• 2009 Betfred World Snooker Championship

    Last 32 - Match 3 - Peter Ebdon 5-10 Nigel Bond


     
     Frame Scores 1st Session
    58(54)-66, 113(113)-0, 6-74(74), 52-79(43), 95(65)-0, 24-65(37), 28-83(60), 62(36)-48(44), 71-7
    		 Frame Scores 2nd Session
    55-37, 0-79(58), 39-63, 56-72(42), 34-83, 13-62
     Notes:

    Frame 9. Ebdon makes a good start to the evening taking frame 9 and now we can moved on to the second session.

    Frame 8. Ebdon chips in with 36 to nick the frame after Bond made 44 early on. That's the end of the session, they'll be back tonight and it could be a late one!

    Frame 7. Bond marches on. He made 60 before going in-off, but that didn't matter and he's now guaranteed to lead at the end of the session.

    Frame 6. Nigel Bond wins another frame. His pin point safety is helping him edge this "close encounter".

    Frame 5. Ebdon's dominated frame 5 and is back within a frame now.

    Frame 4. Nigel Bond will be well pleased to lead 3-1 at the first interval. He was on 43 when he missed a brown. Ebdon came right back into it but left the yellow on and Bond cleared up. It's Bond's superb safety that's been earning him the chances. He's got a 90% safety success rate for the first four frames.

    Frame 3. Bond reminds us just why he's been a Crucible finalist, with a classy 74.

    Frame 2. Ebdon fires in a brilliantly constructed centuries in a quick 10 minute frame.

    Frame 1. This is going to be one for the purists. We've already had 16 minutes of top quality safety play.
    Nigel Bond has won it after 35 minutes of absorbing match play. Ebdon got in an made 54 but that wasn't enough to kill the frame and Bond cleared green to black.
    		 Notes:
    Frame 15. Bond secures a great victory.
    After Ebdon's victory in China earlier in the month he will be bitterly disappointed to fall at the first hurdle here.

    Frame 14. Nigel Bond now stands on the brink of victory. He's capitalised on misses from Ebdon. He's missed the odd ball himself but on the whole has played the more solid, particularly tonight.

    Frame 13. What a body blow that could be for Ebdon. He held a good 56-30 lead before Bond stepped in with a 42 clearance to move 8-5 ahead.

    Frame 12. A scrappy frame is resolved when Ebdon missed the yellow by a margin and Bond slotted a long yellow to move 7-5 ahead at the interval.

    Frame 11. Nigel Bond bounces back after losing the opening two frames, to piece together a run of 58 and he's regained the lead.

    Frame 10. Ebdon wins a scrappy tenth to level the match, after Bond left the pink on.