Snooker Live - O'sullivan v Hendry

The form: It's been [correspondent consults complex notes] nine years since Stephen Hendry won the title at the [correspondent consults complex notes] Crucible and he didn't really look like ending that run coming into the championship and it's been [correspondent consults colleagues notes] 38 months since he won a title of any sort. Ronnie, on the other hand, has been his usual brilliant self, insulting the entire population of China, not looking particularly bothered about anything and hitting 147. His [correspondent plagiarizes Hazel Irvine] long potting was a bit suspect last round though, so it should be a fascinating session of [correspondent consults passerby] snooker.

Preamble: Forget the final, this is the big one. An aging champion against a kind-of-aging genius for the right to beat Allister Carter or Joe Perry. I'm still in a bit of a huff with Perry, to be honest with you. A contest between Ronnie and Stephen Maguire trying to out sulk each other in the final would have been quite a treat.