:00:34. > :00:38.Welcome to snooker Extra, extended high lites of the 2017 Betfred World
:00:39. > :00:42.Snooker Championship. We have reached the quarter-finals and our
:00:43. > :00:47.featured match stonite sees Stephen Maguire who is in the last eight for
:00:48. > :00:52.the first time since 2012 taking on the runner-up of 2013 Barry Hawkins.
:00:53. > :01:05.Match commentary from Peter Ebden and Willie Thorne.
:01:06. > :01:12.Well, there you go. What a pair of glasses they are, Willie! Yes, our
:01:13. > :01:16.friend from New Zealand I think he is or Australia, has been coming
:01:17. > :01:18.here for the last 15, 20 years, always sitting in the same seat.
:01:19. > :01:54.Lovely guy. Loves his snooker. The red to the extreme left is
:01:55. > :02:03.potable but he can't do anything with the cue ball. Playing a safety
:02:04. > :02:06.shot, I presume. The three reds below the pink, the bottom red of
:02:07. > :02:13.the three will cut into the corner and he can get round the back of the
:02:14. > :02:16.reds. Can you see that one, Peter? I can only presume he can't get to
:02:17. > :02:36.that red. Worried about the cannon. Not too
:02:37. > :02:40.sure whether he can get to the potting angle because of the blue.
:02:41. > :02:58.The blue is in the way possibly of that one but it is close.
:02:59. > :03:05.Very, very good. Very unlucky as well. For one minute he was perfect
:03:06. > :03:10.on the pink, the next minute, the red came across and moved the white
:03:11. > :03:12.behind the other reds. Unlucky. So unlucky. What a fantastic pot that
:03:13. > :03:30.was. Letting Barry Hawkins know early on
:03:31. > :03:33.that he's up for it and he's going to play attacking snooker and if he
:03:34. > :03:38.gets the opportunities, he's going for them. It can be a very
:03:39. > :03:43.intimidating player to play, Stephen Maguire, very aggressive. Opens the
:03:44. > :03:47.balls up at the very earliest opportunity, scores heavily in
:03:48. > :03:52.amongst the balls. One of the few players that's made over 350
:03:53. > :04:00.competitive centuries, making him a class break-builder. Ronnie
:04:01. > :04:06.O'Sullivan said he was going to be the real deal for the next ten
:04:07. > :04:15.years. Nobody wants to play him, rest assured. A tough opponent.
:04:16. > :04:29.In his early days he practised a lot with Stephen Hendry.
:04:30. > :04:49.Chance of getting the cue ball in behind the brown. The line was good.
:04:50. > :04:55.Chance he could get the cue ball behind the brown. Needs to avoid the
:04:56. > :05:12.kiss on the blue. Both players have not found the pace
:05:13. > :05:52.of the table yet. One thing's for certain, he wasn't
:05:53. > :05:56.playing for the pink. Definitely a bonus that it potted thin. He was
:05:57. > :06:09.planning to go through the gap for the blue, green or brown.
:06:10. > :07:14.Just over-screwed that by two or three inches.
:07:15. > :07:20.Doesn't really want to play the red that's nearest the black cushion,
:07:21. > :07:24.unless he gets on it in such a way he can kiss the red next to the
:07:25. > :07:32.black. Interesting to see what he plays for.
:07:33. > :07:40.Not bad. If he can kiss the red directly above the one he's potting
:07:41. > :07:46.now, he'll kiss into the red and be nicely on the black. Or he could
:07:47. > :07:50.play the other one and kiss into it. I think the guarantee kisses, the
:07:51. > :07:54.one in the same pocket that he's going to be playing on the black.
:07:55. > :08:02.It's a tricky pot. To cannon that red, he may have to
:08:03. > :08:05.play with a trace of right hand side. I don't think he'll fancy
:08:06. > :08:17.doing that. Slightly easier pot. Very difficult
:08:18. > :08:21.pot because he's going to have to play it with the spider. When
:08:22. > :08:26.playing these shots, you would like to make contact with the centre of
:08:27. > :08:31.the cue ball. But this is really tough.
:08:32. > :08:42.You probably will miss this four or five times out of ten, it's that
:08:43. > :08:51.tough. Yes. Very, very difficult pot.
:08:52. > :08:58.It's the fact he was playing plain ball that I didn't fancy him to pot
:08:59. > :09:03.it. Played purposely out for the pink. This is a chance Stephen
:09:04. > :10:49.Maguire probably didn't think he'd get this early.
:10:50. > :10:55.Maguire would love to leave himself on an angle to take the difficult
:10:56. > :11:01.red near the black cushion. And cannon into the red. He to the right
:11:02. > :11:10.of the black. As Willie suggested previously.
:11:11. > :11:17.He doesn't want to finish straight on the wrong side. That's one of the
:11:18. > :11:27.reasons why he chose not to play that shot. Needs to be careful in
:11:28. > :11:34.potting the red into the right corner, cannoning the red away from
:11:35. > :11:40.the black. If he's unfortunate, he either won't be on the black or the
:11:41. > :11:44.red could cover the left pocket. That is why he played it as a screw
:11:45. > :11:52.shot and that is an excellent shot. Well played.
:11:53. > :12:02.If you have one of those days where things aren't going for you, the
:12:03. > :12:12.black can go in. I was a little surprised he played it that way, but
:12:13. > :12:14.he played it perfectly. Five points in front, there are at least five
:12:15. > :13:09.remaining reds. Barry Hawkins has become one of the
:13:10. > :13:16.best players in the game. Very hard to call a winner in this
:13:17. > :14:10.game. An excellent example of Stephen
:14:11. > :14:12.Maguire's cue power there. Generating lots of spin on the cue
:14:13. > :14:16.ball. Had a quick look when the red passes
:14:17. > :14:57.that. Not quite the desired angle. 33 in front. Red, black, red, will
:14:58. > :15:27.take him past the winning line in this frame.
:15:28. > :15:34.May just use the pink to hold it in. If he can do it without holding the
:15:35. > :15:38.pink he will do and he was able to do that. He'll want to pot the last
:15:39. > :15:42.red as well to keep Barry Hawkins off the table. OK there is a chance
:15:43. > :15:52.of making a century, but what you must do in this situation is keep
:15:53. > :15:56.your opponent off the table. If he pots the last red he has the chance
:15:57. > :15:58.of a century and also of keeping Barry off the table. Excellent break
:15:59. > :16:39.so far. Played off the side and baulk
:16:40. > :16:52.cushion. Does he have enough side? No, a bit short on pace. Really
:16:53. > :17:02.tough pot into the right hand black pocket. Fabulous break of 81 takes
:17:03. > :17:03.Stephen Maguire into the lead, 1-0. Barry Hawkins breaks off in the
:17:04. > :17:19.second frame. Impressive break by Steve Maguire.
:17:20. > :17:24.Amazing how much travel he got on the cue ball there. He looked as
:17:25. > :17:27.though he underhit that, yet the cue ball travelled and travelled. Yes,
:17:28. > :17:32.both players have been struggling with the pace to be perfectly
:17:33. > :17:36.honest. Haven't found the baulk cushion, thought he hit that too
:17:37. > :17:49.thick. Surprised to see it past the baulk line.
:17:50. > :18:00.All out for the pot. Played that beautifully. Well done. If you lose
:18:01. > :18:03.the first frame, you would be reluctant to play that shot, but the
:18:04. > :18:08.fact he's won the first frame, that gave him a bit of confidence. Yes,
:18:09. > :18:09.and that was a magnificent pot. You cannot strike the ball any better
:18:10. > :18:51.than that. Now, Stephen Maguire is prowling
:18:52. > :18:57.around the table like a predator. He's bang up for this. And don't be
:18:58. > :19:03.surprised if he knocks in a very big break here. Yes. He'll be annoyed he
:19:04. > :19:12.got himself out of the top 16 over the past year. He's definitely a top
:19:13. > :19:17.16 without any question, but he had to go through the qualifiers at
:19:18. > :19:20.Pond'skm forge. He had a reasonably favourable draw and came through
:19:21. > :19:28.convincingly. -- Ponds Forge. One red is loose on the outside of
:19:29. > :19:44.this pyramid. He's got Reds available into the
:19:45. > :19:47.middle pocket, so it may be worth the risk at this time. He's not
:19:48. > :20:16.doing it. He could have easily played for the
:20:17. > :20:20.blue there. Does Steve Maguire have a maximum on his mind? No need to
:20:21. > :20:41.play the cannon this time. Bit thin. We'll know after this shot whether
:20:42. > :20:48.he has any aspirations of making a 147. Can he see enough of this red
:20:49. > :21:17.to get on to the black? From that picture, it's very tight.
:21:18. > :21:23.That wasn't the bad shot, it was the black before. He could have ran
:21:24. > :21:33.another two feet pace off the previous black. It was very
:21:34. > :21:37.disappointing that he missed that. If Barry Hawkins would have won the
:21:38. > :21:40.first frame, he might have played differently. He is playing the
:21:41. > :21:56.safety shot. Well, it's not ideal. And if Stephen
:21:57. > :22:03.Maguire can find the gap between the black and the red on the top cushion
:22:04. > :22:21.in the direct line behind the Macspot he'll be taking this on.
:22:22. > :22:34.Didn't get the gap. More importantly, he didn't get the red.
:22:35. > :22:47.Just the pace that kept that out. Throwing the cue ball to the left.
:22:48. > :22:48.That's why the red went thick. Very good opportunity for Barry Hawkins
:22:49. > :23:01.now. Most of these reds will go. Two reds on the right will go into
:23:02. > :23:20.the left centre. Won't need to play any cannons for
:23:21. > :23:31.quite some time. Providing he retains good position.
:23:32. > :23:48.Played for the red into the right centre.
:23:49. > :24:01.Screw shot. Cannon with a touch of left hand side from the red to the
:24:02. > :24:05.right of the cluster leaving him on a red in the opposite corner. He's
:24:06. > :24:27.played for the single red. This opens up the other reds as
:24:28. > :24:32.well. Don't necessarily have to play into the bunch. Every time he moves
:24:33. > :24:37.one of the reds, another one becomes available. He may have to now
:24:38. > :24:46.because he just lost the cue ball a little. Would have preferred to be a
:24:47. > :24:49.little straighter. He can still screw this in and play for the red
:24:50. > :24:54.into the same pocket. Needs to get into the white quickly. Decided to
:24:55. > :25:13.play the cannon. That's worked out very nicely.
:25:14. > :25:40.He'll be disappointed not to win the frame now at this visit.
:25:41. > :25:49.Stretching slightly. Timed it nicely.
:25:50. > :25:54.Barry Hawkins tends to pot almost every ball right into the centre of
:25:55. > :26:09.the pocket, just a beautiful cuist. One of the most important things
:26:10. > :26:15.about the way Barry Hawkins times the ball, is that he plays with such
:26:16. > :26:19.precision and puts very little effort into his cueing that the
:26:20. > :26:24.balls are actually reaching the pockets at a far less pace than some
:26:25. > :26:30.other players that like to play hard stun shots. That makes the pockets
:26:31. > :26:45.more receptive to the ball. Good point.
:26:46. > :26:54.Needs an angle. Shouldn't be a problem. Shouldn't be a problem.
:26:55. > :26:58.Just shows you, at the club -- Crucible, you can miss anything.
:26:59. > :27:03.That was unlike him. Missed it by a long way.
:27:04. > :27:08.You could see there that Barry wasn't happy. Cued right across that
:27:09. > :27:35.one. Bit of good fortune there covering
:27:36. > :27:41.the red with the blue. Also leaving the green. Three reds are all tied
:27:42. > :28:17.up. Maguire coming to the table. The red
:28:18. > :28:21.into the centre is far too difficult. Trying to get the cue
:28:22. > :28:29.ball behind the black on the cushion. To gain the initiative in
:28:30. > :28:33.this safety exchange. He's played that very well.
:28:34. > :28:40.Look at the stats as well. These two players, you consider they play
:28:41. > :28:44.tournaments week in week out, haven't played each other in this
:28:45. > :28:50.country since 2014, all the matches have been abroad, in China and
:28:51. > :28:54.places like that. First time they've played in Great Britain in four
:28:55. > :29:22.years and they've played each other 17 times.
:29:23. > :29:28.A good effort. I think you may be able to get to the red to the left
:29:29. > :29:33.of the green with a little bit on either side but that is no good of
:29:34. > :29:34.the kisses into the green. It looks likely to push an escaped arrest
:29:35. > :30:17.into the red in the Balkan area. To cushion escaped arrest on to that
:30:18. > :30:23.right. The first line wasn't good but the second and third line was
:30:24. > :30:53.good. Just slightly misjudged it. He may take this red down the middle.
:30:54. > :30:58.That was an excellent pot. It was a lot more difficult than it looked on
:30:59. > :31:28.your TV screen, I can assure you. He may try and get the Brownback on
:31:29. > :31:33.the spot here. It really depends if the red closest to the ground --
:31:34. > :31:37.brown goes into the green pocket but from where he has finished he may
:31:38. > :31:45.have to take the red into the centre. He has also put the red into
:31:46. > :31:51.the middle pocket but he doesn't want to finish straight on this he
:31:52. > :31:56.certainly made sure he did not finish straight on it but I am not
:31:57. > :32:02.so sure he will be taking it on now. This is a very admissible. He has
:32:03. > :32:16.the long red into the pocket. The problem with taking this red on,
:32:17. > :32:22.unless he plays it with a lot of pace, if he misses it he could leave
:32:23. > :32:36.it right over the pocket. He played that really well. That is a very
:32:37. > :32:40.nice kiss on the blue as well. 19 points in front. We are presuming
:32:41. > :32:59.the red passes the green into the right-hand corner. It tells us that
:33:00. > :33:02.the red is definitely available. This is virtually a frame ball
:33:03. > :33:07.because the colours are certain as long as he pots the red. Looking to
:33:08. > :33:08.get a second bite on the Cherry having missed the long and straight
:33:09. > :33:25.red on his previous visit. I think on reflection of the opening
:33:26. > :33:29.two frames, it is about like that they share the first two. -- about
:33:30. > :34:43.right. It is Barry Hawkins that levels that
:34:44. > :35:05.one frame at peace. -- apiece. Barry Hawkins to break.
:35:06. > :35:27.Barry Hawkins breaks off. Leading by two frames to one.
:35:28. > :35:33.Stephen Maguire just played that with a touch of right-hand side and
:35:34. > :35:37.because he played top spin with right-hand side the cue ball pulled
:35:38. > :35:43.to the right slightly over distance and that is why he overcooked that
:35:44. > :35:47.is why he overcooked but red. This is a very good reply from Barry
:35:48. > :36:07.Hawkins, excellent legs and well played.
:36:08. > :36:13.A little bit of movement on the other table, that session has come
:36:14. > :36:57.to its interval before ours. We only have one more frame on this table.
:36:58. > :37:05.Foul. Stephen Maguire, four. I'm not sure if it was an optical illusion
:37:06. > :37:16.but it looked as though it flicked the green there but the green is
:37:17. > :37:23.still on its own spot, so maybe not. Does it flicked the green here? I
:37:24. > :37:30.don't know, maybe not. Stephen Maguire has a long straight one to
:37:31. > :37:33.play. Will he be on the black doesn't want to screw back full ball
:37:34. > :37:35.colour? The way he is playing the white he is going to screw back for
:37:36. > :38:07.the yellow. It is decision time for Barry
:38:08. > :38:10.Hawkins. Just off straight and this middle distance into the left-hand
:38:11. > :38:19.black pocket. There is an easy safety shot. By taking the red out
:38:20. > :38:26.of baulk. He is going for this, taking this very smoothly. It is a
:38:27. > :38:32.lovely shot. Very well played. Perfectly on the black. A lovely
:38:33. > :38:46.shot. He played the drag shot there and managed to avoid the cannon onto
:38:47. > :38:58.the red. After that lovely opening red this is now a very good opening
:38:59. > :39:02.opportunity. Their use saw an excellent shot of Barry Hawkins tip.
:39:03. > :39:13.Slightly domed. Not absolutely flush to the Ferryhill. -- feral. Just
:39:14. > :39:16.slightly overhanging. Gallery different players have different
:39:17. > :39:22.preference, we were looking at the Kyren Wilson game earlier on and he
:39:23. > :39:27.has got a very small tip, virtually to the feral. Other players like to
:39:28. > :39:31.have quite a big tip and Barry Hawkins will certainly last the
:39:32. > :39:37.distance. Or did you prefer? You were a big tip man? Are used to play
:39:38. > :39:40.with began overhanging tip with my old cue which was originally aired
:39:41. > :39:45.ten millimetre ferule which went down to 9.3 over the course of 30
:39:46. > :39:53.years. I actually played with a very big tip, as big as 11.4 on a 9.3
:39:54. > :39:59.ferule which was absolutely huge. Sometimes it managed to block out
:40:00. > :40:04.the sun. A very big tip and you don't find many top players play
:40:05. > :40:09.with a tip that size these days. I used to practice with Tony Jones,
:40:10. > :40:13.who was a very good player, as you remember, former top 16. I think he
:40:14. > :40:19.won the European open one year. He used to play with a tip that was so
:40:20. > :40:24.wafer thin it actually used to cut into the cue ball and the ferule
:40:25. > :40:28.used to damage the cue ball. I have never seen anyone else play with a
:40:29. > :40:36.two person as he used to but he was a very good player. He was on my
:40:37. > :40:42.Christmas card list one year. He knocked me out of the top 16 by
:40:43. > :40:48.winning the European U -- European open, the early tournament here for
:40:49. > :40:51.one. Thank you so much. I thought he had played that little can a bit
:40:52. > :40:54.firmer than that but he is still ringing all the reds into play and
:40:55. > :40:58.that is the reason he is now faced with the blue that he would pot
:40:59. > :41:09.eight out of ten in practice but this is not practice.
:41:10. > :41:20.Yes, a lot of pressure. Keep still, please. A bit of movement in behind
:41:21. > :41:25.his eyeliner. He needs to keep still and hit this very smooth. He struck
:41:26. > :41:50.that beautifully. What a lovely shot. Well played.
:41:51. > :41:59.He just slightly under it that. He played the stunning shot with the
:42:00. > :42:10.right-hand side. He would have liked to be a little bit straighter on
:42:11. > :42:36.this back. A good shot, played the cannon, and that is perfect.
:42:37. > :42:49.He has very quickly change this into a chance to win the frame in one
:42:50. > :43:00.visit. Just ever so slightly the wrong side of the blue there.
:43:01. > :43:06.He would have liked to be a little bit straighter on this red so he
:43:07. > :43:11.could have just stunned past the red which is its closest, and get on the
:43:12. > :43:13.black. In the end he played their cannon, so a choice of black or pink
:43:14. > :43:40.now. He slightly overcut the black. There
:43:41. > :43:50.was no problem with the pace that he played it. Just a very delicate soft
:43:51. > :44:10.screw shot here to hold for the blue. He just needs to play for the
:44:11. > :44:14.gap. It is negotiated. He was 62 ahead, with 75 on the table and a
:44:15. > :44:19.little bit thin on this red and he would have liked. He certainly won't
:44:20. > :44:32.be bringing the red of the side crush on, that is for sure.
:44:33. > :44:42.This brown and another red. Just to make sure. Just to make sure of
:44:43. > :44:51.winning this fourth frame. That will mean a 3-1 lead going into the
:44:52. > :45:02.interval. You see, 67 ahead, 67 on the table, so just this red. Well
:45:03. > :45:50.played. It has been a first-class break, hasn't it, a super break.
:45:51. > :46:16.Barry Hawkins took the opportunity there to try and dislodge the red
:46:17. > :46:27.from the side cushion. He just needs a good putt now. Good well played.
:46:28. > :46:37.That was a very nice cannon on the blue. Just a little bit thin. I am
:46:38. > :46:39.sure this Crucible crowd would love to see Barry Hawkins make a century
:46:40. > :46:55.here. 51 centuries so far in the
:46:56. > :47:00.tournament. The double is not on, I'm afraid. It is an excellent
:47:01. > :47:02.break. Well played, Barry Hawkins. He leads 3-1, going into the
:47:03. > :47:57.mid-session interval. A few mistakes are creeping in now
:47:58. > :48:00.for both players. That is slightly surprising because they have both
:48:01. > :48:11.had time to settle into this match now.
:48:12. > :48:22.There is another example now. Professional players nowadays don't
:48:23. > :48:31.like to leave reds along the top cushion, backed cushion. When you
:48:32. > :48:38.get on those shots straight, or just straight you have to play with pace
:48:39. > :48:46.and these pockets are not easy. He may decide to play the cannon into
:48:47. > :48:58.the middle of the three reds. Just below the pink spot.
:48:59. > :49:05.That little cannon has pushed that red safe. I think he has got second
:49:06. > :49:06.prize and just drifted enough to get onto the red to the left of the
:49:07. > :49:22.pink. Just deciding whether he wants to
:49:23. > :49:33.play for the green or the blue of this red. A little surprised he
:49:34. > :49:37.didn't play a little stun run-through through there and widen
:49:38. > :49:40.the angle to finish on the green in such a way to bring the white back
:49:41. > :49:49.to the red. I am not saying you baguette on the red but the cue ball
:49:50. > :49:57.will be travelling for no reason. He played this perfectly. Yes,
:49:58. > :50:02.excellent shot. Lots of left-hand side of the cue ball there. To check
:50:03. > :50:04.the cue ball off the side cushion and the baulk cushion. That is not a
:50:05. > :50:20.very good shot. It is a shot you don't see very
:50:21. > :50:26.often now. To power the black in Ros the side cushion and into the bunch,
:50:27. > :50:28.OK the bunch is not very big at the moment, just three reds but he will
:50:29. > :50:32.either do that or go on the left-hand side to go to the back
:50:33. > :50:37.cushion. Which will it be? The left-hand side. Watch the cue ball
:50:38. > :50:40.checkup. He played it nicely. Does he have an angle? Not only to pot
:50:41. > :50:51.the red but to get onto the black half ball? This is not easy. He has
:50:52. > :50:55.to treat these pockets with respect. The more pacey play, the more chance
:50:56. > :51:01.of missing. He has played that very nicely. He has lost the cue ball. It
:51:02. > :51:17.was a good pop but he won't be taking the black on from there.
:51:18. > :51:21.It is comfortable but I tend to agree that the any problem is just
:51:22. > :51:25.rolling up the black is the only advantage at all because it will not
:51:26. > :51:28.gain anything of it. I would rather play the yellow and making go off
:51:29. > :51:30.more than a couple of conditions. The most he can get out of this is
:51:31. > :51:57.four points. The only problem with this shot is
:51:58. > :52:04.if Stephen doesn't judge the pace correctly there is a chance of
:52:05. > :52:10.leaving a red into the right centre. He played that nicely. You doesn't
:52:11. > :52:18.want to leave a touching ball. Touching ball. And he has. This is a
:52:19. > :52:23.very good opportunity for Barry Hawkins to have a little study at
:52:24. > :52:29.the Balkan end of the table and decide which end he would like to
:52:30. > :52:34.leave the cue ball. Obviously he wants to leave Stephen Maguire in
:52:35. > :52:42.the trickiest position he possibly can. And that is behind the green.
:52:43. > :52:56.It is not quite hard enough. Just... He has played it well. Snookered.
:52:57. > :53:07.Stephen will probably come off two cushions to nestle into the reds. If
:53:08. > :53:12.he plays one cushion there is every chance that he will slip past the
:53:13. > :53:25.reds, thin. I think he is playing to cushions. I think he has underhit
:53:26. > :53:28.that by quite some way. Foul and MS. Barry Hawkins, four. Looking
:53:29. > :54:16.slightly bemused, he knew straightaway he had under it that.
:54:17. > :54:23.Foul and a miss. Barry Hawkins, four. A similar shot what Peter
:54:24. > :54:27.Whittingham previous escape from the snooker, he didn't want to catch one
:54:28. > :54:29.of these reds half ball and Birch ply them, that would free the red to
:54:30. > :54:49.be portable. Surely this time he will make sure
:54:50. > :54:58.he gets it hard enough. That is too narrow. Just got it. It slid off the
:54:59. > :55:01.last cushion. 20 points behind, he is at the moment, and I don't think
:55:02. > :55:10.this red is comfortable into the middle.
:55:11. > :55:21.I think this goes, Willy. He is just checking to see if he could possibly
:55:22. > :55:33.leave a red into the opposite centre. He should be able to hold a
:55:34. > :55:38.cue ball for the black here. I don't think he has to screw off the black
:55:39. > :55:45.cushion, just their delicate screw shot here. Well, that goes to show
:55:46. > :55:52.how small these middle pockets are because it looked as though that was
:55:53. > :55:55.in. It just caught in the knuckle. Just caught the near knuckle. These
:55:56. > :56:15.middle pockets are small. Stephen Maguire is not at the races
:56:16. > :56:20.at the moment. He really is going through it. He had a very convincing
:56:21. > :56:27.win in the previous round but he hasn't got his game together at all
:56:28. > :56:30.at this moment in time. He made a break of 180 and look to be in good
:56:31. > :56:48.form but since then he has only had one break over 30.
:56:49. > :57:23.Even though he is 20 points behind he will be horrified if he doesn't
:57:24. > :58:16.win the frame at this visit. A fractious situation, this.
:58:17. > :58:22.He will probably play for baulk colour of this last red. It isn't a
:58:23. > :58:25.problem if you're playing black yellow but it is a lot easier to
:58:26. > :58:32.play for baulk colour to get onto the yellow, just to make absolutely
:58:33. > :58:41.sure. Look at this. That is so careless. Honestly, I can't tell you
:58:42. > :58:47.how careless that is. Have you seen a more careless shot than that,
:58:48. > :58:54.Peter? No. I think to be fed ter Stegen, he got a kick there which
:58:55. > :59:05.took the cue ball. -- at the pace out of the cue ball.
:59:06. > :59:41.This is a really tough pink to take on.
:59:42. > :59:53.It was the wick on this red. Let's have a look at its bounce. He'll be
:59:54. > :00:16.seething inside having not played for a baulk colour off the last red.
:00:17. > :00:53.Once again, a frame without any big breaks in it. A bit scrappy, to be
:00:54. > :00:54.honest. Barry Hawkins will be absolutely delighted, goes further
:00:55. > :00:58.clear at 4-1. Barry Hawkings to break off, frame
:00:59. > :01:09.six. Now leading 4-1. That S frame for Stephen Maguire mentally
:01:10. > :01:43.as much as anything. Lovely pot. That is one of Steve
:01:44. > :01:49.Maguire's great attributes. Even if he gets upset with himself, he uses
:01:50. > :01:54.it in a positive way and asks for greater effort. It's what the great
:01:55. > :02:03.champions do. Stephen Hendry was very similar. Sometimes you see
:02:04. > :02:07.Stephen put his head down disappointed with his own
:02:08. > :02:13.performance but if you gave him another chance, that would be it,
:02:14. > :02:22.he'd clear up. Can Maguire use the disappointment of the last frame.
:02:23. > :02:27.And ask himself for a greater effort in terms of concentration and
:02:28. > :02:28.determination? Didn't play that yellow as good as he would have
:02:29. > :02:44.liked. Slightly under-hit but shouldn't be
:02:45. > :03:39.a problem. To the left of the black now. Opens
:03:40. > :05:08.up the two reds. If he can guarantee finishing low,
:05:09. > :05:10.this is probably the right shot. Massive target to go into if he
:05:11. > :05:17.wants to. There could be a bit of cue-banging
:05:18. > :06:17.in a minute there. Even though he is 20 points behind,
:06:18. > :07:08.he's just gone favourite to pinch another frame here.
:07:09. > :07:12.Barry Hawkingings was bemused there, the angle and pace that the cue ball
:07:13. > :07:26.came off the side cushion. Not too much damage done. Nice
:07:27. > :08:17.position still. Nicely played. All the reds are now
:08:18. > :08:36.in potable positions. Should be able to play with top spin
:08:37. > :08:40.for the red at the bottom of the cluster of four. Into the opposite
:08:41. > :08:48.black pocket. Just would have been reluctant in
:08:49. > :08:50.playing that shot if he'd have had to play it with left-hand side
:08:51. > :09:24.running side. This really would hurt Steve Maguire
:09:25. > :09:28.if Barry Hawkins goes on to win this frame in this visit because he's
:09:29. > :09:30.getting his chances Steve Maguire, he's just not scoring, and that is
:09:31. > :09:55.just most unlike him. He was flawless against his last
:09:56. > :10:04.opponent. The shot he just played there was tricky.
:10:05. > :10:11.Could be a lifeline for Steve Maguire that last shot. And if he
:10:12. > :10:15.can't hold the cue ball off this blue, he may not be able to play it
:10:16. > :10:19.with pace because he could be going close to the in-off. Is that going
:10:20. > :10:26.to reach the pocket? He's over-cut that by a mile.
:10:27. > :10:38.This is an unexpected chance for Steve Maguire. A typical example of
:10:39. > :10:48.a player trying to play a shot that they knew in their heart wasn't
:10:49. > :11:07.really on. So that was a mistake. Can Stephen Maguire capitalise?
:11:08. > :11:16.Might play into the pink and knock it on and off the cushion. Bound to
:11:17. > :11:19.be on the blue or pink. He could be be pushing the pink towards the
:11:20. > :11:25.pocket and the pink could go in the centre. He'd be very unfortunate to
:11:26. > :11:41.do that. The pink got quite close. Close to the corner as well!
:11:42. > :12:05.Goodness me, that's ridiculous the pace he played that at.
:12:06. > :12:13.Steve Maguire is one of the best players in the world and it shows
:12:14. > :12:17.you what the Crucible can do to you. It can sometimes make you look like
:12:18. > :13:10.one of the worst players in the world. He's really struggling.
:13:11. > :14:17.So after a number of un-Forced errors from Stephen Maguire, it's
:14:18. > :14:51.Barry Hawkins who takes the sixth frame to lead 5-1.
:14:52. > :15:41.Which was Steve Maguire has given himself a chance. Just one snooker
:15:42. > :15:59.required now. Clever and unlucky. Clever the fact
:16:00. > :16:03.he tried to bring the black a couple of inches off the cushion so it
:16:04. > :16:09.would have been a chance to snooker behind or even if the likelihood
:16:10. > :16:12.that he'd miss this, but if it did it would be the possible chance for
:16:13. > :16:14.a clearance. With the black safe, it's still Barry's frame to lose
:16:15. > :16:30.obviously. The brown is not in a bad place. If
:16:31. > :16:34.Stephen Maguire can send the green down the table, good chance of
:16:35. > :16:36.getting the cue ball behind the brown. Very good effort. Very good
:16:37. > :16:51.effort. Excellent shot. Well played. I think Barry will play the swerve
:16:52. > :17:13.here. Another chance. A wry smile on
:17:14. > :17:15.Barry's face when that green cannoned into the pink as he knows
:17:16. > :17:30.now. Only problem is that the green is
:17:31. > :17:40.going towards the side cushion. Very very easy to hit. If the green had
:17:41. > :17:45.just stayed two or three inches more into the table, not gone quite so
:17:46. > :17:46.close to the side cushion, it would have been a lot more difficult to
:17:47. > :18:04.hit. This is a big target. Wow, that was a very poor shot.
:18:05. > :18:11.Didn't hit the cue ball very hard and there was lots of slide off the
:18:12. > :18:25.black cushion. Just needed more pace. I don't know why he played
:18:26. > :18:37.this low. Weird. All of a sudden Steve Maguire may be favourite in a
:18:38. > :18:41.minute. Well played. Barry doesn't want to bring the black back into
:18:42. > :18:43.play. If he plays the swerve shot, there is a good chance of him doing
:18:44. > :19:03.that. Wow, you could never have foreseen
:19:04. > :19:08.that. Very, very unfortunate. He's got four points out of it, but I
:19:09. > :19:11.think Steve Maguire would have been preferring the black to have been
:19:12. > :20:24.played in there, rather than the in-off.
:20:25. > :20:29.People questioning why Hawkins has been put back into play.
:20:30. > :20:40.Needs to be careful not to push the green over the right hand black
:20:41. > :20:42.pocket. And that is exactly what he's done. Needs a bit of luck. Will
:20:43. > :20:53.the pink come to his rescue? And it has. Very poor shot from
:20:54. > :20:56.Stephen Maguire. Always an excellent chance of pushing the green towards
:20:57. > :21:04.the corner pocket and he's been very fortunate.
:21:05. > :21:14.The green may have gone just too far for the cut. Very, very thin. He's
:21:15. > :21:37.looking at it. Very, very thin. He'd have to play this with a fair
:21:38. > :21:42.bit of left hand side to get the brown. What a shot! It was always
:21:43. > :21:59.going to be very difficult to get on the brown there. A wonderful pot.
:22:00. > :22:02.Very thin. Did have a touch of left hand side but not as much as he
:22:03. > :22:26.wanted. Slightly overhit it. Didn't quite
:22:27. > :22:31.get the angle right. Good chance for Barry Hawkins to clip this brown
:22:32. > :22:38.thin off the side cushion on to the baulk cushion and get the cue ball
:22:39. > :22:46.somewhere near the black. Preferably the other side of the black. That's
:22:47. > :23:49.what he's played. Just a little too thick. Good shot.
:23:50. > :24:25.This brown does cut into the green pocket, then it's a tough pot.
:24:26. > :25:07.You can just see the brown here. This is a very, very thin contact.
:25:08. > :25:45.This is one of the occasions where it's important to get the balls
:25:46. > :25:48.exactly where they were. Some times if the player is playing the same
:25:49. > :25:53.shot you don't mind being a quarter of an inch out of the way, but this
:25:54. > :26:00.is essential really when you consider that Barry Hawkins was
:26:01. > :26:04.ridiculously in front in this frame, Stephen Maguire needed two snookers.
:26:05. > :26:21.He's well back into the frame now though.
:26:22. > :26:26.This is a chance. It's thin. The cue ball will be travelling up and down
:26:27. > :26:45.the table. Good pot but he's not on the blue.
:26:46. > :27:15.This is really, really tough. Me fought so hard to get back in the
:27:16. > :27:39.frame. Decided against the pot and has
:27:40. > :27:58.played an excellent safety shot. I don't blame him the way things
:27:59. > :28:02.have been going. No. He's got himself back into the frame, needed
:28:03. > :28:08.a couple of snookers. Huge frame. Good safety shot from Barry. Little
:28:09. > :28:21.bit too heavy. Stephen would love to bring the
:28:22. > :28:43.black back into play if at all possible. Needs a good blue.
:28:44. > :28:48.With the black safe, I wouldn't be surprised if Barry played the double
:28:49. > :28:54.into the middle pocket because he'd be on a long pink. He's played the
:28:55. > :28:58.safety shot. I wouldn't have been surprised if he'd have played that
:28:59. > :29:00.because if it would have gone in, he would have had a long pink to go at
:29:01. > :29:25.with the black safe. He has not put Stephen Maguire under
:29:26. > :29:28.any pressure with that shot. He definitely would have got a good cue
:29:29. > :29:33.ball with my suggestion. The cue ball would have been very close to
:29:34. > :29:43.the baulk cushion and he would have had a long pink to have a go at,
:29:44. > :29:44.have the blue gone in. You feel that Barry Hawkins will almost certainly
:29:45. > :30:04.take this double on now. Especially with the black currently
:30:05. > :30:06.out of cushion. He doesn't want to be giving Stephen Maguire the
:30:07. > :30:32.opportunity to move that black. A good effort. This blue is really,
:30:33. > :30:36.really tough. You would miss this seven times out of ten, especially
:30:37. > :30:40.with how small these middle for play. You can hardly see any pocket
:30:41. > :30:45.at all their from that angle, and if it just catches the near jaw it does
:30:46. > :30:49.not go in. This is such a tough shot. The fact that the bank off its
:30:50. > :30:53.spotters whelk is probably the reason he has decided to player
:30:54. > :31:00.safety shot. If the pink had been on its own shot he would have probably
:31:01. > :31:13.played on. He did make contact with the blue. By far and away the
:31:14. > :31:16.longest frame of the match so far. Stephen Clegg this quarter ball to
:31:17. > :31:19.push the blue onto the side cushion. He was a bit shocked to see the cue
:31:20. > :31:39.ball only just glancing it. This is a tough safety. He has
:31:40. > :31:53.played that really, really well. Well played. An excellent shot.
:31:54. > :32:06.That is another excellent reply. A tap on the table as Stephen Maguire
:32:07. > :32:08.walked past. If he is swinging this around the ankles who needs to make
:32:09. > :32:20.sure he doesn't hit the Bluetooth it here. This is a mistake. Just got
:32:21. > :32:30.the blue to catch the far jaw and go close enough to the cushion to make
:32:31. > :32:34.this very awkward. What does he do here? This is such a tough pot but
:32:35. > :32:40.he also has to do a very difficult safety shot. The blue nine times out
:32:41. > :32:43.of ten will go along the top cushion bring the black into place may be
:32:44. > :32:48.playing it has been a sea cannon tried to get the blue somewhere near
:32:49. > :32:52.the black. He played that very well. If he hadn't cost off, it was an
:32:53. > :32:59.excellent shot. It was a good safety play but now Stephen Maguire has a
:33:00. > :33:02.chance to bring the black interplay. In playing this Stephen Maguire
:33:03. > :33:14.needs to make sure that the blue makes contact with the black. It
:33:15. > :33:19.should be full, otherwise it should be brought out ten or 12 inches. He
:33:20. > :33:28.has played that really well, absolutely perfectly. Slightly
:33:29. > :33:31.unfortunate to push the black towards the right side cushion and
:33:32. > :33:36.you can see the disappointment on Stephen Maguire 's face there. He
:33:37. > :33:39.played an excellent shot. He expected the black to finish in open
:33:40. > :33:51.play there. It has gone very awkward. In fairness, the black is
:33:52. > :34:08.slightly easier to pop there than it was before.
:34:09. > :34:14.A clever shot. The key thing there was getting the object ball say. As
:34:15. > :34:18.long as we got a good blue that he was pretty happy whatever happened
:34:19. > :34:51.but he has knocked the black safe as well. A clever shot.
:34:52. > :34:58.It is one of those where you try and push it past the middle pocket. He
:34:59. > :35:02.may get the snooker behind the pink, but don't risk playing the snooker
:35:03. > :35:08.to hit the blue, turn to hit the blue, you want to make sure the blue
:35:09. > :35:09.get past the middle pocket. He has done, the snooker would have been a
:35:10. > :36:16.bonus. Do you play this the same way? Just
:36:17. > :36:20.push the blue down the middle? He was just possibly looking at the
:36:21. > :36:23.possibility of catching the blue very thin and leaving the long
:36:24. > :36:26.snooker behind the pink but to do that he would have to it to the
:36:27. > :36:44.cushion first and that is fraught with danger. I think he is OK. That
:36:45. > :37:22.won't pot from there. Fortunate not to leave that on.
:37:23. > :38:17.Does he have an ankle of the pink to be able to move the black? It looks
:38:18. > :38:46.hard to me. What a massive frame this was for
:38:47. > :38:49.Stephen Maguire, for the money he would have been 6-1 behind in every
:38:50. > :38:52.chance now with this double to be just chaining -- trailing by three.
:38:53. > :39:15.It looks high. Stephen Maguire, 11. Thin clip, safety shot for Barry
:39:16. > :39:19.Hawkins, side cushion, playing the black. He has decided to go up and
:39:20. > :39:27.down and he has not played that very well at all. Very surprised at his
:39:28. > :39:34.choice of shot there. This is an opportunity now for Stephen Maguire
:39:35. > :39:47.to pull back. This was a frame in which he needed two snookers. Well
:39:48. > :39:50.played, well played. Fantastic partner from Stephen Maguire. You
:39:51. > :39:55.can see how much that Minster. A fantastic shot on the black. Stephen
:39:56. > :40:13.Maguire now trails Barry Hawkins by 5-2.
:40:14. > :40:21.The last frame of this session. In some ways this is a bigger frame now
:40:22. > :40:26.firmly for Barry Hawkins then is for Stephen Maguire. Barry Hawkins will
:40:27. > :40:32.be terrified if he comes out at 5-3. It dominated the session and he was
:40:33. > :40:37.in control in frame seven and he let off the hook good style. Whenever
:40:38. > :40:48.Stephen Maguire gets on this frame is a bonus. That is the kind of shot
:40:49. > :40:52.that will give you confidence. A brilliant pot. He went all out for
:40:53. > :41:02.position on the black. He's going to have to play the
:41:03. > :42:15.cannon into reds here. This is the best chance since frame
:42:16. > :43:02.one. Can he win a frame in one visit?
:43:03. > :43:13.Just lost the cue ball slightly. It is certainly a fair bit thinner than
:43:14. > :43:21.he would have liked. He is going to be trusting to luck a little with
:43:22. > :43:28.the cannon ya. He has played that very well, he couldn't have played
:43:29. > :43:34.it any better. He is very thin on this red and it is not ideal. The
:43:35. > :43:42.problem was the previous red that he potted where they lost position on
:43:43. > :43:49.the black. That is a lovely shot. Well played, well played. Great
:43:50. > :44:05.judgment there from Stephen Maguire. The reds either side of the pink
:44:06. > :44:10.will pot into the corner pocket but if you overhit on the left you on
:44:11. > :44:17.the one on the right and vice versa but he decided to go into the bunch,
:44:18. > :44:27.or, I thought he did. He misjudged that completely. Unfortunately I
:44:28. > :44:31.don't think you saw the shot that you called. That certainly would
:44:32. > :44:38.have been the most straightforward shot. This is a really tough red
:44:39. > :44:43.into the centre now and surely you would expect him to play a good
:44:44. > :44:47.safety shot here because if he misses this red into the centre, if
:44:48. > :44:50.he takes it on, he could well be leaving a red into the yellow
:44:51. > :45:39.pocket. This is really tough. A little unlucky there not to have
:45:40. > :45:41.pushed that red into a portable position. He played it nicely, that
:45:42. > :46:27.shot. A long way to go in this frame but
:46:28. > :46:36.if Stephen Maguire can manage to win it I think you will be absolutely
:46:37. > :46:40.delighted to only be 5-3 behind. In fairness I think he would be quite
:46:41. > :46:44.happy with 6-2, the weather game has gone. He has been really struggling
:46:45. > :47:00.so it would be definitely a bonus to win this last frame.
:47:01. > :47:05.Both of these players come back the two sessions tomorrow at 10am and
:47:06. > :47:59.7pm. I've just been told in my ear that
:48:00. > :48:03.they have back-to-back sessions tomorrow which makes it an even
:48:04. > :48:05.harder days work. They play the second session tomorrow afternoon
:48:06. > :48:11.and then they come back tomorrow evening for their final session. Not
:48:12. > :48:15.too much time to get ready for the final session when you could finish
:48:16. > :48:49.about 5pm or 6pm and then be back at 7pm.
:48:50. > :48:58.The cue ball is running a little loose here. Maybe able to get
:48:59. > :49:01.through to the red on the right-hand side and if he can he can take this
:49:02. > :49:07.on without a problem, knowing he can play for baulk colour, he can even
:49:08. > :49:14.play for a pink which pots in the right-hand corner. It was a bad
:49:15. > :49:20.mistake from Stephen. Foul. Barry Hawkins has gone to sleep! Let us
:49:21. > :49:27.remind everyone he was 5-1 in front and his opponent needed to smokers
:49:28. > :49:42.about 20 minutes ago. -- two snookers.
:49:43. > :49:54.Having missed the long red and gone in off Barry Hawkins would have been
:49:55. > :49:55.absolutely delighted to see the red travel past the left-hand middle
:49:56. > :50:14.pocket. This could be a strange choice of
:50:15. > :50:19.shot from Stephen Maguire to put Barry Hawkins in because I think
:50:20. > :50:24.there is an opportunity to play a shot for nothing and find a gap. He
:50:25. > :50:34.could play the red which is to the left of the cluster of four. He may
:50:35. > :50:41.have to play it with a touch of right-hand side to check the cue
:50:42. > :50:47.ball, to avoid the two reds near the right-hand cushion. I am very
:50:48. > :50:51.surprised that Stephen Maguire decided to put Barry Hawkins back in
:50:52. > :50:56.here. I can't agree with you more. If this goes right, he will regret
:50:57. > :50:59.it. If he plays it plain-ball and kisses the two reds on the
:51:00. > :51:03.right-hand side there was a little bit of check side. There it is.
:51:04. > :51:15.Stephen Maguire must be thinking, what have I done? All he did when he
:51:16. > :51:43.was sitting in that chair, was he said good shot.
:51:44. > :51:49.The fact that the brown is off its spot makes this quite an easy spot.
:51:50. > :51:54.Just coming back for the blue in the middle. Stephen Maguire must be
:51:55. > :51:58.kicking himself now because there is every chance that Barry Hawkins can
:51:59. > :52:00.get right back into the frame, if not visit -- win it at this
:52:01. > :52:35.particular visit. This will be the shot that tells us
:52:36. > :52:38.he was favourite to win this frame. If this goes right Barry Hawkins
:52:39. > :52:42.will be the favourite because every red will be in fray -- play in the
:52:43. > :52:52.pink available on the black to both corners. He just has to be careful
:52:53. > :52:53.now and if he doesn't win the frame at this visit he should certainly
:52:54. > :53:18.take a slight lead. 32, Barry Hawkins. Thatcher shows
:53:19. > :53:24.the importance of every section in the World Championship, that you
:53:25. > :53:27.protect a lead. We got very anxious on that and decelerated. He just
:53:28. > :53:32.turned it over. He was playing with a little bit of side to help the pot
:53:33. > :53:40.and the fact that he decelerated made the site took very quickly.
:53:41. > :53:47.What a lifeline again for Stephen Maguire. The way this session has
:53:48. > :53:50.gone we could possibly say that Stephen Maguire could have lost it
:53:51. > :54:22.7-1 but there is now every chance he is going to lose it 5-3.
:54:23. > :54:58.Just played with plenty of side there to avoid kissing the red on
:54:59. > :55:02.the site cushion. He just has to make sure he doesn't finish straight
:55:03. > :55:04.on this next back -- black which makes position to one of the
:55:05. > :55:20.remaining four red very easy. It just shows you how I'm confident
:55:21. > :55:23.Stephen Maguire is not to play for the black from there, he is just
:55:24. > :55:28.trying to make things very easy. 44 in front and this will be 49, so red
:55:29. > :55:38.and colour. He pinched the last frame as well. There is a
:55:39. > :55:56.difference. The red colour is required.
:55:57. > :56:06.Bit of adrenaline from Stephen Maguire. He played for the blue and
:56:07. > :56:10.screw that. Maybe able to get through to the pink here. Took the
:56:11. > :56:30.yellow. A good safety shot now. The cue ball
:56:31. > :56:45.on the baulk cushion, possibly behind the green. Stephen Maguire,
:56:46. > :56:48.23. Barring that snooker, Stephen Maguire is in a miracle to come out
:56:49. > :57:26.of this session trailing only five games to three.
:57:27. > :57:31.He will pop this red, or try to put the red, and then get back onto the
:57:32. > :57:33.pink and get it back on its own spot. He still needs the one
:57:34. > :58:01.snooker. Eight. Eight, Barry Hawkins. That will be
:58:02. > :58:06.the end. So, it will be a very relieved Stephen Maguire to come out
:58:07. > :58:10.of this session trailing only by five frames to three. He has not
:58:11. > :58:11.played well and you feel that Barry Hawkins has missed a bit of a trick
:58:12. > :58:35.really. So Hawkins is in front in this one
:58:36. > :58:41.and they will be back later today for the second session. We will be
:58:42. > :59:01.back at NPM -- 10am with more live coverage. See you then.
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