Ronnie O'Sullivan v Matthew Stevens - Semi Final

[Masterdoctorgenius]

stevens had thought that the stolen frame could have broken ronnies concntration

but thanks to stevens ronnie looks more foucussed now

[tawaterski]

Boring looking Stevens, started to miss Higgins, Judd, Jester

[Masterdoctorgenius]

had the chance to be 6-5 up

but couldnt steal the frame as he did in the previouse one because he felt the pressure and the improtance of the frame to be in front

noticable is that top players forget frame that they should have won very quickly whereas "good" players crumble under it

[gazza147]

Matthew should have been at Least 6-6 going into that Interval if Not 7-5 Up! He can come back from only 2 Frames down as he did at the Start of that Session but needs to keep Close as Possible to Ronnie otherwise Ronnie will Run away with it.

[coomsey76]

Great reply from Ronnie after losing two frames on the bounce......

[montoya10]

Similar pattern to this morning then... Stevens got back into the match, only for O'Sullivan to pull away slightly again. Anything in favour of Stevens, or even a 2-2 after the interval, would leave it nicely poised for tomorrow.

Absolutely. Stevens showed some of his class to somehow claw his way back into the match. Perhaps even more importantly than winning the frames, the way he's done it, he looked like he's up for the task and started to increase his potting percentage, as well.
O'Sullivan tends to respond with something from his own arsenal when his opponents raise their games and he just did so.
I'm expecting the second mini-session to be split, which would keep Stevens in the match within striking distance

[Odrl]

Similar pattern to this morning then... Stevens got back into the match, only for O'Sullivan to pull away slightly again. Anything in favour of Stevens, or even a 2-2 after the interval, would leave it nicely poised for tomorrow.

[montoya10]

Wow....can't believe how lucky Stevens has been here. Missed 3 reds, with Ronnie only needing one, but he's got each one safe.

62-0 down, two frames in a row. If Stevens wins this....

Ronnie should have wrapped that frame in his first visit, though. He missed a simple brown and should call himself a bit lucky to be let off the hook.
A 110 makes it 7-5. Compared to the first session, this session has been a dream.

[Ronnie's tip]

Nice 110 break from Ronnie. 7-5. I'd say that's a fair score overall.

Game on! Really enjoyed this. Not been a masterclass by either player, but there's been a lot of drama/excitement. This could be a classic.

[Ronnie's tip]

Wow....can't believe how lucky Stevens has been here. Missed 3 reds, with Ronnie only needing one, but he's got each one safe.

62-0 down, two frames in a row. If Stevens wins this....

[daffie]

Not a bad effort, was it?

What a frame to win! One of the best clearances of the tournament.

Not too bad indeed Great clearance and fantastic bottle to pot the final pink and black.

[Ronnie's tip]

5 of the last 6 frames to Stevens. He has a lot of momentum now.

[montoya10]

The red to the green pocket and at the same time, splitting the two reds that were blocking each other was some shot.

[Odrl]

I'll be going into this afternoon's session with a completely renewed open mind regarding Matthew Stevens...let's see if he can 'win me over'...

Not a bad effort, was it?

What a frame to win! One of the best clearances of the tournament.

[daffie]

Great frame to win from Matthew!