11/02/2013 Snooker: Welsh Open Highlights

Good evening. We have got the two remaining matches from the first

day of the Welsh Open this evening. Already we have seen a some are

very entertaining to occur. -- some very entertaining snooker. Ding-

dong we -- Ding Junhui began his defence of his title with a win

over Dechawat Poomjaeng. I felt very well today. And lose a little

bit after the first two frames. The game changed to safety. I have to

improve safety. And concentrate for long time to win a match next time.

Last year's losing finalist, Mark Selby, topped just over an hour to

book his place in the next round, dispatching six-time world champion

Steve Davis. I felt relaxed out there. I have been playing well the

last few months. I have got a lot of confidence when the UK and the

Masters. I was looking forward to it. It was an honour to be out

there to play Steve Davis. One of the legends of our game. To be on

the same table is a privilege. Williams safely negotiated

qualifying by beating Liu Chang. The Welshman was far from pleased

with his performance. I played a lot better than I have been for the

past few months. Just been trying a couple of different things. Fingers

crossed, I will keep playing better than I have done. Which is not very

hard. Matthew Stevens also booked his place in the first round with a

4-2 win over Alfie Buddon. -- Alfie Burden. I'm just going to treat it

like any other tournament. Obviously it is special, with you

for a -- family and friends coming to support. First tonight, the

first glimpse of the prodigious talent that is Judd Trump taking on

the Mike Dunn. Trump took the first two frames. We joined the action in

He has had to do precious little so far the sieving. -- this evening.

Is he going to be snookered? If he Obviously have to play with their

little bit of side to make the pot. But in 25 in front. Surely he will

This is going to be pretty tough to These may have to be replaced. I do

think he can pot of this red. You're really delighted about that,

madam, RNT?! Anything can happen in the next two minutes. The referee

has a chance to look at a picture on our television screened just

behind the scoreboard. They can see That is where they were. They are

virtually on the line. That is pretty good. We are just about

Just need to put the red to the left of the pink, almost on the

cushion. That is pretty good. 10 Yes, it has been quite some time

now. It is difficult to see how Mike gets aware of this. She

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deserves a round of applause for That is his second attempt. He has

more or less hit it in the same place. She will replace them again.

He has got to be a little bit careful here. If he splays the same

shot and hit the pink, they will be more than 40 points in it. -- if he

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It is very difficult. It looks pretty good. Mike Dunn has had two

chances to hit the ball. He has got nowhere near the red. Now he is

slipping behind on the scoreboard. 37 points behind. The referee

moving the ball whipped the market telling her what to do of the

Pretty good. It looks easy enough when you were shown the picture of

where they were. When you have got to move them, it is not so easy.

This has turned into a little bit of a disaster here for Mike Dunn.

It is good news though. She has not got to put the balls back in the

same position! The yellow is not really taking part. In -- it is not

necessarily so important to put -- in the right place. -- to put it

back in the right place. It was very important to get the pink and

the red right. Mike Dunn, 41 points behind. He will have to hit it.

He asked to get a lot of side on this. -- he needs to get a lot of

side of this. One thing he should not do, he is now thinking of a

different way. He will do really well to hit this off three cushions.

It will not be a miss and the West. This is one of those we tried to

pot it and snooker him behind the pink. -- where you try to put it.

He had no intention of getting on That is unlucky. He has conceded.

The snooker so far this evening has not been great. Judd Trump just one

frame from victory. Mike Dunn getting the fourth frame on the way.

He has had a couple of half chances in the second and third frames. It

is a shame that he has not ready Shona us what he can do this

evening. -- he has not really shown us. The coast where that is.

Unbelievable. -- lookouts were that is. That is a natural shot. He has

got 18 inches off target to run into the side of the pack. That has

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gone completely square of the It looks like he wants to get out

of their relief. That was not one he would normally miss in 100 years.

It is not that he cannot play. He is quite a good player. Not up to

the Judd Trump standard but he could worry him. But he has not

As usual, playing the attacking shot. He plays that as well as

I think it has got to have reasonable pace but when he does

hit it extremely hard you are very unlucky not to get an easy ball.

Now, do you play the blue or a good safety? Sometimes you question your

That has almost jumped out of the pocket and he is still not on one.

If you are going to go for a ball like that, you have got to get on a

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colour. You are not thinking of a A little bit unfortunate. Just off

He had a quick bounce off the cushion. Very unsettling when the

players get what you call the Big bounce off the cushion. But at

It could have been worse. He might play the cannon here if he is going

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28 in front and counting. Mike Dunn will be very disappointed with

himself. He did have chances in every frame. He could quite easily

He just lost the cue ball a little bit there. A little bit careless.

He might have to play a cannon to He is all right for the red in the

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Red, colour, red to do what he wanted to do, but not necessarily

convincingly. A knowledgeable crowd. They realised that was game ball.

Unfortunately, Mike Dunn will have to go back into the qualifiers

again. He is very good in the qualifiers but he will have to

learn how to win a match on the Stand by your beds. He is trying to

swing hit round behind the two reds. Mike Dunn might have had enough. It

has not been vintage but that will not worry Judd Trump. A4-0NF. -- 4-

not worry Judd Trump. A4-0NF. -- 4- 0. I felt if I play my natural game

I would have a chance of winning and I went for my shots and that

kind of scares an opponent. It can put them on the back foot. Mike

Dunn missed an easy one in the frame before. He did have chances

but he was always on the back foot. As every game has gone on I have

started thinking about things more and do I play in a safety. But I am

going to go back to my old game and scare opponents. I think when I

start playing safety that is when I start missing. From now on I think

I am going to get back to that. is safely through to the next round

and will play the winner of our next match between the two Welshmen.

To legends of the game have been Every sport has got one. An

eccentric player. He yes, Dominic Dale. He must be frustrated because

he has been a professional a long time and has always been hovering

in the 16th. And he has never made that next step. He has had some

great results. But it does not dampen his enthusiasm. He is

probably one of the most positive and enthusiastic. I think perhaps

with weaknesses, he changes his cue a lot. I did not do that in my

whole career but every time he has a different cue which cannot be

good for your game. He is studying different types of wood. He always

seems to be searching for something. But if you look at his game, there

is not a problem with how he is claimed the game. Perhaps he has

not always had the winning mentality. But all round, attack

and defence, he has got that right. He seems to enjoy playing the top

players. He has not had great success but he seems to enjoy it.

But he has not shied away from anything. Perhaps he wants that cue

to do something. But he is a different character. And you need

different characters. The question for Dominic Dale is in the future,

you were going to have more players coming from the far east and

everywhere. Can he maintain his position in the game, or will he

slowly go down? Are I think he will find it difficult. The game will

perhaps ever take players like Dominic. Some players are just far

more aggressive. He goes for his shots but he is not as aggressive

as some of the younger players coming up. You have got to keep

that standard up to stay there and he might find it difficult.

Spaceman got off to a flying start, going 2-0 up and in the third frame,

It has been a good performance so far from Dominic Dale but Danny

Wales has had a couple of chances. But unfortunately those chances

But he is in control of this frame. Already 43 to the good. Nicely on

He just needs to stay still on this middle-distance red and keep the

cue in a straight line. Just deliver it smoothly like in

A good pot. He has got a couple of options. He can play into the

yellow pocket and drive back, or he can play the blue. He is a hard-

working player. He deserves everything he gets out of the game.

He is not frightened of putting the He is ever closer to the winning

post. There is a red below the He needs that to travel. He is

This should be Daniel's first frame on the board. It will make him feel

We rejoin the action at the start Dominic has re-established himself

in this match. There have been a couple of frames that have been

slightly scrappy. Dominic is not happy with that break off. He has

given Daniel Ek chance of this wade macro. -- red. That was not too

clever. He has played to pot that red and go round the back of the

To be fair to Domenech, other than a couple of Strange shot, he has

played quite controlled. -- Domenech. It looks like he is

cueing very well. He is potting very clearly. He has met a couple

of 50 plus breaks. -- made a couple. The first rounds are always the

worst matches for the senior players. Relying on getting all --

relying on getting those all- important points in the back.

Daniel Wills has had a great winner already this week in beating James

Wattana after qualifying. -- to In a qualifying Booth, this

probably would have been a lot closer. This is an all-new

environment for Daniel Wells, at TV table with a big crowd. Dominic has

been around a very long time and he He has just got to be a little bit

He has played that nicely. He is on He will be very disappointed if he

is not for T or 50 points ahead He will try to leave himself an

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angle on the red. He has got her That was a great shot. He made that

He has got choices here. If he can knock this red in across this top

cushion, this could be the end of the frame and the match for Daniel

Wills. He is looking at the second And again, what a terrific shot.

This is turning out to be quite a good performance from Dominic Dale.

He has looked quite sharp. You always know when he enjoys himself,

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He has taken these very well. This black for Dominic, 70 ahead with

Can he clear up? I'm sure this crowd would love to see a century.

It has been a very good performance by Domenech. DUP -- Wells will have

to come back and fight another day, as I am sure he will. Yes, you're

going to have to wait again. I am sure we will see a lot more of

Daniel. But this night belongs to Daniel didn't play like he can, no

doubt about that. Daniel can play tremendous snooker. He missed some

of Balls probably because of the occasion, in front of the

television camera. It is a big match for him. Hopefully he will

learn a lot from that, as I did when I was his age. I think I'd

want tonight without playing my best. I made a couple of good