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Frame Mei - A poor safety in the end costs Holt as he allows Mei back in to clear three of the four remaining reds which is more than enough to secure a 2-1 advantage.
After snookering himself behind the blue on his first chance, Holt forges a second after a good long red but misses the green to allow Mei back to the table but he's now snookered himself, but still leads by 26 with four reds left.
Frame 3 - First chance again to Mei in frame three but he misses the black on 31 as he goes into the reds. Nothing easy left for Holt but he makes a nice cut into the corner and lands on the green. Good chance now with plenty of reds open.
Frame Mei - The Chinese player controlled the second frame despite needing four or five chances to put it on the board. Solid safety shut Holt out and a rather old school frame goes the way of Mei to level it up at 1-1.
Frame 2 - First chance this time for Mei as he looks to level the match up. Working off the pink for now with the black near the cushion. The reds were not lining up nicely though and he ultimately loses position on 27.
Frame Holt - After various chances for both players frame one came down to the black. Mei had already missed the final red for a great chance to clear, Holt was then unlucky with a free ball there, but Mei looked like taking the frame after a long battle on the yellow went in his favour. He missed frame ball pink though playing it harder than he really needed to into the middle but knocking the black safe in the process. The frame would hinge on that final black with a poor safety from Mei giving Holt a good chance at a cut from close range which he takes to lead 1-0.
Holt's first contribution ends on 32 after missing a tough red in the middle but he's back at the table now after a lovely long red. Definitely a frame winning chance now.
Mei's break ends on 36 and after Holt misses one to the middle clipping it too thin, Mei misses a mid range pot and now Holt is at the table nicely eating into Mei's early advantage.
Frame 1 - Mei in first here after a cracking pot to get the first chance and he looks solid early on but needs to get the reds open in the next two or three shots.
Going to start the afternoon with some live updates of Michael Holt against Mei Xiwen. Hoping to get all the way through this game before the main match I'll do this afternoon which is Robin Hull and Gary Wilson in the 2pm session.
The winner of this one will face Mark Allen in the last 64 and it will be the first tour match of the year for both guys so it will be interesting to see how they go.
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