:00:36. > :00:48.Here, he comes, ready to dig deep, one again, heess comes the hawk,
:00:49. > :00:57.Barry Hawkins. A mag knittic attempt, the rocket, Ronnie
:00:58. > :01:00.O'Sullivan: He's showing his battles qualities. Another Ronnie special,
:01:01. > :01:11.there. Goong. We are down to the
:01:12. > :01:17.semi-finals. And the match we're going to concentrate on with between
:01:18. > :01:21.Ronnie O'Sullivan and Barry Hawkins. Hears a chance to catch up with what
:01:22. > :01:32.happened early today. Barry's turn to baulk off and he's
:01:33. > :01:40.needs a good session here. A pure miss.
:01:41. > :01:49.He only needed one chance. It's now 7-2. A rentry number eight for
:01:50. > :02:09.Ronnie O'Sullivan. Back-to-back centuries. The rocket
:02:10. > :02:12.is on fire at the moment. Well played, Barry Hawkins.
:02:13. > :02:16.APPLAUSE He's got a smile on his face. He's
:02:17. > :02:31.10-3. Going for the00. -- hundred. Very
:02:32. > :02:35.well played. Barry Hawkins. He still trails Ronnie O'Sullivan.
:02:36. > :02:44.We are going to join the match at 13-7 top Ronnie O'Sullivan. Let's
:02:45. > :02:54.see some of the shots that he played. He's going to screw back.
:02:55. > :02:59.Look at the amount of left-hand. Yied a lasy scoock back. He was
:03:00. > :03:05.behind in the frame. He was behind. He needed to pot the red. Barry
:03:06. > :03:13.Hawkins had him the under predecessor. One again, we soo the
:03:14. > :03:18.scoreline. Not that fantastic until you look at the scoreline. This shot
:03:19. > :03:28.to nothing, when he was in front, to seal that frame. Great shots. None
:03:29. > :03:31.of them are massively fantastic, but taken in the kext, just marvellous.
:03:32. > :03:55.Wrd it continue in frame 21? This time, got an angle on the
:03:56. > :04:01.colour. He just played it as if he was trying to put it. If he got the
:04:02. > :04:06.angle right, area choons of knocking it in. He needs to get down close to
:04:07. > :04:13.the red. They might be in the way it in. He needs to get down close to
:04:14. > :04:19.one another again. So hard on getting the gap. He's got it but
:04:20. > :04:36.forgot the I'm wondering if he can hold it for
:04:37. > :04:42.the black. Well, he's taking the blue, frault, but he would get on
:04:43. > :04:47.the black, you would feel, in a couple of shots time. Probably be
:04:48. > :05:04.able to do it this time. And with the black back on the
:05:05. > :05:12.spot... It's a great chance for Ronnie. First to 17. So there's four
:05:13. > :05:17.frames to be played. Three after this. If he wins all the the frames,
:05:18. > :05:29.he will have the afternoon off. Yes, world championship, you get
:05:30. > :05:34.some time to win the match with a session to spare. But to win two
:05:35. > :05:42.matches with a session to spare, makes it so much more, rest. And
:05:43. > :05:47.he'll do that, beat Marc Murphy with a session to spare. He could have
:05:48. > :06:20.the full day off. Such an advantage to get yourself
:06:21. > :06:31.menialty ready for the final. -- mentally.
:06:32. > :06:43.47 points in front. A step closer. To getting the match over tonight.
:06:44. > :06:50.Unlikely. Because Barry is still playing very well. But that yellow
:06:51. > :06:58.that he missed. He would have had all these. This is the one. He put
:06:59. > :07:06.it on the right corn of the pocket. He knew after that he would be
:07:07. > :07:13.sitting in his seat for a twhiel. -- while. Mind you, not that long with
:07:14. > :07:24.about Ronnie O'Sullivan is at the table. He's so fluent.
:07:25. > :07:37.Just over three minutes for this. This frame winning break.
:07:38. > :07:43.Still a chance of another century. But he needs to clear with high
:07:44. > :08:09.value colours. He's already had three centuries in
:08:10. > :08:37.this semi-final. It would be his tenth. He would
:08:38. > :08:51.overtake Robertson rocks, who has had nine. -- Neil Robertson.
:08:52. > :09:05.Pink and black for a 5 te century. It's another. A brilliant clearance
:09:06. > :09:11.from Ronnie O'Sullivan. One mistake from Barry Hawkins and that was all
:09:12. > :09:14.it took. Ronnie O'Sullivan has cleared up for the magnificent
:09:15. > :09:33.break. Cutting over to two reds. It could
:09:34. > :09:40.go over to the left-hand corner. There's the red going over there.
:09:41. > :09:45.The gap to get through to that red. Don't think so this time.
:09:46. > :09:53.Well look at this red. He might take this pot on. Bus there's no easy
:09:54. > :10:03.safety shot. -- because. He has knocked a high prnling of
:10:04. > :10:35.long shots in. APPLAUSE
:10:36. > :10:42.well, I mean, look at the distance. With the cueing to knock that in and
:10:43. > :10:52.screw it back. Effortless. But where does it come from? He's playing
:10:53. > :11:00.great in the balls. In previous tourmts -- turmss. He's long game
:11:01. > :11:07.has been poor. I think it's a little thing called confidence. He's full
:11:08. > :11:15.of it at the moment. 72% for the whole of the tournament. He is long
:11:16. > :11:25.success rate. The pink tied up, black at the moment. But we know
:11:26. > :11:35.he'll get it into play, he has to miff the red near the cushion. OK.
:11:36. > :11:50.He's hampered. But whatever he sees there, he's getting it.
:11:51. > :12:02.I mean, this is just superb snooker. A lot of players can watch what he's
:12:03. > :12:09.doing here. Every opportunity, he's looking to win the frame. The other
:12:10. > :12:20.players would be messing about the. In two shots' time, he has the black
:12:21. > :12:31.in play. It's just a master class of break building, it really is.
:12:32. > :12:42.Plenty of players made 100 wraiks. In their local clubs. But to do it
:12:43. > :12:46.consistently,under in amount of pressure... Everyone's aim is to
:12:47. > :12:53.bring their practice game to the match table. This is his practice
:12:54. > :13:28.game, on the biggest stage in the world.
:13:29. > :13:40.o Phone the police, that's a mistake. Daint play to kiss that
:13:41. > :13:47.red. He was playing to the right of the pink. But it doesn't matter,
:13:48. > :14:01.does it? Just the wrong side of the blue. But
:14:02. > :14:09.I think to pot the red, never miebd get position, was superb. So another
:14:10. > :14:15.longish pot. I'm smot sure if he can screw past the pink. I wouldn't put
:14:16. > :14:21.it past him, the way that he's cueing. He had to cannon the pink.
:14:22. > :14:35.He couldn't avoid it. Right in the middle of the pocket.
:14:36. > :14:49.And another chance to get himss to 15 frames. -- himself. Every chance
:14:50. > :15:16.that he gets, he plays another cannon to vo the cue balls down. He
:15:17. > :15:26.The frame well and truly over. Just a matter of whether it's going to be
:15:27. > :15:38.another century or not. As willy said. -- Willie. He'ses going to
:15:39. > :15:56.make his fourth century in the match.
:15:57. > :16:10.APPLAUSE Well, barry has had enough. He now
:16:11. > :16:17.leads by 15 to 7. Two more frames to play tonight. Ronnie needs them baet
:16:18. > :16:39.to win a with a session to spare. It's a tricky black he's faced with.
:16:40. > :16:47.So a thin cut and he'll cannon onto the edge of the pack here. Makes the
:16:48. > :16:52.pot more difficult. Well played, but is he on the red? It might be able
:16:53. > :17:12.to get through to one in the middle. He'd like to take the left of the
:17:13. > :17:21.reds. I don't know if he's seeing enough of it. I don't know whether
:17:22. > :17:27.detried to put a bit of side off that to make the potting angle.
:17:28. > :17:31.Possible he did. He tried to bend it a little bit and didn't quite get
:17:32. > :18:04.enough on it. He's been helped by a few of the
:18:05. > :19:40.mistake from Barry Hawkins. He wonts to have a day off tomorrow.
:19:41. > :19:53.APPLAUSE difficult binch to go into. He plays
:19:54. > :20:00.this shot so well. -- bunch. As I say, this was a difficult bunch to
:20:01. > :20:11.go into and he hasn't finished nicely on a red.
:20:12. > :20:21.Normally stuns it. This time he screwed it and opened the reds. But,
:20:22. > :20:30.this would be some shot if he pulls it off and gets on the black. A shot
:20:31. > :20:37.to nothing. If you look at the way he played it. I can have a got a
:20:38. > :20:40.this, and if I don't pot it, the only ball I can leave is the one I'm
:20:41. > :21:09.taking on. Had a quick look to see if it was
:21:10. > :21:18.available, it's not. Maybe trying to cut the red in. He thinks he has the
:21:19. > :21:34.good white though. Once again, his pace has been so good.
:21:35. > :21:51.Yes, he has pulled a little cracker out there. The green will pass the
:21:52. > :22:02.blue. Still needs a good shot. He had to really force that to get
:22:03. > :22:07.up to the reds, now that he's missed the green, he's left a chance for
:22:08. > :22:12.Ronnie. Already 31 points ahead. The black is tied up. Having to force
:22:13. > :22:18.that. Caused him to miss the green. But he's got the pink in the open.
:22:19. > :22:31.He can blinch it with reds and pinks. There's a few reds. If he
:22:32. > :22:42.passes the brown and comes back up again, should be OK. Maybe a bit too
:22:43. > :23:28.much on it. He needs it to pull up quickly.
:23:29. > :23:48.Looks like the red next to the pink. Just trying to push thataway.
:23:49. > :24:10.Well, it's going to be a matter of as to whether he can win the last
:24:11. > :24:32.frame and the match, cos this frame is over.
:24:33. > :25:01.Had a big, big pot off the cushion. But it didn't really matter
:25:02. > :25:10.Just try it flick the red out of the way.
:25:11. > :25:19.Well, he had an early break of 40. Then that break of 4
:25:20. > :25:24.Well, he had an early break of 40. frame. And Ronnie O'Sullivan now
:25:25. > :25:29.needs one more frame to get himself through to his third final in a row.
:25:30. > :25:56.So Ronnie on the brink of victory. And if the red wasn't to the right
:25:57. > :26:04.of the pact, it would be easy to stun the blue. I don't think it's
:26:05. > :26:11.hard enough. Wants to be straight on the red. Not quite hard enough. But
:26:12. > :26:17.it could still flick off the pack and get onto the black.
:26:18. > :26:31.This is the great chance of frame gentleman match now. -- frame and
:26:32. > :26:39.match. The awkward red is going to be moved now.
:26:40. > :26:51.Well, Barry just sits and wonders how many Ronnie is going to score
:26:52. > :26:56.from here. It's been another terrific run from Barry Hawkins to
:26:57. > :27:05.get through to the semi-final after getting to the final last year.
:27:06. > :27:13.Ronnie back at 93% with his pot success rate. That rate at the back
:27:14. > :27:21.of the bunch is available to Robbie. -- Ronnie. He wanted to leave a
:27:22. > :27:28.slight angle but he can't do that now. So it's all about this shot,
:27:29. > :27:35.played with top spin and right hand side. Watch the right ark. He's
:27:36. > :27:42.played for the loose one. Maybe he feels it would be bet beer to go in
:27:43. > :27:48.from the blue. But he doesn't have the angle to do that now. So it's
:27:49. > :27:51.the shot that Is mentioned previously. He has to play it this
:27:52. > :28:08.time. Trying too hard because he wants to
:28:09. > :28:24.get this frame and have the afternoon off. He played a couple of
:28:25. > :28:30.shots there he wouldn't normally. APPLAUSE.
:28:31. > :28:33.The lead has been made even bigger, the fact that the black has gone
:28:34. > :28:42.safe. He needs a perfect turn on the blue
:28:43. > :28:45.to go straight onto the pink. And pinch the last frame, to stay in the
:28:46. > :29:01.match. Doesn't seem to be any plan for the
:29:02. > :29:07.reds. He can hit it as hard as he wants. How is your luck? Now very
:29:08. > :29:42.good. No wonder he's smiling. Well, he hit it pretty well. And
:29:43. > :29:53.everything just ran safe. On another day, he call go into pottable
:29:54. > :30:02.positions. He's playing a really thin safety shot here, Ronnie. Just
:30:03. > :30:12.hitting everything, it's the perfect safety. It is the perfect safety.
:30:13. > :30:15.The red over the pocket. That's got to be Barry Hawkins's last shot.
:30:16. > :30:34.He's in a bit of trouble here. He might have the pot his way out of
:30:35. > :30:45.trouble here. No use leaving the white on the cushion behind the
:30:46. > :30:51.black spot. He's looking at the potting angle of the red that is
:30:52. > :30:58.just behind the two. There's a bit of a grap. He's got to pot it
:30:59. > :31:03.really, he has to pot it. He would be lucky to cover the red over the
:31:04. > :31:11.pocket. This could be the chance. He can get on the pink. It's a delicate
:31:12. > :31:18.little shot. I think the angle is there for Ronnie to do that. If he
:31:19. > :31:24.can drop it in dead weight and slip past the pink. If he goes too hard,
:31:25. > :31:40.he's on the blue. He's played a check side. A little bit too hard.
:31:41. > :31:51.Might just use the two reds to slow the cue ball down. But he's playing
:31:52. > :31:57.to the top pocket. The two reds must be available and they are. He can do
:31:58. > :32:20.it with the three reds, three pinks. It has been an awesome display from
:32:21. > :32:24.the defending champion. He has played so well. He has had four
:32:25. > :32:49.century breaks. This and the l pink would be enough.
:32:50. > :32:55.And Barry now knows that he won't have the come back tomorrow. But he
:32:56. > :33:00.really has done well. APPLAUSE
:33:01. > :33:08.they know that Ronnie is now in the final. Barry Hawkins, he has had a
:33:09. > :33:13.brilliant world championship, to get through to the semi-final again. It
:33:14. > :33:18.has been fantastic. He's not finished yet, but barring snookers.
:33:19. > :33:31.Ronnie O'Sullivan is into the final for three years in had a row.
:33:32. > :33:45.54 the difference. Just the one snooker needed.
:33:46. > :33:54.And I think he'll shake hands with Ronnie O'Sullivan.
:33:55. > :34:02.It's been a fabulous display from the defending champion. Every credit
:34:03. > :34:10.to Barry Hawkins behe's come up against a player in form. A very
:34:11. > :34:16.comfortable winner in the end. I go oud to play hard every game. It's a
:34:17. > :34:24.big tournament. A lot of pressure on everyone. As each match, goes on,
:34:25. > :34:32.you get a bit mofrt comfortable. I don't think I'm improving. I felt so
:34:33. > :34:40.drained. The first time I had it as well. I feel like I've been kicked
:34:41. > :34:47.around the park. I didn't have that drive which is really horrible
:34:48. > :34:55.because you're in a semi-final playing against Ronnie. I feel like
:34:56. > :35:03.I've been in a boxing ring and had 1 rounds. It's about damage
:35:04. > :35:10.limitation. You can only stop the rot by finding your own riet.
:35:11. > :35:22.In that form, Ronnie O'Sullivan is almost
:35:23. > :35:26.In that form, Ronnie O'Sullivan is touch, he is break building. Very
:35:27. > :35:34.unstoppable. You had to feel for Barry Hawkins. I'm pretty sure, the
:35:35. > :35:45.Dominic Dale match, it was a roller costar to get over the line. He ran
:35:46. > :35:48.Dominic Dale match, it was a roller Ronnie O'Sullivan? They have to hope
:35:49. > :35:52.Dominic Dale match, it was a roller that he dips. I
:35:53. > :36:00.Dominic Dale match, it was a roller happening. Let's take a look at that
:36:01. > :36:02.other semi-final. And then only 9-6. It's into frame 16. The last of the
:36:03. > :36:25.seags. And massive for both players. When he played that red, not a lot
:36:26. > :36:33.of danger. But take nothing for granted. It has found its wait over
:36:34. > :36:47.the middle pocket. And was able to control it. Nicely
:36:48. > :36:59.on the green. It gives you a better angle to get the cue daul back to
:37:00. > :37:05.this end. -- kau ball. This looks inch perfect.
:37:06. > :37:20.It goes out saying, not a great back to go it. Once again, he needs a
:37:21. > :37:28.half ball kiss, not a full ball kiss on the bottom reds. This time he's
:37:29. > :37:34.got it. APPLAUSE
:37:35. > :37:40.look at the ark that he gets. It suddenly takes off and kisses
:37:41. > :37:54.exactly the half ball. Couldn't have turned out better.
:37:55. > :38:04.A potting angle. Once again, niceline on the green. And he'll
:38:05. > :38:14.know, the magnitude of this frame. He's won the first cision, and he
:38:15. > :38:23.can win this frame, he'll have won this session 5-3. That 93% pot
:38:24. > :38:28.success is exactly the type that Ronnie O'Sullivan is producing in
:38:29. > :38:31.the other semi-final. Whenever he's played safe, he's not taking a pot
:38:32. > :38:45.on. Yeah, I don't think he's missed many
:38:46. > :38:52.easy balls, but he's run outs of position a few times.
:38:53. > :39:05.He'll play the kiss on the outside, ready for the red. If not, he'll go
:39:06. > :39:11.into them. A lot of screw back. He might have a result here.
:39:12. > :39:24.You make it sound easy. But it's anything but. Look spin on the ball.
:39:25. > :39:31.He's taking it on. It's there. APPLAUSE
:39:32. > :39:37.He didn't have to do a lot with the cue ball but the pot was difficult.
:39:38. > :39:45.It could set up a frame winning chance. Every chance that he could
:39:46. > :40:05.do it here, right at the right time. What a kick that was. Luckily for
:40:06. > :40:11.Mark, with such terrible kick, not too bad if he can pot the blue. You
:40:12. > :40:18.can see the ball bouncing all over the place. It would be out of
:40:19. > :40:26.position and he wouldn't be able to continue the break. Sometime you get
:40:27. > :40:32.those kicks. Just going to drop in blue in.
:40:33. > :40:40.He was able to do that. Still on track. To have a four frame
:40:41. > :40:47.advantage at the end of this second session. And a night off to recover.
:40:48. > :41:09.It's been a tough battle. Spare a thought for a referee. He's
:41:10. > :41:14.got to concentrate on every shot. He doesn't have time to sit down. I was
:41:15. > :41:22.talking to him in the midsession break. He said, I have to have my
:41:23. > :41:26.wits about me. A lot of things that he has to keep his eye on. And he's
:41:27. > :41:34.done well this afternoon. So this bloock will put him 60
:41:35. > :42:02.points in front with 75 remaining. Didn't see that one coming! Didn't
:42:03. > :42:09.that! I think he changed his mind. As you say, if he hots the black,
:42:10. > :42:17.testify would have been snookers required. What is left? The key
:42:18. > :42:22.thing is, he has the black safe. Very fortunate there.
:42:23. > :42:32.I think he's got a choice of reds. He can get through to the one in the
:42:33. > :42:34.left middle. It would offer his easy position on the pink. Plenty of
:42:35. > :42:49.points to play with. Doesn't need a black off any of the
:42:50. > :42:54.reds. To win it at this visit, he'll need the black. To win the frame. If
:42:55. > :43:11.he gets that far. It's been his Achilles heel this
:43:12. > :43:18.season. He never used to have that. He used to always clear up when the
:43:19. > :43:25.balls are in the position. He knew it was such an important frame. Jest
:43:26. > :43:33.quit on it a little bit. We were looking at Mark and 245 black he
:43:34. > :43:37.missed. The referee was trying to get the pink on the spot. It's back
:43:38. > :44:00.on the black spot. He played that well. He just wants
:44:01. > :44:07.to get through the gap. Doesn't want to risk any kisses here.
:44:08. > :44:14.Somebody moving in the crowd. He does notice it a lot more than any
:44:15. > :44:23.other players, I have to be honest. A lead putting something in her hand
:44:24. > :44:49.bag. She has stopped now. Yeah, that's what creates the
:44:50. > :44:54.atmosphere. You have to be very careful, too frightened to breathe
:44:55. > :45:04.sometimes. It adds to the atmosphere. No place like The
:45:05. > :45:25.Well, would have been championship, one table.
:45:26. > :45:44.Well, would have been red into play. He has...
:45:45. > :45:53.pinks. It would put him 11 points behind. He can win the frame without
:45:54. > :46:56.the black. If he was to take pinks with his reds, he would not need
:46:57. > :47:07.This would really be a body blow for Mark Selby. Still reasonably placed
:47:08. > :47:09.to get #4re68 out of the session. What a massive difference in is. He
:47:10. > :47:26.won the last frame, but Yes, I usually say, position from
:47:27. > :47:37.bloun to blue is important. He needs up to and including the pink. And
:47:38. > :47:51.bit straighter on the blue would have been ideal.
:47:52. > :48:00.What a clinch that was. He is 5 it points in front. 62 to play within
:48:01. > :48:11.two. Selby, disappointed. So it's Ronnie O'Sullivan who gets
:48:12. > :48:17.through to his third consecutive final. He's waiting for Mark Selby
:48:18. > :48:24.or Neil Robertson. A massive last frame. He could have made it easy
:48:25. > :48:32.for hims. He has given himself a great chance now. Please join us in
:48:33. > :48:37.the morning. We'll be here. We will see the third session of the
:48:38. > :49:05.semi-final between Mark Selby and Neil Robertson. Bye for now.
:49:06. > :49:09.Ted, I... I'm not interested in coming to see Lady Gaga, sir.
:49:10. > :49:24.Part of the Big Bumper Comedy 50th Birthday Weekend.