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SUPER SESSION! Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Zhao Xintong Play Rapid-Fire Session _ Halo World Championship
SUPER SESSION! Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Zhao Xintong Play Rapid-Fire Session _ Halo World Championship
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00:00How did he over-cut it? How did he over-cut this one? Amazing.
00:21One.
00:30Ronnie would love to play for the red, or get on the red to the left of the black spot. That's why he didn't play for the black there.
00:43Five.
00:45There's a little masterclass in breakbuilding right there with those couple of shots.
00:52Six.
01:00That just shows you how difficult it is to control the cue ball when the object falls right over a pocket.
01:27Fourteen.
01:45Fourteen.
01:47That's finished a little awkward now as well.
02:06Twenty-one.
02:08Just coming around to see if the black will pop, because he's going to cut this back in, cannon into the five reds.
02:16But the pink's there.
02:19So the black must go, otherwise you'd have played that one. So this is a much more difficult shot.
02:26Twenty-seven.
02:39Twenty-seven.
02:44Twenty-seven.
02:5027
02:5328
03:00wonderful shot
03:01yeah I think Ronnie liked that one
03:08just made a little facial expression
03:11yeah because the black wouldn't go past this red
03:17that he's going to take now so
03:18that was a very key shot
03:20could give him the frame
03:2236
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04:0049
04:0750
04:15well this could be
04:21well I wouldn't like to bet against Dennis this being the first century break of this match
04:2757
04:36it's not been
04:3858
04:39you would say vintage or Sullivan in terms of pristine cue ball control but there's
04:44there's been two or three shots of pure genius that
04:47black was the highlight screwing off the bunch of reds with check side of the cushion
04:5265
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04:59those two reds to the right of the pink
05:08might just prevent the century break but we know how good he is at moving awkward balls
05:18off cushions
05:1974
05:23might play to get on this red
05:27well he's almost straight on it but not a problem
05:3181
05:38all about a good angle on the black here to get to those two awkward reds
05:4282
05:43well let's see it's not straightforward because he could slip around the back of it which would
05:48be okay
05:49he would leave the red into the right corner
05:52no he's missed the black
05:56but he won't be too concerned about that
06:02reds are good everywhere here
06:03that's it too
06:08run a silent 32
06:21it's just done it so often that's why i thought possibly jowell played his last shot
06:27Ronny's done it so often in the last frames of sessions just to give himself that lead.
06:43Well, it's definitely not his best, Ronny Sullivan-Dennis,
06:46but it's still formidable enough to compete with all these players and better them.
06:53Yeah, you would say he's probably on his B game at the moment.
06:57But that is good enough when you play the way he does.
07:06So a key shot coming up.
07:12He could have done with the white just a little bit further to the left.
07:17He's having a look to see if there's any sort of plants.
07:21If he was to pop this, get on the blue and then cannon into the pink.
07:27I think there may be reds going in the direction of the left corner pocket.
07:33That's why he's not played for the blue.
07:34You had a long, hard look at it.
07:36So now it's green into the pack.
07:39You don't really want to hit the pink here.
07:41You'd rather make sure you hit the reds.
07:43It's another wonderful split.
07:50What a shot.
07:55Slight shake of the head.
07:57Not because he can't put a red, but it's just I think the positional side of the shot is a little bit awkward.
08:02Well, he's got them all there for the taking now.
08:13If he can knock this black in, it's a wonderful chance.
08:17Wouldn't that be something if we can go to the second session with them all square at four frames each?
08:32Nineteen.
08:39Well, it should be where the reds are.
08:42There's no excuses for not winning this frame now for Charles Ng-Tong.
08:50Twenty-six.
08:50There is pressure on his shoulders to do it.
08:55Twenty-seven.
08:56Especially in this place, cause you to miss anything.
09:03When you get to the semi-final stage of the World Championship,
09:07you're not supposed to be making any easy misses or any unforced errors.
09:12Or not many, anyway.
09:15It's the stage of the tournament.
09:16You've got to cut those out.
09:19Because obviously you're up against the best players.
09:26Forty-two.
09:45Forty-three.
09:51So the shot is going to be the big one.
09:54He's obviously getting position on that last red.
09:56It's next to the pink.
10:03Fifty.
10:11Fifty-one.
10:17Has he got the angle to screw in behind us?
10:19He has.
10:24Fifty-one.
10:26Fifty-one.
10:27Fifty-one.
10:38Fifty-one.
10:42Just the black, so no heroics here.
10:44Fifty-one.
10:51Well, has he broken the pocket?
10:53He has.
10:55That was a real pocket-breaker.
10:57Plenty of shot.
10:57Half the black.
10:58Good job at the last frame.
10:59Sixty-six.
11:02Great temperament he's shown in this break,
11:04Jao Singtong.
11:05And look at this.
11:10There's balls all over the crucible floor.
11:17It has to be careful he doesn't trip on one, yeah?
11:19He's doing a little bit of tidying up here.
11:23But if you stood on one of those,
11:24you could do yourself an injury.
11:26I think four-four's fair, Dennis.
11:35Absolutely, and it's been very...
11:37There's no real fireworks, no century breaks,
11:40but the standard's very good
11:41and very, very entertaining.
11:44I think it's been a fascinating watch.
11:4575.
11:47And it's only going to get better.
11:4880.
12:00Make sure they set the alarm clocks
12:03for tomorrow morning.
12:09That's a big pocket, that, Stephen.
12:12There's the black going to go in the floor as well.
12:13The black God knows where this
12:14could go out onto the street.
12:18That's so unbelievable.
12:20Smiles all around.
12:22The standing of the agent
12:23from the crucible floor.