:00:20. > :00:25.MUSIC. Trudy evening. We are expecting something very special in
:00:25. > :00:32.the second semi-final of the Welsh Open. The world's No. 1 ranked
:00:32. > :00:37.player, Mark Selby, faces Ronnie O'Sullivan, he seems to be best --
:00:38. > :00:44.back to his best this week. The big question tonight is which one of
:00:44. > :00:53.these two stars of the game will join Ding Junhui in the final.
:00:53. > :00:56.never doubted my ability. I knew I wasn't in the right frame of mind
:00:56. > :01:05.to play snooker, and I accepted that. Now I have given myself the
:01:05. > :01:15.chance to play. Mark Selby: I know that if I play my own game, I am
:01:15. > :01:15.
:01:15. > :01:21.capable of beating anybody. Ronnie O'Sullivan: He is one of those
:01:21. > :01:29.players that will never go away. He is prepared to battle out long
:01:29. > :01:35.frames and do what ever it takes to win. Ronnie O'Sullivan: He is
:01:35. > :01:42.probably one of the greatest players ever play our game. Ronnie
:01:42. > :01:48.O'Sullivan: She is the world No. 1. He is far ahead in the rankings. He
:01:48. > :01:53.hasn't seen to have won two tournaments that matter, you would
:01:53. > :01:57.expect him to do that and he will want to put that right. Terry
:01:57. > :02:02.Griffiths has watched both of these players very closely this week.
:02:02. > :02:09.What have you made of Ronnie O'Sullivan so far? He has been one
:02:09. > :02:14.of the best players in the tournament. You always like to see
:02:14. > :02:20.him win. This will be very tough tonight. Mark Selby are starting to
:02:20. > :02:24.come into form. Two very contrasting styles. Does Mark Selby
:02:24. > :02:34.have the game and the style to Pittam office style -- off his
:02:34. > :02:38.stride? There is no doubt about it. He has done it before at this
:02:38. > :02:44.tournament. Everybody has got a different style and Ronnie has to
:02:44. > :02:48.handle it. This is a repeat of the 2008 Welsh Open final which Mark
:02:48. > :02:58.Selby won. It is still remembered here as one of the greatest games
:02:58. > :03:06.
:03:06. > :03:10.that the Welsh Open has ever seen Ronnie had played well in the night
:03:10. > :03:18.session. He seemed to pick up his form and looked like he was going
:03:18. > :03:25.to run away with it. I just dug in and scraped some frames. I had a
:03:25. > :03:35.good break did draw eggs, and I add a good 60 odd break in the last
:03:35. > :03:44.
:03:44. > :03:49.He has produced an epic recovery to win.
:03:49. > :03:53.I am not here in the commentary position and I were just Nascar
:03:53. > :04:00.commentary it just a quick question. Willie, what have you made of the
:04:00. > :04:05.form of Ronnie O'Sullivan this week? Like it was eight years ago.
:04:05. > :04:09.He has won his first ranking tournament in a while. It'll be
:04:09. > :04:14.great tonight because we have the current world No. 1 against
:04:14. > :04:21.people's champion. You can get better than that. What will Mark
:04:21. > :04:27.Selby have to do to beat him? more balls! By the standards of
:04:27. > :04:31.Mark Selby, he has been a long way off his best. He has gone through
:04:31. > :04:36.the tournament very quietly until last night again Stephen Maguire,
:04:36. > :04:40.he was scintillating. If you can improve a little bits, and Ronnie
:04:40. > :04:48.is a little bit off, he has a fantastic chance. It is an
:04:48. > :04:51.intriguing battle to be savoured. Well, you have heard the view of
:04:51. > :04:57.the experts. Am sure the players can wait to get out there and
:04:57. > :05:01.entertain everyone. I will hand over to our master of ceremonies,
:05:01. > :05:07.Rob Walker. Good evening ladies and gentlemen.
:05:07. > :05:16.This is the last session of snookered before the climb its --
:05:16. > :05:26.before the climax tomorrow. Without any further ado, let's get the boys
:05:26. > :05:38.
:05:38. > :05:42.Please welcome a player who can only be described as a genius with
:05:42. > :05:48.a cue in his hand. Beating Judd Trump in fine start yesterday, he
:05:48. > :05:52.is on a roll after winning the German Masters this month. The --
:05:52. > :06:02.three-times and champion of the world, it is The Rocket, Ronnie
:06:02. > :06:25.
:06:25. > :06:30.His opponent, one of the most colourful characters on the circuit,
:06:30. > :06:34.beating inform Stephen Maguire in his quarter final. He won this
:06:34. > :06:40.title in 2008 and a two-times Masters champion who also won in
:06:40. > :06:50.shanghaied the season, there current world No. 1, digester from
:06:50. > :07:20.
:07:20. > :07:28.place in the Open final. No one is looking forward to it more than a
:07:28. > :07:31.commentary team of Darren Morgan and Willie Thorne. DARREN: I
:07:31. > :07:39.mentioned in my pre-match commentary to we have the world No.
:07:39. > :07:49.1 against the people's champion. It doesn't get any better than that.
:07:49. > :08:12.
:08:12. > :08:22.The man in form has to be Ronnie as each round has gone on. A big
:08:22. > :08:42.
:08:42. > :08:46.That cue ball could go right up behind the yellow. There is it
:08:46. > :08:53.possible shot for Ronnie in the right corner. Both players will
:08:53. > :09:03.have butterflies at the start of this match. You can knock them for
:09:03. > :09:03.
:09:03. > :10:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:10:12. > :10:21.If he hits this too hard, he could leave a red into the corner. Almost
:10:22. > :10:45.
:10:45. > :10:55.pushed the red on, but I think he These two players had made 85
:10:55. > :11:05.centuries this season between them. Mark Selby 45, Ronnie O'Sullivan 40.
:11:05. > :11:19.
:11:19. > :11:25.They are so good in building bricks. The only problem with that is that
:11:25. > :11:31.he has put two reds in the corner pockets. It looks like he is dead
:11:31. > :11:41.straight on the one on the left. It all depends whether at the black
:11:41. > :12:03.
:12:03. > :12:09.can be potted. He has got a slight He took a chance, didn't he? He had
:12:09. > :12:13.to finish really high on the black. He took a chance and he has been a
:12:13. > :12:23.little unlucky not to get on it better than this. You would need a
:12:23. > :12:40.
:12:40. > :12:43.pair of stepladders to reach this He just decided to play at
:12:43. > :12:53.containing safety, but you never really get the advantage playing
:12:53. > :12:53.
:12:53. > :13:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:13:46. > :13:56.that sort of shot. He needs to be He is trying to decide if he can
:13:56. > :14:05.
:14:05. > :14:10.cover the blue and yellow. If you get this just right, that line
:14:10. > :14:20.would have been what I would have fancied, but he has decided against
:14:20. > :14:38.
:14:38. > :14:48.You can see that he can catch that read very thin on the right-hand
:14:48. > :15:10.
:15:10. > :15:20.side. He is worried about kissing He has put Mark Selby in a lot of
:15:20. > :15:35.
:15:35. > :15:44.trouble. He could come on to that There wasn't a lot that he could do
:15:44. > :15:54.with that. In an ideal world, Ronnie would love to get in behind
:15:54. > :15:57.
:15:57. > :16:07.that yellow. I think the red in front of the cue ball is blocking
:16:07. > :16:40.
:16:40. > :16:50.his path. He can get off it thin This long for him will give them a
:16:50. > :16:50.
:16:50. > :17:00.chance to settle their nerves. I think Ronnie has played as --
:17:00. > :17:12.
:17:12. > :17:22.He has managed to get away with it. Never easy. To be fair to him, that
:17:22. > :17:32.
:17:32. > :17:37.Another miss by Ronnie. Has the pink come to his rescue? Just about.
:17:37. > :17:47.He might be able to get through to the outside read. It will be tight.
:17:47. > :17:54.
:17:54. > :18:04.That was not an easy shot. That Marc has to get the cue ball
:18:04. > :18:43.
:18:43. > :18:53.This is a twitchy start by both players! It is understandable. He
:18:53. > :19:04.
:19:04. > :19:14.has not missed many of these this That is a good shot by Mark Selby.
:19:14. > :19:33.
:19:34. > :19:43.He always knew she was going to be He has put all his eggs into one
:19:44. > :19:44.
:19:44. > :19:49.basket. Has he been lucky called -- lucky? He might be on nothing here.
:19:49. > :19:53.That was a very aggressive shot. He obviously thought that the black
:19:53. > :20:00.was out of play and that there was every chance of getting the black
:20:00. > :20:08.back into play. It is almost unbelievable to see that he is not
:20:08. > :20:18.on any of the reds. Unfortunately, the aggressive shot has not worked
:20:18. > :20:18.
:20:18. > :21:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:21:14. > :21:24.If you can get an angle on the red in the right corner, which I think
:21:24. > :21:36.
:21:36. > :21:46.That is a good opening red. He did not want the cannon of the other
:21:46. > :21:46.
:21:46. > :22:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:22:32. > :22:42.When has Ronnie O'Sullivan ever Both players are getting the length
:22:42. > :22:42.
:22:42. > :23:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:23:39. > :23:46.The safety has been superb in the last few exchanges. That was a very
:23:46. > :23:56.good shot. Mark Selby will have to be careful here. I think there is a
:23:56. > :24:00.
:24:00. > :24:10.plant potentially in the left He has got to try and hit this as
:24:10. > :24:12.
:24:13. > :24:22.thin as he can. I don't think he can get through to it nicely.
:24:22. > :24:30.don't think he can get through to the plant. He is looking at this
:24:30. > :24:40.read just below the black on the cushion. That would be one heck of
:24:40. > :24:56.
:24:56. > :25:06.He completely missed head that. But he has not left anything simple for
:25:06. > :25:06.
:25:06. > :26:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:26:02. > :26:12.This opening frame is turning out to be really interesting. That was
:26:12. > :26:26.
:26:27. > :26:36.That was a clever shot. Ronnie would normally take this pot on,
:26:37. > :26:55.
:26:55. > :27:05.but he can get back into the block He got the case, but missed the pot.
:27:05. > :27:05.
:27:05. > :27:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:27:55. > :28:00.We are coming up to 20 minutes and If he is going to play the red that
:28:00. > :28:10.his nearest the right-hand pocket, he'd better not hit it too hard or
:28:10. > :28:15.
:28:15. > :28:21.he will leave it at the other Answers on a postcard which one he
:28:21. > :28:31.was playing for their! She has played to come inside the green and
:28:31. > :28:40.
:28:40. > :28:50.get just below the middle pocket. I think Mark Selby is handling very
:28:50. > :29:07.
:29:07. > :29:17.OK, he has not started tonight very well! He is very, very consistent.
:29:17. > :29:51.
:29:51. > :30:01.He has not really had an easy shot In goes the red. He is a little bit
:30:01. > :30:35.
:30:35. > :30:39.Have they changed the table? They I think they will be available to
:30:39. > :30:49.play in an amateur league if anybody wants them in their team!
:30:49. > :31:03.
:31:03. > :31:13.They're really struggling at the There is still not a great scoring
:31:13. > :31:13.
:31:13. > :31:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:31:53. > :32:03.chance. He has come the wrong side That was a better one. He is just
:32:03. > :32:05.
:32:05. > :32:15.on this blue, enough. He could knock the pink in and spread a few
:32:15. > :32:15.
:32:15. > :33:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:33:16. > :33:22.reds are. -- out. He has decided to The next red from the black is
:33:22. > :33:27.virtually impossible, if he plays the pot and cannons into the four
:33:27. > :33:36.reds, I would be looking at pink or blue, so he cannot screw past those
:33:36. > :33:39.reds, so he might use them to get into position. This would be a very
:33:39. > :33:44.canny short of that work, I played to get on them, and that is very
:33:44. > :33:53.good, well played, Mark's will be. Not a lot of other players with a
:33:53. > :34:03.spotted that -- Mark Selby. That is the shot of the frame, so far, not
:34:03. > :34:03.
:34:03. > :34:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:34:59. > :35:05.When you open a club in Leicester, Mark Selby came in as if there-
:35:05. > :35:09.year-old boy, and spent up to six or seven hours a day. He just made
:35:09. > :35:13.himself play and play and play, and became one of the greatest players
:35:13. > :35:23.and the world, at them -- at this moment in time, the best player in
:35:23. > :35:24.
:35:24. > :35:28.the world. He has got the dedication and the ability. You can
:35:28. > :35:38.play eight hours a day, but if you do not have the ability, you are
:35:38. > :35:41.
:35:41. > :35:51.not going to improve. The first frame, safely under his belt than.
:35:51. > :35:51.
:35:51. > :36:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:36:35. > :36:45.He has had some friends and family come up to watch him play this
:36:45. > :36:49.
:36:49. > :36:59.evening, and they will be delighted. He has now developed this into a
:36:59. > :36:59.
:36:59. > :37:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:37:59. > :38:08.nice break. He was struggling alone Is a lovely break of 84 from Mark
:38:08. > :38:13.will be, to take the first frame. - - from Mark Selby. Let me show you
:38:13. > :38:17.their head-to- heads between these two. Ronnie O'Sullivan leads these
:38:17. > :38:27.encounters 9-5, at the moment, although Mark Selby has had the
:38:27. > :38:31.
:38:31. > :38:38.It started off as a scrappy frame, but a good break from Mark Selby in
:38:38. > :38:46.the end. Very good. It has come as a shock to us, what has happened at
:38:46. > :38:50.early on. Both players missing chances, but that was a special
:38:50. > :38:56.break of 84 paw marks will be. Ronnie O'Sullivan will not be happy
:38:56. > :39:01.with having had a 30 minute rain. Is that why he has gone out, just
:39:01. > :39:04.to forget that, he just needs to clear his head and come back in.
:39:04. > :39:08.With Ronnie O'Sullivan it is his mind set. I know that he does not
:39:08. > :39:15.enjoy playing against players who take their time and shorts, who
:39:15. > :39:18.make it difficult. The players that he regards as playing in his sort
:39:18. > :39:24.of fashion where he makes the game look easy, but Mark Selby knows
:39:24. > :39:28.that he can ruffle the feathers of Ronnie, if he plays frames exactly
:39:28. > :39:33.like -- like we have just seen, and Ronnie O'Sullivan can get bored,
:39:33. > :39:40.and out of sorts with himself. Selby looks to be exuding
:39:40. > :39:44.confidence, smiling. He looks happy and settled. He should be. He
:39:45. > :39:54.should have gone out in the first round, really, against some bear it.
:39:55. > :39:56.
:39:56. > :40:02.His form has come -- Sam Baird. But his style play is what Ronnie
:40:02. > :40:07.O'Sullivan does not like. Ronnie thinks that he plays shots that are
:40:07. > :40:17.long, and that has unsettled Ronnie, a little bit. It is Mark Selby who
:40:17. > :40:19.
:40:19. > :40:23.leads 1-0, and is breaking off in Finding the top cushion nicely. I
:40:23. > :40:33.don't think I have ever seen on the Warsaw when hit so many balls
:40:33. > :40:35.
:40:35. > :40:45.without potting them. -- Ronnie O'Sullivan picked -- hit so many
:40:45. > :41:10.
:41:10. > :41:20.balls. He has had its seven Mark Selby plays that shot a lot,
:41:20. > :41:21.
:41:21. > :41:31.and he is very good at it. He might go for this next port in the right
:41:31. > :41:39.
:41:39. > :41:49.centre. He has been knocking these in all week, for fun. Mark very
:41:49. > :41:56.
:41:56. > :42:02.pleased with the weight of the cue He has openly said he does not
:42:02. > :42:10.really enjoy playing against Mark Silver. Probably the best player in
:42:11. > :42:16.the world at the minute, the current world No. 1. When the likes
:42:16. > :42:26.to be involved in matches that he is interested in. As good as he is,
:42:26. > :42:27.
:42:27. > :42:35.sometimes he gets his head on and appears this interested. --
:42:35. > :42:45.disinterested, and, as I say that, he has probably played the best
:42:45. > :42:52.
:42:52. > :43:02.shot that he has played in this He has slid past them. That is very
:43:02. > :43:06.
:43:06. > :43:16.careless, from somebody of Mark It has taken a while, but he has
:43:16. > :43:40.
:43:40. > :43:46.eventually got it going. Scoring at That is unfortunate, he is six
:43:46. > :43:53.inches from being absolutely perfect. When he went to bed last
:43:53. > :43:58.night there were two tables in year, and he was used to the one that was
:43:58. > :44:01.running, that he had played all his matches on, but the cloth and this
:44:01. > :44:11.one is probably a little bit faster than the one he has been playing on,
:44:11. > :44:12.
:44:12. > :44:17.and that caught him out a little bit. The crowds have commute in
:44:17. > :44:27.their droves to see him, and who wouldn't, with it to the top 10
:44:27. > :44:34.players in the world, on display, at the quarter-final stage? --
:44:34. > :44:44.eight of the ten. How fortunate is that, if he can get through to the
:44:44. > :44:55.
:44:55. > :45:02.pink? It is not straightforward, I think he has played that just
:45:02. > :45:12.right. Unlucky. He played round does two cushions to try and hit
:45:12. > :45:12.
:45:12. > :45:22.the middle of those two reds. If he had just missed that first red, the
:45:22. > :45:22.
:45:22. > :46:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:46:15. > :46:25.For when the has been a little bit negative this evening, with his
:46:25. > :46:26.
:46:26. > :46:33.safety play -- Ronnie has been. He will be pleased with the result.
:46:33. > :46:37.This cloth is definitely quicker than yesterday, isn't it?
:46:37. > :46:42.looked like he was not going to be happy, but now that Brian ball has
:46:42. > :46:47.come to his rescue, he has booked Mark Selby into all kinds of
:46:48. > :46:57.trouble. He has caught two options. We have seen a lot of that this
:46:58. > :47:08.
:47:08. > :47:12.week. Some tape has fallen off the lights. The other night, John
:47:12. > :47:22.Higgins bucket in his pocket, for a good luck charm, it did not do him
:47:22. > :47:25.
:47:25. > :47:35.any good, but it looked good! will try to get the red just to
:47:35. > :47:35.
:47:35. > :48:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:48:18. > :48:22.rest on bottom cushion. Still the Mark is coming round to look at the
:48:22. > :48:29.potting angle all this red which tells me that he can get through to
:48:29. > :48:38.it. If you have to pick, the red -- the white could cannon into the
:48:38. > :48:42.blue. He has got to be careful. I know that Mark has made a break of
:48:42. > :48:52.84 in the opening frame, but I am not sure that he has settled,
:48:52. > :48:57.
:48:57. > :49:04.really. He was trying so hard to cut it then, and not thick. -- cut
:49:04. > :49:13.it thin. I could not believe that Ronnie was going to take on the
:49:13. > :49:23.harder red or the two. But again, he is OK, but that is not what he
:49:23. > :49:32.
:49:32. > :49:42.played, he wanted to get on the Has he screwed the cue ball back
:49:42. > :49:45.
:49:45. > :49:50.into no man's land? Or is he OK Because it difficult shot to play
:49:50. > :49:58.on the pink, because I think it is cover it. He might be trying to get
:49:58. > :50:03.on the blue, he is just looking now at a straight blue. With the black
:50:03. > :50:13.being out of commission, that is the reason he has played, possibly,
:50:13. > :50:47.
:50:47. > :50:57.for the blue. You have got to think You could say that he has all were
:50:57. > :51:01.
:51:01. > :51:11.or under screwed it, take your pick. -- over or under. He is on this red
:51:11. > :51:12.
:51:12. > :51:17.to the left corner. And there it goes. Nicely, on the blue. He has
:51:17. > :51:20.surely trying to move the reds away from the pink spot. If the pink
:51:20. > :51:30.stills pots to the black and corner he might still play on the pink but
:51:30. > :51:36.
:51:36. > :51:42.if it will not, he will keep going This will free up the pink spot now.
:51:42. > :51:49.This has been excellent. This break has been such hard work. He has had
:51:49. > :51:53.to manoeuvre round those reds and now he has got the pink spot, free.
:51:53. > :52:03.Now this becomes a frame-winning opportunity. It wasn't, until that
:52:03. > :52:27.
:52:27. > :52:32.This red goes past the black to right corner, the pink goes back on
:52:32. > :52:42.its spot, so he has got a couple of options, just a stun this in and
:52:42. > :52:51.
:52:51. > :52:59.All the southern, Ronnie is looking very good again. -- all of a
:52:59. > :53:09.southern -- sudden. He had to pick off one red at a time, before he
:53:09. > :53:09.
:53:09. > :54:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:54:12. > :54:22.got that pink back into open play. Just the ball that Ronnie needed,
:54:22. > :54:26.to square this up, one frame apiece. He couldn't pot a ball in the first
:54:26. > :54:33.room, now it looks like he can't miss. This has been a terrific
:54:33. > :54:39.reconstructed effort. Everything was covering each other when he
:54:39. > :54:47.came to the table, but he has taken this extremely well. It is unusual
:54:47. > :54:51.for a player to take 30 points to get into a position to make a frame
:54:51. > :54:56.winning break, but that was what he did. He can play this with lots of
:54:56. > :55:05.right hand side and try to kiss into the black. He has got too much
:55:05. > :55:11.side on that. The angle was there, to play it plain ball. So, with an
:55:11. > :55:21.84 after Mark Selway, that started scrappy, but Ronnie O'Sullivan
:55:21. > :55:26.concluded it, with a magnificent break of 80, it to seal the rim. A
:55:26. > :55:30.fascinating match for the middle, developing, frame by frame. We have
:55:30. > :55:40.got sometime true answer some of the questions that you have sent in
:55:40. > :55:43.
:55:43. > :55:49.to Oz all a Twitter. -- to us, of a Twitter. One question is, are there
:55:50. > :55:55.any Welsh players on the up and coming list who will be the next to
:55:55. > :56:00.burst onto the scene? Yes, there was Jamie Jones, he has climbed
:56:00. > :56:04.into the top 48, Michael white has always been a player I thought
:56:04. > :56:14.would break through, he has got into the top 64 and is moving
:56:14. > :56:19.
:56:19. > :56:25.forward, but the best Welsh Amateur is Dwayne Jones. He's winning
:56:25. > :56:31.senior events on the Welsh snooker calendar. He's doing very well.
:56:31. > :56:37.hear someone that you know well, who plays at your club? He has
:56:37. > :56:41.played at the club. He doesn't play there anymore. He plays in
:56:41. > :56:47.Prestatyn and then carefully. He's one of the best prospects, as a
:56:47. > :56:52.junior, coming through into the professional ranks. I have worked
:56:52. > :56:55.with him in the past, a little on the coaching side, and he used to
:56:55. > :57:05.play in the generally get my club every Saturday. He is a very nice
:57:05. > :57:18.
:57:18. > :57:22.young lad, with a massive future I was watching Ronnie, and he was
:57:22. > :57:26.looking to his friends in the audience and laughing, as have to
:57:26. > :57:36.say, I played poorly in the beginning, but I am OK now, and
:57:36. > :57:37.
:57:37. > :57:42.that is one man has got away. -- 1 at that has got away. On the back
:57:42. > :57:48.of his 80 in the last round, he refused a red that was easier than
:57:48. > :57:58.that, into the other centre pocket. It is amazing, this game,
:57:58. > :58:02.
:58:02. > :58:07.He was using the yellow too slow this cue-ball done but that was one
:58:07. > :58:17.of the occasions where it did not work for him. He was unlucky to
:58:17. > :58:17.
:58:17. > :59:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:59:10. > :59:20.Ronnie always has lots of his friends come, and there is a very
:59:20. > :59:23.
:59:23. > :59:33.famous gentlemen, Damien Hirst, the That is a good safety shot, he has
:59:33. > :59:43.cleared the left-hand side of the table. I want to find out if Damien
:59:43. > :59:46.
:59:46. > :59:49.Hirst plays, if he can pot if you occasionally. -- pot a few. If he
:59:49. > :59:54.can just screw this back to the blue, there was nothing available
:59:54. > :00:02.to the left hand corner. That is more like it. That is the can-do
:00:02. > :00:07.shots where it used to seeing from these two great players. He has an
:00:07. > :00:17.advantage playing into the side of the pack, or trying to bring the
:00:17. > :00:22.
:00:22. > :00:32.black into play. He will play the cannon. He has gone a bit lower
:00:32. > :00:53.
:00:53. > :01:03.He has played for the one in the He just made sure then that he
:01:03. > :01:25.
:01:25. > :01:35.He gave it a good old Punch! Has he The pink would have been awkward to
:01:35. > :01:38.
:01:38. > :01:41.get on, so he has gone up for the yellow. Similar to Ronnie's break
:01:41. > :01:51.in the earlier frame money had to work quite hard in the early part
:01:51. > :01:51.
:01:51. > :02:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:02:40. > :02:50.I think he has gone virtually This is hard work at the minute,
:02:50. > :03:05.
:03:05. > :03:12.isn't it? It was a glancing blow on Now he has got the angle, he can
:03:12. > :03:22.play in to do two reds to the right of the pink. If he doesn't get
:03:22. > :03:27.
:03:27. > :03:37.peaceful, the ball could run He played that nicely. So, he has
:03:37. > :03:50.
:03:50. > :03:58.now got the pink available in all Ronnie will just be getting himself
:03:58. > :04:03.ready now in his mind. He knows that this frame might be one in
:04:03. > :04:10.this visit. But there is still a lot of work to be done. Since the
:04:10. > :04:15.first frame, all of the sudden this standard has gone up by a long way.
:04:15. > :04:21.Up to where we expected. And as I was saying that, he has missed a
:04:21. > :04:31.red! He would Popat Thames-side -- he would pop that 10 times out of
:04:31. > :04:48.
:04:48. > :04:58.10, whether in a match or in As we often say in snooker, the
:04:58. > :04:59.
:04:59. > :05:09.first 30 or 40 points you get in a frame are generally easier. --
:05:09. > :05:09.
:05:09. > :06:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:06:19. > :06:29.Well, well, well. The blue has come to his saving grace. Even though it
:06:29. > :06:33.
:06:33. > :06:41.wasn't easy, that was an unexpected He missed that by a long way, as
:06:41. > :06:51.well. This is really fascinating. Just when you think they're playing
:06:51. > :06:58.
:06:58. > :07:08.OK, then they both miss a shot by He needs a little bounce off the
:07:08. > :07:24.
:07:24. > :07:34.cushion. He has played that Did I detect a little bounce in
:07:34. > :07:34.
:07:34. > :08:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:08:17. > :08:27.Ronnie's step as he was coming I am still not convinced that
:08:27. > :08:35.
:08:35. > :08:45.I think money is starting to speed up around the table as well. At the
:08:45. > :08:54.
:08:54. > :09:04.start of the match it was taking 39 -- shot. Can you believe this? He
:09:04. > :09:23.
:09:23. > :09:33.put some right hand side on that. Mark Selby would not have believed
:09:33. > :09:35.
:09:35. > :09:42.that he would have got another chance in this frame a moment to go.
:09:42. > :09:52.Ronnie was starting to look good. Abounds in his step. All of a
:09:52. > :10:31.
:10:31. > :10:35.sudden, he has got to sit there and Ronnie O'Sullivan will be very
:10:35. > :10:41.disappointed to have played such a bad shot on the last red. Just the
:10:41. > :10:50.pink needed to go into at two frames to one lead. Ronnie is
:10:50. > :10:58.discussed above himself. -- disgusted with himself. So, no
:10:58. > :11:08.sizable breaks at all. Mark Selby goes into the lead at two frames to
:11:08. > :11:12.
:11:12. > :11:19.Mark Selby has done well again, taking advantage of another mistake.
:11:20. > :11:25.An unexpected mistake. You would expect Ronnie to make that pot �10
:11:25. > :11:30.out of 10. He was very, very disappointed. Mark Selby has made a
:11:30. > :11:38.good start. Busy generally a good starter? No more than any of the
:11:38. > :11:44.other top players, I think. We thought at the beginning of this
:11:44. > :11:50.match that Mark Selby's natural rhythm the way he plays the match
:11:50. > :11:58.might disrupt Ronnie O'Sullivan. Mark Selby wants mind that all of
:11:58. > :12:01.the game becomes a bit scrappy and its broken-up? I think Ronnie
:12:01. > :12:08.O'Sullivan will dictate the pace of the match a good start to get
:12:08. > :12:13.faster. Ronnie O'Sullivan is happiest when he can get to the
:12:13. > :12:17.table and make big breaks, like any player. Why does it affect him more
:12:18. > :12:24.than other players are back at broken up? Ronnie does not like
:12:24. > :12:28.slow play. He does not like players that and played the correct shots,
:12:28. > :12:32.and Ronnie has a completely different style to Mark Selby. He
:12:32. > :12:37.has got up to number one in the world with his style of play, so
:12:37. > :12:43.you can criticise him for it. Ronnie is just a bit like that.
:12:43. > :12:49.Ronnie wants to have all the table time, all players are the same.
:12:49. > :12:53.When you say the correct shots, what do you mean? I don't need he
:12:53. > :13:03.plays too defensively all the time, just the positional shot to be a
:13:03. > :13:08.
:13:08. > :13:13.different pattern from Ronnie Their tactics are very interesting
:13:13. > :13:23.in this match. Mark Selby is in the lead at the moment. This is the
:13:23. > :13:34.
:13:34. > :13:41.last frame before the mid-session WILLIE THORNE: That was an
:13:41. > :13:51.excellent safety shot. I think Ronnie O'Sullivan admires the
:13:51. > :14:03.
:14:03. > :14:13.players who he believes plays the This is one option for Mark Selby.
:14:13. > :14:22.
:14:22. > :14:26.He has got to make sure he is not Nicely played. He was very close to
:14:26. > :14:36.leaving that close read. If he had copied slightly thicker he would
:14:36. > :14:36.
:14:36. > :14:42.have left the pot arm. If he had just caught that full ball rather
:14:42. > :14:52.than half-ball... Ronnie is faced with the situation now what he can
:14:52. > :14:54.
:14:54. > :14:59.get back into the baulk area -- He was hoping that that was going
:14:59. > :15:09.to be a touching ball, but I don't think he can get to the one thin
:15:09. > :15:20.
:15:20. > :15:25.So, this fourth frame has been finished very prematurely! They are
:15:25. > :15:29.whacking the ball so again. They will start again. No one wants to
:15:29. > :15:38.see that little nip and tuck, rolling in and out all the time.
:15:38. > :15:46.Good choice by both players. Ronnie has just nicked Dowds while the
:15:46. > :15:51.referee is setting up the bolts again. We sold the shot from Ronnie
:15:51. > :16:01.in the last Braemore he played a shot to nothing that was very good,
:16:01. > :16:01.
:16:01. > :16:06.and we also saw him make a bad mistake on a red. Mark Selby can
:16:06. > :16:13.feel quite pleased with himself, he is not playing his best but are
:16:13. > :16:17.still leading and that is the are too good matchplay. We saw a shot
:16:17. > :16:22.to nothing that Ronnie played in the previous frame. The art of a
:16:22. > :16:26.shot to nothing is that when Duke do that, you have got to find the
:16:26. > :16:31.top cushion. He has declared in such a way that it begets the pot
:16:31. > :16:34.any has the chance of getting on the ball. Look at the weight of
:16:34. > :16:39.this cue ball the way it bounced off the cushion to leave him the
:16:40. > :16:49.perfect angle on the green. That is the perfect example of a shot to
:16:50. > :17:14.
:17:14. > :17:24.Has he covered the red? It is tight. We have not seen a long red
:17:24. > :17:24.
:17:24. > :17:34.available from the break of this evening. -- break off. I don't mean
:17:34. > :17:34.
:17:34. > :18:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:18:49. > :18:55.he can play this shot has a shot to It has not costing anything though,
:18:56. > :19:03.this time. He has left Ronnie a little tempter. It is near enough
:19:03. > :19:13.straight, this one to the right corner. He will be playing it with
:19:13. > :19:22.
:19:22. > :19:27.Well, he has had that dead straight. That was really bad cueing. He is
:19:27. > :19:37.not liking that as he goes back to his seats. Have you ever seen him
:19:37. > :19:47.
:19:47. > :19:51.do that? He has pushed straight Even though we're into the fourth
:19:51. > :20:01.frame, neither player looks like they're going to run away with this
:20:01. > :20:24.
:20:24. > :20:31.He was trying to cut but in, but he Not far away from being a plant.
:20:31. > :20:36.You might take this on. There are three sets of balls, 1 just below
:20:36. > :20:45.the pink, then two sets of reds to get there just to the left of the
:20:45. > :20:55.pink. There could be three plants on here! That looks pretty good,
:20:55. > :21:03.
:21:03. > :21:13.I don't think I have seen that situation before! Excellent safety
:21:13. > :21:27.
:21:27. > :21:37.That was a very good shots apart from the red coming down the table,
:21:37. > :21:53.
:21:53. > :22:03.which she could not legislate for. I think Mark Selby will be playing
:22:03. > :22:12.
:22:12. > :22:22.I don't think I have ever seen either of these players play so
:22:22. > :22:23.
:22:23. > :23:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:23:08. > :23:13.Almost a very good safety shot. If he had covered this up with the
:23:13. > :23:23.yellow, it would have been excellent. Surely he can get
:23:23. > :23:48.
:23:48. > :23:58.through the gap? That looks a bit Very well played! He has just
:23:58. > :24:20.
:24:20. > :24:30.overrun it. I think the blue will He has left Sean me -- he has left
:24:30. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :25:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:25:30. > :25:36.Ronnie with the shot but this read. That is where you would fancy him
:25:36. > :25:46.to try to put the cue ball. As I say that, he has played for the
:25:46. > :25:57.
:25:57. > :26:07.pink. Either way she was always Every frame has been like this, the
:26:07. > :26:14.
:26:14. > :26:24.black camping out of play. Not The pink will go on to the blue
:26:24. > :26:38.
:26:38. > :26:48.He may play the cannon on that red now. He has got three reds that can
:26:48. > :27:12.
:27:12. > :27:16.Now that pink spot will be free again. It will be back in play.
:27:16. > :27:26.Just a couple of inches short with the cue ball there. Still no
:27:26. > :28:03.
:28:03. > :28:11.He has missed the cannon. He is This is not the Ronnie O'Sullivan
:28:11. > :28:21.that we have seen all week. He is struggling a little. He never
:28:21. > :28:48.
:28:48. > :28:56.He just seems to have gone into his I think that is the end of the
:28:56. > :29:06.break. He is too close to the red on the right. I think will be a
:29:06. > :29:06.
:29:06. > :30:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:30:08. > :30:18.That is not the best safety shot he That was very, very fine. It is a
:30:18. > :30:18.
:30:18. > :31:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:31:19. > :31:23.fortune for Mark, it was never the red over the corner he will
:31:23. > :31:33.play the shot I would have thought one you would have played a while
:31:33. > :32:11.
:32:12. > :32:16.That was the best one Ronnie has had for a while. Very good killing.
:32:16. > :32:21.-- cueing. It is amazing to think of some of the ones he has missed.
:32:21. > :32:31.I cannot believe he was looking at the blue. That is much bigger than
:32:31. > :32:37.
:32:37. > :32:45.what it looks on the screens at It will always be hard to get on
:32:45. > :32:55.the road. I can't see what he was playing for their. -- the red. --
:32:55. > :33:06.
:33:06. > :33:16.I think they will be pretty pleased at the interval, they will probably
:33:16. > :33:20.
:33:20. > :33:30.It has not been a cynical expected this evening. -- do snooker we
:33:30. > :33:46.
:33:46. > :33:55.expected. -- at the snooker we The cue ball comes off very square
:33:55. > :34:05.in the club but on these tables as soon as it has any side on it at
:34:05. > :34:34.
:34:34. > :34:44.once the angle. -- on it, it winds There was a bit too thick. Whether
:34:44. > :35:02.
:35:02. > :35:12.red has gone, there was unlucky. -- The 22 point lead did not sound
:35:12. > :35:43.
:35:43. > :35:53.much when he came to the table but , he definitely needs to get the
:35:53. > :35:55.
:35:56. > :35:59.I think he has landed on the perfect angle here to land on these
:35:59. > :36:09.two reds and if he can get the left-hand side of the red it will
:36:09. > :36:10.
:36:10. > :36:14.push the one to the right hand The only thing he did not want to
:36:14. > :36:22.do there was hit that full in the face, which is what happened. If he
:36:22. > :36:32.could have got the cannon to these raids, full in the face, it could
:36:32. > :36:43.
:36:43. > :36:53.be the end of this little effort. Ronnie will be pretty pleased to
:36:53. > :37:15.
:37:15. > :37:25.get back to the table after his That was terrific. He played that
:37:25. > :37:26.
:37:26. > :37:30.with loads of bottom right hand That looks just about perfect.
:37:30. > :37:39.is as good a shot as he played deceiving. He had to get the pace
:37:39. > :37:46.right this time. Look at the gap he has got and the pace he had to play
:37:46. > :37:53.just to get on the red. If he was naturally going round the back of
:37:53. > :38:03.the black he would play it, but it is not on, so you will stun it in.
:38:03. > :38:20.
:38:20. > :38:30.Ronnie has missed more balls in this match so far than in the whole
:38:30. > :38:36.
:38:36. > :38:46.An excellent positional shot. He knows he needs a colour of this
:38:46. > :38:51.
:38:51. > :39:01.road. -- off this red. Very The interval will come at the right
:39:01. > :39:02.
:39:02. > :39:12.I do not think there'll be any heroic so on this yellow to green
:39:12. > :39:20.
:39:20. > :39:30.unless he can screw back off the Mark Selby will carry on if he does
:39:30. > :40:08.
:40:08. > :40:13.What an effort this is. He does know his way around a snooker table,
:40:13. > :40:23.Mark Selby. A beautiful shot. We had to play a stunning run through
:40:23. > :40:26.
:40:26. > :40:36.That is well played. He knows his way around a table as well. That
:40:36. > :40:42.
:40:42. > :40:52.The yellow he potted was also This is looking OK unless he gets a
:40:52. > :41:07.
:41:07. > :41:13.big bounce. I think he has, it just The trouble is both players are
:41:13. > :41:16.more than capable of running six brilliant shots on the trot.
:41:16. > :41:20.Against the lesser player you would feel you have won the frame but
:41:20. > :41:26.against these it is never over unless you have potted a ball that
:41:26. > :41:32.you need to make it more than say. Mark Selby admitted that at that
:41:32. > :41:41.attempt at a snooker. If Ronnie pots the green I am sure we will go
:41:42. > :41:51.to interval very surely. Unless he He did not judge it at all, that
:41:52. > :41:56.
:41:56. > :42:00.shot. He did not expect the cue Mark Selby will be delighted. I
:42:00. > :42:10.suppose both players will think they could have lost a session. But
:42:10. > :42:10.
:42:10. > :42:14.Not a classic start but at least it is all still to play for. Dominic,
:42:14. > :42:22.why do you think it was so scrappage? I don't know. I think it
:42:22. > :42:25.is the contrast of styles and a few misses early on. I think both of
:42:25. > :42:30.these players are surprised as we are that it has worked out like
:42:30. > :42:34.this. Does that mean the interval has come at a good time for both
:42:34. > :42:37.players and hopefully will flow better in the second half? I think
:42:37. > :42:41.you will get better after the interval. It would not be surprised
:42:41. > :42:46.if Ronnie comes out with a new tip because he keeps looking at it. It
:42:46. > :42:50.is not unlike him to put a new one on in the interval. He can do that
:42:50. > :42:54.and still go and play superbly. More to come in a few minutes but
:42:55. > :43:04.now an update on what has been happening at this evening's World
:43:05. > :43:19.
:43:19. > :43:23.In a moment and we will see some big finals involving Sir Chris
:43:23. > :43:28.Horley and Joanna Rowsell in the women's individual pursuit but
:43:28. > :43:38.first, a race involving Victoria Pendleton, another gold medallist
:43:38. > :43:52.
:43:52. > :43:57.in Beijing and she goes in the face on here and she would love to
:43:57. > :44:05.win this and go through to the final. It will be a real nail-biter.
:44:05. > :44:09.The adrenaline rush is about to begin. What will the tactics be?
:44:09. > :44:19.She has firm position and I think she will try to keep it. It worked
:44:19. > :44:23.
:44:23. > :44:27.well for a before. She launched an attack, trying to get the front.
:44:27. > :44:37.Over the years they have said Victoria Pendleton is more a pure
:44:37. > :44:37.
:44:37. > :44:43.sprinter. Once she gets ahead of the race and get us in control
:44:43. > :44:51.again it is very difficult to get round her. Her jump has improved,
:44:51. > :44:58.definitely. Victoria Pendleton is a lighter Rieder and can accelerate.
:44:58. > :45:02.She is sharp and nippy. She loves a wheel to a match. If you have not
:45:02. > :45:06.seen sprinting before it is about trying to outwit your opponent.
:45:06. > :45:12.When you feel you have the wrong position, that is the time to
:45:12. > :45:22.commit yourself. 1.5 laps to go. Pendleton looking back Fourie
:45:22. > :45:36.
:45:36. > :45:43.strike from her opponent. Very very the throttle. Anna Mears goes
:45:43. > :45:53.through into the final. Was that a tactical error? Am not sure. She
:45:53. > :45:54.
:45:54. > :45:57.did come off the track. She came off there and I am not sure...
:45:57. > :46:02.Pendleton was looking there but they were not inside the sprinter's
:46:02. > :46:12.line. There has been a lot of aggravation between these two, it
:46:12. > :46:40.
:46:40. > :46:50.came early on when of Anna Mears skills. You have to say was a brave
:46:50. > :46:53.
:46:53. > :46:59.move. They have the space of maybe a few centimetres to manoeuvre.
:46:59. > :47:09.There was a courageous thing to do. It epitomised the bravery of Anna
:47:09. > :47:41.
:47:41. > :47:51.bronze and Anna Mears will race in Hoy's heat. Two lengths ahead of
:47:51. > :47:53.
:47:53. > :47:59.his legs. This is the fastest man on the planet for the only lap in
:47:59. > :48:09.the two sprint. That is why Germany are now the world champions. There
:48:09. > :48:16.
:48:16. > :48:22.they are, on the line, waiting for current Olympic champion on the
:48:22. > :48:32.inside, Ronnie endeavours. A very juicy line up here. They should be
:48:32. > :48:37.
:48:37. > :48:47.some fireworks in this one. From Simon band Belle Trewidden. Some
:48:47. > :48:49.
:48:49. > :48:57.the motorbike there. That in the other riders pass. You can see the
:48:57. > :49:02.changes style there. His tactic was so readable before. They had the
:49:02. > :49:10.length and legs to dictate this. It is hard to beat when you manage to
:49:10. > :49:14.make it work, to sit on the front and keeps accelerating. Right now,
:49:14. > :49:20.a different approach. I was down to his awesome power, being a
:49:20. > :49:30.kilometre ride it. The maximum speed and as you say, it would blow
:49:30. > :50:10.
:50:10. > :50:19.His eyes are piercing the back of this final, so we have to watch out
:50:19. > :50:26.for that. Mulder, the Dutchman, last but one at the moment. World
:50:26. > :50:30.champion la 2005, also a world kilometre champion, very quick. We
:50:30. > :50:33.are going to lose that pacing bike in the back straight this time. The
:50:33. > :50:38.Kiwi just dangling off the front looks as though you will get
:50:38. > :50:48.involved in going for a long one. He is. Chris Hoy sees the danger
:50:48. > :51:00.
:51:00. > :51:10.being done by the French manner. Enders, the man with dynamite in
:51:10. > :51:19.
:51:19. > :51:26.close. That big clenched-fist comes out for Chris Hoy, the real McCoy.
:51:26. > :51:30.The Scot delivered in style on the line. I think he denied Enders.
:51:30. > :51:35.thought his status would get the better of him there. Ball-game was
:51:35. > :51:43.ignoring everyone else and waiting for Kris Boyd. But he did not fall
:51:43. > :51:51.into the trap and the French man led him out. -- for Chris Hoy.
:51:51. > :51:57.a lap. Celebrating their with his father. -- celebrating with his
:51:57. > :52:02.father. It was a blanket finish on the line. The New Zealander let it
:52:02. > :52:05.out, they left the French man with all the work to do. We started on
:52:05. > :52:08.the back straight, the distance still left to make up, I was
:52:08. > :52:12.worried when they came into the final bend because Chris Hoy is
:52:12. > :52:16.having to go round three other riders, that is a long way to come
:52:16. > :52:23.around but he had the confidence to do it clearly, he knew he had the
:52:23. > :52:31.power to get around but it was very close on the line. He got it easily
:52:31. > :52:36.on the end. Enders second. Only one man missing really. That is the
:52:36. > :52:40.current world champion from Australia, but the rest are here.
:52:40. > :52:44.He wrote it in a completely different way to the style is
:52:44. > :52:51.renowned for, all away from the back. It just shows he can do it
:52:51. > :52:57.any which way he wants. Or somehow for Chris Hoy. Hugely impressive
:52:57. > :53:01.display. -- awesome power for Kris Boyd. He has sent a message to the
:53:01. > :53:04.rest - if you want to win the middle here I am the man to beat
:53:04. > :53:14.Hello. Bin workers in Leeds have voted by an overwhelming majority
:53:14. > :53:21.
:53:21. > :53:31.quality wine. He gets better and better. He delivered and the crowd
:53:31. > :53:35.
:53:35. > :53:45.Amazing. We knew it would be some race and I tell you what, it did
:53:45. > :53:50.
:53:50. > :54:00.Standby for the raw now. It will resonate around the arena. It will
:54:00. > :54:05.
:54:05. > :54:10.His 33rd World Cup gold medal and it will go to Sir Chris Hoy. This
:54:10. > :54:20.is a dress rehearsal for the summer. His family there, loving it. Such a
:54:20. > :54:43.
:54:43. > :54:48.sporting gentle man. He personifies bronze medal and it was a me Kia of
:54:48. > :54:56.Australia that got the better of Sally Kightly of Lithuania. Who
:54:56. > :55:00.will join her on the podium for the gold and silver? Rowsell is the
:55:00. > :55:04.current national champion for Great Britain and is a lady who starts
:55:04. > :55:07.the team pursued for Great Britain. She was the start when they
:55:07. > :55:11.established the world record just a day ago. Paul Manning is the coach
:55:11. > :55:18.trackside. He is an Olympic champion for the team pursuit and
:55:18. > :55:24.look at that start. This is impressive. The 23 year-old has
:55:24. > :55:34.blazed away into the front door ready. A great start by the 23
:55:34. > :55:52.
:55:52. > :55:59.seconds at the moment, the advantage. Can she back this up
:55:59. > :56:07.over the next couple of kilometres? She was 4th in the World
:56:07. > :56:10.Championships in 2009 in Poland. It has gone up a bit more, 1.3 now.
:56:10. > :56:15.Rowsell really does have the bit between their teeth and is inspired
:56:15. > :56:25.by the fact she has a gold medal already in her pocket from that
:56:25. > :56:27.
:56:27. > :56:32.team pursued performance the other classic ride by Alison Shanks.
:56:32. > :56:40.Rowsell will have to dig deep. Has she given to match in the early
:56:40. > :56:45.stages? Alison Shanks will take some toppling. Inside a second now,
:56:45. > :56:55.0.6 is the difference. House Rowsell gonna wait too early in
:56:55. > :57:03.
:57:03. > :57:08.this out. It will be right down to the wire and the crowd are trying
:57:08. > :57:15.to lift Rowsell who is digging deep. The pain is beginning to show on
:57:15. > :57:21.her face. Shanks coming back to the straight she started from. It is
:57:21. > :57:31.double. It has stayed at 0.4 for the last lap. This will be so close.
:57:31. > :57:35.
:57:35. > :57:45.It will come down to passion, who Rowsell. She has some extra
:57:45. > :57:54.
:57:54. > :58:04.strength here and is beginning to out to 0.7. Rowsell is really
:58:04. > :58:09.
:58:09. > :58:19.is a glittering performance. Gold performance by Joanna Rowsell route
:58:19. > :58:19.
:58:19. > :58:24.takes the individual pursuit of. Shanks get silver. There should be
:58:24. > :58:31.two gold medals, one for winning and one for Supreme courage. That
:58:31. > :58:39.was a great race. I love it when they are close. Great to watch.
:58:39. > :58:44.Rowsell on fire. Testimony to the superb form she has got and her
:58:44. > :58:48.speed from the game reflected because she is a star rider in the
:58:48. > :58:51.team pursuit. I know her team-mate in the commentary box will be
:58:51. > :59:01.delighted. The winner of the individual pursuit is Joanna
:59:01. > :59:01.
:59:01. > :59:07.That bodes really well for the Olympics. Tomorrow we will be able
:59:07. > :59:12.to see Geraint Thomas competing in the team pursuit event. Let's
:59:12. > :59:18.return to the snooker now and the players are moments away from
:59:18. > :59:23.coming back out to resume this semi-final match at the Welsh Open.
:59:23. > :59:28.It is two all and before the player's head back, one of our
:59:28. > :59:34.experts, Dominic Dale, has been analysing the two actions of boast
:59:34. > :59:43.-- both players. I will explain the fundamental differences in how the
:59:43. > :59:53.Mark Selby lifts the queue as he strides through the ball. I will
:59:53. > :00:01.
:00:01. > :00:06.back of my cue as I went through the ball. When the O'Sullivan does
:00:06. > :00:08.something a bit different, he lowers his back arm as he comes
:00:08. > :00:18.through the shop and back through the ball to deliver the queue. I
:00:18. > :00:27.
:00:27. > :00:37.That is Ronnie O'Sullivan. It is much flatter. And the cue plane is
:00:37. > :00:38.
:00:38. > :00:43.much flatter than Mark Selby's is. This frame should be important in
:00:43. > :00:47.setting the tone for the rest of the match. Yes, the fourth frame is
:00:47. > :00:55.always very important. He'll do that rattled. If he had gone 3-1
:00:55. > :01:02.down, I think he would have been in trouble. It is 2-2. Mark Selby and
:01:02. > :01:12.Ronnie O'Sullivan both competing for a final place to play against
:01:12. > :01:17.
:01:17. > :01:23.Ding Junhui. Commentating, we have Ronnie also love and was very
:01:23. > :01:31.relaxed in the interval. He went outside for a breath of fresh air
:01:31. > :01:39.and ate a couple of bananas. It felt a bit blustery out there.
:01:39. > :01:49.Maybe that has given him the boost that he needs did -- needed. Mark
:01:49. > :02:09.
:02:09. > :02:19.Selby spent his time in the Whatever you get from that type of
:02:19. > :02:49.
:02:49. > :02:58.Obviously, he can get to the black to the right corner. That is a
:02:58. > :03:08.bonus. He also has the pink. We can see now, that he has played for the
:03:08. > :03:18.
:03:18. > :03:26.Surprising. The players of today leave a long way behind these pinks
:03:26. > :03:30.into the middle pocket Kama and make it look so easy, in our day,
:03:30. > :03:40.you were never comfortable going into the middle pocket unless you
:03:40. > :04:07.
:04:07. > :04:17.were at most if it behind the He has played that very well. Good
:04:17. > :04:17.
:04:17. > :05:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:05:24. > :05:29.He is in real full flow this time. Just over the cue ball on that one.
:05:29. > :05:33.You can see her disappointment in his face, there, up because all
:05:33. > :05:43.that has left now is the safety. A big area to play for, there, as
:05:43. > :05:47.
:05:47. > :05:53.He did not play for that red to go all the way down towards the baulk
:05:54. > :06:01.area. He meant the cue ball to stop about there but it troubled another
:06:01. > :06:11.six inches. And because of his frustration the red has come back
:06:11. > :06:21.
:06:21. > :06:31.He went all out for the pot, but that has left the red over the pink
:06:31. > :06:31.
:06:31. > :06:41.spot and pottable into the right hand corner. Just not cueing well
:06:41. > :06:44.
:06:44. > :06:54.at the moment, Ronnie. He has been playing a match in which snooker
:06:54. > :06:55.
:06:55. > :07:03.this week. In all of us matches, he has been scintillating. -- his
:07:03. > :07:13.matches. Of the four semi-finalists you would say that Ronnie had been
:07:13. > :07:19.
:07:19. > :07:27.They are now playing the best of seven which they have not played
:07:27. > :07:34.for the first three rounds of this Welsh Open. Again, he is potting
:07:34. > :07:41.Great balls but he is not making anything from them. That was, again,
:07:41. > :07:51.end of the pot, he controlled the cue ball very nicely. -- a lovely
:07:51. > :07:52.
:07:52. > :07:56.pot. That is not too bad. He just is having a look to see if the pink,
:07:56. > :08:02.which will not go on to its own spot, to see if it will go on to
:08:02. > :08:12.the black. Ronnie doesn't want it to go on the black. He wants it on
:08:12. > :08:15.
:08:15. > :08:19.the blue. It is all about the next shot, and the cannon. It is not a
:08:19. > :08:25.certainty. He will play this more firmly than normal, just to try to
:08:25. > :08:35.free up the pink and the black. He has played that so well that both
:08:35. > :08:36.
:08:36. > :08:40.of them have now gone into open You always get the feeling that if
:08:40. > :08:50.Ronnie finds himself 3-2 in front after this frame, he will wonder
:08:50. > :09:04.
:09:04. > :09:08.how he has done it. Both players He certainly played the cannon into
:09:08. > :09:11.the cluster but the CRUSE reds nearest the pink there's a little
:09:11. > :09:21.gap there to go right into the middle of them. If he can get that
:09:21. > :09:47.
:09:47. > :09:52.He just caught the red first, Honestly, I just cannot believe it.
:09:53. > :10:02.Whenever he puts right hand side on it, I must be gripping the cue too
:10:03. > :10:06.
:10:06. > :10:10.tightly. Every single one of them. -- he must be. Out to, Mark Selby
:10:10. > :10:20.is 40 it behind, but he has just become favourite to win this frame.
:10:20. > :10:29.
:10:29. > :10:36.Mark Selby is having a little laugh, somebody coughed or sneezed and the
:10:36. > :10:46.crowd. Gives the crowd a laugh, just allows it to relax itself, and
:10:46. > :10:57.
:10:58. > :11:07.Ronnie is now sitting at this frame, when it looked as if he was going
:11:07. > :11:16.to go one frame up. But all of a sudden, he has given Mark Selby
:11:16. > :11:24.this unbelievable chance of pinching another frame. Apart from
:11:24. > :11:28.the blue, you would have to say, there are no really awkward balls.
:11:28. > :11:38.Three reds and blacks, and a couple of pinks, and he will be right back
:11:38. > :11:46.
:11:46. > :11:51.This is one of those situations where the player once the points,
:11:51. > :11:55.but he takes blacks with these two reds he will only need the blue.
:11:55. > :12:00.Just going to work it out. 16 points behind, two reds and blacks,
:12:01. > :12:06.gays and level, up to 14 in front with the pink but if he takes any
:12:06. > :12:14.other colour, then he will have to go from blue to pink, which is in a
:12:14. > :12:24.big problem. He has probably realise that now it. -- realised
:12:24. > :12:36.
:12:36. > :12:46.Has he come up high enough to get on the black? He knows that he has
:12:46. > :12:50.made a mistake there. As he plays this red with running side, that
:12:50. > :12:57.guarantees him on the black, or, he's going to have to play the hard
:12:57. > :13:01.blue, when he is clearing up. But, both shots are going to be
:13:01. > :13:08.difficult. He has played it with running side, and he wants the cue
:13:08. > :13:13.ball to slowdown. That was a very well played and controlled shot. A
:13:14. > :13:23.little angle on this black, so he's going to have to force the cue ball.
:13:24. > :13:30.That is very good. A good example of how important it is to look at
:13:30. > :13:40.the scores. He knows that if he gets on the brown, all he needs is
:13:40. > :14:02.
:14:02. > :14:06.the white tight on the top cushion, That was the only problem. He
:14:06. > :14:12.wasn't happy with that shot from the green. He landed slightly on
:14:12. > :14:16.the wrong side. He could a played the cannon into the brown, but he
:14:16. > :14:21.has been playing a deep screw and trying to all the cue ball and he
:14:21. > :14:27.has lost it a little bit. He can play up and down the table, but it
:14:27. > :14:33.is a big shot, a lot of space to cover, 10 ft one may, it will put
:14:33. > :14:39.the other. He might just pot the brown and then try to drop the blue
:14:39. > :14:49.in. He will then be playing with a lot of running side, to help the
:14:49. > :14:52.
:14:52. > :14:57.He has decided to not play the stun shot, and go all round the table.
:14:58. > :15:02.Just keep an eye and the white. He's going to play the white off
:15:02. > :15:10.two cushions. He knows that the blue has got every chance of
:15:10. > :15:16.sticking on the pocket. If it was not frame ball you would not even
:15:16. > :15:26.play the pot, but the fact that it is frame ball... He's just going to
:15:26. > :15:32.
:15:32. > :15:39.have a look at the potting angle He doesn't like it. He's not going
:15:39. > :15:49.to play it now. He has had another look at the angle, but I can assure
:15:49. > :15:49.
:15:49. > :15:54.you, it has not changed since the last time he looked. He's a long
:15:54. > :16:00.way off, but he has played a good cue ball, to get it somewhere near
:16:00. > :16:10.the black. There was a lot of a bale you in going for that. He will
:16:10. > :16:12.
:16:12. > :16:18.be relieved he is still in this frame, for now. -- a lot of value.
:16:18. > :16:24.Again, not the best shot Ronnie O'Sullivan has ever played, unless
:16:24. > :16:30.he has a bit of luck, I think he has just handed this frame on a
:16:30. > :16:40.plate to Mark Selway. He is not with it at the moment. -- Mark
:16:40. > :16:51.
:16:51. > :16:57.Selby. It is hard to comprehend This will be a very relieved Mark
:16:57. > :17:05.Selby, playing to a standard that he is not used to playing, and
:17:05. > :17:15.still finding himself in front. Another very scrappy frame, Mark
:17:15. > :17:16.
:17:16. > :17:20.Selby made a break of 57 which was What on earth has happened? We have
:17:20. > :17:25.had Ronnie O'Sullivan up and the Studio three times this week,
:17:25. > :17:29.relaxed, confident and feeling like he is playing the snooker and of a
:17:29. > :17:33.sudden that has changed. What has happened? We have talk about how he
:17:33. > :17:39.does not like playing against Mark Selby but it is not all about that.
:17:39. > :17:42.The table is playing a little in consistently. But you can see the
:17:42. > :17:46.shots, and that was an important frame because it looked as if
:17:46. > :17:51.Ronnie was going to win it, and Mark Selby has come back and stolen
:17:51. > :17:55.it, on the blue. Ronnie just totally mistimed hitting the ball
:17:56. > :18:00.and that is what has been happening to him tonight. Whilst it has been
:18:00. > :18:06.scrappy, Mark Selby has come out well, from those exchanges. Ronnie
:18:06. > :18:10.has only himself to blame for that. He was in control. Every time he
:18:10. > :18:14.plays a shot with a little bit of right hand side, he's hitting them
:18:14. > :18:19.thick, and missing pots, and messing up the safety shots as well.
:18:19. > :18:22.That blue was a shot with right hand side. I don't know whether
:18:22. > :18:28.he's happy with his cue tip, whether he has changed that, I
:18:28. > :18:37.don't know, but he's won to have to change things, or, years going to
:18:37. > :18:45.find it difficult to win this match. -- he is going. His cue tip looks
:18:45. > :18:50.absolutely perfect. We mentioned at the beginning of the tournament,
:18:50. > :19:00.that he would be playing this tournament with that tip, then have
:19:00. > :19:22.
:19:22. > :19:32.That, again, was a strangely executed shocked, by Mark Selby,
:19:32. > :19:34.
:19:34. > :19:41.the double-kiss. -- executed shot. Another chance for Ronnie
:19:41. > :19:50.O'Sullivan to get going. He should be able to build a very sizable
:19:50. > :19:53.break, here. Absolutely amazing. He played that with a litter but a
:19:53. > :19:58.right hand side, you can tell that, from the way that it has come off
:19:58. > :20:08.the cushion. He's having some problems with his mind at the
:20:08. > :20:12.
:20:12. > :20:22.moment. He is getting very frustrated with himself. Referee
:20:22. > :20:43.
:20:43. > :20:49.match -- REFEREE: foul, Mark Selby, That was a very nice pot on a red.
:20:49. > :20:59.Leaving him on the black. Whether he will try to cannon into the red,
:20:59. > :21:03.or the cluster near the pink... That is OK. If he can get on the
:21:03. > :21:13.one to the left corner that will be a big bonus. He has a couple of
:21:13. > :21:18.
:21:18. > :21:28.options. One, to the yellow corner. It can just be a little drive back.
:21:28. > :21:28.
:21:28. > :23:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:23:07. > :23:17.He might have to play a little stun shot, here, to widen the angle a
:23:17. > :23:25.
:23:25. > :23:35.That's was just about perfect. Could be some value in playing off
:23:35. > :23:53.
:23:53. > :24:01.this black into the reds just above He has made sure, this time, he is
:24:01. > :24:11.on the right side of the blue. I don't think anything goes, unless
:24:11. > :24:18.
:24:18. > :24:25.there is one to the outside of the It didn't go, so he has tried to
:24:25. > :24:31.develop some. All of a sudden that, he did not want the other three
:24:31. > :24:41.reds, because nothing would come of it, but the white just cracked, and
:24:41. > :24:57.
:24:57. > :25:07.stuck on the top of the red. -- One not the easiest blue to play,
:25:07. > :25:37.
:25:37. > :25:43.He needs four more of these reds, That is amazing. You cannot believe
:25:43. > :25:49.how much side he put on at to make the white completely changed course.
:25:49. > :25:53.He has played it to arc into the three reds, the three in line, we
:25:53. > :25:57.will have to put another look at that because I cannot believe how
:25:57. > :26:02.much movement he has got into that. He was trying to play to the reds
:26:03. > :26:12.in a straight line and he has put that much side on it, but it
:26:13. > :26:20.
:26:20. > :26:30.The break comes to a premature end at 45. Ronnie O'Sullivan still won
:26:30. > :26:53.
:26:53. > :26:57.As long as Mark Selby cannot get this red to the right corner, that
:26:57. > :27:02.was a much better safety shot from Ronnie O'Sullivan. You can see that
:27:02. > :27:07.it is tight, but I think he can just about get through to that red,
:27:07. > :27:17.although it is very tight. We have another piece of takers say
:27:17. > :27:19.
:27:19. > :27:29.dropping down. He's doing is impression of Zorro! It is still
:27:29. > :27:49.
:27:49. > :27:53.going and I think that it has just Obviously, he did not feel that he
:27:53. > :28:03.could get through and see enough of that red so he has played a very
:28:03. > :28:13.
:28:13. > :28:18.good safety. Back on to the baulk What a fantastic pot! He cannot pot
:28:18. > :28:25.the black, but what a great pot that was. He was in all kinds of
:28:25. > :28:29.trouble. He was unlucky not to knock another red in front of the
:28:29. > :28:39.black. The pink out of the commission at the moment, he needed
:28:39. > :28:55.
:28:55. > :29:05.Are we going to seek Ronnie the Rocket blast off? We have been
:29:05. > :29:11.
:29:11. > :29:16.waiting for it. He has been very I am not too sure if he can get
:29:16. > :29:19.onto the red next to the black without playing a cannon. For the
:29:19. > :29:25.next be raised there is no problem but he would like to be in a
:29:25. > :29:33.position where he has enough room to drop behind it at some stage,
:29:33. > :29:39.but, ideally, he would like to play a cannon at some stage. He has
:29:39. > :29:43.played these last couple of shots more positively. Looks like he has
:29:44. > :29:49.got through the cue ball more crisply, like he is finally finding
:29:49. > :29:54.his touch. In the second frame the seem to have a little bit of bounce
:29:54. > :29:57.about him, but he will play the cannon now, play two cushions and
:29:57. > :30:02.it does not matter if he hits the red or the black, he has actually
:30:02. > :30:12.played the loose one, I'm surprised. That was the perfect angle to screw
:30:12. > :30:23.
:30:23. > :30:30.down two cushions. But see if he He has to be careful the blue
:30:30. > :30:40.doesn't come out of the pocket. He got a lot of angle on that from
:30:40. > :30:45.
:30:45. > :30:49.virtually straight blue. This is He could play the cannon on the
:30:49. > :30:59.black and send a white into the baulk area but he will miss the
:30:59. > :30:59.
:30:59. > :31:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:31:40. > :31:50.Very rarely -- you see a player play double. If he got the double
:31:50. > :32:30.
:32:30. > :32:34.he would be in behind the black as That was a very good shot. Very
:32:34. > :32:44.good cue ball. There is always a chance he could have caught that
:32:44. > :32:49.
:32:49. > :32:54.read much too thin and can and the A better shot from Ronnie. He did
:32:54. > :33:04.not one that cue ball to bouts. He has to be sure to miss the cannon
:33:04. > :33:18.
:33:18. > :33:25.Not bad, a bit thinner than he would have liked. He can either
:33:25. > :33:29.play the delicate screw shot, or, round of three cushions. There is
:33:29. > :33:38.value in playing the delicate screw shot because if he misses it the
:33:38. > :33:45.green will stay in the corner That is what he has played, but
:33:45. > :33:51.that Green has gone in. -- the green. Worrying times for Ronnie
:33:51. > :33:55.O'Sullivan. It's the first time we could see him go two frames behind.
:33:55. > :33:58.The difference with these players, Mark Selby does not worry if he is
:33:58. > :34:05.not playing his best, he still finds that a challenge to win a
:34:05. > :34:09.frame of playing good, whereas Ronnie O'Sullivan I am not sure can
:34:09. > :34:13.be in love with the game when he is not playing well. Mark Selby is
:34:13. > :34:18.battling their. But he has every chance now of going forward in
:34:18. > :34:22.front. That is the difference. You have to try to win scrappy frames
:34:22. > :34:32.when you are playing bad. Everyone can win when they are playing well,
:34:32. > :34:52.
:34:52. > :34:59.can you win when you're playing Once again, not the prettiest of
:34:59. > :35:05.frames. O'Sullivan replied with 36. frames. O'Sullivan replied with 36.
:35:05. > :35:08.Selby gets the 24 break to lead. Selby double disadvantage. We keep
:35:08. > :35:14.thinking here that we are about to see Ronnie O'Sullivan burst into
:35:14. > :35:18.life and he gets started I break and we think here we go, this is
:35:18. > :35:25.the Ronnie O'Sullivan we know and love and again it is breaking down.
:35:25. > :35:30.It is, but this match is perfect for Selby. The frames are closed,
:35:30. > :35:34.the balls are going awkward leap, which is just what he wants. It is
:35:34. > :35:39.stifling a sudden's break-building prowess. If I were him now I would
:35:39. > :35:42.play some thick safeties, get the reds out in the open. That might
:35:42. > :35:46.take Mark Selby out of his comfort zone. We asked you for some
:35:46. > :35:56.questions to put to the panel of experts. You have been busy on
:35:56. > :36:00.
:36:01. > :36:05.Twitter. Another interesting Do you think there'll be another
:36:05. > :36:10.Hendry Davis era all his snooker too competitive for that happen
:36:10. > :36:13.again? It is too competitive. I do not think we will see that at the
:36:13. > :36:18.moment but who knows what will happen, like with Judd Trump for
:36:18. > :36:23.instance? He is the first player that has come along that could do
:36:23. > :36:28.it but because of his style of play you feel perhaps you want -- he
:36:28. > :36:31.went Dominic for a decade like Hendry, or Davis. So you think it
:36:31. > :36:36.is unlikely anybody would put together a championship victory
:36:36. > :36:43.again just because these days you have to get so far-out in front on
:36:43. > :36:46.the standard is higher? It is not that. Davis and Henry dominated.
:36:46. > :36:51.Were they loads better or was the general standard better? They were
:36:51. > :36:56.better than the other players and they get better because they are
:36:56. > :36:59.winning more confidence. It is fair to say they were better, they were
:36:59. > :37:03.both great champions and I cannot see it happening again because now
:37:03. > :37:07.there is so many young players coming into the game that are so
:37:07. > :37:12.good it will be hard to dominate. It is an interesting era, we were
:37:12. > :37:16.talking about Mark Selby the, the world No. 1 ranked player but you
:37:16. > :37:20.would have difficulty saying he was the best player in the world.
:37:20. > :37:26.the best at the moment because he has won more ranking points than
:37:26. > :37:30.anyone else, he is working the system. But is he the best? You
:37:30. > :37:34.cannot say at the moment because he has not won enough tournaments, he
:37:34. > :37:38.has not won the World Championships so I am not saying he cannot become
:37:38. > :37:48.the best player but not at the moment. He is looking good at the
:37:48. > :37:53.
:37:53. > :37:58.moment to get the final of this I would say he is certainly a top
:37:58. > :38:08.four player. He needs to learn how to win ugly. I am not sure
:38:08. > :38:22.
:38:22. > :38:26.O'Sullivan has learned how to do I can't believe that within 24
:38:26. > :38:36.hours he can be playing not well. All week he has hit the ball
:38:36. > :39:01.
:39:01. > :39:11.Mark is giving Romeu a chance, he is missing and had been straight
:39:11. > :39:13.
:39:13. > :39:23.back. -- Ronnie the chance. -- he is missing and -- market is giving
:39:23. > :39:26.
:39:26. > :39:36.Ronnie the chance, he is missing Normally they just drop them in and
:39:36. > :39:44.
:39:44. > :39:49.A great pot. Not a great Kitts but he landed -- not a great kiss but
:39:49. > :39:54.he landed in not a great position. That is what happens when you're
:39:54. > :40:02.not playing well. Everything you do seems to be awkward. Good enough?
:40:02. > :40:06.If it catches the other jaw, it is OK. It comes down for the red. A
:40:06. > :40:16.little wry smile there. It is a tough game when you don't get the
:40:16. > :40:31.
:40:31. > :40:37.There was a clever shot. He tried Everybody has a tough day at the
:40:37. > :40:47.office, this is one of those for Ronnie O'Sullivan. And for Mark
:40:47. > :41:19.
:41:19. > :41:26.Selby, but he is coping with it There was a long off -- long way
:41:26. > :41:36.off for him and his standard. -- that was a long off -- that was a
:41:36. > :41:46.
:41:46. > :41:51.long way off for him and his Sometimes it is nice to see players
:41:51. > :41:57.who you think are unbeatable look a bit vulnerable and tonight he has
:41:57. > :42:07.shown he is vulnerable, he is not back to his unbelievable best when
:42:07. > :42:16.
:42:16. > :42:20.he used to steamroller everybody. Ronnie once again can't believe the
:42:20. > :42:30.two kisses he got when he missed the brown and the white is suddenly
:42:30. > :42:41.
:42:41. > :42:51.coming back. Came perfectly white That is a good safety shot because
:42:51. > :43:19.
:43:19. > :43:29.both brown and blue are in the way. He negotiated the path that cue
:43:29. > :43:42.
:43:42. > :43:47.Decided to play it thicker but once again has hit the yellow. A pop
:43:47. > :43:57.have remark which are don't think he will take on. -- a pop here from
:43:57. > :44:07.Mark. -- a pot here from Mark which I don't think he will take on. Good
:44:07. > :44:42.
:44:42. > :44:52.Another good safety shot from Ronnie. He is playing some good
:44:52. > :45:11.
:45:11. > :45:16.shots, then playing the one which He looked a bit frustrated.
:45:16. > :45:26.have to say Mark Selby is having the run up the ball. He is probably
:45:26. > :45:36.
:45:36. > :45:46.playing the better snooker. -- run He tried to do it then. In some
:45:46. > :45:46.
:45:46. > :45:56.ways it is probably better in the pocket -- do-it- thin. -- do it for
:45:56. > :46:24.
:46:24. > :46:34.He decided to go for one of the ball colours. It is just a case of
:46:34. > :47:10.
:47:10. > :47:16.when he gets rid so he can play for If he has an angle on this red, we
:47:16. > :47:26.could see him play up for the black. If not, he will have to go back
:47:26. > :47:34.
:47:34. > :47:44.down for either blue, or yellow win Just about OK as long as he has
:47:44. > :47:50.
:47:50. > :47:56.travelled far enough for this blue. He seems to be getting a good lead
:47:56. > :47:59.together at the right time in every frame. It is a hard work break with
:47:59. > :48:03.the red being over the pocket, covering the pocket up, pink and
:48:03. > :48:13.black slightly out of position. Just one good shot away from making
:48:13. > :48:19.
:48:19. > :48:29.this a good chance. The reds are The yellow makes this blue much
:48:29. > :48:35.Mark Selby's wife, Vicky, is watching. Things are not going
:48:35. > :48:45.according to plan, but he is winning. That is the art, not
:48:45. > :48:51.
:48:51. > :49:01.playing at your best, but win. There was so much room between
:49:01. > :49:06.
:49:06. > :49:16.brown and yellow to get back into Can he get to the one over the
:49:16. > :49:32.
:49:32. > :49:42.pocket. He could even play for the He thought he'd play for the hello
:49:42. > :50:16.
:50:16. > :50:19.there. -- I thought he would play Amazing how tough this break has
:50:19. > :50:29.been. He has gone all round the table and still not perfect. It has
:50:29. > :50:47.
:50:47. > :50:57.been one of those matches. Neither He is not looking too happy there
:50:57. > :50:59.
:50:59. > :51:03.in the seat. That is not the best You can't have big breaks in every
:51:03. > :51:09.match and unbelievable plots, there has to be a bit somewhere along the
:51:09. > :51:15.way. You find when you struggle if you struggle and get to win, not
:51:15. > :51:19.only next match, it turns around and you start playing well again.
:51:19. > :51:29.When they play well, then Laurel capable of winning, it is how good
:51:29. > :51:35.
:51:35. > :51:43.you will be Davis. -- your B game is. Mark's at the moment is better
:51:43. > :51:49.than Ronnie's. I can't believe how close he got there. If he had got
:51:49. > :51:59.it off, that would have been end of frame but look how close it is. I
:51:59. > :52:04.
:52:04. > :52:14.thought that was sure to go in with Ronnie is started to look a bit
:52:14. > :52:24.
:52:24. > :52:34.disinterested, but he is probably There may be a gap here. Obviously
:52:34. > :52:34.
:52:34. > :53:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:53:34. > :53:44.not. He has put the cue ball right Another poor safety shot from
:53:44. > :53:59.
:53:59. > :54:03.running. -- Romeu. -- body. -- You have to take your hat off to
:54:03. > :54:13.Mark Selby. He is just battling their as things are not going his
:54:13. > :54:14.
:54:14. > :54:24.way. He has taken a lead them playing anywhere near his best. --
:54:24. > :54:38.
:54:38. > :54:43.The referee misunderstood what Mark said. The asked for the extended
:54:43. > :54:53.rest and he thought he said clean the cue ball. Marc looked at him
:54:53. > :55:18.
:55:18. > :55:23.Completely miskicked that. -- mishit. This is strange. We get so
:55:23. > :55:33.used to seeing these top players never played badly. He was nine
:55:33. > :55:46.
:55:46. > :55:56.inches from where he wanted to be Ronnie has awkward cueing over the
:55:56. > :56:01.
:56:01. > :56:08.brown so again you can see is full ball snooker on the one red. He has
:56:08. > :56:18.any mid- distance shot. Not easy. It is just not happening for him at
:56:18. > :56:19.
:56:19. > :56:26.If he had potted that and got him round the black spot area, they are
:56:26. > :56:36.the shots that can bring you into form. That is not the best one.
:56:36. > :57:05.
:57:05. > :57:15.Just look at Ronnie's reaction Bromley will have to try to pull
:57:15. > :57:15.
:57:15. > :57:25.something out of the back and won the last four frames -- Bromley. --
:57:25. > :57:41.
:57:41. > :57:51.I am sure Mark is making this a challenge. He is not playing good
:57:51. > :57:55.
:57:55. > :58:05.but making every shot a challenge, You have to take your hat off to
:58:05. > :58:08.
:58:08. > :58:18.Mark and the way he is sticking Only been one break over 50. Ronnie
:58:18. > :58:25.
:58:25. > :58:28.If you have just tuned in to see Lucian Freud painted live here on
:58:28. > :58:38.BBC2 Wales, that programme will now follow the conclusion of the
:58:38. > :58:42.
:58:42. > :58:48.snooker because we have at least Ronnie O'Sullivan is staring at the
:58:48. > :58:54.brink now. One more frame will decide this semi final match. We
:58:54. > :59:03.have perhaps framed our chaps about Ronnie O'Sullivan blowing his
:59:03. > :59:06.opportunity, but Mark Selby is good at winning them. He is a very good
:59:06. > :59:12.safety player, he can sit out for long periods and still make a break
:59:12. > :59:17.when he gets the chance. I think at the moment Ronnie does not look
:59:17. > :59:24.like he has a lot of fight left. will have to be an incredible
:59:24. > :59:29.fightback. Selby made a great fightback in the 2008 final to win
:59:29. > :59:33.against Ronnie O'Sullivan, I wonder whether it can work the other way
:59:33. > :59:43.round? It would be nice to see a bit of a comeback, then we can get
:59:43. > :59:44.