Red rover.
Trump wins 10-8
Fu leads McGill 5-3 at the end of the first session
Trump is some cunt.
Perry and Wilson locked at 6-6 while Ali Carter is 2-1 up on Alan McManus.
Another seed on the brink as Wilson goes 9-8 up on Gentleman Joe Perry.
Final frame decider here between Perry and Wilson. Perry was in first but got very unlucky when he nestled in behind a red that ended a promising break, then to compound his bad luck Wilson fluked a snooker behind the green.
Wilson is in now with the match at his mercy.
Tremendous bottle shown by Wilson as the up and coming world number 19 makes Perry the seventh seed to be dumped out in the first round.
That must be close to a first round record. Its the highest first round seed casualty toll, I can recall. Second round draw finalised: Judd Trump looks nailed down for a place in the final. Ronnie v Selby likely semi final pairing in the bottom half.
Ali Carter v Alan McManus
Ricky Walden (9) v The Disgraced John Higgins (8)
Judd Trump (5) v Ding Junhui
Mark Williams (13) v Michael Holt
Anthony McGill v Marco Fu (14)
Barry Hawkins (11) v Ronnie O’Sullivan (6)
Mark Allen (7) v Kyren Wilson
Sam Baird v Mark Selby (2)
Trump v Ding should be a cracker
A blistering start to the morning session from Celtic fan, Anthony McGill. He’s won the opening 2 frames to level his match with Marco Fu at 5-5.
Michael Holt has taken the form from his opening game against Neil Robertson into the second round and opened up an early 2-0 lead over veteran Welsh cueman Mark Williams.
3-0 now.
Marco Fu leads Anthony McGill 9-7 after a really low quality, poor session of snooker.
Mark Williams isi 4-4 with Michael Holt
I was watching the other semi Geoff and it was probably worse. Terrible standard and Holt will be kicking himself that he is level because Williams was simply atrocious.
Ali Carter resumes his battle with Alan McManus and Mark Selby faces Sam Baird in the afternoon sessions.
The man that should be really kicking himself, that he’s not involved in that match is Neil Robertson. Robertson is the only player that gives Ronnie a run for it in terms of natural ability, but he’s seriously under performed at the Crucible over the years.
Mark Selby rattles in a break of 115 to level his game up with Sam Baird at 5-5. Alan McManus has taken the first frame on the other table to cut the gap to 9-8 in his tussle with Ali Carter.
McManus knocks in a quick century, he was on for a 147 at one stage, to level it up at 9-9. Selby is about to go 6-5 up on the other table.
A bit like Celtic in the Scottish Cup semi final last week, a tame enough capitulation by Anthony McGill to lose 13-9.
Terrific stuff from the veteran of the tournament Alan McManus this morning. He’s won the four frames before the mid-session interval to turn a 7-9 deficit into a 11-9 lead. Mark Selby and Sam Baird tied at 6-6.
A 13-9 lead ???
It’s first to 13 and McManus leads 12-11 at the moment
13-11 McManus wins. Selby leads Baird 9-7 at the end of the session.