:00:14. > :00:21.Apologies to you, we had a technical fault, we lost power at the
:00:22. > :00:25.Motorpoint Arena and we missed the start of our second semifinal in
:00:26. > :00:30.Cardiff, but we are able to now join our commentary team. We can join
:00:31. > :00:45.Dominic and Terry Griffiths. Sorry about that. COMMENTATOR: We
:00:46. > :00:59.have not missed very much. Joe Perry had a couple of long pots to go for,
:01:00. > :01:10.but he just missed them. That was a penalty, six points. LAUGHTER
:01:11. > :01:20.It will not be easy for the referee. I think a few balls moved. He is
:01:21. > :01:26.just looking round at the monitor. The score underneath will help him
:01:27. > :01:34.to replace the balls. Can you speak a bit louder? For the television
:01:35. > :01:37.matches, the official marker of the game has a DVD player and he is able
:01:38. > :01:44.to get a freeze-frame of the previous shot. That is a real aid to
:01:45. > :01:59.the referee, to get the balls back exactly in the right positions.
:02:00. > :02:18.The whole pack moved, yes? That is the original? Could you wipe it up
:02:19. > :02:29.and down so I can see the original and then how it is now?
:02:30. > :02:40.As Dominic mentioned, assistance for the referee, but still difficult to
:02:41. > :02:44.get them exactly right. I'm not quite sure if there is a great deal
:02:45. > :02:47.of importance because O'Sullivan will play the same shot that side of
:02:48. > :03:23.the pack. So, here we go. Close enough. A bit more side this
:03:24. > :03:33.time. Oh! Still close. Maybe be left in the centre? -- may be the. I
:03:34. > :03:38.think he is OK, he will have two hit the extreme right edge of the red,
:03:39. > :03:42.but I don't think he can. He could double it in the opposite centre,
:03:43. > :03:46.but that is far too risky and there is no value in that. In behind the
:03:47. > :05:04.brown is the order of the day. Joe Perry will be comfortable with
:05:05. > :05:12.the safety practical is -- the safety pack. He is a good safety
:05:13. > :05:18.player. He does not score as many as Ronnie, but who does? Looking to
:05:19. > :05:23.bring his skill levels out better than he has done in the last two
:05:24. > :05:27.years, he has always been a tidy player, top 16, but I think he has
:05:28. > :06:09.pushed up further, may be in the top eight. He is not far off.
:06:10. > :06:19.I must apologise to viewers watching this match. We still have a few
:06:20. > :06:23.technical difficulties and we are able to only show you a limited
:06:24. > :06:26.coverage at the moment, one of our cameras is experiencing
:06:27. > :07:20.difficulties. We hope to get it up and running very soon.
:07:21. > :07:31.Didn't finish perfectly, that safety for Joe Perry. There is a red on
:07:32. > :07:36.here for Ronnie into the centre. Decided to play it into the green
:07:37. > :07:47.pocket, instead, for position on the black. I'm sure Joe Perry, going
:07:48. > :07:52.into this match, would have known he has every chance of beating Ronnie,
:07:53. > :07:58.he ran him very close in the 2014 World Championships, he did superbly
:07:59. > :08:05.well in that match and he only lost it 13-11. He is obviously not afraid
:08:06. > :08:23.of Ronnie and has beaten him a couple of times.
:08:24. > :08:30.Certainly giving Ronnie something to think about, that is for sure. Can't
:08:31. > :08:37.return the cue ball to the top of the dish and because of the
:08:38. > :08:42.excellent safety from Joe -- to the top of the cushion. Having to play
:08:43. > :08:50.the cue ball towards the ball cushion. That looks pretty good,
:08:51. > :08:54.unless Joe can get through, but if he can, it could be considered a
:08:55. > :09:12.good opportunity. APPLAUSE
:09:13. > :09:18.That is a confidence booster for Joe. He will be disappointed if he
:09:19. > :09:25.can't score a good few points from here. The reds are awkwardly
:09:26. > :09:31.positioned, quite a few of them. Very tricky when the reds are like
:09:32. > :09:39.they are, they sort of blocking one another, really. At least he can get
:09:40. > :10:00.down for the black or pink from this one.
:10:01. > :10:16.Joe Perry glanced at the top of the table, before he potted that read,
:10:17. > :10:26.he will not be happy with what he has seen, I'm afraid. -- red. Five
:10:27. > :10:46.reds below. Just taking his time. The first time
:10:47. > :10:52.he has troubled the school board. -- score. He did have a 6-point penalty
:10:53. > :11:02.from Ronnie hitting the pink out of the snooker.
:11:03. > :11:11.It is a big night for Joe Perry. If he should beat Ronnie O'Sullivan
:11:12. > :11:16.tonight, he will play his best mate again, Neil Robertson, in the final.
:11:17. > :11:23.He played him last season in a final in China, I think it was. Certainly
:11:24. > :11:34.abroad, anyway. I think it was 9-8, very close match. It looked as
:11:35. > :11:39.though he was going to win it. Ronnie said something to Joe,
:11:40. > :11:40.talking about something on the way past, unusual for Ronnie, he does
:11:41. > :12:01.not talk to his opponents generally. Probably said something to Joe
:12:02. > :12:21.like," do you fancy starting again, I can't make 100 from here? ".
:12:22. > :12:31.The heating is a bit hot. Ronnie speaking to the referee, from
:12:32. > :12:42.Bavaria, Germany, saying it is very hot in the arena and it needs to be
:12:43. > :12:44.called down a little bit. -- cooled. Maybe that is what he was saying to
:12:45. > :13:31.Joe beforehand. Jo could take this red on, screw
:13:32. > :13:44.down the table for the pink or black, possibly. Tough shot. Oh!
:13:45. > :13:50.That was close. He has been unfortunate, it has come back to the
:13:51. > :13:58.centre pocket. Ronnie O'Sullivan is facing the same problem, those reds
:13:59. > :14:06.down the bottom of the table. Joe Perry 14 points in front at the
:14:07. > :14:14.moment. The match started late, and nothing much has happened so far. He
:14:15. > :14:17.could be nothing there. He will have to take the blue on. He can't see
:14:18. > :14:52.the yellow. A bit unlucky. APPLAUSE
:14:53. > :14:59.That was a great pot, but he has lost position. So definitely now a
:15:00. > :15:11.safety shot but he will bring the red off the cushion.
:15:12. > :15:22.Choice of safety is now for Joe. -- safeties. One near the yellow pocket
:15:23. > :15:27.could see a return to the black spot end of the table for Joe with the
:15:28. > :15:37.cue ball. If he hits it very thing, he can flip it, just like that.
:15:38. > :15:40.APPLAUSE You do not often go for a one in ten
:15:41. > :16:45.shot like that, and I think therefore it was just a bonus.
:16:46. > :16:53.This is a big shot for Joe, if he makes is, he will fancy winning this
:16:54. > :16:57.first frame. Oh! You would have expected him to have got that, to be
:16:58. > :17:03.honest. Because he knows if he misses it, he still has a good
:17:04. > :17:08.chance of winning the frame. He still has a 15 point lead, so very
:17:09. > :17:13.competitive in it. Not the sort of frame that Ronnie O'Sullivan likes.
:17:14. > :19:01.Not the sort of find that anybody really likes. -- sort of frame.
:19:02. > :19:10.Very close to that. Hasn't done too much damage. There's still three
:19:11. > :19:28.weds that are difficult to get at. -- three red. Using the extension
:19:29. > :19:39.with the rest for this pot. Will be hitting this with back spin now.
:19:40. > :19:55.Nicely played. Very smooth with his cue action, Joe. He is more of a
:19:56. > :20:14.stroke of the ball than a hater. -- stroker of the ball than a hitter..
:20:15. > :20:28.Jo, of course, he won the PPC finals which is a ?100,000 ranking event.
:20:29. > :20:32.It was his first ranking win. I remember him getting to the final
:20:33. > :20:39.against Stephen Hendry in Malta. That would have been something like
:20:40. > :20:43.2001, I think. I was there, actually Terry. I think Stephen Hendry won
:20:44. > :21:02.that final, 9-2. That was the one, wasn't it, Terry?
:21:03. > :21:09.Got away with it. That is key in this match. I suspect that Joe will
:21:10. > :21:12.miss some pots, if it is not your lucky day will keep leaving Ronnie
:21:13. > :21:16.in but as long as he gets away with the odd one or two, Joe, there's no
:21:17. > :21:21.reason at all why he cannot win this match, none at all.
:21:22. > :22:05.APPLAUSE He's having a look at this, so he
:22:06. > :22:12.must have a slight angle there. A bit more pace, and a good chance
:22:13. > :22:16.now. A few minutes ago, it seemed all the balls were in awkward
:22:17. > :22:28.positions, now they are in straightforward positions. 13 points
:22:29. > :22:34.behind, Ronnie O'Sullivan. No, is safe at the moment. The brown is off
:22:35. > :23:24.its spot, and the blue will be back on its spot after this.
:23:25. > :23:30.Just about went right through the pocket, then. Playing a left-hander,
:23:31. > :23:39.as well. Just think needed, then. Just Mac
:23:40. > :24:07.just the pink needed With only one camera working we are
:24:08. > :24:11.experiencing something legal difficulties after the power cut
:24:12. > :24:16.that we had early on. What we will have to do is come off air for ten
:24:17. > :24:22.minutes to try to fix the problem. World Snooker have agreed to take
:24:23. > :24:26.the players off whilst we perform a bit of a reboot. Hopefully, normal
:24:27. > :24:27.service will be resumed after that. Pleased there with