:01:08. > :01:12.To been working out that trophy at the end of 17 days, you have got to
:01:12. > :01:18.be a very special snooker player indeed. You are the master of the
:01:18. > :01:23.world. That is why I wanted to become a snooker player, to come to
:01:23. > :01:27.the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, and lift that a beautiful trophy.
:01:27. > :01:33.very few people get to kiss that lady on top of the trophy and when
:01:33. > :01:36.you do, you never forget it. thought that it belonged to me, it
:01:36. > :01:41.was my trophy, it was my championship. I hated anyone else
:01:41. > :01:46.of winning it, even now. When you become the world champion you want
:01:46. > :01:56.to give that beautiful little lady a kiss, and say, you're mine, for
:01:56. > :02:09.
:02:09. > :02:14.Good evening from the Crucible Theatre on one of the great Nice in
:02:14. > :02:18.British sport. Tennis has Roger further up, darts has Phil Taylor,
:02:18. > :02:24.but snooker as Ronnie O'Sullivan, and he is on the verge of something
:02:24. > :02:31.extra-special this evening. After her year-long sabbatical the return
:02:31. > :02:36.of the Rocket could culminate inner 5th world title. What can be 18-1
:02:36. > :02:44.shot Barry Hawkins do to stop him? We are in the final session of this
:02:44. > :02:48.Betfair World Championship. The us is the story so far. One, the
:02:48. > :02:53.dominant force in the game, I Goliath of the green baize,
:02:53. > :03:03.defending his championship. other, a giant killer, a fearless
:03:03. > :03:06.
:03:06. > :03:13.contender, and certainly up for the fight. Barry struggled to settle.
:03:13. > :03:19.Ronnie had the cue ball on a string. Suddenly it was 2-0. And then the
:03:19. > :03:27.hawk it took the three frames on the spin. The Rocket reeled for the
:03:27. > :03:32.first time in the tournament. But he exploded into life, producing
:03:32. > :03:39.back to back centuries, and led by three. Then the finest snookers
:03:39. > :03:46.session of the championship. I and the evening session provided drama
:03:46. > :03:53.to match. Barry showed resolve, digging deep and levelling at 7-7.
:03:53. > :03:58.Ronnie looked rattled. How would he respond? Like a champion -2 more
:03:58. > :04:04.century breaks. Then, Ronnie O'Sullivan took a dramatic final
:04:04. > :04:12.frame to lead 10-7 overnight. Barry Hawkins could not afford to lose
:04:12. > :04:17.those final frames if he wanted to inflict those final scars. So ended
:04:17. > :04:20.along to O'Sullivan, the greatest front runner in the game. How will
:04:20. > :04:27.split the opening two frame so was an astonishing clearance from
:04:27. > :04:35.Ronnie, and he was four up. Barry responded forcefully, to give his
:04:35. > :04:40.fans hope. By the Rocket hit the afterburners and then powered on to
:04:40. > :04:50.his 6th century break of the final, I knew Crucible record. So, can
:04:50. > :04:55.
:04:55. > :05:00.Barry win it, or is this Ronnie's Einstein said time was an illusion
:05:00. > :05:05.but on the biggest day of your career, it is nothing of the sort.
:05:05. > :05:12.From the moment the last ball drops in the afternoon, time is your on
:05:12. > :05:20.the reality. On the clock, it marches forward, second by second,
:05:20. > :05:24.minute by minute. A but in the mind, anticipation slows it, and fear
:05:24. > :05:31.makes it past in a rash. You think you're killing time, but sometimes,
:05:31. > :05:35.it is time that is killing you. can be your friend on the macro
:05:35. > :05:43.enemy. But, whatever the speed of your own reality, the Crucible
:05:43. > :05:53.clock is still ticking. A quarter- century of routine, as easy war
:05:53. > :05:59.
:05:59. > :06:02.hour, approaches. -- zero-hour. Your past, present and future are
:06:02. > :06:12.about to collide in the famous arena, and the question is, has
:06:12. > :06:28.
:06:28. > :06:38.Ladies and gentlemen, please will MUSIC: "Beautiful People" by Chris
:06:38. > :07:01.
:07:01. > :07:11.And now, please welcome the defending champion, the Rocket,
:07:11. > :07:26.
:07:26. > :07:30.MUSIC: "Let Me Entertain You" by Ronnie needs just three more frames
:07:30. > :07:34.to claim back-to-back world titles. Barry Hawkins has a possible 10
:07:34. > :07:38.more frames to try and do in things around. Ready for action in the
:07:38. > :07:48.commentary box we have the seven- times world champion Stephen Hendry,
:07:48. > :07:50.
:07:50. > :08:00.and Mr Maximum himself, Willie The climax of this year's Betfair
:08:00. > :08:04.
:08:04. > :08:09.world's snooker championship. -- He could have been much closer. But
:08:09. > :08:19.every time O'Sullivan's back has been against the wall, he has
:08:19. > :08:23.
:08:23. > :08:33.been against the wall, he has Mathematically, it has not been
:08:33. > :08:47.
:08:47. > :08:52.Foul, Barry Hawkins, four. He does not appear to have done any damage.
:08:52. > :09:02.He missed a long pod by quite a long way, but was unlucky to have
:09:02. > :09:10.
:09:10. > :09:20.This first frame is huge for Barry, if he wants to, at the very least,
:09:20. > :09:37.
:09:37. > :09:43.take this final into the second session. We have known that Barry
:09:43. > :09:53.Hawkins has been a great player for a long time but, this final, he has
:09:53. > :09:59.
:09:59. > :10:05.proved to everybody that he is a That is an excellent reply from
:10:05. > :10:11.O'Sullivan. I hope that Barry can take all the positives from this
:10:11. > :10:21.World Championship. He can be a multiple winner, not just one
:10:21. > :10:24.
:10:24. > :10:29.ranking tournament. Taking this pod on just below the pink spot.
:10:29. > :10:37.Normally that would be enough to be in front in the match but, when you
:10:37. > :10:42.are playing a Ronnie O'Sullivan that is not enough. They have
:10:42. > :10:52.played 25 frames and he has still got and 94% potting success rate.
:10:52. > :10:56.
:10:56. > :11:06.Incredible, really. He needs the blue or yellow to come to his
:11:06. > :11:41.
:11:41. > :11:51.rescue. There may be a gap, not.. - He had no problem getting back into
:11:51. > :11:53.
:11:53. > :12:03.baulk, so he is going to roll up for an end-off. -- in-off. Well
:12:03. > :12:03.
:12:03. > :13:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:13:11. > :13:16.If he had missed that the cue ball was careering into the reds and it
:13:16. > :13:21.certainly could have been a frame- winning opportunity. Takes
:13:21. > :13:31.incredible conference to pot them. A perfect angle on the green, he
:13:31. > :13:35.
:13:35. > :13:45.can put the cue ball where he wants, The red to the middle, hampered
:13:45. > :14:03.
:14:03. > :14:12.In the end, he did well to pot this. Have to concentrate on the pot,
:14:12. > :14:22.couldn't play position. To get the right side of the blue. You have
:14:22. > :14:33.
:14:33. > :14:38.Stephen mention, he had to go up for a baulk colour. If the red
:14:38. > :14:44.above the black pots to the corner pocket, he has got every chance of,
:14:44. > :14:54.and a few shots time, bringing that black into play. He will have to
:14:54. > :15:04.
:15:04. > :15:07.Needs to put the breaks on. -- brakes. If the cue ball had stopped
:15:07. > :15:17.at two of three inches before that he would have been able to get onto
:15:17. > :15:23.
:15:23. > :15:33.He has done very well. He didn't have the angle to get this close to
:15:33. > :15:36.
:15:36. > :15:42.the black. He really had to nip the cue ball, there. There was a prime
:15:42. > :15:52.example of a player playing off the jaw of the pocket, that is how well
:15:52. > :16:04.
:16:04. > :16:10.these players can play when they He's perfect on the red to the
:16:10. > :16:20.right hand corner and he is looking for a chance to get top side of the
:16:20. > :16:24.
:16:24. > :16:34.He didn't quite get it just right. Unless he can pop this yellow, that
:16:34. > :16:37.
:16:37. > :16:41.could be end of break. -- pot this yellow. From the red to the left
:16:41. > :16:51.hand corner, that is where he can get back on to the black. He needs
:16:51. > :17:13.
:17:13. > :17:19.That really was a fantastic shot with the rest. The control of the
:17:19. > :17:26.cue ball. Keeps it so still, gets such a straight line, and match,
:17:26. > :17:29.this is a frame-winning opportunity, after that shot. The only
:17:29. > :17:36.department that Barry is not complete in his break-building. He
:17:36. > :17:43.has had more table time than Ronnie O'Sullivan in this match, 51% of
:17:43. > :17:53.table time. He has to start to make every chance a frame-winning chance.
:17:53. > :18:29.
:18:29. > :18:38.He will be very disappointed if he 52 point lead. So two more reds and
:18:38. > :18:46.blacks and he will have done what he needed to do, as Stephen said,
:18:46. > :18:56.in front of this packed Crucible crowd. Looking good, Stephen.
:18:56. > :19:00.
:19:01. > :19:10.us is fabulous. Fantastic long red. He has capitalised on at superbly.
:19:11. > :19:11.
:19:11. > :19:21.-- on that. We can show you this long red again. That was a must-
:19:21. > :19:21.
:19:21. > :19:28.make shot. And the crowd a plot that he has got Ronnie was Solomon
:19:28. > :19:38.in the snookers required situation. -- applaud that he has got Ronnie
:19:38. > :19:50.
:19:50. > :19:57.O'Sullivan in the snookers-required It is a sign of the respect and
:19:57. > :20:07.Ronnie is giving Paris that he still feels the need to raise a
:20:07. > :20:18.
:20:18. > :20:23.gear or to stay in front. -- is I mentioned that he needed to
:20:23. > :20:33.improve his winning a frame at one visit, and he has done that man. He
:20:33. > :20:36.
:20:36. > :20:46.has only had one century in this match, fabulous break of 133. You
:20:46. > :21:04.
:21:04. > :21:10.can see this red struggling. Well This is when you produce your best
:21:10. > :21:16.snooker, live, Monday night, the final session of the World
:21:16. > :21:20.Championship. There was no better place to play your best snooker.
:21:20. > :21:30.never found out, Stephen, but I will have to agree with you,
:21:30. > :21:48.
:21:48. > :21:58.because you obviously did it on so Will play it, Barry Hawkins! This
:21:58. > :22:04.
:22:04. > :22:14.century warmly appreciated by the This ties the record four centuries
:22:14. > :22:19.
:22:19. > :22:29.in the final. That, just to remind Stephen, was the game between Ebdon
:22:29. > :22:41.
:22:41. > :22:51.He will do well to get past the middle pocket from this pink. So
:22:51. > :22:56.
:22:56. > :23:03.much so, he may be doubling the black. Or trebling. It's close,
:23:03. > :23:13.it's really close! That is the way to opened the evening session of
:23:13. > :23:17.
:23:17. > :23:20.the final. The gap closes to four It is amazing. So many people
:23:20. > :23:29.expected a walkover for Ronnie O'Sullivan. Barry Hawkins is giving
:23:29. > :23:33.as good as EDS. If that doesn't get the juices flowing, nothing will.
:23:33. > :23:39.You have to take your hat off to Barry Hawkins, he is enjoying every
:23:40. > :23:44.minute of it. Ronnie O'Sullivan thought he was not going to be in a
:23:44. > :23:50.fight, but he has got another think coming. Barry Hawkins has laid down
:23:50. > :23:54.a marker, that was a great start. And Ronnie has never flinched when
:23:54. > :23:58.Barry Hawkins has come back at him, he always seems to have had an
:23:58. > :24:03.extra gear. That is what we have seen time and time again in this
:24:03. > :24:06.match. He has a bit of breathing space, but Barry Hawkins has been
:24:06. > :24:10.underrated for most of his career. We will not be under rating him
:24:10. > :24:15.from here on in. But Ronnie O'Sullivan can move up through the
:24:15. > :24:20.gears, but he has got to do it once again. Describing what it is like
:24:20. > :24:28.as one of the Gladiators coming into this arena on the final night.
:24:28. > :24:38.It is very special. The hairs on the back of your neck stand up. It
:24:38. > :24:40.
:24:40. > :24:50.is like a good race horse, like Frankel. Every time that he gets
:24:50. > :24:53.
:24:53. > :25:01.close to Ronnie's quarters, he Can Barry win two or three frames
:25:01. > :25:10.in a row? That would put the cat amongst the pigeons. We would see
:25:10. > :25:20.how Ronnie would react to that. It is easier said than done. Two
:25:20. > :25:34.
:25:34. > :25:44.cushions to lie at the bottom of REFEREE: Touching ball. He will be
:25:44. > :25:49.hoping to finish on the blue, or He made sure that by putting that
:25:49. > :25:56.little bit of side on it. And it sprung off the cushion, with loads
:25:56. > :26:04.of side. Because the red was near the blue he did not want to risk
:26:04. > :26:13.playing for the blue. He couldn't have done it better. It was not a
:26:13. > :26:23.tough escape, to get that cue ball safe. Such an innocuous shot. And
:26:23. > :26:48.
:26:48. > :26:56.It looks like the pink might have to go on the black spot, which
:26:56. > :27:01.should not be a problem for Ronnie. Looks like the red on the pink spot
:27:01. > :27:10.will pot, so you might be reluctant to pot the pink. He might rather
:27:10. > :27:16.put the pink at the play. Weaving that red there leaves the pink in
:27:16. > :27:24.open play on the black spot. Incredible movement and Ronnie gets
:27:24. > :27:34.with very little power. The top of his cue comes right back to his
:27:34. > :27:50.
:27:50. > :28:00.thumb, which enables him to get That was a shot you did not see
:28:00. > :28:17.
:28:17. > :28:24.coming. If this red is on the Well done. He screwed into the pack
:28:24. > :28:28.this afternoon, but this is not a pack you can screw into, is it?
:28:28. > :28:34.has the red to the left, if he stands into that one, that is the
:28:34. > :28:44.shot to play. The cue ball can come back towards him. He has played
:28:44. > :28:48.
:28:48. > :28:58.that perfectly. He has been unlucky if he is not on one year. -- here.
:28:58. > :29:11.
:29:11. > :29:16.How good did he hit this, and not He has an angle on the green that
:29:16. > :29:26.is perfect to go into the bunch from one cushion. I think that is
:29:26. > :29:36.
:29:36. > :29:42.the shot to play. It is a big He would have expected the pink and
:29:42. > :29:49.black to come into play at same time. He has made two eight shots
:29:49. > :29:59.in the state and not been watered. -- great shots in this break and
:29:59. > :30:20.
:30:20. > :30:30.Excellent shot. Just screwed off the second red. He can play off one
:30:30. > :30:35.
:30:35. > :30:45.cushion and can in the red closest That is a very good. It has put one
:30:45. > :30:50.
:30:50. > :30:58.There are a lot of reds to miss here when he is playing for the
:30:59. > :31:06.pink or the black. Well done. It would not be a bad idea to hold the
:31:06. > :31:16.spot. But if he screws back one inch its should be OK. Still a
:31:16. > :31:16.
:31:16. > :31:21.chance, we have the balls are at the moment. -- where. Nothing is
:31:21. > :31:31.more hurtful than when your opponent misses an easy shot and
:31:31. > :31:31.
:31:31. > :31:41.you clear the table. How on earth does he miss this? Slightly
:31:41. > :31:46.
:31:46. > :31:51.But you are right. If Barry Hawkins wins this frame from here, although
:31:51. > :31:58.we have seen before - as soon as he gets close, Ronnie O'Sullivan pulls
:31:58. > :32:03.away - but he is asking the question. Looking as good as he has
:32:03. > :32:07.in the whole tournament. Did not play particularly well until the
:32:07. > :32:17.last few frames of the semi-final but this is undoubtedly his best
:32:17. > :32:23.
:32:23. > :32:33.performance of the championship, It is worth playing a little short
:32:33. > :32:35.
:32:35. > :32:45.on the red and black. But he may play for a deal was red. Stephen? -
:32:45. > :32:47.
:32:47. > :32:52.The problem with playing for the one in the open is that if you do
:32:52. > :33:00.not get on it it might have been your only chance to get on a red.
:33:00. > :33:09.He does not want to be straight. He needs they bounce. Fortunately the
:33:09. > :33:19.red in the opposite corner is not straight. But these are tough. The
:33:19. > :33:46.
:33:46. > :33:51.This, now, the beck shot. -- the If this was a Ronnie O'Sullivan,
:33:51. > :34:01.quite rightly we would be giving all the praise in the world. So
:34:01. > :34:10.
:34:10. > :34:16.this is a phenomenal Snooker From It is all about the black and the
:34:16. > :34:22.red. In a couple of shots he will have to find a way of bringing one
:34:22. > :34:32.of these reds into play. But he is pre- -- playing brilliantly at the
:34:32. > :34:32.
:34:32. > :34:42.He needs another red and colour. Where does the next red come from
:34:42. > :34:54.
:34:54. > :35:04.It would be nice to get an angle on He has come too far across the
:35:04. > :35:06.
:35:06. > :35:15.table. He will just play for the He has got to lead an angle. Needs
:35:15. > :35:25.a bounce. And he has got one. This is huge. The first time he has
:35:25. > :35:29.
:35:29. > :35:39.punished Ronnie O'Sullivan for an -- miss. Brilliant. How he has made
:35:39. > :35:57.
:35:57. > :36:07.Brilliant snooker. That is all you Ronnie O'Sullivan will carry on
:36:07. > :36:32.
:36:32. > :36:42.should he miss this, so he could do He has to be careful. He is looking
:36:42. > :36:42.
:36:42. > :37:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:37:50. > :38:00.As always on the finals night, the gentleman that he is, he will let
:38:00. > :38:03.
:38:03. > :38:13.Ronnie O'Sullivan did not score in the first frame, he has only scored
:38:13. > :38:22.18 points in this frame, but he missed a very easy red. Yet when he
:38:22. > :38:27.has looked in danger he has suddenly made a century. Well, the
:38:27. > :38:37.red would not go in but are fabulous start from Barry Hawkins.
:38:37. > :38:40.
:38:40. > :38:47.15-12. The gap was five, now it is three. He is playing the match of
:38:47. > :38:51.his life. If it was not Ronnie O'Sullivan, but somebody else, they
:38:52. > :38:58.would be thinking, what do I have to do to put this guy to bed? He
:38:58. > :39:03.keeps coming back at me. Ronnie O'Sullivan is not that kind of
:39:03. > :39:10.person but he still felt the need to walk out the room. Two games in
:39:10. > :39:15.a row, very astutely done. Stephen Hendry was absolutely correct. If
:39:15. > :39:19.that was Ronnie O'Sullivan we would be lax -- waxing lyrical. If he can
:39:19. > :39:29.get this next frame and then have a chance in the wonderful the mid-
:39:29. > :39:32.
:39:33. > :39:40.session interval, came on. -- the one before. -- game on. Do you
:39:40. > :39:47.detect the neutrals coming to his side? Absolutely. You can detect
:39:47. > :39:52.that from the crowd. They don't want an early night. Barry Hawkins,
:39:52. > :39:58.under pressure, will not make a better break in his life. One of
:39:58. > :40:08.the most important he has ever made. He has been a professional for 17
:40:08. > :40:08.
:40:08. > :40:18.years, a great match play a. Wroxall. -- rock solid. Absolutely.
:40:18. > :40:22.
:40:22. > :40:31.He never gives anybody an easy match. He was four frames behind,
:40:31. > :40:41.but suddenly found that the mind set to dictate. -- found at the
:40:41. > :40:43.
:40:43. > :40:53.mind set to dig deep. To produce this in the final says a lot for
:40:53. > :40:57.
:40:57. > :41:01.his character.'s a bad mistake from Ronnie O'Sullivan. I know that the
:41:01. > :41:11.red was making it awkward but it is not the kind of mistake that he
:41:11. > :41:14.
:41:14. > :41:23.makes. That will give Barry Hawkins It was not just the way that he
:41:23. > :41:33.came back it was the scoring power. He really found his range. He has
:41:33. > :41:51.
:41:51. > :42:01.He has made eight breaks over 60 including those Cup lock centuries.
:42:01. > :42:09.
:42:09. > :42:19.-- couple off. If he can turn those for keys into 60s or 70s, he looks
:42:19. > :42:33.
:42:33. > :42:40.He could not use more pace there because the red to the right was
:42:40. > :42:48.stopping him doing that. But a nice cannon. And still perfect position.
:42:48. > :42:54.He would love an angle this time to go into the reds. Yes, where he is
:42:54. > :43:00.pointing his skewed their. Just to the right of the cue ball. --
:43:01. > :43:06.pointing his cue. Those reds would be perfect. Has he got the angle?
:43:06. > :43:16.Not quite perfect. He will need to play for the red along the cushion.
:43:16. > :43:27.
:43:27. > :43:36.But he will try to get that angle, The red was just off the cushion
:43:36. > :43:45.which makes those shots tricky. If he has won fault, he tends to do
:43:45. > :43:55.that a lot. We've himself straight on the black. -- leave. As you say,
:43:55. > :43:56.
:43:56. > :43:59.that was not the poor shot, it was Now then, Ronnie O'Sullivan, due
:43:59. > :44:09.have done it every time you have been in trouble this match,
:44:09. > :44:32.
:44:32. > :44:42.That was the angle that Barry Hawkins was looking for. Ronnie
:44:42. > :44:54.
:44:54. > :45:04.could not have played it better. He Not perfect on either. But he can
:45:04. > :45:04.
:45:04. > :45:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:45:48. > :45:58.He now has an angle to cannon P reds. In fact, he has got one to
:45:58. > :46:08.the left corner. It did not look on. But at least he can bring other
:46:08. > :46:40.
:46:40. > :46:50.I am pretty certain he will make cannon this time into the three
:46:50. > :46:52.
:46:52. > :46:58.I am surprised he did not. It was the perfect angle. He will need to
:46:58. > :47:08.guarantee an angle of this time. Yes, he is running out of reds -
:47:08. > :47:18.those are not pottable at the He has played purposefully for the
:47:18. > :47:20.
:47:20. > :47:24.pink there. Leaving two reds in the corner. Very well done. Barry
:47:24. > :47:31.Hawkins missed a trick when he was among the balls. We thought he
:47:31. > :47:37.would win three on the trot. But as we have said all match, Ronnie
:47:37. > :47:42.O'Sullivan, with his back against the wall, suddenly finds something.
:47:42. > :47:49.Barry Hawkins had to play perfect snooker tonight to win this match.
:47:49. > :47:59.That means every positional shot. No easy Mrs. I am afraid he has
:47:59. > :48:02.
:48:02. > :48:12.done so in this frame, and it has cost him. -- No easy misses. Ronnie
:48:12. > :48:16.
:48:16. > :48:26.O'Sullivan in junior looking on intently. 45 in front, just the red
:48:26. > :48:34.
:48:34. > :48:44.What a time to do it. That's red along the cushion cost Barry
:48:44. > :48:47.
:48:47. > :48:52.Hawkins. The reply from Ronnie Barry Hawkins looks at the
:48:52. > :49:02.scoreboard - he has decided to carry on. But what a fabulous break
:49:02. > :49:35.
:49:35. > :49:43.from Ronnie O'Sullivan. Snookers Barry Hawkins decides that is
:49:43. > :49:53.enough. Friend conceded. Ronnie O'Sullivan happy with that. --
:49:53. > :49:59.
:49:59. > :50:06.You were saying that he finished straight to many times. Yes. It may
:50:06. > :50:11.look like a tiny thing to the viewers. But that is so careless,
:50:11. > :50:16.leaving yourself straight on the black. He wanted to play the same
:50:16. > :50:24.shot that Ronnie played later on. That there is right where he wants
:50:25. > :50:33.to be. But he was forced to play at tricky red along the cushion.
:50:33. > :50:42.have seen it that so many times. Why is it so much different when
:50:42. > :50:48.they are touching the cushion? question! He slightly decelerated.
:50:48. > :50:58.You have to be so precise. You can had the cushion and the red at the
:50:58. > :51:22.
:51:22. > :51:30.You would almost fancy the double- kiss, but Barry has played this
:51:30. > :51:39.short ferry well. You would think at double-kiss is a certainty, but
:51:39. > :51:49.he has missed one so far. Played that well. But just push the red
:51:49. > :52:29.
:52:29. > :52:37.You would have expected him to being a baulk colour their. OK, he
:52:37. > :52:43.didn't have much idea of where the red would end up. It was very easy
:52:43. > :52:53.to get in behind the green. Just a little smile there. It just pulled
:52:53. > :53:08.
:53:08. > :53:18.A good length on the cue ball. long as he does not take it too
:53:18. > :53:39.
:53:39. > :53:44.thin. Get the cue ball back up to Barry Hawkins will have came out
:53:44. > :53:49.this evening thinking, if I can win three out of four, Ronnie will be
:53:49. > :53:59.under pressure. He has the chance to do that now, if he can take this
:53:59. > :54:01.
:54:01. > :54:07.frame. Where is the red? Good shot. We have said on occasion that when
:54:08. > :54:17.your opponent needs two frames to win you have a little bit of leeway.
:54:18. > :54:21.
:54:21. > :54:29.But if Ronnie O'Sullivan gets to 17, things will look a gram. -- grim.
:54:29. > :54:34.That was the problem. The angle was perfect. Exactly the same shot on
:54:34. > :54:44.the other side of the table, completely missed hat. What a
:54:44. > :54:48.
:54:48. > :54:53.chance for Barry Hawkins. -- missed What a time, if he could possibly
:54:53. > :55:03.win the frame at this visit. Because Ronnie O'Sullivan was very
:55:03. > :55:04.
:55:04. > :55:12.frustrated with that mess. Yes, if he pots it, he goes round the back
:55:12. > :55:22.of the black. We do not expect him to state them that poorly. --
:55:22. > :55:31.
:55:31. > :55:40.There you can see, it is not on. Needs to get back into position. Oh,
:55:40. > :55:46.goodness me. He missed that by a mile. What a shame, he was cueing
:55:46. > :55:56.so beautifully in the opening two frames. I can only presume that was
:55:56. > :55:56.
:55:56. > :56:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:56:59. > :57:09.a bad contact. He missed that by He will feel that black pocket from
:57:09. > :57:11.
:57:11. > :57:16.the next shot. -- 3. But it is not great. May be able to get on that
:57:16. > :57:26.red to bring the others into play. Let's see what angle he leaves with
:57:26. > :57:44.
:57:44. > :57:54.Another example of how to stunt into the pack. Unlucky not to be on
:57:54. > :58:00.
:58:00. > :58:10.anything easier. Could not have It looks like Ronnie O'Sullivan
:58:10. > :58:15.
:58:15. > :58:25.It has been one step for, two steps back in this final, for Barry
:58:25. > :58:27.
:58:27. > :58:37.Hawkins. -- forward. He has drawn level once at 7-7, but otherwise
:58:37. > :58:42.
:58:42. > :58:46.not got close enough to apply the Ronnie O'Sullivan has only been
:58:46. > :58:53.behind once in this entire tournament. And that was when Barry
:58:53. > :58:55.Hawkins was in front 3-2. That was the only time. Every time that
:58:55. > :59:05.Barry Hawkins has threatened, Ronnie O'Sullivan has found another
:59:05. > :59:09.
:59:09. > :59:19.Yes, it is a sign of greatness. It separates the good players from the
:59:19. > :59:19.
:59:19. > :00:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds
:00:41. > :00:45.That red along the cushion has cost He has produced again. There is his
:00:45. > :00:55.family and friends. They will be delighted with the way he has
:00:55. > :01:06.
:01:06. > :01:11.produced every single time his back Ronnie's son is in the crowd. I
:01:11. > :01:21.don't know whether that was Ronnie Jnr giving a little cheer, there,
:01:21. > :01:35.
:01:35. > :01:41.We thought Ronnie O'Sullivan was going to make a century, but what a
:01:41. > :01:47.fabulous four frames of snooker. Ronnie O'Sullivan looking good now,
:01:47. > :01:52.he least 17-12. He is scoring so quickly. You have got to take your
:01:52. > :01:57.hat off for that game. The resilience that he has have to show,
:01:57. > :02:02.not just Barry Hawkins. The every time Barry Hawkins has tried to get
:02:02. > :02:05.close them, it is like he just goes through the gears. He played a lot
:02:05. > :02:10.of shores in that frame that looked simple but we have been eulogising
:02:10. > :02:13.about them, they are so difficult, some of the shots. You are
:02:13. > :02:20.mesmerised by him. When you're playing against him, it is
:02:20. > :02:23.difficult, because there is so much pressure on every shot, your safety,
:02:23. > :02:28.even though Barry Hawkins is doing everything he possibly can to put
:02:28. > :02:36.him under pressure, every single chance that Ronnie O'Sullivan guess,
:02:36. > :02:42.he is maximising every opportunity. You know when you hear some golf
:02:42. > :02:47.was that can rarely have that, when he hits it, it is just different.
:02:47. > :02:54.When he goes left handed and screws back, reverse side, I just cannot
:02:54. > :02:59.believe it. There is an argument that he would be in the top 16
:03:00. > :03:07.players, left handed. That is ridiculous. You would have to tie
:03:07. > :03:14.both hands together! Only two men have won back-to-back championships
:03:14. > :03:18.at the Crucible, Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry. Assess for us the
:03:19. > :03:25.magnitude of what he has taken on, and what it would mean if he was to
:03:25. > :03:28.win it. People doubted whether he could come back after a season out,
:03:28. > :03:32.like he had lost too much round against some great players who have
:03:32. > :03:39.been cueing up to win this event, all staking a claim as the season
:03:39. > :03:43.unfolded, and Ronnie was obviously not interested at the time, he was
:03:43. > :03:48.wondering whether to play, and he did not know -- we did not know
:03:48. > :03:54.what to expect when he did turn up for this event, especially if the
:03:54. > :03:58.first round, and for some new mortals it might have been too much,
:03:58. > :04:03.but Ronnie O'Sullivan is the most amazing player we have ever seen in
:04:03. > :04:13.the game, and it just shows you how great he is. It looks very much
:04:13. > :04:17.
:04:18. > :04:22.like he can win this again. We are in awe. Like Tiger Woods from 1999-
:04:23. > :04:30.2001, you cannot play any better than that. When Ronnie O'Sullivan
:04:30. > :04:36.is on it, he is better than anyone who has ever picked up a cue.
:04:36. > :04:40.have been other issues to discuss, particularly with the snooker tour
:04:40. > :04:44.that is chock-a-block, it is in Australia, it is in Asia, and there
:04:44. > :04:48.has been an issue that has been dominating and that is what is
:04:48. > :04:58.happening to some of the other leading lights in the game - his
:04:58. > :05:09.
:05:09. > :05:17.burn-out to blame? I lost to Stuart And who could forget Tony Knowles
:05:17. > :05:26.beating a certain Steve Davis 10-1 in the first round? He has been
:05:26. > :05:36.defeated by Tony Knowles. A triumph for the underdog, the world of pain
:05:36. > :05:37.
:05:37. > :05:43.for the favourite. Nerves, luck, a quirk of fate. This has been one of
:05:43. > :05:48.those years. We have seen the top seeds falling at the first hurdle.
:05:48. > :05:52.The players who have been beaten have had heart seasons. They have
:05:52. > :05:59.seen the draw and thought, this is it, I'm going to be world champion,
:05:59. > :06:04.but there have been some really good players who have gone out.
:06:04. > :06:14.Thereafter to a 40 players who can create a shock. One reason was
:06:14. > :06:21.
:06:21. > :06:24.given for their early exit - I don't know whether it has been a
:06:24. > :06:30.long season and I have just had nothing left coming into the World
:06:30. > :06:38.Championships. It is hard to put my finger on what it is. It is just
:06:38. > :06:44.disappointing it has turned out how it was. I have to look at the
:06:44. > :06:48.calendar and who I play my events, I think I need to practice and get
:06:48. > :06:52.ready for events. But with the calendar there rolling one from one
:06:52. > :06:56.tournament to the next and if you're picking up some bad habits,
:06:56. > :07:04.it is just a vicious merry-go-round. I will look at missing a couple of
:07:04. > :07:10.events, trying to get myself ready. Out in China, I don't know if I did
:07:10. > :07:15.the best thing for me, practice Wise, after that. I never really
:07:15. > :07:20.stepped up the practice, I was doing a couple of hours a day, but
:07:20. > :07:26.when you are under pressure, the practice really means that you can
:07:26. > :07:32.cue well under pressure. And perhaps it is down to maybe not
:07:32. > :07:36.practising enough. But it is very difficult. People do not believe
:07:36. > :07:40.that you can be burnt about playing snooker like in more physical
:07:40. > :07:44.sports, but some of these players looked, mentally, like they had
:07:45. > :07:49.just about had enough and they have got to look at how their season is
:07:49. > :07:54.structures. At snooker, once you lose that edge, it is difficult to
:07:54. > :07:59.get it back without having a short break from the game. It usually
:07:59. > :08:04.refreshes the mind. And these guys have not been able to do that.
:08:04. > :08:08.used to be told that there were not enough tournaments. Now we're being
:08:08. > :08:14.told there are too many. This is a professional sport. It is not just
:08:14. > :08:19.a hobby. This talk of burn-out among snooker players is the
:08:19. > :08:22.biggest load of rubbish I have a little stock if they though not
:08:22. > :08:29.like it they should going get a proper job and see how the man in
:08:29. > :08:36.the street has to do it, getting up at 7 o'clock, out all those working
:08:36. > :08:40.to pay the bills. If you don't like it, leave. Isle of the game. All
:08:40. > :08:47.the other players talk about fatigue, I think it is a load of
:08:47. > :08:52.rubbish. There are a lot of excuses for a lot of people, but I think a
:08:52. > :08:57.lot of people are unfit, and I think people should go to be Jim
:08:57. > :09:05.Moore, to keep more on their toes. It does not go down well with me at
:09:05. > :09:11.all. Burn-out guess me quite unlike. I say, look, you're a professional.
:09:11. > :09:16.Are you fit enough? His your di it right, is your life still right?
:09:16. > :09:21.You're playing snooker. I know that it is tough going round the world,
:09:21. > :09:26.living in five-star hotels and earning lots of money. Nobody has
:09:26. > :09:30.ever said to me that they a burned- out winner they are winning. Keep
:09:30. > :09:39.quiet and the professional and put the work in, and you will have the
:09:39. > :09:44.autumn it exit, you do not have to play. -- ultimate. A sport is a
:09:44. > :09:49.boring, the season has expanded and tournaments are coming quick and
:09:49. > :09:55.fast, but like all change, it takes time to adjust, and if players want
:09:55. > :09:58.to remain at the top of their game they will need to get used to it.
:09:58. > :10:04.Is it an excuse for poor performance? Is it a problem? And
:10:04. > :10:09.if so, what is the solution? It is very important to be fit and have a
:10:09. > :10:12.good diet. Not all the players can play in every single event. We're
:10:12. > :10:16.living in the best times that snooker has ever seen. So many
:10:16. > :10:24.opportunities to play, so many tournaments around the world to go
:10:24. > :10:27.to. I think definitely, players, particularly at the top, getting to
:10:27. > :10:30.the business end of tournaments, these will pick and choose, and the
:10:30. > :10:36.rest of them will be scrapping for the crumbs. But it is a great
:10:36. > :10:39.situation. I wish that I had been born into that as well. But it is a
:10:39. > :10:44.very valid point, they a professional sportsman and should
:10:44. > :10:49.be delighted that there are so many tournaments, and it is important
:10:49. > :10:53.that they have the act professionally and watch their diet.
:10:53. > :10:57.We have seen this in tennis and golf where sports men and women
:10:57. > :11:02.have to structure their season to be able to peak for something. It
:11:02. > :11:09.is a difficult are to be able to master. For the World Championship
:11:09. > :11:13.you have to psych yourself up more so, for the onslaught of a two-week
:11:13. > :11:17.event. And from that perspective it requires a little bit more
:11:17. > :11:23.preparation. And if there are tournaments leading up to it then
:11:23. > :11:27.that is a problem. Those interviews we have seen from the players,
:11:27. > :11:31.after losing they have gone into the room to try to work out why it
:11:31. > :11:36.did not work for them and are trying to come up with an idea,
:11:36. > :11:41.looking for some reason why it did not work this time, so obviously,
:11:41. > :11:45.they will analyse every par. If you ask them in a couple of months time
:11:45. > :11:52.they might still say yes, because it might still feel like they need
:11:52. > :11:58.more time for the big events, but the winners do not say that. Barry
:11:58. > :12:02.Hawkins is playing his 101st match of the season, more than anybody.
:12:02. > :12:06.The travel will get to some people more than others, but this is the
:12:06. > :12:12.hardest event to win and it comes right at the end of the season, so
:12:12. > :12:18.you're always win to get some anomalies through it. -- going to
:12:18. > :12:25.get. It is just one of those things. The way that the circuit has been
:12:25. > :12:31.turned round, you're going to have to get used to it. I think some of
:12:31. > :12:41.it is self-inflicted. The last 17 days' half past in a slightly
:12:41. > :12:43.
:12:43. > :12:48.surreal bowler. -- blur. We have got a comedian to review the
:12:48. > :12:52.championship for us this time. tournament began with all lies on
:12:52. > :13:00.the returning champion back from his snooker sabbatical, Ronnie
:13:00. > :13:10.O'Sullivan. That the Vinci of developing the reds. The man known
:13:10. > :13:12.
:13:12. > :13:18.as the Mozart of... Snooker? Snooker? Was back. Early on he was
:13:18. > :13:22.not quite at his mind-bending best but even Mozart would have taken a
:13:22. > :13:28.couple of concertos to get back up to speed after a year out of
:13:28. > :13:32.composing. Peter Ebdon against Graeme Dott, a match so slow it
:13:32. > :13:38.seemed that Peter Ebdon had hibernated on the table. At one
:13:39. > :13:46.stage he disappear for 4 minutes between games, giving Graeme Dott
:13:46. > :13:56.some four minutes to ponder how to speak snookers up. The answer, with
:13:56. > :14:09.
:14:09. > :14:15.Higgins, Ebdon, Anne Robinson proving there is a substitute for
:14:15. > :14:23.experience. One man who made it through was Dechawat Poomjaeng of
:14:23. > :14:28.Thailand. He applauded his own shots, as if the balls were his
:14:28. > :14:32.children in an unexpectedly flawless nativity play. He waved
:14:32. > :14:36.the balls into the pocket like a trainee shepherd with a
:14:36. > :14:41.disappointing issue Dott. He knocked out Stephen Maguire 10-9 in
:14:41. > :14:45.the first round thriller. Stephen Maguire suggested that he was not
:14:45. > :14:51.the full shilling, that he was a John Virgo short of the full
:14:51. > :14:56.commentary box. He even tried to leave the arena by the wrong exit.
:14:56. > :14:59.Where is the screwball going? He did everything short of coming out
:14:59. > :15:04.for the deciding frame dressed as a pantomime horse. By the second
:15:04. > :15:10.frame he might as well have done that. But fellow debutant Michael
:15:10. > :15:16.White made mincemeat of them. At one point he was reduced to grazing
:15:16. > :15:20.on the Crucible Turf. Going into the second round the were some more
:15:20. > :15:27.shocks and some electrifying snooker. But, Graeme Dott did not
:15:27. > :15:33.have quite enough spark, and he lost to Shaun Murphy. This set up a
:15:33. > :15:36.showdown with the 2011 finalist, Judd Trump, who had avoided the
:15:36. > :15:42.carnage of the early rounds with this mess, which provoked this
:15:42. > :15:49.reaction from is a poor miss. To be fair to Dominic Dale he was not
:15:49. > :15:52.concentrating on the snooker, he just Howard that his will have an
:15:52. > :16:02.had displaced Angela Merkel as the most powerful woman in the world by
:16:02. > :16:07.
:16:07. > :16:15.Forbes magazine! Referee Imran Williams against -- Eirian Williams
:16:15. > :16:19.against the misrule. Elsewhere in round two Mark Selby was knocked
:16:19. > :16:25.out and complained about bromide. don't know whether it has been a
:16:25. > :16:29.long season and I have had nothing left coming into the World
:16:29. > :16:32.Championships. I know that it is tough staying in five-star hotels
:16:32. > :16:41.and the earning loads of money. Please don't come to me with
:16:41. > :16:46.excuses. He says, as Barry himself would say, burn-out? Before I came
:16:47. > :16:54.out, there was not even a fire, so dress up like a marshmallow, and
:16:54. > :17:04.toast yourself. What was that other second round match? It was Ding
:17:04. > :17:13.
:17:13. > :17:19.Mark King played the shot that most resembled 1950s America. It went
:17:19. > :17:26.all over the place unsuccessfully trying to locate the reds. Boom!
:17:26. > :17:31.That is one for of you cold war fans out there. At the quarter-
:17:31. > :17:41.finals the Rocket was looking more unbeatable than a hungry we'll in a
:17:41. > :17:42.
:17:42. > :17:48.plank in eating competition. -- whale in a plankton eating
:17:48. > :17:53.competition. The Rocket can play snooker at that few can match. And
:17:53. > :17:58.he can see threats that other players would not leaving see. He's
:17:58. > :18:01.one of the few certifiable sporting geniuses in the world, who plays
:18:01. > :18:06.snooker so perfect it makes you want to sit your children on your
:18:06. > :18:14.knee, point them at the television and say, watch this, this is why I
:18:14. > :18:17.had you. Don't tell your mother I said that! Judd Trump and Shaun
:18:17. > :18:24.Murphy played a match that commended booked end another
:18:24. > :18:30.fraught, final frame brings if. And Trump triumph, so we have the first
:18:30. > :18:35.all English semi-final line-up since 1991. Hands up if you put
:18:35. > :18:40.money on a semi-final of Barry Hawkins and Ricky Walden. If you
:18:40. > :18:50.have got your hands up, then put your hands down again, because
:18:50. > :18:53.
:18:53. > :18:58.you're a liar, or you are a family member of either of them. There
:18:59. > :19:06.lifetime of unnatural expenditure on waistcoats had paid off in style.
:19:06. > :19:10.Barry Hawkins battled back but after beginning with a played nine-
:19:10. > :19:14.lost seven Crucible record, he was about to have a busier May bank
:19:14. > :19:20.holiday than he was used to. Neither Judd Trump or Ronnie
:19:20. > :19:27.O'Sullivan could find their fluent best. For once, physics was not
:19:27. > :19:34.doing what it was told. I do not think that it is there. He has left
:19:34. > :19:42.this green on. There were breaks, but not the brilliant breaks you
:19:42. > :19:52.would want in a world semi-final. The last time I saw it like that it
:19:52. > :20:07.
:20:07. > :20:13.was playing against Bill were the If snooker is not for you, Ronnie,
:20:13. > :20:18.then being on stamps is not for the Queen. Are you going to be the man
:20:18. > :20:25.to tell her that? So, as many people predicted, it has all come
:20:25. > :20:31.down to the final, as tournaments do, generally. This championship
:20:32. > :20:34.has had it all. At the end we're left with one man seemingly born to
:20:34. > :20:44.play in World Snooker finals and another man who many thought he
:20:44. > :20:49.
:20:49. > :20:54.would never get there. Thanks be to snooker, Amen. There is no
:20:54. > :21:00.hibernation at this table, I can assure you. Ronnie O'Sullivan, one
:21:00. > :21:04.frame away from joining Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry as the only men
:21:04. > :21:10.to retain the World Snooker Championship. And taking their
:21:10. > :21:20.final season the commentary box is the former world champion and
:21:20. > :21:21.
:21:21. > :21:30.former UK champion, Dennis Taylor Thank you, Hazel. Barry Hawkins
:21:30. > :21:37.breaks off what he hopes is not his Can he produced the snooker that he
:21:37. > :21:44.did at the start of this evening? Breaks of one a ridden 27 and 66.
:21:44. > :21:50.If you have done it once, Barry, you can do it again! He will we did
:21:50. > :21:59.look good. He never looked like missing. -- really did look.
:22:00. > :22:09.Unbelievable, the first frame, that marvellous break of 127. He had a
:22:09. > :22:14.setback when he missed that red along the cushion. But that is what
:22:14. > :22:21.happens. When you miss and you lead Ronnie O'Sullivan in amongst the
:22:21. > :22:31.balls, he is just a magician. But you just get the feeling that Barry
:22:31. > :22:37.
:22:37. > :22:47.It is already going to be an awkward frame with the red up the
:22:47. > :22:58.
:22:58. > :23:08.other side of the table. Behind the Not quite. Barry can play a better
:23:08. > :23:15.
:23:15. > :23:20.one than on a. -- Ronnie. This looks good. Just a bit too far. But
:23:20. > :23:30.still tight on the cushion. You cannot get back with the white pup
:23:30. > :23:43.
:23:43. > :23:48.At the moment, Barry in control of this little safety exchange. But,
:23:48. > :23:58.with the reds so tightly packed, it is hard to force your opponent into
:23:58. > :24:29.
:24:29. > :24:36.a mistake. Cue ball, tight behind What has he done here? That is a
:24:36. > :24:41.little bit careless. Has he got enough angle to give himself
:24:41. > :24:51.possible chance of a black? It might be, if he comes off the other
:24:51. > :24:58.red and a bit closer to the black. That was a very difficult situation.
:24:58. > :25:08.He could not play it any harder striking over that red. But he can
:25:08. > :25:18.roll tight up behind the black, off That is a little careless. There
:25:18. > :25:34.
:25:34. > :25:39.was a shot to the middle now, for Good pot, but he was concentrating
:25:39. > :25:45.on the safety. That was interesting to see. He is not taking any
:25:45. > :25:55.chances, Ronnie. It looked like he could roll the other red to the
:25:55. > :25:59.
:25:59. > :26:06.middle, but he wants to wait for a That was a good pot. By the looks
:26:06. > :26:09.of it it looks as well he is snookered, Barry, which is a little
:26:10. > :26:19.bit careless, but he may be able to get the cue ball back behind the
:26:20. > :26:23.
:26:23. > :26:30.black. Into the green but he did not hit the green full enough. He
:26:30. > :26:40.has left a red to the far left corner. He could have left
:26:40. > :26:50.
:26:50. > :26:58.APPLAUSE in round of applause from Ronnie Jnr.
:26:58. > :27:05.He has just over a screwed that slightly, and it's there, how is
:27:06. > :27:10.the cannon? It is not that. He has got one to the middle pocket. If he
:27:10. > :27:20.could see the one to the left corner, Barry knows that this is a
:27:20. > :27:30.great chance for Ronnie. I know that there is a long way to go,
:27:30. > :27:54.
:27:54. > :28:00.great champions usually finish in Who are the three best players ever
:28:00. > :28:05.to play the game of snooker, two of them are sitting in the studio, and
:28:05. > :28:10.since 1990, I said that Stephen Hendry overtook Steve Davis and I
:28:10. > :28:13.have Ronnie O'Sullivan at No. 3, but if he goes on to win this World
:28:14. > :28:18.Championship I would have to put him at the top of the list and say
:28:18. > :28:26.that he's the greatest player he has ever picked up a cue. My
:28:26. > :28:29.personal opinion. I think that three players you have mentioned
:28:29. > :28:36.are the most natural talent the game has ever seen, there is no
:28:36. > :28:44.doubt. If Ronnie wins the World Championship, what does that say
:28:44. > :28:54.about the other players? They have played in an era of great this. And
:28:54. > :28:59.
:28:59. > :29:05.that is Ronnie also of an -- -- of greatness, and that is Ronnie
:29:05. > :29:09.O'Sullivan. He has won the championship on four occasions, and
:29:09. > :29:14.to win it for a tough time he has got a few more to pot, yet, but
:29:14. > :29:18.Barry Hawkins in this final has been superb. He has put on a
:29:18. > :29:24.fantastic display. And if he had come up against any other player he
:29:24. > :29:29.could quite easily be in front. has played marvellously well. This
:29:29. > :29:33.will have done Barry Hawkins the world of good. He has proved to
:29:33. > :29:37.everybody who loves snooker that he is going to be a major contender in
:29:38. > :29:44.many World Championships. He's a great match player, and he has
:29:44. > :29:54.proved he has a great temperament. Ronnie just having a quick look at
:29:54. > :29:55.
:29:55. > :30:05.the scoreboard. 50 points, the lead, 75 remaining. He just needs three
:30:05. > :30:23.
:30:23. > :30:33.Peters has been a big help to him. He has him in a very positive rain
:30:33. > :31:11.
:31:11. > :31:18.finishing in style. We love the way he plays. And there is the little
:31:18. > :31:28.fist pump. The thing to remember is that we love watching him play.
:31:28. > :31:33.
:31:33. > :31:43.Let's hope this could give him the going to retire. The game needs him.
:31:43. > :32:14.
:32:14. > :32:18.special this year. Listen to the be a record. It is not going to be a
:32:19. > :32:23.century, but what a fantastic defence of the World Championship. A
:32:23. > :32:29.lot of people did not think Ronnie O'Sullivan could do it. Barry
:32:29. > :32:36.Hawkins, coming to congratulate him. But a smashing final. Fair play to
:32:36. > :32:46.both players. You are looking at a genius. Ronnie O'Sullivan, 2013
:32:46. > :32:53.
:32:53. > :32:57.World Snooker Championship. -- Ladies and gentlemen, European
:32:57. > :33:07.shooting pleas for both finalists this year. -- your appreciation
:33:07. > :33:08.
:33:08. > :33:13.please. Barry, come and have a chat. Ronnie O'Sullivan 's family are in
:33:13. > :33:19.raptures. That is another one for the family album. I know your family
:33:19. > :33:24.has been here and we have all appreciated what you have done. You
:33:24. > :33:31.have justified yourself in this amazing run. What has made it so
:33:31. > :33:36.difficult to face this man? Everything! I tried my hardest. I
:33:36. > :33:41.have just made a few more mistakes than Ronnie did. You cannot afford
:33:41. > :33:46.to do that against him. He is just unbelievable, to be honest. The way
:33:46. > :33:56.he makes it look so easy is just frightening for most players. I am
:33:56. > :33:57.
:33:57. > :34:01.just pleased I made a game of it. You won the first event of the
:34:01. > :34:07.season, you were runner-up in the last event. Absolutely no trace of
:34:07. > :34:11.burnout from you. How have you done it? I don't know. I have just kept
:34:11. > :34:21.trying hard. I am sure I will collapse after tonight. It has just
:34:21. > :34:21.
:34:21. > :34:26.been so hard over the last couple of weeks. I have come through so many
:34:26. > :34:36.tough matches. I am delighted to get to the final. Once you are who you
:34:36. > :34:37.
:34:37. > :34:41.want to try to win it. I could not have, up against a tougher upon.
:34:41. > :34:48.special for your family to be here. How valuable has this experience
:34:48. > :34:51.being? It has been a dream to play in the world's final. Hopefully, I
:34:51. > :35:01.have got a few more years left and hopefully I can when it one day.
:35:01. > :35:11.
:35:11. > :35:14.It is a shame I lost but Ronnie is by far the best player in the world.
:35:15. > :35:18.Ladies and gentlemen, only 25 men have graced a Crucible final and
:35:18. > :35:28.this is one of them. They can never take that away from you. Well done,
:35:28. > :35:29.
:35:29. > :35:39.Barry. This is like deja vu. You have done some special things in
:35:39. > :35:40.
:35:40. > :35:45.your time but this has got to top the lot. How have you won it?
:35:45. > :35:52.is the hardest anyone has pushed me. I'd just could not get rid of him.
:35:52. > :35:56.-- I just could not. I just hung in there. It was a brilliant finalist.
:35:56. > :36:02.It was just good to be part of it. You made it look ridiculously easy
:36:02. > :36:09.at times along the way. What has it been like behind-the-scenes, and to
:36:09. > :36:14.whom do you owe a debt of gratitude? Obviously, Steve Peters has been
:36:14. > :36:19.with me all the way. I do not think I would have one back-to-back titles
:36:19. > :36:29.if I had not worked with him. It is a long time and everybody knows I am
:36:29. > :36:42.
:36:42. > :36:50.up and down! When you first committed to defending this title,
:36:50. > :36:55.what did you expect? I did not come here to win. I was just bored
:36:55. > :37:02.sitting on the sidelines and I thought I could do with something to
:37:02. > :37:08.just keep me busy for the next six weeks. And then coming here, I like
:37:08. > :37:17.Sheffield and love being at the tournament, so it has been a nice
:37:17. > :37:26.few weeks. I have got to keep busy now! It has been great, just to nip
:37:26. > :37:34.back in life. -- just to get snipper back in my life. Are we going to see
:37:34. > :37:39.you again? I have had a great time. I have enjoyed every moment. I love
:37:39. > :37:45.playing. I am definitely going to be playing in smaller events. That is
:37:45. > :37:55.just your snooker. There is a lot going on. I will definitely be
:37:55. > :37:56.
:37:56. > :38:02.playing in small events. We will just see what goes on. You are not
:38:02. > :38:12.going to be into property development? Snooker still lights
:38:12. > :38:16.your fire, yes? I realised that I did not miss snooker, just having
:38:16. > :38:24.something to do. Balancing it with other things is the way forward.
:38:24. > :38:28.Sometimes you feel trapped. I am good at dealing with the emotions,
:38:28. > :38:32.-- I am not always good at dealing with the emotions so it is good to
:38:32. > :38:38.have someone on the sidelines to chummy out. This is a great
:38:38. > :38:48.achievement. You are champion once again. The Rocket, Ronnie
:38:48. > :39:19.
:39:19. > :39:29.runner-up. Receiving a cheque for �125000 and the silver medal, what a
:39:29. > :39:54.
:39:54. > :39:57.fabulous fortnight it has been for for �250,000, the trophy, and the
:39:57. > :40:07.title, 2013 world Betfair snooker champion, the Rocket, Ronnie
:40:07. > :40:37.
:40:37. > :40:42.O'Sullivan. Ladies and gentlemen, back-to-back world titles. How much
:40:42. > :40:47.further ahead was he of the rest? played snooker to another level. It
:40:47. > :40:53.is tough to live with him and he is any type of mental shape. He could
:40:53. > :40:59.do it all over again next year. He does not seem to be suffering
:40:59. > :41:09.getting near his 40s. A fantastic performance. Nearly -- never
:41:09. > :41:14.challenged by anybody. Where does this rank in achievements? This has
:41:14. > :41:19.to be his best, coming after 12 months of. We wondered what the
:41:19. > :41:28.first round would be like. He played one session against Stuart Bingham
:41:28. > :41:33.that was from the gods. If you can watch that on iPlayer, watch that.
:41:33. > :41:40.What does everyone else do? A man has walked in after a 11 months and
:41:40. > :41:44.walked away with that title. What do the other players do? The top player
:41:44. > :41:50.can only play the standard they can play at. Somewhere is a 12-year-old
:41:50. > :41:57.watching. At some stage, they may even take the game to another level.
:41:57. > :42:01.It might be a long time before it happens but somewhere down the
:42:01. > :42:10.line, somebody will be inspired enough to put in the practice. Who
:42:10. > :42:15.knows when that is going to be? they catch him? If he is in this
:42:15. > :42:19.form there is a question Mac. There are lot of talented players out
:42:19. > :42:26.there. When they are at their best they can give this fellow game. When
:42:26. > :42:36.he is at his best, he can beat every one of them. It has been an amazing
:42:36. > :42:39.
:42:39. > :42:44.championship. You said it would take a superhuman effort to beat him and
:42:44. > :42:50.he has proved he is human right. He said he cracked up on a couple
:42:50. > :42:56.occasions, almost. He has been so focused and determined. He has shown
:42:56. > :43:05.a stronger temperament than we have ever seen before and a side to his
:43:05. > :43:11.game he -- we don't did he ever had. He has been able to hold his self