:00:57. > :01:04.If you were to tell me how I was going to play him my first two
:01:04. > :01:10.matches, I would have taken it. just pleased to be in the
:01:10. > :01:15.tournament, it is on the day, really. If we all played top form
:01:15. > :01:23.every day, you would have the same results every day. Some days you
:01:23. > :01:28.are good, the next day not so good. In time, you do have to learnt
:01:28. > :01:34.another game, how to play good safety, you cannot just ride on
:01:34. > :01:37.potting balls all the time, which was the only way I used to play. To
:01:37. > :01:41.beat the top players when they play well, you have got to develop your
:01:41. > :01:50.safety game as well. I think mine is just about as good as anyone's
:01:50. > :01:54.now. I think he's probably the most improved player of the last three
:01:54. > :01:59.or four years come he has worked on the tactical side of his game,
:01:59. > :02:04.become an all-round player, great cueist, great temperament, side for
:02:04. > :02:09.me, he is the manner you are going to have to beat to win this title.
:02:09. > :02:13.-- he is the man. I cannot afford to have those of the sessions
:02:13. > :02:18.against the likes of Ronnie O'Sullivan, especially in a quarter
:02:18. > :02:25.final. Hopefully I can play a little bit better and progressed
:02:25. > :02:33.and make the semi-finals. There is a long way to go, it is a long
:02:33. > :02:37.tournament, I believe anybody can Yes, what a clash is promised to be
:02:37. > :02:41.between Neil Robertson and Ronnie O'Sullivan. They have won 29
:02:41. > :02:47.ranking titles between them, and scored almost 900 centuries, they
:02:47. > :02:52.are both very highly rated in today's modern game. So plenty of
:02:52. > :03:02.anticipation ahead of their quarter-final. Robertson edged
:03:02. > :03:05.
:03:05. > :03:15.ahead, 5-3, the second session took COMMENTATOR: What an afternoon of
:03:15. > :03:24.
:03:24. > :03:29.He has got such a presence in the He is back level again, 5-5 up.
:03:30. > :03:39.Nothing looks unmissable at the moment. Neil Robertson, on the back
:03:40. > :03:41.
:03:41. > :03:49.foot. Is it inch-perfect? T know, I think it is. One of the cleanest
:03:49. > :03:59.part he has it all day. -- the cleanest pot he has hit all day.
:03:59. > :04:00.
:04:00. > :04:04.Ronnie O'Sullivan leads 97 going I'm joined by former world champion
:04:05. > :04:10.Ken Doherty. I suppose Neil Robertson did well to only be two
:04:10. > :04:13.of frames down. He did very well. He is still in the match. But
:04:13. > :04:19.O'Sullivan was in a scintillating form. Roberts has hung on to his
:04:19. > :04:25.coat-tails, he is not going to give this up easy. So all to play for
:04:25. > :04:31.tonight. Certainly is. The winner of this match will play it Matthew
:04:31. > :04:38.Stevens in the semi-final after he beat his good friend Ryan Day,
:04:38. > :04:46.having trailed 5-2 at one stage. He won 11 frames in a row, and his
:04:46. > :04:51.back in a semi-final for the first Both other struggled a bit, he
:04:51. > :04:58.struggled last night, it was really hard, but you have got to do a job,
:04:58. > :05:04.and I managed to do it to stop I had plenty of chances, and I
:05:04. > :05:09.spiralled out of control, really. It is very disappointing. Can't
:05:09. > :05:13.change a lot about it now. It has been a long few years, it has been
:05:13. > :05:19.disappointing, watching all the other guys have success, in the
:05:19. > :05:23.world championship, where years ago I was getting to the semis and
:05:23. > :05:29.quarters more or less every year. To be in the latter stages of this
:05:29. > :05:32.event means the world to me, it is what we practice for.
:05:32. > :05:35.Obviously disappointing for Ryan Day, but Matthew Stevens, what a
:05:35. > :05:40.tremendous comeback for a player who had disappeared into the
:05:40. > :05:44.wilderness. He has got his appetite back, and his game back, he won 11
:05:44. > :05:48.frames in a row against a former top eight player. He is in the
:05:48. > :05:53.semi-finals again, the 6th time, he is one of those players for the
:05:53. > :05:57.long road. He loves it here at the Crucible, he is a force to be
:05:57. > :06:04.reckoned with now. Any player in the semi-finals has got a good
:06:04. > :06:08.chance. A reminder that tonight's other quarter-final is between Ali
:06:08. > :06:18.Carter and Jamie Jones, Ali Carter is leading 9-7. Time to get the
:06:18. > :06:19.
:06:19. > :06:29.players out now. What a dramatic night in prospect as we wrap up the
:06:29. > :06:39.
:06:39. > :06:45.quarter-finals of. And these two matches could go all the way.
:06:45. > :06:49.Please welcome added be done to has become a big star here on the stage.
:06:49. > :06:55.-- a debutant. He has played the best snooker of his career so far,
:06:55. > :06:58.he is finally delivering the talent he promised us he has. He has
:06:58. > :07:06.knocked out Shaun Murphy, and he needs another two each evening. Can
:07:06. > :07:16.he find the extra gear? Here comes Jamie Jones!
:07:16. > :07:24.
:07:24. > :07:28.MUSIC: "Sexy And I Know It" by And his opponent, riding the wave
:07:28. > :07:33.of his best form for months. He clearly has his appetite back for
:07:33. > :07:40.the game. He has come back from 12- 9 down against Judd Trump, showing
:07:40. > :07:45.his fighting spirit is alive and well. On the verge of a third
:07:45. > :07:55.Cristobal semi-final. -- Crucible semi-final. Ali Carter!
:07:55. > :08:04.
:08:04. > :08:11.And now, please welcome the most naturally gifted player ever to
:08:11. > :08:15.grace the modern game. Vintage against Williams and again this
:08:15. > :08:20.afternoon. Playing some of the best snooker we have seen from him here
:08:20. > :08:24.in years. Four times a UK champion, three times a world champion, the
:08:24. > :08:34.Rocket, Ronnie O'Sullivan! MUSIC: "Let Me Entertain You" by
:08:34. > :08:43.
:08:43. > :08:47.And finally, I'm Australian import with a touch of class. He has
:08:47. > :08:52.become one of the best players in the world in recent years. He has a
:08:52. > :08:56.reputation for keeping ice-cool under pressure. He has won the
:08:56. > :09:01.Welsh Open, the world open and the China Open, and went all the way he
:09:02. > :09:05.had two years ago. Can he keep it going? Can you hear the thunder
:09:05. > :09:15.from down under? Neil Robertson! MUSIC: "Heart of Courage" by Two
:09:15. > :09:25.
:09:25. > :09:29.What a great atmosphere. We will keep you up to date with Carter and
:09:29. > :09:39.Jones, also available online and on the red button. But it is
:09:39. > :09:42.
:09:42. > :09:48.O'Sullivan and Robertson for us COMMENTATOR: Congratulations to the
:09:48. > :09:52.two players. What a match this is likely to be. Two of the best
:09:52. > :09:57.players in the world, going hammer and nails in the final session in
:09:58. > :10:01.the Crucible. The second session was quite unbelievable. Neil
:10:01. > :10:11.Robertson could hardly pot a ball in the first six frames, he did
:10:11. > :10:44.
:10:44. > :10:49.remarkably well to win the last two, In the context of the match, those
:10:49. > :10:56.final two brains, when he trailed 9-5, to win those last two frames
:10:56. > :11:06.shows that Robertson is not going to give up in this match. No, it
:11:06. > :11:27.
:11:28. > :11:34.will give him some hope for the Just take a little bit of time to
:11:34. > :11:44.settle, wiping his hands down. Both of these players, playing a pretty
:11:44. > :11:44.
:11:44. > :12:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 55 seconds
:12:39. > :12:49.The two reds past the middle pocket, causing the problems of poor safety
:12:49. > :12:55.
:12:55. > :13:05.played to the baulk area. -- the Got to be careful of this one, Neil
:13:05. > :13:12.
:13:12. > :13:22.He doesn't really know where the It was on its way back up the table,
:13:22. > :13:49.
:13:49. > :13:53.He has nearly Lin did the cue ball up with the two reds and the yellow,
:13:54. > :14:03.but I think robber tin can get past the second red. It is a risky shot
:14:04. > :14:17.
:14:17. > :14:22.Would have been a bit risky, playing to the blue area. The red
:14:22. > :14:32.to the middle pocket would have been able to have been snuck in,
:14:32. > :14:38.
:14:38. > :14:48.He decided to take the bull by the horns and attempt that brown. A
:14:48. > :14:53.
:14:53. > :15:03.He missed a lot of balls to the middle pocket in that session this
:15:03. > :15:20.
:15:20. > :15:30.He has played for the pink, to nudge at least one red out of this.
:15:30. > :15:35.
:15:35. > :15:39.He needed half ball contact with the reds, unfortunately, he got
:15:39. > :15:44.full ball. When something didn't go right for him, he didn't seem to
:15:44. > :15:54.take a lot of time in his safety this afternoon. He was down very
:15:54. > :16:04.
:16:05. > :16:14.quick, deciding what he wanted to Still seems to me to be very much
:16:15. > :16:24.
:16:24. > :16:31.in control of himself in this world You can't leave Neil Robertson a
:16:31. > :16:41.sniff at a red. It is not guaranteed to come to that much.
:16:41. > :16:46.
:16:46. > :16:56.Possible plant in the middle Can he get into the pack? Or the
:16:56. > :17:01.
:17:01. > :17:11.Not so bad for the left-hander, this red down the rail. He didn't
:17:11. > :17:29.
:17:29. > :17:31.quite get on to the one by the That first red from Robertson,
:17:32. > :17:38.those were the kind of pot he was potting in the first couple of
:17:38. > :17:48.matches. The opening red, that was the kind of thing he was knocking
:17:48. > :17:51.
:17:51. > :18:01.Not the highest a long pot success rate, I'm sure that will improve as
:18:01. > :18:04.
:18:04. > :18:09.Where the brown is is just about where he would need to play with a
:18:10. > :18:19.side to get into the bunch. He might have to try and screw
:18:20. > :18:27.
:18:27. > :18:37.directly into them without using The brown was the problem. If the
:18:37. > :18:42.
:18:42. > :18:52.brown wasn't there, he would have Both players having a couple of
:18:52. > :19:02.
:19:02. > :19:11.Perhaps he's going to try and contain the reds, not open them up
:19:11. > :19:17.to much. He will be very Ronnie coming round to look at the
:19:17. > :19:20.potting angle. If he cut it in plain ball, going in and out of
:19:21. > :19:30.baulk, he will have to be careful not to kiss the red to the right of
:19:31. > :20:08.
:20:08. > :20:13.Concentrated 100% on the safety, Steve was just saying to me off
:20:13. > :20:19.Mike that when he plays it this safety shot, he is going to leave a
:20:19. > :20:29.plant on, Ronnie will be playing safe off that red anyway. It is set
:20:29. > :20:38.
:20:38. > :20:48.for the near jaw. If he hits it He played and Ince -- excellent
:20:48. > :20:59.
:20:59. > :21:06.He is another risky pond. Not too sure how he's going to get back to
:21:06. > :21:16.baulk should he play that. The question is, how does he get back
:21:16. > :21:40.
:21:40. > :21:43.That is probably the only way he can get back, but he has got to be
:21:43. > :21:53.careful he doesn't actually collide with the red behind the pink in
:21:53. > :21:59.
:21:59. > :22:05.He found a nice gap between the red and the pink. Excellent shot.
:22:05. > :22:14.a fabulous effort that was. Ronnie, tapping the table, as we see this
:22:14. > :22:20.The gap he found was very tight, but he has covered it, as we can
:22:20. > :22:26.see. The key with this match is the pot success rate. Robertson is
:22:26. > :22:36.always above 90%, and he is just under, at 87. That is why he is
:22:36. > :22:42.
:22:42. > :22:46.behind. Ronnie might have to play That was very risky. I thought he
:22:46. > :22:53.could have played side cushion, very stony hit the red, and if it
:22:53. > :22:58.goes in off, so what. Agreed, absolutely. He had to widen the
:22:58. > :23:08.angle because the red was a long way away from the jaws. He hit it
:23:08. > :23:13.
:23:13. > :23:19.half ball instead of quarter ball. An opportunity for Neil Robertson
:23:19. > :23:24.he would have been hoping he got in the first rain. You can never
:23:24. > :23:34.complained if you get a good chance, and this is a good chance. He is
:23:34. > :24:08.
:24:08. > :24:18.strong favourite now to take the You wouldn't have played the in-off,
:24:18. > :24:27.
:24:27. > :24:31.but you might have wanted it to go Too many choices? The key thing is
:24:31. > :24:41.getting either pink or black on its spot. It is pretty much plain
:24:41. > :25:01.
:25:01. > :25:11.That was a strange choice, he has left itself -- himself hampered. I
:25:11. > :25:11.
:25:11. > :25:21.don't think he will be taken the The black is obviously the ball he
:25:21. > :25:22.
:25:22. > :26:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 55 seconds
:26:21. > :26:27.wants to take. And the blue is the Got to be a bit careful not to
:26:27. > :26:37.cover the black with the red over the corner. He has played OK, he
:26:37. > :26:52.
:26:52. > :27:02.has got a chance now the balls are We just noticed Robertson shaking
:27:02. > :27:08.
:27:08. > :27:17.Maybe after the spring, he will go out of the auditorium. -- this
:27:18. > :27:24.He could have left his extension in the dressing room, just looking to
:27:24. > :27:27.one of his friends in the box to go and fetch it. That shows you how
:27:27. > :27:37.nervous you are, you normally expect to see people prepared for
:27:37. > :27:45.
:27:45. > :27:55.He had a shot with the rest, perhaps he would have been happier
:27:55. > :28:04.
:28:04. > :28:14.putting an extension on his cue. Willie acknowledges defeat in that
:28:14. > :28:17.
:28:17. > :28:21.one. He decides to declare that one. The first frame of every session is
:28:21. > :28:27.important, and a big one for Neil Robertson. He hung in there, and
:28:27. > :28:33.now he is only one behind. He was 9-5 down today, and looking very
:28:33. > :28:38.way would. He didn't look at the races at all, but managed to pull
:28:38. > :28:44.something up from his boot laces, and got back into this match. To
:28:44. > :28:51.finish decision 97, he would have been more relieved than Ronnie
:28:51. > :28:56.would have been -- a finish a session 97. Just tell me about this
:28:56. > :29:00.frame and the way he looks to you. He played a fantastic safety shot,
:29:00. > :29:07.he put Ronnie in a lot of trouble, and did we have a look at the
:29:07. > :29:12.He could have put the white somewhere in the jaws of that
:29:12. > :29:17.pocket, and even if it had gone in off, it wouldn't have left Robinson
:29:17. > :29:22.a clear-cut opportunity to go on and win the frame. He just caught
:29:22. > :29:27.it on the wrong side. He could have tried to catch it on the inside, if
:29:27. > :29:34.the cue ball went in, it is not a deliberate foul. But he gave
:29:34. > :29:39.Robertson a chance. Earlier, we were wishing goodbye to Stephen
:29:39. > :29:43.Hendry, one player who set quite a record here for the match at times
:29:43. > :29:53.he appeared in the final, six times, Jimmy White, celebrating his
:29:53. > :30:18.
:30:18. > :30:22.birthday today. We are saying a On the middle part of that game, he
:30:22. > :30:32.realised he wanted the extension on and thought, where is it? He
:30:32. > :30:43.
:30:43. > :30:53.realised he had left it in the dressing room. A very poor break
:30:53. > :31:12.
:31:12. > :31:19.That one loose red at the back of the pack, he could still be on that.
:31:20. > :31:25.Perhaps he played for it. He may be thought if he played it too thin he
:31:25. > :31:33.did not be on the red. It is going to have to have an angle on it if
:31:33. > :31:37.he has to get into the pack. The problem with those reds above the
:31:37. > :31:43.black, some were to the previous frame, he's going to have to play
:31:43. > :31:49.the screw into the black and he doesn't really want to. Couldn't
:31:49. > :31:59.have played it better. He hit them, half ball, which he needed to do.
:31:59. > :32:21.
:32:21. > :32:25.There is so much cue power going into the pack of reds. He really
:32:25. > :32:32.did shift them around. It would have been easy to have been stuck
:32:32. > :32:38.on a red. And it was cue power with the very little effort, as well,
:32:38. > :32:41.which was a very important part of that shot. Nine times out of 10
:32:41. > :32:45.when the pack is flat at the back the screw shot is not the shot, but
:32:45. > :32:49.the fact that there was one red sticking out, he knew that if he
:32:49. > :32:53.screwed off the pack, he would be kissing into that red. There, you
:32:53. > :33:02.saw his stun into the pack. He knew the screw was no good and played a
:33:02. > :33:08.stunt. It stands, and then stops. Billion shot, again. Or on that
:33:08. > :33:14.particular shot there were three reds out in the open. -- brilliant
:33:14. > :33:24.shot. The way to win a game of snooker is to get The Mall out in
:33:24. > :33:27.
:33:27. > :33:37.the open. -- to get them all out. You would expect Ronnie O'Sullivan
:33:37. > :34:03.
:34:03. > :34:07.to make a very large break from At first glance he is not on one
:34:07. > :34:12.nicely, the one in the middle will cut but because it is plain ball,
:34:13. > :34:22.he will be missing the yellow. So he may want to play a bit of side
:34:23. > :34:38.
:34:38. > :34:41.He took no chances. Just made sure That was Neil Robertson's last
:34:41. > :34:51.chance in this frame. That was a very poor break off that gave
:34:51. > :35:10.
:35:10. > :35:14.This is the break up -- break off. He brings that red up past the
:35:14. > :35:24.middle pocket. That gave Ronnie a relatively easy opening red which
:35:24. > :35:28.
:35:28. > :35:38.he knocked in, and now it is I think a total clearance is
:35:38. > :35:40.
:35:40. > :35:49.imminent, and how easy has he made this look? Should he go on to make
:35:49. > :35:54.century, it would be at No. 58 of the tournament, Ronnie has had five.
:35:54. > :36:04.Jamie Jones has had seven. That is a remarkable performance from Jamie
:36:04. > :36:07.
:36:07. > :36:11.Jones. What a fly off the cushion that was. That has generated two
:36:11. > :36:17.feet of pace beyond what he wanted. Ronnie is one of those players who
:36:17. > :36:27.hardly ever complains about the cushions. He is now looking for the
:36:27. > :36:31.
:36:31. > :36:41.The referee is going to have to be quick. He needs a pair plimsolls on
:36:41. > :36:53.
:36:53. > :36:57.But lost three frames on the trot that was essential to get a good
:36:57. > :37:04.start. Neil Robertson will be disappointed with his break off,
:37:04. > :37:10.Ronnie O'Sullivan with 104, and he goes two clear again. 10-a. Ronnie
:37:10. > :37:15.O'Sullivan doing what he does best, he gets one sniff of an opportunity
:37:15. > :37:19.and he takes it that is. I am not sure whether Neil Robertson's
:37:19. > :37:24.concentration was broken. He had to go to the dressing room to get his
:37:24. > :37:28.extension and he broke off. Just watch this break off. He did not
:37:28. > :37:34.concentrate on this break enough, and look what happened. He brought
:37:34. > :37:38.the red up towards the blue, easy opportunity for Ronnie O'Sullivan,
:37:38. > :37:43.and it cost him the frame. He will be levied. That was a great
:37:43. > :37:47.opportunity but he handed the Upper -- the initiative back to Ronnie.
:37:47. > :37:52.So great positional play off the black from Ronnie. Absolutely
:37:52. > :37:56.sublime. He played two billion shots to split the pack from the
:37:56. > :38:02.black and his control of the cue ball was sensational. It is a joy
:38:02. > :38:08.to watch. If Ronnie continues in that vein, Neil Robertson will find
:38:08. > :38:14.it hard to stay in touch. It is like one-Jan snooker. This is the
:38:14. > :38:18.standard that these guys have said. Even a half chance, a safety shot
:38:18. > :38:28.that was wrong, that can give your opponent an opportunity. You have
:38:28. > :38:29.
:38:29. > :38:35.got to concentrate on every single Just a little bit of movement in
:38:35. > :38:39.the crowd, some late comers to do not want to miss this one. Anyone
:38:40. > :38:49.who has been away for last 25 minutes has already missed two
:38:50. > :39:10.
:39:10. > :39:14.He is ever mindful of covering the red that is in open play at the
:39:14. > :39:18.baulk end, and he has done. It makes it more difficult to play off
:39:18. > :39:23.the edge of the pack because he does not want to kiss the yellow
:39:23. > :39:27.coming back into baulk, so he is looking at the alternative. It is
:39:27. > :39:33.the wrong shot to play back into baulk, in some ways. If he can find
:39:33. > :39:40.some other type of shot, nestling into the pack, even. Far better
:39:40. > :39:50.shot. Has he given six away? He is just lucky that that rolled up by a
:39:50. > :39:57.
:39:57. > :40:01.full ball, and that almost hit the I am surprised you thought that was
:40:01. > :40:11.a dangerous shot. You would have definitely played in your good days
:40:11. > :40:11.
:40:11. > :40:14.off the edge of the pack. Yes, you're probably right! You were the
:40:14. > :40:23.Master of the safety shot. You would not have hit the yellow on
:40:23. > :40:26.the way back. He took on a dangerous shot known that the only
:40:26. > :40:36.thing that would go wrong was to catch the far jaw, which has left a
:40:36. > :41:11.
:41:11. > :41:19.Tough opener for Neil Robertson now. He made it look easy. A bit further
:41:19. > :41:25.from the blue than he would have wanted, to play the screw into the
:41:25. > :41:32.pack with enough power, so he might take one more step at getting an
:41:32. > :41:37.ideal position on the blue, to get into the pack. Ronnie would
:41:37. > :41:42.definitely play off the blue into the bunch. Neil has decided that it
:41:42. > :41:47.is too near the cushion. Everyone plays a different way. He is now
:41:47. > :41:55.perfectly on the red and that will make sure he gets from the blue to
:41:56. > :42:02.the pack. Ideally, you like to be met table, from this distance, you
:42:02. > :42:12.can keep the backspin on. You can make the ball fizz, once it hits
:42:12. > :42:18.
:42:18. > :42:22.the pink. Similar to that. Well played. Ronnie made a fabulous 104
:42:22. > :42:32.in the previous frame. There is a similar amount on here, the way the
:42:32. > :42:32.
:42:32. > :43:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 55 seconds
:43:30. > :43:40.He did have a poor contact on the black when he was screwing back.
:43:40. > :43:42.
:43:42. > :43:52.You saw the black bounce a little The only joke that could have been
:43:52. > :43:59.
:44:00. > :44:07.on the cue ball chalk, was the chalk that he put on the cue,
:44:07. > :44:17.playing the shot. I or perhaps it is another reason why the balls
:44:17. > :44:17.
:44:17. > :45:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 55 seconds
:45:05. > :45:15.kick. Will we ever know? Good It has gone a little bit wrong, but,
:45:15. > :45:21.one good recovery shot should help no Robertson -- Neil Robertson.
:45:21. > :45:31.did not make it look like a recovery shot, did he? It is
:45:31. > :45:37.
:45:37. > :45:42.Can you believe it? If you watch Neil Robertson over the past two
:45:42. > :45:48.years, he is one of the best players in the world at winning
:45:48. > :45:58.when he should win. That black, for Neil Robertson, is unmissable. It
:45:58. > :46:02.
:46:02. > :46:04.just shows you what pressure can do here at the Crucible. We often say
:46:05. > :46:10.that the first four tour of the points scored is more difficult
:46:10. > :46:18.than the last 40 or 50, because the balls have spread better and you do
:46:18. > :46:25.not have so many near the cushion. Ronnie will be pretty pleased and,
:46:25. > :46:35.some would consider, favourite. the best line and the black.
:46:35. > :46:45.Running round off two cushions. He's hitting the ball beautifully,
:46:45. > :46:46.
:46:46. > :46:51.not that he doesn't appear. -- ever. The cue ball movement is a pleasure
:46:51. > :46:56.to watch with Ronnie O'Sullivan. With Terry Whittle pace. He seems
:46:56. > :47:06.to ring more out of a short than most players. -- with very little
:47:06. > :47:07.
:47:07. > :47:16.pace. That wanted to go about 18 inches and because of the kick, it
:47:16. > :47:24.went about 12. He has got to be careful with this one. Good
:47:24. > :47:29.recovery. The pace that he played it because he could have missed it,
:47:29. > :47:39.that would have been staying in the wall. He is looking at a possible
:47:39. > :47:44.
:47:44. > :47:50.plant. -- staying in Noll -- the hole. That was a massive black that
:47:50. > :47:55.Neil Robertson missed. It is going to want him tonight. Have you seen
:47:55. > :48:00.him miss one like that this season? I think he thought he had done the
:48:00. > :48:05.hard work, after potting that long red to the yellow pocket. You could
:48:05. > :48:14.see him relaxing just a fraction. He will be hurting if Ronnie clears
:48:14. > :48:24.up here. In stroke, he just never misses a ball like that. That would
:48:24. > :48:29.
:48:29. > :48:36.Ronnie O'Sullivan looks like he is in punishing mode. Screwing down
:48:36. > :48:41.for the baulk colours. Makes the position of the red so much easier.
:48:41. > :48:51.He does not want to be dead straight on this but he can always
:48:51. > :48:52.
:48:52. > :48:58.pull it back a fraction for the brown, if he wanted. He was a bit
:48:58. > :49:05.careless there. He's going to have to get into this blue. He hit it
:49:05. > :49:15.three-quarter ball and held it perfectly. He is striking the ball
:49:15. > :49:23.
:49:23. > :49:33.Going in front by three frames for the second time in this match at a
:49:33. > :49:43.
:49:43. > :49:48.Robertson will be disappointed. He started at 44 and missed the black.
:49:48. > :49:54.And then Ronnie replies with a 71 clearance. Ronnie O'Sullivan has a
:49:54. > :49:59.stranglehold on this match. He leads 11-it. In baseball, that is
:49:59. > :50:03.referred to as a stale. We promise to bring you up-to-date on the
:50:03. > :50:07.other table. It has taken some time to get the first frame out of the
:50:07. > :50:14.way between Ali Carter and Jamie Jones, but we can look now at the
:50:14. > :50:20.closing stages. He has played that with so much reverse side, and that
:50:20. > :50:30.is going to throw the white off before it gets to the pink. It was
:50:30. > :50:34.
:50:34. > :50:40.a case of making the pink heart, to make the black easier. -- pink hard.
:50:40. > :50:44.He only needs the pink and black. Absolutely right. Watch the line of
:50:44. > :50:54.this white. It needs to bounce off the top cushion or is it going to
:50:54. > :51:09.
:51:09. > :51:15.stop? Black, to the right middle. In it goes. That was a massive
:51:15. > :51:25.frame. Ali Carter had chances, and in the end, it is Ali Carter who
:51:25. > :51:31.stretches his lead with that black. Ali Carter in control of that match,
:51:31. > :51:35.three frames clear. Back to the action between Ronnie O'Sullivan
:51:35. > :51:38.and Neil Robertson. Ronnie O'Sullivan taking full advantage of
:51:38. > :51:48.that inexplicable miss on the black by Neil Robertson the previous
:51:48. > :51:53.
:51:53. > :51:59.There will be a 15 minute break after this frame. If Ronnie wins
:51:59. > :52:09.this frame, you can see the distances, nine for it to, and to
:52:09. > :52:17.
:52:17. > :52:27.foot six from the pocket, and it went -- 9ft 2 and 2ft 6 from the
:52:27. > :52:27.
:52:27. > :53:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 55 seconds
:53:51. > :53:57.pocket, and it went in like a When you consider he stopped for
:53:57. > :54:05.three or four seconds on that last red, how quickly he puts himself in
:54:05. > :54:12.a position where he is favourite to win the frame. This is the kind of
:54:12. > :54:20.mood he was in when he made a 147 in five minutes and 26. He is in
:54:20. > :54:30.that kind of mood. This is the key shot. Getting on to the red. Trying
:54:30. > :54:30.
:54:30. > :54:38.to leave the blue half ball, he has all were screwed it. -- over-
:54:38. > :54:44.screwed it. He gets the feeling that he is playing so well, that he
:54:44. > :54:54.can up the pace, and they get the sense that that is the case, but he
:54:54. > :54:55.
:54:55. > :55:03.has got to be careful. This would be a great brain to convert. --
:55:03. > :55:09.frame. Marvellous shot, perfect angle. Neil Robertson is hoping
:55:09. > :55:17.that this split will not work out for Ronnie. But it has. The top red
:55:17. > :55:23.is possible. That red pushed further up past the pink to make it
:55:23. > :55:32.pottable. This is a brilliant break. Just coming up to four minutes, and
:55:32. > :55:42.he is one pot away from going 12-8 Four minutes and he has already won
:55:42. > :56:06.
:56:06. > :56:12.Fantastic cueing. Knocking it in for fun, really. What a great
:56:12. > :56:17.feeling that must be, at the World Championships. Ronnie will catch up
:56:17. > :56:23.with Jamie Jones if he makes a century here, Jamie Jones has seven,
:56:23. > :56:31.this will be No. 6 for Ronnie. is going to take some beating, in
:56:31. > :56:41.this tournament. How can he play this good, and yet sometimes, he
:56:41. > :56:55.
:56:55. > :57:05.does not want to play? It is If he does win this quarter final,
:57:05. > :57:06.
:57:06. > :57:09.his opponent... Amazingly, the break N's there, but Ronnie
:57:09. > :57:13.O'Sullivan now leads Palatinate. He needs just one more for a spot in
:57:13. > :57:17.the semi-finals. You have been sitting there, saying that it is
:57:17. > :57:22.incredible. I have not seen Ronnie play as well as this for a couple
:57:22. > :57:26.of years. His opening shot in this break and then the last round when
:57:26. > :57:31.Neil Robertson missed that black, look at the top spin he gets on it.
:57:31. > :57:37.He goes in and out of baulk. And he went on to make another century
:57:37. > :57:41.break. I have not seen him hit the ball this well for a long time. It
:57:41. > :57:46.must be so nice to be able to play like that. He's potting for fun,
:57:46. > :57:49.particularly when it means so much in the World Championship. Neil
:57:49. > :57:54.Robertson came into the tournament and this match with people talking
:57:54. > :57:59.about him, as the one to beat. Surely Ronnie O'Sullivan is setting
:57:59. > :58:04.the standard on everybody else in the tournament. Yes, I saw him
:58:04. > :58:08.first Hann, he beat me in the first round, Neil Robertson, but I think
:58:08. > :58:17.that that must black might have cost him a chance of this World
:58:17. > :58:23.Championship. We're just going to pop next door, Ali Carter against
:58:23. > :58:29.Jamie Jones. Jimmy Jones at the moment with a break of 27, open to
:58:29. > :58:38.get back into it -- Jamie Jones. We stop if you want to career and
:58:38. > :58:44.watching, -- if you want to carry on watching you can do so for the