:01:00. > :01:05.Good Evening. So Glad You Could Join As For The Biggest Night In Welsh
:01:06. > :01:08.Snooker, The Final Of The Betvictor Welsh Open. This Much Is Being
:01:09. > :01:11.Broadcast Around The World As These Two Global Stars, Ronnie
:01:12. > :01:18.And Ding Junhui Battle It Out To Lift This Trophy. We all have
:01:19. > :01:22.already had eight friends of this match, here is what has happened so
:01:23. > :01:26.far. This is a match we are all looking forward to, and two players
:01:27. > :01:32.in the best -- who are the best in the world are playing. Injury,
:01:33. > :01:38.didn't compete in the safety department, and he will be very
:01:39. > :01:49.disappointed with his first session. He lost the last red. Things started
:01:50. > :01:58.to go wrong from there. He kept making mistakes, Ronnie capitalised
:01:59. > :02:05.on them. He took a 3-0 lead. Ronnie was on a break of 49, it looked like
:02:06. > :02:09.a kick, but it could have been the table that moved and Ding pinched
:02:10. > :02:16.the frame. 3-1. Ding looked favourite to take the next frame. He
:02:17. > :02:19.then miscued and hit the pink. Foul shot and Ronnie O'Sullivan cleared
:02:20. > :02:28.up and won the frame. Ronnie O'Sullivan, he takes a 5-1 lead. The
:02:29. > :02:36.next frame looked to be Ding. Ronnie extended his lead 6-1. To have any
:02:37. > :02:45.chance in this match, Ding would have to win the last frame. Ronnie
:02:46. > :02:49.O'Sullivan led early, and then Ronnie potted an unbelievable
:02:50. > :02:56.yellow. He went on to win the frame to go 7-1 in front. Tonight's
:02:57. > :03:03.session is impossible for Ding unless he makes a terrific start.
:03:04. > :03:10.What an amazing atmosphere in Newport! And our first player has it
:03:11. > :03:27.all to do. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Ding Junhui.
:03:28. > :04:11.What a fantastic reception. Next up, the five-time world champion,
:04:12. > :04:48.they call him the Rocket, it is Ronnie O'Sullivan.
:04:49. > :04:54.So, Ronnie O'Sullivan, the reigning world champion, in the driving seat,
:04:55. > :05:01.7-1 up, and Ding Junhui needs to make a great start. Your big final
:05:02. > :05:07.commentators are Darren Morgan and Willie Thorne.
:05:08. > :05:17.Good evening everybody. What an ovation these two stars have had.
:05:18. > :05:20.The hairs on my head went up. The scoreline is reading 7-1. It means
:05:21. > :05:26.that Ding, to have any chance, he needs to win for Mac frames to have
:05:27. > :05:36.any chance after the interval. -- four frames. Ding didn't perform
:05:37. > :05:46.this afternoon. Ronnie has, as he has done for most of the week, he
:05:47. > :05:49.has played pretty good. He has been terrific in pinching frames he has
:05:50. > :05:56.lost. A couple have got away from Ding early on.
:05:57. > :06:06.He will be playing for pride. He has not given up totally. He will try to
:06:07. > :06:11.make the score a little bit more respectable. He will look to take a
:06:12. > :06:40.couple of frames, and maybe then he will have a chance.
:06:41. > :07:43.That is a touching ball which makes the shot a lot easier.
:07:44. > :07:50.That was another touching ball, so he was back in the same spot. This
:07:51. > :08:27.looks tempting, this read down the side cushion. -- this red.
:08:28. > :08:30.This time, Ding can see the left-hand side of the pack. He will
:08:31. > :09:32.not be playing the same safety. Ronnie was tempted because Ding had
:09:33. > :09:38.such a poor safety shot. It was on the baulk line, the cue ball. So,
:09:39. > :09:44.Ronnie took it on. He played it as a shot to nothing. His parting has
:09:45. > :09:50.been exceptional this week. Three out of every four he plays he is
:09:51. > :09:56.knocking in. Ding, on the other hand, one in every five years
:09:57. > :10:12.knocking in, so he is struggling. -- one in every five he is knocking in.
:10:13. > :10:22.Presumably, the black was not available. We were talking to Ronnie
:10:23. > :10:29.before he came out. He was very relaxed, as you would be, 7-1 up. He
:10:30. > :10:35.said he was enjoying his snooker, he is playing like he was when he was
:10:36. > :10:38.15, 16. For many years, he was striving for that, and he didn't
:10:39. > :10:48.feel that he was doing that. But he does now. It is interesting, he was
:10:49. > :10:52.saying that every time he plays now, he wins. Because he is past 30 years
:10:53. > :10:58.of age, he is enjoying it a lot more. He is on borrowed time, as far
:10:59. > :11:03.as a regular tournament winner is, he probably realises he has three or
:11:04. > :11:07.four years to dominate, he is enjoying it more. Well, that was a
:11:08. > :11:25.poor shot. His break comes to an end at 20. His
:11:26. > :11:33.match against Barry Hawkins, he led 4-1. Barry Hawkins was 59 on, and
:11:34. > :11:39.Ronnie made a clearance, the best clearance I have seen since Alex
:11:40. > :11:42.Higgins against Jimmy White at the Crucible. It was as good if not
:11:43. > :12:24.better than that. Ding made it easier for Ronnie
:12:25. > :12:31.because he played a lot of -- he moved a lot of the baulk colours.
:12:32. > :12:37.Ding is not competing with Ronnie at also far. His potting has been
:12:38. > :12:45.poor. He has been outplayed by Ronnie. Ding, we would expect him to
:12:46. > :12:52.win at least one of these battles. He hasn't. He isn't quite convincing
:12:53. > :13:02.at the moment. Against Joe Walker, he was 4-2 behind, he made a 100 to
:13:03. > :13:04.win 5-4. That is the kind of form he is going to have to find to get back
:13:05. > :14:04.into this match this evening. The best part of 1100 people here at
:14:05. > :14:19.the Newport Centre, and you can hear a pin drop. The odd little cough.
:14:20. > :14:29.This auditorium had four tables earlier on when we started from 128
:14:30. > :14:45.players. As you can see, it is the perfect snooker arena.
:14:46. > :14:57.Darren mentioned Ding has moved the baulk colours. It is amazing, the
:14:58. > :15:00.difference it has made. If you get within two or three inches within
:15:01. > :15:08.that cushion, it is difficult to play a good safety.
:15:09. > :15:21.Every time Ding has had to come to the table, he is either tight and it
:15:22. > :15:30.all just off. -- he is either tight under it or just off. That is very
:15:31. > :15:32.unfortunate. If that had stopped or caught the jaw, O'Sullivan would
:15:33. > :15:44.have been in all kinds of trouble. If Ronnie can slot this long red the
:15:45. > :15:51.left corner, guaranteed position on the black.
:15:52. > :16:22.Well, first shot we expected him to knocking, and he didn't. -- to knock
:16:23. > :16:34.in. That is too tight. I think you will go up to the corner.
:16:35. > :16:40.Could he squeeze this in? Absolutely! That was tough. And this
:16:41. > :17:12.is a tough black. All of a sudden, this becomes a very
:17:13. > :17:42.good chance. In a funny sort of way, there will
:17:43. > :17:44.be less pressure on Ding at the moment, even the fact he is so far
:17:45. > :18:06.behind. I am sure even though the fans
:18:07. > :18:10.wouldn't wish this on Ding, the way he has played this season and
:18:11. > :18:14.earlier this week, he has been the man of the season so far, and it
:18:15. > :18:21.must be upsetting to see him playing so poorly. Ronnie O'Sullivan has
:18:22. > :18:28.made such an impact in these last six or seven months on the circuit,
:18:29. > :18:29.he appears to have everybody, kind ofDott not looking forward to
:18:30. > :18:46.playing him. Good shot. If he can hit the one in
:18:47. > :19:01.the middle fourball, that would open the frame up.
:19:02. > :19:56.That is more like the positional shots we are be used to seeing from
:19:57. > :20:16.Ding. Extremely good around the black spot.
:20:17. > :20:23.He lost the cue ball a little bit. He may be able to hold it for the
:20:24. > :20:43.two reds. That was a poor shot. That was a good recovery. You can
:20:44. > :20:49.notice the difference from the afternoon. He lost a couple like
:20:50. > :20:58.that, into the corners. He allowed Ronnie to get back into the frames
:20:59. > :21:11.and pinch them. He will have to make a frame-winning break here.
:21:12. > :21:19.When the pink goes back onto its spot, he's going to beat have to be
:21:20. > :21:33.careful -- is going to have to be careful with these two reds.
:21:34. > :22:10.I would be amazed if Ding didn't go on to win this frame now.
:22:11. > :22:27.The only thing we haven't had in this match is a century.
:22:28. > :23:18.He wants to make sure of his unassailable lead in this frame.
:23:19. > :23:45.Yes, and a couple more shots, Ronnie would have stopped the rot. He was
:23:46. > :23:49.3-1 down -- he was 3-0 down before he won his first frame. He only
:23:50. > :24:02.needs the cannon now to make sure. And that is OK.
:24:03. > :24:15.We are still expecting him to what this red. -- to pot this red. Which
:24:16. > :24:23.he does. This has been very, very good. He has shown us what he is
:24:24. > :24:33.capable of, and he is not going to give up just yet.
:24:34. > :24:42.Oh, you are kidding! Quarter positional shot this is! Fabulous
:24:43. > :24:54.stuff! -- what a positional shot that is.
:24:55. > :25:10.The green ball will be the problem. He has left an angle on it.
:25:11. > :25:23.A chance for his eighth century. In this tournament. Both Ding and
:25:24. > :25:37.Ronnie have made seven each this week.
:25:38. > :25:49.Very well done! That this afternoon would not have gone in. That is how
:25:50. > :25:53.poorly he was cueing, and he will get a thunderous round of applause
:25:54. > :26:02.if he gets a century from this capacity crowd.
:26:03. > :26:14.Very, very well played! He was 7-1 behind. He came out firing on all
:26:15. > :26:28.cylinders. And in goes the black for a clearance of 109. Ding Trail 7-2.
:26:29. > :26:32.That is what this final needed. Isn't it a brilliant century?
:26:33. > :26:38.Dominic Dale is my guest in the studio. Dominic, that really would
:26:39. > :26:45.have killed the match if Ding didn't win. Now we perhaps do have a real
:26:46. > :26:49.match on our hands. The brightest possible start. While Ronnie needs
:26:50. > :26:53.to more frames to win, the longer par-mac can keep Ronnie from
:26:54. > :26:59.winning, the better chance he has. As soon as Ronnie gets to eight
:27:00. > :27:04.frames, it could be difficult. If Ding can keep Ronnie on seven, keep
:27:05. > :27:10.winning frames, who knows. It is a forlorn hope, but we can hope. Some
:27:11. > :27:14.of the previous rounds, the match against Joel Walker, Ding has done
:27:15. > :27:20.this. He got himself into a position where he needed to get to a deciding
:27:21. > :27:28.frame, and it gets the best out of him. When you get a century, you get
:27:29. > :27:32.the focus and you get into the zone. If Ding can keep that going, and
:27:33. > :27:37.keep playing superb snooker, he is capable of doing 80, 90, 100, just
:27:38. > :27:43.the same Ronnie can. And if he produces the same form, he will come
:27:44. > :27:47.back. Wilkie approach this carefully? Or if you are so far
:27:48. > :27:51.behind, do you need to go for your shots? Because you need such a
:27:52. > :27:56.miracle, you might as well give it a go, and not miss out for want of
:27:57. > :27:59.trying. You have got to try something, you've got to make
:28:00. > :28:08.something happen, hedge your bets. And hope. And hope you get some help
:28:09. > :28:12.from your opponent. Ding Junhui this evening. His fans will be delighted
:28:13. > :28:17.he takes the first frame of the evening.
:28:18. > :28:26.That was a poor break from Ronnie. Has this brown come to his rescue?
:28:27. > :28:40.It looks like it has. He was very fortunate, Ronnie. If Ding can take
:28:41. > :28:48.another one, it could get Ronnie thinking a little bit, keeping him
:28:49. > :28:52.in his chair. You have to say, it would take a lot because Ronnie has
:28:53. > :28:58.been calm and collected all week, total control of his emotions. More
:28:59. > :29:52.importantly, his cueing action is great.
:29:53. > :30:01.He has missed the brown. If he had kissed brown, you would have left
:30:02. > :30:10.Ronnie and starter. -- he would have. It is amazing, isn't it? We
:30:11. > :30:15.have been talking about how he has been missing the baulk colours all
:30:16. > :30:19.week. This is a chance if the black goes to the left corner. I won't say
:30:20. > :30:32.it is a great chance but it is a chance.
:30:33. > :30:39.His long game has been very poor today but well done. And that was a
:30:40. > :30:44.lot better pace he played that. He was hitting those a bit harder this
:30:45. > :30:51.afternoon but this is the Ding Junhui we have come to love and
:30:52. > :30:58.watch playing. He still managed to generate the backspin on the cue
:30:59. > :30:59.ball. Now, if he can get rid of those two reds to the left of the
:31:00. > :31:13.black, he has an excellent chance. I am sure Ding spent a lot of time
:31:14. > :31:24.on the practice table between sessions to find some rhythm.
:31:25. > :31:28.He has queued up there as if he is going to play this as a run through
:31:29. > :31:40.cannon. A risky shot. Just under it, that black, by a
:31:41. > :31:57.couple of inches. So effing that was the right
:31:58. > :32:00.decision and he has played that well, just to the right side of the
:32:01. > :32:26.blue. Starting to look promising. Obviously a long way back for him to
:32:27. > :32:29.come back. He is going to have to play brilliant snooker tonight. And
:32:30. > :33:06.Ronnie will have to help him a bit. All of a sudden, everything is
:33:07. > :33:12.finishing perfect. If he gets rid of this red now the black is open to
:33:13. > :33:16.both corners. That red just above the black is causing a problem in
:33:17. > :33:18.going into them. If that was out of the way, it would be perfect going
:33:19. > :33:31.into this cluster. Now, you could just screw back and
:33:32. > :33:37.kissed the one on the extreme left-hand side of the pack. The 12
:33:38. > :33:43.away from the pink. And that would leave him on the red into the
:33:44. > :34:07.corner. Perfect. The boy is playing this evening!
:34:08. > :34:16.He has a perfect angle if he wanted to screw into this cluster of reds.
:34:17. > :34:22.Play with lots of bottom to open these reds up. He has one out in the
:34:23. > :34:24.open he could drop onto. But he has the perfect angle here. Just drag up
:34:25. > :34:39.into the gap. And that's OK. Not quite the way he
:34:40. > :34:45.has planned but he will take it. Awkward cueing but one good pot. And
:34:46. > :34:49.this could be real business. Yes, I've mentioned earlier on he had
:34:50. > :35:03.back-to-back centuries against Joel Walker winning that.
:35:04. > :35:10.The key thing is getting passed 74. That is when players will need
:35:11. > :36:04.snooker 's. After that you can go for the century.
:36:05. > :36:16.He is playing these now, hitting through the ball. A locked crisper
:36:17. > :36:21.and very positively. -- a lot. Just having the cue ball cleaned to make
:36:22. > :36:23.sure it doesn't get a kick in the next couple of shots. He is growing
:36:24. > :36:39.with confidence with every shot. And he has the backhand so he can
:36:40. > :36:54.now. -- he has got. And he has the backhand so he can
:36:55. > :37:01.place the cue ball mostly and is finishing perfectly on virtually
:37:02. > :37:06.every shot he makes. Ronnie won't be troubled at all at the moment,
:37:07. > :37:11.obviously, because he hasn't really had any good chances to win a frame
:37:12. > :37:14.so far. But if he got to kind of five, that is when he would start to
:37:15. > :37:56.look behind him. So now Ding Junhui will be feeling
:37:57. > :38:01.so much better. A bit premature with the round of the applause there! But
:38:02. > :38:11.now they can applaud because that is frame over. Can he get his
:38:12. > :38:18.back-to-back centuries? Whatever happens, this has been terrific. If
:38:19. > :38:25.he feels so much better that he has come out and showed this capacity
:38:26. > :38:53.crowd what he can do as this afternoon was a bit of a blip. Blip.
:38:54. > :39:06.He can move off the cushion here with the black. He tried to move one
:39:07. > :39:15.out there and did well. Amazingly enough, he can move the other red
:39:16. > :39:24.out if he wants. He tried to run it down the cushion. I thought he might
:39:25. > :39:40.have played for the loose red to make sure of the end red. Well, in
:39:41. > :39:48.it has gone! What a shot! What a terrific shot! So, this for the
:39:49. > :40:03.second hundred. And he works it in the late -- he whacks it in. This is
:40:04. > :40:45.an excellent performance from Ding. This is so good because he would
:40:46. > :40:50.have been coming out to night and the crowd giving him a very warm
:40:51. > :40:56.reception but a bit embarrassed at the scoreline.
:40:57. > :41:11.But whatever happens now, he has proven he is capable. Yes, he will
:41:12. > :41:16.be feeling so much happier. No matter what happens in this match,
:41:17. > :41:20.he has made a good account tonight. And everything is so easy for him
:41:21. > :41:27.now. It is like shelling peas. We could see him play a flash shot.
:41:28. > :41:36.Well... The pink didn't go in, it wasn't to be. 121 to go with his 109
:41:37. > :41:41.of the previous frame and Ding Junhui will be absolutely ecstatic.
:41:42. > :41:43.Ronnie O'Sullivan, I won't say he has a lot to worry about but a bit
:41:44. > :41:51.more than he had. Well, Ronnie O'Sullivan has gone out
:41:52. > :41:57.to collect his thoughts. He hasn't potted a ball for 20 odd minutes.
:41:58. > :42:02.This evening it is totally different as Ding has dominated. Is eye
:42:03. > :42:09.alluded to previously, this is what he is capable of doing. -- this is
:42:10. > :42:14.what I alluded to. This is how good he can be, hence he has won four
:42:15. > :42:19.ranking events this season. He will try to keep this going and Ronnie
:42:20. > :42:23.has to do something to stop this. When you see how Ding is playing
:42:24. > :42:28.now, how on earth did you account for how he was playing this
:42:29. > :42:31.afternoon? In a sense, the match was still ongoing and the scoreline
:42:32. > :42:35.wasn't a severe going into this evening's session but now in name is
:42:36. > :42:42.able to go out like a practice session, and if he wins maybe one
:42:43. > :42:54.more frame to get it back to 7-4, then he is right back in the match.
:42:55. > :42:58.-- wasn't as severe. -- but now Ding Junhui is able. He does look so
:42:59. > :43:02.relaxed but perversely, the more frames he wins, will the pressure
:43:03. > :43:06.then start building onto him, because I guess he can play in a
:43:07. > :43:09.carefree way at the moment, not really expecting to get back into
:43:10. > :43:17.the match, but the more he does, the more it might dawn on him, hang on,
:43:18. > :43:19.I have a chance here? Yes. If he gets to 7-5, there is an interval to
:43:20. > :43:31.come. I'd guess is that did happen, you
:43:32. > :43:43.would want to carry on. -- if that did happen, he would want. Like I
:43:44. > :43:51.say, one not too concerned yet. -- Ronnie. When an opponent plays
:43:52. > :43:59.wonderfully, like Ding has in the opening two frames, you just think,
:44:00. > :44:02.well, he has cleared up, that is great. You stop kicking yourself
:44:03. > :44:31.when you have three or four chances in the frame and you don't win.
:44:32. > :44:42.His safety this afternoon is so poor. Tonight he has played
:44:43. > :44:48.virtually everyone into baulk. Pretty close to that cushion. A
:44:49. > :45:31.chance with that loose red to get back into baulk.
:45:32. > :45:40.How bad was the flick off the green? Ronnie is
:45:41. > :45:48.How bad was the flick off the green? Surely he's not going to go for the
:45:49. > :46:19.pot. He needs to miss the brown. It is OK.
:46:20. > :46:26.This is the first possible attempt at a pot that Ronnie has had for
:46:27. > :46:31.quite some time. As long as he screws back eight or nine inches...
:46:32. > :46:35.Could run through for blue all baulk colour. We know he likes to keep it
:46:36. > :47:14.this end of the table if he can. He couldn't have hit that pack of
:47:15. > :47:22.red is much better than that. -- reds. I think he's looking at the
:47:23. > :47:25.red to the yellow pocket. He reds. I think he's looking at the
:47:26. > :47:45.have to cue this very well. Well, you missed out by a long way.
:47:46. > :47:49.-- he missed that. Virtually a bit straight popped into the yellow
:47:50. > :47:53.pocket and doesn't have to do anything to the cue ball to come
:47:54. > :48:01.back. Ronnie missed that by quite a long way. Could get onto the black
:48:02. > :48:06.without any problem here. The first red he knocked in, well, an absolute
:48:07. > :48:12.joke, really. But he knew if that had gone in, it was a great chance.
:48:13. > :48:17.I think Ding will be very surprised he has missed that after the way he
:48:18. > :48:18.has played the first two frames this evening. He will be very
:48:19. > :49:05.disappointed. That was a big shot. Just made sure
:49:06. > :49:17.of it. Obviously he has won to the right centre as well. -- one. Been
:49:18. > :49:21.doing that the last couple of matches. I think he has a fibre
:49:22. > :49:26.sticking out from his tip. We have seen him using his nail to push the
:49:27. > :49:31.tip to the side, just to push that fibre back in. It wouldn't surprise
:49:32. > :49:43.me if he changes his tip after this event. His great friend and
:49:44. > :49:47.colleague, the renowned artist Damien Hirst, has been with him
:49:48. > :49:51.virtually every tournament this season and it is certainly more
:49:52. > :49:56.relaxed when he has a good friend. And Michael on the right there. Come
:49:57. > :50:04.over from Spain to watch him play. I know they all went to something
:50:05. > :50:13.earlier in the week and very relaxed, Ronnie, this week.
:50:14. > :50:20.They are not spread like they were when Ding made his century in the
:50:21. > :50:21.previous two frames, so a little more to do here for a frame-winning
:50:22. > :50:37.contribution. I don't think he has the angle on
:50:38. > :50:45.this red to go of the blue, so the black.
:50:46. > :50:54.Ooh, mind you, I think this has gone too straight. He has pulled a face
:50:55. > :51:00.there. So whether he will play a deep screw two cushions to get into
:51:01. > :51:05.baulk. That is way he could possibly think about finishing. Just had a
:51:06. > :51:14.full look into the commentary box as he walked by. -- a little look.
:51:15. > :51:25.Now, has the brown come to Ding's rescue or could Ronnie get through
:51:26. > :52:01.to the red? He can put it, clearly. -- pot it.
:52:02. > :52:09.He needs a good pot now, slot this read down the cushion. Just make
:52:10. > :52:24.sure he gets it off the side rail. Half ball blew into the pack. --
:52:25. > :52:29.half ball, blew into the pack. If this angle goes right, he once they
:52:30. > :52:31.fall ball into the pink and these reds should open up very nicely. --
:52:32. > :52:44.he wants a full ball. That is the angle he has on the
:52:45. > :53:01.blue. Didn't get the desired cannon we
:53:02. > :53:07.were talking about. I would be very surprised if O'Sullivan takes this
:53:08. > :53:15.on. At first glance, how does he play to get back into baulk?
:53:16. > :53:21.The pin, so if he plays one of the reds just by the pink, the pink is
:53:22. > :53:32.in the way to get the white back into baulk. -- the pink. Or he could
:53:33. > :53:53.just play a negative little roll up to the right. -- the red.
:53:54. > :54:03.Just playing a safety shot, trying to put the back out of commission to
:54:04. > :54:11.that pocket anyway. If he leaves that long red on 40 name, he will
:54:12. > :54:16.take it on. Is he going to attempt that pot in the middle? -- on for
:54:17. > :54:38.Ronnie. Gone for the pot, and what a good
:54:39. > :54:45.one. The kiss didn't work, though. Unless he is straight on the green
:54:46. > :54:54.he wouldn't have played it. If the green can go, he is right back into
:54:55. > :54:58.this frame. I think he has just enough angle. The cue ball will be
:54:59. > :55:06.coming back down towards the blue at this end of the table. When he put
:55:07. > :55:09.his hand there, he is just going to roll this in and leave himself the
:55:10. > :55:18.distance but you feel he could get quite close to this end of the
:55:19. > :55:23.table. Only just went in off the jaw! I think he thought he had
:55:24. > :55:30.missed that! It is interesting because he stood up abruptly a bit
:55:31. > :55:32.there and normally he stays down. He jumped up on that shot. And this is
:55:33. > :55:55.the key shot. Just got into that too much. Would
:55:56. > :56:05.like to have finished lower on the black. So good. Just a slight angle.
:56:06. > :56:12.Well, the next five reds and five colours will put him right back into
:56:13. > :56:13.the frame. Obviously the yellow could be a problem for either
:56:14. > :56:42.player. He would love to bring the yellow
:56:43. > :56:46.into play but he don't because he can't cover the pocket up unless he
:56:47. > :57:06.gets somewhere near the green. But he went -- -- he will not dare. This
:57:07. > :57:12.could go wrong. That is what he's doing, bringing yellow interplay.
:57:13. > :57:21.And that is an excellent shot. Well played.
:57:22. > :57:33.Going for the red just below the pink spot.
:57:34. > :57:49.That was a bit of a free shot and he has caught that very thick.
:57:50. > :57:56.I think certain individuals out there can hear our dulcet tones!
:57:57. > :58:09.Just being asked to turn the volume down. What are they trying to say?!
:58:10. > :58:16.That could have been the one. That could have been the one to get right
:58:17. > :58:21.back into this match. Such an important pot. The first real
:58:22. > :58:30.pressure shot Ding has had to play this evening.
:58:31. > :58:39.Looks like O'Sullivan is going to be just one frame away from victory. 44
:58:40. > :59:10.in front so just one blue and one more red.
:59:11. > :59:13.Ronnie will be breathing a sigh of relief because it could have been
:59:14. > :59:26.7-4. I don't think Ding will carry on,
:59:27. > :59:55.what ever happens. It must be a long time since
:59:56. > :00:00.O'Sullivan has played eight frames, eight winning frames, without making
:00:01. > :00:32.a century. Obviously, you can't make one in a frame you lose!
:00:33. > :00:41.It's so nice to see Ronnie enjoying his snooker again, rather than
:00:42. > :00:44.wanting to quit again. He really is enjoying everything he is doing at
:00:45. > :00:51.the moment. He is in a very good place.
:00:52. > :00:57.Well, Ding had a good chance to pinch the frame, but O'Sullivan goes
:00:58. > :01:07.one away from victory. A crucial frame. He now needs one
:01:08. > :01:13.more which changes the feel of the whole match now. It does. That will
:01:14. > :01:19.have settled Ronnie down. He is now one frame away from victory. Shame
:01:20. > :01:22.for Ding, he had a couple of opportunities, but he was getting
:01:23. > :01:27.the wrong angles, he couldn't get the break going. In the end, he was
:01:28. > :01:31.faced with this tricky red, and he knew he could of got right back into
:01:32. > :01:38.the frame. He had previously developed the yellow, the balls were
:01:39. > :01:42.therefore came to pot. What's so difficult now for top won Mikey
:01:43. > :01:50.knows he cannot afford to slip up any more. -- what is difficult for
:01:51. > :01:58.now is that he knows he cannot afford to slip up. He will still put
:01:59. > :02:02.in a great performance tonight. You never know what can happen after the
:02:03. > :02:06.interval. What is it like to be in this position, one frame away? Some
:02:07. > :02:11.players, it brings the best out of them. Other players start to get
:02:12. > :02:16.nervous. Not Ronnie, he is a champion and all the champions love
:02:17. > :02:22.to get as close as possible to winning. I cannot see him slipping
:02:23. > :02:28.up. Could this be the final frame, when Ronnie O'Sullivan becomes the
:02:29. > :02:40.Welsh Open champion? I am sure his heart is beating quite hard.
:02:41. > :02:48.So, this is it. Ronnie breaking off. Ding Junhui must win the remaining
:02:49. > :03:04.six frames. The end could be very near. I know
:03:05. > :03:45.this capacity crowd will be wishing for a couple more frames.
:03:46. > :03:59.Ding has got to be a little bit careful.
:04:00. > :04:08.He now needs a bit of help, and he hasn't got it. He should have,
:04:09. > :04:10.around to have a look. -- he should have come around to have a look at
:04:11. > :05:01.that, to be honest. All of a sudden, this is looking
:05:02. > :05:20.like a very good chance. He has some reds out in the open.
:05:21. > :05:25.Touch a good positional player. -- such a good positional player. And
:05:26. > :05:54.he is fantastic to watch. Definitely at his next visit, you
:05:55. > :05:59.will need ticket the red at the top of the point of the pyramid. He will
:06:00. > :06:07.spread them far and wide, and he is bound to be on a red in either
:06:08. > :06:20.corner. That is a shame, he will be disappointed with that.
:06:21. > :06:26.Can't believe they didn't split better than that, the way he hit it.
:06:27. > :06:31.It has happened once before in a frame to win a tournament. Stephen
:06:32. > :06:42.Hendry was playing Ronnie O'Sullivan many years ago. It was 8-8, and
:06:43. > :06:53.Stephen Hendry made 147 in the last frame. He won't have anything else
:06:54. > :07:12.in his mind but 147 in this frame now.
:07:13. > :07:21.This has been a better taking performance from Ronnie O'Sullivan.
:07:22. > :07:28.All week, the clearances he has pulled off consistently, frames he
:07:29. > :08:02.had no right to win. He makes everything look so easy.
:08:03. > :08:14.This is glorious. One more red to be sure of winning the frame. And, of
:08:15. > :08:16.course, the match. He can really knuckle down to try to treat this
:08:17. > :08:32.crowd to a 147. Well, ladies and gents, this is an
:08:33. > :08:44.excellent chance. He doesn't have to play on the
:08:45. > :08:53.cannon on the red and pink because the bottom red will pot. Could we
:08:54. > :08:57.finish this magnificent week here at the Newport Centre with the Welsh
:08:58. > :08:58.Open with a 147? It would be fitting because he has played so well this
:08:59. > :09:14.week. APPLAUSE
:09:15. > :09:16.He just gets higher on every ball. That is the key, you have to get
:09:17. > :09:32.higher every time. Well, that is 13 of them. Damien
:09:33. > :09:41.Hirst and his friend, Mike. Could it happen? Could it happen? ! It is
:09:42. > :09:49.perfect. The fact he is a decent left-handed player, he might try to
:09:50. > :09:55.get a left-handed shot on this. Now, surely, he is not going to make a
:09:56. > :10:01.147 or that left-handed deep screw, is he?
:10:02. > :10:11.APPLAUSE That is perfect!
:10:12. > :10:20.What a shot, left-handed, ladies and gents. Unbelievable!
:10:21. > :10:31.It is on now. Just this one shot, and he gets perfect on the green.
:10:32. > :10:46.That has gone a bit too far. This is tricky.
:10:47. > :10:51.Come on, get past the brown. Brilliant shot.
:10:52. > :11:10.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. This is up there with the best 147 s
:11:11. > :11:18.he has made. We are all praying. Come on, Ronnie. To win a tournament
:11:19. > :11:24.is incredible, and he even has a right smile on his face. This is a
:11:25. > :11:31.genius at work. He knows he has got it now. He would definitely get a
:11:32. > :11:35.standing ovation for this one. Playing the last black left-handed!
:11:36. > :11:39.The genius at work makes a magnificent 147. Greatly appreciated
:11:40. > :11:47.by everyone in the room, and Ding Junhui. He has won the BetVictor
:11:48. > :11:51.Welsh Open. The crowd is going berserk at a standing ovation. He is
:11:52. > :12:04.the BetVictor Welsh Open champion, beating Ding Junhui 9-3. Enjoy.
:12:05. > :12:15.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. crowd the is still standing, it is incredible
:12:16. > :12:17.what we have witnessed. He is smiling. This has been
:12:18. > :12:33.unbelievable. Ladies and gentlemen, Ding Junhui
:12:34. > :12:45.and Ronnie O'Sullivan! APPLAUSE
:12:46. > :12:54.I have never experienced an atmosphere like it in my life in 30
:12:55. > :13:03.years involved in snooker. Did you enjoy it? Ronnie is very good, he
:13:04. > :13:09.played snooker when I was a little kid, I watched him. He is like
:13:10. > :13:19.magic. I enjoyed very much. It was a nice 147! This man is cool! Yeah,
:13:20. > :13:32.I've never made a 147 like that. Radiant. I have a lot of things to
:13:33. > :13:33.learn. So, I hope I can be better. You have been fantastic. Ding
:13:34. > :13:52.Junhui, ladies and gentlemen! You are getting the hang of this
:13:53. > :13:58.game, aren't you? It took me a while! I haven't experienced
:13:59. > :14:05.anything like it. When did you think, this match is on? At about
:14:06. > :14:09.48. I thought, I looked at the scoreboard, and I saw it was all
:14:10. > :14:14.blacks, and then I concentrated on winning the match. It was more
:14:15. > :14:19.important. When I got 270, I thought, I've got to go for it the
:14:20. > :14:28.balls were perfect. And left-handed? The black, obviously,
:14:29. > :14:36.it should be right-handed, but it is not you, is it? I have made 11
:14:37. > :14:41.normal right-handed. So, that counts as a left-handed 147. Otherwise, it
:14:42. > :14:48.wouldn't have counted. Absolutely brilliant! In terms of Newport, and
:14:49. > :14:54.this tournament, and the reception, how good has it been? The fans have
:14:55. > :15:01.been awesome. It is not one of my favourite venues. It is great
:15:02. > :15:08.crowds. I love coming here. -- it is one of my favourite venues. It is a
:15:09. > :15:13.shame it won't be here next year. Cardiff is not a patch on this
:15:14. > :15:17.venue. I want to say thanks to the fans because they've been fantastic
:15:18. > :15:22.over the years. And I want to congratulate Ding. He has won four
:15:23. > :15:26.events already this year. If he had won this one, he would have equalled
:15:27. > :15:33.Stephen Hendry's record. I fancy he will do it. Once I start slowing
:15:34. > :15:39.down, he will dominate because he is a top guy. And he plays the game how
:15:40. > :15:44.it should be played. So, enjoy him, because he is a fantastic talent. I
:15:45. > :15:49.just hit my form today. If he had taken a few of his earlier chances,
:15:50. > :15:56.it would have been a close game. No one can beat this guy, he is too
:15:57. > :15:57.good. You did, you can. Very kind words. Ronnie O'Sullivan, ladies and
:15:58. > :16:14.gentlemen. It is time for the money and the
:16:15. > :16:16.trophy. Please welcome the director of public relations of BetVictor.
:16:17. > :16:32.And the finance director. Firstly, our run up with a cheque
:16:33. > :16:44.for ?30,000, and his runner up medal, please welcome Ding Junhui!
:16:45. > :17:04.And to this year's Champlin, the best player we have ever seen, with
:17:05. > :17:07.a cheque for ?60,000 and that fantastic trophy, the one and only,
:17:08. > :17:31.Ronnie O'Sullivan! The BetVictor Welsh Open champion of
:17:32. > :17:58.2014, Ronnie O'Sullivan! Well, that was surely one of the
:17:59. > :18:02.greatest moments of this sporting season, Ronnie O'Sullivan with a
:18:03. > :18:07.maximum break to clinch the Welsh Open. And no wonder he looks happy
:18:08. > :18:10.as he has his photograph taken, this will be the photograph you will see
:18:11. > :18:14.in the papers tomorrow after that incredible finish. He left the best
:18:15. > :18:20.till last. A maximum break in the final frame to win 9-3, the third
:18:21. > :18:26.time Ronnie O'Sullivan has won this title. What a superb layer, really,
:18:27. > :18:33.the superlatives this week have been running out. He said it was one of
:18:34. > :18:38.the best games he had ever played, and then to produce a maximum in the
:18:39. > :18:43.key frame, at a ranking final here at the Welsh Open, well, that is
:18:44. > :18:46.something only the very, very best players can do. And Ronnie
:18:47. > :18:51.O'Sullivan really deserves all the applause he is getting this evening.
:18:52. > :18:56.Dominic, that was something. It was wonderful. They call me the
:18:57. > :19:04.spaceman, but this man's performances out of this world. We
:19:05. > :19:11.have seen four centuries in four frames, and to cap it off with a
:19:12. > :19:14.147, his greatness knows no bounds. He is justifying all the
:19:15. > :19:19.expectations about him now. This is an incredible season. The defending
:19:20. > :19:23.world champion, and, of course, he will be going for a fifth world
:19:24. > :19:29.title. At what a terrific performance this evening. And the
:19:30. > :19:35.way he finished the match off with three century breaks, including that
:19:36. > :19:41.maximum. It was a great exhibition in cue striking. The blue at the
:19:42. > :19:47.end, he had a kick on it. And, you know, he just seemed so super cool.
:19:48. > :19:52.I was looking for a sign of pressure, some lives, but there was
:19:53. > :19:59.nothing. Absolutely amazing. Ronnie O'Sullivan, he's being treated as a
:20:00. > :20:03.rock star. Let's just go through the amazing end to this match. We got to
:20:04. > :20:10.the last three balls of the maximum 147.
:20:11. > :20:21.Well, the crowd sensed it was going to happen. He was on the blue, then
:20:22. > :20:27.he approached the pink, the atmosphere was electric, and it was
:20:28. > :20:32.remarkable. I remember, he had one difficult red, and I thought, how is
:20:33. > :20:36.he going to negotiate that's difficult red? And then when I came
:20:37. > :20:42.down here, the crowd were going bananas, and I thought, wow! I
:20:43. > :20:52.thought, it is really on now. The crowd were with Ronnie. It is an
:20:53. > :20:54.amazing experience. It was a tremendous performance from Ronnie
:20:55. > :20:59.O'Sullivan. It was Ronnie's 12 maximum, so he has got the world
:21:00. > :21:02.record now, overtaking Stephen Hendry. We have had a fantastic
:21:03. > :21:08.evening this evening. There is snooker coming up on the BBC very
:21:09. > :21:10.soon. That is the World Championship at the Crucible, when Ronnie
:21:11. > :21:16.O'Sullivan will try to defend his title in Sheffield. And who will bet
:21:17. > :21:21.against him? Coverage starts on 19th April here on BBC Two.
:21:22. > :21:29.You wouldn't bet against him, would you? Many people have asked me. I
:21:30. > :21:34.still feel he can win to MacWorld Championships in the next five
:21:35. > :21:44.years. For me, he is the greatest player. Funny, he has always had the
:21:45. > :21:48.best cueing. -- for me. What an incredible week it has been. Newport
:21:49. > :21:51.has taken off. This is the last time we will be saying goodbye to you
:21:52. > :21:54.from the Newport Centre. Thank you for watching, we certainly have and
:21:55. > :22:57.from all of us here, good night. Hello, Mr Walsh,
:22:58. > :23:00.I'm Ciara's...friend. I'm Tony, Ciara's da,
:23:01. > :23:03.and this is my life partner, I didn't know Ciara had a younger
:23:04. > :23:14.brother. She doesn't! I'm 25! I can do things for you, Graham.
:23:15. > :23:19.I can blow your mind. Meet the Walshes -
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