:01:05. > :01:11.Good evening. We have got the two remaining matches from the first
:01:11. > :01:18.day of the Welsh Open this evening. Already we have seen a some are
:01:18. > :01:28.very entertaining to occur. -- some very entertaining snooker. Ding-
:01:28. > :01:29.
:01:29. > :01:35.dong we -- Ding Junhui began his defence of his title with a win
:01:35. > :01:44.over Dechawat Poomjaeng. I felt very well today. And lose a little
:01:44. > :01:54.bit after the first two frames. The game changed to safety. I have to
:01:54. > :01:54.
:01:54. > :01:58.improve safety. And concentrate for long time to win a match next time.
:01:58. > :02:02.Last year's losing finalist, Mark Selby, topped just over an hour to
:02:03. > :02:08.book his place in the next round, dispatching six-time world champion
:02:08. > :02:13.Steve Davis. I felt relaxed out there. I have been playing well the
:02:13. > :02:18.last few months. I have got a lot of confidence when the UK and the
:02:18. > :02:21.Masters. I was looking forward to it. It was an honour to be out
:02:21. > :02:25.there to play Steve Davis. One of the legends of our game. To be on
:02:25. > :02:33.the same table is a privilege. Williams safely negotiated
:02:33. > :02:38.qualifying by beating Liu Chang. The Welshman was far from pleased
:02:38. > :02:42.with his performance. I played a lot better than I have been for the
:02:42. > :02:47.past few months. Just been trying a couple of different things. Fingers
:02:47. > :02:53.crossed, I will keep playing better than I have done. Which is not very
:02:53. > :03:03.hard. Matthew Stevens also booked his place in the first round with a
:03:03. > :03:04.
:03:04. > :03:08.4-2 win over Alfie Buddon. -- Alfie Burden. I'm just going to treat it
:03:08. > :03:14.like any other tournament. Obviously it is special, with you
:03:14. > :03:17.for a -- family and friends coming to support. First tonight, the
:03:17. > :03:24.first glimpse of the prodigious talent that is Judd Trump taking on
:03:24. > :03:34.the Mike Dunn. Trump took the first two frames. We joined the action in
:03:34. > :04:10.
:04:10. > :04:20.He has had to do precious little so far the sieving. -- this evening.
:04:20. > :04:34.
:04:34. > :04:41.Is he going to be snookered? If he Obviously have to play with their
:04:41. > :04:51.little bit of side to make the pot. But in 25 in front. Surely he will
:04:51. > :05:26.
:05:26. > :05:36.This is going to be pretty tough to These may have to be replaced. I do
:05:36. > :05:37.
:05:37. > :05:47.think he can pot of this red. You're really delighted about that,
:05:47. > :05:47.
:05:47. > :05:52.madam, RNT?! Anything can happen in the next two minutes. The referee
:05:52. > :06:02.has a chance to look at a picture on our television screened just
:06:02. > :06:21.
:06:21. > :06:29.behind the scoreboard. They can see That is where they were. They are
:06:29. > :06:39.virtually on the line. That is pretty good. We are just about
:06:39. > :06:43.
:06:43. > :06:53.Just need to put the red to the left of the pink, almost on the
:06:53. > :07:26.
:07:26. > :07:36.cushion. That is pretty good. 10 Yes, it has been quite some time
:07:36. > :07:46.now. It is difficult to see how Mike gets aware of this. She
:07:46. > :07:46.
:07:46. > :08:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:08:26. > :08:36.deserves a round of applause for That is his second attempt. He has
:08:36. > :08:38.
:08:38. > :08:45.more or less hit it in the same place. She will replace them again.
:08:45. > :08:51.He has got to be a little bit careful here. If he splays the same
:08:51. > :09:01.shot and hit the pink, they will be more than 40 points in it. -- if he
:09:01. > :09:01.
:09:01. > :09:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:09:51. > :09:58.It is very difficult. It looks pretty good. Mike Dunn has had two
:09:58. > :10:08.chances to hit the ball. He has got nowhere near the red. Now he is
:10:08. > :10:10.
:10:10. > :10:14.slipping behind on the scoreboard. 37 points behind. The referee
:10:14. > :10:24.moving the ball whipped the market telling her what to do of the
:10:24. > :10:36.
:10:36. > :10:40.Pretty good. It looks easy enough when you were shown the picture of
:10:40. > :10:50.where they were. When you have got to move them, it is not so easy.
:10:50. > :11:04.
:11:04. > :11:09.This has turned into a little bit of a disaster here for Mike Dunn.
:11:09. > :11:18.It is good news though. She has not got to put the balls back in the
:11:18. > :11:25.same position! The yellow is not really taking part. In -- it is not
:11:25. > :11:29.necessarily so important to put -- in the right place. -- to put it
:11:29. > :11:35.back in the right place. It was very important to get the pink and
:11:35. > :11:45.the red right. Mike Dunn, 41 points behind. He will have to hit it.
:11:45. > :11:55.
:11:55. > :12:05.He asked to get a lot of side on this. -- he needs to get a lot of
:12:05. > :12:07.
:12:07. > :12:14.side of this. One thing he should not do, he is now thinking of a
:12:14. > :12:24.different way. He will do really well to hit this off three cushions.
:12:24. > :12:50.
:12:50. > :12:56.It will not be a miss and the West. This is one of those we tried to
:12:56. > :13:06.pot it and snooker him behind the pink. -- where you try to put it.
:13:06. > :13:29.
:13:29. > :13:34.He had no intention of getting on That is unlucky. He has conceded.
:13:34. > :13:44.The snooker so far this evening has not been great. Judd Trump just one
:13:44. > :13:45.
:13:45. > :13:51.frame from victory. Mike Dunn getting the fourth frame on the way.
:13:51. > :13:55.He has had a couple of half chances in the second and third frames. It
:13:55. > :14:04.is a shame that he has not ready Shona us what he can do this
:14:04. > :14:14.evening. -- he has not really shown us. The coast where that is.
:14:14. > :14:15.
:14:15. > :14:19.Unbelievable. -- lookouts were that is. That is a natural shot. He has
:14:19. > :14:29.got 18 inches off target to run into the side of the pack. That has
:14:29. > :14:29.
:14:29. > :15:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:15:16. > :15:21.gone completely square of the It looks like he wants to get out
:15:21. > :15:31.of their relief. That was not one he would normally miss in 100 years.
:15:31. > :15:36.
:15:36. > :15:40.It is not that he cannot play. He is quite a good player. Not up to
:15:40. > :15:50.the Judd Trump standard but he could worry him. But he has not
:15:50. > :16:19.
:16:19. > :16:29.As usual, playing the attacking shot. He plays that as well as
:16:29. > :16:37.
:16:37. > :16:45.I think it has got to have reasonable pace but when he does
:16:45. > :16:51.hit it extremely hard you are very unlucky not to get an easy ball.
:16:51. > :17:01.Now, do you play the blue or a good safety? Sometimes you question your
:17:01. > :17:07.
:17:07. > :17:11.That has almost jumped out of the pocket and he is still not on one.
:17:11. > :17:21.If you are going to go for a ball like that, you have got to get on a
:17:21. > :17:21.
:17:21. > :18:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:18:30. > :18:40.colour. You are not thinking of a A little bit unfortunate. Just off
:18:40. > :18:56.
:18:57. > :19:01.He had a quick bounce off the cushion. Very unsettling when the
:19:01. > :19:11.players get what you call the Big bounce off the cushion. But at
:19:11. > :19:26.
:19:26. > :19:36.It could have been worse. He might play the cannon here if he is going
:19:36. > :19:36.
:19:36. > :20:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:20:21. > :20:26.28 in front and counting. Mike Dunn will be very disappointed with
:20:26. > :20:36.himself. He did have chances in every frame. He could quite easily
:20:36. > :20:42.
:20:42. > :20:52.He just lost the cue ball a little bit there. A little bit careless.
:20:52. > :20:54.
:20:54. > :21:04.He might have to play a cannon to He is all right for the red in the
:21:04. > :21:04.
:21:04. > :21:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:21:51. > :22:01.Red, colour, red to do what he wanted to do, but not necessarily
:22:01. > :22:06.
:22:06. > :22:10.convincingly. A knowledgeable crowd. They realised that was game ball.
:22:10. > :22:14.Unfortunately, Mike Dunn will have to go back into the qualifiers
:22:14. > :22:24.again. He is very good in the qualifiers but he will have to
:22:24. > :22:35.
:22:35. > :22:45.learn how to win a match on the Stand by your beds. He is trying to
:22:45. > :22:46.
:22:46. > :22:56.swing hit round behind the two reds. Mike Dunn might have had enough. It
:22:56. > :22:58.
:22:58. > :23:04.has not been vintage but that will not worry Judd Trump. A4-0NF. -- 4-
:23:04. > :23:07.not worry Judd Trump. A4-0NF. -- 4- 0. I felt if I play my natural game
:23:07. > :23:14.I would have a chance of winning and I went for my shots and that
:23:14. > :23:17.kind of scares an opponent. It can put them on the back foot. Mike
:23:17. > :23:23.Dunn missed an easy one in the frame before. He did have chances
:23:23. > :23:29.but he was always on the back foot. As every game has gone on I have
:23:29. > :23:34.started thinking about things more and do I play in a safety. But I am
:23:34. > :23:38.going to go back to my old game and scare opponents. I think when I
:23:38. > :23:43.start playing safety that is when I start missing. From now on I think
:23:43. > :23:49.I am going to get back to that. is safely through to the next round
:23:49. > :23:59.and will play the winner of our next match between the two Welshmen.
:23:59. > :24:02.
:24:02. > :24:09.To legends of the game have been Every sport has got one. An
:24:09. > :24:13.eccentric player. He yes, Dominic Dale. He must be frustrated because
:24:13. > :24:18.he has been a professional a long time and has always been hovering
:24:18. > :24:23.in the 16th. And he has never made that next step. He has had some
:24:23. > :24:29.great results. But it does not dampen his enthusiasm. He is
:24:29. > :24:34.probably one of the most positive and enthusiastic. I think perhaps
:24:34. > :24:37.with weaknesses, he changes his cue a lot. I did not do that in my
:24:37. > :24:44.whole career but every time he has a different cue which cannot be
:24:44. > :24:48.good for your game. He is studying different types of wood. He always
:24:48. > :24:52.seems to be searching for something. But if you look at his game, there
:24:52. > :24:57.is not a problem with how he is claimed the game. Perhaps he has
:24:57. > :25:02.not always had the winning mentality. But all round, attack
:25:02. > :25:07.and defence, he has got that right. He seems to enjoy playing the top
:25:07. > :25:12.players. He has not had great success but he seems to enjoy it.
:25:13. > :25:18.But he has not shied away from anything. Perhaps he wants that cue
:25:18. > :25:23.to do something. But he is a different character. And you need
:25:23. > :25:26.different characters. The question for Dominic Dale is in the future,
:25:26. > :25:32.you were going to have more players coming from the far east and
:25:32. > :25:38.everywhere. Can he maintain his position in the game, or will he
:25:38. > :25:44.slowly go down? Are I think he will find it difficult. The game will
:25:44. > :25:48.perhaps ever take players like Dominic. Some players are just far
:25:48. > :25:53.more aggressive. He goes for his shots but he is not as aggressive
:25:53. > :25:57.as some of the younger players coming up. You have got to keep
:25:57. > :26:04.that standard up to stay there and he might find it difficult.
:26:04. > :26:14.Spaceman got off to a flying start, going 2-0 up and in the third frame,
:26:14. > :26:23.
:26:23. > :26:30.It has been a good performance so far from Dominic Dale but Danny
:26:30. > :26:40.Wales has had a couple of chances. But unfortunately those chances
:26:40. > :26:49.
:26:49. > :26:59.But he is in control of this frame. Already 43 to the good. Nicely on
:26:59. > :27:07.
:27:07. > :27:10.He just needs to stay still on this middle-distance red and keep the
:27:10. > :27:20.cue in a straight line. Just deliver it smoothly like in
:27:20. > :27:27.
:27:27. > :27:34.A good pot. He has got a couple of options. He can play into the
:27:34. > :27:41.yellow pocket and drive back, or he can play the blue. He is a hard-
:27:41. > :27:51.working player. He deserves everything he gets out of the game.
:27:51. > :28:27.
:28:27. > :28:37.He is not frightened of putting the He is ever closer to the winning
:28:37. > :28:44.
:28:44. > :28:54.post. There is a red below the He needs that to travel. He is
:28:54. > :29:16.
:29:16. > :29:26.This should be Daniel's first frame on the board. It will make him feel
:29:26. > :29:45.
:29:45. > :29:53.We rejoin the action at the start Dominic has re-established himself
:29:53. > :30:01.in this match. There have been a couple of frames that have been
:30:01. > :30:09.slightly scrappy. Dominic is not happy with that break off. He has
:30:10. > :30:17.given Daniel Ek chance of this wade macro. -- red. That was not too
:30:17. > :30:27.clever. He has played to pot that red and go round the back of the
:30:27. > :30:49.
:30:49. > :30:54.To be fair to Domenech, other than a couple of Strange shot, he has
:30:54. > :31:00.played quite controlled. -- Domenech. It looks like he is
:31:00. > :31:09.cueing very well. He is potting very clearly. He has met a couple
:31:09. > :31:15.of 50 plus breaks. -- made a couple. The first rounds are always the
:31:15. > :31:19.worst matches for the senior players. Relying on getting all --
:31:19. > :31:23.relying on getting those all- important points in the back.
:31:23. > :31:33.Daniel Wills has had a great winner already this week in beating James
:31:33. > :31:47.
:31:47. > :31:53.Wattana after qualifying. -- to In a qualifying Booth, this
:31:53. > :31:57.probably would have been a lot closer. This is an all-new
:31:58. > :32:07.environment for Daniel Wells, at TV table with a big crowd. Dominic has
:32:08. > :32:19.
:32:19. > :32:29.been around a very long time and he He has just got to be a little bit
:32:29. > :32:53.
:32:53. > :33:03.He has played that nicely. He is on He will be very disappointed if he
:33:03. > :33:42.
:33:42. > :33:52.is not for T or 50 points ahead He will try to leave himself an
:33:52. > :33:52.
:33:52. > :34:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:34:39. > :34:49.angle on the red. He has got her That was a great shot. He made that
:34:49. > :35:14.
:35:14. > :35:20.He has got choices here. If he can knock this red in across this top
:35:20. > :35:30.cushion, this could be the end of the frame and the match for Daniel
:35:30. > :35:50.
:35:50. > :35:57.Wills. He is looking at the second And again, what a terrific shot.
:35:57. > :36:03.This is turning out to be quite a good performance from Dominic Dale.
:36:03. > :36:13.He has looked quite sharp. You always know when he enjoys himself,
:36:13. > :36:13.
:36:13. > :37:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:37:18. > :37:28.He has taken these very well. This black for Dominic, 70 ahead with
:37:28. > :37:52.
:37:52. > :38:01.Can he clear up? I'm sure this crowd would love to see a century.
:38:01. > :38:10.It has been a very good performance by Domenech. DUP -- Wells will have
:38:10. > :38:14.to come back and fight another day, as I am sure he will. Yes, you're
:38:14. > :38:24.going to have to wait again. I am sure we will see a lot more of
:38:24. > :38:36.
:38:36. > :38:42.Daniel. But this night belongs to Daniel didn't play like he can, no
:38:42. > :38:45.doubt about that. Daniel can play tremendous snooker. He missed some
:38:45. > :38:49.of Balls probably because of the occasion, in front of the
:38:49. > :38:54.television camera. It is a big match for him. Hopefully he will
:38:54. > :38:59.learn a lot from that, as I did when I was his age. I think I'd
:38:59. > :39:06.want tonight without playing my best. I made a couple of good