John Higgins Vs Michael Georgiou
Liang Wenbo Vs Michael White
Mark Allen Vs Ryan Day
Barry Hawkins Vs Mark Davis
Shaun Murphy Vs Luca Brecel
Ding Junhui Vs Matt Selt
Marco Fu Vs Graeme Dott
Neil Robertson Vs Anthony McGill
Mark Selby Vs Fergal O'Brien
Mark Williams Vs Kurt Maflin
Dechawat Poomjaeng Vs Yu De Lu
Ronnie O'Sullivan Vs Jimmy Robertson
Judd Trump Vs Alan McManus
Joe Perry Vs Ken Doherty
Martin Gould Vs Matthew Stevens
Ben Woollaston Vs Anthony Hamilton
The 10.30am session sees John Higgins take on Michael Georgiou on the main table with the other three housing the matches with Joe Perry, Ben Woollaston (who didn't exactly finish early last night) and Martin Gould against Matthew Stevens (with Gould being in the same boat as Woollaston).
Up at 1pm it's Mark Williams once again on the TV, with Hawkins/Davis, Ding/Selt and Selby/O'Brien on the other tables.
Following that at 2pm match of the day for me between Murphy and Luca is on the TV, with Robertson Vs McGill, Fu Vs Dott and Poomjaeng Vs De Lu on the other tables.
In the evening we go down to two tables supposedly with Liang Wenbo Vs Michael White and Ronnie O'Sullivan Vs Jimmy Robertson scheduled to take place before Mark Allen Vs Ryan Day and Judd Trump Vs Alan McManus follow at 8pm. Then again after last night you can never be sure where the matches will end up.
I'll try and find a vantage point to watch all four games at once in each session, though of course particular focus will be on Shaun Murphy at 2pm, and it's now time for me to get some breakfast.
10am - In the venue nice and early this morning. Last day for me so looking to make the most of it. Feels like I live here after these late finishes this week followed by early starts. Got a view on all games once again and looking forward to it. Stevens and Gould will be good if Matthew plays like he did in the last three frames yesterday. Went unnoticed that, but he was outstanding.
In the meantime they're playing some awful tunes in the lead up to play beginning. Awful.
11am - Good start for Perry after Ken missed to let him in. 1-0 there after an 80 odd from the Gent. Hamilton has missed a couple this morning and now needs snookers in the opener and it's a similar story from Matthew Stevens. John still cueing well on the TV table.
11.30am - Nice stuff from Perry just now with a century to go 2-1 on Ken after missing a chance to counter in frame two. Gould called a foul on himself in frame three with Stevens to leave him right in amongst them. 2-1 now to Matthew there who is cueing sweetly. Big struggle for Hamilton this morning though, missed quite a few. Woollaston not playing great but leads 2-0.
Hold the phone, Stevens misses frame ball only for Gould to miss the black looking to steal it. Definitely 2-1 Stevens now.
11.50am - Just seen Ken Doherty miss-cue for the second time in two days. Much better from Hamilton in frame three. Cueing how he was against Bingham in a 126 to pull a frame back. Stevens was looking good in frame four until missing a pink to middle. Gould's long game absolutely superb and giving him chances. Is anyone hitting the long balls better than him right now?
12.05pm - Decent stuff from Joe but Ken clearly struggling as he falls 3-1 behind. Great steal on table two from Gould after Stevens looked set to move 3-1 ahead but it's all to play for at 2-2. Snooker on the last red meaning Gould didn't have to take the black when potting it was a key to the frame.
12.40pm - Hamilton very angry at himself for a missed pink in frame five but has played superb to level from 2-0 down given the way he started. Ken sticking in there at 2-3 with the Gent, while Gould has missed an early chance to win at 3-2 on Stevens. Can Matthew force a decider? Well this is a very good chance to do so.
12.55pm - Stevens has forced a decider with Gould and Hamilton is going 3-2 up on Woollaston. Dominated the last three frames has the Sheriff.
Not very funny moment in the arena just now as BBC Wales just decided to record their opening link on one of the balconies in the arena. Every player and most of the fans turned around in disgust and bemusement. Whoevers idea that was and whoever gave them permission should be given a thorough telling off.
1.10pm - Perry wins 4-2 was just more solid on the day than Ken who missed too many. Gould meanwhile has just finished off Matthew Stevens with a magnificent 107 break under the pressure of a deciding frame. Hamilton missed a red when in with a great chance to win but left nothing fortunately for him.
Williams and Maflin next up on the TV table. Mark Davis and Barry Hawkins coming on table three. Selby after his long night faces Fergal on table two.
1.25pm - Decider coming up between Hamilton and Woollaston on table four. Woollaston made 63 before playing a bad rest shot but then Hamilton had the wrong angle on the pink, tried to force it round for the black but missed and Ben potted a thin pink to take us to a seventh frame.
2pm - Woollaston wins the decider. They both had chances and both missed some key shots but it was a tricky blue that cost Anthony when he left the last red for Ben. Davis took the opener against Hawkins after doubling the last red and has another decent chance now. Selby looking reasonably solid so far given his late finish. Also on that table I think there could be something dripping on it perhaps as there was a discussion between the two players and Marcel Eckhart at the end of frame as he looked up and rubbed something off of the table. Who knows.
2.30pm - Ding underway against Matt Selt with an impressive century break while Hawkins has pulled a frame back against Mark Davis. Reckon that could go all the way. Won't be long until I move closer to the TV table to concentrate solely on Shaun and Luca with
Williams leading the current TV match 3-2.
4.50pm - Curse of the Last 32 strikes again for Shaun here in Wales as he loses out to Luca Brecel. Can count himself unlucky especially with frame four. See that Hawkins completed a very nice comeback from 2-0 to beat Mark Davis, from what I saw it was a mixture of good play from Hawkins and bad from Davis.
Nor quite sure what's happening with Ding and Selt because I can't see from my new position
5.10pm - Taken up a new position now that Ding and Selt have gone to a decider. Always fancied it might. Will watch that and then it's food time for me.
7pm - Back to see that Yu DeLu is 2-0 on Poomjaeng after some marathons on that table four today. Big crowd in tonight to see Ronnie against Jimmy Robertson and Michael White take on Wenbo up first.
8.15pm - Well that was quick. Ronnie just too good. Mesmerising. Big crowd on their way. Someone tell them Judds coming on soon. Yu DeLu has just missed a green in the decider with Poomjaeng to all but win it. 21 ahead with 27 on. Michael White is flying having taken the first three against Wenbo, though Liang will get one back here barring unlikely snookers. Allen and Day out on table 3 in a match that started at 7.55pm. Bizarre.
8.35pm - Excellent clearance from Michael White after a miss from Wenbo allowed him in. Good performance from one of the home boys there to win 4-1. Allen has made a nice 70 odd to take the second with some good shots on the final two reds in there. 1-1 against Day. Poomjaeng missed a pink in the decider needing pink and black De Lu only needed pink and he potted it to win 4-3. He'll play Ronnie tomorrow. McManus and Trump have started meanwhile with Angles dominating the opener despite the lack of a big contribution. 1-0 to the Scot.
8.50pm - Allen just resuming from his brilliant match lady night with Hull. Clearance in the last surpassed by a brilliant break from start to finish of 135. He leads Ryan Day 2-1. Judd levelling with Angles at 1-1.
9pm - This is scarily good from Allen 135 clearance followed up by an equally marvellous 105 after Day missed an early pink. The Welshman has to take his chances.
9.15pm - A couple of chances needed in the last but it doesn't matter Mark Allen is through a 4-1 winner over Ryan Day after an excellent display tonight. Judds just missed an easy black in frame four to give McManus a chance after a 50+ in the third put him ahead. Angles looks solid and certainly not going to be a pushover for Judd.
9.25pm - McManus made 61 after that missed black from Judd only to play an awful pink with the rest to win the frame. Judd then plays an outrageous long pink sending the cue ball around for the black, it was left very thin but he knocked it in to square again at 2-2.
9.40pm - Alan doesn't take his chances
Misses a red on 10, then another with the rest before Judd makes him pay with a great century break to lead 3-2.
10pm - Back at the hotel now. Judd Trump did the damage in the last with a break of 57. Shame for Alan as he had played well early on.
That's it for me at the Welsh Open for 2016. Several hours on a train for me tomorrow but I'd certainly like to come back next year as it's a nice venue and good to see so many players in a short time frame.
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