The scene was no longer as noisy as before, and Alexandra Palace was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Occasionally someone shouts "Come on Ronnie", but few people respond. After all, at this moment, Ronnie doesn't even have a chance to play, so what's the use of cheering?
Cole proudly looked at the ball on the table. He observed Ronnie while walking around the table. To his surprise, Ronnie did not show any frustration or panic. Instead, he looked calm. This
It actually made Cole feel a little unsure.
But he immediately corrected his mentality, thinking to himself that this legend can really keep his composure. Let's see if you will be as calm as you are now when you lose the ball and face the reporters!
In this way, Cole relied on his stable performance to score more than ten points again, and the total score reached 56 points. There were still 5 red balls on the table, and the score was on the verge of over-scoring.
Sitting in front of the computer, Lexus couldn't help but feel a little strange.
Indeed, Cole's performance cannot be said to be bad, but to perform so well against a legend in his 70s, is it really necessary to do this?
The Masters championship has proven your strength, but now you are not playing in ranking matches, but in exhibition matches. Do you, Cole, want to give this legend a chance to show his face, or do you just want to express yourself?
There are many people on the barrage who have the same questions as Lexus, but there are also some people who think that Cole did the right thing and cannot let people deliberately let others down. Otherwise, it will also be disrespectful to Ronnie.
It was already past 6 o'clock in the morning in China, and the barrage that had been silent for the previous few hours became active again at this time. It seemed that fans were getting up one after another, wanting to see if they could see a tail end of the Masters, and if they could
They were lucky enough to watch the exhibition match between Ronnie and Cole.
Ling Zhi coughed softly, and then reminded everyone to pay attention to barrage etiquette. He did not directly speak out the questions in his heart to avoid causing a fight.
And just when everyone was sighing that the new king would take the throne and the legend would eventually grow old, Cole on the screen suddenly chose to attack a long red ball.
As a result, the red ball not only missed the ball, but also missed the bag by half a meter, which made the audience scream in surprise.
John, who was sitting in the studio explaining the final exhibition game, felt very strange. He remembered what Ronnie had mentioned half a month ago, so he guessed:
"It seems that Cole was affected by some distracting thoughts."
Lanz on the side was a little curious:
"Oh? I want to know, what kind of distracting thoughts can make a professional player hit such a substandard long shot?"
John chuckled and shook his head. He did not directly answer Lanz's words, but said:
"So, let's see how Ronnie will deal with this situation."
Lanz frowned, but didn't say anything more. Instead, he and John again observed the ball shape on the field.
At this time, the red ball hit by Cole's explosive rod returned to the upper half of the table after a long journey, while the white ball stopped to the left of the black ball. The other red balls stopped in the lower half of the table, not close to the library, but compared with
The easy-to-attack red ball doesn't seem to exist.
If Ronnie really wants to attack, there is a red ball that can be used to attack, but... there is only a line to attack the top pocket, and there is no line to attack the middle pocket. This means that the risk of attacking is very high!
There was a roar in the audience. They all knew that if it was Ronnie decades ago, he would definitely choose to attack the red ball top pocket without any hesitation!
However, these spectators were destined not to wait for the scene they wanted. Ronny did not choose to attack, but hit the thin edge of a red ball under the red ball pile and defended the white ball close to the base.
There was sparse applause from the sidelines. In any case, Ronnie finally took action and symbolically caused some trouble for Cole. However, he did not choose to attack, which still made the audience a little disappointed.
After Cole got started, he didn't think too much, but directly aimed at the bottom of the red ball pile. He wanted to scatter the red ball pile and at the same time, he would return the white ball to the same position in the bottom bank. In this case, the next ball would be
Ronnie couldn't defend himself even if he wanted to!
However, after finishing the shot, Cole instantly felt that his mind went blank, and he had a feeling of "Who am I? Where am I?"
The red ball pile exploded, but the white ball stayed in the middle of the table without moving. This was completely different from what I imagined!
With endless doubts, Cole sat back in his seat. He quickly reminded himself to calm down. He just missed one shot and he has not lost yet!
At this time, there were still two red balls left in the bottom half of the table. After Ronnie came on the court, he aimed at one of the simple red balls and hit it into the bottom pocket. Thunderous applause broke out on the court!
After more than 20 years, Ronnie once again scored a goal on live TV. Some old fans even shed tears of excitement, although they all knew that this was a simple goal.
!
Next, Ronnie cleaned up the red balls in the lower half of the table. After scoring 16 points, he moved the white ball to the upper half of the table.
After scoring a red-blue and red-green combination, the score came to 26:56. It seemed that Ronnie was still lagging behind by quite a few points!
At this time, the last red ball was close to the top. Ronnie moved to a position that was more suitable for hitting the ball against the top. However, he did not try to attack this shot. Instead, he chose to hit the red ball away, leaving the white ball on the red ball.
Where the ball originally was, the red ball came to the lower half of the table.
The two balls are not only separated from each other, but also cannot see each other directly. There is a coffee ball between them to form a barrier.
Ronnie used the coffee ball to create a snooker for Cole!
The scene erupted in applause again. Although Ronnie could not clear the table with one shot, he was able to hit to such an extent and pose some threat to Cole, which made the audience feel that the trip was worthwhile.
Next, it was Cole's turn to play the ball. The target red ball stopped near the base. In terms of the ability of a professional player, removing the red ball from the side of the base should be a relatively basic operation. However, Cole's move
The stroke was far behind, and he didn't even miss the red ball.
Of course, Ronnie didn't show off. He asked the referee to reset and let Cole clear it again.
But Cole seemed to be unable to find his form for a long time, and then he even failed to solve 5 shots!
A burst of boos broke out from time to time on the court, and some people even laughed, saying that this is really the level of ball handling possessed by the Masters champion? It seems that this Masters tournament is really getting worse year by year, and this person is actually allowed to play.
The breeder wins the championship.
Such comments broke out from time to time in the audience and Lexus' live broadcast room, and Ronnie, the "originator" of Snooker, didn't seem to care about the occasional discussions that could reach his ears in the audience, and just looked after himself.
Zi Di was playing with his fingers.
But for Cole, the client in charge of solving St. Knock, his mentality is far from as relaxed as Ronnie. The situation at this moment makes him feel humiliated.
When he was practicing with Ronnie, had he ever experienced the snooker that Ronnie made for him? He deeply felt that Ronnie's state during practice matches was completely different from his state in front of the live broadcast camera!
Although he was very anxious, as the focus of the audience, Cole still pretended to be calm, continued to adjust the first impact point of the white ball, and tried to solve the ball with the next shot.
Fortunately, the red ball was solved in this attempt, but unfortunately, Ronnie was left with a chance after solving it!
At this time, Cole's advantage was no longer so obvious, after all, he gave Ronnie 24 penalty points.
And Ronnie did not waste this opportunity. After scoring one red and one black, the score reached 58:56. So far in this game, Ronnie achieved a lead in the score for the first time!
However, just when he was about to come to the upper half of the table to continue hitting the yellow ball, he may have walked a little faster, causing his left foot to accidentally trip over his right foot, causing his body to move uncontrollably.
The front fell away.
At this critical moment, Vojas, who was standing aside, stepped forward urgently and used his body as a human shield to support Ronnie, preventing him from losing control and falling.
The audience at the scene exclaimed, and everyone stood up one after another to see if Ronnie was okay.
Cole just stared at this scene blankly, as if he had not yet recovered from the annoyance of falling behind.
John, who was in the commentary room, threw his headphones aside with a "pop" and said bitterly to Lanz:
"Ronnie's physical condition is not good and the game must be stopped immediately!"
"But, there are only 6 balls left...oh! John, where are you going?"
John rushed out of the studio without looking back, his pace no slower than Ronnie's speed around the table.
At this time, the referee Lin Vojas had already helped Ronnie to the seat. Assistant referees, security guards, doctors and managers came to the court one after another, surrounded Ronnie, and checked Ronnie's condition.
John came to the field, walked through the crowd, and wanted to go to Ronnie to see how he was doing. Vojas naturally recognized John and did not stop him.
"How are you, Ronnie? Why did you fall down suddenly?"
John expressed concern.
Ronnie gently rubbed his eye frames, looked at John, and said with a smile:
"It's you, old friend. I'm fine. I just tripped my leg accidentally. Fortunately, Lin caught me. Otherwise, I would have been carried out of Alexandra Palace today! But don't
Worry, my mental state is fine, I think I can still..."
"Absolutely not!"
John interrupted Ronnie directly.
"You must rest immediately. This exhibition match is insignificant, but your physical condition always comes first!"
After that, regardless of whether Ronnie agreed or not, John stepped forward to hold up his arm in an attempt to lift him out of the arena.
"Okay, okay, don't be like this. My old friend, I can leave on my own. I listen to you. This game ends here. But before leaving, you can let me have one more word with that kid. It's okay."
After hearing this, John stopped what he was doing. He felt that Ronnie was right and it was normal to say hello to Cole before leaving the field.
So John let go of Ronnie's arm and waited for Ronnie's next words.
However, to his surprise, what Ronnie said was not the polite words commonly used when saying goodbye, but smiled and said something to Cole that left everyone in the audience confused:
“Isn’t it wonderful to feel the misalignment of the dominant eye?”
After hearing these words, Cole's face instantly turned pale!