Welsh Open - Rd 1

Tuesday Evening 

16th February 2021

Featured Match -

Match Report Written by Mad Mikey from The 15 Red Podcast team 

Un-nooh (20)

Craigie.    (51)


Frame 1: Thepchaiya was gifted an easy starter, and was able to get his cue arm going by making a quick fire 66. To this point, Sam had very little to work with before forcing an un nooh error to give Craigie a chance to steal with 75 left. He locked up 45 points before laying a tough snooker behind the brown, collecting an additional 8 penalty points. Then Sam fouled the cue ball into the middle pocket, leaving the colours to be potted for a 1-0 lead, and he did completing 88-49 frame win.


Frame 2: Again Thepchaiya ran out a quick 56, but gifted Craigie a chance in. Sam , not looking sharp, managed a megere 30 points before allowing Un-nooh to get enough points in next visit to force a consession, and a 2-0 advantage.


Frame 3: For the third straight frame Un nooh gets rolling quickly and within a flash, has potted 10 reds 10 blacks, 80 and the frame won. But the maximum was still on, and based on his performance, and now at 120, all the colours on there spots, he shockingly missed a simple yellow. But he still sat firmly in the Commanders chair at 3-0.


Frame 4: Un nooh gets first crack again, this time to lock up the match. But at 51-6 he misses a potable red to left centre, and Craigie gets last crack to make something happen. After compiling a 58 and the colours left, Thepchaiya missed a green, Craigie did not, and cleared to pick up a frame. 3-1 Un nooh 


Frame 5: Un nooh starts to play a little ragged and reckless, bothered by the sitter missed green in the previous frame, Craigie looks a little more confident and controlled, makes a solid 73 break to force consession and a 3-2 match line.


Frame 6: Un nooh gets first bite again, and makes a useful 56, but another bad miss on a red brings Sam to the table with another opportunity. After a well composed 54, and a miss again by his opponent, Craigie went on to book the frame 72-56 and a decider.


Frame 7: At this point, it was clear that Craigie was playing better, and picked up a useful 29-0 advantage. Un nooh looked and played like he was beaten, and at 62-2, Un nooh missed an easy pink to complete the full implosion. Craigie played well enough to win the match and Un nooh well enough to lose it.


The Final: Craigie 4

                  Un Nooh 3


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