Snooker – The Masters Liveblog. Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Ding Junhui – Sunday 15th Jan

16.10

That’s Ronnie’s 50th century in The Masters

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16.09

Ronnie’s taken the match. Will we get a century to finish?
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16.03

Will Ronnie clinch it in the tenth frame or will we get a decider?
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16.00

Once again Ronnie shows why he’s known as ‘the most naturally gifted player ever to grace the game’

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15.57

Brilliant long pot from Ding to get back in the frame. Nearly a whole table between cue & object balls
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15.49

Scores level at 4-4, but Ding has all the momentum having won the last 3 frames.
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15.47

Well this really is a big turn around, 4 all, but can Ding hold his form to go one ahead?

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15.44

*Awesome* long pot all the way down the table by O’Sullivan; followed by an aggressive spread of the balls. Game on.
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15.42

Yes, I find Ding’s temperament extremely suspicious Dennis… WTF

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15.41

Audience member sneezing like a roaring lion
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15.40

Ding back in charge after a brief safety exchange
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15.31

Ding’s clawed back a couple of frames. Now we have a proper match!

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15.27

Why not leave us a comment? :)
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15.19

Oh dear, mistake from Ding has left Ronnie in amongst the balls
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15.13

A spot of luck is just what Ding needed. Go Ding!

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15.11

A six and a half foot screw you say…

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15.11

Opinion seems to be divided on whether Hendry is a good commentator:

Also, it’s his birthday today!

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15.08

Hahaha was waiting for someone to mention the concept of a ‘Chinese snooker’
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15.04

4-1 to O’Sullivan now; Ding really needs to step up to the plate. Or some such bollocks.
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14.53

Kimberly is having a break from the liveblogging while she makes some shortbread

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14.44

My prediction of the final scoreline: 6-3 to Ronnie O’Sullivan

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14.31

Mid session interval… time for a wee ;)

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14.29

You can also find The Rocket on Twitter, @ronnieo147

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14.27

O’Sullivan/Ding ‘stat attack’ from World Snooker http://bosh.me/pvDNSM

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14.21

:D

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14.20

Awesome pot from Ding! Deserves the frame now

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14.19

Comments now working. Leave us a message, people!

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14.14

Comments aren’t working annoyingly… looking into it.

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14.08

Thank god it’s NOT like the darts!

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14.07

Ronnie O’Sullivan takes Frame #2 to lead Ding 2-0

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14.04

Wow, that shot looked like a 90 degree angle…

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14.03

If you’re interested, here’s Ronnie’s official website: http://www.ronnieosullivan.tv/

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14.01

The dreaded double kiss

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13.59

Hoping both players settle down soon and get some serious breaks in. Shame for such great players to only manage small breaks.

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13.55

Scrappy start to frame #2, miss by Ding then one from Ronnie let Ding in.

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13.51

Frame #1 to Ronnie

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13.50

Top tip for all Snooker players: Never take your eye off the pot!

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13.45

Testing my Twitter embed plugin to bring you this hilariously misguided post:

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13.44

So there’s £15,000 for the highest break but no special prize for a maximum which seems  shame (KH)

13.41

Debating with Kimberly how the venue can affect the table. #snooker [SC]

13.40

And that’s a bad miss (KH)

13.35

I love that Ding has Lady Gaga as his walk on music

13.35

Ronnie, a man of few words as ever…

13.34

Rather understated intro from the warm-up guy. Normally he’s energetically pumping up the crowd

I am a big snooker fan, and today the 2012 Masters tournament kicks off. Today I’m going to try a little experiment by live-blogging during today’s match between Ronnie O’Sullivan & Ding Junhui, including a selection of the best tweets I see. I’ll be ably assisted by the lovely @kimberlyharwood. Feel free to tweet us or comment below. You can find me on Twitter, @simonuid.