00:00To settle himself into the final, what a day for him as he chases the hat-trick, would become only
00:06the seventh player to win this three times or more, but to do it at the age of 50, just
00:14a few months away from his 51st birthday, he's already the oldest ever Triple Crown finalist, would be an incredible
00:23achievement.
00:44Well, that was a superb pop from Kyron Wilson. Could have done with a fuller kiss on the yellow, though.
00:53The keyboard just slid beautifully off that side cushion, but just glanced the yellow, and he didn't have a good
01:00angle on it, so had to play the snooker in behind the ground.
01:05But I think Kyron will be surprised if John makes a mistake from this snooker escape.
01:40Well, it would appear that John is going to come off four cushions here and try and land right up
01:46against that red that's just below the black.
01:50What an easy shot to judge, because the red is behind him. He's facing into bulk, and the red is
01:55down this other end of the table.
01:59Oh, dear. Great effort. But no harm done.
02:13John. Thank you.
02:29That was a big misjudgment from John catching the yellow, and he has left the red on, but is it
02:36too straight from Kyron Wilson's point of view to get position on the black?
02:42Well, it's OK. Well, it's OK. You can play this with topspin, and he will be on the black to
02:46the opposite corner.
02:57So that's a couple of reds that have gone astray for Wilson at the start of this final.
03:18Got away with it, though. John can't cut that red in.
03:21On another day, he might have left the red on, and John could have scored heavily, given the position of
03:28many of these reds.
03:31.
03:36.
03:37.
03:37.
03:37.
03:38.
05:56One.
08:04Very confidently.
08:05He looks the more relaxed of the two in the early stages.
08:0823.
08:1724.
08:21It was interesting to look at the players demeanor backstage just before they walked out into
08:26the auditorium.
08:28John Higgins looked rather pensive, certainly very focused and concentrated.
08:32You could see that he meant business.
08:35You could see that he meant business.
08:35Kion had smiles and was having a chat with somebody backstage.
08:40Complete contrast in the two players just before they walked out.
08:45But it is serious business, this.
08:48It's a final of a major, major event.
08:50One of the biggest in the sport.
08:53And it isn't time for fun and games.
08:56It's tough out there.
09:00John didn't pop that red very clean.
09:02He's high on the black now.
09:03Shouldn't be a problem.
09:06But he needs to be precise with the cue ball here.
09:27And now we'll be forced to go up the table for the blue.
09:3039.
09:4840.
10:14Clever thinking from John Higgins.
10:16He's held the blue spot with the cue ball so that goes on the pink spot.
10:19Which now means he has very little work to do with the cue ball here to get back onto the
10:24blue if he desires that.
10:26He could run through for the black but perhaps his intention is to screw back a foot or so for
10:32the blue to the opposite corner.
10:4846.
10:55Nicely on the blue but can he reach it if he has to play it with the rest.
11:00It makes a big difference and there's no guarantee of position here because he will be cannoning into another red
11:06or two.
11:30Oh, it's not great.
11:37He has a red to the left corner but very awkward cueing.
11:43He may not even take this on.
11:52Wilson left Higgins this chance in trying to escape from the snooker.
12:06Oh, Phil, I don't like this extended spider he's called for.
12:10The bridge rest.
12:13The red above the cue ball is the one he's got to cue over but he's so far away from
12:18his work here.
12:19He won't be able to judge accurately how far the tip of the cue is from the cue ball.
12:25If I were Tatiana, I'd be having a close look at this.
12:28I don't like this.
12:30I wouldn't be taking this on personally.
12:32Yeah, yeah, yeah.
12:35It's a horrible shot to have to play.
12:37Obviously, just cueing from that height for starters, but as you say, the distance you're away from where you're aiming.
12:50And there's still plenty of points there for a counter attack if something does go wrong here for Higgins.
12:57Well, the other question, Phil, I've got to ask, can he guarantee position on the black from this if he
13:02plays it with topspin, which is all he can do?
13:04Oh, I don't like this.
13:06You've got to consider the scoreboard.
13:08Kyron hasn't got in yet.
13:09He's a frame behind, nearly two frames behind.
13:12Don't make a mistake now.
13:15And there you go.
13:21It didn't look likely to end well and it hasn't for Higgins.
13:24You can see smiling now, but it has given Kyron Wilson an in in the second frame.
13:38So 46 the deficit.
13:44Well, we'll have to wait and see what Kyron does from this opportunity, but if you were to win the
13:48frame from this, it could
13:50throw an entirely different light on the potential outcome of this final.
13:59One.
14:06Anywhere but there.
14:12The table has played like lightning this week, that little cannon off the second red scuppering position.
14:19We'll have to move on.澤
14:23vote. Uh.
14:48Have a
14:49good. The table
14:49Blue ball.
14:56Kyron Wilson, one.
14:57So John Higgins not paying the price for that ambitious attempt to pot one with the long stuff.
15:09Still 75 available.
15:17John can attempt this cut into the right-hand corner pocket, he can also try and get the cue ball
15:22in behind the brown as well.
16:03On both occasions, Kyron Wilson has been finalist.
16:06He's been beaten 10-7, of course, last year by Sean Murphy.
16:092018, Mark Allen looking to complete the second leg of the Triple Crown.
16:16He would love to add his name to that list of 11 players to have won all three, World UK
16:21and Masters.
16:33Barry Close.
16:35Higgins' long game has been a revelation this week.
16:37It's not necessarily been an area of strength for him in more recent years, but this week, particularly against Barry
16:43Hawkins, he was outstanding from long range.
16:49But the red is there for Wilson as he looks to get back into this second frame.
17:00And he's hit it too thick.
17:02This is an uncertain start from Kyron Wilson.
17:17Well, Kyron will know exactly why he missed that, but when you play a shot over that distance at that
17:22pace, it's very possible that the cue ball could have just rolled off a centimetre.
17:28That's all it would have taken for that mistake to have occurred.
17:51One.
17:51One.
17:58One.
17:59One.
18:04One.
18:11One.
18:14One.
18:16One.
18:17One.
18:18One.
18:20One.
18:40Eight.
18:50Two more reds would certainly seal the frame for Higgins.
19:02Rather more straightforward rest shot than the one he had just now.
19:14But it's just wide, so Higgins unable to kill off the frame, there's still hope for
19:20Karran Wilson, 53 behind, 67 left.
19:29Just beginning to decelerate a little bit through the ball now, John Higgins, he's almost
19:36guiding a couple of these balls into the pockets, he was short of pace on the black, didn't
19:42cue through that, he would have been short again on the black.
19:45How can Karran punish these mistakes?
19:52One.
19:58It's only his third pot so far, it's not quite been the start Wilson would have been
20:02looking for, but that won't matter if he can steal this one.
20:13And of course he was able to steal spectacularly last night to force a decider against Wu Yuzza.
20:18It was only 46, the clearance, but what a clearance and what a time to produce it.
20:27Nine.
20:28Yes, didn't pot it cleanly.
20:47Sixteen.
20:50Sixteen.
21:05Sixteen.
21:07Sixteen.
21:11Sixteen.
21:23Sixteen.
21:29Just didn't catch enough of that red, I don't think that will cut in.
21:33But the red above it to the left centre will cut in.
21:38But the tendency is if you miss these, is to miss them on the thick side and you can
21:43easily leave the red on if you do that.
21:46So this is an important shot that Karran's about to attempt.
22:16That might be the best shot Karran Wilson has hit in the final shot.
22:19So far very missable
22:22Well negotiated
22:24And Philly was looking at the brown previously, but he's finished beautifully on the yellow and to have that back
22:30on the spot will be a big help
22:36It's a natural angle to run
22:39Towards that red near the left corner, but the pot is still missable. It's a fairly acute cut back this
22:47But position is assured
23:08A new favorite for the frame John Higgins has had a couple of opportunities to put it away miss with
23:14the rest just now into this pocket
23:1828
23:4131
23:5131
23:5233
23:55Still needs
23:57All the remaining colors to win this frame on the black and get his first frame on the board
24:03Still work to do the pink of course
24:08Will be a problem getting on to the black
24:17He has missed four with the rest. He'd be many people's pickers the best with that implement
24:23In the game
24:27But this would be
24:29But this would be
24:30An important early steal in this final because Higgins was looking the more assured of the two
24:40Looking likely to go to
24:41Looking likely to go to nil up
25:00Oh
25:01That could be an awkward angle
25:03That could be an awkward angle
25:05He can still get on to the black, but this will be
25:08Quite a power shot
25:26This needs to slow down
25:31It's not bad
25:32Kiron will be happy with that
25:33But it's still missable
25:38To pinch an early frame in the Masters final
25:41He looked like losing
25:46That's big
25:47That's big for Kiron Wilson
25:48The two times finalist
25:51Steals one
25:52From John Higgins who
25:54To
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