International Championship Final : Allen v Walden

5-4 Allen.

Hopefully Walden kicks into gear in the evening session.

Sunday 2nd of November

11.30am

Mark Allen 5-4 Ricky Walden (2nd Session 10 Frames)

That was a session walden could have dominated he looked a cert to go 4-1 up at one stage only for Allen to crawl it back to 3-3.

SnookerFan wrote:Who said reracks make you negative?

I presume Skullman was attempting to make a joke. Nonetheless, the tedious Jester From Leicester seems to have more reracks than anyone.

Muppet147 wrote:

SnookerFan wrote:Who said reracks make you negative?

I presume Skullman was attempting to make a joke. Nonetheless, the tedious Jester From Leicester seems to have more reracks than anyone.

Like I said earlier, what's wrong with having reracks if they (in this case, the "tedious" Jester from Leicester) feel it's more convenient?

Mark Allen started the season badly having not entered Wuxi he lost first match of the Australian Open to Fergal O'Brien 5-2 but since then he cant fail to reach finals in the other 4 events hes played in Winning £135,883 in total this season with another £60,000 available today if he wins.

SnookerFan wrote:I'm debating ordering a pizza. Might just whac k something in the oven.

You are depraved.

Good start from Walden. Had the frame under control the entire time.

5-5.

Walden edges ahead again. Allen not entirely settled yet.

Walden 6-5 Allen

Looks like 7-5 to Walden coming up.

7-5 Walden. It was a good red to get in and it seems like Ricky is getting better with each frame he takes, like he did in the last two rounds.

Walden 7-5 Allen with an 80+er

Oh dear Ricky

Allen collapsing again in the second session of a final?

Skullman wrote:Oh dear Ricky

Oh dear Mark

Allen earning himself another chance in this frame.

Snooker Overdrive wrote:Allen collapsing again in the second session of a final?

Na Mark will come good in the end

Well he came good after MJW levelled 7-7 against him yesterday. Probably doesn't want Walden to get too big a lead though.

Still close, 7-6 Walden at the interval, barring snookers.

Ricky requires 3 snookers.

Walden 7-6 Allen

Allen is one of the best players to pull out an amazing pot under pressure. That brilliant opening red to lay the snooker was another example and it won him the frame.

Mark Allen 6-7 Ricky Walden

I knew Allen would come back, he always does.

Snooker Overdrive wrote:Allen is one of the best players to pull out an amazing pot under pressure. That brilliant opening red to lay the snooker was another example and it won him the frame.

He is indeed, Allen strives under pressure and when is back is against the wall. Still, something tells me that won't be good enough today and I think Walden will win this match.

Hopefully it will go 10-9.

The amazing thing is they will play each other again in less than a week at the CoC.