not a plant in the middle. The next two or three
:02:01. > :02:07.should be pretty straightforward. Then the work starts. He needs all
:02:08. > :02:51.of those to get back into this round. Not too sure that he can miss
:02:52. > :03:01.the kiss on the red. The way he is cueing, he can't. Going around the
:03:02. > :03:03.back of it. A very fortunate tests. He played for the two reds below the
:03:04. > :03:40.pink -- kiss. Straight on this black. Not a
:03:41. > :03:48.problem to roll through, the red into the opposite corner pocket. A
:03:49. > :04:07.stunning shot. A nice angle on the red. He can play this as a delicate
:04:08. > :04:11.screw shot. Players tend to play that in such a fashion that if they
:04:12. > :04:16.were to miss the red, they would give themselves every opportunity of
:04:17. > :04:26.covering it with the black. That was the way he played it. A very good
:04:27. > :04:41.opportunity to get himself back into this frame.
:04:42. > :04:52.Would have liked to have left himself an angle on the pink to
:04:53. > :05:02.perhaps develop himself on the red away from the left-hand side
:05:03. > :05:15.cushion, left himself on the red. But he tends to take what's there.
:05:16. > :05:22.Prime example, a lot of players would try for the red, he is going
:05:23. > :05:29.for the black. Four points in front. The brown is going to be his saving
:05:30. > :05:47.ball, if he gets these next two reds. Not the desired kiss, I wonder
:05:48. > :06:03.if it passes the green? Let's have a look at where the red is. He's
:06:04. > :06:12.playing it safe. The needs a good safety here. I don't think that's
:06:13. > :06:28.it. You can swerve around the screen, surely. A very poor shot.
:06:29. > :06:35.Very unlike him. That is a bad one. Slight swerve on the left-hand side.
:06:36. > :06:50.You feel as if he got a bounce of the cushion -- off. He knows he has
:06:51. > :06:59.to take the pink on, and if he gets it, he will be on the last red. For
:07:00. > :07:14.a second, I didn't think that was in. A deep intake of breath as he
:07:15. > :07:20.comes to the table. He's played this really well. He would probably like
:07:21. > :07:30.to get onto the yellow so he can the brown into play. If he plays the
:07:31. > :07:45.screw shot, there is a chance of snookering himself the hind the blue
:07:46. > :08:03.-- behind. The only good thing about that shot was the white going off.
:08:04. > :08:18.It's hard to keep your emotions in check when you are giving away such
:08:19. > :08:28.a golden opportunity to get level. Not the best safety shot, is it?
:08:29. > :08:33.Nope! Ali does have a straight safety shot, but I wouldn't be
:08:34. > :08:54.surprised if he took this yellow on. That's incredibly fortunate.
:08:55. > :09:05.Threw cushion to the wind. Ali apologises to Alan McManus. We never
:09:06. > :09:18.really mean it when that happens, do we? But it is good to do it anyway.
:09:19. > :09:38.Can he get it safe? He can. Things would level up, normally.
:09:39. > :09:57.An attempt to seek -- snooker Alan behind the green. Given Alan the
:09:58. > :10:03.opportunity to play a better safety shot. Leave the white way the yellow
:10:04. > :10:16.is and send the yellow down the table, or play behind the black.
:10:17. > :10:29.That's a good shot. Not very happy out there at the moment, Ali Carter.
:10:30. > :10:38.It hurts your hand a lot more than it does the table! As Michael Hart
:10:39. > :10:49.would know. He did that many years ago and broke his knuckles. Great
:10:50. > :11:05.recovery. Without the kiss on the blue, it is safe. Very fortunate not
:11:06. > :11:16.to have left a pot on. Such a big frame for both players. The
:11:17. > :11:24.difference between 11 each and 12-10 is massive. A good attempt, didn't
:11:25. > :11:33.quite have enough pace on the cue ball to get the snooker. But a very
:11:34. > :11:57.good safety shot. A tester for Ali Carter. Played it nicely. The yellow
:11:58. > :12:11.has bounced just a touch. In with a chance here. I can assure you that
:12:12. > :12:22.he did go for the pot they are, but it was very nearly an excellent
:12:23. > :12:33.safety shot. You tend to stay on the thin side. An opportunity to snooker
:12:34. > :12:38.behind the black here. Got the double-kiss, he might have been
:12:39. > :12:58.fortunate again. There is a good chance that I -- that Alan can pot
:12:59. > :13:12.that. He has to hit it virtually a three quarters ball to pot it.
:13:13. > :13:34.Difficult to judge. Putting him 12 in front. How does he get on the
:13:35. > :13:52.brown? The fact it is frame ball, he will be taking on this double.
:13:53. > :14:03.That's a reprieve for Carter. He wasn't playing to get, to leave the
:14:04. > :14:12.cue ball tight on the cushion, which he has done. Trying to leave the
:14:13. > :14:22.white exactly where the brown is. Not cut this very well.
:14:23. > :15:02.white exactly where the brown is. easier chance than
:15:03. > :15:33.The blue hasn't gone in, but unless there are any sneakers, he is one
:15:34. > :15:49.frame away from victory. Putting the final blue away. Leading 12-10. The
:15:50. > :15:57.point of no return for Ali Carter. I wonder whether he knows that he
:15:58. > :16:13.cannot make any mistakes. Before he might have gotten away with a few,
:16:14. > :16:31.but not now. There this is a very difficult red to take on. That's
:16:32. > :16:40.brilliant! Incredible feeling. Very solid. Magnificent cueing. If that
:16:41. > :16:48.doesn't give him a confidence boost, nothing will. Not perfect on the
:16:49. > :16:59.green, nothing seems to pot in this top pocket. Playing for one in the
:17:00. > :17:05.middle. He could have big gap between the black and red, that
:17:06. > :17:32.would be a bonus. That frees the black. Well played. Green to
:17:33. > :17:37.follow. Unusually for Carter, he has lost the cue ball a few times. As a
:17:38. > :17:50.result, he hasn't scored as heavily as he normally would do. His
:17:51. > :18:03.concentration and focus looks to have come right back. After that
:18:04. > :18:23.magnificent opening red... He has given himself a real chance. He
:18:24. > :18:29.should still pot this next red. He would be absolutely distraught at
:18:30. > :18:37.losing prime position. The pink in the middle, it may not be too bad.
:18:38. > :18:59.The screw back, back on the black again. A terrible kick that time.
:19:00. > :19:12.But a good recovery from Carter. Got a couple of loose reds. Not the
:19:13. > :19:20.ideal angle. Leaving himself an angle after potting this red.
:19:21. > :19:34.Leaving himself on the red into the left-hand black pocket. -- back.
:19:35. > :19:43.Just about perfect. If he screws it, he could lose the white. Cut should
:19:44. > :19:58.have played it a little bit harder to make sure that it didn't stick.
:19:59. > :20:05.Should be OK. Almost in between a stun and a screw. The stun shot
:20:06. > :20:18.didn't work out as well as he would have liked. He still feels he has a
:20:19. > :20:28.chance to win this match. Not one of his best positional shots. And other
:20:29. > :20:34.heavy contact, watch the black jump -- another. Another thing that
:20:35. > :20:40.upsets these players about the bad contact is that you know you can
:20:41. > :20:45.lose position or miss the pot. There is nothing you can do about it, it
:20:46. > :21:00.is just very frustrating for the players. Still, 54 break. An
:21:01. > :21:29.excellent set from Ali Carter so far. Just took some pace out of the
:21:30. > :21:42.cue ball. Played that nicely. Three reds and three colours. The three
:21:43. > :21:57.below the pink lined up like soldiers. Just look at that! Three
:21:58. > :22:00.feet further than it should have done. Please, somebody set fire to
:22:01. > :22:21.this table. Needs to put all negativity out of
:22:22. > :22:32.his mind. The good news is that there are only 67 left. He can play
:22:33. > :22:41.the red with confidence. He will obviously come back to the table. If
:22:42. > :23:17.he pots one more red, Alan McManus will give up. Well played! Big
:23:18. > :23:21.moments in this match. It's taken a while, but we are actually beginning
:23:22. > :23:28.to see signs that the real Ali Carter is turning up. I would still
:23:29. > :23:34.be a little bit worried about his emotions if something went wrong in
:23:35. > :23:55.the next few frames. He could still win the match.
:23:56. > :24:01.He has had an amazing year when you consider how much people have been
:24:02. > :24:11.complaining about the tables. consider how much people have been
:24:12. > :24:39.will be a real tonic for Ali Carter and his fans if he can make this
:24:40. > :25:00.century break. Well played! APPLAUSE 12- 11, Alan McManus leads.
:25:01. > :25:03.Ali Carter breaking it off, hopefully he will still be in this
:25:04. > :25:22.tournament and get to break again at some stage. Must be a mark on the
:25:23. > :25:33.white ball. I am just trying some stage. Must be a mark on the
:25:34. > :25:44.a reason we are getting so many new balls. Around
:25:45. > :25:46.a reason we are getting so many new atmospherics do play a large part.
:25:47. > :25:59.Back to the action. Good atmospherics do play a large part.
:26:00. > :26:10.from Ali Carter. They have this magnificent arena to themselves now.
:26:11. > :26:14.from Ali Carter. They have this Will they watch one frame or two? I
:26:15. > :26:29.wouldn't be surprised if Alan takes this one on. Leaving the cue ball on
:26:30. > :26:46.the black cushion. Could put him in trouble again.
:26:47. > :27:06.A good safety shot from Ali Carter. Good cue ball. Allen doesn't want a
:27:07. > :27:18.red to be pushed towards the right-hand corner -- Alan. He has
:27:19. > :27:19.got his tail up now, played some good safety which he has been quite
:27:20. > :27:47.lax with this morning. The red is just off straight that he
:27:48. > :27:55.is looking at now. It is tough, because he is going to have to play
:27:56. > :28:04.this with tremendous pace. That was always going to be the problem. Got
:28:05. > :28:20.a good cue ball, fortunate not to cannon into red on the way back. I
:28:21. > :28:24.think he will be very pleased with the way the balls have finished. It
:28:25. > :28:30.could have been an early opportunity for Alan McManus in what he will be
:28:31. > :28:40.hoping will be the deciding frame in this match. Trying to pot this one,
:28:41. > :28:46.slightly too thick. Ali is blessed with an amazing amount of cue
:28:47. > :28:54.power. He could play this deep screw of the red that is in open play of
:28:55. > :29:03.the right hand side -- off. Through the gap of the pink and reds. This
:29:04. > :29:08.is a big shot to take on. Not easy to find the cup.
:29:09. > :29:25.Played that really well. Yes, the gap was found. Black not great at
:29:26. > :29:33.the moment but pink into one pocket hopefully soon. This blue is no
:29:34. > :29:37.gimme it is more difficult than it looks on your screen is he just
:29:38. > :29:45.needs to drop this in at quite an acute angle. He has played that
:29:46. > :29:51.really well. It was a lot more difficult pot then it seemed. Six.
:29:52. > :29:56.He has been very unfortunate to leave himself hampered he needed a
:29:57. > :30:05.few more roles on the cueball there and he would have a choice in the
:30:06. > :30:14.middle. No spot. Just wanted to slide past that read, this is really
:30:15. > :30:27.tough now -- red. Well played. Very good queueing. Practice at the
:30:28. > :30:36.shots. He used to pull one out now -- needs to pull one out now. That
:30:37. > :30:54.is purely pressure, that's all that was, pressure.
:30:55. > :31:28.Certainly a chance to get a 30 or 40 point league to stuff pinks only.
:31:29. > :31:33.Not too much blue black at the moment, just play series of Sun Dunn
:31:34. > :32:13.stunts and screws and around the pink spot. Seven. Eight.
:32:14. > :32:22.Little bodies there and there and there are but, just that nicely. --
:32:23. > :32:55.referee got in the way. On the red but... The pink is not
:32:56. > :32:59.available into the top left-hand corner and the endless into the red
:33:00. > :33:09.am not sure he can hold for the pink in the middle so he may have to go
:33:10. > :33:23.for pink brown hair. -- pink or brown hair. Here. To reds on the
:33:24. > :33:27.right-hand side. Easy going to play pink now? Surely he won't play that
:33:28. > :33:39.but it may be blue and black into play. He has to play for green or
:33:40. > :33:43.brown surely? He could play a delicate cannon on the red which is
:33:44. > :33:46.to the right of the pink and below it and leave himself on the pink in
:33:47. > :33:57.the middle but that could go horribly wrong! He could be screen
:33:58. > :34:15.into them here? Trusting Lac? He didn't get it. -- luck. Just try to
:34:16. > :34:19.screw into the right-hand side of that red, which would have left him
:34:20. > :34:26.on the pink into the left corner pocket. That wasn't a high
:34:27. > :34:36.percentage shot was at? He's got to get it came out right for. He would
:34:37. > :34:41.have got are extreme right outside of that red so it wasn't ideal in
:34:42. > :34:44.the cushion. Fortunately for Alan he has a touching ball so you has
:34:45. > :35:00.opportunity to play this into some trouble here. So, Alan McManus has
:35:01. > :35:03.an eight point league. But that was definitely a reprieve for
:35:04. > :35:14.an eight point league. But that was Carter. Because Allen should have
:35:15. > :35:22.scored more points from that visit. Ali Carter comes to the table and it
:35:23. > :35:35.has happened so often in this match... He's faced with a very
:35:36. > :35:43.tough safety shot. Alan McManus is superb. Very tactical play. Safe.
:35:44. > :35:47.Where is the cueball going? Didn't deserve that. He played an excellent
:35:48. > :35:57.shot there. Really didn't deserve that. It is a fine line from being a
:35:58. > :36:03.very good safety shot to giving your opponent an opportunity?? Above
:36:04. > :36:05.ground it is fine in the way it is perfect as unfortunate the pocket
:36:06. > :36:12.gotten away with the ball has been there with those pockets. He did
:36:13. > :36:17.Trump around between green and brown and stood in the red in for the pink
:36:18. > :36:27.and was trying to find and play their shot. I don't blame him with
:36:28. > :36:33.this situation. Very very good pot. Very good pot. Just now there is a
:36:34. > :37:07.chance to get a 40 or 50 point league. -- lead. Obviously you would
:37:08. > :37:11.have liked it to be a little bit closer to the red but the pot
:37:12. > :37:16.wouldn't get into the pink it won't be a problem but then the work will
:37:17. > :37:26.start. Lots of safe reds at the moment. Doesn't appear to have the
:37:27. > :37:28.desired angle on the pink as he wants to kiss into the two raids on
:37:29. > :37:37.the right-hand side of kissing. -- wants to kiss into the two raids on
:37:38. > :37:43.to reds on the right-hand side. Slightly more into the middle of the
:37:44. > :38:11.table it becomes a screw back. Slightly more into the middle of the
:38:12. > :38:20.it is still on. Not too sure he's on one here. Middle one of the three to
:38:21. > :38:37.pot and just... It is tight isn't it? So tight it didn't play the pot.
:38:38. > :38:42.The next safety shot that is, the good thing is that he is 23 points
:38:43. > :38:45.behind and could play a very thin safety shot on the right and bring
:38:46. > :38:54.the black and blue into play that he have to be so careful about missing
:38:55. > :38:59.those to reds on the side cushion. That is what he has played, he just
:39:00. > :39:07.needs to stop a little bit but that was worth taking the risks to be
:39:08. > :39:11.sure of the black and blue. Unfortunately for Ali he has left a
:39:12. > :39:25.shot to nothing for Alan McManus, it is very thin, but he could play this
:39:26. > :39:59.with lots on the left-hand side. Oh, he has hit that fairy -- is there --
:40:00. > :40:11.very thick. If he plays it with pace. He was great about the two
:40:12. > :40:19.reds and side push on the cushion. It has been a real struggle for Ali
:40:20. > :40:25.hasn't it? It has been a poor shot hasn't it? You can't play well the
:40:26. > :40:28.time. But when you do play bad, you can still scrap it out and that is
:40:29. > :40:35.what he has been doing, he has been scrapping it out at the moment. Oh,
:40:36. > :40:39.that is a marquee if he wasn't hampered with the red he would be
:40:40. > :40:50.with all black and that is the chance of a frame very much and now
:40:51. > :40:56.he is hampered. Played purposely into the two red scare and the think
:40:57. > :41:00.he is almost going to be beyond blue and black and he has finished right
:41:01. > :41:05.over the top of the red Sino he's only 24 but he may push one of the
:41:06. > :41:17.balls out of safety here it is not too bad at the minute. Whichever it
:41:18. > :41:39.is he doesn't want to be leaving it on pot on. Just over a minute's
:41:40. > :41:58.thinking time. Probably on and off the cushion really. He has done. It
:41:59. > :42:03.appears he's played an excellent safety set. Even when he's not
:42:04. > :42:08.scoring as well as he does sometimes he always makes it really difficult
:42:09. > :42:14.for you, great tactician. Master tactician. He can play some safety
:42:15. > :42:20.shots. None better than that, that was a fine example. Absolutely. He
:42:21. > :42:23.is not any more one of the best breakers in the game that he can
:42:24. > :42:47.still compete at the more real level. This is really tough. Really
:42:48. > :42:52.tough. That he conceived the red closest to the cueball he can play
:42:53. > :42:56.that three quarters ball and try and get dirt into the back cushion and
:42:57. > :43:04.he can still get the middle of the front cushion but what he will take
:43:05. > :43:12.on. Wow! CHEERING Wow! He had the power to take on
:43:13. > :43:19.such an incredible shots. He has been so a marquee not to finish on a
:43:20. > :43:25.colour. What the shot that is! Absolutely very unlucky. And now the
:43:26. > :43:46.safety shot is not straightforward because the red is still over the
:43:47. > :43:50.pocket. Great pox. It is not whatever ball he plays in the black
:43:51. > :44:00.he's not going to cover this red up. Going to take the brown. That is a
:44:01. > :44:15.clever shot is well's look at that one. -- as well. Knowing he was
:44:16. > :44:30.leaving himself every chance of snooker on the red which is closest
:44:31. > :44:35.to the right-hand pocket. It is Alan's turn to play. R-Truth danger
:44:36. > :44:49.because he will be kissing into black and red should he pot it. He
:44:50. > :44:56.knows that if he goes anywhere near the polity is going to Canada in two
:44:57. > :45:42.reds and... Possibly the Glaxo East is going to. All the table. That may
:45:43. > :45:55.roll. Well done. Well, this is a tempter for Alan McManus. May have
:45:56. > :46:00.to play this with a touch of left-hand side. What a fantastic
:46:01. > :46:13.shot! CHEERING AND
:46:14. > :46:22.APPLAUSE Blue one. He has had a look at the brown in the centre. Superb
:46:23. > :46:26.shots. Safety shot if you going to lead the pot on so he is going to
:46:27. > :46:31.have some help with the cueball and become that pot playing ball I don't
:46:32. > :46:34.know if he's going to get in behind the yellow here if not, it will
:46:35. > :46:53.certainly be in trouble on top of it all... On the other side of the
:46:54. > :46:57.cushion. We can have. -- leave him hampered. He needs to be very
:46:58. > :47:05.careful cutting the elite as he is very close to it. -- touching the
:47:06. > :47:23.yellow. Alan with the 24 point league. Quite
:47:24. > :47:33.a big lead as well, the way the balls are. Think out of commission
:47:34. > :47:38.as well is yellow. I think you can still be seen and come out for the
:47:39. > :47:46.blue rather than risk coming and he is going low now. He knows he's got
:47:47. > :47:54.a take it on his chance to take a frame on the mass here he doesn't
:47:55. > :48:02.like it so. Good shot! CHEERING AND
:48:03. > :48:07.APPLAUSE Just take the blue under his going to be the two raids on the
:48:08. > :48:18.black cushion now. He is not bound to not want a position. Just needed
:48:19. > :48:29.the cueball to come another inch or so from the left-hand side cushion.
:48:30. > :48:37.This is tricky. Played it very well. It is unfortunate. Not to be on the
:48:38. > :48:43.red closest to the black. Just running into those reds he was never
:48:44. > :48:58.absolutely sure. What sort of came and he was going to get chance in
:48:59. > :49:14.the middle but it is tough. In the middle. The blue. Put at 44 points
:49:15. > :49:20.in front. Put him on 44. Alistair has eight points already. So he
:49:21. > :49:27.needs to more raids. Especially if you wants a place in the
:49:28. > :49:31.quarter-final. Red and black putting 44 in
:49:32. > :49:38.quarter-final. Red and black putting will be playing a cannon to the two
:49:39. > :49:41.reds and the black. Being out of the limelight for a few years and this
:49:42. > :49:46.is the chance to get right back in the limelight with a place at the
:49:47. > :49:54.quarter-finals at the world championship at Sheffield. It is!
:49:55. > :50:12.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I would be taking the black
:50:13. > :50:24.on. The blue is an missable. Unless he gets a kick -- an missable. Maybe
:50:25. > :50:31.the top one pots? There is a gap between the brown and green. That is
:50:32. > :50:39.what he has played. That is a great shot, an excellent position shot.
:50:40. > :50:50.The red. Police and the quarter-final. Ali Carter can only
:50:51. > :50:58.look down in hope that Alan McManus misses this red. The yellow and the
:50:59. > :51:08.pink bar he has to just plea it, drop it in. He plays it hard it
:51:09. > :51:31.makes it missable why did he play it hard?! This is an opportunity for
:51:32. > :51:33.Ali. It is not straightforward as it might appear because he is hampered
:51:34. > :52:30.by the blue. This is really tricky. While they explained that as an
:52:31. > :52:36.excellent spot! Excellent pot! Well played! He just needs to drop this
:52:37. > :52:41.black in and leave himself an angle whereas he can stumble read down the
:52:42. > :52:52.table and leave the cueball behind the black and leave Alan McManus
:52:53. > :52:55.snickered. -- snookered. He has another kicker and certainly didn't
:52:56. > :53:08.want to be cueball to finish there as it makes it difficult for him to
:53:09. > :53:10.control the cueball. This is tough, he needs to avoid a cannon on the
:53:11. > :53:36.pink with Europe red. -- as it makes it difficult for him to
:53:37. > :53:40.control the cueball. This is tough, he needs to avoid a cannon on the
:53:41. > :53:52.pink with Europe red. -- the red. all the hours of practice and is
:53:53. > :54:20.this is what it is for! It is in! A very good performance from Alan. Not
:54:21. > :54:25.really whether he has decided whether he's going to carry on. His
:54:26. > :54:47.first quarter-final for quite some time for Alan McManus. This is a
:54:48. > :54:56.good effort. Lucky. It has to be said that throughout this match he
:54:57. > :55:10.has made it difficult to Ali Carter all the way through. -- for Ali
:55:11. > :55:16.Carter. In the early part of the match Ali just couldn't pull away
:55:17. > :55:21.and Alan was very dogged it. He was determined and persistent. That is
:55:22. > :55:29.what he does. He does it better than most. That is just about wrapped up
:55:30. > :55:35.a terrible final session for Ali Carter as he got another big bounce
:55:36. > :55:41.there. Looks like their hands is there. What a tremendous performance
:55:42. > :55:46.from Alan McManus as Ali Carter is very disappointed. Alan is back in
:55:47. > :55:49.the big time as he is winning it the match and goes on to the
:55:50. > :56:03.quarter-final. Well played Alan McManus. It's a tough match I had to
:56:04. > :56:09.tough it the whole three days and none of this really were getting
:56:10. > :56:15.gone. I sensed he didn't have his best game with him and neither did
:56:16. > :56:19.I, I had to tough it out and I was playing catch up the whole match and
:56:20. > :56:24.it was always one or two behind it seemed, a little bit of experience
:56:25. > :56:29.can be in there as a thought even though I was a frame or two behind
:56:30. > :56:38.if they can very deep if it can get ten in or 11 each bend it is a coin
:56:39. > :56:43.flip match and a bonus to get a leap coming out small enough to put its
:56:44. > :56:47.pretty decent in the first four and I wanted to take my chances which
:56:48. > :56:58.was kind of the game plan. Take my chances. I would say it was more
:56:59. > :57:02.frustrating for me than him because he won. It is only frustrating for
:57:03. > :57:08.me because they didn't win. It was a bad results, a bad performance from
:57:09. > :57:16.me from start to finish really. I really struggled and it wasn't for
:57:17. > :57:21.lack of trailing maybe us trying to hard? I don't know. It was a big
:57:22. > :57:26.opportunity for me and him to play shot in the last 16. Very very
:57:27. > :57:30.difficult to get anything going and they tend to think he did take the
:57:31. > :57:37.pace of the match a half-hour frame and scrappy frames and they kept
:57:38. > :57:42.showing to get myself going and it felt like I just needed to pots one
:57:43. > :57:46.good ball and it would kick me in the year but I didn't have anything
:57:47. > :57:52.left in my tank to find some gears when they needed to. I knew I needed
:57:53. > :57:59.to go up a gear and win easy but... I was stuck in neutral I'm afraid.
:58:00. > :58:04.When things have not gone the way you hope to be well sometimes I am
:58:05. > :58:08.out looking around me and I think this is where I want to be. This is
:58:09. > :58:14.where I've always wanted to be all my life. Simon not going to complain
:58:15. > :58:19.about it, and just going to get on with it. Through to his second
:58:20. > :58:26.quarter-final in the last three years and he is guaranteed to play a
:58:27. > :58:29.top-10 player John Higgins or Ricky Walden in a quarter-final. That is
:58:30. > :58:31.it from speaker extra but will be back on our live ten o'clock in the
:58:32. > :58:43.morning. Good night. Subtitles by Ericsson.
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