OK, Match 3, Filler vs Thorpe, is off and running. After winning the lag, Thorpe scratches on the break. Filler runs out for a 1-0 lead. I think we'll see all week that a scratch on the break on these fairly loose pockets is a near certain loss.
In Rack 2, Filler's dry break gives Billy an opening, but he must shoot the one bridging out of the jaws of the corner pocket. It's a shot he figured to make, but the position required a firm hit and Billy jumped up a bit and missed it. This led to a safety battle won by Filler, after which Josh finished the deal for a 2-0 lead.
My DAZN stream has been freezing up a bit in the last few minutes.