Final - Part 2 Snooker: Welsh Open

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# STUDIO: Welcome back to the 2016

Welsh Open final, we are almost ready to get the show back up and

running and in a moment a recap of what happened this afternoon but

first ever mind of the two big stars battling to lift this trophy later

tonight -- first a reminder of the two big stars. I'd like to think

that some of the stuff iPlayer is the greatest anyone has ever played,

I might not have seven world titles, I've got five, not as much as

Stephen Hendry or Steve Davis, not far behind but for sheer scoring and

shots, whatever, I'd like to think it is as good as anybody has ever

produced in the game. Probably the match everyone wanted to see,

especially I've won the last two big tournaments and he won the Masters,

we have won the last three big titles and England against

Australia, everyone likes to say that, it will be a great occasion.

He is competing to a level that again is as good as anyone has ever

played in the game, he has made 100 centuries in one year, the UK

championship, he was involved in a great match at the Masters, he has

played flawless stoker this week, the guy is playing in a great era,

in terms of depth, as high as it has ever been, and he is dominating,

really -- flawless snooker. You have got to have admiration for him. I've

never seen him play better and made -- neither have some of the others.

I never saw him in the late to thousands, but everyone says he is

now playing the best snooker of his career. It is more important that

people go away and say, that is a great match, and they have really

enjoyed it. Hopefully we both want a great match, and obviously it would

be nice to win, but if I didn't, I still think I've had a great week,

I've enjoyed it. I'm not a good loser so I will be trying

everything, and I want to win, of course, but I'm up against the

machine. It's been a long time. 2009 was my last summit final here, the

crowd have been waiting for a long time for me to get here, guys to get

back into another final, this is the second tournament I ever won and it

would be great to pick up the trophy again. The hotly anticipated final

between Ronnie O'Sullivan and Neil Robertson did not quite ignite this

afternoon but it has set up a fascinating evening session. It was

the Australian who struck first to claim the opening frame, and Ronnie

was more preoccupied with his cue. He has barely missed a pot away, but

he failed to launch, and he lost the second frame. Ronnie has won nine of

the previous 14 meetings between them, and although he did not pounce

on an uncharacteristic mistake by Robertson in the third, O'Sullivan

script is way back into the match. -- scraped his way. It was short

lived, an error strewn afternoon session from the current Masters

champion, and 76 for Robertson and a 3-1 advantage. After the interval,

Robinson had the chance to extend his lead but he snooker himself on

the yellow. That allowed Ronnie his first break of note, 60, and just

one frame behind. Described as a machine by Ronnie before the match,

Robertson showed his mettle, opening up a 5-2 advantage with one to play.

And then what seemed a moment of real sportsmanship by Robertson, on

a break of 44, Ronnie put himself in trouble, failing to hit the ground

twice, but Robertson was quick to point out the misrule, as the black

was available, but his generosity cost Robertson the frame and now

they are nicely poised at 5-3 ahead of the final session.

Cardiff, make some noise for the five-time world champion, three-time

Welsh Open champion, it is the Rocket, Ronnie O'Sullivan! APPLAUSE

To the man who is leading 5-3, he has already won the UK championship,

and the Champion of champions this season, ladies and gentlemen, the

Thunder from Down Under, from Australia, Neil Robertson!

Two big stars and one trophy up for grabs, who is going to lift the

Welsh Open trophy in 2016? In the commentary box, Darren Morgan and

Willie Thorne. COMMENTATOR: The clash of the Titans, the best

players of the week so far have made it to the final. One O'Sullivan has

been in unbelievable form, but he was put to the test this afternoon

and Robertson is leading 5-3, he slowed down O'Sullivan, as you would

expect, and he made the running. I know you did most of the afternoon

session, how did it go in your opinion? Probably, it was a true

reflection, 5-3, two Neil Robertson, he was more positive out of the two.

What was noticeable, Ronnie O'Sullivan turned down many of the

long shots that he had been going for all week and getting. Maybe he

is trying to be too careful. On reflection, it was a fair result,

5-3, and I think Ronnie would have been happy with that. The black out

of place and so he might decide to pot this. Maybe a fibre hanging off

the edge. Going across the face of the pink. The long ones have not

been going in today so far. Yes, that has been the strong part

of his game all week, as well, and against Mark Selby it was quite

frightening. It is quite low for him today, 43%. Neil Robertson is on

pink or black, but when Ronnie missed the red, the black was

disturbed, and a couple of threads, to make the balls into a better

position. -- a couple of reds. This is just what Neil Robertson would

have wanted before he came out, a nice early opportunity to settle

himself down. The butterflies will be jangling.

I'm pretty sure the black will still pot. Just off its spot at the

moment, but it will be available into one of the corners if not both.

Does not have the angle to move one of the two that is just above the

black. I think he can run round two cushions, at least one of them will

pot into the opposite corner to the black. Almost goes unnoticed, what a

great break-builder Neil Robertson is, to have made 100 competitive

centuries two seasons ago, that is an achievement which will never be

done again, I think. Very soon, the black will be available into both

corners, this is a very good early chance.

Very good striker of the ball, Neil Robertson. When he first came over,

he clearly had a lot of talent, fantastic potter and in the last

couple of years he has improved his safety and his break-building which

has turned him into the player he currently is. He used to pot

ridiculous balls all the time, and then get out of position, but now

his positional play is second to none.

The split has turned out nice, he was never going to get onto the

bottom one of that split. The fact he caught that red slightly full.

CHEERING That is a mistake, just when I

thought he was going to go on to win the frame at that visit, he missed a

relatively easy pot. At first class it -- first glance it looked as

though he might have covered it. Ronnie is taking the long pot and

play for the green or brown. APPLAUSE

Little bit in between, not nicely on the green or the yellow. But they

should not be any problem with the red in the middle. -- there.

He certainly went at that yellow. Another few inches and this red

would have been impossible. He will be a bit relieved, there, Ronnie. Of

course, Neil Robertson with his last effort would have been expecting to

win this frame and re-establishes three frame lead. -- re-establish

his. We talk about turning points in matches, could this be the turning

point that Ronnie is looking for? He has a choice of areas to play in.

When you are not settled in the early part of the match, it is

always better to play with a choice of two. A bit shorter, he could have

been in the middle, but instead he is at the bottom. He now has an

excellent chance to get back into the frame, if not win it.

The early kick. He does not have the ball cleaned, though. He had a

horrendous one in the afternoon. It took all the pace out of the cue

ball. Once again, he has not had a claim. -- he has not had it clean.

Other players have it cleaned out the first sign of a kick. Maybe they

will do it a bit different right now, because you rarely see two

kicks on the trot. He could play the risky shot and try

and move the red from the side cushion, or drag back for the reds

to the right, which he has done. I don't blame him for playing it that

way. He is right back in this frame now. He will need the awkward red.

On the left cushion. Yes, now the work starts, two reds which are on

the cushion, he needs both of those. He will be looking for the angle

this time on either pink or blue to get the cannon. He might have to go

for yellow or green. That is because he would like to be on it half ball.

He is now perfect on the green. Also perfect on the brown. I thought the

green would have been easier to get onto the one next to the black. That

wiped its feet but the position is perfect. APPLAUSE

And that if he gets on the half ball black he has an excellent chance to

bring the last red out. And that is also perfect. The only thing which

can go wrong is a double-kiss. APPLAUSE

This is not the time, do I play the pot or do I play safe?

That is a very well played shot. No point in taking the risk on that

red, he would probably pot it one in ten. Neil Robertson has got to make

contact with this red and also get it safe. He has got to come off the

two cushions and get in behind the red. Slight chance he could swerve

round the yellow and tried to make the angle. If he misses the red he

is bound to cannon into it. That's the problem. That will be put back.

Looking at that, he could not get much more side on the cue ball, and

that shot is not on. Imperative the cue ball goes back in the same place

this time. Just suggesting it is a bit further off the cushion than

that, he can't get close to the cue ball if it is that close to the

cushion. And he could easily have got to the bottom of the cue ball.

He will probably have one more go at this. He's not bound to get desired

amount of side. Playing it slower, he has forced the angle. That is a

very good shot. Will this leave a shot to nothing for O'Sullivan? He

has. He has not been potting many long once today, but the rest of the

week he has been potting everything. It was on the thin side to make sure

that he got a good white. That was a long way off. In those the

importance of this frame. -- he knows.

That is tempting for Ronnie. This is the shot he would practice often. He

was a lot closer that time. This frame is still in the balance. The

way these balls are situated. All it is going to take is one good pot.

Not the best safety shot Neil Robertson has ever played, and he

might drag this in behind the black and pink. He has played the pot. It

was not a great safety shot from Neil Robertson, and that time he

played a shot for something. 26 points in front, just a colour

needed. 28 point lead. Unexpected miss but

Bart unexpected snookers, Ronnie O'Sullivan will be back to 5-4 in

the match -- bar. Neil Robertson was in first with a

break of 39. With a red into the middle pocket, and he looks like

going 6-3 in front. -- he looked like. But this is now just a bit of

practice for Ronnie. It was a frame which could have gone

either way. O'Sullivan with a 57 break to pinch it and O'Sullivan is

back in the match now at 5-4. STUDIO: Welcome to our studio, in

the players practice room, and good evening to you. You are looking this

bundle, and this was always going to be a crucial frame, Ronnie is now

back in it -- you are looking resplendent. He now has that frame.

Yes, indeed, and coming out he would have set himself a target, 3-1 up at

the mid-evening session interval, that would get it back to 6-6, and

if he had lost that first frame it would have been a tricky target to

reach him about still possible. That first frame is a big one in the

context of the match. Neil Robertson was looking very good, as he had all

day, but then he missed one red in the centre pocket. That allowed

Ronnie to get back in with the 57 break and be in the ascendancy and

that frame, and he controlled it from there. Different complexion,

but Neil Robertson has not been ruffled all week. No. It is these

small errors, the poor runs of the ball which can make such a

difference in a match of this quality, and that was a very good

frame to watch, I enjoy that, it was on the last red in the end, even

though the score was in Ronnie's favour. Yes, it is all about the

small margins. Robertson is now leading by just a single frame.

COMMENTATOR: Ronnie was looking for the thinnest of edges and that was

very thin. Finnair! -- thin air! Neil has a shot to the corner.

Superb pot. It was not a foul, so Ronnie must have got the thinnest of

edges. What a great pot that was. Quite a positive character, Neil

Robertson. Not much fazes him. He's a very clever player. Sometime in

amongst the balls he can be quite deliberate. Depending on who he is

playing. He still has a couple of loose reds

before going into the bunch, but he decided to go in on that occasion.

The cue ball did not arc quickly enough. Otherwise it would have

slowed the white down. But he has a choice of shots. He has a plant

which he is looking at. From where the cue ball is, it is very tough,

and you would imagine he would take on the long one rather than the

plant. He has been slightly unfortunate. Unless this plant is

straight to the corner, there's a lot of distance between both balls,

but in the last frame he was very positive. He landed on the centre,

but it was not easy, and the same this time. The red has gone in and

he is nicely on the pink, it has worked out OK for him. I think he

deserves that. He played a positive shot off the black. Could not have

hit the cue ball any harder. Did not go into them tentative, that is for

certain. Miss and easy ball in your previous

frame when you look like taking the frame, he has missed an easy ball in

this frame. With every pot that is going in,

this will be hurting Neil Robertson. It was not long ago that he was

three frames ahead. The way the balls are situated, you would not

bet against him levelling up in this match.

He made the break of 57 to get past the winning line in the previous

frame. Just five of the remaining six with colours will take him over

the winning line in this frame. That will be a body blow for Neill.

He's looking at his tip, he missed that one, he played a lot of other

good shots. He did not quite get onto that read from the black in the

previous shot. Neil Robertson will not mind. He will have thought he

lost that frame. What a great read. -- red.

They don't come much better than that. We will see if Robertson can

go on now, get right back into this frame and possibly even pinch the

frame now. It is funny seeing pinch when it looks like he is going to

win it in the first place, then it swayed towards Ronnie. This is

massive, in the context of this final.

He's hardly missed the ball all week when it is in play, he has virtually

every time made a frame-winning break. Today's not been quite the

same. The blue is just about right to get

in behind the two reds. It is all about judging the pace right. It

must be thinner than it looks from the commentary position. He's played

it. I did not see that coming. Very shaky stuff from these two great

players. Positive shot. Was not far-away.

That gives him another chance. He has cued that very good indeed

into the middle of the pocket. It's all about this shot. If it goes in

then it is levelling the match. Good choices.

This will give him all sorts of confidence, the way that Neil

Robertson has missed all sorts of chances. A little glance at the

scoreboard will tell him he is going to win the first two games. He has

not had to do too much. That was a little exhibition shot.

It does not matter about the black, he has won the frame. Not the start

he wanted. For two players of their calibre it was an error strewn

frame. Both guys realise the importance of every frame being

played out there and Neil Robertson is trying to protect his lead. There

is pressure on both of them and they are missing that one ball that could

be the passport to winning the frame. Neil Robertson missed the

pink and let him back in. Neither occasion did the player make the

opportunity and it could have gone either way but Ronnie O'Sullivan won

it. He is in the ascendancy. Do you think the tension is getting to

them? They might relax now. You might see some big breaks and far

less errors. Who knows. It is a lot of pressure and it is the final. No

level -- they are level now at 5-5. I think we will give him the benefit

of the doubt. It looked like he was playing that direct. Let's have

another look. In fairness I think he probably played it that way.

He suggested that might have drifted a little bit. When you play on that

slope you don't need the centre ball, the side will take.

All of sudden it is starting to happen for a Ronnie O'Sullivan. That

was very well struck indeed. Not a great position at the moment, there

are only a couple of reds. A little bit of work to be done. Probably see

him play the pink left-centre and come down for the black. Try to

clear things up there. This is not the Ronnie O'Sullivan or the Neil

Robertson we have been seeing. It is the tension of the final.

Very similar to the pink. I think Neil Robertson had it slightly more

difficult than that. This expression tells us he thought he had a big

bounce there. I've not quite worked out what that does when you brush

preclusion, what does it do? I think they are making sure that everybody

knows. As it happens, it has gone in their favour because it finished up

perfect. He needs to play the stun through.

He does not like the pack at all. It just shows you how awkward it is.

He will need to come up with a shot because he's landed very straight

there. He is looking at the one with the green pocket on the outside. Can

he get it to the middle? That is where he would be playing at,

otherwise he has overhit that one. He's given himself plenty to do

here. That the problem. May not get a better chance and that is the

equation here. Three shots to go. He will be sitting there thinking,

could be well behind in this. His normal long potting is very good.

That was a risky one. Had all his eggs in one basket there. Watched

his discipline a little bit and was not guaranteed in that position even

if he had made that pot. Obviously it is important he gets a frame on

the board tonight. Every frame that goes by Will get a little bit

harder. He knows he has had his chances to win the opening frames

and has not capitalised on them. It depends on whether these red art

in a possible land, we will be able to show you that in a few moments.

The reds will split perfectly. He could be pushing them onto both

corners. Playing for the loose one this time.

Let's look at these red is. -- reds. He will bring them into play. It

does not really matter this time, he is pushing one towards the middle.

Ideally he would like to missed the first red. He was always going to

push one towards the middle. Could have done with catching that half

ball, not fool ball. It is amazing the difference it makes when you

catch them. Once again, playing for choice of

reds. It is hard to see him not taking the lead for the first time

in this match. Lost the opening two. The lead goes to 26, so it is just

the red needed. Has not been vintage Ronnie O'Sullivan this evening but

he has been given too many chances. Another frame on the board.

His highest has been 60 so far. He will eclipse that.

Should be able to pop this one. It is more than enough for Ronnie

O'Sullivan to take the lead. I'm just trying to question the shot

that Neil Robertson played. He felt he could probably get through the

gap and he misjudged it completely. Yes, that is the only thing I can

think of, he played the red thinking there is a gap. He's not really

given him any chances. Safety has been very strong and he played all

the right shots but that one all went wrong. He did not get the right

cannon. We were talking about three shots that Neil Robertson has

missed. They would be very easy for him.

The panic alarm will not be going just yet. But he will not be feeling

as good as he did when he walked into the arena. It is imperative he

takes the frame before the interval. This is bigger for Neil Robertson.

He has needed two chances in every frame and he has got them.

It's quite funny tonight, there's a different atmosphere tonight, the

crowd are getting involved. I'm sure that there are some fans of Neil

Robertson as well. He has made more mistakes than he

has made in the tournament so far. In fairness, that seemed to push

square, that capped. He may or may not have meant that. He could not

rely on hitting that. That is unfortunate. How many more pinks is

he going to miss? He would like to disturb the red and

the black. That will do, he is nicely on the

red, in the centre. The pink spot is taken.

This is a good chance and you feel that he has got to craft something

with this effort. I don't fancy his chances if he goes behind further.

This is massive. He just pushed it away.

That is not his best. He will be very disappointed with that shot.

That was not a bad shot, it was the one before. He is feeling it

big-time. Concentrated so hard. Completely mis-hit it. As in the

first three frames, he has been in first and not put it to bed.

He will take it. Went round the back of that red. Handy little kiss. If

that pink spot is still covered, this will good as close as possible

to the one spot. No problem. Not much room there. Concentrate on the

pink. The red will park at the back, so he

can play for that. -- pot. The plant is on, it is on on the one

at the back. Probably wishes he had played the

plant, because he will need a lot of cue ball speed on this to get there.

That was too short. He has played for the red in the bunch in the

middle, and his body language tells me that he is not on it. That is the

one he played for, the one in the middle of those three reds. Is he

playing the plant? That is more like the O'Sullivan we have been watching

all week. Very dangerous plant, but made to look very easy. Yes, all

week he would be going for the yellow, and then taking the long

blue. He did manage to pot some of the long balls against Mark Selby.

That one has been negotiated. Now it does not matter if it is the lack

written pink, because it will go back onto the black spot -- does not

matter if it is the black for the pink. Every frame Robertson has been

in first, every frame he possibly looks like he could lose.

Just have a look at the score, trying to work out if he needs one

of the two reds. I think he will be 43 in front. He does not want to

make a mistake. Mark Selby did the same thing, where he miss counted

and ended up having to play a shot off the black which he should not

have been doing. He could move the red, but the fact his red and black

will put him in 44 in five, he will relinquish moving the red, because

he would normally move it, without question. Nothing wrong with Ronnie

O'Sullivan's maths. He can now have a go at this red. If he was 42 in

front, he might not have a go at this at pace, but now he can drop

this, knowing of the worst can happen is that Robertson can draw.

-- knowing that the worst that can happen. APPLAUSE

It is a much better performance from Ronnie this evening, than it was

this afternoon, but neither player this evening has played anywhere

near their best. O'Sullivan will be cock-a-hoop, the fact he has been

given chance after chance. Neil Robertson is conceding this one,

yes, I think he has. Ronnie O'Sullivan has won the opening four

frames, he is two away from victory. STUDIO: Quite remarkable, he was 5-2

down, but now leading 7-5, he has won the last five frames in a row,

Neil Robertson looks very fragile all of a sudden. It is a battle of

wits. Most of the mistakes are rudimentary, missing easy pinks and

reds, they are all mental mistakes, they are so wary of each other and

the importance of every frame, the pressure they have not been under so

far this week, because they have been winning matches fairly

comfortably. Neil Robertson has been winning tournaments, you do not

expect him to crumble under pressure. No, I would not say he is

crumbling, but this is what pressure does, from his perspective, Ronnie

is making the same mistakes, but he is getting in at the right time and

pinching frames when Neil could have won the matter no earlier juncture.

I don't know what Neil's philosophy was, but when you are leading 5-3 in

front it is easy to think of the fantasy rather than the reality. The

real truth is, into the evening session, you want to think I be

prepared for 8-8, he is playing Ronnie O'Sullivan and he is not

going to lie down. It is easy to think about the fantasy rather than

the relative. What does he think now then? -- the reality. The interval

has come at a good time for new Robertson, he has got to regather

himself. -- Neil Robertson. As Ronnie did earlier, he has got to

win the first frame tonight, and then it is anybody's. Neil Robertson

has come out for a bit of practice in the interval, it is about keeping

your head. Yes, calmness and pressure, both of them have not

really been subjected to any great pressure from their opponents, and

this is an unusual situation, they are both putting each other under

pressure. They are coming unstuck, but Ronnie having won five frames in

a row, all four the seeding committee will be feeling fantastic

at the interval and the pressure will be coming off him a little bit

-- all four this evening, and he will be feeling fantastic. We can

now remind you of a special moment during the quarterfinal between Neil

Robertson and Ding Junhui way. Ding with a 147 break, and we can show

you exactly how he did it. COMMENTATOR: These balls are

perfect. The black is freely available into both corners. Ronnie

would straightaway be thinking 147, but it is more important for Ding to

stay in the match. Maybe Ronnie would go for a 145 instead! We have

had the 146... How funny would it be if someone

came along and made the 147? He might do it himself, Ronnie. He is

still in. I read an article, someone was offering ?60,000 to Ronnie, if

he got one, so he could give some of it to charity. I don't know if that

is a true story. It is key here for Ding to get a frame-winning break,

to take pressure off him. He would like to win frames easily, to get

back into it. Plenty of work to do, but if you can win at one visit you

do not get put through so much pressure. It is when you have 40

points each and you are playing the last few reds, that is when it puts

pressure on you. If you win at one visit, there is no pressure.

You probably saw the cue ball bounce, it is not too bad. As the

cue ball travel, watch the way the ball bounce. A bit more pace and the

cue ball would have bounced a few more inches. I think he's OK to go

around the black. He can also go for the opposite

corner. A little cannon and he might start thinking about the 147.

The reds that are touching above the black, he does not have too play

this with pace, because they are split apart, it is not need to do

this with too much pace. -- he does not need. Different to what I was

thinking, but he is still on a red. Yes, if he was 4-1 up and not 4-1

down I'm not sure he would be playing that shot. He would be

swinging back down for the black. The fact he is 4-1 down, I would be

very surprised if he does not play up for the pink or blue. Well, he

has played the running side shot, it is fair to say he has got the

maximum on his mind. Ding has made five maximum is

already in tournament play. O'Sullivan has 13 now. Once again,

he could play a cannon and play for one of the loose once, it doesn't

matter which. He might still go on to lose this match. But it will be a

confidence booster to get his season back on track. You always need

something to get yourself into gear. He is undoubtedly one of the games

break break-builders and I don't say that lightly, there are only about

five of them, and he is one of them. Yes, without giving him the

commentator's curse, the balls are absolutely perfect. Nothing on the

side cushions. Neil Robertson cannot win this

frame. He will be in his chair, cheering him on. He needs to be high

on this. And he is, that is a great shot. If that had been low, that

would have been the end of the maximum, but he has gone high. Can

he get through the gap to get that red, which will in turn open up the

other reds? He would love to do that. He will not risk anything yet.

He is not over the winning line yet in this frame.

He needs a few more, and then he complained risky shot, if necessary.

-- he can play a risky shot. Just a little bounce. He is on the one in

the middle. The art of break-building, always

get the right angle on the next ball. Ideally he would love to get

on two reds. If he can get that little gap in between those reds, to

get the other red that is there, he will take that one first, and that

is what he has played for. That opens up the other reds and now he

does not need to play any case to make a 147. -- any kiss. Yes, if

anything, Niall will be cheering him on, he knows he has lost the frame.

-- Neil. He has landed a bit straighter, but he has played it

well and he is back in a perfect position and this is now turning

into a great chance. He is short this time. He can play for the red.

He can play with a trace of right-hand side. It is not a nice

reds to play at this stage. He opted for the easy option, making

the black easy, but this has made this red a bit tricky. He is back in

perfect position once again. That is a poor shot. He is on the

one in the middle, but that is not the right angle. His face tells a

story. Come on, Ding. It is there, well played. That is

the first difficult shot he has had to play in this break, that is how

good this break has been. That is the first time he was not perfect on

a ball. The Cardiff crowd might feel they

have been cheated out of a 147 early in the way, but this is now a great

chance. -- earlier in the week. He has got a slight angle. He cannot

get close to the yellow. He needs to get loads of side on this to widen

the angle. Spin. He could get close to the yellow. Kiss Forced a just.

-- kiss. Come on, knock this in. Well done. The white is not hard

enough, though. He will be faced with another tricky shot with the

rest. It is not need to do anything with the cue ball. People come round

two cushions. -- he will come. The crowd are smiling and hoping. Those

Chinese girls in the front row have got all fingers crossed. Well

played. He did not have to do anything with the cue ball.

He needs the white to slow down. Slow down. Oh! It is never easy,

this game. In and out of baulk, not guarantee to be perfect. --

guaranteed. They are praying. Do you just roll it in? That is the

choice he's got. Oh! This pink for ?12,000 and a 147,

because of this goes in, I'm sure he will pot the black. -- if this.

It is there. What a fantastic shot on the pink. Ding has got every

chance of making his ticked maximum in competitive play. -- six.

Absolutely wonderful. APPLAUSE The crowd are standing, they love

him in Cardiff, Ding is back in the match with a 147, but he still

trails 4-2, but what an amazing break. Only once did he lose

position in that break. First class. STUDIO: He did not win, but that was

a memorable day for Ding, and that put him third on the all-time list,

level with John Higgins. One O'Sullivan leads the way with 13.

Neil Robertson is on three. The remarkable thing, we have not had a

century yet in this match, considering we have two of the top

players in the world, that was a surprise. Yes, it is the fact, the

occasion of the final and they are both trying to win so hard, and

there is more pressure out there because of the occasion. They have

eminent respect for each other and that is causing extra pressure, I'm

sure. At the start of the week, Ronnie made the headlines for his

refusal to go for a 147. He made a 146 instead. That is runny for you,

but he means business tonight, no doubt -- that is Ronnie. Neil, he

desperately needs the next frame to stay in the match. Can he turn it

around? Definitely, but if he does not win this, he is at the point of

no return. It has turned into a thriller, this final in Cardiff. 5-2

down at the start of the evening session, but Ronnie O'Sullivan is

now leading 7-5, two frames away from victory.

COMMENTATOR: A big turnaround in this match, but there is still a way

to go. I wonder if the interval as helped

Neil calm down, giving him some time to think -- has helped. It is very

difficult to clear your mind sometimes. I would not be surprised

if he comes back at Ronnie. Normally very strong. We were discussing,

every frame, he was in front in those first four frames in the

evening session, and normally you would expect him to win at least

three of the first four, when he's in first, but he did not win any of

them. He now has his back against the wall, for the first time this

week. It was a good attempt, but you don't

get anything for close, I'm afraid. These are the kind of shots that

Neil Robertson has got to be making now. These are the shots which will

give him the confidence that he must have lost. It is not that he has

played that bad, but the odd shot he has missed which has been costly.

In some ways, we were expecting too much out of these great players

coming into this final. Ronnie O'Sullivan has been exceptional this

week, everyone acknowledges, but Neil Robertson has been almost as

good. Neil has got to be very careful now, from 85 -- 8-5 behind,

he would find it very difficult. How is the split? It looks good at

first glimpse. The reds are perfect. It is a risk to take the ping, even

though it will go on the black spot. -- pink. He played that for the

blue, did not want to risk the black in the middle, in case you got the

wrong angle, but he will have to do that pretty soon. He cannot win the

frame of the blue alone. -- off. That was a quick pot, but after

going around the blue, he has soon got to pull out another one. When

the pot lands a bit sickly, the players prefer it, but they don't

like it too thin -- a bit thinly. APPLAUSE

We've said many times in commentary, it is so difficult to win a frame

from just blue and baulk colours and this is an example, how tough it is.

He would love to get the black on the spot, now he's moving this red

away. He can't do it off this one. This will be his seventh blue coming

up. I wonder if he will possibly win the frame... I've not seen many

frames won from blue alone, but this is a possibility now.

Overdone it a little bit this time. Just hold the red there. Didn't have

a lot to play with. He likes the challenge. He likes the

safety challenge. Sometimes it was a good safety laid against him. When

he is in the right frame of mind he can do anything.

He is one red away from making that a reality.

Not this time, but a lifeline for Neil Robertson.

He must have the feeling that he should have been closer to Ronnie

O'Sullivan. Is this black available? Very thin in the centre.

It is funny, you feel when you are in this place that you've got to go

for them anyway but it is not quite like that. 60 points behind.

He's not going to get another shot, I should not think.

You could say that was very positive. There were easier pot than

that but of course the Blackwood have gone on the spot. One of the

great things about this game of snooker, every time we visit the

table you need to make a decision. You will stand or fall by your

decision. That is 11 blues he has taken. He is one away from victory.

We've got six frames on the spin. It is tough but he needs just one more

frame to win the Welsh Open once again. It just gets better and

better. That is six successive frames. Is there a sense of destiny?

It is up to him now. He could certainly get over at the finish

line quickly. Neil Robertson must feel broken because he could never

have expected that to happen to him tonight. He's just going to have to

relax and go for it. One error and it could be the match over. He's got

to try and do something now to get back into this match. He needs to

win all the frames. We are possibly one frame away from a new champion.

It has been done before. He was behind in a masters and he came back

to when. It has been done. But maybe not tonight. That is the kind of

shot he has been knocking in all week.

These great players are great when they get into a position to win the

match, they usually make a sizeable break. He could certainly get a

sizeable lead in this frame. I think that has been the key difference in

this match in the first three frames. Did not go into the pack

early enough. He could probably leave this red.

That is what he's done. Bring another few into play. It looks like

he will need to push this through quite hard. He is screwing off them.

This is a pressure shot. It is amazing how you see these

turnaround. Been in the World Championship many

times and of course the player in front starts to defend. It is not

just that he is losing frames and losing a good lead.

Everything seems a little bit more difficult. Have not lost yet.

Neil Robertson beat Andrew Higginson.

This is clearly a match-winning opportunity. As always. He has not

left himself much. The red is on but the fact the pink has gone where it

is, you will need to play it a lot harder than normally. Needs to get

top side of the pink. He will be disappointed, the way

that he has been playing all week. He came into this final session,

back against the wall, trailing 5-3. Can he finish with a century? He's

made nine centuries in this magnificent performance, this

evening. Made a century in every match so far apart from this one.

This could change in a few moments. Not a natural angle. Will need to

play a little stunned run through. Unlucky. The crowd deserve a

century. They might just get one. He will be so disappointed, he gave

them so many different chances and could have won them all. He will be

delighted and he will be buzzing inside. If he clears, this will be

the fifth break in the tournament. The record was only four. The man is

special. So is Neil Robertson, but Ronnie O'Sullivan is the man taking

away this trophy. He clears with a magnificent break of 121. Standing

of Haixun 01 from this arena. Once again the Welsh Open champion. He

has one. Our runner-up, Neil Robertson,

commiserations, it was a match that just got away from you. Yes, the

first frame was key, I split the reds on 30, if it had happened then

it would be a completely different match, but I missed some awkward

shots and once he got his tail up and got the momentum of the match it

was very hard to wrestle it back from him. He is a terrific front

runner and he just pulled away. What was the moment when you felt it was

slipping away from you? I was getting the chances, I was getting

the long ones, the problem was, that was the first time in the match that

I had hit a long ball to get in. You are put under pressure and start to

make mistakes. I had enough opportunities and played some

terrific stuff. You must be pleased, to this point, with how it has gone.

Very pleased getting to the final, it improved as I played. That frame,

there is a big difference, there are always momentum changes and that was

one of them. I could not wrestle back the momentum. I'm sure you will

be back, please show the momentum. -- show your appreciation for the

runner-up, Neil Robertson. Many congratulations, you've done it

again. I'm obviously delighted but I just want to say well done to Neil

Robertson, he has been the best player all season. This guy, his

game has really improved so much. He played about 80% today. He's

definitely the best player in the world at the moment and I'm just

pleased I've been able to compete with him. He's got to earn it. I've

got to keep him honest. You had a terrific campaign but to come back

to win this, where does this rank for you? The scoreline is kind of

irrelevant when you're talking about this plan. I thought, just stay in

there. You try to put each other under pressure. The opportunity has

come easier. I've had a fantastic week. I struggled at the Masters.

Even if I had lost I would still have had a great week. The plans

have been amazing and everyone has been great. They have liked having

you here and you have equalled John Higgins's record. How does that

feel? It would feel better if I got it five times. That must be the aim?

To be honest, I feel shattered. I will push for Sheffield, because

that is the one everybody wants. Will you play any other tournament

is? I am not legible. I will be chilling out. I will go and watch a

few exhibitions. I am going to do some work. The crowd have loved you

throughout the week. Ronnie O'Sullivan!

Now it is time for the trophy and the money.

First of all, ladies and gentlemen, receiving a cheque, he has been

superb all week, please put your hands together for Neil Robertson.

Neil Robertson, ladies and gentlemen.

It has all been about this man, the champion of the Welsh Open, it is

the Rocket, Ronnie O'Sullivan! Wonderful moment for Ronnie

O'Sullivan as photographers line-up to get the photograph of the trophy.

You can only wonder how Neil Robertson is feeling. He started so

well. I'm sure he would be wary of what he is capable of. I'm sure he

could not have dreamt of what happened. Brilliant performance from

Ronnie O'Sullivan. Party for Neil Robertson but that is what he can

do. Big smile on his face. He was irritated with the way he started

the game. He had a chance at 5-2 ahead but Ronnie O'Sullivan kept

keeping in touch and keeping pressure on him to see what he could

do. He continues to be magnificent. Especially the Masters win. Now he

has another ranking title. It defies the logic that after 40 you start

slowing down. I've never known any player who was able to do this but

he plays with so much freedom at the table. For professional sports men,

winning tournament means so much. He has produced his finest form.

Everybody is desperate to get autographs and selfies. Some

thoughts before we leave, has it been a good tournament? One of the

best ever. I've never seen so many scoring frames. You cannot ask for

better snooker than this, it is the highest level I have witnessed for a

long time, if ever. What has been the highlight? Great to see them

getting back to some form. For Ronnie to win the Welsh Open, it is

great to see. It has been a masterclass of superb performances

throughout this event. It has been everybody's favourite. He has played

so well, beating opponents so easily, if you look at the

scoreline, another fantastic performance, everybody loves

watching Ronnie O'Sullivan at his best and he is at his best. He's

been making the headlines from start to finish. Still fabulous at 40,

winning the trophy for a record equalling fourth time. Thank you for

your company. From all of us, goodbye.

I'm raising my game and I WILL come out on top.

Bring it on. Bring it on. Bring it on.

This time, we're aiming higher than ever before.

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