Gary Wilson 4-0 Robin Hull - Hull may have potted yellow and then fluked the green but he missed the brown which Wilson potted before playing a good safety on the blue. Hull could not match it and left an easy blue and pink combination for Wilson to finally clinch victory. Fair to say that after a strong start from Wilson that miss in the third on frame ball black turned things very scruffy in the last frame and a half. Hull could not hide his frustration because he knows he can do so much better than that, while Wilson should take the positives from the first two and a half frames into a possible meeting with Neil Robertson in the next round.
Hull does not take that opportunity but Wilson then misses two attempts at the penultimate red and Hull has now potted it. The last red is on the side cushion though and despite doubling it to the middle he does not land nicely on the black so he lays a snooker, trailing by four with the colours left.
Wilson has now had two match winning chances in quick succession but snookering himself on a red in the first and a missed black on the second mean Hull is somehow still in this match and a long pot has now given him a chance.
Hull really wasn't a happy man as he took six attempts to get out of the snooker, punching the table after attempt four. He does however get a chance at a red to middle, missing and letting Wilson in but he fouls the black to hand the opening over to Hull now. The Finn makes 14 before missing a thin red and this could now be Wilson's time to get the match won.
Frame 4 - Hull gets the first chance in frame four but only makes 13 before failing to land on the black and playing safe. Wilson then pots a red from distance and lands on the pink in the baulk end to give himself an opportunity but he fails to get on a second colour and snookers Hull behind the brown.
Frame Wilson - Hull cleared the remaining reds but then played a good snooker on the yellow. After potting yellow and green in separate visits Hull then had a great chance as Wilson played a poor safety on the brown. It came down to the black but he left it awkward and played safe. Wilson missed an attempt just but then left one for Hull with a poor safety. The mid range effort was very poor though and Wilson was left an easy black to go 3-0 up.
An unexpected miss on frame ball black by Wilson has kept this frame alive. Hull pots a decent red and then a very nice cut on his second red to give him a chance to counter. Could be a big moment in this contest.
Wilson missed again soon after but left nothing. He's dominated the safety play as well which means Hull has barely had a look in all afternoon. Wilson now in a very strong position to go one away from victory.
Frame 3 - Wilson was in first once again but missed on 6, only to fluke a snooker which would see Hull immediately present him with a second chance. One way traffic here so far and no sign of a let up from Wilson.
Frame Wilson - This match has barely been going for 25 minutes but Wilson has moved 2-0 ahead. It's one chance snooker at the moment and everything is falling perfectly for him. Every cannon landed nicely and he never looked like missing until the frame was over. A run of 83 gives Hull the chance to pot a few balls but it will be 2-0.
Frame 2 - Another missed long pot for Hull leaves the first chance again for Wilson and after the last frame it may be the only shot Hull has in this second frame. Wilson looking very sharp here early on.
Frame Wilson - One mistake was all Hull was going to be able to make in the opening frame. A couple of balls have wobbled in for Wilson but otherwise it's been solid work and a very nice exhibition of break building. An opening frame break of 96, missing the black for a century gives Wilson a 1-0 lead.
Frame 1 - The first chance of the match falls to Wilson after a missed long pot for Hull leaves a red to the middle. A decent first opening for Wilson but still plenty of work to do in these early stages.
Time for my second full live blog of the day as last year's semi-finalist and recent interviewee of mine Gary Wilson faces Finland's Finest Robin Hull.
Wilson most recently featured in the Grand Prix losing in round one to Mark Allen while this for Robin Hull will be his first competitive match of 2019. Hull needs wins to save his tour place of course making this a big match for him.
Wilson though has reached a quarter-final and semi-final in four years at this venue, though Hull reached the last 32 in his last appearance here in 2017 aided by a win over Ding Junhui.
This should be a good match up and their last meeting ended 4-3 so maybe it could be a similar story today.
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