:01:20. > :01:24.Hello again, two matches for the price of one tonight because there
:01:25. > :01:29.were quarterfinal places up for grabs in both of the matches and we
:01:30. > :01:34.will see Barry Hawkins against Graeme Dott shortly, but first, to
:01:35. > :01:38.the defending champion, world number one, Mark Selby, who was attempting
:01:39. > :01:43.to book his place in the last date against a very game Chinese acumen,
:01:44. > :01:48.Xiao Guodong. Selby had a 10-6 overnight lead and we pick them up
:01:49. > :01:56.in the company of Peter Ebdon and Dennis Taylor.
:01:57. > :02:19.Thank you. Frame 17. Xiao Guodong tie-break. Just Mac -- Xiao Guodong
:02:20. > :02:23.to break. They looked to be a time, just five and a half hours for these
:02:24. > :02:27.frames that have been played in the last two sessions but it look for a
:02:28. > :02:32.time of their Mark Selby had a upper hand and he would run away with this
:02:33. > :02:36.but winning those last two frames last night, by Xiao Guodong, gives
:02:37. > :02:42.him a bit of hope here. It does, I have been very impressed with him.
:02:43. > :02:45.He's been a player for ten years and you would think that if he had been
:02:46. > :02:49.a good player he would have done better so far but he really took
:02:50. > :02:56.Mark Selby to the sword here and Mark had to produce two very good
:02:57. > :03:01.clearances to be in front and not be all square but this boy can play. I
:03:02. > :03:06.am surprised we have not seen more of him before. A little bit naive,
:03:07. > :03:13.she had a game when he was 60 balls in front of yesterday and he should
:03:14. > :03:23.have made that safe but that was one that Mark Selby ended up winning. He
:03:24. > :03:32.is actually ten points ahead on points scored in this match.
:03:33. > :03:36.Amazing, he is for frames behind. -- four frames behind. We didn't play
:03:37. > :03:44.the best safety shot, and that was why he is now in trouble. Just play
:03:45. > :03:57.a containing safety and get the cue ball back to the baulk end. We are
:03:58. > :04:00.writing to the second round of this tournament now and Mark Selby has
:04:01. > :04:20.not yet the century. Yes, very surprising.
:04:21. > :04:26.Mark Selby is so hard to beat and even when he's not playing at his
:04:27. > :04:31.best to find a way to win. That was a bit too thin. The rattle in the
:04:32. > :04:40.jaws has made it a better safety shot than it was. Yes, I think Mark
:04:41. > :05:11.Selby can win the longer matches, his game is tailor-made for it.
:05:12. > :05:17.There is a couple of reds he can play the pot on but too risky. He
:05:18. > :05:27.may be concerned he will not knock anything towards the right corner
:05:28. > :05:32.here. It needs to miss the browser it to be a good safety. He has. It
:05:33. > :05:50.is a good safety, that one. -- the brown.
:05:51. > :05:57.Has to be a little careful with this thin safety shot, he is playing to
:05:58. > :06:01.put this into the corner. A long way away but he was making sure of the
:06:02. > :06:23.cue ball. You can see here the advantage of
:06:24. > :06:31.getting that cue ball tight to the baulk cushion. Plenty of reds he can
:06:32. > :06:35.hit and he has to avoid the kiss on the red on the right-hand side
:06:36. > :06:47.cushion as you like so as to catch this just right. Too thick, much too
:06:48. > :06:50.thick. Result! Is it a result? Well, maybe not. I think Mark can just get
:06:51. > :07:08.past the blue for this red. And he could. Not a nice angle on
:07:09. > :07:12.the blue but I think the pink may be available. It just show you is you,
:07:13. > :07:14.that one good safety shot, get the cue ball tight on the baulk cushion
:07:15. > :07:36.and force the mistake from his opponent.
:07:37. > :07:41.He said the cue ball a couple of inches too far. I don't think the
:07:42. > :07:46.black is available into the left-hand corner but he can clearly
:07:47. > :07:58.play the red next to the pain can get onto the pink again into the
:07:59. > :08:02.right-hand corner. Mark Selby now is becoming the past master at when you
:08:03. > :08:17.get a chance to make sure you score heavily. I know he first started
:08:18. > :08:23.playing he started in a snooker club in Leicester. Did you spot the
:08:24. > :08:28.talent straightaway? When I first saw him play his cue action was a
:08:29. > :08:32.little bit long and you just felt, has he really got it? When did you
:08:33. > :08:39.first notice that he was destined for the top? He had always got a top
:08:40. > :08:43.safety game but is break-building wasn't good enough and I always say
:08:44. > :08:48.this in commentary that Neil Roberts started playing when he first came
:08:49. > :08:53.over and he is the most improved player I have ever seen and Mark
:08:54. > :08:56.Selby was not going to be a journey man, he was always a decent player
:08:57. > :09:00.but never was going to be a top 16 player and all of a sudden he got
:09:01. > :09:04.cueing close to the cue ball and improved 40 points overnight and now
:09:05. > :09:18.he has one of the best players we have. He is so solid.
:09:19. > :09:25.I don't think I have ever seen anybody work harder as well. He
:09:26. > :09:30.would play eight hours at day and never stop. I think that is the
:09:31. > :09:33.secret to success, the hard work. You can only put in the hard work if
:09:34. > :09:47.you actually love the game and you want to do it. He is set to go for
:09:48. > :09:57.the yellow, I am sorry, the pink. It is OK. Straight would have been
:09:58. > :10:07.better. He just underhit that slightly. A little look up to the
:10:08. > :10:12.balcony where his supporters are. He was not happy with that one so a
:10:13. > :10:17.little bit of work to do with this cue ball. He has been trying for
:10:18. > :10:25.three shots to get a nice angle onto that red to get to that black. He
:10:26. > :10:29.has potted 18 out of 18 with the rest but he has a little bit to do
:10:30. > :10:32.with the cue ball here because identity can play a slow enough to
:10:33. > :10:36.get onto the black so if he goes around the back to get onto the pink
:10:37. > :10:51.in the middle, it's a good shot this.
:10:52. > :11:05.Yes, an excellent shot. Of the cue ball, and the pace to perfection. --
:11:06. > :11:15.he gets the path of the cue ball. Can you get the black back onto its
:11:16. > :11:20.own spot? It was OK this time. He can either go around the back of the
:11:21. > :11:21.black or screw it direct. I think he will have to go around the back of
:11:22. > :11:54.the black. Well, like you, I thought he may
:11:55. > :11:58.have screwed around the back of the black. He would not have fancied
:11:59. > :12:13.missing it but there is a bit more to do here. No problem.
:12:14. > :12:24.He will now try to bring reds into play. Yes, the angle he will leave
:12:25. > :12:28.himself on the black, he would like to hit the left-hand side of the
:12:29. > :12:38.three reds in front. The one on the left, he would like to get that one,
:12:39. > :12:43.because the bottom red pots. There was always a problem of catching a
:12:44. > :12:47.full ball but he has pushed one to the middle. He got some action on
:12:48. > :12:51.the cue ball. He just wants the white ticket them but the back spin
:12:52. > :12:57.was still on it and that is why he is on this reds to the right middle.
:12:58. > :13:06.That is all you are looking for, and easy ball to continue your break
:13:07. > :13:16.with. Just stopped short of the baulk line, so he is OK. There is a
:13:17. > :13:21.possible 75 remaining. A couple of reds. But still needed after this
:13:22. > :13:44.colour. There, you see, in actual fact, a
:13:45. > :13:49.red and a black will put him 70 points ahead with just 67 remaining.
:13:50. > :13:55.Not far from the winning line in this frame. With all of his
:13:56. > :14:10.experience he knew a quick start was paramount importance.
:14:11. > :14:22.The black to leave his opponent needing a snooker. We were talking
:14:23. > :14:29.about Marx attributes and the biggest one is his temperament. This
:14:30. > :14:32.is our frame where he he shouldn't give Xiao Guodong any chance to get
:14:33. > :14:41.back into the match. 70 accounting, very good. He has had to work for
:14:42. > :14:52.this. It wasn't easy, he has had a brown and blue. Five pinks. Now four
:14:53. > :15:21.blacks. It is his highest break of the match.
:15:22. > :15:38.A quick glance at the scoreboard, red, black, or red, black, were
:15:39. > :15:47.getting up to the 100. I think this red, close to the pink, is available
:15:48. > :15:53.to the left middle. Well, he tried to disturb it and he is just about
:15:54. > :16:04.on it. He hit more of the pink and he wanted to but, as I say, he is
:16:05. > :16:14.just on it. He sent me a text late yesterday afternoon saying he can't
:16:15. > :16:19.make a century, he can now. That is absolutely superbly played and that
:16:20. > :16:25.is the 39th century of this year 's BetFred World Championship. The
:16:26. > :16:37.record is 86. We have not started the quarterfinals yet. Well, that is
:16:38. > :16:40.not in but it doesn't matter. Xiao Guodong stayed in his seat and Mark
:16:41. > :16:47.Selby the first century break of the match and now five clear. 1186. --
:16:48. > :17:18.11-6. Mark Selby to break. It was certainly a great start,
:17:19. > :17:22.wasn't it, his first century of the tournament. He is looking at me in
:17:23. > :17:25.the commentary box and saying he has made one because he hasn't made a
:17:26. > :17:28.century before in this tournament but what he has been looking at is
:17:29. > :17:39.Match Play and then he has been perfect. Well, it has gone in. He
:17:40. > :17:48.put his hand up to apologise. The idea wasn't the pot. The idea was to
:17:49. > :17:56.get the safety but he parted the red and coming under the baulk and he is
:17:57. > :18:01.nicely potted the yellow. I thought he might have taken an opportunity
:18:02. > :18:04.there, in particular with the black tied up to come off the yellow with
:18:05. > :18:08.paste and into the side of the cluster. Here was the shot. Much too
:18:09. > :18:19.thin really, but the pocket got in the way. Yes, he
:18:20. > :18:24.will be playing that shot now into the pink that if this goes wrong he
:18:25. > :18:37.hasn't got another red fall back on but full in the face on this pink.
:18:38. > :18:44.Oh, boy, he could not have hit that any better. He could not have hit
:18:45. > :18:48.that any better. If he wants to break the ball is open, that is it.
:18:49. > :18:51.Pink full in the face and if you do that with stun, that is why the cue
:18:52. > :19:16.ball stays in the middle of the table. As super shot.
:19:17. > :19:24., I think you, like me haven't seen too much of Xiao Guodong play before
:19:25. > :19:27.but I think we're both impressed at have the break bills. Most players
:19:28. > :19:31.would have tucked yellow into the bunch rather than the blue into the
:19:32. > :19:35.bunch of the second shot but he is very, very good in the balls. He has
:19:36. > :19:44.made over 100 competitive centuries as well, which is always a sign.
:19:45. > :19:50.Obviously his slight problem here is the black out of cushion so he will
:19:51. > :20:03.have two concentrate on the five other colours. He has gone through
:20:04. > :20:07.three qualifying matches and, believe it or not, this is his 72nd
:20:08. > :20:19.frame at this year 's World Championship. You need some stamina,
:20:20. > :20:22.don't you? All of the qualifiers are coming in match sharp but when you
:20:23. > :20:29.consider they have already had four days of play before they get to the
:20:30. > :20:33.marathon of 17 days, you need to be fit, and you said you don't need to
:20:34. > :20:39.get any illnesses during that space of time as well. It is a long time
:20:40. > :20:45.to keep your form. You have to be mentally strong as well. There is
:20:46. > :20:56.the side bar. 47 points from this position will bring him to the
:20:57. > :20:59.snooker is required stage. I don't know what snooker players are
:21:00. > :21:08.supposed to look like, but he looks more like an accountant to me than a
:21:09. > :21:12.snooker player. He has looked at the outside one. He is straight on this
:21:13. > :21:15.one but if he is straight then I see no reason why he can't just roll it
:21:16. > :21:19.in for the pink in the middle. Obviously when you are behind a shot
:21:20. > :21:28.you see it differently, but can he get the right side of the blue?
:21:29. > :21:30.Well, he couldn't in the end so he has decided to play for baulk
:21:31. > :21:51.colour. Well, that is a very surprising
:21:52. > :21:58.mess. The frame was there for the taking there and that may be the
:21:59. > :22:12.first sign that Xiao Guodong is struggling now in this match. Yes,
:22:13. > :22:15.one of those, particularly on these clots, if you do not get slightly
:22:16. > :22:18.behind the ball it decelerates likely end you will always hit the
:22:19. > :22:23.object ball a bit thin and that is what happened there, it is only a
:22:24. > :22:27.fraction. It makes all the difference. Of course, if you miss
:22:28. > :22:42.when you are in at this level it can be very costly. Mark has already
:22:43. > :22:49.shown what good touchy is in this afternoon. We expect to make the
:22:50. > :22:51.most of this chance. He has the problem, as Xiao had, the black is
:22:52. > :23:38.not available. The former reds around the pink spot
:23:39. > :23:45.area look nice and easy in open play but they are all in the way of each
:23:46. > :23:48.other. There is a red on the extreme right that he could play a cannon
:23:49. > :23:51.into the red in the black and he was looking at that for a second. I
:23:52. > :23:54.don't know if he can just run through and get onto the top right
:23:55. > :23:55.of the three that were neither black. Looking at that picture, you
:23:56. > :24:15.probably can. Keep the noise down, please. That
:24:16. > :24:33.surprises me, that shot. This is tough to get out to that pink again.
:24:34. > :24:42.Yes, it was never easy that in the place he had to play it. Just. It,
:24:43. > :24:52.so he will be disappointed in that. Xiao gets a second chance. Trying to
:24:53. > :25:15.force the cue ball up the table. That is what made the pot difficult.
:25:16. > :25:21.Not bad. He needs to be using the rest of this pink. He has got the
:25:22. > :25:27.same problem that Mark Selby had before. All of these red seem to be
:25:28. > :25:55.covering one another for the right corner pocket.
:25:56. > :26:04.I think he was trying to get to the red. Three reds behind the pink and
:26:05. > :26:11.the want of the right of those. And another one to the bottom of the
:26:12. > :26:16.three goes into this corner he could have done with a bit more pace on
:26:17. > :26:28.the cue ball, digging down, they are never easy, these. Well, he will be
:26:29. > :26:38.disappointed. They are never easy when you are digging down. I
:26:39. > :26:41.expected him to get it. Yes, and that was his second chance in this
:26:42. > :26:43.frame. Usually you are happy when you are playing at the top players
:26:44. > :27:39.to have one chance in a frame. The next two Redstone to be a
:27:40. > :27:42.problem. To get the frame in this visit he has to possibly leave an
:27:43. > :27:47.angle on one of the reds to move the red and black out of the way. I
:27:48. > :27:49.didn't expect such a big belt as that. We played for the blue in the
:27:50. > :28:21.middle. Four points the lead. Still not
:28:22. > :28:24.straightforward to win the frame on this visit. Sorry, four points
:28:25. > :28:49.behind. Have you noticed his head is not
:28:50. > :29:02.moving as much as it was last year as well? He's worked very hard on
:29:03. > :29:08.that, trying to keep his head still. Hardly any movement now. Worked out
:29:09. > :29:37.better. You could give him the benefit of
:29:38. > :29:39.the doubt and say well played. Left hand side of the cue ball. Played it
:29:40. > :30:10.nicely. 11-point lead. Playing it to get on to both Reds
:30:11. > :30:58.there. Nice angle on the blue. He's played
:30:59. > :31:12.that really well. A red and a reasonably high colour.
:31:13. > :31:57.101 in the first frame, 51 and counting in this frame. He's on a
:31:58. > :32:23.mission again. It was like a salad bar with all the
:32:24. > :32:27.different colours he's potted in this break. Only the second black in
:32:28. > :32:51.the break. So it's Xiao, trying to keep his
:32:52. > :33:22.hopes alive, to break. He's got to win this frame.
:33:23. > :33:28.Terrific pot. A helpful little flick on the blue there helped keep the
:33:29. > :33:37.cue ball short of the baulk line. Played that positional shot off the
:33:38. > :34:42.blue absolutely inch perfect. It's not beyond the realms of
:34:43. > :34:45.possibility that Mark Selby is going to win out now at 13-6. It shows the
:34:46. > :34:55.standard you have to get. This is the standard you need to get
:34:56. > :35:09.to. Played that with a trace of left
:35:10. > :35:20.hand side. Just didn't stop the pace of the cue ball. Right in the heart
:35:21. > :35:29.of the pocket. Played for a gap for a red to the
:35:30. > :35:31.right corner. He always knew if he overran it, he'd have the one to the
:35:32. > :35:57.right middle. Needs 41 to get to a match-winning
:35:58. > :36:02.situation. This could be a frame-winner, this shot. Got the
:36:03. > :36:08.joint perfectly. Brought another two reds into play. Perhaps he would
:36:09. > :36:18.have wished to play it a little bit harder on this red.
:36:19. > :36:30.Can he bend it? I don't think so. I don't think he can. Plus with the
:36:31. > :36:41.red close to the cue ball, stopping him playing with that bit of left
:36:42. > :36:44.hand side. He's having to play safe. Maybe he thought he couldn't get
:36:45. > :36:56.into the cue ball with the previous black.
:36:57. > :37:01.When he hit it, I thought perfect, but the cue ball ran on a little bit
:37:02. > :37:16.and one of the reds he cannoned didn't move. That
:37:17. > :37:26.Had a chance of a red to the right centre there, but fair play. He's
:37:27. > :37:30.basically saying to Mark, you're going to have to win it, I'm not
:37:31. > :37:36.going to give it you. Let's have a look at the possibility of a plant,
:37:37. > :37:43.two reds in the middle of the table. Plants to the corner.
:37:44. > :37:49.Depends how close they are. Can't get through to the two balls but
:37:50. > :37:53.he's thinking of a two, three ball plant. Close enough so he could turn
:37:54. > :38:03.it, hit the first on the right, pushes the second one to the left.
:38:04. > :38:16.Might be worth playing. Don't see an alternative.
:38:17. > :38:45.Little flick off the green. Thin cut on here.
:38:46. > :38:52.That was a little unlucky. That's what you don't do when you're
:38:53. > :39:08.trailing 12-6. Last night on this table, Neil
:39:09. > :39:12.Robertson played the exact same shot and he said it just drifted up. Just
:39:13. > :39:30.along that baulk line where you can get that.
:39:31. > :39:43.Mark could have got a bit of cue ball. Red
:39:44. > :39:54.Mark can't get through to it. There is a red in the middle of the table
:39:55. > :40:17.he can get through to. Too thin. He knew he'd get the cover
:40:18. > :40:29.with the two reds on the right hand side of the table.
:40:30. > :40:37.Taking a risk. Round the back of the black. Avoid the red in the top
:40:38. > :40:45.cushion. He didn't avoid the red near the top cushion. He's knocked
:40:46. > :40:46.it over the corner. And I'm just trying to think of anything else
:40:47. > :42:20.that could have gone wrong. Decided to get rid of the one that's
:42:21. > :42:28.potting into the right hand corner. Going back on to its own spot.
:42:29. > :43:40.Now 66 points in front with only 59 left on the table. Xiao's race has
:43:41. > :43:52.been run. I think he's got a future in the
:43:53. > :43:54.game, this young man. But you play Mark Selby at the Crucible and you
:43:55. > :43:59.are always going to be up against it. He'll be disappointed, he'll
:44:00. > :44:01.know he could have won at least three or four more frames than he
:44:02. > :44:08.has done. Yes, and it's all a learning
:44:09. > :44:10.experience I think. First time here, you've got to take the positives out
:44:11. > :44:50.of it. It's all over but the hand shake
:44:51. > :45:27.now. It doesn't matter. Congratulations.
:45:28. > :45:33.Without breaking a lot of sweat really, Mark Selby is now through to
:45:34. > :45:42.the quarter-final. He wins quite comfortably in the end by 13-6. I
:45:43. > :45:46.don't feel as though I've peaked yet in this tournament. In a way I think
:45:47. > :45:51.that's a good thing. Few peak too early you can only go down. I've
:45:52. > :45:54.played OK, not great and not bad so still room for improvement. I don't
:45:55. > :45:59.feel as much pressure as two years ago. Coming into this tournament
:46:00. > :46:03.I've had the best season I've had as a professional which always helps
:46:04. > :46:07.for confidence. Comfortable in the end this afternoon for the world
:46:08. > :46:12.number one Mark Selby through to the quarter-finals for a seventh time in
:46:13. > :46:16.his career. Another ex-champion, 2006 winner here Graeme Dott was
:46:17. > :46:21.also in the mix to go through to the last eight. His was an uphill
:46:22. > :46:26.struggle against Barry Hawkins because the Scot found himself 10-6
:46:27. > :46:31.down going into the last session. This is right at the start, Willie
:46:32. > :46:37.Thorn and John Virgo have teamed up for you.
:46:38. > :46:45.Hand shakes all around as the curtain comes down between the
:46:46. > :46:47.tables. And it's Graeme Dott that gets the first frame of the final
:46:48. > :46:57.session under way. And it has to be said, very unlucky
:46:58. > :47:02.not to be just two frames behind, because at 9-3, Graeme was all at
:47:03. > :47:06.sea, he'd lost his timing and rhythm and then all of a sudden, he played
:47:07. > :47:25.three fabulous frames. The only thing that let Graeme down
:47:26. > :47:29.yesterday was his long potting. A few long pots that he didn't get
:47:30. > :47:35.anywhere near. But in amongst the balls, you know, he produced the
:47:36. > :47:41.three breaks. There was a century in there as well.
:47:42. > :47:53.Peter, you know what he is like to play here at the Crucible. Graeme
:47:54. > :48:00.Dott is one of the toughest match players I've seen for some time.
:48:01. > :48:10.Very gritty, very determined. Great single ball Potter. Perhaps doesn't
:48:11. > :48:16.score quite as heavily as some of the other top players. But a
:48:17. > :48:22.wonderful match player. Never knows when he's beaten.
:48:23. > :48:30.Very good safety shot from Barry Hawkins.
:48:31. > :48:33.What judgment that was to get round the back of that red. Did very well
:48:34. > :48:46.there. Amazing how he got round the back of
:48:47. > :49:06.that. What judgment that was. Acknowledged there by Graeme. Graeme
:49:07. > :49:10.has played a reasonably good safety shot. I don't think he can get past
:49:11. > :49:12.the blue to this one at the left corner.
:49:13. > :49:23.Not enough to pot it, that's for sure. The other one will pot. Just a
:49:24. > :49:44.safety shot. He's covered the one to the right.
:49:45. > :49:50.His two look to be on for the pocket. Yes, he can make that. Even
:49:51. > :50:04.though they are going slightly to the left, if they are almost
:50:05. > :50:08.touching he could make this. If the white was further across towards the
:50:09. > :50:18.brown it would be unmissable this plant. They're almost touching. He's
:50:19. > :50:27.thinking now about sending one ball on to the two reds to make it a
:50:28. > :50:37.three-ball plant. That'll be very difficult to judge. Graeme has a
:50:38. > :50:44.good opportunity to take on the plant. Very surprised he played it
:50:45. > :50:56.that way. That is one thing about Graeme Dott
:50:57. > :51:00.he doesn't possess the same amount of cue power as some of the other
:51:01. > :51:09.top players so it was always going to be a big ask for Graeme to screw
:51:10. > :51:16.back for the blue into the centre. Still going to take the blue. Can he
:51:17. > :51:31.avoid the cannon on the green? He did.
:51:32. > :51:36.Had he flicked the red, he could have put himself in an unusual
:51:37. > :51:41.position. He had to play it at pace to avoid the cannon on the green but
:51:42. > :51:44.as it comes up here, if it had have just flicked the red next to the
:51:45. > :51:47.black, it would have been per ex-. Ex.
:51:48. > :51:58.That depends what sort of frame of mind Graeme is in. He can play
:51:59. > :52:05.attacking sometimes. There is a red above the black spot which is a very
:52:06. > :52:15.tough pot. Coming round to take a look at the angle now. If he misses
:52:16. > :52:27.this, it will be cannoning into the reds. Lots of pressure on this shot.
:52:28. > :52:37.Superb shot from Graeme Dott. Very difficult to cut that back and he
:52:38. > :52:44.had to go into the reds. Once again it could have turned out a little
:52:45. > :52:49.better for him. OK he can pot the black but he's going to have to use
:52:50. > :53:01.the extension and he's got to get a bit of action on it.
:53:02. > :53:06.That's about the best he could do but it's still a tricky red that
:53:07. > :53:14.he's faced with. And the black is only available into the one corner
:53:15. > :53:26.pocket. It's far from an easy chance just yet.
:53:27. > :53:30.That was the problem. He had to Force that to get back for the
:53:31. > :53:42.black. Barry Hawkins has been left with a
:53:43. > :53:48.choice of reds. Red to the left centre. That's not great because it
:53:49. > :53:58.will be very difficult for him to get on a colour. He's just got
:53:59. > :54:03.enough angle to be able to play the screw shot and avoid the black on
:54:04. > :54:09.the way to the top cushion and screw off the top cushion for the black
:54:10. > :54:15.into the left corner pocket. Needs to strike it well though. If he gets
:54:16. > :54:23.a slightly heavy contact, the cue ball will be travelling close to the
:54:24. > :54:47.black. Great shot. Played it beautifully.
:54:48. > :54:54.It really is a terrific chance now for Barry Hawkins. At the moment, it
:54:55. > :54:55.looks as if the black's just available into the one corner
:54:56. > :55:09.pocket. Wrong side of the blue so he has a
:55:10. > :55:12.bit of work to do. The two reds that are near the cushion there, one is
:55:13. > :55:15.blocking the path for the black, he'd love to get on that in a few
:55:16. > :55:34.shots' time. If he is the correct side of the
:55:35. > :55:48.blue, he'll be back in position. And if he wishes now, he's got three
:55:49. > :55:54.or four reds he can play for, but that one is blocking the black. He
:55:55. > :56:11.would like to get on that at some stage.
:56:12. > :56:20.He's played on it straightaway. That's bounced a little. He wanted
:56:21. > :56:24.to be closer to the cushion. He's finished a little awkward but there
:56:25. > :56:30.is no problem with cue power with Barry Hawkins. He didn't pot that
:56:31. > :56:36.into the centre of the pocket, that's why he's ran out of positions
:56:37. > :56:42.somewhat. Just watch where the red goes, in off the right. The cue ball
:56:43. > :57:04.taken way off line. Barry Hawkins faced with a very
:57:05. > :57:18.difficult and very tricky black here.
:57:19. > :57:56.That needs to pull up and just about. He is just coming around to
:57:57. > :58:00.check that red that is just above the three reds, being a left-hander
:58:01. > :58:29.he just rolls the blue and he can take that.
:58:30. > :58:35.He just needs to be a little bit careful with his positional side
:58:36. > :58:52.here. If he is playing for the black. He played very well. He times
:58:53. > :58:59.the ball beautifully, doesn't he, Dennis? I think I did yesterday, he
:59:00. > :59:11.is very easy on the eye, he is a lovely player to watch, Barry. He
:59:12. > :59:16.has a terrific technique. The only consolation is that he has not got
:59:17. > :59:20.on the road. Where did that one come from? It was a little quick one that
:59:21. > :59:26.he put in, that he does not normally do. He is telling himself off there.
:59:27. > :59:30.This red will pass the black but it is not a gimme. He played for the
:59:31. > :59:39.one that is closest to the cue ball but because he missed the black he
:59:40. > :59:45.did not get on it. It is all about potting this, it doesn't matter
:59:46. > :59:54.where he leaves the cue ball if he gets on the black but is not
:59:55. > :00:05.straightforward. No. You could tell he didn't really fancy. Look at
:00:06. > :00:10.where he has left the cue ball. Barry had a little bit of a result
:00:11. > :00:14.there when he left the black not to leave anything easy. He will
:00:15. > :00:22.properly get down and knock this red in after not getting the black in
:00:23. > :00:35.from the spot. Yes, I thought so. It is amazing, isn't it? The angle he
:00:36. > :00:40.has on the black here, the white is going to go towards the three reds.
:00:41. > :00:52.It depends on the pace but the white will certainly go towards them. That
:00:53. > :01:12.is just about as well as he could have expected there.
:01:13. > :01:19.This isn't absolutely straightforward. He will be running
:01:20. > :01:33.into the blue here. That was the trouble.
:01:34. > :01:46.He has got to be a bit careful if he is going to roll up to the yellow.
:01:47. > :01:50.Just about. He will want to get as close as possible but the number of
:01:51. > :01:56.times you see a player not reaching, you know, putting themselves in
:01:57. > :02:02.trouble but Graham has got a big problem here. He is 30 points
:02:03. > :02:12.behind. There is no easy red to land on.
:02:13. > :02:22.That is not very inviting and neither is that, no matter which
:02:23. > :02:26.side he looks. I suppose if he could nestle on the one there that is the
:02:27. > :02:35.nearest cue that he is pointing at, it might just possibly get away with
:02:36. > :02:39.it. But very difficult. I think you also have the opportunity that he
:02:40. > :02:43.would rather leave that red where it was to be perfectly honest, on the
:02:44. > :02:50.right-hand side black cushion, but he could play with the spider or the
:02:51. > :02:57.Swan and come off the baulk cushion, side cushion, and possibly side
:02:58. > :03:00.cushion and hit that red. At the back, and the cue ball could
:03:01. > :03:04.possibly finish somewhere around the right-hand black pocket and he would
:03:05. > :03:09.be leaving a very difficult red into the left centre, but he doesn't have
:03:10. > :03:15.too many options. He is just looking at that shot now and I think it is
:03:16. > :03:20.the shot he is going to play. He has got two options with this shot. He
:03:21. > :03:23.can either play to just nestle into this red, the problem with that as
:03:24. > :03:29.he could be pushing it toward the right corner. If he plays it with
:03:30. > :03:35.pace, he needs to catch the third cushion first. That is the line he
:03:36. > :03:40.is after but he has misjudged and he will have to have another go at
:03:41. > :03:44.this. Foul, miss. I think it is a good choice because if he catches it
:03:45. > :03:49.right and doesn't leave the red that he is trying to hit, he is only
:03:50. > :03:53.leaving a very difficult red into the left-centre so I think this is
:03:54. > :04:01.the right choice. Yes, probably just got the first line slightly wrong
:04:02. > :04:12.but that is where he wants to go. He is nearer the line this time.
:04:13. > :04:20.That was an excellent shot from Graeme Dott. That literally couldn't
:04:21. > :04:26.have worked out any better. It was well thought out. He was in a lot of
:04:27. > :04:32.trouble there. He played a wonderful escape. Barry Hawkins looking to see
:04:33. > :04:40.where he can put Graeme in the most trouble. He could flick of the red
:04:41. > :04:45.that is next to the pink, but if he doesn't get a good cue ball he would
:04:46. > :04:58.be leaving the red into the right corner that he is playing now. That
:04:59. > :05:03.was quite a clever shot. You try to put the bread onto the black
:05:04. > :05:04.cushion. It was a bit of insurance, to try and protect his 34 point
:05:05. > :05:38.lead. He has covered the one that is near
:05:39. > :05:42.the pocket but the one that is to the left of the pink will cut
:05:43. > :05:46.impasse that red. He will be heading down towards the yellow. He is so
:05:47. > :05:50.good at this type of shot, the number of times he popped the sort
:05:51. > :06:01.of blues -- balls, which is very, very difficult.
:06:02. > :06:16.There is no easy safety shot on for Graeme Dott here so he might be
:06:17. > :06:24.forced into taking a very difficult pot on. As Peter said, 34 points
:06:25. > :06:33.behind. If he takes the pot on to the left corner he will have to get
:06:34. > :06:37.it. He doesn't like it. Graham does have a safety shot here but it is
:06:38. > :06:45.very tough. The red that he is now playing, he needs to get this very
:06:46. > :06:57.thin. That is a very, very good shot. Well played.
:06:58. > :07:11.Barry Hawkins special coming up again. He won't cannon into the
:07:12. > :07:16.black. Do you know, he's so good at that type shot, he really is. It is
:07:17. > :07:20.the sort of shot that if you were wondering through the practice room,
:07:21. > :07:24.you see the players practising for quite some time, because they know
:07:25. > :07:27.it is going to come up quite a few times in a match, even off the break
:07:28. > :07:43.of shot sometimes. it should be a frame clincher,
:07:44. > :08:09.provided he rolls this one in off the black.
:08:10. > :08:21.Yes, Dennis. The long red that Barry Hawkins knocked into the left hand
:08:22. > :08:26.back pocket is a good example of how important it is to be able to play a
:08:27. > :08:32.plane ball shot when you are hitting above the centre of the white, even
:08:33. > :08:34.on these cloths, he could have pulled that thin so it was an
:08:35. > :09:05.excellent pot. This very important contribution...
:09:06. > :09:21.Barry Hawkins pulls further away from Graeme Dott. Graeme concedes.
:09:22. > :09:28.Not the start it was after that Barry Hawkins would be delighted and
:09:29. > :09:45.he extends his lead now, in 11 frames 26. -- to six.
:09:46. > :09:59.A very good rate of shot. -- break off shot. This needs to be very
:10:00. > :10:13.thin. That is a good cueball. A good response from gram. -- gram. Barry
:10:14. > :10:17.may be tempted here by a long red into the right hand back pocket but
:10:18. > :10:26.it is quite difficult to avoid the cannon on the black he almost has to
:10:27. > :10:41.play this as a soft stand shot with right-hand side if he takes it on.
:10:42. > :10:57.That is beautiful. Absolutely wonderful work from Barry Hawkins.
:10:58. > :11:04.The secret to that type of shot is keeping the head still and Barry is
:11:05. > :11:08.very good at that. You need to deliver the queue in a straight line
:11:09. > :11:10.that it is very helpful if you can keep your head still. It is not
:11:11. > :11:36.always easy to do that. Nicely played. In fact we can show
:11:37. > :12:20.you a shot. Watch his head when he delivers the cue. Very, very good.
:12:21. > :12:30.Barry is a little disappointed. Disappointed with his positional
:12:31. > :12:43.play there. Just off straight the wrong way, really. Site, played
:12:44. > :12:48.well, very nicely done. A deep screw with the right-hand side there. You
:12:49. > :12:52.see the site coming off the cushion. He needs to be careful to not just
:12:53. > :12:57.skim off the red here in playing that shot. He made sure he got into
:12:58. > :13:01.which really well there. That was a fantastic shot. A degree of
:13:02. > :13:16.difficulty with this shot. Loads of spin they are. -- there. From that
:13:17. > :13:20.fantastic opening long red, he has created another opportunity to score
:13:21. > :13:31.heavily once again. Very, very impressive stuff here from Barry
:13:32. > :13:38.Hawkins. Graeme was hoping to get off to a very good start but it is
:13:39. > :13:43.Barry who has done that. Barry are so comfortable in the Crucible, if
:13:44. > :13:46.you look at his record. Quarter-finals last year, semifinals
:13:47. > :13:48.the year before that and the year before that. And then of course,
:13:49. > :14:47.2013 he was runner-up. And that has dropped plum on the
:14:48. > :15:15.red. That was played to perfection
:15:16. > :15:21.because to get that side of the blue from the angle he had on the red,
:15:22. > :15:29.that is very good indeed. Every chance now to go on and take this
:15:30. > :15:35.second frame of the session and put himself just one frame away from a
:15:36. > :15:39.place in the quarter-final. The white is going the wrong side of the
:15:40. > :16:03.pocket but the pace and the trace of side... It left it spot on for him.
:16:04. > :16:30.Just slightly under heat that one. Deciding to play a screw shot here.
:16:31. > :16:35.Was OK. He played that nicely. Well, to be perfectly honest, there is not
:16:36. > :16:40.too much that Graeme Dott can do about this. Barry Hawkins is playing
:16:41. > :16:45.very, very well about now. Graeme's record against Barry is very good,
:16:46. > :16:53.he has defeated him five times out of seven that they have plane. But
:16:54. > :17:01.it is a much improved Barry Hawkins since then. It must be said.
:17:02. > :17:08.Certainly one of the top players in the game, that is for sure. He is
:17:09. > :17:42.currently ranked number seven in the world.
:17:43. > :17:54.Just needs this very straightforward red to make sure that this second
:17:55. > :18:03.frame of this session is his. I think that frame, Graeme had a great
:18:04. > :18:11.chance to get to just two behind was the big difference because had he
:18:12. > :18:15.closed from 9- free to 9-7 he would have been in with a great chance
:18:16. > :18:47.this afternoon. But Barry Hawkins looks very comfortable, very relaxed
:18:48. > :18:51.and he is cueing beautifully. 233 centuries in his career, Barry has.
:18:52. > :19:16.He has made 29 centuries this season. We have had 49 centuries so
:19:17. > :19:24.far in this year's World Championship. Could this be a half
:19:25. > :19:38.century of centuries? Barry has had just one so far.
:19:39. > :19:45.I thought he may have played for his black and guaranteed the century but
:19:46. > :19:54.it should not still be a problem. He just needs to cover and then the
:19:55. > :20:11.yellow. Ooh, that is not what he wanted. I think he is just about OK.
:20:12. > :20:16.Oh! Can you believe it?! No century break that he will not be too
:20:17. > :20:21.disappointed about that. That was a superb break from Barry Hawkins and
:20:22. > :20:23.now he is just one frame away from a place in the quarter-finals. 12-
:20:24. > :20:42.six. Every chance that we may not get to
:20:43. > :21:17.the midsession interval with Barry only needing one more frame. Where
:21:18. > :21:24.will this red finish? It is usually the case, when you play well and you
:21:25. > :21:28.make a mistake you get around the ball. When you struggle, if you
:21:29. > :22:03.miss, you stick one up. An excellent safety shot there from
:22:04. > :22:07.Barry Hawkins. Has to make sure that the cueball did not cannon into
:22:08. > :22:11.either the brown or the green because that would have left the
:22:12. > :22:18.long red into the left hand back pocket, so very well played. Grima
:22:19. > :22:24.is taking the opportunity to open the reds that he has left this long
:22:25. > :22:33.red into the right-hand back pocket and Barry Hawkins can get his hand
:22:34. > :22:37.on the table. Interesting to see the way he plays this. Many players
:22:38. > :22:41.would be playing this with screw and right-hand side around the back of
:22:42. > :22:52.the black. That is the way he played it. That was a lovely strike. He is
:22:53. > :22:58.on the blue. Or is he on the blue? Maybe he cannot see enough. It looks
:22:59. > :23:05.as though the red may be in the way. A very difficult green or brown. I
:23:06. > :23:09.think when the ball is open, here, you can see the angle, just not
:23:10. > :23:16.quite enough of the blue to be seen. What would you do here, Dennis?
:23:17. > :23:21.Would you keep your opponent under pressure or would you take on that
:23:22. > :23:27.difficult pot? He has a six frame advantage so if he is feeling good
:23:28. > :23:32.he will take the pot on but he is having second thoughts about it.
:23:33. > :23:36.Maybe just keep the white tight on the cushion. Yeah, he cannot make
:23:37. > :23:43.his mind up. And he will play the white tight on the cushion. Not a
:23:44. > :23:47.bad choice. Highly unlikely that Graeme could win all the remaining
:23:48. > :23:53.frames but you never know with this game what could happen so... Don't
:23:54. > :24:07.put your opponent ride in amongst the ball, make them work for it. Oh,
:24:08. > :24:25.the white is in. And that means it is a long straight red next to the
:24:26. > :24:30.blue. I know that Barry Hawkins is 12- six in front and he has the ball
:24:31. > :24:35.in hand here but there is pressure on this red because if he does miss
:24:36. > :24:39.it... I think you could roll through and play for the black and that
:24:40. > :24:52.would take the pressure off but he is digging down so he must get it.
:24:53. > :24:55.He took the pressure out of the shot, the other way, Dennis, by
:24:56. > :25:03.screwing back for a ball colour. He is still quite wary of Graeme Dott's
:25:04. > :25:09.class and fighting capabilities. And Graeme will be thinking, well, maybe
:25:10. > :25:13.if I can just win three frames now it will plant the seed of doubt into
:25:14. > :25:18.the mind of Barry and Barry will be very well aware of that as well.
:25:19. > :25:24.Well, let's see how close he gets to this one. This is more difficult
:25:25. > :25:28.than the previous one. There you go. He loves that type of shot. He
:25:29. > :25:35.really does. He is probably one of the best in the game at that type of
:25:36. > :26:12.shot. He really is. Superb when he is not that far off the cushion.
:26:13. > :26:25.That was very well judged cannon there from Barry Hawkins. Playing
:26:26. > :26:34.for the two reds into the same pocket after this black goes in. Did
:26:35. > :26:42.not think he had the ankle to hold for that rate. This is the cannon.
:26:43. > :26:48.He played that beautifully. -- did not think he had the angle to hold
:26:49. > :26:54.for that. Maybe that was not so clinical and precise. He would be a
:26:55. > :27:00.bit anxious here. When you've missed cue like that you get nervous about
:27:01. > :27:11.taking a piece out of your tip. Wow. You do not see it very often. He had
:27:12. > :27:39.a look at the tip but I think he is OK. Come on, Graeme. Let's see a
:27:40. > :27:47.sizeable break from you here. Great to see Graeme Dott back at the
:27:48. > :27:53.Crucible. He had to win three qualifier matches and then he
:27:54. > :28:49.defeated Carter. Carter said that Graeme was just too good for him.
:28:50. > :28:56.Graeme has lost a bit of time in bed, he hid that far too hard and he
:28:57. > :29:00.was disgusted with himself. He rolled that wide off the black, he
:29:01. > :29:06.cannot believe how hard he hit that last shot. Lost a little focus. But
:29:07. > :29:11.when you were 12-6 down, he probably is a little bit tired. It has been a
:29:12. > :29:12.long stretch for him here with the qualifying rounds in the match with
:29:13. > :29:47.Carter. I could not see a straightforward
:29:48. > :30:18.safety shot so he may have to take this on here.
:30:19. > :30:25.Yeah, OK. He has covered it but... Once you put it on that near cushion
:30:26. > :31:00.you very rarely drop in. A terrific chance. OK, there are a
:31:01. > :31:13.couple of safe reds, there is a good chance to close the match out here.
:31:14. > :31:17.Well, it may not be trained Dott's year again this year but his name is
:31:18. > :31:23.on that wonderful trophy and that is something that nobody can ever take
:31:24. > :31:44.away. Absolutely. Three finals he has contested here.
:31:45. > :32:15.It will not be easy to get those reds into play. The ones either side
:32:16. > :32:23.of the pink. He is some 21 points in front. The red, the black, 29. Red
:32:24. > :32:31.and blue... He will need one of those difficult reds to clinch the
:32:32. > :32:36.match. Came a little straight. He may still be able to force an angle,
:32:37. > :32:41.it is just off straight. Thought he may leave himself the angle just to
:32:42. > :32:45.cannon into the red, closest to the right-hand middle pocket and leave
:32:46. > :32:49.himself on the yellow full he decided against this now because he
:32:50. > :33:08.would need to play with a loss of pace. -- lot of pace. It has got a
:33:09. > :33:13.little bit of angle on the black so we need to paths around with top
:33:14. > :33:26.spin on the right-hand side to get to the red and the blue. Here comes.
:33:27. > :33:31.And this is where his trouble starts. He needs to make sure he
:33:32. > :33:36.gets the correct angle on the blue and even then it will not be easy to
:33:37. > :33:46.get to the two reds. Or at least one of them, which is all he needs. 39
:33:47. > :34:22.in front. In fact, the red and the blue, 29 in front, sorry.
:34:23. > :34:29.He has looked at the green which may be a slightly better angle to cannon
:34:30. > :34:37.ball on the red side. His back looking at the blue but looking at
:34:38. > :34:41.the angle he would have to power this in with top spin, virtually,
:34:42. > :34:47.round the back of the black or just past the black. No. He is just
:34:48. > :34:52.making sure of his five points and I don't know if he can take a double
:34:53. > :34:58.long. The pink seems to be slightly in the way. He only needs the red.
:34:59. > :35:18.He's just having a look to see if he could get the double and... It may
:35:19. > :35:34.be on. He miss judged that and he did hit the pink. Just taking the
:35:35. > :35:39.opportunity to bring this red into play, try to get in behind the brown
:35:40. > :35:44.and the green. He has played this well. A glimmer of a hope for Graeme
:35:45. > :37:01.Dott. I am just wondering if that was the
:37:02. > :37:18.last shot that Graeme Dott will play in this year's World Championships.
:37:19. > :37:34.Yeah, that was eight or if it long pot. -- that was a juristic long
:37:35. > :37:37.pot. -- terrific. That should be the end for Graeme Dott. There is
:37:38. > :38:02.another Scotsman waiting for Barry Hawkins. Stephen Maguire. And Barry
:38:03. > :38:07.will contest the quarter-final. He did all the damage in the middle
:38:08. > :38:22.part of the match. He went, at one stage, where he had won nine from
:38:23. > :38:28.ten frames. Does not matter about the green. Graeme comes forward to
:38:29. > :38:32.congratulate Barry Hawkins and wishes him all the best for the rest
:38:33. > :38:39.of the tournament. He was just too good at the end and Barry Hawkins...
:38:40. > :38:43.Well done to Graeme Dott but Barry Hawkins was just too classy and he
:38:44. > :38:51.runs at a very comfortable winner in the end, 13 -6. I am delighted to
:38:52. > :38:56.defeat someone of Graeme's calibre and to get through to quarter-finals
:38:57. > :39:01.I am quite pleased. The big breaks were not flying in. I had a few 90s
:39:02. > :39:06.there I think that overall I was solid all the way around and I would
:39:07. > :39:10.not say I am in top form at the minute that I am... I am happy with
:39:11. > :39:14.where I am playing. Hopefully we will get better as the tournament
:39:15. > :39:19.goes on. So, Barry with a stellar record here at the Crucible since he
:39:20. > :39:24.appeared in the final in 2013. This is his second quarter-final visit in
:39:25. > :39:27.them. He will take on Stephen Maguire, the Scotsman who was making
:39:28. > :39:31.his first appearance in the quarters fought five years. It is
:39:32. > :39:34.quarter-final state starting on Tuesday morning and, of course, we
:39:35. > :39:42.will be live for all. In the meantime, get some sleep.