:00:34. > :00:50.Welcome to Snooker Extra, extended highlights of the 2017 Betfred world
:00:51. > :01:04.snooker Championship. Our feature match now feature Kyren Wilson
:01:05. > :01:06.versus David Grace. Kyren Wilson breaks off. World
:01:07. > :01:22.number 14. Grace had to come through three
:01:23. > :01:33.tough qualifying matches. World rank number 51.
:01:34. > :01:41.Making his debut here at The Crucible Theatre. Big smile on his
:01:42. > :01:44.face, before he was introduced. He was nervous, also the anticipation
:01:45. > :01:47.of getting out there on the floor and hitting his first ball. The
:01:48. > :01:51.excitement was there. I remember it so well, when you play here for the
:01:52. > :01:53.first time. It's like the theatre of dreams, as we always call. It
:01:54. > :01:59.David is a lovely fellow. He's shed a lot of weight over the
:02:00. > :02:04.last couple of years. Five stone. Amazing.
:02:05. > :02:13.Got married last year, everything's going well in his life. Kyren Wilson
:02:14. > :02:16.is playing against -- has played against David Grace on two occasions
:02:17. > :02:39.and David Grace has won them both. That's unlucky. Took the positive
:02:40. > :02:45.aggressive shot to go into the pack and try to split the reds. That's
:02:46. > :03:06.unlucky. There's his first pot. He's judge
:03:07. > :03:27.today nicely. -- judged it nicely.
:03:28. > :03:33.We'll get a better view now. Doesn't look like, certainly the red below
:03:34. > :03:48.them will pot. The reds are spread nicely. Black is
:03:49. > :04:35.out of play. There's a gap in between the cluster
:04:36. > :05:17.of reds. He will have to get onto the pink
:05:18. > :05:32.sooner or later to have any chance of winning the frame at this visit.
:05:33. > :05:36.I just put a line there. Will he play that red and cannon into the
:05:37. > :05:45.red to the left of the black here. He's played the cannon nicely. Is
:05:46. > :06:20.the black pottable? If the red below the black on the
:06:21. > :06:27.top cushion wasn't there, this would be more straightforward.
:06:28. > :06:46.He may have to take the red into the left centre.
:06:47. > :07:00.I'm looking, I don't think the pink spot is available.
:07:01. > :07:04.It is covered. When he goes on there, in a couple of shots, it will
:07:05. > :07:19.be available. I always love watching the new
:07:20. > :07:22.players coming to The Crucible for the first time and seeing their
:07:23. > :07:23.excitement and just thinking like, get off to a good start and things
:07:24. > :07:34.like that. It's so important to calm the
:07:35. > :07:39.nerves. There's such a build up to your first match here. Something you
:07:40. > :07:44.would have watched on TV over the years and dreamt of playing here.
:07:45. > :07:52.The first time I was here I played Steve Davis. It was 1991. I was sat
:07:53. > :07:56.in my chair, Steve Davis beside me. I'm looking at my name on the
:07:57. > :07:59.scoreboard next to Steve Davis, who I'd watched all these years. It took
:08:00. > :08:02.me four frames to settle down into the match. I was 4-0 down before I
:08:03. > :08:10.knew where I was. Got the path of the cue ball right
:08:11. > :08:46.but didn't hit it hard enough. Quite close to the black which makes
:08:47. > :08:47.it tougher. It's harder to see the Aprilingle.
:08:48. > :09:09.-- angle. At least he got a foot hold in this
:09:10. > :09:16.opening frame. You remember your first time here? Yes, I do. Similar
:09:17. > :09:20.to you. I played Graham Miles, ended up losing the match, I think 10-6,
:09:21. > :09:26.10-7. I felt like a fish out of water. Of all the venues, in all the
:09:27. > :09:27.world, never felt like there was any other venue apart from here. Yeah,
:09:28. > :09:42.fantastic. This year is the 40th anniversary. A
:09:43. > :09:47.lovely programme last night with all the past champions and all the 32
:09:48. > :09:49.players that are contesting this year's Betfred world snooker
:09:50. > :09:55.Championship, it was a lovely evening. Fantastic. We were
:09:56. > :09:57.chatting. I think Denis and myself, the only ones at every one, other
:09:58. > :10:16.playing or working. Good pot. Excellent pot. If he drops
:10:17. > :10:18.the brown in, he's bound to be on the red near the three reds on the
:10:19. > :10:33.pink spot area. I'm not saying that's the wrong
:10:34. > :10:35.shot, but if he lets Kyron in, he may live to regret playing that
:10:36. > :10:45.shot. That's a possible escape, to try and
:10:46. > :10:59.nestle on that red. It's not that hard to hit a red
:11:00. > :11:01.here. It's not hitting the red but keeping
:11:02. > :11:12.it safe at the same time. He's gone for the one behind the
:11:13. > :11:20.black. Just short. Good effort, though. The only problem about this
:11:21. > :11:25.red, in trying to hit this red, there is enough room - Around the
:11:26. > :11:27.back. Having seen the path the cue ball took, I don't think the shot's
:11:28. > :11:38.on. Just saying to the referee that the
:11:39. > :12:12.blue was up a bit further. This is the important ball. This has
:12:13. > :12:20.to be put back in exactly the right place.
:12:21. > :12:25.It would have been easier if it was stayed where it had been put. It's
:12:26. > :12:51.been moved now. Formally, I would be saying if I'm
:12:52. > :12:54.playing the right shot to my opponent, I'll let you play that
:12:55. > :12:56.shot. It's so important with that blue, if he's going to play the same
:12:57. > :13:12.shot. The harder he plays this, the wider
:13:13. > :13:22.it will come off. That's a better angle. Well done.
:13:23. > :13:40.Oh, it's not landed. Touching ball. It certainly has landed.
:13:41. > :13:43.Just checking to see if it is actually touching. Have a look at
:13:44. > :14:01.this. On this superfine cloth it's
:14:02. > :14:06.virtually impossible to play the roll up to a baulk colour, 99 times
:14:07. > :14:08.out of 100, there's a gap. That surprised me that ended up touching
:14:09. > :14:56.ball. The red above the pink will pot into
:14:57. > :15:00.the left middle. After he pots this red and black, the red in the bunch
:15:01. > :15:03.of three will pot into left centre as well. It will also pot into the
:15:04. > :15:40.bottom right hand corner pocket. Tried toe maybe get on a -- tried to
:15:41. > :15:52.maybe get on a baulk colour after potting this red.
:15:53. > :15:56.Good pot. It's important if he can, getting on the next red, he's got a
:15:57. > :16:22.nice angle to bring the other two reds into play.
:16:23. > :16:45.Nice angle on the black. One good cannon here bring these two reds
:16:46. > :16:58.into play. It could be a great chance to steal this frame.
:16:59. > :17:12.That's OK. Could have been a little bit better.
:17:13. > :17:34.Excellent pot. If he drops this black in dead weight, he won't
:17:35. > :17:51.finish perfect on the next red. Played the cannon on the red to slow
:17:52. > :18:01.the cue ball down. He's played that beautifully.
:18:02. > :18:18.If he gets nicely on the brown in four shots' time, the anning toll
:18:19. > :19:26.get onto the blue is no problem. Didn't see that one coming. That was
:19:27. > :19:28.a deceleration on the backswing there. Just trying to miss the
:19:29. > :19:34.brown. He's done just about as good as he
:19:35. > :21:21.could have done from there. What a result that is. It was always
:21:22. > :21:24.dangerous playing the brown into the area of the blue, pink and black. He
:21:25. > :21:29.decided he felt he could get away with it.
:21:30. > :21:36.This is not an easy safety shot. Usually a fluke is a good thing.
:21:37. > :21:43.I'm not sure it's done him any favours there.
:21:44. > :21:52.This is really tough. I can't see a safety shot here, can you? Certainly
:21:53. > :22:00.is very tough. The black is in the way. Unless he can try and miss the
:22:01. > :22:08.black and leave it up in the baulk area somewhere.
:22:09. > :22:12.It needs to go though. It needs to travel otherwise he's left it.
:22:13. > :22:21.It was one of those occasions where the fluke didn't do him any favours.
:22:22. > :22:23.If he just had to pot the blue, you would say no problem. He's got to
:22:24. > :22:39.negotiate the position for the pink. This looks very, very good. Oh, what
:22:40. > :22:47.a shot this is. Excellent shot, well played. He couldn't have hit that
:22:48. > :22:51.much better. If ever you could say the positional shot was played to
:22:52. > :23:01.the inch, that was exactly it. Excellent.
:23:02. > :23:09.After a fabulous blue, this straightforward black for the
:23:10. > :23:13.opening frame. In it goes. Excellent clearance from blue to black. Kyren
:23:14. > :23:53.Wilson wins the first frame. Got to be careful here not to push a
:23:54. > :24:11.red over to the corner. Needs a full ball kiss and he can.
:24:12. > :24:14.If he felt that was a certain plant, perhaps would have been better just
:24:15. > :24:19.rolling it in for playing for the blue or something like that.
:24:20. > :24:27.Once again doesn't fancy the pots in the middle pockets.
:24:28. > :24:33.There's the plant. Had to make it. Possibly should have taken the brown
:24:34. > :24:45.on to the left centre. I was going to say this is a
:24:46. > :24:47.straightforward escape. But he's hit the black. It doesn't really do any
:24:48. > :24:59.damage. He could have taken the brown into
:25:00. > :25:02.the left centre, couple of reds... I think when you're snoockering
:25:03. > :25:06.players now, they're that good, OK might give seven points and then
:25:07. > :25:10.give another four points away. 11 or 15 points whatever he gives away
:25:11. > :25:17.here, it means nothing with 15 reds on the table. Sometimes you've got
:25:18. > :25:24.to make things happen. It was always an easy hit, never
:25:25. > :25:28.really going to gain any advantage. That brown should have been taken on
:25:29. > :26:37.into the left centre. Same old problem when you're playing
:26:38. > :26:38.off the edge of the pack. Got to be careful you don't push one over the
:26:39. > :26:53.corner. Has he found another plant? Now
:26:54. > :27:09.then, is he going to play the brown? No, the brown is a bit tough.
:27:10. > :27:39.Didn't see this plant coming. It's flicked off two reds.
:27:40. > :27:45.He has taken a risk there and he felt he could run through either on
:27:46. > :27:50.the white or the cushion which meant this red wouldn't have been taken on
:27:51. > :27:55.but the fact he hasn't, he could just drop this red and get on the
:27:56. > :28:01.black. Or is there one available in the middle somewhere? He is looking
:28:02. > :28:02.to play on the cue ball that side of the black, there must be something
:28:03. > :28:27.about in the middle. Excellent pot. Well done. We keep
:28:28. > :28:32.going back to the fact that a common shot, playing reds from the middle
:28:33. > :28:38.of the table. There is no difference to what we've talked about before.
:28:39. > :28:42.You practice so much potting balls from this end and not so much from
:28:43. > :28:50.that end. That was a much tougher pot as well. He potted that black
:28:51. > :28:57.and stand two reds just above the black.
:28:58. > :29:03.The pink may be open to the right centre, it looks like it is from
:29:04. > :29:11.that camera angle. In opportunity again from David Grace. He will make
:29:12. > :29:16.the most of his opportunities in the first couple of frames. He needs a
:29:17. > :29:25.frame and a break dust to settle him down a bit.
:29:26. > :30:02.Chances in the opening two frames where he could perhaps have won them
:30:03. > :30:03.both. This is the ideal opportunity to win the frame and maybe calm the
:30:04. > :30:53.nerves a bit. How on earth did he miss that? It
:30:54. > :31:00.just shows you, you can miss anything in this game.
:31:01. > :31:08.The only thing I can think of is he put a bit of right-hand side to push
:31:09. > :31:09.the white up the table and pushed straight in front of it. It's
:31:10. > :31:23.surprising. APPLAUSE
:31:24. > :31:28.Nothing gives your opponent more confident than missing blacks off
:31:29. > :31:32.the spot. Kyren Wilson will always fancy winning the frame at this
:31:33. > :32:06.visit, knowing no David Grace is under it.
:32:07. > :33:34.It's such a strange game. I had every chance of being 2-1 and now
:33:35. > :33:44.possibly David Grace could have led 3-1. And then you are trailing 3-0.
:33:45. > :33:55.It has been his own misses that are causing the problems. When you keep
:33:56. > :34:14.missing easy balls, it's so hard to get it out of your mind.
:34:15. > :34:24.Very, very important. To get a nice angle onto the pink to try to get in
:34:25. > :34:29.behind those two reds both available to the right-hand middle. He just is
:34:30. > :34:37.looking at the angle. Just looking to where he needs to finish so he
:34:38. > :34:44.can screw pass the two reds. That's where you will eventually want to
:34:45. > :35:07.finish. Pot this red, go high across the pink.
:35:08. > :35:15.Played it nicely. A little bit off the cushion would have been better
:35:16. > :35:21.but he is still OK, he's dropped the red in.
:35:22. > :35:28.Nine points ahead so he's going to need that tricky red just along the
:35:29. > :35:51.top cushion. He is already having a look at the
:35:52. > :35:59.angle. After potting this red. His next colour.
:36:00. > :36:05.The players commentating on the first match today with Maguire and
:36:06. > :36:10.there wasn't one ball played along the top cushion the whole match. It
:36:11. > :36:17.will be interesting to see how well the pockets are playing this week,
:36:18. > :36:23.or this tournament. He would be planning to go on the red now. -- he
:36:24. > :36:37.won't be planning to go onto the red now. Can he pot the black? Cannoned
:36:38. > :36:44.on that red? Just put a line up there, if he pot this black, he
:36:45. > :36:46.might be to clip the red. But he is looking at playing a snooker. The
:36:47. > :37:11.angle is not there. It is fine if he pops the red and
:37:12. > :37:16.colour, means he might not need the brown but if David Grace does, he
:37:17. > :37:17.will need it. He was bound to get the snooker there whatever the
:37:18. > :37:41.equation. This looks too wide. Anything but
:37:42. > :37:49.that. Anything but that, my friend. It's all about fractions, isn't it?
:37:50. > :37:50.Luckily, he's finished dead straight, hence he is having that
:37:51. > :39:00.put back in. Decided the two cushion escape is
:39:01. > :39:04.not working but I think it's still a better shot than playing this one
:39:05. > :39:07.cushion. I don't see the point of this shot all. This could be
:39:08. > :39:18.freeborn land. He has hit the red, well done. Needs
:39:19. > :39:38.that red to pass the middle. I think it cuts.
:39:39. > :39:46.Maybe he thinks it's a little bit thin. He is 24 points in front,
:39:47. > :40:03.neither brown is safe, he is OK. He cued that well. That's a little
:40:04. > :40:11.lucky to have kissed the blue. He hit this good. It was close. A bit
:40:12. > :40:18.unfortunate the red came down. It does cut into this right centre.
:40:19. > :40:25.Have to be careful of the cue ball. Maybe running it into the blue.
:40:26. > :41:05.He quickly glanced after he played that snooker to see this angle is
:41:06. > :41:12.cut off and as you can see it is not cut off. Will this be a free ball?
:41:13. > :41:57.Doesn't make a lot of difference. So important to get it in the right
:41:58. > :42:04.place because it's easier if there is more room to play the shot. What
:42:05. > :42:09.happened there? He is playing one cushion and nearly hit it off two
:42:10. > :42:15.cushions. That was a poor shot. He has left a free ball. I'm sure David
:42:16. > :42:24.Grace will take the blue. He's got a nice angle. Cue ball are between the
:42:25. > :42:35.pink and black quarter yellow. -- towards the yellow.
:42:36. > :42:42.He could force it in and come up the right side of the black but this is
:42:43. > :42:48.nice. Get a nice angle on the green and he can drop behind the brown.
:42:49. > :42:50.Just checking where he wants the cue ball but he doesn't want to finish
:42:51. > :43:03.anywhere but straight. Try to get it somewhere near that
:43:04. > :43:08.circle. That's OK. Not as close to the green but he still has a nice
:43:09. > :43:19.angle. Doesn't have to bring the brown interplay. -- into play.
:43:20. > :43:26.That's not as good as he would have liked.
:43:27. > :43:36.This is a little tricky. If he does happen to pot the remaining four
:43:37. > :43:40.colours to pinch the frame, he will forget about what happened in the
:43:41. > :43:41.first two frames. But if he loses this frame, he will be remembering
:43:42. > :43:51.them all. This is a massive shot. If he pops it, he is bound to be on
:43:52. > :43:59.the blue. Nicely on the blue. Four behind.
:44:00. > :44:28.Blue, pink and black required. Pink will leave him seven ahead with
:44:29. > :44:33.seven remaining so he needs the black and he has played that nicely
:44:34. > :44:44.indeed. Judged the pace of the cue ball perfectly.
:44:45. > :44:51.We have had a black ball finish in the first round and we will have
:44:52. > :44:59.another one in this frame. This will settle the nerves for David Grace.
:45:00. > :45:07.Black to get his first frame at the Crucible on the board. He will be
:45:08. > :45:11.mightily relieved and delighted to pinch that frame. Excellent
:45:12. > :45:43.clearance from David Grace. Kyren Wilson still leading.
:45:44. > :45:55.David Grace tried to close the arrears here. He's got to have some
:45:56. > :45:56.good opportunities in those first four friends, he just didn't convert
:45:57. > :46:09.them. I must say, the tables so far look
:46:10. > :46:13.to be playing really nice. I think the atmosphere in the room is very
:46:14. > :46:17.good as well. We have only seen one kick, I did the opening session with
:46:18. > :46:26.Maguire and Magill and they didn't see a kick in that match. There was
:46:27. > :46:29.one kick. . The tables as you would expect for the World Championships.
:46:30. > :46:38.Playing excellent and very quick as well. Particularly on the first day
:46:39. > :46:44.as well. You would expect them to play well. A bit of wear and tear
:46:45. > :46:50.after a few days. Hopefully they don't start bouncing. Not quite sure
:46:51. > :46:58.what the policy is this year. After every three or four weeks days, the
:46:59. > :46:59.tables were recovered, cushions and cover we cushioned. I don't know
:47:00. > :47:24.what the policy is for this year. Looking like taking... This is the
:47:25. > :47:34.first time I've seen a ball play on the top cushion. In the match this
:47:35. > :47:45.morning and this one today. This is probably the reason they are not
:47:46. > :48:48.playing the Next -- the reason they are not playing them.
:48:49. > :48:56.I'm pretty sure the pink pockets in the right-hand corner, if it does,
:48:57. > :49:03.it needs to be straight on this red. Then he can put it in the hole and
:49:04. > :49:10.in the opposite corner. The pink is clearly available so it's a kiss of
:49:11. > :49:43.getting into this cue ball. -- it's a kiss of getting... Well done.
:49:44. > :49:49.Tying the pink app as well as the black being out of commission so
:49:50. > :49:57.essential to get the top side of the blue. Can't afford to be low. He has
:49:58. > :50:04.to get the pink of the next shot. He has not got there.
:50:05. > :50:11.He could have afforded to be another few inches further up the table.
:50:12. > :50:20.Just a fraction of an angle. But can't get into the bunch. Has he
:50:21. > :50:29.found a loose red Brad Potts? -- that pots?
:50:30. > :50:39.That's the one he is playing for. Can you bring the black into play?
:50:40. > :50:47.This could turn out to be OK. The poor shot he played from red to
:50:48. > :50:51.bloom could turn out to be great. He wants to play this quite firm
:50:52. > :50:54.because he wants to bring the red away from the black and push the
:50:55. > :50:58.black towards the corner at the same time. He doesn't want the red to be
:50:59. > :51:10.in the way. The one he is playing the cannon into. That's OK.
:51:11. > :51:17.He now has a nice angle on the back, you can push into the two reds and
:51:18. > :51:27.bring them into play. A little cannon on the red just above the
:51:28. > :51:33.black. That might be OK for this red, just about on it. Didn't have
:51:34. > :51:50.to hit it as hard as he did. Just a gentle little cannon.
:51:51. > :52:12.He has got a nice angle, if he wishes, to bring it into the corner
:52:13. > :52:15.pocket. Nice angle on the green here into the corner pocket of one
:52:16. > :52:22.cushion and just try to cannon into the pink or just below it into the
:52:23. > :52:31.centre of the reds. See how this works out. A bit of luck and he's
:52:32. > :52:40.got it, that's perfect, excellent shot. For a minute, I thought the
:52:41. > :52:47.white was going straight to the cushion but he just got that second
:52:48. > :52:51.kiss. We will show you that second shot we were talking about. As the
:52:52. > :52:57.white hits the pack, it looks to be perfect. Then that little kiss
:52:58. > :52:59.happened. Just a little bit of luck that you need now and again to keep
:53:00. > :53:07.the break going. Got himself into a nice position to
:53:08. > :53:47.win the frame. David Grace is a great all-round
:53:48. > :53:53.match player. Not a proven break-builder. Only had about seven
:53:54. > :54:06.centuries this season. But an excellent chance to win the frame.
:54:07. > :54:14.139 was his break in the last tournament, 2011. Amazing for such a
:54:15. > :54:22.classy player as David, he hasn't scored a few more centuries. The
:54:23. > :54:26.only problem to hold the cue ball, he could play the cannon into the
:54:27. > :54:27.pink but that may put the black safe so I would definitely be trying to
:54:28. > :54:44.avoid cannon earning into the pink. He has done that nicely. If it
:54:45. > :54:51.misses the kiss, it's perfect, if it doesn't, it may not be. But it has
:54:52. > :55:00.so he's OK. Nicely judged. Stay on the black now. Just another couple
:55:01. > :55:16.of red and my value colours will be a nice frame-winner for him.
:55:17. > :55:24.Put that black into the centre of the pocket and because of it, he is
:55:25. > :55:28.slightly out of position. A couple of inches higher with the cue ball.
:55:29. > :55:46.Makes this red more straightforward. That's OK. He will still need one
:55:47. > :55:50.more red. In fact, he will take yellow or brown here. It's a good
:55:51. > :56:01.position. He has taken these quite well up to
:56:02. > :56:36.now. Played it well. It's been a nice
:56:37. > :56:40.break. Excellent, absolutely excellent. On reflection, should he
:56:41. > :56:50.go on to win this frame Nike looks likely well, I think 3-2 is a fair
:56:51. > :56:56.score line. Wilson pinch deck above the opening frames but he has
:56:57. > :57:01.certainly been the better of the two players but David Grace with an
:57:02. > :57:06.excellent break so far. Can he make a century? He deserves one know. --
:57:07. > :57:32.he deserves one now. What a shame, no century but that
:57:33. > :57:49.break of 75 enough to get David Grace and he closes 3-2.
:57:50. > :58:01.He will not be happy with that. The fact he misses the blue but also the
:58:02. > :59:08.fact that he left the red. Bit surprised he E didn't play it
:59:09. > :59:15.with a bit more pace. There's another couple of reds.
:59:16. > :59:35.It was the fact that he definite get close enough to those -- didn't get
:59:36. > :59:39.close enough to those reds. He's left a good chance now for David
:59:40. > :59:43.Grace. Just played that a little bit
:59:44. > :59:50.tentatively. Surprised he didn't take the easier
:59:51. > :00:03.red of the two there. He did risk a bit there.
:00:04. > :00:30.That was a straightforward pot for somebody of David's class.
:00:31. > :00:40.Probably got a little bit excited to see Kyren miss that last chance.
:00:41. > :02:35.It appears to have been fortunate not to have left anything on.
:02:36. > :02:45.He's started to miss one or two now. The opening four frames I think he
:02:46. > :02:51.only missed one, what we could call an easy pot. He's already miss twoed
:02:52. > :02:53.in this -- missed two in this frame so far that you would have expected
:02:54. > :03:47.him to have potted. Doesn't have the desired angle on
:03:48. > :04:02.this red to be able to hold for the black. He'll be disappointed there.
:04:03. > :04:59.Got it moving. Another good shot from yellow to red.
:05:00. > :05:08.That was all about the cannon there. If he kissed it full ball it's
:05:09. > :05:10.perfect. The fact that it's kissed it half ball, the cue ball's just
:05:11. > :05:28.run away. Would you play the black or play
:05:29. > :05:31.safe? If he can play the black where the cue ball is going to be
:05:32. > :05:36.cushioned by hitting the red or pink on the last e left-hand side of the
:05:37. > :05:38.table, it's worth taking on. Oh, I see, he loses the white, doesn't he.
:05:39. > :06:02.Yeah, without the kiss. It was an excellent opportunity.
:06:03. > :06:05.Just didn't judge that cannon earlier, as you said. Would have
:06:06. > :06:10.been better off playing the yellow. He could have got through to the
:06:11. > :06:27.yellow. If this red goes in, in the a good safety shot there from David.
:06:28. > :06:31.That was an excellent pot. And the control as well to hold for the
:06:32. > :06:48.black. Has he covered himself? I think he
:06:49. > :07:00.has. He could have pulled the cue ball
:07:01. > :08:10.away from the black spot. But that's a very bad error of judgment there.
:08:11. > :09:04.This is not straightforward to get back into baulk.
:09:05. > :09:14.Hit that pretty well. Used that red to not come into open play and it
:09:15. > :09:20.hasn't. There may be a shot to nothing on here.
:09:21. > :09:25.Just one of those two reds, to the left of the black, are in a line
:09:26. > :09:32.towards the left hand corner pocket. Can he make them into a plant here?
:09:33. > :09:42.Looks like he's going to play it. There's distance between the two
:09:43. > :10:03.reds. It's not a gimme. He can certainly make it.
:10:04. > :10:15.Just about. Certainly wiped its feet, the red. Because he didn't hit
:10:16. > :10:20.it the way he wanted, he didn't get into the cue ball enough to get a
:10:21. > :10:37.nice angle on the pirving. Pink. -- pink.
:10:38. > :10:45.Will he take this red on down the right-hand side?
:10:46. > :10:49.He has the cue power to screw the red in and back up the baulk if he
:10:50. > :11:05.wishes. Foul. A great pot. You can't hit the
:11:06. > :11:11.ball better than that. It never touched the sides. Obviously, a
:11:12. > :11:30.little bit more screw needed. But unlucky to go in off that shot.
:11:31. > :11:37.I'm amazed he's putting him back into bat. It's going to be quite
:11:38. > :11:52.easy for Kyren to get the cue ball tight on the baulk cushion.
:11:53. > :11:56.Don't see the point of him putting him back into bat there. All he did
:11:57. > :13:10.was ask for trouble. Can he get that gap between the red
:13:11. > :13:14.and black to get back up for maybe even the pink. He's played it a bit
:13:15. > :13:25.hard for the pink. That's no good. I thought he would have played that
:13:26. > :13:29.slower for the pink in the same pocket. He's seeing if he's on the
:13:30. > :13:50.green. Not the desired safety shot. David's
:13:51. > :14:40.got a straightforward shot here. That's a poor shot, David. Goodness
:14:41. > :14:46.me, my friend. Shake of the head tells you that he played that all
:14:47. > :14:51.wrong. The object of that shot is to make
:14:52. > :15:02.sure the object ball is safe first. Then worry about the cue ball.
:15:03. > :15:20.Through that loose safety shot he's been afforded an opportunity now.
:15:21. > :15:27.Strange having looked dominant in the opening four frames, every time
:15:28. > :15:34.he got in he scored, he's suddenly gone off the boil.
:15:35. > :15:45.Well played, good kiss. Played the cannon like that to bring all four
:15:46. > :15:46.balls into play. At this end of the table, could score heavy enough to
:15:47. > :16:00.win the frame. It's like Kyren Wilson has lost a
:16:01. > :16:05.bit of focus during the mid-session interval. Maybe he felt that playing
:16:06. > :16:07.well enough to draw away in this session. Obviously he hasn't done
:16:08. > :16:15.that so far. He doesn't want to be straight on
:16:16. > :16:34.this blue. He's not happy with the angle he's
:16:35. > :16:59.got on the blue. Played a pretty good red into the
:17:00. > :17:49.right centre. Lost the cue ball a little bit
:17:50. > :17:51.there. He can pot this red and play a little nudge on the red just above
:17:52. > :18:21.it and stay on the pink. He needs to judge his cue action.
:18:22. > :18:25.That middle pocket was always there. He took the wrong red there. I
:18:26. > :18:30.thought he would have gone for the lower red and played the cannon on
:18:31. > :18:35.that red. He could have rolled it in dead weight. But felt it was a shot
:18:36. > :18:39.he was a little bit twitchy on. He decided to play the harder shot. But
:18:40. > :18:41.he felt he could play it to the pace where it took the pressure off the
:18:42. > :18:57.shot. This is a topsy turvy frame. Hello.
:18:58. > :19:21.It's all happening at the minute. David should be glued in behind the
:19:22. > :19:22.brown here. He's decided to roll up behind the green, has he reached?
:19:23. > :19:36.Foul. He didn't reach? Wow. I thought he
:19:37. > :19:40.must have reached. Goodness me. Why wouldn't you have played the green
:19:41. > :19:44.to roll in behind the brown there. It makes no difference whether
:19:45. > :19:48.you're tight between the green or the brown. Going behind the brown
:19:49. > :19:50.you can't do anything wrong. And you could play it more
:19:51. > :20:16.positively, a bit harder. David, for some reason, appears to
:20:17. > :20:22.not want to play anything too difficult when he's playing a pot.
:20:23. > :20:44.He played the correct shot, but unfortunately hit it badly.
:20:45. > :20:51.That was really tough. Well done, good pot.
:20:52. > :21:09.He's not even looking at the pink here.
:21:10. > :21:29.Find it hard to refuse the pink than play a safety shot for the red.
:21:30. > :21:43.If he can get the cue ball somewhere there, behind the yellow,
:21:44. > :21:58.OK that's in a great position. But should he hit it and get it safe,
:21:59. > :22:08.all the colours are there for the taking.
:22:09. > :22:15.That's why I mentioned getting a baulk colour safe. No advantage at
:22:16. > :22:27.all in playing the way he did. Good hit. Got plenty of distance
:22:28. > :23:02.between cue ball and red ball. We mentioned kicks earlier. That was
:23:03. > :23:10.the worst kick we've seen. Has the brown come to his rescue?
:23:11. > :23:16.I think he may be just on enough of this red. That's unfortunate for
:23:17. > :23:33.David Grace. He's pinched a couple of frames in
:23:34. > :24:15.this session so far, Kyren Wilson. Will this be another one?
:24:16. > :24:26.It's a bit betri. -- betwixt and between here.
:24:27. > :24:30.He's too near the cushion to force the blue to come back round for the
:24:31. > :24:47.yellow. He was trying to work out whether he
:24:48. > :25:27.will need the black. He will. He can win the frame without the
:25:28. > :25:44.black. Another bad contact. Amazing, we had
:25:45. > :25:46.one kick in the first session this morning. We've already had three in
:25:47. > :25:51.this session so far. All the pace out of the cue ball,
:25:52. > :26:31.that kick. The frame that could have gone
:26:32. > :26:32.either way, I'm sure David Grace will have been disappointed not to
:26:33. > :26:49.have won it. A couple of frames after this, will
:26:50. > :27:15.finish off the session. The cue ball nicely on the groan. --
:27:16. > :28:36.green. We know the black pots into the
:28:37. > :28:39.corner. He had a similar shot in one of the previous frames, a little
:28:40. > :28:41.standard run through and he missed it. He has got previous and has to
:28:42. > :28:54.be very careful. That's better. Well done. As long as
:28:55. > :29:00.he gets onto the red on to the left of the black, he should be playing
:29:01. > :29:10.for the next 30 points. Needs to make sure he doesn't overhit this.
:29:11. > :29:14.Or worse still, underhit it. I think his body language is telling us he
:29:15. > :30:14.is on this red but not as much as he would like.
:30:15. > :30:18.He's got a nice angle on the black going into the pack of six or seven
:30:19. > :30:28.reds. Oh, but you must pot the black. A
:30:29. > :30:53.bit of a nervy one. Now is probably taking a big part in
:30:54. > :30:56.this game, every time he needs to make something happen, he seems to
:30:57. > :31:10.struggle but when this is all plain sailing, he looks in control.
:31:11. > :31:20.Nicely done, to get the black, a bonus as well, two reds left closest
:31:21. > :31:29.to each other. Looks like a straightforward plant. That
:31:30. > :31:36.certainly helps his cause. There you see them.
:31:37. > :31:51.Get back nicely up for the blue, I would say, after this.
:31:52. > :32:00.A little bit more pace... Fell nicely on the yellow. Over the two
:32:01. > :32:35.loose threads above the black. Doesn't have to hit these reds too
:32:36. > :33:42.hard. The balls in a prone position. You
:33:43. > :33:46.would be amazed if Kyren Wilson doesn't go on to win this frame with
:33:47. > :33:54.this visit. Another friend David Grace was in first. -- another frame
:33:55. > :34:01.David Grace was in first. He will be kicking himself if he doesn't come
:34:02. > :34:07.out of this session 5-4 behind. This frame looks like it will disappear.
:34:08. > :34:18.What could have been. In this opening session.
:34:19. > :34:27.It's not the best shot he has played. It is near the cushion, he
:34:28. > :34:35.will have to dig into the cue ball. Going to require a good pot to get
:34:36. > :34:49.into the right centre pocket. I think his choice is into the
:34:50. > :35:11.middle. Amazing when you lose position,
:35:12. > :35:14.however thing gets harder and harder. Excellent pot but because he
:35:15. > :35:19.had lost position on the previous shot, he potted the tough part in
:35:20. > :35:23.the middle and lost the cue ball again and then he needs to play a
:35:24. > :35:31.good brown or pink, whichever he decides. He would like to kiss into
:35:32. > :35:40.the red on the right. That's what he has played. Has he just flipped it
:35:41. > :35:44.enough to pot into the yellow pocket? He did flick the red and
:35:45. > :36:02.push it a bit further to the left but this might be puttable.
:36:03. > :36:10.That was very tight obviously and he had a really good bit of fortune.
:36:11. > :36:19.David Mayo pot the long red near the yellow. That kiss came and that red
:36:20. > :36:32.would have been a certainty in the middle. A slice of good fortune.
:36:33. > :37:16.That wasn't a bad flick of the red either. He flicked it back into
:37:17. > :37:47.baulk. And it didn't go anywhere near the cushion.
:37:48. > :37:52.Concentrated so hard on getting the object ball safe, forgot to keep the
:37:53. > :38:03.cue ball say. This can be potted in the middle. Got to be careful not to
:38:04. > :38:09.play careless safety shots like that. 25 in front, the pink 31,
:38:10. > :38:11.bringing the red into play, play the cannon and hope you get the red into
:38:12. > :40:23.the middle. That puts in 32 in front. He
:40:24. > :40:24.probably feels he can screw back and get onto the yellow in the
:40:25. > :40:34.right-hand corner. He could. This is frame ball and what a friend
:40:35. > :40:39.this has been again, another one that could have gone either way. He
:40:40. > :40:40.has lost at least three of those frames that could have gone either
:40:41. > :40:57.way. Just the run-up to the black now. 35
:40:58. > :40:59.points in front so he probably feels he can take the green on with a bit
:41:00. > :41:11.of confidence. Strange way of playing the green but
:41:12. > :41:45.it's gone in. He dots the is and crosses the ts.
:41:46. > :41:52.He knows he will be in front now whatever happens. That is really a
:41:53. > :41:58.Judd Trump positional shot, that little tap on the table.
:41:59. > :42:04.He made a 48 in the break and finish with a contribution. David Grace
:42:05. > :42:28.trails 5-2. This is tough to get safe. Maybe the
:42:29. > :42:35.one next to the black, you can click that. The double-kiss is on the, he
:42:36. > :42:39.has to be careful with this shot. So much so, does rolling up to the reds
:42:40. > :42:46.to contain safety. Once again, the pace is nowhere near. It's one of
:42:47. > :43:27.those, do I play this pot or not? This is where it should be and this
:43:28. > :43:29.is where it is now so an inch away closer to the cushion it should have
:43:30. > :43:35.been but still playing the same shot.
:43:36. > :43:43.Isn't it amazing how he had a different mindset? Because he hit
:43:44. > :43:56.the red, it may have forced into playing this red. He's got to make,
:43:57. > :44:01.dig down into the cue ball again. He has done that already in this match,
:44:02. > :44:06.digging down into the cue ball. Difficult to judge that by the judge
:44:07. > :44:15.did pretty well. Judging the cannon on the black. The cue ball is
:44:16. > :44:41.bouncing quite a lot before it reaches the object ball.
:44:42. > :44:47.This is a test of cueing after the way he has been cueing the second
:44:48. > :44:56.half of this session. Potted all of those in the first four frames. A 31
:44:57. > :44:59.point lead doesn't sound very much with six frames on but it's
:45:00. > :45:06.equivalent to about 60 or 70 point lead. Black actor play, blew out of
:45:07. > :45:14.play, all of the reds out of commission. -- black out of play,
:45:15. > :46:04.the blue out of play. So easy to hit these thick when
:46:05. > :46:08.playing the safety shot. What was the problem? So easy to hit that
:46:09. > :46:14.thick, if you play it ten times, you get it right about three or four.
:46:15. > :47:45.Kiss into the black so he has been very fortunate.
:47:46. > :47:55.Not too sure about this red. He is having a good look at it. It is
:47:56. > :48:09.tight. Decided it does pot. He is looking at the red in the
:48:10. > :48:16.middle and it looks like he has decided to play the cut into the
:48:17. > :48:18.middle. I can't see how he is going to get underway colour, playing the
:48:19. > :48:37.red in the middle. It is tight but he doesn't have to
:48:38. > :48:42.do too much with the cue ball, just drop it in. It's quite a nice angle,
:48:43. > :48:46.where the cue ball is position. Just drop it in and get on the two reds,
:48:47. > :48:54.one beside the pink and one to the right of the black spot.
:48:55. > :49:48.Could have played that a little better but it's OK.
:49:49. > :50:03.If David goes on to lose this frame, he will be absolutely gutted.
:50:04. > :50:08.All the reds were safe, the black was safe, five minutes later, the
:50:09. > :51:27.black is in play. He is not ideally on the black so we
:51:28. > :51:32.may decide to bring blue and pink interplay. Because he has not got
:51:33. > :51:37.the correct angle on the black to score on the other red. To bring all
:51:38. > :51:49.three reds into play. You have to really dig into this. Concentrated
:51:50. > :51:53.so hard on the kiss, in some ways, maybe bringing the blue and green
:51:54. > :51:56.interplay may have been beneficial. That would have been a good choice.
:51:57. > :52:06.Couldn't get into the cue ball enough. That 15 point lead could
:52:07. > :52:30.prove valuable. That's not a good shot.
:52:31. > :52:41.So easy to hit those shots thick. You see the cue ball in behind the
:52:42. > :52:47.Blackie if he can. He hit it too thin. -- in behind the black, if he
:52:48. > :53:23.can. He is doing his best to give this
:53:24. > :53:28.frame away, he really is. With the black and green in play, could get
:53:29. > :53:32.nicely on the pink which he will be playing for, should have a shot on
:53:33. > :53:42.some sort of colour and the two reds will be in play. Only one read in
:53:43. > :53:46.play. Amazed that is the only kiss that's no good. Of all the kisses in
:53:47. > :53:54.all the world, that wasn't the one he wanted! Just have a look at the
:53:55. > :53:58.red coming across, perfect onto the pink in the centre. Still got the
:53:59. > :54:12.green, though, the green is OK. He has taken the blue, wanting to
:54:13. > :54:17.take the blue out into open play. He is going to need that if he gets
:54:18. > :54:25.another chance to win the frame. A good idea. Just didn't hit it hard
:54:26. > :54:32.enough. Put some pressure now on David Grace with the safety shot.
:54:33. > :54:40.Bringing this right out, it's now a red ball game. Whoever pots the next
:54:41. > :54:46.red will win the frame. David Grace was a certainty to win it a few
:54:47. > :55:53.minutes ago. This looks good. Excellent shot. Well done.
:55:54. > :56:05.Good pot. He's been quite good with the rest. Can't get onto the red.
:56:06. > :56:09.Into the left-hand corner pocket so you will stun the pink and try to
:56:10. > :56:18.get the red into the same pocket as the pink.
:56:19. > :56:28.Nicely on the red, got a bit of an angle. 21 points ahead so red and
:56:29. > :56:36.pink will be enough. Doesn't have to do too much with the cue ball.
:56:37. > :57:07.Well played. He had a double bytes at the cherry but now just getting
:57:08. > :57:16.over the line but he has to be careful.
:57:17. > :57:35.That should be enough now. So it's back in the balance. He's had a good
:57:36. > :57:39.result. To come out of this 5-4. This is about a fair score I think.
:57:40. > :57:43.David Grace may feel he could have done better than this. Having been
:57:44. > :58:08.in first. Eight of the nine frames. These lads come back to finish this
:58:09. > :58:14.match tomorrow morning. Plenty of snooker left in this match and David
:58:15. > :58:20.Grace pots the pink. Finishes the session, only one behind. Kyren
:58:21. > :58:27.Wilson leads David Grace by five frames to four. It is Kyren Wilson
:58:28. > :58:32.with the advantage and you can see the conclusion that match when we
:58:33. > :58:36.return at 10am. Goodbye for now.