:00:34. > :00:40.Good evening, plenty of drama from the third day of the BetVictor Welsh
:00:41. > :00:44.Open, starting with the leading Welsh hope Mark Williams. If you're
:00:45. > :00:50.with us in earlier you would have seen him will on his way to a 2-0
:00:51. > :00:53.lead against Rod Moller. We join on the third frame, with Rod Lawler at
:00:54. > :01:10.the table, no score. COMMENTATOR: You could have said it
:01:11. > :01:17.would have been safe with the red and a chance for Mark Williams, and
:01:18. > :01:19.brown is available. An easy shot for him, but it allows him to get onto
:01:20. > :01:53.the red, which is available. He will be disappointed, he had a
:01:54. > :01:56.fluke to get that, but a real chance to score heavily. Even though Mark
:01:57. > :02:03.Williams are struggling with his tip and that. But he has had the little
:02:04. > :02:09.breaks, 31, 35, but still not yet in control with his tip and that will
:02:10. > :02:13.only come by playing with it. He has not had much time to practice with
:02:14. > :02:20.that. The chilly 60 minutes before the match it came off. -- literally
:02:21. > :02:28.60 minutes. These claims of shots, to get to the
:02:29. > :02:32.black or the Reed, but they can go wrong when you are not used your
:02:33. > :02:47.trip, we can't keep making excuses for him, but that is the situation.
:02:48. > :02:58.If the red goes on, the black available in the opposite corner,
:02:59. > :03:02.the great chance to take a 3-0 lead. He could do with nudging that red
:03:03. > :03:07.away from the black Karla. That is what she has done. Now the black is
:03:08. > :03:34.available into both corners. Did he feel he had the bounce there?
:03:35. > :03:37.She is smiling. -- he. I am not sure from that camera angle. This is
:03:38. > :04:07.definitely admissible. It looked too thin to me, but good
:04:08. > :04:14.shot, the site helping the putt. Straightening the black cup.
:04:15. > :05:35.Once again, he felt he had a bad contact, going for the Reed at the
:05:36. > :05:43.opposite corner, now left himself a lot to do. A little bit of Sega, to
:05:44. > :05:50.get past those reds, and the slight kick he got them to straighten the
:05:51. > :05:55.weight up. If you're happy with the tip you were just played this Reed
:05:56. > :06:01.down the side cushion, a big mark on the black there, he got some kick on
:06:02. > :06:03.that black. Damp cloth needed, I think, and they are going for the
:06:04. > :08:29.damp cloth. She did not get on the red he was
:08:30. > :08:37.playing for. Looking at the black again, it is the kick on the black
:08:38. > :08:46.again, I can only presume it is a different set of balls, you can be
:08:47. > :08:47.doing this in the space of one hour. Definitely, both players should
:08:48. > :09:07.asked to change the black. Snooker, then, Mark Williams three
:09:08. > :09:13.frames in front, surely? Williams, seemingly on the verge of
:09:14. > :09:19.victory, but Lawler was far from done, the world 51 got a about 270
:09:20. > :09:26.break to get a foothold in the match and bring it back to 3-1. And the
:09:27. > :09:32.pressure would my father on Williams because Lawler also took the fifth
:09:33. > :09:38.frame with the break of 71, so the Welshman's lead cut to one single
:09:39. > :09:40.frame at 3-2. Now to go into the sixth frame, William is leading
:09:41. > :09:56.22-15. -- accrued to bleeding. -- Williams leading.
:09:57. > :10:03.COMMENTATOR: He could win frame and match now.
:10:04. > :10:11.15 points in front. Just going to have to rely on one cannon into the
:10:12. > :10:19.bunch at some stage, which could be now.
:10:20. > :10:26.He does not have the best of angles. He will have to play it sooner or
:10:27. > :10:35.later, either this shot off the next one. -- or maybe the next one.
:10:36. > :10:45.Played the cannon. Looks like end of break.
:10:46. > :11:06.This is not easy to play into the bunch either. What kind of kiss has
:11:07. > :11:12.he got? Very, very good one, excellent shot, did not look like he
:11:13. > :11:23.would go at -- get onto that, what a result that was. Just look at the
:11:24. > :11:32.way these reds split, you would have thought it would go to one in the
:11:33. > :11:41.middle, amazing split. You can never guarantee a good split, really. Some
:11:42. > :11:47.are easier than others to get into. Always a bit of luck involved. If
:11:48. > :11:53.the four balls are kissing each other, there is no certainty. -- if
:11:54. > :11:58.three or four balls. Bit of a struggle for Mark Williams, the last
:11:59. > :12:05.three quarters of an hour or so, great chance now. Yes, 39 in front,
:12:06. > :12:19.just one more red needed. Taking the green, you will be 41 in
:12:20. > :12:25.front. Taking this shot brother Pearly. -- rather cruelly. He needs
:12:26. > :12:44.a colour. Rod Lawler has been given a lifeline
:12:45. > :12:51.here. Definitely wasn't expecting it. As he was virtually game ball, I
:12:52. > :12:56.was surprised he played the screw and not just roll it in. There is
:12:57. > :13:38.hope for Rod Lawler now. If it is tight, the red next to the
:13:39. > :13:47.blue, straight into the corner, he feels he can get through to this.
:13:48. > :13:54.But maybe not. It does look a bit take from now, doesn't it? -- bit
:13:55. > :14:03.tight. Some awkward bridging on this.
:14:04. > :14:09.It can be difficult to line their shot up. Looking down on his rather
:14:10. > :14:25.than on the plane. I can't believe that. He has
:14:26. > :14:32.overcome it. Amazing! After all that, he has cut it too thin. We
:14:33. > :14:37.were directly behind the shot, it did not look like he had put any
:14:38. > :14:44.site on the map but still overcut it. But whatever the equation, the
:14:45. > :14:54.scenario, that will cost him the match.
:14:55. > :15:01.Mark Williams will be very relieved, now he has a few hours tonight or
:15:02. > :15:05.first thing in the morning when he can knock this tip in even more and
:15:06. > :15:07.he will be delighted, because Rod Lawler has played very well in this
:15:08. > :15:27.match. That puts the match beyond any
:15:28. > :16:07.reasonable doubt at all. We have our Welshman in the last 16.
:16:08. > :16:15.It hasn't been vintage Mark Williams but as I said earlier that new tip
:16:16. > :16:21.causing a problem and doing well to win this match. Credit to Rod
:16:22. > :16:26.Lawler, 3-0 behind, played his best snooker, but not enough in the end.
:16:27. > :16:30.Smiling as ever, Rod Lawler, losing 4-2.
:16:31. > :16:38.I was 100 times better than yesterday. But it was funny, Arbeit
:16:39. > :16:43.20-25 minutes before I went out, I miscue and took a huge chunk out of
:16:44. > :16:48.the tip and I had to get a new tip on, which is not ideal, but I
:16:49. > :16:55.suppose in some ways it helped me because I knew I had to concentrate
:16:56. > :16:59.even harder, really, because it can be sliding enough without the new
:17:00. > :17:04.tip, but taking that into account overall I thought I played much,
:17:05. > :17:10.much better than last night, which wasn't that hard.
:17:11. > :17:16.Wriddhiman Saha the man tonight, into the last 32, but what about the
:17:17. > :17:27.man who made all the headlines for his 147 maximum refusal? -- Michael
:17:28. > :18:02.to the man tonight. Ronnie O'Sullivan was against Tian Pengfei.
:18:03. > :18:09.COMMENTATOR: Having a about. Something on there. -- having a look
:18:10. > :18:27.about. That was easy. I am afraid when you lose the balls,
:18:28. > :18:37.you have to play the good safety, so important to keep your opponent off
:18:38. > :18:42.of the table. I am are so many times by people, why do the top players
:18:43. > :18:47.get intimidated by playing against Ronnie O'Sullivan? I hope they
:18:48. > :18:50.watched the first three. They will ask again. -- I hope those people
:18:51. > :20:34.watched the first frame. If he was to go on and cleared up
:20:35. > :20:43.here, make another century, but a long way to go mind, and the last
:20:44. > :20:46.theme of his previous match, the first few things of this -- last
:20:47. > :21:00.frame. He is now in filled floor. There was
:21:01. > :21:12.in his previous match a little time when he was playing, he should have
:21:13. > :21:16.gone ahead, and he went 2-1 up, but played while whites, looking
:21:17. > :21:22.disinterested, he has had a big kite there, that is why he is short on
:21:23. > :21:24.position. But take that away from his first few matches, and he is
:21:25. > :21:48.absolutely flawless and perfect. One thing you notice about Ronnie
:21:49. > :21:55.O'Sullivan, is jihad about kick, -- when he has the bad kick, he shows
:21:56. > :21:59.no emotion, no motions, that gets his opponents down a little bit. It
:22:00. > :23:09.is a good thing to do, though. You feel the only ball that. Him
:23:10. > :23:11.making essentially is the green -- you feel the only ball that can stop
:23:12. > :23:28.him making the century is the green. He has tried to move the green, but
:23:29. > :23:35.missed it, so he will have to play at the yellow. I should say he will
:23:36. > :23:47.have to play the double. It wasn't to be. Tian Pengfei has a real task
:23:48. > :23:54.on his plate this afternoon against Ronnie O'Sullivan, who leads 2-0.
:23:55. > :24:02.So far, so simple, and into the third frame we go to. Tian Pengfei
:24:03. > :24:09.at the table. COMMENTATOR: I think Ronnie can get
:24:10. > :24:17.to the potting angle. If you can, that is the poor shot, played by
:24:18. > :24:27.Tian Pengfei. No problem. He has kept good control of the cue ball.
:24:28. > :24:29.The only thing Tian Pengfei can hope for is Raonic misses the screen. If
:24:30. > :24:46.you what's the green, two reds on for is Raonic misses the screen. If
:24:47. > :24:51.the open. In about five minutes, he could be 3-0 down, it doesn't take
:24:52. > :24:55.Ronnie Long, that's the thing with him, the last theme was just under
:24:56. > :24:58.8.5 minutes, the second nine minutes, he doesn't hang about. --
:24:59. > :30:51.the last frame. A big crowd in here today. They are
:30:52. > :30:57.watching an artist at his best. This is special staff. Most people at
:30:58. > :31:01.home, please do not think this is very EEC, because it is not. --
:31:02. > :31:27.easy. Oh well! It is wonderful. Wonderful
:31:28. > :31:40.stuff. Just glancing at the crowd, there
:31:41. > :32:12.are so many people smiling. He even potted the one. Wonderful
:32:13. > :32:19.stuff from Ronnie O'Sullivan, two centuries and a 90, he is 3-0 in
:32:20. > :32:24.front. Three down, want to go for the match, last chance for Tian, he
:32:25. > :32:48.is at the table leading in frame number four.
:32:49. > :33:00.He has got a plant coming up here. He has gone to the black spot, years
:33:01. > :33:03.on the black of course, the reds are available. He was always looking to
:33:04. > :33:30.get that black spot clear. That is handy, he has brought the
:33:31. > :33:36.pink interplay, a little bit looser, at least, from the right, it was
:33:37. > :33:41.typed up against the right. It is a matter of what angle he has got on
:33:42. > :33:46.the blue now. See how he moves this ball, not as good as normal. Try to
:33:47. > :33:55.avoid the green, obviously. He does not have another plant on,
:33:56. > :34:01.does he? Yes. He has earned the right, the
:34:02. > :35:00.way he has played. Couple of options. Write to the left
:35:01. > :35:09.centre. If this goes in, the end is very near. Tian.
:35:10. > :35:20.He has not done a lot wrong, his chances have been very few and far
:35:21. > :36:09.between. He has just come up against The Rocket, full power.
:36:10. > :36:17.He is on it. Not in a great position with the rest in his hand, not much
:36:18. > :36:32.angle on the red. Remember Stephen Hendry telling me
:36:33. > :36:36.that he had many battles with Ronnie O'Sullivan and the difference
:36:37. > :36:41.between winning and losing was who had the great splits, both players
:36:42. > :36:45.were excellent at moving the balls around and if they had a bad split
:36:46. > :36:49.and the other player was having a good split, that was the difference
:36:50. > :37:00.between them. Stephen Hendry was dominating the game at that time.
:37:01. > :37:36.He has missed that. Still on this red. He missed the cannon on the
:37:37. > :37:42.green. Another good pot. At the moment, it is very easy to him. Very
:37:43. > :38:34.comfortable out there. Unbelievable performance.
:38:35. > :38:43.Have to get up and make another 100. I am sure, this crowd would love him
:38:44. > :38:55.too. He has moved the red. He needs one good shot. And then goes the
:38:56. > :39:02.red, this is quite unbelievable. If he clears up, another century there.
:39:03. > :39:08.In the last five frames, he has played, four centuries made.
:39:09. > :39:19.Obviously, that controversial 146. I think Ronnie O'Sullivan would be
:39:20. > :39:26.the first to say it does not get much better than this. Absolutely
:39:27. > :40:06.flawless. What an unbelievable performance.
:40:07. > :40:12.Tian will be very disappointed, he did not get into the match, but
:40:13. > :40:21.Ronnie O'Sullivan, the comfortable winner, it he must have his eyes on
:40:22. > :40:28.this Welsh Open prize once again. Tian is a good player. He has been
:40:29. > :40:35.consistently getting results, he has had a good tournament. For me, I was
:40:36. > :40:41.obviously pleased with the big breaks that I made, three centuries
:40:42. > :40:47.and Dan 80 or so, I was quite content. I am more confident about
:40:48. > :40:52.my game is going to come now, I'm starting to cue a lot better. When
:40:53. > :40:59.you start to play with confidence, results come. I am still probably
:41:00. > :41:03.not playing as well as I was in 2012, 2013 and 2014, but that is
:41:04. > :41:14.inevitable, when you hit 40 you'd expect something to slow down. When
:41:15. > :41:21.someone does something different, it shocks a lot of people, maybe and
:41:22. > :41:26.especially a 147 and the chance to make a 147, it was not a guarantee,
:41:27. > :41:35.in theory the pink was the right shot to play for. Obviously, it has
:41:36. > :41:41.caused a bit of a row and obviously it has divided people on their
:41:42. > :41:45.opinion. At the time, when you crossed that line and you go to
:41:46. > :41:50.play, you go into a world of your own and you do not have time to
:41:51. > :41:55.think about everything other than what you are doing there and then
:41:56. > :41:59.over the space of 25 years. I have done a lot of things I regret and
:42:00. > :42:04.got wrong and I have done a lot of things that I got right and you can
:42:05. > :42:07.only look back at the end of your career and ask if I got it right
:42:08. > :42:11.most of the time and most of the time I would like to think I did. He
:42:12. > :42:15.certainly got it right today it was a good day for Ronnie O'Sullivan.
:42:16. > :42:20.Early on we sought Mark Williams make it through to the third round
:42:21. > :42:24.but would he have the company of any other Welshman? Michael White was up
:42:25. > :42:27.against Tom Ford and we will pick it up with the two locked at 3-3, Ford
:42:28. > :42:48.at the table leading 43-17. The contact there was superb. Well
:42:49. > :42:54.played. That is a superb shot from Tom Ford, it has to be said. Hope
:42:55. > :42:58.for Michael's sake he conceived the red beside the pink and they can, he
:42:59. > :43:19.might be able to parted in to the right corner. -- pot. They think he
:43:20. > :43:29.is looking to take this on. What a great shot-macro. He was never in
:43:30. > :43:34.any doubt -- shot. Looking at that, he was always going to go for that
:43:35. > :43:38.shot. He knew he would be on the black and was not certain to lead
:43:39. > :45:27.the red on if he missed it. It was a great pot. Now them.
:45:28. > :45:37.There has never been more than one frame between these two. Going to
:45:38. > :45:39.take much, never a certain winner at the moment though, at the moment
:45:40. > :46:19.there is. Just the brown then to be safe in
:46:20. > :46:26.this deciding frame. A match that has swayed back and forth
:46:27. > :46:30.throughout, really. Lots of quality, but quite a number of mistakes from
:46:31. > :46:36.both players. An excellent match to watch, the crowd enjoyed it stop a
:46:37. > :46:40.lot of them were Welsh and they will be pleased that Michael White won
:46:41. > :46:51.but Tom Ford has played his part in this match as well.
:46:52. > :46:57.There will be a deep throughout them for Michael White, he has finally
:46:58. > :47:07.gotten through unbeaten Tom Ford, by 4-3. I was looking good, at three
:47:08. > :47:12.all in the last frame when he put me on the cushion and he was about 20
:47:13. > :47:19.points in front. I had one chance and I took it. I was very pleased
:47:20. > :47:23.with my form today. It is only going to give me confidence for the rest
:47:24. > :47:30.of the tournament. One match at a time, one shot at a time and we will
:47:31. > :47:35.see how it goes. White will join Williams in the last 32. What about
:47:36. > :47:39.Matthew Stevens? Stevens took the lead and let us take you into frame
:47:40. > :47:46.six with Martin O'Donnell at the table, no score.
:47:47. > :47:55.The cushion first, just for safety. He would want to -- the White to
:47:56. > :48:44.Gwen off it, obviously. -- to go in. That was a terrific shot and he knew
:48:45. > :48:49.if he left it, he was going to leave an easy opportunity at the
:48:50. > :49:00.right-hand corner. This was a very confident shot. Now he has got a
:49:01. > :49:07.very good chance. 30 or 40 points sitting here. Before he has really
:49:08. > :49:17.got to do much. It is good to see Matthew Stevens playing back near
:49:18. > :49:22.his best. Too good a player for the way he has been the last couple of
:49:23. > :49:30.seasons, he has not really competed at the business end of tournaments.
:49:31. > :49:37.I actually thought, many years ago, he was a certainty to become world
:49:38. > :49:46.champion. Lost in a couple of finals. You can never say never now.
:49:47. > :49:57.As the years are rolling past, it is getting that much harder.
:49:58. > :50:02.He has also had a few personal problems over the years, which does
:50:03. > :50:16.not help when you're on the circuit and things, so much talent.
:50:17. > :50:25.These two lads who were with him today, I have seen them come up,
:50:26. > :50:32.they are growing a bit, time goes by as they say. They are handsome, the
:50:33. > :50:34.pair of them. They will not be struggling to find a wife when they
:50:35. > :51:58.get older, I'd tell you! I do not think Matthew has done that
:51:59. > :52:03.well in the Welsh Open over the years. He has got the class to win
:52:04. > :52:28.tournaments, still... Trying to bring a few reds into
:52:29. > :52:40.play. Now he is on the other side of the blue. In and out now, that is
:52:41. > :52:57.the blue. Just having a look at the two reds to the right of the pack.
:52:58. > :53:07.A little shot. It is amazing once you lose position, your intended
:53:08. > :53:13.position on the blue. It plays tricks with your mind a little bit.
:53:14. > :53:18.You see the image of the shaft and it does not go there and it is a
:53:19. > :53:24.good bit unsettling, does not put you off a great deal.
:53:25. > :53:38.Tough pot with the rest will stop --.
:53:39. > :53:48.Very well played. That could be a clincher there, his one good case.
:53:49. > :54:13.He's going into the pack and it could all be over -- kiss.
:54:14. > :54:21.I think he is being a little bit unfortunate here. He was looking to
:54:22. > :54:28.see if he could get through to that read to the left and it was very
:54:29. > :54:34.tight. That was not kind to him, the split on the red was good but the
:54:35. > :54:40.cue ball stuck on one of them and he thinks he can get through to it.
:54:41. > :55:08.A great shot. Very close to the winning line. Couple more red and
:55:09. > :55:17.colours, one more good shot, good positional play. Need this red to go
:55:18. > :55:25.in, off two questions for the black. He hit that really well, too well.
:55:26. > :55:32.-- cushions. A lot higher on the black than he would have liked, but
:55:33. > :55:39.he has to make sure of the pot. He could just about miss this red.
:55:40. > :56:15.No problem there. This is it, frame ball.
:56:16. > :56:25.It is a good time to start playing well, he has looked very impressive.
:56:26. > :56:37.What a great chance here to play from an awkward position. He will be
:56:38. > :56:43.delighted. He has been at his best for a while. He was telling the
:56:44. > :57:33.players, you do not lose your skill. What a shame, I thought we would
:57:34. > :57:49.have seen another 100. Matthew Stevens wins. The last three frames
:57:50. > :57:54.it was always pleasing. It has not been great for me, but hopefully I
:57:55. > :58:00.can get to the final and maybe win it. Let us round up some of the
:58:01. > :58:05.other results on day two. More good news from a Welsh perspective
:58:06. > :58:12.because Ryan Day is through after a win over Mike Dunn but the challenge
:58:13. > :58:19.from Daniel Wells is over, he lost to Marco Fu. Sean Murphy, speaking
:58:20. > :58:27.through 4-3 over Mitchell man. The world number six Judd Trump is
:58:28. > :58:33.through as well. John Higgins, the defending champion won his match.
:58:34. > :58:38.Ding Junhui beat Joe Swail and Neil Robertson saw off Stuart Carrington
:58:39. > :58:43.and as for Mark Selby, believe it or not, he is still out there playing.
:58:44. > :58:50.There he is sat down. This is the latest core, he is held at 2-2 by
:58:51. > :58:56.Peter lines. They will be going deep into the night. If you love snooker
:58:57. > :59:00.and love Welsh snooker it has been a pretty good day, four Welsh men
:59:01. > :59:06.through and Ronnie O'Sullivan giving his maximum. Join us tomorrow when
:59:07. > :59:13.we will bring you Mark Williams and Sean Murphy against the Belgian. For
:59:14. > :59:36.now, thank you for your company, a very good night.
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:59:42. > :59:46.My guess is that Anthony was adopted and sent to America.
:59:47. > :59:52.She's spent her whole life trying to find him.
:59:53. > :59:54.I just want to talk to you about my son.
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