Well the ranking final is always a great occasion isn't it two players coming through the draw of
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best two players in the tournament
Doing battle over a possible 17 frames to be crowned English Open champion and that magnificent trophy
Along with the check for 70,000 pounds is the prize Steve Davis trophy?
Will this legend be picking up the trophy
Named in honor of another snooker legend or can Karen Wilson throw a spanner in the works
Who's capable he's won their only previous meeting, but the first frame Ronnie O'Sullivan Sabri, but to beat O'Sullivan over 17 frames
Well that is one of the tallest orders Joe Johnson in the sport of snooker
Yes, it is it's out Lee and as Jimmy said Karen's got to knock those long balls in
He's got to try and stay with Ronnie O'Sullivan
Or even stay in front then
Sullivan took her head down the table
So not the best breakup, and it was interesting because Karen Wilson won the toss
and you've got Ronnie in but
Has it just gone too far
Can't tell from there keep coming now he's looking at the safety
Yellow ball
Goddamn Wilson what
Well this is a half chance and these are the kind of chances that he's been knocking in all week Karen Wilson in fact
He's grown stronger with these long shots
One area of the car and Wilson's game, which has really impressed me this week has been his scoring power
And he'll Folds mention that he's made six centuries when you consider Joe that he made
16 in the whole of last season that is clearly an area of his game that he's worked on yeah
He said he's been working very hard
And it's shown
Most heavily to ding Jim wheat?
But went away and worked
Yes, he just never got going in that final of the world open against ting
Well little kisses like that will certainly help I
Could have left a long red on easily there
Touching ball : Humphries who has the honor of refereeing our final today parsley experience
We gathered some fan
Another very good safety shot from Karen judging the strength from the cue ball that perfectly
Difficult to judge these type of shots and don't think he played on this red well miss Karen Wilson for
Thank you
And again he's planing to the side of the pack, and he's hit that red didn't play to hit that red
They extended Spyder
So you can break you over all those Reds?
Trying to get the cue ball dead on the cushion behind the green
As long as it covers this red down the right side. That's a good safety
Yeah, the correct terminology was this one Nick
not the extended spider but
Still a an extended spider to reach over all those Reds
But not again, it's misjudged to cushion escape
Unfortunately didn't hit it any harder because it would have left an easy read on
As it is he still left a read on
He could taint the black here, I mean he's on the brown, but he could take the black and going to the pack of Reds
The easy shot is the brown of course, but this is a chance to win the frame if this goes well
Now has he been fortunate
Is he on that red to the middle
Eight he split them beautifully, but he could have been on something easier
And now is in prime position
So that misjudge safety from Ronnie O'Sullivan could be costly
Well a little too far to the red that he played for to the left corner
14 not straight enough on the one to the middle
And that positional shuttle
And it was a poor positional chart, you've got to say because he was perfect on the blue
He'll be upset about that one especially if it costs in the game well
I played for this red to the right corner
When the Sullivans played for last time round it would have been guaranteed to have been on this red to the black
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Seven
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Choice of two Reds the way he played it 20
Am I taking that read it releases to Red's to my corner, I just don't screw the cue ball that
May have to come up the black cushion
Isn't quite it hit it hard enough to get to the blacks shouldn't be a problem to go back to the blue
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It has been awhile since Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 28th ranking title February of last year
The world Chopin when he plays quite brilliantly from start to finish
And for my money the Smoky's produced this week so far
It's as good as he has
Conjured since that triumph that includes his record seventh masters title
Started this shit. He's looked so keyed up this week to do well 40
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This is what absolutely loves doing
punishing a mistake 49
There's a parliament think
About the shot that they missed
It wasn't too difficult the red that camera missed him to the left corner
But it was probably disappointed in finishing where he did this is the shot
It was in full control he was down to him
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57 so one more read needed
And it's gonna be first blood to Ronnie O'Sullivan 64
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Class 4 promo
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When I said it a couple of times this week how many times
Does the great player come out and make a big break
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Game at this level particularly in a final
Punishing your opponent's mistakes to the fault
Erin Wilson wasn't able to punish O'Sullivan's
Sullivan was most certainly punished Wilson's
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I'd like to know how many times he's come out the first frame and knocked in a century break
97 well this will be his ninth of the tournament
108 he's hit the ground running
Not too shabby a start to our English Open final
Just a small matter of a 115 clearance from rocket Ronnie O'Sullivan punishing Carr and Wilson's error on the read
After Wilson had the first opportunity in the first frame of the final. It's gone to a Sullivan in style
Thank you Frank to Karen Wilson to Brie Karen Wilson
Largely sitting out the first frame, but he did have the first chance played an excellent positional shot splitting the bunch
There mr.
ed having failed to get prime position on it and Ronnie O'Sullivan did the rest a 1 1 5 clearance a
blistering start to the English Open final from the rocket
So O'Sullivan just came down to see why I wanted to be on the black what it would leave if he missed the red
And everybody was saying in commentary that
Karen Wilson has to take his chances when he gets them
Well he created his own chance in the lush rain split in the back of reds as philip said
And he was down to him that he lost it, and that's what hurts
That's what hurts a snuke of lat
They should have been mine on Sullivan's taking all my sweets, and I bought them
One of Karen Wilson's great strengths though is his mental toughness
he's a battler not called the warrior for nothing so I think he is one of those players capable of
forgetting about that
Focusing on the moment in hand
Thank you
It's a good safety Caryn's blade that
No easy path back to bak. He may have to just leave the cue ball on the black cushion
Well, he's going to click this red thing just go hit the paint, otherwise he finds a pocket
Anxious looks they're from Ronnie O'Sullivan to see if the red will cut to the middle
It's got it touch too thick
Well it wasn't easy to be fair to him it was an extremely thin cut
Saving graces that he hasn't doesn't look like he's left anything
Great shot
And could've had a kind of kiss
Wilson's long game was a feature of his victory in their only previous meeting in Northern Ireland last season
Early miss one as Ronny acknowledged in his chat with Neil ahead of this match
Wow
Well the look on Karen Wilson's face
Which you may not have thought just out of camera shot told the story Harry thought it under it
Yeah, and there's no need to hit it that slow because the yellow would have stopped the brown
Anyone still have finished as close as that
Misjudge that one again Wow miss Karen Wilson six
Well someone could so easily I've left the red on that I can't the pink for luck and have left easy red
Made the slight adjustment that
And the pinking the way of sending the cue ball down the table
so a little bit of a problem here I
Have to just touch him to the Reds, and this is stuns down the table to answer green
Well just touching into the Reds, but it's gonna be down the table next shot, and I don't recommend this shot
Got that one on himself
Playing into the back of Reds could have stunned down the table. I didn't want to take the risk
Now he's lost the safety advantage he should be able to land him to the Packer breads
Without leaving anything, but again. He leaves an easy safety
Maybe if he came off two cushions and landed up into the back of the Reds, but that's risky
Attempting to hit the red thing off the cushion
Like that and that was a superb shot
Appreciated by Ronnie O'Sullivan of the tap on the table and that's his
Confident he helps him miss dark
He's mentor
He's coach
Misjudge the pace there Sullivan
And this is a definitely a chance to try and get them white ball and open the Reds
Get the white ball in behind the Browning yellow
Playing attacking safety forget that it's Ronnie O'Sullivan be plain
Well what's happened to the Reds, but as he got the speed?
Has he got the speed
he hasn't
When you open the Reds like that you've got to get the cue ball where you want it
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And this isn't a bad kiss on the red because it's left even with a nice angle on the blue
to come in and outer bark
This could be good
look at that for a positional shot I
Say only ready could play for and luck Larry's finished on the red
Couldn't have picked it up and put it in a better place
Trying to open the Reds up screwing off the Reds, and it didn't work out. I'm just the snow kept my hand brown
Ronnie O'Sullivan seven
That was all about speed, and he's judged it well
Another clever shot there from her Sullivan playing the cue ball in behind the green covering the Reds
Forcing Karen Wilson to play this red
And good speed on the cue ball from Kyrie
Well a little harder the red would have been in the question is
Karen Wilson get to the red
Well
That's very difficult to send the red on to the red. There is another red and this is the one that is plain, but
As two hits it fairly full for the red to drop
But it won't let that cue ball into the bark area just in case I
Mean full well that he was on the green it went in
So this is another good chance for Karen Wilson
Then you can see that determination on his phrase on his face
Like to get the black back on its part as soon as possible
With the best red you could have been on was the one just to the left of the black spot
not sure if you can see that red or
Ha yeah Kalin Humphries clearing that cue ball
Turn
You wanted to come past the black
But fortunately he's still him with a chance
He played the Callen to the red
To stay on the black the fortunately can still pop the black. Hole though. It's not as easy as it would have been
Well played that was miserable
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Nineteen
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Twenty-seven
Well okay me he's not ideally on this red 34 should still potted
Thirty-five
Forty
Portable
Not ideally on the black, but is on the pink as well so choice of balls to take
Forty-eight 52 points the difference
Because he's played for the green he needs another right now
Certainly didn't want to be playing with the rest
Is there a change of plan gonna play the brown
Problem without is that the yellow could be in the way, or is he playing the yellow
Full-wall kiss on the blue leaves him nicely on the red to the corner just needs the red
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And the game frame bowl with the rest that's to the pressure
They knows if it misses this could be under frame
Looks like it's gonna be one frame each a
Very important for Karen Wilson to respond quickly to the disappointment of losing the opening frame when he did have the first chance
61 we know what a great frontrunner Ronnie O'Sullivan is that his best?
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Sixty-eight
Sixty-nine and Deborah chance of another century break want to start to this tournament
Its final uh me
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Unfortunate
Century, but that was just what the doctor ordered for Karen Wilson after losing the first frame to the 115 clearance from Ronnie O'Sullivan
He hits back with a frame when he break of his own 74 to level the scores at the start of the English open foam
Thank You frame three Ronnie O'Sullivan to break a
Very promising start to the English Open final Ronnie O'Sullivan with a century in the opening frame Karen Wilson
Responding well with 74 to level at one apiece
Six more frames of course in this first session two more before the first interval
Nine the magic number to be crowned champion, and that's not a good break off
Yes, he's broke twice, and he's brought that red down the table twice
Karen Wilson spotted it twice
Normally breaks off so well. I'm Sullivan you don't see you ready to pot that is
Yes Maya you're on the telly that's it smile
Immediately coming down for this read above the black, and he's just a little shorter pace, but he's got one to idle
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Finish straight on the blue, and it's gonna make a difference that because this red to the right corner I
Already could play for the black doesn't go so you would have to play that would screw on the cue ball makes it more difficult
Eleven
12 and just over in the position slightly I
Can go into them here if he wants to
Didn't play to hit them like to slide past the Reds bounce off the cushion for the red above the black
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Karen Wilson 17
Well there is a red that will go to the right corner, it's the thing one just above the black
You take the cue ball back to the ball carrier. Just in case he misses it
That's the red
And he's looking at the long straight one and there's more danger with this one
So close had it gone in he was nicely on the black
Well that was a really attacking job he played there, and he checked out what he was leaving
Could only leave the red he was playing on I
mean it could have been a frame winner I
Remember speaking to Chiron before they played in Northern Ireland last year and asked him about how he might go about
Trying to get the better of the rocket and he said well you have to attack
There's absolutely no point trying to contain O'Sullivan because it's only a matter of time before you come off second best
He's just too good. So you have to try and impose your game on him if you possibly can and certainly
He looks to play the attacking shot doesn't he well. That's what McGill did yesterday, and it started to pay off for him
He was on the top at one stage, and it was only a bit of our syllable brilliance in the last frame
And that was another very attacking shot and the thing about attacking is that sometimes you get lucky
So sending the cue ball into the pocket trying to hide this read over the pocket with the blue
And that's a very attacking shot as well
But Wilson in a bit of trouble
Quick buck by O'Sullivan tells him that he's left an escape route
Karen
Just a little too hard with the safety
A little fortunate, I'm not sure if he the wrong read there
There's a left anything except and the easy safety shot
It's gonna be careful not to push one over the right corner
Another very good safety shot a
Packed house here today. It's a sellout and the atmosphere is electric
It's nice to see big breaks
By both players, but it's also very interesting to see that safety how each player is
Trying to get in
Win the frame, but at the same time
Can't go up for anything silly because could lose a frame
What about that and he found the path through the Reds
That could be a frame winner it deserves to be what a fantastic bread
Once again his long potting this week most notably against Alexander and backer in the semi-finals has been
Quite outstanding perhaps the best of any player in the tournament, and that was as good as it gets
Well it was there I
Read that cost and Sullivan the last room. He took the read on down the cushion
So he was positive. He took the read on but it costs him the frame
if you don't pop them and
He can so easily leave your opponent a chance
But he didn't miss that one Wilson all credit to him was a tough safety gave me lots of thought
Wait up all the options
And now for he's in with a good chance
At this stage, it's not a frame winning chance with those six Reds around the black spot
But a big enough target to open them up at some stage
Well that's one thing you can't do can't what a good kiss that was he was plum on the red note by the pink
Well he overcooked the positional side of the red didn't he because he wanted the blue in the center
Left it to the corner always that little bit more difficult
But this was a good kiss on the blue, which not makuu well down the table making this red
miserable
Didn't feel comfortable on the shot so cut up
Good party and didn't play it with safety in mind polite for the pink
And he knew he was gonna believe in a red on most players would have screwed up throwing the ball colors
Just in case I missed the red
No, no Sullivan
Well Karen will be thinking so himself here, we go again. I've missed an easy ball
and
handed Sullivan the initiative
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Having created the opportunity with that quite outstanding opening read where I deserved to win the frame not read
You don't always get what you deserve
I call the rest of them
As I said when Wilson was at the table this isn't straightforward by any means and if it come too far for the black
Yep he has has to take the more difficult pink
Don't move the marker
Another very good pot that there was lots of pressure on it again
What you want know he could leave an angle on the pink to be able to go into the Reds
22 so he's got the choice whether to go into the mall play for that loose one
I'm trying to open them up from that read
Has he been fortunate
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Body language says yes
Twenty-nine
What I'd like to do is leave an angle on this next red so you can
nudge those two Reds closest together into play
It's gonna need them at some stage and stay on the black, so this is a delicate little shot, it's gonna be playing here
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Where's the cue ball
36 he's okay, but he's not ideally on the color
Couldn't play the shot I
Explained
One good pot here
Well he's got some bottle this man again that was miserable great shot again from Sullivan
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19 points the lead now
What you want not quite hard enough to get back to the Reds may after go in and out of Bach
20 the lead still 51 on the table
What a great way to get on the red
Took the risk on hitting the yellow
When a beautiful shot there from our Sullivan
48:27 the difference 33 you just read in the color
Fifty-four just checking the scoreboard to confirm that
Would she believe that before yeah, he's handed the frame to Karen Wilson
And that's how you're asserting is
Never looked in
Well what a reprieve miss Sullivan
Disgusted with himself
Seemed to have done all the hard work there. That was a lovely little break to put him on the cusp of the frame I
Think you just tried to make sure of it
It's still a bit to do those and therefore Wilson the Blues tied up
Yeah, that's his only hope I think
And this red on the cushions, not a gimme
It doesn't want to be absolutely straight on the cushion
But didn't want to be that far away from it. No it's not a good shot from Karen
This is now a very tough read I
Wouldn't be surprised if he didn't take it on it so tough this red, and it's gonna be over the pocket maybe misses it he
Hasn't missed it though
Excellent pot, but hasn't got the angle on the black to get to the yellow not easily anyway
It's straight just a little bit of an angle
When played that one well
16 Willie paid the price still thinking about that red little shake of the head for most Sullivan
Just shows you though felt you can miss anything in this game anybody can
And that case close to missing two
Yeah, it wasn't pressure, but he missed that read for it was yes. He just took his eye off
The pot at the last moment very surprising for my Sullivan
No not ideal on the green
Gotta try and leave an angle on the brown
To bring blue into play
And that's just about right
Now do you play the cannon? I'll drop him behind it. I can't play the cannon
He made some all
Means to slow down now. He's pushed it too far so a stolen Bartleby coming back to the table
This is the read that Ronnie missed
And he wanted to really hit the table ever held himself back
Karin will get safety to finish with
Very early in this final and it's only a one frame advantage for whoever wins frame three, but
It'll be a frustrating one for whoever loses it both had chances
I'll have a shot from O'Sullivan. We will kiss to get the cue ball back to safety
Very nearly got the snow
He's looking at the partying angle
Doesn't want to look
Great party
And you could say a little unfortunate with that angle very difficult to get to the black from where he is
Another great, thought oh, that's unfortunate
Five-car Wilson so unfortunate he just didn't get enough side on the cue ball
Well the cue ball didn't get close enough. Well. It did get close enough to the middle so it was the side
So nine points the difference of Sullivan needs the pink
To get out of jail
Led the queue wall to the cushion just in case he missed it
And again I
Don't know if it's worth taking a bot on because he can't get to the black
If he could kiss the black towards the pocket
maybe worthwhile taking on
Another great pot but tried to swing the cue ball into the black just missed it
He's not some long balls in this week as Annie Wilson, but he needs something special again here
Well does he go for the pot now Philip
The safety the double
What is it?
It's the cut
Would you believe it stayed on the lips so did Ronnie O'Sullivan
Look on his face suggested
He couldn't believe that had stayed out, and you have to say that the Rockets been a bit fortunate in this frame
mister short-range Red
Baron Wilson unlucky to go in on in potting the pink and that will be a big relief for the five times world champion
Somehow he gets the third frame on the board and leads by two frames to one
Thank you ladies and gentlemen frame for Karen Wilson's break for there is the magnificent trophy these two players
competing for today an eventful third frame in the English Open final Ronnie O'Sullivan
Missing a short range read when he was on the cusp of winning it
Aaron Wilson a little unlucky on the colors not to deny him leaving the black right over the pocket
So this the final frame before our first interval another five still to play in this session
Yes, and we do like it there's lots of drummer in the frame and that was plenty and that last one
Well what an attacking shot this is but it needs to be behind the brown otherwise
The Reds are with our pockets
It looks like he can get to this red I've signed at the table not a gimme
So Terry Wilson opens the Reds up what all right so Sullivan comes in with the chance
Well it's thinking of playing the brown
Well switch to the green
But the blue looks a bit evolved for me just a little cannon
He's right behind the shot and sometimes the angle looks easier on television
Oh
Fuck
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13 are similar to the shot that he missed
Well he's and I hate that one by little light right to come to the cushion 20
What you want
Twenty-eight
29 yes slightly straight on the blue, that's a mistake
Feherty fault these are certainly miserable
35 right in the middle very dead right once miserable
Delightful positional shot for choice of two Reds to the right corner
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Forty son now could play a cannon to the red above and to the right of the black
Just a gentle one like that and he's on reds to the right corner
Well the open Lorenz up played a very attacking safety shot
Tiffany lost just a
fraction of an inch
too hard
Straight on the black so the positional side of the shot not guaranteed
And still needs another retina color
They squared that when well how we finished le on the pocket there because it was straight the black
63 the last two frames took 50 minutes this one less than 10 and
Aside from the short-range ready mist in the previous frame it's been pretty impressive stuff from O'Sullivan
Opening salvo of 115 Karen Wilson of mr.. Red was particularly impressive
69 Wilson hitting back with a break of 74 to level and was perhaps a little unfortunate not to win the third in the end
Yeah, that wasn't far away from
Staying out and you saw her O'Sullivan
Remus knows he didn't hit that as nicely as he wanted to 70 so it doesn't matter
And with everybody else I'd just loved watching her Sullivan play
It makes things happen
That's big breaks and when he absolutely needs them
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When he's in full flow there is nothing quite like it the game of snooker
92 93 and another century
His 10th of the tournament
The 890 seconds his career
incredible
Merson was perhaps two millimeters away from
Landing that cue ball behind the brown and who knows had he done, so these might have been his
Those are the margins
Yes, he deliberately opened the Reds up it was feeling super-confident, and that's what he said to his opponent with that shot
And his opponent is Ronnie O'Sullivan
He could see one and Reagan just
Made a total clearance
The session bookended by two
brilliant century breaks from Ronnie O'Sullivan
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and an early advantage Karen Wilson
Resigned to being two frames adrift that the first interval was a long way to go
But O'Sullivan is looking ominously good
As he has done throughout the week a one three one clearance brilliant stuff from the rocket
As he takes a 3-1 into the lead with four more frames to come in this first session
Ronnie O'Sullivan will be delighted with three one advantage two sensational century breaks
Aaron Wilson hasn't played poorly by any means and might have shared that mini session
As it is to frames our drift with four to come in this first session
So the bare minimum you would have to think as again though Sullivan brings a red
baffle with him
Towards bought that's the third time. He's done that today
Yeah, three breakups
Three terms has brought the red down the table, but this time he's covered it
Yes parity in this mini session now is the bare minimum you would think for Cara Wilson's
Well he gritted his teeth and went for it no Sullivan I think thought it was in
And then the match has a different complexion doesn't it if that black disappears jo21 to Chiron and a
Rather different feel about the first session absolutely that's running O'Sullivan under pressure that black goes in
And then he opens the Reds like he did in the last room. I think it's the snow good this time around
It's a lot of if sim box his name
Right stayed on the lip I thought it was incoming across the table. I've got to say
Great shopping and
Unfortunate, that's me on the black the black gone into that corner pocket
Can you see enough of the pink about it
Looks like again
Well deserve to be on something for that wonderful shot down the cushion
Now should I say into the corner pocket
Referee
Just trying to see that pink will go on the spot
It's not
It's close to its spot as it can do in the direct line
Thank you
Eight blak now free to that left corner
Thirteen
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Hey, don't you want?
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Don't you know
Thirty
Perché son
Thirty-eight
Sound-up, there's a rub on the red that's now and develop tip to the left corner
Forty-five
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Well not straight forward now
the wrong side of the blue the wrong side of the pink I
Know you could take the blue on
The left corner
And now back in prime position
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Fifty-two
Under Hetty, they're young, but it should be a should be able to go up to the blue or pink
6075 still on the table
Another retina color sixty-five
66 just make sure the black
And a good dolphin frame from the interval for Kerry Wilson ring
Exactly what was required
74 well he's been winning frames with one visit all week, and that's what he's got to do today
Can do better than that winning frame one visit
Trying to bring the red off the cushion
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That's the long leg daddy got him with you little fortunate maybe
Wait for it wait for it
Yeah, and I think he deserved that fortune because
With a red over the opposite pocket. He knew he was leaving O'Sullivan in he missed
He's not lacked for courage today Wilson he's always played the positive shot sometimes, it's worked for him other times it hasn't
86 this should be a real confidence booster a big break to move back to within a single frame
87 now closing in on his seventh century of the week
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Ninety-four
Just a little bit heavy, but it was a good way to get to the yellow to the lush red and the yellow
Nicely played
When I was Karen Wilson a son player a must put
Real fear into his opponents for his plane like this
Is now he called his century tally this season from the whole of last which I think is a measure
How he's improved his game?
When it comes to making the most of his chances?
on one visit and
Was his only chance today against O'Sullivan score heavily when he got the opportunity he's done, so here he's got to keep it going
That's a very promising start to the post interval mini session here in Barnsley as O'Sullivan heads off for a comfort break
Karen Wilson is back within a frame of the rocket courtesy of that excellent 109. He trails three two
Thank you frame sex Karen Wilson to break Karen Wilson breaking off fresh from that excellent
109 break to close the gap to a single frame
Three more in this session scible nine this evening if we go the distance
Tremendous cueing an unlucky
Nearly came off that this didn't it great long pot and a thicker kiss on the red
Nicely on the black
Just a safety it's got to miss that red to the left at the blue
Perfect speed
Average frame duration just over 17 and a half minutes
Seen three centuries a 74 and a 54 so the standard has been exceptionally high
96 percent is quite outstanding
Now what's the damage?
Don't think you can see enough of that red to pot it
One below it it can pop but difficult to get to a color you may have to screw off the Reds
You want the way the cue balls gonna finish deep screw off these Reds
He leaves a full ball kiss well, and you didn't get it, this is a tough green
Leather shorts a bottle Sullivan
Footnote to get the black buck on its part as soon as possible. I don't think you can get to it this time round
Fuck
Eleven
12
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Nineteen
This is when O'Sullivan is that his brilliant best
Monks the Reds the forensic precision with which he moves that cube all around us
Aaron Wilson wonders if he's gonna fall
to frames our drift again
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33
34 well no what's a delicate shop he played there had to be so accurate?
But it's on the black just
And that's hoping the rest of the Reds up 41
Forty-two well a little shorter pace could have led to the pink to the right corner
Look at the right-hand side on the cue ball there, and he's on this red to the right corner
Forty-eight I
Can stun over the table for these two Reds to the left corner, it's not one we'll go
And that release is the other one to the right corner so looking good this for our Sullivan 54
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Yeah, and just got to be careful because he needs one more read doesn't want to be playing any fancy cannons
To make sure he can get to the red
Sixty-two
Two smokers needed
In his 42nd year now O'Sullivan
No signs that his skills are in any way dimming
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Tried to develop the Reds 77
Another tremendous break from the rocket 77 to keep clear blue water between himself and
His opponent and a guaranteed share of the Spoils at worst
For O'Sullivan with two more frames to come he leads four-two
Thank You frame seven Ronnie O'Sullivan sabri Steve Davis
1:28 ranking titles Ronnie O'Sullivan has the same tally, but the way he's going
He's gonna nudge in front of the 1980s legend for to up scoring
superbly 100 and 1530
154 and 77 just now
to move for two in front of Karen Wilson
Well if every needed one of his long read sir this is it
Could have done without the kiss
Although that read
Well, that's what moving us blocked the pocket for the black going in this left corner
Which has helped him
Still taking the mom still being positive
The son of a moving the red that's stopping the black going in this corner
Deliberately so I
Sullivan now with the comfort of knowing that he can't be trailing going into this evenings concluding session
But of course he wants to do some more damage
Karen Wilson the minimum from here is to share the remaining two frames
Play poorly by any stretch. Just been outplayed so far
Yeah, he wants to take this long red onto the right corner. There's nowhere of the consequences
Brave shot
Fraction harder it would have been barely safe
Sorry a fraction softer
Mention harder that have been a red on to the left middle at left corner, so he judged it fairly well the speed
Kasich too thick that's a mistake
With O'Sullivan scoring as heavily as the years of course
Every shot the car and Wilson plays has that little bit of extra pressure on it knowing if he gets it slightly wrong
He's likely to be punished
Played it with her touch your left hand side on the cue ball to check it through that gap
And played it one at the bar coolest make sure he was on the color
Fuck
Six
12:13
Then to the right just below the pink so that he could play to the pink to the right middle
Opens pink up to the corner and the middle if the shot goes right
90
Amazing now he always picks their eye Brett to play for that opens the game up
Like to the plan to hit to the left corner
25 like the Garry Kasparov of snooker is near Ronnie O'Sullivan you get the feeling he's thinking about seven or eight
Mu6 ahead of where he is right now
You can see the shot miles before he eventually
Comes to play it
And they take in this red freeze the pink into all these pockets
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I
think the victory over John Higgins was very significant for O'Sullivan because he had been on the wrong end of a couple of
defeats by the wizard and
To win in the manner in which he did
from 2/3 behind
She asked a couple of tremendous pressure balls from long range, which had he missed them
Might have seen him lose. I
Think that demonstrated to him just where his games at right now, which is in a very very good place
Forty-five
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He's cunt the angles to play the cannon to the Reds, but also there's a red that will go to the left corner
And that's when it's played for
Fifty-two
53 might seem to spring off the cushion
So maybe you change a plan
Gain lots of left hand side on the cue ball, and that's worked out very nicely
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Sixty-five another frame that's flown by
Another frame that firing sneakers has gone the way of Ronnie O'Sullivan and
Karen Wilson didn't really have a chance in this dream. He had a chance at a long read then made a poor safety
73 and this is the result another clinical punishing frame winning contribution
Yeah, I mean could be another century he's a machine
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79
Karen Wilson started this mini session in the best possible way a century of his own to close to just a frame behind
But that's only served
To inspire O'Sullivan 86 to find another gear that they can do no wrong at the moment
This crowd certainly liked that one
No, what a shame?
It was like being another century, but Ronnie O'Sullivan will be more than happy with 87
But because it puts in 5-2 in front now
three clear for the first time and with a
Guaranteed lead of at least two frames at the end of this session could it be for we'll find out shortly
Final four over the session
And a seismic frame for the man about to break off car and Wilson the difference between 62 and
5-3 going into the concluding session from 7 o'clock tonight
Well you know Sullivan with two big breaks frame winning breaks yet again to power into that 5-2 lead
Ninety-six percent over seven frames is outstanding
Oh
Goodness me if he start quoting those
Go home
No, he hasn't missed many as he another cracking shot lots of topspin on the cue ball
To take him down perfectly onto the blue
Yeah, will he play for the red just above the black
Which brings the black into play?
You would like to have come down a little bit further six
He might still be able to polish read and play the cannon to the rent to the side of it develop the black
Didn't want that ready to come back and block the pocket
And it didn't
Well what can he do about it nicely long readout, it was a tough one 15
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He's in that mode at the moment is neo Sullivan were 38 he just can't imagine him missing
Yes, and the ones that it has missed it wasn't punished part very nearly was
And that third frame seems to take on greater significance
With every passing point right now a frame the Karen Wilson might have one Marie nilly did win
Didn't quite get into the Reds as he wanted 44
Maybe a bit of a life Karen Wilson
Can't miss and he's got the angle to go into them
Just a glimmer of hope there for a moment for Karen Wilson snuffed out with that brilliant recovery read
Maybe another limiter. Hope if you can't see enough of this read to the middle
217 points without reply
53 and now Bucky an ideal position and you fear the worst Karen Wilson here
Who's done very little wrong maybe perfect start after the interval with his own century break 59
When O'Sullivan's in this mood he's now on unplayable
And it's great to see him playing this well again
We didn't see much of this
64 particular vintage of rocket last season highlight obviously his master's title 5
Look back to his very best there a lot of this event and he's carried that form into the final when it matters most
Yeah, just regrouping he knows that this is frame bolt
In just over 5 minutes
73 an absolute do you like to watch everybody hear themselves included a
Packed house
80 getting their money's worth 81 could have had a century in the Loess rain
We've heard about naughty snoot. Oh, this is scary snicker
Even pots balls that don't go that didn't go he had to plate with a lot of rice outside on the cue wall
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No we don't want that in
Dessert the century that was quite sensational snooker from Ronnie O'Sullivan
From 3-2 up he just powers away in the remainder of our first session in the final of the English open is that an unassailable?
Lead you get the sense it might be six frames to two Karen Wilson who hasn't played badly as it altered, ooh
Ronnie O'Sullivan simply sensational
So the stage is set for what would appear to be the coronation of Ronnie O'Sullivan as English Open champion, but Karen Wilson
very determined and very
Giving it up. Yeah for sure the Steve Davis. Trophy is what they're playing for 70,000 pounds to the winner O'Sullivan leads 62 and
Needs three more for victory
He's at breaks of 115
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131 77 87 and 96
Wilson's best effort 74 and 109 of course he lost that very tight third time on the black
Gotta make a good start, mil
Yes, that's
An absolute must here because because he's further behind. It's almost as if it's a continuation of what was happening
This afternoon and onslaught towards the end of that session in favor of O'Sullivan
Who really had?
Everything that's all the skill and talent over a career was back
Scoring heavily potting long balls the full works
Well that's a brilliant pop and to be honest
It's a hallmark of how Chiron is played all week is long. Plotting. It's been brilliant, and I think
right now he's
First it's probably the best long Potter in the game right now things can change
Yeah, I've been just a bit half an hour playing time since he potted the ball didn't pop a single ball in the last three
frames this afternoon
Essentially David it came down to the fact
I just can't pop any balls when he's sitting watching your opponent play wasn't like he was missing much was it no
That's right
it was a bit of an exhibition in the end for my Sullivan look superb as he has done all through this torment probably the
Best he's played throughout a tour much since he won his last ranking title 20 months ago Welsh open 2016
I'd have to agree with that I
Mean obviously the Masters is not ranking this that'll go great either way but
When he won it last
winter lost early January
You know he wanted without playing at his best that some of a good session in the semi-final against
Marco foo, but I think you absolutely spot on the Welsh open
Over 18 months ago. He played similar to this scoring very
heavily
Yeah, and what links the two events is that that also started with a little bit of controversy remember the 146 that could have been
One four seven and he said he didn't feel there's enough money up for grabs for that so took a pink of course this week
There's all sorts of talk pulling out either his 40 wasn't happy that
He had to change the colour of his trainers and all that distant memory now all that isn't it
Cuz he's dazzled us on the table
Sometimes, I think he doesn't need a few things just to sort of fire him up again, and anyway. He's here in the final
He's played terrifically well two hours playing time
not a slow much by any means
The only lengthy frame was that third one
Yes, this was saying at the time if that gone the other way
And 5/3 is more respectable
Sometimes it's the close frames the one unlawfully the difference between two players
century breaks well
They kind of speak for themselves there they
Speaking of which he's at 10 this week Ronnie O'Sullivan 10 centuries
Marco Fuu last year and the Scottish Open that he won had 11
But remember most of the matches here have been best of sevens so
to make 10 centuries and
Still have three frames to be one that's very impressive could have had a lot more this afternoon
Last three frames you could add one in each frame
Yes, Dave, I notice on your
It stats sheet for today. You've keep taped them crossing out the amount of centuries and putting the new one in 8 9 to
These nine hundredths century will come when Belfast that's got tunnels before then
Weights playing I think of me a long time after that
But now though the most important thing is it's not the centuries it's picking up with another ranking tournament
That would put him level with John Higgins John 29 should he win tonight?
Yes the irony for O'Sullivan if he does win is that he will go pass Steve Davis
On 28 titles by winning the Steve Davis trophy
John Higgins did that the Indian open?
But the match isn't over yet, and this young man Karen Wilson is a very tough, and he will see this as a challenge
Try and put pressure early on and
Make it closer go to the interval after four frames having won the mini session
I
Think that shot alone
Tells us what we need to know about that. He's gonna be positive, but sometimes fortune favors the brave because he's left failure good queueing
She's not really a shot lead especially to go for him whitey close to potting it
Sometimes that side angle camera that we showed you there
Tell she how difficult how far away those long pots are
He's
He's of cueing him you know he get to one red cent to striking then one on the right all others
Rice over the top of the green so again like a touch shot into the bunch go wrong not a very wide target
Well this that has that led push through to become potable Ronnie anxiously has a look
It's not much room to play with if it does go
I
Have the piers that he can get through to it really as fractions we're talking here
He's been going to other Reds really know where the cue ball will finish
Nate's gonna you went over the rest how do you not touch one there?
What how do you not go into a red
Unless he jumped over them there's not even that balls width between those two words, which is a legal shot by the way
It's amazing
I've been this what a great shot that is the game as has changed a lot in the last 25 30 years
Frank get back far enough that would have been a tickle up behind the color instead. He's crunched it into the middle bag
With cue power I
Think he's one of the players in the game now hits the balls hard. It's them harder than anyone else. I think at the top
And he seems to maintain his accuracy
For
He's got a terrific attitude Darren Wilson he really is dedicated to sport
Very much a family, man. He's just
Wife has just given birth to their second son Bailey a brother to Finley his parents Rob and Sonya are here as well
Very grounded the answer says we've mentioned earlier in the Talmud Barry Stark in his corner a former player himself who?
He's a good mentor to
Of course this is his second final of the season he was in the world Open final
Was 10 3 2 ding a few weeks ago in China
Their eyes their parents proudly watching on pretending not to notice themselves on the monitor
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Yes, sir I guess in his mind that he lost that final heavily
In the world open to ding Jian the way 10 3 having played ever so well to get there
Which kind of tells you one thing a he's very consistent. He's moving through to a higher level
You know on the one-year lease on this year's points alone. He's world number three
behind
The Cooper cell and engine we scored the most points
It's also a reminder that if he's gonna be the best player in the world
they have to raise his game even more because
His final could conceive to the same way as that
final did in China recently
They've been you shed
That's 18 a little bit of a lack of touch he played this stunt through it
And
His best to be honest Karen Wilson 18 not enough under the circumstances, but at least he's finished with a
secure shot rather than
Getting O'Sullivan a chance to continue where we left off this afternoon
Making the point earlier on David that
We got to the last sixteen at nine different nationalities really new
selection of players coming through a Swiss player Iranian player an Indian player was doing well Anita Mehta, but ultimately in the English
Open were left with two Englishmen in the final so not quite the revolution
Players from around the world taken over the game yet
No, but I think there's greater strength in depth now than that ever when we saw obviously
Examination back here from Switzerland get to the semi-finals. No one really predicted that before the tournament began
But yes, we've ended up with
Expose a veteran really in Ronnie O'Sullivan. It seems strange to say, but it's 24 years since he won his first ranking title
Karen Wilson firmly established as a member of the top 16
And with you like it or not gonna use a veteran, but you don't seem to associate that word with him
He's still very young at heart isn't he?
He's still placed nuke like a young man
Tell you what he's built such a wonderful safety shelter he's a classy shot by any standard
Berries berry stock, I mentioned earlier in Karen's corner
More seats put in over that far side that was actually where the second table was where you can see beyond the table
table to area further main section
As you that as you'd hope really nice atmosphere
in the Barnsley Metrodome tonight final tonight
Trophies to be won
Nice containing shot that okay could have gotten off, but he always had it under control
If nothing else
In the 13 minutes, we've played tonight. He's kept it running quiet, and he couldn't manage that at all
pointed out early on the couple of
Safety errors which allowed Ronnie a sniff of a chance, but she completely devoured
In all of the three frames which led up to the break
That needs to take the sting out of things tonight a little bit Karen
Because it was all one-way traffic at the end of that session
In some ways the worst thing for Karen Wilson is that Ronnie O'Sullivan
Really really respects him what I mean by that is he's not gonna. Take any liberties at all O'Sullivan
You've got a lot of time for Karen Wilson
On his program that was here on Eurosport. You know so back he went to
Cara's Club and spent some time with him and said some very nice things about him
And it looks like it's forced an era
Yes, it's the cable not getting past the bulk line problem that we saw a couple of times earlier
Even miss opening read and getting on to a color it's not entirely straightforward
That's very sweet queueing
As you can see once again this
Camera angle telling you or reminding everyone that the table is quite
Lengthy and those sort of shots you've got to hit perfectly well
I rented this either on or near the black spot is causing him one or two problems
When he pots the black if he plays on it here
may not be potable into both corner pockets I
Think that's why he's gone up for the blue because he'd like to take some red before he puts the black so I suspect
The only sneaker Brian he might be trying to get on that road near the black spot now
Well he doesn't miss a trick to see O'Sullivan
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And that is the art of break building
However
40 he over stunned that one he's furious that
He didn't go past the Reds for him. It was a fairly basic shot. He still runs done run through mr.. Three Reds
But he got into the cue ball too much
Enraged by that
Point when I couldn't even take that shot on that's a mistake and quite bad 14
Once another great long top from Wilson wasn't the best safety from O'Sullivan
To at least let him get his hand on the table, but another good pot
Pretty fearless character Karen Wilson on his 18th birthday took part in a skydive from 13,000 feet but charity
That's gone wrong that's a really poor shot both glass tonight at plate out of character Paul II made
positional shots
Sure what he tried to do there was I think he probably tried to avoid hitting that red
Couldn't finish any worse that cue ball a little bit of nerves
His fourth final understandable first in the United Kingdom
Sullivan 43 rankings all over finals never mind anything else at he's
That he's done all those masters victories. Don't count for your ranking. I've been there and done it all, but he's still edgy
Oh
That's a great shot
It's a fine piece of curing
Some
Again that the pace he hits it out, I mean that's a hard shot to play firmly when you're underneath the cushion
Pick a shot cone up here though to continue
I just caught the knuckle of the pocket
Still on the red toe to the left corner
He's certainly striking the ball with a lot of authority isn't he's making his intent clear this evening
Well this way potted more difficult long pots than that one tonight
Oddly enough it kind of hit the wrong side of it actually
Again even near the pot
So these guys are not machines as we're seeing here because it's a machine like towards the end of the session
but a few hours off and
Hasn't come back, and it's not quite the same level of performance
Ronnie O'Sullivan what
No
It's almost like they kind of trying too hard in a way of Sullivan to just kill it off without any comebacks and Wilson obviously
To get right back into it
But a fascinating start
Wilson 17 in front
Needing to win this mini session ideally for nil certainly 3-1 he'd be 75 down then at the interval
But of course there might not be an interval
Wow I miss Ronnie O'Sullivan for because I'm back, I should think although Ronnie might look at the long straight read he's very
attacking very ambitious
If he feels he's right behind it
He's almost paying a compliment to Karen if he plays it by thinking. Well. Yeah, I know that you'll get this snicker escape right
sooner rather than later
Yes, and he felt that that was within his capabilities
So eventually a good decision
It all quit the two remaining Reds after the one that he's gonna take now
That's the first question will the red part there's enough of it sticking out next to the green
seems to think there is
And that was the other problem he you've tried to shift that red in to overplay
Car and sat with the rest in each corner
The old adage in the snooker I'll never stand with the rest in your hand they used to say quite know what it meant but
Like a lot of old adages. It's one of those things, but nothing haughty
And he's sitting payout anyways, and he's not standing so anyway, this is the shot that he's picked the green a little awkwardly
But could play to move the red hair done round
It's plenty with a check side it's the most delightful shot. You could ever wish to see
magnificent
On the cue ball here
The judgment the pace everything
Yes, he played it with right hand check side on Leslie. What a shot?
It's nearly so good the red almost went in the middle bag 20-watt so the other problem. I mentioned about the green now
question is
Getting an angle on it
Yes, if it plays the yellow of course it will come out again
Because he's actually playing it as the color
Not a question of giving on the green this time around
Well he's had a little look he will need up to and including the brown
Believe Khan needing a snooker touch your right hand side on this
25 it's very good. It doesn't want to be too straight
What a shock what a shot this is this clearance has been just irresistible, it's not a big break, but it's just the way
He's taken them the shot on the last threat and that shot on the green
Right any snooker player to whatever level watching could only admire those shots that
Could have gone either way chances on both sides in the end of Sullivan has produced a little bit of magic - winner
43 and if Karen Wilson got any chance of winning this tour, man. He's got her now win the next couple of frames
as
i-75 clear now
He's won the last four frames of the final, and he only needs two more and he'll be the winner
Ronnie O'Sullivan leads Karen Wilson in Barnsley 72
Yes the Steve Davis trophy is what they're playing for although like twists. It's gonna be presented by Jimmy White one of Steve's old rivals
Looks like it's going to Ronnie O'Sullivan. He's 7 2 up to Karen Wilson
The frightening thing is you just kind of expected it to knock that in
Off the Wilson break off
On pop success for a Sullivan 86% in this match
Eight
No
Only playin when beau is watching good friend of Romeo Sullivan's here with him actually yesterday because he made a maximum break
earlier in the tournament
For which he's down at the moment to win 42,000 pounds unless someone equals it
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17 or maybe I think right now
while he probably like to make a one four seven or
We think he would with one you never quite know
came to within the frame
Job done tonight would mean a lot to him. He's had a lot of
assistance week dr. Steven Peters been here
He wants to get over the line of this tournament. I think more than anything else
It needs to
Be seen as a threat. I think as a player
It's been a bit of a drought for him twenty four
Don't know if you can hold for the black he'll that you've been playing up something lower in value of who plays that red
She's been told actually that fact Liliana impose in a studio
watching with Jimmy, so he's keeping a close eye on this I
Think he's gonna be all right here. I think he'll
Respect the situation more now I think these playing on lower value color with the angle he's got which is quite a wide one
Yeah your money safe
Twenty-eight
Twenty-nine
Thirty-six
There's the path success 97%
Yes, and it was a high difficult one that the previous shot on the black was not perfectly judged for once
No plan another recovery shot here though from blue
To obviously avoiding the bulk colors down for a red not straightforward. He was coming getting close to the yellow
That's a lovely shot. He just missed the yellow and the jaws of the middle bag the corner pocket rather
Forty-two Colleen Humphries there be spotting the blue he always said when he sets the table up before every frame here
We started the blue because he's a massive evident BAM and he reckons. It's good luck although
I think he means for him rather than them because they got beat 5-2 today
Not a good day for the Merseyside teams
Forty-three
47 48
Their leaders gonna Joyce have Reds here to either corner pocket nice angle
Fifty-three
Fifty-four I'll get these good options once again the right hand read might make others available, but he could just study into them as well
It's played on the loose one I think that's a good choice because
He doesn't need very many more parts. It's another fifty nine very fine positional play shot
He still needs another read after this I
Think in putting that read the top one serve a level to the right corner
Everything unfolding beautifully
Yes there he goes
Sixty-five
Well it's already needs you and we'll overthink this
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Well what are you supposed to do he broke off?
Seventy-three
- a terrific smoker who really is
Yes, everything. That's opened up. They came to the table it looked like you could make quite a few, but the Reds were still
You know he's a bunch one by one he's got them into play
Eighteen artists at work
Break building and shot selection. There's always been the very highest order
Eighty nine
Chance then to make his third century of the final cut about quite a few more actually ninety
Ninety-five
96 Chris entry 893 coming up
Well it might not be the clothes fine on many wanted, but sometimes you just have to sit back and admire so
And there's been playing to admire from Ronnie O'Sullivan today
This is for the question for a long time of everyone knows what he can do everyone's seen it before
We haven't seen it all that much recently
Can O'Sullivan still play to the highest of levels, and he's answered that tonight? He's answered it all week, but this really is
The icing on the cake it's still a great player
114 well it Barry her knees getting twitchy for the million pound bonus may be a bit early yet course if anyone wins all four
I get the million quid how many could really slightly do that not many, but Ronnie O'Sullivan would be in that group
He's one frame away from winning the English open. He's made a magnificent total clearance of
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And he's said eight two playing sublime snooker
One more frame and he's our champion
Thank You frame 11 so that trophy once a break will be Ronnie O'Sullivan 29th in the world ranking event
24 years after his first if he wins this frame
If he doesn't win the torment then we're gonna see the biggest and most incredible comeback ever I think
Well he's been knocking those in a week, but the barrage of breaks is quite difficult the pocket seems smaller than they
Well well here we go again maybe
You already won five frames in this final in which Caron Wilson is not part of the ball
Give yourself a 40
Coghlan please just slowing the pink into position behind the pack
Interesting stat Ashley Dave in the semifinals and finals ended one frame of all
Three matches to date where there's not been a break over fifty
Fan is very high and that goes back to
Flame in the match with O'Sullivan a McGill the frame where well he missed those two blacks off the spot
Sixth frame eight
Tables been playing well, but the standard has been extremely high I
Think it's been a terrific tournament and one of the things about the home nations
Eventually get to see so many faces you might not normal normal, EC in tournaments
Thirteen
Fourteen very busy period of the calendar coming up a lot of tormance
And if I was Sullivan can get on a run who's to say what sort of damage he can do
in this part of the season
Just click the red away from the black there to
Give himself more to play with what you want
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29:30
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Thirty-eight
Forty-three things to get a little bit more difficult now if that's possible
That's well enough to think through what he does next 44 it fits straight on the blue doesn't leave all that many options I
Just run through into the bunch of real queuing shops
It's beautiful effort
Just an absolute joy to watch isn't it?
That's such a difficult shot to make the legs spread, but the topspin on the pool
celebrated
All coming out tonight Dave aren't they all these shots. Well if you programmed a computer to play snooker
This is how it would play he programmed it correctly
pretty much unplayable
Yes, he got awkward cueing despite a brilliant shot like that
Covered it very well. You never know what's gonna happen next but it appears
It's on this surge of form
It seemed enormous to him
What did John Higgins did him a slight favor by winning that Talmud in India just to move ahead of him on the all-time list
I think there's O'Sullivan as his career
Doesn't come towards an end because clearly it's nowhere near the end
but as he's on sort of the back nine as it were he is noticing records more and more and
focusing on maybe his place in the game in the game's history so
His place in the game of history is right up there
It always be the debate as to the greatest of all time and people will always say I
Sullivan or Henry or even 60 man of the trophies named after Steve Davis, but
65 when it comes to Stephen Hendry wonderful as he was it wasn't even a professional would
Yank that money is now he'd retired from
play
So sneakers required. There's never been anyone as good as this don't care. What anyone says I'm with you on that
Well if we just like him to finish with another century wouldn't it
Be a proud moment for him to join Higgins on 29 ranking events going pasties Lord hero Steve Davis
to collect the Steve Davis trophy
He was in a bit of hibernation earlier in the season while everyone else is playing he wasn't
Playing in tournaments
He's back and well
Yes these home nations events last year proved very difficult to win difficult to predict. Who'd win at the
Tournament favorite
Winning it nice of Mark Selby was highly
the list of betting firm from the sponsors, but the fact is
It's fine. It being seven matches and best of sevens for a few days
The class of O'Sullivan has come through all of that
And he's come from a difficult draw and right now
At this moment in time he lips to clanks nuclear in a league of his own
Yes fourth century of the final to win the championship
Karan Wilson had one of his own, but what are you supposed to do?
Against and I'm sort of an initial deform final thing. I'll say Dave pot success in the fire life
98% pot success in the best of seventeen frayed final
Alone is all you need to know
Yeah quite incredible
Missed six pots on date set
Well he's got a little isn't he's got the skill
He's got the nerve
140 he's got the self-confidence he's got the charisma
He's a star
But any sport would one thing balls in nineteen
any of its events
And in snooker he's got every shot in the book. We've seen them today
We've seen them again in this winning break
Snooker players come and snooker players go, but there's only one Ronnie. Oh, sorry and here's our champion in Barnsley
Even by his high standards that was an incredible performance
for centuries a string of other big breaks
He wins the first leg of the whole nation series the English Open beating Karen Wilson by nine frames to two
Ladies and gents, let's have a round of applause for both players after a wonderful final, Carlton
I
Don't I don't really know what to say to you. I suppose if you can take anything from it
It's sort of irrelevant who is sat in that seat this afternoon this evening. He was just brilliant. Yeah. He was
I'm just so frustrated at myself to be honest
I just I kept catching my safeties too thick and as soon as you leave one poking out for Ronnie
He's just gonna knock it in and clear up and you know it's fine margins
You can't be too hard on yourself
But you know he was class or four out today was was one big turning point in frame three
Where you went in off the Pinker, then you left the black over the hole
Yeah, you know it didn't feel like it at the time because it's still only I think it was four to one but you know
in hindsight looking back
It was obviously a very big frame, but you know it's again fine margins of black nearly crept in who knows
What can you take from this you have after all got to the final of a major ranking event?
I just keep getting batted in finals
Just you know. It's just it's just how hard it is nowadays you you come up against the big boys in the finals
It's where I want to be it's what I've practiced very hard for just want to get past free frames to be honest
Well listen. I'm sure we see you many finals of course in the future sadly it wasn't your day
But thank you so much a round of applause don't run up
You've had worse dice on you
Not many that now that was probably it's good, but I said as good as I could play amongst the balls
You know I made some really good breaks and have all the breaks are made
I think the probably the best ones most important one was at six - you know and
Bread on the cushion got it out put it over the middle so you know I was really crafting breaks
You know today, and I felt good amongst the balls
And you know there's still a little bit of room for improvement certain shots
And so you know I'm just gonna keep driving myself on to try and get to a higher level
But you know I just want to congratulate Chiron on another great tortoise his second final of the season he will be
In my mind, you know a top top player in its twenty years and daddy and undoubtably be a world champion
and
You know so you know he's he's the man of the future man for present and the future and I'm just enjoying
Sort of trying to hold on swim
You know because I was hanging on in the early such Chiron says you know them first four frames
It could have gone differently, but I was just hanging on there. You know. I just had to stay focused and just try to
Try and just you know allow myself to play you you did play fantastic from start to finish
In the whole afternoon and evening session combined you missed just six Bulls you went four which is an astounding pot success I think
98% you knocked in four times it could have been five or six how do you rate that performance running? Yeah?
No, I mean listen. It was it was very very good. You know and it had to be very very good
you know you you don't play that well and is Shifu like you have to you know if I'd have been playing one of the
bottom ranked players I might have you know go out the blocks a bit slow because I knew thank Chiron I
Knew I had to be on my game from the word
Go otherwise
It could have been you know easy the sport could have been the other way around, but that's what keeps you on your toes
That's what keeps you training hard
It's what keeps you eating the healthy kids you you know, just China sauce taste they keep younger and listen
I know of course you won the Masters your last ranking event was last year February the world Chopin
This is number 29 so puts you of course level with Johnny ginzan our one ahead of Steve Davis
And I'm catching up Stephen Hendry. What's it like to win another ranking event. It's just great
with another ranking event but obviously
I just want to thank you know
Eurosport and discovery they've supported me fantastic for last two or three years my sponsor bet Chris have been like amazing and
Regal as well you know that these are the people that support me Steve Peters
And I make their John scarce John for Liverpool cooking all my dinners for me making be strong
You know and say there's a lot of people to thank and you know because otherwise without a team around you to support you it
Wouldn't be as much fun, and it probably won't be possible and finally I have to ask. How is the foot now?
Now the foots the foots all right. You know I see it was I think I think the trainers need to take some credit
Don't know
What trainers would they be running?
And finally known and running around the table to put the last black at the end always a bit of a disappointment that I told
You guys that
They said well done congratulations. You know English
Ladies and gents, please welcome your presentation party from the WP BSA Martin Clark at the Ambassador dapper
Firstly a check for 30,000 pounds goes to your runner-up. Please show your appreciation
for Chiron
For
70,000 pounds the steve davis trophy and the title of English Open champion
2017
Along the syllable 29:12 mt, Title II
Clear with John Higgins now second on the all-time list even intercourse retire than 36
But on this sort of form if he produces this sort of snooker with all the torment to come
Who's to say you can't get there in a couple years time?
And I think it will mean something to him that it's named
In honor of Steve Davis as Ice Age boyhood idol he's got another Idol there
Jimmy White presenting in with the prize the pictures finished so quickly
The young limbo looked pretty happy as well not just speech powerful winning
But a cool ship the maximum prize two thousand pounds
We go to him, but Ronnie O'Sullivan seventy thousand as the winner and also of course
Like one of four for the million pound bonus. He is his friends Jason Francis. He's manager
And various friends coming in for pictures as well. He played great all week. He really has
Of course you have that tough match with John Higgins in the last sixteen for three and yesterday against Anson mcil
He really pushed him hard, but he's finished with 12 centuries
incredible number of centuries for Tillman when most of the matches of best-of-seven and just in the final was
sensation in the end five centuries
just brilliant snooker
Move on to Jing in China for the International chair, that's our next nook on your sport in a week's time
Then plenty it's almost after that the champion of champions the Shanghai Masters
and then of course select two of the home nation series that Northern Ireland open in Belfast it starts on the
20th of November and then straight to the UK championship, so a lot of snooker to come heading into Christmas
But there's a picture. We've seen many times before Ronnie O'Sullivan
Holding a trophy
And this one as I say quite special bearing the name of Steve Davis
I think from Caron Wilson's point of view we could see he was disappointed, and I think that's a good thing really for him
Even though he's been outplayed. He knows the level. He's got to get to but Ronnie himself said this time and qhorin Wilson's family done
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Even this man can't play forever although you watch him play like that and you wonder well how long
Times has threatened to retired he did go away for most of one season before coming back to win the World Championship
Just an incredible bigger in any sport so saying his sport would look to have him it creates headlines
He creates interest he brings in the crowds and more important than anything. He plays his chosen sport
to an incredibly high level
And he's been in a very good mood all week
Which I think also helps? He said dr.
Steve Peters was with him just keeping him in the right frame of mind to go out there and fly the matches
Managed to swerve his Eurosport
Duties, but I'm sure he got knocked out. He would have been in the studio enjoys that side of it as well
And now he's just going around the arena so that the fans
paid their money to come and see him you can get their pictures a few handshakes as well a
Memorable evening okay?
It wasn't as long as many people maybe thought or hoped it would be but they've seen something special today is almost like
Watching an exhibition at times just the way he played as if he wasn't under any pressure at all
But a super performance
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