2007 Royal London Watches Grand Prix Knock Out

NEWS - FORUM -  STAGE ONE - STAGE TWO - KNOCK OUT - INFORMATION -

Stage 17-23 September @ Pontin's. Final Stages  13-21 October 2007 @ Aberdeen.


 

 

Last 16

Quarters

Semis

Final

Joe Swail

5

Joe Swail

3 Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
Ronnie O'Sullivan
6

Marcus Campbell

2

Ronnie O'Sullivan

5

Ronnie O'Sullivan

5

Michael Judge

2

Peter Ebdon

5

Peter Ebdon

3 Shaun Murphy 5

Barry Hawkins

2

Shaun Murphy

5

Shaun Murphy

5

Ryan Day

3

Ali Carter

3

Joe Perry

3 Gerard Greene 5 Marco Fu 9

Joe Perry

5

Ricky Walden

0

Gerard Greene

5

Gerard Greene

5

Stephen Maguire

3

Liu Song

0 Marco Fu 6

Liu Song

5

John Higgins

4

Marco Fu

5

Marco Fu

5

You can view all the previous completed matches and groups, frame scores and century breaks on Stage One and Stage Two.

Good afternoon and welcome back to Aberdeen for what promises to be a thrilling day's snooker.... At 13.00BST we have

Ronnie O'Sullivan going head to head with Shaun Murphy in the first semi final... Well it's quite a slow start to the match as the two players settled down and look for an opening... Murphy leads 37-19 on the last red... Well frame one lasted 45 minutes but frame two was much quicker and it was Murphy who looked very fluent with a run of 68... and even more fluent from Ronnie in the third, a quick fire 88.. Shaun Murphy has nicked the fourth from under Ronnie's nose. O'Sullivan was 35 ahead on the last red, Murphy got the snooker and the penalty points and produced a 34 clearance to the black, so he's got a 3-1 lead at the interval... we'll be back in about 15 minutes... well a fabulous 138 total clearance there by Shaun Murphy - can Ronnie rise to this challenge? The answer is a definite YES! Murphy has bounced straight back again to win the next in one visit and he's only one frame from victory... it is superb snooker of the highest standard. And just when you thought it couldn't get any better, back comes Ronnie with 75 in just over 4 minutes... A couple of misses from Murphy in that frame, are the nerves kicking in, but it's enabled Ronnie to pull another frame back... We're heading for a decider as Ronnie is 62-0 ahead.... he's 62 ahead with 59 left on the table... one snooker needed by Murphy... which he didn't get... Murphy had first chance in the decider, but broke down on 13 and now the chance has fallen to Ronnie, he's made 45 already and now looks favourite to win... and Ronnie has pulled off a great comeback to secure his place in the final... but who will he play? Join us later as Marco Fu takes on Gerard Green

Good evening, welcome back, here we go with the second semi final...  a few opening shots to settle the players nerves, but no clear cut chance for either player yet. a Good break of 57 gives Greene the opener... This is a very confident start by Gerard who is powering on in frame two, 61 ahead now so it looks like 2-0... Greene had chances to make it 3-0 but Marco won the tactical exchanges to haul himself into the match... and he's right back in it now and it's level at the interval... Greene leads 42-27 in the fifth and they're on the last red... which Fu has got, so he's in with a chance to clear up and take the lead for the first time... but he's missed the pink, which was all he needed. Greene's taken pink and black and what a big frame that might turn out to be. A great response by Fu, a century and he's level again. It's becoming punch and counter-punch now and Gerard's fired in a frame winning break to regain the lead... Fu is carving out a break in the eighth frame, but it's hard work with pink and black out of the game at the moment... but he's progressed to 45 so far but the break ends at 47 and he's left a red for Greene... he hasn't made anything of that and Fu is mopping up the frame... this is looking like it's going to the wire now.. it's close in the next, Greene had a good lead, Marco came back and trails by six points on the yellow which is safe at the moment... well we're still on the yellow, both players have been snooker, and referee Eirian Williams has been kept busy replacing balls... Fu breaks the deadlock to pot the yellow, he's one point behind, this frame is assuming epic proportions now... and Fu wins it to lead for the first time in the match... Frame ten has swung to and fro. Fu led, Greene fought back and it's all on the black now... Greene pots a great black and we'll have a decider.. it's extremely tense, Fu has a 35-24 lead and he's at the table, can he turn this into a match winning chance... nearly but not quite, Fu missed a pink that would have clinched the match, Greene needed one snooker, he's got that and not they're on the yellow... Greene needs everything, he's got a tricky brown down the rail... he's missed the brown and there's one last chance for Fu... he's got the brown, Greene needs snookers again but he won't get the chance and Fu has fallen over the line, into the final.

Well here we go with the final... handshakes over, Ronnie misses a long red so first chance falls to Marco. And a very warm welcome to all our GCS viewers across Asia who will be cheering for Marco this afternoon. Can he follow in the footsteps of James Wattana and Ding Junhui to be the third Asia players to win a world ranking event... As a truly global website, GCS has now opened an office in Asia and you can contact us there with any enquiries regarding cue sports across the region... Our event management and media management teams are on hand to consult at any time and in the coming weeks we will be covering the major events across the region - The Asian Indoor Games in Macau, The IBSF World Championships in Thailand, the World 9-Ball in the Philippines and the SEA Games, again in Thailand... Of course our Europe based team will be covering the events in the chilly North! Meanwhile this is a good start for Marco, he's compiled 56 so far and counting... and it turns in a frame winning 78 although Ronnie has come to the table for a bit of potting practice... a sedate start to the second as neither player has had a decent chance yet... Ronnie's had a chance there but went in off and he doesn't seem settled into the match yet, so here's another opportunity for Marco to open a good lead in the frame... but he's broken down leading 35-19, now what can Ronnie do... Now he looks to have settled down, already made 53 and done enough to win the frame... in fact it's an 85 clearance... game on... Marco looks a totally different player today and he's stroked in a break of 64 in frame three and is still at the table... he's completed a century, his eighth this week and number 131 of his career... Chances spurned by both players in the fourth, Ronnie still doesn't look right on the ball, he's holding his shoulder sometimes, so maybe he's overdone it in the gym... well here comes Marco again, quietly setting about building a lead, which is 47-18 so far... so it's 3-1 to Marco Fu at the interval and the bookies will be changing their odd as the had O'Sullivan as an overwhelming favourite before the match... Ronnie looks in better form after the interval and he's whistling through frame five... and there's the century, is 493rd and 7th this week... an he's on course for another, he's made 75 and already won the frame and levelled the match, but break ends at 75 this time... a slightly more sedate pace in the 7th, Marco's had a couple of chances, he's missed black from its spot and given Ronnie an opener... so O'Sullivan leads 4-3 at the end of the first session, join us again for the final session tonight...

The final session is underway, O'Sullivan has opened with 38 but missed to the corner and there's an opening for Fu to comeback, but he's missed the blue... here's a good come back by Marco in Frame nine, a couple of visits, but he's secured the frame. A stunning long red by Ronnie to start frame ten... Marco seems to have overcome his early evening nerves and he's looking good in this frame, as his break reaches 40 and now he's up to 72 and the match is level... not only level, Fu is marching on in the eleventh frame, he forced a safety error from O'Sullivan and is 60 points now... Having lost four frames in succession, he's now won three on the spin to regain the lead at the interval.... Another flawless frame by Marco and that's his ninth century of the event... We're into the run to the line now, no more intervals.. First chance has fallen to Fu as a red was on after O'Sullivan's safety.. This looks like another good chance for Marco, he's moved along to 34 and is nicely in position around the black spot... A quick glance at our GCS tracker map tells me that many people in the Middle and Far East are sitting up having a sleepless night... don't fall asleep now, this looks like being a very exciting finale to the match..مرحبا فى جلوبال سنوكر سنتر .. ....   欢迎来到全球斯诺克网站     世界知名斯诺克门户网站 ... and not forget our many visitors across Russia...

Добро пожаловать во Всемирный Снукерный Центр ... there may be another twist in this frame as Fu's break ends at 62 and there's still enough on the table, but Ronnie misses his attempted long red... Fu finds a red, he needs colour and one more red to secure the frame... he's got them, he's 73 ahead with only 59 on, he's going to have a two frame lead now... And of course it's not just in China and Hong Kong that Marco is getting support... down in Llanelli everyone at the Terry Griffiths Matchroom will be cheering for Marco. The Matchroom is Marco's base in the UK... Hello Llanelli, I hope you're missing me! It's not just top players who can get coaching at the Matchroom, there is coaching available for individuals, groups and also Coaching Weeks... check out the Matchroom website for more information... A good red for Ronnie in frame 13, but no colour and the chance falls to Marco... a fluke has helped him keep the break going, 20 so far, but he's not in ideal position and is having to take baulk colours and travel round the table... the break ends at 44, and here comes Ronnie, he needs this frame... he looks favourite to take this frame now... just the colours left and what a difference this could make, Marco could have led 8-5, but it looks like being 7-6 and it is... O'Sullivan is off and running again, a great long red and he's right back in the groove now... danger signs for Marco... the breaks moves to 52, Ronnie needed a split on the reds and didn't get it, so end of break... maybe a reprieve for Marco as Ronnie leads by 58 but he's left a red on... Marco is slowly clawing his way back into the frame, one red left, on the side cushion and he's 28 behind... that is a stunning red, he's potted it down the rail with the rest, deserves to clear up now... he still needs all the colours... well what a turnaround, Marco trailed by 58 points but he's come back to win the frame with a superb 60 clearance, and is just one frame from the winning line now... A missed long pot by Ronnie and a nice easy starting red for Marco, the reds are quite well spread already, but black only goes in one pocket at the moment... Fu is picking his way very careful through this break, 27 now with plenty more open reds.... all Ronnie can do is sit and watch now... there's not a safe ball on the table and the break reaches 43... a good long red to keep the break going and the lead grows to 50... Ronnie now needs snookers, the title is going to be going to Happy Valley Hong Kong....

 

FRAME SCORES

FINAL:

Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-9 Marco Fu

21-100(78), 104(85)-35, 110(110)-0, 18-84(74), 127(127)-0, 75(75)-0, 64(40)-33

67(38)-5, 0-99(34,38), 4-95(94), 5-121(117), 0-88(62), 66(65)-44(44), 58(52)-60(60), 0-76(76)

 

Semi Finals

Shaun Murphy 5-6 Ronnie O'Sullivan

58-19, 74(68)-0, 0-88(88), 70(34c)-67(67), 138(138)-0, 0-98(98), 108(108)-0, 0-80(75), 16-112(72), 0-65(62), 24-67(62)

Gerard Greene 5-6 Marco Fu 88(57)-25, 71-0, 31-51, 0-99(73), 55-44, 8-109(106), 91(91)-9, 6-89(47,42), 59-76, 52-50, 41-77

 

Quarter Finals

Marco Fu 5-0 Liu Song 79(79)-20, 66-62(44), 55(38)-16, 67(48)-12, 96(64)-25

Gerard Greene 5-3 Joe Perry 1-65(46), 68(49)-64(56), 61(57)-17, 5-89(48), 123(123)-4, 47-61, 92(47)-29, 88(53)-21

Joe Swail 3-5 Ronnie O'Sullivan 64(42)-53(53), 0-98(98), 73(47)-20, 1-80(80), 0-76(76), 0-137(137), 55-38, 27-90(45)

Shaun Murphy 5-3 Peter Ebdon 73-66(66), 47-66, 6-86(50), 94(46)-0, 13-95(61), 74(71)-46(42), 94(72)-0, 78(75)-0

 

Last 16

Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-2 Michael Judge 84(56)-32, 0-102(47,54), 70(61)-1, 127(49,78)-0, 0-63, 76(69)-45, 77(62)-41

Joe Swail 5-2 Marcus Campbell 64-27, 37-57, 70(69)-30, 69-35, 82(39)-0, 46(38)-63(39), 69-35

Shaun Murphy 5-3 Ryan Day 0-82(82), 71(45)-23, 68(54)-35, 68-35, 42-74, 80(61)-6, 0-100(100), 90(86)-0

Ricky Walden 0-5 Gerard Greene 1-77(56), 14-73(44), 3-43, 28-102(101), 35-91(91)

John Higgins 4-5 Marco Fu 117(112)-0, 56(48)-65(58), 8-120(119), 110(110)-0, 17-57, 0-105(105), 120(96)-5, 76(72)-0, 37-77(40)

Stephen Maguire 3-5 Liu Song 81(42)-6, 47(47)-80(80), 51(51)-68(62), 68(67)-27, 15-116(102), 80(61)-39(39), 49(44)-63, 46-66

Peter Ebdon 5-2 Barry Hawkins 69(48)-32, 69(61)-68(68), 89(65), 53(44)-63, 107(103), 58(50)-63, 52-44

Ali Carter 3-5 Joe Perry 56(43)-64, 0-127(90), 101(101)-0, 13-80(64), 65-22, 1-60(58), 74(43)-6, 9-90(52)

 

CENTURIES

138 Shaun Murphy

137 Ronnie O'Sullivan

127 Ronnie O'Sullivan

123 Gerard Greene

119 Marco Fu

117 Marco Fu

112 John Higgins

110 John Higgins

110 Marco Fu

108 Shaun Murphy

106 Marco Fu

105 Marco Fu

103 Peter Ebdon

102 Liu Song

101 Gerard Greene

101 Ali Carter

100 Ryan Day