:00:41. > :00:51.Welcome to snooker at extra from the Betfred.com World Championship.
:00:51. > :01:01.Mark Williams and Ronnie O'Sullivan now. Willie Thorne and Ken Doherty
:01:01. > :01:03.
:01:03. > :01:13.are our commentators. It's obituary does not get any better than this.
:01:13. > :01:18.
:01:18. > :01:22.-- it literally does not. Ronnie O'Sullivan has just broken off.
:01:22. > :01:28.Mark Williams has not beat and Ronnie O'Sullivan in the last ten
:01:28. > :01:38.years. Incredible, the amount of times they have played each other.
:01:38. > :01:53.
:01:53. > :02:03.That is surprising. An incredible so to -- statistic. APPLAUSE.
:02:03. > :02:04.
:02:04. > :02:14.have played each other 30 times and O'Sullivan has won 23, wins seven.
:02:14. > :02:15.
:02:15. > :02:25.-- Mark Williams has won seven. Mark Williams has the legendary dub
:02:25. > :02:27.
:02:27. > :02:33.Mountjoy over to do some work with him. He was a Crucible finalist. He
:02:33. > :02:43.is not coaching up I don't think, has just come down to two him on.
:02:43. > :02:52.Ronnie will be pleased to have got back to the table so quickly. I am
:02:52. > :03:00.not sure whether this may have drifted slightly. I am not quite
:03:00. > :03:04.sure of the angle on this red. It looks like he has a slight angle.
:03:04. > :03:14.Whether he will drop it in for the black or try to get a blue or
:03:14. > :03:15.
:03:15. > :03:25.pink... APPLAUSE. That is a good shot at - well controlled. It had a
:03:25. > :03:30.
:03:30. > :03:33.lot of top-spin. He just had to stop it a little bit. He his
:03:33. > :03:43.demeanour this week, can, I think you'll agree, has been good for
:03:43. > :03:46.
:03:46. > :03:53.Ronnie. He has the battling head on and I think he will be a contender.
:03:53. > :04:01.It has been a long time since he was 10-1 to win. He seems more calm
:04:02. > :04:07.and more at ease with himself. He has been working with that
:04:07. > :04:12.psychologist Tony Peters and that may have helped. He seems to have
:04:12. > :04:22.his appetite back for the game, which is always a good sign, we.
:04:22. > :04:23.
:04:23. > :04:29.Very impressed with him in Germany when he was 4-nil behind against
:04:29. > :04:34.Andrew Higginson. It shows what kind of performance that was to
:04:34. > :04:40.come back and beat Andrew Higginson 5-4. He went on to win the
:04:40. > :04:50.tournament. The prospect that he would not be in the world's top 16
:04:50. > :04:50.
:04:50. > :05:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:05:36. > :05:43.is something I cannot believe. He needs to go a little bit more
:05:43. > :05:48.but I do not think he has the angle. The ball's are bouncing and he has
:05:48. > :05:54.left Mark Williams a chance. A little careless from Ronnie
:05:54. > :06:00.O'Sullivan. A bit of frustration. He did not have the right angle and
:06:00. > :06:08.tried to force it a little bit. I cannot believe he smashed into the
:06:09. > :06:18.back of it. Bouncing it of course widens the angle, but he needed it
:06:19. > :06:21.
:06:22. > :06:31.to be played at pace as well, which made it even more difficult. Trying
:06:32. > :06:33.
:06:33. > :06:43.to force sitting, about sitting to the pocket. -- bounce it in, forced
:06:43. > :06:44.
:06:44. > :06:54.it in. There is a gap directly above the black. I think he is too
:06:54. > :07:04.straight for that. He has a bit of an angle, there. So both players
:07:04. > :07:25.
:07:25. > :07:31.are at a half chance. Both players have not scored enough. He tried to
:07:31. > :07:41.play that as a shot and leave the cue ball at this end off the table,
:07:41. > :07:50.
:07:50. > :08:00.but he has not achieve that. Coming down to see if he can leave the cue
:08:00. > :08:35.
:08:35. > :08:44.ball at an angle. He has left himself a little bit to do with the
:08:44. > :08:54.red. He has not made the contact on the pack of reds. A massive target
:08:54. > :08:54.
:08:54. > :09:04.for Mark, the brown and blue. Has he got the desired amount of side
:09:04. > :09:15.
:09:15. > :09:25.on? I think so. Excellent shot Mark Williams. APPLAUSE. This is a
:09:25. > :09:43.
:09:44. > :09:53.possible escape route for Ronnie O'Sullivan. A bit PC. --. A bit too
:09:54. > :10:06.
:10:06. > :10:16.much pace. I think he will still play the same shot. Just a little
:10:16. > :10:21.
:10:21. > :10:24.bit more slowly. It had too much pace the first time. Quite a
:10:24. > :10:34.difficult shot despite the fact that none of these reds are on,
:10:34. > :10:40.
:10:40. > :10:49.down the bottom. A great shot. Well played. APPLAUSE. He has left the
:10:49. > :10:59.red, and put the black to the left. Get the cue ball down to the baulk
:10:59. > :11:18.
:11:18. > :11:25.cushion. There is plenty of value in taking this. Ronnie can get
:11:25. > :11:35.through to the long red. Unfortunately he has the gap
:11:35. > :11:36.
:11:36. > :11:46.between green and yellow. He needs it to be just off straight
:11:46. > :12:24.
:12:24. > :12:30.so he has some choices. APPLAUSE. APPLAUSE. He did not get the pace
:12:30. > :12:38.right or catch the jaws as he had expected. It has rolled far enough
:12:38. > :12:48.past the middle. It is not easy from this red. He does not want to
:12:48. > :12:49.
:12:49. > :12:59.hit the jaws with the red. APPLAUSE. That is an excellent double. It did
:12:59. > :13:10.
:13:10. > :13:15.not look on from where we were, but he made it. APPLAUSE. This was the
:13:15. > :13:25.double. He was obviously more concerned about getting a cue ball,
:13:25. > :13:30.
:13:30. > :13:34.and that is perfection as well. He has to be careful of the pace here.
:13:34. > :13:44.Does this red go into this bottom left-hand corner pocket? It is very
:13:44. > :14:03.
:14:03. > :14:11.tight. It may just be on. APPLAUSE. A nice angle now, on the black. He
:14:11. > :14:21.could use a little bit just to help the red in. APPLAUSE. A good shot
:14:21. > :14:58.
:14:58. > :15:08.from Mark Williams. Excellent. Audience cheering. A nice angle now,
:15:08. > :15:10.
:15:10. > :15:20.in between the two reds. Somewhere in the middle of them. He could be
:15:20. > :15:32.
:15:32. > :15:37.better at this, but is OK. Potted a very good first red. This has
:15:37. > :15:43.developed into a chance to win this first frame. We know that these
:15:43. > :15:53.reds stick to the cushions, so if he plays it slow, it is a certainty.
:15:53. > :16:19.
:16:19. > :16:29.The only way he could miss it is to play it at pace. 22 points ahead,
:16:29. > :16:36.
:16:36. > :16:46.so he will need the yellow and the green. It was not so much that shot,
:16:46. > :17:06.
:17:06. > :17:11.it was the previous black. Completely the wrong angle on the
:17:11. > :17:21.green to have any chance of getting on the brown. So he may just play
:17:21. > :17:24.
:17:24. > :17:33.the snooker to get on the brown. APPLAUSE. It rolled just too far.
:17:33. > :17:38.He will have to play a swerve shot. He cannot attempt it direct. He
:17:38. > :17:42.needs to hit it full ball, because if he does not he will push it
:17:42. > :17:52.towards the pocket. Luckily he got a second kiss. That pushed it
:17:52. > :18:01.
:18:01. > :18:06.towards the middle. APPLAUSE. A good shot from Ronnie.
:18:06. > :18:09.It is much easier to hit the green from the left-hand side but the
:18:09. > :18:15.possibility of the green hitting the black on the way back up. That
:18:16. > :18:22.is why he chose the more difficult side. The free ball may bring the
:18:22. > :18:27.brown into play. Trying to get the cue ball way his cue is now. Take
:18:27. > :18:37.the brown, put it into open play and try to get that cue ball
:18:37. > :18:37.
:18:37. > :19:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:19:35. > :19:45.Another wonderful safety shot. But he has been very very good in this
:19:45. > :19:59.
:19:59. > :20:09.He has got to hit this green ball with pace. Well, he hit a full ball.
:20:09. > :20:16.
:20:16. > :20:21.He was a bit lucky with the double- The normal shot will be leaving the
:20:21. > :20:26.green relatively close to the corner pocket. A little bit of
:20:26. > :20:32.movement going on. The screen will come up a very shortly. Both sides
:20:32. > :20:42.of the auditorium will be able to see this match. This is not what he
:20:42. > :20:57.
:20:57. > :21:01.played. He needs the blue to come That was an excellent pot from a
:21:01. > :21:11.Mark Williams. He wasn't on the green. He had to swerve it around
:21:11. > :21:11.
:21:11. > :21:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:21:56. > :22:00.He is 23 points ahead. Blue, pink Mark Williams would be very
:22:00. > :22:05.relieved he is getting the second frame under way. He has been put
:22:05. > :22:15.through the grinder. He thought he had won the frame nice and easy and
:22:15. > :22:22.then had to sweat it out. That is a bit thin. It bounces a bit more.
:22:22. > :22:32.Mark might be able to see the red. It is very close. I think he can
:22:32. > :22:58.
:22:58. > :23:08.A affected him to pot that. -- and I fancied him to pot that. That
:23:08. > :23:08.
:23:08. > :23:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:23:58. > :24:03.He hasn't found the baulk cushion. A couple of half chances there for
:24:03. > :24:13.Mark Williams. Normally such a good potter. I expected him to knock
:24:13. > :24:52.
:24:52. > :24:57.Obviously players have lots of interest to roll into the pack, but
:24:57. > :25:02.there is not a lot on here. He is playing an aggressive shot. Using
:25:02. > :25:11.the red and pink to stop the red coming back. He wants to knock the
:25:11. > :25:21.pink in. No damage done. It brings precious little as far as the score
:25:21. > :25:41.
:25:41. > :25:46.He is playing an equally aggressive He has got to try and avoid hitting
:25:46. > :25:56.the green and potting the red into the right centre. That was always
:25:56. > :26:32.
:26:32. > :26:38.This may be attempted of -- for Ronnie. But he knows he will leave
:26:38. > :26:43.the red next to the brown. Is it worth the risk? He might take the
:26:43. > :26:53.odd chance. But he lost the first game. He might be reluctant. He is
:26:53. > :26:57.
:26:57. > :27:04.not taking the pot on. He is Almost. A tricky pot for Mark
:27:04. > :27:14.Williams in the middle. It is the type of shot he is very good at. He
:27:14. > :27:26.
:27:26. > :27:30.A bit of pressure on that. It wasn't straight forward. If the
:27:30. > :27:33.shots are nothing, you're not leaving anything out. But the reds
:27:33. > :27:37.in the middle of the table. Plenty there have then there should he
:27:37. > :27:47.miss. It adds that much more pressure. It makes it more
:27:47. > :27:47.
:27:47. > :29:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:29:32. > :29:37.He is just clearing up a couple of these loose reds. That one beside
:29:37. > :29:47.the blue will be his next choice, probably. He wants to be straight
:29:47. > :29:50.
:29:50. > :29:58.on this red so he can just drop it He is angled to play a little slow
:29:58. > :30:04.count of the pink. As long s he has got enough side, it will get there.
:30:04. > :30:13.Side speeds up of cushions. A fraction too slow. If it just put
:30:13. > :30:23.up a little bit. He has opened another few reds out. Chances are a
:30:23. > :30:43.
:30:43. > :30:53.There is nothing possible. He is going to need another cannon. He
:30:53. > :30:56.
:30:56. > :31:03.will need to disturb the reds and It is not too bad. He has the red
:31:03. > :31:09.to right centre. Look at that. He hit the wrong ball. He hit the red
:31:09. > :31:19.from one. It has come available through the gap. It is fortunate
:31:19. > :31:34.
:31:34. > :31:40.Just having a look at the scores. Ronnie O'Sullivan just need this
:31:40. > :31:48.red. Mark Williams needs snookers. That was very careless! He tried to
:31:48. > :31:53.bring the other reds into play. (APPLAUSE).
:31:53. > :31:58.He just needed that red. He has given Mark Williams half a chance.
:31:58. > :32:02.It is going to make things difficult for him. He thought he
:32:02. > :32:09.would have made certain of the red card. That makes the pot lot more
:32:09. > :32:12.difficult. He just hesitated. He changed his mind on a shot.
:32:12. > :32:20.probably thought he would make sure of the red. I will play for
:32:20. > :32:26.position. He played both. It has gone a fraction too far. That might
:32:26. > :32:30.be a bit of a lifeline for Mark Williams. He needs the white stop
:32:30. > :32:40.just before it did. He is cutting back into a blind pocket. This is
:32:40. > :32:41.
:32:41. > :32:47.not always guaranteed. I could see him are missing that. Half-an-inch
:32:47. > :32:57.is all we are talking about. It is just fractions. You don't expect
:32:57. > :33:11.
:33:11. > :33:16.Thinking over the match so far, I think it is a fair score. Mark
:33:16. > :33:26.should have cleared up when he missed that last red. But on
:33:26. > :33:28.
:33:28. > :33:33.reflection of the play so far, one- I admit, I have never seen Ronnie
:33:33. > :33:39.the O'Sullivan's domain now looks so good. He looks up for this match.
:33:39. > :33:49.-- demeanour. Going back to the record he has against Mark Williams,
:33:49. > :34:27.
:34:27. > :34:33.it is amazing that he has beat him It is amazing when you play shots
:34:33. > :34:40.left handed. The crowd just expect it. They are used to it. They
:34:40. > :34:50.brought the house down playing the side of the opposite hand used ago.
:34:50. > :35:00.
:35:00. > :35:06.Pink around the table. It looks pretty good. (APPLAUSE). Excellent
:35:06. > :35:16.shot from Ronnie O'Sullivan. He already had a 57. A 53 to finish.
:35:16. > :35:16.
:35:16. > :35:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:35:59. > :36:09.That is what the fans have come to He has drifted over to the left
:36:09. > :36:12.
:36:12. > :36:20.centre. He hasn't been knocking in any in his long pot. He normally
:36:20. > :36:24.gets such a high percentage of them. Foul. He knew it was going to be
:36:24. > :36:34.very close. He thought he might just catch the next to draw.
:36:34. > :36:42.
:36:42. > :36:46.Hampered cueing. Couldn't do Mark Williams has put a little bit
:36:46. > :36:52.of side on it in the last few shots. It has really pushed into the cue
:36:52. > :36:56.ball. He is not timing it well at the moment. It's to look at what
:36:56. > :37:06.kind of angle he needs to get on to the black. He needs an angle on the
:37:06. > :37:14.
:37:14. > :37:17.(APPLAUSE). He is hitting the ball very sweet. That kind of shot would
:37:18. > :37:25.have been tougher earlier in the season. That is the beauty of him.
:37:25. > :37:33.He gets so much reaction when he goes into the pack. That was so
:37:33. > :37:43.lively. Have a look at the stops there. The screw takes again.
:37:43. > :38:04.
:38:04. > :38:10.He is going to be a tough person to beat in this mood, over the next
:38:10. > :38:15.ten days or so. His focus is wonderful today. You can always
:38:15. > :38:25.tell with his demeanour, with Ronnie O'Sullivan, he looks really
:38:25. > :38:28.
:38:28. > :38:33.He is one of those players that you would when he is sitting in his
:38:33. > :38:43.chair. You can see what sort of mind said he is in. Easy focusing
:38:43. > :38:49.
:38:49. > :38:56.on the game? As he said, he looks You can hear a pin drop in the
:38:56. > :39:01.Crucible. We used the word a little bit lenient some time, the word
:39:01. > :39:06.genius, but he really is when he is playing well. As all the four
:39:06. > :39:16.players on display were today. little bit low on the black. He
:39:16. > :39:20.
:39:20. > :39:23.will have to kiss it to something If he stands in to the outside, he
:39:23. > :39:33.will still get a bit of cue ball movement and pushed through the
:39:33. > :39:34.
:39:34. > :39:42.reds. (APPLAUSE). He has played the stun shot. The white just pushes
:39:42. > :39:52.through. He never misses a trick, Ronnie O'Sullivan. He never seems
:39:52. > :40:02.
:40:02. > :40:09.to play the wrong shot in the The situation here, he has lost the
:40:09. > :40:15.white a little bit. Just a case of slowing the white down. There
:40:15. > :40:25.doesn't appear to be anything on him in the corners. It is the pace.
:40:25. > :40:25.
:40:25. > :41:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:41:08. > :41:11.Played the kiss on the red. It appears that all the reds are on
:41:11. > :41:17.the way of one another. He will have to play a lot of side to get
:41:17. > :41:21.inside the pink. He is OK. He managed to kiss those reds. He has
:41:21. > :41:31.to play with lots of left-hand side to make sure he came inside those
:41:31. > :42:10.
:42:10. > :42:17.two reds. This is a great chance Break on 60. 56 points ahead. Just
:42:17. > :42:27.one more red required. Look at the red at the bottom. When the pink
:42:27. > :42:33.
:42:33. > :42:39.responds nearest the black. He is He pots this, it what certainly
:42:39. > :42:49.opened the other two reds. (APPLAUSE). This frame is secure.
:42:49. > :43:10.
:43:10. > :43:16.We do see a century. -- we just The response is a bit thready.
:43:16. > :43:20.Giving �200 to a children's hospice. This is an excellent chance for
:43:20. > :43:30.another �200 to go to the course. Ronnie O'Sullivan has only made one
:43:30. > :43:37.century so far. We'll have a listen. He has made 107 Crucible centuries,
:43:37. > :43:40.were due today. Just wonders tournament. A lot of players have
:43:40. > :43:45.and made 100 centuries in their career and he has made 100 at one
:43:45. > :43:55.venue. It will be tough to get this 100. They will have to play a
:43:55. > :43:55.
:43:55. > :44:05.double. (APPLAUSE). What a shame. Newly treated to a bit of
:44:05. > :44:05.
:44:05. > :44:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:44:55. > :44:59.brilliance. But he is looking very This is not going in. This is poor
:44:59. > :45:06.for Mark Williams. He is really struggling. He started off pretty
:45:06. > :45:11.well. He has had a few half chances. You would expect him to get them.
:45:11. > :45:17.That is another one to the middle pocket. At the moment, he is
:45:17. > :45:27.struggling. There was no fluency in the stroke. He just sort of hit at
:45:27. > :45:29.
:45:29. > :45:39.Ronnie O'Sullivan will be pleased to have that. He is trying to stay
:45:39. > :45:48.
:45:48. > :45:56.Bo Xilai -- (APPLAUSE). He's hard may have skipped a beat as its pink
:45:56. > :46:06.wiped its feet before it dropped him. It was only the pace. Has he
:46:06. > :46:12.
:46:12. > :46:19.got an angle on this red? The top Rare saw him just to kiss wouldn't
:46:19. > :46:23.there. He wanted to miss the blue. It would have been perfect. You
:46:23. > :46:30.won't get the desired pace from the cue ball. It will going as a dead
:46:30. > :46:36.white. (APPLAUSE). It is OK. It is such a brown. It was a very tough
:46:36. > :46:46.shot. But you can see when the white comes into the pack, it loses
:46:46. > :46:57.
:46:57. > :47:07.Unfortunately, the pink has come down and bought the path of the
:47:07. > :47:07.
:47:07. > :47:13.black into the bottom right-hand Trying getting the pink, here. Has
:47:13. > :47:21.he overhit it? It looks to be OK. I think the red is just above the
:47:21. > :47:30.black. Trying to get that red. If he can't stay low on the red, NT is
:47:30. > :47:38.just on that perfectly. Surrey! referee is getting excited. He
:47:38. > :47:46.could keep up of the pace of Ronnie O'Sullivan. Reds going to be spread
:47:46. > :47:51.he can play. I thought he played a bit of side there. He has gone
:47:51. > :48:01.second price. Blues available into the corner. The mood is in. This
:48:01. > :48:17.
:48:17. > :48:23.could be another frame over in the It every spot to the side of the
:48:23. > :48:28.blue has to go to the pink as soon as possible in a direct line.
:48:28. > :48:38.Something good mood because didn't the pink go in the blue spot last
:48:38. > :49:09.
:49:09. > :49:14.The red just to the left will pot into the bottom right-hand corner
:49:14. > :49:19.pocket. Mark is looking a bit forlorn, sitting on his chair.
:49:19. > :49:28.Ronnie can get to like that sometimes. You watching doing
:49:28. > :49:33.things that you can do, but you wonder why it is not happening.
:49:33. > :49:38.think all players like to watch Ronnie play, even if they are
:49:38. > :49:48.playing against him. He makes the game look ridiculously easy at
:49:48. > :49:53.
:49:53. > :50:03.times. He cannot time it any better than he is timing it at the minute,
:50:03. > :50:10.
:50:10. > :50:20.that is for sure. Is actually stroking the ball. There are a
:50:20. > :50:29.
:50:29. > :50:39.couple of loose reds. He did not take the desired red, but he still
:50:39. > :50:52.
:50:52. > :51:02.got a good result. Because he could not guarantee getting perfectly on
:51:02. > :51:12.the pink, he played for a baulk colour. A bonus. That actually went
:51:12. > :51:16.
:51:16. > :51:21.up. Ryan Day played one of those shots earlier on today. It was
:51:21. > :51:28.always hitting the door, but at the last four to it just went another
:51:28. > :51:35.inch. Somehow mark, if you can just gratuities, this will hurt
:51:35. > :51:45.O'Sullivan. If he comes out too easily from the session, he will
:51:45. > :52:03.
:52:03. > :52:07.think he has one into. APPLAUSE. Ronnie going to award the right in
:52:07. > :52:17.side cushion. An excellent the control shot from Mark Williams.
:52:17. > :52:38.
:52:38. > :52:48.Always difficult when it is in the jaws of the pocket. Mark would love
:52:48. > :53:02.
:53:03. > :53:12.to get the blue out of the way to open up the red and the black. He
:53:12. > :53:16.might be able to play at this time. Plenty of points available. He does
:53:16. > :53:22.not have to worry about which one he takes. Straighter off the
:53:22. > :53:32.cushion. All of a sudden, the blue is not straightforward to get on to
:53:32. > :53:35.
:53:35. > :53:45.the second round. He went on at 2mph and came off at four. Well
:53:45. > :53:57.
:53:57. > :54:07.played. Good shot that. APPLAUSE.. Now he just has to be careful.
:54:07. > :54:10.
:54:10. > :54:15.may feel like he has won this 4th session. He has a bit to do. 25
:54:15. > :54:25.points behind. Any colour and he will need all six remaining colours
:54:25. > :54:36.
:54:36. > :54:42.after he pots this blue. Mark Williams probably did not realise
:54:42. > :54:49.he would get another chance in this frame. Ronnie has not played a bad
:54:49. > :54:59.shot. In the last three frames so cannot think of one bad shot he has
:54:59. > :55:13.
:55:13. > :55:23.played. It shows you the standard you have to be Iyad. -- the act.
:55:23. > :55:29.
:55:29. > :55:33.Because the black is off its spot is is not a natural shot. What kind
:55:33. > :55:43.of angle does he have? A pretty good one. Not perfect, slightly top
:55:43. > :55:50.
:55:50. > :55:56.side. Well played Mark Williams. APPLAUSE. Get off the table for
:55:56. > :56:06.two-and-a-half frames and the one chance he had had to clear. He did
:56:06. > :56:08.
:56:08. > :56:14.that with a magnificent 64 to level, somehow at two-each. Gray staff
:56:14. > :56:24.from O'Sullivan, but equally brilliant from Mark Williams in the
:56:24. > :56:56.
:56:56. > :57:04.last frame to level at 2 two each. APPLAUSE. APPLAUSE. The referee has
:57:04. > :57:14.called, touching ball. Play behind the yellow, as tight to the baulk
:57:14. > :57:22.cushion as possible, which makes it more difficult for Mark Williams.
:57:22. > :57:29.That is pretty good. If it is too thick, he could end up nearly
:57:29. > :57:39.kissing the blue. This red on the outside of the pack will pot if he
:57:39. > :58:15.
:58:15. > :58:24.keeps it fine. APPLAUSE. The red at the bottom of the pack will go. A
:58:24. > :58:34.nice angle after this black. A bit low on the reds, so I am putting it.
:58:34. > :58:41.
:58:41. > :58:51.Stay low on this red if you can. -- potting it. He is on the red. He
:58:51. > :58:52.
:58:52. > :58:58.may have to swear, but it is he on it? -- swerve. APPLAUSE.
:58:58. > :59:05.ideally on the black. Surprising to think that with the old balls he is
:59:05. > :59:10.ago, before you and I played, that shot was not on. The ball did not
:59:10. > :59:20.transferred to the side. Ronnie is shaking his head because he got a
:59:20. > :59:26.
:59:26. > :59:32.very big bounce on the cushion. APPLAUSE. This is one of those
:59:32. > :59:42.shots way he must arc the cue ball of the top cushion. This is a tough
:59:42. > :59:46.
:59:46. > :59:56.shot. If he does not get those two raised he will be on nothing.
:59:56. > :00:02.
:00:02. > :00:12.Whenever you get them full, it deadens the white. CHEERING AND
:00:12. > :00:16.
:00:16. > :00:26.APPLAUSE. It was a miscue. APPLAUSE. Trying to get the cue ball tight in
:00:26. > :00:32.the cushion and he has miscue dead. A very difficult shot. Trying to
:00:32. > :00:42.get the cue out of the way so he did not it is White twice, but then
:00:42. > :00:42.
:00:42. > :00:48.he got the cue out of the way before he hit it. That is a
:00:48. > :00:52.horrible kick. The good news is that it 20. That kick took three
:00:52. > :01:02.feet of pace out of the cue ball. You could hear it making contact
:01:02. > :01:22.
:01:22. > :01:26.with the red. The blue went into the pocket. Well played. Market
:01:26. > :01:34.obviously knows how well Ronnie O'Sullivan his plane and how much
:01:34. > :01:44.it will hurt him. Ronnie O'Sullivan can be a little fragile. S Mark can
:01:44. > :01:45.
:01:45. > :01:55.keep pinching frames and hurting him it could change Ronnie's
:01:55. > :01:55.
:01:55. > :02:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:02:53. > :03:03.demeanour. I wonder if he can fit into the bunch of reds and bring
:03:03. > :03:17.
:03:17. > :03:27.another red into play. That was not the ideal angle on the black. He
:03:27. > :04:01.
:04:01. > :04:11.just had to force it in. That is pretty good. APPLAUSE. That was a
:04:11. > :04:18.
:04:18. > :04:23.great shot from Ronnie O'Sullivan. A tricky shot with the pink here.
:04:23. > :04:33.He can play this pot and can go around the back of the black. So he
:04:33. > :04:43.can play this. But because he hit it so thing - that is the first
:04:43. > :04:43.
:04:43. > :04:53.poor shot that Ronnie has played in this match. -- did so thinly. Mark
:04:53. > :04:53.
:04:53. > :06:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:06:24. > :06:28.Williams has been doing what he APPLAUSE. APPLAUSE. He can play is
:06:28. > :06:38.this very thin and get in behind the green. Then the brown would
:06:38. > :06:38.
:06:38. > :07:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:07:23. > :07:33.cover the red on the left-hand side. Close. But no cigar. REFEREE:. Free
:07:33. > :07:40.
:07:41. > :07:50.ball. He will take the ball in the middle. REFEREE: make sure it is
:07:51. > :07:57.
:07:57. > :08:07.off. APPLAUSE. Mark Williams is now the favourite, with a 3-2 lead. If
:08:07. > :08:32.
:08:32. > :08:40.he takes the next two reds and the two blacks without any problem. He
:08:40. > :08:45.will not need that red that is closest to the left centre. He has
:08:45. > :08:52.to be a bit careful. He went down quickly and he showed was almost
:08:52. > :09:02.touching the red. He looks like is touching end because he is wearing
:09:02. > :09:05.
:09:05. > :09:13.a black shirt. The referee is very close to the work there.
:09:13. > :09:23.APPLAUSE. An excellent shot. know that the red will cling to the
:09:23. > :09:24.
:09:24. > :09:34.cushion. He need small brush mac King needs one more red and colour
:09:34. > :09:44.after this. He cannot get on the red behind the black, so.... He
:09:44. > :09:44.
:09:44. > :09:54.wants to try to get close to the red on the left centre as possible.
:09:54. > :09:56.
:09:56. > :10:03.30 points ahead, so red and blue will be enough. Certainly no
:10:03. > :10:13.heroics on this blue. He will just be dropping it in. That will put
:10:13. > :10:21.
:10:21. > :10:25.him 30 points ahead with just 35 remaining on the table. And you
:10:25. > :10:35.have to tip your cap, the way that Mark Williams has held himself
:10:35. > :10:41.together in these first five frames. He has been punched and kicked and
:10:41. > :10:51.still stood there and all of a sudden he is now going to take a 3-
:10:51. > :11:20.
:11:20. > :11:30.2 lead, barring snookers. APPLAUSE. He picked that one out nicely. A
:11:30. > :11:38.
:11:38. > :11:43.nice kiss on the brown can put Ronnie in another triple here. A
:11:43. > :11:53.possible escape from Ronnie, but he has to be careful. The cue ball
:11:53. > :11:53.
:11:53. > :12:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:12:43. > :12:49.safety is not straightforward. He may be forced into taking this pot
:12:49. > :12:56.on. He does not want to have to take it on, but there is no clear
:12:56. > :13:04.way backing to the baulk. He is taking it on and he has not cued
:13:04. > :13:13.well for a couple of frames. But boy, how worldy he cue that?
:13:13. > :13:23.APPLAUSE. He deserves the kiss. A beautiful shot. So difficult to q
:13:23. > :13:41.
:13:41. > :13:47.off the side cushion. He did cue that very well. It is not the best
:13:47. > :13:56.shot from Ronnie. He did not want to touch those reds, but wanted to
:13:56. > :14:05.get into the gap of them. He has to hit it to the high side and he has
:14:05. > :14:11.done that very well. APPLAUSE. have seen a lot of players this
:14:11. > :14:21.week missing a lot of shots into the middle pocket on the near side
:14:21. > :14:25.
:14:25. > :14:35.because the balls seemed to fall. But he judged it very well. That
:14:35. > :15:05.
:15:05. > :15:15.was a great shot. A bit of pressure Too far for the pink. OK on the
:15:15. > :15:31.
:15:31. > :15:41.blue. Has he gone too far for this pink into the left centre? It is
:15:41. > :15:42.
:15:42. > :15:52.very tight. He just help defend with a bit of left-hand side.
:15:52. > :15:54.
:15:54. > :16:01.APPLAUSE. It also helped, watch you mentioned, that this table appears
:16:01. > :16:11.to be playing off the top sure. After being kept off the table for
:16:11. > :16:12.
:16:12. > :16:22.quite some time, he is starting to get back into strip again. -- into
:16:22. > :16:27.
:16:27. > :16:37.his stroke again. That was a top quality safety. -- he had a top
:16:37. > :16:49.
:16:49. > :16:55.quality safety at the beginning of this frame for a good ten minutes.
:16:56. > :17:01.He underhit that slightly. He may play it off the cushion that he
:17:01. > :17:11.will have to be careful that he does not get past the pink. Because
:17:11. > :17:11.
:17:11. > :17:21.he may snooker himself. He is 54 in front. Red and blue are above it.
:17:21. > :17:31.
:17:31. > :17:41.Mark Williams is needing a snooker. He did that in the first frame.
:17:41. > :17:46.
:17:46. > :17:56.Quite surprising. He has thrown another lifeline to Mark Williams.
:17:56. > :18:00.
:18:01. > :18:07.He has a good angle on the blue. The angle, just a via the pink and
:18:07. > :18:14.then into the blue. That is just about perfect. APPLAUSE. He could
:18:14. > :18:21.have brought the black into play as well. If you hit them both together
:18:21. > :18:31.it would have pushed that red away from the black. Just slightly thick.
:18:31. > :18:34.
:18:34. > :18:44.Ronnie appears to have a chance of getting back to the table.
:18:44. > :18:46.
:18:46. > :18:50.straight on the pink. He did not really have the angle. Family
:18:50. > :19:00.enough, he can swing it around three cushions and getting it
:19:00. > :19:01.
:19:01. > :19:11.behind the brown and yellow. Bringing the reds into play. He
:19:11. > :19:25.
:19:25. > :19:31.might not want to bring the reds They will. Just coming around to
:19:31. > :19:41.look at the plant. He didn't expect him to play that to go off. It's
:19:41. > :19:45.
:19:45. > :19:49.not easy to get in behind brown and Do anything he is worried about is
:19:49. > :19:59.knocking the red over the bottom left-hand corner pocket. -- the
:19:59. > :20:12.
:20:12. > :20:15.They could try and make the player is. The Embassy get that, he may
:20:15. > :20:23.leave it. That is what he is worried about. -- unless he gets
:20:23. > :20:33.that. He has got to play it with a bit of pace. Should he miss it, he
:20:33. > :20:44.
:20:44. > :20:50.wants the red to come back across He is a little bit scared of that.
:20:50. > :21:00.That is where he has brought Ronnie O'Sullivan back. He has got to be
:21:00. > :21:20.
:21:20. > :21:27.This is all about whether to rid his Carrington and up. -- with that
:21:28. > :21:37.red is cooling to end up. The insurance is where the green is. He
:21:38. > :21:38.
:21:38. > :22:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:22:22. > :22:30.What a great effort! What a super The green coming up with help.
:22:30. > :22:40.Ronnie O'Sullivan was very pleased to see that Greens t wait was. --
:22:40. > :23:04.
:23:04. > :23:09.(APPLAUSE). It had won the table from Mark Williams. Ronnie
:23:09. > :23:19.O'Sullivan did not want to come into those two reds. He wants to
:23:19. > :23:19.
:23:19. > :24:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:24:06. > :24:12.That was a clever little short. Finishing right on top of the red.
:24:12. > :24:17.As we just discussed, this will cling to the cushion like blue.
:24:17. > :24:22.That was careless from Ronnie O'Sullivan. He could lay it hurt
:24:22. > :24:32.snooker in behind the black. The red is going to cling to the
:24:32. > :24:33.
:24:34. > :24:40.cushion. He could be in trouble. He That is not snooker. It should have
:24:40. > :24:50.been tightened. A look at the red. It hits the cushion once, twice,
:24:50. > :25:13.
:25:13. > :25:18.He's coming a run same what a great He can get through to this red. But
:25:18. > :25:28.not necessarily to pot it. But he can certainly get the cue ball on
:25:28. > :25:28.
:25:28. > :26:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:26:33. > :26:42.They appear to have a good run well on the blue there. -- angle. This
:26:42. > :26:52.red is not giving in. They played a beautiful shot to bring the green
:26:52. > :26:52.
:26:52. > :27:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:27:36. > :27:46.He missed the green I and absolute He took the blue purposely to try
:27:46. > :27:47.
:27:47. > :27:51.and bring the brown. He would have to bring it into a better position.
:27:51. > :28:01.But it might have been better at two put the black in. Now he needs
:28:01. > :28:21.
:28:21. > :28:31.(APPLAUSE). In goes the double. 22 remaining. After a long it of
:28:31. > :28:40.
:28:40. > :28:45.safety, another double on the brown. Yes! Mark Williams gives the nod to
:28:45. > :28:55.the referee. He has had enough. Ronnie O'Sullivan levels again.
:28:55. > :28:55.
:28:55. > :30:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:30:45. > :30:55.If he is on that red, it is another Here is the black again, played to
:30:55. > :31:00.
:31:00. > :31:09.perfection. He will still be on There are a couple of lose reds I'm
:31:09. > :31:17.sure. They will attempt to go into the pack. There are still a few
:31:17. > :31:25.loose reds. Watch the cue ball. Watchet arc. That is OK. He has got
:31:25. > :31:35.a red to the left centre. He can stay on the black. I know how much
:31:35. > :32:06.
:32:06. > :32:16.he loves staying down this end of I may be being too presumptuous but
:32:16. > :32:18.
:32:18. > :32:26.Never in the history of the Crucible have we have two players
:32:26. > :32:34.make 8147. Have we? Ali Carter and Ronnie O'Sullivan a couple of years
:32:34. > :32:44.ago. Apart from Ronnie cold -- Ronnie O'Sullivan. It is
:32:44. > :32:51.
:32:51. > :32:59.interesting. It could happen again. He has changed the pace again. He
:32:59. > :33:09.got a bit booked down. His pace has slowed. 17 seconds a shot. Mark
:33:09. > :33:11.
:33:11. > :33:14.Williams has to onto 19 seconds. Mark Williams is glancing up and
:33:14. > :33:24.realising that Ronnie O'Sullivan is going to need another few reds to
:33:24. > :33:38.
:33:38. > :33:46.That was two reds around the pink spot. It looked break bones. -- it
:33:46. > :33:55.looked a very close. (APPLAUSE). They don't know if we can see the
:33:55. > :34:05.shot again. It just are up to into the pack. Watch the cue ball. All
:34:05. > :34:25.
:34:25. > :34:32.the top spin was taking into the This break has been top draw so far.
:34:32. > :34:42.It is the only thing that is missing in the matter. This century.
:34:42. > :34:44.
:34:44. > :34:52.There have been some good breaks, There are not many better sites in
:34:52. > :34:56.sports to what one of the best players in the world. Making a
:34:56. > :35:06.century break. Seeing how they worked the cue ball winner. That
:35:06. > :35:21.
:35:21. > :35:31.Once again, it looked like we are going to get a century. He breaks
:35:31. > :35:50.
:35:50. > :36:00.He has been hanging on to Ronnie O'Sullivan's coat tails. Any one
:36:00. > :36:32.
:36:32. > :36:36.frame. That is an importance up. -- Trying to use the green as the
:36:36. > :36:46.snooker ring ball. That is an unusual way of playing it. But he
:36:46. > :36:50.
:36:51. > :37:00.has not managed it. He can't see (APPLAUSE). You can see he is
:37:01. > :37:01.
:37:01. > :37:04.disappointed. He expected the rid to stay in the middle of the table.
:37:04. > :37:11.I didn't know if they are suggesting that that cushion
:37:12. > :37:21.squared off a little bit. He knocked it past the pocket. They
:37:22. > :37:22.
:37:22. > :38:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:38:11. > :38:19.had a little discussion to say they (APPLAUSE). That was wonderful. The
:38:19. > :38:23.last frame of the afternoon session. He took the bull by the horns. Mark
:38:23. > :38:28.Williams decided to play the aggressive shot. I don't think it
:38:28. > :38:37.has worked. I don't blame him at all. A lot of players would have
:38:37. > :38:41.played for the loose one, but these top players never miss a trick. But
:38:41. > :38:46.it was on one. There is a chance. The fact that the green is off its
:38:46. > :38:56.spot makes this shot a lot easier than it would have been. This is
:38:56. > :38:56.
:38:56. > :39:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:39:54. > :40:00.Right over the green spot. They He could have bounced off the
:40:00. > :40:06.cushion. He was surprised. He knew that playing it plain ball it hit
:40:06. > :40:10.the ball. It appeared to throw wider. He was to is planning to hit
:40:10. > :40:19.the middle red full ball. The fact that it is a half paltry sure how
:40:19. > :40:28.much the reaction was different. -- half ball. It hasn't really hit
:40:28. > :40:33.very well. He needs to play another case. That wasn't the poor shot.
:40:33. > :40:43.The reds to play on the black was very carelessly. That the wrong
:40:43. > :40:55.
:40:55. > :41:05.He is going to try and put the black so flu. He will put the black
:41:05. > :41:20.
:41:20. > :41:26.I mentioned in the commentary that the bad shot wasn't the black one.
:41:26. > :41:30.But this is the shot. He underhit it. By two or three inches. It
:41:30. > :41:40.should have been straightforward from there had to be in perfect. He
:41:40. > :41:40.
:41:40. > :41:50.underhit it. (APPLAUSE). It is those little shots, does errors of
:41:50. > :42:05.
:42:05. > :42:09.judgement, that cost two frames. -- A clever shot from Mark Williams.
:42:09. > :42:19.Potting another red safe. He has a steady five point lead. Ronnie
:42:19. > :42:40.
:42:40. > :42:46.He has to attend the middle pocket. Doesn't fancy either of them. If he
:42:46. > :42:52.gets the white on the back cushion, the black will clink to the cushion.
:42:52. > :43:02.It may be worth the risk. Does he want to risk bringing the black in
:43:02. > :43:02.
:43:02. > :44:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:44:19. > :44:29.play at this stage? 35 points in Those two reds are almost certain.
:44:29. > :44:33.
:44:33. > :44:39.Does the pink go into the left (APPLAUSE). Good pot. Has he gone
:44:39. > :44:44.too far? He should be straighter on the pink. I'm not sure you can see
:44:44. > :44:52.enough of the pink to pot. If he can, can he see enough without
:44:52. > :45:02.hitting another red? This will be very close to being a foul shot.
:45:02. > :45:02.
:45:02. > :45:08.That was fair. It was all fair. He just put it in a little bit. Have a
:45:08. > :45:14.look at the pink. He hits it to the far edge. Just watch it just pull
:45:14. > :45:20.slightly at the end. At that pace it was always going to drop. Why do
:45:20. > :45:25.you think that is happening? For the last few years, if it goes to
:45:25. > :45:30.the top draw, it hits the top draw. I'm not sure. I always remember
:45:30. > :45:40.playing here and it has always been like that. It has always fallen on
:45:40. > :45:43.
:45:43. > :45:48.these tables. Something to do with A few moments ago, we were thinking
:45:48. > :45:55.that Mark Williams could escape from this session with a full
:45:55. > :45:59.fought scoreline. Ronnie O'Sullivan now has a chance to take a 5-3
:45:59. > :46:04.first session lead. This is a three-day match. That is unusual at
:46:04. > :46:14.the Crucible. They are going to play the next session tomorrow
:46:14. > :46:23.
:46:23. > :46:29.afternoon and the next on Monday. The possible saving grace for Mark
:46:29. > :46:38.Williams and in this frame is that it is closest -- is that red
:46:38. > :46:48.closest to the pocket. Was it put their names of? Yes it was. -- was
:46:48. > :46:55.
:46:55. > :47:05.We are all square on points. Three reds and three blacks. The red is
:47:05. > :47:23.
:47:23. > :47:32.safe. How is he going to get that He doesn't want to be straight on
:47:32. > :47:36.the pink. He wants an angle. It looks like he is perfect. That
:47:36. > :47:44.looks too heavy. Is it going to bounce off the cushion? At just a
:47:44. > :47:50.bit heavy. It makes it a little bit more difficult. If he was a couple
:47:50. > :47:57.of inches closer, a straightforward red. The fact that the green's
:47:57. > :48:07.passport did... He has a massive target. Half ball pink or half ball
:48:07. > :48:22.
:48:22. > :48:32.That was amazing. Just a couple of inches of a bounce off the cushion
:48:32. > :48:44.
:48:45. > :48:48.That is not too bad. It will probably take the pink to get the
:48:48. > :48:58.six points, but if it was an inch away from the cushion further, it
:48:58. > :49:29.
:49:29. > :49:39.That is a big target to try and get behind. He has got to be careful of
:49:39. > :49:42.
:49:42. > :49:46.the red ball. I'm sure he keeps it He was a bit unlucky. He has lifted
:49:46. > :49:56.another red sticking out. The red will stop exactly where it is now.
:49:56. > :49:56.
:49:56. > :50:06.He should get a sticker. -- snooker. Another red has just sprung out a
:50:06. > :50:28.
:50:28. > :50:38.little bit. It was a bit careless. (APPLAUSE). Played very well.
:50:38. > :50:41.
:50:41. > :50:51.Avoided a kiss on the yellow with the cue ball. Excellent shot.
:50:51. > :50:58.
:50:58. > :51:04.(APPLAUSE). A good hit from Mark What changes to avoid in the yellow
:51:04. > :51:11.by fractions and getting in behind the blue. A fantastic shot. Ronnie
:51:11. > :51:20.O'Sullivan is looking at the angle in the middle. The lows right over
:51:20. > :51:24.the pocket. That helps. -- the yellow. Pink 13. Up to end
:51:25. > :51:31.including the brown. Yellow to green appears to be the only real
:51:31. > :51:41.stumbling block. Probably finishing on the top cushion is the best way
:51:41. > :51:49.
:51:49. > :51:57.Anywhere there with the cue ball. It would be perfect. Just avoid the
:51:57. > :52:07.green. It doesn't want to hit it. How careless is that? T have so
:52:07. > :52:11.
:52:11. > :52:21.much room to play with. That was It was a little bit careless. A
:52:21. > :52:50.
:52:50. > :52:59.massive margin of error and force - Oceans of side to missed the brown.
:52:59. > :53:04.That was excellent. (APPLAUSE). Ronnie O'Sullivan may get in with a
:53:04. > :53:14.chance. There is a certain point lead. It means that Mark Williams
:53:14. > :53:33.
:53:34. > :53:39.Good hit. Ronnie O'Sullivan had a very good chance of throwing in an
:53:39. > :53:42.area. We talk about areas. This is what we talked about the first time
:53:42. > :53:46.when he kissed the green. We will get a chance to show you what we
:53:46. > :53:56.think he could have played with that, taking the green out of the
:53:56. > :53:58.
:53:58. > :54:04.picture. He is faced with a choice. Does the play a good safety shot?
:54:04. > :54:11.He has taken the pot. He needs a good fortune. He has got some good
:54:11. > :54:14.fortune. This is a strange game. Sometimes the snooker gods... When
:54:14. > :54:20.you miss a trick, this is the chance that Ronnie O'Sullivan had.
:54:20. > :54:28.He had a very good chance on the pink to play a to cushioned shot to
:54:28. > :54:34.get position. Here is what we thought he should have played. That
:54:34. > :54:44.is the one cushion escape. I have sought two cushions of the other
:54:44. > :54:49.
:54:49. > :54:59.Anywhere on that cushion, he would have been perfect on the yellow. It
:54:59. > :55:04.
:55:04. > :55:08.looks like this yellow could be the When you consider their average
:55:08. > :55:12.shot time is 19 and 17 seconds, it's amazing that this session will
:55:12. > :55:22.take three hours to complete. It has been very good snooker. It
:55:22. > :55:35.
:55:35. > :55:45.shows you how good the safety has In all the places in all the world,
:55:45. > :55:51.
:55:52. > :55:56.This is one of those we need to hit it full ball. If you don't, white
:55:57. > :56:02.and green will come back up the table. You need to hit it full. He
:56:02. > :56:12.has hit it half ball. That could have been a mistake. As the green
:56:12. > :56:40.
:56:40. > :56:44.He can just see enough of the green. He can play it pretty hard because
:56:44. > :56:50.the green would just stop there. He has go to try and Snooker it using
:56:50. > :57:00.the brown. It would want to get the black soap. He would want that on
:57:00. > :57:33.
:57:33. > :57:41.(APPLAUSE). How costly will that be? Particularly if you are a Mark
:57:42. > :57:47.Williams supporter. Does this brown past the pink? It is pretty close.
:57:47. > :57:57.It is very tight. Let's have a look again. It may be a case of playing
:57:57. > :58:11.
:58:11. > :58:21.18 points ahead. 18 points left on the table. Worth the pot in the
:58:21. > :58:23.
:58:23. > :58:28.middle. Is it there? It is there. Good shot. It is a shame for Mark
:58:28. > :58:35.Williams. Just for that fluke on the green. He would have had a
:58:35. > :58:42.chance. But that fluke has proved costly. Ronnie O'Sullivan is going
:58:42. > :58:51.to be delighted. He wins the final frame of this session and grows to