This is my kind of match. I’m typing this as they play set 19, at 9-9. They’ve been trading blows, frame for frame. Both playing brilliantly. Great to watch.
A bit later… and all of a sudden, Kieran has got two frames ahead. The first time in the match either player has done so.
Well… Kieran went on a proper run. And poor ol’ Dave had no run of the ball at all. In fact, astonishingly, Gilbert’s pot success percentage remained higher than Kieran’s!
As the commentators, John Parrot and Shaun Murphy, noted, Dave showed immense strength of character, after a very small dip in his overall form, some pretty ugly bad luck – oh, and Kieran playing rather well – stopped the even trading of frames.
But 14-10 is a heck of a lot better than 15-9. Personally I hope Dave takes it to a decider. Indeed, I’d like him to win. But as long as it goes all the way… may the best man, etc.