Ryan Day ’embarrassed’ and Mark Allen ‘flawless’ ahead of unlikely British Open final

Ryan Day joked that he would be happy to concede the British Open final to Mark Allen before it starts after their respective semi-final performances.

Day and Allen meet in the showpiece in Milton Keynes on Sunday in an unlikely final which will see the winner walk away with £100,000.

The FA Cup-style random draw, along with some below par performances from big names, has helped put together a final that was very difficult to predict, but the form of the two men suggests Sunday’s match will be easier to forecast.

The Pistol has been superb this week, beating Li Hang, Gary Wilson, Judd Trump, Mark Selby and Noppon Saengkham to make it to the final.

He has been excellent throughout, but was especially brilliant against Noppon on Saturday, brushing aside the Thai 6-1, with breaks of 69, 76, 133, 69, 56 and 64 along the way.

In contrast, Day struggled to a 6-5 win over Robbie Williams on Saturday night, a long way from his bests and the Welshman is well aware who is playing better going into the final.

‘To be honest if I could concede the match now I would,’ Day said on ITV4. ‘I’d go home, play golf in the morning and watch the Manchester derby with a couple of beers.’

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Day has won three ranking titles over his career, but ranked at 27 in the world, big semi-finals do not come around very often and the pressure told on Saturday.

‘It’s a shame that neither myself nor Robbie played well,’ he said. ‘You kind of get a bit embarrassed by the way you’re playing, everything gets on top of you.

‘All you