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    RONNIE O'Sullivan fought back twice from 0-2 and 4-5 down to snatch a dramatic 6-5 victory over Mark Williams.

    Ronnie, the defending champion looked as though he had barely woken up the first two frames
    as the Welshman took full advantage of the champion's sloppy display as he kicked off in style with a 107 break, which came after O'Sullivan had missed a long red. A scrappy second frame also went the way of the Welshman. Finally, though Ronnie did get the wake up call as he pounced on a safety mistake from Mark when in trying to make a thin contact with a red managed to miss it completely and pot the black that was hanging over the corner pocket. Left in mid table with an easy red to the centre Ronnie needed no second invitation as he ran through the frame with a break of 86.

    It was just what the Rocket needed- and the first seeds of doubt sewn into Mark's mind as he bungled the break off shot and left O'Sullivan with a long red to the corner. O'Sullivan powered in the red and then ensured Mark stayed in his seat throughout as he compiled a break of 99- in truth it could have and should have been more. And maybe it would have been had some vociferous fans chose to bellow out their support when Ronnie was cueing up the final yellow. Still, the Rocket left the arena for the interval feeling as though he had won the mini session even though the frame score stood at 2-2.

    Back refreshed there was a school of thought that Ronnie would be a hard man to stop- especially with breaks of 39 and 24 gave him the fifth frame and with it a 3-2 lead. From leading 2-0 Mark had fallen 3-2 behind. Could he respond.

    The one thing Ronnie had to avoid was taking on risky low percentage shots- and he did with a red. Missing it - he also left Mark with a mid length red to the corner and he was made to pay dearly for it as the Welshman hammered in a magnificent 132 break, only to miss the the final pink, with a 145 begging. In missing the pink he also kissed goodbye to a £10,000 high break prize that was held by Neil Robertson with a 140 break against the Rocket.

    It had all the hallmarks of going the distance and the Wembley crowd were certainly getting their moneys worth from two amazing players. The pendulum had swung back and forth and it was to swing back in favour of the Englishman when Williams lost position on 26. Attempting a difficult red the red stayed out and the Welshman retreated to his seat, he knew what was coming. And so it proved as O'Sullivan made him pay with a decisive 60 to move 4-3 in front.

    But Mark was far from finished as he took full advantage of Ronnie knocking the brown off the table to record a break of 78. And just for good measure Williams regained the lead at 5-4 when his 96 put him within a frame of victory.
    Fighting to stay in the tournament O'Sullivan dug deep. He stroked in a long red in the tenth and with patience and accuracy made a vital 67 which wrested the momentum for the deciding frame. It was two heavyweight boxers landing blows on each other and refusing to submit.

    Yet someone had to as the deciding frame began. And it was Ronnie who had the first chance as Williams left the cue ball in mid table. Lining up a red the Rocket slammed it into the top corner pocket and looked set for a match winning break. But there was another twist in the offing as Ronnie in potting the blue managed to knock in two reds at the same time. Suddenly Mark had a chance to counter, and with the balls in good pottable positions the Welshman was now favourite to progress. Except the Gods were about to play their final trick of the match as Williams's red to the centre failed to reach it's target and was left sitting pretty in the jaws. The look on Mark's face told the story and all of a sudden O'Sullivan had a chance he thought he would not get. Dropping the red in the Rocket inched his way towards the finishing line, as he approached the colours he dispatched the yellow, still he needed the up to the brown. But he must have given his supporters heart failure as the green wriggled it's way into the pocket, when it looked as though it would stay out. A look of relief showed on Ronnie's face- he made doubly sure of the brown, and with a clenched fist emphasised what winning the match meant to the Rocket.

    The blue would rubber stamp the victory, but it was long and straight. It stayed out of the pocket and Williams still had a chance of pulling off a remarkable victory- albeit he needed two snookers. In vain he hunted for them before leaving Ronnie an easy blue. Steadying himself the four times champion dropped it in, and then sunk the pink to claim a 6-5 victory. Turning to accept a warm handshake from Mark, the Rocket and the Welshman were given a standing ovation from the Wembley crowd who had sat transfixed for three hours in an amazing match that had reached it's dramatic conclusion.



    Suzy Jardine

  • #2
    What a fantastic match, but I have to admit I was rooting for Williams. Even I'm beginning to tire of Ronnie 'I don't care' O'Sullivan's attitude now. He said in his post match interview that he doesn't know how he's going to 'get through' a two-session final. It's just a shame that Williams isn't there instead - a player who I'm sure would have appreciated and looked forward to the final.
    "Kryten, isn't it round about this time of year that your head goes back to the lab for retuning?"

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    • #3
      Wow welcome back footy great story of a great match
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      • #4
        Originally Posted by Billy View Post
        What a fantastic match, but I have to admit I was rooting for Williams. Even I'm beginning to tire of Ronnie 'I don't care' O'Sullivan's attitude now. He said in his post match interview that he doesn't know how he's going to 'get through' a two-session final. It's just a shame that Williams isn't there instead - a player who I'm sure would have appreciated and looked forward to the final.
        To be fair he did say he was happy to see Williams back to form and he knew he could and possibly should have lost. If anything he ROS is too hard on himself. Got to admit ...great match though :snooker:

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        • #5
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          What a fantastic match, but I have to admit I was rooting for Williams. Even I'm beginning to tire of Ronnie 'I don't care' O'Sullivan's attitude now. He said in his post match interview that he doesn't know how he's going to 'get through' a two-session final. It's just a shame that Williams isn't there instead - a player who I'm sure would have appreciated and looked forward to the final.

          Same here I bet the other players are pretty cheesed of when he goes on about his form , does he think he,s the only one whose not on the top of their game . He played brilliant snooker to come back against Robertson yet played down his form . It seems direspectful to the other player at times .

          Williams is a class act both on and off the table . I think he or Robbo will win the worlds this year

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          • #6
            Yep the quote recently that I found baffling was... "thats been my problem for the last 17 or 18 years - hitting balls thick, thin". How many centuries in that time? 580 odd!

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            • #7
              i was rooting for williams because he hasn't played like that for a long time. he's a real fighter and he seems really unpretentious. i don't blame ronnie for acting so dull and uninterested but he is a *****

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              • #8
                No doubt that this could be the match of the tournament. Both players played well.
                And Williams fighting spirit was just fantastic.

                He could win some trophy this year

                Robertson is always be the best long potter

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                • #9
                  It was a fantastic match. I only tuned in the last 4 frames, and i've been watching the match in awe. This match could be an inspiration to Ronnie and prolong his desire to play the game at the very top level. It had been a long time since I see Ronnie clenched his fist after potting the frame ball.
                  Last edited by choy; 17 January 2010, 04:19 AM.
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                  • #10
                    Good that many players played well in this tourney.
                    Williams and Robertson have a good start this year

                    Let's see if Selby can stop Ron from winning the title

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