:00:32. > :00:38.Hello again. Day five of the World Championship in Sheffield and it has
:00:39. > :00:42.been a long wait for the six remaining players who were last to
:00:43. > :00:47.get their campaigns underway on Wednesday. One of them is Neil
:00:48. > :00:52.Robertson, the 2010 world champion, itching to get his campaign
:00:53. > :00:56.underway. And he is officially the most successful player ever to
:00:57. > :01:00.emerge from beyond Britain's shores. He is a triple Crown winner and
:01:01. > :01:10.would love to be a multiple world champion. Standing in his way is the
:01:11. > :01:15.24-year-old player who becomes only the fourth ever player from Thailand
:01:16. > :01:20.to feature at the Crucible. He and Neal got ready to step out for the
:01:21. > :01:29.first nine frames of their first match watched by Peter Ebdon and
:01:30. > :01:30.John Virgo. Thank you ladies and gentlemen, the first frame. Neil
:01:31. > :01:41.Robertson to break. COMMENTATOR: Neil Robertson breaks
:01:42. > :02:09.off in this first round match. First time here and this was his
:02:10. > :02:13.entrance. He went back up the steps but he is pleased to be here. He
:02:14. > :02:18.certainly is. Let's hope he can perform to his potential because he
:02:19. > :02:25.has a match on here against Neil Robertson.
:02:26. > :02:39.He has hit the pink, has he? Misjudged that badly. Maybe there is
:02:40. > :02:48.a read on, maybe not. Having it replaced. I am interested to see how
:02:49. > :02:54.Neil Robertson performs in this match. He has underachieved this
:02:55. > :02:59.season? He has taken time out in preparation for this great event and
:03:00. > :03:03.decided not to play in the China open. It'll be interesting to see
:03:04. > :03:09.what sort of form he brings to the World Championships. Obviously a
:03:10. > :03:12.strong favourite in this match, but I have practised with this young man
:03:13. > :03:19.from Thailand at the Academy in Sheffield. He is a very talented
:03:20. > :03:27.player. Not afraid to go for his shots. We'll be really interesting.
:03:28. > :03:32.As we have seen, on quite a few occasions so far in this
:03:33. > :03:46.championship, there is certainly pressure on the scene.
:03:47. > :04:32.He is just looking to see if he can stun through the gap. It is a very
:04:33. > :04:45.narrow gap. He is playing more power. DME! -- dear me. That is
:04:46. > :04:51.where the cue ball finished. Just checking the cue. Sometimes when you
:04:52. > :05:02.play a shot like that, you can just chip it. Trying to put so much power
:05:03. > :05:06.in it. Didn't do that well. And as immediate, when you play a shot like
:05:07. > :05:22.that, you look at the tip. But it looks OK.
:05:23. > :05:40.Where is this red ball going? Over the middle. Neil Robertson, at the
:05:41. > :05:47.table. Just repairing his Devidts. -- divot. There it is, where he
:05:48. > :05:58.miscued. I am glad that wasn't in 3-D. Would have been hiding behind
:05:59. > :06:02.the sofa. I don't know if he can get to the red closest to the middle
:06:03. > :06:10.pocket? He can certainly... I think the other one goes. But the one
:06:11. > :06:24.closest to the middle pocket, would be unmissable.
:06:25. > :06:28.He could get through to it, but he didn't judge it well. Just about on
:06:29. > :06:42.the green. If he can, he would love to get on
:06:43. > :06:47.the red. Below the black, to the left of the black into the
:06:48. > :06:57.right-hand corner pocket. That would free the black up for both pockets.
:06:58. > :07:07.He missed the green by quite some way. Certainly not the start he is
:07:08. > :07:15.looking for. That won't instil him with a great deal of confidence.
:07:16. > :07:17.Missing the green and then of course his previous visit to the table,
:07:18. > :07:36.miss cueing. A chance here. There's nothing like
:07:37. > :07:42.getting your hands on the table, first frame and getting a sizeable
:07:43. > :07:52.break. That will settle view. -- you.
:07:53. > :08:02.That's a horrible cake. That's an absolutely horrible cake. That
:08:03. > :08:08.wasn't his fault at all, there was absolutely nothing he could do about
:08:09. > :08:12.that. Look at the contact. The blue jumps, the cue ball jumps. It has
:08:13. > :08:14.thrown the blue thick, unfortunately. So an unexpected
:08:15. > :08:42.chance here for Neil Robertson. He does have the angle to screw into
:08:43. > :08:49.the reds, if he chooses to do so. He has played for the loose red, which
:08:50. > :08:55.would free the black into both corner pockets. But he's not played
:08:56. > :09:01.that very well at all. Because this is really tricky and this is most
:09:02. > :09:22.definitely unmissable. Played it well. Good recovery.
:09:23. > :09:29.Neal is just checking that if he plays the blue with pace and sends
:09:30. > :09:38.the cue ball into the pink, he's just checking there is not a plant
:09:39. > :09:42.of the two reds to the right at the top of the pack, glancing off
:09:43. > :09:56.another red and possibly going into the right corner. Well worked out.
:09:57. > :10:00.Always worth having a cheque in case there is a the corner. Beautiful
:10:01. > :10:17.split. Couldn't have worked out better. I
:10:18. > :10:27.don't know if the black is available in the boat corners. -- both
:10:28. > :10:31.corners. One of those plays, Neil Robertson, once he gets a nice
:10:32. > :10:35.rhythm going and he is playing quickly, I think he is a lot better
:10:36. > :10:42.player. Sometimes he has looked for problems.
:10:43. > :10:53.It is easier for me to say that sat here in the commentary box. 41
:10:54. > :10:57.points required from this situation to get to the snookers required
:10:58. > :11:05.stage. He would expect him to get it with no problem, but it is the first
:11:06. > :11:10.frame. And the first player, a couple of seasons ago, who made 100
:11:11. > :11:17.centuries in a season. What an incredible achievement. It really
:11:18. > :11:22.is. I suppose with all of the tournaments, it is possible it could
:11:23. > :11:47.be done again, but it will be some achievement.
:11:48. > :12:05.So now the black available into both corner pockets.
:12:06. > :12:11.That wasn't the best of contact. We were saying this morning at
:12:12. > :12:17.breakfast how the tables have been saying. But on the other match this
:12:18. > :12:30.morning, quite a few bad contacts. I don't know why it is. I think more
:12:31. > :12:36.often than not, it is atmospherics. Different temperatures, different
:12:37. > :12:41.humidities. Even in an auditorium whereby the atmosphere is largely
:12:42. > :12:44.controlled, you still do get variables and it does make a huge
:12:45. > :12:53.difference to the playing conditions. Of course, when you are
:12:54. > :12:59.playing and you do get one or two of these bad contacts, it does slightly
:13:00. > :13:02.put it you are. An example, a shot like this, you are just rolling it
:13:03. > :13:20.through, the last thing you want is a heavy contact.
:13:21. > :13:29.75 remaining. Red, colour, red would be sufficient to clinch this first
:13:30. > :13:49.frame. There is a milestone, not saying in
:13:50. > :13:57.this frame, but it could come up during this session. At the moment,
:13:58. > :14:07.Neil Robertson has made 499 competitive centuries. Could get to
:14:08. > :14:12.500 today. I can only think of two people who have done better than
:14:13. > :14:21.that. That is Ronnie O'Sullivan and the now retired Stephen Hendry. That
:14:22. > :14:37.would be a milestone. This frame is well and truly over.
:14:38. > :14:44.I am sure Neil Robertson will be well aware of that fact and will be
:14:45. > :14:48.looking to make his 500th competitive century break as a
:14:49. > :14:56.professional and get that out the way as soon as he possibly can.
:14:57. > :15:08.It is going to the jaw. It is not there. He thought it was in. He was
:15:09. > :15:10.walking round to play the pink. Barring snookers, he has got the
:15:11. > :15:29.first frame in the bag. I don't blame Saengkham for play on,
:15:30. > :15:31.getting his cueing ongoing. He was unlucky on a similar blue to this,
:15:32. > :15:57.he got bad contact. Didn't play that very well. Doesn't
:15:58. > :16:02.really matter but needed to hit it just slightly below centre. And then
:16:03. > :16:11.that back spin, when it comes after pushing, get some top spin, reverses
:16:12. > :16:19.itself. The frame has been conceded. So Neil Robertson, convincing start?
:16:20. > :16:32.Well, he did well when he got in. Nice split and he is 1-0 in front.
:16:33. > :16:41.He caught that much too thick. You play that break-off shot using
:16:42. > :16:45.right-hand side. But if you don't play it well, the right-hand side
:16:46. > :16:51.pushes right into the end red. Became the table with the cue ball,
:16:52. > :16:55.but fortunately for him, Neil can't get to it. He is coming off the push
:16:56. > :16:59.and trying to hit this sort of half ball and knock it up the table.
:17:00. > :17:35.Where is the cue ball going? OK. The kiss on the green has helped. If
:17:36. > :17:36.it had just missed the green, it always looked like it would be a
:17:37. > :18:29.good safety. Decent opportunity here for Neil
:18:30. > :18:30.Robertson to get the cue ball on the ball concussion behind the brown and
:18:31. > :18:46.green. -- ball concussion. He didn't expect the red to come out
:18:47. > :18:49.from the pack and go towards the right-hand pocket as we look down
:18:50. > :19:01.the table from the black spot end. Test of cueing, this one. He
:19:02. > :19:25.couldn't have got much closer. Yes, you would think he would have
:19:26. > :19:43.potted that. Just the pace kept it out.
:19:44. > :20:05.Could you check the volume keys in your ear pieces.
:20:06. > :20:12.That's one wiped its feet, it wasn't a clean pot. From this hugely
:20:13. > :20:52.talented Australian. There is a distracting noise in the
:20:53. > :20:55.auditorium at the moment. Neil Robertson has picked up on. Don't
:20:56. > :21:16.know where it is coming from. Can we try and identify where that
:21:17. > :21:19.is coming from, that sound? We may have a short delay. Is it from a
:21:20. > :21:33.speaker. Buzzing and then it stops. We
:21:34. > :21:40.thought it was the ear pieces, but I don't think it is. It has been
:21:41. > :21:45.happening since the first day. If it has been happening, I haven't
:21:46. > :21:52.noticed it before now. As quiet as possible please. Do you want to
:21:53. > :22:01.speak to a member of staff and see if they can look at the speaker
:22:02. > :22:06.system. One of the Dorman has said it has been happening all the time,
:22:07. > :22:13.so someone should have sorted it out before now. What is going on here?
:22:14. > :22:21.Anyway, that is what you do, seasoned professional. Don't play
:22:22. > :22:28.the shot until you are comfortable and at ease in your mind. He played
:22:29. > :22:47.the blue lovely. This red, a little bit tricky. Wide. It is so easy to
:22:48. > :22:53.do, Peter. You just decelerate a fraction and you hit them too thin.
:22:54. > :23:07.Yes. Probably played that with a trace of left-hand side. Just pulled
:23:08. > :23:13.the red thin. Hasn't left anything. You would think Saengkham could find
:23:14. > :23:17.a cover here, not only with the blue, but the collection of reds on
:23:18. > :23:23.the left-hand side of the table. As long as he gets the cue ball
:23:24. > :23:29.somewhere along the far corner pocket. It.
:23:30. > :23:36.Trying to get in behind the green. The reds will cover the one over the
:23:37. > :23:44.corner. Could have done with a better lens of the cue ball, tight
:23:45. > :23:48.onto the cushion. Would be a bit more difficult for Neil to play the
:23:49. > :23:53.safety. Once again, trying to get in behind the green and brown. But just
:23:54. > :24:02.caught the green that time. I think he may have left the red? Yes. Think
:24:03. > :24:08.there is a path through to this red. Might have to play it with a trace
:24:09. > :24:15.of right-hand side. But it looks on. I think this is really tight. The
:24:16. > :24:16.way the clots have been playing so far during this tournament, they
:24:17. > :24:35.have been very slippy. What a shot Axel absolutely
:24:36. > :24:43.brilliant. Much appreciated by this crowd. That was wonderful. Look at
:24:44. > :25:01.the back spin he got on that from almost 11 feet away. Good shot.
:25:02. > :25:10.Played the blue nicely. Now he has this red to the left corner and he
:25:11. > :25:15.can play for pink or possibly the black. You think the pink is the
:25:16. > :25:33.easy ball to get on. Once again, if you just don't get
:25:34. > :25:38.the cue through the cue ball accelerating as you hit the white,
:25:39. > :25:42.it just drifts off and that is why he hit it slightly thinner than
:25:43. > :26:39.needed. It could be a costly mistake. His expression says it all.
:26:40. > :26:51.Now where Wilbur black go? Is he still on this red to the opposite
:26:52. > :26:57.corner? Just about. That was confident from Neil. Took the risk
:26:58. > :27:51.and now may reap the rewards. There are not many players that push
:27:52. > :27:56.the cue through a straight as Neil Robertson.
:27:57. > :28:06.No, he is superb with his cueing. It always goes through very straight.
:28:07. > :28:11.That is not always the case with players who are so dominant with one
:28:12. > :28:17.eye. He is very dominant with his right eye when he lines up and puts
:28:18. > :28:22.down the cue on his chin. Very dominant with his right eye. Very
:28:23. > :28:27.often when somebody is that dominant that the right side they will cue to
:28:28. > :28:32.the right centre of the cue ball when they feel themselves there are
:28:33. > :28:38.hitting centre, then come across to the left is to actually hit the
:28:39. > :28:44.centre. Temp two doesn't do that. He hits exactly where he is meaning to.
:28:45. > :28:57.The cue goes through ramrod straight, particularly on these
:28:58. > :29:15.cloth cloths. Just 25 points away from winning this frame. Easier said
:29:16. > :29:20.than done with those five reds on the left-hand cushion. An
:29:21. > :29:26.opportunity here to bring a few reds interplay, but as Eddie Charlton
:29:27. > :29:37.always said never bring out our red when you are trying to pot a red,
:29:38. > :29:46.because you may not guarantee that colour. And Eddie was right! He is
:29:47. > :29:50.on the colour, but not good on it. Eddie was Australian as well. I
:29:51. > :29:57.remember watching Eddie Charlton and number of years ago and Eddie played
:29:58. > :30:07.absolutely fantastic snooker. He just kept rolling long balls in. And
:30:08. > :30:13.what a sportsman he was! Eddie Charlton, a legend in the game.
:30:14. > :30:24.Meanwhile, what a tremendous pot on the black that was. These kind of
:30:25. > :30:37.tables where it can be a bit scary using side would have suited Eddie
:30:38. > :30:46.down to the ground. You use side at your peril. He has taken these well,
:30:47. > :30:53.Neil. Colour and one more red required.
:30:54. > :31:04.He has to avoid the kiss on the green here. He did that. 59 ahead,
:31:05. > :31:11.67 remaining at the moment but once he gets this red there will be only
:31:12. > :31:17.59 remaining and he will be 60 points in front. Still a chance of
:31:18. > :31:34.that 500th century! He timed that one well with the
:31:35. > :31:39.rest. Got some action going there. Sometimes our early on in the match
:31:40. > :31:44.when you saw him not cueing well, you worried that you will do that
:31:45. > :31:54.again, but he has put that well out of his mind. That is not a bad case,
:31:55. > :32:02.brought an awkward red interplay. -- into play.
:32:03. > :32:09.This is a bit awkward. Because he is left-handed he will be able to play
:32:10. > :32:27.the pink. A little in between here. He could
:32:28. > :32:32.play the red into the middle then tried to disturb the one that is
:32:33. > :32:54.nearest the middle, but looks like he is just concentrating on the pot.
:32:55. > :33:05.It meant he could get a little bit closer. This will test his cueing.
:33:06. > :33:19.You would not want to decelerate on this. Push the cue strip and firm.
:33:20. > :33:37.Just overcompensated. Neil Robertson has a 2-0 lead.
:33:38. > :33:47.Well, if he can avoid the cannon on the back, he could take this long
:33:48. > :33:52.red into the black pocket and play it as a shock to nothing. He will be
:33:53. > :33:58.playing this with left-hand side, so it is all about timing, if he gets
:33:59. > :34:03.through the ball too quick, it will go thick. That was a complete
:34:04. > :34:13.misjudgement. He may well have left free ball here. Waiting for the
:34:14. > :34:21.referee to have a look to tell us if it is a free ball or not. Free ball.
:34:22. > :34:28.This is where you can get more than 147. This yellow will count as a
:34:29. > :34:58.red. For example, if he got 15 reds, 15
:34:59. > :35:07.blacks and all the colours, it would be a potential 153. I wonder how
:35:08. > :35:16.they do that for the maximum break. If the took a couple of loose and
:35:17. > :35:20.browns, and got 147, what would happen? With that count as a
:35:21. > :35:23.maximum. I don't think it would, but it would count as a high brick, for
:35:24. > :35:54.sure! -- break, for sure! I like the idea of playing the one
:35:55. > :36:01.closest to the bunch, but he is just a bit concerned that he might have
:36:02. > :36:08.to run out of position. He can play at next time around. He can leave
:36:09. > :36:18.himself low on the red immediately above the black, then those reds
:36:19. > :36:26.will open. No harm done, I don't suppose. He will get a little kiss
:36:27. > :36:27.of the main bunch to stay on the black. It won't open up anything
:36:28. > :37:24.else. It is amazing, Neil was worried
:37:25. > :37:29.before about the slight noise, but now you can hear all the hubbub
:37:30. > :37:36.coming from the other table between frames and it is not affecting him
:37:37. > :37:44.in the least. Just shows how you can block things out with your
:37:45. > :37:48.concentrating and fully focused. -- when you are concentrating and fully
:37:49. > :37:57.focused. He will have to go up to this red. I think he will go for an
:37:58. > :38:11.angle on the blues and he can't played the cannon -- so he can play
:38:12. > :38:20.the cannon. Nice angle on the blue. He might make his 500th consecutive
:38:21. > :38:29.century and make the highest ever break at the Crucible Theatre. That
:38:30. > :38:32.would be something! It is OK. I think he is on it! Still a chance,
:38:33. > :38:46.still a possibility! We can say we were there! Have very
:38:47. > :38:51.interesting shock that he played, normally you would expect a player
:38:52. > :38:55.at to play with more speed than that going into the reds. If he had done,
:38:56. > :39:01.this red would've gone into right-hand corner, so just as well
:39:02. > :39:16.he didn't. Maybe he spotted that. Absolutely.
:39:17. > :39:22.The 338 macro after this black to get this frame, then we will all be
:39:23. > :39:29.rooting for him. He will go on to 151 if he plays for
:39:30. > :40:13.the blue again. 149, sorry. Well, he decided to open
:40:14. > :40:27.up the other reds. All of our hopes and dreams have disappeared. If he
:40:28. > :40:32.had been more straight on the red he would've had no hesitation the
:40:33. > :40:38.black. I'm not saying it is the right shop, but they wouldn't be
:40:39. > :40:42.surprised if he took on the screen. -- this green.
:40:43. > :40:57.APPLAUSE. Nice break, but he will be
:40:58. > :41:32.disappointed. Noppon Saengkham still has a chance, 83 remaining.
:41:33. > :41:43.Good shot, bats. If it had been going in, I would have said, where
:41:44. > :41:56.is the cue ball going? That was an excellent shot.
:41:57. > :42:18.APPLAUSE. Add a little tap on the table
:42:19. > :42:23.thereby Noppon Saengkham. I wouldn't be tapping the table because he
:42:24. > :42:29.flicked the brown. There may be a gap, but they don't think he will be
:42:30. > :42:36.able to get safe of that one. He is in a spot of bother here. He knows
:42:37. > :42:49.that if he leaves Neil one more chance, it will be frame over.
:42:50. > :42:59.Just about OK, I think. He may have left the red to the far left corner,
:43:00. > :43:10.or maybe the one closest to the cue ball will cut back. But the fact
:43:11. > :43:16.that Neil is going to the baulk end, makes me think he is thinking of
:43:17. > :43:21.safety rather than pot. That red to the left corner looks straight
:43:22. > :43:31.enough. It will be amazing if he doesn't take it on. He couldn't
:43:32. > :43:41.refuse that. If he knocks it in, he will win the frame.
:43:42. > :43:56.He wins the frame! APPLAUSE. Good pot. This black will
:43:57. > :44:25.put him 76 points in front with 75 remaining.
:44:26. > :44:31.That was not the best contact. You can hear the sound, it is not a nice
:44:32. > :44:54.sound, it is a thud. Doesn't matter, frame over.
:44:55. > :45:03.That has gone wrong, so that is end of break. I don't think the young
:45:04. > :45:11.man from Thailand will come back to the table. He gives the nod of
:45:12. > :45:26.concession. Well played by Neil Robertson. He now leads 3-0.
:45:27. > :45:37.So, Noppon Saengkham with the break-off. Mid-session interval
:45:38. > :45:41.after this frame. He would love to get a frame on the scoreboard before
:45:42. > :45:52.he goes back to his dressing room. He has left a pot on for Neil here.
:45:53. > :46:02.There is a gap round the back of the black. He is potentially looking at
:46:03. > :46:10.a plant as well, maybe playing that as a shock to nothing. He just needs
:46:11. > :46:20.to be very careful of making sure he gets a good cue ball. He has decided
:46:21. > :46:29.to play the plant. Played it as a shock to nothing. That is a very
:46:30. > :46:33.fortunate as Flick on the brown. It could have been worse for Noppon
:46:34. > :46:53.Saengkham. He could have been snookered behind the yellow.
:46:54. > :47:02.Just a little bit fast, and the fact that the cue ball is not tied to the
:47:03. > :47:06.baulk cushion may tempt Neil to go forward the pot here. I think it
:47:07. > :47:20.would have had no hesitation in the black was available.
:47:21. > :47:40.Neil Robertson showing his experience here. He has got the
:47:41. > :47:43.young player from Thailand under pressure. This is a tough safety
:47:44. > :48:03.shop, very thin. -- safety shot. That was very tough. Neil
:48:04. > :48:14.Robertson's decision to play a good quality safety shop has given him a
:48:15. > :48:21.chance. But it will not be easy to get onto the black, or possibly the
:48:22. > :48:28.pink. He is also looking at a plant. If the plant is on, he may well take
:48:29. > :48:31.that instead. He could play the deep screenshot and play that is shot to
:48:32. > :48:43.nothing. He will be hampered by the brown if
:48:44. > :48:50.he plays a straightforward pot to the right corner. I think this
:48:51. > :48:55.straightforward red that we looked that is maybe just covering a bit of
:48:56. > :49:07.the pocket for the plant. It seems that way to me. Not all of the
:49:08. > :49:12.pocket is available. You get a better look at it when you are right
:49:13. > :49:28.behind the shot, obviously. I think this is on.
:49:29. > :49:38.Almost a minute and a half deciding what shot to play.
:49:39. > :49:51.Well... Keeping the pressure on. Yes, not taking any undue risks. I
:49:52. > :49:52.suppose you can't blame him, he has the young man exactly where he
:49:53. > :50:20.wanted him. He needs to cover this potential
:50:21. > :50:29.plant with the brown, if he hasn't, Neil may take this on. Now that the
:50:30. > :50:31.red has gone, he can get past the brown to play the plant. There is no
:50:32. > :50:46.easy safety. Was Neil Robertson setting a little
:50:47. > :50:54.trap for the young man? APPLAUSE.
:50:55. > :51:00.I suppose he is a bit unlucky but when you hit the ball that hard you
:51:01. > :51:06.are trusting to luck a little bit the position on the colour. I don't
:51:07. > :51:14.think I would have fallen for that, would you? You did try to cover it
:51:15. > :51:19.with the brown, in all honesty. I'm a little bit surprised that Neil
:51:20. > :51:37.didn't play that as a screenshot. Just playing safe of the green.
:51:38. > :51:47.Another tester here for Noppon Saengkham to get their say. Normally
:51:48. > :51:56.he would say, of the side cushion and nestle on the red just beside
:51:57. > :52:08.the pink. It is not straightforward, this safety.
:52:09. > :52:16.He has left the red to the left centre. Now, whether Neil will be
:52:17. > :52:54.tempted, it depends how he feels. That is where experience comes in,
:52:55. > :52:57.of course. He has the young man, he has not settled yet because he
:52:58. > :53:02.doesn't have a frame on the scoreboard, and he will not give him
:53:03. > :53:09.an easy chance to settle himself. This needs to be a good shot. He
:53:10. > :53:17.needs to hit this perfectly. He has hit it too thin. The cue ball will
:53:18. > :53:23.come back down to this end of the table. The red is on to the right
:53:24. > :53:45.middle. I wouldn't be certain about the colour.
:53:46. > :53:54.That is OK. Just like getting that far up the table he knew that he
:53:55. > :54:21.would be on the green at least. Not a bad little kiss, that. He can
:54:22. > :54:27.play the red to the far right, or to the corner. In an ideal world you
:54:28. > :54:30.would like to get the pink on that spot as possible, but there is no
:54:31. > :54:50.rush to do that. There is the red immediately above
:54:51. > :54:51.the pink that he could play. Just having a look at that possibility
:54:52. > :55:05.now. Or, if he has the right angle on the
:55:06. > :55:09.blue, which he appears to have, he could play for one of the reds in
:55:10. > :55:18.the middle of the table. Yes, he does have an angle.
:55:19. > :55:37.This is the red I would have had in mind, so I could play for the pink.
:55:38. > :55:46.Once this pink is on its spots, it is an excellent opportunity to go
:55:47. > :56:18.into the mid-session interval with zero lead. -- with a 4-0 lead.
:56:19. > :56:30.I may have been playing that a little bit more firmly. He will have
:56:31. > :56:35.to go above the blue now. Just underhit it slightly. He will have
:56:36. > :56:41.to play for yellow or green. He needs another 41 points to clinch
:56:42. > :56:48.the frame at this visit. It is not beyond him, obviously, but it is not
:56:49. > :56:54.as easy as it sounds. Noppon Saengkham hasn't had a real chance
:56:55. > :56:58.to score. I think back to the horrible kick that he got on the
:56:59. > :57:04.blue earlier in the match. He has not really been in it since then.
:57:05. > :57:11.Neil Robertson has showed good discipline in the last couple of
:57:12. > :57:18.frames. Doing his best to keep the young player from Thailand under as
:57:19. > :57:22.much pressure as possible. It can be a very lonely place out there when
:57:23. > :57:27.things aren't going for you and you are not getting clear cut chances.
:57:28. > :57:33.It is a stiff and stern examination for the young man, this. It doesn't
:57:34. > :57:40.seem that long ago when he came into the arena and almost kissed the
:57:41. > :57:46.hallowed turf here at the Crucible, just glad to be here, but it is a
:57:47. > :57:51.lonely seat and a bad position to be in. He has not have the chance to
:57:52. > :57:58.show this packed audience how good he is. That in the way is another
:57:59. > :58:06.thing, you want to get in early and show people buy you are here. You
:58:07. > :58:15.just want to show it on the bigger stage of all. Absolutely. To be
:58:16. > :58:20.perfectly honest, even though all of the qualifiers that have come
:58:21. > :58:24.through have quite rightly deserve their place here at the Crucible,
:58:25. > :58:33.this really is a step up in class again, isn't it? Not only the class
:58:34. > :58:40.of opposition, but the fact that you're playing, you are in the
:58:41. > :58:42.headlights, so to speak, every mistake is greeted by a noise from
:58:43. > :58:57.the crowd. I think it was John Parrott who said
:58:58. > :59:08.it is the best place to play, and the worst place to play. I think he
:59:09. > :59:09.has got the angle to get this in and maybe play for the pink in the same
:59:10. > :59:52.pocket. So, 50 ahead, 75 remaining. Two
:59:53. > :59:55.reds, two high value colours. I think he can avoid the kiss on the
:59:56. > :00:05.second red to get nicely on the black. Well! Why did he play it like
:00:06. > :00:11.that. Was it the noise from the other side of the wall? Possibly.
:00:12. > :00:13.Maybe he should have taken a deep breath and waited for it to quieten
:00:14. > :01:04.down a little bit. Well, that's a top drawer safety
:01:05. > :01:14.shot. Not for the first time from Neil. Snookered on Allred 's. No,
:01:15. > :01:23.there is a gap. There is always a gap.
:01:24. > :01:31.Played that nicely, but of course kissing the yellow full in the face
:01:32. > :01:35.is not a good safety shot now. Good chance to get the cue ball behind
:01:36. > :01:43.the brown now. I think he will settle for that. Almost behind the
:01:44. > :02:09.green. Nice shot, even with the flick on
:02:10. > :02:16.the brown. It was always going to have a good land. The one thing that
:02:17. > :02:22.has impressed me with so far, because that's all he has been able
:02:23. > :02:35.to play so far, safety. Hit that far too thick.
:02:36. > :02:52.This is a chance. Almost 54 minutes since his last pot. Big pressure on
:02:53. > :03:01.this. Well played. Well played. APPLAUSE
:03:02. > :03:12.This is the first real good chance he's had.
:03:13. > :03:21.There was that one chance when he got the horrendous kick on the blue
:03:22. > :03:25.in the first frame. But he's not been in and around the black spot
:03:26. > :03:39.area with his hand on the table. Little bit of work to do with the
:03:40. > :03:44.cue ball here. Couldn't have struck it better. Beautiful shot. The
:03:45. > :03:48.reason he played for the black, he is in the ideal position to bring
:03:49. > :04:08.the other three reds into play. Well played.
:04:09. > :04:16.I have had a tendency to just hit it a little bit firmer than that. But
:04:17. > :04:24.he has got this red along the top cushion. Difficult. Not had many
:04:25. > :04:34.opportunities. Make certain he can be on the pink to the middle. Well
:04:35. > :04:44.done. Well done. This would give him a boost if he could win the frame at
:04:45. > :04:45.this visit, after what has gone before. Absolutely. Real test of
:04:46. > :05:10.character for the young man now. Now, can he roll this red in and
:05:11. > :05:22.avoid the kiss on the second red? If he can, he is perfect.
:05:23. > :05:31.Well, he just made certain of it. Needed a little trace of side, but
:05:32. > :05:52.I'm not going to knock him for not doing that.
:05:53. > :05:59.19 points behind now. 43 remaining. So, any colour with these remaining
:06:00. > :06:22.two reds. He took the chance to bring the red
:06:23. > :06:34.into play. It's not bad. He's on the pink.
:06:35. > :06:47.The safest way to play this is to just roll the pink into the middle.
:06:48. > :07:00.So, this could be the key to the frame. How would you play this,
:07:01. > :07:05.Peter? Would you play the screw to try and bring it up the right-hand
:07:06. > :07:07.side of the table or run round the two cushions? I think I would
:07:08. > :07:21.probably played the screw shot. Just on the black, I think. If the
:07:22. > :07:29.cue ball travelled another inch or two inches, he wouldn't have been.
:07:30. > :07:38.He is going to have to play this with a bit of pace with the rest. He
:07:39. > :07:48.has played this really well. How is this for a shot? How is this for a
:07:49. > :07:52.shot? How is this for a shot Axel absolutely inch perfect. Wonderful.
:07:53. > :07:56.Considering his highest break had only been seven before he got this
:07:57. > :08:04.opportunity and he had been almost 54 minutes without potting a ball,
:08:05. > :08:11.what a clearance this could be. Needs up to and including the pink.
:08:12. > :08:22.Bit short of pace. I thought you might play that inside. Yes, just to
:08:23. > :08:31.speed the cue ball up. Just played it with top spin.
:08:32. > :08:48.Overcut it. What a shame. What a shame. Great effort up until then.
:08:49. > :08:54.Unlucky. But this isn't a formality, Peter, with the cue ball being tight
:08:55. > :09:05.to the cushion. No, it's going to be difficult for Neil to get on the
:09:06. > :09:06.brown, actually. I think he is playing this with lots and lots of
:09:07. > :09:23.top spin. Very difficult. It was a very good
:09:24. > :09:24.effort. But he's not on the brown. So this frame is still very much
:09:25. > :09:46.alive. Just a bit short of pace. Hasn't
:09:47. > :09:53.quite got the snooker. It is going to be a tough one for Saengkham to
:09:54. > :09:58.get safe. Yes, very tough safety shot here. The problem with trying
:09:59. > :10:03.to clip the brown thing and getting the cue ball behind the black is
:10:04. > :10:07.that he could be pushing the brown towards the green pocket. I wouldn't
:10:08. > :10:18.be surprised if he doubled the brown here.
:10:19. > :10:25.I think that was his intention, but you would want to hit the top
:10:26. > :10:31.cushion first, rather than the side cushion. Absolutely. This is a
:10:32. > :10:42.chance but it's not easy. No, he will need a good pot.
:10:43. > :10:53.The best players always have all the luck. This time, Noppon Saengkham
:10:54. > :10:57.has a good chance of getting the cue ball behind the black. We'll be
:10:58. > :11:04.pushing the brown over onto the green side cushion.
:11:05. > :11:19.Just a little bit thin. He needs the pink to come to his rescue. It
:11:20. > :11:29.hasn't. You can see it. So Neil Robertson needs brown and the blue.
:11:30. > :11:40.He will be 14 points in front with 13 remaining. Nice, clean pot.
:11:41. > :11:44.Absolutely inch perfect on the blue. And this blue will put in 14 points
:11:45. > :11:48.in France with 13 remaining. Looks like the young man from Thailand is
:11:49. > :11:56.going to get nothing out of these first four frames. Came in
:11:57. > :12:02.celebrating the fact he had made it to the Crucible. But he's nothing to
:12:03. > :12:12.show for his efforts at the moment. And it is Neil Robertson, is The
:12:13. > :12:21.Thunder From Down Under is beating the young man from Thailand 5-0 at
:12:22. > :12:27.the mid-session interval. That was a poor break off shot. Caught the end
:12:28. > :12:35.read much too thin and that is why he collided with the blue and the
:12:36. > :12:37.brown. When you are breaking off, what ever you do, don't hit the
:12:38. > :12:56.blue. Nice opener. Fully committed to
:12:57. > :13:01.that. Didn't hold back. Played the right shot and nicely on the black.
:13:02. > :13:16.One of the few times he's gone in first in a frame.
:13:17. > :13:26.After the mid-session interval there is five frames to play. So, this
:13:27. > :13:28.will be a good start for the young man, if he can make the most of this
:13:29. > :14:20.opportunity. Because the blue is not on its spot,
:14:21. > :14:22.eventually when he tries to break the reds open, he will have to do it
:14:23. > :14:35.of the black. Maybe thinking that way now, leave
:14:36. > :14:45.himself low on the black. It is not the best cluster to go in. As my
:14:46. > :14:52.friend and colleague Willie Thorne said, it is a bit of a flat pack.
:14:53. > :14:56.But he has the angle. When you are playing this type of shot, you have
:14:57. > :15:00.got to hit the end of the reds, that's way it releases the white. If
:15:01. > :15:06.you go right into the middle, the white could stick and be on nothing.
:15:07. > :15:09.I remember Matthew Stevens used to play this as a deep screw with
:15:10. > :15:16.reverse side to take the white back up towards the pink spot. He struck
:15:17. > :15:24.it nicely enough. Was unfortunate not to finish on a read. But as you
:15:25. > :15:30.say, it wasn't easy. Just caught the wrong read first. If he had stunned
:15:31. > :15:35.it, he would have gone through the reds more. But when it came off the
:15:36. > :15:45.second red, it just screwed away. On nothing. And that is careless. The
:15:46. > :16:05.yellow has come to his rescue. No harm done.
:16:06. > :16:33.I said no harm done, there was half a chance at that pot.
:16:34. > :16:40.Caught it a little bit too thick. Needs the green to help him here. It
:16:41. > :16:48.hasn't. The reason I was saying the green to help him, because he has
:16:49. > :16:52.this straight red to the corner. And if the cue ball had run on a little
:16:53. > :17:03.bit further, he would have been badly hampered by the green. Can see
:17:04. > :17:08.the distance. This would give you an example of how straight Neil
:17:09. > :17:18.Robertson pushes the cue through. Just watch this June. -- cue. There
:17:19. > :17:22.you go. Snapped it right in the middle of the pocket. Very rarely
:17:23. > :18:03.misses back type of shot. That was a nice pot. Presumably he
:18:04. > :18:06.is on this red when the black is re-spotted. He's not, he must have
:18:07. > :18:15.played for the red to the right middle. I have just spotted it.
:18:16. > :18:28.It is high. Not playing flawless snooker. No, and there was a little
:18:29. > :18:31.bit of pressure on that red into the middle because he knew he would be
:18:32. > :18:50.leaving one into the left corner pocket, should he miss it.
:18:51. > :19:23.Played the delicate cannon and played it very well.
:19:24. > :19:32.I think that is the shot on. He will be bringing that cluster of reds in
:19:33. > :19:38.between bringing the black into play.
:19:39. > :19:50.He needed an inch more pace, a little bit more top spin rather than
:19:51. > :19:57.pace. Yes, it is so easy on those type of shots to almost quit and not
:19:58. > :20:03.get enough spin on the cue ball. He didn't exactly do that there, but as
:20:04. > :20:06.John quite rightly alluded to, he would have liked to have seen the
:20:07. > :20:16.cue ball travel just a little bit further.
:20:17. > :20:22.Played it well. Yes, he is on the red to the left middle. Doesn't have
:20:23. > :20:28.to do much with the cue ball. The blue is adjacent to the far corner
:20:29. > :20:33.pocket. Then you would think he would be on to be yellow. Another 25
:20:34. > :20:34.points needed to get to snookers required stage his first frame on
:20:35. > :20:45.the scoreboard. -- get his first. He'd like to be on the yellow. I
:20:46. > :21:03.think he is. Yes, just about get through to if.
:21:04. > :21:09.Would have liked to have had a little bit of an angle. Just a
:21:10. > :21:14.fraction of one to bring him down amongst the reds just below the
:21:15. > :21:45.pink. He will be disappointed if he doesn't win the frame now.
:21:46. > :21:54.He is OK. Look for a moment as though he could have been hampered,
:21:55. > :21:59.but he can get to the middle of the cue ball. Always a little bit wary
:22:00. > :22:05.in this shot. You have got to push the tube through straight. If you
:22:06. > :22:10.just deviate slightly to the right, he could file the red. It is
:22:11. > :22:13.slightly disconcerting because not everybody would be able to play this
:22:14. > :22:22.ball. Some players have naturally play this with a touch of right-hand
:22:23. > :22:31.side. Which is unnecessary. But some players just prefer to do that. As
:22:32. > :22:34.John always says with these superfine clots, it is a massive
:22:35. > :22:48.advantage if you can play the playing ball. Sometimes with the
:22:49. > :22:51.player's dominant eye, the natural tendency is for the brain to self
:22:52. > :22:59.correct and they could come across the ball. It does make cueing
:23:00. > :23:04.straight very difficult. Neil Robertson is one of the best in the
:23:05. > :23:11.game for that. But other players like Judd Trump, cross the ball
:23:12. > :23:26.considerably. That's because he is so dominant with his right eye.
:23:27. > :23:35.Saengkham is going quite nicely. He had a quick glance at the
:23:36. > :23:37.scoreboard. Just needs another red and a colour to get to the snookers
:23:38. > :23:48.required stage. This blue will put in 63 points in
:23:49. > :24:09.front with just 59 remaining. That will make him feel an awful lot
:24:10. > :24:15.better. Taking it well. OK, he got in because Neil Robertson missed,
:24:16. > :24:24.for him, straightforward read to the middle. But he has taken them well.
:24:25. > :24:34.That is an excellent pot. There will be no coming back to the table for
:24:35. > :25:11.the Australia now. The red has not gone in, but that
:25:12. > :25:19.doesn't matter. He finished first on the scoreboard. Maybe now, the young
:25:20. > :25:23.man from Thailand, Noppon Saengkham can relax. He is still three behind,
:25:24. > :26:11.but that will settle him. Just a sign that Neil is not 100%,
:26:12. > :26:20.in the last frame when he missed that red in the middle. He is not in
:26:21. > :26:30.don't miss mood. 90% success which is good the Neil. 84%, bit low but
:26:31. > :26:39.Saengkham. Long pot success, who would have thought it. Five out of
:26:40. > :26:42.11 for Neil Robertson. That is why he is at 45%. Seven out of nine for
:26:43. > :27:00.the young man from Thailand. He took that on. Needed to screw
:27:01. > :27:07.back. Couldn't have hit it much better. Where is the red running to?
:27:08. > :27:13.He is hoping it won't run past the middle. He has left it. He played
:27:14. > :27:17.the deep screw hoping the red wouldn't come back down the table
:27:18. > :27:34.with the cue ball. Unfortunately, it did.
:27:35. > :27:43.The reds are nicely spread, but at the moment, the black is slightly
:27:44. > :27:54.awkward. I think the pink, it may be available into the right corner. The
:27:55. > :27:57.first couple of positional shots at this visit will determine whether he
:27:58. > :28:00.can make a frame-winning contribution. That is why he's
:28:01. > :28:17.giving it an extra bit of thought. It is not straightforward.
:28:18. > :28:22.A possibility here he could get on the black, get the black back onto
:28:23. > :28:45.its spot. He knew he was going to be hampered,
:28:46. > :28:47.but just hoping that he wasn't going to be full ball hampered, which is
:28:48. > :29:51.what he appears to be. He made play the cup on the red to
:29:52. > :29:56.the left corner. -- cut. I don't know what he can just drop this in
:29:57. > :30:02.and go for the black. If he can't, he is checking to see if the pink
:30:03. > :30:12.will go to the right corner, the opposite corner to this red. It
:30:13. > :30:20.would help if it did. He got the caman, which he expected, but does
:30:21. > :30:26.the pink go? If not, he has a nice angle on the blue if he thinks the
:30:27. > :30:40.pink is too tight. But you can see there that the pink does go.
:30:41. > :30:45.This is an excellent opportunity for Neil Robertson to re-establish his
:30:46. > :30:59.dominance in this match. It is always the worst time to have
:31:00. > :31:05.a chance, isn't it, in between frames on the other side and you
:31:06. > :31:10.hear the noise. The referee just setting up the balls on the other
:31:11. > :31:18.side, which is why Neil has just stepped back, waiting for things to
:31:19. > :31:23.settle. We know that the pink goes. The reason he is not taking it is
:31:24. > :31:34.that he isn't sure where it will go when it is a respot. He is OK. He
:31:35. > :32:31.has the red to the left middle. He needs another 43 points. To get
:32:32. > :32:38.to the snookers required stage. This is a great chance, the black goes
:32:39. > :32:43.into both corners. Isn't it great, John, the CR evaporates, Leo
:32:44. > :32:47.Scullion, back at the Crucible? Absolutely. He has gone through a
:32:48. > :33:00.few health problems, but nice to have him back. That lovely little
:33:01. > :34:19.Scottish brew. A nice man off the table, as well.
:34:20. > :34:29.A little bit straighter than he would have liked. So, he just had to
:34:30. > :34:35.slot the pink paint and it leaves this red a bit more difficult. You
:34:36. > :34:39.wouldn't expect him to miss it, but he will be looking to go back up to
:34:40. > :34:47.the blue and get a nice angle on the blue.
:34:48. > :35:00.Nice pot. Just about got the angle he was looking for.
:35:01. > :35:56.Hoping to be on the pink where he could run the pink through and
:35:57. > :36:09.dislodge these 338 macro just below the pink. -- these three reds. That
:36:10. > :36:17.couldn't have worked out any better! Could this be his 500th century of
:36:18. > :36:18.his professional career? What a great milestone that would be in the
:36:19. > :36:33.career of Neil Robertson. Perfect.
:36:34. > :36:58.APPLAUSE. Red and a black for his 500th career
:36:59. > :37:22.century. Wonderful! Well played, Neil
:37:23. > :37:29.Robertson. APPLAUSE.
:37:30. > :37:38.He has become a scoring machine over the last four or five years.
:37:39. > :37:40.Trillion, brilliant player. Lovely guy, as well, and a great ambassador
:37:41. > :37:59.for snooker. That century was the 27th of the
:38:00. > :38:10.tournament and we are into day five of 17. What are pot that was on the
:38:11. > :38:27.green! Well, that is a pity. His 500th
:38:28. > :38:33.century night puts him with only two people I had a pen, Ronnie
:38:34. > :38:46.O'Sullivan and Steven Hendrie. What a moment. He is now 5-1 in front. --
:38:47. > :39:00.Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry are the only people in front of him.
:39:01. > :39:16.That was a good pot. He is looking at the yellow, but it is hard to
:39:17. > :39:21.inject a lot of pace when you are close to the object ball like this,
:39:22. > :39:47.but he is obviously comfortable with it.
:39:48. > :39:52.This is going to require very good cueing. Very good shot.
:39:53. > :40:08.APPLAUSE. 11 out of 11 with the rest. Neil
:40:09. > :40:18.Robertson, seven out of seven. When the black is potted, or has a
:40:19. > :40:30.respot, will these two reds be available? Lets see what he is on.
:40:31. > :40:44.The one immediately to the right of the black you would like to be on.
:40:45. > :40:49.It looks like he can play a run through and just cannon into the red
:40:50. > :40:53.and maintain position on the black. There is a list red at the top of
:40:54. > :41:11.the cluster. It could even go in off with this
:41:12. > :41:19.screenshot! It could even go in off with the cue shot! Where has the cue
:41:20. > :41:23.ball gone? It is hard to tell when you are right behind it, but it
:41:24. > :41:30.looks like he could have run through and played the caman, but rather
:41:31. > :41:37.that than that, even if he was going to be a bit low on it.
:41:38. > :41:45.The cue ball? It is OK. That is the difference, fractions. Now it is a
:41:46. > :42:40.good safety. APPLAUSE.
:42:41. > :42:56.That is a bonus. I'm sure that water tastes sweet.
:42:57. > :43:12.It should do, it has travelled all the way from China!
:43:13. > :43:22.I don't think the first red that he hit was the one he intended.
:43:23. > :43:30.If Neil Robertson can win this frame, you would say that this match
:43:31. > :43:32.is virtually in the bag. He won't shy away from that. He is a
:43:33. > :43:45.champion. But he won't be too pleased with
:43:46. > :44:28.where the cue ball has finished. Neil Robertson has not been anywhere
:44:29. > :44:38.near his fantastic test in this match so far. He conceived the pot
:44:39. > :44:44.success rate, 90% Neil Robertson. That is very unfortunate. Neil has
:44:45. > :44:51.not had to be anywhere near his best today. Noppon Saengkham's and
:44:52. > :44:56.experience of playing at the big venue like the Crucible has been
:44:57. > :45:06.very evident. Lovely lad. Very, very good player. They practised with him
:45:07. > :45:13.at the Academy. He pots a lot of good balls, but he just hasn't taken
:45:14. > :45:18.his chances. That is the one thing that you have to do here, and the
:45:19. > :45:23.one thing that you always have to do, especially against the best
:45:24. > :45:29.players in the world. Of which Neil Robertson is one of those. Yeah and
:45:30. > :45:35.he certainly had opportunities, Noppon Saengkham, to put more
:45:36. > :45:43.pressure on Neil. But he has made too many unenforced mistakes.
:45:44. > :45:48.A baptism of fire, his first time here at the Crucible.
:45:49. > :46:01.Understandable. Just coming round to have a look. I
:46:02. > :46:14.think the black may be available into the left corner. There, you see
:46:15. > :46:18.it. Not guaranteed to be good on it off this red, though. He couldn't
:46:19. > :46:48.have played that much better. Inch perfect.
:46:49. > :47:00.That was a wonderful example of just how straight Neil Robertson queues.
:47:01. > :47:11.No deviation in his cueing there whatsoever. Ramrod straight. And by
:47:12. > :47:13.taking that red he has cleared a path to the black to the left
:47:14. > :47:38.corner. This is not a good line. He may be
:47:39. > :47:46.on the red to the middle, but he cut into the cue ball too much there.
:47:47. > :47:47.Touching ball, says the referee. He will try to nestle up behind the
:47:48. > :47:56.yellow. I thought he would have played it
:47:57. > :48:36.with more pace than that. This is not an easy shot because
:48:37. > :48:45.Neil is bridging over the blue. If he can avoid the caman, there is a
:48:46. > :48:48.chance of getting behind the yellow. Unfortunately, he has pushed it
:48:49. > :48:54.towards the left corner and hasn't got a good cue ball. This is not
:48:55. > :49:04.easy, especially with the red over the corner pocket. There is half a
:49:05. > :49:14.chance. That is very good cueing. Very well played.
:49:15. > :49:34.This frame could make the difference between being five behind 47 behind.
:49:35. > :49:46.Good shot needed here. There is only really the black to play for. He
:49:47. > :50:18.just has to screw this back a few inches. Well played.
:50:19. > :50:30.That takes him to points the lead. If the kids take care of the reds
:50:31. > :50:40.still on the table that would be more than enough to take the frame.
:50:41. > :50:45.Has he gone far enough? Disappointing. It has not gone far
:50:46. > :50:54.enough. That was a bad mistake. Unique to
:50:55. > :51:20.make sure you are high, if anything. Another opportunity that he did not
:51:21. > :51:23.capitalise on, I'm afraid. It has been the story of this match this
:51:24. > :51:36.afternoon. He has had his chances. If Neil Robertson can avoid the Inn
:51:37. > :51:44.of here he could play at a shop to nothing and played the double. What
:51:45. > :51:51.a shot! What a bonus! APPLAUSE.
:51:52. > :51:58.He knew he would be running into the red over the corner. What a good
:51:59. > :52:01.pot. He could not have finished better on the black. That was a
:52:02. > :52:15.bonus. He now has a 5-point lead. It will
:52:16. > :52:27.not be easy to get past the winning line. He needs these remaining reds.
:52:28. > :52:36.That is a decent start, a nice angle on the black. It is never easy to
:52:37. > :52:47.develop reds when they are in this position, you need a bit of luck. I
:52:48. > :52:54.suppose the way the balls are situated you feel you will not lose
:52:55. > :53:01.it if you do make a mistake. I don't think you would have played that
:53:02. > :53:08.normally, but the scoreline made him think it was a chance to have 8-1
:53:09. > :53:13.advantage, and the way the balls are there was not much chance for his
:53:14. > :53:59.opponent to win the frame in one visit.
:54:00. > :54:12.In patches youth. -- impetuous youth. He will learn. The black was
:54:13. > :54:19.hard enough without hitting it that hard. His first time here, it is all
:54:20. > :54:30.a learning experience. He has qualities.
:54:31. > :54:53.That is a good safety from Neil. This is not a straightforward
:54:54. > :55:02.safety. Well, he wants to hit it. Foul and the mess. He can have it
:55:03. > :55:40.replaced or play from the D. Neil has decided to play this red.
:55:41. > :55:46.Super shot. As you said earlier, Peter, on that straight shot he is
:55:47. > :55:56.so reliable because of the way he delivers the cue, gun barrel
:55:57. > :56:02.straight. Now 24 points in the lead. He is not on this red that you think
:56:03. > :56:07.he will take it on. He will play this safety, get the cue ball back
:56:08. > :56:14.to the baulk end. The only other player I can think of that you would
:56:15. > :56:22.consistently expect to pot long straight balls like that would be
:56:23. > :56:30.Shaun Murphy. This is a very good safety shot. Very well played.
:56:31. > :56:38.APPLAUSE. Yes, you could put Shaun Murphy in that category.
:56:39. > :56:47.He was looking at the side cushion. With a bit of swerve he could hit
:56:48. > :56:57.this red, but could he get it safe? He didn't fancy the swerve. Doesn't
:56:58. > :57:08.want to run past, which is exactly what has done. The mess is called.
:57:09. > :57:22.Neil only needs the red. Surely it is worth going for. If he pots this
:57:23. > :57:30.he goes 29 in front with 27 remaining. That surely will be 8-1.
:57:31. > :57:33.We have seen a lot of the seeds in this tournament, and every year at
:57:34. > :57:42.the Crucible, find the pressure of playing a qualifier it is a tough
:57:43. > :57:44.match. But surely Neil Robertson has broken the back of this one in the
:57:45. > :58:07.first session. He is going to shake his hand. He
:58:08. > :58:12.will walk out a little bit disappointed, but Neil Robertson has
:58:13. > :58:17.done his business, he has taken advantage of the mistakes and this
:58:18. > :58:24.now two frames away from a place in the last 16. He leads 8-1.
:58:25. > :58:28.So, they return for their second session of be returned at one
:58:29. > :58:32.o'clock this afternoon for coverage of basics. I hope you can join us
:58:33. > :58:59.for that, but meanwhile get some sleep! Good night.
:59:00. > :59:05.You are the cream of the French aristocracy.