:00:39. > :00:45.Good morning. Welcome to the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
:00:45. > :00:51.There is an air of excitement today eye t Betfair World Snooker
:00:51. > :01:01.Championship. The reason is that Ronnie O'Sullivan is plain
:01:01. > :01:03.
:01:03. > :01:09.brilliant snooker and the semi- "The Rocket" is on fire and Leeds
:01:09. > :01:19.7-1. Judd Trump launched the great comeback last night and level to
:01:19. > :01:24.
:01:24. > :01:30.his match with Shaun Murphy at 8-8. Willie Thorne has joined me. The
:01:30. > :01:36.morning newspapers are all talking about one man. You would expect
:01:36. > :01:46.that after a brilliant snooker yesterday. Yes, Stephen Hendry said
:01:46. > :01:46.
:01:46. > :01:51.it was one of the best sessions he had ever seen here for many years.
:01:51. > :01:59.Can Stuart Bingham can get back into this match? He is going to
:01:59. > :02:04.have to know when the session this morning. The type of four Ronnie
:02:04. > :02:13.O'Sullivan showed is the type of snooker that people want to watch.
:02:13. > :02:22.The will, we all know he is the genius. I had been watching him
:02:22. > :02:29.practise his long it deemed this morning. Stuart Bingham had his day
:02:29. > :02:39.ruined by a genius, as you see. he has played very good snooker
:02:39. > :02:41.
:02:41. > :02:47.this year and I would defeated very easily like 13-2. There is no way
:02:47. > :02:55.back for him, is there? Well, remember Dennis Taylor making his
:02:55. > :03:03.comeback against Steve Davis. Who knows? It could happen again. Now,
:03:03. > :03:13.looking at the other game, we have Ding Junhui against Barry Hawkins.
:03:13. > :03:24.
:03:24. > :03:34.Ding Junhui has not been at his It has taken me a while. I think I
:03:34. > :03:37.
:03:37. > :03:43.have another good five or 10 years People used to say Steve Davis was
:03:43. > :03:53.boring. But he was brilliant. He is one of the greatest characters we
:03:53. > :03:53.
:03:53. > :04:03.have got. We used to just have six tournaments and it was something of
:04:03. > :04:13.
:04:13. > :04:23.a part-time jaw, but now we have That is simply not true. Even if I
:04:23. > :04:24.
:04:24. > :04:32.am playing again with my nine-year- old daughter I want to beat her! I
:04:32. > :04:42.am always practising. If I lose a match, I will be on the practice
:04:42. > :04:52.table the following day. I have got a friend to as a personal trainer.
:04:52. > :04:55.
:04:55. > :05:01.I had a number of sessions with him Deep down, I know that I have got
:05:01. > :05:11.the fire in me. But I still like to be nice and treat everybody with
:05:11. > :05:16.
:05:16. > :05:26.It is a brave man to say that. The we have had a number of players
:05:26. > :05:27.
:05:27. > :05:31.dominating over recent years. You So, Stuart Bingham has it all to do
:05:31. > :05:38.at the Crucible Theatre. Can Ronnie O'Sullivan become the first person
:05:38. > :05:43.to defend the title since Stephen headache back in 1996. Over on the
:05:43. > :05:50.other table, Ding Junhui will need to be at his best to get past a
:05:50. > :05:57.Barry Hawkins. Ding made the semi- finals here two years ago. There is
:05:57. > :06:02.a wonderful atmosphere here in the Crucible Theatre. Let us introduce
:06:02. > :06:12.the players with me Rob Walker. What a dramatic day we have in
:06:12. > :06:13.
:06:13. > :06:23.store. At the end of tonight, we will know the identity of all of
:06:23. > :06:24.
:06:25. > :06:29.the semi-finalist ended this year's Please welcome, a player about to
:06:29. > :06:35.emerge for one of the most important moments of his career.
:06:35. > :06:45.Heading for a first semi-final here, he has brought his best game to the
:06:45. > :07:05.
:07:05. > :07:09.table. Can he keep it going? Here And his opponent, a player who
:07:09. > :07:14.showed great character yesterday when he came under genuine pressure.
:07:14. > :07:19.A 6th time ranking event when or any for his second semi-final here,
:07:19. > :07:29.this is the tournament he wants to win. An entire nation will be
:07:29. > :07:45.
:07:45. > :07:50.watching, the pride of China, And here on table number one,
:07:50. > :07:55.please welcome a player who always emerges with a smile on his face,
:07:55. > :07:59.even when he is up against it. After a brilliant season which has
:07:59. > :08:05.brought three titles, he will need to produce his very best this
:08:05. > :08:15.morning. He won the Premier League title in November, give it up for
:08:15. > :08:31.
:08:31. > :08:38.the pride of Basildon, "Ball-Run", And finally, please welcome a
:08:38. > :08:44.player who was so good yesterday it was absolutely sublime. The master
:08:44. > :08:49.class in break-building and composure. In eight frames, he
:08:49. > :08:59.produced over six frames -- six breaks of over 60 or more and two
:08:59. > :09:09.centuries. Blink and you will miss them, "The Rocket", Ian one! --
:09:09. > :09:24.
:09:24. > :09:32.You could hear the roar when Ronnie was a lot then entered the arena.
:09:32. > :09:42.This is a sporting icon. Stop whatever you are doing and settle
:09:42. > :09:46.down and enjoy this. Thin on when all entertainment yesterday. --
:09:46. > :09:51.phenomenal entertainment. If you want the other match, you can get
:09:51. > :10:01.it on the red button. The commentators to be our Willie
:10:01. > :10:13.
:10:13. > :10:21.Good morning. This session yesterday from Ronnie was one of
:10:21. > :10:31.the best I have ever seen. Stuart Bingham did not had many chances
:10:31. > :10:42.
:10:42. > :10:52.and did well to actually won the There is the crisis break from
:10:52. > :11:19.
:11:19. > :11:29.The highest break of the tournament He needs to get off to an really
:11:29. > :11:50.
:11:50. > :11:55.start to Stuart, but is he going to WILLIE THORNE: It was funny to here
:11:55. > :12:05.from Ronnie that he said he did not feel all that great out there
:12:05. > :12:09.
:12:10. > :12:15.yesterday! He said he felt a bit Well, Stuart Bingham simply has to
:12:15. > :12:20.take this frame by frame and hope that he gets a chance. If one
:12:20. > :12:30.player can 17-1, you have to think that there is no reason why you
:12:30. > :13:00.
:13:00. > :13:10.Has he left the one at the back of the pack? That smile suggests that
:13:10. > :13:35.
:13:35. > :13:45.It is not easy to get on to the That was about the best he could do
:13:45. > :14:08.
:14:08. > :14:18.from there, to catch the side of This is not the easiest safety shot
:14:18. > :14:33.
:14:33. > :14:43.He is playing the one next to the black, but he is going to have to
:14:43. > :14:50.
:14:50. > :15:00.be careful. Where is the cue ball Nice to see Ronnie appreciating
:15:00. > :15:19.
:15:19. > :15:29.that with a nice tap on the table. He hit the wrong red and has not
:15:29. > :15:31.
:15:31. > :15:41.the black end. He did not contact the red that he intended. So, a bit
:15:41. > :15:59.
:15:59. > :16:05.He has got the early chance to This has been one of the best
:16:05. > :16:15.break-builders of the season. He has made 36 centuries during the
:16:15. > :16:17.
:16:17. > :16:27.course of the year. He is one of only a few players to have hit 3147
:16:27. > :16:42.
:16:42. > :16:51.We have seen a lot of easy chances missed when players are
:16:51. > :17:01.concentrating on Canon's and forget about concentrating on the pot
:17:01. > :17:14.
:17:14. > :17:24.That is the Cup all that have gone in-off the side of the pocket
:17:24. > :17:31.
:17:31. > :17:37.rather than the heart of it. But The referee just asking Stuart to
:17:37. > :17:47.give him a second because he is not sure whether the pink ball will go
:17:47. > :18:11.
:18:11. > :18:16.You can see all of the Coloureds in The ball is starting to go into the
:18:16. > :18:26.middle pocket now. Obviously, the players have a shot period on the
:18:26. > :18:29.
:18:29. > :18:39.practice table before the come out It goes without saying that his
:18:39. > :19:13.
:19:13. > :19:23.break-building will be he T two in He needs to get the angle right
:19:23. > :19:33.here so he does not have to go back up the table for one of the baulk
:19:33. > :19:40.
:19:40. > :19:46.He is just a fraction shot of pace as we come up to the end of the
:19:46. > :19:54.second are of play and mismatch. Yes, because of the angle here left
:19:54. > :20:04.himself, he had to pooped more pace into the cue ball. Unfortunately,
:20:04. > :20:15.
:20:15. > :20:25.Both players have been very good with the rest. I think that was the
:20:25. > :20:26.
:20:26. > :20:36.first shot that I'm there has missed. -- that either players had
:20:36. > :20:36.
:20:36. > :20:46.I am just pleased that these statistics were not around when I
:20:46. > :21:05.
:21:05. > :21:15.was playing a! Yes, you were not be What about this? Right into the
:21:15. > :21:16.
:21:16. > :21:21.centre of the pocket. Yes, when I was watching Ronnie on the practice
:21:21. > :21:30.table this morning, he must have tried about 20 of these and never
:21:30. > :21:40.even got close with any of them? It just shows you what the little bit
:21:40. > :21:43.
:21:43. > :21:48.of adrenalin. He looks sort natural with his left hand. When he first
:21:49. > :21:58.started doing this, some people did not actually realise that he had
:21:59. > :21:59.
:21:59. > :22:03.switched hands because he looks just the same. This is similar to
:22:04. > :22:13.beat fourth frame of the game, where Ronnie came from behind to
:22:14. > :22:16.
:22:16. > :22:26.That will annoy him that he missed colliding with that group of red
:22:26. > :22:39.
:22:39. > :22:43.He will be annoyed, but at least he is back in the frame. Going back to
:22:43. > :22:53.the left hand, it is not beyond the realms of possibility that he would
:22:53. > :23:08.
:23:08. > :23:18.be E16 -- among the top 16 in the Stuart needs that red to keep on
:23:18. > :23:19.
:23:19. > :23:29.running. He could have left it into the middle pocket. He just got it
:23:29. > :23:46.
:23:46. > :23:53.One of the red is available, so he does not have to do anything at the
:23:53. > :24:03.moment. The one good thing for Stuart Bingham is that the pink and
:24:03. > :24:11.
:24:11. > :24:16.black are only available into one The way that the two reds on the
:24:16. > :24:23.right are, he could plant one on to the other and put it one of them
:24:23. > :24:33.all for the pocket. If he can get to the left side of the blue, he
:24:33. > :24:43.
:24:43. > :24:50.could play that shot. Not, he is He could not get anywhere near them
:24:50. > :25:00.from that position, but right back in the frame. Now, just one point
:25:00. > :25:07.
:25:07. > :25:12.The cueing made the safety shot up to the baulk cushion much more
:25:12. > :25:22.difficult because he could not put it sidespin on the ball, so decided
:25:22. > :25:45.
:25:45. > :25:55.to leave the cue ball back at this It was unusual to have the safety
:25:55. > :26:05.
:26:05. > :26:10.zone behind the pink and the black, This is one of those where he could
:26:10. > :26:20.play be red into the bottom left- hand corner and he has the angle to
:26:20. > :26:38.
:26:38. > :26:48.bring the cue ball back to the In the end, he attempted to pot the
:26:48. > :26:52.
:26:52. > :26:56.red and he has just about got away He could play two shots here, he
:26:56. > :27:06.could try and double it and also get the snooker in behind the pink
:27:06. > :27:30.
:27:30. > :27:37.and black. If he gets the pot, it It is one of these situations you
:27:37. > :27:47.can look at and look at, but he said we must try and hit the red
:27:47. > :27:56.
:27:56. > :28:06.and contacted half Paul and He is trying to move the red away
:28:06. > :28:38.
:28:38. > :28:48.He nearly potted it. What a good Well, what he pot that was. That
:28:48. > :29:01.
:29:01. > :29:06.red was as good as you will see. As I said, he was in the practice
:29:06. > :29:16.run and as I said, Ronnie was not coming close to many of the long
:29:16. > :29:21.
:29:21. > :29:25.ones. But that shot is probably An early body blue for Stuart
:29:25. > :29:35.Bingham. But it has to be said that he was in with the great chance of
:29:35. > :29:37.
:29:37. > :29:47.winning the frame but let it slip away. He looks exactly the same as
:29:47. > :30:01.
:30:01. > :30:10.He looks very calm and relaxed. He is a man who is enjoying his jaw at
:30:10. > :30:14.the moment. In goes the pink, he is not going to bother about the black.
:30:14. > :30:24.Stuart Bingham had chances, but what can you do when someone clears
:30:24. > :30:37.
:30:37. > :30:44.up like that. Ronnie O'Sullivan now Ronnie looks fully focused. Look at
:30:44. > :30:54.the Sportscotland. He did not even have his hand on the table, and
:30:54. > :30:56.
:30:56. > :31:00.that went straight into the pocket. This is a similar shot. They are
:31:00. > :31:10.two of the best shots we have seen, because the second shot went on to
:31:10. > :31:22.
:31:22. > :31:32.The Stuart Bingham cannot afford He needs to win three frames on the
:31:32. > :31:32.
:31:32. > :32:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:32:57. > :33:07.That was a terrific long pot from That can happen when you have been
:33:07. > :33:41.
:33:41. > :33:51.kept of the table. But you cannot In a safety shot like that, you
:33:51. > :33:51.
:33:51. > :35:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:35:43. > :35:53.have to find the top cushion. He Bad news for Stuart. He missed the
:35:53. > :35:53.
:35:53. > :36:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:36:46. > :36:56.Be shot. It all depends on the angle he has
:36:56. > :36:56.
:36:56. > :37:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:37:46. > :37:56.from the red to the pocket. If that He has missed some balls in this
:37:56. > :38:07.
:38:07. > :38:17.He has played four of the toughest long pots you can play, and he has
:38:17. > :38:17.
:38:17. > :39:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:39:52. > :40:02.knocked the moorland. Amazing. -- I do nothing he can see the two
:40:02. > :40:03.
:40:03. > :40:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:40:56. > :41:05.reds at the side of the pink. That is your surely the case, when
:41:05. > :41:15.you have been kept away from the table, you get a long pot, and then
:41:15. > :41:15.
:41:15. > :43:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:43:16. > :43:26.This is a tricky shot, he has to play it with a bit of pace, to get
:43:26. > :43:26.
:43:26. > :45:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:45:54. > :46:04.A lot of pressure on that one The worst possible start for Stuart.
:46:04. > :46:04.
:46:04. > :46:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:46:45. > :46:48.It looks as if he is going to lose This is such a jewel to end this
:46:48. > :46:58.evening, but there might not be an evening session, the way things are
:46:58. > :47:30.
:47:30. > :47:40.Stuart Bingham will be disappointed, he had a good chance earlier in the
:47:40. > :47:44.frame. Ronnie O'Sullivan now leads It is just not happening for Stuart.
:47:44. > :47:49.He had a chance in the opening frame. He must be getting
:47:49. > :47:57.disillusioned. It is one of the loneliest places in the world. This
:47:57. > :48:07.Crucible Theatre holds about 900 people, but it is a lonely place
:48:07. > :48:32.
:48:32. > :48:37.If you are rolling this in, it is easy. Yes, you just want to do a
:48:37. > :48:40.few little shops without doing too much with the cue ball. But the
:48:40. > :48:50.shots are coming up like this for Stuart every time he is at the
:48:50. > :48:57.
:48:57. > :49:07.table. We have talked about Ronnie and his long pot success rate, so
:49:07. > :49:45.
:49:45. > :49:50.have eluded these. -- have a look It is all about hanging in there
:49:50. > :49:58.and giving it your best shots. He has just not had a chance in this
:49:58. > :50:08.match. He has had a few chances, but when you are so far behind, it
:50:08. > :50:08.
:50:08. > :51:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:51:35. > :51:39.It is amazing, when you are playing well, you cannot do anything wrong.
:51:39. > :51:49.Ronnie hit the black, and not only did he hit the black, he hit the
:51:49. > :51:49.
:51:49. > :52:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:52:42. > :52:52.job of the middle pocket. -- the If he plays the red of the cushion,
:52:52. > :52:52.
:52:52. > :53:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:54:00. > :54:04.It is no one the blue spot. That is what he was concerned about. He has
:54:04. > :54:11.missed the cannon. It is little things like that it used to annoy
:54:11. > :54:21.him. He seems to be able to put back to the back of his mind now.
:54:21. > :54:21.
:54:21. > :55:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:55:49. > :55:59.He is working with Dr Steve Peters, That is a good shot from Stuart
:55:59. > :55:59.
:55:59. > :56:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:56:54. > :56:59.Bingham. Played perfectly. Tough to He could do with a little bit of
:56:59. > :57:09.good fortune. That was a difficult pot he took on. He could not see an
:57:09. > :57:26.
:57:27. > :57:36.easy safety. He made a mess of the safety shots. But look where the
:57:37. > :57:37.
:57:37. > :58:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:58:46. > :58:56.When you are struggling, nothing It is not straightforward to get
:58:56. > :58:56.
:58:56. > :00:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:00:00. > :00:10.behind the baulk colours here. That It depends whether that red passes
:00:10. > :00:10.
:00:10. > :00:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:00:51. > :01:01.the two at the corner pocket. That A tricky little cut into the corner.
:01:01. > :01:09.
:01:09. > :01:16.That will do. He can cut their Tough to get on to a red nicely,
:01:16. > :01:26.but he has played that very well. He would like the cue ball to be
:01:26. > :01:48.
:01:48. > :01:56.Now, which of these two groups of He could not have played that any
:01:56. > :02:06.better. But are they all covering each other. That one at the top
:02:06. > :02:10.
:02:10. > :02:20.He would love to get the black one to export again. That is what he
:02:20. > :02:59.
:02:59. > :03:04.It was the shot before when he stretched around, he did not get on
:03:04. > :03:09.the black as intended. He should not have missed that, but had he
:03:09. > :03:19.played the previous shot better, he would not have had to force that it
:03:19. > :03:53.
:03:53. > :04:02.He never misses a trick. That is the beauty of the top four or five
:04:02. > :04:06.players any game. When they get end, they are not thinking about 25 or
:04:06. > :04:16.30 points, they are thinking about winning refrain in that single
:04:16. > :04:38.
:04:38. > :04:48.Just when you thought that Ronnie O'Sullivan was going to go on to
:04:48. > :05:05.
:05:05. > :05:10.win the frame, he has missed a Well judged! He will be hoping to
:05:10. > :05:20.make Ronnie suffer for that care less mess. He has missed precious
:05:20. > :05:23.
:05:23. > :05:26.little. He let that one slip away. If the blue was on its born spot,
:05:26. > :05:33.then the transition from brown to blue would have been worrying, but
:05:33. > :05:43.not so much now. In a way, I do not think he really wanted to pot the
:05:43. > :05:47.
:05:48. > :05:54.blue there, because that situation It remains to be seen out whether
:05:54. > :06:04.he can get easily on to the blue from the brown. He has played that
:06:04. > :06:19.
:06:19. > :06:28.You said it, he had to force the brown. If he had left the global
:06:28. > :06:38.back in the baulk area, he would not have been faced with this. --
:06:38. > :06:54.
:06:55. > :06:59.I think he is not far from giving up altogether. He let that frame
:06:59. > :07:09.slip away. It looked as if Ronnie O'Sullivan was going to lose that
:07:09. > :07:09.
:07:09. > :07:15.frame, but he has now extended his lead to 10-1. Unity feel that
:07:15. > :07:21.Stuart, realistically, has really given up now. He has lost all three
:07:21. > :07:31.frames this morning that he could have won two of them. This is the
:07:31. > :07:42.
:07:42. > :07:49.He needs to leave a good angle on the black to get a good angle on be
:07:49. > :07:59.red to the left of it. But look where he leaves it. Now he has got
:07:59. > :08:03.
:08:03. > :08:09.to try and force the blackened. And He would normally not that black in
:08:09. > :08:17.that, but he has to book a bit of sidespin on it to get the white
:08:17. > :08:27.ball back across. He eventually did get back in again, but took the
:08:27. > :08:27.
:08:27. > :08:31.wrong option. He potted the blue, which was on the brown spot at that
:08:31. > :08:41.time and in many blue white back on its own spot and gave him a much
:08:41. > :08:43.
:08:43. > :08:49.harder shot from the brown to the Now, unless Stuart Bingham can get
:08:49. > :08:59.a bit of the run on, then we are not going to require the evening
:08:59. > :09:01.
:09:01. > :09:11.Ronnie has not been at his very best this morning, but has still
:09:11. > :09:15.
:09:15. > :09:23.His spot success rate is still very high. You have to say that "The
:09:23. > :09:29.Rocket" is cruising. If you can win in matched with a session to spare,
:09:29. > :09:39.it is very helpful, given that this is the long cold stint at the
:09:39. > :09:43.
:09:43. > :09:53.Everything is going right for Ronnie. He slept by the back of
:09:53. > :09:57.
:09:58. > :10:07.that red, which was not what he A good pot. He will keep having a
:10:07. > :10:17.go. You have to say that Stuart is probably now just playing for a bit
:10:17. > :10:27.
:10:27. > :10:32.Yesterday, it would not have mattered took Ronnie was plain. You
:10:32. > :10:40.could see it was a bit of a poor shot there, but that is what
:10:40. > :10:45.happens when you are struggling. He's super fine cloths make it much
:10:45. > :10:55.more difficult when you are struggling. When you are flying,
:10:55. > :11:22.
:11:22. > :11:32.That is an excellent safety shot. Ronnie can get through to this one
:11:32. > :11:46.
:11:46. > :11:56.Even there, it looks as if he has covered the one that that was over
:11:56. > :12:16.
:12:16. > :12:26.That was the tough one that Stuart tried. He was trying to pot that
:12:26. > :12:31.
:12:31. > :12:39.and screw back while missing the This is not an easy chance. The
:12:39. > :12:49.black is awkward, the pink is or court. If he pots the pink, it will
:12:49. > :12:57.
:12:57. > :13:01.He has decided to clear the black spot first, so that the pink will
:13:01. > :13:11.not call back up onto the brown spot, but instead it caught on to
:13:11. > :13:12.
:13:12. > :13:19.He has got such a quick snooker brain. He sees the situation as
:13:19. > :13:25.soon as he gets to the table. Most players are thinking a couple of
:13:25. > :13:35.shots ahead, but he is looking at the entire pattern of the frame and
:13:35. > :13:52.
:13:52. > :13:59.Yes, even that is six that advanced thinking. He knows that a he would
:14:00. > :14:07.have got a better angle to get into the pack off that one. But look at
:14:07. > :14:17.the arc of that cue ball. It does not take the all but Nana until it
:14:17. > :14:18.
:14:18. > :14:25.actually goes past all of the red Actually, I do not know if you can
:14:25. > :14:35.see by Nana any more, to the European Union not insist that they
:14:35. > :15:09.
:15:09. > :15:13.The mid-session interval coming up after this frame. Well, this is
:15:13. > :15:21.simply a it must win three in four Stuart. It is really as simple as
:15:21. > :15:31.that. The first player to 13 goes through. For more frames to come
:15:31. > :15:33.
:15:33. > :15:43.The disappointing statistic for Stuart is that his spot success
:15:43. > :15:47.
:15:47. > :15:57.rate has dropped So. He has been He is such a good potter and break-
:15:57. > :15:57.
:15:57. > :16:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:16:54. > :17:04.That was tough. He judged it well. Maybe a little harder would have
:17:04. > :17:30.
:17:30. > :17:34.been better. Same old scenario. He It is tough out there. Two of the
:17:34. > :17:44.reds will pot into the left-hand side and two of them into the
:17:44. > :18:02.
:18:02. > :18:08.right-hand side, so he has the Now, where will be black go after
:18:08. > :18:14.this? I think any have to go back up onto the green spot, which is
:18:14. > :18:24.the only available one. 0, will it go in there? There must be enough
:18:24. > :18:34.room. Well, he was steady as the rock, putting the ball back into
:18:34. > :18:55.
:18:55. > :19:05.the middle of these ones. You need Heaney have to play the cannon on
:19:05. > :19:06.
:19:06. > :19:16.the black to halt for the two reds just next to it. A he has played
:19:16. > :19:17.
:19:17. > :19:27.It is looking as if it is going to be all four frames at for Ronnie
:19:27. > :19:30.
:19:30. > :19:35.He never misses a trick. He is the best player in the world at these
:19:35. > :19:45.cannons. If he had just caught that slightly wrong, he would not have
:19:45. > :19:58.
:19:58. > :20:01.got on to these two red balls. But It is a little bit embarrassing for
:20:01. > :20:07.Stuart Bingham. But he has played terrific in this championship and
:20:07. > :20:12.has nothing to be embarrassed about. OK he has had chances this morning.
:20:13. > :20:22.It is the tough old lonely place when you're up against an opponent
:20:23. > :20:33.
:20:33. > :20:41.Yes, it has not been vintage Ronnie this morning, but he is still going
:20:41. > :20:51.to win all of the frames. That break of 49 should be enough to put
:20:51. > :21:11.
:21:11. > :21:17.Well, well, well! Stuart has to smile. That is probably the best
:21:17. > :21:27.shot of this year's championship. They do not come any better. Have a
:21:27. > :21:32.
:21:32. > :21:42.look at this! You are having a How can you make a ball not touch
:21:42. > :21:46.
:21:46. > :21:55.the side when you are going down This is one way of getting on to
:21:55. > :22:05.their red it! Stuart is such a nice person that he cannot stop smiling.
:22:05. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :22:13.He is still smiling even know he is You have to smile otherwise you
:22:13. > :22:17.would cry, given what has happened. He is too good a player to be
:22:17. > :22:21.getting beaten by such a considerable margin. But he knows
:22:21. > :22:31.this is one of these night their matches where he has not played his
:22:31. > :22:46.
:22:46. > :22:51.Just coming up to three hours of play at each of these four friend
:22:51. > :23:01.many sessions are coming at it at exactly $1 each. They are plain
:23:01. > :23:04.
:23:04. > :23:10.That was just terrific. Maybe one of the images of the tournament was
:23:10. > :23:16.Stuart Bingham forcing a smile as Ronnie O'Sullivan was potting balls
:23:16. > :23:23.for fun. We are now going to bring you up to date with the action over
:23:23. > :23:32.on the other table, where Ding Junhui is taking on Barry Hawkins.
:23:32. > :23:42.Barry Hawkins led 9-7 overnight. We will join the action in the opening
:23:42. > :23:42.
:23:42. > :24:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:24:36. > :24:46.This is the big test for Ding, this STEPHEN HENDRY: The problem here is
:24:46. > :24:46.
:24:46. > :24:50.that he has left himself slightly hampered. He will have to leave
:24:50. > :25:00.himself slightly further away from the black that he would have wanted.
:25:00. > :25:08.
:25:08. > :25:13.JOHN VIRGO: He is going to leave himself the testing black, so that
:25:13. > :25:23.is why he is looking at the angle, so he can make it as easy as
:25:23. > :25:45.
:25:45. > :25:55.That is about as good as he could Could shot and the good opportunity
:25:55. > :25:58.
:25:58. > :26:08.There was a lot of pressure on that one, make no mistake. He is perfect
:26:08. > :26:18.
:26:18. > :26:21.He is concentrating on the one red in the open. I would have been
:26:21. > :26:31.tempted to do something with that other red there when I had the
:26:31. > :26:38.
:26:38. > :26:47.Again, we will give them the benefit of the doubt as regards as
:26:47. > :26:57.a big bounce off the cushion. Yes, that was a huge bounce. He will be
:26:57. > :27:00.
:27:00. > :27:10.wishing he had played for that red But he is now right back in the
:27:10. > :27:17.
:27:17. > :27:22.frame. This is a big frame for both Barry is not certain he can get to
:27:22. > :27:31.the point on the top cushion because of the closeness of the
:27:31. > :27:38.black. If he goes any other way, he is not certain to not leave a pot
:27:38. > :27:46.on. He is trying to square off to get to that point and nestle up to
:27:46. > :27:52.the red. In will we be a containing safety and Ding Junhui would still
:27:53. > :28:02.have control. He is going to have to play this with pace and trust a
:28:03. > :28:10.
:28:10. > :28:20.He has left a pot on and if Ding Junhui can knock this and, it
:28:20. > :28:37.
:28:37. > :28:46.should be a three winner. -- a That was the long way away. He is
:28:46. > :28:56.definitely under pressure. There was a big shot. He will be
:28:56. > :29:22.
:29:22. > :29:29.In goes the red and if he is on a colour, we have a new favourite for
:29:29. > :29:39.this frame, Barry Hawkins. This frame has played out like so many.
:29:39. > :29:42.
:29:42. > :29:47.Both players have at two or three This is a gilt edged opportunity
:29:47. > :29:56.for Barry Hawkins. This is the very important opening frame in the
:29:56. > :30:02.final session. I said at the end of last night that Ding had to come
:30:02. > :30:12.out and play better than he did in the second session. Thus far, that
:30:12. > :30:49.
:30:49. > :30:54.Barry Hawkins is picking up the Ding Junhui had his chance but
:30:54. > :31:04.could not take it. Barry Hawkins now strict as his lead once again.
:31:04. > :31:10.
:31:10. > :31:20.Barry Hawkins is back at the table, People at home might not recognise
:31:20. > :31:20.
:31:20. > :32:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:32:11. > :32:21.Ricky Walden as one of the top The pink is available because it is
:32:21. > :32:50.
:32:50. > :33:00.in a direct line. And do not know He did not play it with a lot of
:33:00. > :33:08.
:33:08. > :33:13.gusto, but he has knocked a few Barry Hawkins has not really played
:33:13. > :33:23.at his absolute best. If he was to raise his game, he could run away
:33:23. > :33:51.
:33:51. > :34:01.When something was wrong for Ding Junhui, it affects him for a few
:34:01. > :34:35.
:34:35. > :34:45.The red that is just above the This is a decent chance and he
:34:45. > :34:53.
:34:53. > :34:57.looks in complete control of the situation. That is OK. That was
:34:57. > :35:04.well controlled. He is a ranking tournament winner this season. It
:35:05. > :35:07.is not so much of a shock that he is here in a quarter-final. There
:35:08. > :35:17.has been a different winner of the very single ranking event on the
:35:18. > :35:18.
:35:18. > :36:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:36:39. > :36:49.circuit this season. -- every The pink and black are out of
:36:49. > :36:53.
:36:54. > :37:03.commission. But he is playing this The red has lined up nicely for the
:37:04. > :37:11.
:37:11. > :37:21.He is going to have to concentrate on the blue. He is building a big
:37:21. > :37:21.
:37:21. > :38:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:38:02. > :38:12.He will be disappointed to have cocked the will. -- caught the
:38:12. > :38:29.
:38:29. > :38:39.Brighten a heart of the pocket. Perfect on the blue. That could be
:38:39. > :38:50.
:38:50. > :38:59.He went on to the wrong side of the blue, but he put it out of his mind.
:38:59. > :39:09.But he will not be happy with that shot. He is six inches too short.
:39:09. > :39:37.
:39:37. > :39:47.He played it well. Another solid He will be looking for one more red
:39:47. > :39:57.
:39:57. > :40:07.It is a tough port to pot the Dean and control the cue ball. -- the
:40:07. > :40:20.
:40:20. > :40:30.The red of the Blackwall port, and if he does that he will be 54 ahead
:40:30. > :41:02.
:41:02. > :41:12.No problem. Looks like another Ding needs to win a frame in this
:41:12. > :41:17.
:41:17. > :41:23.session. Can he? He is trailing in He has to produce one of the best
:41:23. > :41:33.visits of his life to win the Spain. It is all on him. -- to win the
:41:33. > :41:33.
:41:33. > :42:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:42:41. > :42:51.It would have been a better shot going through the side cushion to
:42:51. > :42:53.
:42:53. > :43:03.He did not make the most of that, but he is back in the frame. It
:43:03. > :43:10.
:43:10. > :43:20.looked like it would be 12-75 minutes ago. -- 12-7 five minutes
:43:20. > :43:55.
:43:55. > :44:05.That is one of the best safety shots he has played this morning.
:44:05. > :44:30.
:44:30. > :44:35.Here is another chance for Ding Junhui. This could be a big frame
:44:35. > :44:45.in the context of the match. Barry Hawkins looked like he had it in
:44:45. > :44:45.
:44:45. > :45:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:45:56. > :46:06.his pocket, but can Ding snatch it He wants to stay high on the black,
:46:06. > :46:06.
:46:06. > :47:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:47:05. > :47:15.He is trying here. It is good to He has put the rest away. He will
:47:15. > :47:36.
:47:36. > :47:44.This is Ding showing great character here. You looked dead and
:47:44. > :47:54.buried in his chair, not interested, down-and-out. But this is an
:47:54. > :48:12.
:48:12. > :48:22.Would you believe it? Would you believe it? Got a chance he blew
:48:22. > :48:24.
:48:24. > :48:34.their. That is the story of the All of a sudden, from over, may
:48:34. > :48:34.
:48:34. > :49:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:49:15. > :49:19.No! That's not fair! But that is the nature of snooker. Ding Junhui
:49:19. > :49:25.cannot believe it. Barry Hawkins missed the pink, for three seconds,
:49:25. > :49:34.and somehow it went into another pocket. He is now a 12 -7 in front,
:49:34. > :49:40.somehow. How costly could that missed the
:49:40. > :49:50.brown be for Ding Junhui? Barry Hawkins has now built up a 60. -- a
:49:50. > :50:13.
:50:13. > :50:23.A 60 point lead is a big one to overcome. Ding just taking a chance.
:50:23. > :50:30.
:50:30. > :50:35.This game will drive you mad If he takes on the blue, and does
:50:35. > :50:45.not get it, it could be his last shot in this year's World
:50:45. > :50:58.
:50:59. > :51:08.Great shock, but look where their cue ball finished. He still thinks
:51:09. > :51:41.
:51:41. > :51:51.He has a told to do, but he is going to fight to the end, which is
:51:51. > :51:51.
:51:51. > :52:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 84 seconds
:52:57. > :53:07.He may have an angle on the blue to It was tough to play at that kind
:53:07. > :53:22.
:53:22. > :53:32.of pace to get a good position. 45 If that had kept running, he would
:53:32. > :53:36.
:53:36. > :53:46.have looked back. I think he has I think it is fated that Barry
:53:46. > :54:00.
:54:00. > :54:10.He tried to get it safe, tried to leave the cue ball in the jaws of
:54:10. > :54:28.
:54:28. > :54:32.the pocket, but does this red and Another false dawn for Ding Junhui.
:54:32. > :54:42.He is another player who will be certain to be world champion one
:54:42. > :54:50.
:54:50. > :54:55.day, but it does not always happen Well done, Barry Hawkins. You have
:54:55. > :55:05.to give him credit. He has just done what he is here to do, and he
:55:05. > :55:11.has played great much snooker. was a scary opponent because you
:55:11. > :55:16.know how well he can play. -- Ding. He has kept to his game plan and
:55:16. > :55:22.played really good solid match snooker. Much too good for Ding
:55:22. > :55:28.Junhui. The red has not gone in. But Ding Junhui is congratulating
:55:28. > :55:33.him and wishing him the best for the semi-final. Barry Hawkins looks
:55:34. > :55:40.up to his family and friends, with a big sigh of relief. You deserve
:55:40. > :55:50.it, Barry, you have been the better player by far. You are in the semi-
:55:50. > :55:51.
:55:51. > :56:01.final! He beats and 13-7. Well You look like a man in shock.
:56:01. > :56:02.
:56:02. > :56:08.cannot believe it. I cannot speak. I am so delighted. I am pleased
:56:08. > :56:18.they were I held myself together. I got a massive fluke on the pink. It
:56:18. > :56:19.
:56:19. > :56:27.I have had some bad luck here, so I will take it when it comes. One I
:56:27. > :56:33.missed the middle-distance red I felt terrible, but I was more calm
:56:33. > :56:39.and normal. I am absolutely delighted. You said the win against
:56:39. > :56:45.Mark Selby was the biggest in you a courier. Is this better? Absolutely.
:56:45. > :56:48.-- In your career. That is the biggest now definitely. I am just
:56:48. > :56:56.going to enjoy every moment of it. I have nothing to lose and
:56:56. > :56:59.hopefully I can perform at my best and see what happens. What were you
:56:59. > :57:03.saying to yourself when you walk up this morning? You know that Ding
:57:03. > :57:09.Junhui was capable of coming back. How did you keep your emotions
:57:09. > :57:13.under a control? To be honest, that was difficult. I did not sleep well
:57:13. > :57:18.last night. I walk up early this morning, due to nerves and things
:57:18. > :57:23.like that. I managed to win the first flick -- first frame which
:57:23. > :57:33.settled me a bit better. I could see he was struggling in the end. I
:57:33. > :57:36.
:57:36. > :57:40.do not like making excuses but I do not think the conditions suited him.
:57:40. > :57:44.I struggled last night, but managed to win the first frame, of which
:57:44. > :57:51.settled me down. You are through to the one-table set-up. Your friends
:57:51. > :57:58.and family will be delighted. Congratulate shins. Thank you a lot.
:57:58. > :58:03.When we talk about iconic images, his fist pump is right up there,
:58:03. > :58:07.seeing off Mark Selby and Ding Junhui. Let's bring you up to date
:58:07. > :58:11.with Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stuart Bingham. It did not take long for
:58:11. > :58:20.Ronnie to get back into the groove after the mid-session interval.
:58:21. > :58:26.Another century break for him. His third of the match. He is on his
:58:26. > :58:33.way to yet another World Championship semi-final. You can