The other match this morning should be close two good young players
(Best of 19 frames - first to 10 frames)
Ricky Walden 8-1 Michael Holt (resumption 1000 Sunday)
Frame 1: A 76 break from Ricky Walden takes the opening frame.
Frame 2: A 55 from Ricky puts him in control of the frame, but a 45 from Holt drags him back, but Ricky pots blue & pink to lead 2-0.
Frame 3: A 140 from Ricky extends his lead to 3.
Frame 4: 4-0 to Ricky with a 60-39 win.
Frame 5: The onslaught continues 5-0 with a break of 78.
Frame 6: 60-8 makes it 6-0 to Ricky Walden.
Frame 7: No whitewash! One frame for Michael Holt a 54 break, 6-1.
Frame 8: 7-1 now to Ricky one more frame to play this session 76-0.
Frame 9: 67-59 for a 8-1 lead going into tomorrow for Ricky Walden.
FIRST SESSION:
Walden had raced into an 8-1 lead in the first session as he punished some poor shot-making by Holt.
Walden made a 140 total clearance in the first half of the session and did not let up after the interval, with Holt only able to win one frame to make it 6-1 with a break of 54 but Walden instantly responded to make it 7-1.
Holt will count himself lucky having not to have cut the arrears in the final frame of the session having made a break of 59 but he let Walden back in to record a 8-1 win in the morning session.
Walden will be confident of easily progressing considering Holt's infamous temperament - he has said he finds it difficult to re-focus after a miss and once conceded the deciding frame against Joe Perry in a China Open match when there were 13 reds left available.
His sloppiness allowed Walden into 6-0 advantage and despite an improvement in the closing frames it was a thoroughly disappointing showing.
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