:01:06. > :01:11.When this man is around there is always a crackle of excitement and
:01:12. > :01:15.an extra buzz in the crowd. It's no different this evening at the Welsh
:01:16. > :01:19.Open as Ronnie O'Sullivan prepares to play his second round match
:01:20. > :01:21.against Barry Pinches. We will bring that to you live. First, here's the
:01:22. > :01:30.story of the day so far. that to you live. First, here's the
:01:31. > :01:33.Mark Williams was in action this afternoon against China's Tian
:01:34. > :01:39.Pengfei. It was a straightforward day for the two-time world champion.
:01:40. > :01:45.He never needed to get out of first gear. There was this foul in the
:01:46. > :01:52.third frame. Williams wrapped up the match in
:01:53. > :01:59.fine stale with a break of 108 to seal his passage to the last 32.
:02:00. > :02:04.4-0, could have won the first couple of frames. But I finished the match
:02:05. > :02:10.well. Probably finished the match off better than I played for a long
:02:11. > :02:14.time. However, there was heartbreak for Jamie Jones who lost out to
:02:15. > :02:24.Graeme Dott in a final frame decider that went down to the black ball.
:02:25. > :02:34.Ryan Day made an exit, he lost 4-1 to Anthony McGill. He will be joined
:02:35. > :02:47.by Ding Junhui who beat Jamie Cope 4-1. Ding Junhui looked in ominous
:02:48. > :02:51.form. Winning was good, whatever winning, always feeling well. There
:02:52. > :02:56.were two other games played in the late afternoon. Neil Robertson
:02:57. > :03:04.looked in control as he dominated his match against Rory McLeod.
:03:05. > :03:07.Former world champion Shaun Murphy is also through to the last 43
:03:08. > :03:13.beating Craig Steadman 4-2. A is also through to the last 43
:03:14. > :03:18.big names already through. It's fair to say the biggest name of them all
:03:19. > :03:20.big names already through. It's fair is here tonight, Ronnie O'Sullivan.
:03:21. > :03:28.When Ronnie is here the atmosphere seems to lift another notch. It's
:03:29. > :03:32.unbelievable to see him back. He was sadly missed last year. He missed
:03:33. > :03:36.most the tournaments last year to be fair. A fantastic talent, probably
:03:37. > :03:40.the best the game's ever seen and for me personally terrific to watch.
:03:41. > :03:45.Love watching him. A red hot favourite you would think, but what
:03:46. > :03:49.has Barry Pinches to do to stand a chance of getting into this game?
:03:50. > :03:54.Make no mistakes and pot as many balls as he can, more than Ronnie.
:03:55. > :03:58.Barry is an accomplished player. Ronnie won't have it all his own
:03:59. > :04:02.way. Ronnie this year is in terrific form. Barry won their last meeting
:04:03. > :04:06.more than three years ago. Can he produce a big shock tonight? Let's
:04:07. > :04:10.find out, it's time to get the players out with our MC.
:04:11. > :04:20.Thank you very much. The atmosphere this evening is fantastic! Our next
:04:21. > :04:29.player is playing the best snooker of his career, a former UK champion,
:04:30. > :04:32.quart-finalist, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Barry
:04:33. > :04:51.Pinches! And Barry is up against simply the
:04:52. > :04:55.best in the business. This man is a Masters champion, a world champion,
:04:56. > :04:57.on a snooker table he is a pure genius! Ladies and gentlemen, give
:04:58. > :05:18.it up for Ronnie O'Sullivan! What a reception for the world
:05:19. > :05:22.champion here in Newport. Ronnie O'Sullivan is ready to play. To
:05:23. > :05:27.describe this match for us it's Willie Thornee and Dominic Dale.
:05:28. > :05:33.Good evening everybody. What a match this could be. The legend that is
:05:34. > :05:38.Ronnie O'Sullivan taking a player that people won't know a lot about,
:05:39. > :05:52.Barry around a long time and did beat Ronnie a few years ago.
:05:53. > :06:00.Lovely lad Barry Pinches. Got his work cut out tonight, though. With
:06:01. > :06:03.me I have Dominic Dale, the recent winner of of the tournament in
:06:04. > :06:13.Blackpool and playing tomorrow morning, I think? Yes, against Matt
:06:14. > :06:16.Selby. Good evening everybody. I am keenly looking forward to this
:06:17. > :06:21.match, like most of our viewers. Yes, that's true that Barry did beat
:06:22. > :06:28.Ronnie about three or four years ago.
:06:29. > :06:42.Important I think that Barry starts well, puts pressure on Ronnie.
:06:43. > :06:47.Probably notice there at the back, Norwich City
:06:48. > :07:02.supporter. Has played a lot of the big names
:07:03. > :07:04.over the years, but playing in front of a capacity crowd is always very
:07:05. > :07:28.tough. Got a chance of getting in behind
:07:29. > :07:54.the brown here. Ronnie has to come down the
:07:55. > :07:59.congested side of the table, the left side. I don't know whether he
:08:00. > :08:04.will fancy skimming off one of the reds and avoiding two reds near that
:08:05. > :08:10.left cushion because the cueing is so andingward. Dk dk awkward. --
:08:11. > :08:28.awkward. Definitely should get behind the
:08:29. > :08:39.That will be his aim. Might need the angle.
:08:40. > :08:42.That will be his aim. Might need the extended spider to get over those
:08:43. > :09:02.reds. That's a poor shot. Got to give
:09:03. > :09:07.extra cueing down on a ball like that. When you were playing those
:09:08. > :09:13.shots did you find that playing with a spider and elevating the cue it
:09:14. > :09:17.kills the pace. With a bridge you get more speed. You are cueing the
:09:18. > :09:18.top of the white down into the table. You are not getting the
:09:19. > :09:44.desired top spin on it. Too thick this time. The first real
:09:45. > :10:17.mistake comes from Barry. That was very good cueing from
:10:18. > :10:19.Ronnie. Controlled the amount on the cue ball perfectly. With that last
:10:20. > :10:20.shot Barry developed the black spot cue ball perfectly. With that last
:10:21. > :10:23.area a little bit. This is a cue ball perfectly. With that last
:10:24. > :11:18.chance here for Ronnie already This will open another red when he
:11:19. > :11:25.gets rid of this one. Doesn't necessarily have to play any cannons
:11:26. > :11:35.for a few shots. This will be the fourth black.
:11:36. > :11:46.It has to be said, the balls are in rather a nice position at the
:11:47. > :12:17.moment. A little bit lower on the black than
:12:18. > :12:22.he wanted. When you get to this stage in a break and looking for a
:12:23. > :12:26.147 it's best to play on two reds, rather than one. So long as he gets
:12:27. > :12:31.past the pink spot by three or four inches he is bound to be on one or
:12:32. > :12:33.the other. That's not a good shot. Didn't play the kiss there, but he
:12:34. > :12:55.will be happy with it. I just love the effortless ease with
:12:56. > :13:00.which Ronnie plays. Such freedom. Very hard to do.
:13:01. > :13:06.I wonder if he is thinking about the possibility here of a 147. After the
:13:07. > :13:11.second black he started thinking that.
:13:12. > :13:18.The key thing with Ronnie, he brings his practice game to the match table
:13:19. > :13:23.which everybody wants to do. Not everyone is able to do that. Not
:13:24. > :13:41.many players in the game are able to do that.
:13:42. > :13:47.He will play the two reds here. The one next to the green but if he
:13:48. > :13:58.overhits it he has the one in the middle. Didn't need to kiss the
:13:59. > :14:08.blue. The red next to the green is no good to him now.
:14:09. > :14:18.That is a fantastic shot from Ronnie O'Sullivan. How about that for cue
:14:19. > :14:20.ball control? Two inches too hard. Is that blue going to get in the way
:14:21. > :14:32.again? Is it possible to get back for the
:14:33. > :14:34.black? It certainly is. Great shot. Just a fraction too hard, though.
:14:35. > :14:48.That's a shame. He needs this to speed up. Not a bad
:14:49. > :14:50.effort. He'd love it to come on the red next to the pink.
:14:51. > :15:07.This is still OK, though. This is the key shot. He has to get
:15:08. > :15:21.high on the black now. Oh, you're kidding, what a shame. A
:15:22. > :15:26.fabulous break of 104, looked like being a maximum. Ronnie O'Sullivan
:15:27. > :15:34.looks in great form. Ronnie O'Sullivan takes the first frame.
:15:35. > :15:38.What a start, on course for a 147, strangely, even though we've just
:15:39. > :15:43.seen a century break down, we're feeling disappointed. Brilliant. A
:15:44. > :15:48.little bit a joke really. He's making it look too easy really. Just
:15:49. > :15:52.into the arena, a ten-minute knock, waited, got on the table. First
:15:53. > :15:57.opportunity, bang, nearly a 147. Unbelievable. We saw some wonderful
:15:58. > :16:01.examples of potting power and that ability to place the cue ball round
:16:02. > :16:07.the table, as if it was on a string. Yes, obviously, that shot there was
:16:08. > :16:13.just absolutely different, he couldn't pick the cue ball up with
:16:14. > :16:18.his hands and play it any better. Then other positional shots to get
:16:19. > :16:24.down the side cushion, makes the game look easy. We've seen Robertson
:16:25. > :16:29.and Murphy and Mark Williams making slow, tentative starts, 40s and 50s,
:16:30. > :16:33.to come straight in like that in the first frame and get a century
:16:34. > :16:42.straight away, on course for a 147 as well, that just shows, it's the
:16:43. > :16:46.measures of the man. It is. In the longer-frame tournaments he seems to
:16:47. > :16:51.be winning at the momen He breeds confidence. He's on top of his game.
:16:52. > :16:53.Barry Pinches must feel he's staring down the barrel here. It's early
:16:54. > :17:03.days. Can he get back into this one? COMMENTATOR: He certainly can, but
:17:04. > :17:09.winning this second frame will be a big help to him.
:17:10. > :17:14.Barry's seen this all before. He'll have played Ronny a good few times
:17:15. > :17:18.over his 20-odd year professional career. He will have played all the
:17:19. > :17:22.greats at some time or another. That's another superb safety from
:17:23. > :17:26.Ronny. Snoockered on all reds here. Just looking at the stats, and Barry
:17:27. > :17:29.Ronny. Snoockered on all reds here. has only played four or five times
:17:30. > :17:35.against Ronnie, he's only won a couple of frames. He's always
:17:36. > :17:40.competed. Three matches on the trot by 5-2, this is best of seven
:17:41. > :17:44.without an interval. Sometimes you wish for an interval, if you're
:17:45. > :17:48.struggling. Say you're 3-1 behind or something, you think let me have a
:17:49. > :17:54.rest, get my thoughts together. Of course, best of seven, no interval.
:17:55. > :17:58.Do you like that format? I do, actually. Conversely, if you're
:17:59. > :18:05.ahead, the last thing you want is an interval. It's a tricky one. It just
:18:06. > :18:08.depends on your own performance as to whether you prefer an interval.
:18:09. > :18:09.If the match is going well, you are don't want an interval. If you're
:18:10. > :18:35.struggling, it can be a help. He needs a blue to come his rescue.
:18:36. > :18:41.If he has, it's very fortunate. Couldn't be Nymphomaniac in the way,
:18:42. > :19:00.the blue. He can -- couldn't be anymore in the way, the blue.
:19:01. > :19:07.He could swerve around the blue to pot the red, that's an easier shot.
:19:08. > :19:11.If you want to guarantee success at potting the ball. Positionally,
:19:12. > :19:15.If you want to guarantee success at in the lap of the gods. That worked
:19:16. > :19:18.out rather well. The black is missable, but it's one he has to
:19:19. > :20:28.take on. The rewards are there if he gets it.
:20:29. > :20:35.Barry will be well aware he can't afford to miss pots like that. That
:20:36. > :20:42.was just as good an opportunity in this frame as Ronnie had in the
:20:43. > :20:47.last. Secretly he would have hoped to win the frame. Butch he's handed
:20:48. > :20:55.the initiative back to Ronnie O'Sullivan.
:20:56. > :21:03.It was pretty straightforward, the black. It was a bit of a surprise
:21:04. > :21:06.for him to miss it by so far. Even worse when you're playing the
:21:07. > :21:14.best of seven and you've lost the opening game.
:21:15. > :21:20.Not many players would have done that, they would have played for the
:21:21. > :21:30.loose red. Always looks for every opportunity. A lot of the young
:21:31. > :21:33.players, that have been criticised, you have to watch players like this,
:21:34. > :21:38.all the good break builders and see what they do. Neil Robertson, of
:21:39. > :22:03.course, who is very good at getting the pack open early.
:22:04. > :22:20.It just went slightly awkwardly for him. He's got four or five loose
:22:21. > :22:25.reds, trying to bring another red into play. Just to slow the cue ball
:22:26. > :22:28.down. He was holding the white by playing that shot.
:22:29. > :22:33.That was a slightly run through from under the cushion is always
:22:34. > :22:43.difficult to play. Now missing that plaque hasn't cost
:22:44. > :23:13.as many you thought it would do, Barry.
:23:14. > :23:18.Does the pink pot in the middle? He's going to struggle to pot the
:23:19. > :23:44.black. I'm surprised. You definitely have
:23:45. > :23:46.to get the spider out and play the black. It's the right shot playing
:23:47. > :26:11.the pot. It's a very acute angle. It does
:26:12. > :26:16.pot, this red. If he wants to play safe, he'd have to screw the red
:26:17. > :26:19.into the red nearest the right side of the black and get the white back
:26:20. > :26:32.in. I thought he was going to kiss the
:26:33. > :26:34.blue. That's an excellent safety shot, Barry, well played.
:26:35. > :26:46.APPLAUSE That's what Barry needs to do with
:26:47. > :26:51.his safety, trying to force an error out of Ronnie. He Do WhatU Want with
:26:52. > :26:55.that one -- he could do with that one. He's looking for a containing
:26:56. > :27:00.safety here leaving the cue ball somewhere on the cushion, behind the
:27:01. > :27:01.black spot. There is a red that possibly could be on for Barry into
:27:02. > :27:05.the right centre. He has left that one on that Gary
:27:06. > :28:46.was talking about in the middle. That's certainly useful to Barry, if
:28:47. > :28:50.that red by the blue does pot. It would free the blue into the centre
:28:51. > :28:55.pockets. I'd love to have the pink free as
:28:56. > :28:58.well. At least that black is in open play. It's a decent chance for
:28:59. > :29:01.Barry, just a couple of slightly awkward reds on the right-hand side
:29:02. > :29:26.cushion. Surprised he didn't play for the one
:29:27. > :29:48.nearest the green but he played that very well. It could have gone wrong.
:29:49. > :30:19.Not happy with himself. Even the black he potted he winsed with his
:30:20. > :30:24.face. Does that red by the pink pot into
:30:25. > :31:06.this corner? He can run through off the cushion
:31:07. > :31:45.and get between those two reds on the right side.
:31:46. > :31:53.That's a typical Barry Pinches shot. Play for doubles, gets a lot of
:31:54. > :31:58.them. Got a good angle on the brown to swing the cue ball around the
:31:59. > :32:08.angles. Look at Barry's double again. Two or three cushions.
:32:09. > :32:15.That's unlucky. Just a safety shot now I feel. Does have a useful 27
:32:16. > :33:15.points lead now in this second frame so every chance to win it.
:33:16. > :33:28.Got to be very careful now. All three reds are in play.
:33:29. > :33:34.The green down the cushion is not a big stumbling block for Ronnie. The
:33:35. > :34:02.person who pots the next red will be favourite to win the frame.
:34:03. > :34:17.Don't know how he managed to avoid the double kiss there, the red and
:34:18. > :34:26.white seemed certain to collide. How has that not hit each other?
:34:27. > :34:34.Amazing. We said who potted the next red would be favourite. He is behind
:34:35. > :34:39.but Ronnie has gone favourite to win the frame. Look how boldly he played
:34:40. > :34:48.that shot. He knew if he missed that red he was probably conceding to
:34:49. > :34:51.Barry. Just 100% focussed on the pot in hand. As you say, definitely a
:34:52. > :35:09.heavy favourite now. This is the frame Barry Pinches
:35:10. > :35:38.definitely should have won. That's good. If he can reach it
:35:39. > :35:44.left-handed he will play it. This is Barry's last hope. If he gets around
:35:45. > :35:48.the back of the green he might even play to move the green here. I would
:35:49. > :35:59.think he will be playing to drop behind it.
:36:00. > :36:48.This is Barry's last hope. He is playing safe.
:36:49. > :37:08.Very good shot from Barry Pinches. Could not have played that better.
:37:09. > :37:42.Didn't intend to cue ball to run through a foot or so but he has
:37:43. > :37:52.landed on the brown nicely, so no problem here.
:37:53. > :38:01.Oh dear! That was for 1-1. What a reprieve for Ronnie. It does require
:38:02. > :38:09.the remaining four colours. But this is Ronnie O'Sullivan at the
:38:10. > :38:14.table, difficult to see him not potting these four balls to take a
:38:15. > :38:19.2-0 lead. The fact that he has to come in and out of baulk from blue
:38:20. > :38:25.to pink, there is one stumbling block. If he hits it poorly the
:38:26. > :38:31.black could get in his way. By that I mean he could snooker himself but
:38:32. > :38:37.he would have to be very unlucky to rest behind the black.
:38:38. > :38:43.You can see he is not happy with it. He is so worried about the black. I
:38:44. > :38:46.You can see he is not happy with it. thought that would cause him a
:38:47. > :38:56.problem. Amazing. Got so much room but the
:38:57. > :39:10.black was in his mind all the time. I was just amazed by how that side
:39:11. > :39:11.took off the cushion. Barry, surprisingly, does get another
:39:12. > :39:40.opportunity. Foul. Ronnie O'Sullivan six. Well,
:39:41. > :39:46.not all that bad for Barry. The only real difference is now that it's
:39:47. > :39:52.Barry that requires pink and black. Wonder if Ronnie will take a double
:39:53. > :39:55.on here. He has done. It's close. Well it was Barry who made the
:39:56. > :39:59.biggest break in that frame but it wasn't sufficient. Ronnie O'Sullivan
:40:00. > :40:04.takes a second frame in addition to the first. He leads 2-0.
:40:05. > :40:10.As Ronnie leaves the arena it's fair to say Barry Pinches will be feeling
:40:11. > :40:14.rather glum sat in his seat after that. Darren, he had his chances
:40:15. > :40:19.there. Yeah, he had a couple of chances in that frame really. He
:40:20. > :40:22.will feel really upset with himself that he didn't convert them. The
:40:23. > :40:25.thing is against Ronnie that you don't necessarily get that many
:40:26. > :40:30.chances and you have to take them if you have any chance of putting
:40:31. > :40:37.pressure on him. Obviously, because it's a short sprint every frame is
:40:38. > :40:43.massive. Big difference to 1-1 and 2-0. Barry's got to stay positive.
:40:44. > :40:47.He had a real good chance at the end of that frame then to pinch it and
:40:48. > :40:51.level the match and he will be thinking about the brown he missed
:40:52. > :40:56.for a long time. Is that how Barry will see it, because the first frame
:40:57. > :40:59.was a procession for Ronnie, at least Barry can say he was right in
:41:00. > :41:04.that second frame. He did have chances, he did push Ronnie all the
:41:05. > :41:08.way or do you think he will only be able to see it one way and that's I
:41:09. > :41:13.missed out? He did have a couple of chances. Missed the red to the right
:41:14. > :41:17.corner and fluked it in the left centre. It was a terrific fluke. He
:41:18. > :41:22.scored a couple off it and he was well in control in that game. He is
:41:23. > :41:28.unlucky with the positional shot, clipped off a red. But then to get a
:41:29. > :41:33.chance again he potted a good green. Hit it smoothly. The brown wasn't a
:41:34. > :41:41.gimme like Dominic was saying in commentary, it was close to the
:41:42. > :41:45.brown and an angele on it but he will -- an angle on it. Ronnie is
:41:46. > :41:59.going to break off in frame three. It will be a relieved Ronnie
:42:00. > :42:19.O'Sullivan to get frame three under way leading 2-0.
:42:20. > :42:32.Just about enough room to go around the black. Has to put side on to
:42:33. > :42:35.miss that red. Look where the red's gone.
:42:36. > :42:41.It's a strange game sometimes when you know you should have won a
:42:42. > :43:04.previous frame and how things can go wrong.
:43:05. > :43:14.He was worried about coming close to the yellow or brown.
:43:15. > :43:23.There is the famous artist Damien Hirst who follows Ronnie around the
:43:24. > :43:29.world and they're close friends. Always at the World Championship,
:43:30. > :43:33.the UK Championship, always at the Masters.
:43:34. > :43:44.There is a little bit of hair on the tip. He is not looking at the angle
:43:45. > :43:50.of the pot. Will he remove it or comb it?
:43:51. > :44:32.He missed that by a long way. I think he's got away with it.
:44:33. > :44:36.It's going to be disspiriting for Barry pinches -- Barry Pinches
:44:37. > :44:43.having lost the second frame. He's bound to think he should have won.
:44:44. > :44:53.He's been fortunate. He mis-hit that completely. The yellow is in the
:44:54. > :45:42.way. He's making some pun characteristic
:45:43. > :45:44.mistakes. -- uncharacteristic mistakes here. He hasn't really got
:45:45. > :45:50.away with this one. Well, they're both a little
:45:51. > :46:03.distracted at the moment. Barry is a seasoned campaigner, but
:46:04. > :46:54.he's letting the occasion get to him at the moment.
:46:55. > :48:02.Now then, Barry, you've been given another chance.
:48:03. > :48:09.I'm very surprised Barry took that particular red. For me, the one to
:48:10. > :48:13.have played there, which was simple off the side cushion for the black,
:48:14. > :48:19.was the red to the left of the pink. (
:48:20. > :49:07.Just coming round to see what angle he's got.
:49:08. > :49:50.He needed to play a little bit firmer than that.
:49:51. > :50:08.This certainly isn't the correct angle that he's left himself here.
:50:09. > :50:55.There isn't enough room to screw round the back of the black. I think
:50:56. > :50:57.the black pots by the other red. He can roll it on and off the other
:50:58. > :51:01.cushion. You're not going to get many Bert
:51:02. > :51:54.chances than this to win a frame. Played that pretty well. There
:51:55. > :52:01.wasn't a lot of room there. It could easily have gone wrong.
:52:02. > :52:14.There is a gap to get onto the blue or the yellow.
:52:15. > :52:18.That has opened the frame up. He'll be horrified if he loses the frame
:52:19. > :53:17.now. Just this black and one more red
:53:18. > :53:41.required for Barry to get his first frame on the board.
:53:42. > :53:49.Well that's a horrible kick. He had the biggest kick you could ever
:53:50. > :53:50.imagine. Luckily for Barry there's a few reds
:53:51. > :53:55.that are safe. Ronnie has decided to go all out for
:53:56. > :54:25.the victory here. Barry Pinches should take the third
:54:26. > :56:04.frame. He's decided to play red and Black
:56:05. > :56:13.Country and get the snooker on the colours.
:56:14. > :56:42.-- to play red and black and get the snooker on the colours.
:56:43. > :56:47.If I know Barry Pinches -- if I were Barry Pinches, I'd be very concerned
:56:48. > :57:05.right now. That's unbelievable how badly he hit
:57:06. > :57:29.that. Barry surely is going to get his
:57:30. > :58:15.first frame on the board. Foul. Frame conceded. Ronnie
:58:16. > :58:19.O'Sullivan had a lot of chances to win the frame. Barry Pinches get the
:58:20. > :58:22.frame on the board. He trails by 2-1.
:58:23. > :58:29.Fair play to Barry Pinches. He has pulled the frame back. We're about
:58:30. > :58:33.to run out of time now here on BBC Two Wales. We will bring you the
:58:34. > :58:38.conclusion of this match in our highlights programme at 11. 1.20pm,
:58:39. > :58:42.here on BBC Two Wales. We will also show you Mark Williams, the local
:58:43. > :58:46.favourite, his impressive victory to reach the last 32. We hope you can
:58:47. > :58:49.join us for that at 11. 20pm, here on BBC Two Wales. For now, from
:58:50. > :58:52.Newport, have a very good evening.