YUAN SIJUN 4-2 ALLAN TAYLOR - All over now. Allan Taylor did have another chance after knocking in a good long red but when attempting to split the final 5 reds from the blue he knocked one in the corner. This bit of luck handed Yuan the chance he needed to seal a first tour victory and three reds and blacks was enough to need Taylor needing several snookers on the last red.
TABLE 4 UPDATE - First chance in this frame went to Yuan Sijun but he lost position on 29 and played safe. Allan Taylor went for a long red from that safety and fluked it in the middle but faltered on 6. Yuan back in now for a match clinching opening.
TABLE 4 UPDATE - In a very scrappy frame, Yuan Sijun potted a good final red and black but missed frame ball yellow on the side cushion. Taylor got the youngster in a good snooker but he escaped well. Taylor then played a shot and called a foul on himself I believe, meaning he needed a snooker to win the frame. Should be 3-2 Yuan Sijun.
ZHANG YONG 4-2 ROBIN HULL - All over here as Zhang takes his second chance for the frame. Hull potted a decent red but missed a tricky yellow and Zhang was able to do the rest and fluking the final red to make sure Hull couldn't carry on. A very solid performance from Zhang Yong and unfortunate for Hull.
- Zhang Yong is in again here after Hull missed a red near the cushion to leave the chance. There's work to do though but he's knocked a fabulous mid range ball in keep it going. Not far away now.
Frame Zhang - Zhang hasn't looked back since winning the third on the pink, backing up a 90 clearance in the fourth with a run of 68 here to lead for the first time. Knocking everything in now like it's no problem and looking very confident. 3-2 Zhang
- Zhang Yong growing in confidence all the time here. Hull missed a black with the spider to give him this opening and he's taking full advantage. Reds aren't too badly situated, especially having now split them perfectly on 45. Would now expect this to go 3-2 to the Chinese player.
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| After leading 2-0, Hull now looks to hit back and regain the lead against Zhang |
TABLE 4 UPDATE - 2-2 here now as well after both players had good chances. Taylor potting a nice yellow leads a clearance to the pink that gets him back on level terms.
Frame Zhang - Zhang Yong has capitalised on Hull's miss to level this match up in style and he's gotten into this game nicely now. A 90 clearance in very stylish fashion. 2-2
- Good chance for Zhang Yong to level the match up here after Hull misses a tricky red with the rest having gone out of position from a bad contact. Reds are open here and it should be 2-2.
TABLE 4 UPDATE - Brilliant and motoring 72 clearance from Yuan Sijun from a chance midway through the frame sees Yuan Sijun edge 2-1 ahead at lightning quick speed there.
Frame Zhang - Much needed frame for Zhang who pots the pink from range after Hull's thin safety leaves it near the corner. 2-1 Hull
- The frame has come down to the colours here. Zhang Yong couldn't quite kill the frame off from the last red and then after potting the yellow shortly after he played a poor safety on the green. Hull potted green, brown and blue before trying to double the pink and missing. Battle on the pink now.
- Decent chance goes astray for Zhang Yong as he misses on 25, 33 ahead with 7 reds left. Hull in now but plenty of work to do before he can win this frame.
TABLE 4 UPDATE - A miss on the green with two reds left could have been the vital moment in the second frame for Yuan Sijun but later on when Taylor missed the green looking to clear, he missed and left it for Yuan who did more than enough to level the game.
Frame Hull - Hull isn't messing about here. A nice little break with the reds already well placed and he clears to the last red to do more than enough to take the second frame. He's cueing pretty close to
perfect. 2-0 Hull
- Another chance here for Hull. Into the twenties with the remaining reds open and already had a small lead when he came to the table. After the way he cued in frame one I fancy him to double his lead.
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| Robin Hull is off to an impressive start as he takes the opener against Zhang Yong |
TABLE 4 UPDATE - Neat start for Allan Taylor as he secures the frame with a cross double on the penultimate red. Both players just warming up there you feel.
Frame Hull - Brilliant start from the Finn here. A good split as he entered the fifties allowed him to kill the frame in one visit eventually making 99 before missing the final red. Zhang Yong played on for a bit of potting practice. 1-0 Hull
- Robin Hull is in with the first chance here after being left in by Zhang Yong. Seems to be cueing pretty well so far as the break goes into the thirties and this is developing into a decent chance.
- About 15 minutes to go here until we get underway with the live blog. Robin Hull and Zhang Yong will be on table 3 and another match I was eyeing up between Yuan Sijun and Allan Taylor is on table 4 so I will have the odd update from there too.
Also on table 8 I'll have a view of Andrew Higginson and Gerard Greene so may provide the odd update from there too.
This afternoon's first live blog comes from the 1pm session and a match with Finland's Robin Hull taking on Zhang Yong. It should be another good game here. Hull was seen most recently in the World Cup, while Zhang played yesterday and lost out to Dominic Dale in the Indian Open qualifiers.
Once I see the order of play with table numbers I will be able to see if there are any other matches I can provide updates with on the side, depending of course on whether all matches start on time etc.
As well as this I am aiming to do another live match from the 4pm session. This match may be Gary Wilson Vs Hossein Vafei depending on again if all matches start on time. Peter Ebdon Vs Akani Songsermsawad and Yan Bingtao Vs David Grace are also possibilities but whatever match is chosen it will be brought in a separate post.
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