Monday 6 May 2013
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Sunday 5 May 2013
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Barry Hawkins The Final
Good afternoon it's final time!
Latest: Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-3 Barry Hawkins
Frame 1: 74 from Ronnie 1-0
Frame 2: 92 from the Rocket 2-0
Frame 3: Break of 88 from Hawkins 2-1.
Frame 4: 81 break good standard 2-2.
Frame 5: Hawkins with a 45 break missed yellow but back in for a 50 break 3-2 Hawkins
Frame 6: Ronnie with a fabulous break of 76 3-3.
Frame 7: Frame winning century from Ronnie 113 4-3 to the Rocket.
Frame 8: Another frame to Ronnie in double quick time 100 exactly 5-3 Ronnie
Four-time and defending champion O'Sullivan, who is a huge favourite against
the world number 14, had not trailed in the tournament before Sunday.
But Hawkins was 3-2 ahead at one point, before O'Sullivan hit back.
O'Sullivan, 37, made consecutive breaks of 113 and 100 to lead by two frames
heading into the second session, which starts at 1900 BST.
"We were thinking Barry could take a lead out of the session but all of a
sudden Ronnie changed gears, one of the few players who can do that and won the
last three frames in around 20 minutes to hold the advantage."
However, Hawkins, who had never progressed beyond the second round
at the Crucible before this year, was understandably nervous in the opening
frame.
Twice in the opening frame the 34-year-old Kent player allowed O'Sullivan to
get among the balls and O'Sullivan made no mistakes second time round, gaining
the lead courtesy of a break of 74.
O'Sullivan followed up with a break of 92 before Hawkins settled, rattling in
runs of 88 and 81 to level things.
Hawkins nicked the lead after the mid-session interval with a break of 50,
only for O'Sullivan to take the next three frames and draw level with seven-time
world champion Stephen Hendry's record of 127 centuries at the venue.
Latest: Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-3 Barry Hawkins
Frame 1: 74 from Ronnie 1-0
Frame 2: 92 from the Rocket 2-0
Frame 3: Break of 88 from Hawkins 2-1.
Frame 4: 81 break good standard 2-2.
Frame 5: Hawkins with a 45 break missed yellow but back in for a 50 break 3-2 Hawkins
Frame 6: Ronnie with a fabulous break of 76 3-3.
Frame 7: Frame winning century from Ronnie 113 4-3 to the Rocket.
Frame 8: Another frame to Ronnie in double quick time 100 exactly 5-3 Ronnie
Ronnie
O'Sullivan leads Barry Hawkins 5-3 after the first session of the World
Championship final at the Crucible.
Both players appeared to be unhappy with the cloth on
the table but that did not affect the quality of play, with six breaks above 50
in the session and two centuries.
Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-7 Barry Hawkins Session 2 (Session 5-4)
Frame 9: 27 from Barry at the start of this first frame, then won a safety battle and got 22
49 ahead, 24 from Barry to confirm the frame 5-4.
Frame 10: 24 from Hawkins then he declared a foul on himself good sportsmanship, 12 from Ronnie, goes on to make 49, and wins the frame 6-4.
Frame 11: 30 + break from Barry Ronnie gets only 8 points as he plays safe, Hawkins goes on to win the frame 6-5.
Frame 12: Ronnie got to 48 missed the red, another red & pink, Ronnie 69pts ahead,
6 reds left, Barry leaves a red over the middle the Rocket pots it 7-5.
Frame 13: Hawkins responds well after the interval, frame winning break of 83 7-6.
Frame 14: Another lovely break from Barry 133 levels the match at 7-7
Frame 15: Counter-punch from the Rocket frame winning break 103 8-7
Frame 16: A tight frame! A rarity in this final so far, not for much longer Ronnie goes on and wins the frame, 106 what a standard! 9-7
Frame 17: A good 42 from Barry Ronnie in now, black ball frame after some quite unbelievable snooker safety at it's best, Ronnie pots the black! 10-7 see u tomorrow.
But so far it has not been the walkover many had predicted, with Hawkins making the defending champion sweat for the first time in the tournament.
Four-time winner O'Sullivan, 37, made four century breaks to surpass Stephen Hendry's previous record of 127 at the venue.
But world number 14 Hawkins was not overawed, making four half-centuries and one century of his own.
Asked beforehand what chance Kent left-hander Hawkins, 34, had of winning the final, seven-time world champion Hendry answered: "None."
"That was a massive final frame. At 7-7, Barry was looking good but Ronnie
pulled out two centuries and then tried so hard and potted a great black.
"Hawkins has competed well, his game is solid."
However, Hawkins, who had never progressed beyond the second round at the Crucible before this year and who was an 80-1 shot before the tournament started, hit back with runs of 88 and 81 to level.
And when Hawkins nicked the next frame to take a 3-2 lead into the mid-session interval it was the first time O'Sullivan had trailed in the tournament.
But O'Sullivan soon regained his poise, reeling off the next three frames and drawing level with Hendry's record with consecutive runs of 113 and 100.
Both players were unhappy with the cloth during the first session but that did not affect the quality of play, with six breaks above 50 and two centuries. That being the case, no alterations were made.
Hawkins took the first frame of the evening session but O'Sullivan, who has never lost a Crucible final, had restored his two-frame cushion by the mid-session interval. However, the rest did Hawkins good.
Indeed, when Hawkins knocked in breaks of 83 and 133 to draw level at 7-7 O'Sullivan, who has barely played any competitive snooker since last year's Crucible triumph, looked rattled for the first time in this year's event.
But O'Sullivan stayed calm under fire, retaliating with back-to-back breaks of 103 and 106. Of the 52 century breaks made in this year's tournament so far, O'Sullivan has made 11 of them.
And the final frame of the evening could prove to be a crucial one, with Hawkins having chances to win it only for O'Sullivan to nick it on the black and increase his overnight lead to three frames.
Ronnie O'Sullivan 15-10 Barry Hawkins Session 3 (5-3 session score)
Frame 18: Barry Hawkins grabs the first frame of day 2, 36-71 10-8 now.
Frame 19: 134-0 (54, 76) Ronnie on the board this afternoon and leads 11-8.
Frame 20: Ronnie grabs a tight frame 12-8
Frame 21: 90 from Hawkins 12-9
Frame 22: A 133 gets Ronnie 4 clear 13-9
Frame 23: 67 break 14-9 to the Rocket
Frame 24: 38-87 Hawkins gets a frame 14-10
Frame 25: 124 break from Ronnie 3 from the title! 15-10
The four-time champion led 10-7 overnight and opened the gap to five frames on Monday afternoon.
World number 14 Hawkins did not play badly but was unable to contain his more illustrious opponent, who made four 50-plus breaks and two centuries.
His second, in the final frame, set a new record of six for a Crucible final.
"Ronnie, in this event, has not lost a session yet. The best anyone has done
is hold him level, and they had to play their brains out just to do that. He
only has to share the frames tonight to get over the line."
But O'Sullivan played some of his most fluent snooker of the tournament, making four century breaks to surpass seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry's previous record of 127 at the Crucible.
Hawkins nicked the first frame on Monday but, as has been the case throughout the tournament, O'Sullivan immediately responded, rattling in a break of 76 to make it 11-8.
The next frame was key, a superb clearance of 55 putting O'Sullivan 12-8 up, although Hawkins rallied with a break of 90 to make it 12-9.
A run of 133 saw O'Sullivan become only the fourth player, after Hendry (1997), John Higgins (1998) and Matthew Stevens (2000), to make five tons in a Crucible final.
And when O'Sullivan won frame 23 to go 14-9 ahead it appeared that Hawkins's resolve was wilting.
Hawkins, who had never been beyond the second round before this year, made it 14-10 courtesy of a break of 67, only for O'Sullivan to hit back with a record-breaking clearance of 124.
49 ahead, 24 from Barry to confirm the frame 5-4.
Frame 10: 24 from Hawkins then he declared a foul on himself good sportsmanship, 12 from Ronnie, goes on to make 49, and wins the frame 6-4.
Frame 11: 30 + break from Barry Ronnie gets only 8 points as he plays safe, Hawkins goes on to win the frame 6-5.
Frame 12: Ronnie got to 48 missed the red, another red & pink, Ronnie 69pts ahead,
6 reds left, Barry leaves a red over the middle the Rocket pots it 7-5.
Frame 13: Hawkins responds well after the interval, frame winning break of 83 7-6.
Frame 14: Another lovely break from Barry 133 levels the match at 7-7
Frame 15: Counter-punch from the Rocket frame winning break 103 8-7
Frame 16: A tight frame! A rarity in this final so far, not for much longer Ronnie goes on and wins the frame, 106 what a standard! 9-7
Frame 17: A good 42 from Barry Ronnie in now, black ball frame after some quite unbelievable snooker safety at it's best, Ronnie pots the black! 10-7 see u tomorrow.
Ronnie
O'Sullivan leads Barry Hawkins 10-7 after the first day of the World
Championship final at the Crucible.
But so far it has not been the walkover many had predicted, with Hawkins making the defending champion sweat for the first time in the tournament.
Four-time winner O'Sullivan, 37, made four century breaks to surpass Stephen Hendry's previous record of 127 at the venue.
But world number 14 Hawkins was not overawed, making four half-centuries and one century of his own.
Asked beforehand what chance Kent left-hander Hawkins, 34, had of winning the final, seven-time world champion Hendry answered: "None."
Analysis
"Hawkins has competed well, his game is solid."
And when O'Sullivan won the first two frames with breaks
of 74 and 92, it looked like the procession that Hendry had predicted might
transpire.
However, Hawkins, who had never progressed beyond the second round at the Crucible before this year and who was an 80-1 shot before the tournament started, hit back with runs of 88 and 81 to level.
And when Hawkins nicked the next frame to take a 3-2 lead into the mid-session interval it was the first time O'Sullivan had trailed in the tournament.
But O'Sullivan soon regained his poise, reeling off the next three frames and drawing level with Hendry's record with consecutive runs of 113 and 100.
Both players were unhappy with the cloth during the first session but that did not affect the quality of play, with six breaks above 50 and two centuries. That being the case, no alterations were made.
Hawkins took the first frame of the evening session but O'Sullivan, who has never lost a Crucible final, had restored his two-frame cushion by the mid-session interval. However, the rest did Hawkins good.
Indeed, when Hawkins knocked in breaks of 83 and 133 to draw level at 7-7 O'Sullivan, who has barely played any competitive snooker since last year's Crucible triumph, looked rattled for the first time in this year's event.
But O'Sullivan stayed calm under fire, retaliating with back-to-back breaks of 103 and 106. Of the 52 century breaks made in this year's tournament so far, O'Sullivan has made 11 of them.
And the final frame of the evening could prove to be a crucial one, with Hawkins having chances to win it only for O'Sullivan to nick it on the black and increase his overnight lead to three frames.
Ronnie O'Sullivan 15-10 Barry Hawkins Session 3 (5-3 session score)
Frame 18: Barry Hawkins grabs the first frame of day 2, 36-71 10-8 now.
Frame 19: 134-0 (54, 76) Ronnie on the board this afternoon and leads 11-8.
Frame 20: Ronnie grabs a tight frame 12-8
Frame 21: 90 from Hawkins 12-9
Frame 22: A 133 gets Ronnie 4 clear 13-9
Frame 23: 67 break 14-9 to the Rocket
Frame 24: 38-87 Hawkins gets a frame 14-10
Frame 25: 124 break from Ronnie 3 from the title! 15-10
Ronnie
O'Sullivan leads Barry Hawkins 15-10 heading into the final session of the World
Championship final and needs three more frames to retain his crown.
The four-time champion led 10-7 overnight and opened the gap to five frames on Monday afternoon.
World number 14 Hawkins did not play badly but was unable to contain his more illustrious opponent, who made four 50-plus breaks and two centuries.
His second, in the final frame, set a new record of six for a Crucible final.
Kent left-hander Hawkins, 34, was a huge underdog before
the match started but was not overawed on Sunday, playing his part in a
high-quality encounter.
But O'Sullivan played some of his most fluent snooker of the tournament, making four century breaks to surpass seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry's previous record of 127 at the Crucible.
Hawkins nicked the first frame on Monday but, as has been the case throughout the tournament, O'Sullivan immediately responded, rattling in a break of 76 to make it 11-8.
The next frame was key, a superb clearance of 55 putting O'Sullivan 12-8 up, although Hawkins rallied with a break of 90 to make it 12-9.
A run of 133 saw O'Sullivan become only the fourth player, after Hendry (1997), John Higgins (1998) and Matthew Stevens (2000), to make five tons in a Crucible final.
And when O'Sullivan won frame 23 to go 14-9 ahead it appeared that Hawkins's resolve was wilting.
Hawkins, who had never been beyond the second round before this year, made it 14-10 courtesy of a break of 67, only for O'Sullivan to hit back with a record-breaking clearance of 124.
Thursday 2 May 2013
Semi final 2 Ricky Walden 14-17 Barry Hawkins
Ricky Walden (Eng) 6-2 Barry Hawkins (Eng) end of first session
121-2 (91), 116-0 (105), 17-64, 76-21 (60), 27-90, 127-1 (119), 70-47, 73-16
Walden scored a century as he dominated the opening four frames to lead 3-1.
The 30-year-old from Chester made another impressive ton in the fifth frame before 34-year-old Hawkins recovered to take the sixth.
But Walden nicked the next and won the last to go into Friday's second session (14:30 BST) four frames ahead.
The winner will face Ronnie O'Sullivan or Judd Trump in the final.
"6-2 is a fair reflection of the unfortunate way that Barry has played. He
will play better when he gets his mind together, but that is just about the best
he could have got out of this session. Ricky has scored very heavily, but when
he has not been in the balls, he has struggled too."
Despite making their debuts in the final four at Sheffield, both Walden - who won the Wuxi Classic - and Hawkins - who was victorious at the Australian Open - have experience of competing in the latter stages of a ranking event.
But it was Walden who settled quickest, showing his speed while in amongst the balls, stroking in quick-fire breaks of 91, 105 and 60 as he raced into a two-frame lead at the mid-session interval.
World number 14 Hawkins, meanwhile, seemed to be overawed by the occasion as he missed several chances.
Walden - who defeated O'Sullivan in the final of the Shanghai Masters in 2008 - struck a 119 clearance and took the eighth to wrap up a highly satisfactory opening session's work.
Ricky Walden (Eng) 9-7 Barry Hawkins (Eng) 3-5 session score
Session 2: Afternoon welcome to the 2nd session of this semi
Frame 9: Barry has started well in this frame stalls on 23, back in though, 26 this time, 8 points in it now, red & all colours, brown to black left, Barry looks favourite, and he takes it 6-3 Walden.
Frame 10: 29 then misses easy red does Barry, frame has turned scrappy, but he wins it 6-4.
Frame 11: Scrappy 32-7 to Barry reds on bottom cushion, Ricky amongst the balls, black needed for the frame for Ricky gets it 7-4.
Frame 12: Hawkins 52-0 up in this frame, 28 points back for Ricky probably the scrappiest session of the tournament for me, Barry wins it 7-5.
Frame 13: Much better from Ricky a frame winning break 106 8-5 Walden.
Frame 14: 40-25 Hawkins fouls being given away a lot at the moment, a nice 30 from Barry 8-6.
Frame 15: 47 Barry's highest break of the match 1 behind now 8-7.
Frame 16: Opening break of 13 from Barry, Ricky in now, he takes the frame leads 9-7 they're back in the morning at 1000.
Resuming at 6-2 down, Hawkins won three of the first four frames without a break of any significance to trail 7-5.
Walden won the next with a break of 106 but Hawkins took the next two to close to within one before a break of 53 saw Walden restore his two-frame lead.
The pair resume at 10:00 BST on Saturday with the winner facing Ronnie O'Sullivan or Judd Trump in the final.
Both Walden and Hawkins have come through a tough bottom half of the draw which included world number one Mark Selby, 2010 champion Neil Robertson and China's number one Ding Junhui.
Despite making their first appearances in the semi-finals at the Crucible, Walden - who won the Wuxi Classic - and Hawkins - who was victorious at the Australian Open have experience of competing in the latter stages of a ranking event.
However both players have been inconsistent during the opening 16 frames despite world number 13 Walden compiling two century breaks on Thursday evening to open a four-frame advantage.
Hawkins, 34, has appeared nervous throughout, prompting BBC pundit and 1991 champion John Parrott to state that the world number 14 looked like he was already "running on empty, mentally".
However, the man from Kent managed to nick three of the first four frames in Friday afternoon's session, despite making a highest break of just 36, to reduce the deficit.
Walden, who defeated O'Sullivan in the final of the Shanghai Masters in 2008, regained some confidence after the mid-session interval, compiling a 106 to lead 8-5.
But Hawkins knocked in a 47, which was cheered by the crowd, as he pegged back two more frames, before Walden replied with a half-century in the last to keep him in front.
Ricky Walden (Eng) 12-12 Barry Hawkins (Eng) 3-5 session score
Morning all the final Saturday of the tournament 3rd session of this one
Frame 17: Walden 11 points ahead at the moment reds in bottom half of the table, Hawkins had a half chance missed black to keep break going, Walden back in now, and he goes on to win the frame 10-7.
Frame 18: 62 break from Hawkins much better but Ricky on a charge to steal this frame, 63 break to steal it! 11-7.
Frame 19: Great response from Barry a century 114 brilliant 11-8.
Frame 20: Break of 78 from Ricky 12-8 mid session interval.
Frame 21: 104 from Barry 2nd in the session 12-9
Frame 22: 53-63, Hawkins gets one back 12-10
Frame 23: 16-55 Within one now at 12-11. 3 frames in a row.
Frame 24: A 66 break we are level 12-12 what a comeback!
Walden was 9-7 ahead after two sessions of their match but the Saturday morning session belonged to Hawkins.
The world number 14 trailed 12-8 at one stage but had the second of his two century breaks in the session to cut the gap to three frames.
He then dug deep to level it ahead of Saturday evening's final session.
The winner will face Ronnie O'Sullivan or Judd Trump in the final.
Hawkins made a break of 114 in frame 19 before returning from the interval to fire a 104 two frames later.
A gruelling 56-minute frame went the way of the 34-year-old from Kent as he pinched it by driving in a long pink and adding a simple black.
And after narrowing Walden's lead to a single frame, Hawkins swept to a break of 66 to end the session with the match in stalemate.
121-2 (91), 116-0 (105), 17-64, 76-21 (60), 27-90, 127-1 (119), 70-47, 73-16
Ricky Walden
opened up a 6-2 lead over Barry Hawkins in the first session of their World
Snooker Championship semi-final at the Crucible.
Walden scored a century as he dominated the opening four frames to lead 3-1.
The 30-year-old from Chester made another impressive ton in the fifth frame before 34-year-old Hawkins recovered to take the sixth.
But Walden nicked the next and won the last to go into Friday's second session (14:30 BST) four frames ahead.
The winner will face Ronnie O'Sullivan or Judd Trump in the final.
Both Walden and Hawkins have come through a tough bottom
half of the draw which included world number one Mark Selby, 2010 champion Neil
Robertson and China's number one Ding Junhui.
Despite making their debuts in the final four at Sheffield, both Walden - who won the Wuxi Classic - and Hawkins - who was victorious at the Australian Open - have experience of competing in the latter stages of a ranking event.
But it was Walden who settled quickest, showing his speed while in amongst the balls, stroking in quick-fire breaks of 91, 105 and 60 as he raced into a two-frame lead at the mid-session interval.
World number 14 Hawkins, meanwhile, seemed to be overawed by the occasion as he missed several chances.
Walden - who defeated O'Sullivan in the final of the Shanghai Masters in 2008 - struck a 119 clearance and took the eighth to wrap up a highly satisfactory opening session's work.
Ricky Walden (Eng) 9-7 Barry Hawkins (Eng) 3-5 session score
Session 2: Afternoon welcome to the 2nd session of this semi
Frame 9: Barry has started well in this frame stalls on 23, back in though, 26 this time, 8 points in it now, red & all colours, brown to black left, Barry looks favourite, and he takes it 6-3 Walden.
Frame 10: 29 then misses easy red does Barry, frame has turned scrappy, but he wins it 6-4.
Frame 11: Scrappy 32-7 to Barry reds on bottom cushion, Ricky amongst the balls, black needed for the frame for Ricky gets it 7-4.
Frame 12: Hawkins 52-0 up in this frame, 28 points back for Ricky probably the scrappiest session of the tournament for me, Barry wins it 7-5.
Frame 13: Much better from Ricky a frame winning break 106 8-5 Walden.
Frame 14: 40-25 Hawkins fouls being given away a lot at the moment, a nice 30 from Barry 8-6.
Frame 15: 47 Barry's highest break of the match 1 behind now 8-7.
Frame 16: Opening break of 13 from Barry, Ricky in now, he takes the frame leads 9-7 they're back in the morning at 1000.
Ricky Walden
leads Barry Hawkins 9-7 after two sessions of their World Championship
semi-final in Sheffield.
Resuming at 6-2 down, Hawkins won three of the first four frames without a break of any significance to trail 7-5.
Walden won the next with a break of 106 but Hawkins took the next two to close to within one before a break of 53 saw Walden restore his two-frame lead.
The pair resume at 10:00 BST on Saturday with the winner facing Ronnie O'Sullivan or Judd Trump in the final.
Both Walden and Hawkins have come through a tough bottom half of the draw which included world number one Mark Selby, 2010 champion Neil Robertson and China's number one Ding Junhui.
Despite making their first appearances in the semi-finals at the Crucible, Walden - who won the Wuxi Classic - and Hawkins - who was victorious at the Australian Open have experience of competing in the latter stages of a ranking event.
However both players have been inconsistent during the opening 16 frames despite world number 13 Walden compiling two century breaks on Thursday evening to open a four-frame advantage.
Hawkins, 34, has appeared nervous throughout, prompting BBC pundit and 1991 champion John Parrott to state that the world number 14 looked like he was already "running on empty, mentally".
However, the man from Kent managed to nick three of the first four frames in Friday afternoon's session, despite making a highest break of just 36, to reduce the deficit.
Walden, who defeated O'Sullivan in the final of the Shanghai Masters in 2008, regained some confidence after the mid-session interval, compiling a 106 to lead 8-5.
But Hawkins knocked in a 47, which was cheered by the crowd, as he pegged back two more frames, before Walden replied with a half-century in the last to keep him in front.
Ricky Walden (Eng) 12-12 Barry Hawkins (Eng) 3-5 session score
Morning all the final Saturday of the tournament 3rd session of this one
Frame 17: Walden 11 points ahead at the moment reds in bottom half of the table, Hawkins had a half chance missed black to keep break going, Walden back in now, and he goes on to win the frame 10-7.
Frame 18: 62 break from Hawkins much better but Ricky on a charge to steal this frame, 63 break to steal it! 11-7.
Frame 19: Great response from Barry a century 114 brilliant 11-8.
Frame 20: Break of 78 from Ricky 12-8 mid session interval.
Frame 21: 104 from Barry 2nd in the session 12-9
Frame 22: 53-63, Hawkins gets one back 12-10
Frame 23: 16-55 Within one now at 12-11. 3 frames in a row.
Frame 24: A 66 break we are level 12-12 what a comeback!
Barry Hawkins
reeled off four frames in a row to move level at 12-12 with Ricky Walden in
their World Championship semi-final in Sheffield.
Walden was 9-7 ahead after two sessions of their match but the Saturday morning session belonged to Hawkins.
The world number 14 trailed 12-8 at one stage but had the second of his two century breaks in the session to cut the gap to three frames.
He then dug deep to level it ahead of Saturday evening's final session.
The winner will face Ronnie O'Sullivan or Judd Trump in the final.
Hawkins made a break of 114 in frame 19 before returning from the interval to fire a 104 two frames later.
A gruelling 56-minute frame went the way of the 34-year-old from Kent as he pinched it by driving in a long pink and adding a simple black.
And after narrowing Walden's lead to a single frame, Hawkins swept to a break of 66 to end the session with the match in stalemate.
Semi final 1 Ronnie O'Sullivan 17-11 Judd Trump
This match is going to be brilliant the defending champion versus I believe a future world champion.
Ronnie defeated Stuart Bingham 13-4 in the quarters & Judd beat Shaun Murphy 13-12.
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-4 Judd Trump 1st session score (best of 33 frames first to 17)
Frame 1: A cracking first red from Judd missed blue he will be nervous, 14 from Ronnie misses red whilst stretching, Judd trying a thin sneak missed it twice then went safe on the 3rd attempt, Ronnie at his best now at the table a 65 frame winner 1-0 Ronnie
Frame 2: Some great long pots from both players, Judd at the table 16pts ahead, Ronnie has clawed his way back into the frame, respotted black time, Judd pots it 1-1.
Frame 3: Ronnie races to 40, and a 34 to seal the frame barring snookers, a 28 from Judd went for a snooker not successful 2-1 Ronnie.
Frame 4: 75 from Ronnie wins the 4th frame he leads 3-1 at the mid session interval.
Frame 5: Ronnie in imperious form at the moment 89 good break 7mins 4-1 Rocket.
Frame 6: 22 to start from Judd, a frame winning 50 4-2 Ronnie.
Frame 7: Judd leads by 30, Ronnie on 43 playing majestic snooker, gets to 56 and plays safe, Judd then pots his way to the frame 4-3 now.
Frame 8: 40 from Ronnie, Judd responds with a 72 4-4 going to tomorrow morning 3 in a row for Judd. see u 10am tomorrow have a good afternoon.
Ronnie
O'Sullivan and Judd Trump are locked at 4-4 after the first session of their
World Championship semi-final.
O'Sullivan, who said after his quarter-final win over Stuart Bingham that he had only returned to the sport for the money, got off to a flying start.
'The Rocket' from Essex took four of the first five frames, with Bristol's Trump only winning a tense second courtesy of a re-spotted black.
But Trump won the last three frames to leave the best-of-33 tie finely poised.
The match resumes at 10:00 BST on Saturday.
Having returned to snooker in Sheffield after almost a year off, defending champion O'Sullivan has comfortably despatched Marcus Campbell, Ali Carter and Bingham on his way to the semis.
But O'Sullivan's latest comments have left BBC snooker pundit Steve Davis questioning the 37-year-old's attitude to the game.
"That session shows how much Judd Trump has improved in his character. He dug in and that is as good as I have seen him compete."
"We know full well that Ronnie O'Sullivan's interviews
are a bit like the British weather: they're changeable," said six-time world
champion Davis.
"But there's a dilemma for the snooker fan. They love what comes off the end of his cue; they sometimes hate what comes out of his mouth because it is sometimes disrespectful to snooker.
"The question to ask for every snooker fan is: 'Is it better for Judd Trump to win this match rather than Ronnie O'Sullivan, even though Ronnie is such a breath of fresh air when he plays great?' It's a tough question to ask."
It was the four-time winner O'Sullivan who built up an early lead, with breaks of 65, 75 and 89, but 23-year-old Trump - who has beaten Dominic Dale, Marco Fu and Shaun Murphy to advance to the last-four - hit back with 50 and a composed 72 in the last to leave the match all-square.
Ronnie O'Sullivan 9-7 Judd Trump (best of 33 frames first to 17) 5-3 session score
Session 2: Good morning all square at the moment time for the next 8 frames.
Frame 9: Nice red for Judd which Ronnie left stuck out tucked behind the green is the Rocket, Ronnie expertly got out of it, Ronnie on 39 at the moment, a frame winner of 90 the Rocket starting to lift off 5-4.
Frame 10: Judd onto 35 then a kick, Ronnie only made 6, Judd is back in, another 35 from Judd, Ronnie concedes 5-5.
Frame 11: A 26 from Judd & a 27 from Ronnie in this one so far, 4 reds on the table, safety battle going on, seems to me even at the moment, Ronnie edges ahead with a beauty covering the reds with several colours Judd hits it. Ronnie looks favourite for this frame now, he does win it 6-5 Rocket.
Frame 12: Ronnie made 17, Judd leads by 23 pts, reds around the black spot, Ronnie looking to get back into this frame, breaks down on 16, Judd goes on to win it 6-6 at mid session interval.
Frame 13: 30 a good starting point for Judd, careless miss on the pink, 43 for Ronnie not on the green though which is frame ball, Ronnie goes on to take the frame 7-6.
Frame 14: Frame winning 93 from Ronnie 8-6 Ronnie
Frame 15: 60 from Ronnie in control of the frame, takes it 9-6.
Frame 16: A 40 break from Judd imperative that he wins the frame, 44 from Ronnie back in the frame colours left, safety battle Ronnie wins just I reckon, yellow sunk, green missed, Judd wins it 9-7 Ronnie see u tonight 1900!
Ronnie
O'Sullivan had the better of the second session of his World Championship
semi-final against Judd Trump, opening up a 9-7 lead.
Beginning at 4-4, defending champion O'Sullivan and world number three Trump shared the first four frames.
But, capitalising on Trump's errors, O'Sullivan was able to take three in succession after the interval.
However, O'Sullivan himself twice missed the green in the last to keep Trump in the best-of-33 contest.
That Trump will resume at 19:00 BST on Friday only two behind the four-time winner represents something of a decent achievement, considering the loose nature of some of his play during the morning.
Even in the final stanza of the session, the left-hander from Bristol missed a simple red when amongst the balls, giving O'Sullivan the chance to open up a four-frame gap.
But, with O'Sullivan double-kissing the yellow, a compelling safety exchange over that ball and then the green followed.
Twice 'The Rocket' let Trump off the hook on the green, with the 2011 finalist taking the second opportunity to cut the deficit to two.
That O'Sullivan was not able to convert the opportunity presented to him was not in keeping with what had gone before, particularly in the 16th frame, when another simple red missed by Trump provided the potter from Essex the second of three in succession that came with breaks of 40, 93 and 60.
The triple success came after a fluctuating opening four frames, a quartet that saw Trump pegging back O'Sullivan on two occasions.
While scoring not as free-flowing as Thursday's first session, O'Sullivan was still able to open the day with a run of 90, but he was also culpable when later missing a red along the top cushion to allow Trump to level at 6-6.
Still, mistakes from the cue of Trump were the more forthcoming in the second half of the session, errors that looked set to cause a telling gap.
But Trump battled and can still deny O'Sullivan the chance to defend the crown he won before taking a year out of the game.
Ronnie O'Sullivan 14-10 Judd Trump (best of 33 frames first to 17) 5-3 session score
3rd Session: Good evening atmosphere is electric
Frame 17: Ronnie is in already 28 to begin, and a frame winning 51 10-7 to Ronnie.
Frame 18: 22 from the Rocket in this one, chance for Judd 31 he got, Judd on colours now, missed blue, Ronnie pots blue, pink & black 11-7.
Frame 19: Clearance 117 from Judd fabulous 11-8.
Frame 20: Judd fouled the yellow, Ronnie goes onto win the frame express stuff just under an hour for the 4 frames up to the interval, 12-8.
Frame 21: 32 break from Judd missed green was close, 34 for Ronnie, Judd 2pts ahead tactics now, 8pts is the gap now, colours left, blue-black left now, Ronnie pots the blue 13-8.
Frame 22: Judd 28 in front colours left, Ronnie needed a snooker he has that, needs a 2nd though, free ball now for Judd Ronnie conceded 13-9.
Frame 23: Tight start to this one scrappy, starting to open up a little Judd ahead on points, cracking pot plant pink goes in too, reds in a cluster on the right hand side of the table,
52-11 in favour of Judd at the moment, frame won by Judd 13-10.
Frame 24: Ronnie is in the balls in the last frame of the session 45 and counting, 67 clinches the frame goes on to make 89 14-10 going into final session at 1430 Saturday
Defending
champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has opened up a 14-10 lead to take control of his
World Championship semi-final against Judd Trump.
The pair started the day tied at 4-4 but O'Sullivan edged both of Friday's sessions 5-3 to move clear.
O'Sullivan won four of the first five frames of Friday's evening session, although Trump knocked in the first century of the match in frame 19.
The best-of-33 frame match is played to the end from 14:30 BST on Saturday.
Match stats after third session
| Trump | O'Sullivan | |
|---|---|---|
| 969 | Total points | 1414 |
| 300 | Balls potted | 400 |
| 84% | Pot success | 91% |
| 58% | Long pot success | 66% |
| 85% | Safety success | 77% |
| 117 | Highest break | 93 |
O'Sullivan needs just three frames to become the first
man to reach successive finals since two-time champion Mark Williams in 1999 and
2000.
Despite not playing his best snooker, Trump escaped from the second session with just a two-frame deficit, having won the 16th and final frame courtesy of a miss on the green from O'Sullivan.
Four-time champion O'Sullivan rattled through the first frame of the evening session with a 51 break and he won the next to open a four-frame advantage as Trump failed to capitalise on a rare opening.
The Bristol man responded by stroking in a superb 117 to reduce the deficit to three but O'Sullivan knocked in a 62 break, and took a tense 21st frame to extend his lead to 13-8.
Some outrageous potting from Trump helped him win the following frame with a break of 60, and he took the next but the all-important final frame of the session was won by O'Sullivan with a 89 to restore his four-frame lead.
Ricky Walden leads Barry Hawkins 9-7 after the second session of the other semi-final.
Wednesday 1 May 2013
Day 12 1/4 final result
Shaun Murphy (Eng) 12-13 Judd Trump (Eng)
53-74, 90-5 (68), 89-6 (61), 87-1 (82), 54-51, 79-5 (50), 51-58, 79-23 (76), 91-6 (91), 0-108 (93), 74-14, 1-72, 0-91, 0-118 (118), 36-87, 8-67, 1-76, 128-1 (128), 70-59 (Murphy 70, Trump 59), 0-78 (77), 62-69 (Murphy 62), 72-63, 0-90 (90), 88-3 (88), 32-66
The 23-year-old was 8-3 down at one stage on Tuesday but won the last five frames of the second session to level.
The match went down to a dramatic 53-minute deciding frame but Trump held his nerve to prevail 13-12.
He is likely to play four-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, who leads Stuart Bingham 12-4, in the last four.
"We were all on the edge of our seats and it was a fantastic final frame.
"Both players gave it everything and it was a tremendous performance from both of them."
And Bristol-born Trump was fortunate to be only four frames behind after pinching the seventh frame - a frame that Murphy should have won - on the final black.
Murphy started the second session in confident mood, knocking in an assured 91 to pull further ahead, before Trump responded with a 93 of his own.
The 23-year-old Trump, runner-up in 2011, then lost a scrappy third after going in off a red, before launching his dramatic recovery.
A superb 118 in frame 14 left Murphy reeling and when the world number four somehow missed a red over the pocket, Trump pounced to win his fourth frame on the bounce.
Both players had their chances in the deciding frame of the evening but Trump held his nerve after a lengthy safety exchange to set up a nail-biting final session.
Trump took the first frame on Wednesday before Murphy levelled with a 128 clearance and retook the lead with a break of 70. Trump levelled with a break of 77 and nicked the next to move 11-10 ahead.
The 22nd frame was a pivotal one, with Trump miscuing on the pink before missing an easy pot and allowing Murphy to make it 11-11.
Trump quickly regained his poise, rattling in a break of 90 to move to within one frame of the semi-finals, only for Murphy to set up a grandstand finish courtesy of a quick-fire break of 88.
The players exchanged a warm handshake before the deciding frame but the next 53 minutes were not for the faint-hearted.
Murphy potted three long reds but was unable to finish on a colour and with the reds scattered, it turned into a marathon safety exchange.
The frame looked to be slipping away from Murphy after Trump laid a superb snooker behind the blue but he was unable to clean up.
There followed some more excruciating tit-for-tat exchanges but it was Murphy who blinked first, leaving a potable red which Trump gratefully gobbled up.
Trump eschewed a difficult black which would have taken him over the line, instead laying a snooker, but potted a good yellow to leave Murphy needing snookers and Trump made no mistakes when Murphy left him in.
53-74, 90-5 (68), 89-6 (61), 87-1 (82), 54-51, 79-5 (50), 51-58, 79-23 (76), 91-6 (91), 0-108 (93), 74-14, 1-72, 0-91, 0-118 (118), 36-87, 8-67, 1-76, 128-1 (128), 70-59 (Murphy 70, Trump 59), 0-78 (77), 62-69 (Murphy 62), 72-63, 0-90 (90), 88-3 (88), 32-66
Judd Trump
completed a fine comeback against Shaun Murphy to advance to the World Snooker
Championship semi-finals at the Crucible.
The 23-year-old was 8-3 down at one stage on Tuesday but won the last five frames of the second session to level.
The match went down to a dramatic 53-minute deciding frame but Trump held his nerve to prevail 13-12.
He is likely to play four-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, who leads Stuart Bingham 12-4, in the last four.
Analysis
"Both players gave it everything and it was a tremendous performance from both of them."
On Tuesday, 2005 champion Murphy rattled in five
half-century breaks to lead an out-of-sorts Trump 6-2 after the first session.
And Bristol-born Trump was fortunate to be only four frames behind after pinching the seventh frame - a frame that Murphy should have won - on the final black.
Murphy started the second session in confident mood, knocking in an assured 91 to pull further ahead, before Trump responded with a 93 of his own.
The 23-year-old Trump, runner-up in 2011, then lost a scrappy third after going in off a red, before launching his dramatic recovery.
A superb 118 in frame 14 left Murphy reeling and when the world number four somehow missed a red over the pocket, Trump pounced to win his fourth frame on the bounce.
Both players had their chances in the deciding frame of the evening but Trump held his nerve after a lengthy safety exchange to set up a nail-biting final session.
Trump took the first frame on Wednesday before Murphy levelled with a 128 clearance and retook the lead with a break of 70. Trump levelled with a break of 77 and nicked the next to move 11-10 ahead.
The 22nd frame was a pivotal one, with Trump miscuing on the pink before missing an easy pot and allowing Murphy to make it 11-11.
Trump quickly regained his poise, rattling in a break of 90 to move to within one frame of the semi-finals, only for Murphy to set up a grandstand finish courtesy of a quick-fire break of 88.
The players exchanged a warm handshake before the deciding frame but the next 53 minutes were not for the faint-hearted.
Murphy potted three long reds but was unable to finish on a colour and with the reds scattered, it turned into a marathon safety exchange.
The frame looked to be slipping away from Murphy after Trump laid a superb snooker behind the blue but he was unable to clean up.
There followed some more excruciating tit-for-tat exchanges but it was Murphy who blinked first, leaving a potable red which Trump gratefully gobbled up.
Trump eschewed a difficult black which would have taken him over the line, instead laying a snooker, but potted a good yellow to leave Murphy needing snookers and Trump made no mistakes when Murphy left him in.
Day 12 1/4 final results
Ricky Walden 13-6 Michael White (Wal)
93-7 (93), 74-51 (58), 78-38 (59), 67-14, 7-78, 37-74, 66-53, 113-0 (113), 82-12, 72-0 (63), 20-101 (100), 105-22 (104), 6-75 (75), 16-84 (63), 51-60 (Walden 51), 66-18 (65) 56-51, 78-20 (50), 69-44 (60)
Ronnie O'Sullivan 13-4 Stuart Bingham (Eng)
133-0 (79, 54), 77-32, 115-7 (111), 65-50 (60, 50), 124-0 (87), 133-12 (133), 78-25 (78), 8-73, 84-52, 70-9 (59), 59-47, 109-6, 105-1 (104), 14-71 (70), 31-87 (60), 57-59 , 75-22
O'Sullivan, 7-1 ahead overnight, won the opening five frames of the second session and looked on course to claim the biggest Crucible quarter-final win.
After Bingham forced a final session, O'Sullivan took the first frame of the evening to win.
O'Sullivan will meet Judd Trump after his 13-12 victory over Shaun Murphy.
Meanwhile, Barry Hawkins beat Ding Junhui 13-7 in another quarter-final to reach the last four for the first time.
There have been two quarter-final matches that ended in 13-2 wins: Kirk Stevens's win against Ray Reardon in 1984 and Stephen Maguire's thrashing of Stephen Hendry last year.
The biggest ever winning margin came in the 1989 final when Steve Davis beat John Parrott 18-3.
No player had won a quarter-final by a 13-1 margin and O'Sullivan was on course to do so until Bingham claimed the sixth frame of the session.
O'Sullivan also had an opportunity to seal the victory without the need of a third session, but missed a frame-winning black when 39 points clear before Bingham made a clearance to win the last frame on the final ball.
But O'Sullivan quickly sealed the victory, winning the first frame of the evening's session.
World number eight Bingham had performed badly earlier in the session with his mistakes being punished.
O'Sullivan made only one break of more than 50 in the first four frames of the day before he compiled a score of 104 to move one away from victory.
However, Premier League champion Bingham rallied to ensure a third and final session.
93-7 (93), 74-51 (58), 78-38 (59), 67-14, 7-78, 37-74, 66-53, 113-0 (113), 82-12, 72-0 (63), 20-101 (100), 105-22 (104), 6-75 (75), 16-84 (63), 51-60 (Walden 51), 66-18 (65) 56-51, 78-20 (50), 69-44 (60)
Ronnie O'Sullivan 13-4 Stuart Bingham (Eng)
133-0 (79, 54), 77-32, 115-7 (111), 65-50 (60, 50), 124-0 (87), 133-12 (133), 78-25 (78), 8-73, 84-52, 70-9 (59), 59-47, 109-6, 105-1 (104), 14-71 (70), 31-87 (60), 57-59 , 75-22
Ronnie O'Sullivan into semi-finals after beating Stuart Bingham at Crucible
Defending
champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has beaten Stuart Bingham 13-4 to move into the
semi-finals of the World Snooker Championship.
O'Sullivan, 7-1 ahead overnight, won the opening five frames of the second session and looked on course to claim the biggest Crucible quarter-final win.
After Bingham forced a final session, O'Sullivan took the first frame of the evening to win.
O'Sullivan will meet Judd Trump after his 13-12 victory over Shaun Murphy.
Meanwhile, Barry Hawkins beat Ding Junhui 13-7 in another quarter-final to reach the last four for the first time.
O'Sullivan misses out on record
If O'Sullivan had won 13-1 it would have been the biggest ever quarter-final win at the Crucible.There have been two quarter-final matches that ended in 13-2 wins: Kirk Stevens's win against Ray Reardon in 1984 and Stephen Maguire's thrashing of Stephen Hendry last year.
The biggest ever winning margin came in the 1989 final when Steve Davis beat John Parrott 18-3.
Four-time world champion O'Sullivan, playing in his
first major tournament after taking time away from the
sport following last year's world title victory, had a chance to make some
Crucible history.
No player had won a quarter-final by a 13-1 margin and O'Sullivan was on course to do so until Bingham claimed the sixth frame of the session.
O'Sullivan also had an opportunity to seal the victory without the need of a third session, but missed a frame-winning black when 39 points clear before Bingham made a clearance to win the last frame on the final ball.
But O'Sullivan quickly sealed the victory, winning the first frame of the evening's session.
World number eight Bingham had performed badly earlier in the session with his mistakes being punished.
O'Sullivan made only one break of more than 50 in the first four frames of the day before he compiled a score of 104 to move one away from victory.
However, Premier League champion Bingham rallied to ensure a third and final session.
Day 12 1/4 final result
Barry Hawkins (Eng) 13-7 Ding Junhui (Chn)
83-30, 79-23 (55), 0-84 (84), 2-62 (56), 0-74, 64-19, 63-19 (51), 83-37 (70), 76-24 (65), 59-33, 0-128 (51, 76), 79-12 (79), 0-75 (58), 46-58, 79-19 (75), 0-72 (72), 72-41, 78-0 (64), 65-52, 70-15 (60)
Hawkins, 34, led 9-7 overnight and won the first four frames of Wednesday's session to advance into the last four.
"That was the biggest win for me and I'm just going to enjoy every moment," said Australian Open winner Hawkins.
"Ding's unhappy relationship with the World Championship continues. Only one
Crucible semi-final is a desperately disappointing return for one of the finest
players of the modern era.
"It's hard to fathom as Ding is a proven winner, twice a UK and a Masters champion, but he's never looked comfortable in the Crucible cauldron.
"With so many marquee names having fallen by the wayside in the bottom half of the draw, this appeared to be a golden opportunity. One wonders if the Chinese player, now 26, will get a better one."
He added: "I didn't sleep great last night and I woke up early this morning due to the nerves, but I managed to take the first frame today and that settled me down.
"I'm pleased with how I held it together at the end and we will see what happens in the next round."
Kent-based Hawkins had won only two of seven matches at the Crucible before this year but has now beaten Jack Lisowski, world number one Mark Selby and Ding to set up a match against either Michael White or Ricky Walden in the semi-finals.
World number nine Ding, a World Championship semi-finalist in 2011, played poorly and missed the brown with only the colours remaining when presented with a good chance to win the third frame of the session.
Hawkins, ranked 14th in the world, took that frame and the following one to seal the victory.
Hawkins has Terry Griffiths, the 1979 world champion, in his camp and 26-year-old Ding said he would like to work with a similarly experienced former professional to help improve his game.
"It might be good to get help from an old player's experience, but I haven't got anyone to help me, so I do everything myself," Ding said.
"I'd like to listen if they could tell me something I'm doing wrong."
He added: "I've only had one week off in the last year. I really need a holiday, just to be free for a day.
"I'm not disappointed. I can relax now. It's all over now.
"For a long time I've had morning sessions and I can't sleep at night. I couldn't sleep very well last night. Sometimes if bad things happen in the day they stay in your mind."
83-30, 79-23 (55), 0-84 (84), 2-62 (56), 0-74, 64-19, 63-19 (51), 83-37 (70), 76-24 (65), 59-33, 0-128 (51, 76), 79-12 (79), 0-75 (58), 46-58, 79-19 (75), 0-72 (72), 72-41, 78-0 (64), 65-52, 70-15 (60)
Barry Hawkins
beat China's Ding Junhui 13-7 at the Crucible to reach the World Snooker
Championship semi-finals for the first time.
Hawkins, 34, led 9-7 overnight and won the first four frames of Wednesday's session to advance into the last four.
"That was the biggest win for me and I'm just going to enjoy every moment," said Australian Open winner Hawkins.
Analysis
"It's hard to fathom as Ding is a proven winner, twice a UK and a Masters champion, but he's never looked comfortable in the Crucible cauldron.
"With so many marquee names having fallen by the wayside in the bottom half of the draw, this appeared to be a golden opportunity. One wonders if the Chinese player, now 26, will get a better one."
"It's unbelievable. I'm delighted to make it through to
the one-table set-up and I have nothing to lose."
He added: "I didn't sleep great last night and I woke up early this morning due to the nerves, but I managed to take the first frame today and that settled me down.
"I'm pleased with how I held it together at the end and we will see what happens in the next round."
Kent-based Hawkins had won only two of seven matches at the Crucible before this year but has now beaten Jack Lisowski, world number one Mark Selby and Ding to set up a match against either Michael White or Ricky Walden in the semi-finals.
World number nine Ding, a World Championship semi-finalist in 2011, played poorly and missed the brown with only the colours remaining when presented with a good chance to win the third frame of the session.
Hawkins, ranked 14th in the world, took that frame and the following one to seal the victory.
Hawkins has Terry Griffiths, the 1979 world champion, in his camp and 26-year-old Ding said he would like to work with a similarly experienced former professional to help improve his game.
"It might be good to get help from an old player's experience, but I haven't got anyone to help me, so I do everything myself," Ding said.
"I'd like to listen if they could tell me something I'm doing wrong."
He added: "I've only had one week off in the last year. I really need a holiday, just to be free for a day.
"I'm not disappointed. I can relax now. It's all over now.
"For a long time I've had morning sessions and I can't sleep at night. I couldn't sleep very well last night. Sometimes if bad things happen in the day they stay in your mind."
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