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ALEX TAUBMAN V KRISTJAN HELGASON

KRISTJAN WAS FIRST OFF THE MARK AND WON THE FIRST TWO FRAMES TO TAKE A COMFORTABLE LEAD IN THE RACE TO 4. ALEX WON THE THIRD FRAME AND WAS IN FRONT IN THE FOURTH WHEN HE HAD BAD LUCK.  WHILE POTTING THE GREEN HE KNOCKED THE BROWN IN TO LEAVE HIS OPPONENT WITH AN EASY SAFETY SHOT.  KRISTJAN THEN TOOK FULL ADVANTAGE WITH SOME VERY GOOD SAFETY PLAY TO STEAL THE FRAME ON THE PINK. ALEX TOOK THE FIFTH FRAME WITH A BREAK OF 33 TO KEEP HIMSELF IN THE MATCH. KRISTJAN MADE A BREAK OF 29 IN THE SIXTH FRAME AND PLAYED A VERY GOOD SAFETY SHOT. ALEX HIT THE DIFFICULT RED BUT LEFT IT OVER THE MIDDLE POCKET TO GIVE KRISTJAN AN EASY POT TO TAKE THE FRME HE NEEDED TO GET TO THE FINAL.

TYLER REES V WAYNE BROWN

THIS WAS A SEE SAW AFFAIR WITH TYLER THEN WAYNE WINNING FRAMES IN TURN TO BE LEVEL AT 2 EACH AFTER 4 FRAMES WITH WAYNE PLAYING CATCH UP ON BOTH OCCASIONS. TYLER MADE A BREAK OF 72 IN THE THIRD FRAME. WAYNE THEN WON THE NEXT FRAME TO PUT HIMSELF ONE FRAME AWAY FROM THE FINAL. HIS WINNING RUN CONTINUED IN THE SIXTH FRAME TO PUT HIM IN THE FINAL AND GO ONE STEP FURTHER THAN HE DID LAST YEAR.

FINAL – TODAY FRIDAY JUNE 2^nd at 2pm LOCAL TIME (1pm UK)

KRISTJAN HELGASON – ICELAND V WAYNE BROWN – ENGLAND

BEST OF 9 FRAMES

Peter Thomas

2 June 2017