Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Marco Fu | 2022 Hong Kong Masters Final Session 2

yeah that's where Ronnie's been excellent so far today not leaving too many opportunities or half chances at distance for Marco and of course when Ronnie gets in close he's missing very little so a tough combination yeah great putt got to be careful with this because the natural half ball is an in off such a bonus to be able to reach this with the opposite hand and i know we're so used to it but it's extraordinary isn't it i mean he's dropped the cue ball absolutely where he wanted it yes he wasn't straightforward particularly with reds having come into play and that's what's happened these are the chances Marco Fu has really got a seize on quite sure he did with five minutes on the practice table Marco because not all that much table time certainly around the business end of the tables he's not quite in stroke as yet searching for that one perfect positional shot of course when you don't get a raft of chances when they do come along they feel that more difficult to take advantage of but now that he is in good position he can start possibly thinking but maybe winning this frame in one visit it's a little awkward he's gonna have to settle he's gonna say a red well maybe there's a plant on either way he's got the loose red certainly it's a nice bonus but he was fully aware of but no he would feel that's a mistake he can't afford to make three one down but could be very very costly yeah so 12 and 24 would be 36 in front and not need the red by the pink so two red blacks and he doesn't have to worry about the red that's tied up just yet anyway 17, 24, 25, 32, 33, 38. Marco Fudo couldn't hit back and he's in trouble now frame six four one down to Ronnie O'Sullivan who needs two more to become champion here at the Hong Kong Masters Fudo did have his chance in that last frame just failed to make that plant says a lot about Fudo that you know he hasn't had many matches at all in the last three years but remains to be seen whether Ronnie's going to be tempted at the red but really he shouldn't have this option hmm one goes astray so Marco Fudo has got to get something going quick style 4-1 behind but that man there was 4-1 behind Daniel Robertson just yesterday it's doable it was noticeable there how quickly he played that I think he's reached that stage where he knows it's got to happen and probably quickly I think he's just gonna not so much throw his arm at a few but he's gotta try and relax into this if he's gonna make inroads try to quicken up a touch at least for the next frame or two well you can see I reacted to clothes and he's got his reward skipping around the table there he's on one more instinct than a preparation for it good ploy it's not bad he can hold for blue which would be enough if you look at the three ranking events he's won the three players he's beaten in the finals O'Sullivan Neil Robertson and John Higgins when it comes to these finals he's had some really big wins Marco are you gonna have to pull out something special now to make the century and you never know dear he's not going in but a 98 break just what the doctor ordered there this final not done yet O'Sullivan still two away at four two what's been interesting I think about the crowd they've been very well behaved there's been no alcohol served it's been respectful it's been enthusiastic and it's really added to the general atmosphere now taking this on has he got cover oh fabulous great hit what a shot that is it's a double applause from Foo tapping the cue twice on the table it's nice to see the skillful side to play warmly appreciated well yeah no wonder he's a wry grin maybe he fancied the cue ball finding the gap but the cane a chance that Ronnie normally doesn't falter well the good news I suppose there he's not played on the black so Marco Foo's maximum not under threat but that doesn't mean he won't be 5-2 down shortly 38 39 46 47 I was just thinking those five reds dotted close together there type of position yes they're loosely packed but it that's where you need really good cue ball control yes he's got three maybe even four that pass but he gets right in behind that type of shot so often makes it look easy when it's far from it 67 well Foo really does have it all to do now he needs snookers here otherwise 5-2 he just fancied the big break of course he had to make it 75 he's done so very impressively once again and surely now we're going to see our first century the final O'Sullivan's had three in the tournament so far of course Foo's maximum still in line for the £10,000 prize see it's kind of what I was driving at you know the five reds he's been no more than probably 20 inches or so away from all five of those reds that he's picked off not so much a stunning break because it was a good chance yes when he came to the table but boy has he delivered 39 so not a total clearance he misses the last red but 105 and Ronnie O'Sullivan leads Marco Foo by five frames to two it's been a wonderful few days seen this big arena back in Asia for the first time in three years coming here with an elite field to showcase the game a lot of the crowd thought he was on that black blue it is then yeah blue cut to middle yeah just behind it it's almost the two shots there kind of sum up his his final so far yeah Ronnie's made the mistake he's left one but it's not easy the black should be guaranteed he's got to get himself started no he's not on it I can understand why he's under so much pressure and let's remember the layoff that he's had it does have an effect well it's not over yet the brown did not go in that left a chance with the right hand you know which Foo has knocked in the crowd willing on every shot he plays here a cue ball has come back too straight and it's not so much the pot that's the problem it's where does he get the angle on the colour to keep the break going yeah just losing his cue ball too often not a ranking title but I think it would mean a lot to him because of the audience here the world record crowd of 9 000 the atmosphere yesterday he was in big trouble nil robertson made three centuries in a row to lead 4-1 and turned it around in style yeah beautiful again a little touch of helping side encourage the cue ball alfredo he's had quite a heavy contact so it's going to be long pink I think it's safe to say as much ball because he's going to be right in behind the last red but no wow what a leg twist in the tail got the heavy contacts which is why he had to take that pink so you should spin in between yellow brown played it perfectly good shot and then around straight in the greens gonna have a nice angle to attack the blue that's not perfect but should still be okay decisions it's not easy to move he just drop in played to move it but it wasn't all that big a target so scoreboard nine behind Ronnie needs a ball and that's all so Marco's got to be super careful thinking about the cross double he went for it he got it match looked over but Marco Fu needs pink and black to take us to another frame I'll tell you what if he turns this round we'll remember what happened in this frame and we're going into another frame incredible and who's to say that's not the start of the full-scale comeback it's 5-3 5-3 as Sullivan still one away a couple of thin edges I think this shot has made more difficult the fact that there is a path for the cue ball to find the gap but his eyes will be drawn to that gap and it makes the pop more difficult he's got away with is there a gap once again a dangerous game actually this shot that Ronnie's faced with the best way to play this is try and top the cue ball into the pocket with the pot because it's not easy to do it you see if you try to maybe squeeze and try to get the cue ball out of there your eyes naturally come away from the pot in a funny sort of way has he got away with it this and it feels that way doesn't it the first time in this match that Marco has got Ronnie not at it but he's certainly got him under some pressure he's definitely in the ascendancy just at the moment Marco what have you done yeah well he can't be on a red wow what a what a mistake to make he had the proverbial acre of space to land the cue ball that was a little Marco could do about that in terms of pushing a red near the corner he's thinking about the Marco escape trying to block off the right half but he's not with it right now that's a pretty bad error straight red's not really a Marco Fu type of shot perfectly capable obviously but he just can't afford to leave Ronnie in with a straightforward chance not with all the hard work he's had to put in he's eyeballing a shot to nothing but missing it thin he's in behind the yellow that's what's in his mind it was a good return problem is over to Marco boy what a big shot what a big shot that was has he got any sort of cover chance of Sullivan one and that's not ideal far from it now things have changed in this match for sure you can see in the body language that's reflected in the play yeah I do think you can trace a lot of this back to when it was 4-1 and Marco thought right okay let's get the shackles off and start having a go loosen up a little Ronnie would have picked up on it mostly a poker player playing a bit safe and then thinking right okay let's just go all in with it and by playing that way you make yourself more dangerous more of a wild card and it would be back to 5-4 but that wasn't the time to put in a bad one why didn't he just kill the cue ball and black to right middle good pop but can he avoid the cannon on the five reds well what a chance to take us to yet another frame it's already been a fairytale week for Fu another red and a black 48 should be enough and then goes the black to Marco Fu all of a sudden it's all but one frame adrift Marco Fu 56 two snookers needed if the red goes in there's no playing on Ronnie O'Sullivan Marco that trail terrific long red this a match that he was a ball from losing 6-2 he has the chance now to take us to a decider it's now a lot closer Marco Fu runs two on the spin Ronnie O'Sullivan he's still one away from victory his lead reduced now to just 5-4 come round and have a look gotta be honest a bit clumsy that so the red's a certainty position's not one almost adds to the almost adds to the uncertainty of the situation doesn't it the black one the worst possible place on the table completely out the game six seven oh he's got to risk it it's a nice target full face of the pink surely wow that's amazing that does surprise me just because it's such a good target who am i to you know second guess this fella when it comes to break building but i thought that was the time a great shot the only thing i will say is definitely more difficult than the last opportunity he's still got one nothing absolutely guaranteed but more than acceptable this is a world record crowd of 9 000 people inside this venue 46 47 he's actually okay deep screw through the gap beautifully played and this time he's absolutely perfect in the blue so one more red blue to follow and ronnie o'sullivan looks like picking up the hong kong masters title and trophy 59 he's never quite been a snooker gladiator like ronnie o'sullivan and he's responding well here he's put under pressure at the end of his final he looks certain to win six to seven 73 74 wouldn't it be great if he wins it with a century that seems fitting 81 in a really good break this 87 89 92 714 snooker's biggest box office attraction wins the hong kong masters in front of a world record crowd of 9 000 people he beats marco fubai six rapes to four the world champion lands his first title of the season