:01:08. > :01:12.in the welcome but a long way to go before the title is won. It is the
:01:12. > :01:17.second instalment of the semifinal action here in Sheffield. And this
:01:17. > :01:21.the sports most important annual event, we hope it provide you with a
:01:21. > :01:29.decent excuse to ignore the perennials for a few hours. We are
:01:29. > :01:33.on and off here all afternoon and this is our bill of fare.
:01:33. > :01:38.Ronnie O'Sullivan says he has come back for the cash and there is
:01:38. > :01:43.�125,000 guaranteed if he makes it to back to back final. Judd Trump
:01:43. > :01:50.asking the most pointed questions of him. They share the opening eight
:01:50. > :01:54.frames of the session. Talk about finding your feet. Ricky
:01:54. > :02:01.Walden hit two centuryings in his first taste of the one table format
:02:01. > :02:07.P -- centuries. Barry Hawkins looked less comfortable. We will see their
:02:08. > :02:16.second session from 3.00 today. And we would like you to be part of the
:02:16. > :02:20.conversation, feel free to email or tweet your questions to the guys.
:02:20. > :02:24.So we are popping up a couple of times here on BBC Two this
:02:24. > :02:28.afternoon, there is local election coverage to share with us, happily
:02:29. > :02:34.we are not in charge of that, although it might be amusing if we
:02:34. > :02:39.were, our focus is on the O'Sullivan-Trump match. That is a
:02:39. > :02:42.semi that has a look and feel of a major final. Featuring two of the
:02:42. > :02:48.standard bearers for respective snooker generations and what an
:02:48. > :02:53.opening eight frames these two produced yesterday.
:02:53. > :02:57.It is very special today. There is that magnificent arena with the one
:02:57. > :03:07.table. That is every snooker player's dream, to play under these
:03:07. > :03:11.
:03:11. > :03:18.conditions here. That is a terrific shot. Not bad is
:03:18. > :03:28.it? Not bad at all. Oh, we have a respotted black, in
:03:28. > :03:31.
:03:31. > :03:35.the second frame. What What a great shot from Ronnie
:03:35. > :03:43.O'Sullivan there. Ronnie O'Sullivan will be delighted
:03:43. > :03:53.with this opening session. Leading three frames to one.
:03:53. > :04:06.
:04:06. > :04:16.It is round the houses, have a look at this shot. Have a look at this
:04:16. > :04:20.
:04:20. > :04:30.And he closes the gap. It is 4-3 to Ronnie O'Sullivan.
:04:30. > :04:35.
:04:36. > :04:42.Wow! Have a look that the cue ball each.
:04:42. > :04:48.Steve and Ken will be our companions this afternoon. The bookies still
:04:48. > :04:54.make Ronnie the favourite. How hard pushed has he been so far in this
:04:54. > :04:57.semifinal? It is a potential banana skin against Judd Trump, and the
:04:57. > :05:01.bookmakers are reflecting that with the price, while we have considered
:05:01. > :05:04.the possibility that this would be a procession the whole of the
:05:04. > :05:10.tournament, the way Ronnie look, they are not sure what Judd Trump is
:05:10. > :05:14.capable of. I think everybody expected a flamboyant break fest
:05:14. > :05:21.yesterday, but it was testament to the concentration of the players
:05:21. > :05:24.yesterday. We know Ronnie ap flamboyant. He can play big breaks
:05:25. > :05:28.and reel off frames quickly. Judd Trump can do the same, but Judd
:05:28. > :05:35.Trump is learning the craft as well, of the other side of the game. When
:05:35. > :05:40.he is not firing o all sill Kerr -- cylinders he is showing mature side
:05:40. > :05:45.as well. The first eight frames were fantastic, it was well matched up.
:05:45. > :05:51.Key for Trump, he has to stay with Ronnie, at least stay with him.
:05:51. > :05:55.but I think he has to play, the game that that is his trademark. He has
:05:55. > :05:59.to be positive, which is no problem for him, and just play the right
:05:59. > :06:02.shot at right time and see where it ends up. We shall enjoy the second
:06:02. > :06:06.session. You were probably enjoying it this morning, we were on the air
:06:06. > :06:10.at 10 o'clock, with the start of the session live. We will pick them back
:06:10. > :06:16.up again, because they have shared the opening four frames of this
:06:16. > :06:24.session, it is 6 frames apiece and it is nor nervy and error strewn
:06:24. > :06:34.this morning, here we are, frame 13, Trump 31-# in front and it is John
:06:34. > :06:38.
:06:38. > :06:47.Virgo and Steve Hendry who are Missed the pot but he won't be too
:06:47. > :06:57.displeased with where the cue ball displeased with where the cue ball
:06:57. > :07:17.
:07:17. > :07:27.He did well to avoid a kiss on the other red, on the right hand side of
:07:27. > :07:32.
:07:32. > :07:38.the table. He has finished perfect What a pot this was to take on.
:07:38. > :07:48.As I say, he did find the path back to the baulk end, so he hit it
:07:48. > :07:48.
:07:48. > :09:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 94 seconds
:09:23. > :09:33.He just has to leave himself a nice angle on the leader, but of course
:09:33. > :09:55.
:09:55. > :10:00.the major hurdle to get over here is Purposely left an angle on the
:10:00. > :10:03.yellow, so he can get close to the green. You would love to be on an
:10:03. > :10:09.angle where you could bring the green away from the baulk cushion,
:10:09. > :10:15.that is how difficult the pot on the green will be.
:10:16. > :10:20.The only reason he won't play that is he needs the green.
:10:20. > :10:25.He will be happy with that one. I think he was trying to get so
:10:25. > :10:29.close to the green here, he wasn't playing a canon.
:10:29. > :10:35.Probably trying to be too exact with the position. Yes, I think was the
:10:35. > :10:45.case. You see, he is 20 ahead. But there is 25 remaining, if he had
:10:45. > :11:08.
:11:08. > :11:12.potted that green, he would have Think this is the pest choice, stun
:11:12. > :11:18.it up the table. He was thinking of hitting it thin. The only thing is,
:11:18. > :11:28.with these when you try it, very thin like this, you can always catch
:11:28. > :11:28.
:11:28. > :11:33.the middle pocket, if you just don't catch it thin enough. Missed the
:11:33. > :11:39.middle pocket. Full-ball kiss on the black would be handy. Any kiss on
:11:39. > :11:42.the black would be handy but it is not qies a snooker I don't think,
:11:42. > :11:52.looking at Ronnie's face, but that doesn't help Judd Trump, he has got
:11:52. > :12:05.
:12:05. > :12:09.Looks like an easy swerve, but he is thinking of coming off the side, and
:12:09. > :12:15.baulk cushion to get in behind this green.
:12:15. > :12:19.Hit the green on the way up. He has left it I think. He has left it over
:12:19. > :12:29.the middle. The old problem, it wasn't hitting it, could you get it
:12:29. > :12:36.
:12:36. > :12:40.safe? Well it it only just crept in, but
:12:40. > :12:44.crept in it did. So once again it looks like Judd Trump is going to
:12:44. > :12:54.fall a frame behind, when he looked as though he was going to go a frame
:12:54. > :13:11.
:13:11. > :13:14.27 ahead. 18 remaining. Two snookers Well, in goes the pink. Judd Trump
:13:14. > :13:19.will be very disappointed. He has first chance again in that frame,
:13:19. > :13:23.looked as though he was going to go one frame ahead. But he didn't take
:13:23. > :13:26.that chance. It is Ronnie O'Sullivan, 7-6 in front. HAZEL
:13:26. > :13:31.IRVINE: It is the fourth time the defending champion has foreigned in
:13:31. > :13:35.front, but he would love to put some real distance between himself and
:13:35. > :13:45.the former UK champion Trump. Into the next we go. It is Ronnie at the
:13:45. > :13:56.
:13:56. > :14:00.He hasn't left a chance for his opponent, it doesn't appear. Looking
:14:00. > :14:05.at the potting angle on something here, Judd, maybe it is the thin
:14:05. > :14:15.cut. He can just get in between the plaque and the red immediately above
:14:15. > :14:30.
:14:30. > :14:40.-- black. #3 He is taking the pot Possibility of the yellow, but that
:14:40. > :15:08.
:15:08. > :15:12.Couldn't take the chance from yellow. He has played that very
:15:12. > :15:18.well, really. I think he has tried to cover the right half of the
:15:18. > :15:23.table. He may not have managed it. Ronnie will look at the possibility
:15:23. > :15:28.of a three ball plant. Is there a possibility of it? There is,
:15:28. > :15:33.definitely. This will go very close, the only thing is, he is hitting, it
:15:33. > :15:41.is a three ball plant. The first will hit the second red on the right
:15:41. > :15:51.hand side. It may just push the third one to the left. So, it is not
:15:51. > :15:59.
:15:59. > :16:03.If you had fully committed to that, maybe you could have got it. But
:16:03. > :16:09.Ronnie was had half an eye on returning the cue ball back to
:16:09. > :16:19.baulk, and it's a poor length, he has left Judd a chance here, this
:16:19. > :16:24.
:16:24. > :16:34.He seems to prefer playing the screw back shots. That makes the pot more
:16:34. > :16:37.
:16:37. > :16:47.Sorry he finished straight on the blue, and now he has this red to the
:16:47. > :16:50.
:16:50. > :16:55.right conner. I think the black is coming round ing having a look.
:16:55. > :17:00.-- coming round, having a look. I think the pink maybe available as
:17:00. > :17:04.wellful so option what is to play Well he has run through for the
:17:04. > :17:14.black, that is unforgivable to miss a red like that, the black must go,
:17:14. > :17:20.
:17:20. > :17:30.A silly thing to say, but just put that down carelessness, to me.
:17:30. > :17:31.
:17:31. > :17:40.Or pressure. Maybe that shot there is the first
:17:40. > :17:45.sign of weakness we have seen this We know he is more comfortable
:17:45. > :17:51.screwing shots rather than dropping them in dead weight, so maybe a not
:17:51. > :18:01.comfortable shot for him to play. Yes. Maybe just quit on the shot
:18:01. > :18:06.Of course they set such a high standard it is a surprise hen they
:18:06. > :18:10.miss a relatively easy pot like But anything is missable.
:18:11. > :18:20.Particularly when you are trying to get good position on the next ball.
:18:21. > :18:24.
:18:24. > :18:28.But what a chance this has handed frame, but since then it has been
:18:28. > :18:38.bits and pieces. This is a frame winning opportunity.
:18:38. > :18:38.
:18:38. > :19:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 94 seconds
:19:31. > :19:41.I think having to go up to the yellow spot, that is the highest
:19:41. > :19:49.
:19:49. > :19:54.available. That won't bother Ronnie. That has gone a bit awry. Didn't
:19:54. > :20:00.want to be that far away, but the great advantage of being able to
:20:00. > :20:04.play left handed, he is pretty good with the rest. A type similar type
:20:04. > :20:10.of shot to the one Judd Trump missed.
:20:10. > :20:20.But no such problems for Ronnie. Now, the key shot coming up. It is
:20:20. > :20:24.one loose red. Well, there maybe two loose reds. He
:20:24. > :20:28.maybe able to hold for it. No, he decided to play the canon, and I
:20:28. > :20:32.think it is OK. There is two reds together. If the one on the right
:20:32. > :20:36.hand side going to the right corner he has no problem. Obviously
:20:36. > :20:42.doesn't. He is looking for an alternative. That red obviously
:20:42. > :20:49.touching the other one just doesn't So, there is a bit of a tricky shot
:20:49. > :20:59.to play here. He could have played for a position without the canon.
:20:59. > :21:24.
:21:24. > :21:30.still looking for another couple of Beautifully played.
:21:30. > :21:40.Red and a black would be enough. The black would put him 60 points in
:21:40. > :21:56.
:21:56. > :22:00.Ronnie regains his two frame advantage, and we could have the
:22:00. > :22:10.chance to see the first century this match.
:22:10. > :22:14.
:22:15. > :22:19.A couple of times now he has tried to canon those two reds in the
:22:19. > :22:24.middle of the tablet. He has just missed. It doesn't matter, Judd
:22:24. > :22:33.won't come back to the table. It would be nice to see the century.
:22:33. > :22:38.I am sure one of these reds must go. Probably the one immediately above
:22:38. > :22:48.the black. I mean, if the right hand side one doesn't go, the other one
:22:48. > :23:13.
:23:14. > :23:20.43 centuries so tar in this welcome. -- world Championship.
:23:20. > :23:25.Join has made seven of them. Well, what a pity we didn't see the
:23:25. > :23:30.century. But he took the rest of them absolutely beautifully.
:23:30. > :23:35.Judd Trump made a mistake. It was his mistake that gave Ronnie the
:23:35. > :23:39.chance and he took it and he is two frames clear. 8-6. HAZEL IRVINE: The
:23:39. > :23:45.highest break of the match so far, and there is tea light between the
:23:45. > :23:55.king and the young pretender to his crown as we head into the
:23:55. > :23:58.
:23:58. > :24:05.penultimate frame of this session. He nearly found a path but the read
:24:05. > :24:09.came across and kissed it. So the first real chance goes to Ronnie.
:24:09. > :24:15.It looks as though it was going to run up the table and that red came
:24:15. > :24:25.across, flicked it, knocked it in another one, and you can see Judd is
:24:25. > :24:36.
:24:36. > :24:41.thinking "What else can go wrong? ". There is a red that is stopping the
:24:41. > :24:48.blue going back on on its spot. He may play for the red, the one that
:24:48. > :24:52.is close to the blue. He just overscrewed that a bit. As I
:24:52. > :24:57.say, he won't want to play for the blue, because if the blue spot is
:24:57. > :25:02.tied up, it will come down on the black spot and make it a bit
:25:02. > :25:12.congested. But if you have no option, that is what you have to do.
:25:12. > :25:16.
:25:16. > :25:21.This time going for that red that is occupying the blue spot.
:25:21. > :25:25.Well, it is the pink that has had to go on the black spot, but as I say,
:25:25. > :25:30.it was important that he didn't get too many of the balls tied up. And
:25:30. > :25:40.that pink will be available into the right corner, perfect on the blue.
:25:40. > :25:42.
:25:42. > :25:48.Somewhere in the circle would be nice.
:25:48. > :25:53.Just gone a bit too hard. He wanted to stay on the pen ing. He may have
:25:53. > :26:00.to go for the blue again. -- pink. Which would disappoint him a little
:26:00. > :26:10.bit. It is OK, as long as you find the good angle op the blue.
:26:10. > :26:28.
:26:28. > :26:32.Which he has done, no problem. He said he doesn't enjoy the game
:26:32. > :26:36.any more, but you don't get that impression when he is out there in
:26:36. > :26:41.the arena, it looks like it is his second home.
:26:41. > :26:51.He looks so comfortable, seems to be enjoying I he loves pleasing the
:26:51. > :26:57.
:26:57. > :27:07.crowd, that is the one thing that Yes the only thing I don't
:27:07. > :27:07.
:27:07. > :27:11.understand, how can he not enjoy Must be too straight on this pink to
:27:11. > :27:15.play the shot he wants to. Looks like he could nudge the black
:27:15. > :27:19.out, but didn't fancy taking a risk on that.
:27:19. > :27:26.Now, he has held the pink spot, pink is going on the highest available,
:27:26. > :27:36.the brown, so he is not making it anyier for himself here.
:27:36. > :27:36.
:27:36. > :28:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 94 seconds
:28:22. > :28:27.It would be too risky to bring the back in to play. Back on the blue,
:28:27. > :28:32.lots of screw. Will he play for the blue in the middle? He will have to
:28:32. > :28:37.take it to the far right corner, it is not too bad.
:28:37. > :28:47.Yes, slightly surprised he didn't go into the bunch after that last blue.
:28:47. > :28:49.
:28:49. > :28:59.He needed to be in exact positional He may be wishing the ball was more
:28:59. > :29:02.open now, because he has come a bit I think it is the one on the left
:29:02. > :29:08.hand side of the table, using the rest. Going back up for the blue,
:29:08. > :29:14.you have to put that extra bit of pace in the cue ball, so good shot
:29:14. > :29:17.needed here. This isn't straightforward. Yeah, using these
:29:17. > :29:27.extensions, the feel is never the same as when you are using your cue
:29:27. > :29:52.
:29:52. > :30:00.He has hit this really well. 54 points the lead.
:30:00. > :30:10.So still quite a bit to do. Well, he is on the blue but not the
:30:10. > :30:16.
:30:16. > :30:19.right side of it. There are two red may be a possible plant if he can
:30:20. > :30:29.get back to play on the right-hand side of the table. A possible plant
:30:30. > :30:43.
:30:43. > :30:53.to the left corner, which he could going to be the end of break. Goes
:30:53. > :31:02.
:31:02. > :31:07.back to his seat 60 in the lead but STEPHEN HENDRY: He has left a pot to
:31:07. > :31:17.the corner. It makes it very difficult for Judd to win the frame
:31:17. > :31:18.
:31:18. > :31:23.at this visit. The pink's more or less out of position. Ronnie's
:31:23. > :31:33.strong favourite for this frame at the moment. Yes, there's a big
:31:33. > :31:41.
:31:41. > :31:46.target behind the brown, green and handy. Even so, not too bad, I don't
:31:46. > :31:56.think. I think Ronnie can get past the pink for the red in the middle
:31:56. > :32:18.
:32:18. > :32:28.of the table. I think there's still gone close to the top cushion. 60
:32:28. > :32:36.
:32:36. > :32:46.opportunity to bring the black into play and a flick on the yellow.
:32:46. > :33:07.
:33:07. > :33:17.break-building, never forget he's one of the best tacticians and
:33:17. > :33:17.
:33:17. > :34:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 94 seconds
:34:22. > :34:27.safety plays the game has ever seen. to play-off, closest to the cue
:34:27. > :34:33.ball, he has to be careful he doesn't hit it too thick. In the NT
:34:34. > :34:43.played the part. What a nice pot it was. He thought he might as well go
:34:44. > :34:44.
:34:44. > :35:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 94 seconds
:35:31. > :35:33.for the pot. -- in the end, he nods the concession. So Ronnie
:35:33. > :35:39.O'Sullivan played some excellent shots and a terrific pot to clinch
:35:39. > :35:46.it. Now has a three frame advantage at nine frames to six, one to play
:35:46. > :35:50.in the session. HAZEL IRVINE: This 16th frame could
:35:50. > :35:54.be a key moment in the overall context of the match. In this,
:35:54. > :36:04.Judd's already had a contribution of 41 and Ronnie's back to the table 45
:36:04. > :36:05.
:36:05. > :36:15.adrift. STEPHEN HENDRY: What a steal this
:36:15. > :36:15.
:36:15. > :36:20.would be. JOHN VIRGO: Yes, questionable
:36:20. > :36:26.because he did it a bit too thin in playing the pot. Maybe he just
:36:26. > :36:36.couldn't get to it. Of course, a few shots ago he put the yellow in a
:36:36. > :36:54.
:36:54. > :37:04.experienced up visible, knows what these clearances mean. -- at the
:37:04. > :37:39.
:37:39. > :37:49.an angle on the block to can the red but I don't think that's a
:37:49. > :37:55.
:37:55. > :38:05.low on the block so you can cannon up to disturb the red if you can.
:38:05. > :38:13.
:38:13. > :38:23.Not the best angle he's left didn't have the perfect angle, there
:38:23. > :38:39.
:38:39. > :38:49.was not a lot of pace on the cue APPLAUSE He could get pretty close
:38:49. > :38:54.
:38:54. > :38:58.to the question you're going to get the double-kiss and I think Judd
:38:58. > :39:04.Trump breathed a sigh of relief there. One is now just one point
:39:05. > :39:14.behind for the frame -- one point behind, and the frame is still well
:39:15. > :39:48.
:39:48. > :39:53.shots than that but he hasn't left a Trump and that's the most important
:39:53. > :39:59.thing at this stage of the frame - if you can get a good safety, you
:39:59. > :40:05.become favourite because no matter how good Ronnie O'Sullivan is, he's
:40:05. > :40:10.not certain whether yellow will finish. -- where the yellow will
:40:10. > :40:20.finish. Unless you hit it as perfectly as that! That's a bit of
:40:20. > :40:20.
:40:20. > :41:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 94 seconds
:41:21. > :41:31.had to hit it so perfectly, but he fluency. But boy, has every frame
:41:31. > :42:01.
:42:01. > :42:11.if he hadn't kissed the brown but I don't think it's the type of pop-up
:42:11. > :42:11.
:42:11. > :43:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 94 seconds
:43:18. > :43:24.escape on the right-hand side is not cushions, he's got to be very wary
:43:24. > :43:28.of the green. I understand why he's thinking about it. That's the sort
:43:28. > :43:38.of lying he's thinking but you've got to get a bit closer to the green
:43:38. > :43:41.
:43:41. > :43:51.than my line suggests. But played it well. Great shot. Nelly had the
:43:51. > :44:18.
:44:18. > :44:22.bonus of snooker two great escapes of a snooker but it's mighty thin.
:44:22. > :44:32.You can always leave them. He'll be hoping he gets a cover here. Will
:44:32. > :44:45.
:44:45. > :44:52.the blue come to his rescue? It with these smokers and Ronnie will
:44:52. > :44:56.be absolutely delighted with that one. Both players from one end of
:44:56. > :45:05.the table to the other eyeing it up. Just an edge of the yellow sticking
:45:05. > :45:12.out. Didn't guarantee safety, though, and this red's on. I bet
:45:12. > :45:15.Judd can't believe the red has not gone to the side cushion. You're
:45:15. > :45:25.getting excited with the tension - it's the yellow! You know what I
:45:25. > :45:30.
:45:30. > :45:40.mean! APPLAUSE The controlled the cue ball
:45:40. > :45:40.
:45:40. > :45:45.really well. -- he controlled. One point in front, a natural angle to
:45:45. > :45:55.go off to cushions for the brown. Doesn't have to do a lot with the
:45:55. > :46:08.
:46:08. > :46:18.surprising miss. You wouldn't have expected him to miss it by that far.
:46:18. > :46:31.
:46:31. > :46:37.The green 's, away from the pocket. for Judd Trump because Ronnie
:46:37. > :46:47.O'Sullivan has a great opportunity there to win the frame. Coming up to
:46:47. > :47:04.
:47:04. > :47:14.trying to put distance between cue ball and object ball. He'll know
:47:14. > :47:14.
:47:14. > :48:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 94 seconds
:48:09. > :48:17.that he's missed a great opportunity pace on the cue ball. A shake of the
:48:17. > :48:24.head from Ronnie says it's decision time. You feel he could go for the
:48:24. > :48:34.green and hope for the brown but if the green doesn't go in, he could
:48:34. > :48:34.
:48:34. > :50:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 94 seconds
:50:15. > :50:19.get to the cue ball comfortably. -- brown. It's always risky, though,
:50:19. > :50:26.because you don't really have a lot of control of the green. He may have
:50:26. > :50:36.left Judd Chancey. I don't know the green cuts into the middle pocket.
:50:36. > :51:07.
:51:08. > :51:13.got to get it safe. -- play. Judd will be looking to get another
:51:13. > :51:23.chance in this frame now. Ronnie still needs up to and including the
:51:23. > :51:50.
:51:50. > :51:54.pink. Well, would you believe that? This frame has taken on massive
:51:54. > :52:01.importance, particularly for Judd Trump but I think it's beginning to
:52:01. > :52:11.show on Ronnie now. He knows what an opportunity he's missed twice, to
:52:11. > :52:17.
:52:17. > :52:27.take a four frame advantage. And including the pink.
:52:27. > :52:32.
:52:32. > :52:42.pressure. Would never have expected him to miss that green. He proceeded
:52:42. > :52:52.
:52:52. > :53:02.Trump will be mightily relieved to have won it. Ronnie O'Sullivan had
:53:02. > :53:04.
:53:04. > :53:08.two golden opportunities. O'Sullivan's hand. Ronnie O'Sullivan
:53:08. > :53:10.is still two frames ahead but he should have been four and Judd Trump
:53:10. > :53:15.can take that into the next session. He should be delighted with the
:53:15. > :53:21.outcome. One E O'Sullivan leads Judd Trump at the end of the second
:53:21. > :53:27.session by nine frames to seven. HAZEL IRVINE: It could so easily
:53:27. > :53:29.have been ten - six and I wonder how you reflect on that. It's very
:53:29. > :53:34.unusual to see tension in the arm of Ronnie O'Sullivan but we did with
:53:34. > :53:39.that green. A bit of annoyance at the end with the way he'd thrown it
:53:39. > :53:43.away. He had great chances on the colours and some great safety. Judd
:53:43. > :53:47.Trump was clinging on by his fingernails at one stage. He was a
:53:47. > :53:50.bit fortunate in many respects. Lots of different twists and turns of a
:53:50. > :53:54.tactical department but Ronnie O'Sullivan had the best of it and
:53:54. > :53:59.the fact he didn't convert will be a frustration. He was walking a bit at
:53:59. > :54:05.the end. Ken, the fascination will be not a single century break in
:54:05. > :54:08.this. Still great entertainment, though. 16 friends and not a single
:54:08. > :54:13.century between them is very unusual. However, on the other hand,
:54:13. > :54:17.we've had a lot of tension and highly entertaining but you ready
:54:17. > :54:21.from both players and really fantastic safety, particularly in
:54:21. > :54:25.the last frame and particularly from Judd Trump. Even though Roddy
:54:25. > :54:32.totally dominated that sequence of shots from the yellow onwards, Judd
:54:33. > :54:37.Trump showed a lot of patience. Maybe six months, 12 months or even
:54:37. > :54:41.18 months ago, he wouldn't have had the patience. He got out of a couple
:54:41. > :54:44.of very difficult smokers and it boiled down to that but of tension.
:54:44. > :54:52.Ronnie will certainly be irked at missing a straightforward pot like
:54:52. > :54:59.that green. We know full well that Judd could come out this evening and
:54:59. > :55:03.bash a couple of quick frames away and it's nine - nine again. We've
:55:03. > :55:05.been fascinated by what we've been seeing out there. We've also been
:55:05. > :55:10.intrigued by the comments from viewers about Ronnie O'Sullivan. It
:55:11. > :55:16.has galvanised the press room where acres of copy have been generated.
:55:16. > :55:22.Rob Walker has been canvassing opinion. There's still so much being
:55:23. > :55:30.written about and spoken about Ronnie O'Sullivan. Andy from the
:55:30. > :55:35.sun-macro is with me along with a presenter from radio five,. When he
:55:35. > :55:42.announced his retirement the other night, I just copied and pasted last
:55:42. > :55:52.year's story into the computer. He's said he's quitting almost as often
:55:52. > :55:56.
:55:56. > :55:58.as Marini says how popular he is in England. -- Jose-Maria Nyunt.
:55:58. > :56:03.there any sense that the public are getting a little bit tired of
:56:03. > :56:08.hearing the same story? I don't know about tired but I don't think they
:56:08. > :56:10.believe it and the bookies aren't taking much notice. They're already
:56:10. > :56:15.laying really short odds on him being back at the Crucible again
:56:15. > :56:18.next season but the public like to talk about it. They'll all be the
:56:18. > :56:24.pubs around Sheffield asking if he be back next year. Nobody wants to
:56:24. > :56:29.know everything in sport - it's boring if you do. Let's talk about
:56:29. > :56:35.the fascinating session this morning. What a huge frame for Judd
:56:35. > :56:38.to Nick at the end. In all must, seismic - choose your adjective. The
:56:38. > :56:46.difference between ten - six and nine - seven is massive in a frame
:56:46. > :56:51.might like this. -- in a match like this. Nine - seven matches still
:56:51. > :56:58.very much in the balance. It was a super ten session, particularly the
:56:58. > :57:02.first floor frames for the interval. Goodness knows what it was like out
:57:02. > :57:05.there. Trump asked to start cutting out some of the errors he's made. On
:57:06. > :57:10.a number of occasions, he was in first with an opportunity and didn't
:57:10. > :57:13.take it. He's still in the match, having taken the last frame, but
:57:13. > :57:19.he's got to cut out those errors, otherwise it's going to be very
:57:19. > :57:25.tough to beat O'Sullivan. Thanks, guys. We just can't stop talking
:57:25. > :57:29.about Ronnie O'Sullivan here in the press room.
:57:29. > :57:33.Has Ronnie squandered, perhaps, some of the goodwill that was generated
:57:33. > :57:40.towards him because of the magnitude of this task he was taking on and
:57:40. > :57:44.the subsequent comments thereafter? I'm unsure of the timing. That's why
:57:44. > :57:48.I'm a little bit surprised. In a way, it it might put extra heat on
:57:49. > :57:52.him. Whether he likes and welcomes that heat or not, I think sometimes
:57:52. > :57:57.when you have a lot of that stuff in the papers, there's more attention
:57:57. > :58:03.on you and I'd be rather deflecting attention away. It may put extra
:58:03. > :58:09.pressure on him. It remains to be seen. There was one comment that he
:58:09. > :58:14.has to fulfil ten tournaments or something. That makes a mockery of
:58:14. > :58:19.what he then said in the press conference but who knows? I think
:58:19. > :58:23.we'll be talking about it for some time. We've got a 60 break coming up
:58:23. > :58:27.very shortly. That's a break of 60 minutes anyway because politics will
:58:27. > :58:30.take pride of place very shortly for the next hour. We'll be back at
:58:30. > :58:35.three o'clock and when we do, we'll be returning with the second of our