:01:01. > :01:19.good evening. The defending champion back in the spotlight. Ronnie
:01:20. > :01:23.O'Sullivan coming up shortly. 2017 is turning into the year of the
:01:24. > :01:28.underdog. We've had some incredible drama today with Welsh players young
:01:29. > :01:33.and not so young at the centre of some major second-round shocks. It
:01:34. > :01:36.wasn't crying's day. The Welshman had made to the final of the Royal
:01:37. > :01:44.Grand Prix last weekend but this was a game too far for the world number
:01:45. > :01:49.18. Out the competition after a 4-1 defeat to Thepchaiya Un-Nooh of
:01:50. > :01:59.Thailand. I have had a good spell but I was just hoping to get out and
:02:00. > :02:02.keep on fighting, but today, concentration, missed a lot of easy
:02:03. > :02:09.balls, and it just caught up with me in the end. Something had to give in
:02:10. > :02:12.and other Welsh contest and our own Dominic Dale got beyond the first
:02:13. > :02:21.run for the first time in three years with a 4-2 win over Jade Jones
:02:22. > :02:26.from Neath. -- Jamie Jones. Jamie is always tough match for anybody. He
:02:27. > :02:31.has a lot of experience. I have a good record over Jamie, we've a
:02:32. > :02:37.practice partners years ago. He is a great player so any win against them
:02:38. > :02:42.is good. Then one of the shocks of the tournament so far. Lee Walker,
:02:43. > :02:47.ranked 94th in the world, the game of his life to knock out one of the
:02:48. > :02:52.biggest stars in the sport, 2016 runner up, Neil Robertson. Had I
:02:53. > :02:56.gone out for- one which at one point looked quite likely I would have
:02:57. > :03:03.come off and said I really enjoyed the match. I had a little bit of
:03:04. > :03:07.help with the black in one frame which could have finished anywhere
:03:08. > :03:12.and at finished on the pocket on another day he would have spotted
:03:13. > :03:16.it, but I started to think it may be my day and luckily for me, it was.
:03:17. > :03:24.If you thought that was surprising look at this. 15-year-old Welsh star
:03:25. > :03:28.Jackson Page wins to set up a possible fourth-round date with Judd
:03:29. > :03:36.Trump. I feel a lot more comfortable and settled having played that first
:03:37. > :03:43.match, and in my second game I settle down more quickly. All of
:03:44. > :03:46.which put some pressure on the 2016 quarterfinalist Michael White who
:03:47. > :03:52.kept the Welsh feel-good factor alive against English open champion
:03:53. > :03:56.Liang Wenbo. We're going to pick it up with Michael White 3-2 ahead, at
:03:57. > :04:05.the table in the sixth frame, trailing by eight points.
:04:06. > :04:27.Excellent show of nerve, there, by Michael White. His long pot success
:04:28. > :04:42.has helped out in the closing stages this frame.
:04:43. > :05:24.This, for the match. Oh, no. A scratch of the head. There we go, to
:05:25. > :05:47.the re-spotted black for this frame. So many twists and turns of drama
:05:48. > :05:51.already. Can Michael White finished this match without having to go all
:05:52. > :06:02.the way to a decider? Michael elects Liang to start. Still
:06:03. > :06:46.shaking his head, the Welshman. A little show of frustration, there.
:06:47. > :06:54.He has walked away from that one. He can barely bring himself to watch.
:06:55. > :07:01.Long black here, to force the decider. And it is there. Clean as a
:07:02. > :07:16.whistle. We are going all the way in this one. Let's take you into the
:07:17. > :07:26.deciding frame. Liang is at the table and Michael White needs a
:07:27. > :07:35.snooker to stay in the match. Much to heart. The harder you hit the
:07:36. > :07:50.cushion, the straight it comes. -- comes off. He hasn't left an easy
:07:51. > :07:57.shot. He was a bit fortunate there. A warning for his language, there,
:07:58. > :08:13.Liang Wenbo. He slapped the table with frustration. The tension
:08:14. > :08:17.getting to both of these guys. So, he's got the snooker, but there is
:08:18. > :08:22.still a fair amount of work to do, if he is to take this decider. 34
:08:23. > :08:40.behind, 35 on. Wenbo is furious with himself,
:08:41. > :08:58.incandescent with rage. How's your luck?
:08:59. > :09:28.What an angle. Two three times now he's trying to get on the table.
:09:29. > :09:31.This is high risk, here, playing the screw before he hits the side
:09:32. > :09:37.petition and catching the red, but he is trying the pot here, and he
:09:38. > :09:58.overdone it. Good attempt. It is anybody's here, really,
:09:59. > :10:04.because all of the balls are in good positions so Michael could get the
:10:05. > :10:09.chance to pot red and black. He should clear it from there, but we
:10:10. > :10:13.have seen quite a number of opportunities pass by with both of
:10:14. > :10:24.these players in this match. Half an hour gone. Understandably, the
:10:25. > :10:32.longest frame of the match and Wenbo just sharing a joke with the crowd
:10:33. > :10:42.as he returned to his seat. Michael White 34 behind, 35 on the table.
:10:43. > :10:50.How much more drama can they eke out of this best-of-7? So, where is this
:10:51. > :10:59.going? Definite frustration is therefore both of them. He looks
:11:00. > :11:09.like he's got away with that. -- definite frustrations there, for of
:11:10. > :11:18.them. He has done so well to get the Snicko. Just got to keep his head
:11:19. > :11:21.straight here, Michael White. Moments of frustration for both of
:11:22. > :11:24.them in this match, which is now approaching two and a half hours.
:11:25. > :12:11.APPLAUSE Oh! Just for a fleeting moment we
:12:12. > :12:14.thought he had produced a fluke to rival Lee Walker Bosman on the black
:12:15. > :12:26.against Neil Robertson earlier today, on the same pocket. -- Lee
:12:27. > :12:30.Walker's on the black. Against the bottom pocket it is not what he
:12:31. > :12:37.should have been doing but he likes to take on these shots and he gets
:12:38. > :12:46.quite a high percentage of them, but if he misses this red and leaves it
:12:47. > :12:51.on, he leaves Michael White with, apart from the blue, which isn't in
:12:52. > :12:52.a bad position, he could find a good position on the pink. He is going
:12:53. > :13:18.for it. Michael White could find this tough
:13:19. > :13:25.to clear up. It is exciting. It is so close. So many twists and turns.
:13:26. > :13:29.It has been a really exciting match. You can't work out from one minute
:13:30. > :13:39.or the next which way it's going to go. Great drama here in the
:13:40. > :13:45.Motorpoint, not so good for the nerves of these two men. What a
:13:46. > :13:54.shot, and what a moment to produce it here from the Welshman. Absolute
:13:55. > :13:59.class, there, from Michael White. We have seen him lash out at a couple
:14:00. > :14:01.of balls as the frustration has grown, but that was a moment of real
:14:02. > :14:25.composure and class. Now, then, he's got his knee up on
:14:26. > :14:36.the cushion. That needs to go right. He had to put some side on there. Of
:14:37. > :14:39.course, if he hit it too hard he could leave a free ball so I
:14:40. > :14:50.understand why he did not hit it with a lot of pace. Obviously
:14:51. > :15:02.doesn't like the angle he's got on the road. Are you surprised he has
:15:03. > :15:06.not taken that on? Some really silly shots in this match when he tried
:15:07. > :15:10.that deep screw on the red for the black but that is a much thinner
:15:11. > :15:15.part than ever looks from the commentary box, otherwise, he would
:15:16. > :15:24.have been taking it on. He doesn't turn much down. Needs a lot of
:15:25. > :15:42.right-hand side on this. APPLAUSE
:15:43. > :15:44.That has a chance. An easier pot on the black, because it is a bit away
:15:45. > :16:38.from the cushion. Didn't need the black. But he does
:16:39. > :16:44.need every colour, here. Could be a thrilling victory in what has turned
:16:45. > :16:49.into an absolute marathon. I can't believe it, the same mess from the
:16:50. > :16:58.same pocket. My goodness me. After such a good snooker behind the blue,
:16:59. > :17:00.to give himself a chance, he has rattled the yellow in the jaws. D ja
:17:01. > :17:06.rattled the yellow in the jaws. D j vu, for Michael White. That was a
:17:07. > :17:19.much easier yellow than the one he missed early on. Not going in. What
:17:20. > :17:26.is happening here?! An amazing few minutes, two top players, two good
:17:27. > :17:32.chances, both of them missed. Nerves or fatigue or both?
:17:33. > :17:40.APPLAUSE Incredible drama here in the
:17:41. > :17:47.Motorpoint. Hasn't changed the scenario. There is enough for
:17:48. > :17:53.Michael White to still win this match but he needs everything and he
:17:54. > :17:57.can do without nervous moments like that missed yellow. What a let off.
:17:58. > :18:09.Liang Wenbo came back on and did exactly the same.
:18:10. > :18:21.Well, the way this match has gone, he can't take any of these pots for
:18:22. > :18:26.granted. Walking around, Michael White, placing the table, just
:18:27. > :18:37.having a look at any angle he's going to need on the blue. What
:18:38. > :18:39.drama here. This, for a place in the last 32. It has turned into a bit of
:18:40. > :18:55.a drawn-out epic, this one. Probably the worst positional shot
:18:56. > :19:05.he has played in this match. He had to get close to that blue on the
:19:06. > :19:13.side collision. -- cushion. Another opportunity may pass by. He's not
:19:14. > :19:24.going for the pot here, surely. Best of luck.
:19:25. > :19:47.He's got it, you know. APPLAUSE
:19:48. > :19:52.What courage that took, after all the mistakes he's made in this
:19:53. > :20:01.match, to put the ball in, that is what winners do. These two pots away
:20:02. > :20:07.from being a winner in this match. Incredible nerve, especially after
:20:08. > :20:17.all the difficulty he has had with the rest in this match. Pink and
:20:18. > :20:27.black. For a place in the last 32. As surely, he can't have any problem
:20:28. > :20:37.with this. He has missed one black for the match. Surely he can't do it
:20:38. > :20:42.twice. Now he's beginning to smile. What an extraordinary match with so
:20:43. > :20:50.many twists and turns of drama. This, for the match. And it's there.
:20:51. > :20:55.He could have done it in the fifth, and in the sixth, it is the right
:20:56. > :20:59.outcome after a marathon encounter with Liang Wenbo. Michael White
:21:00. > :21:08.advances to the You could clearly see what it meant
:21:09. > :21:12.to him. More Welsh success, Michael White joining Dominic Dale, Lee
:21:13. > :21:15.Walker and Jackson Page in round three, and Michael joins us now
:21:16. > :21:20.along with studio summariser Darren Morgan. Michael, you have been
:21:21. > :21:23.sitting watching that final frame going through all the emotions
:21:24. > :21:35.again. It looked gruelling to say the least. Yes, I had chances to win
:21:36. > :21:41.at 4-1, 4-2 and at 4-3, you know, but with snooker, never give up, I
:21:42. > :21:46.just got back blue, pink and black at the end. Where does this right
:21:47. > :21:51.for you, this win, Liang Wenbo is doing pretty well, he won the
:21:52. > :21:55.English open. Yes, Liang was far from playing his best today. I
:21:56. > :22:03.started off fairly strong and then let him come back into the match.
:22:04. > :22:08.After the disappointment of losing a couple of frames before winning the
:22:09. > :22:11.match it means a lot to me, just never giving up and in the end I
:22:12. > :22:17.showed a lot of bottle. You must have thought when you missed that
:22:18. > :22:24.yellow into the yellow pocket, you must thought that was it, then he
:22:25. > :22:27.has missed the yellow with the rest. You was out of the chair like a jack
:22:28. > :22:32.rabbit, and the blue down the cushion was just fantastic. Yes, I
:22:33. > :22:44.nervously thought that I had chance to win and I just have to sit
:22:45. > :22:48.there,. When you got on the blue, you must have been thinking, do or
:22:49. > :22:55.die red. The way you had played, for that to go in, it was a good blue
:22:56. > :22:58.into the pink corner. I thought that if I played safe I would never
:22:59. > :23:04.forgive myself but I thought if you're going to go for it, you might
:23:05. > :23:09.as well give it every chance. And luckily for me it dropped in. What a
:23:10. > :23:13.day Ed has been for Welsh snooker. You would have been aware of Lee
:23:14. > :23:17.Walker beating Neil Robertson and also Jackson Page, the 15-year-old,
:23:18. > :23:25.going through. Did you feel pressure to keep that up? Definitely. I went
:23:26. > :23:35.in at one 30p. I went on late because Lee's game went on a bit. It
:23:36. > :23:39.was a massive break in the decider. It was incredible, what he has done
:23:40. > :23:46.in these two matches in his first professional tournament. He looks
:23:47. > :23:50.definitely one for the future. You will be hoping to make up for that
:23:51. > :23:53.Phi Phi 30 heavy defeat in the quarters last year. I was playing
:23:54. > :23:57.really well up until the quarterfinals and then it never
:23:58. > :24:03.really happened for me. Maybe this match I can put in a good spell and
:24:04. > :24:07.get back to the practice table and I look forward to tomorrow. Well done,
:24:08. > :24:13.today, thank you very much, Michael White. A great day for Welsh
:24:14. > :24:17.snooker. If you were tuning in hoping to see Ronnie O'Sullivan, the
:24:18. > :24:21.wait is almost over. Time to get the defending champion back under way.
:24:22. > :24:28.He faces Mark Davis. Both men in their 40s now. But look at the
:24:29. > :24:32.difference in terms of ranking titles, 20th Ronnie, none Todd
:24:33. > :24:38.Davis. Ronnie going for that record fifth Welsh Open win. Davies' best,
:24:39. > :24:43.five appearances in the last 32. Ronnie leads 5-1 in terms of their
:24:44. > :24:49.head-to-head record. So, will run equally the next hurdle or is there
:24:50. > :24:53.possibly another shock here in store on day three? They are underway in
:24:54. > :24:59.frame one. Let's join your commentary team for this match,
:25:00. > :25:04.Willie Thorne and Dominic Dale. You just join us as Ronnie is at the
:25:05. > :25:08.table, he broke off after a good long pot from Mark Davis, he rifled
:25:09. > :25:13.it Inglot topside of the blue, potted the blue and went into the
:25:14. > :25:18.pack and this is the red he left and one that you would expect him to
:25:19. > :25:24.pot, and since then, he has got his hand on the table, eight and
:25:25. > :25:28.counting. A packed audience as you would expect for Ronnie O'Sullivan.
:25:29. > :25:40.There's always a baz, when he plays, Ronnie. -- buzz. It's quite
:25:41. > :25:44.intimidating playing him because he can rattle off two three frames in
:25:45. > :25:48.quick succession and you do feel that pressure because, when you do
:25:49. > :25:52.get an opportunity, you feel that you have got to make the very most
:25:53. > :26:04.of it, and it does put pressure on you.
:26:05. > :26:10.There is always a sense of anticipation when Ronnie is plain.
:26:11. > :26:15.You know that you're going to get some wonderful snooker, you don't
:26:16. > :26:19.know whether he's going to be one of his moods where he has to try 100%
:26:20. > :26:24.or not. He's not had the results you would like apart from the Masters a
:26:25. > :26:31.few weeks ago, he has lost a couple of matches, when he was 5-1 in front
:26:32. > :26:33.against Mark King in the German Masters and lost 6-5. That would
:26:34. > :26:56.have been a blow to his confidence. I do know that Ronnie loves playing
:26:57. > :27:07.here in Cardiff. He loves the capital city of Wales. The
:27:08. > :27:10.Motorpoint arena is right in the heart of the city, and he
:27:11. > :27:17.appreciates the Welsh audience, because they are very knowledgeable
:27:18. > :27:29.about snooker. And Ronnie likes to perform well here. He usually does.
:27:30. > :27:37.All nationalities come to watch these great players play. We have
:27:38. > :27:44.seen some breaks already in this tournament, Neil Robertson 143, Judd
:27:45. > :27:48.Trump, 142. 142, from Fergal O'Brien. We expect a pretty large
:27:49. > :30:17.century at some time this match. And Disk red assures us of a century.
:30:18. > :30:29.Oh, what a shame. -- this red. Two chances. He didn't quite get the
:30:30. > :30:33.century, but he got off to a good start, Ronnie O'Sullivan. We'll talk
:30:34. > :30:39.about that in a minute. The shot kept coming. Let's show you this.
:30:40. > :30:46.Shaun Murphy, following the likes of Neil Robinson and Higgins. Will try
:30:47. > :30:58.to show you those pictures in a moment, I think we have is the
:30:59. > :31:06.lee-macro lost them. -- I think we have lost them. Another big hitter
:31:07. > :31:15.going out. He is a good player, he has been on the amateur game for a
:31:16. > :31:21.few years. He is a capable player. I watched a bit this afternoon and not
:31:22. > :31:27.to take anything away from Josh, he played well, but he struggled to get
:31:28. > :31:33.over the line. Shaun Murphy will be disappointed. Mark Williams said how
:31:34. > :31:40.disappointed he was. I've never seen Sean missed balls in the way he did
:31:41. > :31:47.in the last couple of frames today. -- Shaun.
:31:48. > :31:54.What is it with all the big names going out? Is there something in the
:31:55. > :32:03.water? You can't play brilliantly all the time. There are some really
:32:04. > :32:09.good players. It's interesting, to say the least. Just watching Ronnie
:32:10. > :32:15.O'Sullivan in the arena. He is picking his fingers, sitting there
:32:16. > :32:20.calmly. He will be happy with how he has started? He will be. I
:32:21. > :32:24.commentated on his first match with Tom Ford. By his standards, it
:32:25. > :32:30.wasn't great and I think he was a bit frustrated. Back there is the
:32:31. > :32:38.Ronnie that we normally see. Straight to the blocks, first
:32:39. > :32:42.chance, frame one break. Mark Davis will be disappointed, he missed the
:32:43. > :32:49.red he was expected to pots in the middle. Let us see how Mark Davis
:32:50. > :32:56.responds as he breaks off in frame number two.
:32:57. > :33:13.Mark Davis has managed to hide the red. He doesn't miss many long pots.
:33:14. > :33:22.Most times when people are breaking off, they tend to leave that read
:33:23. > :33:33.you were talking about. Do you break the PA red? -- red. I can get nicely
:33:34. > :33:46.behind the green. I don't find it to be a problem on these tables. Not
:33:47. > :33:50.happy with that, Ronnie O'Sullivan. He's given Mark Davis six points in
:33:51. > :34:26.penalties and left him an easy red to start with.
:34:27. > :34:36.For some reason he was reluctant them to play into the pink. It was
:34:37. > :34:46.just off of its spot. He changed his mind and played a loose red. There
:34:47. > :34:53.is only one more loose red at the back of the pack that pots. That is
:34:54. > :34:56.a problem. When you have the perfect angle to go into them, that is why
:34:57. > :35:00.you have to go into them because if you play a bad shot at the next
:35:01. > :35:07.visit, you don't have an angle to do so. With a bit of key power, he can
:35:08. > :35:18.swing it around and get to that fourth one at the back. -- cue
:35:19. > :35:28.power. He did not hear that well at all. Goodness me. That was a twitch.
:35:29. > :35:34.He didn't get the run on the cue ball. Rather killed it. You see it
:35:35. > :35:43.swing for the cushion into the brown. There was a red that could
:35:44. > :36:17.have been potted, but he had no chance of getting on it.
:36:18. > :36:21.Nice target in between the yellow and brown if he plays the one over
:36:22. > :37:17.to the side of the pack. He didn't intend to cover the brown,
:37:18. > :38:43.but no obvious damage done. However, things could be a bit more awkward.
:38:44. > :38:51.Having been frustrated with a series of safety shots, he tried that one
:38:52. > :38:59.will stop try to get into the gap, but completely missed it. He just
:39:00. > :39:24.said, he played for the gap, if you can read. -- lip-read.
:39:25. > :39:32.Mark has played for the black. It seems to be tight against the
:39:33. > :39:39.cushion. If it trundles along, there should be no problem. Let's have a
:39:40. > :39:47.look. Oh, yes. Did you find them a little bit tighter this week? I did
:39:48. > :39:51.play my first match on this table, first morning, first table, and I
:39:52. > :39:55.found the pockets to be playing rather big, but that can change
:39:56. > :40:00.during the course of an event of the tables have had a bit more wear and
:40:01. > :40:10.tear. I have seen lots of them missed. They don't seem to be going
:40:11. > :40:17.in this week. The again, near draw. He did not stun the cue ball enough.
:40:18. > :41:39.He hit the pot thin. Once again, after a rather easy miss
:41:40. > :41:43.from Mark Davis, Sullivan could win the frame. A break of 97 in the
:41:44. > :41:48.opening frame. There's every chance that he will spot least that here.
:41:49. > :41:56.Looks a little apprehensive, Mark Davis. He hasn't beaten for a long
:41:57. > :42:05.time, since 2003. That is a long time, isn't it? Dominic has just
:42:06. > :42:09.told me 2001, so 16 years ago since he last had a victory over this
:42:10. > :42:19.great champion. There are a lot of players who have never beaten him.
:42:20. > :42:22.Me for one, but oddly enough, I did beat him in a speed snooker
:42:23. > :42:42.competition in Germany a couple of years ago. How do you follow that?
:42:43. > :42:50.Little straighter on this than you would like. He could bounce it in
:42:51. > :42:55.and try to play for the red in the opposite corner. UCB red that is
:42:56. > :43:02.sticking out at the left of the pack? That is the problem. Just a
:43:03. > :43:09.gentle cannon onto these two reds. Very quickly now, the balls are
:43:10. > :43:11.perfect. A lot more difficult, the pink. Now you can't see him missing
:43:12. > :43:35.from here to take the second frame. That was a bit tricky for Ronnie.
:43:36. > :43:46.Just landed awkwardly on the black and these five reds Art in each
:43:47. > :43:52.other's way. He can still cut it in. A little bit up in the air. It has
:43:53. > :44:00.not worked out well for him. He is taking the pink on.
:44:01. > :44:05.Beautiful bear from Ronnie O'Sullivan. Full of confidence.
:44:06. > :44:33.Great shot. He just needs this red and one more
:44:34. > :44:40.colour to secure this second frame. 51 remaining. Now 43. You don't get
:44:41. > :44:47.many chances, do you, when you play Ronnie O'Sullivan? But Mark has had
:44:48. > :44:59.early opportunities in both these frames. Have detected a few kicks,
:45:00. > :45:04.but Bonnie doesn't seem to be bothered about them. It won't matter
:45:05. > :45:11.about the myth red. Mark Davis coming back to the table, probably
:45:12. > :45:17.for some potting practice, or to disrupt the rhythm of Ronnie O --
:45:18. > :45:45.Ronnie O'Sullivan. Has had any table time. I don't
:45:46. > :45:52.blame him for trying to slow things up. He's had to sit down and watch.
:45:53. > :46:03.Maybe he'll get five minutes of safety out of this, a couple of
:46:04. > :46:18.snooker 's. A thin cut red in the back. He has not played this very
:46:19. > :48:02.well. Mark Davis will play on he has every chance.
:48:03. > :48:06.Well, that was a mis-hit, but he could play the white in behind the
:48:07. > :48:25.black. It remains to be seen in the next
:48:26. > :48:55.frame if this bout of safety will knock Ronnie out of his rhythm.
:48:56. > :49:09.Mark Davis fortunate there. That will put paid to any possibility of
:49:10. > :49:21.Mark Davis winning the second frame. -- Mark Davis unfortunate there.
:49:22. > :49:42.Double on the yellow. He missed the kiss on the green. Not very good.
:49:43. > :49:52.Ronnie went mine -- won't mind missing the green. He takes a 2-0
:49:53. > :49:55.frames lead. STUDIO: So far, so it's
:49:56. > :50:04.straightforward for Ronnie O'Sullivan. A busy day in Cardiff.
:50:05. > :50:09.We started with 64 players, we will be down to 32 by the end of the day.
:50:10. > :50:17.Let's take you to be table where the world number one Mark Selby is in
:50:18. > :50:22.action. 2016 was a great year for Selby. He did the double, Bubba
:50:23. > :50:27.championship and the UK Championship as well. How hungry will he be to
:50:28. > :50:32.get the Welsh? He has won since 2008. He'll be happy to win
:50:33. > :50:42.anything. Like all professionals, that is what they are painful. I've
:50:43. > :50:47.had a couple of conversations with him and he is feeling good. He is
:50:48. > :50:52.going about his business, putting a lot of practice in. He fancies his
:50:53. > :50:57.chances, like he does in every tournament, but best it's a lottery
:50:58. > :51:01.early on and if someone plays well against you, sometimes the match is
:51:02. > :51:12.over before it starts. But he is in good form and he is keeping to his
:51:13. > :51:16.normal regime. No one can knocking off the top of the world rankings.
:51:17. > :51:24.He's been there for two years. The big thing with Mark Selby is when he
:51:25. > :51:30.is not playing well, he has found a way to win. He's the game is very
:51:31. > :51:33.good. You can't always play at your best, but he is winning a high
:51:34. > :51:40.percentage of games when he is not playing great. We're waiting for
:51:41. > :51:46.this match to resume. Mark Davis 2-0 down against Ronnie O'Sullivan. It
:51:47. > :51:58.was a mountain to climb, to be honest, before the match started.
:51:59. > :52:04.Unfortunately for Mark, he missed one in the first and Ronnie had a 90
:52:05. > :52:19.break. He missed one in the second frame and Ronnie had a 70 break.
:52:20. > :52:27.COMMENTATOR: If he loses this frame, you can't see it happening, but we
:52:28. > :52:31.had Neil Robinson 3-1 behind this afternoon and he ended up losing.
:52:32. > :53:08.There are no certainties at the moment.
:53:09. > :53:19.I just wonder if the balance on the side cushion surprised Mark? Wasn't
:53:20. > :53:25.it the same shot that Ronnie O'Sullivan played in the first
:53:26. > :53:29.frame? I played on this table, first match, first session, but these
:53:30. > :53:36.cushions do change after the table has had use. Could it have anything
:53:37. > :53:45.to do with the weather with it being damp and cold? Difficult to know. We
:53:46. > :53:50.have had issues with playing conditions. A lot of the time, if
:53:51. > :54:51.you clean the cue ball, you will get a good bounce and a good response.
:54:52. > :55:01.You can see how disappointed he is there. He didn't see that one
:55:02. > :55:06.coming. When you are playing slow, it will turn over more than it
:55:07. > :55:10.should. You can see he is disappointed, as you would expect.
:55:11. > :55:18.The fact that the black has stayed over the pocket, it has not left an
:55:19. > :55:30.easy shot for Mark. I don't fancy that. Saying that, he is going for
:55:31. > :55:36.it. Double-kisses on that. Yes, a double-kiss was always going to be
:55:37. > :55:43.on there for me. I thought he did well there. I actually thought that
:55:44. > :55:46.was going to go in, but it didn't. Go on, go on, Gullon... Oh, not
:55:47. > :56:02.quite. That is unfortunate for Ronnie. He
:56:03. > :56:12.played it with enough pace, but he went into the pack of reds. As he
:56:13. > :56:35.got a long pink going into the far pockets? It is there.
:56:36. > :56:41.He is faced with another tricky shot into the green pockets, if he wants
:56:42. > :56:46.to take it on. He could play the shot and then hold the white onto
:56:47. > :56:53.the pink. He will have the black available, should it go in. Not too
:56:54. > :56:57.sure if he can hit it slow enough to leave a pot on in the middle pocket.
:56:58. > :57:57.That's if he plays that shot. Just before we have to go off air, I
:57:58. > :58:02.would like to congratulate you. You and Kate got engaged last night on
:58:03. > :58:09.Valentine's Day. What a smoothie you are. I know. Fortunately she said
:58:10. > :58:13.yes. I'm surprised she said yes. I wanted to make it more public, do
:58:14. > :58:15.something with the press, but she said no, I would look like a right
:58:16. > :58:40.Charlie! STUDIO: Well, beaten by the clock
:58:41. > :58:44.once again. Our time is up. We will show you how the match pans out in
:58:45. > :58:53.our highlight show later when we round up another extraordinary game
:58:54. > :58:57.at the Welsh Open 2017. On BBC Two Wales at 11:15pm. Stay up late and
:58:58. > :59:33.join us, but for now, a very good to you.
:59:34. > :59:38.I've searched the world to find these extraordinary people.
:59:39. > :59:47.I woke up and I could suddenly just play the piano.
:59:48. > :59:49.The human body is unique within nature.
:59:50. > :59:55.And the most extraordinary people on the planet
:59:56. > :00:00.are those who are helping to unlock its mysteries.